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Evening star., 1932-01-03
BALTIMORE CUSTOM
RECEIPTS DECLINE
Drop of $1,o64,67o for Year Is
Estimated by Collector
Holtzman.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 2.-Customs
collections at the port of Baltimore
for 1881 were $1,064 $40 under those
of 1880, according to an estimate by
Charles H. Hoffman. collector.
The figures were $l2, 1877, ,583 for 1881
and S13,202,2 for the previous year
The difference was attributed to the
heavy withdrawal of merchandise from
warehouses before the tariff law went
into effect, July l, 1890
Mr.. Holtzmans report shows a
marked decrease in shipping for the
year. In 1880 1,670 vessels, American
and foreign, in both ocean and coast
wise trade, brought 5,302,65 tons to
the local port. In 1881 the number of
vessels dropped to 1885 and the ton
mage to 4,380,909
Last year 1884 vessels cleared Bal
timore with 4,393,3 1854 tons, compared
to 1879 ships and 5,27l ,442 tons in
1890 In domestic trade last year
1870 American ships entered with
2,399,616 tons, while 1644 cleared with
2.983554 tons. In 1880 the entries
were 1,347 with 2,760,021 tons and the
clearances were 1,741 with 3,3l2,883
tons.
Imports last year were valued at
SIT 7,772,1 $50, against $l03 720,786 for
the previous year. Exports, excluding
Porto Rico, were S34,353,5l4, against
$50 3,536008.
Evening star., 1932-01-03
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, January John
M. Miller, jr., director of the National
Credit Corporation for the fifth Fed
eral Reserve district, today urged banks
desiring assistance to make application
promptly and before an emergency tC
facilitate the work of the corporation
The National Credit Corporation
has assets of half billion dollars and
is prepared and anxious to place its
funds wherever needed, Mr.. Miller said
MiIler's Statement.
Mr.. Miller. who is also president OF
the First and Merchants Bank of Rich
mond, issued the following statement
The National Credit Corporation has
been loaning freely to the Peoples State
Bank Of Charleston, S. c., with its
40-odd branches, and was prepared
last night to furnish additional cash
this morning to carry on, it only being
necessary for the National Credit AsSo-
citation No. 6 of South Carolina to ap-
prove the collateral and assume its
proper liability.
John M. Miller, director of the fifth
Federal Reserve district of the National
Credit Corporation, was in touch over
the telephone last night with officials
of the National Credit Association OF
Evening star., 1932-01-03
PROMPT BANK LOAN ACTION
PROMISED BY CREDIT HEAD

South Carolina, and it appeared that
the officers of the Peoples State Bank
of Charleston were unable to get to-
gether promptly the collateral necessary
to make additional advances The Peo-
pies State Bank with its 40-odd
branches, is scattered over the entire
State of South Carolina, which made
it difficult, if not impossible, TO get to-
gether promptly the securities necessary
for additional large sums, which would
be necessary to carry on the business
of its 40-odd branches.
THE National Credit Corporation
has assets of half billion dollars and
is prepared and anxious to place its
funds wherever needed. Necessarily, the
borrowing banks should look ahead and
apply for assistance promptly rather
than wait until the eleventh hour
When applying banks delay until the
eleventh hour and fifty-ninth minute it
is sometimes impossible to render as
sistance in time to meet the emergency.
Urges Cooperation.
THE officers of the National Credit
Corporation are working night and day
using the wires without hesitation in
numbers Of cases. The cooperation OF
the separate banks must be had and
they should not wait until the last
minute"
Evening star., 1932-01-03
Nations in Effort
To Meet Service
On Loans by u. S.
Latin American Countries
Show Desire to Pay Obli-
cations Promptly.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 2-Several
bankers said today that South Ameri-
can countries and states are making
strong efforts to maintain prompt debt
service on American bonds, but in some
cases are throttled by extraordinary
foreign exchange difficulties.
Dillon, Read g. Co. announced re-
ceipt, after enforced delay, of funds
to pay the December l interest coupon
on the City of Montevideo, Uruguay, 7
per cent bonds of 1852. The city ex-
planned that delay was due to shortage
in supply of dollar exchange. 1t ad-
vised that sufficient money in terms of
Uurguayan pesos had been deposited in
Montevideo before December /, but it
was possible to make transfer to New
York in small amounts only, this was
done during December until enough had
been shipped here to cover the pay
ments.
The National Bank of Argentina ar
ranged to meet New York payments for
SIS 900 gold which arrived in New York
today on the S. S. Western Prince. The
shipment was consigned to the National
City Bank.
Through Speyer & Co. and j. Henry
Schroeder Banking Corporation, the
government of the state of San Paulo
announced that it had deposited funds
with the Banco do Commerce. e In
dustria, San Paulo, to take care of a
half years interest on the states 40
year per cent bonds of 1928, but re
grets that owing to exchange difficulties
it has been unable 20 remit any Of these
funds TO New York and that there are
no funds available in New York for the
service due January /, 1882" The
bankers stated that January coupons
of two other state Of San Paulo loans
had been paid.
Evening star., 1932-01-03
TIGHT MONEY RATES
EXPECTED IN WEST
Conservatism in Buying Is Looked
for During Remainder of
This Winter.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


KANSAS CITY, Mo, January q
Entering the new year after the most
eXtraoI binary tWelVemOnth in its his
tory. the interior is seeking to deter
mine just what is to be the history of
Winter and early Spring. For one
thing, 1t anticipates continued tight
money market, loans kept to a mini
num- conservatism in buying and a
waiting attitude as to expansion of
nearly every sort That this will be
the situation until Spring seems prob
able
The loss in the dollar aggregate In
the sale of commodities due to relative
ly lower price levels for both commodi-
ties and products, the narrowing of
profits for retailers and the static situa-
tiOn on the farms due to the storage
of grain and the determination to wait
as long as possible in hope OF higher
markets, all contribute to the 9itua-
ton
On the other side are physical as
SetS-groWing wheat with a reduction
of acreage and not too favorable condi-
tion-both pointing to higher prices
grain and live stock on hand, the for
mer in excess of normal, giving hope
of translation into constructive buSi-
ness force when domestic and foreign
distribution is accelerated. In no year
has the farm country opened the year
with more material resources or great
er productive capacity, both OF which
should have their effect when market
upturn arrives.
Annual meetings Of interior banks
will hear reports of the lowest earn
inps in a decade. The necessity of
charging off frozen loans. the small
return on reserves, losses in bond ac-
counts for many, have absorbed the
income, and fortunte are those that
do do not not pass the dividend. The feeling tt il!
is strong that the proper, course of the
r,,rai hank is to safeguard its depoSttors
and forget profits for the present.
'--e' 101e0' fCopyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-01-03
INVESTMENT BOND
MARKET IMPROVES
Rebound in United States Is
sues Gives Better Tone to
Other Securities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 2-The in
vestment market wound up the last
week of the year in a much better
frame of mind than 1t had the previous
week While prices were not great
deal better, when the long decline of
September, October, November and De-
cember is considered, the large volume
of oppressive liquidation seemed to have
dried up.
United States Government bonds,
after sliding swiftly down to their low
est levels in decade, rebounded sharp
ly when the close Of business on
Wednesday removed the last chance
for showing capital losses in these is
sues on the 1881 income tax return,
except to those willing to accept the
expensive medium of cash sales on
Thursday.
In regard to Government bonds, a
curious situation existed at the end of
the week. The average price of 3.25
per cent which the Treasury was fore
ed to pay on Monday for 100000, 900
for 81 days was the highest Of the year
and compared with the low of less than
half of / per cent earlier In 1881. 1t
was thought at the time to preSage a
period of sharply higher money rates,
year end money squeeze that might
force bond prices much lower. Ordinary
common sense might have dictated that
time when commercial demand for
money was at the lowest ebb in 10
years, the year end squeeze would be
much under normal but there was a
considerable volume of tax selling 60
ing on, together with corporation bal
ance-sheet dressing, and the result was
heavy pressure on Government bonds.
As matter Of fact, the tightening. OF
money rates was hardly perceptible
Time money was only slightly higher
and by no means justified the yields
of 40 to 437 per cent for Govern
ment bonds and the 6 per cent basis
on which many prime municipals were
selling.
The result was that the very men
who sold their Government issue. in
such a hurry bought them back even
more hurriedly and there was sharp
recovery that was, to a great extent,
reflected in corporation bonds, foreign
and domestic, and in foreign govern
ment descriptions.
Railroad bonds had some reason for
recovery In the voluntary wage reduc-
tions accepted by the shop employees
Of the Southern Pacific and those OF
few other roads ard in the slightly
better earnings reports anticipated for
December. But many of them were
still under pressure of forced liguida-
ton and could not get far from their
lows. Virtually the same thing applied
to Junior industrials and utilities. The
prime corporation list followed govern
mentS.
AS the new year opens 1t is increas-
ingly apparent that the crucial factor
III the whole investment situation here
and abroad is the foreign situation. Wall
Street is convinced that nothing short
of cancellation of reparations and wal
debts or, falling that, flve-year
moratorium, which would be auto
matically renewed in the absence OF
ability to pay, will revive international
confidence to the point needed for trade
recovery.
(Copyright, 1882
Evening star., 1932-01-03
CANADA'S BUILDING
OUTLOOK IMPROVES
New Construction Permits In
creased as 1881 Neared
Business Close.
Special DISPATCH TO The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MONTREAL, January 2.-Canada's
building outlook continues favorable and
gives promise of a decided upturn in
1882, says a bulletin just made public
by the department of immigration and
colonization of the Canadian Pacific
Railway.
Proposed new construction through
out Canada during November amounted
to $42, ,545 100, as compared to 1.348,-
800 during the preceding month" the
bulletin pointed out, ''and comfortable
gains in the building industry are an
ticipated this year.
Actual contracts awarded during the
first IL months of 1881 totaled S304,-
224, ,7G0, decline of approximately 25
per cent from the figures for the cor
responding period of 1880, but leaders
in the building industry point out that
large amount of this decline can be
attributed directly to lower costs of
building materials. That proportion Of
the decline which cannot be attributed
to. lower building costs is relatively
small and is easily balanced by the fact
proposed new construction was on the
increase as the year neared its end"
Evening star., 1932-01-03
IMPROVEMENT SEEN
IN BOND MARKET 7

Railroad bond outlook is no longer
down but distinctly up, in the opinion
of j H. Lewis of Goodbody q Co. VINO
cites three factors that place the rail-
road Industry in favored position lor
the current year. Ihey are are 60 ~ 1ninh ine
emergency freight rate increase eo> "nten tSa
] ]0penonstr7,ction Finance Corporation, y
wSicb will probably be made work
sbla is.i INIT TT to make loans to railroads to
n,eet nDae mat nat,,rities ri within the next month;
and and ts1 the agreements on a 10 per
Cot raduction i, labor costs by most
Of the carriers within montn.
Evening star., 1932-01-03

office of the National City Co., has be-
come associated with Y. E. Booker g.
Co., investment bankers, effective jan
uary /.
Mr.. Howard is well known in local
financial circles and carries with him
the good wishes of host of friends.
He is a native of Washington, was edu-
Gated in the public schools here, is a
graduate of the Georgetown Law
School, class of 1918, and is a member
of the District bar.
He began his financial career with
the Union Trust Co.. where he worked
up through the ranks to the position OF
teller, resigning from that post in 1922
to join the sales organization Of the
National City Co. He Is member of
the Columbia Country Club and the
Washington Bond Club
Evening star., 1932-01-03
Huge Dividend Payment.

NEW YORK, January Especially -
Dividends and interest payable today
approximates $1,000 900, 900. They are
from 10 to II per cent less than in jan
uary, 1881. One compilation shows a
decrese in dividends declared in Decem-
Der, many of them not payable for a
month or two, to about 5000 100000 less
than the amount declared in the same
month in 1880. Part of the disburse-
ments now being made will go back into
securities, another part will be deposited
in savings banks and the remainder will
follow the normal course of employment
covering the regular budgets Of those
to whom they are due.
Evening star., 1932-01-03
Stock QUESTIONABLE.

NEW YORK, January 2 (P).-The
Stock Exhange Committee on Business
Conduct has requested members of the
exchange to furnish list of all trans
actions In Eitingon- -Schild Co. preferred
stock between November Is and Decem-
Der al. The purpose Of the question:
na1rs was not revealed.
Evening star., 1932-01-03

Vice president of E. P. Schwartz, Inc,
has been elected president of the In
surance Club of Washington, succeed
ing Aubrey ]. Voorhees,, manager of the
Aetna Affiliated Cos, who served the
club last year.
other officers elected at the annual
meeting include Hubert R. Quinter,
vice president; F. Douglas Sears, secre-
tary, and William T. Reed, jr., treas
urer. The clubs information director
is Edgar K. Legg.
The club is made up Of men engaged
in all the insurance fields but life
underwriting 1t was organized in No
vember, 1922. and has enjoyed most
successful career since that time.
Monthly luncheons, at which all mat
ters pertaining to fire insurance, bond
ing and a host of other allied prob
lens are given full discussion, are the
features of the clubs activities.
Evening star., 1932-11-02

their obligations. Cattlemen have been
hit by low prices and drought for three
years.
One Of Reno's four banks. two at
Las Vegas, near the Hoover Dam con-
struction, and two at Ely, in the States
copper mining center, ignored the holi-
day. A threatened run on the First
National Bank of Reno was dissipated
when directors announced S1.500,000 in
gold and currency had been received
from San Francisco and the institution
was prepared to meet all demands.
OF the 26 banks in the State, IL are
in the Wingfield chain The chain has
deposits in excess Of $15,0000OO.
Evening star., 1932-11-02

cloud whose potential as measured by
radium coated collector was 200
volts
"Petri observed that a steel tele-
graph wire five kilometers long be-
came electrically charged during vio-
lent snowstorm. A continuous stream
Of sparks several millimeters long could
be drawn from the wire; and Petri
estimated the electrical power gen.
Grated to be one-half horsepower.
"A similar observation is recorded
by A. Stager, who exposed a wire nine
meters in length to the driving snow
during snoWstorm. There was a dis
tinct corona discharge "a blue fluores-
cence) around the wire, and a cur
rent Of II to 20 milliamperes could be
drawn from it. In this case the power
generated was estimated to be three
watts"
Mr. Vollrath found that bending the
copper tubes slightly increased the
electrical power. The experiments in
dicated that the higher the speed of the
particles the more they produced. but
his tests of this were limited to COM
pressed air having double the pres
sure of the atmosphere.
Evening star., 1932-11-02

On the surface of the sphere this
electricity is deposited so rapidly that
a few ounces of sand accounts for the
entire quarter of million volts. After
passing the copper pipes the sand drops
back into the box to be used again.
This engine is only model. It's
purpose is to show that large apparatus
would give the high voltage which
scientists seek for smashing atoms.
It was built by Richard E. Vollrath,
who gives credit to DR.. Robert A. Milli-
kan and the California Institute OF
Technology for use Of their facilities.
The description is announced in the
Scientific Physical Review.
Model From Nature.
Vollrath obtained his model direct
from nature, particularly from snow
storms. y.
1T has been known for long time" :"
he states, that considerable charges are
developed when particles OF solids are
blown over. the surface Of metals and
other substances.
According to w. A. Douglas Rudge,
few centigrams of flour blown into
large room produced charged dust
Evening star., 1932-11-02
Don't take culomel!
HERE'S new HEALTH
FOR YOUR LIVER
Now Danish bad breath, pimples,
constipation; feel like a million!

That tired, frowsy feeling in the
morning, that dark brown" taste in
the mouth-if you would Danish them
and win back buoyant health, don't
expect relief from salts, mineral oil, or
candy and chewing-gum laxatives.
For such remedies only move the
bowels. While, chances are, you're one
of the thousands suffering from slug
gish liver which does not yield suffl-
cient bile-causing pimples. blemishes,
headaches, bad breath and a general
rundown feeling.
What you need Is something which
acts thoroughly but harmlessly upon
the liver. And in DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets you will find that something" :"
which stimulates the bile flow.
A successful substitute for calomel
these famous tablets are compounded
of pure vegetable ingredients. and have
been praised for years by millions.
To get and keep the bile flowing
freely-correcting constipation, skin
troubles, and win back that "flne-and-
dandy feeling of youth-go to your
druggist for DR.. Edwards Olive Tab
lets H3aE. l5c. SOC. 60c
Evening star., 1932-11-02
Blondes Turn to Brunettes.

Blondes are definitely out of style, ac-
cording to the pronouncement of a
famous coiffeuse of Paris. Golden and
platinum blonde hair does not set off
rich Autumn purples. reds and browns
as well as the warmer shades of auburn.
brown and bronze Therefore, henna is
helping brunettes to be bronzed and
blondes are being dyed back to brunette.
Evening star., 1932-11-02
Mansion May Become Hostel.

st. Dunstans, the famous London
mansion which once was the head
quarters for training War-blinded SOL
diers, may be converted into an inter-
national hostel for children. The
School Journey Association is sponsor
ing the plan, and third of the amount
required has been subscribed, mostly by
teachers.
Evening star., 1932-11-02
NEVADA BANKING
CHANGES RUSHED
Reorganization Of Wingfeld Chain
Under Way in State Holiday"
Big Run Averted.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, New, November 2.-Under an
official l2-day business and banking
holiday, reorganization Of the George
Wingfield banks went forward today
while officials awaited the return of
Gov. Fred B. Balzar from Washington
D. c., where he sought a $4,000, 900
loan from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation.
The holiday was proclaimed by Acting
Gov. Morley Griswold after q confer
ence with bankers largely because of
the inability of live stock men to meet
Evening star., 1932-11-02
NEW ELECTRICAL GENERATOR
GIVES QUARTER MILLION VOLTS
Small Stream of Sand Blown Through
Short Copper Pipes Operates
''HuH-Puffff' f. Engine.

who "huffed and puffed until he blew
the house down.
The entire apparatus is barely two
feet high and no wider than that
figure. 1t is box of sand. a stream
of compressed air to blow the particles
and metal sphere through which the
copper pipe extends. its interior sub
divided into several corridors. Eric
ton Of the sand produces the elec-
tricity.
Evening star., 1932-11-02
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November "A small
stream Of sand blown through short
copper pipes produces a quarter Of a
million volts in a new electrical gen.
orator announced from the University
of Southern California.
1t might be called the huff puff
engine, for its results are almost as sur
prising as would be the appearance in
real life Of the nursery rhyme wolf
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-04-15
D~eclamatory Contest
H, Humorous

= D indicates Dramatic; o, Oratorical; II, Humorous
Student Subject Dtvsionf Coach
Helen Beck-Laddie d Olson
Frances Martinson-The Canyon Flower D
Eileen Steffensen-The Music Master D
Howard Garden-The Highway Man
Viola Hembd-Kentucky Bill d
Armida Thomas-Litue Boy Blue D
Irene Pipal-The Lilac Lady ID Hennum
Yvonne Pipal-Litue Sister Snow D
Doris Rogers-The Blackeyed Rebel D
Erma Cusker-Tom o. the Clean d
Alta Cusker-The Bond d
Ruth Decentralization D
Marie Maier-The Governors Day Off D
Jessie Toavs-The Congo D Donaghue
Reuben WiI-The Brother Who Failed d
Raymond Reichert-The Spanged Banner D
Floyd Vine-The World in 194S o
Dwight Treeby-What Think Ye of Christ? o
Corrinne Lowe-Scratch D Hennum
John Livngston-The Black Horse and His Rider D Livingston
Walter Chapman-A Memorial Day Vision D Mrs. Chapman
Isabelle Tilton-Jmmy Jones Studies Geography H Mrs. Carlson
Beulah Nefzger-Tommy Stearns Scrubs Up Fl
Beatrice David-The Bet H
Clyde SchiIlinger-Home Talent Rehearsal H
Isabelle Delaney-At The Swimming Pool H
Clara OIson-That Car of Mas H
Ruth Donehoo-Berry Boggles First Date H
Thelma Blankenship-Figures That Failed H
William Artz-The Bath Hour H
Edna Nasner-The Busybody H
Milo Olds-The Wrong Henry H
Howard Hveem-Ma, What Did You Say? H
James Notwithstanding a Girl Football H
Wilbur Fadness-My Pas a Coward H
Jurene Stensland-The Boy That Slept with a Pig H
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-04-15

Pat Naughter and Bill and Bob
Sand visited at Fred Sugden's on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Toavs called
at the A. F. Toavs home Sunday
afternoon.
Albert Ruen is helping on the
Melvin Gunderson farm this week
while Mr.. Gunderson is away.
A. A. Toavs called at the N. F.
Toavs home Monday afternoon.
School News
The first and second grades will
finish my Health Habits" this
week.
The third and fourth grades will
also finish their health books this
week.
The first grade made pin wheels
Monday in language class.
We have begun our new book
let.
Catherine brought some flowers
to school Monday. We will try to
have fresh flowers every day now.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-04-15
I'm THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ROOSEVELT.

In The Matter of The Estate of
MICHAEL ST. JOHN, Deceased.
No. 512-P
TIME FIXED BY CLERK FOR
HEARING PROBATE OF WILL
AND PETITION FOR LETTERS
TESTAMENTARY.
An instrument in writing which
purports to be the last will of
Michael st. John, now deceased,
having on this day come into the
possession Of said Clerk of the
District Court, and a petition for
the Probate thereof, and for the
issuance Of Letters Testamentary
to Thomas O'Brien of G~ettsburg,
South Dakota, having been filed
with the said Clerk OF Court.
Now I, Thos. r. Forbes, Clerk Of
said District Court, hereby fix and
appoint Saturday, the 30th day Of
April, A. D. 1882, at the hour Of
ten o'clock A. NJ. in the Court Room
of ssid Court, at the Court House
in the City of Wolf Point, County
of Roosevelt, State of Montana, as
the time and place for proving
said will and hearing said petition.
Dated at Wolf Point, Montana,
this 4th day Of April, A. D. 1882.
THOS. R. FORBES,
court Seal) Clerk of Court
MARION & FOOR
Attorneys for Petitioner
Wolf Point Montana. 9-3t