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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
INVESTMENT BOND
ISSUES GAIN AGAIN
Reception of New Telephone
Offering Gives Impetus
to Recent Advance.


NEW YORK, October 1S.-with the
offer today of $50. 100000 per cent
bonds by the Southern Bell Telephone
g. Telegraph Co. at par, the bond mar
ket today received another jolt up
ward similar to that of last week with
the Offering of $100,000,0 900 Texas Cor
poration SIS. The fact that this is
the first financing of this kind by the
company since 1926, showed the con-
fldence that the company's bankers
place in the improved technical po-
Sition of the bond market. The speed
with which the Texas Corporation issue
was absorbed and the fact that 1t is
selling today at a Appoint premium on
the issue price, showed that the way
was paved for large issue of per cent
with no added inducement such as
stock conversion privileges.
Investment bonds responded to the
CHEEKY news thus indicated by again
list, the only exception to the trend
being the convertibleS which, perforce,
followed the movements of their COM
Elementary stocks.
In the first-class rail and public util-
ity section, the gains we're most pro-
nounced in Atchison general As, New
York Central refunding SIS, st. Louis
d. san francisco As, youngstown
Steel SIS. '78; Standard Oil of New York
419s. 81; Philadelphia SIS, 81; Utah
Power & Light SIS, IA, and Utah Light
g. Traction IS A, "A. The last-named
were up over points.
United States Government issues
sold only In small volume, but Treasury
AIS were up 1882 and Liberty 31as
registered 9-32 gain.
Prices among the Junior carrier issues
were more inclined to firmness, both
gains and losses being very small. Oil
bonds were higher, the chief advance
being shown by Humble OH SIS, up a
point. Hudson & Manhattan funding
and income IS were both higher, the in
come issue being nearly points above
its low of the year. Brooklyn Manhat-
tan Transit IS were In demand and rose
half a point.
Foreign loans were higher, although
small losses in Belgian and German
descriptions showed that the bullishness
of the market was not sufficient to over
come conditions peculiar to these issues.
Brazilian 614s of both the 1926 and
1927 issue dates, responded feebly to the
news from London that these bonds
had risen points on that exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, October IS 0P.-United
States Department of Agriculture
Potatoes Receipts, 139 cars; on track,
480; total United States shipments,
1895 cars; trading slow, market slightly
weaker: Wisconsin sacked round whites,
2.25a2 SO; Minnesota, North Dakota,
sacked round whites, 22Oa2.3 IS; sacked
Red River, Ohio's, few sales, 240a2 so !;
South Dakota, sacked round whites.
2,20a235; Idaho, sacked russetS, 3.15
a3.35.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Amer. Tel. & Telga. 41zs ga. ST.
Amer. Tel. q relga. Alas 90. 2I7 ..
Am Tel. & Tel. ctl. tr. 5S. 100
AnacoStia & Pot. r. r. ST. "a SO
Aaacostia & Pot. guar. 5s oS &c
@. & p. Tel of Va. 5s..,., 100 IO3
Capital Traction r. r. Ss..,.,, 905z 9iM
City & Suburban 5s...., go az
GEORGETOWN Gas LIST SIS. ....,... on 100
Potomac Elec. cons. So ......., 975z 98h
Potomac Elec. IS 1953... 107 lO8
Wash, Alex. & Mt. Yer. ctf. /
Wash, BALTIC. & Annap 5s.. ~
Washington Gas SIS. .........., $685. 90
Wash. Gas IS, series A....... 1Oi 1927
WASH. Gas 6s, series B........ 103H l0334
Wash. Rwy. g. Elec. 4s....... 80 81
MISCELLANEOUS.
Barber & Ross, Inc, R1as..., s4h ss
Cham.-Vanblt. Hotel 6Jas. 80 100
Chestnut Farms Dairy 6I2s.... lO6 iO7
Chevy Chase Club 5iRs....., 90
D c. Paper Mfg. 6s....,.,, SO 96
Pot. Joint Stock Id. Blk. 5s "a -
w. NJ. Cold Storage 5s.. % -
Wash. Cons. Title 6s............ 90 100
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18

With the development of certain
mercury deposits, Nevada expects to
become the leading State for the pro-
duction Of that metal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

Capital Traction 5s-$1, 900 at 81.
Washington Gas IS A-$300 at 1919.
Washington Gas IS B-$1, 900 at 1887
$1,000 at 1035s.
Capital Traction Colo at S51s, Is at
asa, / at IS.
Potomac Electric 60 pfd.-5 at 1121k,
10 at 1924.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-2o at
961z, 10 at 96k.
Riggs National Bank--2 at 610, 10 at
6O512, 10 at 60515, 10 at GOT.
American Security & Trust Cos at
466, at 468, 10 at 467, 10 at 467, s
Bank of Bethesda-1o at 70. 10 at 10.
Columbia Sand & Gravel pfd-10 at
861s.
Federal-American Co. COMIC at 40,
6 at 10, at 40.
Lanston Monotype-6 at 1907.
Merchants Transfer & Storage pfd.--15
at 1O4.
Mergentha1er Linotype-so' at 1o4B. 20
at 1041z, 80 at 1041z, S at 104la.
National Mtge. & Inv, pfd.-50 at Az.
The Carpet Corp.-40 at 1924, 100 at
1924.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-2o at
9615.
Bank of Bethesda-10 at 10.
Firemen's Insurance Coll at Al.
Washington Gas IS 400 at 10l3a.
Capital Traction SSH 900 at 903z.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at l04A.
Potomac Electric Cons. SSH 900 at So.
Washington Gas 6s B-$1 900 at 1881,
81 900 at 104.
Washington Gas $500 at 90.
Capital Traction $500 at 81, $500
at 81.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-$1 900 at
803s, $4,000 at s03s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18

Onlpdny, IN IDhole but not in part, upon eight
date, at 1850 and accrued interest.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
'PRi'S.NG MYSTERY
 0F ROMAN LEG!0H
Lost Force Believed Annihilated
 in Northern Britain

Newcastle On Tyne, Eng. April 2S
 CP)-A lost Roman Legion. prob ably annihilated by savage tribes. and a wall built by the Roman Elm peror Hadrian across the north Of England are important links in the history of the Romans in Britain which eXcaVatOrs hope 10 trace be heath the streets of this ship build ing city. They also are seeking the ruins Of the fort of Pons Aelii which stood on the present site of \eWcas- tie when the Roman soldiers held sway over the fierce Northern tribes. river Tyne. now occupied by the modern shipyards which produced the Mauretania. lt is believed that Tons Aelii overlooked the river. Wallsend across the river, was also a Roman stronghold. The work o be undertaken by the North of England excavation committee should pro duce one of archa eology's most in terosting chapters.
 4 section Of Hadrian'S wall about 500 yards long was discovered last year. In the coming excavations, shafts will be sunk in all streets east and west of the discovered portion of the wall. The barrier ran from Solway Firth across England to the Tyne, but the eastern portion has never been definitely located. The gutters of Newcastle will be torn Nr in an attempt 10 locate if, and at the same time not hinder the passage of
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

traffic in the streets. Experts be- the center of the city, where they will discover the ruins of the old fort.
 Vallum a Boundary
 Long before Hadrian made tanned and conquered peoples build his wall. the Romans constructed an earthwork in Northern England called the Vallum. and believed to have been a boundary marking the edge of the mighty Empire. It was a sort of great ditch. apparently not originally intended for military purposes, although the first forts later were erected along if. The Nallum has been located at BenWell. whence the eNcavators expect to trace it's course.
 The famous Ninth Roman Legion. whose disa ppearance is one of his tory's mysteries, is believed to have been wiped out along the Nallum by q new generation of tribes which arose between A. D. Sl and 121. These tribes knew meth; ;ng of the might of Roman arms. vnd cared less about the powers of the emper- or.
 They refused to pay taxes to Rome and after the Roman soldiers moved out Of the low!ands to the protection Of the Nallum forts, the storm broke. The Nallum was stormed, the forts fell, 1nd the Ninth Legion has not been heard of since. The Newcastle eXcavators hope to throw some light on it's fate.
 The Emperor Hadrian hurried to Northumbra when cour.ers brought him news of this disaster. He brought the sixth Legion 10 the north country in A. D. 122 and sub dued the rohellious tribes. Hadrian then set the captives to work building the wall with which he hoped to stem further inVasions. 't was constructed parallel with tn" Nallum. Tn the coming lnvestfga lions it is hoped to determine why
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
YANKEE DOODLE" HOME
 PRESERVED AS MUSEUM
New York Legislature Takes Action Marching Piece Composed by
 British Medical Officer.

Albany, N. Y., April B UP)- The state of New York has acted 10 preserve the house where .Ameri- ca's most typical military march Yankee Doodle-Was written.
 Governor Roosevelt signed a Dill appropriating 5000 for renovating the building known as Fort Cralo in Rensselaer,, which was in danger or "ollapsins before the ravages Of tlmo.
 It was while General Abercrom- bic and q force of British regulars were enCImped on the Rensse.aer flats opposite Albany in the early 18th century preparatory to thelr ill., lated march against Fort Carillon, 'ater TiconderoGa. that the jingle Was written.
 \ dashing British medical officer vas so amused by the appearance, or rural visitors that he wrote the words to the music Of an old camp song which later was to set to tenn DO for the victorious march Of the ragged Revolutionary armies.
 The building will be preserved as a state museum.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
ESSAY GN "ilDYS"

Burnside, April g. NUP)-Here is &n essay on "Roys.' written by 6 llttle Burnside public school girl. "Th" boy is not an animal vet i- can 'e heard to considerable dis. tanc@. Nh"n boy holI"rs he opens hlS big mouth like frogs. but girls hold their tongue until they are spoken 10. A boy thinks himself clever because he can wade where the water is deep, W hen the hoy grows up he ls called husband and then he stops "ading and stays out nights. b'lt the sroWn-up girl is d widow and keeps house."
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
aches what he practices.

prrachcs what he practices.
 After his 1926 victory Mil , had decided that he was d mere flash in the pan q one-ruco runner when h. came back 10 Win the April 18th race this year from one ot the strongest fields ever entered.
 Miles confessed. shAu..- facoilN. that his two years of bad luck Wer" not dua 10 poor legs or any other physical handicap.
 ''l just didn't pray hard enough. ." he said, 'I}ut now I've learned my Iosson-and I'll never forget it."
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

in my memoirs, and they shall be | burned the day l die" Then he smiles victoriously.
 But Clemenceau is man, and ali men respond 10 nice treatment, what the French call 'boni- ments." So gradually he opened up on his epigrans and spoke two or three which was quite con- ctsslon.
 'lt Is unfortunate but true that really great n.u are never really appreciated and nice things are never said abou. them until they are dead. How much better some generals would have felt when they were in tn hattlefieids if cer- tain politicians had thought as much Of them then as they do now
 Closes Interview
 When CiemenCeau thinks that an interview Shouli be over. he makes signs. He generally stands up and starts toward the door. There k
 
 have to follow hIm and leave.
 As l started away. mistook the door and started 10 open d door leading into hls study.
 You cannot pass through there, :" he said gruttlv.
 Well then l won't" l reassured him.
 
 But women always like to pass through doors which are closed 10 them he ret1iiated instantly.
 Even at S-. Clemenceau is quite daDper and vary courteous and polite He dresses in his swallow tail jacket but looks fatherly with his bedroom slippers and black sknllcap. He constantly wears gray gloves even when he writes and cats.
 Alone with his faithful valet. AL bert, and his loyal chauffeur. Bra Aant, he watts for the end. His lew friends cal often to pay their respects. but his millions Of admir- CTS ran only mother their affection Tor nm from a distance, for he very seldom appears Tn public. His lays and nights are very frujtfuf Ie sleeps but four hours at il rin, and m between maps writes at hi, h'"nloirS, ds though spurred on hy iH' hhoWt' I4" that on q certain not far distant day his end will come.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

Boston. Aprll 23.--"A'l you hay" to do is pray long enough - and everything will be all right
 That's what Johnny Miles. 1922 American marathon champion, said after he had repeated his 1926 Nlc- tory in the Boston \. 4. marathon from HopkintoWn to Boston, -o miles, and hal broken all records tor the race, 10 boot.
 Up in sydney Mines, Nova Seotla' Miles home town, the runn"t teaches Sunday school class II' advises his pov pupils 10 pray anI work for what they want. And h"
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

Miss Vera Dawn Walker Of Los Angeles, Galif., Is the worlds smallest woman pilot, weighing only 9S pounds and standing but fst II inches in height, but she Is Imaii- ing ready 10 shatter all possible air records. Miss Walker learned 10 ty ir IT hours and is one Of seNea women in America to hold limited commercial licenses. She is trying to capture the duration, altituda and stunt records and any others
 you can think of.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
BRANOS FOR TOSCANINI

Milan. Italy April 2S luP)-A hFI'l.an> audience attended the per fornlance of Ada" at La Scala las; nleh marking the return of Arturo ToscanInl 10 the conductorship after his season with the Philharmonic symphony of New York. Toscaniri reCclNed repeated OVations
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
Urban Boy and kidnaper
 Held by Consul in Danzig

1aTUord, ApNlI 13 (JP)-GoVer- nor John II. Trumbull today receiN- td telegram from Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson informing him that Joseph Urban and four Sear-old John Capp, Jr., whom ur- han IS alleged 10 have kidnapped We're Tn the custody Of the United States consul at Danzig.
 Tn" telegram informed Governor Trumbull that Urban claimed 10 I,- father ot the child he is alleged 70 nave taken to Europe aboard the LeNiathan.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
FINDS NEW HIDING PLACE

kansas City. Mo. April g. UP) -ihS"hujty in finding place 10 hide a button during a game Of
 buuon. button, who has the but ton cosc little William Dillaha painful operation. Bill stuck the button into his nose, but vas unable to get II out.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
T|GER' 0F FRANCE NOW AN OLD T0MCAT
Claws Worn by Age and War,
 ClemenCeau Lives to S7

Paris, April B. UP)-Clemen- ceau is not an old Tiger. Ae i> a purring tomcat. II it would not be mixing metaphors I would call him dear
 At s7, the old Tigers claws arr worn, He is no longer the surIy politician the curt grump pos sessed Of a sarcastic tongue with which to give enemies verbal lash ings. He is an agreeable old gentle man.
 Fifty years ago, ClemenceaU Was the most feared man in France. He was dreaming ot power. h. Was dreaming of taking revenge on th2 then young German Empire. H. sIo- ried in the fact that he had no friends, he wanted none, for friends he said. were millstoues around d politicians neck.
 But that Was 5p years ago and half q century has changed things. Today CIemenctau k beloved ot France. In his tiny flat near the American Embassy he works and sleeps, alternately through the day and nigh. When Cl"menceau fol- lows Foch into tho land of his fathers. France will mourn him as her greatest citizen ot the present century
 Does Net Fear Death
 Clemeuceau fors not fear death, He faces it with the same bravery he displayed many t.m"s during more than hat century O pNhI2 life when h. stood UN before the fighting French Chamber and ehaI- lengrd the Iepuu~s 10 dare dispute his word.
 But there is no quastlon D" h17 ha-n severely shaken Ky the rapid deaths Of two men whom he greatly admired and loved.
 "It k the tya1yay Of old aG" }Aa' We must ser our friends go hetorr us he told he when ] "eo' "a him 10 break th" ueWS Of tn death of AnlI 4ssador Herrick.
 Ii Was evident that ta. old war rior Wa, shocNed by the news. hHt ir was like him to sno" no outward . sign Of it. H. would undoubtedly ! show no trace of emotion if his doe for some day would tell him that h. had only an hor'r uor" to hN".
 l. i. the tragedy of humanity that men 2row old and dI'. Clemenceau should live forever, for he is patriot stamped Of the de of which lrylCe possesses lew. Al S7 he is still as mentally alert ahh 1 A, intelligent as he was d halt cen turv before. H. has knack of reading thoughts and ,r"n before you speak. he often stops you by saying.
 Yes. I know what you are going to say. but I have nothing 10 say or that subject"
 He has d sort Of inhorn distrust | Of newspaper nen. probably the | natural result ot the many d'a- i tribes that have been written in the ! press agains him. HaNjng beon d reporter and I'll editor himself. h. knows ,he game from the inaid out.
 But in his old a2e he has even softened towards reporters and in- stead of shouting d~uials at them as in the oll days. he purrs at theu. smiles, djsposos of d few epgraus and sends them oil their way happy.
 DOu9e> Questions
 My daughter, you shouldn't be condemned 10 newspaper work" ClmeUcrau told me, and in an al- most fatherlv fashion. took my arm and led me into his study.
 He dodgel Ike an acrobatic ! dancer around the questions I put 10 him, ani made general Use of his stock phra>a; T never talk for publication. If have anything N, lr+l ,,I IrTl, 4ly shall ,,.ri+o
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

the emperor made the wall of vary ing thic',nesses. perhaps due to lack of material, or occasional econ omy.
 Even if the secret of the Ninth Legion and the history of Pots Aelii remain undiscovered, the New castle and Wallsend investigators hope to make important contrihu- tions to the record of life in the British Isles in the days of the Ro- mans.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

A typical country girl, Irene Reece of Eifingham. Kas., will be reignins queen at the Missouri river apple blossom festival April 26, at Atchi- son, kas.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
CELL BIOCk NOW CHAPEL

Nv;hersiieId. April 4$. UP)- ''onNle'~ haze transformed what was once cell block for confinement Of .cng-tcrm criminals into brautIfui chapel in States Prison here. Pris- oners who had been carpenters. painters and decorators worked nearly d year on the chapel.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

The rates Of pay in the Salvation Army do not run high, The best paid officials receive less than s2.5u0 a var
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-22
to Make Production Value of Land Taxable Basis Killed
Off and the cheaters are barred from

Off and the cheaters are barred from
the boat.
This year. am told, they are using
pretty young companions Is lures for
the victims. These girlies are smartly
clad with the latest sport clothes Of
the Avenue" They belong to the
flashy Broadway gallery Of cheap
beauties who TURN adventures for
such rewards Is pleasant winter.
sailing back and forth to Cuba. drink
ing cocktails under the moon and
wheedling old daddies out Of brace
lets. After q time, when the sheep
is ready for the shearing, the daddies
are casually brought In touch with
the sharpers-and the rest Is easy.
With free spenders going back and
forth, q trip at this time of year to
any Of the winter resorts should be
good for $4,000 or better. For the
stakes grow stiff after time, and the
money often grows to huge proper
tons.
Yet the sharper never seems to
keep his money. While he may have
$4,000 winter, he Is very likely to
be broke by summer. Returning to
Broadway. he often becomes rs big
a sucker as the next fellow. He
spends lavishly and bets on the
horses; he gets into one Of the float
ing dice games and buys flashy new
clothes for his fair decoys. Soon he
has to be back at his trade.
\ y \
Nicky Arnstein, for instance, was,
in his day, the apothesis Of the pol
ished and debonair racketeer. He
could discuss art, music, philosophy
or Mterature-and really enjoyed do
ing this. knowing his subjects quite
we'll.
But In the end there was generally
card game or q dice contest.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright, 1929. NEA Service, Inc)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-22
Northern Pacific to
Drop Toilette Agent

An order permitting the Northern
Pacific railroad to discontinue its
station agent at toilette, Pembina
county. has been issued by the state
railroad board hSre. The board held
that the station prodaced so little
business that the railroad company is
not justified in maintaining q full
time agent.
The Northern Pacific railroad also
was authorized to close its station at
Zenith, Stark county, the commission
holding that no agent there is neces-
sary between December l and the be-
ginning OF the grain threshing season
the best year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-22
NEW HOJ1SE RyLLS
IN NEW YORK

New York, Feb. 22.-Ever since the
venerable comedy dramas related the
hectic adventures of Uncle Josh in
the big city," the card sharp and the
con- man have been indelibly asso-
ciated with the sinister sidelightS OF
this metropolis.
And to this day. the card sharp re-
mains the most successful Of all the
shady figures. In spite OF all warm
ings that have been issued, he goes
on plying his trade among the gull
lible. Seldom is he arrested. The
worst he gets out of 1t is an ousting
from a steamer or a train, or beat
ing from victims. Generally speak
ing, however, he may escape even
tlese-since the sucker. unless he has
been well fleeced, is ashamed to ad-
NIT that he became the victim Of one
of the oldest swindles in the racket.
The international card sharp Is
never idle. When not working the
liners he is looking over prospects In
Paris, London, Monte Carlo, New
York or way points. Being thus wide
ly travelled, and quite at home with
three or four languages he generally
has little trouble selling himself as
an amiable, debonair man-of-t the
world. His method OF operations
vary with his crowd.
\ X X
Thus, at the present moment, he
can operate somewhat recklessly on
the winter-trip liners to Havana. He
we'll knows that his prospects Will
soon be merrily imbibing; that he Is
cast among group Of easy spendera
on holiday bent; that q percentage Of
his shipnlates will be careless with
their money and can be easily han.
died once the cocktails begin to flow
To be sure, the ship people make
every effort to warn against him, putt
ting placards in staterooms and no.
tees on boards. But the company Is
helpless. Generally one or two stew
ards are planted" They arrange
special quarters for the sharpers and
attend to tables, cards and the like
For which they are presumed to gel
share in the profits and keep their
lips sealed. If the sharper fails to
cut appropriately they give the "tir