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The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Commissioners Notices

COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMB1A:-Notlce 1e hereby given
that in accordance with the provisions OF
nent system of highways contained in D. c.
snded aSRspStio June 50, 1a14 lPubl5f Aet Eo, 5$5,
as amended by an Act Approved April 80.
1925 (Public Act No 15Sn 69th Con.
gressl. the Commissioners of the District
in the Board Room of said Commissioners
on Monday. May 18th. 1881. at 10 o'clock
A. M. TO all persons interested or owning
land within the territory affected by pro-
posed changes in the plan of said perma-
follows, viz; l.. Property in the northeast
by Anacostis Park on the north. 42nd
Street on the east. Kenilworth Avenue
on the South and Anacostis River on the
ton located within the territory bounded
by New York Avenue on the north. West
Virginia Avenue and 18th Street on the
east Florida Avenue on the south and
the northeast section located along the
line Of Michigan Avenue. between 7th and
Metropolitan Branch Of the B. & o. R. R.,
and also property along 9Th and Newton
Streets south of Michigan Avenue. 4;
within the territory bounded by Michigan
Avenue on the north. 18th Street on the
east Otis Street on the south. and 14th
n.
northwest section located within the ter.
ritory bounded by Rodman Street on the
north. American University grounds on
the east. Glenbrook Road on the south,
and FOrdham Road on the west. 6. Prop:
ertv in the northwest section located
within the territory bounded by Beech
Street on the north. Daniel Road on the
east worthinEton Street on the south.
and Barnaby Street on the west. T.. Prop
erty in the northwest section bounded by
Garfield Street on the north, 40th Street
on the east q Street on the south. and
Foxhall Road on the west, z. Property
in the northwest section located within
the territory bounded by Van Ness Street
on the north Reno Road on the east.
Sedgwick Street on the south, and Ne
braeka Avenue on the west. 8. Property
in the southeast section located within the
territory bounded by Atlantic Street on
the north the District Boundary Line on
ths southeast. and Nichols Avenue and
Giesboro Road on the west Plans show
ing proposed changes in the highway plan
Of streets within the territory. described
above are on display in the office OF the
Surveyor of the District of Columbia,
Room 405 District Building. and may be
examined by interested parties during
business hours prior to the hearing. Such
plans will also be displayed at the hear
ing and the Commissioners viii consider
any suggestions or protests concerning
the proposed changes as shown or above
nSyETs T2sTt.2Rsd plans 'c,otav IozN SEICsoT 9 z6T
walls, Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia,
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COTTON. PRICES
ARE STEADY

NEW YORK, May 7 GN,SD, e,
Future contracts on the New York
Cotton Exchange were steady dur
ing the early trading today on a
fair amount of trade buying.
Cooperative brokers bought
January and wire houses bought
distant months. Liverpool bought
July. New orleans and spot
firms sold the new crop. Some
selling came from the South.
At midday, July sold at 9.95,
up 4; October at 1890, up 3;
December at 1858, up 2: January
at 1O.667s, up 5, and March at
10.85, up 4.
Although cotton does not
escape the influence of stocks by
any means, the weather is be-
ginning to assert itself to some
extent. In spite of the continued
downward movement in the Sc
curities market, the general list
of cotton contracts held steady
as result of the unfavorable re-
ports from the Cotton Belt.
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Building Operations
Shouting Increase
In, Canada

MONTREAL, P. O., May Z.
A definite upturn in build
mig operations is in evidence
throughout Canada, according
to bulletin just released by
the Department of 1mrnigra-
ton and Colonization Of the
Canadian Pacific Railway.
Contracts awarded during
March for building and con-
struction projects totaled $27,-
311,S00, an increase Of So per
cent over February and an in
crease of 1875 per cent over
March, 1880.
The March totals were di.
vided as follows: business build.
ings, 500 per cent; engineering
projects, 36.6 per cent; resi-.
Dental buildings, 20.4 per cent;
and industrial construction, 81
per cent. For the first three
months of the year, however.
engineering projects held the
lead with 49.2 per cent of all
building contracts.
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afternoon. A formal luncheon
was held between the two ses-
sionS.
These meetings are held alter
nately every year in Baltimore
and Washington, and the local
group, which is host this year
reports rapid progress and in
creasing membership recently.
Speakers scheduled are Joshua
Evans, jr., president of the Dis
trict National Bank: Jerome
Clark, superintendent of agencies,
Union Central Life Insurance
Co.; Vincent B. Coffin, educa-
tional director, Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; Ralph G. Engels-
man, general agent of the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Roger
B. Hull, of the. National Life
Underwriters Association; A. R.
Jaqua, associate editor, Diamond
Life Bulletin, and Valiant w.
Kenney, general agent of the
Connecticut Mutual Life 1nsur"
Nnce Co., of Boston.
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a 31a per cent basis, while banks
which have maintained the 3 per
cent level for four months or
more are Cleveland, Atlanta. Chi
cago, st. Louis and San Fran
cisco.
The natural assumption from
the Boston and Philadelphia &C
ton is that some of the other
banks will reduce their rates,
With the spring demand for
credit incident to the seasonal re-
vival of agriculture and industry,
the psychological effect of the
lowering of rates probably would
be considerable.
Eugene Meyer, governor OF the
Federal Reserve Board, would not
comment, but it was pointed out
by others that such action would
stimulate conf 'cnce, assist in the
general banking situation which
is showing signs of recovery from
the grave crisis that existed dur
ing mid-winter, and probably
might bring about borrowing for
speculative purposes.
A lowering of the rate at New
York. in the view of some experts,
might have the influence of add
ing strength to British sterling
and the French franc and divert
ing gold from the United States
to foreign countries where it is
more needed. The United States
on April % had a total monetary
stock of gold of $4,721 ,000, 900 we'll
over any former figure.
Initiation Not Feared
Owing to the lack Of demand
for credit there is no danger for
the present that the tremendous
monetary gold supply would cause
initiation.
The rate changes at Boston and
Philadelphia. going into effect to-
day, were the first made in the
Federal reserve system since Jan
uary 10, when the Atlanta and
Chicago banks cut their rates from
31a to 3 per cent. The Philadel-
phia bank had maintained a rate
of 81 per cent since July 3, 1890,
New York and Boston now have
the lowest rates in the history of
the Federal reserve system.
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ACTION ON CURB
IS VERY DULL

NEW YORK. May Z G.N.SD,
The curb market once more went
through the process Of consoli-
dating it's position in dull and
narrow trading today. although
there was noticeable disposition
of the active stocks to favor the
upside whenever the list was per-
mitted to shift for itself.
The utility group as q whole
showed up in a favorable light,
with Electric Bond and Share up
11s at its high of 431s. American
Gas and Electric up l at 66A,
Electric Power and Light war
rants up 11a at %, and smaller
advances by American Super
power, Commonwealth Edison,
United Gas, and United Light.
Weakness developed in American
Light and Traction, however,
which dropped 11s points to 4O7s.
Cities Service softened some
what, with a dip from it's fore
noon high of 1872 to 1919, for a
fractional decline.
Investment trusts were irregu-
lar with the stellar performers
being Continental Shares B pre-
ferred which regained it's ~
point decline of yesterday at
2912. and insult Utility Invest
ments which rose b to SO.
Among the best acting of the
speciality issues were Parker Rust
proof up 212 at 95, Great At
lantic and Pacific Stores up 5
at 222, Mead johnson up Ia at
915s. Newmont Mining up at
So, and A. o. Smith up 4A at
1894, although the latter gave
UP most of this advance subse-
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Bond Club Outing
Is Set for Mdy 22

The annual outing of the
Washington Bond Club has been
set for May %. This is q popu-
lar event and a large attendance
is expected.
It is stated by those in charge
that the spectacular stock ex-
change thriller will be staged
again this year. There Is already
q large demand for tickets, which
are limited in number.
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AC Spark Plug Co.
Put on Full Time

Plants of AC Spark Plug Com
pany, division of General Motors
corporation, have been placed on
q full.time employment bases.
operating nine hours a day and
five and one.haf days a. week.
Equipment orders received IN
April showed an increase over
March and compared favoraoly
with April. 1880. according to Har,
low H. Curtice, president ana
general manager.
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CLOTH MARKET

NEW YORK, May 7 1.N.SO.
Offerings in the coarse yarn gray
goods markets during the day
were confined mainly to print
cloths whose prices were nearly
all well maintained on the slightly
firuaer basis established yester-
day. It was impossible to find
narrow s6eetings at concessions,
though a few held for what they
have during the recent past. One
or two narrow drills firmed.
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UNDERWRITERS
Of TWO CITIES
MEET HERE
Baltimore and District Life
Underwriters Group Holds
Joint Session at Shoreham

The annual Joint meeting Of
the Baltimore and Washington
life underwriters associations at
the Shoreham Hotel here today
is attended by about 400 men,
bers from the District and Mary
land.
John H. Snyder, president of
the local association presided at
the morning session and George
A. Myers, head of the Baltimore
organization is presideing this
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RESERVE RATES
REVISION IS
FQRESEEN
General ReadiuStment Held
Likely Throughout Country
To Encourage New Business
By ROBERT s. THORNBURGH

General readjustment of the
Federal Reserve rate structure
seemed in prospect today follow
ing reduction of the rates at
Boston and Philadelphia to 2 and
3 per cent, respectively, following
a period of nearly three months
without changes in levels.
Much interest was attached to
the meeting of the New York
Federal Reserve Bank directorate
today. While there was no
assurance the New York bank
would drop to ~ per cent from
its present 2 per cent level, this
has been a possibility in the last
few months and reports that it
eventually would take place have
been current in New York.
Richmond Rate Still Up
Four banks, Richmond, Min
neapolis, Kansas City and Dallas,
all in agricultural areas, are on
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Farm, Garden, Poultry

TOM BARRON Big Eng'ts- White Leg
horns of BIood-Tested Stock That Are
from big heavyweight Lop-Comb Birds OF
the finest Barron Type. and layers of large
white eggs of high egg power stock. We
have other breedF Of the same high quail
ity OF blood-tested two-year Old stock.
White Leghorns. $7.76 per hundred: Rhode
Island Reds Barred Rocks and White
Rocks. $9.75: White WyandotteS and Buff
Black Giants. $500 r*r hundred. Il
foundation AA mating is wanted add So 90
per hundred. Remember blood-tested
chicks from two year old stock. Order
direct from this ad and save time. Lake.
side Poultry Farms Barlin Center. Ohio.
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Little Change Seen
In Work Situation

The unemployment situation
showed little change during last
week in April, according to re-
ports from Is cities to Presidents
Emergency Committee for EN-
1olovrnent.
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Announcements
PERSONALS

WHEN DEATH strikes family there is no
need for them to feel that they must ac-
cept inferior funeral services. due TO IN.
ability to pay a high price; the Greater
W W, Cham bers Co. offers complete
funeral. cars and all. for as little as S75:
the worlds finest waterproof. alright;
guaranteed steel burial vault may be had
from Chambers for SS5. In case of death.
call the Greater W. W. Chambers Co, 14th
St. corner Chapin St. N. W. col: 0432.
RUGS CLEANED. STORED
Known for our superior work g. low prices
LUWIN CO, 1726 7TH ST. NV. Nc. $3.50
VIOLET RAY electric massage. white pa
tents; refined col. nurse. Az. 322l-J
MASSEUSE-Graduate nurse. healthy. col.
ored: educated. musical, speaks French
German: refined white only. Pot. $3.50
FOR COLDS. Sun-ray light; refined white
only: colored operator. North 276s.
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Educational
INSTRUCTION COURsE!

EXCEPTIONAL courses. short. intensive
secretarial. saves time. more money. di'
ploma, position. New classes now forming
BOYD SCHOOL 1888 3 st MAI 234O
PREPARE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAM.
For statistical agent, 81 $40. June 10,
under J. X. M Barry. A. M, once prof; Bus.
Adm. N. Y. State Teachers College. 10 yrs.
Income Tax Bureau. taught 6S last spring.
Tuition. S15. includes lessons on thesis
slide rule day& night classes Washington.
Address 23O Rucker Ave, Lyon Village.
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WASHINGTON TINES
BUSINESS OFFICE. 1917 Il ST. n. y.
RATES DELIVERED BY CARRIER IN
payable In Advancs)
Herald ONLY
Sunday Only

/ month ...S 30
8 months -. 1.26
} months -. $50
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Liberty 1st cv Az s '32
Liberty 4th AIS 'S3.
Treasury 4ls 47.....
Treasury As 44...I
ass 10.
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Real Estate
SUMMER RESORT

SUWWER RESURT
PROPERTY SO-AA
S75 BUYS A CAMP SITE. so feet, near
"ha Times Herald.
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TOday's Best Home Buys
in Nearby Virginia

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS - Unusual buy.
Five rooms. English Colonial large rms,
floors scraped,, on large LOT. southern ex-
posurs, Priced to sell quick at S5 $50.
Only $500 cash; terms to suit. J. r. Prioe,
Oakcrest, Va. Mt. Vernon and Oak Ridge.
Clarendon 211b.M-1
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Hotels and Resorts
OCEAN CITY. n.
VIRGINIA BEACH. VA.

IYANTE INN al6 Wesley near beach
AANA>AA AA>AN Rooms with running water
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Financial News, Stocks, Bonds, Commodities
New York Bond Market
Fractions represent S2nds
NIL nlfnnA IO1 1-S2

High ! Low Last
.103 I102 S0I102 80
.1O4 s I104 104
.112 1912 1912 16
10S 7 IlO8 / i10S 7
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SALESMAN for old reliable house. Lib
eral commission paid Al food salesman
grocers. Good money is quickly earned by
man who can produce. Give age and full
particulars present and all past positions.
Times Herald
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
KANSAS CITY HAS
BIG PLAN TO Use
SURPLUS WHEAT

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Sept. 10. fU.P)
Consideration of a plan for daily
distribution of from 10000 to 25'o0O
loaves of bread, baked from flour
donated by mills and grain COM
panies here, to Kansas City's poor,
was underway here today.
The plan. which was reported TO
the United Press TO be complete in
all but final details, was expected
to be placed in effect with the COM
ing OF winter.
Grain companies. millers and
bakers will cooperate with the
chamber of commerce and the
Kansas City charities organiza-
ton, giving the grain, and all
services necessary for baking
and distribution wi h out
charge, it was said.
The scheme, which was said to
have the support OF most Kansas
City grain men, and five of the
largest Kansas City mills already
have agreed to mill without charge
the necessary flour, it was said.
bdhlll6 VI lllI Va eau 80 ~ NASA-@
in the oven of Bryce 3. Smith.
mayor of Kansas City, and head OF
the large baking companies here.
The mills already associated with
the plan are Washburn Crosby Co,
the Midland Flour Mills, the South
western Milling company, Inc, Ium-
ert Mincke Milling Co, and one
other, identity of which could not
at once be learned.
In addition to milling the flour
without charge, it was understood
that these mills would donate con-
siderable part Of the grain neces-
sary and that the remainder would
be given by grain companies in
Kansas City which are holding large
surplus stocks of wheat.
Mayor Smith, in addition to pro-
viding use of his plant for baking
of the bread, will donate the serv-
ices Of his organization for distrib-
uting the vast amount Of bread, 1t
was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Two Films On
Weekend Fare
At Fox AirdOme

With the Fox Airdome present.
ing two pictures which are in line
with the excellent entertainment
offered there lately, Ell Centro thea
-goers this week end will have
the chance to see two outstanding
productions of the film colony for
this year, "Runaround" with Mary
Brian. and personal Maid, starr
ing Nancy Carroll
An all-technicolor picture, Run
around, which will be presented on
the Airdome screen tonight, was
directed by Louis Sarecky, who
made "Cimarron" and other equal
ly famous films. "Runaround'
truly presents an all-star cast,
with Mary Brian. Godfrey Kerr,
Johnny Hines, Marie Provost and
Joseph Cawthorn.
It is the story OF an English mil
lionaire clubman who wished to
outwit a man-wise show girl in
New York City. Since the show
girl had planned to outwit the club
man, the story develops some in
teresting angles. climaxed by a
fashionable church wedding which
brings the picture to surprising
climax.
In Personal Maid. presented
Sunday, Nancy Carroll, Pat o.
Brien, Gene Raymond, Hugh o.
Connell, Mary Boland and a raft
of others as we'll known to screen
audiences.
personal Maid tells the story
of poor girl ambitious to get &
taste of luxury. To do this shC
takes a position in wealthy
| household. Her efforts TO reform
the wayward son Of the million.
aire for whom she works lead hel
to fall in love with him. and h,
with her. Their positions seen
bound TO keep them apart, unit
the picture ends in a sudden ell
max.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19

tears and happiness together, but
il sometimes happens.
What sort of a bird are you?'
asked the rabbit as the singer
stopped a moment TO take long
breath.
Il am skylark," was the an
swer. Il always sing as fly high
to the sky. I hoped you liked my
little song"
1T was a wonderful song said
the rabbit, wiping from his red nose
some of the tears of happiness
where they had dropped. Sing
again
So the skylark sat beside Uncle
Wiggily in the airship and sang a
song about home and happiness and
pleasant dreams.
You must excuse me now said
the skylark as he spread his wings
and fluttered away and higher into
the air. II must go and sing for
g poor, sick, little girl. l want to
cheer her and make her forget her
troubles"
"You can surely do that said Mr..
Longears, for you, by your song,
mad2 me forget everything but hap
piness. Thank you, Skylark."
"Good-byl" sang the bird and
away he flew.
And then, all of a sudden, the
electric fan dropped off Uncle Wig
gily's airship and the clothes basket
came to a stop high up in the air.
It did not fall because the balloons
held it up.
But" said Uncle Wiggily, as he
looked over the side and saw his
fan dropping to the earth, "if l
can't move I'll never get home. Oh,
dear! What am I to do?" Uncle
Wiggily started to feel unhappy. But
then. faint and far off, he heard
the song of the Skylark singing to
the poor little sick girl. Il will not
be unhappy 1 will be happy!" said
the rabbit. Perhaps some good luck
will come to me"
Then. all of a sudden big wind
began to blow. 1t had been calm
and peaceful, but when the big wind
blew it waited Mr.. Longears to his
airship all the way home safe to
his bungalow. So all was happi-
ness.
And If the coffee pot will stop
sitting out on the front porch pre-
tending it's u rocking chair I'll tel
you next about Uncle Wiggily's COO
kie cakes
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Slave Ship Is
Being Sought
By Officials

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10. (U.P
-Four government departments
were reported conducting a wide
flung search along the coast today
for a mysterious ship said to be
carrying drugs and slave women
from China to San Francisco.
Partial confirmation of the re-
port was given at the office OF Pro-
hibition Administrator William @.
Walker, where 1t was said that that
office was interested" in the search.
The coast guard and customs de-
partment refused TO make comment.
The mystery ship. said to be the
"Marabelle," was reported to have
left China a month ago and to have
been discovered through code mess
ages sent out by an unidentified
radio station here. The landing
was supposed to have been arranged
for a point near Monterey.
Twelfth naval district headquart-
ers here denied a runner that navy
planes had been ordered off the
carriers Saratoga and Lexington to
aid in the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGTLY's BIG WIND

Uncle Wiggily twinkled his PINK
nose. Then the rabbit gentleman
whistled on his paws, just as some
bows can whistle on their fingers.
Next the rabbit gentleman jumped
I'D off the messy, green log on
which he was sitting and clicked MS
ears together three times, which is
very hard to do. If you don't be-
Ieve me. try it yourself.
Stand very still in the middle Oh
the room and try to click your ears
together three times. If you can't
do it three times try it twice. And
even if it happens once Ill say you
are doing very well.
Anyhow, Uncle Wiggily clicked his
ears three times and then he crowed
like a rooster. Now I know It IS
easy for you to crow like a rooster,
but it isn't easy for a bunny gen.
tleman like Uncle Wiggily and l
think he deserves quite a jolly bit
of credit for having done it.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
TEN YEARS AGO
Sentenber 10. 1921

Tomorrow morning one of the
most important conferences ever
held by representatives of civic
bodies in the Imperial Valley is to
be held in Ell Centre by committees
from the Farm Bureau. the Bank
ers' association. the American Leg
ion. the Water improvement asso-
citation and the County Tax Pay
ers' association with the directors
and officials of the Imperial VAL
ley Irrigation District and the
Coachella water users.
Duke Johnson and family Of 53l
North Tenth street returned from
the coast last evening after a vaca-
ton at the various beaches.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
DINNER DANCE is
GIVEN AT DE ANA

A group of Ell Centro's younger
set enjoyed delightful no-host din
ner dance at the De ANA hotel in
Calexico last night.
The meal was served in a private
dining room, special menu being
provided for the diners.
Those present were the Misses
Opal Hill, Mary Bennett, Ruth
Whitelaw, Leona Coulter, Noema
Benton, and Messrs. Carl Bennett,
Leslie Bennett, Burton Brock, Ro-
bert Chestnut and Chester Thomp-
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Car Demolished
But None Hurt

No one was injured in an auto
mobile accident which occurred on
the Yuma highway six miles from
Cnlexico yesterday afternoon but
one car was demolished and two
damaged.
When w. T. Chester attempted
to pass Louis Hernandez, driving
touring car, Hernandez machine
struck a new car parked at the
side of the highway. The new car
belonged to l.. j. Storey of Ell Cen
tro. Storey's car was demolished.
w. S. Heating of the sheriff's
office investigated.