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Evening star., 1931-11-29
HEAVY DROP IN GERMAN TRADE
SHOWN BY COMMERCE REPORTS

decreased during October because Of the
economic crisis In the country. Con-
sumers have restricted their operations
to calling for delivery of quantities con-
tracted during the Summer months and
manufacturers were able to close very
few large deals, according to his cabled
report.
Abolition of the gold standard In
England" the departments correSpon-
dent explained, enabled the British
textile industry to dump lange quantities
OF its products on the world markets.
A number of countries that were form
erly good customers of the German tex
tile industry adapted their currencies
to that of the United Kingdom, so that
the German textile industry can now
effect sales in these countries only at
very insufficient prices.
Furthermore, quite a number Of
German rayon consumers sustained
considerable losses through old con-
tracts that were effected in British or
Danish currencieS. The difficulties en-
countered by the German rayon con-
sumers also reacted on the producers.
1t was reported the smaller domestic
demand is also to be noticed in the
decline in imports. Imports of rayon
yarn, which averaged approximately
l3 million kiloS per month in the pc
riod from April to July, 1881, dropped
to an average of about 800, 900 kilos in
August and September. AS the shortage
Of foreign currencies in the German
Reichsbank has been reported as be-
coming worse, the department was ad-
viSed, it Is quite likely that imports Of
rayon yarn will become still smaller
during the next few months.
Employment Reduced.
The number Of industrial jobs in
Germany which were filled was reduced
from STA per cent in August to SOL
per cent in September, the number Of
working hours from A per cent to
43.3 per cent, according to off1.
cial German figures received by the
department. These figures, it was ex-
planned, are based on an arbitrary
standard set up by the Government
statistical Office estimating the number
of jobs and hours to De worked when
industry is running at full capacity, so
that these figures mean per cent OF
capacity.
According to the Association Of Ger
man Department Stores department
store sales in Germany In August and
September have fallen off beeween Is
and Is per cent, as compared with the
same months year ago. Sales in food
stuffs are IL to IS per cent below, cloth
ing from II to 19 per cent.
The reduced sales in foodstuffs can
all be traced to the reduction in prices.
The amount of food sold was the same
in quantity, but in case of clothing
price decline does not entirely make up
the loss. Women's and children's clothes,
shoes and cotton goods were sold in
much smaller quantities, while mems
furnishings. knitted goods and woolen
cloth were sold in about the same guam
tity, but at lower prices.
Furniture and kitchen utensils were
sold in somewhat lower quantities: the
reduction below last year was Is per
cent in August and % per cent in Sep
tember.
Evening star., 1931-11-29

Cabled trade reports received last
week from Germany by the Commerce
Department were not encouraging. Its
rayon industry reported a sharp de-
cline, the department was informed,
and employment and department store
sales showed heavy reductions.
In summing mp the business stu
alton there, the department issued this
warning as to credits and collections:
The credit and collection situation
is the most difficult since the stabili-
zation of the German currency. Owing
to the financial crisis and the restric-
tionS on payments on the part OF banks,
business men temporarily have lost the
full disposition of their bank accounts,
and collections Of outstanding accounts
is seriously hampered.
While reputable firms make every
effort to meet their obligations as far as
possible, number of concerns take un-
fair advantage Of the situation and
suspend payments to the limit. AS a
result of the severe lack of working
capital, the heads of prominent firms
III the Dresden district are said to have
personally called upon their customers
to collect outstanding accounts"
The Reich's gold reserve, according
to sources outside of the department,
has now fallen in American values to
$247 900 900, as compared with STA
00O,0 900 month ago and the high point
OF $653, 100000 ut the end of 1928.
Loss in Reserves.
The weeks aggregate loss of re-
serves, 100000 marks, was the largest
since September. The Reichsbank as
cribeS this drain of reserves, which has
been uninterrupted since September,
partly to evasions of foreign currency
hIIf iVa1vy 10
factory working of the BaSle agreement.
That agreement, according to Berlin
dispatches, required repaymentS of
credit beyond Germany'S power. In
fact, as one correspondent views it.,
the agreement ignored the Layton Com
mittee's recommendation that the VOL
ume Of foreign credits then outstanding
in Germany should be maintained. The
feeling now exists in Germany that
more prolongatlon of the Basle agree
ment after February will not of itself
be adequate
At the time the agreement was con-
cluded Germany expected her repay
mentS to foreign creditors would not ex-
ceed 200,000,000 marks monthly. The
Reichsbank now calculates, however
that since September there has been re-
paid, including interest, $4,000, 900
marks or nearly 100000, 900 per month
The ReichSbank does not admit that
any serious flight of capital is proceed
ing, but it holds that importers are not
making full use of the reimbursement
credits which foreign banks are o'blige
by the Basle agreement to give The
importers, fearing losses by unforeseen
fluctuation Of foreign currencies, assert
they are taking advantage of the agree
ment because they are forbidden by the
| currency ordinances to insure them
selves against such risk by buying
foreign exchange.
The Berlin representative Of the
Commerce Department reported the de-
mand for rayon on the German market
Evening star., 1931-11-29
ONTARIO REPORTS GAIN
IN USE OF ELECTRICITY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The amount of electrical energy de-
veloped and utilized by the publicly
owned utilities of Ontario has grown
from 1000 to 1,250,Oo0 horsepower In
20 years.
A report 10 the Commerce Depart
ment states the number of municipal
tiles and townships served has risen
from IL to 668, the capital invested from
$3,60o,000 to 359,648,04l, and the
reserves have grown from zero to
$103, ,857, ,683.
In the last Is years the number of
consumers served has tripled and rates
for current have more than halved. An
extensive plan of rural electrification,
begun nine years ago, is being com
pleted at the rate of 1900 miles of
transmission lines a year, and the On
tario government has recently appro-
priated $2.000,000 to be loaned to farm
ers in order that they may take full
advantage of the electrical facilities for
light and power.
Evening star., 1931-11-29

ferred--1O at s31z; 10 at s31k; 10 at
93k.
Washington Railway e. Electric As
81 900 at SO: 81 900 at So; $1,000 at 86;
$1,000 at So; 81 900 at s6; $1,000 at s6;
81 900 at 86.
Washington Gas 5s-$l 900 at 100;
81 900 at 100.
Potomac Electric, 512 per cent pre-
ferred-l0 at 1865; 2 at 1868.
Potomac Electric per cent preferred
IS at 1l03s.
Notes in Financial District.
I Dallas D. L. McGrew, until recently
counselor for the japanese embassy
has joined Loomis Sayles g. Co., Inc.
investment counsel, Of this city.
At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors Of Sa-Lax Corporation, held at the
local office, the board voted to increase
the dividend rate from per cent to IL
per cent per annum, payable to al
stockholders of record of November Is
on December IS, Secretary C. M. Hop.
kins announces.
American Tobacco Co. declared the
regular quarterly dividend of 81 so or
the preferred stock, payable January z
to stock Of record December 10.
Evening star., 1931-11-29

has such a change in values occurred
as in that related to the carriers. II
we take group of Is prominent conn
mon or capital stocks we find that in
1929. they sold at an average of S155
a share. Several of them, such as
Atchison, Union Pacific. Norfolk g.
Western and Chesapeake & Ohio, reach
ed nearly double the general price level.
Even as late as the Spring of 1880.
after nearly six months of falling
revenues the average of this same group
was $3.50 a share. Then it began to
drop gradually and, as in the past, it
gave the cue to the rest of the market.
Last June, at about the time the car
riers were petitioning for a Is per cent
increase in freight rates, the average
stood at $56 share. This week it was
close to $31 a share. The decline has
gained in momentum with the reduce
ton and omission of devidends. The
international money situation has been
disturbed at the end of the week by a
break in sterling to about $3.50. Money
here is easier, which will give the
Treasury Department an advantage in
promoting another huge issue of notes
on December IS. These will have to
be priced above the market rather than.
as in the past, below IT, in order to
receive . satisfactory response.
(Copyright, 1s3I1
Evening star., 1931-11-29
Home Ownership
Advertising Drive
Is Urged at Once

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 2S.-"Only by
an immediate advertising campaign can
brokers, developers and builders stimu-
late public desire for home ownership
and thus do their share toward foster
ing new construction and relieving un-
employment in the 80 major building
industries" Charles D. Fiske, president
of a firm of Westchester realty brokers,
said today.
Concerted national advertising will
increase the number of potential home
buyers" Mr.. F1ske declared. only then
can we inaugurate the construction pro-
gram for which President Hoover has
called. We must create the demand
for homes before we construct them, or
we shall throw thousands Of new homes
on an overloaded market"
Evening star., 1931-11-29
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
Special Dispatch to The Star

opeCIaI DISPATCH 10 Inc Star.
NEW YORK, November 2S.-Bank
and trust shares were dull and irregular
today. Brooklyn Trust at 230 was of 5,
Chase National. 39%, of u; Chatham
Phenix, %, OF /; Chemical, 1914, up Is !;
Continental, 17la, off "a; Corn Ex-
off 2; Manhattan, 3s, OF u; Manufac-
turers Trust, 3712. OF IS; New York
Trust, 98, of 4, and Title Guarantee
g. Trust, 80, off /.
The following were unchanged: Bank
ers Trust. 81; Central Hanover, 154:
National City. 4812; Commercial, 100;
Empire, as; First National, 2270. and
Public, 81.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
COPPER QUOTATIONS
ADVANCED SLIGHTLY
Buyers Still Hold Aloof, However,
Despite Report of Curtail-
ment Agreement.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 28.-The
copper market remained at Standstill
TODAY, but quotations were advanced.
Pending more definite information
regarding the reports from abroad of a
change in the attitude Of Belgian pro-
ducers toward the curtailment plan
urged by British and American pro-
ducers, buyers held aloof.
The quoted prices for domestic ship
ment were purely nominal, but ranged
from 61a to 6A cents pound, as
against the low record OF ga reached
earlier in the week. Offerings of metal
at 6R cents, however, were said in the
trade to be extremely scarce Some Gus
tom smelters withdrew from the mar
ket entirely, and the large producers
remained out of the market, as they
have for some time.
Copper Exporters. Inc, continued TO
quote the metal at cents pound, c. !.
T., European base ports.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
Plant Operations Increased.

NEW YORK, November % (P.-
Several large orders obtained by the
Globe-Wernicke Co. within the past
few weeks have resulted in operations
increased to full time. Henry c. Yeiser,
jr., president, said that the backlog will
insure full time operation for four to
fiVe months.
Evening star., 1931-11-29

Local bonds were unusually active
on the Washington Stock Exchange
Yesterday. the following sales around
recent price levels being reported
Potomac Electric Consolidated 6s--
81 900 at 10134.
Washington Gas IS "A"-$l 900 al
100N.
Potomac Electric Consolidated 5s-
el 900 at 10134.
washington Railway g. Electric pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
that unless said due and foreeo-
ing delinquent assessments, to-
gether with penalties and costs
accrued thereon, as shown In the
foregoing list, are paid, the real
property upon which said assess
ments are lien will be sold at
public auction on the 9th day OF
August, 1881, commencing at 1000
o'clock A. M. and continuing from
day to day between t4he hours
of 1000 o'clock A. M. and 800
o'clock p. M. until such sale is
completed, for a period not ex-
ceeding three weeks; said sale will
be held at the office of the Col
lector of Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict. located at No. 143 South
Sixth Street lin Masonic Temple
Building) in the City of Ell Centre.
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia.
WINNIE BARRY,
Collector of Imperial Ir-
-, rigation District.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
IN CITY OF BRAWLEY:


ASSESSMENT DELINQUENT
IN CITY OF Ell Centric:
1903 Pioneer Abstract g.
Title Guaranty Co.
First Addition
Sandalwood Sub No. 2
Block Al, Lot .......... 7.37
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
SAL VADOR HEAD
IMPRISONED

COLON, C. e.. Dec 5 G.N.S3.
DR.. Arturo, Araujo, deposed as
president of the republic by mill
tary coup on Thursday. is pris-
oner ina Salvadorean fort await
ing trial, according to reports re-
ceived here today.
Revolutionary leaders assert
that Araujo fled and reached
Guatemala in safety but Guate-
malan. dispatches fail to report
his arrival.
SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 5
G.NSO.-The de facto govern
ment headed by Gen. Macmillan
Martinez as provisional president
and supported by a military
junta today took charge of the
national administration of Saliva
dor.
Other republics of North, Cen
trail and South America will be
asked to recognize the Martinez
government, Colonel Valdes said,
on the ground that the assump.
ton of the presidency by General
Martinez does not constitute a
violation of the washington
treaty of 1928.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
Japanese War Office Puts
Okay on Floyd Gibbons

Tea appeared on the generals
table, and Jimmy, the in.
terpreter, and ! went to work on
the eighth cup while General
Minami supplied full answers to
all my questions.
"HOw many Japanese troops
are there in Manchuria?
fourteen thousand, five hun
dred."
"HOw many Chinese troops
are there in Manchuria?"
"Two hundred and twenty
thousand"
When I asked how $1,000 Japa.
nese troops could successfully
fight Chinese forces outnumber.
ing them Is to /, Minami did not
launch into an grafton on the
superior fighting powers Of his
troops.
He smiled and made excuses
for the conditions under which
the Chinese enemy had to fight
cold weather, lack Of organiza.
ton, Indispensable supplies.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
HELD
ENTITLED
TOSEAT
Justice Gordon Rules Senate
Has No Right to Demand
Return of Nomination

The right of George Otis
Smith to retain his position as
chairman of the Federal Pow
er Commission was upheld by
Justice Peyton Gordon in Dis
trict Supreme Court today
When Smith was nominated by
President Hoover, the Senate rati'
fled the nomination, but almost
Immediately decided that it
wanted to go further into the his
tory of Mr.. Smith and his quail
fications. and asked President
Hoover to re-submit his nomina-
ton.
= President Hoover declined to
do so. A..
The suit. instigeted by the Sen
ate, through District Attorney Leo
A. Rover, to Dust Smith resulted.
Justice Gordon, In his
opinion, reviewed the Senate rules
and their notifications since 1870,
no precedent was cited for his de-
cision.
This makes Justice Gordon'S
opinion a new page in legal his
tory, and undoubtedly will be car
rjed to the highest court, since 1t
must settle a conflict between the
Senate and the President.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
Navy Marines, u MHold
Grid Stage Center Here

Maynard, star of the visiting
Coast Guard team. Among critics
who have seen Maynard perform,
it is granted that he is Of ALI
America caliber.
The Coast Guard eleven en-
tere today's game a favorite
over the Marines. This edge was
accorded the guardsmen due :,
their record to date which in
cludes victories over Albright, 80
y; Canisius, $50; and st.
Thomas, of Scranton, Pa, TO.
All three Of these elevens which
bowed to the Coast Guard are
rated as strong intercollegiate
teams.
= Marines Have Crack -eam
The Marines, coached this sea-
son by Lieut.. George w. McHenry,
boast a team that is anything
but easy to beat. Led by the
versatile Andy zeher, whom the
Marines insist is a better football
(cOntinaed on Page II. Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
BLAME R|TCH|E
IN LYNCH|NG

BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-With
Bernard AIDES, counsel for the In
ternational Labor Defense League,
holding Governor Ritchie 1nd1-
rectly responsible for the lynch
ing of Matthew Williams, and with
States Attorney Godfrey Child, of
Worcester county. holding the
league responsible. the battle of
words continued today with the
fate of another negro involved in
the outcome.
AIDES continues to insist that
the trial of Orphan Jones. known
also as Yuel Lee, be moved from
Worcester county to Baltimore.
He claims the negro. accused Of
Staying Green Davis and his fam
lily at Taylorsville, cannot get a
safe trial anywhere on the East
ern Shore, and he now cites the
Williams lynching to support his
claim. AIDES charges that Richie
has maintained that law and
order prevail on the Eastern
Shore when the situation is other.
wise. ~..
States Attorney Child, now
ever. declares:
"The lynching indicates that
IL the international Labor De-
Tense League doesn't stop med
ding on the Eastern Shore,
we're going to have serious
trOuhle"
The Washington times., 1931-12-05

FoLlotOing is the first ca6Led
dispatch from Floyd Gibbons, war
correspondent and radio broad
caster, aOho has Just reached the
Far East en- route to Manchuria,
1Uhere he aViH report the Sino-
japanese hostilities for The Wash
ingtOn Times, International NetOs
Service and Universal Service.
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Copyright 1881. by International
News ServireI
TOKYO. Dec. 5.-Hello, every.
body!
Here is my first dispatch from
Japan.
At 1890 the foreign office re.
ceived me. asked me what /
wanted, listened when I told
them, and then promptly replied:
"Okay, it will be arranged,
and if there is anything else
you want, just name it,"
Next / was received by Gen.
Jiro Minami, minister of war.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
GANDH| PLEADS
WITH BRITISH .

PARIS. Dec. 5 QN.S0 Ma
hatma M. K. Gandhi arrived here
today from England en- route to
India. He was welcomed by a
group of Hindu residents Of Paris.
FOLKESTONE, England, Dec.
5 d.N.S0.-Voicing an urgent
appeal to Great Britain to re-
woke the drastic anti-terrorism
ordinance put into effect in Ben
gal, Mahatma M. K. Gandhi left
England today on the first stage
of his homeward journey to India.
The mahatma termed the ordi-
nance as The most inhuman
piece of legislation in history"
He declared that India was pre-
pared to sacrifice "a few inno-
cent heads" but rallied against
the "unmanning of a whole
people"
ROME, Do~> 5 G.N.SO.-Ma-
hatma M. K. Gandhi. who visited
King George at Buckingham Pal
ace and circulated in the gilded
salons of London's west end in
his scanty peasant costume, will
not be welcome at the Vatican
unless he covers up his scrawny
limbs, the newspaper II Tevere
asserted today.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
New Land Reported
Found by Eskin,Os
In Far North

NOME, Alaska, Dec. S QN.S0.
A new land has been dis
covered in the far north, &C.
cording to adviceS received here
today from Point Barrow.
The discovery was reported to
have been made by James TAX
puk, an Eskimo, who located
the territory at a point about
100 miles from Cross Island,
in the Arctic Ocean.
The area was reported to jut
about 80 feet above the level Of
the sea. The land is covered
with boulderS six feet or more
in diameter.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
New England Trek
"0n to Baltimore"

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. S GN.S0.
Recovered somewhat after a rain
drenched, weary journey in
trucks from New York 500 "hun-
ger marchers" from the Empire
State and New England regions,
prepared to move to Baltimore
today.
The progress of the marcherS
through Jersey City, Newark,
Elizabeth and Trenton was
marked by one accident in which
two men were injured.
A Trenton-P Philadelphia bus skid
ded and crashed into one Of the
trucks at Langhorne, Pa.
ToraS Balkeuwcz and Michael
Bolg, both Of Trenton, fell from
the tailboard Of the truck to
the ground and were injured.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
ARMY
WILL DEFY
POLICE
Marchers Ready to Go Against
Ban on Banners; U. S. to
Check Up the Aliens

A clash between Washington
police and 1000 "Hunger
Marchers' Monday appears
inevitable as the result of an
nouncement by Vice President
Curtis that parades and ban
ners will be prohibited within
the Capitol grounds.
Communist leader. Herbert
Benjamin, has stated that ban
ners will be carried regardless Of
police opposition.
The four columns Of marchers,
meantime, are drawing closer to
Washington. One unit from the
North will spend the night in
Baltimore.
Due Here Tomorrow 4
The western. columns will as
semble at HagerStown, Md. They
will enter the Capital tomorrow
afternoon in a fleet Of 80 trucks
in time to open seven-hour mass
meeting at Washington Audito-
rum at S p. m
The Metropolitan, Capitol, and
Park police, aided by Department
Of Justice agents and 400 detec-
tiveS reported on the way from
other cities, are believed by Brig
adler General Glassford to be
capable Of handling any emer-
gency.
Housing Partly Arranged
The problem of quarters was
partly settled last night. Free
lodging for many will be supplied
by the Salvation Army and the
Central Union Mission, the latter
Of which will use the barracks Of
the Twentieth Marines.
All other accommodations must
be paid for by the marcherS~ at
prevailing rates.
Alien Check Ordered
The possibility that immigra-
ton officials will comb the ranks
of the hunger marchers for aliens
known to be in this country lille
gally was admitted today by w.
w. Husband, Assistant Secretary
of Labor.
Their first move, after reaching
the District, will be to find food.
Herbert BENJAMIN, Communist
leader, conferred with Brigadier
General Glassford this noon to
arrange for the meal.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
TOLD
Of ALTERED
PROPOSAL
Nippon Wants Direct Talk
With Chinese on Neutral
Zones Establishment

DUAL D'ORSAY, Paris, Dec.
s (I.N.S.) .-Japan will insist
upon direct negotiations with
China for the government of
the proposed neutral zone in
the Chinchow area of South
Manchuria, but will promise
not to send troops into the
zone if Chinese forces with
draw beyond the Great Wall,
it was learned here today.
Instructions to this effect were
understood to have been received
by aKenkichi YoSchizawa, the
Japanese delegate, for presenta4
ton to the League of Nations
Council.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
FLYING PRIESTS
ON TREK BACK

SEWARD, Alaska, Dec. 5
Q.N.S0 .-1solated in the frozen
wastes of the Far North, Broth
ers George J. Feltes and Martial
Lapayere, flying missionaries, to-
day were believed to be making
their way over a treacherous trail
. Tacotna via the Ophir Flay
route.
Weather reports from Tacotna
indicated the brothers and the
two mushers who went to their
rescue with dog teams were en-
countering severe storm as they
started to battle their way back.
The brothers were forced to
land November % in a frozen
wilderness high above the timber
line when they encountered a Sc
we're snow storm.
The Washington times., 1931-12-05
King of Dips Dying;
Gabriel, Watch
That Horn!

- CHICAGO, Dec. 5 G.N.S0.
The king of pickpockets is on
the verge of death. At Cook
County Hospital, Eddie THE
Immune" Jackson is waging a
losing battle.
Once known as Americas
wealthiest dip" Eddie is penni-
less today as he approaches
the end. He was nicknamed
1.-THE Immune" because of his
astounding ability to cheat the
law.
Since 1894, Eddie has been
arrested $50 times in Chicago
alone. But his known convic-
tions number less than five.