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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-04
Plan Sliding Scale
Off Pay for Nurses

New York, Oct. 4.-The American
Nurses association, having about e5,-
900 members, has arranged q scale of
charges which will enable hundreds
Of mi6d!s-inco1ae families to afford
a nurse during sickness. An average
Charge is to be made OF $3.50 for the
first hour of a nurses time and so
cents for each additional hour.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-04

Gear wheels that have withstood
two years of wear and a synthetic
wood that is more durable than teak
have been made from cornstalks at
Iowa State College.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-04

Victor Seymour, Lincoln, Neb, as.
sistant ice.ehairman Of the Re-
publican national senatorial com.
mittee at Denver. resigned after
his ann was connected with the
candidacy OF . second George w.
Norris in the Nebraska primary ir
testimony before Senator Nys's
committee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-04
Scientist Says Hair
Sexes Is Similar

st. Louis, Oct. 4.-Women are nc
different than men when it Genes to
hair, despite the bsnef that women's
hair is finer than mems. Mildred
Trotter, of Washington university.
proved that when she measured ten
hairs from the heads of $40 persons.
She reports that there Is no differ
ence, on the average. between femi-
nine and masculine hair.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-04

Mechanism for q 2OO-inch telescope
lens will be worked out at q news
astrophysics laboratory at California
Institute of Technology at Pasadena.
Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
Corporation News

NEW YORK, March 19.-The fol.
lowing is todays summary Of important
corporation news prepared by Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press:
News Trend.
Steel ingot production registered
further slight recession in the past week.
Operations for the entire industry av-
eraged around ~ per cent of capacity
compared with rs per cent q week ago,
10 per cent two weeks ago and 9412 per
cent In the corresponding period Of 1929.
United States Steeps production declined
to 80 per cent. In the preceding week
rate was 80 per cent, two weeks ago 80
per cent, and a year ago 81 per cent.
Car loadings of revenue freight for
the week ended March 8 totaled 673,-
54S cars, decrease of 1854 under the
previous week and 1891 cars below
the like week of 1929. All commodities,
except livestock, show decreases COM
pared with 1929. Coal shipments with
q decrease Of 14.4 per cent, ore with .
drop of 24.3 per cent, and coke with q
decrease Of 22.3 per cent showed the
sharpest declines contraSted with o year
ago. Miscellaneous freight decreased
7.3 per cent and merchandise !. c. ]. 81
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
YOUNG TEST|F|ES
AT BANK HEARING
Federal Reserve Board Gov
ernor Gives Figures on
Branch System.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Gov. Roy A. Young of the Federal
Reserve Board today told the House
banking committee that fully one-sixta
of the total banking resources Of the
country were tied up In group or chain
banking systems.
At the end of 1929, Young said, there
were 24,645 banks and 3,547 branches,
or a total of 1892 banking offices, with
loans and investments totaling $5S,-
soc, 00O, 900. Of these offices, he said,
$3.50 were included in some branch
group or chain system, with loans and
investments of $4,000, 000, 000
From this, 1t will be SEEN" he added,
that more than half the total loans
and investments of the countrys banks
are held in group, chain or branch
systems"
Young said the Reserve System had
lost little in the reserves Of member
banks through the recent growth in
chain and group systems, but that the
national banking system had lost
heavily" in the past few years.
THE larger the set-up of the group
or chain system the more necessary 1t
is to retain membership in the Federal
Reserve" he explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
CONVERTIBLE BOND
ISSUES IN ADVANCE
Prime List Also Active in
Heavy Turnover-Foreign
Group Strong.
BY F. HI. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 19.-Tremen-
dously increased volume featured bond
trading today This was due to the
heavy trading In convertible bonds and
issues with stock option features. A
long list of these bonds, following an
aggressive advance in stocks, went to
new high prices for the year, some of
them to their best prices since issue.
Sales were at the rate of about $50, 000,-
600 for the session.
At the same time there was no let-up
in the broad advance of the rest of
the bond market. Prime bonds, 1t is
true, were inclined to stick close to the
high levels they have established in the
past few sessions, but junior railroad
issues, Semi-speculative descriptions and
foreign dollar credits improved sub
Stantially all along the line.
The further easing of time money,
following the sixth consecutive cut in
acceptance rates since the beginning of
the month, furnished the impetus. A
total of $25, 100000 new bond offerings
was not large enough to have any effect
on outstanding mortgages. They were
promptly disposed of and the books
closed in most cases.
Recently issued convertible bonds of
the Baltimore g. Ohio and the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroads were
the most active in this group. Both are
Az per cent debentures with similar
equity provisions.
They sold up over a point and touch
ed levels about points above their
issue price of 95. This same type OF
buying forced up Allegheny SIS OF the
1914, 1949 and 1850 maturities, Chicago
g. Northwestern Az, Atchison AIS, New
Haven 6s, and Southern Pacific 4l2s
American Telephone convertible 412s
went to q new high price at 1888, later
losing part of the gain American I. G.
Chemical SIPS, American international
SIS, and Philadelphia & Reading Goa
a. Iron IS, were also higher, the last
at a new high price. Texas Corporation
SIS also improved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
TRAFFIC FATALITIES.

The need of more effective control Of
highway traffic, which took q toll OF
more than 81 900 lives in the United
states in 1929. Is strikingly reflected In
figures compiled for the National Con-
ference on Street and Highway Safety.
These show a constant decrease in the
fatality rate in relation to registration
from 1918 down to 1924, but, apparent
ly. with the latter year the rate again
began to mount upward.
The number of fatalities per 1000 cars
registered, exclusive Of deaths in rail-
road crossing accidents and street car
collisions, in 1918 was 1.99. For the
following years the record was: 1914,
1855; 1915, 1853; 1915, LAB; 1917, 1.26;
1918, 1872: 1919, los; 1920, O99; 1921,
O.s75; 1922, 0.955; 1928, 0.955; 1924,
O.SS. In 1925 the rate went up to O.8S5,
in 1926, down to 0.86, the lowest point
reached; in 1927. to 0.sls. and in 1928.
to 972.
Studies in progress indicate that this
latter increase is due to the fact that
in some states regulation has not kept
pace with registration. In states
where measures recommended by the
conference have been adopted the I'M
provement has, in the main, been con-
tinuous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
MARYLAND BANKERS
TO PLAN NEW BRANCH

Bankers from Montgomery, Frederick
and Howard Counties, in Maryland, are
to meet with representatives Of the
Maryland Bankers Association tomor-
row morning at the Manor Club 10 con-
slider formation Of unit Of the State
association.
Practically all the banks In Mont
gomery County were represented at .
recent meeting at which the desir-
ability of becoming more closely identi.
fed with the Maryland Bankers Assoc
citation was enthusiastically manifested.
The banks in the other two counties
are said to be equally interested in the
move.
Several other counties In Maryland
have already formed associations Of
their own, which have become units
in the State body. The aim is a closer
cooperation between the bankers all
over the State to their mutual adj
vantage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
HARDWARE TRADE.

NEW YORK, March 10 (SpeciaD.-
Under the stimulus of the almost coun.
trywide prevalence of Spring like
weather, the Nations hardware demand
has increased perceptibly, Hardware
Age says today in its weekly
market summary. In some sections
where most conditions are favorable,
the current demand Is brisk for sea-
sonable merchandise. In some other
territories adverse factors have retarded
normal seasonal activity to a slight ex-
tent.
The opinion is fairly general among
manufacturers and wholesalers that
Spring business this year will mate
rialize somewhat later than is usual.
However, they also assert their belief
that the call, when 1t does develop.
will be larger than normally, due to
the low condition Of most retailers
stocks.
Prices continue to retain q fairly
steady status. Recent fluctuations, In
the main, were Of minor consequence
and as many declines as advances have
registered during the past week.
Collections. with few exceptions, are
considered fairly satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
which amounts to $3.50. 75s.2s. Tots

which amounts to 1855, 1890. Total
income for 1929 was $4,323, 704.20.
President G. j. Anderson In his an
nual report said, in part:
Production was increased, not only
in the face of the general industrial
decline during the latter part Of 1929.
but despite the natural upset incident
TO thorough going reorganization OF
sales personnel, methods and facilities.
The improved earnings were obtained
over a further decrease In general coal
prices which carried realizations to a
new low level and resulting COMPETE
ton which was in some respects the
most demoralized of the present coal
defiation."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
CONSOLIDATION COAL
NET TOTALS $2S7, O45
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 19.-The Con-
solidation Coal Co. and subsidiaries,
which operate most Of the soft coal
mines In Maryland. Virginia and West
Virginia, report for the year 1929 net
income, after Federal income tax, of
$287,0l5.77 This is equal to $2.87 a
share on the preferred stock and COM
pares with deficit last year of $376,-
effect to loss in closing receivership
of an allied company and reduction to
market values at December 81, 1929,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
PARIS RouRsE PRICES.

PARIS, March 10 (R.-Prices i'm
proved on the Bourse today.
Three per cent rentes. 81 francs. Five
per cent loan, 102 francs 45 cenCimes.
Exchange on London, 124 francs 81 "
confines. The dollar was quoted at rs
francs 56l2 centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Ana. g. Pot. r. r. $4,000 at SSA.
wash. r. & e. 4s-$1 900 at 86ss.
Pot. Elec. go pfd.-3 at 111Sa.
Pot. Elec. SIX 20 pfd.-3 at l072l.
wash. r. & E. pfd.-14 at 96.
Fec. Amer. Natl. BIS at 200.
Merpenthaler Linotype-10 at 107.
Peoples Drug Str. pfd.-3O at 100.
Ter. Ref. a. whrs. Corps at AZ.
The Carpet Corp.-50 at 2S1s, so at
49,, SO at 231z, so at 23l2.
d. c. Paper 6s-$l 900 at 30, $1,000 at
AFTER CALL
AEarrenthaler Iir1otYpe-6 at LOT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19

Glidden CO. February sales up 2o.S
per cent; months sales up ST. per
cent from year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19

Dominion Stores February sales UP
IL per cent; two months sales up Al
per cent from scar ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

fluctuations furnished by w. B. Hibps 4 co.,
Nominal gold Selling checks
value Tor parD today.
bonoon, pound. S4.o665 $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19

Frederick NJ. Warburg Of Lehman
Bros, bankers, has been elected a die
rector Of the Robert Refs g. Co., Sucs
ceeding Herbert Lehman, lieutenant
governor Of New York. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
RIGHTS EXPIRE

Sales Of Stocks New York ExchanRa
1880 AM...... 634'sOO I2:O0 Noon. i ,999. 900
1850 PM'...... Z'S1O.oOO 2:lO PM. 1856. 900
tab animal rash
Of trading than 100
stock Payable in scrip Plus s% in
able In cash stock Plus lo% Plus 81 In stock
eM% Plus So Subject to SUproVa 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19

The Washington Stock Exchange
y showed fairly active trading today, the
Carpet Corporation stock taking the
lead in volume.
The stock opened at 1914 and closed
UP to 23%, the days turnover being 240
shares. Four 50-share blocks changed
hands and q 40-share lot after call. The
activity in the stock during the past
few days has led to rumors that the
company may merge with another food
concern and also that earnings are
extra good The company declared a
dividend just few days ago.
Potomac Electric Power per cent
preferred sold at 111%, the 5h per
cent issue at 107% and Washington
Railway & Electric preferred at ,96 to-
day. Federal-American Bank stock came
out at 200.
Mergenthaler registered lot, Peoples
Drug Stores preferred l04 and Ter
minal Refrigerating and Warehousing
Corporation ~ on small transactions.
Anacostia 81 Potomac r. r., City g.
Suburban, Railway & Electric As and
d. G. Paper IS were In demand In the
bond division at recent prices.
Woodward q Lothrop preferred has
been added 70 the list Of stock quoted
ex-dividend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19

The Carpet Corp.-40 at 1874.
Mergenthaler Linotype-6 at lot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
y Dheeo

E Wire Direct to The Star once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
YIrrinian Bond Issue out.

The National City Co.; Lee, Higgin-
son & Co., and Kissel, Kinnicutt g. Co.,
are Offering today at 81 and interest,
to yield about 4.68 per cent, $5,000,0 900,
the Virginian Railway Co. first mort
gage 50-year AZ per cent gold bonds,
series 3D." due May /, 1862. Proceeds
frnrn the Gala of the hnnds will he iised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
MAIL PICKUP TEST
IS SET FOR TUESDAY
Flight Demonstrations to Prove
Practioability of Device Seized
uled for Hoover Field.

Flight demonstrations Of new type
of airmail pickup device, which permits
the landing or picking up of mail by
airplanes in full fight and which may
be used on the roofs of buildings or
aboard ships, will take place at Hoover
Field at 10 am. Tuesday. The test will
be witnessed by officials of the Poas
Office and Commerce Departments. CT.
GERS of the Army and Navy and naeto.
berS of Congress.
The plane to be used in the demon
STATIONS will be flown by Trowbridge
Sebree, chief pilot of the Clifford Ball
system, which operates the air transport
line between this city and Pittsburgh.
Construction of the pickup trap"
delayed by labor troubles and bad
weather, was completed last week. The
device consists of q cone-shaped metal
chute with an opening 80 by is feet
into which q cable hanging from the
airplane is trailed in flight
The cable Is led into a slot at the
point of the cone, which is 80 feet
long, and an attachment on the end
of the cable engages the bag to be
picked up and at the same time re-
leases trigger actuating strong springs
which hurl the bag out toward the air
plane to take up the shock. Releasing
OF bags attached to the cable and low
cred from the plane also takes place
in the cone and the releasing and pick
ing up may be accomplished during one
passage of the cable through the cone,
The pickup was developed by DR.
Lyle S. Adams Of New York, who viii
be in charge of the demonstration here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

which will bring the airplane down at
the proper gliding angle to enable it to
make safe landing.
The landing beam, of 10000 to 100,-
900 kilocycles, is directed at a small
angle above the horizontal, the normal
gliding angle. A simple receiving out
At with visual indicator is used on the
airplane. The airplane Is Unanswered
so as to keep the indicator always at a
fixed point. When this is done, the
plane is automatically at the proper
gliding angle for landing
In one Of the experiments at College
Park the landing path as marked out
by the beam began at height of 1000
feet approximately miles away from
the transmitter. At l mile the beam
was gao feet high, at 1000 feet Is feet
high and at 500 feet only feet above
the ground.
1T will be noted" Bureau of Stand
ards officials explained, that the slope
of the path decreases as the pilot APP
proaches the ground; this tends to IA
cilitate e. proper landing"
Proper Position Enforced.
The curving path of the beam forces
the pilot, if he is to keep his indicator
in the proper position, to put his plane
in the proper landing position AS he
approaches the ground he is forced to
pull back on the control stick just be-
fore touching the ground, coming out
of the glide into the normal landing po-
sition, with the tail of the craft down.
Actual flight tests of the landing
beam have been made at College Park
with sufficient success to enable the re-
search workers to predict eventual use
of the system for practical landings by
pilots who. cannot see the. ground or
anything more than the instruments on
the instrument panel of the planes in
which they fly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
WINTER VACATIONING
BY AIR is POPULAR

Winter mentioning by air is becom-
ing increasingly popular among private
pilots and airplane owners, according
to H. r. Browning of New York, who
stopped at the Anacostia Naval Air Sta
ton this week on his way back home
after a vacation flight to Florida in a
taper-wing Waco sport plane.
There were six or seven privately
owned planes flown by Winter vacation
lists at West Palm Beach and as many
at Miami" Mr. Browning said. THE
construction of airports in cities ana
towns along the coast makes such a
trip easy and pleasant. 1 had no diff
Guilty at any time in obtaining service"
A mile-square airport now Is being
constructed at Savannah, Mr.. Brown
ing said. The field is being graded and
will have hard clay surface. AT Day
tona and West Palm Beach fields have
been created by pumping up sand from
the ocean behind retaining walls. TIL
sand is water packed and makes {
good landing surface without any fur-
ther treatment, he said.
Pan-American Anyways operating air
mail and passenger service to the West
indies, Central America and South
America, is doing a large passenger
business out of Miami, Mr.. Browning
said, the terminal field there being one
OF the busiest aeronautical centers
visited during his trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
FUEL OIL ENGINE PASSES TESTS
ON BLOCK WITHOUT TROUBLE
Flying Experiments to Be Launched Soon
at Wright Field With Two of New
Type Motors.

sparks, as in the gasoline engine, is
regarded as much safer for aircraft OPP
Grafton than any type of motor yet de-
vised.
The fuel oil used Is non-inf1ammable
under ordinary conditions, virtually
eliminating the fire hazard, which now
constitutes one of the greatest aviation
risks The complicated electrical igni-
ton system of the gasoline motor, which
causes most of the cases of engine fail
ure, is done away with entirely in the
Diesel engine. There are no magnetos.
distributors, wiring or spark plugs to
get out of order. There is no ignition
interference to reckon with in radio
operation. There are none of the other
difficulties inherent in the electrical ig-
milton system.
Economy of Operation.
In addition to these advantages, the
Diesel engine is far more economical to
operate than a gasoline motor. Fuel oil
costs but a fraction of the price for
aviation gasoline. The weight which
must be carried for equal mileages also
is less, it is claimed During the first
public appearance of the Diesel engine
last year Packard engineers few the
engine from Detroit to Langley Field,
Hampton, Va, as the power plant in
Stinson cabin monoplane. The flight
was made at fuel cost of less than SIS,
as against more than $50 for gasoline
for an engine of the same power in the
same type of plane over the same route
The Packard Diesel engine is nine
cylinder radial air-cooled motor similar
in appearance to the air-cooled gasoline
aviation engine, except for the ignition
system and the type of air intakes. II
Is understood that the engine CeVelOOS
225 horsepower at 1900 revolutions per
minute.
For the flight tests the Army will
mount two of the engines in Army
training-type airplanes. Department OF
Commerce requirements for approved
type certificates include 10 hours OF
flight tests, but the Army probably will
go far beyond this requirement.
Should the engine successfully pass
all tests and obtain the Department of
Commerce certificate for commercial
use, a new milestone in aeronautical
progress will have been passed, in the
opinion of aviation authorities here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
AERIAL TRANSPORT
STANDARD STUDIED
Regulations to Add to Safety
and Reliability Are Drawn
by U. S. Group.

AS a step toward increased safety
and reliability in air passenger trans
portation, the aeronautics branch of
the Department of Commerce now is
drawing up and will put into effect,
'as soon as conditions will permit"
standard Of minimum requirements for
transport operations.
The requirements are being drawn to
provide for the increasing growth of
air transportation and will be appli-
cable to all operators in this country
carrying passengers for hire on sched-
uIed services over fixed routes, 1t is
explained by officials of the aero
nautlcs branch.
1.-THE requirements" it was stated,
are being prepared with the co-opera-
ton of the air transport organizations,
and include complete radio equipment
to insure two-way communication be-
tween aircraft in flight and stations
on the ground and adequate ground
organizations and facilities for the
proper handling, maintenance and OPP
Grafton of the aircraft. This contem-
plated action by the department Is
another step in the orderly progress
and development of air transportation
and air commerce"
The aeronautics branch, it was ex-
planned, has established two funda-
mental requirements to insure the
maximum degree of safety and relia-
bility in air transportation. The first
requires that only airworthy craft shall
be used and operated by competent
pilots and the second requires the de-
velopment of airways equipped with
aids the navigation for day and night
operations, including boundary-lighted
intermediate fields, beacon lights,
weather service, frequent radio broad
casts of complete weather information,
two-way radio communication with
planes in fight and radio range beacons
for guiding aircraft through fog
storm or other conditions of poor visi-
bility.
TO these two requirements it has been
decided to add third, which will make
obligatory the full utilization Of the
air-navigation facilities and specifies
that all aircraft engaged in the trans
portation of passengers for hire on
scheduled interstate service shall be OPP
Grated over fixed routes provided With
these aids to air navigation, and that
these aircraft shall be equipped to take
full advantage of such aids.
Experience" officials of the aero
nautics branch stated, has shown
that the departments detectives can
best be accomplished through the
PRONUNCIATION of suitable regulations,
which. through their fiexibility, may be
readily kept abreast with the rapid
progress of aeronautics, rather than by
legislation which requires action by
Congress-"
In the interest of public safety and
the development of air transportation
all operators who establish passenger
air lines in the future will be required
by law to have all the prescribed facili-
ties available before undertaking OPP
erations If the Government has not
already provided the necessary facili-
ties. the company must establish them
itself or await Government development
of the route in the ordinary course of
its airway development program.