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Mansion Has ss5 Windows.

Mellerstein House, RoXburgshire
Scotland, into which the Earl and
Countess OF Haddington recently
moved. has 365 windows. for each
day of the year. The estate is also
noted as the home Of pack OF hounds
established in 1897 by George Baltic
al ancestor OF Lord HaGdington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
Chemistry of the Sea.

The salts which give the sea Its
blue color seem to be chiefly compounds
Of ammonia, in which sea water Is very
rich, and copper. Ammonia Is present
owing to the decomposition OF the dead
bodies OF countless millions Of sea erea-
lures. .l :.
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was this letter which brought matters
to a head.
The memorandum submitted by the
assistant municipal architect with ref
srence to the rates per hour. as approved
today by the Commissioners, said:
In case there Is any dispute that the
above is not the prevailing wage scale,
and which dispute cannot be adjusted
between the parties, the attention of
contractors should be called to the pro-
vision Of law that the question shall
be referred to the Secretary of Labor
for determination and his decision
thereon shall be conclusive OF parties
to the contract"
Painters are omitted from the II
building trades affected by this new
schedule. it was admitted. but the list
is by no means closed to further ad-
ditions.
Painters Not ut Work.
Walsh explained that at the time in
formation was obtained from the vari-
Gus contractors so as to enable agree
ment on what should constitute a
prevailing wage" no painters hap
pened to be at work on District prof.
ects. There being no conclusive evil
dence as to the prevailing wage" being
paid painters in the District, their wage
will be determined later as in the case
OF any other trades omitted from the
authorized list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
SEES CENTURY OF BOOM

Publisher Predicts Prosperity to
Begin With Chicago Fair.
CHICAGO, September 20 (PI-The
1888 Worlds Fair in Chicago will in
augurate 100 years Of the greatest pros
perity America ever has known. John
r.. Rolfe, publisher of the Hartford
Times. predicted yesterday.
Gus than the public believes, and that &
r,criod OF unvreee Gented prosperity vii
nave begun before January !, 1888
ahen the world fair opens Ccnneeticut
will be represented at the exposition
with exhibits showing the States con-
tributions to the Nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
CAVE-IN BURIES TEN

Work. men Trapped as Five-story
Tenement Collapses.
NEW YORK, September % (R.-At
least 10 workmen were buried in the
debris today as five-story tenement
being renovated at Thirteenth street
and Second avenue collapsed.
Nine were carried to the street short
ly after arrival OF amoulances and
police and Are department emergency
SQUADS At least one more was known
to be still under the heaped wreckage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29

LAHORE, India, September % (P1.--
The Peoples Bank of Northern India,
with a paid-up capital of about f253, 30S,
failed to open its doors today. 1t was
said to have had large sums tied up in
investments and to have been subject to
heavy Withdrawals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
BRAND GETS MANY GIFTS.
German Admirers Load Him Down with
Cakes and Fishing Tackle.

BERLIN. September 20 R).--Aristide
BRAND was equipped either for . quiet
fishing expedition or tea for two as he
travelled back toward Paris today.
His German admirers loaded him
down with complete anglers outfit, TO
which he Is no stranger, and several
china plates filled with dainty cakes
TO sweeten Pranco-G German relations"
npIrEnrIn.o. nrnnr EHnrc,rrr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
J0BLESS AID ASSURED
Chile Invckes Law -.e-'iding
Finances for Public Works.

FINANCES Tor Fubllc Works.
SANTIAGO, Chile, September 20 LlP).
The Chilean government today COM
pleted its plans for aiding the unem-
ployed by invoking the provisions Of
law which would allow the Central
Bank to loan up TO so per cent OF its
capital and reserves to the State.
1t was estimated that $4,000. 900 pesos
about Sc $50, 000) would be forthconn-
ing for immediate outlay for public
works at a nat rate Of 3 pesos 4 day
for workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
BRUENING NOT EXPECTED

Indicate Visit From German Leader.
The American Government Is not ex-
pecting a visit 10 the United States by
Chancellor Bruening OF Germany.
No representations that would pre-
cede such a visit have been made either
TO President Hoover or the State De-
pertinent, nor has any invitation been
extended by the Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
MISS0URIANS VOTE
TO FILL HOUSE SEAT;
'32 0MENS SOUGHT
21s, the Democrats ZIG and IL
Farmer-Labor /.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
DANISH GOVERNMENT
BUSHES LEGISLATION
For. GOLD SUSPENSION

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29

STOCKHOLM, September 20 (P.-
The Stockholm stock exchange did not
open today, and viii remain closed until
further orders, it was ofacially an
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
RHEIMS. France.

RHEIMS, france, september ~ VI.
The Compton DEscompte Bank, the
principal industrial bank in this region,
closed its doors today. 1t was founded
in 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
BRUENING WEIGHS
PLAN FOR Y. S. TRIP
AS LAVAL LEAVES

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raised today from 81 per cent to s1
per cent.
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Not to Change.

BANGKOK; Siam, September 40 (El.
The currency of siam viii remain on
the gold standard, but quotations of
gold exchange win be taken from New
York instead of London, it was officially
announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29

RIGA, Latvia, September 20 tP.--It
was authoritatively announced today
that the Latvian government has no in
tention of suspending the gold standard.
The Belgian embassy, on the basis Of
an official dispatch from Brussels, de-
MED today rurnors in New York's finan-
cial circles that Belgium would aban-
don the gold standard.
On the contrary, the embassy said,
the gold standard policy would be rigid
~ adhered to- The Belgian government
considers its first duty to be adherence
present gold coverage Of note issue is
65.05, the highest in history. The
Brussels communication added there
Was every indication the 1882 budget
would be balanced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
PREVAILING WAGE
FOR D. C. APPROVED
IN MODIFIED FORM

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s'The sentiment Of the country Is
against a return of the old saloon.
admit that II 8 or 4 per cent beer
should be legalized there might be dif-
ficulty in enacting o law which would
control the method of selling the beer.
I do not think it should be drunk on
the premises where it is sold. and pc
lieve that some means could be found
to prevent this and placed in the law.
at present saw how this could be done.
He admitted that the only control the
Federal Government has over COM
merce Is through the interstate COM
msrce clause Of the Constitution.
To buy glass Of beer across the par
would scarcely come under the inter-
state commences clause, It has 1een
pointed out by other members OF Cons
gress =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
c. & P. OF BALTIMORE
NET is $275,398
September Report Also Reveals
Gain in Income for
Nine Months.

Telephone revenues Of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co. of
Baltimore City in September amounted
TO 81 ,152,145 the report of operations
just filed with the Maryland Public
Service Commission shows. Expenses
during this period were $906,747, max
Ing net telephone revenues $275,398.
Telephone revenues for the nine
months, ending September 80. were
$40, 703,813, as compared with $10,56l,-
252 for the same period last year Elk
penseS during the nine months ending
September 30 were $8,229, 778, as COM
pared with $8,329.089 for a similar
period in 1880. Net telephone revenues
for the first nine months of this year
were So, 474.035.
The company's revenues for the IL
months ending September 80 were S14,-
322,613. Expenses during this period
were $l1 ,098,9f making net telephone
revenues $3,223.70O. This Is equivalent
to $40 per cent on the average value
OF the company's property as fixed by
the Maryland Public Service Commits
sion as Of December 81. 1924, plus addi-
tons. This value on September 80 was
SAT s93. 500.
Capital expenditures for new plant
and equipment in Maryland for the
nine months amounted to S3047 459
Gross retirements during this period
were 81 ,943 ,695, making net additions
81 .l03. 1854. Net additions to plant for
the IL months ending September 80
were $I.233,I77.
Maryland was served by 221 ,273 tele-
phones at the close of business Septem-
Der 30. Since January /, 5,025 tele-
phones have been added to the system
In the State. Telephone users during
this month made more than 1916. 900
calls, which was an increase of 3.5 per
cent over the number made during the
same month last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
MORE FUNDS VOTED
FOR PHONE NEEDS
Directors Authorize $s6,315 Out
lay-$3,421,3 $40 Voted So Far
This Year.

Additional facilities necessary to meet
the requirements of the public for tele-
phone growth in several sections of
Washington and the installation of
central office equipment involving ex-
penditures Of $86,315 were authorized
by the board of directors of the Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co. at its
regular monthly meeting.
These projects bring the total amount
appropriated for additions and better
ments to the telephone system In the
District Of Columbia so far this year
to $3,421 $40, according to a state
ment made by John A. Remon, general
manager of the company.
Specifications covering the projects
authorized include underground cable
extensions in the Cleveland Emerson
central office area along Wisconsin ave-
nue. and in the Trinidad section Of the
Lincoln Atlantic area, and the installa-
ton Of switchboard and power equip
ment in the long distance central
ONCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
idle GOLD BLAMED
IN TRADE DECLINE
Economists Suggest Freer
Use of Metal as Aid to
Business.
Special Dispatch to me star.

StCNteA ASaSpANCu 70 InE star
NEW YORK October 2s.-The world
Is not suffering from scarcity of gold.
The gold standard has not failed. but
its administration has failed PIT voi6
to work and the present business slump
VIII be cured.
These are the general conclusions OF
four leading American economists: u,
W. kemmerer. professor in inter-
national finance at Princeton Univer-
sity; Carl w. Snyder. statistician OF
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York:
Lionel d. Edie. formerly professor Of
finance, University OF Chicago, and
at Yale University.
Our improved credit system" de-
ciared Prof. Kemmerer in discussion
here before the American Statistical
Association. should make the efficiency
Of gold much higher now than ever
before. The diff1culty is that a large
part of the gold has become boarded
through fear OF gold shortage that
viii not come about.
Much Of our gold is practically idle,
but 1t viii be put to work when people
abroad and at home believe that It
can be put to work safely and profit
ably. Then 1t viii be found that the
supply Is ample II the world organizes
its gold standard currency systems on
modern, scientific lines
Prof. Fisher declared that debt, de-
fiation and depression could have been
wholly or partially prevented by the
Federal Reserve, which, he said, failed
in this emergency because IL did not
use open market operations and other
technical expedientS in checking the
decline of prices
The levels Of 1929 were more nearly
normal than the levels of 1881" he
asserted. Raise the price level now
and keep it steady thereafter"
(Oopyrieht. 1s3il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
OPTIMISM PREVAILS
AMONG MILK DEALERS
Head of Association Says Indus
try Is in Good Order.
Prospects Bright.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special DISPATCH 10 Ine 6taI.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., October 20.
Optimism prevails in the fresh milk
industry, according to Dr. F. D. Walms-
ley of Chicago, president of the Inter-
national Association of Milk Dealers,
in his annual address before the
twenty-fourth annual convention of the
association here.
"The very fact that our convention
attendance this year totals more than
,5O0--a new record for this associa-
TONS, evidence of the fact our in
dustry Is In good order and that indi-
vidual milk dealers are optimistic re-
garding the future of their business"
DR.. Walmsley asserted
1.-Two factors are most important.
First, our margin of profit has at all
times been so small that stricteSt ef-
fiency measures have been necessary in
every milk plant to avoid losing money,
hence we were in a position to avoid
much of the deflationary measures
necessary to most other lines of bus
mess. Second, the general depression
in other lines Of business. with; its
resulting unemployment, has accent
uated the fact that milk is the most
economical as well as the most nour-
ishing of foods, and milk consumption
has therefore held its own to far
greater extent than has been true OF
other food products"
The annual milk production of Amer
can cows is 10000 ,000000 quarts, DR..
Walmsley said, of which approximately
%, 900 600, 900 quarts is used on the
table. The balance, he explained, Is
used in making butter, cheese and
other dairy products.
The convention delegates, who came
from every State in the Union and from
Canada, England and Scotland, were
welcomed to Atlantic City by Mayor
Harry Bachrach.
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Copper Smelter to Close.

DOUGLAS, Ariz, October 2s o.
The Copper Queen smelter of the
Phelps Dodge Corporation will be
closed here as soon as ore now on
hand has been used.
Onicials In announcing the con-
templated shutdown of the Copper
Queen plant. said, however, the Calu-
met d Arizona Smelter, recently
merged with the Phelps Dodge inter-
ests. viii continue to operate at al
most full capacity with q crew Of
approximately $50 men.
Curtailment Of operations the on
cials said, is necessary until an ad-
vance of the present money losing
price of copper"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
Bank of England Statement.

LONDON, October 20 tPl-The
weekly statement of the Bank of Eng
land shows the following changes in
pounds: Total reserve decreased seS. 600.
circulation increased 500 900. bullion
decreased $1,000, other securities in
creased $4,000, public deposits in
creased 1,S<0. 600, other deposits in
creased 2SS0. 600. notes reserve de-
creased $4,000. government securities
decreased sass 900.
The proportion Of the banks reserve
60 liability Is 4lsl per cent compared
with 4390 per cent last week.
Rate Of discount. per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
By CHARLES r. sPEARE.

Special Dispatch TO The StaF
NEW YORK. october 2s.-No recent
incident has produced the shock to old
time investors in railroad securities
equal TO the passing of the dividend on
Illinois Central common stock after an
unbroken record OF payments running
back to Civil War days.
The Illinois Central was one Of the
earliest integrated transportation sys-
TENS in the country. There were few
individual and institutional portfolios
that did not contain Illinois Central
shares. They paid Z per cent for over
two generations. when E. H. Harri-
man. about IS years ago. was looking
around for a place TO put part OF the
proceeds OF Union Pacific's sale OF the
Northern lines stock he bought large
slice OF Illinois Central at about eight
times its present price.
waterway Competition.
The Illinois Central dividend failure
is significant also in that 1t emphasizes
the waterway competition TO which car
riers in the Mississippi Valley are sub
iect and from which there has, within
the past two weeks. been an intimation
Of relief from Washington. It has
taken the desperate situation Of roads
like the Illinois Central and its COM
petitorS TO vaken the advocates Of
waterway transportation subsidized by
Federal funds, to a realization that they
are robbing Peter to pay Paul. Unfor-
tunately, light has broken over the
situation too late to save steam car
riers from the necessity Of taking divi-
dends from their shareholders.
The Illinois Central is only one Of
more than a score of railroads that this
year have been forced to a lower divi-
dend basis or have been faced with the
duty of cutting of all payments on
stocks In order to preserve the integ-
ritv of their bonds. There are % rail-
road corporations that have made
changes in their dividends since the
beginning OF 1881. OF these Is have
entirely omitted payment.
Extent Of Reductions.
The following list gives the former
rate and the rate now being paid:
Atlantic Coast Line from 10 per cent
to per cent; Baltimore & Ohio per
cent to per cent; Boston & Maine, 4
per cent to nothing; Rock Island COM
mon, z per cent TO nothing: Lacka-
wanna, 8 per cent to 2 per cent; Erie
second preferred, per cent to nothing:
Great Northern, 5 per cent to 4 per
cent; Illinois Central, per cent to
nothing; Kansas City Southern COM
mon, per cent to nothing: Lehigh
Valley, per cent to nothing; Louis
vile & Nashville, Z per cent to 5 per
cent; Missouri-Kansas-Te common,
4 per cent to nothing; New York Cen
trail. per cent to 4 per cent; New
York, New Haven & Hartford, 6 per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
REDUCTION IN RAIL DIVIDENDS
HAS REACHED LARGE FIGURE

cent to 4 per cent: New York, Chicago
81 ST. Louis common and preferred. 6
per cent TO nothing: Northern Pacific.
5 per cent to ; per cent: PENNSYLVANIA.
s per cent to per cent; Pittsburgh &
West Virginia. 8 per cent 10 nothing.
st. Louis-San Francisco common and
Southern Railway 8 per cent to moth
ing; wabash preferred "A" 5 per cent
TO nothing; Pere Marquette, s per cent
to nothing, and the preferred. 5 per
cent to nothing
To date the dividend adjustment poll
icy has affected practically every group
Of roads in the country except the
three transcontinental lines, namely,
the AtchiSon, Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific. and the two most promi-
nent soft coal carriers, Norfolk & West
ern and Chesapeake g. Ohio. II has
appeared in nearly all of the lines
merger in the Eastern Ierritory, in all
Of the roads IN the Northwest and in
the Southwest. except the Missouri Pa
ciflc, which 10 still paying the regular
dividend on It's preferred stock, and in
those of the Southeast. In New Eng
land the major systems have been
forced to curtail. though the smallest
of the roads in that territory, the
Bangor & Aroostook. is still earning
dividends from the movement Of po-
tatoes.
Other ReviSions.
There are also other roads which are
subsidiaries of main lines thats this
year have made q downward revision
Of their dividends.
Back Of the change In these pay
ments by 20 railroad companies Is the
fact that in the nine months to Sep
TENDER 80 their gross revenues de-
creased $4oo. 00o, 900, compared with
the same period in 1890, while their
net operating income, from which in
terest and dividends are paid. Shrank
by about 100000. It is indicative
OF the depression in the railroad in
dustry that some of the roads last
month had no larger earnings than
during the Winter period, although the
latter is normally their duh season,
and the best traffic results are OBJ
tanned in September, October and No
vember.
Railroad administrations today face
the question whether they should con-
tinue to pay even the present dividends
or reduce them further and thereby
give as complete protection as is pos
sible to their fixed charges. Quite a
number of them are holding on In
order to preserve the legality in New
York and other States of their mort
gage obligations. In the hope that a
turn would come in business they have
been drawing on surplus reserves and
in some cases known to bankers, divi-
dends are being paid in spite of the
fact that the dividend paying carrier
is a considerable borrower.
tcopyright, 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
FRENCH FOREIGN TRADE
ADVERSE BALANCE GAINS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
French foreign trade during the first
nine months of the current year
showed larger adverse balance than
during the corresponding period of
1890.
A report to the Commerce Depart
ment indicated an import surplus
amounting to $3.50, OOO, 600 francs, as
compared with 6,546,000,00O francs
during the first nine months of last
year, and with 9,514,0OO,0O0 for the
entire twelve months of 1880.
Foreign trade in September regis
tered a slight increase, with imports
valued at 3,346, 900 900 francs and ex-
ports at 2,435, 000, 900 francs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
BANK STOCKS ADVANCE
AS BUYING REAPPEARS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 29.-For the
first time in weeks dealers In bank
stocks report reappearing demand
for the shares of the big institutions
on every sign Of heavineSs. They also
state that bank stock issues are show
ing a greater snap back in prices than
for some time, indicating the entrance
into the market of banking interests
who, because of the increased interest
rates now prevailing, see greater earn
ings for their institutions in the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
Money In Loan

Secured By arst deed Of trust on real estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph |. Weller Sc saw w1 81 I wv wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
Western Electric Sales.

NEW YORK, October 20 E1.-Sales
of the Western Electric Co. for the first
nine months this year aggregated $17l,-
536, 900. compared with 1882, 545 900 in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
Electric Power OUTPUT.

NEW YORK. October 20 tP.-Elec-
trio power output last week decreased
about $500 900 kilowatt hours from the
preceding week and was on So per cent
from the corresponding period Of 1880.
The usual seasonal trend Is inward.
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PARIS RouRsE PRICES.

PARIS. October 20 0Pi-Three per
cent rentes. 81 francs IS centimes. Five
per cent loan. 1e2 francs so centimeS
Exchange on London, % francs ~
cnntimes. TIE dollar was quoted at IS
francs No4a een1ames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
% The Sta

Received ~ Private wire Direct 70 II
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-31
INCOMING LOCALS

The incoming local listing on the SS. Aleutian of the Alaska Steam ship Company, other than the Seat tie listing published previously in cluded w. N. Cuddy, David Cuddy, J. M. Regan, R. Wakelin, Mrs. Helen Jewett, M. E. Crowley, E. Tibbs, l. Widdicombe Mrs. I. Widdicombe, Miss M. Rubin, Miss A. Werbin, Miss s. Caro, R. F. Wyatt, and R. E. Ray mond.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-31
UNIQUE PARSONAGE
 |s SEWARD VISITOR

The Jesse Lee Home and nurses of the Seward General Hospital will have the honor to entertain, for several days unique personage who has just arrived in Seward Miss Anna Neiderfreiser.
 Miss Neiderheiser is the president of the National Training School in Kansas City, from which school Miss Murril and Mrs. Salit, nurses at the Seward General Hospital, were both graduated. Miss Nelder- heiser has received an honorary de- gree which is very rarely given to women, that of Doctor of Divinity. She will be in Seward for two weeks.