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The Washington times., 1932-02-18
COARSE YARN ACTIVE

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 Q.N.S0
The coarse yarn cloths market
showed a broadened activity to-
day, with print cloths particularly
in demand. Buying in substantial
quantities of the more important
print cloth styles was influenced
by the report that selling agents
and manufacturers had reached
an understanding looking to a
proper balance of production for
1882. This information so heart
ened sellers that many would not
quote on certain styles beyond
April,
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
Profits Record Set
By Pacific Li0htin0

The increase of 81 per cent in
electric sales, substantial gains in
both gas and electric consumers,
and maintenance of gas Sendout
for domestic purposes to within
l per cent of the 1880 total, COM
bined to bring Pacific Light Cor
poration's net profit last year to
the highest point in it's history.
After all charges, Pacific Light
ing had a balance for its common
shares of $7,168,628, equal to
$4.46 on 1,608,631 shares, as
against $7,157,659 in 1880, or
$4.45 on the same amount of
stock,
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
Murphy Stores Net
UD Half on Common

The G, c. Murphy Co., operat-
ing chain store here, reports
for the year ended December 81,
1881. ] net profit of $685., ,327,
equivalent, after preferred divi-
dends, to SALT a share. This
compares with $660,639, or $2.81
a share on common in 1880.
Sales for 1881 totaled $19, ,238,-
1862, as compared with SIT, ,498,023
in 1880, an increase of $1,740, ,339,
or 90 per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
Of n, Y.
BANKS RALLY

New York city bank stocks
rallied sharply last week, accord
ing to Holt, Rose and Troster.
The aggregate market value of
the 16 leading issues was ST.
689, ,381 900 on bruary 13,
against $1,595, ,486,000 on Febru-
ary 6, an increase of 500, ,895, 900.
The average yield on February
13 was Isl per cent, compared
with 500 per cent on February
6, and 9.84 on December II, the
highest average yield reported
last year.
Based upon the February Is
figures, the 16 issues now are
selling at 1914 times known cur
rent earnings.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
By WALL STREET SPECTATOR

By WALL STREET SPECIATOR
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 GN.S0.
Stocks got little help from news
and commodities yesterday and so
were unable to hold UP. They
acted toppy and Just didn't have
enough in them to push through
the highs Of the current move.
There is likely to be more selling
today, enhanced by Southern Pa
cific's surprise action in deferring
its dividend. Wall Street had been
looking for the regular payment.
Tips Fly Fast
So far, however. indications are
that the current upsWing isn't
over yet. For the time being, prob
abilities are that the market is
establishing a new t. ding range.
Tips were flying fast yesterday,
and traders got pretty well loaded
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Feb. IS GN.s)-Hogs-
$4,000; cents lower. Top, $4.2O; bulk.
s3.65Q4.15; heavy, $3.70gS.9o; medium.
$3.S0@4.1O; packing sows $S.1OQS.6O;
pigs, $325@375. Holdovers 5000.
Cattle-5, 900; steady. Calves, 1000;
steady. Beef Steers: Good and choice,
$4,000: common and medium, $4.50@
7.5O: yearIings. $6@9 Butcher cattle /:
Heifers. SO Q6.75; cows, s2.50@425; Oulls,
$3045O: calves, S5.5O@T5O; feeder
steers. S3.5O@5.5O; stocker steers. $SV
5.25: stocker cows and heiters, $3@4.
Sheep-17, ,OOO; steady. Lambs. Ss@
s75; yearlings. S4.5065.25: feeders,
$4.75q5.25; ewes, $1.50q4.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
UNITED CARBON COMPANY

United Carbon Company reports
for the year ended December 81,
1881. an operating loss of $780,
80e. e.07, after all charges, including
$737, ,765.27 for depreciation and
depletion. After a further provis-
ion of $296, 6,962.74 to reduce carbon
black inventories to the lower cost
or market, the total loss resulting
was $397,769.61. This compares
with net profit of $704, ,600.10 in
1Q20
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
WOOL MARKET QUIET

BOSTON, Feb. IS s.).-The wool
market was quieter today, than it has
been earlier in the week. Prices were
slightly easier on some of the line
Most of the current trading was on
the e4s and finer western wools, and
an occasional call was being received
on the SIS and SOS territory wools
The lower Brades were very quiet.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
CURB MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 UN.S0.
The Curb market appeared to be
not the slightest bit upset by yes
terday's late reverse, and under
the careful maneuVering of bullish
interests, most of the leading
stocks were able to move into
moderately higher priced territory
in today'S session. -
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
CONSOLIDATED STOCKS

Consolidated Retail Stores, Inc,
report sales of $1,034, 1886 for the
month of January as compared
with $1,448,122 for the CORE
spending month in 1881. This
represents a decrease of $413, ,285,
or 28.5 per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18

"A 81 Zonite 1}......... 81 8% 818+ q
(aI Optional cash. (b) Partly Extra
stock (d) in stock (el including
rears. (f) S-6oths q Paid 1891.
(h) Payable (k) Paid year (AAN 10Go
stock. (wwD With warrants (xw) Without warrantA
(S) Ex-divdsnd. ~ Ex-riShts
Dividend dollars in parentheSeS.
high and carried previous close
(Note) dividends published through regular div
idsnd period
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
BOND MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 G.N.S0. Z.
Liberty bonds and Treasury issues
today carried their new advances
to the be levels Of the move, and
all Of the low-coupon Treasury
issues soll at their 1882 peak
prices. Cotton advanced 8 points;
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
CANADIAN COAL OUTPUT

Canadian coal mines during De-
cember produced 1,194,346 tons,
a decline of 26.2 per cent from
the 1926-1930 average for the
month,
The Washington times., 1932-02-18

CHnHUA
New York funds in Montreal, &135
premium at $1,000.
Montreal funds in New York, $125
discount at 1000.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE co.

DIVIDEND NO. 145
quarterly dividend of Seventy-fiVe cents upon
each Of the 256. 600 shares of present Outstand-
ing -tock Of no par value Of Mergcnthaler Limo S
type Company will he paid on March 81, 1882,
TO the stockholders Of record as they appear at
the close Of business on March 2, 1882 The
Transfer Books will not be closed
w. w. WELSH, Secretary.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
CHEEKY Trade
News Notes

Sharp drop in business fail
ureS.
Pacific Lighting Corpora
ton nets record profit.
Murphy net on common up
so per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Feb. IS G.N.s.0
IDemand.l Gables.
Evening star., 1932-07-24
PRESIDENT SHUNS
WORK AT RAPIDAN
Hoover to Spend Week End al
Mountain Camp After Clear
ing Desk of Bills.

By the Associated Press.
LURAY, Va, July 23-Surrounded by
few personal friends, President Hoover
settled down tonight at his Rapidan
camp for a week end Of rest.
Aides reported that mo work" was
to be the Presidents slogan in contrast
to his recent busy days. Although sew
eral major appointments must yet be
made, he has cleared his desk OF tasks
placed there by Congress.
Before Mr. Hoover left washington In
late afternoon, those close to him said
that he had disposed Of every bill
passed by Congress except one, and that
was not of national Importance.
He now is looking forward to his &C
ceptance address on August II. Although
his aides said he did not intend to work
on it over the week end, they expected
he would give it some thought. Mrs.
Hoover awaited her husbands arrival at
the camp. She has rested there for
nearly two weeks.
Their guests included Secretary OF
Commerce Lamont, w. L. Honnold OF
Los Angeles, personal friend; Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Louis Slade Of New York, also
friends of the Hoovers, and former Sen
ator Henry G. Allen.
The time for the Presidents return
to washington has not been fixed. He
may remain until Monday night or
Tuesday morning.
Evening star., 1932-07-24
INA" FERGUSON
LEADING IN TEXAS
1882 Ahead of Sterling for
Governor - Vets Hold
Wide Margin.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DALLAS, Tex, July 23.-Mrs. Miriam
A. ("Ma") Ferguson, former Governor
of Texas, took comfortable lead to-
night in her effort to win the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination from
Ross S. Sterling, the incumbent
Incomplete votes from 123 of the
States 254 counties gave Mrs. Ferguson
44,315 and Sterling 39.933.
Tom F. Hunter. Wichita Falls OF.
man and lawyer. was third, with 25,755
votes. Five other candidates tralled far
out of the race.
Mrs. Ferguson is the wife of James
E. Ferguson who was impeached as
chief executive OF the State. She was
elected Governor on vindicaticn plat
form.
Beaten Two Years Ago.
Two years ago Mrs. Ferguson led
Sterling in the first primary only to
lose in the run-of which they went into
as the two highest in the race
With some counties not voting on the
subject of whether the eighteenth
amendment should be repealed or re-
tanned. the vets ran up an early lead
of % ,392 to 9,202.
In one OF the other outstanding con-
tests, that for the nomination for State
attorney general, James V. Alfred, in
cumbent. had a comfortable margin
over Glen Calhoun, his closest pursuer,
in three-cornered race. The figures:
Alfred, 32,9O5; Calhoun, 1918.
Alfred recently filed now pending
custer suits against a number of major
oil companies he charged with violating
the State ANTITRUST law.
Garner Is Unopposed.
In contests involving 38 candidates
for the three Representatives at large
nominations, George B. Terrell, former
State controller; Joe w. Bailey, jr.,
son of former United States Senator,
and Sterling P. Strong, former Lieuten-
ant Governor, had good leads.
John N. Garner, Speaker of the House
and Democratic vice presidential nom
inee, was one of seven Representatives
unopposed for denomination. The 9TH
erS were:
Wright Patman of Texarkana. first
district; Martin Dies. jr., of Orange,
| second district; Morgan Sanders of
Canton, third district; Luther johnson
OF Corsicana, sixth district; o. H. Cross
of Waco, eleventh district and Martin
Jones of Amarillo, eighteenth district.
Thomas L. Blanton, Representative
in Congress from the seventeenth dis
trict. took a slight lead over Joe H.
Jones of Eastland, Tex, in his race for
| denomination.
Evening star., 1932-07-24
FARLEY WILL HOLD
CONFERENCE HERE
Democratic Senators and
House Members Remain for
PoWWoW This Week.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Democratic leaders here are prepar-
ing for a big powwow with James A.
Farley the new chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, who is ex-
pected in Washington either tomorrow
or Tuesday
Notwithstanding the fact Congress
has been adjourned more than a week,
dozen or more Democratic Senators
and a number of Democratic members
Of the House will be on hand to greet
the Democratic national chairman.
Among the Senators still here are Har-
rison of Mississippi, Hull and Mcclellan
Of Tennessee and Connally OF Texas.
Some of the Senators will return to
Washington to take part in the confer
ence. Senator Harrison has postponed
leaving Washington to be here for the
Farley meeting. Plans for the cam
paign will be discussed and Mr.. Farley
will obtain from these Democratic
veterans suggestions on dealing With
situations and issues in their particular
parts of the country.
The Democrats here insist they will
carry every State Of the Solid South"
this year, and they say, also, that they
will have the border States, including
Maryland, Kentucky. Tennessee and
West Virginia. Senator Hull said last
night he had received encouraging re-
ports from Tennessee, where Roosevelt
ic favorahlv regarded
Main Battle in Case.
It is growing more and more evident
that the main battle OF the cam" ign
is likely to be fought in the big s tes
of the East, with New York as the
pivotal State. That is one reason for
Farley in New York, New Jersey and
Massachusetts, and his patent efforts to
lineup the rank and file, as we'll es the
Democratic party in support OF Gov.
Roosevelt. The Republicans, on the
other hand, as admitted by Everett
Sanders, the new G. o. P. national
chairman, are giving considerable at
tention to the selection of man to
head the Eastern campaign headquar-
tiers in New York. The selection of this
Eastern manager is expected to be an
nounced within few days.
New York is the big plum. The En-
pire State will have more electoral votes
to cast in the choice of President and
Vice President than ever, At. to be ex-
act, or two more than in 1923, due to
the reapportionment of the House in
Continued on Page 2, Column s.
Evening star., 1932-07-24
TWO ARE INDICTED
IN CYR ASSAULT CASE
Louisianas Who Moved to Chicago
After Governorship Episode
Wanted on Warrants.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW IBERIA, La. July 23.-L. H
Courtney and E. Tucker. whose names
figured in Louisiana's comedy of gov
ernors last year when Lieut.. Gov. Paul
N. Cyr sought to oust Huey P. Long
from the executives chair, today were
indicted by the grand jury on a charge
Of assaulting DR.. Cyr.
Shortly after DR.. Cyr had taken the
Governors oath, he charged that
Courtney and Tucker were shadowing
him and that they bumped into him
stepped on his toes and otherwise an
noyed him on the streets of Jeanerette
his home town. Detained temporarily
in Jeanerette, they were released or
5000 bonds. They are now said tc
be living in Chicago. and bench war
rant was issued for their arrest
Evening star., 1932-07-24
Won GRONAU COVERS
1900 MILES OF HOP
Reaches Capital of Iceland and
Plans Take.0ff for Labrador
Tuesday.
BY the Associated Press.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 23-The

BY the Associated Press.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 23.-The
German intercontinenta1 flyer, Capt
wolfgang Won Gronau, reached here to-
day from Seydisfjoerdur, Iceland, with
1900 miles of his projected 5l0O-mile
flight from Germany to Canada behind
him.
Capt. Won Gronau and two COM
panions took off in a seaplane from
List, Island of Sylt, Germany. Friday
and landed at Seydisfjoerdur He pro-
ceeded here today. and announced he
would take off for Ivigtut, Labrador,
probably next Tuesday.
The German flyer, who twice before
has negotiated the northern route to
America, announced he would fly from
Ivigtut to Montreal and end the present
venture in the Canadian city.
Originally he had planned to go to
Chicago.
BERLIN, July % (P-Capt. Wolf
gang Won Gronau radioed friends here
tonight that he had met dense fog and
bad conditions on his flight to
Reykjavik today.
He indicated that weather forecasts
might interfere with his plan to con-
tinue the flight Sunday.
Evening star., 1932-07-24
NEW ZERO HOUR
FACES BONUS ARMY
Officials Tomorrow to Fix
Procedure if Veterans Re.
siSt Evacuation.

The crumbling bonus army today
faced new zero hour.
With the lure Of transportation al
ready having turned approximately
5000 homeward, blow to the security
of the grim legion was struck by the
Federal Government yesterday after
neon, when an order came from the
Treasury Department for the evacuation
by tomorrow night Of the rude billets
occupied by the veterans On Pennsyl-
vania avenue and in Southwest Wash
ington.
All but three or four of the settle
ments in that general area were hit by
the new edict, and these. along with
the principal concentration area at
Camp Marks, Anacostia; Camp Sims
and Camp Meigs, face the prospect OF
an order Of evacuation early this week,
when certain legal questions have been
ironed cut.
Demand for clearance Of these areas
has been made upon the District Com
missioners by Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant,
Sd, officer in charge of public buildings
and public parks. it developed yesterday
afternoon, and DR.. Luther H. Reichel-
derfer, president of the Board of Com
missioners, said that a study Is nov
under way to develop the correct legal
procedure to comply with Col. Grants
wishes.
Evening star., 1932-07-24
II 6. PSYCHOLOGISTS DENY WAR
Is INSTRUCTIVE URGE IN HUMANS
346 of 378 Members of american Association in An
swering QUESTIONABLE Hold Popular Opinion Wrong.

the members, or approximately 70 per
cent. replied. OF these. 346 voted in
the negative. 10 in the Affirmative and
% were doubtful. The only local man
whose reply is included in the published
returns Is DR.. Harry M. johnson, pro-
fessor Of psychology at the American
University Graduate School.
mo. What damn fool does?" was
Prof. JohnSon's answer.
This verdict Of professional experts
m human nature. it is pointed out by
DIR. John NJ Fletcher of Tulane Uni
versity, who conducted the experiment.
is almost the direct opposite Of popular
opinion, which holds that there always
will be wars because OF some deep
seated fighting instinct.
"There was no intention" DR..
Fletcher says, ito draw inferences as
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1932-07-24
BOOS DECIDE BATTLE
OF CLEVELAND REDS
Socialists and Communists Settle
Possession of Park by Max
ing Loud Noise.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, July 23-Socialist
songs defeated Communist boos in the
battle of public square tc6.av
AS the result, the groups conducted
separate meetings as closely as by
ISLANDERS would permit.
The Socialists. delegates to the Sixth
National Convention of the Young Peo-
Piles Socialist League of America, ar
rived at the square three hours ahead
Of time to assure themselves possession
Of the speakers block. First come.
first served" Is the rule at the square.
But when Leonard Kimball startei
his Socialist address some Of his hearers
suddenly waved Communist banners and
started to boo. Whereupon ktmbail
counterattacked by leading the Social
lists In q song whose theme was
Thomas Is Behind Us, We Shall Not
Be Moved"
The Communists moved, but not far.
and the rest of the meeting belonged to
the group with the most powerful lungs.
Evening star., 1932-07-24
BY THOMAS r. HENRY. .

By an overwhelming majority. Amer
ican psychologists have put themselves
on record as denying that there are
"war instincts" In human beings.
This was in response to q question
naire sent to the entire membership OF
the American Psychological Association,
the returns from which have just been
announced in the Scientific Monthly.
Each of the 528 members was asked,
DO you as a psychologist hold that
there are present in human nature in
eradicable, instructive factors that make
war between nations inevitable7"
Three hundred and seventy-eisht Of
Evening star., 1932-07-24
BOUND BODY IDENTIFIED
AS THAT OF RUSSIAN
Believed Executed as Plotter to
Restore Romanoffs to Throne.
Second Victim Near.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 23.-One OF two
bodies found bound and taped on Long
Island was identified today as that Of
Login Kovtoun, Russian royallst sup
posed to have been plotting for the res
toration of the RomanoffS.
Investigation into the execution OF
the two men Immediately veered from
the haunts CT the underworld to the in
tricacies of Russian politics. Identifica-
ton of the other body, dumped in the
tall grass of an old farm early yester-
day, remained in doubt.
Kovtouns body was identified by his
wife and daughter. They said he dis
appeared after leaving his home Thurs
day night to attend meeting OF a
secret czarist organization. Mrs. Kov-
toun said she did not know where the
meeting was held because the organi-
zation moved frequently to avoid Soviet
agents.
Kovtoun was one of three partners in
small tailor shop. His family said he
attended many mysterious meetings at
night and frequently stayed out all
night.
Evening star., 1932-07-24
WOOD SETTLES SUIT AGAINST u. S.
ON ABANDONED WORK FOR SIS, ,967
Architect Had Sought 100000 for Delayed Remodelng
of State War and Navy Building.

and agreed on a sum, which has been
paid to Mr.. Wood in settlement of his
claim.
The State, War and Navy Building
was to be remodeled to look like the
Treasury Department. But Congress
by recent economy legislation pro-
hibited the spending of any further
money on the project.
In his petition to the court, Mr. Wood
said he had been paid $9O. 900 so far by
the Government, but had not received
final settlement. He claimed $50 900
was due him for services, and for dam
ages. He had completed all the archi-
tectural work called for, he said, with
the exception of superintendent of the
actual construction, which he could not
perform because the project was aban-
doned
Evening star., 1932-07-24

The suit for breach of contract filed
by Waddy B. Wood, architect, against
the Treasury Department in. connection
with abandonment of the remodeling
project for the State, War and Navy
Building has been settled out of court,
il was learned last night, by issuance
to Mr.. Wood of a check for S45,967.
In his suit filed in the United States
Court of Claims, Mr.. Wood, through
attorneys, asked the Government to
pay him $50, 900 for architectural serv-
ices which he had rendered, and for
damages" through abandonment Of
the work
The suit in court had proceeded
through only one hearing before COM
missioner of the court, presenting the
plaintiffs case. Treasury officials and
attorneys for Mr.. Wood fpt together
Evening star., 1932-07-24
B. Eff. HERO SUCCUMBS

HAMMOND, Ind, July % CP.-Tim-
othy E. Piggitt of New Castle. Calf,
taken i'll en- route to Washington as one
of the bonus marchers, died today in
Hines Hospital.
Piggitt was said to have been cited for
bravery at scissors, Chateau Thierry,
Belleau Woods and in the Meuse-Ar-
gonne. He was shell-shocked in the war
and was wounded so times.
Piggitt formerly was prize flghter,
having broken his wrist nine times In
the ring. He had been married f1ve
times
Evening star., 1932-07-24
Private Housing Restricted.

This housing problem of the veterans
was further complicated yesterday when
they were confronted with a police
order forbidding them to occupy private
property, unless with the written con-
sent of the owner, and then only when
the buildings to be tenanted meet the
usual fire and sanitation requirements.
The same order also frightened up the
restrictions on the street-selling en-
deavorS to which they have turned for
livelihood, and warned that violation
would bring arrest.
With his forces menaced, the only
comment Of Walter w. Waters, the
commander, was that the evacuation
would be carried out when better quar-
ters were furnished Beyond that, a
spokesman reported, he had nothing to
say.
Later in the day Waters instructed
his chief of staff, Doak Carter, to con-
suit counsel for the B. E. F. and de-
termine just what legal rights the or
Continued on Page 2, Column %
Evening star., 1932-07-24
Robbers Kill Deaf Man,

LOS ANGELES, July % R.-Deai
and unable to hear a command OF
stick 'em up w. j. Kirkpatrick, TO-
was shot and killed today by one OF
five robbers who held up a jewelry
store near Vermont and Wiltshire boule-
wards and escaped with gems valued
at $4,000. He failed to heed the COM
mand
Evening star., 1932-07-24
CHICAGO FACES TAX
1 SALES OF PROPERTY
Delinquencies for 1880 to Bring
Bids on 100000 Parcels
Monday.
epecial Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, July 23-Sale Of 100000
parcels of Cook County real estate for
1880 tax delinquencies starting Monday,
was ordered today by County Judge
Edmund Jarecki.
The order called for the sale of all
delinquent property except where OBJ
jections have been filed or property
owners have agreed to pay on quar-
terly plan Affidavits to make payments
in this manner have been signed by
Is 900.
Of the county's 100000 delinquent
pieces Of property, exceptions to the
sale order total approximately 100000.
Evening star., 1932-07-24
Mrs. Heidelbach Dies.

PARIS, July % R-Mrs. Alfred s..
Heidelbach, widow of Alfred Heidelbach,
former president Of the American
Chamber of Commerce In France, died
Friday at her home here. The funeral
will be held Monday afternoon.