Show Bankruptcy on on Wane I National Body Hears Hear CHICAGO Aug 19 ID AP AP Dad Bad news flows for or the convention n maybe but gOO good news for the tho country Herbert M. M Bierce of or Winona Minn Ninn treasurer secretary of ot tho the National Association of Referees in Bankruptcy which opened its Hs annual annual an an- nual conference today reports bankruptcy on tho wane arc are increasing In number num num- bet ber in the cities clUes he lie said but most most- of th them m involve small business Comparatively few in large concerns have failed recently In lathe the tho country country country coun coun- try districts the number of or bankruptcy bankruptcy bankruptcy bank bank- petitions is rapidly decreasIng decreasing ing he said |