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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-30
BETTER HIGHWAYS
IS AIM OF STATES
Increase in Travel Is Spur to
Movement for improved
Roads.
BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR.

Special DISPATCH TO Inc oIat.
NEW YORK, August 30.-Highway
improvements are moving ahead. Every
State has adopted a definite plan Of
highway construction, working in clcse
cooperation with the Federal Govern
ment. It will not be many years before
every village in the land Will be on a
paved highway or short distance from
one. Never was there such travelling on
wheels as has occurred this Summer.
Last year the 48 States improved
29,252 miles of highway. This was an
increase Of 1850 miles over 1927. Texas,
the State with the largest area, led the
list with 1856 miles Of improved roads;
Kansas was second with 1,785 Arkan-
sas, which has been backward in high
way construction. was third WITH 1873;
Iowa and Illinois ranked fourth and
fifth, respectively: Minnesota. North
Dakota, New Mexico, Kentucky and
Ohio came next in order of importance.
Gravel made up 93,124 miles of high
way; Portland cement, 42,957 milea:
bituminous macadam. $4,000 miles,
while only ,498 miles were paved with
sheet asphalt.
The cost of these highways is stu
pendous in the aggregate. To our
; grandfathers the total money outlay
would have been fantastic and APP
palling-impossible to conceive.
Last year the 48 States had total
of $l,O35, 486 474 available for State
highway and bridge work. Motor We
hicle fees contributed $3.50, 1892 and
gasoline tax receipts just little less -
| $234 1863. 1926. These two together make
up So per cent of the total income.
Where did the rest Of the monev that
was available for highways come from?
State bonds and notes contributed IA
per cent, while Federal aid funds added
another gig per cent. The rest came
from various sources.
So the automobile. unknown to our
grandfathers, has today the most far
reaching influence in the business
world.
Europe has done more to clean up
the after postwar debris in the last
two weeks than in the preceding five
years.
Again yesterday a big step forward
was made. That was in the agreement
that the allies would begin the evac-
uation of the Rhineland Immediately.
The British, Belgian and French
troops would be gradually withdrawn.
The time given for completed evacu-
alton Is eight months, so that on June
30. 1890 every French. Belgian and
British soldier will have left German
soil. This. of course. is conditioned
upon the financial acceptance Of the
Young plan by Germany. This plan
does not, however. make any provision
, for the costs Of occupation OF the
/ Rhineland after September |.
However. it was generally thought
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Baltimore Markets
rial D;spatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 30
Potatoes. white. barrel, 1.50a5.00; 100
hounds. 2.50a325; sweet potatoes. bar
rel 1.s0a5.00: beets, 100. 3.00a4.0O;
beans. bushel, LOCAL rs; cabbage; ham
per. 75alo0; carrots. 100 3'ooa4.oo'
celery. crate. 150a2.50: corn. dozen,
1oa2S: cukes. bushel. 75al. 90; eggplants,
hamper. 35a50: lettuce. crate. l.50a4 90;
lima beans. hamper. 35a75; onions.
hamper. goal 10; peppers, hamper, goa
Is: SQUASH hamper. 15a35; tomatoes,
hamper, 3Oa40; Gamers stock. bushel,
aOas5: applies. bushel, 1.0oa2.25; canta-
loupes. hamper 25a40: huckleberries'
quart, 2Oa25: peaches, hamper, 4Oa7o;
pears, bushel, 2.50a3.00; watermelons'
5a45.
Dairy Markets.
Poultry. alive - Spring chickens,
mound. 26a32: Leghorns, 23a26; poor
and thin. l8a20: old hens. 23a3O; Leg
horns. 20a23; old roosters. 1920: DUCKS
2oa22: Guinea fowls, each, 4oa65; pig
cons pair, IS. ..,uo
and nearby firsts. 37a38: current re-
CENTS. 34a35: hennery whites, 43.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
Mound, 41a45: ladies, 31a35; store
packed. 30a3oIa; rolls, 3la32; Process
butter, 40a4l.
Hay and Grain Prices.
wheat-No red Winter, spot So
No red Winter. spot 1.3l; August
SsJ;verv, l. 81: September delivery. 1.3l;
No 3 red winter. garlicky, spot, l.27'a'
Bag lots of nearby. :25
Cargoes on grade-None.
Corn-No. 3 export. August delivery,
no quotations.; No. 2 domestic, yeilo"'
20: cob corn, 575a6.00 per barrel.
Oats-No. 2 white domestic, spot, new.
81; No. white domestic, spot, new
81.
Rve-Nearby. 1.00a1.10.
Eav-Receipts none. Season for old
hay is about over. A little new crop
is arriving, but hardly enough upon
which to establish quotations by grades.
where in good order new hay sells at
from 1900 to 1900 per ton. according
to it's quality and condition, receipts by
truck taking care of most requirements.
Straw-Little demand for straw. Re
ceipts generally ample, wheat straw'
No. l, per ton, 9.00a10.00; oat straw,
No. /, per ton, 9.00a10,00.
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ADVANCE IN RETAIL
SALES INDICATED
Close of Vacation Season Is
Signal for Resumption
of Buying.
BY J. C. ROYLE.
scial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 3o-This week
practically will wind up the vacation
period for 1929. Vacations will be
taken after Labor day by some, but
the real season is now drawing to a
close and after the let-up Monday in
dustry and trade will benefit from this
fact.
No check to employment is appar-
ent. In fact, it is probable that some
lines will increase forces. The agri-
cultural workers will be well occupied
in all sections for some time yet. Plow-
ing for Winter wheat is in progress in
the Southwest, canning plants are
active and the harvest fields are using
floods of workers in the North and
Midwest.
Road Building Programs.
The Autumn road building programs
are now reaching their height and will
absorb much unframed labor for a.:
least two months. The men out of jobs
are in that position through lack of
adaptability rather than lack of jobs
This class includes the unskilled la
borers, the coal miners and some cler-
ical workers. This lack Of adaptability
is specially noticeable in the WHIT COL
lar jobs.
The passing of Labor day will sig
naliZe a rush of retail buying. The
house and apartment jewellers returning
TO the cities from the ocean, lake and
mountain resorts are accustomed TO
spend no inconSiderable sums in new
furniture. new floor coverings, house
hold utensils, draperies and in paint
and varnish at this season. and 1929
will be no exception. merchants say.
Buying of Fall clothing will take on
real significant proportions in the next
fortnight. Not only will men and
women lay in the beginnings of the
Fall and Winter wardrobe, but millions
of school children will be outfitted for
the opening of school and college, and
preparatory school students will also be
newly fitted out for the season.
The merchants are making full prepa
rations to meet this expected demand.
That is the reason the central dis
tributing points have been full of buy
erS the last fortnight. and the trend
has made itself felt in manufacturing
and production Of raw materials as
well. The outlook is strengthened by
the favorable weather and the general
prosperity of the country. The gain
has been shown more strikingly by the
mail-order houses than by other retail
stores.
Steel Production.
Steel production is still high. and de-
mand is such that there seems little
danger of any drastic curtailment for
some months to come. Weather con-
ditions have aided output The auto
mobile plants. with new models out or
on their way, is speeding up in fine
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NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, August 80 Especially -
The upward movement In cotton
gained momentum today under the
impetus of bad crop accounts from
eastern and western portions of the
belt, and all new crop months sold above
the 19-cent level. Norden g. Co. esti-
mate the condition at 57.3. which was
lower than last year and the same as
two years ago at this time. Final
prices were about the best of the day
after the largest volume of business in
some time. Spots were advanced 20
points to 1925
Cotton range.
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shape for the Fall demand. The con-
sumption Of electric power in the auto
mobile centers carries striking evidence
OF the activity of the factories.
Building is proceeding on a fine level.
but without the prospect of sharp up
turn such as appeared last year at this
time. Rubber is steady. and tire pro-
duction high. The radio trade has
never had such demand for receiving
sets in the Summer as it is receiving
this year. Buying of copper and lead
has been strong and encouraging.
Many judges predict an advance short
~ in the price of copper.
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GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, August 30 (PD.-Whoat
traders paid only passing notice to bear
news today. and the market assumed
stronger tone. The pit was chiefly at
tracted by the Argentine situation,
which had taken on an increasingly
pessimistic aspect. with continued
drought and rumors today Of frost. A
late advance at Liverpool was attributed
to American buying. Corn and other
grains were strong. too. as another day
brought fresh observations Of declining
crops.
Wheat finished firm, unchanged to
higher. and corn firm. 80 to = up: oats
were strong, closing 1isa14 to 1aaaI2
higher. and provisions weak, 3 to 30
cnntc l1nM-er
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Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK. August 30 OD.-Stocks
strong: International Harvester jumps
IS points to new high. Bonds irregular;
rails strong. Curb irregular: Electric
Bond & Share at new level. Foreign
exchanges easy: sterling cables lowest
since May. Cotton higher; bullish
private crop reports. Sugar higher:
steady spot market. Coffee quiet and
steady.
CHICAGO, August 80 R.-Wheat
steady; rumors frost in Argentina. Corn
steady; unfavorable weather. Cattle
steady. Hogs lower.
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POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, August 80 P,- Omitted
States Department of Agriculture) .-Po-
tatoes-Receipts, 1871 cars: on track,
2s3 cars; total United States shipments,
GAL cars: demand slow, market dull;
Wisconsin sacked round whites, 2.10a
ESQ; Minnesota sacked round whites,
2. OOa2. IS; sacked early Ohios. 2.00a2. 10;
Nebraska sacked Irish Cobblers, 2.o0a
2,25,
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Average Call Rate.
NEW YORK. August 80 lP).-The
average call money renewal rate for
August was S.193 per cent, compared
with 9.06 for July. $50 for June and
6.774 for August. 1929.
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Nuts.

SAN FRANCISCO-The California
Almond Exchange has advanced prices
cents per pound on small 1913 nold,
fnes in anticipation Of strong FAN
market. The Federal-State forecast as
Of August / predicted a crop OF ABOUT
3 o00 tons. compared with actual pro-
duction Of 1900 tons last year In Cali
fornia,
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wheat.

HELENA, Mont-The harvest OF
Winter wheat Is almost completed IN
the most important producing counties.
sugar beets are doing well where water
is available for irrigation.
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Steel.

: ALLIANCE, Ohio-Steel business is
booming in Alliance. with operating
schedues 20 to 40 per cent anead OF
the same time a wear ago. The Morgan
engineering Co. has just booked a
Sef,S,. 900 order and all other plants are
operating at good rates.
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Automobile Accessories.

PHILADELPHIA Edward G.
pudd Manufacturing Co., makers OF au-
tomobile bodies. has just received g
Al {, 600 600 order for 1880 delivery, with
first shipments starting early in jan
uary.
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SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, August 80 (Rl.-Bar sill
yer, s2h; Mexican dollars, asN'
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Commodity Notes
Cement.

OKLAHOMA CITY, August so.-1m-
mediately after losing an injunction suit
against state highway commissioners 10
prevent them from buying Portland ce-'
Tnent from a Kansas concern, the Okla.
fonna Portland Cement Co. has REDUCED
prices from 10 to 20 cents a parreI IN
he state. The president of the COM
nanv saws that he hopes the reduction
will start q general road construction
program.
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Wool.

FORT WORTH.-Fall goat shearing
has begun In Texas. The yield will be
iirhter than last year, but the quality
Il reported better. The price conse-
ouently is expected to be better than
last Fall.
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$4,000 Shares
Manhattan-Dearborn Corporation
CAPITAL Stock
Capital Stock

Transfer Agents
The Foreman Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago.
The Chase National Bank Of the City Of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-30

Registrars
First Union Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago
Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company, New York
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Steel Production.

Steel production is still high. and de-
mand is such that there seems little
danger Of any drastic curtailment for
some months to come. Weather con-
ditions have aided output The auto
mobile plants. with new models out or
on their way, is speeding I'D in fine
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12

The gins at Corcoran, Kings
county, had turned out $2,5o0.o0o
worth of cotton to November 20, or.
a2 900 Bales.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Try a Press Want Ad
Legal Notice
PETITION

BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPER
VISORS OF IMPERIAL COCN-
TY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IN THE MATTER OF THE Pc
TITION OF ELMER cox AND
MRS. LEILA cox FOR a LICENSE
TO CONDUCT 4 PUBLIC DANCE.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors Of Imperial County, State of
California:
ELMER cox and MRS. LELA
cox, your Petitioners herein, re-
spectfully represent as follows:
That they arc citizens of the Unit
ed States, over the age of 81 years
and residents Of the Eucalyptus
Election Precinct. and that their
post office address is FL Centro, Cal.
ifornia, General Delivery.
That it is their desire to conduct,
operate and maintain a public dance
in the towusite Of Sceley, towit; in
an adjacent room of the building
now occupied by thc United States
| Post Office in said townsitc of
Scelcy; that said dance will be con.
Quoted by themselves and will be
held not oftencr than once week,
on Saturday nights between the
hours Of 2 and IL O'Clock z. NJ.
That they present herewith and
make part. Of this Petition the
affidavits Of three citizens and tax.
payers of said County Of Imperial
as 10 the good moral character Of
rour Petitioners; and that they at
tacli hereto TO the sum of so, in
payment of the license fec for the
quarterly period Immediately follow.
ing the issuance Of said license;
WHEREFORE your Petitioners
respectfully request that your Hon.
orable Board duly issue them IL
ecnse to conduct a public dance as
provided in Ordinance No. "a of the
County of Imperial.
Dated Dee. End, 1929.
ELMER cox.
MRS. LELA cox.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the above and foregoin. Pcti.
tion has been set for public hearip g
in the Chambers Of the Board of su.
porviscrs Of Imperial County. Cali
fornis, in the Court House AZ Ell Cen.
tro, California on Monday, January
Is, 1850 at 2 o'clock p. NJ.
ROMEO c. SMITH,
Chairman Pro TEN
Attest; &C. MOUSSEAU, Clerk
of said Board.
By y. II. BERTRAM, Deputy.
Dee. 5.12.19-26
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
VARIED PROGRAM
PRESENTED AT
CHAMBER LUNCH

| An interesting talk on the dcvel-
, opment of building and loan asso-
| Citations was given at yesterdays S
! chamber of commerce luncheon by
! Hugh Osborne, manager of the I'm
! ncrial Valley Building and Loan as
sociation. Starting with a few re-
marks on Benjamin Franklin, Os-
| borne told of the four types of
building and loan and of the dcvel-
| opmcnt of such associations III Cali
| fornia. where the first was cstah-
lished in 1865, the number having
increased to over 200 at the present
/ time.
The speaker then gave short his
tory OF the Imperial Valley Building
and Loan Association, which was
started at the close of the war to
meet the home shortage in Imperial
Valley. The work of the organiza-
tion, which offers investment certifi-
Gates, well secured and paving inter
est at a rate which makes them
sound investments, was described by
Osboxle, as was the home financing
plan of the association. In conclud-
ing the speaker said. "People will
establish homes here if local organ
izations are built up.
{. C. Jenkins, who has just re-
turned from Washington, where he
attended conference in the inter
csts of the Southern Air Mail route
through Imperial Valley and of the
dirigible base at Camp kearney.
stated that he wished the citizens OF
Imperial Valley could know the
amount of work which has been
done by the El Centre and other
valley chambers of commerce toward
obtaining the Southern Air Mail
route. He spoke of the assistance of
Secretary Hays, who sent by air
mail and telegraph valuable inform
alton which jenkins was able to use
at the conference.
Urge Pecan Growth
7. T. Tubb, pecan grower of Holt !
vile, Ray ". Ward and jay II. ,
Smell, urserymen of Yuma, each |
told of the possibilities of pecan J
growing in Imperial Valley. Smell |
stated that Imperial Valley soil is !
Just as suitable for pccans as Yuma
and predicted that in the future PCT
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
SMALL
FOLKS PURCHASE
FRIGID AIRES

People of moderate means are
the heaviest purchasers of electro
fefrigerators for tho home, accord
ing to n recent survey of it's defer
red payment business made by
Frigidaire corporation. A study OF
more than 200 sales on the ex.
tended payment basis, made in all
PARTS of the country shows that
more Than one.third Of these users
reported incomes Of $4,000 a year
or less and that considerably more
than half had incomes of not more
than $4,000 year.
This is in striking contrast win
sales Of two years ago when only
one third Of this companys time
payment business came from people
with incomes of $4,000 year or
less. according to f. G. Bicehler'
president and general manager. In
1929 one sale in five was to Pur-
ehasers with incomes of not more
than $4,000 year, while in 192"
only one sale in 10 was made to
people within this income range.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12

cans will be one of Imperial Valleys
major crops.
Mrs. Norman Deaton told briefly
of the work which has been accom-
piished by tn" Womcn's Ten Thous,
and club and asked all chamber of
commerce members to urge their
wives to join and support this splcn-
did organization, 2. V. Harrigan,
president of the Junior chamber in,
vited al senior chamber members to
join the junior caravan, going to the
national mid-winter conference to
be held in Phoenix next month and
President Hetzcl appointed W. \,
Tondro. chairman of the highways
committee, to arrange for the senior
caravan. Harrigan was followed by
Judge l. Mayfield, who urged the
necessity for care in crossing streets
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
M. O. King Co.
Pays Dividend

The board of directors of The NJ.
O. Ring Mercantile COMPANY, at
their regular monthly nicetiBS this
week, declared the regular seni.ai,.
nual dividend of 1 per cent on an
outstanding preferred stock Of the
company, payable December ST
This was for the current six months
period and brings all preferred
stock due to the first Of the year
The directors at the same time
declared IN initial dividend on the
common stock, payable AZ the same
time at 4 per cent ON all outstand-
ing capital stock.
Mr.. King, in making the above
announcement, sounded Il note of
deep pride and satisfaction for
business conditions in FL Centre
and throughout the valley gcncr:
ally. Since the company WIS or
ganized little over two years ago,
the business has been most satis
factory, he said, aud Indications
for a promising future are unusu-
ally bright.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12

Adrian Cannon, IL, was seriotsly
i'll with scarlet fever In his 9alt
Lake home when he awokc to find
the house IN flames, He awakened
his mother and brother and then
phoned tho fire department before
he would, leave the house.
In the .dfiest November ever
known in California, the precedent
Las been set for destructive forest
fires during that month.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Equity Sued By
Play Producers

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 12. U.p
In 4 suit on file in the e. s. district
court here today. Louis o. Maeloon
and his wife, Lillian Albeftscn,
theatrical producers, ask 100000
damages against the Actors Equity
association.
The complaint charges the assc
ciation and its executives with plac-
ing the Macloon productions on the
urfair list. An injunction is asked
to prevent interference with the
scheduled showing of a play at a
local ,hcatre ON which several thou.
sand dollars already has been spent.
The present navel orange crop o.
the San Joaquin valley will be from
500 to 900 carloads less than that
Of last year
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
ReneWs Offer For
Pacific Flight

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 12. (U.H--
Colonel w. +. EasterwOod Jr., Dal.
las, Tex, air enthusiast, was in Los
Angeles today cnroutc to Honolulu
in an effort to interest James Dole,
the pineapple king, in Honkong,
China to Dallas airplanc flight.
Easterwood said he had reopcncd
his offer Of $25,000 to the aviator
making the trip and hoped that Dole
would donate a similar amount.
The Dallas millionaire said he was
informed that Major Ting Ling
Haung, ,China's leading pilot, was
preparing a plane in which he hopes
to fly from the Orient to the Pa.
cific coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12

during the Christmas shopping rush
and especially condemned "jay-walk-
ing" .
vt the meeting of the board of
directors, last night, resolutions were
passed, favoring the establishment
Of separate customs house district,
comprising San Diego and Imperial
county. Other routine business mat
tcrs were taken up and the follow
ing were unanimously. elected to
membership: Gentle Bros, Hatton's
Garage and Walter u. Pollard.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
Christian Science
Lecture On Radio

''Rcsidcnts of RI Censro will havs
sfl opportunity TO hear. an authorized
lecture on, Christian Science over
hFOX G250kc 240mD. Friday. De
c"mbcr Is, at $ p. M, when Rev
Andrew J. Graham, G.. :. b.. o.
Boston, Mass, lectures for First,
Church of Christ, Scientist, Long
Beach ....s.
Graham is member Of the board
of lecturcship of The Mother
Church, The First. Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Eoston. Mass.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
A AWay,TOStOp
Attacks OF Fits

Reports arc received of an amaz-
ing treatment that cpileptics state
has proved successful in stopping
their attacks. r. bepso, Art. ~, Is
land Ave, Milwaukee, Wise, has
been supplying sufferers with this
treatment He now wishes TO reach
all those who have not been helped
and TO do SO is making the. start:
ling offer Of "a generous treatment
free to all sufferers. Anyone af.
flieted should write for this free
t.eatn.eat at oace, 7iF1ns ase. ADV.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-12
was rcnorted hero TODAY.

il was reported here today.
Disbarment of Judge Lindsey in
Colorado may be followed by like
;.ction in California because his per-
mission to practice in this state was
based upon certificate issued by
tie Colorado supreme court.
Judge Lindsey blames politics for
his disbarment in his home state.