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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
HARNESS LEATHER
BUSINESS IS GOOD
Dog Equipment No Small Part
of Trade-Imports Also
Are Heavy.
BY J. C. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, August Leather pro-
ducers of other nations, in anticipation
of a possible advance in the tariff on
their products, are sending an increased
flow Of leather into the United States
to compete with the American prod
ucts. This is especially noticeable in
harness leather. according to oficials OF
the American Leather Producers Asso-
citation.
over $4,000 worth of harness leather
a month has been coming into this
country so far this year. compared with
about $4,000 month for the same
period Of 1928.
This volume of imports may not seem
extraordinary, in view OF. the fact that
the harness leather tanners of this
country turn out some $4,000, 900 worth
of leather q year, but much Of the i'm
ported leather goes into the type Of nm
ished product where the larger profits
seem to be made.
The harness manufacturers will. 1t Is
conservatively estimated, turn out some
thing above $75,000, 600 worth OF equine
leather equipment In 1929, but while the
volume of business in the finished prod
uct is keeping up, the number OF sides
of leather tanned for harness purposes
probably will be less than 200, 600. This
is a drop from 4.350,O0O sides in 1904.
Harness Demspd Holds UP.
The number of h rises and mules on
farms today is Apr iEneteLy iS,4Ic,uuv'
of which 14,029, 900 n sns 80 n n -.
dition there are al I,ovv,Ovo n rs,ss
and mules in city nag wUsn: tn "a
animals all have to " equip ~ a ana
little din,inution al, present, although
the Introduction of tractors oeais ~
some heavy blows IN past years. Ine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

Eighty-two shares of Capital Traction
stock were sold on the Washington
Stock Exchange today in small lots.
every sale being made at 90, fractionally
lower than yesterdays market. Rail-
way g. Electric preferred sold in small
amounts at SO and 99K, one transfer
in this issue including 96-share block,
the largest sale in this stock for many
weeks.
The only bank stock appearing on the
board was Federal which
registered $50. Mergenthaler sold at
104i5 and 200 shares of Real Estate
Mortgage e. Guaranty preferred sold at
v37s. The closing stock sale was 100
shares of National Mortgage & Invest
ment preferred at 4ss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
Montgomery Bonds Offered Today.

The National City Co. announces
today an offering of $4,000 Mont
gomery County. Md. AZ per cent bonds,
dated August 1, 1929, and due August
i, 1939-68, inclusive, at 100 and interest,
yielding Az per cent. Principal and
semi-annual interest are payable Feb
ruary l and August l at the Farmers
, Banking &, Trust Co., Rockville, Md.
The bonds, which are of $1,000 de-
nomination, are issued for school pur-
poses and are direct general obligations
of the town. payable from unlimited
J taxes on all taxable property in Rock
! vile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

In charge of reception, will be assisted
by the following sponsors: Mrs. F. P.
Moran. Lady Marie Louise Montague of
New York and Washington, May Royal
Shelton Waldron of Virginia and New
York; Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs. How
ard L. Hodgkins, Mrs. Minnie Evans
Reyes, Mrs. James Irwin steele, Janet
Richards, Mrs. James w. Frizzell, Mrs.
Leland CONFESS. Mrs. Verona Pollock
Roach of New York City. Mrs. Grace
Ross Chamberlin, Mrs. Leon Arnold
Mrs. Percy M. Bailey, Mrs. H. Moffett
Bradley, Mrs. Marie H. Heath, Mrs
Ada Van L. B. Nicely, Mrs. Charles
Langley Mrs. Ida Wilmington, Miss
Joanna Stopp. Mrs. L. c. MacFadden
Mrs. Virginia Peters Parkhurst of Mary
land, Judge Mary OToole, Judge
Katharyn M Sellers. Mrs. A. Maude
Phillips of Maryland, Senator Capper OF
Kansas, Senator Gould of Maine, Sen
ator Black of Alabama, Representatives
Fletcher of Ohio, Montague of Vir-
ginia, Kendall of Pennsylvania, Free
man of Connecticut, Garfield of Indi-
ana Sproul of Kansas, Hare of South
Carolina, Representative Florence Kahn
of California, Representative Kathrine
Langley of Kentucky, Representative
Mary T. Norton of New Jersey and
Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of
Massachusetts,.
The musical portion of the program
will be furnished by Paul de Long
Gable, organist: Mrs. Helen BRANDON
Newman, organist. and vocal numbers
by Miss Mary Apple, contralto, assisted
by Mr.. Gable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
FIVE NATIONS SIGN
PEACE PROTOCOL
Soviet Russia Joins With
Four Others in Approving
Terms of Kellogg Pact.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, February 9.-Soviet Rus
sia this evening signed with four neigh
boring countries protocol making i'm
mediately effective among themselves
the terms of the Kellogg pact for re-
nunciation Of war.
Maxim Litvinoff, assistant commissar
Of foreign affairs, signed for Russia
Minister Patek for Poland, Minister
Osolsk for Latvia, Minister Belyama for
Estonia and Rumanian Minister to Po-
land Devilla signed for his country.
Unprecedented Act.
Litvinoff. in his speech before the
signing of the protocol, said, in part:
The document that We are signing
today is an exceptional international
act-one may say an act unprecedented
in history. The participators do not as
sumo any new obligations of another
document. but this circumstance does
not diminish the significance of the
protocol as an international act.
Our countries now outlaw war before
other lands, but this is not the only
significance OF the protocol. When gov
ernments which already have outlawed
war under common international
agreement solemnly reaffirm that, not
waiting the coming into effect of any
act obligating all peoples, they have
decided to give immediate effect to such
obligations among limited group Of
countries, they have taken a double
pledge of peace.
Pledged to Peace.
Each signatory pledges before the
world to maintain peace in certain geo.
graphical sectors, and the greater have
been the fears heretofore inspired from
such a sector the more significant is
today's act"
Estonia and Latvia had not been ex-
pected to join until later, but this after
noon the ambassadors from both coun-
tries received kilograms empowering
them to sign the protocol simultaneously
with the others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
VOTE ,250,0DO,0|))
TOTAL OF STOCK
Trans-America Corporation
Directors Also to Form
British Company.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 9.-Stock-
holders of the Trans America Corpora
ton, at their annual meeting, approved
an increase in the authorized capital to
81 $50 100000, to be represented by
50,000,0O0 shares of capital stock. 1t
was also announced that the company
intends to form a British company,
with headquarters in London. to take
over the activities of the parent insti-
tuition in foreign enterprises. its in
vestment in foreign securities and
foreign banks, including the Bank of
America and the Bank of Italy, as
we'll as its affiliated Amer-Italia Cor
poration.
AS a result of the stockholders &C.
ton, the directors are authorized to
issue and distribute any portion of the
increased capital stock as dividends
from time to time and to also use part
of the stock for the purchase Of stocks
in banks or other enterprises.
Arrangements are now being con-
cluded to acquire remaining shares of
both institutions. Ownership of Trans
America Corporation at present is
lodged in hands of more than 10000
stockholders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
SUFFRAGE CELEBRATION HERE
TO BE IN HONOR OF PIONEERS
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Paul,
as Leaders of Past, to Be
Lauded at Meeting.
Prominent Men and Women
of City to Assemble
Next Friday.

A representative cross-section Of
Washington life is included in the list
of those who will participate in a cele-
bration to perpetuate the life work of
Susan B. Anthony and Nanette B. Paul,
suffrage leaders. on the 109th birthday
anniversary of the former next Friday,
It will be held at the First Congrega-
tional Church, Tenth and G streets at
$3.50 pm.
Scores of men and women prominent
in the civic, religious and official life Of
the city will gather at the church to
honor the memory of Miss Anthony and
Mrs. Paul.
Invitations to Clubs.
Invitations have been sent to various
clubs, organizations and educational in
stitutionS, which will be represented as
follows: Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Washington College of Law: Mrs. Aaron
D. Newman, president, District League
of American Pen Women: Mrs. David
White, Twentieth Century Club and
Women's Alliance, All Souls Unitarian
Church; Mrs. Frances Hewlett Wright,
chairman, General Federation Indus
trial Women of the District; DR.. Ulysses
G. B. Pierce, All Souls Unitarian
Church: DR.. and Mrs. F. Homer Curtiss,
Founders of Order of Christian Mystics;
Judge Elmer j. Binford, Eugene FerSen;
DR. Gertrude Richardson Brigham and
Bruce Wallace, representing art and
religion: Belle Sherwin, president, Ma
tional League of Women Voters; Sara
Grogan, National Women's Party; Mrs.
Josephine Junkin, director general,
Federation of Women's Clubs; Edward
Steele, classes of study of comparative
religion: Mrs. j. j. Locher, Soroptimist
Club; Mrs. Carlton Savage. director of
Sketches of Life of Susan B. Anthony,
by Mrs. Paul; Maude Alton, president,
Americanization School; Mrs. Lyman B.
Kebler, community centers: Mrs. Mary
Church Farrell, pioneer suffragist and
closely associated with Miss Anthony.
The speaker of the afternoon will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
NOTED JAPANESE /
ASSIGNED TO LONDON
Coming Of Ambassador Matsudaird
Causes Speculation Because
of Blue Blood.

TOXIC Up. - Under Ambassador
Tsuneo Matsudaira, who will assume his
new post there this month, the en-
bassy in London will have what is be4
lieved to be the bluest- blooded staff ever
sent abroad by Japan.
This feature is arousing interest in
the press here in connection with recent
discussion of closer Anglo-Japanese CO.
operation in the Far East and renewed
evidences of the close friendship be-
tween the British and japanese ruling
families.
During the illness of King George
the japanese Emperor has made fire.
quent solicitous inquiries as to his progz
reSs, while it Is remembered that II
nothing untoward intervenes, such as
the Kings death, it is planned for the
Duke of Gloucester, the Kings third
son, to make visit of state to Japan
in the Spring to invest Emperor HiroA
hito with the Order of the Garter. "a
Ambassador Matsudaira, until last
Summer Japanese Ambassador to WastiA
ington. himself belongs to one of the
noblest families in Japan. X,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

Senator Copeland of New York and
guests of honor will be Mrs. Ida Hustled
Harper, biographer of Susan B. An
thony Mrs. F. P. Moran, piooneer suf-
fragiSt. and Representative Daniel S.
Anthony, jr., of Kansas and a nephew
of Miss Anthony
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, one Of the
pioneer suffrage workers, who will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
DR.. STIRLING TO LECTURE
ON ISLAND EXPLORATIONS
Films to Be Used in Telling of
Two-Year Tour in Dutch New
Guinea and South Sea.

Guinea and South Sea.
DR.. Matthew Stirling of the Smith
sonian Institution. will lecture at the
City Club Wednesday evening at $50
o'clock on his two-year exploration tour
of Dutch New Guinea and South Sea
Islands.
He will illustrate his talk with six
reels of motion pictures, showing many
airplane views of these little known
islands
The expedition established its first
base 90 miles up the MEMBRANE River
and at various other bases established
the 400 troops with the expedition en-
gagged in warfare with hostile tribes.
Eleven months were spent before the
expedition reached the village Of race
of pygmies who were friendly. DR..
Stirling will describe these people, who
lived on mountains $4,000 feet In alti-
tude. More than $1,000 feet of movie
Aim were made on the expedition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

Municipal Judge Watkins of Tampa,
Fla. has ruled that rooster which
crows at night is not a menace TO
health, even If sleepers are awakened,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
GRAND ]URYPROBES
FIVE BANK FAILURES.
Closing of Institutions at Bir-
mingham, Ala, to Be Rig
idly Investigated.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July "a JET
ferSon County grand jury today pre-
pared to open All lnVeSt Nation OF bank
conditions IN the Birmingham district
growing out of the closing OF tlve banks
here in the past two weehS. Indications
were that the inquiry would be started
tomorrow or FRIDAY.
The banking situation was called to
the attention of the inquisitorial body
yesterday by Judge Russell j. McElroy,
who told the jurors In his charge that
they we're fully empowered to conduct
an investigation and If The evidence
warrants 10 return indictments"
Three Said 10 Be Solvent.
OF the five banks which have closed,
at least three are declared to BE- SOL
vent and able to pay dcpositorS DOL
lar for dollar" Those closed were:
The Soutnside Bank, the Leeds State
Bank. the Woodlawn Savings Bank, the
City Bank and Trust Co. and the Avon
dale Bank and Savings Co.
J. 3. Lassiter, president of the Avon
dale and City Banks, is in New York
hospital, following his collapse when
informed of the closing Of the institu-
ton.
Continue Search for Presidents Body.
Search is being continued for the
body of Dr. A. w. Bell, president OF the
Woodlawn Savings Bank and mem
Der of the jefferson County board OF
revenue who was reported drowned in
the. Coosa River, near Vincent, Ala,
last Saturday.
Three investigations, one by Gov.
Bibb Graves, one by the State banking
department and one under the direc-
ton of Attorney General G. C. Mccall
and County Solicitor George Lewis
Bales, are being made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09

In white. cream or
ecru. Made with at
tached valance top.
A wonderful quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
STATE IS GENEROUS
TO NEW RAILROAD
Para Concession Carries Title
to Land Within IL Miles
of Right of Way.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BELEM, Para, Brazil, July 9.-This
state of Para in the matter of concessions
uses a lavish hand, as witness the NIL
lion acres now controlled by Henry
Ford, and another million by a Jap
anese company. When 1t comes to rail-
road concessions the state is more gen.
erouS than was the United States when
it granted alternate sections along the
right of way for American transcon-
tinental roads.
Manoel Leonidas de Albuquerque, a
Brazilian engineer, who has been in the
lumber business here, has been granted
concession for railroad connecting
the Amazon and the Araguaya Rivers, a
distance of 420 miles. The concession
carries with it title to all land within
II miles on both sides of the right Of
way.
There is a rise Of less than 200 feet
over the route where the rails will be
laid and there are only two bridges to
construct.
The liberality is in line with efforts
to attract capital to the Amazon Valley.
Col. Raymundo P. Brasil of Para, who
represented his state at the sample fair
in Rio Janeiro, believes there is special
need in the Amazon Valley of foreign
investment and development in rubber
as we'll as other products which the
United States consumes in large guam
titles and that this investment must
come from American sources.
I'VE need American capital and strong
arms he said. The United States not
only is the richest country. in mate
rial values and productive activity, but
1t is an old and true friend Of Brazil"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
New Prison Minus
Keys and Keyholes,
Planned by State
nx the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
OSSINING, N. Y, July 9.-Com-
missioner of Correction Raymond F.
c. Kieb has just disclosed that
plans have been completed for the
new State prison at Attica, N. Y
the prison which will have no keys
or keyholes. 1t is designed to be eS-
capeproof and will cost more than
= 100000.
The doors will be opened and
closed by compressed air and at
lookup time each prisoner will be
required to record his presence in
his cell by pressing an electric but
ton which will move an indicator in
a central control room This will
dispense with a personal counting of
heads by guards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09

In plain white with tie
bands to match, without
valance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
SAILING TODAY.

SAILING TODAY.
Ancon-Port an Prince and Cristobal.
SAILING TOMORROW.
Anjer-Casablanca
Neutrality-suspicious..
Observation-Disclosures, Havre and London.
Mr1s ts viSeoKit CristobaL Cartagena,
Ma siHstis Ncherboars and southampton.
Caracas-San Juan, La Guayra' curacao anu
Maracaibo.
Ceiba-Kingston
Cuyamspa-Puerto Cortez
SAILING THURSDAY, JULY II.
Saco-Rotterdam.
Sorvard-1Barcelona.
snRash1 ds.lssu Gea sbd HAMBURG
Cristo6al, Corinto and San Francisco.
San LorenBo-Santo Domingo City and San
EbroMHavana, Panama Canal, Callao and
san yscinto-Hayana, Prosreso, Vera Cruz
American Trader-London.
Scythia--Galway and Liverpool.
Yarmouth:
Csbo Ortegal--Lisbon.
acknowledgements
Scythia-Liverpool.
Berury-Bahia.
Sud Amertcano-BuenoS AIRES.
Trujillo-St. Thomas.
SAILING FRIDAY, JULY IL.
yulcania-Naples, Patras and Trieste.
Paris-Plymouth and Havre:
santa Cruz-Cartagena, Cristobal, CaIao
Voiendam-plym0uth, BOulogne and Rotter-
dam.
Lapland-Plymouth, CheroouTS ana Ant
Werp. 80, ~-.o. Aron
: tevideO and BuenoS Ayres.
Baracoa-Puerto Colombia.
SAILING SATURDAY, JULY Is.
acknowledgements.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. southampton anu
, Hamburg.
pnuce-San Juan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
PRINCE OF WALES GIVES
HONORS TO REGIMENT
by the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 9.-The Prince OF
Wales, wearing the uniform of colonel
of the Welsh Guards, walked from York
House to St. James Palace today, where
on behalf of the King he presented the
insignia of honors conferred recently on
his majesty's birthday.
Large crowds watched his arrival at
the palace for the ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09

More than $4,000 stems Of bananas
were exported from Honduras in a
recent month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09

The finest qualities we ever
offered in this style of cur
tains. In plain shades or
color effects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09

Consisting of seat and back
to match. Made of better
grade cretonnes.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
LA BONNIE APPEALS
 JUDGMENTS
Driver in Double Fatality to
 Tike Case Higher

An appeal to supreme court from the verdict of q jury in superior court which provided for damages totallins tl..500 as the result of an accident which cost the lives of New Britain men and injured a third. will be taken by the attorneys for the defense, it was learned today.
 The suits which were of $30,0U were brought by the estates of Adam Covaleski and Edward Deutsch who died in Bristol hospital following an automobile accident on Plymouth Hill, Thomaston. several months ago. Albert Vosney. the driver of the fatal automobile. was injured and each brought separate suits for $lo.. 900 against the driver of the other automobile, George LaBonne of Wa terbury.
 The plaintiff alleged that the de- fendant was responsible for the ac- cident because he was travelling at the rate of $ miles an hour and had lost control of the car for 395 feet before he struck the plaintiffs car. The defense claimed the acci- dent could have been avoided if the plaintiff had stopped.
 The plaintiffs were represented by Judge Samuel Rosenthal of Hart ford and Attorneys Monroe s. Cor don and Charles Tamulonis of th:s city. Those representing the defenae were Perkins, Wells & Davis and Gilman & Marks.
 An attempt to have the verdict set aside by Judge Avery was denied a short time later.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
Howard Held Over
 Theft of JeWelry

New Haven, June F tR)-Willtam F. c"RedD Howard. 2s. of Water bury, arrested here by Detective James R. Cook of Hartford, who regarded his actions as suspicious. was turned over to the detective today and taken to the capitol. He faces 8 charge of burglary.
 Howard is accused of stealing jewelry worth $400s from a Hart ford woman. At police headquar- ters here it was said that when arr rested by Cook. who saw him in the New Haven railroad station. Howard had two diamond rings valued at $400 in his pockets. At the time Cook picked Howard up the robbery of the Hartford woman was not known. The detective had arrested him on a charge of idle nees.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
Chicago Publisher
 And Hunter Is Dead

Chicago, June 12 R-W. D. Boyce. publisher and big game hun- ter. died last night in his bungalow home on the roof of his printing es- tablishment. He was 69 years olG, and had been seriously ill for sev- eral months. Boyce long had been one of the most picturesque figures in Chicago public life. Born in Ale ghany. Pa. he came here in 1851 and worked as an advertising sol;ci- tor. In the late 90's he established his publishing business which is re- puted to have netted him a large fortune. He published the Saturday Blade and Chicago Ledger and sev erai other magazines.
 In 1909 he attracted attention by undertaking d "balloonograph" ex- petition into the wilds of Africa. taking for the first time aerial photographs of jungle animal ard plant life. Later he led second ex-
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
SUES FOR TAX HE PAID
 AFTER LAND PURCHASE
Mario Cianci Wants to be Reimburs-
 cd by Concetta C. and VincenzO Pavano.

Property which is located on the border line between Bristol and Southinston consisting of 30 acres is involved in law suit brought against Concetta C. Pavano and Vincenzo Pavano by Mario Cianci Of New Britain for $500.
 According to the allegation the land was conveyed by the defend. ants to the plaintiff and the deeds were recorded in tho town clerks oifice Of Bristol. The defendants. it is said, agreed to pay back taxes but according to the plaintiff they failed to do so and the plaintiff was obliged to assume the obligation. The tax bill amounted to $46S.40.
 The plaintiff, through Attorney Cyril Gaffney, asked that he be re- imbursed for the money laid out on the taxes
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
Judge Reserves Decision
 In Suit Over Oil Bill

Decision Tn the case of koppel Bros against John Numes and Mary Litte which was heard this morning in city court was reserved by Judge Stanley J. Traceski
 It is alleged that the defendants purchased oil, gas and accessories between July IS. and September 5. 1927 and failed to pay the bill. Numes admitted liability but Mary Litte denied it. During the trial At- torney Monroe s. Gordon who, with Attorney Charles Tamulonis, is rep- resenting the defendants, brought out the information that the name of
New Britain herald., 1929-06-12
Seh. Watson Sued in
 Rogers Klan Charges

Indianapolis. Ind, June IF R- Senator James E. Watson of 1n- dianx, M. Bart Thurman, republican national committeeman from In- dfana. and six other Indiana repuo- iican1 are named defendants in q SsO.OoO suit for damages filed in 1ederal court here, by William NJ. Rogers. former Ku Klux Klansman.
 Rogers charges conspiracy against hls reputation, in connection with the alleged forgery of an affidavit representing him as admitting that his testimony before a senate in- veSti1afion committee that Senator Watson had shown him klan pass port was false. A federal grand Jury investigation of Rogers for per- Jury. based on the affidavit. resulted Tn the return of mo bill.r During inc intervening period. Rogers sets out. he waJ Subject 10 constant threats. intimidation and espionasr. end damaged in business and reputa- tion.''