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Evening star., 1932-08-28

A large delegation of local V. F. w.
members and auxiliary members left
Washington last Tuesday for Sacra-
! mento, Calf, where tomorrow, the 1882
national encampment of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars gets under way The
party was headed by Department
| Comdr. Oscar w. Hollingsworth. The
! local veterans will again support all
resolutions pertaining to the immediate
payment of the adjusted service certifi-
/ Gates and for the repeal of the prohibi-
! ton laws.
! Past Department Comdr. Joseph r.
Beattie has announced that the V. F.
| w. Medal to the most proficient member
Of the local Marine Reserve will be pre-
sented by Department Junior Vice
| Comdr Joseph B. Gardella upon the
return from camp of the "leathernecks. ="
| Comrade Beattie, who is chairman Of
| the c. M. T. G. Committee of the local
department, has put in hard Summer
at the various training camps and his
work has brought forth much COM
mendation from local officers.
| The Overseas Band, Drum and Bugle
Corps has again accepted an invitation
sponsored by the Fire Department. This
| organization will head the Police and
Fire Post Of the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars In the parade.
The Armistice Jubilee Committee, uh-
der the chairmanship OF Junior Vice
Comdr. Joseph B. Gardella, has held
two meetings and much Of the prelimi-
nary work incident to the holding OF
this years jubilee has been allotted to
the various subcommittees. The affair
for this year will depict Armistice night
in Armentiers and very elaborate plans
will be worked out to make q as great
a success as last years jubilee.
! Front Line Post, No. 14O1. held its
last regular meeting Monday evening
in the j. o. A. M. Hall. AS Comdr
Volkman is at camp with the 20th Ma
rine Reserve, Senior Vice Comdr. Philip
TX. higgins conducted the meeting
Seven new members were accepted and
obligated by the post degree team.
The post adopted a resolution deplor-
ing the attacks being made by some
organizations on veteran legislation at
the present time. The resolution es-
pecially condemns the propaganda be-
ing spread broadcast by the National
Economy League against the disability
allowance act, passed by Congress IN
1880, the purposes of the league being
to have that act repealed. The leaders
of the National Economy League wers
bitterly assailed on the floor OF the
post.
Potomac Post, No. 1ns5, held socia
meeting Thursday in the NE. Masonie
Temple. Many members Of other post
were guests of the post. Several de.
partment officers were also present. A
vaudeville program was presented undel
the direction Of Comrade Eddie Warrer
] ana ComrAde Frank DAILY ana nis Is. 7
detail served refreshments.
Department inspector Philip Belt ans
Evening star., 1932-08-28
GARDEN NOTES

A Summer Towering relative of the
Canterbury bell that deserves consid-
Grafton by home gardeners is Platycodon
grandifiorum. sometimes known as jap
anese bell flower or balloon flower. The
plants are SO closely related to Cam
panula that early botanists placed them
in the same genus. Its greatest merit
lies in the large, sky-blue flowers which
SHOW up very cCnspicuously at this sea-
son when the perennial border usually
is lacking in color. Under good grow
ing conditions the plant is perfectly
hardy in this locality and that it has
Evening star., 1932-08-28
VEGETABLE GARDEN

Work in the vegetable garden has
been brought more or less to stand
still by the lack of sufficient rainfall.
Ordinarily this would be the season OF
setting out late cauliflower. cabbage
and celery plants and sowing kale,
spinach. lettuce and turnips. but GER
tainly there is no wisdom in sowing
either plants or seeds unless watering
facilities are available. The plants
would simply languish and the seeds
could not germinate and would be
wasted Certain plants, such as sweet
potatoes, lima beans and New Zealand
spinach, seem resistant to heat and
drought and prosper fairly well, despite
untoward conditions. AS Fall ap-
proaches the days are becoming much
shorter and nights cooler with the
result that only short season plants
from now on However, with return of
soil moisture, there is no reason why
satisfactory crops of beets, turnips. kale
and spinach should not be produced
this season.
Paper mulch should have proved a
good proposition this year. if it was
properly placed while the soil was still
moist. Weeds are a heavy drain on soil
moisture and should not be tolerated.
but Just how important is cultivation in
the conservation is a moot question.
Cornell University ran a series OF cui-
tUral experiments for several years, in
which surface scraping was compared
with good tillage. and the results showed
one to be as good as the other But it
is dangerous to generalize from such
evidence because the study was carried
on in naturally moist climate, yet the
indications certainly pointed to the fact
that dust mulches are not as effective
as generally believed
There is no use in applying fertilizer
to the vegetables while the soil is as
dry as at present. but the use of nitro
gen-carrying fertilizer will be highly
beneficial to push along the crops when
the weather again becomes favorable to
growth.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
Veterans of Foreign Wars

Assistant Inspector owen E Ryan have
recently completed an inspection Of
every unit in this Jurisdiction and ac-
cording to their reports to department
headquarters the various posts are all
in a healthy condition.
Members of Front Line Auxiliary
we're guests of Mrs. Mary Morris at
her home in Virginia last Wednesday
evening, the occasion being the birth
anniversary Of the hostess. Mrs. Nor
ris is chairman of the Hospital Vista
tion Committee.
The Overseas Band, Drum and Bugle
Corps members, last Sunday went to
Herald Harbor for an outing. Running
and swimming races, base ball game
between members of the band and the
drum and bugle section. a tug OF war,
male beauty contest and diving contest
were some of the attractions arranged
by the committee headed by Frank To-
pash and Joe Lynch.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
POLICE IN BUDAPEST
ABANDON LONG SWORDS
Adept Truncheons Because Big
Blades Tripped Them When
They Ran.

BUDAPEST (NANA).- The police
have exchanged their infantry swords
for truncheons and the short sword
worn by the Vienna police 1t has been
decided that the traditional long sword
Is useless as a modern civil weapon and
is inclined TO trip up the wearer when
he is running.
At first the revolver was proposed to
take the place Of the long sword. but
it was considered unsafe in congested
streets, where accidents might cause
injury to passersby.
Much Of the picturesque will be taken
away under the new order. but the po-
lice, above all people must move with
the times.
(Copyright 1892. by North American News
paper Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1932-08-28

One ounce of P. D. B. is sufficient for
mature trees, for trees four to five
years, three quarters of an ounce and
trees l to years, one-half ounce or
even less.
The whole process is relatively SIM
pie, not dangerous to the workers and
totally necessary if one is to grow
peaches successfully.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
BUSY YEAR SHOWN
FOR POLICE PHONES
1,140,625 Calls Represent
Gain of 383,250 Over
Previous Year.

A total Of 1.140,625 telephone con-
nections were made through the switch
board of the central bureau at police
headquarters during the fiscal year end
ing June 80. statistics showed. This
represents an increase of 383,250 over
the previous fiscal year when 757,375
calls were handled.
The increase has caused Sergt. G. G.
Wise, in charge, to make recommends
tions for additional facilities. Wise
wants q "three-poSition switchboard
installed and this is to be done soon,
according to present plans.
Sergt. Wise also recommends that
three additional civilian operators for
the board be Immediately provided.
There already has been an appropria-
ton for two additional operators who
have not been hired, Wise said.
Additional Cost Saving.
The additional civilian operators,
whose salaries would be $l,440 each,
would do away with the necessity of
continually calling in policemen, max
ing 50 400 a year, as substitute opera
tors and thus avoid any actual addi-
tional cost Sergt. Wise points out 1t
also would make for greater speed and
efficiency, he says, because of the reg
ularly hired civilian operators acquiring
more speed than the substitute police
operators who do not get regular
practice.
Sergt. Wise further urges that the
central bureau be given direct tele-
Jail and F'reedmen's Hospital. There al
ready are direct lines to Emergency and
Casualty Hospitals
The general increase in the work OF
the central bureau during the last
fiscal year over the preceding one IL
shown in the following figures:
For the year ending June 80, 1892
Regular teletype messages handled, 49,
494; flash teletype messages, 12.775;
messages on i'll and injured persons
1899; emergency calls. 23,9l1: calls on
repossessed automobiles, 1889; toll
telephone calls 1858
For the fiscal year ending June 80
1931-Regular teletype messages, a.
412; flash teletype messages, 10,754
messages on i'll and injured persons
1,784, emergency calls, 1885; calls or
repossessed automobiles, 1,784, and toll
telephone calls, 1902.
Radio Cars Records.
Radio-equipped police scout ant
cruiser cars were OlSpdtCneu 10 Liz
scene of trouble via radio messages q
total of 25,407 times.
OF these. a scout car or cruiser wert
on the scene within two minutes in :
total of 10.l75 cases. In total of 35;
cases, a police car was on the scene
when the radio message was sent. II
1856 instances a car arrived On the
scene in one minute and in 5,665 wer'
on the scene in three minutes Tht
longest time it took a scout car t.
arrive on the scene in any case was II
minutes, the report shows, and this tint
was consumed in only one instance.
The greatest number CT calls made
| for any one cause were fights. which
totaled 4,645. There were 2457 re.
sponses for automobile accidents. 1885,
calls placed for ambulances and 894 fol
the rescue squad over the police radio.
| In addition to the messages sent fol
scout and cruiser cars to speed to tn,
scenes of action, some 12,040 other mes.
ssges were sent out over the police radio
bringing the total number Ct message.
| to 37,447.
Evening star., 1932-08-28

Meetings This Week.
Tuesday-T. N. r. Pup Tent,
Coolies, 935 Grant place.
Wednesday-Overseas Band,
Drum and Bugle Corps, National
Guard Armory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-28
On the Air Today
q. WABc a..::..,.. ::s
Nem Ynrk

E:fE-Interview with George Hall
 by Bob Taplinger. 5:3O-Thora Martens, soprano;
 Phil Porterfield, baritone. 6:00-Hall orchestra. 6:15-Reis and Dunn, songs. 6:30--Jack Miller, songs. 6:45-Democratic Convention Re-
 ports. 7:00-Tito Guizar, tenor. 7:15-Mills Brothers, songs. 7:30--Connie Boswell, songs. 7:45-Ge0rge Price, comedian;
 Kreuger's orchestra. S:00-Wlllard Amison, tenor;
 Whites orchestra. S:15-Lyman orchestra. 8:30-Kate Smith. songs. S:45--JoePalooka-Sketch. 9:00-Bernie orchestra. 9:30-Crime Club--White Face. 10:00--Alex Gray, songs; Shilkret's
 orchestra. i0!15-Organ recital; male quar-
 tet. 10:30-Symphony orchestra. direc-
 ton Howard Barlow. 11:00--Democratic Convention Re-
 ports. orchestra. 11:30-Stern orchestra. Little, songs. oEchestra. 12:30 a. m.-Coon-S Sanders orches-
 tra. Haynes orchestra. 1:30-Tucker orchestra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-28
aetcrs W kiiocycies
New York

b:e0--Charles Spross, piano; Ed
 ward Rice, violin. :. b:l5--Skippy-sketch. b:3o-Garden Melodies. ii ie:00-Democratic Convention Re-
 ports. 6.15--Sert Room orchestra. 6:30--Harding Sisters. organ and
 piano. 6:45-Back of the News at the
 Democratic Convention -
 William Hard. 7:00--Federation Hymn Sing. 7:15-Amcrican Air Transport-- Colonel Harry H. Blee, d.
 rector of Aeronautics. de-
 partment of Commerce Re-
 ports. 7:50-Ray Perkins. comedy; Van
 Steedan orchestra. 7:45-The Goldbergs-Sketch. s:00--Julia Sanderson and Frank I Crumit, songs. 8:30-Mary and Bob-Sketch. D:00-Concert orchestra; Alden
 Edkins, bass. 9:30-Ed Wynn, comedian; Voor- heeg band. 10:00-Walter O'Keefe, Police Dra-
 matization--The craddock
 Case; Florito orchestra. 11:00-Co1umbo orchestra. 11:15-Democratic Convention Re-
 ports. 11:30-Denny orchestra. 12:06-Ralph Kirbery, songs. 12:05 a. m.-Pettis orchestra. f2:30-Oleanders orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-28
sss s's.. WDRC l.
1880 Ktlocyclek
Hartford

5:00-Tommy Christians Pali-
 sades orchestra. 5:15-"Meet the Artist" 5:30-Musical Comedy Memories. 6:00-George Halls orchestra. 6:15-Dusky Twins. 6:30--Baseb ball scores. 6:35-Philisse Chevaliers. 6:45-Noble Sissle's orchestra. 7:00-Tito Guizar. 7:15-The Mills Brothers. 7:30-Chandu the Magician. 7:45-Shamrock orchestra. S:O0-Wfllard Amison, tenor; Rog-
 CT Whites orchestra. 8:15-Abe Lyman's Californians. 8:30-The Dictators. 8:45-Comic Strip. 9:00-Ben Bernie and orchestra. 9:30-Mystery drama. 10:0G-Music that Satisfies; Alex
 Gray. 10:15-Eddie Dunstedter, organ
 ist: male quartet. 10:30-Columbia Symphony or-
 chestra. 11:00-Irene Beasley, blues singer. Martins Bossert
 orchestra. 11:30-Harold Stern's orchestra. 11:45-Little Jack Little. KDKA, PIttsburgh-08Ok 6:15-Studio orchestra. 6:45-10:15-Same as WIZ. 10:15-Pioneers music. 10:30-Same as WIZ. .,-4>.- 10:45-Chats Between the Acts
 Florence Parry. 11:00-Sport review; news. 11:20--The Music Box. 11:30-Conrad orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-28
NO EXCUSE

Juryman: I desire to be excused from duty. as l can only hear with one ear.
 Judge: Oh. you'll do. We only hear one side of the case at n time. -Tit-Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-28
Radio Notes

The sweet harmonies heard at 6:30 tonight are the work of WLWL's charming girl duo Ma ja and Myna", who graduate from the Friday afternoon spot they have been filling so admirably to the above weekly schedule! The girls have written a new theme song, and it's really novel as well as exteremly melodious.
 Rudolph Forst, maestro of WLWL. takes to the airwaves alone for fifteen minutes at 6:45 tonight presenting several violin solos:
 Air" Bach "Minuett" ............ Bormester "Serenade" ........., d'Ambrosio Waltz" Weber
 Rev Thomas l.. Breennock, .di- rector of the family division of Catholic charities closes the WLWL series on vacations at 7:30 tonight with talk on Opportunities in Social Service"
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
BY WALL STREET SPECTATOR


NEW YORK, June 4 G.N.S0.
Wall Street is more cheerful to-
day, but still very cautious. A
real market in bonds is promised
now by the banking pool. Stocks
after a good rally yesterday met
with some natural profit-taking.
It would not be surprising if
there were more of this today, but
stocks will take care of them
selves if bonds regain some SEM
blance of their old value.
Liquidation Checked
One encouraging thing about
the market was that volume dried
up noticeably on the decline.
This is a preliminary indication
that forced liquidation may be
over. If borne out in the next
few days, it will be very i'm
portant.
But from the way things look
now there won't be much lost by
waiting a few days before trying
to nick the next rally for a few
points. Stocks have proved they
can still go up rapidly enough
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
COTTON PRICES
SHOW FAIR
GAINS

NEW YORK, June 4 GNS).
Under the influence of strength
in security markets, cotton futures
today staged a moderate rally.
Trading was restricted in vol.
ume. There was a moderate &C.
emulation of trade buying
orders. japanese interests bought
distant months as did Liverpool.
Shorts covered for over the week
end. Spot firms bought July.
which was sold by Wall Street
and commission houses. Local
professional traders sold.
A good deal of the buying was
caused by reports of rains in
south Georgia and Florida. Some
feared wet conditions, particu.
larly with current warm weather.
as helpful to the weevil.
1t is getting into the crop scare
season, however, and there are
plenty of weevil about, and not
much fertilizer has been used.
The fertilizer statement of the
New York Cotton Exchange serv.
ice may have helped.
Closing prices were up 20 to %
points, with July up 81 at $50:
october up 81 at 5.54; December
up 20 at 5.68; January '33 up 20
at SIS: March up % at 5.93, and
May '33 up 81 at 6.08.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
Traders Cheery But Wary,
Spectator Declares

for all but the few who still like
to see 'em Skyrocket.
Buying in the last few days
has been pretty we'll concen.
trated, with three houses re-
ported to have taken on about
25O,0O0 shares of stock. 1t may
be that some of the old profes-
sionals are trying their hand
again.
A good deal of selling came
into American Telephone on the
bulge yesterday on reports that
liquidation had not been COM
pleted. Pittsburgh is said to be
a little more hopeful on steel
and Westinghouse.
Chart Readers Busy
Chart readers are estimating
that the rally will reach it's limit
around So on the industrial aver
ages unless some other big news
breaks in the next few days.
Formation of the bond pool
suggests that bankers aren't
much worried about passage of
any initiation legislation at this
session of Congress.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
Financing in May
ShOWs Sharp Slip

Corporate stock and bond fl
nancing in May was the smallest
in any month of recent years, ex-
cept October. 1881, according to
the Standard Stitistics Company,
of New York. and dropped sharply
from the April figures of $82,000,-
900.
Following the trend of recent
months, the financing was prin-
cipally bonds, these accounting for
$21, 100000 of the $23,10O,000
total. Preferred stock financing
amounted to $1,200,000, while
common dropped to q low point Of
$500, 900.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
Farm Index Drops
In First Half May

Index of the farm prices of
agricultural products dropped to
Sc per cent of the pre,war level
on May IS from SO per cent on
April IS, and compares with Sc
per cent on May IS, 1881, stated
the Department of Agriculture.
Meat animals recorded the most
striking price change during the
past month, index for hogs,
cattle, calves, sheep and lambs
being reported at SO per cent of
pre-war on May Is, compared
with 66 per cent on April IS.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
Oriental Building
Officers Reelected

Stockholders of Oriental Build
ing Association, No. 6, reelected
all its officers and directors as fol
lows:
Charles H. Bauman, president:
Henry E. Deckman, secretary;
Charles w. Schafer. treasurer;
Carl Haneke. G. H. Schultze, John
J. Kolb, William F. Ochsenreiter,
August G. Hermann, Chaplin B.
Bauman, Charles Schafer, Thomas
B. Young, Benjamin H. Parker,
directors.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04

9s zonte Prod d.. 81 81
Optional Partly extra. Cc) Extra
stock and (d) Extra Including arrears
f) 3-50ths of share (s) Paid Pay
able in stock. (k) Paid this (AA) 1Ogo stock
(ww) With (xw) Without (S) Ex-
dividend 90 Exrghts
Dividend dollars n parentheses.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
CASH GRAIN CLOSE

CHICAGO June 4 T.NSN-wreat-
No red 55Ec; weevilv, No. ,, 55tzc;
No. 2 red 541s 654%c; No. mixed,
$50: weevily sac
Corn-No. yellow az aao~c: No. ,
yellow 2Ob q 2O%c; No. 2 yelIo'v 2oN",
No white. 3Olac: M > white, 7oNe.
OatS-No , white. 23to N sc. heavy,
Csc. No. ) white, 21A 92l&c.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
Stiff immigration
Drop ShOWn in 4 AnriL

Aliens admitted to the United
States in April totaled 2.469. COM
pared with 3,470 in the CORE
spending month of last year, a
decline of 28.8 per cent, accord.
ing to the Bureau of immigration.
This was a drop of 88.9 per
cent as compared with April.
1880, when 22,261 immigrant
aliens entered.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
MARKET CLOSES
At NEAR TOP
PRICES
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, June 4 UN.So.
The stock market staged another
strong performance today with
leading issues running up from l
to more than S points. Closing
prices were virtually at the top
and represented the highest levels
seen in weeks.
Buoyancy in bonds was the slim
ulating influence, senior. obllga-
tions running up sharply again fol
lowing the announcement late yes
terday of the 100000. 900 bank
ing securities pool to to directed
by j. P. Morgan & Co.
Mining Stock Star
Homestake mining was the star
performer, climbing more than 5
points to a new record high. Rails
were outstandingly strong with
Atchison and Unicn Pacific gain
ing several points apiece and even
low.priced issues running up one
to two points.
Leaders like U. S. Steel, Allied
Chemical, American Tobacco B,
American Can, Air Reduction,
Woolworth, American Telephone.
and Consolidated Gas advanced
one to more than three points
each. Volume was decidedly up
with total turnover approximating
100000 shares.
Sales approximated 100000
shares for the short session. one
of the heaviest Saturdays IN
weeks.
Some Closing Prices
Closing prices we're: U. S.
Steel 3OA, up 1A; Bethlehem
Steel 10, up IA; American Can
401s, up 11s; American Telephone
90, up 31a; General Electric 11A,
up /; Westinghouse 1924, up 1la;
Union Carbide 1914, UP l9s; du
Pont 287s, up ia.
General Motors 10, up l;
Chrysler 7A. up 11s; Auburn
3S, up 2; Kennecott ga, up "a;
Standard Oil of New Jersey Is,
up 70; Sears Roebuck 1878, up 3s.
N. Y. Central 12A, UP 15s;
Homestake Mining 1919, up
5A; Pennsylvania 9, up 13s;
Southern Pacific 1OA, up 13s;
Atchison 3O12. up 25s; Union Pa
cific Al, up 43s; Chesapeake and
Ohio 14A, up 19s.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
ELECTRIC RANGE SALES

Electric range sales in May in
creased 204 per cent over the
preceding month in Greater New
York, Westchester, Connecticut,
Long Island and upstate coun-
ties, according to Rex Cole, Inc.
The Washington times., 1932-06-04
GRAIN FUTURES
DIP SHARPLY

CHICAGO, June 4 1.N.SD .
Heavy liquidation inspired by a
drastic break at Winnipeg carried
the wheat market off 7s to 11sc
a bushel at the close here today
following early Steadiness.
The Canadian wheat market
finished 4 to 43sc a bushel below
its previous close.
Corn values here slumped "a to
5sc and oats fell off "a to 1c
with wheat. Rye dropped off 70
to Ac a bushel.
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