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The Washington times., 1931-03-31
IS BORNE
BY BLUE CHIP
STOCKS
General Market Run Already
Debated, Says Spectator;
Leaders Now "Get Theirs"
By THE SPECTATOR

The stock market has estab-
lished somewhat of a record, for
this year at least, in declining
for the fifth consecutive session.
At Mondays low levels, the Dow.
Jones industrial averages have
sustained a straight line break of
close to- IA points, in the past
five sessions, although a last
hour rally retraced more than
half Of the days setback.
This is certainly no time for
the average market follower to
be misled by the wholesale pes.
simism and gloom which per.
vades the financial district It
is customary for Wall Street
moods to rise and fall according
to the maneuverS of the stock
list, but a glance over price move
ments in recent days discloSes
some rather pertinent informa-
ton. which is not readily dis
cernible in a study of the aver
ages.
Blue Chips" Getting 1t
Instead of all sections of the
market dropping back in more or
less unison, it is becoming appar-
ent that the so-called "blue-chip"
leaders are bearing the brunt Of
the selling pressure. Whereas, the
main body of stocks have been de-
flated in the past year and half
to a point where they have dis
counted virtually all the bad
news in their particular situation,
the ranking market favoriteS
have occupied somewhat of q
charmed circle wherein they have
been spared the forces of liquida-
ton and at the same time assumed
market leadership whenever con-
structive interests obtained con-
troll of the price pendulum.
AS an illustration, one need
only to point to the recent action
of Allied Chemical, a dyed-in-the-
wool bluechip, which has now faI.
len to a new bear market low, and
to its lowest levels since 1927. On
the other hand the long g-depreSsed
rail group is showing signs Of
greater resistance, with the loss in
the DOw-JoneS rail averages yester.
day held to three-tenthS of a point.
Investment Trusts Rated
In an exhaustive investment
trust study made by Standard
Statistics and covering practically
every phase of the investment
trust field, the following six in
vestment trusts have been selected
as the most highly rated among
the 81 general management issues
analyzed: American international,
Capital Administration, Fourth
National Investors, Lehman Cor
poration, Third National and Tri"
Continental.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31


Potomac Elec IS 1858. .I1OSh .....
Wash. Alex. & Mt V. ctf.. .....
Wash BALTIC & An 5s...... IS %
Wash. Bait & Ann 5s. ..... 1914 1OOh
Washington Gas 4hs....... 991A 1902
Washington Gas 5s......... 1O5 4 1O5%
Wash Gas IS ser A.....,. 1O1 y 1O21s
Wash Gas IS series B......ilO5 105 n
Wash Ry Elec As. ....... S9% S9S
Miscellaneous Bonds
Barber & Ross Inc 6&s.... 50 .....
Col Country club 5lAs......ilOO io1 u
d C Paper Mfg 6s........ 35 go
wash WASH cons U Tile IS Sc So: ;. loo
Public Utility stocks !
capital Traction Co...:... @ 3G[a 35h
Wash Gas LIT Co.......... l120 130
IN 4 w Steamboat. .I1S9 I210
Pot Pot Flee Flee Pwr 5%s pfd::.: ii0E: !: iioM
Wash Ry & Elec com. 435 .....
Wash Ry & Ell pfd........ 9S% 80
National Banks Stocks
*Capital .................2 215 25O
Columbia ..............ss $50 .....
commercial (stamped) ..... 215 235
"District ..................I2 I203 |2l5
*Fed Amer MI Blk & Tr... so So
Liberty .........s...ss..Il 100 2O0
Lincoln ...ss.s's...s .s'.sss. 4OO I44O
metropolitan ...............!3 $40 800
*Riggs ..................,.I .I420 l450
second ..'''''''''. '.'".''"... ~ ZlO
Washington ................I2 I225 I245
Trust Company Stocks
*Amer Sec Tr Co. 1886 $50
Hs'n sSoPtRsRtsE ssH TT. TFust:4 45s 45s 47s a7s
"Prince Georges Blk & Tr. 2S 80
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
GENERAL FOODS
WIDELY HELD

Ownership in General Foods
Corporation is now distributed
among 42,773 stockholders, &C
cording to an announcement to-
day by C. M. Chester, jr., preSi-
dent. This represents an increase
Of 33 per cent over the 32,O65
stockholders of record in Febru-
ary, last year, and a gain of 141
per cent over the total reported
for February, 1929.
During the past four years the
stockholders of General Foods
have increased nearly 1900 per
cent, since in February, 1927. the
total stood at 1873. Notices have
been mailed to stockholders of
record March 18 for the annual
meeting of the company to be
held April 8. Mr.. Chester says:
General Foods sales for the
first two months reflect the
gradual improvement in gen.
eral business conditions. Sales
for January showed an increase
over those for December, while
the volume last month was
higher than the January figure.
employment during the first
quarter continued at close to
normal levels; throughout the
depression there has been no
reduction in wages or salaries,
and none are contemplated"
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
BEARS HAMMER
: OIL PRICES
LOWER
Steel, Gas Light, Motors, and
Other Market Leaders Pick
: Up, But Rails Fail and Fall
By w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, March 81 GN.S0
After starting the day from to
6 4pointS higher, the active indus
trial and utility stocks pushed
ahead aggressively this morning
for the best rally in nearly two
weeks.
Before giving up the fight, the
bears hammered the oil stocks,
driving Standard of New Jersey
below AZ for a loss of nearly a
point and the other leading
standards and independents frac-
.tionally lower.
o.. Rails Also Crowded
A few of the rails were also
under pressure, Southern Railway
falling 3 points to 46.
Brilliant recoverieS were scored
by the steel, gas light, motor
and other market leaders. United
States Steel moved up 21a points
to 1922.
Auburn, the star performer in
the motor group, raced up nearly
10 points to 23l2 and General
Motors topped 43 for a gain of
more than l point.
:, Consolidated Gas advanced
nearly points to 1925. Ameri-
can and Foreign Power was also a
strong spot in the utilities, ad-
vancing 2 points to 4212.
General Asphalt Hit
A wide break in General AS
phalt followed the announcement
from London that the British
courts had reversed the ruling of
the lower court awarding this
company royalties against the
Royal Dutch interests in Venezue-
Ian oil production. Opening 434
points lower, General Aspalt
dipped 1134 before showing any
signs of recovery. Royal Dutch
moved up>a point to 38.
Trading slowed down near the
noon period, with prices near the
top of the move. Grain and cot
ton markets were steady, and call
money unchanged at 112 per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

Washington Gas, IS, A, $4,000
1O112.
Washington Gas, SIS, $4,000
1851.
Potomac Electric, cons, SIS, ST.
ooO@1O31a; $1,OOO@1o312.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio As, $1,OOO@S92s; $1,000
891a; $5,OOO@892s; $1,OOO@8912.
Potomac Electric 512s, pfd, 10
@11O%; 2@11O3s.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10@86;
1O@86; 1O@857s; 1O@857s; 100
S57s.
AFTER CALL
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio, pfd, 1O@99; 1O@99; 1O@99.
Capital Traction, SIS, $2,000@80;
$1,OOO@80.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 100
8512; 50@86.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
Homes Still Lead
N. Y. Construction

Contracts awarded in the met
ropolitan area of New York from
March 2 to March 81 totaled
$58, ,159, 400, according to F.. w.
Dodge Corporation. Residential
building still held its previous
lead among the major classes
with $25, $500 during the 18
business days included.
Non-reSidential followed with
$23, ,274,800 and public works and
utilities with $8,96O,8O0.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
Wheat Exports Gain
As Shipments of
Corn Drop

Wheat, including flour, ex-
ports from the United States
and Canada for the week end
ing March 26, reported to Brad
streets, aggregated 4,915,753
bushels, against 4,368,598 BUSH
els last week and 5,869,819
bushels in the like week year
ago.
Corn exports for the week
were 8,676 bushels, against a.
428 bushels last week and 12,-
564 bushels in the like week a
year ago,
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
Atterbury Denies
Competition Fear

The railroads of the country are
not seeking to eliminate competi-
ton, nor are they attempting to
hamper the growth of highway
and waterway transportation fa-
cilitieS, Gen. w. w. Atterbury,
president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. declared in an address
before the Atlantic States Ship
perS Advisory Board.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
NATIONAL TILE NET

National Tile Company for
year ended December 81, 1880, re-
ports net profit of $21,815 after
interest. depreciation and federal
taxes, equivalent to 18 cents a
share on 10000 no-par shares Of
stock, comparing with $465,517,
or $3.87 a share in 1929.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
Drought Loans Reach
Total of S22,485, 1856

Secretary of Agriculture Hyde
reported to President Hoover yes.
terday that 146,486 loans aggre-
eating $22.485, ,486 have been ad-
vanced from the $45,000, 900
drought relief fund,
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
CANADIAN FIRE LOSSES

Canadian fire losses in the
week ended March 25, are esti-
mated at $387,750, against
$500,325 in the preceding week
and $1,097 ,025 in the correspond
ing week of last year.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31

4olo <ASh
tHa59' T..s Loan %1ass / 4i::s sss tsS tsS
Savings Bank Stocks
Bank of Bethesda ........ 5S IS
Com. & Savings ..........l325 .....
East Washington .......... 20 36
Pot Savings Bank ........I 65 rs
"Sec. Saw. & Com Blk. ...I47 500
:sYSPs9 :GniPt9 stasss stPfss ::::::.5sS 5sS Gao
Wash. Mechanics .........l so co
Fire Insurance Stocks
GoPsoTan G%soGan .::.::::..::::: 80 80 " "
National Union ............ 22A 26
Title Insurance stocks
Columbia .................. S1AI 10h
Real Estate ...............I14O L175
Miscellaneous Stocks
Barber & Ross com. ........I II 13
Col Medical Bldg ........... S5 800.
*Col sand & Grav pfd. SO SO
Dist Nat Sec pfd. d.......... 6S Is
emerson Bromo-S Selz A.... 80 33
Federal Storage pfd. 10 100
*Fed Am Co com. .......... 23A 26
fs%si1? Hs@sS Tn s,sS & IS
:sE;$ $s: E # 4:
Peoples Drug st .Pfd. 1O2, 1881
Real Est N & G pfd'......' o66'2 -
Security Storage ......... 1O4 l13
Ter Ref & VIII Corp. ....,.. 46 so
*cThe Carpet Corp. ......... % 20
W Mech Mtge com. ........ oSh ....'
Wash Med Bldg Cor. r....... IS .....
AWoodward & 10th conn.,. 26ia .....
woodward & 10th pfd HOO 2l....'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
Mrs. Farmer
Will arrange
Dance Program

Reservations are being made bv
members Of the Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority for the annual Founders
day luncheon and dance to be held
next Saturday at the Clsypool. I'M
der the auspices of the Indianapo-
lis alumnae chapter
Mrs. Robert Axtell is chairman
OF the program committee for the
luncheon, and Mrs. Roy K. Coats is
in charge of arrangements. Mrs
Charles Farmer is chairman Of the
dance committee.
Miss Mary Rieman, district presi-
dent, will be honor guest at both
the luncheon and dance.
Stunts will be given by active
chapters of the sorority at Indiana.
De PAW, Purdue and Butler uni
versities. Michael Hauer's orches-
ira of radio station WLW will play
for the dance.
Patrons and pauoneSSeS for the
dance will include Messrs. and Mes
danes Ralph Elvin, Harold Gun
ming, Arthur Baynhm, r. S. Bosart.
Neil Waterbury. A. D. Hitz, Harold
Suthe Rim, Charles Farmer. Those
who will assist on committees are:
Program - Mesdames John Goodwin,
Henry ostrom. A. D. Hitz. Arrangements
-Mssdames Emory Baxter. Dean Watson
Brigham. Bertrsm Day. John Mueller.
Dwight s. Ritter. Miss Jeanne Stewart
Dance-Mesdames william S. Horn. Perry
Lesh. Misses Alice Ball Elizabeth DeGrief
and Margaret Koran.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28

/ certain details of coats, suits and
dresses. Wider lapels are one OF
them. You'll see these often on
dresses and coats that have double
breasted closings and wide revers-
the so-called "Directoire" dress and
coat.
Costumes worn during the Di-
rectoire period in France mil
itary period-had this double
breasted closing and the wide
revers.
Deep gauntlet cuffs are an
other military detail copied from
officers coats worn during va
rious periods Of history. And
these you find not only on coats,
but on dresses
But when they're on dresses
they're less military looking and
more fen1inine-made Of lace or
soft lingerie materials.
Turned down Collars
Turned down collars, fastened
high around the throat, are on
many fashionable coats and suits
They're military-navy as well as
army
All these details appear separate
ly on various costums But some
costumes combine several of them
and then your dress or coat Or suit
is very definitely military uke-but
in a soft, feminine Wav.
The Bruyere coat is one of the
best examples of this military look.
The idea Of this coat came originally
from Bruyere, the Paris couturier.
AS you see, it has the high fastened
collar, buttoned revers and deep
gauntlet cuffs.
Yet this coat isn't severe looking.
It's soft at the waistline and fits the
figure easily. When the collar is
opened and the revers unbuttoned,
it becomes even more feminine, be-
cause the revers drop to form a soft,
ripping jabot effect.
Has Look of Uniform
The other suit shown has the look
of uniform, too. Here again is the
high closing with the turned down
collar And in addition, it's double
breasted and has military looking
patch pockets.
The tricorne and bicorne hats
that you're seeing so often are two
other military-like spring fashions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
Pickup for
Beauty Easy
to Achieve
BY ALICIA HART

| Beauty, quite ike your spirits,
often needs pick-me-up late in
the afternoon.
Sometimes you feel the need. for
1t and have time for it just before
going home from the Office.
Other times it is when you are
| staying in to dinner with some one
you would like to bewitch with your
beauty and charm.
The most effective thing in the
world to DO is to remove your frock
or blouse and use warm water and
soap to wash your face, neck, arms,
under the arms and hands. This
freshens you second to nothingI
Cleansing Cream Better
If you can not do that, if you
must effect your pick-me-up where
you can not shed your frock, then
cleansing cream is often far more
effective than dabbing water on
gingerly.
After removing the days soil, sit
down Imply in chair for ten min
utes if you can make it. Just
slump.
If you could stretch out, that is
all the more effective. But slump
ing in a chair, entirely relaxed, is
something.
When that ten minutes grace is
over, try this simple exercise and
see how it revives your fallen psy-
chology.
Take your fingers of both hands
and literally pick up your features.
Start at Cheek Bones
Begin with your thumbs planted
firmly on your cheek bones and
with your fingers very staunch, lift
the face under the eyes, run the
fingers firmly up over the bridge
of the nose, massage it slightly
between the eyes and then con-
tinue clear up, keeping up that
lifting motion, clear to the hair
line.
Then take your hands and push
up your scalp from the back Of the
neck up onto your head. Begin
down on your shoulders, work up
ward firmly and in between strokes,
bend the neck down and try to re-
lax it.
Then go back to your face, pick
up the face the same way, con-
centrating your lifting between the
eyes and smoothing out over the
forehead. Stroke firmly up the sides
of the face towards the temple.
Massage the head slightly to make
it tingle.
If you do it right. it is surpris-
ingly refreshing. Finish this in
about ten minutes and then apply
cold cream if you have time, van
ishing cream if you haven't.
Dash Ion an aStringent, apply
makeup. tidy your hair and see
how much younger and prettier you
feel.
This is literally a beauty pickup.
I will be surprised if you are not
pleased with what it does for you
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
Professor to
Speak Before
French Group

Professor Ernest j. Leveque, as
sistant professor Of romance Ian
guages at Indiana university, will
address the Alliance Franchise
Tuesday night on Paul Marie Yer
laine, French poet of the nineteenth
century, at meeting at 8 at the
Spink-Arnls.
Professor Leveque is a native of
Amiens, France. and served three
years in the French army. He left
France in 1910 and spent eight
years farming in Saskatchewan.
Canada. In 1919 he came to the
United States and entered the uni
versity of Chicago, where he re-
ceived the, degree Of Phi. B. and M.
A. He has been at Indiana uni
versity since 1923, and has taught
classes in French in the Indiana
university extension school in Indi-
annapolis for several years.
ANY one interested in the French
language is invited to attend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
Just
Every
Day
Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON
NNE Of the most foolish male
" hangovers from the good old

NNE Of the most foolish male
~ hangovers from the good old
days is the idea that when a hus-
band really loves his wife he will
not discuss business affairs with
her.
A very large number of men
believe that a woman does not
understand business and couldn't
if she tried. Others profess to
think that the divine will en-
dowed men with fine business
sense and meant also that fe-
males should be prevented from
overworking their feeble brains
about percentages, stocks, bonds
and interest rates.
For this reason, many thou
sands of women are left each
year, prey to rogues so despic-
able that robbing widows appeals
to them as a jolly pastine.
Every wife should know her
husbands business. A man owes
it to a woman to tell her the
truth about his income and his
investments. He should do more
than that; he should teach her
to manage so that if she is left
alone she will not have to depend
wholly upon the advice of others.
4 LARGE part of the troubles
IN Of married life come, 1 am
convinced, from this WORKOUT
opinion that women should not be
bothered with business. That's
why so many men have to go into
bankruptcy.
Their wives, poor ignorant
things, run them llopelessly into
debt and both awaken some
morning facing ruin.
Men say that this negligence is
the result of their love for their
wives. That's not wholly true. I
think a lot Of it is plain vanity.
A man wants to appear power
full and successful to his wife. He
hates to confess that he has made
a bad deal He does not like to
admit that he is not getting along
as fast as Mr.. So and So in the
next block appears to be.
Whenever you hear a man ex-
plain that he never tells his wife
about his business because he
doesn't want to worry her, you
can put it down that that state
ment Is 5 per cent affection and
95 per cent vanity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
Miss Blake to
Be Hostess at
Chapter Tea

Members Of Alpha chapter, Theta
Sigma Delta sorority, will entertain
with silver tea from $3.50 to 4:3o
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Miss Bessie Blake, 236 North Tenn
pie avenue. Representatives Of
twenty other sororities in Indianap-
oils. will be guests.
Entertainment will consist Of
musical program, to be presented by
Misses Sylvia Huffman, Peggy Gran.
and Ruth Morrison. Appointments
will be in the sorority colors, orchid
and old rose.
Formal initiation services will be
held for Miss Gran Monday night
at the home of Miss Louise Kares,
7o7 North DeQuincy. Miss Gran
will be presented with q bracelet,
bearing the sorority emblem. A
short business session will follow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
In the Realm of Clubs

with the Indianapolis Council of
Women.
The annual election of officers
will be held at the meeting of the
Heyl Study Club in the clubrooms
at the Rauh memorial library. The
topic for the program will be "Ro-
nance of Music" and will be given
by Mesdames M. F.. Conner and j.
A. Matthews.
WEDNESDAY
Historic Shrines of America" will
be the topic Of a talk by Mrs. K. v.
zimmerman, at a meeting of the
Minerva Club, to be held with Mrs.
G. H. Becker, 4121 Park avenue.
THURSDAY
Beta Delphian chapter will meet
at GAS in the parlors of the
Fletcher American National bank.
Mrs. William Cheeseman will be
program leader, assisted by Mes
danes Albert Hirschman, Cyril
Ober, o. S. Guio, F. H. Fillinghanl,
and Albert Alexander.
Mrs. M. E. Woolf will talk on
Spring Gardens before members
of the Thursday Lyceum Club at
the home of Mrs. V. V. Smith, 1924
Guilford avenue.
Aftermath Club members will
elect officers for next year at their
meeting at the home OF Mrs. w.
Pink Hail. 205 East Thirty-fourth
street. Duluth to the Sea" will
be the subject of a paper by Mrs.
H. M. Banks.
FRIDAY
Woman's Round Table Club will
meet with Mrs. V. r. Teter, 1923
Villa avenue. A program on South
America will be presented by Mes
danes Ebert Storer and William
Collins.
Indianapolis chapter of Tri Psi
sorority will hold a luncheon meet
ing at the Delta Delta Delta chap
ter house, 800 West Hampton drive.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of NGesdames George j. Hase-
ly, William Tichenor, James w.
Graham, G. w. Graves, Ivan Stall
cup, Lucia A. Carey, F. M. Duden-
hotter j. w. Coffey and Eta Wise
Click.
Mrs. Brandt T. Steele will speak
at the meeting of the Indianapolis
Woman's Club at the Propylaeum.
Miss Ruth Allerdice will read a pa
per on "The Touchstone."
SATURDAY
Mrs. ]. w. Pendergrass of Law
renee, Ind, will give a talk on
Outstanding Men," at the meeting
Of the Saturday Afternoon Literary
Club, at the home Of Mrs. George
Alig Jr., 1888 Carrollton avenue.
Mrs. Louis w. Bruck will assist.
Mrs Elsa Huebner Olsen will be
in charge of the program at the
meeting of the Violet Demree Study
Club. Mrs. Effie Reed Workman.
1856 Graceland avenue, will be the
hostess.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28

You'll like this chic little two
piece dress immensely.
1t is a delightful sports interpre-
tation that returns to the more fem
mime mode with its pleated ruffling
It's simple in cut and appropriate
for afternoon bridge, luncheon and
for street wear for early spring.
1t combines black fiat crepe with
wildfire red crepe.
The separate blouse wraps the
figure and snartly buttons little
to the left side, giving a charming
slimIning appearance to the figure
The skirt, with slight flared full
ness, is attached to a camisols
bodice.
Style No. 1872 may be had in sizes
is, Is, 20 years, So, 38, 40 and AZ
inches bust.
1t is very attractive in printed
crepe silk used for the entire dress
Order copy of our new Fash
ion Magazine. Attractive styles fol-
women, misses and children. And
instructive lessons in sewing.
Price Of book 10 cents.
Price Of pattern IS cents ir
stamps or coin (coin is preferred)
Wrap coin carefully.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
What's in Fashion?
Military-Looking Details
Directed BIZ AMOS PARRISF

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-with all
IN this talk about femininity in
the mode, it might seem "contrari-
wise" to say there's a military in
huence in fashion.
But it isn't. Because while the
military influence shows up strongly
In certain fashions, it's not a stiff.
severe, military look. It is softened,
feminized, and made easy to wear.
You find this military look in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
Tells How To Get Rid of
Rheumatism In 48 Hours

so deep seated that they cannot be
reached-this often means that the
takers Of drugs for relief only are dis
abled for life.
II every person who is afflicted with
rheumatic manifestations would start
at once to get the uric acid out OF the
blood-it would perhaps mean the
avoidance Of crippled joints in years TO
come.
This can be done by taking one ia
blespoonful Of Allenru three times a
day-Alenru acts on the blood and
drives from il the uric acid that causes
your rheumatic agony, and does it in
IS hours.
You can get a generous bottle Of Al
lenru at Hooks Dependable Drug
Stores or any progressive druggist for
50 cents-take It with every assurance
that It is real enemy of uric acid
and OF rheumatic conditions--and bear
IN mind. II It doesn'ti5lo as advertised
money back. Allenra is just as good
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