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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-13

thority. j. H. Pole, controller of the
currency, estimates that 1872 of the
banks closed have been State institute
tionS and II national banks.
With one exception, none Of the
failures reported have been of large in
situations having as much rs 1000, 900
in deposits" the controller commented
1T does not seem that there is any gen.
eral business condition which is re-
sponsible for the failures. 1 am sorry
to have to state that the showing in a
considerable number of cases is that
defalcation is more important element
than distressed business.
I'm fact, from the showing now avail
able in banking quarters 1t can be said
that there is certain definite improve
ment in general business conditions
which has been noticeable for some
weeks. 1 do not attribute the rather
unusual number of bank Shutdowns TO
business depression"
Chairman Vestal of the House pat
entS committee is conducting a hear
ing today on a bill of very considerable
interest to wide range of business
establishments. BY its terms designers
of textiles. dress patterns and individ-
ualiZed articles Of several general classes
would be permitted to copyright rather
than patent the particular outlines and
characteristics of the novelties they
have devised.
Under present conditions. It appears,
such designs can only be protected by
patents, and the complaint is that to
get patent granted is a matter of
months. TranSitory tastes in fashions
and styles make such protection almost
valueless, many business executives con-
slider, because they find the vogue for
their ideas exploited and pirated within
six months period, before patents they
apply for can be granted.
Copyright, on the other hand, as ap-
piled to trade marks and literary mat
tiers, IS rather swiftly granted, and is
regarded as effectual protection.
Though there are some difficulties In
the way of extending copyright protec-
ton to textile designs and all the other
myriad of individual novelties constant
ly being created in commerce, the back
ers of the Vestal measure believe it can
be done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-13
Freight Traffic Drops,

BALTIMORE, February IS Especially
January freight traffic on the Balti-
more & Ohio so far indicated in
the carloading reports is running be-
low last year. The first two weeks of
the month brought total loads orig
mating on the lines of 66.374 cars.
compared with 72,163 in 1929. Loads
received from connections we're 36,3l7,
against 37,195. Coal traffic accounted
for about a third Of the volume orig
mating on the lines, amounting to o.
951 cars in 1880 and 24.586 In the
two weeks of January last year.
Western Maryland was the only I'm
portant railroad in the Allegheny dis
trict to show gain in coal loadines,
but the increase In that instance was
small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-13
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, February IS (P-The
cotton market opened barely steady at
q decline of S to IA points, with active
months soon showing net losses of is to
10 points in response to the relatively
easy showing of Liverpool over western
days local holiday May sole off to
1896 and October to 1925 during the
first few minutes makeing, net losses
OF is to 19 points, but these prices
seemed to bring in a little more buying
and prices Steadied up several points
from the lowest. At the end of the first
half hour May was ruling around 1898,
with the market some to Is points
below last Tuesdays closing quotations.
Old crop positions were relatively steady
on covering and trade buying, and there
was some bearish comment on reports
that fertilizer tag sales for the Southern
State1 during January showed an in
crease of Ill per cent, as compared
with last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-13
A. & P. PLANS BRANCHES
ON PACIFIC COAST
BY the Associated Press.

FIESN.
NEW YORK, February 13-Formal
announcement was made today by John
A. Hartford, president, that the Great
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. will open
branch units on the Pacific Coast on
or about March Is. The first of the
stores, possibly a dozen in number, the
announcement said, will be in Los An
geles. Others eventually will follow
along the entire West Coast. The COM
pany now has $4,000 stores in "a States
and two Canadian provinces, but these
will be the first units west of Omaha.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-13
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, February Is (P.-Butter
firm; receipts, 14,867 tubs; creamery
extras, 3634; standards, 1854; extra
firsts, 351a to 50; frsts, 80 to 341a; sec
onds. 81 to g. Eggs weak: receipts,
1856 cases; extra firsts, 371a; graded
flrsts, 3612 to 81; ordinary firsts, SO
to IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-13

Noce-An stocks sold in hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (65sl I2S3sl
which shows those stocks TO be sold in lots only
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
LINER BRINGING
 RESCUED ASHORE
Mauretania En Route to New
 York With 28 Aboard

Now York, Nov. 20.-(P-The lin CT Mauretania was stcaming toward New York today with an extra com plement of 27 men, a woman and a ships cat-wrested from an angry sea off Cape Race, N. F., yesterday.
 Captain s. J. S. McNeil sent word that he would arrive at quarantine about II a. m, (E. s. T) tomor- row and disembark his passengers, including Captain Carlson and his wife and a crew of 26 who aban- doncd the Swedish freighter GVidia after she sprang leak and found- cred.
 The Maurctania outdistanCed the liner America and the frelghtcr Endicott in answer to an sos. The America, in command of Capt. George Fried, hero of two previous rescues, stood by ready to aid the lifeboats on their half mile pull to the Mauretania.
 When the Mauretania after a 216 mile run reached the scene, about 400 miles off the cape. the freight CTS decks were awash.
 Hundreds of passengers lining the rails of the Mauretania saw two lifeboats put out. through the moun- tainous waves with their human cargoes, bobbing high on the crests and then sinking from sight in the troughs,
 As the Mauretania pulled away for New York, the Ovidia could he seen sinking slowly toward her watery grave.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
PINCHOT DATA PROVES
 USEFUL TO U. s, NAVY
Bottle Thrown Off Yacht Provides Information About Currents in
 Southern Pacific.

Philadelphia, Nov. 20.-P-An incident of Governor elect Pinchot's South Seas cruise last year has been found of great value to the United States navy.
 On September s, 1929, it was learned at the Photographic office here, a bottle containing a message giving the position Of the yacht. the Mary Pinchot, was thrown over board by Mir. Pinchot in latitude S2o south and longitude 129.46, west The bottle was picked up among the islands of Tuamotu Archipelago. Polynesia, on July A, this year. It had drifted approAi- mately 1o5o miles amid the storms that swept the southern Pacific.
 By means Of this bottle, hydro graphers said they had been able to increase their knowledge of the drift Of ocean currents in these heretofore little known waters.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Sullivan Gets Wish to
 Die in Chair With Bell

Chicago, Nov. 19 Pl-A fate he once Cspoused - death in the electric chair with Frank H. Bell "a jury today had decreed for Richard Sullivan.
 The jury required but 45 min utes late yesterday to reach its verdict of guilty in the trial of the pair, confessed robbers, for slay- ing Christ Patras, a cafe pro- prietor last June 6.
 When Sullivan and Bell were arraigncd ior the staying, Sulli- van told Judge Joseph Sabath he'd be glad 10 burn in the chair" if Bell died with him. His hatred for his erstwhile pal de- veIopcd when Bell told a coron- CTS jury that Sullivan had killed Patras while trying to collect his share Of the payoff' for the slayine O. Alfred (Jake) Lingle, Tribune reporter, q week before. Bells story was discredited by the prosecution as a desperate at- tempt to escape the penalty for the staying,
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
HEARING PLANNED
 ON 1881 BOXER BAN
New Limits NeCeSSary-NeW
 Britain in Infested District

New Haven, Nov. 20 (UP)-Citi- ztns of Connecticut will have an op- pcrtunity to express their opinion ds to where the 1881 corn borer quar- artine lines will Dc drawn q. puu- lie hearing to be held here next Tuesday, the Connecticut Agricul- tural Experiment station announced lcdaN.
 The station, which coopcratcs with federal authorities in enforcing quarantine restrictions, revealed that the pest now has spread into virtually all Of the state with the cX- ccption Of Litchfield county.
 Fairfield county farmers held a meeting at Bridgeport Tuesday and voted 10 advocate quarantine of al counties except Litchfield and the town Of Hartland in Hartfor l county
 Newly infested towns include walk, Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull ard Westport in Fairfield county; Bloomfield, Bristol, East Hartford, Pennington, Granby, Hartford. New Britain, Rocky Hill, South Windsor, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Wind sor Locks, Glastonbury and Moving ton in Hartford county; Ansonia. Bethany, Cheshire, Derby, East HI- ven. Milford, New Haven, North Branford. North Haven, Orange. Prospect. Wallingford, West Haven and Woodbridge, two towns each in Holland and Middlesex counties and five in Litchfield.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Andree Lodge Members
 Plan to Assist Needy

Four candidates received the ini- tiatory degree last night in the An~ dree lodge, l. o. o. F., and will re- ceive the first degree on Decembee 3. Past Grand Fleming and Paso Grand Shaefer Of Phoenix lodga made a visit to the lodge.
 A committee was appointed ln make plans for an entertainment. either vaudeville or minstrel show. the proceeds of which will be given to the mayors relief fund for the unemployed. Further announcement will be made concerning this Ven- ture at the meeting next Wednesday night.
 Andree lodge is looking it's mem- bership over to sec how many good bask etball players there are in tha lodge, preparatory to putting a team in the Odd Fellows league.
 FOR BEST RESULTS USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20

4 program committee 10 arrange for the annual council meeting was appointed by the chair as follows: G.. B. Taylor. Col. W. W. Bullen and Ralph Benson.
 The scout executive was author ized to attend the Yale Seminar for executives which will be held one day each month from now until March.
 Scout Exhibit Committee Meeting
 A special meeting of the exhibit committee has been called for to- night by Chairman Harry Bonney. It will be held in the scout office at 7:30 and every member is request ed to attend if possible. This Com- mittee will make arrangeme for the big scouting exhibit in the T. A. B. hall during anniversary week in February It is hoped to have every troop in the council represented by a booth and exhibit of Craftwork.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Village Alarmed Over
 Slow Mountain Slide

Glarus, Switzerland, Nov. 20 (4) The village of Linthal, near here, has become greatly alarm ed at gradual movement of one side of Kilchenstock mountain, which has shown increasing in- stability for more than a year.
 A gradual landslide, at first very slow, has doubled its speed until now it is estimated that q hundred thousand cubic meters ot earth are moving down on the village at the rate of one centi- meter (about two tifths of an inch) a day.
 Watchers with telephones have been stationed at different points on the mountain and measures have been taken 10 evacuate threatened parts of the village as soon as is necessary.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
SIX SCHOOLS SEND
 TALENT ID SOCIAL
Pupils to Provide United P. & I.
 Association Program

Six schools will be represented in the entertainment to be presented at the Senior High school auditor ium tomorrow night for fund to meet the expense of providing eye glasses for needy children. The event is being sponsored hy the United Parents and Teachers asso- citation.
 The program follows: Orchestra presentation by the central Junior High school orchestra; Elsie m Bookland" by Washington school pupils; scarf dance, by Roosevelt school pupils; Lets Go TrayeIing, ' uy the EIhu Burritt school group; stunt drill. by the Nathan Hale Jun- for High pupils; The Joy ot the Dance." by the Northend school pu- pils: Model AirpIanes in Action v speciality by the Senior High school pupils.
 The following letter has been sent to associations, calling their at lention to the entertainment;
 "To the Presidents and Officers of All Parents-Teachers Associations:
 The United Parents and Teach CTS association Of New Britain, of which your association is a part, has undertaken, with the aid Of the entire school personnel, to give a hcneft entertainment at the Senior High school on Friday, November gl and Friday. December :. tho proceeds 10 become a fund for those children with defective eyesight who need glasses because Of lack Of funds
 You are TO doubt aware that for wears this work has been done by our local civic clubs; but due 10 in- yr.4sing cost, our association fe.l in duty bound to carry tho burden or a portion Of this work.
 "f wish 70 appeal 10 each anl every one Of the parents and tcac0- CTS O assist in every way possible Tn this undertaking. Sell as many tickets as you can.
 Help the children 10 sell them. Talk about the entertainment to your friends. Keep th" subject alive. In other words. 1 appeal 10 the associations in the various schools to rally 10 the aid Of the parent body. 10 the ond that sue cess will be ours Tho cause is 1 worthy ono. the tickets arc priced low. and the entertainment will hc worth many times the cost. Can ] count on your district for coopcrl- ton. SO that we can put over thg entertainment successfully
 HARRY WITKTN. President.
 limited Parents Teachers
 AssocIation.'
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Grape Industry Has Paid
 S450O GOO to GangSterS

Fresno, Calf, Nov. 20 P-The Morning Republican says the fresh grape industry in California has paid approximately s4,500,0O0 tribute 10 gangsters and racketeers in eastern markets this year.
 In Chicago, receivers were com- pelled to pay $50 a car to the rep- resentatives of the racket before the door of any car of juice grapes could be opened. Refusal to pay resulted in disappearance of truckmen or their mistreatment the paper added!
 In New York. the article stated, the system was different. The racket vas controlled by truckmen who charged for loading and hauling ap- proximately $100 q car.
 Grapemon estimated the reasons able value of the service at S40 car. leaving S60 paid as tribute.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20

A Wayne Electric Refrigerator with the famous HEAT PROOF cabinet keeps the heat out. Practically all of the heat that gets in a refrigerator. gets in through the walls. So Wayne builds in THREE THICK INCHES of the most expensive and efficient insulation on the market. The result. - Your food stays fresh and dry-the compressor has less work to do your power bill is reduced to a minimum-all because Wayne HEAT PROOF cabinets keep the heat out. Don't penalize your pocketbook for years by purchasing a thin-walled re- frigerator with cheap insula- tion-when an extra dollar or so will buy a WAYNE-equip- ped with a cabinet that STAYS cold.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
BOY SCOUT NEWS

The monthly session of the board of review was held last night in the scout office with Scoutmaster E. M. Isleib of troop 23 as chairman of the board and with Acting Scout master Francis McAloon of troop Is and scout executive assisting.
 The following boys were present; Chaley Saxe, Gerald Berson, Morton Silverman and Milton Dworin of troop 10: w. Peterson. Edward Ha- ley and William Strong of troop lb. These scouts presented themselves for review in the second class re- quirements.
 The following scouts having been reviewed by their troop committee reviewing board handed in their brown record cards: George H. An dcrson. K. MatheWson of troop IT,. These scouts also will be presented second class badges at the next scs- sion of the court Of honor on We'd nesday night. Nov. 2G.
 Executive Board Meeting
 A brief session of the executive committee of the scout council was held in the scout office Wednesday afternoon with E. l.. Warren pre- siding. Other members present were W. H. Judd. Logan Page, G. B.. Taylor, Col. W. W. Bullen and the scout executive.
 High lights of the different re- ports submitted were as follows by the court of honor, the Total of mcr- it badges awarded so far in 1880 is 717, 106 second class awards, 43 first class awards. 31 star badges, 21 life badges. IS eagles badges and 10 eagle palm awards.
 The membership of the council is 7lS scouts in 29 registered troops.
 The chairman Of the local camp committee. Logan Page. reported on the meeting of the regional camp committee held in Boston November
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20

plane in mountains.
 Bethany. Okla. - Tornado kills l7. injures 100.
 Washington Plan to exclude aliens and negroes from census count looms in eapportionment fight.
 Washington - United States gold holdings increase to S4,530,000,o00.
 Washingt ngton-Governmen revenue for first four months of fiscal year drops $69.20S,779 below same per iod last year.
 Houston. Tex-Shcpherd tells ". C. T. U. all the "Morrowites and Raskobites' cannot prevail against prohibition.
 Foreign
 Barcelona Spain-General strike called off. three hurt in fight when police raid labor union office.
 Madrd-Premier Berenguer says government IS prepared to put down unlawful movements with an iron fist.
 Antwerp. Bolgium-Fivc scsmcn drown when one British steamer sinks after collision with another.
 MosAow - Burkarin. right wing leader yields 10 central committee Of communist party.
 Dublin-Dail Eireann opens with debate between Premier CosgroVe and De Valera, opposition leader.
 New England
 Boston-Four cases Of typhoid fever reported at Simmons college; public health department says no danger Of extensive outbreak.
 Boston-Harry E. Manster, serv- ing life term at state prison for murder Of police officer, petitions for pardon.
 Boston-State distributing s25,- oQo,0oo to 365 cities and towns as their share Of state income and cor poration taxes.
 Newton. Mass.-Gift of s500,000 for unemployed and industrious poor men and women of Newton made by will of late Horace Cous- chs.
 Hanover, N H.-Part of the gate receipts or the Dartmouth Stanford football game to be turned over 70 reIicf Of unemployment distress.
 Northampton. Mass.-Aiiss Jean Clark Cahoon, registrar Of smith college since 1924, dies.
 RocMand. Mc.-Stanlcy Boynton holder Of junior transcontinentaI flying records 1n both directions passes examination for transport pi- lots license
 Springfield. Nass-Employes il mechanical department Of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail load are notified that bonus will bt abolished.
 Poland Spring, Mc.-Hiram " Kicker, 7&, prominent in the rocra. ational and industrial development Of New England dies.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Would Reopen Market

The territory quarantlned because O. corn boreT infestation during the past summer included the southern portion of the state and reached 10 the Berlin-New Britain town line. This prevented Berlin farmers, who were in the infested district, from selling corn and certain other vcgc- tables and flowers 10 New Britain buyers.
 The ban prevents only sales from inside quarantine area to places out side Of it and does not restrict those made within the district under in" ban. IT as is expected. the limits O. the quarautirod district are moT- e. northward 10 the state line next year. New Britain will be brought within i, and will again he avail able as a market for produce grown h. farmers in Berlin and other points 10 tho south.
 Ans
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
CONVENTIONS COMBINE

Chicago, Nov % 'Pl-Thc annual of the National Associa- ton Of Mutual Casualty companies and National Association of Mutual Insurance companies will he held concurrently in Atlantic City. \. J, December 1. and t. J. M. Eaton, secretary Of both groups. announced today
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20

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New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
MINI(A BILL NIG\ID

Mexico City, Nov. -o (P-Tha president today signed a bIll grant, ing a subsidy to shjpyards building ships for a Mexican merchant fleet.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Overnight News

Tv the Associated Press
 Domestic
 WashinEt Saloon League proposes educational campaign on merits Of prohibition.
 Burbank, Cal-Bodies of girl pas scnger, pilot and mechanic found in wreckage Of Pacific air transport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
COULTER Is NAMED
FOR TARIFF GROUP
Hoover Selects Republican Who
Is Commission Chief
Economist.

President Hoover has selected John
Lee Coulter Of North Dakota for APP
pointment to the United States Tariff
Commission.
Coulter, who is Republican, was
born in Minnesota in 1881, but for a
number of years has made North Da-
kota his home.
Coulter is at present chief economist
of the Tariff Commission and is ma
tionally. known as an economist and
statistician. For a number of years he
vas president of the North Dakota Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College. Dur
ing the war he was member Of the
exports council of the War Industries
Board.
Mr.. Hoover had made public the
names of Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsyl-
vania, who is to be chairman of the
commission, and Thomas w. Payne OF
West Virginia, to be a member OF the
commission The other four members
will be made public Monday. There is
considerable speculation that Alfred P,
Dennis of Maryland, Democrat, now
vice chairman of the commission, viii
be reappointed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
Rr the Assoclate.i Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, September 15.-Sur-
geons and physicians from many
sections of the country, gathered here
for advanced cancer study, were told
today that there has been "a ire
mendous and startling" increase in the
number of cures of cancer of the bone
since 1918.
DR.. Joseph Colt Bloodgood, director
of the research fund bearing his name,
said that in 1918 there was not a single
verified case of cancer Of the bone
cured by any treatment. In 1921 but
per cent of the less than 500 cases
registered at Johns Hopkins Hospital
were listed as cures. and these by
amputation only.
Figures of cures for 1880. he said,
vary from III TO Al per cent in the Diff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
MAI. STEDMAN WEAKER

Mai. Charles M Stedman, 89-year-
old Representative from North Carolina.
who has been at Mount Alto Hospital
since being stricken with apoplexy iast
week was reported in slightly weaker
condition this morning.
With the condition of the veteran
Representative continuing grave, physi-
clans at the hospital would make no
prediction as to the outcome OF his ILL.,
ness. A perecptible decrease in vitality
il was said, has been the only change
within the past 48 hours
Maj. Stedman, the last Civil War vet
a. hoth, houses. having succeeded the
iste HTncle Joe" Cannon OF Illinois as
Eae congressional patriarch. $1,000