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Evening star., 1931-12-17
TRADE
REVIVAL IS SOUGHT.
Leaders of Industry to Seek
Method for Checkinq
Price Decline.
BY WILLIAM VOIGT, Jr..

TULSA, Okla, December 17.-Fully
aware OF the dangers before the pc
troleum industry. forces in all parts
OF the Nation are moving in for a
concentrated economic offensive.
In the immediate future is contem-
plated serious study of remedial meas
ures already formulated and the evo-
luton Of new plans of battle.
Shaking of the theory that a lulling.
optimistic viewpoint must be main
talned at all costs, Amos L. Beatv
president OF the American Petroleum
Institute, has proclaimed that the in
dustry is on the verge of collapse and
called his directors into a special ses-
sion at st. Louis. The meeting will be
held today.
Object Of Meeting.
Beaty'S call and an official statement
issued by him were considered sienifi-
cant here. They smashed the tendency
OF both operators and oil writer's to
bulld mlrageS Of prosperity where none
existed. They strengthened the belief
that corrective influences will start
moving only after the situation is faced
and the dangers recognized.
The st. Louis meeting is thought
here to hold the key to ameliorative
action. Oil men point to Beaty's dec
laration that the oil men must do
some constructive things or else wit
ness generalization and loss exceeding
anything which has occurred"
In addition. the ST. Louis meeting is
the Oil and Gas Journal for a ma
| tional congress of oil men and State
and national officials
From virtually every oil-producing
State has come word that such meet
ing might aid the situation. The plan
was given decided boost Monday night
IN Fort Worth. There the directors of
, the Texas Oil & Gas Conservation ASso-
citation, the merged forces of all the
Texas oil ard gas organizations. voted
I to urge the A. P. l. directors to declare
I themselves officially for a national gath
eripg.
Much Of the Oklahoma strength in
| the directorate will not BE- on hand, due
TO State conditions. Most Oklahoma
directors will stay at home to continue
the fight against Gov. W. H. Murray's
initiated tax reform program, which
! comes to vote Friday. Oklahoma is
deeply interested in whatever action is
| taken, because only Kansas of the other
producing States is hit as hard by the
present difficult situation.
Curtailment Demanded.
President Beatty has declared that
both production and runs of crude oil
to stills should be curtailed at least 20
per cent. He declared a protective tar
| III might aid temporarily" but said it
would not provide a permanent cure
for the industry.
The proposed national meeting would
permit State ana national officers,
clothed with authority, to hear all oil
men. join them in discussion. and take
back home the consensus as to what
really would bring beneficial results. A
binding agreement might be formulated
Oil men have forecast a substantial
price cut by the first of the year unless
the industry Is strengthened Action OF
the A. P. I. directors might stave of
the cut
ihere has been no reaction in either
crude or refined markets as yet.
Evening star., 1931-12-17
DECLINE IN STOCK
PRICES CONTINUES
Market Resumes Its Sagging
Tendency, Although Trad
ing Volume Diminishes.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.


NEW YORK, December 17-More
liquidation in leading stocks carried the
market down again today, although
which the copper issues were con-
spicuous.
The market differed in no essential
respect from the Immediately preceding
sessions. Stocks were offered in small
volume, but prices receded with
monotonous regularity. 1t was still
true that the losses In points were not
large, but coming as they did on ton
of all the previous declines, thev added
to the already large oversupply of
pessimism.
New Lows Recorded.
New lows were recorded in all three
groups, rails, induStrials and utilities,
The Baltimore a. Ohio common diyi-
dend omission was announced after
Wednesdays close and the stock made
new low, but that was true also of
Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific, Atchi-
son, Great Northern and Northern
Pacific.
General market conditions governed
prices and not developments affecting
any particular railroad The best
NOTIOlR
& Western, the earnings of which have
shown remarkable resistance.
United States Steel and American
Telephone & Telegraph disputed lead
ership on the down side. The former
went to new low under $38 a share
during the first two hours Of trading.
The latter broke through 1T, which
was its lowest price since 1922. Allied
Chemical, American Can, Standard OIL
OF New Jersey, Texas Corporation, Con-
solloated Gas Public Service of New
Jersey, were other stocks to make new
low records
Ihe relative strength in the copper
issues was explained by the expecta-
tlon OF an early agreement on a cur
tallment plan. This hope was based
partly on the return of the Phelps
Dodge Corporation to the Association
OF Copper Exporters.
Opening Prices Lower.
The opening was lower.
American Telephone opened at ll8%
on =. and at new low for the year
WoolWorth lost u, at 38&4, and likewise
/ reached a new minimum mark, as die
united Corporation al 8ls, of a. A
block OF 1900 shares of United States
1'@SA SohAC ouI az 90, Oh 3 anu dL
new low
News items included the expected
omission Of the Baltimore &, Ohio com
mon dividend, increased buying of cop
per for foreign account, decline OF
is cents in sterling here to $345, and
dullness and irresularity in the London
market, caused by foreign liquidation
The copperS were almost uniformly
higher. The rails were not especially
active, but most Of them were lower
Norfolk G. Western, at ll0l.. off q, hit
a new bottom. Pennsylvania. at 20a.
was down Is. Westinghouse lost " to
26l4 and General Electric declined ss
to 24is. American Can lost a fraction
at 6ll2.
Texas Corporation with a trifling loss
dipped below its previous resistance
point. Sinclair equaled its low at Az
but Standard Oil of New Jersey gained
shade at 28 Public Service of New
Jersey, at 81, was off -. General Mo-
tors, at 221a, was of Is. United Air
craft, at l03s. was at new low and
off y. Auburn Auto opened at 1901 2
off ll2.
Evening star., 1931-12-17
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE

The United States Treasury balan4g
announced today as CT close CT business
december 10, was s744432 1141I
customs receipts for the month to date
were Sl3,498 l02.68. Total ordinary
expenditures were S9,437.34929
Evening star., 1931-12-17
CLEARING HOUSE FIGURES,
Washington clearing house figures for
today: $3,838,97l.
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, December IT (P).-Noon
silver futures steady; sales, 1925 900
ounces. quotations in cents: Decem-
Der, 3l.85; March, unouoted: Nav
1902; July, unquoted; September 33,45'
Evening star., 1931-12-17

So 8 California Packing.
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7It 2aa Chi Great Western.
27h IN Chi Great Westn pf..
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15H 2h Chi Mil stP & Pac pf i.
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65h ia CHICAGO r I&Pacific.
80 II Chi r & Pac go pf.
1ol Is Chi RI& PACT pf.
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12& S1a Chicka sha Cotton Oil
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34h Is Cluett-Pea body t3D.
los 80 Cluett-Peabdy pf %
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Evening star., 1931-12-17

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Evening star., 1931-12-17

27h 4s4 baldwin Locomotive
10414 20t Baldwin Loco pf.
S77a IA Baltimore E. Ohio.
S0li 25 BALTIC & Ohio pf co..
66% 10 Bang & Aroos (3h)..
141s Az Barnsdall Corp'n. -.
90 CIV Bayuk Gig LIST pf 90
81 81 Beatrice Cream 90.
81 371s Nut Pkg az.
a. ~ Reldins- Hemingway
S0A 547s Belg n r pt pf t4S1.
251i 12A Bendix Aviation %.
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30& 9as Borg Warner d..
66 10 Boston & Maine RR.
22A Ia Briggs Mfg ttlA)..
69as 31ls Bklvr- Man Tran 80
94h 63 Bklyn-Man TT Of (s)
64. 48 Bklyn&Queens pf(6)
1894 TIA Bklyn Union Gas 80
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20h 3h Bucyrus-Erie. ......
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5ss IL Budd (E G) Mfg.
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15% 34 Bulova Watch
81 Ia BurPs Bros (A)...
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81 15A Bush Terminates
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pa Butte Copper & Zinc.
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Evening star., 1931-12-17
Money to Loan

Secured by Arst 6eed OF trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission.
Ioeonh Weller 4?o Wash. L. & Trust
SOSSFh - BLDG, 9th & NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

The white waistcoat can be of several differ
ent styles. The most extreme is one with
straight, very broad lapels, single-breasted and
with three ornate buttons and the points very
widely apart
The one the prince favors most is of the
same type, but with narrow lapels and the
points long and not so widely separated With
his dinner jacket suits the prince will always
wear soft white shirts, though he wears
the white stiff waistcoat
Included in this royal wardrobe are also
those sternly formal British social suits which,
I can reveal to you, the prince does not like.
He Is not In any sense flop In his trunks
are about 20 pairs of shoes and about the
same number Of hats. This is not matter
Of snobbishneSs or mere show. The prince
insists upon always suiting his clothes to the
occasion, whatever it is. He is Justly proud
Of his appearance for two very important rea-
sons. The one Is q personal pleasure and the
other and more important is because he knows
that wherever he goes and whatever the oc-
caSion he will be representing Britain and,
therefore, must be smart and well worth look
ing at.
That Is why his strict black morning cut
away" tail coats and silk topper" hats have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

lust before he left England for his latest
South American trip, the prince had what
his friends know as buying spasm." He did
a lot of intensive shopping, in other words,
and it did not end in London either, for after
he and his youngest brother, the Prince George,
had flown to Paris on the first stage of their
journey, they Immediately hurried round
number of the leading shops for last-minute
items-mostly small ones by the way.
Hidden, therefore, in the princes trunks
are many suits which have not yet been worn.
South Americans are the first people TO see
the prince in them. Some may not be worn
at all. But on all occasions except those of
golhng excursions you can take it that the
prince is dressed in what is the very height of
fashion in English society of both today and
tomorrow.
He viii perhaps startle sticklers for what
Is generally believed to be evening dress
etiquette by a new style which he himself
created Just before he left London.
It is that Of wearing stiff, starched, white
waistcoat to a dinner-jacket suit and q black
tie. For long he fought for this, IS did his
grandfather, King Edward. before him, and
only just now has the prince succeeded where
his forefather failed Let me give you this
style in detail, for know you win want to
know all about It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
BY THOMAS C. MIDDLETON.

~THE Prince of Wales has a clothes
"hoodoo"
This amazing side to the intimate,
n personal character of the British royal
traveller who has been eniovinR the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
Long Forest Fire Season.

The season of forest fires was the
longest and most destructive that has
been experienced in this country for
many years and had it not been for the
forest patrol, which succeeded in check
ing many Of the fires with graf prompt
ness, the loss would have been far
greater. On account of the unusual dry
ness of the Summer, particularly in the
Northwest, the forest fires started early
and kept up to late in the Autumn.
Owing to the danger of man-made fires
1t was found necessary to elise many of
the national parks much earlier than
usual. The s.rvices Of 1856 men were
required to subdue a 20,000-acre fire in
the Cleveland National Park late In Oc-
toSer, when such outbreaks are rather
rare
In the Pacific Northwest 20 fires, Of
which seven were Glass C lover 10
acres) were reported in 10 days. A bad
fire on the west side of the Rainier
National Forest spread 500 acres in -
hours before it was controlled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
Across,

ACrOSS.
!. Feign
8. Releases according to law.
Is. Listless musing.
is. Girls name.
IT. Close of day
18. Bank officials.
10. Kind of tree.
90. Hired assistant.
%. In no manner.
23. Malt liquors.
IS. CauteriZeS.
rs. Scof at
a. Ancient girdleS
% Terminate
80 Vocal composition on a sacred text
81. Individual properties.
49, Female prophet.
IS Sailor
Sc Unit of energy.
81 Young hare.
Al. Sleeping car.
As. Vigilant
46 Head covering.
AZ. Ecclesiastical vestment
40 Petitions.
So Piece of turf cut by a golf stroke
81 Blow with the open hand
/53 Night before.
81. Having a general application.
Sc. Ostrich-like animal
81. The chief church of Rome.
So Unlawful
81. Bunting-like fabric.
81 Instruct.
49, Erased
g. Argued.
|. Preliminary statement.
2. Abuses.
8. Highest mountain in the world
4. Number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11

London is adding three more garages
for its flying squad and mobile police
department.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
VERNON

Friends are sorry to learn of the
passing away of the twin child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned MulhOlland.
Revival services are in progress
at the Nazarene Holiness church.
Friends are sorry to learn that
Wesley Greenlee has been so i'll.
Relatives and friends regret the
passing away of Roy McKnatt. Two
brothers, George and Benjamin, sur
yiVe.
Harry Greenburg recently had the
misfortune to have his Outbuildings
burned on his farm tenanted by
Charles Andrews and each had some
livestock to perish in the flames.
Miss Katherine Ratledge talked on
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20

Miss Elizabeth Greenabaum has
returned home after spending sever
al weeks in Baltimore at the Alta
mont Hotel.
The Senior Glass of the Seaford
High School is rehearsing on the
play "SeVenteen," which they will
present in the high school auditor
ium on April II. The proceeds of
this play will be used to help de-
fray the expense of the senior class
on their trip to Washington, D. c..
in the early summer.
Mrs. Nettie c. Jefferson has re-
turned home after spending several
days in Wilmington.
Mrs. John r. Eskridge is spending
some time in Philadelphia with her
sOn-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maynard Poole.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Lord who have
been spending some time in Miami,
Florida, have returned TO their
home on Cannon street.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jackson are
on business trip to New York
City.
Miss Alberta Jackson has return
ed home after spending the past few
days in Newark.
William Graham has returned to
the University of Delaware after
having spent the past weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip II.
Graham.
Miss Barbara SWEET has resumed
her duties as musical instructor at
the local school after being confined
to her home for several days.
Mrs. o. w. McWilliams and daugh-
ter Dorothy spent Friday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James b.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Avery Hobbs and
son Jack spent Sunday at Rhodes
dale, Md, as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. W. McWilliams.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
SEAFORD

Mrs. Thomas N. Rawlins left this
week for Florida where she will
spend some time.
c. B. Nicholson has returned to
his home in Baltimore, Md, after
spending some time at the Hotel
Sussex and as the guest of Miss
VIII Robinson.
Mrs. Louisa DOnOhO, her niece.
Mrs. Nellie Duval, and Mrs. Ford
Breeding have returned home after
spending some time with friends
and relatives in Merchantyille, N. j.,
and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Rose NJ. Mckee, wife of Fred
Mckee, living on the Seaford-
Bridgeville highway, about Il mile
from Seaford was arrested this week
upon the charges that she has re-
ceiVed $400 worth of goods and had
made attempts to secure $1,000
worth, according to postal authOri-
ties from 1928 to 1890 by sending
orders to Sears Roebuck e Com
pany, Philadelphia; Montgomery
& Ward Company and several other
large stores, for household goods
end wearing apparel and had accom-
panied with these orders worthless
checks.
The checks were drawn on the
Peoples National Bank of Laurel;
Greenwood Trust Company of
Greenwood, and the bank of
Bridgeville, some time she signed
her own name and other times she
would sign her children's names.
An Indictment was returned
against her this past week in the
Federal Court in Wilmington after
which she was arrested and after
charges were preferred against her
she was released on her own rec
Ogni2ance to appear for trial some
time this week.
Funeral services for George II. !
Hearn, prominent citizen, who was
fatally injured in an automobile ac-
cident last Saturday, were held from |
him home this past Wednesday and |
were largely attended. The Rev. L. I
f. Windsor and the Rev. N. c. Ben
son of Frederica, Ofilciated. Inter
ment was made in the Odd Fellows |
cemetery.
II is reported that Mr.. Hearn left |
an estate that is estimated at around /
100000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. King have
returned to their home in West Sea-
ford after spending some time this
week with friends and relatives in
Wilmington and Philadelphia.
Mrs Eleanor Ross has returned
home after spending several days
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20

association to the rooms or groups
in the school who secured the lar
gest number of paid membership
during the recent drive. The firs
prize of $25 was won by the two
grades under Miss Helen Morgan
and Miss Elizabeth Elliott, teach
ers; the second of $40 was awarded
to the seventh grade, Harry Handy
teacher, and the prize of $500 to the
two second grades, and fourth
grades, these two having tied. Each
received a cash prize of $500 Miss
Iva Carter and Miss Ida RaWllnS
are teachers in the third grade while
Miss Martha Mann is teacher in the
fourth grade. Two additional prizes
of $500 each were given to the two
fifth grades, taught by Mrs. Sarah
Chapman and Miss Elizabeth Arch
er. and the two sixth grades taught
by Miss Helen Martin and Miss
Frances PasswateTs.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. r. Morgan of
Blades recently had as their guest,
their granddaughter, Miss Mary Tay-
lor of Wilmington.
The Ladies Aid Society of Geth-
semane NJ. p. Church, Reliance, Md,
will hold a bake March q, at Bur-
ton Brothers Hardware Store on
High street.
On last Tuesday the neWly-elected
council was installed and the fol-
lowing officers were appointed
President, Mayor Howard f. Gala
way; vice president, L. w. Culver;
treasurer, Ira Wright; secretary to
council, Norris e. Marvel; attorney,
Daniel J. Layton; alderman, James
X. Phillips; water superintendent,
II. Milton James; manager of water
station, Elmer E. Conaway; tax col
lector, Cyrus w. Favinger; chief of
police, John e. Martin; night police
man. J. Priestly Jackson; board of
health, Dr. Ira A. b. Allen, Edward
j. Winder and DR.. Annie Shipley.
Election of assessor was left open.
Mrs. Alice Andrews has returned
to her apartment at the Hotel Sus-
sex after spending several days in
Baltimore this past week.
S. +. Thompson, owner and man |
ager of the Hotel Sussex made a !
business trip to Philadelphia this |
past week.
]. Emery Wiley, postmaster, was |
called to Wilmington this past week !!
to testify in the trial of Rose NJ.
Mckee
./Mr. and Mrs. George Oscar GOrdy /
have returned to their home on the
Seaford- -Bridgeville highway after
spending several days in Whining
ion, Chester. Marcus Hook and Phil
ldelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ROby Day who
were recently married have moved
10 the apartments over COX's store. J
A. L. Shipley, manager of Ma
hans store here, is confined to his
home in Laurel with severe cold.
Miss Emma f. Smith, local mil
liner, is ON a business trip to Roy
nrsfOrd and Philadelphia, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20

the Teachers Retirement Fund ;
Mrs. Douglas on Educational Top
ics-Children First, and Mrs. Ross
on 1.-The Enrichment of Adult Life. D
Senators Hart and Downs and Rep
resentative Prices and Webb dis
cussed some important measures be-
fore the Legislature.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Draper and
Benjamin Draper have been guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kemp, of
near Greensboro.
Thomas Ross Clancey, who has
been enjoying the delightful climate
of California at Stanford University,
will spend part Of his vacation at
Ross Lane with his uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. r. Wesley Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Van Ormer
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. COverdale.
James Anderson has had two
beautiful monuments erected at IlOl-
lywood cemetery in honor of his wife
and her mother, Mrs. Murphy.
Seymour Beatty, of Canada, has
been making a long visit with his
mother, Mrs. JOHN Hennings.
Miss Della Melvin and Mrs. Alfred
Raughley have entertained the Mite
Society of Union Corner church.
Miss Vertie Melvin has returned
to the Cambridge Hospital after Il
visit with Miss Della Melvin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Wyatt en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wyatt
at a turkey dinner
James Anderson, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson COverdale.
Several rains have given peas
good start.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20

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Clubs - A, x, Q, s, ;
Diamonds - Q, 9, Z
Spades X, 9
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
AUCTION BIDDING:

Is best opening bid Is one no trump
although one spade also is sound. Tn,