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The Washington times., 1930-03-24
MRS. J. W. CHARLTON DIES

BROADWAY, Va, March "a
Mrs. John w. Charlton, Sc, a
lifetime resident of this commun-
ity and member of a prominent
local family died at her home
here.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
ADKINS DENIES
RELEASE Of
DODD
New Justice SuStainS Jail
Sentence Handed Out in
Police Court Rum Case

Justice Jesse c. Adkins today
refused the release of Lawrence
w. Dodd and sustained the right
Of a Police Court judge to ad.
minister a more excessive jail
sentence for violation Of the
liquor laws than could be i'm
posed by a justice of the District
Supreme Court.
Dodd was convicted in Police
Court on a charge Of first Of
fense possession Of liquor and SEN
fenced to jail in default Of a fine.
His attorneys, James A. O'Shea
and John H. Burnett contended
that the first offenSe charge in
the Police Court allows only the
imposition of a fine and does not
provide imprisonment.
The Government was repre-
sented by Attorney William A.
Gallagher, who pointed out that
the Jail sentence was only a
means of collecting the fine and
held that all offenders under
that charge would be allowed to
go free by refusing to pay their
fines in the present case was
affirmed. Dodd is at liberty un-
der bond and is expected to
prosecute an appeal to the Dis.
trict Court of Appeals.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Bees Fly Eight Miles
From, Hiue to Find
Honey Stores
staff Photo

The bee with it's reputation
for diligence recently has been
found by the Department of
Agriculture to be even more
scrupulous and hard-working
than was reputed. -
1t was discovered that a bee
would travel eight miles and
return with its tiny load of
honey; thus evidencing that it
might take 100000 miles of
flight to carry one pound Of
honey.
This experiment was proven
il a locality of Wyoming where
irrigated alfalfa is the only
source of honey. The depart
ment placed some hives eight
miles from the nearest nectar
supply and noted that the bees
made daily trips to the alfalfa
and returned.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
POSTS
NOW FILLED

Appointments were made yes
terday in Wilson Teachers Col
lege and Miner Teachers College,
at special meeting of the Board
of Education. .-
DR.. M. Margaret Stroh, present
dean of women at the State
Normal School, PotSdam, N. Y.
will be professor of English at
Wilson; Atherton Riedel, working
for a doctorate at Columbia Uni
versity, natural science, and DR.
Paul E. LutZ. also working for
a Ph.D. at Columbia, history and
other social studies. Miss Anna
Holberg is principal.
e. A. Clark. assistant superin-
tendent of schools, was appointed
president of Miner; j. A. Turner.
present principal, was made pro-
fessor of natural science: DR..
Otelia Cromwell, who started
teaching in 1892. was made pro-
fessor of English. DR.. Thomas /.
Brown, Morgan College, Balti.
more. heads social studies, and
DIR. Jane E McAllister, Fiske UNI.
versity, heads the education
course.
For the time being, Wilson is
without a president. DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent of
schools, recommended that Miss
Holberg remain in her present
position until a head can be ap-
pointed. DR.. Abram Simon.
board member, said the schools
should be morally responsible"
for her and see that she is placed
we'll if she wishes to leave.
1t was decided that part Of
next years work be devoted to a
campaign against what President
Charles F. Carusi termed ina
licious propaganda"
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
n. !. PUBLISHER
YIELDS, CUTS
EPISODE
Book on Roosevelt 0ffends
Local Society Woman Who
Feted "Teddy" in South

Leaden clouds of social alId
literary controversy between Mrs,
Clarence Crittenden Calhoun,
Washington society woman and
chatelaine of Braemer Forest, and
Owen Wister, celebrated novelist
and essayist, were dispelled today
and peace between two long-stand-
ing friends Of the late Theodore
Roosevelt reigns once more.
A tactical victory has been
scored by Mrs. Calhoun, who de-
clares that the trouble arose over
an acrid paragraph which Mr..
Wister had written into his new
book, 1.-The Story of Friendship. "
apparently reflecting upon her so
cial conduct when she was official
hostess of the Charleston IS. CO
Exposition some q years ago.
Paragraph DeIeted
The offending paragraph has
now been deleted from the volume,
the publishing firm of MacMil-
lan's agreeing with the author
that it should be excised in view
Of Mrs. Calhoun's protest.
Here Is the story in a nutshell:
Former President Roosevelt WIS.,
tied the Charleston Exposition in
the summer of 1903 and was en-
tertained by Mrs. Calhoun at her
home there. she being the official
hostess of the event.
Enemies of the social leader
spread the story that the PreSl-
dent had been tricked or maneuv-
cred into accepting the hoSpi-
tality of Mrs. Calhoun and thus
enabling her to score a victory
of prestige over other ambitious
society folk in the ancient South
Carolina city, ignoring entirely
the fact that the presidential
visit to the Calhoun mansion was
an official one.
She Explains Episode
1t was this tale that came to
Mr.. WiSter's ears, and he incor-
porated 1t in his new book
among his other Reesevelt remi-
niscences.
When Mrs. Calhoun read it,
she Immediately got in touch
with her lawyers and representa-
tions were made to the author
and his publisher. The correc-
tion was made without delay.
"It's q small matter" said
Mrs. Calhoun today. "Mr Wis
ter had incorrect information;
that's all there was to it. /
didn't want the public to think
that would try to steal my
old friend, President Roosevelt,
away from anyone else.
"The fact is that 1 was the
official hostess of the expOsi-
ti0n and ths.t the President
was invited to my home by the
official entertainment commit
tee of the exposition"
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
HID. ROBEY GETS
SERGEANCY

A slight touch of sorrow crept
into the joyous scene at De-
tective Headquarters today where
smiles and congratulatory hand
shakes greeted IS priVates ele-
waited to detective Sergeancies.
The sorrowful feeling swept the
ranks of veteran detectives. They
had lost a. man to whom they
had entrusted their lives on nu-
merous and perilous occasions and
who always brought them out Of
difficulties without scratch.
Hugh D. Robey, who piloted po-
lice cars at the bureau for ii
years and was considered the best
driver ever assigned to head
quarters, was promoted to de-
tective sergeancy. Robey had
driven all the veteran detectives
and many of the new ones on
numerous occasions in answer TO
emergency calls with excellent
skill and will be sorely missed
among the detectives.
In his IL years Of driving,
Robey set an enviable record for
himself. He aided in the capture
of numerous criminals. One Of
the outstanding episodes in his
record was the capture OF John
McHenry, youthful bandit. VINO
was later hanged, in December,
1919, at the Union Station after
McHenry had fatally wounded
Detective Sergeant James Arm
strong in an attempt to make a
getaway. McHenry had robbed
and shot a local merchant VIII IN
confronted in the railroad terni-
nal by Armstrong and Robey.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
COCHRAN BRIDE
KEPT HOME

Peace, with reservations, pre-
walls in the Cochran-May men
ages, following the elopement
of Joseph Cochran, 81, and Miss
Josephine May, 18, daughter cf
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde M. May, 5000
block of Sixteenth St. N. W.,
Nc day.
Young Cochran is drummer at
the National Theater. where his
father, "Steve" Cochran. is man
ager. The bride and groom met
while each was attending West
ern High School, last fall.
The pair failed to keep the
wedding secret and as news of it
leaked out the families hastily
held a conference. All was for.
given and they could come back
home, but there is no talk Of a
honeymoon, and the bride must
continue to live with her parents,
for the time being.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
D. c. Detectives GiUer1
New Gold Badges
Bv Pratt
Times STAFF Photo

Hereafter members of the
detective bureau of the metro
politan police force will no
longer be burdened in their
work with heavy shields of Of
flee, according to Major Henry
G. Pratt, superintendent of po-
lice.
The 5O-odd members Of the
plains clothes force today were
given small gold badges to re-
place the heavy nickle-plated
shields which they have been
wearing since the inception of
the bureau. Their rank is
blazoned in blue enamel across
the face of the badge.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
POLICE DOUBLE
BARRERE HUNT
ACTIVITIES
Told Former Soldier Is Good
Marksman and Will Put Up
Fight to Prevent Capture

Arlington county residents who
said they are well acquainted
with Herman Barrere, wanted
for questioning in connection
with the Baker murder, told
police the former soldier always
carried a revolver and was an
expert marksman. They added
that they are certain he will put
up a battle before he will submit:
to arrest.
Police said today they have
doubled their efforts to locate
the fugitive. after his acquain-
tances told them of a number of
encounters he had while in the
Army.
Told Of Missing Pistol
After Barrere was released from
the Arlington County Jail on
April q, when Herbert Campbell
withdrew the larceny charges he
had placed against him, Barrere
complained that someone had
taken a pistol from under the
front seat of the sedan he used.
Officials of a finance company
said they found no pistol when
they repoSSeSSed the car after
Barrere had failed to meet the
payments. That led police to
believe that Barrere himself took
the pistol.
Barrere disappeared the day
after George Alexander Kelley,
who found Miss Bakers clothes
in a sewer, was brought to Wash
ington for questioning.
Brewster Still Held
While a search is being made
all over the country, Barrere'S
acquaintance say they feel GER
tain he is hiding near Washing
ton.
Howard L. Brewster, soldier
who confessed to killing Miss
Baker and later recanted, is be-
ing held in the Arlington county
jail despite An announcement
several days ago that he would
be released. 1t was said he will
be held until the arrest of Bar
rere
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Malay Insecticide
Is DeUeLODed Here

Housewives and farmers will be
greatly aided in the near future
If the plan proposed by the United
States Department of Agriculture
for use of roteno1e, a new insecti-
eide. is carried to completion.
The department advances the
theory that the Malay States
should grow rotenone bearing
plants on a commercial scale for
the American trade.
1t has been proven by the De-
partment of Agriculture that al
though this plant is highly poison
Gus to insects, it wiz not injure
domestic animals or sheep and
chickens.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Woman Must Face
d. C.. Check Charqes

Miss Catherine Rickaby, "a.
wanted here in connection with
worthless check operations, Is
under arrest in Stamford, Conn.,,
according to advices received here.
The young woman, according to
police, passed, worthless check
for $65 at downtown department
store last October and followed
this by purchasing 500 worth of
clothing at another store with a
bogus check. Miss Rickaby, po-
lice said, is also wanted in Boston,
New York, and other cities IN con,
rection- with similar activities De.
tective Ira E. Keck, Of the bad
check squad, said local authori-
ties would make an effort to have
the woman brought to this city to
face the accusatio ms. Miss Rick
ahy is resident of Caldwell, NY.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Wife Off With LOUer,
Mates Suit Chnrqes

Absolute divorce is asked and
a correspondent named in the
petition filed in Equity Court by
John Dredge, 1400 block c st,
N. E., against his wife, Mrs.
Florence Genevieve Dredge, whose
address is at present unknown.
Mrs. Rebekah Greathouse appears
as counsel for the husband.
The couple married May 80,
1918, and have five children now
in his custody. His wife deserted
him for the correspondent in
October 1928, Dredge declares.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Military Societies
To Hear Vile SDeGk

Frederic William Vile, Washing
ton newspaper man. will speak at
the meeting of the Society of
American Military Engineers and
the Army Ordnance Association,
at the Army, Navy and Marine
Club. July Is.
He will talk on the London
Naval Conference.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
TryOuts Saturday
For D. C.. Gun Team

Tryouts for a civilian rifle team
to represent the District of Co
lumbia In the national matches
at Camp Perry. Ohio. will be
held Saturday afternoon at the
Camp Simms rifle range, Con
gress Heights, according to an
announcement by the adjutant
general, District of Columbia
Militia.
Candidates are advised that
their status must be strictly
civilian because members of the
National Guard, Naval Militia
and Organized Reserves are in.
eligible.
The competition will be con.
Quoted by Capt. Just C. Jensen,
militia officer in charge, Of rifle
practice.
Open or closed car transportation IL
available to those who consult the
Used Car" columns Of tOday's Clas-
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Phone in News Tips to The Tmes-Wn $50 Weekly Prizes

Do you want to make money for being alert? :?
If The Washington Times presents the oppor-
tunity. Every week total Of $50 in prizes will be
given for tips teIephoned in the Newstip Ed-
tor at District $500. Phone them any time between
The Washington times., 1930-07-09

covery, important invention, UNUSUAL occur
rence-each is example of q good news tip. There
will be $50 given weekly for the best exclusive news
tip received $40 for the next best, $5 for the next
best and 81 prizes for each of the IS next most valu
able tips.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09

$3.50 a. m. and p. And what is a tip? It's
the information that something of interest Washing
tonians has taken place will take place. An acci-
dent, rescue, deed of heroism, appointment to
public office bank merger, crime, a scientific dis
The Washington times., 1930-07-09

Twenty-three days left to file
your Personal Tax return. Any
assistance you need may be had
at Room 103 District Building.
No charge for affidavit.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
CONCERTS CANCELLED

Due to the death of General
Neville the Marine Band con
certs at the Capitol tonight and
at the Sylvan Theater tomorrow
have been cancelled.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09

Twenty-three days left to file
your Personal Tax return. Any
assistance you need may be had
at Room 103 District Building !.
No charge for affidavit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26

exceeding the bond offerings by more
than two billions of dollars.
"That the excessive stock offerings
in 1929 represented an abnormal condi-
ton seems to be proved by the fact that
Immediately following the stock market
decline in November, preponderance
of bond offerings was again established
and has been consistently maintained
ever since. Bond financing has long
been the favorite method of providing
capital for the country'S business and
industrial growth and continues to carry
strong appeal to the conservative IN
weston.
so far in 1880 the bond volume has
been substantially in excess of 1929.
new offerings in the first two months Of
the year having totaled over 81 ,200,-
600, 900, as against $3.50, 100000 in the
same period last year-an increase OF
nearly As per cent.
Ever since the Liberty loan cam
paigns the volume of bonds absorbed by
the public has been gradually growing.
For the 10year period, 1920 to 1929,
inclusive, investors have purchased
$50, 156, 383, 900 in bond issues.
Trend of Financing.
an the same period the total of stock
issues was but $19,003, 1913, 000-more
than 60 per cent of which we're pur-
chased by investors during the last
three years"
The following compilation shows the
trend of new security financing an
nually during the 10-year period, 1920
to 1929, inclusive:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
REPORT SHOWS GAINS
SINCE STOCK TUMBLE
Atlantic & Pacific Figures for Five
Months Reveal Is Per Cent
Advance.

The Great Atlantic e. Pacific Tea
Co. has noted no slowing up IN its busl-
ness as a result of the current business
recession. On the contrary, sales have
shown an upward trend since the stock
market break of last Fall. So favor
able has been the showing that the
Department of Commerce has requested
the company to make public its sales
figures. These figures are especially
significant in that Atlantic q Pacific,
with its $4,000 and odd grocery and
meat stores, covers practically the en-
tire country, and its business, there
fore. is not unduly influenced by local
conditions in any one section. The
sharp advance in sales since the begin
ming of last october reflected the grow
ing business of established stores rather
than an increase in units, as the change
in the number of locations in operation
as compared with the similar period OF
last year was less than l per cent.
Sales during the five-week period in
Guided in January of the current year
reach the new high of $104 ,270, 1888, as
compared with $91, 982,770 in the SINH
lar period of last year, a gain OF $12,-
288, 1853, or 1886 per cent. The gain
in December, 1929, was $12,348,847, or
1913 per cent; in November, $3.50, 1872,
or 1896 per cent, and in october, $12,-
SOS, 683, or 1914 per cent.
These gains occurred during the stock
market break and succeeding months,
when business conditions were most I'M
settled and retail prices of food showed
severe declines. In September, before
the stock market had begun its rapid
decline, sales increased by SIS, $40, 1873, or
$50 per cent, as compared with Sep
TENDER, 1923.
For the five months. September. 1929
January. 1890. sales totaled sass, ABS, 800,
as compared with $403, 502,757 in the
similar months of the preceding year,
gain of $50, 1888 ,043, or 1913 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
WORLDS BIGGEST NATURAL GAS
COMPANY FORMED BY MERGER
Recent Developments in Industry Make
It Close Competitor of Light and
Power Interests.

the East, in Oklahoma, Texas and
Louisiana in the Southwest and in Cali
fornia on the Pacific Coast Utilization
of natural gas resources encountered
with crude petroleum is rapidly becom-
ing profitable division of the business
of major oil companies.
The Standard Oil Co. of New
York is definitely linked with the new
industry on large scale through its
ownership of the Magnolia Gas Co.
The Standard Oil Co. of Cali
fornia recently acquired chain of pub
lie utility subsidiaries on the Pacific
Coast which will distribute its huge
gas production. Standard Oil of New
Jersey, which owns vast natural gas
resources, is expected soon to capt.
talize them on a big scale. That is one
reason for the recent strength of the
stock. The Texas Corporation and
other oil companies of lesser degree
also have large gas resources.
Copyright, 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
POSTAL WILL INCREASE
COMMON STOCK TOTAL
Special Disuatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 26.-Stockhold-
ers of the Postal Telegraph & Cable
approved an increase in the authorized
number of common shares without par
value from GOO, 900 to 2,000,o o0
The board of directors of the COM
pany has authorized the issuance OF
additional shares at $40 share, COM
mon stockholders being given the right
to subscribe to one additional share for
each share registered in their names at
the close of business today. OF the issue
price, SIS is to be credited to capital
and Sis a share to paid-in surplus. The
new issue will be subscribed in full by
the international Telephone 81 Tele-
graph Corporation, owner of all the
common stock at present outstanding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
c. { 0. NET income
OFF IN FEBRUARY
Warm Weather Cause of Con
siderable Slump in Car
LoadingS of Coal.

The Chesapeake g. Ohio Railways
February earnings were adversely af-
fected by the unseasonably warm
weather prevailing during the month,
which resulted in sharp decline in
loadings of coal. the roads principal
revenue producer. The February de-
cline in earnings was greater than the
gain scored in January, so that net
operating income for the first two
months of the year was below 1929.
Gross revenues for the two months
were 25 per cent below a year ago,
while net operating income showed a
is per cent decline. In dollars the de-
clines were 1924, 1926 and S94,726, re-
spectively. Operating ratio for the two
months was 66.1 per cent, compared
with GIL per cent Ior the corresponding
period last year.
February balance available for OUT
standing stocks, after taxes, charges and
sinking fund appropriations, was S447,-
345 below the corresponding month last
year This decline, says Wall Street
Journal review, was more than offset by
the gain in this item of $687,968 in
January. Gain for the two months in
balance available for stocks was $24O, 623.
Operating Income Increased.
Better showing in balance available
for stocks for the two months was due
principally to larger incorporating in
come. Chesapeake g. Ohio has more
money invested in stocks of other COM
panies than at the corresponding time
last year, so its income from this source
naturally has increased. Offsetting this
increase, however, from the point OF
view of earnings per share of Chesa-
peaks 81 Ohio stock, is the increased
number of shares outstanding as COM
pared with year ago.
Increase in amount of outstanding
stock resulted from offering of 100000
additional shares to stockholders last
April. Share earnings for the first
quarter this year will be calculated on
the increased number outstanding. For
first quarter last year Chesapeake &
Ohio reported a balance available for
stocks of $6,8le,046, equivalent after
preferred dividend requirements to 1915
q share on 1,I80,940 common shares. At
end of last year the number of shares
outstanding had increased to 1882 ,694.
February Goes OF ~ Per Cent.
For February alone gross revenues
were off STAT sos, or 10 per cent, to
$9,634,1T9 Operating expenses were
reduced $40, 164 from last year. Net
operating income declined $67252, or
1875 per cent, to S2497 1888. Operating
ratio for the month was 68 per cent.
against 65.4 per cent in February last
year. Balance available for stocks de-
clined S447,345, or 17.8 per cent, to
$2,056,2 43.
Chesapeake g. Ohio common stock is
selling currently around 233, where il
Yields about 4.3 per cent on the $40
annual dividend Its 1929-30 price range
has been 27634-160.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26

public in 1929 we're equivalent to nearly
500 for each man, woman and child
in the country.
According to recent estimates, there
are about 1900, 900 investors in the
country, so the per capita share among
actual investors would amount to about
$500 in 1929. It also is interesting to
note that available income tax flgureS
show that while only 1864 in the en-
tire country have incomes of $4,000 or
more, almost 20 times that number
have had the vision and confidence to
lend their savings to the furtherance
of the Nations industrial and CONNER
cial importance.
Expressed in terms of volume, the
increase in new securities purchased rs
investors shows gain of 1870 per cent
in the 10-year period-from an annual
total of about 81 900, 000, 900 in 1920 to
more than Sill 500 900, 900 in 1929.
Except for slight declines in the
years of 1925 and 1926, there has been
a gradual increase each year in the
volume of new securities sold. Since
1926 a yearly average of more than
$4,000, 600, 900 in investment capital has
been poured into new stocks and bond
securities. climaxed by the new high
record established last year.
New Securities.
while the relative importance of
stocks as investment media has in
creased in recent years, bond issues
comprised "a per cent of the total OF
new securities sold during the 10-year
peciod studied, 1920 to 1880, inclusive.
Bonds have constantly led stocks in
popularity until 1929, the first year in
history in which stock issues exceeded
bond offerings.
"Since 1922 the volume of stock
financing has been increasing-in that
year only 1923 ,299 900 in stock issues
was sold out of total of $3.50 ,000,-
600 securities offered Gradually in
creasing stock investments, however,
reached S3.575, 000, 900 in 1928 and then
almost doubled in volume in 1929, reach
ing the high point of $6,865 ,000, 900 and