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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-16

matically became a citizen OF the
United States" Judge Kneeshaw de-
C1aroS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
DELAY EXPECTED
ON RAIL PROGRAM
Enthusiasm for Rushing Re-
organization Plans CooIs
NotiCeabIy.
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,


Prospects have waned for compile
ton of important railroad reorganiza-
tons this year.
While the Eastman bill designed to
facilitate reorganizations passed the
House early this week, the going has
been harder in other directions.
Enthusiasm for pushing ahead I'M
der full steam to reorganize bankrupt
roads has cooled noticeably in some
quarters. Waiting to be taken out of
the hands of receivers and trustees
are approximately 60 900 miles of rail-
road, record.
Wheeler Probe Awaited.
Athwart the path of reorganizations
lies the shadow Of the forthcoming
inquiry into the financial affairs of
selected group Of carriers. Sponsored
by Senator Wheeler of Montana, it is
expected to reach the public hearing
stage by Autumn.
Wheeler attributes the railroads
difficulties in part to banker control
and to bad methods of financing"
The inquiry he proposed was for the
avowed aim of determining to what
extent Wall Street control has proved
detrimental to the shipping of this
country and suggesting to Congress
legislation to end these evils"
Meanwhile, Jesse Jones, chairman
of the Reconstruction Finance Corp,
leading creditor of financially dis
tressed roads, has indicated he was
willing to let reorganization planners
take their time while the Interstate
Commerce Commission looks into the
matter.
st. Paul Hearings Held.
The commission has tackled the big
reorganization job by holding hear
ings on the st. Paul plan, the first to
get beyond preliminary talk and ma
neuvering among creditors and secur-
ity holders.
Senator Wheeler has opposed action
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion until his committee has oppor-
tunity to lift the veil on railroad
finance
Considering the time it usually
takes the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to study and act on reor-
ganization plans, some rail men expect
Wheeler's committee to have plenty of
time to air the financial details of
railroading.
In his strategic role as head of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp, which
has outstanding more than $40O, 000,-
900 in rail loans, Jones set out early
this year to attempt to get the re-
organization ball rolling.
Such efforts have encountered re-
sistance partly because rail traffic has
remained depressed.
Many creditors and security holders
want to wait for further recovery in
hope of faring better in the reorgani-
cations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
.UPTURN RECORDED
IN COPPER TRADE
Foreign and Domestic Price Basis
Reaches Parity, With Sales
at Scent Level.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 17.-More
animation marked the copper trade
this week, with the domestic and
foreign basis finally reaching parity.
selling at the Scent level
Purchases improved somewhat in
volume. although they were consider
ably under the record breaking pace
for July. Current buying emanates
mainly from the motor and capital
goods industry, IN addition to good
miscellaneous demand. July statis-
tics showed an increase of $4,000 tons
in world consumption. the United
States accounting for 5000 tons and
the rest of the world for 5000 tons
World stocks were reduced 1000
tons, totaling 57o,500 tons on July 81
Zinc buying picked up late in the
week with the talk of a possible fur
Their advance in ore prices stimulat-
ing a demand for prompt and Sep
TENDER delivery. Current sales are
exceeding production, with the latter
being curtailed owing to an made
quate water supply.
Tin experienced succession of set
backs, ending the week with an ag-
gregate loss of 3 cents pound. Weak
ness at London furthered the liquidat-
ing movement
, Lead buying lapsed somewhat, but
the basis held firm and unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
Home Building Still Climbs,
Over Double Levels of 1884

stated, was to be found in the CEN
tinued activity in the residential field.
as distinguished from other classes Of
construction.
For residential building. the July
total amounted to $48, 37l,8 800, almost
2la times the. volume reported for the
same month last year. Each OF the
major geographic areas participated
in the improvement with the single
exception of the New Orleans territory
comprising Louisiana and Mississippi
combined. The largest relative gains
were reported In the Middle Atlantic
States, the Southeast. the Chicago ter
ritory and the Kausas City district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
EGGS ARE MOVED
OUT OF STORAGE
Holdings Pass Years Peak.
Traders Seek Clue to
Market Trend.
BY the Associated Press

% tlAo nsoO1AdbC0 ElCoe-
CHICAGO, August 17.-The Ma.
tons storage holdings of eggs today
had passed the peak for the year,
with supplies beginning to move out
Of storage. Traders on the Mercan-
tile Exchange, therefore. we're survey
ing the situation in the hope Of de-
termining the possible market trend
in the near future.
OF primary interest Is the fact that
holdings are 10000 cases under the
supply at this time last year. Total
United States stocks on August 1
were 7,94o. 900. the lowest on record
on that date since 1921, with the sin
gle exception of 1882. The spread
between this year and last year has
been narrowed to some extent since
August l.
Shortages Reduced.
The daily report from 10 cities
which are the principal storage GEN.
tiers indicates that in those cities
alone the shortage has been reduced
about $4,000 cases. Withdrawals from
storage have been running behind
last year, due largely to the fact that
the demand for refrigerator eggs in
August. 1884, was practically double
the normal movement. The movement
outward now is about at a normal
rate, according to market observers.
In comparison with last year, how
ever, the daily storage movement has
a slightly bearish aspect. Receipts
are holding above last year but have
been dropping steadily Another hot
spell in the production area probably
would serve to curtal production at
a more rapid rate.
The number Of hens and pullets Of
laying age in flocks Of Is, crop re-
porters said, have been averaging
about per cent less than last year,
but feeding conditions are greatly i'm
proved. AS result, production has
been running heavier than last year,
despite the reduced hocks.
Market Outlook Good.
Even though production Of fresh
eggs is higher than last year, the rel
atively smaller amount of refrigera.
tor eggs competing with fresh eggs
may result in the higher prices pre-
vailing at present being maintained,
according to some observers.
Cash market levels have advanced
on fresh eggs and this fact has con-
tributed to a better demand for re-
frigerator stocks. The Chicago whole
sale price OF fresh first eggs Friday
was 24A-& cents, compared with
around 10 cents a year ago. The
farmers income, therefore, is higher
on bigger production of eggs.
October refrigerators on the Chi
cago Mercantile Exchange have been
selling above Is cents. A year ago
the price was around 2112 cents. The
price range this year Is the highest
prevailing in the futures during
August since 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
TRANSIT REVENUES STAY
ABOVE LEVELS OF 1884

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 17-"Transit
revenues for the calendar week end
ing with Saturday. August 10. 1895" as
reported by a representative group
of companies" recorded continued i'm
provement over last year, as shown by
the Transit Journal indicator, which
stands at 1918, as compared with
the corresponding week in 1884.
For the week OF August 3. 1885,
the indicator stood at 102.37," the
report continues.
Gains were more widespread than
in the preceding week, being general
all over the country except in The
seaboard cities. One large Eastern
center which has been showing a gain
reversed its trend. resulting in a lower
figure for the indicator than for sew
eral weeks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
VIRGINIA TOBACCO
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Encouraging Reports Received
From Every County in Belt,
Expert States.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va, August IL
Prospects are bright for an excellent
crop of dark-fired tobacco in the
Virginia belt. John D. Oglesby. to-
bacconist, said tonight.
In saying that encouraging" re-
ports had been received from every
county in the belt, Mr.. Oglesby cited
the U. s. Government statement as
Of August l showing conditions then
were SO per cent. as compared with
rs per cent on August /, 1884.
THE outlook in the counties
around Lynchburg is as good as in
any other part of the dark belt" Mr..
Oglesby said. This is especially true
of Appomattox, Charlotte and a
large part of Campbell.
Crops in Amherst, Bedford and
Nelson are also good, but are about
two weeks later than in the other
counties mentioned. They still have
some dangers and uncertainties to
overcome" 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
AUTO CHIEFS FAIL
TO GET PRICE CUTS
ON STEEL ORDERS
Firm Quotations Taken as
Sign of Sustained Fu-
ture Demand.
BY EDWARD w. MORRISON.

special DlSpdlCn 10 ne SIdI.
DETROIT. August 1.-THE signing
during the week of steel contracts for
1885 revealed that automobile COM
panies obtained nothing in the way Of
desired price concessions.
Steel men gave a sigh of relief at
the firmneSS of prices. 1t means that
for at least several months there will
be no reductions from current levels.
To the extent, also, that prices nee
essarily reflect demand. the prices
signify that steel output should hold
up during the next 10 months. The
automobile industry, as the largest
single user of steel, can be expected
to furnish an outlet that will hardly
cease its present heavy needs before
next June.
Ford Signs First.
The Ford Motor Co. was the first
of The automobile companies to sign
the 1886, contracts. Ford. although a
steel Manufacturer as' Well as an auto
mobile maker, is compelled to go to
outside companies for part Of his sup
plies. When Ford obtained no cuts,
the signal was hung up for other
companies to fall in line.
The N. r. A. steel code provided
for fines of $40 ton on each contract
signed below established prices. When
the N R. A. was thrown overheard
automobile manufacturers, who absorb
approximately one-fourth of the Ma
tons steel output, came forth with
proposals that they be allowed dis
counts for 1886.
They promised that they would pass
along to automobile buyers any price
reductions they were able to obtain
Steel men found this hardly heavy
argument, however. Automobile prices,
generally speaking, have been rolling
along at bottom figures.
1886 Program Speeded.
With steel contracts signed, another
obstacle is out Of the way toward
getting the program for 1885 under
way. Ford, in fact, has already swung
into action.
The vacation period that had been
designated as inventory time came to
an end this week. Not all employees
were called back the first few days,
but the steady stream of Summonses
was sufficient to indicate that Ford
is planning for a busy Autumn.
Executives at Dearborn said that
final figures for August output would
be surprisingly above previous esti-
mates. The two-week lull, they main
tanned, had not had the expected
effect on the assembly lines.
Chevrolet Pace Slows Up.
Meanwhile. Chevrolet, which Is
Ford's biggest competitor, began to
slow up. Chevrolet, like Ford, con-
tinues to stress the current models in
all sales appeal. There is no doubt,
however, that these two famous COM
petitors have their 1886 campaigns
already in mind and whatever takes
place in the next few weeks will be
in the nature of preliminary Skin
mishes.
(Cnuyripht IQ35
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
TOBACCO SALES HEAVY
ON GEORGIA MARKETS

BY the ASSOCIATED FreSS.
VALDOSTA. Ga, August IT,
Warehouses in the bright leaf to-
bacco belt in Georgia reported good
sales during the week, as prepara-
tons we're made at some points to
end the auction season.
Considerable quantities of tips, or
lower grade tobacco, reached the
markets during the week just ended,
indicating that the season is nearing
q close.
The valdosta Tobacco Board of
Trade, reporting 3,025,678 pounds
sold during the week at an average
Of 1907 cents, said the market would
close there next Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
DOLLAR RATES FAVOR
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
British Pound and French Franc
Make Slight Week End Gains
in New York.
BY; the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
International dollar rates leaned
slightly in favor of foreign currencies
against the dollar in exchange trading
yesterday.
In New. York the British pound
sterling gained IS of cent at 4.97h,
the French franc was .00s of cent
higher at $685. cents and the Hol-
land guilder was unchanged at 67.96
cents.
The market was closed in Paris, but
the dollar was a trifle lower in Lon
don at 4.971s.
Based on the franc at its final New
York rate the dollar was at a dis
count of 1-100. of per cent COM
pared with a premium of 1-100 Fri
day and a discount of 3-100 a month
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, August 17.-July build
ing construction in the 81 States east
of the Rocky Mountains amounted to
$159,249 $780,. against S148,005, 200 N
June and s1l9,662, 800 in July, 1884,
according to F. w. Dodge Corp. THIS
brought the total for the seven months
up to 1855, 756, 700. compared with
SITS, 764, 200 in the same period last
year.
The July total exceeded the monthly
volume for any month since March.
1884, when the P. w. A. was at It's
peak. The chief item Of significance
In the July record. the corporation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18

NEW YORK. August 17.-Gen-
eral commodity prices improved
this week, cotton and hogs sharing
in the rise. Wheat mo. red at
New York; declined from s1.o1A
per bushel to 98h cents, new crop,
but cotton (middling upland at
New York; advanced Is to Ills
cents per pound and hogs touched
Chicago at sl2.l5 per hundred
weight.
Copyright, 1885, by A. P. Wire
photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
BY the Associated Press.

EfooOCIdVcu
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE
Associated Press weekly index of in
dustrial activity lifted substantially
this week.
Increased production of automobiles,
steel and cotton goods more than off,
set the contraseasonal declines in
freight movement and power produc-
ton.
The index, which is based on 1929
80 as 100 and adjusted for seasonal
yariat ton, rose this week to TAI, COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
Index of Industrial Activity
Gains Substantially in Week

pared with 1919 a week ago, TIT a
month ago and $50 at this time last
year.
The composite index, with season.
ally adjusted figures for its six COM
ponents, follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
PIPE LINE PLANNED.

NEW YORK, August II (R.-Con-
tnental Oil Co.. is reported in Wall
Street to be. planning a new 6-inch
welded steel pipe line from the vicinity
of Wichita, Kans., to Denver, re-
quiring 10000 tons of pipe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
STATIONERY BUYERS BUSY.

NEW YORK, August II CP).-Buy-
ers have been active IN the wholesale
stationery market this week purchas-
ing goods for immediate as well as
holiday delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18

Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-12-05
Election Factors

PRESIDENTIAL POLLS conducted by
various agencies and discussion of the
subjects with voters in all walks of life
support the theory that the next presiden-
tial election will be a far closer battle than
was anticipated few months back.
Improved business conditions are de-
cided factor in favor of the new deal, while
the increase in the national debt is hot am
munition for it's enemies. The presidents ap-
titude for discussion of public matters with
the voters is powerful factor but explana-
lions do not always satisfy the large fac
lions seeking further expenditures.
Radical groups on one hand object that
the new deal has not gone far enough, while
more conservative elements decry the steps
taken. Democrats can be thankful that
these directly opposed factions can never
agree on candidate.
The only prediction which can be made
with safety at this stage in the campaign is
that the result will be affected greatly by
how strong man the Republicans put in
the field and how we'll the Democrats can
round out their depression-beating efforts
with some budget-pruning, the latter with
out adversely affecting too many voters.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-12-05
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Little foam

had lodged about the various fix
lures in the automobile did the
group discover another strange
thing about the car. 1t contained
an ash tray, and stranger still
neither the ash tray nor the splat-
tered car belonged to any of the
group who had depended merely
upon the make, the color and the
date for identification. Needless
to say, the group disbanded.
When Freddie discovered the
very evident disturbance which
had taken place inside his means
of conveyance he was rather put
out. And he drove home repeat
ing all the way, that old adage,
'Don't put all your eggs in Gle
back seat.
-f-f-
For those who scan i:,eir intend
ed reading material for converse
ton, the Lam submits the follow
ing, simply bristling with the
marks:
A young couple named Harold
and Nancy set up housekeeping in
little town several years ago,
learning the ways of life in the
village very soon. Every morning,
as sure as Joe Tyson doesn't wear
an overcoat, Harold said goodbye
to his wife and walked off to earn
living for the family while Nam
cy spent the day cooking and
cleaning and keeping house. The
system worked very well until
this week when Harold received a
telephone call at his place of
business.
Hello, Harold" 1t was Nancy's
voice, "Will you bring home loaf
OF bread?"
4 suppose I'd better order flow
ers," replied Harold.
Flowers! For whom ?" inquir-
ed Nancy.
"For Frank" Harold answered.
Frank who?" Nancy asked.
Frank WEIGH" Harold snap
ped. "He must be sick if he isn't
delivering groceries today"
$50
Once upon a time there was an
organization known as the VFW
which had few minor difficulties
with the American Legion and a
local post commander known up
and down the street as Harry.
This club also has a password
used in certain ceremonies, and
last Sunday it had trip to Tracy.
While at Tracy this local leader
was asked for his password and,
alas, was unable to produce It.
The moral to this fable is that
the World War was a comfortable
thing compared to some of the rit-
ual it brought on.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-12-05

DISPLAYS of Christmas toys, we are glad
to note, certain fewer implements of war
this wear. And in nation as firmly instill-
ed with peace as America is today, should
MT that be the rule?
There is still an occasional toy tank, a
machine gun, and pe''ha,s few other wea-
pons, but on the whole the war toy seems to
have lost much of its popularity with manu-
facturers.
Some people will lament the nassine Of
the toy soldier, but, while toys NAV not be
a potent factor in the starting of wars. the
majority will quite gladly say, strike out the
war toys, I'm not raising my son to be a
soldier.
AS for the boy himself, he furtively
whispers, dad, look at that tank over
there-they shouldn't sell that, should
they?" And Dad agrees, smilingly taking
just pride in the new young America
Marshall Messenger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-12-05
Holiday Trim
J ISITORS IN neighboring towns come
! home to compliment Redwood Falls

Z J ISITORS IN neighboring towns come
" home to compliment Redwood Falls
on it's Christmas trimmings. Others
have beautiful holiday decorations too, they
say, but few as attractive and none better.
In every case similarity is noticed in
the trim from year to year, the reason be-
ing, obviously, that merchants who pay for
them have an investment in fixtures which
they cannot afford to make each season.
The holiday decoration idea is one that
more and more towns are adopting. 1t is a
reminder of Christmas which probably does
not greatly increase the total of holiday pur-
chases but does encourage early shopping,
which in turn makes for easier shopping,
more satisfied customers and makes the sea-
son less of tax upon the good nature and
physical strength Of sales people.
Few persons are so calloused that they
fail to enjoy the beauty of lights and fes-
looming in holiday colors.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-12-05
Iowa Hangs Them

WHEN AN IOWAN plans murder and
w carries out his plan, the gallows are
brought into play and the murderer
steps onto the trap with fanfare from the
newspapers as to what the victim wore, and
ate at breakfast and the dinner before-to
please their morbid readers.
Iowa has no hangman, the sheriff in the
county where the crime was committed be-
ing called instead to spring the trap as
society avenges the crime against it-a job
which he probably did not anticipate when
he filed for office.
Capital punishment advocates have al
ways contended that this discourages MUIR
der, but we are informed that several have
been hung in the tall corn state this year
and that the sheriffs bloody work is not
done with the execution last Friday, day fol
lowing Thanksgiving, when confessed
wife-killer paid with his neck.
Crime may be blotted out, but apparently
not by this method
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-12-05

Stranger than fiction are some
of the bedtime stories which pass
across local hearths while the
wind bowls and the pavement
glares and the drifts pile beneath
warmly lighted windows. The
long-forgotten sport of recounting
tales during the wild winter eve
nings has been resurrected with
an enthusiasm heretofore applied
only to contract, knitting and
visits to the Commercial club, and
a few choice gems garnered from
the mass of mediocre stories are
credited with even greater powers
to produce drowsiness than the US
ual material found in the Lam.
Here are a few carefully edited
and conscientiously expurgated:
Once upon a time there was a
city engineer named Freddie who
wore sideburns and pipe and sat
all week bumped over blue print
working out color schemes for
his sewage disposal plant. But
Saturday night belonged only to
Freddie and every Saturday he
used to spruce up, go to town and
sit bumped over cup of coffee
until his bedtime.
One Saturday night, things
went just a little different for
Freddie, because his wife asked
him to bring home a few grocer
les for the next days dinner.
Freddie simply whirled through
his shopping, buying eggs and meat
and bread, put the things in the
back seat of his car, and rushed
off to his coffee.
Little did Freddie know it, but
at the same time, group of en-
thusiastic young people were de-
voting Saturday night to that for
which it was intended, fun. These
young folks were in the highest of
spirits, playing pranks on each
other and generally enjoying
themselves.
When the hour latened and the
young people bethought themselv-
es of home, they found their car
and started off. Upon being set
tied they discovered in the back
seat of that car large group Of
fat eggs, a seemly hunk of meat
and a loaf of bread of a nourish-
ing aspect.
Now, an egg is breakable, as
anyone knows, and being broken,
splatters, producing great salts
faction on the part of the breaker.
These vigorous young people did
not wish to be destructive, but the
temptation Of these eggs, simply
crying to splatter, was too much
for them, and soon the egg yolk
was flying about the interior of
the car with great abandon.
Not until great deal Of yolk