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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-19


who are the real owners Of the
Washington Gas Light Com
pany was completed today by
the Department of Justice.
Immediately on conclusion Of the
investigation agents began prepare
toin Of the report which win be
made public either tomorrow or
Saturday. While department Off
cials refused to disclose the results
Of their inquiry, it was learned on
good authority that the report will
contain sensations.
r.. u. C. Asked Inquiry
Inquiry into the ownership of
the utility was undertaken by the
bureau of investigation of the de-
partment following the disclosure
several weeks ago that virtually
the entire capital stock of the
company had been acquired by
outside interests.
The Public Utilities Commission
asked Corporation Counsel w. w.
Bride to look into the matter to de-
termine IL purchase of the stock by
these interests was in violation of
the La Toilette amendment to- the
anti-merger law. which prohibits the
ownership of local utilities by per-
sons or corporations outside of the
District.
Bride inquired into the matter and
after several weeks Of investigation
n az o q
of the purported owners, announced
that he was not satisfied with the
information given him. It was be-
cause Of. the delay thrown about
Brides probe by the purported
owners and the evasive answers
given to his questions that he APP
spealed to the Department of Justice.
Trail Found Devious
3 The bureau of investigation, under
Chief Edgar Hoover, then took up
1 the trail. Apparently the Federal
agents have found it devious, for
they have been engaged in following
1t more than a month. 1t was
! learned, today that many of those
sought by the agents refused to talk
at all at first.
One witness in particular, re-
garded as highly important to solu-
ton of the, problem of ownership,
absolutely refused to discuss the
matter with the agents, it was
learned. This man remained re-
caIcitrant until a few days ago.
However, within the last few
days this witness received instruc.
tions and talked freely with the
agents, thus clearing up several i'm
portant points.
Mingled with the problem of
actual ownership of the gas COM
pany and the steps to be followed
II it is found to be controlled by
outside interests, is the question of
the part the powerful North Ameri-
can Company is playing in the
local public utility situation.
Owns In Three Firms
This company is admittedly the
owner of most of the stock of the
s Washington Railway and Electric
Company and owns completely the
Washington Rapid Transit Com
pany. According to report. it also
owns a large block OF stock in the
Capital Traction Company.
If ownership of the gas light com.
pany by outside interests Is in
violation of the La Toilette amend
Inent. 1t would logically follow that
the North American Company is
also beyond its rights and the same
action taken in the gas case prob.
ably would be followed in this re-
Gard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-19
I INDINGS
PUBLIC;
SOON

Investigation to determine
who are the real owners Of the
Washington Gas Light Com
pany was completed today by
the Department of Justice.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
CHES. AND Ohio.
SHOWS GAIN

RICHMOND, Va, oct. 34.-Chesa.
peake and Ohio railroad, OF which
j. j. Bernet Is president, reports
net income for the nine months end.
ed September 80 OF $23,3S2, ,09O, after
taxes and charges.
This Is equivalent, after dividend
requirements on the preferred stock,
to $15.76 q share earned on 1,4s2, ,694
shares OF common stock outstanding.
For the corresponding nine months
OF last year the net income aggre-
gated $19, ,99S, after taxes and
charges, which was equal, after pre-
ferred dividends, to 1854 q share
earned on 1,17S,O9S shares OF COM
mon stock outstanding during that
period.
Net income for the month Of Sep
tember amounted to $3,662,521, after
taxes and charges, as compared with
a net of $3,273,745 for the month Of
September last year.
September Gross amounted 10
$11, ,659, ,S7S, az against s1O,ss4,sss in
September, 1923, while net operating
income was $4,000 ,3o6 against sS,-
S73,S4s. Surplus, after charges and
sinking fund appropriations was
$3,622 ,521, compared with surplus
after these charges Of Ss,273,745 In
September, 1928.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
'BULLISH'
EXPERT SAYS

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Notwith-
standing that very few holders of
stocks during the last week saw any
thing bullish in the slump, Paul
Clay, economist Of United States
Shares Corporation. asserts that 1t
was q bullish break.
He believes that the break was
kaused not primarily by voluntary
Ipnblic liquidation. but by an effort
nf some OF our strongest and most
aarssighted financiers and pools to
accumulate q new line Of stocks.
A break intended to draw out
stock may well be called q bullish
break, whereas one resulting from
public selling of stocks out of tin
boxes might likewise be called q
bearish break.
Clay says we are going into Q
aull market for an indefinite period
~ weeks. The bullish shake-out in
the stock market itself--the irl-
movement in the credit situation
the continued great gains in corpora
tien earnings and the mistaken pub.
lie optimism all point to this con-
elusion.
The break to October 4 did not
bring out stocks from the public,
and the break to the twenty y-first
brought out stocks only through the
drastic expedient of uncovering the
etop orders.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
LOCAL PRODUCE

Eggs Current receipts. +s0tsc,
white hsnnery. s0sSc.
Poultry Turkeys. young. foc: old.
soc; Plymouth Rocks. ) pounds and
over, zsc; Rhode Island Reds. ~
pounds ana over. 2e9z7c; large
hens. 2702Sc. small hens, 2sa2ec;
Leghorn hens, 10000: turkeys,
dressed. soc; chickens. s0032c; large
fowls, S00s2c; large Leghorn fowls,
2a6zsc, keats. B0@60c.
I.aniba-I00i2c.
Calves-146145kc.
Apples - Supplies moderate: de-
mand light: market steady. Boxes:
washington, extra fancy Delicious,
medium 70 large size, &3.7504; fancy
Delicious, medium to large siza.
$50; extra fancy Jonathans, me.
dium to large size, Ss.25. Bushei
baskets; Virginia y. s. No. 1, 2@
inches up, Delicious, s2.76. az
inches mp, Delicious, $3.50; q. s. No.
1, 2% inches up, staymans ana
Black Twigs. mostly around 81; ~
inches mp, Staymans and Black
Twigs. S1.5001.7k PennsyIvania.
u. s. No. /, ~ inches up, Grimes,
showing slight russeting, 81; aK
inches Up, $3.50.
Cabbage Supplies naoderate. De-
York. gO-lb. sacks Danish tyne.
New York and Pennsylvania, Heb.
sacks Danish type. s1.7B.
Celery Supplies Hight. Demand
crates, $2.2502.50.
Grapes Eastern supplies light.
Demand light, market steady. New
York, 12-qt. climax baskets Con-
cords, u. s. No. 1, s09 55c; 2-quart
climax baskets Concords. 1s@1sc.
Lettuce Supplies liberal. De-
mand slow, market weaker West.
ern stock: California, crates Ice
berg type. 4.5 dozen, mostly $3.50;
some ordinary condition. slimy,
S2.500S.
Onions Supplies Hight. Demand
light. market steady. New York
and Michigan 10O-ib. sacks yellowe,
U. 8. No. 4, medium to large size,
$202.25.
Sweet potatoes Supplies light.
Demand light, market about steady.
Eastern Shore Virginia, cloth top
barrels yellows, No. /, &2.T503;
North Carolina, cloth top barrels,
No. !, $2.25@2.50. Eastern Shore
Maryland. bushel hampers yeIlows.
No. i, 90c931.
Potatoes Supplies moderate. De-
mand light, market steady. New
York $50 ID. sacks Round Whites
u. 8. No. 1. $4.5OD4.s5: Maine, $50
ID. sacks Green Mountains, u. B.
No. ], $4.S0946s; some fair quality
$3.50.
Miscellaneous vegetables String
Beans Supplies moderate. Demand
light, market steady. South Caro-
lima bushel hampers green. best
mostly 1925, fair quality and CON.
dition Sf.T562; North Carolina,
hushel hampers green. best mostly
So. ordinary quality dirty, S1.2561. 80.
Lima Beans Supplies very light.
Too few sales reported to quote.
Tomatoes Nearby Maryland, 4
5ushel hampers 90c0s1, few best
high as $1.25, poorer low as soc.
California, large ripes and turning.
wrapped, medium to large size $40
2.25.
CauIifloweT Supplies moderate.
Demand tight, market steady. Col
orado, pony crates mostly $3.50.
Long Island crates mostly $3.50.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

" CHICAGO, Oct. "a u.N.S.l.- Hogs
Receipts, 23,00O; market 10.15
cents higher; top, $40; bulk, $s.25@
$50; heavyweight. $9.40@10.00; me-
dium weight. $500 $1,000; light.
weight, $9.45@1O0O; light lights,
gs.25@9.9O; packing sows. $1,000
900: pigs, ss,O0Q9.sO; holdovers,
5000.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000; market
steady. Calves: Receipts, 1000;
market steady. Beef Steers: Good
and choice, $15@16; common and
medium, $9.50@14.50: yearlings,
sg.000l6.25. Butcher Cattle: Heif-
@rs, $s.50016.25; cows. S7.0O@10I59;
bulls, $7.500l1 90; calves, S13@15;
feeder steers, S9.50@12.0O; stocker
steers, $s.00@114sO; stocker cows
snd heifers, S7@12. Range Cattle:
Beef steers. S9@13; COWS and heif.
eFs. s7612.
Sheep Receipts, i6 900; market
steady. Medium and choice lambs.
e18Ao01e.BA
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
= WAsHn0eToN In1Es FINANCIAL News
TRADERS
HARRIED by
SLUMP

- NplIfI OF RdHlCtky AuliCIpdlaVit
Nnd harried fighting pervaded
Brokerage board rooms here today.
with the near-panic drop Of all
most al stocks listed on the New
York Stock Exchange yesterday
and the meeting today Of the di-
rectoFa Of the Federal Reserve Bank
II New York, hundreds Of specula-
tors and investigators are watching
the ticker tape as IT runs from the
ticking machine that may mean
the death Of their hopes Or the
making of their fortunes.
A change in the rediscount rate
ifnpends, it was learned in dis
4 patches from New York, although
the Federal Reserve Board here de-
clines to discuss the matter.
Experts &C Odds
Financial experts agree that the
l0wering of the rediscount rate
may have a temporary effect upon
the market and may be able to st1p
the terrific drive Of bear leaders
and avert crash.
They are divided, however, as to
what effect this change will have
On the situation. Some declared 1t
would only put off the impending
crash, while others say 1t will stop
the bear drive.
/ Hundreds Of margin holders were
struck here by the drop Of their
stocks. Some brokers were forced
I ta call for additional margin from
the spectators and many were
soId out when they could not p t
MP the margin.
Paper losses" amounted to \
great deal, although holders of the
more stable stocks look for a. re-
turn OF their holdings to their
high levels.
Professor Undistnrbed
irving Fisher, professor Of eco
nonnics at Yale University and one
OF the leading economists Of the
country, declared last night that,
barring a panic in the stock mar
ket. there would be no radical re-
scession Of stocks before the first Of
the year. He was speaking before
the meeting of the District of Co
lun1bia Bankers Association.
Admitting that he is not a
prophet, the economist declared that
he is not disturbed over the latest
collapse Of the market
Il He cited that during the present
"buIIo movement, every slump in
prices has been hailed as new
'sbear'' drive, and this has made
{ the public to q degree immune to
reports.
Albert s. Galley, executive vice
president OF the Lincoln National
Bank and for more than Fl years
treasurer of the local bankers asso-
citation, was presented with q gold
badge of office at the meeting in
the Willard Hotel last night. The
presentation was made by Presi.
dent Wilmer j. Waller in behalf o4
the association.
More than 800 members and
guests were in attendance.
Robert v. Fleming, president of
the Riggs National Bank, has been
appointed a member of the national
advisory council, credit protection
department of the National Assocfa-
fion of Credit Men. 1t was announced
today.
.J. william Harrington has been
confined to his home for some time
with Ia grippe. Harrington. who is
connected with Hibbs e Co., is said
TO be improving.
willard G.. McGraw, Of the trust
department of the Union Trust Co.,
- attending the life insurance con-
ference in New York sponsored by
the Equitable Trust CO. He is ex-
pected to return to Washington
Within the next few days.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24

6ogt 42]i Dawson Chem.... As 42gs 4lh ~ q
leOl IsOl pS lAsh We. ssllSlt ltalt iGoII IAisl
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
OIL STOCKS

(Fvrnished by W. 3. Hibbs . Col
- 7 N - NJ TS{1
The Washington times., 1929-10-24

II 50 zsnith RadiO..... n siN % aiH 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
DRIVER
SOUGHT BY POLICE
Autoist Injuries Mrs. Evelyn Tibbs
and Speeds Away-0thers Hurt
in Traffic Accidents.

Police are searching today for the
hit-and-run driver who knocked down
Mrs. Evelyn Tibbs, % years old, of $40
Hobart street, yesterday afternoon as
she was crossing Columbia road at
Georgia avenue. Mrs. Tibbs walked to
her home. where she was treated by
her family physician.
Mrs Elizabeth Tanner, 43 years old,
of 1900 K street, sustained minor
bruises last evening when she was
struck by an automobile backing into
the curb in front of 1113 Connecticut
avenue Miss Margaret Boune, 20 years
old, of Chevy Chase, Md, was driv-
ing the car.
Joseph Leonberger, 6 years old, of 1928
N street, was knocked down by an auto
mobile operated by Ollie G.. Funk of
Ballston, Va, yesterday afternoon as
he ran in front of the car near his
home. He was treated at Georgetown
Hospital for decorations to his head.
Struck by an automobile as they were
crossing Eleventh street at East Capitol
street yesterday, Miss Bessie La Billie,
20 years old, and Miss Mary LIE Billie,
% years old, 1410 A street southeast,
escaped with minor hurts. Both refused
medical attention.
Others reported slightly injured yes
terday and last night in tarffic acct
dents included Miss Elizabeth Beall
30 years DID, of 1902 Ninth street south
east; Dorothy Webb, colored, years
old, and Eugene Desard, colored, 2G
years old, of 1911 New Jersey avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13

then undertake to sneak them across
the border. His scheme worked for
long time, but the Canadian authorities
put him out of business.
An international band of smugglers
made Mexico City their headquarters in
bringing Europeans to the United States.
They collected what they could get from
the riffraF of Europe and dumped them
into Mexico The newcomers were
"Americanized" there. Then in small
groups they were shepherded across the
Rio Grande. Many of these struggled
ones were drawn from Russia, Turkey,
Syria, Poland and Rumania.
They are not free, however, when
they reach the United States. In fact,
their slavery begins in this free land.
They must pay month after month
for their transatlantic adventures. They
must pay heavy interest on their debt. +"
And they must pay twice again In hush
money.
It would be very easy, you see, to
send an anonymous letter to the i'm
migration authorities, and then what
is to become of the poor Struggled one
when an official appears at the factory
or the little shop and asks for passport
papers?
More than one of the 1000, O00-odd
aliens who entered the United States
illegally Is living life of mental tor
ture.
Through Mexico thousands of aliens
from Europe and the Far East sneak
across the American border-aS told by
Mr.. Klein In article No. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
TR|O'S THIRD TRIAL
BRINGS CONVICTION
Deegans and Myers, Liquor
Raid Defendants, Arrested
Last August.

On trial for the third time since the
raid on the Ambassador Oyster House,
2I06 Eighteenth street, last August 3,
William Deegan, Francis Deegan and
Clarence Myers were convicted by a
Police Court jury late yesterday on
charges of sale and possession of liquor.
The jury was out only an hour.
Previous attempts to convict the men
failed when a juror absented himself
from the court for several days. The
Jury in the second trial could not agree
upon verdict, but Burgess F. Hart.
fourth defendant, was acquitted upon
directed verdict when it was shown that
he had been on the premises for the
purpose of making repairs.
Charges that the raiders had de-
stroyed property and assaulted spec
tator were lodged following the raid, in
which the men were captured. These
charges were eventually dismissed. but
were recalled by defense attorneys in
previous trails.
Police and dry agents admitted they
had used sledge hammers on strong
doors, but denied that they had welded
them on furniture, and confessed to
making arrests and drawing guns before
serving the warrant which entitled them
to admittance Defense counsel con-
tended that the real liquor offender had
escaped, and that police had arrested
the attendants of the oyster bar.
Francis Deegan was found guilty of
making a sale July 81 which led to
procuring of the search warrant. All
three were held to be guilty of making
o sale and possession on the night of
the raid.
Unless the court grants defense Pc
tiion for new trial, the defendants
will be sentenced later this week.
Assistant District Attorney David A.
Hart prosecuted the case. while Attor-
neys Robert I. Miller and John Sirica
were defense counsel. At the previous
trial the case was conducted by As
sistant District Attorney R. F. Camalier
and Attorneys Harry Whalen and Den
ny Hughes appeared for the defendants.
Owing to the withdrawal of Hughes and
whelan from the case, Judge Isaac r.
Hit appointed counsel for the defense
for yesterdays trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
PEONY SHOW SCHEDULED
FOR FIRST WEEK IN JUNE
Annual Exhibit Sponsored by the
American Horticultural Society.
Committee Named.

The annual exhibition of peonies will
be held here during the first week of
June, it was announced at the meeting
OF the American Horticultural Society
at the Harrington Hotel last night. The
organization will sponsor the exhibition,
and committee headed by DR.. Earl B.
White was appointed to formulate plans.
A dinner followed and Dr. Eugene c.
Auchter of the Bureau of Plant Indus
try of the Department of Agriculture
addressed the society on research &C
tivitieS in horticulture.
The following officers were elected:
President, F. L. Atkins, Rutherford,
N. j.: first vice president, F. L. milford;
second vice president, Mrs. Francis
King, Alma, Mich: secretary, D. Victor
Lumsden; treasurer, Otto Bauer; di-
rectors for two years, Miss Isabel B.
Busbee, Raleigh, N c.; Frank w. Camp
bell, Detroit; Mrs. L. Helen Fowler,
Fairman Furness, Media, Pa, and j.
Marion Skull, Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13

steamship and four more arrived on
the French liner Rochambeau.
Arabs have been drawn into the IL
legal trek to America. Four Arabs, ma
tives of Palestine and British subjects.
made their way to Tunis and gave $1O0
apiece to five French Seamen VINO were
members of the crew of cargo boat.
The Arabs were brought aboard the
boat at night, and promised water and
food until the boat came abreast the
Statue of Liberty. The sailors In the
plot warned their victims that they
must Jump overheard and swim to land
to evade the drastic American lmml-
grafton laws. 49, -.
put in at Oran, North Africa. Inc
Arabs were told that New YORK mao
been reached, the journey had been
rapid and they must now Jump In
the water.
The Arabs hesitated. The smugglers
urged them, saying American lmmlgra-
tion officials were coming ABOARD. =,
But the Arabs weren't as thick as all
that. They'd seen pictures of the New
York skyscrapers. They protested
And then the five seamen threw them
into the sea. The half-drowned ARABS
were rescued by fishing boat.
Equally ruthless are the agents OF
European smuggling syndicates who OPP
crate in the foreign quarters OF Amerl-
can cities, soliciting fees from families
who have relatives quota bound IN Eu-
rope.
Their racket is sure-fire.
They win either way, win or lose.
If they do smuggle somebody's brother
or cousin or sister into the country, they
can use this as an argument to drum
I'D business among friends and neigh
bors. More, they can blackmail the
relatives of the smuggled men-get o
fancy price to keep quiet about what
has happened. :.
If they merely pocket the money PAID
to have some foreigners struggled in
they can defy the ones who paid, be-
cause such transactions are as far out
side the law courts as gambling debts.
Operated From Montreal.
The head of one smugglers' ring hae
agents in Providence. r. l.; Detroit
Boston, Chicago and New York. They
canvassed foreigners who wanted tt
have relatives smuggled in from Europe
His program was to get the aliens into
Canada and as far as Montreal ant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
POLICEMAN'S CONDITION
is REPORTED IMPROVING
A. 3. Bakers Arm May Not Be
Amputated, Sibley Physicians
Declare

Improvement noted today in the con-
dition of Policeman A. B. Baker, who
received O. charge of shot in his arm
Yesterday when responding to a rail-,
leads physicians to believe it will be I'M
necessary to amputate the arm, as was
feared when he was admitted to Sibley
Hospital.
Policeman Baker was one of several
sixth precinct officers summoned to the
home of William Lawson, colored, in
the 500 block of New Jersey avenue,
early yesterday.
Lawson was crying for help when po-
lice entered. Said to have poor eyesight
and mistaking the officers for burglars,
he opened fire with shotgun at short
range.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
Fair Group Elects Officers.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, February
IS Especially. William Lloyd was
elected president of the Martins
burg Fair Association at its annual
meeting last night. Arthur c. Burns,
Glenn M. Pitzer and Fenton Call were
named vice presidents: l.. D. Gerhardt
was made secretary; Edward Rutledge,
treasurer. and Joseph Eckhardt, man.
ager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
Industrial Survey Completed.

LYNCHBURG, Va, February 10
Especially The industrial survey made
last year by the Technical Advisory
Corporation of New York City, has been
reported to the Chamber of Commerce
and will be made public at mass
meeting Tuesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
Girl Reserves to Meet.

LYNCHBURG, Va, February 10
Especially Girl Reserves of Lynchburg,
Richmond, Roanoke, Staunton and
Danville, and Bluefield, w. Va, will
hold conference here April 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
ALIEN SMUGGLERS REAP GOLDEN
HARVEST PIER cling QUOTA FENCE
Paper Barrier Shattered by Thousands
Who Enter u. S. Illegally Through
Routes Of Organized Syndicates.

This is Article No : OF series revealing
the amazing operations OF international
squoelers ipho help thousands OF alien IN
desirabies to crash Americas back gate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28
100000 TEACHERS
NEEDED BY CHINESE
Compulsory School Law in Hopei
Province Brings Demand for
Instructors.

PEIPING P.-One hundred thou
sand school teachers will be needed in
Hopei province formerly ChihlD for
the enforcement of the compulsory edu-
cation laws. says a report of the edu-
cation department The report estl-
mates there are $1,000 900 illiterate chit
dren in this area.
The total population of the province
Is calculated to range from % 600 900
TO 32,0O0000. Hopei being the thru
largest province in China.
AT present there are but TOO 600
children in school, says the report The
committee reckons that approximately
$25 100000 will be required to carry out
the educational program
1t Is planned to start schools first
IN the cities and gradually extend the
teaching system to the villages. In
the beginning the children of the we'll
to-do and the middle classes will be
considered for the various classes, ana
as more funds become available the
scheme will be carried into the country
districts and in the end children OF
the poor will be given an education.
The report has been submitted 10
officials of the provincial government.