davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Colorado Again
Indicates Rise
In Grand Canyon

Again the Colorado is on the rise
Grand Canyon readings today show
5340 second feet, an overnight in
crease of 2l40 second feet.
Reports from Topock and Yuma
continue but little changed as yet,
and diversions at Andrade today
started at 1400 second feet, which
dropped off to HOO feet after noon.
Probability that there will be a
very considerable increase in diver
sion at Andrade between Saturday
and Monday is announced as a re-
suit of the sudden rise at Grand
Canyon last Saturday when 1850
second feet were reported. That
first rise, however, was followed on
Sunday by drop to 1920 feet and
on Monday to 5000.
Rivpr raoflinUc toIav ora.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22

LONDON, Sept. %. U.P)-Prime
Minister J. Ramsay Macdonald is
feeling the effects of fatigue and
overstrain of the last few critical
days, it was announced today. He
will leave London tonight for sew
eral days rest in the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22

Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
FEELING STRAIN

Andrade down to HOO at noon.
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Poor g. Co. reduced class A dividend
and passed class B disbursement.
The Companies.
American Ice, 1880 net, before taxes
and depreciation, up 1.3 per cent.
Ann Arbor Railroad, 1880 preferred
share earnings, 1913, against $15.72.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Rail-
way, December net operating income
up "A per cent; IL months, of 23.4 per
cent.
Castle "a. M g. Co., 1890 common
share earnings, $500, against $7.06.
Central States Electric stockholders to
vote on reduction in stated value of
common stock from $2l Sal $40 to
$9,648, 703, in order to adjust to market
value of investments.
Chicago g. Eastern Illinois Railway,
December net operating deficit Qnclud-
ing, 81, 600, 900 special retirement CHARGE
500, $40; IL months deficit, SIS sos, 969,
against income $1,897,399, excludes
$31l ,634 back mail pay.
Chicago Great Western Railroad So
6S1, sos promissory note issue to Pullman
Car 81 Manufacturing authorized.
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul g. Pa
cifdc Railroad December net operating
income on 43 per cent; IL months, on
80 per cent, excluding $237,536 back
mail pay In 1929.
Chicago g. Northwestern Railway De-
cember net operating income $1,135,-
523, against $50, 333; IL months, ST.
423,85l. against $24,870, 656, excluding
81 $40 ,493 back mail pay.
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis d
Omaha Railway December net operat-
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ing deficit $254,639, against deficit
$277, 12l; IL months net operating in
come 1859 1894, against income $2,-
968, 1888.
Colorado g. Southern Railway COM
mon share earnings nine months to
September 80, 1928.
Civic Concert Service interest ac-
quired by N. B. C. Artists Service.
Cushman's Sons, Inc, 1880 earnings
on 81 preferred shares $59.l7, against
$39.25.
Delaware g. Hudson Co. December
net operating income OF 81 per cent;
IL months, of 1872 per cent.
Devoe g. Reynolds second preferred
share earnings year ended November
80, 1924, against $103.5e.
Fitz Simons-Connell Dredge q Dock
1890 common share earnings, $2.06,
against $50.
General Fireprooflng 1880 common
share earnings, $3.50, against 1888.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea $50
common dividend; paid SIPS previously.
Hubbard, Spencer, Bartlett 1880 COM
mon share earnings $2.64, against $4.57;
current assets over 10 times current la
! bilities.
Illinois Central Railroad December
net operating income UP SIS per cent.
Inland Steel 1880 common share
earnings, $5.41, against $9.76.
Jones & Laughlin Steel 1890 COM
mon share earnings, $sJ64, against
$2904.
Lima Locomotive Works declares
special 50 dividend, first since 1928:
reported $3.50 common share earned
In 1880; untitled orders December 81
totaled about 81 900, 00W against e13,.
100000 year previously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
U. S. STEEL EARNINGS
$9.12 SHARE IN 1880
Annual Statement Reveals Sharp
Decline in Profit for Final
Quarter.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, January 2S.-The
United States Steel Corporation earned
1912 per common share in 1880, as
compared to record earnings of $21.19
in 1929, and $i2.50 in 1928, $3.50 in
1927.
Net of 1912 share for 1880 was dis
closed with the issuance of the corpo-
ration's statement for the final quarter
Of the year, showing 10 cents per share
earned for the quarter on 1857, 435
shares outstanding at the end Of the
year, This compared with $2.06 a share
in the preceding quarter, and $4.l4 a
share on 8,i32,840 shares in the flnal
quarter of 1929.
Directors ordered the regular quarter
ly dividend Of $1.75 q common share, as
well as the quarterly payment of Sits
on the preferred. Although payment of
the regular common dividend resulted
in deficit for the quarter of $9,144, 897,
excess earnings over common dividends
in the FIRST nine months Of the year en-
abled the corporation to carry a net
balance to surplus Of $18,S9i,675 for
1880. The corporations conservative
dividend policy during the record year
OF 1929 enabled it to carry balance to
surplus of sos, 903, 232 for that year.
Net income for the final quarter of
the year was $12,366, 088, against
$24, 1875, 162 in the preceding quarter,
and $39,972 1853 in the comparable pc
Rod Of 1929. OF the net for the quarter,
$3,943, 596, represented q credit from in
come tax refunds, and net year-end adj
justments Of various accounts, SO that
net earnings from operations amounted
to only $3.50, 662. After preferred divi-
dends of $6,304 800, there was left bal
ance of income from operations
amounting to only slightly more than
81 cents per common share.
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GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, January % (P.-Tnfiu-
enced by forecasts that Quantities of
wheat on ocean passage would shortly
assume much larger proportions, grains
underwent early price setbacks TODAY.
Argentina, Australia and Canada were
IN position to furnish wheat supplies
freely to importing countries
Starting unchanged to y cents of,
wheat afterward continued to sag. Corn
opened Ba7s down, and subsequently,
held near to the initial range.
Downturns OF grains were in the face
OF ofnclal reports that domestic Winter
wheat in the Ohio Valley needed mois-
ture and was minus snow protection
Crop deterioration In parts of the
southwest was also ofiicially noted.
However, the condition of the United
states Winter wheat crop as a whole
was described as fair to good. Trade
was almost altogether in July wheat,
Business in September delivery will
begin next Monday.
LesSened buying support, together
with increased selling, accompanied
corn price setbacks. Primary receipts
totaled $4,000 bushels, compared with
$4,000 a week ago and $4,000 at
this time last year. Chicago arrivals
were SO cars, against 90 a week back
and 221 on the corresponding day of
1880. Oats declined with other cereals
Provisions were responsive to lower
quotations on hogs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
MACHINERY MARKET
IN BETTER POSITION
Improved Ordering and Buying
Create Feeling of Optimism
in Trade
apecial pispsteh 70 r.hs Star.


NEW YORK, January 2S.-Better or
dertng and inquiring continue to bolster
optimism among dealers and manufac-
tlirers In the country'S machinery and
machine-tool markets, American Ma
chinlst reports. Word received from
principal centers in the past week rep
reSentS prospects as being in a more re-
ceptive frame of mind and current tool
business strengthens the hope in trade
circles that the industry is in for better
times. Used tools are in more active
demand.
New York, with a number of good in
quirieS, including 13-tool New
Haven inquiry, believes that the situa-
ton is looking up. New England
dealers note more automotive inquiries
and increasing drill, lathe and small
tool orders. Detroit reports advancing
sales to automobile plants, many of
which has been out Of the market for a
year or more. Other districts are also
watching the automobile shows.
Chicago inquiries and sales are up.
A Santa Fe list, South Milwaukee
school list, and better used tool mar
ket constitute the weeks tool news from
that district. Cleveland reports several
encouraging inquiries, including six
lists, and improved sales. Cincinnati
manufacturers describe current ma
ch1nery trading as jogging along,
though some claim it is better and SELL
ing agents there have noted an upturn.
Business in the Philadelphia area is
reported duh. Milwaukee sales OF tools
are better than for the last two months.
Buffalo is much interested In vocational
school business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
LOAN ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS
Stockholders Of National 0rgani-
zation Hold Annual Meeting
at Rockville.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Western Maryland Ma
tional Farm Loan Association, at the
ONCE Of the secretary-treasurer G. r.
Rowdybush. Cold Spring Manor, Rock
vile, Md, the following were elected for
the ensuing year: Directors, Jacob G.
Snyder, Talmage L. Watkins, William
]. Hines, Frank B. Severance and Allen
d. Schaeffer, jr.
The board Of directors then elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: Jacob G. Snyder, president; Tai
mage L. Watkins, vice president;
Charles r. Rowdybush, secretary-treas-
urer: G. r. Rowdyhush and Philip
Buettner, attorneys.
This association was chartered by the
Federal Farm Loan Board under the
United States Treasury Department in
accordance with the act Of Congress of
July II, 1916, and has made agricul-
tural first mortgage loans to the far
mers of Montgomery County aggregat-
ing $909,6 since it was chartered,
April "a, 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
CURB ISSUES MOVE
IN NARROW RANGE
Utilities Depressed by Unfa-
v0rabIe NeWS-0iI Shares
Also Weaker.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.

NEW YORK, January 2s.--After
opening weak today the Curb Exchange
developed selectivity. A batch of news
developments, such as dividends, earn
tngs and ORDERS affected specific stocks.
Electric Bond & Share lost nearly a
point in the first two hours. American
Gas 81 Electric fell nearly twice that
amount and such leaders as Niagara
Hudson Power, American Superpower
and United Light 81 Power "a" also tap
cred. Cities Service was off about half
point.
Standard oils and then the miscel-
laneous petroleums eased and slowed
when spectators and the industry
heard rumblings from the mid-conti-
nent field which intimated that some
of the prorationing plans are about to
be terminated. With some of the in
dependents seeing a possibility of max
ing more money, temporarily at least,
by letting. out more OIL this will mean
that some of the major producers will
have to store more petroleum. The re-
suit was lower quotations in such issues
as Gulf OIL Humble OIL Standard OIL
Of Indiana and later in Vacuum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK, January 2s.-The fol-
lowing is a summary of important cor
poration news prepared by the Stand
ard Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for
the Associated Press
News Trend.
OF leading interest in financial news
is the report Of earnings of United
States Steel Corporation for 1880. Net
income for last three months Of the
year was sharply reduced, falling more
than 50 per cent under the 1929 period
and the smallest for any like quarter
since 1921. This decline, compared
with o decrease Of 33.5 per cent for the
preceding nine months. For the full
year net earnings are about 80 per cent
below 1929 and less than In any year
since 1922.
Except for Cushman's Sons, other
earnings statements are unfavorable.
Dividend actions by important COM
panies include declarations of a large
disbursement by Great Atlantic 81 Pa
cific Tea and special dividend by Lima
Locomotive. Reduction irl7rates were
announced by Jones d Ladghlin and
Steel and studebaker Corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
UPTREND IN STOCKS
REVEALED IN FIGURES
Market Closed Higher on Four
teen Days-Lower on
Seven Days.
special plspatch % The scar

Special Dispatch TO The star
NEW YORK, January 7s.-In II
market sessions, including Mondays, the
stock market this month has closed
higher on IA days and lower on seven
days. It reached its January top on
the ninth, and from that level declined
about five points in the next 10 days.
Public utilities and rails have already
gone through their previous high aver
age for the month.
The laggards are the industrials,
which are about " points below their
highest. This fact makes for some
prejudice against the general upward
movement which, 1t is felt, cannot con-
tinue If some of the old Industrial lead
ers do not take an active part in it. The
argument is not altogether logical.
There has been plenty of evidence re-
Gently that both the investing and the
specializing public are discriminating
against the old blue chips" and in
favor of stocks of lower price and of
higher yield. So it may be possible for
the market to remain strong without
the assistance Of the prominent indus
trials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
RAW SILK FUTURES.

NEW YORK, January % Especially -
I-Rehecting further weakness in the
primary markets, with Yokohama of
to IL points and Kobe to % lower,
raw SILK futures were lower here today.
January was of 10 points at the OPEN
ing and other options to z lower.
trading was fairly active, the best SELL
ers being dealer operators and uptown
interests: The buying came from COM
Nine transferable notices on JANUARY
were issued. Inquiry for silk fabrics Is
said to be showing q fairly good in
crease.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, January % Especially -
Opening cotton prices today were to
6 points higher, with the buying scat
tered evenly throughput the list. How
ever, the gains brought out more con-
tracts from Southern houses and trade
quantity. Liverpool advised a more
hopeful outlook for that market with a
solution of the English labor situation
in sight.
Opening prices we're: March, 1O46, up
S; May, 1859, up 5; July, 1898, up 6:
October, 1l.16, up 6; and December,
11.33. up 5.
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POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, January 28 QF9 Omitted
States Department Of Agricultural .-Po-
tatoeS-l12 cars; on track, 25S; total
United States shipment, 1877; slightly
weaker; trading rather slow; sacked per
hundredweight: Wisconsin round whites,
40a1 .35: few, 1.50a1.55; Minnesota
round whites, 1.20a1 80; Idaho russets,
No. /, i.7Sal .e5; No. 2, 140a1, As: Color.
ado McClures, 1.75al. 80.
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REDUCTION IN DISCOUNT
RATE is HELD UNLIKELY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 28.-In view
Of the argument by A. II. Wiggin of
the Chase National Bank in favor of
flrmer rediscount rates In order to force
liquidation of securities held by banks
for their customers, there seems to be
little probability that the New York
Federal Reserve Bank will 60 below
per cent.
There were rumors last week to the
effect that another cut in the rate
might be made in sympathy with the
reduction MIOpen market rates and the
decline Ia aceeptanceS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
CRUDE OIL oUfpUT.

NEW YORK, January % CE9.-The
daily average gross crude oil production
IN the United States increased $4,000
barrels Tor the week ended January a,
totaling 2,1l0.600 barrels, says the
weekly summary of the American Petro-
leum Institute. The daily average pro-
duction east of California was ISIS. 400
barrels, an increase of 23,800 barrels.
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Extra.
Am Paper Goods. soc Elk Feb. Jan. 23
Gtbral MTG t.. .26c Tx Jan. is Jan. 10
Increased.
Homestead Firs ms
(Baltolg .........e csc 3 SAp, 26 Jan. "a
Omitted.
Cent BID Mtg ne
Diamond Iron Works ~.
dillicH1n Co Inc $3.50 8 DEs jan
"A diyidend equal TO S1sT o1saccun1t lated
oANtoennbs -.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Note-An stocks are sold in one hundreds share lots
excepting those designated by the letter S0s) 5Os).
which shows those stocks were sold In odd lots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
FOREIGN BONDS.

Ww-Wfth Warrants.
1v.-Without warrants.
y vs-When Issued.
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IL S5k 8 S1s 8
II 14M IAN IL 14h
80 "a "a Oh pa
on last quarterly or semi
Partly extra. tPlus AZ in
b Payable in stock. e Adjust
G Plus 81 in stock. h Plus
K Plus 1917 In stock. m Plug
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RIGHTS. ExpiI
14h liz Com Edison. Feb z
pa la Sou Calf Edison. -.
Dividend rates in dollars based
annual payment. Eek dividend.
stock. Payable in cash or stock.
ment dividend. Plus So in stock.
IL in stock. Plus az in stock.
81 in stock. n Plus So in stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
BONDS.

Copyright 1881. Statistics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28

nvissSa Rst. asd o. Open High Low
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but their thoughts were not of themselves.
They were not at the moment concerned with
the professional disaster which had come to
them. They were thinking of the hurt they
had inflicted on this nice motherly lady whom
they liked. They were facing the fact that
they had lost friend because an indiscreet
conversation had been overheard.
Kitty pe~i!o@sly close to tears ooh!
Harry" she walled. she is a rotten trouper
and a terrible singer and she couldn't last
without us-or somebody like us-but I
wouldn't have hurt her for worlds. It's
Just"
Sure Kitty. Folks are always shooting of
their mouths about other people without ever
stopping to think how they sound. We never
said thing abouteher which wasn't true, but
can't you imagine how it sounded to hsr?
And nowhere out!"
Kitty dabbed at her eyes with hlmy hand
kerchief.
II don't care what happens to u.s. We de-
serve everything. She's perfectly right in what
she's doing But I'd be happy, Harry-n we
could make her understand that we do like
her that all we said didn't have anything to-
do with her personally, but just with her
trouping II don't like anybody to look att
me az she did"
Harry shook his head. I'm afraid WereA
handcuffed honey. No matter what we told
her-she wouldn't believe it. She did like US
but she hates us now. If went apologizinG
to her now, she'd only think it was because
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Wm' ON Bootleg Holidays

the last day for these vestiges of feudalism- Il
be seen in Peiping, but plenty of men with lont
braids and women with tiny feet are still to b
found in this ancient capital.
OF course, metropolis like Peiping is natl
urally advanced in such matters, and queueI
are comparative rarities here, while very few
families in the city bind the feet of their youni
daughters now. But the peasants of China ar|
less progressive They, who can least afford u
maintain disabled wives, still admire faltering
Stilted steps and women with natural feet ard
despsed in many country districts.
Even to alien eyes there is something attract
tive about the miniature feet of Chinese women
when clad in pretty embroidered silk slipper4
but the bare foot. distorted out of shape, is re-
voting in appearance. 1t is for this reason, a
we'll the fact that the deformed wome
actually require the support of their tigf
bandages, that they are so reluctant to reno,
what once were bands of torture.
Chnas rulers today try persuasion instea
of execution. to change the coiffures of tt
men, but ld-fashioned beheading is still
vogue for other offenses. 1t is still commo 3
even in a great cosmopolitan city like Peipin
to parade condemned criminals through Il
streets as an example to the other citizens, b
fore escorting them to the execution groun(
before the once-sacred Temple Of Heaven.
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more than anything else. I wanted you to like
me. That have failed isn't my fault" Her
voice trailed off and there was a mistiness in
her blue eyes.
This is your two weeks notice." she
sumed. handing them each a slip of paper.
And I wish you luck in the future. But
you're going to be surprised at something.
We're playing Cleveland next week and when
you get there you're going to see that the bill
ing of the act has been changed. Cleveland
is advertising as Madame Elinor Wayne
Assisted by Kitty Dale and Harry HARNESS.
I was saving that as a surprise for you. l was
foolish enough to think that we could cele-
brate-have good time together. It's too late
to change that billing now-and perhaps I
wouldn't if could because 1 have nothing but
good wishes for you in spite of what know
you think of me-
She rose and they were impressed by her
quiet dignity.
wen separate after the Buffalo engagement
I shall write Mike Frame tonight, asking him
to find another young couple for me-
The youngsters rose. They wanted to speak
to her. but embarrassment rendered them in
articulate. They were sorry for her-oh! very
very sorry Kitty Dale, particularly, could see
the stricken light in Elinors eyes as though she
had seen two of her friends die.
They mumbed something and walked from
the ROOM not daring to meet one another's
eyes They had been dealt crushing blow
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Continued from Sirth Page

try to lead the world in adopting the newly
devised 13-month calendar.
AS for China's other New Year resolutions,
about bound feet and queues and public execu-
tons and forth these seem almost as diff
cult to enforce as the one about the calendar
Every year the government announces that
women positively must unbind their crippled
toes and that men absolutely must cut off their
long braided hair-and every year it appears
necessary to announce these New Year resolu-
tons all over again.
Last year the mayor of Pepng threatened to
fine every woman with bound feet 80 cents a
month as long as she continued her deformed
ways and he offered 81 as a bonus to every
man who would cut off his queue. These sums
are very appreciate to the poorer population of
this CITY, but when the municipal bureau of So
cial welfare took it's annual census of feet and
heads this year it had to report very little i'm
provement in spite of penalties and prizes.
CRUSADERS from the bureau were empow-
cred last Autumn to cut the queues from
obstinate men and to insist that ladies with
lilly feet" remove their bandages. New Year
day-that is, January frst-was announced