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The Washington times., 1931-07-25
NEWS
In Today's
CLASSIFIED ADS

ROOM FOR RENT-Park Rd. near
nished cool room next to pri-
vate bath in attractive private
home gentlemen preferred
reasonable rate.
Used CAR FOR sALE-Ford Sport
Roadster. 1929 . newly painted
new top perfect con-
ditiOn in every way VIII sac
rifiCe for $3.50
FURNITURE BOUGHT If you
have any antiques or modern furni-
ture for sale be sure TO call me
first pay the best prices
In the city estimates cheer
fully given
APARTMENT FOR RENT-Flrst
floor, 2 rooms semi-bath
light housekeeping
heat. light and gas included for
$3.50 Conveniently located to
downtown business section.
PHYSICAL CULTURE - For the
person who Il unable TO spend much
time In the open but wants q be-
coming coat of tan consult
with US electric bath cab.
inets radiation Of the entire
body vitality and renewed en-.
erEy ODen from Q a. m. until
o p. m.
These are "stde,ights" on some Of nsGS,
interesting Advertisements voE tctH ftH'
n sodaYs c!assified Ads.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, July
25.-Although hope of finding
the body of Gordon Troth, Is,
son of J. Ezra Troth, of Wash
ington, has practically disap-
peared. a vigil is still maintained
on the chance that current and
tide may reveal the body. The
boy was drowned here two weeks
ago.
Until a day or two ago the
boys father. who is cashier Of
the Chevy Chase Savings Bank,
of Washington, haunted the
beach where the boy was last
seen.
Gordon was a guest with sev-
eral other boys and girls at the
Cavalier Shores home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Goode. While
swimming he disappeared. Planes
assisted in the fruitless hunt.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
BY LEWIS HANEY
Director New York University, Bure
Of Business Research


Of Business Research
The stock market has been liv'
ing on hopes and q moderately
strong technical position. There
have been hopes of European re.
covery, railway rate advances. an
inflationary policy on the part OF
the Federal Reserve Board and an
expansion in domestic business
this fall.
Probably no large number of
traders have held any one Of these
hopes very strongly, but the mar
ket has been so thin" that 1t does
not take any large volume Of buy
ing to support it or even to mark
it up a little.
Weak Margin Trader Out
The weak margin trader is
pretty we'll eliminated, as Is shown
by the small volume Of brokers
loans. Professional operators and
pools have not been taking any
chances recently in the way of
over extending themselves. So the
technical position" of demand
and supply has been in fairly good
balance.
Unless something develops to
shake the confidence of investors,
therefore, we need have little fear
of any large recession in the near
future.
But what chance is there of any
sustained advance? Have the va
riouS hopes which have been feed
ing the market not been waning? ?
Frankly, I do not see much of
a basis for anything more than
small trading rallies in the aver.
ages, and / think 1t is pretty
clear that the basis for most of
the market hopes have been
weakened.
Germany Still Shaky
We may still hope that Ger.
many will be saved from revolu.
ton and financial collapse. But
no thoroughly sound and finan.
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Army Orders

Leave of absence is granted to
each of the following officers:
Col. William j. L. Lyster, Med,
ical Corps, extension 20 days.
Major John B. Anderson, Gen
eral Staff Corps, one month.
Major Frederic G. Munson,
Judge Advocate Generals Depart.
ment. 16 days.
Capt. Llewellyn de w. Tharp,
Infantry, one month.
Capt. Thomas Phillips, Chemi
cal Warfare Service, one month.
First Lieut.. Edward V. Free.
man, Quartermaster Corps, two
months.
Maj. Gen. Fred w. Sladen, U
s. Army to be retired.
First Lieut.. Mary F.. McLaugh
lin, Chief Nurse. Army Nurse
Corps, to be retired.
Major George F. Lull. Medical
Corps, to- duty in the office OF
the surgeon general, Washington
D. C.
Second Lieut.. John B. Allen
Signal Corps. to the First sigma
Company, Fort Monmouth, New
Jersey.
Major Norman w. Peek. All
Corps to Scott Field, Belleville
III.
Capt. Milton o. Boone. Quar-
termaster Corps. to Fort Benja
min Harrison. Ind.
Capt. Earl S. Hoag, Air Corps
to Chapman Field, Miami, Fla.
Capt. Frank B. Steinkolk, Vet
Urinary Corps, to Chicago.
Major Harry H. Dunn, Cavalry
to Fort Bliss, Texas.
The appointment and assign.
ments of the following enlisted
OF the Medical Department as
econd lieutenants, are an
nounced: Serg. Ralph Beveridge
Robinson, Fort Jay, New York
Serg, Paul Christian Borup, Fort
Hayes, Ohio.
Serg. Philip Wright Hooker
smith to Fitzsimmons General
Hospital. Denver. Colo.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Cash GRAIN CLOSE

CHICAGO, July 25 Q.N.S0
Wheat-No. 2 red, 51A@52: No.
2 hard, So; No. 2 yellow hard,
50A 051; No. 3 yellow hard. so.
Corn-No. 3 mixed, 54; No. 4
mixed, 81; No. 5 mixed. 53A@
54A; No. l yellow, 57@57h; No.
2 yellow, 57@57A; No. yellow,
5412@5612; No. 4 yellow, $40
5514; No. 5 yellow. 53h@54: No,
6 yellow. 52@53H4; No. 2 white,
So; No. S white. 531a.
OatS--New, No. 3 white, %;
old, No. 2 white, 2SA@26; No.
8 white, 2524; barley. 90.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
INSTITUTE HITS
PRICE BOOSTS

The theory that the depression
will be cured by a return of prices
to the former high level is a false
one, says the Alexander Hamilton
Institute. The distressing feature
Of the situation is the fact that
this theory has not yet been
entirely abandoned.
The railroads petition for a IS
per cent increase in rates is a
striking illustration. AS long as
business policy is based on this
theory, just so long will recovery
from the depression be retarded.
The argument is that prices
cannot be reduced because Of the
cost of production. The fact re-
mains that the cost Of raw ma
terials has been greatly reduced.
The income of the producers Of
raw materials has been CORE
spondingly reduced.
These producers can no longer
buy finished products or services,
such as railroad transportation,
in normal quantity. With re-
duced sales the producers of fin
ished goods find their profits cur
tailed.
If one carries the high-price.
and-proSperity theory to its
absurd conclusion, the producers
of finished goods would have to
raise their prices progressively
further and still further reduce
sales volume, eventually to zero.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
BOOST.
FOR RAILWAY

Gross revenues of Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railway
for the first half of July have
shown an increase over those for
the corresponding period of 1880.
The percentage gain in the second
week in July was greater than
that shown by the first week.
This is the first time the road
has shown an increase in gross
over the corresponding period in
a preceding year since January,
1890.
June earnings made a substan-
TALLY better showing than those
tor May.
II is estimated that gross rev.
enues for June showed a decline Of
more than $1,O00,000 rom 1890,
while net income for the month
probably total approximately the
same as for lile corresponding
month in 1880, when it was $685..
1853.
Gross for June 1880, amounted
to $10,540,387.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Committee Named
For Firemen's Meet

A committee consisting of
Merle T. Jacobs, Moffatt Grimm,
Edwin Kinsey, Charles Pope and
Lewis Reed, Gas been selected by
the Gaithersburg, Md, Volunteer
Fire Department to make arrange
ments for the annual county
volunteer fire department speed
contests which will be held at
Gaithersburg next month.
The companies will compete for
the Browne and Randall cups,
which go to the company winning
them three times. The Browne
Cup has been won by Sandy
Spring, Chevy Chase, Bethesda
and Gaithersburg Washington
Grove. The Randall Cup, which
was competed for last year for
the first time, was won by the
Gaithersburg- Washington Grove
firemen.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

In net share profit and total
sales for the half year ended
June 20 over the like period last
year.
Total assets of the company
now are reported at $6.738,00l,
and net worth at $5,586,999.
Sales Up ASS Per Cent
Total sales for the six-month
period this year were $8,577,-
757.45, as compared with $8,203,-
S20.63 for the same period in
1890, an increase of 374,436.82
or 4.56 per cent.
Net profits for the six months,
after depreciation and all other
charges, were $247,041.21 and
after providing for dividend on
24,250 shares of preferred stock
outstanding at June 30, 1881. in
the amount of $78,129.99, there
remains the amount of $685.
911.22 as the earnings on the
common stock which is equal to
$1.37 per share on 123,502 shares
outstanding June 30.
For the same period in 1880
the earnings on the common
stock we're $1.18 per share.
Stores Increase
On June 80 the company was
operating 125 retail stores as
compared with 118 January /, an
increase of 7 stores. Since July
l one additional location has
been secured and will be ready to
operate about September l.
This is in line, Mr.. Gibbs
points out. with an established
policy of expanding it's business
by developing new retail stores as
fast as desirable locations are
obtainable and funds are avail
able.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Boy of 9, Fishing,
DrOUnS Near Laurel

LAUREL, Md, July 25.-Falling
inc the water at an old mill dam
in the Patuxent River yesterday,
Ellsworth Barnes, 9, of Laurel,
was drowned.
He was fishing with his step
father, Samuel Leisure, and
plunged into the river as Mr..
Leisure turned his back to get
a fishing pole, it was said. An
other fisherman brought the
body to the surface.
The rescue squads of the
Laurel and Bladensburg volun.
teer fire departments were sum.
moned, and with DR.. Robert Nc
Cenay. Laurel, applied resuscita-
ton methods for several hours
before Ellsworth was pronounced
dead.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
BIDS DUE SOON
On SEA MAIL

Bids for three additional ocean
mail routes, involving construc-
tion Of at least six and possibly
eight new vessels, will be opened
here on August II, it was an
nounced at the Post Office Depart
ment yesterday.
The first route will be either
between New York, Baltimore or
Boston and Rotterdam or Ant
werp. The successful bidder will
be required to build five new ships
of at least 5000 tons in Amer
ican shipyards and recondition
five Of its existing fleet.
The second route will be be-
tween Mobile or other East Gulf
ports and various British, French,
Dutch and German ports.
The third route will operate be-
tween Seattle and Puerto Colon
bia and Kingston.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Pennsylvania Gets
D.S.O O. Citation

Private. John w. Smith, A. E.
F., today was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for ex-
traordinary heroism in action
September 26, 1918.
The citation says that when
the advance of his platoon had
been temporarily halted by in
tensive fire" Smith, displaying
exceptional leadership, organized
scattered troops and captured
machine guns and several prison
ers. He lives at Aliquippa.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
$4,000 Death Fund
SOuqht bu Oil Firm

A jury in the corporation court
of Alexandria Monday will try
the case Of Mary Wanzer, ad-
ministrator of Rufus Wanzer,
colored, against the National Oil
Company and Beatrice Terrell,
'colored, in which $4,000 damages
is asked for the death of Rufus
WanZer.
The declaration Of the plaintiff
alleges Wanzer died from burns
received when gasoline which had
been purchased as coal oil from
Beatrice Terrell, exploded.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
BOND PRICES IRREGULAR

NEW YORK. July 25 G.N.SO g.
Bond prices we're irregular in a
dull and featureless weekend
market. The heaviest losses we're
recorded in the South American
group, while German government
bonds made fairly successful
effort to rally. Liberty Bonds
were inactive and steady, with
first 4Ks at $103.8, fourth 4Hs at
$104.26, Treasury As at $1O8. 10 and
Treasury new 31ss at $101.14.
Industrial and railroad bonds
were generally inclined to the
lower levels. Missouri Pacific Rail
road 512s lost a point at n and
Skelly Oil 512s we're down about
2 points at 60H.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
City Council Delays
Mamma Police Chief

The Alexandria City Council
met today for the last time be-
fore adjourning for summer va
cation. Final passage of the
amended zoning ordinance and
other routine matters we're
handled.
Council will have the appoint
ment of a new police captain,
but no action will be taken until
the case Of Captain Campbell
ers. He lives at Aliquippa, Pa.
and awaiting hearing on a theft
charge.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
II Bids Submitted
For Hearst School

The lowest of II bids submit
ted for construction Of the
Phoebe Hearst School, Thirty
seventh and Tilden Streets North
west, was made by Ralph s. Her.
zog, Of Philadelphia, it was an
nounced today by Chief Clerk
Roland M. Brennan, of the Dis
trict Engineer Department.
The Herzog bid was only $555
lower than the estimate of $780,
800 submitted by Charles s. Ben
nett, Inc, also of Philadelphia.
It is expected that the contract
will be awarded by the District
Commissioners next week.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Loss Is Reported
Bu YeLLOU Truck

PONTIAC, Mich, July 25.-Net
sales of Yellow Truck and Coach
Manufacturing Company for the
six months ended June 80, 1881
were $13,801. 1855, according to
Paul w. Seller, president. Net
loss after provision for deprecia-
ton was $1,046,881. In the six
months ended June 80, 1890, the
company reported a net profit
of $1,437,863.
The quarter ended June 30,
1881 showed net profit of $28,,
ITO. This compares with a net
profit of $1,332,019 in the second
quarter of 1880.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
aluminium Firm
In S9,OOO,OOO Suit

NEW HAVEN, Conn, July Is
G.N.SO Damages of 100000
were asked by the Aluminium
Company of America, Pittsburgh,
in a suit filed by the Bausch
Machine Tool Company of New
Haven, in United States District
Court here yesterday.
The Stamford law firm Of
Cummings & Lockwood filed the
suit in which the plaintiff
charges unfair practises" in vio-
lation of the Sherman act. and
requests treble damages be re-
warded, naming 100000 as the
sum desired.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Monroe Machine Co.
Sales Set NeU Mark

s. L. Shanks, manager of the
Washington district of the Mon
roe Calculating Machine Co, Inc.
1104 Vermont Ave. N. W., reports
sales in his district higher for the
month of June than any previous
month in the year.
Mr.. Shanks has been awarded
the monthly sales pennant for
the fifth successive month.
- j. E. Ball, jr., of the Washing
ton office. ranked first in the en-
tire country in number of sales
points secured.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
NeU Set-Up Barred
For Sugar COn1pUny

Under reorganization plan,
bondholders Of. the Cuban Domii1.
1can Sugar Corporation and its
subsidiary, Sugar Estates Of
Oriente, Inc, asserting to the
plan and exercising in full the
subscription rights offered there.
under, will become owners of sub
stantially all the securities to be
issued by a new company to be
formed to take over the extensive
Cuban Dominican properties.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Higher Asset Value
For Goldman Sachs

The Semi.annual report of the
Goldman Sachs Trading Corpora,
ton covering the six months
period ended June 80, 1881 being
mailed to stockholders. discloses
a net asset value for its capital
stock of $12.94 as of June 30,
1881, in contrast to $12.40 as of
December 81. 1880. or an increase
of 54 cents per share.
The income account for the six
months ended June 80, 1881, dis
closes net cash income from divi
dends and interest, after deduc-
ton of interest paid, expenses
end taxes Of SS6a.084. o
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Ideal Society Plans
ThGnkS0iUin0 Rites

The eighteenth annual franks
giving services of the National
Ideal Benefit Society will be held
at Miles Memorial C. M. E.
Church tomorrow night.
A sermon by the Rev. r. F. Full
wood, pastor of the church; vel
come address by Mrs. Carrie Hall;
response by Mrs. Martha B.
Brown, and history of the order
by Mrs. Bessie L. Wilson. will
feature.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Barred Window Fails
To Foil Store Theft

Removing two iron bars in a
rear window of a Sanitary gro
Gerry store on Wisconsin Avenue
near Fairmont Avenue, in Be-
thesda, Md. robbers last night
stole 40 cartons of cigarettes, a
box Of cigars, 10 pounds of
sugar, four hams, bacon. butter
and other supplies, Earl Plum
mer, manager, told Montgomery
county police Of the Bethesda
sub-station today.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
ALexGndriG-District
Buses Seek Permit

The newly organized Alexandria
Washington Buses, Inc, has ap-
piled for a permit to run busSes
between Alexandria and Washing
ton. The State corporation COM
mission set the hearing for Au-
gust IS and notified r. L. May.
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac and Southern railway
and other competing lines of the
hearing.
The new bus company is headed
by Charles P. Orr, of Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Pier Permit Granted
For San Francisco

The War Department yester-
day granted permission to the
board of park commissioners of
San Francisco to construct a rec
reation pier in San Francisco
Bay, east Of Fort Mason Military
Reservation, at the foot of Van
Ness Avenue. San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Gillette Razor Suit
Settled for SI.9OO,OOO

NEW YORK, July IS (U.SD.
Payment of $1.900.00O to the
United Cigar Stores Corporation
by the Gillette Safety Razor Com
pany and cancellation Of all, con-
tracts between the two were an
nounced today as terms of set
tlement of suits against each other
totaling $1,000, 900.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
News of Manv
Trade Gains

Peoples Drug Co. increases
sales and profit.
Monroe Machine Co. sets
new mark here.
Pennsylvania Railroad has
241,454 stockholders, a peak.
Chevrolet retail trade up
16 per cent.
Mid Continent crude Gil
prices are boosted.
Mcclellan Stores double net
profit in year.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
TAX ABATED

The Fair Stock Trust of Chi
cago, Edward j. Lehman and
others, trustees, today were grant
ed an income tax abatement Of
$809,77l, the Treasury announced
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
PEOPLES DRUG
SALE AND NET
INCREASE
Per Share Earnings for First
Half Of 1880 Up is Cents, as
Sales Go Higher, $374,436

The report of NJ. G. Gibbs to
the stockholders of the Peoples
Drug Co., made public here today
BY W. H. Churchill. comptroller,
shows substantial increases both
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
MONTGOMERY WARD

Montgomery Ward & Co. has
declared the regular quarterly
dividend of $1.75 on the Class A
stock, payable october l to stock
of record September 20.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

Domestic High Low Close
Abitibi Pow&Pap Ss.. s4as 81 So
AlleE Corp Ss........ 10 10 10
AlleE Ry gen As. 30 30 30
Alleg&West LIST As -. 90 S914 40
Am IG Chem 5izs... 80 9Shl 9SH
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Bush Ter Bldgs 5s. 1907 1OOX 1OOE
Can Rys SIS july S91O6 l1O5% 1O5%
IAN Nat Rys 4hs. 100& 1OO% I1OO%
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IN IN SlnS Sur,&9 lss: .... 1913 l102% l1O2N
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CCCh&StL ref AVS E 96% 96% 9S%
Col So ref Aus. 1O1 Y I1O1H i1O1K
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Crown W Pap 6s..... SO 50 80
Denv & RioG con As 92h 92b S2B
Detroit Edison as HOAX l1O4 l1O4L
Detroit Edison col tr 5sl1O4 I1O4 tlO4
Dodge Brs cy deb 6s. 90 91h 9lb
Duke Price P 1st A 6sl104 I1O3% l1O3%
ElecPOwer German6i2sI So 5S 5S
Erie 1st con In 4s...l 1871 76h 76h
Erie ref q 751A 75L T5k
Fed Lt&Trac 5s stpd . 941a 94hl 94A
Francisco Sug 7hs...l so so so
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Gen ST Cas- Us 40 WV. Sc S6 S6
Ct Nor R en- 4las E u. 95% a5 95%
Ct Nor r gen Is A '36. 11Oh ITO I11O
Hudson Coal SO '62. SOA so 80
Humble OAR IS 81. 1929 lO2R 1O2h
Humh OAR deb Shs. )1O2% 1O2% ,1O2%
III Stl deb 4l2s 40. 103 1OS 1O3
Inland Steel Ans IS a. 94A S4h S4N
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The Washington times., 1931-07-25

Home seekers who want to establish
them selves in home Of their own
before the hot summer months will
find q timely home selection in the
Real Estate for Sale Coumns OF the
Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Domestic

United states Hlgh low ! Close
Lib 1st AIS S2-47. 1898 l1O3S I1OS 8
Lib 4th 4As 1898. l104 27l104 25l l104 rs
Liberty 3Ihs S2-47. l1O2 2OI1O2 coll 20
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New York Bond Market
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United states
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-24
He Longs for the Good Old Days

we farmers used to make big cotton crops and
would have lots Of money for Christmas. writes Ed
win Waller Of San Marcos. w would burn the COT
ton and corn stalks wherever We found them and by
40 doing would destroy al germ and boil weevil eggs.
At that time we had no automobiles and airplanes ard
no one had ever been operated on for appendicitis
Hens were selling at three dollars per dozen and roost-
ers at 10 cents each. A kerosene lamp in the house
was considered a luxury and We thought nothing Of
monkey glands to prolong fife. for everyne lived to a
good old age and was p%rosperus and happy" Edwin
Waller IS the grandson Of a signer Of the Texas Dec
laration Of independence. Waller county was named
for the distinguished g~randsire. NOW how would he like
to return to the good old days" when an oxcart tour
ist spent ls OF those good old days making the Jour-
ney from Austin 10 Dallas when the rainy season ives
on or two days and nights given over to making the
journey from austin to san Antonio when the creeks
we're up and blocked the traffic on the old cattle trail
highways. Those vino lived in the good old days and
long for their return should 80 to the interior q
Mexico. There they will find the wooden pillow, the
matched cottage. the cattle or the goat trails and tho
conditions as they existed 200 years ago. Col. Edwin
waller is an up-to-date citizen and he loves 70 poke
fun al his admiring fellow citizens who are numbered
among the people yet on earth.