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The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Big Baltimore Power Line
To Be Ready for Winter

Construction of the 70-mile,
220, 0,000-volt transmission line the
Pennsylvania Water & Power Co.
is building to bring additional
hydro-electric power from the
Susquehanna River to Baltimore
is nearing completion.
The line will connect the new
hydro electric development at
Safe Harbor, Pa, with the sys-
tenn of the Consolidated Gas.
Electric light & Power Co., Of
Baltimore.
Ready For Winter
Safe Harbor will be placed in
service early next winter and the
new supply of hydro-electric power
for Baltimore will be in addition
to the large quantities the Penn
sylvania Water & Power Co. has
been supplying to the Consoli-
dated since 1910 from it's plant
on the Susquehanna at Holt
wood. The plants at HOLLYWOOD
and Safe Harbor will be inter.
connected and operated as a
single development constituting
one Of Americas chief sources
Of hydro-elect power.
The new power line is erected
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
a |NDUSTR R|ES
SHOW GAIN

With factory payrolls at a new
low, fourteen industries have
bounced off the bottom Of the
depression and, in spite of a gen.
eral lowering of wage rates, are
pouring out increasingly larger
wage totals into the pockets of
workers. This means that they
have been taking on help in con-
siderably greater proportion than
the dollar totals indicate.
In payroll totals, woolens and
worsteds are taking the lead. with
8 per cent over July 1890, % per
cent over 1880 low and per cent
over June 1881. Boots and shoes,
ice cream, and sugar cane refin-
ing, while below July 1881, are
substantially above the 1880 low
and June 1881.
In addition to these industries,
mems clothing. flour, leather, rub.
ber boots and shoes, shirts and
collars and structural ironwork
definitely forged ahead during
last July. A tabulation for IS in
dustrieS is published in the current
issue Of the Alexander Hamilton
Institutes Business Conditions
Weekly.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31

on a $50 foot right-ot-way
through York county, Pa, and
Baltimore and Howard counties,
Md. It's construction calls for
$50 steel towers, of which 200, or
SO per cent have been erected.
Concrete footings for the towers
are 81 per cent complete, and
wires and insulators are already
in place in % per cent of the
line. On the 1712 miles of line
in Pennsylvania, cable has been
strung on all of the towers. This
work is progressing at the rate
Of a mile a day.
S3O,OOO,OOO Investment
The initial development at
Safe Harbor calls for an invest
ment of $30,000,0O0. Construc-
ton is we'll ahead of schedule
and at present 3,400 men are at
work on the dam and power
house.
1t is owned by the Safe Harbor
Water Power Corporation, which
was formed at the instance of
the Consolidated Gas, Electric
Light and Power Company of
Baltimore and the Pennsylvania
Water and Power Company.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
COTTON EASIER;
CABLES LOWER

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 G.N.SD.
The New York cotton market
displayed an easier tendency dur
ing the forenoon trading today
on increased selling, particularly
from Southern foreign. sources.
Liverpool cables were lower than
due. Early weather wires re-
ported light to moderate rains
over the Eastern Belt and Okla
homa and light rains in Louisi-
ana and Eastern Texas. Tenn
peratureS continued cool.
At first call the market was
off 8 to 10 points and as the
market progressed initial losses
were extended on increasing offer
ings, particularly from the ring
and local traders. Wall Street
and commission houses were
among the buyers and there also
a fair demand from the trade
on a scale down.
At midday, October sold at
7.01, off 19; December at 1923,
off II; January at 7.31, off 20:
March at 7.53. off II, and May
at ITO, off II.
According to private advices,
Gov. Ross Sterling probably will
issue a call this week for a spe-
cial session of the Texas legisla-
ture to enact a law curtailing the
cotton acreage for 1892. While
he will submit the general sub
Ject, it is not likely that the
plan of Gov. Huey Long of
Louisiana for complete abandon
ment of cotton growing next
year will meet with support by
the legislature. An acreage cur
tailment by law of one-third to
one-half of this years acreage
appears to be in general favor
with the growers.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
AVERAGE CRUDE
PRICE SCARS

The average price for crude
petroleum at 10 representative
producing fields was higher last
week at 1913 cents a barrel. COM
pared with an average Of 1913
cents a barrel in the preceding
week. The average for the cor
responding period last year was
$1.497 a barrel, according to the
Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter.
Gasoline at the refinerieS was
higher last week at an average
of 5.187 cents a gallon at four
principal refining centers, COM
pared with 5 cents a gallon the
preceding week and 7.08 cents
gallon at this time a year ago.
Gasoline at service stations in
10. representative cities was higher
last week at 16.45 per gallon,
against 1910 cents per gallon a
week ago and 20.95 cents per
gallon at this time last year.
Domestic crude oil production,
as estimated by the above au-
thority, from January / to August
90, was 575, ,10O,O 900 barrels, COM
pared with 618,416, 900 barrels in
the corresponding period of 1880.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31

was in keeping with the general
attitude of French banking cir
cles.
Exports Decline
The drastic decline in French
exports, the increasingly mfav-
orahle trade balance, the con-
tinued high cost of French living
and the enormous gold reserves
in the Bank of France are re-
garded as combining to teach
their own lesson.
Moreover, it is feared, unless
the present Laval Ministry dem
cnstrates its ability to devise a
corrective program before the
French parliament reassembles in
the autumn. there are certain to
be serious political repercuSSions.
The natural French insiStence
on safety first" wherever a SOU
Is involved is felt to be at the
bottom of the drastic curtail.
ment of foreign credits during
the past IL months.
Withdrawals Hurt
Withdrawals of French funds
abroad undoubtedly constituted
an element in precipitating the
financial crises Of Europe and
Great Britain.
Another element in the situa-
tion has been the unwillingneSs
Of the French to grant credits
unless assured a. the same time
of special political advantages
and economic privileges.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
GRANT NET TILT
AZ PER CENT

Net earnings of the w. r.
Grant Co. for the six months
ending July 81 were $1,333,178,
an increase Of AIS per cent over
earnings of $935,011 in the cor
responding period of 1880. Sales
for these six months this year
were $34,202,244, an increase of
1912 per cent over the $31,040, 161
the previous year.
The increase in sales was &C
counted for by the opening of
additional stores, for the sales
in dollars of identical stores
during the 1881 period declined
80 per cent below sales for the
same period of 1890.
The increase in net income
was the result of economies re-
sulting from the, adoption Of
more efficient methods of mer-
chandiSing instituted to meet new
conditions, and also the result of
a more stable price structure
with an attendant saving in
markdownS.
On July 81, this year. there
were 375 Grant stores, compared
with S25 stores operating at the
end Of July, 1880. The company
is continuing its expansion pro
gram and approximately SO ad-
ditional Grant stores will be
opened during the remainder of
1881.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Consun1erlgnoredinC Chair,
War, Says Legislator

Senator Monroe, who is a
newspaper publisher at Collins
vile, Ill, took an active part
in the debate on the chain store
tax bill when it was I'D for con-
sideration before the Illinois Sen
ate.
He holds that laws intended to
protect the small local business
man against the competition of
the chain store simply makes the
consumer pay more for his goods,
without actually giving any aid
to the local merchant, and if
1t is necessary to legislate in
his behalf the matter should be
faced squarely and a law passed
forbidding any man to own more
than one store.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
StrGUs Firm to Put
KGLtenbOrn on Air

In the belief that the average
American investor is interested as
never before in obtaining authora-
tive information on world econom.
les, S. w. Straus & Co., of New
York, will go on the air again
featuring H. v. Kaltenborn.
widely-known editor, traveller, lee
turer and author. It was an
nounced that at the same time
the regular Straus schedule of
newspaper advertising will be
maintained.
The first broadcast will be over
the Columbia network al $50 o.
m. (E. D, To, Wednesday, Septem-
Der 2. Thereafter the program
will be on the air every Monday
and Wednesday at the same hour
until Wednesday, September 9.
After that it will be broadcast
every Tuesday and Thursday at
7:3O.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
DEATHS

Lillian C. Jones 70 years. 3425 Mt
Pleasant st. N. W.
Nellie NJ. Bristol, 70 years. stbley
Hospital.
Charles W sgworth, s4 years. sS33
New Hampshire Ave. N. W.
George Fisher, As years. Sibley Hos
pital.
Dalton Galimore. 40 years. Emergency
Hospital.
Bessie j. Barnett. So years. Garfield
Hospital.
Ada. Miller Rhodes, Is years, the
Ontario Apartments.
Stanley Scherr, years, Freedmen's
Hospital.
Betty storer. months. Children's
Hospital.
Sophie Thornton. 81 years, st. Eliza
beths Hospital
James Ross. So years. Gallinger
Hospital.
Ida Amber, SO years. 1850 Oak
Lima jones' At years. Freedmen's
Hospital.
Samuel Noble. 45 years Freedmen's
Hospital
:, William H Garrett. Al years. U. S,
Navy Yard.
Avery Anderson. 27 years. GallinEer
Hospital.
Alexander Tolson, Is years, Potomac
River,
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Engineers Service
EARNINGS Increase

Engineers Public Service Com
pany reports consolidated gross
earnings for the IL months end
ing July 81, 1881, of $52,567 ,867
and net earnings of $22,474,545,
which compares with $50, 2,445, ,744.
and $22,429.663, respectively, for
the IL months ending July 81,
1890. The balance was $10,948,-
42O, equivalent after deduction of
retirement reserve and Engineers,
preferred. dividends to 5000 per
share on the 1,909,716 common
shares outstanding.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
JObLess in MidlUeSt
Increase, Pau Drops

Midsummer slackening of in
dustrial activity in the seventh
Federal reserve district during
July gave rise to the sharpest re-
cessions in employment and pay
rolls on record for the district,
with the result that wages and
employment were lower by 20 per
cent and 18 per cent, respectively,
in July this year than in July a
year ago.
Total wages declined 11.6 per
cent and total employment Al PEI
cent in July as compared with
June.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
CURB LOWER IN
DULL SESSION

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 GN.SJ.
The curb market worked it's way
to irregularly lower price levels
in a Enthusiastically dull ses-
sion today. Selling which made
its appearance from time to
time, while not a particularly
urgent character, was neverthe-
less persistent, and with few ex-
ceptions most stocks were in
clined to give ground for the
better part of the dealings.
The utility group was slightly
reactionary in tone although most
of the favorites in this section
encountered good grade of
support on scale down basis.
With the exception of Brazil
Traction. which fell off a point
to 1612, losses were held to frac-
tlonal proportions. Among :e.e
issues which were in more or less
supply were. American and For
eign Power warrants, American
Gas and Electric. Electric Bond
and Share, Associated Gas and
Electric A and Middle West Utili-
ties.
Cities Service followed the
general trend Of the market and
was off % at 1925.
/. Oils were irregularly lower.
Standard of Ohio was a bright
spot with gain of 1H points
to 5224, but it was largely offset
by a loss of q point in Standard
of Indiana to 265s and a frac.
tional decline in South Penn Oil
to 1874.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
OTIS STEEL LOSS

Otis Steel Company reports for
quarter ended June 80, 1881, net
loss of $269,784 after interest and
depreciation. This compares with
net profit of $20,615 equal to 10
cents a share on 115,O34 shares
of z per cent prior preference
stock in preceding quarter. In
June quarter of previous year,
company reported profit of 1894
673 before depreciation and Fed
eral taxes.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31

There has been two much dis
regard of the ultimate consumer
in American economic life, State
Senator James o. Monroe, of
Illinois, asserts in an article In
the September issue Of Chain
Store Progress.
1--WE lay protective tariffs
for the benefit Of any and all
sorts Of powerful special in
terestS, totally disregarding the
wants and desires of the people
who will consume the protected
products.
That's the trouble with the
farmer tOday-he has to sell
on an open competitive world
market and he has to buy pro-
tected goods on Q tariff-in-
fIated market"
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
POLLY MORAN'S
''OWN STORY"
TELLS ALL
She Likes Clark Gable, Greta
Garbo, Herself Ia LittIe),
And Is C-r-razy About Rain
By POLLY MORAN


(MetrO-GOldwyn-Maye Picture Star
Appearing At LOew's Palace Theater
From the hundreds of letters I
have received since I became a
member of The Times editorial
staff find that there are three
questions that rank first in the
minds of the movie fans. 1t is
these three questions that I am
going to answer in today's col
umn.
First: "WhO is my favOrite
actor and actress?"
S-h-h, It's Clark Gable
That's easy, and not unlike
the vast majority of other Amer
leans I run true to form (after
all, we people who work in the
studios are human and our likes
and dislikes are very much like
those of anyone else). For the
actor I, without hesitation, name
Clark Gable. Girls, there's a
man that can make you sizzle
any ole day. He's tall, much
taller than you would imagine,
and he has that kind of person
ality that makes Dressler and my
self go into Mysteries every time
he comes near.
AS for the actress I would say
that Polly Moran was a rather
good comedienne, but on second
thought I again revert to the
mind of the general public and
select Greta Carlo. You know,
we mugs that are always clown
ing want, more than anything
else, the opportunity to do drama.
Another thing. All this talk
about Garbo being so mysterious
is no hookum. I have a dressing
room just a few doors away from
hers and nobody ever sees her
around the studio, She is as
to her fellow-workers
as she is to you folks.
stage versus SCreen
The second question is which
prefer most, the screen or the
stage.
In working before a camera
and microphone you never know
how your stuff is going over.
Things that seem funny when
you are doing them sometimes
are tragic when shown to movie
audience. On the stage you can
get the "feel' of your audience
and, with a little cooperation, it
is possible to set a pace that is
impossible to equal in screen
work.
Yes. I'm sure that I prefer
meeting the public from the
stage, even if you are sometimes
in danger of being on the receiv-
ing end of delicacies that are
not SO delicate.
How do 1 like Hollywood?
Well, let me tell you something.
If it would only rain out there
once in a while I would be per
fectly happy. Do you know that
when shower does come up the
people desert the stores, theaters,
offices and homes Just to be able
to get out in it? You may think
that I'm a terrible fibber, but, so
help me, it's the truth.
A Welcome of Rain
Another thing; despite the fact
that think Washington is with
out doubt the most beautiful city
in the United States, even the
world, the most welcome thing
that greeted me on my arrival
here last Saturday morning was
rain! Laugh that off!
Tomorrow will attempt to
get into some Of those personal
questions that The Times readers
have asked me. If there's any
thing you would like to know
about anything concerning the
theatrical business or its workers,
write me in care of LOew's Palace
Theater where / am appearing
this week, and I'll be glad to
answer them as well as can.
S'1OnU
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Central Subsidiary
Tits Net and Gross

CHICAGO, Aug. 3l.-Gains in
both gross revenues and net earn
iIags are reported by Portland
General Electric Company, sub
sidiary Of Central Pacific Service
Corporation, operators of the
Washington Gaslight Company,
for the IL months ended July 81.
Gross for the period was
$8.322, SOB, against $8,20O,642 gross
for the preceding II months; and
net earnings were $4,649, ,451, as
compared with $4,561,111 in the
II months ended July 81, last
year.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Births, Deaths and ! fAsrriases
JOHN B. ARMSTRONG

Final rites for John B. Arm!
strong, 80, formerly a business
man of this city, who died
Thursday at Charles Town, w.
Va, were held today at the Deal
funeral home. 8l6 H st. N. E.,
with the Rev. Thomas A. Gun.
ningham, of the Sacred Heart
Church, officiating. Burial was
in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
A native of st. Mary's county,
Md, Mr.. Armstrong had lived in
Washington most of his life. He
retired eight years ago and moved
to West Palm Beach. Fla.
Surviving are three daughters,
Miss Lottie Armstrong. of Bridge
port, Conn; Mrs. Dewey De Wees,
of Charles Town, and Mrs. Mabel
E. Hatton, of West Palm Beach.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
WESTERN MARYLAND

Western Maryland Railway Co.
reports for seven months ended
July 81, 1881, net income of $751;
1854 after taxes and charges, equi-
valent to $3.31 share on 177,42O
shares of TO first preferred stock
on which no dividends have been
paid. This compares with net in
come in first seven months of
1890 of $1,13O,179 equal to $6.37 a
share on TO preferred stock and
At cents a share on 526,82O COM
mon shares, after allowing for
dividends on 67,46O shares of Sec
ond preferred stock,
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Associated Phones
Pay Extra Dividend

CHICAGO, Aug. 20. - Aside
from the so cents extra and 81
regular quarterly payments, an
additional so cents participating
dividend was also declared by
Associated Telephone & Telegraph
Company on Glass A stock, pay
able January l, 1882, to stock of
record December IT.
With these declarations Class A
stockholders will receive the maxi
mum participation of. 50 this
year, which brings total divi-
dends for the year on Glass A
to Sc.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
JAMES HOYLE NEYIN

Services for James Hoyle Nevin,
25, former employe of the Gov
ernment Printing Office. who died
Thursday, were held today from
his residence. 1923 Clifton st.
N. w. Mass was said at st.
Paul's Catholic Church. with in
terment in Beallsville, Md. Be
sides his mother. he is survived
by a sister Miss Alice Pauline
Nevin.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
SUGAR MELT SMALLER

Total sugar melt of IA U. S. re-
finers from January to August
is amounted to 2,760, 900 long tons
against 3,O6O,0O0 for the like 1890
period, according to the Sugar In.
Stitute. Deliveries totaled 2,545, 900
against 2,S40,000 for the cores
ponding 1880 period.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
MEXICAN OIL YIELD

June petroleum production in
Mexico totaled 2.258, ,493 barrels, a
daily average of 1928 barrels,
compared with 2,374,010 barrels in
May, q daily average of 1851 bar.
rels. Production for June, 1890,
totaled 2,576,223 barrels, q daily
average Of 1854 barrels.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
DIR. PenGte, Cuban
Rebel, Surrenders

HAVANA. Aug. 81 0.N.SD DIR.
Mendez Penate, last prominent
insurgent leader to make a stand
against the forces of President
Machado, was on his way to Ha.
vana today, having surrendered
yesterday to Colonel Amiel at San
Juan de las Yeras.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
s. AUSTIN MCCARTHY

Funeral services for S. Austin
Mccarthy, an employe in the en-
gineers' department of the War
Department, who died suddenly
Saturday at Providence Hospital,
will be held tomorrow at IL a. m.
al his re::Sence, 1915 Jenifer st.
N. w. Burial, which will be pri-
vate, will take place in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Mr.. Mccarthy was a native of
Washington and had lived here
all his life. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey Nc
Carthy.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
BIRTHS

DIN 1S "a
Elbert 3. and 1nsz A. Queen, boy.
Percy and Margaret Davis, boy. q
Walter NJ. and Mary e. Moore, girl
Phillip and Grace Nattlo, girl. a
Robert NJ. and Alice NJ. O'Connoft
Alexander G. and corinna Billingsley.,,
Joseph e. ami Catherine C. Baldwin,
boy. Is:
Gardner F. aud Marion L. Grenfell.D
girl. -,
Robert L. and Margaret H. McKeown,!
girl. 7
Aloysius c. and Mary G. Welsh, girl.
Joseph L. and Sarah Hurwitz, girl. q.
David H. and Bessie r. Nash, girl. I,
Albert and Sonia Wartheimer. girl N
Ohio L. and Rachel E. Swift. boy, !.
Bernard NJ. and Rose W. Burroughs, :
boy ~
Allen D. and Henrietta A. Harpines, = =
Sidney and Betty Brown boy. -
William G. and Ethel n. Fox, boy
Edward F. and Ruth N. Thornbsrg.
boy y
Thomas E. and Irene Garnett, girl ;,
twins.
Marian e. and Gladys I. White, girl. y
Frank J. and Doris f. Muir, girl Z
Thaddeus r. and Lillian L. Mermei,
girl b
Robert z. and Hazel I. King, girl ..s
George T. and Ella r. Kraker, boy.
James William ami Laura Paul, girl.g
James A. and Anna Jackson, boy. 4
Robert and Josephine Kendrick boy. .
John N. and Juanita Washington ~
boy. ~
Eddie and Helen Means. girl.
Harry C. and Catherine l. Lacey, girl
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
DEATHS

FORD. OSCAR C.-Passed away on Sun,
;, day: August 90; 1881. oscAR G. ToRY
East Liverpool Ohio. Remains restinE :
the W. W. Chambers Co. funeral homej
Fourteenth and Chaplin Streets Northwestl
ment hereafter
HERRICK. EMMA. Con- Saturday. Au-
sncy sp'h Hospita g lYSl EMMA 60 REmRRck Ri q ETsts ss
Funeral Tuesday. September !. at II .,
m; from the ": W Chambers Co, fylnsral
and friends invited. invited interment Gien&ood
LAUER, MARGARET-Passed away. sud
r denly. on SUNDAY, August 20; 1921, st
the beloved dauehter OF George p, ana
Anna Lauer Besides her parents. she is
survived survive BY two sisters. Mrs. Esther Jen7
Funeral services viii be conducted from
her late resideTee s2GS L9Hrsnee Street
sdIY,dsI ElI foIlGw ST in Prospect Hill Cemetery
JONES. LILLIAN CROCKETT-On Friday.
1oNEs beloved 10 S"1 wife ioFlHs Of ths % late Henry
Fl Rirtin,A G. Alex = and md Douglas c Jones and MFi,
5!2@ n EsiSensi Ss Ss s S osRs
ns S RsIsPe. Ge sGdd1f snd fead.s AHsqst qistviSssd
attend Interment Fort Lincoln CemetsryA
Services by W. w. Chambers Company
ADJUST 80. 1881. JOSEPH EfisBEY
sIMMS' SIN HI husband ban Of, Of Mary C. simmS aWnd W
Simms of Georgetown. D. c. and brother
of Miss Lille r. Lockhart. a
funeral home. 14OO Chaplin st. n. W. on
Tuesday September 1. at .. m. InteF9
ment Oak Hill Cemetery. a
SMITH. SCOTT W.-Passed away on Fri.
day. August 2S. 1881 SCOTT W.
SMITH. Remains resting at the W. We,
Chambers Co. funeral home. Fourteenth
and Chanin Streets Northwest. until Mon
day evening. August 81 1881 at o'clock.
- lnterment will follow in Buchanan,
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Gold Star Mother
Dies En- Route Home

The death of Mrs. Mary Jones,
of Meyersdale, Pa, Saturday
aboard the steamship America,
was announced by Acting Secre-
tary of War Payne today.
Mrs. Jones, a gold star mother,
was returning from a pilgrimage
to the cemeteries of Europe.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
Hutchinson Death
He1rinQ Continued

The case of Charles C. Burnett,
charged with manslaughter in
connection with the death of
William B. Hutchinson Saturday
morning, was continued in Arling-
ton county in police court today
until September IL by Judge
Harry r. Thomas, because of the
absence of Burnett's attorney.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
MISS ANNA J. BAILEY

Miss Anna j. Bailey, 10. a Gov
ernment clerk for more than 80
years. died yesterday at Sibley
Hospital following an illness of
one month.
Mis- Bailey was a native of Chel-
sea, Mass. She had been en-
ployed in the Census Bureau and
other departments.
Surviving is a nephew, Major
H. j. Barry, Quartermaster Corps.
Of San Francisco. The body will
be sent to Everett, Mass. where
funeral services and interment
will take place Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1931-08-31
AUSTRALIAN SEEDING CUT

Excessive rains during May and
June in New South Wales not only
restricted seeding and other farm
operations but may also tend to
make for smaller wheat yields, it
is reported to Department Of
Agriculture,