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The Washington times., 1929-02-18
Earnings Gain

Earnings of the Federal Reserve
banks in 1923 were $64,053, 200. an
increase of more than 1000, 90 over
the year before, the Federal Re-
serve board also announced.
Since there was little change in
total current expenses, current net
earnings, amounting to $37 7,14S, 900,
showed corresponding increase for
the year." the board said
From these earnings deductions
? Aamounting to- $5,598,O00 were au.
thorized, chiefly for depreciation.
After minor adjustments there re.
nained $32, ,122 900 of net earnings
available for distribution by pay
ment of dividends, transfer to sur
plus and payment of franchise tax
to the Government.
''This figure for net earnings is
$1S,074,000 larger than for 1897"
Dividends of $S,45S,0 were au.
There was transferred to surplus
$21 ,079, 600. an increase of $19,-
O74,000, while the franchise tax
$2,5S4,000, an increase of $2,335, 900
over the preceding year.
The increase du.'ing the year in
the aggregate amount of the Re-
serve Banks total earnings from
$43,000. 900 to $4,000. 900 is to be
accounted for by the fact that their
combined holdings of bills and Sc
curities were, on the average. about
80 per cent larger in 1928 than in
1897 and bore an average rate of
return of 4.24 per cent, as com.
pared with. 3.e per cent the year
before, owing to the higher levels
of discount and open market rates
prevailing in 1928.
As a result of firmer credit con-
ditions during the year the average
volume of member bank borrowings
J was almost twice as large as in
1927, and successive increases in the
discount rates of the Reserve Banks
were reflected in an increase from
3.S3 per cent to 4.56 per cent in
the average yield of bills dis
counted during the year.
Earnings from this source. it was
pointed out. amounted to $3S, ,334 900
in 1928, against SIT 7.011 900 in 1927.
Acceptance holdings were likewise
larger in 1928, and We're purchased
at rates which yielded return of
3.97 per cent against 3.49 per cent
the year before. so that earnings on
? this class Of earning assets, at $13,.
O21 900. showed an increase of near
" $4,000, 900.
Total operating expenses OF the
Federal reserve banks in 1928 were
$26 ,9O5, 900, which was somewhat
less than the total for the year be.
fore Notwithstanding the fact that
the volume of many classes of
banks' operations were considerably
larger. There was total expendi-
ture OF $17,060,000 for all salaries
and wages.
RiehI to Speak
Harry w. Riehl, manager of the
gt. Louis Better Business Bureau,
who will be the primary speaker at
the February 26 meeting of the
Better Business Bureau, will be re.
membered by many Washington
financiers because of his address
before the American Bankers AS
Sociation at New Orleans.
Joshua Evans, jr,, executive vice
president of the District National
Bank. is chairman of the board of
directors of the Better Business
Bureau. He is arranging for the
dinner, which will be attended by
members and friends of the Wash
tnafnu hureaII.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
RESERVE BANK
EARNINGS
GAIN
BY HARRY GUSACK
Financial Editor

Banking and credit conditions at
the turn Of the year were influ.
enced chiefly by changes in the
volume of money in circulation and
the demand for bank credit IN
connection with year.end settle
ments 1t was announced today by
the Federal Reserve Board in the
survey of conditions in January and
early February.
Factors which forced the money
rate upward throughout 1928 are
stliI at work in the new year, the
report states, calling attention to
the fact that the seasonal influences
attending the turn Of the year had
been removed, yet conditions preva-
lent In 1928 continued to operate.
These conditions previously were
) discussed to a limited extent by
the board when it made public its
letter urging the Federal Reserve
Banks to make every effort to re-
strain the further growth of credit
Tor speculative purposes.
The chief causes, it was stated,
We're q further withdrawal of gold
Ior export and the open market
operations of the Federal Reserve
Banks, accompanied by a sustained
demand for bank credit from all
quarters.
The statement which the board
has made public was among the in
J formative data which was before
the Federal Advisory Council Feb
ruary Is. when it held its regular
quarterly meeting with the board
It was at this conference. but be,
fore the board joined in the session.
that the Advisory Council adopted
minute approving the boards po.
sition against continued use of
credit for speculative purposes.
The council also urged the boa =
to take direct action in the matter
by seeking cooperation of the mem
ber banks through requests to each
bank to follow the limitation which
, the board previously had suggested
to the reserve banks.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
CLEVELAND LIVESTOCK

CLEVELAND, Feb. IS u.N.Sl.--
Hogs-Receipts, $3.50, on sale S,70O;
market. $50 lbs. up 25c higher,
others steady; quotations, 25O-350
lbs. S1O.50Q1O.S5; 2OO-25O lbs. $1O.75
@1O.S5; 10000 lbs. $10.75B1O.S5;
13O-160. lbs. $9.7501O.S5; 90.1SO lbs.
$9.50@9.76: packing sows $4,000.
Cattle-Receipts, $50; calves, SIS;
market, steers, heifers. fat cows and
bulls slow, 25c lower, low priced
cows weak; bulk quotations: beef
steers, $10911.26: light yearlinG
steers and heifers $9.5O@10.5O, beef
cows $7.501S.5O, low cutter and cut.
ter cows $5.5096,75; vealers, S14@1S.
Sheep-Receipts, 2.400; market
mostly Is to 25c higher: quotations,
top fat lambs $3.50, bulk fat lambs
$17@17.2S; bulk Gull lambs s13s0n
1850; bulk fat ewes $s.5O99.5O.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18

Yellow Truck. s6H s61s s6S Ssh
Young s&Wire s7s 56sG s6A 561S
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
RishI to Speak
PITTSBURGH LIVESTOCK

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 1s Q.N.S0.-
Cattle Supply, $50: market steady;
choice, $12.OO@12.25; prime, $11.50
m12.00: good, $12.OO@12.25; tidy
butchers, $10.25@10.75; fair, $1,000
miO.5O; common, $9.O0@9.5O; COM
mon to good fat bulls. $s,75@1O.5O;
common to fat cows, $5.500S.75:
heifers, $9.20@1O.25; fresh cows and
springers, $5O0125; veal calves, SIT.
sheep and Lambs-Supply. 1s0o;
market steady; good, $11; Lambs
S17.O0017.5O.
Hogs-Recelpts 3,50O; marke I
stronger to higher; prime heavy
hogs. S1O.6001O.75: heavy mixed,
sf0.sO@109O; mediums $1OSOIl 90
heavy Workers. $10.90@11.00: light
workers.. s10.OOGt0.25: pigs, Ss.5od
800; roughs. &s.756s.25.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAQO. ZEE. 1s .n.N.s):

CHICAGO, Feb. Is 'Q.N.S.):
ogs-Receipts, $1,000; market,
1Oc higher; top, $10.45; bulk. $9.S5
91O.35; heavy light, $10.1001O.4O;
medium weight, $10.1O61O.45; light
weight, $9.9O010.45; light lights,
S9010.35; packing sows. $9.4e410;
pigs, $S@9.4O; followers. 5000.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000; market
steady.
Calves - Receipts, 5000; market
steady.
Beef steers-GoOd and choice, $13
@14.50; common and medium, 80
612.5O; yearlings, $9G14.50. Bucther
Cattle, heifers, sSD12,50; cows.
$6.75@10; calves, s12@14.50; feeder
steers, $S.5O@11; stocker steers,
$S.5O911; stcoker cows and heifers,
S7@1O.5O.
Sheep ~ Receipts. $4,000; market
steady; medium and choice laInbs,
$16617; culls and common, $12.50@
14.50; yearlings, $13.5O@14.50; COM
mon and choice ewes, $4.5009.50;
feeder lambs, $15616.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
LOCAL STOCKS

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs Coz
Capital Trac ame6tpinyCnoo uuu
Capital Traction Company. 200
1864.
Chesterbrook Farms Dairy, com
mon. 1O0214; 1O021s.
Potomac Electric, preferred, So
111A.
Potomac Electric 5h's, preferred,
20@1081a; 30Q1OS1l.
Washington Railway and Electric,
preferred, 2009S%; 1O@9SA.
California Sand and Gravel, pre-.
ferred, 10@95h.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 5O@1O4K
After call
Potomac Electric, SIS, common,
$2,Oo0@101%; Mergenthaler Limo.
type, 50@104k; Georgetown Gas SIS,
$2,OOO@1O1A.
Potomac Electric s per cent, pre-
ferred. 120111A.
Capita Trust Company, 5010eA.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18

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The Washington times., 1929-02-18
PITTSBURGH PRODUCE

PITTSBURGH, Feb. Is Q.N.S.l.
Butter-Prints, 57657hc: tubs.
sea 56hc: local tubs. 51052c.
Eggs-White, 43645c; current re-
ceipts, 38@40c.
Live poultry-Hens, heavy, 500
ale: hens, fight, 25@27c; roosters,
1S"2Oc; springers, 30D31; broilers,
43045c: ducks, 26@3Oc; geese, 22@
CSC: turkeys, 35@45c.
Observation-Disclosures, crate. $3.50
03; potatoes, $50 lebs.. S1.s5@1 .90t
cabbage, bushel, $101 10.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Feb. Is Q.N.SJ.L
Spots quiet: prices barely steady;
sales 5000 bales; receipts none.
Mid. fair, 11.72d; strictly good
mids., 11.27d; good mids., lO.S7d;
strictly mids., 10.67d; mids., fO.47d;
strictly low mids., 1O.22d; low mids..
9.97d; strictly good ordinary, S.57d,
and good ordinary, 9.17d.
Futures opened quiet and steady
with March at 1O.24d; May, 1O.S5d;
July. 1O:3sd, and October, old, 1O.24d.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
FOREIGN BONDS
SHORT TERM SECURITIES

short TeTm Bonds
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
DOROTHY MACKAIIL-ST STRAND

Dorothy Mackaill, who gave such an admirable portrayal as the cir GUS performer in The Barker" will be seen again in another hard boiled" role in The Great Divide . her new First National picture al the Strand theater today, Friday and Saturday.
 The Great Divide" is an adapta- tion of William Vaughn Moody's famous stage classic. The story is laid in the beautiful mountain coun- try of Arizona. and the picture is cmbcllishcd with striking scenic photography.
 Ian Keith is Miss Mackaius lead ing man. Others in the cast are Myrna Loy, who portrays one of her colorful dancing roles as half breed spanish girl, Lucien Little field, Ben Hendricks, James Ford, Creighton Hale, George Fawcett, Roy Stewart and Claude Gining- water.
 The vaudeville program offers O'Brlen's Troubadors, Newport Beach Casinos entertainers; Doc Baker, the worlds fastest lightning change artist presents At the Wish ing Well'' with Peaches and Pop py; Donia and Clark in Inside Out DePercz and Geelin Trio in Artistic Steps," and Alton and Will son in 'Hokum De Luxe. Begin. ming Sunday for a run of four days the Strand will offer Ronald Corman in his first all talkie. Bulldog Drummond"
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
GRAND THEATER. HARTFORD

If anyone wants to bC happy lCt him or her, get a pointer from Girls from Happyland" current attraction at the popular temple of fun over in Hartford Very few attractions that have played the Grand have received so many encores and such hearty sincere applause as has the battalion ct beauties and funsters that are found in this bright new attraction that has set new box office records all over the Mutual Burlesque cir cult. Happiness was guaranteed by both the producer of the show and the mana cement of the Grand prior 10 the coming of this bUrlesque smash and every promise has been fulfilled in the presentation of Girls from Happyland."
 The chorus has hcen accorded more than the usual amount of in terest this week and when on" glanccs over the group of chores It is easily understood why this bevy of maidens has attracted so much favorable comment being eXception- ally attractive in their saucy cos tunes. Irving Selig. Violet Buckley and Charles (Red) Marshall are fea- tured with Girls from Happyland' which will bring to d close its eN- gagement at the Grand Saturday with the customary performances at 2:15 and S:l5.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
PREPARE PROGRAM
 FOR ARNIS7ICE DAY
Public Mass Meeting Nov. 1O-
 Parade, Dance Nov. fl

Plans for the Armistice Day ob- servance are progressing rapidly. Sunday. November 10, public mass meeting will be held at the Stanley Arena under the auspices of the American Legion The committee expects to have a nationally known man for the speaker. Mondy, which will be Armistice day, the custom- ary two minute silence at Il a. m, will be recognized in the city and two minutes later the whistles will blow and church bells will ring. At ' o'clock Monday night there will be 0 torch light parade for all who wish to participate. The parade will end at the state armory where there will be dancing. Harry Vessels is chairman of the Armlstice Day COm- mittee of the Legion, Roger Whit man is in charge of the dance Mon day night and Emil Schaal has charge Of the parade.
 The committee has decided that Armistice Day is one for rejoicing as Memorial Day is to commcmor- ate the dead. Therefore flags in stead of d wreath will ba used to decorate the World War memorial The parade, the mass meeting and all activities in connection with the observance of Armistice Day will be informal
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY OCTOBER IT, 1e2e

August probably affected IS per cent of the acreage, some of 1t quite severely. Most of the crop was in the barns before the September
 frosts, so that damage from this
 cause is negligible.
 Connecticut Crop Fair "Outside of the hail damaged area of Connecticut, the tobacco
 crop turned out very well. Those
 fields within the hail cut area from
 which some tobacco was harvested are averaging about 50 per cent of
 what could be expected normally. or course. there are many fields in this area which yielded nothing. Total production for Connecticut is placed at 25.16S,0o0 pounds, of which S,s90.00o pounds is broad leaf. S,S40.o00 pounds is Havana seed, 7,030,000 pounds is shade and 30S,o00 pounds is Havana primed. The Massachusetts crop was placed in the barns under very favorable conditions. Production for the state is estimated at 10,175.000 pounds, of which S.322,o00 pounds is Havana seed. 100000 pounds is shade and 43S,oO0 pounds is broadleaf. For Now England the tobacco crop this year is about four million pounds below that harvested last year and eleven million pounds below the five year average.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
City Items

Hear Dr. S. Parkes Cadman to- night, 8 o'clock, First Cong. church Commonwealth Club lecture. Sub ject: Mission of the Republic" Tickets S1.-advt.
 Worthy Temple, Pythian Sisters will hold a regular meeting Friday evening at o'clock in Judd's hall Laurel Court, o. of A., will meet Friday evening in Masonic Temple The regular meeting will begin at 7:45 o'clock and will be followed by initiation eXemplifed by the past matrons and past patrons Of Laurel Court.
 Burritt Grange will hold it's regu, lar meeting Saturday evening at o'clock at Junior 0. |. A. NJ. hall. Visitors night will be observed and refreshments will be served with dancing following.
 Hear Dr, S. Parkes Cadman to- night 8 o'clock, First Cong. church Commonwealth Club lecture. Sub iect; Mission of the Republic" " Tickets $1.-advt
 Henry C. Cashen has purchased property located PIC Carlton street from Clifford G. and Margery R. Fields, through the Commercial Company Agency.
 The regular meeting of Court Columba, Catholic Daughters of America, will be held in the K. of C. club rooms tonight at s o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
AT IHI, PALACE

A mighty new drama of desert romance, shaped by the same hand that carved immortal glory for Ru- dolph Valentino in "The Shcik." is now having it's last showing at the Palace theater.
 The production is Love in the Desert" !" directed by George Melford for r. B. o. with Noah Beery. Olive Borden and Hugh Trevor in the leading roles.
 In Love in the Desert" Melford takes a story elementally different from 'The Sheik" and against the same brilliant backgrounds weaves it into sparkling and intriguing drama. Here, the sheik proves the villain and Noah Beery gives to the role all his sturdy talent for things unpleasant. The companion feature Is The Woman in White" A de- lightful love and mystery story, star ring Blanche Sweet. with a support ing all star cast. Selected short sub- JtCtS on same program.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
GOLD DlGGERs OF BROADWAY

Helen Foster, who plays the role of Violet, one Of the nugget gath ering chorus girls in Gold Diggers of Broadway" Warner Bros. and Vitaphonc 10Oes natural color, singing. talking, dancing picture now at the Capitol theater, all this week. comes by her histrionic talent naturally, for her father was for many years q well known character actor with the Woodward Stock company.
 She was elected a Wampas Baby Star in 1929. She is a protege of Mrs. Wallace Reid, wife of the la mented screen idol and has appear ed in several of her pictures.
 Warner Bros. chose her for one of the important roles in Gold Dig gers of Broadway because of her previous splendid work.
 Beginning Sunday the Capitol will present Paramount's sensational "The Four Feathers with Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, William Powell, and Give Brook featured.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
BOOTHS DAUGHTER GIVEN SMALL POST
Salvation Army Worker Leaves
 for South American WildS

London Oct. IT LP'-Commission CT Lucy Booth Helberg, youngest daughter of the founder of the Sal vation Army, left today for South America to take up one of the smallest and most isolated posts in the army service.
 With her departure she leaves behind in England and in Sweden all she hold dears, including home, her child, and her husbands grave in Stockholm.
 Weeping and with a broken voice she told an audience of the Saliva ton Army last night at London how it had come about.
 Shortly before his death General Bramwell Booth appointed her a travelling commissioner for the Army in Europe, with her headquar- ters at her home in Stockholm.
 She was very happy with this in prospect but recently was told that General Higgins, the new command erin chief. had cancelled the first appointment and ordered her to south America.
 Mrs. Helberg, who is 61 years old, said she carried her problem to her husbands grave and prayed for aid in its solution and decided there she must not create an act of rebellion against the new Army regime.
 She wrote on the grave letter of acceptance of the new post to her Army superiors. Concluding her ad- dress, she held up an Army flag and reconsecrated herself with tears to the service of the organization.
 The audience wept in sympathy.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
GOVERNMENT FINDS
 TOBACCO CROP LOW
Connecticut Yield, Damaged by
 Storm, Is Below Average

The tobacco crop in Connecticut and throughout New England is be- low the average, according to fig ures released released today by the United States department of agrl- culture. The government report on the situation is as follows:
 The total area planted to all types of tobacco in the United States amounted to slightly more than D. 00000 acres for the first time on record. However. hail and other causes damaged a considerab ble DOT ton of this acreage in some states so that the acreage remaining for harvest in all probability does not exceed that of previous years. As no estimate of the harvested acre age will be made until December 1t was necessary to allow for abandon cd acreage in the average yield per acre indicated for this month. Therefore, the preliminary estimate of 735 pounds per acre is only about per cent above the unusually low yield produced last year but more than per cent below the ten year average.
 Declines Offset Increase
 During September the indicated total production of. cigar types Of tobacco declined slightly. Declines in the prospects for filters and bind CTS more than offset a slight in- crease in wrappers. AS compared with the production of a year ago, there are slightly less filters, con- siderably less binders but slightly more wrappers indicated this year.
 The past month showed further declines in the prospects for bind- CTS in Wisconsin and Minnesota. This years tobacco, being dry weather crop, will weigh unusually heavy but total poundage for the state will fall far below last year. Considerable hail damage during
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
Ship Owners Return
 To Maritime Conference

Geneva, Oct. 17 Rl-The ship owners delegates today returned to participation in the international maritime conference, the progress of which had been virtually halted by controversy over the seamen's representatives since the sessions began a week ago.
 The return followed conferences and the adoption of a compromise resolution which invites the govern ing body to take measures to pre- vent the recurrence of such a con- troversy in later maritime confer ences.
 The conflict arose from the Brit ish shipowners' abstention on the
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
Elks to Mourn Deaths
 Of Deceased Members

A lodge Of sorrow will be held by New Britain lodge oI Elks in connection with the regular meet ing to be held in the loIEe rooms tonight. on the deaths of three members. Patrick C Rriaeott. Axel II. Rerseudahl and Cornelius J. Curry
 A bowling nooI and card tourna- ment with Nerid.n lodge as the first opponent will slart on W"l- neaday sra ming, october g3. Five points will be awarded the win ners in each division. Tho card games win consist Of sct-ba, k, forty-fve, bridge. ruwmy and crib bage. A social will follow the games.
 \ grand prize will no awarded inc winning lodge at tho end of the schedule. The list Of matches is as follows; Wednesday. October 2@. Merid@u at New Hrtau; Wednesday, October &1, Now Britain q' Wntcr- bury. "Wednesday November $. ,Ii5- dlotown at Now IH.tain; Weduesioy. November 12. New Britain a' Neri- den. and WedU sday, November 20, Waterbury at New Ertuu \ fur ther schedule will be made up att,T Thanksgiving bay,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17

ground that the British seamen's
 delegation did not truly represent British seafarers. The shipowners of 30 other countries supported the British contention, the seamen's rep resentatives opposed today's action the voting being 54 to 1o. The votes of the government delegates carried the resolution, the shipowners not voting.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
Garfield Designated
 Conservation Leader

Washington. Oct. IT P)-James R. Garfield, secretary cf interior in the Roosevelt administration. was de- signated today by President Hoover to be chairman of the commission on conservation and management of the public domain.
 MT. Garfield was one of the lead
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
yoM cheat!1

wave of giddiness swept her . Four hours later the cold gray dawn found her at her own gate, striving with numbed intelligence to piece together the dim, half-formed pictures of what had happened.
 Her agonized eyes turned toward the little vine-covered cottage, where lay the man for whose life she had risked her clean, fine soul. Never be- fore had she came home in such con- dition. He would ask her questions. For his sake, should she lire Unless she did, how could she explain9 Wearily, uncertainty, she entered the house. The next moment she saw him, his white sgu1e swaying before her in the gloom.
 "You've been drinking His voice was hard and cold, with a cutting edge. And when she did not answer at once: "So the high-llfc racket has finally got you, has ite"-
 Don't miss this thrilling real-life story, entitled "The Wife Who Went
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
OBSERVE SILVER WEDDING
Mir. and Mrs. John De Young of Uncas Road to Celebrate 18th An niversary of Their Marriage.

Mir. and Mrs. John De Young of 27 CnCas road will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary tomorrow with a social for their neighbors, old and new. Mr. and Mrs. DeY oung were married in Harwnton by Rev. W, F. Arms of Terryville. They have one daughter. Miss Florence De- Young, teacher in the local schools.
 The party will include about 30 old neighbors from Harwinton, where they lived for 20 years after their marriage. Friends from Plain vile, Terryville and nearby towns will also be included.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
REV. MARSHALL PAINTED

New London, Oct. 17 R)-A DOT trait in oils of Rev. Benjamin T.. Marshall, former president of the Connecucut College for Women, has been finished by Sidney Dick lnson of New York and Westport. Conn, and it will be gift to the college from the student body and the alumnae.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17

CTS in the conservation movement under the Roosevelt adminlstratlons It had first been indicated that tha chairman would be his brother. Dr. Harry A. Garfield of Williams Col, lege, but this was said at the Whlts House to have been an erroneous implication.