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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23
Grain Market
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, November 23.-Grain
prices tended sharply downward early
today, influenced by tumble in Brit
ness Of sterling was in turn ascribed to
sales to cover payments on goods which
have been rushed into Great Britain
before new tariffs become effective.
Opening A-1h cents of, wheat
afterward fell further. Corn started at
" decline to 12 advance and SUISSE
Setbacks in British exchange car
$3.7212, and led to increased selling
pressure on wheat future delivery con-
tracts here, as well as to curtailment
of buying. Bears put stress also on
United States Department of Agricul-
ture reports of an increase of SO 996, 900
bushels in the wheat crop of the
Northern Hemisphere, bringing the
total to 3,114,412,000 bushels, exclusive
of Russia. The change was attributed
to an increase of 27,000,000 bushels in
Canada and $4,000 900 in France.
Contributing to bearish sentiment as
to grain was at least temporary alb
sence Of new export business in wheat
from North America. Overseas demand
since Saturday was apparently restrict
ed to . few boat loads, altogether Ca
madam. Wet weather over domestic
wheat regions that have been COM
planning Of drought acted as an addi-
tional weight on wheat prices. Corn
and oats sagged with wheat.
Provisions showed some flrmness on
account of scattered buying for previous
speculative sellers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23
CURB SHARES SAG
ONL|GHT TURNOVER
Changes in Leading Issues
Are Only FractionaI-UtiIi.
ties Featured.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Eneelal Dispatch to The Star.

Bneetal Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 23-The
Curb Exchange moved lower from the
opening gong today, but the volume Of
trading diminished as prices declined
The market leader in point of activ-
fly, Electric Bond g. Share. moved with
in a fractional price range. Cities
Service was unchanged at midday, but
Standard Oil of Indiana was slightly
lower and so were United Light 81
Power A and Niagara Hudson Power
Corporation.
A further decline in Brazilian milreis
exchange in terms Of the American
dollar largely contributed to the de-
crease in net earnings of Brazilian
Traction, Light & Power, whose Oc-
tQooc net Of $1,611 ,S44 contrasted with
N19S,765 in the same 1880 month,
while 10 months figures of $1S191, 800
compared with $23,368,228.
The irregularity of the London mar
ket, as well as the earnings statement,
helped bring about a decline in Brazil
ian Traction. Ford Motor, Ltd, and
Roam Antelope likewise eased, but
Woolworth, Ltd, during this period
was unchanged.
The opening on the Curb Exchange
was lower today, rejecting unfavorable
week end developments.
Electric Bond e. Share opened I'M
changed at 1917. but essed on succeed
ing trades. Cities Service opened at Z
and Standard Oil of Indiana at 1875,
both off u.
Irregularity Of the London market was
mirrored here in opening transactions
Of Brazilian Traction, which at 1917
was of "; Roam Antelope at 7Ss, of
Il, and other foreign issues, which
recorded smaller losses. Pennroad Cor
poration was unchanged at 80. Mead
johnson at 523s, lost 3%. Investment
trusts and natural gas shares generally
moved downward.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, November % (A9 Omitted
States Department Of Agriculture) -
Hogs-55,000 head, including $4,000
direct; 5-1o lower than Fridays aver
age; 170-210 pounds, 44oa4.50; top,
ASS; 100000 pounds, 435a445; 14o-
100 pounds, 425a4.45; few pigs, 3.75s
400; packing sows, 3.85a4 90; smooth
sorts to AIS. Light light, good and
choice. 140-160 pounds. 4.25a45O; light
weight, 10000 pounds, 440a4 SIS;
medium weight, 200-250 pounds. ASA
$50; heavy weight, 250-350 pounds,
4.25a4.45: packing sows. medium and
good, 275-500 pounds, 3.75a415; pigs,
good and choice, l0o-130 pounds, 375a
ais.
Cattle-Receipts, ~, 1000 head. Calves,
5000; choice steers with weight only,
few loads here; strong to IS higher;
1900 paid for 1921 ,286-pound aver
ages; middle grades predominating:
nothing done; bidding unevenly lower;
toppy yearlings steady best, 1928; 9TH
ers weak to lower generally slow and
weak to rs lower on most other killing
classes, but not enough done to make
a market. Slaughter cattle and veal
pounds, 7.75al1.75; 900-l 100 pounds,
8.00a12.25; 1,l00-l 300 pounds, 825a
1900; 1901 500 pounds, 8Ooal 3. 90:
common and medium, COOL 800 pounds.
4.o0a8.25; heifers, good and choice, $50
$50 pounds, 6.50al0.25; common and
medium, 3.50a7.00; COWS, good and
choice, 4.00a5.25; common and me-
dunn, 3.50a4.00; low cutter and cutter.
2.50a3.50; bulls (yearlings excluded),
good and choice (beef), 400a4.75; cut
ter to medium, 2.75a425.
Vealers milk fed, good and choice.
5.00a700; medium, 400a5 90; Gull and
common, 300a4.00. Stocker and feed
er cattle-Steers, good and choice, 500
1850 pounds, 5.50a7.25; common and
medium, 3.75a5. so.
sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head; mostly
steady with lower undertone: choice
native lambs, 6.25a635 to city butchers
and small killers; packers bidding 500
down. Lambs, 80 pounds down, good
and choice. 5.25a6.50; medium, 4.50a
5.25; all weights, common, 3.50a4 SO;
ewes, 90-l50 pounds, medium to choice,
1.25a2.75; all weights, Gull and COM
mon, 1.00al.75; feeding lambs, 5o-75
pounds, good and choice. 4.Soa5.oo.
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SOVIET TO REDUCE
MANGANESE OUTPUT
Commerce Department Hears
Sharp Curtailment Has Been
Ordered in Ore Exports.

The Commerce Department aoday
was advised that the Soviet Russia Au-
thorities have planned heavy reduc-
ton In the output Of manganese ore
during the current year.
In the fiscal year 1929-30 Soviet Rus
STA produced ,444, 166 tons, roughly A.
per cent of the total for the world. The
planned output for the calendar year
1880 was / $4,000. The output for 1881
has been set at 100000 tons, reduc-
ton of $4,000 tons, or about 40 per
cent.
The department was advised that this
planned reduction amounts to 4S per
cent of the actual output in the fiscal
year 1929-30, the last 12-month period
for which definite production statistics
are available.
Trade observers state, according to
a cable received by the department to-
day from Mndreth M. Harrison, third
secretary of the American legation at
Riga, that this reduction In the planned
output appears highly significant, es-
peciaHy since Soviet Russia Is making
great efforts to increase production in
almost every line and since the domestic
consumption of manganese Is increasing
rapidly, due to the expansion Of the
Soviet steel industry under the Ave-
year plan.
Exports are of vital Importance to the
Soviet Union IN providing q means to
pay for the imports necessary for the
industrialization intended by the Ave-
year plan, it was said at the depart
ment, and manganese ore Is the most
important in the group Of mineral ores
exported. 1t comes from two rich de-
posits which are located comparatively
close to shipping points, so that ex-
ports make a minimum demand upon
the labor supply, transportation facil-
tiles and industrial organizations.
The plan of the Soviet authorities
comes within a week after an an
nouncement was made that American
manganese producers would renew their
efforts in the corning session Of Con-
greSS to obtain an embargo on imports
Of manganese from RusSio. The Ameri-
can Manganese Producers Association,
supported by Senator Oddie Of Nevada,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Mines and Mining, and Representative
Williamson of South Dakota, Is reported
to be behind the movement.
The American manganese industry,
according to the producers association,
has been "prostrate" since dumping Of
Soviet ores began. Many plants have
been shut down, causing widespread
unemployment.
The protection to American manga
neSe in the present tariff, according to
the producers claim, has been over
come by Soviet dumping" In their
opinion, nothing short Of an embargo
on Soviet manganese will enable the
industry here to resume operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23
BEARISH SENTIMENT
INCREASES IN STREET
Special Dispatch to The star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 23.-The
week in the stock market opened today
with more bearish trend to sentiment
than in some time. The definite rejec-
ton by the railroad brotherhoodS of
the proposal for q 10 per cent cut in
wages took from the situation one CT
the potential bull influences. It was
Immediately interpreted as compelling
necessity for further reductions In rail-
road dividends
The lack Of support at the end Of
last week and the large number of
stocks that have broken through pre-
vtous levels gave the market an I'M
favorable technical character. Rails
have now touched double bottom. -
In the reckoning Of Wall Street this
means that the industrials and public
utilities are likely to follow. though
there is evidence that both are making
a strong attempt to shake themselves
free from the influence of the persist
ent decline in rails. The greatest de-
gree Of improvement this month has
been IN the banking situation. The
most disappointment arises from the
failure Of business to show more life.
In view Of the efforts to assist it to it's
feet. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23

posed acquisition by Vulcan Match,
subsidiary, Of control Of Federal Match
Corporation.
Texas & Pacific Railway-ProposeS
cutting passenger rate to III cents O
mile to meet bus competition; present
rate 2 cents a mile; regular rate on
Texas line Is 315 cents a mile.
Canadian Hydroelectric Corporation,
Ltd, first preferred share earnings, IL
months to September 80, $l6.15, against
Sl349
Delaware, Lackawanna 81 Western
Railroad October net operating income
of IS per cent; 10 months on 34.2 per
cent.
Philadelphia Electric-Denied author
ity to buy three utilities from United
Gas Improvement.
Rochester Gas g. Electric combined
preferred share earnings, IL months to
September 80, $l4, against $3.50.
Siemens & Halske, A. Obtains
100000 Uruguay telephone construc-
ton contract In competition with Inter-
national Telephone g. Telegraph and
other companies.
United Gas & Electric declared 81
common dividend; distributed SIS a
share November TO- 1880.
Kansas City Power q Light preferred
share earnings, IL months to october
81, $ll2.l6, against $10134
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23
MARYLAND TOBACCO SALES.

BALTIMORE, November % Especially
With both receipts and sales of Mary
land leaf tobacco showing a decline
again last week, the former totaling
only 161 hogsheads and sales of ISL
hogsheadS reported, the market con-
tiNues dull and inactive, and conse-
quently stocks in State tobocco ware
houses now total 1871 hogsheads.
With very little more desirable to-
bacco of the 1880 crop remaining to
come to market, new offerings will be
very small until the 1881 crop comes in.
Quotations today for Maryland leaf
tobacco per 100 pounds-Frosted and
inferior, 200a4.50; SOUND to good COM
mon, 5.00al5.00 medium to good, 1900
assoc; good to fine red, 35 0Oa54. 90 ;
fancy, 54.50a55 oC; seconds, common to
medium, 5.0Oa22 90; good to fine, $500
a42. 90; upper country, hurley. nominal,
ground leaves, 1881 crop, 4.00a2000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23
MOTOR CAR SALES.

DETROIT, November % DR.. L.
POLK q Co., which complies official
registrations OF motor cars throughout
the United States estimates the total
sales OF new passenger cars during Oc-
toper VIII reach between $4,000 and
!U1,ooo Wnen nnal figures are available.
Inc estimate is based upon complete
230,o66 cars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23

trio utilities are looking forward to
many new developments that are ex-
pected to produce millions of dollars
annually in new business. Among these
prospective sources of additional rev.
enue are the machine tool industry,
ultraviolet radiation, air conditioning,
television, color photography, the photo
electric cell and Thyraton transmission.
Important developments are expected
also in the chemical, transportation,
communication and building fields.
(Copyright, l93i)
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New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 23.-Opening
prices on the cotton market were 8
points lower to l higher today Trad
ing was active. Near months benefited
by trade buying. but hedge selling
pressed down distant contracts.
Opening prices were: December, COL,
up /; JANUARY, 6.08, off 4; March, ga,
OF 4; May. $40, of 8; July, 6.61, of S,
and october, $50, of 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS, November % LR.-Three per
cent reptes, "a francs Is confines; S
per cent loan, 1J1 francs 80 confines
Exchange ON London, SO francs so
centimeS The COLLAR was quoted at rs
francs SIX centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23
Cement Shipments Gain.

CHICAGO. November % R.-Theo-
dore G.. Dickinson, president of the
Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co.,
said cement shipments for October
were Is per cent greater than for the
same month of 1880. The largest
amount ever handled by the Marquette
Co. in a single day was on October 3,
a total of $4,000 barrels. october VOL
ume Of business, Dickinson said, was
II per cent above that of September.
The Marquette Co.'S plant at La Sale,
ILL.,, is the largest single unit cement
plant In the industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23

midas Winter rice acreage Is iargsP
than a year ago.
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THIS IS tbeJ
ASSOCIATED SYSTEM

Q Sixteen major and 1o4 other companies supply
ing electricity, gas and other utility services in major
cities lover 100000 population in As sizeable
mites 1000 1oo ooo and in 3o3s other communities
6215,ooo population La, 700 customers
these constitute the associated System
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23

4 h Rad-K-Orph. Dec FL Is a u l.
Pvidsnd Tat:2 IN doIars Nessd or
Payabs r cash ssos ssySh!s sceE sAd1ussnsnt
:soeE Pas e In ssUea psS ala as S IN .SsE Pq. in
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-10-01

DUPONT made the statement that one of his companies
would Save ten million dollars in corporation if
should have the British tax beer P 4165 Lobby In
vestigaton, 193O) In the hearings the prohibition
amendment conducted by the committee of the judiciary of
the house in 1880 Pierre S DUPONT testified that license
system higher than that of Great Britain would produce
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-10-01

From the above II will be that the mass OF the peO-
pie of the country those of moderate incomes pay but
small proportion of the internal levied
comes, and that the great number of small corporations
likewise pay relatively small of Eleven
thousand one hundred twenty-five mlionares pay $50
per of the individual income 1t is only when the
income reaches large proportions that the tax mounts and
then comparatively small number pay it.
ONLY BEER DEI.UGE COULD DO 1T
Extravagant predictions have been made of the returns
that could be realized if the government to levy
beer and thus relieve the income tax payer. Formerly
tax of 81 90 or so was levied on each barrel of beer but
the generous vets willing pay $1,000 barrel
for the privilege of getting entering wedge for the
of liquor 1t is claimed that billion dollars could be
raised in this To yield such
even at this high there be 333,333 barrels
1888, 1928 gallons of beer made and sold annually
than produced, tax-paid at any time that pro-
ducon was legal In 1914 beer production reached its
peak when Co. 473 barrels 205 1873 663 gallons of
beer manufactured and axpad at the rate of $1OO
per barrel (P 1885, 7O6 Statistical Abstract 1919 The
greatest per capita consumption of beer in the United
States 1000 gallons in 1911 (P 552 Statistical Abb
stract, 1919 The amount that would have to be
sued now to raise annually the billion dollars
$1,000 per barrel would be Fl gallons for every man.
woman and child in the nation
THE MOTIVES
The motives behind the agitation for the of liq
uor with the promise of to the govern
men appetite greed for profits and desire to shift
the burden from the shoulders of few rich taxpayers
those of the of the poor Evidence of this fur
nshed by testimony given at the lobby investigation
Quoted by subcommittee of the committee the iudc
ciary of the United States senate in 1880 VIM H. Stay
ton chairman of the board of directors of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment, testified that Irenee
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-10-01

one year internal liquors in 1912
when $483051 900 received yet this but H.
per of the total income and profits accounting
for 6755 per cent The amount of revenue from liquor
has steadily decreased since that time until in 1929 when
$12777000 received in spirits for non-bever
age purposes which 43 per of the total internal
revenue. (P 185, Statistical Abstract 1930.)
The sixteenth amendment to the constitution provd
ing for incomes became effective February Is,
1913. This sought to compel wealthy individuals to
tribute their just share the expenses of the
This amendment tapped of revenue which
has brought increasing amounts into the federal treasury
up the year 1880 Nineteen hundred thirty-one ap
parenty showing smaller return than the previous year
The United States Statistical Abstract for 1890 gives
interesting analysis of the personal and corporation income
for 1927 In that year SAY personal in
tax returns made net income of S22545,-
O91 OO0 which produced 900 in taxes 1898 per
Two hundred fftynine thousand, eight hundred forty
nine corporations reported income of $8981 1884,
0OO and paid ST, 130674OOO in income taxes, 3o45 per
of the internal (P 194195) The total of
income from individuals and corporations in 1927
ST 961 ,313OO0 6844 per cent of the internal
while the grand total of all income and profits
received including the above amounted to $2219952OOO
which was 7788 per of the internal of the
government. (P 1867
INCOME TAX PAYERS
Who paid that great for the upkeep of the govern
ment? An analysis dscoses the following facts regarding
personal income yebOyfs 203 Statistical
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-10-01
INCOME TAX PAYERS

Who paid that great for the upkeep of the govern
ment An analysis dscoses the following facts regarding
the personal income ax reports (P. 2O3, Statistical Alb
stract, 1880
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oo$5oO oo1sen
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
Has Faithful Dog.

Charles M. Bryan of Memphis, Tenn,
has spaniel dog, which for IS years
has daily occupied a spot in his law
Office during the working day and at
night follows him home TO guard the
house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
DR.. BALL0U REPORTS
ON SCHOOL BUILDING
Efforts of Authorities to Obtain
Structures Traced Step
by Step.

The efforts of public school authori-
ties to secure for the school system the
new buildings which have been opened
this Fall. or which shall become avail
able later in the term, are traced step
by step in the sixth chapter OF DR..
Frank w. Ballous annual super1ntend-
ents report, which soon Is to be issued
in booklet form.
The buildings traced from the first
request for a site appropriation to
final occupancy are the Lafayette,
Mann, Whittier, Noyes, Congress
Heights, Deanwood Anthony Bowen
and Young elementary Schools; the
Deal, Gordon, Powell, Stuart. Eliot and
Brown Junior High Schools, and the
Roosevelt Senior High School. The
Maj. James E. Walker Athletic Field
at Dunbar High School and the West
ern High School stadium also are dis
cussed in the report.
The chronological information con-
tanned in the report Is that which DR..
Ballou compiled for presentation to the
committees in Congress during the dis
cussions on the current appropriation
bill. The data was the subject Of an
exclusive series of articles printed in
The Star while they were being given
to the committees.
Foremost among the projects in
length of time required TO secure them
for actual use by Washington school
children are the two athletic fields.
The school authorities first undertook
to secure funds for the Western High
School Stadium in May, 1918, and the
stadium is being completed now and
will be used for the first time within
the next few weeks. Likewise, efforts
to obtain the Dunbar High Schools
field in the same month of 1918 and
that field is to be dedicated tomorrow.
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T0DAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

decentralization in Vienna" at
$40 pm.
Belasco-"Rhapsody in Black" at
$3.50 pm.
Gayety-"step Lively Girls" at AIS
and 8:15 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"way Back Home"
at 11:40 am, lao, $40, $40, TAO and
$40 pm.
MetropOlitan-"Mad Genius" second
week, at II am, 12:45, 2:35, AIS, Sis,
8 and 9:40 pm.
Leftover Ladies'" at IL, 2:10,
4, 5:55, 7:50 and $50 pm.
PaIace-Helen Hayes in THE Sin of
Madelon Claudet," at 11:40 am, 2:05,
4;45, tbs and 9:45 pm. Stage shows
at 1913, 3:43, $50 and 9:08 pm.
CoIumbia-"Susan Lenox," second
week, at 11:10 am, lis, 800, 5:25,
7:30 and 9:40 pm.
Fox-"The Yellow Ticket" at 11:57
am, 2:12, APT, 1929 and 9:44 pm.
Stage shows at 1882, 3:47, 649 and
9:04 pm.
Earle Blonde Crazy" at 1928 am,
1:50, 4:36, 7:30 and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 1858, 3:44, 6:38 and GOT pm.
TivoIi-"The Spirit of Notre Dame. /"
at 2, $50, 5:45, TAO, 9:35 pm.
CentraI-"Too Many Crooks" II am.
to IL pm.
Blonde Crazy" at Sis,
and 9:55 pm.
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$4,000 TELEPHONE
SAVING IS PLANNED
Potomac Co. Will Lay 2,400|
Lines in 18th Street
Conduit.

Utilizing improvements developed In
the laboratories of the Bell Telephone
System, the Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co. will save approximately
S35, 900 in the laying of new telephone
lines to the new Federal triangle build
ing area south of Pennsylvania avenue
a project to be undertaken by the COM
pany in the near future, according to
John A. Remon, general manager OF
the firm.
Installation of thousands Of new lines
in a conduit beneath Twelfth street Is
called for in the project. A cable carry
ing 2,400 lines will be passed through
the same conduit, affecting big saw
ing to the telephone company
$4,000 Project Planned.
Work requiring more than $3.50 hours
of labor will be begun by the company
this week in constructing the $44,6OO
storm proof aerial cable project between
Bethesda and Rockville, Remon an
nounced The work will continue
through February.
A five-year intercity service require
ment forecast was made by the en-
gineers planning this project. The fore
cast estimated future population and
its potential use of telephone service.
To Use Aerial Lines.
The telephone company explains
aerial lines are used in sparsely settled
sections. II the area in question is
expected to require a large number OF
telephones, cables are necessary.
The placing of telephone cables un-
foreground is planned as densely built-
I'D areas extend. Study also Is being
given to the development OF the
"buried" cable distribution system
which may be adaptable to- certain
suburban sections. This system, under
which cable is not placed in conduit,
is still in the development stage, Of
ficials of the company point out, but
further study is expected to erect
economies in manufacturing and IN
stallation of this type of circuit.