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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
BANKERS ACCEPTANCES
UNDER BILLION DOLLARS

BY the Associated Press.
The volume of bankers acceptances
outstanding at the end of September
stood under the billion-dollar mark for
the first time since August, 1928, the
American Acceptance Council reports
Last month brought a contraction of
S94,O34,771 in the total to 1896, 1865 ,078.
The contraction since January l now
foots up to S559,000,o0o, or roughly So
per cent, while the current figure stands
1910 1863, o79 below the total reported
for the corresponding date a year ago.
The heavy shrinkage is ascribed chiefly
to the sharp contraction which has oc.
Cured in our foreign trade in the in
terval and business based on interna-
tional transactions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
Grain Market
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 16.-Grains
ed upward early today. influenced
unexpected advance in Liverpoc S
quotations and by indications North
export business overnight fy Quickly
America. The market, howe
ran into profit taking. heat after
Opening 14-B cents upfinnits Corn
ward held near the iti,advance hut
started unchanged to
subsequently reacted. ehases included
New York wheat p es hard Winter
grades as well as Getter INQUIRY from
dispatches told of Gntine wheat acre
millers and said Aest since 1924.
a age was .ne Sasserted that United
Chicago cin sxportRh at Gulf of Mexico
ana ana At ran6e wheat. notable cir.
oman Aen view of high quality, Of
I Iu,is.ahiAtes wheat and low quality
Vi hrYaints of serious deficiency Of
Gofe in Argentina were handicap
II. Heat bears. 1t was pointed out that
40 Argentine crop had reached a stage
Iere questions of seasonal rainfall
fere important.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO.

NEW YORK, October 16 Especially.
while all of the stocks of Eastern
railroads that are party to the con-
solicitation scheme have had substantial
advances lately and also abrupt de-
clines, none has had as uniform
movement as Chesapeake g. Ohio. This
is due to the ability of the road to
cover it's dividend requirements this
year and keep its bonds in the legal
list; also to the estimates that have
been made showing that it will benefit
in earnings from the merger plan more
than its competitors. The Chesapeake
g. Ohio is the backlog of the entire
Van Sweringen system and a property
Of great strength and potentially.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
STABILITY PLANNED
Brazil, Argentina and Latvia
Take Action to Protect
Standards.

The government of Brazil, Argentina
and Latvia have instituted measures to
regulate banking and foreign exchange
in order to maintain their respective
currency standards, the Commerce De-
partment has been informed by its COM
mercial attaches in those countries,
With certain provisions to be hlled by
debtors, Brazil has authorized 60day
extension in the time for the payment
of all debts owed in foreign currencies
and maturing up to December 81, the
department was advised. 1t was ex-
plaind that the Latvian government
now has practically monopoly on
foreign trade"
Uncertainty in Brazil.
The Argentine government has au-
thorized committee headed DV bank
president to regulate all exchange oper-
ations," cablegram to the department
disclosed.
Carlton Jackson. commercial attache
at Rio de Janeiro, said some uncertain
ty exists in Brazilian banking circles
upon the exact scope OF the new eX-
change regulations. which are Included
in three articles. The following outline
of the articles has been transmitted to
the department by the attache
Article bills and contractua! pay
foreign currencies will be EXTENDED go
DAYS beyond their respective msturit'
dates.
A-This is net applicable to contra
for the purchase and sale OF eXchas
BIO avail himself of the Isl
of Article /, the Brazilian debtor in
deposit the equivalent IN mIRnk
the Bank of Brazil or In tnsent,
through which the draft has Of he
the milreis being calculatedfng at
purpose at 4 pence, taking lin ex-
its par value. The differ9he paw
change to be liquidated wP
'ii Article 1.-The decreaon (octo.
upon the date of pub
Der 81. DIVISIONS con-
Article 3-Previousations are re-
trary to the new Re
voked.
Ne" Sccording to jack
Brazilian bankancertain upon the
son. are somewthe new regulations
extent to whicnking law of 1908,
supersede thethe debtor to liquidate
which permit by making judicial
his indebted'eis at the official rate
deposit Of If foreign exchange was
Of exchan The new regulations do
not avails TO provide for any pay
not apperest to creditors.
ment Glowing statement was re-
The ON Commercial Attache Lee
celveee, at Riga. regarding Latvia's
G. US to maintain its monetary
meTd:
st2 an effort to maintain the sta
: of the currency unit the Latvian
eminent, through the Bank of Lat
4, is now in complete control of all
reign exchange, SO much so that the
vernment now has practically Q
onopoly on foreign trade.
The government has requested
to pass on all requests for
,change, and unless approval is Sc
lred exchange cannot be purchased
MS committee has refused importers
emission 10 purchase exchange for
lie import of automobiles, perfumes,
c., as non essentials"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
TACOMA PARK BANKERS.

BALTIMORE, october Is (SpeciaD q.
The Tacoma Park Bankers Inc, with
headquarters in the Baltimore Trust
Building, has been incorporated under
the State laws of Maryland to generally
do an industrial loan business. The
capital stock consists of 100 shares, n9
p:r value, and Horace A. Teas, WI
liam F. Treiber and Franklin S. Wo"
all of. New York City are the
corporators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
Curry of Pork.

Cook one cupful of sliced mon III
two tablespoonfuls of porE oippinsS
for a few minutes. Add (ur CYPRUS
of diced tart apples, COT a sn opoc COOK
until tender. Add two cuE nfn ~ I ~ hin
aeM ~ +esroonf,,Jf curry pow
s geT two ENTHUSIASTICALLY of lemon juice,
salt salt to tST taste s Stir tlei heat the mix
ture thoroughly. STe not WIN nak s
rice. Green toms6os may be useo N
place of the applA, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, october 16.-Cotton
prices were l to 4 points lower at the
opening today. Favorable weather re-
ports from the cotton belt increased
the volume of hedges, but there was
still good trade buying in near months.
The widest losses occurred in January
and March, which still harbor Specu-
lationS for the short side.
Opening prices were: December,
6.12, off /: January, $40, off 4; March,
6.38, off 4; May, $50, off 2, and July
6.78 off g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
Change in Capital Stock.

NEW YORK. october Is P-Tbs
New York Stock Exchange has received
notice from the Peerless Motor Cav
Corp, of a proposed change in author
lied capital stock from $50 600 sharss
par value, $40. to the same number q;
shares, par value, So; each share to he
exchanged for one new share,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.

BALTIMORE, October Is Especially.
Arthur E. Sixsmith Of Chevy Chase,
Montgomery County, has filed a petit
ton in the United States District Court
asking to be adjudicated a bankrupt
An order was signed adjudicating him
a bankrupt.
Judge Coleman signed an order ap-
pointing Lyman Paul Rome, receiver
under bond of $1,000, to take charge
of the assets of the defendant. The
order appointing the receiver was
signed upon petition filed by the
Murphy Door Bed Co., Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16
RIGHTS-EXPIRE.

RIGHTS-EXPIRE
5s 2Ps Poop L & C.Jan15 gu 3I4 81 81
Dividend ra:7 in dollars based last
Pays6e IN cash or stock Payabs in stock Adjustment
stock Fu: e in stock Plus ios in ';ock Plus s%
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-16

The Pennsylvania Railroad system
covers trackage Of $4,000 miles.
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BONDS.

(Copyrieht 1881, Standard Statistics Coz
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
AID FOR RAILROADS
is URGED BY DAWES
ON WATERWAYS MEN
Would Change Law to Assist
Land Carriers in Earning
More Money

st. Louis, Nov. 23.-tR-Ihe Mis-
sissippi Valley association was urged
Monday by its president w. r. Dawes.
Chicago, to aid the railroads In their
attempt to have repealed the recap
ture clause of the transportation act.
by which prosperous railroads are re-
quired to turn profits In excess Of a
fixed per cent on invested capital into
a common pool.
I'VE acknowledge our debt to the
railroads." Dawes said at the opening
convention session, "and are anxious
that they be preserved as a major
transportation agency"
President Dawes address was seen
as note Of conciliation in the associ-
tons policies, as 1t was remembered
that association speakers at conven-
tions In previous years had assailed
railroads for attempts to fight the
growth Of river transportation.
A plea for the use OF waterways now
completed was made by Congressman
William e. Hull of Illinois, pioneer
waterway advocate and worker.
Preservation of inland waterways
for free and unrestricted competi-
tive transportation was advocated by
Theodore Brent, traffic counsellor OF
New Orleans.
A government bond issue to insure
rapid completion Of the inland water
way system was proposed to the aSso-
citation. A vote was expected Monday
afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
FIND -FOUR BODIES
BENEATH WRECKAGE
OF SPECIAL TRAIN
Three Others Believed to Have
Been Killed in Kentucky
Railroad Accident

Lexington, Mo-, Nov. 23.-(R-As
crews cleared away the wreckage OF
the million dollar livestock special
of the Missouri Pacific railroad near
here Monday, four men were known
to be dead, bodies of three other pos
sible victims were being sought, Is
men were listed as injured and IL
valuable show horses were dead.
Other prize winning horses were
iajured to such an extent 1t was
doubtful they could be exhibited
again.
Trainmen said three men were
known to have been riding in one
Of the stock cars which lay beneath
the debris of others. They expressed
belief that these attendants had no
opportunity to escape.
The 50-car million dollar" train.
hurrying horses and other animals
from the American Royal Livestock
Show at Kansas City to the 1nterna =
tional Livestock Exposition in Chi
cago, piled up on the Missouri Pacific
track near Lexington late Sunday.
Officials blamed a spreading rail on
q roadbed weakened by recent rains.
Fourteen men, all employed by ex-
hibitors as caretakers, were injured,
including Antoine Kambert, 30, Sioux
Falls, s. D.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
Missouri Bobby Breaks Resolution;
Now He Is in Penitentiary Again

Minneapolis, Nov. 23.-(F-On
July 8, 1926, Robert Bruce Blaine,
otherwise known as Missouri
Bobby" thief, burglar, robber and
pickpocket. made this solnen
pledge: I'm through with q life
Of crime. It doesn't pay. I've
stolen more than $4,000 in my
life and I haven't q dime now.
I've been in six prisons and 1872
jails. I'm through"
On Nov. 81, 1881, Robert Bruce
Blaine began serving a 10 year
term in the South Dakota state
prison.
For six years editorial writer's
had immortalized the name of
Missouri Bobby" in various
treatises on the old theme.
crime does not pay" Bobby's
firm resolve Of July 8, 1926, has
been quoted from coast to coast.
His widespread acquaintance In
the underworld made him valu-
able to police as q stool pigeon.
He tipped off police when rob-
berries were to be committed.
A short time ago Bobby offered
to fix it 80 officials at Devils
Lake, N. D., could capture five
men In the act Of breaking into .
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
OhiOan's HiccOugh
Is Finally Stopped

Mansfield, O., Nov. 23.-(R)-Ira
A. King, has finally stopped hic-
coughing, at least temporarily. it
was reported at General hospital
Monday.
Kings gall bladder was re-
moved Sunday and his two-week
old seige Of hiccoughing ended,
attendants said. It was hoped a
permanent cure had been effect
ed.
His physician, DR.. r. r. Black.
however, would only say that
Kings condition was good" He
said the operation had disclosed
some" trouble, but 1t Is too soon
to be certain Of results.
Cures offered from all parts Of
the country included:
Drink water while someone
messages your ears.
Cover the chest and throat with
a mustard plaster.
A glass of champagne every
half hour.
Apple whisky In Clipped ice.
And from Hollywood, Calif.:
KNOCK him unconscious with a
left hook: when he rallies the hic-
cough will be gone. II I'm wrong,
III take the right one"
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
Strachan Promoted
By Northern Pacific

st. Paul, Nov. 23.-tP)-Retirement
of B. G. johnson as assistant to the
operating vice president and promo
tion of w. H. Strachan to the posi-
tion were announced Monday by the
Northern Pacific railway.
H. E. Stevens, operating vice presi-
dent, said i'll health forced retire.
ment of johnson. Strachan, now as
sistant general manager Of the COM
pany's eastern district, will be sue
ceeded in that capacity here by F. r.
Bartles, superintendent Of the Seattle
division. The changes are effective
December Is.
Strachan first was employed by the
company at Dickinson. N. D., In 1883
as a dispatcher.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
Three Men Held as
Result of Robbery

Chicago, Nov. 23.-(R)-Thrce men
were prisoners Monday and at least
two others were sought as members
Of a robber gang which invaded the
home of William H. Mitchell in
Suburban Lake Forest, and escaped
with jewelry estimated to be worth
$50, 900 or more, taken from Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell and their seven guests.
Most Of the jewelry was recovered
from the overcoat pocket of one Of
the robbers. The garment had been
abandoned when the owner became
entangled In a fence as he fled the
bullets Of policemen who interrupted
the holdup early Sunday.
The robbers, numbering five or six,
entered the home shortly after mid
night. While they were forcing Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell and the guests to
surrender their valuables, william
Matheson, the family chauffeur. slip
ped upstairs and called the police.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
INSTANTLY KILLED
IN MINE ACCIDENT
Fred Herman, rs, Dies When
Head Is Crushed Between
Two Mine Cars

His head crushed when he was
caught between two mine cars, Fred
Herman, 25, Wilton miner, was in
stantly killed at 8 q. m. Monday.
Herman, an employee of the
Truax-Traer Coal Mining company,
was believed to have been killed
when he sought to couple two mine
cars which had become unfastened,
according to Coroner w. E. Perry,
who was called to the scene Of the
accident following the tragedy. The
cars came together unexpectedly,
crushing him between them.
Besides multiple fractures Of his
skull, the victim sustained injuries
to his arms and was believed to have
been injured internally.
An inquest will be held Tuesday
afternoon to determine the cause of
death, Perry said.
Herman leaves his mother with
whom he made his home and five
brothers, four of whom live in the
Wilton district.
Funeral services will be held at
the Wilton Presbyterian church
Wednesday at 2 p M, Rev. Christ
officiating. Burial will be in the
Wilton cemetery.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23

unsuccessful Immediately. Turner's
body was brought to Bismarck about
midnight Sunday after Sheriff Joseph
L. Kelley and large party had work.
ed an hour and q half at the accident
scene.
When the hunters failed to return
Saturday, a search was instituted by
Grant Turner, father of the dead
man. They were expected home Fri
day, together with party Of hunters
riding In another automobile. Ap-
prehension for their safety was ex.
pressed when the first party arrived
and Turner and ElneSs failed to show
up.
The elder Turner organized
searching party Saturday. The search
continued until p. m. Sunday. when
the father sighted the car In the
river.
Were Driving in Dark
1t Is believed the men were driving
after dark and rlistook the aban-
doned fork for the regular road.
When last seen, Turner and Elness
stopped at the Glen Baker farm
house short distance from where
they plunged to their death. This
was late in the afternoon and dark
ness came as they prepared to re-
sumo their homeward trip.
indications were that Elness crawl
ed from the machine, but apparently
collapsed and froze to death. His
body was found on the narrow shore
at the base of the cliff. Turner'S
body remained frozen in the ice, his
head and shoulders being above the
ice.
Authorities believe that had aid
been available, Elness might have
been rescued alive. The machine
landed at an angle. with the wheels
upright. Cold weather the last two
days caused the water to freeze
around the machine.
Work OF recovering the bodies was
made slow since it was difficult to
reach the wreckage, the bluff Drop
ping abruptly to the waters edge.
Kelley Organizes Party
Informed Of the tragedy Sunday
evening, Sheriff Kelley organized
party to get Turner's body from the
ice and wreckage.
In the group were Kelley. Cororel
w. E. Perry, Deputy Sheriffs A. +
Helgeson and Fred Anstrom, Gran
Turner and several others.
The party left with an automo5ilc
wrecker about $3.50 o'clock Sunday
night, intending to lift the automo-
bile from the river with the wrecker
and recover the body in that manner.
Several Of the party were able to
work from the narrow shore below
the bluff. The death machine was
turned over with the aid Of the
wrecker and Turner's body, which
was lodged behind the steering wheel,
was taken from the Ice about II
o'clock Sunday night.
Elness' body was brought to Bis
marck about $50 p. m. Sunday.
Born in Wisconsin
Lee Roy Turner was born at Potosi,
Wis, Aug. 20. 1893. Raised and edu.
Gated at Potosi and Cassville. Wis.
he came to North Dakota with his
parents about II years ago, settling
on farm near Sterling.
CONTINUED on pase uinel
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
DEMOCRATIC CHER
ASKS DONORS FOR
VIEWS ON LIQUOR
Raskob Sends QUESTIONABLE to
08,50O Who Financed
Party in 1928

Washington, Nov. 23.-lF1-After
months spent in the background of
party affairs, John ]. Raskob, chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee, has come to the front again,
bringing the prohibition issue with
him.
Reaffirming his conviction that the
next national convention of the party
should declare frankly for submitting
the prohibition issue to the people.
Raskob has sent the $3.50 contribu-
tors to the 1928 Democratic campaign
fund q QUESTIONABLE asking what
they think about it.
Yes or no answers were asked to
seven propositions, while lin an ac-
companying letter Raskob employed
his most persuasive argument for po-
sitive declaration.
II believe the time has come" he
wrote, ''for the Democratic party to
face this issue squarely and to pre-
sent to the people definite plan un-
der the policy of states rights, and
local self-government."
The move was q follow up to his
presentation Of the home rule plan
for liquor control last March to the
national committee. He evoked then
a bitter outburst. particularly from
southern leaders, many of whom felt
deliberate injection of the prohibition
issue was fine way to wreck the
party,s 1882 prospects.
His seven questions sought to es-
tablish whether the contributors ia
vored a definite platform declaration
on prohibition; whether they wished
the platform to commit the congress
sional Democrats to resolution
which would get the eighteenth
amendment again before the people;
whether they favored the home rule
plan or straight-out repeal. and
whether they desire that all future
amendments to the constitution be
submitted to popular conventions rath-
er than the state legislatures
Raskob said his presentation Of the
issue to the national committee In
March was to stir up widespread dis
cussion in the party.
He cited the Wickersham commits
sion report extensively in urging
action.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
1.-TWO MEN KILLED IN
ACCIDENT ON SLOPE
AS CAR OVERTURNS
Walter Gallup, 38, New Eng.
land, Succumbs in Dick
inson Hospital
ONE SUCCUMBS INSTANTLY
]. o. Hansel, 81, Havelock,
Dies in Crash; Third
Man Is Injured
ONE SUCCUMBS INSTANTLY

Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 23.-(R-
Walter Gallup, 80, New England.
driver Of a car which overturned
when it struck loose gravel Saturday.
died Sunday in hospital here, the
second victim of the accident. J. O.
Hansel ST, Havelock. was killed in
istantly. Isadore Marthe, New Eng
land, third passenger in the Car. is
suffering severe back injuries and
bruises.
Gallup, until recently a member Of
the New England police force, leaves
his widow and two children. His
body was taken t. New England Mon
day.
Harsel was the father of Mrs. Roy
Horner, 600 Fourth st., who left Mon
day noon for Havelock following re-
ceipt Sunday of news Of the acci-
dent.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23

safe. His proposition was refused
and Devils Lake was not bothered
with burglars. A few days later
Bobby was arrested at Rapid City,
8. q.
It seems Bobby came to officials
with the story that the labor
unions were planning to dynamite
. non-union lumber yard. One
night the authorities made raid,
captured Bobby and shot and
killed a pal Of his known as
"Blackie" and seized q quantity of
what was supposed to be explo-
SiveS.
At any rate. Bobby testified
that he and Blackie had been
hired by q representative Of the
labor union to do the job. He
was proved to be wrong. And
last week he was found guilty of
perjury and sentenced to 10 years
In prison.
Missouri Bobby" served in the
North Dakota penitentiary in Bis
marck from Sept. IL. 1924, to
March 26, 1926. He was sentenced
at Wahpeton for thhd-degree
burglary.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
MRS. MELVIN Ness,
WlD0WOF ACCIDENT
victim, IS INJURED
Sterling Woman in Local Hos
pitaI Following Auto Mis-
hap Near Her home
SON IS UNHURT IN CRASH
Car Turns Over Monday Morn
ing Near Where Husband
Was Fatally Injured
SON IS UNHURT IN CRASH

Mrs. Melvin G. Ness, Sterling, was
in a local hospital Monday suffering
from injuries received in an automo-
bile accident Monday morning not
far from the scene Of a car nishap
In which her husband was fatally in
jured Nov. 2.
Her four year old son, Bernard
who also was riding in the light Sc
dan. escaped without Injury.
Mrs. Ness suffered a fracture Of the
pelvis, abrasions about the body and
limbs, and possible internal injuries
X-ray photographs were taken to de-
termine II she suffered any other In
juries.
Her condition was declared "fair'
at noon by her attending physician,
who said her chances for recovery
depends upon the extent Of her In
jur1es.
Ness was fatally injured one mile
north Of Sterling.
Mrs. Ness was driving toward hel
home, three miles east Of Sterling
when she apparently struck a bumr
In the road and lost control Of the
machine.
The wreck was discovered by Johr
Sedevic, farmer near Sterling, whit
extricated Mrs. Ne6s and her sor
from the. wreckase and took them Il
Sterling.
At Sterling H. E. Wildfang and F
r. Belk borrowed an automobile be.
longing to Thomas Parke and rush
ed Mrs. Ness to Bismarck.
Mrs. Ness and her son were return
ing home after taking several chill
dren to a rural school near theil
home.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-23
Jamestown Girl Is
Winner in Addition

Chicago, Nov. 23-(P}-Miss Lillian
Meyer, Jamestown, N. D., won first
place In the midwest finals Of the
national radio addition, officials Of
WGN, the Tribune's radio station, an
nounced Monday. Miss Meyer will
60 to New York to compete in the
finals.
Miss Meyer is the daughter Of Rev.
and Mrs. Henry Meyer. Her father
Is president of the North Dakota con-
ference Of the Seventh Day Adventist
church. Her first appearance outside
Of Jamestown was in the First Ma
tional High School chorus, when she
sang in Chicago. She had been stu
dent at Nebraska university up to this
year, studying voice there.