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Evening star., 1930-12-17
GRAIN MARKET

= CHICAGO, December II (SpeciaD =
July wheat dropped to the lowest level
since 1901 on opening trades TODAY. I'm
der selling influenced by the weakness
IN Liverpool. Buenos Aires and Winnie
peg. Old crop months were supported
by the Farm Board. December. old.
opened 771sa7714; March, old, 1914
new 1919; May, old, Sla8l1s; new.
S1ka815s; July, 6812a68 After the
first half hour December, cid, 1884 !:
March, old. 1918; new, 1915; May, old.
3laSi Z; july, 6312.
Corn was lower with wheat. Decem-
Der. old, opened So 2a6814; new, 6gN /:
March. old, II y; new, 72A; May. old.
7314a73 =; new, 74a73h. After the
hrst half hour December, old. 6s3s /:
new. 6814; March, old, 713s; new, IL:
May, old. 1885,; new, 73a.
Oats we're lower with other grains.
December. old. opened 31ha3Iss
March. old. 32ssa321a; May. old.
337sa333s; new, 333sa23l5. After the
flrst half hour December, old, 31b:
March, old, 3212; May, old and new.
S31a.
Provisions were easier.
Evening star., 1930-12-17
CURB SHARES SINK
ITO new Low POINT
Utilities and Oils Subjected
to Brunt of Heavy
Selling.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
curb market plunged into new low
ground today. after making a very
feeble rally shortly before the end Of
the first hour.
= The market leader, Electric Bond s.
Share, met professional short selling
from the outset and dropped to a new
low level Other leaders such as Cities
Service, Goldman Sachs, American q
Foreign Power, Standard Oil of IN
diana and United Light g. Power A be-
haved similarly.
Standard Oil securities were weak
from the opening gong, as tax selling
liquidation and short selling brought
out liberal offerings. The following Is
sues broke to new lows In the forenoon.
Humble Oil. Standard Oil of Indiana
Imperial Oil, International Petroleum,
Creole Petroleum and Standard Oil Of
Kentucky.
Selling at once veered into the mis-
cellaneous oils. where Gulf Oil, Indian
Territory Illuminating B, Lion Oil,
Plymouth Oil and other active shares
broke into new low territory.
The Curb's behavior during the fore
noon, with 633, 900 shares turned over
the most active two hours since Octo-
1O-record of 943, 500 shares, was similar
to the selling climax of october. The
number of new lows reached during
the morning promised that the day
would equal, If not exceed, Tuesday
when 23l new lows were registered. The
record number of new lows reached in
one session was 241 on October 10.
Big blocks were relatively scarce at
the opening today. Cities Service came
out on 13,300 shares at 1855, Electric
Bond & Share on 1000 shares at 373z,
Goldman Sachs on $500 at 5l5, Inter-
national Petroleum on 4,400 at liz and
Standard Oil of Indiana on 1000 at 80
Wide breaks also were few during
this period If the 9-point drop in Singer
manufacturing. one Of the higher priced
1ndustrials, be excepted. There were,
however, many inactive issues ticked
out. They were sandwiched between
cash sales, indicative of income tax
selling, and sellers T." representing
Pacific Coast or foreign selling.
Investment trusts, trading CORPORA
Slons, IRE insurance shares, finance
companies, natural gas stocks, pine lines
ana aviation shares trailed after the
plunging petroleum and public utilities
during the noon hour. Miscellaneous
industrials and metal issues weakened
IN the early afternoon.
Evening star., 1930-12-17
ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION
SHOWS GAIN FOR WEEK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated Press
NEW YORK, December lT.-Produc.
tion Of electricity by the electric light
and power industry Of the United States
for the week ended Decer Der Is showed
an increase over the previous week. the
National Electric Light Association re-
ports. The total for the week, liza.
063,000 kilowatt hours, although 4 AZ.
crease OF 5.S per cent from the like
week last year, was an increase of 10
per cent over the corresponding week
of 1928. The Atlantic Seaboard con.
t;nued to register an increase over last
year, being IL per cent above the same
week of 1929,
Evening star., 1930-12-17
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. December II (SpeciaD.
cotton prices advanced 4 to ii points
when the market opened today, under
the stimulus Of proft-taking by shorts
and q brisk buying movement by the
trade
Opening prices were December old
9.52, up g.; December. new. 954 I'm o?
January, new, s.53, up 4; March. 9.83
up 8; May, lO.1l, up 9; July, 1881. up
ii, and october, 1o.55, up 10.
Evening star., 1930-12-17
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, December II (f) (unitAd
States Department Of Agriculture)
Hogs, $1,000, including 10000 direct;
o-10 higher than yesterdays average;
top. $40, paid for choice 10000
pounds; bulk such weights, s.oo-e.oS;
2lo-2SO pounds, 7s6-sl0; pigs, IT'S.
500; packing sows, e.S5-7.2S; light light.
good and choice, 140-l60 pounds. 800.
$40; lightweight. 10000 pounds 100
8.l0; medium weight, 200-250 pounds.
7.85-8.o5; heavyweight, 250-350 pounds.
105-7 80; packing sows, medium and
good, 27S-500 pounds, 6.75-7.3S; slaugh-
Uoun6s SeS 6is' ssNs soGo s,o ana choice loo-iso
Cattle. 1880; calves, 1000; FED steers
ana yearlings active and strong to Is
higher; spots up more on better grades;
other killing class about steady: few
choice yearlings, 14.00-l45O:f best
heavies, early. 1925; slaughter cattle
and vealers: Steers, good and choice.
6OO-9OO pounds, 10.25-l425: COOL 100
pounds, 1o.0o-14.oo; l.100-l 800 pounds,
s.2Sal400; 1,300-l 500 pounds, 900
1900; common and medium, 6O0-l 800
pounds, 6.50-9.75.
Heifers, good and choice, 550-s50
um, 5.00a850; cows, good and choice
5.O0a7 rs; common and medium, 4OOs
800; low cutter and cutter, 3.OOe4 90:
bulls (yearlings excluded), good and
choice (beeD, 5.00a625; cutter TO me-
dunn, 4.00a5.75; vealers milk fedl.
good and choice, .7.50alO.00; medium,
650a7.50; Gull and common, S.oOa6 so
Stocker and feeder cattle-Stsers. good
and choice, 600-1 ,05o pounds, 7.OOaS 90:
common and medium, 5.5Oa7.0O.
Sheep, $4,000 head; few sales, steady
with early yesterday; packers bidding
rs lower; early top fat lambs, S.35 paid
oy city butchers: one load 50-pound
down, good and choice, 7.50aS so: me-
dium, 6.00a750; all weights, common.
5.OOa6. 90; ewes, 90-15O pounds. medium
TO choice, 2.00a3.75; all weights. Gull and
common, l.0oa2. so; feeding lambs, Goa
IS pounds, good and choice, e.75A7.50.
Evening star., 1930-12-17

N one hundred-share lots
BY the letter 3 (eos) (250s)
o be sold In odd lots only.
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il have practically the same advantages
ct to The Star Once.

all have practically the same advantages
and disadvantages inherent in this
method of distribution, indiscriminate
price cutting, which was used effectively
against the independent, is merely
harmful to all concerned. The stress
then Is very likely to be shifted from
competition in price to competition in
service. Credit and delivery may be ex-
tended and the number of items in
stock increased by such additions as
tobacco, meat markets and soda foun-
tAins.
Competition in service rather than In,
price may require finer buildings, more
attractive equipment and better grade
and higher-paid personnel 1t leads to
advertising of an institutional nature,
in the endeavor to build up good will
toward the individual system In this
type of competition the personal factor
will be of particular Importance. With
the chains on an equal competitive foot
ing, the choice of the consumer may, in
the final analysis, rest on the personal
ity of the man in charge of each outlet.
If store manager is well liked he at
Evening star., 1930-12-17
RAW SILK FUTURES.

NEW YORK, December II (SpeciaD
Quotations for raw silk futures were
barely steady today and around midday
the market was to 3 cents net lower
with trading quiet. Offerings are held
to 6 cents above these levels. with
buyers rather unwilling to follow ad.
vances. There were no transferable
notices issued today. The Far Eastern
markets reported Yokohama unchanged
TO lower and Kobe 3 higher to Z
lower.
Evening star., 1930-12-17
CHAIN STORES FACE
new COMPETITION
Rivalry Between Different Sys.
TENS May Call for Credit
and Delivery.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 17.-Increas-
ing competition between grocery chain
stores is especially marked in localities
where the chains control from SO per
cent to 70 per cent of the grocery busi-
ness, says the Standard Statistics Co.,
in survey of the situation which fol-
lows, in part:
mo longer is the competition solely
between grocery chain and independent,
but between chain systems; and since
Evening star., 1930-12-17

DlvIdend
p1ymsps - 'Ex dydend TITUS sS in stoes
qenQ Plus 30 In stock Plus
RlHS 81 n stock kPluS lO% in PiuS a. in STOCK
Evening star., 1930-12-17
BONDS.

fcopyrisht, 1890, standard Statistics co.,
Evening star., 1930-12-17

After working long time to open
safe in a Liverpool, England, ware
house, a gang of safebreakers used
explosives, and found only seven cents
inside.
Evening star., 1930-12-17

tracts following, and when he leaves
that particular store invariably loses
business.
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e Neftie GTeenaoeH goes ahead.
dued to the extent Of being made to re-
ceive pair of legs. and, with waistband
gathered In one hand and camera in the
other, the offending pants were safely
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nearer, so near that collision seems innA
minent, her crew Straining every fiber as
though to force her paSt-closer comes
the Keeler!
Anxious chances are cast toward our
skipper, where he sits atop the wheel
box, face alight with excitement, and as
we look he puts his wheel up a spoke
crowding the Keller closer. Something
must happen. Something will happen.
And it does!
The Keller has shot her bolt for the
present. Coming too close, so close that
some of our ships company began to
edge away from the place where it
seemed she might strike, she defeats her
self, her jib, suddenly backwinded from
the Florence's sails, shakes and thun-
derS, she luffs up and drops astern.
But now! During the slight battle
with the Keller another craft has slipped
by to loo'ard, footing it fast and going
out in front by half mile. So we give
chase, closely followed by the logged
Keller. At the mark she still leads US,
our positions having changed but little.
Round the stake boat we go. turning SO
close that one might easily have stepped
all showing countenances quite scarlet
with excitement and sunburn and
breathleSSneSs, for it devolveS upon
them to cheer heartily each boat as it
passes, with favor to none.
Now We are running free before the
wind and have a chance for a look
around Close behind is the Keller and
away astern are the rest of the bugeyeS,
out Of the race so far as first honors are
concerned, but staging a battle among
themselves that is close and hard fought.
Five miles is this leg Of the course,
and, though going nicely, there is none
Of the thrill experienced when ION the
wind" Again we round a mark boat,
and then the beat to windward and the
finish line begins. Again we Scuttle
across her decks to the weather side and
again lie fat so as to decrease windage.
Again the excitement of thrashing into
the winds eye and gouts of spray over
our bows wet us down, but fail to dampen
our enthusiasm.
A LONG leg to the Virginia shore, then
a give-a-way tack to the Maryland
side, another of each, and we are with
IN striking distance Of the line But
alas! The Greenwen boat has distanced
as and we are out of the race for first
place. We battle ON for second honorS
cs~tin1ed on NtSeteeRth Pa0e
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Ella Cripps, and had she gotten away to
a good start-well, that's only conjec-
ture.
Meanwhile, cruising yacht out Of
Baltimore named the Romany, a StaysI
schooner of fisherman type, tries her
speed toward the mark after the racers
had gone clear, and great the delight Of
the NorthamiteS and immense the
chagrin Of the yachtSmen as the Flor
ence overhauls her from loo'ard and
astern, passing to windward and run
ming across her bows, effectively proving
her superiority. An offer of a tow met
with diSdainful silence as we passed and
Cap'n Charley grinned in satisfaction as
we headed back for the line.
Thumpl Again the warning guni
This time it's ourselves! Five minutes.
Four. Three. Two. One! We're-the
Florence Northam, the Nettie B. Green
well, the Isaac Keller, the Halle X. and
a half dozen others-we're sailing now
hard for the line, each skipper anxious
to be even with the others as they cross,
so that no faint may come upon their
winning, each anxious for the gun that
will send them on, all of us fidgeting
during that aweSomely long last minute.
We come abreast of the stake boat! A
flag jerks down. a voice like the thunder
roarS 60" the cannon boomS and we're
off!
NOW we are all fiat on the weather
side, only heads appearing above the
rail as our skipper puts us close to wind
ward. The ship lifts and huns like a
giant bull fiddle as she rushes through
the green water. Four husky men
thump with pole at the centerboard as
our speed lifts 1t in the box. Our lee
rail just misses going under as our decks
heel to a slippery angle and a murmer
Of admiration runs along the deck as the
passengers comes to a real appreciation
Of her ability.
But there's a shadow! The Keller!
To windward Of us and running like a
wild horse comes the Todd entry from
Chrisfield, bound to uphold the honor of
the Eastern Sho' and the Todd family,
long known ON the bay as Sportsmen in
comparable. Lean and narrow, she men
aces our starboard quarter, she gains
she overlapS-she Is passing! Now the
cries along our decks: Hold her, Char
1ey!" Watch himl" Hes coming
cloSeY!"
And closer she does come, for, though
fast, she cannot point TO windward As
well rs we. The moment rs tense.
Creeping slowly forward, ever drawing
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carried aboard the bugeye Florence
Northam, Cap'n CheSSer of st. Georges
commanding-where the pants promptly
split across the stern, compelling great
care on the part Of the wearer and
causing a storm of merriment-in fact,
creating situation that will be told Of
whenever the bay folk gather. And
Capt Charley promptly and delightedly
chased the writer 'midships to mingle
with the throng Of ladies gathered there,
where after a period Of quiet sitting he
recovered his composure and resolved
that when again he came a-racing that
the pants, though again white, would be
of canvas and sewn with wire.
MORE important things than trousers
were breaking, however. The thump
Of the starting cannon and round Of
cheers from the feet gave notice that
the schoonerS that had for the last few
minutes been circling and maneuvering
near the line had been started, and the
interest quickly shifted to another point.
The Matte r. Dean, Capn Matt
Bailey, shows them the way, staggering
along under her great press of canvas,
crew hauling hard on her main sheet as
they bring her close-hauled for the mark,
her carved and painted stern just show
ing above her boiling wake, her skipper
:crouching low beneath her great main
boom, her lee rail awash.
Behind her comes the r. B. Haynie,
Capt. George Ellis at the helm, a cream
of foam under her bows as she heels far
over to the freShening breeze. Good old
Haynie! How many times have you been
admired by visitor and Washingtonian
alike as you lay discharging cargo at the
fish wharveS, lending your touch Of grace
to water front sadly lacking in beauty2
Thankee kindly, Capt. Ellis, for not sue
cumbing to the lure of less work and
greater profits and cutting her down to
lowly power boat. Burn her, sink her
but never let her be shorn of her wings!
Close aboard and to windward is the
Ella r. CrippS, and Capt. Les Willing is
holding her hard up, crowding the
Haynie closely, and smoking through
the water like the Flying Dutchman her
self, and well aStern-her captain hav-
Ing mistaken the starting Signal-comes
the Amanda F. Lewis Of Coan, Va, Capt.
George Rice having decided, after bad
start, to continue after all AS it turned
out, she finished only one minute be-
hind the boat taking third place, the
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ST|MSDN TO RADIO
! ADDRESS TO APP.
viii Be Heard From London
Monday-Frank B. Noyes
viii Introduce Him.

Hysthe Associated Press.
= NEW YORK, April 19.-Speaking d.
rect from London, Secretary of State
Henry L. Stimson will address the an
raual luncheon of the Associated Press
In, New York City next Monday after
noon.
The transatlantic short-wave chan
mel used for international broadcasting
will enable the Secretary, who heads the
American delegation to the five-power
naval conference, to fill this speaking
engagement 5000 miles away. Had the
London Naval Conference ended in time,
Mr.. Stimson would have been the guest
OF honor at the meeting.
Listeners all over the country will hear
his voice through the coast-to-coast net
work of the National Broadcasting Co.
Mr.. Stimson is to begin speaking at 2
o'clock, Eastern time, continuing for
80 minutes. He will face microphones
in the London studios of the British
Broadcasting Co.
From London the signal will go to the
short-wave station GSW, 1852 meters,
leap the Atlantic to receivers at River
head, Long Island, and from there be
carried by special wire to loudspeakers
at the luncheon and then to the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. network for dis
tribution to the various parts of the
chain. Both WIZ and WEA and as
ISOLATED stations will carry the address.
Mr. Stirnson will be introduced by
Frank B. Noyes, president of the AS
ISOLATED Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
ELEVATOR CRASH
PROBE IS ASKED
Bowman Charges Fall With
D. A. R. Delegates Aboard
Was Suppressed.

Repre- sentative Bowman, Republican,
West Virginia. in a statement today
said that approximately score of West
Virginia women attending the D. A. r.
convention here were in an elevator
accident at the Washington Hotel Tues
day which had been suppressed.
Bowman complained to Col. John w.
Oehmann, District building inspector,
who advised the Representative that
he had started an investigation of the
accident.
The West Virginian said that he had
received a complaint from Mrs Lena
Bowlley and Mrs Clyde Smith, both of
Morgantown, w Va, over the treatment
| Of the hotel management following the
accident. He said they told him that
the elevator, carrying 10 women, al
though 1t had a capacity of 10 persons,
fell seven stories to the basement and
that the only thing that saved the
women from serious injury was the fact
that they were damned in the COM
partment.
THE car bounded twice at the bot
TOM" Bowman said and some of the
women became hysterical. One OF
tainted and was later taken to a hos
! pital
Bowman Charges flush Hush"
THE hush-hush evidently was given
to this episode" Bowman said He
added that in making his complaint to
| Col Oehmann he said, You should see
that it is thoroughly investigated to de-
ternine whether the mechanism was at
fault or whether the operator, the start
er or the hotel management was negli-
gent
Bowman said that he had ascertained
from District officials that the hotel
management had made no report of the
accident and added The apparent de-
sire to cover up the accident is coinci-
dent with charges made by the women
| that the hotel failed to render proper
medical aid and treatment to the fright
ened and hysterical passengers"
S. E. Bonneville, manager of the no.
tel, said the boy in charge of the ele-
vator told him he tried to stop the car
at the sixth floor and was not able to
do so. The boy told him, he said. that
it fell slowly past the first floor struck
the bumpers at the bottom of the pit
and bounced twice before coming to a
stop. Had the falling elevator gained
any great momentum, Mr. Bonneville
QeCIdIeU, the automatic safety ueVlCe
would have stopped it Immediately, but
it would not operate if the car was fall
ing at slow rate of speed.
Woman Treated by Physician.
He said that Mrs John T. Cren-
shaw, IS, of Providence, r. l., fell for
ward on her knees as the car struck the
bumpers and was slightly injured She
was treated on the scene by Dr. Harry
HURT, house physician. Mr.. Bonneville
denied that any one was taken to hos
pital, or that the delegates became hys-
terical.
The elevator was occupied at the time
by only IL passengers, he declared, and
has a maximum load limit of $3.50
pounds After the accident, he said, the
elevator was examined by experts, who
were unable to find any mechanical
defect.
Mr.. Bonneville said he did not report
the incident to the police because he
did not know he was supposed to make
such report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
FEAT BRINGS GENERALIZATION.
Paper of Worlds Largest Circulation
Lauds Associated PEeSS.

LONDON, April 19 (P).-Congratula-
tons on the success of its worldwide
transmission test was offered the ASso-
ciated Press by the Daily Mail, British
newspaper owned by Lord Rothermere,
the daily circulation of which, exceed
ing 100000, is the largest in the
world. In an editorial, the Daily Mail
says:
1.-The metaphor of the ancient poets
which spoke of the progress of rumor as
flight Is long since out Of date. Au-
thentic news now travels at speeds that
leave the swifest birds far behind in
comparison.
The Associated Press of America, by
way of demonstrating the rapidity with
which they can distribute news through
out the world, succeeded in transmitting
a message to % important centers, In
cidentally twice circling the globe in
2 hours and 5 minutes. We offer them
Our hearty congratulation.
When such an achievement is pos
sible, the whole earth may become
aware of each new event in its history
within the hour. The world is con-
scious of itself as never before, and
mankind become united in thought,
with the growing hope Of broader unity
in the future"
The Irish Telegraph, prominent Irish
daily, published in Belfast, printed an
account of the Associated Press ielay
under the following headlines: Globe
twice circled IN 125 minutes. Calls
galore en- route Marvellous cable feat
achieved by United States agency. Tri-
umph of organization"
Commenting editorially, the Tele-
graph says:
"'I'll put a girdle round the earth in
40 minutes said Puck in Midsummer
nights dream. The Associated Press
of America, however, has improved on
Shakespeare and all his vision by en-
circling the globe twice in 125 minutes
with a dozen calls en- route. The feat
is easily the most wonderful achieve
ment that has ever been accomplished
in the history of press biography. 1t is
striking example of the worldwide
ramifications of this great agency and
the speed and accuracy with which 1t
transmits its important communications
over the habitable globe
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with further naval construction II any
Of these nations believes its security
In respect to vessels or war is threat
ened by new naval construction by any
outside nation.
At the same time the London treaty
provides that a nation must tell the
other two its reasons therefore" when
it tells them its needs for greater navy.
Such reasons, presumably, would have
been offered in conference under the
terms of the Washington pact.
An additional paragraph in the Lon
don agreement provides that, in the
event one of the three signatory nations
increases its navy. the other two shall
be permitted to make proportionate
similar increases in their own sea fight
ing strength.
The obvious effect of such a method
of procedure would be to eliminate the
delay which would be consequent upon
the need for calling a conference.