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Evening star., 1931-06-27
REDUCTIONS IN RAIL DIVIDENDS
HAVE REACHED LARGE FIGURE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 27.-It is signifi-
cant Of the tremendous change in the
viewpoint Of the public toward securi-
ties since the debt moratorium plan
was announced that the reduction in
the dividend on Pennsylvania Railroad
stock, more widely held than that of
any other carrier, made lss of an i'm
preston on Wall Street and on prices
than the declaration Of the regular
dividend on the stocks Of the Delaware
s. Hudson, Northern Pacific and Balti-
more d Ohio, whose shares are owned
in relatively small amount compared
with those of the Pennsylvania.
OF equal importance is the new atti-
tude toward current dividend declara-
tions that has been taken by the heads
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Westinghouse Electric Co. To con-
siderable extent this reflects the opin-
ion that the moratorium proposal has
changed the entire business picture and
that policies may be adopted in the
light of this unexpected development
which would not have been considered a
week ago. This is one Of the very prac-
tical results Of the moratorium that
business men have been seeking.
Income Loss.
The reduction in the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad dividend from an 8 per cent to
per cent basis increases the list of
American roads that have lowered or
omitted their dividends, or passed the
interest on thcir bonds, to 25. Practi-
cally all of the changes have occurred
in the last nine months, for it was near
ly year after the slump in business
started before the railroads found it
necessary to conserve their cash and to
respond to the increasing monthly per-
centage OF net operating decrease,
The loss of income TO the holders of
railroad securities from reductions al
ready made will be between $4,000 900
and $90,00000 This includes the de-
fault on the interest of Seaboard Air
Line bonds and the passing Of the In
terest on the adjustment bonds Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee, ST. Paul & Pacific
and the international Great Northern
lines.
Dividends reductions have affected
every important railroad group in the
country except the "transcontinentals, /"
composed of the Atchison, Union Pa
cific, Southern Pacific and the soft coal
carriers, such as Chesapeake 81 Ohio,
Norfolk & Western and Virginian. In
the New England territory, the dividend
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Merger Announcement Rumored.

NEW YORK, June ~ R-The
Herald Tribune says It has learned the
final basis for the merger of the Stand
ard Oil Co. of New York and the
Vacuum Oil Co. will be a proposal to
stockholders for the exchange of ga
shares of Standard common for one
share Of Vacuum.
Renewed negotiations for the merger,
made possible by the recent withdrawal
of the Governments objections, the
newspaper says, have reached an ad-
vanced stage, where an announcement
may be expected. The original proposal
was for 3-for-1 exchange Of Standard
common for Vacuum.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Grain Market

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 27.-Wheat tended
downward and corn up in the early
dealings today. Refusal of the Federal
Farm Board to change its wheat sales
policy acted as more than a counter
balance for bullish crop reports from
Canada. Corn responded to continued
high temperatures and to absence of
rain.
Opening u cent OF to "a up, wheat
afterward sagged all around Corn
started unchanged / cent higher and
subsequently held near to the initial
limits
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, June 81 (P).-Stocks:
Strong; U. S. Steel leads upward trend.
Bonds: Irregular; German issues ease.
Curb: Firm gains narrowly extended
Foreign exchange: Irregular: Spanish
peseta weak. Cotton: Easy; lower cables
and week end liquidation. Sugar: Holi-
day. Coffee: Holiday.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
New York Cotton
Special Dispatch to The star.

NEW YORK, June 27.-Trading in
cotton today reached the largest volume
Of the year with nervous price changes
over range Of 30 points.
At one time q rush of buying lifted
all months to the highest prices Of the
movement, 10 points over Friday night,
when various brokers offered blocks of
5000 and 10000 bales around the ring
in closing dealings Final quotations
were points higher to points lower
than Friday. Spots were advanced S
points to 1910.
Cotton range:
Evening star., 1931-06-27
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance
announced today as of close of business
June Is was s50S, ,59l .572.68. Customs
receipts for the month to date were
s23,552.871.S0. Total ordinary expendi-
lures $5,776,771.30.
Evening star., 1931-06-27

on Boston & Maine common stock has
line territory are the reductions by the
Pennsylvania, New York Central, Bal
tinore 6S Ohio, Lehigh Valley, Della
ware, Lackawapna & Western; Erie,
Wabash and Pere Marquette. In the
Southern district, the Louisville &
Nashville, Atlantic Coast Line and
Southern Railway have been compelled
to change their dividend policies, and
the Seaboard Air Line has gone into
receivership. The Illinois Central, op-
Grating North and South in the Mis-
sissippi Valley, has been hit like the
others by the loss of trafhc, and the
Monon, owned jointly by the Southern
Railway and Louisville & Nashville, has
passed its dividend.
In the Southwest the Rock Island.
Frisco, Kansas City Southern, Missouri
Kansas-Texas ard st. Louis Southwest
ern have reduced or omitted payments
made in the prosperous years before
the panic.
In the Northwest an early reflection
Of the changing conditions was given
in the reduction last December in the
dividend rate on Chicago & Northwest
ern common from per cent to per
cent Later. the interest on Chicago,
Milwaukee, ST. Paul & Pacific adjust
ment bonds was omitted. Last week
the dividend on Great Northern stock
was reduced. The Canadian Pacific,
operating to the north and parallel with
these lines, had been compelled In April
by about the same general conditions
in trafic to reduce its dividend for the
first time in many years.
May Reach $1OO,OOo,OOO.
An oficial of one railroad that has
declared a regular dividend this week
said today that if the freight rate in
crease is granted and general business
shows signs of permanent turn, his
company would probably go on paying
the present dividend throughout the
year, even If 1t had to take portion
of it from surplus. On the other hand,
If rates are not increased and business
does not show improvement, a radical
departure from the present dividend
policy of not only his road, but others
would have to be taken within the next
six months.
AS a maximum, it is anticipated that
the loss of income by the holders Of
American railroad securities this
calendar year will be in the neighbor-
hood of $IOO, 900 ,00e.
(ceLyright, l93l)
Evening star., 1931-06-27

Irish jumpers took many honors at
the recent horse show In Brussels, Bel
giurA
Evening star., 1931-06-27
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Note-An stocks sold in one hundred-snsre !on
excepting those designated by the letter lS0s) (2S0s
which shows those stocks were sold Ia odd lota
Evening star., 1931-06-27

Work on the national highway be-
tween Laredo. Tex, and Mexico City,
Mexico, is being pushed to completion.
Evening star., 1931-06-27

Only 543 pianos were imported into
Brazil last year. --'t-''
Evening star., 1931-06-27

Dividend rates dollars based
uoeno tafLly extra IPus ~ IN stock
dividend fPlus So in n
stock Prs e in stock. Plus loT Plus s%
Evening star., 1931-06-27
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
(auotat tions furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4 COZ
Nominal gold eellIng checks

Australia expects big wool clip this
Evening star., 1931-06-27
TREASURY CERTIFIcATEs.
BALTIMORE STOCKS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 27.-
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
'DOGS ACCUSED
'OF KILLING HENS

The ruthless slaughter of a
hundred chickens in the yard of
John j. Kliner, prominent real
estate man Of Berwyn Heights,
Md. last night revived reports
that two wolves" had been seen
in the vicinity of late.
However, the finding of a dog
collar bearing a Maryland license
number in the yard narrowed the
search to the domesticated canine
field, while another report came
in that two police dogs had been
seen nearby early today, each
carrying a chicken in its mouth.
A hole was torn in the wire
fence and bloody, lifeless chickens
were left all over the lot. Chief
of Police j. w. YoSt is searching
today for the two police dogs.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
CHARGE
MARSHAL

Clarence M. Kearney, 81, q
United States deputy marshal,
was to appear in Police Court to-
day on charges of illegal posses
sion and transportation of liquor,
growing out of an auto accident
early yesterday.
Kearney. driving an automobile
east on Rhode Island Avenue,
collided with a machine driven
by Julian T. Miller. 1911 Twenty,
ninth st. N. E., in front of the
Twelfth precinct police station,
Policeman Emmett Sullivan
witnessed the accident and is
alleged to have seen Kearney
throw a bottle on the lawn of the
police station. The policeman
placed Kearney under arrest and
while entering the station. Kear.
ney is alleged to have thrown an
other bottle on the lawn. He was
later released on q $1,000 bond.>
Kearney lives at 76l1 Georgia
Ave, N, w,
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
Ems at Memorial
To Be Tr1v1SDLOnted

Nearly 200 elm trees planted
Is years ago on the Lincoln
Memorial grounds will be in
spected today by q group Of tree
experts who, sometime before
May, will transplant them to
other sites on the grounds.
Major Douglas Gillette, engi
neer for the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission, said the trees
will not be damaged by the trans
planting. but If left in their pres
ent sites would die for lack Of
adequate space.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21

Injuries received by 6-year-olc
Eugene Miller, of S315 Con-
necticut Ave-, Chevy Chase, Nd,
Thursday, when he ran into the
rear fender of an automobile
proved fatal yesterday.
Montgomery county police say
that the boy ran into an auto
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
NEW BILLS ASK
CIVIL RIGHTS
PROTECTION

ProgreSSives In both Houses OF
Congress have initiated a move
ment for the enactment of legis'
lation to correct what they
charge are widespread abuses Of
American civil liberties.
Their demands are based on
disclosures of official lawlessnesS
contained In the reports by the
WickerSham Commission. These
reports cited hundreds of in
stances of violation and disregard
Of fundamental rights by Gov
eminent agents.
Six Bills Offered
Six measures have been intro
duced by the ProgresSives in this
program. Representative Griffin
D0 of New York has offered q
bill providing that religious or
philosophical views and opinions
against war service shall not de-
bar aliens, otherwise qualified.
from citizenship.
Senator Blaine (R0 of Wiscon-
sin, and Representative Amlie
(RO Of Wisconsin have offered
resolutions directing the Presi-
dent to grant full pardon, with
restoration of civil rights, to per
sons convicted during the World
War under the espionage act.
Wire Tappers Hit
Blaine, Representative Boileau
R0 of Wisconsin, and RepreSen-
tative Clancy CR.) of Michigan
have introduced bills prohibiting
tapping of wires by Government
agents. Clancy's measure pro
vides for the filming and imprison-
ment of a Government employe
using such means.
Representative LaGuardia (R.)
OF New York is sponsoring a bill
to exempt newspapermen from
testifying regarding the confiden-
tial source of their information.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
d. C.. Firm GiUes
S1.5W to JObLeSs

A special gift of $500 for un.
employment relief was given to
the Community Chest yesterday
by the American Ice Company.
Elwood Street, director of the
Chest, said the donation is a
special contribution and is in
addition to the regular gift of
the company to the Chest, which
will be made as usual next month
when the campaign starts.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
BOY DIES OF AUTO INJURIES

mobile driven by Mrs. Ruth B.
Schneider, of Kensington, Md.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 8 a. m. at the
Wright funeral parlors. Inter
ment will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
SCHOOL HOLIDAY

Fletcher Kemp. of Arlington
county, announced today the pub
lie schools in the county will close
Wednesday afternoon for the
Christmas holidays. They will re-
open January 4.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
GLEE CLUB SINGS

The glee club of Armstrong
High School gave a special pro.
gram Of Christmas carols for the
inmates of st. Elizabeth's Hospital
today. The program was under
the auspices of the Junior Red
Cross Club,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-19
U, S. AGENTS
PRESS WAR ON
CHICAGO GANGS
Large Force of Federal Men
Investigating Every
ANGLE of RacketS.
BuUntted Press

By United Pyess
WASHINGTON, March 19.-At-
toney- General Mitchell said today
the federal government campaign
against Chicago gangsters is pro-
ceeding actively with a large force
Of treasury and justice department
agents investigating every type Of
law violation,
We are using all the agents who
can be used to advantage in Chi
cago," the encouragement said.
Mitchell said no additions have
been made to the governmental in
vestigating force in Chicago recent
ly, but that the large force already
there is continuing its work under
the direction Of q special represen-
tstive Of the department, who is
cooperating with the district at
torney
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-19
CHARGE POSTAL
SERVICE SLOW,
DENY men JOBS
Economy Policy Is Held
Cause OF Poor Delivery;
Bar Substitutes.

By sov'pps-Roword Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, March i9.-Com-
plsints Of pQnr postal service IN
many large crCies are commencing
to pour into the Office of Repre-
sentative Clyde Kelloy (Pa). one Of
the most active members of the
house postofice committee.
Unless the complaints diminish In
the next few months. Kelly indicst-
ed he would press for an investi-
cation
The complaints, which came
principally from large eastern cities.
state that deliveries have been
slowed up greatly by a new economy
program placed in effect following
special surveys by postal inspectors, +"
Kelly said.
Substitutes Are Idle
Apparently thousands Of substi-
tute carriers and clerks have been
unable to obtain work for months.
This is due 10 the fact that regular
carriers made idle by decreased de-
liveries are being shifted about to
I'll vacancies caused by sickness,
thus depriving substitute carriers Of
opportunities for work.
Postma ster- General Walter F.
Brown told the house postal COM
mittee last month in response to 2
resolution by Representative John
Boylan m y, that between Jan. 1,
1890, and Jan 1, 1881, but 621 postal
employees had been dropped from
service
Investigation Asked
Representative Kelly declared to-
day that Browns information did
not present a true picture of condi-
tons, due largely TO the fact that
he did not take into consideration
the number of substitute carriers
Who had been deprived of work dur
ing the year
One complaint reaching Kelly
from Brooklyn declared that not a
single substitute carrier had been
taken on from April to December,
1880.
We believe conditions warrant
congressional investigation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-19
Girls Who
Slump

Thousands of girls who drag
themselves around certain days of
every month"; Painful periods that
need not be painful--that are not
painful to those who know of
Midol These wonderful tablets
make monthly periods an incident.
No pain, not even discomfort when
you have learned to depend on
Midol; the women who used to
have the hardest time have found
this to be true
This marvellous product is the
work of specialists. 1t is not mar
cotic, but it stops the pain just the
same in five to seven minutes. And
if you take it in time, the pain
never even starts. Every drug store
has Midol in trim metal pocket case
for fifty cents, so it is follv to Suf-
ferl Many have found Midol the
quickest relief for headaches, neu-
ralgia, neuritis, and other pain
Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-19
Yes, it's Tough

BIZ United Prets
WASHINGTON, March -
If the chairman of the commit
tee that handles all revenue
legislation errs in filling out
his income tax return, what is
TO be expected Of the man-in-
the-street?
Chairman Hawley of the
house ways and means COM
nittee has been informed by
the bureau of internal revenue
that he made a mistake In his
return. He wanted to pay too
much.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-19
Woman injured bv Auto

Struck by an auto at Central ave-
nue. and Thirty-fourth street
Wednesday, Miss Daisy Dabney, 26,
Negro, 1909 South Capitol avenue,
was injured slightly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-19
DRIFTS 5000 MILES
Bottle Crosses Nearly All of Mid
Pacific in Wanderings.


BIZ Science Service
WASHINGTON, March 19.-5ix
thousand six hundred miles, almost
al the way across the nnid-Pscif1c, is
the record of a drifting bottle re-
Gently picked up among the Mar
shall islands and reported to the
United States photographic office
here. The paper within the bottle
stated that it had been set adrift ON
June IS, 1927, by Captain H. In
gals OF the American steamer So
lana, in latitude II degrees SO min
utes north, longitude 81 degrees 10
minutes west. This position is off
the southern coast of Central
America. When found, the bottle
was just little north of the equa-
tor and in longitude l73 degrees %
minutes east.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-19

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The Nome nugget., 1931-07-11
LOCAL NEWS
Silver Wave Returns Nome

The NJ. s. Silver Wave of the Arctic Transport Go, returned to Nome from St. Michael and way mail. freight and the following passengers:
 C w Franklin
 Mrs Arnold Undem
 c " Fagerstrom
 Fred D Patterson Going from St. Mikes to kotze- bue are H F Hemer and ] La Rue.
 The Silver is due to sail today for the north
The Nome nugget., 1931-07-11

When the district court convened Monday morning last, the Chas. Frank case came up for trial and the selection of jury from the panel was commenc However, the panel was exhausted before any jurors were selected by either the government or the defense and the court ordered fifty new pet,, jurors drawn who will report f-r duty next Monday morning when court recOnvenes. Attorneys O'Neill and Cochran, in the absence of leading counsel Ira D. Orton who is a passenger on the incoming Victoria due Wednesday, are re presenting the defendant. while Dis trict Attorney Hart is handling the case for the government.
The Nome nugget., 1931-07-11
F w MURNAU'S "4 DEVILS"
 \ FuM OF UNIV .1RS APPEAL.
Janet Gaynor is Featured in Fam ed Directors Production for Fox MOvletOne which Reaches Art istic and Entertaining Heights.

With delft. characteristic subt- 1ety applied to story that will have wide popular appeal, Direct or F. W. Murnau has brought to the screen in the Fox production A Devils, which will be shown at the Dream Theatre next Tuesday and Wednesday, a motion picture that will stand head and shoulders above the mass of pictures usually offered to the public.
 Etched upon a background of circus life. the picture tells with mingled pathos, comedy and drama of the lives of four acrobats-two girls and two boys-who are help ed by kindly old clown to as cend to fame and happiness from the squalid, heart-breaking life of a wagon circus,
 While the acting of all in this appealing and deftly told narrative is beyond reproach. iii is perhaps tue peTNO rllld nee Ol Janet NrdN DOr , who enacts a Partisan circus per former with fire in her being. and soulfulness in her orbs, that is the outsta nding individual effort. Mary Duncan gives flashing and magnetic portrayal as the tempt ress who lures Charles from the love of Marion, Morton is fine as the cider brother and Barry Nor ton is satisfactory as the younger male acrobat. Nancy Drexel gives an excellent performance as the second girl and Farrel Mcdonald gains much sympathy as the old clown who watches over them in their trials.
 4 Devils" should have wider and greater success than any of Murnau's preceding achievements
The Nome nugget., 1931-07-11
REINDEER SERVICE REGULATIONS
 ADOPTED RECENTLY BY REINDEER COUNCIL
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 handled adults ana as be of in the individual the totals handled adult fawn, specifying and detailed of the individuals ownership,
 (s) REPORTS ON REGULAR BUTcHER1NG. Within thirty regular butcherng made thereof until local reindeer upenendent the General Reindeer Superintendent and re- to each individual owner of such deer buehered
 BUrCHERNG Whenever reindeer butchered killed regular bucherins whether by others by heder other employee the ears Of scn butehered all brought in with thirty deposited the Gen sHch such least three months be subject to Inspection earmark deposited within the to Reindeer Superintendent.
 lo) ILLEGAL is duty of any all rein herde members of the Reindeer Service to " unauthorized unlawful killing of reindeer the Gen through the local superintendent
 herdes shall and all dead reindeer on of deaths bring all evidence possible including distinguishing marks or local superintendent CID WITHDRAWAL OF DEER. Anyone desiring to withdraw his from herd must apply in writing to the General Reindeer the Board of Directors The made during the period between October h and February 2s and at the eens of the party wishing to withdraw the General Reindeer Superintendent
 12) HANDLING OWNERS. Any obtain writ the chief herd authorized before handling the herd including buchering for private herd not be ora for any purpose between Foruary @ 2oth and marking of animals shall be made during said period
 n$) NOTIFICATION OF DRIVES Whenever it necessary to another delivered the chief herd days prior the of the drive this notice to serve in lieu of written per O
 Gn COOPERATION TO PREVENT SPRAYING When herd found boundary of adjoining shall heder, utilization. animals well back prior invaded disturbed whenever n the which written notice be prepared withdrawing tfs within reasonable time thereafter.
 FROM ONE RANE neighboring handled their without the herd management of invaded
 G6) THE HERD HANDLING shall be such of ali maintenance he reasonable effort be made adopt the practices tifcally determined
 17) HUMANE HANDLING ANIMALS be practiced. The employment of clubs corral handling forbidden n one-hird and slice will lnotex onethd of in length.
 Gs) WHERE TWO HERDS COMPLETELY shall full accordance with marking
 
 mathematical xinlate number of unmarked animals each of said herds preceding Roundup coang marking of mixed herds, jointly herds number of handled belonging each herd
 UNKNOWN MARKS. A record of all unknown marks reported until unit district reindeer within
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