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per cent below the corresponding week

per cent below the corresponding week
last year.
Christmas decorations adorn most of
the local banks. Some Of them are more
attractive than ever and show q great
deal Of care In preparation. The trees
are particularly attractive.
r. H. Ashton Of WASHINGTON, con-
nected with the American Railway As
ISOLATION, and Arthur j. May, Of this
city. Of the National Hardware Asso-
citation, have been placed on the adj
visory committee Of the National Busi-
ness Survey Conference.
Easier money rates. expected during
1890 as q result Of the decline In stock
prices should encourage building con-
Struction, as well as Federal, State and
municipal improvements, thus mate
rally aiding the cement industry, &C.
cording to the Fortnightly Review Of
GIMP. Murphy d. Co.
Volume of money turnover during
week ended December IL. as measured
by check payments. was lower than In
either the previous week or the corre-
spending period of last year, according
to the Department Of Commerce.
Harry C. Butcher, chief assistant to
the executive secretary of the National
Fertilizer Association, has resigned to
become Washington representative Of
the Columbia Broadcasting system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
COMMERCIAL CREDIT co.
SIGNS NEW CONTRACTS

The Commercial Credit Co. Of Balti-
OF contracts with the Stewart Motor
Corporation Of Buffalo and the Motor
Wheel Corporation Of Lansing, Mich,
for the wholesale and retail time sale
financing Of the products Of these man
ufacturers. The contracts provide for
a Nationwide financing service through
more than $50 branch and service Of
fees.
Motor Wheel Corporation does an
annual volume in excess of $50, 0OO, 900
and 1t is hoped that these figures will
be materially enhanced through deferred
payment selling. Besides manufactur-
ing automotive shop equipment, includ-
ing wheel aligning tools, Motor Wheel
manufactures wheels for many different
automobile manufacturers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
IRON AND STEEL SHOW
MODERATE RECOVERY
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
CLEVELAND, December 21.-Further
signs OF gradual recovery In the iron
and steel markets are conspicuous this
week, says Iron Trade Review. Con-
tracing for first quarter Is moderately
active, and while progress probably will
not be greatly accelerated over the re-
mainder OF this year. quiet negotiations
between producers and consumers give
evidence of normal contract needs for
the next three months. This pertains
especially to structural shape BUYERS,
implement makers, railroads and gen.
eral manufacturers. In many other Ci-
rections the markets reflect expanding
needs, and the outlook Is distinctly
brighter than two weeks aeo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
UTILITIES GAIN MOST
BY HOOVER CONFERENCE

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, December 21.-The chief
effects Of the Hoover conference, ac-
cording to this weeks United Business
Service Report, will doubtless be felt in
the fields Of public utility construction,
and secondly In commercial and indus
trial building.
The very considerable increase In cor
porate and municipal bond issues over
the past two months distinctly FORE
construction.
Furthermore. the easier money and
credit conditions which now exist and
which may be reasonably expected to
continue, open the road 10 O further
though moderate expansion Of building.
In general, prospects appear brightest
in the New York district, the Northwest
and In Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
New Building Record
In New York Marks
Month of November
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December al
New building and engineering
work IN New York State during
November amounted to $751;
$4,000, the largest amount for
any month on record, according
to the r. w. Dodge Corporation.
The figure compares with
$50, 662, 800 in October and $113,-
307,00 in November, 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
D. C. FIRM BUYS WHARF.

RICHMOND. Va. December Il (Spe-
ciaD The A. w. Embrey Lumber Co.
OF Fredericksburg, Va, one of the old
est and largest firms Of its kind In
Virginia, has sold its wharf on the
Rappahannock River and its ofices on
the National Boulevard to L. A. CLARK
81 Sons, washington concern, which
operates extensively in Virginia, for
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
COTTON PRICES HIGHER.

Trade Buying and Week End Gov
ering Cause Rally.
NEW YORK, December al OP).-
Cotton was higher today on trade buy
ing and week end covering. The adj
vance was considered partially q re-
Election Of the markets technical posi-
ton following recent declines, while
the buying was encouraged by rather
more cheerful reports from the goods
markets and comparatively small Of
ferings from the South. January con-
tracts sold up to 17.02 and closed at
1901, with the general market closing
firm at net advances of % to 81 points.
Futures closed firm, % to ~ points
higher: December, 1900; January,
l7.0lai7.o2; March. 17.S2: May, l7.56a
1888; July, 17.75a17.77; October. 17.75a
17.77. Spot steady; middling, 17.25.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

&tra large navel oranges, product
california. was one Of the attractions
IN the fruit market, some large Florida
large fruit sold anywhere from so cents
70 81 Q dozen, smaller fruit selling
much cheaper. Tangerines were sell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22


Thomas Edison. busy at Fort Myers,
Fla, on his rubber experiments, stopS
long enough to say that he believes the
time has arrived when 1t should require
less work to earn q decent living than
ever before. In the field Of power and
machinery, the amount Of work that a
man needs to do in order to support
himself and his family should be very
much less than in any time in history.
The famous inventor thinks that the
fve-day week is coming The eight
hour day Is here--40 hours OF work a
week. Some think in rs years the
work week will be reduced to rs hours.
People want to know nowadays about
economics and flnance-more about
how the machine works, and they are
going to find out In the process they
viii distinguish the true from the
false"
That is the hope of industry-facts.
more facts and still more facts.
Copyright, 1929. North American Newspaper
Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
Cleaned in Financial District.

Bank clearings In Washington for the
week ending December 19 totaled $28,-
100000, ago'1st $28.503, 900 in the pre-
Nkous week. Clearings here were 9.3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

SOAAoOaAeA0SsOhA
The rail consolidation plan reported
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion should be a helpful influence. al
though the main features of 1t have
been given wide publicity in advance
It ut least offers the carriers a means
Of getting together and endeavoring to
adjust their views to q set of official
recommendation for merging inde-
pendent lines with groups already in
existence or to be created. It will
necessitate sacrifice by some roads in
order to strike better balance between
the lines in their territory. The con-
test which It revives will be mainly
in the East, for comparatively little
change Is recommended west Of the
Mississippi River.
Railroad men have claimed that at
least 81 ,000, 100000 of new construction
and betterment work Is being postponed
from lack Of a merger plan, as they
were not willing to put new capital into
their own properties when q new
scheme of consolidation might give q
portion OF them to q competitor. There
is an opportunity now for the exercise
of more craftsmanship in working out a
plan than has been witnessed the last
few years in Eastern railroad circles,
From Q market standpoint, immediate
Dement'S Of the consolidation plan can
hardly be expected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
Blight OF Unemployment

Inere are thousands Of bread winners in England
anu Wales who have been idle for a long time. Mil
IONS OF dollars have been discussed by the govern
ment to provide shelter and food for this army OF
idiers. Indeed the great labor victory in England
was Brought about by the promise Of Ramsay Mac
Donald ard his lieutenants to do something substan-
tial Tor tie unemployed Of the empire.
On the opening day Of the house Of commons, James
"a. Thomas, minister Of employment, made a very
significant speech. He said the blight OF unemploy-
ment" in England viii not be wiped out by any magic
cure Nevertheless he asserted trade was improv-
ing and there was in the long run cause for opti-
mism.
According to the London correspondent Of the As
ISOLATED Press. Thomas brought a hush In the house
with his outsponken admission that in some districts
Of the country there is no hope whatever OF work for
thousands and hundreds Of our fellowmen no matter
what is done"
And yet England is said to be the most powerful Of
AL nations by her champions; the richest Of all ma
tons; the mistress of the Seven seas; the queen Of
the commerce Of the world. Now what disposition
will be made Of "the thousands and hundreds Of our
ellowmen" for whom there is no hopper Unemploy-
ment is a blight and it is a blight that has stricken
one Of the proudest Of nations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
Other Side Of Chicago

Chicago has been pictured as a city of booze max
ers, booze sellers, murderous gunner, crooked poll
ticians and rotten politics. There is another side
another Chicago.
Newsgathering associations and their wires tell the
story that the shining dream Of Chicago music low
ers became triumphant reality tonight" in the gala
opening Of the Civic Opera in its $2O,-
o00, 900 skycraping home.
Less than a century ago wolves bayed at the moon
on the site Of this wonderful building constructed at
a cost of $4,000. 900. Chicago has the most mag
nificent boulevard and driveways Of any American
citv. the most beautiful park. many Of the greatest
financial institutions, factories and mills that en-
nlov hundreds OF thousands Of bread winners, uni
v~ersities and colleges and schools and cathedrals OF
worldwide fame.
Chicago is the Great Lake city OF America ana some
dav Chicago in wealth and population viii relegate
New York to second place.
Think OF a $40. 100000 home for grand opera with
Samuel insult, the president Of the Grand Opera as
sociation who conceived the great idea and gathered
around him men Of millions. citizens OF Chicago, to
make the dream a reality.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

Desertion law is not q weapon in Texas. That Is,
the wife and child desertion statute was enacted by
lawmakers to protect the destitute and helpless
against the husband and father who could, but re-
fused to assist them but It was never intended that
It should be used as a weapon Of revenge by anyone
who gathering her brow-Iike gathering storm nurses
her wrath to keep 1t warm" This the court Of crini-
nal appeals ruled in an opinion by Judge A. =. Mar
tin In reversing and remanding the case Of John
OBriant from Fisher county.
The court Of last resort held that the verdict OF
guilty is not supported by the evidence and that an
affirmance under the facts would tend to transform
a beneficient and wise law into an odious instrument
OF oppression" It was the courts opinion that the
trial court should have peremptorially instructed the
Jury to acouit OyBriant, q tenant farmer in Fisher
county who had been fined SIS on charges OF having
wiTfully and without Justification deserted, neglected
and refused to provide for the support and main
tenance Of six Of his children. they being under the
age OF 6 years and in destitute and necessitous cir
cumstances.
Again the opinion reads: The record showed that
OBriant on a rented place, without the assistance Of
his family, raised a crop giving the net proceeds to his
family, who lived in town apart from him and who
we're spending SIS per month for groceries alone;
that after doing this OyBriant had to sell his teams
and tools 10 pay on his debt, leaving him without
property and, being unable TO pay longer, he was
prosecuted as a criminal"
Judge A. B. Martin is q son Of the west. Plain
view was his home for years before he was called 70
high place by Gov. Moody. IN his opinion in this
case. he said:
1T would be a strange doctrine In America that
mere inability to pay money was q crime Tor wnicn
q citizens liberty could be taken. Such a construc-
ton Of this statute would be as savage and unreas-
enable as it is contrary to that American spirit OF
fair play and hatred Of oppression which have found
vigorous expression throughout the history Of our iur-
isprudence."
There appears to be justice as well life In this
historic land-yet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
tuition OF


actually taken a mans life. She
must have.
Her eye caught a newspaper "
ing on the floor near. Headlines
screamed at her:
GIRL, II ADMITS HATE MUIR
DER"
And below she read with a sink
ing heart in a smaller headline:
ROY CLARKE ANDREWS Be
LEVIED DEAD"
The photographer reached over
and handed the paper to her.
"All over the front page this
morning aren't your"
There was her picture. Together
with the headlines it seemed TO take
I'D the whole page. In large black
type that started up at her she read:
IL hate him. OF course ! killed
him"
Beautiful Rosalie March. II years
old. confessed with the above words
to the murder OF Alberto MARITIME.
store detective in the employ Of the
Boggs and Clark department store
at-Race street last night At 3
o'clock"
CTo BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

daytime might help tD clear up the
trouble. Avoid using the arm as
much mB possible meanwhile
n. p. NJ. 0s-What DO you advise
for falling hair and where should II
so for treatment
A.-KeepInR the scalp Arm u FUcd
healthy condition By careful sham
pooling and rinsing and the usW of
n good hair tonic should bring about
satisfactory resulta
W.. vi. II. Q.--What should n boy
weigh who is Is years old and s feet
3 inches tall?
Allow AN I gain weishtf
A-Fu- hiB nge ana height Ta
should weigh -Dout Isl pounds.
2.-Proper dieting and deep breath
nourishing foods and have plenty OF
sleep and rest.
N. d. Q.-what are among the
outstanding symptoms of tuberru-
l0sis7
AVN n cold An the chest be.
come serious liz one goes in swim
ming7
A-Fever. less cf weight. hectic
color In the cheeks. sweating nc
night and coughing. "A thorough ex-
animation or the chest will help t0
make a definite diagnosis. Your
doctor win advise you
Att may. depending upon tha
seriousness and extent O. the trouble
Under these circumstances it would
be best 70 stay out or the water nm.
Gil such time an the chest cold has
cleared up-
nj. r. II. Q.-What causes IN pain
ON my right side below the Jelt? MY
appendix Il all right.
A-You may be troubled with con
stipation or gas IN the intestinea.
Correct your diet and keep tho I'm
festival tract clear.
MRS. III. IT, ~. Q.-What 40 you
advise for m oily skin?
Al would suggest that you Mp-
ply hot and cold water congresses
to the face alternately for fifteen
minutes. night and morning.
c~0cyrEht. Isa. NsgspsRsH FsAtprs ssryisa. ha
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chemically, sick with fear. she did
as she vas told. There was none
there that had seen her before. IL
was q new face to them-and one
Of the most innocent looking any
Of them had ever been.
Too bad-a kid like that" q vet
eran said, as she went out the door.
And a younger laughed, cynically:
''Them's the kind you gotta look
out for, Barney"
From the stick up screen" Ros-
allie was taken to the rogueS' gall
cry. She did not resist while they
took her finger prints.
Then she was led into the room
to be photographed and measured.
The photographer sat her in a big
wooden chair and turned her head
TO the side.
Here, read that while I'm takin'
you. tn do you good"
IL was a sign on the wall a few
feet away. For a minute Resale
could not see. Then her eyes clear
ed and she saw that II was q pic
ture OF q man standing in front Of
the electric chair. Behind him stood
a priest, a policeman and another
man. Below in large letters, over an
inch high she read:
YOU CAN'T WIN"
Below that was an old, priscn-gar-
bed man, and she strained her eye:
to read.
Here IS Old Uncle Jim, known
only as LITER XY4362. Entered priSo-
at the age Of 20 Now 40. Fifty
years OF living death.
"Tragic proof that
"YOU CAN'T WIN.
CRIME DOES NOT PAY"
Rosalie drew q shudderinF breath
1t brought her danger 70 her more
realistically than anything had be-
fore. But she did not feel Ike
criminal. She felt like q little girl
all alone in q world that was tul
OF misery and heartache-and pelv'
ed that she would rather die.
She sat with q large number pin'
ned across her dress and faced tint
sharp face OF the camera maj
while he made a front view. In
little while her picture would be II
the rOgues' gallery. She, Rosalii
J March. was q murdreress. She haS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

Read This First:
Rosalie March. seventeen. works
at the hosiery counter Of a depart
ment store, q position she secured
through the kindness Of KeneSsa
DuBarry, an actress. who took pity
on her when Rosalie's mother died.
Resale is adored by her landlady,
Mother Murphy. and little Tim
OHara, the corner newsie. Alberto
MARITIME, the store detective, threat
ems Resale with arrest when he
catches her with a pair OF silk
stockings she has taken until pay
day. He prevails upon her to hide
some ~suitcases in her room. Roy
Clarke Andrews. nephew of the
store owner. asks RoSalie to marry
him. Martino's gang kidnaps Roy,
and when ROSalie threatens TO ex-
pose him. MARITIME is mysteriously
shot The police arrive. OF course.
RoSaIie is accused Of the murder.
and Is taken to the station to be
questioned. RoSalie does not know
who shot MARITIME. After question:
ing. Rosalie is put in sharge OF
Of Aunt Bessie, at the woman's
bureau.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

II believe that the Community Chest plan for pro-
viding local benevolences is the best which has been
devised" read a wire from President Hoover 70 the
Fort Worth Community Chest plan drivers by
eliminating much OF the cost Of collection II increases
the amount actually available for charitable purposes
and makes FOR q wiser and more equitable division Of
funds in accordance with the needs and opportuni-
ties OF each"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
So This Is Texas

A rampasas correspondent says the open season Tor
training fur bearing animals begins on Dec. l in
stead Of Nov. IA as in the past. Furthermore ne
saws. the fur industry in his section has grown to one
Of great Importance. During the past season iur
dealers operating in Lampasas handled a half million
dollars worth OF furs as during the late fall and win
ter hundreds Of men and boys find lucrative employ
ment trapping and hunting the fur bearing animals
On with the hunt!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

On interesting companion - o godsend. - n
one such. We talked about everything but this
particular conversation was confined 90 the ap-
pealing subject OF food.
"The trouble with u.s." said Mr. Cobb, lin that
we eat with our eyes. We sft down INC the table
and look over the attractive things displayed
there. Then we decide WYE win have m bttle Ct
this and quite a lot Of that. Whatever pleases
the eye soon gets into the stomach Instead OF
taking what Is good for us and what our stomaehs
need. we take what appeals 60 our sight We
eat with our eyes"
"Ty'' has made a great record as . prcfes-
sional ball player. lie Ian noted for clean living
clean sportsmanship, clean work.
I'm this sport, ms I'm NIL others requiring per
feet poise OF body and mind, habits on living are
all important. There cannot be balance of muscle
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
Star Lore
EACH STAR HAS IT'S PLACE IN
THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
Nv Awfhssw naU H~~-~-k

- 6AbaAAA 0SNs CdkH C4UE
y. IT,, Bellingham, Wash.-It has
always been a mystery to me how
astronomers can distinguish N
star from mother. The sky seems
full OF stars; they mil look alike.
WIN you please explain how It is
dcne2
Astronomers long ago mapped out
the Celestial Sphere, inserting the
plane Of the ecliptic and the cell
estial equator; also accurately
charting the longitude and latitude,
known as right ascension and de-
clination. Every star has its place
in this celestial sphere. Get "a
Guide to the Consultations" b.
Barton. published by McGraw-Hin
Book Co. Seventh avenue, Jew
York. and you viii very soon know
all OF the leading consultations.
More tomorrow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
Swiss For Preparedness

Little Switzerland. a mountain land. has ordered
los airplanes 10 be used in an emergency Tor the pro-
lection Of a liberty loving people. Very wise are the
Swiss. They are for peace but are ever prepared for
war. A war Of defense.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

Fort Worth with 80 homicides In 1929 has already
broken its record for killings during the last fiVe
years. In 1925 and 1927 Fort Worth had 81 killings
each wear. "a in 1928 and % in 1926. Thirty years
AGO in a single wear Dallas had 63 homicides and at
that time Dallas had a population Of less than $4,000.
Now produce the Dallas record for 1929.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

place this in the s~crapbook. The first carload OF
rexas manufactured Carnation milk was shipped
from shunlenburg Nov 8 to a Houston business urn.
:. ~,,tained 10000 cans Of milk produced by Texas
.~r form Texas feed. This is only the beginning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

Who am I? What state does my
husband represent in the senate?
Who is the other senator from our
state?
What department OF the u. q.
government distributes and pre-
pares charts and other nautical in
formation?
What was the purpose or the
Hundred Years war;
"For we can do nothing against
the truth. but for the truth" Where
Is this passage found In the 9ible?
TOday's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are AZ
f~ectionate and fluent speakers,
They naturally are OF a cheerful
disposition, but have their glum
days, too.
Answers tO Foregoing Questions:
r.. Mrs. Smith Brookharts Iowa,
Daniel F.. Steck.
2. photographic office.
8. TO gain possession OF the
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"a

~ "a
Aunt Bessie awakened Rosalie
the next morning. She had a steam
ing cup OF hot coffee In her hand.
Take this dear-if you don't feel
like eating any breakfast. tn help
you keep up"
Through a dark room. up some
steps and into a wire screened en-
closure Resale was led BY an officer
a few minutes later. II was eight
o'clock in the morning.
Then the bright lights were turned
on her and she could not see beyond
In the room before her a score
city detectives were hidden by the
stick UP screen It is the place
where all that pass through the
hands of the Philadelphia police are
taken and given the once over"
The screen Is used SO that criminals
cannot recognize the detectives.
Rosalie was told TO hold her head
I'D straight-to turn-to walk. Me-