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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-16

tion of importance to decide Aow many shares of common stock must be offered to buyers of convegsbie issues?
 As a rule this conversion rate has been based approximately on the current market value of the company's common shares. Recent ly this had led to the taking of definite steps to steady" or strengthen the market for the conn pany's common stock before float ing the convertible issue.
 One company recently floated a small amount of common stock, ac- companied with much publicity about plans and prospects. The company's common shares rose in price. A convertible bond issue then was floated, the rate of con- version being based on the higher common prices.
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RUMANIANLAW WILL
 ENFORCE BETROTHALS

stances, however, all presents must be returned
 In the divorce section, the bill provides that a divorcee may re- tain the name of her spouse until she re-enters the married state. But she must hyphenate it with her maiden name.
 Desertion of the home is made punishable by fines of from $6 to $60. In aggravated cases, a jail sentence may also be imposed.
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TWO STRUCK BY BUS, DEAD

OLYMPIA, Wash, Sept. 16.-Mrs. William A. Appleyard, aged 30 years, and her stepson, William Wallace, aged five years, were kill ed when an Olympia Tacoma bus struck the mother who had dash ed after the boy. running into the bus in an effort to drag him away Both were hit. Marie Epley. aged |6 years, daughter by former mar riage, was seriously injured.
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King George Gaining Health by Literary Diet

. LONDON, Sept. 16.-King . George is fighting his way
 . back to health on a literary
 . diet of detective yarns and . mystery stories, says the . Daily News which reports the
 . health of the King as cx-
 . traordinarily reassuring at
 . Sandringham, where he is . spending the summer holi- . days.
 . The King is not permitted . to digest heavy books all . though a number of war . stories have been purchased . but have been saved until . his health is fully recovered. . Meantime, light thrillers con- . stitute his reading fare.
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NAVY FARLEY MAY GO OVER TO JANuA9
Secretary of State Give Reasons for Probable
 Postponment

WASHINGTON, Sept 16.-Secra tary of State Stimson said recen developments might necessitati, holding the proposed five powe [ naval conference in January IT !. stead of December.
 Secretary Stimson said he mi t be unable to make complete Yrsp- arations before January as ne,es- sary interchange of messages, some of which must go my mail, and the long distance between coun- tries involved must be taken in consideration before date sscan be determined. Sn
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-16
NEWSPAPERMAN FROM ELLENSBURG MAKING
 VOYAGE ON ROGERS

M w. Cunningham, associated with the Daily Ellensburg Record in Eastern Washington, was wis., itor in Juneau today while the Admiral Rogers was in port. He is making the round trip during his vacation.
 While here he inspected the plant of The Empire. He is a brother of Mrs. Ray Taylor of Juneau, who came north on the Admiral Rogers as far as Ketchikan where she joined MT. Taylor who has been there for the past few weeks on official business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-16
CRAWLS HALF
 MILE FOR AID

WICHITA, Kan, Sept. 16.-Three persons were killed and a fourth injured yesterday afternoon when an automobile plunged over an 18-foot embankment near here.
 The dead are Arthur Remer, aged g; Donald Tornberg, aged B; and Miss Dorothy Ballard, aged IT years
 Miss Billy Barnett, aged 21 years, with her hip broken, walked or crawled half a mile to a farmers house for aid.
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BILL
 PROGRESSING
 ON READINGS
Flexible Rate Issues Con front Senate @. Start
 of Second Week

WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-One of the most highly controversial sections of the pending tariff bill, that of embracing the flexible rate issue, confronted the Senate today as it entered the second week of debate on the measure.
 The second reading for the un- disputed committee amendments has been completed and the way is open for the third reading to take. up the controverted items with the Administrative special provisions heading the list.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-16
SEWALLS LEAVE FOR
 SOUTH AFTER VISIT

After spending four days in Ju- neau, MT. and Mrs. James s. Sew all of Oldtown, Maine, left today for Petersburg aboard the North western.
 MT. Sewall is making an investi- gation of pulp and water power in Southeastern Alaska, Washington and Oregon. He did not divulge the purpose of his survey nor would he reveal the concern he represents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-16
'CUCCENHEIM
 GOES TO CUBA

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Harry F. Guggenheim has been named ambassador to Cuba in place of Brandon Judah, of Chicago, recent ly resigned.
 The name of the new Ambassa- dor has been prominently mention ed in diplomatic circles for some time. The appointment has been confirmed.
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BUCHAREST, Sept. 16.-Dr. Ju- nian, minister of Justice, has drown up a bill on marriage and divorce which will, for the first time in tins country, give legal standing to bethrothal VOWS.
 If the man breaks off the en- gagement, without giving sufficient reason, he will make himself liable . to damages to either the girl or her family. Under certain circum-
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Ranger Harold Smith, U. s. For est Service, left today on the Ranger VII. for Seymour Canal. He will survey several small timber sale areas and visit a number of island fox ranches before returning here in ten days or two weeks.
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WORK TO START
 WITHOUT DELAY, SEVERN SAYS
May Turn Dirt Tomorrow -Subcontracts Are Be-
 ing Let to Local Firms
ALASKA MARBLE WILL
 BE USED IN CAPITOL
Cement Made from Alaska Rock Local Labor to
 Be Given Preference

Work will start at once on the Territorial capitol and will con- tinue steadily until the building is completed All local labor and materials, wherever possible, will be used.
 These facts were made known today by A. N. Severin, president of N. P. Severin & Company, Chi cago builders, which was awarded the contract. He arrived from Se- attle this morning and will be here several days getting actual work started.
 Superintendent Coming ..
 R. M. Curtis, MT Severin said, will be superintendent in charge of the work He will arrive here to- morrow and take charge of the job. MT. Curtis is a Pacific Coast man and has handled big jobs in Seattle, Portland and other north western cities. He has been in charge of constructing postoffice at Dallas, Texas, and was taken off that to come here owing to his familiarity with Pacific Coast con- ditions
 A time-keeper probably will be brought here from Illinois, MT. Sev- erin said. In the main, however preference will be given local lab or. q wish it were possible to make it a 100 per cent local labor" he declared. Such employees as 3nasons, giazie1s 5sild c-.sain car penters, not available locally, will have to be brought here from Se- attle.
 Bulk Will Be Local
 The bulk of the crew, however, will be local. And all local mater ials possible will be used. Diamond Portland cement, made from Alaska limestone has been purchased. A contract has been given the Yer mont Marble company for Alaska marble. Local sand and gravel, and very likely local lumber will be used.
 Subcontracts are being let today for some of the work and mater ials. MT Severyn said he ex- pected to have the contract for ex- cavating the site let this after noon. He was also negotiating with local interests on a subcontract for sand and gravel.
 Mill work has been let to the Puget Sound Manufacturing con- pany of Seattle. The Dunlap com- pany of Seattle has the glazing contract. Reinforcing steel has been purchased from Pittsburgh, Pa, concern, and some will be bought on the Pacific Coast for early use. The heating and plumb ing contract probably will go to B Tacoma firm. It was the low est of several bidders including local firms.
 No Delay in Starting
 Although the company had se- cured a 30-day extension of time for beginning construction, this will not be taken advantage of, MT. Sev- erin said. When he reached Se- . attle about ten days ago, he im- mediately wired Chicago headquar- ters to that effect and instructing it to proceed with preparations for immediately beginning work.
 The first dirt on the excavation may be turned tomorrow, or We'd nesday, if the subcontract is let as expected. And from that time until the building is completed, work will be prosecuted vigorously.
 Is Old Alaskan -.-. : MT. Severin is an old Alaskan. Back in 1905, with several compan- ions he left a whaler at Teller and
 -IAL
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LUTHERAN MEETING

Lutheran Women's Missionary Society of the Resurrection Luth- eran Church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Martin Borlick.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-16

Mrs. Stella Young, her daughter Edith Young, and Miss L. Mac Leod, arrived in Juneau on the Northwestern yesterday. They have been visiting with relatives in Ket- chikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-16
HiIlquist Succeeds Berger as Chairman
 Socialist Committee

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Morris
 Hillquist has been elected Chair
 man of the Socialist National Com mittee to succeed Victor Berger.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-16

Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff, Curator of the Alaska Library and Museum, left today for Sitka on the Ad- miral Rogers. He is on vacation from his duties at the Museum and will spend three weeks in sitka and vicinity.
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AUTOS COLLIDE ]
 IN DENSE FOG

TACOMA, Wash, Sept. l6.--An automobile collision in dense fog yesterday resulted in the death one of the twin baby daught $ of Arley N. Mathison, of Pr v land. As a result of the fatastty, J. M. Sunich, of Tacoma, has been arrested and charged with man. slaughter.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-09

GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, December 9 (P.-Wheat
prices averaged lower here early today,
influenced by reports that large offer
ings of Argentine wheat, both old crop
and new, were being made abroad
There we're also advices that stocks of
wheat and flour in Great Britain were
four times larger than year ago and
1000 900 bushels in excess of last
month. Starting unchanged to lc
off, Chicago wheat afterWard rallied.
but then underwent a general setback
Corn, oats and provisions were also
easier. with corn opening at 3sc decline
to lac advance and subsequently sag
ging.
size of the Argentine eXportable surplus
of wheat did much today to make the
wheat market here unsettled. Figures
from British sources continued to favor
the selling side, whereas forecasts from
other authorities were more encourag-
ing to buyers. Some purchasing here
was based on upturns today in BuenoS
Aires quotations and on Argentine re-
ports of rainy weather over the week
end.
Some enlargement of the amount of
wheat on ocean passage as compared
with week ago was noted, but the in
crease, 446,000 bushels, was small in
contrast with the fact that the total
present supply afloat was only 29,096,-
600 bushels, against 58,984.000 bushels
a year ago. On the other hand, export
business in North American wheat over
the week end was described as rather
limited.
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EARLY CURB GAINS
BRING OUT SELLING
CopperS and Motors Are
Featured in UpsWing.
Utilities Active.
BY JOHN A. CRONE,

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 9.-Todav's
curb market, under the leadership of
utilities and oils, opened fractionally
higher only to run into wave of profit
taking. which erased large part of the
early gains.
Accompanying the upswing in the
early part of the session were the cop
pers, motors, string of trading and
investment companies and a miscellane-
Gus group of industialS.
Electric Bond IL Share opened I'D
| tractionally, but soon encountered profit
taking. 1t showed good resistance and
pointed higher again. American g.
Foreign Power moved similarly. but its
decline at one time amounted to more
than 4 points.
Cities Service opened unchanged at
303s, then eaSed a shade. Vacuum was
up more than point, and Standard Of
Indiana fractionally improved on its
previous close
The most surprising movement was
the improvement in the coppers per-
haps rejecting the belief that red metal
has been stabilized near its present
level. Newmont Mining opened up more
than points, and Roam Antelope, Hud-
son Bay Mining and Noranda displayed
a firm tendency.
Resumption of producing &C
tivities to a slight extent and the over
sold condition of motor shares may
have been responsible for the better
feeling toward that group. Even Stutz
at times showed rallying powers after
its recent relapse.
Pennroad Corporation was active and
moderately higher at intervals, while
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie opened up
nearly points, at 100.
Reports of increased airplane produc-
ton slightly bettered the tone OF avia-
ton shares
Among the miscellaneous industrials
that improved were Aluminium Co. OF
America. up more than 10, to which 1t
added a gain of nearly 5. and Aluminium
Limited. up IA. Prospects of Great At
lantic and Pacific Tea reaching record
sales figures this year pushed it points
higher.
Three groups stood out in the trust
and trading division. They were the
Goldman Sachs. National Investors and
Reynolds groups. Reynolds Bros. shot
up from 5H its previous close. to In
1.-THE first hour of trading. Third and
Fourth National exhibited the most
marked early strength in their group.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. December Q (P).-Cot-
ton opened steady at an advance of 3
to 9 points today in response to rels-
lively steady Liverpool cables and
further covering in preparation for the
Government crop estimate. The adj
vance was checked by realizing and
prices eased a point or two after the
call but the market showed a fairly
steady undertone and there appeared
to be a little trade buying as we'll as
rebuying by recent sellers.
Trade interests were credited with
selling near months and buying later
deliveries and october was relatively
firm. Trading was only moderately
active, with the market holding about 3
to points net higher at the end of
the first half hour.
Liverpool cables said that scattering
liquidation had been absorbed by trade
calling and covering in that market
and that Manchester was awaiting the
Government crop report, with business
in cloths and yarns restricted.
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CHECKS DRAWN.

Checks paid by banks in the coun-
try's principal business centers last
week, as reported to the Federal Re-
serve Board. aggregated less than the
previous week or the same week a year
ago. Figures for the periods compared
follow:
Week ending December 4, $14,116,-
789. 600
Preceding week, $17,O99 ,872, 900.
Same week last year, $18,719, 398, 900.
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COTTON ESTIMATE.

BY the Associated Press.
An estimated production of 1879
goo bales of cotton of 500 pounds gross
weight was shown by the Department
OF Agriculture report today on the basis
of December l indications. compared
with forecast of 5000 900 bales made
month ago and 14,478 900 bales pro-
duced last year.
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New Securities

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 9.-New Sc
curities offered today include:
West Texas Utilities Co., $8,250,oOo
first-mortgage per cent gold bonds,
series "a" due october l, 1857. Priced
at 500 and yielding about 512 per cent
offered by Halsey, Stuart d Co, A. b
Leach & Co. and E. H. Rollins & Sons.
CITY of ottawa, Canada, $1,604, 161
AZ per cent bonds. due July l. 1880
1859. Priced on application. Offered
by Wood, Guridy & Co.
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on ~ 2 e e m q e I v,
1889. at a tempo
rary loca ton at
1919 G street north
west, later occupy
ing new quarters at
1405 G street north
west.
In 1905 the pres
ent building. locat-
ed at Fife c nth
street and Penn
sylvania av n u g
was completed and
has been since that
time the home of
the main office o
the company. Thu
original issue of
capital stock of
$I,250,000 was in
crea cod IN S3 mn -
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600 in 1904 and 100000 was added
In 1919
Alexander T. Britton was the first
president of the company and was sue
ceeded to that office in 1893 by Charles
J. Bell, who remained the active head
Of the institution for 35 years. In 1928
Mr. Bell was made chairman of the
board of directors and Corcoran Thorn
was elected president.
Resources Greatly Increased.
Through the contamination of a
merger in 1919 with the Home Savings
Bank, the deposits and resources of the
American Security & Trust Co were
greatly increased. A comparative state
ment OF the year 1919 with the one i'm
mediately preceding shows that deposits
were increased from $1,000. 399.40 to
Sc4.940, 401 AZ and resources rose from
S17.610.275.63 to $31 ,12l ,246.36.
During this span of years deposits
and trust accounts have grown to splen-
did proportions, as is indicated by the
following tabulation:
Year. Resources. Deposits
1890. .......$1, $50 ,08230 1851 ,489 20
1900. ....... 5.999, 1878 1913 98 %
1910. ....,..1 10 1913, l24.39 7,l90,583.74
1920. ..... 29,l73, 589.95 22,429, All 30
1929 (Oct. A. SO, 669, 1852 31,782, 3044 8
COmpanyS Present OmcerS.
Officers of the company are: Cor
coran Thorn, president; B. F. Saul and
Howard Maron, vice presidents; Freder-
lex P. H. Siddons, secretary; Charles
r. Howe. treasurer: David N. Huston,
trust officer; William L. Beale, real es-
tate officer; j. Damn Faber. auditor;
Albert H. Shillington and Robert l..
Father, assistant secretaries; William
w. Keck, Edward E. Swan, Hans w.
Ireland. Richard E. Harris, Percy G.
Gray, Harry P, White, James G. Dulln,
IT., and Charles C. Boswell, assistant
treasurers: T. Stanley Holland, J. Eliot
Moran. Arthur c. Nichols and Earl G..
Jonscher, assistant trust officers; John
z. Benton. assistant auditor.
The directors of the company are:
c. A. Aspinwall Harry K. Boss, George
w. Brown, William NJ. Coates, William
S. Corby. William w. Everett, William
J. Father. jr: NJ. G. Gibbs, Cary T,
Grayson. James NJ. Green, Gilbert H.
Grosvenor. J. P Hermann, James F.
Hood, Joseph Letter, G. Percy McGlue,
Edward B. Mclean. Howard Moran
Clarence p. Norment, Newbold Moves,
Howard S. Reside, B. F. Saul, William
p. Shannon, James F. Shea. Charles
A. Spslding Corcoran Thorn, Benjamin
w Thoron and John F. wilkins.
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20 LocoMoTIYEs ORDERED.

NEW YORK. December 9 P)-An
order for 20 locomotives has been re-
Ceived by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works from the Chicago, burlington &
quincy Railroad.
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Received by Private VIE
Diraaa - Tia Sen Ofkan
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Dividend 10 dollars based last quarterly semi
PAYABLE stock dPayabe in preferred STOCK
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TRUST CO. ENTERS
.FORTY-F|RST YEAR
American Security & Trust
Has Shown Steady Growth
in Business.

The American Security e. Trust Co.
today completes its fortieth year of
service to the Washington public. The
company opened its doors for business
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-24

meals, but they get rotten food. In
no cafeteria is the worker allowed
to have his lunch until after the GUS
toners have had theirs. BY that
time there is nothing left in the kit
chen, but odds and ends, unstable
food, in the worst condition.
The cafeteria workers often get
diseased stomachs from the filth
given them where they work. They
cannot afford to buy other food.
Having half hour and less for
lunch, they can get little air before
or after the meal.
They must take off their street
clothes to put on an apron, but they
are as a rule not provided with safe
lockers and never with sanitary
ones.
The long hours make family life
almost impossible, and chances to
read, or go to amusements are slim.
FOOD SLAVE.
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CHEAT L0CCERS
IN MINNESOTA
Victinized; Not Given
Their Compensation
(Bv a Worker Correspondent

wv =" W Vfhe' Nof'oopOWueHC/
DULUTH, Mimi, (By MaiD. = l
read letter from a worker corre-
spondent in the Daily Worker about
the conditions of the lumberjacks in
California. But conditions in Min
nesota are very bad also for the
lumberjacks.
The same is true in Wisconsin
and Michigan, where the conditions
are the poorest Of all the states.
Wages are low, and fur and trans
portation eat up everything. Then
compensation fees also take away
our money, but if you happen to get
hurt or sick, thru conditions on the
ice, the insurance company fights
you and the doc stands by them
and says it is your own fault and
declares you able to work before the
time expires that you should collect
compensation for disability.
All we do is keep the lumber boss
fat. The boss, the doctors, and the
insurance companies all work to.
gether to beat you.
Now is our time, before the real
season opens, to organize and send
out the call to every city and to take
action for an 8-hour day and wages
Of S. day, and for travelling ex-
penses.
f T.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-24
CHILDREN SLAVE
IN SHOE PLANTS
Parents Jobless, They
Lose Homes

by Worker Correspondent
LOWELL, Mass, (By Mail).-
Unemployment in this city has be-
come very serious for the workers.
The textile mills are moving and
going South to Tennessee and Ala
bama. Thousands of Lowell work.
ers are being made jobless by this.
Unemployment is so great here
that homes of workers are daily be-
ing sold at public auction by the
local authorities, and the children,
because the parents are out of work,
are being sent to work in shoe shops
in order that the family may live.
Child labor, as a result, has in
creased greatly. There is wom-
ems fancy shoe factory which is
making huge profits by underpaying
it's workers and hiring children I'M
der the legal working age. The
owners of this factory are now al
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-24

"The Adventures of Maya" now
playing at the Fifty-fifth Street
Playhouse, is superior both in
photography and imaginative treat
ment to any of the films recently
produced purporting to depict the
life of animals and insects. In this
case, the bee is the subject for a
penetrating film depletion, made
more effective by the clever use OF
novel captions and the fact that the
studies of the different insects in
cluded in the film are made perfect
and exact to a higher degree than
most pictures.
The life of a bee, Maya, born in
modern hive probably on a pros
porous, American bee farm, is
traced from the moment it is born
until the moment when it has proven
its insect maturity. The discovery
of the natural phenomena around
it, the discovery of other insects, en-
croaching, as in higher forms of life,
on its own existence; all these are
traced accurately. And the effects
gotten by this precise handing of
the cinematic medium surpass any
volume ever written on the subject
in their pictorial effect.
One bad phase of the film is the
foolish and false differences from
mans life, transplanted bodily and
without scientific authenticity, into
the lives of these bees. Science has
proven that the lives of insects are
not modelled, as fairy tale writers
would have us believe, on our life,
but are almost completely different.
This injection of mans morality,
mans struggles, etc., into the lives
Of the bees strikes a discordant and
at times ridiculous note.
Otherwise the film is perfect.
Those who desire an enjoyable and
at the same time instructive even