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chestra and Girls Glee Club. under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. Carrie v. Byram and Miss NJ
Louise Wood in a musical program tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock In the bali room Of the
club house.
The program to be given is as follows:
"Halka," overture Monuszko), by the or
chestra; (a) Mon Occurs Ouvre Ia voix"
(Saint-Saens): CD whats In the Air Today"
ORobert Eden), by Edith Martin, soprano solos:
(a) Bonnie Doom" Games Miller); CD "Song
of joy (PaderewskD, by the Glee Club; (a)
"a Gavotte" (GoSSet): (b) "Tambourtn" Gle
Clair. by Mabel Pain, violin solos: (a) 1.-THE
STAR (James Rogers: OBJ 1.-THE Slave" Csich-
ard Kountz), by Mary PAUL, sopran0 solos:
ANGELS Serenade" (Braga), by the GIee Club,
soprano obbligato sung by Margery League.
violin obbligato played by Mabel Pain and
Dorothy Dean; 'Etude de Concert" (AGac-
DowelD, by Leah Ehenbach, piano solo:
lie Roman de Pierrott" and 'Pierrette"
(Burgmein), BY the orchestra.
The orchestra win be led BY Carrie v.
Byram. with Leah Effenbach at the piano n.
Louise Wood win conduct the Girls GIee Club.
with Mrs. Byram ct the pian0
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The career Of this famous singer has been
phenomenal IN every sense Of the word Not
only has he become one Of the most successful
of singers, but bye his performance last season
in the Maurice Brown production Of "Othellos"
he endeared himself to the British public a.
an actor Of the first rank.
The proceeds for his concert on Wednesday
will go entirely TO the National Memorial ASso-
citation tickets for which may be procured at
T. Arthur Smiths.
This evenings concert at the Jewish COM
munity Center, given by q newly formed organ.
ization the Little Symphony, Is important not
only through the fact that this group Of nu.
sicians are making their debut under this new
name, but also because Helen HoWison, So
prano, will be the soEoiSt.
Although the program for this event has not
been announced, much interest Is conferred In
this group of unemployed musicians, who have
been heard Of late over the radio. The concert
is scheduled for $50 pm.
THE National Capital Choir, under direction
Of Dr.. Albert W. Harmed, win present, next
Friday evening at Constitution Hall. program
Of choral music In concert for the benefit Of
the Force School library fund
This group of choriSterS who were selected 70
supply the choral parts for the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra, directed by DR.. Serge Kous-
sevitSky, when Il presented the Ninth Sym.
phony" here during its Beethoven festival, win
offer wide variety Of choral numbers ranging
from the modern compositions through the
Gregorian TO the orthodox hymns.
An instrumental transcription Of WagneF1S
Continued on TsUenty-secoHd Page
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-HE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA win
give its third concert q the season
at Constitution Hall on Tuesday eve
ming at 8;45 o'clock.
OSStp GabrilowitSch WIN conduct
this concert as well as play the Schumann
Concerto In A Minor for Piano and Orchestra"
During this number Alexander Smallens VIII
conduct the orchestral accompaniment.
The program win open with the overture
"Euryanthe." The second number will be
Beethoven's symphony No In b Flat Major"
The third part of the program will be the con-
certo, in which Mr.. GabrilowitSch as interpreter
of the great work, brings to the task the en-
dowmentS which have lifted him to eminence
as q pianist, o conductor, composer and
lecturer.
m unusually Interesting program win be
offered by Myra Hess celebrated pianist,
and Hans Kinder, cellist, at Mrs. Townsend's
morning musicale on Wednesday.
Miss Hess win include among her selections
the Bach choFale, "Jesu, Joy of Mans Desir-
ing" arranged by the artist, and sung by re-
quest; two selections by Brahms the Ravel
"Pavane Pour une Infant Defunte" and the
Frank Senate, which she viii play with Mr..
Kinder.
For his share Of the program Mr. Kinder
viii present q Valentino Senate" Glnka's
Romance" "Jota," by de FalIa, Ravers
"Hahanera" and Joaquin Minis Grandma"
which has been arranged by the soaoist.
PAUL robson. internationally known
Negro singer, viii make his only appearance
in this city on Wednesday evening at the
Washington Auditorium at $3.50 pm.
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~
N as organist and choir director Of
Christ Church, Georgetown %
take effect February I. AM
nouncement has been made that the mixed
choir Of 20 voices now existing win be changed
to an all-male choir.
Miss wilkins has been organist at this
church for a little more than eight years She
also inaugurated this FAN the Georgetown
music series, a series Of three concerts given
in the parish hall Of Christ Church
At meeting Of the German Literary So.
ciety which took place last night at the home
of Anita Schade, the Soloists included In the
musical program were Ruth Hansf0rd Sno6-
grass, Soprano and villa Semple. pianist. On
Saturday January 81, Miss 6chade win lecture
on Schumann, assisted By Frances Gutelius.
and on the following Sunday win repeat her
lecture on Goethe ln MuSie'' &C the King
Smith Studios
Howard Moore baritone. assisted by EstheR
6ptef at the piano, gave o recital at the Web
Ster School last Sunday afternoon. On Tues.
day Mr.. Moore also was heard In q group q
solos and duets with Elizabeth Wright soprano.
at the meeting Of the Sons Of the COnfederacy.
A recital win be given on Saturday evening
at o'clock In the concert hall OF the Institute
Of Musical Art by students Of the piano, violin
and voice departments. The following pupils
viii take part: Piano-Glenn Carow, Jane
Smith, Janet Mcdonald, Hanna Booth. Violin
Martha Davenport, Bernard AEilofsky. Voice
Rose Bright, D'Anna DonneIly, Margaret Gil
hgan, Edna Jones, Mary ODonoghue, Mary
Turner.
Mrs. Martin A. Morrison, director OF the
washington Pianists Club announces that fol.
lowing the annual tests for active memberships
IN this club the following 10 young artists have
been chosen, each of whom win appear In an
individual recital during its May festival Of
pianoforte music: Sophie Snyder Edward
Dawson Kathryn Beck, Helene Finnacom,
Glenn Carow, Leah Effenbach, Helen Williams.
Dorothy Hobley, Irene Lerch and Eli Berg
Katharine Morrison with Felian Garzia and
Kathryn Latimer with Alice Burbage Hessel.
bach have been chosen emergency substitutes.
Louis Thompson had Carl JaSpan violinist.
as his guest OF honor at q musical soiree on
Wednesday last Mr.. Jaspan played numbers
by Mozart Brahms, Kreislef and the well known
Berceuse by Mrs. Lawrence Townsend.
Evangeline Frankson, pianist, played a group
OF De Busy numbers. Catherine Iightburne.
eontralto, sang 'Du Bist die Ruhe" and AVE
Maria" by Schubert Frank Olsen, baritone
sang Fri tu," from ''Ernanl" and the songs By
Obey Speaks. Charles Clifford basso. sang selec.
tons By La Forge and Goets
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Washington Musical
Institute

Weldon Carter, Director
1901 Clifton St NV. Tel. Adams 1894
VOICE-Dr. Edwin N. c. Barnes,
Harriet Hine.
VIOLlN-Marguerite Carter, Evelyn
Scott.
ORGAN-Louis Potter, F. A. C. o.
CELLO-Dore Walton.
THEORY, ETC-Helen lie Fevrs
Lyon.
HARP-CatherinA Riggs.
PIANO ASSISTANTS-RosIyn Car.
ter, Gertrude Dyre, Anne
Smith, Dorothy Todd,
Mary Gaseroek, Amy c.
Young.
PupiRs who wish 70 study with MIR.
Carter. head Of piano dept, may work
with enc Of his assistants until there %
. vacancy IN his elasA
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Events of the Week

1ODA1s
Little Symphony Orchestra at
Jewish Community Center at $3.50
pm.
TUESDAY.
Philadelphia Orchestra, CGbrilO-
uitsch conducting, in concert at
Constitution Hall at 8:45 pm.
First concert of the RubinsteiU
Club at the Willard Hotel, LGsU-
renee Strauss, SOL0iSt.
WEDNESDAY.
Paul Robson in recital at WGSh-
ingtOn Auditorium at $3.50 PM.
Townsend Morning Musicale.
Myra Hess and Hans Kinder.
sOLOiSts.
FRIDAY.
Benefit recital at Constitution
HGU By che National CAPITOL
Choir.
SATURDAY.
Russian Concert at Willard Hotel
At $3.50 P.ns.
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MnsigraphS

AIRY MINGE WILKINS, A. A.
NH O. O., has resigned her position
Nk as organiSt and choir director Of
Christ ChuTch, Georgetown, %
take effect February I. AM
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HE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA win
give its third concert q the season
at Constitution Hall on Tuesday eve
ming at 8:45 O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20

both exchange and interest
rates. Following the heavy
gains shown by the Nationalist
party, there was a sharp outflow
of funds from that country,
causing at once Stringency in
the shOrt-term money market
and an acute Singing-SpeH in
the mark rate on foreign cur
rencies.
THE bank proceeded at once
to transfer short term funds
into marks, thus tending to ease
the credit situation and firm the
exchange.
Other Undertakings
another direct step, which
the bank has taken in the past
year, was its public encourage
ment Of the newly.fOrmed Inter.
national Mortgage Bank at
Basic through subscription to
that institutions offering of
bonds recently. While the
amount purchased by the bank
is known to have been small, its
psychological effect was unde-
niably strong, and the issue was
quickly Over-SubScribed.
"AS a further move In this di.
rectiOn, 1t is known that direc.
tors at their November meeting
discussed the possibility Of form.
ing an affiliated banking organ.
ization which would deal di.
rectly with lOng.term financing.
This project is still in the dis
cusSiOn stage, but the action or
some similar one is eventually
likely to be taken"
II the bank performed no other
function than providing a
opportunity for the
of the financial powers
Of the worlds principal countries
and promotion Of a better under
standing among them. it would
justify it's existence, Mr.. Lewis
concludes.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
POTATO PRICES
Up IN APRIL

Recent advances in potato
prices probably will result in an
average price for the month of
April higher than for March,
says the Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, but it is not likely
prices in May will average ss
high as in April unless an un.
usual falling off in shipments of
old crop potatoes takes place.
In the three seasons when old
crop supplies were comparable
to the light supplies this year,
prices averaged lower during
May than during April in 1922
and in 1890, while in 1927 a
marked rise developed during the
latter part Of April and the first
part Of May because of a very
sharp curtailment in shipments.
Recent price advances will prob
ably tend to sustain shipments.
The average price received by
producers for potatoes on March
is, at IS cents per bushel was 2
cents lower than the price re-
ceived on February Is. at So
cents lower than that of a year
ago. The somewhat lower price
level in March was accompanied
by volume of car-lot shipments
about 10 per cent greater than
March, 1880.
Price declines of approximately
8 per cent in the Far Western
States, 6 per cent in the East
north central, 3 per cent in the
west north central and per cent
in the North Atlantic Seaboard
more than offset price advances
in the South. Relatively greater
declines in the West. apparently
reflect relatively larger supplies
there.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
SULPHUR EARNS
96 CENTS NET

Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. re.
ports net income Of $2,448,19a
for the quarter ended March 81,
after charges, equal to SO cents a
share on 2,540,000 no par capital
shares, as compared with $3,-
303,701 in first quarter of 1890,
or $1.49 a share on same capital
share basis. H. F. j. Knobloch,
treasurer, in remarks to stock
holders, says:
During these three months,
the company decreased its re-
serves for depreciation, etc, and
for Federal taxes (accrued),
ETC., by $3,713, making the total
of these reserves $13,659,SS4 at
March 81, 1881"
The net income account Of
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. for first
quarters of 1880 and 1929 as
follows was $3,803,701 and $3,-
880,260. respectively,
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
BIC DROP IN OIL SUMMER SLUMP
PRODUCTION To Re LIGHT

The average price of crude oil
in 10 producing fields was un.
changed last week from the pre-.
vious week at 87.4 cents barrel
The average for the correspond.
ing period last year was $1.505 a
barrel, according to the Oil. Paint
and Drug Reporter.
Gasoline at the refineries was
also unchanged last week from
the preceding week at 4.9375 cents
a gallon at four principal refining
centers. The average a year ago
was 7.53 cents a gallon.
Service station prices at 10 lead
ing markets were higher last week
at 1885 cents a gallon, compared
with 1885 cents a gallon the pre-.
viouS week. The average at this
time last year was 22.9O cents a
gallon.
Domestic crude oil production
from January l to April l3 was
estimated by the above authority
at 232,413,000 barrels, compared
with 280,224,000 barrels in the
corresponding period last year.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
BANK FAILURES
FOR QUARTER
GUT HARD
Only $40, Compared With 660
In Closing 1880 Period, and
Officials See Crisis Over

Illustrating the substantial i'm
provement in the American bank
ing situation, there were only 370
suspensions during the first three
months of 1881, compared with
$50 in the last three months Of
1880, according to Federal reserve
figures available today.
However, comparison with the
first three months of 1880, when
260 banks suspended, is not so
favorable. There were 165 fail.
ures in the first quarter of 1929
and 1863 in 1928.
See Crisis Passed
Officials say the crisis in bank
ing was passed in January. The
first real signs of trouble oc-
Cured in November. 1880, with
the suspension of 254 institutions.
Frozen assets showed their ef.
fects after the long period of de-
preston and 344 banks suspended
in December. There were 203
failures in January, 78 in Febru-
ary and SO in March. Failures
for 1880 numbered 1,345. an all
time record. There we're 642 in
1929 and 491 in 1923.
First quarter of 1881 shows a
particularly substantial improve
ment among the national banks
and other members of the reserve
system, only IS member banks
having closed their doors.
New York Share Huge
Some interesting figures relative
to banks were presented. On De-
cember 81, 22,769 banks of all
types reported $56,208,652, 900 to-
tai loans and investments and
53,038, $4,000 deposits. Out Of
these there we're 1924 reporting
banks in New York, which had
loans and investments of $17,045,-
603,000 and deposits of $685.
$4,000.
During the first quarter this
year Mississippi, with 81, led in
failures. There were none in
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Della
ware, Maryland, the District Of
Columbia, Wyoming, New Mexico,
Arizona or California.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
NEW FINANCING
PRODUCTIVE

Both the quality and the pro.
ductivity" of new security flota,
tions in March continued at the
high level set earlier in the quar-,
ter, according to an analysis is
sued today by Moody's Investors
Service The survey states that
for the first three months of the
year productive issues aggregated
$643,O00,000. or 77.6 per cent of
all new offerings, exclusive of re.
funding.
For March alone the productive
total was $444, 900 900, or the high.
est in any month since 1920, with
but three exceptions. 1t is added
Below Last Year
THE five-mOnth moving aver
age of productive offerings is
still well below that reached a
year ago, but it has increased
for three successive months. The
record volume of new productive
issues during the first quarter
of 1880 was due to the improve
ment in the bond market and
also partly to the efforts to
maintain construction projects
as an offset to business depreS-
sion.
During the first three months
of 1881 8O.2 per cent of the vol
ume of all corporate issues were
rated A or better, as compared
with 51.7 per cent of the total
in 1880, and only 1912 per cent
in 1929, thus indicating cOnclu.
sively the higher quality of the
recent flOtatiOns."
Method of Determination
The amount of productive issues
was determined by M6ody's by Sc,
lecting from the total of domestic
flotations of new capital Qess re,
funding) only those issues which
were obviously destined solely for
capital expansion and improve,
ment.
Issues of indefinite purpose or
those floated for working capital
or for the acquisition of other
companies or investments were
eliminated from the compilation,
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
World Banks Meet
Crisis, Say Germans

In reviewing the effects of the
international economic crisis
which has prevailed for more
than year and also the develop
ments which the domestic and
foreign policy have had on the
business situation in Germany, it
is important to note, says the
Darmstadter und Nationalbank
one Of the largest institutions in
Germany, that the leading note
issuing banks of the world, re-
gardless of political differences,
ar, working in constant co-opera-
tion," a condition which obvi.
ated number of potential un.
pleasant situations within the past
year.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
RAISE IN PHONE
RATES GIVEN

CHICAGO, April 20.-Increases
in telephone rates have been
granted to subsidiaries Of West
ern Power Light and Telephone
Company in four towns served
by it's system, it was announced
today by Nathan L. Jones, presi-
dent.
The new rates follow announce
ment of plans for undermining
equipment at the points affected.
A new brick telephone exchange
is being erected at Ness City,
Kan, and the entire system will
be converted from the old mag
neto or crank type telephone to
the modern common battery op-
Grafton.
Similar development is an
nounced for Watonga, Okla, and
was recently completed at Taft,
Tex. At Weslaco. Tex. a new
switchboard has just been in
stalled to meet growth of service
demands.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20

Data now at hand indicate
that industrial production, after
advancing moderately in Janu
ary and February over the eX
treme low of December, 1880
failed to register the normal sea
sonal rate of growth during
March, says the Standard Sta
tistics Company of New York, in
a current survey, which contin
ues:
"AS prelinlinarily computed.
the index of industrial produc.
ton for last month latter cor.
rection for seasonal variation
but not for secular trend) was
slightly lower than that for
either Of the two preceding
months. On the other hand, 1t
was above the December low,
indicating that the past quar-.
ter has probably witnessed the
trough of the depression.
Thus, seasonal trade i'm
prOvement, which furnished a
prime mOtivating cause for the
general market advance cuImi-
mating late in February. ap.
pears to have largely, II not
entirely, spent ITSELF"
Nevertheless. because of the
present unusually low level OF
business activity. the survey con
cludes, the decline indicated fol
the late spring and summer
months doubtless will be relatively
less severe than that normally
witnessed in that neriod
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Bank for International
Settlements Lauded

Promotion of international trade
and the equalizing of credit con.
ditions in the various countries
is being slowly but surely accom-.
plished by the Bank of Interna-
tional Settlements, according to
j. H. Lewis, of Goodbody & Co.,
who reviews the work Of the
bank which is concluding its first
year of operation. He says:
Zone of the novel factors in
this depression is the large
amount Of international debts
contracted when commodity
prices were as much higher
gels. Unless foreign loans
can be made, progress abroad
will be slow and this will tend
to retard recovery here. The
work of the Bank Of Interna.
tiOnaI Settlements in this con-
nectiOn and its potentialities
are important considerations
now.
Some Benefits Cited
1T is now practically q year
since the Bank for Interna-
tiOnal Settlements opened its
doors for business at Basic,
Switzerland. The organization
Is under the direction of the
central bank heads of Great
Britain, France, Germany, Italy
and Belgium, and distinguished
private bankers represent the
interests of the United States
and Japan on the directorate.
Sixteen other countries are sub
ScriberS to the capital stock
of the bank. A few 0utstand-
ing samples of its work are
cited:
"At the time of the German
parliamentary elections last
year, the bank gave a graphic
illustration of its pOtentialities
in the direction of stabilizing
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
ELECTRIC GUILD
OPENS FIRST
PARLEY
New Organization to Discuss
Cooperative Insurance and
Other Problems of Industry

Cooperative insurance systems
antitrust law and other prob
lens are W for discussion by the
Electrical Guild of North America
in it first two-day convention
opening at p. m. in the. Ward
man Park Hotel.
Speakers are Louis K. Com
stock, president of the guild and
of L. K. Tomstock Co., of New
York; John M. Cries, chairman
of President Hoover's conference
on home-ownership; Victor H.
Tousley, field secretary, Interna.
tional Association of Electrical In
spectors; C. E. Greenwood. COM
mercial manager, National Elec-
trio Light Association, and H. H.
Breach, president international
Brotherhood of Electrical Work
erS.
The banquet tonight at 7
o'clock will be addressed by Otto
S. Boyer, author of the B. & o.
Plan" for adjusting labor prob
lens, and L. I. MacQueen, director
Pittsburgh builders supply club.
A meeting for section managers
will be held at II a. m. tomorrow,
with luncheon at o'clock. Re,
ports of the nominating COM
mittee and final business will
follow.
The guild was formed last year
to promote cooperation in the
electrical construction industry
and a code of rules recommended
by the industry is under consider
alton by the Federal Trade Com
mission.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Melville Shoe Firm
Sales at Record

NEW YORK, April 20.-Mel-
vile Shoe Corporation reports
the largest Easter weeks busi-
ness yet recorded by the COM
pany.
During the six-day period the
stores, totaling 484 in 214 cities,
sold 305, ,4S6 pairs. which COM
pares with 275,530 pairs in the
like period of 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Acquires Control
Of Petroleum Unit

NEW YORK. April 20.-An.
nouncement has been made by
j. Edward Jones, oil royalty opera
tor, Of his purchase of 100 per
cent Of the outstanding common
stock constituting control Of Pc
troleum Royalties Company Of
Oklahoma.
The purchase was made from
F. H. Greer of Tulsa, for the past
five years president of the COM
rany, and associates.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Conference Urged
To Discuss SiLUeT

LOS ANGELES, April $3.50
that America may increase its
foreign markets. especially in the
Orient, the State chamber of
commerce voted to urge Presi-
dent Hoover to issue a call for
an international conference on
the sterilization of silver.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
World Production
Of CODDer HiUheT

World production Of copper in
March totaled 136,655 tons, as
against 128,685 in February and
129,39O in January. according to
American Bureau of Metal Sta.
tisticS.
United States produced in
March 1892 tons of the metal,
which compares with 55,229 in
February and 53.429 in January
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
MejOrGdG Remains
Mexican Rail Head

MEXICO CITY. April 20.-A
contract has been signed whereby
Javier Sanchez Mejorada is en-
gagged for five years as executive
president of the National Rail.
ways Of Mexico.
This action was taken to per-
init Senor Mejorada. as a mem
Der of a special committee, to
finish the reorganization of the
railways begun last year.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
Industrial RayOn
Net Income SI3.364

Industrial Rayon Corporation
for the quarter ended March 81
reports at net profit of $13,364 af,
ter depreciation, interest and Fed,
eral taxes, equal to 6 cents a
share on 100000 shares.
This compares with $359,439 or
$1.79 a share, on 199,923 shares
in the first quarter of last year.
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
VENEZUELAN CRUDE OIL

production of crude oil in Vene-
zuela continued to decline during
March, averaging 331,698 barrels
daily compared with 338,798 bar
rels daily during February and
384,526 barrels daily during
March, 1890. Total production
was 1O,282.727 barrels.