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S228,000,000
IN D. {. RETAIL
STORES
$43,649,510 Is Paid in Annual
Wages BY 5,917 Dealers to
A,473 Employees, by Census

The total investment of the
6,917 retail stores in Washington
is 1928, 100000 and the annual
payroll is $43, ,649,510, it was dis
closed in a summary presented to
the Merchants and Manufac.
turers Association at the Willard
Hotel last night by John Guern-
sey, chief of retail distribution
Of the 1880 census.
Local retailers spend at least
$4,000, 900 annually in the city
exclusive of pay for merchandise
from local wholesalers or other
products for resale.
Owner-ProprietOrs
OF the yearly payroll $41,947,,
634 is paid to 3O,677 full time en-
ployes and $1,701,976 to 3,796
part-time helpers. There were
5000 owner proprietors who, If
included in the summary at only
ordinary wages would be paid
$6.865, ,593.
Salaries and operating costs OF
retail stores take $28.06 of every
800 received in sales. These
operating expenses in addition to
the salaries include rent, deliv-
cries, supplies, light and power.
They do not include the costs of
merchandise sold nor profit.
OF the 5,917 shops only 929 are
owned and 48 partly owned by
the store proprietors. The re-
mainder are rented or leased. The
rental averages $4.36 for each
500 of net sales.
1853 InstalIment Dealers
Only 1853 reported that they
sell on the inStallment plan.
Their sales totaled $82,977 Alb.
OF his amount 365 per cent was
for cash, 28,1 per cent was on
open charge accounts and 35.4
per cent on the installment basis.
The 1859 food stores of the
District reported sales of $81 ,857,-
SIG, or IS per cent of the total
retail business. The 10 depart
ment stores total sales reached
$45,937,655. Total sales of So
5000 we're reported by 104 dry
goods stores, 10 general stores, AZ
variety, 5 and 10-cent and to-a-
dollar stores.
The automotive group, with 573
establishments, did a business Of
$5O,215, 5,O80; the apparel group
with 679 stores, a total Of $42,-
275,376.
Drug Stores Do Sell Drugs
Contrary to general opinion, ~
per cent of the business in drug
stores of the city is in prescrip-
tions, drugs and pharmaceuticalS.
Candy, ice cream and soda foun-
tain sales account for 81 per cent
and tobacco sales for 1919 per
cent.
The report for Washington is
the first of its kind to be issued.
Mark Lansburgh, president of
the association, presided last
night. Robert j. McFall, chief
statistician of the Census Bureau,
introduced Mr.. Guernsey. Other
speakers were: Commissioner
Luther H. Reichelderfer; George
Pitt, president of the Board Of
Trade; Thomas p Littlepage, vice
president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce; Gen.
Frank T. Hines, director of the
Veterans Bureau. and Haro d
Young, secretary of the Retail
Dry, Goods Association
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Va. Public Service
Earnings Increase

Virginia Public Service Com
pany, subsidiary Of Seaboard
Public Service Company. reports
gross earnings for 1880 of ST..
537, ,986, as compared with $6,.
9O3,5o7 for 1929, an increase OF
9 per cent.
Balance available for bond in
terest, after retirement appro.
priation, was $3,O57.995, as
against $2,829,611. Net income
available for dividends was ST.
528,718, compared with $l,265,.
255. The company is part OF
the Middle West Utilities System
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Higher Money Rates Notv
Normal, Haney Holds

After all, the chief demand for
short loans in New York comes
from the stock market. AS long
as stocks remain so weak and
dull, there can be little strength
in call loan rates.
While remembering that money
rates averaged a little firmer in
March, we may accept the COM
mon opinion that the rise this
week has been due to temporary
factors, occasioned by month-end
conditions and government fl
nancing.
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GASOLINE NEED
FOR SUMMER
To Be HIGH
Secretary of Interior Wilbur
Is Told 222, 100000 Barrels
Will Be Used by Oct. |

Americans are expected to use
222, 100000 barrels of gasoline
between April l and September
80, this year, an increase of / 5
per cent over the same period
in 1880, the Voluntary Committee
on Petroleum Economics report
ed yesterday to Secretary of the
Interior Wilbur.
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Deny MltnsinglUeGr
Is Planning Merger

MINNEAPOLIS, April 9.-There
is absolutely no thought of any
merger whatever with any other
institution, said F.. M. StoWell,
president of Munsingwear, Inc,
when asked whether merger nego-
tiations with Associated Apparel
Industries had been definitely dis
continued.
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Pennsy LOGdings Up
1867 Cars in Week

The Pennsylvania Railroad sys-
tenn in the week ended April 4
handled 120,494 revenue cars,
against 118,807 cars in the previ-
Gus week, an increase of 1857
cars. In the like week of 1880,
146,290 cars we're handled.
For the period from January l
to April 4, the road handled 1891
038 cars, against 1.932,632 cars in
the like 1880 period.
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Bids and Proposals

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Bureau of
Engravjrg and Printing. Washington.
are invited for the sale of ink scrapinsr,
and postage stamp and internal revenue
paper trimmings. and for the cleaning Of
windows during the fiscal year beginning
not later than p. m Tuesday May ..
1881 Blank forms with specifications
for proposals for the several schedulee
and further information will be furnlsned
on application to A. w HALL. Director.
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Activity of Blast
Furnaces Gaining

AS Of April l there were 116
blast furnaces active in the
United States, or 81 per cent of
the total of 314 available. On
March l, there were 108 furnaces
active, or 34.4 per cent of the
total.
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BY LEWIS HANEY
Director New York University Bureau
Of Business Research and Former
Economist of Federal Trade

Economist of Federal Trade
Commission
The recent tightening in call
money rates is of considerable
interest. While there is little
reason to look for much advance,
and continued easy money is in
prospect, it should be noted that
call money rates averaged higher
in March than in January or
February.
Money rates did not decline in
March, as they normally do.
Moreover, time money rates aver
aged higher in March, and in
creased somewhat more than
usual for the season.
The late runup in call money,
however, has not been attended
by any 'appreciable Tightening in
time money rateS-though there
is some indication of firmer rates
in the bill market.
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ELECTRIC RATES CUT

California railroad commission
has ordered interim reductions in
electric rates of the San Joaquin
Light and Power Corporation and
it's subsidiary the Midland Coun,
ties Public Service Corporation. of
approximately 100000 annually,
effective May /.
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FEDERAL MOTOR TRUCK

Federal Motor Truck Co. has
reduced the price on the 112-ton
chassis four-cylinder model to
S795 from $3.50 and on the 112-
ton six-cylinder model to 1896
from $1,000.
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TRADE BETTER,
GRANT FINDS

Business is getting better, &C
cording to w. T. Grant, chairman
of the board of the w. T. Grant
Company, at the annual stock
holders meeting, at which all
directors we're reelected. He
added:
"This seems particularly true
of those businesses, such as our
own, that supply basic com
mOdities to the great mass OF
consumers.
Retail business is in a bet
ter position to go ahead now
because stocks of merchandise
are on a sound basis and COM
modify prices in most lines Of
merchandise have become more
stable.
Manufacturers stocks also
seem in good condition, he said
The Borden Company declared
regular quarterly dividend OF rs
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tee named to
study crude oil
production, ex.
plains that the
survey is not
completed, and
r e c ommends
that a commit
tee of engineers
be named to de.
elop better
methods of eSti.
mating produc'
tion.
The commit.
t e e estimates
that % OOO OOr
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Special Notices

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Washington Permanent Building Asso-
citation. will be held at the office, No. 629
p. m. for election of officers and directors.
Polls open from 10 a. m. to > p. m.
HERMANN H. BERGMANN Secretary.
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The Borden Company declared
regular quarterly dividend Of IS
cents, payable June l to stock Of
record May Is.
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LOST AND FOUND
PERSONALS

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19

The Italian Ambassador, Mobile Ga
como de MARITIME, will return to WASH
ington tomorrow morning from WnlVe
Sulphur Springs, where he Is remaining
over Sunday.
The Japanese Ambassador, Mr.. Kat
suit Debuchi, spent short time IN
Washington last week, motoring lronl
Buena Vista Springs, where he Is es-
tablished with his family.
The Ambassador Of Great Britain
Sir Ronald Lindsay, will sail the latter
part of the month for leave OF ao-
sence, which he will spend in his nome
in England. The Ambassador mao
planned to sail July 8. but was ooligeo
to change his plans because OF omclai
business.
The Belgian Ambassador, M. PAU
May, will return to the Capitai tne
arst of the week from Newport, wnere
he is the guest of the Minister OF Eu-
mania, M. Charles A. Davila. M. Ia
villa entertained at brilliant dinner
party last evening in honor OF his house
guest.
Among the guests at the dinner was
the first secretary Of the Belgian en-
bassy. viscount de Lantsheere, VINO ac-
comnanied the Ambassador to the re-
sort.
The Minister Of Albania, Mr.. Fax
Konitza, viii go to New York the middle
of the week and will be the guest over
Sunday of MIR. and Mrs. Walter Farwell
of Chicago, in their Summer place on
Long Island ~
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Mr.. Curtis Is Guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Knight
At Luncheon Today
Secretary of War Expected
Back From Trip to Muscle
Shoals Next Week.

The Vice President, Mr.. Charles
Curtis, will be the guest in whose honor
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Webster knight, Sd, gill enter
tain at luncheon today at their Sum-
mer home at West Warwick, r. I. MIR.
Curtis will also visit his daughter, Mrs.
Charles P. George, and her family at
Siasconset, Mass, before returning to
Washington.
The Secretary Of War, Mr.. Patrick ].
Hurley, left Washington Thursday eve
ming to pass few days at Muscle
Schoals. He is expected back next
week.
The Attorney General, Mr.. william
De Witt Mitchell, will return to the
city the first Of the week from Long
Island, where he is spending today.
The Attorney General was accompanied
by the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy.
Mr.. Ernest Lee Jahncke, and Mr.. Law
renee Richey, and attended the launch
ing yesterday at Quincy, Mass, of the
Mariposa, the leviathan of the Pacific.
The Secretary Of the Navy, Mr..
Charles Francis Adams, is spending a
few days with Mrs. Adams at their
home, at Minot, Mass. He is expected
back in the Capital the first Of the
week.
The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
Doak have as their guests in their
country home in Virginia, Mr.. A. F.
Whitney Of Cleveland. president Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and
/OoukinY1od an page Noi,,,-.~- 0N
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Wyatt Home Scene of House
Parties and HOSPITALITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wyatt have with
them over Sunday Miss Louise Eaton
of johnson City, Tenn, and DR.. John
Cook of Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wyatt had guests dining informally with
them last evening and will have
small company with them informally
at dinner tomorrow evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt were hosts at
dinner Tuesday evening, having as their
guests Judge and Mrs. Oscar Luhring.
Col. and Mrs. Clark G. Wren, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll NOEL and Mrs. George
Bass Of New York. Mrs. Bass and her
daughter, little Miss Armada Bass, sailed
yesterday for Bermuda for three.week
stay.
Young Laurabell and Jane, daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt, are spending
the Summer with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. Graves. Il t:.eir
home near Syria, Va.
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Maj. Roderick r. Allen, o. S. A., and
Mrs. Allen moved yesterday from their
home at 4412 Greenwich parkway, in
Foxhall Village. to the house at 4447
Q street, also in Foxhall Village, which
they have leased for the Autumn and
Winter.
Mrs. Brown, whose husband, Maj.
Cary H. Brown, was formerly con-
nected with the ONCE of Public Build
igns and Public Grounds in Washing
ton, is in the city, the guest Of Mrs.
Dorothy Mills Gibson at 1916 Forty
fourth street northwest. Mrs. Gibson
will entertain at a supper party for
Mrs. Brown wednesday evening.
Mai. Brown is now director OF the
Rochester, N. Y, Improvement Associa-
ton.
Capt. and Mrs. william H. Murphy.
the former of Office Of the chief Of
Signal Service, are being congratulated
on the birth of a daughter at Walter
Reed Hospital Friday. The little girl
has been named Catharine Anne.
Capt. Neal B. Farwell, U. S. N, &C
companied by Mrs. Farwell and the
formers mother, Mrs. Farwell, started
yesterday morning by motor for James
town, r. I. Capt. and Mrs. Farwell win
spend a fortnight in jamestown and
his mother will continue her trip to
Maine.
Capt william Baggaley, q. S. N, and
Mrs. Baggaley are spending the week
end on q short motor trip.
Capt. Ivan E. Bass, u. S. NJ. with
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Italian Ambassador Ends
STAY at Resort Tomorrow
Envoy From japan Motors to Washington From
Buena Vista Springs Ronald
Lindsay to Sail.

The Minister Of Guatemala and Sc
nora de Recinos are spending a few
days at the Hotel Ambassador in At
lantic City.
The Minister of Panama and Sonora
de Arias are spending the week end in
the North and will return to Washing
ton Tuesday.
The Minister spent a portion of last
week in New York and came back to
Washington Thursday in time to &C
company Sonora de Arias to Maine on
the night train.
The newly appointed Minister Of
Honduras and Sonora de Davila, and
their small daughter have arrived in
Washington and are established in the
legation at 100 Sixteenth street.
The counselor of the Swiss legation,
M. Etienne Lardy, who went abroad
with Nine. Lardy and their little family
some weeks ago, is expected to arrive in
New York this week and will come at
once to washington to take up his du-
ties as charge d'affaires during the abb
sence Of the Minister, M. Marc Peter,
who sailed last week to join Nine. Peter
and their family in their Geneva home.
Nine. Lardy remained in their Swiss
home and will join him in Washington
in the Autumn.
The air attache Of the French en-
bassy and Nine. Thenault will enter
tain a company this afternoon in their
box at the tennis match at Wardman
Park Hotel, when william Tilden,
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Company Entertained
At Dinner Dance by
Col. and Mrs. Grain
Maj. and Mrs. Frank Are
Hosts. Honoring Maj. and
Mrs. Armstrong.

Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. ]. K. Grain en-
tertained q company at the dinner
dance on the Shoreham terrace last
evening when their party included
Admiral and Mrs. F. M. Robinson, also
Col. and Mrs. j. M. Wainwright OF
Fort Riley, Kaas., who are now house
guests of Col and Mrs. Grain.
Mai. and Mrs. w. H. Frank enter
tanned party at the dinner dance on
the Shoreham terrace last evening IN
compliment to Maj. and Mrs. F. T.
Armstrong Of Langley Field, Va, who
will come to Washington to live within
q few weeks, when Maj. Armstrong
will take up his new duties in the in
dustriai division of the Army War Col
lege.
Guests included Col. and Mrs. Thomas
L. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Weaver,
Mrs. John M. Mcdowell and Maj. Don
aid Armstrong.
Mrs. Jesse Nicholson was hostess at
a large porch luncheon yesterday IN
honor Of Miss Byrd Belt, president OF
the Montgomery County Democratic
Law enforcement Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. O'Connor en-
tertained at dinner last evening on the
Shoreham terrace for Mr.. and Mrs
Merle Thorpe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Kasehagen were
hosts at bridge, dance and supper
party Friday evening for their son, Mr.
Leo Kasehagen, Sd, who has been To-
Gated at Charles Town, w. Va. since his
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Gen. and Mrs. J. E. Fechet
Have Visitor Over Sunday
Miss Corbin Here to See Tennis Match Gen.
Stephen o. Fuqua Returning From
New York Trip.

Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet, U. S. A.,
and Mrs Fechet have as their guest
over Sunday Miss Dolly Corbin, who
came from her Summer home at Glib
son Island to witness the tennis match
this afternoon between Karel Kozeluh
of Czechoslovakia and William Tnden,
American star, which will be played at
Wardman Park Hotel.
Gen and Mrs. Fechet and their guest
were among those at the dinner dance
last evening at the Chevy Chase Club
given for the tennis stars.
Mai Gen. Stephen o. Fuqua, U. S.
A., will join Mrs. Fuqua tomorrow
coming from New York, where he has
been for several days.
= Miss Jeanette Fuqua, daughter OF
Gen. and Mrs. Fuqua, who went abroad
some weeks ago, has been in Paris, and
with Miss Dorothea Morgan will leave
there tomorrow for Cannes to spend 10
days or fortnight. Miss Fuqua will
be the guest of Mile. Refine Claudel
in the home of her parents. the Am
bassador Of France to this country and
Nine. Claudel, near Paris, and after a
fortnight's stay with her will sail for
this country, joining her parents in
washington in September.
Rear Admiral Charles ]. Badger, U.
S. NJ, retired, has gone to Blue Ridge
Summit to spend the remainder Of the
Summer.
Admiral Badgers son and daughter
in-law, Capt. Oscar c. Badger. U. S.
N, and Mrs. Badger, are at Coronado
Beach, Calf, Capt. Badger having been
transferred for duty on the Pacific
Coast some weeks ago.
Lieut.. Col. Allen W. Gullion, u S. A.,
is in Newport, where he is on duty at
the Naval War College for the Sum-
mer. Mrs. Gullion and their daughters
were expected to join him some weeks
ago, but have been detained in Wash
ington because Of the illness Of their
daughter, Miss Ruth Gullion, who is
still at Walter Reed Hospital.
Miss Asa Gullion, younger daughter
Of Col. and Mrs. Gullion, is visiting Mrs
Edmund Smith at Garrison-on-H Hudson
Mr.. Edmund Gullion, son of Col and
Mrs. Gullion, has been awarded the
war memorial scholarship at Princeton
University and will take up his studies
there in the Autumn. Young Mr.. Gull
lion was the winner Of the National
Oratorical Contest and later Of the
international Contest last year. 80.
Lieut.. Col. Emory S. Adams, U. S. A.
and Mrs. Adams have as their guests
Mrs. Hugh L. Walthall Of San Fran
cisco, who will be with them in theil
home on Highland place until Wednes-
day.
Col. and Mrs. Henry S. Wagner
motored to Washington yesterday from
their Summer place in Virginia ano
are staying over Sunday with Col. and
Mrs. Emory, having come to attend the
tennis matches this afternoon at Ward
man Park Hotel. n
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Dasher-Plitt Engagement
Precedes October Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. George Pitt announce
the engagement Of their daughter Ruth
Steidel to Mr.. George Holmes Dasher.
son Of Col. C. L. Dasher, q. 8. A., and
Mrs. Dasher, the wedding to take placs
in the early part Of October.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. Ochs went to
Delhi on business Wednesday.
Otto Gerstman of Clements was in
Redwood Falls Tuesday afternoon.
william Wurscher of Lucan trans
acted business at the court house
Monday. -
IS Mr.. and Mrs.D. L. Thomas Of
.Vesta were here for few hours Mon
day afternoon.
Matt Huepfei of Springfield form
erly of Redwood Falls is reported
seriously i'll with pneumonia at his
home.
Misses Amanda and Dorthea Bunge
Of Minneapolis spent the weekend at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 10.
Bunge. - - =
E. S. Nelson. Of Montevideo who
until recently made his home at Red
wood Falls came here on business
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Voss and family
motored to Heron Lake Sunday where
they visited at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Paul Willems.
Rev. G. H. Ten Brock of the
Church of the Holy Communion held
a Lenten service at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Luscher Monday eve
ming.
The First Presbyterian church will
hold the Annual Meeting on Monday,
April 9th at 500 p. m. for the trans
action of such business as will regul-
arly come before such a meeting.
Miss Anna Falk arrived here Fri
day evening and will spend the week
at the home of her mother, Mrs. A.
N. Falk. Miss Falk teaches at st.
Louis Park. -
The American Legion will hold its
regular meeting in the Club Rooms
/ this evening Thursday. A feature
of the meeting will be the reports of
the delegates to the State Meeting
held last week.