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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
POSTS GIVEN OFFICERS
AT LEAVENWORTH SCHOOL
Assignments on Completing Gen
eral STAFF Course Are Made
by War Department.

Army officers, who have completed
the course at the General Staff School
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., have been
assigned to other stations and duties,
in part. as follows Maj. L. T. Saul,
Infantry, to Hawaii; Maj. T. M.
Chambliss, Infantry. to Hawaii; Maj.
p. M. MapeS, Infantry, to Panama;
Mai E. M. Almond and Mai. J. c.
McGovern. Infantry, to the Philippines;
Capt II. r. Simmons, Infantry, to San
Juan, Porto Rica: Capt. F. c. Heraty,
Infantry, to the Philippines; Maj. F. l..
Culin, Infantry, to NogaleS ATiZ; Maj.
q. l.. Drollinger to Fort Benjamin
Harrison. Ind; Maj. ]. H. Grant to
Fort Smelling, Mimi: Maj. j. N. Robin
son to Fort Benjamin Harrison; Maj.
G. w. Teachout to Fort Williams, Me-;
Maj. B. A. Yancey to Fort George
Wright, Wash; Mai. Jere Baxter, In
Fagg, Maj H. C. Gilchrist, Maj A. F.
Kingman, Maj @. L. Kraft and Maj.
w. F. Lee, Infantry, to Fort Benning,
Ca; Capt. ]. w. Callahan, jr., Philip
pine Scouts, and Capt. G.. L. King, In
fantry, to Fort George G.. Meade, Md;
Maj. j. c. Mullenix Cavalry, to Langley
Field, Va: Maj. T. E. Price, Cavalry, to
the Philippines; Maj. H. E. Mcguire,
Field Artillery, to the Army War Col
UAGJs ~ NJ ohAAt EACAA IA w
New York City; Maj. r. l.. Greed, Cav
airy, to Fort Bliss, Tex: Maj. A. T,
Lacy, Cavalry. to Fort d. A. Russell,
Tex; Maj. William Spence, Field Artil-
lery to Fort Bliss, Tex. Maj. w. w.
Hess, jr., Maj. E. A. Zundel and Maj,
Vincent Meyer. Field Artillery, to Fort
Sill, Okla; Maj. Bertram Franken-
berger, Field Artillery, to Fort Ben
jamin Harrison: Maj Cliff AndruS,
Field Artillery, to Hawaii; Maj. F. B.
Prickett to Hawaii; Mai. j. B. Wogan
to Panama; Maj. H. B. Holmes, jr., and
Maj. j. S. Smylie to the Philippines;
Mai F. L. Hoskins. Coast Artillery, to
Hawaii; Maj. C. E. Cotter to Fort
Monroe, Va; Maj. l.. B. Weeks to Fort
Totten; Maj J. G. Smith to Hawaii;
Mai. F.. A. Hause to Pittsburgh; Maj.
Mason j. Young. Corps Of Engineers to
Philadelphia; Mai. G. w. Richards,
Engineers, to Panama; Capt. H. b.
Vaughn. Engineers, to Norfolk; Mai.
g. II. Brett, Air Corps, to Mt. Clemens,
Mich. Maj. H. H. c. Richards, Air
Corps, to San Antonio, Tex; Maj. ]. B.
d. Latin, Signal Corps, to Panama;
Mai. r. A. Osmun, QuartermaSter
Corps, to Hawaii; Maj. J. H. Wood
berry, Ordinance, to Fort Bliss, Tex;
Mai. e. C. Wellington, Chemical War
fare Service, to Edgewood. Md; Capt.
J. F. c. Hyde, Engineers, to Langley
Field, Va, and Maj. r. T. Gibson,
Coast Artillery, to Fort Moultrie, s. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
AIRPORT PURCHASE
FEARED BY ARLINGTON
Loss in Taxable Property Would
Result to County, Lyon
Park Is Told.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYON PARK, Va, March 2e.-Dis-
cussing the bill before Congress TO pur-
chase the Washington Airport site as
a municipal airport for the District of
Columbia. A. T. Rowell, at the meeting
of the Lyon Park Citizens Association,
raised the question Of loss of taxable
area to Arlington County should this
large tract be acquired. AS at present
constituted 1t represents a considerable
sum in taxes which go into the county
treasury and the speaker asked for in
formation as to what would be the
status of this territory from a taxation
standpoint should 1t be purchased by
the District Of Columbia.
The same questions, it was declared,
arise in connection with the recent
movement being agitated for power de-
velopment of the Great Falls area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HANNIBAL, Mo, March 29.-Long-
sought newspaper files containing orig
inal first works of Mark Twain, famous
humorist, and described by him in his
autobiography as representing my first
literary venture" have at last been dis
covered in Hannibal, his native home.
They reveal the boy Sam Clemens
Mark Twain in his teens as subSti-
tutlng as editor of his brothers news
paper here and striving to Given up"
the columns of the paper with his wit.
His methods reveal him as even then
richly possessed of the ingenuity he
later instilled in his fiction characters,
Tom Sawyer md HuckleberTy Finn.
The newspapers were found by Rev.
G. j. Armstrong, Hannibal pastor and
long a student of Mark Twain, among
seven volumes of old Hannibal papers
preserved by the late w. H. League,
boyhood friends of Sam Clemens. They
had been shelved away by his daughter
Miss Nettie League.
DR.. Armstrong; discoveries, includ-
ing one original poem, several witty
articles and editorials and a few clever
ly designed "woodcut" cartoons by the
humorist, are described by him in
articles published in the Hannibal
Courier-Post.
He found copies Of the old Hannibal
Journal, published by Orion Clemens,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
MINING ENGINEER DIES

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. March 90 Up.
Hans G. Behr, mining engineer of in
ternational reputation, died today at
White Plains Hospital OF injuries SUI
fered when he was struck by an auto
mobile last January Is. He was rs
years old
Born in San Francisco, Calf, he
specialized in gold mining methods, and
In 1899 went to South Africa as a con-
sulting mechanical engineer. Returning
to America In 1912 he became an au-
thority on mining machinery.
A son, Hermann, Of Watertown, Mass,
survives him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
ELIZABETH MCDONALD
NAMED FOR FESTIVAL
Daughter of President of storer
College to Represent Jefferson
County at Annual Event.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, March
29.-MiSs Elizabeth George Mcdonald,
daughter of H. T. Mcdonald, president
Of Storer College here, was announced
today as Jefferson County's representa-
tive in the 1880 apple blossom festival
at Winchester, Va, probably the last
week in April. Miss Mcdonald, 81, has
been a student at William and Mary
College, Williamsburg, Va, but is at
present at her home here. The selec-
ton was made by a committee of JEFF
ferson County men at the request Of the
festival management.
DR.. Mcdonald, who was member OF
the committee, explained that the selec-
tioal was made by the other two mem
bers, DR.. Walter Dittmyer, HarperS
Ferry, and Col. George B. Goetz,
Charleston. without his knowledge, but
that, obviously, he would not resist the
selection strongly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
EARLY WORKS OF MARK TWAIN,
LONG SOUGHT, FOUND IN PAPER
Hannibal Files, Containing Humorist's Attempts to
Liven Up Issues, Are Dated 1851 to 1883

elder brother of Mark Twain, in 1851,
1882 and 1853.
Mark Twain worked on the Journal
from 1851 to 1858.
His poem, additionally called ITO
Mary in H." his catchy way OF
using the title he explained to mean
ITO Mary in Hannibal was discovered
in an issue of the Journal of May 6,
1853. The poem is not entitled ITO
Mary in H" but is Love Con-
cealed," and is addressed ITO Miss
Katie of HI" 1t is signed Ram
bier" now revealed as the earliest nom
de plume used by the humorist.
In ensuing issues is a witty CORE
spondence between Rambler" and
"Grumbler," obviously written by Mark
Twain in his efforts to "liven up" the
paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
OFFICERS EXONERATED
Customs Guards Freed in Death Of
Rum Suspect.

Ell PASO, Tex, March 20 (R-
United States customs officers today
stood exonerated of any charges in
connection with their seventeenth gun
battle with smugglers this year along
the international border here, which
cost the life of Francisco Velarde, al
legged liquor runner.
At an inquest into the Staying Coro-
ner r. B. Rawlings exonerated the
Federal officers. Velarde was killed
last Wednesday night by a charge of
buckshot fired by officers as he ran for
his waiting automobile. companion
was captured and officers said they
seized large quantity of liquor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
JORDAN SUED BY WIFE

RENO, New, March 80 [P.-Edward
S. Jordan, former president of the
Jordan Motor Car Co, is being sued for
divorce by Charlotte H. Jordan.
The automobile manufacturer is
charged Sith extreme cruelty, the COM
plant filed yesterday alleging that he
drank to excess. used vile language
toward Mrs. Jordan, and entertained
other women.
Mrs. Jordan also alleges that in New
York, in November, 1929, Jordan made
threats against her life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
LLOYD BELL CHEERS

LONDON CP).-The peals of the
famous Lutine bell at LloydS now brings
Joy instead of gloom to the insurance
men.
Formerly the bell tolled only when a
ship was reported in distress or miss
the world this Winter 1t worked over
time.
It made such dismal noise that the
directors decided instead to have It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
Temporary Teacher Chosen.

COLLEGE PARK. Md, March 30
Especially Mrs. Merriam Mueller of
Washington has been appointed tenn
porarily to succeed Miss Elizabeth
Sherwood, resigned, as a teacher in the
College Park School. Mrs. Mueller wi
take up her duties Monday.
Miss Sherwood resigned to take a
position in the Baltimore schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
DRY KILLING TRIAL
SET FOR APRIL is
Counsel in Case ct Lynchburg
Agreed Tentatively on
Date.

BpeeIAI DIBpAtCh 70 The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, March 29-
Counsel in the case against w. A.
Farmer and v. o. Smith, State prohibi-
ton agents, In connection with the kill
ing of Joseph A. Cox here August, 1928,
have agreed tentatively upon April 16
~ the time for the trial of the case.
Cox was shot IN q prohibition chase.
The case was tied up in the Supreme
Court for nearly 10 months upon appeal
from Judge Christians denial here of
q motion for change Of venue. The
Supreme Court sustained the lower
court, holding q special statute provid-
ing for change of venue In prohibition
cases. as unconstitutional, being class
legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
MOTORISTS ARE ASKED TO AVOID :
PARK DURING BLOSSOM FETE
Residents Urged by Grant Help Prevent Congestion
as Courtesy to Visitors.

Tidal Basin and be permitted to pass
the polo field toward the Inlet Bridge,
thence on around the Basin, coming out
on Fourteenth street. The Hams Point
roadway will be one-way as usual.
Cars from the Northwest section COM
ing down Twentieth or streets west OF
it will find 1t necessary to use the road
around the Lincoln Memorial as an APP
proach to the riverside drive along the
Potomac River wall due to the con-
struction work on the Memorial Bridge
approaches. Special details OF park
policemen will direct traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
FORMER CONVICT HELD
FOR EXT0RTION INQUIRY
Victim. Kansas City Millionaire
Druggist, Refused to Aid Police
in Investigation.
nv IN. Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, March 29.-Edwin
("Cockey'O Leonard, 20, former convict,
held by st. Louis police, will be brought
to Kansas City for questioning in the
500 900 Michael H. KATE extortion and
kidnapping case. Chief of Detectives
Edward p. Boyle announced here to-
night.
Katz a millionaire Kansas City
druggist. has refused to assist police in
their investigation, officers reporting the
kidnapers extracted from him promise
of silence under threat of death at the
time the money was paid almost two
weeks ago.
Leonard served a term in the Leaven-
worth Federal Penitentiary for the
PocohontaS, nj, mail robbery in 1928,
and is believed by st. Louis police to
have been released about four months
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
Cumberland Mayor to Retire.

CUMBERLAND, Md, March 90 (Spe-
ciaD DIR. Thomas W. Koon, complet-
ing is years as mayor of Cumberland
and reelected for a ninth term last
tuesday, has made formal announce
ment that he will not seek the honor
again. but will retire in 1882 to give
full time to the practice of his profess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
BEST STANTON FAIR
EVER is BEING PLANNED
Extensive Horse Exhibition and
Race on Shenandoah VAL
ley Program.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, March 29.-PlanS
for the most elaborate Stanton fair
that has even been staged are now be-
ing prepared by the Shenandoah Valley
Fair Association in cooperation with
the chamber of commerce and other
local civic associations. The fair, as
usual, will be held six days and nights,
beginning September ! and continuing
through September 6.
Rejecting the greatly revived inter-
est hereabouts in fine horses, the fair
organizers plan this year to have the
most extensive line of horse exhibits
and. racing features ever staged in the
valley. Breeders and trainers from all
parts of the East have been invited to
participate and some of the biggest al
ready have accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
OFFICERS REASSIGNED
War Department Orders Send Men
to New Posts.

Col. Francis w. Glover, Cavalry, at
Fort Hayes, Ohio, has been assigned TO
duty in the militia bureau, War Depart
ment; Lieut.. Col. Stanley Koch, Cav
airy. has been transferred from Fort
Brown. Tex, to the Philippines: Lieut..
Col. w. H. MengeS, Finance Depart
nnent, from the War Department TO
Fort Hayes, Ohio; Maj @. M. Herring
shaw, Qlartermaster Corps, from Phil
adelphia to Fort Hamilton, N. Y; Capt.
j. L. AlverSon, Quartermaster Corps,
from Philadelphia TO Fort Humphreys.
Va; Capt j. S. Vincent. Quartermaster
Corps, from Philadelphia to Fort War
rem, Wyo.; Capt. r. F. Blodgett, Field
Artillery, from Fort sill, Okla, to
Manchester, N. H.: Maj. F. r. Waltz,
infantry, from Hawaii to Fort George
q. Meade, Md: Capt. F. G. Miller, Sig
nal Corps, from Fort Monmouth. N. j.,
to the Philippines; Mai. C. J.. Wilder,
Cavalry, from the New Mexico Institute
At Roswell to Fort Bliss. Tex; Lieut..
G. w. Bennett. Lieut.. w. A. Bugher,
Lieut.. W. A. Fuller and Lieut.. P. r.
Greenhalgh, all Of the Cavalry, from
Fort Riley, Kans., to Fort Myer. Va
rhe resignation of Second Lieut.. How
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
MARYLAND CANNING
CROP OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Banner Year Predicted in Release
by State University Ex-
tension Service.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 29-The out
look for practically all canning crops
produced in Maryland has every pros
pect in 1880 of being the best in sew
eral years, according to the annual
agricultural outlook for the State, just
released by the extension service of the
University of Maryland. There is every
indication, it is said, that the 1929
pack of canned goods will be entirely
consumed before the new pack comes
on the market. Moreover, spot prices
for some commodities have been con-
sistentIy strong; indicating that de-
mand for the products is at least keep
ing step with the supply.
The Washington times., 1930-10-09
ON FENGF.
BROKERS SAY

While yesterdays rally might
carry over, a warming against fol
lowing it was sounded in broker
age circles today. A sidelires posi-
ton was considered the best place
at the present time.
The rally yesterday was not i'm
pressive and we would not advise
following 1t. - M. J. MEEHAN
& CO.
It seems foolhardy to try for
bottoms when rallies do not hold.
-BAAR, COHEN & CO.
Would expect better resistance
to appear in the face of any sell
ing pressure today. - HORN
BLOWER g. WEEKS.
Sooner or later the short inter-
est will find itself in a most UNI
comfortable position.-EMANUEL
& CO.
Look for an irregular market
and favor conservation in pur-
chases.-TOBEY & KIRK.
Present decline in stock prices
is not due to activities of bears.
but is the aftermath Of too many
unrestrained bulls last year.-E. F.
HUTTON & CO.
Do not feel justified in suggest
ing commitments either for short
term trading or for the longer
pull.-OT1S & CO.
The Washington times., 1930-10-09
INF PORTS SHOW
GAIN IN AI|FIIaT

Volume index of imports for
August published in the Statisti-
cal Bulletin of the American
Tariff League, under the direc-
tion of Prof. Walter r. Peabody,
of Rutgers University, shows a
slight gain over the previous
month.
The average for August was "a,
as compared with 81 in July,
1880, and 1873 for August, 1929.
Continued declines were recorded
by the food stuffs groups and in
the imports of finished manufac-
lures. Imports of seYni-manufac-
lures showed a slight increase,
while imports of crude materials
jumped from level of 80 to lot.
The largest factor contributing
to a higher index of crude ma
terials was an increase in raw
silk imports. Other crude ma
terials to increase over July
include rubber, flaxseed, tobacco,
cotton, wool, sisal, coal. logs and
pulpwood, hides and skins, copra
and jute. A majority of the
important items in the crude and
manufactured foodstuffs groups
declined and the latter group fell
to the lowest point since SepGem-
ber, 1921.
The Washington times., 1930-10-09
TRUST ASSETS
DECLINE

Net assets of the Tri-Continen-
tai, Corporation. as of September
8, using market prices of that
date, were $72,342,O37, squal to
$166.S2 a share on the 433,650
shares of preferred stock outStand-
ing. After allowing for the pre-
ferred stock at par, the asset val
lie of the 2,020,158 shares Of COM
mon stock was $14.34 a share,
compared with net assets of $74,-
769,067, equal to $172.41 on the
preferred and $15.54 share on
the common stock as of jan
uary /, last. t..t
For the nine months ended
September 80, the corporation re-
ports net profit of $5,132, ,604
after taxes and expenses, of this
amount $3,040,857 represented
profits realized from the sale of
securities, including stock divi-
dends sold. The balance of in
ccme carried to surplus was $3,-
181, 1,179, and surplus now amounts
to $29,535, ,O32.
Market value of securities
owned on 81 Jtember 80, includ-
ing syndicate participations, was
$5,608, ,389 less than book value.
The report reveals that the cor.
poration has greatly reduced its
common stock holdings and has
increased its cash and holdings of
bonds and preferred stock during
the past nine months.
The Washington times., 1930-10-09
RAILS, UTILITIES
BARGAINS

The leading public utility and
railroad systems are buying cop
per, steel and other materials
months ahead on the belief com
modify prices have about touched
bottom, if they are not already
there.
The big public utility systems on
the West Coast are the latest
to make heavy advance pur
chases. The Pacific Gas & Elec.
trio Co., Southern California Edi.
son Co. and Los Angeles Gas &
Electric Co. today announced
they had purchased their copper
requirements for next year.
These three companies have
contracted for 21,5OO,OO0 pounds
of copper at the current price
level, which is around 10 cents
a pound. This is the lowest price
since 1896. Commitments for all
West Coast utilities is estimated
between 25,000,000 and 30,000,000
pounds.
Buying for 1881
The Pacific Gas & Electric s
purchases are placed at 12,000,-
900 pounds, reported bought at
10 cents. Southern California
Edison ordered 5000, 900 pounds.
These cover their requirements
to the end of next year. Los
Angeles Gas & Electric is COM
mitted for about 100000 pounds
to June l, 1881.
Large rail orders are being
placed by the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe and Pere Marquette
railroads. The Atchison an.
nounced yesterday it would or
der rails for $40 miles of track.
To cover part of this require
ment, the AtchiSon has ordered
47,000 tons of rail from the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., $500
tons from the Illinois Steel Co.
and $500 tons from Inland Steel
Co.
The Pere Marquette, which is
a Van Sweringen property, has
ordered 1850 tons of rail for its
1881 program. This was dis
tributed as follows: Algoma Steel
Corporation, of Canada. $500
tons; Bethlehem Steep Corpora
ton. 1900 tons; Illinois Steel
Corporation, 1000 tons, and In
land Steel, 4,500.
C. & 0. Purchase Rail
The Chesapeake and OHIO Rail-
way, another Van Sweringen
property, is taking delivery of
rail recently ordered for its 1881
program. ..
The Washington times., 1930-10-09
Steel Gains Are Holding,
Review Reports

have failed to hold, while hot
rolled strip and skelp are down
81 and 50 ton, respectively. Tin
plate has been reduced IS cents a
hase box to $5, Pittsburgh, the
lowest level since March, 1928.
This change was influenced in
part, no doubt, by the fall Of pig
tin, which is now at the lowest fig
ure since 1921, but it also repre-
sented an effort to stabilize price
that has been subject to sharp
concessions in recent months.
Scrap Shows Weakness
Scrap, always closely watched
barometer, has developed further
weakness. Heavy melting grade
at Pittsburgh has declined so
cents a ton for the second time in
as many weeks. RecesSions Of so
cents at Chicago and st. Louis
and IS cents at Cleveland indi-
cate that the trend is no longer
localized.
While the brief squirt in steel
demand in September failed to
bring the long-awaited recovery"
current specifications, as con-
trasted with forward commit
ments, have shown little diminu-
ton. Steel ingot output for the
country at large averages close to
So per cent, compared with 81 per
cent week ago
The Santa Fe has placed orders
for $1,000 tons of rails and will
soon purchase 10000 tons Of track
fastenings. The Pere Marquette
has bought 1850 tons Of rails.
Inquiry by the New York Central
for 175,000 tons has been post
poned.
The finished steel composite
price of the Iron Age has dropped
back to 2.l42 cents a pound, the
low for the. year, reached late in
August, from 2.156 cents last
week. The pig iron composite is
unchanged, at 1888. but that for
heavy melting steel scrap has de-
clined to $13.25, the level from
which it advanced in August, and
only II cents a ton above the low
point of July !.
The Washington times., 1930-10-09
FlAILS;
u. S. STEEL DIPS
BELOW 100
Block Of 25,500 Shares
Dumped on Mart Causes
Break in Price of Leader

NEW YORK, Oct. 9 QNS).
Speculative interest in the stock
market this morning revolved
largely around U. S. Steel, the
old market bell wether, in view
Of the reports that the bankers
would support" this stock at
$50.
A block of 25,500 shares of
steel common sold at $50 after
which the stock sold off frac-
tionally at 1495s. This was a
lower price than that recorded
in the November crash, and repre-
sented virtually the reaching of
al, important objective" by V':e
g
The market was unsettled by
the sharp reactions in the Elec-
trical Manufacturing, Investment
Trust and speciality stocks, but
the selling volume was small ind
no unusual weakness was appar-
ent. westinghouse settled down
about 3 points to a new low for
the year at 1171a and General
Electric dipped to 5634. down
about 2 points. Allied Chemical
lost about 4 points and Eastman
Kodak 5l2 at 189. The chemical
stocks and the utilities were
pressed for sale at the lowest
levels on the move.