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The Washington times., 1931-08-04
EXPORT COPPER
PRICE SLUMP
WORRIES
Reaction in Wheat and Cotton
Also Helps Bears to Hammer
= Case and Can to New Low
BY THEODORE KOsLOW

NEW YORK. Aug 4 QN.S0.
The stock market was disposed
to sulk its way to generally
lower price levels in sharply cur
tailed trading activity today. with
speculative leaders such as United
States Steel, American Can, Case
Threshing and Allied Chemical
proving extremely vulnerable.
Wheat and Copper slump
The fresh heaviness in the
wheat market with new lows be.
ing established, together with the
official reduction in the export
price of copper to cents a
pound, and the unofficial decline
in domestic copper to 7h cents.
fortified the beariSh faction with
sufficient ammunition to attack
with telling effect the general
price structure.
American Can and Case Thresh-
ing attempted to outdo each
other in an effort to see which
would establish a new low first.
The former dipped lb points to
D9A; O new 1881 low but still
above its 1929 low of S6, while
Case in breaking 13s points to
512s was at a new all time bear
market bottom.
Steels Slip Hard
Among the other ranking
leaders, the widest declines were
chalked up against U. S. Steel
which dropped 17s to S47a; East
man Kodak off 2 at 1851:
Bethlehem Steel off IN at 36A;
Allied Chemical off 11a at LOT,
and westinghouse off 1A at.
5S1a.
Rails turned down sharply
early in the fourth hour, par
ticularly the higher priced car
rier isuses. Union Pacific Slumped
~ points to 1901: Atchison
dipped 312 to $50; and New York
Central was off about a point
at 1879:
Cotton futures ruled reaction
ary with October cotton quoted
at the lowest price since Febru.
ary, 1915.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
QUARTER.
PROFITS NOW
ESTIMATED
Many Food Concerns Likely
Earn Nearly as Much, or
More, Than in 1880 Period
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 0NsO.
With the bulk of the earnings re.
ports for the first half year
already out Of the way, financial
interests are looking ahead to see
what the remainder of the year
holds out in the way of profits.
The first of a series of esti.
mates on third-quarter earnings
has been prepared by Standard
Statistics. Figures included are
the expected earnings for the
current three-month period, the
probable showing for the first
nine months Of this year. and the
comparison with the exact earn
ings reported in the correspond.
ing nine-month period of 1890.
Increase for Chicle
American Chicle Is expected to
report $1.22 in the present quar-.
ter, $3.45 in the nine months, as
against $3.43 in the nine months
Of last year.
Beech.Nut packing, $1.57, $4.2O
as against 1856.
Corn Products, $l.0S, $3.50 as
against $3.50.
General Foods, 90 cents, s2.sS
as against $2.93.
Hershey Chocolate, S2.ll. SITS
as against $3.50.
Loose.Wiles, 81, $2.7O against
$2.73.
National Biscuit. SO cents, 1925
against $2.52.
Penick and Ford, II cents,
1920 against $3.10.
Standard brands, IS cents, 81
against SO cents.
Purity Bakeries, u cents, S2.20
against $4.10.
Many Show Losses
United Fruit, $l.41. 1910 against
$3.98.
Allis Chalmers, 40 cents, $1.1s
against $2.41.
Caterpillar Tractor, Is cents,
$1.02 against 1926.
American Bank Note, is cents.
80 cents against $3.50.
General Refractories, 20 cents,
$1.22 against $5.95.
International Business Machines,
$3.50, $S.44 against $3.50.
National Cash Register, 10
cents, Sill against $1.84.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
CLOTH ORDERS SMALL

Orders for coarse yarn gray
cloths were for comparatively
small amounts of print cloths. con.
Stituting the larger transactions.
Quotations held unchanged on
practically all business done. Buy
erS interspersed with their orders
for standard cloth descriptions
others of special character, though
all of these called for limited yard
age. Though a fair representa-
ton of narrow sheetings figured in
the days activities, the size Of
average transactions hardly ever
exceeded five or six bales at a
time,
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Less Fertilizer Used
BU Cotton. GrOUUerS

A reduction Of about 80 per
cent in the quantity Of CONNER
cial fertilizer used on cotton,
compared with amount used last
year, was indicated by reports Of
cotton growers to the Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics.
The indicated total amount
used on cotton this year is about
/ ,457, 900 tons. compared with
2,396, 900 tons last year. The un-
usual decrease is accounted for
partly by material reductions in
the acreage Of cotton planted.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
LONDON MARKET MIXED

LONDON, Aug. 4 GNSO The
London Stock Market, after a
firm opening, turned irregular
during the course of the trading
session. but firmed up toward
the close, with a good undertone
IN evidence. For the first time
in weeks the Bank Of England
bought more gold than it sold.
Purchases today totaled $540,145,
and sales amounted only to $43,-
$50.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
SHELL UNION LOSS BIG

Shell Union Oil Corp. and sub
salaries report for quarter ended
June 80, 1881, net loss Of $11, ,056,
0S4 after interest, depreciation
depletion, etc., comparing with
net loss Of 9,903,47 in preceding
quarter and profit of $2,874,031
before Federal taxes in june
quarter of previous year. Net
loss for six months ended June
80. 1881, s20,959.S06 comparing
with net loss Of $2S0,977 in first
half of 1890,
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
2 Firms OUertGred,
TREASURY ReDOrtS

The Treasury yesterday re-
ported to the Joint Congressional
Tax Committee that the following
overaSSeSsmentS had been made
for the year 1880:
Parke, Davis g. Co., Detroit, $97,-
TIA; Marine Securities Co., Evans
ton, Ill, $155,O70.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Wabash Permitted
To PLedQe Bonds

The Wabash railroad has asked
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for authority to pledge
certain bonds and stocks as col
lateral security for $4,000. .000
promiSsory notes which it plans
to issue.
A valuation, as Of June 80, 1917
of $67S,0O0 was placed on the
property of the El Paso Union
Passenger Depot Company by the
commission.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Benefits Predicted
" After Depression

Several important and neces-
Sary readjuStmentS in American
industrial life are expected to
flow from the present depression,
Fred c. Croxton, acting chairman
Of the Presidents Emergency Com.
mittee on Unemployment, said
yesterday.
Mr. Croxton said rapid steps
forward are being taken toward
the elimination OF. industrial waste
and. in the greater problem Of
equalizing production and con-
sumption.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
/. C. C. DENIES PLEA

The application Of the Lake
Decatur and Eastern railroad for
authority to acquire and operate
the railroad tracks and equip
ment Of the A. z. Staley Manu-
featuring Company in Decatur
ILL.,, was denied by the Interstate
Commerce Commission yesterday
The commission held the &C
QUESTION was not In the public
interest.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

SALES
Capital Traction 5s,' 10000
90.
Washington Gas 6s< A, 5000
1U3.
Capital Traction Company, go
40A, 10@4OA, 1O@4Oh, 100
40h.
Riggs National Bank, 10@372, 2
@372.
Union Trust Company, 100
2o0h.
AFTER CALL :.
Georgetown Gas SIS, 5000
10424.
Potomac Electric S1as pfd., 10
111h.
Mersenthaler Linotype, 1@77h,
10@7724, 10@774.
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele.
phone Of Virginia IS, $4,000
los u, 81, ,000@ 1851, $1,000 q l0514,
81, ,000@105A, $1,000@10SA, ST.
00O@l05A, $1,000@105A. $1,000
1851, $l,000@l0SA, $1,000
1851.
Capital Traction Company, 100
@40A.
washington Railway and Elec.
trio Is, $l,00O@92A.
P16i1~ TIFiI1@-- T10-S7S
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
MADRID SKYSCRAPER

MADRID. Aug. 4.-Madrid,
one Of the few European cities
to have a skyscraper, plans to
build another one. A corporation
was recently formed to erect a
big theater and office building.
It will be IS stories high, or two
stories higher than the National
Telephone Company's building.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
DUKES INCORPORATE

LONDON. Aug. At is quite
the thing for dukes to incor-
porate themselves to make taxes
on their estates lower. The Duke
of westminster and the Duke Of
Richmond and Gordon have
done so.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
EXTEND TERMINAL

A certificate was issued by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday authorizing the Kansas
City Terminal railroad to con-
struct an extension Of its line TO
jackson County, Mo.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Z ABANDON BRANCH

Authority to abandon q stretch
of % miles Of its Honesdale
branch from Racket Brook, Pa,
to HoneSdale, Pa, was granted
to the Delaware and Hudson
railroad yesterday by the Inter.
state Commerce Commission.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04

New York funds in Montreal S2.03A
premium on 81, 900
Montreal funds IN New York, l3olA
discount on S1,o0os
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Aug. 4 G.N.s).-
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Window Flower
Boxes Are Easily
Arranged

The flower box is a well
coming note. If certain SIM
pie principles are followed
there is no reason why a
measure of success should
not be obtained by even
amateurs in creating effec-
tive boxes. The width should
be no narrower than the
depth, while the length de-
pends entirely on the place
the boxes are to be put.
Metal boxes are usually
made of galvanized sheet
metal, whereas wooden ones
are usually made of 1-inch
board.
Wooden boxes are some
times lined with zinc or gal.
vanized iron to preserve the
wood from decay. However,
several coats of paint in
side and out will increase
the durability of the wood.
Drainage is essential, how
ever, and holes should be
provided. Metal boxes are
provided with false metal
bottoms with holes in them.
but wooden boxes have holes
bored right in the bottom
boards. These holes can be
covered with bits of broken
pottery to keep the soil
from escaping. A half.inch
layer of pebbles at the bot
tom of the box keeps the
soil from caking or becom-
ing sour.
The best results are OBJ
tanned from using the best
soil obtainable. A mixture
which will help make rich
soil is about 1-3 leafmold,
1-3 garden loan, and 1-3
sand. The leafmold makes
the soil spongy, thereby in.
creasing it's water-holding
capacity. This mixture should
be thoroughly mixed by sift-
ing or stirring before being
placed in the box.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Selection
of Plants

The selection Of plants for
window boxes depends upon
the amount Of available sun
light and prevailing color
scheme of the house and
grounds. Flowering plants
will not grow in the shade.
For the box on the north
side of the house or any
other shady location it is
best to rely on foliage plants,
such as periwinkle, foliage
geraniums, English ivy, ferns
and cole although co.
leus likes a touch of sun
shine and responds to it
gratefully. Another plant
which flourishes both in
sunshine and shade is ever.
green. Also bittersweet.
Foliage plants for the box
on the sunny side of the
house include German ivy,
wandering jew, dusty mil
Ter, coleus and asparagus
sprengeri. The flower box
should be the same or a
harmonizing color Of either
the house or its trimmings.
It is usually well to adhere
to one or two colors in the
selection of flowers for the
porch or window box rather
than risk an inharmonious
assortment of colors.
The softer colors such as
light blues and pinks are
to be found in Ageratum
and Rose of Heaven petu-
MAS. These are easier to
combine than colors like reds
and oranges. When in doubt
about the color scheme it is
well to use complementary
colors; such as combinations
of red and green or of yell
low and blue. Green is a
good neutralizing color. 1t
is restful and tones down
any other colors you may
use.
Flowers and vines and fo-
liage plants in window boxes
require just as much care
as those planted in the gar
den. They require frequent
watering, as the ground is
limited causing the plants to
dry quickly. Window box
gardening, whether on roof,
porch, balcony or at the
kitchen window, is an art in
itself. The rules for its
mastery are simple and sue
cessful results should be at
tanned by everyone.
Some interesting summer
linen sets are a seven-piece
tea set Of white linen on
which there are applique
yellow pears and green
leaves and a plaid cloth of
white voile striped in coral
and yellow. White organdy
tea cloths with printed
flower border make lovely
country table coverings, and
heavy cream Basque linen
with vivid red, white and
h1I1a atl,i~Naa 49, Snhav.aafinn
The Washington times., 1931-05-20

A modern lamp with dou-
BILE candle type sockets. Pa
per parchment shade and
metal base. Cord and plug
included.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17

Editors asked to suppress the word "depres-
sion" in the future. Now will only suppress
the thing the word is supposed to everything will
be lovely.
If President Hoover had to shovel the white house
days, he might think better of apartments dwell
ings.
Pullman sleepers have been introduced into Swift
erand. Those mountain climbers ought to be able to
scale the upper berth with little difficulty.
Sweden shames American invetive genius by max
ing sugar out of sawdust. The best we can do is to
convert it into breakfast food
Farm Board chairman says no more funds will be
asked for its revolving fund. Has perpetual motion
been discovered at last?
Senator Hiram Johnson doesn't want to be 'kid-
ded" about running for president But he has stood it
good-naturedly in the past
In the old days of the wild and woody West
stretched hemp found be eicac;ous antidote
for crime waves.
Congress would certainly be frustrated if the de-
preston would vanish before had chance to
some remedy
Federal taxes to be boosted. 1t is understood
that Europe and the Farm Board running short of
funds.
Just business started to turn the long looked
for it bumped into session of Congress.
Now cash and carry liquor system is proposed
The trouble is that few carry it with dignity.
Perhaps some football games could be arranged
to raise those much needed campaign funds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
Blackboard Chances
rs YEARS AGO

rs YEARS AGO
Sm
had when the
the the hurtAderman John Whit
candidate reelection
the bridge to A. c. Burmeiser last wRev Woods will
talk Sunday,
improved her illness that able
Wnona where she will visit brotheTh school the Hemer
Wedndayrvng Tiffany slipped Monday evening broke
his wMiss
jumped off goodbye friendsMrs Steve
during
hodayMke Lauterbach left Saturday Carlisle look
locatonMeser Nook schmahl and Laudon acted judges at
debate at the school house last night
SO YEARS AGO
Pitts Tenney proud father of pound baby boy born Tuesday
The Chicago railroad thought worth
their while substantial branch line between Red
crawling
Birch raised bushels his
land and sold of the $3.50 buhThe first
carload of live shipped the station last
William had five for the Shipment
The received letter from the general yesterday
that he should all mail that small infested
received from Chicago him
Immediately Ev uncle has good posi-
and endorsed by several of the street
politicians build huge creamery in this town.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17

When you visit Mount Vernon to-
day and wander from one Of the
many rooms to another and then an
other, and ascend the stairways and
gaze into more and more rooms, you
can almost picture the scenes that
must have taken place within those
walls on happy Christmas day when
General Washington was alive and
when Martha Washington was super
vising the preparations for the big
Christmas dinner, and one can readily
imagine the joviality and good cheer
which abounded.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
What Others Think


Friendly Towns
writer in Nations Business recently said that
Waxahachie, Texas was the friendliest town in the
down the street and every person he met spoke him
with courteous infection. druggist invited him into
his store out of the hot A garage man fixed his
automobile horn without charge Every citizen SEEM
ed anxious to serve him, although had seen him
before and probably would never see him again.
The people IN Waxahachie are so charming to
strangers that Nations Business has told to people
the world Evidently the business men of this
town have cultivated the old-fashoned virtue of
courtesy that has become characteristic of the city
Doubtless many people never heard Of Waxaha-
chic But after reading that story, every would
like to be- for few hours at least in a town with
such a reputation
1t is human to believe that the grass grows
elsewhere to live, believing there nicer than
ours. Few Of us indeed realize that the town in which
we live can be made friendly this in Texas.
Most of us move to other towns because too
lazy to create in town the atmosphere We ad
mire in others.
Your home town is paradise. If it is not, who
is to blame? The towns this continent without
many of the ridiculous class distinctions silly
tionates, weary cynicsms and anc ent wckedness so
characteristic of Europe, toward which look with
longing eyes.
There ten opportunities in this country to one
there There ten opportunities for any young
in the less competitive home than in the big city,
toward the bright lights of which he looks so longing
ly.-The Kiwanis Magazine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17

surrounding Mary
land and Virginia,
j n S t e a d of a
blanket of snow,
but this section OF
the country strives
bravely to bring
about all the true
Christmas spirit
in spite of the fire.
quent absence OF
S n o w a n d ic e
W h i C h we who
have lived in cold
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
Years Day.

In Virginia Christmas meant a sue
cession Of balls, soirees, and hunts.
The fox was pursued by the hounds
while great numbers of men in
gay attire followed on horseback,
over field and fence and brook. They
did not have radios or monographs
to offer entertainment in those de-
parted times, but they had untold
number Of household games which
grownups played with as much
abandon as do children.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
With Beatty
In Washington
BY ]. TED BEATTY

Always more likely than not there
will be bare ground on Christmas
time in the District of Columbia and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
Shop, Mail Early


<fN o your Christmas shopping early and Email
J your packages early" are stock phrases at
Christmas time and probably will be repeat
ed for years to come.
However, there is much to be said in their favor.
Post offices and stores rushed usually until late
Christmas eve forcing many persons to work hours
when they would much prefer to be with their families
Shoppers who get to their lists late find stock depleted
and must take what is left for their loved Shop
and mail now you will get what you want and get
it to distant friends in plenty of time.
Supplementing recent remark in The Gazette
that faulty distribution was nearly the of
the worlds troubles than production, The Blue
Earth Post says-"The distribution of taxes comes
under that head as well the distribution of our
overproduction of foods and necessities The farmer
with his tangible property bears far greater share of
the government expense than the citizen with intang
ible property"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17
TOO MUCH THIs-Too MUCH THAT

The following poem was clipped from another
newspaper and sent in by Gazette reader with the
request that it be printed-Not we suspect, for it's
literary merit but because it agrees with the readers
views.
Too much oats and too much wheat,
Too much corn and too much heat,
Too much cotton, too much oil,
Too many hours that we don't toll.
Too many highways, too many cars,
Too many behind the bars,
Too much poverty, too much wealth,
Too many people have poor health
Too many wearing high heeled shoes,
Too much politics, too much booze,
Too many loafing, too many bets,
Too many failing to pay their debts,
Too many spending dough for gas,
Too many talking of Europe's sass
Too many buying beyond their means,
Too many buying canned pork and beans,
Too many sowing crop of wild oats,
Too many candidates after our votes
Too many hiring their washing done,
Too many playing bridge just for fun,
Too many looking to Uncle Sam,
Too many people don't give d.,
Too many poets, too much prose,
Too many girls without underclothes
Too much buying of goods on time
Too many people don't save dime,
Too much ball, too much play,
Too many officers on big pay
Too many taxes, too much spent,
Too many folks spend every cent
Too much fun too much ease,
Too many rips in B. v. Ds.,
Too much reform, too much law,
The darndest mess you ever saw.
-
Some say that the Federal Farm Board hasn't
brought relief to anybody, but this is not true The
fellows who got jobs from the board at salaries run
ming as high $4,000 year, know that the accuse
ton isn't true Olivia Times
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-12-17

Thus it was that the Christmas
season did not end on Christmas
night. 1t was quite apt to continue
throughout the remainder of the
week and well on into the one follow
ing. In fact, it was not rare to have
the period extend until after New
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-01-09
PIONEER MINISTERSTVA SKOL-
STVA A BRATISLAVSKEHO
REFERATU VYRIESENY.

Pomer ministerstva Skolstva a
narodnej osvety k bratislavske-
mu referatu boil predmetom po-
jednavania NajvysSieho spravne-
ho sudu. Bolo rozhodnute, re re-
ferat ministerstva skolstva a ma
rodnej osvety Bratislave Je Or
ganizovany ako s1cast minister
stva skolstva a narodnej osyety a
re ME je preto NONE odvolavat'
sa proti rozhodnutiu bratislavske-
no referatu k ministerstvu ako k
inStancii vyssej. Rozhodnutia re-
feratu sn konecne a je moznO
West proti MIN len st almost X
Najvyssiemu spravnemu s1du.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-01-09
30 NOVYCH SK0L MA PODK.
RUSI.

Bud1ceho roku bude vybudo-
vaych ma Podk. Rusi 30 novych
skol, lebo sa koneene podarilo Il
skat' pochopenie obci pre- tuto ma
liehav1 potrebu. Obce daJu po-
trebne pozemky a prispeju cia-
stoene pracovnyymi silami a ma
terialom. Pre- nedostatok skol ne
mohlo sa pfavidelne z1castnoyat
skolskeho vyucoyania asi 2o,ooo
detf, pre- ktore budu teraz otvo-
rene zvlastne kurzy, V ktorych
by nahradily nedostatky vzdela-
MIA. Budoyy skol budu prisposo-
bene karpatoruskemu razu.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-01-09
DIVE P0VABNE KNIZKY
DETsKEJ POEZIE.

Slovensky knizny trh Dol do
sial' vel'mi chudobny na povod-
ne svojmu poslaniu primerane
upravene kinzky pre- deti a pre-
mfadez vobec. Co vabivejsieho
nam bolo v kn1hkupectvach pred
kladane, to boly zvacsa preklady.
Me re by SINE takejto svojej IL
teratury nemali - mali SINE ma
me lei ma slusnd seriu knlh, len
ju treba knizne vydat'. U samej
L'udmily Podja vorinskej, poetky,
ltora sa vie al oktizl 'ujucim spo
sobom priblizit' detskej dust, le-
zala dlhe roxy celia lzasoba ruko-
pisov, hodnych lepsieho osudu.
Konecne sa vsak postupne dosta-
MI ma svetlo. w k tohorocnemu
vianocnemu trhu vysly dive knlz-
ky Podjavorinskej, ,,Zajko Boz
ko' a .,Medovy hrniec", ktorych
slovenska hodnota zvysena je v
uctyhodnej miere i pracou malta
ra. Obe knizky su totiz bohato
Stvorfarebne ilustrovane. Tlacene
su ma polokriedovom papieri, v
tvrdej obalke, cena kazdej knihy
80 Kcs.