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Evening star., 1931-04-12
BONDS SHOW GAIN
IN SMALL MARKET
Industrial Group Generally
Firm-Foreign List in IT.
regular Trend.
BY ALEXANDER HENDERSON,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE bond
market staged an irregular recovery To-
day, but the turnover was of the usual
small half-sesSion dimensions. Many
issues did not appear on the tape.
The upturn was most apparent among
railroad obligations, where a few net
gains were as high as l point. Recov-
cry in this group was not surprising, IN
view of the successive declines which
this group has experienced. Baltimore
& Ohio Abs of 1860, Erie SIS of 1875
Missouri Pacific, series +, 5s; New York,
Chicago Sy st. Louis 4 l2S OF 1878 ano
Chicago 81 Northwestern Al OF 1949
made varying gains.
Industrial Nonds were generally frm
to higher. but the turnover in great
nnany of them was limited. Armour 4l2s
of 1889 jumped more than l point, one
of the best gains of the whole list.
YOUNGSTOWN Sheet and Tube 5S, Lor1l-
lard 5las were two of the more active
industriaIs at fractionally higher levels.
American Smelting S. international
Match SIS and Standard Oil of New
York 4l2s were quiet but firm.
Pacific Gas SIS of 1912 scored a sharp
gain. reaching los at cne time. but most
public utility obligations held close to
Fridays closing levels. This group,
however. was more active than the IN
oustrials.
Foreign bonds moved back and forth
uncertainty. Such activity as occurred
was confined pretty much to few is
sues. Austrian rs and Colombian 6s OF
october, 1861, were active and higher.
German Agricultural Bank 6S of 1860
were active and steady German 512s,
Polish Is and Brazilian 6i2s of 1926-57
reflected moderate selling pressure.
United States Government bonds were
dull but steady.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
WHEAT VALUES GAIN
ON TRADE PURCHASES
Market Closes Firm-Primary Dc
mestic Receipts Continue to
Diminish.
BY the Associated Press.

DS tiiN hSSuClhttu FrefS.
CHICAGO, April 11.-Sustained ex-
port demand for North American bread
Stuffs helped to put backbone into
wheat prices today. Purchase of 1,000,-
900 bushels of Canadian wheat for ship
ment overseas was announced, making
the total 5000, 900 bushels this week
Upturns were checked, however, by q
bearish estimate that Canadian stocks
of wheat totaled 275 100000 bushels.
the largest ever known at this time of
the season, and comparing with 229,-
100000 bushels q year ago.
Wheat closed firm, unchanged to "a
higher; corn, Il of TO "a up, oats at
1s decline to "a advance and provisions
unchanged to rise of IL cents.
Emphasizing advices that transat-
lantic supplies of wheat and -four
showed notable falling of, Liverpool
dispatches said stocks in British ports
now totaled 1850, 600 bushels, de-
crease of 100000 since January /. In
dications of overnight export business in
North American wheat gave further ad-
vantage to bulls, and so, too, did news
that European Continental markets
were 33sa4at cents bushel higher for
the week. Antwerp reported that United
States No. l hard Winter wheat just
arrived from the Gulf of Mexico had
been purchased at 7714 cents.
Possibilities of crop alarms unless
adequate moisture came soon in che
Spring wheat region south and north
of the Canadian boundary were much
discussed. Reports said some rain and
snow fell the past week, out it was ex-
tremely light compared to the normal
supply, and that in view of deficiencies
last season the situation was ominous.
Primary domestic receipts Of wheat
continued to diminish. totaling ATS, 900
bushels against 745,000 a week ago and
$4,000 on the corresponding day last
year. Corn and oats followed wheat.
Provisions advanced with grains
Evening star., 1931-04-12

United States SteeI-Floating supply
Of common stock March 81, as indicated
by shares in brokers names, was 15.7
per cent of total issue, against 1853 per
cent December 81, and % per cent
March 81, 1880.
Utah Copper 1880 common share
earnings S5.47, against s20,72.
West Virginia Coal & Coke 1880
deficit, S94 4295.
Westinghouse Electric & Manufactur-
ing-Backlog of refrigerator orders
sufficient TO absorb output for next
three months.
Interborough Rapid Transit-Appel-
late Division Of Suprenls Court upholdS
decision OF lower court opposing COM
panys action for z cents fare; also
ordered dismissal of proceedings for
10-cent fare on elevated lines.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad incre eaSes
holdings OF Erie Railroad common stock
to 600, 300 shares as Of March IA, against
336, 300 year previous.
st. Louis Southwestern Railway
Minority Protective Committee seeks
proxies TO be voted in favor of minority
repre- eSentation on board Of directors.
Sinclair Consolidated Oil-Arranging
for substantial shipments from East
Texas area via prairie pipe line system.
Durant Motors of Canada, Ltd
Special meeting Of stockholders post
poned until May 7 because of injunction
obtained by Durant Motors, Inc, TO
prevent transfer Of assets of company
To Dominion Motors, Ltd, a ne"
company
Engineers Public Service - March
electric output up "a per cent; three
months up ! 6 per cent.
Kreu2er g. Toll-Afiliated Enskilda
Bank reported sponsor of new company,
Interest Securities Corporation, which
will underwrite foreign bonds issues in
Sweden, buy securities in open market
and in general exercise a regulatory
influence over the bond market in that
country.
Kroger Grocery 81 Banking Sales
four weeks ended March %, 1881, off
l.8 per cent, II weeks of 504 per cent;
number Of stores in operation for 1881,
third period, off sc per cent.
National Transit 10 reduce crude oil
carrying charges 2 cents TO 5 cents a
barrel.
Collins g. Aikman, preferred share
earnings, year ended February %, SIPS.
against Sl771.
Pilot RadAa e. Tube-l93o Glass A
share earnings, 20 cents, against sls4.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
BANK CLEARINGs.

Bank clearings this week at leading
cities in the United States, as reported
to Dun's Review, are s7,86O.4I0 900, and
snow a decline of 26.5 per cent from
those of last year. At New York CITY.
clearings of S5,491 099, 900 are 28.I per
cent less, while the aggregate at centers
outside Of New York of S2,369, ,31I 900 is
22.6 per cent smaller There are some
indications Of more favorable trend
IN this weeks report. Losses at a num-
Der OF the outside centers are not so
heavy as in recent preceding weeks.
This is particularly the case at Boston
and Pittsburgh. and at some of the
western and Southern cities; at Buff
falo there is small gain. Furthermore.
for the early part of April, the compari-
son with last years clearings is better
than for either of the three preceding
months. The improvement is slight,
however.
Bank clearings for the week. as re-
ported to r. G. Dun & Co, and aver
age daily bank clearings for the last
four months, are compared herewith:
Evening star., 1931-04-12
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, April II CP UNITED
States Department Of Agriculture -
Cattle: Receipts, 100 head; compared
with week ago, fed steers steady to 25
cents lower; common and medium
grades off mcst; better grade light
yearling steers scaling under 1000
pounds fully steady; stockers and feed
ers scarce but slow and weak she stock
very uneven; yearling heifers mostly so
cents lower, but low-priced butcher
hcifers, light weight beef cows and low
cutter and cutter COWS mostly steady;
heavy fat COWS and weighty heifers 25
cents lower; killing quality COW crop
being generally plain; water fills very
liberal this week making some apparent
downturn merely a paper loss; bulls
steady to easy and vealers so cents
lower; largely steer run; bulk selling at
700a900 with average cost around
325; extreme top weighty steers, 1915;
practical top, 1880; best light steers
l0l40, and light yearlings, 1000; best
yearling heifers, 900
Sheep-4,00o head; today's market
nominal, for week. I63 doubles from
feeding stations. 22,1o0 direct, compared
week ago, old crop lambs mostly, 25a50
higher, scarcity the late stimulating
factor; sheep about steady; native
Spring lambs sharply lower; wooled
lambs reached 1000, a new high mark,
paid at the close; closing bulk good
and choice wooled lambs, 90 pounds
down, 9,75a990; heavier weights, 925a
$50; clippers, 8.50a900, few full shorn
925; Wooled throw-outs, 750a8. so /;
Wooled ewes, 400a5 90, few shorn ewes
3.50a4.00; native Springers, 1O.00a1l 90.
few upward to 1900; first CALIFORNIA; of
season recently sold at 1000al1.50.
Hogs-5,C00 head, including 1000 di-
rect; about steady on limited offerings;
bulk, l70-220 pounds, 7.65a800, top
800; 260-310 pounds, 6.95a720: pigs
and light lights absent; compared week
ago, mostly 15a25 lower; shippers took
800; estimated holdovers 1000; light
lights. good and choice, 140-l60 pounds,
775a8O0; light weights, 10000 pounds
775a800; medium weights, 200-250
pounds, 730a8 90; heavy weights, $50
$50 pounds. 6.85a7.45; packing sows
medium and good, 275-500 pounds, 6.l5
s66o; pigs, good and choice, 1oo130
pounds, 7.50a7,65.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
Brokers' Comment

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE strong
technical position and the better re-
sistance displayed by the rails yester-
Gay today revived talk Of a stock mar
ket rally. Some commentators believed
it would not be particularly sharp, how
ever, ard that the market would soon
establish itself in a dull trading range.
Comments follow:
Winthrop, Mitchell & Co.-Until some
evidence by way of encouraging news
appears, it is unlikely that the great
reservoir CT waiting investment capital
Will be brought into power on the buy
ing side.
Hornblower & Weeks.-We feel that
a rally is overdue and the fact that the
railroads succeeded in gaining ground
yesterday makes this more likely pos
sibility. It now looks as if this rally
viii be delayed until the first of the
week but we feel that it is entirely JUS
tilted, due TO the technically oversold
condition.
Redmond & Co-There is a feeling
in some quarters that the bear market
may be establishing a double bottom
around these levels, but it may take a
week or more to test out this theory.
Our own feeling is that many stocks
are still headed for new low levels, al
though an intervening rally is likely
before previous resistance points are
broken. The only encouraging thing
about the present market is its dull
ness. An analysis of past bear mar
kets shows that from four to eight
months invariably elapsed between the
end of bear market and the begin
ming Of a major upswing.
Babcock, Rushton 81 Cove do not
expect a quick move or fast rally; on
the contrary very slow, dull move
ment, interspersed with dawes by the
shorts, with the market s q whole
gradually reaching higher tsFels.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Airplanes exported from the United
Kingdom in 1880 were valued at $2,000,-
600.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, April II [P-Bar sill
yer, firm and one-fourth higher at
28as. Offerings were light.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, April IL (P.- Butter:
Receipts, 1886; steady; prices un-
changed. Eggs: Receipts, ,419S easy;
extra firsts, 1871; fresh graded f1rsts,
1874; fresh current receipts, 171z: stor-
age packed firsts, 20la; storage packed
extras. u.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Price Bros. g. Co, Ltd, sues News
print Institute for S787161; action
based on agreement entered into be-
tween members oil Institute which pro-
vided that all difTerentials in tonnage
produced by members should be equal
lied by cash payments from those
members exceeding allotted tonnage.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
Dry Goods Gain.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 11.-Dry goods
jobbers have noted scattered improve
ment in sales throughout the country
recently, trade circles report, but in GER
tain sections, particularly in the South
and drought areas, trade continues at
a very low level. Retailers still make
purchases cautiously and, in addition,
wholesalers have TO be more careful in
granting credit, 1t wes said, collections
from even reliable concerns have fallen
Cf
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Until short time ago no ship ever
set sail on a Friday.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Shields & Co.-While recent drives
have failed to disIodge any great amount
OF stock, heavier pressure will be en-
couraged If a more courageous attempt
Is not made to force short covering in
the near future. With the market re-
Heved from very bad news for a little
while, some effort by the bulls would
seem likely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
OWNER OF NIGHT CLUB,
WOUNDED IN MOB FIGHT
Police Find Reputed Gambler Near
Death in B1ood-Spattered and
Wrecked Salon.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 24.-In the
velvet-curtained Club Abbey, one of the
hot spots of Broadways night life, two
rival "mobs- of gunner shot it out
before dawn this morning.
Police, who got to the place after
Charles Sherman, night club owner and
reputed gambler, had been taken to q
hospital by the clubs cigarette girl,
found the place deserted shanbleS.
Sherman had many bruises and several
wounds believed to have been caused by
bullets, but his most serious injuries
were stab wounds.
The interior of the club was a spat-
tered wreck, with broken chairs, splin-
tered tables. bullet-pierced walls and
many bloodstains.
The club has engaged the attention
of police before. Several fights have
occurred there, and one gangster was
shot in the street nearby. Before it
became the Club Abbey it was Texas
Guinan'S salon of all-night gayety.
Because 1t is housed in a hotel
the Hotel Harding, on Fifty-fourth
Street-it has not been compelled to OBJ
serve the 3 am. curfew rule, and it
had been regarded along Broadway as
one of the lew clubs which was pros
pering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Organized Reserves

morrow evening. at which Mai. w. r.
White viii take up the solution of q
map problem. Judge Advocate Gen
eral reServists viii hold their conference
this same evening in the Office of the
Judge Advocate General of the Army,
Room 203, Walker-J johnson Building,
1874 New York avenue. This confer
ence win be conducted by Capt. w P.
Montgomery, who will discuss pro-
cedure under Manual for Courts
Martial.
Maj. Ashford will conduct the Signal
Corps conference to be held at head
quarters next Tuesday evening. There
viii be discussed at this conference ap-
piled communication-lin construction.
The interesting feature of the evening
will be the showing of a one-reel movie
on Railway signaling and automatic
train control"
The Corps of Engineers conference
will be held next Wednesday evening
in the board room of the District
Building. Maj. j. d. Arthur, jr., will
conduct this conference and he will dis
cuss the duties Of engineers in with
drawal
The Cavalry meeting, which will be
the last meeting of the month, will be
conducted next Thursday evening at
headquarters by Lieut.. Col. Hixson, who
will continue his discussion of Calvary
marches, reconnaissance and counter
reconnaissance.
Capt. Charles B. Eliot, Chemical War
fare Reserve. SIG Hurley Wright Build
ing, is assigned to the Chemical War
fare section, 80th Division headquarters
First Lieut.. George F. Robb, 1850 p
street, and Second Lieut.. Miles D. Pill
lars, 724 Ninth street. both Field Artil-
lery Reserve officers, are assigned to the
3l3th Field Artillery. The following
second heutenants Of Infantry Reserve
are assigned to the 320th Infantry:
Frank w. Miller, 1886 CT street; Victor
L. StedronsEy, 600 Twentieth street;
James r. Heiskell. 1922 Thirty-seventh
street; Julian D. Dickerson, Sab Oak
wood Terrace and Banjamin Dyer, 2807
Thirty-fifth street.
Second Lieut.. Louis G.. Carmick, jr.,
Field Artillery Reserve, 2910 @ street,
who has been promoted to be first lieu
tenant, will remain assigned to the
313th Field Artillery as win also Second
Lieut.. Cecil H. Stroup, Field Artillery
Reserve. 1735 De Sales street, who has
been promoted to be first lieutenant.
Second Lieut.. James G.. Ladd, Finance
Reserve, GIT Tuckefman street, having
transferred to the Coast Artillery Re-
serve, is relieved from assignment to
the finance section of the Goth Division.
Pvt. Joseph A. Katalinas, Infantry
Enlisted Reserve, 1916 N street, having
been assigned to the 80th Division, Is
assigned to the 320th Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

chaplain; Mrs. Mallette r. Spengler,
corresponding secretary, State officers,
spoke.
Mrs. Elmer e. Garry, State chairman
of Genealogical Research, asked for
Bible records, wills and deeds for
D. A. r. Library. Miss Elizabeth M
Barnes, chairman of the Sons and
Daughters Of the Republic; Mrs. Gary
E. walters, chairman, and Mrs. Clar-
ence Weaver. vice chairman, of the Girl
Homemakers, gave reports.
The State Historical Committee held
its January meeting in Memorial CONT
mental Hall, with Miss Kathrina Har-
vey, chairman, presiding. Miss Harvey
gave her report and stressed the i'm
portance of work on the photographers.
The chairman of milestoneS, MRS. Dom
aid Earll told of an interview Miss Har-
vey and she had with Col. Grant on
the acquisition Of land surrounding the
District milestoneS. Mrs. William H.
Wagner, chairman Of historic spots,
asked for suggestions for an historic
spot in the District to be marked by the
D. G. D. A. r. The Stoddert House
was selected. The chapter historians
were requested to ask their chapters for
donation toward the purchase Of a
marker. Mrs. Wagner announced a
and submitted by high school student
on an unmarked historic spot. Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins gave talk on
Wakefield.
Maj. L'Enfant Chapter, on January
IA, at the Washington Club, had Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish, jr., as guest
speaker. Mrs. Albert N. Baggs, regent,
presented Mrs. William Sherman Wal
kaT xri1o V7o-
tional chairman of national defense for
the D. A. r.
Mrs. Baggs received greetings from
the national and State officers and
chapter regents present and from off,
GERS of other organizations. Among
those speaking we're: Mrs. William
Sherman Walker, past vice president
general, representing Mrs. Lowell
Fletcher Hobart, president general, N. S.
D: A. r.: Mrs. Katharine White
Kittredge, from Vermont; Mrs. David
D. Caldwell, from the District of Co
lumbia; Miss Helen Hartman, State re-
gent Of the District Of Columbia; the
regents or their representatives of the
District of Columbia and Mrs Amherst
w. Barber, Mother of the Milestones. "
Others who spoke were: Mrs. Mary
Logan Tucker, District of Columbia
president of the U. S. Daughters of
1912; Mrs. e. Richard Gasch of the
League of American Pen Women; Capt
Edwin A. Bethlehem, ~jr president of
the Sojourners, and Mrs. Nicholas N
Mock of the Gold Star Mothers.
Refreshments were served, Miss Nellie
McMichael, vice regent, and Mrs. Fred
erick w. Matteson, delegate, pouring.
Assisting in serving were the hostesseS-
Mrs. Albert N. Baggs, regent; Mrs Fred
erick w. Matteson, Miss Elizabeth
holster, Miss Jean holster, Miss Agnes
Tansill, Mrs. Susie Jacobs and Miss
Margaret I. Fraser.
Martha Washington Chapter met
January 10 at the home of Mrs. Nellie
Taylor in Takoma Park. with Mrs.
Lampson and Mrs. Bunten as Joint
hoStesSes. 1t was voted to appropriate
IS each to Crossmore and Tomassee
schools and a like sum to the Girl
HomemakerS' Committee and to the
Americanism Committee. The speaker
of the evening was Miss McMichael of
the Bureau Of immigration.
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y. c.. Naval Reserve

Members Of the 1st Battalion, United
States Naval Reserves Of the District
of Columbia, will be put through an in
spection tomorrow night While this is
one of the series of monthly inspections
conducted by the commanding officer,
Lieut.. S. W.. StinemetZ, 1t is also one of
the series to prepare the men for the
preliminary inspection to be given by
Lieut.. Dayton. inspector instructor, as
a prelude to the annual one to be given
by the board Of regular officers from the
Navy Department..
At the conclusion Of the formalities
incident to the naval ceremony, the
armory will be turned over to the men
for dance, under the auspices of the
newly formed Naval Reserve Athletic
Association. While officers of the bat
talon are admitted to membership in
this organization, it is run entirely by
the enlisted personnel. The executive
council of the body is in charge of the
dance. It is composed of the following:
F. D. Courtney, president: H. B. Berry,
hill, vice president; J. Comiskey, secre-
tary; E. @. Morgan, acting secretary; E.
L. Kirkpatrick, treasurer, and L. M.
Goodrich and A. S. Ball.
Two invitations have been allotted to
each man and President Courtney an
nounced that if any have not received
their cards they may obtain them prior
to the dance by applying to any men,
Der Of the committee.
An opportunity for officers and men
to attend the Mardi Gras at New Or
leans and another at Galveston next
month is being held out by the Navy
Department. Capt C. C.. Bloch, COM
mandant of the Washington Navy Yard,
has sent to officers and men Of the local
Naval Reserve the following letter:
THE U. s. S. wyoming is scheduled
to sail from the Philadelphia Navy
Yard about February /, 1891, to attend
the Mardi Gras at New ORLEANS from
February 8 to II and at Galveston from
February is to 81, returning to Phila-
delphia about March /.
THE commandsnt has been author
lied to order officers and men of the
Naval Reserve to training duty, in
voluntary status, without pay, travel
expenses or other allowances, to report
to the commanding officer of the Wy
oming not later than February l. ANY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
MEXICAN DEPUTY SHOT

MEXICO CITY, January "a R-
Rafael Picazo, member of the Chamber
Of Deputies from Michoacan, was shot
and probably fatally wounded aboard
the train from Guadalajara Thursday
after a dispute over division of farm
lands.
Joaquin Contreras Trejo, owner of a
hacienda which vas ordered divided
under the agrarian laws, was arrested.
Police said he boarded the train at a
junction point and shot Picazo, who
had been sent to divide the hacienda
among the peasants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
RADI0ING Rum SHIPS
CHARGED IN ARREST
Frank H. Brown Alleged to Have
Operated in North Bergen, N. j.,
With Four Hook-ups.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORTH BERGEN, N. j., January "a.
Frank H. Brown, 80, who gave his
address as a New York City hotel, was
arrested by department agents from
New York on charges Of illegal broad
casting.
Agents said Brown, who described
himself as a radio operator, used
boulevard dwelling to broadcast. infor-
nation to rum ships in New York Har-
Dor.
The operation, they said, was accom-
plished by means of four hook-ups with
stations in New York, Brooklyn and
Newark, which they did not name The
North Bergen station, it was said, was
not strong enough to overcome broad
casting by local stations. Information
from here, it was reported, was broad
cast to the more powerful stations.
Brown was held without bail, for a
hearing before United States Commits
sioner Stanton, today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
NAMED
ON MEYER NOMINATION
Charges That He "Conspired' to
Ruin Joint Stock Land Banks
to Be Probed.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Banking Committee yester-
day appointed a subcommittee to in
vestigate charges that Eugene Meyer,
jr., nominated as governor of the Fed
eral Reserve Board, "conspired' to ruin
the joint stock land banks.
Meyers nomination was returned to
the committee yesterday after Senator
Brookhart, Republican, Iowa, had called
attention to the charges.
The subcommittee will meet Tues
day Senator Carey, Republican,
Wyoming, was named chairman The
other members are Senators Colds
borough, Republican, Maryland, and
Brookhart, Wagner, New York, and
Fletcher, Florida, Democrats.