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The Washington times., 1931-04-20
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

Do you know:
l. Who was the first Cover
nor of the Irish Free
State?
2. In what month did the
Athenians begin the year?
8. Of what college football
team was the late Knute
Rocnke the coach?
4. How is the date of Easter
fixed?
5. When did the United
States a dopt Standard
Time?
Fill each blank:
6. EuripideS was q
tragic poet.\
The Washington times., 1931-04-20
High Cost of
Being Sick

Editor, Times:
Prices of many things are
down, and among the rest are
the charges of physicians and
dentists. Some high-grade ply
Sicians are lenient in the mat
ter of not requiring one to visit
the office too frequently. Many
so-called specialists not only
charge large fees but suggest
frequent visits. Southeast ply
sicians charge 50, northwestern,
So. Why?
Some dentists are nervy
enough to ask SIS to extract an
easily removed tooth; yet where
more than one is taken out
81 each would be sufficient,
charging more, of course, for
difficult ones. washington has
more physicians in proportion
to population than any other
city, and. of course, they have
to live, but some of them could
live more conscientiously if
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get no results, to those who
can cure us, or to those who
charge moderately. Physicians
get by, because of our holding
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WISE MEN

Duty is far more than love.
Jameson.
The half is better than the
whole. -HeSiod
Conceit in weakest bodies
strongest works.
HHs Il -Stakespeara
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their charges were more rea-
sonable.
The remedy is in our hands,
for we can change where we
Evening star., 1931-12-18
k|WAN|ANS' PARTY |
FOR POOR sunday
:. Il
Z
YuIe Entertainment for Chill
drea to Be Held at
Boys Club.

Final plans for the Kiwanis Clubs
annual Christmas party for poor and
crippled children, to be held Sunday in
the Boys Club, Third and c streets,
were revealed at the weekly luncheon
meeting of the civic body in the Raleigh
Hotel yesterday, .rt ;. !
The program 1.-THE meeting was fea-
tured by musical entertainment pro-
vided by the Salvation Army and Union
Miss on. Homer Rodeheaver was the
headliner. A quartet from the Saliva
tion Arny-EnSign LIolla KrG". Capt.
Rut' Gibbs, Capt Lenore McMul]en
and Miss Harriet Core-sang Christmas
carols and other selection John S.
Bennett, superintendent Of the Union
Mission, sponsored the entertainment
The Life-Saving Scouts, Troop No, 4,
OF Georgetown, under the direction of
Capt Douglas Eldredge, gave demon
.stration of Scout handicraft. Scouts
Dewey Tinsman and Joseph McKernon
participated
Col. Claude Jones Is chairman of the
Christmas Party Committee, Edwin S.
LaFetra is secretary. The party will
begin at 2 80 O'Clock. The program will
include selections by the Boys Band of
the National Training School for Boys,
an address by Col. Jones, the "Kiwanis
Message" by Samuel Dougherty, Christ
mas carols by the vocal chorus from the
National. Training School for Boys, a
Christmas story by Mrs. Blanche Mar
shall and. the presentation of gifts by
the KiWaniS Club.
Committee members for the party in
clude Alvin Hall. William Schafer John
G. Scharf, A. B. Smith. John Bennett.
c. R. Barker, Allen MCDANIEL, John F.
Myers, c. F. Riordon, wv. R. Weaver,
Cleland McDevitt and Mai. Pelham D.
Glassford.
Evening star., 1931-12-18
BRYYsRFFERENDUM
STUDY PROMISED
Norris ASSURES Senate Judiciary
!. !. Grgup to Consider Pro. (
~ 4 t9F pesal Soon.
Blythe Associated Press

BY 1.-THE Associated Press.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
plans early consideration of proposals
for prohibition referendum.
Chairman Norris so assured the Sem
ate yesterday after Senator Bingham;
Republican, Connecticut, introduced a
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment to require that future
amsndments. TO- the Constitution giving
the fFederal Government added power
must be ratified by State conventions
instead of Legislatures.
Meanwhile House Republican anti
prohibitionists sought to harmonize
their, work with that of Democrats
who. belonged .tos the old bipartisan
wet bloc.
Five members of the new Repub-
lican bloc organized yesterday were
ready to present. their ideas for CO.
Evening star., 1931-12-18

operation to Representative Linthicum
of Maryland and other Democrats.
Linthicum, who led the wet bloc last
session, already had said he saw mo
objection" to two partisan organiza-
tions. The Republicans suggested that
anti-prohibition Democrats organize
and agree to- joint executive or steer
ing ccrlmittee to assure cooperation.
The Republican Committee selected
by ci members Of that party to confer
with the Democrats were: Representa-
tives Beck of Pennsylvania, chairman
Of the new organization; La Guardia of
New York, secretary; Britten of mi
nois; Florence P. Kahn of California
and, Clancy of Michigan.
Evening star., 1931-12-18
PEACHES BROWNING
RESTS DIVORCE CASE
Husbands Conduct Entirely Prop
er, Declares First of Two Sis
ters Named in Suit.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 17.-Mrs.
Frances (Peaches) Browning rested
her case today in her suit for divorce
against Edward w. Daddy Browning,
wealthy real estate operator.
James D. c. Murray, attorney for her
husband. Immediately called to the
stand Marion Jenis, one of the two
sisters named in testimony as having
been friendly with Browning.
Miss JeniS admitted ACCOMPANYING
Browning to shows on several occasions,
with her older sister, Evelyn, and in
Evening star., 1931-12-18

sisted that on every occasion their
hosts actions had been entirely proper
She and her sister never sat on Brown
ing's lap, she said.
Evening star., 1931-12-18

The temple is beautifully situated on
two acres of land overlooking Belfast
Lough. It formerly was known as the
Evening star., 1931-12-18

Masonic Temple in Ireland.
What is claimed to be the first Ma
sonic temple in Ireland has been dedi-
Gated at Crawfordburn, County Down.
Evening star., 1931-12-18

Red House, and was transformed fsto
its present condition by three local
lodges.
Evening star., 1931-12-18
PLAY MRS. SANTA CLAUS

Chicago Women Prisoners Renair
Toys for Poor Children.
CHICAGO, December II R.-Twen-
ty-fiye woman prisoners in the Bride
well Jail are playing Mrs. Santa Claus
Tor the poor children of Chicago.
Ihey have gone to work dress
ing arranging the hair and repairing
tne makeup OF $50 dolls, collected by
.ne Poice Department by order of
Mayor Anton J. Cermak for distrib,,-
tion to the poor at Christmas time
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-15
Dickens after he had ! met

f
 Dickens after he had met du Maurier.
 Mother has made me printed silk. Apricot color with little con- ventional black flowers. really look quite Venice-ish in it and now that skirts are getting longer Pongo doesn't show so much. You're prob ably surprised at my sudden in- terest in clothes. It's Ernest Price, of course. Oh, Venice, I don't know whether it's pity or medical interest or what, but he comes to see me about twice week. We have lovely talks and can show ] him the insides of me. I hope some day he'll forget Pongo and regard me as a girl. You know what I mean, girl like any other girl.
 He's trying to persuade mother and father to let some famous man he knows operate on me. He says if it does me no good it'll do me no harm and it's worth the trial Mother and father are rather in favor of it, but I'm not. I'm afraid. I don't mind Pongo really, and suppose I should die? I'll let you know if they decide l to do it.
 Do tell me where you go and what you see. And don't forget to report the scalps you capture !! Write me soon,
 From your loving,
 MOLLY" Venice felt warmed, and happier than she had since the night of her mothers death. Dear Molly. Her letter took Venice out of the dull rut in which her mind was going back and forth and lifted her to the human contacts from which she had recently seemed quite apart. Ernest Price. He sounded like a grave young man. Could he overlook Nollys mfr mity? If he only would And there was Molly loving him and suffering hurt and uncertainty that most girls could never experience. An operation! It would be wonderful | if it were a success. But death. Venice from out of her depressed
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uADV1unM e RANI
BY HARRIET HENRY

Laura. They were all laden with sympathy and advice to sail for
 home immediately. Letters came from Lola and Molly, written while
 the Muirs were still on the ocean The formers communications never bore date.
 Dearest Venice,
 Jerry and I are engaged. We're going to be married next month, June nineteenth. Can't you come back to be a bridesmaid? It's all very exciting and every one is giv- ing parties for us. The Schuylers | had a knock out last night. Rudy Vallee to play and what have you I'm mad about Jerry and he is about me and I cant imagine how some people shake their heads and talk about the drabness of life. Did you catch yourself any promising males on the Acquita- na?
 Much love, LOLA" The other letter, Nolly's, Venice curious sense of detachment. Lola and her buoyant spirits seemed very far away and unimportant, like confetti thrown on New Years eve
 The other letter, Nolly's Venice opened more eagerly. Molly with the peculiar sensitiveness of souls more or less closeted would offer her sympathy, never try to dis tract, as Lola probably would, with her own vital interests. May 9th. Darling Venice,
 T miss you terrifically. No one to tell me all the gay doings of the people we know and so I have no bits of gossip to give you.
 Did you read The Water Gyp- sies this winter? If not don't miss l it. It's inimitable Somebody said.
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Synopsis: After an evening of dancing in Paris, Venice Muir returns to the hotel, where she and her mother are staying, to find her mother dead. She is told by Doctor Hawks that Mrs. Muir's cold abruptly turned to pneumonia, which strained a weak heart muscle. In a daZe of shock Venice attends the funeral and tries to become readjusted to living. She has come to Paris tc gain the polish and experi- Cnce needed to make her a sccial success in New York. Her shyness and lack of vi- vacity have always made her unpopular, although she is both lovely and rich. Now she has no incentive to go on alone. Her mother has told her to have a good time, and not to mourn for her when she dies. But Venice finds nothing to interest her and tries to decide what she is ,oing to do.
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'' Chapter IT VENICE IN SEARCH OF
 MYSTERY

The Louise-Le-Grande was a small hotel in the Rue Rouget de L'Isle, an abortive street between the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue Mont Thabor.
 Venice's room faced the great square of the Hotel Continental and she would stand in the long window and watch the comings and goings of gay mortals in their rooms across the narrow way If she went out on the small balcony outside her win- dow, no more really than a wide sill, she could see the hurray and busyness of the Rue de Rivoli.
 Cables arrived from Uncle Llv- ingston, Mrs. Spalding and Aunt
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 NAME HOUSE
 COMMITTEES
Chairm en and Most O Committee Members
 Chosen at Caucus

Continued from Page One)
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DOUGLAS NEVIS
F. o. E. CHRISTMAS TREE
 TO BE HELD DEC. 2

A business and social meeting oi the Ladies Auxiliary of the Douglas Eagles was held last evening. The initiatory ceremony, in which Mrs Jenny Sey was made a member of the organization, was the main event of the meeting.
 Wednesday evening, December 23 was set for the date of the annual Christmas celebration.
 A social time followed the meet ing, cards and refreshments being enjoyed. Prizes for cards went to MT. Sam Devon for high score, and to Miss Elizabeth Feusi for low.
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RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS

Mrs. Anton Africh is able to sit up a little each day following a se- were illness.
 Jack Sey is getting along fine now since his operation, but will not be able to leave the hospital until after the holidays, it is said
 Sam Devon and H. L. Cochrane returned to their work at the Foundry yesterday, after several days lay-off with bad colds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-15
WICKERHAM GETS
 GOOD APPOINTMENTS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 15.- The Republicans today designated their selections for the various House Committees which were ap- proved by the whole House, which also approved the selections of the Democratic caucus.
 Delegate James Wickersham of Alaska was designated by the Re- publicans for membership on the following Committees: Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Public Lands. Indian Affairs Territories and Mines and Mining.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-15
ALASKAN SNOW COVER

The following amounts of snow in inches, were reported on the ground at various Alaskan stations Monday evening, December IA: Barrow g, Bethel 6, Cordova G. Eagle II, Fairbanks 21, Fort Yu- kon 16, Juneau l, Ketchikan trace, Kodiak trace, Nome 30, Panama 24 Ice on the Snake River at Nome was 20 inches in thickness and on Cinema Slough at Fairbanks PTS inches.
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Daily Empire Want Ads Psyssss,
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A ton of ore containing radio active elements was shipped from Colorado to Columbia, Mo, for ex- periments in the University of Missouri.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-15
AT DOUGLAS COLISEUM

"The Right To Love-" with Ruth Chatterton, comes to the Douglas Coliseum tonight and Wednesday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-15

New York and Illinois were the largest producers of sand and gravel in 1930 in the United States
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-15

Louisiana, John w. Mccormack of Massachusetts, Allard H. Gasque of South Carolina, R. Q. Lee of Texas.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
D. c. TERRITORY
? LEADS RETAIL
BUSINESS
Sales Values Decrease Over
Last Year 8 Months 4 Per
Cent, With 8 as U.S.Average

A slight increase in retail sales,
as reflected by the business OF
department stores. was reported
for August by the Federal Re-
serve Board today, although the
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BANK REFLECTS
DIRECTORS

Neutrality-suspicious. Savings &
Commercial Bank has announced
the reelection to the board OF
directors of H. P. Baldwin, j. p.
Benfer. r. John Boel1s. M. o. Bull,
r. 8. Campbell. c. u Edwards
Ora z. Haines, j. H. Harwood. A.
s. Henderson, ]. 3. Higdon, J. L.
Knopp, T. s. Mallon, Eppa L. Nor
ris. w, S. PLACER, w. B. Putnam,
John 3. Rubino, s. s. SymonS
Kenneth Vieth.
The bank was organized in
1922, opening for business at 2O2O
Rhode Island Ave. N. e. and NOV
ing to its present location, 2O27
Rhode Island Ave. N. E., in 1924.
It's first president, p. P. CLARK. was
succeeded by A. s. Henderson in
1923.
The banks surplus has been in
creased from $4,000 to $SO,O
and its deposits have grown from
$50 900 to $575, 900. It's capital is
$50, 900. Eppa +. Norris is
cashier
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RA|NFORCH|NA
AIDS BUSINESS

TACOMA, Wash, Sept. IL.
Huge shipments of flour and
grain to China and apples to Eu-
rope are major factors in what
appears to be an increase in busi-
ness activity in the Pacific North.
west. Flour mills, labor and rail
roads will receive $4,000, 900 for
handling the export Of $4,000, 900
bushels Of Farm Board wheat to
China, half of it ground into
100000 barrels of flour by
Tacoma, Seattle and Portland
mills.
The total milling cost of the
flour is estimated at in excess
of 81, ,25O, 900, most of it going to
mill labor. much of which has
been employed only on part
time. With the usual domestic
and other export trade handled
by the mills. full-time operation
Of plants is expected for six
months or more.
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CURB TREND
IS DOWNWARD

NEW YORK, Sept. II HNSO.
The curb market presented no evi-
dence Of any change in the down
ward trend today, and with
liquidation and professional short
selling continuing unabated. lead
ing stocks we're forced to give
ground for the seventh consecu-
tive session.
Weak spots in the utility group
were American Gas and Electric,
off 2b at 557s; Associated Gas
and Electric A, off to a new low
at ob; United Light and Power
A. off ! to new low at 1914;
Tampa Electric, off 11a at Il:
General Gas and Electric pre-
ferred B, off 11s at A, and Ameri-
can and Foreign Power warrants,
off "a at 119s.
Cities Service sagged danger
ously close to it's old bottom,
reaching 91s for a loss of u point.
Investment trusts were inclined
to sag in sympathy with the gen.
eral downward trend.
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RICHMOND AREA
BOND SHARE IS
S42,6O5,600
Federal Reserve District of
Which Washington Is Part
Buys Heavily of Treasury

The Richmond Federal Reserve
district, which includes the city
of Washington, today had been
allotted 2,605 900 of the Treas
uty Departments 20 to 24-year
3 per cent bond issue of $803, ,392,
400, and $2,370,000 on exchange
basis, of the $314,279,5O0 one-year
112 per cent certificates of in
debtedness.
Subscriptions offered from this
district were, respectively. $46.
ll8,100 and $33,958,5O0 the GER
tificates being over-subscribed
here nearly Is times, and for the
country more than four times.
Bonds Less Popular
The over-subscription for the
long-term bonds was only frac'
tional, both in the Richmond dis
trict and the country at large.
New York Reserve district led
the country in amount Of sub
scriptions and allotments, both to
the bonds and the certificates,
New York was allotted $228, ESQ.,
$50 on a subscription Of $262,.
$4,000 of the bonds, and $1S6,
$4,000 of the certificates on
subscription of $731, ,985, 500.
Cleveland ranked second on the
bonds, with a subscription oi
$145, ,608,20O and an allotment oi
$121, ,633, 200. Chicago ranked sec
ond on the certificates with g
subscription of $240, ,461, 500. anc
an allotment of S75, ASS, 900. Min
neapolis footed the lost of IL dis
tricts both for bonds and certfi
Gates.
Treasury AllOtments -
Direct subscriptions at thu
Treasury we're for $1,801 ,O50 il
bonds. of which $1,641,55O wa
allotted, and for $1,000, all al
lotted, of the certificates.
All. certificate allotments were
for exchange for series TS-193I
and TS2-1931 Treasury certificate;
of Indebtedness maturing mex
Tuesday, September is.
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Phone Co. Betters
Operating Income

The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company in its report
to the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission, showed an increase in
the operating income for the
seven months ended July 81, as
compared to the like 1880 period,
despite drop in gross revenues.
Operating income for July this
year. also, was above that of July.
Gross for the seven months of
1881 totaled Sos, 1882, ,4S6, com
pared with $67, ,47O,526 in similar
1880 period, while the operating
income was $2O,146.617, against
$19, ,S90,967.
July gross amounted to $685..
592, compared with 90 ,20O, O,941 in
July, 1880. and operating income
was $2,704,112, against $2,2O4, ,432.
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Trade Winners
Picked Today

Mine cities report improved
business.
Frigidaire output takes big
Jump.
Bell Telephone betters Op-
Grating income.
August building increased
in New York.
PennSy car lOadingS show
gain.
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PROPAGANDA
IS SCORED
Haney Lays Widespread Urge
For Repeal to People Who
Have Trade Axes to Grind
BY LEWIS HANEY

Director New York University. bureau
of Business Research
Have you noted the increasing
amount of propaganda against
our antitrust laws? Hardly a day
now passes without some speech
or article advocating that we let
down the bars to monopoly.
Just now the campaign is Gen.
tered on putting across the idea
that we can help the depression
by allowing more freedom to
business combines. They tell us
that more powerful combinations
would stop Over-prOductiOn and
thus bring relief.
Many Axes To Grind
Everyone who has an axe to
grind nowadays is going to argue
that what he wants is a good
means of ending the depression!
Those who advocate trusts
claim that stronger combinations
would maintain a balance be
tween supply and demand. But
what is such a balance? It all
depends on the price. For ,ex
ample, at 20 cents a pound we
may find that a cotton supply OF
100000 bales will balance
with demand, while at z cents a
supply Of 2O,0OO,00O bales will
balance" Consumers will buy
more of most things when prices
are lower.
Who is to say at what price
supply and demand are to be bal
anced? That is the question.
/ personally saw too much OF
human nature during the war tC
believe that we can count on fail
prices when combinations are
given power to make markets
Even when patriotism was sup
posed to be uppermOst we had ia
pay unreasonable prices for cop
per, lumber, oil, etc. We had a
balance" but we had to pay
for it.
Steel Pact Apparent
I suppose that the supply and
demand for steel rails are in as
good a balance today as we can
find. But look at the price Of
rails! Obviously there is reason to
believe that a price agreement
exists.
One thing is sure-if this pro.
paganda should succeed it would
ultimately bring Government
price control and a tendency to
put the Government into business
that many would regret.
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LITTLE ACTION
On COTTON

NEW YORK, Sept. II 0.N.SO i.
The New York cotton market
failed to give any indication of
its ultimate price trend during
the forenoon trading today. Flu
ture contracts remained within a
few points of the previous close.
In generally dull trading.
Discussion in the trade concern
ing the advantages which present
price conditions and the indica-
tions of a substantial crop of
good grade.
At midday, October sold at 6.66,
off /; December at 6.87, off q:
January at 500, unchanged:
March at 7.13, unchanged: May
at 7.37, up 2, and July at 7.51,
off 2.
The New York Cotton Ex-
change service estimated domes-
tic consumption of cotton in Au-
gust at 423,0O0 bales against the
census figures of 451,000 in July
and $4,000 in August, 1880.
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gain was less than is usual for
the season.
The increase, however, was
somewhat encouraging in view Of
declines in recent months. The
Richmond district, including the
District of Columbia, made the
best B-months showing this year.
80 Per Cent of Average
Department store sales during
August were 80 per cent of those
for the average during the same
month in the 1923-1925 period,
after allowance is made for the
usual seasonal variations. The
board index on this basis was 30
for August compared with 81 in
July and 95 in June. The index
makes allowance for the number
of business days as we'll as
seasonal tendencies.
Some encouraging features in
the business situation reported by
the Commerce Department are
gains in industry, trade and en-
ployment in a number of import
ant cities and indications Of in
creasing rail traffic, operation of
cannerieS and sugar conSump-
tion by reason of the unusually
large peach and apple crop.
In comparison with a year ago
the value of department store
sales as reflected by 536 estab-
lishments in 235 principal cities
were IL per cent smaller, while
there was a decline of 8 per cent
during the January-AuguSt period
over the same months of 1880.
Decreases in August over last
year by Federal reserve districts
were as follows:
Areas Compared
Boston. II per cent; New York,
IL per cent; Philadelphia. 13
per cent; Cleveland, Is per cent;
Richmond, per cent; Atlanta,
IL per cent: Chicago, 8 per cent;
st. Louis, per cent; Minneapo-
lis, 10 per cent; Kansas City, II
per cent; Dallas, Is per cent;
San Francisco, 10 per cent.
For the eight,month period the
decreases were:
Boston, 8 per cent; New York,
Y per cent; Philadelphia, 9 per
cent; Cleveland, 10 per cent; !;
Richmond, 4 per cent; Atlanta,
9 per cent; Chicago, IL per cent;
st. Louis, II per cent; Minneapo-
lis, 6 per cent; Kansas City, 8
per cent; Dallas, IL per cent; San
Francisco, 9 per cent.
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Manhattan Building
GiUen Tilt in AUGUST

During August there was a
sharp upturn in projected build
ing in Manhattan.
The total of $13.864,50O was
third highest monthly total this
year and compared with S1,OO6,-
800 in July, the low point of 1891,
and $11, ,4S3 500 in August, 1890.