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POWER LICENSEES
TO Be QUESTIONED
Commission Seeks Facts on
Form of Regulation Be-
ING Exercised.

IN Q move which may have far
reaching effect, the Federal Power Com
mission Is setting out to determine
what form Of regulation. If any. is be-
ing exercised over the rates, services
and security issues Of every hydro
electric power project In the country
operating under Government license.
In Q resolution made public Wednes-
day the commission let 1t be known
that . questicnnaiGe would be sent to
each OF its licensees to obtain this in
formation with the request that it be
furnished within 60 days.
The QUESTIONABLE which is being
shaped up today is divided into four
general sparts.
First, ihe licensees are asked If they
are engaged in public service, either
directly ,or through subsidiaries or
customers,
Secondh', the extent to which the
State in I hich they are located exer-
cises any c. ,ntrol.
Thirdly, ( they are engaged in inter-
state or fo1 eign commerce.
Fourth, il their accounts or reports
are SuperNiS ed by the States.
Design ID to Picture Situation.
The imp VA ance of the commissions
action is CT Gl idered to lie in the fact
that 1t is tles igned for the first time
Sluce Inc tA1lpo"eA aet DeCdne Jaw
in 1920 to give the power commission a
complete pic lure of the hydroelectric
DEVELOPMENT situation so far as Federal
licensed plantt are concerned and be-
cause it may had to a clearing up of
the hazy surrour ding of the whole sub
5ect of regulatitGl.
Right now ttk, only definite regula-
tory and super Eisory power vested in
the commission seems to be in those
GSnfax r1oieh do not themselves eyer
else control.
It Is clear that the commission can
come in under such circumstances,
even in intrastatea transactions But
where States haye governing bodies for
utilities, there Is a question as to where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-24
Moisture PAYS Wool Freight.

DAVIS, Calf. (P).-Research work.
ers Of the California College of Agricul-
ture have established, through series
Of experiments, that wool will absorb
moisture from the atmosphere up to
80 per cent of its own weight.
They have authenticated instances
where shipments from the dry Sacra-
mento and San joaquin Valleys have
increased in weight by absorption in
transit to the Atlantic seaboard SUI
ficiently to pay the freight charges.
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Wonderful Bedding Values

see Fruit Of the Loom Crib A.
Sheets; 36x54; fine count. .... OO
81 Extra Weight Fruit of the TO-
Loom Crib Sheets; 45x73.
79c Fruit of the Loom Crib 90
Sheets; 42x64; extra weight ~. O~C
29c Fruit of the Loom Pillow
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79c "PeppereIl" Make Blankets, co.
in pink and blue; size 36x50.. ~
$1.25 Feather Pillows; l2xl6: 0S
covered in pink or blue sateen.. /OC
soc Kapok- filled Pillows; 13xl7 90
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27x40; soc each, Or. Va
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
8 CALL RHEEM
BANKRUPT

Three note holders of the de-
funct firm of Swartzell, Rheem
and Hensey today filed a petition
in Equity Court asking that Ed
mund D. Rheem, vice president
of the corporation, be adjudged
an involuntary bankrupt.
The petitioners, Carrie o. All
mutt, Cora E. Higgins and Della
E. Hooper, informed the court
they purchased notes valued at
$1,000 secured by first deeds of
trust on various Washington prop
critics including the Broadmoor
apartments. The deeds of trust
securing the notes we're released
by Mr.. Rheem, they say, and they
have not been paid although they
are without security for their
claims.
They allege that Rheem has
committed an act Of bankruptcy
by paying $4,000 to the estate
of his father, Clarence B. Rheem,
within the past four months.
Rheem was ordered to show
cause on February 26 why he
should not be adjudged a bank
rupt.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10

and devotes practically all Of his
spare time to this sport.
Colonel Pratt served during the
Spanish.American War and was
also on the staff Of Governor
Tillman, of South Carolina.
Friends say that he typifies the
old Southern Colonel, who through
history will be known as the
backbone of the South and will
typify that section of the United
States.
The banker is well-known in
Washington, where for a number
of years he served as a legislative
clerk in Congress. At one time
he was large manufacturer of
cotton goods and served as presi-
dent of the Alabama Manufac-
turers Association.
At present he is vice president
of the Eastern Public Service
Corporation, and a director of
United Utilities, Inc, operators
of many transportation lines in
Virginia and several other South
ern States.
Colonel Pratt is associated with
Charles w. Warden, one of Wash
ington's oldest bankers who for
years was vice president of the
Continental Trust Company and
the First National Bank OF
Bristol, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Trade Improvement
Loses Momentum

During the last half of January
the slight improvement evident in
American trade after the turn of
the year petered out. The Busi-
ness Index has been sagging for
three weeks. and as the month
closed it was slightly under the
December low. at 1853 per cent of
normal, by preliminary figures,
against 1877 in the previous week
and 94.1 per cent in the CORE.
spending week last year, says The
Business Week in it's report cover.
ing the week ending February 7.
The January level averaged
about the same as November. but
little above December. Janu.
ary's upturn in pig-iron output
first since last April, may be an
other sign that the low point was
passed in December,
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
A Year Ago

Stocks were up on a mOder-
ate amount of short coverings.
Call money ruled at 4 per
cent all day.
Sales on the New York Stock
Exchange tOtaled 3,165,67O
shares.
The Chase National Bank
loaned the Republic of Cuba
S4O.OOO,OOO at 51a per cent for
16 years.
American Machine and FOun-
dry was up 534 to 24334.
Atlantic Refining gained 214
to close at 4015.
Case Threshing closed up at 6
at 1873.
Curtis Publishing ran up 5 to
12O.
International Business Ma
chine was up 3 at 166.
National Supply closed at
1l0, up 5.
Underwood Elliot Fisher
Spurted to 119.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Reserve Credit Off
S24,OOO,O in Week

Daily average volume of Fed
eral Reserve credit outstanding
during the week ended February
4 was $697, 100000, a decrease Of
$24,0O0.0O0 from preceding week
and $249,O00,OOO below like 1880
week. Bills discounted increased
$8,OOO,O00 over week ago and de-
clined $158,O0O,00O from year ago
to 1928 100000.
Bills bought declined $16,OO0,-
900 and $192, 100000, respectively,
to $1O4 100000, and U. S. securi-
ties increased $132,000,0OO over
year ago to 100000, 900. Loans
on securities by reporting member
banks in New York city were $3,.
100000 against $3,024 ,00O, 900 q
week ago. All other loans were
$2.503 100000 against $2,519,O00s
000 Total loans were $5,517, ,000e
900 against $5,534,000,000
Own your own home. Select b
from the listinEs In tOday's Classified
Ads
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
| 931 OUTLOOK
D|SCOURAGES
FARMERS
Wheat Growers Face Bad
Season, Department Of Agri-
cultures Survey Reveals

Discouraging prospects for the
marketing of the coming seasons
wheat crop confront the wheat
growers, the Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics said today in its
monthly survey of the agricul-
tural situation.
Unless yields throughout the
world should be materially below
average prices are likely to con-
tlnue low, the survey said. World
production has been increasing
faster than consumption for some
years and burdensome stocks have
been piling up so that the world
carryover on July l next will
again be obnormally large.
Imports Reduced
High tariffs and milling re-
StrlctionS have reduced imports
and consumption in many coun-
tries of Continental Europe, and
Russia has again become an i'm
portant exporter. Financial pres
sure in important exporting coun-
tries is forcing wheat on to the
worlds markets, while the bust
ness depression and the general
decline in commodity prices are
also tending to aggravate the
situation.
AT the present time there is
nothing to indicate any mate
rial change in the world acreage
of wheat to be harvested in
1881, and thus far weather con-
dltiOnS have been generally
favorable for the fall sOwn
crop" the survey said. 1T is
too early, however, to attempt
to forecast yields"
With normal planting condi-
tlonS in 1881 moderate increase
IN corn acreage is to be expected.
Corn Output Higher
Should average yields per acre
be obtained on the expected
larger acreage, corn production
this year would be slightly higher
than average, and it would be
the largest crop since 1925.
Because of legislation limiting
the scope of reports on cotton,
the bureau did not forecast fu-
ture prices of cotton.
The statement was made, how
ever. that the outlook 1or credit
to- finance the production Of the
1881 cotton crop appears less fav-
cradle than for any recent year.
Local lending agencies, in general,
Will not be able to extend the
usual volume of new advances as
a result of the reduced flow of
income into agricultural cornmun-
lties during the last marketing
season.
The numerous bank failures in
many sections of the South have
stimulated the unfavoraple credit
situation, the report said.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Livingston Goes
With Ward Baking

Julian L. Livingston, formerly
president of the Livingston Bak-
ing Company, of Chicago, was
today elected vice-president and
general manager of the Ward
Baking Company. Mr.. Livingston
will have the general supervision
of the manufacturing and sales
end of the companys business.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Worlds Visible
Coffee Supply UD

The worlds visible supply of
coffee on Feb. l, amounted to
5'455,234 bags compared with
PIG! $40 bags on Jan. /, and a
total of 5,119,144 bags On Feb. /.
Sugar Exchange, Inc. announced
today. OF the total visible supply
on Feb. 1, about 80 per cent, or
l,5O5,4 400 bags was on the high
seas, bound from producing to
consuming countries.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
BUSINESS AIDED.
BYFILM SALES >
PROMOTION
Motion Picture Arguments in
Use by 1000 U. S. Firms,
; Says Commerce Department

Sales otion through
motion picture films has been
employed by more than 1000
business establishments through
out the United States, it was re-
vealed by the Commerce Depart
ment today.
1000 Are Queried
The department launched q
study of the value of the bust
ness motion picture for trade
promotion work, having sent
questionaires to approximately
1000 concerns.
Officials pointed out that in
addition to straight promotion
films, advertising of American
products throughout the world is
gaining nom men tum rapidly
through the thousands of cinema
plays exported to foreign coun.
tries annually.
The attractive picture of Amer
ican life presented in many Of
the films has stimulated de-
mand for American clothing. fur
niture, motor cars and many
other commodities.
Various Phases Covered
In the new survey, business
films have been classified ac-
cOrding to their purpose, that
is, whether to create good will,
general publicity, sales or edu-
catiOnaI promotion and nation
ally advertising particular COM
munitieS.
They are said to be of con-
siderable value in stock promotion
ventures in connection with in
dustrial, mining or other develop
mentS.
The department says:
"Sales promotion within the
firm includes augmenting oral
presentation and demonstrating
the firms product or service,
while educational promotion in
cludes showing manufacturing
process and the attempt to inn
prove personnel efficiency"
In the questionnaires sent out,
business organizations we're asked
whether they use films to in
crease factory efficiency by time
study to analyze operations, by
teaching improved manual opera
tions, by promoting safety and
by promoting better personnel re-
lations. I,
While the individual replies
will be held confidential, it was
expected a comprehensive report
would be issued, based on returns
from the questionnaire.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
BELIEVES MART.
RISE IGNORES
PRINCIPLES
Expert Expects Reaction to
Set In; Advises That Trad
ers Use Much Caution
By LEWIS HANEY
Director, New York University Bureau
of Business Research and Former
Economist Of Federal Trade
Commission

commission
One of the most notable facts
about the stock market recently is
that it disregarded bad news. The
bulls appear to think this a favor
able indication.
Surely this is a very short
sighted way of considering the
market. That is what 1t was
doing in 1929. When any market
persistently goes against funda-
mentals, it is going to pay for
such action later.
For a little while, when the
market has a decline in anticipa-
tion of unfavorable conditions, it
may recover, either because things
do not turn out as badly as
feared, or because it has been
overSold.
But a market which tries to
buck against fundamentals after
it has corrected an excessive de-
cline, is in for trouble.
Set Manipulation Stage
Just now it looks as though the
stage is set for some further
manipulation. The pools and pro-
feSsional operators are trying deS-
perately to keep the pot boiling.
They want to make some money
by getting the public in and sell
ing out some of the speculative
issues which they have been bid
ding up of late. They don't care
whether it is Radio or Diamond
Match or U. S. Pipe or Vanadium
or Worthington Pump.
In addition there are large
holders of United States Steel,
American Can, Eastman Kodak,
etc, who want to get out from
under heavy bank loans. Their
banks want them to. These in
terests are glad to keep the mar
ket going so they can gradually
unload.
1t is notable that there is a
long list of the blue-chip stocks
which on Saturday were from 2
to II points under the highs for
1881. The so-called pivotal issues
continue to do nothing, either in
activity or price.
Last week we heard much about
a bear drive, particularly on Steel.
But bears do not work that way.
The story had all the ear-markS
OF a rumor spread for the purpose
of concealing liquidation. Now
we are being told that steel prices
are to be raised again. This is
improbable as anything in bust
ness. And the spreading such
rumors looks bad.
Public Not Buying
Wall Street is trying to make
itself believe that the decline in
brokers' loans is a favorable in
dication. 1t is said to mean a
strong technical position, but
about all it means is there is no
public demand for stocks. 1t
means that money is a drug on
the market, and that funds are
being pulled out of New York.
The pools and professionals have
enough money of their own for
carrying on the sort of opera
tions they are now engaged in.
On the one hand, the Specula-
tive pot which has been simmer
ing for two weeks is beginning to
boil. 1t will probably boil over in
little while, but meantime trad
ers may keep their positions. The
move in motors looks most prom
Using at present, with General
Motors leading.
Fundamental conditions are
simply not right yet. This is a
highly speculative move and the
farther it goes the harder 1t is
likely to fall.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Edison Bros. Sales
UD In January

Edison Bros. Stores today re-
ported sales for the month of
January totaling $363,870, COM
pared with $236.363 in January,
1880, an increase of SO 9-10 per
cent,
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
OIL STOCKS

Bid Ask.
6orhe Scrymser ............ 10
6ucheNe PIne Line ........ a 46
' utSeb0ro Mig Co ......... HIP I12O
coht o,l ;................. Az 10
Cumberland Pipe Lines 20 9s
Eureka Pipe Line ....I 25 "a
Galena Sig Oil Co ...... 2 Z
Humble Oil ..........,. 67rb eSh
III Pipe Line i3O5 u '32o
Imperial Oil Canada ,,I 17isI IN
Indiana Pipe Line ...,,,i 1j15 %
International Pete ..,, 13rI 73A
National Transit Li - 13A
n. Y. Transportation , 111s 12lt
Northern Pipe Lines I 27IA a
Penn Mex Fuel ..,.,i 49, ~
Solar Ref Co ...I ~
Stand oil Nebr .... AZ 25
>, ana on Ohio ........... 53% s5
Slahd on ono pfd ........ l1O3A I1O4
Swan and Fink ......,..,,I 81; 6
vacuum oil ............,..I 6Slt 50
The Washington times., 1931-02-10

lHlRh Low Last
Ssx%os; s'',% ,;5, $,% ' * ~ ;iE ;fE
NissH @ u Gds @ p 3 B var. var 81 s.. 81
Niles Benz Po........ 1873 19&s 19NS
Noranda Mines ...... l7S 175s IN
No Am Await war. IL Ia IL
No c Texas Oil...... 2& 2Ss 20
No European Oil.... IN is is
Nor sta Pw A......Il3O 12S 100
Ohio Brass B.........I6S IS 6S
Ohio Pwr pf.........Il0j tl05 ll0j
9Vs3ssa. 9,l:!ssS' sec ss 49,: 49, = "s :: :: .:
PaS'ilf Fac PUB Gas svd Df 49, Is -: ~. s - -.
Pacific w Oil ..... 10 10 10
Penn Pwr & 1t 81 pf1O9 1O9 1O9
Pennroad vtc ........ ~ ~
Penn Water ........ 64& 81 643s
Peoples LIT A........ 26 = 26h 26A
Petrol Corp war...,. l
Prilip Morris Co. ..,., IS y ~
Pilot Radio A....... rs rs rs
Pitney Bowes ..,....I
Polymet Mfg ......... Az As ~
Prince Whitley .... IA "a ia
Prince & Whit pfd :. 34 - 3L
Public Utilities WV E. 7E 7@sI IN
Pub Utilities WV pfd. 55 ~ 353s 35"s
Pub Utilities war .... IA la IA
PS of n Ill no par 252 I252 1852
Reiter Foster ........ IA N ~
Reliance Init Corp A.
Reliance Intl Corp B l
RoCkland Lt........... 16A 161s 16R
Roosevelt Field Inc... , 2 2
Royalty Corp Am pf. 2 2
Safety Car II & L.... Sc S5 IS
st Anthony Gold. go. 3-16I > I6I %-16
st Regis Pap ........ l5h Il Is
Sexet Co ............. 9ss g&s 9Ss
schultz United ...... s IS n
Securities Corp new. 22A ga 22A
Segal Lock .......... 5sa "a 5Ns
Selected Indus ..... Al A 43s
Select Ind CT ftp St.. IS SIS IS
Select Ind prior ...... S. 65 65
Seton Leather ........ Sh y;2I 81
Shenandoah .......... 55s 81, 5"s
Shenandoah cv pf.... 31]2 3ll2 311a
$ Amer Air l. | pf....I la Ia IN
Southn Nat Gas A... ~ 67 ~
Southland Royalty -. 612 6I2I 6I2
std Motor Con. n........ "a r. u
st Oil OF Ind .......... 36& S57s 3624
st Oil Of kY.......... 22h 22% 22&
st Oil of Ohio pt NJ. ..l1O4 100 1O4
stand Pw e. Lt........ 40 40 40
Stand Pw & l. B..... 40 40 40
Stutz Motor ...........l 235s % 2S&
sun Investing .....s.., 5St 80 5S.
Sunray Oil Del........ SIS IA 3S
Swift Internal ........I S5L S55A %5 =
Swift Il Co new. % % %
Swiss Am F. pfd. ......l 81 81 81
Tampa EleCtr ........I 546s 5SL "a
TeChniCOlOr ....,,.... 121a 1215 127s
Teck Hughes G.......i ia ~ "a
Thatcher Sec ......... 2l2 2l2 2la
Tishman Rlty .,....... 35 So IS
TObac Pr EX.......... 1
TransCont Air T....... ~ 4k As
Trans Lux ............I Si2 Si2I Si2
Trl Utilities .......... % 90 80
United Dry Docks.....l - pa 27S
United Founders Corp. . So So
United Gas new. ....... 11i2I 1lls II ls
United Gas new war. A ~ ~
United l. & A...... 27$4 27L - as
United l. & T Cv pfd. 80 9S7s 30
United Milk .......... 2iE 2ls IA
L 5 Electric. .......... 50 s 6is
L S Foil B...........l Z Z
L S & Int Sec / pfd. 457s ASS 45s
L S Lines pfd......... 61s
L & Overseas. 1S% 1S%| 1S%
United stores V....... 2 IL 2
Utility Equity ........ I 6%
Utilit's p & i n...... 12$s 124 12i4
It'll & Ind ............ ~
It'll & Ind pfd ........ 1917 1917 19I2
Vacuum Oil .......... 6S 65is 651s
Venezuelan Pet ....... u 11s Is
Wick Financial new. E
Walgreen war ........ 5"s 5hs 5&
Walker III ............ ~ IA ~
Western Air Exp......I 1F7s 147s 147s
Williams re ......... 1O@a 103s los
Winter REM .......... Ia IL Y
Ionite Products ...... 1Ois 10 10
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
GTGnd-SiIUer Sales
Gain in Month

F. w. Grand-Silver, Inc, today
reported sales for January of ST.
22l,500. against $2,159,762 in Jan
uary, 1880, an increase of 2.85 per
cent.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
George w. Pratt, Banker
mUeterate HorSen1dn

Col. George w. Pratt, head of
the investment banking firm of
G. w. Pratt and Company, with
The Washington times., 1931-02-10

GEORGE w. HOPKINS
WHO WILL deliver a mes
sage from the Advertising Fed
Grafton of America to business
men and merchants of Wash
ington at a meeting sponsored
by the Advertising Club Of
Washington
The Washington times., 1931-02-10

All dlTectorS OF The Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company
OF Baltimore City were reelected
at the meeting of the company
held today, dispatches declare.
Additional plant work and better
ments were authorized at the
meeting also.
Gross expenditures for the next
three years, amounting to ap-
proximately $20,00O.OOO, are ex-
pected to be authorized, it is said.
The Washington times., 1931-04-09

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the benefit which
will be given by Columbian
Women of George Washington
University for their scholarship
fund tomorrow and Saturday
night at the Arts Club.
Daniel LevandowSky, a young
Washington artist who has
studied in Paris, will act as
announcer for the Bohemian
Evening" imparting to the
program atmosphere Of the
Latin quarter. The entertain
ment has been modelled after
one given by Henri Murger'S
fictional Bohemians in his
novel of the life of the art
student in Seventeenth century
Paris, from which is derived
the opera, LA Boheme."
Will Act AS Ushers
This note will be further car
ried out in the costumes worn
by the George Washington
University sorority girls who
will act as ushers and assistants.
The costumes, designed by Miss
Harriet Garrels, are patterned
after the style worn by Mimi,
the heroine of the opera.
Stage arrangements for the
entertainment, which will be
presented in the gallery of the
Arts Club, have been made by
j. Miner Dorey, of the Com
munity Drama Guild and lee
turer in play production at
George Washington University.
TrOubadOurs Will Play
Events on the program in
clude a sketch by the George
Washington University Trouba-
dours, student organization
which devotes itself to the pro-
duction of musical comedy; a
group of dances by Marion
Chase and Lester Shafer with
their Denishawn group; soprano
solos by Miss Dorothy Reddish;
readings by Miss English and
Miss Moss of the Anne Tillery
RenShaw School; a symphony
by Miss Ruth Langley, Miss
Thelma Rutder, Miss Betty Lou
Cerron and Miss Hazel Lee, Of
the Carmody Studios. Charles
Wesley Frame is in charge Of
tickets.
Will Sponsor Event
Patronesses for the benefit
include Mrs. Cloyd Heck Mar
vim, wife of the president of the
George Washington University;
Mrs. John Bell Larner, wife Of
the chairman of the board Of
trustees; Mrs. Walter r. Tuck
erman, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor,
Mrs. Douglas Putnam Birnie,
Mrs. Abram Lisner, Mrs. Clar-
: ence Aspinwall, Mrs. Charles
H. Woodruff and Mrs. Shephen
E. Kramer, wives Of trustees.
Miss Elizabeth Peet is chairman
of the patronesSes committee.
Thg SSdsAnaian Evening" has