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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
cotton PRICES
ARE LOWER

NEW YORK, April 30 GN.S0 .
Trading on the New York cotton
market was fairly active today.
with new lows recorded in all
months but october, and that
month sold within a dozen points
of the seasons low, recorded last
December. May cotton, dipping
to 9.76, sold at the lowest price
since August, 1915.
Prices were off to 8 points
at first call on Liverpool cables,
which were English points
lower than due. Japanese inter
ests sold distant months. Liver
pool and the Continent sold.
There was good buying from the
trade on downward scale. Com
mission houses bought on further
rains in the Western belt.
At midday May sold at 9.72,
off 10; July at 9.96, off IL; O.
tober at 1892, off 10; December
at 1854, off 10; January at
1857, off II, and March at 1896,
off 10.
1t was reported that the CO.
operatives were selling July and
buying January, following it's re-
cent sales of May and switches
to January or some other new
crop months.
In the belt as a whole it is alb.
normally cool, especially west of
the Mississippi River. The point
is that warm, dry weather is
needed all over the belt and that,
while dry weather has come to
most of it, the requisite warmer
temperatures have not.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
Staff Is Reelected
By Signal COn1pGny

At the annual meeting of the
General Railway Signal Company
at Rochester, the board of direc-
tors and officers were reelected.
1t was reported at the meeting
that net profits for the quarter
ended March 81, 1881, after de-
probation and taxes, amounted
to $187,522 equivalent, after pro-
viding for preferred dividens to
Al cents per share on the 324, 100
shares of common stock outstand-
ing.
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Boys Run Stock Exchange,
By Custom, for Day

him rousing cheer and then
started off the trading in lively
fashion. More than 400, 900 shares
changed hands in the first half
hour under the juvenile regime.
M e While, S. Ronald de
Gregory, %, sat at the shining
mahogany desk of Richard Whit
ney, president of the exchange.
There were papers to sign, orders
to issue, countless visitors to see,
and endless committee confer
enceS to sit in on.
Richard Whitney, who was out
of his presidential job for a day.
conducted the formalities which
turned the exchange over to the
boys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
Findnciers Backing
BOb's Promise to Pau

NEW YORK, April 80 U.SD.
August Heckscher and a group
of financiers have agreed to
furnish capital to rebuild the en-
terprises of Charles V. Bob, who
has promised to repay fully all
creditors.
This statement was made yes
terday by Bob'S attorney, Charles
v. HALEY, jr., as Bob and his as
sociate, Frederick C. Russell,
we're held in $4,000 bail each in
Federal Court for trial under an
indictment charging mail fraud
and conspiracy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
CLOTH MARKETS

NEW YORK, April 80 GN.SO.
The gray cloth markets weakened
today under stress of falling cot
ton, easier securities markets and
decreased demands. Print cloths
were less active with offerings at
lower levels than on the previous
day. concessions of accent being
possible on some important con-
StructionS. Narrow goods we're
slow and nominally unchanged.
Carded broadcloths we're quiet
and unchanged. SheetingS were
very quiet. Some sales of twillS
and sateenS were reported, repre-
Senting light quantities.
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financial Ne1vs Stocks Bonds Commodities and Common
Three Officials Promoted
By Telephone Company

Lloyd B. Wilson, president of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company, today announced
the appointment Of Hanse Hamil-
ton as assistant vice president
and John A. Remon as general
manager here, and Charles A.
Robinson, present assistant vice
president, as general manager for
the State of West Virginia, with
headquarters at Charleston, effec-
tive tomorrow.
Mr.. Hamilton has been located
in Washington since April /, 1920,
when he was appointed general
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
Canadian LOddings
Decline 1925 Cars

Freight loadings on Canadian
railways in the week ended April
10 totaled 1859 cars, a decline
of 1880 below the preceding week
and of 3,435 below the like week
last year. Receipts from connec-
tions totaled 10000 cars, a gain
of 1855 above the preceding week
and a drop of 6,251 from the
like week a year ago.
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BY DAVID P. SENTNER

NEW YORK, April 80 Q.N.S0 .
The big shots" took a day off
today and turned the running Of
the New York Stock Exchange
over to its boy employees.
It's an old Spanish custom
down in Wall Street.
At 10 a. INTO split second
Chairman of the Board" James
M. Bragonier. 18, red-headed and
freckle-faced exchange floor page,
mounted the roStrum at the end
of the floor. With a sophisticated
financial look, he pressed the
button which rang the big gong
to open the days trading.
The exchange members gave
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
BANKERS TOLD
Of FARLEY
PLANS
Program for June Convention
5 at Hot Springs Revealed
at Country Club Banquet

Plans for the thirteenth annual
convention of the District Bank
ers Association at Hot Springs,
va, June 10 to 20, were revealed
to more than 200 bankers and
their guests at the spring dinner
meeting at the Columbia Country
Club.
A golf tourney for the Robert
". Fleming cup was played in the
afternoon and awards were dis
tributed at the dinner by T.
Stanley Holland, American Sc
curity and Trust Company, who,
with Laurence A. Slaughter, Com
mercial National Bank, was a
member Of the arrangements COM
mittee headed by c. H. Pope,
MunSey Trust Company.
Pay Honor to Writer
IN. Pope presided and intro
duced guests. He voiced the re-
gret of the association at the ill
ness of I. A. Fleming, beloved
financial writer, for many years
q, welcome attendant at aSsocla-
ton meetings. At Mr.. Pope'S sug-
aestion the gathering stood and
sang "Auld Lang Syne" as a mani
feStation of sorrow at Mr.. Flem-
tng'S absence.
Strickland Gillian, humorist,
spoke briefly, Bill Raymond and
Fred East sang, and P. H. Sid
dons, general chairman of the
convention committee and secre-
kary Of the American Security and
Trust, Company, outlined the
Hot. Springs parley program, say
ing:
s'Tn times as the present we
find that such gatherings are
having excellent attendance.
The ID. C. Bankers Association
has a unique place in this
country in this respect, and the
goodwill, friendliness and Co
operation Of the local bankers
b well known throughout the
country"
Convention Plans
At $3.50 p. m. Wednesday, June
II, the c. and o. railway will
entrain the delegates and guests,
arriving at Hot Springs in time
Tor breakfast. Each of three
mornings, June Is to 20, will be
devoted to business of the con
vention, while the afternoons will
be devoted to outings.
Special arrangements have
been made for afternoons and
evenings. After a restful Sunday,
June 81, the bankers will return,
arriving in Washington Monday
morning, June %, in time for
their usual daily routineS.
Among the guests last night
were Ward H. Marsh, manager
Of the Greater Washington cam
paign; George Pitt, former pres
ident Of the Board of Trade; F..
c.. Await, deputy comptroller of
the currency; w. P. Folger, chief
national bank examiner; Arthur
b. Shelton, secretary of the Co
lIinbia Country Club; C. B.
Asher. president of the club, and
E. E. Mountjoy. Washington
representative of the American
Bankers Association.
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since S e p tenn
Der, 1909. Be-
fore his ap-
poi ntment as
g e n e raj man.
ager of Virginia
he was located
here as general
t "a + ic man
ager.
Previous ser
vice in clu DIES
engineer in the
department of
operation and
engineering of
t he American
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
California Crude
Production Falls

California crude oil production
eased off another 1900 barrels
daily to a total of 524,600 barrels
for the week ended April 25, &C
cording to California Oil World
estimates.
During the past two weeks
there has been total decline of
$3.50 barrels of oil daily, most of
which has been shut-in produc-
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
WHEAT OPENING

CHICAGO, April 80 G.N.SO.
Wheat was erratic during early
trading today.
The market opened Hc lower
to Vac higher and later eased.
Shortly before noon values were
.Ac higher to Ac lower.
Corn eaSed "a to 1ac on con-
Gnued liquidation. Weather over
the belt is generally favorable.
Oats ruled unchanged to Ac off
and rye q to 3sc down.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
Illinois Central
Cuts DiDidend 81

CHICAGO, April 80 QNSD.
Directors of the Illinois Central
system have cut the COM
pany's dividends from ST to "a
a year on common stock by de-
claring a quarterly dividend of
81, payable June l to stockhold-
erS of record May 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30

When he was
appointed chief
engineer of the
telephone COM
pany. He was
appointed as
S / S t mt vice
president April
l, 1929.
His service
with the Bell
System d a t e s
from July,
1906, when he
e n t ere d the
service of the
New York and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30

HAMsE HAMILTON schools and the
University Of Pennsylvania.
The new general manager, Mr..
Remon, comes to Washington
from Richmond, where he has
been general manager of the COM
pany in Virginia since April /,
1929. He, has been connected
with the Bell system companies
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plant manager
On April /,
1929, he was ap,
pointed general
manager.
He has been
in the employ
Of the Bell sys-
tenn since Feb
ruary, 1899, and
was previously
located at Pitts.
burgh as diviS-
ion plant super
intendent. H e
was educated in
Phila d elnhia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30
NEW SINCLAIR GASOLINE

Sinclair Refining Company has
introduced a new brand Of gaSo-
line, known as Sinclair Green
gasoline, to sell at 9 cents, plus
tax at local stations in Phila-
delphia area.
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Telephone Company. In April,
1919, he became associated with
the Western Electric Company
and was sent on special mis-
sion to Europe in connection with
engineering a large toll telephone
cable project in France.
Upon his return to the United
States. he was appointed trans
mission engineer of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. He graduated from Johns
Hopkins University in 1908.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30

Mr.. Robinson, new general man.
ager for West Virginia, has been
located here since February, 1920,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-30

Telephone and JOHN A. REMON
Telegraph Company; operating
practice engineer and division
supervisor of traffic, New York.
He is a graduate of the worcester
Polytechnic Institute.
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BUSINESS OFFICE. 1917 h ST. N. Y.
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WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA

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Domestic

United States
Liberty 3hs '32-47.
Lib LIST CIV AXIS '32-47
Lib 4th US '33-3S. I.
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New York Bond Market
Fractions represent S2nds
1911 means I01 1-S2

High | Low | Last
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-29
Naugatuck Man
 Sues for $25,OOO
(Continued from Page 1.)

tCOntlnueQ rom rage l.) called, Miss Goodwin is alleged to have swung out of the line of traf- hc going in the same direction.
 In so doing, the complaint as serts, her car crashed head on into one of the Laube Motor Lines. Inc, great trucks coming toward Water bury. The impact of the two ma chimes failed to halt the progress of the truck which continued across the road, pinning the sedan against 4 fence and coming to halt against 4 tree.
 The sedan in which Kenney had been a passenger in the front seat, was completely crushed under meath the front part of the truck and was forced 10 remain in the wrecked car for an hour until as- sistance was given in lifting the huge truck by derrick in order to free the imprisoned plaintiff. Miss Goodwin was thrown clear of the car. An unusual part of the case is that Miss Goodwin at the time was an employe of the Laube com pany. The plaintiff, MT Kenney was an employe of the Connecti- cut Light & Power company.
 MT Kenney charges that as re- suit of the severe injuries to his body, limbs and head he will be permanently injured.
 He further alleges that his face will be permanently scared from the decorations to his face, fore head and scalp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-29

Manufacturing company of this city as a salesman, informed the police that he had brought his machine to a standstill to permit the government inspectors to search for evidence of the corn borer. While at a standstill Rich ards machine crashed into him. He was thrown from his machine and he later noticed that Ayala had been hurled from Richards car and rendered unconscious. Richard disappeared, but was found later on the highway by Detective Joseph Bender. He de- nied that he was the driver and claimed that Ayala was the oper- ator When placed under arrest he resisted the detective, but was subdued. The two cars were bad ly damaged.
 It was expected to-day that the injured men would be discharged within a day or two. A bond may be accepted late to-day for Rich ards appearance in court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-29
NEW HAVEN MAN FACES SERIOUS CHARGES
CANDHI GIVEN
 BIG SEND-OFF
 BY HIS PEOPLE
Left Bombay for Confer ence in LOnd0n-NOth- ing to Warrant Hope of Success

Bombay. Aug 29-(UP)-Mahat- ma Gandhi sailed for London and the second round table conference today bearing the blessing of mil- lions of Indians. Unprecedented scenes occurred at the Bombay docks as the diminutive brown leader of the Nationalist movement climbed up the gangway of the mail boat Rajputana clad in his customary loin cloth. crowd filled the vicinity of the docks for a radius of a mile. It kept up in- cessant shouts of victory for Gand- hi and cries of long live revolu- tion.
 Aboard ship Gandhi said he saw nothing to warrant hope for the cause of united and peaceful India. But I hope against hope and have faith in God, who made the way clear for me to go to Lon don," he said. T expect that he will use as an instrument of ser else to humanity my service to h. dia which is identical with service to huma nity"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-29
ened to lynch him.

ened to lynch him.
 The mob formed after discovery of bodies of the victims, Mrs Aste Buick Eicher, and her children, Greta, IA, Harry 12, and Annabel, 9, near tho garage on the Powers property.
 Powers admission was secured after questioning by Detective Housely, Chicago, who arrived in Clarksburg early to-day and Chief of Police Clarence A. Buckworth, Clarksburg.
 Mrs Richer was killed first. ac- cording to preliminary investiga- tion, Sergeant l.. M. Bird said. She and two of the children were hanged along the wall in the sub- basement of the unused garage, while the third child. Harry. was hit on the head with a weapon such as hammer. Bird said.
 Condition of the bodies indicat- ed, all had suffered from lack of nourishment, police said.
 The four were taken to the gar age from Fairmont, w. Va, police have determined, and further in- vestigation is to be made in that city to trace their movements there.
 Coroner l.. c. Golf, who viewed the bodies in the Romine funeral parlor, said he believed they had been dead for about two weeks.
 A crowd estimated to number 1000 which gathered about the jail last night had dispersed to-day without a demonstration. Police said the crowd was actuated more by curiosity than by anger. Police said District Attorney
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-29
Market Awaits
 Public Revival
Wah Street Marks Time at Its Lowest Level in An-
 tieipatiOn of Renewed Public Confidence

New York, Aug 29-Taken all in all, investors have viewed with a sensible eye the results of the pre- cess of reorganization through which European countries have been passing. They have tacitly, at least, recognized that the final re- suits of what has been in progress are likely to be beneficial to Amer ican finance and business, and they have not been frightened, much less "stampeded." So far as the stock market is concerned 1t has held up rather well. At home, bus mess conditions have altered but little, but what has been done has been of a constructive nature. Some progress at least has been made in solving the commodity question. Financially speaking, the summer has thus been a hopeful, rather than a discouraging, period, be- cause 1t has afforded the begin nings of the final clearing up that is necessary to complete the read justment growing out of the de- precision. This clearing up is un- avoidably costly. but had to be ac- cornplished at one time or another so that the ground IS smoothed TOT the accomplishment of results that would otherwise have proven i'm possible. There is still something to be done, of course, but the re- suits already attained will make the rest of the work much easier.
 The very low level of trading the small volume of business on all the exchanges of the country-in- dicates that practically everybody, like Micawber, is waiting for some thing to turn up. When the public will come back into the market ac- lively cannot be predicted, but there is good ground for the belief that present prices offer exception al opportunities for picking up
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-29
Rich Widow Wooed
 And Then Murdered
Continued from Page 1.)

Will E. Morris would file murder charges against Powers who was expected to sign a formal confess sion to-day.
 Near midnight the police found another garage recently rented by the 45-year-old Powers. In 1t they found clothing, jewelry, and love letetrs indicating 1t had been used as a hiding place for the per- sonal property of several women.
 Wedding rings, one initialed C.. o. F. to E.. F.; pocketbooks. chill dren's and women's shoes, dresses, and partly burned letters filtered the place.
 This garage and the ground about 1t in Broadoaks, a suburb, will be explored thoroughly, by police to determine if other vicI tims here met the fate of Mrs Aste Buick Eicher and her children; Greta' CT, l4' Harry F; and Anna
 Their bodies were found in a shallow grave just few feet from the garage, recently built and listed as property of Mrs Lou ella Powers who was not at first arrested. but later was arrested along with her sister, Miss Eva Bell Strother. The two sisters run a grocery store.
 Mrs Powers insisted to-day her husband was innocent of any wrongdoing. She offered no com ment on the many romantic let- ters found which. indicated Pow CTS may have had affairs with as many as 30 women.
 Some letters were phrased in most endearing language. And reports reaching here told o1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-29
NATIONS RETICENT ABOUT STRENGTH
 OF ARMAMENT
Only Two Countries Fol- low Lead of United
 States

Ceneva.-UP)-The nations of the world are showing themselves reluctant to reveal the present sta tus of their armaments as first step towards the success of next years disarmament conference.
 Out of total of over 60 nations, who have been invited to partici- pate in the conference. only three to date-namely, Russia, Belgium and the United States-have sub mitted the league information re- quired.
 U. S. Takes Lead
 Despite the initiative of the United States, not only in submit ting the fullest data of her present arfnaments, but in requesting this to be circulated immediately to the entire world in the hope that 1t might encourage other nations to do likewise, not single nation has followed her example.
 France, in submitting mem oran- dunn, declared that she had already reduced her armaments to the low est point compatible with her na- tional security, and at the same time indicated that the full details of her present armaments would be submitted to the league later.
 Under a resolution adopted by the League Council all these declarations should be submitted before Sept IS, which is the latest date which would permit of their compilation, circulation and study as the first step in the conference work. The leaguers presume that many nations are withholding their data for the purpose of first seeing what others submit. Other reasons also have been put forward.
 Violates Penal Code
 Yugoslavia called attention at the last council session to the fact that in many countries it is a vio- lation of the penal code to make tional armaments. Japan also in- left to the honor of each nation to make public what armament in- formation it considered necessary instead of subTitting detailed and comprehensive data as demanded.
 The importance of having the fullest information, relative to the present status lies in the fact that this will constitute the basis where on he conference will fix its future limitations, or reductoins. Unless the required data is submitted by the majority of nations before the September assembly, leaguers de- clare that 1t greatly will influence the nature of the disarmament discussion before the assembly as well as the latter's decision as to whether it would be advisable to hold the conference on the date set, or to adjourn for more favorable moment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-29
Republicans Have
 Their Troubles
(Continued from Page 1.)

(Continued from Page 1.)
 respective tickets. However, no filing was done and it is not be- lieved the tickets of delegates will be presented to Town Chairman T. E. Conway before late this after noon or early this evening.
 The republicans are faced with a primary contest which will serve, from the viewpoint of local demo- crats. to further weaken the g.o.p. forces in the October election. Mayor Frank Hayes overwhelming voate in the democratic party's primaries Thursday served to strengthen the organization rather than weaken it.
 But it is felt that the republican primaries will serve only to break up the already topping organiza- tion of local republicans. On one side there are the forces headed by Chairman Conway. On the other side there is the United Front Re publican party with Edward Udel- owitZ at it's head.
 Last night at the town commit tee meeting Udelowitz let it be known that he did not intend to iiIt HIS tI'htl uIlIl lIIc very ldSt minute. The Conway forces, it is understood. had their ticket ready for filing but decided to postpone action until the UdelowitZ tiket is presented. This means that the tickets will become known late this or early this evening.
 The Conway forces did file q ticket of delegates for the fifth ward. but when the attitude of the .Udelowitz followers was noted this ticket was not given out for publication and the other tickets in the remaining four wards were held up.
 Chairman Conway and Major John Burrall spoke at the meeting. They explained that while the UdelowitZ faction may be consid- cred q joke in local politics it is no reason why the regular forces should not get out and adminis- ter as severe q trimming to the United Front party as is possible.
 HUdel-etaoin shrdl ushrdlu Tiff