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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Hope in Prosperity

The word prosperity" has an inter
esting fact In its history. Fundamen-
tally, from its origin, the word means
IAN answer to hope" An effective
popular definition of prosperity could
perhaps be phrased: Prosperity is
that condition of economic affairs
which the people earnestly hope will
come to pass
This origin of the word prosperity
is borne out by Webster's New Inter
national dictionary. which traces the
word to the Latin prefix pro" mean
ing according to- plus the first four
letters of the verb 'sperare," meaning
to hope, in other words, the realiza-
ton of wish for better living con-
ditiOnS
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
MERGER TREND
ON DECLINE

New York.-The decrease In the
number of mergers of manufacturers
OF national Importance has been most
marked this year in comparison with
1929. according to the Standard Sta
tistics Company, which lists the num-
Der this year to December Is, as 85,
against 119 the year before.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
The Evidence

Mrs. Newgilt-But We gotta take a
chance on their bein' stole. If don't
wear any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pearl necklace In public how'll folks
know | got 1t?
Her Husband-Here's the receipted
bill for it. Get your hired girl to sew
1t outside the front of your dress. /
guess that'll show 'em.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09

An even greater decline in the num-
Der of corporations involved in the
consultations has been recorded. The
85 mergers of 1880 brought together
1877 smaller units, while in 1929 there
were 305 smaller companies involved
in the 119 consultations.
In both years the food group and
the drug and chemical industry over
shadowed all other classifications in
their trend toward fewer and larger
units. In 1929 food companies in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
NO One WANTS JOB
OF RULING BRITAIN

New York.-British labor will not
be ousted from control of that gov
ernment for year because the other
parties are not willing to take the
job, according to Captain Valentine
Williams, British journalist, who is
visiting this country.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09

Mr.. Neverwed-Yes, sir To be
happily married get 'em young, treat
'em rough, and tell 'em nothing.
Mr.. Peewee-But my wife wasn't
young when I first saw her and she
won't stand for rough treatment, and
you can't tell her anything.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Blame IL ON the Operator

Her Husband-The telephone serv-
Ice is rotten. I've been trying all aft
ernon to get you on the wire and got
the busy signal every time.
Mrs. Longtalker-How could theyS
Why, I've just finished with the only
call I've had today.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Out of Date

Aunt Lucy-If you keep such late
hours you'll ruin your pretty, natural
complexion.
Phillippa-They're not wearing nat
ural complexions now; they're all COW
cred up.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
information Wanted

Jiggs, deciding to become up to-date,
has purchased suit of paiamas, and
timidly asks the lady behind The coun-
ter--"Pardon me, lady, do you wear
these over or under the night shirt p
Recorder
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Bo-Let's go to Labrador.

Bo-Let's go to Labrador.
Bo-Aw, why do you want to go to
Labrador?
Bowel, l hear the girls don't
wear any bathing suits there.-Pitt
Panther.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
He Triumphed. ANYHOW

SIS 1t true that several people in the
parquet fell asleep during the first
night performances OF your new
comedy?"
''Yes, but they laughed In their
sleep!"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
To Be Wished

How few misfortunes would surprise
The men who strive on land or sea
II each were indeed as wise
AS he believes himself TO be.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Foreordained

Mr.. Peewee-A fortune teller once
told me | was born to command.
His Wife-Don't you dare to spend
another dollar on such nonsense. You
were born for me to command.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Something 10 Think About

Doris (expectantly)-You've seen
Father? What did he say7
Tom-Er-er-er I'm not certain
whether he said, Take her, lad" or
"Take care, ladr'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Restraint

That frankness is a virtue taught
BY sages, this you'll have to own:
If you said everything you thought
They might remove your telephone
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Eellow.Workers

'Why did you greet the man In that
limousine?"
she is a colleague"
'What work does he dof"
"Signs the letters I type"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Nothing Reckless

81 thought a ranch was place of
reckless exploits"
"Well?"
'This man tells me he runs let
tuce ranch"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
LEARNED TO KICK

THAT old soldier said that during
the siege of Paris In 1870 he lived en-
tirely on mule meat"
"And the old cuss has been kicking
ever since"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09

volved in mergers numbered 115, or
more than one-third the total, and
this year totaled SO, or 38 per cent
of the whole. Drug and chemical con-
solicitations involved AZ concerns in
1929 and s companies in 1880.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
Just for Once

Saint Peter-Well, what would you
like to be in your next incarnation?
Soul-My last wife. 1t would be
nice to be perfect for a change!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO. February rs LP)-Influ-
enced by forecasts of rain or snow in
parts of the Spring wheat belt. grains
averaged lower early today. There were
also reports that Australia was dumping
wheat on European markets at lower
ices.
Opening at "a off to "a up, wheat
afterward sagged further Corn started
unchanged to Is higher and subse-
quently declined.
Increased pressure of wheat In Europe
was ascribed largely to Australian
government promises of a bonus on
exports. European importers were
also anticipating liberal arrivals here
after from Argentina and Australia,
Notwithstanding that Argentine grow
erS appeared to be unwilling sellers.
Advices indicated better weather in
France, with rural offerings augmented.
American Government.sponsored ageri-
cies were again reported Offering ex-
port wheat
Assertions that all calculations in re-
gard to feed requirements have been
swept into the discard by the mild
weather tended TO weaken corn. Some
Illinois points reported that despite a
crop not more than so per cent CT
average, shipments of 81 per cent
more corn had been handled than a
year ago. Illinois corn supplies on
farms were estimated as eoualing sthe
volume at May Is in an average sea-
son. Oats followed wheat and corn.
Provisions reflected upturns in hog
values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
DECLINE IN FREIGHT
CAUSES RATE CUTS
Idle Tonnage Also Results From
Slump in Overseas Shipments,
Says Survey.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The worldwide decline in overseas
trade has brought about a great re-
ceSsion in freight rates and an increase
in idle tonnage.
Full cargo rates, which are represent
alive in large measure Of the market in
general, were consistently lower during
the last year than in any other post
war year. In compilation by the De-
partment of Commerce, the rates for
six representative commodities over IL
leading world trade routes, stood at
index number IS for the last quarter
Of 1880, the index representing average
rates for 19l1-1913 as 100. In the CORE
spending quarter of 1929 it was "a.
In the principal maritime countries,
taken as whole, there were about
8,276,000 gross tons of shipping laid UP
on January /, an increase of 5,058,000
tons, or $50 per cent over the year.
Great Britain. Jared the worst with ap-
proximately LAS, 900 tons, or 800 per
cent more, while the United States was
affected to the extent of about half a
million tons increase, traceable entirely
to privately owned shipping.
Another noteworthy feature is that
German shipping to the amount of
nearly 100000 tons was laid up, as COM
pared with practically none year ago.
The total idle tonnage in this coun-
try on January l, last, was 2,574OO0
tons, OF which 1,452,0o0 tons was Ship
ping Board vessels, with 1,105, 900 in
privately owned bottoms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
WEEKLY PRICE INDEX
IN SLIGHT DECLINE
Gains, However, Are Shown by
Textiles, Metals, Drugs,
Fats and Oils.

The weekly wholesale price index of
the National Fertilizer Association de-
clined fractional points for the week
ended February 81. The index number
now stands at 1850, compared with IT,
a month ago and 923 for the CORE
spending week a year ago.
OF the IA groups comprising the in
dex, advanced, 8 declined and 2
showed no change during the last week.
Textiles, metals, chemicals and drugs
and fats and oils advanced. Grains,
feeds, live stock, other foods, agricul-
tural implements, automobiles, fuels.
house furnishings, fertilizer materials
and miscellaneous commodities declined.
The prices for II commodities ad-
vanced, while the prices for 80 COM
modities declined. Advances were made
in the prices for cotton, cotton yarns.
burlap, silk, butter, potatoes, sheep,
copper, silver, caustic soda and leather
Lower prices were noted for cheese.
milk, bread, practically all grains, pig
iron, gasoline, starch, rubber, hides,
shoes, coffee, cotton underwear, hemp,
cottonseed meal and nitrate of soda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
CURB SHARES GAIN
IN HEAVY TRADING
Power and Light Issues
Again Prove Feature of
Rising Market.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 26.-Under
the leadership of public utilities, the
curb market forged ahead today after
early dullness and irregularity.
Power and light shares headed by
Electric Bond g. Share, Associated Gas
e. Electric and certificates, NiagsIN
Hudson shares, United Light & Power
A, st. Regis Paper and similar Sc
curities were whirled to new heights
in the forenoon. Cities Service moved
up fractionally.
Public utilities, investment trusts and
natural gas and metal stocks, along
with some miscellaneous industrials
such as foods, drugs and chemicals,
made the best display of strength IN
the first half of the session.
The announcement that all of the
Indebtedness of Associated Gas 81 Elec-
trio and subsidiaries to Empire Power
and AFFILIATED interests had been paid
was accompanied by gains of more than
2 points in issues of the former COM
pany and rise approximating 10 points
in the latters shares.
The shorts again were pressed IN
such issues as American & Foreign
FOW6I blBIlG o. EOWCl
A and Electric Bond &c Share, though
the moves in the first several hours
were not as wide as in recent sessions.
Prospects of a continued curb in
California oil production were mirrored
in Pacific Public Service A, Pacific
Western Oil and other coast natural
gas and oil securities. Meanwhile
Humble Oil opened of 13B and South
Penn, which recently halved its divi-
dAYd off franti0nQllV
Short covering combined with in
vestment buying explained the recovery
in the investment trusts, whose stocks
have not yet risen proportionately with
the securities contained in their port
folios. American Investors B and
Goldman Sachs were the first active
issues in the list to record new 1891
peaks.
Record-breaking tractor production
by some companies stimulated a de-
mand for Cleveland Tractor and Deere
& Co.. even though these companies
made no announcement. Natural Gas
concerns operating in Pennsylvania and
New York were favored by traders to-
day somewhat to the neglect of similar
corporations operating elsewhere. This
development was due to the publicity
given to huge wild gaSser in Penn
Sylvania and the expressed belief that
parts of that State are rich IN natural
gas.
Shortly after midday there was a
rIln-up in Commonwealth Edison, prob
ably based on the circulation of sew
eral analyses, which bettered most Of
the insult issues. Pepperell Manufac-
turing improved as the Street continued
to express optimistic predictions for the
general textile industry. Tuize eased
following its advance previous to the
filing of a patent suit by it against In
dustrial Rayon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
! DEMAND FOR COPPER
WILL BE INCREASED
Electrifcation Plans of Railroads
to Call for Immense Sup
plies of Metal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Material aid to the copper industry
of the country is seen in requirements
for completion of the Pennsylvania
Railroads electrihcation program re
Gently announced by Gen. Atterbury.
An estimate by the Copper and Brass
Research Association places the need
for this project at 60000,000 pounds.
OF this amount about 100000 pounds
would be used for the railroads 1872
XIV single phase transmission system,
100000 pounds for transformers and
other conversion equipment, 24,5000 600
pounds in the distribution and contact
system and 100000 pounds for the
ELECTRICAL equipment of cars and loco
motives. The distribution and contact
system, the familiar catenary suspen-
sion of the overhead contact system Is
coupper throughout.
The work is to be completed in the
next two and a half years in accord
ance with present plans, and includes
the changing of the New York terminal
electrif1cation from New York to Man
haitian Transfer from direct current to
alternating current, the extension of the
alternating current zone, first to New
Brunswick and then to Trenton, from
which point to Wilmington the electric
cation is already In service, then the
main line through Baltimore to Wash
ington and Potomac Yard, and other
portions Of the lines in the East so that
ultimately all passenger service east
of Atglen, near Parkersburg on the
Philadelphia division and freight serv-
ice east of Marietta, near Columbia,
Pa, will be handled electrically.
When the program is completed the
carrier viii have in service 300 miles of
electrified route and about 2,75O miles
Of electrified track, the largest of all
American roads. 1t will be exceeded
only by the Swiss Federal Railroads,
where the program of complete electri-
f1cation of the entire system is rapidly
being completed The entire Pennsyl-
vania identification, when completed,
Will include more than $4,000 900
pounds of copper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Note-An stocks sold in hundred-share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (80s (250s),
which shows those stocks were sold In odd lots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, February 26 Especially
Cotton prices were to 4 points
lower at the opening today. Selling was
moderately heavy in all positions, most
OF 1t being attributed to profit taking
were buying on the scale down.
Opening prices were: March Ills.
off 4; May 11.37, off 4; July 1851, off
A; october 11.89, of 4; December 1909,
off 4, and January 1919, of 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
TRADING IS ACTIVE
ON D. C. EXCHANGE
Few Price Changes Recorded in
Either Stocks or Bonds in
Today's Market.

Trading was quite active on the
Washington Stock Exchange today.
Three 1o-share and one 20-share sale
in Continental Trust Company stock
were recorded at 1lS.
One other bank stock appeared on the
board. 10 shares of Union Trust Co. SELL
ing at 2l0
Capital Traction opened with a 10
share sale at 361s and closed with
another similar sale at So.
Lf-nSton sold at 1903. Potomac Electric
Power 5 e per cent preferred registered
l09, and the per cent preferred no
Federal-American Co. common moved
at 26i2 and Railway & Electric pre-
ferred at So.
Washington Gas and Capital Trar-
ton bonds changed hands at recent
prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, February Is LP.-Can
money renewed at 11a per cent today
and held steady in the official market.
Shortly after the opening of the mar
ket, some funds were offered in the
outside market at per cent, but later
tneSe offerings f1rmed to IA per cent
The time money market was dull and
unchanged. Bankers acceptances were
fairly active, with both supply and de-
mand holding up well, and asking
rates were steady and unchanged. Com
mercial paper also was unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
Telephone Service Planned
BY the Associated Press

Do IIIt hbsOCIdLeu PTe8S.
telephone service between the
United States and st. Johns. New
foundland, may possibly be established
toward the end of 1881.
1t has been reported to the Depart
ment Of Commerce that the Avalon
Telephone Co. of st. Johns, which oper-
ates the sole telephone service in New
foundland, may join with the American
concern in initiating such an interna-
tional communication system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance
announced today as Of close Of business
February "a was $156,338, 90. Gus
toms receipts for the month to date
were $22,735,830.9l. Total ordinary ex-
penditures, $8,640,640.13.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, February IS (P).-Over-
the-counter market:
BANKS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

(ouotations furnished by w B. Hibbs & Coz
Nominal gold Selling checks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26

Norwegian fishermen are considering
shipping frozen fish to this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26

RIGHTS Expire
2t Ia Sou Cal Ed. Apr 20 So 25 pa 2& 2%
SEX assi afs' sfs: % IN se . Ss%
stock Payable Adjustment
Plus per cent in stock Plus per cent n stock Plus
stock Plus in stock. Plus
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-16
SUMMONS


| In the Superior Court of the State
of California in and for the
County of Imperial.
Chas. r. Stead, Plaintiff; VS..
Adolph Haberkorn, Ella M. Hill,
ct. al, Defendants.
The People of the State of Cali
fornia Send Greetings to Adolph
Haberkorn, Ella NJ. Hill, Jean Smith
Fjerestad, Clark Horsford, Elmer L.
Henderson. Hubert Lebus, E. M.
Pease, H. c. Clark, the Doe Com
pany, and the Roe Company, De-
PENDANTS.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint In
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State Of
California, within ten days after the
service on you of this alias Sum-
mons-if served within this county;
or within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said Plaintiff
will take Judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract. or
he will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 30th day of October.
1890.
C. G. MOUSSEAU, Clerk.
BY q. Q. KENYON,
(SeaD Deputy Clerk.
Dec. 5,12,19.26, 1880.
Jan. 2,9.16.23.30. Feb. 6, 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-16
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY TO SATISFY
LIEN

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Hushman's Garage
761 Main Street, Ell Centre, Cali
fornia, will sell at public auction tc
the highest bidder, for cash, at the
above named place on Saturday
the oath day of January, 1881, at II
A. M. of the said day, the follow.
ing automobiles; to satisfy a lier
for storage, towing and repairs; un.
der section 5051 and 5052 of the Ci-
vii Code of California, in the
amounts stated below, and all ex-
penses necessitated by this sale.
Chevrolet coach, Motor No
1546366, 1929 license No. 5L8455.
Amount due, S88.75.
Hudson coach, Motor No. 229827;
1890 License No. 6D539 Amount
due, S275O.
Ford touring, Motor No. 13245956; /;
1880 License No. 8C2756. Amount
due, $500
Dodge coupe, Motor No. A29O-454,
Serial No. A21798e; 1929 Texas Lii
cense No. 346-993. Amount due,
s1lS.5O.
Dated at El Centro, California,
this 18th day of January, 1881.
HUSHMAN'S GARAGE.
16tl0
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-16
NOTICE INVITING SEALED PRO-
POSALS OR BIDS FOR COAT
ING THE INSIDE OF THE WA
TER TANKS AT THE MUNICH
PAL WATER PLANT OF THE
CITY OF Ell CENTRIC.

Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned City Clerk Of the City
of Ell Centre invites and will receive
at his office in the City Hall of said
City up to the hour of 7:30 o'clock
P. M. on the 4th day of February,
1881, sealed proposals or bids for
furnishing the City of Ell Centre
with labor and materials for coating
the inside of the Water Tanks at
the municipal water plant in the
! City of El Centre, to-wit:
For sand blasting and cleaning
the surface of said tanks and apply
ing one coat of Biturine Primer No.
TOOL and one coat of Biturine Ena-
mel No. 700S q accordance with the
specifications on file in the office of
the City Engineer.
The successful bidder shall fur
nish the City Council with a con-
tract between himself and the man
ufacturer and-or proprietor of the
patents of said specified paints or
other evidence satisfactory to the
City Council showing that he will
be able to obtain the materials spe-
Gifted.
All proposals or bids shall be ac-
companied by a check payable to
the City of Ell Centre certified by a
responsible bank for an amount
which shall be not less than ten per
cent of the aggregate of the pro-
posal or by bond in said amount
and SO payable signed by two sure
ties who shall justify before any
officer competent to administer an
oath in double said amount over
and above all statutory exemptions.
The City Council of said City re-
serve the right to reject any and
all bids.
By order of the said Council.
Dated this 7th day of January,
1881.
j. G. NEALE,
City Clerk of the City of Ell Centre,
California. I6tI2
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-16
Ask Judgment
In Land Suit

Asking for an interlocutory de-
cree of Judgment, w. I. Stone and
Genevieve T. Stone yesterday after
noon filed suit against John S. lie
Fevre and Grace lie Fevre in an
action involving lot in El Centre.
The defendants failed to live up
to sale agreement. said the COM
plant. The plaintiffs asked for an
interlocutory decree providing that
if 1858, the amount said to be due,
is paid to the plaintiffs within a
certain time from the date of grant,
ing the decree, the action shall be
dismissed, but if the defendants fail
in payment, the land involved shall
be returned to the plaintiffs.