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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
BETHLEHEM STEEL
ASSETS SHOW DROP
Net Income for Year 1880 Was
$5.26 a Share, Says
Report.
az the Assoclated Press.


NEW YORK, March 30.-The PAM
phlet report of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation issued today showed a de-
crease Of S68802. ISL in current assets
at the end of 1890, as compared with
the close Of 1929, due to decreases in
cash. marketable securities and re-
ceivables.
Total current assetG as of December
81. last, were $3.50, 1859 ,624, against
S228,17l, IT'S as of December 81, 1929.
Cash at the end Of 1880 was $22,-
935, 500, compared with S29, 1925, 704 at
the end of 1929 Inventories as of De-
cember 81. last, showed an increase to
STA. 978, 966 from SEQ 147, 20z, as of De-
cember 81, 1929. Total assets were
SITS, 760,397, compared with $Sol.63l,-
1852
Net income for the year. as previ-
ously reported, was $23, 843. 406, equal
to S526 a share on the common stock,
compared with $42, PAP $50, or S11.0l a
common share, in 1929. The report
pointed out that net income available
for dividends last year was the largest
earned by the corporation for any year
since the war, with the exception OF
1929.
Operations during the year averaged
GIT per cent of capacity, against 81 g
per cent in 1929. The average number
of employees last year was 60,993 and
total wages were 1901, l85, COM
pared with an average of 64,316 EN-
ployes and total wages of $124,95S,674
for 1929
The report pointed out that the fund
ed debt December 30 was Silt, 1923, 600,
compared with S237142,264 at the end
CT 1924, a reduction of S119,613,664.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
RAILWAY ACCIDENT
TOTAL SHOWS DROP
Fatalities in 1880 Were Low
est for Any Year Since
1922, Report States.

Fatalities due to highway grade
crossing accidents were the lowest in
1880 for any year since 1922, according
to complete reports for the year just
filed by the railroads with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and made
public today.
Complete reports for 1890 show that
1000 persons lost their lives in grade
crossing accidents, which was a reduc-
ton of 465, or nearly 10 per cent, COM
pared with the number Of fatalities in
1929. Persons injured IN such accidents
in 1880 totaled 5,517, reduction OF
1,287, compared with the preceding
year. In 1880 there were 1853 acct
dents at highway grade crossings, COM
pared with 5,975 in 1929.
This reduction Of nearly 10 per cent
in the number of fatalities resulting
from highway Embarrassing accidents
in 1890 compared with 1929 took place
in the face of an increase of approx
mately per cent in all other fatalities
on the highways of this country.
The railroads, in cooperation with
various safety organizations, have for
years waged vigorous campaign in an
effort to impress upon the public the
necessity for exercising the maximum
amount of caution in approaching and
passing over highway grade crossings,
and the marked reduction that has
taken place in tne number CT accidents
at such crossings is, in part, due to the
increased cooperation of the public in
this matter
Elimination of all highway grade
crossings is impossible, owing to physic-
al reasons and prohibitive cost, but mil
lions of dollars are being spent annu--
ally by the railroads for the removal OF
the most hazardous ones and Tor the
purchase and installation Of automatic
warning devices, gates, signs and signals
at other highway grade crossings in an
effort to safeguard human life to the
greatest extent possible at such points.
Glass I railroads in 1929 spent $685.
445. $50 for additional protection to or
elimination of highway grade crossings.
OF that amount, the railroads alone
spent S25,1l3,333 for separation Of
grades, while S539,94l were expended
for abandonment or removal Of high
way Arade crossings and S2,742,4ol veT2
expended for additional automatic
warning devices, gates, signals and signs
designed to protect human life at high
way grade crossings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
MACHINE AGE HELD
STILL IN FUTURE
BY JOHN H. VAN DEvENrER.

Iaynnen. whose chief experience with
machinery has consisted in stepping on
motor car starter buttons or turning
radio dials, are fond Of calling this
''the Machine Age" But you will not
find trained engineers or industrial ex-
ecutives who know machinery refer to
the present time in these terms. They
know that the real Machine Age is yet
to come.
The closer people are to the business
of meehanization, the more willing they
are to admit that It is still in its In
fancy. E. w. Rice, jr., honorary chair
man Of the Board OF the General Elec-
trio Co, who has had a 50-year cleo
trical engineering background, says that
the real wonders of electricity are vet
to come. He ought to know. Reflect on
this statement in the light of what cleo
tricity has already done for us.
Charles Kettering, chief engineer Of
the General Motors Corporation, hints
OF Forthcoming automotiYe DEVELOPMENTS
that are likely to revolutionize the in
dustry and effect a real transformation
IN transportation. Men of this CALDER
co not believe that we have vet done
much more than to reach the frontiers
OF progress.
Research engineers OF our great
metal-producing industries and leading
metallurgists tell us that they are Just
beginning to explore the great unknown
areas in which they expect to find fl-
ture metals of unbelievable strength,
wearing qualities and beauty.
Ask any competent mechanical engi-
neer or machinery builder IL he con-
siders that progress in his own particu-
lar line Of effort is nearing its limit.
Ninety-nine out of every hundred such
men will tell you that the big devel-
opments are yet to come.
(Copyright by United Business Publishers.
Bureau OF EconomcSD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
BELIEVES AUSTRALIAN
DEBT PAYMENT ASSURED

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Belief that
the Australian Commonwealth is COM
mitted for the payment Of both inter-
est and principal Of New South Wales
obligations, should that state carry out
it's threat to stop interest on a portion
Of its foreign debt, was expressed today
in Moody's Investors Service.
Moody's quotes section Of the agree
mert concluded in December 1927. be-
tween the Commonwealth and the indi-
vidual States, which provides that the
Commonwealth will take over on July
/. 1929. "the balance then unpaid of
the gross public debt of each State
existing on 30th June, 1927 and
in respect Of the debts so taken over will
assume the liabilities Of the States to
bondholders."
The specific guarantee Of the federal
government to service the State debts
is contained, Moody's asserts, in the
clause that the Common
wealth will pay to bondholders from
time to time interest payable on the
Public Debts of the States taken over
by the Commonwealth as aforesaid other
than debts due by the States to the
Commonwealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
CURB ISSUES DRIFT
I TO LOWER LEVELS
UnfavorabIe News Develop.
7 mentS Result in Heavy
Selling Movement.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 3o.-Stocks were
in supply. on the curb exchange today.
Holders Increased their offerings as a
result of unfavorable week end trade
and financial news, and shorts made
fresh commitments.
Here and there throughout the list,
however, some stocks stubbornly resisted
in such manner as to indicate support
from short covering. The market
; picked up speed on the downside at
midday.
The veteran market leader, Electric
Bond d Share, got down more than a
point on reduced turnover. At the turn
OF the year this issue housed the biggest
short interest of any stock on the curb,
but many close to the insiders" long
since have covered. Cities Service kept
within half-point range most Of the
forenoon.
Imperial Oil of Canada was the first
OF the Standard Oils to break into new
low ground today. It soon was joined
by Standard Oil of Indiana. On this
move Humble Oil came within small
fraction of its previous low for the year.
Ford Motor, Ltd. displayed f1rmneSs
for time as London cables announced
that thu company had transferred the
controlling interest in its European
ouOcAdAtll @SS ~ Il LuACLllDJulS 4lOlOliiS
company enabling Ford Motor, Ltd, to
escape the increase in English taxes.
Earlier it was thought that Swedish
subsidiary would be formed for such a
purpose.
Noranda Mines, gold and copper
producer in Canada, again outdistanced
the mines in point of activity, but met
further profit taking. Newmont Min
ing was down about a point in early
trading and Anglo Chilean Nitrate
opened off almost point.
Ounce Press sold of despite its 1880
earnings Of S696 share against $3.50
a share in 1929. Agfa Ansco rose to a
new high Axton- Fisher Tobacco A was
down trifie. Among the higher-priced
tnduStrialS Singer Manufacturing opened
down about points, Great Atlantic g.
Pacific Tea of about points and
Aluminium Co. Of America of about 3
points.
Chain sores generally were under
elight pressure. Walgreen was off about
point in the first part CT the session.
Local reports of unfavoraole pre-Easter
business caused some selling of j. j.
Newberry preferred and other COM
panieS in cliied lines. Part of the local
glackening was due to inclement weather
here Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
Western Maryland Railway.

BALTIMORE, March 80 (SpeciaD -
Estimated earnings of the Western
Maryland Railway Co. for the week
ended March 81 total $305, 1861,
against 1857 ,371.54 in the like week a
year ago, a decline of $51, 585.03. For
the three weeks ended March 81 esti-
mated earnings totaled 1929, 750.10, a
decrease of Sl43,264.52 compared with
the 1880 week.
Total earnings for the current fiscal
year to March 81 amounted to SO, 49,
478.41, decrease of $616, 1928. or IS
per cent, compared with the cor
responding period q year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
Crude Petroleum Prices.

NEW YORK, March 80 [P).-The
average price fer crude petroleum at
10 producing fields was lower last week
at 90.8 cents a barrel, compared with
93.3 cents a barrel the preceding week
and 81 .tS9 barrel a year ago, accord
Gasoline at the refineries also was
cheaper last week at cents a gallon ct
four principal refining centers, COM
pared with en- average of SOC cents a
gallon a week ago and 7.12 cents a
gallon last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 30.--King Corn is
deadl Long live KinS Wheatl
Deposed by the native maize nearly
three months ago, wheat was showed
back into the cereal throne today In
the Chicago Board of Trade.
The Federal Farm Boards decision
to keep "hands of" after the 1880
wheat crop is marketed ended corn's
brief dynasty and once more placed
wheat trading in the big pit.
Early last Monday, before the Farm
Boards week end decision had re-
echoed over the vast trading hall, the
fingers that signal offers and &C.
dormant during the Governments
sterilization of the 1880 crop eagerly
bounced into the wheat pit again.
The futures sales of that day gave
graphic evidence Of wheat's resurging
tide, viz:
Monday, so,71s,oOo bushels: a week
ago, 11,876,000 bushels; year ago,
81, sos, 000
Overnight the trade had doomed
sales to the leadership of old. For the
first time since the Grain Sterilization
Corporation set stabilizing prices wheat
sales passed corn.
To the trade it was Independence
week"-signalizing the trades ascend
ancy once more to control Of sales. For
the week, total sales were 119,393,0 900
bushels, compared to 63,679, 900 bushels
the previous week.
After last November's Farm Board
stabilizing price for March and May
wheat was set the traders settled into
an attitude of watchful aloofness.
Wheat sales dropped to rock bottom
almost overnight.
The big pit was silent much Of the
day. The corn trading, instead be-
came the scene CT frenzied lingering
On January the Board of Trade chose
native king. Corn went into the
big pit
The traders, jubilant once more, were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 3o.-Cotton
prices slunped from 4 to 10 points
in heavy selling at the opening of the
market today May and July con-
tracts were most widely affected, under
offerings from the South and from
overseas houses. In more distant
months the decline was checked by
acreage reduction estimates.
Opening prices were: May, 1913,
off 7; July, 1923, off 10; october,
1927, off 6; December, 11.43, of g.;
January, 1884, off 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
NEW YORK CURB MARKET


Note-An stocks are sold In one hundred-snare lots
excepting those designated by the letter (e0 (250s).
which shows those stocks were sold In odd lots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
RIGHTS-EXPIRE


q q Ford Ltd Apr II 81 4 A
Dividends
fParty tPlus
in Payable Adjustment dividend.
atock
m Plus stock
D Paid last regular rate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
Radio Orders Increase.

NEW YORK, March 80 tP).-The
Grigsby- Grunow Co. reported that for
the first time this year orders are run
ming ahead of production. The COM
pany said it was $4,000 sets behind in
its shipments as of March %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury bal
ance announced today as of close OF
business March 81 was $685., 137 ,079 OF.
Customs receipts for the month to date
were S26,245, 587.86. Total ordinary ex-
penditures. S693O.857Rl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
WHEAT AGAIN PUSHED FORWARD
TO LEADERSHIP IN CHICAGO PIT

stilI aware of the Farm Boards ex-
istence, however. To protect its mill
lions of bushels, the Grain Sterilization
Corporation announced its set price for
May wheat would continue to the end
of June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. March 80 tP1.-Bar sill
yer, 1884, a decline of "a. Market quiet,
with limited offerings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08

show and III see the show-or get
a refund"
"AH right, you can 60" Irene
capitulated.
DERYL handed the blouse to her.
1b You'd better take it upstairs
before I change my mind and de-
eide I don't want to CO." she said,
and Irene hastily followed the sug-
gsstion.
Automatically Beryl began to
gather up the breakfast dishes.
She'd long ago learned that Irene
would not help their mother and
that if she, too, refused, her mother
would DO the dishwashing alone.
Mrs. Everett fiuttered around
more or less helplessly. Beryl knew
she had something on her mind and
finally it came out in a burst Of
righteousness.
Il do wish you and pa wouldn't
be always getting Irene fused up"
she fretted. You ought to make
some allowance for her being differ
ent."
II don't allow any one to trick me
if can help it" Beryl told her. "I
did that work for Irene in exchange
for the privilege Of hearing her sing
at RKG. And it was no fun, tired
as was"
We'll" Mrs. Everett sighed.
please be tactful the rest of the
day. After all Irena's career is i'm
portant."
"She hasn't got a career-she's
only got a screech."
IF you're going to talk like that"
! Mrs. Everett said with a touch of
anger, "Ill have to do the blouse
for her myself and ask you to stay
at home. I can't see why you want
to go anyway when you feel that
way about it,"
Who knows?" Beryl said dream
lily. Il might get an offer myself
some day. want to faniliarize
myself with studio atmosphere"
And as though to prove that had
something to induce an offer she
began to mum.
please DON'T" her mother
begged. Irene might hear you, and
you know, Bcryl, that funny way
you sing is irritating to a real
singer"
Beryl fell silent. Fer moods
often changed quickly. If Irene had
a chance-if it were true, as they
said, that she had voice-it would
be cruel to handicap her.
Her softer feeling endured. And
when she arrived at the studio with
Irene she volunteered to forego the
right she had bought and wait in an
snteroom, little dreaming of the
reward her generous impulse was to
bring her.
(Tn An nna%S,arJaIN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08

65sE.RYL BORDEN. secretly in love with
Tommy WILSON. discovers that he Is
Ersnning 20 clone with her half-sister
IRENE EVERETT, aud with the assist
snee Of her gang" kidnsps him.
she urges him 70 STAY ii college and
not break the heart OF the aunt who
i5 nnancing him. Failing % convince
hin. Bsryl let's Tommy return 10 Irene
who. enraged at the delay. refuses 70
listen and postpones the elopmcnt.
Later Tommy goes fishing and finds
BerYl and her gang on the beach. One
81 the bows ANGIE REED. IS carried out
BY the tide, and Tommy and Beryl
recue him.
She finds e hardd TO bear the re-
proaches Of MRS. REED and the s1eers
OF her jealous sister.
When Tommy ogain begs Irene TO
marry him. she saws she VIII not let
marriage interfere with her career and
informs him that she IS TO have q radio
she promises to take Beryl to the
studio II she viii wash her blouse. and
after the work IS finished asks the
mother not TO let Bervl 70.
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08

He turned to the golden lion. well, Jab-bal,.
ia, once again we turn away from home; but no,
where she is IS homel" But the trail mystihed
Tarzan of the Apes, for it did not lead toward
Opar. The sixth day, his keen ears caught the
sound of approaching men. Sending Jad-bal-
ia into thicket to hide, Tarzan took to the
trees and moved rapidly toward the on-coming
men. who proved to be his own Waziri.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08
PUPILS TO GIVE PLAY

Ito be continued)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08

At their head was Usula, sad and detected.
Throwing down his spear and shield and stretch
ing his arms wide he barred his great breast to
Tarzan. Strike. Bwana!" he cried, Lady Jane
is no more We failed In our duty TO protect
her" Tarzan could not believe his ears. He
made USula tell each detail Of the events leading
up to her death. When this was done, Tarzan
Of the Apes spoke but three words: WHERE
Is Luvini2"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08
Three-Act Comedy to Be Presented
at Beech Grove.

Seniors Of Beech Grove high
school will present Honor Bright, y
a three-act comedy, in the school
auditorium at tonight. Bessie V.
Minor, senior class sponsor, is di-
rector.
Leading roles will be enacted by
Phyllis Prosch and Charles Ter
hume. Other members of the cast
are:
Crystal Adams, WELDON Britton,
Dorcas Loves, James Bishop, Bryon
Rutledge, Fredia Baldwin, Leslie
Jenkinson, Esther Phillips, Mary
Betner, John Newman, Richard
Clapp, Louis McElroy and Burney
Wiley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08

Within days march of the bungalow Tar
zan discovered the spoor of considerable body
Of warriors. Several days old it was, yet plainly
legible. Suddenly the ape-man displayed the
sharpest interest, for among the mems foot
prints he saw the smaller ones of white woman,
a loved footprint that he knew as well as his
own. '"The Waziri returned and told her was
missing" he soliloquized. "and now she has set
out to seaSch for me-"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08
By Blosser

"Ah. that we do not snow," lamented Usula
"But I shall knowl" said Tarzan. Return
home to your wives and children You are
needed among the herds and in the fields. And
when next you see me, you will know LllvinI
is dead" Bidding them goodbye he turned
about in search Of Luvini-and revenge. He
whistled once, single. low, long-drawn note.
and moment later. Jad-bal-Ja. the golden lion,
bounded into view along the jungle trail
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
MEDICAL SH|F 7
STIRS FOWLER

Any movement to transfer med
ical service now rendered in the
public schools from the jurisdic-
tion Of the District Health De
partment to the Board of Educa'
ton will be vigorously opposed by
District Health Officer william c.
Fowler.
Not only did DR.. Fowler declare
his opposition to the proposed
change, but he also said:
Furthermore, I believe that
supervision of the Board of Edu-
cation should be vested in the
District Commissioners. AS you
know, members of the board are
now appointed by the court and
it functions separate and dis
tinct from the District govern.
ment."
DR.. Fowler's remarks were made
in answer to the expression of
Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant
superintendent of schools, who, at
a recent luncheon, advocated the
transfer of medical service from
the Health Department to the
Board of Education.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
Cancer Prize AWard
Is Set for TOniqht

Ambassador von Prittwitz Of
Germany will present the Nord,
hoff-Jung cancer prize for 1880
and a check for $1,000 to DR..
Alexis Carrell of the Rockefeller
Institute of New York at exer-
cises tonight at Georgetown Uni
versity.
Announcement also will be
made of the award of the Kober
Medal for 1881 to DR.. Henry Sew.
all of Denver, in recognition of
contributions to the cure of tuber-
culosis.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
D. {. EMPLOYEES
FIGHT PARKING
ZONE CHANGE
Merchants Join in Protests
Against Extension of Area;
Two Departments Opposed

Proposals to abolish the rotary
left turn and to -ange the exist
ing right-of-way rule will be sub
ccitted by Traffic Director Will
liam Harland to the District Com
n1iSsioners on Monday.
- In the proposal to change the
existing left turn, motorists will
approach the intersection in the
traffic lane nearest the middle
Of the street, after signifying an
intention to turn and will give
the right of way only to cars al.
reaCy in the intersection which
migkt lead to confusion if op-
posed.
Parking Rule Hit
Protests against the proposed
zone parking system, which the
District Commissioners are con-
sidering adopting, have been made
by employees of three Federal gov
eminent departments and ill be
heard by the city heads on Tues
day.
The protests were made by en-
ployes of the Department of Agri-
culture, the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing and the Smithsonian
Institution.
Opposed by Merchants
Additional protests are also
expected to, come from mer-
chants in the downtown shopping
area. Already Barber and Ross,
hardware merchants, of Eleventh
j and G Streets Northwest, have
filed objection to the proposal to
ban parking in the first zone area
in the morning from 8 to $50
o'clock.
The three Government depart
rnents, from which the protests
came, lie in the proposed second
zone, where consideration is be-
ing given to a one-hour parking
limit from 9 a. m. until s p. m.
The workers declare they will be
put to hardships in the events
y the proposed regulation changes
are adopted.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
SEN, REED RAPS
BONUS DRUNKS

Appearance of scores of drunken
veterans in the District Police
Court was cited today by Senator
David Reed (R) of Pennsylvania,
as justification for his opposition
during the last Congress to the
bonus legislation.
Senator Reed contended that
the fears of opponents of the
legislation that veterans immed.
lately upon getting their bonus
would drink it up" have been
borne out by recent develop
1nents.
Shortly after the bonuses were
made available, Senator Reed
pointed out IS drunks appeared
before a local police judge in
one day.
The Pennsylvania Senator ex.
coriated "those who get drunk
on public funds"
Senator Reed said that during
the last session he favored and
still favors granting relief to
veterans of the World War who
are actually in need or who are
suffering.
He declared, however, that
there is no justification and was
no justification for draining the
Treasury to give bonuses to those
who did not need them.