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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PLANS
FIGHT ON |. C. C. STOCK RULING
Carrier Will Resist Order to Dispose of
$1O6,0OO,OOO Holdings in Wabash and
Lehish Valley Road.

cent annual reports, asked for turis-
diction over just such companies as the
Pennroad.
1t Is believed that the Pennsylvania
Railroad would be willing 10 sell con-
troll OF the wabash and the Lehigh VAL
ley TO other railroads with cof1solida-
ton plans In the East, but that these
railroads would be unwilling 10 pay the
Pennsylvania the latter's cost for con-
troll Of the roads. Should the Pennsyl-
vaniaS grip on the Lehigh Valley be
released. the road, it is thought, would
90 to the Chesapeake & Ohio System.
The New York Central interests have
Increased their holdings 81 Iackawanna,
and the Baltimore q Ohio has received
assurances from the New York Central
Of control In the Reading Jersey Cen
trail System.
The wabash and Lehigh valley are
the two most important roads in the
nth trunk line in the East proposed by
the commission in Its final consolidation
plan. It Is said, however, that the COM
system II the four Eastern trunk lines
would agree among themselves on q
four-party plan.
Atterbury Issues Statement.
Gen. w. W. Atterbury, president Of
the Pennsylvania, authorized yesterday
the following statement:
1.-THE decision of the Interstate COM
MERGE Commission requiring the PENN
syivania Railroad Co. and the Penrfsyl-
vania Co. 10 dispose OF the stock Of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad and the wabash
Railway acquired by the Pennsylvania
Co. was not unexpected as it follows, two
prior decisions of the Interstate Com
merce Commission made in connection
with acquisitions by other companies OF
the stock OF the Wheeling & Lake Erie
and the western Maryland Railway.
Those two prior decisions were not
reviewed by the court. SO, that the views
upon which the commission proceeded
in those cases and upon which it pro-
ceeds In the case against the Pennsylva-
Eia have never received judicial appro-
val. Since they are believed to be in
conflict with rulings of the Supreme
Court OF the United States and since
they involve what seems an untenAbie
conception Of the clayton antitrust act,
proper steps will be taken In due course
to secure q Judicial review Of the present
decision"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
special Dispatch 10 The star.

NEW YORK, December s.-The
Pennsylvania Railroad has planned to
contest the order Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission that Il divest
itself OF Its elO6, 1000 900 holdings of
wabash and Lehigh valley stock. If
carried 10 conclusion, the Pennsylva-
MAS action ID expected 10 provide a
historical case In American railroad
Jurisprudence.
on saturday the commission Issued
an order, under the clayton antitrust
act, directing the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and its wholly owned subsidiary,
the Pennsylvania Co., to sell the 40 per
cent ownership In the wabash and the
80 per cent ownership In the 1ehigh
Valley held by the latter. The COM
panies have until June to comply
with the order.
II vas expected yesterday that the
Pennsylvania resistance 10 the order
would take the form of an application
In the Federal District Court for stay
against the commissions order. Thence,
according to railroad counsel, the case
would 90 directly to the United States
Supreme Court. This would provide the
first test Of the commissions applica-
ton Of the Clayton aet
Former Rulings Accepted.
other railroads against which the
commission has issued orders under the
Clayton act have accetied to the views
of the commission. Invocation Of the
act undid the efforts Of L. F. Lofee to
unite the Kansas City Southern, the
Missouri and the st. Louis
Southwestern. The act was cited also
after the New York Central, the Balti-
more b Ohio and the Nickel Plate had
bought control Of the Wheeling a. Lake
Erie. The two first named roads d.
vested themselves of Wheeling stock q
day or two before the citation was issued,
ana the Nickel Plate met the wishes of
the commission by placing Its Wheeling
stock with q trustee.
More recently, the Baltimore b Ohio
was ordered to divest itself of control In
the western Maryland. It did not con-
sion OF time In which to comply with It.
This request was granted.
It was pointed out by railroad men
that In the past the Pennsylvania has
frequently fought the commission when
other railroads have followed out its
wishes, and that If the PENNSYLVANIA
complied with the order issued on sat
urday It would involve an enormous loss
0f money to the system. Both the Le-
high Valley and Wabash stocks were
purchased at high prices and their quo
tations now are the lowest in years
For this reason, II was asserted, 1t
would pay the Pennsylvania TO make
every effort to postpone compliance with
the order. II sale of the stocks would
be deferred for several years, their prices
in all probability would improve.
Ruling Bars p. r. r. Affiliates.
One possibility that was considered
remote was that the Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
TURKEY SUPPLIES
LIKELY TO BE AMPLE
Little Change in Prices Noted
Here-rncrease May Be
Announced.

wholesale dealers In poultry. chiefly
in the commission house district, this
morning displayed an active interest In
the prospects for turkey supplies for the
Approaching Christmas holiday season.
Dressing plants in San Antonio, Tex
where thousands of turkeys are 10 be
dressed for markets In the East, are
reported to have Started active buying
today.
Dealers yesterday quoted prime stock
active at 20 and ri cents, old toms
bringing cents less and No. 2 stock
bringing 10 cents less.
Prices quoted were slightly in advance
Of prices quoted at the opening of the
season for the Thanksgiving supply, Ac-
cordink to local dealers, and it was sug-
gested by local dealers this morning
that this may mean q slight advance
over prices obtained during the Thanks
giving market.
There Is no reason 10 anticipate
scarcity of turkeys for the approaching
holiday trade, according to local whole
salers and only an ui1anticipated break
In the market, they say, can possibly
affect prices 10 any considerable extent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
CURB SHARES DROP
! ON HEAVY SELLING
Electric Bond & Share and
Cities Service Are Well
Supported.
sY John A. cRoNE.

BpeeaSi DisDaseh To me star.
NEW YofsK. December "a steady
stream Of selling flowed into the Curb
sExchanee today. causing more than q
bcore o. prupainent issues 10 estab-
Nsh new low pssses for the year or
Electric Bond & Share absorbed SELL
ing well and 50 did Cities Service. The
former rallied fractiOna1ly from lie
early los and the latter held It's de-
Investment trusts were liduidated
from the opening gong. Goldman
Sachs. American Founders, United
Founders, Prudential Investors, Chat
harn-Phenix Allied Investments, Seciiri-
ties Corporation, General and other
leading issues In this division dropped
10 record low levels for 1880.
/. Oil shares also were heavy from the
start. Humble Oil e. Refining, Stand
ard Oil Of Ohio and Gulf Oil were the
krst Of the group to sink into new low
ground. Arkansas Natural Gas pre-
terred hit q new minimum In It's CLASH
fication, which during the forenoon was
rather dull
Walgreeh, following the announce
naent that It's November sales declined
. per cent. hit new low mark. Afneri-
can. CyanaTnid B In the chemicals,
Tecfnicolor In the an1usemef1ts and A.
Q. Smith In the higher-priced in
dustrials performed similar feAts.
Trading In the first two hours
amounted to sat 400 shares, the most
active period since November 10. when
volume in the forenoon reached 332.-
700 shares. Selling today was spread
ever virtually the entire list.
8 Davenport Hosiery fell 3 points, but
other textile shares during this period
were relatively inactive and of only
fractionally. American Department
Store was one Of the few in its group
20 ecrape q new bottom level. Angus
20. preferred A lost points on a sin
gle sale.
Radio shares generally softened. but
Arcturus was one Of the few TO
establish new minimum price. Fajardo
Sugar behaved similarly in the food
securities while Consolidated Aircraft
nose-dived In the air division. The
latter stock, however, gave the shorts
Q bad fright as It suddenly SCARED 49,
points on few trades. Safety Car
Heating b Lighting by d fractional DID
touched new low for 1880. Arm.
strong Cork sheared on 8 poirts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO. December Q (SpeciaD -
The wheat market was firm at the start
today on buying Influenced by The
strength In Liverpool, but pressure de-
veloped almost Immediately and forced
reaction. December. old, opened 77k
to TIA; March, old, 1884 TO 785k; new,
79i May, old, 81 to e1M; new, 8ih 20
81 70. After the FIRST half hour, DeceM-
Ter, old, 771s; March. old, 1877; new,
7sA: May. old. 81; new elas.
Corn showed little change. DecenN.
Der old, opened 1914 to 1914; new, 73I6t
March, old, 7eh 10 70%: new, 7eiS "a
70. After the FIRST hail hour. Decen-
Der, old and new, 1914: March. %.
7SN; new, TIN; May, Old, 7sN; new,
pats we're easier. March, old, opened
Sosb; May, old, a7st 10 s75s. After the
nrsf half hour. March. old. ssjS; MAY,
old, 371z. ~
ProuSions were unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT
DECREASES AGAIN
Daily Average Production
Drops to 2,226, 1886 Barrels.
Oklahoma Leads.
By the Associated Press.


TULSA, Okla. December s.-Daily
average crude oil production In ths
United States took another sharp tuin-
BILE last week, dropping to 2.226ese
barrels, the lowest level since the week
ended August 20. 1895. says the OIL and
Gas journal In It's weekly report. Tha
decrease was 40,46s barrels.
Oklahoma led In the downward move
ment with q decline OF 1880 barrels,
which placed the States output at A6i,-
$50. -
Production Of the mid-cotltinent areu.
including both light and heavy gravity
oils, was estimated at 1,142,066 barrels,
a decrease OF 36,7l0 from the preceding
week. The Texas Panhandle was the
only part OF the area TO snow an apprO-
ciable increase, It's production jumping
1855 barrels to 76,73S. Kansas nro-
duction dropped 2,400 barrels 10 lO4baO.
Eastern production was placed III
1000 barrels, q decline Of 1000. The
Rocky Mountain AREA fell on 1907 bar
rels TO 10i,435.
California production totAied sea-
500 barrels, q decrease Of $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
MONEY MARKET,

NEW YORK, December Q Lp.-Call
money was steady today at 2 per cent,
the offlcial renewal rate, Some offerings
were made In the outside market at j Is
per cent, but the supply ives limited.
Demand was light.
The New York commercial paper
market was rather quiet, but the ollt-of-
town market was active. Rates In New
York were steady and unchanged. Time
money was dull and unchanged. T1e
demand for bankers AcceptAnees was
good, with the supply OF new bills Inn
tied. Asking rates were UNCHANGED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
TRANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK CURB ARKET G

Note-An stocks sold in one hundred-share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (8Os (25Os)
which shows those stocks to be sold In odd lots only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, December . LF, Omitted
States Department Of Agriculture) =
Potatoes-5s cars; on track oil; total
United States shipments, SIC: about
kteady; trading rather slow; sacked Der
hundfedweight. wisconsin round whites,
i.40a1 so; ungraded. 1.25a1. 30; Mime
eota round whites, 1 .30a1 40: idaho RUS
sets. No. !, 1.70ai.se; No. 2, 1.10aI. IS;
mostly 1.s0; Colorado McClures, 1.5oa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, December 0 Cspecial) -
Initial cotton prices TODAY were 4 IL
points lower, the selling being ahont
evenly distributed through the list
There was Q tendency to deprecate the
1000 900 appropriation for the farm
board rs bullish factor for the market.
Trade buyers had moderately sized scale
orders under the market. Southern
houses offered cotton In all positions,
Opening prices were December, old.
lO.18, on 5; December, new 1Oi7, On
=; January, old, 1925, OF S: January,
new. 1925. OF 4; March, 1852. on 5;
May, 1877. OF 5; July, 1927, OF &: and
October, 11.12, OF 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
TO SPEND SIS
ON CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Special Dispatch to The star.

DETROIT, December each mem
Der Of the city agency Of the Detroit
SIS during December 70 give stimulus
to Christmas buying.
Arthur p. johnson, who introduced Q
resolution, outlined the economic trend
Of the present period. He emphasized
the fact that the life insurance business
Is the outstanding example Of business
that has held Is own under adverse
conditions, and asserted that life tnsur.
ance statesmen are duty bound 70 bolster
return to normalcy by increasing the
consumption of merchandise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. December Q UP.-Cop-
per unsettled; electrolytic. spot and fii-
ture, iia12 Iron quiet; unbalanced.
Tin easy; spot and nearby, $500; future,
1928. Lead steady; spot New York,
$40; East Sc. Louis, A.S5. Zinc quist:
East st. Louis, spot and future, 1.ifa
A.20. Anthony, 7.O0a7.lO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09

sS b:' s ss pyia s:ss ks. Open HA low Clos.
IAN 11h Com Edison. FEB : 10 11x In llw l1s
d2N 81 Peep GL&S. .Janls sM o. % ~
FL 19 Pub Srv N Ill. Feb. Q / 17M 17A l1N 17k
Dividend rates in ao,Ars based % Inst
Rayable in stock bPsyaSls sAdjusment
Il so fa! ~ K so stock m ss n :sS:E
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
BONDS.

tcopyrirht 1880 Standard Statistics Co,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
FOREIGN BONDS.

with warrants.
NN-Without warrants. .
n--New.
gi--Whsn issued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10

lOOnIlnueQ from First Pagel
cities with regard to when they intend
ed TO resume distribution. As q result
OF that survey. he announced August
mad seen the worst Of the slump and
heavy mailing would be resumed about
the middle of September, increasing
their proportions through October and
November.
September reports from so Of the
largest cities Of the land showed q
marked improvement over August re-
port. In August, $780, receipts In those
cities had been 1854 per cent less
than in August, 1929, an unusual drop.
But September, 1880, receipts were only
7.94 per cent less than September, 1929.
Where in August only three Of the
so cities-Hartford, Conn, Nashville,
Tenn, and Houston, Tex.-did as large
a postal business as the same month
the year before, September brought
back to normal Los, Angeles, Brooklyn.
Newark, N. j.; Rochester, N. Y; Co
lumbus, Ohio; New Haven, Conn;
Springfield and Worcester, Mass, and
Jacksonville, Fla.
New York Receipts Rise.
New York's postal receipts in Sep
TENDER were $6,093, 678, as compared
with $4,000, las In August and $5,S22,-
055 in July. Augustus receipts In New
York were las per cent less than those
of August, 1929, while September's
were but 5.66 per cent less than Sep
tembsr, 1929.
Chicago's postal receipts totaled $4,-
459,549 in September, as against 81.
027,545 in August and $4,O57,l16 in
July. The figures for Philadelphia were
$1,437,516 in September. 81 ,28e, 500 In
August, $1,349,192 in July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10
LOVE RACKETEER NOW HUNTED
ON CHARGE OF STAYING BRIDE
Police Learn Man Believed to Have Three
Wives Dabbled in Psychology and
Studied Grimes.

Perry. police said, went to Cleveland
where he talked with his second
wife" She discovered evidence that
Perry knew Mrs. Hackett, whom, she
said, Perry explained away as q
wealthy aunt" Then Perry left Cleve-
land. Meanwhile, Perry's only legal
wife cared for three children in Mil
waukee in poverty.
Identified by Picture.
Word came that George e. Perry
Monday married Mrs. Harriet Milligan
St. Louis, Mo-, widow. G. C. Sweeney
hotel manager, identified a picture Of
Perry as resident of his hotel, but
when police went to arrest the man
he was gone. Mrs. Dorothy Z. Hagerty
University City, st. Louis suburb, also
identified a picture of Perry as that
of man whom she met through 9
want ad under similar circumstances
surrounding the meeting Of Perry anc
Mrs. Hackett.
In st. Louis, the man sought as Perry
told both women he was heir to 9
fortune and asked to marry Mrs. Nil.
ligan. st. Louis detectives located Q
Mrs. Harriet Milligan, but she denied
she was the bride.
Tried Self Improvement.
Perry spent much time to become q
dapper educated man Of the world, the
relative said, all with intent of marry.
ing women to. get on easy street
Shakespeare, Shelley, Byron and Plate
decorated the book shelves of the for
mer railroad workers room, along with
works on law and psychology.
He read all about the murders ir
the newspapers" the relative said, "anc
then would point out to me Just why
the crime was ill-planned. George was
usually right. too. and police woalo
catch the criminals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10
LAW PROBERS QUIT
UNTIL NEXT WEEK
Members Refuse to Discuss
Prohibition-Take Reports
Home to Study.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoover's Law Enforcement
Commission after three-day discus
sion Of prohibition adjourned this
afternoon until next Wednesday, when
work viii be continued on the dry law
report promised for December.
None Of the members would discuss
the evidence obtained.
Several members will remain in the
Capital to prepare the vast amount Of
new material already gathered as q
basis for the commissions prohibition
statement.
Several commissioners prepared to
carry away with them voluminous
mimeographed reports for study.
Two Witnesses Heard.
As the II members assembled today,
two witnesses whose names were with
held appeared. Data on the dry law
was available to them.
The commission will devote virtually
its entire deliberations In coming weeks
to formulating conclusions on the Vol
stead enforcement findings.
Another adjournment will be called
next week, allowing the members to
return to their homes In time to vote
In the elections. The commission will
gather again early in November for
va SN%AsS@Ss1SA Va Aeo RAOAAOAt4OA ACPOA
Reports that the group had reached
an tmpasse in its dry law deliberations
were repudiated at commission head
quarters. It was held too early also to
say whether the final report of the
gre up viii be in the form of majority
and minority statements.
Some members have commended the
commission should thresh out the en-
tire prohibition question and assume a
definite stand. Included IN this num-
Der are Federal Judge william Kenyon
of Iowa and Kenneth Macintosh,
former Washington jurist.
Judge Kenyon was called back to
Iowa last night to act upon cases in
his court. Word was received today that
he will not return before November.
Newton D. Baker also left Washing
ton last night for Cleveland, but plans
to return next Wednesday.
Chairman Wickersham has Cancelled
an appearance before the American
Prison Association at Louisville, KY,
Sunday night, so he may concentrate
on the commissions problems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10
GIVE
$500 TO MEMORIAL
Announcement Also Made of
$3.50 Donation by Bakery
Statesmen.

Bricklayers' Union No. 1 has con-
tributed $500 to the District Of Column
bia World War Memorial, which Is to be
erected in Potomac Park between the
Tidal Basin and Lincoln Memorial Re-
decting pool, It was announced today.
Action of the union In presenting this
substantial gift to the campaign was
taken at the last meeting Of the organi-
zation at Typographical Temple
In making public this contribution
r. A. Dickson, secretary Of the Central
Labor Union Executive Committee, In
charge Of campaign to complete
financing the memorial, also announced
that Bakery Salssmen's Union No. 80
had made contribution Of $3.50. This
action was taken at q recent meeting,
also 1t typographical Temple, over
which Carl Herring. president, presided
The Elevator Constructors Union No
10 has contributed $50 out Of its treas
ury toward the fund. Mr.. Dickson an
nounced.
The next meeting Of the Executive
Committee or the Central Labor Union
In charge OF the campaign to raise
$40, 900 for the memorial, will be held
October Is, at Machinists' Building
Frank w. Lee, chairman of the COM
mittee and vice president Of the Mount
Vernon Savings Bank, win preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10

by the ASSoClAJeo EIeSS-
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, October TO-
Dabbling in psychology, delving into the
classics, and finding mistakes in Ill
planned crimes were the hobbies OF
George "Jiggs" Perry, Milwaukee phan-
tom lover sought by police on a charge
of staying his "want-ad BRIDE" close
relative of Perry revealed today. And
marriage to Perry was nothing but a
racket" to make money, the relative
said.
Reported by police to have three
known wives and probably q fourth
Perry is accused Of Staying Cora Belle
Hackett, ~, his third wife" Her body
was found on the Lac du FIambeau
Indian Reservation in Northern wis
consin several days ago.
The relative, who preferred to remain
unnamed because ''of family complica-
tions," said Perry,s apparent affair with
Mrs. Hackett was but one Of Q series
Of "want-ad loves"
Easy TO Win Women.
-Four years ago." the relative said
Perry asked me to 60 with him on
what he calleda love racket raid He
said it was easy to get women to fall
for you and then take their money"
As police reconstructed the Hackett
affair, Perry met her in Chicago after
advertising for woman companion to
drive to California" They were mar
ried and came to Wisconsin on q honey
moon financed partly by the bride
Then Mrs. Hackett disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10
CONDITION OF SON
CALLS SENATOR HERE
Complications Reported After Auto
Accident of Thomas D.
Schall, Jr.

Senator Thomas d. Schall Of Mime
sofa was reported on his way to WASH
ington today because of the "unsatis-
factory" condition of his son, who was
injured last month in an automobile
accident, although oficials Of the Naval
Hospital, where the young man Il
undergoing treatment, stated that he
was doing nicely"
The son, Thomas D. Schan, IT,, q
midshipman at the Naval Academy, was
removed from Sibley Hospital to the
naval institution Wednesday. An X
ray photograph revealed that the frac-
tured bones in his upper right leg have
overlapped and that there Is some in
lection in his left arm, which also was
fractured
Physicians at the hospital have set
the leg in q traction machine, which
they hope will draw the fractured bones
together without 1t becoming necessary
to operate He will be confined to his
bed for several months.
The accident in which young Schall
and friend, Miss Alice Kreps Of Balti-
more, were injured occurred September
81, the machine which the Senator'S
son was driving colliding with gasoline
truck near East Riverdale, Md. Miss
Kreps has recovered from her injuries