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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
B. 20. CAR BUILDING.

NEW YORK. october II P9.-Direc--
tors of the Baltimore a. Ohio Railroad
have authorized a S4,0O0,0 900 car-build-
ing program. The plan calls for con-
struction of 1000 steel boxcars and LOCO
steel gondola coal cars and viii provide
employment for between 10000 and 40, :
600 days of work. The gondola cars VIII
be built in the Baltimore s. Ohio shops
ut baltimore.
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SEEK TO STEADY
PRICES OF STEEL
Producers Doubt Consump-
ton Increase During Rest
of Present Year.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
CLEVELAND, October 17,-producers
OF bars. plates and shapes. eomnris,ne
the bulk OF finished steel outn,,t are
making the most positive effort in
months to firm prices, says Steel Of
Cleveland. The mills entertain no Him
sions OF being able to stimulate eon-
sumption measurably the remainder AZ
the year, but they are convinced there
Is broad underlying demand, largely
Tor stock, which will be oonjured IN
only by stronger price situation.
accordingly, stand is to be made
on neaVy finished steel at l soc. Pitts
Durgn, tantamount generally to I.7Oc
&C chicago and the East. II cOnces-
SlOns unoer these levels to preferred
buyers can De withdrawn by late Ne-
vember the basis may have been Iajd
Tor an advance for the first quarter
probably OF 50 per ton. which would
induce fun specifying against fourth-
quarter contracts.
Await Bottom Of Market.
No expectation of sweeping, imne-
olate success Is held, but q gradual
accretion OF strength is SOUGHT There
Is ample assurance from outstandinRIv
large consumers that they will build
up their reserves once they are uer-
suaded The market has touched bottom.
Even without this. occasional Commute
ments are prompted by present low
prices Chevrolet, for example. Is
stocking pig iron and steel for 100 900
cars before navigation on the Great
Lakes closes.
In the lighter products. notably
sheets and strip, weakness still is mani
Test. but producers refuse concessions
likely to carry into the first quarter.
scrap prices have given further ground
IN most districts, an omen which has
not shaken the faith of heavy steel
producers. Pig iron Is sensitive in those
districts which have been somewhat
out OF line, Buffalo furnaces this week
lowering all prices 81 per ton. Foundry
iron at Pittsburgh and youngstown Is
on so cents.
Viewed broadly. current requirements
for finished steel show little variation
this week. Building continues seasonal
ly brisk: automotive demand is neg
ngible; the railroads are not interested
in equipment; gas, water and oil pipe
are inert. There has, however, been q
noticeable dampening of sentiment, at
tributed almost wholly to the sinking
spells In the stock market. AS before
stated, the chief hope Of the industry
is to strengthen prices and influence
consumers to protect potential, forward
needs.
Operations Falling on.
Almost imperceptibly, steelmaking OPP
erations are receding, the average this
week being 50 per cent, against 81
last week and SIS two weeks ago. East
ern Pennsylvania Is unchanged at So
per cent, Birmingham at 48 and
youngstown at So. Buffalo is up from
81 per cent to Sc and Chicago Is frac-
tionally stronger ct 81 per cent. Cleve-
land, however, Is on from so per cent
to II and Pittsburgh Is several points
under IS this week.
The reductions in pig iron at Buffalo,
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have pulled
down steel,s market composite . cents
to 1924.
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China has simplified its censorship Of
kilograms to avoid delays.
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COPPER PR0nucTIoN.

NEW YORK, October II (P).-World
production of copper in September
showed an increase over August, the
American Bureau of Metal Statistics
reports. September production totaled
Isl, 005 short tons, against 1882 in
August. The figure, however, showed
decrease from 174,135 short tons re-
ported for September last year.
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EXCHANGE SEAT 1855. 900,

NEW YORK, October II CD.-Ar-
rangements have been made for the
sale of q New York Stock Exchange
membership at $255 900, an increase Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17

Barley farmers of Scotland are COM
planning against the decision OF the
North az scotland Malt Distillers' Asso-
citation to reduce the output of 80 disttl-
1eries by rs per cent, saying it win re-
49,. kI.ofr market
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Bid for holster Endorsed.

NEW YORK, October II (R.-The
common stockholders Protective COM
rnittee of holster Radio has recon-
mended acceptance OF 3 bid OF 3. T..
Woorard. Inc, for the company.
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Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric IS 1852, 900 at
1922.
Norfolk g. Washington Steamboat Co.
at 210.
Prince Georges Bank g. Trust Co.'S
at 80, IS at 80.
Merchants Transfer & Storage pfd.--1O
at 1914.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd.-10 at 101, S
at 101.
The Carpet Corpse at 1874.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas IS AL 900 at 1903
Potomac Electric SO pfd.-5 at Ill.
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TIME FUNDS HIGHER.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Time funds stiffened slightly in i'm
portant money centers last week, but
call loans were pegged at 2 per cent.
The following averages for comparable
periods were calculated BY the DEPART
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AFTER CALL.
and Asked Prices.
BONDS.


Bid. Asked
Amer Tel & Telga 41zs 80. :. IOi 1900.
Amer Tel a. TelRa Alas 3D.. $50 ....
Am. Tel a. Tel. ctl. tr. ST.. los 1890.
Anacostia & Pot. r. r. 5s..... So 64h
Anaccstia & Pot guar 5s...... IS 81
c. g. p. Tel of Va SIS. ....... 1924 49,.
Capital Traction r. r. S.. 90 90
City & Suburban SIS. .......::. 80 81
GEORGETOWN Gas LIST 5s........ l04 go.
Potomac Elec cons. Sc ........ 10212 103l2
Potomac Elec. IS 1858. ......... 109I4 ITO
Wash, Alex. & Mt. Vernon eff. .....
Wash, BALTIC. & Annap. $751;. 80 45
Washington Gas SIS. ........... 1854 .....
Wash. Gas 6s, series A........ 1929 103h
Wash. Gas IS. series B.. los l00S4
Wash Rwy. e. Elec. As. ........ SEA 30
MISCELLANEOUS.
Barber & Ross. Inc, 6IaS..... 81 90
Chevy Chase Club 5l2s........ 100 49,.
D. c. Paper Mfg. 6s............ so %
W. M. Cold Storage 5s......... % ~.
Wash. Cons Title 6s........... 100
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
DELAY MOVE IN
WAGE MANDATE
Court Contempt Threat Is
Hurled by Holmes.

Delaying action on q court
mandate forcing it to Inappropriate
the salaries of eight probation Off
GERS, the county council today "laid
the matter on the table" because,
members said, the order was not
submitted to them officially by
Sheriff George L. Winkler.
Ira Holmes, attorney for the
probation officers, asserted he will
file contempt of court proceedings
unless the mandate is recognized.
Issued by Special Circuit Judge
Sidney Miller two weeks ago fore
ing the council to allow the Salar-
les, the mandate defeated factional
politics in the council which last
January struck the items from the
juvenile court budget. If cognizant
of the mandate at a continued ses-
sion Saturday, the majority faction
Of the council will be forced to re-
tract the appropriation refusal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
annual SCOUT
EXHIBIT OPENS
Public Showing of Work
Closes Saturday.

The annual Boy Scout exposition
was to open at Tomlinson hall this
afternoon and will continue through
Saturday night.
The public showing of scout work
is the closing event of Boy Scout
week. Thirty booths demonstrate
various activities. Prizes for the
best booths will be awarded and
Edward Kahn, scout council presi-
dent, will present an engraved silver
shield to the troop contributing
most to the exposition.
Awards made at the court of
honor held in Tomlinson hall
Thursday night included 1913 merit
badges. The Eagle badge, highest
honor in scouting, was given Jack
Sweeney, Troop 46, and James
Shoemaker and Ralph Hook, Troop
80.
Honor records were the highest
ever attained by the Indianapolis
council. Irving Williams presided
as chairman of the court of honor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
} OF ALL DOMESTIC Toll AND CARES IN SOVIET STATE

for which he works indefatigably,
is total prohibition of vodka and
other strong liquors. he has had
more to do than any other single
person with putting into effect the
present policy Of limiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors. Larin, indeed, never
loses a chance to tell the Soviet
public about the horrors of drink.
His present intense interest in
altering the domestic lives Of mil
lions Of housewives Is, therefore,
accepted as a sign that legislation
to encourage such an alteration
really may be expected.
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and propaganda in their defense.
Some say Larin has done more
than any other single person
among present Soviet leaders to
revolutionize the everyday life OF
the ordinary Soviet citizen.
His was the idea of the "un-
broken work-week" through the
abolition of Sunday. His was the
idea of the f1ve-day week-four
days of work followed by one day
of rest. At first greeted with boots
Of derision, both these ideas now
are the accepted time basis OF
life ard work throughout the
country.
Among his other pet schemes,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
TWINS Get BREAK
V. F. w. Wants Set to ct
as Drum Majors.

Seeking twins, the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars drum corps offers
trip to Washington, Baltimore and
other eastern cities as the reward to
two Indianapolis girls.
The twins must look alike, as all
good twins do, and must be between
18 and Is years old.
They are to be made drum majors
Of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
drum corps, the Indiana Champion
ships corps, which will compete in
the national drum corps contests
this year. The twins will be fea-
ture of the drum corps appearance
at Broad Ripple park during the ".
F. w. sports carnival, now being arr
ranged.
Twin girls should apply TO the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Office, 1913
Pembroke arcade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
HARRINGTON SILENT
Condition of Author Kept
Secret by Doctors.

BIZ United Press
BALTIMORE, April 4.4The con-
dition of Booth Harrington, Indian
apolis author, who is receiving
treatment at Wilmer institute,
Johns Hopkins hospital, for eye
trouble, remained unknown by any
one save attending physicians and
members of the family today.
Harrington, when he entered the
hospital several days ago, asked
that no reports be given of his con-
dition. Members of the family also
refused to comment.
1t is not known whether an OPP
Grafton is scheduled or has been
completed and the exact nature of
the authors sight failure never has
been announced by Hopkins ply
SicianS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
BY EUGENE LYONS
United Press staff Correspondent

MOSCOW. April A. Uri Larin,
WI one of the most picturesque
and important Communist leaders
of the Soviet government, has
launched a movement TO get
women out of the kitchen. the
laundry and other domestic
trenches.
If il succeeds-aS most of Larin's
schemes have Succeeded-the
average community will be collec-
tivized, through modern ma
chinery. exactly as the peasants
farms arr being thrown together,
to be cultivated and harvested
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-ientihcally with modern and
efficient implements.
Under Larin's scheme, all
domestic tasks as baking and
washing will be done in common,
releasing women from their usual
household cares. The only draw
back. from their standpoint, is
that they then will go to work in
factories and offices.
Congestion in Moscow and other
cities will make this reorganl-
cation difficult, as the Soviet lead
ers realize, but the scheme viii
be tried out in rural communities
and smaller cities.
Because it comes from Larin,
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the scheme has attracted instant
attention and loosed torrents OF
discussion. The Soviet public has
learned to take this mans sug-
gestions, no matter how far
fetched they might sound, with
the utmost seriousness.
Larin is one of the most re-
markable personages produced by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04

the Russian revolution. He IS
partly paralyzed and moves about
only with the greatest difficulty.
He makes up for his physical
weakness by a tremendous mental
force and imaginative daring. A
DYNAMO of intellectual activity, he
constantly is advancing new ideas
and carrying on furious polemics
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
EDITOR SEEKS OFFICE
George C. Mercer, Ben Davis, Files
for Representative Post.
George G. Mercer, $685. West Nor

us SGTeGt, dOIOl AlCy
and editor of the
Old Trail News,
Ben Davis, today
a n n ounced his
candidacy for the
Republican NOM
nation for state
representative.
Mercer formerly
was a reporter on
an Indianapolis
paper and started
publishing the Ben
Davis paper four
years ago.
He is a veteran
of the World war,
= 49, ..-.,- i -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04

CULVER, Ind, April 4. - Two
hundred of the best marksmen in
the state will compete at Culver
Military academy Saturday in the
annual indoor rifle and pistol
matches of the Indiana national
guard and the Indiana State Rifle
Association.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
BLAST TOWNS
200 HOMELESS
CHECK LOSSES
Awaken to Face Scene of
Wartime Desolation;
10 Lives Lost.
PROBE GETS UNDER WAY
Work Progressing Serenely
as Explosion Wrecks
/ Bomb Factory.
BY T. J. O'DONNELL
limited Press staff Correspondent

DEVON, Pa, April 4.-More than
200 persons, made homeless when
this towns principal industry lit
orally was blow off the map, awoke
from makeshift beds today to look
on a scene rivaling wartime desc
lation.
Their dwellings stood stripped Of
doors and windows and sometimes
barely a stick of furniture remained
intact to mark their former homes.
Even the cots and blankets they
slept in were furnished by civic
organizations.
Many of them had lost parents or
relatives in Thursdays catastrophe.
when six explosions following each
other in deadly succession erased
the factory OF the Pennsylvania
Fireworks Display Company and
took the lives of ten persons.
Cadets Patrol Section
Thirteen others were sent to hos
pitfalls, some permanently disabled,
and not until careful check of the
company pay rolls is made, will the
exact toll in lives be known.
The list of identified dead today
stood:
Victor Antonio, IS, Waterman,
Devon.
Luigi Purizzo, Devon, son-in-law
of the factory owner.
Joseph Catelli, Devon, who died in
a hospital.
Other identifications were expect
ed hourly as checking was started.
Meanwhile 230 cadets from nearby
Valley Forge Military academy,
under command of Major Milton G..
Baker, joined police in patrolling the
desolated section, and an investiga-
ton into the cause of the explosion
was being made by Inspector R. w
Hackett of the state department of
labor and industry.
Witnesses were able to add little
to what had been learned.
Flames Spread Quickly
Work in the small building of
the factory, devoted to the man
ufacture of aerial bombs, was
progressing smoothly at $3.50 a. m.
Thursday when a terrific blast
wrecked the building and sent it's
reverberations echoing as far as
Philadelphia, Trenton, N. j., and
other New Jersey places.
Instantly the place changed into
a scene of horror. Those not
killed or disabled ran to the street,
but were greeted by another ear
splitting blast, followed by flames
which quickly spread to nearby
buildings.
Then four lesser blasts followed
in succession to add to the con-
fusion. Fire apparatus called from
Bryn Mawr, Malvern and other
nearby points, found the way
blocked by fallen trees and tele-
graph poles. Women, hysterical
with fright, ran through the streets,
and men, women and children ran
from nearby buildings only to
block the way of rescue apparatus.
Nine Killed Outright
The fire was brought under con-
troll within an hour and the injured
were taken to the Bryn Mawr hos
pital while nurses and doctors took
care of many lesser injured.
The fireworks factory had been
made up of four small buildings and
it was in the first building where
the initial blast occurred that most
of the lives we're lost. Nine persons
including two women, were killed
outright. Of these, two were identi-
fed, the others being blown co bits.
Miss Josephine Catelli died in
hospital later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Methodist Layrnen Meet

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, April 4
Nearly 1900 laymen of the North
Indiana Methodist Episcopal con-
ference attended their first business
session here in connection with the
eighty-seventh annual meeting of
the conference here this week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Short Fall Costs Life

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April A
fall of eight feet in an elevator
shaft caused fatal injury OF Louis
T. Bohn, SO, at the plant of Servel,
Inc, where he was employed as
custodian. He fell from the first
floor to the top of the elevator,
which was in the basement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Bank Names Administrator

ANDERSON, Ind, April 4.-The
Citizens bank Of Anderson has
qualified as administrator for the
estate of Herbert NJ Hosier, killed
in an automobile accident here,
March 81. The estate consists only
of a ella 4 for damages growing out
of the accident
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Ieslie sneaks at Road Dinner

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April A.
The Evansville Automobile Club was
praised for it's aid in highway de-
velopment by Governor Harry G.
Leslie, principal speaker at a good
roads celebration here Thursday
night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
CLASS WILL GIVE PLAY
Comedy Drama to Be Presented at
Church by Loyal Workers.

"T he Road
Back" a three-act
comedy = d r a m a
will be presented
by the Loya /
Workers Bible
class Of the Eighth
Christian church
at School rs audi
forum at 8:15
p. m. Friday.
MRS. Grac e
Sprowl has one of
the leading roles
in the presenta-
tinY1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Nurse Says Pauper Beaten

FIT. WAYNE, Ind, April 4. -
Thelma Arnold, a nurse employed
at the Allen county infrmary, tes-
titled here that an inmate, an aged
man, was beaten with a stick about
two and one-half feet long, by an
attendant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
S275.OOO Gem Theft Probe

ANDERSON, Ind, April An a
belief that the men who conspired
to conduct a fake hold-up of the
Wright jewelry store in Elkhart,
we're implicated in the $275,000 rob-
berry of the Leo RooS jewelry store
here, local officers are making an
investigation at Elkhart today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
City Sued for $4,000

ANDERSON, Ind, April A.
Samuel L. Gray has filed suit in
superior court against the city of
Anderson, alleging its negligence
caused him to fall into an excava-
ton in North Anderson. He asks
$1,000 damages for injuries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
LLOYD GEORGE LAUDED
Receives congratulations Today on
Forty Years in Parliament.

Bv United Press
LONDON, April 4.-David Lloyd
George, father of the house of
commons, and leader of the Liberal
party, was the recipient of hundreds
of verbal and written congratula-
lions today on reaching the fortieth
anniversary of his entering the
British parliament.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Education Held Greatest Task

RICHMOND, Ind, April 4.-"IPe
biggest job the world has today us
the education of the coming genera
ton" declared DR.. George Strayer,
of Columbia university, addressing
Rotary Club members here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Bankers Trial Delayed

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, April z.
Trial of Guy r. Bracken, former
president Of the defunct Farmers
Deposit bank of Montpelier, charged
with bankers embezzlement, was
continued to May II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Seeks Congress Seat

BV Times Special
ROCKVILLE, Ind, April 4. -
Robert Grieve, Parke county, Is a
candidate for the Democratic nom
nation for representative in con-
gress from the Fifth district.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Horseshoers to Meet

B1 United Press
Fl. WAYNE, Ind, April A.
Nearly eighty men are expected to
attend the convention Of the In
diana Horseshoers' Association TO
be held here April and 9, It was
announced by w. F. Geary, Ft4
Wayne. in charge Of arrangements
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Playing Tunnel" Costs Life

CHICAGO, April 4-Playing
tunnel" cost the life of 11-year-old
Charles Roeske. He was crawling
through lengths of new concrete
sewer pipe when one rolled and his
head was crushed against another.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04

When the ideal Soviet state has reached Communist
perfection qoomeR 1ciH hare household cares at ALL
Eugene Lyons United Press staff correspondent at Mos
coac describes the oeent progressing for domestic
emancipation in this article.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
COLLEGE Head to Speak

SANDUSKY, Ind, April Al. A.
Pittenger, president of Ball State
Teachers college, Muncie, will be
the speaker at Sandusky high school
cor vnencement exercises to be held
April "a. Graduates are Woodrow
Kirchcoff, Mary Frances Thorpe,
Loren c. Seton, Naomi Ruth Amos,
Paul o. Joliff, Janith Corrine Root
and Charles w. Bergen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04

MUNCIE, Ind, April 4,-Mayor
George R. Dale wants definite in
formation from the government re-
garding the proposal to build a
$4,000 addition to the Muncie
poStof1ce, before he is willing to
even talk about giving the govern
ment any part of Federal park, adj
jacent to the present building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Negro Demands $4,000 Balm

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April A.
Failure of a Monroe county grand
jury to return indictments after a
recommendation by Attorney-Gen-
eral James M. Ogden that it investi-
gate a case brought to his attention
by John Nichols, Negro, has Sc
quel in two suits asking $4,000
damages fled by counsel for Mich
OILS in Monroe circuit court here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
State NezOS
i'm Brief

BIZ United Press
MUNCIF md, April 4. - The
Muncie board of works lost its first
legal tilt in an attempt to cancel
sixteen improvement contracts
awarded by the preceding city adj
ministration, when Judge L. A.
Guthrie in Delaware circuit court,
having granted a temporary re-
Straining order preventing the
board from carrying on its program
Of improvements where contracts
previously awarded had been can
celed.