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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-11-07
E5lS FOR RED CROSS
SERVICE ON increase,
SAYS CHAIRMAN PAYNE
Disaster Relief and Service to
War Veterans Make Heavy De-
mandS-First Aid on Highways
New Plan.

Demands upon the public services
that the American Red Cross is or.
ganized to give are increasingly heavy,
and will continue to be so in the fu.
ture, John Barton Payne, chairman,
has announced.
The two major services of the So
ciety-service to war veterans and
their dependents, and relief in disas-
ters-show each year a greater mum.
Der of persons helped by the Red
Cross.
Pension legislation passed recently
for World War Veterans, and increased
allotments to all Spanish-American
War Veterans. have gren to Chapters
and the national society many thou.
sands of additional cases to handle,
Judge Payne said.
In the past year help was given in
l08 disasters Ninety of these were in
the United States, twelve in foreign
possessions and six were in foreign
countries.
Health activities of the Red Cross
also are being extended, especially
in the rural communities where all
health authorities agree the greatest
need exists. Red Cross, with 794
nurses in its employ, is the greatest
employer Of public health nurses in
rural areas in the United States.
In its campaign against accidental
deaths, begun twenty years ago with
its life saving and first aid programs,
the Red Cross now has adopted an ad.
ditional program-that of combating
the huge toll of life from automobile
accidents on the highways.
Expenditures of the Red Cross in the
past year we're S4.254.796.34, of which
$1,20S. l51.O9 was spent in disaster
relief. the chairman pointed out.
THE Red Cross depends upon the
public for its support. through their
memberships enrolled once each year
in tie period from Armistice Day to
Thanksgiving Isay," Judge Payne said.
I'VE do not receive any support from
tie Government, or through other tax.
alton, although as the President of the
United States Is president Of the SO.
ciety, and one-third Of its governing
members are representatives OF U. s.
Departments, It ranks as semi-gov.
eFmental agency.
~ joining as member, in the
local Red Cross Chapter, once each
year, during the annual Roll Call,
every citizen will have part in car.
rying on this great humanitarian
task"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-11-07

proper spelling of the name For in
stance. Read might be spelled Reid.
Reed, or Reede Smith could be
Smithe. Smyth, Smythe, or Sehmitt,
while johnson might be asked fol-
when johnson, Johnston, Johensen.
JohansCn or tombstone is wanted An.
other name that people frequently get
confused, according to telephone of
ficials, is Lee. The spelling might also
be Lea or Leigh.
To facilitate the handling of the
telephone information bureau in the
larger offices a rotary card file system
is used which simplifies the furnish
ing of telephone numbers and makes
them much easier to locate. The card
files in this system contain all new
and changed telephone numbers with
names and addresses in alphabetical
order. Both sides OF the file leaves are
used for listings. Each leaf or set
of leaves is equipped with index tabs
arranged alphabetically so that the
operator can turn quickly to the leaf
on which the listing for which she
is searching appears.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-11-07

Water, or more accurately speaking,
the lack of it, has been the cause of
considerable worry to millions of peo
pie during the severe drought of the
past summer. In many sections wells,
springs and streams have completely
dried up or have become so nearly
so that the shortage of water has
been serious problem This condi
ton was not only true in the rural
sections, but in cities and towns as
well. where water is supplied from
reservoirs and pipe lines to homes
and business places
Water department officials in mum
erous cities during this stTessing pc
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-11-07
Life Savers Numerous

More than a quarter of a million
persons are entitled to wear the
American Red Cross insignia, denot-
ing they have been taught the expert
life saving methods of the organiza.
tion. The number enrolled to date is
27s,2O2,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-11-07

Rod required frequent and definite
information on the amount OF water
being used daily and of the available
supply In Washington, d. c., several
reservoirs are equipped with telephone
apparatus which supplies this infor.
nation
A water department engineer wish.
ing to know the depth of water in
particular reservoir calls telephone
number associated with that station,
and when the connection is established
the telephone instrument and associ-
ated apparatus installed at the reser-
voir announce by a series of buzzes
the number OF feet of water at that
particular point.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-11-07

had not penetrated deeply at any spot
though for 1853 years the bars were eS
posed to the fogs and damps Of London
So while copper may make more
efficient lightning rods, there was nc
occasion to seek more durable Q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. February 81 Especially -
The wheat market opened strong today
under general buying influenced by the
strength in Liverpool. There was some
profit taking, but these offerings were
readily absorbed. March opened 1864
a1.0612; May, Liz; July. 1.121sa
l.l2I2. After the first half hour,
March, LOT; May, 1115a; July, 1.12A.
Corn was higher with wheat. March
opened, 81s4 AL 70; May, 86L4a96; July,
88$4 a8S12. After the first half hour,
March, 82Is; May, 1914; July. 881a.
Oats we're firm. March opened, Al 1s;
May, 43ls; July, AZ. After the first
half hour, March, Ala; May, 43H;
July, 43K4.
Provisions were higher with hogs.
With heavy new buying today OF
wheat futures here being credited TO
Federal Farm Board allies, the market
took strong upward swings. The direct
open entrance of such powerful infiu-
ences into the trading in futures was
generally regarded as tending to restore
at least temporary confidence in higher
prices and to restrict sellers who be-
lieved values too high based on world
conditions. An additional stimulating
factor was talk current that the forth
coming official report on farm reserves
of domestic wheat will show the total
to be less than was the case a year ago.
From time to time today renewals of
concentrated buying ascribed to semi
official sources kept the wheat futures
market moving irregularly upward. Some
of the buying from other sources was of
a stop-loss character. Export demand
for North American wheat appeared to
be somewhat enlarged, and overnight
transactions were said to total 1000, 900
bushels, largely Canadian wheat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
BY ]. c. RoYLE.

At least three of the great Eastern
trunk line railroads are prepared to
conform with the Interstate Commerce
Commissions plan for carrier CONSOLE
dations. That is the opinion today of
railroad men in close touch with the
commission.
The latest communication of the COM
mission requesting the carriers to file
new applications which will conform
with the plans has been answered only
by the Wabash and Baltimore & Ohio,
but it is confidently expected that new
or amended plans will be filed within
the next few days by the Chesapeake &
Ohio System the Baltimore g. Ohio and
the Wabash, which will conform in
major essentials with the scheme as
outlined by the regulatory body.
Battles in Prospect.
The commissions plans do not give
any one of the three carriers all they
wanted. None is likely to admit that
they are satisfied, but those in close
touch with the situation believe that in
the main they are satisfied. The filing
of applications along the lines laid down
by the commission would indicate this,
although long battles surely will be
fought by all concerned over minor
points. Submission of such applications
would be the first real step in rail
mergers the country over.
While roads in other sections are far
from as we'll satisfied as the Eastern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
NEW SECURITIES.

NEW YORK, February 81 P).-
New security offerings today include:
Crown zellerbach Corporation, $10,-
100000 10-year per cent debentures,
with common stock purchase warrants,
at SO; offered by Blyth & Co., Banc-
america Blair Corporation and others.
st. Bouis-San Francisco Railway Co.,
S8085,000 4 p per cent equipment trust
certificates, series DID, to be issued I'M
der the Philadelphia plan; to be dated
April l 1880, and to mature in equal
annual installments of $539, 900 each
from April /, 1881, to April /, 1945, in
elusive: priced from $50 to 40 per
cent, according to maturity; offered by
a syndicate headed by the First Ma
tional Old Colony Corporation.
The Western Public Service Co. en-
gineers' Public Service Co. subsidiary
S4.500,000 first mortgage and refund
ing 5l2 per cent gold bonds. dated Feb
ruary /, 1880. and due February l.
1861 price at 9412 and accrued inter-
est to yield $50 per cent; offered by
Stone Sc Webster 81 Blodgett, Inc;
Chase Securities Corporation and
others.
MacMarr Stores, Inc, 81 900 900 Z
per cent cumulative preferred stock
with. common stock purchase warrants
priced at $104 share, yielding $50 per
cent; offered by Merrill, Lynch & Co
and E. A. Pierce & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
ASPARAGUS SEASON
IS OPENED IN WEST
Sign Of Spring Seen in Reports
to the Department Of
Agriculture.

A sure sign Of Spring is seen in the
movement of the first three cars of as
paragus from the deltas of California
last week and in the opening Of the let
tuce season in South Carolina, says the
weekly review of the Department of
Agriculture. Acreage of asparagus in
California this season is increased
slightly over that of last year and is the
largest In the past six years South
Carolina also reports an increase, but
Georgia slight decrease. The South
eastern shipping season will soon begin.
Grapefruit movement held around
6l5 cars, compared with 825 last season.
Florida increased to SIS cars of grape
fruit, but Texas shipped only half a
dozen. After this time last year Texas
still marketed about 400 cars Forward
ings OF oranges increased slightly to
1910 cars, or one-fourth less than the
corresponding record for 1929 Florida
was credited with $50 and California
with $50 cars of oranges. s.
Green pea shipments from the I'M
perial Valley of California jumped to go
cars, while the west coast of Mexico
sent $50 carloads to United States mar
ketS. Combined movement of % fruits
and vegetables increased only a little to
l5,775 cars and was yet 1900 short of
last seasons total during this period
Potatoes, apples and oranges comprised
about half the total volume.
Price declines were registered for
nearly all products except cabbage and
apples. Spinach was returning only
40a45 per bushel basket in Southern
Texas. Movement from that State to-
tailed AS cars, with light Shipments
from South Carolina and California.
Caulif1ower, in pony crates. sold at 55a
90 lob. Southern California points, as
shipments dropped to $40 cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
TELEPHONE REVENUE
$254,OO9 IN JANUARY
G. & P. Company Submits Reports
to Baltimore Public Utilities
Commission.

Telephone operating revenues for
Maryland during the month of January
were 81, 165, SOB, the report of opera
tons just made by the Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co. of Baltimore
City to the public service commission
shows. Expenses during the month
were $91l 500, making net revenues
1854. 009.
Telephone operating revenues for
the IL months ending January 81
amounted to $13698, 697. Expenses
during this period were $10,814,848,
making net revenues $2.883,849, which
is equivalent to 661 per cent on the
average value Of the company's prop
erty.
The value of the telephone COM
pany's property in the State of Mary
land, as fixed by the public service
commission as of December 81, 1924,
plus additions since that date, was on
January 81, $44,592,030.
Taxes assignable to operations in
January were S119,759 which was an
increase of $44,5 over December last
year. For the IL months ending Janu-
uary 81 the telephone company's taxes
in Maryland amounted to ST ,323. 486.
Capital expenditures for outside plant
and central office equipment added to
the telephone company's system in the
State in January amounted to $341 1906.
Retirements during this period were
S203,278, making net additions of
S138617. Net additions to plant for
the IL months ending January 81
amounted to S2,406,236.
During January 613 telephones were
added to the system. making 208,611
in service. During the month tele-
phone users made 25,676,000 local and
/ ABS $50 out-of-town calls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
CURB SHARES GAIN
! IN BROAD MARKET
Extent of Operations In
creaSeS as Many Issues
Advance.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 27.-After a
strong and active opening, under the
leadership of public utilities, Curb trad
ing today broadened out to include a
long list Of issues seldom seen on the
tape and number of the lower-priced
shares.
Pivotal power and light issues, such
as Electric Bond g. Share. American
& Foreign Power, Niagara Hudson,
American Superpower Electric Power
Associates, Associated Gas & Electric
and Electric Shareholders, advanced
early in the session, but not all the
gains were retained after midday. A
spectacular gain was made by Public
Service of Northern Illinois, up IS
points.
The oils in the first few sales gave
evidence of continuing the robust rally
staged late in the preceding session, but
they soon slackened their speed Aside
from such favorites as Cities Service,
Indian Territory and Standard Oil of
Indiana, activity suddenly developed in
some of the low-priced South American
oils. Two blocks of 10000 shares each
of American controlled oil fields came
out and one lot of 800 shares of Co
lumbia Syndicate sold at lowered quo
tations.
Natural gas stocks benefited from
announcements of expansion and profits
and rumorS of mergers. Memphis
Natural Gas and United Gas early were
whirled to new highs for the year. Mis-
souri, Kansas Pipe Line and Pacific Pub
lie Service A, both of which are related
to the natural gas industry, also turned
active
Chain stocks were another group
singled out for attention today as a re-
suit of earning and sales reports. Chain
Store Stocks Incorporated was up frac-
tionally as Walgreen eased in early
dealings. Some inactive issues such
as Kobacker Stores g. Pie Bakeries of
America, pointed higher. General Bak-
ing common and preferred continued
active and somewhat soft. Great Allan
tic & Pacific Tea was slightly higher.
Most radio dealings again converged
around communication issues such as
Canadian Marconi, in which floor trad
ers see the hand of a pool, and Gable
Wireless, which eaSed again on the
thrice officially announced rejection of
the beam system by the British post
ONCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
PUBLIC OBJECTIONS TO RAIL
MERGERS EXPECTED BYLC. C.
Majority of Roads Believed Willing to
Accept Plans in Principle, but Details
May Be Opposed.

carriers alluded to, the commission an
ticipates the major part of its trouble in
securing the desired consultations will
come from onnosition on the part of the
public. Many civic and State bodies,
officially and unoff1cially, have already
made application to intervene. Some
express satisfaction with the 81 plans
outlined, while others declare that to
put them into effect would stifie COM
petition and work to the detriment of
the territories and shippers involved.
The actual acquisition or merging of
the various roads in the different sys-
TENS is sure to be a long winded BUSH
ness and one likely to be done piece
meal-a road at time-as the Balti-
more & Ohio has acquired the Buffalo
Rochester &c Pittsburgh, and the Van
Sweringen system took in the Chesa-
peake 81 Hooking. One reason for the
probable delay, after both roads and
commission are in agreement, will be
the fact that the law provides that in
actual consolidation the combined cap
ltal1zation of the proposed merger shall
not exceed the aggregate valuation of
the component roads as fixed by the
commission.
Valuation Controversy.
There still is controversy over the
41A1AlS VI NdludJlOn Dy LIl6 commission,
despite the O'Fallon decision, which
provides that valuation shall be based
on replacement costs. The commission
has asked Congress to place the stamp
of approval on a method of bringing
rate valuations up to date for rate
making and recapture purposes, and it
is expected that when this is done some
of the difficulties will be removed.
Meantime actual consultations are
likely to be delayed. It is probable that
applications will take the form of
request to be allowed to acquire con-
troll of the properties in question. This
was the method followed by the Balti-
more & Ohio and the Chesapeake g.
Ohio. Once valuations are fixed and
component parts of the systems are
controlled by dominant carriers, it will
be a comparatively simple matter to
arrange capitalization and bring about
actual consolidation.
(Copyright, Io30O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
FOREIGN BONDs.
BANK CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, February q (SpeciaD -
Today. year ago.
New York bank
clearings ..... 81 ,006. 900. 900 Si,742 000, 900
New York bank
balances $500 135,O00,O0 $4,000 600
New York Federal
Reserve Bank
egedits .s..... l35,e00s000 174,000, 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
NEW MOVIE RECORDS
LIKELY DURING 1880
Net Income Keeping Up With
Heavier Expenses-More Ex-
port Business Seen.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 27.-Current
activity in the movie world is abreast
of the record-breaking rate of 1929, and
in view of the favorable nature of
fundamental trade factors, the largest
aggregate business that the industry
has ever experienced is to be looked for
in 1890 according to a current survey
of the Standard Statistics Co. The
survey says:
Our survey, indicates. however, that
rising expenses, concomitant with the
use of color and other media in produce
ton, will cut into the margin of 1880
profit. Total income for the industry
in 1880 is, nevertheless, expected to be
entirely comparable with that of the
past year. New developments, such as
the composition of operate pictures.
probably will further stimulate the high
public interest engendered by the talkie.
while trade Improvements, including a
decision to make fewer and better pic
lures in 1880, will undoubtedly act as
a further stimulus
THE swing in foreign countries to-
ward wiring of houses for sound is a
salient feature of the export situation
American producers, Furthermore. are
planning production of foreign versions
of talking pictures. and possibilities
along this channel are considerable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27

(Copyright, 1880. J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27

! hnnuaI payment
Exdydend extra trus in stock Payable in
cash stock Payable u preferred stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, February q Especially
Cotton prices we're TO 10 points
lower at the opening of the market TO-
day, with evidence that the trade has
not adjusted itself in new crop months
Old crops were fairly steady.
The opening range was: March
July, 15.4S, off g; october Coid), 1870
off 8; October new, 1850: Decenlbef
(ol0, 1890. off q; December (new)
1888; January (old), 1901, of 8; Jan
uary new, 1878.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
NEW YORK CURB MARKET : -: 4: :1 st.: Ss::

Notice-An stocks sold in hundred lots
excepting those designated by (65s) (2S5sl
which shows those stocks to be sold in odd lots only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
LOANS TO FARMERS.

Evidence of the help extended to
farmers by life insurance companies is
found in the fact that one prominent
life insurance company in January
made loans totaling 100000 on 242
farms in various sections of the country.
In addition the same company made
loans totaling more than $7,000000 on
residential property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
Gold Coin Shipment.

NEW YORK, February 81 (P).-A
shipment of gold coin totaling Sc ,26O. 900
has been received from Brazil by the
Guaranty Trust Co. Thus far this year
the bank has imported s22, 052, 400 in
gold from that country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, February 81 (R.-Butter
steady; receipts, sass tubs: prices un-
changed. Eggs unsettled; receipts.
24,504 cases; extra f1rsts, 2615a27:
graded firsts, 26a26A; ordinary firsts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
COMMODITY PRICES.
BY the Associated Press.

by LIlt hSSOCIAItu FfeSS.
A further slump in commodity prices
last week was indicated today by Gen.
sus Bureau studies, though steel prod
ucts did not participate in it. Figures
which follow give the index of whole
sale commodity prices for the week and
comparable periods constructed by using
100 as representing average prices OF
1926 and selling prices for like periods
of a composite ton of steel products:
All commodities. Steel
Week ending Feb. %. 92.2 $3524
Preceding week. 49,. 93.l 1924
Same week last year. 98 1925
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
BONDS.
Prom Yesterday,s 5 .ao Edltior

tcopyrlrht $780, Standard statistics Co.,
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Williamson oi
near Houston Branch, Md, on Sun
+ day. Mr.. Williamson is confined to
his home with pneumonia. We hope
that he will soon be better.
Mrs. Stephen Tresnak and daugh-
ters, Anna and Pauline, and Steph-
en-, Jr., spent part of Tuesday with
Mrs. John Willoughby of Cannons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown and
daughter who went to Baltimore,
Md, last Monday to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Browns grandmother,
returned ON Sunday. While they
were in Baltimore, they had an au-
tOmobile accident and were forced
to remain until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Williamson at
tended the funeral of Mrs. David
Hill at Cokesbury NJ. E. Church on
the Bridgeville-Georgetown highway
on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Hill was taken to the Milford
Hospital where she died on Satur-
day from u paralytic stroke. Mrs.
Hill and Mrs. Williamson were
neighbors during Mrs. Williamson's
girlhood. Mrs. Hill is survived by
eight children. Four sons and four
daughters. Rev. Ward Mills officiat-
ed, assisted by Rev. Ralph, pastor
of COkesbury Church. Interment
made in Bridgeville cemetery.
Miss Anna Tresnak spent one day
last week with Mrs. Willis Blades.
The revival services at Bethel NJ.
E. Church, came to a close on Sun
day evening with a comparatively
small success.
The services at this church for
Sunday, December IA, are as fol-
lows: Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Preaching at 1890 a. m. by the
pastor, Rev. H. N. Bailey. At the
services on Sunday there will also
be baptismal and communion SER
vices. The new members who wish
to join will also be taken into the
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hartzell visit
ed her mother, Mrs. Mary Williams
and her sister, Mrs. Samuel Fields
Of Seaford on Monday afternoon.