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The Washington times., 1931-06-17
GO:UR RTHOUSE
STRETCH TO Be
PROVED
Formal Approval Of Town
Council and County; State
Road Board to Get Plans

Revised plans for the widening
and improvement of Montgomery
Avenue in front of the new
county courthouse at Rockville,
viii be sent to the mayor and
council Of Rockville for their
approval, it was decided yesterday
by the county commissioners who
met in the courthouse at Rock.
vile.
It is expected that the revised
plans will receive the formal ap-
proval of both the town and the
county. Copies will be sent to
the State Road Commission for
study and approval.
Montgomery Avenue will be
widened so that. 1t will run par
alIel with the new courthouse as
far as the Frederick Road in
terSection. The commissioners
expect to approve the plans at
a meeting tomorrow.
The Citizens Committee of Sec
tion Four, Chevy Chase, Md.
presented the commissioners the
specifications and a schedule Of
taxes for street improvements.
The plans call for the construc-
tion Of cement curbs and cutters
on both sides of Leland Street
from Connecticut Avenue to Oak
Lane and the estimated cost is
$500. The plans were referred
to the firm of Whiteford and
CiSsel, counsels for the commits
Sioners.
The Washington times., 1931-06-17
Glasses in Music
To Start MOndGu

Music classes in group instru-
mental instruction will be given
for the first time this summer
through a six weeks period be.
ginning next Monday. it was an
nounced yesterday.
The plan has Oeen approved
by DR.. Edwin N. c. Barnes. di.
rector of music in the public
schools, and the Community
Center Department will cooper
ate. The classes will be ht d
five days a week. Registration
will take place at Thomson
School.
The Washington times., 1931-06-17
FLOIUer Test Won
BU DOrOthu Zehn1eT

Miss Dorothy zehmer. 1925 M
st. N. W., was announced yeSter-
day as winner of the first sec.
tional prize of $50 for the District
in a national flower apprecia-
ton contest.
In addition, the school which
she attended received a school
prize Of $25. The contest has
been conducted in Washington
schools in recent months to in
culcate an appreciation of flow
ers and plants.
The Washington times., 1931-06-17
ROCKVILLE TO O. K. PLANS FOR WIDENING MONTGOMERY AVE
Search of Old Ocean
To HeLD Fishermen

Scientists will Scour the coastal
waters from Delaware Bay to
Cape Cod, this summer, in an ef'
fort to determine just what
places are used as spawning beds
by deep sea fish and to aid fish
ermen to determine their best
sources of supply.
Prof. Albert E. Parr, OF Yale.
is to have charge of the work
which is an extension of a study
that has been in progress in
Delaware Bay for two years by
cooperation between the United
States Bureau Of Fisheries and
the Bing h a m Oceanographic
Foundation of Yale.
The Washington times., 1931-06-17
R|TCH|E SPEECH
SKETCHES HIS
PLATFORM
Prohibition, High Tariffs and
Reparations Among Topics
Discussed Before Ad Club

NEW YORK, June II t1.N.SD,
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie, of Mary
land, recognized Democratic pres
idential possibility for 1882, dis
cussed national and international
affairs here 'last night in an ad-
dress before the annual convention
of the Advertising Federation of
America in such fashion as to
virtually outline the platform on
which he might present himself
to the people a year hence.
The depression, prohibition, tar
iff, Government-in-buSiness, re-
sponSibilities of the big corpora
tions to labor, and the effect of
German reparationS on allied
debts to the United States were
among the subjects touched upon
by the governor.
Discusses Big Issues
Fundamentally, Governor Ritchie
found the structure of the nation
sound, even in this time of dis
tress. He charted, however, some
definite changes which should be
undertaken.
Pleading for a return to local
option on prohibition, Governor
Ritchie asserted the Eighteenth
Amendment is a challenge to the:
Right and the capacity of
the American people to govern
themselves.
The question is one of Gov
ernment and it is whether in
a diversified land such as ours
any question depending SO
much on communal conditions
and local wants and needs can
ever be settled by a standard
lied Federal yardStick, which no
matter how well it may work in
some communities, does not
work at all in others, and has
brought with it the badge of
shame and crime, and has even
spotted the ermine of the
judiciary ITSELF"
ASsails High Tariff
Governor Ritchie aSSailed the
Republican tariff for having
raised:
"A wall so high that it de-
StrOyS our export trade at the
time American business needs
it most, and also increases the
price of nearly everything the
farmer buys when the returns
from his principal cash crops
are the lowest in decades"
He attacked the Hoover Admin
istration for refusing to discuss"
the relationship of German repa
rations to allied debts, which, he
said:
"Are so closely intertwined
that every informed person in
or out of public life believes that
if by agreement or otherwise
Germany stops paying its repa-
ratiOnS to the allies, then the
allies are going to stop paying
their debts to us"
The Washington times., 1931-06-17
PLAN FOR FIRE FETE

The special committee in
charge of the carnival to be held
by the Arlington Volunteer Fire
Department next month will
meet at the fire hall Friday night
to make arrangements for the
affair. Members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the department will
meet with the committee.
The Washington times., 1931-06-17
Foods for Vets Get
Raid Tests bH Z. S.

Wounded war veterans in Gov
ernment hospitals may be irri-
tated by delays. but they have
the satisfaction of knowing that
Uncle Sam is the most particu-
lar dietician in the world.
For every kind of food bought
by the Veterans Bureau must
pass strict tests outlined by the
Food and Drug Administration.
Canned foods are examined and
tested the same as fresh foods.
The Washington times., 1931-06-17
Home Circle Meeting
To End With BnqOuet

A dance closed the second day
of the Protected Home Circles
eighteenth biennial convention
in the willard Hotel last night.
Yesterdays sessions included
speeches and an exhibition by a
Washington junior drill team.
Senator James J. Davis, of
Pennsylvania. will deliver an d.
dress at 1880 a. m. today. A
banquet tonight will conclude
the convention.
The Washington times., 1931-06-17
Kindergarten Holds
Exercises SATURDAY.

Closing exercises of the Gar.
den Of Children, pre.School kin
dergarten, will be held at the
school, 1928 s st. N. w, Satur.
day at 10 a. m.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
FRE|GHTS
ARE HEAVY

The movement of all classes of
freight from Duluth and Superior
docks at the opening of the new
season of lake navigation has
risen sharply. A total of 176,407
tons of ore was shipped from
Lake Superior docks during the
few days of navigation last month
against 107.559 tons in the like
period of 1880, according to the
May report of the Pittsburgh
Steamship Company.
Shipments from underground
mines on the Guyana range have
started and other underground
mines are planning to load out
good tonnage from their stock
piles during the season, as a good
call for that class of ore is re-
ported.
Grain receipts at docks of Lake
Superior ports to April totaled
2,785, 900 bushels, more than dou.
BILE that of a year ago, while ship.
mentS figured at 5,677 900 bushels
were almost five times greater
according to the Duluth board of
trade.
Iron ore receipts at lower lake
ports for April amounted to lis.
496 tons. against 1888 tons in
corresponding month last year,
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Washington Bank10on1an
To Attend Conference

Among those who will attend
the conference of the Mid-At-
lantic division of the Association
of Bank Women, in New York
Friday, will be Miss Mary Jane
Winfree, assistant cashier of the
Commercial National Bank, here,
who is prominent in the organi5a-
ton work.
Woman bank officials of New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware and the Dis
trict of Columbia are represented
in the division, which has ex-
tended an invitation to New En-
gland and other associations to
attend the meetings which will be
held at the New York Federal re-
serve bank.
The program for the day was
arranged by a committee of which
Miss E. Nora Gibbons, of the
Chase National Bank, New York,
is chairman.
DR.. Benjamin M. Anderson, jr.,
economist of the Chase National
Bank, will speak on The Finan.
cial Situation" at the afternoon
session.
The bank women in the eve
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
PRICES
ARE OFF

NEW YORK, May 13 G.N.SD.
The New York cotton market was
barely steady during the foreign
trading today on lower Liverpool
cables than expected, but after
the initial drop. the market main
tained a steady undertone.
At Midday. July sold at 9.84,
off 10; October at 1919, off 10;
December at 1912, off 10; Jan
uary at 1888, off II; and March
at 1912, off 10.
The weekly government crop
report released today stated that
in most cotton sections, tempera-
lures were to 10 degrees below
normal, and the GOODNESS was
accompanied by cloudy or show
cry weather in most sections.
The cool, cloudy weather was
generally unfavorable for cotton,
although conditions in the Caro-
linas and Virginias were some
what more favorable. The most
impressive feature of the market
during the past few days has
been the increased absorption by
trade interests. It is understood
that there are numerous buying
orders in the market from that
source on a scale down.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
{ j R B MARKET
IMPROVES

NEW YORK, May 13 Q.N.S0 .
The curb market showed UP in
a slightly improved light today,
with stocks putting up greater
resistance to the selling, although
the preponderance of prtc e
changes was still on the side of
lower levels.
The utility group was irregu-
larly lower, with few declines ex-
ceeding a point, and with many
favorites such as Electric Bond
and, Share. Middle West Utilities,
Niagara Hudson, and United
Light and Power maintaining q
position close to their previous
levels. Cities Service continued
to point lower, showing a further
fractional loss of 20 at 142s.
Oils were inclined to SoftnesS,
with Vacuum off almost a point
at "a, Standard of Indiana off
"a at 261s, and Humble off " at
So.
Investment trusts followed a
narrow path in their early move
ments, with few issues varying
more than fractionally from their
previous closings.
Losses of fairly substantial pro-
portions were sustained in the
speciality section, where but COM
S4Ia%
necessary to depress prices down
ward. Among the weak spots
were Singer Manufacturing off
Az at 285la, Newmont Mining
off IA at 1914. Aluminium off l
at 143, Mead johnson off IA at
80. Pilot Radio Tube off / at
2012. Parker Rustproof off 2 at
81, and Western Air Express off
11a at II.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Pipe Line Deliveries
ShOW SLi0ht Gain

Crude oil deliveries by II pipe
line companies of the old Stand.
ard Oil group in April totaled TO-
836,034 barrels, a daily average Of
361 ,601 barrels.
In March this year the same
companies delivered 10,514,994 bar
rels, or 339.193 barrels daily, while
in April last year their deliveries
were 15,631,234 barrels, an average
of 521,04l barrels daily.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
GAINS ARE SEEN
IN HARDWARE

NEW YORK, May 13.-Seasonal
increases are currently reported
by the country's leading hard
ware markets, Hardware Age will
say tomorrow in it's weekly mar
ket summary. In New England
and the Middle West, business
has recently shown marked i'm
provement, while less important
increases have registered in prac-
tically all other trade territories.
April sales with some whole
salers compared favorably with a
year ago, and in a few instances
even better sales totals were re-
corded April is usually the ban
ner month for most hardware
jobbers, with May normally
second in rank, and it appears
that this year will prove no ex-
ception in this respect.
Some orders are being received
for summer merchandise, and the
early activity in goods of this
character indicates that a fairly
healthy demand can be expected
Considerable interest also pre-
walls in fall and winter lines
and a moderately good volume OF
future orders has already been
booked by jobbers.
Collections have improve ID
slightly since the consumer de
mand for spring goods material
lied. and a further betterment
has been predicted.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Of TRADE
STERILIZATION
WELCOMED
c instructive Developments
Are Seen by Haney Despite
Moderately Sagging Trend
BY LEWIS HANEY
Director New York University. Bureau
of Business Research and Former
Economist of Federal Trade
Commission

The past week has shown little
change in the condition of btIsi!
ness. This in a way is encourae-
ing. We should welcome a period
of quiet stabilization.
What changes actually occurred
were in the direction Of a mod
erately sagging trend. In general,
however, a fair degree of stability
was evident. thus increasing hopes
that no further sharp recession
in business activity is to be
feared. So,
Await Sterilization
Evidently buyers everywhere,
whether of commodities or secur1-
ties, are awaiting stabilization
of values. AS yet they lack that
confidence in values which Is the
basis of good business. -.
In the commodity markets
prices continue to show large
preponderance of declines. In the
group of commodities usually &C.
cepted as best indicating the TRUE
price trend there was the largest
proportion of declines since mid.
December.
But several constructive develop
ments can be reported. The un-
filled orders of the Steel Cor"
poration fell somewhat less than
usual for April, when figured on
a percentage basis. -. q.
Retail Trade Holds
Retail trade in general has
been holding up surprisingly well
in physical volume. Even the dol.
lar sales of department stores
made a more than seasonal gain
in April.
Railway car loadings are hold.
ing at least sidewise, due allow
ance being made for seasonal
variations.
Thus the distribution" of com.
modities makes a better showing
than the production, which Is as
it should be. -
The cut in rediscount rates
may check our accumulation OF
gold and help Government financ.
ing, but that is about all.
Too Late for Gestures"
The market for speculative
funds was already low enough.
1t is too late for prosperity ses.
lures"
Cheap money does not make in
comes secure, and therefore can
not help most securities now. It
may delay some desirable liquida-
ton, thus prolonging the period
of frozen credit.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13

associations, tomorrow, in the
George Mason Hotel, Alexandria,
and two others will speak at
closing day sessions, Friday.
State Senator John A. Lesner,
of Norfolk, will open the meet
ing tomorrow morning.
R. H. Fleet, of Richmond, will
discuss real estate appraising at
this meeting, and H. Morton Bod
fish, Chicago, will discuss the
future prospects of building loan
and related business. Luncheon
will follow, at which Frank w.
Noxon, president of the Alex
andria Chamber of Commerce
will be the speaker.
John A. Petty, secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board will
speak on THE Responsibility of
Building and Loan Men to Their
Communities" at the afternoon
session, and James Ford, director,
Better Homes in America, this
city, will follow. Judge Oscar L.
Shoemaker, league counsel, Of
Richmond, will discuss building
and loan legislation. Dinner at
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
]. B. JONES CO.
To SELL OUT

j. B. Jones & Co., occupying
the entire five-story building at
1219-1221 G ST. N. W., is going
out of business.
Force of circumstances. said the
general manager, makes this dras-
tic step necessary For years the
j. B. Jones Company has been
one of Washington's leading ap-
parel stores, the general manager
added;
81. B. Jones & Co. is retiring
regretfully. We feel indebted to
the Washington public for the
loyal support this store has re-
ceived-and we will carry out
in full every obligation to the
trade and to the city"
Friday morning the going-out-
of-business sale of all stock on
hand will be started.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
MARYLAND CROP
PROSPECTS
BETTER
Reporting Service Finds Rye
and Wheat Improved During
April and Fruit Bloom Good

Maryland wheat and rye i'm
proved considerably in condition
during April, but are still below
their usual condition on May l,
according to the Maryland Crop
Reporting Service. Wheat condi-
ton was about 81 per cent on
May i. an improvement of 9 per
cent since April /, and rye at
rs per cent, which is II per cent
higher than on April /. Condition
of tame hay was 81 per cent and
. that of pastures was 81 per cent.
Rainfall during April was
about Is epr cent less than
normal in Maryland though some
good rains were received in the
first part of the month. Tempera-
lures we're fairly high during the
first part of the month, but were
lower during the last 10 or Is
days.
Average Favorable
On the whole. conditions were
favorable for farm operations,
and while the weather was a
little cool for the best growth
of spring seeded crops winter
grains benefited considerably.
Seeding of spring crops was gen.
eral from about the middle Of
the month.
The bloom of all fruit crops
is reported as being heavy, with
prospects for good crops. Very
little frost damage was reported
up to May l.
Maryland wheat production
was forecast on May at
100000 bushels, which is about
81 per cent of the production in
1890. Acreage left for harvest
this year is estimated to be
100000 acres, which is IT'S per
cent less than was harvested last
year, and the yield per acre indl-
Gated on May / was $50 bushels,
compared with the $50 average
yield obtained in 1880.
Rye production was forecast at
$4,000 bushels on May l, which
compares with the five-year aver
age of 100000 bushels.
Stocks of old hay on hand May
I we're estimated at $4,000 tons
This is far short of usual holdings
as indicated by stocks of $4,000
tons on May /, a year ago, and
10-year average amounts on hand
of $4,000 tons. Stocks this year
represent 6 per cent of the total
production in 1880.
Big Labor Surplus
Condition of Maryland pastures
was reported. to be 81 per cent
Last year, at this time, condition
was "a per cent and the average
for 10 years is 70 per cent. Mary
land pastures we're weakened by
the drought and were slow to grow
this spring. In addition, many
farmers were forced by shortage
of food to Craze their pasture
lands before the grass was ready.
Supply of farm labor was about
LOT per cent of normal, and the
demand for farm labor was II
per cent of normal. Last year, at
this time, the supply was about 95
per cent of normal and the de
mand about 80 per cent. The sup
ply expressed as a per cent of de
mand was 139 per cent this year
and 106 per cent in 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Building and Loan League
Meets In Alexandria

the hotel will close the program
for the day.
C. Clinton Jones, of Washing
ton, chairman of the legislative
committee of the United States
Building and Loan League, will
discuss Federal building and loan
legislation at the morning ses-
sion Friday. Other speakers at
this session will be w. c. Pender,
Norfolk; Wallace D. Blanks, State
banking commission, Richmond;
William s. Dubel, Baltimore pres
ident of the Maryland Building
and Loan League, and Col U. S,
Grant 3rd, this city, who will tell
the advantage of city planning.
There will be round table dis
cussion, followed by committee re-
ports and balloting for officers.
Lunch will be presided over by
Judge Shoemaker, and at the
final session, following, the re-
suits of the election will be an
nounced, new officers installed,
standing committees named and
routine business cleaned up.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Commission Denies
Rail Evidence Plea

The Interstate Commerce Com,
merce Comission has denied
the petition of Walter E. Meyer,
of New York. to reopen for the
presentation of further evidence,
the case involving the acquire,
ment of the st. Louis Southwest.
ern Railroad by the Southern Pa
cific system
In denying the petition the
commission said it did so without
prejudice to its renewal at the
time oral argument is heard in
the case.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO May IL sO.-Hogg-
$4,000; 10@15c lower. Top. S7.25; bulk,
35-75@7,2o; heavy, S6 25@'71O: medium,
IS. 30 q 20. light. S71O1725 light
pigs, s6.SO6710. Holdovers. 5000.
Cattle-s,5OO; steady 10 25c lower.
Calves-S 900; steady Beef steers
good and choice, $S256925: common
and medium. $3.50 a 80: yearlings
s5.S0n9.5O Butcher cattle-Heifers. 81
6S5R; COWS, S4.5NdG. bulls &35Nm6
calves, S709.JO. feede~ steers. s5as;
stocker steers-S5GE: stocker cows and
heifers s45o66.5N
sheep-~l0 600; strong Lambs Es9l0;
common sT6s50. clipped, s7509s;
yearlings, &75oa3.so; ewes, $294i
feeder lambs, s76o4s,5e.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
Hiram Walker Co. .
Put on SOC Basis

MONTREAL, May 13.-Hiram
Walker -Gooderham & Worts, Ltd
today declared quarterly divi-
dend of 1919 cents, payable June
Is to stock of record May %,
placing stock on so cents annual
dividend basis against 81 previ-
lously.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
SUCCEEDS FATHER

George F. Baker, jr., son of
the late George F. Baker, has
been elected chairman of First
National Bank and First Security
Co. to succeed his father. Mr.
Baker, jr., was formerly vice chair
man of both. jackson E. Rey'
nolds continues as president OF
the institution.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
National Dairy Bids
For Golden State Co,

Directors of Golden State Milk
Products Co. are considering an
offer from National Dairy Prod.
ucts Co. of one share of National
Dairy for each two shares OF
Golden State. 1t is probbale that
the offer will be accepted.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13

New York funds in Montreal 80 tSA
New York so.4sH discount at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-05-13
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