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The Washington times., 1931-09-11
GANDH| RIDES
FIRST GLASS;;
He HAS To
Bureaucracy Wins in Clash;
Mahatma Holds U. S. Not
Ready for Indian Message

MARSEILLES, France, Sept. II
G.N.S0.-The simplicity of Ma
hatma M. K. Gandhi, Indian Ma
tionalist leader, clashed with
European government bureaucracy
today, and lost.
Gandhi, who had insisted he
would travel from Marseilles to
London only in a third-class rail
way carriage, as befitting the
leader of India's "Underdogs," was
compelled to ride first class wher
he boarded the special boat train
at 4 D. m. Railway officials re
fused to provide a third-class
carriage.
Smiling in defeat. Gandhi took
his seat in a first class coach
without further protest.
Holds U. S. Unready
America is not yet ready fol
the message Of Indian Inde
pendence, Gandhi declared upon
his arrival here today aboard the
S. S. Rajputana, en- route tO
London for the Indian round table
conference.
Reporters surrounded him as HI
stood on the deck of the liner at
tired only in a loin-cloth and
shawl, despite a drizzing rain, and
piled him with questions. He was
asked first whether he intended tc
visit the United States.
He said:
'My friends there have warned
me not to 60. America may Of
fer millions, but that would not
help my cause. America is not
ready to receive my message. /
do not want to be liOnized."
Shivering in the cold of a dis
NAL morning, the Mahatma al
lowed his extreme flair for sim
plicity in everything to disrupt the
plans that had been made by a
local reception committee.
ScOrns Hotel Suite
They had made arrangements
for him to spend the eight hours
,, intervening between the Rajpu
tana's arrival and the departure
of the boat train for Boulogne, ir
suite at the Grand Hotel.
The Mahatma said:
"The name is enough for me.
1 don't want any grand hotel"
Detachmerts of police anc
troops lined the pier, and squac
of detectives was on hand to &C
company the Mahatma on hi!
train and boat journey to London
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
Coast Guard Cutter
Returns From Cruise

QUANT1CO, Va, Sept. II.
Completing its summer cadet
cruise in the Mediterranean Sea,
the Coast Guard Cutter Mendoza,
with 81 men and seven officers
aboard, anchored off Quantico
marine base today. The cutter
is commanded by Capt. William
H. Shea, of the United States
Coast Guard.
Annual small arms practice will
be started tomorrow. On Septem-
Der 18, the officers and members
of the crew will go to Yorktown,
Va. to take part in the celebra-
ton commemorating the surren-
Ger of General Cornwallis.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
Princess Helene
On WUy to RILn1G11iG

LONDON, Sept. II (U.S0.
Princess Helene, divor~ d wife OF
King Carol of Rumania, left for
Paris today en- route to Bucharest
for her first visit to Rumania
since she left two months ago,
reportedly to go into virtual ex-
lie. In Italy she will visit her
mother, the ex-queen of Greece.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
Corn Eaters to Vie
For Championship

ORTONVILLE. Mimi, Sept. II.
The corn-eating champion of the
world will be unofficially crowned
here at the annual corn festival.
Corn in 100-bushel lots will be
prepared for consumption.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
LIBERALS PICK DELEGATES

District Council Of the Wom-
ems Organization for National
Prohibition Reform. will be rep
resented by Miss Bell Gurnee, OF
1920 Sixteenth ST., N. w., and
Mrs. William Beverly Mason, Of
1888 M st. N. W., when the or
ganization meets at the Park Lane
Hotel, New York, September IS.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
SandinO to Enter
Mexican HOSpitQL

MEXICO CITY, Sept. II U.SO
Gen. Augusta Sandino, Nicaraguan
rebel chief and implacable foe OF
the United States, will come to
Mexico City for treatment Of a
severe tubercuIar condition.
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Organized Reserves

new policy was inaugurated by the
War Department last week governing
the conduct of examinations to deter
mine qualifications for appointment or
for certificates of capacity for promo
ton, reappointment or transfer in the
Officers Reserve Corps. Under this pol
icy, where an applicant for appoint
ment or for certificate of capacity has
prepared himself for examination under
Army regulations Nos. 140-22 to 80, each
dated June IS, 1925, to such an extent
as to place him at a disadvantage If he
were required to qualify under Army
regulations Nos. 1922 to 80, published
in 1881, corps area commanders are
empowered to authorize examinations,
in whole or in part. under these regula-
tons of June Is, 1925. District Reserve
officers will be interested to learn that
examinations, in whole or In part, under
Army regulations Nos. 1922 to 80 of
June Is. 1925, will not be authorized
after June 80, 1882.
A time limit has been established for
ReservistS in taking the examination for
a certificate of capacity Under this
limitation, the completion of any sub
course, or, in case of an exemption. the
completion of the training on which
the exemption is based, will be accepted
by Reserve examining boards in lieu of
the corresponding examinations only If
such completion occurred within five
years of date of application for exami-
nation for a certificate of capacity, or
within the minimum period which the
officer must serve in grade If this period
IS greater than five years. For instance,
Reserve officer who applies to take the
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examination for certificate of capacity
in June, 1882, may claim exemption for
those subcourses only which he COM
pleted since June, 1927. On the other
hand, a major may count back to his
original appointment in that grade If
this period Is not more than six years
and lieutenant colonel may count back
to his original appointment in that
grade If not more than seven years.
To secure the exemptions mentioned
above, Reserve Officer Training Corps
or Citizens Military Training Camp
graduates of the District must apply
for their examination within five years
of the date of their graduation. These
exemptions will be granted to Reserve
Officer Training Corps graduates only
after they have had at least one period
of active duty training as a second lieu
tenant. In all other cases, it must be
borne in mind, active duty training is a
requirement for promotion and not for
a certificate of capacity.
Members Of the 428th Infantry (col-
ored) regiment will assemble at Wash
ington Reserve headquarters at 1874
New York avenue tomorrow evening
under the direction of Maj Andres
Lopez, Infantry, who will discuss scout
ing and patrolling.
Next Tuesday evening Infantry Re
serve officers of the District will meet
at local Reserve headquarters. The
field officers will take up combat orders
illustrated charts and a sand table
problem under the direction of Lieut.
Col. Charles B. Moore, Infantry, while
the subject of the conference for COM
pany officers will be scouting and pa
trolling. Maj. Lopez will conduct the
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termaster Reserve, is relieved from as
signment to the 320th Infantry. Second
Lieut.. Clifton E. Davis, Infantry Re-
serve, 406l Benning road northeast,
having been relieved from assignment
to the Both Division. is relieved from
assignment to the 320th Infantry.
Second Lieut.. Northcutt Ely. Field
Artillery Reserve University Club, is
assigned to the 315th Field Artillery.
The following second lieutenants, In
fantry Reserve, are assigned to the
320th Infantry: Edgar NJ. Dickerson,
24l3 lakewood Terrace; Wilbur T. Nc
Nallan, 1911 G street, and Gustave A.
Morel, 1924 Montgomery lane, Bethesda,
Nd
Pvt. Simon Broder. Signal Enlisted
Reserve. 1850 Connecticut avenue, is as
signed to the Both Signal Company.
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conference for the company officers.
Field Artillery Reservists of Wash
ington will hold their Institutional con-
ference at local headquarters next
Wednesday evening, at which Maj. j.
M. Eager, F. A., will discuss communi-
cations.
Ordnance Reserve officers Of the Dis
trict will meet at Reserve headquarters
next Thursday evening to hear Capt. j.
w. Walter, o. D., discuss ordnance
maintenance in the field.
Four Reserve officers of the District
have been promoted to the next higher
grade. Capt. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr.,
Field Artillery Reserve, La Sale Apart
ments, has been promoted to the grade
Of major. He has been relieved from
assignment to the 313th Field Artillery
and Is assigned to the 315th Field Ar
tillery. Second Lieut.. Herman T. John
son, Field Artillery Reserve, 2249 NUM-
lions Building, who goes up to first lieu
tenant, will remain assigned to the
313th Field Artillery. Second Lieut..
Lewis w. Thomas, jr, Infantry Re-
serve, 643 F street, who has been pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant, will remain
assigned to the 320th Infantry, while
Second Lieut.. Carter Page, Field Artil-
lery Reserve, 1903 Ninteenth street, who
has been promoted to first lieutenant
will remain assigned to the 3l5th Field
Artillery.
First Lieut.. Edward E. ZiegIer, Medi-
cal Reserve, 2121 New York avenue,
having moved beyond the division area.
has been relieved from assignment to
the 320th Infantry. The following In
fantry Reserve officers, having been APP
pointed second lieutenantS in the Air
Corps Reserve, are relieved from the
I'M
from the 319th Infantry, and James A.
De Marco, 23lO Branch avenue south
east. from the 320th Infantry Second
Lieut.. Lawrence P. Johnston, Infantry
Reserve, 6314 Seventh street. having
been transferred in grade to the Quar-
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VIRGINIA

Black Lantern Inn Fairfax. Route eli.
Gray's Hill Inn, Richmond Road, Route l.
Herndon Hotel, Herndon, Route 81.
Little House, to Alexandria, Route l.
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New Gold, Diamond Finds.

Discovery of new diamond and goa
fields in Africa are reported to bs
arouSing old-time mining enthusiasm
there. The gold discovery is reported
in the Kisli country Of Kenya Colony,
$500 worth of the metal having been
taken from one claim in a week. The
diamond find is reported from the
Mkalama district of Tanganyika, in
which territory a discovery Of nickel
was confirmed recently. Already a
number of diamond claims have been
pegged.
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Violet Ray Reveals Fraud.

How renovated used stamps may be
detected by use of violet rays and an
acid was told during the trial in Lur-
gan, Ireland, of John Blaney, charged
with using old insurance tax stamps
A government expert demonstrated how
the process revealed the cancellation
figures, which had been erased from
the stamps. Blaney was found guilty
of using 20 stamps which had been
used before.
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AVIATION
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERToN.

protection coastal
4 United States Guard will
flying doubling the of its
Il
ships being built Aviation Corpo-
Baltimore construction line with
enlarge its aviation activities the
aerial traffic along the Atlantic
the 10 months of the fiscal 1881 ended
dirgbeS in Y.
SjC with coeSpondingy heavy traffic all along
the duty of the protect.
The flying boats double
will be to patrol the Boston, Mass,
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
FOOD PRICE CUT.
T|LTSPROF|T

Charles A. McCulloch, chair
man of the board of the John R.
Thompson Company. told the
New York News Bureau that earn
ings for the current year would
be close to the $3.50 share
reported on. the 100000 common
shares outstanding in 1880. He
said:
"If the excellent response
which we have received 50 far
to our merchandising campaign
offering various foods in our
restaurants at pre-war prices
continues to hold, as appears
likely, we should earn close to
the SI,l26,5S5 shown in 1880.
"Since we started our mer.
chandiSing program at pre.war
prices with reduction of ham
and egg sandwiches to five
cents during the middle Of July
we have made the same price
levels apply to other items on
our menus. We intend to
broaden this price level still
further.
"As an indication Of the pub
lies response to such prices we
added 4O5,0OO new customers
within 30 days after the prices
were put into effect in the 81
cities in which we operate"
Mr.. McCulloch stated that the
third quarter this year, ending
80, would show a pro-
fit considerably higher than hte
fit considerably higher than the
quarter of 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
4 BANKS CLOSED
IN PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 81
0N.SD Three Pittsburgh fl.
nancial institutions closed their
doors today. In all cases, the pro.
lection of depoSitors and stock.
holders was assigned as the
cause.
The banks effected are The
Bank of Pittsburgh, N. A. and
its subsidiary. The Highland Ma
tional Bank, and the Franklin
Savings and Trust Company and
its produce yards branch.
James C. Chaplin, vice chair.
man of the Pittsburgh Clearing
House Association. issued a state
ment saying:
"The general banking Situa-
tiOn in Pittsburgh is among
the best of any city in the
country, due largely to Pitts
burgh's OId-fashiOned caution
and conservatism"
The Highland National Bank
posted a notice stating that clos
ing action was taken because of
threatened Withdrawals which
would jeopardize the interests of
creditors and depoSitors.
ALBANY, N. Y. Sept. 21
G.N.S).-The Capital Trust Com
pany of Schenectady was taken
over by the State superintendent
of banks, Joseph A. BrOderick,
and its doors were closed this
morning because of frozen assets.
The bank liabilities at close of
business Saturday were $1,000, 900.
Liquidation will be begun imme-
diately and it is expected a divi-
dend will be paid in about 80
days. The Capital Trust Com
pany was organized in 1885.
Henry A. Allen is the president.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
FIRM SALES UP
40 PER CENT

Sales of chemicals by the
Parker Rust-Proof Company in
the first eight months of 1881
were 40 per cent greater than in
the corresponding period of 1890,
according to a statement issued
today by w. N. Cornelius, preSi-
dent.
While July and August saw
some Slackening of demand com.
pared with the high levels at
tanned at the peak of the automo-
bile season in the early summer
months. sales for the two months
we're 20 per cent larger than in
July and August. 1890. he states.
The betterment is attributed to
increased demand from leading
automobile manufacturer and to
increased business which has re-
suited from introduction of the
company's spray process in June.
The outlook for the remainder of
the year is for a better than nor
NAL business, he says.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
BUSINESS.
GAIN IS SEEN
BY D. {.
Standard Statistics Survey
Finds Apprehension Here
Is Tempered by Philosophy

A careful survey of Washington
opinion indicates little change in
the gener, feeling of apprehen.
sion regarding business trends
over the next few months, says
the Standard Statistics Co., Of
New York. in it's monthly bulle.
tin Viewing Business Situation
from Washington" The survey
continues in part:
"Few .rofeSS to see any i'm
minent development of major
importance tending to start
consumer buyin.,, raise prices
and re-eStabliSh confidence.
Some p ailOSOphical
Back of the general pesSim-
ism now abOunding, however,
there is evidence of philOSOphi.
cal assumption that times will
improve, that depression is not
permanent. A year ago it was
the tendency of officials to give .
voice to this philosophy, but
realization that such utteranceS
were ill.timed has since CAUSED
them to refrain from expressing
optimism. even when strongly
felt. Reports of better 'Senti.
meI:t throughout the country
"ppear to imply resignation to
prevailing conditions.
"Unwillingness of bankers in
some sections to offset cO.opera-
tive policies of reorganization,
or inSiStence on foreclosures,
have unsettled the real estate
market.
Strain On Land Bonds
"The decline in farm land
values has put a severe strain
on al mortgage bonds. Federal
Land Bank bonds, in Washing.
ton opinion, have suffered more
than is justified by the long
term outlook. Joint Stock Land
Banks have had greater diff.
cultieS, and an effort is indi-
Gated to do whatever is possible
to bolster this situation.
"A formal moratorium on
farm mortgages is unlikely to
be voted by Congress, although
1t will be proposed in many
bills. Its equivalent of an en-
forced leniency probably will be
continued and strengthened"
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
COTTON MART
IRREGULAR

NEW YORK. Sept. 81 G.NSO. L.
A generally steady undertone pre-.
vailed on the New York Cotton
Exchange during the forenoon to-
day. After an irregularly lower
opening, the market seemed to ad-
just itself, and prices of future
contracts sold slightly higher.
While the agreement by the
Texas legislative committee on a
cotton acreage reduction bill
would mean a reduction of cotton
planting by so per cent as COM
pared with acreage this year was
an influence. the suspension of
gold payment by the British gov
ernment overshadowed all other
influences.
Liverpool at the highs was so
English points a bale above due
prices, and at the time of The
New York opening, was so points,
or about IS a bale above due
prices. This was reported caused
by short covering from spot
firms who had hedges placed in
the Liverpool market and desired
to get out of that market be-
cause of the depreciation in Ster-
ling. At Bremen, however, the
market for American cotton
opened Is to Is points lower.
The trade was an active buyer
on scale down, and japanese
interests bought. At midday,
october sold at 6.27, up 8: De-
cemoer at SAT, up Z; January at
$50, up 6; March at 6.78, up 10:
May at 6.97, up 8, and July at
7.l2, up 7,
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
so Chicago Stocks
Drop III Per Cent

Fifty representative stocks
traded on the Chicago Stock Ex
change during the week ended
September 19 had market value
of $l,583 ,069, $50 at the close of
business Saturday as compared
with $1,695. 5.718,188 at the close
Of the preceding week. according
to a compilation by Paul H.
Davis & Co. This represents a
deceaSe of $ll2,649, ,O3s or I'll
per cent.
The market value of these so
stocks compares with $2,947,24O,-
478 on September 20, 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Washington Gains
In August BuiLdin0

Washington ranks third in
August building permits in 536
cities o. the country, and is one
of the seven which registered an
advance over August, 1929. The
figures follow: $685. $50, in Aug
ust, 1881. and 2,3$96, $50 in 1880;
in 1929 it was $2,272,88O In July
of his year it was $2,3O3,ll5.
Building permits of the United
States amounted to $1lO.078,954
in August, a decline of 3.4 per
cent from July of this year, when
the volume was $l13,957 ,349 for
the same communities. it is
shown by official reports to S.
w. Straus & Co.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

tabulations by the public con-
struction division of the Depart
ment of Commerce. and covered
the period from the beginning
of the depression until the end
Of the current fiscal year. The
report said:
THE total expenditures of
the Federal government in aid
to unemployment since the de
preston began, Omitting
drought relief, will by the end
Of the present fiscal year ag-
gregate over S1.55O, 900, 600"
The tabulation showed that
S49,000000 was expended for
drought relief in 1881 and $5,333.-
900 ir 1880. Arkansas received
the largest ALLEGATION with nearly
$10,000000 advanced.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
CLOTH BUSINESS FAIR

NEW YORK, Sept. 81 U.N.SD
Reports of a fair amount of busi-
ness in most of the important
print cloth numbers today were
around the market, the theory
was that buyers had begun to
, book their fall business, but in
quantities indicating that they in
tended to proceed cautiously and
not to contract ahead on specu-
lative basis. During the past week
strength in carded broadcloths
was a cause for cheer in many
quarters, with some buyers openly
expressing regret that they did
not heed sellers adviceS Of few
weeks ago and buy ahead in anti
cipation of the stiffening Of prices
that occurred last week when the
shortage of spot goods became
acute.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
qncial Ne1us Stocks Bonds Commodities and Comment
Haney Says Swope Plan Is
Too Much Government

The government, through the
Federal Trade Commission or a
similar agency, would supervise"
these associations.
In each association there would
be a general board Of admins
tratlon" to supervise" individual
companies.
Standards To Be Fixed
Under such supervision. each
association would adopt standard
trade practices" codes of
ethics" accounting systems, and
systems of information about
production, sales, inventories and
prices.
Joint pension and insurance
funds, including unemployment
insurance, would be established by
equal contributions from employ
ers and employees and the Govern.
ment would supervise their ad.
ministration.
Note the large amount of COM
Pu!SlOh ana Government super
vision proposed.
Public Would Pay
Who would pay for carrying out
the plan? The public would pay.
Mr.. Swope states that the cost
OF the product will include these
items and will, therefore, he paid
for by the users of the article or
service" He might have added
that the taxpayers would pay for
the very large amount of Govern
ment supervision required.
Would the Government not be
inevitably drawn into guarantee
ing the insurance and pension
funds?
Both business men and the pub
lie will do we'll to go very slow
IN accepting the Swope plan.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
IDLE CHEMISTS
|RK DR.. HOWE

New ideas are the Key to eco
nomic recovery, in the opinion of
DR.. Harrison E. Howe, Of the
American Chemical Society. The
real problem. is one of selection;
and requires even more research
irto human desires than into
things to do, declares DR.. Howe.
He asks:
"WhO, for example, will pro-
vide a really firStclaSS fuel for
cigarette lighters? or a convent.
ent can opener? Much time
and effort have been spent to.
make people buy wnat they
do. not want. A little originality
mixed with lot Of practical
psychology and applied with
diligence is the best fOunda
ton for tOmOrrOw'S fortune"
IdleneSs among the trained
members OF the creative profes-
sion of chemistry is not only in
excusable. but little short of
criminal, according to DR.. Howe.
He contends it would pay those
with idle space and facilities to
consider seriously some form of
grubstake for men with ideas. He
adds:
"The pIanIess disbursement
of most unemployed technical
men at the present time is
appalling. There Is nothing
creative in their attitude, but
rather the mere seeking of a
Job where they can work like
any IabOrer, depending on
others to supply the mOtivating
Snnon ~ orao fivM th0uwhA
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
RALLY
ON CURB MART

NEW YORK. Sept. 81 1N.S0.
Curb stocks rallied in sensational
manner after breaking to new
lows in a session of dramatic in
tenseness today, and while the ex.
tent of the recovery proved insult
ficient to restore all of the early
declines. the market appeared
definitely on the road to higher
levels along toward midday.
The overnight announcement
of Great Britain'S action in sus-
pending the gold standard took
speculative interests completely
by surprise.
Electric Bond and Share, which
had led the utility section in a
tsilspin early in the day, came
back from a low of 1894 to 81,
failing by less than a point to
equal its previous close. United
Light and Power rallied from 10b
to 1914, for a net gain of 20 over
its previous close. Several of the
other favorites did not fare so
we'll, however. American Gas and
Electric swung up from its low of
3912 to 4434, but is still ruled al
most 3 points net lower at the lat
ter price. Commonwealth Edison
took a severe dip to 1884, for a
loss of 1872 points. and showing
little rallying power from this
level.
Oils were mostly lower, with
ensuing rallies failing to make up
the lost ground.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Deficit Reported
RU ShuIUMut Trust

Shawmut Bank Investment
Trust reports income from inter
est and dividends in the first
half of the current fiscal year
aggregating $159,199 and, after
administrative expenses, a bal
ance of $130,841 was available
for interest. Interest on senior
debentures required $1l7,440. but
after interest on junior notes an
income deficiency of $l5,S9s was
reported,