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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

B. F. Goodrich Company. 1880 CONSOLE
dated net loss approximately S8,4OO, GOO
after all charges including interest and
depreciation against net profit Of $50
a share on 1.0O6,SS6 average common
shares outstanding in 1929: regular pre-
ferred dividend declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05
Local Wagon Wheat
Bank Rate Hits Low Record

City grain elevators are paying 6sc for
No. red wheat and SIC for No. j hard
hheAT. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

United States Steel and Carnegie pen
sion fund 1890 distributions totaled S4,359,-
446 as pensions among retired employees
against $3,940,67s in 1928; SO, 4S8, 488 in
1928. and So ,oO3 200 in 1927,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Refined Lead Production in all countries
1880 amounted to 1,833,681 short tons
against 1944,234 in 1929 while production
in United States was 6l5.105 short tons
against 716.840.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Bank of England statement as Of Feb.
shows cir gu nd0 S49 AT, 900 poun16ds
ratio 48.6 per cent against 49.4 per cent;
bullion 141.030,000 pounds against 140,14l,-
600 pounds
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Ohio Oil Company declared quarterly
dividend of IS cents on common, placing
stock. on 81 annual basis against 50 pre-
yiously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Sterling cables opened s57s, of 1-16;
francs, 3.92is, off 1872; marks, 237612,
off N.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Bank of France statement as of Jan. 80
sh9TS g9 400 4d06s of aD gaa
culations 1853 900 900 against $685.
900. 900. and ratio 1894 per cent against
$3.50 per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Hudson Coal Company year ended Dec.
81. net income including approximately
$3.50, 900 applicable to prior years was ST..
165. 923 after taxes. depreciation. depletion.
interest against 1851. 224 in 1929.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Bank of the Nation of Argentina will
ship S2,4780 900 to New York next Mon
day on the S. S. Eastern Prince.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Standard Oil of California declared reg
ular quarterly dividend Of 6212 cents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

World output of zinc in 1880 totaled
1851, 704 short tons against 1928, 739 pre-
viouS year; production in United States
was 504. 412 snort tons against 631,601 In
1929.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Canadian Bronze, Ltd, year ended Dec.
81, earned S287 a share on 81, 900 shares
common, against $500 in 1929.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Atlas Powder declared regular quarterly
dividend of 81 on common.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05

Foote- Burt Company in 1880 earned 81
cents share against S4.1S share in
1929.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-05
Angler Was shod With Horse

shOes.-Etienne Angler COR Aun-
gier, a highwayman of the four
tenth century, celebrated for his
jail-breaking exploits and some
traits suggestive of Robin Hood,
was subjected to this unusual
form of punishment by King
Charles V of France, surnamed
the Wise. The record is contained
in "Fetis Les sentences criminelles,
etc. "Vol. 1, Page Is 1883.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
ROVER DIRECTS
AIDE To FILE
GAME DATA
U. S. Attorney Requested to
Revive Cases He Is Accused
of Dropping Too Quickly

Responsibility for dismisisng a
number of gambling cases for
want of prosecution January 27
in Police Court was place d
squarely up to Assistant United
States Attorney Fitzpatrick, in a
report submitted to Major Henry
J. Pratt, superintendent of police,
by Inspector Thaddeus r. Bean.
When the cases were called in
Police Court Assistant Unit e d
States Attorney F. w. Adams in
formed the court that three Off
GERS were engaged in the trial
Of a case in the District Su-
preme Court.
. Police Witness Present
At the same time Policeman
F. D. Hilliard, answered present
when each case was called by
the clerk. He is the policeman
who made plays in establishments
said I to have been operated by
the defendants.
Despite the explanation made
by Adams and billiards. presence
in court, the report points out
that Fitzpatrick insisted on the
cases being dismissed for want
Of prosecution, and had a num-
ber of remarks to make about the
failure of the policemen to appear
in Police Court. It is the Gus
tomary practice to postpone hear
ings when the arresting officers
are engaged in the higher courts.
The defendants in the cases
were Mary Ware, Joseph and
Phillip Savia, John Innocent,
Tillie White, Peter and Louis
Pentas and Pearl Stevenson.
Rover Directs Report
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover after learning of all the
facts in the case directed Fitz-
patrick to file new information
in all of the cases. Prior to the
affair in Police Court Adams had
had charge of sll gambling prose.
cutions and. Fitzpatrick merely
stepped in to the case for the
purpose of having them dismissed.
The policemen in the cases in
addition to Hilliard were F. O.
Bress, F. A. Truscott, and ]. H.
Baker, all of the special police
vice and liquor squad.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
LEGION BONUS
SPLIT DENIED

Reported dissension in the
American Legion over the cash
bonus proposals pending in Con-
gress was denied today by Off
. cials of the organization.
The flare-up involved in the
differences between John Thomas
Taylor, legislative officer of the
Legion, and Victory Post No. 4,
which is attempting to GUST him,
does not reflect any factional
trouble over the legionnaires' pol
icy with respect to the bonus legis-
lation, it was said.
Legion Backs Bonus
The general principle of an i'm
mediate cash realization of ad-
justed service certificates has the
official backing of the Legion, al
though no specific form of pay
ment has been Endorsed, it be-
came known.
Because the executive commit
tee failed to support any of the
various bonus proposals now pend.
ing at a meeting in Indianapolis
last Saturday. Mr.. Taylor yester-
day told the Senate Finance Com
mittee that he "did not know"
which plan the legion favored.
Taylor Gives Views
In declining to commit the
legion on this point, Mr.. Taylor
merely followed the text of the
resolution adopted by the execu-
tive committee, which reads:
'We indOrse the principle Of
immediate cash retirement, on
application, of the adjusted SER
vice certificates, without chOOS-
ing between any. of the specific
bills now pending before Con-
greSS."
Friends and supporters of Mr.,
Taylor pointed to this resolution
today as complete refutation Of
the attack made upon him by II
members of Victory Post No. 4,
headed by Raymond A. Burke,
who have requested his removal.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
Pitts "ConfdentialA Aide D
Visits Daily at Jail

man, however, is not such a
stranger. He is an expert
accountant, and he told Lieut..
Col. w. L. Peak, superintendent
of the Jail, he is working on
Pitts income tax.
Despite this, he posed to news
paper men and jail attaches as
the former financier's attorney.
When Colonel Peak learned of
this, he barred him from the jail.
Now, however, he comes and
goes as he pleases, after telling
Colonel Peak he was very sorry
that he had given such an i'm
preston. He is H. o. Hart, Of
palm Reach
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
BUS RULE
PROPOSED

Interstate and other busses
operating on Washington streets
should be brought under stricter
control by the District govern
ment, Representative Robert G.
Simmons of Nebraska declared
during the hearing on the traffic
items in the District Appropria-
ton bill, it was disclosed today.
Crosby For New Law
Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby.
District ;, Commissioner, parried
this declaration by saying the
courts had stripped the local gov
ernment of virtually all iurisdic-
tion over interstate busses. Com
missioner Crosby said:
"The Nevins bus case went
into court and the upShOt of it
is that we need a new law; to
control these busSeS.. The Pub
lie Utilities Commission can
control city buSSeS, but they
cannot do anything with the
interstate busseS."
Simmons Offers Plan
Representative Simmons de-
clared that the individual auto
mobile owner should not be pre-
vented from all-night parking in
the residential sections, but he
expressed strong opposition to
present traffic conditions in Che
business section Of the city. He
said:
'Let me suggest that you tell
the taxicab people and Ghe
sightseeing busseS and the in
terstate buses to operate from
business houses, and let the
poor fellow who leaves his car
in the street alone"
Complaint against the reckless
driving of service and other Fed
eral truck chauffeurs was ex-
pressed by Representatives Sim
mons and Collins. Jail sentences
were recommended for them.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30

It seems that G. Bryan Pitts,
sentenced to serve IA years for
conspiracy to embezzle, just can't
get along without his "con-
fidential aides" even though he
is languishing in District jail.
Pitts, former chairman of the
board of the F. H. Smith Com
pany, is supposed to be spending
his time behind the bars of little
cell pending disposition of his ap-
peal for a new. trial. Yet, he
whiles away several hours each
day in the front office" of the
Jail in conversation with a
dapper man, who sits opposite
Pitts. chewing on a cigar. This
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
D. C., WILL. GET
NATURAL GAS

The use Of natural gas by the
Washington Gas Light Company
will be started tomorrow morning
when the flow will be turned on
by George A. G. Wood, president,
at the east station of the COM
pany, Eleventh and M Streets
Southeast.
President Hoover will turn the
key which will open the flow of
natural gas into the District of
Columbia at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
A committee composed of
George A. G. Wood, president of
the Washington Gas Light Com,
pany; S. A. Woodhead, vice presi,
dent; Wilton j. Lambert, general
counsel, and C. Bascom Slemp,
Republican national committee
man from Virginia, today re-
quested the Chief Executive to
officiate at this ceremony and
he agreed to take part in it.
The natural gas is being piped
here from West Virginia and Ken
lucky under a contract with the
Columbia Gas and Electric Com
pany. It will be used to enrich
the water gas now manufactured
here and reduce expenditures on
oil, which the local company now
uses to enrich it's product.
Mr.. Wood said that the natural
gas viii be brought to this section
through a short pipe line con-
nected with a main line near
Rockville, Md.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
Patients Slumber as
Fire Smokes D. {.
Hospital
Staff Photo

Despite the fact that seven
fire companies responded to an
alarm at Providence Hospital,
shortly after midnight when
smoke poured through the
lower corridors of the institu-
ton none of the patients were
aware that a small blaze was
being extinguished in the base
ment.
A smoldering oily mop in the
basement was extinguished by
a fireman who traced the slight
blaze by the smoke. Hospital
employees detected the smoke
but were unable to locate the
fire and pulled the private
alarm box at the hospital.
Nurses and internes all stood
by on their respective floors
ready to move patients
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
? Policemen Bruised
In Riot Call Crash

Policemen Charles Macdonald
and John Ehlman, both of the
Second precinct, were slightly IN
jured last night when the patrol
car was struck at First and R
Streets Northwest by an automo-
bile operated by Fred j. Morton
of 103 Randolph st. N. w.
The patrol car was speeding to
answer a riot call which turned
out to be a, false alarm. Both
patrolmen were treated at Sibley
Hospital and later returned to the
precinct station. Morton escaped
injury.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
Auto Victim Wins
$1,000 Injury Action

A Municipal Court jury has
awarded Claude M. butcher, 1922
Ninth st. N. W., a $1,000 YER
dict for damages sustained when
he was struck by an automobile
driven by Fred C. Kocher last
November /.
Attorney Emmett Leo Sheehan,
representing the plaintiff, said
Kocher was working on lower
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast
when the accident occurred.
Kocher was struck from b aind.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
Phone Your Tips
To Times, Folks!
$50 in Prizes

Phone The Times when
anything happens-ring the
News Tip Editor between
$3.50 a. m. and 6 p. m.-tell
him of any new happenings
in your neighbOrhOOd. 1t
may mean cash to you,
Fifty dollars in cash is
divided each week among 10
people who "tip off" The
Times on the best news
stories. Save your news for
The Times. A business mer.
ger, an accident, a rescue, a
fire, an important discovery
or anything that you think
might be of interest to the
public, may net you some
spending money If you
phone the News Tip Editor
ct District $3.50.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
Police Sell 80 Cars
At Prices From
so Cents TO $24

Thirty-nine ancient. wheezy
automobiles were auctioned by
the Police Department at the
District property yard today.
The highest price brought
for any car was $24 and one
machine sold for so cents.
The cars had been abandoned
in the city and the owners
could not be located.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
Hurley FGUOrs Land
For AnUcOStiG Park

The purchase from Mary De
Marco and Ashley L. Hawken of
10.745 acres of fast. land and
1926 acres of marsh land for the
sum of $5,373, for park develop
ment purposes. was today ap-
proved by Secretary of War
Hurley. ..F
The land is on the left bank Of
the Anacostia River and is within
the authorized limits of Ana
costa Park in the District.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
Selected
Ru Turdh Auxiliary

Mrs. Harry Katz last night was
reelected president of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, Congregation Talmud
Turah, and Mrs. Joseph Nathan
son, vice president.
other officers are Mrs, Harry
Morganstein, treasurer; Mrs. Moe
Bobys, secretary; Mrs. Gipkin, re-
cording secretary, and Mrs. j.
Cetpos, Edward Norazetsky and
r. Coleman, trustees.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
PickpOckets Fitch
Pedestrians Cash

Harry A. Karr, 3213 Morrison
st. N. W., today reported to po-
lice that his pocket was picked
of $28 in bills as he was enter
ing store at Fourteenth and
F Streets Northwest.
He said that two men jostled
him as he was going into the
store following which he missed
his billfold.
The Washington times., 1931-01-30
THIEVES GET S33

Gaining entry by cutting the
glass; in a partition between a
hallway and the store, thieves
last night entered the shop of
Samuel Deckelbaum at 963 Four
teenth st. S. E., and stole So
from a cash register and cigar
cites valued at $50.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
M'LEAN ANSWERS
WIFE'S CUSTER SUIT
Publisher Says He Is in Constant
Touch With Washington
Newspaper.

Edward B. Mclean, publisher Of the
Washington Post, filed answer In Dis
trict Supreme Court today to the custer
suit recently brought against him by
his wife. Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean.
on behalf Of her three children The
suit asked hts removal as co-trustee
with the American Security & Trust
Co. of the estate of his father. John
r. Mclean.
The answer, filed through Attorney
George B. Fraser, was signed by Nc
Lean at Paris on November Is. 1t was
the date on which Chief Justice Wheat
overruled a motion of McLean's eoun-
sci TO dismiss the proceedings and
granted temporary injunction against
the institution by the publisher of any
divorce action in Latvia, or any other
foreign country.
Mclean asserted he always has kept
in touch with the Washington Post
and has given it his best attention. He
denied any neglect of duty and de-
clared there is no discord with his CO.
trustee He also denied he had been
living in a dissolute manner.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
TELEGRAMS DEMAND
CASH FOR MARCHERS
White House Is Flooded With
Messages From ALI Sec
tions Of Country.

The White House today was still re-
ceiving kilograms from various sections
of the country, demanding that the
more than 500 hunger marchers who
gave a demonstration yesterday at the
Capitol and the White House, be
granted their requests for immediate
cash relief. Some of these messages to
the President demanded that these un-
employed demonstrators be given every
protection on their Journey back to
their respective home towns.
Before the demonstrators presented
themselves on Pennsylvania avenue III
front of the White House yesterday, the
White House had received scores OF tel
egrams demanding that the President
receive the representatives OF the DEM
onStratorS.
Since yesterday nine messages have
been received. Five OF these were from
unemployed groups In Toledo, ONO.
Most of the remaining four were from
the Middle West. A message from Chi
cago, signed by Carl Eockner, informed
the President that in that city more
than 5000 workers assembled at mass
meeting last night to protest against
the refusal of Congress TO listen to the
demands of the national munger
march" This message concluded with
the declaration, we want no fake
promises. We want action"
The Toledo kilograms were signed
mostly By Lcuie Borer and the ncas
County Council ef Unemployed.
These te.egrans were made public at
the White House today without COM
ment.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
JUDGE HIT REFUSES
TO CHANGE DECISION
Tells "Marchers" Case of Advance
Party, Sentenced to Jail, Is Out
of His Hands.

The efforts of six delegates from
the hunger marchers" to help their
IA brethren who were sentenced by
Judge Isaac r. Hit last week for an
Illegal parade in front of the White
House, failed tcday when the Judge
turned down their pleas. The dele
gates, including three women, visited
Judge Hit in his Police Court cham
hera this morning and asked him to
reconsider his decision to send the IA,
the advance guard Of the marchers,
10 jail for six months, In lieu of Sl0o
fine for each.
The first speaker for the delegation,
j. Louis Engdahl, general secretary of
the International Labor Defense told
the judge that it was unjust to throw
the men in Jail, as they were merely
on their way to request President
Hoover to provide food and shelter for
the main body Of the army when they
arrived in the city.
Those men and women were repre-
sentatives of the hunger marchers," he
said, and we regard their incarceration
as an attack upon our demand for un-
employment insurance"
Eta Brown, colored, of Cleveland, was
the next speaker for the group.
When she had finished the judge told
them that as Attorney Charles E. Ford
their counsel, had given notice of his
intention of taking the cases to the
Court Of Appeals, the matter was en-
tirely out Of his hands, and there was
nothing he could do for them.
Assistant United States Attorney Mil
ford Schwartz, who prosecuted the case,
also insisted that 1t was out of Police
Court hands, as appeal bonds had al
ready been set.
Evening star., 1931-12-08
NEUTRAL CH|NCHOW
ZONE PLAN FAILS
League Appears Disposed to
Abandon Idea as Impasse
Is Reached.
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King threatening to proceed there and
conduct widespread agitation against
the government unless DR.. wellington
hoo were removed from the foreign
ministry and unless the government
stopped what they charged are direct
negotiations with Japan over Man
churia.
The students charged that DR.. Koo
negan the conversations with Japanese
Msnister Shigernitsu at Nanking. DR..
400 and other government officials
have denied this.
They also demonstrated for further
ance or the Chinese boycott against
Japanese goods.
5,o0o Go on Strike.
At least 5000 students went ON a.
Strlke mere, demanding more firm at
luuoe against Japan, and 25, 900 more
We're said to be considering joining the
movement. At Nanking student aqi-
tators were estimated to number 10, 900
TO $4,000, with the lists steadily growing
In spite of the governments efforts to
return them to their home cities.
AS a result OF the students demands
Tor interviews with public officials at
Nanklng the foreign Office there was de-
serted today. DR.. Koo, who Saturday
night sought to resign the post to which
ne was appointed only a few days
earlier, was working behind closed doors,
his whereabouts unknown.
The entire staff of the foreign Office
also failed to appear at the offices. The
members, with DIR. Koo, apparently
feared their presence might give rise to
disturbances which would grow into
violence.
Other government oflicials, including
Chang, sought to persuade the students
to return to their homes, but these ef-
forts were without avail, and the groups
continued to parade, to bssiege public
offices and to hold patriotic rallies,
Rail Traffic interrupted.
In virtually every important city in
China similar, though smaller, demon
strations were held. Students In other
cities outside Marking gave their chief
attention to attempts to force railway
authorities to transport them to Man,
king without charge. Refusals of the
railway officials led to Interruptions Of
traffic in many places.
In several instances students lay upon
the railway tracks to block the trains.
A group at Nanking threatened to
block the rail service between there and
0ltdaBlidl Mltcn tl1elI UeIlidIlQS were re-
fused. They Communicated an idle
train and forced the engineer TO start
for Shanghai
Later, realizing the danger of their
action, they allowed the train to be run
on siding and eventually 1t returned
to Marking.
Unless the youths can be persuaded
to cease their demonstrations and re-
turn to their homes tonight officials
said. active steps against them may be
made necessary.
There were 180 students in the group
that Communicated the night Shanghai
express at Marking. They forced the
engineer to open the throttle and the
train rushed throu.h station after sta
ton along the single track road for $50
miles, disregarding all signals. before IL
finally halted. The danger OF coflision
was only obviated by oflcials, who r,p-
idly cleared the line Of all other t-e e.