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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
STOCKS IRREGULAR
IN LIGHT TRADING
Market Again Shows Re.
siStance to UnfaVorabIe
News Development.
BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 2.-Dull, but
firm, stocks at the beginning Of the
week once more showed surprising re-
SiStance to unfavorable news and to
peSsimiStic forecasts Trading was
down nearly to the minimum as to vol
ume, but prices, as far as they moved
at all, were more inclined to advance
than to decline.
Opinion in the Street at the opening
was divided, with one side stressing the
danger of the veterans adjusted COM
pensation legislation being enacted in
its most extreme form, and the other
content to rest its case on the demon
strated sold-out condition of the mar
ket. The result was a Stalemate as
far as operations were concerned. When
any buying came into the market and
there was demand for few special
issues, quotations ran up easily, but for
the most part standard stocks were left
to drift.
Those closest to the oil trade painted
a dark picture of the outlook. Stand
ard Oil of Kansas cut its dividend from
so cents to IS cents quarterly and the
stock dipped to a new low on light
selling. On the other hand Standard
Oil Of New Jersey declared the regular
dividend, including the usual extra, and
the stock was only fractiOnally changed,
ranging around the previous close.
During the morning hours United
States Steel did not vary point and
the same could be said OF General Mo-
tors, of General Electric and Of Ameri-
can Can. In the utility list American
Telephone g. Telegraph and Consoh-
dated Gas were of over a point at one
time, but soon made up the loss. Stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

ard Gas & Electric started IN two points
higher and then came down-and 90 on
throughout the list.
Baking Shares Popular.
Special demand appeared for CONT
mental Baking shares, which have been
selling on low appraisal Of estimated
earnings for long time. Today the
stock gained over points. The con-
test between the bulls and the bears in
the volatile industrials, such as Worth
ington Pump and Auburn Auto, was
indecisive; but of the two parties the
bears seemed the more timid. J. I.
Case was another stock In this group,
offerings of which were taken by those
who had previously entered into COM
mitmentS for the decline.
So far as trading had any signifl-
canoe, it was apparent that neither side
cared to take position pending devel-
opments at Washington and a better
understanding of the trade outlook.
Early Decline.
After q slow selling movement at the
opening which resulted in fractional
declines, the market dropped from to
4 points, with activity rising on the
downturn.
The active favorites were about to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

IA points lower, but United States
Steel was only . shade lower ut 1891.
Bethlehem and Vanadium had slightly
wider drops. Trading in the first half
hour was about 100000 shares. Money
renewed ct III per cent. unchanged.
A weak feature was Standard Oil of
Kansas, which dropped to Q new low
at 147s on announcement Of q cut in
the dividend rate. Active industrials
that were lower included Allied Chemi-
cal, American Can, Case Threshing,
Eastman Kodak, radio, General Electric,
Johns Manville and Worthington Pump.
Nickel dropping fractionally to 14K on
an 8,000-share block American Smelt-
ing and Nevada were also lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Received MtD Q


wire Direct to The Star once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

w. Hoxton, agent
of the Fifth Fed
eral Reserve dis
trict. announced in
his February state
ment today.
The decline was
partly due, Mr..
Hoxton said, to sea-
sonal liquidation of
agricultural in =
debtedness, blu t
chiefly to a les
SEEMING of the ten
sion caused by bank
failures in Novem-
Der and December
W h i C h influenced
some member banks
to rediScount at
kJao PacorIyn haY1ly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
RAILROAD STOCKS.

NEW YORK, February (SpeciaD -
Nearly one-third of the increase in
market values in January was in the
railroad list. Every one of IS stocks
reported showed a gain during the
month Another third was contributed
by the public utilities, majority of
which were also higher. IN spite Of the
poor oil situation, about 10 per cent OF
the total appreciation occurred in the
oil group. Motors contributed nearly
10 per cent. The only important list to
show decrease was the coppers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
FEDERAL RESERVE
DISCOUNTS DECLINE
$13,707,00 Decrease for
Month Is Reported in
II Fifth District.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Between December Is and January
is, rediscounts for member banks held
by the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
rnond declined by $13,707000, William
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

Note-An stocks sold in hundred-share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (SOs) (25os
which shows those stocks were sold in odd lots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

The canned foods market experienced
a good volume Of trade. arrived at by
an aggregation Of small sales to the
distributor, at steady prices last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-18

they were sentenced to be confined in
the Maryland House of Correction fol
nine months.
Paul Hardin and Ernest Coddington
prison breach; Hardin will serve 211s
years and Coddington years in the
Maryland House of Correction fol
breaking Jail in Oakland few months
ago.
Floyd Bittinger, manufacture and
possession of liquor; tried before the
Court; verdict guilty; $500 fine and
9 months in the House of Correction.
The criminal docket was the largest
in number of years, a number of the
cases disposed of having been held
over from term to term owing to the
absence of the prosecuting witnesses.
States Attorney Dawson is being
commended for the manner in which
he conducted the many cases tried
and the conviction of the known trav-
ersers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-18
EVANSVILLE
Commencement. Exercises

Tn tenth annual commencement ex-
ercises of the Grantsville high school
were held in the Lutheran church last
night at 8:15 o'clock. The program
rendered was as follows:
Entrance of graduates; music: Gal
ways faithful; Life is a Song", Nc
Intyre Glee Club; invocation, Rev. S
D. Sigler; special number by Glee
Club; address, Home-spun Education
Rev. M. A. Keiffer; presentation OF
diplomas, Member of the Board of Ed
ucation; announcements.
The class is composed of the fol-
lowing: Helen Miller, president; Allen
Rodamer, vice-president; Ferne Baker
secretary and treasurer; Evelyn Bea-
chy, Ferne Buckle, Mabel Duckworth
Anna burst, Jennie burst, Glenn Folk
Joseph Lewis, Esther Opel, Mildred
Paul, Melva Ringer, Anna Setter
Harold Setter, Helen Swauger.
Clyde Bender received the S. A. R
medal for being the best student in
the four years of high school.
Ruth Brenneman received the Bal
four medal for being the best senior
student.
Elementary Closing Exercises
The elementary closing exercises of
Grantsville Unit will be held in the
Methodist church this Thursday ev-
ening at 8:15 o'clock. Miss Kate Ban
natyne is the supervising teacher of
this unit and the program is as fol-
lows:
Musical selection, Grantsville ele-
mentary school; play, Writing an Es-
say" New Germany school; musical
selection, johnson school; play, "The
Story Book" Bittinger school; musi-
cal selection, Cation school; play, "On
the Threshold" Grantsville school;
musical selection, Jennings school;
valedictory, Helen Wisseman, Grants
vile school; awarding of diplomas,
W. Day Mullinix; musical selection,
Grantsville school.
The following named pupils will
receive certificates from the seventh
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-18
JUDGE SLOAN ADJOURNED
COURT TUESDAY TIL JULY 7
CONTINUED from Page One

NSOnClnu0Q from rage OneJ
Nelson Wilt; sale of liquor; tried
before the Court; verdict guilty. Fined
$3.50 and costs.
Asa Kitzmiller, manufacture and
possession of liquor; jury trial; ver-
dict guilty; $3.50 fine and costs or
IL months in the House of Correction.
Carl Davis, larceny and receiving
stolen goods; plea of guilty confessed;
placed in the care of the Maryland
Training School for Boys.
Ralph Dewitt, carnal knowledge;
tried before jury; verdict not guilty.
John Miller, bastardy; guilty; must
pay costs of prosecution and 81 per
month for term of years for support
Of child.
William B. Wiley, bastardy; jury
trial; not guilty.
William R. Fishel, bastardy; guilty;
sentence suspended for one year.
Carrie Harvey, sale of liquor; plea
Of guilty confessed and paroled for
three years.
Anita Browning, sale of liquor; plea
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-18

grade and will enter high school in
the fall:
Beulah Butler, Edith Bittinger, Beu-
lah Bucket, Marshall burst, A. Bittin-
ger, Anna Folk, Edward Hetz, Helen
Michaels, Mary Miller, Irwin Miller,
Byard Newman, Sara Turner, Pauline
Swauger, Ivan Swauger, Helen WISE
man, Sarah Turner recipient of the
American Legion Citizenship medaD
and Kenneth Edwards (also recipient
of American Legion Citizenship med
ally.
Attending Short Course at U. of Md.
Mrs. H. P. Miller and Miss Christina
Winterberg left Grantsville Monday
for College Park where they have en-
rolled as students in the University of
Maryland's Short Course for Rural
Women, now in session. Both ladies
are post graduates of the course.
Personal Mention
Miss Ida V. Engle, of Bartlettsville,
Okla, arrived in Grantsville on Satur-
day to remain a month with her
mother, Mrs. Eta Engle, and family.
John Boucher, of Baltimore, is here
visiting his mother, Mrs. P. C. Bouch-
er.
Charles Stanton, who had been on
visit with friends in New York City,
has returned to his home here.
Miss Gladys burst and Miss Mil
bred Michael, student nurses at the
University of Maryland School for
Nurses, Baltimore, are spending their
vacation with their respective parents
here in Grantsville.
Mrs. Thelma Shearer, of Cumber-
land, is visiting her father, J. J. Glot-
felty, and family.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-18

REGISTERED ABERDEEN AN
GUS COWS FOR SALE. Some with
calves. Reasonable price. Apply to
Mr.. w. D. Althouse, 1905 Liberty
Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa
Advertisement 16-4t.
Evening star., 1931-06-14
MILITARY brass buttons hs

MILITARY brass buttons have made
AVA their intrusion into the Spring
wardrobe at Hollywood. Following the
rass-button banner is Lilyan Tasi,-
man, Paramount player. who wears q
gray blue jacket boasting rows Of brass
circles.
Evening gowns this season will be
seen in tulle. net. lace. crepe. chiffon
tAffeta and satin. but the predominating
tone OF these many materials will be
delicate shell pink. Fay Wray, ap-
pearing in Paramounts picture, 1.-The
Lawyers Secret" UNDERWRITERS the
trend to pink with gown Of flesh
roma crepe. A cowl neckline. accented
with crystals. permits a subtle. yet in
tricate draping from waist to hem
line.
"1mpertinent" street frocks display
ing scarves, sleeves and handkerchiefs
Of plaid are approved by Hollywood'S S
younger set. Helen johnson. In Para
mounts THE Vice Squad" employs
navy jersey with yellow and blue plaid
accents.
No pink garments, with plaid effects
and sporting military brass buckles, are
reported among the ensembles.
Evening star., 1931-06-14
PLAYER PsycholoSy.

THE proper coloring Of sets and cos
tunes Is one Of the most important
parts Of the technical side OF motion
picture making. This, despite the fact
that the colors used never appear on
the screen.
At Paramount. we are told, for in
stance. color Is carefully studied by the
set designers and costume department,
as well as by the director and the
actors, because 1t is Of first Importance.
In selecting q color scheme, to UNDER
stand the effect Of various colors on
the moods Of the players.
comedy sequence Is done in q gayly
colored set; heavy dramatic sequence
on somberly tinted stage, for although
photography reduces colors to charcoal
shades on the screen, settings ere paint
ed natural colors because Of the
psychological effect on the players.
Experiments have been made with
sets painted In shades Of gray. but the
performances In such scenes have in
variAbly been mediocre.
Costumes also are selected for their
mental reactions. A red evening gown,
which will photograph the same As a
black gown, often is used because OF
Its exhilarating effect.
Moods are now scientifically handled
In the movies.
Evening star., 1931-06-14
V'illainy Has It's Uses.

GAN age If sOphisticatiOn is carry
ing mosion pictures into daring
fields which 20 date have remained un-
discovered"
Jesse L. Lsssky. pioneer film producer
and production head of the Paramount
Publix Cooperation. Is said to believe
this. IndeeS the quoted sentence is
his declaration.
characters that would have frightened
producers in Sthe past" Mr.. Lasky said
in a recents interview. The public
has arrived A. 9 point In entertainment
where it deE1ands facts and realism
rather than sfantasy.
Audiences want their dramatic
screen favori,es in human roles. To
be human iss to be imperfect. That Is
the only explanation of the popularity
of roles far from the hero type in which
the public noiy prefers leading men and
women. Rolss which, in the past, could
only be creat$d into villains. are today
constantly being made central char
acters in play stories.
THE publis has come to realize that
the most dsSpicable characters are
after ALL human beings. Audiences see
sympathetic Sides to them and want
to know more about them. These char
acters are mofe interesting than heroes
who seem to have no other reason for
being than to win the girl"
Mr.. Lesky spointed out few such
characters In, current pictures as proof
Of his contentious. The latest of these
is found in $The Vice Squad" Para
mounts exposR of the secret operations
Of q METROPOLITAN law-enforcing Or
ganization. TSul LukaS, central char
acter. Is "stool pigeon" Other ex-
amples pointed out by Lasky are:
Ladies Man'.in which william Powell
is seen as e man who employs his
Evening star., 1931-06-14
OUT OF DOORS

at Chesapeake Beach. according to the
announcement of the management
Ample facilities for picnic parties and
q varied list of amuSements. ranging
all the way from the big bathing poo
and the attractive dance hall to Skee
ball and miniature golf, offer something
for every individual of the family.
The enjoyment Of the trip begins be-
fore one reaches the beach. in the ride
through the rolling hills of Maryland
whether one motors by the new road
or takes the convenient trains OF the
Chesapeake Beach Railway at District
Line Station. reached by street cars
from the Treasury Motorists find free
parking space at District line, or, after
8 pm, at Seaside Park itself.
MARSHALL HALL.
MARSHALL HALL is a pleasant
place to spend the days and eve
nings for it offers variety of enter
tainment.
First there is the delightful ride on
the steamer Charles Manchester, just
long enough to be enjoyable, and not
long enough to become tireSome. On
the way down the Potomac many in
tereSting places are passed, and at the
Hall delightful picnic grounds are
available, with many amuSementS for
kiddies and grown-ups. including roller
coaster, shooting gallery, etc. Up in the
breeze-swept pavilion, the dancing is
free, to the music of Roy Boyd and his
orchestra.
The steamer leaves her wharf on
weeks days at 10 am, 2:30 and $50
pm. and on Sunday morning she
starts at l0:30 am
Evening star., 1931-06-14
Men Must Work;
| Women Must Weep''

What is described as one Of the most
thrilling adventures experienced during
the filming Of "The viking occurred
when the members of the cast. camera
men and sound technicians were low
ere0 over the side onto the shifting ice,
ana left behind to shoot raging
blizzard, while the ship sailed on In
search of seal herd The storm was
churning the seas and q heavy swell
made the footing most doubtful.
Their scenes having been shot under
these diflcult and dangerous conditions,
the little group of men anxiously
awaited the return Of the Viking, which
was to pick them up before nightfall
But darkness descended and found
them In most dangerous situation.
They could visualize the possible wreck
Of the viking, which would mean that
they were inevitably lost. They
tramped the heaving pan Ice. singing
gay songs and telling stories in q
brave endeavor to conceal their fear
from each other.
Meantime the blizzard increased In
its intensity and the night grew even
darker, II such q thing were possible.
1t was hours later. hours which seemed
to be days in length, before some one
sighted the lights Of their ship ap-
preaching slowly. And then, just as
they were joyously congratulating each
other, the Viking stopped dead, caught
in an ice jam.
Signal fiares from the ship indi-
Gated that she could get no further that
night. They faced the alternative of
spending q terrible night on the ice or
making their way to the ship over the
treacherous ice in the stormy darkness.
They chose the latter and. with the aid
of one feeble fiashlight, they began o
perilous journey which none of them
will ever forget. Although the ship
was only two miles distant many hours
passed before they finally reached the
Viking, exhausted and nearly frozen.
One has only to see the vast ice
fields heaving in the storm, as they
are shown in the picture, to comprehend
the terrifying danger Of those hours
of darkness. And it Ia Of tragic in
terest that many Of these men de-
feated death that night only to give
up their lives on that other fatal night
when the Viking was destroyed Of
Horse Island, Newfoundland.
Evening star., 1931-06-14
Washington s
Players
SYLVAN THEATER-"The Piper"

SYLVAN THEATER-"The Piper"
WASHINGTON players associated
with prominent drama clubs and
groups will be seen in fascinating roles
OF ancient folklore In Josephine Preston
Peabodys play, The Piper" which will
be presented Wednesday and Thursday
nights of this week at the Sylvan The
ater, in the Monument Grounds, under
the direction of the Community Drama
Guild of this city.
The Piper will be Murray Sheehan;
Michael the Sword Eater will be Clifford
Kirk; Cheat the Devil, George Finger;
Jacobus the Burgomaster, Robert d.
Chase; Kurt the Syndic, Charles c. Co
lumbuS; Hans the Butcher, Richard
Stringfellow: Peter the Sacristan, Will
liam 4. Bryant: Anselm, young priest
Kent Dyer: Old Claus, O miser, Capt
Ray G. Montgomery, and the Town
Crier, H. Eldred Wilson.
The cast also includes Hester Walker
b. all as Veronika, wife Of Kurt; Ruth
Molyneaux and Virginia Barrett. divid-
ing the role Of Barbara, the daughter
Of Jacobus. ON the two evenings; Anne
Ives as the wife of Hans, Eileen Fowler
as the wife Of Axel the Smith, Dorothy
Stewart as the wife OF Martin the
Watch, and Bella Shapiro IS Old
Ursula. Prominent among the SO chill
dren in the cast will be Mary Ellen
Wager as 1lse, william Henry Murray
as Jan. Jack Hudson as Hansel. Bev-
erley Emmert as Trude, and Maurice
Atkin as Rudi.
Reserved chair tickets and boxes seat
ing eight persons are on sale at T.
Arthur Smiths, A. A. A. headquarters
and the Drama Guild ONCE, Franklin
Administration Building.
The broad slopes of the Monument
Grounds and Sylvan Theater are open
to the public, as always, for these out
door performances In the Capital City
Evening star., 1931-06-14
Sophie Snaes Wales.

GOPHIE TUCKER. say the cables
- has completed over q years
triumphant tour of London and the
British provinces" returning to London
for a few days holiday to entertain
HRH. the Prince of Wales and Prince
George at q hospital benefit sponsored
by Lady Milbanke.
Never, never has such q triumph
been achieved before by feminine charm
or greatnesS
Sophie's tour started in June. 1890
with the musical comedy. Follow a
Star" followed by several months OF
vaudeville, and thus far, say the re-
ports, marks the most successful in
the stars long list of triumphs. since
in 1908, Sophie started her career as
q singing waitress in the old German
Village Cafe in New York at SIS q
week"
Today nobody can say where or how
high Sophie ranks, and in the midst oi
it all "the red hot mama" is planning
to spend quiet holiday In Italy.
Evening star., 1931-06-14
$125,OOO for Front Page. .

Milestone's handling Of CAN Quiet
on the Western Front" brought enthu-
siastic comment from all over the
world. First prize was awarded to him
by official moviedom for his work on
that picture.
The cast Of "The Front Page" is
one Of unusual importance for this
vivid story of backstage newspaper life.
It includes Adolphe Menjou, who essays
for the first time an entirely different
role, that of hard boiled city editor.
Others are Pat O'Brien, a favorite Of
long standing on the Broadway stage, in
the role of Hildy johnson, q dynamic
police reporter; Edward Everett Hor-
ton and slim" Summerville, film
comics; Mary Brian. Walter Catlett
Frank McHugh, Matt Moore, Mae
Clarke. Phil Tead Spencer Charters
and George E. Stone.
"The Front Page" is described as 6
slice of life carved out by men who
know the newspaper life.
Evening star., 1931-06-14

News that Howard Hughes paid
~ $125,0OO for the screen rights to
"The Front Page" makes one OF small
estate wonder and ponder on what ne
would do II by some freak OF tate that
sum should suddenly be thrust upon
him.
galore for the family? Why not? Col
lepe for the children? Most assuredly
Extensive travel and O life OF ease?
Perhaps!
than $1,000 annually, quite respect
able and comfortable competence, with
capital intact--and dreams come true.
These are some of the things the
normal man would door thinks he
would do. But many strange pranks
have been played by fate on persons
who found themselves suddenly pos
sessed of unexpected wealth. Instances
show they have had unusual reversals
of form.
There are lots of things that I've
been done and could be done with
$l25, 900, so when Howard Hughes, Hol-
lywoOd's youngest and most dynamic
producer, paid that sum to Ben Hecht
and Charles Macarthur for the screen
rights of their play 1t caused lot OF
comment.
Mr.. Hughes, however. is in the habit,
1t seems, of paying big money for the
right thing when he wants 1t. and he
decided that a play that could run IS
weeks in New York. % weeks In Chi
cago, beside extended engagements In
other principal cities must carry an
entertainment punch Of unusual pro-
portions.
He is only 26 years old. has the cour-
age Of his convictions. as well as the
desire and the money to. carry them
out, and this is proved by his action
in engaging Lewis Milestone to direct
the screen version of THE Front
Page" which will be the attraction at
the Palace theater this week.