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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
IS TENTH,
WITH 258 PILOTS
California Leads, With 2,076
Licensed FIyers--NeW
York Has 1907.

The District of Columbia. with 258
licensed airplane pilots of all classes,
ranks tenth in~this respect among the
States. according to statistics of the
aeronautics branch, Department of
Commerce. There are 1877 licensed avi-
alton mechanics in the District, giving
the Capital fourteenth place among the
States.
The statistics show that on December
3! there were in the District of Column
bla SO licensed and 3 identified air
craft, aside from military planes of the
Army and Navy.
OF the 258 licensed pilots listed for
the District of Columbia, as of Decem-
Der 81, there were 100 holding transport
pilots licenses, the highest type issued;
industrial license. limited CONNER
claI licenses and SO private licenses.
California leads in civil aeronautics,
the statistics show, except in the num-
Der of licensed aircraft. There are in
California 832 licensed planes, as against
917 in New York. California has $50
airplanes bearing Identification num-
hers, but not licenses, while Illinois is
second with 243.
There are 2,076 licensed airplane
pilots of all classes in California, in
Guiding SOB transport, Is industrial, 179
limited commercial and 976 private
New York is second with 1907 pilots.
California boasts l,461 licensed airplane
mechanics, double the number in New
York, its nearest competitor in this re-
spect, which lists 733 mechanics.
The States listing more licensed pilots
OF all classes than the District of Co
lumbia are California, Illinois, Michi-
gan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Okla
homo, Pennsylvania and Texas.
The figures show that there are 40
licensed women pilots, of whom ii are
transport, 16 limited commercial and
LAB private. There are 4 licensed women
aviation mechanics,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

The Packard fuel oil engine has come
through official block tests with flying
colors at the Army Air Corps materiel
division test laboratories, Wright Field,
Dayton, Ohio. and fight tests of two of
the engines are to begin soon at the
Ohio field.
Development of an airplane motor
based upon the Diesel principle has been
one of the most eagerly awaited aero
nautical achievements in the history of
flying, and the Army tests of the Pack
ard engine constitute one of the out
standing aviation developments of this
year.
Though the Packard Diesel passed its
50-hour test stand run with unusual
success, its acceptance by the Army is
not yet assured by any means. The
flight tests which are about to begin
will put the engine to the acid test of
actual performance. The flight tests
probably will continue for many weeks
and the Air Corps may reserve its final
judgment on the engine until late in
the Summer.
Rigorous Tests.
The Army Air Corps engine tests are
as rigorous as any ever applied to an
aircraft engine and are accepted by the
Department of Commerce as sufficient
for the issuance of approved type GER
tificates, without which no engine can
be used in licensed airplane in this
country.
The official Army announcement of
the tests does not go into any detail.
It has been stated merely that the en-
CINE has successfully completed a 54-
hour endurance run at rated power and
that flight tests will follow Behind this
meager announcement, however, is one
of the most important aviation devel-
opments of many years.
The Diesel engine, which relies upon
the enormous pressures developed with
In its cylinders and the heat resulting
rom compression to fire the fuel oil
charges, rather than upon electrical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
PARACHUTES IN IDLE LIST.
Boeing Air Pilots Need Them Only
in Bad Weather.

In more than 100000 miles of air
mail flying over the San Francisco-Chi-
cago and Los Angeles-Seattle contract
airmail lines no Boeing pilot ever has
had to bail out" with his parachute,
it has been reported here.
The Boeing pilots never wear para
chutes when carrying passengers and
when flying the regular airmail with
out passengers, do not wear parachutes
except IN extremely bad weather, it is
said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
Plane Use inexpensive.

WIMAUMA, Fla (P).-Robert Els
berry of this village doesn't think that
flying comes high. He few new plane
1,140 miles, from Cleveland to Tampa,
Fla, and spent only $23 That was for
gasoline and oil and food for himself
and passenger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
Model Aircraft
BY GEORGE w. WATERS.

lister NOTADEPT, who writes about real planes
M capable of flying them will belttle
WI The other day he confessed shameacedly
model ship he boosted
to himself just absolutely
Thus ends the belttling of Mister Notadept.
kind little model builder
tha-he
Well better luck to Mister Noadept whose
because plea the
Notadept.
Mister Noadept not the big
Well nothing beats try but faiuremaybe they'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
VARIED CARGOES ON AIR.
Express Shipments Include 'Talkie'
Movies and California Orchids.

MOVIES anu OaIIIUIHId OICH4Us'
Air express shipments over the West
half of the transcontinental air mail
route during the past few months have
included such diversified objects as a
ton of "talkie" motion picture equip
ment, spare parts for generators on an
oil tank steamer disabled in San Fran
cisco Bay, California orchids for the
Chicago market, lingerie from New York
style shops for early Spring display,
millinery and silkworms.
Nine companies flying contract air
mail routes now hold contracts also for
the carrying of air express matter. The
National Capital is on the air express
system through the medium of the Cliff
ford Ball line, operating from Hoover
Field to Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
RATES ON Foreign
| LOANS MAY DROP
Replacement of Two Issues
by Lower Coupon Ger
tificates Noted.
HY PRESTON S. KRECKER.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 1.--Announce-
ment of two foreign refunding loans
in the American investment market on
q single day this week which sold on
a lower interest basis than the original
issues indicates that the day of high
coupon foreign bonds is passing. Here
after our investors in foreign loans
must be satisfied with a somewhat low
er income yield on foreign securities
than they have been accustomed to ex-
pect.
One of the foreign loans refunded
this week was originally 6 per cent
issue of the Midi Railroad of France.
It was replaced with a loan bearing a
per cent coupon. The City of Bergen,
Norway, refunded per cent loan
into a per cent issue sold on 514
per cent basis. Recently that same
municipality refunded an per cent
loan into q per cent issue.
Foreign governments are taking adj
vantage of the current low money rates
to reduce their interest charges by re-
placing high-yield bonds with new is
sues paving less interest. 1t Is prob
able that the market will witness
great deal more of such refunding OPP
erations within the next few years.
The international Investor, maya
zine devoted to foreign securities. es-
Inmates in its September issue that
within the next five years a grand
total of $700,000,0 900 of foreign bonds
will either mature or become callable,
with the result that they will either
be paid off for cash or will be refunded
into new securities yielding less in
farncf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, October ! Up Omitted
States Department of Agricultural -
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 head, including
5000 direct; fairly active, 10 to ID
higher; packing sows and light lights
Is to IS higher Bulk, 10000 pounds,
9.50a9 80; top go; packing sows, 7.25a
3.25; light light, good and choice, 140-
$50 pounds, S90a9. 40;' light weight, 100
200 pounds, 9.15a976; medium weight,
250-350 pounds, 9.35a9 co. packing sows,
medium and good, 275-500 pounds, 700a
8.25; slaughter pigs, good and choice,
100-130 pounds, 7.75a8.90.
Cattle--9,000 mead; calves, 1000
head; active and strong to higher trade
on yearlings, especially better grades;
early top, 1885; several loads conse-
quently held above 13.00 weighty
steers in excessive supply, weak to low
err; other classes fully steady; slaughter
cattle and vealers, steers, good and
choice, 100000 pounds. 11.00a13.00;
COOL, 100 pounds. 1o.50a13.0o; LOO
pounds, 9,00al200; common and me-
diunl, 600-1,s 800 pounds, 6.5Oa10.n0;
heifers, good and choice, 550-850
pounds, l025a12 so; common and me-
dunn, 575a10.25: cows, good and
choice, 5.25a8.OO: common and medium,
4.25 a525; low cutter and cutter, 300a
AIS bulls, yearlings excluded; good
choice beef, 5.75a6.75; cutter to medium,
4. COASTS vealers milk fed, good and
choice, ii 00al3.50; medium, 8.50ai1,00:
Gull and common 7.50a8.50; stocker and
feeder cattle. steers, good and choice
500-1, $50 pounds, 7.25a9.00; common
and medium, 5.25a7.25.
Sheep-22, 900 head fat lambs slow;
few sales native around steady at 750a
$50; bidding weak to unevenly on rang
ers; sheep steady; bulk ewes, 800 down.
ward; late sales range lambs yesterday,
7.85a8. 90; best, $40 to shippers; feeding
lambs, steady; lambs 90 pounds down,
good choice, 6.85a8.25; medium, 6o0a
6.S5; all weights common, 475a6.00;
ewes, 90-150 pounds, medium to choice,
2.00a3 so; all weights, Gull and common,
l.00a2 so: feeding lambs, COTS pounds,
good, choice, 6.50a7.25.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
SELLING FOR CONSUMERS.

When national manufacturer ig-
nores the chain store market to con-
centrate on the wholesaler and indie
pendent retailer there must be an ex-
cellent reason for his action. That rea-
son, says Fayette R. Plumb in Nations
Business, is the fact that independents
can give more than price-tag value to
the customer. He explains just what
this value is.
A nail hammer costing rs cents may
offer the greatest value at that price to
one who uses a hammer only occa-
sionally for rough work. On the other
hand, one who uses hammer fire.
uuently might very well find that over
long period it would be economy to
pay $3.50 for a hammer more efficient
in use and with a double life. The
professional mechanic or the tool lover
who takes pride in his set of tools
might receive sufficient value from the
beauty and efficiency of a superf1ne
hammer to pay So or $3.50 for it.
These comparative values cannot be
judged by appearances. 1t requires the
experience and knowledge of the
trained hardware man to bring out the
different qualities and to Judge the
comparative values to the purchaser.
1t is up to the merchants of the
country to see that an ever larger por-
ton of the merchandise sold has more
than it's tag value. Merchandise may
be just so much material substance to
merchant, but his customers are a
variable quantity. Every one OF them
has his individual wants, which need
and deserve special attention from an
intelligent merchant. Giving more
than price-tag values to customers is a
big job, calling for resourceful, well
thought out program. Even chain
store can give price-tag value, but 1t
takes more than system to do bet
ter. 1t takes knowledge and mental
activity on top of all the most modern
methods,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
ORDER is RESTORED
BY ALABAMA GUARD
Two Companies Demobilized After
Protecting Two Colored Men Held
for Huntsville Murders.
D the AssocIated Press.

By the Associated Press
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, October L.
Order was restored here last night as
two companies of Alabama National
Guardsmen we're demobilized and the
two colored men they we're called to
protect were removed from the Madison
County Jail to Birmingham.
The colored men, c. E. Henderson
and Rufus Mccoy, were sought by a
crowd which gathered around the jail
and was dispersed only after the
guardsmen loosed tear gas bombs and
advanced with fixed bayonets.
Henderson is held as a suspect in
the Staying of H E. Ross, prominent
huntsville business man, Saturday
night and Mccoy is held for the slay-
ing of j. c. Mathes. Phoenix, Ariz.,
travelling salesman Mccoy is said by
police to have confessed to killing
Mathes and throwing his body into the
Tennessee River near here.
The colored men were carried to Biz
fningham after officers spirited them
from the Jail and announced that they
were en- route to the State Penitentiary
&C Montgomery.
The troops were called out at the
direction OF Gov. Bibb Graves at Mont
Romery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
STOCKHOLDERS SUED
BY FIRMS RECEIVERS
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, October 1.-Eorty-
i've suits against stockholders. who are
alleged to have received dividends from
the First National Co. after the Arm
had become insolvent, were fled here
yesterday. Seventeen of the suits were
instituted in City Court, Is in Superior
Court and Is in the Court of Common
Pleas.
The suits were filed by J. Kemp Bart
lett, jr.; William L. Riggs and Joshua
w. Miles, jr,, ancillary receivers for the
company in Maryland.
The concern is a Delaware corpora
ton, but maintained Offices here. IT
recently was thrown into the hands OF
receivers In its home State, the action
being followed by similar one here.
The stockholders are said to have re-
ceived dividends ranging from So to
$14,875. The latter sum, 1t is alleged,
was paid the Pennsylvania Surety Co,
Pittsburgh. from whom Bartlett, Riggs
and Miles ask $4,000 damages.
The Maryland receivers, who have
taken charge of the company's assets in
this State, were appointed recently BY
Judge Softer in Circuit Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
MORRIS PLAN BANKS
REPORT EXPANSION

Surprising all previous operations
figures and marking their twentieth Sue
cessive year of expansion, the 1T9 Nor
ris Plan Banks, companies and branches
situated throughout the country re-
ported combined loan volume for the
first six-month period of this year Of
S125, 203 ,095, It was announced today bv
Arthur j. Morris, founder of the Morris
Plan and president of the Industrial
Finance Corporation.
OF this figure, $i0l. 453 ,066 represents
the total amount of loan and consumer
credit volume of the Morris Plan in
situations proper. while the balance Of
23.750,029 represents the installment
finance operations Of the General Con-
tract Purchase Corporation, a Morris
Plan affiliate.
Investment certificates, representing
the savings Of Morris Plan clients OUT
standing in these ITO institutions.
totaled $95,252.4 while aggregate re-
sources were given as 5000. l34 ,8S5, With
surplus and undivided profits of sl2,-
345,939.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
CURB SHARES GAIN
ONBETTER BUYING
Market Turns Upward Under
Leadership of Public
Utilities Group.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October Under the
leadership Of public utilities, in which
there has been huge short interest the
Curb Market today moved toward high
er levels.
Heading the recovery in the utilities
was Electric Bond & Share, which at
one time was up more than points
from Tuesdays close. Although Ameri-
can e. Foreign Power Warrants, repre-
senting securities of Bond e. Shares
principal subsidiary, did not share in
this upSwing, numerous other issues i'm
proved, including American Superpow-
er. Niagara Hudson Power and Middle
West Utilities. Cites Service in FORE
noon dealings proved to be one of the
stronger oil is2ucs.
The opening was active, but price
swings we're not as wide as at Tuesdays
opening and relatively few large blocks
came out. Sales in the first two hours
amounted to 330,400 shares, which COM
pareS with 500, 800 in Tuesdays fore
noon trading.
Oil issues continued soft. Creole Pc
troleum. International Petroleum, Salt
Greek Producers and Lion Oil were
among the first to break to fresh low
levels Vacuum Oil responded to the
announcement that one of its Texas
wells increased production. Standard
Oil of Indiana. which is reported to be
conversing with several of the smaller
natural gas corporations with posi-
bic view of acquiring such properties,
braced.
Official announcement that the Gov
eminent had awarded mail contracts to
Western Air Express Corporation was
recognized tardily on the tape, the stock
declining points before rallying.
Transcontinental Air Transport, how
ever. Immediately advanced on the
contract award.
Stocks that we're exceptionally weak
late Tuesday because of the suspension
for insolvency of their market sponsor,
J. A. Sisto g. Co., rallied in early deal
ings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
BY CHARLES w. STORM,
Editor the News Service of Wall Street.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 1.-The break
of average stock prices to the low
reasons: First, heavy selling from
abroad; and secondly, steady liquidation
by country banks of stocks which they
have been carrying ever since the
November crash for the account of
customers.
In other words, those country banks
which were so avaricious for business
during the stock market boom that they
usurped the functions of brokerage
houses are now being forced to clean
out their customers. 1t Is reported in
are to report to the Federal Reserve
Board on October 4 next as to how
much progress has been made in the
process of liquidation.
Foreigners Sell.
Selling for the account of foreigners
was the heaviest 1t has been in months.
The offerings are being made on the
supposition abroad that based on world
wide trade and business conditions
American stocks are selling too high.
Liquidation from abroad was most
emphasized in high-grade railroad
stocks of which the foreigners have
large holdings. Those who handled a
substantial part of the selling orders
yesterday stated that indications are
for further liquidation from abroad.
Favorable News.
The only piece of favorable news re-
ceived yesterday was a report that a
huge syndicate of New York and Chi
cago operators was being formed to
support the wheat market with the
approval of the Government.
Public Utility Fight.
A big stock market battle is raging
in the public utilities. Big professional
bear operators have been selling the
shares in substantial volume, especially
those issues which are distributed by
the public utilities themselves.
Much is heard about the large size of
the short interest and this is indicated
by the heavy borrowing demand for
stocks after the close of the market.
There is large amateur short interest.
many of the members of which never
sold stocks short before.
Oil shares sold off with the balance
Of the list, although it is known that
leading executives of the industry are
this week holding conferences with a
view to further curtailing production of
crude oil and gasoline One of the
biggest floor traders, who has been re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
FURTHER SELLING OF STOCKS
BY FOREIGNERS is EXPECTED

puted to have made huge profits on the
short side, was reported yesterday to
have been responsible for the selling
which impaired pronounced weakness
to Texas Corporation, which touched
new low, and Standard Oil of New
jersey.
The big professional operators, who
have been prominent on the short side
continue confident of their position and
are talking much lower prices. There
has, however. been some good buying
OF stocks by banking institutions. This
buylng has been on scale down so
that. 1t did little to stem the down
ward tide.
(Copyright, 1880, by North American AVews-
paper AIliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, october (SpeciaD -
Cotton prices we're steady at the OPEN
ing of the market today, the initial
range being 2 points lower to higher.
The market was divided; one profess
sional group working for a technical
advance and trade buyers placing
orders under the market. Private crop
estimates put out today were bearish;;
Opening prices were-October, old,
1920, up /; October, new, 1o.17, oil l.;
December, old, 1913, off 2; December
new, 10.40 unchanged; January. OLD,
1855, unchanged January, new, l052'
up l. March, 1911, unchanged May
1887. up i, and July HOP, up 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01

From the Nations Business
So many pessimistic things have
been said about the loss of business
confidence that 1t is little startling to
discover a faith that does not need
restoration. In voicing his own abid-
ing belief, the president of the Stude-
paker Corporation has done a timely
service to the public, as we'll as to his
industry. BY way of prelude to vipor-
Gus expression of his practical optim-
ism, Mr.. Erskine asks what is this
mysterious specter general business?
Nothing more or less than the sum
total OF a great many individual BUSH
nesses. General business is good when
a sufficiently large proportion of in
dlvldual businesses are good"
Designation, rather than compassion.
resides in his charge that ''the greatest
deterrent, the most vicious obstacle to
recovery has been the attitude of most
business men. They have been follow
ing the forecasterS, wistfully waiting
for that mysterious entity general
business to assert itself. What is
needed is more individuals working in
an intelligent and aggressive manner to
make their own business prosperous"
Confirmatory evidence of the improved
position of business sentiment is appar-
ent in the recent announcement Of the
r. G. A-Victor Co. that it would in
crease its manufacturing schedule.
When commenting on the engagement
Of 1000 additional employees, President
Shumaker is reported to have said:
Millions are being put into increased
production in the belief that the pres
ent depression is psychological and a
false. indication of the American pub
lies buying power"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, october / (SpeciaD =
The wheat market was slightly easier
today, rejecting the weakness IN Liver
the setback. December opened 70 to
1884; March, 8194 to 80; May, "a to
84i9. After the first half hour, Decem-
Der rs; March, 8112; May. 841s.
Corn sold irregular at the start and
met GOOD buying later with prices firm.
December opened 1914 to 795s; March,
81 to 81K; May, S2ls to 1914. After
the first half hour, December, 1874;
March, 807s; May, 1924.
Oats were firm with corn. December
opened 371a; March, 1924 to 399s !;
May, Al to 407s. After the first hall
hour, December, 377s; March, Az;
May, 4114.
Provisions sold off with hogs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
Strength Feat Costs Life.

KEOKUK. Iowa, October N.A.
EA).-PToving his strength cost Fred
Sharon. an automobile mechanic, his
life. He bet a fellow mechanic he
could lift an automobile clear of the
floor. Sharon won his bet, but died a
few minutes later from the strain
(Copyrtght, 1890, by North American NeWs-
paMr Alliancel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
$500, 900 PROFIT MADE
BY F0RGERS is CLAIM
Detectives Investigate Cashing of
Certified Checks Bearing Name Of
Well Known Racing Commissioner.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 1.-The New
York Sun says a gang of clever check
passers has cleaned up about 100000
IN the last few months by cashing GER
titled checks bearing the forged names
of Joseph Blume, well known racing
commissioner" and other bookmakers.
Blue his cashier and the Hartman
National Bank declares his name was
forged to checks totalling nearly $38, 900.
Police headquarters denied knowledge of
the crimes, but has detectives working
on the case, the paper said.
The gang-four in number-are al
legged to have presented 10 checks for
certification at the Hartman Bank from
July 3 to July 18. each with near-perfect
limitations of Blume's signature. These
checks were then taken to various banks
for deposit and the money collected after
they mad passed through the clearing
house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, October l (P.-Butter,
receipts, 4,876 tubs; easy: creamery ex-
tras. 38la: standards. 36l2; extra f1rstS,
37a3T 4 flrsts, 33a35; seconds, 3Ia32 i2 :
eggs, receipts, TAOS cases; steady; prices
unchanged.