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The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Minister to Return

The minister of Hungary,
Count LaSzlo Szechenyi, who
has been abroad since July, is
expected back in this country
next month, when he will join
Countess Szechenyi and their
daughters, the Misses Szechenyi,
at Newport, where they have
spent the summer with Coun-
tess Szechenyi's mother, Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Countess
Szechenyi was hostess at a
luncheon yesterday at the
Breakers, the Vanderbilt home
at Newport.
Attache in New York
The Naval attache Of the
Italian Embassy, Capt. Mobile
Luigi Notarbartolo del Duchi
di Villarosa, who has been
visiting at Newport and other
resorts along the coast, is
now in New York at the Ritz
Carlton for q brief visit.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
And a Virtuous One

The letter would not be of any significance if it did
not give itself away. The cry for horsewhipping re-
fined prostitutes does not rise from any abstract
moral feeling; there is fear perhaps even envy The
fufedged American writes that every wife tries her
best to please and satisfy her man." but beasts
and go elsewhere for other kinds of love, which she
describes in brutal terms. Then autobiography
"This comes from who has two grown children and
almost lost her husband and only the Lord knows
through no fault of hers, for she'd give her life gladly
for him. She is married 19 years and sees too
much of him. This wife is athlete, accomplished in
music does not play cards, drink smoke"
Sir Toby Answers
"Dost thou think, because thou art viruous, there
shall be no more cakes and ae These are the words
of drunkard, spoken to fool but there IS good chee
in them The excellent critic, A. Richards, has poeo
out that if give up vices, because we want 10 DC
good hate the thought of people who can manage 10
be good without giving up their pleasures. A smart
game of tennis, a sonata at DUSK and not JACKPOT
hghba or cigarette butt in the house. apparently were
not enough to prevent the threat of disaster TO tne
household of this married young yet sne o11erS
her virtue against the attractions Of those ungody ones
who somehow do manage to keep men.
think that the sentiment against two-tlmlng as
powerful was and there good reasons 1or
it. The secret liason continues to exist but there Is
an advance socially in the honesty of relations between
husbands and wives when common life become 1mpos-
sble to them My correspondent prays she DeeVeS IN
prayer for her letter is full of , that a such people
who live dual life get theirs in torture so they'll reaze
what they're doing to those who trust them. from
what hear of secret connections, it seems tnat tne
torture is a constant companion to the pleasure
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
Advertising Boosts
LOriILQrd Profits

The P. Lorillard Company profit
increase of over 500 per cent in
1880, registered during the depres-
sion year, is largely due, accord
ing to Lorillard officials, to
greatly increased sales of their
leading brand, Old Gold cigar
cites. The company reports that
Old Gold sales showed an increase
each successive month through
out 1890.
While the tobacco industry
Jared better than others last year,
the Lorillard gain represents the
largest percentage of increase in
net earnings among the major
tobacco companies; and this gain
was accompanied by a $3,000,000
increase in surplus and $6,0O0,O00
in cash on hand. Inventories
were reduced by $4,0OO,OOO, and
there was $1,250,000 reduction in
bonded indebtedness. Lorillard
officials attribute the increasing
popularity of their cigarette to
the continuous and large scale use
of newspaper advertising.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
CANADA READY.
FOR TARIFF
UPHEAVAL
One Hundred Items, Mostly
Food Products, Will Be
Involved in the New Rates

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 16 O.N.S)
Prime Minister Bennett tomorrow
will start public hearings usher
ing in Canada's plan for general
revision of the customs tariff at
the approaching session of Parlia-
ment. Huge imports from the
United States will be affected.
One hundred items, including
fresh and canned fruits and vege-
tables, livestock, meats, grains end
wool, will be involved in the tar
ifs and are bound to affect an.
nual imports from the United
States tOtaling between forty and
fifty million dollars.
Protest On Oranges
Among the import items which
are expected to be hit is oranges,
Of which Canada imported So
100000 worth last year. Import
ers in Canada are demanding that
a portion of this trade be diverted
to British Empire countries.
Ca n a d a imported $1,200,0O0
worth of American eggs last year,
more than $1,240,O00 in hams
and bacon. and $1,500,000 in
canned soups last year.
These items, with American
wheat, corn and oats, which
totaled $1O,O00,00O last year, are
expected to be included in the
drive for protection.
Flooded With Briefs
Never in the history of Canada
has such an avalanche of tariff
briefs been filed and protection
is planned not only against Amer
ican but against Australian and
English products.
The move on the part of the
government is regarded as an
important step in Premier Ben
nett's policy of Canada first"
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
Clayton's Trade Training
Aids in Credit Work

uate of the local public schools
and of Central High School. He
began his working career very
young and before he had reached
his teens had more of a compre-
hensive working knowledge of the
business world than many enjoy
at maturity.
He is particularly gratifed with
the success of the mid-winter ban
quet held at the Willard Hotel on
Saturday night, regarding the
growing popularity of the major
social event of the credit men of
the year as characteristic of the
expansion and interest of the as
Sociation.
Membership in the Washington
Association of Credit Men is linn
tied to firms of wholesalers, and
although the growth has not been
spectacular it has been steady,
and now includes 154 active men
in the ranks. Mr.. Clayton was
elected to head the organization
last July.
Too busy to enjoy membership
in recreational groups, Mr.. Clay
ton nevertheless finds time to
take active interest in the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, the
Board of Trade aid the United
States Chamber of Commerce; is
also an official of the Travelling
Mems Protective Association and
is thirty-second degree Mason,
a member Of the Washington
Shrine.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
STEPS Up
OUTPUT

DETROIT, Feb. 16.-February
Works, division of General Motors
Corporation, has been stepped up
SO per cent above the original
production schedule. This is the
second upward revision of the
working schedules. which were in
creased 80 per cent several weeks
ago to take care of untitled orders
on hand.
The company states that more
than two-thirds of the Increased
Oldsmobile production in Feb
ruary will be required to fill new
orders for immediate shipment.
Untitled orders on hand at the
start of this month were 800 per
cent above the number on Jan
uary /, officials reported.
"This improved customer buy.
ing is widespread with every
section of the country repre-
Sented," they declared.
In the first 10 States reporting
new car registrations Chverolet
outsold Ford in every State ex-
cept Delaware, where the ratio
was 81 Fords for every 80 Chev-
rOletS,
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
A. & P. SALES OFF
6.44 PER CENT

Sales of the Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company for the five
weeks ended January 81, were
$97,558,824, which compares with
$104,27O,933 for the same five
weeks period in January, 1880,
and is a decrease of $6,712,1o9, or
6.44 per cent.
Although dollar sales were
smaller this January than a year
ago, the actual quantity of goods
sold in the January period, 1881,
showed a gain Of 1865 per cent
over the corresponding period in
1880.
Average weekly sales for Jan
uary, 1881. were $19,511,765, COM
pared with $20,854,187 for Jan
uary, 1880; decline of $1,342,422.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
AUTO DEALERS
HOLD LOCAL
MEETING
Oakland Pontiac Agents Here
In Big Farley; Bankers Join
In ConCIaVe Plans

The largest Oakland Pontiac
dealer convention ever held in
washington will take place this
afternoon and evening, when $50
dealers, their banker associates
and star statesmen will join with
factory officials in putting on the
annual sales presentation pro
gram in the Mayflower Hotel.
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
and the District of Columbia will
be represented in the dealer dele
cation.
The afternoon program will be
q highly developed business show
At $50 o'clock in the evening the
entire gathering will be guests OF
the Oakland Motor Car Company
at a banquet in the main ball
room of the MayfloWer Hotel.
Under the direction of w. A.
Blees, vice president in charge OF
sales, the days meetings will
sound the opening gun OF the
formal 1881 selling campaign IN
this area.
This is the fifteenth of series
Of % similar presentations that
are being held this winter from
coast to coast in a comprehensive
effort to apprise the company's
far.fl11ng dealer organization OF
the plans to make this a banner
year for sales.
The sales presentation program
will take place on Speclally
assembled stage in the MaytloWer
ballroom. The program embraces
every important matter that en-.
ters into successful operation OF
retail automobile business.
Various devices of the theater
will be employed to illustrate and
amplify the talks of the officials:
Prior to the Inauguration OF
the business show series in New
York city six weeks ago, two
months were devoted to the prep
aration of the program, which
every Oakland-P Pontiac dealer in
the country will see this winter.
Twenty.one persons travel with
the production from one metro
politan point to another.
Oakland officials who will as
sist Mr.. Blees with the presenta-
tion this afternoon include: D. U.
Bathrick, Eastern sales manager;
P. Wesley Combs. advertising man.
ager; w. r. Huber, sales promo
tion manager; A. G. S. Olsen,
manager of the dealer accounting
department; j. S. O'Rourke, parts
and service manager, and H. H.
Goodrich, of the sales depart
ment.
George L. Rex, local zone man.
ager and members of his organiza-
tion made the local arrangements
for the convention.
Mr.. Blees will preside at the
dinner and make the principal
speech. His talk will be broad
cast over Station WNGAL from $3.50
to 8 o'clock. Talks also will be
made by high General Motors
officials, including Wade Leach,
vice president of the General
Motors Acceptance Corporation,
and L. L. Linehan, assistant gen
eral manager of the Motor Ac-
counting Company Mr.. Bathrick
and Mr.. Rex will also make short
talks.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
WEST VIRGINIA
PHONES GAIN

Plans providing for the expen-
diture of $10,300,000 on plant ad-
ditions, improvements and re-
placements in West Virginia for
the next three years were made
at the annual meeting Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company of West Virginia,
held at Charleston.
It is estimated that $4,080,000
of this sum will be spent this year.
The company will also inaugurate
program providing for the in
stallation of 1890 telephones in
that State by the end of 1888.
These additions will bring the to-
tai number of instruments there
to $4,000. At the close of the
present year $4,000 instruments
will be in use.
Revenues Up 3 Per Cent
Telephone operating revenues
in West Virginia last year totaled
$6,150,273, an increase of 3 per
cent over 1929. Expenses we're
$5.105,772, an increase of 3.9 per
cent. Net telephone revenues
reached $1,051,981. One of the
large items of expense was oper-
ating taxes, which for the year
was $491, ,563. Directors of the
company reelected included Lloyd
B. Wilson, Philip o. Coffin and
Marshal D. Sedan, of Washing
ton; Charles A. Cabell and Thad-
deus S. Clark, Charleston; Charles
M. Cohen, Huntington; John M.
Crawford, Parkersburg; David A.
Burt, Wheeling; Walter S. Clifford
and Eugene S. Wilson, of New
York.
To Spend $11,855, 900
In the District OF Columbia the
company will spend $11,855 900 in
plant additions and improvements
i'll the next three years. Fol the
current year the expenditures are
expected to reach $3,550,000 with
an expansion program providing
for net gain of 26,900 telephones
by 1888. Last year Washington
telephones were increased by 1857
or 6 per cent.
In Virginia in the next three
years the company will spend
approximately $14,000,00O on its
expansion and betterment pro,
gram. Of this amount nearly
$4,OOO,0OO will be expended this
year.
In Maryland at the close of the
year the company's total plant
investment amounted to $43, ,301,.
1853. Telephones in that State
were Increased last year by $3.50
or 4 per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
FIDELITY GROUP
SHOWS GAIN

The Fidelity Investment Asso-
citation, with local offices in the
Shoreham Building, an associa-
tion devoted to the sale of annui-
ties, reports contracts written for
January of $4,724,0Oo, as com
pared with $3,8O8,OOO in January,
1880. This is gain of $916, 1000,
or "a per cent.
Commenting on the business of
the company and the outlook gen.
orally, Richard B. Scandrett, jr.,
chairman of the association de-
clared:
''The turn of the year saw ma
terial improvement in the pub
lie attitude toward the business
situation. This was immediate
ly reflected in business trans
acted by the offices of our as
SOciatiOn, which are located in
"a of the principal cities of the
country. This improved feeling
is continuing, as is indicated BY. .
the fact that the first 10 days
of February have established a
new high record for that pc
riOd."
Herbert C. Harris, local mana,
ger, who is also in charge of the
territories covered by the com.
pany in nearby States, declared
that his office had done better
business last year than at any
similar time in their history. In
some instances monthly gains
were over 100 per cent, he added
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
USE UP
IN JANUARY

The Census Bureau reports 454,-
1873 running bales of lint cotton
we're consumed in the mills of
the United States against 406, POT
in December and 576,16O in Janu-
ary, 1890.
Total consumption for the six
months ended January 81 amount
ed to 2,466,432 bales against g.
314,345 in the like period of the
1929-30 season.
Stocks of linters, exclusive Of
linters, on hand January 81, COM
pare as follows in running bales:
Jan.S1,'31 Dec.S1, 80
In consuming estabs 1,613,475 1,659,432
In warehouses see. 7,939,454 S,377,720
Spindles active during January
numbered 25,6l1, ,458, against 25,-
525,820 in December and 29,177,-
228 in January, 1880.
Exports and imports compare
as follows exports being in run
ming bales, excluding linters, and
imports in 500-pound bales):
Jan. 1881 Dec, 1880
Exports ....H.... 62+6S1 765,S35
Imports ............ 1929 4,461
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
Small Credit Loss
On HUqe Business

American people are tunda-
mentally honest, the National Re-
tail Credit Survey, recently COM
pleted by the Department Of Com
merce, shows, it was declared by
Edwin B. George, chief of the
marketing service division Of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.
With an annual volume of re-
tail credit business apparently in
excess of 100000. 100000, annual
credit losses, many of them avoid
able, approximate 5000, 100000. he
said. a sI-
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Hogs-Receipts, $4,000: market 100
15c higher; top, IS 90: bulk, $500 a 100;
heavy weight, s6.45@TI0; medium
weight. $6S5-7S5; light weight, $77G a
500; light lights, $7.75@S.OO; packing
sows. s5.759S.26: pigs, s7OoGS.OOi
holdOvers. 1000.
Cattle - Receipts. $4,000: market
steady to csc higher. Calves Receipts,
1000; market steady. Beef steers
Good and choice. $95O611.5G; common
and medium, $6OOG9.O0: bulls, 1915 a
$50: calves, $7.OO61O.5O: feeder steers,
$500 $3.50; stocker steers, $500 O g. so;
stocker cows and heifers, $4,000 So.
Sheep Receipts, $1,000; market
steady. Medium and choice lambs,
$4,000 800; culls and common, $500
1905 yearlings, s6.509750; common
and choice ewes 400 4A,7S; feeder
lAmbA 800 o 500
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
j. 8. FLAG LINE
ROOSEVELT AIM

All foreign flag shipping of the
recently combined Roosevelt
Steamship Co., and the Inter
national Mercantile Marine Co.,
will be given up at the earliest
possible moment in order to per-
nit the company to devote its
entire activities to building up a
100 per cent American flag ship
ping organization, Kermit RooSe-
velt, president of the Roosevelt
lines and vice-president Of Inter
national Mercantile Marine, de-
clared today.
Mr.. Roosevelt, together with
Vincent Astor, Basil Harris. j. M.
Franklin and a strong financial
interest, recently acquired con-
troll of the International Mercan-
tile Marine.
"There is no secrecy" Mr..
Roosevelt said, in reply to the
resolution introduced in the Sen
ate this week calling for the
United States Shipping Board to
supply the Senate with full in
IOrmaL1On CO11CCl1IllAS WIG AAOA SNA
of the two companies.
Eve will give the facts to
anybody desiring them. The
deal was arranged with a view
to the upbuilding of the Ameri-
can merchant marine and we
expect to make the company
an important factor in a larger
merchant marine. l and my
associates stand ready at any
time to discuss our plans with
anyone in Washington"
P. A. S. Franklin. president Of
the international Mercantile Ma
rine Company, which is owed
approximately $11,750,000 by the
Royal Mail and White Star lines,
arrived in London today to dis
cuss the prospects for the pay
ment of this bill. The debt must
be paid by 1885.
II you are rt'rcsted in home owner.
chip. turn now to the hstingS in today's
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
Hemingway to Speak
At Bond Club Meet

William H. Hemingway, of New
York, outstanding authority on
analysis and Interpretation of fl
nancial statements who is also re-
garded as lecturer of exception
al ability, will address the Bond
Club OF Washington at the next
regular luncheon meeting of that
organization to be held at the
Carlton Hotel next Monday noon.
The subject of the discourse will
be Financial Analyses and the
Present Economic Situation"
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
to Preside
At Credit BanQuet

District Attorney Leo A. Rover
will act as toastmaster at the
annual banquet of the Washing
ton Association of Credit Men at
the Willard Hotel tonight. Ste.
phen I. Miller, of New York, will
be the guest speaker. Charles
w. Clayton, president of the or
ganization, will preside over the
gathering. The committee in
charge of arrangements is CON-
posed of L. P. Watts, E. H. Ruark,
John A. Reilly and r. Jesse
Chaney. chairman.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
Curb Exchange Seat
Sold for SI2O,OOO

Arrangements have been made
for the sale of a New York
Curb Exchange membership for
100000, an increase of $4,000
over the previous sale.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16

with the F.. P. May Hardware Com
pany for the past 33 years, and is
now secretary and manager Of the
organization.
Born in Washington on Febru-
airy s. 1878, Mr.. Clayton is . grad
The Washington times., 1931-02-16

Even the kiddies enjoy living in q
home of their Own-make them happy
by selecting a home from the real
estate columns in tOday's Classified
The Washington times., 1931-02-16

II you are Interested in home owner.
Ohip. turn now to the listings in today's
Classified Ada.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16

Liberty 1st ID 4Ls.......... 10@ Fl
ans 102 90
Liberty 4th 4Ls............... 1OS IS
Treasury 3s.s 1O2 1
Treasury Is ...1 1O7 6
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
FERRARAS RETURN

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 G.N.S).
The Cuban ambassador to Wash
ington, Orestes Ferrara and Nine.
Ferrara, were due to arrive from
Europe today.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
7 I'M { : RADIO
LURES FANS

Several thousand persons gath
cred in front of The Times Herald
Building yesterday and listened to
radio descriptions of the first
world series game as broadcast by
The Washington Times over loud
speakers.
Many occupying seats on the
curb or coping across H Street, re-
NAMED for the duration of the
broadcast, while others moved
restleSSly about.
The majority of the crowd was
proc Cardinal and after the third
inning. when the Athletics went
into the lead, displayed little inter
est in the contest.
When the Cards got away to a
2-run lead in the first inning a
cheer went up, only to be succeed
ed by groan when the Athletics
took command. After that there
was no comment except by indi-
viduals.
The broadcast will be repeated
today. The game will begin at
2:30 o'clock, Washington time.
First precinct police again will be
on hand to keep automobile traf-
fic on H Street moving.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
BUILDERS DRAF 7
RELIEF PLANS

The associated General Con-
tractors of America, at the closing
session of a fall convention last
night, adopted a program for un-
employment relief and urged all
agencies of Government, business
and industry to cooperate as a
step toward the return Of pros
perity.
Among 18 recommendation
we're:
Maximum expenditure of local,
State and Federal funds that can
be raised to finance constr rIction
program; bond issues to provide
two-year moratorium for tax bills
for needed improvements; borrow
ing on the credit and collateral Of
semi-public institutions for the i'm
mediate construction of their de-
ferred needs; extension of the pow
ers of the Federal Reserve System
so as to release boarded capital,
extension of Federal aid. similar
to that accorded States for high
way purposes, to provide schools,
hospitals and institutions.
The contractors also urged that.
if necessary, special sessions OF
Congress and legislatures be called
to make the program operative.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
SIMMONS CASH
NEED Barred

LEBANON, Ind, Oct. 2 GN.S0.
A need for raising money. pos
sibly by the collection of life in
surance, was established by the
State today in the trial of Mrs.
Carrie Simmons, farm wife,
charged with numbering two
daughters by feeding them poi
soned sandwiches at picnic.
John w. Simmons, under ques-
tioning by Special Prosecutor Roy
Adney. admitted that his family
was $4,000 or $4,000 in debt. He
said he had taken out $4,000
insurance in April or May, and
admitted that his two sons each
carried policies of $4,000.
The strychnine loaded sand
wiches which killed the daughters,
Alice Jean. 10, and Virginia, IA,
were served at a family reunion
in June. Others became sick, but
recovered.
Simmons said he expected" the
insurance policies were made out
to him and his wife. He testified
he knew nothing of Mrs. Sim
mons alleged attempt to ad-
minister poison to her daughters
a few weeks before. the fatal
picnic.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
If This Is-Er-True,
Does Jimmy Rent
His Tux?
'ARNEGIE TECH FRESHMEN

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Mayor
James j. Walker. whose ward
robe is popularly supposed to
be one of the most extensive
in this city of well-dressers,
has never been included among
those possessing enough per-
sonal property to require him
to pay a personal tax, records
of the Board of Taxes and AS
sessments disclose.
Personal property for tax
purposes includes clothing,
jewelry. automobiles, works of
art and household goods. Per
sons possessing personal prop
erty valued at more than $1,000
are required to pay.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
DRY SEES smith
TRYING AGAIN

Belief that former Gov. AL
Smith will be the Democratic
Presidential nominee again was
expressed by Wayne c. Williams,
dry Democrat, of Colorado, in q
communication reaching Wash
ington newspaper men today. He
said:
Smith and Chairman Ras-
kOb are secretly paving the way
for the nomination of Smith
for the next election"
Predicting that Gov. Franklin
D. Roosevelt will be ditched. Mr..
Williams reasoned thus:
"A fundamental mistake is
being made by the opponents of
AL Smith, in Understanding
the ambition, persistence and
cleverneSS of Smith. The plan
for the next election is all laid;
every step has been taken with
deliberate foresight and the
Democratic party is about to
wake up on a dull and sleepy
morning and find Smith in the
saddle"
Mr.. Williams also forecast that
the South and West again will
bolt Smith.