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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
Legal Notices

NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posaIS for the construction of certain
bridges on State Highways will be re-
ceived by the Director OF the Indiana
State Highway Commission at his office
in the State House Annex IN Indianapolis,
until 10 q. m, May IS. 1881, when all
proposals will be publicly opened and
read. These bridges are further de-
CAsS CoUNTY-one So bridge on Road
p. approximately 4.6 mi. southeast OF
KNOX CoUNTY-One So bridge on
Bead g.. approximately 10 mi. east OF
LAPORTE COUNTY-One bridge on
Road 43. approximately 0.25 mi. east OF
Wanatah over the Pennsylvania Railroad
consisting, OF 1--WE spans. two OF 40 each,
proXmately o. mi. approach grading zap
proTimately $4,000 Gu. yds.; and one z8'
pr bridge On R 5s3 49,; approximately 80
oPARKE COUNTY-Fiye bridges on Road
36, consisting Of one 60 brloge. approx
matelY 06 mi. east of Rockville. one
800 bridge approximately 2.8 mi. east
Of Rockville, one SG bridge. approximate
~ so mi. east Of Rockville, one bridge
or MI ' Vest Of Holiandsbarpg3 and S one
brlqe Of three spans OF "a each, approXi-
fSJ SIX M I'M q hraa bIi6gssa on
Road 90. consisting Of one CO. bridge ap-
pro1imately % mi. southeast OF Thorn.
mi. southeast Of W.namac. and one bridge
OF Two spans. one of 1914 and one of
l75' approximately LIS mi. southeast OF
PUTNAM COUNTY-one 90 bridge on
Road So. approximately 10 mi west OF
Morton end one So bridge on Road AZ.
approximately 4.3 mi. north Of Green-
castle.
The plans and specifications may be
examined at the office of the State High
way Commission. State House Annex, In
dianapollS or copies thereof will be IOr-
%aroed upon payment to the Dlrector OF
made for plans returned.
Proposals must be luaue upon STANDARD
forms Of the Indiana state Highway Com
mission. which will be supplied upon re-
quest.
Each bidder, with his proposal, shall
file a corporate surety bona payable to
the State of Indiana in the penal sum of
at least one and one-haf (l12) times
the amount OF his proposal, with gcoo
Of the Director. SUCH BOND SHALL Be
ONLY IN THE FORM PRECRIBED BY
Law AND SHALL BE EXECUTED ON
TIE FORM BOUND IN THE PROPOSAL:
For this bridge letting each bidder shall
file his Experience Record and Financial
Statement" prior to filing his proposals.
Forms will be furnished upon request.
Some Of these structures will be
awarded in groups Of two or more Struct-
ures. Further information regarding the
work contemplated. the method Of letting
and price OF plans, will be furnished upon
request.
to reject any or all bids or to award
on any stated combination Of bids that is
in his Judgment most advantageous to
the State of Indiana.
j. j. BROWN.
We win sen ct Public Auction. one
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YOU CALL. THAT'S ALL

YOU CALL, THAT'S ALL
AerieIs. So. Radio service. Calls SOC. He. 1881
REPOssEssED Philco baby grand, S49. so;
complete; terms.
36 Virginia Ave. Ri. 1888.
1880 COMBINATION Radio and phono-
graph: large cabinet: cost S175. perfect
condition: $3.50 ALLEN. 5l1 Mass. Ave
ATWATER KENT-MODEL IS: SUITABLE
FOR AUTOMOBILE. DIR. 1893.
R. c. A. electric; come see It: make me
offer. 1883 n. New Jersey. Ri 1853.
MAJESTIC RADIO-Like new, cost s159
sell for s55 Call Be O697
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Lost and Found

BOSTON BULI-Female; lump rear leg.
Or. D. L. Kahn. Ia. 29l8. Reward.
LOST-On College: green dress drape;
reward. 709 E. 25th St. He. 564l.
UMBREILA-BroWn silk; hooked bone
handle. Kpsake. Lost Sat. Rev. On. All.
LONG black leather folder with army
discharge. downtown Mon. Rev. Ia. 2307.
CHILDS PET-Bostou pup; months old.
Name Queen" Reward. RI. 57l9.
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Lose Something Times the Way Recovery
Real Estate for Exchange
Miscellaneous Cor Sale

? CLEAR LOTS. exchange for cheap run
down rental property, auto, or what Ri.
7725
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We viii sell at Public Auction, one
Pontiac coupe. engine number 264962.
Serial number 241896 for repair and.
storage charges amounting to SAB at 10
q. N. Friday May %, 1881
GHABOUR & WILLIAMS.
24O9 N Illinois ST
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Lost and Found

CHuD's PET LOsT--''Jacx, black Ros-
ton bull. head and neck marked per
fsctly with white; strips OF hair: missing
from LEFT shoulder; rev. HI. 1907.
FOUNTAIN PEN-Green sheafsTs Life
time. sat. market; rev. Ii. 1864
LOST-Black leather purse. Containing
money. package. on Monument Circle on
E. 10th bus. Fri. Reward II. $3.50.
LoST-Easter Sunday, diamond brooch.
basket design. Reward. Mrs. Hackleman,
1901 E. 49th 81. Hu. s466
LOST-Black and tan terrier. white breast
female; answers to name Mig" Return
1925 &. lie Grande. Reward. DR.. 5437
CONGO PIN-valued keepsake. Return to
us Hoyt Ave. Or. 0SsS-J.
FOX TEaRIER-Black ears, black spots az
tail. CHI 07o2. Reward.
LOST-From car. lady's black coat and
umbrella. Reward. Ia. sos.
SCOTTISH RITE Enbleul-With diamond
OF ring: sat: kespszke. Rev. Or. 4lis-R
LOST-AyreS package. containing silk slip,
vicinity 1900 Moth. Reward. Ii. 667l.
IADY'S white gold wrist watch; mesh
bracelet. Reward. Wa. 407z.
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Business Announcements
ATER wETLS-And pump repairs: per-
nr II aar.-l.a 49,. Il. Id. -

WATER WELLS-And pump repairs: per-
sonal service. y Morris. Hu. 1921.
GENERAL CLEANING. PAINTING.
REPAIRING. ALL KINDS. BE. 2265.
REROOFING. Timing. remodeling: floors g.
wooowork rein: prompt service. Or. 5075.
N-CONTRACTNG
BRICK. BLOCK. STUCCO. Prices reas.
work guaranteed. Dr.. 255eM.
SPECIALIZING in I'd. work: sodding: esti
BRANHAM ll4 w North So. RI. 1902.
BATH aOOM-Complete. $50. plumbing &
heating installed: reas unable Ia 4051
HARDWOOD FLOOR1Sanded and REIN
ished, all work guar. WOLFE. Or. 0ll4-R
FINANCE and contract your home: expert
service. lowest prices. 30 ". keystone Av.
BLOCK setting. &c and SC apiece: brick
work, So TO sis a 1000. Ii. 1897 ewes.
LOCKE SERVICE-Yards cleaned, trash
hauled: reasonable: reliable. Oh. os72,
Rug Cleaners
9xi2 DOMESTIC rug cleaned Si.75 CHIEF
RUG CLEANING co Hu 43a2.
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Rooms for Rent
ALABAMA, N. 523; APT. 5.
Raw roor, or 5of17fDcr hath 60 80

ALABAMA, N, 523; APT. 5.
Coy room. adjoining bath. $3.50.
ALA. N. III5-Front, attractive. home
like nm; hot water; mod: So. RI. 5121.
BROADWAY-Mod private. walking
distance; home privileges. Ii. 1915:
CAP, N, 3I63-Lovely. airy. mr.. bath,
mod: private home; gar. opt. Reas.
CLINTON HOTELS Va; clean modern,
cheap. downtown; $3.50 UP. Ri 1898.
DREXEL ARNIS-73O N Illinois; 100 rms,
81 to $40 wk.; also fur. apartments.
HARBOUR HOTEL, 61712 N. Illinois; COM
Portable rms, for summer, tub. shower
baths; SIS week and UP.
REDWOOD, 30O6-Nicely fur, pleasant
rm., mod, priv, home. Ha. 42l3-R, morn
ing or eve
MASS, 540-CIean, modern, steam heated
rooms 81 single, SIS Up double. Ii. 0665.
MERIDIAN, N, 2249-Attractive front
rrn.. meals opt; girls; garage. Ia. 1903.
MERIDIAN, N, 2608-Opp. Marott hotel;
nm. next bath. SIS. Ia. 4831. after p. m.
NEW JERSEY. N. 825-Attractive rm. in
rose; new walnut furniture. Ri. 1850.
PENN. N. 2722-Unusual. nice room:
! or 2; owners home; garage. Ia. 3946.
PENN, N, 2164-Large rundown; couple or
2 gentlemen; priv. home. Ha. 269l-R.
LARGE, clean furnished room: next bath:
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HOTEL Edward

Centrally Located-Modern
Low rates to married couples and men.
LOVELY rm; plenty hot water: in fam
lily. Hu. 1884
AMERICAN HOTEL-2l01a S. Illinois with
or without hath; 81 UP. Ii 0668.
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Room for Rent With Board

ALABAMA, N. 1224-Large rm.; running
water; twin beds Sc each; meals. Ri 6647.
THE COLONNADE APT.-S43 N. Meridian;
beautiful furnished rm.; adjoining bath;
81 weekly. with meals S13. Hotel service.
22D.. T.. 603-Large -ariy front room.
PRIVILEGES. radio. meals opt. Wa. 1886.
NEW JERSEY. NJ. 2229--Attractive front
rIn.. modern. home privileges, good meals.
Plenty hot water Ia. 4706
WRIGHT, 12l5-Want gentlemen, rm. and
board priv, mod. home; nr, FIT. So. 81.
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VAPOR BATH-Reclining cabinet and mas
sage table. $50. Call Ri. 1851.
HARVARD CLASSICS-50 volumes; Ike
new; very reasonable. Hu. 1920.
DEEP well pump, A. D. Cook, 12-inch Id /;
ike new, $3.50 for quick sale. Ii. 1912.
BURGLAR guards. Call Hollenbeck Wire
and Iron Works. Oh. 6726.
FRACTURE BED-Like new; slightly used:
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Business Places for Rent

STOREROOM, 17x49-Community wants
up-to-date shoe reoair shop; suitable for
dwelling. HUI. 3271.
STCREROOAl-l2 S. Butler Ave, good
location for doctor and dentist.
FOR RENT-Desk space: private room.
332 American Central Life.
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We are jobbing our best batteries
in lots of 10 or more at $3.50 each.
Nationally advertised. 13-plate, by
duty. 6-volt.
Unclaimed Freight Station
Cor. Capitol and South St.
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PRINCETON HOTEI

Nice clean rms: hot. cold water; IS
wk. with bath. 81 wk. Cool rms, a real
summer home; ladies, gentlemen. 232 S. Ill
COLONIAL HOTEL-Excellent rooms. ST
week, two persons: with bath, $1,000. two
persons.
NEWLY decorated furn. rms. reasonable;
North indianapolis; Priv. family. Ia. $500.
NORTH-Gentlemen private home; priv;
bre a % Or LIrY
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EAST OF LEXINGTON: 5-RM- COTTAGE:
ACRE GARDEN; PRICE. 2,450. E-z
PAYMENTS. ~. 49,
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1412 HOvt
Suburban for Rent

I N0N10 VI JUL AOA ANN~-IV
! WELL furnished modern home. IA miles
| from Circle on paved road. Cali in per-
son. 729 N Capitol ave. Mrs. Wilson.
! CLOSE mo cent fare; ground ready
4 for planting, excellent location, dandy
home Stop So Rockville Rd.
RURAL-SoUth Of Troy. bungalow, mostly
mod. no cleo. $40. DR.. 354o-R.
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Houses and Flats Furnished

WALNUT. E, Il5-3 rms. priv. BATH. cIosa
IN. $3.50 week. See housekeeper in b'sm' t.
WASHINGTON. E. 3720-FurniShed apt. 4
rooms and bath: private porch. So wk
WOODRUFF-Beau apt. all UfiI-. Frioi-
Qalre: IDEAL for couple. Ri. 4948 Oh 4679
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Lots for Sale

ACRES-Any place east; SIS cash Ia
month. Some wonderful bargains for
cash. ". H. Cooper, 600 {. 10th st.
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Houses for Sale

443 HOLT AVE-Re- possessed 5-room
modern bungalow. front drive garage,
vacant. one-half block south Of National
Road, reduced TO SO. 65e. 90. Terms TO suit.
I. J. SEXTON. Realtor. Indiana Trust
Bldg Ri Isl L cs3l
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81 LO1EAA
Tomatoes. No. 10 cans at Csc each.
Unclaimed Freight Station
Corner Capitol and South
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
HIGHWAYS
PROGRAM ON

Construction and improvement
of streets and highways in the
United States during the current
year are expected to involve a
total expenditure of more than
$2,500,000,000 a new high record
and comparable with an aggre-
gate of 2,2OO,OOO,OOO in 1880, the
Bank of America N. A points
out in a commentary on the situa-
ton.
Of the total expenditure for
1881, it is estimated that about
$840,000,000 will be spent by the
State highway departments; $685.
100000 by the Federal Govern
ment, including the regular ap-
preparation of $125, 100000 and a
special appropriation Of $8O,000,-
900 additional; $875, 100000 by
cities, and approximately $780,
100000 by counties.
These items totaling $2,520,000,-
900 do not take into account fur
ther appropriations being con-
sidered by Congress and State
departments.
According to the most recent
estimates available there is now
a total of 3.O24,0OO miles of high
way in the United States, of
which 315,000 miles is State high
way and the remainder, about
2,7O9,OOO miles, in the local road
system. Of total highway mile
age, State and local combined,
only about 100000 miles is sur
faced.
The need for further improve
ment and development in the
local road system is indicated by
the statement that only about 5
per cent of the 6,25O,0OO farms
in the United States are served
by what can be termed all-year-
round roads.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
GET
FIRM STOCK

CHICAGO, March 5.-A five
year plan whereby executives and
employees of Purity Bakeries Cor
poration will have an opportunity
to benefit through ownership Of
stock in a newly formed asso-
ciated corporation was adopted
March 8, at a special meeting of
the corporations stockholders,
following the annual meeting.
The new corporation, to be
known as Purity Bakeries Man
agement Corporation, organized
under the laws of the State Of
Delaware at the expense Of
Purity Bakeries Corporation, will
have an authorized capital stock
of $4,000 divided into $4,000
shares having a par value of 81
per share.
Such officers and other en-
ployes of the Purity Bakeries Cor
poration as its board of direc-
tors shall determine will be en-
abled to buy this stock at it's
par value of ST., the total num-
ber of shares of stock to be sold
at the outset not to exceed 10000.
Subsequently, additional shares
of stock in the new corporation
will be issued to officers and en-
agreed upon.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
STOCK TRADING
HEREP|CKS Up

Revived interest and activity in
trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange in the last few days
has served to remind brokers Of
the good old days" before the
depression became a habit.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio, preferred, set the pace again
today with 200 shares in two 100
share-lot transactions changing
hands.
The stock brought 981a today.
Sales of ITS shares of this same
offering yesterday brought 97A.
Two shares of Washington
Railway and Electric, common,
were placed in the market and
brought 421.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
HOLIDAY To A|Dc
SHOP TRADE
IN D. c.
No Change in Store Hours
Held Likely to U. S. Plan;
Transport Peak Will Shift

Beneficial effects are foreseen
by Washington business men
through the release of 10000
Federal and District Government
employees on Saturday half-holi-
days, effective this week.
Thousands of shoppers are
expected to visit stores and to
make their purchases at leisure.
Release of the large number Of
workers on Saturday afternoons
is not expected to have any effect
on the schedules now observed
by department and retail stores.
They will remain open Satur-
day afternoons as in the past.
Most of them will observe SaturL
day closing during the hot months
Of July and August, as in other
years.
Auto Plant Expands
The street car companies peak
hour on Saturdays in the future
will come at l o'clock instead
of at 4:30 p. m. s~
With more leisure and more
time Washington residents are
expected to take more Weekend
trips. This is expected to stimu-
late sales of gasoline and oil and
the automobile business in general.
Among other business matters
OF immediate local interest is the
announcement that Steuart Mo-
tors Company, 1011 Sixth st.
N. w., is expanding its plant and
for this purpose has bought Of
the Libby estate $1,000 feet Of
land just north of it's present
building, with frontage of Fifth
and Sixth Streets and New York
Avenue.
Bids were opened yesterday by
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant Sd, for the
construction of the entrance to
Arlington Memorial Bridge, the
last of the major jobs there. The
low bids for the four phases Of
this work totaled $526,500. q
Bank Grows Fast
The District Supreme Court was
asked by Edith z. Pyles, 1889 Q
st. N. W., to vacate a release by
Luther A. Swartzell and Edmund
D. Rheem and re-establish a $115,-
900 trust on the Eldon apart
ments, 40 I st. N. w. w..
The Bank of Brightwood, 1t Is
announced by Raymond L.
Schreiner, president and cashier,
has reached the million-dollar as
sets mark. The bank opened for
business in 1922 with $4,000 de-
posits. !.
A. Scott Offutt, an assistant
cashier, was elected vice presi::
dent and member of the board
of directors at meeting of the
board Yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
O|LPRODUCT|ON
FIGURES FAIL

Some eight years ago the Fed
eral Trade Commission gave the
nation the cold shivers by an
nouncing that at the then rate
of consumption of petroleum there
vas not more than six years sup
play of that commodity in sight,
says the Magazine of Wall Street.
Two years after the date of
doom the United States is drowned
in oil and there is loud demand
for an embargo to dam out for
eign oil lest the oil market and
regions of America be hopelessly
submerged in an oleaginOus flood.
One field in California Is said
to be capable of supplying the
entire world for several years and
new field in eastern Texas
promises to make oil possibility
as a navigation medium.
While the oil producers are
going broke because of a super
abundance of oil the farmers
above the oil pools are going
hungry because nature has denied
them rain. Too much oil and too
little water!
Half the Southwest is in the
business doldrums because of ma
lures bounty and the other half
mourns because of natures stingi-
ness. What this country needs
is a law to control nature.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
IRON ACE LISTS
TRADE GAINS
High Low Last

PITTSBURGH, March 5 G.N.SO
Reassuring factors in the iron
and steel trade noted by the Iron
Age in it's weekly summary to-
day are gain of 10 per cent
in pig iron production in Febru-
ary and a further slight increase
in ingot output during the past
week. The impressive feature of
the market is the sustained,
though gradual, expansion in the
total consumption, of metal.
Raw steel output has risen at
Cleveland, Chicago and in the
Wheeling district and has receded
in the valleys and at Buffalo.
The average for the country at
large is estimated at So per cent,
compared with So per cent a
week ago.
Blast furnaces operating on
March / numbered 1O8 as against
102 on February / and 95 on
January l. Heavy melting scrap
is Csc a ton lower at Detroit
and is weaker at Pittsburgh and
st. Louis. Prices have a stronger
tone at Chicago and Buffalo.
The Iron Age composite prices
are unchanged, finished steel at
2.142c a pound, pig iron at
$15.71 ton and heavy melting
scrap at SLIT a ton.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
Haney Larrups Optimists
Ignoring Trade Facts

would swallow the optimism and
take the stocks.
Public Is "Kidded"
We kid ourselves with the idea
that optimism makes business
good. We resent it when the
weak spots in business are probed.
We refuse to look at both sides
of question, closing our eyes
and ears to an examination OF
any but favorable items.
And note this-the big fellows
generally know the facts and in
private carefully consider the
bearish factors. Then they gen
orally come out with noUning but
optimistic statements. Why is
this?
Partly, the reason is that they
want to keep the public in a buy
ing attitude. They want to know
the bearish facts so that they
can sell at the right time.
Need Straight Thinking
But they want you and me to
know only the bullish factS-or
what will pass as bullish facts.
That enables them to unload on
us.
This column stands for facts.
1t stands for straight thinking
and plain speaking about business
and the stock market. Its creed
is that both optimism and peSsi-
mism are equally harmful. In
the long run, the best thing for
business is the truth.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
TROLLEY DOOM
SEEN IN AUTO

The exer-increasing use of pri-
Vate automobiles and public
buSses is marking the doom of
electric railroads, w. H. Swinney,
controller of the West Penn Elec-
trio Company, holding company
for IS subsidiaries, including a
number of bus lines, told the
Interstate Commerce Commission
at hearings on the coordination
of motor transportation with the
railroads.
Swinney said that the electric
railroads were doomed because
the people want buses, pointing
out that the revenues of the cleo
trio lines controlled by his COM
pany had declined from $8,768,O00
in 1920 to $4,600,0OO last year.
His company, he said, operates
bus lines from Washington and
Baltimore to Detroit, and operates
in Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Ohio and Maryland. Last year
these bus lines covered 9,500,0O0
bus miles and paid in State taxes
more than 100000, or over per
cent of the revenues derived from
bus operation.
Questioned as to bus regulation,
Swinney said the chief trouble
had been with unregulated inter-
state lines. He said he had no
complaint against State regula-
tions, but he felt there should be
Federal regulation of interstate
operators.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
CURB HAS LIGHT.
TURNOVER

NEW YORK, March 5 G.N.SO.
The curb market fluctuated mar
rowly for the greater part of the
session today, as both bull and
bear factions strove earnestly to
break the deadlock.
AS If sensing that there would
be a definite turn one way or
the other before very long, Specu-
lative activity quieted down con.
siderably, with the turnover for
the first two hours the smallest
in more than a week.
The day began promisingly for
those interested in higher prices,
for a concerted movement in the
utility group resulted in moder-
ately improved levels for these
issues. However, when it became
evident that there was no public
following attracted to this move
ment, it quickly was allowed to
peter out, with the ensuing re-
cession cancelling most Of these
early gains.
Thereafter this list merely
backed and filled at levels which
were in the main somewhat above
previous closing points, without
being able to produce volume in
either direction.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
BY LEWIS HANEY
Director New York University Bureau
of Business Research and Former
Economist of Federal Trade


Director New York University Bureau
of Business Research and Former
Economist of Federal Trade
Commission
The appearance the other day
of another Optimistic" summary
of business data prepared by Mr..
Barnes, of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, raises an
old question:
Do we, the people, want the
facts? Do we want to know the
truth about business?
Facts VS.. Opinion
This summary contains many
facts and some statements that
are not facts. The outstanding
feature, however, is that it con-
tains some optimistic opinions.
The optimistic dope is played
up in the headlines. We read
only the headlines and let it go
at that.
Maybe this is why the stock
market broke so badly the day
the Barnes report came out.
Market operators knew the facts
about business. They knew that
these did not justify optimism
nor the rise in stocks.
So they may have figured that
the appearance of the "opti-
mistic" report was a good time
to sell stocks. THE public"
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
February Sales Mark Set
For Gas Appliances

O47.48 and $66,423.O9 for this
January and last, respectively.
The net operating revenue of
the Georgetown Gas Light Com
pany shows a slight drop from
$2O,698.80 to $17.171.10, the COM
pany statement reveals.
Most of the increase in the
sales of gas appliances in Feb
ruary is attributed to widespread
demand for Automatic Gas Heat.
1t is reported that more house
heating jobs were sold during
the past month than were sold
during the first six months of
last year.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
George v. Holton, secretary.
OIL SWINDLERS BUSY

More than $5,00O,0OO has been
lost by inexperienced investors in
projects of ,unscrupulous pro-
moters who capitalized the i'm
portance of the Oklahoma City
oil field in the two years since it
opened, the National Better Busi-
ness Brueau reports as a result
of a compilation by the Better
Business Bureau of Oklahoma
City and Tulsa.