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market was reported the past few days,
result OF increased receipts and light
demand, and the price dropped to $3.50
barrel. Sweet potatoes, not 80 plenti-
full, are higher.
Tomatoes Asa Cheap per.
Tomatoes, more plentiful, have been
cheaper the past few days, last weeks
rains having assisted growing crops. 1t
Is reportea that growing crops in SEE
tons of nearby Virginia, where can
neries are located, are In good corfdi-
ton and a good late crop Is expected.
Prices this week changed several times,
81 ana $1.25 d basket Being the prices
quoted for top quality receipts most of
the week. Culls sold as low as IS cents.
Corn also has been fairly plentiful,
good stock being In demand around 80
cents dozen. Some not so good sold as
low as is cents. Lima beans and
stringless beans have been plentiful this
week, especially yesterday and the, day
before, the former selling at % and the
latter 1t $50 and 81 q btishel.
Chinese bull nose peppers, extra large,
appeared In The local market this week
and found ready sale At 81 bushel.
the price asked for top stock of other
varieties Of the vegetable. Receipts of
peas have not been heavy tliis week.
tnOst Oh the pest supplies coming from
washington. Fifty pound crates were
quoted around $3.50 and $6.
S6mash IL flentifwl.
Squash, both white and yellow. con-
tinues plentiful and cheap, and beets,
carrots, onions and other small veee.
tables are not scarce.
Dealers report q continued Arm con.
dition Of both the butter ana egg mar
ket, and prices of both products have
slightly advanced this week. It Is be-.
lieved that egg prices viii not further
advance In the near future, but dealers
are unable to forecast what will happen
In the butter market.
Receipts OF poultry have been fairly
heavy the past few days, and dealers
say receipts of the small teackens. not
desired for the local tradA; Rave not
been so numerous dealers report, eflab-
ling them to better satisfy the trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10
OFFER SEEKING MERGER
OF DRUG FIRMS COMING
Sharp a. Dohme-H. K. Mulford Deal
on Fire, According to BAlti-
more Banking House.
special Dispatch to The star.

special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, August 10.-sharp f.
Dohn1e, Inc, viii make an offer to the
stockholders of the II. X. milford co.
of Philadelphia for an exchange Of
stock that win consolidate the activities
of these two nationally known concerns,
according to an announcement by
Alexander Brown g. Sons.
For each share Of Milford Co. stock,
three shares Of common stock, three
f1fths share of $3.50 cumulative con-
vertible. series A preference stock Of
Sharp 81 Dohtne, Inc, ana $6l.50 cash
will be given.
It is stated that the proposal has
the unanimous approval Of the board
of directors OF the Mulford Co., all Of
whom have agreed to exchange their
stock.
The II. K. milford Co. has the Lead
ing biological laboratories Tn this
country and is one Of the Oldest ana
the best known ORGANIZATIONS In this
line of Business. sharp % Dolime. inc.
is one OF the oldest and largest
pharmaceutical houses in. the country,
having been founded % years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

Wall Street Briefs

NEW YORK, August 10 (Hp.-Com-
mercial failures in the United States
totaled AIS this week. IS less than In
the same period of 1928, says r. @. Dun
IL Co. Failures last week numbered 400,
and fortnight ago totaled 400.
Investment Trust Associates Is offer
ing common stockholders rights TO buy
one additional share at $4S for each
two held as of August Is. With these
rights exercised the resources OF the
company, in which United Founders
CORPORATION has acquired a substantial
interest, will be more than $4,000, 900.
s. w. Straus Co reports that July
building construction in the Is largest
cities OF the country totaled $l3e.-
7SS, OCT. A. decrease OF II per cent from
July. 1929. New York City showed
loss Of as per cent, and Chicago OF 81
per cent. The largest gamer was Mil
waukee, where construction increased
81 per cent over the corresponding
month of last year.
Stockholders Of the Hudson 1nsur-
ance Co. are TO vote on splitting the
common stock five shares for one and
on increasing the present capitalization
of 10000 shares of $50 par to $4,000
shares of $40 par. Rights will be given
to buy 10000 new $40 shares at S25 a
share.
Steel operations in the Pittsburgh
district are 10 to Is points above the
rate a year ago. despite a lessening in
the demand for finished products. says
Dow Jones L. Co. The average for the
district Is slightly lower At 90 to IS
per cent. due to the Withdrawals Of
few open hearths, most Of which are At
the plants Of smaller producers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10
CONVERTIBLE BOND
LIST AGAIN LEADS
Recovery in Stocks Brings
Higher Prices-Florida Is.
sues Reflect Conditions.
by CHARLES r. sPEARR.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 10-Interest
In the bond market today was confined
to the stock privilege issues, and these
moved with their respective stocks.
The recovery In stocks brought higher
prices for American Telephone AIS,
Southern Pacific AIS, Atchison 4ras
ana Philadelphia 81 Reading Coal IS.
The turnover. even In these, was mod
Spate, while straight investment bonds
we're dull In the extreme. German
Bank a. sold off. and the speculative
wickwire Spencer steel IA gained.
Pool Plans DssrapteA.
Plans for extensive pool operations
disrupted by the break In the stock
market At the end of the week. The
success they had had in American
Telephone IL Telegraph, International
Telephone Il Telegraph, Atchison,
American I. q. Chemical and Allie
Eheny Corporation stock option issues
was to have been transferred into sew
eral Of the newer foreign and domestic
convertibles. Temporarily this program
has been abandoned.
Most of the savings banks In this dis
trict have had o good Summer 50 far
as deposits are concerned, with new
money coming in to balance or over
come the effect OF deposits goins out for
vacation purposes or for the purchase
of securities. The mutual banks have
been buying with their surplus funds
real estate mortgages rather than cor
poration bonds.
Florida Securities Down.
The sentimental effect on all Florida
securities OF the recent bank failures
has been pronounced. In the case OF
Florida Power a. Light first mortgage
S. one of the strongly protected issues
in the Electric Bond and Share group,
with earnings 2t2 times interest and
big equity following In the common and
preferred shares, the price has dropped
below 30 after selling At % this year
and near par in 1928. Specialists in
Florida municipals report that there Is
an almost entire absence of bids for the
obligations OF some OF the best Florida
municipalities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

market was reported the past few days,
result OF increased receipts and light
demand, ana the price dropped to $3.50
barrel. Sweet potatoes, not 80 plenti-
full Are higher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10
WOOL QUOTATIONS.

BOSTON, August 10 Especially -
Choice fine woois, with q good percent
age Of staple wool included, were NOV.
ing at D0.93 cents at the close Of
the week in the Boston wool market.
very choice Texas i2-lnonth woods also
sold In this range, with worsted manu-
facturers actively acquiring these lines.
1895 cents, french conhbing 1888,
half blood S4-s5, tl1nAe.eikhtfs blood
90 ana quarter blood 7sasS0.. Fine Ohio
fieeces we're quoted At $3.50, grease
basis half blood 4A.45, three-eigliths
blood As and quarter blood 43.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10

Special Dispatch to the star.
CHICAGO. August 10.-Pollowing Is
q report Of today's sales, high, low
and closing quotations, on the Chicago
stock Exchange:
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Radio Endurance Test.
NEW YORK, August 10 (P).-

PHILADELPHIA, August 10 R.-
Albert L. Byler, radio operator atop the
Reading Railway station here, has be-
gun an endurance test all his own. He
proposes To sit by his receiving set con-
startly while the Graf Zeppelin IL
making li3f roufld-tl1e. world flight afl6
declared ne would stick II Gut the
three weeks or more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10
RUBBER 10 STEADY,

Ntw york, August 10 Especially -
Crude rubber smoked ribbed sheets was
unchanged at todAy's noon quota lions
month aao and lSN q year ago.
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COTTON GOODS QUIET.

NEW YORK, August 10 tspeciaD -
Cotton eo@ss markets were quiet again
today. Print cloths were quoted Tin
changed at IA tor 64xe0s ana st ga
for 68x72s. Raw silks advanced 5 cents
In n strong market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23

Fire prevention beats fire protection.
Tire inspection beats changing the darn
thing on hot day beside crowded
highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
ACCIDENTS CHIEFLY
AT STREET CROSSINGS
Baltimore Safety Council Shows IL
Fatalities in 1909 Mishaps
During Month.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 22.-The major
ity of accidents to pedestrians in Bal
timore last month occurred between
street intersections, according to q re-
port Of the Baltimore Safety Council,
which shows there were 1909 traf1c
accidents in May, resulting In the death
Of II and the injury of 500 persons.
The record for May, 1928, was I.1s7
accidents, in which IL persons were
killed and ATS injured, and the increase
this year is due entirely to "jaywalking,"
according to the report, which contin-
ues: with these facts before us for
these two periods, which is nothing
more than q repetition Of what has oc-
CURED during the past two years, e
simply emphasizes the fact that the
pedestrian Is the one who suffers the
most as a result Of thoughtlessness, re-
CARELESS Of whether the responsibility
rests with the driver Of the motor We
hicle or not.
"By giving thought to the location Of
occurrence, 1t can be readily seen that
too many Of our citizens are being
killed and injured between intersections
and that It might be well for the Pc
destrians to recognize the fact that 1t
Is safer to cross at street crossings,
where the autoist may reasonably ex-
pect to ind pedestrians and where the
responsibility for an accident rests with
the driver"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
rs PER CENT OF CARS
ARE OWNED IN U. S.
Nation Also Holds Similar Posi-.
ton in Automobile Produc-
ton of World.

CHICAGO.-More than 10 per cent OF
all the automobiles in operation in the
world are owned in the United States.
1t is set forth in bulletin issued here
by the American Research Foundation.
"Of the world combined motor car
registration, estimated at 31,725 600, {"
says the bulletin, "the United States
accounts for 24,750,00 based on the
latest statistics. In the ratio of auto
mobiles to population, America has one
car to approximately every 40 persons.
In China the ratio is one automobile
TO every $4,000 persons. Japan has an
average OF one car to every 1853; Ger
many one to every ia inhabitants and
Argentina one to every So.
Phenomenal growth in automobile
ownership in this country has been &C
companied by the development of a
Systematized service of gathering, re-
filming and distributing motor fuel by
big ref1nerS, such as Sinclair and
Standard, that Is without parallel in
the history OF the world. Nowhere else
in the world can the motorist obtain
gasoline SO cheaply and acceSsibly as
in the United States. Chains of service
stations operated by the big refiners
dot the Nations highways ut con-
venient intervals and plrvey high-grade
motor fuel and lubricants no matter
where the motoriSt is touring.
With more thsR three-fourths of
the globes auEsnRDi1es within its
boundaries, the United States also leads
in the production of cars, accounting
for "a per cent Of the world automo-
bile production annually. England,
which ranks second as an automobile
producing nation, turns out AZ per cent
Of the worlds motor cars. Canada peo-
duced SO per cent, France 3.S per cent
Germany Id and italy / per cent"
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It is stated that although the foun-
dry Is designed to handle heavy ton
mage, there are few tasks which could
not be handled by women. This Is said
to be due to eficient development Of
time and labor-saving machines to that
point where few parts are handled by
hand.
According to Gordon Lefebvre, vice
president in charge Of operations Of the
Oakland, this equipment and the pro-
ceSseS used with 1t have been planned
and designed by J. e. Linabury, who
has built foundries for several Of the
other General Motors divisions.
The foundry itself Is supplemented by
o laboratory. where check IS kept on
the molten metal.
Using the improved methods, pig iron,
scrap and raw metal are moved from
storage to the cupola room by lotion
magnets, which handle the large tngots
as If they were made of soap. Another
new process calls for the weighing Of
metal In five grades to assure Uniform
ity before charging the cupolas, each Of
which has q capacity Of 20 tons OF
metal an hour. &
Core Ovens Unique.
The core ovens In the new oakland
foundry are said to be the first vertical
ovens ever used in the world. There
arc 10. 4uS Olu mcLlOQ Ch1cu 1OT
horizontal ovens that baked the cores
much in the same manner as bread.
The modern vertical method Is to mold
the cores and put them on trays on an
endless belt, which travels through an
oven resembling a gigantic airshaft,
with the temperature at $50.
Cores, after being baked, are assem-
bled in forms and move on conveyor
line past ladies of molten metal, which
is poured into them. The castings pro-
duced thereby are allowed to harden
and then conveyors pick them up and
transport them to the cleaning build
ing, where they are sand blasted and
ground ready for the machine shops
and then the assembly line and the
finished cars.
According to Mr.. Lefebvre, when the
new foundry reaches peak production
80 per cent of all the parts used in Oak
land and Pontiac skies will be built in
the companys own plants. This will
mean reduction Of transportation costs
through being able to produce close be-
side the other factory departments parts
formerly manufactured elsewhere and
shipped to Pontiac.
(Copyright, 1923, by North American News
paper Aliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
NEW FOUNDRY MARKS ADVANCE
FOR OAKLAND-PONTIAC UNITS
General Motors Takes Big Step Toward
Strengthening Position In National
Business Field.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, June 22.-The expansion
OF General Motors and its manufactur-
ing Of motor cars completed another
major stride last week when the Oak
land-Pontiac division Of the corporation
opened for inspection huge iron foun-
dry completed at a cost Of several mil
lion dollars.
Such a development In these days OF
heavy production. In which time and
cost factors are vital. is eagerly written
about and read, because it means that
an organization doing q national bust
cannot only produce, but earn to bet
ter advantage than before.
The Oakland-Pontiac factories aS
they stand are the newest and the best
General Motors has built. The Pontiac
division with buildings and machinery
represented the result of the first q. M
c. effort to erect and equip such fac
tory without having to readapt OF
make over buildings previously used.
$l7,0O0,o00 Spent I'm . Years.
In 1925 and 1927 total Of $1,000
600 was spent to build the new Pontiac
division and to improve and increase
Oakland facilities. Ground was broken
4OI O1IC GOk41AtC Ii OH OPCu 41C4O,
allowing the architects and factory lay
out men to draw their plans without
restriction. The new factory came into
being within 90 days after the steam
shovels had dug the foundations, which
two years ago would have been regarded
as the fastest kind of work.
In 1927 the Oakland organization
completed 100000 assembly plant
and embarked upon more construction
and expansion. which have added the
foundry end. This means that Oakland
and Pontiac can now produce their own
engine blocks, cylinder heads and fly
wheels as well as other smaller parts
which used to be hauled from outside.
Approximately 100 tons a day Of the
parts are being produced now. It is
planned to build that up to $50 tons a
day, at which point this branch OF
manufacture for the two makes Of cars
will be independent Of any outside
source.
There are seven buildings in the new
lineup. and all are co-ordinated and
connected by conveyors, which keep
parts In process Of manufacture on the
move. The miles Of conveyors and
overhead monorail trolleys simplify the
process from the raw ore state to the
finished part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23

Wood waste provides Q source Of
motor fuels under the direct control
Of man, according to q report to the
American Chemical Society by Or.
Jacque G. Morren and DR.. Gustav Eglon
Of Chicago.
Data obtained by cracking three
types Of wood tar, the researchers say,
show that Douglas f1r tar produces a
highly anti-knock motor fuel; that
hardwood tar may be utilized for the
manufacture of low-boiling tar acids
and phenols, and that the products
obtained from pine tar are most suit
able for solvents and paint thinners.
zone Of the purposes Of the present
research" the report explains, lis to
point the way to the utilization Of some
Of the tremendous quantity Of mate
rial that is wasted by the lumber in
dustry, in addition to a wider utilization
Of one Of the present principal products
of wood diStillation, the tars.
Is Forest Conservation Item.
conversion Of this waste material
into useful products Is Of great Inn
tional resources. The conversion of
such waste wood products through the
medium of wood tars into motor fuel,
solvents, and turpentine-like material
or Notation oils by the cracking pro-
cess has been accomplished In the pres
ent work.
THE development Of practical and
economic means of converting wood
waste into motor fuels has a deeper
significance than the Immediately I'M
portant factor Of corlservation-it pro-
vides a source of motor fuels for the
future which Is under direct control Of
man.
"Our great store houses of potential
motor fuel from petroleum, coal, and
Oil shales are heritages from past ages,
while wood tars and other vegetable
oils are producable under controlled con-
ditionS.
approximately ~ per cent Of the
standing tree-the total wood in the
forests converted into useful prod
ucts, while rs per cent Is wasted. About
81 per cent of the wood used for max
ing lumber based on the log Is avail
able for carbonization for the produc-
| ton of charcoal, tar, and other prod
| uctS.
1.-THE factory waste in working up the
! lumber represents another 20 per cent
based ON the log, making a total of
over so per cent, not including the
bark, Of total log available at the mill
and factory.
"As an example of the possibilities of
the utilization Of this waste, from an
average annual yield Of 1900, 000, 900
board feet of Douglas Or the equivalent
Of 100000 cords, or 1885, 900 tons, Is
| available for destructive distillatton.
yielding the following products:
"Turpentine and light oils. $500, 900
gallons; tar, 70, 000, 900 gallons; wood al
cohol, 9.780,000 gallons; acetate Of lime.
1877, 900, 900 pounds; charcoal, 2,440 ,000.-
900 pounds.
"A large yield of gas for fuel Is also
obtained.
THE 10000, 900 gallons Of tar will
produce by cracking, according to pres
ent research, 23.30O 900 gallons Of motor
fuel equal In anti-knock properties To
benzipe. in addition to approximately
or phenols for antiseptao, disinfeotant
and other uees. Further, apDrozimAteis
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
MOTORISTS FACING
LARGER GAS TAX
Seventeen States Increase
Levy Rate-Three More
Adopt Revenue Plan.

Motorists Of the Nation will shoulder
an additional tax burden of approx
mately $4,000, 900 In 1929, as a result
Of an increase In the gasoline tax In II
states and the adoption of this form of
taxation by three others, namely, I'LL
nois, Massachusetts, and New York.
This statement was issued by national
headquarters of the American Automo-
bile Association. which views with alarm
the tendency to make the gasoline tax
an ever-increasing burden on the car
owners.
In addition to the increases of cent
per gallon in the II States and the new
tax In three Others" says the national
motoring body, Oregon has already in
creased the rate effective in 1880, while
legislatures in other States are now con-
sidering raising the existing rate.
Started 10 Years Ago.
"The gas tax was first adopted in
three States just 10 years ago, and today
It tg q means OF raising revenue in all
Of the 46 States and the District Of CO.
lumbia. Moreover, during this time the
total amount of the tax has risen from
around 100000 to over $500 00O, 600
q year, and the total will swell to over
100000, 900 for 1929"
The A. A. A. declares that while mo-
florists have long favored the gas tax
and willingly submitted to increases In
order that the mileage Of improved roads
might be extended, the present tendency
20 raise the rate without regard for
their rights Is certain to bring q loud
protest unless q halt is called
At the same time, the national mo-
toring body pointed out that the rate
of the gasoline tax has remained sta
tionary for the past five years in only
four States and the District of Column
bia.
The statement continues:
"One of the most hopeful develop
ments in recent years is the action of
the Missouri Legislature in limiting the
present gas tax rate for a period of 10
years. This is in marked contrast to the
action OF many other States, where IL Is
clearly evident that the rights Of car
owners as a class of citizens are being
threatened.
Another dangerous sign is the fact
that In several States o portion Of the
gas tax is being diverted for the sup
port OF schools. This tax was introduced
solely for the purpose Of building high
ways and should be continued as such.
Revenue Estimated.
1.-THE amount Of additional revenue
TO be raised by the increased rate in
the II States and the new tax In three
States, based on gasoline consumption
In 1928, viii In each State amount to
approximately the following:
South Carolina, 1910, 352; North Caro-
line, 81 ,845, $40; Montana, $751;, 040; In
diana, $2,913,495; Louisiana, 81, SOC, 400;
Nebraska, $1,488,345; Ohia, $685., 732;
Vermont, $279, $40; Wyoming, sass, Ass;
Illinois, estimated, 5000, 900; North
Dakota, $685. 45; Oklahoma, 1851 1878;
Washington, $1,135,215; Massachusetts,
estimated, $4,000, 900; New York, esti-
mated. $4,000, 600; Tennessee, $685.
a83; Kansas, $2.023,06 Minnesota,
81 ,922, 698; Colorado, 1911 1892.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
GERMANY RECOGNIZES
u. S. DRIVER LICENSE
Special Permit Authorized Under
New Order Issued by Min
istry of Traffic.

BERLIN, June 22.-Under q special
order Just issued by the minister of
traffic, American motorists who have
been in possession for at least one
year Of q drivers license in their home
state can secure o special license valid
for Germany. All that Is required Is
that they secure from q police official
who himself holds q German license,
or from an oficially recognized expert
of the University Of Technology, GER
tkhcate to the eject that the applicant
, Is acquainted with the main German
trafac regulations for automobiles.
This certificate, together with the
applicants own license, entities the mo-
torist to receive German license.
The new regulation also materially re-
duces the cost. which is about $l2, as
against the $48 required for the regular
German license. The regulation applies
to all foreigners. but in practice viii
benefit mainly Americans, since nearly
ell other countries issue an interna-
ttonal license good everywhere. The
American holder Of o German license
WI hnvevez. b chs q fi1tare . hnSe
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