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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Direct 10

Note-An stocks are sold in one hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter t80s) (25OS'
which shows those stocks were sold in odd lots.
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NATURAL GAS RACE
EXTENDS TO GOTHAM
Three Companies Are Reported in
Contest for Valuable Fran
chise Rights.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.
Special Dispatch to Tn. star

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, March 14.-Behind the
brisk movement Of Seaboard Utilities on
the stock markets here, 1t was learned
in Wall Street today, is a race TO put
natural gas into the Greater New York
area.
The natural gas race at present seems
to be among three companies, Stand
ard Oil of New Jersey, Columbia Gas
q Electric and Cities Service Co. Jer-
sey Standard has leased around 500. 900
acres in upper New York State cor
tlguous to gas territory, approximating
the acreage leased by Cities Service.
Meanwhile Columbia Gas, through old
oil pipe lines of the New York Transit
Co, has pipes down as far as Hacken-
sack, N. j.
Public Service Corporation of New
Jersey within the last few weeks has
offered natural gas contracts to in
dustrial consumers. Various silk and
rayon manufacturers and dyers in the
Harrison, Paterson and Passaic dis
trictS have been approached on in
dustrlal natural gas contracts, and, 1t
Is said IN Wall Street, several have
signed up. Natural gas, unmixed with
artificial. will be sold to industrial con-
Sumers, engineers say, but the two types
of gas will have to be mixed for do
nestle consumption.
New Workers expect to get natural
gas some time within the next year,
but much will depend ON the ability OF
such utility investment companies as
United Corporation, the Morgan-Drexel-
Bonbrtght firm, to get further foot
hold in Consolidated Gas of New York
When natural gas comes to this city It
will be mixed with the manufactured
gas, reducing the actual cost and In
Sreasing the heat value.
CCopyriaht, 1917
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INSURANCE FIRM SOLD.

RICHMOND, Va, March IA CSpe-
ciaD Our Home Life Insurance Co. of
Washington, D. c., has reinsured the
Virginia business of the Virginia Mutual
Life Insurance Co. of this city, accord
ing to announcement today by the State
Bureau of Insurance, which approved
the deal. The Virginia Mutual Life has
been operating only few years, with
Oscar Hornsby of Seaford, Va, and
Richmond as president and manager.
Our Home Life Insurance Co. holds a
Florida charter and operated with home
office in Jacksonville for some years be-
fore moving to Washington.
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BY LOUIS E. VAN NORMAN.

In spite of the general and wide
spread lul in business activity during
the latter half of last year, there were
no disturbing changes in retail credit
conditions. Open credit and INSTALL
m2nt accounts of department stores
and related lines during that period
were paid in an orderly manner. New
ones, moreover, in the same proportion
to cash sales as formerly, were assumed
All changes which it has been pos
sible to note with regard to credit seem
to be generally in line with past trends.
The American people are paying their
bills satisfactorily and, moreover, indi-
cations are that this same trend is
characteriZing the early months of
1881.
400 Firms Represented.
These interesting conclusions as to
retail trade are the result of a survey
Just completed by the Department of
Commerce, based on reports received
from nearly 400 retail establishments
in "a large cities throughout the
country.
The lines of trade covered in the
survey are representative of retail trade
in general and among the largest users
of credit. They are department., jewelry,
furniture, mems clothing, shoes, wom-
ems specialties and electrical appliance
stores.
SAILS for the latter half of 1880 were
some IL per cent below the correspond
ing period of 1929 Part of this de-
cline, however. may be accounted for
by lower prices. 1t is estimated that
retail prices fill approximately to IL
per cent from December, 1929, to De-
cember, 1880. This means that. taking
retail sales as a whole, approximately
the same quantity of goods was sold in
1880 as in 1929, although the dollar
sales were 100 per cent less. Jewelry
stores showed the greatest decline,
while furnitur, store sales were the
nearest to 1929 levels. Washington.
d. c., had the smallest decrease in
sales.
Bad debt losses on open credit &C.
counts as whole were six-tenths of
per cent in 1880, as compared with
five-tenths of per cent in 1929. The
number of fraudulent checks received
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Single Exports Drop.
BY the Associated Press


Establishment OF Belgian asbestos
shingle branch factory in the United
States In 1929 is held largely respon-
sible for the very large drop in exports
Of this commodity from Belgium TO this
country during the last year.
Exports of these shingles from Brus-
sells in 1880 amounted to only S18,068
as compared with s463, $40 the previous
years. The decline, the Commerce De-
partment says, is attributable 10 the
fact that the factory in this district,
responsible for all exports Of this article
from Brussels, established branch in
the United States during 1929.
Asbestos used In the manufacture in
Belgium is mined I'm Canada, and as
the United States is one of the largest
outlets for the firm, 1t was found
worthwhile TO create a manufacturing
unit nearer the mining center. Freight
charges on the raw material from Cam
ada TO Belgium, and Of the finished
product from Belgium to the United
States appear 10 be much In excess OF
t;as increase In cost Of labor.
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RETAIL CREDIT CONDITIONS
MAINTAIN STEADY CHARACTER
Survey by Department of Commerce
Shows American Buyers Are Continu-
ing to Pay Their Bills Satisfactorily.

was slightly larger. Losses on install
ment accounts were Just below pei
cent in the period of 1880. as COM
pared with 212 per cent in 1929, with
collections three to five days later
Electrical appliance stores had the
highest percentage of returns, while
shoe stores had the highest on open
credit sales. Collection percentages on
open credit, for all stores considered
from July to December, 1880, averaged
just under 40 per cent, while for the
same period during 1929 the percent
ages averaged 4212 per cent.
Changes Are Small.
This survey is made semi-annually
by the Department of Commerce, in
cooperation with the National Retail
Credit Association and other credit
bureaus in representative cities.
Considering the abnormal circumr
stances, the changes are small. In fact
the proportion of business done on open
credit was practically the same as dur
ing the like period in 1929, while sales
on an installment basis have accounted
for a slightly larger portion of retail
sales. Comparing this detailed history
of retail credit for the depression year
Oh 1851 Win the Doom' year 1923, II
is seen that the decrease in collection
percentages and the increase in losses
Of various kinds were smaller than
might have been expected.
Commenting on the results of this
survey, William l.. Cooper, director OF
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, gives it as his opinion that
they are reliable and representative
He says, "the figures obtained indicate
that retail credit in the United States
has stood the test in highly satisfac-
tory manner"
(CopyriEht, ia3iO
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CLERKS TACKLE BROKER
INCOME TAX PROBLEMS
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 14-Though
Wall Street firms usually like TO get in
come tax returns cleaned up near the
first of the year, the last few days
before March Is annually find much
work remaining to be done. Many
brokerage houses today had special
stats of clerks working on the income
tax returns, not Of the houses own in
comes but on the statements of Gus
toners.
Banks throughout the financial dis
trict have established desks piled with
income tax forms and attended by
those mathematical genii who come out
of hiding each year at this time to
cope with the tax blanks.
One broker commented today that
out of 80 accounts in his personal
charge, only thrse would have to pay
any tax at ALL the others all showing
enough capital losses to cancel taxes
owing on other income year ago he
had charge of over 100 accounts and
all of them paid income taxes.
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Money! to Loan

Secured By first deed of trust on real estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph |. Weller BE- R1a. wish sss 4 F NW
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First Mortgage Loans

Lowest Rates of Interest and Commission
Thomas J. Fisher 6 Company, Inc.
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LAMBERT'S EARNINGS
FOR YEAR ANNOUNCED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspstch 70 The star.
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE Lam
bert Co. reports for the year ended De-
cenber 81. 1880, consolidated net prof
its, after taxes, Of S7,l32, 4l2, based on
the ownership Of 958 per cent of the
stock Of Lambert Pharmacal Co. ard
including Pro-phy-lac-tic Brush Co.,
acquired in 1880. This is equivalent TO
1882 share on the 748,9 1896 shares of
capital stock outstanding at the end of
the year. On similar basis, including
Pro-phy-lac-tic Brush Co, consolidated
net profits for 1929 would have been
S7.5ll,4 5i, equivalent TO $1,000 a share
on the same number of shares.
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DROP IN EXPORTS.

January exports of agricultural prod
ucts amounted TO IS per cent of the
pre-war level according to the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. At this point the
index of exports was the lowest for any
January in the last 10 years and %
points below the unusually low index of
January a year ago. Principal factors
contributing to the decline were the de-
creases in exports of cotton, wheat and
nOrk
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Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, March IA (P).-Stocks,
firm; Radio advances points. Bonds,
firm; rails strong Curb, firm; Goldman
Sachs strong Foreign exchanges, ir-
regular; Europeans steady. Cotton,
steady; trade buying Sugar, steady;
local buying. Coffee, higher; Brazilian
support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14

The failure of three large land I'M
provement companies in Italy has
now been traced to acknowledgement
and speculation and the government
has given assurances that such failures
will not be repeated.
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STATEMENT OF o THE CONDITION
The Fidelity & Casualty Co.
of New York

On the 3lst day of December. $780, as re-
quired under section CAT of the Code of Law
for the District of Columbia
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continued on Page III
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-26
TANAR OF PELLUCIDAlR
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS rAsa 1sT IS ne e APES

apartment" tainted Tanar, so why
do you think that they can hear
yours?"
ct EFT me out Of here" cried Bull.
IL Let me out and I viii give
you your freedom But Tanar
rushed him into a corner and the
sharp edge Of his cutless shcared an
ear from Bluffs head.
"Helpl" shrieked the Korsar.
"HelpI 1t is Buff. The sarian is
killing me-"
Fearful that his loud cries might
reach the corridor beyond and at
tract attention, Tanar increased the
fury OF his assault. He beat down
the Korsar's guard. He swung his
cutlass in one terrible circle that
Glove Bluffs skull, and with a CUR
Cling gasp the great brute lunged
forward upon his face. And Tanar
Of Pellucidar turned and took Stel-
lara in his arms.
THANK God" he said, that was
in time"
THANK heaven you are alive"
said the girl. 81 thought you dead
They told me that you we're dead"
NO" said Tanar. They put me
in lark dungeon beneath the pal
ace"
sand you have been so near me
all this time" said Stellara, land
thought that you yere dead"
For s long time I thought that
was worse than dead" replied the
man. "FNrkness, solitude and ST.
lence-it y. a. worse than death"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-26
BANCROFT MOVIE
TO OPEN TONIGHT

Scandal Sheet" the new Para
mount picture which is enacted by
cast that includes George Bancroft,
Kay Francis and Give Brook, will
have its premiere at the Circle thea
ter Thursday evening at $3.50 o'clock.
Fathers Son." Booth Tarking-
toms story of boyhood, which fea-
lures Leon Janney, Irene Rich and
Lewis Stone, will be shown for the
last time at the first evening per-
Torrance starting at 7:30 o'clock,
Thursday night. Patrons who at
tend this showing will be invited to
remain for the premiere of Scandal
Sheet" without additional charge.
Scandal Sheet" which will open
its regular one-week engagement
the day following it's premiere, tells
the story of a hard boiled managing
editor OF a notorious tabloid news
paper.
A rigorous defender of the policy
Of printing all the news regardless
Of the consequences, he eventually
finds himself in the tolls of his own
creed when his wife and promi-
nent banker are involved In a
front-page scandal.
John Cromwell directed. Lucien
Littletield, Regis Toomey and Jackie
Scarf are players who appear in sup
port Of the trio of principals. A
Dale Young organ solo and short
comedy films are to be offered at
the Circle, too.
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And yet you escaped" The girls
voice was filled with awe.
"TT was because OF you that ]
4 escaped" said Tanar. Thoughts
Of you kept me from going mad
thought and hope urged me on to
seek some avenue Of scape. Never
again as long as life is in me shall
/ feel that there can be any situa-
ton that is entirely hopeless, after
what ! Rave passed through"
Stellara shook her head. "Your
hope viii have to be strong, dear
heart, against the encouragement
that you must face in seeking way
out Of the palace Of The Cid and
the city Of Korsar."
81 have come this far" replied
Tanar. Already have I achieved
the impossible. Why should I doubt
my ability to wrest freedom for
you and for me from whatever fate
holds In store for us?"
"You can not get by with that
smooth face, Tanar," said the girl,
sadly. "Ah, If you only had Bluffs
whiskers," and she glanced down
at the corpse of the fallen man.
Tanar turned, too, and looked
down at Bull, where he lay upon
the floor. And then quickly he
faced Stellara.
why not?" he cried. why not?"
Ito BE Continued
(Copyrlghh 1881. by Metropolitan News
paper Feature Service. inc; Copyright,
1879. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Inc.)
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other roles are made much of by

Other roles are made much Of by
Virginia Sale and Daisy Belmore.
Joan Blondel does some of her best
character work as the hearted
friend with the hard-boiled veneer.
Adaptation and dialogue was pre-
pared by Charles Kenyon while the
picture was directed by Roy Del
Ruth.
Vitaphone Varieties, Screen Oddi-
ties and Moyietone News are in
cluded on the program.
n
indianapolis theaters today offer:
Ben Bard at the Lyric, James Hall
at the Indiana, Fathers Son" at
the Circle, Little Caesar" at the
Ohio, Inspiration" at the Palace,
Ropes End" at the Civic, Don't
Bet on Women" at the Apollo,
movies at the Colonial, and bur-
lesque at the Mutual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-26
Students to Give Play
By Times Special y

Z ENIbo NpJJIut
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Feb. 76.-
Sarah Crouch, Fortville. and Robert
Orr, Mt, Carmel. H., have been
selected to play the leads in 1.-THE
Dolls House." which will be pre-
sented by Duzer Du, De Paw uni
versity dramatic fraternity, March
6 and Z, This play is one Of Ibsen's
most significant dramas. 1t deals
with marriage.
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dissatisfied with him as he with her.
Natalie Moorehead, with her usual
sophistication, portrays the GALL
wanting wife. Doree's other sutton
is played magnificently by Lewis
Stone, whose love, being that of an
older man, finally causes him to give
her to his young friend. Many
complications block the way to this
elimination, however-and Albert
Gran furnishes some delightful fun
along the way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-26
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN


TANAR sat rnusing thus, he be-
i came aware suddenly Of voices
raised in alteration Just outside the
door Of the Storeroom. One was a
mans voice; the other woman's.
And II you won't have me-
growled the man, "I1l take you"
Tanar could not hear the wom-
ans reply. though he heard her
speak.
What do I care for The Cid?"
cried the man. 81 am as powerful
in Korsar as he. could take the
throne and be CD myself, If I
chose"
Again Tanar heard the woman
speak.
IF you do, I'll choke the wind
out OF you" threatened the man.
Come In here where we can talk
better. Then you can yell all you
want, for no one can hear you"
Tanar heard the man insert
key in the lock, and as he did so
the Pellucidarian sought a hiding
place behind a pile Of whisky ham
pers.
And after you get out Of this
ROOM" continued the man, there
will be nothing left for you to yell
about"
Il have told you right along" said
the woman, "that I would rather
kill myself than mate with you, but
If you take me by force I still shall
kill myself. but shall kill you
first"
TINE heart OF Tanar Of Pellucidar
J. leaped in his breast when he
heard that voice. His fingers closed
upon the hilt Of the cutlass at his
side, and as Bulf voiced a sneering
laugh in answer to the girls threat
the Sarian leaped from his conceal
ment, 3 naked blade shining in his
light hand.
At the sound behind him Buff
wheeled about and for an instant
he did not recognize the Sarian in
the Kosar garb, but Stellara did, and
she voiced cry OF mingled surprise
and Joy.
"Tanarl" she cried. "My Tanar!"
AS the Sarian rushed him, Buff
fell back, drawing his cutlass as he
retreated. Tanar saw that he was
making for the door leading into the
corridor and he rushed at the man
to engage him before he could es-
cape.
Stand back" cried Bulf, "or you
shall die for this but Tanar of Pei
lucidar only laughed in his face as
he swung a wicked blow at the
mans head, which Buff but barely
parted, and then they were at one
another like wild beasts.
Tanar drew flsrt boold from a
slight cash in Bluffs shoulder and
then the fellow yelled for help.
"You said that no one could hear
Stellara's cries for help from this
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-26

Now 1t Is q long trek from the Greystoke
estates to the little African town Of NairoA.
Korak had not yet returned when, three weeks
late Jad-bal-ja escaped. A careless black,
whose duty it was to feed the Golden Lion, ac-
cidentally left the cage door unfastened. The
si1rewd beast observed it, inserted great,
padded paw and the gate swung open, Jad-bal-
ia dropped softly to the ground. He easily
leaped the incloSing fence and loped OF in the
direction Of the jungle Thorough search by
the affrightea blacks failed TO ind him. Woe
70 any foes who cross the path of this king
of beastsI
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-26
HAS TWO LOVE
AFFAIRS THIS TIME
Ben Lyon Acts the Role of Lover to Miss Daniels in
Only Past" Which Is Due Saturday at the Apollo.

EBE DANIELS returns to the Saturday
ID Warner Brothers production MY Past the Apollo for
engagement.
MY Past" adapted
Daniels will associated the audible
Rita" "Diana the
Macy, actress who men, who
partners
the way Daniels husband plays part
the who unhappy married wife
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-26

Thus far on the Greystoke estates during
Tarzan's absence, life had followed its usual
routine. Korak managed the activities of the
farmhouse and in his leisure moments exercised
the Golden Lion upon leash. At such times
he was very cautious. for he feared his own
powers of control over Jad-halja. And it re-
CURED little imagination to visualize what would
happen If in the absence of Tarzan, its master,
the Golden Lion, reared fearless among men,
shctnd take to the jungle and revert 70 It's
natural. savage state
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Venna Rolls.

THE appetizing escent-shaped rolls which
are q specially with the bakers Of Vienna
are reminder Of . great victory four centuries
ago.
In 1929 the town Of Vienna was besieged
by the Turks. Their commander attempted to
make an entrance to the city by means Of
series Of tunnels. One night group Of bakers
at work in their cellar (even today many
European bakeries are in underground rooms)
heard q noise Of digging not far frem the walls
Of their work room
They hurried out to spread the alarm that
the Turks were near and the plan Of entry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
ID Of Sfk R9Y FH ssf lR ::::lQ
POSERS

Each of the famous men below is associated
with some particular country. The countries
are all listed but they are not opposite the
names of the proper men. Can you connect
them with the men with whom they are assO-
ciated?
/. Ex-king Alfonso Germany
2 David Lloyd George Greece
8: Robert Burns Nicaragua ~
f. Benito MusSolini Wales
s. SANDING France
6. Max Schmeling Spain
T. Henri Cochet Italy
g. Socrates Scotland
ANSWERS
Ex-king Alfanso with Spain, David Lloyd
George with wales Robert Burns with Scotland.
Benito Mussolini with Italy, SANDING with VIC
aragua, Max Schmeling with Germany, Henri
Cochet with France and Socrates with Greece.
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Ell ComanchoS Stories.
HoqO Indians Got Buffalo Meat

it, packed It away In raWhide bags called par
fieches until needed. This supplied their meat
during the Winter, and made them independent
Of animal, Indian and white man. II kept them
well fed, and made them think they could whip
any one any time. And they did until the white
man wiped them out.
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No Pie Named.

Dusty Rhoades-Lady, will you give me o
pie?
Mrs. Newlywed-I have only and am
saving that for my husband.
Dusty Rhoades-Yesm, know that He
told me If got it he would give me quarter.
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was unsuccessful. After i've days Of furious
fighting the Turks were repulsed and Vienna
stemmed the tide Of their northwaxd advance.
In memory Of the alarm raised BY the
bakers, they and their descendants after them
shaped their rolls In the form of q crescent,
which Is the sacred emblem Of the Turks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

In the sentence below the missing words have
the same pronunciation, but are spelled differ
emily. What are they?
The sailors through the fog Is they
approached the -.
>
Here are four words which start with the
same three letters. Can you I'LL the blanks and
find out just what the words are?
I. CAM-R-
g. CAMP-I-
8. CAM-L
f. Cam
Behead to expend and get 70 be IN the process
Of adjustment. Behead this and get TO finish.
Behead q cut or cash and get o whip Behead
it again and get the remains Of O fire.
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ANSWERS.

ANSWERS.
/. Perspire, drink and fan.
4. Peer, pier.
5. Camera, campaign, camel and camper
4. Spend, S-l-ash.
8. Crossword puzzle solution.