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The Washington times., 1931-05-06
Fiue Chain Stores Report
Sales Gain in April

w. T. Grant Company report
April sales $6,410,545. against S.
730,452 in April, 1880 an increase
Of 1l.7 per cent. Four months
sales $20192, ,962, against $lS,390,-
9e7 in the like 1880 period, an in
crease Of 9.S per cent.
Bickford's, Inc, report April
sales $664,346, against $4S4, ,236 in
April, 1880. an increase Of 37.3
per cent. Four months sales $2,-
649. 1922, against $l,922,7l0 in like
1880 period, an increase of 37.s
per cent.
s. s. KreSee Company report
sales $12.S9O 900. against $12,724..
089. Four months sales $43.220,-
Ill, against $43,279, ,733 in the like
1890 period.
Mccrory Stores report April
sales $3,703,243, against $3,651.-
04O in April, 1880 an increase of
IA per cent. -Four months sales
$12.933,15s. against $12,6lO,SO5 in
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CLOTH MARKET .

NEW YORK, May 6 U.N.Sl.-
Trade sentiment shifted notice
ably in the coarse yarn gray
goods market today. Print cloths
received the bulk of attention,
while sales of narrow Sheetings
were confined to relatively small
amounts at unchanged prices.
There was noticeable scarcity
Of several broadcloth styles. and
spots for these were held for
premiums. The attitude OF pro
ducers made it clear to those
interested that they were not in
a market that was too readily
disposed to drift fractionally to
lower price levels without re-
SiStanCe.
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like 1880 period, an increase OF
Is per cent.
Mcclellan Stores report April
sales $1,79S,S02. against $l,76s,-
94S in April, 1890. an increase Of
is per cent. Four months sales
IS, $685. ,633, against $5,743,S1s in
like 1880 period, an increase of
IL per cent.
Kline Brothers report April
sales $546, ,802, against $463. .776 in
April, 1880, an increase of 17.9
per cent. Four months sales ST.
394.12S. against $l.2l7,321 in like
1880 period, an increase of l4.5
per cent.
F. W. Woolworth Company re-
port sales for April of $23. 3.S30,291,
against $24,372,413 in April, 1890,
a decrease of 20 per cent. Sales
for the four months totaled $S4,-
1S1, 1866. against $s5. 1886, ,2S6 in the
like 1880 period, q decrease Of IL
per cent,
The Washington times., 1931-05-06
DEMAND SLACK
AND DEALINGS
ARE LIGHT,
Revision OF General Motors
Earnings Estimates Clips
Price as U. S. Steel Dips
BY w. s. COUSINS

NEW YORK, May 6 GN.S)
Leading speculative stocks dipped
and rallied in slow and sluggish
style in the stock market today.
An early 312-point drop in United
States Steel to l102s brought the
price of that big leader to the low.
est level since 1924, when it sold
under 100.
American Can continued the
downward move which has been in
progress since Monday and fell off
to the years lowest price, while
Canadian Pacific led q new reac.
ton in the low-priced rails.
The market appeared to be Suf-
fering from slack demand rather
than from heavy dumping.
Transactions Light
Transactions in the first half
hour totaled only 100000 shares,
the bulk of which consisted of pro-
fesSional floor trading in a hand
full of the favorites. The rails and
utilities as group were conspicu-
ously inactive.
Downward revision of estimates
Of second quarter earnings of
general motors to $1.10 q share,
resulted in further selling of the
stock, on a scale down to 40A.
The balance of the automobile
group was inactive and fairly
steady.
Consolidated Gas, leader Of the
high grade utilities, moved off
about 2 points to 92A, and
American and foreign power lost
o point.
In spite of new weakness in
big Steel" the market as a
whole held steady in the second
hour, with trading tapering off
as prices receded.
Money Easier
Another cut in acceptance rates
and in the reserve banks rate for
buying bills reflected the easier
situation in the money market and
pointed to the possibility of a cut
in rediscount rates tomorrow.
Call money was unchanged at
1h per cent.
Cotton eased off, S to z points
and grain prices were fraetionally
lower.
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NEWONSLAUGHT
BY BEARS HELD
PROBABLE
Professional Element Still
Unready to Quit Struggle,
as Spectator Sees Things
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK May e.-The
failure of the recovery to carry
through in better shape than was
evidenced in Tuesdays sluggish
session does not carry any great
significance on what the near
term future holds in store.
The volume of turnover held to
subnormal proportions. although
the net decline cancelled but half
Of the previous days upturn.
Bear Attack Likely
1t must be admitted at the
moment, that with the averages
lowering so close to the low point
of the year the possibility of a
fresh bearish onslaught to test
the support points must not be
overlooked.
The rather easy manner in
which pivotal leaders such as
U. S. Steel an American Can
yielded is an indication that the
professional element is not yet
disposed to give the constructive
faction the right of way without
struggle.
The weekly reports on car load
ings and steel lingo production
may provide a cue as to the i'm.
mediate trend of the market.
Five-Year Averages
Five-year average per share
earnings of representative stocks
as completed by a prominent COM
mission house disclose that Allied
Chemical has reported average
net Of $1G.23: American and For
eign Power. S1.30; American Can,
$500; American Tobacco B. $5.48;
Anaconda Copper, $3.06; Atchisn,
$3.50, and Auburn, $8.74.
Bethlehem. $3.50 Case. $1453;
Caterpillar Tractor. $4.12: Chesa.
peake and Ohio. 1898; Chrysler,
1913; Consolidated Gas. 1888;
Continental Can. $3.50: Dupont,
$4.68; General Electric, $1.61;
General Foods, $2.88; General
Motors, $4.79; Gillette, $5.3I;
Goodyear. 1894; international
Telephone. $2.03; Kroger Grocery,
$2.37; Loew's, $6.46; Lorillard,
CSC.
Montgomery Ward, $2.02: North
American, $3.47; Paramount.
1882; Public Service of New Jer.
sey. $2.79; Radio Corporation, &c;
Radio Keith, Tic: Reynolds To
bacco B, $3.04; Union Carbide,
$3.18; U. S. Steel. $11.37; West
inghouse Electric. $3.50.
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AFFILIATED PRODUCTS

Affiliated Products. Inc, re-
ports for quarter ended March 81,
1881, net income of $412,317 after
charges and taxes equivalent to
$l.07 q share on 332, 800 no-par
shares of capital stock. This
compares with $l63,7s0 in cores
ponding quarter Of 1880, equal,
on above share basis, to a ceI1ts
q share.
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OIL WELL COMPETITIONS

During April, 1,029 oil wells
were completed in fields east Of
the Rockies. with initial produc-
ton of 1856, ,284 barrels, compared
with 8S5 with initial output Of
485, ,020 barrels in March. There
were 375 dry holes recorded for
April, against 384 in March, and
152 gas wells, against 1872. East
Central Texas accounted for 242
oil we'll compilations last month,
the initial production being 1881
8SS barrels, other areas curtailins
drilling,
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CoNTAINER CORP.

Container Corp of America
and subsidiaries report for quarter
ended March 81. 1881, net loss Of
$124,5l8, after interest, deprecia.
ton. etc. This compares with net
profit in first quarter of 1880 of
$133,866, equivalent after deduct
ing $32,265 dividends paid on z
per cent preferred stock to 26
cents a share par 500 on 391,-
$40 shares of Glass A stock.
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WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

SALES
o. Potomac Electric, SIS pfd., SO
1871.
Potomac Electric, 512s pfd., SO
1l0A; 10@110A.
Columbia Sand g. Gravel pfd.,
10@93: 1O@92; 80@91.,
Lanston Monotype, 100 100.
The Carpet Corp. 6@23A.
AFTER CALL
Washington Railway g. Electric
pfd., 5@9S1s; l0@9SAs.
Capital Traction Company, 10.
@341a: 10@34h. 80:
Federal American National
Bank d Trust Co., $3.50.
Washington Gas Light, 100
1861.
Washington Gas S. "B", 5000
a lO4l3,
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q. S. DEFICIT GROWS

The Governments deficit last
Monday amounted to S903, $40, 900
against a deficit of $152,9S0, 900
recorded the same day last year,
it was learned At the Treasury De-
partment today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
ALL. LOCALS
AID STRIKING
COAL MINERS
Force Takers to Give
Floor to Miners

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June ga
number Of carpenters locals, one
painters local, paperhangers, uphols-
terry weavers, and dozens Of others,
have passed resolutions endorsing the
miners strike. The most interesting
incident occurred IN Local IS. This
local Is an upholstery weavers local
with q membership Of 2,ooo. Just be-
fore our delegation applied letter
was read from the A. f. of L., telling
them not to have anything to do
With the miners strike, stating def
inite1y that the strike had been set
tied by the uMwA, The letter was
tabled. A few minutes later our
miners delegation presented their
credentials. The business agent and
other officials took the floor and told
the workers that this was a Com
nunist union. He made a motion
that the floor should not be granted,
The motion was lost, two thirds of
eA1O OVV piCocllU VOC1ItS dedlIlSb IT, LIE
miners then came In and were greet
ed with great applause After they
were through, the workers eagerly be-
gan asking questions from all sides.
The miners told them about the con-
ditions, etc. Then a representative
OF the Trade Union Unity League
spoke and he too, received fine
reception. A resolution was passed
on the miners strike demanding the
withdrawal of the coal and iron police.
The Miners Campaign for Relief in
Philadelphia is very closely connected
up with the left-wing struggle in the
old unions. Already, we can see that
those organizations that have been
visited and where the rank and file
workers were well represented at the
meetings, workers turned down the
leadership and enthusiastically &C
cepted the delegation in behalf OF
the miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30

iron police, state troopers, deputy
sheriffs and thugs, united with thu
coal operators, this is the force we
fight against.
under the leadership of the Ma
tional Miners Union, strong in rank
and file strike committees at each
striking mine, in each section, in the
district we struggle on unf1inchingly.
We hold the fort. our flag flies high,
in this coal and steel trust owned
industrial area. All you workers in
all the cities, you can help us picket,
help us march from mine to mine
to spread the strike, help our wives
and children to perform their strike
duties, by rushing food and funds
into our Pittsburgh relief head
quarters.
Organize a central Pennsylvania
Ohio and West Virginia Striking
Miners Relief Committee in your
city. Do this today. Speed is essen
tial Then spread out into all the
groups Of workers Sympathizers,
into all industries. Establish a re-
lief committee among the rank and
file OF this A. F.. of L. local unions,
among all Trade Union Unity
League groups and unions, among
women, among language organiza-
tons, among the youth and children
and sympathetic intellectuals, and
physicians; in the shops and mills,
in workers neighborhoods. Inau-
gurate a gigantic mass movement
for the collection of food and funds
by house to house and street and
shop gate collections, by collections
from workers organizations. Open
a relief headquarters and storage
place in your city, where food,
clothes and money can be brought
at any hour Of the day,
May our district relief commit
tee announce at all striking mines
in the next few days that a remit
tance Of money. a shipment Of food
has arrived from your city2"
(Signe0 Robt. Pierce, Library
Strike Section: Howard Mitchell,
Cannonsburg Strike Section; Jim
Logan, Avella Strike Section: Joe
CoSner, Bentleyville Strike Section;
Joe Telep, Allegheny Valley Strike
Section; Boyd Cunningham, Browns
vile Strike Section; John paddock,
Upper Mon Strike Section; John
Stoplski. jos. Jursick, Ohio Strike
area.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
Detroit, Mich,

Detroit, Mich.
Dear Comrades:
II must be because OF the advanc-
Ing prosperity that the banks can't
stay in business.
Today I've met man Of advanced
age( who lived at Berkley, Mich. This
man swore that the sidewalks seemed
to be moving. "Just think Of 1t, my
friend" he said, them bastards have
induced the kids in the school to save
money: SO was crazy enough to
have my eight-year-old daughter take
her pennies, nickles, dimes and quar-
ters to the school, and the teachers
we're depositing this money for them
In the Royal Oak state Bank. Now
it's busted, and my chiid's savings
are gone.'
The children that lost their saved
up pennies in the Royal Oak Bank
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30

ers, for the purpose Of smashing the
workers fatherland.
The plan in Beck's own words Is
in the line Of an international eco
nonaical blockade o, the Soviet
Onion.
IF such an economic conference
were TO serve notice on Russia that
the other industrial nations had
agreed to put an embargo upon all
Russian products II produced by na~
tional capital and conscripted labor,
then Russia would have second
thought about It's five year plan"
Because the attack against the
Soviet Union is the uppermost in the
minds Of the capitalist statesmen,
Beck thinks that this economic con-
ference ought to be held before the
next disarmament conference. The
Hoover moratorium scheme saved
Germany from a revolution, says
Beck. but the economic crisis which
Is at the basis Of the political in
stability in Europe has net been
overcome. "A year will quickly pass
and the world will be confronted
with an economic condition that may
differ in degree but not in kind,
from the present crisis"
The capitalist powers want 10
smash the five year plan which Is
an inspiration to the working masses
of the entire world, The working
masses Of the entire world, however,
will defend the five year plan of the
workers fatherland. The working
masses Of the entire world will rally
on August 1, to smash the interven-
zionist plots Of the Hoovers and the
Becks. to fight the inperialist war
and for the defense of the Soviet
SA1icn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30

against the attempts Of the Alabama
bosses to legally lynch the nine in
nocent youths,
Another resolution proteste d
against the shooting of as young
workers, the brutal beating and jail
ing of 10 others, both Negro and
white, by the youngstown, O., police
on National Youth Day, when the
young workers came out In protest
against war preparations, wage cuts,
spced-up, and lynching,
A United Front Committee Of II
was elected to further mobilize the
young workers Of Chicago, for the
Scottsboro defense. The delegates
pledged themselves TO go back to
their organizations to mobilize their
members against the attacks of the
bosses upon the Negro people,
Boston Meet Protests Lynch Verdict
BOSTON. June 2e.-Ovcr 300 Negro
and white workers took part in q pro-
test meeting against the scottsboro
boss Court lynch verdict and for the
demand that the nine Negro boys
be released, Speakers included Anna
Bloch. Of the League of Struggle for
Negro Rights, Nat lie Roy, OF the
Young Communist League, with J.
W. Dawson chairman
The police tried, unsuecesstuliy, to
break UP the meeting.
Youth Conference In Detroit July .
DETROIT. June 2a-The Youth
Committee Of the Detroit section of
the League Of Struggle for Negro
Rights Is calling a conference Of all
Negro and white youth clubs to fur
ther mobilize the mass defense for
the nine Scottsboro Negro boys. The
conference will take place on July
at 8 p. m, at Ferry Hall, 1343 East
Ferry Avenue.
1t will be preceded by Scottsboro
protest parade on July 7th.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
Sioux City Unemployed Council Demands Re-
moval of Poor Overseer

(By a Worker Correspondent

SIOUX CITY, Iowa.--Our Unem-
,loyed Council here has got out a
petition demanding OF the Board Of
Supervisors the immediate removal Of
the overseer Lebech. because OF his
Incompetence and insolence to the
destitute families who approch him
for relief.
Here Is an instance Of the kind
OF relief that this fellow Lebech
hands out. He gave man a pound
of lard. a pound of oleo and two
1oaves OF bread. He didn't say how
long this had to last and 1 would
like to know what Lebech expects
the man to do with thu lard. Pro-
baby ~ asan was s,pposed 10 go
h w
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30

doors, thousands of workers losing
their savings. Six months ago the
Peoples State Bank closed up with
100000 in deposits. The bank that
closed last week was the Pontiac
Commercial Bank, around $4,000 900
in deposits. The Trade Union Unity
League made decision to call all
small depositors to a protest meet
ing. When our comrades were ready
to go out with the leaflets they
We're arrested. Five we're picked up
only three had leaflets, so they were
held for investigation. Those COM
rades were released after they had
spent 48 hours in the county Jail.
Two days after one of our leading
comrades was arrested. He is still
in Jail Comrade Bradley is charged
with spreading rumor about the First
National Bank. On this charge they
think they can railroad him to Jail
for five years
Organize!
This is the beginning of police ter
ror against the working class that
was started here by order of General
Motors. They want the workers to
be terrorized so that they dare not
protest when they cut the wages still
lower. But they are mistaken. The
n1ilitancy Of the workers is growing.
Fellow workers, let's organize strong
er than ever. Help build the Auto
Workers Union, lid, and the Com
mw1ist Party.
Auto Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
DISTRICTS! SECTIONS! UNITS!
HOLD PICNlCS, AFFAIRS, PARTIES
FOR DAILY BENEFIT EVERY DAY!

Districts! Sectionsl Units! Begin
ming Monday, June %. hold as many
ptcnics, affairs, socials parties, bene-
fits, entertainments for the Daily
worker as possible 10 insure the
success of the campaign in the last
weeks! Send benefit dates to the
Workers Calendar at once! Print
or mimeograph tickets and an
nouncements for wide distribution
in your section so that the affairs
will be lartely attaraed. Take ad-
vantage of every opportunity to
make strong appeals for the Daily
Mass street, shop, factory and neigh
oorhood meetings must emphasize
what the loss Of the Daily would
mean TO the working class. Work
ers should be urged 20 pledge
weekly or monthly sums to the Daily
Worker Sustaining Fund! Subscrip-
tons and renewals will also build
our Fund! On the last days of the
campaign, general national picnics
ana outings must be arranged for
the Daily to befittingly end the
Rush Coupon Book Funds.
what has become of the money
collected on coupon books? Neglect
in sending money collected on these
books is partly responsible for the
small percentages of many districts.
All funds collected on coupon books
must be turned in to this office
without a moments delay, otherwise
there is danger that the campaign
will end with hundreds of dollars
still outstanding. Prompt attention
to this now will save a lot of grief
later,
A group of tobacco workers in
Tampa, Florida, have contributed
s4S2,s1 10 the Daily Worker Fund.
This is a big feather in the cap of
District II. This district has now
subscribed $547,S1, or S65 per cent of
It's quota of $1,000. The comrades in
Tampa are to be warmly congratu-
lated for such splendid support.
News of Levin's Tour.
VI Levin, business manager Of
the Daily Worker, ON tour to the
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ted In the grass after the police
learned the meeting. scheduled as
. protest Of the kidnapping of an
unemployed Negro who has not
been found since he was taken into
custody a month ago, was to be
held In the park"
This paper also hints at the he
roic resistance of the workers;
The crowd fought back and the
grass of the park became a battle
ground with knots Of fighting men
and screaming women swarmins
over It." The workers defense
corps gave q good account Of
themselves.
The Akron TIrnes-Press, already
quoted, exposed the rss OF thug
and gangsters by Mayor Decker:
two Times-Press reporters ao-
costed the mayor.
"Are those members OF the Pc
lice force? one of the reporters
asked the mayor. pointing tn two
Of the blackjack wieIders.
II don't know" the mayor re-
piled.
you mean you don't know your
own of1cersr inquired the repor-
ter.
mo. they are not policemen.
Say, who do you representa-" de-
nseAdsd Aasss> Dsskse
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45 Men at Kinloch
Try to Walk Out But
Gunner Stop Them
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEl
Kinloch Mine who refuse to Scab
any longer.
The few who returned 10 the
Newfields Mine of the Union Col
leries Co, last week came out again
today and poined the picket line.
The Pittsburgh Terminal Coal CO.
mines are being picketed. The scabs
are much dissatisfied. as all the old
conditions are as bad as ever de-
spite the promises. Wagons whose
weight was called 5000 pounds two
years ago and counted as $500 be-
fore the strike is now weighed in at
$500 pounds under the United Mine
Workers of America checkweighman.
Besides, the miners are taxed two
and a half cents per ton to pay for
the checkweighman who helps the
company to rob them. This reduces
the nominal scale to Az cents a
ton, which was the proposal OF the
company when the Pinchot confer
enee first broke up over this point
supposedly.
The chief of police now says he
will not permit a parade in the city
limits to West Park of incoming
marchers. Previously permission had
been granted verbally.
This morning three trucks Of
Charleroi pickets, who we're on the
road to join the Ellsworth picket
line, were attacked, gassed and
dubbed by coal and iron police.
The Scsb who shot Joseph Vargo,
a l6-year-old miner, was bailed out
on a $500 bond. Vargo was first
shot in the arm and when he fell to
the roadside the scah plugged him
through the chest. It Is not expected
that Vargo will live. Yet the bail is
made extremely light for all the
company gunner. The assassin has
returned to his job soahbing IN the
mine.
Two miners we're shot by deputy
sheriffs at Bradley Mine No. /, near
Piney Forks, today. Details are
lacking, but will be reported later
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30

districts, will arrive in Butte,
Montana, July 1 for an evening
meeting at Lue Hall. All workers
and sympathiEers are cordially in
ytted to attend the meeting. Seat
tie, Portland and Tacoma. July \.
and y, respectively, are next
stops. Minneapolis Is making eX-
tensive preparations 20 receive
Il. Levin on June rs and 20. "Most
of the proposals for building the
Daily have met with Indifference
or resistance, except, of course,
from higher functiOnarfes, who
are loaded down with their own
problems" writes o. j, A., Daily
Worker representative I'm Minneap-
oils. "Under such ciPeum stances
IL is not surprising that District q
lags in this vital drive"
A member of the Seattle Unem-
ployed Council, BEL, got a few
days work recently and as a result
the Daily Worker is richer by a
donation Of SIS. This certainly shows
the right fighting spirit What
about Daily Worker Club in Seat
~ have been out Of work for the
past two months" writes J.P., San
Francisco, Cal, "but 1 shall do my
best to help you in your struggle,
A few days ago l obtained some
Daily Worker subscription blanks
and since then have collected six
subs for our Daily which were
turned into the S, F. office" Com
rade P. suggests that all class-con-
sctous workers be supplied with
Daily Worker Inscription blanks so
that they can campaign wherever
they happen to be. A good sugges-
ton. All workers who want to So
licit subscriptions kindly communi-
cate with their district or section
Offices.
Remember, picnics. affairs, enter
galore for Daily" benefit
from today on Send notices of all
affairs to Workers Calendar Send
reports of affairs to Business De-
partment as soon as held