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New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
SIT.

I write to correct certain errors which appear 10 have crept into cer- tain interesting "reminiscences Of the Spratt family. l knew the Spratts we'll and had the pleasure Of dining with them at their charming fiat in '93 and again in in '9S.
 On the first occasion, I remember, we had cold boiled mutton and on the second. potted shrimps. This. I think. finally disposes of the ma licious rumor which attributes an eccentricity of diet to the worthy pair.
 Mrs. Spratt, who, prior 10 her marriage. was, of course, a Miss Trotter, was an enthusiastic fret worker. Curiously enough, MT. Spratts Christian name was not Jack. but Herbert William. His in- inmates knew him as George. Yours, Algernon Ashton.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

The modesty Of the new skirts is much like the success of Prohibition. It all depends on where you meas ure.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

The psychologist who says all great achievements have their in- spiration in sex should study the record of the Missouri mule.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Dear Editor:
 Would you be surprised to learn that MT. and Mrs Spratt lived on diet of clear soup. potato-peelings and brass wire nails? So should l, but my goat wouldn't. Yours.
 Ashley Sterne.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

The chief Lalger is that every body will stop spending to prove that he lost a fortune in Wall Street.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Christian nations are the ones that send missionaries to save the undeveloped people they have robbed.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
SIGNING PROTOCOLS AND SUCH

The press statement of the |. $. Department Of State for publication today began with the following statement:
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Reporters sent to jail for rcfus- either, if it was their theft of pub lie property they refused to talk about.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Another way 10 keep from grow ing old is to believe the man who says he wants an honest criticism.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
Rid of It!

Muriel: Have you ever been in an earthquake?"
 Bordon: "Yes, l used to own one but l traded it in on a new car.'
 III. r. Carson.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
 &:M'Qh!q6 MAX52N ElXYALL JUDExx

Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor chre of the New Britain Herald and your letter wil. he forwarded 10 New York
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Critics who think self government doesn't work should observe the crowd standing in line at a ticket office.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Entered at the Post Oa1ce al New 6iitaln
 as Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Still, the criminal element" would include almost everybody If Congress should pass every law sug- gested by anybody.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
New Britain Herald

Issued Daily Sunday Excepted) At Herald Bids. s7 Church Street
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Banks are those things that will and won't let you have a dime to buy gold dollars that are selling at a nickel each.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

800 Three Months
 f5c. Month
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Correct this sentence: It makes me so happy. said the wife. ito have you spend money on your pa.- ents and sisters"
 Copyright. 1929. Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

There's room for one more war book. Nobody has told the story from the angle of a Y. AI C. A. worker selling chocolate bars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
JUDGE HOLDS CANADA
ALIEN ACTS BIND U. S.
Bauer Estate Loses Court Tilt for
Railway Stock Confiscated by
Dominion During War.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 9.-Acts of the
Canadian Parliament -confiscating prop
erty of enemy aliens during the World
War are binding on courts OF the
United States, even though 1t developed
later that persons from whom property
was seized resided in the United States,
Federal Judge F. E. Geiger of MIL
waukee has ruled.
The decision received here today
was in the case of the estate Of Jacob
Bauer against the Canadian govern
ment and the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road. The government confiscated
5000, 900 worth of stock in the road
owned by Bauer, who at the time he
bought the stock was a resident of
Germany, although citizen of the
United States and member of the
Bauer family of Chicago, once engaged
in the brewery business.
An attempt was made to recover the
stock through Canadian courts, which
ruled adversely on Bauer's claim that
he was an American citizen when the
stock was seized under the alien prop
erty act. Two years ago suit was
started In Federal courts in this coun-
try with former Senator James Hainil-
ton Lewis representing the Bauer
estate.
Judge Geiger,s decision was based on
finding that decision Of the Canadian
courts Is binding on United States
courts. Lewis said he would carry the
battle to the United States Supreme
Court, adding that about $500, 900
worth Of stock in the road. owned by
German Americans and seized during
the war. would be affected hy the final
yuling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
BROKERS CONSIDER
INCREASING MARGIN.
Move to Boost Costs to
Small, 0dd-Lot Traders
Is Being Studied.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 9.-Another
revision of margin requirements is being
considered not only in Wall Street but
also in Chicago Cleveland, Philadelphia
and other Cities it was learned today.
Conferences of brokers to discuss the
subject have been under way for several
days, and attention also has been given
to the matter of making the minimum
charge for items higher and having it
more generally adopted.
The reason for the upward readjust-
ment in margins is to weed out some of
the more improbable accounts. A COR
rollary of the move Is to make the
custom more general Of refusing to ham
die orders of less than, say, IS shares,
on margin. The odd-lot business of
most Arms is held to provide scant
profits, while at the same time increas-
ing greatly the amount of clerical work.
In an effort to make this branch of their
business come nearer paying its way
some firms have instituted a minimum
charge of $5 an item.
It also Is reported that there is a
scheme on foot to alter the present
arrangement for delivery of stock by
adopting a 'skip-delivery" plan. The
proposal would make shares bought on
Monday deliverable at 2:15 on Wednes-
day, instead of on Tuesday as at pres
ent. Now shares bought on Friday and
Saturday are deliverable on Monday;
under the new plan this stock would be
delivered on Tuesday. This plan is
devised to make the work of stats
easier.
Odd-lot traders have swarmed the
Street this year, bringing their few hun
dreds of dollars to make killing" even
as do the big traders. So great has
been the volume of this petty business
that clerical forces of brokerage firms
have been under a constant strain 1t
takes as long to do the bookkeeping on
an order Of 10 shares as 1t does on one
of 500 shares and the commission, in
the former case, Is in no sense COM
parable.
Because of the strain under which
clerks have been working the Exchange
closed today. 1t may be necessary to
close another Saturday or two In the
near future so that accounts can be
brought up to date without undue pres
sure on Office stats. Brokers are not
attempting to discourage outright pur-
chases Of odd-lot blocks of stock. But
what they are making q drive on Is to
cut down the trading of small traders
who operate on margin.
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TWO WOMEN TO SEEK
AIR HONORS FOR SEX
One After Altitude Mark, as Other
Wants Endurance Record-Will
Make Attempts Today.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February 9.-Two
young women will hop off here tonnor-
row, bent on establishing new air rec
ords for their sex.
Miss Marvel Crosson, formerly mail
and supplies flyer in Alaska, plans to
start upward at 2 pm. in an effort to
set new altitude mark. Miss Bobby
Trout will follow her into the air at
5 pm, in an effort to recapture the
endurance title which she won here
January ] only to lose it three weeks
later to Miss Elinor Smith of New York,
who remained aloft IS hours Is min
utes and As seconds.
Miss Trout also plans an attempt to
increase the eight hours night flying
mark for women and better the 932
miles distance record for a 60-horSe-
power motor. She will use the Golden
Eagle ship in which she made her for
mer flight, and Miss CroSson will pilot
a TraYelair plane. Miss Trout will loop
the course used by the record-making
Question Mark.
The Weather Bureau forecast fair
weather for tomorrow but said sub
zero temperatures would be encountered
In the higher attitudes with a moderate
wind up to 1000 feet Miss Crosson will
wear fur-lined flying suit and carry
an oxygen mask and equipment. Also
to make her record official, she will
have sealed Paragraph furnished
through the contest committee of the
National Aeronautical Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
Coolidge Goes to Treasury Department
To See Models of Buildings for Triangle

President Coolidge made a personal
visit to the Treasury Department late
yesterday afternoon to view the models
Of the Federal structures to be erected
in the triangle.
Departing from his usual custom of
having departmental matters brought to
him, the Chief Executive left the White
House and went to the department, and
with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
spent about 20 minutes inspecting the
models.
While the models are not yet COM
plete, they represent several buildings
which are to be erected in the triangle,
and show, in graphic style, using the
three dimensions, something of how the
triangle will look in the future.
The President saw the virtually COM
pleted model of the Department of
Commerce Building. which Is now un-
der construction in the site bounded by
Fourteenth and Fifteenth, B and e
streets. He saw o model Of what the
architects tentatively propose for the
Department Of Justice. to be erected on
tn site Of Center Market.
Some parts Of the peculiar shaped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
PREPARATION STUDY
TO TAKE : WEEKS
Speed Is Password Adopted
at First Meeting
of Experts.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, February 9.-Five weeks was
set today as the limit for consideration
of the reparations problem by the new
Commission of Experts. Speed was the
password adopted at the first meeting
of the commission, which was held this
morning under the temporary chair
manship of Emile Moreau, governor OF
the Bank of France.
Ali the delegates. Germans, allies and
Americans, agreed at this informal get
acquainted" gathering that II they
could not find basis for final set
tlement of Germany's war accounts
within five weeks, there was q likeli-
hood they never wood agree.
There was unanimous demand at the
meeting that Owen D. Young OF the
United States become permanent
chairman. Mr.. Young, however, de-
INJURED at the suggestion, saying he
understood that President Coolidge
would prefer a European in the chair.
1t was decided to send a message to
Washington telling the President of
the unanimous desire for Mr.. Young.
In both allied and German circles II
was emphasized that since the United
States delegates seemed destined to
WELD preponderant influence on the
committee deliberations, they should
assume corresponding responsibilities
and therefore it was proper that Mr.
Vnyfran chni1ld hoCnr1n YNrpCidi11U nff7rnr
Heart of Problem Seen.
The finding of fresh total of Ger
man reparation payment and also the
fixing of the number of annual INSTALL
ments were stated on all sides to be the
heart of the whole problem. Therefore,
those two aspects of the situation prob
ably will be tackled first.
Mr.. Young, with j. P. Morgan and
Thomas w. Lamont, the other Amer
CONTINUED on Page s, Column -
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ONE MAN CREDITED
WITH ENDING WAR
Peace in Nicaragua Is An
nounced After Capture
of Sandino's Aide.

One man-FirSt Lieut. Herman Henry
Hanneken of the United States Ma
rines-is credited with ending the war"
In Nicaragua, at least for the time
being.
The Nicaraguan legation announced
last night that it was of1cially informed
that the Sandino bands have departed
from the country and peace has been
re-established throughout Nicaragua"
This is ascribed to the capture a
few days ago Of Manuel Maria Jiron,
Sandino's right-hand man, by Lieut..
Hanneken. Jiron was represented as
being the brains of the Sandino move
ment.
A brief typewriter statement, signed
by Evaristo Carazo, charge d'affaires
of the Nicaraguan legation here, an
nouncing the re-establishment of peace,
said: This legation has been officially
informed by the Nicaraguan govern
ment that Sandino's bands have left
the Nicaraguan territory and that peace
has been re-estabMshed throughout
Nicaragua"
This action seems to bring to a close
Nicaragua's three years of civil strife,
but leaves question as to Sandinos S
whereabouts. Various statements have
represented the famed bandit leader,
who was a leader in the ranks of the
present President of Nicaragua, Jose
Maria Moncada, as being dead Other
announcements have placed Sandino in
Honduras, well out of touch with his
erstwhile theater of operations in North
western Nicaragua, where he has been
the object of attacks by the United
States marines and native forces by
airplane and by primitive infantry war;
fare.
While the State and Navy Depart
ments last night lacked Official in
formation concerning the termination
of the conflict, officials expressed grati-
Continued on Page 2. Column A.
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building which is to be located between
the grand plaza and the great circle
were finished. but the completed struc-
lures were not entirely shown In the
models. This building will be concave
on two sides and Is to house inde-
pendent offices of the Government.
The TOY" triangle buildings are made
Of cardboard. and accurately painted to
represent the completed appearance of
the structures the Government Is build
ing to house its departments.
The buildings were arranged on q
triangular table about 20 feet long, and
where there were no completed build
ings some cardboard was set up to
tentatively represent the general archi-
tectural lines which are to be followed
out, to give the Chief Executive a
graphic picture of the expected future
appearance of the triangle.
Among the officials present when
President Coolidge and Secretary Mel
lon looked over the models were AS
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury Carl
T. Schuneman. who Is in charge of the
public building program, and Louis A.
Simon. head Of the architectural divi-
sion Of the supervising architects ONCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
Safe Opened, $1,000 Bonds Are Missing,
Woman Recalls Hiding Them on Hunch

the bonds missing from it and reported
to the police that the bonds had been
stolen.
Some time after the police arrived
Mrs. Mitchell recalled that she had
taken the bonds from the safe on a
hunch. She looked under the couch
and found them. Although the robbers
had torn the covering from the couch
they had not searched under It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
Woman Changes Mind
About Trip Abroad,
Returns With Pilot
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, February 9.-Mrs.
Lewis C. Clark, wife of a New
York broker, started for Europe
early this morning and then
changed her mind. At Ambrose
Light she crawled down the tall
Jacobs ladder with the pilot of
the Majestic and headed back for
home.
Mrs. Clark had been feeling i'll
when she boarded the Majestic
with her maid and just as the
vessel was to leave the harbor
communicated with Capt. William
Marshall. Aided by Pilot John
Ramaya, she and the maid climbed
down the so or 70 steps of the
weaving ladder from the prone
made deck and went by rowboat
to the pilot ship New York. Later
she was landed at Staten Island.
Most of her effects were left on
board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

CHICAGO, February 9.-Safes are all
right but they are the first place robbers
look for valuables, Mrs. Caroline Mitchell
decided two weeks ago. SO she took
negotiable bonds valued at $4,000 from
wall safe and hid them In tin box
under a couch on sleeping porch.
Today she returned home to md the
house ransacked. the safe sppensd and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
BY THOMAS r.. HENRY.

Astrologss numeoogists characteoogists etterologs
pamsts phrenoogst clairvoyan crana psychologists leaf
grapnolog crystal cosologss
witch DOCTORS metaphycians mediums
ee treadng anohers Washington this Winter
infinite
ngly Washingonians with cold
the infinite
the occult
District licenses $25 each
Anybody whose application approved by the Police Depart
present qualifying
interpreter of the infinite 10 letters to be filed with
application Washington
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TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-36 PAGES.

PART ONE-36 PAGES.
General News-Local, National an,
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Page 10.
Parent Teacher Activities-Page 80.
w. c. T. u. Activities-Page 30.
D. A. r. Activities-Page 80.
Clubwomen of the Nation--Page 80.
At Community Centers-Page 80.
Financial News-PageS "a, 35 and 36.
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PSYCHIC PRACTITIONERS
THRIVING In WASHINGTON
Are Licensed in the Dis
trict-Newspaper Man Reports
on Tour of Inspection.


of
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PART TWO-S PAGES,

PART TWO-S PAGES.
Editorial Section-Editorials and Edi-
torial Features.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page 4.
Review of New BOoks-Page f.
Spanish War Veterans-Page 6.
Y. w. C.. A. Activities-Page 6.
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PART FOUR-1S PAGES.
Amusement Section-Theater, Screen
and Music.
News of the Motor World-Pages 8, Z
and s.
Col. Lindbergh's Story-Page g.
Aviation Activities-Pages 9 and 10.
Fraternal News-Pages II and IL.
Marine Corps Notes-Page H.
Army and Navy News-Page Is.
Organized Reserves-Page Is.
Crossword Puzzle-Page Is.
District National Guard-Page 13.
Serial Story, THE Vicarion"-Page IA.
Veterans of Great War-Page IA.
Radio NeWs-Pages IS, 16 and II.
District of Columbia Naval Reserve
Page 10.
PART FIVE PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART SIX-S PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
News of the Clubs-Page 8.
PART SEvEN-8 PAGES.
Magazine Section-Fiction and Humor.
GRAPHIC SECTION-1e PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COLOR sECTION-4 PAGES.
Mutt and jeff: Reglar Fellers; Mr.. and
J. Mrs: High Lights ct History.
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PART THREE-l2 PAGES.
Society
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If the police investigation shows that
there are no obvious Interior motives
behind the proposed probing of the in
finite, other than an honest fee for
honest service, the license is granted.
1t does not, of course, constitute guar
antee Of competence such as implied in
the license issued to a physician, den-
tist or lawyer. The paying public must
decide for itself as to the SoundneSs of
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the practitioners metaphysics and his
or her proximity to the infinite.
The licenses. bearing the signature OF
Wade H. Coombs, District tax collector,
through whose Office they are issued,
are displayed prominently in the con-
sultation rooms. They are quite effec-
tive. If any skeptic presumes to- cast
doubts, on the qualifications of the
Continued on Page 10, Column H.
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COLOR SECTION-4 PAGES.
Mutt and jeff: Reg'lar Fellers; Mr.. and
j. Mrs: High Lights on History.
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PART SEVEN-8 PAGES.
Magazine Section-Fiction and Humol
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''Fron, Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes by
The Stars exclusive carrier service. Phone
Main 5000 to start immediate delivery.
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Classified Advertising.
News of the ClubS-Page 8.
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GRAPHIC SECTION-l0 PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
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PART SIX--S PAG

PART FIVE PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
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Of exempt property that which is used
by the Federal Government alone" :"
Senator Bingham continued. land
leaves merely that which is used by the
District and the parks, but not the
7 Tcantinued on Page 5. Column a.
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Continued on Page 2. Column 4.
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WEATHER

%. q. weather Bureau Forecast.)
Partly cloudy and colder today: tenn
perature below freezing tonight; tomor-
row fair.
Temperature-Highest 46, at 8:45
pm. yesterday: lowest 81, at / am.
yesterday. Full report ON page rs.
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WALL STREET POOLS


They profited on the shares retained
| for themselves
With the options in hand the pool
went into action. One August morning
all stock offered at the opening Of the
market was taken at figure 4 points
up from the previous sale. When the
stock in the market had been absorbed
the bid was again raised, one and two
points at clip. AS these transactions
appeared upon the ticker tape wide at
tention was drawn to the operation. The
usual rumors of important develop
mentS" began to appear on brokers
wires and in newspapers. A market fol-
lowing was soon in evidence This pub
lie buying assisted the bidding process,
and after 10 days the pool began to sell
stock on scale up, bolstering the market
with new buying orders when interest
tagged. BY the end of August the price
had been advanced 80 points and only
5000 shares of stock remained under
control of the pool. This stock was dis
posed OF on scale down in the early
part of September. The pool closed with
a profit of 19 points on the 10000 shares
originally taken under option. Large
margins had been provided, yet less than
81 900 was employed at any time;
the profit to pool members on capital
tied up less than go days was in excess
of 40 per cent.
Needless to say, this operation was
attended by good luck all the way
through. The holding company, which
controlled the stock, made no attempt to
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BANK CHECKS ISSUED.
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Coincident with the slackening off of
exchange transactions last week, the
aggregate of bank checks issued in
principal trade centers of the country
also declined. Figures for the totals of
checks issued during the week and
comparable periods, as announced by
the Federal Reserve Board, follow:
Week ending Nov. g.. $24, sos, AIT 900
Preceding week ...... 28,983, SIG 900
Same week last year.. 1864, 1882 900
New York district checks issued last
week amounted to $16,483 OTIS. 600
against $40, 597, 592 900 the same week
last year. In the Chicago district for
the same periods the amounts were
$2,173,573,G00, against $2,285, 991 900.
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STEEL PRODUCTION.

NEW YORK, November II (P.-Steel
producers in the Youngstown district
are reported to be maintaining opera
tions at IS per cent of rated capacity.
OF 81 open hearth furnaces, IS are
melting, and of 120 independent sheet
mills 76 are operating. Tin mills are
working at rs per cent of capacity, and
IA of 81 pipe mills are producing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-11

run the pool out Of the market" No
formidable short selling was encoun-
tered. And the pool was ''out of the
woods" before a general reaction of the
market appeared. Dozens Of very SINH
lar operations are under way at all times
in Wall Street. But not all of them are
concluded so happily! The next chapter
will describe the "blue clip" pool
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