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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
DEPRESSED
in STEAD'|Y:.SELE|NG
H!!eayyLiquidation Of German
I, Obligations Influences
4: Market Trend.
nv r. N. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The star.
i, NEW YORK, July 15.-Panicky I'M.
loading of German dollar bonds con-
tinued in uninterrupted volume on the
BOND market today. 30 far a. the
market was concerned the foreien sit
pation was unchanged. with continued
uncertainty as to what may happen
in Germany. and q fear that IL me
nruening cabinet loses once 1t will be
replaced by party committed to debt
liquidation. This theory was secuted,
however, In London by Gov Norman
Of the Bank of England and in wash
ington by unonicial statements looking
for an encouraging announcement from
Germany today or. ThufscAy..:
: AT the opening the market was de-
pressed by . new record low quotation
were thrown into the market for what
they would bring. Young plan 5Izs
opened on q $3.50. 900 deal at ST.. on
ia points. and then declined rapidly
In heavy volume to new record low
level, of over a points on the day
and IS points below their Offering
price. At the same time Dawes Repa
retions Is, FIRST lien on German rev.
ehue. were on 8 points and below %
for the FIRST time since issue. x
- There were sharp declines in Ger
HUuu utuElCtRAlS. EIubSIA 08 0TOpUCo
10 points to q new low. Saxon rs.
Berlin es and eias. Bavaria 61as, Co
logne 6Ias and similar German mu-
nicipals we're down 4 to Is points on
the day and approximately 40 points
lower than last Saturday. Industrials
like Siemens d Halske 6l2s and United
Steel Works 6l2a and public utilities
such as Westphalia IS were of like
amounts.
:. The declines spread throughout the
foreign list, with substantial losses in
South American issues and in Austria
lans and fractional declines In high
grade bonds like French government Is.
Belgian O. and British government S1as.
Sterling exchange dropped to its lowest
quotation since 1925. =
In the domestic list second grade rails
were hardest hit. Nickel Plate 4las,
which recs ntly sold as high as 80. were
on points on the day around 49, Erie
So, Frisco 4l2s, Missouri-Pacific SIS, St.
Paul 6s and others lost similar amounts.
Industrials were 1 to 3 points lower.
international Match bonds, owing to
the company's direct involvement in the
German situation through the Kreuger
Il Toll loans to European governments,
national Telephone. international Hy-
dro-Electric, American d Foreign Pow
er. Utilities Power d Light and many
other concerns having overseas connec.
tons dropped 2 to 8 points.
q. High-grade bonds, owing to the acute
weakness elsewhere, were again In ia
vor Atchison General Is seemed again
FIRMLY intrenched above par, Great
NORTHERN Is, Norfolk d Western A,
l. )rthern Pacific Is, American Tele-
phone IS and Utah Power a. Light So
were fract4onally higher. United States
Governments were in demand at arm
levels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
OIL TRADE AWAITS
LEGISLATIVE HELP
Texas Producers Look to
State Assembly for Relief
IN Emergency.
1y Emo A.aooiatea .prsa..

ny the Associates Press.
DALLAS. Tex, July 1S.-Interest Of
Texas and oil men conferred today on
legislation in Austin, the State capital,
Is well as production problems, in Long
view. Kilgore, or Henderson apitals
Of the chief three areas in the East
Texas petroleum fields -
After weeks OF discussion, Gov. Ross
8. Sterling conyoked the State Lesis-
iature, which will endeavor to perform
something wholly beyond the abilities
OF the major companies, the associa-
tons OF Independent operators and lease
holders, the State Railroad Commission
and, the Texas courts. Converting at
Austin Yesterday. the sssemblymen
dedicated the rest of the month to
enactment Of biewer and better mo
ration statute.
Tive DAls Proposed. ~
What sort of statute 1t win be, there
was httle reliable indication. Two
1roupB OF earnest onloOkers were draft
In two different bills to lay before
the legisiAtors. even as the latter nocked
into the HOUSE and Senate chambers
The Texas OIL Emergency Committee
approved the hnaf craft Of q ,bill de-
signed BY It's Legislative Committee
Col. j. Lewis Thompson, member Of
the Group, issued q statement condemn
ing waste OF oil in East Texas.
A group OF East Texans headed by
Clint Murehtson drew up . blu propos-
ing that the State be divided into dis
Tiets Tor proration ptirposeS There
would be q. conservation copfmiesioner
for each district. appointed BY the
Governor from three men whose names
would be suggested by operators and
ian9 ana royafs oWners OF the district.
Whatever bin eventually finds favor,
~ must decide . number Of issues:
whether the Railroad Commission
snail continue In charge Of -proratton
or be supplanted by q new AUTHORITY:
whether the authority, old or new. NAV
Set maximum production At any f,eure
II chooses or must consult with rem
reeentAttves Of the operators and Others
interested, and how the courts NAV
expedite decisions In oil suits. still
another issue relates to collection Of
nnes from violators Of orders At pres
ent the Ming Of an injunction against
penalties.
Considerable sentiment remained IN
the House Tor the Howsley bill. intro
duced ut the last session. It was an
proved by the COMMITTEES on OH. Gas
ana Mining, but died on the calendar
Wnen the anti-prorationists invoked a
RUE preventing consideration of q bill
IN the nnAl u hours Of q session un-
less 4 two-thirds vote supported It.
Heuse Fayors New Law.
The Howsiex bill clothed the pro-
ration body, with absolute authority to
set aliowables and made provision for
better enforcement Of orders.
Gov. Sterling delayed his summons
Ior the session until q survey showed
that 1O3 members Of tl,a Hrs,c. %~~.-SS
enactment of q. new law Of some sort
But though he said he hoped the WORK
would be finished within two weeks IL
was generally believed that the session
would last the full 30 days. Adyocates
o. speed were encouraged, however,
When members OF the House decide -
work In their shirt sleeves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 15.-Pota-
toes. old, 100 pounds, 2.Ooa2.10; new,
barrel, 1.00a2.25: sweet potatoes,
bushel, 2.O0a3.25; asparagus, per dozen,
75a2.75; beans, hushel, 75al go; beets.
per 100, LOCAL SO: cabbage, bushel, 50a
20: carrots, per 100, 3.0Oa4 90: corn, per
dozen. 12a20; cucumhers, hamper; asa
IS; eggplants,, hamper, i.5oa2.O0; let
tuce, bushel. 50a1.00; lima beans,
bushel. 250a3s00: okra, bushel, 20Oa
$50; peppers. crate. 50al rs; onions. per
pushed. 75al.00: peas. per crate, 1.00a
toes. crate, 50a1.50; apples, bushel, S0a
/ so; per box, 2.00a2. so; blackberries,
per quart; 8al21a:. cantaloupes. per
crate, 75a3.OO; cherries. per basket 35a
30; currants per quart, i0a12.
Dairy Market. 49,
Poultry alive-Chickens young. 2Oa
"a; old hens, I0a24; Leghorns, 12a16;
ROSTERS. l2al5; ducks, 15a2z; pigeons,
pair. 20a25: -.
Eggs-Receipts, All cases; current re-
eeipts, 17a1s; hennery whites, firsts,
Butter-0ood and fancy. creamery,
33a26; ladies', 17a18: rolls. 16al7;
process, 1sa20;' store packed, 14a1S.
Hay and Grain Prices.
wheat---No. 2 red Winter, export, no
quotations; No 2 red Winter. garlicky,
spot, domestic. 40; July delivery, 40.
Sales. cargoes: No. 2 red Winter, gar
licky, 4s1a; No.. ;, Az; No. 4, asa;
No. S, 43h. . -
,Corn-No. 2 yellow. domestic, 70a7l;
cob corn, 325a3.5o per barrel.
Oats-No., q white, domestic, 80; No.
Hay-Receipts none. General hay
market is quiet. Receipts ample and
outward movement slow. Competition
of pasturage making itself felt. Fair
to good timothy and clover mixed hay
(old) ranges from 1000 to $500 per
ton. Between seasons now and situation
very unsettled. " ~
Straw-No,. l wheat, 12.OOa12.5O per
ton; No. 1 oat, 12.00a12.5O ton.
Live stock Market. -: -,
Cattle-ReceiptS. SO head; light sup-
ply: market stea6y.
Steers-Choice to prime. none: good
to choice, 7.25a1.75: medium to good,
6.60a725; fair TO medium, SIS. to $50:
plain to fair, 5.25 to SITS; common to
plain. $50 to 5.25 ::
Buils-C Choice to prime, none; god
to choice, none; medium to good, $50
to 500; falr to medium, 4.OO- 10 4.aD,
plain. to fair, $50 to 400; common to
plain, 500 to $50.
Cows-Choice to. prime, none; go0t!
to choice, mona; meoium to good. SEQ
to $50; fair to medium, $50 to 400:
plain to fair, $50 to $50; common to
plain. 400 to ESQ.
CHOICE to prime, none; good
to choice, none: medium to good. 6.50s
TOO; fair to medium, 5.S0ae.00; plain
to fair. 500aS.50; common to plsin
t.50a5. 90,
Aogs-Receipts.. 500 head; light sup
~; market steady; light, S.15ae.40;
Sayies, 7.0Oae. 90; medium, 8.15a8.40;
ssnGhs, s.o0as.25; light pigs, s.o0as. IS;
-, o.00aS.45.
hep and lambs-Receipts, 500 head:
nRht supply: market steady; sheep, 100
ESQ: Spring lambs, 400as.So.
Fresh cows and springers, 10000
5000.
Calves-Receipts. $50 head; light sup
sag; market steady; calves, 3.Soas.oo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15

1880 AM....... 100000 1900 Noon. =. -. . / 200 coo
l:3e PA........ 100000 $40 P.M,...,. 200 one
Dyidend rates syen m the shove table annual cash
fpartly extra tPlns r. in stock irus stock PsId
stock Plus
special preferred
te. n in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
NEW SECURITIES.

NEW YORK, July IS R.-New
securities offered today include:
Wisconsin Valley Electric Co., $4,000
900 0ne-year Az per cent gold notes.
priced at 9s1a and interest. yielding
over per cent, by o group headed by
Chase Harris Corp.
Wisconsin Public Service Corp,
priced e. lss1h and interest, yielding
over $50 per cent, By Q syndicate
headed by the 0hase-Harris-F Forbes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
u. s. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance,
announced today rs Of close Of business
July 13, was &3eo. 0s0, eSs.43. Customs
receipts for the month - date we're
$l3,0lO.6l9z4.. Total ordinary expendi-
lures, 411 900, 7l3.ee.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
Dividend Omitted.

NEW YORK, July Is: CR.-Directors
OF Western Air Express Corpora ton
have omitted the quarterly dividend of
IS cents, due August /.
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Bid and Asked Prices.
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The Washington times., 1931-11-24
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The Washington times., 1931-11-24
BurIesQue Good?

Mr.. Sobel's Burleycue (and I
wish he had traced the name
for us) is similar in tone to
Mr.. AIDES little book, although
Burleycue is a large and elab-
orately illustrated volume. Sobel
looks back with indulgence on
burlesque, seems to feel that it
never was much good, really,
but feels that it isn't what it
used to be. It is dying, he says,
and tells why, without even a
passing tear. Indeed, he seems
skeptical Of such enthusiasts
as George Jean Nathan, Ed
mund Wilson and myself. Mr..
Nathan believes that the bur-
lesquers were being "driven from
the stage and into the discard
by a Puritan censorship, a wave
of dull Art and a reduction Of
the United States Navy" Mr..
Sobel, oddly, believes the con-
trary.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
Unfunny Dirt

My only regret is that the
things said and done, both in
burleSque and musical shows,
are not so terribly funny. This
year is the era Of comic refer
ence to. digestive disorders on
the stage-because comedy
about sex has come out of the
smoking room and into the
co-educational speakeasy. There
was a time when you could get
humor out Of the fact that a
man was unfaithful to his wife.
It takes a master to do that
now.
The comedy of burlesque
was always franker than
that Of its respectable rivals. It
invented dirty gestures (most of
which you can now see in revues,
some even in movie veSsions Of
The Washington times., 1931-11-24

revues). It drained off a lot OF
smut from proper shows, and at
the same time it did not pre-
tend to be proper itself. The
absence of pretense was its saw
ing grace. When the others
took over it's rough roarS about
sex, it had nothing left to go on
with.
Burleycue is a fragmentary,
anecdotal book, badly arranged
Il regret to say), but full Of
actuality and life II am happy
to say). It has some Of the
incoherence of its subject. And
as it starts before the Golden
Crook and comes down to
Minsky's, the stuff is all there.
Shall Bankers Bank?
Julian Sherrod's Scapegoats
looks back not so far and with
a more prejudiced eye. This is
an odd book, written by an ex-
bond salesman, published origi-
nally by him, and achieving
such sales that Brewer, Warren
& Putnam have brought it out
in a regular edition. It tells
how high-pressure salesmanship
put over worthless stocks and
bonds. It gives letters from the
main office, flashes" by wire
to stir up statesmen, big prom.
iSes-and little returns. He sug-
gests that bankers go back to
banking. He dislikes the idea of
bankers as statesmen. I suppose
he is a revolutionary.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
Cause of Death

For it is one of his few argu-
ments that burlesque is dying
because everything shocking in
burlesque has been transferred
into musical shows. The bad
words Of 1910 are so common
now that even hysterical wo-
men do not laugh at a damn"
on the stage. The undresS of an
average Carroll show would put
all the old troupers to shame.
There is no standard Of vicious
ness to prove that pink tights
must cover the ankle. Anything
can be said, and most things
are.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
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Not Wet?

abuses of the saloon. And it is history not argument 1t
includes character studies of barfles and barkeeps has
all the familiar figures the regulars and the occasonas it
gives the songs they and the language they talked 1t
almost gives nostalgia for the saloon never knew
Ut is illustrated by Gluyas Williams and John Held Jr,
and NJ Fagg and Goldberg and Webster and Fisher and
Irwin and others) And it discovers a villain.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
True to Type
UNSHARED MEL
OVER BURLESQUE
AND SALOON
Rv GILBERT SELDES

OUR authors looking backward, and l. looking
" their shoulders not quite sad they 1t is
matter of experience. Although was white, able and
81 long before prohibition set in, entered saloon about
five times altogether in those good old days There were
The Washington times., 1931-11-24

so many OCher places 10 uU your uIlnhIHg'
This makes me calm and critical about
George Ade s calm and feelingful book, "The
Old-Time Saloon" And-second misfire on
my part-although I long made special
study of forms of American entertainment,
the burlesque show never seemed to me the
best part of it. So I keep cool as 1 look
over Bernard Sobel's entertainment volume
on Burleycue.
Not Wet?
Mr. Ade repeats several times his motto:
"Not wet-not dry-just history" 1t is Of
course, history written by man who en-
inved the Measures and regretted the
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
Whiskered Villain

The villain has nothing to
do with the Anti-Saloon
League. It is "the English
syndicate" Of which, frankly,
I never heard before. I gather
that, seduced by American pro
moters. many Englishmen put
large sums of money into a
combine of American brewer
les, and that this combine be-
gan to compete with the in
dependent purveyors Of beer by
the desperate method of speed
ing up-not production, but
consumption. The old time,
simple saloon had its fifty or
sixty regulars. When compett-
ton became bitter the saloon
keeper had to force the sale;
the saloon opened its doors to
boys and girls; it obeyed no
closing hours and kept side
door open on Sundays: it be-
gan to fix the cop on the beat:
It had a Ladies Entrance"
-"They came in as ladies'" says
Ade, land went out pie-eyed."
II suppose the difference in the
speakeasy is that they still go
out pie-eyed.) And there were
too many saloons.
Two Fine Points
I am particularly grateful to
Mr.. AIDE for two things. In
his absorption with drink, he
has not forgotten the drinker,
a common fault with writer's
on both sides of the question.
And he has seen clearly that
the old temperance movement
was ineffective, a pious aspira-
ton, no more: he knows that
when business went into pro-
hibition, when the Anti-Saloon
League went into business, the
thing succeeded. Perhaps the
obvious lesson can be learned:
that anti-prohibition will have
to enlist business on its side,
and become more than an I'M
pious aspiration, before it can
succeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14
THRIFT SHOP TO OPEN
MORNINGS IN JULY
Chairman Believes Part-Time Elk,
pertinent Will Prove Profitable
to Welfare Organization.

Plans to keep open from 9 to 1
O'Clock during July were announced
yesterday by operators of the Thrift
Shop, child welfare sales organization
located at 1011 E street.
1t had. been customary to close dur
ing July and August in previous years.
Mrs. Arthur O'Brien. chairman, re-
Board had decided on the part-tine
experiment.
I'VE feel" she explained, that we
are regularly organized and going
business concern now, with stock
taking schedules and time sheets for
our workers, who are volunteers from
or own organizations and other in
terested groups. We believe it is
profitable for us to keep open during
July. This halliday opening is our
way of testing out our belief"
Mrs O'Brien also disclosed the or
ganization would inaugurate a policy
of conducting rummage sales in
Georgetown and other sections where
the suburban residents go to do their
marketing. She added Washington
merchants had donated time on the air
from their allotted radio schedules for
use in advertising the shop.
Associate members will be obtained
to aid in an advisory capacity the four
terprise is sponsored by the Childrens
Hospital, the Child Welfare Society,
the prenatal clinic of Columbia Hos
pital and the Children's Country
Home. Materials donated to it are
sold by the shop with the assistance
of a volunteer sales force. The pro-
ceeds are divided among the partici-
pating boards.
Mrs. John r. williams is chairman
Of the Committee on Supplies and Mrs.
Barry Mohun chairman of volunteer
workers. Mrs. Frank. Let's directs the
pricing Of materials to be sold. Cakes
candy and delicatessen foods are
placed on sale each Friday under the
craftsmanship of Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty.
The shop executive officers include
Mrs. O'Brien, chairman; Mrs. Frank
Hight, treasurer; Mrs. John w. Gu
lick, secretary; Mrs Randall Hagner
assistant secretary; Mrs. Archibald
Davis, Mrs Mohun, Mrs. Thomas B
Sweeney and Mrs. Victor Cushman
vice chairmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14

veloped, in which Hindu ornament and
Moslem domes fought for possession Of
Gothic Substructures. Sir Edwin
Lutyens sought solution of the problem
on less superficial basis. While hold
ing fast to the first principles of
humanist architecture, line, proportion
and mass, he discovered, from the
Mogul builders, how these principles
might be adapted to land whose
natural conditions neceSsitate their
modification"
The Viceroy's house, resembling some
what in proportions the Capitol here,
is built of red and cream sandstoneS.
The dome is Of copper.
Population Is $4,000.
The city covers an area of five square
miles and already houses a population
of about $4,000 persons.
The Viceroy's palace is flanked by
two monumental council buildings. The
Legislative Building, nearby, is cir
cular structure. half a mile in circum-
ference. A companion structure is to
house the courts of justice.
The Encyclopedia Britannica char
scterizes the city as "a sea of trees
TALL of which have had to be planted
and have water pipes laid to them
through which long. low, white classical
buildings CLINT"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14
MAN, II, is BATTERED
BY TRUCKMAN OF rs
Victim Declines to Place Charges
After Suffering Severe Head
Wounds.

Charles F. Clements, II, of 2418
Tenth street, was severely cut and
beaten yesterday, according to police,
during an alteration with a colored
man In the basement of the Post Build
ing, where he is employed.
Clements, police reported, was knocked
down by william Hall, IS, colored, Of
210 F street southwest, after a quarrel
over an iron bar. His head struck the
Jagged edge Of an iron pipe on the
to Emergency Hospital by employees of
the newspaper. Five stitches were re-
uuired to sew the cash in his head.
Hall, police said, is employed by q
transfer company with Offices in the
300 block of street. Clements, whose
condition was said to be not serious,
declined to place any charges against
Hall, police added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14
COMMITTEE WILL STUDY
BRIDGE TRAFFIC COUNT
Expansion of Highway Near Com
merce Building to Be
Discussed.

The recent traffic count at the
Washington approaches to the High
way Bridge and future plans for high
way expansion in the vicinity of the
new Commerce Department Building
will be discussed at a special meeting
Tuesday Of the Co-ordinating Commit
tee, comprising interested District and
Federal Government agencies.
e street, north of the Commerce De-
partment Building between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, is to be widened
and paved by the District Government
for the Treasury Department. A plan
is now being considered to carry E
street eastward across the lot on the
Pennsylvania side of the District
Building. E street also is to be ex-
tended westward through park prop
erty, near the south wall of the Sher-
man statue.
The Co-ordinating Committee will
study the results of the traffic count
made to determine a program for i'm
proving the approaches to the High
way Bridge. William A. Van Duzer,
who becomes the Districts new traffic
chief on July 1, superintendent the TAX
ing Of the survey.