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The Washington times., 1931-06-12

BEGINNING TO-DAY, you have two ways of buying The
Champagne of Ginger Ales the large size and the
familiar I1-ounce size
Now convenience is added to outstanding quality and
low cost added to both The introduction of the new
large size of Canada Dry does all three
Il Remarkable Value
the finest ginger ale that be made On the basis of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
MODEL AIRCRAFT
TESTS CONTINUED
Last Week of Tourney Starts
With Three Indoor
Types Vieing.

The final week Of the annual tourna-
ment sponsored by the District Of Co.
lumbia Model Aircraft League got under
way at Constitution Hall today with
three types of indor models competing
The meet will be held at Boiling Fielc
tomorrow and the tournament Is tc
continue through Friday with daily pro-
programs starting at 8 am.
Judges Of today's contests, in which
hand launched scientific. r. o. r. fuse
lage and helicopters were entered, were
John A. Shaw of the Aviation Schoo
of America and c. B. Heinemann OF
Washington. The tournament Is in
charge Of John H. Williams, model air
craft director Of the Community Center
Department and Of the local Model
Aircraft League.
The entries this morning were judged
for duration Of flight and each con-
testant wasallowe6 to ny his model three
times
Awards to winners Of the tournament
will be made at the annual model air
craft luncheon at / o'clock Friday In
Mcfarland Community Center. where
the final indoor events will he held.
In addition to championship and
committee cups. point winners In all
classes this year will receive wrist
watches, model-building tools and sup
ply kits. It was announced that each
entrant scoring one or more points in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
HURT BY FALLING BOXES
Transfer Employe Is Pinned Be
meath Crates on Truck.

Lol''s Steward, colored. Sc. Of 100 r
street. "a employee of the Merchants
Transfo Co., was severely injured to-
day. WIN boxes and cases in the rear
Of a truck In which he was working
fell on him. He was admitted to
Emergency Hospital. where his condi-
ton was undetermined.
Members Of the fire rescue squad said
Steward was pinned under the boxes
in the truck when its brakes slipped
and 1t rolled across the alley In the
rear Of the Washington Post Building.
hitting q wall. He is believed TO have
suffered o crushed chest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
PLANS FOR CHURCH
REUNION REVEALED
Anglican Communion Negotiates
With Old Catholic Communion
for Joining Forces.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 31.-Steps toward
the reunion Of the Anglican Com
munion Of Churches and the Old
Catholic Churches were taken by
representatives of both organizations at
meeting at Bonn in July. 1t was dis
closed in a report issued today.
A joint commission conducted nego-
tiations and agreed on the following
points:
Each communion recognizes the
catholicity and independence OF the
other and maintains Its own.
Each communion agrees to admit
members of the other communion to
participate in sacraments.
'Intercommunion does not require
from either communion acceptance Of
all doctrinal opinion, sacramento de-
votion or liturgical practice character
istic of the other but implies that each
believes the other to hold all the
essentials of the Christian faith"
An agreement will be submitted for
ratification to the Synod Of the Old
Catholic Churches and TO the Convoca-
tons and Synods of the Churches OF
Anglican Communion.
The Old Catholic Communion Is a
group Of eight Autonomous churches,
seven in Europe and one in Chicago
and vicinity, whose center OF unity Is
the Ancient See Of Utrecht.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
CALIFORNIA BULLFGHT
Is NO-DECISION DRAW
By the Associated Press.


SAN PABLO, Calf, August 3l.-Six
matadors met in the Plaza Del Toro
here yesterday and the final result was !:
Six bulls and 20 bullflghters all out Of
breath.
It was q Portuguese style bullfght.
The fighters were not permitted to use
banderillas or other weapons, but the
bulls were allowed to use their horns.
The toreadors registered no hits but
made several runs. The bulls were
credited with an errorless afternoon.
Instead of banderillas, the matadors
were armed with sticks to which short
lengths Of rope had been attached.
Under the rules, a bull technically was
dead when the matador succeeded in
planting the piece of rope on his neck.
But when 1t was all over not bull was
even technically dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
MINNEAPOLIS COUNCIL
BLAMED BY COLEMAN
Failure to Act Friday May Delay
Post Office Work, Says De-
partment Official.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Assistant Postmaster General Arch
Coleman. former Minneapolis post
master. said today the delay in con-
structing the new Minneapolis Post Of
fee was at 'ributable to the City Coun-
Gil.
He issued a sta 'ement saying the
failure of the Cv Council to act last
Friday was respo; ible for possible
years postponement of construction. He
said Walter Newton, former Minnesota
Representative and how secretary to
President Hoover. was responsible more
than any other individual for such sue
cess as the project has had.
Removal of a spur street car track,
Coleman said was necessary before
building operations could commence
He denied that a quarrel between New
ton and street railway officials had &C.
Casioned this delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
LASSITER, RETIRING,
CALLED FROM HAWAII
Artillery Expert and Native Vir'
ginian, Distinguished for World
War Service.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department today ordered
Maj. Gen. William Lassiter relieved
from command Of the Hawaiian De-
partment September Is, preparatory to
his retirement.
Gen. Lassiter was born at Petersburg,
Va, September 90, 1857. His retire
ment Is effective october /.
An expert on artillery, Gen. Lassiter
was awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for his services during the World
War and also was decorated by Great
Britain and France.
In 1925 he succeeded Gen. John ].
Pershing as president Of the Tacna-
africa Plebiscitary Commission on the
boundary dispute in South America.
Gen. Lassiter will be succeeded as
commander of the Hawaiian Depart
ment by Maj. Gen. Briant H. Wells
who already is stationed at Hawaii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
MEXICAN CLAIMS
LEFT UNSETTLED
Nearly Billion InvoIved-Joint
Commission Due for
Continuance.

Claims totalling almost a billion dol
lars were left unsettled when the gen.
eral Mexican American Claims Com
mission went out of existence yesterday.
special commission. also engaged in
deciding the claims, had expired Au
gust II.
Negotiations are In progress between
the two governments for extension Of
both commissions, but no agreement
has been announced, although officials
here are optimistic that the conven-
tons covering the commissions will be
renewed.
Reports that lump-sum settlement
would be attempted have been met
with the announcement that such out
side settlement had not been considered
in the present discussions and had not
been suggested by the State Depart
ment.
Adjourned Here in June.
The General Commission adjourned
Its last sessions here in June, with ap.
proximately 100 cases before it. The
cases had been briefed and submitted
Tor hearing Unsettled claims filed by
American citizens total about $685. $40
600 and an additional s244, 900 is
represented by unsettled claims filed
with the General Commission by Mex
lean citizens.
Under the 1923 convention, which has
been renewed twice, 1877 American
claims. representing S6,360.000 as orig
inally filed, have been decided, in addi-
ton to 8 Mexican claims, representing
originally $4,000.
The 1877 American claims were award
G00 nm M ho iYN+A -
date amounts to approximately $740.-
600. AS awarded, the Mexican claims
eotaled $4,000. Neither group of claims
has been paid.
Approximately 100 cases originally
were filed with both commissions, 800
General Commission by Mexican claim
ants.
Some Date Back to 1868.
Unsettled American claims fled I'M
der both conventions aggregated $667-
$4,000, of which $408, 675, 900 came be-
fore the special commission. Unsettled
Mexican claims Of 100000 pushed
the total claims before both bodies to
S9l1.995,0o0, as represented by original
filings.
The general convention covered mis-
cellaneous claims from both countries
dating back to 1868, and the special
agreement took In claims by Americans
for revolutionary damages between 1910
and 1920
The special commission, which last
met in Mexico last April. has decided
ID claims. all by Americans. IT of
which were included in the Santa Isabel
case. They we're decided against the
United States.
approximately $50 claims were on
the special commissions calendar when
its convention expired. The total orig
1nally filed with the special commission,
eliminating duplicates with the general
group, was about 5000 claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
JUDGE HOUSTON DIES
Former Representative of Tennes.
see for IA Years Succumbs.

WOODBURY., Tenn, August 81 flP).-
Judge William Cannon Houston, 70,
who voluntarily retired as Represent
tive Of the fifth Tennessee district in
Congress In 1920 after Ia years service,
died at his country estate in Cannon
County last night.
distinction in the banking world They
are Frank K. Houston. vice president of
the Chemical National Bank, New York
City, and William C. Houston, jr., vice
president of the Federal Land Bank at
Louisville. KY. -Four other sons, one
daughter and his widow survive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
DO-X HOP DISCUSSED
Officers Consider Plan to Fly Il

Officers Consider Plan to Fly to
Cleveland Air Races.
NEW YORK, August 81 tP).-Ohicers
of the German flying boat DO-X, which
arrived last week after a 10-month
flight by way,of the South Atlantic and
South America. held a conference TO-
day to decide whether or not to fly to
Cleveland for the national air races now
in progress.
The DO-x was anchored in Bowery
Bay on public view, and careful check
of plane and motors had indicated that
the great ship was In condition for con-
tinued flight If It's officers decided that
such a course was advisable When
the plane arrived here Clarence Schild-
hauer. the American pilot, said that the
officers were anxious to ny to Cleveland
II possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

the tournament will receive the leagues
certiflcaas and wings.
Judges for tomorrows events are
Lieut.. Robert K. Giovannoli. U. 8. A.,
and Lieut.. T. J. Hedding, u. s. N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

As an expression Of thanks of the
British navy for the wonderful recep-
ton accorded British bluejackets at
Kiel, Germany. a hundred Kiel school
children we're given a gala day on the
cruiser Norfolk
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
OIL RUN
... NEAR PEAK

World petroleum production
during 1881 will aggregate close to
1875. 200, 900 barrels, or about 3d.
10000 less than in 1880 and 1O5,-
0O0, 900 barrels under the peak
production of 1929, according to
estimates of Valentin r. GarfiaS,
manager Of the foreign oil depart
ment Of Henry L. Doherty g. Co.
Notwithstanding potential over.
supplies, production this year IN
the Western Hemisphere will re-
cord a decline of about SO, ,0O0. 900
barrels, while aggregate produc-
duction of the Russian. Rumanian
and Persian fields win increase
about $4,000, 900 barrels.
The increase in production Of
Russia, Rumania and Persia will
be equivalent to about 76 per cent
Of the decline in the United
States. says Mr.. Garfias,. thus EN-
phasizing the futility Of trying to
remedy worldwide conditions in
any commodity by controlling
only a few of the sources of sup
ply, .
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
DOUBLE SURTAX
RATE SEEN :.

Hoping to offset the Govern.
ment's huge deficit to some ex-
tent a 40 per cent maximum sur
tax on large incomes may be sug-
gested to President Hoover, it was
learned today.
The maximum applies to those
who have net earnings Of 500 ,OOC
or more annually. The present
TOP Surtax rate is 20 per cent, to
which is added the maximum nor
NAL tax rate Of S per cent.
Officials have not terminated
their studies of the tax situation
or determined whether recommen-
dations will be made to Congress.
They indicated there is little
probability of an increase in the
normal tax, so that those incomes
of less than $4,000 annually are
unlikely to be affected.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
LOWER LEVELS
ON CURB MART

NEW YORK, Oct. S 0N.SJ.
The curb market began the
new week just where 1t had left
off at the close of the past one,
and with selling activity continu-
ing unchecked, the process Of re-
cording new low levels through
out the list was resumed as a
matter Of course.
The utility group, as usual,
were forced to bear the bruht of
the selling. Commonwealth Edi-
son led the downswing With dip
of 2 points to 149.
Oils were featured by a break
Of 71a points in Standard Of Ne
braska to 16Ea. Standard Of In
diana, and humble followed into
new low ground, but declines were
limited in these issues.
Great Atlantic and Pacific stood
out prominently in the general
softnesS of THE speciality group,
with a recovery of 612 points to
1859. This was more than offset
by a dip Of AZ points in Singer
Manufacturing to 1901, a loss
of 3 points in Aluminium to 73,
and a dip of IN points in Deere
to 8.
Curb bonds were sympathetic
ally reactionary, with wide de
clines evidenced in a scattering
Of issues.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
BONDS ARE SEEN
AS GOOD BUY

Despite the possibility that
further temporary disturbances
may cause temporary recession,
commitments at present price
levels in sound bonds win ulti-
mately prove profitable, accord
ing to the Brookmire Economic
Service, Inc, which states that
many bonds are attractive
bargains at current prices.
Many important favorable con-
ditionS existing today would
normally furnish sufficient basis
for Steadiness in a high level Of
prices in the bond market, the
Brookmire Bulletin points out.
Among the more important OF
these favorable conditions are:
A low level Of commodity
prices.
Extremely low bank and COM
mercial paper rates in the
United States.
A low rate Of business activity
which has left large amounts OF
capital free for investment.
AS a result of the low rate OF
business activity, a relatively
small supply of new security
isuSes. The total amount of new
bond issues for the first eight
months of this year was the low
est for the corresponding period
in the last five years.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
railroads and Lndustrals Slip Specialties Dip Sharply
Soviet Rubber Production
Found Growing Apace

The Soviet rubber industry has
shown a steady growth in recent
years, says the october Economic
Review of the Soviet Union. Its
output, so per cent Of which con-
sists of rubbers and tires, is be-
ing increased by one-hah TINS
year. -,
Several new plants are being
built. one of which. at YaroSlaVl,
will turn out goods valued at
nearly twice the total set for
this year. New sources Of raw
materials are being exploited on
q large scale and laboratory ex.
periments in the production OF
artificial rubber are meeting with
success.
New Rubber Plant Found
The Kauchukonos Trust re-
ports that the first experimental
paintings on a large scale Of the
rubber. yielding plant, tau-Sagiz,
have been successful. It has
content Of 20 Ter cent and GER
tain species have as much as 5O
per cent. A special expedition
discovered 1,5O0 hectares Of TAU
sagiz in 1890. This summer an
expedition found 40 million plants
in the section of Kazakstan sur
veyed, and it is expected that
$500 tons of rubber will be pro-
duced.
This year 1000 hectares of tau
sagiz will be planted by the
Kauchukonos state farm at Kar-
max, in Central Asia. The techni-
cal methods of extracting the rub
Der have been worked out. The
apparatus needed is simple and
Is being produced in the Soviet
Union. Over $1,000 pounds Of
tau-sagiz rubber have been turned
over to the industry. v
The Institute for the Mechani-
zation Of Agriculture in Lenin-
grad has begun the construction
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
PreUentable Noises
Said TO Increase
Payrolls

Preventable noises cost Amer
ican employers approximately
five pre- cent Of their payrolls
annually through reduced ef-
ficiency of workers, according to
DR.. Donald A. Laird, well-known
psychologist Of Colgate Univers-
ity.
City noises have increased to
a point where public health and
comfort demand drastic reduc-
tions Of disturbing clatter by
eliminating noises at their
source, so far as possible, and
by creating Quieter interiors,
DR.. Laird asserted.
In Self-defense, citizens would
be justified in wearing earmuffs
to keep out noise, he said, and
advised judiciouS use Of sound
absorbing materials such as mo-
hair velvet for uphOlsteries,
drapes and for other uses in
business offices, hotel and other
rooms.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
FOREIGN TRADE
SLIPS AGAIN

Foreign trade with the principal
foreign countries declined further
in August and exports for the first
eight months Of the year were ST.
661, 600 900, 1919 ,00O. 900 lower. I'm
ports were 81, 1,449, 800, 900, q decline
Of $500, 600, 900.
Canada was the principal buyer
of American goods, its purchases
were $295, TOT 900 for the eight
months, a reduction of $lS5, ,O00,'
600. Sales to the United Kingdom
were $267, Ale, 900, a drop of $685.
OO0, 900: to Germany, $l05. .495, 900.
a decrease of $64, ,0OO, 900; to
Japan, $07, ,472, 900, a drop Of $16,-
OOO, 600; France, $S8, ,321. 900, a de-
crease of $4,000, 900; Soviet Rus
sia, $S1, SOC, 900, a drop Of $6.O0o.-
600.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

station in Florida. This plant is
reported to give high yields.
Other rubber-bearing plants be-
ing cultivated in the Soviet
Union include guayule, hondrilla,
kendyr and cikonia. Hondrilla
has already been planted on mil
lions of acres in the Ukraine and
Kazakstan. Twelve new rubber
yielding plants were recently dis
covered in the Azerbaidzhan Re
public.
Artificial Success
For the first time artificial
rubber has been manufactured
from oil on a factory scale, &C
cording to the method developed
by Prof. Bi0ov. The first con-
signment OF 500 kilograms Of
this rubber has been turned over
to. the Red Triangle" factory to
be worked up into articles. Auto
mobile tires made Of this rubber
ran 1880 miles.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
A. 7. 7. STRIKES
125 FOR NEW
LOW MARK
United States Steel Drops
to 66Ia; New Haven to "a,
and Southern Pacific to AZ
by w. s. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 U.N.S0 &.
The railroad stocks and indus
trials settled down to lower price
pevels today as the result Of an
accumulation Of weekend selling
orders. Losses In the public
utility stocks were mostly frac-
tional, while the high-priced
Specialties dipped ! to points.
United States Steel fell Of 2
points to 661a, and American Tel.
and Tel struck o new low at 125,
down 3K.
Demand Is Small
In the absence of special de-
velopmentS over the weekend in
financial and industrial condi-
tons at home or abroad, buying
demand for the leading stocks was
not very brisk, and the market
showed no rallying power.
New Haven at 81 showed a loss
Of 2H points. Atchison was down
2K at 1O01a; New York Central
down 13s at 53A; Southern Pacl.
fic down 334 at ~. Baltimore and
Ohio, Union Pacific and Chesa.
peake and Ohio lost about a point
On the average.
Auburn Auto lost 4 points and
Eastman Kodak ~.
Bonds Under Pressure
Westinghouse, General Motors
and General Electric sold within
q 1=point range Of Saturdays
final prices and most Of the utili.
ties held ct fractionally lower
prices.
Prices in the bond market and
the principal commodity markets
showed the effects Of continued
selling pressure. Cotton prices
dipped 5 to z points. ~
Call money rates were un
changed at l1a per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Motor Factories
Keeping Wage Scale

The non-uniOnized motor indus
try is reluctant to depart from
its traditionally high wage stand
ards, writes the Detroit CORE
spondent Of the Wall Street Jour
nal. To date, no material reduc-
tions have been made in the wage
scales which remain at close to
the 1929 level.
While General Motors recently
announced reductions in salaries
of 10 to 20 per cent, it left un-
disturbed the hourly rates Of its
factory workers. Ford is COM
mitted to a policy Of no reduc-
ton and is maintaining the 81
daily wage as his minimum.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Match Firm ShOWs
Sfen6u Business

The result Of the Swedish
Match Company's business for the
first half year Of 1881 has been
practically equal to that Of the
same period Of the previous year
as far as the industrial and COM
mercial branches of the business
are concerned.
The prices for matches have
been wen maintained and the
total sales Of the company are
somewhat larger than for the
corresponding part of 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
SHORT-SELL|NG
BAN WISDOM
ARGUED
Hamilton Institute Asserts
Answer Lies in Facts Which
Are Easily AScertainabIe

Now that Congress is about, to
decide whether a ban on short
selling is what this country needs.
the Alexander Hamilton 1nstt.
tute decides that what Congress
needs is the easily ascertainabie
data on the relation of volume
Of short selling to fluctuations in
market price. The institute ar
CUES: .-. .-..
IF It can be demonstrated
rs a matter Of fact that short
selling increases in volume %,
prices mount and falls away.
in volume aS prices recede,, the
case in favor of the Stabilixing
effect Of short sales appears"
prima-facie established. IS ~. :,
Opposing Argument :'a5
eff, On the other hand, IT.
is fact that short selling dries
up as prices mount and grows
In volume as prices decline, the
standard argument in favor Of
the practice melts away. It iSJ
then not q stabiIiXer but -
demOraliEing factor. s.
Here is not a question Of
opinion but Of fact. It would
probably be a simple matter for
the exchanges to find out.
whether short selling flOurishes :
chiefly in Deak markets, where
1t performs its accredited funC-.
tiOn, or in depressed markets,
where it aggravates conditions.
Hedging a Necessity
Given this data, the institute
adds, it would still be necessary to-
assume arbitrarily that depression
prices are numerically low, or at
least normal, prices in order to
justify legislation against short
selling. It must be considered also
that on the commodity exchanges
the problem has one complication
not present on the stock markets,
and this is connected with busi+
ness transaction Of unquestioned
value-h edging. -
The miller who hedges nece$.
sarily does so by means of a short
sale. Regulation here must have
due regard for the preservation
of a practice which is aimed to-
take speculation out of business
by inSuring against the risk. OF
price fluctuation.