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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-03
NEW ANDREE DIARY
Discovery Is Announced by One of
Swedish Experts.

Bu United Press
TROMSOE. Norway. Sept. s.
Discovery of a new diary kept by the
Andree expedition lost in the arctic
thirty-three years ago, more volumi-
nous than the previously discovered
record of the polar explorers, was
announced today by one of the
Swedish experts here to view the
relics of their camp.
Existence of the new diary was
confirmed in a statement of the
Swedish = Norwegian commission
which will have official charge of the
remains of the expedition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-03
$500 IN RINGS STOLEN

Burglars Ransack Apartment, City
Man Complains to Police.
Burglars who ransacked the
apartment of Clyde G. Dibble, at
2O6O North Delaware street, Tues
day night, TOOK rings worth $500, he
complained to police today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-03
COURT CONVICTS MAN
HIT BY WATERMELON
Rules Fruit Bombardment Did Not
Justify Attack on Boy.

A piece of watermelon bounding
on the bald pate of Tony CaruSo, 81,
of COL South East street, did not
Justify his attack on 6-year-old Will
liam Hawkins, 408 East Merrill
street, Municipal Judge Paul Wetter
ruled today.
He fined Caruso S25 and costs and
sentenced him to twenty-four hours
in city prison. Caruso is said to
have struck the youth on the head
with a bottle, after the boy threw
the melon at him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-03
Mail Anniversary

Bn Tfwes Special
ANDERSON. Ind. Sept. 3.-Free
delivery Of mini was started in An
derson forty years ago this week
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-03
CHICAGO COP ROBBED
Policeman Is Held Up, Relieved of
Gun. Star and Sos.
Bv United Press

CHICAGO. Sept. g. Gunner
went one UP on the Chicago police
today when Patrolman William Sas
reported that two bandits robbed
him of5his gun. star and Sos.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-03
PRICES CUT
HERE BY OIL FIRMS

3d. ent-a-G Gallon Slash Is An
nounced First by Standard.
Reduction of 2.3 cents a gallon on
gasoline at service stations in the
city was announced today by
Standard Oil Of Indiana, and fol-
lowed by Midwestern Petroleum
Corporation and other oil firms.
Red Crown Standard gasoline
selling Tuesday at 20.2 cents a gal
Ion. is 17.9, and Red Crown ethyl
formerly 23.2 is 20.9 a gallon
Standard Oil officials said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-03
Fur Prices to Go
Higher; Buy Now

IN the world of news, a hero is worshiped today. forgotten
~ tomorrow. Speed kings, record holders and champions in
all fields come and go. 1t is the way with modernhy. Life
moves fast, records fall
Last year more fur coats were worn by American women
than ever before. This summer, with fur prices swinging low
est in history, retailers report that all records for fur sales have
been shattered.
Coats which previously we're considered expensive are now
within the reach of every one because Of reduced skin prices.
But, already, furriers are warning that prices will rise soon
Indianapolis merchants are extending the August fur sales
into September. Reductions of from 20 to 80 per cent on fur
coats will last a few days yet. 1t is an opportune time to buy.
Next week may be too late.
The Indianapolis Times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
HOTEL BUSINESS SHOWS
INCREASE IN NOVEMBER

Thomas D. Green, president and ex-
ecutive director of the American Hotel
Association, has reported to Julius H.
Barnes, chairman of the National Bust
ness Survey Conference, an increase in
the country's hotel business for No
vember as follows:
again the hotel industry, as in No
vember. felt practically no effect from
the recent lowering Of prices in the
stock market. Figures obtained from
missionaries returned by approx
mately 800 hotels and compiled by
Horwath & Horwath, specialists IN no.
tel accounting, show an increase OF 2
per cent in sales from December to
"a, inclusive, over the same period last
year. The trend during the last six
months has been upward, with monthly
increases of from to per cent; while
the present increase is slightly below
the average, we consider this only a
normal f1uctuation.
"As was reported at the meeting held
in Washington on December S, the ho-
tel industry Is optimistic; we feel that
the growing tendency toward living in
hotels will Offset any possible temporary
decline in travel, and II overconstruc-
ton does not again get the upper hand,
individual hotels will maintain their
sales Of a year ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
NEW BOND ISSUES.

NEW YORK, January IL (SpeciaD
r. l.. Day & Co., First National Old
Colony Group, Phelps, Fem & Co. and
American National Bank e. Trust Co.
will offer soon $1,545,0 900 improvement
bonds of City of Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Harris Forder & Co. head syndi-
cate which will offer next week $780,.
100000 S per cent gold debentures of
Associated Gas 81 Electric Co.
C. w. McNear & Co., Stranahan,
Harris & Oats, Inc, and Stifel, Nico-
laus g. Co. of st. Louis will offer short
ly Sill $4,000 State of Kentucky per
cent toll bridge bonds.
The following issues are scheduled
for early award: January 13. Akron,
Ohio, $1,507,0o0: January Is. Hamilton
County, Tenn, $1,656,500; January 16,
Philippine Government, 81 500, 900; jan
uary 81, Allentown, Pa, 81 $50, 900; jan
uary %, Yonkers, N. Y, $4,000, 900; jan
uary 81, Navarro County, Tex, $780,
600; January 80, st. Louis, Mo-, $9,000,-
600; February S. State of New Mexico,
$l,600.000; February IL, State Of Ar
kansas, $1S000,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, January IL
Potatoes, white, barrel, 1.50a4.00; 100
pound sacks, l.75a2.75; sweet potatoes,
barrel, 2.00a3.0O; yams, barrel, LISA
2.25; beets, crate, 300a3.25; beans,
hamper, 2.0oa3.00; cabbage, hamper,
scars; carrots, 100. 2o0a4.00; cauli-
flower, crate, 1.50a2.50; celery, crate,
1.5Oa275; eggplant, crate, 2.50a4.50;
lettuce, crate, 450a5.50; kale, barrel,
1.25a15 so; onions, 100 pounds, LISA
200; parsnips, basket, 50a65; peppers,
crate, 400a6.00; spinach, bushel, 60a
100; squash, crate, 1.50a2 90; tomatoes.
crate, 1.50a5. rs; turnips, hamper, 20a30;
apples, bushel, 75s275; cranberries,
box, 3o0a4.75; grapefruit, box, 2.50a
500; oranges, box, 2.10a4.75; tangerines,
box, 1.25a2.50 Strawberries, quart, 40a50.
Dairy Market.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, pound, 28a
SO: old toms, 22a25; Spring chickens,
25a28; Leghorns, 21a22; old hens, goa
%; Leghorns, 22a23; poor and thin,
17a18; old ROSTERS, 17a18; capons, 32a
So; ducks, 16a24; geese, 15a22; guinea
fowls, each, 40a5O: pigeons, pair, IS.
Eggs-Receipts, zoe cases; native and
nearby firsts, AS; pulletr. 40; hennery
whites, firstS, dozen, 45s,-j; culls and
dirty eggs, 25a30.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound. 33a38: ladies, 30a32; store
packed, 20; rolls, 27a29; press, 36a37. ?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, January IL Especially.
After slightly easier opening the
cotton market today turned abruptly
in the second hour and prices ad-
vanced quarter of cent to highest
levels of the week.
Reports from the Farm Board that
plans to reduce the cotton acreage this
Spring were meeting with encourag-
ing response from Southern growers
strengthened both the New York and
New Orleans markets. May contracts
touched 1734 cents In final trading,
with gain of about 81 bale on
the day. Spots were advanced IS points
to 1850.
Owing to slightly lower prices for
American. Indian and Egyptian cotton
abroad there was another fractional
loss in quotations in both New York
and New Orleans during early trading,
but the market made good recovery.
Reports from dry goods quarters tndi-
Gated generally quiet trading conditions
and reduction in prices in certain d.
rections, though more business was re-
ported In yarn quarters. The meeting
at Spart~nburg, attended by represent-
atives Of SO mill organizations, devel-
oped general feeling that continued
curtailment of output was advisable,
but sentiment was against any complete
shutdown at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
Corporation News

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE fol-
lowing is today's summary Of important
corporation news prepared by Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press.
News Trend.
Surveys of business for the past week
by leading mercantile reviews indicate
that trade Is recuperating slowly. Ac-
tivity has been increased in the steel
industry and there has been a revival
for demand in copper, textiles and
leather. An important factor in the
improvement has been the easing in
credit. Bank clearings for the week, as
reported by % leading cities, totaled
SIC, ,693, 900, a decline of Is per cent
from the same week In 1929. Total
$3.50. 100000, a drop of 10 per cent
from last year.
The Companies.
American Telephone & Telegraph
November, 1929. operating income down
Is per cent; IL months, per cent
above year ago.
Auburn Automobile produced $4,000
cars in 1929 VS.. 1899 in 1928.
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation,
Ltd, given contract to recondition YES
sells of Soviet government at cost of
about $1,000,000.
Eastern States Power declares initial
dividend of Is cents on Glass B shares.
Engineers Public Service December,
1929. electric output up los per cent;
year 12.4 per cent above 1928.
Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, 1929,
sales up sc per cent over 1928.
George A. Fuller Co. closed 1929 with
over $35 100000 unfinished business.
Hupp Motor Car increases prices SIS
to $185 range 1895 to 81, 645.
S. S. Kresge Co., opens so new stores
in 1880.
Texas Pacific Land Trust unsold
land December 81, 1929, Appropriated
1,972.000 acres against 1,048.946 acres
at end 1928; increase due to Cancelled
contracts.
Transcontinental Air Transport Air
Rail fare reduced to cents q mile;
former rate IL cents. Fare, New York
Los Angeles, Sl59 go, reduction of $107.50
from old rate. New rate applies to en-
tire trip or part of it.
U. S. Industrial Alcohol 1929 produc-
ton totaled $4,000, 900 gallons, SO per
cent of total u S. output
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
STOCKS ARE LOWER
IN PROFIT TAKING.
List Shows Slight Loss aS'
Bears Resume Attack
on Market.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch TO The Star. ~.%
NEW YORK, January 11.-StoclA
were under pressure in today's week
end market, and the trend was re-
dictionary. Still volume fell off on the
decline, and no great amount of stock
was brought out, even in those shares
which appeared the weakest.
Motor and copper stocks were in sup
ply from the start and both groups
worked lower. The selling was most
pronounced in General Motors, Hud-
son and Chrysler, perhaps on the theory
that with the closing of the auto show
ammunition for the constructive side
had been exhausted and meanwhile no
real progress had been made.
Copper Situation.
With the coppers there was doubt as
to what the December statistics would
reveal when they are made public next
week. The copper shares give the larg-
est yield of any one class of stock in
the list, but the Street does not see
how the trade can hold the price of the
metal at l Scents in the face Of the
steady downward movement in other
commodities. This declining tendency
IN all commodity prices is the outstand-
ing feature of the industrial situation.
yesterday, such leaders as Standard Gas
& Electric and American e. Foreign
Power selling off easily. Consolidated
Gas was better supported. United
States Steel opened unchanged, bat
dipped below ITO in the first hour,
recovering partially thereafter. Steel
acted better than most industrials.
Short sellers are timid about putting
out lines until they see what Is done
at the meeting on January 20, when, it
has been suggested, stock dividend
might be declared.
The best showing was made by the
rails, although they were not active.
Union Pacific was up points early in
the session and Pennsylvania met good
demand. Presumably that stock will do
better after the rights expire next We'd
nesday, as Is the rule nowadays with
stock on which rights are outstanding.
Specialties Advance.
Here and there various specialties adj
vanced against the trend. Liquid Car
bonic was in good demand and so was
Vanadium. American Wooden preferred
continued its advance, a movement for
which no adequate explanation has
been offered. It was up today more than
S points from where it was three days
ago, which is large gain for stock
selling so low.
The market left off around the lows.
Among the stocks to hold better than
the average were Standard Oil Of New
Jersey and United Gas Improvement.
Fox Film was steady. Volume was in
the neighborhood of one million shares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11

markets, especially those of China and
the Argentine, have besn cut into
severely this last year by the japanese
cotton exporters"
The rise of Japan into a position of
power in the cotton trade surprises
many. She is especially strong in the
cheap cotton sheeting. She obtains
her cotton from the United States,
the United States on a better than even
basis for the markets Of the world.
(Copyrtght, 1890, by North American News
paper Alhauee.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
AIR RATES REDUCED.

NEW YORK, January IL UP).-C. M
Keys, president Of the Transcontinental
Air Transport-Maddux Air Lines, last
night announced a drastic reduction in
rates on the 48-hour service between
New York and Los Angeles, which the
company operates in conjunction with
the Pennsylvania and Santa Fe Rail-
roads.
The new rate, Mr.. Keys said, is lower
than that on the extra-fare trains, with
Pullman, across the country.
The new fare to Los Angeles from
New York Is $15992, a reduction of
$107.50 from the former rate and less
than half Of the tariff charged when
the service was first opened last July.
The announcement said that a rate
Of cents per mile would 60 into effect
on January IL between all cities at
which T. A. T.-Maddux planes make
regular stops on its transcontinental
lines, q cut from an average mileage
tariff of IL cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
BUILDING PROJECTS.

NEW YORK, January IL CPD.-Pub-
lie work and commercial building prof.
ects held prominent places in proposed
heavy construction operations an
nounced in the United States in the
past week. All classes of new construc-
ton for this period were valued at SAT-
372,300, as against SOS, 795, 900 in the
previous week and S82 100000 in the
corresponding week last year, the Nc
Graw-Hill Construction Daily reports.
Plans for the elimination of grade
crossings in New York State were q
feature of the weeks building activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
DIRECTORS ADDED
TO BOARD OF BANK
Wilson and Brown Elected
at FederaI-Am
Meeting.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Lloyd B. Wilson, president of tn.
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone Cos
in the District of Columbia, Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia, and
William j. Brown. presluent of the
Black g. White Taxi Co. ana Black &
White sightseeing Co., were elected
directors in the Federal-American Ma
tional Bank at a meeting held late
yesterday.
Mr.. Wilson takes the place made
vacant by the death of Albert E.
Berry, who was president Of the tele-
phone company for many years. Mr..
Wilson came here last September from
New York, where he had been con-
nected with the American telephone q
Telegraph Co. for many years, engaged
in the commercial development OF the
company He is a native of NebrasK&.
Before going to New York in 1925 he
was general commercial superintendent
of the Northwestern Bell System.
william J. Brown is a native Of this
city, was educated here and for some
years was a veterinarian in Frederick,
Md He was a captain in the Army
and after the war came to Washington,
small way with his father and two
brothers. Today his companies have
400 taxicabs in operation here.
Peoples Drug Annual Report.
Peoples Drug Stores. Inc, has made
its annual report of sales in 1929, snow
ing that total sales for the IL months
amounted to $15,537,134, in comparison
with Sl1,347,240 in the previous year,
an increase of S4,189, 1874 in 1929, or 1853
per cent.
The local company reported Decem-
Der sales as STILL 03, against ST.
355,174 in December, 1928. This was
a gain of $356,729, but the percentage
gain for the single month was not as
large as for the whole year, being 26.3
per cent.
Malcolm Gibbs president of the COM
pany, recently predicted that the COM
ing year will be good for stores which
are conducted under careful and con-
sentative management.
Fewer 1929 Failures in South.
During 1929, for the second consecu-
tive year. the business mortality de-
clined in the South Atlantic States, both
as to number of commercial failures
and their liabilities. For this geo.
graphical group. says Dun's Review, de-
ldulGS NUMBERED %,lo1 III tle year
recently ended, against 1883 in 1928.
and an Indebtedness of $39, 428,814,
compared with $57,022,588. Hence,
there was a numerical decrease of 1911.
and q contraction in the amount in
volved of about S17,600,000.
Seven of the nine States included In
this section reported fewer insolvencies
for 1929, these being Maryland, Della
ware. District of Columbia. the Vir-
gfnias, South Carolina and Florida. The
exceptions were North Carolina and
Georgia, and these two itates. with
Delaware, alone had larger liabilities.
Improvement in the returns for
Florida was again marked, both as to
number of failures and Indebtedness,
and particularly sharp reductions in the
latter item also occurred in West Vir-
ginia and District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
MOTOR BODIES CONTRACT.

ADELAIDE, Australia, January IL
I(P).-A large American motor car COM
lpany has placed contracts for building
bodies in Australia to the value Of
| 81, ol0,750 (about $5,o00.00o), during the
next IL months. Ninety per cent Of the
work will be done In South Australia
land viii involve wages Of about geo, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
ALABAMA BANK CLOSED.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, January IL
R.-The Bank of Ensley, one of the
leading banks in the Birmingham dis
trict, failed to open its doors for bust
ness today. 1t has been placed in the
hands Of the State Bank Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
COMMODITY PRICES,
BY the Associated Press.


While prices of general commodities
at wholesale last week relaxed slightly,
as Census Bureau averages were worked
out, costs of steel products advanced
a trif1e. The figures which follow give
the wholesale commodity index for the
week and comparable periods, based
upon using 100 as representing average
prices of 1926, and likewise the selling
price Of composite ton of steel prod
ucts for the same periods.
All commodities. Steel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
Scrap 81 Prices.

NEW YORK, January IL CP).-Heavy
$12.75 to $13.25 a ton at Chicago, an
advance of Is cents ton over previous
quotations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11

After Al years service as headmasteg
Of school at Larbert, Scotland
Thomas McGookin haa Just retired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11

England now has So toll bridges and
IS toll bars % roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11

table the snnual cash
quarterly half yearly
100 shares tParty extra tPus 4
in N stock. 1Pus 90 in stock Paid
Plus So in stock
Payable when Payable cash stock PLUS S in
stock q Plus 40 in stock Plus 80 In
Stock n m Plus $50 in stock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-09
6. Q. P. ROW IS GROWING
 ALL THE TIME
Difficulties SC as Time for Conference
 Draws Nearer

WASHINGTON July g. The difficulties of the Republican Ma tional organization are increasing as the conference called for Thurs day draws near The foes of Chair man Claudius H. Huston are re- beating demands for his retirement while he is apparently just as de- termined to carry on.
 Republican Senators, primarily the "Young Guard" complained against Chairman Huston to Sem ator James E. Watson, Republican Senate leader.
 Earle s. Kensey, Republican Ma tional Committeeman from Ver- mont, denied that he had been offered the Chairmanship of the National Committee, although re- ports are prevalent that he visited President Hoover this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-09
MRS. HOOTERS DAYS ARE FRIGHTENED
 AS SHE RECUPERATES FROM INJURY

and Mrs. E. G. Bowman, closely associated with Mrs. Hoover in her Girl Scout activities.
 The intricacies of the daily sched- ule, the incessant telephone calls. the official duties have fallen to Miss Hall. n-haired and brown eyed.
 Miss Fessler, blonde, tall and patrician, appears more often in a semi public capacity. She frequent ly extends first greetings when Mrs. Hoover is coupled, and takes charge of multitudinous gifts.
 Miss Helen Green of Rochester, Minn., who is to fill in for the two secretaries on vacation, was stu dent at Leland Stanford and a friend of the family in Palo Alto.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-09
AIR MEN WITH
 BYRD IN SOUTH
 ARE DECORATED
Two Reserve Officers and Plane Mechanic Civ
 en Recognition

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Two Air Corps Reserve Officers and one non-comniissioned officer of the Air Corps who accompanied Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his Antarctic Expedition. were deco rated today by Secretary of War Hurley.
 Capt. A. c. Mckinley, of St. Louis, Second Lieutenant, and Dean Smith, of Cove. Oregon. were given the Distinguished Service Crosses
 Master Sergeant Benjamin Roth of Brooklyn, who served as a me- chanic, received the Soldiers Medal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-09
Jean Mermoz and Compan- ions Attempting Non
 stop Trip, in Trouble
OIL LEAK CAUSES
 PLANE TO DESCEND
Left Yesterday from Brazil with Mail Bound for
 African Port

DAKAR, Senegal, July 9.| Jean Mermoz, French air| mail flier, and his two cOm- paniOns have been rescued at sea according to radio advices| received here.
 The three men and also 6OO| pounds of airmail have been picked up from their seaplane| and are aboard the dispatch b o a Prhocee, one of the craft patrolling the route in case of emergency. An oil leak aboard the sea. plane caused the forced de- scent.
 Mermoz recently made his first westward South Atlan- tic mail flight.
 In the same seaplane, he took off with his two com- panions from Natal, Brazil, yesterday in an attempt to make his first west to east transatlantic flight, nonstop to Africa.
 His radio sounded out early this morning that he was in trouble and would be forced to alight on a rough sea, well over half way across.
 The dispatch boat Prhocee, in the vicinity of the sea- plane, picked up his message and rushed to the scene of where Mermoz alighted on lthe water, picked him and his two companions up and saved the 600 pounds of airmail.