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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
HEADLEY Is ASSIGNED
TO PROBE AUTO FIRE
Inspector Will Investigate Charges
Brought by Woman Against
Member of Raiding Party.

Inspector Albert j. Headley was TO-
day assigned by Maj. Henry G. Pratt,
superintendent of police, to investigate
complaint by Mrs. Kate Knighton,
900 block of G street southeast. that
James Mostyn, a member of the vice
squad, was responsible for the burning
Of her automobile.
According to her complaint, the vice
squad raided her home during her alb
sence April II, armed with a liquor
warrant. Mrs. Knighton quoted two
roomers at her home as saying that
Mostyn went to the garage to search,
and that shortly after he left smoke
was seen coming from the garage and
the car was burned.
Mostyn, interviewed at Headquarters
today by Inspector Headley, denied the
act attributed to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
SENTENCED FOR THEFT

A 60-day Jail sentence was melted out
to James Taylor, "a, colored, Of 623
Pennsylvania avenue, in Police Court
this morning on petit larceny charge
growing out of the theft of typewriter
from the Tally-Ho Tavern, where Taylor
was employed as a porter.
Larceny of the typewriter was traced
to Taylor by Detective Sergts. James e.
Kane and Curtis Trammell, who ar
rested him yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
BEATEN AND ROBBED

Charles Martin Bishop, 38, an en-
ploye of the Union News Co. at Union
Station, was beaten and robbed of $50
last night. He told police two men at
tackled him on a dark roadway on the
east side of the station.
Bishop was taken to Sibley Hospital
in a taxicab and treated for decorations
Of the head and left arm. He said that
one of the men was white and the other
colorsd. Bishop gave police a descrip-
ton of both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
DOG ATTACKS 5-YEAR. 0LD
Boy, Playing in Yard, Bitten About
Legs and Arms by Stray Animal.

A stray dog attacked George Corcoran,
Sd, years old, while the child was
playing in the back yard of his home,
at 5426 Cathedral avenue, yesterday af-
ternoon and bit him several times on
the legs and arms. The wounds were
treated by the boys grandfather, George
Corcoran, ST., while police captured the
dog and sent him to the District pound
for observation by Health Department
officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
PARKER DEFEAT URGED
10 of Dartmouth Social Science
Faculty Petition Senators.

Senators Moses and Reyes, New
Hampshire, Republicans, have been pc
titicned by 10 members of the social
science faculty at Dartmouth College.
to vote against confirmation Of Judge
John j. Parker's nomination to the
Supreme Court.
The petition cited four objections to
the North Carolina jurist including
"his attitude toward the rights Of labor.
to Negroes and the evident greater
ability of other men on the bench at
present"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Editors note-In accordance with the
rigid rule of ST. Elizabeth's Hospital the
actual name of the criminal is concealed
in the following story)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
FRANK H. STERLING, SO,
DIES IN NAVAL HOSPITAL
Son of Late Represen tative From
Illinois Will Be Buried in Ar
lington Cemetery Saturday.

Frank H. Sterling, 38, for many years
a resident of this city and son of the
late John A. Sterling, a Representative
in Congress from Illinois from 1903 to
1913, died in the Naval Hospital here
yesterday after short illness.
Mr.. Sterling Is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Clara Sterling, and a
brother, Horace N. Sterling. both of
Chicago, and a sister, Mrs. Howard C.
Knots of Springfield. Ill.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the grave in Arlington Cemetery Sat-
urday morning at IL o'clock Interment
will be with full military honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
Investment Securities

(CopyriEht, Is3o.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
OIL FIRM DEFENDS
RECENT PRICE CUTS
Standard of New Jersey Calls At
tention to Increase
in Stocks.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 20-The
Standard OIL Co. of New Jersey in the
current issue of its house publication,
the Lamp, discusses the crude oil situa-
ton with special reference to the re-
cent price cuts and asserts that i'm
provement in the industry or the solu-
ton of its important problems cannot
be realized while additions are being
made to the already burdensome
stocks"
THE immediate problem before the
industry" says the Lamp, 'is to effect a
material decrease in the present surplus
stock of gasoline"
The company says it accepts recent
criticisms of its crude oil price revi-
sion policy as sincere and in the in
tereSt of conservation.
1t has been represented" adds the
company, that the revision was not
justified by conditions and that It would
cause the withdrawal Of support from
the conservation movement. Whatever
difference of opinion may exist as to
the responsibility for the surplus stocks
overhanging the market, there is a
unanimity Of view that these stocks are
oppressively large and that if they con-
tinue to increase they will materially
affect the result of this years opera
tons.
1.-THE Standard Oil Co. IN. j.
through its afflliated companies. in adj
dition to its own production, is pur-
chasing each day large quantities of
crude oil at the posted prices On the
other hand, a number Of other COM
panies with reflneries on the Gulf or
in the mid-continent field are pro-
ducers of crude in an amount equal to
or in excess OF their own refinery runs.
They are. therefore, more concerned
with the posted price of crude as sellers
than as buyers. These producer-re.
liners have been able to sell products
at prices below the equivalent of the
posted price of crude at the wells plus
transportation and manufacturing cost"
Since the only measure of the value
OF crude" continues the Lamp, sis the
price realized for the products, the
companies afaliated with the Standard
OIL Co. found it necessary to adjust
tnelr posted prices at which they would
purchase crude to a gasoline market
that had been steadily declining"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
SURPLUS IN WHEAT !
SUPPLY IS MENACE
800, 900, 900 Bushels of Old
Crop Remain as Winter
Harvest NearS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, February 20.-A crop Of
prospective bumper proportions is about
to start growing in the great Southwest
Winter wheat territory, Just when APP
proximately 30o,OOo,OoO bushels Of old
crop wheat hangs like q dead weight
over the grain markets Of this country.
Wheat growers as consequence fare
the most serious situation in recent
years and their predicament Is reflected
in grain prices. The trade feels that
American farmers have Just been bested
in dramatic, though little emphasized,
war with British consumers. In the
face Of something approaching q buyers
strike in England, aimed at North
American wheat, the efforts Of the
Federal Farm Board to stabilize prices
have appeared futile up to the present.
The total United States wheat crop
this past season, with 245, 900 900
bushels of carry-over added, was about
one billion bushels. Domestic consump-
ton takes care of about $4,000, 900
bushels annually, leaving $4,000, 900
bushels for export. OF this amount only
about 100000 bushels has been ex-
ported up to the present.
On top Of this situation, with wheat
AO" oSAAAAS la bCAHlAldl uldEkeIS at uLLle
above 81 to farmers, the Northwest
grain growers are contemplating an In
crease in acreage. They are pictured as
angered by the Farm Board effort to
force them to hold down planting be-
cause this move was not made until
ter Winter wheat growers in the
Southwest had their crop In the ground.
The Farm Board estimates that under
normal conditions this Winter wheat
crop viii yield about SIS. 900, 900 bushels.
1t easily could pass that amount be-
cause Winter conditions have been ex-
cellent. The Spring wheat crop normal
ly approaches 800 ,0OO, 900 bushels.
In Canada the much heralded
Canadian wheat pool, along the lines of
what the Federal Farm Board is doing
by building an American cooperative
organization, has gambled with world
conditions and has lost It is holdine,
so traders estimate, over 200, 900
bushels OF old crop of wheat for which
no stable market appears.
The English, usually large buyers.
have been taking Argentine wheat at
lower prices and now are lowering the
cost OF bread on the basis Of cheap
purchases.
(CopyriRht, ls3o)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, February 20
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, pound, 32a3S;
old toms, 22a26; Spring chickens, 2Sa32;
poor and thin, 1920; old ROSTERS,
1TaIB: capons. 30a36; old hens, 25a27;
Leghorns, 23a24; poor and thin, 17al8;
ducks, 17a30; Guinea fowls, each, 45a70i
pigeons, 25a30.
firsts, S4laas5; hennery. whites, firsts,
Butter-Good and fancy, creamery.
pound. 34a381s; ladies. 3la32; store
packed, 20a21; rolls, 25a2S; process,
23a34.
Vegetable Prices.
Potatoes, white, 100-pound sacks,
225a2.75; sweet potatoes. barrel, LISA
275: yams, barrel, 1.75a2.50; beetS,
500; cabbage, hamper, 75al.00; car
rots, 100, 30oa4.o0; cauliflower, crate,
1.25a1.75; celery, crate, 2.00a3.25; let
tuce, crate, 200a3.50; kale, barrel, 2.20;
onions, 100 pounds, 1.50al.75; peppers,
crate, 4.00a7.00 peas, bushel, 2.50a3 90;
parSnips, basket, 5oa60; spinach, bushel,
goal 90; squash, bushel. 3.50a4.00; to-
matoes, crate, 2.50a5.00; turnipS, ham,
per, 3oa40; apples, bushel 60a2.5o;
Ds9OaU+OOs IVA
250a4.50: oranges, box, 2.00a4.50; tam
gerines. 1.25a3.0e; strawberries, quart,
25s5o.
Hay and Grain Prices.
wheat-No. 2 red Winter, export,
LA; No. red Winter, garlicky, spot,
1.1414; February, 1.1414; March, lis;
No. 5, garlicky. no quotations.
Corn-No. 2 domestic, yellow, new,
e6as7; cob corn, new, 465a4.75.
OSts-No. 2, white, domestic, spot.
54a541a; No. 3 white, domestic, spot,
53a531z.
Rye--Nearby, 85a90.
Hay-Receipts, none: general hay
market is quiet some little hay is ar
irving, but hardly enough upon which
to establish quotations by grades. Bet
ter grades of timothy and clover mixed
are selling from 16.00a2o00 per ton. ac-
cording to quality and condition, re-
ceipts by truck supplying most require
ments.
Straw-wheat, No. l, per ton, s.0oa
1000; cat. No. l, per ton, 9.0Oa10.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
INVESTMENT TRUST
TO BARE PORTFOLIO
Quarterly Statements of Sc
CuritieS Held Will Be
Published.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, February 20.-The de-
cision of one of the largest groups in
the investment trust field to publish
quarterly statements, including a bal
ance sheet, which has the support of
the New York Stock Exchange, is look
ed upon as one of the most construc-
tive developments that has occurred
since this class of securities began to
attract public attention.
There is q strong conflict of opinion
among managers of the various invest
ment trusts and trading corporations
on the subject Of making public their
operations. The New York Stock Ex-
change listing requirements insist that
they annually present a statement of
the various securities held in their
portfolios.
1t is recognized that this list changes
a great deal from time to time and
that there would be no advantage in
compelling corporation to expose its
portfolio at shorter periods. In fact,
1t would be unfair to exact such a de-
mand as 1t would uncover the trading
position of the corporation. Conse-
Quently, the new plan only deals with
what may be considered balance-sheet
items.
The solution that the public buying
investment trust shares is most anxious
to know about is whether the total mar
ket value of corporations portfolio
is above or below the cost value. In
other words, is its liquidating value up
or down from market value figuresP
At present some of the investment
trust and trading corporation stocks
are selling at a discount from their
breakup" value while others are at a
premium from this basing point. The
extensive recovery in stocks since the
middle OF January has changed the
picture for many of the finance cor
lars to the market value of the stocks
held in their portfolios.
In some instances, 1t has returned the
total market value to the equivalent of
original cost after the company had
shown a depreciation in its securities
ranging from 5 to is per cent as of
December 81.
More and more there is developing
the opinion among investment trust
managers that the public has the right
to know to the fullest extent what
their companies are doing and where
they stand with respect to their hold
ings and the cost and market price of
the latter. The insistence by the New
York Stock Exchange on a moderate
amount of publicity for stocks of these
companies has kept the number of
those listed down to a relatively small
proportion of the total whose markets
exist elsewhere than on the big
board"
1t is felt however, that gradually
they will all adopt a more generous
attitude and, while by the very nature
Of their business, they cannot expose
their positions in securities with any
frequency, they give a more complete
outline of their policies and earnings
than many Of them have so far been
willing to do.
(Copyrieht, 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
PRICES ARE MIXED
{ IN CURB TRADING
Volume Falls Off When VAL
ueS DecIine-UtiIitieS
Group Active.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 20.-Revers-
ing its trend several times as trading
progressed, the Curb Market today was
reactionary in tone, with the volume
OF d llings tending to lessen as prices
slipped.
TIE decline began in the utility d.
vision. with Electric Bond & Share a
leader on the downside. After OPEN
ing on as points. this stock regained
more than half of its early loss, only
to ease down to its opening level later
American & Foreign Power was much
less active than on Tuesday, and was
down about l "a points.
United Light and Power A early
reached a record high price for the year
at AZ. Northern States Power came
within a small fraction of its previous
peak. American Superpower declined
as Associated Gas and Electric held
fairly steady.
Memphis Gas featured the natural
gas shares as it was whirled by floor
traders. Lone Star Gas and Arkansas
Gas moved lower in the first few sales,
while United Gas advanced.
The oils continued to work lower as
further crude and gasoline price cuts
were freely predicted by the trade.
Standard Oil of Indiana in the first few
hours came within a shade Of its pre-
vious record low price.
United Chemical with a gain of l y
points recorded a new top for the year,
as did National Steel Corporation.
Driver Harris New, Technicolor and
Deere g. Co., pointed higher.
Among the higher priced industrials,
Singer Manufacturing opened down 10
az $40, Tubize of at 1872, Safety Car
Heating & Lighting of / at 1901 and
Aluminium Limited up 10 at 166.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, February 20 (R.-stop-
loss selling which more than once a..
talned avalanche Roadway plunged the
wheat market repeatedly today into lower
depths for the fourth successive dny
season low-price records both for wheat
and corn went into eclipse, with wheat
, aoout ~ e cents bushel down from last
weeks top point and about "a co a,,9s
under the best figures for the cron Bic
present supplies of wheat in North
america with no quick export outlet in
sight continued to be the chief dis
turolng factor, but was frequently off,
set to a notable degree by increasing
unIaVorable domestic crop reports.
Wnea1 closed nervous, l cent to 2
cents bushel lower than Yesterdays
finish. Corn closed UNCHANGED to a.
cents higher, oats varying from Il cent
decline to 9sals cent advance. and
provisions unchanged to 20 cents down,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, February 20 R.-United
States Department of Agriculture. -
Hogs-ReceiptS, 10000 head, including
5000 head direct; market mostly 10 to
Is lower; fairly active at the decline;
top, Ills; bulk, 160-240 pounds, 1850
to lilo; 250-300 pounds, 1925 to 1850;
butchers, medium to choice. 25O-3OO
1895 to Ills; 10000 pounds, 1880
to Ills; 130-160 pounds, Gao to lilo;
packing sows, 8.65 to CTS; pigs. me-
dunn to choice, 90-130 pounds, 900 to
1850.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; calves,
receipts, $500 head; steers trade gen.
orally steady; top, 1850; bulk, 1925
downward to 11.50; all she stock weak
to rs lower, very draggy; slaughtered
classes, steers, good and choice, 1900
$500 pounds, 1900 to 1880; 1,10O-l 800
pounds, 1900 to 1900; 950-1 100 pounds,
1900 to 1900; common and medium,
$50 pounds up, 875 to 1900; fed year.
lings, good and choice, 75O-950 pounds,
1900 to 1900.
Heifers, good and choice, $50 pounds
down, 1l.50 to 1925; common and
medium, 800 to 11.50. Cows, good and
choice, $50 to 1000; common and me-
dium, $50 to 1850; low cutter and cut
ter, $50 to SIS. Bulls, good and choice
lDSeIl, 10 10 9.OO, cutter TO medium,
go TO 8.25. Vealers milk fed, good
and choice, 1000 to 1850; medium
900 to 1000; Gull and common, TOO to
800. Stocker and feeder steers, good
and choice, all weights, 1O.75 to lis;
common and medium, 500 to 1915.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head; market
opening slow; steady to weak; early
bulk fat lambs, HOO to 11.6O; top to
outsiders, 1900; fat ewes, 500 down;
feeding lambs steady; top, 1850. Lambs,
good ana choice, 81 pounds down, 1O.40
to 1900; medium, 1000 to 1O.75: com
mon, 900 to 1000; medium to choice.
92-100 pounds, 925 to ll.35. Ewes
medium to choice, $50 pounds down
Ats to 600: Gull and common, 200 to
500; feeder lambs, good and choice.
$50 to 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20

Ncrways first sound picture was re-
Gently produced, It consisting of only
one act and having but two actors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
STOCKS.
BONDS.

AV'"I SaIes VpaF VaIueJ, SIU,bU4,UUU.
tcopyriSht 1880. Standard Statistics co.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Money to Loan

Prevailing interest and semwSzs,en
Joseph l. Weller sc wassA q Trg:,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
NEW SECURITIES.

NEW YORK. February 20 R.-The
following securities will be admitted 10
trading on the New York Stock Ex-
change on notice of issuance:
The Commonwealth & Southern Ger
poration, 1884 ,924 shares Of So no par
preferred stock and 2,022, 444 additional
shares Of no par common stock.
The Midland Steel Products Co., &C.,
$50 shares of per cent cumulative
first preferred stock (s100 par value)
and 242, 325 shares of no par common
stock
Indian Motorcycle Co, 10000 addi-
tional shares of no par common stock.
Liggett g. Myers Tobacco Co., 523.-
202 additional shares of S25 par value,
class B common stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, February 20 Op.-Cot-
ton opened steady at decline of 8 to
points today and soon showed net
promoted by relatively easy markets in
Liverpool and Bombay. There was
some trade buying and covering at the
decline, but it was in comparatively
ngnt, wnlle there was further liquida-
ton and scattered selling. which an
peared to come partly from the South.
rms was In SUFFICIENT volume to give
the market rather nervous or unset
ueo appearance and after selling OF to
lo:44 Tor May and 1888 for october,
prices held within O point or two of
these figures at the end of the first
half hour.
Liverpool cables reported continent
tai and Bombay liquidation in that
market and noted slight improvement
in demand for cotton cloth from IN
Ola, but said sales at the Shanghai
auctions were disappointing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
TRANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK CURB MARKE

Notice-Ah stocks are sold in hundred share
excepting those designated by the (65sl (2S5s)
which shows those stocks to be sold in odd lots only
s0.- - -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20

Common Stock earning ss50 a share.
paving &2s Yields 9qb present Curb market
COURTLAND NIXON, 1918 K ST.
Nat. 1895
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-18
ASKOV HIGH SCHOOL
NOTES

Friday afternoon during assembly
period the students chose the high
school cheer leaders. If our boys are
going out in combat against other
teams in basketball, we must follow
them up with some good lusty cheers.
Consequently, Kaj Simonsgaard was
elected as boy cheer leader, and Ida
Madsen as girl cheer leader.
Under direction of Coach Anderson,
the boys are practicing basketball
every Monday afternoon in the D. 3.
IS. Hall.
The girls will not try to combat
with other teams this year. Under
the direction of Miss Paulsen they
have divided into three teams and
will fight for honors amongst them
selves.
Friday evening, December 18th, the
Askov affirmative and negative teams
held a practice debate in the high
school assembly. About fifty-five peo-
pie were present to hear it. The de-
bate was very interesting, and many
people exclaimed that they brought
up many points both for and against
which they had never thought of
The audience acted as judges and de-
cided in favor of the negative.
Last year in some of the lower
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-18
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
Dist. No. II.

Regular board meeting held at
school house Dec. 9, 1880, at p. ID.
All members present.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and on motion approved as read.
Slide protector proposition was
next discussed. Cost of same is
s1OS.50, but a 1919 discount and $50
ON the old machine is allowed. 1t
was moved, seconded and carried to
purchase same. 1t was moved. Sec
onded and carried to withdraw money
(movie fund) which has been IN
bank for several years and apply same
on the purchase price Of the slide
protector.
Supt. H. A. Petersen reported that
the openings in the attic had been
closed up with balsom wool and
boards. Some windows and doors
have also been repaired.
School will be closed for the Christ
mas holidays on Dec 10, 1880 and re-
opened on Jan. 5, 1881.
All pupils in the grades who wish
to have one hot dish for their noon
lunch this year may have it and as
the high school pupils also desired
it, it was granted provided they fur
nish their own container. 1t makes
| a lot of extra work for teachers and
the janitor but the children seem to
enjoy their MONDAY lunch more.
The faculty has decided to have a
visiting day" and Dec. II was the
day selected. They look for many
visitors.
Ninety-three pupils in the grades
had perfect attendance during the last
six weeks.
The boys of the high school have
formed an athletic club, which will
be governed by state rules and regu-
lations.
As basketball is considered part Of
the physical training requirements it
was on motion, duly seconded, decided
to pay hall rent for basketball team.
carried.
The regular board meetings in JAN
uary, February, and March will be
held at 2 p. m. instead of p. m.
The following bills were read and
on motion were ordered paid:
Rev. A. E. Frost, danish texts --s59.35
W. D. Callan and Co., balance of
furnace repair -----------36S.SO
Anton Gravesen, insurance -----22O.6O
r. Petersen, insurance -- 91.0O
A. Henriksen, coal -3O5. SO
American Publ. Co., filing cab
met and guides ------------ 30.S5
T. NJ Thomson, lumber and bal
som wool 1876
c. Sandahl, carpenter work - $3.50
Thorvald Andersen, repairing
balls ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1.3F
Seminary Bookbindery, re-bind-
ing library books ----- 20.1s
Northwestern Blaugas Co., gas 81;
John c. Winston Co., texts $3.50 1856
St. Paul Book & Stationary Co,
texts -----2 .3(
Askov Variety Store. paper and
supplies 2O.3'
Askov Hdwe. Co., repairing and
On motion, meeting adjourned.
EMILE H. ADOLPHSEN, Clerk.
Those who know a good thing wheI
they see it are the ones that use thu
American Want Ads.