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Evening star., 1931-12-18
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 18-Throug1
the exercise of patience and consid-
cradle amount of tact, railroad presi-
dents from all parts of the country
have finally been brought into line on
the voluntary wage cut question, and
a harmonious meeting of the small
group of men who will represent them
is anticipated in New York today. 1t
will. be possible then to decide on a
down with the representatives Of the
railroad brotherhoods and agree on the
terms and the time for putting a re-
duction into effect.
Contrary to popular notion in Wall
Street. the men who are presenting the
case Of the brotherhOOdS have conSid-
cred every aspect of the railroad wage
situation in generous and cOncilia-
tory spirit. AS a matter of fact, there
has been less arbitrarineSS among them
than with certain of the railroad eXeCu-
tives, who have only been kept from
an immediate ordering of Is per cent
wage reduction by the coolness and
craftsmanship of some of their asso-
CiateS.
Attitude Is Conciliatory.
When the railroad brotherhood rep
resentatives adjourned their meeting
in Chicago last week end they urged
the management5 OF the railroads to
appoint representatives who could meet
with them and negotiate the wage
question to conclusion. This fact
demonstrates the moderation of their
attitude, and is quite in contrast with
what has been pictured. There prob
ably has never been a time when a
situation affecting a radical readjust-
Evening star., 1931-12-18
Money to Loan

Secured by first deed of trust on real .st.te
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph |. Weller go wash, /. : Trg..
Evening star., 1931-12-18
AMICABLE PARLEY ON RAILWAY
WAGE REDUCTIONS FORECAST
Presidents of Various Carriers Prepare to
Meet Again With Representatives of
Labor Organizations.

ment in the pay Of railroad employees
has been dealt with 50 seriously and
with so little animosity on the part of
those who must make the sacrifices, as
in this particular instance.
From the pacific atmosphere that
now surrounds both the railroad and
the brotherhood camps. it Is fair to
assume that definite and satisfactory
conclusion OF the wage question will
De reached early in January. 1t is
quite possible that the revised schedules
OF pay may go into effect next month,
lheSe Will affect group OF men num-
bering about 247 900 last July. accord
ing to the report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, and somewhat
smaller today. Those engaged in train
and engine service represent about 20
per cent OF the entire body of railroad
employees. A 10 per cent reduction in
thelr wages would mean a loss to them
OF 225OOO, 900 annually and an equal
amount of gain in net operating revenue
10 the employing companies.
IL now seems likely that the benefits
OF the wage reduction will accrue to
the railroads before any are available
from the new schedules of freight rates
granted by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. There is some disappoint-
ment over the sloWness Of these Schpd- :
uleS to operate to the advantage of the
systems which are much in need of
cash to meet maturing obligations. The
Railroad Credit Corporation, which was
set up TO direct the proper flow of the
increased revenues, will not have funds
10 distribute Tor some time. 1t has no
authority either to borrow or TO pledge
OF incorporation the amount derived
from the increase in rates shall as
nearly as possible be aScertained and
stated by each participating carrier
Wlthln 40 days after the month in
winch 1t accrues and shall be paid to
the corporation within 10 DAYS after
the expiration of the 40-dav period, to
conSutute a fund for the purposes
Credit Corporation.
II the letter of this provision is
carried into effect, it would be early
IN March before the weak roads"
could obtain relief Some of them have
important obligations maturing on
March /.
The creation of the National Credit
corporation during the first week of
~'N''A "io HuIIICltIL III lISeH 10 Cneck
me momentum of the hank failures. 1t
mas had strong psychological effect
ever since, although no demands have
been made on the subscribers TO the
corporation for funds The formation
OF the Railroad Credit Corporation has
not yet had similarly happy effect. for
III terms Of prices railroad credit is
decidedly lower than it was two weeks
ago. II is believed that some of the
hamperng provisions in the charter of
the Railroad Credit Corporation NAV
DC modihed to permit it to obtain bank
ing accommodation in advance Of actual
cash receipts from the increased freight
revenues and that it will function as
an important aid to railroad credit in
the early months of next year.
'Copyrisht. 1871
Evening star., 1931-12-18
|STOCK PRICES GAIN
| IN ACTIVE MARKET
Short Covering and New
Buying Lift List After
Early Drop.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 18-Active
and higher but still nervous, today's
dation which had been pressing it down
so severely earlier in the week had
dried up, for the time being at least.
The market opened lower. with MANY
stocks going under their previous low
records, but after half an hour of trad
ing turned sharply about and advanced
br1skly partly on short covering and
partly on new buying. The change was
due to several causes. Most important
was indication Of support in the rail-
way bond market. Next to that came
the recovery in bank stocks. Weakness
in each Of these quarters had been
most discouraging for long time back
Gains in Rails.
The largest gains We're in the rail-
way shares and in the industrial spe-
cialties with a small floating supply
Some of the railway stocks performed
spectacularly. Delaware & Hudson
which had closed at the lowest for the
bear market, ran up almost points on
single string Of transactions. AtChisOn
jumped 5 points and Union Pacific 4 ;.
points, although not retaining all of the
gains.
The always interesting Auburn Auto
made new high on the recovery, up
more than points. J. l. Case advanced
against the short interest. and so for
time did Eastman Kodak During the
first half hour United States Steel. Cen
eral Electric, WoUlWOrth and American
Telephone made new lows. but they
came back with the rest of the list
While the selling was at its height Tele-
phone appeared to be under the great
est pressure, 1t looked like liquidation,
but there probably was certain amount
OF tax selling as we'll.
Opening Prices Irregular.
The market opened with an irregular
price trend
The Congressional Committees action
on the moratorium and the war debt
situation was as expected. The London
market was affected by a break of GA
points in sterling. There were a few
new lows in the rail list. such as CheSa-
peake Corporation and Chicago G.
Northwestern, but some of the active
induStrials such as United States Steel,
were steady at the start.
Because Of the firmneSS of rubber and
American Smelling at 49,, United
States Rubber at g.. and Goodrich at
35s all opened fractionally higher
Standard Oil of New Jersey appeared
on a 7500-share block at 2634. off
nearly a. point and at its precious low
for the bear market Sinclair and
Standard Oil of New York were firm.
In the utilities American Telephone
dropped TO new low at l1434, but the
stock was eX-dividend pa points Pa
cific Gas & Electric and United Gas &
improvement were narrowly lower All
burn Auto opened 21 points higher at
70 and later extended its advance
General Motors at 22l. lost fractionally
but was still above its low. American
Can at so, J. l. Case at 39i , and Wool
worth at 367s were a shade better. Al
lied Chemical at 657, Commercial Sol
vents at s., and Bordens at 36 we're
slightly lower.
Evening star., 1931-12-18

CLEARING HOUSE FIGURES,
Washington Clearing House figure,
for today. S3,931, ,0649l u
Evening star., 1931-12-18
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance
announced today as O. close of business
December l6 was s735lIO843.87 Gus
toms receipts for the month to date
were $l4325 302 43. Total ordinary eX-
penditures we're S5O.986.87627
Evening star., 1931-12-18
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, Decem ber I8 l.PI Noon
Silver futures easy sales. $4,000
ounces. Quotations in cents: Deem
Der. 81 IS; March, 3l.75 bid May 80 IS;
July. $3.50 bid; September 80 so bid.
Evening star., 1931-12-18
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
Trust Companies,

NEW YORK, December 18 (Py.-Over-
the counter market:
Evening star., 1931-12-18
Banks.

Demand for aeronautical eouinment
in Canada is increasing
Evening star., 1931-12-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
RUM CAR WRECKS
SEDAN, four HURT
Two Men Abandon SO Gallons
of Whisky and Smoke
Screen After Collision.

Racing into Washington from South
ern Maryland with heavy load OF
whisky aboard, a rum car crashed into
the side of another machine at Four
tenth and T streets southeast last
night and injured four persons.
Two white men manning the whisky
car made their escape. Eighty-nine
gallons of corn liquor which were found
stored in the rear Of the machine and
a smoke screen apparatus hooked up
and ready for instant use were seized
by police of the eleventh precinct sta
ton, who investigated the miShap.
Mrs. Gertrude Miniar, 80 years old,
who was driving the second automo-
bile; her two children, Annie, years
old, and Gene. .; and Miss Annie Grisby
10, all of Suitland, Md, escaped with
minor bruises They were given first
aid treatment by a nearby physician.
Mrs. Miniar was driving east on T
street shortly after 10 o'clock on her
way home after a visit in the Capital,
when the rum car, speeding northward
on Fourteenth street, crashed into the
side of her sedan, and came TO halt.
Both automobiles were badly damaged
The driver of the whisky car and a
companion, apparently carried along to
operate the smoke screen, jumped from
their car and fled. Policeman Howard
Hiltner of the eleventh precinct sent a
lookout for a man living on Twelfth
street to whom tags for the car were
issued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
UNKNOWN MOTHER
TO Be EULOG|zED
Pilgrimage to Graves of Sons
in France to Be Out
lined.

Mothers day will be observed gen.
orally in the churches of the city to-
day and with a special service this
afternoon in Arlington National Gene
terry honoring the Unknown Mother OF
the World War.
Representative Ruth Bryan owen of
Florida and Representative Sol Bloom
of New York will be the principal
speakers at the Arlington services, which
will begin at 2 o'clock. Flowers will
be placed upon the tomb where the
Unknown Soldier Son of this Unknown
Mother rests.
The second pilgrimage of American
War Mothers, who left New York four
days ago to visit the graves of their
sons in France, will be described by
Mai Gen. John L. Dewitt, Quarter
master General of the Army.
Gold Star American War Mothers
will form an aisle of honor" through
which will pass the representatives OF
patriotic organizations to place flowers
upon the tomb. Music at the exercises
will be furnished by the Marine Band,
and Staff Sergt. Frank Witchey Of
who sounded Taps" at the burial of
the Unknown Soldier, will sound the
Taps"
Capt. Sidney Keys Evans, chief Of
chaplains of the Navy, will deliver the
invocation. and Songs My Mother
Taught Me" will be sung by Miss
Frances B. Cole. Then will follow
greetings from American War Moth
ers, extended by Mrs. Virgin Mcclure,
their national president.
other features of the program include
trombone solo, Little Mother of
Mine" by Robert E. Clark of the Marine
Band a solo, Eye That Have Faith"
BY Bertha Curtis johnson, and the
closing benediction by Col. Julian E.
Yates, chief of chaplains OF the Army.
The program will end with the National
Anthem played by the Marine band.
The committee in charge consists of
the following: Mrs. Virgil Mcclure,
general chairman, national president.
A. w. M; Mrs. M. c. O'Neill, national
custodian of records, A. w. M; Mrs.
z. c. Wagner, past national custodian
OF records, A. w. M. Mrs. NJ N. Mock
national gold star chairman, A. w. M;
Mrs. Edward T. Fenwick, State presi-
dent Virginia, A. w M. Mrs. w. w.
Morrison, president, District of Column
bia Chapter, A. w. M: Mrs. Mae H.
Alexander, president. Admiral Coontz
Chapter, A. w. M: Mrs. Robert E.
Coontz, honorary president, Admiral
Coontz Chapter, A. w. M; Mrs. Laura
v. Damn, District Of Columbia Chap
ter, A. w. M: Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, chief OF staff, u. S. A.; Ad-
miral w. v. Pratt, chief OF naval OPP
erationS, United States Navy; Maj.
Gen. Ben H. Fuller, command
ant, United States Marine Corps;
Rear Admiral F. C. Billiard, United
States Coast Guard: Admiral r. E.
| Coontz, United States Navy, retired;
Maj. Gen. Amos A. FTies, United States
Army, retired; Maj. Gen. John L. De
Witt, Quartermaster General, U. S. A.;
Col. w. r. Gibson, Quartermaster
Corps, U. S. A; Lieut.. Col. Charles
G. Mortimer, Quartermaster Corps. U.
S. A.; Maj. John T. Harris, Quarter
master Corps, U. S. A; Col. Julian E.
Yates, chief Of chaplains, U. S. A.;
Capt Sidney X. Evans, chief of chap
lains, U. S. N; Brig. Gen. Edgar T.
Collins, 10th Brigade; Capt. William e.
Bergin, 18th Brigade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
CHURCH CONCERTS
CLOSE MUSIC WEEK
Choral Festival Group Presents
Afternoon Program at
Epiphany.

The Washington Choral Festival As
ISOLATION, Louis A. Potter, conductor,
presented program of music yeSter-
day afternoon at the Church of the
Epiphany, through the courtesy Of Rev.
DR.. Re Barney T. Phillips, the pastor.
The chorus and the Madrigal Singers
of the association were assisted by
Helen Howison, soprano; Charles Will
frid Smith, tenor; John Chandler
Smith, bass, and Charlotte Klein,
organiSt.
The program. given In honor of music
week, included choral numbers by
Palestrina, Tschesnokov, Gretchaninov
and Hoist; organ numbers by Bach,
Bonnet and Widor; two duets by
Mendelssohn, and a. trio by Haydn. In
the final choral number by Hoist. the
choir was assisted by the organ, Yiolins
and Violoncello.
AS a final tribute to music week, the
last program of the festival of piano
forte music was given at the Columbia
Heights Christian Church. The Soloists
included Dorothy Hobley and Winifred
McGregor Michaelson, with Mrs. Ohm
Sted assisting Miss Hobley and Miss
Waugh assisting Miss Michaelson in
the orchestral parts on the second
piano.
After the formal program, Mrs.
Martin A. Morrison, director of the
Washington Pianists' Club, made a
short address and presented the soloists
for the past five programs with badges
of honor. Those who took part in this
festival and received this honor were
Leah Effenbach, Glenn Carow, Florence
Cockerille, Helene Finnacom Chester
Morrill,, jr.; Helen C. Williams, Eli Berg,
Kathryn Beck and Dorothy Hobley.
Miss Michaelson. a former member Of
the club, appeared as guest soloist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
USERS OF KL|NGLE
BRIDGE ARE WARNED
Extra Traffic Restrictions
During Construction Go Into
Effect Soon.

Added restrictions on traffic across
old Klingle Alley Bridge during the
building of new structure to replace
it will be put into effect soon, accord
ing to warning given the motoring
public yesterday by Capt. Herbert c.
Whitehurst, District highway engineer
There will be no interruption to traffic
while the job is under construction, but
necessarily trsffi;c will be slowed down,
and Capt. Whitehurst suggested that
all who can conveniently use routes
other than Connecticut avenue between
now and the end of the year do so.
The new restrictions, which will be
placed in effect as soon as the proper
signs are ready, will call for a reduc-
ton in the speed of buses and street
cars while travelling over the bridge to
10 miles per hour, a similarly reduced
speed for all solid-tire vehicles weigh
ing more than 5 tons gross and speed
limit of Is miles per hour for passen-
ger cars and trucks equipped with
pneumatic tires.
In order to see that these regulations
are strictly enforced, special details of
of the bridge "a hours a day. Another
traffic rule, hitherto more honored in
the breach than in the observance, COM
pels solid-tire trucks exceeding 10000
pounds gross to travel on the street car
rails, and this will be strictly enforced
along with the new regulations. The
maximum allowable weight for any
vehicle allowed to cross the bridge Is
$4,000 pounds gross.
Large "slow" signs will be painted on
the street, and appropriate signs will
be placed at intervals to notify the
public of the restrictions. The re-
strictions as to speed apply not only to
the bridge, but also to the roadway for
Is feet on each end Of the approaches
The work now in progress on the
bridge consists of digging foundations
for the new structure. The new bridge
will be the same level as the old. and
the surface of the old will be removed
and replaced by the new in longitudinal
thirds, one-third at a time. While
work is progressing on each third
trafic will be restricted to the other
two-thirds of the roadway. The new
bridge will be ready early next year. It
will cost $459,O00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
JUNIOR COLLEGES
NEAR D. c. SOUGHT
Advocates Form Organization
at Meeting at George Wash
ington University.

A permanent organization Of junior
colleges for this area was formed yes
terday at George Washington Univer-
sity at a conference of officials of jun
ior colleges, sponsored by George
Washington University.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle Of George
Washington University was elected
chairman of the new organization.
DR.. George F. Zook, president OF the
University of Akron, told the junior
college heads that the mission Of the
Junior college was to place at the doors
Of a great portion of the population
the facilities for at least two years oil
higher education.
Cites New Jersey Need.
As an example of the lack Of such
facilities DR.. zook told the results OF
a recent study which showed that 30
per cent of the people of New Jersey
who wish to continue their education
beyond high school must leave the State
to secure it. DR.. Zook said that Ohio
has Al cities with population OF from
is. 900 to 200, 900, where, II there Is
no other institution of higher learning,
q Junior college should be established
President Richard G. Cox OF the
American Association OF Junior Col
leges, said the junior college was to re-
move from the OVSTCIOWQeQ unlNCISL-
ties some of the burden of large fresh
man and sophomore classes, and pro-
vide terminal education for those
who wish to 60 beyond high school.
President Cloyd Heck Marvin of the
George washington University outlined
the university's plan of educational
organization under which junior COL
lege has been created which prepares
for the last two years of the liberal
arts college or for any Of the profess
sional schools.
Dean Explains Work.
The work of the George Washington
University Junior College was explained
by its dean, Henry Grattan Doyle.
An invitation was extended to the
American Association of Junior Col
leges on behalf Of the Getage Wash
ington University and the junior COL
leges Of this area to hold their con-
vention in Washington in February OF
1882.
The conference was attended by the
heads of Junior colleges in Maryland,
Virginia. West Virginia and the Dis
trict, who discussed all phases OF the
Junior college and its problems.
DR.. Arthur K. Davis, president OF
Southern College, Petersburg. Va, gave
a discussion of his experiences as head
Of a successful junior college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
VETS SERVICE AS GUIDES URGED
FOR RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Adams Would Have Program in Operation for Wash
ington Bicentennial Next Year.

the veterans for their services. They
will accompany tourists who accept
their services into town, directing them
through trafic and to their hotel OF
lodging house, In addition, they will
perform courier service during the So
iourn of those parties in town.
This soldier escort service will be put
into effect, it was announced yesterday,
Immediately after the LOB fund" bene-
fit wrestling tournament which the EN-
ployment Committee is holding the
night of May 81. Proceeds from the
benefit will be utilized in establishing
the escort service as well as increasing
employment.
Mr.. Adams said that If the service
proves successful there is no reason
why 1t should not be expanded in con-
nection with the 1892 Washington BIZ
centennial, which will bring hundreds
of thousands of motorists to the city.
Before the plan is put into operation
1t will be presented to Maj. Henry @.
Pratt, superintendent of police, who
has charge Of the issuance Of permits to
guides. All soldier guides will be
licensed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

A Soldier escort" service for motor
tourists entering the District of Column
bia is being organized to provide jobs
for partially disabled veterans.
This Is the latest plan hit upon by
George J. Adams, executive secretary OF
the District Committee on Employment,
who is working out the details with r.
C. Cogan, superintendent of the Veter-
ans Division Of the United States En-
ployment Service. Besides providing a
means Of support to the veterans Of a
nature within the scope Of their physi-
cal handicaps, the soldier escort"
would act as a guide and courier to
tourists during their stay in the Capt.
tai.
Partially disabled veterans, wearing
distinctive caps and badges, will be sta
toned at the District line on all main
highways. The Employment Commit
tee will carefully select all the men,
who must be thoroughly familiar with
the city and places Of interest. Shelter
stations at the points of tourist contact
will be provided for them.
A nat rate Of 81 Will be charged by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
DISTRICT WINS HONORS

Both adult roll call and Junior Red
Cross membership banners for 1881
have been awarded to the District of
Columbia Chapter of the Red Cross.
Each year the banners are awarded
to the chapter having the greatest per-
centage of the population of its dis
trict enrolled in either adult or junior
Red Cross. The award Is based on the
ratio of the membership to the popu-
lation.
The Junior banner was awarded the
District chapter in 1929 and 1880 also,
making this the third successive year
it has been held by the juniors of the
National Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
RIVER BOAT SPEEDS
TO SMASH RECORD
May Reduce Mark by Is Hours
on New Orleans to-St. Louis
Course.
By the Associated Press.


MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 9Th,
sturdy little inboard cruiser. Greyhound
of Memphis, was speeding tonight
toward the last lap OF its upriver race
against time from New Orleans to st.
Louis
Twelve hours and 40 minutes ahead
Of the present record. the Greyhound
reached Charlottesville, Mo-, at $40
o'clock tonight. when it was approx
mately 800 miles from st. Louis. It's
owner. Frederick Smith, and Pilot Har-
Vey Brown Of Memphis were aboard.
II it maintains its speed and arrives
at st. Louis on schedule tomorrow It
will have clipped about IS hours from
the 81 hours 81 minutes record set in
1929 by DR.. Louis Leroy Of Memphis
in the Bogie.
The Greyhound pulled into its home
dock here for supplies at 11:46 am.
today-47 hours and ~ minutes after
the start from New Orleans at 1883
pm. Thursday.
Sunday dinner In ST. Louis" was the
goal set by Smith as the craft left
Memphis at 1925 pm.