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The Washington times., 1932-05-31
Accidents Reduced
At Grade CROSSINGS

Reports received by the Ameri-
can Railway Association show a
reduction for the first two months
Of 1882, compared with the pre-
ceding year, in the number Of ia
talities resulting from accidents
at highway grade crossings. Re
ductions also were reported in
the number injured.
Accidents at highway grade
crossings totaled 681 for the
period, a reduction of compared
with the same period in 1891.
Fatalities totaled 273. a reduction
of 43 compared with the same
period in 1881, while persons in
jured totaled 75o, a reduction
of SO
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
CURB UTILITIES
REACT|ONARY.

NEW YORK, May 81 GNSO.
Dealings on the Curb Market to-
day were of a less excitable char
acter than had been the case in
Saturdays rather hectic session,
but the trend of prices was un-
changed, with the majority of
active stocks still disposed to seek
lower levels.
The utility group displayed dis
tinctly reactionary leanings.
The oil group was irregularly
lower, with steadinesS in Stand
ard of Indiana and Standard of
Nebraska offset by moderate
losses in Gulf which was down
"a at 28A, and Humble which
was off 3s at 3612.
Scattered weakness continued
to crop up among utility obliga-
tions in the Curb bond division
with today's outstanding soft
spots including Commonwealth
Power and Light IS of ST which
were down 21a points at 4o12,
and Standard Power and Light
IS which were off 2 points at
80,
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
REPR|EVE GIVEN
STANDARD OIL

LANSING, Mich, May 81
GN.SD Standard Oil Company
of Indiana, whose license to op-
crate in Michigan has been re-
voked by the Secretary of State
because of taxes he claims are
delinquent, today was granted a
48-hour period of grace.
The company'S 1,947 gas sta
tons in Michigan were to have
been closed tomorrow when the
revocation order becomes eff
fective. However, Secretary of
State Frank Fitzgerald announced
the delay to give company attor-
neys time to clarity their posi-
ton.
The alleged delinquency Of
$1,559,815 resulted from a differ
ence between the company and
the State as to the proper method
of computing the gas tax.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
NEW EXCHANGE
RULE URGED

NEW YORK, May 81 QN.S)
Samuel Untermyer, as counsel for
the independent protective com
mittee for debenture holders OF
the Kreuger & Toll Company, has
asked the Stock Exchange to
enact a rule requiring the listing
of all debenture holders so that
communication with them may at
all times be possible.
In q letter made public today
he said:
your exchange is constantly
listing bonds, debentureS and
other evidences of debt secured
by mortgages, deeds Of trust
or agreements in which the
bonds and coupons are payable
to bearer
ct would be q simple matter
to require, as . condition OF
listing, that 1t be required in
these documents (reQuired upon
the listing Of securitieS), that
the company should stipulate
that the trustee through whom
the coupons are paid must Sc
cure and keep q list Of the
names and addresses of the
owners Of the bonds to whom
the coupons are paid"
In the absences of such a list
Untermyer pointed out that his
committee headed by Bainbridge
Colby is unable to get into com
munication with other debenture
holders who might wish to join
in the protective movement.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
GERMAN BONDS
LEAD DECLINE .

NEW YORK, May 81 G.NS.).
A reactionary trend continued
dominant in the movement Of the
bond market in the weeks first
session today. Foreign loans were
under pressure particularly the
Germans. Domestic loans con.
tinued to move downward with
the rails bearing the brunt of TIE
liquidation.
United States rnment
loans were under pressure. With
losses ranging from 2-32 to 1O-32
of a point in moderate trading.
Unusual activity was in evidences
in the Fourth Liberty loan AVS
which dipped slightly. Treasury
33ss Of 1910 continued to meet
offerings on the way down and
sold off 1892 to 97.l0. Treasury
414s Of 1947 we're also under
pressure as were the Is If 1914
and sold down 3-32 and 6-32, re-
spectively.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
BIRTHS

Cornelius and Jessie Miller, girl.
oliver H. and Wilhelmina A. Craig.
boy.
Harvey E. and May c. stmms boy.
Frank F. and Emily v. SmaIlwood,
boy.
Emil and Lois Thurst. boy
George N. and Dorothy Spansler, girl
James f. and Fora Adams. boy.
] Harold H. and Eta NJ Pierce, boy.
Malcolm E. and Mary F. Lawrence.
boy.
=, John w. and Mabel f. Magtll. girl.
Rudolph w. and Mildred Il. Santel-
mann, girl.
Jacob G., and Sadie p Herman hoy.
John ard Pearl NJ. Lohman. hoy.
Joseph M. and Anna A. Schott girl
Michael J. and Winnie L.. Collins girl.
Arthur G. and Mabel c. Byron, girl
Salvatore and Erminia Fortunate, boy
Milburn T and Willie f. ZirkIe. girl.
William and Sadie Drew. boy.
Charles f. and Fannie Chase. girl
Horace c. and ZeIla r. Proctor, boy
Bernard. o. and Elizabeth NJ. williams,
boy.
Leonard F. and Gladys Donaldson,
boy.
William !. and Mary Grady. girl.
Thomas J. and Nell Marsden, boy.
Frederick S. and Elsie Hawkins girl
George L. and Martha e. Darling,
boy.
John and Emma Major. boy.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
Uniform Industrial
Accounting Is Urged

Development of uniform
methods of accounting for in
dustrial enterprises is strongly
urged in an interim report of
the industrial securities COM
mittee of the Investment Bankers
Association of America, which
makes detailed and specific sug-
geStions. The report, described
by the committee chairman, John
w. Cutler, of New York, as a
preliminary draft, aims at the
eventual development of a gen.
eral schedule of industrial ac-
counting that will meet the ap-
proval of the American Institute
Of Accountants. the New York
Stock Exchange and the Invest
ment Bankers Association.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
COARSER YARN FIRM

NEW YORK, May 81 Q.NSO
The coarse yarn cloths market to-
day showed a firmer tone. Re
moval of some of the immediate
spot pressure at the close of last
week, left the way open for re-
sumption of business on a basis
free from mill necessity to move
goods, with the result that mar
ket observers found more resist
ance to low bids. The print cloth
movement during the week was
probably equal to production and
a number feel that stocks are ac-
cumulating at the current rate
of production.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, May 81 U.N.s). - Hogs
10000; steady Top. $S4O; bulk. sass
13,40; light. $S.2O9s.4O: light lights
$393.35; packing sows, $2.40@2.SO;
Pigs, $275@3 Holdovers 1000.
Cattle-14, 1000; steady. Calves. 2.0O0 !;
steady. Beef steers Good and choice.
$667.55; common and medium, S4.5O@
6: yearlings $5@7.50. Butcher Cattle :
Heifers. $35O@6; cows &2.75@4.75;
bulls, $4,000: calves, $46s.50: feeder
steers. S4.25Gs.7a: stOcker steers. S2.75.
q $50: stocker cows and heifers, $40 t.
Sheep-12,o0o; steady. Lambs. S4.2S
55.25: common. &3T4; spring, f5@s,So;
yearlinKs. ts9A5o: feeders $46S:
ewes. 3l0225,
The Washington times., 1932-05-31

Thomas w. Wright, "a years, Casualty
Hospital.
Henry L. Holt, Il years, 50 New York
Ave. n. E.
James shanahan. 1s years, Providence
Hospital.
Lawrence HepprOn, : years, Children's
Hospital
Philip H. womble, 1 year. Providence
Hospital
Mildred swartz, 5 months. Chfdren's
Hospital.
Anna KeuDey. ss years, S14 Newton
st. N E
George l.. williams SO years Galllnger
Hospital.
Judy jackson. 80 wears. 227 o st. N. w.
Josephine Campbell. 81 years, Little
Sisters Of the Poor
sallie Mayfield. so years, 9s7 NJ St
N W.
Emma F. Allen. 81 years. 1912 Tenn.
pie Ave.
Richard Thornton. Sc years. Freed
mems Hospital.
William H. Carter, 81 years H37
Douglas St. N. Z.
Percy Lewis, 4s years Gallingsr Hos
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
Wage Purchasing
POUer Gain Found

In an analysis of the behavior
of prices, wages and living costs
in depresSions, issued today,
Moody's Investors Service points
out that wage rates have failed to
decline in proportion to the de-
cline in the cost of living. The
result has been a net increase in
the purchasing power of wage
rates.
The survey indicates that not
only have wage rates been late in
this depression in adjusting them
selves to the lower cost of living,
but also prices for finished goods
likewise have Jagged well behind
those for raw materials.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
81 Better Business
Bureaus Kept BUSH

The National Better Business
Bureau, Inc, reports that dur
ing the past year, 81 bureaus
answered more than 100000 in
Quiries and complaints, IS per
cent increase over the previous
year.
There are 50 affiliated better
business bureaus, including that
in this city. r.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
MRS. ELIZABETH b. WINE

Funeral rites for Mrs. Elizabeth
B. Wine. who died last week in
San Francisco. will be held here
tomorrow at 1890 p. m. at the
chapel of Joseph Gawler Sons,
1850 Pennsylvania Ave. N. w.
Burial will be in Gettysburg, Pa,
Mrs. Wines family home.
Mrs. Wine was the widow of
Lotus D. Wine, a well-known Wash
ington realtor. At the time of her
, death she was visiting her son.
Louis D. in San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
DEATHS

James L. Percell, IS years. 1920 Upton
St. N. w.
John Hubbard. IS years 1851 Belmont
st. N. w.
Frederick shortsleeveS, SO wears. U. s.
Naval Hospital.
Katherine W. Norton. 70 years. 30 V
81. N. w.
Florence R Swan. So years, 1471 Park
Rd. n. w.
Catherine A. Kama, 81 years, S7OS
Window Pl. n. W.
Mary f. Gleason, So years. 5422 Thir-
teenth st \. W.
Bessie l.. Haviland AZ years, Ventosa
apartments.
Douglas c. Jones, SIS years, Potomac
River.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
EDMOND E, WALSH

Requiem mass was sung at ST.
Aloysius Church. North Capitol
sand I Streets, today for Edmund
e Walsh. SIS. who died Sunday
at his home. 5506 Colorado Ave.
Burial was in Mount Olivet Gem
etery.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
CHEEKY Trade
News Tips

Northern States Power
Company increases profits.
Lumber orders and ship
ments more than output.
April auto sales nearly
third higher than in March.
Fisk Rubber Company sales
re-Orted better.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
WASHINGTON STOCKS
SALES

Washington Gas SIS, A, $4,000
984a.
Georgetown Gas SIS, $1,000
1902, $1,000 100A. $1,000
lO07s. $1,0OO@1Ol.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio preferred, l0@7S, l0@77l2,
1O@77. 1O@77. SOFT. SOFT.
Capital Traction Co, SOLO.
The Washington times., 1932-05-31
Births, Deaths, Marriages
NICHOLAS N. HOFFMAN

NICHOLAS N. HOFFMAN
Burial for Nicholas N. Hoffman,
~ years old, veteran Of both
the Spanish and World Wars,
will be held tomorrow morning
in Arlington Cemetery with mill
tary honors, following funeral
services at 9 O'Clock in St. An
thongs Church. He died Satur-
day.
Mr.. Hoffman, a matchmaker
by trade. fought with the Rough
Riders in Cuba under Theodore
Roosevelt. He later won distinc-
ton in the regular Army. During
the World War he served in the
Navy, on board the U. S. S.
Liberty and Lakebridge.
The deceased, who lived at 3700
Twelfth st. N. E.. is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Anna Hoffman.
ADMIRAL JOHN HUBBARD
The body of Rear Admiral John
Hubbard, U. s. NJ, retired, who
died Saturday in the DR.. Jerry
Morgan Hospital here, was sent
to Chestnut Hill, Mass, where
private services and interment
will be held.
Admiral Hubbard, who was 80
years old, retired in 1911 after
serving as commander-in-chief of
the United States Asiatic fleet.
He had commanded the United
States Naval forces in Panama
during the revolution of 1908.
which gave that country its indie
pendence.
The Admiral was a native of
South Berwick, Me. He entered
the Naval Academy in 1870 as an
Arizona appointee. He attained
the rank of rear admiral in 1909,
and during the years preceding
his retirement served as a mem
Der Of the Navy Departments
general board.
A daughter. Mrs. j. M. Halo
well, lives in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
MAJOR ANTHONY KLETTZ
The death of Major Anthony
Kleitz, retired, May 81, at the
California Veterans Home, Los
Angeles, Cal, was announced at
the War Department today.
He is survived by his wife and
daughter, who ACCOMPANIED the
remains to Washington and who
were present at the interment in
Arlington National Cemetery to-
day.
Major Kleitz was a native of
France and entered the service
as private and musician. Febru-
ary %, 1889. and was retired as
captain after 20 years service on
January 81. 1919.
HUGH FRANCIS McQUEENEY
Funeral services for Hugh
Francis McQueeney. Superinten-
dent of custodianS in all Wash
ington schools, who died Saturday
at his home, 1925 BladenSburg
4NA. ~ e., 4OAAO"ILlS b44CA 1I-
ness, win be held tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock from the resi-
dence, Following requiem mass
in st. Mary's Church, burial will
be at St. Mary's Cemetery.
The members of Potomac
Council, No 433, Knights of Co
1umbus. will assemble tonight at
7:i5 o'clock in the Knights of
Columbus Hall, and from there
visit the home of Mr.. McQueeney.
in bodv. where at o'clock
the usual services will be held.
Mr.. McQueeney was a native
of New York. He had resided in
Washington the greater part of
his life, and for At years had
been an employe Of the District
public school system. At the
time of his death. his work was
to oversee all labor employees in
the school.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Elizabeth McQueeney and eleven
children.
Evening star., 1932-11-20

costumes, she adopted the prevailing Chinese
styles.
Her manner, vivacious, almost pert, fits the
fashion of the hour, and except for her make
up, she might pass for any of the Chinese
debutantes whom one meets at Shanghai
Her straight black hair, which has reddish
tinge most unusual in the Orient, hangs in
long bob over her stylish high collar, and her
speech and gestures are informal. But the two
rigid circles of rouge on her cheeks and her
sharply outlined lips preserve fashion that
became obsolete in China 20 years ago when
the monarchy fell
But Mrs. Pu Yis smile is so gay ands her
manners charming that it is hard to realize
that her. artificial makeup really is more sig
nificant than her up-to-date clothes Despite
her n:w position as First Lady of new nation,
the pretty ex-empress remains an anachronism
in this world of today With her quick wit and
sense of humor she could adjust herself rapidly
Evening star., 1932-11-20

that all Chinese Emperors maintained harems
and that when Pu vi left Peking he had, in
addition to his Empress, at least one concu-
olne For the past eight years the royal family
had lived as refugees in the Japanese conces-
sion in Tientsin, where, it was rumored Pu
VI had taken another concubine or two
Mr. Ohashi that morning had been evasive
concerning this royal harem
You'd better not say anything about the
chief executives family he advised. 1T might
make him angry"
THE interpreter was more explicit He said
Pu vi had only one wife in Hsinking She
had been born in Port Arthur, in the Japa-
nese leased territory, and she spoke Japanese
huently.
On the strength Of the interpreters informa-
ton, asked the Empress if she enjoyed
speaking japanese, and she replied "I speak
no japanese at all" I asked her if she had
been glad to return to Port Arthur and she
said, Il have never been there before"
The interpreter appeared rather embarrassed
when he translated these replies and said IT
must have been mistaken in what told YOU"
1t Is an open secret, however, that Pu vi
and his Empress, whose marriage 10 years ago
was arranged without the consent of either
have never been congenial, and the probability
is that Pll vi has taken a Japanese
concubine while living under japanese protec-
ton during the past eight years, and this lady
may be his best known companion in the
capital city of Manchukuo today.
Like all Manchus, Elizabeth-to give her
the name she chose when she married Pu vi
is taller than most other women of the Orient,
about feet 4, very slim and very, straight
She was wearing blue and white flowered
chiffon dress, cut in the style made popular
this season by Shanghai motion picture ac-
tresses, tight-fitting sheath gown open from
ankle to knee on both sides.
THE ex-empress does not pretend to compre-
] hend international politics. which have
driven her from her palace in the golden tiled
Forbidden City of Peking to this little railway
junction in the heart of the Manchuran
prairies and it was not long before she was
discussing matter closer to her understand
ing-clothes and jewels and fashions
She explained that when it was decided that
the new State of Manchukuo should be a re-
public instead of monarchy she put aside
her Manchu court gowns and, since Manchu-
kuo is too young to have its own traditional
Evening star., 1932-11-20

THESE members OF the old imperial court who
still regard Henry Pu vi the Scn of
Heaven, and who have stayed with him for 20
years through abdication and exile, insist upon
preserving the dignity of the royal family
Moreover, as Oriental women are expected to
be neither seen nor heard, it was entirely
against their ideas of propriety to permit their
empress to talk for publication.
But the foreign office of Manchukuo has sue
ceeded in modifying the royal etiquette so that
it does not seriously lntacfere any more with the
democratic requirements of the new state. For
example, the Manchu courtiers first insisted
that any who requested an audience with
the ex-Emperor must wait week before
seeing him, but this demand has been reduced
now to a delay of "a hours
To interview Pu Yfs wife, however, there
was the further question of obtaining a suitable
interpreter. In six years residence IN Pekng
have learned to speak enough Mandarin fer
practical purposes, but my vocabulary is lacking
entirely in the polite phrases required to ad-
dress an empress None Of the Manchu ladies
in attendance her exceHency speaks word
of English, and it was mheard7of that she
should use man interpreter.
Mr.. Choichi Ohashi, the former japanese
consul general at Los Angeles, who became vice
minister of foreign affairs of Manchukuo sue
ceeded in this instance however in arranging
for the ex-emperor's own official Interpreter to
serve his wife and the interview finally was set
fer O'Clock in the afternoon.
\ THE interpreter, youthful Chinese who was
born in Russia and educated in Japan
called at my hotel in one of the state automo-
biles. We started out, only to be held up at
the first street crossing by a Gordon of soldiers
who were clearing the road to permit Pu Yi's
own automobile to drive this way
Conditions are still so unsettled in Manchu-
kuo that the danger of assassination is ever
ND hn ,,o+
ture outside his mansion without having all
the streets on his route barred to traffic
- While waiting for Pu Yi's car to pass en-
s6eavored to find out from my interpreter just
how many wives had accompanied the Son OF
Heaven TO Hsinking 1t is matter of history
Evening star., 1932-11-20
A n Interview With the
Forme er E m press of
China, Now Plain Mrs.
Pu vi, Wife of the Chief
Executive of the Worlds
Newest Nation.
BY DOROTHY GOULD.
HSinking, Manchnkno.
(Changclun, Manchnria. J

2, tChdHgchHH, MGHChHrtd
HAVE just had an interview with the
lovely, lonely First Lady of Manchukuo,
the first interview which she has granted
to any foreigner since her hutband-the
former Boy Emperor of China-became
chief executive. of this new Far Eastern
republic.
As all the world knows. the State of
Manchukuo, youngest of the worlds common
-wealths, and born of Japans successful military
campaign last Fall in Manchuria, jut recently
was officially recognized by Japan in treaty
which calls for defensive military alliance and
marks the first recognition CT the new nation by
foreign power.
There are 100000 square miles of territory in
Manchukuo and a population of 100000.
War Is raging in many parts of the state
Japans act of recognition has had repercussions
all ever the world. AND China is especially
bitter
When I arrived at Hsinking this little rail-
way town, which has been made the capital of
the new republic, I had already made prelimi-
nary arrangements with japanese and Chinese
officials to be presented to Her Excellency, as
she Is now called here. But before seeing her
it was necessary also to gain the consent of her
Manchu courtiers.
The Washington times., 1932-02-20
SCHOOL BOARD
BANS PROTEST

Despite protests of almost every
civic group in the neighborhood
and refusing to listen to a delega-
ton of citizens, the Board of Edu-
cation will proceed with it's plans
for the construction of a school
for colored children at Rock Greek
Church Road and Allison Street
Northeast.
At a meeting of the board yes
terday. action was taken, over
the strenuous protests of Henry
Gilligan, member of the school
body, to authorize the District
Commissioners to proceed with
negotiations for purchase of the
site.
In scores of protests from
citizens associations, construction
firms and individual residents,
the board was urged not to turn
the school over to colored chill
dren on the grounds that the
neighborhood, in which construc-
ton was contemplated, is pre-
dominantly white.
The Washington times., 1932-02-20
over,
. COMPROMISE
EFFECTED
Bus Trolley Interchange of
Transfers, Other Angles
Still Omitted ,

On both sides of the Capitol
today protracted hearings on
the street car merger bill had
closed and the Senate District
Committee is due to file a
favorable report on the meas
ure-probably with a few
amendments not inimical to
the unification principle
within a week or two. The
Black House subcommittee will
recommend the bill as drawn.
A hearing of more than three
hours duration, followed by a
short executive session, kept the
Senate committee beyond 6
o'clock last night.
Presidents Hanna and Ham, of
the traction lines, expressed sub
stantial agreement with the bill
as drawn along the findings in
IL1C 1OCdAAy AdAAOuo ILL., WoAONAC
investigation. They called the
present bill a Compromise" but
are willing to accept it.
Differences on several vital
points still exist. Senator Cap
per said his committee may
amend the bill to include several
of the following moot angles, not
now provided for:
Whether free transfers shall
extend to bus companies; imme1
date mad mandatory absorption
by the new company of the
Washington Rapid Transit Line;
permission for eventual operation
of taxicabs by the merged com
.panies if they desire it; permis
sion to engage in "other activi,
ties as may be useful or neces
sary";; a congressional instead OF
a D. C. code charter; whether
the new company may generate
and sell electric power; revision
of the schedule of reduced fares
for school children, and a clearer
definition of the powers OF the
Public Utilities Commission.
The Washington times., 1932-02-20
P. j. {. STUDIES
CAS- RATE CASE

A study of testimony and evil
dence introduced at the public
hearing on the Washington Gas
Light Company's petition for a
reduction in rates was undertaken
today by the Public Utilities Com
mission.
It is expected that the COM
mission will announce its decision
on the new rates early next week.
The company's petitioned rates
will bring about a saving OF five
cents to the domestic consumers
and greater saving to the
wholesale users of gas. Peoples
Counsel Richmond B. Keech, AS
sistant Corporation Counsel VIII
liam A. Roberts and William NICK:
Clayton, of the Federation OF
Citizens Associations, contended
that the company should permit
a greater reduction to the smaller
users of gas, who constitute
majority among consumers.
The Washington times., 1932-02-20
B D A R D
TRIAL OPENS
Times Staff Photo

Cross-examination of Fran K
Adams. colored, of 702 First ST..
S. W.. principal witness in the
trial board hearing of misconduct
charges against four suspended
Fourth Precinct policemen occu-
pied the entire session of that
body today. The charges grew
out of alleged extortion of pro
lection money" from Adams.
The officers on trial are E.
w. Grove. 81; F. j. Hospidor,
35; F. R. Cue, 20, and o. L.
Fisher, 81.
Under croSs-examination Adams
stuck to his story that he had
given the officers $40 in marked
bills while three police inspectors
we're watching. He also main
tanned the inspectors had stop
ped the officers and had later
found the marked money in the
middle of the street,