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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
Insurance Firm Changes Hands.

DURHAM. N. C.. March 2s faP1.-of-
ficers Of the Home Security Life Insur-
ance Co. Yesterday announced the pur-
chase Of the Capital Life Insurance Co.
Of Raleigh.
Transfer Of the Raleigh company's
eol,inment To Durham was begun at
o-,ce. The Capital Co. will be operated
80 a separate unit. bukunder the Home
eacllgity name. The Capital has $1,000
600 industrial insurance In force.
The Home Security Co. has $4,000
600 life insurance IN force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.


Capital Traction 6s-$1 900 ct O0;5k,
$1,000 at S01z.
Georgetown Gas $500 at l04K.
Washington Rwy., q Electric $3.50, 900
at e9%.
Capital Traction Coo ct 35, 10 at
IS. 20 at 35.
National Capital Bank-1o at 224, 10
at ga.
Commercial National BANK at as.
Fedefal-American Co. com.-25 at 235h.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Rwy. & Electric pfd-10 at
987s, 20 at 9e7s, so at 08H, 10 at
e8R.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s-sl 900 at
1039s.
National Capital Banks at 224.
Notice-The exchange adjourned to-
day out Of respect TO the memory Of
Mr.. George o. Watson, It's president.
Rs& m~A AaLaI pwt~Mm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
BUSINESS FAILURES.
By the Associated Press.


Fewer business failures occurred last
week than the previous period as their
change was determined by the Depart
ment Of Commerce. In the index that
follows, the average Is given for COM
parable periods, based on representing
le23~25 failures as 100:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28

eThese securities. not listed under exchange
rules.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28

Smith, Graham 81 Rockwell.--Ap-
pearanceg indicate that delayed down
swing Is under way. Dividend cuts and
poor earnings statements are being
taken seriously, and buying now Il not
recommended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
EAST TEXAS OIL PROBATION
URGED BY TRADE COMMITTEE

keting company" his statement said,
and was organized to take care Of the
surplus production of Shell Oil Co. in
California and Shell Petroleum on the
Gulf Coast. As a matter of convenience
and In order to simplify the necessary
shipping arrangements an ARRANGEMENT
was made with Royal Dutch-Shen by
which Shell Eastern draws large part
OF It's gasoline requirements from the
Curacao refinery Of Royal Dutch-Shell
and the Royal Dutch-Shell in turn
takes an equivalent quantity of gasoline
from Shell Petroleum and Shell Oil for
export.
This arrangement is based on, and
Is being carried cut on the basis of, an
exchange of naphtha, barrel for barrel,
and in addition Shell Union sells con-
siderable quantities Of gasoline for ex-
port, so that the net result Of these
transactions is that on balance the
Shell Union exports more gasoline than
IL imports.
I'm view of the request of independent
producers for a reduction of imports,
Shell Union has perfected shipping ar
rangements by which its imports of
gasoline viii be reduced by at least SO
per cent In 1881 compared with 1890.
This will, however, entail supplying
Shell Eastern direct from California
and the Gulf with an increased quantity
OF domestic gasoline, and therefore
the available surplus of Shell Union for
export viii be reduced by these amounts
Venezuelan Crude.
shell Union imports no Venezuelan
crude into the United States, and its
only imports Of crude are approximately
1000 barrels daily Of Panuco (Mexican)
crude, which is imported for the manu-
facture of certain special grades Of as
phalt which 1t Is impossible to manu-
facture from any domestic crude avail
able to Shell Union.
while Shell Union itself is not
directly concerned in any operation OUT
side the United States, either In Vene-
zuela or elsewhere, / am authorized to
state that in February, 1880, the Royal
Dutch-Shel offered to reduce its pro-
duction in Venezuela pro rata to any
general reduction of crude production
in the United States for 1880 as COM
pared with 1929, provided that other
companies operating in Venezuela
would agree to a similar restriction.
This offer was not accepted at that
time but has been repeated since, and
understand Royal Duteh-Sheli Is still
ready to restrict 1881 production on
some similar basis"
All the session on Wednesday was de-
voted to testimony Of proration umpires
and producers Of different fields in re-
gard TO the effectiveness of allowable
endorsements and their results in pre-
venting waste through water incursions
and In other ways. Fields considered
were Panhandle. Mexia, Powell, Darst
Greek and Salt Flat.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
HIS ART DREAM
COMES TRUE

The realization of a Tennessee
country boys dream is represented
by a painting of the Madonna
and Child" now on display in a
tearoom window at Thirteenth
and H Streets Northwest.
The painting, owned by Mrs. B.
S. Williams, of Knoxville, Tenn,
was painted by a pastel artist OF
Chicago, on the suggestion OF
Frank B. McCrary, who as boy
in Tennessee, visioned the picture.
With the vision of the painting
before him. Mr.. McCrary left
Tennessee and went to New York,
where he studied photography.
He returned to establish a studio.
and collected photographs OF
many women whose features went
into the composite picture Of the
Madonna. The Williams family
purchased the painting from the
McCrary family years ago.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
STUDENTS GIVE
PIANO RECITAL

The annual piano recital by
pupils of Eva Virginia johnson,
assisted by william Johnson and
William Pierce, violinists, was
held last night. Students parti-
cipating we're Lucy Jackson,
Myrtle Jackson, Florence Her
man, Juanita Prather, Ruth
Brannum, Ostein Jones, Ruth
Boyer, Bernice Brown, Annie
Harris, Bessie Fitch, Louise Ball,
Margaret Ball, Marion Gatewood.
The class in voice will be heard
tonight at John Wesley Church
with Mrs. Minnie Richardson
Powell, mezzo soprano. assisting.
The thirty.first annual musical
recital by the pupils of the Dan
iels' School of Music was held
at the same time at the Zion
Baptist Church. Third and F
Streets Southwest.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
DODDS URGED
FOR BENCH

With the burial Of the late
Justice Frederick L. SiddonS, of
the Supreme Court Of the District,
there began today speculation
concerning the appointment of
his successor and a new name was
added to those practically certain
to come before President Hoover
for consideration.
The ability and availability of
Nugent Dodds, Assistant Attorney
General, it is expected, will be
outlined to the President at an
early date by his friends and in,
dorserS from within and without
the legal profession.
To Consult Mitchell
Also, President Hoover will
doubtless consult Attorney Gen.
eral Mitchell before the judicial
appointment is made and Mr..
DOdds stands ace high in that
branch of the Administration.
Several previous vacancies on
the District bench during the
Hoover regime have brought for,
ward the claims of various local
residents for judgeship honors
and these are due now for reSur-
rection.
However, Mr.. Hoover recently
twice went to the Department of
Justice to obtain desired judicial
talent. drawing therefrom Chief
Justice Wheat and Associate JUS
tice Luhring.
His Record Good
Mr.. DOddS within the past year
or two has become noted because
of his diligent and successful pur-
suit Of the F. H. Smith Co. con-
spiracy and embeZZIement cases
and latterly has been as zeal
OuSly at work in other cases af-
fecting business operations in the
CAPITAL. His record thereon is
one that may be cited in benalf
of his qualifications for advance
ment to the bench.
Mr.. DoddS today declined to
discuss in any way reports that
his supporters would become
active in his behalf, saying he
knew nothing of such rumors or
plans and it would manifestly
be improper for him to comment
upor them.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
ANYWAY, We We
MORE To SPEND

Times may be hard and all
that, but nevertheless the average
annual expenditure per capita in
the District is $681.85 in retail
stores, or $274.12 more than the
average for the country accord
ing to a compilation of the Bu-
reau of the Census.
The figures show that in 1929
the District had 12.1 stores for
every 1000 inhabitants and the
average for the country is only
1875.
The District has high sales
record for a normal number of
stores. ranking with Illinois, Mas
sachuSetts and Ohio. Thirteen
States show a higher number of
stores per capita with more aver
age sales to the store and four
States have lower per capita
rating on sales with an average
number of stores.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
THE PENALTY
OF GRAY HAIR

Gray hair-age-slippinG, All these
unpleasant ideas seem TO so together.
Yet, 1t is not at all necessary. Gray
Hair often comes to a young head and
people who have it are neither old nor
incapable. But how often you hear
people say, Why. she has gray hair :"
and-she is on the shelf.
This penalty need no longer haRdi-
cap the woman who uses Canute Wa
ter. This is a clear. spring-like water.
of wonderful properties which actual
" restore hair to its original girlhood
color. No complicated color plan; no
danger OF getting brunette shade when
your hair is blonde. Not only the one
kind but the one bottle is enough. 1t
really is surprising what successful.
youthlfying results it gives.
ApDly Canate water yourself, in the
privacy OF your own home. Many wOm-
an An town are doing the same thing:
they simply do not mention it. You
need not mention 1t either. Just buy q
hottie from any good druggist-and
get rid of the ''age penalty" in gray
6air. Canute Water is so safe, 50 scien.
ifific and sure that your dealer knows il
viii satisfy you: IL not, he will refund
sour money. Sold and recommends
Nv Uecht Co. Peoples Drug Stores
gyyheIan Drug stores, or your own drug
gist-The CRnute Co, Milwaukee. Wis.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
DOPE CONCLAVE
! NOW PATCHING
NEW PACT
Franco Japanese Plan to Get
! Usual Amendment Quota;
! Briton 0bstruCtS ParIey

GENEVA. June 23.-After three
weeks of hemming and having,
the League Of Nations 1nterna-
tional Narcotic Conference is just
starting at the beginning again.
The Franco-Japanese plan was
accepted Saturday. Today the
amendments, which will make
something like a practical agree
ment which practical countries
may be able to sign, began to
come in.
Unfriendly Delegate
1t is a little curious that Sir
Malcolm Delevingne, British dele
gate, should be put on the draft
ing committee for the new agree
ment. He has held the whole
conference up for three weeks by
fighting for the British quota
plan, which would give Britain !
practical monopoly on the dope
market Of the world.
Those who are interested in
reaching some agreement which
will really help to put stop
to the illicit traffic in dope are
hoping that Sir Malcolm won't
make the same strange mistake
made by his intimate friend on
the American delegation who
drafted the American agreement.
Held Up Conference
The young man who was re-
sponsible for that important piece
of work left cut one word that
would have opened the gates to
a flood of crude morphine which
could have inundated the world.
if the mistake had not been
caught at the last minute, the
American agreement would have
played straight into the hands
of those who are hoping to pre-
vent any real change in the
dope situation.
The delegates are pretty well
tired out and it might be good
strategy for some enemy to hold
up the conference again until the
delegates throw up their hands in
despair and go home.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
AMBUSH SLAYER
GETS 20 YEARS

RICHMOND, Va, June %.
Garland Smith was found guilty
of shooting Deputy Sheriff Ber
nard Puryear to death from am
bush in the Mistletoe Castle
area of Mecklenburg county, Va,
in December, 1929, by jury at
Boydton and given the minimum
first-degree penalty of 20 years
He is now under a 2O-year SEN
tence for the killing Of Chief
Mack Tuck, of the ClarksviIle
police, who was ambuShed at the
same time Puryear was killed.
A petition for a writ of error has
been filed with the virginia Su.
preme Court from this Judgment,
which was rendered at Smiths
second trial.
At his first trial for the kill,
ing of Puryear, he was given
the death penalty, but the Vir-
ginia Supreme Court of Appeals
ordered a new trial.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
HOWARD 7 { R NJ
OPENS JULY |

Registration for the summer
session at Howard University is
under way for classes to begin
July /.
Changes in the summer session
include a shortening of the course
to six weeks and a reorganiza-
tion of the curriculum into unit
and half.unit courses. The entire
plant of the university will be at
the disposal of summer students.
For the first time graduate
courses are to be offered. Over
500 are expected to enroll.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Taste the creamy snuootbmesS the finer
texture Of this delicious ice cream
Photo by International

LTERE'S an ice cream so unbelievably fine in
J. i texture so velvety smooth -. that to
taste it is a delightful adventure. Not single
lump or icy crystal do you find.
The secret is Meadow Colds "smooth-feeze"
Ia discovery so important that it's revolution
izing the ice cream industry.
Smooth freezing blends the rich Aavors Of
Meadow Gold Ice Cream in all their deliciousness
Sweet, delicious farm cream pure milk -.
vanilla and chocolate Aavors made right from the
beans everything in Meadow Gold is just as
you'd want it. We use fresh fruits in season real
fruits always. Not single substitute OF any kind
We've perfected the sealed "carry-home" package
to enable you to serve Meadow Gold at home
Packaged at the freezer, wrapped and sealed, this
delicious ice cream reaches you untouched by
human hands.
The dealers who Offer you Meadow Gold
"smooth-heeze" ice cream were selected because
of our confidence that they give it the same
soupulous care as it receives in the making. Trya
soda made with this new w-tyPe ice cream. Buy
"carry-home" package in your favorite favor
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
4 Alexandria Boys
GiUen EGgLe Badges

Four Alexandria Boy Scouts
were awarded eagle badges at
exercises held in the Virginia
Public Service Auditorium.
Earl Myers. Alfred Moss. John
P. Quarles and John Weaver
passed the tests to obtain the
>adge. w. L. Leitch. in charge
of the Scout work in Nortnetl
Virginia, presented the badge.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
ReU. John G. Scott
Gets $4,000 Verdict

HOT SPRINGS, Va, June %.
The Rev. John G. Scott, formerly
of Hot Springs, has been awarded
$4,000 in a Richmond court
from A. P. Moore. He asked $50,
900 for injuries suffered in an
automobile accident March 9,
1890, when the minister was
knocked down and badly injured.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
silhouette
Sandals
BLACK ON WHITE
WHITE ON BLACK

THEY give lovely profile to
your foot these newest Nisley
Sandals. And they're certainly
cut out to be cool!
You may have black patent
leather with white stitching, or
white kid with black stitching.
The cut-outs are petal shaped,
and give another glimpse of your
light, sheer stockings. You'll ike
these shoes Immediately .. and
immensely!
Never any doubt about the
fit, of course. Nisley shoes are
shaped over perfect.ftting lasts.
And we have your length and
your width our stocks are
not depleted by clearance sales.
Be truly fitted in our fine shoes,
and see how smart your foot
looks! Come in at once.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
An,OId Balkan Habit,
So Murderer
Is Freed

POTTSVILLE, Pa, June %.
Among the rock hills near
Risto Brankovich's home in
Montenegro, honor is held
above human life. To ignore
a challenge to fight is deemed
cowardice, and to fight means
Ito the death"
All this Risto told a jury
here before which he was
being tried for murder. 1t
saved his life. The jury
acquitted him, upholding Bal
kan tradition against Ameri-
can law.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
MGrtinSburg Man
Falls Dead in Store

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, June
23.-Louis William Kogelschatz,
"a, retired funeral director and
business man. dropped dead, a
victim of heart trouble, in a
downtown store here. Mr.. Kogel-
schatz was a native of this city.
Three sons, including Harry L.
Kogelschatz, of Baltimore; two
daughters, four brothers and two
sisters survive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-31
A" A Jew at War"
In Second Week

Build Socialism" is the cry of
Russia, and this is echoed in the
latest picture at the Cameo Theatre,
"A Jew at War" which begins its
second week at the theatre on Fri
day.
This new Soviet film shows the
life of worker forced into the last
war against his will When the rev.
olution breaks out, he joins his fell
low workers to rebuild his country
and create socialism.
David the leading character,
played by Veniamin zuskin of the
State Moscow Jewish Theatre, en-
acts the role Of a dreamer and ideal
ist.
David illustrates how progress can
be made by Socialist organization
and he becomes the head of a state
industrial enterprise He shows how
the country as a whole can build It
self up through concentrated effort
as single organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-31
ALL OUT FOR Big
TIJUL PICNIC sun.
Rallying Point for All
Militants

NEW YORK.-The r. U. U. L. One
Big Picnic this Sunday, August End,
at Pleasant Bay Park, will not be
just an ordinary picnic. Of course
you will have a good time We have
taken good care of that. Besides the
One Big Picnic will be rallying
point of all T. U. U. L. organizations
and their sympathizers. Striking
miners, textile workers, furriers,
shoe workers and the indicted food
workers, with banners and songs will
lead the march of the workers, and
the other organizations will join. 1t
will be a Joyous march, symbolic
march of victory, led by the vangu-
ard of the working class Comrade
Foster will review the marchers and
will then address the assembled
workers ON the subject of the miners
strike.
Tickets in advance at the new
headquarters of the T. U. U. G. S
East 10Th Street are 25 Cents. Ad-
mission at the gate will be 35 Cents.
Take the East Side Lexington Ave.
Subway Express Train to East 177th
Street. Then take the Unionport car
to the end of the line, where our
buses will meet you.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-31
Hillman Calls off Stobbage
AS Tailors 60 Back Under
Worse Conditions in Shops
A.C.W. Bureaucrats Conclude Sweat Shop Pact
With Bosses in Mayors Office

NEW YORK.-Moving like drill
parade the mass stoppage in the
mems clothing industry that was
called by the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers misleaders to gain a virtual
monopoly of the labor market of the
trade, was officially terminated yes
terday with the majority of workers
forced back to work under conditions
identical and even worse than those
that existed prior to the stoppage.
At the same time Hillman formal
ly signed he company union agree
ment with the inside manufacturers
in the offices of the butterfly mayor,
Walker.
Utilizing the unbearable condi-
lions in the trade and the cry of
the workers for a genuine strug
gle, the Hiilman bureaucracy made
the stoppage a muster of their
company union strength and
turned the grievances Of the taiIors
into means of filling their treas
ury with new funds.
Forced Into Slave Shops.
Evidences of this was seen in the
various shops yesterday when several
large shops went back under wage
cuts as in the Gordon and Friedman
shop and the Witty Bros shop
Mass meetings was dispensed with
yesterday. While there was no Of
fetal meeting of the settlement COM
mittee of he A. c. w all "indepen-
dents" forced into lines received
their workers without shop meetings
Of any kind.
While Orlofsky and Beckerman at
the cutters meetings filled the hall
with their protestations of "solidar-
ity" with the main body of A. c. w.
misleaders no explanation was Of
fered about several large cutting
shops working during the stoppage.
The Rose Bros. shop employing so
cutters, the Cohen and Goldman
shop with nearly the same number
and the Cooperman and Greenberg
shop with IL cutters, were not called
out, even though the cutters them
selves were anxious to come out
These shops are Orlofsky- Beckerman
clique "favorites" and as such are
not touched.
An Empty Boast.
Cutters circles regard Hillmans
boast that no more cut work would
go out of town as an empty one, as
Hillman's official friends still main
tain the lucrative out of town trade.
with big shops working for this trade
exclusively.
A declaration by Hillman that
the Independents" shop workers
were still out and that he was will
ing to wage struggle there for
six months or a year" was given
full significance when it was de-
clared that the 5 per cent assess
ment of the workers now back at
work would be to maintain 'the
six months or a year" hold out.
A clue to the sentiment among the
workers who are beginning to under
stand he nature of the. stoppage is
contained in story in the New York
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-31
NEGRO FURRIERS
TO MEET TONITE
Moreau to Speak on
August First

NEW YORK.-A meeting of all
Negro furriers who participated in
the strike of the dogskin workers
will be held this evening, Friday
right after work at the union office,
131 w. 28th st.
The Negro furriers responded
about 70 per cent to the strike call
of the Needle Trades Workers IN
dustrial Union. Eighty-five Negro
workers registered with the union
and took an active part on the picket
line. In line with our revolutionary
policy Negro furriers were elected to
the strike, building and settlement
committees and as shop chairinen.
In the shop settlements, the Negro
workers received from $5 to $40 in
crease. The bosses are alarmed at
the fight that is being made by the
union for the Negro workers, and
they are beginning campaign of
terror against these who have re-
turned to work. In some cases the
bosses have threatened the Negro
furriers who have gone back to work
with dismissal In some cases they
have objected to paying the Negro
floor boys the price stipulated by
the union in the agreement. In still
ether cases they refuse to take back
the Negro floor boys who were out
on strike with the other workers of
the shop.
AT tonight's meeting Negro fur
riers will be elected to the Executive
and Shop Delegate Councils, and
two volunteer organizers To assist the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-31
IS Striking Silk
Pickets Are On Trial
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,


strikers affiliated with the Asso-
ciated Silk Workers Union and the
Conference for Progressive Labor
Action"
Later about 300 filtered into the
A. F. of L. mass meeting. One of
the speakers who was introduced as
Secretary treasurer" of the Garland
Fund, was none other than the rene
gade from Communism, Benjamin
Gitlow, who has been working with
the A. F. of L. to break the strike.
Gitlow especially addressed him.
self to members of the National Tex
tile workers Union-none of whom
were present-and called upon them
to join the A. F. of L. organizations
which have been working in close
contact with the bosses. The reason
he gave was that it was the oldest
one in the field"
The rest of the A. F. of l.. Off
Gals who spoke told the workers it
was "a good investment to turn over
rs cents to the A. F. of L." They
told them in this way they would
have good organization. There was
no call to struggle. At the end of
the meeting they made a weak call
for picketing. Nobody volunteered,
despite the fact they were offered
street car fare.
Meanwhile, the United Front
Committee and the National Textile
Workers Union is carrying on mass
picketing in the face of the increaS-
ing terror.
This morning the case against IS
pickets jailed yesterday opened be-
fore Recorder Joelson. A law passed
in 1875 was used against the strik-
ers The law refers to idle and I'M
lawful persons" and the city govern
ment in it's effort to smash the pick
citing is using this law. The A. F.
of l.. pickets are not bothered. The
IS jailed are members of the strike
led by the National Textile Workers
Union. AT the time the Daily Work
er went to press the case had not
finished
The police submitted the picketS to
virtual torture in Jail One worker,
who was overcome by the heat, was
not even given glass of water.