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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-03
SETH PARKER SINGS.
YMNSFORB BENEFIT.
s'Down East" Choir Presents
| Air Program at constitu-
r., ton Hall Concert.

Seth Parker, Of radio fame, and his
little group of Down East" hymn sing
ers, reproduced one of their Sunday
Evening Gatherings" In. Jonesport, Me-,
before a capacity audience last night at
Constitution Hall for the benefit OF the
Central Union Mission.
The entire cast which presents the
Sunday night radio programs took part
In the show. The audience sang with
Seth the hymns in his hymnal, abb
sorbed his homely philosophy, and
laughed at the antics of the fast-talk-
ing Lizzie Peters and her croak. ng-voice
husband, CephuS.
Typical Of Broadcasts.
The program was typical of the reg
ular Seth Parker broadcasts, and only
the n1icrophone was absent. The stage
was set to represent the sitting room In
the mythical Parker home at Jonesport,
with its old-fashioned chairs, oil lamps.
handwoven rugs and the little melodeon.
Homer Rodeheaver and his trombone
started the show, by rehearsing the
audience In some Of Seth Parker
HYMNS. When he had worked up suf-
hctent atmosphere and enthusiasm for
an old-fashioned hymn sing the lights
went out and Seth Parker and his
JoneSport cast took the stage. And
&AAC44 4OT bWO LlOuIS Oelu ana his popular
characters alternately sang, recited and
w1secracked in that characteristic phil
osophical New England way.
Share Comedy Honors.
Lizzie Peters and Cephus. however,
shared the comedy honors. Lizzie
also demonstrated how to recite the
books Of the Bible in 17la seconds.
Mrs. Albert j. Lord of Meriden.
Conn, mother of Phillips Lord, who
created Seth Parker, was the guest of
honor at the performance. Rodeheaver
introduced her and she was given a
protracted ovation.
Seth Parker will bring his cast back
b washington on March Is for anoth-
er performance at Constitution Hall.
This show also will be given for the
benefit Of the Central Union Mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-03
MUSIC CONTEST OFFERS
PRIZES T0TALINGE SIS. 900
National Federation Sponsors
Competitions to Discover
Youthful Talent.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 3.-The Ma
tional Federation of Music Clubs yes
terday announced purses tctaling $1,000
for its twentieth annual young artists
contest.
The girl displaying the most out
standing operate voice will receive
$1,000. additions with the Metropolitan
and Chicago opera companies, q New
York debut under professional manage
ment and an engagement with the
American Opera Co.
There will also be prizes OF $500 for
the best womens high voice of
coloratura, dramatic or lyric soprano.
best women's low voice of contralto or
mezzo soprano, best mems hiRh voice.
best mems low voice and best piano,
organ, violin and cello.
Appli, ations for entrance are being
made to Mrs. Arthur Holmes Morse.
charm an of the National Executive
Contest Committee. 1853 McGregor ave-
nue.. Cincinnati. Ohio.
State elimination contests will be held
In April, district contests in May and
tie final addition during the biennial
convention of the National Federation,
June 20 to 81. at San Francisco. Among
the judges will be Nine. Olga Samarof,
Nokolai Sokoloff, Walter Damrosch
and vladimir Rosing.
Several scholarships will be awarded
in the State contests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-03
TUBERCULOSIS CLINICS
CONTINUE AT MANASSAS
Examinations to Go on Today, To-
morrow, Thursday and
Friday.
Special Dispatch to The star.

special DBpatcn 70 Ihe star.
MANASSAS, Va, March 3.-Continu-
ing the active campaign being waged
against tuberculosis In Prince william
County, doctors and assistants from the
State Department of Health returned to
the county yesterday, and, with Mrs.
Ruby Ryman Hayden, county nurse,
have opened free clinic in Parish Hall,
Manassas.
More than 80 children were examined,
some Of whom will return for X-ray ex-
animation. The young peoples exami-
nation viii continue tomorrow and Fri
day, while examinations of adults, in
consultation with the family physicians
Of the county, are being made today and
again on Thursday.
DR.. @. W. Scott Of the department OF
health Is the clinician here, Mrs. C. w.
Scott, historian; Miss Emma Taliferro,
X-ray nurse; J. z. Reyes, technician,
while Miss Sara Lee Coleman, supervis-
ing nurse in Northern Virginia, whose
chief work is in the tuberculor preven-
ton field, and Mrs Hayden, county
nurse, are cooperating with the ex-
perts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-03
GROUP NAMED TO WORK
FOR MOTHERS IN NEED
Golden Rule Campaign Seeks to
Rescue May 10 Observance
From Commercialism.
By The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 3--Mrs. Frank
lin d. Roosevelt, wife OF the Governor
Of New York State, appointed yesterday
q National Golden Rule Mothers Day
Committee which will work for the
assistance OF mothers in need. Mrs.
Roosevelt spoke at an advertising club
luncheon.
Mothers Day, May 10, Is to combine
the homage Of other years with the
practical assistance OF Golden Rule
Sunday, heretofore observed between
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
1T Is to meet the need which has
become acute this winter" said Mrs.
Roosevelt, that the Golden Rule
Foundation Is making a special appeal
through the National Golden Rule
Mothers Fund Committee"
Charles Stelzle of the Golden Rule
Foundation, who presided at the
luncheon, said the aim Of the campaign
would be to rescue Mothers Day from
commercialism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-03

Leonardo da Vinci d452-i5le1 has
been declared the most highly gifted
man In the history Of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-03
WIFE FINDS MAN DEAD
BY SIDE OF SLAIN GIRL
Murder and Suicide Believed Gil
max to Husbands Promise
to Quit Drink ing.
~ the Associated Press.

gy the Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA. Calf, March a.
The bodies Of K. B. Tracey, %, and Ruth
Blonde" Miller, %, were fourd by Mrs.
Katherine Tracey, when she returned
home yesterday to ascertain whether her
husband had kept promise TO quit
drinking.
Police said evidence indicated the
man had slain the girl and then COM
nitted suicide.
Mrs. Tracey told officers her husband
,-aa promised tilat-if she would take her
2-year-old son and year-old daughter
and stay. with friends four days he
would "straighten up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-03
British Send U. S. Troops
to Attack in Spite of
Objections Raised by
American Chief.
OUR SOLDIERS ASKED
FOR BALKAN FRONT
Foch Told That Lack of
Plan Is Causing A. E. F.
to ''Fritter Away All
Its Resources.
CHAPTER Ii.

CHAPTER Ii.
. EGARDLESS of the distinct I'M
- Outstanding that our troops be-
hind the British front were
4 there for training and were not
to be used except in an emer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-03
MASONS TAKE DEGREES
Prince William Lodges Join in
Ceremonies at Quantico.
gpecial Dispatch TO The Star.

Epeeial Dispatch TO The Star.
QUANTICO, Va, March 3.-Masons
from other lodges in Prince William
County gathered in the John Lejeune
Lodge, No. $50, A. F. and A. M, here
last night TO assist in the third degree.
Those taking part in the work were
z. T. Zalanska, worshipful master Of
Lejeune Lodge; John Broaddus,. wor-
shipiul master, Richard C. Hayden,
senior warden; Wilson N. Wenrich,
junior warden; j. Lott Bushong, junior
deacon of Manasseh Lodge, No. 100, at
Manassas: Charles Armistead Sinclair
and @. Walker Merchant, past district
deputies, and @. Raymond Radcliffe, M.
M. Ellis and G. H. Wine.
Following the ceremony a social pro-
gram was presented.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06

The erican retail credit
structure so far has stood the
test of depression in a highly
satisfactory manner, Commerce
Department officials said today,
on the basis of preliminary data
secured in a national survey of
credit and inStallmen ent sales
trends for the first half of 1881.
Retailers in Is leading cities
have been questioned as to their
credit and collection experience
of the past six months. The
lines Of trade being surveyed in
clude department stores, furni-
ture, jewelry, shoe, mems cloth
ing, women'S Specialties and elec-
trical appliance stores.
Surveys Cover 1880
Semi-annual surveys covering
the entire year 1880, have indi-
Gated that on the whole the
American people were meeting
their open credit and installment
obligations in an orderly man.
ner. New commitments were be-
ing assumed in very nearly the
same proportion to cash sales as
formerly, the surveys showed.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
RUSSIA TRADES
MORE IN j, s.

While virtually every other ma
ton was cutting it's purchases
from the United States, Soviet
Russia bought approximately so
per cent more from this country
in June, 1881, than in the same
month of 1890, the Commerce
Department disclosed yesterday.
The only other countries to
show any increase were China
and CzechosIovakia, and in each
case the increase was very slight.
All other nations showed drastic
reductions in the importation Of
American products, the total of
his nations exports amounting
to $294,7O0,753 in June of last
year against sls7,1s9, ,So9 in June
of this year.
Russia's June imports from the
United States were $12,61S,O5
against $S,8O5,642 last year. Her
total for the first six months of
1881 were, however, slightly be-
low the 1880 level, being $68, ,781,-
388 against $73,470,670.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
BID ON j. 8.
LINES AWAITED

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 GN.S0.-
All negotiations for the reorgani-
alton of the United States Lines,
conducted by the U. s. Shipping
Board, were held in allegiance to-
day. pending the arrival here on
Saturday of r. Stanley Dollar,
West Coast shipping magnate.
Dollar was expected to submit
an additional offer or to bulwark
one made by Kenneth Dawson,
Pacific Coast ship line owner.
Tentative plans for purchase also
have been submitted by the Roose
velt international Mercantile
Marine Corporation. Joseph
Sheedy, official OF the United
States Lines and a heavy stock
holder. also was understood to
have entered the field Of bidders.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
BEARS To TEST.
FORMER LOW
LEVELS
Indications Seen of Attempt
to "Break Through" Before
Clear Price Trend Is Shown
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 0NSD.
Persistent weakness in the rail
group over recent days has en-.
hanced bearishness toward the
general stock list in recent days.
and has lent color to the belief
that a test of the former low
levels will be made before clear.
cut price trend becomes evident.
The situation in the rails can
not be dismissed lightly.
Rate Boost Discounted
The selling which has taken
place in this section, coming a.
it does only a short time before
the shippers will be heard in the
pending rate case, increases the
feeling that if rate advance is
gran. I'd, it will be announced too
late to have any appreciable
effect on this years earnings.
A statistical survey reveals that
the next operating income of the
class one railroads of the United
Staes in the first six months was
about 36E- per cent less than in
the first six months of 1880, and
about STA per cent less than in
the first half of 1922.
The only roads which earned
more in the first half of 1881
than in the first half of 1880
were New York, Ontario and
Western, Chicago Great Western
and International Great North
ern.
Some Heavy Declines
The largest losses from 1880
in net operating income were
sustained by Baltimore and Ohio.
with a decline of 34.9 per cent:
New York Central, 47.S per cent:
Norfolk and Western 36.5 per
cent; Pennsylvania 51.4 per cent;
Pere Marquette 61.16 per cent;
Reading 52.1 per cent; Wabash
59.1 per cent; Wheeling and Lake
Erie 70.1 per cent: Chicago and
Northwestern so per cent; Chi
cago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and
Pacific $50 per cent; Northern
Pacific 62.2 per cent; Southern
Pacific 1914 per cent; Union Pa
clt1c 28.8 per cent, and Missouri.
Kansas-Texas 58.6 per cent.
Unless some decided improve
ment takes place within the near
future, further pairing of divi.
dends in this group will be in
evitable.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Low VALUE SET
ON 80 COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. g.
Value of the last cotton crop was
$692, ,749, ,255, about half the value
Of the preceding crop and low
est in more than IS years, H. G..
Hester, secretary of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, says
in his annual statement.
Average price of middling spot
cotton was 9.57 cents per pound,
against 1924 the preceding sea-
son. Average value Of cotton bales
was $49.S6, against $3.50 the
preceding season, $96.92 two sea-
sons ago and $104.29 three sea.
sons ago.
Including the value of the
seed, total value of the crop was
$850,324,855, against $1,422, ,224,.
737 the preceding season. Last
season was the first since 1921
in which the value of the crop
dropped below $1,000, ,000,0OO
Mr.. Hester says the one bright
spot of the season was the in
creased sales of cotton to Oriental
countries. Seasons exports from
this country totaled 6,927, ,425
bales against 6,852,636 in the pre-
ceding season with the heaviest
export movement to Germany,
1895, 1854, against 1,796,691.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Retail Credit Structure
Sound, Surrey Finds

The current credit study will
present comparable data covering
open-credit and installment sales
in proportion to total sales; collec-
tion percentages on both types of
credit transactions; returns and
allowances as percentage of gross
sales; losses resulting from fraudu-
lent buying. and passing of bad
checks.
New InstaIIment Items
Data secured by the Commerce
Department in the past has shown
that the great percentage of the
American buying public is honest
and meets it's obligations
promptly. There is a small per-
centage of the articles bought on
installment credit reclaimed.
Data discloses the wide increase
in the list of articles which may
be secured on the inStallment
basis, until even doctor and hos
pital bills may be met in some in
stances under regularized part
payment basis.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Retailers Demand
Cigarette Probe

The investigation by the De-
partment of Justice into the
wholesale price increase in popular
cigarette brands was as the result
of complaints from retail diStri-
butors who stated that the in
crease in prices has caused in
roads into their business.
The Department of Justice re-
ported nine complaints were re-
ceived including one from the
Wholesale GrocerS Association.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
RAILS GIVE WAY
UNDER BEAR
ASSAULT
New York Central, Southern,
Canadian Pacific Set New
Lows, While Others Slip
Rx THEODORE KOSLOW

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 0N.SD.-
The downward readjustment in
prices continued unchecked
throughout today'S deSultory seS-
sion, with liquidation, as III for
mer days, centered chiefly in the
rails and popular industrial list.
With little resistance being
shown by the So-called cream Of
the list, the expectation in 5rad-
ing quarters was that the market
was headed for a test of the for
mer support levels established on
June 2, although it was stressed
that any Unexpectedly favorable
development could easily result in
o vigorous upturn in prices.
Rails Hard Hit
The rails as a group, gave way
rather easily, with new record
lows established in New York
Central, Canadian Pacific, and
Southern Railway. Baltimore and
Ohio, Atchison, Pennsylvania,
Southern Pacific. and Union
Pacific were other favorites in
the carrier group to feel the
weight of persistent selling
pressure.
The run of speculative indus
trial leaders, while reflecting the
whimS of bearish professionals,
gave a relatively better per
Torrance. With the single excep-
tion of American Can, which
dipped to a new low at 885s early
in the session, price changes on
the downside we're of an unim-
portant character.
Western Union was an out.
standing weak spot in the utility
group, breaking Az points to LOT.
American Telephone eaSed off
fractionally to a new low on the
movement at 1643s.
AmuSements Unsettled
Amusements were unsettled by
q steady flood of offerings in
Fox which tumbled 15s to 1919.
Loew's was hammered to 44A
for a loss of close to 2 points,
and slight declines were noted in
Paramount, Warner, and Radio
Keith.
Coppers and oils fluctuated
narrowly for the greater part of
the day.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
Seven Months Bond
Sales Near Billion

Sales of new issues of State
and municipal bonds during
seven months Of the current year
aggregate $939, 1907, ,048, according
to the figures compiled by the
Daily Bond Buyer, of New York.
This figure is just a few mil
lion dollars under that for the
corresponding period in 1924. New
issues in July dropped off sharply
from the heavy totals of earlier
months and further contraction
in State and city borrowing is ex-
pected this month.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
TrGckGge Rights
GiUen at Houston

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday authorized seven
railroads to operate over trackage
to be acquired and constructed
by the Hariss County-Houston
Ship Channel Navigation district,
for the purpose of affording all
rail lines entering Houston an
equal access to certain important
manufacturing centers.
The roads are the Texas and
New Orleans, the International
Great Northern. the st. Louis,
Brownsville and Mexico, the
Beaumont, Sour Lake and West
ern, the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe, the Missouri i-KanSaS-
Texas, and the Burlington Rock
Island.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
CLOTH MART EASY

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 G.N.SD.
Standard print cloths declined "a
cent in various primary quarters
this morning. No important vol
ume of trading ensued, though the
first effect of the easier levels was
to bring in a number Of buyers
who covered on from 1000 to
1000 piece lots. Buyers were in.
tereSted in spot and nearby de.
liveries and very few forward con-
tracts were placed. 1t was an iso,
lated experience to find contracts
played calling for deliveries to the
close of the year.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO, Aug. s G.N.S.)

CHICAGO, Aug. 6 Q.NSD.
Hogs - Receipts, $4,000: 1Oc
higher. Top. $8.15; bulk, $3.50
8; heavy. $5.75@7.3O; medium,
$7.60@8.15; light, $7.65@9.15:
light lights, $7.4O@8.10: packing
sows, $4.40@6; pigs, $6.50@7.75;
holdovers, 5000.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000; market
steady. Calves: Receipts, 1000;
market steady. Beef steers, good
and choice, $7.50@8.75; common
and medium. $6@7.50; yearlings,
$7.50@9.25. Butcher cattle: Heif-
ers, $5@875; cows, $3@5.75; bulls.
$3.50@6: calves. $6.5O@9.50; feeder
steers. $4.50@7; stocker steers.
$4.5O@6.75; stocker cows and
heifers, $3.50@5.50.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000; mar
ket steady Lambs, $7@7.50:
common. $4@5.5O; yearlings, $50
s; feeders, $5@5.75; ewes. $2@3.5O.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
immigration to y. S.
Drops From Canada

Immigration from Canada Tor
the fiscal year ended June 80 was
restricted to 14,778, a decrease of
71.3 per cent, since the policy
Of barring aliens who might be-
come public charges was adopted
a year ago, the State Department
announced yesterday.
For the previous fiscal year.
the number of Canadian immi-
grants entering the United States
was 41,9S4.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
PATiNO MINES LOSE

Patino Mines and Enterprises
Consolidated. Inc, reports for
six months ended June 80, 1881,
net loss Of $471, ,106 after interest,
depreciation, depletion. ETC., COM
pairing with net loss Of $338,011
In first half Of 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
WHEAT GRINDING OFF

During June, 1887 mills ground
1884, ,920 bushels of wheat and
produced 7,762,841 barrels Of
flour, as compared with 36,496.-
238 bushels of wheat and 8,015..
OPS barrels of flour for May, and
40,136,5O7 bushels of wheat and
8,686,635 barrels of flour in June,
1880, Department of Commerce
states.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
CAROLINA COTTON

North Carolina has reduced its
cotton acreage % per cent since
1929, Governor Gardner wired
Gov. Ross S. Sterling. of Texas, in
declining an invitation to attend
cotton reduction conference at
Austin, Tex,
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
SALES

Potomac Electric 512 per cent
pfd.. 10@11lA.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 7@77A
After call - Capital Traction
Company, 10@40H.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06


Public Utility Bonds Bid Ask
Amer Tel & Tel 4hs........12 127 .....
Amer Tel Il Tel C'tl Tr 5S1O6h I.....
Anacostia & Pot r r SIS. !. II ....
Ana & Pot Guar SIS. IS .....
C & Tel of Va 5s........ 1O4 z I105 "a
Cap Traction r 5s..... SO "a
City & Suburban 5s......... 20 .....
Georgetown Gas LIST SIS. los .....
Potomac Elec Cons SIS. .... 1O4 "a 1O5 n
Potomac Flee 6s...........l0 l09 go.
Wash Alex & Mt. V eff. 80.
Washington Gas 4hs.... 1OOh l1O1
Washington Gas 5s........ 1G61s .....
Wash Gas IS series A. .il03 .....
Wash Gas SIS series b B...... l1O5 I'll.
Wash Ry & EIec 4s.:......l S2l2 S3A
Miscellaneous Bonds
Barber & Ross Inc 61As.... IS .....
Chevy Chase Club 51as.... 100 :::..
Col Country Club 5hs.... 1OOh llO3
ID Paper Mtg IS. 30 40
W NJ Cold Storage 6s. 94 80.
Public Utility Stocks =
Amer Tel & Tel. .l16h l.....
The Washington times., 1931-08-06

Canada
New York funds in Montreal, 81 slA
premium at $1,000.
Montreal funds in New York, s2.B1A
discount at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1931-08-06
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

Bid ASK
Capitol Traction Co........ 40 Al
Wash Gas 1t Co. HIS 49,.
N & W Steamboat. ......1 175 I1S5
Pot EIec Power rs pfd. 113 Ia
Pot Elec Pwr 5hs pfd..... !111k I112h
Wash Ry Il Elec com. 900. l44O .....
Wash Ry & Ell rfd ........l 99N 1909
National Bank stocks
Capital ,.....,.............17 175 1850
Columbia ............. '''' l51o ...'.
Commercial (stamped). ....l2O0 I2Zb
District ....-.......,..',. ll38 XIV
Fed-Amer Natl Blk & Tr. 47% 81
Liberty Observation-Disclosures. 1870 ,21O
Lincoln ,.....,.......I4 .I4O0 i44O
Metropolitan ESQ 800
RlggS ......''''' ''''''.'' ioau ioon
SECOND ,...........- 166 i21O
Washington ...............I19 1913 i22o
rrust Company Stocks
Amer Sec & Tr Co. 1915 1925
Continental Trust .......... 80. 12s
Natl Saw & Tr. $50 I41O
Prince Georges Blk q Tr. - 2S 40
Union Trust .............. ..l2OO IzZ5
Wash Loan & Tr. l4OO $50
savings Bank stocks
Bank of Bethesda, ........ 6S S5
Com & Savings. ........... 325 80.
East Washington ......... 20 IS
Pot Savings Bank. k.......... IS IS
Sec Saw & Com Blk. l43O 800
Seventh street .............I2 I29O l.-...
The Washington times., 1931-06-30
SOCIETY NOTES
Photo by International

Day will remain in Pasadena
for several months.
Mr.. Watson Davis, Of Wash
ington, is also an arrival at the
Maryland.
Rep. and Mrs. Adam M.
Wyant, accompanied by their
young daughter and son, mo-
tored to washington yesterday
from their home in Green's
burg. Pa, and are at their
apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel.
Mrs. Berkeley Simmons and
her children left today for
Fishers Island, where they have
a summer home. Mr.. Simmons
will join his family on Friday
for the week end and will
spend the month of August
with them.
Miss Fanny Lay will leave
Washington in a few days to
pay a round of visits at the
Northern resorts.