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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23

ritory a further price advance by Illi-
noiS Steel and others was apparently
believed justified and accordingly was
announced late last week Rejecting
seasonal expansion steel operations were
reported Wednesday at the increased
figure of 81 per cent of capacity, as
compared with IS per cent the week
before.
Car LoadingS.
Freight car loadings for the week
ended March 7 were reported 1884
cars over the preceding holiday week,
an advance below expectations. The
few reports of February railway net
operating income available at the end
Of the week were under 1880. More IA
vorable reports from utilities showed an
increase in electric power output for
the week ended March IA over the
week before, encouraging because it is
opposed to usual seasonal trend at this
time. Nevertheless the total was below
the same week Of 1880.
Registrations of new passenger cars
for February in the first 20 States re-
porting showed increases over January
with Chevrolet holding its lead over
Ford, but with reduced margin, in its
percentage of the total Foreign trade
figures for February showed declines to
levels lower than any February in over
IS years.
The weeks increase in brokers' loans
Of S94000,000 is the largest since April
16, 1880. The size of this increase, how
ever, is believed to be due to heavy
Federal financing and tax payments
and the attendant shifting of loan bur-
rlnV, 49,. a. -.
tivity.
The Companies.
Arizona Commercial Mining 1890
deficit before depletion $50, 1874 against
net income depletion S44,34, equal to IL
cents common share in 1929
Arrow-Hart 81 Hegeman Electric Co
so cents quarterly common dividend;
formerly paid rs cents.
Bethlehem Steel hearing on appeal
from merger injunction not expected
before June.
Canada Dry Ginger Ale first two
months sales reported above 1880
period
Curtis Lighting 1880 common share
earnings, $l.21, against 1929.
Durant Motors of Canada Ltd, sale
Of assets TO Dominion Motors, Ltd, for
1914 shares stock of that company
to be voted on.
Federal Light g. Traction gross
revenues, including subsidiaries, IL
months to January 81, of OIL per cent;
net before depreciation, up per cent.
Fisk Rubber working schedule in
creased from four to five day week.
Fuller Brush Co., 1880 common share
earnings, $1.82, against $206, before
Federal income taxes in both years.
General Baking, initial dividend to be
paid on new common April /.
Kansas City Power e. Light gross
revenues IL months to February %, up
IA per cent; net up 3.3 per cent.
Marshall Field e. Co. calls for pay
nnent April 81, entire maturities of AZ
debentures due January !, 1882 and
1874
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Washington Produce

Butter = One-pound prints, s4a35;
tub. s21zaSS1z.
Eggs-Hennery, 211ka22; current re-
ceipts, 1920.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young, 30a32;
old, 25a27; Winter chickens, 30a35;
Spring broilers, Ssa4O; Leghorn broil-
ers, S4a35; hens, heavy, IS; small,
%; Leghorns, l8a2O; ROSTERS, Is;
ducks, Is; keats, large and young,
60a65; old, 25a30; DresSed-TurkeyS.
young, ISAAC; old, 30a32: Winter chick
ems, 38a40; Spring broilers, As; hens,
heavy, 20; small, IS; Leghorns, %;
capons, large, 37a38; small, 32a33
70a80; old, 40a45.
Meats-Beef, 132a151a; veal, I3al5;
lamb. 17a19; pork loins, %: fresh hams,
10; fresh shoulders, IA: smoked hams,
81; smoked shoulders, H. strip bacon,
II; lard, in bulk, liz; in packages,
Fruits Strawberries, 4oa5o; oranges.
California, 3.75a4.00; Florida, small,
4.O0a4.50; large, 3.75a4.25; grapes,
Argentina, 20-pound boxes, 4.50a5.00
pineapples, 500; pears, 400; apples,
per bushel basket, 1.00a2.00; box stock.
2.00a3.00; lemons, 4.O0a5.O 90; lines, per
100, 1.75a2O0; rhubarb, 5-pound boxes,
80a85; grapefruit, 2.50a325.
Observation-Disclosures, 100-pound sacks,
2,25a2.40; 150-pound sacks, 2.85a3. 90;
new potatoes, per bushel, 2.50a3 90;
sweets, per busheI, 1.10a1 20; Idaho
bakers. 150-pound sacks, ESQ; cabbage.
old, per sack, 100; new, per hamper,
1.15a1.25; turnips, LOO; tomatoes, re-
packs, Span crates, 500: spinach. Goa
LOO; kale. coal 90; onions, 50-pound
sacks, 75a1.00; carrots, per crate, 2.50a
275; beets, per crate, 2.50a2.75; parsnips,
1.25a1.50; celery, 250a3.00; Summer
squash, 500; peppers, 4.50a5. 90; aspara-
gus, TOO; cucumbers, crates, 5.00a5 so:
eggplant, 500; string beans, 5.00a6. 90;
hmas, $50; broccoli, $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, March 23.-The fol-
lowing is a summary of important cor
poration news prepared by the Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press:
Weekly News Review.
Last weeks forward movement Of both
stock and bond markets, although gen.
orally encouraging in itself, was OF more
interest on account of its nature than
on account of the direction. IrreSolu-
ton from day to day, characterized by
noticeable resistance to pressure or
either side. gave ground for belief thai
the forces that moved previous mar
kets, the rising market of late February
and the reaction Of early March, have
expended themselves and that the
future course depends primarily on cur
rent events.
An actual gain in the standard stock
price index of points to 1875 or
March 20 from 1875 March Is, while
not inconsiderable, was not extraordi-
nary. AS in previous weeks, railroad
stocks took an opposite course from
utilities, also from industrials, by show
ing small decline Of 0.6 points to 95.S
on March 20 as compared to a utility
advance of 90 points TO 2040 and q
rise by induStrials of 81 points TO 1895
AS explanation of this opposite trend Of
rails, 1t would seem that they we're still
under the influence Of recent or threat
ened unfayorable dividend actions and
expectation OF poor February income
reports. The bond market showed ar
advance of 0.4 points, in which all three
divisionsT-rails, utilities and indus
participated.
Silver, which has been moving in in
! teresting fashion recently, recovering
spectacularly in the week before last
from a steady decline, showed a halt in
this recovery in the week just past
Other commodity markets showed little
of interest Cotton dropped somewhat
in the middle of the week after publ
cation of ginnings statistics considered
unfavorable. Grain prices moved but
little.
Carnegie Steel announced an increase
OF 81 ton in the price of bars, shapes
and plates for second-quarter delivery
q policy followed by other large pro-
! ducers. This step, reversing the an
nouncement Of the week before of nc
increase In price, came somewhat as a
surprise. Aside from the fact that this
increase meets the general desire of the
steel industry there appears grounds
for believing that demand will justify
the price increase in the good reception
| given the price increase by the. security
market, IN the continued expansion Of
automobile production schedules and in
! the favorable showing in the building
industry for the first two weeks of the
current month as compared with the
same 1890 period. In the Chicago ter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
IRREGULAR
IN DRAGGY MARKET
High-Grade List Fairly Firm.
Speculative Issues
Are Off.
BY F. H. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. March 23.-Trading in
bonds went on today undisturbed by de-
velopments in Europe, but sensitive to
the reactionary tendencies in stocks and
with investors giving a decided prefer
ence to securities Of the highest grade.
Despite the possibility of large re-
duction in income taxes and consequent
new financing by the Government,
United States bonds ranged higher.
Changes in the best grade of corporate
issues were only fractional, with as
many advances as declines.
In the more speculative and higher
yielding groups 1t was a different story.
Railway bonds of the second grade were
decidedly heavy. - Such issues as Mis-
souri, Pacifis 512S and the same roads
general Is were off fractions to a full
point. Chicago & Northwestern con-
yertioie 434s went approximately to the
low OF the year. Trading in this part
of the list was not in large volume, but
bids for large blocks were obtainable
well under the market.
Unfavcrable railway earnings state
mentS for February continued, to ap-
pear and deferred buyers. There were,
however, few advances in the indus
trials of the speculative type. Phila-
delphia 81 Reading Coal g. Iron IS,
which had such a sharp rise last week
on the optimistic statement of the COM
pany's president, were up point today.
General Gable 5l2s advanced a point.
Goodyear Rubber IS were a shade
higher and U. S. Rubber IS held their
recent gain. Rubber issues generally
were in greater favor than they had
been for some time.
The foreign list showed no uneasiness
over the much-talked-about German
Austrian Customs Union. German 5l5s
were practically unchanged. State of
Prussia's IS were fractionally higher and
Saxon State mortgage rs, which had a
APPOINT rise last week, made a new high.
There Was no significant change in the
Austrian list.
The South American nitrate issues
moved irregularly. Anglo-Chilean rs
were selling fractionally higher, while
Lautaro Nitrate Is were quoted over a
point lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
NEW BULL LEADERS USE
KEEN MARKET TACTICS
~ the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 23-There are
indications that sponsors Of the current
upturn in stocks spent some time in
preparing plans for a new campaign on
the bull side. At any rate the current
movement seems to differ rather notice
ably in its outstanding characteristics
from the forward movement which
marked February in the speculative
market. At that time ten advance was
more or less general and simultaneous
in the market as a whole. But in the
present instance forces working on the
bull side have shown plenty of alacrity
in switching lead horses once it be-
comes apparent that issues which have
been in the van are meeting stubborn
resistance. This move started out with
the utilities showing the way.
Recently they have been revealing
signs Of fairly good selling, and the
position of leadership has since been
switched first to the steel shares and
later to the motors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23

National Steel Corporation 1880 COM
mon share earnings 1891.
New York, Chicago & st. Louis Rail
road February deficit after charges
$5l,3oS against surplus $7o,s42; two
months surplus, $l5,261 against sur
plus $4,000.
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad 21.63 per cent Of combined
common and preferred stocks held by
pennsylvania Railroad and Pennroad
Corporation
Philadelphia g. Reading Coal and
Iron president states net for 1880 ex-
ceeded 100000 against loss of S793.-
O76 in 1929; current year running ahead
Of 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Will Omen CANADIAN Plant.

NEW YORK, March % (R.-The
Hupp Motor Car Corporation plans to
open an assembly plant in Windsor 10
take care Of the corporations Canadian
business. A plant and modern shipping
accommodations on property owned by
the corporation in Windsor will be con-
verted into a factory with approximate
" 10000 square feet Of moor space
available for manufacturing purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, March % LP) Omitted
States Department of Agriculture) -
Potatoes-Receipts, 237 carloads; on
track, 800; total United States ship
mentS Saturday, 1882; Sunday 81;
weaker, few sales, trading slow; sacked,
per 100 weight, Wisconsin, round whites,
1.60a1.T5; Idaho. Russets No. /, 1.65a
Its; few best, 1885, commercials mostly
100; No. 2, l.5CAl.55; Colorado, Red
McClures, 2.f2l2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
PARIS BOURsE PRICES.

PARIS, March % R.-Trading was
dull on the Bourse today. Three per
cent rentes, 88 francs 20 centimes. Five
per cent loan, 103 francs rs centimes.
Exchange on London, 124 francs II
confines. The dollar was quoted at Is
francs 55H centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Auto Plant Active.

NEW YORK, March % (P).-The
Willys-Overland Co. is operating on a
hve- day-week schedule, with more than
5000 workers because of increased sales.
The daily production schedule is now
500 cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Electric 51a% pfd-10 at
110R.
Wash. Rwy. g. Elec. pfd.-5 at 9s%.
Union Trust co.. at 210.
National Mtge. g. INV. pfd.-100 at AZ,
20 at Az.
Washington. Gas IS 1880 at los,
$1,000 at los.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction 5s--S1 900 at 81X.
Washington Gas IS "A"-100 at 1919.
Washington Rwy g. Elec. 4s-$l 900 at
80, $4,000 at 1914.
Union Trust Colo at 220.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance
announced today as of close of business
March 20 was 1880, 701 %. Gus
toms receipts for the month to date
were $40, 405, 516.96. Total ordinary ex-
penditures, $50, 761, 234.9O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Barber & Ross, Inc. Glass. 80 go.
Chevy &c ch3 5:o,,, Club Shfs II9d5 ;o;;
Wash WASH Con- Cons O Title s' 6s oS' i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Amer Tel. & Tel (9)...........al94 -.
Capital Traction Co. a.; 1914 $50.
Wash Gas Light Co. DID,. iI3 i2B
Nor & Wash Steamboat az. 1873 2l0
Pot. Elec. Power Sc pfd. ....... 1llK $50,
Pot. Elec. Pow. 51zG pGd...... 1I0L2 1l03.
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. com CD.... 435 ~
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. pfd. 3d.. 1884 99A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, March % (R).-Over-
the-counter market:
BANKS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23

RIGHTS-EXPIRE.
"a 2$ Sou Cal Ed. .Apr20 10 "a 2b 2h 2U
Sales Of Stocks New York Exchange
1880 AM........ 100000 1900 Noon 49,. I ooo ooo
1890 PM....... 100000 2:10 PM. 700 600
Dividend rates given the the annual
payments nased on the latest quarterly half
Unit OF trading less then 100
4 In stock PayaOle In scrip Pus 90 last year
no regular rate playable
PAYABLE in cash or stock Plus Plus 81 in stoc
ular rate. Plus So = $50 800 "S AeS-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23

Barber & Ross. Inc, com. w II 10
Col. Medical Bldg, Corp. o.. IS -.
Col. Sand & Gravel pfd. o.. S94 100
DIST Natl. Sec; pfd; !D .;,..... .es IS
Federal Storage pfd (el ....... ITO $50
Fed.-Am. Co. com. (1.20D 80. 23h 26
Fed.-Am. Co. pfd. CO.,. .......... 90 100
Lanston Monotype (8)......-... los l08
Merch. Tran. e. Stor. com. O0). 05 100
Mer. TT. G Stge. pfd. Cd ....... "85 95
Mergenthaler Linotype d.. "B63s e69
Natl, Mtge. & Inv. pfd (8. 80. 4Ts S
Peoples Drug Stores pfd (6ia) 1927 1903
Real Est M. & @. pfd d.. 612
Security Storage (4e). ..,....... l04 1I3
Ter. Ref & VIII. Corp. 3D.. 46 so
The Carpet Corp. Il. 5nc) ... 2lk "a
w. Mech. Mtge. com. (6) ... 8i2 -
Wash. Med. Bldg, Corp. (7SD 49,. IS
Woodward & Lothrop conn.,. '26ls -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
NATIONAL BANK,

Amer. Security & Trust Co. (15) 338
Continental Trust l6G.......... lis
Natl Savings & Trust 12t) -. 444
Prince Georges Bank & Trust. %
Union Trust (8s) .............. 205
Wash. Loan g. Trust (l4) ... ABS
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-09-26
CHANGING At The Headlines

"a casual EA@mUH through 48AE
hemdllnea 81 eureenf Oh publicn-
Giona gives an interesting light
ON the gemerml Situation Ia the on
Industry.
we esq tbs growing realization
that the UPTuRN IN tire Oh in-
dastEy IS already sohaeshkng IN
TIE pase.
We seo conservation officials
fixing = s'iGnsigs Of pr0dnc&3on,
only 20 ffnd on another pa@e
that che production az GA wells
IA the Unifea States thus far
this yoax has averaged LESS ehan
Che KdMTT fixed b. the c0nser-
wuGkonasfs.
AgmAm. We find crude stocks be-
ting heavily drawn wp0n for ehe
fira9 klnao fn many n&OnEhs. Re-
fimsra komma themselves wfkhouk
atequate ofi wiaem the East Texas
wells were afuf IN. lake al
merchants, thor had no stocks
~ goods on their shelves and 80
were caught short."
The m8ws tells as, on anoshsr
pmen. how eAe s.lnenmce'' field,
Emst TexmM IA sakfmg up ife
battle WITH taae dread eaessx q
nc o. m@as 5AAzk AsAss.
Eese Aexms Wan n@& ns8hs tae %
anssnsEsy nAa eA.x wN@sr - tns
same sAzae. AAs h@ss 1eAAAn Fsm
Wide 0pem and the salf wafer villa
a. maPe than tina conservation.
lnaa cas- hune "a do IN she pog~
rs,.ame~us wsan<swml az thaa nnnnmse.si
Wlkn me de.sAna Aor sAsolane
fesnee.-...se esmd wanoiine stocks
- sa.a nma ~ ~. nm,r.,me.r e0m-
assesmbnw 1eam fhmn fhew were
laas venr. whlch wme also = year
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-09-26
Buyers Scramble for New Well
Connections at Oklahoma City

Gasoline Al unnsaa i : vk
IAN n he an
4 wa q III d
eoese a soo' bills
2
cao z~0as indicating that the likelihood q
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-09-26

To
sinfhen aent by ha new locations da sn
euAn he ms sing Ra county n ia s
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-09-26

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4ae s0AfAK saacea hAA ks@A
mso re ronsh amd be and
has pastnse wens p se@Fvh q
=. IHeg ae@rcbed Tor . aonE
1Ame wAkasoa Successes
kandAy old iady w@achins
fisem with sympas1aesac ~
feRest
FInaagy. SITTER the sesrch
hn0 lasted halg an hoar, the
dear Old souE spoke to thsan.
II a0m's wmns to bother
you, eentlemaena. she said.
''but wouAd 4 20 eheatAsA@
Il told yea where g hg
2 g 2 g
No. Il " oughta snap yal
foot down and snow she wire
who's boss in your house
No. ?: Tain't necessary she
hnows
Il a. q q
wac your 1881 AFs De
one consns
Sgs ! aAans naFaAy @AAs
pens@s
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-09-26
ieh Crude Prices Expected Soon"

Decreased Production, Neeessating Heavy Withdrawals
from Storage win Force Increases in Posted Schedules
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-09-26

Prices eaam sysan agrdeohw ed h barrel
ing oil p n abauean Transit O 0
q
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-09-26
II Most Insurs Future Oil Supply

East Texas WIN Require Thousands of Wells Develop
il Fully, Oklahoma City and Hobbs Areas Are Drilled Up"
State Conservation Officials 2s7sOOO Barrels Day
-Day Average Production 2sozs Daily
Crude Storage Withdrawals
Help Crude Market
reduced s.rss in against
TexasO Operators Now
Being Solicited for Oil"
@Okahoma City Crude Stocks
Decline 1861 Barrels"
~Salt Water Appearance Farther
Outlines West Limits of Field" East Texas
Higher Price Demanded for Hobbs Crude
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-09-26

No. Il Va oughta snap va
foot down and snow ehe wife
who's boss in your house
No. 2 Taln't necessary she
knows!
WAS your last fire a bad
one. CohenY
ogl / didn't hardly make ax-
penaass'
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
Federated Choir to Present Xma.
 Cantata Tomorrow Night

At the evening service at the Federated Church tomorrow night the choir will present Ira B. Will sons Cantata. The Coming of The Christ. The Christmas story is to be told in s2ng, using many of the passages of scripture refer- ring to the birth of Jesus. Sever d of :he tunes of familiar Christ ms carols are woven into mum bers Those singing iu the choir include; Sopranos: NeSdames ROl- .yn Ball Luther Dunbar, Ross Kin uey. Harry Lomen, Lars Rynning. Miss Mildred Maynard: Altos. Mes danes T. Lehman, Jr. Albert Schmidt, Miss Madeleine Calkin5, Tenors. Messrs. Carl Lindel, Bjorna Olson. Albert schmidt; Basses: Messrs. Lyman Culver, l. Hunk CT. C W. Thornton, F. Ul-iekson. Orgauist Mrs. Leroy Sullivau yio.- mist Miss Virginia Lomen Dir ector F. c Forester
 The Cantata includes several choral numbers. soprano. alto, tenor and bass solos, and obligatos, bass and soprano dus. and a mixed quartet The Crusader 5 Hymn will he played as an Inter lude by the organ and violin. The services will open wi5h a Prelude and ApnrOpriate worship service.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
sunday School to Give lHristma, Fla,

The Christmas program of the Nome Federated Sunday School will be given tomorrow morning at the Sunday School hour of II am The primary children will sing a Christmas Song" Mrs, Harry Lomen will reld the Xmas story. The Little Grey Lamb. Under the able direction of Mrs. Victor Ross and Miss Mildred Maynard. children of the Sunday school will present the play "FrankinCense.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
LOCAL NEWS
ROOF GARDEN POSTPONED

The Pioneer Roof Garden sched- ultd for this evening has been postponed on account of the big snow storm last night and today. Th, snow and wind have so block ed the street that il would De d hardship to have to 20 very far until the snow has been pack cd down. The date has been set ahead. next saturday, December 2Gth. being decided upon.
 Opeatons manager. Joe Crosson If t.e Alaskan Airways. enroute {, Nome by plane with two ofiic- tal- cf the parent organization. Was unable to land at Nome yes terday owing to the fercr bliz-
 -rd which ragged during the day. Owiaa { tho telephone line being down between Nome and Golovin it IS believed he went back to Golovin to make landing.
 The two men with Pilot Crosson are F. Warren Oakes, Jr, vice. president of the American Air ways and Alaskan Airways, and J. P. Farnham, American Airways engineer. Tn arrived in Fair banks from New Y rk about Dec. first, and are making trip of inspection of the Alaskan Airways holdings and airports turnout AL aska
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19

Chicken dinner Sunday at the
 North Pole, is dollar you know. Turkey dinner Xmas with all the
 fixings d dollar also. And as Nmas con,ess but once a
 year
 Make your reservations now, for si, days more and it will be here-
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
LOCATION OF FIRE
 ALARM HDXTS

One Blast of the Siren Indicates Alarm from East of the Fire Stan Two Blasts Indicate an Alarm From.
 West of the Fire Station
 WRITE YOUR FRIENDS A 4-ETTER ON SoURDOUGH STA TIONARf On Sale at Nugget Otica
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19

FOUND-A FlaShlight. Owner may have same by calling al the Nugget office and identifying.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-02
BIZ United Press
LONDON, Oct. 2.--Sir
Thomas Upton, the famous
sportsman, died tonight, the
Central News Agency said.
BANK BANDITS
KIDNAP MAYOR
Gang FIees With $4,000 in
Hartford City Raid.

BIZ. Times Special
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. 2.
"A bandit gang that last summer
held up the Citizens State bank
here played return engagement
today and escaped with about
$4,000.
Before leaving the bank, they
kidnapped Elmer Lucas, the mayor
of the city, who is an assistant
cashier. Three miles north of the
city, on the FIT. Wayne road, they
freed him, when it was obvious
there was no pursuit organized close
enough to give them trouble.
Five men entered the bank, three
menacing three women customers
and five bank employees with sub
machine guns. The customers
were forced to lie on the floor, and
the women employees confined in a
rest room.
Threatening lives of Lucas and
George Swain, another assistant
cashier, the quintet forced Swain
to open the safe, from which they
took the money.
Two other bandits stood guard at
the city limits, in another car from
which bristled machine guns. They
covered the escape.
AS the five fed the bank, Swain
fired at them with a revolver, de-
spite the fact that Lucas was in
their machine. His bullets did not
take effect.