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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
CYCLONES HAVE VETERAN
 QUINTET,

Iowa state College has back for tho iD3t-32 basket season the Ave athletes who tried Co play out the entlre schedule last year kOr the Cyclones. They are iIeitman, Hawk, illeke. Thompson and high scorer In the Dig Six q year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
Hack Wilson ''Due' For Big Year With
 Cards Thinks Martin
By w. W. COPELAND

|9 1.79-f-
 8 Oklahoma City, Dec 18-(UP)--Last October young ster from Okahomas plains captured the imagination of the sports world by blasting the hopes of the Philadelphia A letics for three consecutive world series pennants
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

The Ladies league over in Br0oklyn will not hnve Rabbits Cichctti's name among their sOu- yenirS. if Frankie keeps np tho pace he set flds week. He switched to the Ave inch ball. so watch his smoke from now on. '. t'j v
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

Herb strid, whose vast knowl- edge of real estate was decided asset to his team for his 365 was q great help in digging a grave for Jack Roberts and his four mules. Incidently Herbs hand is out for the high three prizes. Congratula- lions, Herbie! 'tr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

Your notes on the Power League Loop are very interesting. Jim. Merry chriatmas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

Mrs Frank Mellon. who had been shopping, dropped in and waited for what she has to put up with to finish his game. Frank. a saics- man at alI times, explained to us tho variety of home uses which some of the Mrs purchases could be pat to. I can see the McllOns laughing as they read this.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

ness, for the rest of the week. You should 50 the Jack Oakie smile on Rays freckled face when he was told he won the attendance prize.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
STATE HOOP RESULTS

STATE HOOP RESULTS Brooklyn A. C. 41, New Haven At- las 20. Hartford YMHA 2s, Meriden YMHA II. Mapping 45, Broad Brook 29. Bacon Academy 27. Norwich Y MICA 25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

That Bridgeport eommuter, Hay
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
SHORT SELLING
SENDSPR|CES
DOWNWARD
Moderate Progress Reported
In Recovery Of Business;
SpeciaIties Being Shaken

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 G.N.S0.
After holding fairly steady in the
first hour, stocks drifted down
ward to slightly lower levels to-
day under the weight of profit
taking and weekend short selling.
Losses of a point or more were
recorded in the active industrials,
while the specialties owed
through a slightly wider range.
Further moderate progress i'll
the business recovery was made
this week, according to Brad
streets weekend survey, while
Dun's points out increasing activ-
ity in the wholesale markets. In
some cases orders are running
ahead of a year ago.
Auburn Under Pressure
The violent churning around Of
the market specialties in the last
day or two is not to the liking
of Wall Street, which sees In it
the marks of a distributing move
and a prelude to a severe shake
down in the stocks affected, if not
in others also.
Auburn Auto was under pres
sure today. Dropping off TO 1877
for a loss of AZ points and a dip
of 10h points below yesterdays
high price. Worthington Pump
help out more firmly against the
shorts, and moved up about 2
points to 1924. The gas and cleo
trio light stocks, as also the utility
holding company shares, were un-
able to Withstand selling without
further short dips into lower price
ground. United Corporation was
active around 2014, down 112 from
the high of the week.
Pressure on United States Steel
and Bethlehem forced these spec
ulative leaders about a point be-
low Fridays close, big steel reach
ing 1391s and Bethlehem, 501s.
The coppers held fairly steady.
Paramount rose only fractionally
to 45A in response to it's excellent
1880 earnings statement, showing
more than Sc net earned on the
common stock last year. The bal
ance of the amusement group was
quiet and fractionally lower.
United 2;ates G owe rnm en- t
bonds and Treasury issues
dropped to the weeks lowest price
levels on renewal of soldier bonus
bond discussions, making the
losses for the week close to 2
points on some isues. Cotton sold
off about 2 points and grain prices
were also fractionally lower in
quiet trading.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
BROKERS FORM
NEW TRUST

Sponsorship of a new trust of
the semi-rigid type by a group of
stock exchange and investment
banking houses was revealed in
the announcement today of the
organization under the laws of
New New York State of Mutual
Depositor Corp. for the purpose
of creating and dealing in repre-
sentative trust shares. This cor
poration is to operate under the
direct supervision of Cassatt &
Co., Hornblower & Weeks, E. F..
Hutton & Co., Edward B. Smith
& Co., Mitchell, Hutchins & Co.,
Of Chicago, and G. H. Walker &
Co., of st. Louis.
The board of directors of Mu-
tual Depositor Corp. will be COM
posed of representatives of these
firms which will undertake the
distribution of representative
trust shares in addition to the
supervisory service they will rem
der.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

Butter = One pound prints. aO031c:
Eggs-Hennery. 2O922c: current re-
eeipts. 1S019c.
Poultry-Alive: Turkeys. prime. $50
Soc Ducks 15c. Roosters, 14c. Spring
chickens. large. 2s@2Sc: medium. Csc;
small, asa 2Sc Fowls, large, lS92Oc;
i4c; Keats Soc old. s5@4oc. .'"rS: Dressed seG
turkeys S5 SSc. Spring chickens large.
2Sc: medium. 25c: small. ?7@2S Fowls.
larse ,Hg so zee: ,5 medium; 23c: LeEhorn fowls
TO0SOc: old, 40@45c.
LAMB so@ssc: I" pork 'f Icns A' 25o: = T fresh
Meats-Ham& 25c: shoulders. 1Sc: bacon.
27c; lard in bulk. 13c; in packages
Fruits-Honeydews. sl.7502.2O: honey
balls, $3.50 Persian melons. 81; LIS !:
casabas, S1.25@1.75 oranges California:
$3@55O: Florida, $3.50: lemons, s.. 25
s3.5o@5.s5: J plneappies :5@5.5o; per-
simmons. $1@3.25: tangertnes. 81; Eur
Calves-Top grade, 1O@1OAc.
App1es-B9shel Ap%es-R%iS; baskets. suppliA
noderate demand moderate; market
steady. virginia. U. $; No; L., ~
8oneS Nc ! az p inches ns " up, s' Jonathans, 81 IS.
Pennsylvania $ No, "a inches
up. staymans. s1,75@2. Northwestern
greenings, s1.s0@2 Delaware u. s,
$3.50. West Virginia. u. s. No. i,
IA inches up. Starks. $3.50. Maryland
U. s: No. /, 2h-2h inches up golden
Cabbage-Supples moderate; demand
moderate; market steady South Caro-
line, III. h.bushel hampers, pointed type.
pointed point: type, s1s5S2: old, $50 per
bag, 30 pounds
Lettuce-Western stock: Supplies
moderate. demand moderate; market
iceberg type. as dozen. s2.75 "a; few
$3.25. Southern stock; Supplies light;
demand light: market steady. Florida,
-bushel hampers. Big Boston type.
Onons-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate: market steady Michigan
and Ohio 5O-pound sacks, yellows. u.
s, No /. S0@9oc.
Peppers-supp'ies light: demand mod
crates, fancy $2.5o9275: few higher
choice $202.25.
Psas-$901O
Potatoes-Old stock Supplies mod.
crate; demand moderate; market steady.
Maine Green Mountains. U. S. No !,
15O,pound sacks, s3;25@s,5O; 100 pound
Mountains, U, S. No, /. 15O-pound sacks,
SS75 New stock: Supplies light: de-
mand slow: market duh. Florida. busheI
hampers. spaulding Rose. U. S. No. |,
$3.50: u. S. No. 2s, So; No. 3. $50;
Texas mixed car, bushel baskets Bliss
Triumphs. U S No l, $o7503.
SNAP Beans-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. Florida wide
ra ge in quality and condition. bushel
hampers green. flat and round type,
$69S; 5. .-bushel hampers green, flat
and round types. $3.50.
awberries-Supples light; demand
light; market weak. Florida, pony
RsfriEerators. 6oG65o per quart.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
WILBUR FAVORS
TARIFF On OIL

Secretary Of the Interior viii
bur now favors an embargo on
foreign oil as a means of reliev-
ing the plight of the thousands of
independent oil producers in Ok
lahoma and Kansas who are
struggling to find markets for
their product.
He also indorsed bills intro
duced by Senators Shortridge and
Capper, Republicans, of Califor
MIA and Kansas, respectively that
would restrict production of oil
in this country to 100000 bar
rels annually.
Wilbur ANNOUNCED his new
views in a letter to Senator John
son (RD, of California, which was
read to the Senate Commerce
Committee yesterday. The COM
mittee is considering the meas
ures introduced to aid the oil in.
dustry from its present depres-
sion,
The Washington times., 1931-01-31

Regardless of how much higher
the professional bulls are able to
manipulate prices, such quota.
tions can only be sustained by
investment buying based on con-
fidence in the business future.
Such confidence is certainly not
engendered by the political mud.
die now evidenced at Washing.
ton. The failure of the leading
parties to cooperate in the dis
posal of legislation as speedily
as possible may result in an ex-
ira session, and this is the worst
possible thing that could happen,
with industry in the early stages
of recuperation.
Bonds Unsettled
Bond prices we're again unset
tied, principally in the Govern
ment obligations which continued
under heavy selling pressure be.
cause of the discussion over the
bonus question.
This makes the fourth con-
secutive day of decline. The Sc.
robustness of the setback in the
Government bond section can
better be realized when it is un-
derstood that Thursdays liquida-
ton resulted in the worst break
in this list in nearly 10 years.
Commodity prices, particularly
corn, were decidedly reactionary,
with the latter sinking close to the
lowest levels since 1922, thus post
poning the hope for signs Of def
mite stability in these markets.
Implement Stocks Weak
The continued weakness in agri-
cultural implement stocks is predi.
Gated on the piling up of receiv'
ables by the implement COM
panies. The annual report Of
Deere & Co. for the year ended Oc-
tober 80, 1880, throws light on this
situation. The receivables of this
concern totaled $55,937,000 as Of
october 80, a gain of $13,157 900
for the year and the highest ever
shown by the company. These re-
ceivables represented Al per cent
of the entire assets of the COM
pany and the increase in receiV-
ables necessitated additional Oank
borrowing and also setting up Of
heavy reserves. Anticipation OF
similar situations in Case Thresh-
ing and International Harvester
has been responsible for consider
able liquidation and professional
pressure in these stocks.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
Paramount ShOUs
S18,37O,OOO Profit

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 G.N.SO
Paramount Publix Corporation
1880 estimated net profit
amounted to $18,370,000 after
charges, or $6.15 a share on g.
926,829 average shares outstand-
Ing during the year. according to
a report released today.
This established a new high
record as against $15,544,544 or
$685. share on 2,455,31 average
shares outstanding during 1929.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; market
heavy weight. $ss5@735; medium
weight, $7.25@s; light weight, $500
$40; light lights, s7S5981O: packing
sows' $S@G.5o; pigs, S735@8.1o. Hold
Cattle-Receipts, 200 head market
steady. Calves-Receipts 100 head;
market steady. Beef Sterrs-Good and
choice. $11.5O6l2.75; common and
medium, $6011; yearlings. f6d13,
Butcher Cattle-Heifprs. $5011, cows.
$3.75 36 SO; bulls. $4@6.5o. calves, $78
II; feeder steers. &5G9; stoCker steers.
1903 stoCker cows and heifers S406 So.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head market
steady. Medium and choice lambs, $40
$40: culls and common &6,5O9S5o,
yearlinEs $76S25; common and choice
ewes, x2@5 5. feeder lambs. G7.25 1S.5o.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31

New York funds in Montreal S12S
premium q $1,000.
Montreal runds in New York R126
discoutn % $1,000.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
Wall Street
Hears:

That Waldorf System (WXY
directors will increase the $1.50
annual dividend rate next week.
That a considerable amount
of long-pull buying is coming
into Pullman (PU).
That Worthington Pump
(WPU) earned more than ST a
share in 1880, against $11.96 a
share in 1929.
That General Foods (GF) Is
being accumulated.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31

50 ~ IS Ohio Oil GA..... HX TX uX -
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
WOOL REPORT

BOSTON, Jan. 81 GN.SO.
Wool prices eased on a few early
sales Of the past week, but toward
the close prices began to show
firmer tendency. The change in
feeling toward wool values came
largely as a result Of fair
amount of buying of few grades
of domestic woods, and the re-
ceipts of cables from foreign mar
kets indicating firner to slightly
higher prices.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
Michigan Central
Asks Bond Issue

The Michigan Central Railroad
today asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission for authority
to issue $4,000,0O0 of AZ per cent
improvement mortgage bonds.
The issue will be guaranteed by
the New York Central.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
Stocks Drift Ne Lou LeUeLs Losses Recorded by Industrial
OUTLOOK WEAK
ATPRESENT IS
BELIEF
BY THE SPECTATOR

Despite the energetic prod
ding of the shorts in such
volatile issues as Auburn,
Columbian Car bon, and
Worthington Pump, the
market as a whole failed to
get anywhere in particular
on Friday, the averages of
80 stocks showing a decline
of three tenths of a point.
The fact that the list backed
up in the closing minutes of
the day after having
approached it's resistance
points of earlier in the week
certainly does not add
promise to the immediate
outlook. In addition the
gradual impairment of the
technical position brought
about by short covering will
very likely render the nego-
tiation of further advances
increasingly difficult, al.
though individual flurries
from time to time may re-
suit in further progress in a
handful of favorites.
The Washington times., 1931-01-31
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

(Furnishsd by w B. Hibbs & Coz
SALES
Washington Gas, SIS, 5000 1O4.
Capital Traction Company, So
4O12; 1O@4O1s; 1O@40; 1O@4Ohs;
5@4O1s; 1O@40.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio, pfd., 1@9912; 4O@981a.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 100
S81a.
Real Estate Mortgage and
Guarantee, pfd., 30O@6R.
AFTER CALL
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio, Is, $2,O00088.
American Security and Trust
Company, 20345.
Washington Gas Light, 500
1231a.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio, pfd., 3@9812.
Public Utility Bonds
Amer Tel & Tel AVS '3a..l1O1 .....
Amer Tel & Tel 4l3s '3s...l12S .....
Am Tel G. Tel ctl tr $751; I106 800,
Anacostia & Pot r 5s.. 81 .....
Ana & Pot Guar 5s........ 95 80
& p Tel of Va 5s........ 1929 jlO4
Cap Traction r r 5s...... $oi2 80
City G. Suburban 5s........ so 50
Georgetown Gas 1st IS ....I1OS l105
Potomac Elec Cons 5s....... lOS J103h
Potomac Elec 6s............ 1OS lOS
Wash Alex Mt V CftG..... .....
Wash BALTIC & An 5s........ 18 2E
Wash Gas AVS .......,.....l 80 99A
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disgrace. 1t is not too much to saw
that 1t ranks as one of our very few
topmoSt problems. A rigorous report
with a strong. clear program might
have been sufficient to arouse a public
determination to do something about it,
The commissions IA points of reform
are admirable enough, but they GER
tainly are not fundamental. If all Of
them were put into effectN We would
have little assurance that the profess
sional criminal. the gang murderer, the
racketeer, would not continue to laugh
at the courts as he does today"
THE commission in the Judgment
OF the Baltimore Sun. lis composed Of
men who can be counted on to take a
careful. even conservative, view of any
such controversial topic as the Mooney
case. and who can scarcely be accused
OF liberal bias" The Worcester Eve--
ming Gazette recalls that the commits
sion advises State adoption of methods
recommended by the American Law In
stitute," but adds: "A good deal of
valuable work has been done by the
commission. Better results might have
been secured II its field had been more
limited. Commissioner Lemann of New
Orleans. who refused to sign the Joint
prohibition report, declined to subscribe
to the present findings, saying the facts
presented were insufficient for him to
join in the confident assertions and
blanket statements as to evils and
remedies. And in the long run the pub
lie may very well come to agree with
him that this fact-fnding' commission
was chiefly notable for its failure to
secure any very convincing array Of
facts"
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There is just no use in any flyer try
ing to hold q record for speed as long as
Capt. Frank Hawks is around. For
TO sooner does anybody do bit Of
winging at better than the established
time than this amazing pilot hops of
and lowers the score. The other day
James G. Hall flew from New York to
Havana In what was set down as the
new record for such trip. Yesterday
Hawks, alsrt for an opportunity to drive
his plane against time, made the round
trip between New York and Havana
in seventeen hours. two minutes and
fifty seconds, a total distance Of 2,806
miles. He took more than an hour of
his own record and cut twenty nine
minutes from that made by Hall. He
made five stops in all on the round
trip, one Of seventeen minutes on the
southwark flight at Wilmington for
fuel; another of fifteen minutes at
Miami, also for fu:l; third at Havana,
his goal, of an hour and twelve min
uUCS, III tAiAAC hC AoAASASA WANAA
Ambassador Guggenheim, and on the
return trip stopped fifteen and twenty
minutes, respectively, at Miami and
Wilmington for replenishment Of his
tanks. Hawks average speed for the
whole flight was 1877 miles an hour. On
the last leg. from Wilmington to New
York, his pace was $50 miles an hour.
This speed was maintained to dodge
some thunderstorms that were encoun-
tered. Hawks has way Of carrying on
despite the weather. going above a
storm If possible or speeding through it.
These performances Of this remark
able pilot are pacemakers for the prac-
teal aviation of tomorrow. Hawks Is
demonstrating the possibilities Of good
planes and good driving. He is a path
finder Of the air. It is such men as he
who advance aviation, IS other arts.
So far he has had remarkable success.
He has taken some dangerous chances.
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

mapping by the German Austrian tariff
deal. Another cause is Lavals deter
mlnation henceforward to boss the show
In more keeping with the French EN-
pire's" far-f1ung dreams than the con-
ciliatory BRAND typif1es.
~
It's an open secret that there was not
100 per cent harmony among all mem
bers of the administration family at
Washington during the late unpleasant
ness. 1t was not a rift in the Hoover
Stimson lutte. A resignation is still
within the realm of possibilities, but it
would be outside the cabinet.
Will Rogers has long had a double
in Washingtcn-Charles Griffith Ross,
chief correspondent of the st. Louis
PoSt-Dispatch. He is not, let it be
observed in passing, either the lost
Charley Ross" in person or even any
kin OF that eternally elusive youth. A
couple OF years ago Ross submitted the
manuscript of an interview to President
Coolidge. Cal looked 1t over, o. KID it
and ordered 1T returned to the author,
whose name wasn't on the document.
Secretary Ted Clark asked Coolidge to
whom to send the stuff Forgotten his
name" drawled the sage of Northamp-
ton, but it's that fellow who looks like
VIII Rogers"
Secretary Mellon did not, after all.
have to go without bath at Cambridge,
England, last month, when he was
attending the graduation of his son
Paul. News dispatches having chronicled
that our plutocratic Secretary of the
Treasury put up at an ancient Cam
bridge inn which doesn't go in for
modernistic doo-hickeys like rooms with
baths. the proprietor of the hosiery
has forwarded an indignant protest to
this country. He points out that while
the inns origin is obscure. it was re-
built in 1916 and has undergone FIRE
quent improvements" in the intervening
385 years. The establishment, he re-
monStrates. has plenty of baths,' no
fewer than three being on the floor
which the Mellon party inhabited.
Current suggestions that the Demo-
Gratis will invade the enemys country
Hoover's home State) and nominate
their 1882 ticket in San Francisco led
to an investigation of the theory that
convention State automatically be-
comes fighting ground for the party in
question. Since 1876 the Democrats
have only once won State of the nor
mally" opposite political faith in which
they convened That was in 1892, when
normally Republican Illinois went DEM
ocratic for Grover Cleveland.
copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Why is Old Bailey 50 called?-S. s.
A. A bailey was an open space in
closed by fertilization. II more than
one line of fertilization was present
there was an inner bailey and an outer
bailey. Old Bailey in London is sit
uated in one of the baileys that was a
part Of the old city Notifications.
@. What was the name Of the In
ventor who built a dirigible in 1878?
Is he still living?-M., A. @.
A. Caesar Spiegler, pioneer aeronau-
teal inventor, built and operated a
dirigible in that year. He died on Au-
gust rs, 1880. at Bethlehem. Pa.
@. What outstanding gift did Mr..
Ford make to education In the South in
l930?-R. L. M.
A Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford gave ST.
100000 to the Berry Schools at Mount
Berry. Ga.
Q. What is the original name Of
Mount Vernon?-E. T. J.
A. The farm was known as the Hunt
ing Creek estate. Lawrence Washing
ton changed the name In honor Of Ad-
miral Vernon. under whom he served
against Spain.
e. B. K. ~
A. 1t is a worldwide company Of peo-
pie who have made covenant to main
tain a family altar in their homes.
The headquarters is at S26 North La
Sale street. Chicago, Ill.
@. Where and when was the eradi-
cation of bovine tuberculosis started?
"A. L.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
saws that eradication of tuberculosis IN
cattle was started in Pennsylvania in
1892 and 1893. The general campaign
was not started until 1917, in which
campaign Is or 20 States participated. y
@. At what time was the old-time cur
few bell rung?-C. L.
A. In the reigns of william I and II
1t rang at sunset in the Summer time
and at o'clock in the Winter. Lights
and fires were then to be extinguished.
@. What States require the hand sig
nal in traffic regulations?-E. H.
A. A summary of State motor vehicle
regulations just prepared by the Amer
lean Automobile Association reports that
all but three States have a ruling on
hand signals by drivers. These three
are Kansas, Oklahoma and Rhode
Island. OF the As States having o
ruling on this matter, all but 2
namely, Maine, Mississippi. New Hamp-
shire, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wis
consln and Wyoming. require the hand
signal. The seven States mentioned do
not require the hand signal. o.,
Q. How many lives were lost in the
Ohio Penitentiary free. A
A. This fire occurred April 81, 1890.
and 800 lives were lost.
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