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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-02
'TAG-LESS' CITY AUTOS
MUST STAY OFF ROADS
State Police Grant Leniency ia
Municipality Owned Cars.

NAhhANAHAhy ONhNO ONASs
Drivers of city and county-owned
automobiles and trucks operating
without 1882 license plates will not
be arrested unless they drive on
state roads. Grover Carrot. state
police chief, said today.
This statement was made after
Marion county officials revealed
county-owned vehicles will be oper-
ated without new license.
AT the same time, city police Off
Gals indicated motorists failing to
display 1882 license plates will be
arrested starting Wednesday morn
ing. No orders had been issued to-
day, however for the arrests.
commissioners Dow w. Vorhies
and Thomas Ellis explained the
county is without funds to buy the
licenses for county vehicles, but
county business must be transacted,
they said.
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SCOUTS PLAN PROGRAM
Speakers Named for Dinner Thurs
day at Northwood Christian.

A program will be given by Boy
Scout troop rs in connection with
a dinner Thursday night in North
wood Christian church. Glenn F.
Findley, scoutmaSter, will preside,
and H. S. Noel, father of a member
Of the troop, will speak on "A Scout
Dad"
Others on the program will be
the pastor, the Rev. R. Melvyn
Thompson, troop chaplain; R. o.
Belzer, executive of the Indianapolis
Boy Scout council; Scout Charles
Williams, and George Hargitt, Wal
lace O. Lee and G. V. Sorenson,
troop committee members.
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most picturesque
figures in The
church
in Canada. For
thirty years he
has guided the
spiritual destiny
of 1000 Eski-
mos in the Arc
tic. His diocese
covers 100000
square miles. He
has learned the
E S i'm lam
g a g e a d
t a u 6 h t them
better methods
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Conscience Traps EmbezzIer
n Lnfted Preaa

DETROIT, March "A troubled
conscience today brought Otto Hun
wardsen, 81, to police headquarters
with the story that he embezzled
$4,000 from a bank in Onslow. Ia,
where he was a bookkeeper. He left
Iowa in 1923.
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of catching fish. He is a cook, car-
penter, airplane pilot and mechanic.
Born in Normandy, France, in 1876,
he went to Canada in 1900.
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Three Miners Burned in Blast

By United Press
BECKLEY, w. VA, March a.
Three miners were burned and
about 100 others were driven to the
surface when an explosion shot
flames through the Amigo coal COM
pany'S mine near here late Tuesday.
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Committee of Judges

WALTER HOLLIS EDDY;
Director of Bureau Of Foods,
Sanitation and Health Good
Housekeeping Magazine. DR..
FRANCIS x.
Health Commissioner Of Bos-
ton, Mass. Decision of judges
shall be final.
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BISHOP Is ADVISER
TO 1000 ESKIM0S
Hudson Bay Vicar Has Diocese of
1,5OO,0 900 Square Miles.
NEA Serrit

By "a ScfCtCe
Bishop Arsene Turquetil, just
c~onsecrated Apostolic vicar of Hud-
son Bay in Montreal, is one of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-02

80 days supply, value $4,000. Two Contests
in One: $3.50 additional Mid Contest Prizes
of Bond Bread Us to 80 days supply for best
entries received before April Sd, value $40, 900.
Ten Thousand Prizes, totaling $35, 900. Your
entry eligible for these pronptness prizes as
we'll as final major prizes. You may win both.
See Bond Bread Contest Book for rules and
entry blank.
Committee Of Judges
DR.LOGAN CLENDENING famous authority on diet and health.
MISS JESSIE MARIE DE BOTH. Director of the De Both
Home Makers Schools. DIR.
WALTER HOLLIS EDDY.
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can Medical Association Committee on Foods.
Contest Book gives all facts for answering
these seven or eight questions. But talk to your
doctor-your dentist, too. Everybody in every
territory where Bond Bread is sold may enter
except bakery employees and their families. You
dom have to buy anything. You don't have to
be a trained writer" Merit alone will win.
Tying contestants receive full duplicate prizes.
Contest closes May 9th.
1st Prize, $4,000 Cash; I'd Prize, $500;
Sd Prize, 81 900; 573 other Cash Prizes, 81, 900;
$500 other Grand Prizes of Bond Bread Us to
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Markets /
". y. Stocks
Py ELMER C. Waller

NEW YORK, Dec. %. Blocks
of LOCO to more than 1000 shares
were thrown on the stock market
today to establish tax losses. That
selling turned the list down after
an early advance and the close was
irregular.
/ Appearance of the large blocks
brough the total sales we'll above
the million-share mark and to a
new high for more than month.
Prices were mixed at the open
ing, but the trend soon turned up
ward Before mid-session gains
ranged to nearly 8 points. Then
selling broke out in General Mtors
as huge blocks were dumped on the
market and the trend turned until
May issues lost all their early gains.
Among the large General Motors
blocks were TOO shares at 1919
4,600 at 12& and 4,400 at 1915.
North American Aviation was Sec
ond to motors in activity, turning
over at rapid rate after sale OF
1900 shares at s. The latter issue
made a new high for the year at
612, up e from the previous close.
Socony Vacuum had two blocks OF
5000 shares each while Kennecott
had one of $500 shares.
Before the decline, railroad
shares were carried up on short
covering induced by improved
showing in November net operating
income of many carriers, notably
New York Central.
U. S. Steel common stock sold off
after it had been carried to 81, up
rs points. The stock descended to-
ward Is late in the day.
Before the late sell off, Allied
Chemical reached 82A, up 3 points;
American Can SIS, up IA; Ameri-
can Telephone 104A up Us; At
Gibson 399s, up 2ss; New York
Central 172s, up 25s; Southern Pa
cific 151A, up rs; Union Pacific
6914, up 25s and j. I. Case 40A
UP "a.
Stock sales today totaled 1,600,-
900 shares, against 100000 shares
yesterday.
According to preliminary calcu-
lations, the DoW-Jones Industrial
average was at 57.84, up 024; rail-
road 24.66, up 0.42; utility 1856, UP
0.07.
Aggregate value of 10 leading
stocks today was $5,267 ,855, ,l56,
against $5,419, 42,081 yesterday, a
decrease of $51, ,256,925.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
a[MO(''!,[[ESB O:'!'|

A new team of film stars, which
critics declare will become as pop
ular as some of the other couples
who have won high honors, is pre-
sented at United Artists theatre
tonight only when Jimmie Dunn
and Boots" Mallory will be seen
in Handle With Care.
It is described as rollicking
story of youthful love that is pack
ed with laughs as it exposes the
joys and sorrows of loves young
dream.
The principals have been seen
separately in several successes
but this is the first time they have
been teamed up.
In addition to the feature pic
ture two comedies will be offered
Edgar Kennedy in ''Parlor, Bed
room and Wrath, and Greeks
Had No Words for Them. A short
reel Transformation of the
World" will also be shown.
Starting tomorrow, the one and
only Clarke Gable will be the at
traction at United Artists, in mo
Man of Her Own, with Carole
Lombard and Dorothy Mackaill in
the leading feminine roles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Tubbs Silent On
DiUorce RuYnor

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. U.P)
State Senator Tallant Tubbs,
wealthy young manufacturer and
defeated Republican candidate for
the United States senate, declined
today to comment on published re-
ports that he and his recent bride
are planning a divorce.
Society circles were surprised
when Tubbs and his bride, the
former Mrs. Olivia Pillsbury De
Ropp Gibson, daughter of H. D.
Pillsburg, president of the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company,
went by airplane to Reno, New,
September %, 1881, and were mar
ried.
Mrs. TubbS was divorced from
Alfred j. De Ropp, Jr., son OF
Baron De Ropp of New York, in
1925, and year later married DR..
Arthur Collins Gigson, San Fran
cisco physician. She divorced him
in July. 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
NERTZ RULED
UNDESIRABLE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U,P)-
The worst word in the English
language, or in any other language
including the Scandinavian, is
"NertZ'
Take the word OF DR.. A. NJ.
Drummond. director of the Cor
nell University theatre. He ad-
dressed delegates to the National
Association of Teachers of Speech
today, and listed his few pet ab-
omination" in English words.
Lately" said DR.. Drummons,
''you have heard of the 10 most
beautiful words in the English
language. I wish to offer you a
few eff the worst ones.
Il despise that phrase, 'Hot-dig-
eity-dam' and my blood fairly cur
Giles when I hear oh boy, oh boy,
Oh boy But 'Nertz' positively
should be eliminated from our
language"
"Victuals" and smack" are two
aversions of DR.. Ray Immel, dean
of the college of speech at the I'm
iversitY of Southern California.
DR.. w. Arthur Cable of the Uni
versity of Arizona says his pet
"peeve" is "Oh, gee."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
CORNERO HELD
FOR QU|ZZ|NG

SANTA BARBARA, Dec. %. UP)
--Pico Cornero, youngest of the
brothers who often have been ac-
cosed of liquor law violations, was
held to the federal grand jury for
sction today by U. S. Commission
er Dudley MlcGregor.
Cornero was arrested at Gaviota
Beach, 20 miles north of here
early Tuesday with nearly 900 gal
Ions of fine liquors in his posses
sion, according to Prohibition Agent
joseph Feeley, who made the ar
rest.
Although Cornero gave. the name
of George Costa when arrested
with Joe Lavino, he was later iden-
titled through finger prints and
bail-bondsmen who freed him on
a $500 bond.
Cornero entered no plea before
McGregor after agents detailed the
story of his arrest.
At present Cornero is at liber-
ty under $4,000 bond following
his arrest near San Luis Obispo
three months ago, assertedly in
possession of 435 cases of liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
EIks Postpone
Ladies' Night

Elks ladies night scheduled for
Thursday evening, December 90,
has been postponed until some
time next month according to an
nouncement received today by The
Press.
Reason for this postponement is
that officers and members of the
lodge have to be in San Diego to-
morrow night where they will in
itiate a class of candidates for
Floyd E. Thompson, grand exalt-
ed ruler.
Thompson will be honored at a
meeting tomorrow for the San Di-
ego, Ell Centro, Brawley, Calexico
and Oceanside lodges at banquet
TO be held in San Diego. IN dis
cussing the program for the eve
ming, he requested that the Ell
Centre lodge put on the initiation
which local officers feel is a de-
cided compliment to the organiza-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Chandler Files
Protest Notice

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. EU.Pj-
Three apparently defeated Demo-
cratic congressional candidates for
the next congress today filed no.
tice of election contests with the
clerk of the house, South Trimble.
They would unset Rep. Beck,
Repn., Pa, leader Of the house
wet bloc, Representative-elect
Burnham, Repn., of the 20th Cali
fornia district and Rep. Thurston,
Repn.. of the goth Iowa district.
Today's notices brought the total
of pending election contests in the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P)-
Activity on the Los Angeles stock
exchange spurted today, showing
a comparatively large turnover,
with oil and bank groups leading
in the trading. The market was
slightly higher.
Union Oil headed the oil group,
trading 1900 shares at 95s, up Is
Standard Oils 600 shares were sold
at 1885, up Il. Richfield common
broke into higher activity, selling
600, at 3s, unchanged.
In the bank group, Transamer-
lea sold 1000 at Az, up 1s. Sc
curity First Nationals sales of
$50 were made at Al, down y.
Southern California Edison, COM
mon traded 200 at 251s, down 9s
Southern Pacific disposed of 200
at Is, up u.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Mackey Applies
For Probation

Fred Mackey this morning with
drew a motion for a new trial,
entered after his conviction for
contributing TO the delinquency OF
minor, and entered written
application for probation, which
will be heard December 81.
Mackey was convicted by jury
composed of II women and one
man. He was defended by c. l..
Brown and prosecuted by D. H.
Wolford.
Aubrey McCullom appeared be-
fore Judge A. c. Finney this
morning for a hearing on proba-
ton, but the hearing was contin-
ued until Saturday morning. Nc
Cullom, charged with issuing bad
check, is defended by Harry Hor-
ton
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Poor Farm, Inmates
Perish In Flames

STANWOOD, Mich, Dec. % up
Three inmates of the Mecosta
county poor farm were burned tc
death when fire broke out in the
structure early today. Firemen
searching the ruins after the flames
were brought under control. found
the bodies.
The bodies were charred, making
immediate Identification impos-
sible. Authorities believed no other
persons were missing but planned
a thorough check of survivors. Or
igin of the fire was not determined
PITTSBURGH, Dec. %. tU.PJ-
An unidentified person was burned
to death, a fireman was injured and
scores of guests, many of whom
threatened to jump from windows
were led to safety today when fire
started on the fifth floor of the
Seventh Avenue hotel.
The fire started in the victims
room on the top floor of the struc-
ture.
The damage was not estimated
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
L. A. Banks
Filipinos Held In
Attack On Sailor

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P-
Two Filipinos were held by police
TO-DAY in connection with an attack
on r. de Vera, sailor, who rem
onstrated when his taxi dancer
companion was slapped in a San
Pedro dance hail.
Police last night broke down the
door of an apartment and arrested
II FilipinoS they found inside. J3e
Paz was charged with assault with
deadly weapon and Jon Lopez
with disturbing the peace. The
others were released.
De Vera is attached to the U. s.
S. Oklahoma.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Forgotten Mem
Awaits Sentence

NEW YORK, Dec. 28. U.P>-New
York's machinery moved today to
dispose of the case of the forgot
ten man"-Lionel Bleis. Two years
ago he pleaded guilty to a charge
of burglary, was remanded to jail
to await sentence, and has been
awaiting it ever since.
Former County Judge w. Bernard
Vause, was to have sentenced him,
but the judge has been sent to the
Atlanta penitentiary for using the
mails to defraud. Bleis later was
convicted of carrying a gun, sent
to Sing Sing, paroled and returned
to Jail to continue his wait for
the first sentence.
Bleis acted as his own attorney.
The district attorneys office said
that off-hand it could not recall
his case.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
QUNIYlBRlEFs QUNIYlBRls

Fire Last Night - Firemen an
swered a call to Sixth and Main
streets last night shortly after 6
o'clock. Fire was burning in a car
parked at the curb. The damage
was slight.
Perishable Shipments - Yester-
days total of perishable shipments
was composed of Is carloads of let
tuce, one of peas and one of greens,
according to report submitted by
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
L. A. livestock

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. UP)-
Hogs, none. Good eastern quoted
1925 to $3.40.
Cattle $50. Slow, steady. Good
fed steers $50; Mexican $3.75.
Texas fed heifers $4.6O Bulk COWS
S1.50 to 1925. Calves 25.
Sheep none. Medium to choice
lambs quoted $3.50 to $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

The pilots wife and child witnessed
the accident.
LONDON, Dec. 28.-Thirty- five Of
the crew of the Chinese steamer
Hsin Fun Tai, including the cap
tain and other officers, were drown
ed today and II of the crew were
rescued when the steamer sank
enroute to Linko from Pukow,
Lloyd's agent at Shanghai report
ed
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Mrs. Mary
Mooney, mother of Tom Mooney
who is serving a life sentence at
San Quentin prison, plans to car
ry her fight for pardon for him
directly to President-elect Roose-
welt at Albany Thursday. Mooney
was convicted in the San Francisco
Preparedness day bombing.
PARIS, Dec. 22.-Credit of 300,-
100000 francs ($12,0O0,O00) to be
used as loans for wheat farmers,
was approved today by the cham
ber of deputies The credit also
will enable the national wheat Of
flee to support the wheat market.
CALCUTTA, Dec. 28.-Rene Le-
Fevre, French aviator attempting
to fly from Paris to Indo-China in
Is days, reached Calcutta on the
10th day of his flight we'll ahead
of his schedule. President LeBrun
of France offered cuff for the first
flyer making the Paris-Saigon
flight in Is days or less.
MOSCOW, Dec. 28.-Soviet Off
cials investigated reports today that
Gen. Ma Chan-Shan, Chinese pa
triot who opposed the Japanese in
Manchuria, had come to life"
again and entered Soviet territory.
Reports from Tomsk said that while
Soviet officials were examining
Chinese refugees, a man stepped
forward and announced himself as
Ma Chanshan.
LONDON, Dec. 28.-The Daily
Express understood today that the
British ambassador to Washington,
Sir Ronald Lindsay, had been in
structed to seek Immediately pre-
liminary arrangements aimed to
lead to new debt negotiations af-
ter inauguration of President-elect
Roosevelt.
MEXICO CITY, Dec 28.-Gen-
eral Lazaro Cardenas, former gov
ernor of Michoacan state and for
! mer president of the national rev.
olutionary (governmenO party, will
become secretary of war January
2, 1888. Miguel Acosta, secretary OF
communications, was been appoint
ed military governor of Vera Cruz
state succeeding Gen. Lucas Con
zalez, transferred to Guanajua.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 28.-The
chamber of deputies last night
passed a measure giving President
Rodriguez extraordinary powers to
legislate by decree in financial mat
ters during the congressional re-
cess which begins this week and
ends August 81, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

Farm Center To Meet-Eastside-
Sunset farm center will meet
Thursday evening, December %, at
7:30 d. m. in the Eastside school.
George L. Winwright, assistant
farm advisor, Scott B. Foulds, sec
retary-manager. and either Charles
L. Childers or NJ. J. Dowd, repre-
senting the Imperial Irrigation
district. will be speakers.
Or. A. b. Hansen. dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88 etf
Sentenced To Jail-Judge H. B.
Griffin of Brawley yesterday SEN
fenced Juan Guzman, 81, to 100
days in the county jail for pos
session of marijuana, and sentenc-
ed Augustine Morales, "A, to 80
days in Jail for petty theft.
Trailer Stolen-A. L. Storie, who
lives five miles south of Seeley, yes
terday afternoon reported to the
sheriff's office the thief of a trailer
from his ranch. Tracks of a man
and women were seen at the place
from which the trailer was taken,
he said.
Or. r. c. Clemons, dentist. Pro-
sessional building. Phone 245.
5tf m W I
Room Entered-F. F. Waggoner
last night reported to the police
station that his room in the Fifth
Street hotel was entered and a II
gage shotgun stolen.
Building Perlnits-New building
permits on file today at the city
engineers office included those is
sued to e. A. Shafer for alterations
at Seventh and Broadway at cost
of S25, L. K. Tyler for alterations
at 663 Brighton avenue at a cost
of s25, Mrs. Dorothy Frederick for
alterations at 663 Olive avenue al
a cost of $3.50, and the Barbara
Worth hotel for alterations cost
ing S25.
EUCALYPTUS Wood-All lengths. Ed
Royce, phone 1891 m,w,f-ai
Poultry Stoien-Four large tur-
keys and 20 Barred Rock hens were
stolen from Mrs. Bates on West
Main street, Brawley, according tc
a report last night to the sheriff's
office from the Brawley police de-
partment.
DIR. Hooper Dentist. X-Ray
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

73rd congress to six. None will be
decided until the new house meets
Those disputing the seats were
John j. Shanannam, Pa, Claude
Chandler, Calf, and Lloyd Ellis,
Iowa.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

A committee of army engineers
and congressman has been study
ing water conditions in the San
Joaquin and Sacramento valleys.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

A crop of sorghum grown for 81
lage at Durham, Butte county, was
from II to IS feet high and aver
aged nearly 40 tons to the acre.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

Frank Buck, well known fruit
shipper of Vacaville, Solano coun-
ty. was elected to congress from
the first district.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
4 eN'ewS

far unidentified, and a pilot named
Drayton were killed today in the
crash of Moth airplane at Wau.
The pilots wife and child witnessed
the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

DIR. Hooper Dentist. X-Ray
service, l10 North 9th st. m,wf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
L. A. Butter & Eggs

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P)-
u. S. No. 1, $3.50 to $14.50. U. S.
No. 2, leafy $3.50 to $3.50. U. S.
No. 2, $1,000 to $3.50.
Truck receipts %.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Or. A. b. Hansen. dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88 9tf

Or. r. c. Clemons, dentist. Pro-
sessional building. Phone 245.
5tf m W
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

EUCALYPTUS Wood-All lengths. Ed
Royce, phone 1881. m,w,f-ai
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

Room Entered-F. F. Waggoner
last night reported to the police
station that his room in the Fifth
Street hotel was entered and a II
gage shotgun stolen.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
DOWNTOWN BUS.
co AUC. |

Operators of long-distance inter
state busses are required by de-
cision of the Public Utilities Com
mission today to submit sworn
statement by July IS concerning
compliance with provision OF
the Commissions bus order, which
goes into effect August l.
This provision forbids mainte-
nance of a terminal where busses
are required to park at the street
curbing in the general area of
Eighteenth and Fourth Streets,
and L Street Northwest, and B
Street Southwest.
The Commission also decided to
notify all taXicab operators that
all sections of the much dis
cuSsed taxi order, except those
dealing with rates and compul-
sorry requirement of meters, are
now in full force.
These provisions mainly relate
to the sanitary conditions of the
cabs, the neatness of the drivers
and one forbids the playing OF a
radio in a cab while in motion.
The rate and meter sections OF
the order we're appealed from
and the case is now pending IN
the District courts.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
58 NURSES GET.
DIPLOMAS
Times Staff Photo
FATHER NEVILS

Woman's invasion of politics,
the professions and business has
led to all kinds of corruption.
DR.. George Tully Vaughan, chief
surgeon of Georgetown Hospital,
told the combined graduating
classes of the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital School of Nurs-
ing, the Georgetown School of
Dental Hygiene and the ProVl-
dence Hospital School of Nursing
yesterday.
Complaining that he hates a
masculine woman as much as a
feminine man" the surgeon as
serted that the descent" of
woman from the lofty pedestal
where she was Worshipped to
the field of politics has been
accompanied by a marked in
crease in crime and taxation.
Fifty-eight young women re-
ceived diplomas at the joint
exercises from the Rev. John L.
Gipprich, regent of the George
town University medical and
dental schools.
The Rev. w. Coleman Nevils,
president of the university, ad-
dressed the graduates.
The Washington times., 1932-06-02
GEMS
At AUCTION

All parts of a Ford automobile,
except the gas and oil, and
various unclaimed articles from
the mails accumulating in the
division of Dead Letters and
Parcels Postoffice, were sold to-
day at public auction in the
Boys Club of Washington, 23O
C St. N. w.
The sale began at $50 o'clock,
continuing until all the articles
were sold.
About 5000 parcels in nearly
900 lots we're auctioned. They
carried no guarantee as to
quality or quantity and were sold
"aS is"
The sale, in charge of Burton
G. Cowles, superintendent of the
Division of Dead Letters and
Dead Parcels Post, was expected
to bring about $1,50O. The money
will be turned in to the Treasury
Department as part of the postal
revenue.
CorSetS, electrical fixtures,
books, diamonds, first-flight covers
with Commander Byrd's picture
on them, and many articles valu-
able and apparently worthless
were sold.