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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16
CURB SHARES FIRM
. AFTER EARLY DROP
Easing of Money Rate Stops
Reactionary Tone of
Market.
BY HARRY H. BECKER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May -Reactionary
tendencies reappeared on the Curb Ex-
change today, but there was no extern
sive liquidation. and when money rates
relaxed from the ID per cent renewal
figure, the list firmed.
The tre1-S was rather indefinite most
of the session, with the trading element
inclined to await the publication OF the
brokers' loan statement after the close.
Despite the general irregularity there
was brisk demand for certain miScel-
laneous industrials, among them Sentry
Safety Control, on estimates that net
profits this year will be equal to So,
and possibly more, share.
Utilities were subjected to frequent
quick changes, but displayed more ami
nation on the recovery than when the
trend was downward. Those issues
which have been leaders In activity all
along moved ahead when the selling
ran its course. A spirited rally in Elec-
trio Investors wiped out an earlier 10
point decline, with Electric Bond and
Shares, United Gas Improvement and
one or two others also strengthened ma
terially, but were not so active.
1ACdG AbldIlOlI O. dIl1lS "do again
a feature on the up side, soaring as
points to the highest since it was
listed, and reaching 400 at the close.
The investment trust issues were in
better demand, although they did
not make much Roadway, and good
support during the initial reaction
was also accorded Memphis Natural
Gas. Thompson Products A, HaZeltine.
Ainsworth and most of the recently
prominent aviation and oil issues.
Bendix Aviation continued to be well
bought on its merits alone, which seem
to have been improved by the belief
that a General Motors subsidiary is
heavily interested in its affairs. Fokker
was especially sensitive to pressure for
q time, but there was no reduction in
speculative activity in the stock, which
seems to be based on the general pros
perity of the industry and reports that
important market operators are behind
it. Niles Bement-Pond was weak, and
there was a rather well defined reac-
tionary tendency manifest in Douglas,
Aviation Corporation and Sikorsky.
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JEWEL TEA DECLARES
EXTRA STOCK DIVIDEND
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-A stock
dividend of rs per cent in common
stock, and extra cash dividend of 81
share and the regular quarterly
dividend of rs cents a share were
declared today by directors of the Jewel
Tea Co. The stock dividend is payable
June 20 to stock of record June 3, the
extra cash dividend on June Is to stock
of record June 3, while their quarterly
dividend is payable July is to stock
of record July 3.
The rs per cent stock dividend wiz
increase the company'S outstanding
stock from 100000 to 100000 shares.
Directors also announced that in the
future the regular quarterly dividend
would be at the rate of IS cents a
share. Previously the company has
been paying 81 a share on the 100000
shares.
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WHEAT CLOSES LOWER.

CHICAGO, May 16 HD.-Selling of
wheat against purchases of corn today
had much to do with sending wheat
prices lower and giving f1rmness to the
corn market. Onicial reports showed
corn planting in Iowa was eight days
late and in Kansas two to four weeks
behind. Meanwhile, favorable weather
for domestic Winter wheat was re-
ported, especially In the Southwest, and
Spring wheat seeding was reported vir-
tually completed in the United States
and Canada.
Wheat closed weak u to "a net lower:
corn at II decline to / advance; oats
Il off to a shade up, and provisions
unchanged to q setback of S.
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Salmon Industry in Good Shape.

A few years ago the salmon industry
of the Pacific Coast was threatened by
the prodigal methods of the fishermen.
but realizing the conditions that con-
fronted them the management Of many
of those of the United States entered
into voluntary agreement to regulate
the fishing. and the result Of this has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, May is (P.-Stocks
irregular; utilities rise to new top on
drop in money rate. Bonds irregular:
high money depresses prices. Curb
irregular; aluminium company at new
top. Foreign exchanges irregular;
sterling rallies. Cotton higher; FORE
cast unfavorable weather. Sugar steady;
trade support. Coffee lower; disap-
pointing Brazilian markets.
CHICAGO. May Is (P.-Wheat
easy: bearish Texas estimates. Corn
barely steady; large Argentine exports
Cattle steady. Hogs lower.
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Stock Increase Proposed.

NEW YORK. May Is P).-Stock-
holders of Burroughs Adding Machine
Co. will vote June 10 on a proposal to
increase the authorized stock from
100000 to 100000 no par shares to
provide for a 5-for-1 stock split-up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 16 R).-Copper
quiet; electrolytic spot and future, IS.
Iron steady. unchanged. Tin easy;
spot and futureI 4400a44.12. Lead
steady; spot New York, 100; East St
Louis, 670a675. Zinc quiet; East st.
Louis, spot and future, 660a6.65. Anti
mony, S.87.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16

been that the season last year was one
of the most satisfactory in history. and
the future is assured. It is entirely
likely that these regulations will take
the form of legislation for the protec-
ton Of the trade. Fishing ranks third
Of the Canadian industries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16
NEW. YORK CURB MARKET

NEW YORK, May 16.-Following is a
list of stocks and bonds traded IN on
the New York Curb Market today, with
the volume of sales and prices up to
and including the close Of the market.
Final curbS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16
sHORT-TERM SECURITIES.
(Reported by J. & W. Seligman 4

(Reported by J. & ". selism9n & CO.
A!lis- chalmsrs Co IS 1897 gs ,g9j4
Aluminium Co. of Amer. IS 1882 1909 1nli :,
Amer. Tel. Tel. Co. as 1929 993s 99ss
Baltimore & Ohio 4l2s 1898. -. 9li4 9l34
Batavian Pet. Corp. 4 IS 1912. 9024 81 ! ?
Bel Tel. of Canada SIS 1855. 100 10l
California Pet. Corp. 5l2s 1888. 100ha l0l12
Canadian Nat. Rwy. 41as 1880 9894 SO
Canadian Nor Rwy. 4Ias 1925. 97i4 90
C!lesa. & Ohio Rwy 4hs 1850. SO 1914
Chicago Rock Island Is 1884,. 1884 81
Chile Copper Co. SIS 1947. 95l2 Sc
Cudahy Packing Co. 5las 1897. 96l2 97H
Edison Ell. II. Boston 41as 1890. 98!2 SO
Gen, Mot Accep. Corp. IS 1887. 10li4 102
General Pet, Corp. SIS 1910. 80. MOO 100s4
Goodyear T. e. r. IS 1857 92i4 80
Grand Trunk Canada IS 1896. 1924 104l4
Gulf Oil of Pa IS 1887 ....... 9934 100ls
Humble OIL 5l2s 1882. ......... 1904 1914
Internal. Match Corp. SIS l947.. 9694 97!a
Oregon Shore line As 1922. 9ass 981s
Pure Oil Corp. 5ias 1887. 49,. 90 e8s4
Shell Union Oil Co. IS l947. 96i2 81
Sinclair Crude Oil Co. 5l2s 1898 ~ SO
Standard Oil N. jersey SIS 2946. 1914 1902
St. L., Tr. Mt. & So. Ry. As 1929 9eSs e9ss
st. L., Southwestern Ry. IS 1882 94H 95M
Swift & Co. IS 1882. ...,...... 99Ia 100
Union Oil &C. Of Calf. SIS 1885. 97l4 SO
United DRUG Co SIS 1888: s5 95?4
Western Electric Co. SIS 1914. 10t 102h
wheeling Steel Corp. 512s 1913 90 eeR7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16

An Anglo-American club has been
formed at Mention, France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16

Despite recent denials, there is still
talk of a merger of Paramount-Fam
LaSky and Warner Bros.
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TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

British foreign ONCE messages sent
through Rugby wireless station last year
cost the QoyernmsRt ,nsaEly -. 900. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16

Postum is planning the absorption Of
additional food companies with nation
ally known trade marks.
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COTTON CLOSES HIGHER.

NEW YORK, May 16 Especially The
cotton market showed steadiness all day
today, with the close Is to 81 points
net higher. The spot market was Is
points higher at 1915.
Cotton range:
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FEDERAL LAND BANK BONDS
NEW YORK, May 6.-(SpeciaD -

More than 100000 worth OF
k9ssssssanstAss last. Il manahs. aagsase .
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New Issue
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100000 Shares
Ungerleider Financial Corporation
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SAMUEL UNGERLEIDE & CO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
T RST SESSION
OPERA B0UFFE
IN STYLE

Important pending develop
ments In the administration Of
District affairs today prompted
the Senate committee inveStigat-
ing allegations Of corruptionS in
the local government to postpone
further meetings until after the
Christmas recess Of Congress.
Just what these developments
are was not disclosed. It is
understood, however, that they
will have an important bearing
upon the inquiry into charges
made against District officials
and the office of the United
States District Attorney.
The meeting Of the committee,
scheduled for 10 o'clock this
morning, took on an opera bouffe
appearance. Senator Frederic M.
Sackett, Of Kentucky, chairman,
and Senator Cole L. BleaSe, of
South Carolina, sponsor OF the
inquiry, met promptly at 10
o'clock, and there being no
quorum present Senator Glease
moved that the inquiry 60 over
until after the holidays.
Came Too Late
Within few minutes after this
motion was formally carried, Sen
ator Arthur n. Vandenberg of
Michigan dashed into the commit
tee room looking for the meeting.
He was just q minute or two too
late. While Vandenberg stood by,
wondering what had become of
the important local investigation,
Senator Wesley Il. Jones Of Wash
ington anbled In to take his place
in the probe.
Both vandenberg and Jones
seemed somewhat irked at the
promptneSs with which the COM
nnittee had met and adjourned.
Senator Blease, in his motion to
adjourn today, gave the first
formal forecast of important de-
velopments within the District
government. His motion was
phraSed in this way:
POStpOnement Better
"That on account of certain
matters pending in the admins
tration of District affairs, it is to
the best interests of the service
that the hearings of this subcom-
mittee be postponed until after the
Christmas recess of Congress-"
No intimation OF what the re-
velopments within the Govern
ment might he given nv either
Senator Blease or Senator Sackett.
1t is known, however, that the
Department of Justice is not
in conjunction with
the subcommittee. and it is,
therefore presumed that whatever
the certain matters might be
that Senator BleaSe had in mind
would probably eyentuate either
as a result of initiative Of mem
bers of the District government
or of the Bureau of Efficiency.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
/, 500 Smiths in Ne1U
D C.. Phone Book

Do you know who talks most
over. the telephones in Washing
tona t}fs a. =
No? Well, well tell you. It's
the Smiths. They talk more
than the Browns almost twice
at much, in fact.
WaShington's new "blue book"
the telephone directory-is just
out, 1t has 5000 names and
it isn't really q blue book but
gray.
Among the families listed in
Washington and nearby Virginia
and Maryland are $500 Smiths;
800 Browns, IT'S Johnsons, $50
Jones, $40 Davis, SOS Millers, $50
Williams, 470 Thompsons, 40
Taylors, 425 Clarks and slightly
less than 400 Whites, Wilson's,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11

RESENT PLAN
UPSET BY
VETS

Representative Godfrey g. Good
win (R) Of Minnesota, yesterday
introduced a bill in the House,
which was referred to the Civil
Service Committee, that would
force all Government officials to
apportion Federal positions in
Washington among the States on
the basis Of population.
The bill provides that such ap.
portionment of Federal positions
be rigidly enforced and that any
official violating its provisions be
dismissed.
Persons discharged from the
Federal service because of force
reductions and who are from
States whose quotas are in ar.
rears, shall be restored to duty
as of the. date Of their discharge,
the bill declares.
Near AS TOSSADlG
Persons from the District and
from States whose quotas have
been exceeded, would be dis
charged to make room for those
being taken back on the Federal
payrolls. Claims for such re.
instatement would have to be
filed within six months from the
time the bill became law, how
ever.
officials OF the Civil Service
Commission in commenting on
the bill said that apportionment
is followed as closely as Is pos
sible and that positions are al.
ways given to those from States
in arrears on their qutoas.
Several factors enter into the
disparity between the number OF
employees a State may furnish
under it's quota and the actual
number of it's residents working
for the Government, the officials
pointed out.
District at Head
One is the failure of States
to supply their quota Of eligibles
and another is the preference
granted veterans Of the World
War.
Veterans are given positions
without regard to quotas, bu1 they
are charged to the quota Of the
State from which they come.
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ON SALE.
At BIC STORES

In addition to the Junior
Leagues Christmas seal sale booth
at the woodward & Lothrop de
partment store, similar booths for
the sale Of the tuberculosis seals
were opened today in other de-
partment stores and bank Hobbies.
The location of the booths and
the captains of each group are:
AT S. Kann's Sons Company, Mrs.
Jerome Saks, captain; Lansburgh
81 Brother, Miss Helene Klawans,
captain; the Hecht Company, Mrs.
George A. Lingebach. captain;
Goldenburg's, Mrs. Helen D.
Krechting, captain; the American
Security and Trust Company, Mrs.
Andrew Stewart, captain: the Dis
trict National Bank, Mrs. G. Nord-
linger, captain; the National Saw
ings and Trust Company, Miss
Marion Lord, captain; the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company,
Mrs. John Allen MunSen, captain,
and at Dublin & Martins, Mrs. A.
H. Ulm, captain.
These booths will be opened
daily until the middle of next
week to take care of the demand
for CHRISTMAS seals to be used on
Christmas gifts, cards and letters.
Today's reports at headquarters
show cash receipts representing
the sale of 100000 seals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
COLD STAR
WOMEN HERE

Thirty-three women Of Wash
ington are entitled to join in the
Gold Star Pilgrimage to the ceme-
teries in Europe, where rest the
remains of Americans who lost
their lives in the World War.
This was revealed today in re-
port submitted by the War Depart
ment to Congress in pursuance of
the law providing for free trips to
the cemeteries for widows and
mothers of those who died.
Eleven of the Washington
women wish to make the trip dur
ing the coming year. Five would
like to make it later, eight are I'M
determined, and nine do not wish
to go.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
MABEL VERNON TO SPEAK

Miss Mabel Vernon, executive
secretary of the National Wom-
ems Party, will address the How
ard University forum tonight at
6:45 o'clock in Library Hall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
START SON
CAPITAL
z q De

Every man has his hobby, and
that of COL. WARD b.
CLARK, washington CORE
spondent for the Chicago Eve
ming Post, is birds.
AS an amateur ornithologist,
Colonel Clark is probably with
out q peer. He has always been
a lover of the out-of-doors and
it was from him that Colonel
Roosevelt learned much about
bird lore. He and the Rough
Rider" often took long walks
through the woods. and it was
on these trips that Colonel
Clark instructed Roosevelt in
the lore of his feathered friends.
In addition to knowing about
the habits of the birds, Colonel
Clark is expert at initiating
their calls. and has also won
distinction in turkey-calling con-
tests. He does not confine his
studies of nature to birds, but
is also an authority on plant
life.
Not only are District police
men handy NTH their guns
about the city. but ALBERT
MULLINS. a police privGte. sta
toned as a Defective Bureau
chauffeur Friday, brought back
mute evidence as to his
: nimrodiStic ability along NTH
Policeman C. w. Pitts, OF the
Traffic Bureau.
TlDo eight-point bucks fell By
the tUGyside as the effect OF
their aim iUhile on leGDe In the
hills OF Pennsylvania. Moon, ]"
stationed at headquarters, is
being beSeiged NTH requests
for steaks, but he 1tonchGLGntly
states that his family (from
naot1er-in-lGD doDn) comes in
first. The detectives are hoping
to get some deer hash, at least.
There are a number Of
wealthy publishers among mem
bers of the United States Sem
ate, but comparatively few per-
sons know that DAVID s.
BARRY, sergeant-at-arms Of the
chamber and for many years
one of the corps of newspaper
correspondents, is the publisher
Of the Pathfinder, a weekly
with one of the largest circula-
tons in the country, and that
it is published right here in
Washington.
Strangely enough, compare
lively few people n Washing
ton have heard of this ration
ally circulated weekly, which
finds its most enthusiastic re-
ception out in the rural Sec
tions,
around the city is man tDho
Is somewhat OF a phiIdnthro-
pist, especially to those young
men and boys that haze been
under his tuteldge at one time
or another. He is a familiar
parsonage seen at all athletic
events, and is one OF the
charter members OF the "DotOn
totUn Coaches Association, but
spends his summer at camp
he runs for boys In the great
Northwest. He is no other than
DOC" GEORGE GREEN,
former prep and high-ScHool
athletic mentor, and can
usually be found hanging
around SpdIding'S clMbroom, or
on one of the local golf courses,
and is dlt0dyS arguing NTH
doc" Sharp. DOC" Green is
perfectly happy tDhen he can
be helping some one, and mil
Always take you Uhere poH
OpaAt to 90 in his iii OF HuppS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
| ONG
IGNORED
BY is.

The expose Of the tangled af-
fairs Of the F. H. Smith Com
pany. whose officials we're indicted
BY the Grand Jury yesterday. is
about five years overdue.
The real estate corporation was
under fire from the Senate Dis
trict Committee long before the
Department Of Justice or q local
Grand Jury thought Of conduct
Ing q probe. 1t has never been
brought to book, however, until re-
Gently.
One Of the offshoots Of post
war legislation enacted by Con-
gress was an inquiry conducted at
tl1e instance Of former Senator
y. Heisler Ball Of Delaware, who
was then chairman of the Senate
District Committee. It went into
the pyramiding practices Of va
nous local realty concerns.
Report . Sensation
When the report was brought
- to the committee 1t proved q
bombshell and a sensation. 1t
showed a list of 81 local apart
nlentS upon which three, four,
and in some cases, five trusts or
mortgages had been placed,
amounting in effect to such an
extreme and absurd weight of
capitalization as to amount In
effect to fraud.
Senator Ball was so outraged
by the revelation of conditions
that he sent the complete report,
with supporting data. to the then
District Attorney, Peyton Gordon,
with a request for immediate ac-
ton against the offending con-
Germs. This request, however, was
never translated into action.
1t is. understood that the Dis
trict Attorney reported to the
Senate District Committee that
there were no legal grounds upon
which he could proceed against
the F. H. Smith Company, and
the matter was dropped. Mem
bers of the committee were
amazed that such financing prac-
tices as the report disclosed could
continue unchecked in Washing.
ton, but nothing was ever done
about it.
Information Not New
Included in the expose was the
financing Of the Hamilton Hotel,
the Chastleton. the Roosevelt,
and other well-known apartment
houses. In fact, most Of the in
formation upon which the De
partment Of Justice succeeded in
obtaining indictments from the
Grand Jury was contained in the
original Senate District Commit
tee report of five years ago.
1T was shortly after the revela-
tions of the committee that d. r.
CriSsinger, retiring comptroller of
the currency, was added to the
directorate of the F. H. Smith
Company, and at about the same
time Representative F. r. Zihl-
man, chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee, came into the
corporation. The accession of
political strength to the dominant
group in the company was be-
lieved at the time to safeguard
against future attacks in Con-
gresS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11

Kings, Adams and Thompsons.
One new feature Of the book
is an alphabetical list of the of.
fees and the managers Of each,
aid an index of information
contained in the directory for use
of subscribers. The list Of subur-
ban subscribers has been placed
in the back of the book, Sepa-
rated from the Washington list
by the classified section, thus
avoiding confusion.
SENATE RECESS VOTED
A Christmas and New Year
holiday recess from Saturday, De
cembeF 81, to Monday, January
6, was voted unanimously by
the Senate yesterday under a
unanimous consent resolution.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11
PURSE SNATCHED

A purse containing $40 and two
rings valued together at SIPS
was snatched from the arm of
Miss Fannie Miller, 1000 Queoec
Pl., last night, Miss Miller report
ed to Tenth precinct police.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-17

Reed Landis, son of the baseball arbiter, and world war ace has forgotten aviation for the peace time pursuit of advertising.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-17
SHEEDLEYS ARRIVE
 FROM SOUTH; WILL
 REMAIN SOME TIME

J. W. Sheidley, Kansas City busi- ness man who is interested in the development of an asbestos deposit at Bear Creek, Admiralty Island, arrived last night on the steamer Princess Louise. He was accom- panied by Mrs. Sheidley, their son II. o. Sheidley and his wife and two children, a son-in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. H. E. Crooks, and a friend Glen Eite, of Willard, Ohio.
 The party plan to remain in Ju- neau for five or six weeks. MT. Shiedley will go over to the camp at Bear Creek shortly and spend part of his time at the camp. They have taken apartments at the MacKinnon Apartments.