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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Canadian Valuation Cancelled.

The Canadian valuation of cents
per pound on lettuce, established April
90 last, for import duty purposes. has
been Cancelled effective october s,
Commercial Attache Lynn w. Meekins
has advised the Commerce Depart
ment. The duty Of 81 per cent ad
valorem. according to Meekins. on let
tuce will be based on the fair market
value as sold for home consumption
at the time and place of direct ship
ment to Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
LOADINGS OF FREIGHT
AT HIGH MARK FOR YEAR

Revenue freight loadines for tire
week of October reached a new high
mark for the year! the total being IT,
837 cars, the American Railway Asso-
citation announced today. The best
previous record for the year was u.s.
29l cars, in the week of May 2.
The weeks figure showed an increase
of 1913 cars over the previous week.
but was a reduction of 1934l8 cars
under the same week year ago, and
402,110 for that week two years ago.
All commodities shared in the in
crease.
Thus far this year, loadings are
running nearly 100000 cars behind
1880 and 100000 behind 1929.
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METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, October IA R).-Cop-
per steady: electrolytic, spot and flu
ture, T. Tin steady; spot and nearby.
1881: future, 1910. Iron quiet; I'M
changed Lead steady: spot, New
York 400; East st. Louis, 1892. Zinc
easy; East st. Louis, spot and future,
S.45. AntimonYs e.50a6.6G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO. October ID (4).-Butter-
Receipts. $3.50 tubs; firm; creamery,
specials (o3 scorc), "a 2a35; extras t92
score. "a: extra firsts t90a9l score),
31a33; frsts $3.50 score. 27l2a30: sec
onds 1861 score). 24a26l2; standards
900 score. centralized carlots). 80 2.
Receipts, 1888 cases; firm; extra
firsts. 26a27; fresh graded firsts. "a "a
25: current receipts, 16a23: refrigerator
drsts, 1872. refrigerator extras, 20.
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1890 A.M......... 100000 1900 Noon ...... 100000
l:3O PM..... l,2Oo,OOo 2:1O P.M......... 300 900
Dividend rates the above
based
xExdividend
~ In stock fPlus &c stock Paid
payable ePayable or
Plus 30
rate. n & in
n " - -
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Washington Stock Exchange
SAFES

Pot. Elec. Cons. 5s-Sl 900 at 1o2, 1000
at 102.
Wash. Gas SIS A-S500 at 100.
Wash. r. & E. pfd.-l at 1914.
AFTER CALL.
Wash Gas $500 at lo112.
Wash. r & E. pfd.-9 at "a.
Wash. Gas 5s-Sl 900 at 1911
Wash. Gas IS B-Sl00 at 10l.
NOTICE.
BY action of the board of governors
the Saturdays session, beginning Oc-
tober II. will be held at 1915 instead
of 1l:l5 until further notice.
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Blast Kills One. Hurts 81.

GEMERSAL England. October IA
(P).-One woman was killed and thirty
seven persons were injured here yester-
day in mysterious explosion at Burn
ley e. Sons worsted mill. one of the
largest in the country. Eight of the in
iured were taken TO a hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Connecticut Agricultural College was
second with 6,2l3 points, and Univer-
Held in Budapest Train Wreck.

VIENNA. October IA (P.-Silvester
Matuschka, a Magyar, was arrested
here Monday on charge of having
caused the wreck of the Budapest ex-
press train at Torbagy, Hungary, a few
weeks ago, resulting In the loss Of %
lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
HONDURAS FIGHTS FORT
Guatemala Requested to Suspend
Military Structure.
TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras, Octobe

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS, OCt0Der
(Pj.-The Honduran government sent
protest yesterday to the government
of Guatemala demanding cessation of
construction of what it said is a mill
tary structure at Rio Tinto, on Hon.
duran territory near Borden.
The statement, it was announced by
the foreign office last night. alleged
the Guatemalan operations were in vio-
lation OF the border treaty negotiated
at Washington a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

Irish people who returned to the old
country from the United States in the
first half of this year numbered more
than double the emigrantS who left
Ireland in the same period.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

CHEVY Chase ,i club G 5,ss I'LL; I ISo ios
D. C. Paper Mfg. IS. .......... p >EO
w. NJ. Cold Storage 5s........ "a go.
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Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

bIu. EtoNtU
Amer Tel. & Tel 4ias 81. ~ ......
AM. Tel &: Tel ctl TT. SIS ..... 1852 -.
Anacostia 81 Pot. r.. R. 5s.... SO 80
Ana. 6; Pot. Guar. 5s......... 90 lu0
c. & p. Tel of Va. 5s........ l0l l09
Capital Traction r. r. 5s....... g q
City &; Suburban IS. .......... 81 ~
Georgetown Gas LIST 5s.....:.. ~! 49,.
Potomac Elec Cons. 5rc....... l0l .-...
Potomac Elec. 6s 1858 .......... 1863 $50.
W Wash; AteS' f.s Ht vernon ca. % iooia
WASHINGTON Gas 5s....... 1919 l02
Wash. Gas 6s. series A........ 100 i9l
Wash. Gas IS. series B........ 10eI4 l03
Wash. Rwy. & EleC. 49,. 65'4 %
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STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
NATIONAL BANK.
TRUST COMPANY

Ampr Sec q Tr Al C5l AQ9 3l5
CnntinentaI TrustVG6) - 800 lis
Natl Saw & Tr 120 .'.. as 400
pripce CsoTges Pk & Tr (6C "a 40
frnion Trnst fSsI 'l90 220
Wash Tosn g. Trust tI4) ~ 400 $40
Evening star., 1931-12-19
50 Years. Service
On Capitol Hill
Marked by Page
NewOffice as SpecialClerk
of Minority Scene of
Many Tributes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today is the golden anniversary day
for William Tyler Page, long clerk of
the House, now special clerk of the
minority. 1t is also another 19th-his
birthday is October 10, and the clerk
ship job he held II years came to him
May 10, 1919.
In gray frock coat, pin striped, blue
striped shirt and blue necktie, Page
was distinguished figure as he received
anniversary congratulations in his new
little baCkstairS office.
But the 5000 annual salary he draws
with that office is proof that Democrats
as we'll as Republicans value his long
service-and refused to let him go when
patronage" shifted.
AS a little page boy from Maryland,
he came to the Capitol SO years ago.
and he has been working here, the year
around, ever since
Many and varied have been his Jobs
He tutors new members in the intrica-
cles of parliamentary procedure. He
convened Congress. One blizzardy day
years ago, he even served as pinch
hitter for the chaplain, and opened the
House with prayer.
flowers we're red carnations, and the
signature on the card was Your Tele-
phone Girls"
Under Republican regime, Tyler Page
trained the switchboard personnel in
the special service required at the Capt.
tol, striving always to Undue them with
high morale.
With history at his tongue-tip, Page
Is never lacking in inspirational ex-
pressions. His mosaic of phrases from
immortal patriotic speeches which he
titled THE Americans Creed" won a
t1,000t prize before it became memory
matter to the schoolboy.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
TWO GRADING CONTRACTS
LET BY COMMISSIONERS

The District Commissioners yesterday
awarded three minor contracts as fol-
lows:
To Latimer & Maloney Constructing
Co, grading of east approaches to Piney
Branch underpass. S236O.
To P. T. McDermott Co., Inc, $4,000
cubic yards of grading on eight streets,
S13,420.
To United States Gysum Co of Chi
cago, III, furnishing and installing ac-
coust1cal tile in the Assembly Hall, D. C.
Rctormatory, Lorton, Va, 1892
The streets to be graded under the
second contract are Macomb street,
Idaho avenue to Massachusetts avenue;
Kllngle street, Macomb street to Weaver
place; Pomeroy road southeast, Sheri-
dan to Stanton roads, Stanton road
southeast Sheridan road to Sheridan
street; Sheridan road southeast, Mich
OILS avenue to Stanton road; Southern
avenue southeast, Beck street to Barker
Southern avenue, and East Capitol
street, Fifty-etghth to Sixty-irst streets.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
BONUS MARCHERS'
PLEA PRESENTED
Committee of Veterans
Promised Efforts for Re-
lief by Patman.

A committee Of four World War vet
erans, representing the IS Philadelphia
bonus marchers" who arrived here yes
terday. called on Representative Patman
OF Texas this morning to present their
groups petition for immediate cash pay
ment Of veterans adjusted compensa-
ton certificates.
In reply to plea read by Paul Schell
Patman said. We hope this thing will
be put through if every one interested
works together. We are all poor people,
trying to get what We need from the
rich, who have all the money and con-
troll the newspapers. But We must get
the truth of this thing before the pub
lie"
The Texas Representative promised
ne would try to read the petition on
the floor OF the House" by next Monday
or Tuesday.
Beer Not Mentioned.
No mention was made in the petition
OF modification of the Volstead law TO
legaIlze beer. 1t was originally reported
that the marchers would ask this meas
ure to relieve unemployment
Weary after five days of steady
marching on the road between Phila-
delphla and Washington, the band of
veterans finished the last lap of their
Journey late Yesterday, with a police
escort conducting them from the city
llfnlts to the Salvation Army emer-
gency lodging. 479 c street. They were
housed and fed there last night, despite
the fact that yesterday Mai Asher,
commander of the District army. an
nounced that his organization could get
along better without the constant influx
OF unemployed petitioners.
John Alfleri, advance agent for the
group. was not in evidence at the lodg-
ing this morning. The marchers had
elected representative committee,
composed of William OBrien, Paul M.
Schell, Jack Ludwig and Howard w.
Ralnes. The committee said Alferi.
who was supposed to arrange everything
beforehand for them, seemed to have
arranged nothing
Meet Gen. Coxey.
Proceeding to the House Office Build
ing the official marchers' representa-
tlVes went straight to Patman's office.
BY coincidence. Gen. Jacob Coxey was
there on business. Gen. Coxey, who
has been campaigning for one thing and
another since his famous "Coxey's
Army" march several decades ago. lis
tened with interest as Patman vel
coined the delegation and heard its
petition.
When the committee had finished
talking with Patman, Gen. Coxey pre-
sented Schell with a copy of a speech
made on adjusted compensation GER
tif1cates before the Ways and Means
Committee.
After leaving Patman, the commit
tee visited the office of Representative
Connolly of Pennsylvania, but found
that he was out of town. Senator
James j. Davis, with whom they also
wished an audience, likewise was not
in the city
The committee wants TO call on Presi-
dent Hoover to present their petition,
but arrangements had not been COM
pleted late this morning.
AS soon as they feel they have ac-
complished their purpose, the men will
return to Philadelphia. They are anx-
iouS to be home by Christmas, they
explained. Representative Patman gave
the four letter to Maj. Pelham D.
Glassford. 1t is understood they will
ask him to assist them in obtaining
transportation back to Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
"Sea-Goingg'' Poker
Bows to Supremacy
Of''klondyke"Type
Betting.'em-High System
Is 22-Chip Winner
in $50 Hands.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, December l9-The "Klon
dyke variety of poker-any old sour
dough will tell you that means betting
EN- high and nursing along the winning
streaks-reigns supreme over the sea
going close -the-chest kind
In $50 hands of play with the last
hand sweeping the board of George
Broom's remaining stack, the Klon-
dixie" variety triumphed by % chips
Boom the sailmaker, and Jack Nc
Eachern, his opponent, finished test
ing" of the two systems last night.
But 1t only won out when McEachern
replaced the faltering Carl Weber, the
Alaska oldtimer, who found the going
too hard in three of those tense 50-hand
sessions. He said the strain was too
much for him.
The last hand decided it. Broom
held two pairs, kings and los He bet
his stack on them, after he failed to
better them on the draw.
But McEacherns winning streak
pulled it out. He drew to a pair of IS,
and caught three 8s.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
TEA HOUSE MURDER
Jury NAMES z MEN.
Coroner's Panel at BIadens-
burg Merely Says Sus-
poets Identified.
By staff Correspondent Of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
BLADENSBURG, Md, December 19.
Failing to prefer any charges against
suspects in the Old Colonial Tea House
hold-up and murder, a coroner's Jury
last night merely quoted evidence
against two men now being held by
police
The verdict said:
That Grover Amick (Who was killed
in the shooting) came to his death
from bullets that entered his BODY as a
result of shooting during a hold-up
OF the Colonial Tea House in Bladens-
burg on the morning of November %,
In which five or six men participated.
And, according to the evidence of
Mrs. Verne Edwards, she identified two
OF the men as Thomas Simone and
Peter Abbott"
Verdict Considered Sufficient.
Both Abbott and Simone are being
held by police on charges of murder,
ana the statement of the coroner's Jury
IS considered sufficient to held them
lor the action of the grand jury.
Inc JuryS verdict was returned after
Two hours OF deliberation and signed by
Hedley GaSch, foreman.
Zen witnesses, including six women,
teStl1ed at the inquest last night. Mrs.
Edwards, star witness for the State, re-
peated statements previously made to
police, that Abbott and Simone were
among the hold-up men.
Arthur Crockett, 1900 block of Capi-
tol avenue northeast, said he was in the
house when the bandits entered and it
seemed to him "at least a thousand"
shots were fired.
Couldn't Identify Pictures.
Norman Carey of Baltimore, charged
with being an accessory to the murder,
said he had been in the house only 10
minutes when the holdup men entered.
Neither he nor any of the other wit
neSSes except Mrs. Edwards could
identify pictures of suspects.
Others called to the stand who were
unable to throw much light on the
shooting, were Raymond Sisler, Samuel
Kushner, Margaret Kushner, Marie
Wilson, Mae Dix, Susan Reynolds and
Jean Gordon.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
TEXAN GUARANTEES
DEPOSITORS' MONEY
Edgar B, Davis, Oil Operator,
Offers to Make Good Losses
of Bank.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BROCKTON, Mass. December 19.-
Edgar B. Davis wealthy oil operator of
Texas and stakeholder of the Plym-
outh County Trust Co., of Brockton.
yesterday notified directors of the bank
he would see that no depositor would
lose money from the banks closing.
The bank closed Thursday before the
usual closing hour after a considerable
run had caused directors to call in
Deputy Bank Commissioner Frederick
Bonner.
Davis telephoned his representative
on the board of directors, Carlton r.
White, that after the condition of the
bank had been determined and he mad
been given time to raise the necessary
cash, each depositor would be paid 100
cents on the dollar.
Davis connection with the bank was
not known generally but directors said
he had an interest in the bank and at
one time owned controlling interest.
The oil operator is widely known for
his benevolenceS and for his part in
backing the Broadway play The Lad
der" during its long run in New York,
Evening star., 1931-12-19
MIAMI COACH AND Is
HURT IN BUS CRASH
Tommy Mccain, Believed to Have
Broken Back, Found Only
Slightly Injured.

BY the Associated Press.
CORAL GABLES, Fla, December 10
~oeEenIeen persons, including Head
Coach Tommy Mccain Of the Univer-
slty OF Miami foot ball team, were in
Iured Thursday in a collision between
McCann'S automobile and a Coral Ca
'bles municipal passenger bus.
Physicians at first believed Mccain
probably had received a broken back
but an x-ray disclosed the injury was
not serious.
Bus passengers who received minor
INJURIES We're: John Codngton, Mrs. c.
H. Owen, Seymour GoldWeaver, Miss
Harrie Fliehman. w. w. Blount, Miss
Allene Vlecle, five colored persons
and George Warner, Miami, bus driver.
Four persons riding with Mccain who
received minor injuries were: E. Max
Goldstein, assistant foot ball coach at
the university; Cliff Courtney, fresh
man coach; Bob Fogg, member of the
freshman foot ball team, and Jimmy
Abrahas.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
more while the chemical company head

more while the chemical company head
quarters are in West Virginia
The companies. two of the largest
manufacturers Of industrial alcohol in
the country, were among 16 corpora
tons indicted here last July along with
SO individuals on charges Of conspiracy
to convert industrial alcohol into
beverage alcohol
Other companies named in the in
dictmentS were the American Solvents
& Chemical Co, the American Oil g.
Supply Co. the Gilden Co. and the
Slrup Products Co.
Motions to quash the indictments on
the ground that unauthorized persons
were in the grand jury rooms. were
argued recently in District Court, but
the Jurists has not announced his de-
CisiOn.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
PAROLE WEDNESDAY
EDWARDS OF SMITH CO. SILENT
Third of Three-Year Term
in District Jail Has
Been Completed.
Government Refuses to Dis
cuss Matter, Since No Ap-
pIication Received.

John H. Edwards, jr., a vice presi-
dent of the F. H. Smith Co., now serv-
ing a three-year sentence in the Dis
trict Jail, becomes eligible for parole
Wednesday, when one-third of his term
will have been completed, but no one,
not even Edwards himself, would give
any intimation as to whether he will
seek his liberty or what reception his
application for parole would meet.
Interviewed at the Jail this morning
Edwards stated that he could not say
at this time whether he will apply for
parole.
Assistant Attorney General Nugent
Dodds, who prosecuted the Smith COM
pany case, said he could not discuss the
Evening star., 1931-12-19
WILL FIGHT MAPES
INCOME TAX BILL
Montgomery Civic Federation
Committee Is Studying
Procedure for Action.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY staff Correspondent Of The Star
BETHESDA, Md, December 19.-De-
Gliding to take steps to protest and
oppose in any way possible the passage
of the Mapes District of Columbia in
come tax bill in so far as it applies to
income of non-residents of Washington.
the Committee on Public Finance and
Budget of the Montgomery County Civic
Federation last night moved to de-
termine th.e proper procedure to take
in the matter before taking further
action.
The committee, which met with
Stephen James. chairman, decided to
seek first an informal audience with
Senators TydingS and Goldsboro and
Representative David J. Lewis of Mary
land, who represent Maryland and the
congressional district of which Mont
gomery County is part. At this
meeting policy is expected to be
formulated which, it was decided, will
be taken before the Executive and Ad-
ViSory Committees of TIE federation
and if it receives the approval of these
committees will be laid before the
Senate District Committee.
Before Senate Committee.
The Mapes BILL which has already
passed the House Of Representatives
is now before the Senate Committee.
AS a feature of the measure, there is
provided a tax on all incomes earned
in the District of Columbia whether
those receiving the incomes are resi-
dents of Washington or not, and it
is this clause that is being attacked
by residents of the suburbs.
The bill, it has been pointed out, re-
peals the Intangible personal property
tax in the District of Columbia, but
cannot afford relief to residents of
Aearby Maryland and Virginia receiving
their income in Washington and who
in Maryland will still pay the State in
tangible personal property tax and in
Virginia, with the exception of Federal
employees, pay a Virginia State income
tax in addition to a State intangible
personal property tax.
The language of the bill is quite
clear as concerns payment of the tax
by On-reSidents," Mr.. James stated.
but with view to determining the in
tent Of it I talked with Representative
Mapes on the telephone yesterday aft
ernOOn."
Talks With Mapes.
Mr. Mapes told me-" Mr.. James
said, that if the language of the bill
was not clear to seek to have it clari-
fed before the Senate committee where
the matter now rests"
Another meeting of the Committee
on Public Finance and Budget of the
federation will be called for Wednesday
evening, Mr.. James has announced
Efforts to find out approximately how
much tax residents of Montgomery
County will have to pay under the
measure will be made in the meanwhile.
Mr.. James stated. While no figures on
this item have been obtainable, Mr.
James today roughly estimated the
amount of the tax which would have to
b" paid under the measure as it now
stands is at least from 100000 to
$l50000.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
VIRGINIANS FIGHT BILL,
Arlington Civic Group to Ask Glass
and SwanSon's Aid.
" Staff Correspondent of The Star

b STAFF CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, December l9-
William D. Medley chairman of the
and Legal Actions Committee
of the Arlington County Civic Fedora
ton. is to head committee that will,
on Monday call upon Senators Glass
and Swanson of Virginia to ask their
opposition to the Mapes income tax bill.
The request for the opposition will be
based upon the fact that the bill pro-
videS for the payment of income taxes
by non-residents who earn their living
in the District of Columbia. Many per-
sons, including Government employees,
who live in the county would be re-
quired to pay triple taxes. one to the
United States. another to the State and
a third to the District of Columbia, if
the bill passes the Senate.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Four Chicago Banks Closed.

CHICAGO, December 10 RJ.-Four
banks in Cook County, three of them III
Western suburbs, were closed yesterday
by State Auditor Oscar Nelson at the
request of their directors. They were
the haywood State, the MeIrose Park
State, the Park Ridge State and the
Ashland State.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

The resolution will bring the total
amount appropriated for loans under
the so per cent valuation Of s1.71o,-
0o0' o0 IVY O on the certificates to 1882
oOO'0OO. Ihe $500 900 veterans hold
iig ponuS certificates already have been
DIII !9n1 o. / 'lo3,oOO'ooO and the Veterans
Bureau reserve is exhausted.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
MINISTER USES HORSE
Says Animal Is Better Friend of
Railroads Than Motors.

BRISBANE, Australia, December 10
P).-Believing the horse is a better
friend to Australia's railroads than
motor vehicles, Godfrey Morgan. min
lster for railroads in Queensland. rides
to Parliament on handsome stallion.
This is one feature of a competition
between automobiles and the railroads
in Australia. Those who favor horses
say their competition is negligible and
the railroads derive considerable rev.
enue from shipments of fodder.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Regular DeIirery

Over 100000 families read The
Star ever day. The great ma
jority have the paper delivered
regularly every evening and Sun
day morning at q cost Of IL
cents daily and 5 cents Sunday.
If you are not taking advau.
tage Of this regular service ss
this low rate. telephone National
5000 now and service win, start
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

matter since no application for parole
from Edwards was before him.
Edwards was sentenced by Justice
William Hitz in District Supreme Court
December %, 1880. At that time JUS
tice Hitz said that Edwards would be-
come eligible for parole when one-third
of his term had expireda Edwards is
classed as "trusty' at thu Jail and is
assigned to clerical work. '~
Evening star., 1931-12-19
VETERAN AID PASSED

Christmas stockings will be filled for
veterans If the Senate approves a $780,
100000 appropriation of loans on bonus
certificates, which was unanimously
passed in the House.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
BURIED IN WELL, DIES
Former Found Smothered After
Rescuers Work All Night.

CASTLEBERRY, Ala, December 10
P.-Buried at the bottom of a well
that caved in on him yesterday, Ernest
Mellinger, farmer, was found dead
Yesterday by neighbors, who worked all
night to rescue him.
He was smothered by sand that cov-
ered him after he removed a piece of
plank curbing in repairing the well.