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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
Hoz0 One Jeanne Antoinette Poisson de Etioles
CHANGED the Course of History and Began
a Train of E7ents Which Finally Led to
:: America s independence Day.

exile for some is years, or until to slightly
anticipate the story he was enabled to return.
Mime. Poisson person OF very notAoAe
pulchritude but of no discernible virtue or
scruples.
In the Poisson household on December 20.
1871 lovely baby girl was born, VINO was duly
christened Jeanne Antoinette. Fortunately for
her she possessed none of the characteristics,
either physical or mental Of her alleged father.
The rich and influential farmer general, M
Lenormant de Tournehem kindly soul ana
friend of the babys mother, constltoted nln-
self her protector and charged himself with
her education Great sums were lavished upon
her cultural DEVELOPMENT. The foremost mas
tiers of the day We'd with one another IN tutoring
her in various branches of learning, the arts
and graces and under these mnstTations sne
became a notable lnguiSt and musician, ana
acquired q very considerable founding La arr.
Her capacity to absorb instruction was only
ec,,aled by the sprightliness OF her wit and the
rare beauty of her person. SO that the nnlsneo
product of all this painstaking training was
creature Of irresistible attraction. But there
was one quality of character that all the tutors
in the world would not have been able 10
change. They could not have altered her coao
and selfish nature. With the power to bevitch
all men, she was within the depths OF her being
utterly unresponsNe, but it was hers 70 dis
sembIe these traits, hiding them by the arts
Of consummate acting. s:,.-t,- - =.
was yappraising the girl with an evil, greedy
eye Being herself unhampered by Scruples
in an age Of the greatest jicentiousness m
France the unholy idea took form in her mind
that such promise of~beauty and accomplish
rents might very we'll lead TO riches and power.
in which she might hope to share. She early
iiisinuated the base ambition of one day beconn-
ing the Kings favorite IN the tender mind Of
= the growing child, and continually pictured to
her in glowing colors the great personal advan-.
tages inherent In such a position, dazzling her
Imagination with the prospect Of unbounded
wealth and power it would open up. One, day,
when the child was years old her mother took
her 10 visit Mime. Lehan, a fortune-teller, who,
without doubt followed instructions previously
received predicted that the little Jeanne An
: toinette, would one day become the mistress Of
+ d KING. - az
ssThis prediction, forecast In the appropriate
setting. with all the effrontery Of pretended
: supernatural authority, made . profound inn
preston Cd the childish mind which the mother
Z took good care to notrish and enhance She
:. nna1ly Won her TO her purpose, and the Eirl
grew into womanhood hrmly reyolyed that some
day and IN some way she would meet the King
and make him her own. In the neantime fate
put IN her way the nephew of her benefaetor
young man by name Lenormant de Etioles OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29


~ ~ away and 165 years ago, in all
Likelihood. there wouldn't be any particular
Vz,o,,rth of July for to celebrate, no Decla a
tion of Independence, no Revolutionary war;
mn United States. She was a most remarkable
woman-one possessing supreme beauty and
charm great force of character and engaging
wit. Had it not been for the influence exerted
nv her much of history would have peen other-
wise written. Washington might nave nVeo anu
died an estimable Virginia squire, nothing more;
Jefferson would have remained conf1ned wltnn
the sphere of accomplishment of locally known
gentleman of deep learning and exceptional
legal attainments: Lafayette would never have
seen these shores; Lincoln would never nave
struck the shackles from slave, and, 10 protest
the imagination across the broad expanse o.
the ocean Napoleon Bonaparte possibly would
never have had the chance to conquer and
hold all Europe in thralldom Tor ms prlei hour
of dominion.
Not that the woman had any Goo-gVeh
prescience of these exalted deStinleS, THESE
stupendous epoch-making events dependent 70
SO large a degree upon her actlonS NO pre-
vision was vouchsafed her of the train OF con-
sequences that were to follow inevitably the
work of her hands. Quite the contrary. 1t was
die to a great power for mischief, welded by
her through her witchery of person and her
mastery of intrigue, actuated solely by vanity
and the demands of selfish ambition, that there
was brought about a conspiracy OF crcum-
stances through which the founding Of this
Nation and it's glories were to be made possible
Through her Vaccinations France was plunged
needlessly into the horrors of war on the
Continent Of Europe that devastated her, de-
stroyed 100000 of the flower of her manhood
on inglorious battlehelds. bankrupted her treas
ury, and finally lost to her forever her most
valuable possessions, while yielding the dominion
of the sea to her rival and ancient enemy,
lowering at her across the Channel.
TN the year 1871 there lived in the Rue de
Clery, in the parish of Sainte- Eustache,
Paris M Poisson and his wife, born Madeleine
lie Ia Motto. Poisson, a burly, clustering, coarse
grained knave occupied a responsible position.
in'the banking firm of Paris Brothers-at least
ne did until in 1726 certain rather serious
defalcations were laid at his door, when, in
order to avoid playing the unenviable leading
role in "a bone-breaking spectacle to be staged
in the Place de Greve, in connection with the
use Of certain Instruments. he Ned Paris for
she good OF that fair city. and remained an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
BY ANDREW STEW ART.

ERE is story pertaining to the
Fourth Of July that is different.
So Had it not been for woman,
who lived more than 5000 miles
~ - avay and 165 years ago, in all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
TRADING ON CURB
LED BY UTILITIES
Lower Price Trend and
Light Volume Mark To-
days Transactions.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Holding COM
panies anc utilities featured today'S
curb market, which was marked by a
lower price trend and light volume Of
trading.
Electric Bond Share opened lower, out
quickly regaired its initial loss, and
then advanced. Cities Service likewise
started lower and then recovered
Standard Oil of Indiana and Pennrcad
moved frRctionally higher.
Transamerica Corporation, which in
recent months has been converted from
q huge investment trust into the largest
bank holding company in the world, was
hammered to a new low following the
announcement that the directors will
recommend a reduction in the quarterly
October dividend from the present 40
sent rate TO IS cents.
The abrupt decline in Transamerican,
which in the first hour was down 4
points after reacting in recent
weeks more than II points, unsettled
the shares of other financial COM
panies, especially bank and insurance
holding concerns.
Marine Midland, for instance, opened
OF s. points at 80 because of General
Bank Holding Co. market conditions,
for the company in its Semi-annual re-
port today shows a gain in resources
of S1O7,l03,3 800, an increase of $75,-
43e. $40. a gain in surplus of S10,240,00
and a rise in undivided profits of 81
463,425 with estimated earnings of sizes
a share in the first six months.
Ohio Oil new, which was admitted to
the Curb today, was feature in the
Standard Oil group Opening at 80,
the next sale was at 80 uxi, and further
sales ranged fractionally. Vacuum Oh,
whose attempts to merge with Standard
Oil of New York are now being aired in
Federal courts, opened up / u points at
s794 or just about 10 points under the
years high and more than 10 points
above the low level of several weeks ago.
Illinois Pipe Line stock, of which less
than per cent remains unchanged
for Ohio Oil, opened at 800, up points,
and at a record high price. Settlement
of the Pacific Coast gasoline price war
benefited all petroleum companies, even
those which do little or no business in
that region,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
COMMODITY SHRlNKAGE
GIVEN SPECIAL NOTICE
Special Dispatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 12.-It Is years
since traders in stocks gave such close
attention to the commodity price trend
as at present. In a weekly review, j. 6.
Bache e. Co. computes the shrinkage In
value in years time for 18 different
commodities. Coffee shows the largest
loss from 55.7 per cent for Rio De-
cember to so per cent for Santos De-
cember. Cottonseed oil has the lowest
option. Other large losses are 43.4 per
cent for silk, IL per cent for rubber,
IS per cent for rye and 40 per cent for
wool.
I'm view of the drastic shrinkage,"
this house says, I'VE feel that the stu
alton is worthy Of the serious consid-
Grafton Of investors and Of those spec
ulatively inclined"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
BANK HEAD FAVORS
CUT IN DIVIDEND
Transamerica Corporation Chair
man Would Reduce Payment
From 40 to Is Cents.

by the ASSOCIATED FreSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July l2.-Elisha
Walker chairman of the board of
Transamerica Corporation, announced
last night a cut of from 40 to rs cents,
with no stock dividend, in the corpo-
rations quarterly dividend will be rec
commended to the board of directors.
Furious selling of Transamerica broke
out yesterday Immediately after the
close of trading on the New York curb.
The stock, which opened at rs. was
quickly hammered down to %, an ALL
time low mark. 1t recovered to close at
237s, off az.
The slump was taken to indicate a
professional attack on the stock, with
the San Francisco Exchange picked as
the battle-ground on account of the
stronger support recently provided for
Transamerica on the New York curb,
where offerings have been considerably
smaller than on the West Coast.
walkers announcement said con-
servatlve dividend policy in the inter-
eSts OF the company was the reason for
the recommended cut. He gave the net
worth of the organization as $685.
100000.
The annual dividends on the stock
have been $1.10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
NEW SHIPPING ERA
+. PREDICTED HERE
Formation of Baltimore Firm
Also Held important to
Railroads and Banks.
BY ]. c. RoYLE.

Formation of the Baltimore Mail
Steamship Co. to operate mail cargo,
passenger service between Baltimore and
Hampton Roads and Hamburg, Bremen
and possibly French and British Chan
mel ports. is expected to make new
era in American shipping and in rail-
road policies as well.
The company will bring together with
the Roosevelt Steamship Co, in COM
mon interest in the outlet for Amer
lean freight and passengers, the Penn
sylvania Railroad and the Baltimore d
Ohio, two strongly competitive lines.
each of which has outlets at the port
of New York
The new company is headed by Dom
aid Symington. head of the Baltimore
Trust Co, and among its directors are
George M. Shriver, senior vice president
of the Baltimore & Ohio, and A. j.
County, vice president of the Pennsyl-
vania. John NJ. Franklin of the Roose-
welt line, is executive vice president
Five oil-burning ships of about $4,000
tons each and speed of is knots make
up the feet, which is expected to begin
operations June /, 1881.
Shipping Board Permits Loans.
The new company filed with the
United States Shipping Board appli-
cations for loans for the rebuilding and
reconditioning of these vessels, which
were recently purchased from the board
by the Roosevelt Line, and these were
approved by the full board Friday.
The board agreed to loans aggregate
ing $6,540,000 following report of the
boards Committee on Construction
Loans, which found that the citizen
ship of the new corporation had been
satisfactorily shown that the recOndi-
tioning will be done in AN American
ship yard and that the Navy Depart
ment will approve the plans and speci-
ficationS with reference to conversion
OF the ships into Navy vessels in event
OF war. 1t is also felt that the opera
ton of these vessels will tend to aid
the development of the American mer-
chant marine and increase foreign
traffic,
New Combination Welcomed,
Many shipping men take the view
that the board welcomes a combina-
ton which brings together banks, rail-
roads and steamship lines. The loans
requested represent about three-fourths
OF the total amount which will be spent
Tor reconditioning.
The Roosevelt line has already OBJ
tanned mail contract from the Post
OAAASN CCPnA paws Xl,Z43.32O
annually and under which the company
Is obligated to build two new 1S-knot
vessels of $4,000 tons to cost $1,000 .0O6
each within five years.
The five reconditioned ships will each
have passenger accommodations for 100
Pier reconstruction in Baltimore is ex-
pected to cost at least $4,000 600. The
site was purchased in 1929 by the
Pennroad Corporation, closely allied in
interests with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
Development of the Southeast and
the Southwest undoubtedly has played
part in bringing about the new
project and its sponsors believe that the
opening of this new foreign trafiic lane
will react favorably in the interest of
those geographical sections.
(Copyright, 1s30.)
q
There are many well authenticated
instances of men with the extraordinary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
WEEKS BANK LOANS.

BY the Associated Press.
Bank loans and discounts during the
week ended July 5 slumped slightly as
compared with the previous week, at the
same time showing a fractional point
advance over the corresponding week
Of last year The following compare
sons were prepared by the Commerce
Department, which uses the averages
for 1a23-25 as representing 100:
Week ended July S, 1853; previous
week, 1868; same week last year, 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
PRICE CUTS AFFECT
CHAIN STORE SALES
Four Saturdays Against Five
in June, 1929, Also Factor
in Lower Figures.
snecial pispatch % rhe star.

6ReciAl DiSpatch 70 me star.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Accordtng to
a tabulation by Merrill, Lynch q Co.
Al chain store companies reported az
gregate gross sales for June amounting
to sass ,424,S5s, compared with $242,-
0oS, T5s for June, 1929. This Is the
second time this year that aggregate
sales of such q large number of COM
panies have shown q decrease over the
corresponding month OF the previous
year.
In the first place the decrease reflects
q curtailment of business in the retail
trade in general. on the other hand,
there were only four Saturdays in June
of this year as compared with five Sat
urdays In June of 1929. While April
of this year had four Saturdays COM
pared with an equal number in 1929.
the ~ chain store companies reporting
results in April showed an increase of
1918 per cent over results for April,
1929 This increase was due principally
to the fact that Easter came in April
this year while In 1929 1t fell in March
Dollar Volume Declines.
Retail merchandise and commodity
prices have shown declines ranging
from 5 per cent to 30 per cent in inn
the dollar volume shows a decline in
many of the chain stores, this decline is
so small in comparison with the decline
In commodity prices that there is no
doubt that most chain stores show SUBJ
stantial increases in units of sales.
An official of j. G. Penney Co. in
commenting on the decline Of 7.46 per
cent in the sales of his company for
June said that this decline was due to;
extensive price establishments made in
June, which affected many of the
heaviest selling lines of his company,
and with readjuStments amounted in
some instances to as much as 80 per
cent. While the prices Of apparel and
1oodstut1s and other objects which are
not sold on fixed price basis can be
reduced to reflect the drop in COM
modify prices, merchandise sold in the
nve-and-ten- chain stores have n
nxed price and cannot be reduced IN
the same fashion Rather, the five-and-
economies to the consumer in goods Of
a better quality for the same fxed
price.
Fewer New Stores Opened.
Owing to the conditions under which
many chain stores have operated during
the past six months there has been q
WI OeAHhcnJ III The opening OF new
stores and the principal effort Of the
arrangements has been to put operating
emcfencies into effect rather than 10
strive for increased volume. In many
cases there has been a curtailment or
olscontlnuance Of loss leaders which
ADDED to volume but cut down profits.
A greater effort is being made to show
profits at least comparable to those of
last year, but in many cases it Is ex-
pected that profits will exceed those of
last year even on decreased gross volume
owing to ef1ciencies and savings mt
INTO effect during the past six months.
according to the tabulation compiled
by Merrill, Lynch g. Co. Az chain store
companies reported aggregate gross sales
LOT the f1rst six months of ST $50 ,65s.-
1S4, against 81 ,339, 1888, 103 for the cor
Responding period of 1929, an increase
OF 3.04 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
WHEAT PRICES OFF
IN FINAL TRADING
Better Weather Forecasts Send
Quotations to New Record
Lows.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 12.-Wheat prices
dropped to new record low levels again
today under the influence of favorable
weather forecasts for the Northwest.
September and December deliveries of
wheat each fell "a cent bushel below
the previous low marks and July, at
857s, equaled the minimum established
yesterday. The close, unchanged to p
higher than yesterday, was at 8615 for
July, 89l2a899k for September and
95l2a955s for December contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
Markets at a Glance

strong; Radio rallies more than points.
Bonds Arm: high grade rails strong.
Curb firm; Transamerica weak on pro-
posed dividend cut. Foreign exchanges
steady; Brazilian documents up %
points. Cotton steady; week end COW
ering. Sugar holiday. Coffee holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
COTTON PRICES GAIN
IN SHORT SESSION
Hot, Dry Weather Over Belt Makes
Market Steady in Clos
ing Trading.
special pispatch 70 rhs Star.

NEW YORK, July 12.-With con-
tinued hot dry weather over the major
portion of the cotton belt and with
the only moisture overnight confined
to the extreme Eastern section, cotton
prices steadied today and closed with
gain of to 10 points.
Predictions of showers in Oklahoma
and Arkansas had quieting effect on
trading and the list closed at about
best prices Of the day Spots were
advanced 10 points to 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, July IL up UNITED States
Department of Agricultural Potatoes
Receipts, 80 cars; on track, 1853; total
United States shipments, 1,434; weak,
trading rather slow; Kansas and Mis-
souri,, sacked, Irish Cobblers, Local 40;
few fancy, las.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
RATES ON BAR SILVER

LONDON, July IL (P.-Bar silver,
Is 15/l6d per ounce; money, IA per
cent Discount rates-Short bills. az
per cent; three months, 2ss per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

OF cents per imperial gallon on gaso-
line imports, due to an amendment to
the customs tariff which became eff
fectlve on July g.. This commodity was
formerly on the free Isl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET
az the Assoclated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 12.-Following is the
complete official list of transactions in
stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchange
TODAY:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Let the Buyer Beware
v YORK, July. u %

Caveat Emptor is the old phrase And that the cry
of the promoter the questionable salesman of
worthless stocks the operators Of the bucket shop others
of that ilk when their victim complains
The stock will be listed very shortly" gliby lies the
salesman who attempts to sell ghsounding security to
an intended Sucker Recently of these men sold GER
tain stock to an individual for twenty dollars share
That stock be bought in New York for less than
two dollars share.
Hyou want to be protected against these schemes which
almost always result in serious financial loss YOU must
beware you must be cautious you demand the facts
before parting with your money The Better Business
Bureau sounds the keynote for investment protection and
safety when it says
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
NEW YORK CURB MARKET s: n: ::: s ~:

NOtce-An stocks sold hundred share ioss
excepting those designated by the letter 6Ssl (SsSl
which shows those stocks 10 be sold In odd lots only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

a combined bank and hat manufac-
turing company in Brazil failed re-
Gently with liabilities totaling 81 ,00o, 900,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

The publication of this an
nouncement in these columns is
evidence that this newspaper CO.
operates with and supports the
Better Business Bureau for your
protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

There are many well authenticated
instances of men with the extraordinary
height of 8 feet 6 inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

$1,000 insult SIS 40 1o,i. 1n,iL mn
10000 Sou Nat Gas SIS III 81 s5 81
5000 Metro WISE q IS iS8 "a ATe
Bond sales today, $4s 0O0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

= ww-Wlth warrants.
xY-Wlthout warrants. =
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Wi-When issued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-05
PARIS, March 3.

Z YER so often we hear the
question asked by trying
to-be-clever people - is the
modern woman slipping back
into the mental confines that
bound her mother and grand
mother, the while she slips her
figure back into corsets and
curves, her limbs into skirts?
To such a question the intelligent
person can not but have a ready
aLsWer. The woman Of 1880 is an
evolution of the woman of the past,
and in herself expresses the char
acteristics of many periods.
And Of any civilization that
p,eases her, the while she develops
her modern characteristics, which
have never belonged to any women
of any time. The whole modern
world as well as the collective life
of the past lies before her.
And she has every right to en-
joy for the moment the whimsical
capelets, odd sleeves, fancy gloves,
high waiSt-lines, fans, furbeloWs,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-05

Mrs. John F. Hennessey, / West
Twenty-eighth street, will leave this
week for Los Angeles where she will
visit her sister.
John Hennessey will leave Friday
for Miami, to enter the Miami Beach
tennis tournament.
Miss Alice MCManus, who has been
the house guest Of Mrs. William Fox,
3540 North Pennsylvania street, re-
turned to her home in Detroit Tues
day.
Mr., and Mrs, Archibald Hall. Deni-
son hotel, have returned from Gin
c.nnati, where Mr.. Hall addressed
members of the Delta Tau Delta
chapter at the University of Cincin-
natl at their initiation services.
Mrs. M. A. Sheffield, 1920 Carroll
ton avenue, is spending several days
in Chicago, where she is at the
EdgeWater Beach hotel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-05
CARD PARTIES

Ladies Auxiliary to the Conven-
ton City post, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, will give a chilli supper freq
$50 to at the hall. 143 East Ohio
street. Following the supper
bunco and euchre party will be held.
Altar Society of Sacred Heart
church will entertain with lotto,
bunco and euchre party in st. Ce-
celias hall Friday night. Games
will begin at $50.
Ladies' auxiliary. Firemen's Asso-
citation, will entertain with euchre
and bunco party Thursday night at
the Denison hotel, Parlor D.
Ironwood Camp, Royal Neighbors
of America. will hold a card party
tonight at 1916 West Twenty-eighth
street
Capital Rebekah lodge social club
will entertain with a card party on
Friday night at its hall. Hamilton
avenue and East Washington street.
Mrs. Ellen B. Yunt and Mrs. Ida
Snedaker are in charge.