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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
CHARLES E. SHAPER,
GOVERNOR'SFATHER
IS DEAD AT SCHAFER
Complications Incident to Ad-
vanced Age Cause Death
Of State Pioneer
FUNERAL IS NOT ARRANGED
Attempting to Inform Governor,
Who Is en- Route Here
From Washington A..

schafer. N. D., Dec. 12.-R1-
Charles e. Shafer. 80, father Of Gov
ernor George F. Shafer, died today
at his home here Of complications In
cident to advanced age.
Mr.. Shafer had suffered for the
last several years from . diabetic
condition and his health had been
falling until q few days ago when ne
was forced to his bed.
Governor Shafer Is en- route home
from washington and his office at
Bismarck was trying to get In touch
with him this afternoon. 1t Y
thought probable he will come here
direct from washington.
Charles ahafer was reported tt
have started by automobile from
Hillsboro and will pick up the gov
errors wife at Bismarck and brtn{
her here.
Funeral 10 Delayed
Funeral arrangements will be de-
layed pending the arrival Of the gov
ernor or advices from him.
Although widely known as tn
father Of Governor George T. Shafer
Charles Z. stafer had claims to dis
tinction In his own right. =
He was'one Of the last Of that bans
Of pioneers which invaded the Yves
when the Indian still was an activ'
menace to life and property and wher
q man had to have the spirit OF ad'
venture In his blood to enjoy life or
the plains.
He was the first white man to settl.
In what is now Mckenzie county ant
continued as a rancher In that dis
trict until the time Of his death.
Mr.. Shafer was born in New Yorl
state, Feb. 8, 1850, and came to thu
Red River Valley In 1875. He wen1
to Bismarck the next year and ther
went to Miles City, Mont. He hunt
ed and trapped along the Missouri
river for several years and in 1881
became post trader at Glendive. gov
eminent troops being stationed there
at that time. In 1882 he came bacl
to North Dakota settling on a ranch
near Dickinson and In 1884 he settled
in Mckenzie county On the banks o
the Missouri river. Shortly after HI
discovered some springs near tn
present town of SchAfer, McKenzi'
county seat, which was named aftel
him, and settled there. The town
site includes q part OF this hom'
ranch.
In 1886 Mr.. Shafer married Evt
Diehm, daughter Of another pioneer
who had settled In Western NORTH
Dakota. Governor Shafer, his eldes
child, was born Nov. q, 1888, on I
ranch northeast Of Dickinson. II
1890 he moved his family to the Ranch
| which he had established in McKen'
zie county and the future governor
grew to manhood there. In 189'
Charles H. Shafer was born. He Is {
practicing attorney at fIillsboro
Trail county. Fred Shafer. whit
operates the home ranch for hi
father, was born In 1894 and his only
daughter, Mrs. e. r.. Farrell, Crane
Forks, was born In 1903.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
GRAIN MARKET,

CHICAGO, January IA (P).-Rallying
power showed itself, quickly in the wheat
market today after prices had under
gone an early dip. Statements attrib-
uted to President Legge of the Federal
Farm Board strongly urging curtailment
of wheat acreage, did much to encour-
age buying of future deliveries. Open
ing unchanged to 13s off, Chicago wheat
prices later scored gains. Corn, oats
and provisions developed firmness also,
with corn starting ls to Aa3s of and
subsequently showing an advance.
In addition to reports that the Federal
Farm Board, through Chairman Legge,
was doing all in its power to remove
danger of overplanting, another stimulus
toward higher prices for wheat today
was word that European trade au-
thority was predicting increased buy
ing abroad. 1t was explained in this
connection that purchases by trans
atlantic countries had been kept very
low on account Of combination OF cir
cumStances which are now being modi-
fed.
Announcement today that a consider
able amount OF United States No. 2 hard
wheat af1oat had been bought for Ant
werp helped to give firmnesS at times
to wheat values. There was also buying
of wheat futures here for Northwestern
account, on the other hand, figures were
current today showing that for % weeks,
ending January 8, exports of wheat from
the United States and Canada have to-
tailed only 162,222,154 bushels, against
304, 806,207 bushels in the same period
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
EXPANSION IN AIR /.
TRAVEL FORESEEN
Railway Official Believes
Roads Will Retain Freight
Business, However.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 14-Aircraft
may rival the railroads In the future in
the passenger business. They will not
interfere with railroads or steamers In
carrying freight.
That opinion was expressed by Sir
Henry w. Thornton, president and
National Railways, one Of the two great
railway systems of Canada. Sir Henry
came here to attend the dinner given
by the labor organizations of the Bal
tinore & Ohio Railroad last evening to
Daniel Willard to mark the twentieth
anniversary Of Mr.. Wizards presidency
of the road.
Passenger Business.
"Aircraft?" he repeated after a ques-
ton. yes, aircraft will probably infiu-
ence the paSSenger-carrying business of
the railrods in the future as the SCI
ence Of aeronauticS advances and fly
ing becomes more popular.
will it ever take the freight carrying
away from the railroads? No =
so much Of the power of aircraft is
necessary to keep the craft in the me-
dunn in which it operates that 1t will
never be able to carry freight as rail-
roads and steamers carry 1t.
"Of course, It is not necessary to use
POWCA W hCCP tzlC AdALOdo al VIC nl6-
dunn in which it operates.
mo. aircraft will never interfere with
railroads or steamers in carrying freight.
That's finished. To make aircraft rival
railroad or steamer it would be neces-
sary to insulate the aircraft against
gravity. and that's unthinkable.
Use of Electricity.
The Canadian railroad executive was
asked If he expected electricity to come
into general use as the motive power for
railroads.
Electricity is most useful where there
is density of population and of traffic"
he answered. II will probably be used
to an increasing extent as population
fand traffic grow more dense. There is
railroad motor driven by Diesel en-
CINE which is attracting attention.
"One cannot tell what will happen in
the future. suppose If our grandfath-
ers knew what we are doing with radio,
with various other agencies, they would
think we were crazy. They may''-with
a smile-"be running railroad trains
with radio control some day"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
CURB SHARES GAIN
IN ACTIVE TRADING
Market Points Higher After
Slow Start-Mines, Oils
! and Utilities Featured.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 14.-After q
slow and irregular opening curb stocks
today turned active and pointed higher.
The market, however, remained select
i've. with n few individual issues In utili-
ties, oils. natural gas, mines and rails
furnishing the bulk of transactions.
Although Electric Bond 81 Share was
the most active utility United Light &
18wer A, rejecting merger talk, pro-
Hvided the widest swings as it moved up
from 32k to IS. Consolidated Gas Of
Baltimore rose nearly points on only q
few sales as a result of recent earning
trends.
Standard Oil of Kansas was a fea-
ture Of the Standard group following its
annual report, which showed per share
earnings five times greater than in 1928.
The company has under consideration
proposals from two other companies for
a closer working agreement.
Cities Service moved within a narrow
range, which also was true of its sub
sidiary, Indian Territory Illuminating
Oil. Cheseborough Manufacturing OPEN
ed points higher.
Illinois Pipe Line improved. South
Penn Oil Co. came out unchanged at
Al, despite reports of moderate gain
in 1929 earnings Earlier estimates of
big increases in net were revised as a
result of the decline in top-grade Penn
crude last year.
Only two natural gas issues showed
any life. They were Lone Star Gas,
which at SO was up a point, and United
Gas, which has been whirled on merger
r1roSnectS and better earnings resulting
from opening up of new lines.
Noranda Mines and Hudson Bay ad-
vanced despite the gain in world stocks
Of finished copper as shown by Decem-
Der statistics. New Jersey Zinc, also
bettered its previous price. Anglo
Chilean Nitrate was fractionally lower
in the face of statement of higher
production.
Pennroad Corporation led the rails,
its strength rejecting the advance of
Pennsylvania Railroad over on the big
board. Dividends on Pennroad. despite
rumors. are not considered near
Chesapeake & Ohio new initially ap-
peared a shade lower.
Huge blocks of Transamerica rights
changed hands following a notice to
stockholders that the rights expire jan
uary 20. Electric shareholdings preferred
and common improved as the annual
report showed the retirement of a block
Of preferred. Earnings of Prudential
investors lifted that stock fractionally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

commercial building construction, but
this did not compensate for the loss
and the total drop for the year was
approximately IL to IA per cent. Gov
eminent figures show that there is an
excess of housing facilities available
in some cities. There is always a Ger
tain amount of space unrented and this
is by no means alarming.
Housing Space Smaller.
Actually, the amount of housing
space vacant is less than it was at this
time q year ago. Many cities show a
vacancy factor of only from 4 to 8 per
cent, although in some cities 1t runs
we'll above those ratios. The decreased
construction in 1929, instead
of being a dangerous indication, has
suf1iced to correct the excess Of accom-
modations which had existed. How
ever more cities showed downward
tendency in rent levels than advances,
according to recent surveys, although
the centers where conditions remained
stationary exceeded both.
For the moment the lenders of mort
gage money are exceedingly conServa-
tive for fear residential building might
have been overdone. On the other
hand, the volume of general replace
ment building necessary in the coming
year is expected to be very heaVy. IL
is felt in business circles this will act
as the backbone Of the building industry
and will carry it through the lean
months until investment in real estate
securities is on a better basis.
A careful survey of the investment
banking field indicates that a majority
of the firms engaged in distribution OF
investment securities have noted
sharp increase in demand.
Many Investors Wait.
Many investors are disposed to wait
until they are absolutely sure they are
getting into a strong and rising bond
market before investing their funds, but
despite this the amount of bond and
note offerings in the last month ex-
ceeded $500, 900, 600, as compared with
$l78,257 900 in November.
1t Is worthy of note also that the
prices of building materials and labor
are on a basis favorable to further con-
struction. The labor market is APP
parently stabilized at present figures.
Thomas S. Holden, vice president OF
the F. w. Dodge Corporation, which
complies construction contract statistics,
estimates that residential construction
in 1890 will involve expenditure OF
50, 47O 900 900, as compared with s2,07s,-
430, 900 in 1929.
Copyright, lsSo)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
BIG OIL MERGER IS RUMORED
AS SINCLAIR TOURS FIELDS
Rio Grande and Prairie Oil and Gas Com
panies Mentioned in Possible,
Pool of Interests.

they will demand gold for these paper"
debts and will be so paid.
Japan apparently has taken such a
factor into consideration in her read
justment program. Some spectators
stand to make-plenty.
Japans advancement as a manufac-
turing nation has been rapid. but she
still imports considerably more than
she exports. Yet her adverse balance Is
getting less every year. She reduced
her adverse balance by about $T0,-
10000 in the first 10 months Of 1929.
Perhaps for another IS years Japan
will be borrowing country.
After two years of study, covering
scores of sectional and national con-
ferences of leading bankers and BUSH
ness men, the United States Chamber of
Commerce has made its report on the
Federal Reserve System.
Briefly, the report Is compromise
"a Laodicean effort, neither hot nor
cold" But it does take q stand on sew
eral controversial subjects. It indorses
the principle of independence, free from
Federal Reserve Board dictation. of
all Federal reserve banks. in the i'm
portant matter of rediseount rates. 1t
stands against paying interest on re-
serve balances Of member banks. It in
dorses the principle Of regional banks
as against a central bank. And finally,
it stands against the proposal, spon-
sored largely by Irving Fisher and his
group, to build up the Federal Reserve
| machinery as a system. which is to
maintain price stability.
Many other problems were left in the
air-like this one: Should the Secre-
tary of the Treasury be member Of
the board?
The report is about what could be ex-
pected. 1t largely stands for things as
they are.
Commodity wholesale prices are low
lower than in seven years.
The Brookmire Business Index shows
the December figure of activity in in
dustry and trade down to the lowest
point since early 1922.
This being true, the trade recession
which began last Spring, but which,
because of the orgy on the Stock Ex-
change. few people paid any attention
to-, is more sweeping than was thought,
and has already gone below the 1924
bottom.
THE final upturn in prices and activity
may not occur before the third quar-
ter OF the year." says the Brookmire
service.
| Copyright, 1880, by North American News
| paper Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
SWAMI INTERESTS MERGED.

NEW YORK, January IA R.-Or-
ganization Of Swami Research, Inc,
to coordinate and unity the research
and development activities of the sub
salaries of the Swami Corporation Of
Birmingham, Ala, was announced here
by Theodore Swami. president of the
latter company.
Swami Corporation is the holding
company for various chemical concerns,
in which are included Iliff -Bruff Chem
ical Co. Of Hoopeston, ILL.,, and the
Provident Chemical Works of st. Louis.
Swami Research, Inc. has a capital
of $3.50, 900, its laboratories are at An
niston and its program Is to embrace
commercial research, laboratory re-
search and development work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, January II (R.-Cotton
opened steady today, unchanged to a
decline of points. Active months soon
showed net losses of to 8 points under
liquidation or realizing and some local
selling promoted by relatively easy Liv-
erpool cables. A little Southern selling
was also reported, but the trade again
appeared to be buying and after selling
off to 17.46 for March and 1859 for
May, the market steadied on covering
was moderately active at the end Of the
first half hour, with prices showing re-
coveries to about yesterdays closing
quotations. Liverpool cables said COW
ering and trade calling had been sup
piled by local and continental liquida-
ton in that market, but reported fair
sales of cotton cloths to India and said
further business was pending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Refined COPPER STOCKS
INCREASED IN DECEMBER

BY bh6 A8HOCIhEtu FIebB
NEW YORK, January 14.-Stocks of
finished copper at North and South
American reflneries aggregated III 800
tons on December 81, compared with
126,9l9 on November 81 and 66,466 on
December 81, 1928, the American Bu-
low point was on october 81, 1928,
when stocks amounted to 45,64S tons.
Refined copper production last month
totaled 138,203 short tons, as against
145,376 in November and 147,905 in
December, 1928. December shipments
totaled 93,802 tons, as contrasted with
106,858 tons in November and 1874, 592
tons in December a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
BONDS REPORTED
WELL ABSORBED

The bond market, as the new year
gets under way. Is in exceptionally
satisfactory condition, according to the
quarterly review Of Halsey, stuart g.
the market that still remain to be alb
sorbed and dealers have kept their
inventories low. Consequently new of
erinss In the early months OF 1880 will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
RETAIL COFFEE PRICES
LOWEST IN 20 YEARS
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January 14.-Leading
coffee dealers reported today that re-
tail prices on the product throughout
the country were the lowest In 20 years
as the result of successive reductions
over the past month.
The drop is attributed to the stu
alton in Brazil, which has led to the
dumping of large quantities of coffee
on the market and to Generalization of
futures quotations.
Reductions in retail prices since be-
fore Christmas range from to 10 cents
. pound.
The New York Coffee Apd Sugar En-
change estimates coffee Stocks IN the
United states on January ~ 6e2,tT3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

bags. compared with 7s2el8 a year ago,
while the world visible supply on that
date was 5,07s,3S5 bags, against S,2eT,-
0os. Arrivals Of coffee In this country
for the six months ended December 81
were 5.310.S07 bags, compared with A.
ees,oo7 In the same period of the pre-
vious year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

1ltSk HUI ISdSS real
estate bond and
issues during
1929 dropped more
than 35 per cent
under that of 1928
and even the lower
money rates which
have existed since
November has not
brought any large
volume of money
as yet into such in
vestments.
The fall in resi-
Dental building
last year amounted
to nearly 80 per
cent as compared
with 1928. There
u,oc q naiy1 IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
REVIVAL OF REALTY
FINANCING IS SEEM
Recent Reduction in Residen-
tiaI Building Has Cut Down
Excess Housing.
BY ]. C. ROYLE.

Real estate financing for the moment
is not particularly active, but informa-
ton now made available for Govern
ment officials points to a resumption
before Spring.
1t is estimated that the volume of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

Total stocks of all coffees in the
United States on January / amounted
to 692.s72 bags, as against holdings of
Ts2918 on the same date a year ago.
according to data compiled by the New
York Coffee and Sugar EXCHANGE. The
worlds visible supply on the first of the
year was 5,o79.355 bags. compared with
5,267 ,00S bags year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

not compete with any large amount of
undigested bonds II an active demand
arises in the early part Of the year, on
the other hand, belief is expressed that
it will In all probability quickly clean
up the best values stu remaining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
STEEL MILL OPERATIONS.

NEW YORK, January II (PD.-Steel
mill operations In and around Chicago
are reported to be now at between IS
and 10 per cent of rated capacity.
Twenty-one of the SO stacks in the dis
trict are active.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
ELECTS 81 MEMBERS.

The board of governors of the Cali
fornia Stock Exchange have announced
the election of 81 members from Los
Angeles, New York and other cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
BONDS.


(Copyrisht. 1880, STANDARD Statistics Coz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

So Cal. Edison Apr. IL l 2N pa 8
.lS O7 Trans Corp. Mar $3.50 .06 OF 06 OF
Dividend rates dollars quarterly
lash PAYABLE
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Caterpillar features which will help
you produce more bushels of better ap-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
STATE DEMOCRATS
DEFEAT WET PLANK
Colorado Assembly Votes, 800 to
It's, Against Repeal Proposal
After Fights on Floor.
by the Associated Press

ny the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. .JuIv
2e.-The State assembly of Democrats
here yesterday voted Overwhelmingly
against placing the party on record
as favoring repeal of the eighteenth
amendment.
Gov. w. H. Adams was designated
the party candidate for Governor for
O third term.
s. Harrison White, former Repre-
sentative from Denver, pleaded for a
wet platform, after another leader of
the wet faction had announced the
question would not be put before the
assembly. Shouts for a vote added to
growing confusion Several fistic en-
counters resulted on the floor.
The vote was 800 to ITS against
putting vet plank in the party plat
form
Morrison Shafroth, son of former Gov.
John F. Shafroth; Edward p. CostiQan.
FORMER member of the Federal Trade
Commission, and James A.. Marsh. ali
OF Denver, were designated as sena-
torial candidates.
Representative E. T. Taylor of Glen
wood Springs unanimously was desig-
mated from the fourth district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29

MEXICO CITY. July 40 (P).-Jeron-
in1o Olarte. an oficer OF the Home
Guard troops of Oaxaca, was shot dead
yesterday by Maj Jose Alamo Gonzalez
OF the regular army. before crowds of
people in front Of the war department
building.
After being arrested the major de-
clared that Olarte had been responsible
for the assassination OF one of his rela-
tites. When they met in the street
yesterday he said Olarte gloated over
the deed, upon which he killed MIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
floor EIGHT BALKS
DEMOCRAT SESSION
Leaders Fail
to Select State Ticket
After Turmoil.
NJ the Associated Press.

~ the Assoeiateo ffeSS.
WORCESTER, Mass, July pa
"harmony" meeting of Massachusetts
Democratic leaders, called to select q
slate for the State primary, failed to ac-
complish its business yesterday after a
fist fight developed between two dele
gates.
An effort to prevent the conference
from sponsoring any certain candidates
was led by Congressman w. M. Connery
of Lynn. He introduced resolution
to prevent such action, and 1t was dur
ing the speeches that the disorder de-
Veloped
Connery's resolution was passed, 1858
70 255, but the vote was doubted Dur
ing a roll call the disorder reached its
height. The chairman had little or no
control over the meeting, the stage be-
came overcrowded with delegates, and
the fist fight in the back of the hall
started. With the woman delegates
frightened by the condition, John F.
Fitzgerald, former mayor of Boston, led
In the singing of Sweet Adeline" while
policemen dragged one of the battlers
out
while the meeting still was in tur
MOL Joseph B. Ely of Westfleld, a can
didate for Governor, urged the gathering
TO defeat any move to vote on candi-
dates. His plea was so strong that
those who had doubted the vote on
Connery's motion withdrew their objec-
ton. The meeting went ON, but without
action on candidates.
Senator David I. Walsh opened the
meeting. He said the unemployment
situation was political condition. and
1t needed the best thought and LEADER
ship of the administration in Wash
tngton.
I'VE must not think that Massachu-
eetts Is Democratic because of the cleo
ton of 1925" he said.
Send men to Washington who will
eay, We are sick of this policy of in
dinerence. We want economic freedom
Tor the poor and the workers."