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The Washington times., 1931-12-19
PICKED Stocks
UP ON CURB

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 1N.S).
The !lomentum of yesterdays ad-
vance carried over into the fore
part of yesterdays session on the
curb market. with a selected list
of stocks continuing to record
further moderate progress into
higher priced territory.
Utilities we're again in brisk de-
r1and. with a turnover of 10000
shares in electric bond and share
at the opening the feature of the
day. commonwealth Edison was
UP ~ at 118. and Tampa Electric
was up l at 26.
A fairly extensive list of spe-
cialty favorites we're again marked
up sharply, including Mead john
son, which was up 63S points at
so, Aluminium up AZ at "a, Deere
up 13s at 1928, Great Atlantic and
Pacific Stores up 8 at IA. Singer
Manufacturing up 8 at 126, and
A. o. Smith up ga at 39A.
Oils moved forward under the
leadership of Gulf. which aatned
13s points at 297s. and Standard
Of Indiana. which as up IA
points at 1913.
Investment Trusts churned
around in haphazard fashion with
few changes of more than frac-
tional proportions in evidence
Curb bonds were similarly
checked after their headlong ad.
vance of yesterday, although a
firm undertone continued in evi-
dence.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
November Bank Showing
And Outlook Better

banks, chiefly small institutions,
closed their doors during No
vember. Seventeen failures we're
in Nebraska, ,16 in Missouri and
IL in Illinois.
In the same month 20 banks,
previously suspended. reopened
with deposits of $0.947.00
Record for ii Months
In the January.November per-
iod there were 1882 bank suspen-
sions with deposits of $l.468,.
122, 900.
Failures included 345 national.
80 State member and 1,497 non,
member banks, There were 189
failures in Illinois with deposits
of $169, ,663 900. 1873 in Missouri
with deposits of S82.210.000, 129
in Pennsylvania with deposits of
9269 ,2S2 900, and 101 in Ohio
with deposits Of $256,949,000.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Aetna Manager Here
PGvs PittSbur0h Bet

Paul D. Sleeper. Aetna Life
Insurance manager, and his
agency associates here lunched
yesterday at the Army-Navy Club,
on the eve of his departure for
Pittsburgh to give dinner to
the staff of the Smoky City"
agency.
The dinner is the losing end
Of a bet between the Washington
and Pittsburgh agencies on the
amount of business each would
turn up in a period of seven
weeks. Attending the luncheon
were: l.. G. Emmons, H. Coch.
ran Fisher, Freeman N. Strick.
lin, G. A. Lippert, H. C. Gaines,
j. L. Richards, DR.. James Haw.
field. H. B. MCGUIRE, c, p.
Sleeper, c. c. Mason, Guy
Hotel, H. Mc17eynolds, George
Smith, DR.. John r. Preston and
D. B. GuSdorf,
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Fair Grounds Area
SOuUht for Schools

The Rockville Parent-Teacher
Association is on record as ap-
proving purchase Of the Rock
Vile Fair grounds for school pur'
poses.
Under the proposed plan the
30 acres would be used for future
combined educational facilities
for a Rockville Elementary
School. a Rockville Junior High
School, and the Montgomery
County High School located at
Rockville.
The site selected is accessible
to the State highway running
through Rockville and is free
from the hazards and congestion
of a business section. It has
shade trees and ample space for
the erection of separate schools
and will provide space for the
annual field day which attracts
5000 children annually.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
SOME Of GAINS
ARE CLIPPED
NEAR END
United States Steel Makes
43 Before Profit Taking
Trims New Profit
BY w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 GN.S0 &.
Though encountering heavy profit
taking and speculative selling in
the wake of yesterdays spectacu-
lar advance. many selected active
stocks pushed forward in the
weekend market to the best
price levels on the move.
The industrials were held back
at the start by scattered selling
by the professionals.
Rails Slow to Move
The same wa true of the rails,
which made only slight effort
to respond to. the general impres-
sion that the negotiations for
wage reductions would terminate
successfully for alls concerned.
In the second hour the rails were
again in the leai. with new gains
of l to 2l2 points in a number
of the favorites.
Sentiment in the financial dis.
trict was improved by the good
gains in retail trade reported by
the mercantile agencies; the re-
assuring statements by bankers at
Washington and the adoption OF
the moratorium resolution by the
House.
Excellent progress in recovering
lost ground was also made by a
number of railroad bonds which
have been under severe pressure
of late.
Steel's Gain Halted
United States Steel carried its
new rally to 43, up 7 points from
yesterdays low and ia from Fri
days close. A good part Of this
new gain was wiped out by profit
taking in the final period.
Atchison's 212-point rise to 90la
was q feature of the rails, though
New York Central was in good
call around 33 1Ip. IL,
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
JOBS AND WAGE
DIPS SHOWN

Retail trade was the only one
of IS major industrial groups to
show increased employment and
payroll totals in November over
october, the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics announced today.
Electric railroads and power,
ligHt and water plants reported
slight gains In payroll totals,
with small decreases in employ
ment. The remaining IL indus
trial groups included in the sur
vey reported a falling off in both
employment and earnings.
The combined total of these
IS industrial groups showed a de-
crease of "a per cent in employ.
ment and a decrease Of 81 per
cent in payroll totals.
Employment in manufacturing
industries decreased 2.S per cent
and payroll totals decreased
per cent. Per capita earnings
in manufacturing industries were
2.3 per cent lower than in Oc-
tober.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

Banking conditions in many
sections of the United States
showed improvement in Novem.
ber, with 169 failures as com.
pared with 522 in October, which
set an all-time record for any
similar period.
Despite liabilities in November
aggregated only $83, ,409 900,
against, $493,751,0O0 the preceding
month.
Currency Flows Back
At the end Of November, the
Federal ReSe. 7. board said today,
the seasonal increase in the de.
mand for currency had been Off
set to a large extent by a return
flow of currency to the reserve
banks. indicating a reduction of
boarding.
Thirty-four national, eight state
member and 127 nor1-member
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Waterbury Orders
Keen Workers BlLSu

HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. 10.
Waterbury Clock Company is en-
gagged in filling orders for 10000
electric clocks. c. w. Curtiss.
president, stated these orders
represent an accumulation Of
trade orders rather than a single
contract.
Tool makers in the company
employ have been working over.
time as result of the orders, ard
the business will give employm snt
to workers in other departments
as we'll.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
MONEY MARKET STEADY

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 UN.S.). .
Call money was held over today
at 8 per cent. and 31a per cent
on the curb.
The bankers acceptances mar
ket continued in good demand
with the rates unchanged and
nominally quoted at 8 per cent
for the 30, so and 80 day period.
3 per cent for the 120-day period
and 35S per cent for the $50 to
180-day period.
The time money market was
unchanged. with all maturitics
quoted at 3 to 4 per cent.
The commercial paper market
was quiet, with prime names for
short maturities quoted at 3A
per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
NEWS.
In Today's
CLASSIFIED ADS

BuSGALow FOR RENT silver
Kitchen and bath bungalow
built in garage enclosed porch
large lot with several shade
trees can be rented for only
S4S per month convenient to
10th st.. bus service.
USED CAR FOR sALE-ChevroIet
Coach, late 1929 model good
tires n d excellent condition
throughout =, this Is a special
bargain at only S245 See it
today. .
FURNISHED BUNGALOW FOB
SALE - Completely furnished 9
: rooms and bath Frtgidaire
lot beautifully handicapped >. In
nearby Maryland eOnyenient
TO bus line only 500 per
month.
ROOMS FOR RENT-New Hamp-
shire Ave nicely furpished
room room with kitchenetie suitable for
couple first floor also
large front room -. REAsONA-
DOLLS FOR SALE-Two large, beau
tjFuI dolls completely dressed ...
also new set OF Lionel trains
can he bought at . very reasonable
price . See them today.
These 1ye "sideliobts' on same o. mans
Interesting entertainments you ttiI find IN
odavs Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
WnrehOusing Firm
PnuS Extra Dividend

The regular Semi-ar1nual divi-
dend of $1.50 per share and a
special dividend of IS cents per
share has been declared on the
total outstanding stock Of the
Terminal Refrigerating and Ware
housing Corporation of this city,
payable December 81.
The stock books will be closed
December 10 and reopened at the
beginning of business January 2,
1882.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19


Children, this year, retain
their ancient interest in money.
The new education encourages
parents to give small sums to
youngsters, so that they may
learn to buy things for them
selves. The real purpose is to
teach then. that if they spend
all their dollar on turtles they
will not have anything left for
whips, tractors and zeppelins.
But. in addition. children are, at
this season. madI painfully con-
scious of the existence of the
poor. It is hard for them to get
the idea Of giving to children
whom they do not. know: we
must explain that the parents
of these anonymous children are
tno mar Why?
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

"IHHNT SEIDF" undertake TO give any cHu % 70 II III
wears before and after which they need instruction from
me) fairly account of the by which
human beings are born and to do with casual calm but
in return want the parents for whom do this to explain to
number of other children the simple facts of money wages
poverty and economic system generally have had to
attempt this myself recently It appears that parents avoid
these problems with ustifiable hame and when appear
their children assail with leading questions And would
like the would like Carter daSs ana May
KEYNES and Swope and Stuart Chase to write me
little primer on the subject In advance warn them that
for every fact they put down they must be prepared to an
go terribly embarrassing question. Why?
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
WOOL TONE FIRM

BOSTON, Dec 19 1.N.SJ "A
firm tone was strongly in evi-
dence in the wool market today
in spite OF very slow denlanc
during the past week. Scattered
sales were c'1sed on most grades,
but 48s sos qualities moved rather
more freely than most of the
other grades. Some improvement
was noted also in the market for
wool tops. Better deliveries on
the old contracts being the out
standing feature.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
GRAINS IRREGULAR

CHICAGO. Dec. 10 1.N.S0
Grains opened irregular today.
Wheat was 1s6 Ac down; corn,
unchanged to asc up, and oats,
unchanged to 1sc off.
Wheat December, 54a@545sc;
March. 5614C; May, 57B@S8c;
July. 5612c.
Corn-December, 367sc; March,
4o9sc; May, 41B@42Ac; July,
431ac.
.Oats-May. 26b; July, 25Nc.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Youngstown Steel
Ratio UD 5 Per Cent

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Dec. 10.
Steel plant operations here are at
approximately 81 per cent Of "a
pacity. S per cent higher than the
rate in effect at the opening Of
the week. and 3 per cent higher
than a week ago.
Sharon Steel Hoop Compdny's
lngot rate has advanced is points
to 35 per cent of capacity. the
highest rate in more than three
months.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

ultimately Ioh, the mlseTy OF II All ON SEX.
The parents read books and pamphlets and
60 to lectures. once heard Mr.. Bertrand
Russell say, at a lecture, that the truth about
sex should be impaired to children as calmly
and as casually as the truths of mathematics;
but in spite of my great admiration for Mr.
Russell, must add that he wasn't himself,
at that moment, as calm and as casual as
when he spoke of mathematics. For super
shy parents a phonograph record exists.
You turn it on, flee from the room, and
when you return they know all,
Well. | will make fair offer. | will
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Liberty Bank Pays
Dividend of $3.50

At meeting Of the board Of
directors Of the Liberty National
Bank the regular dividend of
$3.50 per share was declared.
The disbursement Is payable on
December 81 to stockholders Of
record December "a. Books will
not be closed.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
SALES

Washington Gas 6s, CA" $1,000
@100Is, $1,000 q 100, $1,000 100,
$f.00C@1C0. s1.00Om 100, $4,000
@1o0, $1,000 100. $1,000 100.
Washington Gas 6's, "B," $500
@103H,
Washinaton Gas SIS, "A" 500
@100, $4,000 100.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
KrOger to Open 100
Pittsburqh Stores

PITTSBURGH. Dec. 19.-Alvtn
E. Dodd, vice president. Kroger
Grocery and Baking Company.
who is in Pittsburgh on a busi-
ness trip, said his company ex-
poets tn open between 10 and 100
new stores here next year.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
A BaffIed Mentor

NV simplificationS seem to me
mastery; to me, but not to any
audience I have encountered. l
proceed from the familiar to the
unknown. from the simple to
the complex; and the questions
throw me back to explain the
simple things. so that in Self'de-
fense l have to assume that
something is wrong with the
economic system. (The alter
native, quite inadmisSible, is
that something's wrong with
meO Thus, the carpenter who
has just brought in a bookcase
becomes an illustrative case, a
living example since he has just
received money for work done.
He has complained that he is
poor.
Question: Why doesn't he
make more money?
Answer: Because he can only
get money for doing work, and
people don't ask him to do much
work.
Question you've guessed it,:
Why?
Answer: Because they haven't
much money. so they're getting
along with old bookcases.
Question addressed to fa-
theiD: Then why dom you tell
him how tc be banker. so he
can make a lot of money like
you?
Answer is complicated, includ-
ing denial that father has
lot of money, and including,
also, a spirited defense of the
art of banking, which requires
years of application and train
ing.
Question: Then why don't we
give him all our money?
Ans ier: Then we wouldn't
have a house to live in, and
dinner and clothes.
A Mean One
Question (at random: Does
everybody like to work?
The answer is so phrased as
not to be a downright lie, and
at the same time to inculcate
sound moral principles. In eff.
2 feet, that everybody does like to
work, or should.
Question: Does the man like
to work? CThe man is the car
pointer who has escaped this cate
chiSm by going home, saving
embarrassment all aroundD
Answer: Yes.
Question: Then why doesn't
he work if he likes to work?
Answer referred. silently, to
President Hoover.
A hit-and-run driver in New
York city the other day picked
up his victim and got away from
a crowd because every one
thought he was going to take
The child to a hospital. Instead
he drove some distance and
then threw the child into the
street.
The foulness of the crime ST.
lences all comment. But it
brings to mind an identical case
which happened about two years
ago and was made notable by
the direct action Of the child's
mother. She paraded like
sandwich man. with huge pla
cards on her person telling of
the crime and begging anyone
who had witnessed 1t to com.
inunicate with her. She was
desperately poor; the signs were
awkwardly hand-painted In bloc
letters, unsteady and unequal.
Yet they had an almost unbear.
able emotional quality. I do not
remember more than the end
of a single phrase, which SEEM
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Gains in Trade
And Labor

d. c.. WarehOusing firm
pays extra dividend.
Youngstown steel activity
up 5 per cent.
Waterbury Company Or
ders make overtime work.
KrOger Company to open
100 additional stores.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
HOOVER STANDS
/. PAT ON RAIL
RELIEF
Two Lines OF Credit Under
Public Supervision, and
Wage Cut Urged

President Hoover apparently
has decided to stand pat, for
the time being, on a three-point
program of railroad relief.
AS announced by the White
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
True to Type
BIRDS AND FLOWERS
TO EXPLAIN MONEY
SORELY NEEDED
Nv GILBERT SELDES

NHODERN parents, gather go through about half of the
I childhood of their offspring in state of mortal
supernduced terror They have been told the
parents that the little will eventually ask embarrassing
questions beginning with the problem of birth and touching
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

New York funds in Montreal. $tSO
premium on $1,000.
Montreal funds in New York, $3.50
discount on $1,000,
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Public Utility Bonds

Bid
Public Utility Bonds or Ask.
Mini
Amer Tel & TeIsa 4i4s S9l1os I.....
Am Tel & T CT tt 5s....101 go.
AnaCustia Il r"i Il r bs .. 50 as
Ana " Pot GUAR r. ~ 95
G + Tel nf Va Ss ...... I1I tIn6
Cap Traction 4 r .,....I &C 6Sh
citV A. Suburban 5s ~ gu 10
Georg etowh Gas 1st IS .tIOU 7
Potomac Flee Cons ne 10IL 1927
Potomac F.ler Is 1883 TO7 "
Wash Alex & M V CIT.
WashinRion Gas AVS ~ %
Washington Has bs........llHO IOI
Wash Gas "a series A i1nn i0l
Wash Gas Is srr 90 u ..... in3H
Wash Ry & Eiec ts........I,S0 80
Miscellaneous sii"nds D-
Barber & Ross Inc ehs 7n
Chevy Chase Club SRs...1n0 ll00L
Col Country Club 5hS ...l100 nos
D Paper Mfg ss........l rs 20
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
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House. in response to inquiries
from all over the country, this
program contemplates:
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
SPECIAL EASTER MUSIC d
AT AVENUE VI. +. CHURCH

The members of the Avenue M. E.
Church choir have been working
diligently under the direction of their
leader, Charles E. Varney, on the
special numbers for Easter Sunday.
The music selected is very pretty
and will be rendered by the choir
with the deepest feeling and express
sion on this Eastern Morn.
The anthem numbers are: Christ
Is Risen, Easter Dawn, Calvary,
King All GlOrius".
A very pretty Easter Hallelujah
will be sung after the Scripture read
ing of the New Testament.
Mrs. POstles Hammond and Mr..
Curtis Williams will sing a duet en-
titled "a Vision of Angels. This
is a new treat for their hearers, even
though they have each been heard
in solos, this is their first duet num-
ber and is a very beautiful selec-
tiOn.
Mrs. Edward Hurley will, as usual,
render several beautiful organ num-
bers suitable to the occasion. 1t is
useless to say more of Mrs. Hurley
for everyone knows her ability as
an Organist and her recitals are en-
jOyed each Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

Reality" was the subject of the
iessOn-sermOn on Sunday, March 90
in all Churches of Christ, Scientist
Golden Text: For as the earth
bringeth forth her bud, and as the
garden causeth the things that are
sOwn in it to spring forth; so the
Lord God win cause righteousness
and praise to spring forth before all
the nations" Usaiah 61:1D.
Among the citations which com
prised the lesson-sermOn was the
following from the Bible: But as it
is written, Eye hath not seen, nor
ear heard, neither have entered into
the heart of man, the things which
God hath prepared for them that
love him." q Corinthians 2:9).
The lessOn-sermOn also included
the following passages from the
Christian Science text book, Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy:
"The categories of metaphysics rest
on one basis, the divine Mind. Meta
physics resolves things into
thoughts, and exchanges the objects
of sense for the ideas of Soul.
These ideas are perfectly real and
tangible to spiritual consciousness,
and they have this advantage over
the objects and thoughts of material
sense,-they are good and eternal"
Up. 269).
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03

to go beyond the letter of the con
tract in their endeavOr to complete
a splendid task of finishing the
building.
Furniture and equipment are now
being installed. 1t is hoped that the
building will be ready for occu-
| pancy by the first of May. Sidewalks
are being laid and the fence which
will enclose the playground is being
erected.
The teachers of the lower six
grades will take their second day of
observation in the Demonstration
School at Georgetown, starting on
Wednesday, April 1st. The newer
methods of teaching employed in the
Demonstration School are being
given careful study by the teachers
with the view of Incorporating some
of them in this school. .I
The committee named by the pre-
liminary meeting of the High School
and officials association for football
met at Harrington last evening,
Thursday for the purpose of draft
ing bylaws to submit to the next
general meeting, scheduled for April
7th at the Georgetown High School.
This committee consists of Mr.. c.
Keys, member of the Eastern States
Football Officials Association, Mr..
George f. Hendricks, secretary-treas
Wer, d. /. l. A., ana George #. Mack
lin, principal. II is the aim of this
organization to form a social and
business group for the purpose of
the conditions which sur
round the Officiating of football
games, especially in lower Delaware
This organization aims to hold week.
ly meetings during the season and
before the season begins, which will
be educative in aim. The training
Of additional men to officiate, as well |
as to improve those in service will |
ne the chief aim of the organization.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
BEFORE AND AFTER CALvING

Several days before the COW cal
yes, reduce the quantity of silage
and hay slightly fgrain is fed, cut
the amount down to or pounds a
day. Ground oats mixed with wheat
bran and linseed meal are good
feeds at this time. The drinking wa
ter should not be too cold. For sew
eral hours before calVing, feed very
little hay or silage. A warm bran
mash is beneficial. After calving,
continue to feed sparingly. A cow
that has been dry for six weeks to
two months, and has been fed lib
orally while in milk and during the
dry period, should be in good flesh
at calving time. Generally speaking
after calving the appetite of thin
cows is somewhat keener than that
of fat cows. Thin COWS should be
put on full feed in about two weeks,
and fat cows in about four weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03

winter. Sunshine is one of the most
important considerations in plan
ming truck garden. Even foliage
crops such as lettuce, kale and
spinach, which do fairly well in par
tial shade, need at least three hours
of direct sunshine a day. Plants
which ripen fruits such as tomato
and eggplant need at least five hours
and should have more. If the soil
varies in different parts of the gar
den, plant crops such as celery, on
ions, and late cucumbers in low,
moist soil Plant early crops and
those that need quick, warm soil
where the land is high, warm, and
dry. Make successive paintings from
10 days to.2 or 8 weeks apart of
string beans. bush lima beans, sweet
corn. lettuce, peas, and radishes, so
there will be fresh supply through
out the season. Include small fruits
with the permanent crops.