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combe will entertain at dinner tomor-
row evening.
Mrs. Arthur Macarthur entertained
at dinner last evening for her debu-
tante daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Macarthur.
The former Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Walter Ewing
Hope of New York and Ridgecrest,
Watch Hill, r. l., will give supper
dance wednesday at the Ritz Carlton
Hotel to introduce their daughter, Miss
Helen Talcott Hope
Miss Hope, who was graduated from
Miss Walkers School last Spring with
honors, is student at Vassar College
and Is a member of the Junior League
She and her sister. Miss Marian Tall
colt Hope, are well known among the
debutante set in New York and wash
i1gton, where they spent some time
while Mr. Hope was Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. Miss Marian
Hope was introduced last year in New
York and In Washington and is now a
student at Bryn Mawr College.
A number OF social affairs are being
given in honor Of the debutante during
the Christmas holidays Mr. and Mrs.
Hope gave reception in her honor at
their residence December H. which was
attended by many Of the older friends
of the family.
The debutante group of Washington
will lose for time one of its most
popular members early next month
when Miss Fanella Castenado, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Luts Wahl, will leave :or
New Orleans, where she will make
her debut in society there While in
the south Miss Castenado will divide
her time with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. George A. Hero and her uncle
and aunt, DR.. and Mrs. Paul L. Reiss
Miss Castanedo will leave the Capital
January 4, and will be absent about
two months.
Miss Marian Ostermayer, sub debu-
tarlte niece of Major and Mrs. Parker
w. West will entertain at tea this
afternoon in her home In Chevy Chase,
in honor of Miss Castenado. Presiding
at the tea table will be Miss Irene
Harris, Miss Betty Kilt, Miss Madeleine
Yonker. Miss Eleanor johnson, Miss
Frances Finch, and generally assisting
Will be Miss Jean Weodson ana Miss
Peggy Eckles, Miss Margaret Stouten-
burgh, Miss Dorothy Nicholson and
Miss Kathryn Fuaua.
Miss Helen Louise Duckett and Miss
Josephine Duckett, daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. r. Howard Duckett, will be
formally presented in the Capital at
a tea dance to be given by their parents
Tuesday at the Mayfiower.
Miss Eleanor Daniel, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel, entertained
at q small luncheon party yesterday
at the Mayflower in honor of Miss Jean
Kincheloe, daughter of Judge and Mrs.
David H. Kincheloe of New York.
Sharing honors with Miss Kincheloe
were Miss Jean Woodson and Mrs.
Dorothy Fowler, debutante Of the sea-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sears Henning
will be hosts at q ball tomorrow evening
at the Mayfiower when they will present
their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Henning.
Mrs. Phillips Clarke will present her
daughter, Miss Mae Harris Clarke, at a
tea dance to be given Wednesday ct
the Mayflower.
Mrs Robert Davis, Miss Elizabeth
Davis and Miss Adele Davis are spend
ing the holidays In their country place
Trees, Little Silver. N. j., where Col.
Davis has Joined them from Montana
Miss EdwinA and Miss Barbara Davis
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Hobnob. on F Street,
Scene of Card Pary

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Dunham of
803 Quintana street northwest enter
tanned party of 40 at bridge Monday
evening at the Hobnob, on F street. In
the party were Mr. and Mrs. j. H.
Rush, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Rowley, Mr.
and Mrs. Percival Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. G. BergstreSser. Mr.. and Mrs. 0. H.
Eaton, Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Jeavitt, Mr.
and Mrs. G. A. Degenhardt, Mr. and
Mrs. A. I. Wistreich, Mr.. and Mrs. w H
Bush, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R. Hill, Mr. and
Mrs. j. L. Rivers, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Lane, Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Hess, Mr.
T. N. Santos jr.; Mr.. c. c. Hansen,
Miss Allen. Miss Mahoney, Mr.. Theo-
dore Jansen. Mr.. F.. L. Eberz, Miss
Cline Mr.. S. J. Kappa Miss Sue DON
nelly, Mr. w w. Anderson. Miss Helen
Clark ard Mr., w B. HAYES
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Utah Society to Have
Yule Ball December

Members of the Utah State Society
will conduct thcir annual Christmas
ball December 80, at the Kennedy War
ren Hotel, Vernon n. Ncrr, chairman,
announces. In the reception line will
be Senator and Mrs Reed Smoot. Sen
ator and Mrs William H. King, Repre-
sentative and Mrs Don B. Cotton, rep
resentative Frederick c. Loofbourow and
Miss Loufbourow. Mr.. Harold A. Cand-
land, president of the Utah State So
ciety. and Miss Eva Marriott and Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon M Norr
Other members of the Christmas ball
committee include Mr. and Mrs Har-
ward Osmond, Mr. and Mrs Ray Ber-
rett. Miss Evolyn Iverson. Mr.. George
Harris. Mr. Carl Brown. Mr.. Osmyn
Williams. and Mr. E Paul Miles The
following ere sponsors representing
Utah'S congressional delegation who are
assisting the committee in completing
plans for the event: Miss Eva Marriott
Miss E"ntl1gtcn Lcofbcurow, Miss
Frances V. HornibrcCE and Miss Ruth
Lafount.
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New England States
GIVING February % Ball

The New England States Society an
~nounces its first annual costume ball to
be held at Meridian Mansions Hotel
Saturday evening Jari0ary is. Door
prizes will be given and also prizes for
the prettiest, funniest and most original
costumes. A feature of the evening will
be a prize balloon dance The grand
march will start promptly at 10:30
O'clock
The judges will be the various presi-
dents Of the State societies Of New Eng
land.
The patrons Of the affair will be Sen
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Dinner Dance Given
For Subdebutantes
Is Gay Holiday Affair

tContinued From First Page.)
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flew to Little Silver for Christmas. re-
turning to Washington this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hill will
give tea dance tomorrow afternoon
at the Mayf,ower for their daught RS,
Miss Emeline Hill and Miss Marianne
Hill, who have come home from Rad
cliffe for the holidays, and their sister,
Madeira School.
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ator and Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Senator
Walcott, Senator Henry W. Keyes. Sem
ator ard Mrs. w. R Austin, Senator
and Mrs. j. H. Metcalf, Representative
and Mrs. Morgan G. Sanders, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John @. Tilson. Rep
resentative and Mrs. Joe j. Manlove.
Representative and Mrs j. ]. McSwain,
Representative and Mrs. Charles E.
Esterly.
Guest tickets may be secured from
the Offices of the society at 1853 @
street northwest.
The society also announces that 1t
will open the Bicentennial with a
Colonial ball at the Willard Hotel Feb
ruary %. Reservations for the ball
must be made in advance All natives
OF New England are urged to send in
their names to the society Mr.. Elmer
E. Field is president OF the society and
Mr. Lawrence Moran is vice president
and executive chairman for the dance.
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Washington Produce

Butter = one-pound prints. s5as6;
tub. 3312a34.
Eggs-Hennery ssas5; current re-
ceipts, 30a32
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, young, 35a36;
old, 30a32; chickens, 2Sa30; fowls,
heavy, 24a25; small, 22a23; Leghorn
fowls, 10; ROSTERS, 10; ducks, Is; keats,
Dressed-Turkeys, young. 40a42; old,
35a36; chickens, 32a33; fowls. heavy.
27a28; small, 22a23; Leghorn fowls, l8
ago; capons, large 37a38 small, 32a35
ducks, 24a25; ROSTERS, Is; keats, young
70a80; old 40a45
Meats-Beef, 1928; veal Isa23;
lamb, 1921; pork loins, 81; fresh
shoulders, 20; fresh hams. D. Smoked
Hams, 26; shoulders, 10; bacon, 81.
Lard, in bulk, ~; in packages, 1872.
Game-RabbitS, 20a30
Live stock-Calves, 1Il2; lambs, 3.
FruitS-Strawberries 50a70; oranges,
California, 300a5 90; Florida, 2.50a3 SO
grapefruit, 2.50a300; tangerines, LISA
200: pineapples, 400a5 90; pears. box
4.00a5.00; persimmons, 100; lemons
500; apples. bushel baskets, 1.00a2 90
box. 325a3.75.
Vegeta bles-Potatoes. 150-pound sacks
1925; new potatoes, Florida, 200a2 so
mostly $50; sweets, per bushel, 150a
200: caulifiower, $50; string beans SOC
as.0O: eggplant, 250a3O0 parsnips
1.25a150 beets, per 100 punches, 5O0a
600; carrots, per 100 punches, 500a
600; tomatoes, 30Oa450: peas, S50a
900; squash, Hubbard. 350a4.00; mar
row, 400; cucumbers, Boston hot house
per dozen, $50; spinach, 100; kale, 75s
100; mushrooms, 75al0 broccoli
350a400: peppers. 800; lima beans
Mexico, 450 Iceburg lettuce, 400a
45O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
Baltimore Markets
specIal pispatch 70 rhs Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, January 9-Po-
tatoeS, white, 100 pounds, 1.25ai,75;
sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.00a4 90; vans.
barrel, 3.0oa3.50; beans. bushel, 4.5Oa
$50; beets, crate, 2.75a3O0; cabbage,
ton, 18.O0a20.00; carrots, 100. 2.00a4 90;
caulidoWer, crate, 2.00a2 so; celery,
crate, 1.5Oa3.0O; eggplant, crate, 1.5Oa
ESQ; kale, bushel, 60a9O; lettuce, ham
per, 75al.50; peppers, crate, 1.50a25O;
parsnipS, bushel, 80a1 90; spinach,
bushel, 50a1.10; tomatoes, crate, LISA
500; turnips, bushel, coal 80; cranber-
ries, box, 2.75a4.00; grapefruit, box, $50
a2.75; oranges, box, 25Oa3.25; tan
ger1nes, box, 1.00a2.00: apples, bushel,
5Oa2.OO; per box, 1.25a2.25.
Dairy Market.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, pound, 38a
40; old, 25a32; chickens, Springers, 23a
26; Leghorns, 18a22; bareback, 14aI5:
old hens, 18a24; Leghorns, I6a17:
ROSTERS, 12a15; ducks, 15a25; geese, 14a
%; guinea fowl, each, 30a60; pigeons,
pair, 15a20.
Eggs-Receipts. 757 cases; nearby
frsts, 80; hennery white firsts, 3Ia32:
Southern f1rsts, %; current receipts, %.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
pound, 28a31; ladies, 22a23; rolls,
16a18; process, 27a28; store packed, 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
UPSW|NG IN BOND
MARKET RESUMED
Early IrreguIarity Followed
by General Advance as
Stocks Improve.
BY F. H. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 9-Though
bonds turned lower after firm opening
today, a strong advance in stocks
around noon changed the trend upward,
and earlier losses were recovered or con-
verted into net gains on the day.
The market did not move in such vol
ume or with the intrepidity that has
marked it in recent sessions. But on
the whole its tone was excellent, and a
number of new issues, offered Thursday
and today, were quoted at fractional
premiums. Money rates were unchanged
with 90-day time money quoted at "a
to 2l2 per cent.
Railroad bonds, both high grade and
junior, were much in favor. This move
ment was related to the demand for
carrier common stocks and to the sue
cess of new long-term bond issues put
out by the Big Four Railroad ON Thurs
day and by the Texas & Pacific Rail-
way today.
There were fractional gains in such
investment favorites as Canadian Pa
cific 4s-an additional $10,000,O00 of
which were admitted to trading today
Northern Pacific As and Union Pacific
As. Junior rails to show strength were
Chicago q Eastern Illinois SIS, st. Paul
Adjustments, St. Paul IS, Rock Island
AIS, Erie General Lien As. International
Great Northern Adjustments, Frisco
AIS, Southern Railway As and Western
Maryland As.
There was good buying in prime util-
tiles and industrials like American Tele-
phone 512s, International Telephone IS,
Utah Power & Light IS and National
1ni r1y Tl,-Ar
trials also exhibited a tendency to ad-
vance, though the majority remained
unchanged. Gains were made by Chile
Copper SIS, International Match SIS,
Paramount-Publix 512s, Sinclair Oil rs
and United States Rubber S. Convert
ible issues rallied with stocks, Ameri-
can Telephone 41as and General The
aters Equipment 6s both improving
over a point.
On the curb exchange the active
movers, like Associated Gas & Electric
SIS, Cities Service SIS. Gillette Razor SIS
and Van SWeringen IS, declined in
early trading, but later registered small
gains.
The feature of trading in foreign dol
lar bonds was heavy buying of German
government SIPS. These advanced
quickly to a level over points above
their low and it was reported there was
an ORGANIZED pool 10 support them.
Other German issues, such as repara-
tons U.s., and United Steel Works
A 612s, also improved though less wide
ly. Prussia's IS were again under pres
sure. South Americans received some
good support. Sac Paulo Coffee loan
rs regained their recent losses and stood
at a discount of 16 points as against
their recent low of 81, or a 29-point dis
count Europeans generally were firm.
New issues amounted to over
$4,000 900, of which S13.OOO,0OO con-
sisted of Texas 81 Pacific Railway gen.
eral and refunding mortgage 5 per cent
bonds. due $780, which were oversub-
scribed at 98l2 TO yield sos per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
Business Notes
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 9--Reports in
dictate that retailers are making fair
Roadway in their current sales efforts.
The values being offered are credited
with having cut down consumer sales
resistance to a substantial degree and
have brought out large amount of po-
tential purchasing that was held back in
anticipation Of sales events this month.
Home furnishings, including furniture,
have Jared well in the turnover.
While some disappointment was shown
Der of arriving buyers this week was not
larger the belief is held that the buy
ers to come next week will show a sub
stantial numerical gain Resident office
executives said the total may run 10 to
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England is considering installation of
Talkle movie equipment on pattleships.
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PIPE LINES RATE
CONTROL DEBATED
Conference to Discuss Meth
DDS Proposed for Regu-
Iation of Industry.
BY GEORGE E. DOYING.

The first real attempt to consolidate
the views of State utility commissions
on the question of control of natural
gas pipe lines will be made in confer
ence beginning at ST. Louis today. The
movement was initiated by the Kansas
Public Service Commission, which has
been wrestling with the matter for sew
eral years in an effort TO control the
Cities Service Gas Co. and its subsid-
iaries, which serve natural gas to many
Kansas municipalities
The particular subject to be discussed
at the st. Louis conference will be bill
recently introduced in the United States
Senate by Senator Capper of Kansas
Tor the creation of a Federal Gas Pipe
Line Commission to regulate and con-
troll the rates and services of all gas
transmitted in interstate commerce. The
measure was presented at the instance
of the Kansas Commission.
Network of Distribution.
Practically ali of the 81 States which
have natural gas service exercise au-
thority over the rates of the distributing
companies. but in many cases the gas is
received through pipe lines from another
State. The transportation usually is
carried on by separate corporation, al
though the actual ownership may be the
same. The transportation company,
however, carrying the gas in interstate
commerce, sells the product to the dis
tributlng company at the city gate. and
so far the States have not been success
full IN their efforts to control the price
charged by the carrying company. 1t Is
this situation that the Capper bill is
designed to meet.
The State commissions find them
selves in a rather anomalous position.
For the most part they are disposed to
turn to the Federal Government for
legislation to reach natural gas service,
while at the same time they are vio-
lently opposed to the Couzens bill pro-
electric service. In national conven-
ton recently the commissioners adopted
the following resolution:
Resolved, That this association Is
unalterably opposed to any form of
Federal legislation which proposes the
enlargement of Federal authority by the
of new agencies, or the extern
sion of the authority of present agen-
cles, whereby the regulatory authority
Of the State commissions would be in
terfereu with N fields in which they are
now adequately functioning"
The States claim. of course. that they
are adequately functioning" in the reg
ulation of the electric utilities, but they
appear to be forced to concede that they
cannot so function with respect to
natural gas.
Kansas Prices.
One of the chief complaints by some
States lies in the fact that the trans
porting gas company sells the product
to distributing company, for domestic
uses generally, at one price and at the
same time sells the same quality of gas
carried through the same pipe line to
industrial consumers at far lower rate.
In Kansas. for example, the city gate
price to distributing companies is 40
cents per thousand cubic feet, while the
price under private contracts with GER
tain large consumers is said to be as low
as is cents.
(Copyright. 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09

Sales of Stocks New Exchange
1890 AM........ 310.10O 1900 l 357 700
Dividend rates given the the annual cash
paSed the
Unit 81 trading less than rtly
IN stock Payable
30 Tesular rate PAYABLE earned
in stock Plus in
rs in stock Plus 81 in preferred
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25 per cent greater than during the
current week

25 per cent greater than during the
current week.
The general price ranges at which
1881 lilies of garden pottery will be
offered the trade in Pittsburgh Monday
will show little change from last year,
sion will be raised considerably, manu-
LECTURERS here said. An increasing tend
ency toward the use OF small ANNA! fig
ures in the pottery intended for lawn
and garden decoration is noted this
season
Translucent parchment shades deco
rated in floral and conventional patterns
continue to hold an outstanding place in
the orders placed by lamp shade buyers,
according to reports reaching the local
market. Silk shades are next in i'm
portance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction 5s-S1 900 at 81, So, 900
at 81, $500 at 81, $500 at 81.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s-$1 900 at
1882, $1,000 at 1882.
Washington Gas IS "A"-S1 900 at
1929, $500 at 1902, 5000 at 1919, sloO
at 102, 500 at 1902
Washington Gas 6s "B"-s500 at log.
Capital Traction Colo at 40ai, 10 at
Al, 10 at Al
Washington Gas Light-3O at 100.
Riggs National Bank at 445, at
$50.
Union Trust Coo at 215.
Lanston Monotype-1 at 1927, l at
1929.
Mergenthaler Linotype-1O at SO.
AFTER CALL.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd.-20 at SO, 10
at 80.
Potomac Electric 5129d pfd.-1O at 1O9.
Washington Rwy. e. Electric ASS 900
at 81, $1,000 at 81, 81 900 at 81, $1,000
at 81, $1,000 at 81, 81 900 at 81.
Capital Traction Colo at Ala.
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reported by J. & W. seligman & COZ

La Plata, Argentina, is to have a new
motion picture theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, January 9 (P).-Over-
the-counter market
BANKS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

Amer. Tel. & Telga. 4Izs 49,. T.. l0ii4 'o...
Amer. Tel. g. Telga. 4l2s So. l29 -
Am Tel. & Tel. ctl. tr. SIS. .... 1862 .
Anacostia & Potomac r. r S.. 81 SO
Anacostia q Pot. guar. SIS. 95 90
c. 6s P. Tel of Va. 5s........ 1O2 -
Capital Traction r. r. 5s...,.. 86ja S7I2
City Suburban 5s........... 80 81
Georgetown Gas LIST 5s......... lO2 1903
Potion &C Elec. cons. 5,o........ 1885, lO4
Potomac Elec IS 1858. .....-.. 108 lO9
Wash Alex. & Mt. Vernon eff. 49,
Wash, BALTIC. & Annap. SIS. 20 80
WASHINGTON Gas 4l2S.......... 985s 1914
Washington Gas 5s............ 1887 lO4
Washington Gas IS, series A. g.. 102 1927
Wash. Gas IS. series B........- LOG LOT
Wash. RWy. g. Elec. 4S........ SO 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09

An American telephone company has
been given a concession to develop and
operate all telephone lines in Runania,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
Holy Cross Men
 Host To Judge
Last Nights Testimonial Attended By Forty of the
 Alumni

Members of the Naugatuck Valley Branch of the Holy Cross alumni and undergraduates of the school gathered last night at the Hotel Waterbury to honor Judge Edward J. Finn of the court of common pleas and Assistant States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald. Both are graduates of the Worcester institu- tion and were honored with ap- pointments to their present positions during the last legislature.
 Attorney Walter Monagan acted as toastmaster during the dinner and limited all speeches to informal talk between the forty Holy Cross men who were in attendance.
 Attorney Frank Healey was chair man of the committee in charge of the banquet. The other members were Attorney Vincent Scully, Thom- as F. Nolan, Neil Maloney, Charles Mccarthy, John P. Kinney and At torney William B. Hennessey.
 In attendance at the dinner were Judge Edward J. Finn, Attorney William B. Fitzgerald, Attorney Walter Monagan, Dr M. J. Lawlor, Rev Leo Finn, Attorney Frank Healey, Attorney Vinvent Scully, Attorney Terence C. Carmody, Attor- ney John Whehan, Attorney Frank Summa, Attorney William B. Hen nessey, Attorney Vincent Miller, At torney Timothy Sullivan, Attorney
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

Maurice Wreen,. John P. Kinney,
 Andrew Phelan, Jofn B. Delaney,
 Francis Began, James Doran, J. F. Roland, Gerard McEvoy. Charles S. Mccarthy, Frank Skehan, Pierre Pronovost, Thomas F. Nolan, John
 c. Gilmartin, Neil Maloney. Thomas F. Morris, George Curtis, Joseph Scully, Dr Alfred Finn, Dr Walter
 J. Keefe, Dr Joseph Burke, Dr John w. Fruin, and the following under graduates, Stephen and Edward Bergin, Walter and William Mona gan, Leo Kelly and Donald Paoluc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

A spot within the Antarctic circle, south of Austria, is said to be the worlds windiest location. The aver age wind speed over period of 22 months was figured at more than A miles an hour.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-21
FIRE OBSERVATION TOWER
Structure at Ellendale 100 Feet
High to "Spot' Woodland BIazes

The new forest fire observation
tower just east of Glendale is
about completed. Telephone COM
munication with the State Forest
Department is now being establish
ed as a last touch to place the tow
er in service. 1t is located along
the Ellendale-Milton road, about
two miles from Ellendale and COM
mands view of the heavily wood
ed section in that part of the
State. An observer from the top
can see many miles in every direc-
tion and all parts of that heavily
wooded section will be under view
The tower measures 100 feet from
the ground to the observation
floor. 1t is of steel construction
on a foundation of fur concrete
posts, each post weighing four and
One-half tons. A steel ladder as
cends from the ground to the OBJ
servation tower. The observation
room is built of glass and metal.
The metal sides rise to about
shoulder height and from there
glass extends to the top. An OBJ
server will be placed on duty day
and night and will be within tele-
phone touch with nearby fire COM
panies and the State Forestry De-
partment. Other towers are being
built in the spots that command a
view of the sections where most of
the disastrous forest fires have oc-
CURED. 1t is hoped with these
towers to "spot" and check a fire
before it gains much headway.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-21
Insurance Concern Cne
OF the Worlds Oldest

The London insurance organiZa-
tion known as Li0yd's was formed
in London in the Seventeenth cen
tury. 1t was not Incorporated un-
I'll 1871, when that was done by
act of parliament. 1t takes its
name from that of Edward Lloyd,
who kept a coffee house in Tower
street, London. In his place these
underwriters met to transact their
business, and it became their head
quarters until 1874, when they re-
moved TO the Royal exchange, where
they have been ever since.
LlOyd's does not undertake in
surance business as a corporation.
The business is conducted by men,
Der firms under their own account.
but in accordance with the rules of
the society, which thus compares
to the stock exchange and similar
regulated market places.
Lloyd's is also an organization
for the collection and distribution
of maritime intelligence, and this
is published in Lloyd'S List. The
List, founded in 1896 as Lloyd's
News, is with one exception the
oldest current newspaper in Eu-
rope. The corporation also pub
fishes various works for the ben
cit of members, shippers, and the
business world in general.