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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
TWO SPORTSMEN BUY
OLD VIRGINIA ESTATES
Hunting Country Attracts Purchas-
ers From New York and
Kentucky.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, December 81
Lured by the charm of the hunting
country in Virginia, two widely known
sportsmen have purchased estates In
Loudoun County, heart of the horse
country" of Piedmont, Va Gordon
Grant, New York lawyer, has acquired
from w. l.. Costello the latter's farm
adjoining the estate of the late Gen.
Buchanan, between Upperville and
the Trappe.
Jouett Todd Of Louisville, KY, who
is well known in Virginia hunting and
horse show circles, purchased 469 acres
three miles southeast of Middleburg,
adjoining the estates Of the late Proeser
Tabb and the WEIGH and Hubert prop
critics.
1t was understood here that elab-
crate and extensive improvements are
planned by both purchasers. Old
Colonial mansions are to be restored
to their original beauty, the grounds
improved by landscape architects and
engineers, and the farms modernized
by the erection of new barns and sta
bles and the construction of race
tracks and hunting jumps for the
schooling Of horses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31

After a stonemason had fallen re-
at Coventry, England, TO the battle
ments and suffered broken leg, he
was lowered 40 feet strapped to q lad
dAp
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MRS. RUTH BEARD TO WED

NEW YORK, December 81 H9.-The
engagement Of Mrs. Ruth Hill Beard.
widow OF Anson McCook Beard, 10
rierre Lortllard. son Of the founder Of
Tuxedo Park, N. Y, was announced
Monday.
Mrs. Beard is daughter Of the late
James j. Hill, president of the Great
Northern Railroad. Her husband died
IN 1928. Mr.. Lorillard is q prominent
cMbman and a resident Of Tuxedo Park
HIS former wife. the former Miss Caro-
me Jaffray Hamilton, died in 1909. The
wedding has been set for FEBRUARY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
ABOLISH RIVER STYX

Sidetrack for Lumber Loading in
Florida Discontinued.
Time was when cars following the
straight and narrow railway could be
sidetracked to River Styx. But the
River Styx isn't what IL used to be
when Achilles was q boy.
Business languished on its shores and
today an order was issued. abolishing
River Styx, admonishing nothing fur
ther could be consigned thereto.
The mandamus came from the Office
of the superintendent Of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad.
1t concerned River Styx sldetrack on
the Florida Southern Branch Line, close
to Micanopy Junction. Fla, established
In 1881, and re-established In 1925 to
move pine logs. The log shipments
have been completed and the track
removed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26

with an aggregate value of over $25.-
600, 900 were placed during the week
Crude oil statistics for the week May
II were unfavorable. Domestic produc-
ton averaged 2,607 300 barrels daily, an
increase of 1880 barrels over preceding
weeks average, although $3.50 barrels
less than a year ago. Gain over the
previous period was due chiefly to in
creaSes in Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Wyoming. In California production was
2,700 barrels less than in preceding
week, resulting from decrease of $500
barrels in the Santa Fe Springs pool.
Stocks of gasoline increased 1T 900 bar
rels to So, 800, 900 barrels. Gas and fuel
oil stocks increased $1,000 barrels to
137.004,000.
Copper buying fell below the record
levels of the previous week, but volume
was relatively large. Foreign sales to
May % aggregated 100000 pounds.
This total exceeds any full months
sales in the history of the industry.
Further evidence tending to empha-
size the extent of the current period of
recession is furnished by a COMPARE
son of the aggregate net income for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26

holders to vote on reduction Of capital
stock from 100000 to 100000 and
sale Of most of assets 10 Tonopah Cor
poration.
Willow Cafeterias. Inc. April sales
up 15.9 per cent over year ago.
Bendix Aviation buys control of
Charles Cory q Son. Composition,
marine equipment concern. tVF
Wright-Hargreaves mines output m
first four months valued at $740,00
Continental Oil reported merger nego-
tiations with Tide Water Oil are, pend
ing. wv
Fokker Aircraft stockholders to vote
on proposal to increase authorized com
mon stock from 100000 to 5000, 900
shares and change of name to General
Aviation Corporation, which would be-
come primarily a holding company.
Also would acquire complete control of
Dornier Co. and additional properties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
MARYLAND TOBACCO PRICES.

BALTIMORE, May 26 Especially
Both receipts and sales of Maryland
leaf tobacco showed increases last week,
the former totaling 1877 hogsheads, while
"a hogsheads were reported sold, leav-
ing a stock in State tobacco warehouses
of 1913 hogsheadS.
Fairly good rains gave a few early
crops the first chance to be set out last
week. Most plants are still rather back
ward for this time of the year, but in
creased receipts are looked for next
month.
Quotations today for Maryland leaf
tobacco per 100 pounds-Inferior. 7.00a
1900; sound common, 13.00a20.00; good
common, 21.00a30.00; medium, 3l0Oa
1000; good to fine red. 41.00a51 90;
fancy, 51.50a52.00; seconds, common to
good common, 7.20; medium, 21.30;
good to fine, 31.o0a40. 90; upper county
burly, nominal; ground leaves, 6.0Oa
2400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26

first quarter Of 1880 with the ike
period Of 1928, as well as a wear ago,
Combined statements of the 2I6 in
delstrial companies for which COMPARE
son OF earnings for the past three
years can be made shown an aggregates
net return, for the 1880 period. only
0.5 per cent above that experienced
in the first quarter of 1928. and 23.S
per cent below the record profits of
a year ago. Subdividing this total into
groups, 1t was found that in IL of
the % industries covered Combined
earnings were lower than in 1928. Com
parison with 1929 reveals only six
groups which were able to register
gains.
Groups which sustained substantial
declines from a year ago, but were
still well above the levels of 1928 In
clude: Electrical equipment, earnings
of which were down some Ii per cent
from the 1929 first qv .rter. although
20 per cent above 1928; mining and
smelling, with so per cent drop in
profits from last year, but a al per
cent advance over two years ago. and
steel and iron showing a decrease of
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balcony inside. The interior is I'm
ished in "pecked" cypress, so-called
because of numerous small indentations.
Special architects arranged the acous-
tical plans.
Although the theater is used frequently
by Mr. and Mrs Hanna and their chill
dren and friends, 1t is primarily center
for the several hundred employees, in
GLIDING many negro tenant families.
The plantation residents are given an
excellent assortment of pictures once or
more week. Subjects of educational
value are featured along with those
providing pure entertainment.
Many Attend Shows.
The theater frequently draws the
socially prominent of the ThomaSville
Winter colony to witness outstanding
pictures before they appear in many Of
the larger cities.
The estate is one Of several owned
by members of the Hanna family near
brownsville, each of the plantations
stretching 5000 acres or more. Each is
known as a model.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26

TOWNSVILLE, Ga, May 26.-
Forty acres and a mule" has been
amended to take in the latest talkies
on one Of Dixie's model plantations.
1t Is owned by Howard M. Hanna of
Cleveland, nephew of the late Mark
Hanna.
A $4,000 theater for employees, with
two complete sound reproduction syS-
TENS which cost an additional $40, 1000,
gives the finishing touch to what has
been called the South's finest represen-
tation of plantation life of the old days,
embellished with modern improvements.
Called "ShOwbOat."
Up-to-date schools, churches, play
grounds and model homes preceded the
talkieS.
The theater is called 1.-THE Showboat"
after the musical show, and Mr. Hanna
followed the boat idea in its construc-
ton. Built of cypress and pine and
fronting on road near the big house"
the entrance Is the familiar gangplank,
spanning a pool
Upstairs there is deck" outside and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
OIL YMP|C GROUP
/ SHELVES ISSUE
Refer Proposal to Pay Ath-
Ietes for Time Lost Re-
ferred to Committee.
py the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. May 26.-Anticipated fire.
works over the broken time" issue, in
volving payment Of amateur athletes
for time lost from work while competing
in the Olympic games, failed to de-
velop today in the olympic congress.
For the time being the whole issue was
shelved. being referred to the commit
tee on amateurism through the diplo-
matte leadership of ]. s. Edstrom OF
Sweden.
The English delegation, headed by
Brig. Gen. Kentish. and supported by
the French and American delegates,
has sought to have the matter threshed
out in today's preliminary session.
Two Americans, Gen. Charles H.
Sheriff. and Murray Hubert, are mem
hers of the amateurism committee.
Admission of woman competitors to
athletic events, as well as to fencing,
gymnastics, tennis, swimming and skat-
ing contests, was recommended by the
Olympic program committee. The same
committee advised that the games at
Los Angeles in 1882 not exceed Is days,
Including the opening day of ceremonies.
Films Bring Enthusiasm.
A wave of optimism over and en-
thusiastic support for the Los Angeles
games swept the delegates today in con-
I1eCblOU WIN SHOWING Ol 1lIkIlS uc-
picting the prospective 1892 Olympic
city, Surprise and delight was ex-
pressed at the completeness of prepara-
tons and the apparent excellence OF
facilities.
William May Garland, gray-haired
American committeeman who was
largely instrumental in having the Cali
fornia city selected, told the Associated
Press the response from all countries as
10 the size of teams they would send
had far exceeded expectations. This.
Garland said, was due to the unusual
reductions effected through the EFFORTS
Of the general secretary, Zack j.
Farmer, In transportation and living
costs for the trip to Los Angeles
Germany to Increase Delegation.
As examples, Garland said Germany,
which originally intended to send $50
picked athletes, now contemplates aug
inenting this number. He said the
French government had just voted
S4sO 600. which would permit sending
i75 to 200 athletes. The British no
longer consider the cost a problem, he
"oIr estimates of the costs are only
os1e-fourth to one-sixth what Europeans
had expected them to be-" said Garland,
and Farmer added:
"What pleases us equally Is that even
the smaller countries say they can
guarantee a splendid attendance. We
have met the acid test of five days of
soIid questioning and without exception
All are enthusiastic. Not one outstand-
ing objection has been raised to our
arrangements"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
Burns Home Open on Sunday.

After being closed to the public on
Sunday for years, the Burns cottage
OF Ayr, Scotland, has just been opened
TO visitors on that day, in spite of many
protests. The first Sunday visitor was
Miss Molly Brown, this years railway
queen" of Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
POWER OUTPUT GAINS.

NEW YORK, May 26 (P).-The In
ternational Hydro Electric System, q
division of the International Paper &
Power Co., produced BAHIA 900 kilo-
watt hours of electric energy, an in
crease of Is per cent over the output
in the same month in 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26

A foot ball kicked against an over
head cable during a game at Doria,
Germany, recently, severed the wires
and threw nine villages into darkness
for several hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
GOING TO CALIFORNIA
THIS ST1NNTER9

Write for free copy of Forty Ways
and More to California" booklet to help
you plan your trip over the most scenic
and best service routes with lowest fares.
Address C. N. Hale, General Agent,
@. & N. W. Ry., 201 Franklin Trust
Bldg, Philadelphia, Pa.-Advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS, May as (P.-Trading was
quiet on the Bourse today Three per
cent rentes, SO francs. Five per cent
loan, 101 francs, IS centimes.
Exchange on London, 1913 francs, 95
centimes. The dollar was quoted ut
Is francs 5034 centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
Warner Brothers Program.

NEW YORK, May 26 (P).-Warner
Bros. Pictures, Incorporated, has an
nounced it wilt spend $4,000, 900 for
feature and short pictures during the
1930-31 season. First National Pictures
plans to spend $17,000,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26

IS per cent in the past year. but still
more than 20 per cent in advance Of
1928 profits. Excluding American Tel
ephone & Telegraph, earnings for the
19 comparable utilities were 81 per
cent below the record totals of early
1929, and but IT per cent ahead of
1928 levels. Railroads earned 6.3 per
cent less than in 1928 and 325 per cent
less than a year ago. For the 266 COM
bined organizations, first quarter profits
exceeded the levels of two years ago
by the small margin OF IT per cent,
and were 2l.7 per cent lower than last
year.
The Companies.
Hamilton Brown Shoe, w. r. Gentry,
st. Louis attorney, appointed receiver
for company.
Owens-Illinois Glass enters bottle
manufacture field through acquisition of
glass manufacturing properties of Ber-
nev-Bond Glass Co. of Clarion, Pa.
Tonopah Mining of Nevada stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26

Visitors taking cures at Bohemian
watering places totaled $4,000 in 1929,
of whom 5000 were Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
FL. DUPONT VOTES
NEW STOCK AT $50
Holders Receive Right 70 Buy
Additional Common on One.
for-Thirty Ratio
Public Ledger Bureau !
New York, May 10

Public Ledger Bureau(
New York, May 10
Common stockholders o. z. I. du
Pont de Nemours g. Co. Of record
June will receive q bonus OF APP
proximately $l6.542. 700. according to
plans announced today. whereby d.
Tectors voted to issue rights to sub
scribe to additional common stock at
$50 Q share in the ratio Of one new
share for every thirty shares held.
Rights. which have an approximate
value Of $1.60 each, based on current
market prices for the common. will
expire on July IS.
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Common stocks Of these
96 Companies are
deposited under
CORP RAT e
TRUST SHARES

New York Central
ulinois Central
Union Paei6c
Sotsehsen Paci6e
Louisville q Nashville
psnnsyivania
AtchisOn
Seand. Oh New Jorssy)
Sand. Oil Of New YOek
Seand. Oil Of lad.
Sand. Oh of Cal.
Texas Corporation
Americas Tel. q Tel.
Western Union
Coo. Gas Of New York
General Electric
Westinghouse EIse.
United States Steel
American Tobacco
International Harvester
Otis Elevator
Ingsrsoll-Rand
du POnf
Unitsd Fruit
AmsrieanRadiatos
Woolworth
Eastman KODAK
National Biseuif
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Extra
Distributions

Regular cash dividends are only part
of the income to be derived from q
well diversified list of seasoned, divi-
dend paying common stocks. Other
important sources of income are:
I. Extra cash Dividends
2. Subscription rights
;. Stock dividends,
q. Stock spIit.Hps
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-01-08
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
AT HOMEMAKERS' MEETING

CONTINUED from Page One.)
Every day from II a. M, until IL p.
M, there will be mass meetings of ex-
ceptional interest, and every evening
there will be something in the way of
enjoyment and entertainment. Mon
day evening will be the dinner in
honor of Master Farmers; Tuesday
evening, the dinner of the Crop I'm
provement Association at which the
Premier Seed Growers" of 1928 will
be honored, and an entertainment by
Students of the School of Agricul-
ture; Wednesday evening, an enter
tainment by students of the College
of Agriculture; Thursday evening, a
livestock show, and Friday evening,
the annual Farmers and Homemak-
ers' Week supper. An exhibit of Min
nesota's weekly newspapers is anoth-
er feature that always attracts at
tention.
Special rates of fare and half
for the round trip, on the certificate
plan, have been announced by all
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er, to move him to another cell on the
second floor. AS he was being trans
ferred, he made a sudden dash for
liberty and got away.
Sheriff l.. j. Kise of Redwood
county went in immediate pursuit,
aided by .bloodhounds, who tracked
the fugitive to Morton, Mimi, where
he was recaptured. The next day
Judge Emerson sentenced him to an
indeterminate term of not more than
20 years at the state prison at Still
water.
1T was brought out that Steele
had served term in the Pennsylva-
MIA state prison in 1919 on a similar
charge, and that he had also been
convicted on another count, but de-
brought out in the Fergus Falls
hearing.
Steele is so years old and claims
his home is in Sunbury, Pa. He was
married once, but his wife is dead.
He had no children.
j. j. Sullivan, warden at the state
prison in Saltwater, said that Steele
wrote letter to Sacramento but he
declined to state whether he knew of
its contents.
A copy of the letter will be for
Wa. ueu 90 burton rlUts, Los Angeles
district attorney by authorities at
Sacramento"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-01-08
GAMBLE STORES
TIE UP WITH
HOOVER CAMPAIGN
calhs''a Newspaper Advertising
Budget

Gamble Stores are in full accord
yfi:h the campaign of President
cover to stabilize business condi-
;ioIZ Of the country and keep it
CT its present sound basis by forg-
lis ahead with all public works
and industrial expansion.
II business conditions are as good
throughout the country as in the
eight states served by Gamble
Stores, the country has nothing to
fear from business depression
Their sales have increased each
month during the year but the
Month of November, following the
stock market collapse, shows the
;,eatest volume of sales during
any previous month.
Plans are already under way for
the largest expansion program in
their history. One hundred stores
VIII be added in new towns during
tGe first six months of 1880, MAX
I 4 total of two hundred stores
h., Joy lSt, requiring a capital out
T. c. approximately $1,000, 600 90
:: n addition to the sales force
q II two hundred to three hun
u. men.
orders are now being placed with
r'aluf2 cturerS for merchandise for
Cpcling stocks for these new
storcs-and for anticipated require
mantS for the one hundred and five
stores now in operation, allowing
for 4 30 per cent to 80 per cent i'll
crease in sales volume during 1890.
One such order placed for shipment
January 1st calls for 100000 tires
and tubes. This will make one
hundred solid carloads for ship
ment at this time. The placing of
orders now will enable factories
to go into production at once, and
take on men who have formerly
been laid off due to low production,
or will cause them to add more men
in order to speed up production.
A heavy advertising campaign
has been planned for 1890 Orders
have been placed for four million
catalogs for distribution covering
the trade territory. Road signs,
radio, and other advertising has
been planned for, and the appro-
priation for newspaper advertising
has been doubled.
,They have found that best results
are obtained by strong program
of newspaper advertising carried
throughout the year-and covering
their entire territory. by use of To-
cal papers. Advertisement.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-01-08
FORMER PRISONER
CONFESSES MURDER
John Steele, Sentenced to State
Prison from Here, COnfesses
Murder in Letter

Citizens of the community will
well remember a convict by the name
of John Steele, who made an unsuc-
cessfal Jail break at Redwood Falls
last year. He was recaptured by
Sheriff kise after a few hours of
liberty. Serving in Saltwater, Steele
confessed to the murder of a Cali
fornia woman. The account as APP
peared in the Minneapolis Journal
follows:
A startling murder confession by
Convict John Steele, serving a 20
year prison term at Saltwater for
forgery, in which he said he killed a
young woman in California two years
ago, was revealed today.
The aIIGaeu confession was made
In a letter steele wrote to Neil Nc
-Allister, district attorney at Sacra-
mento, Call1., IN which he declared ne
wanted to make d clean breast OF the
crime.
Il would rather be hanged than
worried TO DEATH he wrote.
News Of his letter was brought to
Minneapolis in Associated Press Dis
patches, which declared Steele wrote
that ne had purchased an automobile
IN Fresno, Calf, and had started for
Los Angeles with a woman friend.
He killed the woman on the way, &C
cording to the letter.
Records at Saltwater prison show
Steele is serving time for forgery,
for which he was sentenced in No
vember, 1928, at Redwood Falls, at
ter being recaptured following a jail
break. He had been convicted previ-
ously in Pennsylvania and had served
time there, and in his letter he ad-
mitted he was wanted in California
for the theft of an automobile.
'.He described the murder briefly
an his letter, as follows:
"a murder took place between
Bakersfield and Hollywood, and the
body of the murdered woman | plac-
ed at a lonely place just seven blocks
from Hollywood.
eff the woman is found you will
find that her body is wrapped in
fashionable clothing. The right pock-
ct of her silk coat will contain small
coin purse of brocaded satin, and on
the inside will be silver monogram
with letter ID and photograph of
a woman about 60 or IS years of
age"
He said the Staying occurred Dec.
3, 1927, slightly more than two years
ago.
His arrest in Minnesota was at
Sanborn, Mimi, on Oct. 20, 1928, af-
ter he had cashed a worthless check
for S5095 at gasoline filling station
there operated by p. j. Pint. The
check was signed by ''Joe Frank" and
was drawn on the State Bank of Nor
ton.
He was locked in the county Jail
at Redwood Falls. On November IL
he was brought before District Judge
Alebrt H. Emerson of Marshall and
pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery
in the second degree. He was also
charged with prior conviction in
York county, Pennsylvania. The court
postponed sentence to November 13.
On the night of November y, Steele
began campaign of troublemaking
in his cell, which prompted the Jail
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-01-08
CHIPPEWA MAN DIRECTOR
OF CARL DAY ASSOCIATES

o. E. Creep of Greep-Trueblood Co.
Chippewa tails, Wis, at one time
manager of the F. w. Philbrick &
Son store of Redwood Falls, has re-
Gently been made director of Carl
Day Associates. Mr.. Creep married
local girl, Miss Margaret O'Hara,
daughter of Mrs. M. O'Hara. The
following concerning this appoint
ment is taken from the Chippewa
newspaper:
80. E. Creep of Greep-Trueblood
Co. was recently notified by wire of
his appointment to the board of di-
rectors of the Carl Day Associates
of New York City and to report for
two-days conference on December
80 and 81. This corporation not only
controls the output of some of the
best mills and manufacturers of the
country pertaining to the distribution
of dry goods, ladies' apparel, hosiery,
underwear, in fact, all lines that re-
present an up-to-date department
store, but also act as merchandising
councillors to many of the best rated
merchants operating in the states
from coast to coast. One unit alone
who will operate no stores that do
less than million dollars annually
and who now have twenty stores
operating in cities like Philadelphia
and Boston, distributed from their
New York distribution point over
twenty million dollars last year. In
four hundred and fifty merchants 10
Gated in various parts of the United
States connected with this organiza-
ton"