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SERIOUSLY ILL

CHICAGO, Jan, 2, (P)-J ius Rosenwald, multi-millionaire phil anthropist and merchant, 68, is critically ill at his home and his condition has become so serious that all of his children have been summoned to his bedside. He has been confined to his home since early in the summer suffering from hardening of the arteries and com plicationS arising from heart di- SeaSe.
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DEATH RESULTED

NE WORK, Jan., 2, P)-Captain Frank F. Fulton, 42, assistant fin- ance officer of the U. s. Army base, Brooklyn, jumped or fell to his death from his quarters on the 18th floor of the Hotel St. George. Of- ficers associated with him said he had been suffering from a nervous disorder for some time. He receiv- ed the degree of Bachelor of Sci ence in 1922 from the University of California.
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ALASKA JUNEAU SURPLUS
 Il MONTHS s1,4444I,350

Showing net operating surplus of $62,30O for November, the Alas ka Juneau's surplus for the first II months of 1881 mounted to $1 ,444, $50. Last months surplus was the smallest for this year and was occasioned by a decline in the average value per ton of the ore handled, reports the Empire.
 The recovery per ton last month was 74.81 cents. Last October the average was 88.67. There was no material variation in the tonnage handled.
 The operations for last month were depicted in the monthly esti- mated results issued from San Francisco on December 5.
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SPECIAL PERMIT

NEW YORK, Jan, 2, (P)-Night clubs ,cabarets and dance halls of New York will be permitted to re- main open until 5 o'clock in the morning for one night only, New Years eve, Edward Mulrooney an
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VALUABLE BOOKS LOST

VATICAN, Jan., 2, P)- Fifteen thousand volumns, including many of great rarity and numerous treasured manuscripts and sigma lures, were lost in the collapse of the roof of the right wing of the Vatican.
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WANT TO MAKE A LOAN

PARIS, Jan., 2, (P)-King Alex ander and Queen Marie of Jugos- lavia arrived from Belgrade, re- putedly to open negotiations for a loan of considerable size. The Roy al pair travelled incognito as Count and Countess of Avala.
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Fifty per cent off on all clean ing and pressing work (not rush worN received on Monday. Sew ard Steam Laundry.
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Because of the heavy snowfall in Interior Alaska, many trappers are experiencing difficulty in covering their trapping lines.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
U. S. BANK MORTALITY
CONTINUES AT LOW EBB
sn.cisl Dispatcb to The s.ar.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 23.-The low rate
of bank suspensions continued last
week, although there was minor in
crease over the number of banks which
discontinued business the previous
week, the American Banker reports.
Eleven banks, three of which were
In Seattle, failed to open their doors.
They had deposit liabilities of approxi-
mately $8,120,000. Three previously
closed banks reopened for business
during this period. The week before
nine banks suspended.
Bank suspensions this year now total
5S3, tying up some s251 100000 in de-
posits. January had the bulk of these
closings. During that month 361 bank
ing institutions suspended business.
February had 128 closings and March
closings dropped to SO. This month,
through April 81, there have been Al
suspension. Reopenings for the year
have reached the 100 mark.
The IL suspensions for the last week
took place as follows: Washington, 4;
Florida, 2, and Arizona, Illinois, Kan
sas, Kentucky and Oregon. l each.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
DECLINE IN STOCK
PRICES PUTS INDEX
AT NEW LOW MARK
Continued From First Page.)

published There Is little doubt as to
the intention Of the management of the
corporation TO suspend payments on
their junior shares. The action of the
preferred stock at the end of the week
indicates considerable anxiety among
holders Of this prime security over its
course in a prolonged period of stag
nation in the iron and steel industry.
A further cut in the wages and salaries
Of the employees of the steel corporation
is pending. This, like that on the rail-
roads, cannot create net earnings in a
period Of such small gross profits. The
Pennsylvania railroad directors also
meet next week. They will then have
to decide whether they will pay a small
dividend from surplus or break their
record of uninterrupted dividends for
tf.ee-quarters Of q century.
While business and individuals are
adjusting themselves to their incomes,
Congress still resists the public demand
for economy and places the political
advantages of its members above the
national good. The politician Is sup
posed to have his ear to the ground and
to hear all Of the favorable or un-
favorable rrlmblings Of public opinion
Members Of Congress, as well as those
IN state ana municipal OmceS, must be
deaf as well as dumb If they do not rec
ognize the increasing strength Of the
public protest against extravaganza in
Government and the resentment toward
Office holders who will not make any
concession to the universal need for
lower taxes.
Foreign events that viii influence
sentiment here and affect prices in the
next few weeks are the Prussian cleo
tions on Sunday, the French elections
May l and 8 and developments at the
Geneva Disarmament Conference. It
is an encouraging sign that no defaults
are taking place among German dollar
bonds and that nearly four Of the criti-
cal first six months of this year have
passed with Germany able to find suff1-
cient funds to meet all Of her foreign
obligations. Suspensions of interest
payments are, however, probable next
month on some Of the loans in South
eastern Europe. The fact that Great
Britain did not include in this years
budget her annual payment of interest
and principal to the United States on
war debts has aroused more discussion
and conjecture than it deserves There
Is no question but that, II the United
States persists in demanding payment
of Britain, it will be made by the ma
ton that has recently anticipated the
maturity Of privately negotiated loans
in this country.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
CURB SHARES HOLD
FIRM AT WEEK END.
Fair Recovery From Setback
of Friday Scored by
Leaders.
BY JOHN L. COOLEY,


NEW YORK, April 23.-The curb
ruled steady in q quiet week end ses-
sion today. A few leaders firmed mod
erately after some minor unsettlement
ut the opening and final prices tended
TO show a fair degree Of recovery from
yesterdays setback.
Gains were rather frequent in the
utility group, although they were re-
stricted in size. Electric Bond g. Share
was well supported at IA, closing at that
figure for a small fractional advance.
Commonwealth Edison pushed up near
ly points and American Gas showed
consistent firmness. Associated Gas
"a" recovered an early loss Of half
point.
Aluminium Of America became more
active than of late, sagging slightly,
but reducing its loss to nominal proper
tions. New Jersey Zinc improved more
than point, while Woolworth. Ltd,
and Ford of Canada "A" closed with
minor gains.
Oils were dull Standard of Indiana
maintained its recent steadiness, finish
ing unchanged. Offerings of Standard
Of Kentucky met a better demand and
the stock held virtually unchanged
after yesterdays reaction. Gulf closed
shade lower, selling under 29.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
CANADIAN DOLLAR GAINS
ON TRADE EQUALIZATION
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Canada's 5
change from an unfavorable to a
favorable trade balance for the year
ended March 81, an improvement
amounting to about 100000 over
the preceding year, has stemmed the
decline Of the Canadian dollar in New
York, according to the Bank Of Mon
treal. The closing quotation on the
Canadian currency yesterday was 897s
cents, compared with about 80 cents at
its low last December.
Concerning present Canadian condi-
tions the bank says:
Gold and even Wintry weather dur
ing the first weeks of Spring has re-
tarded the seasonal movement of mer-
chandise, both wholesale and retail, and
the indices of business have not yet
pointed upward. The opening of navi-
cation on the lakes and the st. Law
renee Is, however taking in some of
the slack Of unemployment, and agri-
cultural activities are again coming into
evidence
There has been considerable pre-
cipitation Of moisture the country over,
and in the prairie provinces the season
opens with good crop prospect. A full
average harvest in that important ag-
ricultural section would everywhere
change business for the better. Com
modify prices remain unprofltably low,
out the disparity between producers and
consumers prices narrows slowly, there
by tending to restore an economic equi-
librium.
"The carry-over Of wheat will not
be large, exports of the cereal proceed
ing at a satisfactory rate, but there
remains enough in store to insure good
cargoes for shipping The carry-over
at July 81 is estimated by the Dominion
Bureau Of Statistics at 100000, 900
bushels, the smallest in four years."
Evening star., 1932-04-24
Traders Withhold
Bids as Rallies
Fade Out Rapidly
''BIue Chip" Stocks Have
Yielded Steadily to Re-
cent Sale Pressure.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, April 23.-What dis
courages traders who would otherwise
be inclined to buy stocks in this mar
ket is the inability of any rally to carry
through. Every time there has been
any recovery it has lasted only day
or so and has been followed by renewed
liquidation and lower prices. The av-
erage professional sees no prof1t In
working against trend apparently so
well established.
1t is true that closer analysis shows
that the selling has been, to oorroW
a word from the now forgotten 1929
days, "selective" 1t has not affected
all stocks alike, but has been concen-
trated on-again reverting to bull mar
ket phraseology-the blue chips" but
meaning nowadays not stocks selling
above 5000, but stocks selling above $50
a share. Some of these erstwhile blue
chips are not even selling at $50, and
there is only one active issue-Home-
stake Mining-which has still retained
its membership in the century club.
There has been little weakness In
the very low-priced shares. Most Of
these seem to have completed theiE re-
adjustment, temporarily at least. The
relative steadineSS in this part OF the
list, however, is obscured by the sensi-
tiveneSs of the leaders to selling. The
result Is that the Street Is almost as
bearish as ever, although there are
few who agree with Percy Rockefeller
in his testimony at Washington, when
he said that he would not dare to be
short of the market now, because rise
would cruelty the shorts.
The principal reason given by the
doubters is the prospect of further
forced liquidation The decline this
week bore all the earmarks, not of short
selling, but of the closing out of COL
lateral against bank loans. This works
in vicious circle. Every market break
undermines new positions, and the
liquidation thereby compelled In turn
carries the market lower. 1t will take
some important outside developments
to break this chain.
Meanwhile stocks offer progressively
greater bargains to those able and will
ing to carry them through the storm.
Many of them are selling at prices that
put no value whatever, or an abStrdly
low value, on their fixed assets.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-04-24

dollars
Payable
IL J Plus az stock. Paid this
regular m So n n D Paid
regular
Evening star., 1932-04-24
Steel and the Market.

NEW YORK, April % (SpeciaD. -
Previous to the April and october. 1881.
quarterly dividend meetings of United
States Steel, the stock market broke
sharply. On both occasions the regu-
lar rate of Sl75 was ordered on the
common. The market was weak the
following day, but then began rally
lasting several days before the general
downtrend was resumed. In two days
preceding the January meeting, at
which the dividend was reduced to so
cents, feeble rally. took place, after
which a reaction set in. Just previous
to the last four quarterly steel meetings
the market dropped to level below that
of the preceding week, then turned
and within a period ranging from 10
to 20 days topped the highest level
reached during the week of the steel
meeting.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
STEEL PRODUCTION
IN IRREGULAR TREND
Structural Orders Small This Week
and Railroad Buying Has
Been Restricted.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Steel pro-
duction schedules reflected irregularity
within the industry in the past week.
slight gains in orders being reported for
tin plate as a result of increasing auto
mobile output, and for rails, owing TO
resumption Of one mill.
However, structural specifications
placed were small and railroad buying
was generally limited. Trade forecasts
were more or less conflicting, some re-
porting indications Of reviving demand
and others not expecting substantial
gains until Autumn. Prices were firmly
held, although scrap eased Buying of
pig iron Is restricted at unchanged
prices.
An advance in copper quotations of
u cent at the opening Of the week as
result Of recently improved export
demand was followed by an immediate
contraction Of this buying, and sub
sequently the price was lowered to the
previous basis Of 534 cents for electro
lytic delivered in the Connecticut VAL
ley. Domestic consumers remained out
OF the market awaiting tangible evi-
dence of improvement in general busi-
ness. Although a slightly easier under
tone was reported In secondhand quar-
ters, smelters and producers held firm.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
.RAIL.TRUCK PLANS
PUSHED BY CARRIERS
Eastern Executives Speed Up Ar
rangement to Compete for Busi.
ness on Highways
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpbtCn 70 Inc Sthrs
NEW YORK, April 23.-Executives Of
Eastern railroad lines, members Of the
Advisory Committee of the Association
of Railway Executives, met here yes
terday to discuss the working out of
their plan to have the Railway Express
Agency undertake highway trucking for
the Eastern roads.
At the same time from Chicago came
an announcement by the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway, long an advo-
cate of this trucking plan, that 1t Is
placing in daily operation "compart-
ment cars" between Chicago and Mil
waukee in an effort to recover traffic
that has been diverted to trucks. These
cars, which will go into service May 6,
are built with four compartments, each
having capacity Of 768 cubic feet, and
will carry freight on q fiat charge Of
SIS per compartment, instead of by
weight, and no packing requirements
are to be made. Both of these features
differentiate this type Of transportation
from the ordinary tariff on less-than-
carload freight.
The meeting here to consider the
trucking problem follows an applica-
ton made by the Railway Express
Agency to the Illinois Commerce Com
mission for permission to operate high
way trucking service for railroads in
the Chicago territory. Such action had
been recommended by Fred w. Sargent,
president of the Chicago & Northwest
ern, who has urged adoption Of the
plan for nearly two years.
The railroads, through the Railway
Express Agency, now control feet of
10000 trucks, many of which are idle
at a time when rival transportation
companies are cutting into railroad
trafic by the operation Of highway
trucks. The management Of the Rail-
way Express Agency submitted a re-
port to the railroad executives meeting
showing the practicability of highway
trucking by the roads. The express
agency is prepared to start door deliv-
cry here at any time.
(C0Dyrirht
Evening star., 1932-04-24
i. S. SOIL SURVEY
WORK IS ADVANCED
Nearly Billion Acres Tested
by Agricultural De-
partment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Nearly q billion acres Of American
farm land have been mapped and an
alyzed so that the farmer today may
know exactly what crops are suited for
his soil.
This work has been going on for
more than 80 years under the direction
Of the Agriculture Department, whose
scientists survey approximately 15,000,-
900 acres annually. On last July /
927 1861 acres, or 449,792 square
miles, had been completed.
A soil survey for every agricultural
county and a soil map for every farmer
Is the aim Of the department. Such
goal, however, will not be reached for
20 or 80 years, DR.. A. G. Mccall, who
has charge of the work, said yesterday.
States and the Federal Government
share the expense Of the survey, which
averages to 8 cents an acre.
A report accompanying each soil map
describes fully the properties of the
soil and subsoil, topography, water sup
ply and drainage conditions, crop adap-
ton, general fertility, systems of farm
ing and soil management 1t also in
cludes a general discussion Of the agri-
cultural development of the county,
farm Improvements, important prod
ucts, markets, transportation facilities
and then general conditions Of the COM
munity.
The soil survey tells the farmer what
crops will do best on his land, what
soils are best suited for crops and what
should be left in pasture.
Texas leads all other States in the
number OF acres surveyed, with 36,435.-
200. Next comes Nebraska, 36,027, $50;
Alabama, 35.289, 500; Iowa, 29,80s $40;
North Carolina, 28,399, 800; Missouri,
23, ,793,280; Georgia, 22,551 $50, and
California, 20,812,l6o.
Other States: Kansas, $3.50, 400:
Minnesota, 6,988 800; Montana, 1872
800; North Dakota, 10,S01, ,920; South
Dakota, 5,303,040, and Wisconsin,
1877, ,280.
Evening star., 1932-04-24

(Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1932-04-24
Commodity Price
Trends of Week
BY III. n. McGILL
OF the McGiu Commodity Service. Il

OF the McGiu Commodity Service, Inc.
AUBURNDALE, Mass, April % (P).-
Commodity prices were lower during the
past week after showing a temporary
firmness during the previous week.
Price weakness was evident In more
groups than for many weeks past.
Markets appear unable to attain any
sustained display of strength, but this
is not surprising under existing condi-
tions. Efforts have been made to re-
duce the production of raw materials to
conform with limited demand, but the
contraction in consumption has been
so rapid and so sustained that it has
been impossible in the majority OF
cases to prevent accumulation OF in
ventories.
While output has finally been re-
duced to the necessary level, yet an up
turn in industrial activity is necessary
to accomplish an upturn in prices.
All commodities index, although de-
clining only fractionally, reflected weak
ness in nine groups out of fourteen.
Three remained the same as in the pre-
viouS week, while only two were higher.
Industrial prices failed to maintain
the gain of the previous week. Only
one group, non-ferrous metals, was
higher. Chemicals, paper and vege-
table oils remained the same. with the
remaining groups lower. While the
easy money policy of the Federal Re-
serve System was of aid in halting the
downward trend in security markets,
| yet this was not reflected in the trend
Of commodity prices. The Reserve
System credit expansion program Is ap-
parently slowly effecting the desired
results. During the past week the open
market purchases have resulted in
larger reserves for the member banks,
which, in turn, stimulated the pur-
chase of bonds and a slight expansion
in commercial loans. If the beneficial
results are maintained, the effects
should not be long in being transmit
ted to industrial activity and commod-
ity prices.
Most important price changes in the
McGin weekly commodity price indices
1926-100:
Evening star., 1932-04-24
DIVIDEND CHANGES.

NEW YORK, April 23 lF-Unfavor-
able dividend changes in the past week
were slightly larger In number than In
the preceding week, while favorable
changes we're the most numerous since
the third week in January, according to
a compilation by the Standard Sta
tistics Co. The unfavorable revisions
totaled So, compared with 46 the week
before. There were 16 favorable
changes. compared with ] IN the
previous week.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
COTTON PRICES MOVE
IN NARROW LIMITS
Increased Selling at Short Session
Is Well Absorbed by Trade
Buying.
BY the Associated Press.

by lIle ASSUCIattu PfesS.
NEW YORK, April 23-Trading was
fairly active in cotton today with in
creased liquidation of near months alb
sorbed by trade buying within a COM
paratively narrow range
An early decline of or S points,
which carried the price of July con-
tracts off to Gil, was followed by rallies
to about yesterdays closing quotations
with the market closing steady at net
declines of / to points.
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the troops, while the flying ma
chimes above show well-trained
brand of airmanship.
Graham McNamee, ace announcer
of the National Broadcasting Com
pany staff and the talking reporter
Of the screen, comments on this and
other subjects in the reel.
A fshermen's strike at San Pedro,
Cal, which has tied p a $4,000, 900
industry, is another unit of the reel.
The rescue by coast guardsmen of
flood victims at Greenwood, Miss;
unemployed men at Grand Rapids,
Mich, working on civic projects for
wages of food and fuel; the modern
city Of Resina. Italy, being RACED to
restore the city of Herculaneum are
other items of interest.
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FILM DISPLAYS
JAPAN'S POWER
Army ParadeS for Emperor
and Times News Reel.

Military powe.- Of Japan on dis
play before Emperor Hirohito in the
annual review before his imperial
highness at Yoyogi parade grounds,
rs one item of interest in the cur
rent issue of The indianapolis
Times-Universal NewsreeI, being ex-
hibited at leading local theaters.
Showing powerful force Of
tlghting machinery equipped with
the best modern means, the Jap
anese army parades regiments of
infantry, cavalry and artillery be-
fore the emperor.
Officers Of the mikado's guard
form a picturesque escort, but un-
der this showiness, there is present
the unmistakable evidence of power
an the precision and maneuvers of
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Ter. another member of the coun- ]
Gil. was the councilman who was
questioned nv. commissioners.
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ROY SAHM NOT QUIZZED
Retiring County Councilman Never
Involved in Road Investigation.

Roy Sahm, who resigned as
member Of the county council
Thursday, was not involved in a re-
cent road wage claim investigation
by county commissioners, as The
Times stated Thursday. Sam Pfend-
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troinan John Hunter of blame for
his death. Or. Patrick veach. cor
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Ynnth,s neath Held suicide

BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. ga COR
oner's verdict that William Expert,
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1s-year-old high school student
committed suicide, exonerated pa