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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
STOCKS IRREGULAR
AT SHORT SESSION
Market Closes With Rally as
Bear Party Is Forced
to Cover.
BY CLAUDE A. JAEGER,
Associated Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK, June 28.-Bears ap-
peared stalemated in today's stock mar
ket, and with bulliSh sentiment practi-
cally extinguished, sales for the two
hour session slumped close to $50, 900
shares, the smallest turnover since July
al, 1928. Bear pressure was evident
early in the session and succeeded in
depressing several stocks 2 or points.
but short covering resulted in substan-
tial rallies in the final dealings and the
close was irregular.
There was nothing in the days busi-
ness news to stimulate in widespread
short covering, but bearish operations
this week have been meeting with in
creas1ngly meager success and profess
SIGNAL traders evidently felt that the
market had become thoroughly sold out
for the time being. Many large traders
left for the week end yesterday.
In view Of the large increase in list
ings during the past two years, today's
turnover was relatively one of the dull
est in many years. Trading during the
major part of the session was at a pace
which promised to set low record for
the past four years, but about 100000
shares were traded. in the last half
hour. Todays turnover of about $780,
600 shares compared with the Saturday
high record in excess of 4,800,0 made
, less than a month ago. The smallest
turnover since trading was conducted
on its present basis was 23323 shares,
traded on December rs, 1914.
Most of the pivotal industrials closed
steady to firm. Fair buying appeared
In General Electric in the late trading
and 1t closed IA, up. American To-
bacco B and Westinghouse Electric
were up 212 and 234. Shares up a
point or so included National Biscuit,
Bethlehem and Sears-Roebuck. United
States Steel, American Can, American
Telephone. General Motors and Radio
closed fractionally higher. North
American, after selling Off 2la. regained
its loss.
Rails were inclined to heaviness.
Southern Railway reached another new
low and closed off az, Erie was of 2,
and shares off l or more included
Atchison, Rock Island, Katy and
Frisco. Some of the motor equipments
were under pressure, Thinker and Elec-
trio Auto Lite dropping more than 3
to record new lows.
Foreign exchanges were mostly firm.
Sterling cables rose 1892 to S4.681a.
The Spanish peseta, however, continued
to decline, touching 1104 cents, or
about cents below parity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
GRAIN MARKET
Bearish Weather Reports and New
Crop Movement Depress Prices.

CHICAGO, June % R.-Quenchinr
the hope Of friends of higher prices,
widespread rains in Canada, together
with increasing movement of newly
harvested domestic wheat Southwest.
put sellers in command of the wheat
market today. Prices went downward
almost from the start, and finished at
the days low point, showing at no time
much power to rally. Apparently, the
nuik OF traders accepted opinions that
this season the Spring wheat crop in
domestic parts of the belt would mature
fast enough to beat black rust.
Wheat closed heavy, Ma1M a bushel
under yesterdays latest quotations.
Corn closed %a1;S of, oats Xa%
down and provisions varying from q
decline to rise Of AZ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
NEW YORK COTTON
Net Advances of 8 to 8 Points Are
Scores in Dull Trading.

NEW YORK, June % GP}.-Trading
IN cotton was quiet today with business
attributed largely to evening-up for over
the week end. Covering was stimulated
to some extent, however, by apprehen-
sions of continued high temperatures in
the South end the undertone was gen.
orally steady. July sold up to 1850 and
tie new october contract 1906, or
about z to IL points net higher.
The close WIS steady within point
or two of the best at net advances Of
s to points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29

Colder Shumate. vice president In
charge of freight traffic Of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad, announced the
appointment of o. 8. Lewis IS general
freight trafnc manager and Samuel
timore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29

WEEK ENDING JUNE q. 1880.

WEEh ENDING JUNE 20, 1885,
- Week. o
Total sales. 14.47s.150 491 .62s.1S0
Same period year ago..s... II $4,000 635.s70.020
last Date
Nigh. Low. High. low.
Averageprce Of so stocks. ls9A3 1878 24560 1912
Same period yeaf agos.....s."...... 26501 226.77
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-14
FOR SALE

The House and Lot belonging to Mr.
William G. Ferguson, located near
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
La Plata, Lot contains acre and II
rods of land and House is in good con-
oition.
For terms, apply to,
WALTER j. MITCHELL,
La Plata, Nd.
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MEN WANTED

Sell J. r. Watkins Products and
earn from fifty to seventy Ave dollars
per week on the start.
Apply: JOHN sOLLARS,
White Plains, Md.
Phone La Plata 19F14.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-14
HORSES, BOUGHT, SOLD
And EXCHANGED

N Start the New
SsA Year right by buying
MN your Horses a n d
Mules from Sam
Wolfe, The Old Reliable Horse
Dealer. He has just arrived with
a carload Of horses and mules
right out of NJ montgomery County,
Md. Can be seen at his stables
in La Pata, Nd, at any time.
Ask for Sam Wolfe, The Horse
Dealer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-14
W A N T E D

SALESMAN for Lubricating Oil and
Paint; two lines combined. Salary or
Commission. THE ROYCE REIN
ING CO., or THE ROYCE PAINT
CO., Cleveland, Ohio.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-14
FOR RENT

Tobacco land for rent on Mt. Rep.
ublic Farm.
Apply Ohio Wise
Morgantown Md.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-14
FOR SALE

Fordson Tractor. Bosh Magnetic
In first class running condition.
Apply
CENTRAL GARAGE,
La Plata, Nd.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-03-14
Sat-, March IS, 1880

Commencing at / o'clock P. M
the following property, that is to say,
l 4 Year Old Mare
2 Work Horses, 8 and 8 years
Old
l 2-Year.Old Colt
All Percheron Breed
l Fordson Tractor, equipped
with 2-bottom IL ms John Deere
Plow, and Emerson Spring Tooth
Harrow
l Hay Rake, self dump
| Riding Cultivator
l Emerson Mower
l Walking Cultivator
Spike Tooth Rake
Corn Planter
l Horse Wagon
2 2-Horse Wagon Trucks, and
Lumber Body
l Tobacco Planter
l Contractor Scoops
so Gal. Iron OF and Stand
And one Odd lot of Miscellan-
eous Tools, and Farming Imple-
ments.
TERMS OF SALE-On all sums un-
der the sum OF 5000 cash; on all sums
OF 5000 and over, a credit OF six
months will be given the purchaser,
upon notes bearing interest from date
OF sale secured to the satisfaction of
the undersigned.
JOEL c. RONTNE & son, Owners.
w. NJ. ALBRTTTAIN, Auctioneer.
w. ]. MITCHELL. Attorney.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
BIG CLASS TO CUT. IT,.
NAVY COMMISSION
Many viii Be Dropped Due to
Inability to Find Posts
for Graduates.
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, November 24.-With
an unusually large class scheduled
to graduate from the Naval Academy
in June, and an insufficient number of
posts to accommodate them, a large
percentage Of the graduates will not
receive commissions Comdr. Donald
Beary, aide to the superintendent, said
today.
Prior to 1890, this condition was COM
mon at that academy, Commander
Beary said, but has been more rare in
recent years, with the average gradual
ing class in the neighborhood of $50.
The 1881 graduates will number be-
tween 435 and 440 of the present $50
enrolled, he said, and probably not
more than $50 will be commissioned.
Commander Beary said the Navy Is
entitled to line officers equal in num-
Der to per cent Of the enlisted per-
sonnet, and the present enlistment sets
the number Of officers at 5,499. Deaths,
retirements, dismissals and resigna-
lions during the past year have not
been sufficient to clear the way for
commissioning all of the present class.
Those members Of the graduating
class who do not receive commissions
receive a years pay and are dropped
from the service, Comdr Beary said
The recent Disarmament Conference
has nothing to do with the reduction
of commissions, he added, as the pres
ent naval strength Is below the level
permitted by previous conferences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
NETTLETON DOWN
AS MOTOR FAILS
Toledo Flyer, in Texas, Hardly Can
Reach San Diego by Night
to Complete Flight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
. TUCSON, Ariz., November 24-Ger-
aid Nettleton, 2o-year-old aviator seek
ing a transcontinental junior flight rec
ord, telephoned the airport here at IL 80
am IN. s.. To today that he had
been forced by motor trouble to land
at Benson, Ariz., en- route from FL Paso,
Tex, 10 the Pacific Coast.
Nettleton, youthful Toledo, Ohio.
flyer, left Midland, Tex, early today
in his assault on the junior East-West
flight record. He planned to reach
San Diego before nightfall.
Nettleton arrived at Midland yester-
day, stopping en- route from Tulsa at
Oklahoma City. Sweetwater and Wichita
Falls, Tex. He said his total flying
time was 16 hours and minutes, from
Newark, N. j., to Midland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
BOY, 3, HIT BY CAB,
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Mother Said to Have Seen Acct
dent, but Didn't Know Victim
Was Her Son.

2 Robert Downing, jr., 81 years old, of
3o6- z street, died today at Emergency
Hospital two hours after he had been
struck by q taxicab in front of his
home.
The youngster had been sent from
his home by his mother to purchase a
loaf Of bread at nearby bakery. AS
he was attempting to cross the street,
according to witnesses, he ran in front
OF a taxicab driven by Clarence Nor
ton, ri years old, Of 2140h H street
and was knocked down.
Mrs. Downing at q window in her
hcme Is said to have witnessed the
accident, but did not know that her
son was involved. He was taken to
the hospital by the taxicab driver. The
youngster lay unidentified for mere
than half an hour before the mother
reached the hospital.
The boys father Is q painter.
Norton said he was driving at mod
crate rate of speed when the child ran
suddenly from behind parked automo-
biles on e street, between Third and
Fourth streets.
Norton was taken to the sixth pre-
cinct for questioning and to have the
brakes on his cab tested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
AUTO Driver HELD
FOR Jury IN DEATH
Action Follows Inquiry Into
Killing of Miss Mary Kier-
nan on Street.

George Warren Graham, 20 years old,
of 81 Rhode Island avenue, whose au-
tomobile early yesterday morning killed
Miss Mary Herman and seriously in
jured her brother-in-law, Harry Hell
berger, at Rhode Island avenue and V
street, was held for the grand jury by
a coroner's jury today.
Testimony given by witnesses was con-
hicting as to how long Graham stayed
at the scene Of the accident before
leaving.
John H. Sims, 222 Seaton place north
east, taxi driver, was an eyewitness
to the accident. He testified that Gra-
hams automobile was travelling at q
rapid rate when it struck the two per-
sons. He said the man was tossed to
the opposite side of the street and that
the woman was dragged along in front
of the car for several feet before both
the right front wheel and right rear
wheel passed over her body.
Goes to Aid Injured.
Sims further told the jury that the
driver of the car proceeded to the next
intersection and then stopped. He said
that ne ran to the injured man and,
turning as he did so, saw the car which
figured IN the accident disappear from
view. He said the automobile could not
have been at q halt for more than one
minute.
The testimony of Miss Alice Grace,
308 v street northeast, was conflicting
with that of Sims. She testified that the
man who drove the car figuring In the
accident stopped and got out of his car
for about 10 minutes and then got back
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
'YOUTH," IS, WHO HIT ''BOY," 90,
GETS REPRIMAND IN COURT
"Boys Will be Boys" Observes Judge Who Gives
Suspended Sentence.

A 75-year-old youth" received a
suspended sentence in Police Court to-
day for striking 93-year-old hoy"
with piece of iron when Judge Isaac
r. Hit decided that both had prob
ably entered second childhood, and
boys will be boys"
Henry Myer, 90, Of $40 Pennsylvania
avenue, hobbled onto the witness stand
and told Judge Hit how his roommate,
william s. Walker, IS, had struck him
over the head with an iron from q hat
rack while the two were playing" yes
terday.
Didn't hurt him much" muttered
Walker, interrupting Myers testimony
mo, no." said Wilbert McInerney,
prosecutor. softly, mot much, Judge;
they just took II stitches in Myers
head"
4 az don't see so well, your honor" the
complainant said. And was standing
In the hall of the house when some-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
TEXAS DAM BURSTS;
SETTLERS IMPERILED
Corpus Christi Water Supply May
Have Been Hit by Dyna-
mite Blast.
BY the Associated Press.


CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, November
ga torrent pouring through a So
foot break IN Mathis Dam. at Lovens-
kiold Lake, today sent sheriff's deputies
and citizens in hurried search of i'm
periled duck hunters and isolated resi-
dents in the Nueces River Valley.
The level of the lake had fallen six
feet dozen hours after the break. An
approach to the Southern Pacific Rail-
way Bridge at La Fruita was washed
out and highway traffic disrupted. The
lake, 40 miles west Of here, is the city's
water supply.
P. G.. Lovenskiold of Corpus Christi,
for whom the lake was named, said q
court Of inquiry would be organized as
quickly as possible to determine the
cause OF the break, which occurred at
noon yesterday. He suggested the pos
sibility that the dam had been dyna-
mited.
Reports from Fort Worth quoted s..
w. Freese and Marvin c. Nichols, mem
bers Of the firm which supervised con-
struction of the dam, as advancing the
theory that a slight shifting of the
earth's surface may have caused the
break.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
MISS NICHOLS HOPS
FOR WOMEN'S TITLE
Four Stops to Be Made in Radio
Equipped Plane Between
New York and Coast.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y, Novem-
Der 24.-Miss Ruth Nichols SKINNED off
the ground and scared away to the West
at 8:17 am. (E. S. To today in quest
of the women's transcontinental fight
record held by Mrs. Keith Miller Of Aus
Sralia.
The society aviatrix, flying a radio
equipped plane called the New Cincin-
natl, planned four stops before reaching
Los Angeles. She expected to touch to-
day at Port Columbus, Ohio, and st.
Louis and spend the night at Wichita,
Kans. Tomorrow, if all goes well. she
will halt briefly at Albuquerque, N. Mex,
and then go on to the coast.
Miss Nichols, who has several dificult
flights to her credit, hoped to better the
IS hours A minutes flying time in
which Mrs Keith Miller recently made
the EaSt-West trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
OPERATOR 0ELIEI
:PLUNGE.S 1OFL.OORS
Badly Hurt in Fall After Gable
Snaps on Elevator in
Mather Building.

Falling 10 stories when cable
snapped on the elevator which he was
operating in the Mather Building, '916
@ street, this morning, John Caplinger,
IS, 1924 Eleventh street southeast, a
war veteran, was injured seriously.
Caplinger was alone in the elevator
at the time. Members of FIRE rescue
squad were forced to cut through the top
of the elevator to extract him. Cap
finger, barely conscious at the time Of
his rescue, was administered hurried
medical treatment and taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, where he was reported
to have received possible fractured
pelvis and skull, cuts on the face and
arm.
Caplinger, according to william
Harkrider, 513 H street, operator of an
other elevator in the building, had
made several early morning trips and
had just reached the top floor of the
building when the accident occurred.
II was at the fifth floor at the time"
Harkrider said. II heard a crashing,
scraping noise as the other elevator
passed me apparently with tremendous
speed. I hurried down, but the lift had
crashed into the basement. called
police"
Caplinger is married and has two
small boys. Once before he was in
jured by the same elevator when about
a year ago he slipped as the lift started
down and caught his foot. In the Army
during the World War, an attack of
measles kept him from France.
Mrs. Caphnger declared that bad
luck has haunted our path for the past
10 years." Two years ago she said her
son Calvin, years old. had three FIN
gers amputated by an ak in the hands
of his brother, who is years older. They
we're living in Virginia at the time, IL
miles from a doctor.
Caplinger has been employed at the
Mather Building for year and half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
TEN FILM CONCERNS
RULED V|OLATORS
OF ANTITRUST LAW
Supreme Court Holds Exhib.
itors Forced to Sign Con-
tracts for Products.
AGREEMENT VIEWED
AGAINST COMPETITION
Opinion Delivered by Justice NC
Reynolds, With No Dis
sent Announced.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ten leading motion, picture distrib-
utors suffered complete defeat in the
Supreme Court today in their defense
against charges Of using methods in
violation of the Sherman antitrust law
The uniform standard contracts and
the credit systems enforced in leasing
films to exhibitors were declared to be
in violation of the antitrust law.
The lower courts had held the stand
ard contract was in violation Of the
Sherman law because it required exhib-
1tors to submit all disputes to compul-
sorry arbitration.
Protection Method Approved.
The credit rules and regulations,
which required purchasers of theaters
to assume unexpired contracts made by
their predecessors, were sustained by
the lower courts as a proper method Of
protecting the distributors.
It was contended exhibitors were
forced to sign the standard contracts
to obtain films through 80 boards of
trade established by the distributors
and handling SO per cent Of all motion
pictures.
Distributors Involved.
The distributors involved in the liti-
cation were:
First National Pictures, Inc: Para
mount Famous Lasky Corporation,
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Distributing
Corporation, Universal Film Exchanges,
Inc; United Artists Corporation, Fox
Film Corporation, Pathe Exchange,
Inc: p. B. o. Pictures Corporation,
Vitagraph Incorporated, Educational
Film Exchanges Incorporated.
Justice McReynolds in delivering the
opinion to which no dissent was an
nounced said the motion picture dis
trtbutors who normally should be COM
petitors had entered agreements binding
themselves to act jointly In dealing
with people who must do business with
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
Pitts, Anadale and Edward
Accused of Conspiracy to
EmbezzIe Millions.
RECORDS DESTRUCTION
PLOT ALSO is ALLEGED
Government Calls 100 Witnesses.
Defense to Use About 80, Law
yers Indicate as Action Begins.

Following pleas Of mot guilty" by the
defendants, the trial of three former
officers of the F. H. Smith Co., charged
with a conspiracy to embezzle approx
mately 100000 of the companys
funds and to destroy allegedly incrimi-
mating records, opened today in District
Supreme Court before Justice william
Hitz.
The men on trial are G.. Bryan Pitts,
former chairman of the company's
board of directors; C. Ebert Anadale,
former secretary, and John H. Edward,
Jr., former vice president.
The defendants, who have been in
Florida, were allowed to wait until to-
day to plead to the charge in the in
dictment against them by agreement
raphers, Pitts and his associates, sur
rounded by attorneys, entered the court
room, where the formality Of pleading
was quickly disposed Of.
Dodds Reviews Case.
:, Nugent Dodds. special assistant to
the Attorney General. then launched
into an Identification of the case for
the benefit of the prospective jurors.
He pointed out that the Indictment had
been returned in April, identified the
several personalities involved and went
into some detail in describing the ac-
Invites Of the Smith Co. while the
present defendants were among its on
GERS.
The Government prosecutor, who will
be assisted by Neil Burkinshaw, as
sistant United States attorney, then
read to the prospective jurors a lengthy
list Of witnesses, including more than
100 names, which, presumably included
all OF the witnesses to be called by the
Government In the case. The name
OF Samuel j. Henry, former president of
the Smith Co., who was indicted Jointly
with the three defendants, but later
granted a separate trial, was not on the
list.
Five Excused Outright.
minute detail in examining the quail
fication of the prospective jurors, and
at noon none had been finally Selected
Five were excused outright when they
said they had formed conclusions 2s TO
the guilt or inuocenSe Of the defend
ants. Some Of these conclusions, they
said, were based on newspaper accounts
Of the case and others on conversations
with individuals who had invested in
the company,s securities.
While Defense Attorney wilton j.
Lambert was questioning one Of the
members Of the jury panel, q man 81
years old, Justice Hitz remarked that
this juror may be disqualified for old
age before the case Is over
Three Of the first IL Veniremen ex-
amined by Burkinshaw said they had
read detailed newspaper accounts of
the case and had fixed opinions Of the
guilt or innocence of the defendants.
George H. Jones, 1922 Illinois avenue,
a gasoline filing station employe, en-
planned he was acquainted with George
D. Horning, jr., Of defense counsel. He
also said he had q fixed opinion as a
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