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La gaceta., 1931-10-21
Is pagan Como interes, cada
Jos smanas, rs centavo~
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POS sEnanas, rs centavos~
y En- cuatA meseSel hombre
page Sc, cdNo intereses, si4
'poder entregarNel principal de la
deuda, los cinco pesos.
Prob6 ell fiscal que McDuffie
cargaba un interes annual de 800
por ciento.
Representation al prest2mista
los abogados William NJ. Gober,
w. B. Diakenson, Jose E. Will
Jams Y Victor H. knight,
Por haber anunciado los abo-
gados de la defensa que presen-
taNan una moci6n pidiendC un
nuevo juicio, ell Juez Hendry a
plazo la sentencia.
La gaceta., 1931-10-21

encontr6 con los objetos'y 10
condujo a la carcel bajo la acu-
Sacion de robo.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
OWENSUPHOLDS
FARM BOARD.

NTERS HOTSPRINGs,
Mont, Aug. IA QN.SJ.-Organ-
lied marketing of farm products
will give farmers greater buying
poweN and for that reason should
have the encouragement and sup
port of lawyers and business men,
w. G. Owens, chief attorney of
the Federal Farm Board, told the
annual meeting of the Montana
State Bar Association today.
In administering the agricul-
tural marketing act under which
the board was created, the latter
is helping farmers to organize
cooperative marketing machinery
which they themselves will own
and operate in their own interest,
he said.
Answering criticisms from "un-
friendly sources" that this assist
ance to farmers is putting the
Government in business, Owens
declared:
"The truth is II is putting the
farmer into the business of
marketing his own products,
which he has a perfect right to
do"
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
BANKPROMOTES
EARNSHAW To
TREASURER
Vice President and Director
Of Washington Savings; R.
B. Montgomery Joins Board

Robert j. Earnshaw, assistant
treasurer, was elected vice presi-
dent, treasurer and a director Of
the Washington Savings Bank
yesterday at a meeting of its d.
rectorate which accepted the res,
ignation of John D. Leonard, as
vice president and treasurer.
Robert B. Montgomery, mana
ger Of the mortgage loan depart
ment of Acacia Mutual Life AS
sociation, was also elected a di-
rector, it was announced by
Thomas E. FARRELL, president of
the bank.
Mr.. Earnshaw, the banks new
vice president and treasurer, was
born in this city, september IS,
1885. He is a son of the late
Richard J. EarnShaw.
Mr.. Montgomery is a native
Washingtonian, was graduated
from Lafayette College in 1924.
He is a son of William Mont
gomery, president of Acacia.
Mr.. Leonard, who resigned be-
cause Of ill health, plans to take
a years complete rest from all
banking activities.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
UPWARD TREND
ON CURB MART

NEW YORK, Aug. IA G.N.SO.
The rallying movement in curb
stocks continued to make further
progress in today's 697s. with ag-
gressive bullish objections again
under way in a long list of issues
throughout the general market.
Oils were again in the van
guard of the procession, with
Humble up a point at SO, Gulf up
70 at 62Ts, Standard Of Indiana
up / at 26H, Standard of Ken
lucky up 20 at 1879, and Vacuum
up l at 48.
Cities Service, quoted ex-divi-
dend, was somewhat of a lag
gard, ruling nominally high at
9A. Utilities were moderately
higher, with Electric Bond and
Share moving up Y point to a
new high on the move at 38$.
Electric Power and Light war
rants up "a at 2024. Middle West
Utilities up Y at 173s. and gains
of like proportions the rule in
other utility issues.
Continental Shares convertible
preferred was a strong spot in a
generally dull and unintereSting
investment trust list, chalking up
a 2-point gain at 20.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
COT TON MART
BARELY STEADY

NEW YORK, Aug. IA QN.S0.
The New York cotton market dis
played a barely steady tone dur
ing the forenoon trading today
on lower than expected Liverpool
cables:
Most Of the selling came from
Liverpool and the South and
some increase in hedge sales was
noted. Spot firms sold distant
months. There was some price
fixing in the near months. Con-
siderable covering by shorts took
place while New Orleans and
commission houses bought.
At midday, october sold at
500, off IL. December at 7.21,
off 10. January at 7.31. off IL.
March at 7.52, off 10. May at
7.69, off II, and July at 7.S6, off
IL.
Among traders, it was believed
that so much opposition had de-
veloped to the Farm Boards plan
for destroying a third of the crop
that eventually the proposal would
be dismissed.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
RAILWAY PLEAS
WONAND LOST

Allowance for off.track and in
terchange services at and between
st. Louis, Mo-, and East st. Louis,
Ill, embodied in a contract be-
tween an ageht for various rail
roads and the Columbia Terminal
Co., were approved today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
At the same time it held that
allowances for direct-delivery SER
vice from East st. Louis to st.
Louis proposed by the Chicago &
Alton Railroad had not been
found justified. The commission
ordered suspended schedules en-
bodying such allowance TO be
Cancelled.
Allowances for direct-delivery
service from and to the same
points proposed by the other rail
roads were held to be justified.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
July Tonnage Sales
Of A. e p. Increase

Sales of the Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company. operating
many stores here. for the five
week period ended August /, were
$95,527,97. This compares with
500, ,723 $50 for the same period in
1880, and is a decrease of $1,19S,.
693. or 1.24 per cent.
July sales. expressed in tons,
we're 513,095 this year. compared
with 461 .644 in July 1890. This is
a gain in quantity of merchandise
sold of 5l,451 tons, or lila per
cent.
Average weekly sales in July
were $19,1o5.597, compared with
$19,344,734 in 1880, a decrease Of
$239,137. Average weekly ton
mage sales were 102,619. compared
with 92.329 in July, 1880, an in
crease of 10.290.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
S82,853 Contracts
Awarded bu Navy

Construction contracts totaling
$82,8 we're awarded by the Navy
Department yesterday. They in
cluded:
A steam plant at the Naval Air
Station at San Diego. Calf.
awarded to A. C. Reed & Co.,
$9,837; a concrete floor at the
Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbor i,
awarded to L. N. Gratz, $33,212:.
improvements on buildings at the
Mare Island Navy Yard, awarded
to Golden Gate Iron Works, $18,.
696, and paving at the Naval Air
Station, Seattle. awarded to c. L..
Creelman, $15,200.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14

ing interest in the rail situation
and has begun series of con-
ferences on the subject.
COnfers With Thorn
The President conferred at
length yesterday afternoon with
Alfred p. Thorn, chairman of the
Association of Railway EXecu-
tiyes and Washington attorney
for the carriers. Neither the
President nor Mr.. Thorn would
discuss the conference. but it was
said the President is to confer
again with the railway Spokes-
man and the entire tranSporta-
ton question is being reviewed.
s. At the Commerce Commission
yesterday the carriers were again
warned that a freight rate in
crease in this period Of depres-
sion would result in decreased
revenues to the roads.
witnesses appearing for the
protesting Manufacturing Chem
lists Association testified that
higher freight rates would mean
greater use Of trucks and water
transportation by the chemists.
It was testified:
"A reduction in freight rates
now would increase both tom
mage and revenue. An increase
I'm rates would reduce both ton
mage and revenue to the roads"
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
EXPOSES
ART|F|C|ALTY
Of RALLIES
Market Purely Professional,
Economist Declares, With
Public Following ABSENT
By LEWIS HANEY

By LEWIS HANEY
Director New York University, Bureau
of Business Research
The stock market continues to
act much as it did last April.
Such one-day rallies as that of
Tuesday are reminiscent of April
13 or April 80.
Such rallies were not sustained
then and are not likely to be now.
The reaction in April and May
reflected disappointment over the
spring rally in business, and dis
counted poor second quarter earn
ings.
Market Professional
The reaction of July and Au-
gust is reflecting disappointment
over world business recovery and
is discounting third and fourth
quarter earning prospects.
With fundamental conditions as
they are, technical rallies cannot
go very far or last very long. Any
market can get oversold and rally
temporarily.
But it takes investment buying
TO bring sustained rise-and
there is none of that now, unless
q little scale-down buying in a
few carefully selected issues.
We need to remember that this
is a purely professional market.
The floor traders and outside pro-
fessiOnals rapidly shift their at
titudeS, being bearish one minute
and buIIiSh the next.
No Public Following
No appreciable public following
is possible now. We can there
fore be sure that any moves will
be minor.
The Tuesday squirt was purely
a technical affair among the pro-
fessionals. Some stocks (perhaps
Steel, Can and Telephone) had
became little oversold. and some
one saw a chance to drive in a
little short covering.
"A 1eW pools are WOTkllS NpcI-
haps in ChrySler, Montgomery
Ward and Bohn Aluminium and
these may possibly have bid their
favorites up a little.
But the whole performance was
highly artificial.
Bonds Fail to Respond
Note that bonds did not respond
to the Tuesday rally in stocks.
You may be sure that if investors
won't buy bonds now, they will
not buy stocks.
It does not seem at ali likely
that we will get any sustained rise
in stocks until the over valued
leaders have seen further liquida-
ton,
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
BROTHERH0ODS
ASK RAIL RATE .
INCREASE
Conductors, Engineers, Fir6
and Enginemen, Trainmen
Executives, All Back Plea

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. IA Il.
N.S) Maintaining the move
rnent would act as a new stimulus
to strengthen and support bust.
ness and relieve unemployment
chief executives Of the four lare.
est railroad labor brotherhoods
today announced their endorse.
ment Of the railroads request for
a is per cent horizontal freight
rate increase. =
More than 100000 railroad eriis
ployes Throughout the country ara
members of the four organizations.
The signers were D. B. Robertson,
president of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen and Engine.
men; A. F.. Whitney, president Of
the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen; Avanley Johnsgorl.
grand chief engineer Of this
Brotherhood of Locomotive Ensi:
neers, and S. N. Berry. president
Of the Brotherhood of Railway
Conductors.
Railroad labor is vitality inter.
ested in the improvement Of bust
ness for through such means traf.
fic will increase and unemploys
ment within the craft generally
be relieved. the statement de-
clared. A copy was sent to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
which is now celebrating on the
freight increase.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Pressed Steel Car
To Build in ChicUqO

" CHICAGO, Aug. IA contract
for the design and construction
of a new plant for the Pressed
Steel Car Company of Pittsburgh
here has been awarded to the Aus
tin Company.
The contract includes six build
ings to be erected at 136th and
Brandon Streets in Chicago. re-
placing the former plant Of the
company destroyed by fire.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Laundry Companies
In Business Mercer

Sweets Laundry Shops, Inc,
today acquired the business and
good will Of Gardner & Vail,
which has been in the laundry
business in New York city for the
past SO years. Beginning next
Monday the plant of this firm
and its agencies will be operated
as a unit of the Sweet organiza'
ton. H. K. Burkhardt, who for
the past 16 years has been pro.
duction manager for Gardner &
Vail, will continue in that capac'
tY.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
ON CARLOT
OIL UPHELD

Examiners Of the Interstate
Com merce Commission today
recommended the commission hold
that existing freight rates on pc
troleum products, in carloads,
from points in Kansas, Oklahoma,
Texas and Wyoming to points in
Colorado are not unreasonable or
otherwise unlawful.
They recommended that the
complaint brought by the San
Luis Consumers Gas and Oil Com
pany and other companies be dis
missed.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Leaf Tobacco Prices
Rise. QuaLitH Better

DURHAM. N. c., Aug. IA.
Price reports from the border to-
bacco markets show continued
improvement, although sales are
light. 20
The rise in average prices ap-
parently is due to the appearance
of the markets of a better quality
of tobacco,
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Wisconsin Gains
In City Population

The urban population of Wis
consin numbered 1,553,843 and
the rural population 1,385,163 in
1890, it was announced by the
Bureau of Census yesterday.
This was an increase of 309,275
for city dwellers and a decrease
of 1886 persons living in the
country since the 1920 census.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Keith-ALbee Profits
Multiplied II Times

Keith.Albee-Orpheum Corpora
tion and subsidiaries report for six
months ended June 80. 1881, net
profit of $691,1 after taxes and
charges, but before subsidiary pre-.
ferred dividends, comparing with
$60,597 in first half Of 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
GILLETTE RAZOR SUED

Former Judge Hugh M. Morris
has filed summons in the
United States district court in
Wilmington, Del, on behalf of
Segal Lock Il Hardware Company,
against Gillette Safety Razor Com
pany, alleging the Gillette Com
pany has violated the Clayton
Antitrust act and giving notice
that damages Of $l,500,000 will be
asked.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Packard Has Best
Month Since 1880

Shipments by the Packard MO
tor Car Company in July totaled
1896 units, the largest for any
month since october, 1880, ac-
cording to H. w. Peters, vice presi.
dent, in charge of distribution.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Cheerful News
OF Business

Packard reports best
month since October, 1880.
Keith.Albee.O .Orpheum prof
its multiplied IL times.
Atlantic and Pacific ton.
mage jumps in July.
Leaf tobacco prices higher
and quality better.
Fifteen firms earn more
than dividend needs.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
financial Ne1us Stocks Bonds Commodities and Comment
New York Bond Market
United states
Fractions -epreSsRt S2ndS
1911 means It l-S5

United states IHigh Low Last
Lib 1st AIS '32.47.!103. l1o3. !1o3.
Treas S%s 43-47. ..lIO2.29I1O2.2sl1O2.29
Treas ass '41-43 Mar. 1O2. 25 1925 l1O2.25
Treas 31s '4S-49 .i101.17l101.17il01.1
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
HOOVER SILENT
ON RAILWAY
CONFAB
President Confers With Rail
Executives Attorney Thorn
as |. C. C. Holds Hearings
By THEODORE TILLER

While the Interstate Commerce
Commission carries forward hear
ings on proposed freight rate in
creases, President Hoover is TAX.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14

bond yield line represents the yield of 60 active bonds
computed by the Standard Statistics has been plotted
inverted scale order to show the trend The New York Stock
Exchange the price index January 925=1OO of the
price of all shares listed dealt adjusted for stock
spups stock dividends material to
The Washington times., 1931-08-14

WRlGHTS INDEX computed by combining individual
ndce OF business conditions The 5Oock line the
monthly OF weighted of 80 ndustials rails
The
Fishers Index of wholesale
to 1913 Bradstrees to
The Washington times., 1931-08-14

ing interest in the rail situation
and has begun a series of con-
ferences on the subject.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
Need Not Visit Europe
for Literary Research

Two professors of English at
Southern Methodist university pub
lished a book, Famous Editions Of
English Poets" in which Is vol
umes of verse are reproduced in
full, just as they appeared in the
originals, with Photographic copies
of the old title pages. This in
volved vast amount of labor and
research, and was done at Oxford
university and the British museum,
where original copies of such works
as Shakespeare's sonnets, Pope's
Essay on Criticism" Byron's 1.-The
Prisoner of Chillon" and Tenny-
sons poems were available for
copying. On returning to this
country, the. Texas Weekly relates,
the scholars were surprised to learn
that all the rare volumes they had
consulted overseas could have been
found in libraries of their own
state. This is an amusing incident,
but it is more: it indicates how
our country has made intellectual
progress while it expanded eco
nomically, and that II has libraries
as well as Skyscrapers to be proud
of. 1t is not always necessary to
rush to Europe for a draught from
the Pierian spring.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
Explorers Too Ready
to "Pass Up" Australia

The continent of Australia was
not discovered until just before the
American Revolution. Louis de
Torres, sailing from Peru in 1906
thought the northern Queensland
coast was another of those island
groups-the Marquesas, SOloman,
New Hebrides-through which he
had passed. The Dutch proceeding
from Java several times met the
west and north of Australia, but re-
ported a barren wild country inhab-
tied by barbarous, cruel, black peo-
pie. Abel Tasman. in 1912 found
Dan Diemens Land, Tasmania, and
left in disgust. In 1858 William
Dampier, an English buccaneer,
landed in West Australia, and the
following year mapped the coast.
In his report to King William he
described the land as SANDY and
waterless," with stunted trees, in
habited by "the miserablest people
in the world" A hundred years
later the English scientific expedi-
tiOn under Captain Cook revealed
the presence of wide belts of fertile
land, and his landing at Botany
bay. Sydney, April %, ITO, result
ed in another continent for the Brit
iSh crown.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
Captain Kidd Framed?

Recent biographers of Captain
Kidd state that he was not a pirate
and that the ships he took were
lawful prizes captured in his legal
capacity as a privateer. The charge
of selling two ships of the great
mogul could have been met at his
trial by the production of two docu-
ments which Kidd had taken from
these ships and which he claimed
proved that they were sailing un-
der commissions issued by the
French East India company. which
made them lawful prizes. These
documents Kidd had handed to his
patron Lord Bellomont and they
were not discovered until some 200
years later in the public records
office.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
Natural Currents

The Gulf stream and other ocean
currents are not freaks of nature,
but result from natural causes. Wind
blowing steadily for a considerable
time from the same direction is able
to start surface currents. This is
demonstrated in the currents of the
Great lakes, where there are not diff
ferences of temperature or saltiness,
and also by the currents Of the In
dian ocean north of the equator,
where the currents reverse their di-
rection after changes in the mon
soon winds. 1t has been calculated
that the force Of the trade winds is
sufficient in 100000 years to set wa
ter in motion to the depth of 1900
feet.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
NAME RECEIVER FOR BANK
Reuben Satterthwaite,Jr., Appoint
ed for Fidelity Trust, Wilmington

Chancellor Josiah o. Wolcott, in
the Court of Chancerry has nam
ed Reuben Satterthwaithe, receiver
pendente-lite for the Fidelity Bank
and Trust Company, of Whining
ton. The application for the ap-
pointment of the receiver was
made by w. Thomas Knowles, at
torney for Harry G. Little, presi-
dent of the bank, Henry R. Jones
and Elwood Nichols, stockholders,
two weeks ago. Last week when
the case was called Robert G. Har-
man, attorney, appeared and ask
ed for a continuance. When the
case was called last week former
Chancellor John r. Nicholson, ap-
pearred and presented an affidavit
setting forth that the board of di-
rectors of the bank was function
ing. After reading the affidavits
filed, Chancellor Wolcott named
Mr.. Satterthwaite as receiver and
ordered a bond of $4,000 to be
posted The property of the bank,
at the southwest corner of Ninth
and Orange streets which was re-
Gently sold at sheriff sale to Ell
wood Nelson, attorney for $62, 200,
is to be resold by Sheriff Hollings-
worth.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
Average 54 Shares p. r.. r. Stool

Average 81 Shares p. r.. r. Stock
The average stockholder in the
Pennsylvania Railroad owns just d
fraction over 81 shares of stock.
According to the latest capital
stock statement, as of October 1,
the average holding of the rail-
roads 241, ,391 stockholders is "a. SO
shares. During the last year, New
England owners of Pennsylvania
Railroad stock increased by 1922
and stockholders in the middle
western states increased by $500.
The state of Pennsylvania still
holds the largest number of stock
holders, with 96,163. Women
stockholders increased to los, 1896,
the highest number on record, and
they own one third of the rail-
roads entire stock.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
Surprising Anger

Mrs. Wilson is so angry she
won't speak to me-" confided
Mabel.
"Reallyi" said Ethel what is
she angry about?"
81 haven't the slightest idea. We
met couple of days ago, and we
were talking as friendly as pos
sible, when suddenly she flared up
and hasn't noticed me since"
What were you talking about 2"
Nothing in particular. I remem-
ber she said: i kiss my hus-
band three or four times day."
"And what did you say"
''I said: Why l know at least
a dozen women who do the same
and then she nearly had a fit."-
London Tit-Bits.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
"Mourners Bench"

In the United States (only), at
revival meetings in churches, tents,
and elsewhere. a bench, or row of
camp chairs, is placed directly be-
meath the platform or pulpit and
reserved for those who wish to
come forward, at the close of the
preachers exhortations, to declare
their sins and seek forgiveness of
the Lord. The bench, or row of
chairs, as the case, may be, is called
the mourners' bench. The mourn
ers' bench was very much in evil
dence a few years ago at the re
viyal gatherings addressed by the
late Dwight L. Moody, American
evangelist, who said: "The devil
howls in rage when he sees re-
pentant sinners crowding the
mourners' bench" Digest.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
Different

Undoubtedly the story about di-
yiding the apple will be with US as
long as the mother-in-law gags, but
of course, little Elmer Blame of San
Bernardino doesn't know this and,
being only six, must be exonerated
of plagiarism.
But this time the story is bigger
and better, for there were two ap-
pies instead of one-a big one and
a little one.
And tell me, Elmer" cooed aunty,
IF I asked you to give an apple to
your brother, which one would you
give him?"
do you mean to my big brother
or my little one," asked Elmer anx-
iously.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
COAL
an0
COKE

We are selling HOPPER COKE,
the highest grade Coke on the
market.
WHY YOU SHOULD USE COKE
1t costs less per ton and will
give you just as much heat as you
get from a ton of coal. No chang
es needed, just any good furnace
will burn coke and you will have
real big money saving.
We carry all sizes of Anthracite
Coal and will be glad to serve you
with any fuel you wish.
Keep in mind-our Cha-Soot will
clean your furnace and chimney.
Will save coal and chimney fires.
We sell Roof Paint that we can
guarantee.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
Ring-Time

It was Shakespeare who first In
formed us that springtime is ring
time, and it is still true today that
more rings are purchased in spring
and early summer than at any
other season. A well-knOwn Lon
don jeweler, in describing the
beauty side Of selecting rings, says
that 'long, tapering fingers demand
a ring with a large stone in a
square or oval setting. This tends
to make the fingers look even more
slim. Women with short fingers
should wear heavy, wide rings"
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
Logical Iounrster

Ny little son, Arthur, aged five,
found a wishbone on his plate, and
asked me to wish with him.
Arthur won and said that he had
wished for a motor cycle.
"You must not tell me your
WISH" ! said.
"Well, if you don't know what
wished for, how will / ever get
itT' was the reply.-Chicago Trib-
Smyrna times., 1931-10-28
1881 Christmas Seal

TTHIS year the Christmas seal cele-
4 brates its 25th anniversary with
a special design to commemorate
the quarter-century mile post of its
fight against tuberculosis. A stage
coach is shown, pulled by four
horses prancing through the snow.
One of the passengers is seen blow
ing a horn to trumpet forth the
good news that the Christmas seal
coach is coming.
And indeed it is good news that
the coach and four bring with every
letter and package they decorate at