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The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
SW|NDLINC RING STRIPS VICTIMS

tigators said, as "Clyde w. Smith"
under indictment at Atlanta, Ga,
in connection with the Martin
Swindle.
Post Office Inspector Herbert N.
Graham said the victims were per-
suaded to wager money on horse
races with the assurance that they
could bet on the winner after the
race was over by causing a delay
in the telegraphing of the race re-
suits from Pittsburgh to Canton,
Ohio, where the gangs fake gam
bling resort was later located.
Easy Money Lures.
Hart's experience was typical. it
was said, in that he was lured to
the gangs den on a promise of
"easy money" He laid a bet of
$500 and won. A week later he
bet a similar amount and won
again.
Police found that Hart then
pawned his wife's jewels, borrowed
money from friends and negotiated
loans on MS apartment mousse HOlu-
ings, in order to make a big ''kill-
ing" on the wire tapping scheme.
He lost $4,000 in Akron and re-
turned to Detroit on September 10,
1923, penniless and deeply in debt.
The following night, while two
guests slept in an adjoining room,
Hart shot his wife, Grace, to death
as she slept and then killed him
self.
While Detroit police were inves-
tigating the swindle, another De-
trOit business man whose name was
suppressed, informed detectives
that he had lost $4,000 to the gang.
He said that four other Detroit men
had lost sums of from $4,000 to
100000 to the gang.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
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GROWING TURKEYS
MADE PROFITABLE
Confinement Method for
Poults Is Practical.

Eastern states have an advan-
tage in growing turkeys with the
development of new methods and
the closeness to market, provided
they send high quality turkeys to
market according to, Ira J. Hollar
of the New York State College of
Agriculture.
In the Middle West many small
flocks are kept as a sideline, but
because of the blackhead, a disease
of the intestines and liver, and low
prices many of these tlocks haye
been discontinued. The western
states that have grown the most
turkeys are now growing fewer,
and some states that have not
been considered important are now
increasing their flOckS. Pennsyl-
vania shows a % per cent increase
in 1929 and s per cent more in
1880, he says.
The old theory that turkeys must
have plenty of range is not only
false but more expensive than the
new methods. 1t has been proved
that turkeys can be proftably
raised in confinement. At the
Pennsylvania state college 90 per
cent of all turkeys started were
raised to market age when con-
finement was practiced. In New
York state the Jeffers method of
partial confinement has also proved
satisfactory.
Many of these new suggestions
about raising turkeys are available
on the request to the mailing room,
College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New
York. Ask for New York state tur-
key topics.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12

Eliminate the males and improve
the quality of summer eggs.
By culling the flock and remOv-
ing worthless hens feed is saved
and room is made for better lay
ers.
During the hot weather leave
doors and windows open in the
poultry house to give all possible
comfort to the flock.
Good ventilation is not confined
to expensive poultry houses. An
effective system can be devised
cheaply for any house.
Charcoal helps to keep the chick
ems healthy and they like it, but
it is not absolutely necessary. 1t
may be made from wood, corn,
wheat, barley or other grain.
Before putting the birds in range
shelters, the cOckereIs should be
separated from the pullets, and this
is done wh7n they are eight or
ten weeks of age. The sooner the
better.
If poultry owners are in earnest
about building up a flock of pure
breds and keeping them up to the
mark as layers and breeding fowls,
they will soon begin to make more
money.
Potatoes are not a good poultry
food for summer, because they con-
tain too much heat-giving sub
stances but a proportion may be
used with advantage when the
weather is cold.
When canning chicken, the birds
should be killed about six hours
or more before being put into the
containers. This allows all ami
NAL heat to be expelled and i'm
proves the quality.
The poultry extension specialists
of Michigan State college advise
keeping the chicks in dark chick
boxes until they are three days old.
This prevents their picking up the
droppings from other chicks, and
hence is a means Of preventing
spread of disease.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
Mallard Duck Stuns
West Coast Air Pilot

Ogden, Utah.-Add this tale to
your COLLECTION of novel aviation ex-
periences.
Henry Hollenbeck, veteran Ma
tional Parks Airway, Inc, pilot, was
cruising along between Ogden and
Pogatello on a scheduled run when
suddenly he was partially stunned
by a blow on the head.
After the pilot steadied his ship
he glanced down in the cockpit and
discovered a large mallard duck,
dead.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
Separate Cockerels

1t will pay to separate young
cockerels from the pullets when
eight to ten weeks of age. This
will give the pullets chance for
better development, and enable the
pOultryman to force the cOckerels
for market. Time and labor will
be saved by hopper-feeding the
grain to the growing chicks after
five weeks of age. Put the grain
and mash hopers out on the range
and induce a maximum of exercise.
This keeps the chicks out in the
sunshine for vigor and vitality.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
81-Year-Old Idahoan
Wins Fiddling Contest

Pullman, Wash.-Refusing to ad-
nit that there was any fiddler bet
ter than he, Burton ]. Davis eighty
one-year-Old Idaho man. accepted a
challenge and won a fiddling con-
test from J. W. Parr, eighty. of
Pullman.
The "feud' was the result of a
challenge which originated when
Sam Breeze, a farmer, bet that Parr
could outplay any old-timer entered
in radio competition. Friends of
Mr.. Davis urged him to enter the
contest. and he won the majority
vote of the judges.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
Los Angeles Jobless
to Plant 10000 Trees

Los Angeles.-ApprOximate 40
600 trees, ranging in variety from
the dwarf eucalyptus to the Mexi-
can palms. will be planted within
the next four months along main
boulevardS of Los Angeles The
planting will cover 40 miles of
road. Funds for the undertaking
were provided from the S1,00O,0O0
allotted out of the $500,0O0 bond
issue for the relief Of the 'unem-
ployed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
Dogs Play Havoc
With Sheep Flock

OSkalOoSa, Kan. - Sheen
killing dogs have appeared
near here. ]. G. Drummins
lost five ewes and eleven
lambs as result of their dep
relations. Awakened by a
commotiOn in his sheep lots,
Drummins arrived in time to
see two dogs escaping after
the slaughter.
Two nights later the same
thing occurred. The second
time he got close enough to
recognize the dogs. He has a
shotgun at his bedside and
will kill them the next time
they appear.
The sheep all had been at
tackled in the rear flank. This
is a characteristic of a sheep
killing dog. A wolf, on the
other hand, slashes at the
throat and front flank.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
Pet Dog Provided
a Grave by Will

Stamford, COnn.-''Ruby,"
a pet dog of the late Mrs.
Lizzie T. Smith, has been as
sured of a permanent grave
in the Hartsdale, n. Y, ca
nine cemetery. Under the
terms of her will, offered for
probate here, Mrs. Smith left
$1,000 for the maintenance of
the dogs final resting place.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
Italian Nun 100 Years Old

Naples, Italy.-The oldest nun in
Italy, Sister Cecilia CavallO, has
Just celebrated her one hundredth
birthday in the Convent Of S. Maria
Fonseca, near here Sister Cecilia
entered the convent at seventeen.
She remembers the revolutionary
daYS of As
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
Paving Investment

Hemet, Calif.-C. B. McAdams
bought an unclaimed trunk for So
at an auction. In the trunk he
found four German government
bonds of 100000 marks each. is
sued since the war. With interest
they were said to be worth $125. 900.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
Both Jaws Broken
by Kicks of Mules

CORTLAND, Kan. j. G.
Smith, Jewell county farmer,
had both his jaws cracked
by the kicks of different
mules.
Smith attempted to remove
a nail from a mules hOOf.
The mule kicked, the blow
breaking the jaw and throw
him backward into the range
of the other mule, who like
wise let his hind foot fly out,
cracking Smiths other jaw.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
Pullet Lays Huge Egg

Astoria, Ore.-Family breakfast
egg was laid here by pullet owned
by Otto Lebeck. The egg measured
91b inches by 71a inches.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-12
POULTRY HINTS

Eliminate the males and improve
the quality of summer eggs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
CREDIT EXPECTED
TO AID BUSINESS
Conditions Now Considered Highly
Conducive to Greater
Expansion.

Credit conditions IN the United states
are becoming highly conducive to bust
ness enterprise. It Is pointed out by the
Rrookmire Economic Service
The Federal Reserve saws the
Rrcokmire ANALYST has in recent
weeks indicated an intention TO main
tain low interest rates BY ITS open mar
ket operations The SAM sort of policy
was followed in 1924 and again In
1927. when we we're facing declines in
commodity prices It unuueEtionablv
had a material effect In cushioning the
recession in business in each of those
wears. Cheap money Is not a cure-all
but IT. certainly Will be great aid to
business recovery when improvement
once gets under way
Commodity prices. which advanced
substantially after President Hoover's
debt holiday announcement have suf-
fered a substantial reaction End are
showing little signs of resumlnR an
upward trend The record low wheat
prices are aggravating the agricultural
situation. leaving little doubt that the
purchasing power of one of the most
important buying groups will remain
crippled for another wear ar least.
Naturally the European situation
continues TO nave an adverse erect on
world business volumes and on COM
modify prices But. in our opinion, the
worst Of the drag down influence has
already been experienced and though
definite signs nj q pickup in general
business are still absent. the tempo
rary relief in the European credit situa-
ton. together With thorough liuuida-
ton in many lines Of industry. affords
basis Of hope that a period of ex-
banding business may not be far
ahead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
Business Notes

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August THE ex-
treme heat Of last week was responsible
for further decline in mems wear and
retail trade. and reports from store
executives indicate that was the poorest
period of the month Some business
developed for strictly Summer goods,
where the heat necessitated frequent
changes, such as underwear and shirts,
and linen suits continued to move. but
other divisions of the furnishings and
clothing trade were rather quiet.
The exceedingly low prices now pre-
vailing on work clothing and the fact
that replacement demand is beginning
to make itself felt, are responsible for
the recent squirt in sales Of work gar
merts, according to trade comment.
Production of goods continues at a
high rate and some manufacturers are
reported to be several weeks behind in
deliveries.
Word that buyers for large retail
establishments and for iobbing houses
will be in the New York market next
week for regular Fall merchandise
brought encouragement to selling agents
in the chinaware field. Those dealing
In popular price domestic products have
been doing most of their business in the
last few weeks on sales merchandise
and have been unable to interest buyers
IN the regular Fall goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
BOND PRICES FIRM
!: IN LIGHT TURNOVER
Granting OF Credit to British
Bank Proves BulIish
Factor.
BY y. n. RICHARDSON.
Special Dispatch to The star.

NEW YORK, August Bonds were
Arm today In quiet trading.
The granting of $3.50. 900 900 credit
to the Bank of England by the New
York Federal Reserve Bank and the
Bank of France was construed as a
bullish announcement. but IT. failed to
have much effect marketwise. owing 10
the fact that both Paris and London
markets were closed and Wall Street
was without guide as to their re-
actions. British bonds were firm and
there was also q better tone In other
European issues.
more higher. with fairly active de-
mand for Dawes reparations 7s The
Washington proposal that Germany buy
American cotton and wheat~-presum-
ably the Federal Farm Boards holdings
of those coFnmodities-on long-tern
credit basis was received by the cotton
market with new low prices. But
securities were strengthened by the
news, Bond dealers pointed out that
credits In goods were as acceptable as
credits In money up to certain point.
South American obligations moved
up only narrowly. The absence of any
definite proposal Of economic aid to
South America has left the impression
III W5H SotIScb tHdI t1lHRS are so IN
yolved on that continent rs to render
help by means of banking credits OF
little value Still, Argeptina's and Bra
Zil's August l debt service has been re-
ceived.
v In the domestic list the influence Of
q firm stock market seemed to have
been lost Railroad issues Of the sec
ondary type were depressed on offer
iY1os Of only a few bonds The Wabash
Railway sought authority NJ the Inter-
state Comperce Commission tn pledge
certain stocks and bonds as collateral
for 5000 900 in Short-tern notes The
securities ia be pledged include 25s 900
shares Of Lehtgh Valley common. which
the Wabash owns. i.217 shares Of
American Refrigerator Transit Co.
3 .250 shares Of New JERSEY. Indiana ~
Illinois Railroad and SS0a 900 of t1rst
lien s0-vesr per cent terminal bonds.
The proceeds Of the loan would he used
80 retire hank Indebtedness and provide
funds for other corporate PURPOSES Wa
bash SIS sold around So, of a point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
NATIONAL DAIRY CORP.
STOCK IS ANAL YZED

National Dairy Products Corporation
Is sized up as follows IN recent analy-
BIS by standard Statistics
Leading factor in the domestic dairy
products industry. producing and dis
trtbuting ice cream, cheese, butter and
milk products, and marketing fresh
milk Growth has been effected mainly
through acquisition of active companies
IN exchange for common stock and de-
bentures Importance in the cheese d.
vision was greatly increased last year
through the absorption Of kraft-Pheni1
Chess Corporation. Recently obtained
control of Consolidated Dairy Products
CORPORATION, Miller Dairy Co, of New
Canaan, Conn, and made an offer for
Golden state Milk Products Co. ito be
voted on in August. Plans for further
diversihcation are indicated by inau
suration this year of orange Juice dis
tribution in few selected cities. Capt.
taliza ton Is heavy. consisting of $780,
1s1O4o funded debt, 311.191, 200 pre-
ferred stock and 6.263.065 common
shares. Junior issue is on a $3.50 an
nual dividend basis. Financial position
Is satisfactory
met income last year was 22oc larger
than in 1929. largely rejecting the &C.
QUESTION of Kraft-Phenix. Amounted
to S410 per common share. compared
with S4.n4 on smaller capitalization in
1929 Earnings currently are under
stood to be covering dividend require
nents, but for the first six months will
be well below the S2.16 reported for
that period last year Influenced by
lcw prices for some products, curtailed
public purchasing power, and the pos
sibility that ice cream business (which
normally accounts for about half of net
incomel, will be affected this Summer
by the general trade recession, we uues-
ton that common share earnings for
the full II months will exceed $3.50"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
FOREIGN DOLLAR BOND MARKET
REVERSES TREND DURING JULY
Rapid Advance on Hoover Debt Holiday
Proposal Is Succeeded by Violent
Downswing as Month Ends.

In the continuous decline. Many in
dustries reported earning figures that
revealed an improvement. The wooden
and shoe trades, for instance. were very
active and buster than in two years or
more Some earnings by tndustrials,
while showing small decline In dollars
and cents, disclosed an increase in
turnover when the price recession in
commodities was taken into account.
High-grade bonds. like United States
Governments. prime municipals and the
grade of corporate issues considered le-
gal for savings bank and trust fund ac-
counts. showed strength near the end Of
the month When the market started
upward with the announcement Of the
debt holiday, there was a monentary
hesitation on the part of the gilt-edged
list as switching operations into higher
Weld bonds and common stocks took
place. But later, when the reaction set
in, prime issues were flrmer than ever
United States Government issues ad-
vanced to new highs and toward the
end of the month there came de-
mand for the best of short term paper
that was more acute than at any time
in the history of this bear market. The
United States Treasury sold two blocks
OF $50.000.000 90-day bills at annual
bank discount bases Of much less than
50 per cent. Many public utilities and
municipalities jumped into the market
to take advantage of such cheap money.
During the month the total of new
bonds offered amounted to 1925. 302. 500
compared with $500, 2s1 400 in June and
S5l2,8oS 900 in July, 1880. For the first
seven months of 1881 total new bonds
amounted to s2967, 46e. 900. compared
with S4,448, 1927 900 in the same period
of 1880 IT Is interesting to note. when
the poor conditions for new financing
during 1891 have been considered, that
so far this year the market has only
been able to absorb bond and stock flo
tstiops at the rate of $4,000 ,000 a day
compared with $4,000 200 last year
S11 100000 in 1929. $40. poo. 900 in 1928
So. 500 000 in 1927 and $1,000. 600 in 1925
And 1925 also was year Of some de-
preston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
Brokers' Comment

NEW YORK, August ASIDE from
q possible technical rally. brokerage
house advices see little immediate change
In the character of the stock market.
Comments include:
Paine. Weber d Co.-The indics-
tons Of a line Of cleavage between
'primary and secondary stocks persisted
yesterday. Weakness In the former did
not prevent the new high in Central
Aguirre. or the sharp bulge in Safeway.
The interesting question is whether the
two classes cen pull apart and continue
in the opposite direction for long. We
are q bit skeptical that they can, but
are frank to admit that few industries
in bad times manage to run counter to
the stream Of adversely.
Cassatt B. Co.-Althoueh AZ vet only
possibility there is much bullish
promise in the proposed arrangement
for the sale Of surplus American prod
nets. chiefly. wheat and cotton, to Ger
many and other financially strained
European countries. with provision for
long-term payments therefor.
Morrison n Townsend. Veteran OBJ
servers declare that the very dizziness
of the market Is to them the most con-
vincing proof that It is scraping bottom.
Hamershlag. Borg d Co.-Technically
speaking, as measured by both charts
and precedent. there is q fair POSSIBLE
ity that the June lows will be tested
and that the action of the market will
be temporarily discouraging. We be-
lieve that fundamental conditions, with
the single exception of an intermediate
European situation. will Justify moderate
purchases of good securities at any such
low levels. should they develop.
Shields a. Co.-The action Of Colo
RADIO Fuel g. iron in reducing its wage
scale should hasten the contamination
Of this phase. It is regarded rs a
Rockefeller company and therefore
should exert influence on other steel
men The frank statement that the
action is forced by competitive condi-
tions will do much to offset the harm
that Is caused by such weak apologies
as have been forthcoming recently
when other companies admitted they
have adopted such course.
Pssk g. walbridge-This lower tend
eney will doubtless persist until the
ma iority of the second quarter reports
are published, but progress on the down
side should be slow and irregular from
this point, probably working toward a
fair rally In the early Fall.
Clark williams e. Co.--Until more
definite indications of the immediate
trend Of business are seen, we do not
look for any change In the character
of stock market movement, believing
that. for the time being. prices will
continue to move irregularly. but that,
under cover of this irregularity, ac-
emulation of stock of those companies
with large cash equities and capable of
showing satisfactory earnings IN
moderate improvement In business b
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
AUTO TAX USE TO AID
MOTORISTS is URGED
Rv the Assoc,atsd Press.

Ev the Associated Press,
Motor vehicle taxes should be used for
the benefit of motor vehicle drivers. and
any diversion OF such taxes to other
uses than roads will be fought to the
bitter end by the 26.oo0.oo0 motor We
hicle owners" says the American Road
Builders Association
There are numerous examples Ss the
diversion of gasoline tax funds to con-
servation commissions and purposes
other than road that. so far. do not
amount to very much in money. the
association saws. But the principle of
the tax. IT. declares, Is that of a special
tax in lieu of toll for the use of the
roads. The reason the tax has been so
popular in the past is ascribed by the
association to the fact that the money
has been spent for the benefit of those
who paw the tax.
Motorists are interested IN roads
and some are already seeking to have
motor vehicle taxes reduced when the
proceeds are not put back into roads.
Some Legislatures are killing the goose
that laid the golden egg that has done
SO much to stabilize road building" the
association asserts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
BANKS LIST IMMENSE
SUMS AS RESERVES

The June 30 financial statements
Of banks and trust companies reflect
not only very strong liquid and cash
position but a prudent policy Of SET
ing I'D ample reserves for possible de-
preciation and contingencies A num-
Der of New York City institutions es-
tablished special reserve funds during
the latter half Of 1890, including the
National City Bank of New York, which
transferred s20.o00,000 from surplus
account to reserve The latest state
ment of the Chase National Bank shows
that s3S 1000, 900 has been transferred
from surplus to reserve. The Irving
Trust Co. announces a transfer OF
$4,000 900 from surplus, approximately
one-half of which Is used to reduce
book value of the company's new build
ing and the remainder added to gen.
eral reserves Similar transfers have
been recently made by the Central
Hanover. the Bank of Manhattan
Trust, Brooklyn Trust Co. and other
banks.
It is noteworthy that despite low re-
turn on loans and the large proportion
of fun6s placed in low weld Govern
ment securities bankers acceptancss
and strong cash positions, that there
have been no dividend reductions
among the large banks and trust corr
panies even where earnings for the
nret half Of the veet have fallen short
o& dapadend reQuirementA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01

Standard Statistics has this to say in
an ANALYSIS of the General Baking Co.
Approximately 90 per cent OF this
important baking companys volume is
composed of bread, best known leaf
being Bond Heavy advertising in
connection with the introduction Of
vitamin D bread is expected to augment
sales, but it is doubtful that near term
results will compensate for. additional
costs. Company has felt the effects OF
lower bread prices and active COMPETE
ton. Material inventories now are
being kept at low point as matter
Of conservatism during a period of I'M
settled markets. Plants are well To-
Gated and in good condition.
"For the first IL weeks of this year
earnings were reported at IL cents a
common share, against So cents in the
like 1880 period. However 1t Is reported
that DELAYED inventory adjustments will
prevent similar improvement in subse-
ouent months. F'ull-year results are
estimated at approximately $3.50 a
share of common, compared with &2.7S
in 1880 and $500 in 1929 ION present
basis of capitalization Reorganize :
ton has materially improved position of
Junior issue currently receiving divs-
dends at a 50 annual rate), and a good
financial condition Is being maintained. !"