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The Washington times., 1931-08-05
O|LPRODUCT|0N
FIGURES UP

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-The
American Petroleum Institute to-
night estimated that the daily
average gross crude oil produc.
ton in the United States for
the week ended August /, 1881,
was 2,500,650 barrels. as COM
pared with 2,486,950 barrels for
the preceding week, an increase
of 1900 barrels. The daily aver
age production east of Califor
mia was 1,996,450 barrels, as
compared with 1.963.050 barrels,
an increase of 33,400 barrels.
Mid-Continent Field
The estimated daily average
gross production for the Mid
Continent field. including Okla.
homa, Kansas. Panhandle, North,
West Central, West, East Central,
East and Southwest Texas, North
Louisiana and Arkansas, for week
ended August l was 1,642.8O0
barrels. as compared with 1906
$50 barrels for preceding week.
an increase of 36.250 barrels. The
Mid-Continent production. eXclud-
ing Smackover (Arkansas) heavy
oil. was 1.615,350 barrels. as
compared with 1.577.850 barrels,
an increase of 37,50O barrels.
Receipts of California oil (crude
and refinedD at Atlantic and Gull
coasts ports for week ended Au
gust /. totaled $4,000 barrels
daily average of 1914 barrels.
compared with $4,000 barrels.
daily average of 1887 for the
week ended July 25, and daily
average of 54,107 barrels for the
four weeks ended August /.
Imports Lower
Imports of = petroleum (cruda
and refined oils) at the principal
United States ports for week
ended August /, totaled 1,197,000
barrels, daily average Of I'll 900
barrels, compared with 1,623,000
barrels, a daily average of 231,,
857 barrels for week ended July
25, and a daily average of 213,-
OIL barrels for the four weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
AGRICULTURE
EQUIPMENTS
STRAINED
Ratio of ReceivabIes to Cash
and inventories Found High,
With Liquidation Distant
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 GN.Sl,
1t is not hard to find the answer
for the persistent market weak
ress which has been shown by
farm equipment shares.
Liquidation of receivableS by
companies in this industry will be
a slow process and in many cases
it may be difficult to realize full
value in the opinion of quarters
intimately familiar with the situa.
tion.
Ratio Found High
The relative size of receivables,
which gives amounts of various
current items per common share
at the close of last year, fully
illustrates the predicament of the
various interests in this field.
International Harvester reported
cash of $6.87. receivables Of
$3479: inventories of $20.58 and
payables of 1928.
Case Threshing possessed cash
CT $571, receivables of S121.25, in
ventories of $3.50 and payables
of $2149.
Deere reported cash of $3.50,
receivables of $56.61. inventories
of $20.70, and payables amount
ing to $3.50.
Additional earnings estimates
for the third quarter of this
year and the first nine months
period, as prepared by Standard
Statistics are as follows:
Auburn Nearly Trebles
Air Reduction is expected to re-
port $105 in the present quarter,
$3.48 in the nine months. as COM
pared with $500 in the nine
months of last year.
Commercial Solvents, 20 cents
and 81 cents as against IS
cents, period of 1880.
Dupont, $1.05, $3.40, against
$3.50.
Mathieson Alkali, As cents,
$1.35, against S2.26.
Texas Gulf Sulphur, 80 cents,
$2.53. against $425.
Union Carbide, SIS cents, $1.55,
against 1922.
Auburn, SO, SIS, against $3.50.
General Motors, so cents, $2.35,
against $3.50.
Johns Manville, IS cents, SITS,
against $3.40.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
CLOTH MARKET DULL

/ NEW YORK, Aug. S GNSD.
Several of the ordinarily less i'm
portant constructions in print
cloths have developed shortages.
as those buyers found who had
occasion to desire spots and
nearby shipments. In other
respects. the coarse yarn gray
goods situation was marked by
slack interest. while quotations
remained unchanged, except for
a few minor changes on the
weaker side. In various primary
quarters, the day was reported
featureless, though buyers were
on hand disposed to cover on
appreciable quantities. providing
they could have their bids
accepted. Some of these we're for
u cents concessions that were not
forthcoming.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
ALL-AL LUM|NUM
AUTO NEARS

The Peerless Motor Car Corp,
Cleveland, is planning to intro
duce within a few months IL and
16-cylinder cars made throughout
of aluminium. The new cars will
incorporate other features not
now present in automotive design.
Peerless will construct the en-
tire new cars, building the bodies
and motors as well as other parts
in its own plants. All parts will
be made of special heat treated
aluminium alloy prepared by the
Aluminium Company of America
and called duralumin.
This includes motors, pistonS,
frames, connecting rods, etc.
While various other manufac-
turers have made cars using
aluminium in certain parts. Peer
less will be the first to use this
metal throughout.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
LUMBER PRICES
GUT IN BRITAIN

Reports to the Department Of
Commerce state that competition
for the British lumber market
between Russia and six other
European lumber producing coun-
tries brought resale prices in the
English market down approx
mately $500 per thousand feet.
Russia and British interests
have agreed to reduce the quota
of lumber to be supplied Great
Britain by Russia which together
with reduced prices result in a
loss to Russia of approximately
$7.775,000 in this trade.
The six other countries are
Poland. Estonia, Finland, Latvia,
Norway and Sweden.
The recent conference at War
saw between the six European
countries and Russia was for the
purpose of fixing different ex-
port quotas, it is reported. No
agreement was reached, how
ever, and it is probable further
meetings will be held later in
the year.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05

Francisco in the latter part OF
October.
The shipboard office will be a
miniature of the firms San Fran
cisco headquarters. A quotation
board has been installed, and
quotations from New York and
San Francisco security markets
will be received by radio.
A complete statistical service
will also be kept, and the other
facilities of a brokerage office will
be maintained so that passengers
may conduct transactions on the
exchanges while on the high seas.
It is the first time in the his
tory Of transpacific travel that a
liner has been equipped with a
brokerage office, although several
large Stock Exchange houses have
previously operated branch offices
on transatlantic liners.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
PHONE AND WIRE
ISSUES ALSO
DECLINE
Bell, Western Union, Eastman
Kodak, Westinghouse, Allied
Chemical, Bethlehem Slump
By THEODORE KOSLOW

NEW YORK, Aug. S QN.SJ .
The stock market continued to
display q generally sagging tone TO-
day, although concentrated selling
pressure against a handful Of the
pivotal favoriteS in the industrial.
utility and rail groups gave the
list an outward appearance of
greater weakness than was actu
ally the case.
Traders scrutinized the mid
week trade reviews carefully. in
an effort to guage their possible
effects upon stocks.
Rails Under Fire
Thus, the news that freight
car loadings, in the latest week re-
ported, had shown an unseasonal
decline of 15,803 cars from the
previous week, as we'll as drop
Of 1913 per cent from the like
period of last year. precipitated
renewed selling of the rails.
Atchison was forced down to
1471z for a new loss of 19s points,
Baltimore and Ohio sagged 12s to
Al, Pennsylvania dipped a point
to 421a, and New York Central fell
to within q fraction Of its low for
the year at 71A, off 13s points.
The steel news was likewise
disappointing, with operations
down to 80 per cent of capacity
from last weeks rate Of 80 per
cent.
Steels Hammered
Unitetd States Steel was ham,
mered down ia points to S41s;
Bethlehem dropped 20 to 363s.
Selling broadened out to in
clude such industrials as Allied
Chemical which slumped 21s
points to 1057s; Eastman Kodak
which was 314 points lower at
1884, and Westinghouse which
fell back 2 points to 5712.
Case Threshing after establish
ing its daily new low at 1A,
firmed up to approximate yes
terday's closing.
Shares in the utility group
were conspicuouSly weak with
American Telephone cracking
3A points to 166, and Western
Union giving way to 1119s for
q loss of 33s points.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
T'LUO Ask to Hold
Rail DirectOrSEliDS

John w. Morrow. of New York,
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday for author.
ity to become an officer and di.
rector of the Alton railroad,
which is controlled by the Balti,
more and Ohio railroad.
W. A. Hartman. of New York,
asked for authority to hold a
dictatorship on the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley railroad and at
the same time hold official posi-
tions on other roads.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05

New York funds in Montreal s1.e7h
New York $1.s7h discount on $1,000.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05

Dividend symbos-R extra: dividend stock; O. 81
D stock; d. scrip; "e1-dividend; tex-rEhta
Years high prices previous
Dividend dollars In parsnthOSsS.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
FAILURES FEWER

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Business
failures show a further reduction
from the preceding week, but ere
slightly in excess of the CORE
spending week of last year, &C
eording to Bradstreet's.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Minnesota Tobacco
Yield Is Increased

ST. PAUL, Aug. 5.-The average
Minnesota is becoming increas'
ingly important as a tobacco State.
First grown 20 years ago, tobacco
production reached 100000
pounds in 1928 and 100000
pounds in 1929,
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
SALES

SALES
Potomac Elec. 512s pfd., 100
111A, 2@11112.
Commercial Natl Bank, 100
2o2.
Lanston Monotype, 1O@s6A,
6@86H4, 10@86Ha.
The Carpet Corporation, $50
1872, 25@18.
After call
c. g. P. Telephone of Va,
SIS, $4,000 1854, $5,O00@1O5A u,
$1,000 @ 1854, $4,000 @ 1854,
$4,000 q 1851, $4,000 @ 1854,
$4,000 @ 1851, $4,000 @ 1854,
$4,000 @ 1854, $4,000 q 1854,
washington Gas IS B, 5000 1O7.
Correction-The sale reported
yesterday: Capital Traction SIS,
s1,000@83. should read $500@83.
Public Utility Bonds
Amer Tel & Tel ST.: .I12s I.....
Amer AnNo.I;. Tel + Tel c,tl = Tr IS 19Sh .....
cnS Te1 ' of "Sa Va ss.: Ss:::::: 1o4I 81 io5H
Cap Traction R 5s..... 80 81
City & Suburban 5s,........ 10 .....
Georgetown Gas LIST 5s.....l1O5 49,.
Potomac Elec Cons SIS. .... i1O41a I1O5 y
Potomac Elec SIS 5S...... 1o9ts !110&
Wash Alex Mt. V eff. .....
Washington Gas 414s......l1oO \ l1o1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
POPULATION OF
PRISONS is FAR
over CAPACITY
0vercroWding Is Growing
Each Year, Census
Bureau Figures Show.
BIZ Science serpsos

By sotenoe servsce
WASHINGTON, March l3.-The
greatly overcrowded condition of
state and federal prisons Is en-
phasized by statistics Just published
here by the census bureau which
shows that the average daily prison
population for the year 1927 was
nearly thirteen thousand more than
the normal capacity. The normal
capacity was 67,563.
The situation Is aggravated In
some localities by the fact that the
prisoners are not evenly distributed
according to the facilities available
for their care.
In Ohio, the prisons will normally
hold 1852 persons, yet the average
number incarcerated there during
1927 was 7,062-54 per cent more
than there was space for. Michigan
was even worse Of.
There the normal capacity was
only 1885, but the average number
Of prisoners was 6,012-over 70 per
cent more than capacity on the
average.
In only fifteen states Of the thirty
nine for which statistics are avail
able, was the average population
less than the capacity Of the pri-
sons.
Apparently overcrowding is a
condition which is growing from
year to year." the report containing
these statistics states.
"overcrowding Of pr, ois is of
vital interest and has T. se taken
into consideration in all discussions
Of prison administration ami con-
duct. That prison which is a BILE to
AFFORD its inmates a sufficient space
IN which a too close contact with
their fellow prisoners can be avoid
ed, is the one which stands the best
chance Of releasing from It's walls
men who have retained some meas
ure OF self-respect. who are the bet
ter equipped to face the world again.
and who can more easily adapt
themselves to the conditions of
normal life"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
O@OW @OOO
MIR. HENRY HoCKERsMITH.

Il
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famous medicine all work together
and cleanse the system of accu-
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S04 Hamilton avenue, Indianapolis,
and then see the Konjola Man at
the Hook Dependable Drug Store,
Illinois and Washington streets, this
city. He can cite you many such
instances. Here is the statement
made to the Konjola Man by Mr..
Hockersmith:
II suffered for great many years
with q complication of ailments. I
had little appetite and my stomach
was so weak that I bloated severely
after meals and my heart action
was affected. Frightful back pains
and frequent night risings dis
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shoulders and limbs worried me
My liver was sluggish mad I had
severe dizzy spells and was badly
constipated-
Finally. after many failures. a
friend induced me to try Konjola
7 improved in health from the be-
ginning and today my stomach and
Kidneys are perfectly normal. I am
no lnoger constipated and my liver
is working perfectly. Although
am past 90, and it has been several
years since I took Konjola, still am
in perfect health"
Konjoia is free from alcohol or
harmful drugs-any one can take 1t
The Konjola Man IS at the Hook
Dependable Drug Store. Illinois and
washington streets. indianapolis
where he Is meeting the public daily
FREE SAMPLES GIVEN
Advertisement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
KONJOLA GAVE
LASTING help
indianapolis Man, iii For
Years, Wishes To Tell
Experience With Fa-
nous Medicine.

Konjola is not designed to af-
ford mere temporary relief. 1t
strikes far deeper than that, and
by attacking the source of the all
ment, removes the causes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
PRIMARY LAW DEFENDED
Colorado Senator Wires Criticism Of
Bill to Governor.

By scrtpps-Hopard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, March 13.-sen-
ator Edward P. Costigan (Dem.,
Colo) has injected himself into the
fight to prevent the virtual repeal
Of Colorado's primary act.
Costigan is in Washington. Re-
ports from his home state that the
Republicans were counting on votes
enough to put through a measure
enasculating the direct primary
law, have caused him to wire
strong appeal to William H. Adams.
Democratic Governor Of Colorado,
asking him to oppose their efforts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
BARBER REFUSES TIPS

John Cartellano Sells Services, But
Not Self Respect
By United Press
HARTFORD CITY, March 13.-
Barber John Cartellano, who claims
he never took tip in twenty-four
years Of clipping and shaving, says:
MY patrons can buy my services,
but not my self-respect." .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13

will miles attend this startling
been offered Star the New York
that well rewarded @
II to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

bills before it, but its members are said
to rec9gnieZ the value of the billboard
measure and the importance of prompt
action with the end of the session fast
approaching Two of the Is commit
tee members are Joint sponsors OF the
bill.
Fate in Committees Hands.
The entire personnel of the commit
tee was selected because of demon
strated responsibility. AS the authors
of the bill point out, it is believed they
all recognize their responsibility, par
ticularly in regard to this bill In
large measure the fate of Marylands
roadsides rests in their hands. IA
vorable report from them will be dis
tinct asset in securing the passage of
the long needed bill.
The committee has already been
asked at a public hearing to return a
favorable report as it's contribution to
the cause of highway safety and beau
LITIGATION in Maryland. The members
displayed keen interest when it was
pointed out that before the next session
of the Legislature meets Maryland will
have the greatest opportunity in its his
tory to create a favorable impression on
millions of patriotic Americans who, in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
MAI. ALFRED ERCK
DIES At HOSPITAL
Officer With Long Record of
Service Will Be Buried
at Arlington.

Mai. Alfred Henry Erck, possessor of
a long record in the military service
and assigned to duty with the War De-
partment here, died in Walter Reed
Hospital last night after years illness
Mai. Erck was born in Wyoming
October 10, 1886. He was appointed
from Massachusetts, as a second lieu
tenant of Infantry. January 5, 1909,
and reached the grade of major (tem-
porary rank) in January, 1918, and was
transferred to the Quartermaster Corps
May %, 1918.
He became a major in the Regular
Army in July. 1920. Maj. Erck was
graduate of General Staff School, class
of 1926, and of the Infantry School,
advanced course, in 1925. Subsequently
he was placed en- the eligible list OF the
general staff. Z
Mai. Erck married Miss Emily Wun-
der of this city. He lc---J his widow,
a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Fagg, wife
of Maj. Lawrence Wilburn Fagg, sta
toned at Fort Benning, Ga, and two
grandchildren.
The Erck home is Woodlawn Manor,
near Norwood, Md.
Burial services will be in Arlington
Cemetery at 8 pm. Monday. Details
are to be announced later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

it Immediately becomes necessary to tax
vertisements, they contended. Their
speakers before the committee never
once questioned the principle of bill
board taxation, only the amount.
Replying to the taxation principle
charge, Miss Lavinia Engle, Montgomery
County delegate, characterized 1t as
absurd" pointing out that newspapers,
magazines and radio stations pay heavy
taxes on their plants or buildings which
represent a reasonable basis of deter
mining those concerns earning capacity.
The billboard industry is unique. she
said, in that the earning capacity Of
signs along a highway built at public
expense is far beyond that represented
by the trivial cost of the lumber, paint
and other materials used in their con-
strlction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

some delegates who believed the COM
panies sincere in declaring the Scent tax
too high. 1t is hoped to make possible the
passage of the bill, thus establishing
the policy Of regulation, the chief OBJ
ject sought.
Change Line of Attack.
The sincerity of the billboard COM
panies, which have repeatedly asserted
they favored some type of regulation,
appeared open to question yesterday,
when, having had the tax issue elm
mated, they attempted to contend ether
features of the bill were debatable.
Although they virtually agreed to
support the measure If the tax feature
were made reasonable" in private dis
cussions yesterday they claimed they
couldn't be taxed" because the "prin-
ciple" is wrong. Ii billboards are taxed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON SIGN BILL SEEN
Sponsors of Road Advertising
Measure at Annapolis
Plan Action.
BY a star Correspondent of The Star.

BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 20.-Hav-
ing spent nearly month ironing cut
all possible Objectionable features of
the bill to regulate outdoor advertising
in Maryland, those sponsoring the
measure today moved to get it out of
the Ways and Means Committee with
favorable report.
The committee, one of the busiest in
the General Assembly, has many other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

In the past lis years there have been
but six librarians of the Library CT
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

a spirit of pilgrimage, will pass over its
roads to the George Washington Bicen-
tennial next year.
The need for roadside improvement,
through elimination of wildcat" signs,
as made possible in the pending bill.
is essential If Maryland is to take full
advantage of that opportunity and to
properly safeguard its own countless his
toric and scenic spots, the committee
was told.
Forceful Bill Sought.
The committee will now be asked to
report the bill with a group of amend
ments which take all the wind out of
the sails of those who argued against
it as measure which would overtax
and cripple the billboard industry.
The tax feature, which was the chief
and practically the only provision called
Objectionable by the companies and
their employees when they appeared be-
fore the committee against the bill, has
been reduced from 3 cents to one-half
cent square foot a year.
This, the sponsors of the bill say, will
establish the area-taxing principle with
out working financial hardship on any
one. 1t will overcome the objections of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
1t may be
TONIGHT!

Honestly. nOw-if one of those
little attacks Of indigestion in your
home suddenly changed TO Acute
Indigestion land 1t may any timel
could you bring Sure Relief?
You CAN! Six BeIl-ans and Hot
water has meant Sure Relief since
1897.
BELL-ANS ~.
FOR INDIGESTION IL s:"Ssss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
MRS. BULKLEY BETTER
Wife of Ohio Senator Stricken Yes
terday at Friends Home.

The condition of Mrs. Robert J.
Buckley, wife of the Senator from Ohio
today was improved somewhat Mrs.
Buckley was stricken i'll yesterday at
the home of friends, Judge and Mrs.
Timothy T. Ansberry
Senator Buckley arrived today from
Ohio and reported his wife had a rest
full night. He hopes she can be re-
moved to their home in few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
Music. and Musicians
Reviews and News Of Capitals Programs.

were heard TO remark how glad they
were that they had come. what "a
real treat it was and such like well
deserved eulogy to delight the ears
Of the sponsors Of this affair. AL
though not possessing the grandeur
Of the Hollywood bowl or the giant
proportions Of New York Stadium.
one wagers that there Is no spot
this side Elysium more ideally suited
to Midsummer musical and choreo-
graphic enterprises.
Among the highlights of the dane
ing programs was Frances Rands'
Spring Song" one of those bac-
hanalian run-and- jump dances. to
which she lent especial grace; the
Blue Danube" which the Gardiner
Dancers present once, twice. thrice.
ETC., every season and never can do
too often, and the Moments Musical"
q nice dance done to that eternal
Schubert theme song. Those tax
ing part in these and other selec-
tons were Eda Vomachka, Christine
Stewart, Betty Yoder, Alice Louise
Hunter, Kathryn Mullowney. Be
atrice Mullen, Ann Vucinavich,
Helen Clark. Faye Rogers, Lora
Wills. Alice Cantor, Phyllis SPEECH
and Kathleen Piazza.
The band played many inter-
esting selections-most notably the
Granger County Derry"-which has
at least Q half dozen other names;
the SibeliuS "Finlandia" and selec-
tions from Chimes of Normandy"
which came the nearest to bring
ing down the house-or the slope
or whatever housed the thousands
and thousands scattered within an
area OF o half q mile or so.
Z. DE S. MELCHER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
Wiley Post, Globe Cirdler
Tnp-Engine Parts Prepared With Microscope.
Goes to Roosevelt Field With Gatty.

10 days, and maybe less" Post said
plans required l07 hours Of flying time.
The actual flying time was only few
hours less
They inquired the ship would have an
average cruising speed Of $50 miles an
hour. II did.
Wiley and his partner loitered at
Roosevelt Field several weeks waiting for
DR.. James Kimball of the United States
Weather Bureau to say all was well.
Mechanics marveled at the mechanism
of the Winnie Mae. Every now and
then Wiley. dubbed at the field the
most "unworried man that ever new
across the Atlantic" gave his plane n
casual look over, always leaving with a
satisfied expression.
Then came the big moment-the
dawn Of June 8. To Harbor Grace,
Newfoundland, they streaked. Mid
afternoon found Wiley Post Berlin
bound over the Atlantic-real action
in tempo with a long-cherished dream
Tomorrow: Wiley Post carves his
niche high in aviation's shining hall Of
fame)