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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07

A ND so YOU see, we who were in the mounted
n police or the British Army of the South
African campaign have little affection for the
Zulus. Too many memories. Too many first
hand experiences OF savagery and cruelty
King Lobengula one year was making prep
arations to start plundeiing the peaceful agri-
culturists to the south of him. ruled by one
King Khama Christian black man. Khama
had appealed to the British for help. The
British had established a protectorate. and it
fell my duty to escort Dr. Moffat, brother-ln-
law of the famous Livingston, into Bulawayo
where he was to present an ultlmatum TO
Lobengula, a warning not TO modest Khama II
he wanted British friendship instead OF British
enmity
I travelled with MofTat for days and days
We developed fever and dysentery. We suffered
hunger. Our horses were skeletons. Lob-ngula
knew of our coming, in fact he had promised
us we could come in and leave safely. But his
huge black warriors formed long lane for us
as we marched toward his palace hideously
painted, naked warriors all anxious to kill us.
We were presented to the mighty King as he
sat on a throne of elephant tusls and lion skins.
He wore leopard skin coat, had ostrich
feathers in his headdress, rings in each ear and
around his neck. In an intimate family semi
circle about him were his 81 wives, each
weighing from 200 to 400 pounds. Fat, there,
Is a mark OF feminine beauty.
Moffat presented the British Queens ulti-
matum and old Lobengula roared in arrogant
laughter.
He called our attention to a kraal made OF
elephant tusks big enough to hold $500 cattle,
an ivory stockade worth a fortune. He pointed
to the forest of posts each topped by a human
skull, which adorned his courtyard. He showed
us these to impress us, and said he would do as
he pleased would attack Khama soon, and II
the white soldiers there got in the way his war
riors would kill them too.
We departed wondering if We could hope to
get back to headquarters safely. Frankly
doubted if we would. What If the King had
promised us could return unmolested? He
hated us told us so, threatened with death
il we crossed him.
DUT had not counted on a black Kings sense
- of honor learned that Lobengulas word
was law absolutely. We had potent proof when
an elephant hunter secured permission to hunt
on his lands and subsequent events prompted
Lobengula to give a demonstration of his
integrity.
The hunter had been promised immunity
from harm by the King. But the foolish white
man. staying one night at black village, got
drunk and the black villagers killed him.
Promptly King Lobengula roared in anger
whsn he heard of it. He Numbered, is that
the way King keeps his word?' And he
caused the entire village of $50 men, women
and children-his own subjects-to be killed as
punishment. / never doubted him again.
I tell you this so you may have a better
conception of the type of men we fought in
Africa. They were ignorant and cruel lot,
and fighting them was bloody pastin1e
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ion on the ground, nude,
and place live Goals on
their bodies. This afforded
much around-the-campfre
hilarity for the blacks.
Fer variety's sake the
blacks might tie an un-
fortunate captive near an
ant hill and pour honey on
his body. And some OF TIE
African ant hills get to be
IL feet high, so denscly
populated are they. African
ants, by their sheer num-
bers, can kill elephants or
any ether beast, and fire.
ouently do so. They are
the Scourge of the jungle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

A bird's-eye view of a
fancy diver. Otto Goetz of
the Century Athletic Club.
Cincinnati, Ohio, executing
a ''half-gaynor" in a diving
exhibition at Miami Beach,
Fla. 0 Wide World Photos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-31
INVESTMENT TRUSTS

NEW YORK, March 31.-Over-the-
counter market:
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gotiations with Rio Grande Oil drop
ped for time being.
Standard Oil Of California reduces
crude oil prices l cent to IS cents a
barrel; meeting cut of Union OIL of
California.
United OIL Of California reduces
crude oil prices / cent to IS cents a
barrel; meeting cut of Union Oil of
California.
United Cigar Stores Of America
Talk Of MAKEUP in retail cigarette
prices following establishment Of high
er prices for other tobacco products.
General Asphalt loses appeal in Lon
don in suit against Anglo-Saxon Petro-
leum on royalty from Vigas concession;
decision reverses previous ruling and
dismiSses suit.
Gillette Safety Razor-Offering of
$4,000 preferred shares by bankers FORE
cast; 1880 common share earnings 1892
against $494, including Autostrop for
full year In both years.
Pan-American Petroleum g. Trans
port, Standard Oil 0ndiana) subsidi-
airy, to cut Venezuelan imports % per
cent for so days, beginning April, and
production accordingly.
Allts-ChalmerS Manufacturing first
quarter earnings estimated at so cents
a common shars.
American Public Service 1880 net in
come, 81 ,5649l5, against 81 ,857,874.
American States Public Service 1880
class A share earnings, $l.71, against
$1.97.
Chicago, Indianapolis g. Louisville
Railway 1880 deficit, $90,253, against
net income $1,308,41l, equal to $10.55
common share in 1929; February net
operating deficit, S22,082, against net
operating income 96,272; two months
income, $11 ,06S. against income 1892 ,94I.
Coca Cola Co. first quarter earnings
estimated at 81 a common share.
Delaware g. Hudson Co. February net
operating income off COS per cent; two
months of SO per cent.
Federal Motor Truck 1880 common
share earnings, 81 cents, against ST.
General Foods first quarter earnings
estimated at $l10 common share.
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PAPER EXPORTS DECLINE
DURING YEAR OF: 1880
BY the Associated Press.

Export trade of paper and paper
manufactures from the United STATES
in 1880, failed to attain the level of the
previous year, but closely approached
the value of 1928 shipments, and eX-
ceeded by a considerable margin those
of any other year since 1920.
The Commerce Department reports a
large percentage of the loss in value of
last years shipments was because of a
generally lower level of prices for ex-
ports While the 1880 value of $780,
301, 759 was Is per cent under 1929, q
comparison of quantities, exclusive Of
wall papers, wall boards and miscel-
laneous products, shows an aggregate
loss of only per cent. The price de-
cline tendency was fairly evenly diStrib-
uted through the export list.
Printing and writing papers were
among the items to suffer most heavily.
Foreign markets for newSprint paper
are said to be keenly competitive and
exports fiuctuate considerably from year
to year, SO that while the 1880 ship
ments dropped As per cent below those
for 1929, they were only 10 per cent
under 1928. The drop in exports of
Surface-coabed papers was heavier, but
uncoated book papers made a somewhat
better showing and despite steady de-
cline since the first Of the year, 1880
shipments were only is per cent under
those Of 1929, and exceeded 1928 by 30
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-31
BONL PRICES MOVE
IN NARROW RANGE
Changes Small as Most Is
sues Show Stronger Trend
on Better News.
BY F. H. RICHARDSON.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special OlSphJCn TO Inc star.
NEW YORK, March 3l.-Bonds had
q better tone today. Price movements,
except in the case of few foreign is
sues, were small and irregular, but the
list did not show any tendency to follow
its decline of Monday.
Partly this was attributable to the
check in the losses en- the stock market,
partly to the Trelsury's sale of $780,
100000 of 90-day bills at an average
bank discount basis of LAG per cent, and
partly to the fact that trade news, both
domestic and foreign, was a little bet
ter. Money rates were UNCHANGED.
The bids for the 100000, 900 Of 90
Gay Treasury bills totaled $343, 875 900
and the highest bid accepted was 1906,
or 1.22 per cent discount annually, and
the lowest 99.621, or 1.52 per cent. The
recent statement Of banks and trust
companies revealed a still active In
crease in their holdings Of United States
Government securities, the total in the
case Of one bank rising from $26, 000, 900
to over $40, 100000 in a few months
United States Governments were strong
today, as a reflection of these factors.
Treasury 414 gaining 0-32 and other
issues smaller amounts.
Early strength in stocks, even though
many of the gains were later lost, was
construed as an indication that the
steady liquidation Of the past week has
dried up. A few of the wide moving
covertibles and junior issues recorded
small gains. Among them were United
States Rubber SIS, Shell Union Oil SIS,
Seaboard Airline IS, Frisco AVS, Phil
adelphia 81 Reading Coal & Iron 6s,
Pathe Exchange IS, McKesson 81 Rob-
bins 51ss, International Match SIS, Erie
SIS, Dodge Bros. IS, American & For
eign Power SIS, American Natural Gas
6hs and Allegheny Corporation SIS.
High grade issues held firm or went
to new tops on the current movement.
American Telephone SIS went over ITO
and the IS of 1860 and 1865 gained
slightly. Atchison General IS advanced
fractionally. Philadelphia Co. SIS and
similar issues were strong.
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NEW LUMBER BUSINESS.

By the Associated Press.
New business at hardwood and soft
wood lumber mills during the week
ended March 81 continued in favorable
relation to the output because Of low
production.
Reports to the National Lumber
hlanufa cturers' Association from 300
leading mills estimate the weeks pro-
duction at 1880 900 feet. Orders re-
ceived were is per cent more and ship
ments 8 per cent higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-31
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, March 31.-The follow
ing is summary of important corpora
ton news prepared by the Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press.
News Trend.
An increase in daily average produc-
ton Of crude oil In the country is again
reported for the week ended March %,
when a gain of 5,6o1 barrels daily is
shown. AS has been observed before, a
prevailing price level considered too low
and in view Of the efforts that are be-
ing made to curtail output, any increase
Of this nature must be considered I'M
favorable. Similarly, reports of more
price reductions in California also give
a poor cast to oil news.
Automobile production last week in
creased over the week before, continuing
a growth that began several weeks ago.
1t Is reported, however, that the gain
was less than seasonally normal for the
week, and In consequence the adjusted
index of output fell for the week to
59.4 from 60.2.
Following Government investigation,
the Department of Justice has petit
toned for the dissolution of the Sugar
Institute under the Sherman antitrust
act, whether this petition is granted by
the courts or rejected, it serves to call
attention again to the interesting con-
f1ict at present between the efforts to
institute some sort Of concerted control
over certain industries, admitted in
many quarters to be desirable, and the
legal conception Of unrestrained COM
petition.
The corporation news Of the day con-
tainS another dividend cut of impor-
lance, the reduction of the quarterly
common dividend Of rs cents from Sl.25
by Goodyear Tire and Rubber. Gil
lette Safety Razor reports 1880 earn
ings somewhat below 1929. United
Cigar Stores Of America is reported to
b. considering marking up retail
cigarette prices.
The Companies.
holster Radio-Newark court rejects
all reorganization plans and orders pub
lie sale of assets; Wolfarth g. Ilsley-
Ramos group continue to seek subscrip-
tons under reorganization plan.
Lorillard (P) Co. ordered by Su-
preme Court TO show cause why recent
cicCllOu Vi DOd1Q Vi 0nCCbOAo oAAONIO NV
be set aside; Scott g. Sprtngfellow,
brokers. seek proxies against plan to
sell common stock TO officers and en-
ployes at not less than $40 q share.
Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy Rail-
road president denies company has
acquired control of Gulf, Mobile g.
Northern Railroad; adds there has
been a comparatively smaller falling
/ of in March revenues than shown in
February.
Comms rcial Investment Trust stock
holders approve reduction of capital
in amount of $12,929, 700 through re-
tirement of 1927 preferred shares
and 125, 900 common shares.
Grigsby -Grunow Co.-Patent suit by
Magnoyox. Ltd, settled; reported In
wolves substantial down payment and
q royalty on each dynamic speaker
manufactured by company.
Sinclair Consolidated OIL merger ne
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Washington Stock Exchange
SALES

Washington Gas IS "A"-$300 at 101 ~.
Washington Gas 5s-$2, 900 at 1851.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s-$2, 900 at
1031z. $1,000 at 1922.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-S1 900 at
1898, $1,000 at 1914, $1,000 at 893s,
$1,000 at 8912.
Potomac Electric 5IA6 pfd.-10 at
1909, 2 at 1903.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 36, 10 at
S6, 10 at S57s, 10 at 857s, 10 at 857s.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Rwy. g. Elec. pfd.-1o at
&c. 10 at SO, 10 at 3d.
Capital Traction 5s-$2, 900 at 80, 81 900
at 30.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 85h, so
at SO.
Bid and Asked Prices.
nnNDC
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NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
BANKS.

NEW YORK. March 81 (R.-over-
the counter market:
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q. $. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance
announced today as of close Of business
March % was $582, 1866 ,208.77. Customs
receipts for the month to date were
S29, 727, 20833. Total ordinary expendi-
lures, 1851 ,2l706.
Europe now has Is reigning monarchs
and IA presidents.
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BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Barber & Ross, Inc, 6ias...... 50 $50.
Chevy Chase Club 62s......... l01 -.
Columbia Country Club 51as. 100 101 "a
u 2; Paper MIG ss..:;.;. g 60
washington Cons. Title ds'e... 100
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-31

At one time recently 1900, 900 tons
Of coal were piled at mine heads IN
Belgium.
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STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY,

Amer Tel. Tel. (9) 1904 80.
Capital Traction Co. .,;:;...... -34lz 351a
Wash. Gas Ligh. Co. DID,. 100 100
N. g. w. Steamboat Ga. .s1B9 2lO
Potomac Elec. Power Sc pfd... ll2K -.
RGs Elf SvI POE E s% eD 61d ~ 1ls llo
Wash. Rwy. < Elec. pfd. 3d.. 98Ts 90
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RIGHTS-EXPIRE.
2M 2% Sou Cal Ed. Apr 20 2h 2H 2h 21hI
Sales Of Stocks on New York Exchange.
1880 A.M...... 100000 1900 Noon. 200 600
lSe PM........ 100000 2:1o Pm. 100000
Dividend rates Even in the
IN r ssoS sya0 n scrip IPTs &c in stock Paid
f ps IN cash or stock Plus s in stock Plus
uar rate n Plus So - @ "'~' N-O 'sS-
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BONDS.

CooDyrisht, 1881. standard Statistics cO>
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FOUND

Woman or girls woolen glove: call at Gateway and take it away.
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MANY TONS OF GOAL
 WILL BE ROUTED VIA
 THE PORT 0F SEWARD

Due to the efforts of the Sew ard Chamber of Commerce, the Alaska Railroad, bureau officials and the Seward Gateway, move ment of Alaska coal to Alaska consumers has at last been brot about.
 According to the Anchorage Times the Evan Jones Coal Co.,, will soon begin to make deliver ies and in addition to the filling of the contract of the Alaska Railroad, will route $500 tons of coal to Seward for trans shopment, via steamers, to other boats
 These shipments will include 2,OOO tons for Libby, McNeill & Libby, by April 29, for loading at the Port of Seward on one of the Libby steamers; the Alaska Packers have an order in for 250 tons, the San Juan Fishing & Packing Co.,, for 100 tons; the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 450 tons for loading on the MS Box CT April IS.
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LEGAL NOTICE

U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, December 18th. 1880.
 Notice of Application for Patent, Serial No 06659
 Notice is hereby given that O. D. Whitney, Palous, Washington, R. F. D. No. 1 has made final proof on his Homestead entry, serial No. O6659, together with his witnesses, Wn. E. Baumann, Afognak, Alaska and w. T. White, Matanuska, Alaska, for the land embraced in H. E. Survey No. 1736 containing 139.673 acres, situated on west shore of Kizhuyak Bay about three fourths mile south west from N. end of PeregEebeni Point on Kodiak Island, Alaska, and is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska. If no protest is filed in the said U. s. Land Office at Anch- orage, Alaska, during the period of publication or within thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate will issue.
 J. Lindley Green,
 Register.
 Date of first publication Feb ruary 16, 1881.
 Date of last publication April 13, 1881.
 Pub: Feb. 16. 23, Mar. 2, 9, l6, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 1881.
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SILVER AND GOLD
 ARE BOTH NEEDED
 IN WORLDS TRADE

BUFFALO, N Y, Mar, g, (P) A decrease of B per cent ratio of gold base in currency now in general uuse throughout the world and the greater use of silver as medium of exchange, was ad- vocated at a Chamber of Com merce banquet here by Arthur Meighan, former Prime Minister of Canada. He thought the change would be a means of providing more economic stability.
 The responsibility of taking the initiative in a general movement to reduce the gold ratio rests on the United States, he said, be- cause it is the leading industrial nation of the world today.
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Seattle Ice Cream and Fresh Candies at Sylvia's
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GREAT NUGGET FOUND

Discovery of huge nugget at Larkinville, Western Australia, was recently made known. It was found about 18 inches below the ground, weighing more than 94 pounds indicating a value of about $30,0OO.
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Haas Candy-Fresh shipment every boat The Alaska Shop
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RICH GROUND

Bonanza ground going S5 to the square foot has been discov- cred on the Hammond River in the Koyukuk, reports the Fair banks News Miner. It was found in a narrow channel which earlier prospectors missed. The paystreak has been traced 500 feet.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24
JAPANESE AVIATOR WILL
 GALL AT SEWARD

Aviator $. Yoshihara, Japan csc flyer, who is planning to take-off from Tokyo the latter part of next month on a flight over the North Pacific, to Alaska, and the States, will use a Junkers Junior Also seaplane, reports the Juneau Empire.
 The aviator proposes to stop at Attu Isalnd, Adak, Atoka, Dutch Hrabor, Chignik, Seward, Cordova, Yakutat and Juneau.
 The flight is for the purpose of promoting friendship between Japan and the United States
 Haas Candy-Fresh shipment on every boat The Alaska Shop
 Uptown Shoes, $500 to $500. urbaeh and Vaiade
 Seattle Ice Cream and Fresh Candies at Sylvias
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QuukRTERMAsTEA OF
 'NAUT|LUs' DROWNED

NEW YORK. Mar, g, Pl-
 Willard I. Grimmer, 27, Philadel- phia quartermaster of the Will kins Polar submarine Nautilus, was drowned off Swineburne Is- land. in the lower end of the bay.
 After two hours of search, aided by the police, coast guard patrol boat and two lpaneS,
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the body was still unfound.
 .Grimner was married three weeks ago.
EsKIMOBILE

A new vehicle of transporta tion has made it's appearance in the Nome region. It is the Es- kimobile. It is combination of a Ford car with an engine with caterpillar tread and skis
 says the Nome Nugget. It is used to investigate mining ditches
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CAPT. MAGNUSEN ELECTED

Capt. Chris MagnuSen of Kodiak was elected, a member of the Ko- diak school board March 2. Op- posing him was Capt. J. A. John son, Magnusen was given 114 votes and Johnson 69.
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GRANTED DIVORCE

CHICAGO, Mar, A, R)-W. I. Bullard, banker and author, was granted a divorce. His wife is also a writer.
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List your labor wants with us: we will endeavor to secure for you the help desired. Phone Adams l26 call at the M x w Club. Seward Alaska
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Practical and beautiful bridge gifts at the Alaska Shop
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Today's
Sportorial
BY KIRK MILLER

We know not what other
men-and women-may think,
but this one and his cutie
would have enjoyed the Freak
ness and those other six races
just about twice as much were
the Pimlico plant equipped with
some sort of a public address
system whereby the thousands
who can't possibly get a full
view of every race, might be
able to tell as the event is
being run, how goes the race.
Well declare, when the horses
at Baltimore leave the barrier
it's almost like a funeral in the
clubhouse and on the lawn
until the nags get around where
any considerable number OF
people can see what's going on.
Maybe some of you have noticed
the death stiffness which over
takes a Pimlico crowd during a
race.
In contrast, visualize Bowie
and some Ct the other tracks
which have adopted the loud
speaker as a means Of keeping
the crowd informed as to the
progress of the race. There's
something vital to a horse
bettor about knowing how his
money is riding at all stages
of the race.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
COTTON HOLDS
STROKE LEAD

SOUTHPORT, England, May
13.-Henry Cotton, brilliant young
British golfer and member of the
British Ryder cup team, held a
lead of one stroke at the end of
the first round of play today in
the Dunlop Southport profes-
sional tournament.
Cotton shot a bright 20 over
the HeSketh links, which was
Just one stroke under his near
est American competitor, HOr-
ton Smith, of Joplin. Mo-. who
turned in a II.
sgd EaSterbrook, another prob
able member of the British Ryder
cup team, also had a II to tie
Smith for second place.
The rank and file pushed close
behind the leaders. The veteran
Ted Ray and his fellow British
ers, Charlie Whitcombe, Archie
Compston, Kenyon, Stewart; the
Argentine, Churio, and Joe Kirk
wood, of Westchester county
N. Y, we're punched in third
place with 72's.
Joe Turnesa and Tony Manero,
completing the list of American
competitors, each had IS.