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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-13
By LEO RYAN "A. p Staff Wr;terl


 CHICAGO, March 13.-Future generations will live and work in glass houses. according to plans of Frank Lloyd Wright, noted archi- tect, who argues that what is good for head lettuce is good for man.
 Wright, who designed a glass apartment building under consid- eration by St. Mark 's-in- the Bow erie, N. Y, now has plans for a 23-story glass office building for Caicago's loop and q vast glass hotel in Arizona.
 Selection of a site is all that re- mains to launch the worlds first glass office building, he says.
 The glass skyscraper would have a frontage of 800 feet and depth of 105 feet, and weigh one-third
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-13
Coach Stagg
 Urges Retention 18th Amendment

WASHINGTON, March 13. -Alonzo Stagg, foot b all coach of the University of Chicago, today urged reten- tion of the Fig h t e e nt h Amendment before the House Judiciary Committee, saying that his observation was that the Nation is better off under Prohibition than be- fore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-13
sANFORD's WILL FILED

WASHINGTON, March 13-The will of Supreme Court Associate Justice Sanford, who died last Sat- urday, was filed for probate today. He left virtually his entire estate to his wife, Mrs. Lutie Sanford.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-13
Another Worlds s Air Record
 Remains in U. s.
dnternational Nswsresli

NEW YORK, March 13.-
 Another worlds air record
 was brought back to the
 United States when Capt. Boris Sergievsky sent load ed Sikorsky seaplane roaring over a 00-kilometer course up Long Island Sound at speed of 143.3 miles an hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-13
COL. BARKER IS
 KILLED, CRASH
Canada's Second Ranking World War Ace Dies
 Tn Plane Accident

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 13- Canada's second ranking World War ace, Col. William Barker, aged oo' winner of the Victoria Cross. crashed to death when his motor stalled yesterday afternoon in an upward loop while flying at low altitude.
 Col. Barker has 52 German planes to his credit and once shot his way out of a flying circus"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-13

H. B. Lee, salesman, was an out bound passenger on the Northwest ern, bound for Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-13

James Wickersham, local attor- hey, is on the Northwestern on his way to Ketchikan. for a short busi- ness trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, October 29.-Po-
tatoes, white, 100 pounds, 1.50a2.00;
yams, barrel, 2.50a3.00; beans, bushel,
2.75a32 as: beets, 100, 200a4.00: cabbage,
ton. 1s.00a20.00; carrots. 100, 2.00a
400; caulifiower, crate, 1.00a2 90; celery.
crate, 1.25a1.75; eggplant, crate, 2.25a
hamper, so; peppers, hamper. IS
a5O: spinach, per bushel basket, 75a90;
tomatoes. hamper, 75a1.5 turnips.
bushel, 100; apples, bushel, 65al.75;
cantaloupes, crate, 1.50a2.25; damsons,
bushel, 1.75a2 90; grapes, basket. 1922;
pears, bushel, l.ooa1.75; ounces, bushel,
i.25a1.50.
Dairy Market.
Poultry, alive - Chickens, Springers
pound, 21a24; Leghorns, 15a20; old
hens, 17a24: Leghorns. 13a16; ROSTERS,
13al5: ducks, l3a1s; guinea fowls, each,
S0a60; pigeons, pair, 20.
Eggs-Receipts. i,O17 cases: nearby
firsts, 37a3S; hennery. white, flrsts, Asa
a.; Southern flrsts, 35a36; current re-
eeipts. 35a36.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
pound, 36a42: ladies. 28a30: rolls. 27a
2s; process. 32a34; store packed, 1sa2o.
Live Stock Market.
ply; market steady.
Steers. choice to prime, none; good
TO choice, S.50a9.50; medium to good,
7.00aS25; fair to medium, 6.00a6. rs !;
plain to fair. 5.25a5.75; common to
plain. 4.50a5.00.
Bulls, choice to prime, none: good to
choice, 5.50a6.00; medium to good, 5.25
a5.50: fair to medium, 4.75a5.25; plain
to fair, 425a4.7S; common to plain,
Cows, choice to prime, none; good to
choice, 5.00a5.50; medium to good, 4.25
a4.75; fair to medium, 3.75a4.25; plain
to fair, 2.75a3.25; common to plain, 200
ATS
Heifers, choice to prime, none; good
70 choice, .;.75a7.50; medium to good,
s00a6.50: :!r TO medium, 5.25a5.75;
plain TO fair. 4.50a5.o0; common TO
plain, 4.00a425.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 500 head !;
fair supply; market steady; sheep,
1.00a3.50; lamb. 4.50a8.25.
Fresh cows and SpringerS, 80 00a80 90.
Hogs-Receipts, 500 head; light sup
ply; market steady; light, 9.75al015;
heavies, 9.75a10.l5; medium, 9.75al0.l5 !;
roughs, 7.o0ae. 90; light pigs, 9.25a9 IS !;
pigs, 9.75a10l5.
ply; market steady; calves, 5.00al3.50.
Hay and Grain.
wheatc-No. 2 red Winter, export,
80; No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, spot,
%: October, 3d. November, 83ls
Corn-No. 2 domestic. yellow, old.
o5a96; cob corn, new, 4.50a475.
Rye-Nearby, 60a65.
Oats-White, No. 2. new, IS; No.
3, As.
Hay-ReceiptS. none. General hay
market strengthening. Drought has
seriously curtailed nearby crops, chang
ing the entire situation. Sections here
tofore shipping are now asking for
offers of hay. Good clover mixed and
70 $500 per ton.
Wheat straw. No. /, per ton, 900a
1000; oats straw, No. /, per ton, 9.0oa
1000.
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Brokers' Comment

NEW YORK, October 29.-Renewed
irregularity would not surprise some
brokerage houses in view of U. s. Steers
failure to declare an extra dividend and
the extent Of the technical recovery.
Comments Include:
Z. r. Hutton 81 Co.-The general
news of the day, such as car loadings,
ETC., is discouraging. The one all-im-
portant long pull. bullish factor is the
decline in loans. Here and there in
dividual stocks will undoubtedly decline
In response to belated liquidation, but it
is hard to see how the majority of the
list, particularly the inactive stocks, can
be at anything but long pull buying
point.
jackson Bros, Boesel g. Co-Again
we point to the commodity markets as
giving the real lead to a business re-
covery. Sound economic reasoning held
all during the year that business i'm
provement depended primarily on COM
modify sterilization. Every indication
now points to such stability.
Tobey g. Kirk-This is an investment
rather than speculative market and the
most important operations now in prog
ress seem to be the steady purchases
Of stocks Of all kinds for long pull pur-
poses. This is gradually reducing float
ing supplies and moderate advances
follow from time to time.
M. J. Meehan IL Co.-Decision of the
U. s. Steel directors to omit an extra
dividend should have an adverse effect
marketwise. We think more attention
will be given to the earnings statement.
We continue to feel that high grade in
Vestment issues may be accumulated on
moderate recessions.
Smith, Graham o. Rockwell-Noth-
ing better than q trading market is to
be expected, for which reason rallies
should not be followed too far and
purchases are best made on reactions.
Would avoid second-grade stocks.
Hornblower g. Weeks Although the
general market looks UP, traders must
be prepared for unexpected weakness
to develop in the list in special Situa-
tions. such as the break in Eastman
Kodak in yesterdays market.
Babcock, Rushton & Co.-n the
market has attained the capacity to
ignore bad news, and there Is evidence
Of this, and If the tendency to selec-
tivity is emphasized in the next day or
two of trading, it. will be a development
holding out a great deal of promise for
q recovery movement that might spread
itself over a period Of 10 days or two
weeks.
Redmond g. Cove would not be
surprised to see stocks react to around
the lows of last week. Many issues I'M
doubtedly will receive excellent support
around those levels. While we. still feel
that the downward readjustments OF
prices has not yet been completed, any
sharp reactions during the next few
weeks should give investors some ex-
cellent opportunities to acquire stocks
for long-term investment at bargain
levels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
STEEL FIRMS SHOW
DECLINE IN EARNINGS
Cuts in Prices and Low Rate of
Production Reflected in
Reports.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 29.-Hah q
dozen iron and steel companies made
their reports today for the September
quarter and all, like U. 8. Steel, indi-
Gated the effect Of the low rate Of pro-
duction and the poorest prices since
1921. Colorado Fuel was forced to re-
duce its dividend to q $l-a-share basis
from 81 q share. It's profit for nine
months have fallen about 50 per cent.
For the same period Jones 81 Laugh
lin shows 9.36 per cent earned, against
24.l4 per cent in the same period Of
1929. Inland Steel earnings are OF for
nine months to SOC per cent, compared
with TIA. Youngstown Sheet & Tube
earned 5.34 per cent, against 1857 on
the common in the January-September
term of a year ago. The Iron Age"
today states that the immediate out
look in the iron and steel industry
lacks promise"
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Washington Produce

Butter-One- pound prints, 44a45: tub,
Egss-Hennery. 42a4s; current re-
ceipts, IS.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys young, 2saso;
old, 25a28: Spring chickens, large, 23a
"a; medium, 20a22: small, 2la22; Leg
horns, 10: fowls, heavy. 2la22; small,
18ale; Leghorn fowls, 13a14; ducks, is:
ROSTERS, l2a13; keats, young and large.
young. s7ass; old, ssass; Spring CHICK aIIe,
ems, large, 27a28; small, 23a2z; Leg
horns, 24a25; fowls, heavy, 25a26:
small, 23a24; Leghorn fowls, 20a2l;
ducks, 20a22; ROSTERS. 16al7; keats,
young, 70a00: old, 40a45.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, lSa23; veal,
1Sa23; lambs, 20a23: pork loins, 2s:
fresh hams, %; fresh shoulders, 20.
Smoked meats-Hams, IS; shoulders,
10; bacon, ~. Lard, in bulk. IA; In
packages, 1871
Live stock-Calves, 5a12: lambs, 9.
s-Watermelons, California, per
crate. 1.00aL50; honeydews, 400;
oranges. California, S.OOas. so: Florida,
5.0Oa6.50: lemons, 3.50a4.50; lines, per
100, Its; grapefruit, 3.00a4.00; grapes,
Tokays, Its; Malagas, $50; pears,
Bartletts. per box, 225a3.00; Seckels,
1.75a2.25; Persian melons, 1.50a2.50;
Casaba, 1.50a2.00; apples, per busiQel.
75al.50; box stock, 2.00a3.25; alligator
pears, 2.50a6.00; ounces, 200a2.25;
damsons, 1.00a1.25; persimmons. Cali
fornia, 1.25a175.
Observation-Disclosures. 150-pound sacks,
325; sweet potatoes, per barrel, 3.00a
325: Idaho bakers, 3.00a3.25; tomatoes.
California, Tugs, 1.50a2 90: lima beans,
$50; string beans, 1.50a3.00; carrots,
California, 5-dozen Tugs, 2.50; beets,
homegrown, per 100 punches, 3.00a4.00:
spinach. 75a1 90: kale. 75a1 90; broccoli,
1.50a2.00; caulifiower, 2.00 SQUASH
Florida, 1.50a2.00; turnips, 1.00a1.25
white onions. 50-pound sacks, l.25;
peppers, 1.00a1.25.
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TO
Dividend rates m are annual
cash based the latest
tons. =
Omit Of rahne less than 100
in stock sPayabe in scrip 1Pus
Paid this yearno regular rate Payable In stock Paysbe
stock Plus b In atoc
Plus per cent In stock Plus cent In stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
EARNINGS REPORTED.

NEW YORK, October 20 R).-Crown
Cork International Corp. and subsidi-
aries today reported for the FIRST hall
net profit of $203,9e1 after depreciation,
Federal taxes, minority interest and
provision for Spanish exchange fluctu-
alton amounting to $53,171. This was
equal TO IL cents q share on the class
B stock, compared with 1921 SIS, or SIS
cents a share on the class In the first
half of 1929.
Youngstown Sheet 81 Tube Co. and
subsidiaries had September quarter net
profit of $1,708,979, equal to $1.25 a
share on the common. against $685.
TAI, or $685. a share, in the third quar-
ter last year.
REQ Motor Car Co. for the September
quarter had net loss Of 1855, 488, against
a net profit of $407, 207, equal to 20 cents
q share, in the third quarter last year.
Westinghouse Air Brake and sub
salaries had third quarter net equal to
SO cents a share, against 81 cents in the
preceding quarter and IS cents in the
third quarter of 1929.
Rio Grande Oil Co. and subsidiaries
had third quarter net profit of $685. 87,
equal to II cents share, compared
with 1921 ,544, or 81 oil q share, in the
like quarter last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
BONDS IRREGULAR
IN QUIET MARKET
Brazilian Group Makes Fur
Their Recovery-Secondary
Issues Are Weak.
BY F. HI. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, october 29.-Bond
trading was dull and price trends were
irregular today. Neither advances nor
declines were wide except in the South
American group. Here Brazilians staged
q further recovery, carrying the rest OF
the Latin American credits with them.
All the ordinary bullish factors were
present-low money rates, . steady in
vestment demand, and only q sparse
offering Of new issues. But the market
revealed an apathetic tendency in sec
ondary and tertiary issues. Holders OF
these bonds have shown themselves
quick to sell on poor earnings or other
adverse reports and traders who con-
slider them at bargain prices are afraid
Of further declines.
One large bond house today adver-
tised that it had prepared a lengthy
list of bonds yielding to IL per cent,
indorsing their choices by the nat
statement that the house considered the
issues well secured. Many industrial
and railroad obligations that held
around a 5az to per cent yield basis
most Of the year have sagged into the
8 to 10 per cent yield region in the
past three weeks.
The trend was illustrated today by
new declines in American Natural Gas
6i2S, of points: Hudson Coal SIS, OF
in ctionaIly; International Paper SIS, of
2Ia; Dodge Brothers IS, of "a; Ar
mour of Delaware 5las, of IA: Colon
Oil IS, of /: Phillips Petroleum 5As,
of fractionally; Richfleld Oil of Cali
fornia IS, of l. Chicago & Eastern IL
linois IS, OF "; st. Paul IS, of "a;
Seaboard Airline IS, off fractionally.
and Wabash 41as. of q shade. All of
these are selling on q high yield basis.
Fluctuations had an upward trend In
the high-grade group, with small gains
in Atchison general Is, Southern Pa
cific AIS. Frisco a As. Great Northern
Is, Inland Steel 412s, North American
Edison IS, American g. Foreign Power
SIS and youngstown Sheet & Tube SIS.
u, s. Government bonds were all within
1872 to 1892 Of their highest levels Of
the year.
Convertibles were extremely inactive,
the few sales showing q weaker ten
dency with stocks.
Brazilians opened weaker with news
that the rioting in Rio de Janeiro had
further delayed business recovery there.
But these reports were quickly dis
counted and in the first hour Brazilians
had a strong upturn. Rio de Janeiro
612s gained fractionally; Rio de Janeiro
IS were 3H points higher. Brazil IS
gained 2 points. other South Ameri-
cans to advance were Uruguay IS, Boz
livia Is, Cundin Marca 612s and Buenos
Aires Province IS.
German issues held well, the 51as un-
changed and the Reparation rs adding
"a to their recovery. Australian issues
continued weak, rejecting selling in
London French and Belgian credits
were quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Trading in Stock Suspended.

NEW YORK, October 20 (P).-The
New York Curb Exchange today sus-
pended trading, until further notice, in
the old common stock Of Buzza Clark,
Inc, of Minneapolis, manufacturer of
printed art products. Injunction pro-
ceedings have been taken against the
company's recapitalization plan and
pending the outcome of this legal action
the New York transfer ONCE for the
stock has been closed, necessitating.
under the curb rules, q suspension of
dealings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, october 20 H9.--oyer-
the-counter market:
Bank Stacks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Pot. Elec. cons 5s-$2, 900 at 103.
Pot. Elec. IS 1851 900 at 10TH.
Wash. Gas 5s-$1 900 at 1854.
Wash Gas IS Al 900 at 103h.
Cap. Tract. Colo at sos, 10 at 501s,
at so, 10 at so.
Pot. Elec 51a % pfd.-8 at 1881.
Amer. Sec. & Trust co.. at $50.
Col Title Ins. Co.-5O at 8h.
Chevy Chase Dairy pfd.-I0 at los.
Merch. Tfr. g. Stge. pfd.-2 at "a.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 89%. 10
at 89%, 10 at 89%, 10 at 8s1a, 6 at
89k, 10 at 89A, 10 at S9A, 10 at 89a4,
20 at 8934, 10 at 80, 4 at 90, 10 at 80.
Peoples Drug st. pfd-10 at 100, S
Security Stge. Colo at ITO, 10 at ITO.
The Carpet Co.-50 at 1884, so at "a.
NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, October 20 CP-Call
money renewed at per cent today and
held at that figure despite Q Negligible
demand In the outside market funds
were available at IN to l per cent.
Time money was dull at unchanged
rates. Commercial paper and bankers
acceptances were unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

Houston, Tex, police ap considering
adopting the - ealiber pistol exclusively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
NINE MONTHS NET
is OFF Is PER CENT
Third Quarter Earnings for 70
Corporations Give New Totals
for Year to Date.

Net income reports now available from
70 industrial and utility corporations for
the flrst nine months Of 1880 show a
decrease Of 1877 per cent from the cor
responding period Of 1929. according
to the Standard Statistics Co.
Detailed figures Of earnings Of the
various divisions in the first nine
months Of 1929 and 1880 follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
PARIS BoURsE PRICES.

PARIS, october 20 (P.-Trading was
quiet on the Bourse today.
Three per cent rentes, 66 francs so
centimes Five per cent loan. lol
francs 90 centimes.
Exchange on London, l23 francs e31z
centiYnes. The dollar was quoted at IS
francs 49 centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
VIRGlNIAN RAILWAY
Nine Months Net $500 a Share,
Against 1878.

Virginia Railway Co. reports for nine
months ended September 80, 1880, net
income of $3,122,s46 after taxes and
charges, equivalent after dividend re-
quirements on per cent preferred stock
to 1896 q share on 3l2,7l5 shares Of
common stock This compares with
1895, 656, or 1915 o share, In flrst
nine months of 1929.
Statement for September and nine
months compares as follows:
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DIAMOND MATCH co.

NEW YORK, October 20 OWL
liam Wrigley, jr., and B. c. Snead to-
day were elected directors Of the Dia-
mond Match Co., succeeding M. G.
Begle. resigned. and the late william
r. Begg.
The Carbon County news., 1930-01-23
THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE

The Farm Board, meaning well, re-
Gently issued its dictum to the North
west wheat farmer to reduce his
acreage.
The Wheat Pool is in a position to
speak for North Dakota and Montana,
and does not see any significance in
hitching the cart before the horse. 70
try to get the farmer to reduce his
acreage without organization will
perhaps have an adverse effect. Acre
age reduction has been preached on
the one hand, while how to produce
more bushelage has been preached
on the other. The result in most
instances remains about the same.
In the first place, North Dakota
and Montana do not produce an over
production Of hard spring wheat, and
never have. What then would be the
first thing to take into consideration ?
If we do not over-produce and the
price of this best milling wheat is not
adequate to meet the cost of pro-
duetion. then it is evident that the
farmers marketing machinery is in
adequate
Control your marketing and control
Of production will naturally follow
Wheat may be wheat to some peo-
pie, but to North Dakotans and Mon
tanans it is something very essential
to the manufacture of good bread
flour. We all know that the high
protein wheat produced in these two
states Is in demand by all mills.
The trouble has been that it has had a
price tag on it on a practically even
basis with inferior grades and quail
tiles Of wheat which comes on the
market prior to the threshing Of our
crop in the Northwest. That is an
old story ~.
Control of production Of spring
wheat will not remedy the situation
at this time. 1t takes more than
that and the Federal Farm Board
has been designated to do its part in
alleviating the situation. To get at
the root of the trouble means to get
at the bottom of the marketing all
ment which has had Che Northwest
farmers in its clutches since wheat
became a marketable product.
Endeavoring at this time TO control
marketing may be entirely the sin
cere move on the part of the Farm
Board, however, it means hitching Che
cart before the horse, and the situa-
ton must be reversed by first con-
trolling the marketing Of this wheat,
of which there never has been an ov-
production. North Dakota
Montana Wheat Pool
The Carbon County news., 1930-01-23
MONTANA AND
THE FARM BOARD
(From the Montana Farmer)


The first real opportunity for Mon
tana's wheatgrowers to get down to
brass tacks on the federal farm
boards marketing program as it ap
plies to Montana will be afforded
at three meetings in February which
will be addressed by Samuel R. Nc
Kelvie, the wheat member of the
board. 1t has been suggested that rep
resentative wheatgrowers of north
eastern Montana attend the meeting
to be held at Williston, N. D., on Feb.
z and that those from other sections
of the state attend the meeting at
Great Falls on Feb. or the one at
Lewistown on Feb. IS. 1t is hoped
that Mr.. McKelvie can arrange to
hold other meetings in other parts
of the state but this may not be pos
sible.
We hone many formers will attend
these ree.'v 5 end will take part in
the discussions. 1t is important that
the wheatgrowers OF The state be ad-
e.laave.y represented at these ses-
sions SO that the marketing plan may
be discussed from every angle.
The board has advised the grain
growers Of this state to affiliate thru
local associations directly with the
Northwest Grain COOPERATIVE, the
regional cooperative set up by the
board to deal with the hard spring
wheat area. Some Montana produe-
ers have suggested the desirability
of separate all-Montana co-opera-
tive. Others have voiced the opinion
that separate regional setup should
be provided for that district in the
central part of Montana, where the
break in freight rates occur and
where q oha;oo -r ---a s.issf fXvuo Is
offered the grain shipper.
Whatever plan is finally decided
upon, there are certain questions re-
garding which Montana growers must
E9Fe definite and positive assurance.
Montana's superior quality grain
must be merchandized so as to bring
the highest possible premium to the
individual growers. Any advantage
as to freight rates and competing
markets must be fully capitalized
Undoubtedly, adequate storage fac
ilities should be provided at strategic
points so that shipment may be mad
to the best available market at an,
time during the marketing season. I
the nnarl,a+ir~ Of Montana's crop /
hsndlad +h-'~-,e a large regional co
operative Montana must have ade
crata representation on the board 0
directors on the basis of relative vol
ume and value of Montana graf
handled as compared with that Q
rr1in handled from other states OF
Grating under the regional setup an
a special Montana sales agency shoul
be provided to take full advantag
of Montana's peculiar marketing OF
portunities.
All Of these matters and many otl
ers should be fully discussed wit
Mr.. McKelvie at the February NEE
ings, and it is Of vital importanc
that many Montana growers atter
these sessions. Every importal
wheatgtowing community in MOI
tana should be represented.
The Carbon County news., 1930-01-23
Navajo Indian Lore

The Smithsonian institution says:
THE Yebechai are nature gods of the
Navajo whose chief function is heal
in the sick. The so-called Yebechai
dance is a ceremony for this purpose.
Up to some years ago representations
of the gods were painted in colored
sands at the ceremony and wiped out
at the close. Later, the Navajo began
to weave the Yebechai figures in rugs
for sale. These rugs are usually made
on hand loom. This may easily be
told if the designs are alike on both
sides as to form and color. Such spe-
cimens were never common"