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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
CONTRACTORS SEEK
GAINS IN BUILDING
War. Time Rules May Be In
voked to Revive Sagging
Industry.
BY CHARLES p. SHAEFFER,
Associated Press Business Writer.

Associated PreSS Business Writer.
Application of wartime measures to
combat depression will be urged upon
contractors of the country at a meet
ing of directors of the Associated Cen
eral Contractors Of America here the
latter part of this month
The association will seek to have the
contractors declare an emergency" en-
failing the mobilization of capital and
men, stimulation of integrated local
agencies with specific detectives to
attain, and the exercise of every gov
ernmental and civic force to defeat, or
at least hold. the forces Of depression.
Asserting that the construction in
dustry occupies the strategic point in
any general business recovery. the aSso-
citation said drastic action was necessary
to restore confidence. Since 1928, con-
tract awards have declined steadily.
During the first seven months Of 1881
they fell from their maximum of $18.-
200,0 600 per calendar day to the rate of
SO 200 900 on the basis of r. w Dodge
Corporation figures. which embraced the
region east of the Rocky Mountains For
the corresponding period in 1929, they
had declined to s16.100,000 per day, and
dropped to $1,000, 900 per calendar day
in the first seven months of 1880
IF measure Of confidence is to be
restored in 1882 and the business index
forced upward al least to the level of
1890. the contract award rate must be
forced up and not allowed to drop below
sl3.000,G00 per calendar day." the asso-
citation commended
1t was said that results could be at
tanned By united attack on the build
ing and engineering construction fields.
II wartime financing tactics were fol-
lowed. 1t was believed money now mac
tive could be brought forth to finance
the bulk of the work.
Positive indications Of increase IN
business volume would Offset any
tendency for security values to slump
in the face of Government competition
for money, the association held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
COAL PRICE.CUTTING
POLICY is DEPLORED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
C. B. Huntress. executive secretary OF
the National Coal Association, deplores
price-cutting tactics Of coal and other
fuel purveyors in their scramble to Sc
cure Government fuel contracts.
Coal operators on the one hand,
and oil and gas companies on the
other, often reduce the price of their
fuels to point below any possible re-
munerative level" Huntress said, add
ing. This policy is suicidal for all par
ties concerned"
Bituminous coal was considered by
him at a substantial disadvantage in
this competition because so large a part
Of the delivered cost Of coal was en-
tirely beyond the control of the oper-
ator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
CHAPTER XVII.
A PLOT NIPPED!

l. Have you" she whispered, told
the policeman what you discov-
IL ered?"
Constable Roscoe?" Jimmie
laughed. No. I know, and now you
know. III get Richmond to meet me
in the Dutch garden tonight and tell
him"
The Dutch garden-tonisht?"
Yes. I'll sit in that seat facing the
one where your aunt sat. Your maid
can send Richmond around to me. I
thought perhaps you might want to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
RAILROAD EARNINGS

NEW YORK, September II (A9.-The
report Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co..
including the West jersey & Seashore
Railroad Co., as filed weth the New
York State Public Service Commission,
shows for the quarter ended June 80
net income Of $4,770,104, equal to 36
cents a share.
This compares with net income IN
the second quarter last year. exclud-
ing the West Jersey & Seashore, OF
S18,527,229 or $1.43 a share.
For the first half this year net In
come, including West jersey & Sea-
shore, was $3,564,S63, or 81 cents a
share. against net income. excluding
West Jersey & Seashore, Of $29, 976, 895,
or S2.31 q share. In the first half Of
1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
AMERICAN ICE NET.

Consolidated income account Of
American Ice Co. and subsidiaries for
quarter ended June go 1881, follows:
nary taxes, etc, $3,393,426: balance,
81 ,500,553; other income, S82, ITO; total
income, $1,583,332; depreciation, $780,
500; interest, $84,719; Federal and State
taxes, $l16,861; net profit, $77l,252.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, September IL P-
Stocks weak; rails and utilities lead
decline. Bonds irregular; rails sag
Curb heavy; utilities sold. Foreign ex-
changes irregular; Canadian dollar
again touches new 1881 low. Cotton
lower: wall Street and Southern selling
sugar, holiday. Coffee, holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
ROBERTS RECEIVERS.

George z. Roberts. economist Of the
National City Bank. New York. who has
several personal friends among local
bankers. is making favorable recovery
from his recent illness in Paris He
was taken Ill while on the way to the
gold conference Of the League OF Ma
tons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
Orders Plot Charge Dropped.

T1RANA, Albania, September Il (FI.
King Fog. in commemoration of the
third anniversary of his accession to
the throne, today ordered proceedings
be dropped against six men in custody
here under charges of plotting to as
sassinate him in Vienna last February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
Unfavorable Dividend Changes.

NEW YORK, September II R).-Un-
favorable dividend changes last week
numbered 48, there being ~ decreases
and 81 passed, Standard Statistics Co.
reports. This is the largest number for
any one of the past six weeks. Favor
able changes numbered IL, against .
the week before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
New York Cotton


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE
combination OF a slight increase in
hedging pressure and an extremely
weak stock market influenced cotton
prices today and quotations lost to IL
points. with the market closing at the
bottom.
Fluctuations occurred over a range
of is points, with final sale of october
at $50. or within 10 points OF low
levels of the week and year. Spots
were reduced 10 points to 6.65.
Cation range:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
COPPER STOCKS GAIN.

NEW YORK, September IL P.-
Stocks OF refined copper increased is, 35s
tons In August to 455,775 short tons as
OF August 81, the highest total in the
history of the industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12

1t is becoming increasingly evident that
there has been an oversupply not merely
of cotton and copper and wheat and
numerous other commodities, but also of
pessimism. This Is merely natural re-
action from the highly inflated optimism
of two years ago. The pendulum, as
rule, swings too far, and it has done so
now.
It appears within reason to assert that
the intrinsic merit of many securities is
no longer determined by quotations, to
which fact may be attributed the recent
ruling by John w. Pole controller of the
currency. Convinced that prices of bonds
do not, in the majority Of instances. reflect
accurately their status national banks will
henceforth be permitted to carry such
issues at face value.
Price Recovery Expected.
This ruling will apply to Government,
State, municipal and high-grade COM
mercial bonds, which, while depressed in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
REGULAR DIVIDEND.

Affiliated Products, Inc. has declared
regular quarterly dividend of 40 cents
per share. payable October / to stock
of record of September 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12

price present expected confidently their
inherent oundness is quite likely that this decision will
toward restoring confidence in the mind of investing public
the various financial institutions of country holding
the above category 1t is evident that genuine revival
life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
Everybody's Business
Evidence Of Oyersnpply of Pessimism Increases
Price Recovery Expected as Result
of Poles Ruling on Bonds


together with
Washington combined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
NEW YORK, September IL (P.-

1'@ W AOItIAI september II TF).--
Extra.
Pc Pay Hldrs Of
COMPANY Rate rtod All. rass. ~
MarSle Banking & TT oiH
tHaZleton, Pa Soc Sept 40 Sent A
Increased.
First Nat Blk tst
Paul. Mimi. t42s Sent u a.n, 10
Liauidatins.
Oumber Pipe Line .S2n Der Il
subject to stockholders approval Sent rs
Reduced
Acme oteel ....... soc Q Oct. Sept ii
il"i "auer Io..-....2oc Q Oct. / Sept. 20
Omitted
Associated OIL. ....35c O Nm. ssnt an
kaybee Stores Inc 80. lsc q rme or *
Tide Water Oii........lsc @ Due sent AZ
Deferred.
Feltm 4 Cur s Strs pfsl75 @ Due Oct :,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12

nua payment dividend. .Pus A.
Payable Payable
Plus Is stock. Plus Plus * IN
n Plus SO stock Paid last
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BONDS.

copyr,rht. 1881. Standard statistics Cor
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10

On the Thatcher farm, near
Boone, Colorado. $50 acres have
been planted TO cauliflower.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
Pacific Coast
League Scores

The Portland Beavers and Mis-
sion Reds. virtually tied for second
place I'm the Coast league pennant
ecramble. were a game nearer the
Hollywood Stars today as a result
of opening contests in the new
series.
The Beavers climbed within two
and q half games Of the league
leading Sheiks by defeating them,
4 20 ? Barbee pounded out homer
for ne Stars. but 1t came in the
ninth with none on base and was
too late TO help. II was one OF
five hits allowed by Orwoll. Duck
hurier.
The Missions kept pace with the
Beavers by turning back the Sacra-
mento Senators, 3 to ?. in hard
fought game.
TIE Seattle Indians, apparently
finding their stride after a long stay
in me cellar. went into fifth place
t.e With the Seals by trimming the
San Franciscans. IL To Q. The IN
dians scored three times IN a ninth
inning rally.
IRE depression still was on for
the Oakland Oaks, the Los Angeles
Angels handed them 7 TO 0 defeat,
scoring all their runs IN the first
inning OFF Hurst Phebus replaced
him for the Oaks and held the
southerners seoreless for the rest OF
the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

feSteruay'S kesuItS
st. Louis. 8: Brooklyn, 5.
New York, 10; Chicago. 2.
Philadelphia, z; Pittsburgh, 3.
Cincinnati, 7: Boston, ..
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
Injury May Be
Fatal To Boxer


PORTLAND, Ore, June 10. U.P)-
Stanley Sargant, Vancouver, Wash,
middleweight boxer. lay critically
injured at Good Samaritan hospital
from effects of striking his head on
the floor of the ring after being
knocked out by Pete Meyers, San
Francisco, in the fifth round of a
scheduled siX-round bout here last
night.
Hospital attendants said he had
but slight chance of recovery. He
was taken to the hospital uncon-
scious and remained SO all night.
He grew worse today, attendants
said Physicians believed he suf-
fered an internal cranial hemor-
rhage, with the possibility of a ba-
sal fracture of the skull.
The punch that floored Sargant
was a terrific right to the jaw, after
four furious rounds. Sargant reeled
and hit his head on the floor SO
hard the referee instantly stopped
the fight.
Jimmy Garvey, 1874, Los Angeles,
defeated Tommy Walsh, 1872, Van
couver, Wash, in four rounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
THIRTY ROUNDS
OF BOXING FOR
FRIDAYS CARD

Boxing fans who recall the slash
ing fights Teddy Palacios put up
here last year, particularly several
encounters with Leonard Porter, the
colored marvel. will want TO see him
in action Friday night when he
makes his first appearance here
since entering the welterweight di-
vision. with Joe ContreraS as his
opponent
A rafting good lightweight, Ted
dy began 10 lose his bouts when he
attempted TO stay in the lightweight
ranks. weakening himself by trying
to make weight. Since going into
the heavier division he has battled
several times in the northwest,
winning four main events.
Contreras is q hard punoher, just
the type OF fighter 10 make Teddy
put up the best kind Of fight. He
has met such men as Charlie Cobb,
Dick Ramies. Bandit Romero and
Harry wills. giving each Of them
plenty of battle
The added attraction for the eve
ring viii be the six round scrap be-
tween Battling Paul and Joe Ruiz,
q continuation of their battle Of
last Friday, which was awarded TO
Ruiz on a foul, and under the rules
Of the state athletic commission,
must be fought over again as an
added bout.
Frankie West, Pittsburgh mauler,
and Andy Armstrong. have the
semi-final spot This ought TO be
one of the best bouts on the card.
West carrying plenty Of kick in his
gloves. and that is the sort of stuff
that either sets Andy in ike wild
cat or puts him down for keeps.
Two preliminary bouts. IN which
the boys are trying to reverse pre-
yious decisions, viii open the card.
Vincent Solano got the decision
over Sal Romero two weeks ago,
and they will battle six rounds Fri
day night to see If the first verdict
was correct.
Last week Pelino kilat dropped
the decision TO Louie Garcia. and
Pelino thinks the verdict was all
wet. They meet again in the four
round opener.
Thirty rounds Of boxing are Of
fered, with the first bout being
called at 9 O'Clock, and ladies with
escorts admitted free to the arena.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
CARNERA MEETS
irish BOXER IN
BROOKLYN RING.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, June 10. 0U.P)
The Primo Carnera-Pat Redmond
heavyweight boxing bout scheduled
at EbbetS field tonight, was post
poned today because of unfavorable
weather, until Monday, June Is,
Jimmy Johnston announced.
NEW YORK. June 10. U.P)-
Madison Square Garden and wealth
er permitting, Primo Camera, 270-
pound italian, and Pat Redmond,
250-pound Irishman, will meet to-
night in a 10 round bout at Ebbets
Field. Brooklyn, before a crowd ex-
pected to number 4ds000
Madison Square Garden would
like to halt the bout by enforcing
its injunction forbidding Camera to
meet major" opponents but real
izing that acknowledgement that
Redmond is a major for Primo
would ruin prospects for "steaming
up the Italian as an opponent for
young Stribling or Max Schmeling
later in the season.
Rain may provide a temporary
salvation, but promoter "Jabbering
Jimmy Johnston threatens to stage
the contest tomorrow. or on the
first succeeding fair evening, if the
threatening skies which greeted him
this morning fail to clear in time
to allow the bout tonight.
Johnston was optimistic regarding
success of his first promotional
venture. Every boxing expert has
written columns of copy telling how
little ability TIE fighters have, and
warning the public that this will be
the worlds worst fight he said
That assures a capacity crowd
The Italians will come to see Car
nera, and the poorer his opponent
the better they'll be satisfied. The
Irish will be on hand to see if any
Irishman can be as lacking in fight
ing ability as Redmond is rated.
Then, too, the dyed-in-th wool
fight fans always turn out when
they are warned that the fight will
be poor. Apparently they want to
be present so that they can be pro-
perly indignant if the bout is as bad
as expected
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
TIGERS MANAGER
BACK IN LINEUP
BUT TEAM LOSES
BY LEO II. PETERSEN
United Press staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. June 10. U.P)-
Buckv Harris has returned to second
base. the post he guarded while
with the Washington Senators. in
an effort TO pull his Detroit Tigers
out Of a disastrous losing streak.
Harris until yesterday had not
played a full game since 1928. when
he left the Senators. whom he had
piloted to q worlds championship
in 1924.
But injuries to his two youthful
infield stars, Dale Alexander and
Charley Gehringer, forced Harris
TO chance his mind. He had been
playing shortstops at both first and
second base and many Detroit losses
were credited to the makeshift in
field.
So yesterday, after the Tigers had
lost IL of their previous u con-
tests, Harris went back TO his old
post. But even his presence failed
to help and the Tigers lost their
fourth straight to the Philadelphia
Athletics. - to g.
A hit by Harris started the Tigers
off ahead in the third inning but
the Athletics came back III their
half of the frame to tie the count
and went on to win in the seventh
and eighth innings, when they
scored a total OF 10 runs. Besides
holding the Tigers to six hits, Earn
shaw clouted a home run, double
and two singles to lead the Athle-
tics l5-hit attack against Bridges
and Hoyt
Washington kept pace with the
league leaders by trouncing the
Chicago White Sox, to 8. Alvin
Crowder allowed IA hits in register
ing his fourth consecutive victory
but was effective in the pinches
The Senators combined their 10 hits
off Pat Caraway with eight bases
on balls to pile up big lead.
Cardinals Win
No other American league con-
tests were played. the scheduled
games between Cleveland and New
York and st. Louis and Boston
being postponed because of rain.
The st. Louis Cardinals retained
their four and one-half game lead
in the National League by defeat
ing Brooklyn, 8 TO 5. to take the
four game series. three contests tc
one. The Cardinals collected Is hits
off six Robin hurlerS and wert
aided by four Brooklyn errors.
New York gained sole possession
Of second place by turning back
Chicago, 10 to 2 The defeat
dropped the Cubs to third place.
Morrell, rookie, held the Cub;
to eight hits and was accorded good
support as his mates pounded
Sweetland, Baecht and Teachout fol
l8 hits. Terry and OFT led tbs
Giants attack with four hits each
Chuck Klein's 14th home run oi
the season with two mates on base
featured Philadelphia 7 TO VIC
tory over Pittsburgh. Brame, who
went the route for the Pirates, al
lowed nine hits while three Philly
hurlers yielded the same number.
Benny Frey returned to the
mound after nearly a months abb
sence because of an injury to pitch
the Cincinnati Reds to a to 2
victory over Boston. Frey allowed
only five hits while the Reds con-
tinued their heavy hitting against
Moss and McAfee to garner 13
blows.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
Lewis Defends
Title Tonight

LOS ANGELES, June TO- U.p)-
Ed Stranger" Lewis, claimant of
the worlds heavyweight wrestling
championship, will meet DR.. Karl
Sarpois, 2l5-pound Lithuanian OF
Cleveland, in a two out of three fall
bout al the Olympic auditorium to-
night.
Able Coleman of New York and
Everette Marshall Of Denver will
tangle in one-hour time limit spe-
cial event.
Sol Schlagel, Kansas collegian,
will meet Ted Oswald of Oregon in
the opening bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
Warner Kayos
Tommy M'Gough

LOS ANGELES, June 10. U.D
Claude Warner, Bakersfield feath-
erWeight, knocked out Tommy Nc
Cough, OF Los Angeles, in the third
round of a scheduled 10 round bout
at the Olympic auditorium last
night. Warner had defeated Nc
Cough twice in previous bouts.
Other results:
Jim Merriott, heavyweight from
Oklahoma, stopped Tony Brown of
New York, in four rounds; Don
Smith won a decision over Frankie
Diaz; Lloyd Smith defeated Vernon
Center, and Mike Cordova knocked
out Young Ralph in three rounds.
Fourteen per cent of Iowas last
corn crop, or 100000 acres, was
picked by machines.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
Satin JzzzOOLzzuHCy
certified
by Iorsiographic tests
Studebaker's Dictator Eight engine gets almost
perfect score for ''rouuaed" performance. Nothing in
its price class equals The Dietators bover fow

firing, is made steady and even by the use of a
dual oarburetor and gas passage, which assures
equal fuel being fed to each cylinder, without
starving" the extreme end cylinders.
Full-power exhaust mufflng, which conseryes
horsepower, and carburetor silencing-both in
troduced by Studebaker-combine to give The
Dictator engine quiet TO match its smoothness
Finally, Free Wheeling brings TO The Dictator
its restful travel-ease. Clutch pushing is almost
forgotten. Gears shift noiselessly at any speed.
Momentum is put to work, carrying you 0,oO0
miles for 5000 miles of engine effort Gaso-
line and oil consumption is cut SO TO 2O%.
Safety is enhanced. Enjoyment is multiplied
Today-come drire The Dictator, the Eight
with rounded" performance. Enjoy luxury
without luxurys usual tariff. Take the wheel
of The Dictator and convince yourself
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
YANKEE GOLFER WINS

PORTMARNOCK, Ireland, June
10. U.P)-Miss Maureen Orcutt of
Englewood, N. j., only United States
entrant, won her second round
match of the British women's golf
championship today, eliminating
Miss Kathleen Garnham, prominent
Essex golfer, up.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
COAST LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Missions, 8; Sacramento, ?.
Los Angeles, Z; Oakland, 0.
Seattle. Il; San Francisco, 9.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10

"EYESIGHT evidence" of remarkable smooth
IL ness now verihes the enthusiastic claims
of thousands of Dictator Eight owners. The
unerring stylus of the Torsiograph reveals an
absence of vibration in The Dictator's horse
power engine which is unique in car of The
Dictator's low price.
Here indeed is rounded" performance!
Rounded not only fguratively, as shown by
the Torsiographic record, but rounded as
well in every function that makes motoring
pleasure and an economy
There is no mystery in the source of The
Dictator's smoothness A sturdy, nine-bearing
crankshaft, balanced not only statically but dy
namcally, is at the heart of it. What little vibra-
ton may survive, isfurther minimized by crank
shaft vibration damper of remarkable efficiency.
That is but the beginning. Combustion, or
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
GIRLS SMARTER

MEMPHIS. (U.RJ-Girls outnum-
bered boys five to one among the
honor rolls Of three high schools
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10
3 ASE ALL
DINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yeetertlav's Results

Philadelphia. -: Detroit 3
Washington, 9: Chicago 3.
Cleveland and New York. rain.
St. Louis and Boston. rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-10

Blueberries are successfully grown
in bog lands in the Puyallup Valley,
Washington.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
WILLIAM M'CR0RIE
DIES IN MONTANA
Was Former Bismarck Resident
Having Lived Here Over
80 Years

William McCrorie, resident of Bis
marck for third of century, died
Tuesday at his home in Martinsdale.
Mont, his five Bismarck nephews and
a niece were informed Wednesday.
He was 81 years old. Death was
caused from diabetes, from which he
had suffered for two or three years.
McCrorie resided in Bismarck from
the time he arrived here with his par
ents as a small boy until about 10
years ago. He owned the Dewey Ho-
tel here, which was located on Sec
ond ST., between Main and Broadway
avenues.
Born in Scotland, he came to Bis
marck with his father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. William McCrorie. He
moved to Martinsdale to enter the
employ of the Great Northern Rail-
way company there.
He leaves his father and mother
four sisters, three ssotners, five
nephews, and niece. HIS fatner
and mother and a brother, John, re-
side at Martinsdale. Another prother
Peter, lives at Great Falls, Mont. The
| rephews and niece, all living IN BIS
marck, are William, Cecil, Leslie, Ed
ward. Hugh and Edna.
McCrorie's body will be brought &c
Bismarck Thursday evening. Funera
services will be conducted from Per
, rvs Funeral Parlors at D. M, sat
yrday. with Rev. w. E. Water. pas
tor of the McCabe Methodist Epis
copal church, in charge. Burial WI
be made in the family plot at s.
Mary's cemetery beside the grave o
his brother, Hugh.
/ Pallbearers will be selected fror
among his Bismarck friends.