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INQUIRY ON PURCHASES
OF STOCKS is RENEWED

BY the Associated Press.
Questioning has been renewed as to
the identity of purchasers of stocks
during interludes of great market weak
ness
The United States Chamber of Com
merce gives as its opinion that such
buying comes mainly from three
sources: First, from short sellers, who
take profits by reacquiring stock pre-
viously owned and, second, from sup
port-buying by banks and financial
groups, such as the consortium which
functioned last Autumn Such buying
is temporary in character and is pri-
marily intended to keep liquidation or
Derby
The third great class is investment
buying on the part of large and small
bargain hunters, who wait patiently for
purchasing opportunities which they
feel come whenever there is excessive
competition in selling.
Investment buying and bargain hunt
ing constitute the most significant
form of purchases, but usually are done
on a scale downward without agrees
sively affecting the market tides at first.
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EARNINGS REPORTED.

NEW YORK, August IS (Pl.-General
Asphalt Co and subsidiaries today re-
ported for the first half net profit of
S206, $50, equal 10 so cents a share on
4l3333 common shares. compared with
s461, 760, or s14l a share on 210,614
common shares. in the first half last
year.
Coty, Inc, had June net Of S1B5 226,
equal to IL cents common share, COM
pared with S776068, or 81 cents a share,
in the June quarter last year.
Radio Corporation of America for the
first six months this year reported a
balance of $505098 available for divi-
dends, an amount insufficient by 81. 093,-
802 TO provide dividends on class A and
B preferred stocks. III the first half
last year the company reported net
earnings of $4996,437. Payments OF
preferred dividends totaling $2,59S, 900
in the first half this year, after addition
10 surplus of the sos 093 net income,
-c1N-efl The surplus frcn $50 los 3i2 on
ary / 70 SIT 80 "a 81 jane 30.
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TRANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Note-An stocks sold in hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter S0sb tSVs
which shows those stocks to be sold in odd lots only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-16
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, August Is Especially -
Cotton made new low records for the
year again today, with a sharp break
of 80 points under a continuation of
the selling movement which has been in
progress throughout the week.
May contracts broke below the IL
cent level in final trading, with the list
at the bottom 80 points lower than Fri
day. All deliveries, with the exception
of July, closed under IL cents, with
October at 1l.35, or cent and three
quarters below best figures of 10 days
ago. Spots were reduced 80 points to
1890.
Cotton range:
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RAILROAD INCOME.

NEW YORK, August 16 C).-June
net operating income of 172 class
railroads, including Is switching and
terminal companies, totaled $68 ,883, ATS,
compared with sos, 817 1903 in the like
month last year. Net operating income
for the first half was $376, 428,839,
against 1862, 729.7 34 in the correspond
ing period of 1929
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BANK CLEARINGS.

NEW YORK, August 16 (SpeciaD -
New York bank clearings today, $976,-
100000; year ago, s1,341 100000; New
York bank balances today, $125,000,-
900: year ago. $171 ,000, 900. New York
Federal Reserve credit balances today,
$125, OOO, 900; a year ago, $155, 900 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-16
Rail Stocks
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

(This is the thirtieth of a series of
brief analyses by Mr.. Hughes on railroad
securities. The intent is not to recon-
mend the purchase or sale of any par
ticular stock. but to give the investor
such information as may enable him
intelligently to chart his own course.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-01

women's SiHes % 70
~.
Little Women's Sizes
S5I1 TO 41A.
Larger W0men's gia0S
42M to 4sH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-01

Double strap overarm
pouch with inverted
frame .............aS
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black deliberately
kit fox. natural wolf krinmer Persian lamb cape.
shawl and mushroom collars, spiral treat
ments hared straightlne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-01

Smooth calf back
atTap strap has with
modern enamel lift
lock .....s..s.....Ao
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proved its worth. Regional cooperative
work has been proven to pay extraordi-
narily we'll"
AS the council program developed in
New England, DR.. Klein continued, It
had aroused interest all over the co,ln-
try, and had been productive of much
inquiry of the Commerce Department.
He predicted that similar attempts to
organize commercial interests on a sec
tional basis would be instituted else
where in the United States.
I'VE find that large regions of our
country have distinctive economic in
tereSts," he said, "prolems and aspira-
tons that are more or less peculiar to
themselves. ! need only mention the
South's controlling interest in cotton
and undiSputed dominance In the naval
mon industry occupies In Pacific North
weSt-the cattle raising and mining of
the Rocky Mountain States-the tire
mendous grain growing interests of the
Middle West-the manufacturing and
trading activities of New England. When
we consider these different regions as
units, we md that they possess within
themselves many interests that are COM
mon to the region as a whole and that
seem to call urgently for regional CO.
operative action.
I'VE do not, I feel, find nearly enough
OF such regional group action. 1t is un-
questionably 20 the benefit of all persons
within each region that their common
economic problems should be attacked
with concerted strength"
! China. which as a natioh must be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
Washington Ticker
BY CLINTON COFFIN,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

New England business leaders brought
to Washington for q session this week
the latest style of business Organization
the regional association to advance COM
mercial interests of territory-which
is represented by the New England
Council. Omcials who gave the body a
warm welcome pointed out that it was
created to provide group Of States with
common industrial and commercial in
terests the sort Of advertising and serv-
ice that q board Of trade or Q chamber
Of commerce affords q city, and pre-
dicted that the example set by 1t would
be followed elsewhere In the United
States.
Since 1925. when the governors Of the
six New England States undertook spon-
sorship for the council and appointed
the delegates who cooperate in its
functioning, the body has set itself to
the task Of assembling and distributing
the facts about New England assets, adj
vantages, ambitions and needs.
The outstanding result may be stated
in one sentence" DR.. Julius Klein, AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce, said in
addressing the Washington session OF
the council. New England is today
| favored with a much greater degree Of
! intelligent understanding and appre-
citation Of the facts Of hee economic sit
uation. Regional cor cusness has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31

somewhat accustomed to paying money
as indemnity to foreigners and foreign
nations, Is now on the verge of col
Letting an indemnity from the United
States in her turn. A study of the
House OF Representatives record that is
being built up around the project car
ries the conviction that all branches of
the American Government are being
meticulously careful to see that the
chinese claim Is forwarded.
President Hoover wrote me a per,
sonal letter about this matter, though
the indemnity sought only amounts to
$500" Chairman Irwin Of the House
claims committee, which has the leQis-
lation in hand, explained. THE re-
suit has been the introduction of a bill
providing the appropriation, though the
committee investigation and report
hasn't been concluded. It appears that
an American Government tug ran
down a Chinese fishing boat in Chi
nese waters, occasioned some damage
and some personal injuries. Executive
omcials are very anxious to have the
indemnity paid and the bill win BE-
brought forward very quickly"
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of s1aS. asa, 2s1.si in january. a year

RA9OSE00FG0AsS4 49,
ago.
January clearings, however, were
ahead of December clearingS, the can
celed checks in the previous month to-
falling $116,074, 630.10. But December
clearings were far behind the previous
year, when that months figures stood
at $129, 1871 ,412.O6.
January clearings in 1928 totaled
$114, 408, S32.92; in 1927 they amounted
to $11T,074 ,963.02, while in 1926 local
banks cleared $l12,853, 440.90.
The year 1929 hung up a new local
record for bank clearings. The predic-
ton has been made in banking circles
that this year will show busir Ois de-
clines during the first Of the yeBr and
good advances later, so that clearings
during 1880 are likely to make a new
high mark in spite of a slow January
start.
The lull in trade after the Christmas
holidays and the far-reaching effects
of the Wall Street crash are ascribed
as the main reasons for the business
recession here and In other parts of the
country recently noted by the Federal
Reserve Board.
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DECLINE REPORTED
IN BANK CLEAR|NGS
January Drop Over Figures
Year Ago indicates LuII
in Business.

Business in Washington during the
past month has been slower than in
January, 1929, judging by the num-
Der Of checks Cancelled by the WASH
ington Clearing House.
According to the January figures
made public this noon, total bank clear
ings In the Capital amounted to SiIs.-
21s,2 64.sS, in comparison with a total
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' x0rk Exchange.
1900 Noon. .....1,696,2O0
2:1O PM. $685. 500
oove table are the annual cash
rly or half yearly declarations.
shares. I Partly extra. Plus
Plus go in stock. q Paid last
stock. d Payable when earned.
lOfo in stock. g Plus 6Ss In
in stock. X Plus So in stock.
! stock. D Subject to approval
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Gold Shipment From 1anan

NEW YORK, January 81 R.-The
Mitsui Bank Of Toxic Is shipping Ooo :
600 gold yen approximately $4,000 OOO)
to this country on board the 8. 8.
Tenymgaru, sailing today. Additional
consignments are expected during the
next couple Of weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31

1890 AM. 443. 700
1870 PM. 2,544,2OO
Dividend rates as given in the alb
payments based on the latest Quarter
Unit Of trading less than 100 ,
81 in stock. : Payable in scrip.
year-no regular rate. b Payable In 4
Payable In cash or stock. Plus
stock. n Plus az in stock. J Plus So
of stockholders.
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EXCHANGE OFFER voIDED.

NEW YORK, January 81 CFJ.-The
Associated Gas & Electric Securities Co
has notified holders Of Troy On. "
City Railway flrst consolidated 5 per
cent gold bonds and holders of the
Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway FIRST
mortgage Az per cent gold bonds that
ali offers to exchange these bonds fol
securities Of the Associated Gas q
Electric System have been withdrawn
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BANK CLEARINGs

NEW YORK, January 81 (SpeciaD -
New York Bank clearings, today, ST.
400 ,000. 900; a year ago, e2,088, 900 600
New York Bank balances, today
$i72, ZOO, 900; year ago, $165, 900 900
New York Federal Reserve credit bal
ances, today, $1S4,00o, 900; year ago
$l57 ,000, 900.
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China. which as a natioRA must be
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
WOMAN's CLUB NOTES

By invitation of Mrs. |. B. Burns
the club held it's study meeting fol-
March at her pleasant home on Edge
water Terrace ranch Wednesday after
noon. The program attracted an I'M
usual number, several visitors as well
as almost the entire membership of
the club attending.
Mrs. M. S. Meeks, after long abb
sence, was happily able to be present
and to give thoroughly enjoyable
talk on "Our Native Birds"
Mrs. r. B. McMurry's subject was
timely, interesting and very clearly
presented. She was listened to with
close attention and spoke all too
briefly on the subject of ponds,
Lilies and Water Plants"
Mrs. N. P. Anglin closed the pro-
gram with what might be termed an
illustrated lecture on landscaping the
home grounds, with especial refer
ence to perennial Borders" another
subject that demanded the interest
of the club and that was splcndidly
handled.
During the serving of tea by the
hostesses for the afternoon, Mrs. Gil
huly and Mrs. Wilkinson, goodbye
was said to Mrs. Peck, one of the
clubs most valued members, who ex-
poets to leave next week to make her
home in Spokane.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
MRS. J. B. LEE DIES

Mrs. j. B. Lee died Monday at Med
ical Lake, where she had been taken
last week for treatment and her fun
eral was held Thursday afternoon in
Kennewick
The sympathy of the White Bluffs
col munity, where the Lees lived for
many years before moving to Kenne-
wick, goes out to the bereft family,
of which the brave little mother who
is gone was the chief support and
mainstay, the father being semi
invalid.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Lee
leaves three daughters, Edna, Lenora,
and Lille; two sons, Charles and Rob-
ert; her mother, Mrs. O. j. Robbins;
two sisters, Mrs. Weshenbaugh and
Ruby Robbins, and brother, Charles
Robbins, all of Corfu; and another
brother, Wesley G. Robbins Of White
Bluffs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
BOOST An CLUBS

! Writing of the expected visit here
on March 26 of the party of Milwau
kee railroad officials connected with
agricultural development and coloniz
alton department Of the road, Lor
Cook, also an employee of the rail.
road, located at Seattle, says:
Zone of the features of the trip is
to- further the interests of the All
Club work. The Milwaukee has beer
working on plans TO more closely
cooperate with such clubs and organ
izations for years, but never before
have they been able to definitely an
nounce their plans.
"R. w. Reynolds who heads the
department, is very enthusiastic over
their plans for the All Club members
and the Smith Hughes students.
MIR. Reynolds says that two out
standing club members from each of
the counties served BY the Milwaukee,
where extension work is organized,
will be given free trips East, which
will afford the boys and girls an op-
portunity to visit the Chicago Inter-
national Live Stock show and meet
other club members from various
parts of the United States, as well
as attending the National All Club
Congress where programs of import
ance to their organization will be
carried out. In this way they will,
of course, have contact with men and
women of national achievement.
'The newly organized Agricultural
Department means more than the
development of lands. tributary to the
Milwaukee, as their agricultural agents
will seek to further s1e best interests
of the live stock industry as well,
so that individuals and communities
may have added prosperity with con-
sequent increased tonnage and earn
ings for the road tAat serves them.
Close attention will be given live
stock, freight service, the improve
ment of feeder line stock, improve
merts of facilities fpr movement to
primary markets and. general cooper
alton with live stock shippers and
feeders.
"Mr. Reynolds claims to have a
well and capably organized staff, hav-
ing been trained in the best institu-
tons for their work. One of the most
interesting features Of their itinerary
is, for the first time Washington has
been included, taking in the following
counties: Whatcom, Glallam, Snohom-
ish, King, Pierce, Grays Harbor,
Pacific, Lewis, Kittitas, Benton,
Adams, Whitman, Spokane and Pend
Oreille." "a
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
PEcKs TO LEAVE VALLEY

Papers are being prepared and
signed this week by A. B. Peck of
White Bluffs and G. A. Warsincke
of Spokane, in which Mr.. Peck is
trading his rs acre farm north of
town for Mr.. Warsincke's residence
property in Spokane. The property
Mr.. Peck is acquiring is an eight
room house and several acres of
ground located near Lincoln Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peck have developed
their tract from the raw state into
one of the best equipped and arranged
farms in this part Of the valley. They
like the valley and would like to stay
but are making the move on account
of Mrs. Peck's health, she having
been told by the Mayo Brothers hos
pital where she went some time ago
for consultation, that a. life of less
work and more quiet for her was
imperative. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Peck
have been identified with every pro-
gressive move here and their many
frinds regret to see them leave.
Mr.. Warsinck is expected to ar
rive next week to take charge of the
ranch here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
SUMMERS FIGHTS TO
PROTECT DAIRY INDUSTRY

ALIGNED with a large number o.
ether members of the House Of Re
preventative, Congressman John w
Summers of Washington, recently
fought td have the butter industry
given more adequate protection by
placing a tax on cocoa and peanut OIL
substitutes. So large a majority OF
support did the Washington member
and his colleagues muster that the
bill passed by substantial majority
! when it came up for vote In the
house.
The invention of new process IN
the making of butter substitutes, un
der which oils employed are emulsi-
fled in brine or water, made it necea-
sary that there should be a revised
definition as to what constitutes
oleomargarine.
The Haugen Bill, which passed the
House, placed tax of ten cents
pound on this new compound when
it is colored in imitation of butter.
"This new substitute" said Repre-
sentative Summers, commenting on
the bill, sis composed of 80 per cent
cccoanut and peanut oils with SAT-,
water and color added to make 1t re-
semble butter.
"Poor people are serving this sub
stitute to their children. 1t has been
ascertained that this product is de-
ficient in the life-giying vitamines
that are found in good, wholesome
butter.
"The wide spread sale of the sub
stitute rnasquerading under such
phrases as just as good as butter
and better than butter have done
much harm to the dairymen who in
many sections are the backbone OF
the community. These dairymen must
be protected and we believe that this
is an effective way of according the
dairy interests the necessary protec-
ton"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
SAYS DON'T NEGLECT
THE DORMANT SPRAY

It is rumored throughout the dis
trict that the extremely low TEMPER
atures last winter killed all of he
San Jose scale and that some grow
ers are intending to omit the dormant
spray. While the scale mortality was
heavy. those that survived the win
| ter, if not controlled by a dormant
spray, will be sufficient to seriously
tinfest the orchard by harvest time.
E. t. Newcomer, federal entomologist
at Yakima. states that if only l to 2
lpercent of the Overwhelming scale
are alive, and no control measures
applied, seriously infested orchard
may he expected at harvest.
Actual count of scale taken from
orchards in Benton County show from
that from 5 to 30 percent of the over
wintering scale survived the winter,
varying with the winter tempera-
lures experienced. 1t follows, then,
that unless the dormant spray is APP
piled the district may expect to har-
vest many crops of scaly fruit this
fall.
If lime and sulphur is used as the
dormant spray, use at least de-
grees Baume test Is degrees Baume
in case of heavy infestation.) If the
stock solution tests 80 degrees Baume
use % to "a gallons to 200 gallon
tank to make a spray testing de-
grees Baume. Where oil is the dor
want spray, use an emulsion contain
ing a percent actual oil. This may
he obtained by adding 8 1-2 to 10
gallons of commercial oil containing
SO percent actual oil to a 2oO-gallon
tank
With everyone doing his part by
applying the dormant spray, being
thorough in application, with special
attention given to covering the tips
of the branches, losses from damage
by this pest can be materially de-
creased over that experienced last
year. ~
DOYLE B. STARCHER,
District Horticultural Inspector
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
URGE OPEN RIVER

DR.. Clark Black, president, and r.
H. Kipp, executive secretary of the
Columbia Valley Association of Port
land were in this part Of the state
this week in the interest of restora-
ton Of navigation on the Upper Col
niubia River and ultimate hydro-elec-
trio reclamation development in con.
junction with major channel improve
ments. They met with Kennewick
residents Thursday room, were in
Pasco Thursday evening, will meet
with residents Of White Bluffs this
Friday noon and will be in Prosser
this evening. The meeting at White
Bluffs is being held at the CONNER
cial hotel under the auspices of the
Commercial club.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
FROST WARNINGS DUE SOON

A. w. Cook, government frost prog
nosticator, will be here within ten
days to aid Kennewick cherry growers
in their battle against the weather.
Cook who is now In Redlands, Calf,
where he has been doing the same
thing for the orange growers, has
sent his instruments on ahead and
will follow shortly.
Cook has been here before, and
most of the community is familiar
with his work. He issues daily frost
bulletins which warn the orchardists
Of coming changes in temperature
and enable them to protect the cher
ries. He will be here until June.
Kennewick Courier Reporter
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
TRUCKS NEED SPECIAL LIGHTS

The State Highway Department is
calling attention to the requirements
of clearance lights on trucks. All
trucks over II inches wide or where
the truck body or platform extends
six inches or more outside the hub
caps, and also trucks with length
over all of more than 20 feet, the law
demands to be equipped with special
clearance lights. Any authorized light
testing station can give detailed in
formation as to the kind OF lights
and where they are to be placed.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
TALK ON OIL SPRAY

H. F. Mcdowell of Yakima, special
agent, and w. c. Parrish of Los
Angeles, special representative of the
lubricating oil department of the
Union Oil company, with o. J.. Long
necker, local agent, met with group
of growers at Hanford last Friday
evening. The Union company recent
ly sold car of oil spray to growers
in that vicinity and the meeting was
for the purpose of giving instruc-
tons as to its use.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
CENSUS HELPERS NAMED

G. DOVE McQuesten, supervisor of
the census for the 9th district, with
headquarters at Yakima, has an
nounced his list of census enumera-
tors. F. A. English has been appoint
ed for the White Bluffs and up-river
districts and Mrs. M. R. Slavens for
the Hanford precinct. The enumera-
ton begins April 1.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-14
St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church

Sunday sabool at 10 a. IN.
II a. M, Divine Service
During Lent there will be serv-
ices every Wednesday evening at
800 o'clock to behold the greatest
sacrifice that ever has been made
for the entire human race by the
only begotten Son Of God.
Rev. L. c. Krug, Pastor.