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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
SLIGHT DECLINE SHOWN
IN CHAIN STORE SALES

According to q compilation issued by
Merrill, Lynch g. Co., 46 chain
store companies. including three mail
order concerns, show total sales for the
first eight months of 1891 Of $2,367,-
6O8,4l3, against sales Of So, 46o, 90l 1852
in the corresponding period Of 1890, .
decrease of 40 per cent. Three mail
order companies alone show sales for
the first eight months Of 1891 Of $780,
sea. 947, against $416.054, 631 in the first
eight months of 1880. q decrease Of
lilo per cent. Excluding the mail
order concerns, - companies show
sales for eight months Of 1881 Of
81 .se7. 744, 466. against sales Of 92,052,-
s46.63l In the same period Of 1880. .
decrease Of 268 per cent.
Results for August, 1881, as reported
by 46 chain store companies. includ-
ing three mail order concerns, show
total sales Of $275, 79l .64l, against
1921, 89s.444 in August, 1880, . decrease
of ssh per cent. The three mail order
concerns alone show sales. for August
Of $42,526, 900, against $48,244,99S In
August, 1880. decrease Of 1 l.6S per
cent. Excluding the mail order con-
Germs, As chain store companies
show sales for August, 1891. Of
1898, 1854 ISL. against $243 1854. 446 in Au-
gust, 1880, decrease Of 4.26 per cent.
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heater was again soft, losing points
General Electric sagged about point
to another new low. Radio and General
Motors sagged only fractionally. Inter-
national Business Machines, which
dropped several points yesterday, rallied
5 points today.
Reports from the Youngstown steel
area indicate that the upturn in pro-
duction this week. following the slump
over the Labor day holiday. will be
maintained at least through the early
part of next week.
The monthly copper statistics. show
ing a gain in refined stocks on hand OF
more than $4,000 short tons to a new
high record. amply explained the recent
cut in the export price and further agi-
tation for curtailnent Of production. 1t
is expected that an international con-
ference of producers may be held next
month.
The Texas Railroad Commission has
modified its order under which resump-
ton Of production in the East Texas
oil field was permitted, to restrict the
opening Of new wells. In the meantime
the wholesale gasoline market at Chi
cago has turned heavy prices losing q
substantial portion Of the recent ad-
vance,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
STOCK PRICES DROP
At SHORT SESSION
Selling Quickens Toward
Close as Whole List Says
Under Pressure.
HY CLAUDE A. JAEGER,
Associated Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK, September 12.-The
stock market ended the week feebly to-
day, showing no disposition to extend
the rally which developed toward the
close Of yesterdays session.
Trading was rather sluggish, for the
time, but selling quickened in the last
hour. and prices shrank rapidly. Issues
influenced by dividend uncertainties
were particularly feeble. The turnover
was well below a million shares for the
two-hour session, but losses OF l to
points were numerous.
The market has managed to close
little higher, as measured by price ave-
RACES. only once this week, in fact only
once in the past eight trading sessions.
Some prive averages have already pene-
trated the bear market bottom estab-
lished on June 2. and the Standard sta
tistics- Associated Press weighted price
index of 90 representative issues came
close to 1t today.
Utilities Weak.
WESTINGHOUSE Electric was actively
sold, declining about POINTS to the
lowest price since 1922. Directors meet
for dividend action next week Rails
and utilities showed group weakness.
u. S. Steel was well supported for a
American Telephone dropped about
points. going to the lowest price
since June. but meeting support some
what above It's June low. western Elec-
tries deferred dividend meeting Is
scheduled for next week. and since
American Telephone holds about 90 per
cent OF its stock, adverse action would
curtail American Telephone Il Tele-
graphs income.
Allied Chemical and Delaware d
Hudson dropped about S points to the
lowest prices since 1925 and 1923. re-
spectively. The latter recovered little
in the final dealings. Reading and At
lantic Coast Line each dropped 3 points
70 the lowest prices In several years
Miscellaneous issues losing about 2
60 points included American Can
Consolidated Gas. American Tobacco B,
Case, Goodyear. Electric Power e. Light.
North American, New York Central
Atchison, Union Pacific, Coca-Cola
Eastman and few others. Super
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District Business BarOmeters

Power consumption showed a large
increase, the number Of kilowatt hours
used last month being 271s5,163. as
compared with 24,e44, a0e In August,
1880.
Check transactions last month
amounted to S89.4S4,7l0 as compared
with See379.442 in August. 1880 There
also was a decline from the total for
July of this year.
Postal receipts here last month
amounted to 1865 .0eo24, q decline Of
SGT per cent from the total for August
of 1880.
Retail trade In Washington, as indi-
Gated by reports of eight department
stores. was SO per cent smaller last
month than in August Of last year. The
decline for the fifth Federal Reserve
district was per cent and for the
country as a whole IL per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

Telephone service and power con-
sumption in the District showed in
crcases last month as compared with
the same period Of 1880. but retail
trade. check transactions and postal
receipts declined. according to business
barometers collected by The Star.
There were 1927 telephones In
service here at the close of last month,
as compared with 162.3e6 in August.
1880 Also, there was an increase of
SIS in August from the total for the
close Of July. as compared with an in
crease of 2Ss in the same period Of
last year The net gain since the first
Of this year was 4,797. as compared
with a gain Of 3.4a3 during the first
eight months OF last year.
The number Of average originating
calls per day here last month was 575,-
800. as compared with 515,227 In Au-
gust last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

Continued on Fourth Page.)
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Gold Statement.

NEW YORK, September IL R.-
The daily gold statement Of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of New York today
showed imports Of 81 ,22o 900 from Mex
leo. There were no exports and there
was no net change in gold earmarked
for foreign account.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27
DEPRESSION ENDING,
DR.. KLEIN THINKS
Says Basis Is Being Laid for Pros
perity That Will Resist An.
! other Unbalance.

DR.. julius Klein, Assistant Secretary
of Commerce, believes the Nation is
climbing out of the depression and
making progress toward preventing
future business declines.
I'VE are obviously coming out of the
depression now" DR.. Klein said in a
radio address, last night over the Co
1umbia Broadcasting System, and heard
locally over WMAL. And at the same
time we are seeing the basis laid for an
enduring. stable prosperity that will re-
sist another unbalance."
Stressing the need for accurate
statistics and their correct interpreta-
ton. he said that better knowledge as
to all stages Of the intricate operation
of industry, wider distribution of as
certained facts and institution of effec-
tive research into economic factors will
make for business stability"
The Commerce Departments newly
revised survey of current business was
held up as a splendid guide for bust
ness, but the speaker said additional
figures always will be demanded.
He said statistics were needed show
ing how stocks of finished goods were
running, fluctuations in the total of real
estate and personal credits extended in
the country, unemployment and what
new forms of transportation were doing
to the business traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27
new WORLD FARLEY
ON CHURCHES URGED
Protestant Episcopal Committee
Report to Be Made at
Denver Session.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 27.-The Joint
Commission on Faith and Order of the
Protestant Episcopal Church has COM
pleted its report to be presented before
the general convention in Denver. in
which it urges second World Confer
ence on Church Unity.
The report, published today, sum-
marizes the work Of the Lausanne Con-
ference of 1927 and asks that the same
delegates be sent back to another con-
ference mot later than 1887"
The commission is headed by Bishop
William T. Manning of New York. In
requesting the second conference, the
report says:
The popular notion that the Lau-
same Conference completed the task is
erroneous. The conference was, and
was intended to be, no more than a
starting point. 1t charted the ground
so that the churches might know where
they stood in regards to reunion. AS
stated at the time, its object was Ito
register the apparent level of funda-
mental agreements within the confer
ence and the grave points of disagree
ments remaining"
Every faith but the Roman Catholic
attended the Lausanne Conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27
OFFICIAL OF UNION
KILLED IN CHICAGO
News Workers. Secretary
Dies as His Car Crashes
I When "Put on Spot"
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 27.-Three assassins
who laughed as they fed caused the
death of Ely H. Orr, secretary Urea
surer of the Newspaper Delivery
Drivers Chouffeurs' and Handlers
Union They poured shotgun slugs
into his automobile early yesterday
while he was driving home from down.
town Chicago.
Orr's machine. out OF control as he
attempted to escape. plunged through
the window of a butchershop. A coro-
ner's physician. DR.. j. j. Kerns. said
he found no bullets in the victims body,
but that his head had been crushed
against the door jam of the car.
"Oh. boy. we sure got him that time, p"
one Of the slayers exclaimed as they
sped away in an automobile.
Suspects Surrenders.
Jack Barry, ex-convict, forced out of
the union as secretary treasurer last
Winter at an election held under police
protection, surrendered for questioning
early today He denied any connection
with the Staying.
Two Others Sought.
Anthony Kissane and Tom Flanagan
were sought for questioning by police,
who expressed the belief that Orr might
have been slain by alleged racketeers,
ousted by the union.
Barry and Kissane seized control OF
the union after Barry had been released
from his second term of Imprisonment
at Leavenworth, KanS. Barry first was
convicted of completely in the $348,00O
Dearborn street mail robbery. Later he
was sent to prison in connection with a
100000 liquor warehouse robbery.
Emil Woznicki, the only witness to
the Staying. told police how the slayers
laughed as they escaped.
Agent Sought for Quiz.
Orr had been an employee Of the
Chicago Herald and Examiner for q
years prior to his election to the union
Office last December II. He was on his
way home alone after visiting the
Herald and Examiner Office with two of
his business agents. Dan Fiore and
Herbert Phelps, when the shooting
occurred.
Phelps said there was no Ill feeling
between Orr and anyone else in the
union. Fiore was sought for questioning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27
CHASE IN BARE FEET
PUTS DETECTIVE OUT
Chief Of Chicago Force on Duty
With Boots Beside Desk After
Escape of Trio.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 27.-Detective Chief
John Norton kept his boots off today.
Ordinarily, Norton does not work
without shoes, but he had good rea-
son today. Saturday night was hot and
he was sleeping when he heard the
shouts of his neighbor. Otto Render:
Taking nothing with him but a bed
sheet and a revolver, he pursued three
man, accused by Render OF robblng
him Of $18 he had won from them IN
a card game.
The bumps in the street. hnaiiy
proved too much for the chief, SO ne
abandoned the chase, but not until he
had fired at and missed the fleeing
men.
His feet cut, Norton asked other
members Of the force to finish the
Job. They arrested two OF the men,
but are still looking for the third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27
RADIOLOGISTS TO STUDY
TREATMENT OF CANCER
Third Congress Convenes at Sor-
bonne-26 Countries Are
Represented.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 27.-The Third 1nterna-
tional Congress on Radiology convened
at the Sorbonne yesterday for six-day
session, with treatment of cancer and
its Standardization as the two principal
topics of interest.
Leading radiologists of the world. rep
resenting &c countries, assembled for
the opening. They include rs Amer
leans.
Nine. Curie is honorary president OF
the congress, with DR.. Antoine Beclere
of Paris presiding.
DR.. Albert Soiland of Los Angeles
chairman of the American delegation
invited the next congress to the United
States in 1884. But Zurich, Switzerland
was chosen instead on account of its
convenience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27
JAILER'S WIFE SHOOTS
HIM, QUELLING UPROAR
Oklahoma officer Wounded in
Legs by Bullet Aimed at Dis
orderly Prisoner.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OKENIAH. Okla, July 27.-Mrs. Olin
Derrick shot and wounded her hus-
band, a county jailer, in an attempt to
help him subdue an uproar among 20
prisoners last night.
Wayne Dougers, held for Colorado
officers as a car theft suspect, attacke :
Derrick when he rushed to quiet ti=:
commotion. The jailer called to his
wife to bring his pistol and advised her
to shoot.
Mrs. Derrick did both. The prisoner
jerked her husband in the path of the
bullet. Struck in both legs, the jailer
was weak from loss of blood when aid
arrived. Other officers quelled the dis
turbance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27

Dogs with tendency to wander at
night are equipped with lights by care
full owners as protection against auto
mobiles The lights" are collars stud
ded with brilliant -mirrored glass facets
which pick up and reflect the rays
from car lamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27
Middies Reach Gibraltar.

GIBRALTAR, July 81 (P.-T'he Amer
lean battleships Arkansas and wyoming
arrived here today with midshipmen on
their Summer cruise for a three-day
visit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
JUDGE WARWICK TO GIVE
TALK TO REALTY MEN
Application of Workman's Com
pensation Insurance to Employees
of Buildings Is Topic.

Judge w. w. Warwick of the United
States Employees Compensation Com
mission is scheduled to address members
of the property managers division of the
Washington Real Estate Board at its
meeting next Tuesday at the Hamilton
Hotel
Judge Warwick will discuss the appli-
cation of the workman's compensation
insurance to employees of apartment
houses and office buildings.
Russell King, chairman of the COM
mittee, will preside. This is one of the
series of weekly meetings of various
divisions of the real estate board.
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"A pei. OF OFFICE
SPACE is VACANT
No Shortage Will Be Faced
When Prosperity Returns,
Survey Reveals.

There will be adequate Office space
to care for the needs of increasing bust
ness with the return of prosperity, &C
cording to the report of the National
Association of Building Owners and
Managers which recently completed the
January survey of Office space in Al
of the principal cities in the United
States and Canada.
The survey reveals that in 1885 Of
flee buildings having total of 1885,
Gil, 811 square feet of floor area, "a
321 ,615 square feet of space is vacant
The vacancy Is 1850 per cent and Gin
dicates that the building boom of recent
years has anticipated the needs of
American business by providing a sup
ply of space sufficient to care for the
normal expansion of business for at
least three years"
Although 11,512,082 square feet of
space is under construction in IS new
Office buildings, it is considered i'm
probable that there will be a material
increase in the vacancy percentage
within the next few months, due to
the fact that only 633, 1000 square feet
of the new space will be ready for
occupancy by May /. In other new
buildings 1881 1922 square feet of new
space will come on the market before
the end Of the year.
1.-THE survey taken for January, 1891,
indicates that the construction Of office
buildings will not be a fertile field for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
PROGRAM OF TAX
REFORMS MAPPED
Chicago Farley Agrees to
Seek Sweeping Changes
in Systems.
Continued From First Page

the groups represented in the confer
ence in trying to secure:
Il. Distribution of the costs of Gov
eminent so that they may be fairly
shared by all persons according to their
ability to pay.
%. Proper budgeting, supervising and
control of Federal, State and local ex-
penditures; publication of proposed
local budgets and bond issues, with
ton by taxpayers of the unit affected
to a quasi-judicial tax board; better
administrative organization, the mod
ernization of the structure Of govern
ment and the consolidation of under
sized units and the elimination of un-
necessary units thereof, to the end
that public money may be expended
economically and that costs may be
reduced wherever possible without i'm
pairing necessary public service.
Would Create Committees.
"3. Creation of committees of tax
payers representing the taxpaying in
tereSts appointed by the Governor,
President Of the Senate and Speaker of
the House of Representatives of the
respective States for the study of tax
problems and to make recommends
lions to the Legislatures for the revision
of the tax laws.
"a. Careful study of the inter-rela-
ton of Federal, State and local taxa
ton in the light of economic facts and
tendencies, for the purposes of securing
better coordination of national, State
and local finances: Cd BY eliminating,
as far as possible, burdensome and I'M
fair double taxation and other inequali-
ties that hinder the proper conservation
Of natural resources and impede the
sound development of agriculture, in
dustry and commerce. (2) BY assign
ing to the national, State and local
jurisdictions those sources Of revenue
which are relatively best suited to each
from the standpoint Of (a) conven-
fence and economy in the administra-
ton of public finances, (b) uniformity
Of tax levies as between competing
groups, (c) adequacy and elasticity of
revenues. and Cd equita bleness in the
distribution of the total cost Of gov
eminent.
IS. Continuing the conferences of this
group and the organization of similar
State and local groups, representing all
tax-paying interests (a) to study @pe-
cific and various phases of tax prob
lens, especially the general property
tax. OBJ To effect retrenchment and
economies in the costs of Federal, State
and local government; and (c) to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14

awaken tax consciousness on the part
Of the people generally.
your committee recommends thai
the matters proposed be referred to the
various organizations represented In
this conference for such action as they
may choose to take"
The Organization Committee, COM
posed of representatives from each OF
the participating groups, will call fur
Their conferences to carry out this work
which will cover such a large scope.
Satisfactory Structure FOreseen.
s. H. Thompson, president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation, !;
chairman Of the Organization Commit
tee that will set up the permanent
group. M. S. Winder, executive secre-
tary of the federation, said at the close
of the meeting that the result Of the
comprehensive program laid down ulti-
mately would give to the people OF
America a tax structure Of which II
may be proud and with which it will be
satisfied"
The following organizations were rep
resented at the conference:
The National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards, National Association of
Manufacturers, National League of
Women Voters, American Electric Rail-
way ASSOClhblOIi, fAILIcllCdAl NlNAC EooO-
citation, General Federation of Women's
Clubs, National Electric Light Associa-
ton, National Grange, United States
Chamber Of Commerce, American Bank
ers' Association, st. Louis Southwestern
Railway Co. of st. Louis, Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics of the Depart
nfent of Agriculture, Washington: Chi
cago 81 Northwestern Railroad, Santa
Fe Railroad and the Illinois Central
Railroad.
Six economists acted as advisers to
the committee that drew the confer
ence resolutions. They we're: DR.. John
E. Brandy, Iowa State College of Agri-
culture; Prof. Simeon e. Leland, Chi
cago; John C. Watsons director of taxa
ton, Illinois Agricultural Association
Chicago; r. Wayne Newton, director Of
taxation, Michigan State Farm Bureau
Lansing, Mich; DR.. Eric Englund, Blu
reau Of Agricultural Economics, De-
partment Of Agriculture, Washington
and Lloyd P. Rice, department of eco
Monies, Dartmouth College, Hanover
NJ H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
Billion in New Projects.

The National Association of Building
Trades Employers, reporting from 81
cities. cites projects totaling about
81 900, 100000 that will be undertaken
within three or four months. These
projects are exclusive Of governmental
work to be started soon and also exclu-
sive of large part Of home construc-
tiop."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
$65O,OlO MEDICAL
BUILDING PLANNED
Two Apartment Houses Are
Also Included in Weeks
Permits.
continued PROM First Page.)

Kaplan, designer; M. Cladny Construc-
ton Co., builders; to erect one 1-story
brick addition, 1911 F. street; to cost
$500.
Chevy chase Land Co., owners; A: B.
Mullett g. Co., architects; r. P. Witty
Co., Inc, builders; to make repairs, 1901
Connecticut avenue; to cost $500.
James c. Wood, owner; c. M. Wilcox,
designer and builder; to erect one l.
story brick addition for shop, 2021
Nichols avenue southeast: to cost "a ,000
A. E. Biggs, owner; r. L. Tippett
builder: to erect concrete block and
metal storage shed, 1912 South Capitol
street; to cost $1,000.
Additions and Repairs.
w. ]. Tastett. owner; L. H. Harris,
designer; to erect one 1-Story brick adj
dition, Al L street southeast; to cost
81 200.
John Walter, jr., owner; c. w. Cos
nell, 1927 K street, builder; to make
repairs, 523 Eleventh street; to cost
1915.
Mrs. Mathilda Molin, owner and
builder; Thomas w. Binsted, designer
to erect addition across railroad tracks
in rear 52l0 Sherrier place; to cost $500
Frank and Andrew Schroff, owners:
Frank Davis, designer and builder: to
erect one 1-story frame work shop, 800
K street; to cost $3.50.
Mrs. Herbert j. Slocum, owner; W. H
Turton & Sons, builders; to make re-
pairs, 2131 r street; to cost $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
CHEVY CHASE GARDEN
CLUB REFLECTS HEADS
Committee Chairmen for Ensuing
Year Are Named by Presi-
dent at Meeting.

Officers Of the Chevy Chase ID. c.
Garden Club who served during the
past year were reelected for the new
year at a meeting this week at the
residence of Mrs. L. A. Stanley, 1897
Garrison street.
The oficers are Mrs. F. Baker Weaver,
president; Miss Mary A. Davis, first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14

the building industry for at least two
years If common sense. prevails" the
associations statement reads.
1T is true that in some cities q low
percentage of vacancy exists, and that
in such cities there may be a need for
additional modern ONCE facilities.
Never before in the history of ONCE
buildings in America has there been
such an imperative demand for a thor
ough economic study of each new build
ing project. Forecasts indicate in
creased construction over 1890, but It
will be far short of the big building
years OF 1926 to 1929. Under prevail
ton need look for no striking increase
for some years to come"