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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-25
10,
SHOOTS
SELF

PARIS, May IS (IN.S.).
IA sensation was caused in the
American colony here today
by d prosaic announcement,
appearing in the so ciety
column of a morning news
paper, that Howard, Prince Of
.Sagan, 19-year-old son of the
Duke and Duchess de Talley-
rand, was in q serious condi-
ton due to self-inflicted
bullet wound.
The Duchess De Talleyrand was
formerly Anna Gould, daughter of
jay Gould, the multi.millionaire
American railway nagnate.
The act was committed, the an
nouncemeni stated, because of his
parentas refusal To allow THE ypiaSfE
Fris,cs Is marry until he reached
the age OF IL.
Removed no Hospital
The shooting. It IL understood,
took place in tho home OF the Duke
and Duchess. The youth was In1-
mediately removed to hospital
ana i successful operation for the
removal OF the bullet was per
formed
At the hospital It was declared
that the Prince had but q slight
chance OF recovery.
Prince Howard, IL was learned,
fell in love with a young French
girl he met while at school IN the
south OF France. Informing his
parents of his desire to marry, he
was told he would have to wait
until he was 81. the Duke and
Duchess emphasizing they had no
objection to his choice OF a bride.
Heard Pistol Shot
The youth Immediately left the
room, and q few minutes later the
duchess heard the sound Of pts.
toll shot. He lad threatened In her
presence to, commit suicide. 1t was
said. but she did not take him seri,
ously.
The Duchess of Talleyrand was
first married to Count Boni de Cas-.
tellane. She is a recognized leader
both of French society and of the
| aristocratic American colony here.
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Father Asks SIS, 900
For Loss Of Baby's
Two Fingers

MERIDEN, Conn, May a
s.).charging that > careless
nurse cut or two fingers Of .
baby girl in the Meriden Hospital.
] father today Is suing the hos
pital for $4,000.
The father. Charles Goodrich.
has sued on behalf Of the baby.
Charlotte Goodrich, born on De
cember 1s, 1928. a nurse, clip
ping bandages off the sbabys
hands, cut of the index and the
third fingers Of the left hand, II
Is claimed.
AS i result Of the anlputation,
the father charges. the left side
~ the girl may be paralyzsd
! when she grows up. He alleges
negliesnco on the part % the
No. ffg ~ 49, LA.S'
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0NL Y
6 HOURS
AWAY

p j * 446 \ sf5 .z5ss7
FORT WORTH, Tex, May
25 (I.N.S. Circling overhead
for the sixth day, the mono
plane Fort Worth was in the
home stretch today with de-
scending dusk in the evening
as the goal to eclipse every en-
durance flight record.
At 1913 s. m. Pilot Reginald Rob
bins and Mechanic James Kelly had
flown their i45th hour over Fori
worth.
Already they have shattered every
mark for sustained flight save that
hung up by the Army's tri.n1otored
Question Mark. They have sur
passed the 112-hollr record Df the
Graf Zeppelin and the l1s.houI
cruise 0f tlle Inflated French dirigt
bic Dix1nude.
4 Low black clouds, which carfied
threat ~ 1OwnpOHr which would
have spelled failure. had disap
peared today aiid with perfect
weather conditions prevailing tbs
Fort Worth was to b refueled fol
the final grind.
All r. Well
Now and then the transforming
fIier and the student aviator
swooped low over the airport Il
appraise watchers on the ground
that all was well with them and
their plane.
To pass all nonstop flying records
Robbins and Kelly must remain NJ
until 6:33 p. M, an hour Longer
than the Question Mark did. II
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column u
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Patriotic Societies
Praised hy Admiral

Rear Admiral Il, Il. coontz and
Representative John NJ. Robsion
last night Landed the work Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic and
other patriotic organizations. at q
meeting in the Colonial Hotel
The meeting concluded the annual
pilgrimage 10 the Tomb Of the I'm
known Soldier by the American Lee
gion Auxiliaries of Kings county, N.
r.; the Society Of PatriotiH Women
of Brooklyn; the Brooxly Chapter
Gold Star Mothers, I'll Eastern
Star Mothers and otheN Fganiza-
lions. -
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Four Prisoners Burn Way
Ont Of Virginia Jail

LYNCFIBURG, Va, May 25.-A
Jail delivery from the Rustburg Jail
gave freedom to- four white men
serving terms Of from three to thir-
teen months, according to inforrna-
ton telephoned from Rustburg to-
day by @. A. Bailey. prohibition in
spector.
The prisoners escaped by heating
pipe, which they disconnected from
the shower bath and used 1t to
burn their way through the roof.
Bed ticking then was used to lower
themselves to the ground. c. B.
Tweddy, the jailer. has notified the
police Of the surrounding cities and
an effort Is being made to apprehend
the men.
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Authors Upheld In
RigIt To Use Names

NEW YORK, May IS I.lJ.s. -
The appellate division today upheld
the right Of an author to uSe nanea
81 living persons IA works Of fiction
when ii dismissed the $4,000 suit
brought by Wayne Damrcni of Cat
iettsburK, KY, against Edna Eerber
and Doubleday Dcran Book Shopss
Inc.
s ,pamron'p name was uSo1 t.
'ss1 haU - 49, s.Lsl-l1A1 \
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Prince Ends Study
AT Ford Coast Plant

LOS ANGELES, May Is H.N.S.l.
Prince Louis Ferdinand. grandson
OF the ex.Kaiser. today was en-
route TO New York after working
here for a month az 4 student in
the Ford assembly plant. He Is on
his way to South America.
While here II. was rumored the
prince was engaged to Lii Damita.
French film actress. She was not
at the tram to bid him bon voyage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-25
ID. G. Woman Held As
'Driving While Drunk =

Following q collision between the
car she was driving an another at
Hartford and Central Avenues and
Oliver Street in Baltimore yester.
day, a woman describing herself ~
Mrs. Ruby e. Miller, of the 300
block oil Thirty-seventh st. N. W.,
this city, was arrested and charged
with driving while drunk.
Mrs. Miller was also charged with
reckless driving after being arrested
by Policeman John Blank.
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s23, O55 Market Work
Awarded to 3 Firms

Csontracts for completing the work
Al Western Market, including install
htion Of electric fixtures, refrigerat,
ing machinery and butcher stalls,
were awarded BY the District Com
n1issionefs at 4 board meeting in the
I District Building yesterday.
The work. which aggregates s23,
ass. win he done By two Washington
eoiltractors and one Baltimore firm
Those whose bids were accepted
are: The Pyles RefI'igerating Com
many Of Baltimore, Nd, bid $500
fha stern COMPANY, installation
: k,jtehsr stalls. bid s1O.1De, ard The
Eleetrie cDhtraetinE Company, bld
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-25
PLEADS Fob
MATE SHE
ACCUSES

Neal Wilitrner Hahn, 33.year.
old Construction foreman, was Or.
dered sent to GalIlnger Hospital
Gus "A. ScIIuidt when Hahn was
araigned today on charges Of yIO-
IatiIlg the pharmacy laws. The
defendants own story on tflo
stand led TO the commitment.
Domestic chickering's, an
other woman, " threats against
the wife, threats Of suicide By
the husband, and the alleged
poisoning. of dish Of cab
bage led the husband, Neal
Whitmer Hahn, 33-year-old
construction, foreman, who
lives in the 200 block Of ,
st. N. w, into Police Court
today on charges 81 violating
the pharmacy laws.
Hahn is specifically charged VIII
rnaRing faIss statements Ia the pure
chase Of poison 1T = loral drug store
He ii alleged to have given ! fals&
name and to have n1isrepresent, 4
the use to which he intended to pu
the poison.
The husband Is alleged to have
placed the poison IN the cabbaga
when he learned that his wifs had
sworn out . warrant against hii
charging threats. The warrant bad
been sent to the thirteenth precinn4
Immediately after 1t vas issued Tues
day. but had not been served.
Made Cabbage BIue
Thursday night. the wife. lzrs
Mabel C. Hahn. also IS years old
placed the dish 81 cabbage On the
dinner table. The pair. parents a
four children ard married Tor
years. were quarrelinS. ana Hah
grabbed up the dish and carried
into the bedroom. AIRS. HahI
charged.
He reappeared in few racment
carrying the dish. but The food bad
turned ! teep blue and Mrs. Hahl
became frightened.
While Mrs. Hahn stood studyin
the strange color Of the cabbaEa
she had cooked. Hahn remarked %
/ the color and cried out that hs -
/ lieved 1t had been poisoned, VIII
that. she declared, he ran from thu
room and called police headquarters
During his absence, she said, she
/ saved enough Of the food TOR q chsrn1
Ical Analysis The police arrived
: and the pair told their separatp
4 stories. Yesterday, after inveStigG-
ftion by Detectives r. "a. Sanders
and G. g. Mansfield. Hahn was ~
rested. charged and sent to the
First precinct. where he was held
until today when he was arraigned.
Another Woman
Throughout the wires story runs
a tale OF welded bliss for almost u
wears. The family, living In q
A one-room- kitchen apartment. came
here from Raleigh, N. c., last Octo-
Der, Mrs. Hahn said.
Shortly after coming here Hahn
met another woman and that led
to the breach between tho two. They
celebrated their fourteenth wedding
anniversary on. the seventeenth q
this I4ionth,
n Mrs Hahn declared her husband
had made certain threats against
her and that She obtained the war.
rant for him. She told the de.
ltectives, they said. that he had threat
ened to take his own life early Is
the day Wednesday,.
tim sorry Nealss III this trouble
and I love him better than any.
thing else III this world and / guess
] always viii. /. Mrs. Hahn said.
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Madeline Marshall, Stage
Star. Gets Final Decree

NEW YORK, May Is n.N.S9.
Madeline Marshall. former dramatic
star, was in possession of q final
decree of divorce today from Arthur
Richman, well-known playwright.
She was granted custody OF their
1S-month.old son. The couple mar.
ried in 1925 and separated two years
LATER
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Eleanor BOardman Says
She Left Tax to Expert

LOS ANGELES. May "a n.N.S.l
Charged with fraud BY the Govern.
ment. in connection with the filing
of her income tax. Eleanor Board
man film actress, has asserted
she had left the filing Of her tax
To an expert and was unaware OF
the fraud alleged by the Govern
menE
Her HUSBAND. King .vids4 also
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ToDAY's SCRATCHES

FIRST RACE--Grad
SECOND RACE-Old Tom. ElnptS
Glass. F'retwell, Baii Gee, Shanty Nc
Carly
FOURTH RACE-Arabian, Shampoo.
FIFTH RACE-Biliy Beer.
SIXTH RACE Bullet Joe. Sea Hawk
SEVENTH RACE-Good Night.
weather clear: track slow.
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Police Surprise Yegg
Han1n1enng at Safe

the coored youth he in the act
hammerng open Northeast Washington early today
detectives hoped confession to series of similar
robberes he re recently from the man.
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FIRST RACE Princess Margaret.
Pink Blossom.
SECOND RACE -Rraybant, Thistle
star, Runaway PriHceta, Ruben, Lucky
Miss Cardo Bianco.
FOURTH RACE-Highway. Master.
Islam,
FIFTH RACE--SterlinK Silver.
SIXTH RACE--Maeks Baby.
SEVENTH RACE-Head Cover.
Barrie oliver, Lord Valentine, Indian
weather, raining; track. fast.
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BANK STATEMENTS

WashingtOn Clearing House,
S4.65Q, 5000.
New York Clearing House hal
ance. S149, 400 900,
New York Clearing House ex.
change. el.6I2, 900 900.
Treasury hslaIiee. SIle. asa .72g %.
G1Stpaa oss,l,s q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-25
7unnev Wires Doctor
Wife Is Better

BERLIN MAY Is (INS.) An encouraging message from
Gene Tnney retired worlds heavyweight boxing champion
regarding the condition Of his wife, the former Polly Lauder
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wOODBINN

THIRD RACE campanini. Wander.
Ing Minstrel
FIFTH RACE Hannah Deeba. Per.
lapides.
Sixth RACE Contemplate.
Weather clear: truck fast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

somewhat smaller scale in September,
1927, January and February, 1928, and
again in May and June, 1928. And
each time the real test came when
prices returned to their old highs for
the second or third time. Last week
two sharp reactions occurred after the
market first touched the old resistance
points of late November. II 1t re-
peatedly refuses to break through the
old highs, experienced traders consider
this a warning to tighten their loads.
DO January Markets Rise?
Since many are expecting higher
stock prices during January because
of the combination of easier money
rates and investment demand created
by billion and half dollars OF div
idend payments this quarter, it is OF in
terest to eaxmine previous January
stock markets. Since both easier
money and large dividend payments
are normal January phenomena, II
would be expected, If this reasoning
Is true, that rising stock prices coulo
be expected each january.
But an ANALYSIS of the last Is jan
uarv stock markets since 1914 shows
that during only two Januarys did
stocks rise. In January, 1922, stocks
were lust recovering from the severe
1921 deflation and carried their rise
right through January, and in jan
uary. 1924, the industrials rose moder-
ately, while the rails did very httie.
On two other occasions the market
both rose and fell sharply during the
month, two times it moved little in
either direction, and 8 times it declined.
According to recent experience. rising
stock prices in January are more myth
ical than real; in fact, there is
marked tendency for stocks to react
in January. ,oo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
BY w. S. PARISH

president. Humble Oil & Refining Coz
BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, January 8.-For
the American petroleum industry, 1923
was distinguished principally by the
development of potential current sup
ply Of crude oil vastly in excess OF
any possible current demand and by
signal success of the initial step OF
the industry as a whole toward real
conservation of its raw material for
essential uses.
The new year will be prosperous in
direct proportion to the success OF the
industry in conserving and restraining
production.
For the first time in its history, the
industry deliberately refused last year
! to produce and sell each day every
barrel of oil it could possibly bring
to the surface.
Petroleum Reserves.
Today, also for the first time in
its history, the industry can point to
known reserves of petroleum in the
ground developed but not being pro-
duced, in quantity commensurate with
the Nations anticipated requirements
over a period of years.
In past years oil constantly has been
produced and forced on to the market
under fiercely competitive conditions as
rapidly as it was humanity possible
to find it, regardless of price and re-
CARELESS of demand for essential uses.
! But in 1928 producers succeeded,
! through widespread cooperation ana
active assistance of State and Federal
governments, in restraining and hold
ing production nearly in balance with
consumption.
AS direct result of these efforts con-
ditions within the industry actually I'M
proved little as the year advanced, IN
spite of the potential overproduct1on OF
far larger proportions than the indus
try ever has faced before.
Crude and products sold at or below
cost of production during the first SIX
months. leaving only transportation and
distribution on modest profit basis.
But as control of supply came 10 De
felt during the second half ref1ners were
able to balance runs against current ue-
mand, and thus secure a reasonably
profitable price for gasoline. There 1oi-
lowed even a slight increase IN the price
of crude, all due to conservation ana
control of supply.
Constructive Period.
important progress attended efforts 10
increase the efficiency and decrease the
cost of retailing gasoline. LIKEWISE re-
fining technique advanced.
A larger proportion OF our gasonne
has heen secured by the so-called crack
ing processes, and larger tracVion OF
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BY KENNETH S. VAN sTRUM.

BY KENNETH S. VAN STRUM.
NEW YORK. January 88.-Last week
for the first time in almost month
the market touched the. high levels
which it tried unsucceSsfully to break
through for three weeks in December
And although the news about evenly
balanced between the favorable and I'M
favorable the market after trying Tor
two DAYS to absorb the liquidation, eX-
perienced two sharp reactions, one at
Fridays opening and the other at the
close of the week.
Resistance Points.
Stocks are meeting resistance to the
advance. No matter whether prices
are moving upward or downward,
eventually they meet resistance levels,
which they try several times to break
through If they succeed, prices move
on to another resistance point, but II
they fail to overcome the opposition a
change in trend occurs. Sometimes the
force of a move is SO great that 1t taxes
DAYS, weeks, or even months to deter
mine whether the buying or selling
force is the stronger. Often, however,
when the change comes it is so abrupt
that one must be prepared in advance.
Resistance points for the entire mar
ket cannot be determined by watching
an individual stock because each stock
does not reach exactly the same price
when the market surgeS forward toward
the resistance point time and again.
Only when an average is taken OF large
group of stocks are these resistance
points in evidence.
Selling Pressure.
At the present time both the rails
and industrials have advanced to the
point where they may meet with the
heavy selling resistance which was III
evidence over a month ago. At that
time when the market approached these
levels the volume Of trading increased
sharply and prices as whole made no
progress. Finally II per cent call money
threw the balance of power to the SELL
ing side and the decline of early Decem-
Der resulted.
Since then stocks have rushed for
ward to their old resistance levels with
speed suggestive Of extensive short
covering rather than real buying power,
which is needed to force the market
through present levels. >
Recent Experience.
While the market today is on a
much higher level than ever before
and hence f1uctuates over wider
range, it is not unusual for stocks to
suffer a sharp reaction and then rush
suddenly back to the old high. The
chart shows that this occurred on a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
CONVERTIBLE BOND
PRICES SHOW GAIN
RaIIying Tendency Follows
Periods of Recovery in
Stock Market.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 8.-Convert'
ible bonds, which at yesterdays low
prices were off Z to II points from the
high level of the previous week. showed
a moderate rallying tendency today
during the periods of recovery in stocks
They have been less active during the
downward trend than when markets fol
them were buoyant.
The first prices in this group were
generally lower, with Anaconda Copper
IS off points, BarnSdall 6S 2, j. Kay
ser IS a point. and international
Cement SIS about the same. Interna-
tional Telephone 4l2S moved within q
marrow price range although trans
actions i'll them were relatively large
and Public Service of New Jersey 4l2s
opened points higher. All showed a
better tone later in the day.
In the miscellaneous list of in
dustrials strong features were General
Motors Acceptance IS. Bethlehem Steel
refunding 5i2s, the International Paper
5 and 6 per cent issues. u. S. Rubber
SIS and some of the oil bonds.
The high-grade bond market was
steady, particularly III the Older issues.
Among these Baltimore & Ohio SIS and
6S. Northern Pacific SIS and Union
Pacific as were prominent. A free mar
ket was established in the Pennsyl-
vania Al per cent bonds which were
brought out in November at 90 and sold
today at one-half point discount, These
bonds were we'll distributed. with large
blocks taken out of the market by the
life insurance companies at time
when money rates were excessively
high. To this fact is due the small
decline with the closing of the
syndicate.
Foreign issues were dull and irregular.
The Japanese members of this group
we're heavy as were some of the
Italians. Elsewhere there was not
enough trading to develop positive
trend.
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DTsTILLERY MERGER.

NEW YORK, January P).-A mer-
ger of several Canadian distillers Wilt
Hiram Walker-G ooderham g. Worts'
Ltd. of Toronto, giving the latter con-
Germ a practical monopoly in spirit ano
Industrial alcohol manufacture in Can
ada, was reported today in Wall Street
American financial interests who recent
" acquired a substantial interest IN
Walker Gooderham, were said TO be spon-
soring the project.
Sir Edward Mackay, English banker
recently conferred with American inter-
ests regarding proposed merger OF the
Walker Co., with Consolidated Distil-
lers. Ltd, and Brewers g. Dlstillers,
Ltd, of Canada.
No new financing is reported required
in the event of the consolidation.
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OIL INDUSTRY IS FACING
PROBLEM IN PRODUCTION

each barrel of crude has been converted
into gasoline. Altogether the whole year
has been a constructive period, during
which our problems have been clearly
visualized and their possible solution
suggested.
The year 1929 will be what the indus
try makes it. If no more crude oil is
permitted to come to the surface than
is required to meet the current demand
for essential products. the year will be
characterized by satisfactory profits to
| the entire industry and by gasoline
prices satisfactory to the public at large.
| On the other hand, failure to control
production during 1929 means inevitably
a flood of crude oil, demoralized prices,
profitless year for the industry and
both economic and actual waste Of Pc
troleum.
To control production and to con-
serve petroleum for essential uses is in
line with the long standing plea of all
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Washington Stock Exchange
SALES,

Chestnut Farms Dairy 61as-$1 900 at
l0T.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-$1 900 at
Ola.
Barber & Ross 61l5s-$5Oo at "a.
Capital Traction Colo at 1854.
Potomac Electric SO pfd.-5 at 112.
National Bank of Washington-3 at 3l2.
National Saw. g. Trust Colo at SIS,
10 at SIT, 10 at SIT.
Mergenthaler linotype at 103s4, 10
at 10334.
National Mtge. & Inv pfd.-20o at 5as.
Barber g. Ross CONS at 20.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas IS A-$l00 at 1929.
Washington Gas 6s B-$100 at 1854.
Potomac Electric cons. 5s-$20 900 at
1919.
Washington Mkt. Cold Storage IS
$1,000 at 96I4.
Barber g. Ross, COMO at 20.
Capital Traction Co.-10 at 100, at
106.
Barber & Ross 61as-s2, 900 at 9414.
Potomac Electric Cons. SSH 900 at
1918, 81, 900 at 101as.
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we'll informed economists. President
Coolidge as long ago as 1925 appointed
a Federal Oil Conservation Board to this
very end Such a policy is also in line
with public interest since our national
heritage of petroleum.
Public Interest.
Large or small as it may be, is our
cheapest source of such essential prod
ucts as gasoline and lubricants.
If it is to be produced in excess to-
Gay and to be burned under boilers in
competition with coal. It cannot con-
tinue indefinitely to supply us adequate
quantities of gasoline at reasonable
prices. Therefore the public has a live
interest in the conservation of oil and
the control of production.