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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-25
COURT ORDERS
FIVE DAUGHTERS
TO lid FATHER
Aged Man Declares That
Married Children Did
Not Support Him.

Five married daughters OF
Christopher Vollmer, II, we're or
dered to provide money for the
support of their father by Paul
Rockford, pro tenn. judge in mu-
nicipal court Friday, after the aged
man had filed an affidavit charg-
ing failure to support.
Mrs. Lena Lutz, 533 Division
street, against whom the affidavit
had been filed, received sus-
pended sentence of 100 days in jail
AMI fine of 81 and costs. The sus-
pension was made subject to
weekly payment of SIS to the pro-
baton department.
Four other daughters also were
ordered to pay like SUM to sup
port Vollmer, on penalty of six
months Imprisonment for failure
to obey the court order.
After a conference in the proba-
ton department, Mrs. Lutz agreed
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three-month period beginning to-
day. The others likewise agreed to
this plan.
With Mrs. Lutz in court were the
sisters, MrSf Edna Weber, $40
South Sheffield avenue; Mrs. Elsie
Bohlinger, 1925 South Sheffield ave-
nue., and Mrs. Edna Judd, South
Sheffield. Arthur Rrumer, 531 ar
Dor avenue, appeared in court for
his wife, Minnie.
Brumer testified that the sisters
had agreed to care for the father
for a period Of three months each,
under an arrangement made in
$780, He and his wife had cared for
Vollmer for the last three months,
he said, but Mrs. Lutz refused to
take him into her home Feb. 1.
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MOTHER LOSES FIGHT
TO REGAIN CHILDREN
Judge Pro Tenn. Places Three in
Care of Husbands Sister.

Attempt of divorced mother to
obtain custody of three small chill
dren failed second time Friday in
court when Mark Archer, circuit
court judge pro tenn, placed the
children in care of a sister of the
woman's former husband.
The woman is Mrs. Margaret M.
Webb, of 26ll East New York street.
who several months ago obtained a
divorce from the husband, Claude
B. Webb. 1874 Nordyke avenue
charging failure to support.
Following granting of the divorce
the children were placed in Leb-
anon Qnd) orphan home by juve-
nile court, where the first battle by
the mother later was unsuccessful.
At the hearing today the children
were placed in custody of Mrs. Man
da jenkins. sister Of Webb.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-25
ASK ST. CAR EXTENSION
121 Sign Petition, But Works Board
Discontinues Jurisdiction.

Efforts of home owners to obtain
extension of the West Michigan
street car line from Tibbs avenue to
the county line we're begun Friday
with presenting of petition bear
ing 121 signers to the works board.
The committee was informed that
the board is without jurisdiction be-
cause majority of the affected ter
ritory is outside the city limits. The
board said permission would be
granted by the city, however, if the
request was carried before the pub
lie service commission by Indian
apoliS Railways.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-25
LIGHT, WARM COLORS
PREFERRED BY FLIES
Pests Are Color Blind, But Like
Bright Hues, Says Scientist.

AAA~SJ A1N~JS '1~A--"~SS'
BIZ Science SerUice
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Flies go
to light colors in preference to dark
ones, not because they have any
color likes or dislikeS, but merely
because they like to be where it is
bright and warm. Indeed, in all
probability they are totally color
blind and see colors orIy as brighter
or duller degrees of gray.
These are the conclusions pre-
Sented here before the meeting of
the optical Society of America by
Zarmair Zakarian, of the city.
Zakarian conducted his studies on
the color choices Of flies under &C
tual working conditions as they oc-
cur in dry cleaning establishments,
because flies constitute a major
problem in the cleaning and dyeing
industry by their i'll habit of leav-
ing specks on delicately tinted IA
brics.
In general, the experimenter said,
flies prefer white, cream and other
light-colored garments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-25
LESS BLUFF, IS
PLEA TO FARMER
IN LOAN CRISIS
More Common Sense, Not
Mortgage Sale Riots,
Held Solution.

The coeroiye power Of the farmer has
been displayed in Americas farming
region in prevention Of mortgage fore
closure sales Of faroical bidding of 10
cents for a COW and Is cents for a horse.
The plight of the farmer and his side
Of the story has been told repeatedly
under datelines from all over the corn
and wheat belts. The United Press
presents here the other side Of the
picture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-25
ON CHURCH PROGRAM

Musical program at vesper serv-
ices of the First Friends church will
be presented Sunday by Professor
Dali w. Cox, Earlham college, and
Mrs. Ruth Bachmann Bait, pianist.
The vesper service will be held
at 4:30. At the morning service,
professor Thomas R. Kelly of Earl
ham will speak. A basket dinner
will be served at noon. At 2, Pro-
fessor E. Merrill Root, Earlham
English department, will read selec-
tons from his poems.
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Bill to Lift Liability on
Surety Bonds Is Passed

owe it to the law, the constitution,
and ourselves to defeat this bill"
He was joined by Representatives
Charles P. Tighe Dem, New
Albany, and Fred S. Galloway
Dem, Indianapolis. The veteran
Representative Sam Benz Dem,
English), made a personal plea for
passage, asserting he would be one
of these relieved by the bill.
Fourteen members were absent or
not voting.
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G. E. DuttOn, district engineer of
the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company, will explain the
operation of radio broadcasting
chains to members of the Scientech
Club at the meeting Monday noon
in the Columbia Club.
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-1N:I5 P. M

-10:15 p. M
WGY (790l-R. X. o. pro-
gram.
NBC-Lew white. organist,
trio. sketch to WIZ.
WIS (870)-Barn dance.
1920 P. M
KDKA (98O) Messages to
Methodist missionaries.
1880 p. M
KNOX (10s0D-Countrv fair.
KYW 1020J-Canton orches-
ira.
CBS-Stern's orchestra.
WGN (720)-Wayne King
orchestra: Cummin's or
NBCwPaul Whiteman and
orchestra to WEAF.
Ill P. M
KYw C1O2O)-Terrace or
chestra.
lCBS-Haymes and orchestra
INBC - Ralph Kirbery;
Weems' orchestra to WEAF
NBC-Wrights Sat. Mite Club
to WIZ.
lilo p. M
WGN (720)-Wayne King S
orchestra.
-11:20 P. M
KDKA (980)-Messages to
Far North.
-11:3O P. M
CBS-Fiorito's orchestra.
NBC-Lopex orchestra to
wGN i72O)-Mccoy's and
Kemp's orchestras.
lNBC-Mark Fishers orches-
ira to WIZ.
-12 Midnight
KYw (1O2O)-Canton or
wBBM (770)-Around the
WENR (s7Ol-Bernie's Or
chestra.
-12:15 A M
lWDAF (610) - NighthaWk
frolic.
1870 p. M
KYW (1020l-Tweet Hogan S
orchestra.
KNOX 10000 - Brooke
Johns orchestra.
! WFNR f870)-Don Pedro S
orchestra.
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HIGH SPOTS OF SATURDAY
NIGHTS PROGRAM

Columbia - Washington Polit-
ical Situation.
rs 7.iS-NBC (WJZ)- Boston SYM
phony orchestra.
500 Columbia ayton's orchestra
with Bing Crosby.
MIC (WEAFl-The Blue Dam
ube. VienneSe WaltzeS.
SS0-Columbis-C arborundum band.
NBC (WEAFl-GUs Van. Geo.
Olsen and his music.
lo.o0-Columbia-Guy Lombardo and
orchestra.
i0:5o-NBC (WEAFl Paul White
man and orchestra.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-25
BUS LINE IS SOUGHT
Residents File Petition for Estab~
fishing of New Route.

Petition for establishing bus
line to operate from the Monument
Circle and on South street and
Fletcher avenue to State avenue.
was filed Friday by residents before
the works board. Date for hearing
was not set.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-25

Lewis Merriam Of the Brookings In
Stltution q Washington. and Ruth Fin
ney Of the ScrippS- Howard Newspaper
Alliance, viii have Governmental Re-
organization as the subject OF their dis
CusSion during the Economic World To
day broadcast over WTAM and an NBC
network, Saturday, at ESQ D. m.
Bing Crosby. supposted by Leonard Hav-
tons orchestra VIII offer an interlude OF
song and syncopation. opening with Bing'
version of 'Linger Little Longer i'm the
twilight. al p m. Saturday. over
WFBM and the WABC- Columbia network
b. A. Rolfe, veteran hroadcasiing
dance maestro, and his new forty piece
orchestra, viii be on the agF with full
hour Of straight dance music each
Saturday night OYER WLW and an NBC
network at p. m.
Those harmonizing BosWells - Connie.
Martha and Yet-will prove 70 the world
that they are Fit as q Fiddle" during
their broadcast over WFBM and the Co
lumbia network Saturday. at SIS p. N.
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WKBF (14O0) indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS BroadeastinK. Incl
SATURDAY

p. N.
4.3O-Tea Time Tunes.
4 45-NewS flashes
5 00-M Musical Menu.
5.l5-Cecil and Sally.
5.30-Aunt Dessa and Uncle Connie.
5.45-Dinner melodies.
555-The Voice of the Capitol.
6,00-Dance orchestra.
6lb-Harrv BaSon.
s 30-NarietieS
6,45-The Sportslight.
Z O0-Silent.
S.00-The Old Pathfinder.
S.l5-SunShine Singer.
9 S0-DeSautelles orchestra.
10 00-Norrie Brennan's orchestra.
10 30-WKFB Barn dance.
. .OO-Sign of
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SUNDAY

A. NJ.
9.30-Brown County Revelers.
10 -Watchtower program.
10 iS-Sacred concert.
0.S0-MelodieS
IL 30-Musical Comedy Gems.
l2.00-Popular melodies.
P NJ.
l2.l5-DeSsa Ryrd's organ recital.
l.00-Harry Bason.
] 30-Connie's orchestra.
2-00-MuSiCal matinee.
2S0-Conte Ensemble concert hour.
3.30-CRdle tabernacle.
5.00-Gems OF melody.
5.l5-Master' music room.
a,5Q-Oi'- -fchestrs.
80 asduale Montani. harpist.
TO be announced.
0.30-Connie orchestra.
l.00-Sunshine Singer.
l,3o-Twilight Treasure hour.
8 .00-Cadle tabernacle.
9,l5-Front Page Headlines.
9 30-Morrie BrennanS orchestra.
10 Q0-pe Sautelle's orchestra.
70 .so-Morrie Brsnnans orchestra.
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SATURDAY

3 P. M
lWSM $500 - Barn dane,
"a hrsD.
---S:15 P. M
CHS Boswell Sisters.
WGN (720J-Old Favorites.
$50 P. M
CHS Band.
WBBM (770) - Straight
orchestra.
NBC - Olsen's orchestra
Gus Van; Ethel Shutta Il
WEAF.
3 P. M
WKY t1020)-Globe Trotter
Terrace orchestra.
ICBS-Morton Downey.
lWGN C720) - Kemp's or
chestra.
WMAQ C67O) - Dance or
chestra.
-9:15 P. M
CBS-Columbia Public AT.
fairs Institute.
lWGN (720l - Lewis Whit,
and orchestra.
NBC-Salon Singers to WIZ
$50 P. M
lKYW 1920 - Dance or
chestra; Three Strings.
lWGN Headlines.
lNBC-" Cuckooes" to WIZ.
| WMAQ t670) - Stamp tall
orchestra.
-9:45 P. M
CBS-Gertrude Niesen.
WBBM (770)-Polacks or
chestra.
IWGN C72O)-Dream Ship.
10 P. M
KDKA (98Ol-Sports: news
|KYW 1020D-Sports; Fish
er's orchestra.
CBS-Guy Lombardo'S or
chestra.
IWGN C72O)-Kemp's orches.
ira.
lNBC - Contralto; Denny''
orchestra to WEAF.
WJR (750l-Radio reporter
Rapp's orchestra.
| NBC-Buccaneers to WIZ.
WIS t870l-EntertainerS
WMAQ (6701-Dance pro
gram.
-1O:15 P. M
WGN (720l-Milligan anC
Mui1iUnp
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Is Torture.
II Makers OF hats.
"a To squander.
26 Clan symbol.
% Blackbird OF ;
the cuckoo 8
family.
80 Embryo bird.
81 Mountain made
of an emerald.
80 Lair of a beast
"a The American
who won the
Nobel prize
for literature.
35 Grandparental.
36 Basement.
IS A trochee.
80 Edge of a roof.
Al Ebb and flow
of water.
AZ To what coun+
try does
Sicily belong?
A The Occident.
IS To entice.
AZ Hodgepodge.
As Portico.
40 Small bunch
of straw.
81 Witticism.
SO Revolving toy
Evening star., 1933-08-04
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. August 4.-White
potatoes. new. barrel. 1.75a3.75; sweet
potatoes, bushel, 1O0a2.25; beans,
bushel. 50a75; beets, per hundred. 90
also; cabbage. basket, 4oa75; corn.
dozen, 5al2; carrots. per 100, 1.5oa
ESQ; celery, crate. LOCAL. so; cucum-
bers, hamper. Isaac; eggplants, hamper
50a60; lettuce. crate, 25ae5; lima beans
bushel. 60al 90: onions, per hundred
pounds, 10oal.25; peppers, hamper
20a25; peas. bushel, S5a1 .e5: tomatoes,
hamper, 25a50; squash, hamper, 1oa2O;
spinach, basket, 25a6o; apples, bushel
25a1.Oo; grapefruit, box, 2.0oa2.25;
peaches. bushel. 1Ooa2 90; blackber-
ries, crate. 200a3 90; watermelons
each. 10a25 huckleberries. crate, 1.5Oa
ESQ; cantaloupes. crate, 50a1 90.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Young chickens l2s2O.
Leghorns. 10a13; old hens. 1Oa13 Leg
horns, 10: old roosters, 7a9; ducks, Ia
IL; pigeons, pair. 10a15.
Eggs-Current receipts, 13al4; near
by flrsts. 15al6; hennery whites, 15a2O.
Butter-Good to fancy. creamery.
pound; 2oa24; ladies, l7als; store
packed, Is.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, 125; market steady. Bulls.
good to choice, 3.50a375: medium to
good, 3.50a3.75; fair to medium, 3OOa
3.25; plain to fair. 275a3 90; common
to plain, 250a2.75. Steers, good to
choice. 6.00a7 90; medium to good,
5ooas.5o; fair to medium, 4.5Oa5 90;
plain to fair. 4.00a4 so; common to
plain. 3.50a4 90. Cows, good to choice,
325a3,50; medium to good. 3.0Oa325;
fair to medium, 2.75a3 90: plain to fair,
2OOa2.75; common to plain. 1.25a2 co.
Helfers, good to choice, 50Oa5 25 me-
dunn to good, 4.50a5 90; fair to medium,
4.00a4.5 SO; plain to fair, 35Oa4.O0; COM
mon to plain, 3O0a35 so. Fresh COWS
and Springers. 30.00a60 co.
Sheep and lambs, 500; steady Sheep,
50a2.50. Lambs, good to choice, 750a
500: common to medium, 5O0a6.5o
Hogs, 1000; steady. Lights, Asa
sos; medium. 5.05a5 IS: heavies, 460a
$50; roughs, 275a4.25; light pigs, 31Oa
$50. Pigs, 415a430. Western hogs,
10a20 higher
Calves. 100; steady. Good to choice,
5.50a6. 90; common to medium, 3.5Oa5 90.
Grain Market.
Wheat-No. red Winter, garlicky.
spot, domestic, 10O34; August, 1O0& ::
September delivery. 102la; No. 3 red
Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic, s734.
Cargoes on grade. no sales.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. domestic, spot,
70a71; cob corn, 350a375 per barrel
OatS-No. 2 white domestic, as to
weight and location. 51a54; No. 3, 5Oa
81. Rye-Nearby, baglots. 85a9O
Hay-Receipts, none. The market
continues quiet, although there is no
surplus OF good timothy at price range
of $12 to SIS per ton. as to grade and
kind. All poor grades hard to move
and market irregular on anything below
No. 3 timothy.
Straw-Receipts generally increasing.
but fair demand noted for No. wheat
at So and SO per ton and No l oat at
So and SO per ton.
Evening star., 1933-08-04
CURB TENDS down.
AS INTEREST LAGS
Fractional Losses Predomi-
nate and Trading Reaches
kImost StandstiIl.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 4-The Curb
Exchange finished q dull and sagging
session today with small net losses.
Suspension Of trading on the stock
exchange at 1915 pm, due to the re-
lease of fumes from tear gas bombs
mysteriously placed in the exchanges S
ventilating system, did not affect the
Curb Exchange, which remained opened
as usual to pm.
The big boards suspension, far from
throwing an additional volume of deal
ngs onto the curb, actually operated
to restrict activities still further, as
traders lacked the guidance of the
Stock Exchanges movements and hesi-
tated to make commitments on the
eve Of two-day holiday.
Almost at Standstill.
active peyiod, was almost at stand
still. Volume was even less than on
Thursday, when only 289,693 shares
were traded.
Most of the standard leaders, like
Electric Bond g. Share. were down only
by fractions at the end. The liquor
shares were weak all day, with Hiram
Walker of 2 points near the close. New
York Shipbuilding, which reacted
slightly in the early dealings after yes
terday's run-up. recovered in the final
hour.
Prices were down mostly by frac-
tionS at the opening and the general
list moved In a narrow range there
after. The utilities were still under
pressure, continuing the trend of yes
terday's market. which was influenced
by the plea for lower power and light
rates made by the Governor OF New
York State
Electric Bond & Share opened down
p point and extended the loss to a
full point by midday. At this stage
American Gas g. Electric was of p
points. with comparable losses in Com
monwealth Edison and Consolidated
Gas of Baltimore. American Superpow-
er. Associated Gas & Electric, United
Power & Light A and Niagara Hudson
Power showed fractional declines in
this period. Cities Service was soft
Most Of the liquor shares ranged
lower from the start, with Distillers'
Co, Ltd. making some show of firm
ness. Kruger Brewing also was COM
paratively steady Hiram Walker and
Distillers-Seagrams were depressed more
than the others in the group.
Oils Also Weaken.
The oils went along with the general
list. Standard Oil of Indiana opened
up shade. but eased off subsequently
Humble Oil and Gulf Oil of Pennsyl-
vania were heavy. Standard Oil of
Ohio lost Ia points on one forenoon
SALE
Some demand appeared for the gold
shares, but mostly at fractional recess
sions. Wright -Hargreaves, Hudson Bay
Mining and Pioneer Gold held close to
previous final prices. Lake Shore Mines
was down a point in the third hour.
Jones g. Laughlin Steel was a fea-
ture of the noon hour. as it came out
in a string Of oddlot sales at ad
vancing quotations. running up from
so to IS. The stock is not widely held
New York Shipbuilding. which ad-
vanced 2L4 points yesterday following
announcement that the Cord interests
had obtained control Of the company
reacted slightly today. Cord Corpora
ton also was easy
tCopyright 1889
Evening star., 1933-08-04
UPTURN CONTINUES
ON BROADER FRONT
Some Lag in Retail Buying
Compared With Output
Declared Natural.
By the Associated Press.

Oy tLc hSSOClhIcO EIcSo
NEW YORK, August 4.-Trade and
business continued on the uptrend last
week with gains distributed in more
directions, the Dun & Bradstreet Re-
view said today. The improvement was
emphatic despite minor fluctuations in
isolated places, the agency added.
Regarding the balance of retail pur-
chasing against production and whole-
sale operations, the agency said the
fact that consumer buying thus far has
trailed somewhat the hectic gains in
wholesale commitments and industrial
production has created no cause for
concern. as spending habits acquired
under the stark grimness Of the last
three years were not expected to be
changed with one fell swoop.
Retail inventories still are below
normal and the rapid inroads being
made into present holdings will provide
ample room before Fall shipments Of
merchandise will have been received.
Some retailers are now in the black
for the first time in over two years. and
with the benign influence of the blanket
code to be felt Immediately, the gap
which ordinarily exists before the Fall
buying movement gets under way Will
have been obliterated
"Of outstanding significance in cur
rent consumers buying is the spreading
of interest to articles which have been
persistently slow moving. High priced
automobiles are selling at better rate,
and sales of some of the leaders in the
low priced field are well above last
years figures. The sharp upturn in
sales of typew-iters, stationery, Office
supplies and Office furniture is indic-
ative of the stabilized level to which
the broadening of commercial activity
has advanced"
Evening star., 1933-08-04
Washington Produce
WHOLESALE PRICES.

Butter-One-pou prints (93 score).
26: tub, 25; one-pound prints (92
score). 25; tub, "a one-pound prints
go score). "a; tub. 20.
Eggs-Government graded. extras,
2212; mediums 1912: standards. 1912:
hennery whites, 16al8; fancy No. l, IA;
current receipts, 12a13.
Poultry alive-Iurkeys hens, 10:
toms, g. chickens. Plymouth Rocks. 14a
l8; mixed colored, 13a14; Leghorns,
l0a1l; hens, mixed colored, Gall: Leg
horns, 7a8; ROSTERS, 5ae; capons, 25a2S.
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys, hens, 10;
toms. ii: chickens. Plymouth Rocks,
17a2l; mixed colored. 16a18; Leghorns,
l5a16; hens. mixed colored, 12a14; Leg.
horns. l3a14; ROSTERS, 6a7; capons.
28a31.
Meats-Beef, IL: veal, 10; lamb, IS;
pork loins, IL; fresh hams, IA; smoked
hams l6; strip bacon, l6; lard. 3;
compound, BIZ.
Live stock-Hogs, light, 4.soa4. 90;
medium. 46oa49O; heavy. 4-25a4.s5:
pigs, 2.75a410; roughs, l50a3. so; /;
calves. 3.00a5.50: lambs, 400a6.5O
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 15a5o; can
taloupes. 50a1 90; honeydews, 1.00a1.7 !;
honeyballs, 1.25a1.75; apples, 75al 90;
peaches, 1OOa2.25; pears. 3.25a3 so /;
oranges, 3.50a4.00: lemons, 4.50a6 90
lines, Persian, 200a2.25; plums. LISA
400; bananas, 100a300; alligator
pears, 1.25a1.5 so; blackberries. 4.00a4 so;
huckleberries, 2.50a300; blueberries,
quarts. 80; grapes, Thompson seedless,
2.25a250; Malaga, 1.25a150; figs,
quarts. 20 pineapples, 800.
Vegetables Potatoes barrel, 425a
450 sweets, new. barrel. 225: tomatoes,
bushel, 100a250: onions. 50-pound
sacks, 1.25; beets, per 100 punches, 200;
carrots, per 100 punches, 200; turnips,
per 100 punches 200; squash, so; string
beans, 50a75; limas, 1.25al so; spinach,
75a1 90; kale, so; cucumbers. so; pep
pers, so; peas, 150a1.75; okra, 100;
cabbage, 65a75; lettuce, Iceberg. 3.50a
400; New York, 50a75: corn, 75a1.25.
Evening star., 1933-08-04
BONDS SELL OFF
N DULL TRADING
Foreign Issues Lead Easier
Trend, but Domestic
List Also Lower.
BY JOHN A. CR0NE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 4-Bonds were
dull and fractionally lower in forenoon
trading on the stock exchange today.
The descent was led by foreign issues,
though home loans. especially the lower
priced railway securities and the better
class of public utility bonds, soon
followed.
United Kingdom 51as followed the
downward path taken early by the
pound sterling as they opened at 1874,
off IA, but subsequently they rallied.
Finnish loans averaged point recession,
being followed by easiness in Switzer-
land 5las and some irregularity in the
Argentine division. but f1rmer tone in
Belgian and Italian governments.
First Liberties Active.
The belief in some quarters that the
first Liberty 41.s might be called in
whole or part or converted next month
caused some activity in this issue and
for a time some recession because
holders considered it q short-term OBJ
legation Meanwhile there was some
switching into Liberty Sl2s, whose
present low coupon rate suggests that
they would remain undisturbed In any
conversion program. even though they
are callable December is.
The heavineSs of the lower-priced
rails IN the first two hours suggested
some profit-taking by spectators on
unconflrmed reports that the weekly
car loading statement Saturday might
show q decrease of as much as $4,000
cars. the first decline in some weeks.
Whatever tomorrowS statement might
show, 1t Is interesting to recall that
predictions Of decline were heard a
week ago, when, as matter OF fact,
the report showed traffic up 708 cars.
Softness of Rubber debentures fol-
lowed preliminary July statistics OF
crude shipments in Malaga which indi-
cate gains of 25 per cent over June.
This raises the old specter Of overpro-
duction. which is not laid by the up
ward move in rubber use in this coun-
try. because the trade believes that
rubber goods are being turned out at
rate that, If long continued, will
threaten the industry's stability.
Loew's Resist Decline.
Loew's debenture IS of 1941, up 2as
on their initial trade of SO, were an ex-
ception to the general trend in the
amusement list. An early rise in Chi
cago & Northwestern 434s followed re-
ports Of higher passenger traffic in July
as a result of the Chicago Exposition.
Dodge IS were Influenced by the COM
panys report on recent sales.
Early weakness In the debentures and
mortgages of public utilities operating
in New York State, such as the Con-
solidated Gas loans and those Of their
subsidiaries, directly resulted from Gov.
Lehmans insistence ON lower rates.
st. Joseph Lead opened at 1121a, of
q. American Smelling & Refining IS
duplicated their previous peak. Inter
national Hydroelectric IS Of 1914 at
49la were down a point. Local trac-
tions again inclined toward lower levels
(Copyrisht, 1881