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The Washington times., 1930-01-29
Prominent Group to
Attend Connecticut
State Society Ball

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the Connecticut State
Society's costume ball to oe
held Saturday night at the
L'Aiglon Salons. Prizes are to
be awarded those attending in
costume; one for the most orig
inal individual costume, one for
the most original couple, one for
the funniest individual, one for
the funniest couple, one for the
prettiest individual and one for
the prettiest couple. Second and
third prizes are also to be
awarded individuals and couples.
Dancing will be from 8 until l
a. M, and during the short in
termissions several entertain
ment features are to be pre-
sented. Senior N. Hinojosa and
Miss Paulette Atwater, well
known dancing partners, Will
dance the Argentina tango dur
ing one of the intermissions.
Station WJSV will broadcast the
dancing program from IL to l.
The Washington times., 1930-01-29
Horse Show

There will be nine classes at
the horse show to be given at
the Riding and Hunt Club
Saturday night, at 8 o'clock,
including three-year-old hun
tiers, lead.in class, hack and
hunter, open-saddle class, hun
tiers; novice saddle class, Corin-
THAN class, special jumping
class and a consolation class
for hunters and jumpers. The
prizes have been donated by
William Phelps Emo, Col. Robert
Thompson. Hugh LeGare and
Miss Mango Couzens, daughter
Of Senator and Mrs. James
Couzens.
Judges for the show will be
DR.. L. N. Allen of Berryville
and Frank Gaskins, from War
renton, Va.
Entries have been made from
the Wardman Park Saddle Club,
the Preece Riding Academy,
Bradley Farms. and Virginia
will be represented by John C.
Hinckley, Of Middleburg; c..
Smith Bowman, of Sunset Hills,
and Louis Leith, of Middle
burg.
The Washington times., 1930-01-29
NOTES OF SOCIETY

chestra that afternoon, at Con-
stitution Hall. Mrs. Kelley
was formerly the National
President of the Federation Of
Music Clubs.
Mrs. Joseph M. Stoddard,
Mrs. Lyons and Miss Esther
Linkins, Of the Federation
Board have been invited to
assist Mrs. Watson during the
evening.
Mrs. Daniel J. O'Brien en-
tertained today at the May
flower in compliment to her
house guest, Mrs. Patrick
Rooney, of Dublin, Ireland.
Others in her party were Mrs.
William Browning, Mrs. vii.
liam E. Leahy, Miss Helen
Gahagan, Mrs. Charles Thomas,
Mrs. Francis Thomas, Mrs.
Ralph Mulligan, Mrs. H. Clarke
Moses, ir.; Mrs. r. B. Warren.
jr.; Mrs. James Rafferty,, and
Mrs. Martin Mcnamara.
The Washington times., 1930-01-29

Mrs. Walter F. Brown, wife
of the Postmaster General, will
receive this afternoon from 4
until 6 o'clock in her apartment
at the Wardman Park Hotel.
She will have assisting her
Mrs. John Philip. wife of the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General; Mrs. Robert S. Regar,
wife Of the Administrative
Assistant of the Post Office
Department; and Mrs. Lawrence
Richey, wife Of the Secretary to
the President.
+ +
Honor Guests
DR.. and Mrs. Edgar Stillman
Kelley are the guests in whose
honor an informal reception
will be given at the home of
Mrs. Edward H. Watson, on
Friday evening, at $50 o'clock.
DR.. Kelley's New England
Symphony" will be given by
the Washington Symphony Or
The Washington times., 1930-01-29
MRS.'lOWNSEND
HOSTESS AT
LUNCHEON
Others Entertain Follow
ing Concert at May
flower This Morning

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend en-
tertained at luncheon today at
the Mayflower following her
concert this morning.
Her guests included the art
lists. Gregor Piatigorski, Rus
sian celliSt, Nathan Milstein,
Russian violinist; Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Andrew T. Long, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Mark Bristol,
Capt. and Mrs. John H. Glib
bons, Nine. 1. V. MiShtowt, Miss
Mable Boardman, Mrs. Clyde
Kelley, Robert Kelley, Mrs.
Thomas Cridler, Miss Lillian
Emerson, Miss Betty Thorpe,
Victor Podoski, A. J. Pack, A.
r. Dew and Alex Merovitch.
Mrs. Gam Guest
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam
was the guest at luncheon of
Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey fol
lowing the concert. Other
guests were Mrs. Carter Glass,
Mrs. Charles w. Waterman,
Mrs. William E. Brock, Mrs.
Frank Crowther, Mrs. E. Hart
Fem, Mrs. Frederick w. Dallin-
ger, Mrs. Sol Bloom, Mrs. De
Forest Paine, Mrs. Lockwood
Bishop. Mrs. E. H. Hartman,
Mrs. Wilton j. Lambert, Mrs.
Francis Savage, Mrs. Arthur
Tyrell, Mrs. Frank Henry, Miss
D. Prentice, Mrs. John c. Ere
mont, Mrs. Alice Carrier and
Mrs. Alfred j. Brosseau.
Other lunch e ON hostesseS
after the concert included Mrs.
Henry j. Allen, wife of Senator
Allen of Kansas, who enter
tanned in compliment to Mrs.
Henry Sturgis and Mrs. Sydney
A. Cloman. Others in the com
pany were Madame WI, Mrs.
Arthur M. Hyde, Mrs. Charles
P. Summeral, Mrs. Thomas H.
SlavenS, Mrs. Charles L. Nc
Nary, Mrs. Arthur H. Vanden-
berg, Mrs. Charles P. George,
Mrs. William Wolff Smith, Mrs.
Arthur Stanley Riggs, Mrs.
James A. Lyon, Mrs. Alvin
Todd, Mrs. William Butter
worth, Miss Susan Dyer, Mrs.
Merle Thorpe, Mrs. Lucy Wilder
Morris and Mrs. Edward Simp-
son, wife of Rear Admiral Simp-
son, U. S. N, of Philadelphia.
Other HOsteSSeS
Representative Katherine
Langley Of Kentucky was the
guest of honor at luncheon to
Mrs. George A. Haywood, of
Asheville, N. c., and Washing
ton, who is spending the season
at the Mayflower. Others in
her party were Mrs. Frank B.
Freyer, Mrs. Raymond E. Lee,
Mrs. Samuel Williams Earle,
Mrs. Albert J. Myer, Mrs. Will
liam P. Tams, Mrs. Overton
Price, Mrs. Brewster Warwick
and Miss Belle Perkins.
X i
Here From New Jersey
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C.
Boyer, of Ventnor, N. j., have
motored to Washington and
are at the Dodge Hotel for
several days.
u 4
Eugene Meyer, .jr., was host
at luncheon in the crystal
room at the Willard yesterday.
The Washington times., 1930-01-29
ADVERTISEMENT
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phur.
The Washington times., 1930-01-29
CGrrington-GrGham
Engagement NeWs Is
Interesting to Capital

Col. Edward c. Darlington,
Of New York, has announced
the engagement of his daugh-
ter, Miss Virginia Preston Car.
rington, to Joseph Cooper
Graham, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Cooper Graham, of
Philadelphia.
Miss Darlington, whose father
is president of the Hudson
River Navigation Company. at,
tended the Oldfields School at
Glen Coe, Md, and was lntIo
duced to society last season in
Baltimore. Mr.. Graham at
tended Yale University.
The Washington times., 1930-01-29

Here's value in the spirit of
lower prices for greater volume-s
bargain created for our customers
during the February Sale. The
Suite pictured is>of Gumwood, fin
ished in walnut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, December 4 Up Omitted
States Department of Agriculture) =
Hogs, 1000 head; including 5000 d.
rect; rather slow; mostly 10al5 higher:
spots, IS higher early; packing sows,
strong to 10 higher; top, ass for choice
$50 pounds bulk all weights, S.45a8 60:
packing sows. 7.25a7. IS; pigs, e.35as. so.
Light weight, 10000 pounds, s.4Oa
8.65; medium weight, 200-25O pounds.
8.4Oa860; heavy weight, 25O-350 pounds.
8.3OaS.55; packing sowS, medium and
good, 275-5OO pounds, 7.25a785; Slaugh-
Ter pigs, good and choice, lOO-l3O
pounds, 6.15a8.6O.
Cattle, 5000 head; calves, 1000; bet
Yer grade fed steers and long yearlings
strong to IS higher; supply scarce; top
yearlings, 1918: trade active on ali
grades weighty bullocks selling ITS
down TO 1880; some scaling l,043
pounds at 1850, other classes steady 70
weak; in-between grades, light mixed
and heifer yearlings, continuing dun
at decline. Slaughter cattle and vealers:
Steers, good and choice, 6O0-o00
POUNDS 1O.25a13.75; COOL, 100 pounds,
i025al3.1S; 1,l00-l,30 pounds, o.75a
$50; l.sOO-l.5oo pounds. s.75als.Oo;
common and medium, COOL 800 pounds.
6:50a10.25. Heifers good and choice.
5S0-S5O pounds, 8.50a12.5O; common
and medium. 500a9.00. Cows, good and
choice, 5.25a7.25 common and medium
3.15a5.25; low cutter and cutter, S.OOa
400. Bulls (yearlings excluded), good
and choice (beeD, 5.25a6.5O; cutter to
medium, 4.00a5.75. Vealers milk fed).
good and choice. 8.50a11.50; medium.
6.S0aS.5O; Gull and common, 5.OOa6.5
Stocker and feeder cattle: Steers, good
and choice, 500-1 $50 pounds, 7.OOa9 90:
common and medium, 55Oa7.OO.
Sheep-Receipts, II 900 head: fat
lambs strong to IS higher: sheen and
feeders steadW early bulk lambs, s.OOa
8.35 to packers; several loads 6.6Oa6 rs
to shippers and city butchers. Lambs.
80 pounds down. good and choiee, 7.75a'
S.05; medium, 6.26a7.75; all weights,
common, 5.00a6.25. Ewes, 0O-I5O pounds
medium to choice. 2.00a3. as; all weirhts'
cull and common, 1.00a2.5O. FeedinT
lambs, COTS pounds, good and choice,
6.75aT50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
Business Notes
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 4.-The toy
industry has begun to feel the rush OF
stores to satisfy the demands upon
Santa Claus. Fletcher D. Dodge, sec
rotary of the Toy Manufacturers OF the
United States, says consumer toy buy
ing has begun briskly and Is producing
a considerable volume Of recorders and
improved demand for better grade toys.
He estimates production of playthings
this year will be comparable with 1928.
when the volume was per cent under
last year.
Despite drastic price reductions on
floor coverings ranging as high as 80
per cent buying for January and Febru-
airy delivery has been on a small scale
this week. Buyers here for the Spring
opening said they were satisfied with
the new price level, but were not in a
position to make heavy commitments
at this time.
The Silk Association reports that the
consumption of raw silk during Novem-
Der as indicated by deliveries to mills
was notably high. The total was 1888
bales, only 1900 bales less than the rec
ord figure set in october.
Several lamp manufacturers, discour-
aged by the low prices on low end lamps
and lamp shades, are reported in the
trade TO be planning to concentrate next
rear on better grade goods. The demand
for cheap goods has reached a. point
where they maintain volume production
Is Improbable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
FOREIGN COLLECTIONS
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
.ecial pispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 4.-Credits
and collections in many countries have
been greatly improved in the last few
months, due to the revival in several
industries and trade, it was reported
in a bulletin just issued by the Export
and Import Bureau of the Baltimore
Association Of Commerce.
The bulletin quoted a report from
the Commercial Intelligence Division,
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, United States Department of
Commerce, as follows:
From reports received from every
commercially important area in the
world there is evidence of i'm
provement in the stability of busi-
ness. Bankruptcies and protested bills
have shown tendency to be both less
numerous and involving smaller
amounts.
Where unrest occurs in certain
countries there has been a tendency
among merchants to operate conserva-
lively, keeping their stocks reduced and
making their purchases cover only ne
cessities.
Strong, well established firms have
made their positions more secure for
the return Of normal times. They con-
tinue to buy conservatively and meet
their obligations on terms which are
regularly met"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
CASH STOCK BUYING
HEAVY ON EXCHANGE
Inquiry for Various Issues Con-
tinues-"Under the Market"
Orders Large.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December awhile
there is considerable cash buying
taking place in the stock market, it
has naturally decreased in proportion
to the falling of in total transac-
tons. Brokers report that q good
many orders have gone through, with
transfers being made to investors in
odd lots and the big odd-lot houses
daily buying on balance.
1t is known that there are a great
many orders to buy under the mar
ket." The aggregate of this demand
is said to be sufficient to constitute a
very good cushion and to protect the
list in the event of q further wave of
liquidation. Another interesting fea-
ture is the amount of exchanging of
stocks taking place in which tax losses
are established and the transfer is
made from an issue that has lost its
popularity in the past year to one that
has better prospects for improvement
when the general business situation
brightens.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO. December Especially -
The wheat market was irregular today.
December acted firm due to changing of
hedges. Later prices reacted in SYM
pathy with the break in Winnipeg.
December, old. opened at 1874 to 1888;
March, old, 1914: May, old, 1915 to 80;
new. S0% to 80sk. After the first half
hour December. 75%: March, old, 77H;
May, old, 1914; new. 801a.
Corn was lower under further pres
sure from longs because of the reactions
in wheat December, old and new
opened at 1914; March. old. 1914; new,
1855; May, old, e13s to 81; new, 8114.
After the first half hour December, old
and new, were 1914; March, old, 1915;
new, 1913; May, old, 80%; new. 81.
Oats followed other grains. Decem-
Der, old, opened 3515; March, old,
36% new, 37K: May, old, 381s to 1914;
new, 1914 to 33M. After the fist half
hour December, old, 353s; March, old,
36M: new, STA; May, old, 37B;
New, 80.
Provisions were unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
A Study of Hands.

Some men following light occupations
have very delicate hands. and some
women compelled to do heavy and hard
work have coarse hands. so that 1t
would be dificult to determine the sex
by mere examination OF the hands:
but there is one test in this connec-
ton that rarely fails. according to in
yestigations recently made by the UNI
yersity Of Toronto. The first finger of
a woman's hand is almost always longer
than her third. while the first finger
Of mans hand is likely to be shorter.
The explanation for this probably
goes back to primitive times, when
mankind was evolving slowly out Of ape
like creatures. The male hand was then
used for powerfully grasping the limb
of q tree or the handle OF a weapon.
which would strengthen and lengthen
the third finger-the center finger Of
the grasp.
Women. on the other hand. would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
INVESTMENTS In ORIENT
$543, 694, 900 JAN. l LAST
ny the Associated Press.

~ Tue AoSOCldbcu EfeSS.s
Direct American investments in the
Orient amounted to $543, 694 900 at the
end of 1929, scattered over six major
industries.
Petroleum comprises 1916 per cent of
the total, amounting to $182, 857. 0O0
Manufacturing Is second with $124,475,-
600, followed in order by selling with
$50 900; rubber, $40 $50 900; COM
Inunication and transportation. $35, TO-
600; mining and smelling, $10,077, 600,
and miscellaneous, S9I, SIS, 900.
From these figures it is apparent SELL
ing activities lead, as petroleum invest
mentS are chiefly I'm sales organizations.
Approximately 1000, 900 Of the Pc
troleum total is in Australia and New
Zealand. and $4,000, 900 in China To
the petroleum distribution may be add
ed the $56,000.0O0 representing invest
ments in other sales organizations and,
without allowing for an unknown por-
ton of the amount under 'manufac.
turing" which undoubtedly contains
some sales organization, the resultant
$239, 00O,O is A per cent of the Far
Eastern total. After selling" the fig
ures show our chief branch plant in
terest In the Orient to lie in manufac-
turing, followed by other activities; but
selling and manufacturing combined
make about 20 per cent Of the total
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE
INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCIES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Alarmed over enormous and growing
losses through bankruptcy, the Depart
lEent of Justice, through direction Of
President Hoover, has set machinery in
motion for the most extensive investi-
cation ever attempted of this phase Of
business mortality.
The study was prompted by recent
revelations In New York which disclosed
that total liabilities of more than S.
000,000,00 were involved in bankrupt
ctes over the last five years, while total
assets realized were but II per cent OF
these liabilities, and the dividends DIS
tributed to creditors represented less
than 9 cents on the dollar. These losses
we're deemed sufficient in themselves to
justify a national study Of the bank
ruptcy act as 1t operates.
The program of Investigation, an
ncunced by Lloyd K Garrison, special
assistant to the Attorney General, has
been prepared in the hope of obtaining
information, suggestions and assistance
from business men, members of the bar
and others whose work brings them into
contact with bankruptcy administration
liz order to obtain picture Of the situa-
ton that will be clear and beyond dis
pute.
A fertile field which is being drawn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE, December 4.-The
drought of last year may prove q bless
ing in disguise to the Gamer, said
Charles @. Summers, IT,, former presi-
dent Of the Canned Goods Exchange
OF Baltimore and now president of the
Pennsylvania Packers Association.
While the pack Of 1880 is probably
in the neighborhood OF 20 per cent be-
low the pack Of last year, canned goods
are now selling for less than the cost
Of packing. If the drought had not re-
duced the yield last Summer and thus
reduced the amount of goods packed,
the price now could be lower than it
Is and the packer would lose more
money.
II have not seen figures representing
the total pack of tomatoes or the total
Of several other vegetables" said Mr..
Summers, "but the figures for the total
pack of corn given out by the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce show
that the pack in 1880 was Is, 692, l72, as
compared with 17,486,744 cases in 1929,
loss of almost 100000 cans.
I'm spite of the decreased amount of
canned corn, the price is down.
THE pack Of peas in 1890 in q large
part Of the country was below that of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
REDUCTION IN CANNED GOODS
PROVES CHECK IN PRICE DROP

1929. But farmers In Wisconsin and
Minnesota, where conditions were more
favorable, raised great quantities of
peas and the pack there was extraor-
dinarily large. II those peas became
available for the whole country the
price would undoubtedly 60 lower than
1t is. The people in those States are
good bargalners, however, and there
Is no certainty that these peas will be
made available for the whole country.
THE non-Nordic tomatoes? Before
the tariff bill went into effect the i'm
ported tomatoes used to constitute one
fourth OF the total consumption in
America. have not seen authoritative
figures lately as to importations. Do
you know that in this country we use
30,000,000 cases of tomatoes each year?
Importations of few hundred cases
each year mean nothing In such total
as that.
"The canned goods business has under
gone its changes in recent years like
everything else. All orders Of canned
goods must compete now with green
goods shipped here ir refrigerator cars
from Florida, from California and even
from the west coast of Mexico. A CON-
siderable quantity of such goods come
In from the west coast of Mexico"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
BOND QUOTATIONS
REACH HUGE SUM
Issues to Total 81, 800, 900, 900 in
1880, According to Latest
Estimate.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December State and
municipal bond Rotations in 1880 will
aggregate close to $500 ,O0O, 900, &C.
cording to an estimate made by The
Daily Bond Buyer Of New York. whose
survey shows that the issues marketed
during the IL months of the current
year amount to 1928, $780, For the
corresponding period Of last year the
total was $1,155, 1864, 382.
During the final month Of the year
the following large issues are scheduled
for sale: Missouri, $5,00O,O00; South
Carolina. $4,000, 900; Baltimore, Md,
$4,l34,000; Houston, Tex, $3,730, 600;
Philadelphia, Pa. $4,000, 600; Salt
Lake City, Utah. $1,000, 900; Providence,
r. l., $4,000 900: New Orleans, La, $4,-
100000: Louisiana, $4,000, 900.
The following table prepared by The
Daily Bond Buyer of New York COM
pares municipal bond sale totals in
November for the past 10 years:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04

on is that comprising the referees in
bankruptcies, numbering about $780, and
situated through the country, in locali-
ties varying from the smallest towns to
the largest cities. Every detail of all
circumstances incident to bankruptcy,
including the occupation of the bank
rupt, the causes of his failure and his
activities. since bankruptcy, win be
covered in reports that this group is
submitting.
Others asked to report findings are
the clerks Of the district courts, credit
adjustment bureaus and other agencies
handling out-of -ourt insolvencies, equity
reeeiverships, bar associations and men,
bers of the bar and national business
organizations interested in the matter.
Also, there is much valuable informa-
ton in the files of the Department of
Justice. including criminal statistics on
bankruptcy, reports by examiners and
by special agents of the Bureau Of In
vestigation concerning apparent crimi-
nal violations assigned to them for in
vestigation, which will be drawn on In
the course Of the study. Studies of the
causes Of commercial failure, made by
the Department of Commerce, and re-
ports of congressional hearings and de-
bates, will be included in the investiga-
ton