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The Washington times., 1930-02-13

StimSon'S action of Tuesday,
observers declare, is in direct line
with the apparent change of view
as to cruisers. His outline of the
American program a week ago to-
day indicated a change of policy
as to 10000 ton 8-inch gun cruis.
ers versus smaller craft. Slim.
son suggested that IN accepting
a total of 18 1O.000-ton cruisers
against Is for the British, the
difference of three cruisers be-
lov the 81 put forward originally
by the United States, might be
made up Of a number Of smaller
S1X-inch gun cruisers. .f..
Experts here consider this q
departure from the Navy's all big
cruiser policy as it existed before
the MacDonald-DaweS negotia.
tionS which preceded the London
conference.
Some criticism is being heard
that the American delegation Is
modifying the American naval
policy, both on submarines and
cruisers to conform to the British
views regarding these two cate
gories: small six-inch cruisers and
submarines limited to 600 tons or
under.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
NAVY PARLEY SHOWDOWN DUE:
AS FRANCE PREPARES DEMANDS

should arbitration be found
necessary. y
Premier Macdonald, it is un-
derstood, will make immediate
attempts to whittle down this
French total, which France hopes
to achieve by 1886. Stimson will
watch the sourse of the negotia-
tions closely, for they have an
important bearing on ultimate
Anglo-American parity.
Should France persist in her
724,000-ton demand, it is con-
Sidered likely Britain will demand
a greater tonnage than was set
forth in Premier MacDonald's
program last week. In the natu-
raj course Of events, this. would
have the effect, of automatically
increasing Americas total also.
M. Tardieu called upon Sec
retary StimSon at the latter'S
hotel this morning and acquainted
the chief American delegate with
the salient points in the French
naval memorandum which is to
be made public tonight. The
figures which Tardieu revealed
to Stimson will form the basis
OF the three-cornered discussion
in the house of commons.
Japan on Sidelines
The Japanese are temporarily
on the sidelines, awaiting crystal
lization Of the Anglo-American
agreement, which admittedly de-
pendS in large part upon the
French demands.
Official circles were unanimous
in describing this afternoons
conference between the British,
French and American delegation
leaders as the first serious dis
cussion" of actual tonnage figures.
Hitherto. the conference. both
in private and public sittings,
has dealt almost solely with gen.
eralitieS. Now the three powers
are to confront one another with
actual figures and actual de-
mands. That Britain will try 20
influence the French toward re.
ceSsion is q foregone conclusion.
But it seems just as positive
France will remain adamant.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
DRESSMAKERS
WIN STRIKE

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 QN.SO-
The shortest strike in any major
industry in New York was over to-
day as a result of the formal set
ting last night of the dressmakers'
walkout. The strike started
February 4, when the dressmakers
demanded elimination Of the
sweatshop, shorter hours and
higher pay.
Under the terms Of the agree
ment reached, $4,000 will return to
work at once. Seven or 5000 en-
ployed by independent concerns
will remain idle until separate
agreements are reached with their
employers.
A 40-hour week was one OF the
victories of the strike, which was
estimated to have cost New York
manufacturers $4,000, 900 in lost
production. .........
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
US.Subn1arinePoicy
Faces Ne1v Chance

Failure Of Secretary of State
Stimson to obtain an agreement
at the London naval conference
to outlaw the submarine as a
weapon which ''revolted the con-
science Of the world" during the
last war, foreshadowed a further
alteration Of the existing Ameri-
can submarine policy, Acting
Secretary Of State Cotton indi-
Gated today.
Stimson'S resolution adopted
by the conference for q study
by experts Of the question Of
limitation of the subsea craft,
involves the question also Of
whether the submarine should
be reduced in size as well as in
total tonnage, Cotton said.
The American policy at the
Washington conference Of 1921,
was that Of opposition to abo1i-
tion. The British suggestion at
Geneva in 1927, that submarines
Of more than 900 tons each be
limited, met with instant objec-
ton by Ambassador Hugh S. Glib
son and Rear Admiral Hilary p.
Jones, the American delegates to
the Ill fated conference.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
BY HARRY r. FLORY

LONDON. Feb. 13 G.N.So-
With America standing by in the
role of potential mediator, France
and England meet this afternoon
for the long awaited showdown
on tonnage demands.
Fully primed for combat Pre-
mier Andre Tardieu of France
is to present to Prime Minister
J. Ramsay Macdonald of Britain
Frances tentative global tonnage
demand, standing, at the mo-
ment. at the grand total Of 724',
900 tons.
StimsOn On Hand
The meeting is to take place
in Premier MacDonald's chambers
in the House Of Commons. Sec
retary of State Henry L. Stimson,
chief of the American delegation.
will be on hand as an interested
observer" prepared to step in
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
SMOKE SCREEN
BRINGS FINE

HYATTSVILLE, Md, Feb. 13.-
Postponements, dismissals, alb
sences and a small docket made
the day a rather short one m
the county police court here. For
the first court day in a long time
a defendant was charged with
operating a car equipped with a
smoke screen.
Lewis Pollard. colored, Washing
ton, faced the smoke screen
charge. He pleaded guilty 20
having the appliance on his car
February 8. He said, however,
that he was not transporting in.
toxicating liquor and that he had
no intention of using the screen.
Officer Claude Reese testified
against Pollard.
Justice Sheriff imposed a fine
of $50 and costs.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
FOUR FLEE JAIL;
ONE CAUGHT
All Times staff Photos

FRONT ROYAL. Va, Feb. 13.
Charles Henry, who, with three
other prisoners, escaped from the
Warren county jail here yester-
day, was recaptured last night
in the mountains between Brown.
town and Bentonville by Sheriff
r. F. Collins and Deputy Sheriff
Shirley Collins, who were on
their trail all day.
The other three who escaped
are Willie and Brice Jenkins and
Floyd Dawson. all of the southern
end Of the county. The first
three were being held in Jail here
for stealing chickens, and Daw-
son for selling. a car belonging to
someone else.
They made their escape from
jail by saving the bars of the
Jail windows. Eight of the other
prisoners who were confined in
jail made no effort to escape.
Sheriff Collins expects soon to
have the other three.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13

ciouS and communicated with
Sheriff Lucas and Policeman
SluSher of Luray.
Unable to give a reasonable &C.
count of their possession of the
chickens, the three men were
turned over to Sheriff Collins, of
Warren county. Hasty telephone
communication with many losers
of chickens in Warren county
brought them to Luray.
Ranged in rows the stolen
birds were passed in review be-
fore the chicken losers. Nearly
every one of the stolen birds was
identified by their owners. A
gum shoe found in one of the
robbed Warren county hen houses
matched an odd gum shoe that
was worn by one of the Jenkins
brothers when they brought the
load of stolen birds to the Luray
market, it Is alleged.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
Gum Shoe Held Clue
To Chicken Ring

LURAY, Va, Feb. 13.-An In
nocent looking gum shoe that
accidentally slipped off the foot
of it's owner while the latter was
pulling chickens from the roost
of a hen house in Warren county
may prove the undoing Of an
extensive interrcounty chicken
stealing ring that has been opeT-
ating in the Shenandoah Valley
for some time.
The odd gum shoe is said to
belong to Bryce Jenkins, of War
rem county, who, with his brother,
William jenkins, and Charles
Henry have been arrested in
Luray and lodged in the Warren
county Jail. The trio brought
an automobile load of chickens
to Luray. When they tried to
dispose Of them to Charles L.
Fox, head of a large chicken-buy.
ing concern, Fox became SuSpi
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
D. G.. Students Named
On Virginia Honor Roll

A number Of students from the
District of Columbia and Mary
land are included in the list Of
honor students. of the college de-
partment of the University of
Virginia for the first tri-mester of
the 1929-30 session.
District students are william
M. Connor, jr., Leckie Cox, Theo-
dore North Denslow, jr., Marvin
Downey, Virgil H. DriSSel, Ben G.
Dulaney, Max Miller. Joseph D.
Noell, jr., Frederick P. Pike and
Henry E. Stevens.
students from Maryland, who
are included are George w. Haley,
Annapolis; Herbert N. Gunder-
sheimer, jr., and Matthew H.
Hirsh, Baltimore; Edgar English,
frederick: George Skinner Black,
Hagerstown; Raymond Uhl. Mt.
savage: Fred S. Palmer, Middle
town, and Reginald G. Conley,
Silver Spring.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
marrying Business
A Racket; Now
It's Busted Up

CROWN POINT, Ind. Feb.
13 1NSJ-This marrying
business, it would appear, Is
something Of a racket.
Take Howard n. Kemp, the
"marryin' squire Of Crown
Point" He has performed ap-
proximately 10000 marriages
for a fee of $3.50 each. That
in round figures is about $140,-
600.
Until today Squire Kemp
reigned supreme in Lake county
with no other justices Of the
peace allowed, by his own die
tation. But Mayor Vincent
Youkey decreed that Kemp'S two
assistants, Harvey Minas and
Arthur Taylor, could be full
fledged marryin' SquireS, too:
that Kemp conducted too much
of q marrying trust" which for
the good name of Crown Point
should be broken up.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
Crying Girl Improving,
Getting Half Hour Rests

ATTLEBORO, Mass, Feb. 13
Q.N.S0.-MiSs Violet Michael,
.8-year-old girl who started to cry
when her mother went away on a
visit, and then could not stop,
was reported improved today.
She has been sobbing in periods
of Is to 20 minutes with reSpiteS
Of half an hour. Previously she
had cried constantly for more
than 80 hours.
DR.. Earl White said that by
using chloral he expected to have
the girl cured within % to 48
hours.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
B|SHOP'SDR|VER
! SPEEDS, FINED

HYATTSVILLE, Nd, Feb. 10.
A charge Of operating an auto
mobile at a speed greater than
the legal limit was brought
against Cronzi Helm, colored.
Washington, in the county police
court here yesterday.
Helm. who is official chauffeur
to Bishop James Freeman Of
Washington, pleaded guilty. He
paid a fine Of $25. the minimum
fine allowed.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
Girl Cashier of Bank
Sought as EmbezzIer

CHICAGO, Feb. 13 UN.SO-
Laverne D. Lindgren, IS. who
rose from switchboard operator
to cashier of the Peoples State
Bank Of haywood in three years,
was being sought by police today
on a warrant charging embezzle-
ment Of the banks funds.
Elmer P. Langguth, the banks
president and the man who engi.
neered the girls career, is also
under Indictment as a result of
the bank closing.
, Miss Lindgren is reported to be
on the verge of a nervous break
down at the home of a relative.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
TRUANCY TRIAL
IS CONTINUED

HYATTSvILLE, Md, Feb. Is
William Taylor, colmar Manor,
faced a charge of violating the
school attendance law in police
court yesterday.
A probation officer testified
Taylor's son, Cecil. had been
absent from the Cottage City
school many weeks during the
past semester. When Taylor said
he did not know his son missed
school so often and promised to
send the boy regularly, Justice
Sheriff continued the case.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
Lincoln Is EulOgized
At Plymouth Church

Celebration Of the 121st ami.
versary Of the birth Of Abraham
Lincoln, the martyred President,
took place last night at Plymouth
Congregational Church, Seven
teenth and P Streets Northwest.
The address on Lincoln was
given by william II. Fuller, of
Philadelphia, Pa. He outlined
briefly the life Of Lincoln and
the part he played in saving the
Union.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. WALTERS

BALTIMORE, Feb. 13 U.N.s0.
Mrs. willard G. Walters, presi-
dent of the National Housewives,
Inc, and the international New
Thought Alliance of Maryland,
died here today after an illness
Of two months. She was IS years
old and came here from Wash.
ington, D. c., eight years ago.
She was an ardent worker for
civic betterment. Mrs. Walters is
survived by her husband and a
daughter.
The Washington times., 1930-02-13
OPEN NEW OFFICES

Formal opening Of the new Of
ficeS Of the Associated Retail
Credit Men Of Washington, the
ninth floor of the Printcraft
Building, was held last night.
The Washington times., 1930-10-25
Rx LESLIE GOULD

You can get your bacon and
eggs and bread and butter cheaper
today than you could have two
years ago.
And some of the everyday table
dishes are cheaper than they were
in the business depression OF
1922.
For example-chickens, eggs,
sugar, and bread are costing
housewives less today than they
did 10 years ago, while butter
and lard are right around their
lowest prices Of 10 years ago.
Meats, with the exception of
pork chops and ham, are cheaper
than they were two years ago,
and all grades are selling con.
siderably below their prices Of
last year.
That the housewives dollar
goes considerably farther these
days is shown by the following
table comparing the index num-
Der of retail food prices as re-
ported to the Department of
Labor for the years 1922 (the low
point in the 1922 depression)
and 1928. the peak prices in 1929
and current prices Goo EQUALS
the price level in 1879:
The Washington times., 1930-10-25
LEADING PRODUCE MARKETS

few higher; poorer low as 81: Massachu-
U. s. Is, New York. s507Oc: Ohio and
Indiana. 7O@75c; Michigan. mostly 7Sc.
Peas-supplies moderate. California.
Peppers-supplies moderate. New Jer-
sey bu. hampers, 75c0&1. Nearby. u h-bu.
hampers, best 4o@5oc: poorer. 26@3sc.
rived; 1 reconsigned: 33 cars on track.
to car Eastern Shore Virginia by boat /:
Western Maryland and Pennsylvania
crate; demand slow; market about
steady. Maine. 1OO-lb. sacks. Mountains.
y: s: Is, mostly around 50. New York,
isO;.S - sk q SACKS ss Round Whites, U. s. Is
Pennsylvania, 1O0-lb. sacks, Round
Whites U. s. Is, S1.75@I.9O, few So;
showing blight. $1.5O@1.65
Spinach-Supplies moderate. New Jer-
poorer, 50@65c.
Sweet Potatoes-No car-lot arrivals: /
broken car on track. Receipts equiva-
lent to 2 cars Eastern Shore Maryland
Virginia truck receipts light; nearby
truck receipts moderate: Gamers re-
ceipts equivalent to cars Eastern Shore
demand moderate; market steady. East.
ern Shore Marylnad. bu. hampers yell
lows U. s. Is. $1:1o o01.25: ungraded,
9UcW$I. Eastern ShoFe Virginia, bblS,,
Yellows, U. 8. Is, $2.75@3; ungraded,
$5.So. Nearby, h-bu. hampers, Fellows,
Tomatoes-supplies light. California,
Jugs, mostly 50. Nearby. h-bu. ham-
pers, best. s1@1.5O. few higher: poorer,
0@75c.
Turnips-supplies light. New Jersey,
bu. hampers, 9Oc0$1. few higher.
Nearby, h-bu. hampers, mostly soc, few
higher.
EGGS
On the Baltimore butter and egg ex-
change there were no offerings. Street
sales market ,firmer. Small lots, nearby
current receipts, candIed. 3gc. some
higher: hennery whites. large size. 4sc,
few higher pullets, as to size, IS q 4Oc.
Receipts-Butter, So tubs; eggs. 6s6
cases.
LIVE POULTRY
Chickens-Young colored. as to size,
20 024c: young Leghorns. as to size 10
q 21c: old and heavy. 22123c: old and
medium, is q zoe: old Leghorns and other
light stock. 13@ 15c; old roosters. 14@15c.
Ducks-Young White Pekins. lbs.
and over, 17@1Sc: young Muscovy, lbs.
and over, 10000 young Puddle, lbs.
and over, 16@1sc: old. all kinds. 14@1sc.
GuineRs-YounE. 2 lbs and over. 65c
each: smaller. 35 q SOC each.
Turkeys - Young. lbs. and over,
IS @S0c.
The Washington times., 1930-10-25
LTIM0RE LIVE STOCK

BALTIMORE. Oct. 25.-cattle-Re-
ceipts. 1000 head; market active and
strong at steady prices. steers-Good
to choice. &s@s.25; medium to good.
$6.5o@s; fair to medium, $5.5O06.50;
plain to fair s505.sO: common to
plain, $45o@5. Bulls-Good to choice,
$5.6o06.75; medium to good, $3.50
$50; fair to medium, $4.75@5.25; plain
to fair, $4.2s0476; common to plain,
$3.7644.26. Cows-Good to choice,
$5@5.60; medium to good, S4.25@47 {;
fair to medium, &s.76@A25; plain to
fair. $2.75@S.25; common to plain,
2@2.7b. HeiferS-Good to choice, $6.75
072S, medium to good, $696.S0; fair
to medium. $5.250 505.75; plain to fair,
$4.5095; common to plain, A04.b0.
Fresh cows and springerS $301S0.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000
head; market very draggy and slow
at lower prices Sheep, $1@S.5o; lambs,
Hogs-Receipts, 500 head; market
steady. Lights. $1O.1O@1o5O; heavies'
1915 5Q1O.So;. medium. $1o.15 1852;
1910; pigs, $S.7501O.4o. Ohio hogs
10 to 20 cents higher than quotations.
Calves-Receipts, $50 head; market
steady. Calves, S5@1S.
The Washington times., 1930-10-25
LOCAL PRODUCE

Butter-one-pOund prints. H04Sc;
Eggs-Hennery. 4O@41c; current re-
Poultry-Alive: Turkeys, young. sac;
old. sOc: spring chickens. large. 24@
25c: medium, 22@23c; small, 24925c;
fowls, large, 21@22c; small, 1sc; Leg
horns, 14015c; rposters, 14015c: ducks
soc. Dressed: Turkeys young, ss@4Oo;
old, SS@35c; spring chickens, large
a2633c; medium, 2702Sc; small 270
28c; fowls, large, 27@2sc; medium
25@2sc; Leghorns; Is@1sc; ducks 2S@
veal ISa2sc; lambs 2O0ssc; pork
ioins, 2Sc; fresh hams, FAC; fresh
shoulders zoe. Smoked meats: Hams
25c; shoulders, 1sc; bacon 21e. Lard
Livestock - Calves, s601s; lambs,
'SgSiHO. SFgrSniiHtO1.watermelons, California, per
crate. ,75cQS1; honeydews, 81; honey
halls SSS9Ss eFn1sss .Son.
lines, per 100, $1.75; grapefruit. $3.50 q
S4: grapes, Thompson seedless, 81; Ma.
Sagas, SITS; Tokays, S1.75; apples
bushel baskets, s15O@2; box STOCK,
$a.25; pears Bsrtletts r per oIsReis ss aeS g 7g
seckels, SI.75@ @2.25; cranberries. ss2S
T%sEetables-Potatoes, % 15O-pound sacks,
S3.25: Idaho bakers, 100 pounds. $S;2S: !:
e0ttessfs eSorGs RsF sE5s
$20225; 2-peck baskets, $50; SPINACH.
T5@9Oc; kale, Use: lima beans, 81;
string beans, $4,000; cauliflowe Neo
@t.75; carrots. per 100 5unenes sSgSS:
broccoli, $3.50; mushrooms, s1.26 91.5o;
okra, Ss50; peppers. 75c0$1: squash,
81; parsnips, $50; turnips, &1.2S.
The Washington times., 1930-10-25
Bacon and Eggs Cheaper
Than in 1928

Here's the way Standard would
cure the present ills:
"A practical and sensible way
to correct this discouraged state
of the public mind Is for those
who have not suffered a reduc-
tion in wages to resume intelh.
gent spending for things that
are needed or may be enjoyed.
$50 much potential business
is waiting around the corner
that the depression would be
short lived II people but take
counsel of their Judgment
rather than Of their fears"
The company takes this poke
at the crepe hangers of today:
The same people who but
little more than q year ago
laughed at conservatives who
f0resaw q business reaction
have lately been unable to see
any prospect for improvement"
PAST H1sToRY-"Undigested
securities" were the, chief cause
Of the economic uneaSiness IN
1903 to use the words of the late
]. P. Morgan. This shoe certainly
fits today. Overproduction of Sc
curitieS last year as much as
overproduction of raw materials
and manufactured goods is the
cause Of present business ills.
To get back to 1908, the versa
tile Mark Sullivan, who has
turned historian, writes:
"The securities that had
proved too much for the cOun-
try's digestion lin 1909 were
the mass that had been issued
largely by Morgan and his
associates, as the inflated CAPT
talizatiOn of trusts and cOmbi-
nations promoted, organized
and fIOated in 1901. Not the
smallest item was the lot Of
649,9S7 shares of Steel common
which they had taken as their
profit in the organization Of the
United States Steel Corporation,
and which q famous market
manipulation, James r. Keene,
had been employed to distribute
in the boom stock market Of
1901"
The cut Of Morgan and his
associates on the Steel deal fig
ured out around $25, ,000, 900 at the
average price for Steel shares in
1O01
The Washington times., 1930-10-25
MERCER SUIT 7
ADJOURNED

YOUNGST w N, Oct. Is
QNS0-The spectacular fight
being waged in Common Pleas
Court here over the billion-dollar
injunction suit to enjoin the mer-
ger Of Bethlehem Steel Corpora
ton with Youngstown Sheet and
Tube Company, had come to a
temporary halt today, as at
torneys for the opposing sides
who are making their closing
arguments in the case. took ad'
vantage Of the two-day weekend
adjournment for a much-needed
rest.
On Monday, the battle for and
against the consolidation Of the
two large steel concerns, the sec
ond stage of which began this
week with the opening Of the
final arguments, will be resumed
before Judge David G. jenkins.
Defense Attorney Frederick H.
Wood, Of Chicago, who was the
first of the legal counsel for the
pro-merger group to take the
floor, will continue his argument
in behalf Of the Bethlehem in
tereSts. He is expected to COM
plete his statements in the Mon
day morning session.
Woods argument so far largely
has been a denial that the mer-
ger of Sheet and Tube with Beth
lehem was perpetrated with
fraud, as charged by the plain
tiffs, and that Henry G. Dalton,
of the Pickands, Mather and
Company, Cleveland, who negoti-
ated the merger, was involved in
any unScrupulouS deals.
The attorney termed the
charges of the Cyrus s. Eaton
legal staff that Dalton was self
ishly interested in uniting the two
companies because he was di-
rector in Pickands, Mather and
Company, as absurd and shame
full"
The Washington times., 1930-10-25
Bank DiscLoses Changes
In Tobacco Industry

Since 1915 the consumption of
cigarettes in America has in.
creased from 1S1 per capita to
nearly 1000 per capita at present.
Meanwhile the consumption of
cigars has declined during the
same period from over 10 cigars
per capita to about IS.
These facts are developed by
the Union Trust Company, Cleve-
land, in a recent survey Of the
tobacco industry. The bank at
tributes the expansion in their
use Of cigarettes to the great
impetus given by the war and
subsequently to the multiplica-
ton of female smokers, and to
extensive advertising and mer.
chandising programs Of the cigar.
cite companies.
While the per capita consump-
ton Of all cigars has been reced.
ing, one Of the most notable
phases Of the tobacco trade in
recent years has been the spec
tacular strides Of the Scent cigar,
according to the bank. In its
magazine, Trade Winds, the bank
says:
"This development comprises
a complete fuIfiIlment Of the
late Thomas r. Marshall's half
whimsical, half serious pro
nOuncement that what the
country needs is q good Scent
cigar
"In 1929 a total Of 3,5S2,593,-
11O Scent cigars were pro
duced in America, a gain Of
272,23S,95O over 1928. Fully 20
per cent more Scent cigars
were manufactured than cigars
Of all other price grades, the
total Of which has been steadily
declining in recent years. Last
year cigars retailing for not
more than 5 cents accounted