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Evening star., 1931-12-10

game would account for a tremendous
loss Of points.
For instance, firmly believe that the
atrocity known as the intermediate or in
Vltational two-bid (which is the main
stay OF the miscalled "oficiaI' SYSTEM
is causing the players of this country a
loss OF, at least, $4,000 900 yearly.
1t can be mathematicaily demon
strated
Stake Is Quarter Of Cent.
Perhaps I am too generous in grant
ing that there are, say, 100 900 people
who play the Lenz "of1icial' system (of
course. there are several million who
play another SYSTEM. The average
stake in this country is one-quarter Of
cent per point.
This Official two-bid. which is
neither f1sh. flesh nor fowl. will cost
any one OF my very generously conceded
100000 players at least 81 per session.
This makes 5000, 900 per day, ss 900 900
per month, and $4,000, 900 yearly.
l notice President Hoover is working
irantically trying to solve the question
OF German reparations. He seems to
nave exhausted every possible sugges-
Evening star., 1931-12-10
D. c. VOTE PROPOSAL
GIVEN TG SENATE
Jones Urges Plan to Gain
Representation for Capt.
tai Area.

The movement to give the people of
the District representation In the House
and Senate and the right to vote for
President and Vice President was
brought to the attention of the new
Congress yesterday. when Senator Wes-
ley L. Jones, Republican, of Washing
ton. reintroduced the joint resolution
by which 1t Is sought to reach that goal.
The resolution, which is similar TO
the one considered In committee In
the last Congress. proposes constitu-
tionel amendment that would empower
Congress to grant the people OF the
District representation In the House
en- the basis OF population, and one
or two Senators as determined by
Congress, or such other representative
in the Senate As Congress may pro-
vide for.
1t would give the District nresiden-
tial electors equal In number to its
representation in the House and Sen
ate, or as Congress may provide.
The resolution proposes that Con-
gress submit to the States for ratifiea-
tion an amendment to the Constitution
reading as follows:
That Congress shall have power to
admit to the status of citizens of a
State the residents Of the District con-
stituting the seat of Government OF
the United States, created by article I,
section VIII. for the purpose Of repre-
sentation In the Congress and among
the electors of President and Vice
President, and for the purpose Of suing
and being sued in the courts of the
United States under the provisions of
article III, Section II.
Referred TO Committee.
when the Congress shall exercise
this power, the residents of such Dis
trict shall be entitled to elect one or two
Senators, as determined by the Con-
gress, or such other representative in
the Senate as Congress may provide for,
Representatives in the House according
to their numbers, as determined by the
decennial enumeration, and presidential
electors equal In number to their ag-
gregate representation in the House and
Senate, or as Congress may provide.
The Congress shall provide by law
the qualifications of voters and the time
and manner Of choosing the Senator or
Senators. the Representative or Repre-
sentatives, and the electors herein au-
thorizd
THE Congress shall have power TO
make all laws which shall be necessary
and proper for carving into execution
the foregoing power"
The resolution was referred to the
Senate Judiciary Committee for report.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
BRIDGE MARATHON
REOpENS TONIGHT.
Lenz Plays Chess and Con-
tract, While Culbertson
Lectures During Rest.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 10-After a
night watchman's holiday proponents
of rival systems of contract bridge will
resume their marathon challenge match
tonight.
Sidney s. Lenz, ace of the official
system, card handler extraordinary.
golfer, bowler and whatnot, trained for
renewal Of hostilities by playing came
lot and chess with Jose Capablanca and
then some contract at the Knicker-
booker Whist Club.
His young partner. Oswald Jaooby,
former Columbia foot ball player, de-
voted some thought to the offensive
defense that he and Foxy Grandpa
Lenz have been displaying brilliantly
They don't hesitate to be set on hand
after hand in the hope OF winning a
rubber eventually. And Jacoby is
usually the boy who does the heavy
backfleld work in such situations. 1t
is as IL he let foot ball team be pc
nalized to the limit by failing to COM
plete forward passes only to get away
with one for touchdown on the last
attempt.
Four Lecture Engagements.
Culbertson had engagements for at
least four lectures on his speciality be-
tween the conclusion of the tenth rub
Der of the 150-rubber match early
Wednesday morning and the beginning
Of the eleventh rubber with the sixtieth
deal tonight.
Mrs. Culbertson devoted all her spare
time 10 Joyce and "Jump-bid" Cul-
bertson, the children
Lenz and Jacoby are 2,0T5 points in
the lead, an advantage over which the
Culbertsons profess not 10 worry in
the least. In fact the traflers in nine
teenth-hole contract match after a golf
foursome hardly would be perturbed
over 2,000-point disadvantage If the
night were young and nobody came
from telephone saying This is the
missus calling" A couple of pianola
hands can offset such lead in no time
ut all.
Experts See No Contrasts.
"Oficialities" and some neuti.sls have
seen no fundamental contrasts in eff
fectiveness Of bidding systems, but the
Culbertson camp has. 1t cites deal SIS,
the second hand OF the tenth rubber. in
which Jacoby contracted for four hearts
and made seven. Through the honor
trick valuation of the Culbertson sys-
TEN, say his followers. q mere tyro in
the system would have bid little slam.
THE HAND
Evening star., 1931-12-10
Ferryboats' Delay
Is Laid by Shippers
To Bridge Contest

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 10
Maybe this bridge contest is all right,
but the shippers Of San Francisco Bay
ferries are complaining.
They say the Lenz-Culbertson con-
test is causing the boats to run behind
schedule. Not because the shippers
themselves are arguing, but
The daily commuters have taken to
playing out the hands from newspaper
graphs and when the boats reach dock
the commuters won't get off. And SO
say the shippers, they have to wait until
the hands are played before they can
! start the opposite run, and that makes
the boats late
Evening star., 1931-12-10

ton without finding q solution. Here is
at least $70,000000 which might be
saved yearly simply by abolishing one
wrong method of bidding The question
highroad to solution by having every
convert from the "orficial'' system
turn over 81 day which he will save,
as an offici2l tax to the Federal Gov
ernment to be applied against the war
debt.
I have exaggerated this thought q
little bit, as the psrspicacious reader
may have guessq', but the fundamental
idea is correct 10 win you need right
system, and even with 8 right system
the greatest of them fail down
Copyright, 1881, by Ely Culbertson)
Evening star., 1931-12-10

tistics and some
pertinent observa-
tions W h / C h I
think will be of
value to them in
following the fu-
ture accounts of
the match to be
resumed this eve
ming for the bal
ance of 140 rub
bers to determine
the championship
Of the Culbertson
system, sometimes
miscalled the "one-
Overcome" and the
Lenz system, So
called official"
First of all there
Evening star., 1931-12-10

win, president Of George Washington
University; DR.. Knight and DR.. WASH
ington. DR.. James F. Couch Of the Bu-
reau Of Animal Industry, Agriculture
Department, was said to have originat-
ed the plan for honoring DR.. Munroe
In this manner and took a leading part
in bringing the plan to a elimination
Among those who attended the ceremo-
Cosmos Club.
Evening star., 1931-12-10

The most exacting scale is employed in
the weighing of DIAMONDS. You
know to the fraction of hundredth OF
carat as to. the weight of any A. Kahn
Inc. DIAMOND.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
SLAYlNG HOLDS STEPSOh
Sheriff Says Colorado Youth Con
fessed in Family Tragedy.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Decem-
Der 10 lP.-Sheriff Charles Lumley
announced Raymond Haynor, 20, had
confessed shooting and killing his STEP
father, Frank Buniger, A., in a family
quarrel yesterday.
The sheriff said the youth related he
fired only after Buniger had aimed q
rife at his wife, the youths mother.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
Knocked Down by Auto.

Marvin Hall, 53, OF 2520 L street. was
knocked down last night by an auto
mobile driven by Jesse Nicholson,
Clarendon, Va. The accident occurred
at Potomac and M streets. Hall was
treated at Georgetown Hospital.
Evening star., 1931-12-10

Resigninx Director Of Spanish Police
Offered Enthusiastically.
MADRID, December 10 CP.-Angel
Galarza, resigning director of Spanish
police, was offered the post as Am
bassador to the United States by the
government today, but declined to
accept 1t.
He said he resigned his police dtrec-
torsh;p because he intended cnly to
serve until q permanent President OF
the public was elected.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
BIDDING BLAMED
FOR BRIDGE LOSSES
CuIbertson Says His System
Would Save Country
$4,000, 900 Yearly.
BY ELY CULBERTSON.

NEW YORK, December 10.-A days
lull in the Culbertson-Lenz battle of
pasteboard armies permits me to give
the readers Of my articles some sta
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Reserve Bank Cuts
Acceptance Rates

The New York Federal Reserve
Bank today announced a reduc-
ton in the rates at which it will
purchase bankers acceptances.
The new rates are ~ per cent
for bills of from one to As days
maturity; l3s per cent for bills
of 46 to 80 days maturity and
proportionately higher rates for
longer maturitieS.
On this basis, dealers are bid
ding the same rate for two-name
paper up to As days maturity as
the Reserve is offering for three
name paper. AS of December 81,
the Reserve System held $363,-
$4,000 bills bought in the open
market. BY last Wednesday these
holdings had fallen to $151,625,-
0O0,. a drop of $212,219,000.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Good Metal Outlook
Seen by Canadian

TORONTO, Jan. 27.-S. G..
Blaylock, general manager Con-
solidated Mining and Smelling
Company, of Canada, Ltd, sub
sidiary of Canadian Pacific Rail
way, today said he believed prices
of the metals the company was
mostly concerned with have
reached bottom and that there
will be a gradual though slow re-
covery. He believed that the
company will be able to continue
it's operations and that it would
be able to keep it's regular oper-
ating force working at full time.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
BEARS ATTEMPT 7
MILD RAID ON
LEADERS
Sales Are Dull and Session
Lags After Raid Is Slowed
Up; Westinghouse, Steel Off
By w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-Most Of
the active stocks were under sell
ing pressure in the early trading
today. The bears attempted a
mild raid of the hotel, electrical
manufacturing and other stocks
which have been under pressure
Of late and forced prices down
D point or two.
Though the Steel Corporation
earnings of 10 cents share in
the final quarter of 1880 were
better than the early estimates, it
was noted that more than half
Of the amount was derived from
adjustment of income tax refunds
and only about 80 cents a share
from operations. However, the
weekly trade summaries showed
the big corporation now working
at so per cent of capacity, a
decided gain over the first week
in the month.
Westinghouse Off
A 3-point drop in Westinghouse
to 831a and a loss of 21s on U.
S. Steel, which declined to 14024,
were the outstanding movements
of the market favorites. Corn
Products lost 124 at 8034 Balti-
more and Ohio fell back nearly 8
points, to 1914, and, New York
Central was down 81 at 1924.
With the exception of Atlantic
Refining, which moved up about
a point to %, the oils were
slightly reactionary, with only
fractional losses in the principal
standards and Independents.
Trading Tapers
Selling by the bears and profit
taking in the industrials and
utility stocks turned the tide of
values downward, for the time
being, at least, but trading
tapered off to a comparatively
small volume. Commodity mar
kets were generally steady, and
money was in good supply, with
call renewals at 112 per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

FURNISHED by W. B. Hibbs G. Coz
SALES
Washington Gas IS, A, $1,000
102.
Washington Gas IS, 3, $1,000
105 u, $100@1051a.
Potomac Electric IS, pfd., 500
11212, $2@l11h.
Federal American National
Bank & Trust, $10@5O, $10@5O.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 500
8834, $10@8824, $10@8824.
Terminal Refinery & Ware
house Corp, $1O@45.
AFTER CALL
Potomac Electric IS, pfd., 500
1l13L
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Will Carry Over

While much optimistic talk is
going the rounds of the improve.
ment which will take place in
forthcoming months, indications
are that the poor showing of the
fourth quarter will carry over
into the first period of this
year, thus placing most of the
leading industrial corporations at
a handicap in future comparisons
of earnings with the correspond
ing period of 1890. With this
prospect facing the market for
some weeks to come it is not
difficult to understand why the
current advance is running into
definite resistance on the upside.
Thus far this week, the market
as a whole has done little. The
advances in individual issues have
been largely at the expense of
an Overcrowded short interest
which have been most pronounced
In such speculative favoriteS as
Auburn, ThreShing and the like.
Pivotal leaders of the type of
American Can, General Electric
and United States Steel have
been consistent laggards.
Failure of Leaders
The failure of the latter group
of issues to participate in the
improvement of the past fort
night seems to many sources to
indicate that the long period of
liquidation is reaching it's end.
It is pointed out that in all the
premature and false rallies in
the bear market to date, high
grade leadership has been in evi.
dence, and only since the low
point in the averages on Decem-
ber 16, 1880, has the reverse been
true. According to precedent,
the bottom of the 1929-1931 de-
cline is being made by the long
awaited and final liquidation of
the blue chips"
Risk Minimized
In the opinion of recognized
investment authority, the follow
ing list of common stocks pro
vides the purchaser with diversi-
fled selections, and a general
minimum of risk. The railroad
group includes Atchison, New
York Central, Southern Pacific,
Union Pacific, Chesapeake and
Ohio, Delaware and Hudson and
Great Northern railway. The
utility group includes American
Telephone,S Consolidated Gas, Con-
solidated Gas of Baltimore, United
Gas Improvement, Electric Bond
and Share, Pacific Gas and Elec-
trio. Public Service Company of
North Illinois, and Electric Power
and Light. Industrials include
General Electric, National Bis
cult, American Tobacco B, Bor-
den, Dupont, American HarveS-
ter, Proctor and Gamble, Union
Carbide, United States Steel,
Woolworth, American Can, Corn
Products, Sears-Roebuck and Gen
eral Motors.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Machinery Orders
And Inquiries Rise

Better ordering and inquiring
continue to bolster optimism
among dealers and manufacturers
in the country's machinery and
machine-tool markets, American
MachiniSt reports. Word received
from principal centerS in the past
week represents prospects as be-
ing in a more receptive frame of
mind and current tool business
strengthens the hope in trade
circles that the industry is in for
better times. Used tools are in
more active demand.
New York, with a number of
good inquiries, including a 13-tool
New Haven inquiry, believes that
the situation is looking up. New
England dealers note more auto
motive inquiries and increasing
drill, lathe, and Small-tool orders.
Detroit reports advancing sales to
automobile plants, many of which
have been out of the market for
a year or more. other districts
are also watching the automobile
shows.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

Butter = One pound prints, 41942c;
tub, 1914 Q4O13c.
Eggs-HennerH 22924c; current re-
ceipts, 2O@21c.
Ducks, 15c RoosterA lac. Spring
chickens, large, 26@2S0; medium. 25c;
small, 25@?sc Fowls large, 2O@2Ie;
l4o: Keats, Soc; old, IS q 4oc. Dressed:
turkeys, 35 03Sc. Spring chickens. large.
2Sc: medium, Csc; small. 279 92Sc. Fowls.
$1,000, Ducks, 24@ 85c. Keats young
7oQs0c; old, 4O@45c.
MeatsmBeef, 1S@2SG; veal 1S@ 2Sc;
hams, 22c; fresh shoulders, 30c. Smoked
Meats-Hams, 25c: shoulders. 1Sc; bacon,
27c; lard, in bulk, 13c; in packages
Fruits-Honeydews. $175@22O: honey
balls, $3.50. Persian melons. 81 OILS:
casabas. $1.25 Oils: oranges. California.
t3@5.5O: Florida. $3.50; lemons. S.. 70
ss,5O@3.s5; pineappies, s5@5.5o; per
simmons. $1@3.25; tangerines 81; Eur
pana grapes. 50.
Calves-Top grade, 1Ohc.
AppIes-Bushel baskets. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady steady Vrgtnia; gtgtm,u u S S 75S2, No; l.
No. l 9ll inches up, Jonathsns, s1,25
Pennsylvania U S No. l 2h inches
up, staymans, S1.75@2. Northwestern
greenings,, $1,000 Delaware y. s.
1.75;U. s. No. 2, 21s inches up. Yorkss,
$3.50 West Virginia, U. s. No. /,
ga inches up. Starks. $3.50 Maryland
u. S. No. l. 2A-2la inches up, golden
Cabbage-suppltes moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. South Caro-
line, / y .bushel hampers, pointed type,
pointed type, s1.S5G2; old, S1.5O per
bag, 80 pounds.
. Lettuce-western stock: Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
iceberg type, 4-5 dozen, s2.75@s; few
1926. Southern stock: Supplies light
demand light; market steady. Florida
~ -bushel hampers, Big Boston type.
onions-supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Michigan
and Ohio 5O-pound sacks, yellows U.
s. No, /. sOQ9Oc.
Peppers-Supp!ies light: demand mod
crate; market steady. Florida. pepper
crates, fancy, S25OQ2,75; few higher;
choice $2@2.25.
Potatoes-old stock: Supplies mod
crate; demand moderate; market steady.
Maine, Green Mountains, U. S. No. 1,
15O-pound sacks. $3.25Q35O; 12O- pound
sacks, $250@2.6o; Long Island. Green
Mountains, U. s.. No, l, 15O-pound sacks,
1915 New stock: Supplies light: de-
mand slow: market dull. Florida. bushel
hampers, spaulding Rose. Y. S, No. l,
$3.50; L. S. No. 2s So: No. g. $3.50;
Texas mixed car, bushel baskets Bliss
Triumphs, U. S No. l, S275Q3.
Snar Beans-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. Florida, wide
ra Ige in quality and condition. bushel
hampers. green. flat and round type,
S6@S: Y -bushel hampers green, flat
and round types, $3.50.
awberries-Supplies light; demand
light; market weak. Florida, pony
refrigerators. 6oQ6 per quart,
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
NeWark office for
NeW York Title Co.

New York Title and Mortgage
Company announces the opening
of a branch office in Newark,
N. j., in the Firemen's Building,
at Broad and Market Streets,
which will be in charge of
Franklin G. Dunham, jr.
This is a further development
of the company's national actiVl-
ties.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Moratorium Likely
For ROYAL Mail Lines

LONDON, Jan. 28~Praferred
stockholders of the White Star
Line will meet on February 4 at
about the same time an impor-
tant meeting of the Royal Mail
stockholders is being held. 1t is
considered likely that White Star
stockholders will be asked to agree
to a brief moratorium, during
which time the reconstruction of
the whole Royal Mail group is
carried through.
Royal Mail guarantees the pref
erence shares of the White Star
Line. 1t is understood that a
group of White Star stockholders
is seeking to have its company
placed under the same form Of
independent management, entirely
free from the Royal Mail group.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Scrap Steel Prices
LOLUer in CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Jan. 28-H eavy
scrap steel in the Chicago
district is now quoted at 500
1925 a ton, or IS cents under
previous maximum range. Fair
sized tonnage was reported sold
to a leading independent mill at
$10.25. Dealers. however, con-
tinue to pay $40.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Manhattan Shirt Co.
Calls Preferred Stock

Manhattan Shirt Company di-
rectors today voted to call for re.
tirement at $12O share the 1894
preferred shares outstanding on
November 80, 1880. No date has
been set for the retirement of the
issue,
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Detroit to BOrrOU
S3O,OOO,OOO on Notes

DETROIT, Jan. 27.-Detroit
Common Council has authorized
borrowing $30,0OO,00O on short
term notes on tax anticipation
warrants for taxes to be collected
u August.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
OIL STOCKS

Diminished by W. B. Hlbbs & Coz
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
SEE RESISTANCE
TOUPSN|NG IN
MARKET
Expert Believes Bulls Have
Forced Prices to Highest
Point for Few Days
By THE SPECTATOR

Inc SCOCK market devoted
almost all of Tuesdays ses-
sion to churning around at
the upper limits of the re-
cent trading range pending
release Of the United States
Steel earnings statement for
1880. Publication of the
Steel Corporations report
disclosing net of 70 cents a
share for the December quar-.
ter, or less than half of the
dividend requirements for
that period, is graphic evi-
dence of. the inroads into
earnings that the industrial
setback is causing.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Treasury Asks Bids
On S6O,OOO,OOO Bills

The Treasury today asked bids
on S6O,OOO,OOO of 9O-day Treasury
bills. S30.OOO,OOO, dated February
3, and $3O,OOO,OOO dated February
4. Tenders will be received up to
2 p. m, January 80.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

I Dividend symbols: a, b. dividend stock:
| and So stock: d,
HExdiVIdend fEx-RiRhtA
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
London Market Firm,
LqbOr's Peril Aids

{. LONDON, Jan. %. - London
stock markets today maintained
the good tone of Mondays close
and were helped by growing op-
timism that the government may
be defeated Wednesday on the
second reading of the trade dis
putes bill. The fate of the gov
ernment depends on how many
Liberals will follow Sir John
Simon into division lobby against
the bill with the Conservatives,
who are solid against the measure.
British funds were easier on
continued gold exports to France
and fears of similar efflux to New
York if the discount market does
not carry out Bank of England's
injunction to raise the level of
open market bill rates. The fea-
ture of the stock markets was
strength in Ford Motor at 81 and
l.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

Butter = One pound prints, 41942c;
tub. 1914 Q4O1ac.
Eggs-Hennery. 22924c; current re-
ceipts, 2O@21c.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
Special Notices
Nom n Pop

thousand acres OF
good lettuce land to lease on
reasonable terms. Well located,
packing house facilities including
equipment. Portion OF land now
plaIsed to Sesbania. Write L. f.
Sanguinetti. Yuma, Ariz. 4t6
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION IMPERIAL
IRRIGATION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Assessor of the Imperial Irriga-
tion District, having completed his
assessment book for the year 1891
has delivered the said assessment
book to the Secretary of the Board
of Directors who now has 1t III his
office in the Masonic Building, Ell
Centre, California, where 1t will re-
main for the inspection of all per-
sons interested until September ],
1881.
The Board of Directors acting as
a Board of Equalization of said I'M
perial Irrigation District will meet
to equalize assessments on Septem-
Der l. 1881, at 10 o'clock A. M. and
continue in session from time to
time thereafter as long as may be
necessary, not to exceed ten days,
exclusive of Sundays, at the office
Of the Board of Directors, in the
Masonic Building, FL Centric, Cali
fornia, to hear and determine such
objections to the valuations and as
sessments as may come before them.
BY order of the Board of Directors
F.. II. McIVER.
Secretary of the Board OF Directors
Aug. 4-Sept. /, inc
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08

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