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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-23
DlSCONTINUES SALES
TO TOBACCO CHAIN
Aftermath of Price War Seen in
Action of Cigarette Pro-
ducers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 18th
American Tobacco Co. has discontinued
selling its products direct to the United
Cigar Stores Co, but in a Telegram to
jobbers stated that it has no objection
to their selling to United under such
trims and conditions as are satisfactory
to them.
This action, which was said to elimi-
nate a special discount to United, was
regarded in financial circles as possible
development in the cigarette price war
which broke out in NV York City yes
terday when price reductions on popular
brands, or special merchandise induce
mentS, were announced by United and
Schultz Retail Stor9s Corporation.
The Schultz Co. announced 1t had
reduced the price of the popular brands
from two packages for 25 cents to IL
cents package Ito meet a SPECIAL sales
combination merchandise offer made by
another leading cigarette chain"
At the same time United Cigar Stor:s
announced that for one week 1t would
sell some popular brands in a special
combination merchandise offer at re-
duced pric-s The combination. said to
sell usually at 65 cents, Is being offered
at so cents
The merchandise offer does not in
clude American Tobacco Co. products
An official of United said the company
is continuing to S2ll American Tobacco
products in its stores.
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R1CHFIELD OIL.

NEW YORK, january % R).-Form-
alton of committee to represent and
protect the interests of common stock
holders of the Richfield OIL Corporation
of California, for which a receiver was
appointed January is, has been an
nounced.
Philip de Ronde, president of Hiber-
mia Trust Co., New York, is chairman
of the committee, which also includes
S. P. Woodward, president of S. P.
woodward & Co., Inc. New York in
vestment bankers. Harvey j. Carson,
vice president of Foreman-State Bank
& Trust Co. Of Chicago, and c. B.
Reynolds, vice president of the National
City Bank of Cleveland.
A deposit agreement for the shares is
now being prepared. DepositAries are
the Chatham Phenix National Bank &
Trust Co., New York; Atlantic Ma
tional Bank, Boston; Foreman-State
Bank & Trust Co.. Chicago, and Ma
tional City Rank, Cleveland.
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the electrical IN
dustry and in our company, thought
men to buy stock in the company, and
to aid them to do so.
"And so shortly after the last depres-
sion we launched an employees stock
purchase program. AS 1 recall 1t, about
$4,000 subscribed for and finished pay
ing for General Electric stock, and
as prosperity returned and our business
hourished, the market value of that
stock virtually doubled and I thought
I had done a fine thing.
But what happened? It seemed as
II every wild promoter in the country
began campaigning to get hold of this
stock, exchanging for 1t gold mines
or worthless oil stocks or a share in
any project that offered glittering pros
poets.
Unfortunately, the increase in value
Of our stock had given employee stock
holders an idea that now they knew
now easily money was made. They
listened to what they wished to hear,
and all but about 1000 employees names
disappeared from the stockholders list,
their stock passing into other hands.
And so learned that my idea wasn't
so fine after all.
Because all men are not alike in
ability to save, we have a pension sys-
tenn, although the ideal thing would be
condition in which from a high wage
employees laid aside their own reserves.
All men, 1t proved. have not like abil-
tiles in holding onto what they have,
SO we altered our stock-ownership plan
Employees now own bonds of an EN-
ployeS Securities Corporation, and
these pay per cent regular and 2 per
cent extra income, but the per cent
provision lapses If the bonds pass out
CT the hands of employees.
eve have approximately 100000
stockholders With a single exception,
no man or institution owns so much as
biggest stockholder of all is our En-
ployes' Securities Corporation, which
owns 3La per cent of the total stock
outstanding. Behind that unit there
are $1,000 individual employees who
have subscribed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-23

r'ously curtailed nearby crops, chang
Ing the entire situation. Sections here
tofore shipping are now asking for Of
feringS OF hay. Good clover, mixed and
timothy new hay will bring from 24.00a
$500 per ton.
Wheat straw, No. /, per ton, e.o0a
1000; oAt straw, No. ], per ton, S.00a
1000.
Live Stock Market.
oattle-Rsceipts, 400 head; moderate
supply, market lower.
Steers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 600 to 1000; medium 10 good,
500 to 600: fair to medium, TOO to
500; plain to fair. 600 to TOO; common
to plain, 500 to 900.
Bulls-choice to prime, none; good
to choice, none; medium TO good, $50
TO 900: fair 20 medium, 500 to $50;
plain 70 fair. 4.S0lhp 500; common 10
plain, 400 % &.D0.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, January % (Special).-
The cotton market was STEADY at the
opening today. with quotations up l to
4 points except in the December option,
which started 8 points lower, and
October, of /. Traders proceeded eau
tiously, following Thursdays sharp rise.
Sentiment was helped by the Census
Bureau report showing cotton ginned
prior to January 16, totaled 1882, 104
bales, excluding linters, compared with
14,l76,936 on January is, 1890, and
13,888,p72 on January 16, 1929. The
Liverpool market was quiet and barely
steady.
1850 IN January new ~ 10 nm o. a:
March, 1O.45, up 2; May, 1911, up q;
July, 1924, up / october, 11.16, of /:
December, 1874, of 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-23
JUNIOR BANKERS STICK
CLOSELY TO STUDIES

Figures Just made available covering
the first semester of the 1930-3l eduoa-
tional program of Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking indi-
cate that the mortality rate during
that period was considerably less than
20 per cent. Out of ~ enrolled in the
class in banking fundamentals, SIS took
the final examinations. In commercial
law, out of Al enrolled, Al finished the
final examinations, and in other classes
! the figures are: Negotiable instruments,
81 out of SO finished; economics, 81 out
of 81; credits, 19 out of %, and in
.vestments, 20 out of "a.
The course in public speaking and
debate will be continued until some
time in April In all probability there
will be an advanced course for women
In personal efficiency, this also termi-
mating some time in April. The second
semester, starting January 26, will see
the beginning of the trust functions
course, under the direction of Theodore
.Cogswell, register Of wills for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Among food issues Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea was unusually active and
up 16 points by midday Swift Inter-
national Melted a gain approXimating a
point. In the specialties Mead-Jchnson
was up point at 70. Later the baking
issues bettered. Drug and pharmacal
shares were mixed. In the distributing
group Walgreen was up Y at the open
ing. Zonite Products was of slightly,
but Bromo Settler rose IA.
: Activity OF radio communication
shares was transmitted to the issues of
manufacturing companies around mid
day. Hazeltine Cooperation made a
good gain. Further Improvement in
prices and prospects in the chemical
trade caused brisk turnover of Ameri-
can Cyanainid B at slightly rising quo
tations
+ The demand for natural gas shares
again attracted attention to pipemakers.
A. o. Smith Corporation jumped Q
points as a few shorts scampered to
cover. Aside from the demand for
Ford, Ltd, and Cord Manufacturing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-23

old, 28a30; chickens, springers, 25a26;
Leghorns, 1sa20; barebacks, 14al5; old
hens, lSa2S; Leghorns, l6a27; ROSTERS,
12al4;S ducks, 1Sa25; geese. i4a24;
guinea fowls, each. 3oa6o; pigeons, pair,
firsts, 15A20.
Eggs-Receipts, 625 cases: nearby
firsts, %: Southern firstS, ~; current
receipts, 20.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 28a31: ladies, 22a23; rolls, i6a
10; process. 2Ta28; store packed, 10.
Hay and Grain.
wheat--No. red Winter, export,
20; No. 2 red Winter, sarlicky, spot,
70; January. 10: February, 79ia.
Corn-No. 2 domestic, yellow, old, e2a
So; cob corn, new. 4.35.
Rye-Nearby, 60a65.
Oats--White, No. 2, new; 4Sa44; No.
3, 42a43.
Hay--Recelpts, none. General hay
market STRENGTHENING. Drought has Sc
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Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, Md. January 23.-Po-
tatoes, white, 100 pounds. l.25a2.o0;
sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.o0a4.00; yams,
barrel. 2.25a3.25; beans, bushel, 4.00a
TOO: beets, crate, 2.50a2.T5; cabbage,
ton. 1800a20.00; carrots, crate, 2.50a
3.25; cauliflower, crate, 1.75a2.25;
celery, crate, 2.50a65o; eggplant, crate,
2.00a3.25; kale, bushel, 75a85; lettuce
hamper, l25a2.75; peppers, crate, l.50a
800; parsnips, bushel, 80al 20: turnips
bushei, LOCAL 20: tomatoes, crate, 1.00a
$50: cranberries, box 2.T5a4.00; grape
fruit, box, 1.50a2.76; oranges, box, 2.00a
3.25: tangerines,. box, also; apples,
bushel, 60a2.00; per box, l.25a2.25.
Dairy Market. n :.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, peand. 3SasS:
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BROKER FIRM REINsTATED.

NEW YORK. January 90 Especially -
The New York Stock Exchange, with
the election of Allan B. Lane to that
institution, announces the readmissiorf
OF Sutro & Co. to membership. The
f1rm, which has Offices in New York,
Los Angeles and San Francisco, became
inactive last July as a result of the
suspension of their floor member from
the exchange. The election of Mr..
Lane and his admission to the exchange
automatically restores the firm to full
and actil; membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-23

G e n eral Electric,
describes the ex-
perience of that
corporation 1t h
stock-owning en-
ployes in Golfers
Weekly.
Some years ago,
Mr.. Young ex-
plains, he decided
that 1t would be a
fine thing to en-
courage stock own
ership by employees
of General Electric.
TT would give
them a feeling of
i n d e pc n dence, ]
felt" he writes.
"Since I believe in
Al.
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CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO. January % P.--Butter
Receipts, 7,183 tubs: steady; prices
unchanged. Eggs - Receipts i1.1s9
cases; easy; extra firstS, 2O1ba21; fresh
graded firsts, ls1aa20; ordinary firsts,
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COTTON GINNING REPORT.

Cotton of the 1880 crop glnned prior
to January Is was announced today by
the Census Bureau to have totaled H.
692,104 running bales, including SIS, 364
round bales, counted a. half baleasa and
excluding iinters. -.
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Trade Reports at a Glance


NEW YORK,
the wholesale obbng manufacturing
industry we'll the state collections
wekfr the owin
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C 6 o. NET EARNINGS.

Statement of the Chesapeake e. Ohio
Railway for December and IL months
compares os follows:
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STOCK OWNERSHIP
FOR EMPLOYEES HIT
General Electric Head Tells
How Thousands of Work
ers Switched Securities.

The tendency Of big business to en-
courage employees to purchase stock in
their company is not without its trouble
some side. owen D. Young, head of
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largest increase specifications.
IousvileLitle
Ceveandron steel metal plants
better but orders small.
DeTotAuto manufacturers optimistic;
better.
ADMINISTRATIVE weather retard lines;
ment and helps grain and water supplies
light matchmaking machinery active coal better
optimism;
Mnneapos-Wame Winter weather history ads retail
ST. wholesale millinery
and heavy clothing quiet
Duluth-Industry time, optimism.
in
clothing
Notwithstanding
washing machine manufacturing
and
flour sales" small; is
mand sales
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET s ss: r.. :;::. S xs

Note-An stocks sold in one hundred share lots
excepting those designated BY the letter (s0s) (25os
which shows those stocks were sold In odd lots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-23

vw-With warrants.
xw-Without warrants
n--New.
wi-When issued.
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BONDS.
IN

tcopyriEht. 1891, standard Statistics co.,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-10
HAINES LATEST NOW
AT THE PALACE

The shortest radio broadcast in
history was made during the filming
of scenes for Remote Control, -
William Haines' new starring We
hicle, which opens today at the Pal
ace.
In the perturbation of the famous
stage play, it was necessary to film
certain scenes in which HaineS APP
peared only in voice, his broadcast
coming into the scenes through a
standard radio receiving set.
In order that his voice would have
che same frequency or distortion"
familiar in radio reception, it was
imperative that he actually speak
through a radio broadcast system.
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer technicianS
eolved this problem by erecting a
portable radio station inside an old
sound-proof camera booth.
From this station Haines broad
cast his voice the brief distance of
twenty feet to the set where actual
filming of the scene was taking
place under direction of Edward
Sedgwick.
A peanut" tube was used in place
of the customary radio transmitter,
preventing the energized sound
waves from penetrating beyond the
walls of the set.
In the scenes in which Haines is
shown in the broadcasting room OF
station WPN," his voice was re-
corded on the regular sound record
sag system and will be heard from
me screen in normal tone and vol
Nme.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-10
B al1rOOm
WillObserve
Dance Week
Indiana Roof Will Teach
Tango Waltz and
Other Dances.

TINE National Dancing Masters
l. OF America have enlisted the
cooperation of the Indiana Roof
ballroom management in the spon-
soring of National Try Dancing
Week." starting Monday, Jan. u.
The National Dance Masters sug-
gest dancing for health, grace,
poise, exercise, reducing and social
accomplishments.
A series Of instructions on the
Tango waltz, one Of the many tango
dances offered Times readers in
Arthur Murray's daily series of in
structive articles, will be offered by
the Indiana Roof ballroom to its
patrons, under the direction of JAG
Broderick.
The Tango waltz viii be taught
for three consecutive Wednesday
nights from 7:S0 p. m. to $3.50
p. M, starting next Wednesday,
Jan. IA.
The dance lessons will be fol-
lowed by tango waltz contest. also
to be held in the ballroom on three
consecutive Wednesday nights,
starting Jan. IA.
The finals of the contest will be
staged on Jan. % and the roof
management will offer the winners
$25 in cash, as well as other prizes,
including a series of exhibition
dance lessons, the gift of the Stock
man dance studios, Of which Brod-
erick is a member.
The roofs Orchestra Without a
Name" is preparing a group of
dance melodies in tango tempo for
the accompaniment Of the tango
walters. Vocal choruses of these
numbers will be sung by Frank
Parrish and Loren Griffith, two for
mer members of Charlie Davis IN
diana theater orchestra, who are
now being featured in the ballroom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-10
Dances
Taught at
the Lyric
MushruSh Plans Program
of Novelty Events
Next Week.
dis the new bill which

NTATIONAL Try Dancing Week"
~ is to be celebrated at the
Lyric ballroom during the coming
week. This nationwide event is
sponsored by the Dancing Masters
of America. Jan. 10 to 16 has
been set aside by all dancing schools
and bathrooms the country over.
Special dances, contests and in
structions will be given.
Enrol Mushrush, manager Of the
Lyric ballroom, is featuring host
of new dance steps and is to intro
duce them to his classes on Tuesday
and Thursday nights. Free dance
instructions are offered on the above
nights between the hours Of 1880
and $50,
Second elininations for the Free
Style Waltz, Camel Glide and st.
Louis Hop are being conducted in
the ballroom this week. Two more
weeks remain for dancers to qualify
for this contest. The finals are to be
be held at the end Of the month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-10

They surely did and I claim that you and
maybe a couple OF other critiques are
Just a case of psychology, the prote-
lariat, after reading your resume, were
all ribbed up to be taken, and all the
horse play from start to finish was re-
ceived with gales of latter.
the act. so far as am concerned, was
extremely ordinary.
enjoyed far better than this act, in fact
didn't get one kick out OF it all.
But will admit, the guy who sat next TO
me twas watching him for his reaction)
and myself, were, or seemed to be, the
about it.
The hurrah with which the mediocre
estuf was put over was the thing that
charmed the chumps.
The brilliant Napoleonic and Aimee
episodes, the side splitting incident Of the
Christmas cigar lighter. ringing the bulls:
eye, with missed gun hre, the three bold
ingly funny bed room scene? I could go
on for hours. but what wotS it5
What bum critic you have turned out
TO be.
But as usual. be your own Judge, don't
let any one take the play away from you.
More anon.
in no way apologize for my opin-
ions stated in my review department
in The indianapolis Times. Those
who read me know my address. ]
hide behind nothing.
The writer of the above letter GER
tainly did not come out in the open
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-10
Levitski in
Recital Here
Next Week
Szigeti, VioIinist, to Give
Concert Sunday
Afternoon.

Mischa L.evitzki, who will be heard
here on Monday evening, Jan. II, at
Caleb Mills hall, is known to the
public largely as the dignit1ed, poised
and rather serious individual who
appears before them on the concert
stage. Away from the concert plat
form, however, he relaxes into an
unusually boyish person, full OF life
and constantly laughing.
He is extremely fond of dancing
and has a weakness for popular
music in its proper place. He even
condescends to play jazz himself
occasionally, for the private enter
tainment of his friends.
On ocean voyages he is the life Of
the boat, always ready to take part
in masquerades and entertainments.
Once he organized complete i'm
promptu orchestra, consisting Of
piano, Kazoos and percussion in
Struments which were a set of bot
ties tuned by means Of water, a
kitchen pan and a wooden foot
stool. To the delight Of the ship
passengers, many of whom had
heard him on the concert STAGE
Levitzki played the bottles" and no,
Negro band ever ragged the rag
more effectively than did he on this
occasion.
He likes to play tennis. He be-
lieves all artists need to get away
from their art occasionally, meeting
people of other interests and doing
things utterly unrelated to their
work.
He is presented here by the Civic
Music Association. 4,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-10

The fact regarding Olsen and
johnson is that they did give the
people so much good, funny thea
ter that all records were broken at
the Lyric.
Business was so tremendous that
it was necessary yesterday to give a
fifth show to accommodate the
crowds Friday at the Lyric.
These men know that men and
women go to the theater to laugh
and they are meeting that condi-
ton only. They know how to SELL
their goods.
Olsen and johnson and Manager
A. J. Kalberer of the Lyric. enter
tanned the boy and girl carriers Of
The Indianapolis Times last Satur-
day. They went to the 1880 show
in the morning and did not leave,
until seeing the entire vaudeville
bill and the movie, until 2:45 p. m.
These boys and girls were seated
and that kept out at least 500 paid
patrons. To me this is one of the
most wonderful things I have ever
experienced-comedians and a house
management actually losing real
money to give the carriers real
treat.
And have received many letters
from those very same boys and girls
expressing their appreciation Of that
show.
The envelope bearing the letter
from my friend" showed that it
was from o. K. F. Return in Five
Days to (blank), Indianapolis.
I am giving his letter in full as
follows because the audience is con-
cerned with this letter as well as
myself:
Dear walter-Just word with you on a
very serious subject.
How do you get that way about those
two birds billed as headlinerS at the Lyric?
Dropped in on them after persuing your
fulsome eulogy, and all set to Ian my fool
head OF.
And, DEPRESSING for moment. one would
never dream OF business depression after
taking a peek st the packed house.
And did the rabble enjoy themselves?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-10

In the scenes in which he does
not appear, but in which his voice
Is heard through a radio set, the
difference win be at once noted, the
ampliflcation tone being convince
ingly real and lending authenticity
to the novel situations involved in
the comedy -melodramatic plot.
Throughout the screening of the
Haines picture, which is almost en-
tirely confined to behind the-scenes
activities in a radio station, tech
nical problems continually present.
ed themselves.
One difficulty encountered was in
having Haines talk directly into a
radio microphone and still record
his voice as 1t would be heard in
the room and not through the radio
system.
This was accomplished by con-
Meeting the studio recording system
to the radio microphone and trans
ferring his voice directly on film.
Mary Doran plays opposite Haines
IN his new talkie and the SUPPORT
ing cast includes Charles King.
John MILAN, Polly Moran, j. G..
Nugent, Edward Nugent, James
Donlan, Wilbur Mack, Edward Bro
ply, Warner P. Richmond and Rus
sell Hopton.
Hal Roach's Gang Kids" in their
newest talking comedy. '.Helpine
GRANDMA, new issue of the
hearst Metrotone News Pictorial
Grantland Rice's latest sport topic.
Hlgh Steppers," and James Fftz-
patrick Music Master novelty will
conclude the bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-10
GAYNOR AND FARRELL
ALL TOGETHER AGAIN

Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell,
often referred to as the screens
most adorable sweethearts, are re-
united in Raoul Walsh's Movietone
production, THE Man Who Came
Back" which opened today at the
Apollo theater.
Word from the Fox studios init
mate that Miss Gaynor and Farrell
have endeavored to surpass their
performance in Seventh Heaven, "
which started them on their way to
Stardom.
The story, a modernized version
of the famous stage play by Jules
Eckert, is a powerful one of regen-
Grafton. Briefly. it tells of the ruin
of the only son of one Of New York S
richest men, through having too
much money to spend and little
moral stability.
When he is forced out into the
world on his own resources, he rap
idly goes down until he finally
lands in the lowest dive in Shang-
hal. There he meets a little caba-
ret singer. A tiny spark of love is
kindled into flame and together
they fight their way back to the
limelight Miss Gaynor has the role
of the girl while Farrell has the
part of the ne'er-do-well son.
The direction of Raouel Walsh is
said to be magnificent. William
Holden is seen in the role Of the
irascible Wall Street financier. 9th
ers in the cast are Kenneth Mac
Kenna, Mary Forbes, Ulrich Haupt,
william Worthington, Peter Cav
thorneand Leslie Fenton.
Vitaphone varieties, Gates of
Happiness" and Shakespeare Was
Right" and Movietone News are in
Guided on the program.