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Evening star., 1932-05-14
CREDIT IN RETAIL
FIELD IS SURVEYED
Steady Extension of Accom-
modations to Buyers
Is Reported.
BY LOUIS E. VAN NORMAN.

In spite CT the generally adverse
business situation, there have been no
disturbing changes in retail credit con-
ditions in recent months, according to
survey made public by the Department
of Commerce The survey is based on
reports received from 500 retail estab-
liShments in rs cities throughout the
country with total net sales of $567, ,o00,-
900 in the last six months of 1881.
Wllile collections were slower and bad
debt losses higher in the second half
of 1881 than during the corresponding
period of 1880, nevertheless, the retail
ers of the country ION the whole con-
tinued to extend credit to their charge
account and installment customers in
very much the same manner as in more
prosperous times" the survey concludes.
A cross section of retail trade was
taken, including some of the largest
users of credit. The lines Of trade COW
cred in this survey are department
stores and those handling furniture,
jewelry, mems clothing. shoes, womens
specialties and electrical appliances.
The departments survey shows that
dollar sales in these stores from July
to December, 1881, decreased by l4.6
per cent in comparison with those for
the second half of 1880, while retail
prices fell approximately from IA to 16
per cent. This coincidence leads the
department to conclude that, taking
retail sales as whole for the kinds
of stores considered, approximately the
same quantity of goods was sold during
the last six months of 1881 as during
the corresponding period of 1890"
Going back to the report of the preced-
ing survey, it is inferred that approx
mately the same quantity of goods was
sold in 1881 as in 1929, year of marked
business activity"
All the cities showed some decreases
in sales. The National Capital, with 81
per cent, had the smallest decrease, and
Cleveland, with 25.9 per cent, the
greatest.
There were slight changes in the
proportions of cash, open credit and
installment sales during the period, the
first increasing from ASS per cent TO
47.3 per cent; the second decreasing
from AL per cent to 427, and the last
also decreasing from 10.4 to 10 per
cent. Shops dealing in women'S special
ties did a larger proportion of their
business on open credit than any other
type. Furniture stores increased their
proportion of inStallment more than the
others, doing, in fact, the largest pro-
portion Of all business on credit.
(Copyrisht, 1922
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Washington Produce

Butter-One-pound prints, 90 score,
z3' w score, %; standards. 20: tub. 90
score, "; 80 score, 81; standards, Io.
Eggs-Hennery, IA; current receipts.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, young hens.
IL; toms, II; old toms, IL: crooked
breasts, II; Spring broilers. colored.
y to 2 pounds, 20; Plymouth Rocks
2 to 212 pounds, %; Plymouth Rocks
pounds and over. rs; Leghorn broil-
ers. | 1a pounds, II; pounds and over.
l9; hens, medium, 14a15; large, 14a15;
Leghorn hens, 12a13; roosters. 10;
Keats, young, 40a50; old, 30a40; Winter
chickens, 1sa20; stays. IL.
Poultry, dressed - Turkeys, young
hens, 81; young toms, 18; old toms, Is:
crooked breasts, Is; Spring broilers.
colored, l Y to 2 pounds, %; Plymouth
Rocks, to 212 pounds. 26; Plymouth
Rocks, 3 pounds and over, %; Leghorn
broilers, IL to 2 pounds, 20: 2 pounds
and over, %; hens, medium, I7al8:
large, 17a18; Leghorn hens, I5aIs:
ROSTERS, 13; keats, young, 60a70; old,
3Oa4O; Winter chickens, 21a23; stays,
Meats-Beef, prime. 10; good. 12;
veal. top, 10; good, g. lamb, top, I6;
good, is; pork loins, top IL; good, IL;
AACo4 AoAIlo, 14dlzt smoked mans. l5a
l6; strip bacon, l5a16; lard, Z; COM
pound, 6l2
Live stock-Hogs, light and medium,
3.75; heavy, 300a3.25; pigs, 3.50a3. rs;
roughs, 15oa2.75; calves, 3oOa5. so;
lambs, 5.00a7.50.
uits-Watermelons, 50a60; canta-
loupes, jumbos, IL; standards, 10;
Strawberries. 2.00a4 90; cherries, 2.oOa
2.25; apples, bushel baskets, 75al.75;
fancy box stock, 15Oa2.25; pears, 3.50a
400; pineapples, $50; grapes, Almerias,
1.75a2.25; alligator pears, 400; oranges,
California, 3.00a350; Florida, 3.50a4.50;
lemons, 4.00a425; lines, per 100, 200;
bananas, 125a2.00: honeydewS, 3.25a
400; grapefruit, 300a32 rs; rhubarb,
per dozen punches, 50a60.
egetables-Potatoes new, per barrel,
900; old. 100-pound sacks, 125; Idaho
bakers, 2.50a275; sweets, per bushel,
75a1.00; tomatoes, lugS, 2.50a350; re-
packs, 3-pan crates, 2.0Oa2.25; peas,
GOAL so; string beans, 1.00a3 90; limas,
4.00a5.00; squash, 30Oa350; eggplant,
$50; carrots, $50; beets, per 100
punches, 500a6.0o; turnips, IS; aspara-
gus, 1.25a3.00; cucumbers, per dozen,
1.25; spinach, rs; kale, 4Oa50; mush-
rooms, 65a90; cabbage, baskets, 100a
1.50; celery, $50.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
CURB SHARES SINK
IN STEADY SELLING
Public Utilities Featured in
DeCline-SpeciaItieS Join
Downward Trend.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

0NNA"A D4obatbu " Inc star.
NEW YORK, May l4.-A renewal of
the hquidating movement that marked
yesterdays late dealings caused the
Curb Exchange to open lower TODAY
ana steadily drift downward.
Public utilities led the descent, with
Electric Bond & Share heading that
group. 1t was of only a small frac-
Ilon. Cities Service was down slightly
as was American Light g. Traction,
Wnue Niagara Hudson Power was un-
changed. Standard Oil of Indiana
olpped after the first few trades.
Numerous new lows recorded during
the session included Great Atlantic &
Faclnc Tea, Hazeltine Corporation,
Long Island Lighting common. Cana
Glan Marconi, Shawinigan Water g.
rover and Singer Manufacturing.
oelilng IN the public utilities was in
uuceo oy the recent poor showing of
e!ectIica! production. Dollar volume of
electrical business. however does not
always fall as fast as kilowatt hours
March IS a month that illustrates This
fact. Production figures for March
were down 81 per cent from March
1881, but dollar figures were down only
3.9 per cent. ' 0A''
Dlvloend news had little effect. Tho
usual ?o-cent quarterly of National
BOND q Share was in line with expec-
IstlonS ana the recent rise in Penn
Mex Fuel forecast the 5O-cent declara-
ton, the first payment to be MADE
since October 81, 1881, when a similar
amount was disbursed.
consolidated Cas- Electric Light a.
rover Co. of Baltimore eased follow
ing the court order for the sale Of
chesapeake Bay Power, an afiliate.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
BANKERS ASSOCIATION
NAMES ROBEY PRESIDENT

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, May 14.-The Bull
Run Bankers Association, meeting in
Leesburg elected officers for the year
as follows: C. L. Robey, president of
the Purcellville National Bank, was
elected president; vice presidents, Fau-
quier County, P. w. Anderson, cashier
of the Marshall National Bank g. Trust
Co.: Loudoun County, Bruce Mcintosh,
president of the Peoples National Bank
of Leesburg; Prince william County, G..
Raymond Ratcliffe, vice president and
cashier of the Peoples National Bank Of
Manassas. H. Ewing Wall, cashier of
the First National Bank of Quantico,
was elected secretary-treasurer.
An Advisory Committee was appoint
ed consisting Of D. Turner Day, CASH
ier of the Peoples National Bank of
Warrenton; A. Dibrell, vice president
and cashier of the Loudoun National
Bank of Leesburg, and Harry p Davis,
cashier of the National Bank of Ma
naSSas.
All standing committees will be ap-
pointed at the next regular meeting,
which will be held at Marshall.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
DEPRESSION FORCE
is SPENDING ITSELF
Uncertain Equilibrium Is Seen
Growing Slowly in American
Industries.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

NEW YORK, May 14-Looking back
ward over the course of the basic busi-
ness and financial indicators during the
past two months, any one not complete
ly poisoned by the pervaSive pessimism
that has accompanied this depression
must be somewhat impressed by the
scattered signs suggesting that most
OF the destructive force of the decline
may have spent itself. and that some
sort of uncertain equilibrium is being
slowly established at current levels,
says the Business Week. Although en-
ployment and retail trade appear still
to be declining, activity in steel, building
and other basic industries seems to have
settled around an irreducible minimum.
The precipitate downward movement
Of commodity prices has Slackened, and,
in some instances. ceased The broad
averages of security prices have been
fairly steady for several weeks. All this
has been accompanied by an impress
sive easing of money rates and of f1nan-
cial stringency and tension in domestic
and foreign centers.
Most striking of all is the slowly
emerging evidence that the catastrophe
contraction of credit in our Federal Re
serve System has been checked. Open
market operations of Reserve authori-
ties nave brought rapid repayment of
member bank Indebtedness, rising re-
serves and deposits and some expansion
OF loans and investments. These ac-
compl1ShmentS are encouraging in spite
of the doubts and difficulties that sur
round them and the slowness of re-
sponse of business activity and public
sentiment to them. The business COM
munity is in a stronger position to re-
slst any further shocks to confidence
and sound basis has been established
for further remedial measures more
directly attacking the unemployment
problem than those so far applied.
A slight rise in the business index of
the Business Week is noted. The pre-
liminary reading for the week ending
May z is 573. which compares with
the revised figure of 563 for the pre-
viouS week. The index stood at 1913
on May 9, 1881.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
DENIES BRITISH BANK
is BENT ON INITIATION
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSoclated Press.
LONDON, May 14.-Reduction Of the
discount rate Of the Bank Of London
from to 2l2 per cent does not
mean that the bank is starting a
credit expansion plan similar to that
of the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, a high official of the bank said
today.
His statement was prompted by re-
ports current here from New York which
made that suggestion.
THE policy of the Bank of England
at present is easy money and the
making of money easier and easier" he
said, but nothing comparable to the
Federal Reserve Banks methods is con-
templated"
Yesterdays discount rate reduction
was the fifth in less than three months.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Passenger Traffic Gains.

CHICAGO, May "A [P).-American
Airways, Inc, today reported an 88.2
per cent increase in passenger traffic
for the first four months of 1882 COM
pared with the same period last year.
The company's planes flew 3,261, LOG
miles in the first four months of this
year, as compared with 2.l53,086 miles
in the same months of 1881. The in
crease in passengers for that period was
from e,737 to 1928 and the increase
in mail poundage from 45S,336 to
491, 1896.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
NEW MARYLAND BANK HEAD.

BALTIMORE. May IA Especially -
Robert o. Bonnell, president of the
Morris Plan Bank of Baltimore. has
been elected president of Group z Of the
Maryland Bankers Association; Eu-
gene G. Grady, vice president of the
organization: Joseph Oberle, cashier Of
the First National Bank. reelected see-
retary and treasurer. Membership In
Group Is composed of all the banks
In Baltimore
Evening star., 1932-05-14
A. & P. SALES.

NEW YORK, May IA (P.-Sales of
the Great Atlantic g. Pacific Tea Co.
for the four weeks ended April 80
amounted to $72,s6s,6 ,664. compared with
$85, ,026,36 for the corresponding period
in 1881, decrease of 149 per cent.
For the nine weeks ended April 80 sales
registered drop of is per cent, as
compared with year ago. Tonnage
sales for the four weeks ended April 80
were off IA per cent and for the nine
weeks period were Sc per cent below
last year.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Cotton Mill Schedules,

NEW YORK, May IA GA con-
siderable contraction in operating
schedules of cotton mills in April is
reflected by the amount of raw cotton
consumed during that month. The
New York Cotton Exchange Service
estimates consumption by domestic
mills at 100000 bales, against Census
Bureau figures of 100000 in March and
509, 900 in April year ago.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Interest Rates Reduced.

NEW YORK, May IA (P.-The "in-
formal committee" of bankers which
governs rates of interest paid by leading
New York banks on foreign deposits has
voted to reduce all rates by one-hah OF
! per cent, effective on May II. This
action, according to bankers, is to bring
the interest rate on foreign deposits In
line with that paid on domestic deposits,
which was lowered a short time ago.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Non-Ferrous Metals.

NEW YORK, May IA (P.-Continued
unsettlement in prices for major items
marked operations in non-ferrous
metals in the past week, Metal and
Mineral Markets reports. Copper and
zinc sold down to new low levels, at
$50 and 2.40 cents a pound, re-
spectively. The price of lead was well
maintained by producers. Silver was
in better demand from speculative op-
orators here and in the Far East.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
New York Cotton
Special DISPATCH to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 14.-After easing
off to low prices of the week under de-
pressing factors, the cotton market
steadied today and closed unchanged to
a point lower than yesterday. Prices
held within an unusually narrow range,
and absence of any real pressure from
producing sections left the list virtually
unchanged at the close. Spots were
unchanged at 5.65.
Cotton range.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
WHOLESALE PRICES.
By the Associated Press.

Wholesale selling prices showed a
slight recession during the week ended
May 7, as the change was noted in a
list selected by the Department of
Commerce. In the table that follows
the index of all selling prices is given
for comparable periods, based on rep
resenting 1926 levels as 100. In addi-
ton, the price of a ton of composite
steel products is given for like periods:
Evening star., 1932-05-14
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, May IA (P).-Following is
the complete official list of transactions
in stocks on the Chicago Stock Ex-
change today:
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Dividend rates in dollars based on last
diyldend. Partly extra. tPlus a. in stock.
a Payable in cash or stock. Payable in
IN stock g Plus So in stock. Plus IL
IN Stock. Plus 90 in stock. Plus l05s
stock. Paid last year-no regular rate
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Trade Reports at a Glance.

B
NEW YORK. May 14-Tabod wholesale
the following comparisons with conditions
in the in the last
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
Superior Court
Judge Active

Judge A. C. Finney this morning
claimed a new record for superior
court judges in Imperial county.
1t was q record of business, for
to the average layman Judge Fin
ney's court this morning seemed q
mad merry -go-round OF events, each
important in its own right.
All at the same time two juries
were out and a third was hearing
evidence, preparatory to taking a
criminal case under submission.
And, during the course of the
morning, Judge Finney somehow
found time to call two calendars for
each department: of the superior
court, since Judge Vaughn N.
Thompson is in San Diego.
This afternoon one of the GRIM
inal trials was to proceed, one jury
was still out and verdict was eX-
pected, and the probate calendar,
usually called by Judge Thompson,
was listed among other items Of
court business.
In the several years he has been
on the bench here, Judge Finney
said this morning, he has never eX-
perienced another such day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
Heavy Damages
Sought In Suit
For Wife's Love

Affections of Mrs Carrie M. Key
were valued at $4,000 in an alien
alton of affections suit filed in su-
perior court today by w. b. Key
against Earl Dickerman, Imperial
Valley rancher and Keys former
employer.
He and his wife were married in
Marietta, Okla, October Is, 1911,
according to Keys complaint, and
lived happily together until Dick
erman's vicious acts and evil in
fluence" upon Mrs. Key induced her
to leave her husband last March 26.
Key was employed by Dicker-
man on Lne latters ranch, he said,
and lived in a house leased and
controlled by Dickerman. The lat
ter visited his wife there at nights
and while he was away working,
Key charged, stealing her love and
causing her to neglect her wifely
duties
That Dickerman induced Mrs.
Key to drink intoxicating liquor
was another charge in the COM
plant, which asked. in addition TO
$4,000 damages, that Dickerman
be made 10 pay costs of the suit
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
Farmers Seed
Loans Available

Since the federal farmers seed
+ loans are now available to farmers
to cover water charges, an increase
in applications is expected by Frank
Beyschlag, farm advisor.
A loan up to $400 may be secured
with a crop mortgage as security,
and money may be borrowed for
water charges up to So per acre,
that sum TO be included in the $500
above mentioned. Further details
may be obtained from Beyschlag at
his office in the farm bureau. APP
plicatons must be in by April 80
and may be for seed for spring or
fall planting.
Beyschlag recently was in Yuma
where he visited the reclamation
/ service headquarters to obtain in
formation on cost of irrigation
water for the farmers seed loan
office at Salt Lake city, this infor-
nation relating to the Bard project
Beyschlag also took an application
for seed loan ana appointed d. N
/ d. Dow and E. G.. Noble OF Yuma
/ to act as the county committee in
that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
Court Dismisses
ROwell's Suit

w. S. RoWellS suit against the
city council of Brawley, for a writ
of mandate TO force the council
men to repeai resolution adopting
plans and specifications for city
electric light plant and directing the
clerk TO advertise for bids on install
lation OF the plant, or to submit the
proposition to the voters of the
north end town, was short lived
for it was filed yesterday afternoon
and dismissed this morning by at
torneyS for Rowell.
RoWell filed the suit as one OF
those who signed referendum Pc
tition demanding that the council
submit the proposition to the voters
The petition, according to his COM
plant, was signed by 384 voters, OIL
more than 10 per cent of the regis
tered voters in BraWley
j. c. Fluke, A. S. Wolfe, H. E
Hubbard, l. A. Pearson and r. l.
Baker were named as members OF
the city council. The order for
dismissal of the action was signed
by Ross T. HickcoX, Fred Trude
Henry w. Coil, Newman Jones, H
M. Hammack and d. l.. King, at
torneys for the plaintiff.
The dismissal was ordered be-
cause it asserted the question in
volved has now become moot.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
ROtarians Meet
At MelOland

FL Centro Rotarians enjoyed an
cutting yesterday at the Meloland
Experiment station where they were
guests OF w. w. Weeth, station fore
man.
County farm home department
women served the Rotary club with
a sample OF good home cooking. de-
licious fried chicken and other
equally good dishes being served.
Weeth explained tur purpose of
the station, to experiment with
various crops determining varieties
best suited TO local conditions and
best methods of growing. After his
talk he took the men on q tour
over the station where they saw the
various test plots. crops growing
and those in harvest. The trip
proved OF decided interest 10 the
men who asked Weeth many ques-
tions concerning agriculture in I'm
perial Valley. Frank Beysehlag.
farm advisor, was chairman of the
day.
A round table was held at noon
at the Barbara Worth hotel for
visiting Rotarians and for those un-
i able to make the trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
Court Sets Finn
Trial On May z

Robert F. Finn, former Junior col :
leee athletic coach, this mornln9
pleaded not guilty before Judge A.
c. Finney to three charges of statu-
tory offenses against small boys
and heard his trial set for May 2.
Ernest r. Utley and Ray john
son represented the former coach
whose case had been continued sew
eral times while he conferred with
his attorneys regarding the plea he
was to enter.
Law and motion calendar brought
only three other defendants before
Judge Finney this morning. One
of them, Robert Moore, pleaded
guilty to grand theft and applied,
for probation Hearing on the ap.
plication will be held April 10.
Jesus Mecarry pleaded not guilty
to non-support. His trial, also, was
set for May >. Jose Lemus was
arraigned on charge Of assault
with a deadly weapon. James l..
GlaSsford was appointed his after
ney, and the case continued unit.
April Is for plea.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
SUIT FILED TO
OBTAIN RANCH
UNDER DISPUTE

Fighting to retain possession of
farming property in the lockwood
district northeast OF BraWley,
George 1. Tatum and Mrs. Jewel
L. Tatum today filed suit in SUI
perior court against Perfetto
Diemoz, Mrs. Valerie Diemoz and
the Security Title Insurance and
Guarantee company.
The complaint filed this morning J
asks that the defendants be or
dered to show cause why they
should not be restrained from SELL
ing the farming property, and re-
quests a temporary restraining or
der to enjoin them from doing SO
during the pendency of the action.
Mr. and Mrs. Tatum executed to
Mr.. and Mrs. Diemoz last June 4
a promissory note for $2996.62 with
interest at per cent, according to
the compaint, and to secure the
rote executed to the Security Title
Insurance and Guarantee COM
pany Il trust deed to the farming
F i'AOH'A ~
A stand of alfalfa OH the land
proved to be a poor one, and when
the first payment of interest on
The note fell Cue, Tatum asked
that he be allowed to make the
payment at the first cutting OF
another stand, using the money
which he then had to re-seed the
land, the complaint said.
Diemoz agreed TO this, Tatum
declared, but later, filed notice of
default and published a notice of
sale, declaring all interest and the
principal of the note due.
The complaint declared Tatum
could have met the payment when
it was first due, but by agreement
with its holders did not do so. He
is ready and willing to meet it at
this time, he said, since the first
stand of alfalfa is being harvested
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
Scout Leaders
Class Saturday

Second half of the leadership
training course Tor adults engaged
in Scout work Will take place at
the fair grounds, Imperial, tomor-
row at o'clock.
Tests TO be passed for the award
of first class Scout will form the
program Tor the course and local
men will take charge Of various
topics.
The men will camp overnight at
the fair grounds and will be in ses-
sion until o'clock Sunday evening.
Since the program will be both
interesting and instructive it is
hoped that many will be there.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
Accused Admits
Battery Thefts
I.flLlLElJlilII

That the law not only has long
arm, but long memory, was dem
onstrated to Jose Villegas today
when he was arraigned before
Judge I. Mayfield on a petty theft
complaint charging him with the
theft OF 10 light batteries from Ira
BagShaw last August 4.
Villegas was arrested i'll FL Centro
last night by police officers, and
this morning pleaded guilty before
Judge Mayfield. Judgment in the
case was reserved until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, because Villegas
said he stole only four, and not 10,
of the batteries.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08

$671 80 and interest from Decem-
ber /. 1881, asserted due Ior build
ing materials used TO repair and
remodel the VIEW. hall in Cal
eXico.
The irrigation district is named
as owner of the property, leased
for 80 years to the veterans organi-
zation, and used as lodge rooms by
the Calexico branch. Building ma
terials obtained to remodel and
repair the hall have never been
paid for, the complaint said
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
Company Sues For
Building Material

Naming the Imperial Irrigation
district and the CaleXico lodge of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars as
defendants, the Valley Lumber
company of CaleXico today filed
suit in superior court to recover
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
Items Of News
About Town

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross T. HickcoX
left last night for a short trip to
San Diego
Mrs. w. r. Conway and Mrs. r.
w. Smith of Calexico were visitors
in FL Centro today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-08
REPORTED IN STOLEN AUTO

WORCESTER Mass. U.P>-Jom
Deknis, II, was jailed fof three
months when police discovered
that he was using 4 stolen automo-
bile for his weekly trips to head
quarters TO report to the probation
officer