davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-14

Plans are afoot to appoint Government com mission to study radio static. Some folks may hold that, as a means of becoming static conscious the commission ought to read up on the Wicker sham report.-(C Chicago News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-14

It is rather refreshing to discover that Judge Wickersham doesn't agree with Delegate Suther land about the raising of rates on the Alaska Railroad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-14

One distinction nowadays is to write a book so incomprehensble that at least dozen interpre- ters, who think they know than the author, will write explanations of the original text Rich- mond TimeS-Dispatch)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-14

If the theories keep pouring in may even tually have Einsten A, Einsten B, etc. like vita mins-(Derot News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-14

Scales which weighed the gold of the Forty miners in California, it is claimed, are still accu- rate, and doubtless the credit will duly be given to the clmate-( Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-14

"Wickersham Evidence Sent to the Senate Re- veals Clash in Dry Law Views. Headline. We are under the impression that heard something of the tenor before--( Charleston W. Va Mail)
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
ADVERTISER EMIT
Rundown, Weak
Nervous?

To have plenty of firm flesh
and the ability to do a big days
work and feel like two-year old'
at night, you must eat three good
meals day. relish your food and
properly digest it. If you can't
eat, can't sleep, can't work, Just
give Tanlac the chance to do for
you what it has done for millions.
Mrs. Fred Westin, of 387 E. 57th
st. North, Portland, Ore, says:
"Tanlac cured my stomach trouble
completely after three years of
suffering. It built me up to per-
feet health, with a gain of q lbs.
That was two years ago, and
still enjoy the best of health"
Tanlac is wonderful for indiges-
tion and constipation-gas pains.
nausea, dizziness and headaches.
1t brings back lost appetite, helps
you digest your food; and gain
strength and weight. It contains
no mineral drugs; it is made of
roots, barks and herbs, natures
own medicines for the sick. The
cost is less than &c dose. Get a
bottle from your druggist. Your
money back if it doesn't help.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
LaIO Change Helps
StOcketeer PrOberS

NEW YORK, April II. An
amendment that provides new
ammunition for the attorney gen.
erals war on stocketeers was put
into effect at the bureau of secur-
tiles.
1t provides that those in charge
may obtain injunctionS against
fake stock houses without show
cause notice, which means that
any stocketeer's office can be shut
down pending a hearing.
The first to feel this new
weapon is the A. c. Kelly and
Company, l65 Broadway, raided
last Friday.
Under the amendment, nearly
$500,000 of the firms assets have
been tied up.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
MOntenegriEls Bury
Miner Killed in Duel

HAIELTON, Pa, April IT.
Ninety automobile loads of Monte
negrins from all over the coal re.
gion attended the funeral here of
Savo Racievich, killed in the first
formal duel in this part of the
anthracite region.
Evo Bronkovich, of Mahanoy
City, shot three times by the man
who was formerly his best friend,
says Racievich came back from a
trip to the Balkans and told him
his wife was untrue to him and
that the old Balkan custom is
that such a statement means a
duel. He will be charged with
murder by the State police.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
CAN Of CORN, 6
ONIONS, 3F|SH
FOR 8 ADR|FT
Catch Drinking Water From
CIoudburst; Their WaistIines
Vanish Ere Rescue Comes

NEW YORK. April 16 G.N.SO
For those who believe for or
against the number 13. for those
who like to read strange adven,
lures, for those who recognize
fishing that is fishing-here is
a tale.
Three men adrift in a crippled
motor launch in the gulf stream
for 13 days arrived today in Bay
Onne, N. ]. The castaways were
picked up 400 miles north of
the Bahamas by Capt. John j.
Macmillan, skipper of the oil
tanker Samuel o. Brown.
The rescued men were Joseph
Roberts and Joseph Knight, both
of Key West, Fla, and Carlyle
J. Montecino, of Miami.
Crank Shaft Broke
The motor boat, owned by Mon
tecino, started passenger SerV-
ice between Bimini in the Ber-
mudas and Miami. They started
back from Bimini for Miami on
March 81 and were halfway
home when the crank shaft
broke.
There we're only one can OF
corn and six onions aboard. Thlr-
teen nibbles and the cupboard
was bare.
Then someone put a nail on
the end of a stick and began
fishing. Said Knight:
I'VE had been out of food
for a couple of days, when we
decided to try and catch some
fish. We fixed up a stick with
a nail in the end and after a
lot of trying managed to spear
all tOld-three gOOd-SiZed fish.
Three In Eight Days
eve kept fishing, but three
fish in about eight or nine
days isn't much of a catch"
Even if you're not out in a
boat for days and days. fish
and onions make anybody
thirsty. There was lots of
water in the vicinity, but then
there wasn't. Knight continued:
But we ran into some
rough weather and caught
some rain.water to drink.
They Caught 5 Gallons
"Then we ran out of water
again for two days before we
were picked up. Then it
rained again. We had been
praying and we guessed our
prayer had been answered. We
caught five gallons from that
cloud-burSt, and it made us
feel better.
"Once in q while we would
sight ship away off, but they
never noticed us. We hung
out distress signals and even
burned our blankets for an
SOS. flare but nobody saw us.
1--WE were pretty well all in,
when the Brown took us
aboard. Our thrOatS were
swollen, and we'd lost a lot of
waist-line, but few good
meals and a little rest fixed
us up Okay."
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Culture Is OnlySkin Deep,
Says Snobbery Advocate

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April II
G.N.SO Beauty may be only
skin deep, but so is culture, &C.
cording to Prof. Robert E. Rogers,
of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, famous for "be a snob
and marry the boss daughter"
advice to graduates
Women may seem to be advanc-
ing faster in culture, said Prof
Rogers, because of the fuss they
make over culture organizatio
but they are merely applying a
varnish or veneer from the out
side. This veneer, he said, lacks
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Compulsory Pensioning of
Steel Chiefs Urged

NEW YORK, April II QN.S0
A new pension plan providing
for compulsory retirement of ex-
ecutives of the United States
Steel Corporation at the age of
70 will be submitted to Stockhold-
erS of the company for ratifica-
ton at their meeting Monday.
If the plan were adapted, it
would call for retirement in 1888
of James A. Ferren, who has been
president of the corporation since
1911. Farrell will be 70 on Febru-
ary is, 1888.
E. j. Burlington. president of
the Illinois Steel Company, a sub
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Pretty Woman Dies
In Leap From Hotel

CHICAGO, April II QNS0.
A pretty young woman leaped to
death early today from ths.
twenty-first floor of the Allerton
Club house. an exclusive hostelry;
on Michigan Avenue.
She was identified as Mrs,
Ruth S. Gordon, 25, resident of
another hotel. =
Police held a man, said to be-
friend, for the inquest in an
effort to learn a motive for the,
apparent suicide. :
The fact that her recent mar,
riage had ended unhappily, added
to her unemployment as an
actress, today was advanced as
the reason,
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

sidiary Of U. S. Steel. will be 70
in 1888 also and others who
would be affected include j. A.
Hatfield, president of the Ameri.
can Bridge Company, a subsidi-
ary, and Ward B. Perley, presi-
dent of Canadian Steel, another
subsidiary. Bath will be 10 in
1888.
Under the plan. which was
worked out by Myron c. Taylor,
chairman of the company's fl
nance committee, executives could
retire on their request or at that
of their superior officers, at the
age of IS years.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Plane Injuries COU,
DAMAGES Are $50

BUTLER, Pa, April 17.-First
damage suit from an airplane
crash in Butler County netted
Charles Radka, farmer, $50. Rad
ka had a COW, the tip of whose
horns was knocked off by plane
owned by a Youngstown. Ohio,
firm as it took off from the air
port here. Radka sued for dam
ages and got the $50 verdict.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
NEWS
In Today's
CLASSIFIED ADS

HOME FOR SALE-Out Wisconsin
Avenue, to Friendship Heights; a
5-roOm bungalow: tile bath, with
buIlt-in tub and fixtures; large at
tic, hOt-water heat, oil burner, gas
automatic water heater, electric re-
frigeratiOn: screened and weather.
stripped; nice lot; price, $3.50;
terms.
IOST-DOE, Eskimo Spitz: lost or
Strayed in Northeast vicinity. A
reward Is offered for its return.
UNFURNISHED APARTMENT FOR
REAT-Irving st. y. w: outside
apartment: rooms. kitchen and
tile bath: all modern imprOv ements:
JanitOr service; $40.
AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE-Durant
he nuNe Coupe. late 1880: excellent
condition: S575.
FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT
nth st. \. W.; very comfortable
first-flOOr front room; twin or dOu-
bie beds. continuous hot water: POn-
venient location; summer rates.
HOUSE FOR RENT Randall
Highlands; rooms. heated. tile
hath: $50.
These me 'SidN'0htS' m some of aaRt
l1feFsSt'HG 0d"sr'S.m eDtS vou lrjV find Il
todGys Times and Herald Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

the lasting effects of a quieter
type of culture, he said.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, December 31.-The
following is a summary of important
corporation news prepared by the
Standard Statistics Co., Inc, New York,
for the Associated Press
News Trend.
Electric power production in the week
ended December 26 made more favor
able comparison with the like 1880 week
than has been reported for some time.
According to the National Electric Light
Association, output totaled 1854, ,652, 900
kilowatt hours, which is 33 per cent
below the corresponding week Of last
year, while the decline in the previous
week was SO per cent
Illinois Power g. Light preferred
share earnings, IL months to November
30, $l213 against sl4.32.
Long Island Railroad November net
operating income off 44.3 per cent,
IL months off 79 per cent.
Naumkeag Steam Cotton-Employes
vote not to accept proposed 10 per cent
wage cut.
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, 1881
net estimated at SITS per common
share; in 1880 earned S8.06 per share.
Western Pacific Railroad Corpora
tion-November net operating income OF
Western Pacific Railroad Co. off 83 per
cent; IL months off 85.6 per cent.
Anaconda Copper Mining-Tramway
Mine, at Butte, temporarily shut down;
ntvNirN tiron YooiY1 n61 r
time.
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light &
Power of Baltimore-Common share
earnings based on average number of
shares outstanding, IL months to No
vember 80, $4.67 VS.. $4.86.
Mesta Machine-Devidend needs eX
pected to be earned by good margin
in 1881
Republic Gas Corporation-Net in
come before depreciation, depletion and
Federal taxes, II months to November
80, $1,433,373.
Atlantic, Gulf 81 West Indies S. S.
Lines-$5 preferred share earnings, 10
months to october 81, $165 VS.. $749.
Barcelona Traction, Light & Power
November net earnings up 0.8 per cent;
IL months, off 0.2 per cent
REQ Motor Car-Truck sales up ATS
per cent in past six months
SiemenS & Halske A. G.-ContractS
to install automatic telephone system
in Holland.
Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail-
road-Shop men accept 10 per cent cut
in wages.
New York New Haven & Hartford
misunderstanding passenger train
service throughout system; expected to
save 100000 annually.
Childs Co-Cuts wages and salaries,
10 to Is per cent, effective January /,
1882.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
AMERICAN ice co.
NET INCREASING
Warm Weather Likely to Boost
Earnings to $3.50 a Share
on the Common.

Warm weather in the final three
months of the current year has re-
stricted sales of fuel by American Ice
Co.. but has stimulated the sale Of ice
considerably above it's normal volume.
Consequently sales in october and
November ran welb ahead of last year,
and profits were greater than in the
same two months of 1880 by nearly
500 900. The same sales trend, says
the Wall Street Journal, has continued
in December, and profits for the month
will probably also show a good in
crease.
For the full year American Ice co.
should show earnings Of about S35o
a share on the $500 common shares
outstanding. This would compare with
S393 a share on the 100000 common
shares outstanding at the end OF 1881.
With the common stock now on a
50 annual dividend basis, this ample
coverage of dividends has permitted
the reduction of debts, which were SUB
stantial at the close OF 1889, until at
the end of September the company
was in a strong position from tne
standpoint of net current assets. Cash
at that time was more than double
the amount held at the end of 1880,
and receivables increased nearly $780,
600, while notes payable were cut more
than 100000.
During 1881 American Ice purchased
further blocks of its common and pre-
ferred stocks and reduced bond lndept-
edness by more than 100000. AS OF
September 80, 1881, Ice held, $4,000
shares of its common stock ana o,S4i
, shares of preferred stock.
Construction work on the laundry
plant of subsidiary OF American Ice
| Co is continuing and should be COM
pleted by next Spring when 1t should
| be possible to estimate the success OF
Ices venture into this field.
American Ice Co., after the first OF
| the year, plans to begin the sale OF ice
boxes. Heretofore the company has
made no efforts in the line Of conttnu-
| ing the consumption OF ice otner than
| advertising but will go into the busl-
| ness with the idea Of at least holdlng
| on to the ice business which 1t now has.
While the current year for American
Ice Co. was marked by a heavier ice
tonnage being sold than in 1890, as q
result of the unusually high tempera-
| ture which prevailed during the Sum-
mer months, the old bogie of price
weakness entered the picture and pre-
vented the company from obtaining
the full advantage of the warm
weather. This is reflected in the earn
ings for the first nine months OF the
' year, which amounted to $3.37 share
on 56680O common shares, against
1884 a share on 100000 common
shares in the first nine months OF 1880
Evening star., 1931-12-31
PARADOX IN DECLINE
OF BONDS is NOTED
Behavior of Market in Recent Ses.
sions of Exchange Held Con-
trary to Precedent.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 31-Although
the stage has long been set for rise
in the price of bonds, even high-grade
bonds Of remote maturity, covered three
and four times over by earnings, are
still offered at low prices and high
yield, according to the Alexander Ham
ilton Institutes current investment bull
letin, which tenders the following ex
PLANTATION:
The behavior of the bond market in
the current depression has been highly
unusual The forces which are ordi-
narily operative to raise prices have
been present, but they have been over
balanced by series of influences work.
ing in the opposite direction. Com
modify prices have been in an almost
continuous decline since 1929; interest
rates worked steadily downward for
nearly two years. Both Of these move
ments normally strengthen bonds. The
purchasing power of the dollar Is in
creaSing, hence securities which give
fixed income in dollars are favored by
investors. Declining interest rates mean
that when dollar income is capitalized
at the prevailing rate capital values of
securities are higher. The funda-
mentals making for high bond prices
are and have been present, yet bond
prices have undergone a succession of
declines.
There has been mortality among
foreign bonds. Defaults have occurred
in some cases. Uncertainties have
raised the fear of default in other
cases. AS a consequence, the foreign
section as whole has been in Glsre-
pute. The devastating inroads made
upon railroad earnings by the decline
in traffic has placed all securities OF
some roads and junior securities of
other roads IN the class of investment
0utcastS. These reasons are sufficient
to account for selective decline in the
bonds affected, but they fall short of
explaining the extreme weakness of
bonds of the highest grade. where there
Is hardly remote question regarding
regularity of income or safety of prin
cipal. High-grade bonds have suffered
because the exigencies of the financial
situation have made it necessary for
many investors to exchange securities
for cash regardless of the course they
would prefer to follow. Among these
influences we have the continued pres
sure exerted by bank policy in keeping
highly liquid There is probably a fair
volume of selling incident to the con-
version of assets of closed institutions
into cash. And with institutional pres
sure concentrated on the selling side,
fair market for securities appears at
time almost to have vanished"
Evening star., 1931-12-31
BONDS IN ADVANCE
ON LIVELY TRADING
Market Moves Upward After
Strong 0pening-Foreign
Issues Gain. .
BY F. III. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 81. - The
bond market was buoyant today, with
prices of both domestic and foreign
issues advancing rapidly under the
stimulus of a number of factors. Trad
ing was heavy.
The opening was strong. The an
nouncement by the controller of cur
rency that national banks would not
have to write down the values of their
bonds to market quotations, except
where there has been an actual de-
fault, caused an abrupt check to the
and spectators bought heavily of de-
preciated issues on the certainty of a
higher market.
The bond pool, which was reported
organized by banking houses some days
ago, but which had not started to func-
ton Immediately, was in the market
today, according to persistent Wal
Street report.
These two developments, together
with the cessation of income tax selling
and year end window dressing, resulted
in a reversal of sentiment that was
evidenced by advances of l to points
throughout the list,
Foreign bonds gained with the rest
the better tone in all security markets
helping them as well as the definite
calling of the Lausanne reparations
conference for the third week in Janu-
ary. German government 512S ran ur
3 points on purchases of handful OF
bonds. Preparations Is German Cen
tral Bank bonds, municipalS such as
Berlin IS, Frankfort 612s and Cologne
612S, industrialS such as German Gen
eral Electric IS and United Steel Works
612S and utilities like Rhineland West
phalia Electric Gas were all to
points higher.
Bonds we're steady at the opening
There were many cash transactions
owing to selling for income tax pur-
poses.
Domestic railroad issues such as
Atchison general As, Chicago Great
Western As and Erie 5s improved frac-
tionally. 1nduStrials like Dodge
Brothers IS and Texas Corporation SIS
we're also firm High-grade utilities
notably American Telephone 5S and
Consolidated Gas 4l2s, rose by frac-
tionS.
In the foreign list German govern
ment bonds improved point in reflec-
ton of the calling of the reparations
conference in January. Other foreign
issues were little changed.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
PROGRESS IN GERMAN
LOAN PARLEY SEEN
Bankers Continue to Maintain
Strict Secrecy on Negotiations
in Berlin, However.
Special Cable to The Star.

Special Gable to The Star.
BERLIN. December 31.-The COM
mittee of bankers who loaned German
frozen as a result of the general de-
preston is making slow progress in
outlining the modalitis Of prolonging
these credits.
Its conferences with the German
debtors have been renewed in the hope
of reaching an agreement before the
governmental reparationS conference ts
convened in January or before Ger
many declares a general moratorium.
The negotiations are being conducted
in the Reichsbank under an opaque
blanket secrecy which does not augur
for success.
Despite this secrecy, which is lead
ing to all sorts of conjectureS, 1t can
be said accurately that progress Is be-
ing made and that the main differences
are due to various forms Of banking
procedure prevailing in the countries
concerned
None of the creditors has the slight
est hope of realizing within visible
time on the funds intrusted to the Ger
man institutions. German figures and
statistics are also accepted at face
fd4uC "LICII uSCdllcd, dLld AlCAlSC WAC
committee has plenty Of data.
The total estimate of short-term
credits is also considered worth keep
ing a secret, but it is estimated at
around s1.5OOO 100000 or perhaps little
less
The problem of the committee is to
reach an arrangement on categorieS,
security, interest rates, priority and
other conditions. One of the stumbling
blocks is interest rates, for the pres
ent leaders of the Reichsbank are prac-
ticing a loW-interest policy despite the
money stringency and the severe crisis.
The German government now IS at
tempting to run nearly all the banks
of the country and to govern economic
laws by dictation. 1t is thought that
the banks will shortly reduce their in.
terest rates for deposits in commercial.
banks and savings banks, and a decree
to this effect is expected any day. II
is thought that high interest rates
would not attract outside money any,
way and that industry would profit BY
lower rates for capital still in Ger
many.
Copyright, 1897
Evening star., 1931-12-31
BANKS REPORT RETURN
OF CHRISTMAS MONEY
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 31.-Reports
received by New York banks yesterday,
based on the first full day of bank
operation since the Christmas holiday,
indicated that the flow Of Christmas
money back to the banks was proceed
ing at normal rate after its temporary
withdrawal
About $4,000 600, it was estimated,
was withdrawn from the banks of the
country for use as cash gifts. Nor
mally, two to three weeks elapse before
this money again finds its way back
TO banks.
This item usually causes some tight
ening of money rates early in the
Christmas season, but, with the passing
of Christmas. its return flow tends
toward cheaper money rates. No
changes were reported in the rates for
important classes of money today, but
several days more are expected to pass
before the full effect Of the return flow
will be felt.
approximately 1895 900, 900. it was
estimated today. will be paid in in
terest and dividends during January
A large proportion Of this total is ex-
pected, to be reinvested. A substantial
part, it was predicted, will find its way
into Government securities, as the
Government still has considerable
1inancik TO do.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
Bank of France Statement.

PARIS, December 81 (P).-The week
ly statement of the Bank of France
shows the following changes In francs:
Gold increased 418,oO0,00o, sight bal
anceS abroad decreased 2,295 ,00O, 900.
bills discounted at home increased $685.
100000, bills bought abroad decreased
10000 900, advances. decreased $4,000, =
OOo, circulation increased 1920, 900, 900.
current accounts decreased 1920, ,0Oo,-
Rate Of discount. "a per cent.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
SYSTEM ANNOUNCES
CHANGE OF NAME
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch 70 The StaF.
NEW YORK, December 31.-The
business monthly System, founded 80
years ago, and devoted to the second
in command" in business, will be pub
lished under a new name starting with
its January issue. The new title will
be Management Methods, it has just
been announced here by the McGraW-
Hill Publishing Co. Arthur H. Little
continues as editor and Irving Fellner
as publishing director.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
AUTOMOBILE SALES.

DETROIT, December 81 (Pl-Figures
compiled by r. L. Polk & Co. OF De-
troit show that sales of new passenger
automobiles in the United States for
the IL months ending November 80
totaled 1,830,5T7. During the same
period year ago new car reglStra-
tions numbered 2,529925.
Sales of new trucks for the first II
months of the year were 300,707 For
the same period last year they num-
bered 2,034.
New car sales for November were
1929 The five-year average for No
vember is 156,84l.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
What Things Cost

tStandard Statistics Co., New York;
NEW YORK, December 81 LP).-Of
the 26 important commodities in the
following table, three are higher in
price than last week. 10 are lower and
13 remain unchanged Six of the 26
items are at their lows for 1881.