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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
$4,000 BONDS POSTED
BY TOM MIX'S ATTORNEY
lawyer Explains Actor Does not
Want Vaudeville Tour Halted
by Bench Warrant.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 11.-Claude /.
Parker, attorney, has posted $4,000
n Liberty bonds in Federal Court for
Pom Mix, Western film actor, who was
Shrice indicted this week by a Federal
grand jury for alleged frauds in con-
pection with his income tax returns for
1925, 1925 and 1927.
Mix is in Minneapolis, MINI, on a
vaudeville tour. Parker said the bond
was provided to forestall Mix'S arrest
on a bench warrant during the tour. He
said Mix would return here within
few weeks" to plead to charges he with
held more than $4,000 in taxes in the
three years.
Three other persons. named with
Mix in two conspiracy indictments,
posted bonds Of $4,000 They were Eu-
gene j. Forde, Mix's brother-in-law;
John D. Hill, former publicity agent for
the cowboy actor, and Marjorie Berger,
Hollywood income tax-counSelor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
HOOVER PRAISES
JOURNALIST GROUP
Sends Message in Compliment to
School Unit in Session at Mis-
souri, University.

&3y tnS ASoOCldbcu EECSSs
COLUMBIA, Mo, May 1i-Presi-
dent Hoover last night sent message
to Dean Walter williams of the Uni
versity Of Missouri School of Journal
ism at the banquet closing the twen-
tieth annual Journalism week Of the
school. The Presidents message:
Increasing interest in international
affairs, fostered by more complete jour-
nalistic reports and editorial discussion,
tends to improve international rela-
tons and reduce difnculties in the way
of mutual good will. wish you most
profitable discussion Of your theme.
(Signed), HERBERT HOOVER"
The theme of the week was World
Journalism" The presence of two for
eign Ambassadors and the messages of
leaders In diplomacy and journalism
virtually gave an international aspect
to the banquet tonight.
Katsuji Debuchi, japanese AnbaSsa-
dor to the United States, and Senior
Don Manuel C. Teller, from Mexico,
who arrived late yesterday by airplane,
were the Ambassadors present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
ELKS ADVERTISE MEET
BY AUTOS AND AIRPLANE
Parties LeaYe New York for Con-
venti0n in Los Angeles on
July 8.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May Flour auto
mobiles and an airplane, the purple
and white feet" will start from New
York today bound for the Elks' grand
convention, which opens in Los Angeles
July 8.
The autos. driven by officials Of the
Elks' Magazine, will traverse four
transcontinental highways. advertising
the convention as they go along. The
plane will contact the autos at various
points throughout the country. The au-
tos and plane all are painted In purple
and white, the ElkS' colors.
One of the autos will travel down
the Atlantic Coast to Richmond and
thence to Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas
and FL Paso. Another will pass through
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky,
eArthern Indiana and Illinois. on
through st. Louis, Kansas City, Pueblo
nd Santa Fe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12

The Chinese boycott of Japanese
goods in British Malaga has become so
strict that 1t affects all important lines
Of Japanese merchandise, especially tex
tiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Chain STORE BOOK
SALES PREDICTED
Marketing of Reading Matter
in Sections Is Plan
of Publishers.
BY J. C. ROYLE.
ecial DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 8.--Indications
today point convincingly toward new
policies and methods in the marketing
of books and the expansion of the 5
and 10 cent chain stores in that field
Four 81 books, 1t became known today.
are to be split up into four or five sec
tions and retailed by one huge chain
at 10 cents a section.
This move has been directed particu-
larry at children's books and fairy tales,
which lend themselves most easily to
separation into four or more parts.
Production of such volumes for the
chain stores must, of course, be made
through arrangement with owners OF
the copyright. Frequently the plates
and illustrations used in the original
publication are bought. This enables
the chain store to offer its patrons re-
cost.
Chain Store Writers.
The chain store move is not expected
by book men to end with the publica-
lions Of 80 years ago.
Following these, they believe there
may appear group of authors writing
expressly for the chain store trade and
turning out stories which might take
the place of the immortal Nick Carter.
Old Sleuth, Diamond Dick and Old
King Brady laboratories. Each of these
would be complete in itself, but the
main characters would appear in each,
just as Nick, Chick and Patsy and Ida,
the girl detective, held their audiences
in the Nick Carter classics.
1t would then be but a step for the
chain stores to take on publication OF
the love and fat" serials which have
been so popular in the newspaper field.
This type Of fiction has already been
stabilized, so that each installment
serves to leave the reader in acute
suspense and anxiously awaiting the
next number. This feature. 1t is be-
lieved, would recommend the love and
fat fiction to the chain store executives.
Club Marketing of Books.
The development of the club idea
in the marketing of books seems also
on the uptrend. The clubs report
steady increase in membership and they
have now turned their attention to the
juvenile field. This has just been en-
phaslzed by the merging Of the Junior
Literary Guild and Selected Books for
Juniors, Inc. These were among the
newcomers in the club field. The first
name was an offshoot of the Literary
Guild, active in the adult book club
field.
The department store distribution
of books also is on the increase. Some
of the publishers attribute this to the
buying of books by many readers who
relied previously on the monthly maya
zines for their reading. The straight
book stores are not reporting dimin-
ishing sales in many instances and
they have a distinct advantage in the
possession of trained and we'll read
personnel which is able to present their
wares far more attractively and effec-
lively than can the department store
clerk usually available for work in a
book department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
CONVERTIBLE BOND
LIST AGAIN GAINS
Atchison Issue Leader
Phone Obligations Stage
Good ReCoveries.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 8.-The fact
that no change was made today in the
Bank of England rate and that call
money here renewed at per cent, after
being 10 to IL per cent earlier in the
week, revived speculation in the con-
vcrtible bond issues. but had little effect
on other obligations.
The leader again today was Atchison
convertible 41ss, which went into new
high ground as the stock exceeded it's
previous high price. Opening up about
2 points 1T showed a gain of points
before midday and was the only one of
the railroad stock option issues to be
prominent.
Phone Bonds Recover.
Recoveries of from 3 to 81 points
occurred in American Telephone 41as
and International Telephone 4i2S,
though neither was able to get within
hailing distance of its previous high
price. Other strong convertiblcs were
General Public Service 5i2s, Phila-
delphia & Reading Coal 81 Iron IS,
New Haven rs. Allegheny Corporation
6s and Lautaro IS. American l. G..
Chemical 5l2s declined / y points. with
NACuSCA :" 1Oll % IledNy anu WIFI
many transactions recently in seller"
bonds.
There were several weak situations in
the miscellaneous group, such as in New
York State Railways 4l2s and 6l2s,
which sold at distress prices, and in
Cuba Cane Sugar convertibleS, Cuban
Dominican Sugar 7ias, Sinclair Oil Is
and United States Rubber SIS.
French Bonds Steady.
The weakness of Oriental Develop
ment IS. which dropped points. SELL
ing at 90, compared with the high of
the year of 90. was the feature of the
foreign list. French obligations We're
steady, with somewhat ragged market
again in the low-credit country bonds.
New issues today included one of
about 100000 of Passaic County, N.
j., with the short maturities on a So
per cent basis, and the longer bonds
at Az per cent: also $10,00O,000 addi-
tional of Electric Bond & Share 6 per
cent preferred stock, to yield $40. The
Gannett Co. reported earnings for the
half year ended June 80 sufficient to
cover its 6 per cent debentures nearly
seven and a half times. These bonds
have recently shown a good recovery
after having had 10-point decline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
SHARP G. DOHME.

NEW YORK. August 8 (P).-Sharp
& Dohme earned $6.92 per common
share in months to June 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
GREAT NORTHERN SELLS
BUS LINE SUBSIDIARY

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, August 8-Control
Of the Northern Transportation Co., has
been sold by the Great Northern Rail-
way to the Motor Transit Corporation
and Automotive Investment, Inc, or
CARNATIONS affiliated with the coast-to-
coast bus system of the Greyhound
Lines, 1t was announced today. The
property will be operated under the
name of the Northern Greyhound Lines.
The Northern Co., a $4,000, 900 corpo-
ration. has been the disappearing SUBJ
sidiary of the Great Northern since
1925. 1t operates more than $500 miles
of bus lines, chiefly in Minnesota, but
also entering Wisconsin and North
Dakota. In 1928 it carried more than
3,150,0O0 passengers, and its annual
revenue Is approximately $4,000, 900.
It's business and revenues for the first
half of 1929 have been substantially
better than in the same period of 1928.
In announcing the sale of the
property, Ralph Budd, president Of the
Great Northern, said the railway will
keep a large minority interest in the
bus company and will be represented
on its board of directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

There are only 500 grams Of radi.
UNI in the world, according to a late
report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
MARYLAND CROPS HIT
BY LACK OF MOISTURE
Special Dispatch to The star,

special OlSpatCn 70 Inc otdT
BALTIMORE, August 8.-The posi-
bility of rain in the Maryland-Delaware
section within the next day or two is
not likely, Roscoe Num-, the official
weather man, announced, coincident
with the release of report that crops
over most of the section showed de-
terioration due to deficient moisture.
only about one-fourth of the normal
rainfall was received in the month of
july" the report said. I'm most places
about five weeks have now elapsed since
a good soaking rain occurred. The
showers on August were followed by
brisk drying wind on the 4th.''
Serious damage to corn has resulted
over one-third the Maryland-Delaware
area. with perceptible damage over
most of the remaining portions, accord
ing to the report. 1t was pointed out
that in some places in Southern Mary
land tobacco is reported badly dam
aged.
Mr.. Num- said that potatoes, toma-
toes and garden truck are much in
need of rain in most parts of the sec
ton, especially in portions of Southern
and Central Maryland. The dry weather,
he said, has been hard on pastures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
WILL CALL PREFERRED.

NEW YORK, August (P)-Direc-
tors of the Minneapolis Honeywell Reg
ulator Co. have decided to call for re-
demption on November IS the outstand-
ing per cent cumulative preferred
stock at $40 share. More than half
OF the original 100000 issue has been
converted into common.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

NEW YORK. August (P.-Direc-
tors of the National Dairy Products
Corporation today declared an extra
stock dividend of per cent in addition
to the regular stock dividend of the
same amount and the regular cash div
idend of 37i2 cents on the common
stock. All are payable october to
stock of record September 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

washington Gas IS A-$1 900 at 1929,
$1,000 at 1925.
Washington Gas IS B-$500 at 1O5.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-S1 900 at
863s. $4,000 at 8612, $4,000 at 86,b
reg: $1,000 at 86l4 reg.
Capital Traction Colo at 90. 20 at o.
10 at SO, 10 ct 90. so at 90, 5 at 90.
Federal-American National Bank-1O at
$50.
Riggs National Bank at SIS.
American Security & Trust Colo at
ASS, 20 at ass.
Barber & Ross com.-25 at 10.
Federal-American Co. COMIC at 4OI,.
10 at 40, 10 at 40l4. 80 at 4014, 20 at
40i4, 10 at 404, 3l2 at 40H4, 16 at
Federal-American Co. pfd.-5 at 1O1,
10 at 101.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 10415,
10 at 10412, 10 at 104.
Merchants Transfer 8 Storage pfd.-5
at 1867.
Mergenthaler Linotype-2o at 1O4A.
Real Estate Mtge. 81 Guar. pfd.-l00
at 73a.
Security Storage Colo at 118.
Ter. Ref. & Whrs. Corp.-10 at 81.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas IS A-$200 at 1915,
$500 at 1915.
Washington Gas IS B-S100 at 1O3.
Potomac Elec. 60 pfd-10 at 113.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd.-10 at 1919.
Terminal Ref. & Whrs Corpse at 81,
Mergenthaler Linotype-1O at 1O43s.
Bid and Asked Prices.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-09

After his acquittal General Andrews
recommended that Colonel Green be
reinstated, given back pay, and that
the government pay his expenses for
a trip to Washington! .
Blair Stopped That
But David H. Blair, then COM
missioner of internal revenue, saved
the government honor by stopping
such proceedings. He called Cen
eral Andrews attention to the
fatty contradictory statement
Colonel Ned Green had made at
various times under oath as to IL
legal use and possession Of intox-
icants, his frank admission of mis-
appropriating contraband liquor,
and concluded his rebuke to the
general by stating:
L IAN not bring myself to believe
that we ought now to put our stamp
Of approval on such conduct, just
because Colonel Green happens to
be acquitted in a criminal case"
These illustrations show that the
harm done to the cause Of effective
prohibition enforcement is not at
tributabIe properly to the men in
the lower rank. They have lacked
training and judgment and many
have gone to the bad" But pro-
hibition has been dealt its hardest
blows by those at the head or near
the head of the enforcement organi-
! cation.
I am not saying something now
that I did not dare to say before.
The fact is that I wrote regarding
General Andrews appointments to
the encouragement on Aug. 2, 1926,
three years ago, as follows:
"I feel that before this Republic
an administration faces another
campaign, something must be done
about the prohibition situation
throughout the country. It is
marked by such ~ineflciency and
lack of training that the public is
losing confidence in the sincerity
of effort. In my Judgment, failure
to succeed in as high a degree of
enforcement as n might wish
never will be fatal to any admins
tration; but continuing to place the
reins of responsibility in those eX-
hibiting hopeless lack of training
will prove uneXplainable."
I already have said that the
shooting and manning of innocent
people is inexcusable. But even
more inexcusable and criminal, in
my judgment, is the incompetence
of chiefs" who place authority and
weapons in the hands of unframed,
unfit men, many of whom have been
given their jobs merely as a reward
for petty political services.
The mere fact that there is now
provision in law for civil service ex-
animation to govern appointments
will not cure the sore. While stand
ards have been improved, they
ought to be raised and the tests
made more practical, to bring to the
prohibition service men of the same
high caliber as the postal inspectors,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-09
1890 COUNTY
BUDGET READY
FOR COUNCIL
Commissioners Determined
to Keep Budget Near
1929 Figures.

Final tabulating Of the items in
the 1880 Marion county budget by
Auditor Harry Dunn and county
commissioners were under way to-
day.
Dunn declared Thursday that,
unless something unexpected &C.
Cured, the document would be
completed for certifying by the
county council next Monday or
Tuesday.
Commissioners n determined to
cut the departmental requests down
to the lowest possible amount, &C
cording to Commissioner John
Shearer.
There will be some increases in
institution tax rates." Shearer said.
otherwise, figures in this years
budget should not differ greatly
from those of last year"
1t was understood that the $1,000
salary boost for Fred T. GLADDEN.,
newly elected county school super
intendent, will not be touched by
! commissioners and Dunn, until after
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the special intelligence service Of
the treasury department, the bureau
of investigation of the department
Of Justice, and the secret service.
Must Develop Pride
Those services have been getting
the right kind of men for years, and
they have trained their men in
tensively and effectively. United
States attorneys all testify TO the
quality Of evidence they assemble.
I refuse to believe that it is i'm
possible to find 1000 honest men in
the United States with the basic
character and intelligence to gather
proper and digni1ed evidence for
prohibition enforcement and prose-
cution. I refuse to believe that out
of our one hundred million popula-
ton and perhaps twenty million who
believe in prohibition, 1000 can't be
found who can't be bought!
I know a pride of service must
be developed. It is sprouting in
the small group of special agents
under ALI Oftedal and in the dis
tricts of some of the able admin
istrators. It ought to be further
nurtured.
The prohibition law can and will
be enforced properly and effectively.
Courage, vigor, intelligence and ex-
perience must begin at the top and
spread down. Until then, the coun-
try will continue to be Influenced
against prohibition by the acts of
incompetent agents. But thinking
people ought to quit blaming the
END men"
care the cities hopelessly wet?'
is Mrs. Willebrandt's next topic.l
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-09
SENATE MAY
PROBE PENROSE
MYSTERY FUND
Mabel WiIIebrandt Declares
S250,0O0 Paid for Wet
Favoritism.

BIZ Scripps-Hotonrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The
senate may investigate an allegation
by Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt
that a fund of $500 DOC, found in
the safety deposit box of a deceased
senator eventually went to a po-
lit:cal organization.
In articles now appearing in The
Indianapolis Times and other news
papers on prohibition conditions
when she was an assistant attorney
general Mrs. Willebrandt refers to
a story which has long been known
in Pennsylvania political circles.
Soon after the death of Senator
Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania on
Dec. 81, 1921, $3.50, 900 in cash, most
ly in bills Of large denomination,
was found in his deposit box.
Penrose Collects Funds
During his long service with the
Republican organization, Senator
Penrose frequently collected large
sums of money for campaign pur-
poses. It was assumed that the
S250,000 had been collected for an
approaching campaign, but since
Senator Penrose left no memoranda
showing from whom he obtained
the money and for what it was in
tended no claim was made for it
by the Pennsylvania organization
nor the Republican national COM
mittee. AS q result the Jun was
passed along to Senator Penrose's
heirs as part Of his estate.
Money Goes to Politicians
Mrs. Willebrandt, however, in hel
article says the money did not &C
into the estate because the heirs
released the money to another poll
tician, also of national rank"
She explains that none OF the
politicians who handled the money
"profted personally by its posses
sion"
Mrs. Willebrandt alleges that the
$25O,00O came from persons whc
were satisfied with the way the pro-
hibition law was administered IN
Pennsylvania by a protege OF Pen
rose.
Her allegations has aroused 50
much interest among senators that
Senator William H. King Of Utah,
a member of the special senate cam
paign committee, which investigated
the Pennsylvania primaries, an
nounced today he will suggest to his
committee that it look into this
fund.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-09
PAGE II

the meeting Of the county trustees
Monday.
Dunn has a copy of the school
budget. signed by Superintendent
Lee Swails, carrying a request for
an increase Of Gladden's salary from
$500 to $4,000, but it can not be
officially disposed of, he says, until
a certified report of the trustees
vote is received from c. NJ. Dawson,
board secretary.
If the preliminary budget report
is completed today the council may
begin its consideration OF the fig
ureS Saturday, although eicial ac-
ton by that group will MT be taken
until Sept. 2. according to Dunn.
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partment, j. N. Chamberlain of At
lanCic City, his close personal
friend, took an unusual interest in
the difficult district OF New Jersey.
Chamberlain wrote General An
drews to appoint Hale, because he
said, Hale is q good 'soger,' huff
said"
Becomes Suddenly Rich
Subsequent circumstances indi-
Gated that Hale's association marked
the beginning of great prosperity"
to Chamberlain. Before Hale was
appointed to the prohibition job,
Chamberlain never had deposited
more than $500 in the bank at one
time; but Immediately after the
good soldier" Hale was given I'M
limited authority by General An
dreWs, Chamberlain began TO make
deposits of from $1,000 to $4,000 a
month.
Chamberlain died suddenly. In the
process of the administration Of his
estate, his safety deposit box was
found to contain huge sums in cash.
It's source never has been traced.
Another one of General Andrews
grand fourishing appointees, who
left a devastating trail on prohi-
bition enforcement, is Major Walton
Green. Major Green was made
chief investigating officer, though
his past record had been one OF
opposition to prohibition. The fact
is that Major Green was a writer
and not an enforcement officer.
AS an enforcement executive, he
was sartorial perfection! He spent
much time in assembling material
which he carried out of Office with
him, and which has been used in
preparing articles Of a profitable ma
ture that have wide circulation. But
much of the information furnished
by Major Green's investigators was
of the stuff of fairy tales.
Training for JOB
And though, as I have pointed
out. Major Green had no adequate
past training or experience qualify
ing him to make generalizations on
the way to succeed in assembling
evidence to enforce prohibition, his
repeated inferenceS that cit can't
be enforced" have carried weight,
simply because he held so high an
official position.
The psychological damage he has
done this country by constantly
presenting a distorted and unreli-
able picture of the whole enforce
ment problem is a big factor IN
present public pessimism on the
subject of prohibition.
Another utterly demoralizing ap-
pointment of General Andrews was
another military man named Green
This one was Colonel Ned M. Green,
who served as prohibition director
in San Francisco. He was an old
army friend of General Andrews
and publicly boasted of being a
sport and a hard drinker. That
was his outstanding qualification for
so important a post.
Of course he degraded the Office.
He was indicted and tried on the
charge of unlawful diversion of gov
eminent property which came into
the possession of agents working
under him. A jury acquitted him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-09
What a Life!

81 Lniteu PTeSS
MONTE RIO, Cal. Aug. g.
V1 Il want you to see my new
dining ROOM" proudly said Z.
E. LaFranchi, resort manager,
to Deputy Sheriff ". A. Shuttle.
Shuttle saw the dining room
also two illegal coin-paying
slot machines in the corner.
And to think I took him in
there myself" mourned La
Franchi as the deputy seized
the machines after placing La
Franchi under arrest.