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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
DISPOSITION OF USED AUTOS
INDUSTRIES BIGGEST PR OBLEM
Many Suggestions Have Been Tried Out
but Manufacturers Continue to Seek
Satisfactory Plan.
rough mechanical exhaustion.

through mechanical exhaustion
Against the proposal that the trade
in allowances be fixed arbitrarily it has
been argued that no two used cars are
OF exactly the same value, even though
manufactured at the same time, and
moreover that the practice II adopted
would tend to discourage the buying of
new cars. Another objection voiced by
one executive Is that the plan would
result in "crowding the highways with
So the industry, admitting that the
used car with its overhead for storage,
rentals Tor display space, recondition-
ing. guaranteeing Of value and selling
costs. levieS heavy annual charge, still
seeks the ideal solution OF the problem.
Sees Cheering Feature.
Alfred Reeves, general manager of
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, sees in the used car a basis
OF confidence in the future. He refers
to the car that is being used, however,
instead of the one that has been
traded in.
While I am aware that many people
are using the old automobile little
longer" he says. lit is obvious that they
are still using it and that it is being
worn out Altogether the future for
the industry does not warrant any de-
Spondency"
The industry right now probably is
approaching its peak of production and
sales for the current year. Production
for the first four months of this year
aggregated approximately 1850, 900
units, which compared with 1,512,00o
in the like period of last year. For the
present month prospects are that the
aggregate output will approach 100000
units. The estimate is based upon the
assumption that Ford and Chevrolet
will show further expansion this month.
Between them they accounted for more
than $4,000 units of the total April
output of 348, 900 cars and trucks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14

to choice, 8Ooaa so; medium to good,
7.00a7.75: fair to medium, 625a7 90;
plain to fair 5.5oa600; common to
plain, 5.0oa5 so.
BullS-Good TO prime, none; good to
choice, none; medium TO good, 500a
$50; fair to medium, 4.5oa5 90; plain
to fair, 4.00a4.50; common to plain,
35oa4 90.
Cows-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, none; medium to good, 5.00a
$50; fair to medium, 4o0a5 90: plain
TO fair, 3.00a4o0; common to plain,
2.00a3. 90.
Heifers-Choice to prime, none: good
to choice, none; medium to good, 6.75a
T.25: fair to medium, 6.o0a6.75; plain
to fair, 5.5oa6.00; common to plain.
4. 50a525.
Fresh cows and Springers, 80 .ooa7O 90.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, $50 head:
light supply market steady: sheep. so
AGO; Spring lambs, S.00ai225
Hogs-Receipts, 900 head: light sup
ply, market lower; light, 76Oa7 as:
heavies, 6,75a7.60; medium. 76Oa7 IS
roughs. 475a6.Oo; light pigs. 7.25a7 IS;
pigs, 7.60a7S5.
Calves--Receipts, 100 head: light SUD-
ply, market steady; calves, 4.06a9 90.
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Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May l4.-Pota-
toes, white, 100 pounds, 1.25a1.85; new
potatoes, barrel, 2.75a4.0o; sweet pota-
toes, barrel, 2.00a4.50; yamS, barrel,
3.5oa4.5o; beans, bushel, 1.25a2.25;
asparagus, per dozen, 1.25a2O0; beets,
crate, 2.25a2.5o; cabbage, buShel, Goa
Ito; carrots bushel. 6oa75; caulif1ower,
crate, 2.25a25o; celery, crate, 1.5oa3. so;
10a30; lettuce, hamper, 25a1 90; lima
beans, 3.5oa6.oo; peppers, crate, 1.o0a
400; Spring onions, per 100, 75a1 rs;
spinach, bushel. 121aa45; tomatoes,
crate, 1.00a400; apples. bushel, 75a2 so;
per box, 1.75a2 so; grapefruit. box. l5oa
500; oranges, box, 2.50a4.25; strawber-
ries, quart, sails.
Dairy Market.
Poultry, alive-Chickens young, 25a
80: old hens, 21a23; leghcrns, 17al8;
roosters, l4al5; ducks, 15a26; guinea
fowl. each. scars; pigeons, pair, 30a35
Eggs-ReceiptS, 4299 cases; nearby
firsts. dozen, IT; current receipts. 1879
Butter-Good to fancy creamery
l6al7; process, 2la22; store packed, IA
Hay and Grain.
Wheat--No. 2 red Winter, export
s47s; No. 2 red Winter, garHcky. spot
3I7s; Nay, 847s.
Corn-No. 2 domestic, yellow, 73a
IA: cob, 3.75a4oo.
Oats-vyhite, NO. 9, 80; No. 3, So
Rye-Esarby, 552G0
Eay-Receipts, 81 tons. While re-
ceiptS of hay are ample for all require
ments, there is no surplus of heavy
clover mixed being offered. Such grades
win bring premium Of 81 to So per
ton, depending on the amount OF clover
Fair to good timothy ranges from $24
to S26 per ton.
Straw-Wheat straw. No. /, per ton
f2.00al3.00. Oat straw, No. !, per ton
t2.00al3.00.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Rsceipts. 100 head; light sup
ply: market steady.
: Steers-Choice to prime, none; good
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New York Cotton

NEW YORK, May IA (P).-An early
decline in cotton here today was fol-
lowed by recoveries on some trade
buying and covering, but after selling
up from 973 to 981 for July prices
eased again under renewed liquidation
and local or Southern selling promoted
by the favorable weather outlook and
an easier turn in the stock market. At
o'clock, July was selling around 9.74
and December. 1898, or about 3 to 7
points net lower
Futures closed barely steady, II to
Is points lower: May, 9.48; July, 969a
go; October, 1003a10.04; December,
1925: January, 1o37a10.38; March,
10.55alo.56. Spot quiet; middling $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
YIELDS ON STOCKS
CLIMBED IN APRIL
Average Increase to 8.58 Per Cent
as Quotations Moved
Downward.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May ID. - The pro-
nounced price declines during April re-
suited in an increase from TAP per cent
to $50 per cent in the average yield on
the 348 active cash dividend paying
stocks listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, it is revealed by the month
~ computation of Moodys Investors
Service.
The most recent average compares
with 95 per cent at the low prices of
December II, 1880 Numerous dividend
reductions which have been made since
the first OF the year are responsible for
the difference of almost l per cent in
average yield at the two low points, the
analysis states.
None of the individual groups of
stocks showed a decrease in average
yield during April. Gains were NEST
conspicuous for agricultural implements,
apparel, cement, copper, oil, railroad
equipment and theater companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
FARM REALTY VALUES
SLUMP TO NEW LOWS

Farm real estate values have slunped
to new postwar lows due to COM
bination of low prices, drought, de-
preston and congested markets, ac-
cording to the Agriculture Department.
The United States average for the
year ending March l was 106, nine
points below the previous year, the de-
partment reported. Largest declines
took place in the South Central. North
Central and South Atlantic States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
GAS SALES INCREASE.

BALTIMORE, May IA Especially In
dustrial power sales Of the Consolidated
Gas Electric Light g. Power Co. OF Bal
ttmore, exclusive of power supplied to
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and
the Baltimore Copper Smelling & Roll
ing Co. during the month OF April to-
tailed 35,960,4l8 kilowatt hours. COM
pared with 3e,461, 62l in April, 1880, a
decrease OF 9.13 per cent.
Sales Of gas in April for industrial
and commercial purposes. however, were
278 .Oo8 100 cubic feet, as against 276,-
Gas, 900 cubic feet in April last year. IN
increase Of o.52 per gent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, May IA tP.-Stop-loss
selling forced grains sharply downward
today, especially during late transac-
tons, wheat and corn both falling more
than cents a bushel from yesterdays
high point. Weakness of securities had
a depressing effect. Canadian predic-
lions of scattered showers in Northern
Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces
were also a late bearish influence.
Wheat closed nervous, shade to 2
cents down; corn, 34-2I4 off, oats at
4-34 decline, and provisions varying
from cents setback to rise Of cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, May IA -Butter-Re-
cry extras (92 score), 1914; standards
go score, carlots), 1914; extra firsts
(90-e1 scorel, 22a221a; flrsts 1888
Score), 21a21H2; seconds 1851 score)
19a20. Eggs-Receipts, 2l,9O0 cases;
market firm; extra firsts, 1872; fresh
graded firstS, TIA; current receipts
15hal612; storage-packed f1rsts, 10;
storage-packed extras, 1872.
Poultry alive-Hens Arm; broilers
easy; receipts, cars, % trucks; fowls,
1920; broilers, u up, 30a34; roosters,
13: turkeys, 20a23; old ducks. 16;. heavy
Spring ducks, 10; Geese, 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
J. D. r. Freed Heads Firm.

NEW YORK. May IA (P).-Benjamin
Katz, chairman of the board of the
Perryman Electric Co.. announced that
Joseph D. r. Freed had been chosen as
president Mr. Freed formerly headed
the Freed Eiseman Corporation and
more recently has been associated with
Warner Brcs. Pictures as a radio ex-
ecutiVe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, May IA LP,-Potatoes-
Receipts, lo4 cars; on track, 246 cars;
total United States shipments. 1885
cars; market dull trading slow. Sacked
per Observation-Disclosures round
whites, o;St, seal 40; ungraded, lisa
l.20; Idaho RuSsetS. No. j ! 5oal 81
New stock weak, TRADING slew sacked
Per hunors 1wci2h Lou.si.
ana, Teas Bliss Triumphs, l.6Ja1 IS:
fair to small, 1856 up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. May IA (P).-Copper
quiet: electrolytic spot and future, ga
ga; iron quiet, unchanged. Tin steady;
spot and nearby 1885; future, $3.50
Lead steady; spot New York, 3.75; East
st. Louis. $50. Zinc steady; East St
Louis spot and future, 3.35a3,40. Anti
mony, 655
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Prepares for Obligations.

NEW YORK, May IA (P.-Phillips
Petroleum Co. has deposited with
Chatham Phenix National Bank &
Trust Co.. trustee 100000 of 5A
per cent debentures to meet the mid
year sinking fund requirements and
funds in full to pay all coupons due on
June /. 1t was stated the company has
on hand sufficient additional bonds to
meet sinking fund requirements on De-
cember /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. May IA P.-Call
money steady; 11a per cent all day.
Time loans easier; so days, lal p per
cent: ga months l 1aa2 per cent; So
months. 1laa17s per cent.
Prime commercial paper, 2a2A per
cent.
Bankers acceptances unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Will Enlarge Plant.

NEW YORK. May IA P.-General
Motors Corporation plans to start work
at once on construction of an addition
to the Saginaw malleable iron division,
which will increase its capacity so per
cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, May IA (SpeciaD -
Cotton goods markets were quiet today.
Print cloth quotations were unchanged
at for 64x60s and at So for 68x72s.
Raw silks were quiet and 10 cents
higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
RuRRER MARKET.

NEW YORK, May IA Especially -
Crude rubber. smoked ribbed sheets,
was unchanged at tcday's noon quota
ton of Ga cents This compares with
69s a month ago and 14ls a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
TREASURY STATEMENT

The United States Treasury balance
announced today as Of close of business
May II. was 1927, 250, 89O.Ol. Customs
receipts for the month to date were
$ll .7sl ,249.94. Total ordinary expsndi-
lures, $i2,537, 300 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
Will Reduce Capital.

NEW YORK, May IA (P.-Stock-
holders of National Bond & Share Cor
poraticn have ratified the plan to re-
duce the stated capital to $5,000,0 900
from $4,000, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 14.--Following is the
complete official list Of transactions in
stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchange
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14

David Levinger, engineer of manu-
facture. has been elected a director OF
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacture
ing Ca
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
NEW YORK CURB MARKET ss: q Il. : ss:

Note-An stocks are sold In one hundred-Snare Ios
excepting those designated by the letter (eos (250S)
which shows those stocks were sold In odd lots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14

Dividend rates collars based
dividend. Ntocx
a n eAdustrnent
Plus stock Plus n ie
stock Plus 2$ in stock Plus Iogs in stock
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12
Wrong Time
of Month

To some women the calendar is a
tyrant, with certain days set aside
for pain. Such martrydom is need
lessl Midol-acting directly on the
organs affected-disposes Of every
bit of pain at such time.
Midol is not a narcotic. 1t does
nothing to interfere with the natural.
and necessary monthly process, but
it eases the organs in five to seven
minutes in even the most severe
cases. Furthermore, the woman who
takes tiny tablet of Midol in time
will experience no suffering at all.
For your own sake, investigate
Midol and see how reliable and COM
plete is it's relief-no matter how
hard a time you've always had. At
every drugstore in trim metal case
for fifty cents. Many have found
Midol the quickest relief for head
aches, neuralgia, neuritis and other
pain.-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12

Of the Democratic majority in the
house Of representatives, and the
Democratic minority in the state
senate, r. Earl Peters, Democratic
state chairman. contends in a state
ment issued today.
Platform pledges were redeemed
in the house, without exception,
Peters said. He threw blame for all
constructive measures which failed
20 the Republican-controlled senate
and the Republican Governor.
Among accomplishments of the
house to which Peters pointed were
passage of personal and corporate
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12

arrived at by dividing the total
library circulation OF 1855, 900
volumes with the city population
1854 ISL. Library cards are held by
S4.6 per cent OF the entire popula-
ton.
An additional index to increase
library service is found in the grow
ing number of book distribution
points. This number increased
during the year from III to 215.
Never in the history of the library,
did so many parents come to the
library for information concerning
best reading material for their chill
dren, the report states.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12

income tax bills, the voters regis
tration bill. an old-age pension bill,
bill for uniform salaries for county
officials, an inheritance tax bill and
a bill to eliminate the fee system in
Lake county.
Peters rallied to the defense of
Walter Myers, Democratic speaker
Of the house. in writing on the in
come tax bill his objection to the
method Of passage in the senate,
with a denunciation of the senate
for killing its companion measure,
the corporate income tax bill.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12
EAST DUE FOR
EARLY SPRING,
SAYS EXPERT
Scientist BareS Prediction
on Mild Winter in
Canada.
n selence serrice


WORCESTER, Mass, March H.
Spring win arrive early in eastern
United States, Professor Charles F.
Brooks Of Clark university here pre-
diets on the basis. Of a recently dis
covered relationship between winter
temperatures in Winnipeg, Canada,
and spring temperatures in the
eastern states.
Fred Groissmayr, a meteorologist
OF Passau, Germany, last year pub
lished in the Monthly Weather Re-
view, official publication OF the
weather bureau, data showing that
March and April temperatures in
eastern United States usually is
indicated by the January February
temperature at Winnipeg.
Professor Brooks has compiled the
daily maximum and minimum tenn
perature at Winnipeg from daily
weather maps and finds that the
temperature was 142 degrees Fab
renheit above normal in January
and 1910 degrees above normal in
fepruary, an average OF 1876 degrees
above normal for these two months
Of 1881.
In only one year in the period of
record has Winnipeg had a warmer
January or February combined.
Fifty years of weather records
show that by multiplying this excess
over normal temperature at Winni-
peg by the factor Opt, the expected
departure from normal tempera-
lures in group of eastern United
States cities can be obtained. This
computation carried out indicates
that the March-April temperatures
will be 3.8 degrees above normal. DR..
Brooks, therefore, expects a warm
March and April and an early
spring.
Mr.. Groissmayr, the German
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12
ANNUAL REPORT
SHOWS LIBRARY
AS 'KNOW-ALL'
Every Sort of Question Is
ASked-and Answered
by City SAGE.

somewhere in indianapolis today
a telephone conversation is buzzing
between Mr.. Il Would Like to
Know and Mr.. Modern Sage, who
unfailingly answers any and all
questions his interrogation may ask.
This modern seer is deluged by
young and old who want to know
everything from rules for the anna
teur gardener to- information on
how to refurnish a home on mod
est income.
He will help the housewife weave
a rug, the artist paint his picture
or the musician find his song, for
nothing is beyond the knowledge of
Mr.. Sage, who, in reality, is the ref
erence room of the public library.
This sage answered 23,490 ques--
tions for citizens during the year,
according to annual report which
Luther L. Dickerson, city librarian,
submitted to the school board
Tuesday night.
The $4,000 books on technicciogi-
cal and scientific subjects, sew
enty-four newspaper files, $50 diff
ferent periodicals and thousands of
other sources of information used
by the reference department are
small part of the library's offer
ing to the reading public, the re-
port indicates.
A record for number of books
borrowed was struck in 1890 when
the central library and forty-four
branches loaned 28S, ,493 books more
than the year previous, a gain of
II per cent.
Fine arts played an important
role. For there was 80 per cent
increase in the reading of books,
including those on architecture,
flower gardening, interior decora-
ton, music and painting.
Each citizen of the city read -four
books last year. This figure i;
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12
MARCH u. 1881
Alleged Bandits Held

BV United Press
COLUMBUS, Ind. March H.
Police here have been informed
that Morris Kelley, 25, and Ralph
Smith. %. Of johnson county, sus-
poets in the robbery of John Nor
ris at his grocery here, three months
ago, are in custody at st. Angus
tine, Fla. Kelley is said to have
been wounded in gun battle the
two engaged in with police after
robbery Of a filling station. His
wound is said to be critical.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12

meteorologist, explains this CORE
spondence between winter Winnipeg
temperature and spring eastern
United States temperatures as being
due to lack Of chilling of air passing
over the lake states during a mild
winter.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12
PETERS PRAISES
HOUSE RECORD
Governor, Senate Blamed
for Failures.

Democrats Of Indiana may justly
point with pride" to the records
The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-12
Antiseptics
Shaving Needs

SOC Williams Shaving
Cream SAC
Csc PalmOIive Shaving
Cream ZIG
60c BarbasOl .36c
soc MOlIe Shaving
Cream ...... $40
25c Listerine Shaving
Cream 19c
SOC Mennen's Shaving
Cream ...........3 .33c
SOC Aqua Velva .34c
SOC Durham Duplex
Blades, IS .35c
SOC Auto StrOp Blades,
5S ...... .34C
Csc Gem Blades, 5s. .23c
35c Eveready Blades,
5s .Z3c
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Calendar Of Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, SeUen-
teenth street and Ne10 York Avenue.
Permanent collection, Thirty-sirth an D.
naGl exhibition, Washington Water
Color Ciab, December 3 to 27 Special
cr'libitton OF drawings by Eugene
SpctcitcT, December is to January 10.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY, 1900
Ttcenty-ffst street Permanent collec-
ton tUith recent acQu Sitions aud group
OF paintings by Washington artists.
Special exhibition OF recent paintings
By Carl Knaths, December 1 to 81.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Tenth
and B Constitution dUenue) streets
northwest Permanent collection.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Tenth
and streets southwest. Block Prints
by Ernest w. Watson, November 80 to
December 81.
ARTS AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING,
United States National Museum. Me
mortal exhibition OF Pictorial Photo
graphs by Joseph Petrocelli, December
IS to January 81.
FREER GALLERY OF ART, TpeUth
and streets southwest. Permanent
collection
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS-, Print Dipi-
Sion First street betWeen East Capitol
and streets southeast Contemporary
American Prints assembled By the
American Federation OF Arts for eI-
hibition in Italy.
ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON, 2017
street northwest Water Colors by Sara
Bard Of Indiana polls. Etchings by Ellen
Day Hale Gabrielle de V. Clements and
Lesley Jackson, December 20 to jan
nary l.
TEXTILE MUSEUM, 233e S street
northwest Rugs, tapestries and other
TEXTILES OF the Near and Far East Open
Mondays, Wednesdays aud Fridays, 2
to 5 o'clock. Admission by card, OBJ
tainable at the Office OF G. H. Myers,
73O Fifteenth street northwest.
GORDON DUNTHORNE GALLERY,
Connecticut Avenue and De Sales street.
Prints by contemporary English, French
and American artists.
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., 1106 Con-
necticut Avenue. Paintings by Charles
c. Curran Mary Butler and Walt Deb
ner; Paintings and Autographs by VIII
liam SchUarts; Etc'ings by Thomas
Handtorth; Woodblock Prints in color,
By W. S. Rice, December to 81.