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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
U. S. RUSSIAN TOURISTS
DEPART FOR GERMANY
Several Remain Behind to Nego-
tiate Business With
Soviet,
Ry the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, August 15.-Laden with
souvenirs, So members Of the American
UNOFFICIAL commercial delegation, which
has been touring Russia for q month,
left for Berlin last night by way Of
warsaw. The party originally included
go members, but nearly two-thirds Of
the group left the of1cial itinerary for
excursions Of their own.
On departing from Moscow they ex-
pressed themselves as delighted with
their visit, saying that the Soviet tourist
authorities had catered to their every
whim and desire.
Several members Of the delegation
remained in Moscow to continue ne
eotiations with the government for con-
tracts of various kinds. Fred A. Cole
man and @. A. Bryant, jr.. representa-
tives of the Austin Engineering Co. of
Cleveland, Ohio, expect to sign an
agreement this week for the construc-
ton of a big automobile plant for the
government at Mimi Noveorod.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15

For one day only. Low neck
and short sleeve style, well
tailored, made of broadcloth
and percale. E to 16 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
Our Important Weekly O

SMART STREET. SPORT AND AFTERNOON DRESSES OF
GAY AND COLORFUL SILKS AND CREPES. ALL REDUCED
more, OF course they down this last
hundred them used the reducing pencil
One piece frock youthful attractive
models, many varied and different styles
Plenty without
Dresses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15

Bows all-linen golf knickers; full
cut; we'll tailored in white, tan, gray
and checked effects. 7 to Is years.
Boys Store-Matn Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
REMEDY OF RADIO
BAD SPOTS SOUGHT
Broadcasters Ask Abolition
of Zone System and Ex-
tension of Licenses.
BY MARTIN CODEL.
special Dispatch to The Star.

7
WEST BADEN, Ind, November z
| (N.A.NA) Many more expressions
! about radio conditions throughout the
country and about the way broadcasting
is being administered by the Federal
Radio Commission were voiced yester-
day at the annual meeting here of the
National Association of BroadcasterS
than are contained In the resolutions
that were passed.
The formal resolutions urged chiefly
that Congress abolish the zone system,
and with it the Davis equalization
amendment; that permanent commits
sion be established over radio; that sta
ton licenses be extended to one year,
and that other changes be made to
regularize and stabilize the broadcast
ing industry.
Most of the broadcasting station OPP
orators agreed at one of the sessions
that radio listeners are making rela-
lively few complaints, except in certain
areas. because they are satisfied with
reception conditions in general. Rem
edy the bad spots" and much of the
discussion about radio conditions will
be Quieted, they said.
Many of them, including operators of
high and medium powered stations,
agreed that they would be quite salts
fed If they could be assured that their
stations would consistently serve a ra-
dius Of about so miles.
Nevertheless, 1t was the consensus
that high power and cleared channels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
KINGS DAUGHTERS ELECT
MRS. WALKER PRESIDENT
Woodlawn Unit Chooses Mrs.
George West Secretary and Miss
Lewetta Cox Treasurer.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WOODLAND, Va, November t.
Woodlawn Circle of Kings Daughters
and Sons at its annual meeting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George West, near
Mount Vernon, reelected Mrs. Herbert
Walker as president. MIR. George West
was elected secretary in place of Mrs.
David j. CARRIER. Miss Lewetta Cox
was reelected treasurer.
Mrs. Marion Ballenger, president of
the Fairfax County Kings Daughters
Circles was a guest at the meeting and
thanked the members for their CO.
operation in making the annual State
convention last month In Alexandria
successful A financial report of the
convention was read by the retiring
county secretary and finance chairman,
Mrs. D. j. CARRIER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
OHIO TAX AMENDMENT
GIVEN BIG MAJORITY
New Law Will Permit Property
Classification Instead of Pres
emit Uniform System.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 2.
The majority in favor of the State
tax amendment, voted upon Tuesday
throughout Ohio. mounted toward the
zoe, 900 mark as unoficial returns con-
tinued to filter in yesterday. With but
472 out of the States 9,002 precincts
missing, the vote was: Yes, SIS, 1923; no,
@66,453.
The returns from S,540 precincts, in
Guiding 10 counties complete. showed
q steady trend to the positive side. BY
their vote the people of Ohio empowered
their Legislature to classify properly
for taxation and to attach different
rates for each class, this system replac-
ing the 80-year- old uniform tax law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
TELLER OF BANK DENIES
PART IN $1,000 ROBBERY
Repudiates Confession He Claims
Was Given Police During
"Third Degree"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, November Guy O.
Shumate, attorney, today announced
that Floyd Sprague. 24-year-old teller
of the Marine State Bank here, had
repudiated a confession in which he ad-
mitted playing part in the robbery OF
the bank of $1,000 more than a year
ago.
Sprague was released under a $4,000
bond yesterday after the police an
nounced he had confessed that he wit
tingly handed more than $4,000 of the
banks money to Joe Miller, confeder-
ate, during the robbery. Miller and
Charles Slawson, another alleged par
ticipant in the hold-up, also are being
held here.
Sumate asserted that Sprague had
made the confession under duress and
in the course of a third degree" Police
denied having used pressure to obtain
the confession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07

were matters of administrative rather
than legislative consideration. algn
power. several broadcaSters stated, Is
needed in some parts OF the country
and not in others, notably along the
, seaboards, where half the service range
Is an expanse of ocean. Cleared cnan-
nels should be set aside, they said, only
il IL becomes plain that but one sta
ton can operate on particular chan"
mel without interference.
Even the operators Of stations which
drew exclusive cleared channels OUT OF
the reallocation "grab-bag" OF year
ago were critical of the amendment 10
the radio act which requires equallZa-
ton of wave lengths, power and hours
of operation among five zones OF vary
ing areas and among states WltnIn
these zones in proportion to population
Some of the views expressed were hlgnly
critical of the Federal Radio Commits
sion, although the limitations upon tnat
body were recognized.
The charge was made by Representa-
tive Clancy of Detroit that the equaliza-
ton amendment is being used by the
commission to condone multitude OF
sins" Members of the commission
were criticized for their unwillingness
to express openly, as they do privately,
that equalization is unavoidable and not
working.
Both Senator Dill and Representative
White, authors of the original radio act
were said to have spoken their conVlc-
ton that the plan of equaliztng faclli-
ties on a zone and State basis was
physically an impossibility.
The stand of Judge E. o. Sykes and
Chairman Ira E. Robinson that chain
program duplication was general was
refuted on all sides. Duplication exists
only in spotted areas, the broadcasters
said. They expressed the belief that
the chain regulation order proposed by
Judge Sykes merely temporiZed with the
situation, and that even If 1t is passed
the exception will become the rule when
it comes to trying to restrict any sta
ton from subscribing to chain pro-
grams.
(Copyrisht, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07

~. but Mary, sVhy take a
chance Uifh an ordinary set
IChy not get a Holster We can
buy one nosO for Sl75!"
Really"
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heard? The demand forKoIsters
has been 50 tremendous the COM
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at only 1881"
"Well, that settles that probIem!"
Enjoy the holster Program every
Wednesday evening at 10 p. M.
Eastern Standard Time. over the
nationwide Columbia Chain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
KAISER'S SISTER ILL.
Princess Victoria of Prussia MAJ
Have to Undergo Operation.

BONN, Germany, November 2 lPl.-
Princess Victoria of Prussia, sister oil
the former Kaiser, and now legally Frau
Alexander Subkoff, was critically Ill to-
day in hospital. It was feared seri'
Gus infection might necessitate an oper-
alton.
Divorce proceedings recently were in
stituted In behalf of the 63-year-olc
princess against her youthful husband
His extravaganza and various escapadeS
led to their separation. She recently
auctioned family heirlooms to satisfy
some of his debts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
Major "Chain" Features
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
7:15-"Three Kings and q
Queen; radio stars-WJz,
WREN, KWK and KFAB.
S:0O-Sunshine hour; Rudy VAL
lee and his orchestra
wRC and N. B. c. net
work.
s:ls-Frederic william VILE
wMAL and c. B. S. net
work.
S:30-Champion Sparkers; sports
drama WIZ, w B z,
VIDAL, WHAM. KDKA.
WLW, WIS, KWK and
WREN.
e:3O-Gold Seal pregnant; or
chestra. quartet and SOLO
ist-WMAL and G. B. 5.
network.
10:OO-Atwater Kent program;
dance rnusic-WJz, WBZ,
VIDAL. WHAM, WJR,
KWK, WREN, KDKA and
WGN.
1O:3OrNational Radio Forum:
Senator Halves of Mis-
Souri--WMAL and G. B. S.
network.
1l:00-"Amos N Andy" 49, WRC>
and N. B. C. network.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07

A dog which wageed his tail A times
in half a minute won prize In a con-
test at Government House, Guernsey,
England, recently.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
OLD RAILROAD
: WILL BE SOLD
Debts Cause Auction of
Line That Lincoln i
Represented gas

CHICAGO, July 15.-(P-Burden-
ed with millions in mortgages and in
terest long over due, the historic
Chicago and Alton railroad must
go on the auction block.
The federal court has ordered the
sale at Wilmington, viii county, Ill,
as the only way Of meeting the OBJ
legations.
The Atoms history, during sev-
eral years Of it's early life, Is su-
perimposed upon that Of Abraham
Lincoln. Lincoln appeared as at
torney for the st. Louis, Alton and
Chicago and the Alton Sangamon,
predecessors, and opposed them In
suits against the Illinois Central.
Mr.. Lincoln began his trip to i'm
mortality in Washington on the
Alton, and the same road carried
his body back to Springfield.
The G. and A. was the first to try
out Pullman cars, the inventor,
George Pullman, carrying on his
experiments with sleeping cars on
the Alton from 1857 to 1858.
The road began with the Alton
and Sangamon, incorporated in
1847. 1t developed a brisk business
and during the late COS caught the
acquisitive eye of E. H. Hartman.
He bought it in 1899 and immedi-
ately loaded it with a $45, 100000
mortgage. The following year he
added a second mortgage Of 2 .00O,-
600. Hartman sold the road after
one years ownership.
The Hartman manipulations Sc
riously burdened the railway. and
in 1912 it was necessary to add a
third mortgage of $4,000, 900. The
holders of the S22, 000, 900 lien asked
the foreclosure action, interest on
that mortgage having passed since
1922. The holders of the third mort
gage contested the action, their in
terest not having been paid since
1912. The road, with its 1858 miles
Of trackage in Missouri and Hi
nois, is valued at s125. 100000
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
BROWNSVILLE
CO. HIRES IL
Uses Three Carloads Of
Roofing Material Dur
ing Past Month

Twenty years in business here
and now at its peak-that's the
record of the Brownsville Sheet
Metal Works, Eighth and Harrison,
under the management Of Harry
Richardson.
When Richardson came here
from Bowling Green, KY, there was
little sheet metal work being done
in the Valley. This section had
just begun to expand. Many OF
the cities that now dot the
worlds longest main street" did
not exist. Richardson, however, be-
lieved in the future of the Valley
and bought an interest in the bus
mess with Q. P. Hacker.
Expert
The newcomer from Bowling
Green was an expert sheet metal
worker, having served his appren-
tice and early years of craftman-
ship in Kentucky. He had been
practically reared in a tin shop
and at the age of II began draw
ing his weekly wage as a crafts
man.
Richardson figuratively and lit
orally rolled up his sleeves and
plunged into work here, Supervis-
ing all work as he toiled beside
his workmen. After holding the role
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
five years, the business has grown
to such an extent that he found
It necessary to devote all of his
time to experimenting the jobs.
Big Pay Roll
Since that time the business has
grown steadily and now employs
IL men and has a pay roll Of from
$500 to $425 a week. During the
past month the concern has used
more than three carloads of roof
ing materials.
All types of sheet metal and
roofing work is done by the COM
pany. They build cisterns. pipes
Tor irrigation work, water gates.
cornices, cutters, ventilators, etc.
One of the most recent buildings
done by the concern was the Kress
building. They now hold contracts
on the two new ward school build
lngs going up.
We try to give them what thew
want and when they want it."
Richardson says. we try to give
a reaI service and feel that our sue
cess SO far would indicate that we
are giving that service. he says.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
Potash Writing
In Field Proves
Fertilizer Value

HOWARD CITY, Mich, July 10.
-(P-Using a small fertilizer drill
for a pen and muriate of potash for
ink, B. o. Hagerman, Grand Rapids,
and I. j. Matthews, Chicago, did
some fancy writing a year ago here
in the sands of the Pennsylvania
railroads demonstration farm.
The letters stand out stronger to-
day than they did a year ago when
the two specialists, one an agricul-
tural agent and the other a fertll-
izer expert, penned the words:
Potash Paysl"
The message was written in an
alfalfa field as part Of a demon
stration showing that legume crop
on light soils needs commercial
fertilizers having a high content OF
potash.
Where the letters were written
with the fertilizer drill, the alfalfa
has made a longer and heavier
growth, the foliage has a darker
Shade of green, the stand OF plants
Is thicker, and each plant has stool
ed vigorously. Before the first cut
ting was taken, each letter was
plainly visible
The demonstration was arranged
as one of the educational features
Of the second annual sand land
farmers field day at the farm on
August 8. This and other projects
on the place show that alfalfa
thrives best on sand soils In which
there is a strong solution OF mu'
rate of potash.
In the penmanship act the spe-
cialists applied the potash at the
rate of $50 pounds an acre. In 9TH
err tests the applications varied
from 100 to 400 pounds Of the pot
ash was used in combination with
nitrngen ard super-phosphate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
New Airlines To
South America Is
Booming Imports

TAMPA, Fla, July 15.-(P-The
Panama hat Of Ecuador, finest of
its kind, probably will become the
official headgear of your public
spirited citizen here, if a swelling
stream of commercial opinion has
its usual results.
Tampa business men are toying
with the idea of a boom in Ecuador
hats, as 6, sort of brotherly induce
ment to be- extended to Ecuador's
export market.
cial chemistry will be the establish
ment Of the regular flying sched-
uleS of the New York, Rio and
Bueonos Aires company, and Ameri-
can international Always, Inc,
companies which will rival the Pan
American Anyways, Inc, in linking
North, South and Central America,
using Tampa as southern United
States airport.
Ecuador already have nibbled at
the Tampa allure of a Semi-tropical
market for their hats, and Tampa
merchants have been quick to agree
that the strengthened communica-
ton lines ought to be mutually ben
eficial to trade.
Ecuador, it has been learned, has
a population Of 1000, 900, imported
goods valued at $4,662, 900 from the
United States in 1926, and exported
6.757, 900 worth of goods to the
United States. Coffee, ivory, nuts
cocoa butter, hardwoods and petrol
Gums are its principal exports, while
it depends upon the United States
and Europe for textiles. foodstuffs
machinery and many Of the COM
modities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
Navy Is Seeking
Picture of Noted
Chief, John Rudd

WASHINGTON. July I5.-tR-
Wanted: BY the United States navy
a picture Of Capt. John Rudd, U. 8.
NJ, one time commander Of "Old
Ironsides," a native of Rhode
Island. resident Of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Captain Rudd is the only COM
mander Of the Washington navy
yard whose photograph is not in
the naval archives. He died at
Philadelphia in 1867, and the navy
has been unable to find any de-
scendants or relatives who could
furnish either portrait or personal
history of the captain.
He distinguished himself during
the Mexican war as commander of
the u. S. 8. Union and u. S. S.
Dale and received for this service
a letter of commentator by the
commander-in chief of the United
States naval forces on the Pacific
ocean.
1t was in 1882 that he was given
command Of the famous frigate
Constitution, which was then a
part Of the Mediterranean squad
ron. In 1853 and 1859 he com
manded the Washington navy yard
and it was that command which
drew attention to the absence OF
his picture in the long row OF those
who have commanded the base
since its establishment.
At his death he held the rank OF
commodore on the retired list.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
o PLAN "
IN SECURITY FIELD

NEW YORK, July 15.-(P-Sev-
eral new pools have been organ
lied recently in Wall street and
the general expectation is that the
public will be back in the market
on a large scale within a few
weeks.
Leading brokerage houses have
opened scores of new branch of
fees throughout the country and
several in Europe.
With more than 1000 securities
traded on the floor of the New
York stock exchange alone, the old
membership of 1,100, of which not
much more than half was repre-
sented at any n time, proved I'm
equal to the task. 1t was voted
early this year to increase the
seats by Is per cent. Most of the
additional 275 seats have been sold
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
LARGE DOUBLE EGGS
LAID BY u HEN

CONWAY, N. H., July 15.-P)-A
hen that has almost developed a
habit Of laying mammoth eggs with
double barrelled" characteristics is
owned by Perley Mcclellan Of this
town.
The year-old Plymouth Rock has
laid IA eggs OF which each contains
the usual contents and, in addition,
another egg Of average size in an
average shell.
Some of the eggs we're so large as
to resembled the product of some
far larger bird. measuring nine
inches in circumference one way
and seven and one-half inches the
other. Their weights were about
six ounces apiece. Three of these
huge eggs weigh as much as nine
common eggs. The hen laid one
Of these freaks every second dag
and then apparently returned to
normal production.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
STOCK MARKET "
is FACTOR in PRICES

NEW YORK, July 15.-(R)-In-
vestment publications, brokerage
house letters and services designed
to inform the public as to bargains
often have an influence on prices
that can be measured accurately.
In one recent instance a publica-
ton contained an analysis of real
estate stocks. The writer placed
n concern of relatively small size
at the top of his list. Within a few
days this company had added the
names Of more than 500 stockhold-
ers to it's books, and the price Of the
securities mad moved forward vigor-
ouSly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
COPPER MINE REVIVED
AFTER 25-YEAR REST

SYLVIA, N. c., July 15.-P-Dor-
mant for more than Is years. the
CuIlowhee copper mine near here
is about to become active again.
Men and machinery already have
moved to the mine to resume op-
Grafton. Negotiations for resump-
ton of work have been in progress
for weeks.
1t is expected that for the pres
ent, at least, ore will be shipped
to the Tennessee Copper company'S
Smelter at Ducktown, Tenn. The
North Carolina Flux company will
operate the mine. which yields not
only copper and iron, but at many
points produces enough gold and
silver to pay for the mining opera
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
Gulls Aid Farmers
In Fighting Mice
OFF Western Lands

SALT LAKE CITY, July 15.-tP)
Sea gulls. whose historic attack
on graSshoppers that we're destroy
ing the crops of the Mormon pio-
neers Is commemorated in a mon
ument in the Temple square here,
again have come to the aid of the
farmers Of this region.
This time. field mice in the vi
entity Of the American Falls reser-
voir on the Snake river in southern
Idaho are the prey of the great
white birds.
A. E. McClymounds, superinten-
dent of the agricultural experiment
station at Aberdeen, Idaho, has dis
covered that the gulls, which have
taken up their homes in increasing
numbers on the artificial lake there.
are developing an appetite for the
field pests.
The birds, which nest in immense
flockS on the islands of Great Salt
lake. may be seen each spring far
inland. closely following farmers
and foraging newly plowed fields
for bugs and worms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
Works Growing With Valley
Air Express Begun
Today Connects To
Fl. Worth In Day

1t is now possible for a Browns
vile debutant to wire one OF the
exclusive stores In Dallas or Fort
Worth for q new dress and TO get
1t the next day I'm time TO wear In
the afternoon.
This service is made available by
the air express inaugurated Mon
day by the Southern Air Transport
Inc, of which the Texas Air Trans
port is a part. The local agent Is
Sid Brown, whose office Is located
at the Brownsville municipal air
port. A plane leaving Fort Worth
at 8 q. m. arrives in Brownsville ct
3 p. m. each day over the line.
This new service means that air
express will be flown $3.50 miles
every day, as Southern Air Trans
port, Inc, through its various sub
salaries. now flies 3.12S miles with
the mail daily and 2,734 miles with
passengers, making 1t the third
largest air transportation company
in the United States, explained
Robert j. Smith, general traffic
manager.
Air express will be inaugurated
because of the insistent and con-
sistent demand for it throughout
the south" Mr.. Smith said. I'VE
have had such widespread and in
siStent calls for it for some time
that we feel we can not afford to
delay starting it any longer"
In addition to carrying the ex-
press by air. the company offers
pickup and delivery service at ter
minal and junction points through
out the south. Mr.. Smith said. These
points include Atlanta, Birming-
ham, Ala; New Orleans. La; HouS-
ton. Waco. San Antonio. Browns
vile, Dallas, Fort Worth and El
PaSo.
Besides giving full pickup and