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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Brownsville Has:

j. A population In 1881 Of over $4,000.
2. A mean average temperature Of 20.
!. Bank deposits. Ss.O0O.O oO.
4 Four railroads. seven paved highways.
s. international airport, five air lines.
y "A 5000. 900 deep water port financed.
T. The best climate. soil In the world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
CAN HE KNOW?

Boss: How is 1t you are never at
work on time In the morning and
often leave too early In the eve
nlng2
Clerk: We'll, sir, you told me not
70 watch the clock. SO I don't pay
any attention to it.-Pathtinder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
The Once Over
CAROL BUSINESSES THE QUEEN
BY II. l. PHILLIPS

Queen Helen of Rumania is reported to have been
dismissed from membership in the royal family. The
action was taken at a meeting at which there was a
quorum consisting OF King Carol and four mirrors.
The rules are very clear. They provide that a Queen
Of Rumania may be dropped from the rolls on twenty
four hours notice. All that is necessary is a complaint
by the king to the king. In case Of an appeal. the
matter goes to the king.
When Carol did a royal scran, abandoned his rights
to the throne and left the queen and his son to get
along on their own. Helen took il phiiosophically and
gracefully. She wrote no book about 1t and didn't tell
all for the news reel talkies.
This alone Is pretty unethical these days Further
more, Helen violated the conventions when Carol
changed his mind. left Nine. Lupescu and returned
to the palace. She refused to take him back. He
may have been a king to the Rumanians but he was
Just a loose character to Helen
Looking back over their married life. the queen can
hardly understand how Carol managed to remain
long enough for the honeymoon. He had more van
ishing acts than the late Houdini.
Here today and care OF general delivery tomor-
row. was the kings motto
II king No HO 10 IA jan ~
but Carol never gave up trying.
When Carol came back, after a few years with the
other woman. he demanded the customary salute, a
few royal cheers and a letter from the queen saying
he had never been away.
Helen was a proud beauty. She refused to play the
part of an imperial doormat. She made the king send
up his card and then sent back word that she didn't
want any ice today.
This was characterization. conduct unbecoming a
deserted mother. breach OF contract. lese majesty
violation OF the reparations agreement, a slap at the
kinzlv ego and a refusal to consider herself part OF
the lease.
For a time the king sulked. Then he commanded.
Then he complained TO his own personal house COM
mittee and had the queen given a royal veto. II was
a royal bridge game and the king took her out IN
spades.
Helen was resting comfortably at last reports. She
knew her bad luck couldn't last forever.
MARKET COMMENT
CFrom the Bond Clubs "Bawl Street JournalD
What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar.
Hello. bond
when YOU call me that, Smile!"
Leave tho pipe lines alone and they will run them
selves into the ground.
Airplanes have been getting the cream OF the
TRANSPORTATION business, but they have been spilins
1t.
One Of our big Wall Street banks has taken to
numbering its vice-presidents and directors so they
will know one another at the special meetings
Smile Nv that famous cigarette indorser. Frank
Sullivan: AS reluctant as a man with his finger on a
dentists bell.
"wanted-Man. married. 2l-3i years old for ex-
terminating. No experience necessary. Write s54
York Times.
The g~angsters have evidently run out Of legitimate
victims.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
PRESIDENTIAL FORECAST

1t may be Roosevelt. Richie or A.
Robinson-Joseph-or even some gal.
But the Banshee, regarded by some as a faker,
CBy others upheld as a candidate maker.
Is inclined TO believe that an eminent Quaker
VIII race with a gent known as Newton d. Baker.
Henry Rood.
Copyright. 1881, by The Associated Newspapers
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18

The Austrian government mas
electrified us railway from the
swiss frontier TO Galzburg any N
planning 10 extend the service 70
Vienna and eventually TO Graz-A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18

AUSTIN.-People who ride across
the Colorado river at La Grange
and up the steep hill along a paved
highway rarely realize they pass
within 100 yards Of the graves OF
the unfortunate men Of the Mier
expedition who drew the black
beans and we're shot down by the
Mexicans. Scarcely do they realize
they are at the monument Of some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Hollywood
Chintz
38C yard

Hollywood guarantees all their
fabrics. They are colored with
the best dyes obtainable. The
patterns are always new and in
teresting. Choose them for wash
suits and dresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Garry Fashion in Hand
81 .95

Smart new Fall models, all
of them copies of the higher
priced bags. Among them
YOU will find the new heavy
grained leather to carry with
wool frocks. Also a splendid
assortment of suede bags
with feminine, ladylike de-
tails for more formal wear.
Black, brown, green, red and
navy.
HANDBAGS-STREET FLOOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Make Riddles School Clothes Nov
Percale Prints
18c yard

of fresh,
will wonderful
cdrens
co inches wide. andfa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Zephyr Prints
29c yard

Sturdy cotton prints of excep-
tionally fine quality; bud, flower
and geometric patterns; SO inches
wide. They are all dyed with
fast colors!
WASH GOODs-rHIRD FLOOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Purchased Such
Lovely New Silks

Silk have made their greatest effort in
years alluring silks at low price Stroll
through silk department and you their results
every hand. Surely this you will make at least
half your Fall wardrobe.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
!. !. .|I!!ABFRQR0ERS
EXCEED GUT

Lumber orders. for the .-xth
consecutive week, exceeded the
curtailed volume of production, it
is indicated in telegraphic reports
of 832 leading hardwood and soft
wood mills for the week ended
September 10 to the National
Lumber Manufacturers Associa-
ton.
The mills gave total production
as 1877, 100000 feet with orders 3
per cent above and shipments 7
per cent above this figure. A
week earlier 845 mills reported Or
ders per cent above and ship
ments IA per cent above a total
production of 158,708,000 feet.
Comparison by identical mill
figures for the latest week with
the equivalent week a year ago
shows: For softwoodS, 456 mills,
production % per cent less; ship
ments. 81 per cent less, and or
derS 81 per cent less than for the
week in 1890; for hardwoods, 231
mills, production 20 per cent less,
shipments 19 per cent less, and
orders 10 per cent under the vol
ume for the wee ka year ago.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
MARKET 7
IRREGULAR

NEW YORK, Sept. % GN.S0.
The curb market backed and
filled irregularly in a quiet ses-
sion today, with a continuation
of liquidation in certain sections
of the list imparting a generally
unsettled tone all along the line.
Utilities were irregularly lower,
with a gain of 3A points in COM
monwealth Edison to 1904, off
set by a loss of 1A points in
American Gas and Electric to 411a
and fractional declines in Electric
Bond and Share, American Super
power, Associated Gas and Elec-
trio A, Eastern States Power B,
and issues of that type.
Oils we're fairly steady, with
the only change of consequence
being a loss Of slightly more
than a point in Gulf to 413s.
Members of the Standard OIL
group met support around pre-
vious closings.
Specialties were generally lower
Curb bonds were irregular in
generally dull dealings.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
COTTON TREND
IS DOWNWARD

NEW YORK, Sept. % QNS0
After opening two points higher
to five lower, the trend of future
contracts on the New York cot
ton exchange was slightly down
ward today and new lows for the
season were made in most
months.
October crossed the six-cent
line, this being the first time for
the futures market to sell below
six cents since September, 1899,
when October delivery sold at
5.82. Trading at the opening
was not active, but selling pres
sure increased after the first call.
Louisiana and South Carolina
are the only two States com
mitted to a program of cotton
prohibition" for 1882, and
neither of these two States is
bound to prevent cotton planting
unless three-fourths of the cotton
belt becomes subject to similar
enactmentS. Texas is committed
to a program of crop rotation
and cotton acreage control,
which may, or may not, be
rescinded at a later legislative
session in the event that other
States fail to act accordingly.
At midday, october sold at
500, off S; December at GIG, off
6; January at $50, off 6; March
at $50, off 4; May at SOS, off 8,
and July at 6.84, off 8.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
RAIL PURCHASE
AUTHORIZED

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today authorized the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad to ac-
quire control Of the Mount Jewett,
Kunzua & Riterville Railroad by
purchase of capital stock, and
authorized the latter road to &C
quire part of the line of the Kush-
equa Railroad in Mexican county,
Pa.
1t also authorized the Heating
& Smethport, Buffalo, Bradford &
Kane, Mead Run, Kane and
Kushequa roads to abandon GER
tain lines of railroad in Mexican
county.
Authority was also given the
Mount Jewctt, Kunzua & Ritter
vile to abandon operations over
certain lines in that county.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Norfolk and Western Due
To Pay Extra Dividend

Norfolk g. Western Railway
security holders need have no
concern with respect to the road
not earning it's full dividend dis
bursements for 1881, says the
Wall Street Journal.
This, coupled with the fact
that Norfolk has a good cash
position, which at the close OF
1880 included $44.000,000 short
term investments and current
assets exceeding liabilities by $10,'
100000 augurs we'll not only for
the present $40 regular annual
dividend basis on the common
stock, but also for a 81 extra as
paid in the last quarter Of 1890.
Was Paid Last Year
1t is likely this will be con-
tinued this year at the next meet
ing scheduled for October 81. The
company also paid total Of $12
in 1929.
Based on a 25g6 decline in
gross revenues during the last
four months, against a 22%o drop
in the preceding months this
year, and taking an operating
ratio of 613o as prevailed for the
past three months, Norfolk and
Western can show earnings of
$14.40 a share on the outStand-
ing 1,406, ,483 common shares, COM
pared with $21.97 in 1880 and
record of -29.06 in 1929.
This compilation also allows for
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
EASTMAN KODAK
AND COCA COLA
HARDEST HIT
Cotton Touches 6 Cents for
First Time, With Prices on
Grain and Bonds Both Down
Bv w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Sept. % G.NS0
The leading industrial stocks and
specialities fell off from one to
three points today in the first
period of the new week, as the re-
suit Of the accumulation of fair
volume of selling orders over the
weekend.
While high-priced ,specialities
showed further declines in the sec
ond hour, the market as a whole
held steady. with moderate recov-
cries in the railroad shares.
Outside Buying Meager
Norway and Sweden, as ex-
pected, announced their suspen-
sion Of gold payments. and Egypt
went off the gold standard. This
caused some unsettlement in the
financial markets, but a rise of
points in the early quotations
Tor sterling was accepted as proof
OF further improvement in En-
gland.
In the absence of definite evi-
dence of a pickup in home indus
try and business, outside buying
OF stocks was meager and prices
Sagged in all but the active rails.
A 5E2-point drop in Coca Cola
70 ia was feature of the high
priced Specialties. Eastman Ko-
OAK fell off 21a points to a new
low at 106. Dupont. ]. I. Case
and other favorites lost about a
point.
The rails won back most of
their early losses, some of the
favorites selling fractionally above
saturdays close. New York Cen
tral was up IA at So; New Ha-
ven up about a point at 4134.
New Low for Cotton
For the second successive ses-
sion, the stock market was a
quiet and dull affair. The Stock
Exchange authorities curb on
reckless short selling is restrain
ing the activities of the bears and
good support is being extended a
number Of the favorite stocks.
October cotton touched 6 cents
pound for the first time this
year.
Grain prices were irregular,
with the trend moderately down
ward.
United States Treasury bonds
settled down to slightly lower lev
els, and call money was un-
changed at IL ner cent
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
u. s. Bureau Rules
On Stock Sales Loss

Where a taxpayer sells Glass A
stock and within 30 days pur-
chases like number of common
shares in the same corporation,
the transaction does not represent
a wash" sale within the meaning
OF section 118 of the revenue act
of 1918, and any losses sustained
from the sale of the Glass A stock
are deductible from income. &C
cording to a recent Internal
Revenue Bureau ruling.
The bureau contended that the
Class A stock was non-voting,
while the common stock was, and
that, therefore, the shares were
not identical under the law.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Col. HOlU0rd Heads
North American Car

Col. N. L. Howard has been
elected president of the North
American Car Corporation, sue
ceeding Erwin r. Brigham, who
resigned, effective October /.
Colonel Howard will also continue
to serve as chairman of the board.
Mr.. Brigham will continue as a
director and member of the exec
utive committee of the North
American Car Corporation. He
announced that his resignation as
president was submitted to per
init him to engage in other bust
ness,
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Wool Consumption
ShOUs Heavy Gains

Consumption of wool in the
United States has shown a re-
markable increase in recent
months, the Department Of Agri-
culture states.
In July consumption of comb
ing and clothing wool was the
greatest reported by United States
manufacturer for any month isnce
May, 1923.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
CLOTH MARKET ACTIVE

NEW YORK, Sept. % GNsJ.
During today's session of the
coarse yarn gray cloth market,
sales of print cloths and narrow
Sheetings totaled into a respect
able amount, though the aggre-
gate yardage represented was
comparatively small. Most of
the business was for under 1000
piece lots placed at unchanged
prices for most constructions
sold. In number of quarters a
normal amount of checking up
on prices was remarked, from
which developed isolated cases Of
concessions.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Chinese Continue
USinQ u. s. Tobacco

Conditions in the Chinese to-
hacco and cigarette business are
not materially different from last
year, when a new record was
established in United States ex-
ports of fine cured leaf tobacco
to China, according to the De-
partment of Agriculture.
During the year ended June
80, 1881, 143,989,OO0 pounds of
flue cured leaf tobacco was
shipped to China, compared with
1913, $4,000 pounds in the pre-
cedinR wear,
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Bank Deposits Gain
In NeU York State

NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-Savings
deposits held by savings and loan
associations of New York State
gained $3,664,518 in August. The
number of such savings accounts
decreased 226 during the month,
however, but have shown a net
gain of 4,677 since the first of
the year.
The associations of the State
approved 1887 loans aggregating
$3,736,265 on first mortgages in
August. OF this amount, TIT per
cent represented refinancing of
existing mortgages falling due.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
HAS BIC
SHAREHOLDER
INCREASE
Adds $4,000 in Year and 800
in August, With More Than
$4,000 Employees Owners

More than 100000 stockholders
were registered on the books Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad on Sep
tember /, an increase of $4,000
over last year and an advance of
80L last month, according to fig
ures made public by the railroad
today.
Despite the generally depressed
condition of the market, the fig
ures indicate that constantly in.
creaSing number of people are
purchasing Pennsylvania stock,
the number of shareholders show
ing an increase in every part Of
the Union as we'll as in the island
possessions.
$4,000 Are Employees
Especially noteworthy is the fact
that Pennsylvania employees now
comprise almost a quarter of the
entire number of stockholders.
More than $4,000 employees or
approximately third of the rail.
roads working forces are part
owners in the company.
The number of women stock.
holders is now the largest in
history, an increase of 5000 hav.
ing been recorded over this time
last year. More than 10000
women hold Pennsylvania shares,
owning approximately one-third
of the outstanding stock.
Pennsylvania, the railroads
home state. continues to lead in
the number of stockholders, 95,.
600 being registered within it's
borders this month. Pennsylva-
mans own approximately 40 per
cent of the outstanding shares,
Some in Islands
Almost $4,000 PENNSYLVANIA
owners live in the central states,
including Ohio. Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, and Wisconsin, while
New Jersey has 1900 holders or
more than six per cent of the
total living within it's confines.
1t is noted that 228 persons
residing in the island possessions
of the United States. receive regu-
lar dividend checks from the road
and that their number has been
increased by 33 in the last year.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
SILVER PARLEY.
To REPORT

LONDON, Sept. % GNS).
The international committee of
silver experts which convened here
early last week concluded it's delib-
erations today. The committee
formulated a report for submis-
sion to the Int national Chamber
of Commerce meeting in Paris on
October %.
A brief communique stated the
report was unanimous but will re-
main confidential until the cham
Der has had an opportunity to dis
cuSs it.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Personal Financing
Convention Subject

Personal finance service will be
discussed as a growing factor in
the consumer credit structure of
the country and as a stabilizing
influence in retail business at the
annual convention of the Ameri-
can Association of Personal Fl.
nance Companies here on Octo-
ber 20.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
u. S. to Help
Keep Up Rail Credit

The Government may logically
be expected to take measures to
maintain the credit of railroads
which are able to meet their
fixed obligations under present
adverse conditions, in the opinion
Of Theodore M. Prince g. Co.,
members of the New York Stock
Exchange.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
NAVY BUYS CRANE

The Dravo Contracting Co.,
Pittsburgh, has been awarded a
contract by the Navy Department
for the construction of one Of
the largset cranes of the, ham,
merhecd type in the country for
the U. S. Navy Yard at Bremen
ton, Washington, at a cost Of ap-
proXimately $500. 900.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
MALAYAN RUBBER

August crude rubber production
on Malayan estates under 1000
acres in size, largely native de-
clined to 1886 tons from 1881
tons in July, according to cable ad-
vices to the Rubber Exchange of
New York. August output on all
estates totaled 35,672 tons,
against S7,o63 tons in July.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Approval Is Sought
For Rail Bond Issue

The st. Louis-San Francisco
railroad today asked the Inter
state Commerce Commission for
authority to issue and pledge ST.
991 900 of gold bonds, as follows:
$4,014,000 of consolidated per
cent mortgage bonds, $2,454,OOO
OF prior lien mortgage bonds, and
$523,000 Of refunding mortgage 4
per cent bonds of the Kansas
City, Fort Scott, and Memphis.
The bonds will be pledged as
collateral security for short term
notes.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Remington Rand's
SeDtember Sale In

James H. Rand, jr., president
of Remington Rand, Inc, states
that orders booked thus far in
September are 6l2 per cent ahead
of all of August. He said:
"This is the first definite
sign of improvement that has
appeared"
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
General StOcky0rds
Dividends Declared

General Stockyards Corpora
tion declared the usual extra of
rs cents and the regular quarter
ly dividend of SO cents on the
common stock, and the regular
quarterly dividend of $1.50 on
the Sc convertible preferred
stock, all payable November 2 to
stock of record October IS.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
SOUTHERN PACIFIC

Southern Pacific System re-
ports August net operating in
come of $2,574,769 compared with
$4,906,8 1856 in August, 1880. Net
operating income for eight
months ended August 81,
amounted to $15,133,963 against
$24,979,962 in first eight months
Of 1020
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
INSURANCE MERGER

Directors of Knickerbocker In
surance Co. of New York and
Brooklyn Fire Insurance Co.
unanimously approved the pro-
posal to merge the two com
panies, subject to approval of
stockholders and the superintend-
ent of insurance.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
SHARON STEEL HOOP

Sharon Steel Hoop Co. has re,
suned operation of it's sheet bar
mill at Lowellville. Ohio, after
one weeks idleness. The com
pany's raw steel output, which
was curtailed recently to 20 per
cent from "a per cent, will re-
main unchanged.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28

average reduction Of $4,000
monthly in taxes compared with
a year ago, as accrued so far:
and equalization of other items
before net income, such as equip
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
liked Charges Lower

ment rental credits, other income
and fixed charges.
Fixed Charges Lower
Fixed charges are below a year
ago, otfsetting the low equipment
credits uue to lesser use of rolling
stock. Other income for the first
eight months was $129,228 behind
last year period.
Projecting earnings for the
final four months by allowing a
33 1870 decrease in net income
from corresponding period of 1880
would result in calendar year earn
ingS of $14 a share.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
Second National Bank, 7@166.
Lanston Monotype, 1O@75H,
.O075, 10@75, 10@75.
ACTED TATI

Potomac Cons. SIS, $1,000 1O4.
Capital Traction SIS, $1,000
76l2.
Washington Gas IS A, $1,000
1917.
Potomac Electric IS, 1853,
81 ,000@ 10812.
Potomac Electric 512s pfd,
10@108, 3@107A.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. %
G.N.SD.-The Cheshire Bank and
Trust Company, of Cheshire, was
ordered closed today by State
Banking Commissioner George j.
Bassett under temporary re-
straining order.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28


THE ABOVE CHART prepared by Moody's Inves-
tors Service offers partial explanation of the depre
citation of foreign bonds in this market 1t suggests lack
of coordination between foreign trade policy and foreign
investment policy, in that have apparently been
less interested in consuming foreign products, but
more interested in involving ourselves abroad finan-
cialy All ratios plotted on semilogarithmic scale
The Washington times., 1931-09-28

GLASSBORO, N. j., Sept. %
QN.SO THE Glassboro Title
and Trust Company Bank failed
to open today. Most of the de-
positorS are farmers.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Ills Regain Early Losses dustrias and SpecaLies Dip
New York Bond Market

Fractions represent Sends
I0II MAIN. MI LIZ
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
PHIL ADELPH|A
BANK CLOSED

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %
G.N.s).-The Northern Central
Trust Company bank here failed
to open its doors today. The in
stitution was closed upon orders
of the State banking department.
The closed bank is one of the
largest in Philadelphia. 1t has
five branch offices.
The Northern Central Trust
Company, which should not be
confused with the solvent North
ern Trust Company, is headed by
the following officers: President.
Walter Gabbell; vice president,
Charles H. Bridenbaugh; vice
president and secretary, Homer
C. Vierson; vice president and
treasurer, title and trust officer,
Alfred Coke.
NILES, Ohio, Sept. % GN.SD. .
Continued withdrawal of deposits
today forced directors of the
Niles Trust Company to close the
institution and place it in the
hands of State Banking Superin-
tendent Ira Fulton. Deposits at
the end of the fiscal year in
1880 were $2,704, 1857.
HARTFORD Conn Sent %