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WHEAT PRICES REACH
LOWEST SINCE 1852
Surplus Of Grain and Lack Of De
mand Force Prices Down
Steadily.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 5--History was
repeating itself today at the expense OF
Q bedraggled king.
Wheat, manhandled in trading pits
throughout the world and forced down
by the law Of economies, had fallen to-
= new low record today. With yester-
DAVIS bidding ON the Board of Trade
No. red Winter was quoted as low Is
46k cents. or 2ss cents below the inside
figures Of 1895.
Il is necessary 70 20 back TO october,
1852, to find period when the price
was lower, In that month It sold at
IS cents, while in May, 1851, II was
down TO 20 cents. the lowest figure
known since Chicago became factor
in the western grain trade.
new low for the season. With the Sep
TENDER touching sBN cents on the
break, making b new aI4kizme record
for the month and came within three
quarters Of Il cent Of the inside hgnre
established On July during the closing
days Of that naDnth.
Prevailing low prices for wheat were
reflected inAll the leading markets Of
the world. Liverpool reported wheat
from the Danuhe River offered 1t <sss
csnts per hnshei, cost. insurance, and
freight paid. An examination Of records
showed that ct 40 time since 1892. or
339 years $50, was the, price level near
that.
Argentine farmers are equally bad.
" on as those IN Europe. August
delivery in Buerios Aires was quoted at
20 cents yeskerday, flguYe which Is re-
sarded as equal 70 IS cents per htlshel
70 the prodiicer after allowance Is made
for threshiue and for freight charges 70
the ports. ~ sA SIS
Winnipee wheat prices were relatively
the higheat IN the world the October
delivery helng quoted - s55b cents at
the last
As went wheat. 90 did oats. An de-
Iveries drcpped % i new low for the
season. the Nkpteaiher touching ~ cents,
. figure thas has not been equaied since
september 1900 when e was down TO
2i1s cents
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Q mos. ending
INSURANCE RATE RAISED.

NEW YORK. August R1.--E0r the
second time this year insurance COM
pantes writing wurkmen.s compensation
Insurance In New York State hAye been
granted an increase In rates.
The latest change In the schedule,
announced by George s.. Van Shack.
state superintendent Of insurance, pro-
vfdes an average increase of is per cent
and Is effective September !.
The advance, ii was explained. was
the result Of mounting cost Of medical
treatment Tor injured wOgkmen and an
emergency loading factor 70 provide for
IN anticipated deficiency In premium
tacozne due to part-tiine employment.
ware scale reductions and the incEenHe9
N<erh1 nsEniiaM A ikianklEx. -.
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IMPROVEMENT is NOTED
IN SOME INDUSTRIES


~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 5.-The extreme
low point of the depression definitely
has been passed in certain lines Of in
dustry, Standard Statistics Co. says
Distinct improvement already Is evil
dent In the automobile tire, shoe, sugar
producing, -four milling and textile
trades" the statment adds.
ALSO, Second-quarter reports gen.
orally have been no wores than previ-
ously expected, and. in some instances,
have shown unexpected betterment.
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First Mortgage Loans

Loves. Rates Of Interest and comminiun
Thom.. J. Fisher 4 Company. IneI
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
b rnvaew oaka

Note--An stocks sold In hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter tsOs z5osl
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MUNICIPAL BOND SALES
ARE CLOSE TO BILLION
spscIaI plspateh . The star.

NEW YORK, August 5.-Sales Of
new issues of State and municipal bonds
during seven months Of the current
year aggregate $685., o07 ,O48, according
70 the figures compiled by the Daily
Bond Buyer Of New York. This figure
Is just few million dollars under that
for the corresponding period In 1894.
New Issues in July cropped on sharply
nom the heavy totals Of earlier months,
city borrowing Is expected this month.
The following table, prepared by the
Daily Bond Buyer Of New York, COM
pares municipal bond sale totals in July
for the past 10 years:
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NEW YORK, August s (R.-Stocks
heavy: American Telephone leads de-
cline Bonds weak; rails, and foreign
decline. Curb easy; utilities sag. For
eign exchanges easy: Argentine peso at
new 1891 low. Cotton lower; weak
Liverpool. favorable weekly weather re-
port Sugar easy; liquidation. Coffee
higher; local buying.
CHICAGO, August 8 [P).--Wheat
easy: weakness Liverpool and Winnipeg.
Corn easy; weak coarse grains, forecast
favorable rains. Cattle steady. Hogs
steady to higher.
Evening star., 1931-12-14

The spiret desks offered in
this sale are the result OF a
special purchase and reduc-
tions In our o1Dn stock.
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SMALL, APT. FOR SUMMER; REFERENCES
furnished. Address Box 3el-K. Star once
1913 18th ST NW.--TWO -ROOM APIS;
furnished; reasonable; white.
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lighthouses UNFINISHED.
(Coutfntaea

MT. PLEASANT SECTION.
Near 18th and Otis: q modern Groom and
bath house with 2-car brick garage. Will
make necessary repairs. Rent. $50.
detached brick with garage. having
view of the Potomac and Va. Hills, corner
property: nice grounds and shade. very
desirable home. Will lease to q responsible
tenant. Rent. ss5 so.
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FOR COLORED.
232 l4th ST. SE-s55.
Large house consisting of six rooms, bath,
hot-water heat, electricity.
CAFRITZ,
I4th and K Dist. $3.50.
18th & S STS.-180G 18th ST. NV.
Groom house, lovely location; new
ly papered and painted gas & cleo
tricity. $42 per month.
KAHN OPTICAL Co,
617 9TH St. NV. National 1917.
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Bubbles from the Vat

Liberty telling the world to come to America where nobody interferes with your private afr fairs, much, except snoopers paid by a government that came here to escape persecution.
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FOR SALE or long lease, Dream
 land hall Inquire Gateway.
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(.Iassiais Advertising
'. FOR RENT.

Furnished house close in $35 per month Urbach & Valade.
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NOME DREDGING NOTES ARE FURNISHED BY
 THE N0ME NUGGET

The Dry Greek Dredging Co. operated their dredge on Dry Creek near the mouth of New ton Gulch the past season. The Belleyiew Bros, operators, handled a large amount of yardage, it is said, profitably.
 Bert Mccarthy an d James Panos constructed a small dredge Hast summer, near the old milk ranch to the east end of the city. The dredge upon comple- tion operated but a short time before the close of the season, and it is reliably reported that the operators are much pleased with results. This dredge will get an early start next spring as the ground has been thawed in advance of operation.
 i The Osborne Creek Dredging Co., were successful in operating the biggest part of the season. This dredge was constructed last year and is working into new ground
 The Spruce Creek Dredge was ! moved from Shovel Creek last winter and reconstructed this season on Spruce Greek and had a successful run. An early start is to be made next wear
 The Dime Creek Dredging Co-, in Solomon River, under the management of Q. B. White, had N Ian excellent season.
 The Dimee Greek Dredging Co., operated by Porter and Com- pany, had a fine year
 The North Star Dredging Co., Iin the Council city district IS reported to have had very successful season. and have one of the best dredging propositions \ in the country.
 Jim Connors on Ruby Greek in the Casadepaga sectioH re- ' constructed his dredga and nin- Ted during the season. The dredge ' operated from September 22 to #October 8. Connors. WiiI #ratuE1l CLEANLINESS and the best of
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LET THERE BE LIGHT

As seems only right and proper the Midnight Sun of Anchorage is sounding off in loud terms for more light on Merrill Field. Edit or C- J- Lincke complains that the excellent aviation facilities of Anchorage still lack proper night accommodation He clamors for proper night landing lights for ordinary traffic or for emer- gency
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WANTED TO BUY

Hundreds have sent us discarded jewelry, old gold, false teeth, bridges, crowrfs, silver, platinum, diamonds, antiques. Mail yours today. Money mailed promptly. Goods returned if offer refused. Uhler. Sta. B. Brooklyn, N. Y.
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THIS DAY IN HIs1DRY

1661-Pepys noted he first saw women on the stage.
 1786- Alabama ceded to the U- s. by the ChoctaWs,
 1189- American school of arch eology resumed session at Ath- ems.
 1898-U. s. treasury called in all $1O0 silver certificates be- cause off counterfeits.
 1881 Battle of local break water engineers as to proper lo- cation continues to rage. iii Sourdonghnut's brain were AM N TT. and somebody exploded them, they wouldn't jar his hat off his head,' twittered the Hootalin qua Kid, as ne staggered away.
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! gencl

Concrete work on the founda- tion for the engine and genera tor at the new power plant on Ketchikan property has been fin ished, saysy the Sentinel.
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in the spring from the States and expects to get an early start.
 The Ophir dredge in the Coun- |cil section, worked steadily dur ing the past season, and is re- ported to have done we'll
 The dredge at Candle which operated under lease to the New York Alaska Dredging Co., closed down operations this fall after .a good year- It is said that the leasing company have cancelled their lease to the Keewalik Min ing Co.. property.
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CLEANLINESS and the best of meats our mot.o. sHve- 1fahnIs.
 HE'LL A9TlgE

TE -HE PROBATE C0TRT FOR
 THE TERRITORY 0F ALAS
 KA. THIRD HFTTsfC2. SEW-
 ARD PRECINCT, AT' SEWARD.
 In tile Matter of the Estate of MARTIN S. BANBURT, Deceased.
 Notice to Creditors NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN IVY the undersigned, Executrix of the Estate of Martin S. Banbury, deceased, to the creditors of. and all persons having claims against, the said deceased to exhibit them, with the necessary vouch- CTS, within six months after the first publication of this notice, to the said ExecutriX, at her residence, in the Town Off Seward, Alaska, being on Adams Street, near Second Avenue, in said Town, the same being the place IOf business for transaction for said estate.
 Dated, Seward, Alaska, this 18th day of December, 193O-
 Emma M. Banbury,
 Executrix of the Estate of Martin &. Banbury, Deceas- ed-
 First Publication December 20, 1930, Last Publication January IF, 1881. #-'.-'
 Publication dates: Dec. 20, 27, 1880; Jan. 3, 10, r, 1881.
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WHY AND WHAT f0R

CHUGACH Native name adopted by Russians who wrote it Chugatskie.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

matched to foster narents since
1923. and there are Cradle babies
in nearly all parts of the world, in
Guiding China. South Africa and
India. They come to the institu-
ton from orphanages Of from
poverty-stricken parents.
Every day brings a smile or tear
to The Cradle. There was the worried
mother who telephoned, Something
must be wrong with the baby. She
never criesi" There was the little
white saque knitted by the I'M
married mother for the babe she
sacrificed so 1t might have a name.
with the pathetic note pinned to It.
Their was the hurry call from a
hoSpit;s for a baby with red hair
and a mole on its cheek-for a
mother whose baby had died and
who was in such a critical condi-
ton that she, too. would die IL she
knew her loss. Fortunately, Just such
q baby was found.
And so The Cradle has become
famed not only as a placing home
for infants. but as a nursery where
just the right parents find just the
right baby.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
SPAIN STUDIES
LECALIZATION
OF

MADRID. Oct. is. Rg-A consti-
tutional article which would legal
re divorce in Spain for the first
time In centuries will be debated in
we national assembly tonight.
assembly already has intro
ouced the issue, article Al, together
with q number OF amendments and
y Is expected the discussion will
rival In intensity that which led to
the resignation OF Don Niceto Al
rala zamora al president in favor of
Don Manuel Azana.
The religious section Of the con-
sIitution was completed last night
sno an article guaranteeing free
oom OF worship was adopted. It
provides for liberty Of conscience
and the right to practice any reli-
zion compatible with public morals"
catholic and agrarian deputies
from the Basque and Navarro pro-
vinces boycotted the assembly in
protest against recent legislation
oivorcing Catholicism from the gov
eminent and threatening church
orders with dissolution. In conse-
quence, the constitutional drafting
commission said 1t would -dvocate
moderation In enforcing the new
eoicts while public opinion was
divided.
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NO STREET A
ON THIS AVENUE

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. street
between 7th and 9th, furnishes
little work for city street sweepers
Dust and refuse which collects in
this section is not placed on the
curb for city collection: instead,
Il Is carefully saved and burned.
And for q good reason.
SAMSON Street, the street OF
gold" is the jewelry hub Of the
city. Here work the dealers in gold,
silver and platinum. Dust and fill
ings which collect in shops Of this
section is very valuable. being
worth anywhere from go cents 10
SIS a pound.
Workers brush filings and dust
into zinc-lined drawers, to be saved
and remelted. Clothes. shoes. limo
leum. floorboards and even the
in which hands are washed.
Iare examined and the dust taken
from them finds its way to the
wash barrel" This is chemically
treated and the valuable metals re-
covered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
CITY COUNCIL
ELECTS BOARD
OSTUDYFI fire

MERCEDES, Oct. Is. = Among
business transacted at the regular
meeting OF tie city council this
week a fire insurance board was
created with 0. J. Schaeffer, Mrs,
Kathryn Chadick. president Of the
local American Legion Auxiliary
the fire marshall nd the fire chief
as members Of the board.
The board was created for pre-
vention Of fire work. disbursement
Of arson, and making an annual re-
port Of activities Of the fire de-
partment. 1t was also decided to
discontinue merchant contribution
for night watchmen service. as the
budget recently passed sets aside
$500 for this purpose.
December l has been definitely
set as election day on the charter.
Election officials will be G.. X.
Watson, presiding Judge; Mrs. q.
c. Fittz and Placido Gonzales. as
sistant judges: w. @. Greenlee,
Miss Beth Garrett and L. II. Gauch,
clerks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
LEGION POST
NAMES CHIEFS
CBy Staff Correspondent

CBy Staff Correspondent
SAN BENITO, Oct. l6.-Instal-
lation of the officers for the en-
suing year was completed at the
meeting Of the Sam Jackson Post
No. Ill, held at the Memorial Home
Thursday night. The following Of
ficers were installed: N. G.. Chatelle
commander; Luther Kerr, wee COM
mander; B. A. Epstein, finance Of
ficer; j. Z. McAnally, adjutanI
Dwight Cilley, sergeant at arms, DR.
Hugh Robertson, post chaplain,
and John Prentiss, service officer.
Commander Chatelle appointed
N. j. Kendrick. w. w. H~ousewright
and Sam Griffin as the new house
committee, with Kencrick as chair
man. The newly elected members
of the executive committee are Ed
Brady. Cain Roberts and A, B.
Weaver.
The following resolution was
unanimously adopted by the post:
Whereas the climate OF the Low
er Rio Grande Valley is Of a semi
tropical nature,
And whereas the existing Gus
tom in other semi-tropical localities
is TO further the impression of a
mild climate by wearing Of summer
apparel the year around,
And whereas. it is the duty Of
every citizen Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley to impress upon all
visitors the mildness Of the Valley
winter climate.
Therefore be ii resolved that We,
the members Of the Sam Jackson
Post, American Legion, San Benito.
Texas, do hereby pledge ourselves to
wear straw hats and light colored
cotton clothing, except for evening
wear, the year around, to use our
guf beaches during our favorable
winter season, also to take part In
and promote interest in the many
y~ear-round pleasures and amuse-
mentS made possible BY our mild
Semi-tropical climate.
BE 1t further resolved that the
adJutant Of this post be ordered to
notify all service clubs OF San I'm
ito OF this action, and solicit their
cooperation"
refreshments were served under
direction Of a committee composed
OF Donald Work, Joe Spear and J.
G. Bowers.
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match as nearly as possible the
babies natural parents in national
ity, physical characteristics and re-
ligion. For instance, q fair-haired
Nordic would never be given TO par
entS OF Latin extraction.
Before the adoption Is made, the
infants are given every physical
test known to science: milk formulas
ri adjusted to special needs; ricketts,
are cured: tiny limbs are Straighten-
ed; birthmarkS are removed. 1t may
take a month, or six months, bur
not until the baby is in the pink
and-white Of condition is 1t offered
for adoption.
One OF the babies, Joan, with en-
ticing chubby cheeks and golden
fuzZ Of hair. was ready to greet
her new parents when a reporter
arrived at The Cradle. She was
dressed in her daintiest best and
placed in a wicker baSSinet in a
showroom in one OF the three COT
tageS of the home. Each Of the
showrooms is fitted out in pastel,
with everything an ideal nursery
should have.
AS Joan lay. dimpled and sweet
smelling in her nest of pillows, the
applicants, their street clothes COW
cred with surgeons aprons, were
uShered in. Mrs. Florence Walratn.
founder and managing director OF
the Cradle Society, watched the
couple intently. Their approval must
be without reservation. If they SO
much as exclaim. Her nose turns
up" Joan is taken back to her cri1
and the applicants must wait until
another baby is found whom they
match.
The Cradle Society, which finds
perfect parents for $50 perfect babies
every year. was founded in 1892 by
Mrs. Walrath, who obtained the sup
port OF local business men. Its run
ming expenses Of $4,000 a year are
met by voluntary contributions.
the Cradle. One Of them, Mrs. Gladys
Dawes. Gene Tunney Charles w.
Wrigley. General Robert Z. Wood
and Jetta Goudal.
A staff of a dozen physicians an5
specialists donate their services TO
the Cradle. ne Of them, Mrs. Glay5s
Dick, a pathologist, herself recently
adopted a Cradle baby.
A total Of 100 babies have been
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
TEXAS SALES
ON INCREASE

AUSTIN, Oct. i5.-Texas depart
ment store sales for September
made a gain OF "a per cent over
August. according to the Bureau of
BUSINESS Research of The Univer-
sity Of Texas. Practically all Of the
cities shared in the increase, with
improvement in sales in Abilene,
Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, San
angelo and San Antonio going
above the average increase in the
state, the Bureaus report showed.
That the increase from August
TO September did not quite reach
n average of 81 per cent for
1927-l928-l929 is probably due to a
continuance OF unSeaSonal dry,
hot weather, over the entire state,
which no doubt has tended to delay
the purchasing OF new fall and
winter wear" the report said.
las compared with September
last year. Tyler was the only city
in the state which made an increase.
while the average for the So stores
reporting to the Bureau showed a
drop Of 81 per cent. The volume OF
business so far this year has held
up rather well IN spite of declines
In dollar value OF sales, but this
drop of 81 per cent seems to be
greater than that in prices.
Sales for the first nine months
OF 1891 VI IL per cent below those
for the corresponding part Of 1880.
Tyler, Waco, San Antonio, Fort
Worth, and Galveston approach the
1880 levels more closely than any
OF the other cities, while Abilene,
Beaumont, and San Angelo r
tagging the fartheSt behind.
The ratio OF collections TO out
standings for August was maintain
ed through September. showing
that collections are at least not
getting any slower.
I'm the United States, depart
ment store sales made somewhat
less than the estimated seasonal
increase. according to the Federal
reserve board. while sales for Sep
TENDER as compared with the cor
responding month last year were
IL per cent less. Boston was the
only one OF the twelve districts to
show an increase, while the Cleve-
land and Dallas districts had the
largest declines. AS compared with
sales for the first nine months or
1880, sales for the year to date are
Q per cent less. though sales in
eight of the twelve districts were
10 per cent or more under those
for last year"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
NV NEA Service.l

10y MA sci VICE.
EVANSTON. Ill.-Just the right
babies are finding just the right par
ents through a unique placing home
in this fashionable Chicago suburb.
1t is an entirely different system
from the usual hit-or-miss style of
adopting the cutest looking orphan
N a line Of babies.
The home appropriately enough IS
called The Cradle. Here, babies have
their foster parents selected for
them TO match as nearly as possible
their natural heritage so that when
the child approaches maturity its
own temperament and inclinations
won't clash violently with those Of
its foster parents.
The babies must not only be no.
mally healthy, but must be in rer-
feet condition before being offered
for adoption. Foster parents must
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
HE GOT STI-NG,

SEATTLE. Wash-A. A. Blauert
OF Rendondo. thought he knew how
70 combat hornets, but he got s.-n-.
Inc hornets had built a COLONY in
the walls Of his home. Blauert took
a hammer and stood BY a hole in III
wall In which the hornets went in
and out. AS they came out. Blauert
hit him with a hammer. They Start
ed coming out fast. Blauert ham
mered faster. But he forgot TO ac-
count for one thing-an emergency
exit OF the insects. They came pour
ing out the second hole and attacked
him from the back. He quit hammer
ing and ran.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

HOUSTON, Oct. 6AP- Cecil
Shepherd, %. was injured fatally
last night when crushed beneath
cotton after the truck on which he
rode struck a culvert on the East
Montgomery road.
Z. G. Owens. driver Of the truck.
received q fracture Of the leg and
possible internal injuries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
SINKING

~LONDON.%Some day in the fu-
ture the English will find them
selves without a country-if Eng
land continues to crumble into the
sea as fast as it has been. The
island is falling into the sea at
the rate OF 5000 acres every IS
years. a royal commission has re-
ported. At the present rate of
erosion. however, there is no
cause for alarm. II would take
more than 172.656 years for 1t to
wash entirely away.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
NEW CITIZEN

NEW CITIZEN
HARLINGEN-Born to Mr.. and
Mrs. @. Lorimer Brown. a boy
weighing z "a pounds, at the Valley
Baptist hospital.