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Notes of Art and Artists

of a prairie pony "In the Wind" it is entitled
and one can almost feel the impact of wind
against the body Of the horse standing with
-forefeet drawn together and braced, name and
tail blowing. In spirit, and somewhat in style,
this little bronze recalls Mr.. Fraser's famous
work. 1.-THE End Of the Trail" shown in sew.
eral of the great expositions, which has now
found permanent placement in San Francisco
IT was Mr.. Fraser's wife, Laura Gardin Fraser,
who won the competition by her design for
the Congressional Medal for Col Charles A.
Lindbergh, for which Congress made appropria-
ton in May, 1928. The director OF the mint
" arranged a program Of competition and the
Commission of Fine Arts was requested to adj
wise as to the design. Mrs. Fraser was de-
clared winner. The diverse of the medal shows
the head of Col. Lindbergh in the garb of
aviator; the reverse flying eagle typifying an
airplahe, and giving the feeling of, vastnesS OF
space through which Col. Lindbergh few in
hts overseas flight. ~,
The medal is illustrated and described in the
eleventh report of the National Commission Of
Fine Arts, which has lately been issued. ss1.
Prefacing chapter on Medals, Coins and
Insignia" in this report, the chairman, Charles
Moore, has the following to say:
"At the present time there is a strong de
fnand on both Congress and the departments
for commemorative medals Now, medal, is
something any one feels competent to design,
leaving the execution to be worked out usually
at the mint. The art of the medal is little
understood or appreciated in, this country. and
very few American medals rise into the realm
of works Of art. Usually the design is required
to be pictorial rather than symbolic then
money is lacking adequately to pay for the
time artist must spend in order to produce
good results; and in most cases there is haste
to produce the medal for q particular occasion.
BY Executive order all designs for medals must
be submitted to this commission for advice;
but the final decision Is with the. executive
officer, who often does not recognize the stand
ards of the medalist as developed in the Greek
coins, the great medals Of the fifteenth cen
fury. and the French masters of the eighteenth
century
1.-THE humiliating experiences of Augustus
Saint-Gaudens with the Worlds Columbian Elk
position, the Roosevelt Inaugural Medal and the
20-dollar gold piece are still typical. Until
either popular fancy turns toward forms of ex-
preston other than the medal, or until serious
consideration is given to the medal a dis
tinct work Of art. this country cannot hope
to compare with France in beauty and sig
nificance in the design Of the medal"
In this connection it is interesting to note
that designs for several medals issued by the
United States and others have been approved
by the National Commission of Fine Arts In
the last two years. Among these is the Presi-
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eyes& rolled every drop Of 1t around my tongues
fWh3E gave ME alErostF equal pleasure was TO
watch the poor beggars of natives putting some-
thing warm inside them and to note the joyful
and thankful expressions on their faces as they
did so.
It ,arpearedS that after leaving camp Atahaire
and Mahomed' had decided to go back to the
cross tracks, where they took the eastern
branch. Picking up some fresh camel tracks
leading off to the north, they had followed
them and finally encountered solitary Asgur
Taureg looking after some camels in the vicinity
. of pool known as Taruadi. After drink and
a rest they filled. up the skins, and under the
guidance of the nomad returned to us by 1.-The
shortest route. 49,
If only we had taken that right-hand turning
at the cross tracks! AS it was, We must have
passed, all unknowingly, within a few miles Of
that very pool. This shows the absolute neces-
sity of having good guide thoroughly familiar
with the actual location of water. Hidden away
among rocks or in depreSsions in the ground,
as the pools and water holes often are, it is
possible to pass within few hundred yards and
remain entirely ignorant of their existence.
Very often, too, there are alternative pools or
holes within few miles. After long drought
one supply may dry up more quickly than an
other, and therefore a f1rst-hand knowledge of
all the available sources is essential When
reached Djanet / was told that the comnlan-
dant, although he had six years experience Of
the region never left the post without guide.
Considering what might have happened, we
came through the bad time very well. There
was one thing we had to be very thankful for,
and that was the comparative GOODNESS of the
weather Much as I have abused the wind
really think it saved our lives during that Pc
Rod Had that chilly wind dropped and allowed
the sun to do its deadly work, four or perhaps
five days would have seen our end, and our
bones would have been added to the countless
millions already strewing the desert.
THE water which had reached us so providen-
tally was jpst Sufacient for ourselves, and
the camels had yet to quench their thirst, so
that it was imperative to get to the water hole
as soon as possible. We rested another day;
then we set forth.
Before leaving camp we built ring of stones
and erected little cairn on poor Sakari's grave.
On this left a tin containing a note bearing
his name and stating how he had met his end.
doubt whether it remained there very long,
however; expect some wandering Taureg APP
propriated the canister for his own use, as these
nomads are very fond Of tins.
A two-day march brought us to the water
hole-a natural rock basin Of beautifully clear
water, IS to 80 feet In width and, according to
the Asgur lad, deep enough to drown a camel.
The surface was at least IL feet from the rim
of the basin, and In order to draw up the water
It was necessary TO climb down the almost per-
pendicular sides by means Of a few inches and
lower leather bucket on rope.
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Only three or four animals could be watered
at time, and it was only with great difnculty
that the other thirsty brutes were kept away
until their turn came. It was 10 days since
they had had their last drink-not an unusually
long period for camels accustomed to rich pas
ture and free from work, but as our animals
had carried heavy loads for long marches, with
an almost complete absence Of good food. it
seemed remarkable that any of them remained
alive
We spent two days here, resting and reveling
In the abundance Of water, but survey took
Of our food supplies showed me that we were
not yet "out Of the wood" The stores, as q
matter Of fact, were unpleasantly low, and It
was evident that we should be on short COM
mons long before reaching Djanet.
The last obstacle before Djanet was the Erg
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of Admer, a formidable expanse Of sand dunes
ranging from so to 100 feet in height. To get
our weakened camels up these hillocks was
terribly slow and hard work, and began to feel
that the poor bruites would never live to reach
Djanet. Just when I was almost in despair,
however, the dunes mercifully ended.
Two days later, up a narrow valley, We
sighted the thickly clustered date palms of
Djanet-a sight for which We had longed for
many a weary day.
We got there-but only jUlstl Our stores were
practically exhausted and we had lost one man
and five camels. 1t was Al days since we had
left neruan, whereas had hoped to complete
the stage in 25 During that period we had
covered over 500 miles and had encountered
only one human being-the nomad Taureg at
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lecture, School OF Pine Arts, Yale University,
win give an illustrated lecture on To-day and
Tomorrow In American Architecture"
Prof. Meeks Is q member Of the American
Institute Of Architects, Of the Society Of Beaux
Arts Architects, etc.
The School OF Architecture at Yale University
Is generally conceded one of the foremost IN
this country, its students having won many OF
: the most coveted prizes and scholarships, and
especially 'fellowShips at the American Academy
in Rome. Prof. Meeks' lecture will primarily
consider the significance of the modernistic
tendency in the feld Of architecture.
.SIGNoRA FAUsTA .VTTToRIA MENGARISI,
whose portraits in bronze viii be seen. at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art this week and
next, is as.young ;ROmany artist whose name
during the past few years has become increas-
ingly Setter Known abroad as, that of one Of
exceptional accomplishment. and whose works
are characterized by "a perfection of detail:
She is the daughter" of Senator CugneImo
,Menearini, Of dlssncticn as 2 scientist. whose
discoveries and Inventions, in the fields OF elec-
tricity. physics and astronomy are famous. She
grew up, thus among scholars, authors and
artists. When only Is, - student at the Fine
Arts. Academy "4of Rome, she modelled 3
statue OF a nude man struggling to free him-
SELL from ~OonuS3 WINCH she enClue0 'Tne
Rebel The strength" and perfection of her
work iastoAn6ed her masters and attracted wide
attention. But the young artist was not to be
led -aStray or spelled by praise. Commenda-
tion eonly laid upon her the necessity Of even
greater effort. Going to the great masters for
guidance, she gave, closest attention to draw
Ing to mastery OF technique. Her ideal has
been combination of strength and beauty
And her own. country. has given her abundant
patronage She has executed under commits
sion sculptural decorations for the facade OF
the new ministry of justice. She has done one
or more monumental war memorials, and In
collaboration with the well known architect,
Corte, she has designed and modelled Sculptural
adornment for the lighthouse monument to
commemorate and glorify the Italian conquest
Of Eritrea, constructed at the port of Massaua.
But her principal achievement, it is said BY
italian critics. Is her, portrait bustS It was Q
number of these that were shown last Wednes-
day informally at the italian embassy and
it is these for the most part, in still greater
number that are to be shown at the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art. One Is Of Mussolini. Others
are of Diaz. the great war hero. She has also
modelled portrait OF Giacomo Boni the great
italian psychologist, under whose direction the
Campanile at Venice was restored and recent
excavations made In the Roman Forum.
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Taruadi. The surviving camels could hardly
have gone another step.
AS we made our way up the valley, two
figures in flying burnouses, mounted on white
horses, appeared at gallop from beneath the
palms. They proved to be the French onRcer
commanding this desert post and his orderly,
cmoing out to meet me.
We had many hundred miles more to traverse
before we could say that we had conquered the
Sahara, but the worst was over. Never again
before we reached Tuggurt were we IN such
desperate straits as during those dreadful 10
days when, step by STEP death seemed to be
drawing steadily nearer. Days such as those
can never be forgotten; they leave an indelible
mark upon ones life.
(Ocpyrieht, 1880
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ON Wednesday evening. March 10, in the
Barker Auditorium Of the Young Womens
Christian Association, the Washington Society
of the Fine Arts win hold the last of its meet
1ngS for this season, at which time Prof.
Everett v. Meeks, dean and professor of archt-
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dent Coolidge Inaugural Medal, by John r.
sinnock, engraver and medalist of the mint:
the Thomas A. Edison Medal, granted by Con-
gress, also designed by Mr.. Sinnock, and .
medal Of the American Medical Association de-
signed by Carl Nose Of this city.
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To figures in flying burnouses, mounted on
suEite horses, appeared at gGltOP from
beneath the palms. .*<'*' :
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Preferred Stocks
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Capital Structure.

:. The capital structure of a corporation
has an important bearing on the invest
ment status of the preferred stock. If
there are no bonds, no funded indebted
ness and no charges Of any kind ahead
OF the preferred, that issue obviously is
more valuable than if it is preceded by
senior securities. This question has to
be looked into before the significance of
the number Of times the preferred divi-
dend is earned can be understood.
When there are heavy prior charges
preferred dividend may be covered
many times and yet not be as safe as
the dividend on another preferred stock
covered half that number of times and
with no prior charges. In the first case
decrease in net income is more seri-
Gus, because the bond interest remains
the same and must be cared for before
anything is set aside for the preferred
dividend. With such stocks the best
measure is the number of times interest
ana preferred dividends are earned
taken together.
OF course, if there are no bonds. then
the calculation is simple. If the divi-
dend, for instance, is Z per cent on a
$lO0 par and earnings are equivalent to
$20 snare of preferred. the preferred
Is covered four times. AS a matter of
TACT, there would be extraordinarily
wide margin for a stock with no prior
charges, and yet there are preferred
stocks that earn their dividends with
much more to spare. Take General Mo-
tors per cent preferred, for instance.
Last Word in Safety.
the stock is of 500 par and is en-
Titled TO annual cumulative dividends at
the rate OF per cent in preference and
priority to any other class of stock. In
1923, the last year for which statistics
are available at this writing, General
Motors earned $207.72 a share on its
per cent preferred stock. In other
words, earnings were more than twice
the par value of the stock. Such a stock
mas no speculative appeal, because the
income therefrom is fixed and cannot
be increased, but it does represent the
last word in safety.
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STOCKS IN RALLY
AFTER EARLY DROP
Market Is Depressed by Sell
ing Wave in Early
Trading.
BY STANLEY w. PRENOSIL,
Associated Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK, February AFTER an
early period of irregularity and dullness,
the stock market bounded upward again
today under the leadership of the rail-
road shares, at least a dozen of which
moved into new high ground for the
year. Most Of the early declines of
l to points had been cut in half or
wiped out by early afternoon, when a
long list of issues were selling to
nearly is points above yesterdays final
quotations.
In view of the cut in the New York
teoeral Reserve rediscount rate yester-
Gay, the early action of the market was
disappointing TO many traders. The
market turned dull on the decline after
bear traders had made several futile
attempts to unSettle the general list,
with the result that it was nlIicl, tn
rally when strong buying support ap-
peared. 'P
Can money renewed at 4 per cent, as
against e yesterday, while time money
dlSpiayed an easier undertone, particu-
larry for the longer maturities
Canadian Pacific was the leader Of
the railroad group, soaring 14X points
10 2l6A In anticipation of the an
nouncement OF a to l stock split-up.
LackaWanna, Erie, New Haven, New
York Central and Norfolk & Western
moved up to 4 points, all at new 1890
peaks, in expectation of important de-
velopments concerning the Eastern
railroad consolidation program.
Detroit Edison scared II points. Stone
& Webster 8, and National Lead, Com
monwealth Power, Peoples Gas. Porto
Rican Tobacco, American Wooden pre-
ferred and Gillette Safety Razor rallied
to points, the sharp rebound in the
last named following official denials
OF rumors that the production program
Tor the new razor had been delayed.
In the early selling Simmons broke
41s points to new 1880 low at 70.
which contrasts with the 1929 high of
1873, but rallied to around rs. Indus
trial Rayon dropped 1917 points and
Vulcan DEFINING IL on small turn
overs.
Canadian Pacific shot across the 900
mark on the official announcement of
the 4-for-l stock split-up. Other high
grade rails also rose materially, includ-
ing Chesapeake g. Ohio, Union Pacific,
Delaware, Lackawanna 81 Western and
Northern Pacific. Despite the strength
In the rails some of the leading indus
trials turned heavy, General Electric
ana united States Steel dipping sharply.
The market closed irregular. Total sales
Appropriated 100000 shares.
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RAIL BOND
ISSUES SHOW GAIN
All High-Grade Loans Also
Well Bought in Active
Market.
BY r. H. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 7.--while
high-grade issues, United States Gov
eminent obligations and domestic bonds
generally were higher today the feature
of the market was the activity and
strength shown by the junior railroad
descriptions.
BY far the most active were Sea-
board Airline per ctnt, which touched
new high for the year in a 2-point
advance. These bonds have shown
steady strength for three weeks, but
today's trading in them was heavy
enough to indicate some special reason
for the buying.
Seaboard earnings have improved
and the fiscal position of the company
was helped by debt reduction late
in 1929, effected through floating adj
ditional stocks. Seaboard all-Florida
IS and Florida East Coast SIS, which
usually move with the Airline issues,
were firm.
ern Railroad general As, Boston e.
Maine IS and Chicago & Eastern ILL
nois SIS.
Gains also were made by Rock Island
AIS, Denver & Rio Grande Western
IS, Erie general lien As, Misouri-Pa-
cific as and 51as, Western Maryland
IS, Texas g. Pacific &C" SIS and Atlantic,
Gulf &c West Indies SIS.
Railroads also held the most atten-
ton in the prime list. Chesapeake g.
Ohio general 41as were up a point and
there were also gains in Canadian Ma
tional IS, Canadian Pacific As, Union
Pacific first As and Baltimore 81 Ohio
first As. Stock market strength was re-
t1ected by advances in rail convertibles.
The market generally had much to
favor general advance. Money rates
were definitely lower with the reduc-
ton of the New York Federal Reserve
rediscount rate to 4 per cent. The
days total Of new issues was only $20,-
100000, consisting entirely Of Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad flotation.
The municipal market was dull, with
no issues out today, and bond houses
are still finding the distribution Of
recent offerings little slow, even after
prizes have been marked down. Much
of this hinges around anxiety over the
Chicago situation.
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Washington Stock EXCHANGE
SALES.

SALESs
Washington Gas IS A-$1 900 at 1887.
$500 at 1o3. 5000 at 103, $500 at 103 Il,
$1,000 at 1033s.
Potomac Electric so pfd.-5 at 112.
Potomac Electric 51k % pfd.-5 at 1919.
5 at 107l2, 2 at 1o71E, at 107h.
washington Rwy. g. Elec. pfd.-l0 at
965s, 10 at 96la.
Merchants Bank & Trust Colo at
1871.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 10slz, S
at 10s1s, 20 at 1081z, 2 at 10a1a.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric 6s 1851 900 at 1O6.
Potomac Electric 512e6 pfd.-1o at 108,
10 at 108.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-5 at
9634.
Washington Gas IS A-$1 900 at 1031z.
Capital Traction Coo at SO.
Washington Gas IS A-$1 900 at 1031k
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 10S%, 10
at l083A,
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Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, February Z CP).-Stocks
irregular; Canadian Pacific advances on
SUCK spllt-up. Bonds firm; Seaboard
AR Line and all Florida issues buoyant.
Curb irregular; Pennroad reaches new
1880 high. Foreign exchanges irregular:
French franc at new 1880 low. Cotton
lower; liquidation. Sugar steady: Cuban
support. Coffee easy; Brazilian selling,
CHICAGO, February z CP.-Wheat
steady; bullish Farm Board statement.
Corn steady; firm cash markets. Cattle
steady to higher. Hogs higher.
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The consolidated statement of the
condition Of the Federal Reserve Banks
on February /, made public by the Fed
eral Reserve Board, shows a decrease
for the week of SIS, 800 900 in holdings
of discounted bills and increases of S37,-
100000 in holdings of bills bought in
open market and 81 100000 in United
States securities. Member bank reserve
Government deposits declined $9,500,-
600. Federal Reserve note circulation
declined 100000. Total bills and
securities were $4,000 900 above the
amount reported a week ago.
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den johnson was
reappointed attor-
ney. Mr.. johnson
has already served
the bank in this
capacity for sew
eral years. Attor-
ney Warren was
formerly a direc-
tor in the CONT
mental Trust Co.
The directors
also elected Miss
Mary j. Winfree
assistant cashier.
She was formerly
secretary of the
Continental Trust
Co, and since join
ing the staff of the
COp1D1nrnial Ma
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TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance
announced today as of close of business
February 5 was $83,019,O33. Gus
toms receipts for the month to date
were $5,679. 1861. Total ordinary ex-
$9,322,153.26,
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John B. Larner, president of the
Washington Loan & Trust Co., has re-
turned from a short trip to Princeton,
N. j.
Office Of the controller of the currency,
retired yesterday after AZ years active
service. Controller John w. Pole, speak
ing for large group of his associates,
presented MIR. Herndon with gold
watch
A hundred students of Washington
Chapter American Institute of Bank
ing, made an educational tour of the
Offices Of the Chesapeake & Potomac
TelcphOne Co. "Wednesday night.
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D. c. BANK ELECTS
THREE OFFICIALS
Commercial National Merger
+ Is Followed by Increase
in Deposits.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors Of the Commercial National Bank
late yesterday Bates Warren was made
general counsel of the bank and Hay
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
by Direct e

Notice-AH stocks sold In hundred lots
excepting those designated by the letter (65sl (283s
which shows those stocks to be sold in odd only
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-19
TED GEISKING ASKS
WAIT BEFORE PLEA
Hijacker Is Arraigned at
Rising Sun on Three
Felony Counts.

BW Times Special
RISING SUN, Ind, Sept. 10
hrraigned in Ohio circuit court to-
day on three felony counts, Theo-
dore Geisking asked for a confer
ence with his attorney and the
county prosecutor before making
pleas.
Geisking. indianapolis hijacker
and gangster, is charged with auto
banditry, aiding prisoners to escape,
and assault and battery, with intent
to kill. all in connection with a Jail
delivery here last summer in which
his brother. Alex, and another
prisoner were freed.
He was brought here Thursday
by Sheriff Leon Neal and Carl
Losey. Indiana state policeman,
from Louisville. after Chiacgo wit
nesSeS cleared him of suspicion as
the slayer of Alfred j. (Jake)
Lingle. Chicago newspaperman.
Stanley Freels. South Bend, ar
rested with Geisking in Louisville
Friday night, Thursday was SEN
fenced to thirty days in Louisville
workhouse on a vagrancy charge.