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The Washington times., 1929-04-15
DAUGHTER IS
IS BORN TO
DAVISES

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cassaway
Davis are receiving congratula'
tions on the birth of a daughter
on Saturday in New York. Be.
fore her marriage Mrs. Davis was
Miss Grace Vanderbilt. She is the
daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mr..
Davis is the son of Mrs. Armstead
Davis, Of Washington.
~
Mrs. Maxim Karolik was hostess
at tea yesterday afternoon and
will entertain again tomorrow
from 4:30 to $50 o'clock.
Miss Ellen Newton, formerly of
Washington, but now making her
home at Carvel Hall in Annapolis,
is spending few days at the Grace
Dodge Hotel.
The Idaho State Society an
nounces reception and ball to
he given at the Meridian Man
sions, 2400 Sixteenth ST., Thurs
day evening. Among those ex-
pected to be present are Senator
William e. Borah, Senator John
Thomas, Representative Addison
r. Smith, and Representative
Burton L. French.
The reception will begin
promptly at o'clock and there
will be dancing later in the eve
ming. For those who do not care
to dance. there will be progress.
sive bridge, for which attractive
prizes will be awarded.
\ \
Mrs, Helen Slater was hostess
Saturday night at her home at
1744 r Street to group of MEM
bers of the D. o. s. and the
o. S. C. Whist and 500 were
played and refreshments served.
The Washington times., 1929-04-15
Passing of the High Hat
Predicted for CAPITAL

Secretary Stimson is reported to
be exercised ever the amount OF
time and thought the division OF
protocol has been devoting to
seating dinner guests for Wash.
Iington hostesses. But he seems
to have overlooked the possibility
that 1t was TO have this authorita-
lively done that the aid of the
State Department was invoked
rather than to save the cost of
social secretarial service. No Of
ficial order of precedence has ever
been put down iH black and white
in Washington, as it has been in
other countries. And it was
thought that the division OF the
State Department organized by
Secretary Kellogg to coordinate
the social secretary work of the
White House and the State De-
partment would result in the pro-
mitigation of just such a protocol
However, Secretary Stimson has
different ideas from his predeces-
sor, who came to Washington.
fresh from the Court of st. James
and now the social community"
of Washington Will have to solve
its own problems.
Meanwhile-where Mrs. Gam
sits is the head of the table.
The Washington times., 1929-04-15
fcontlnued from Page @

for tea. And two days ago she
was a guest at tea of the Amer
ican Association Of University
Women. of whom she has long
been a member.
Yesterday afternoon, too, Mrs.
Hoover attended the tea given at
the Hotel Lafayette by her sister
in.law, Mrs. Theodore Hoover
State regent of the California
d. A. r., in honor OF Mrs. Jesse
II. Shreve. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Edgar Rickard, guest at
the White House. Mrs. julius
Taimadge, of Georgia, candidate
for president general OF the
d. A. r., received with the hostess.
Incidentally Secret Service oper-
atives dog the heels of the Presl'
dent and the First Lady much less
conspicuously than in former years,
the White House grounds are more
generously open to visitors and
democracy Is the keynote there,
while Washington is absorbing it.
self in details of precedence and
precedent.
One result of the decision of the
secretary Oh oldle W uhbOiiSH ehN
division of protocol-at least in
its advisory relation to the social
worlds likely to be bull mar
ket for social secretaries.
This group. which has for years
had an important place in the
scheme of things. is likely to be-
come the court OF last resort for
those entertaining Officials-for.
eign or domestic-and 1t Is prob
able that its members will have
more business than they can
handle. 1t Is whispered that in
the autumn there will be a meet
ing of the women who have been
in this work for many years, to
agree upon table of precedence.
guided by previous State Depart.
ment rulings. with which, OF
course. they are familiar, to serve
as a guide to hostesses.
The Washington times., 1929-04-15
Annapolia lRoada

The Turkish an1bassadOR,
Ahmed Mouhtar Bey, entertained
q small company at luncheon yes
terday at the golf clubhouse at
Annapolis Roads.
Mrs. Marthena Harrison WI.
liams and her daughters, Mar.
thena, Mary Virginia and Sally
Ann. provided a thrill for the
visitors at the beach and tennis
club by staging an exhibition of
swimming despite the inclement
weather. Mrs. williams Is the
granddaughter of President Ben.
jalnin Harrison. The three
daughters are expert swimmers
The Washington times., 1929-04-15
Kentuclry Society

The last OF this seasons meet
ings of the Kentucky Society
will be held at the Willard Hotel,
on Tuesday evening, April 20,
at $40 O'Clock.
A program of great interest has
been arranged. Clifford X. Berry.
man, a distinguished Kentuckian.
a famous cartoonist, will give an
illustrated talk. The musical mum.
bers will be furnished by Mrs.
Ethel Gawler, soprano, of Wash
ington.
The accustomed dance viii con-
clude the evenings entertainment.
The Washington times., 1929-04-15
White House

The President and Mrs. Hoover
had as guests for dinner last eve
ming the Secretary Of Commerce
and Mrs. Robert P. Lamont. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Arthur H. Vanden-
berg, Senator and Mrs. Walter f.
Edge. Senator Henry j. Allen,
Representative Florence P. Kahn,
Dean George Culver. Leland STAN
ford University: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Rickard, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
ter Field. Former Gov. and Mrs.
James Putnam Goodrich. of
Indiana, and j. D. Henry, uncle
of Mrs. Hoover.
The Washington times., 1929-04-15
Hunt BAN

Mrn. Edward Everett Gam, sis.
ter Of Vice President Curtis. will
head the receiving line at the
Hunt ball and breakfast to be
given in compliment to the Wash
ington Horse Show on May II in
the grand ballroom of the May
flower. Others I'm the receiving
line will be uis. Patrick J tiui
ley, wife of the Assistant Secre.
tary Of War: Mrs. breckenridge
Long, Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs
Thomas f. Walsh and Mrs.
Eugene Never
The Washington times., 1929-04-15
PrAsAnt Madal

The trustees Of the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art have sent out invita-
tions for Tuesday evening, April
2S. at 9 O'Clock when a special
ceremony will be held under the
auspices of the American Institute
of Architects for the presentation
of the gold medal Of the Institute
to Milton Bennett Medary. The
opening private view of an exhibit
tion of architectural models and
designs for the development of the
National Capital will also be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
Berkdull Named Vice President.

NEW YORK, May 81 [F).-Charles j.
Berkdull, treasurer, has been elected
vice president in charge of accounting
of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
NEW STOCK RIGHTS
SHOW SHARP DROP
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 21.-The under
writing syndicate which offered in
March se5,oO0,ooo of Southern Pacific
Co. AZ per cent bonds, with warrants
permitting stockholders to subscribe in
the ratio Of 17l2 per cent Of their hold
ings, was dissolved yesterday. The
bonds declined nearly 3 points.
exercising the subscription rights" was
exercised by only about 20 per cent of
those to whom it was given.
At the same time the rights" to
subscribe to the issue of approximately
S215 900 900 Of American Telephone &
Telegraph 4 ~ per cent convertible bonds
declined to Az after selling recently
at 612. The stock of the company yes
terday was 16 points below the price at
which 1t sold last month, prior to the
announcement of this new issue.
Baltimore & Ohio common stock also
was under pressure yesterday, touching
the lowest of the year and quoted Is
points under the high of March. This
company plans to issue 2,278 900 of
additional common stock to its share
holders at par. Following the news of
this new stock there has been an al
most steady decline in the price of the
outstanding shares.
These incidents have a significance
which bears on the general stock market
situation and one that is causing Wall
Street some anxiety. The volume of new
stock financing this year has been run
ming higher than at any other time 1t
is felt that the market is being flooded
with new stock issues and that present
holders of stock are not especially keen
to add to their investments and are
selling their rights" rather than take
up the new subscription privileges Of
fered to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
BONDS ARE DRAGGY;;
TREND UNCERTAIN
Market FIuctuates as Trad
ers Are Influenced by
Credit Factor.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.
nrial Inirnatch "a The Ekar


I NEW YORK, May 21.-Money rates
and the probable course OF money In
the next six weeks continue to control
! the investment situation and to onset
the effect of favorable factors, such as
/ that of the Supreme Court decision In
the OFallon Railroad case.
= Consequently, bond prices today, eX-
cept in some of the railroad converti-
bles, were not improved, although SEN
/ timent toward one group of bonds was
more favorable than 1t has been In
! Some time.
The largest gain among the railroad
| convertibles was in Atchison AVS, which
sympathized with Atchison stock, the
! leader of the railroad list, and rose Ia
/ points. Missouri Pacific 5i2s had an
early gain of "a. but did not hold 1t.
! Southern Pacific 4i2s were again under
i pressure, selling back close to 80. the
41zs of 1868 dropped below that figure.
It might have been supposed that
the bonds of some Of the roads that
need larger net earnings to establish
better basis of credit would have shown
greater strength, in view of the O'Fallon
decision. Aside from Seaboard Air Line
adjustments, which rose over point.
/ they made no response; In TACT, some
of them were fractionally lower. High
grade rails were irregular and approx
mately at the lowest average OF the
year.
Government issues again acted as II
there were further liquidation taking
place from the banks. Some of the
Treasury issues declined 81. The Fourth
Liberty AZ were at the lowest price in
several weeks Quotations for all OF the
1929 Treasury certificates have been
steadily slipping giving current yield
of $50 per cent for the earliest ma
turity and SIS per cent on those OF
December.
Foreign issues were irregular. The
strongest group was composed OF the
South Americans. Chile Mortgage Bank
6s aad 634s made the best showing.
Norway Bank IS were offered quite free
ly as 81, representing a decline Of
point this week. They have fiuctuated
this year between 875s and IS.
There were no important new Offer
ings today. Announcement was made
that a plan of reorganization for the
Wickwire Spencer Co. had been agreed
to, with the important feature an issue
of $6,000.000 in per cent convertible
bonds, to provide cash to retire the
company's senior obligations, and about
$l5,000,000 of bonds and notes to be
exchanged for new common stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21

trast to the policy they had for 20
years. are producing -four in several
American cities-Buffalo, Kansas City,
Omaha, Great Falls, Seattle and Los
Angeles. But all these mills are OPP
Grated and controlled from Minneapolis.
In wheat -four output 1928 showed
the largest amount in five years. In
1924 11,679,000 barrels were produced
and last year the total had increased
to 1924 900 barrels.
The linseed products mills here have
a yearly capacity of 100000 bushels
of fax, 893. 900 barrels of oil and 339, 900
tons of cake, making Minneapolis the
largest linseed products center in the
world, as it is the largest center in
-four and wheat storage.
Minneapolis and its twin sister city,
st. Paul, are probably as much interest
ed in the development Of water trans
portation as any other two cities on
the Mississippi.
The twin towns. with a combined
population of three-quarters of a mil
lion, are watching the development of
the barge movement on the Mississippi
to the Gulf with much more than
passing interest. As in Kansas City,
also large industrial inland, town,
the freight structure here is at the
heart of the problem OF industrial and
business expansion.
(Copyrisbt, 1929 by North American News
paper AllianceO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, May 81 up GU. S. Depart
ment OF Agricultural .-Hogs-Receipts,
is, 900 head, including 800 direct; mar
ket slow, steady to 10 lower; top, Ills
paid for load of 2l0-pound weights bulk
Of better grades: 10000 pounds, 1850
a1l.00. Butchers, medium to choice,
250-300 pounds, 10.35a10.90; 200-250
10.15a11.10; 13o-16o pounds. s.s5a11. 05.
Packing sows, 9.4Oa9.90. Pigs, medium
to choice, 90-l3O pounds, 9.50a10.75.
Cattle-Receipts. $500 head: calves
receipts, 5000; slow. but fully steady
with Mondays 25-cent downturn:
steers in narrow demand. Slaughter
classes, steers, good and choice, 1900
800 pounds. l3.25a1490; 1,l00-1 800
pounds, l325a15.00; e50-l,1 100 pounds,
13.25al50 90; common and medium, $50
pounds up, 10.75a13.25; fed yearlings,
good and choice, 750-950 pounds, 1925
Assoc.
Heifers good and choice, $50 pounds
down, 1275al4.75; common and medi-
UNI. 9.25a13.00; cows, good and choice
9.75a12 90; common and medium, lisa
CTS; low cutter and cutter 6.25a7.75;
bulls, good and choice (beef), l0.25a
1l.50: cutter to medium. 8.00a10.35:
vealers milk fed good and choice, 1850
a1450; medium, 900a1o.50; Gull and
common, 1OUa9.UU, SUCKER ana lecuet
steers, good and choice tall weights),
12.25a1325; common and medium,
9.75a12.50.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head; market
slow around steady; early bulk shorn
lambs, 1275a1300; choice kinds held
above 1925; few native Springers, 15.50a
1925; fat ewes, 650a700; following
quotations on shorn basis: Slaughter
classes. Spring lambs, good and choice.
15.75a16.75; medium, 14,75a15.75; Gull
and common, 12.50a1475; lambs, good
and choice, 90 pounds down, 12.50a
1850; medium, l1.50a1275; Gull and
common, 8.50al1 so; medium to choice,
90 to 100 pounds, 1l.25al3.25; ewes,
medium to choice. $50 pounds down,
5.75a7.50; Gull and common, 2.5oa5.75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
COMMERCIAL BANK
DECLINE CONTINUES
Mergers and Failures Cause
Closing of Many Doors in
Past Seven Years.

Commercial banks in the United
States are declining in number and will
probably continue to decline. The peak
of the number of banks was reached in
1921, when there were nearly 10000
banking institutions in operation in the
United States. Since then there has
been a steady dropping of in the num-
Der through mergers and other causes.
it is stated by the National Bureau of
Economic Research In a survey on
money and credit and their effect on
business.
"A conspicuous reversal of this tend
ency," says the report, has continued
for more than seven years, and taking
the country as a whole, there has been
a decided reduction-nearly 4,000-in
the number of commercial banks.
But with over $4,000 banks in oper-
alton this reduction still leaves the bank
ing system Of the country unchanged in
its most characteristic feature. It re-
mains a system constituted by multi
plicity of local banks, exhibiting ex-
IRENE diversity in size, in character and
experience of management, and in the
surrounding economic conditions Of the
communities to be served.
Mergers Important Factor.
whether there will be a further ma
terial decline in the number of banks
cannot be positively predicted, though
it seems by no means improbable. In
any event, it may be confidently antici-
pated that the decline will be at far
less rapid rate, since the major cause
of the disappearance of banks in recent
yearS-numerous bank ADMINISTRATORS
conditions abnormally unfavorable to
banking solvency in many localities,
conditions unlikely to reappear with any
like severity in the future"
The epidemic of small bank failures
has now subsidized and the present fac
tors contributing to the decline in bank
numbers are mergers, voluntary liqui-
dalton and the growth of branch and
chain banking, according to the re-
port. Resort to the money centers by
large borrowers is by no means a recent
practice" 1t is observed in the report,
but it Is certain that the practice is
being more and more generally en-
ployed and by widening range Of in
dividuals and corporations"
Commenting further on the fact that
banks in large centers have been gain
ing, and seem likely to continue to gain
at the expense Of small rural banks, the
report says:
Outlook for Rural Banks.
ITO borrowers and depositors alike a
!uitHeI oeClne III LIE NuHlDer OF paIlkS
in agricultural sections particularly
would involve no appreciate inconven-
fence, and would result in o decided
gain in security"
The survey of the National Bureau of
Economic Research was made at the re-
quest Of the committee on recent eco
nomic changes OF the Presidents I'M
employment conference and has been
published by McGraw-Hill with the
committees report. The survey was
begun in January, 1923. The committee
completed an examination of the sur
vey data on March 2, 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
Control of Flour Mills.

For some years there has been a
report that Minneapolis was losing out
as the first milling city. The process
of decentralization has been going on
In the milling industry, as 1t has in
nearly every other. The leading -four
milling firms of Minneapolis. in con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 81 (H1.-Bar sill
'er, 537s; Mexican dollars, 40ss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
U. S. GRAIN EXPORTS.

Grain exports from the United States
last week totaled 2 ,802 900 bushels, COM
pared with 2,1O3.000 for the previous
week and 3,027.o00 for the correspond
ing week last year.
Department Of Commerce figures to-
day showed the amount of wheat ex-
ported last week was 1883, 900 bushels
compared with 1,537,0 900 for the pre-
vious week; corn, 500 1000. against 191,-
600: barley, IS 900, against 600; oats
$4,000, against $4,000; rye, none, against
226, 900.
Canadian grains cleared from United
States Atlantic ports totaled 2,518,00C
bushels, compared with 2,054,000 for
the previous week. while wheat -four
exported was 10000 barrels, against
155 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
THREE NEW UNITS JOIN
$125.OOO,OOO COMPANY

CHICAGO, May 21.-Three new
units have joined the $125. 1000, 900
United Tractor e. Equipment Corpora
ton, cooperative farm implement and
industrial equipment company, Presi-
dent Milton w. Anderson announced
today.
The new members are the Maine
Steel Products Co. of Portland. Me,
makers of snowplows; I. B. Rowell Co.
of Waukesha, Wis, manufacturers of
feed mills, ensilage cutters and silo
filters, and the Northeastern Manufac-
turers Co. of Milwaukee. makers OF
portable electric arc welding equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
COUNTY BOND SALE.

BALTIMORE. May 81 Especially -
Investors and bond dealers await with
more than ordinary interest opening
of bids tomorrow for 81 100000 Az per
cent serial Baltimore County bonds, and
the large offering by the State of
Maryland on June IL.
The State will sell four different
issues, aggregating s4,280,o00, all bear
ing A" per cent interest. This will be
the largest sale OF State obligations
at one time for about four years and
it is attracting attention in investment
circles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
and Asked Prices.
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS,

Barber g. Ross, Inc. 6Ias... s4lz IS
Cham. -Vanblt. Hotel 61zs...... IS 81
Chestnut Farms Dairy 6las.... 106Ia 107Is
Chevy Chase Club 5las... 101 80.
y. c. Paper Mfg 6s.........,. 94h 96
Pot. Joint Stock Id. Blk SIS. SO 49,,
Wash Mkt. Cold Storage S.. e6 49,.
Wash. Cons. Title Co. IS. .... % l0l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
fluctuations furnished by w. B. HibbsSt Coz
Nominal gold Selling checks
WASHINGTON Stock Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Elec. Cons. 5s-S1 900 at 1902.
District National Banks at 23s, 10 at
238.
National Mtge. g. Inv. pfd.-40 at 5h.
Woodward & Lothrop pfd-15 at lot.
TWO HaLdV
Washington Gas IS "B"-$100 at 1854
Potomac Electric So 70 pfd.-5 at 1861,
at 1868.
Capital Traction $500 at 971a.
Washington Gas IS "A"-$100 at 1921
Capital Traction Co.'s at 96H.
Federal-American Co. pfd.-5 at 101,
10 at 101.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
Named Traffic Official.

INV YORK. May 81 OH. w.
Beyees has been appointed vice presi-
dent in charge of trafic of the Chicago
g. Northwestern Railway.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-22

LIZ AVON ~ O0 - OAA
Batteries by their
very low price.
These are GOOD
Batteries, with an
amazing reserve OF
power and life.
We buy in car lots
and save you the
middle profit.
Price without old bat
terry $5.95 for IL plate;
$6.95 for Is plate.
Cash and Garry Only
We allow 81 for all old
batteries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
COUNTY COURT
Hon. Oscar Dancy, Judge
Suits filed: None

COUNTY COURT AT LAW
Hon. John Kleiber, Judge
No orders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
Plea of Innocence
Voiced by Wells as
He Dies in Chair

"I am an innocent man. I don't
want any reE--ss to get out that
I made a last minute confession
that I was guilty"
In a statement q short time be-
fore entering the chamber, Wells
was bitter against Gov. Dan Moody
who had announced late yesterday
he would take no action or Wells
final plea for clemency. He con-
stantly denied his guilt in his state
ment, and said his misfortune was
the result Of losing his parents in
childhood. Il got in trouble before
I knew the ways OF the world" he
declared.
Wells gained a sis-day reprieve
from the governor on a plea he
wanted time to make peace with
God. A last minute effort was made
by Wells attorney TO obtain another
poStponement by introducing a
statement that another prisoner
had killed Mitchell. The other pri-
Soner. Dennis Dixon. under a to-
tai sentence of las years. in IN af-
fidavit yesterday. denied it. The
governors secretary. j. d. Hall. said
the governor investigated the state
ments and vas convinced they could
not be considered in weighing the
case.
Before starting the death march.
Wells said he did not believe in a
hereafter and that he was attempt
ing to gain that belief as the min
utes Of life diminished.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 20
R,-Claiming innocence in a dra-
matte statement in the death cham
Der Of the state prison here. o. G.
Wells, convicted of numbering j. A.
Mitchell ut Coleman. Texas. Jan.
~, 1927. was electrocuted today.
The lights of the prison dimmed
three times as II. 7. Howard. prison
sergeant. thrice pulled the switch
that sent Wells to his Maker. He
was pronounced dead at 1927 a. m.
by DR.. l.. II. Bust, prison physi-
clan.
Standing in front of the electric
chair. Wells raised his hands high
above his head and said without
altering:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
GETS 5 YEARS
FOR MURDER
Esquivel Pleads Guilty To
Slugging Mercedes Man
To Death
fSnecial To The Heraldl

10 LIIL ALNAIaIF
EDINBURG, June 20.-Convicteo
OF the murder of G. Hernandez,
Mercedes. last February. Guadalupe
Esquival was sentenced to serve five
years FOR the offense at the 18th
district court before Special Judge
j. +. Carl following a plea OF guilty.
The jury debated on the sentence
for only a short time before re-
turning the verdict.
The dead man. Hernandez. was
stabbed to death and beat ever the
head with a large leather CURT load
ed with iron. IL was brought ont dur
ing the investigation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20

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