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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
LARGER MAIL BOX
IS NEW INVENTION
Article Inspired by Seeing
Unity ReceptacIes Along
Routes by Farms.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 24.-The
latest contribution to farm relief Is an
oversize mail box.
It won't relieve the farmer from trot-
ting down to the crossroads to get the
letters and papers, but 1t will save on
his profanity when he finds his parcel
post package Is dry instead of out in
the rain, with the blue from overallS
merging into the white chiffon dress
ordered by the wife.
Observed Old Boxes.
Col. Joseph G. Bonner, inventor and
manufacturer, of Toledo had the in
Spiration last Summer, when on tour
he noticed clusters of unsightly gall
vanized iron mail boxes at crossroads
here and there with parcels too large
for them on the ground.
Whereupon Col. Bonner invented his
box and went to Washington to see the
Postmaster General Walter F.. Brown,
whom he had known all his life.
The Post ONCE Department author
lied trial Of the new box at Bolles Har-
Dor, Mich, where lives Mrs. William
BolleS, daughter of Col. Bonner. The
device was scheduled to be put into use
November 2, and the postmaster at
Monroe, Mich, was instructed to report
on the experiment.
The new box is designed for the
crossroads use of Is persons or families.
1t looks like an elongated photograph
cabinet. On the right side are IS pig
eonholes for mail. and each box renter
has his private key.
VIII Hold Parcels.
On the left side is a compartment for
parcels. 1t will take articles up to 90
inches long, anything from a pitchfork
handle to a singletree.
Col. Bonner believes his mail box, If
adopted over the country by the Gov
eminent, would reduce the postal deficit
by the rental from those using 1t. And
1t would, he says, add UNNECESSARILY to
the beauty Of the countryside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
H|GH-GRADE BOND
GROUP IS STRONG
Prices Irregular in Light
Trading-RaiI Issues
Show Gains.
BY F. H. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 24.-The in
vestment market was dull today in the
lightest volume of trading in many
weeks. Price trends were irregular.
Sitter money rates had little effect.
Gains were made in some descriptions
despite the liquidating tendency. In
the foreign department there were some
declines, the tax selling incidental to
the last week of the year making its
effect more pronounced on this section
owing to the heavy losses that have been
registered in foreign dollar credits re-
Gently. However. there we're some gains
in this part of the list.
High-grade domestic bonds showed
strength. Atchison general As. South
ern Pacific 4l2S, st. Louis-San Fran
cisco "A" As and American Telephone
5las all were higher. Second-grade rail
issues were about evenly divided be-
tween advance and decline. st. Paul
adjustments, Denver g. Rio Grande
Western IS, International Great North
ern adjustments, MisSouri-Pacific Is
and Southern Railway General IS i'm
proved, while Erie refunding SIS, Florida
East Coast IS, st. Louis-San Francisco
AIS and Rock Island Alps weer lower.
The Florida East Coast IS were down
nearly a point and within fraction Of
their low price for 1929.
The irregularity was strikingly
shown in the more speculative section.
Hudson Coal IS dropped points, while
Philips Petroleum 5hs were up IL
points and Richfield Oil of California
IS advanced points. Convertibles all
improved with a stronger stock market.
The outlook for fixed income Securi-
ties remained bright, and new issues,
especially municipals and rail equip
ments, were sure of a quick absorption.
In connection with rail equipments the
announcement of a $100,000,000 issue
to be floated by the Chesapeake & Ohio,
Hooking Valley, Pere Marquette, Erie
and Nickel Plate Railroads in the near
future was interpreted as bullish for
the market.
South American bonds had a weaker
trend. Sac Paulo City 61as were down
over points. Bolivia IS dropped point
and Antioquia "a" rs were nearly a
point lower On the other hand, Euro
pean credits were stronger. An excep-
ton we're the per cents October,
1860 of the German Central Bank,
down a point.
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RECEIVERSHIP is ASKED
FOR BROKERAGE HOUSE

DETROIT, December "a (P).-A vol
untary petition for the dissolution of
Backus, Fordon e. Co., Detroit stock
brokers, and the appointment of a re-
ceiver, was filed in Circuit Court here
today.
The petition states that because of
the recent drop Of the stock market
many of the company's customers ars
unable to pay their accounts at this
time, las result of which it is found
difficult and almost impossible to meet
obligations. thereby endangcring the
security and interest of the creditors
and stockholders of the corporation"
The petition says the property of the
corporation consists mainly of stocks,
bonds, securities and customers ac-
counts and that it has valuable good
will and intangible assets, which "if
preserved may be of very substantial
value"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
GLASS MOTOR MASC0TS
ARE USED IN EUROPE
Lighted From Inside, They Add
Color to Car-Lord Byng Has
dragon Fly"

MADRID (NAN.A.).-Prince Jamie
has wonderful collection of glass mo-
tor mascots. They can all be lighted
from the inside and their colors are
changed by means of discs. His IA
vorite is called the Spirit of the Wind"
of Egyptian inspiration; this he carries
on his own car. Others in his pos
session are called the Comets" the
Dragon Fly" and the Hawk"
Rene Lalique, who fashions these
glass mascots, is rs years old His
works are becoming popular in London,
where Lord Byng's car is illuminated by
a green light that streams forth from
very fine Dragon Fly" on the roof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Florida Skipper
Dives After Fish
When Line Breaks

MIAMI, Fla, December 20 OP.-
When Capt. D. Samsoe Of the deep
sea fishing feet pilots q crew Of
anglers, he believes in giving service.
A 300-pound jew fish broke away
from the line of Mrs. A. Cannanzie,
Winter visitor from Arlington, Mass,
yesterday. Capt. Samsoe leaped
overheard. gated the fish and towed
it back to the boat
Eight witnesses aboard the boat
affirmed that the tale was not a
common everyday fish story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Trades Planes for Autos.

If you wish to trade in your auto
mobile for light airplane and a small
car to take you to the airdrome Won
may do so in London in the same way
you trade in an old machine for a new
one. An automobile concern which has
added a line Of airplanes promises
complete service for both planes and
cars. It is building q large airdrome
near Croydon, where It will maintain
a star of instructors to teach clients
tn fiv
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Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Electric 51aFo pfd.-10 at 1o5
National Bank of Washington at 28o
Columbia Sand & Gravel pfd.-10 at 49,
AFTER CALL.
National Mtge. & Inv. pfd.-31 at 4l4.
Washington Gas 5s-S2, 900 at 1907
81 900 at 1907, $500 at 1902.
Washington Gas 6s B-S1 900 at 10412
National Metropolitan Banks at 371
Potomac Electric 51ae6 pfd. at
1041k.
Washington Rwy & Elec 4s-S1, 900 at
49,
Capital Traction Colo at rs, 10 at rs
Notice-This exchange will be closed
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
RAILROAD TRAFFIC.
BY the Associated Press

Volume of traflc on American rail-
roads, though continuing to show sea
sonal shrinkage, is not dropping so fast
Der. The American Railway Association
report today on car-loadings disclosed
that car-lcadings for the week Of De-
cember IA, which together with total
for comparable periods follow, were
within $4,000 of the loadings for the
previous week. In November declines
from the previous week have ranged I'M
to 10000 cars. Week ending December
IA, 923,240 cars; preceding week, 936,-
825 cars; same week last year, 963, 66S
cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
ZINC FIRM SUED.
Missouri-Kansas' Assets Declared
$4,000, liabilities 81, 100000.

NEW YORK, December "a R.-An
involuntary petition In bankruptcy was
filed in Federal Court yesterday against
the Missouri Kansas Zinc Corporation,
Delaware Corporation, with Offices in
New York City Liabilities were
estimated at $1,260,000, and assets at
$750,000.
The petitioners are BENJAMIN
Graham, who claims 81, 564.04; Margaret
T. Ryan, $500, and Ray Stricks, 81 ,282.-
03.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
CALLS COPPER PRICE FAIR,

NEW YORK, December "a Up
Walter Douglas, president OF the Phelps-
Dodge Corporation. says that Is cents
pound ior copper IS a fair and rea-
ton costs and enabling producers To
make q moderate profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

Every Chief Justice, from John Mar
shall 1755- 1885, to Edward D. White
Q845-192D, predecessor of Taft, has
died in Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

Eyes act at the same time as a mi
croscope for nearby vision, as an ad-
Unstable telescope for long distances and
as a Photographic camera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Eastern Utilities Investing Corporation

The Board of Directors has declared the
following quarterly dividends:
Participating Preference Stock-$1.75
per share payable February /, 1880, to
holders Of record December 81, 1929.
So Preferred Stoek-$1.50 per share
payable March 1. 1880, to holders Of record
January 81, 1880.
81 Preferred Stock-$1.75 per share
payable March 1, 1880, to holders Of record
January 81, 1880.
IS Prior Preferred Stock-$1.25 per share
payable April 1. 1880, to holders Of record
February 28, 1880.
r. w. MOFFAT,
81 Broadway. New York. Treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Money to Loan

Secured by first deed Of trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller 4 nav wash sts I; Trust Is
Seward daily gateway., 1929-02-16
PASSENGER LISTING
 ON ADMIRAL ROGERS

Incoming and southbound pass engers on the s. S. Admiral Ro- gers, which arrived in port today from the Westward, include L. M Carrigan, J. P. Morgan, c. Pojoman H. Peterson, w. Sargent, Beatrice Sandstron, Sam Shucklin, F. Wills, J. C. Wingfield.
 For Latouche-V. Morrison.
 For Cordova-L. F. Hebert. For Seattle-Jerome Beach, Mrs. H. J. Grub, Morton Peterson, Ted Steinbach, Mrs T. Steinbach and baby.
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ARMY WAS POWER BEHIND THRONE
 IN JUG0SLAY|A
FEW KNEW INFLUENCE WEHD- ED BY NAPOLEON" OF
 BALKANS

BELGRADE, Feb, IS, P)-By his recent creation Of a Dictatorship here in Jugoslavia, King Alexander revealed to the world that the real power behind both throne and the Government in that turbulent Ba Kan country, is the army headed by General Peter Zivovitch, who has been called the Napoleon" of the Balkans for years.
 General Zjvovitch's power auu influence were known only to the few lntilnates of King Alexander Cabinet Ministers and to few Foreign Diplomats and journalists
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GAMBLED MILLION

CHICAGO, Feb, 15, (F)-Exami- nations of the accounts of the late Mrs. Selma Burnham, widow of Sanford Burnham, millionaire manufacturer, revealed she had gambled away most of her $1,000,- eco fortune on horse races in the United States and Havana.
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DIRECTS OPPOSITION

WASHINGTON, Feb, 15, (P- Representative Fred Britten an nounced his direct opposition to any effort made by the Navy De- Dartment or influences in Congress to decommission airplane carriers of Saratoga and Lexington.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-02-16

WE SERVE TnE BEST ICE CREAM MANUFACTURED IN SEATTLE 50 PINT-S1.00 QUART. WE DELIVER. The Candy Cottage.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-02-16

PURE UNADULTEhATED ICE ,REAM 50 c. PINT $1.Oo A QUART. Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-02-16

# you haven't trieo rrye.eruhn's Baby Beet you have missed some thing, friends'
Seward daily gateway., 1929-02-16

Suits to order at Feysers Taiici Shop. Phone Adams 9l.
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Cleanliness ana Ire pes, o, meats sur motto. Erye.3ruhn.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-02-16

MAGAZlIS. AND NEWSpapER SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN. Scha,- ierer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-02-16

Brunswick Monographs and i,e- cords, SCHALLERER'S ALASKA SfiUP.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-05
ALAsKA's INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM?

In an address before the Tennessee legislature re- cently Prof Gus w. Dyer editor of the Southern Agr cutu1st gave the lawmakers of his state some sound advice on economic questions in which he stressed the philosophy of giving the greatest possible freedom to every individual.
 He warned against socialistct patemalism in govern ment pointing out the disastrous results which have fol- lowed out such policies in European countries By way of contrast he cited the great industrial development of North Carolina where Duke harnessed the waterpoWer of the state unhampered by burdensome restrictions and made it of the most prosperous in the Union
 The Professors address to the lawmakers of Ten nessee where waterpower development has been retad ed by political squabbng, was most timely and the facts which he presented might we'll be needed by legislatures of other states and by the government we located at Washington D. C. It was just few days ago that As socated Press dispatch notified the wide, worried world that the Federal Power Commission rejected the appG- cation of the Kassan Gold Company of Seattle, for power permit Karta river, somewhere in Alaska Its whereabouts is of particular difference but the fact that the application rejected because the Fisheries department held that it important to protect the salmon industry in that region than mere water development is something not to be passed lightly
 Regulation of industry in reasonable degree is sound public policy, but it easily be carried far as to interfere with progress stop it atooether And authority such as this evanne has been of the of Aasas slow progress We fail to discern the differ ence in boosting one natural along to the detr ment of another which has equal right to live It pears that the power commission and the fisheries de- partment have power in their hands which the late Czar of Russia dreamed of possessing. Industry should be given the gII test of freedom con- sistent with the public interest
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-05
7QHs IF PIINT LIFE
 EXT2ACTE:D FROM A|R

COuI IMBUs, O., March 4, P)--In 1928 scientists captured nearly /. ..0oo GOO tons Of nitrogen out of thin air-a source that is inex- naustable.
 The process is known as fixing ar I. :+rogen, and is the basis of an that rapidly is developing iil thi' country.
 pr. :'irman E. Bear. of the Soils . ,epaItnent of Ohio State Univer- sjty, says the amount is equivalent to more than 100000 to1s o1 s544 ,hate of ammonia, or more than
 OOO.uOO tons of nitrate of soda.
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PRESIDENT FIRST 0N JOB MORNING.
 n'ee |ATO WORK SWITryI~S ON LIGHTS AND DIGS INTO WORK APPEARED FOR
 HIM

WASHINGTON, March $, (R)- President Hoover m2de an early start on his first full day as Chief Executive arriving at his office af 855 a. III. ahead of nearly all of the members of his staff and the White House force
 He switched on the lights to ban ish the niurky gloom caused by low ering clouds out idle and plunged immediately into work.
 His morning is free of formal en- agreements SC that he might be un- interrupted as lie examined the mass of data which had been pre- pared for him.
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l [ [ A 1 N | Il CE
N(,TTCL lF PE@7 .SDRATFGN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that at the hour of o'clock 9. nc on the fourth day cf February. 1929, the registre tion booke Of the 'City of Seward will be opened at the office of the Municipal Clelh. or the purpose of registering all 1ual'fied electors. 21 years of ay> ever. who are citizens of the United States and who have res.ts cd continuously one year next pr cedil4g the date of the election + the Territory of Alaska and six Iraonlhs next preceding the uate 'i election within the corporated Linn .ts Of the City of Seward. Al electors must, before voting ! ogiste: their naraes and qualifics |rions with the registration office.
 Reei ration books will be ope., 'cSffh SunCaVS are |ro'idavs. bcGinning February 4tn, 1929 during the following hours: Until Friday next preceding tl: first Tuesday in April; g a. m. to l., moon p. m. to p. m. Or Friday and Saturday next .oreccn;ng the first Tuesday ip April, a. m. to l2 noon. 2 D. m. to 5 D. h. 7p :a1. to 10 p. m.
 The said registration books WI oe closed for such election al i, o'clock p. m. Saturday March B. 1929.
 Flat said election will be held ur the s.rst Tuesday in April 1929 i, the purpose of electing Mayt threc members of the Conlmo ,ourcil and & member of the Sew
 I'd School Board.
 Dated, at Seward, Alaska, this 4th day of February 1929 ] A. D. RALDERSTON.
 Ml'!icipal Cleri Published; February. 4, II, 13. 25
 .aicfs 4, 1929.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-05

Although Mr. and Mrs w. o. Irwin of Mi '1' ave had their troubles they have managed to keep hei iy fairly close together. With three they ing fiveyear term in the penntentiary after the whole family pleaded guilty to stealing about 1200 chickens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-09

Run Power Co., Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. and Western Union.
Dranesville districts $129,822 yalua-
ton and tax Of $4,738.5O is the lowest
among the six magisterial districts The
Washington & Old Domffions $62 O6l
heads the list, which includes the Vir-
ginia Public Service Co., Great Falls
Power Co., Chesapeake 81 Potomac
Telephone Co., Western Union and
American Railway Express.
Falls Church district has the maxi
nlum valuation among the six districts
of Fairfax County, its 1884, 1888 paying
$32,255.36 in corporation taxes. The
Southern Railways $280,6 in the
southern section of the district heads
the list, other corporations including
the Richmond, Fredericksburg g. Po-
tomac Railroad, Virginia Public Service
Co., Alexandria Water Co., Chesapeake
g Potomac Telephone Co., American
Telephone q Telegraph Co., Western
Union, and Fruit Growers Express Co.
Lee district, which ranks lowest on
the scale In the amount of taxes paid
by private citizens of the county. ranks
third in the size of its corporation tax,
valuation Of $543,O50 yielding $13,-
033.20. The Southern Railway again
heads the list with $262,498 valuation.
Other corporations paying heavy taxes
in Lee district include the R., F.. & p.
Railroad, Virginia Public Service Co.,
Occoquan Hydro Electric Co., Occoquan
Co., Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co., Lorton Telephone Co., American
Telephone & Telegraph Co., Postal
Telegraph Co., American Railway Ex-
press, Southern Express Co. and West
ern Union.
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NEW AIRCRAFT GUN
!. ARTILLERY WIZARD
II
Computes Own Firing Angles
-tr''
and Has "Brain"' to
Direct 1t.

BALTIMORE, October 9.-The wiz
ardry of modern artillery combat, in
Guiding demonstration of anti-aircraft
guns that compute their own firing
angles and hurl shells 10000 feet in the
air with deadly accuracy. will be demon
Strated before 5000 members of the
Army Ordnance Association and mill
tary attaches of other world powers at
the Aberdeen Army proving grounds
tomorrow.
The anti-aircraft guns are regarded
as the features of Aberdeen's Army
SHOW, an annual affair for the benefit
of civilian engineers and industrial exec
utives. The spectacular features of the
new equipment are contained both in
the guns themselves and in the mechan-
ism that controls them.
Increased Power.
The guns are said to have eight times
..'archies' and to be able to reach
heights never before attained by such
equipment. The new guns fire 25 shots
q, minute-nearly twice as often as the
older equipment-and each shell can
he set to burst at any altitude, scatter
ing fragments at the rate of 1000 feet
second.
A revolutionary feature of the new
type of anti-aircraft artillery is a., re-
movable lining, which can be quickly
replaced in the field when worn out
by the terrific muzZle velocity and high
rate of fire which are characteristics
of the latest model weapon.
The most interesting phase OF the
new batteries, however, is the control
mechanism which directs the fire.
Robot" gunners, ctro-Inechanical
devices technically known as torque am
plifers, will train the guns on the
swift moving aerial targets with ac-
curacy far beyond the ability of the
most skillful artilleryman. These are
electrically controlled in the new mech
anized system from a point distant from
the guns and produce an unusual eff
feet, as the guns swing their muZzleS
about and fire without human touch.
Has Mechanical Brain.
Directing the robots" is mechani-
cal brain so simple in operation that
soldiers can be trained within an hour
to handle it eXpertly, but so capable
that it automatically and instantly
solves intricate ballistic problems a
mathematician would require hours to
compute. In effect, this brain OBJ
serves the target and computes its flu
ture position in space. Aiming the bat
terry is reduced to process of sighting
through two telescopes, each operated
by an artilleryman. One keeps the guns
aimed horizontally and the other verti-
cally.
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ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 9 (Spe-
ciaD Alexandra police are searching
for an identified colored man who Is
believed to have stolen wrist watch,
gold watch and chain yesterday from
the room Of Marshall Peterson while
doing odd chores about the home Of
Frank Butts on Duke street extended.
where Peterson rooms. The loot was
valued at $35.
Wellington Wayland has been ap.
pointed captain Of the boys trafic pas
troll at Maury School in Rosemont.
Billy Sutherland has been named lieu.
tenant, while Vernon Coffey, Lester
Van Middlesworth, James Lyons, Reece
Bowton, Jack Kelley and James Lupton
are the patrolmen.
Five applicants were admitted to
membership in the Alexandria Business
and Professional Women's Club last
night at that Organizations supper
meeting In the George Mason Hotel
The new members are Mrs. Lula Grill
Bortzer, Mrs. Mary Smith, Miss Louise
Rowlett, Mrs. Louis Mitter and Miss
Ellen Wells. Frank w. Noxen was the
principal speaker at the meeting. Vocal
selections were given by Charles Clarke.
accompanied at the piano by Roy Cur
ley, noted pianist. The club made
plans last night to conduct the annual
Red Cross roll call for the local chap
ter of the Red Cross next month.
Funeral services for Rev. Charles
Crawford, 80 years old, who died at
Biloxi, Miss. were held here this
morning in Ivy Hill Cemetery by Rev.
DR.. Bergman Green, dean of the EpiS-
copal Theological Seminary of Virginia.
Rev. CraWford'S father was member Of
the faculty at the Episcopal Theological
Seminary until his death.
A reception for Rev. Pierce g. Ellis,
E. TT--T L. w-xs1n
be held for the new pastor Of the First
Baptist Church by the congregation
Friday night at 7:45. Ministers Of
other local churches will attend.
Funeral services for John r. Hughes,
A, who died at the home Of E. D.
Crouch, 221 Gibbon street, Monday
night, will be held at the Cunningham,
Kennedy & Watkins Funeral Home at
800 Cameron street tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. George j.
Hooker, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church, will officiate.