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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
ALABAMA GOVERNOR
FREES IS C0NVICTS
Prison Doors Flung Open to Felons
as Holiday Gift-Get $40
and Clothing.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, November
28.-Staked by the State to $40 apiece
and new clothing, IS convicts with
meritorious records stepped from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
COLONY HILL cC0L4CfdC
AUTOMATIC gAA HEAT

Enter the welcoming gates of Colony Hill and you be
ing early American village with all its quiet peace and rcstf
beatty.
Boss Phelps developers Colony spared
pains In making this home community of the distinctive
in the country Everything which into these houses be the
for calm and pleasant living has been supplied
Bryant Automatic Gas Heat for every house Colony Hill? Bryant
heating plants do not depecahose going into Colony Hill
will comfort and the houses
stand Bryant Gas Heat the buyers of these houses ers
warmth and absolutely obcfree convenience And heat be-
clean will keep this charming community spoess
was its early American counterpart.
When experienced conservative developers such Boss and
Phelps choose heat builders and home alike should be
impressed indicates that this copanYn position to know all
kinds of equpmen-have found gas heat be satisfactory and
most acceptable to prospective buyers
Bryant the basement good sen-1ook for it. You'll find
in house Colony Hill and of other fsas develop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28

In addition to Boss s. Phelps,
the foHo7ping Washington home
builders install and recommend
Automatic Gas Heat:
L. E. Breuninger & Son.
Breuninger & Phifer.
Edison w. Briggs, Inc.
Cafritz Construction Co.
Casey Engineering Co.
Columbia Construction Co.
Henry J, Conner.
Cooley Bros.
D. J. DUNCAN, Inc.
Federal Construction Co.
]. F. Fox.
B. II. Gruver
Harvard Terrace Development Co.
VIM. A. Hill Co.
Independent Investment Co.
Thomas A. Jameson.
Randolph L. Jennings.
Kennedy Chamberlin Development
w. c. & A. N. Miller.
Frederick B. Mills.
c. W. Morris & Son.
Henry ]. Robb, Inc.
Fred SCHNEIDER.
Shapiro Construction Co.
Chas. L. Tankersley.
Waverly Taylor
John B. Tifey.
Triangle Realty Co.
Waple & James.
Wakefield, Inc.
NJ g. X. B. Warren.
c. NJ. Wilcox
Edward NJ. Willis.
P. H. Willis Realty Co.
Young & Oppenheimer.
Earl Warren.
Walter Vaughn
Molye Fillmore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28

they bore "the best wishes and God
speed" of Alabama'S gray-haired chief
executive.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
MACHINE TOOL TRADE
EXPECTING GOOD YEAR
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, December 31.-The ma
chinery and machine tool industry
reaches the end of the year with the
feeling that early 1882 will see the be-
ginning of an .accentuated Spring up
turn, American Machinist reports. the
feeling is general in the industry that
the expected betterment will extend
through the coming twelvemonth.
Meanwhile the report states, most
districts of the country have been grip
ped by a Somnolence characteristic Of
the years ending. so far as machinery
and machine tools are concerned. Tool
builders find themselves stocked with
finished units and note production costs
increasing with single-unit manufacture.
Continuance of the November upturn
is reported in Milwaukee, with sales
orders coming from automobile, tractor
farm implement, electrical and Govern
ment sources Detroit holds about even,
with bettered motor car manufacture
showing no effect on tool buying as yet.
New York reports no tool sales worth
mentioning and Chicago notes a similar
condition.
New England reports improvement
very much like that noted in MilWau
kee. Philadelphia feels optimistic about
the new year Buffalo looks forward to
the first of the year. expecting an end
to hand-to-mouth buying. Cleveland Is
looking for an upturn. Cincinnati feels
the same way, but neither district re-
ports any betterment in sales so far
The South reports conditions slow.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Nd, December 81
White potatoes 100 pounds, 95a1 90;
sweet potatoes bushel, 5Oa65; vans,
barrel, goal 90; beans, buShel, 1.75a2 25:
beetS, per 100, 2.00a3.O0; Brussels
sprouts, per quart, l0a15 Savoy cab
bage, bushel, 40a50; carrots, per 100
3.OOa425; celery, crate, 1.75a5 so; egg
plants, crate, 1.25a2.5O lettuce, crate
3.50a500; cucumberS, bushel, 6.OOa6 .25:
onions, per 100 pounds, 1.35a2.75; peas
bushel 450a5.00; peppers, 1.5Oa3 90;
spinach, buShel, LOCAL Is; tomatoes,
crate, 200a4.0O; turnlps, hamper, 2Oa
25; apples, bushel, 40a1.10.
Dairy Market.
Chickens-Young 18a22; Leghorns,
14a16; old hens, 14al5; Leghorns, old
l4a16; rooSters, 10a12; ducks, 12a22:
geese, l6a1S; guinea fowls, pair, 50a
LOO; turkeys, 20a30 pigeons, 20a25.
Eggs-Receipts, 983 cases; current re-
celpts, 26a27; hennery whites, 27a32;
nearby firSts, 26a27 Western f1rsts,
26a27
Butter-Good and fancy creamery,
28a32; ladies, 15a21 process, 23a24;
store packed, 15a16.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle--Receipts, so head; light sup
ply, market steady SteerS-Choice to
prime, none; good to choice, 6.5Oa7 so;
medium to good 5.50a650; fair to
medium, 400a500, plain to fair, 3.5Oa
400; common to plain, 30Oa350. Bulls
choice to prime none; good to choice
none; medium to good 4.00a4.25 fair
to medium, 3.50a4OO; plain to fair
325a3.50; common to plain 3OOa3 .25
CoWs-Chpice to prime, none; good to
choice, none; medium to good, 3.75a
400, fair to medium, 325a375; plain to
fair. 2.50a325; common to plain, 150a
$50.
Heifers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 5.00a6.00; medium to good
450a5.00; fair to medium, 4.00a450;
plain to fair, 300a4.00; common to
plain, 250a300.
Fresh COWS and springers, 3000a60.00
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 100 head;
light supply market steady. Sheep,
100a3.00; lambs, 3.00a700.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head light sup
ply, market higher. Lights, 5.25a5 so;
heavieS, 45Oa500: medium, 525a5. so;
roughs, 3.50a425; light pigs, 485a5 10;
pigs, 5.10a5.35.
Calves-Receipts, so head; light sup
ply, market steady. Calves, 350a8.50.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. red Winter, export, no
quotations; No. red Winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 593s; December, sos;
January, CO.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic, spot,
45a46; cob corn, new, 200a210.
Oats-No 2, white, domestic, spot,
35a3513; No. 8, 34a3412.
Rye-Nearby, 40a45.
Hay-Receipts. none. New hay is
starting to arrive in increasing guam
titles, but so far no oficial grading has
been attempted, selling being strictly on
merit. Demand for old hay slow and
market Is dull and quiet, with prices
in buyers favor at range of l3o0a
1850 per ton.
Straw-No. wheat, s.50as 90 per
ton; No. oats, 9OOa1O.0o per ton.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
TUNNEL is INSURED
FOR S3O,OOO,O0O
Washington Bridge Also Has $25,
100000 Protection Against
Damage.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 31.-In order
to make bonds issued against certain
types Of property safer and therefore
more attractive to investors, bankers
are not only insuring the underlying
assets against physical hazards but are
insuring also against loss of income
which would result from interrupted
operations, according TO the Continental
Insurance Co.
For example" the company says,
"the Holland Tunnels, against which
bonds were issued by the Port of New
York authority have been insured
against damage by fire, food wind
storm, passing ships and other dangers.
to the extent Of $4,000 600 In addi-
tion, the income Of the tunnels the
basis of bond interest payments, has
been protected on the basis of $1,000
600 annual receipts Owing to the
large amounts involved, the lines are
carried by group Of companies and
not by the Continental alone.
The wlndstorm protection was in
Cluded in the tubes policy because
some of its auxiliary properties, in
Cluding ventilating shafts and equip
ment, and other structures are above
ground. Then, too, there is the pos
sibility Of damage in case buildings ad-
jacent TO the entrances and exits Of the
tunnels are partially demolished by
THE new Washington Bridge over
| the Hudson River has been similarly
! insured against physical damage, its
! policy having a face value Of S25 5,000,-
| 600.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
Grain Market
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 3l.-Grains
went upward early today, helped by
frmness of Liverpool wheat quotations
and of Wall Street securities Rumors
of revolt in Russia were current and
were construed as bulliSh.
Opening unchanged to 81 higher,
wheat afterWard rose all around. Corn
started at 1s-1a advance and continued
to climb.
Supplementing the bullish effect of
revolt rumorS from Russia was word
that Russian shipments of wheat this
week had fallen off sharply, amounting
to only 272000 bushels against 1885,
600 last week. Russian rye shipments
were cut in half A London newspaper
was quoted as declaring the Russian
uprising a serious one, directed by Leon
TrotSky in Turkey.
Upswings in wheat prices here soon
added about l12 cents bushel to val
ues Meanwhile, overseas reported
noted increased demand for Canadian
and United States wheat available to be
shipped without delay Australian and
Argentine shipments were reported
much curtailed as we'll as Russian Nu-
merous stop loss buying orders on Chi
cago future delivery contracts were
forced into execution as result of the
sudden jump in prices. Corn and oats
mounted with wheat, owing to unfavor-
able weather.
Provisions responded to advances
both in hog values and in grains.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
CURB SHARES RISE
IN ACTIVE MARKET
Pivotal Stocks Gain on
Brisk Bidding-AdvanCe
Is General.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 3l.-Strong
from the opening gong, the curb eX-
change session made an impressive
demonstration today on increasing vol
ume.
Electric Bond g. Share was up frac-
tionally on regular sales, but cash
trades were completed at a gain Of
point. Cities Service likewise flrmed,
as did Standard Oil OF Indiana ana
Gulf Oil of Pennsylvania
New products were announced by
some corporations and their stocks
benefited accordingly. This was true
of Afga Ansco, which has perfected
new film requiring no filters and max
ing photography of natural colors pos
sible. Although Ford made no an
nouncement, the automobile trade
learned that the company is develop
ing small, light car designed especial
ly for export markets.
@. F. Swift, president of Swift & Co.,
predicted that prices of meats, which
have beeR steadily declining since 1929,
have practically reached bottom and he
expects 1882 will be a good year for the
packing industry. Swift & Co. shares
were active though unchanged.
With taX-selling pressure lightened
and a series Of favorable predictions for
the new year greeting the opening gong,
stocks opened higher.
Electric Bond g. Share in a block of
1000 shares appeared at lis, un-
changed. Standard Oil of Indiana at
141s was up shade. while Cities Serv-
ice at 512 was off Is. The first cash
sale was that of Union American In
vestment, which at 8 was unchanged.
These cash sales reflect laSt-minute
effort to establish tax losses.
United Light & Power A at 65s. As
sociated Gas g. Electric A at 334, Amer
ican Gas g. Electric at 3834, Central
Public Service A at 15s and Niagara
Hudson shares at 212 we're a few of
the utilities that started at fractionally
higher quotations.
General Aviation, Lone Star Gas,
United Gas, National Investors and
Pennroad Corporation were among the
miscellaneous shares to show slight
gains on their first trades
Evening star., 1931-12-31
TO FINANCE
ROADS SUGGESTED
Two Methods Advanced by
Bureau as Aids to High
way Building.
BY CHAS. P. SHAEFFER,
Associated Press Business Writer.

The Bureau of Public Roads believes
two separate and distinct methods
should be employed in the financing
of roads.
This is desirable the bureau said,
to meet the eXactions of the two great
classifications of roads, local and State,
AS an illustration, it was held reason
able and proper to tax the land where
local roads are concerned, as these
thoroughfares are purely land servers.
contributing to the value of adjacent
soil as access to the land is improved.
State Roads.
On the other hand, State roads were
said to have no such close relationship
to the rural land through which they
pass. Moreover they require high
type of improvement which is neces-
STATED by the needs of traffic originat-
ing upon the adjoining land, but by
the accumulation of traffic brought to
them by many feeders and by the large
intercity movement. Support of these
roads by vehicular taxes is held as en-
tirely reasonable by the bureau.
Present methods of finance. gener-
ally, we're said to approximate such a
division of the burden upon land and
motor vehicle, but no consistency of
purpose or principle is seen. On the
other hand, it seems to the bureau
there is a great deal of useless inter
change of funds between State and
county agencies which tends to obscure
the purposes for which money is col
lected and used.
By employing dual method the bu-
reau says that much Misrepresentation
of the purpose of highway expenditures
and the incidence of taxation, now
practiced, would be impossible, and
taxpayers whether owners of land or
motor vehicles, would have greater as
surance that the taxes they pay would
be used for a purpose that would bring
them a direct return.
General Interest Routes.
Application of the same principle,
the bureau believes, would bring a So
luton of the problem of the right of
the cities to a portion of the motor
vehicle and gasoline taxes. When it
is recognized that there are routes of
general interest and local routes, the
sections of the through routes which
lie in the cities should have the same
recognition and treatment as those
which lie outside of city limits. the bu-
reau feels, and local streets in cities
would also be recognized, as clearly as
local roads, as proper burden to be
borne by real property.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
Railway Wages.

NEW YORK, December 81 (SpeciaD
The date set for the conference be-
tween Railroad Brotherhood representa-
tives and railroad executives is beyond
the time when it was expected that the
entire question would have been settled.
1t looks now as though it would be at
least February before such change as
NAV be agreed upon will go into effect.
The feeling is strong in Wall Street
that a Voluntary reduction will be con-
ceded by the railway employees. This
is accentuated by the announcement
today that the Southern Pacific shop
men have accepted 10 per cent lower
wage effective January /. They were
not involved, however in the pending
negotiations, which affect engineers,
flremen and trainmen exclusively.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
IBANK STOCKS Show
BRIGHTER OUTLOOK
Prospect of Higher Money
Rates Indicates Gain
in Earnings.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, December 31.-Banks
and trust companies, taken as a group,
enter the year 1882 with a more favor
able outlook than existed at the begin
ming of 1881, in the opinion OF Howard
S. Holt of Holt, Rose & Troster, spe-
cialiSts in bank and insurance company
securities This opinion is based upon
two important factors relating to New
York City bank and Trust Company
shares, the action of which may be
taken as an index for bank stocks In
general The factors are:
Cd Prospects for higher money rates
during the year 1882, which will tend
to increase bank profits.
(2) The open market value OF bank
stocks generally is substantially below
the known book value as Of September
30, 1881, indicating that year end
write-offs and adjustments appear to
have been fully discounted.
Interest Rates.
Regarding money rates, quotations
now prevailing are higher than at the
close of 1880, and with prospects OF in
creased Government financing and re-
neWed demand for funds from indus
try when the business curve turns up
ward, it is reasonable to expect that
loanable funds will command even a
higher return in the future. Higher
rates naturally will result in higher
bank earnings, which should be re-
flected in the bank stock market.
Open market quotations indicate that
bank stocks are more thoroughly liqui-
dated than ever before, as prices are
now relatively lower than 1920 levels,
when 16 leading New York City issues
showed an average yield Of 526 per
cent. At the present time the average
yield is approximately s.08 per cent
Upon a dollar basis, the open mar.
ket value OF the outstanding capital
shares Of the Is leading New York
City issues aggregated 81, ,434, ,378, 900 as
Of December "a, which total Is approx
imately $344, 100000 less than the
known book value of the same shares,
exclusive of security company book
values, based upon their official state
mentS issued as of the close of last
September This enormous difference
between current market value and
latest known book value may be &C.
cepted as fully diScounting year end
write-offs and readjustments
Further evidence of the thoroughly
liquidated condition of New York City
hoAAh oIOCho 10 1ul4llSLlCu Ill d COHlDdIl-
son Of the current market value with
that of the high point established in
1929. Present open market value of the
Is issues totaling $1,434, $4,000 COM
pares with $10,O11 100000 for the 1929
high, making the current valuation
only IA per cent of the 1929 figure.
May Give Signal of Recovery.
The action of the bank stock mar
ket during 1881 on many occasions
forecast the action of the securities
markets in general. With bank stocks
as thoroughly liquidated as at present,
1t is not unreasonable to expect that
these shares may give the first evidence
OF a reversal of the downward trend
which has been so persistent during the
past two years
Evening star., 1931-12-31
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, December 81 LR) GU. S.
Department of Agriculture) .--Potatoes--
U. S. Shipments. 666; market steady,
trading rather slow. Sacked, per hum
dredweight-W Wisconsin round whites, U.
S. No. /, 8Oa9O; unclasSifed, 75a771 70;
Idaho RussetS, No. /, l.45al.55; few
go Commercials, 95a1 .05; few higher
Colorado McCmres, l.40al so.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
SECURITY EXCHANGES
TO Be OPEN SATURDAY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 31.-The
New York Stock Exchange and other
security exchanges will be open as usual
on Saturday.
At their regular meeting yesterday,
the governors of the Stock Exchange did
not consider making the day an extra
holiday, as no petition for closing was
presented by the members.
All the leading commodity exchanges
will be closed, thus extending the New
York holiday from the conclusion OF
business today to Monday morn
ing
Evening star., 1931-12-31
SEEKS BOND ISSUE.

The Philadelphia, Baltimore & Wash
ington Railroad has asked Interstate
Commerce Commission authority to
issue and deliver to the Pennsylvania
Railroad, which leases its line, S.
100000 of S per cent general mort
gage series D bonds in lieu of like
amount of Az per cent bonds. The
Pennsylvania will guarantee the bonds.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
VIRGINIAN,s EARNINGS.

The Virginian Railway Co. reports for
II months ended November so, 1881
net income of $2,988, 1853 after taxes and
charges, equivalent after dividend re-
quirements on per cent preferred stock
to $4.e4 a share on 3l2,715 shares of
common stock This compares with
$3,96s,54l, or s7.77 a common share, in
the same period of 1880.
November net income was $l46, ,7ee
after taxes and charges, against $685.
895 in November last year
Statement for November and IL
months compares as follows:
Evening star., 1931-12-31
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, December 81 (PD.-But-
ter-Receipts, 1852 tubs; market about
steady; prices unchanged Eggs-Re-
ceipts, 33l4 cases market about steady
extra firsts, 24l2 fresh graded firsts,
%; current receipts, 20a2l; refrigerator
frsts, 49, refrigerator extAs, 20.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. December 31-Opening
cotton prices today were to 8 points
higher under a steady demand from
shorts, trade buyers and houses with
foreign connections. Offerings were
plentiful, however.
Opening prices were: January, $40,
up 2; March, 6.51, up 2; May, 6.6s, up
3; July, 6.85, up l; October, 7.0s, up 2,
and December, 7.25, up 2.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
Guarantee Company Suspends.

ASBURY PARK, N. j., December 81
P).-The Monmouth Title g. Mortgage
Guarantee Co. with resources of S.
10000 was taken over yesterday by the
State Department of Banking and In
surance.
Evening star., 1931-12-31

Fishermen off East Anglian ports Of
England caught 65,401,ooo herring in
a recelt week.
Evening star., 1931-12-31

January "a marks the Tooth anniver-
sary Of the birth of Joseph H. Choate,
Americas great lawyer and diplomat.
The Bug River in Poland is about
500 miles in length.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
INVESTMENT TRUSTS

NEW YORK, December 81 (P).-
Over the counter market:
Evening star., 1931-12-31
RTGHTS-ExPIRg

~ u,. y Com Edison. - u IL IN IN
aqsi psynsnt
sgfsnd s0et piu Dgs M 81 in stock Plus 81 in stosk
stock Plus 81 In Paid last rsgulsr rate
Evening star., 1931-12-31
NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

those drnated by letter s
PREY. 1881 Stock and Sales
Evening star., 1931-12-31
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

NEW YORK, December 81 CP).-
Evening star., 1931-12-31

wW-With warrants
without warrants.
n-New.
Wi-When issued.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
BONDS.
20
Tndustri;

(Copyright, 1881, Standard Statistics Coz
La gaceta., 1931-04-17
Comite de Damas de la
Association Canaria

En- junta recientemente ce,
lebrada por la Association Ca.
maria, en- los amplios salones
del Centre Obrero, Quedo ele.
gido ell Comite de Damas que
patrocinara ell Picnic que di.
cha organization Sc proponf
celebrar en- Columna Park, eI
pr6ximo 8 de JUNO.
Por unanimidad fue electa
Presidenta del Comite, la in.
teresantisima Sra. Margarita
Aleman, esposa del enthusiastic
Presidente de la Association
y-Viee Presidenta y Secretaria
respectivamente, las simpati-
cas- Srtas. Udelia Gil Y Maria
Luisa Monies de Oca.
Constituyen ell Comite de Da
mas, como Vocales, las Srtas.
Rosario Menendez, Olivia Fer
nandez, Florinda Fernandez,
Dora Martinez, Agueda Cam
pos, Ofelia Hebra, Aida Bus
La gaceta., 1931-04-17
ALFONSO CREE QUE ESPA-
MA VOLVERA A

Paris, Abril 17.-El rey AL
fonso, la reina Victoria Y cinco
de sus hijos, que estan aqui,
recibieron aver la cordial bien
venida de Paris.
On. Alfonso ha dicho a los
periodistas que espera ser lla-
mado de nuevo a ocupar ell tro
no, que no abdicara.
la multitud, agrupada fren
tie al hotel donde Sc hospedan
los desterrados, di6 vivas al
rey. Dicese que los gritos de
viva fueron dados por los rea-
listas franceses.
Ell prefecto de policfa de Pa
rfs visit6 al monarch y lie ofre-
clio sus Respects.
Sc halla en- canine de Paris
La gaceta., 1931-04-17
s @ CHA [ E s

tamante, 0slinda Torres. Aida
Alfonso, Aleida Valdes, Gloria
Acosta, Emma Diaz, Esther
Monies de Oca, Adolfina San
tana, Alejandrina Mesa, Mar
garita Mesa, Mercedes Garcia,
Elena Fulgueira, Lily Marti-
nez, Luisa Fernandez, Cecilia
Dominguez, Lily Clesa, Domin
go Aimeda, Maria Ojeda, OBJ
dulia Sierra, Natividad Sara
bia, Ziomara S~antirso, Carl
dad Lopez, Lily Campina
Mirta Barrera.
En- pr6xima Junta de la Di-
rectiva de la Association, Sc a.
probara definitivamente ell pro
grama de este Picnic cuyas a.
stgaSeiones y premios marca-
Gverdadero aconteci-
miento socia&
Ell Sr. AlemaEM Presidente
de la Association, ofrecs&>en su
nombre y EN- ell de la Socie-
dad, dos premios para las dos
j6venes que con mayor EMU =
siasmo cooperen al exito de la
fiesta.
Ell Comite de Damas Sc rer-
Mira ell pr6ximo viernes EN- los
salones del Centre Espahol,
generosamente ofrecido a sus
simpaticas actividades.