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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-10
RETAIL STORE SALES.

NEW YORK, November 10 R0.-Con-
solidated Retail Stores report October
sales of $2,O71 ,267, a decrease of BIS
per cent from S2,255,25l for October
last year. Sales for the first 10 months
totaled $18,154,010, an increase of :8s
per cent over $17,826,63l for the like
period of 1929 The company has II
operation 80 units, compared with u
last wear.
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SIMMONS co.

NEW YORK. November 10 tPO.-Sim-
mons Co. reported october sales OF ST.
932,s31, decrease Of $40 per cent from
$4,304,38 for the like month last year
Sales for the first ten months totaled
$28, $50, 625. decrease Of 1875 per cent
from $35, 462,6 SAG for the corresponding
period of 1929.
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cHIcAGo DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, November 10 (P).-Butter
Receipts, 1856 tubs; weak; creamery
extras, 341a; standards, SO; extra f1rsts,
33a34; firsts, 3oa31 "a; seconds, 2Sa29,
Eggs-Receipts, 2,912 cases; extra
firsts, 341aa36; fresh graded firstS, 31a-
80; fresh current receipts, 25a29; ordi-
nary current receipts, 20a24.
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MERGER TERMS FIXED.

NEW YORK, November 10 (Rl.-
Houdaille Hershey Corporation has con-
cluded negotiations for acquisition Of
Muskegon Motor Specialties Co. and its
subsidiary, the Jackson Motor Shaft Co.
Under the proposed plan Muskegon
stockholders will receive one share Of
Houdaille B stock for each share Of
MuSkegon common.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-10
STEEL OPERATIONS.

NEW YORK, November 10 R.-
Dow, Jones & Co. reports that steel
plant operations in the youngstown
district have declined per cent this
week to so per cent of capacity.
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J. c. Penney Sales.

NEW YORK, November 10 R.-
]. c. Penney, chairman of the j. c.
Penney Co., said that 1880 sales will
equal or exceed 1929 sales of $780,
690,417, despite reduced retail prices,
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PARIS BoURsE PRICES.

PARIS, November 10 CP).-Trading
was quiet on the Bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, Sc francs 40 centimes.
Five per cent loan, 100 francs % CEN
times. Exchange on London, 123 francs
581s confines. The dollar was quoted
at Is francs 4412 confines.
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CHECK TOTAL GAINS.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the ASsoclated Press.
Checks drawn on individual accounts
last week showed q slight rise over
the previous period, as their change was
calculated by the Federal Reserve
Board. In the totals that follow the
debts for 141 centers are given for
comparable periods:
Week ended Noyernber 4 al Aat oa1 non
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-10
TRANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Note-AI stocks are sold in hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (eOs 25Osl
which shows those stocks TO be sold IN odd lots only
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tPIas t% Payable
payable Adjustment dividend
81 IN S OSk PS 20 IN 'G Sck p Ps ck uu::
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
RANK
NAVY, AIM
Of PARIS
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

LONDON, Jan. % G.N.SD
Americas naval agreement Of
parity with Great Britain was
laid before the assembled naval
powers of the world today at the
first full session of the London
naval arms conference which saw
an extremely cautious beginning
of the difficult task Of naval
armament reduction.
BY common agreement. no
specific programs OF demands
were made. The figures pre-
Sented by each chief delegate
were confined to self presentations
of his particular nations needs
from the standpoint of naval
strength as related to geographi-
cal position and political respon'
sibihtieS,
A peaceful atmosphere per.
Vaded the meeting. none Of the
delegates exhibit hostile desire to
question the positions Of the
others.
Secretary of State Stimson
started his speech by declaring
that he would make no complete
statement of Americas require.
ments at this meeting but added
that these requirements are well
understood and cheerfully recog-
nized by the country that is our
host"
I'VE are agreed that there shall
be naval equality between u.s." he
went on, and believe that is
the best method of promoting
the beneficient aims of the con.
ference"
Secretary Stimson stressed the
fact that naval needs were rela.
tive to world conditions and that
II a way was found for general
reduction Of navies, the United
States Navy could be reduced. He
expressed a fervid hope that a
way for general reduction would
be found.
His remarks were compare
lively brief but throughout his
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
PROMISES
CAPTIjRE:
BY DUSK

Sheriff Charles .. Ea1ly. vi
Prince Georges county, today an
nounced that his force of county
policemen and deputies will catch
the wild beast which has Wash,
ington's East End" in veritable
reign of terror, before today is
over.
Sheriff Early declined to dis
close his plans for catching the
beast, which has SO far eluded
several hundred citizen searc'7ers
IL the Benning and Suburban
Gardens section. He stu" |
that Deputies Gasch, Boone and
lone or two others. are hot OH
the animals trail. and will tree
him" before the shades of night
descend on old Prince Georges
county again,
Invades New Area
The beast, whose specie is the
subject of much speculation, ex-
pert information and hysterical
reports. until yesterday had con-
fined his depredations to the
killing of pigs and dogs in the
District of Columbia.
Yesterday he is believed to
have made a foray into Prince
Georges county about mile and
a half beyond the District line
on the Marlboro Pike. When
Henry Fowler. Of that section,
went out to feed his pigs yester-
day morning he discovered that
one of them had been killed and
many other little porkers badly
mutilated in fight with a beast
of some sort.
Police of the Eleventh precinct
heard rumor that farmer liv-
ing near the Club Marlboro had
fired a shotgun at a prowling
beast about 10 o'clock last night
as it was Sinking near his house.
Three more hunters were ex-
pected to join in the search
today. They are Rex Ingham, Of
Accotink, Va, who has had long
experience with wild animals; J..
S. c. Boswell and Jerry Wood, big
game hunters.
Second Raid On Pigs
The raid at the Fowler farm
early yesterday was the second
the creature has staged on a
pigpen. it having slaughtered q
pig belonging to Bernard Chap
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
Is
CRUSHED
BY CARS

Caught between skidding
automobile and the step of a
street car she was boarding at
Eighteenth and Florida Avenue
N. w. today. Mrs. Ethel Goldblatt,
80, the 1900 block California St.
N. w. suffered injuries which
may result in the loss of her left
leg.
The young woman, who is
widow and the mother of thee
children. had one foot on the
step of the car when an auto
mobile owned by John j. Hamll-
ton, attorney. skidded IN trying
TO avoid striking a coal truck
emerging from an alley and
pinned her to the car step.
She was given first aid by 3.
Kr9lgesSs hardware dealer in the
1000 block Eighteenth Street and
was then taken to Garfield Hos
pital in Hamilton's automobile.
At the hospital DIR. Warfield
operated. He said Mrs. Goldblatt
probably would be confined to
her bed for six weeks. Her
condition is generally satisfactory
he said.
The young woman who is en-
ployed by a local department
store made her home with her
sister, Mrs. Ann Lew who hur-
ried to the hospital when in
formed OF the accident. The
children of the victim have not
been told of their mothers ill.,
ness. The oldest child is IL. the
second 8 and the youngest Z
years of age.
The machine was operated by
Herbert Savage, colored. of the
1900 block Willard st. N. W., &C.
cording to police of the Eighth
precinct. He was not held.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
|:Sof" Drinks Served
Scribes at ParLey

LONDON, Jan. % 0.N.S0.-
DiveSted of the impressive pomp
and ceremony which accompanied
its brilliant opening in the royal
gallery of the House of Lords, the
five-power naval disarmament con-
ference began it's second plenary
session today in ancient st. James
Palace, official seat of the British
royal court.
While much of the pomp of the
opening ceremony was lacking, a
certain amount of pagentry at
tached to today's meeting by vir.
tue of the historic setting of the
conference. St. James Palace
which the residence of the Prince
of Wales, York House. adjoins. is
really the royal palace of Britain
although no sovereign has lived
there for generations.
No other building in all Of Eng.
IAlad IL more stepped in tradition
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
REPORTS
S361,028 G|F IS

Gifts amounting to $95,O26
were reported at the special gifts
committee meeting yesterday Of
the Community Chest. This
amount. added to the $266, ,002
reported for the first two days
of the drive. brings the total
amount pledged to date up to
1851 ,028. Mrs. Sidney F. Talia-
ferro's team again led in the
amount reported. announcing
pledges for $18,385.
Elwood Street, director of the
Chest told the committee that in
creased efforts would have to be
made If the goal of a 20 per
cent increase in the total of this
years contributions is to be
reached.
Vice chairmen. in addition to
Mrs. Taliaferro. who reported yes
terday for their teams, were as
follows:
Barry Mohun, s15,e5o: Mrs.
Charles C. Glover. jr., $7.100; Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith. $4,000;
William Knowles Cooper, $5,875;
Arthur HELEN, $3.50; w. w.
Everett, $2,95O; Thomas B.
Sweeney, $3,205; Robert v. Flem-
ing, $7,461: the executive commit
tee, $14,25O.
Fleming announced that the
banks of the city had again been
asked for a combined gift Of $50,
900, to be prorated according to
the size Of the bank.
A letter to Frederic A. Delano,
from Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan.
president of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association. stated
that the board of directors had
voted Endorsement of the Chest.
The letter said that for many
years this organization had ia.
vored the chest plan for raising
money for charitable and philan-
thropic purposes.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
F1lipinos Are Clubbed
By California Mob

WATsONVILLE, Calf, Jan. %
d.NSO.-This city and adjoining
vicinity was at a. fever heat to-
day, famed by a series Of riots
between Filipinos and white men.
who apparently are making efforts
to so terrorize the Filipinos as to
drive them out of this section.
A mob of more than 500 white
men circulated through the city
last night, dragging Filipinos from
their homes and clubbing them in
the streets.
During an attack on a Chinese
apple drying plant. where Fill
pinos are employed, shots were
fired but no one was wounded.
The mob smashed in the win
dows of a Filipino rooming house
on the San Juan road. Some of
the occupants were lashed and
beaten.
At least 30 Filipinos wers In
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
SEARCH UNDER
HALL FLOOR
Times staff Photo.

A thorough search of the space
under the kitchen floor of the
Hall home at Seat Pleasant,
bombed by a disguised Christmas
box New Year Day with a toll
of three lives and three mutilated
members of the family Of John
T. Hall, Mt. Olivet Cemetery
grave digger. will be made today
by Raymond E. Kennedy, Balti-
more private detective and others
aiding in the investigation.
Several days ago, Kennedy,
brought into the case because he
is rated by the United States
Government as one of the fore
most bomb experts in the coun-
try, discovered the blown-off in.
dex finger of the right hand of
Mrs. Naomi Brady, 18-year-old
(Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
Pool Skating Barred,
Ice "Chopped Up"

No skating today or tonight at
the Lincoln Memorial Pool is tire
decision of the office of Public
Buildings and Parks, it was au-
nounced today.
Despite the fact that the low
temperature predicted by the
Weather Bureau has materialized,
the ice is in such a chopped up"
condition from skating for the
past two days that it is not con-
sidered safe, it was said. Skat-
ing may be permitted tomorrow,
the announcement added.
The Weather Bureau predicts
low temperature of about 10 de-
grees for tonight, and the forecast
calls for continued cold tomor-
row. Fair weather both today
and tomorrow is predicted.
While the snow which fell early
today added little to that already
on the ground, it served to make
walking difficult, as the layer of
snow on the sidewalks Ade them
slippery.
Yesterday the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association regis
tered a protest, in a letter to the
District Commissioners, against
allowing the snow which fell sew
eral days ago to lie on the streets.
Piled along the curbs. the hard
frozen S1ow interferes with the
parking of machines. Motorists
park their machines at an angle,
and the rear Of cars projecting
into the street causes serious hin
drance to traffic, the association
charged.
! The District officials repliad
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
s STRANCLER
Of WOMAN
SOUGHT

Maryland Heights residents are
aroused today over the attack on
Mrs. Christopher Hutchinson in
her home at Edgar and Central
Avenues. Northeast, last night by
a man who Is thought to be the
same who has been committing
minor thefts in the neighborhood
for the past month.
Mrs. Hutchinson surprised a
colored man in her kitchen after
she had heard him enter the
house by breaking a glass in the
front window.
She approached him win an
unloaded revolver, which the in
truder struck from her hand. He
then choked her into unconscious,
ness and fled the house by the
back door. Elmer Seis, a neigh
Dor, heard the screams of Mrs
Hutchinson's 9-year-old daughter,
Peggy, and came to his front
door With a gun. eaae
Last week a colored man was
surprised by William Lacey, a
neighbor of the HutchinsonS, as
he attempted to steal the. spare
tire from his parked car.
The man got away and re.
turned the next night to steal
spark plugs from the same car
Lacey fired at him several times
Other residents have turned in
many reports of gasoline theftS
from parked cars.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23

than this two-story. rambling
brick building. whose original
color has been hidden for years
beneath the SCOT and CRIME of Gen.
turieS. The palace was built by
Henry VIII. the famous sovereign
of many wives, between the years
1880 and 1882.
During its lifetime it has been
known by various names. such as
James House. the House in the
Fields and the Kings Manor
House. Originally the site was
occupied by a hospital for lep
rous women. founded by the cit.
lzenS of London in honor OF
st. James the Less.
With the passing of time Lon
don literally grew up" arouno
the palace, so that today 1t
stands virtually in the center OF
(continasG on Pess 2. csIanan 81
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
Tree Removal Leads
To Sentence in Fraud

PETERSBURG, Va. Jan, "a
Russell H. Gordon, superintendent
Of Blandford Cemetery here,
recently suspended for permitting
two old Irish yew trees to be
dug up for transplanting in the
bishops gardens at the National
Cathedral in Washington, D. c.,
was sentenced today to serve
three years in the penitentiary.
While under suspension. irregu
laritieS in his accounts were
found and he was charged with
embezzling funds entrusted 70
him. He pleaded guilty.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23

jured in the rioting, but none Sc
riouSly. Many Filipinos were
lodged in the city hall to protect
them from the mob.
The outbreak against the Fill
pinoS started when white youths
Stormed a Filipino dance hall at
Palm Beach, five miles from here,
where white girls were employed
as entertainers and dancing part
nerS.
Feeling against the Filiplnos
has been of long standing in this
section, because, it has neen
charged, they have been depriv-
ing white men Of work because
Of their willingness to work for
less money.
No arrests have been made by
the police. who. however, have
been active in dispensing the
mobs. Guards have been placed
around other Filipino homes in
order to fOreStal more ATTACKS.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
DRY QUIZ HEADS
VISIT SENATE

The "best minds" of President
Hoover's Law Enforcement Com
mission went back to Capitol
Hill today for the second time in
three days to confer with con-
gressional leaders over the legis-
lative program proposed for dry
ing UP the nation.
Their visit was overshadowed
by the action of House vets in
bombarding their committee on
Executive Expenditures with de-
mands for a thorough INQUIRY
into the whole field of prohibition
enforcement, the alleged corrup,
ton of dry agents and the diver.
sion Of industrial alcohol into
bootleg channels. The prohibi.
ton pot literally boiled over in
the House with Representatives
Schafer (RD of Wisconsin, SABBATH
Cd of Illinois. Black CD of
New York. and Cochran Cd of
Missouri, leading the wet battle.
Friendly Drys Meet
Over ir. the Senate, George w.
Wickersham, head of the Presi-
dents Commission, and Dean
Roscoe Pound. of Harvard. its
legal brains," met with the
friendly drys on a Senate Ju.
dietary subcommittee which al
ready favors transfer of the whole
prohibition enforcement machine
from the Treasury to the Depart
ment of Justice. The subcommit-
tee, led by Senator King CD of
Utah, conferred informally" with
Wlckersham and Pound, with in.
dlcatlons there would be no public
hearing.
I'VE want to determine whether
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The Washington times., 1930-01-23
DEL RAY BAN K
FUNDS SAFE

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 23.--
State Bank Examiner E. M. Bris-
tow and his assistantsF are en-
gagged in auditing the books of
the Bank of Del Ray, which was
closed Tuesday pending an audit.
1t is expected that the examiners
Will be occupied about two weeks
IN the audit and the board will
then announce whether the insti-
tuition will be reopened.
Except for the inconvenience of
having their money tied up tempo
rarily, the depositorS will not lose
anything, according to members
of the board,
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
Good


Population Of United States
officially estimated at 1885,
$50.
Representative Porter (R.) of
Pennsylvania introduced strin-
gent legislation to combat dope
evil.
Ground for new Episcopal
home for Children at Nebraska
and Utah Avenues, southeast
of Chevy Chase, to be broken
Saturday afternoon.
Nomination of Judge Mary
O'Toole for third term on
Municipal Court bench con-
firmed by Senate
District public schools to hold
clerical examination Saturday
morning in Business High
School building fog persons pos
sessing stenographie qualifica'
tions.
DR.. Dorothy Stlalson, cousin
of Secretary of SITE Henry l.
Stimson, appointeh acting head
of Goucher College in Balti-
more.
President Hoover has put on
. stenographic pight shift at
the White House, giving jobs
to six more stenographers.
Alexander P. Moore, Of Penn.
sylvania, nominated by PreSi.
dent Hoover 10 bs ambassador
20 Poland.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23

that it is impossible. with the
force of men employed. to clear
the streets of snow. To employ
a sufficient number of men ana
trucks to remove the snow all
over the city, it is said, would en-
tail too great an expense.
A similar problem in Baltimore
is being met with the use of
chemicals which will be spread by
the use of Sprinklers and will.
melt the snow. The use OF
chemicals has proved successful
in other cities. it is said.
Skating continues on the
Lincoln Memorial pool, and 1di-
cations are that the ice will last
for several days to come.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
Parole for DIR. Cook
Is Approved by Board

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Jan. %
1.N.S).-The parole board hear
ing applications for freedom of
convicts at the Federal peniten.
tiary at Leavenworth, Kans., to.
day recommended that DR.. Fred.
erick A. Cook, noted explorer,
serving a term of II years and
nine months for fraud, be pa
rolled, according to a copyright
story in the Journal-PoSt.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23

JUNIOR AND PEGGY HUTCHINSON
SCREAMS FROM Peggy and Junior Hutchinson saved
the life of their mother Mrs. Mary Hutchinson Seat
Pleasant Nd last night when cOOred marauder invaded
the home and attacked the woman AS the man was
strangng Mrs. Hutchinson cries from the children on
the stairs above attracted neghbOr, Charles Hoover
who arrived just "the fled. State police are
securing the neighbOrhOOd.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23

Population Of United States
officially estimated at 1885,
956.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-02
Local Briefs

P. Mettler of Troy was transactins
business in Libby Monday.
Anyone wishing delivery of Speedo
Can Opener or Sharpener phone 36-J.
15-17
E B. Rodgers, farmer of Warland,
was transacting business in the city
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Somers left last
Thursday to make their home at Port
Angeles, Wash.
A marriage license was issued Mon
day to Sam Vartianan of Warland and
Lucy Truman of Rexford-
Isaac White and Anne HOMER were
granted license to wed Saturday, the
7th, by Clerk of Court Clark.
E A. Boorman of Kalispell, manager
of the Northern Montana Forest as
ISOLATION, was in Libby Friday on as
sociation business
Bert Erickson received the contract
for reshinRling the Central school
building and Frank Pival the contract
for new heating plant for the same
building.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-02
MONTANA EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION PLANNING
FINE PROGRAMS

Publicity matter is being issued b,
the Montana Education association 70,
series of conventions and joint in
stitutes to be held at Billings, Butte and
Great Falls on October "a to rs. A. A
Wood, superintendent of the LIB,
schools, is president of the association
and has taken an active part in plan
ming the programs.
A number of prominent educators
are scheduled for addresses. DR.. Frank
N. Freeman, professor of psychology
University of Chicago, will speak four
times. Other notable speakers will be
DR.. George E. Carrothers of the Uni
versity of Michigan; DIR. Ross L. Fin
ney, professor Of educational sociology.
University of Minnesota; Miss Mary G.
Kelly, formerly Of the Oshkosh normal
school, more recently a fellow at the
University Of Chicago; DR.. Emanuel
Sternheim, rabbi at the Jewish temple,
Butte, scholar, educator, traveller, DR.
Sheldon E. Davis, president of the
state normal at Dillon, Chancellor M. E.
Brannon Of the Great University OF
Montana and President A. A. Wood will
appear ON the general programs at
each convention.
1t is expected that 1900 teachers will
attend these conventions.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-02
Methodist Church.
RALLY DAY

Sunday, October 5.
Church school, 1000 promotion of
pupils. Installation of new teachers.)
Morning worship, 11:00. Special mu-