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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
GENERAL MOTORS BUYS
INTEREST IN F0KKER CO.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE General
Motors Corporation yesterday an
nounced its active participation in the
aviation industry by the purchase OF
block of 400, 900 shares of common stock
of the Fokker Aircraft Co. of America.
representing a 40 per cent interest In
that concern.
This makes the third large automo-
bile company to enter the airplane
field. Ford already has organized the
Stout airplanes division, specializing IN
the manufacture of heavy tri-motored
metal planes. The Packard Motor Car
| Co. has been experimenting for months
with a Diesel oil-burning airplane en-
CINE, the first successful fight OF which
was announced this week.
In consideration for the purchase OF
the Fokker stock, James A. Talbot,
chairman of the Fokker board, an
] nounced that General Motors has turn
ed over to the Fokker company all OF
the capital stock of the Dayton-Wrignt
company, the assets of which consist OF
McCook Field, in the heart of Dayton,
/ Ohio, a large number of valuable pat
ents having to do with the, aviation in
dustry and additional cash assets OF
substantially $6.500,000. Negotiations
for the purchase were closed today after
months of negotiation.
Anthony H. G. Fokker, who with Mr..
Talbot, Harris NJ. Hansue, president Of
the company and their associates, Is
believed to control 40 per cent of the
Fokker stock will continue with the
company in charge of engineering and
design. The present personnel will be
continued In the operation of the Fokker
| company, supplemented by additional
personnel from the General Motors Or
ganization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 17.-Pota-
toes, white, 100 pounds, LOCAL so; new
potatoes, 300a6.50; sweet potatoes, bar
rel, 2.00a375; yams. barrel, 2.00a4.00:
asparagus, dozen, 125a3.50; beets. 100,
6.00a700; beans, bushel, l.25a2.50; cab
bage. hamper, 75al 90; carrots, crate,
flower crate, 1.75a200; corn, bushel.
2 .00a2 SO; cucumbers, bushel, 1.25a3 90; ;
eggplants, crate, 2.50a4.00: kale, bushel
30a60; lettuce, bushel, 1.25a1.75; lima
beans, bushel, 3.00a400; onions, crate,
1.50al75; Spring onions, 100, 1.25al so:
hamper, 200a3.50: peppers, crate, 1.50a
500 radishes, 1.50a300; squash. crate,
1.25a2.00; spinach, bushel 30a75; to-
matoes. crate. 1.25a5O0; apples, bushel
25a276; grapefruit, box, 2.25a3.75:
oranges box, 200a400; Strawberries,
quart, 7a13; watermelons, 5Oa75.
Dairy Markets.
Poultry, alive = Spring chickens.
pound, 35a45; Leghorns, 30a40 poor
and thin. 25a28; old hens. 35a36; Leg
horns, 30a32; old ROSTERS, 1920:
ducks, 20a25: guinea fowl, each, 50a
ITO: pigeons, pair, 35a40.
Eggs - Receipts, 1929 cases: native
and nearby frsts, go a29l2; current
receipts, 20a22
Butter - Good to fancy creamery
pound, 42a45: prints, 46a47; blocks, Asa
As; ladies, 35a38; store packed, 81:
rolls. 33a35; dairy prints, 33a34; process
butter, 38a39.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, garlicky,
epot. l0334; May delivery, l.03a..
Corn-No. 2 export May delivery. no
quotations; No. 2 yellow, domestic, spot,
LOCAL .03: cob corn. 5.25a5.50.
Oats--No. 2 white, domestic, spot,
5sa59; No. white, domestic, spot,
56a57.
Rye-Nearby 100a1.10.
Hay-ReceiptS, none. While hay is
arriving here IN limited quantities only,
it is more than enough for the demand
which is being supplied mostly by truck
t~cm nearby points, few carloads be-
ing received. There is not enough bust
ness passing to establish prices Oh the
various kinds on merit at a range OF
1400al6.50 per ton TOR timothy or clover
hay.
Straw-No. / wheat l200al2.50 pei
ton; No. l oat, l2.50al3.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
CURB SHARES GAIN
IN LIVELY TRADING
Nervousness Among Traders
Disappears as Credit Sit
uation Is Improved.
BY HARRY II. BECKER.

Special Dispatch to The star
NEW YORK, May 17.-All traces of
the recent nervousness disappeared to-
day on the Curb Exchange, where prices
rose buoyantly on increased volume.
The aviation and utility stocks fur
nished most of tho excitement. with
opening transactions in a number Of
cases for large blocks at substantially
higher prices. Later the gains were in
creased.
Fokker Aircraft.
The most spectacular performer was
Fokker Aircraft. responding to the an
nouncement that General Motors had
acquired a 40 per cent stock interest
in the company. The first sale was for
$4,000 shares at an advance of 3'2
points to the highest price on record
and the strength was we'll maintained.
Bendix Aviation and the old BendiX
Corporation stock also made new tops
and Western Air Express gained more
than four points before midday.
Urgent buying of the utilities, which
were subjected to heavy selling at Tunes
during the week. carried many OF them
back over the ground lost and one or
two into new high ground. Rumors that
Electric Bond cS Share would Shortly
90 on the big board attracted greater
investment buying and sent the price
across 100 for the first time since the
prosent shares were issued. In conrec-
ton with the listing report, II was leaFheI
that such an event might be postponed
In view of the reluctance OF the manaT"-
ment to furnish all the information DC
manded by the exchange. The exact ma
ture of its holdings has never been dis
closed.
other strong members in the power
and light group were Electric investors,
Northeastern & Southeastern Power ana
American & Foreign Power warrants
United Gas Improvement kept up with
the leaders in point of advance.
IndustriaIs Higher.
High priced industrials we're all
higher. with Aluminium Corporation at
a new peak and TubiZe Silk, st. Regis
Paner and Great Atlantic &, Pacific
Tea all strong. the last making an
unprecedented opening rise of almost
90 points from the previous closing
level and then dropping 40 points.
Peruvian Electric was favorably lnflu-
enced by an official statement showing
April sales four times ahead OF year
ago. CelaneSe was steadied by news
that one of its controlled companies
had perfected and is about to market
a non-explosive celluloSe acetate base
for X-ray and other film.
Oils came in for Slightly greater &C
tivity, with Gulf of Pennsylvania again
standing out. Among the independents
Intercontinental Petroleum touched the
old high on favorable advices from its
Turkish subsidiary regarding develop
ment work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
WHEAT PRICES DROP.

CHICAGO, May II lP1.-Nearly 3
cents a bushel collapse in wheat prices
today resulted from a broadening out
of selling and a deficiency of buying.
Reports current pointed to likelihood
that the 1929 Canadian wheat crop
would exceed that of last year. the total
wheat acreage in Canada being an
nounced today as larger than the 1928
total. Word was also received that
Germanys wheat needs were being sup
piled from. Argentina, where ample
wheat was reported available to fur
n;sh good-sized shipments until the end
OF December.
Wheat closed heavy. 2l2a25s to ga
net lower. corn 15a to 2l4 down. oats
- to l off and provisions unchanged to
a setback of II.
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POTATO MARKET WEAK.

CHICAGO, May II tA0 Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) .-Potatoes-
Receipts, 119 cars: on track, 81 new
293 old; total United States shipments,
1888 cars; new stock trading SLOW.
market weak; Alabama, Louisiana and
Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs, mostly
375: fancy, 400; ordinary Louisian"
stock, 325 Old stock trading very slow.
market dull: Wisconsin sacked round
Dakota sacked round whites, 65a75;
Idaho sacked RussetS, 1.75al 80; fancy,
200.
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Standard Oil of New Jersey.

NEW YORK. May II R.-The
Standard Oil Co. Of New Jersey, the
largest of the oil companies, in its an
nual report for 1928. showed a CONSOLE
dated income of s10s, 4s5, $3.50. compared
with SAC. 422.75 in 1927. The earnings
are equivalent to SAB share on the
24.484,219 capital shares of $25 par
value outstanding at the end of the
year. The 1927 earnings were $1.52 q
share.
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FEDERAL LAND BANK BONDS
NEW YORK, May II (speciaD -
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, May II Up.-Coppel
steadier: electrolytic, spot and future
ls. Iron steady; unchanged. Tin easy;
spot and future, 4375a43.87. Lead
steady; spot. New York, TOO; East St
Louis, 6.75a680. Zinc steady; East St
Louis, spot and future, 660a6.65. An
timony, 887.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
COTTON CLOSES LOWER.

NEW YORK, May II (SpeciaD =
After early buying the cotton market
was easier during the afternoon today
under realizing and some Western SELL
ing. which was probably influenced by
declines in wheat. Active months sold
IA to 18 points net lower, but rallied
partially on trade buying, closing at
TO 8 points lower. The spot market was
points lower at 1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, May II [P.-Stocks
strong; General Electric up IA points to
new top. Bonds easy; convertibles
steady on light turnover. Curb strong;
Great Atlantic & Pacific scars 90 points.
then reacts Foreign exchanges irreg-
ular; japanese yen jump Is points.
Cotton barely steady; favorable weather.
Sugar steady; better spot situation.
Coffee steady; commission house selling.
CHICAGO, May II P).-Wheat
weak; excellent weather Southwest.
Corn easy: lower Southwest markets.
Cattle steady. Hogs steady to higher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
Gasoline Price Advanced.

CHICAGO. May II LP).-The Stand
ard Oil Co of Indiana today announced
an increase in the price on all grades OF
gasoline ! cent gallon.
The advance is effective in the II
States Of the Middle West where the
company markets its products. 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17

As result of the depression in Ger
many 10000 In Czechoslovakia are out
Of work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17

Work of the refugees in Greece is
being reflected in increased cultivation
of tobacco. cereals and cotton OF the
country and in the establishment of
the carpet industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17

A $4,o0o,00o copper refinery with a
yearly capacity of 10000 tons is to be
built in the Sudbury district Of Canada.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
Missionaries Hide in
 Raid on Settlement

Hong Kong. Sept. Il UP) - Members Of the American Baptist mission in the vicinity of Swatou, China, told of q thrilling experience in which they were compelled 10 hide in bushes while a group of bandits searched the mission houses for men.
 The veteran Mrs Campbell, who had remained in one of the houses, was regarded with suspicion b.. the bandits because she wore men s knick"rs. After thorough scared the bandits disappeared.
 Other adviros from Swatow indj- cat"d that two German and one Swiss members of the Basel mis- sion, recently captured by bandits and held for $30,0oO ransom, were still held in captivity. The bandits attacked and footed the houses. captured the men, left the women and children tied with ropes and then disappeared.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
City Items

The proposed ordinance rogulat- ing dry cl"uning and dyrlng cStab- lishments ir New Britain. which has con before the ordinance commit tee o1 tho common council for so,- cral months, was adopted ;t the committee meeting last night and will be presented al the council meeting next Wednesday evening.
 Alderman J. Gustave Johnson went to New York today on busi- ness and will return tomorrow.
 Frank Bor&on of New York, for mcrly Of New Britain, is reported ill.
 Night school begins at Moody's, Monday Srpt. 1G.-adyt.
 Mrs. Lee A. seaman is d patient at the New Britain General hospital. Mrs. seaman, who has been spend ing the summer at Breton Woods. x. IT,, was ;l patient al the Morn . son hospital in New Hampshire Tor ten days.
 New Britain review, No. II, W. E. X, vii. meet Friday evening in Eagles hall
 II. J. Hahncitcr, yiolinist, has re-
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
Two Stages Remain
 In Camp Perry Events

Camp Perry, O., Sept. Il [Fp - Two stages of the national indi- vidual rife championships remained of the five course match to.dy fol- lowing interruptions due to ba weather late yesterday. Lieut.. Alvin D. Kramer of the United States navy was first among 1868 ritlemen completing the first three courses with a score of 13S out of a pos sible 150 points.
 The stages completed yesterday were the 200 and 300 yard rapil fire events and the 200 yard slow fire course. Rounds to be fired to- day were over the 600 and 1000 yard slow fire ranges.
 A feature of tomorrow matches will be the Davy Crockett event fired With flint lock rifles. Frontier weapons loaded from the muzzle with leaden pellets will be used on the pistol ranges.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
NAKED CULT GROUP
 REMOVED ID JAIL
104 D0ukhobor Members Spirit
 ed Out Of Cells in Night

Nelson. B. C., Sept. II tP-Ou+- witting Doukhobor pickets about the jail, authorities spirited more than 100 members of the cult aboard 4 train for Vancouver to serve six months jail sentences.
 Two coaches and a baggage car were used to transport 104 Douil- hobor men and women sentenced to jail for indecent exposure for taking part in a nude procession.
 In addition to the prisoners the party included eight children being taken to an institution where they will attend school. They were taken from Doukhobor parents who refused to send them to public schools.
 On the way to the train, guards said, several of the prisoners at tempted to dsrobc. Appearing in public without clothing is one of the practices of the cult which the au- thorities have sought to suppress.
 A week ago q band of Doukho- bors camped outside the town en- gagged in a battle with police and citizens during a demonstration in protest against the incarceration Of fellow mem bers of the cult.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
NURSES MAKE NEW
 RECORD IN AUGUS!
Also Discover Two Children il
 Serious Physical Condition

Work for tho Visiting Nurses did not decrease in August this year as it has done in previous years.
 Ten field nurses on duty during 2.724 visits to the homes of sick pa tients. well babies and children who were entering school for the first time in September.
 Exclusive of the welfare visits to the well babies and 10 the pre- school children, which numbered G3, the visits made on the bedside service exceeded all previous Au- gust records by 359 visits.
 The total number of new patients admitted likewise showed an in crease of 50 over last years record, exclusive of the prc-school children admitted.
 Effort was made hy the nurses to visit at least once during last month. each of the babies under one year of age, whose mothers had not found il possible 10 bring them to the Well Baby conferences and 4l2 such visits were made. Regular habits, correct feeding and the value Of direct sunshine Wcr" stressed by the nurses on these visits.
 In some instances these calls have revealed serious conditions in the family, which the nursoS have been ahl" to help correct. In one particular CaS", the nurse was visit ing a well baby and found in the same family an eight year old boy who had never walked. The parents unable to meet the expense of cX- animation and treatment for him had waited until the tragedy of his gowin- older without an education was forced upon them, by his in sstant requests 10 go to school Ar engagements wore made to have the child examined at tho Newington Home for Crippled Children. A
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
IINTrtTION OF CLAIMS

At rourr or Probate holden at New Britain within aud Tor tb" District of EcJu in rb" County of Hartford and state of Connecticut oJ the 10th day "t September, N h 1929
 Present, Howarl F, GaGnoH Esq Judge. un rouon of Alice Bradley Jaw son of sud Now Britain a5 EverutriN t 'hr la5r vill aud t,stamont of Cbarlcs Nn,Ilrs, late of New Britain, vjthn Said district denH.nI.
 T0s 'mt dotu drrreo that six months he allowed and limited for the 'redj'nr+ ot snJ estate to exhibit their c,ajug a5otnat tap same tp the Execu- trIN aud mretf that public notice he given of thH order uy advertising fin h newspaper puriisjcd In said New Brit atu and nauug a circulation in said district, and hr posting 1t ropy thereof pu tHr ru"N' agu post in s;id town of New Hrrtau Iparr7f tan place where the decreased las' dwey and return make.
 BERNARD |. GAFFNEY. Judge.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
Members of Visiting Nurse Association

weeks observation of his condition mondod and met financially by the local Welfare association. As a TO suit, his commitment papers for the Ncwington Hom" are now pending having been arranged for in CO., operation with the Welfare associa- tion. There he will receive the surgical attention indicated and start tho rudimcnts of his cdUcation
 Another child or foreign parent age, born with heart condition from which very few children re- cover, was placed temporarily for treatment and education in the new Convalcscont Rome of the Children's Village in Hartford.
 With the prc school children this month, the nurses have worked 10 have diseased tonsils removed, cari- uS teeth extracted, cycsight correct cd and vaccination secured. These have been done to q varying degree, more parents being fired with the de sire to have the correction made. than it WAS possible to help on the free and part pay s rvico in the city. II is expected that when the figures are drawn off, this particular condi- tlon will show up as no;iCeably as the absence of toxin anti-toXin clinic m New Britain.
 The delivery service has been par ticularly active during August. 1G calls ter the service having been made through the New Britain hos pital at night, or through Visiting Nurse headquarters during the day Continuous effort is being made to have this service more useful, and 10 that end special letters were sent 10 the pr&cticinG obstctricians in the city, asking for their carly and com- plot"' use Of the service. Specia. emphasis was placed on the fact that t1.c Visiting Nurse prenatal service is free 10 all patients.
 At the child -vclfarc conferences. satisfactory baby attendance was noted during August, 3H new babies being admitted. The total a';ehd- ;noe. 434, at all conferences cN- cccdinG the 1928 attendance in Aug ust by 2$ per cent. Volunteer as sistauts, under the direction Of Mrs. Harry Hin", Were present at nearly every conference.
 Mrs. l.oui, Young and Mrs stan Icy Goss, mcEbers of the nurses committee of the association, who
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11

suggested that the pink might be due 10 red plants which the oysters had consumed. AgaIn chemists set to work and again their answer WAS no.
 They went 10 work then on the oysters liver. They isolated crystaIs of coloring substance by the aid ,f solvents. "Bilirubin," they said tri- umphantly. Hilirubin, the coloring substance, they paused to explain. IS harmless.
 With that settled, Commissioner Bornc A. Pyrke announced that the statewide campaign 10 bring about an improvement in the quality of all oysters will he continued dur ing the fall and winter ahead. Steady improvement in combating adultoration of them with water was noted.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11

sumed teaching, Booth Blk. Tel. -.iNt.
 Eunzio E. Amrllo, teacher Of violin, has resumed teaching. Studio gg2 Main St-&dyt
 No change has been reported in the condition of Patrick C. Bridgctt Of EoHbury road, who is on the critical list at the New Britain Cen craI hospital Tn, nature of his ill., ness has not yet been determined.
 Anthony S&ta}iuo Of 4oS East street comploiN,l 10 Officer John Aiudi last night that two boys living at All East street threw stones at him and called hlm names. The officer spoke to their parents about Supernumorary Officer Henry "a ikoWsli saw light in the cellar of the Soars R0ob&ck store on Arch street about , oclo>k this morning and called Acting E Sergeant Collins anl Officer Maurice Flynn. They found nothing auiss in the place. Ruth Schadc Smedley resumes teaching of piano Sept. 16. Studio, 597 Arch street. Tol. 311&.-advt.
 Mrs. Henry A Carlson and Mrs. E. C. Rcntohellor have returned home from q trip 10 Washington, D. C.. and Lancaster, Pa.
 Night school begins at Moody's, Monda% Sept 1G.-adN,
 Fred <. Zehrcr Of G1 Trinity street has returned 10 Franklin Marahall college, Lancaster, Pa, Crescent Past Noble Grands will meet with Unity Rchekah lodge Friday afternoon at Odd Fellows hall on Arch street at %;$0 o'clock. Miss Anna O'Conn"ll, visiting nurse, is convalcscinG at New Brit ain General hospital following an operation.
 l The regular meeting of LadV Wallace lodge, Daughters of scotia will be held tonight at & o'clock in ] the Red Mems hell on Main street.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
Linder Finds Decline
 In Number of Horses

Further indications that the horse is cintinually giving way o the auto- mobile, at least in this section of the country, are found by Assessor Thomas I.indo". who forecast today that there will be fewer horses and many nor" automobiles on this years tax list than appeared on the list of last year. The last chccll-up, made one year ago. showed 9,910 au- tomohileS and 910 horses.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
CAMERA CLUB OUTING

The postponed annual meeting of the Hardware City Camera club will be held at Johnson's photo shop, Arch street, Friday evening. Fol- lowing inc nomination and election of officers thcrc will be a showing of pictures by tn" members for dis cussion and criticism. All persons interested in photography are invited to attend.
 The present officers arc: Carl J. johnson, president; Frederick C. W's;rls. vice president; F. l.. Eng"l, secretary and treasurer; Frederick C. Vessels, chairman of the enter taiumcnt committee.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
Flushing Oysters Perfectly Safe,
 10 Years Investigation Indicates

Albany, N. Y, Sept. II F>-The "pink oyster" after undergoing 1n years of investigation today re- ceived clean bill of health from the state.
 It's as wholesome as those Of normal color. chemists of the de partment of agriculture reported today.
 Dealers, said the department, were afraid Of the pink bivalves, usually throwing them away or de stroying the whole consignment, 50 the chemists investigated the rr!- vate life of the oyster, 10 determine just why it changed color,
 Some persons attributed the "permanent blush" 10 the presence Of yeasts. The chemists studied 1G samples and said no. Then it was
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
WAITING ROOI INI1I:GED

Washington, < pt. II O'P)--A more impressive waiting room will henceforth greet business callers up on President Hoover. By removing partitions, the old cabinet room and large hallway have been made . part of the waiting room, previously a stuffy littl" enclosure crowded by the presence of 50 persons The now room has statly proportions and will accommodate large crowd
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
BERLIN EIOTER SHOT

Berlin, Sept. II OP)-A riotcr was shot and seriously wounded last night in q clash between com- munist and fascist factions in the SchocnberG suburb. The rioters threw stones at ono another. Simi- lar affrays have become frequent in Berlin recently.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
WILL EXHIBIT FLOWERS

At least two New Britain rosj- dents expect to have flowers on os- hibition al the annual autumn flow CT show Of the Connecticut Hor':- cultural society at tho state armofy in Hartford on September 12 anI 13. They are Oscar C. Gri'zmach"r and William Kinn" Both have been active members Of this organization for many years
New Britain herald., 1929-09-11
PULASKI COMMITTEES MEET

The program and arrangements committees of the Pulaski commem- moration exercises on October II, vIll meet tonight at 7:&o o'clock in Eoom 2ol, City hall. Plans will b. discussed.
 The members of the program committee are Mrs. Harriet Bates, Mrs. IT, Mitchell, Aldermen Peter Iai"WsIii. Paul Nurczyk and Roman &zymanskl The arrangomonts com mittro consists of Andrew Rogala, F.. SchIal and William Sternborg.