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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02
FIVE OLD CRUISERS
URGED WITHDRAWN
Representative French Asks
That Crews Be Used on
New Warships.

Representative French, Republican,
of Idaho, chairman of the naval ap-
preparations subcommittee, yesterday
advocated withdrawal of five old sec
ond-line cruisers and the use of their
crews on five new warships that will
be commissioned in 1880.
Mr.. French said during consider
alton of the annual Navy Department
supply bill that while five new cruisers
and two submarines would be commits
stoned during that year, the personnel
of the Navy would be increased by
only 500 men,
1--WE have five old second line cruis-
ers that ought to be withdrawn from
the service" he said This would
release more than 1000 men who could
be used on the ships coming into
service. There are other ships that
ought to be withdrawn"
French declared that the $347 900, 900
supply bill allotted almost $32,000,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02

for naval aviation with provision
for the purchase of 373 new planes
during the year. the fourth of the
five-year program at the end of which
it is proposed that the Navy shall
have 1000 disable planes. The program
of teaching pilots is no. keeping pace
with the aircraft procurement program.
he added. declaring that the Navy had
an insufficient number of pilots.
The Idaho member expressed be-
lief that the program of disarmament
could best be carried forward by CO.
operation between the United States
and Great Britain. He added that
three years from now, when it is pro-
posed that another conference shall be
held, the United States would have a
billion and half dollars invested in
ships If the cruiser bill becomes a law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02

New Workers in the past year got
their civil administration, public
markets, docks, street cars, ferries and
toll bridges for $54.87 per capita.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02
NEW MOVE BEGUN
FOR LIQUOR FUND
Southern Democrats in
House Propose Revision of
Prohibition Clause.

BY the Associated Press.
A new move was initiated yesterda!
by Southern Democrats in the Hous
to obtain congressional approval of thu
proposed S24 100000 increase for pro
hibition enforcement.
UndiSmayed by defeat in the House
to keep the appropriation embodied II
the deficiency supply bill. from getting
in the hands of Senate and HOUSE
conference committee. the Democrats
headed by Representative Byrns o.
Tennessee. yesterday proposed revision
of the prohibition clause which they
hope will bring about its approval.
The revision now proposed by the
Democrats is designed to meet the OBJ
jections of Secretary Mellon, who ha:
contended that as now worded the
clause would prevent use of the pro-
posed increase by all of the agencies
charged with enforcement of the dry
laws. Friends of the increased proposal
believe the Byrns amendment would &C.
complish this.
Meanwhile, the Senate yesterday was
advised of the desire of the House for a
conference on the bill and the measure
formally was turned over to confer
once committee. This action preceded
by short time an announcement in
of Georgia, that he would accept the
proposed Byrns revision. Harris is the
original sponsor of the big increase
item.
Immediately after the Georgian's an
nouncement, however, Senator Smoot
Republican of Utah, protested that the
bill had gone to conference and under
Senate rules it was too late to consider
any such plan.
While this was taking place, both
Houses found time to discuss some phase
of the prohibition question. Senator
Harris undertook an analysis of the
House vote Thursday which paved the
way for sending the bill to conference
and in the House Representative Celler,
Democrat, New York, touched debate
off by displaying bottle of tonic which
he said, contained more than 20 per
cent of alcohol. Celler was forced to
remove the bottle.
The New Yorker, however, got in a
few words on the subject He said the
Department of Agriculture was dis
tributing free pamphlets telling how to
make wine while millions of dollars was
being appropriated to enforce prohibit
ton. He said the bottle which he dis
played had been purchased at a drug
store in Brooklyn, and declared that al
though chemical analysis had shown
it to contain more than 90 per cent OF
alcohol it was sold freely.
Representative Green, Democrat, OF
Florida demanded removal of the fluid
charging the display was in violation OF
the rules of the House Representative
LIE Guardia, Republican, of New York
defended Celler. declaring that the
tonic was sold under Government per-
NIT, but the chair held that the bottle
should be removed from the table.
The discussion continued until Celler
had page take the bottle off the floor
In the Senate during his analysis OF
the House vote Senator Harris declared
Thursdays ballot showed that Republic
an House leaders had been joined in
their vote by 1.-The leaders of Tammany
Hall, the Philadelphia machine, the
Chicago Thompson machine and others
opposed to enforcement of the eight
zenith amendment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02
KING Is UNCHANGED.

LONDON, February 2 LP.-Lord
Dawson of Peen, and Sir Hugh Rigby
attended King George this morning and
stated when they left the sick room that
there was no change in his majesty's
condition.
The hint in the statement of physi-
clans yesterday that the Kings con-
dition was less favorable than recently
came as slight jar 10 Englishmen
generally, there having been an eager
proneness OF late to consider him well
out OF danger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02
SUES FOR WEDDING BILLS,
Agreement Is Declared Broken in
Publicity Stunt"

CHICAGO, February 2 (P).-Bills for
the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs Louis Cor
oon, last July, were the basis of a $780,
00O damage suit against Alderman
Leonard GroSsman today. Gordon was
a mechanic for Amelia Earhart on her
transatlantic fight.
Mrs. Frances Manning, a designer
asks that amount from Grossman on
the grounds that he agreed to pay the
bills If she would purchase the brides
trousseau and arrange the nuptials. II
was to be publicity stunt" she claims
She charges Grossman never paid
with the result that stores at which the
articles were purchased ON credit have
sued her. which has damaged her repu.
tatiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02
TWO SHARE MEDAL.
Scientists Work Is Considered of
Equal Merit.

NEW YORK, February 2 CP).-Be-
cause their contributions to science
were judged of equal merit and both
outstanding for the past year. two men
will receive the annual gold medal of
the Society of Arts and Sciences for
1929.
DR.. Robert A. Millikan, professor of
physics at the California Institute or
Technology, and DR.. Albert A. Michel
son, head of the department of physics
at the University of Chicago, will be
awarded the medals at dinner at the
Hotel Biltmore February %. Thomas
Edison was awarded the medal last wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02
FILM HOUSE is PLANNED.
Laurel, Md, Project to Involve
$4,000 Expenditure.

BALTIMORE, February 2.-Plans
have been made for the erection of a
motion picture theater in Laurel, Md,
for Sidney B. Lust, operator of theaters
in Washington and Virginia.
The proposed theater will have a
seating capacity of 1000 and will be
of Spanish type of architecture. There
will be four stores on the ground floor.
Construction is expected to begin soon
and will cost about $4,000, it was said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02
Ship Grounding Due to Fog.

LONDON, February 2 Cp.-A thick
fog in the English Channel all of last
the grounding of the British steamer
Dafila near Dungeness. An effort was
to be made to refloat the ship at high
tide.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-27
south one-half Of share II, Por. 40,

south one-half Of share II, Por. 40,
$40. etc.
McAllen Dew. Co. to A. F. Maresh,
lot 70 containing 11.13 acres of Nc
Allen Second subdivision Citrus
Groves, $40. etc.
j. G. Engelman. Jr.. to Mestenas
Water Co., that part of lot 10, Sec.
70. Nc Tex, $40, etc.
Minnie Jeterreins to Donald w.
Gawne. west one-half Of west ne
half of lot Is, block Al, Alamo tract,
$40. etc.
j. G. Engelman. Jr., to Mestenas
Water Co.. part of lots 1918. Sec. 80
Mo Tex, SO. etc.
Edward Whitmore ct al to F. M.
Robinson, lot 10, block $50, Edinburg,
SO, etc.
Progreso Dew. Co. to E. A. Nc
Pherson. south SCI acres of lot 80,
Llano Grande subdivision, $40, etc.
j. G. Engelman, Jr.. to Mestenas
and IA in Sec. 80, Mo Tex, $40. etc.
E. M. Baker, to Charles H. john
son, lot 10, Sec. 270, Tex Mex, SIC,
etc.
A. J. Ross. truste to Cam z. Hill.
lots 9, 10, II, z. block 5. Hilcrest
addition. Edinburg, $40, etc.
j. G. Engelman. Jr, to Mestenas
Water Co.. part of lots 10 ard IS,
block 80, Mo Tex. SO. etc.
G. R. Borah to Edward L. Whit
more, lot 19, block $50, Edinburg,
$40, etc.
Alamo Donna Farms co. to Clyde
Tennis Land Co., lot Is, block 66,
Alamo Tract, SO, etc.
j. G. Ergelman. Jr., to Mestenas
Water Co., part Of lot Is. block 70,
Mo. Tex. S1785.
Olaf Erickson to G. L. WILDER. east
20 acres of lot /, block Is, Steele &
Pershing, SO, etc.
j. r. Gentry to v. Creech, ct al
south Is acres of lot 2, block 4, por.
II and 70, $40, etc.
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18TH DISTRICT COURT
Hon. A. w. Cunningham, Judge
No final orders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-27

block 100, San Benito Land & Water
Co., $40, etc.
Delta Irrigated Farms Co., to
H. G. Harding, trustee, south 20
acres, lot 2, block 6. Bowie subdi-
vision, $40, etc.
Hidalgo County
Frank Carter. to 0. E. Ridenour,
east COS acres of FIT. TOP, West tract.
$40, etc.
H. E. Bennett to o. e. Ridenour,
lots IL, block 42, Llano Grande
townsite. SO, etc.
Ralph M. Love to o. E. Ridenour,
lots CT. block AZ, Llano Grande
townsite, SO. etc.
First National Bank of Pharr to
J. l.. Erwin. south 10 acres of lot 100,
Por. 69-70, $40, etc.
Morgan Olson to D. S. Smithhisler,
lot I, Santa Ana subdivision. SO. etc.
First National Bank Of Pharr.
north one-half Of south one-half of
lot 100. Por. 1910. $40. etc.
D. S. Smithhisler. to Frank H.
Wolcott. lot 1, Santa Ana subdi-
vision, SO. etc.
C. I. Haven to B. F. Harris. east
1912 acres of west 20.12 acres of
lot 2. Sec. 235, Tex Mex. $40. etc.
Milmor Dew. co. to r. J. Patriuuin,
lot 81, block 10. Milror addition,
McAllen, so. etc.
D. S. Smithhisler to J. A. San
trizos. lot 1926, Santa Ana subdi-
vision, SO. etc.
James R. Page to G. I. Haven. east
1912 acres of west 20.12 acres of lot
2. block 235, Tex Mex. SO. etc.
Conan T. Wood, ct Tx to w. j.
Zeiss. part Of share is. Por. 40. $40,
etc.
Mestenas Water Co.. to j. G. En-
gelr1sn, 91.64 acres out of survey
263, Tex Mex. SO, etc.
j. G. Engelman. Jr.. to Mestenas
Water Co., all that part of lot 9. Sec.
70. Mo Tex. $40. etc.
E. w. Halstead to w. J. Zeiss,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-27
PERSONALS

A. 9. Dulling Of San Antonio
spent Monday in Brownsville.
Henry Wood of Houston is in the
city.
j. P. Phillips and G. A. Goode,
both Of the Missouri Pacific lines,
were in Brownsville Monday.
Jno. r. Sanders was here from
Waco Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Roberts are
here for a few days. Their home
is Dallas.
Roy C. Sykes of Corpus Christi
is registered at the Travellers.
B. F. Beny, Of Houston, came in
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight are visiting
the Valley, and are stopping at the
Travellers. They live in Sioux
City. Ia.
C. r. Marsh, Of Raymondville,
spent Monday in the city.
M. G. Belts and F. E. Ellwein,
both of Mitchell. S. D. arrived
Monday and are spending a few
days looking over the Valley.
r. G. Rodriguez came down
Monday from McAllen. having
spent a day or two there. His home
is Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. M. Ulman and
Misses Edna Cohen and Edith Bach
r down from San Antonio on a
pleasure trip. They are located at
the Travellers.
w. G. Newberry. Of Corpus
Christi, was in town Tuesday.
A. r. Odom, p. j. Bullin, r. a..
Sherman and F.. M. Jones all from
Rusk, are here looking over the
Valley. They are making the Ell
Jardin their headquarters.
j. T. Valladares is here from
Laredo, Mexico.
s M CarbinSon. q A. SChofer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-27

and d. d. Redman. all OF San An
tonic, are in the city.
w. L. Holly, of st. Louis, came In
Monday evening.
L. H. Curtis is here from Dallas.
Dave Russell is another late ar
rival from Dallas.
VIM. Finklestein and r. A. Tea
thercek are in the city on bus
mess. Mrs. Finklestein accompan-
led them.
j. w. Heard, Of Corpus Christi,
spent Monday in the city.
T. L. Bodan, and Percy Boden,
both of Weslaco, were in town
Tuesday.
r. N. White Of Mission was
spending Tuesday in Brownsville.
John Mahan, Of Bristol, Pa,
came in Tuesday morning.
I. Rutenau is here from Gin
cinnati.
S. M. Daley Of Corpus Christi,
and E. l.. Black of San Antonio.
were Tuesday morning arrivals at
the FL Jardin.
Geo. Askew and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
O. Kerns make up a party from
Milwaukee making a tour Of the
Valley.
Mi. and Mrs. j. G. Dickens are
here from Bartlett.
E. B. Baldridge, of Raymondville,
spent Monday in the city.
D. L. Dotson is here from San
Antonio.
F. A. Parturjire and Mrs. Partur-
jire are here from Fort Worth.
Jas. Turae. of. Meridian. Miss,
is in the city.
B. P. Haynie and Mrs. Haynie
are here from Fort Worth.
c. F. Roberts of st. Louis Is
spending Tuesday in the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-27
COUNTY COURT

COUNTY COURT
Hon. Oscar Daney, Judge
Suits filed: None.
COUNTY COURT AT LAW
Hon. John KIeiber. Judge
No orders.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Nicolas Almanac and Elena Pozos.
,Guillermo Drive and Dolores
Hinojosa.
John Frizzell and Eula Thomas.
Real Estate Transfers
Furnished by Valley Abstract Co.
G. B. Byley to Valley Dew. Inc, east
80 acres. farm block 81. survey IS,
Wilson Tract. SO. etc.
H. G. and Nellie Shirley to z. l..
Ray. lot 10. block 4, Taylor addition,
Har1lrSen. SO, etc.
A. H. Fernandez. trustee to S. H.
Bell. lots IS. is. block ~, Unit A.
Townsite FresnoS. $40. etc.
Arthur G.. and Bernice w. Taylor
20 J. F. Sullivan. lot IS, circuit adj
iition, San Benito. SO. etc.
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Cameron Courts

j. j. Bratxter ct ux to Cameron
County. Texas. right of way along
state highway No. 96, 81, etc.
j.. P. Ellis. suo-trustee for VIM. D.
Hale to Louis Halbersleben. part Of
farm block 1876. San Benito Land
and Water Co., $500.
G. G. Henson ct al to Juan Reyes,
ives 1-2 lot 5, block 208, Brownsville,
$500.
Sid Berley to Valley Properties,
Inc. east 10 acres of west 90 acres,
block %; west 10 acres, block %; east
10 acres of west 20 acres, block "a;
west 10 acres Of east 90 acres. block
18, Wilson tract, survey. Is, SO, etc.
G. E. Shaft to Sid Berry, east 10
acres of west 90 acres, block "a, Will
son tract subdivision, SO, etc.
Otis and Pearl Wilson to Sid
Berry. west 10 acres of east 20 acres,
block 10. Wilson tract survey Is, $40,
etc.
Walton d. Hood to H. G. Clifton.
lots % and "a, block Z, HoskinS ct.
Addition, Harrington, Plat 7-3,
S396.11.
Valley Dew. Inc, to G. M. Pflugard
ct ux, block 43. Kempner's Citrus
Grove subdivision, Share II, S9,140.
Valley Dew. Inc. to Phillip Fehrer
ct Tx, block AZ. Kempner's Citrus
Grove subdivision. share II, $10,226.
S. P. Ingram. Jr.. to P. T. Gran
berry. lots II, IS. IA. IS. Is. II. 10
%, West City View Heights addition,
Harrington. $40. etc.
Delta Irrigated Farms Co, to Carl
and Theresa Zeiler. 21.26 acres Of
block 100, San Benito Land & Water
Co., Co., c de Caricitos Grant, $40,
etc.
Augustus Flake ct ux to Delta
Irrigated Farms Co. 2126 acres of
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103RD DISTRICT COURT
Hon. A. NJ, Kent. Judge

W. l.. Parker VS.. G. H. Highnight;
Judgment for plaintiff.
A. F. Taylor VS.. P. P. Ewing. ct al;
agreed judgment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-27

Suits filed in the District Courts:
Jno. D. Hill ct al VS.. Sam Bolts
ct al; Injunction.
Fred Christensen VS.. w. w. Kientz,
ct al: Title.
Ina Jeffers VS.. Guy LETTERS; In
junction.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Decembt

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December IA
Potatoes, white, barrel, 1.50a400; 100
pounds; sweet potatoes, barrel, 1.50a
ATS; yams, barrel. 1.75a2.50: beets,
crate, 3.50a3.75; brussels sprouts, quart,
I0a25; hamper, 150a3.25; cabbage. ham,
per. 30a50; carrots, 100, 2.00a3. 90; cauli-
flower, crate, 200a2.50; celery, crate,
l.75a3.75; eggplants, crate, 1.25a3 90;
lettuce, basket, 2.00a2.15; kale, bushel,
30a40; onions, 100 pounds, 1.75a2 90;
peppers, crate, 400a6.00; ships, basket,
60a65; pumpkins, 100, 5.00a15.00; SPIN
ach, bushel, 75a1.25; squash, crate, 200
a300; tomatoes, crate, 350a6.00; tur-
nips, hamper 30a35; apples, bushel, 75a
PTS; cranberries, box, 300a4.75: grape
fruit, box, 3.25a5. 90; oranges, box, 2.l0a
400; tangerines, box, 1.75a3,00.
Dairy Market.
Poultry-Alive, turkeys, pound, 26a
%; old toms, 2Oa2s; Spring chickens,
22a25; leghorns, 20a2l; old hens, goa
26; leghorns, 18a20; poor and thin,
l7a18; old roosters, 18; ducks, 16a23;
geese, 16a24; guinea fowls, each, 40a60;
Eggs-Receipts, 400 cases; native and
nearby firsts, 53a54; pullets, 40a45;
hennery, whites, firsts, dozen, 54a55;
current receipts, 43a45; culls and dirty
eggs, 25a30.
ButterLGood to fancy creamery,
pound, 41a46; ladies. 35a36; store
packed, 81; rolls, 3la32; process, 38a39.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
COTTON CONSUMPTION
FIGURES SHOW DECREASE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Cotton consumed during November.
as announced today by the Census
Bureau, totaled 544,l5 bales of lint and
63,408 OF linters, compared with GAO 978
and 82,747 in October this wear and
6l1,173 and 69,353 in November last
year.
Cotton on hand November 80 was
held as follows:
In consuming establishments. 1 67l =
829 bales of lint and 168.305 of linters
compared with 1,360,557 and las, ,478 on
October 81 this year and 1856. SAP and
13l ,589 on November 80 last wear.
In public storage and at congresses.
5,841 $50 bales of lint and 68747 Of
linters, compared with 5,311.92O and
54,397 on october 81 this year and
5,244,4l8 and 54,985 on November 30
last year.
Imports for November totaled Is 500
bales, compared with 1885 in October
this year and 40,29l in November last
year.
Exports for November totaled O48 =
760 bales of lint and 1885 of linters,
compared with 1881 800 and IL ,902 in
october this year and l,427,772 and
23,806 in November last year.
Cotton spindles active during Novem-
ber numbered 29,649,394, Compared
with 30.134,716 in October this wear
and 30,595,840 in November last year.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
BRADSTREET'S REVIEW.

NEW YORK, December IA R.-
BradStreet's says:
Weather conditions and the advance
of the season cause increased attention
to be concentrated on retail trade. this,
of course including holiday distribution,
which now holds the center of the stage
and Is at the largest volume in about
two months. On the other hand. job
bing trade ard industry show increased
quiet as the season of inventory taking
approaches, and both are quieter than
for some time past. Compared with
year ago, when all three we're at an
exceptionally high level. the general
disposition is to report rather less doing,
with probably the smallest reduction
visible in retail trade.
In industry the chief favorable fea-
ture is the better feeling in the steel
trade. which, as noted last week, has
continued to get fairly good run of
orders for rails and cars and structural
and implement steel, while noting a
slight loosening up of specifications by
automobile interests for sheets, strips
and pig iron.
Weekly bank clearings, $12,5S0, ,701. =
900, a decrease of 11.09 per cent from
last year.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
CURB SHARES RISE
IN ACTIVE TRADING
Utilities, Rails and Radios
Are Featured as List
Advances.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 14.-Break-
ing through previous resistance points
and tightening pressure generally, the
curb market moved higher today. Utili-
ties, rails a few radios and miscellane-
Gus industrials led the advance.
Electric Bond e. Share, opening on
block of 4,200 shares at 86l2, ran up
more than point before meeting profit
taking, which it appeared to be able
to absorb easily. Cities Service moved
within a fractional range. Squeezing Of
shorts caused bulge of point in Fox
Theaters A.
Standard Power & Light opened up
nearly 5 points at 125. United Light
& Power A, American Superpower,
American & Foreign Power, Common
wealth Edison and American Light &
Traction also leaped forward.
Pennroad Corporation, perhaps re-
decting the strength of the various rail
securities 1t controls or perhaps re-
spending to a substantiated report that
1t had purchased a large block of Maine
Central stock, was active and higher.
Dubilier Condenser SS Radio, which
recently won part of its patent suits,
was given a vigorous whirl. Pilot Ra-
dio and Tube was fractionally better
as result OF its expansion plan an
nouncement, but some of the radios
weakened.
Illinois Pipe Line, which lost about
20 points within the last few days, fol-
lowing a similar gain last week, after
holders learned their shares were to be
exchanged for Ohio Oil preferred, was
relatively dull. Gulf Oil of PennSyl-
vania rose several points and an oil
trust, Petroleum Corporation of Amer
lea, was in somewhat better demand.
Great Atlantic g. Pacific Tea, which
officials say will show sales of more
than $1,0O0,0o0,000 for 1929, opened up
25 points at 275. International Per-
fume appeared in an unusually large
blocks, 800 shares-at 81s, up a frac-
ton. Atlas Portland Cement also moved
ahead.
Ford Motor of Canada A shares fea-
tured the motors. Newmont provided
leadership for mine dealings and Doug
las Aircraft was active in the aviation
division. Crocker Wheeler, after OPEN
ing up more than a point, lost nearly
twice its early gain before rebounding
Evening star., 1929-12-14
Business Notes
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 14.-Quiet
but steady buying of electrical equip
ment in the United States in the past
week gave evidence of a normal ten
dency at the approaching end of the
year to confine purchasing to immediate
needs and to defer important commit
ments until after the close of 1929.
Electrical World reports. adding that
the volume of apparatus sales fell off
slightly in certain areas, but reports
received from other districts indicated
business had improved.
Despite official estimates that the
major crop from the African gold coast
would be short this year. cocoa prices
dropped sharply during the past week
on the New York cocoa exchange and
by Friday had registered losses of from
II to SO points. Warehouse stocks con-
tinued to rise during the week and had
gained 10,500 bags, the total on Friday
being 333,203 bags.
Announcements of heavy construc-
ton and engineering contracts let
throughout the country in the past
week indicated a drop in building ac-
the average decline for this time of
year, according to Engineering News
Record. Awards last week were valued
at $35, ,451 900, compared with $50, ,149,-
600 in the preceding week and $751;
$4,000 in the corresponding period OF
last year. However. contract lettings
from the opening of the current year
to date are higher in money value than
Tor the same period in 1928.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
HEADS BOND CLUB.

BALTIMORE, December IA (Spe-
cial) William q. Dancy. vice president
of the Union Trust Co., was elected
president OF the Bond Club of Balti-
more at the annual dinner of the or
ganizatlon this week. Paul M. Taylor
of Frank, Rosenberg & Co. was made
vice president, Tilghman H. Sharp Of
Jenkins, Whedbee g. Poe. secretary, and
Douglas @. Lowell of the Continental
Co.. treasurer. Smith N Bradford OF
Robert Garrett g. Sons and Henry c.
Evans, the retiring president, were
elected to the board of governors for
the term expiring in 1882. About 1875
members of the club and their guests
attended the dinner and entertainment.