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The Washington times., 1929-12-14
LOCAL PRODUCE

Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Barrels. no sales
reported. Boxes, Washington, extra
fancy delicious. medium 10 large size
3375. Bushel baskets. Pennsylvania'
ern rreenings. S2.S5; Yorks. U. s. No.
Il, * inehea up. fair condition. l.So:
black twigs, fam copdition, tl7S: var"
gfnia. U. s. No. /, Grimes. 2h inches
up, slightly slack pack. s3022Si y. =.
around 81; few fine quality high as
1850; u s. No. l.. IA inches UP.
FORKS, $1.5O; u. s. No. /, ~ incass
up, Yorks, Sits; u, 8. No. J. z%
inches up, black twiss S!.1eQ
Cabbage supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady. New York,
l0l-pound sacks Danish type, mostly
81; SO-pound sacks, Danish type.
mostly sl.7s; south carolina, -euansl
hampers: pointed type n.Se0l'1ss
ceiery-supplies moderate; demand
moderate; Market steady. New York.
2-S crates, mostly S3.1S; Cahfornla. aiaa.
crates. $500, ss.so@s; y sSI sraees' f'ne aua'i'S
Lettuce-supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Caliternia.
crates, Iceberg type. 4-s dozen: $50
s.sss dozen fair srnSsr1 suality soe cur
rent receipts, 58053c.
Live Poultry-sTurkeyz, yeung hens,
2s@27o: young toms, ssc: old toms
~ OSyhilcoSSsps--piymouth rocks, 3ac; Rhode
Island reds, 2. 02tci hrailerA z4c; iaree
hens. 24c: small hens, 22 o 23c; leghorn
hens, 18e; roosters, 1Sc; ducks, large,
10000: guineas. young. two pounds.
Dressed Poultry--Turksys young. sec;
chickens and fowls. 25c; ducks. 600 2ss
Dressed Hogs--One hundred to lSs
pounds, ll@12c; 150 to 200 pounds.
lOQlic; calves. top grade asei aeanOA
choice, lie.
hight. make steady. Ohio. 1eQ.pound
sacks. yellowA U. q; No ]. medium mna
sacks, yellowa U. S. No. !. medium 70
large size, s2.26Q 2.ss. a.r,.,a
light; market steady; Maine loV.p
sacks, Green Mountains, U. > no. Z.
34.50f465; 12O-pound sacks Green
Mountains U. s. No. !, Ss.se0s:fsi ~ IsN
Russet BurbankS U. 8. No, I, Ss.1sW
900: New York l50-pound sacks. round
whites, U. s. No. l. S4.2S 04.S5.
sweet potatoes---Suppites light; 0s-
mand light; market steady; East shore
Nd, bushsl hampers. yellows. NO. l.
StrinK beans-suppiies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market steady; Flor
ida bushel hampers. green, best. mostly
ss -
higher; ordinary quality and condition.
t.ucSmbers-supplies tight; demand
slow; market dull; Florida, bushei
hampers fancy, mostly around $500
choice, t3.00.
squash--supphes light; demand mod
crate; market steady; Florida pepper
crates. fancy. $3.50: ordinary quality,
EsEpiant--suprliss light; demand
light; market steady; Florida, pepper
crates. wide range Ii prices, best.
S3@4: holdoverH. ordinary quality. 50 %
250
Tomatoss-Supplies light: demand
hight; market steady: California. lug
boxes. green. ripes and turning. wrap
ped, Sa,50@4: repacked. unknown origin,
as, ripeR wrapped, and Is, ripes,
wrapped, fancy and choice count, sz.5o
Srinach--Supplies moderate; demand
moderate: market steady; Virginia, Nor
folk section, quality and condition im-
best. S1.3501.3S; poorer, low az III;
Texas no sales reported,
Supplies light: demand
light; morket about steady: California,
pony crates. 32.7503; few higher.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
REP0R 7 SHOWS
SLACKENED
TRADE

Commercial transactions as re-
flected by check payments showed
further slight recession for the
week ended December z az COM
pared with the previous week and
also we're less than the same
week q year ago, the Commerce.
Department announced yesterday.
High lights Of the weekly sum.
mary are:
"SteeI plant activity declined
from both prior periods. PrOduc-
ton Of bitumin0us coal mines,
while less than during the pre-
ceding week, exceeded that for
the same week Of 1928.
"The petroleum output on the
other hand was larger than for
either prior period.
Receipts Of wheat and cot
ton were considerably smaller
than for the corresponding week
Of last year, while those Of
cattle and hogs were larger than
. year ago.
"Ffeight-car lOadings, for the
latest reported week, showed .
material decline from the CORE
spending week Of last year.
"The general index Of whole
sale prices continued its up
ward trend but was stiIl sub
StantialIy below last years /.
level. Iron, steel and copper
prices showed no change from
the preceding week, but those
Of wheat and Of cotton I'd.
vanced, the price Of wheat be-
ing also above that Of = year
ago.
Bank loans and discounts
continued to recede hut were
larger than . year ago.
Interest rates on time money
showed o further recession frOTx
recent levels, while rates ON
call money were unchanged
from the preceding week. Rates
ON both types Of money were
much lower than . year aga.
Bond prices continued 10 ad-s
vance and approach the level
for the corresponding week Of
last year more closely than
during any previous week Of
1929.
"Stock prices continued mp
ward but were lower than =
year agO.
Business failures were more
numerous than during either
the preceding week or the cor.
responding week Of last year
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
chlCAG0

CHICAGO, Dec. Is u.N.S.).:
Wheat--3 hard, s1.21h; Northern
Spring. sId6h.
Corn--New: mixed. s10Sshe; 5
low, s7@eske; yellow. sac s6c; 8
yellow, 7sh 0azhe: yellow. $50 @aoc;
white. 7s0s3ke; 8 white. TN O
s0Ac: sample grade. es07sc. Old:
. yellow ssIs @93hc.
osts--s white. 45A 045Me; ) white.
t4h0a4Ae: white. 4aMe.
Rye-No 3, ei.e2.
Barley. s1070c.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CI4ICAGO. Dec. 14.-Hogs--Re ReceIpts
i2, 600. market steady. Top $3.50; bulk,
Ss.i0@g.60; heavy weight. $S.25 q $50;
medium weight. $939@9.60; light
weight. 3910@s.55; light lights, 1915 a
as; packing sows $sI0@8.75; pigs, SIS
@D.26; holdovers. 1900.
Cattle Receipts 400; market steady,
Caves Receipts 100: market steady
Beef steerszGood and choice. $l3615j
common and medium, $9m12.50; year
Iings. $901575. Butcher cattle-Heif-
arg S750@l4: cows, $6@I0SO; bulls
S7.60D lOs50: calves, $l00i4s0; feeder
steers. Sc e8b1fSB; stocker steers, $S. %
III. stocker cows and heifers. $6 710.
sheep--Receipts, 1000; market steady
Aediuni and choice lambs. $f2.50n13.75
ctlile and common, $9@1l50; yearlinKs
P8g@IH.BO: common and choice ewes, 81
@B.7S; feeder lambs. $1150012.75.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
PRODUCE SHIPMENTS

Gar-lot shipments reported for tha
entire United states for Thursday, Da-
cember IL:
Applsa--Idaho. IS: New York. IS;
Pennsylvania. 9; Virginia. tk; Washing
Lettuee--Arizona, IS; California. SCI
FlaFida, e. Total 1e0
Onions-Colorado. %: Indiana, i3i
Michigan, ls. New York, Is; Ohio, q
Others 80. Total 81.
Orangss-Alabama. s.; Arizona. 4.
California, 1877: Florida, ego; Louisiaa1
8: Texas. Z. Total 390.
Potatoes idaho, SO: Maine. as; Min.
nesota, 80; New York, IL; Wisconsin
81. Others 17e. Total SsS
Prices represent sales in large lats
to iohbers and other large buyers On
stock OF good merchantabIe quality
and eondltion.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
SPAIN ELECTION HIT

MADRID, Dec. ii dN.S9-
Hopes for a national election in
Spain next year were blasted to-
day by an official communique
stating that all reports to that ef-
feet were premature. The state
nent declared that the national
assembly would be abolished in
september, and q legislative body
smore representative Of the ma
tions would replace IL
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
GRAMS InWER

CHICAGO. Dec IL u.NS. 1.--eSrains
opened lower today, Wheat was down
i TO rs c; corn, & to &es and oats.
= to Sac,
Opening prices;
Wheat-Deeember. S11s&: March,
sf.2eM @l.2s&; May. $I.s0@l.sI; July,
sitsS Corn -Decernber ss& 0ssSc: March.
0aAc: May. 95& O s6Mc.
oats-D December, t4&c; March. lTEc;
May, 49WAyBc.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
BALTIMORE PRODUCE
FRuIT

Apples--One Pennsylvania. one Vir-
ginia arrived; one recoDsigned. SeHen
cars on track, Including broken. Vest
eFn Mary, Pennsylvania. Virginia nearby
truck receipts moderate. Supplies mod
crate: demand nodeTate;' market about
steady. Thursday: Bushel baskets U.
fancy, ti,sG0I.ss; .. 8. ia 50 inchss
~ Yerk& HsSkoiSls UasraAsds 81
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
Estimated carlot receipts ere
Wheat. 5: Corn, 275 and oats, q
NEW YORK COTTON OFF

NEW YORK. Dec. II tLN.s.l.--The
stronger tone Of the closing hours ii
yesterdays cotton market was not
carried over to this mornings opening.
and prices dropped from Q to II
points. December opened at 1704;
January. 17.ak: March, lT36; May.
l7.64i July, 17.T7; October. 1871.
The Washington times., 1929-12-14
PRINCE no. RE GENERAL

BUCHAREST Dec. "a l1N.S.1.
Prince Nicholas, uncle of the boy
King Michael. win be made gen
eral COMMUNICATIVE Of the
Rcumanian army beginning Jan
uary 1, 1880. It was announced
today.
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ago.
needed from the Federal Treasury. OF
this total $1,000, 900 would be for eX-
penditure in Maryland and Virginia
and $16,000,0 900 for expenditure IN the
District of Columbia.
Land acquired for the George WASH
ington Memorial Parkway would be on
a $3.50 basis between the Federal Gov
eminent and the State, county, other
political subdivision or private indivi-
duals. and the entire cost of maintain
ing the memorial parkway would there
after be borne by the Federal Goverps
ment. 2,
Extensions Of Rock Creek and Ana
costa Parks into Maryland would be at
a ratio of two-thirds paid by the State
of Maryland or political subdivision, or
individuals. and one-third by the Fed
eral Government, with the cost OF
maintenance thereafter borne by the
State.
The $4,000, 900 in the District would
be advanced by the Federal Government
to be paid back by the District reVe-
nues at the rate of 100000 a year,
which is the same amount as now au-
thorized by law to be expended Tor de-
velopment and extension OF the PARK
WRtem.
-he advantage Of the new measure
is that it allows tracts which will event.
ually be needed for park purposes to
be acquired now before prices have
been advanced or development work
carried out on these areas. The DIS
trict would also be relieved OF the dan
ger of the Park Commission using au-
thority it now has 10 spend some trac-
tional part of the Districts 81 600, 900
a year for acquiring park lands in
Maryland and Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
POWERS OF SENATE.
IS FORUM SUBJECT
Senator Daniel o. Hastings
to Talk on Radio Tomor-
row Night.

The Senate and the Constitution, with
particular reference to issues which
have recently come before that body,
will be the subject oef Nation-w wide
address which will be delivered by Sem
ator Daniel o. Hastings of Delaware. in
the National Radio Forum conducted
by The Star at 1890 tomorrow night.
The forum Is carried over the network
Of the Columbia Broadcasting Co. and
is heard locally over WMAL.
Senator Hastings Is expected to deal
with the powers of the Senate itself in
determining whether memberS-elect
and members designate shall be seated
or not, questions which have been in
the public eye because of the Pennsyl-
vania cases recently decided. The SEN
ate has also been the subject of many
attacks from various quarters in recent
months and the Delaware Senator may
reply to some Of these attacks.
The Delaware Senator is a member
guard" which was organized during
the closing weeks of the special session
of Congress for the purpose of expe-
diting action on the tariff bill. He is
stanch Republican and supporter OF
the administration. He Is convinced,
however, that there must be an adjust
ment which will bring the Western and
Eastern wings of the Republican party
together again.
the Senate in 1928 to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of former
Senator Coleman T. du Pont. He comes
up for election next year. He had a
wide experience in public life in his
own State before he came to Washing
ton and Is recognized as one of the
ablest of the younger" Senators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
FERRYBOAT IS LOST
IN NEW YORK FOG
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December ia fog so
dense that a ferryboat was lost for two
hours in the East River disrupted haroor
trafic today and held fiVe liners at
anchor in the bay.
A thousand passengers returning from
Europe after stormy voyages were Iorceo
to snend another night on the water
when the ships were unable to penetrate
the h avy mist to reach their piers. SIX
hundr, other persons, bound Tor cruises
In the West Indies, were delayed Wnen
their ships were forced to drop anchor
in the bay after starting their trips.
The municipal ferryboat William =.
Collins, with 35 passengers and score
of motor vehicles aboard, left her pier at
East Ninety-second street at Z pm,
bound for Astoria, Long Island: When
after an hour she had failed TO reacn
her destination, two police Launches
were sent out In search. Shortly atter
o'clock word was received that the
boat had reached haven at Waros
Island in the East River.
The boat had drifted blindly for nVe
miles. The passengers were taken over
land to the west side Of the island,
ferried back to Manhattan and nnally
went home by subway.
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not further developed. Morrow is a
former partner Of j. P. Morgan.
Text Of Letter,
The text OF the letter from Lakin
to Shattuck, on January %, follows:
Enclosed is memorandum on Cuba
of which Morrow has copies. wrote
it in long hand while ON my way to
Mexico in November to visit my friend
E. r. Jones. AS have already told you
my visit to Mexico was primarily for the
purpose of visiting JONES' but he, in
order to make sure that would come
to Mexico, cabled me that Morrow was
anxious to talk with me about Cuba,
In which Morrow has had much interest
because Of the close relations between
]. p, Morgan & Co. and the Cuban
government in the matter of govern
ment loans.
"I originally prepared the memo
randum in order to clarity my ideas
about the Cuban situation from stand
point of personalities influential in
Cuban affairs of today, and had not in
tended to show the memorandum to
ANYBODY, but when Morrow heard Of
the memorandum from Jones he in
sisted on seeing it. He took the memo
randum and had several copies made,
randum and a carbon copy. The in
closure herewith Is the carbon copy
which was typewriter In the American
embassy in Mexico"
The reference to Morrow was drop
ped after Lakin testified he thought
that was usd to get him to Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
SMITH CO. HEARING
TO Be HELD TODAY
Receivership Suit to Be Put
Before Justice Wheat
This Afternoon.

Hearing on the application for APP
pointment Of a receiver for the F. H
Smith Co., and certain of it's officials
will be held before Justice Wheat this
afternoon. Originally set for this morn
ing, the hearing was postponed to en-
able the court to take up another case
In a preliminary statement to the
court, Attorney William Gwynn Gardi-
ner, representing the four plaintiffs, in
dicated he will ask for an injunction to
prevent the removal of property on the
ground that papers and effects" of the
Smith Co. have been removed from the
city since the filing of the receivershir
petition. Mr.. Gardiner said it was i'm
perative that something be done al
once" but the court declined to hear the
case until this afternoon.
Unable to obtain Service.
Mr.. Gardiner also said the United
States marshal has been unable to OBJ
tain service on the principal defendants
c.. Bryan Pitts. Samuel J. Henry anc
Daniel r. Crissinger.
Service on their attorney, Wilton j
Lambert, he said, would amount tC
CONSTRUCTIVE nOClCe 10 THESE OcIeIluhlJS
Mr.. Lambert a few days ago refused tC
accept service, but IS thought to have
changed his mind. The court was told
service has been obtained on two other
defendants, Representative Frederic N
Zihlman and Henry C. Maddux of the
Hamilton Hotel Corporation.
It is believed that Mr.. Lambert anc
his associate, Rudolph H. Yeatman, will
contest the application on the ground
that appointment OF receiver for th'
Smith company at this time would wo'
a severe hardship on the holders OF the
company'S preferred stock.
4 Four BOndhOIders Brought Suit.
They contended that the plaintiffs
hold only approximately $4,000 of the
company's bonds, whereas the total as
sets Of the defendants are In the neigh
borhood Of $7,000,0 900.
The suit was brought by four bond
holders of the company, Andrew B
Caldwell and Grace Caldwell, 340l Six
tenth street: Mary H. Farmer, 1854
Columbia road, and Eva B. Middleton
1919 Oak street. They allege thai
they own bonds of the Smith Co. issued
on property in Philadelphia, which il
mortgaged far in excess Of its true
value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
URUGUAYAN FLYER
MAY RESUME TRIP
Larre- Borges, Forced Down in
Brazil, May Be offered,
New Plane. -
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO JANEIRO, December 18.-Mai.
Tadeo Larre-BorgeS and Lieut.. Leon
Challe probably will complete in an
other airplane the flight to Montevideo,
Uruguay, from Seville, Spain, which
their own Breguet plane Monday found
too difficult.
1t is expected that as soon as both
men arrive at Natal. far Northeastern
Brazil, from the isolated spot where
they crashed after flying $500 miles
across the Atlantic, they will be offered
another machine in which they will fly
first to Rio Janeiro and then to Monte
video.
Lieut.. Challe, slightly injured over
one eye and painfully bruised. was
brought by airplane last night from the
spot of the mishap, near Santo Antonio,
to Natal. Maj. Larre-BorgeS was too
fatigued to make the trip and pre-
ferred to sleep. Lieut.. Challe, although
not badly injured, was removed to a
hospital.
The plane was expected to return for
Maj. Larre-Borges and bring him to
Natal today. The plane and pilot, oddly
enough, were the same which brought
the italian aviators, Ferrarin and Del
Prete. to Natal after a not diSSimilar
experience at the end of their trans
atlantic flight in 1928. The plane of
Mai. Larre- Borges and Lieut.. Challe
was wrecked in their forced landing.
Persons familiar with the territory in
which they landed were amazed that
the two met no harm from Brazilian
wildcats. which infest the area. 1t was
felt that they owed their safety only
to having alighted near some farms
instead of clearing in the jungles. The
district is the home Of the ferocious
Brazilian wildcat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
STAYS STOCK CHANGE
IN NEWSPAPER CASE
Federal Judge Issues 7,500-Word
Opinion in Transaction In
volving International.
BY the Associated Press.

MACON, Ga, December 18-Federal
Judge Bascom S. Beaver yesterday adj
dressed q 7,500-word opinion in the
Hall-Lavarre case to the fifth district
United States Court of Appeals in New
Orleans for the courts guidance in
passing on a petition for writ Of SUI
persedeas which counsel for William
Lavarre will ask Thursday.
The writ would temporarily stay
transfer of stock in the Columbia, S. c.,
Record: the Spartanburg. S. c.. Jour
nal and the Spartanburg Herald from
Lavarre to J. II. Webb, jr.. court COM
missioner appointed by Judge Beaver.
Judge Beaver last week denied a writ
of SuperSedeas.
The judge pointed out that at
one of the hearings attorneys for La
Varre agreed that If O poStponement of
the stock transfer was granted until De-
cember 8, at which time the Interna-
tional Paper & Power Co. was to an
swer q suit for damages brought by
Lavarre, the stock in the three news
papers would be delivered to Mr.. Webb
The court commissioner to receive
the stock was appointed by Judge
Beaver after he had held Harold Hall
an equal partner with Lavarre in the
purchase and operation of the three
South Carolina newspapers and the
Augusta, Ga, Chronicle. The papers
were purchased with money loaned by
the International Paper & Power Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
AFFIDAWTS BRING
NEW DEATH DENIAL
Porto Rican ReiterateS limo.
CenCe in Murder of
Model.

An Associated Press dispatch from
New York today said the New York
American quoted Albert E. Guimares,
Porto Rico broker. as again denying that
he was criminally concerned in the
Staying of Dorothy King, New York
model, in connection with whose death
in 1928 he was arrested and later freed
Copies of affiadavits made by relatives
of the late Mrs. Aurelia Fisher Dreyfus
of Washington, In which they said Mrs
Dreyfus was afraid of being slain be-
cause Of her knowledge of the King
murder, have been sent to New York
authorities by United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover, and are now under in
veStigation.
Mrs. Dreyfus died as the result of q
fall at the Potomac Boat Club during
a dance october 20. She was understood
to have told the New York police during
investigation of the King murder that
on the night Of the crime Guimares had
been with her and Edmund j. McBrian
New York broker. Guimares was an
intimate friend of the model.
The New York American quoted
Guimares as expressing doubt that Mrs
Dreyfus made any pre-mortem state
one to the police, and added: IF she
did make such a statement 1t is an
absolute falsehood."
AT the time of Dorothy Kings death
accounted to the police for every
minute of my time. They were CON-
pletely satisfied with my story at thai
time, and / believe they still are SAITH
fed with what / said"
Police Commissioner Whalen said m
attorney for Guimares had offered u
surrender him at any time he Is want
ed. but said that he told him Guimare:
was not wanted.
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Continued From First PaRe)
levels had convinced him that none Of
the men would be found alive.
Cause Not Revealed.
His inspection did not reveal the
cause of the explosion, Hay said, but
miners familiar with the workings were
inclined to blame sparks from an cleo
trio cutting" machine for the blast.
They believed the machine uncovered a
pocket of gas, which exploded. This
explosion. they continued, probably
caused dust, which in turn caused the
greater explosion.
The mine suffered only slight damage
Hay said after his inspection, but the
broken and twisted condition of many
of the bodies brought to the surface
told a mute story Of the great force OF
the blast.
Many of the bodies were found with
arms or legs broken, while others were
horribly bruised or burned Identif1ca-
ton in many cases was diff1cult. One
mans identity was established only
have broken toe.
Joe Ponsella, Arnold Kessinger and
Frank Gonzales. thre three men taken
from the mine alive, all told stories OF
daZed and deafened. Working much
nearer the entrance than the others in
the mine. the trio CROPPED their way
further into the entry and away from
the main shaft, fearing the dread miny
damp, then all lapSed into unconscious
ness until they were taken to an emer-
gency hospital near the scene OF the
disaster.
Blast Believed In Main Shaft.
The seat of the explosion was not
located in the first inspection, Hay
said, but he believed 1t was IN either
the seventh or eighth entry Of the
mine, near the bottom OF the main
shaft Bodies taken from this section
were badly burned, bruised and bore
other evidences of bearing the brunt OF
the blast
Relatives of the men known to be
in the shaft-moSt of them women and
children-stOod Shivering in the biting
wind through the night and gazing,
speechleSs, at the grim, black mouth
OF the shaft. Barred from the morgues
where fellow miners attempted to iden-
tify the bodies, they stood hopeless. dry
eyed, trained to Stocism through famil-
iarity with the hazardous nature Of
the miners work.
There was some hysteria as word OF
the disaster spread with lightning like
rapidity through the city. but this soon
quieted into . huShed, hopeless expect
Ancy.
AS the night advanced the crowd
about the mine mouth dwindled, until
at dawn only Q handful remained.