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Evening star., 1935-01-01
1922-l923.
Aug, 23 91.T2
1933-l934.
MONTHS STOCK VOLUME
is HIGHEST SINCE MAY

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January Total
transactions of the New York Stock
Exchange for December were the
highest since May, but were only some
two-thirds of the total for the same
month Of 1888.
Transfers approximated 23,500,000
shares, compared with 20,870,861 in
November, and 34,876, ass in December
of 1888. The smallest month of the
year was September, with turnover
Of only 12,635,870, while the largest
was January, with 56.829,952.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Years Stocks and dividends
sales. in dollars.
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2,770 Laclede Gas of st Louis
2,s7O Laclede Gas of ST L pf /.
1885, Lambert Co go.
1890 Lane Bryant. t...........
169,600 Lee Rub & Tire (40c). =.
31,800 Lehigh Port Cement. -.
$500 Lehigh Port Gem pf 3 "
145, 100 Lehigh Valley Coal.
1860 Lehigh Valley Coal pf. I.
$500 Lehigh Valley r R.. ....
147.300 Lehman Corp (2.40)....
7O,70O Lehn & Fink f1h).....,
961, 200 Lib-Owens-Ford Gl 1.20
170.S00 Life Savers (1.60)......
34.70O Lfgg & Myers tt0.....
357,4OO Light & Myers (B) (f5)
12,300 Light & Myers pf (O.'
166.800 Lily Tulip Cup uh)...
$500 Lima Locomotive. .....
$500 Link Belt (60c). .......,
297, 800 Liquid Carbide (t1A)..
2,8SS. 800 Loew's Inc (t1&).....
10000 Loew's. Inc pf (6h)....
123,700 Loft, Inc.
l06,7 700 Long Bell Lumber (A)..
S2,70O Loose-Wiles (2)........
1,120 Loose-Wiles pf (O.....
654. 100 Lorillard CPD (t2.20)....
6.s70 Lorillard (P) pf (O~sAE
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1888, 100 Baldwin Locomotive. -.
$1,000 Baldwin Locomotive pf.
1.176, 900 Baltimore & Ohio. ......
126,S00 Baltimore & Ohio pf....
$3.50 Bamberger pf (6 12)....
67,S00 Bangor & Arrost 213)..
2,S1O Bangor & Aroos pf o..
$4,000 Barker Brothers. .......
12,740 Barker Brothers pf.....
700,400 Barnsdall Corp. .........
93,600 Bayuk Cigar (gD.
ALSO Bayuk Cigar 1st pfO..
166,9OO Beatrice Creamery. 80.
5,400 Beatrice Cream pf CO..
100 Beech Creek r R CO..
20,700 Beech-Nut Pack (f3&).,
347,100 Belding-Hem (h50c).
1890 Belgian Nat pit pf 7.02)
1852, 600 Bendix Aviation. .......
312,700 Beneficial Loan QhD...
118,900 Best & Co (1h)........
1922, 900 Bethlehem Steel. .......
132,200 Bethlehem Stl pf G1&).
30,640 Bigelow-Sanford (h1)..
161,30O Blaw Knox. x............
$500 Bloomingdaie (40c).
2,165 Bloomingdale pf G....
$3.50 Blumenthal pf ........
134, 900 Boeing Aeroplane. 49,.
341,1OO Bohn Alum & Brass(3). .
S,31O Bon Ami (A> GO.
$4,000 Borden & Co (1.60).
420,500 Borg Warner (t1A)....
1890 Boston & Maine RR. 80.
12,6O0 Botany Mines (A) (k)..
1864, 800 Briggs Mfg (t1A)..-...
32,700 Briggs & Stratton co..
121,800 Bristol-Myers (t2.40)..
S23,70O Bklyn-Man Tr (h1 h)...
$4,000 Bklyn-Manhat TT pf(6).
29.200 Bklyn & Queens.
$1,000 Bklyn & Queens pf o..
$4,000 Bklyn Union Gas (5)....
$4,000 Brown Shoe (3).
1.150 Brown Shoe pf 90.
7O,4OO Brunswick-BalkeC Col.
92,500 Bucyrus-Erie. .-.......
1O1,700 Bucyrus-Erie CIV pf.
4,340 Bucyrus-Erie pf CO..
631,8O0 Budd (E G. Mfg.
34,550 Budd (E G. Mfg pf.....
233.000 Budd Wheel. ..........,
204,3O0 Bullard Co.
$1,000 Bulova Watch. ........
1900 Burns Bros (A)........
5000 Burns Bros (A) vice..
1850 Burns Bros (B). )........
2,27O Burns Bros (B) vtc.
1920 Burns Bros pf. ........
472,800 Burr Add Mch (nt65c)..
30,500 Bush Terminal (k).
1900 Bush Term deb (k) .....
4,180 Bush Term Bldg pf ctfs.
S9,1O0 Butte Copper & Zinc.
53,100 Butterick Co.
312,200 Byers "a M ..........
5,110 Byers CA M pf.
$1,000 California Pkg (1h)...,
10S,300 Callahan Zinc.
276.900 Calumet & Hecla. ... o. I.
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u. S. to Take More Coffee.

The United States is expected to
take half OF Salvador's present coffee
crop, compared with q quarter In the
Last two seasons.
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S,110 Fairbanks Co. ..........
1880 Fairbanks Co pf.
119.700 Fairbanks-Morse. ......
1850 Fairbanks-Morse pf. %.
96, 200 Federal Light & Trac...
3,340 Federal 1t & Trac pf(6)
$500 Federal Mines & Smelt. i.
5000 Federal Mines & SIN pf. .
S2,S00 Federal Motor Truck. ..
4S.S00 Federal Screw Works. {.
1880 Federal Water Svc (A)..
$1,000 Federated Dep Strs(tD.
131. 100 Fidei Phi Fire Ins(t1.35)
$40 Filene's Sons (t1.2O....
5000 Fiiene's Sons pf <6h)...
$50, 500 Firestone (40c).........
$4,000 Firestone pf (A) (6)....
153, 100 First Nat Stores (2h)..
$500 Florsheim Shoe (A) Cd.
155,500 Fo1lansbee Bros (k).
II, 400 Food Machinery (25c)...
227, 800 Foster-Wheeler. .......
1910 Foster-Wheeler pf..AG..
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S69, 800 California Pkg (1h)....
108,300 Callahan Zinc. ..........
276,900 Calumet & Hecla. "a. .. .:
ll6.500 Campbell. .Wyant.s~s.z
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249,400 Eastman Kodak (t4%)..
$3.50 Eastman Kodak pf (6)..
533,S00 Eaton Mfg Co.
45,1O0 Eitington-Schild. ......
1896, 900 Electric Auto Lite. .....
1920 Electric Auto Lite pf(O
445,20O Electric Boat. ...........
$4,000 Elec & Mus Ind (h19c)..
74O,2OO Elec Power & Light. 80.
1873, 800 Elec Power & Lit $6 pf =.
92,1OO Elec Power & Lit 81 pf. >.
$4,000 Elec Stor Battery (2k).
$4,000 Elk Horn Coal (k).....
52,600 Elk Horn Coal pf. tk). -.
28,510 Endicott-Jo o..
1880 Endicott-Jo pf(O.
40,600 Engineers Public Svc...
$1,000 Eng Public Svc S. pf...
37,400 Eng Pub S $3.50 pf WV.
12,600 Eng Public Svc $6 pf....
127,700 Equit Office Building. %.
272,600 Erie r r.
103.900 Erie r r 1st pf.
$1,000 Erie r r I'd pf. ..........
210 Erie & Pittsbgh (3M)..
173,400 Eureka Vacuum CT (S0c)
$4,000 Evans Auto Prod (50c). .
1920 Exchange Buffet. .......
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680,300 Deere & Co. o.............
1O3,500 Deere & Co pf (40c). ).....
309, 700 Delaware & Hudson. -.
956. 700 Delaware Lack&West'n.
96,sO0 Denver & Rio CIR Wn pf.
41,900 Detroit Edison O......
so Detroit & Mackinac.... >.
$50 Detroit & Mackinac pf..
1O6,5 500 Devoe & Ray (A) (f2)..
$50 Devoe & Ray 1st pf CO..
96, 100 Diamond Match Q.....
10000 Diamond Mitch pf G1a).
1000, TOO Dome Mines (f3h).....
$4,000 Dominion Stores d.20).
1889, 800 Douglas Aircraft. ......
26,20O Dresser Mfg (A) Chi w..
45,20O Dresser Mfg (B)......"
5000 Duluth So Shore & Att. =
$500 Duluth So Sh & Att pf. =.
1O8.7OO Dunhin International. D..
1900 Duplan Silk 0)........
1,646, 900 Dupont de Mem (f3K..
$4,000 Dupont de Mem deb (6.
1880 Duquesne 1t 1st pf (5l..
$40 Durham Silk Hos pf (j0
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91O,4O Ohio Oil (h45c).
248,50O Oliver Farm Equip.
100000 Oliver Farm Eq pr pf A
90,400 Omnibus Corp. .........
1850 Omnibus pf A 80. ......
1O4, 900 Oppenheim Collins.
$4,000 Otis Elevator t60c)....
3.755 Otis Elevator pf(6)....
$4,000 Otis Steel. l.............
52,40O Otis Steel prior pf. .....
1890 Outlet Co (t2A).......
290 Outlet Co pf (O.......
1871 Ownes-Ill Glass (4....
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$3.50 Kan City P&L 1st pf (6)
93,400 Kan City Southern. 80.
10000 Kan City Southern pf. .
1880 Kaufman Dept S (40c)
100, 100 Kayser CD & Co (h50c)
3,100 Keith-Albee-Orph pf.
1874, 300 Kelly-Spring Tire (k). -.
49, 400 Kelly-Spring T So pf(k)
Is, 100 Kelsey-Hayes tA).....
10000 Kelsey-Hayes (B).
1.407, 900 Kelvinator Co t+70c)...
$3.50 Kendall pf (t6.92)......
1888, 100 Kennecott Cop (h45c)..
10000 Kimberly-Clark. ......
31,700 Kinney &C RI Co. ......
1880 Kinney &C RI pf.......
1880 Kresge Dept Stores. ...,
2.200 Kresge Dept Stores pf. &.
909. 1000 Kresge Is 81 3D..
$3.50 Kresge Is 81 pf (O....
$1,000 Kress Is H) (fD. ......
425, 200 Kroger Groc&Bak(1.6 SOY
Evening star., 1935-12-29
THIS WEEK
He Sang for "Gas''-
Continued from page five
THIS WEEK
Continued from page five

How far is that?" Bing asked him.
"Oh around the corner there a
ways" The Keeper of the Gas circled
with his arm.
How far?" inquired Mr.. Rinker.
well, some says it's twenty-eight
miles, but l claim twenty-nine and a
half. You see. my uncle was a sur
veyor."
''Is that so?" Rinker was solicitous.
Now, Mister, put in Bing quickly,
here's a problem - if you only had
enough money to buy one gallon of
gas, and the next station was twenty
eight miles away - what would you
dor"
That's easy. I'd walk" The
Keeper of the Gas went into his small
cottage.
Mice fellow" said Bing.
''I'll say" put in Rinker, looking
toward Hope Divine. We'll, we can't
stay here -"
Let's put a proposition to him."
suggested Bing.
He rang the cottage doorbell.
Mister" he talked fast, we're
willing to trade music for gas"
Sos everybody else. But my cash
register amt piano"
'I'll sing for you for an hour if you'll
loan US enough gas to get to the next
station"
The man turned his back, saying,
II got a letter from Rockefeller yes
terday and he said not to give no gas
away"
Bing began to sing.
The man listened for moment;
then put his hands to his ears and ran
around in circle. stop - stop I'll
fill the tankr he shouted.
What's your address here?" Bing
asked.
Why"
Because want to send you some
money"
Never mind that - just don't sing
no more"
The man who looked like Caruso
Evening star., 1935-12-29
Miss Lola
Continued from page four

Japanese Military Intelligence. She
comes from Changchun."
Holden lighted a cigarette and
puffed it slowly, to give himself time.
$50 what?" he said. What happens
next?"
"If she is spy, she must be shot"
Nov, now," Holden said mildly.
Take it easy"
That is all right for you," said
General Liang, walking up and down
between the seats. you are an
American; it is not your war. But
cannot allow a known japanese spy
to do as she pleases inside my terri
tory. My officers and men will not
stand for it; they will think l have
gone over to the Japanese; they will
think she brings me money. And what
do you suppose my uncle will say?
Apply your intellect to that, if you
please. So. l am very perplexed. But
am in command of this army or am
/ not?"
Holden smiled tolerantly. 81 sup
pose you are, Gene. if you say so.'..
49," said the General. II still
command here And l am going to
have that woman searched. Also the
compartment - thoroughly. If any
thing suspicious is discovered she
must be shot at once. take no
chances. Everything depends upon
the passage of the Mingari. If she is
spy, and succeeds somehow in getting
the news of the bridge out, we shall
have an air raid and it will be all up
with us. So. have decided"
Holden puffed quietly for minute.
"Well, I wonder" he said medita-
lively. "Stop and think minute,
Gene. Who is building your damned
bridge, anyhow?
The General paused, startled.
"What do you mean?
1.-THE bridge is not built yet. re-
member" said Holden. DO you
think you can build it without me?"
LANG Yu-jen sat down suddenly.
what do you mean - what do you
mean?"
"Imean," said Holden slowly, that
Evening star., 1935-12-29

you are not going to shoot that girl.
Not today Not if you want your
bridge built"
This is too much," Lang said.
This is an excess of difficulty. What
can do - what can do? My officers
are all angry. and suspicious. They
say, look at LANG Yu-jen! He is
trafficking with Japanese spy. and
she is not even his concubine - she
must have brought him money - he
must have sold out. What am l to
do7"
Holden reflected for few minutes,
gazing at the small, worried figure of
his friend. well, I'll tell you what
we can do" he said at last. I'VE can
make compromise. You give me
one hour. You must do it or you'll
get no bridge. During that time Ill
talk to the girl and settle her problem
one way or another. During that time
I'm still in full command here. as you
have previously ordered; nobody is
to stop me, whatever I want to do"
'And at the end of the hour?"
eff have not succeeded in solving
the problem, you order your search"
With his usual easy optimism, the
General seized upon this solution.
Very good. You will make every
thing all right, Mark; l have great
trust. 60 now to tell my officers.
who were so discontented. All will now
be we'll"
The train was meanwhile running,
or crawling, back towards kaicheng-
chu. Holden went into the single first
class compartment, closed the door
behind him, and sat down opposite
the Russian girl. He looked straight
into her eyes. She was startled,
frightened, but no longer unfriendly
towards him; her apprehension, what
ever it was. was not directed towards
the long, lean American.
''What is it?" she asked, gasping.
In her excitement she had forgotten
to speak pidgin English.
Miss Lola" Holden said in low
voice, you are a spy. Don't lie to me.
! know. saw you on the day before
Evening star., 1935-12-29

heard Hope Divine make a mighty
heave and roar and rattle away.
That's a good guy" was Bing's
comment.
"Yeah - but little crude. Rinker
qualified.
Thus singing for gasoline and food.
the two modern minstrels came within
three miles of Hollywood. To their
CONSERVATION, Hope Divine stopped
in the middle OF the boulevard.
Not even prayer could make Hope
Divine move. Automobiles whizzed
by. unmindful of their valiant and
ancient ancestor.
Poor thing - that last batch of
cheap gas was too much" Bing gazed
at Hope Divine.
Let's walk the rest of the way"
suggested Rinker.
They left Hope Divine, patient as
eternity, and went in search of AL
Rinker's sister - and food.
From a human if not a musical
standpoint, the name of Rinker's
sister is worth putting into the record.
1t is Mildred Bailey. now well-known
in the radio world.
She gave the boys a home and
helped to find job for them. Soon
they were cavorting in dining-room
orchestra. designed perhaps to keep
the minds of people from their food.
The salary paid to each was $3.50
week.
Soon they met toe-dancer named
Billy Beck, who, like them, WIS
anxious to go to other blatant places.
She did - with few clothes - and a
fan. Her name is now Sally Rand.
The noise they made was no diff
ferent than is heard at all night clubs.
They were not satisfied.
They next appeared at theater in
the same act they had used several
years before in Spokane.
Their joint salary was SIS week.
Except the changing of songs and
patter as occasion arose. nothing hap
pened for some weeks.
One rainy evening large man
Evening star., 1935-12-29

during the night, and always Miss
Lola, silent and watchful, sat in her
corner and stared at the American.
Holden hardly noticed her during
that night or the morning that fol-
lowed. He was working like whirl-
wind, determined to get this army and
all its belongings across the frozen
river before the Japanese descended.
He was unconscious of the mutterings
she aroused among the Chinese officers
and men; of the growing discomfort
visible in the delicate face of Liang
Yu-jen; of the apprehension that now
and then showed in Miss Lola's star
ing eyes. In the morning the timber
was cut and hauled by Liang's two
tanks up to the river; it was an epic
Job; and by noon, as Holden started
back towards the village for lunch and
a half hour rest, all was ready for the
start of construction.
Then, as he dropped into the seat
opposite Miss Lola, he gave her good
look for the first time in hours. The
strain of what, he could not be
sure, but a strain of some severity -
had begun to tell on her. Her eyes
looked frightened and her composure
was no longer perfect, for her hands
played nervously with each other in
her lap.
He was about to speak to her when
General LANG appeared in the door
way.
MARK" he said. II must have a
talk with you. Can you come into the
next compartment, please"
Holden heaved himself up, tired
and a little inpatient. Whats the
matter now?" he asked.
LANG closed the door of the ad-
joining compartment. "It's that girl"
he said. "She had been on this train
all night and all morning. She has
seen everything there is to see. She
refuses to leave the compartment. One
of my officers suggests she may have
something hidden there. There IS
worse. One of my officers thinks he
remembers her; he thinks she is girl
that has done some work for the
Evening star., 1935-12-29

yesterday at japanese headquarters
in Changchun. and you were accom-
panied by an officer of the Japanese
Military Intelligence"
Her hands went to her mouth in a
gesture Of terror.
There is worse than that" Holden
went on. 1T doesn't much matter
what know, because l wouldn't
give you away and anyhow l don't
see how you can do any harm. But the
Chinese know. At least there's one
officer who thinks he recognizes you.
LANG Yu-jen can't protect you much
longer"
A suangled sound escaped from her
throat. I'm not spy" she said.
Before God l swear it. Big Boy, I'm
not a spy! did take on this little job
for the Japs, but it's nothing really -
I've never been spy in my life, a
real spy. l mean. I've been so broke,
and haven't had a job for long time,
and this Japanese officer - oh, knew
him before, I'll admit that - he
gave me two hundred and fifty yen
to do the little job. It's nothing, Big
Boy, honestly, but for Gods sake
don't let the Chinks get me!' She
closed her eyes and fell back in her
seat. moaning with fright
BE quiet, Miss Lola" Holden
ordered. 'I'll do what l can, but
you've got to tell me the tEuth. What
is the little job?'
She opened her eyes and tried to
control her voice Il had to deliver
two envelopes to Ching Lao-chu," she
said. They're under this seat. That's
all in the world l had to do - honest,
Big Boy. For Gods sake, don't let
me be caught. You don't know what
they do. Torture ="
Holden reflected. 1t sounded like
the truth, but it was at the same time
little improbable. Why should the
Japanese choose such a messenger?
She seemed to read his doubt, for she
went on after a pause.
"The Japs didn't know the bridge
over the river was blown up yet" she
Continued on page 15)
Evening star., 1935-12-29

erly impressed, she obtained an auto
mobile for her son.
1t looked far older than the history
of the automobile industry and cost
less than 500. Its Tenders had long
since been lost on some long forgotten
road. Once shining black, it had turned
russet from exposure to wind and
rain. 1t had, however, the heart of
youth in its ancient body. The engine
ran. They called the car Hope Divine.
Thus equipped, and with little
money, and even less knowledge of
music, the lad whose sole thought in
college was to be a ball player now
went forth to storm the citadels of
noise-loving and thoughtless world.
AS the car had no headlights, they
could drive only during the day. If
nerve were genius, the two lads might
well have been Shakespeare and
Beethoven rafting down a country
road.
Eighty miles from Spokane the
aging Car shook under the strain and
rapidly became the lone horse shay"
of the modern world.
1t required all the money the boys
had to put the ancient humpty
dumpty together again.
The car ambled down the road.
All was again serene. The car
stopped. A lonely gasoline station
was hundred feet away. Come on,
Hope Divine" coaxed Bing.
Lay off" suggested Rinker, mot
even Hope can run without gas"
They counted their money. There
was thirty cents between them.
Bravely they walked to the Keeper
of the Gas.
He might have been Caruso's
brother.
I'VE are detained here" explained
Bing, through forces not of our own
choosing"
The Keeper of the Gas looked at the
travellers, then down the road at Hope
Divine. Never mind. The gas l sell
would even make that thing run"
"How much is it gallon?"
well, here it's only thirty-two
cents gallon. It's little more down
to the next station"
Evening star., 1935-12-29
December %, 1885

strolled into the theater. The act over,
the two boys were told that a gentle
man wished to speak to them.
Bing noted that he was bland,
serene and excellently attired.
My names Paul Whiteman," he
said.
Napoleon after Austerlitz, calling
on private soldier, could have caused
no greater surprise.
Whiteman was king in the world of
-patter.
Would they consent to an addition?
They did - Immediately. Would they
sign contract with Mr.. Whiteman?
They did -a at once.
Harry Barris, song-writer. was
added. They we're called The Three
Rhythm Boys" Bing now says gen.
erousiy. 'Barris was really the out
standing singer of the bunch. Rinker
and just made up the harmony"
Their salary was $500 weekly, each.
They went to New York.
When Whiteman returned to Cal
ifornia to appear in film called THE
King of jazz" he brought his Three
Rhythm Boys" with him.
The film finished, Bing became a
lone entertainer. His reputation grew
until he made many involved con-
tracts.
His brother came to the rescue, and
cleared him of all signed obligations
at cost of $35, 600.
He has since become one of the most
popular crooners.
Il have no ambitions toward being
Americas greatest actor or concert
singer. I'D merely like to be a good
enough actor to keep on working in
case my singing voice goes back on
me.
"A lot of things have happened
since AL Rinker and hoofed it into
Hollywood. I've been fortunate in
having swell friends. If I didn't have
a dime to my name. I'd still be the
luckiest guy alive. with those same
friends"
A few friends might vanish if he
were penniless. Even then, it would
still be the best of all possible worlds
- for Bing.
Evening star., 1935-12-29

Does setiquettepermit women
to smoke anywhere and any
time? Or is there a code of
courtesy? Emily Post. world
wide authority on questions of
etiquette and correct behavior,
discusses this controversial
topic in the next issue.
Evening star., 1935-12-29
Magazine Section

Not in years has a more
understanding and delightful
story of the younger generation
been written than this one by
Patterson Dial about a seven
teen year old ''grown-up"
named Isabelle and the ''in-
fant" ladies man, Buster.
Evening star., 1935-12-29

Hank took her to the swank-
lest night clubs in town; Eddie
wanted delicatessen suppers
and home coZiness. Which
should she choose2 The story
of a modern girls dilemma, by
the versatile, ever-popular
Octavus Roy Cohen.
Evening star., 1935-12-29

Dangling on a thirty-fve-
foot ladder in a diving he'll
met beneath Bermuda's blue
waters, Roy Chapman An
drews, famous explorer, found
a nightmare world. He writes
of one of the most exciting
days of his thrill-packed life.
Evening star., 1935-10-08
U. S. CORRESPONDENT
BURIED IN ETHIOPIA
Military Honors Given Barber of
Chicago Tribune, Who Died
of Malaria
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Adds ABABA, October 8.-Wilfred
Barber, Chicago Tribune correspond
ent. was given a soldiers burial today.
His body was wrapped in an Ameri-
can flag and carried to a peaceful
grove of eucalyptus trees close to Adds
Ababa for burial with simple cere-
monies.
A score of American newspaper men,
who had worked with him covering
the war until his death of malaria
and complications Sunday. accom-
panied his body to the grave.
With the funeral party went Bar
ber's two mules, riderleSs and their
stirrups reversed in ancient army Gus
tom. Barber had used the mules for
trips into the interior.
The flag which covered Barber was
rendered by the United States lega-
ton, presented by Cornelius Van H.
Engert, charge d'affaires.
Besides the newspaper men, the
services were attended by representa-
tives of Emperor Halle SelaSsie, of the
legation, of the government and of
the church. Mrs. Everett Andrews
Colson, the wife of the American
financial adviser to the Emperor, was
present. 1t was she who nursed Bar
ber during his fatal illness.
They heard Rev. Mr.. Dick, superin-
tendent of the American Adventist
Mission in Africa, extol the brilliant
young American as having died as
bravely as any soldier under fire in
his Drawing of disease and endurance
OF privations.
Nothing has brought home to the
foreigners in Adds Ababa the grim
reality of war, with its attendant
privations, as much as Barber's death.
He was native of New York City
and one of the first American cor
respondents to arrive in Ethiopia
He went into the Ogaden area, where
he contracted tertian malaria.
This was aggravated when he came
up to Adds Ababa, with its heavy
rains and its extreme altitude.