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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
BAR HEAD SLABS
TAMMANY JUDGES
C. c. Birmingham Says Bench
Is Composed of "Deterlor-
ating Material"
~ the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 13.-Charles c,
Birmingham, retiring president Of the
Bar Association Of the City Of New
York. condemns Tammany Hall for
selecting "deteriorating" material FOR
the bench. John w. Davis, 1924 Dem
ocratic candidate for President, sue
ceeds Mr.. Birmingham.
Mr.. Birmingham, in his final address,
last night lamented the part lawyers
have PLAYED in the recent "maladmin-
istration of Justice" He charged that
lawyers had been mixed up in cases
of oppression and chicanery.
1--WE cannot change it overnight" he
said. Higher standards of admission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13

GenCeo last n1gnC
by M. Conrad
Bernier at the
Church Of the
Epiphany.
Mr.. Bernier's
recital which
was well at
tended - proved
to be g distin-
guisl1ed one,
and ole not
easily forgotten.
One of the fore
most organiStS
of this city, Mr..
Bernier has also
an e vi q BILE
record of &C
mpishments
ANAs-A 1T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
Music and Musicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

into something quite considerable.
And who knows but before so very
long she may be out on the great
operate stages Of the world.
Other items on last nights pro-
gram included Angels Serenade,"
sung by Helen Steiner and Helen v.
VaSR; Marjorie ISaacs, q capable
Musetta: Giuseppe Bruno, q good
Marcello but for his checker-board
costume; Fred Gross, an uncertain
Rudolfo; another interesting dance
by Miss Zalipsky, and Ludmilla
PlavsG and. Romeo Guaraldt and
John Herman rounding out the cast
Z. de S. MELcHER.
Bach Festival
Attracting Local Attention.
IT is believed that a local singer Of
4 note, Charles Trowbridge Tittman.
who will sing at the Bach Festival
at Bethlehem, Pa, on Friday ana
Saturday of this week, has broken
all existing records for being en-
gagged and re-engaged as soloist for
this leading American festival. Mr..
Tittman first sang at this festival in
1918, and has appeared every year
except once, when he was i'll, and
one when there were no SolojStS.
Other soloists at this years festival,
which is attracting a large delegation
of Bach enthusiasts from Washing
ton, include ErneStine Hohl Eber-
hard, soprano; Mabel Beddoe, con-
tralto: Arthur Kraft, tenor. and Mr..
Tittman, who will sing on Friday,
and on Saturday Esther Dale, So
prano; Amy Ellerman, contralto;
Arthur X. Hacket, tenor, and Mr..
Tittmann.
At Fridays program nine cantataS
will be sung, four in the afternoon
and i've in the evening. And on Sat-
urday the Mass in B Minor" will be
performed, the "Kyrie" and Gloria"
In the afternoon. and the remainder
Of this monumental work In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13

Organ Rasltal
Given By Conrad Bernier.
THE Sc Dnd in the series Of -four
i recitAls given by the District
Of Columbia Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Guild Of Organists was pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-16
BY JOHN l.. COOLEY.
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, May 16-Strength in
the investment market relieved the
tedium of another decline in stocks
this week, although 1t could do little
to cheer sentiment in circles where in
terest is keener in more immediate
prospects.
The bad break in railroad shares, car
rying them to the lowest levels in years,
was disconcerting for Wall Street re-
CARDS selling of those equities at this
stage Of the deflation as representing
large degree of real liquidation. Alb
sence of support for stocks of, the
country's oldest and st-seasoned car
riers has more weight than obviously
professional tactics against pivotal in
dustrials and utilities.
Bond Prices Encouraging.
Although this weakness Is not being
overlooked, the advance of bond prices
carries an encouraging Significance.
Many bankers believe that best grade
bonds, thanks to increasingly cheap
money, are now fast approaching levels
where yields will be so small that buyers
will switch to less highly rated issues
in their search for better returns on
invested capital. Some progress has
already been made in this direction,
and experienced bargain hunters are
polling through the market in search
of attractive purchases. When this
movement becomes more general the
spread in yields between first and sec
ond grade bonds will be reduced and the
next step, if precedent is followed, will
be flow OF funds into common stocks.
However, bankers do not care to pre-
dict just how much time will be needed
for this shift.
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Washington Produce

Butter-One-pound prints, 20; tub, %
Eggs - Hennery. 17als; current re-
ceipts, 16a17.
Poultry, alive-Trkeys, hens, 24a25;
toms, 20a22; Spring broilers, 36a3s;
Leghorns, broilers, 2Sa33; hens, 22a23;
Leghorns, 16; ROSTERS, 12a14; ducks
Is; keats, young, 75a30; old, 40. Dressed
Leghorns, 10; ROSTERS, Is; keats, young,
70a80; old. so.
Meats-Beef, 121aa14; veal, 12al4;
lamb, 20a22; pork loins, 10; fresh hams,
10: fresh shoulders, IA: smoked hams,
20; smoked shoulders, 1871 strip bacon
%; lard, in packages, IL; in bulk, H.
Live Stock-Hogs, heavy, 6.50a7. rs;
light and medium, 7.25a7.50: pigs, 7.0Oa
$50; loughs, 4.00a5.50; calves, 5.0Os
500; Spring lambs, 1Oa12.
Fruits - Cantaloupes, California
iumbos, $50; standards. 500; ponys
400; Strawberries, 250a6 90; pineap-
Piles, 35Oa4. 90; apples, box stock. 2.5O
a2.75; bushel baskets, 2.5Oa2. rs; oranges
California, 3.50a400; Florida, 3.50aA IS:
lemons, $50; bananas, 1.O0a2. so: pears
per 100, 500; honeydews, 300a3 SO;
cherries, 2.25a8.5O; bananas, 1.75a2. rs.
getables-PotatoeS, new, per barrel
4.00a4.50; old, 120-pound sacks, 2.60s
PTS; Idaho bakers, 100-pound sacks
$50; sweets, 1.75a2.0O; cabbage, 1.OOs
LIS: peas, 1.50a1.75; string beans, / .OC
a3.00; cabbage. LOCAL rs; beets. pei
crate, 800; carrots, per crate, 800; kale
IS; spinach, Is; turnip salad, IS
Spring onions, per 100 punches, 400
radishes, per 100 punches, 100; pars.
nips, $50; lettuce, Iceberg, 3.0Oa3. so
asparagus, per dozen punches, 1.0Os
800; peppers, 250a4.50; tomatoes. 81,
pan crates, 1.50a4.00; caulidower, 25Os
800; Summer squash, 2.50a3.0 90.
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STOCKS UNCERTAIN,
WITH TRADING DULL
Trend Was Slightly Lower,
Interrupted With Occasion
al Rallies.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch TO The star
NEW YORK, May l6-In trading
that was dull even for Saturday, stocks
moved uncertainty today--most Of the
time slightly lower. but without any
sharp breaks and with occasional rail-
lies
Railroad shares were under moderate
pressure during the first hour. New
lows were recorded by New York Cen
trail, by Canadian Pacific and by Union
Pacific. The selling in Canadian Pacific
was the most persistent. After the divi-
dend was reduced the stock had rallied
on covering, but that influence seemed
to have been exhausted today and to
have been succeeded by slow liquidation.
Fractional losses were sustained by
Pennsylvania, Great Northern preferred
and Southern Pacific.
Food stocks weakened also early in
the session National Biscuit and
Loose WileS went to new lows and were
followed by Borden Co. This is group
that had been relatively immune from
short selling In recent sessions, but it
proved sensitive today. Lambert Co.
broke through its old resistance point
and Corn Products sold off q point
or so.
The market was weakest Just before
the close under heavy selling Of United
STATED Steel and American Can. Steel
duplicated It's old low and American
held above par, with the margin in the
case of Can only Il of point. Eastman
Kodak sold off sharply at the end.
Close attention was paid to the action
of United States Steel and American
Can because of the advertised objective
of the bear party to depreSS both of
these stocks to par. Most of the time
today, however, there was enough cover
ing TO hold them at or near Fridays
close.
Commitments for the decline in Cen
eral Motors were retired and that stock
rallied along with Auburn, Wcolworth
support for the motors and for the
store stocks was one of the features Of
the day. j. I. Case made good show
ing, presumably because of its tech
meal position.
AS far as throwing any light on the
future of the market, today's opera
tions had no significance. In stocks
that had been heavily sold there was a
certain amount Of evening up over the
week end but bids were easily filled
and there was no sign of outside buy
ing.
The market was disappointing to its
friends because of the failure of the
rally at the close on Friday to carry
through. II the short interest is as
large as is commonly believed, it at
least showed no evidence of concern.
An incident Of the day was the new
high in the low-priced Alaska Juneau,
the favorite mining stock with specu-
lators for the rise. Oils and coppers
receded, with Kennecott duplicating it's
previous low, and yet even here trading
was in such small lots that it made
no impression on sentiment In the
first hour and half only 1000 shares
changed hands.
Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-16
BUSINESS IN WOOL
GENERALLY SLOW
Some Demand Present for Fine
and Half-Blood Fleeces, but
Trading Is Slow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 16.-The Commercial
Of Boston said today:
Business in wool has been generally
slow at the Eastern seaboard. Some
demand is present for fine and half
blood woods at prices which show little
changes for the week. Medium woods
are rather quiet and sometimes easier
Scoureds have been slow and barely
firm.
The manufacturers are generally
well employed on old contracts which
will probably last until about July l,
for the most part. They are well COW
cred against their needs, however.
In the West, the situation still is
unsettled and buyers are in some sec
tons lowering their bids. No snap is
noted in the movement of the new clip
Foreign markets are a bit easier
London is figured about per cent I'M
der the opening level. of prices.
The rail and water shipments Of
wool from Boston from January /,
1881. to May IA. 1881, inclusive, were
51,076.000 pounds, against so, 708 DOC
pounds for the same period last year
The receipts from January /, 1881, to
May IA, 1881, inclusive, were SO, O85. SOC
pounds against 79,S03, 900 pounds fol-
the same period last year"
The bulletin also published the fol-
lowing quotations.
Ohio and Pennsylvania feeces-De-
laine unwashed, 25a26; u blood comb
ing, 24a25; % blood combing, gags;
Il blood combing, 20a2l.
Michigan and New York heeces-De-
laine unwashed, 23a25: 4 blood comb
ing, 23a24; "a blood, 22a23: Il blood
20a21.
Wisconsin, Missouri and average
Indiana and New England blood,
20a21; % blood. 21a22; Il blood, 20.
Secured basis:
TexaS-F1ne, IL months (selected)
59a62; fine short, IL months, 58a6O:
fine, eight months, 55a57.
alifornia-Northern 51a52; middle
county, 50a51; southern, 50a51.
Oregon-Fine and F. NJ. staple, Goa
81: fine and F. M. Fir combing 58a60 !;
fine and F. M. clothing, SASS; valley
No. /, 52a53.
Territory-Scoured basis montana
and Similar: Fine staple choice, 63a
"a; Il blood combing, 57a59; 20 blood
combing, 47a50; u blood combing, AZ
a45.
Pulled-Delaine, 73a75; AA, 7Oa7s;
fine A supers, 63a68; A supers, 58a63.
Mohair-Domestic, good original bag
Texas Spring, 24a27; good original bag
Texas kid, 45a50: Arizona and New
Mexican. 25a26; Oregon. 27a28.
Domestic graded-First combing, So;
good carding. 23a25; Cape Winter
firsts, nominal, 20a21; Summer firsts,
rs; Cape Summer kids, 45a47.
Turkey-Fair average, Is Tin bond
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STRONG INVESTMENT MARKET
OFFSETS DECLINES IN STOCKS
Good Position, However, Does Little to
Improve Sentiment Among Traders
Dealing on Exchange

Further impetus was given the move
to ease credit by a CT in bankers ac-
ceptance rates. led by the New York
Federal Reserve. There we're also IA
Vorable long-term implications in the
reduction. in the Bank of England
discount rate to 2l2 per cent. It is
frequently pointed out that to be broad
ly successful an easy money policy
must be international in scope, so that
credit may become abundantly avail
able in the world markets.
Business continues its crablike course,
which is the chief reason for impa-
tience and nervousness in the stock
market. Although the latter may rea-
sonably be expected to discount a re-
vival, 1t has been Stampeded into
unwarranted optimism too often during
the past year, and at present seems to
prefer erring on the side Of excessive
gloom rather than risking further mis-
takes of bulhshness.
Prospects Favorable.
Crop prospects, particularly for Win
ter wheat, appear favorable, although
the weather has delayed corn planting
The grain markets are comparatively
dull, with selling pressure less evident
than for some time. Cotton, with an
eye on the stock market, has been
weak.
Softness Of steel prices, notably scrap
makes the situation in that industry
confused despite the reduction of the
decline. With automobile output hold
ing up better than had been expected
and a sustained inquiry for structural
materials, the stagnation in other lines
has been Offset and activity is current
~ showing little change. In some
quarters an operating ratio of 40 per
cent by July is regarded as a prob
ability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-16
GOLD TO STABILIZE
MEXICAN FINANCES
Importation of Metal Expect
ed to Check Disastrous
Fall of Silver Peso.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, May 16.--American
gold currency will be imported In large
quantities into Mexico and circulated
to check the fall Of the silver peso.
Representatives Of all banks doing
business in Mexico at a meeting
to consider the situation decided
that perhaps a partial solution lay In
bringing in enough American gold to
satisfy the public demand for gold cur
rency
1t was also agreed to form a Censor
tium To control foreign exchange and
avoid operations of INSCRIPTIONS spec
ulators which would cause a further
depreciation in silver.
Gold Exchange Free.
The Treasury Department announced
at the same time that a free exchange
OF gold between Mexico and other
countries would become effective i'm
mediately, thus allowing corporation
to the United States Of gold, brought
here TO improve the exchange, in ex-
cess Of the amount which proves neces-
Sary.
The bankers, in a statement after
their meeting, said that scarcity Of
Mexican gold coin as compared with
the great public demand for that metal
was one of the principal causes of the
present trouble and that they expect
the importation Of American gold to
stabilize the situation.
The meeting Of the bankers was con-
voked in view of the continued drop
OF the exchange rate of the silver peso
against the gold peso and against the
dollar. The silver pesos normal value
Is per cent under the gold peso
and q few cents over 2 pesos TO the
dollar but recently it has fallen TO 80
per cent under gold and 2.76 pesos to
the dollar.
May Import Millions.
While the bankers did not say how
much gold would be imported from
America It was estimated at many mil
lions Of dollars
Messages urging relief from the ex-
change crisis poured into the govern
ment odices yesterday from various pro-
vincial points, notably Tampico, Puebla,
Chihuahua City. Some places said
business was almost at standstill.
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Wall Street Briefs
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, May 16.-Consumption
Of crude rubber by manufacturers in the
United States in April was estimated
by the Rubber Manufacturers Associa-
ton at 1891 long tons, an increase Of
l.6 per cent over March and the high
est for any month since June, 1880. I'm
ports in April were 46648 tons, COM
pared with 40.33s in March and az ,927
in April last year. Total domestic
stocks on hand and in transit overland
April 80 were 22S, 1892 tons. an increase
OF 40 per cent over March and 81 per
cent over April last year.
The pronounced declines during April
resulted in an increase from 7.42 per cent
to 8.5S per cent in the average yield on
the 348 active cash dividend paying
stocks listed on the New York Stock Ex-
change, the monthly computation by
Moody's shows. The most recent average
compared with 9.5 per cent at the low
price of December II last.
Earle Baillie, chairman and president
OF Tri-Continental Corporation, an in
veStment trust, has been elected chair
man of the board of Selected In
dustries. Inc, another trust, for which
advice and service under a recently
completed contract. Francis F. Ran
dolph, vice president of Tri-Continen-
tai, was made president of Selected In
dustries and John l.. Hanes of Charles
d. Barney 81 Co. became chairman
OF the Executive Committee.
George s. Franklin, Percy H. john
son, Walter z. Hope and Edward G.
Wilmer have been elected directors Of
the st. Louis-San Francisco Railroad
Co. They succeed c. w. Michel, E. c..
Frank, r. e. Lee Wilson and E. v. r.
Thayer. Other directors were re-
elected.
Notwithstanding the substantial down.
ward trend in earnings as whole, APP
proXimately 100 companies of the total
number considered registered an in
crease in net income in 1880 over the
preceding year, study by Standard
Statistics Co. says. A majority of these
companies attained their goal through
more efficient operation, or because Of
being situated in industrial groups that
Jagged behind in the general downward
movement.
Reorganization of Burns Bros,
wholesale and retail dealers in coal and
fuel oil, will be undertaken Immediately
ship for the company in Chancery
Court in New Jersey it was said at the
Offices OF the company No public
financing is to be involved in the re-
organization.
Production Of news print by United
States and Canadian mills in April
totaled 30S, 288 tons, a decrease of 30
727 tons from the like month last
year. The total, however, showed a
substantial increase over the 287,595
tons produced in March Of this year.
Production of electricity by the
electric light and power industry of
the United States for the week ended
May 8 showed a decrease of "a per
cent from the corresponding week last
year, but the decline was less than
the per cent drop shown by the pre-
vious week The total for the week
was 1899 $4,000 kilowatt hours. The
Atlantic Seaboard showed an increase
of 81 per cent above last year.
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POWER REVENUE GAINS.

BALTIMORE, May 16 Especially -
The Annapolis & Chesapeake Bay
Power Co. reported q total operating
revenue of $s24,5os for the year ended
December 81, 1880, compared with
$637.143 for 1929.
Fixed charges were earned 1T times
over in 1880, compared with 1.67 times
in 1929. The balance sheet showed
current assets of $144,448 against cur
rent liabilities of $115,316, leaving work.
ing capital of $28, 732.
This company's 39,721 shares Of capt.
tai stock are all owned by the Wash
ington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric
Railway. 1t was placed in receivership
last January as a result Of the receiver
ship of the parent company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-16
Renort Operating Loss.

BALTIMORE, May 16 Especially =
The Baltimore Tube Co. reports an OPP
Grating loss of $2S173 for the quarter
ended March 81. After deduction OF
$14,691 for depreciation and $3.50 fol-
amortization of deferred charges on
notes there was a net loss of 15,423
for the period. Profit and loss surplus
was reduced from S193, 406 to $177984
as result of this loss.
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Air Merger Planned.

NEW YORK, May 16 (P).-A. A.
Durante of the New York banking
house bearing his name has purchased
the assets of American Eagle Aircraft
Corporation for the purpose Of COM
pleting a contemplated merger between
American Eagle Aircraft Corporation
and Lincoln Aircraft Co.
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Gets Government Contract.

NEW YORK, May Is (P).-Interna-
tional Shoe Co. has been awarded
contract by the Government for 81 ,968
pairs of leather laced boots The COM
pany's bid was $500 q pair. There
we're six other bidders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-16

NOte-An stock are sold in hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter tSOs 25Os'
which shows those stocks were sold in odd lots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-16
Weeks Local Bank CIearings.

Washington bank clearings totale j
S25, 100000 this week, against S27. 560. =
900 last week. or a decrease of is from
the corresponding week last year.
Great Atlantic 81 Pacific Tea Co is
experimenting with the sale Of ice
cream in 30 Of Its New York stores and
20 OF It's New Jersey stores.
Federal Reserve Board announced
that Federal Reserve Bank at Rich
mond has reduced its bank rate to 3
per cent from 3is per cent
April postal receipts In so selected
cities amounted 10 S29257,210 against
$32.64393s in April, 1880, a decrease
Of 1895 729. or 1913 per cent, accord
ang to the Post ONCE Department.
At the end Of April money in cir
compared with $4607 1851 at the
end Of March, and $4,476,066 ,785 az
the end Of April, 1880, the Treasury
Department reports.
The per capita circulation at the
end OF April was $37.32, as compared
with 937 at the end Of March, and S37
at the end Of April q year ago.
At the special meeting OF the Dis
trict Underwriters Association. Mon
day noon in the Board of Trade head
quarters in The Star Building, three
new directors will be selected from the
following six candidates: Eugene G
Adams, David S. Bethune, Maynard C.
Burrell, RUSSELL p. Freeman. Alton q
Grinnell and Daniel J. Harrison.
4 virginia Carolina Chemical Corpo-
ration has declared the regular quar-
terly dividend Of tl.75 on the prior
preference stock, payable June Il
stock OF record May rs.
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First Trust Money

Available at Prevailing Rates
Prompt Consideration of Your Application
A. c. Houghton & Co., Realtors
] SIG - 81, NV: District 152e-Ibs7
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Money to Loan

Secured By frst deed Of trust ON real estate
Prevailing interest and eommission.
Joseph |. Weller ne SiSI wal. "a L I 2 Tr7s'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-16

/ PREV. 1881 Stock and s
High. Low. Dividend Rate. Ad
23ls 1914 Grit Nor Orc CD. 80.
TIA 7% Grit Western Sugar.
6& pa Grfesbv Grunow
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