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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15

10 Die as Train StrIKes FIcnIc Party.
Dallas, Texas-Thirteen persons
were killed when the Sunshine spe-
cial, crack train of the Texas & Pa
cific railroad, struck a truck bearing
home picnic party at a grade cross
ing, 20 miles east of here. The acct.
dent virtually wiped out two families,
burning little girl to death.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15

"This tonic is no good for me-" said
customer at drug store. "Why
not?" asked the clerk. "Well, it says
on the bottle that it is for adults, and
l never had EN-" was the reply.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
7s-YearoId Man Kills Wife Iona m.

76-Year-OId Man Kills Vito LONG III.
Lawrence, Kan.-Fred Erb, rs years
old, shot and killed his bed-ridden
wife, also rs, here. explaining he could
no longer bear the thought of her sui
fering. They had been married 5S
years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15

A Want AID for 25 cents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15

c. FLINT, Town Clerk.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27
CLERKS AND BOSSES
MINGLE IN CLASSES

CHICAGO. Nav 27-F-Stock
brokers. bankers and hi- business
men become classmates of their or
flee clerks when business hours arc
over and school begins on the Chi
caro- stock exchange.
PurnoSing to educate both I'D and
new heads In the science of rnndnrn
business finnnce. members m the
Chicago stock exchange ORGANIZED
the EXCHANGE schn~i. known a. the
Stock Exchange Educational inS4i-
tute. While u Is reant CHIEFLY FOR
members Of the evchanre. their en-
nloves and EMPLOYERS nj the ev-
chance. anybodv DESIRING - Learn
brokerage practices T. eligible IN en-
roll.
Here exrerts IN all lines If busi-
ness serve as instructors. the sim
dents being required 70 attend
classes regularly and pass a fira'
examination. Later the school
founded nulv last October. intends
~ issue Diplomas TO those passing
the courses.
Among the courses offered are
BROKERAGE practices and exchange
technique. BROKERAGE accounting
business economies c~crnoratior
finance. ANALYSIS of financial state
ments. law for securities. under
vritirr. brokers and loans and bust
ness Erplish.
"A tuition fee OF $40 Is charged for
each course
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27

The large pipe making machine
turns out all standard sizes up to 80
inches in diameter. and Is the first
machine of this type ever manufac-
tured that will make this large size
pipe. the largest heretofore being "a
inches.
The new plant. thoroughly mod
ern and up TO date. represents an
investment of approximately $4,000.
IL gives employment from 30 to 90
men and is fully as large as the
Mercedes plant.
The main building Is 40 by $50
feet with a SO by 80 addition Of cor
rugated iron. The office is located
in the west end OF the building.
Concrete platforms and material
bins take up a space OF so by 10
feet. The entire building gives 1900
square feet Of space in addition 10
the large plat of ground about the
building that Is used for drying and
curing the pipe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27
TRADE SLANG (.
ON INCREASE
Wall Street Dialect Large
Enough To Fill
Volume

NEW YORK. May 27.-R-wall
streets vocabulary contains hun
dreds Of words and phrases with
strange and complicated meanings
which would tax the ability OF
perssnced linguists.
Window dressing. whipSawed
washing. long and shor. pulls. dead
stock. crowd. bottom-y bond. dump
ing. going long. earnest monev
soft. firm. easy. going short. ball,
looming. pyramiding. hy the lot.
c~arryincf dear money. rirhnled.
professional. shaking cut. bucket
ing. bull. punched. flier, bear. and
iron clad note are a few words of
he financial dialect that has grown
until II would fill n book.
Window dressing Is applied to the
action cf banks in calling loans in
order TO make their cash balances
appear large in their periodical
settlement.
Whipsawed means that a loss has
been suffered both in buying and
selling.
Washing * the way wall street
describes the operation Of buving
and selling tte same stock stimuli
aneouSly for the purnose If max
ing quotations ard generally for
the purncse a inducing speculation.
Long pun means the huvinr az
an issue fer the pUrpore Of holding
II several months or YEAR. Buy
ing for the short null Is the pur-
chase Of stocks with the ~exDecta-
ton Of q Quick rise. enabling them
70 be re-sold az a profit.
Bcttomry bond Is n MORTGAGE on
a shin which r. payable at the end
az a VOYAGE. RI the ship sinks the
bond Is forfeited.
"A sum advanced by a purchaser
10 a seller. to bind a verbal bar
gain between them. Is earnest
money.
When the stock list * soft. II
means that prices are easily dent
En-. Firm is generally used as the
artonym.
BallOoning Is what harrcns when
prices have been pushed too high
for safety and beyond real values.
Pinholed refers to that condition
a bond C. securitv Is in after hav-
ing dozens OF sale tickets pinned
to IL.
Dumping Is the practice or sell
ing goods IN foreign markets be-
low the price In the domestic mar
ket. 1T also refers to the offering
Of large blocks Of a stock for sale
In such quantity as to depress
prices.
Manipulation Of the stock market
IN 4 way TO force security owners
20 sell is called shaking out the
market.
Bunched l. applied TO m opera
ton in which several brokers COM
bine their orders. This is forbid
den by the New York exchange.
Bucketing means the sale or
purchase by a broker Of securities
against the sale or purchase by one
Of the brokers customers.
A filler Is a speculative purchase
Of securities hr one who f. reru-
larly engaged In some other bus
mess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27
Jones Transfer co. is Valley-Wide
Mercedes Concrete
& Pipe CO. Now Has
Best of Equipment

The Mercedes Concrete and Pipe
co. Is now better able TO supply the
Valley demand for their products
since their McAllen plant has been
placed in operation.
Situated in the heart Of the citrus
belt where much concrete drairags
= being done, the company felt that
the demands were too much Tor TIE
plant at Mercedes. The McAllen
plant was built and il now in full
operation.
I'VE are now in a position to give
prompt service on all types CT pipe
officials state. with our two plants
in operation ard with much pipe
already cured and stored. we can
fill orders on short notice
Officials in the company consider
the McAllen plant model in its ar
ranrements.
The machinery installed was de-
signed by the engineers of the COM
pany and built especially for them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27
SCHEDULE Is
MAINTAINED
Storage And Local Moving
Part Of Service
Offered

Offering facilities to all cities
between Brownsville and EdinhurE.
the Jones Transfer and Storage
Co, Inc, is q really valley-Eide in
~stitution. It's express ana freight
cars ply the Valley daily on q reg
ular schedule upon which mer-
chants can depend.
II addition to this ervice. stor-
age space is maintained BY the
company. This H. III the form or
bonded warehouses ct Brownsville,
Harrington and Edirburg. The
three warehouses have q combined
space Of more than 10000 square
feet Local moving vans arc main
tanned also.
The local office of the company
Is located at 1850 Levee but win ~
moved soon to their warehouse
near the m r.. freight depot. The
express car leave here at $50
a. III. and = y. m., arriving M Mis-
sion at 2.20 and TOO p. m, re-
%srectiFely. The express cars leave
Mission at 600 q. m. and 2.40 y. M.
arriving in Brownsville at lilo d
~. and ITO ". mi, respectively.
The freight a leaves Browns
vile At noon. making E5inburr by
$50 y. m. Another leaves Harlin-
gen st 10 a. m. making Edinburg
at AS M mi The Edinburr-
Brownsville FREIGHT bus leaves at
1890 a. m. arriving in Brownsville
NJ Goo p. IN.
The Southern Pacific towns are
served by q freight line between
Edinhurg ard Harlingen. Other
lines operated ere rIarlirFen-Ray-
mondViile and Edinburg-AfiSsion.
The company operates "a large
fleet OF cars ard emplcyes u staff
Of about 80 men. MANY OF the
men are specialists il the moving
business. Grating Is done BY some
Of these. The concern has been
operating in the Valley for THE past
eight years but came into Browns
vile only recently.
Iii Is owned and managed hy R.
Fulton jones. who maintains head
quarters at Earlingen. lie has had
many years Of experience i'm the
business.
The Brownsville office is super
vIsed by ". IA. Russell. lie has been
in charge since the establishment
Of office January 10.
The Efinburg office i5 in charge
OF George Jones. brother Of the
owner.
The company soon IA 10 begin a
program Of expansion in this city.
officials saw. Their office will be
combined with their warehouse
and additional office force en-
rloved.
The stations or the company are
as follows. Harrington. Edinhurg and
Brownsville. Jones Transfer and
Storage Co. San Benito. Ward
King Electric Co: La Feria, Sibson
Land Co: Mercedes. Auto Repair
Co: WesIaco. Noellcr Music Store:
Donna. Wilson Electric Co: Alamo.
Alamo Hardware Co.. San Juan.
M. @. Bower Sign Shop; Pharr.
Pharr Plumbing Co.: McAllen.
Smith Typewriter Exchange: and
Mission. McLane Service Station.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27
Theory Of Mergers
Carefully Stu died
BY Dwight Farnham

NEW YORK. May 27.-F-
Speeding Of communications and
transportation. says the industrial
economist. Dwight Farnham. is an
important factor in stimulating the
present tendency toward great in
dustrial and financial mergers.
n an analysis OF the present large
scale consolidation era. submitted
to the recent convention Of the
American Management association,
Mr.. Farnham lists seven principal
forces behind the movement:
/. The overbuilt condition Of in
dustry after the war.
2. The development during the
war Of mass production. which re
suited in the general introduction
Of scientific methods in admins
tration. finance. sales and produc-
ton.
3. The increased cost Of equip
ment required for mass production.
4. Improvement in technical prac-
tice.
). New inventions resulting from
research.
e. The high cost OF distribution
caused by attempts to dispose OF
the increased output resulting from
national advertising. high pressure
sales methods. national distribution
and direct contact with retailers.
z. Application Of mass methods
to purchasing and retail distribu-
ton through the medium of chain
stores. This movement was fur
ther assisted bv the trend Of popu-
lation toward the cities. by the de-
velopment and popularization Of
fhe automobile and bv the growth
Of hard surfaced highways.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27
Air Development
Tagging In East,
Statistics Show

DETROIT. May 2T-P-Cities
of the middle west. south and Pa
cific coast. are finding ground FOR
self-congratulation at the expense
Of New York and tho eastern sea-
board in the attest government
aviation statistics.
Out OF 65 air lines III the United
States operating on a daily Of six
time-weekly schedule. only four
touch New York City These are
the Colonial line to Boston. the Ma
tionai Air Transport service to and
from Chicago and the Pitcairn ser
vice from Atlanta and Washington
to New York
Chicago already IS the center OF
a spider web Of air lines reaching
west to the Pacific. east To the At
lantic. south 70 the Gulf and north
TO the twin cities. Detroit has
been linked with Cleveland. Chi
caco and Buffalo. Other cities OF
the Great Lakes REGION ere simil-
iarlv well served with air trans
portation.
Los Angeles. San Francisco. Seat
tie and other leading coast cities
are junction points for 4 raDidiv
developing system nf air lines.
Texas and the Mississippi valley
arc two other areas that have taken
up flying with little hesitancv.
IN general the newer commune
ties have appeared 70 show less
backwardness about trying the new
form OF TRANSFORMATION than the
REGIONS included in the thirteen
original colonies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27
SOUDERS TO WATCH
RACE FROM SIDELINE

COLUMBUS, Ohio. May 27.-fP-
George Souders. the youth who
jumped from Purdue university
campus to the Indianapolis speed
way Ia win the 5o0-mile motor race
in 1927. will watch from the side
lines this year. He Is through with
racing and glad OF id.
Souders was thrown from his rae
ing car in Detroit about "a year ago
and was III a hospital several
months. He now is an automobile
accessory salesman here.
"Im not % homesick for the smell
Of gasoline that I'd ever drive
again. he said Its "A tough rae
ket and I'm glad To get out Of i'll"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27
AIR MOTOR EXPORTS
LOW LEVEL

WASHINGTON. MAY 27.-P-
The United States had only eight
foreign customers for airrlane mo-
tors during the month Of Febru-
ary. ~ recorded In department Of
commerce statistics.
The total number exported was
"a. valued at S11U.694. over half OF
which were shipped to Japan.
Germany bought five. Belgium.
Canada. Mexico. Chile. Peru and
New Zealand purchased one each.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27
AIPPLANE LINE OFFERS
COMPUTATION TICKET

BOSTON. May 27.-fF-The first
airnlane communication tickets have
made their appearance on the New
York-Boston passenger line.
The tickets are transferable. and,
the American Air Transport Asso-
citation reports. business houses here
and in New York r buying them
for the use ar executives who may
| depart IN the morning. transact
business. and return in the evening
in time for dinner.
The tickets are Good for 30 rides
between the two cities. The flying
time Is one hour fo-ty-five minutes
each vay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27

CANADA BUYS MANY
AMERICAN RADIOS

WASHINGTON. May 27.-CF=
Canada Is huvlnE almost half the
current exDorts az radio receiving
sets from the United States.
The department If commerce
says that during February 3.302
sets were sent TO Canada. compared
with n total 10 all countries OF
8.246.
Costa Rica. Panama. Barbados.
Java. British Oceania and Morocco
BOUGHT one set each from the Unit
ed States during the month.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-27

WASHINGTON. eav 2T--TF1-
Compilations Of what the world
wants." from department Of COM
merce statistics. usually includes re-
quests from distant points for vari-
Gus novelties and commodities Of
purely American origin. The DEPART
ment makes n weekly list OF in
quiries from all over the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
Timber Depletion in Michigan
Comes as Warming to Other States

per cent of the original stand. has been
ra-forested and the work Is being car
rieAi forward as rapidly rs an awakened
pubic realization countenances the ex-
pen0itures.
Experts Estimate Cost Of Work.
The Federal experts estimate that to
carry the work on properly and prompt
ly, IL Is vital that the State appropriate
81 .050. 600 In the first year, increasing
to a maximum of $2,750 900 in the thir-
tieth year. This sum, annually, repre-
sents about one-siXth Of the total the
people of the State now pay for lumber
brought in from other States.
A properly carried out program
bringing the forest lands Of the State
once more into maximum production
would give employment to 100000 men
who, with their families, would repre-
sent about 45O.000 mouths to feed.
Such an increased demand for farm
products would react favorably to the
prosperity of tine farmers and as the
farmers would prosper, business would
prosper likewise.
other States whose forests are now
yielding great stocks of saw timber
might well take warning from Michigan
and conserve their supply of trees.
Other States which have gone through
what Michigan has might well copy the
courage of the leaders Of the State and
launch reforeStattion program which,
while it might not prove beneficial to
the present generation, might well
spell prosperity for the next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

self, is sufficient reason for population
growth. To no one thing can be at
tributed this increase, but the growing
importance of the National Capital re-
suited from a prosperity and advance
ment in all of its endeavors, with the
absence Of industrial depression and
DANGEROUS booms, which presents such
an unusual picture that 1t cannot help
but attract people of the Nation to the
city,
A consideration Of the District Of
Columbia vital statistics for the past
few years throws little light on the In
crease in the city's growth. The
Health Department asserts that in
1926, there were 1905 births and 1883
deaths. In 1927, there were 9.175
births and 6.9S7 deaths. Last year
there were 1894 births and 1880 deaths.
Health Department officials point out
that some of these infants die in early
life and still others are moved away
with their parents.
There is a feeling in some quarters
that the estimated increase in the Dis
citrt of Columbia, as set forth by the
Census Bureau, is too high and that
the 1880 census will show materially
reduced figure. At any rate. the bureau
has set down these estimated figures
for the postwar years. as the popula-
ton figures for Washington. 1921,
ass, 90; 1922, 100000; 1923, 1000;
1924, SOL 900: 1925, $4,000; 1925, 528,-
600; 1927, $40, 900 and 1928, $4,000.
states Also Grow.
The population curve has risen
steadily in the past few years In the
adjoining States OF Maryland and Viz
Ririia, the Bureau Of the Census shows,
FOR Maryland, these are the estimated
figures: 1921, 1,48l 900; 1922, 1887, 900;
1923, 1,517,000; 1924, 1,541 900; 1925,
/ $50, 900: 1926, $780, 900; 1927, 1897
600 and 1928, 100000.
For Virginia the bureau OF the census
figures tell this tale: 1921, 1859, 900;
1922, 1885, 900; 1928, 2,418,000; 1924,
2,456, 900; 1925, 2,486, 900; 1925, ASIA
900; 1927, 2,546,000 and 1928, 2,575,-
A share OF this increase for both
Maryland and Virginia is attributable
to the development Of Greater Wash
ington, which runs over into those
States.
And so, this area, which comprised
a population of some 5000 persons on
the banks of the Potomac River, when
the National Government was moved
here at the opening of the nineteenth
century, Is etriding rapidly forward, IS
the good ship washington is bound for
the port Of 100000 population, surely
and steadily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
Residents of Berlin
Marry Local Women

The Berliner is conservative. espe-
cially In the most important event in
life-marrying. Statistics show that the
Berliner. male and female, chooses his
mate inside the city limits. 1t is even
unusual to marry into a distant quar-
ter of the town; the majority Of the
unions are between residents of the same
or neighboring quarters.
OF a total of 40,937 marriages in 1927
In Berlin, 4S,528 were contracted between
parties living there. How difficult it is
to win the heart OF Berlin fraulein
is proved by the fact that during the
same year only 998 men from Bran
denburg Province. In which Berlin Is
situated; 1.277 from other parts of Ger
many and 1873 foreigners were able to
capture Berlin brides. The number OF
Berliners who imported their brides Is
even lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
PUBLIC LIBRARY

Recent accessions at the Public Ii
brary and lists of recommended reading
will appear in this column each Sum
day.
Art and Artists.
Capart, Jean. Lectures on Egyptian Art
W121-Cl7l
Chambers, F. P. Cycles of Taste. W.
Chase, J. G. The Romance of an Art
Career. w10-C3s5.
Cotterill, H. B. History of Art, ".
1924. Wl1-CS2.
Fry, r. E. Flemish Art. 1927. wP46s-
F94.
Grundy. C. r. English Art in the XVIII
Century. G45-G92.
Hobson, R. L. Chinese Art. 1927. CRef
does not circulate). W66-H6S.
Hogarth, william. william Hogarth.
Hooch, PETER de. Pieter de Hooch
1925. w10-H763.
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Degas. 1928. W10-
D366mE.
Soupault. Philippe. William Blake. wle-
B5S3soE.
Strong. z. S. Art in Ancient Rome. 2 v.
W129-St866>
v.
Peace. JXARlNI434y.
Mead. Mrs. L. T. A. Law or War. JQ-
M464 !.
Norris. Mrs. Kathleen. What Price
Peace? JQ-N79w.
Whitney. e. L. The American Peace
Society. JQ-W6l.
Aviation.
Aero Mechanics, v /. Sz-Ae85.
Black, Archibald. Civil AirportS and Air
ways. Sz-B563c.
Collins, A. F: Aviation and All About
1t. SZ-C6e4.
Modern Mechanics and Inventions. Fly
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Thomson, j. z. Aviation Stories. Sz-
1883.
Poetry.
Bates ss,, (. L. ed. Ballad Book. YP-
Dickinson, Emily. Further Poems. YP-
Frost ,st. Robert. Selected Poems. yr-
Gilbert, Mrs. A. K. The Angel of the
Battlefield. YP-G366.
f1ibbard, G. A. Recent Poetry From the
South. zYP-H62r.
YP.M393f.
Robinson: e. A. Cavender's House. Up
R666ca.
Sullivan, A. M. Progression. YP-SuS5p.
Wood, Clement. The Craft of Poetry.
zYP-W853c.
Wylie, Elinor, Angels and Earthly
Creatures. YP-Ws75an.
Fiction.
Bedford Jones, Henry. D'Artagnan.
Chamson, Andre. The Road.
Chiffon, e. C.. The Burning Fountain.
Remarque, =. M. All Quiet on the West
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Sabatini, Rafael. The Romantic Prince.
Synon, Mary. The Good Red Bricks.
Tucker. Louis. When He Came to
Wright. 5. r. The Island OF Captain
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w YTTH $4,000, 900 Immediately
at its disposal. the Federal
NV Farm Board, recently ap-
pointed by President Hoover.