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Evening star., 1931-12-16
MANY SECURITIES NOW YIELD
HIGH RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Both Stocks and Bonds Have Been De-
pressed to Levels Where Income Is
temptation to Buy.

| Standard Oil of New Jersey, nearly 9
on Union Carbon e. Carbide and close
TO II on Woolworth. The most out
standing industrial preferred stock at a
high yield is United States Steel On
Which the return is now close to 712
per cent.
Bond List.
If the investor prefers bonds instead
OF stocks he has a wide choice today
among railroad mortgages that, as
recently as 'Siy months ago. were re-
ganoed as prime" and acceptable N
the most conservative investment quar-
ters. Leaving out the return to ma
turlty and dealing entirely with the So
called yield. he has opportunity now
+ TO buy 412 per cent bond of the
Chesapeake & Ohio ON a per cent
basis. an issue of the Delaware & Hud-
son due in 1895 at 6 per cent return.
Great Northern Is maturing in five
years to yield better than 81, per cent.
Northern Pacific 6s to yield about g. ,
per cent, Pennsylvania Railroad Cen
eral 4 IS to return better than 6Ia per
cent, Reading 4 IS about Ga per cent.
Southern Pacific AIS H. per cent, and
Union Pacific IS nearly 81, per cent.
If these are net good enough for the
investor he can buy today New YORK
City tax-eXempt bonds on a per cent
basis for the first time N many years,
while the corporation investor will Cb-
tain an average of nearly Az per cent
net yield on the II issues of long term
Government bonds and notes.
For the first time within generation
bank stocks have come INTO the buying
range Of the small investor This week
the return on the stocks of the Chase
Bank and the National City Bank, the
two largest barking institutions in the
country, have been respectively Is per
cent and 1915 per cent Two years age
there was a mad scramble for these
same stocks at from 10 to IS times their
present prices and at return on thc
| investment about one-ffth of the aver
age call. money rate of that period.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
CURB SHARES SAG
j: IN QUIET TRADING
Most Issues Show Only Frac.
tionaI Changes as volume
Declines.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, December 16.-Irregular
at the opening today, the Curb Ex-
change moved lower as the session
progressed though trading was not as
wide as IN recent sessions ncr was
volume as large.
Electric Bond g. Share moved within
a fractional range, not violating its low
of the preceding session. Cities Service
also moved narrowly. Standard Oil Of
Indiana duplicated its previous low
mark as did Standard Oil of Kentucky.
Although traders we're interested IN
the short-selling compilation made by
the New York Stock Exchange, they
did not translate such interest in mar
ket operations. With the possible ex-
ception of dozen leading active issues,
the short position on the curb is rela-
lively small, since nearly three-quarters
of all its transactions are for cash.
Cord Corporation, which usually
moves in sympathy with Auburn Auto,
failed to move upward today as Auburn
of the shorts" in that stock. Other
motors were dull and irregular. Ford
Motor of Canada started another ef-
fort to rally. The stock has been de-
pressed since it omitted its dividend
more than a week ago. Further offer
ings from London pressed upon Ford
Motor, Ltd.
Segal Lock & Hardware inclined to
heaviness following the omission of the
common quarterly dividend of l2i2
cents. Despite Wall Street predictions
of an advance of l cent pound in
red metal prices before the year end,
dividend declarations on class A and B
stock of Ohio Brass failed to spur the
red metal issues Lead shares did not
respond to the approval Of the sale
of Consolidated Lead & Zinc to Eagle
Picher Lead Co. New Jersey Zinc was
virtually unchanged. Aluminium Co. of
America was quiet.
Food shares moved erratically. Fa-
jardo declined another point on it's
initial trade. Swift & Co. rallied part
ly on buying orders from Chicago
more than points to new minimum
level.
Curb exchange stocks had a mixed
tone at the opening.
Traders we're busy endeavoring to
interpret the stock exchange short posi-
ton report in relation to the curb list
Electric Bond & Share opened lower,
but later recovered to 10, unchanged
on the day American & Foreign Power
warrants, Niagara Hudson Power and
few other utility shares we're shade
higher. Cities Service was unchanged
at the opening, but later went higher
on the day.
Standard Oil of Indiana and Stand
ard Oil of Kentucky were both higher,
but Imperial Oil and International Pc
troleum both fell Off. In the industrials
American Cynamid B, Hiram Walker,
Singer Manufacturing and Aluminium
Company of America were steady. New
mont Mining was firm at II. Pennroad
was unchanged at 2is. Cord Motor ao.
yanced in sympathy with the gain OF
Auburn on the big board. Ford Motor,
Ltd. declined slightly. Gas company
stocks were little changed.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

grades weighty steers, but weak to lower
on lower grade light steers and year.
lings; barely steady on she stock; gen.
eral trade very uneven and dull:
strictly choice medium weight steers,
II 90. Slaughter cattle and yealers:
Steers, good and choice, 600 900 pounds
7.o0al0.50: s0o-1, 100 pounds, 7.O0alI 25:
1,l0O-1 300 pounds, 7.00a1l SO: 400,
l,500 pounds, 7.25al1.5O; common and
medium. COOL 300 pounds, 30oa7.o0.
HelIers. good ani choice, .,y-.5(
pounds. 5G0a3.00 common ana me-
oium. 2:1oa5.O0. Cows, good and choice,
3.25a4.5 common and medium , 5oa
3.25; low cutter and cutter, 1.5oa2 so
Bulls (yearlings excluded), good and
choics (beeD, 3.75a42s: cutter to me
dunn. 2.25a3.75. Vealers milk fed1.
good and choice, 5.50a7. 90; medium,
4.ooa55o; cull end common, a50a4 90.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, December Is up Omitted
States Department of Agriculture) -
Hogs, $4,000, including $4,000 direct;
slow, unevenly weak to S lower than
yesterdays average or around steady
with the close; bulk, 10000 pounds.
4.05a410; top, AIS; most l40-170
pounds, 3.75a405; pigs. largely .325a
3.50 packing sows, 3.50a3.65. Light
Light, good and choice, l4O-lGU pounds,
3.75a4.05; lightweight, 100000 pounds,
4.00aAl5; medium W2:ght, 200-250
pounds, 405a4.15; heavyweight, 2j0-3J0
pounds, 40oa4.l0; packing sows, me-
dium and good, 275-500 pounds, 3.50a
$50; pigs, good and choice, l00-130
pounds, 3.25a3.75.
Cattle, $500; salves, 2.5oo: general
market very slow: about steady On
good and choice loug yesrlinss And Ill
Evening star., 1931-12-16
TAKOMA PARK COMPANY
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED

Judge A. L. Wilson. Takoma Park,
Md, was elected president of the Amber
Projection Screen Corporation at a
meeting Of stockholders this week. at
which Anna M. Shade, Takoma Park,
D. c., was elected vice president and
director. The new board of directors
includes Fraser D. Head, Mai. Dove, A,
L: McBeth, Anna NJ. Shade and A. L.
Wilson.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
INCREASES SALES TAX
BY the Associated Press.

bJ IIIt HSSUCIdltU FTeSS.
A German government decree of De-
cember 9 increases the federal sales tax
from 0.e5 per cent to per cent ad
valorem on all products except bread
bread grains and kindred products. 1t
is effective on January /, 1892
A cable to the Commerce Department
states imported goods are to be subject
to the same tax. except for a few i'm
portant food products. essential raw
materials and semi-manufactures. Hith-
erto the German sales tax was not
levied on the import transactions.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
Winchester Arms Co. Sold.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, December Is
P.-The Winchester Repeating Arms
Co., which went into receivership last
January, was sold yesterday under a
United States District Court order for
s4000O00 to the Reorganization Com
mittee.
William A. Tobler, one of the re-
ceivers, said the plant will be bought
from the committee by the, Western
Cartridge Co. for $s,l00,00o, OF. which
$3,300,000 will be paid In cash and
"a 300 900. in 6 per cent cumulative
stock Of the cartridge company.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Stocker and feeder cattle: Steers, good
and choice, 5oOa1 ,O50 pounds, 4.50a
575; common and medium, 2.75a45o.
Sheep, $4,000 head few bids and
sales about steady with late yesterday.
Good to choice lambs, 500a5.50 to
packers: closely sorted kinds bid SIS;
throwouts, 3.5Oa4.00 Lambs, 80 pounds
down, good and choce, 5.ooa5.so; me-
dunn, 4.25a500; all weights. common,
down, good and choice, 50oa5.9o; me
dunn to chsice, 125a275; all weights,
Gun and common, 1.00a1.75. Feeding
lambs, 5oa75 pounds, good and choice,
450a5.00.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
Sale of Assets Approved.

NEW YORK, December 16 P).-
Stockholders of Consolidated Lead g.
Zinc Co. have approved the sale of as
sets, with the exception of S85,0o0 In
cash, to the Eagle Picher Mining g.
Smelling Co., subsidiary of Eagle
Picher Lead Co., in exchange for $4,000
shares Of Eagle Picher stock.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
Yen Fluctuation Expected.

TOXIC, December Is lPy.-Financial
circles here today said the yen is GER
tain to sway more or less as a result
OF the suspension OF the gold standard
but that its value is expected to be
fixed eventually at about 40 cents.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 16.-Opening
cotton prices today were l to 4 points
higher. Trading was firmly brisk. De-
cember and January were in demand
by the trade. Distant months advanced
under covering
Opening prices were: December 6.O6,
up l; January 6.10, up 4; March 6.28,
up 2; May 6,49, up 3; July 6.66, up 4,
and October SOS, up 4.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Look first at the enormously strong
financial position. All current liabili-
ties are only $260,000 against which
there is cash alone of $7,00O,000. Now
note that capital liabilities consist of
stock only. There is no funded debt
and therefore, no fixed charges ahead
of the stock. A company in that con-
dition does not go bankrupt no mat
ter how unfavorable its current busi-
ness. The first capital liability is the
prior preference stock of which there
are outstanding 1os,4oo shares. If We
subtract from the cash the accounts
payable we will have a remainder of
ever $50 share for this prior prefer
ence stock
In other words this particular cor
poration could wipe out all its plants,
write off all its receivables as uncollec-
tible, destroy its inventories, pay all its
bills, and yet have something left over
for the stockholders. -
fCopyright ,eea4
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Germany, debarred from military
flying, has perhaps made greater prog
ress In civil aviation than any other
European country this last 10 yeaSx
Evening star., 1931-12-16

aqs pavS payment .Ex dividend Pay stock
IN cash or stock payable Adjustment
rus 2o in stock. Plus m Plus
'o'N' RUS Sc III
Evening star., 1931-12-16
RIGHTS-EXPIRE

q Com Edison.... a. 2h On IN
80 Pub Svc ii Feb / 9 3h 31+ 3Is 8
Evening star., 1931-12-16
BONDS.

tcopyrlght, 1881, Standard Statistics Co..
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graphed Japanese fortincations

graphed japanese fortifications
from the air.
The recommendation was believed
to have lessened the possibility the
f1iers might be imprisoned.
A verdict in the case will be
handed down by the court Satur-
day.
The procurator said he had de-
cided to proceed with their prose-
cution because his inquiry definitely
showed they took pictures of Japa-
nese forts.
The fliers Indignantly denied pub
lished reports that they took the
pictures with view to selling them
to a certain power"
The United States embassy sent
communication to the foreign Of
fee Monday, expressing official re-
gret for the incident and promising
that it would not be repeated.
Pangborn and Herndon have re-
NAMED at the Imperial hotel in
TOXIC and no attempt has beer
made to place them in jail.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS Times

recorded by medical science, was
Mrs. Lillian Caldwell. 81. wife Of
Wallace Caldwell. a member Of the
Chicago school board. she died
Thursday night at Grand Rapids,
Mich. Numerous blood transfu-
sions we're made during the week
in an effort to save her.
The disease which caused her
death is known as agranuloctosis
Last March it caused the death Of
Mrs. A. B. Hatton, wife Of North
western university professor.
In an extraordinary effort to save
Mrs. Caldwell a quantity of a rare
drug. adenine sulphate, was taken
to Grand Rapids by airplane. When
the drug failed to improve her con-
dition suggestions were telephoned
by some Of the highest medical au-
thorities in the world, but all
proved futile.
Mrs. Caldwell had been suffering
Of the strange disease since July 81
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SOUTH JEERS
PLAN TO SAVE
COTTON PRICES
Farm Board Insists Its De.
Struction Idea Is Best
Way Out.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-To a
hesitant south the federal farm
board today extended the view that
nothing save acceptance Of its plan
Tor ruthless destruction of a third
OF the cotton crop can prevent
financial chaos and intense suffer-
ing in that region.
The board advanced its drastic
proposal as a last resort, it was
learned. It understands the re-
luctance of farmers to destroy much
OF the crop on which their cash
income depends.
1t studied alternative plans. But
1t was convinced that only by ut
ter destruction of cotton can the
burden Of a great surplus be light
ened and the south avoid situa-
ton that would result in ruined
farmers, bankrupt merchants and
widespread bank failure.
Chairman James G. Stone and
other members Of the board believe
the growers actually will profit by
going into the fields over which
they have worked all season and
flowing up every third row of the
cotton which is now almost ready
for picking.
Prices would go up, the board is
confident. so that the remaining
two-thirds of the crop would bring
more than the entire prospective
production of 100000 bales would
at present quotations, which are
the lowest in thirty-two years.
The board has received replies
from three Of the fourteen south
ern Governors to whom it addressed
its proposal. Governor Sterling of
TeXas inzorsed the plan. Governor
z}y~rSg 81 Georgia was understood
TO have opposed it. The secretary
to Governor Blackwood of South
Carolina advised the board the
Governor wanted more time to
study the plan.
Unofhcially, a majority of the
btate executives were opposed. Only
Governors Bilbo of Mississippi and
Murray of Oklahoma joined with
Sterling in commenting favorably.
Seven others were opposed, led by
Governor Miller of Alabama, who
characterized the farm board plan
as "unwise and impractical of ap-
plication."
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R. [. HAMMOND DEAD

Robert L. Hammond, 80. formerly
secretary of the Dairy Msnufactur-
ers' Association of Indiana. died
Thursday in Evanston, Ill. He had
lived there for three years. He was
secretary of the Chicago Ice Cream
institute.
Survivors are the widow. two
daughters. Mary Elizabeth and sally
Ann, and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert S. Hammond Of 324S Central
avenue. Funeral services will be
held at Flanner Buchanan mortuary
at $3.50 Friday.
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DOCTORS LOSE
FIGHT TO RARE
BLOOD DISEASE
Chicago Woman Victim of
Strange MaIady, Seventh
in History.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-The body of
another prominent woman victim of
a strange and rare disease which
destroys white corpuscles in the
blood was brought back today to
Chicago.
The latest victim, the seventh
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U. S. FLIERS IN
JAPAN MAY Be
FINED BY COURT
Possibility of Jail Term Is
LesSened by officials
Recommendation.
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press stan Correspondent

TOXIC, Aug. I4.-The procurator
recommended today that a fine be
imposed upon Clyde z. Pangborn
and Hugh Herndon Jr., American
aviators accused of having photo
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here when he pleaded guilty to In
toxication. He was arrested by
Sheriff j. w. Foust on Road 81
north of the city, standing on his
head In his car with his feet on the
J seat, Foust said.
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1t is estimated that there are not
more than 100000 Communists and
sympathizers in the United States
today. The majority of these can't
vote because of being aliens.
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Intoxication Costs s4e.s5
By Times Special

COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 14.-Wil-
liam Bower, %, of 1915 Olney street,
indianapolis, was fined $40 and costs
amounting to $42.65 in city court
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-13

and natural rainbow irridescence
are being employed by leading
fashionists to fasten belts for for
NAL afternoon and evening wear,
especially in connection with the
very chic black -and-white ensem-
bles and for the formal dinner pa
jamas and hostess gown.
An admiring audience at a recent
spring style show of note was par
ticularly charmed with dinner pa
jana ensemble of pale green satin
crepe bemberg with a jacket of
lame tissue in green and gold, the
same ornamented at the belt with
a green mOther-of-pearl flower.
Leading Partisan couturiers are
high-lighting grays combined with
pink cOlOrings. Exquisite mother-of
pearl ornamentation in the way of
buttons, slides, and buckles is blend
ed with this fabric tone with strik-
ing effect.
&c. 1891. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-13

PEAKING of the pajama COS
~ tune, time was when its scenes
of triumph were confined to the
boudoir and the beach, but nova
days modern pajamas are
travelling about most everywhere
'in society,"" Veritable gadabouts
have these trousered modes become.
From the boudoir and the beach
they are venturing out into all
sorts of new environment-at the
dance, if you please, and in the
drawing room where as hostess pa
jamas fashions elite is accepting
them with utmost enthusiasm.
To play this role of hostess and
dine and dance pajamas success
fully these trousered and divided
skirt modes are affecting the airs
and graces of milady's most be-
gu T~""l'S- In fact, at times
inc -.c.c9B' - puZZling.
Coming this spring and summer,
the stage is all set for ultra-mod-
ern pajama fashions as charming
and styled as cleverly to oc-
casion as the graceful models
pictured. For the attractive COS
tunes on the seated figure the de-
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-13
Various Good Things
By NELLIE MAXWELL

gar, one cupful of freshly grated
cOcOnut, one teaspOonful of nut
meg. cupful of coconut milk and
a cupful of rich milk or use as
much of the milk as the nut con
tains and add enough cows milk
to make two cupfuls of liquid. Add
a pinch of salt and more sugar If
it is not sweet enough. A grating
of lemon peel may be used instead
of the nutmeg if that is not liked
Pour into deep pastry lined pie
plate and bake as for custard pie
Crisp Molasses Cookies.-Take
two and Onehalf cupfuls of pastry
flour, one-fOurth cupful of bread
flour, one teaspOOnful each of bak-
ing powder and salt, two teaspoon.
fuls of ginger, then sift all again
Heat one cupful of molasses, add
one-half cupful of butter and two
teaspoOnfuls of soda Add the -four
gradually and when well mixed
chill. Roll very thin and cut with
a cooky cutter. Bake ten minutes.
Orange Sponge Cake.-Beat two
egg yolks with four tablespoonfuls
of orange juice and one-half table
spoonful of lemon juice until thick !;
mix three-fourths of a cupful of su-
gar with one-half teaspoonful of
grated orange rind and add gradu-
ally to the egg yOlks; add the
stiffly beaten whites of the eggs and
cut and fold in one cupful of -four,
sifted four times with one-fOurth
of teaspoonful of soda. Pour into
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-13
Ionged for the Moon, and Got 1t
The Weekly Short Story-By CYNTHIA BLAIR

building with her. and when he said
gOod-by he had asked if he might
come to see her, and she had said
yes.
He came that evening to the dingy
roOming house, and they sat in the
parlor and talked eagerly. When
he left they had decided TO join a
French class, an inexpensive one
that Emily knew abOut-you really
have to speak French if you want
ed to travel
That was in December. 1t was
February when they discovered
that they both wanted something
else even more than they wanted to
travel. The something else was
each other. Even though they
couldn't afford to marry, they could
be in lOve-a luxury richer people
than they could not afford.
And then one day the moon fell
into their laps. He came rushing
to Emily in the cheap little res
taurant.
"What do you think?" he cried
1t come. I'm promoted. Iney re
going to send me with one of the
cruises, the Mediterranean one /;
somebody always goes, to act as
head man for the cOmpany-take
charge of the people who go on the
trip, you know, see that they have
a good time on shipboard that they
all go ashore as they should-al'
that Sort Of courier, you know
I'll be sailing next week"
"Oh, how wonderful" cried EN-
lily.
"Yes-and the best part of it is
that I'll be given a raise, and can
take my wife" he added. Come
on-give up your job and let's go
buy that trunk we saw for sale yes
terday. Longing for the moon has
brought it to u.s."
(0 1891. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
WNU Service1
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-13

low-placed wide revers and of spe-
cial style significance are the bell
shaped flowing sleeves, likewise the
circular-cut ruffled drape.
Fashion also bestOws a smile of
approval on the modernistic dinner
pajama ensemble posed to the right
in the illustration. Its full-skirt
trousers are styled of pale green
lustrous satin of bemberg and silk.
The circular-founced jacket is of
lame tissue in green and gold fas.
tened with cleaning mother-of-
pearl lotus flower.
In the instance of the formal pa
jamas, a fascinating model de-
signed for dinner-party wear is
shown, made of black lace, the tiers
of fiounces and the Off-the-s shoulder
decolletage making it look just like
a dress.
Printed silks of extreme elegance
and fOrmality contribute their
beauty to the pajama mode, design
ers ambodying in their styling the
very selfsame details as distin-
guish afternoon and evening frocks.
CHERIE NICHOLAS.
(G), 1891. Western Newspaper Union0
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-13
New York's Good Bargain

The land covered by Central
park was not donated to the city of
New York, but was purchased in
1856, the territory at that time be-
ing covered with shanties, bone
boiling establishments, piggeries
and pools, and very undesirable
and unsightly buildings. Three
hundred dwellings were removed.
The price averaged $500 an acre.
The present site covers 843 acres
which were purchased at a cost of
approximately $6,348,950, only a
fraction of the actual value of the
land today.