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Evening star., 1932-02-09
Man Who Runs Treasury
MIR. THOMPSON KNOWS WHEN TO SAY mo-"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ogden L. Mills, who in day or so
will be Secretary of the Treasury, called
attention the other day to man peo-
pie should know more about.
Mills wanted to give assurance Treas
ury policies would not change with the
departure of Secretary Mellon. so he
said:
why, Mr.. Thompson won't let me
change anything if 1 wanted to!"
Mr. Thompson is one of the men who
keep the Government going when poll
tical upheavals shake out all the old
officials and put in greenhorns. He Is
the man who knows just about all there
is to know about the Treasury, who re-
calls every precedent, who says MOI
each time a newcomer proposes some
thing that conflicts with past decision
or law.
w. Norman Thompson is his name;
executive assistant to the UnderSecre-
tary of the Treasury is his title. He
has been there % years, under six
Presidents and five secretaries. He has
initiated long string OF undersecre-
tarieS to their duties. He Is one OF a
small band of career men who are not
touched by administration changes.
Thompson ranks among the out
standing ones, both through his own
conspicuous ability and the Importance
of his office.
The Undersecretary in the Treasury
direcs its operations, formulates its
fiscal policy and in every way relieves
the Secretary of routine.
Thompson is slight-built man, not
conspicuous, always calm. No matter
what is on you can't ruff1e him. Once
before Mills said:
You can't say too much good about
him."
Treasury employees all agree. For,
not included in his duties, he is guide,
philosopher and friend to all Of them.
He is from Newark, N. j. In 1907
he came as a civil employe to the War
Department. Two years later he trans
ferred to the Treasury. After the first
month he went to the UnderSecretary' S
office, and there he is today.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
SCHOOLS BECK0N
J0BLESS YOUTHS
Supt. BaIIou Names Two
Committees to Garry Out
League Program.

An aggressive campaign for the re-
turn to school of jobless youths under
18 has been launched by the District
League of Woman Voters, the plan is
in line with the program of the Presi-
dents Organization on Unemployment
Relief.
Dr. Frank w. Ballou. school super
intendent, has appointed two COM
mittees to carry out the plans outlined
by the league. The Central Committee,
headed by Allan Davis includes F. A.
Woodward, r. w. Strawbridge, F. C.
Daniel, G. D. Houston and ]. G.
Logan.
Working with this group is the Con-
sultant Committee of which Charles
Hart is chairman and Miss Jessie La
Sale, DR.. H. A. Smith, H. A. Haynes
and C. c. McDuff1e are members.
Closely cooperating in the campaign
are Mrs. Clara M. Boyer and Mrs.
Cloyd Heck Marvin, chairmen, respec-
lively, of the leagues committees on
welfare and education.
Evening star., 1932-02-09

might be happy to welcome it in
some thespian heaven for Cyranos.
"Cyrano de Bergerac" is drama
of defeat, gloriously faced with un-
selfishness. Walter Hampden be-
comes the Gascon of old. The
swing of his hands, a sort of mill
tary snap to his eyes, his shoulders
they were all Cyrano-there was
little of Walter Hampden left. The
role requires a skillful use OF voice
and eyes. But with the great nasal
appendage about which the great
warrior is so sensitive, it is difficult
to win admiration from an audience.
The players contact must be
through his character-a difficult
assignment for any actor, but one
handled with rare skill by Mr..
Hampden.
The familiar plot concerns the
large nosed guardsman who fights,
makes love, and writes poetry for
the profit of others, retaining for
himself only and always his love
of gesture and his white plume OF
pride. Anyone whose step is ever
quick must thrill to the startling
exploits of this Caesar of the rapler.
Cyrano has slain a nobleman with
his sword as he cOmpoSes a ballad
on his victims hypocrisies. That
is romance-but romance that lives
and breathes through decades to
follow when the realisms Of the mo-
ment fall by the way.
The naivete of "Cyrano" doubt
less will be hard for realists to
swallow They fear the character
that is greater than life-the per-
son one might yearn to be- But
there is so much of Cvrano in every
one Only in a Baron Munchausen
memoir. or a fgmert of Rostsnd's
imagination, would there be blend
ing of personalities to make per-
feet man.
Washington has never seen finer
acting than that of Mr.. Hampden
in the third and in the last acts of
"Cyrano" last night. The balcony
scene is wonderfully portrayed. AS
Christian, Cyranos rival, climbs
aloft for the kiss of Roxane that
Cyranos words have won, the
humbled warrior embraces the door
Evening star., 1932-02-09
Police Chief Receivers.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. February 9
(SpeciaD Chief Of Police Albert An
Gerson returned to duty yesterday after
an operation and an attack of pleurisy
that kept him laid up more than a
month.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
SURROGATE STUDIES
wendell CASE PLEA
Reserves Decision on Motion to
Revoke Temporary Letters
of Administration.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. February 9-Decision
was reserved yesterday by Surrogate
John O'Brlen on motion that tempor-
ary letter of administration granted 20
three administrators of the vast Wen
del estate be revoked.
The motion was made by Arthur
Garfield Hays. counsel for dozens of
claimants throughout the country who
seek a share of the fortune which Miss
Ella Wendell last of the famous New
York family, left principally to charity
when she died last year.
One of the points on which Hays
based his argument was that Rosa Dew
Stansbury of Vicksburg. Miss. who
claims relationship to the Wendels,
was induced by attorneys for the estate
to sign, without understanding it, an
agreement she would not contest the
probating of the will She received
$1,000 in cash and a promise of $4,000
later, Hays said.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington s Theaters.

frame in the shadows. Every line
of him-fingers, head. shoulder
connotes the crushed man. VINO
could, in sincerity, help but thrill to
a man who would give up the
woman he loved, If by helping his
rival he might make her happy. The
death scene is remarkably realistic
even more vividly illustrating Mr..
Hampden's dramatic power through
use of significance of detail In act
ing.
The play Is all Walter Hampden.
It is well that it is so, for Mr..
Hampden affords real Interpretation
in a dramatic world surfeited with
sophisticated poseurs. He Is one OF
the few living stage artists who with
his eyes and hands can utter the
words-in true Cyrano fashion.
One sad thing remains after see
ing this play. One is too suddenly
flicked from a wonderful world OF
SWordpointS and Walter Hampden
to one of blaring automobile horns
and women that talk Of hats. at
pendants at the play who teel
ashamed that they felt like crying.
1t should be easy therefore to un-
derstand why there was one man IN
the audience who came 200 miles
to see that play.
Besides Mr. Hampden, especial
credit should 60 to Whitford Kane
for his portrayal of Ragueneau. to
Reynolds Evans as the Comte de
Guiche, to c. Norman Hammond as
the guardSman captain, and 10
Katharine Warren as Roxane.
w. H.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
DECLARES CORPORATION
WON'T MEET HOME NEEDS
Senator Watson Issues Statement
Loan Banks Should Be Gre
ated by Congress.

Pointing to the need OF a new sys.
tenn Of banks to discount mortgages on
dwellings, Senator Watson, Republican,
Of Indiana, declared today that when
the duties of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation are defined from
the point Of view of what this corpora
ton can practically assume it will be
found that it cannot serve the full
purpose of the home loan banks
The National Association of Real
Estate Boards asked Senator Watson,
sponsor of the home loan bank BILL for
this statement because some authori-
ties, including bankers. seem to think
that the home loan bank will duplicate
the work of the Finance Corporation"
Hearings on the proposed Federal
system Of home loan discount backs
are TO be resumed next week. The Ma
tional Realty Association Is on record
in favor of the proposal.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
PLAN WELFARE Meeting

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, February "a
meeting of welfare workers of Prince
Georges County and others interested
will be held tonight in the office on
Rhode Island avenue here of the Asso-
ciated Charities Of Hyattsville and
vicinity.
The meeting, called for o'clock, is
to discuss with Raymond w. Bellamy,
State director Of employment for Mary
land, plans for making the registration
Of unemployed of this county as sue
cessful as possible Around 200 jobless,
many of them skilled workers, have
registered at the Associated Charities
Office, where Kenneth A. McRae, of the
Veterans division of the unemployed
service Of the State, is in charge.
Evening star., 1932-02-09

The Netherland government is oper-
ating four large coal mines.
Evening star., 1932-02-09

I'leater l q S Z
night could say
that. Nor can
a n y on e who
may see Walter
Hampden inter-
pref Rostand's
&C yran no de
Bergerac" dur
ing its remain
ing three per-
formances here.
1t is a factual
dramatic ex-
p e r i ence a
master drama
portrayed by a
master actor, a
role so created
that Coquelin
and Mansfield
Evening star., 1932-02-09
STACK OF MUSTY BILLS
is BACK IN CIRCULATION
Cashier of Arkansas Bank Says Con.
dition Indicates Money Was
Buried Long Time.

By the Associated Press.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, February "a
stack of musty bills-s2,9OO worth
came out of an underground hiding
place and went back into circulation
here yesterday.
The currency-Five, 10 and 20-dollar
notes of the old sizes-waS placed n a
bank by depositor Charles A. Cor
don. cashier, said the musty condition
of the money indicated it had been
buried in the ground long time.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
RIFLE RANGE PLANNED
BY LOCAL BOYS CLUB
Program Includes Organization of
Teams-Experts Will Give
Careful Instruction.

In cooperation with the National
Rifle Association. the Boys Club CT
Washington is planning to establish a
rifle range and organize boy rifle teams
within the club, it was announced TO-
day by c. M. Fyfe, director of the or
ganization.
The new feature will be added to the
clubs program in the near future, Fyfe
said, and it is hoped that within short
time teams will be sufficiently prac-
ticed to meet aggregations from the
high schools and other boys organiza-
tions in competition. TIE range will
be under supervision at all times, and
careful instruction in the handling Of
rifles will be given by experts.
The Boys Club also is installing a
new health clinic, which will include
a dental clinic under DR.. John McIn-
tyre.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
Walter Hampden
As CyranO de Bergerac.

YRANO de BERGERAC was
dying. The Gascon char
acter with the gargantuan
~ nose regarded himself
failure as soldier, poet and
lover.
II have missed everything" he
said.
No one In the crowded National
Evening star., 1932-02-26
STOCKS IRREGULAR
IN UPWARD MOVE
Gains Are Small, With Spe-
CiaItieS and Food Stocks
Featured.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 26.-Without
making any emphatic response to the
reduction in the bank rate. the stock
market today displayed rallytng ten
dencies after an early period of hesi-
tation. Trading was in small volume
and the gains were irregularly dis
trlbuted and not large enough to estab-
lish a major trend.
AS partial offset to the cut in the
New York Federal Reserve Bank rate
to per cent, the market had to ap-
praise the fresh batch of January rail-
road earning statements that came out
today. These we're fully as unfavorable
as the most pesSimiStic had predicted
and under the circumstances the rail-
road shares held up remarkably well.
Union Pacific was higher and opening
losses in most of the others we're re-
gained in large part. The February
reports will show the effect of the wage
cut and it may be that the figures COM
ing to hand now will be the poorest of
the entire depression.
AS yesterday. the greatest activity on
the upside came in the speciality list.
National Dstillers made new high
for the year, rejecting the declaration
of an initial quarterly dividend on the
preferred issue. Gillette made a new
high-another stock that very recently
resumed dividends. United States In
dustrial Alcohol was strong the food
stocks did better under the leadership
of dairy products and there was a large
turnover at slightly higher prices in
some of the amusement issues.
The market for United States Steel.
Allied Chemical, Westinghouse Electric
and American Can was more irregular
Steel seemed to be in supply on every
rally. Westinghouse was heavy on
doubt as to what would be done at the
postponed dividend meeting American
Can was steady and Allied Chemical
somewhat higher most of the time. The
utilities made better showing. with
Consolidated Gas and American Tele-
phone meeting good support.
The cut in the bank rate brought a
reduction in bankers acceptances to-
day by the dealers and the New York
Federal Reserve Bank reduced its buy
ing rate. Naturally, the effect of the
strenuous campaign to decrease the
cost of credit was looked for in the
bond market. Stocks were still await
ing business improvement. Along that
line the recalling of 400 shop employees
Earning reports were not very help
full. International Cement showed 81 IS
share for its stock in its annual state
ment against $7.12 a year ago.
During the morning hours the mar
ket for Auburn Auto was a compare
lively tame affair Early in the ses-
sion it dipped points to within a frac-
ton of its previous low and at noon
time it was unchanged.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
Washington Produce
Butter-One- pound prints, 26; tub

Butter-One-p pound prints, 26; tub,
IS.
Eggs-Hennery, IA; current receipts.
13.
Poultry alive-Turkeys, old toms
15a18 young toms and hens, 20a22,
chickens, 3 pounds and over, 18a20;
to 212 pounds, 21a23; Z to pounds
21a23; hens, large, 16a18; small, 16a18;
Leghorn hens, 14a15; capons, large. 24a
26 small, 2Oa23; slips, l8; roosters, 10;
keats, young, 45a50 old, 25a30.
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys. old toms,
1921; young toms and hens, 23a25;
chickens. 8 pounds and over, 21a23;
to 212 pounds. 23a25; 112 to pounds,
24a26; hens. large, 19a2l; small, 19a20;
Leghorn hens, 17al8 caponS, large, 27a
29; small, 23a26; slips, 81; roosters, l3;
keats, young, 65a70: old. 30a40.
lamb, top, 16; good, IS; veal, top, Is;
good, IA; pork loins. II; fresh hams,
l3; smoked hams, 16; strip bacon, 16;
lard, package, 712; bulk, Z; compound,
624.
Live stock-Hogs. light and medium,
4O0a425; heavy. 3.25a4.00; pigs, 3.25a
AIS; roughs. 20Oa300; calves, 4.00a
800; lambs. 400a6.50
Fruits-Strawberrie pints, IS; quarts,
80: apples, bushel baskets, 75a1.25;
fancy box stock, 1.50a250; oranges,
300a400; lemons. 4.00a4.50; grape
fruit, 2.25a2.50; honeydews, Chile.
225a2.50; pears, 350a4.50; alligator
pears, 800; pineapples, 400; bananas,
5oa2Oo; lines, per 100, 200; rhubarb,
hot house, 100; plums, 1.75a2 90; nee
tarines, $50; grapes, Almeiras, 800
egetables-Potatoes Maine, 100
pound sacks, 125; New York, lis;
idaho bakers, 2.40; new, bushel, 150a
Its; sweets, 60a85; string beans, LISA
225; limas, 375a4.25; peas, $50; lettuce.
Iceberg. 300a350; peppers, 325a3.50;
cucumbers, 2-dozen containers, 325;
celery, 250a3O0; tomatoes, repacks,
2.25a2 so; kale, 40a50; spinach home
grown, 75a1 90; squash. $50; eggplants.
800; beets, 2.50a3,0O carrots, 250a
400: cabbage, crates, 2OOa2 so;
broccoli, 3.OOa325; satisfy, dozen, 5Oa
60; parsnips, l.25a1 so; artichokes, 450
ASSOC; watercress, rs; okra, 800; rad
ishes per 100 bunches. 1.75a2OO as
paragus. dozen, 35Oa4OO Spring on
ions, 100 punches, 200; onions, So
pound sacks, 20Oa2.25; Spanish, 400;
mushrooms, 75a90; turnips, bunches
crates, 200.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
Preferred Dividends.

NEW YORK, February 26 CspeciaD
The reduction in the dividend on
Aluminium Co. of America preferred
stock is regarded in the street as sig
nificant, in that the effect of lower in
dustrial earnings is beginning to show
in distributions to holders of senior
shares after having caused the omission
Of payments on many common stocks.
Dividends have been omitted on the
class "A" and class "B" preferred
stocks of the Worthington Pump Co.,
which had been regarded as quite Sc
cure until lately OF less Importance
is the suspension of payments on At
lantic, Gulf & West Indies and Burns
Bros. preferred issues. large num-
Der of railroad preferred dividends were
passed some time ago, including those
of the Southern Missouri Pacific, Chi
cago Northwestern, Rock Island, Frisco,
Missouri Kansas Texas and Illinois
Central. The only senior stocks of
public utility companies that have so
far been affected are of holding COM
panieS with an accepted low credit
status which never commanded much
investment respect.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
LURAY BANK REOPENED
WITH CAPITAL INCREASE

Special Dispatc to The Star.
LURAY. Va. February 26.-The First
National Bank, which has ben closed
since october 6, reopened yesterday
with number of new officials. nearly
twice the capital of the closed bank, and
a surplus of $25, 900. E. N. Hershberger,
county treasurer, is president of the
bank, w. L. Rhodes, vice president,
Warren Frank, cashier, and Robert
Huffman, assistant cashier. The board
of directors consists of E. N Hersh-
berger. DR.. Loring Hammer, DR.. E. G.
Brumback, w. L. Rhodes, S. Lynn
Walton and Buford Mauck.
A stockholders meeting will be held
to make application for a new charter.
Thirty days from this time reorganiza-
ton will be completed The new bank
is represented by SEQ shares of stock
and 100 stockholders.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO. February rs LP.-Butter
Receipts, 9,494 tubs; weak: creamery
specials (93 score), 22h -2234; extras
(92 Score), 2134; extra firsts (90-91
score). 2lA2112; firsts 1888 score), ,
2012-21; seconds (S6-87 scors). 1872
20; standards go score. centralized, car
lot),' %. Eggs-Receipts. 15,468 cases;
extra flrsts, 1874; fresh graded flrsts,
l3; current receipts, 1919.
Evening star., 1932-02-26

feet firmly planted
On the ground and
look our problems
souarely in t n e
face, take S u c n
measures as are
necessary; charge
off our losses, ap-
praise our assets;
Let us take out ana
dust of the olo
established virtues
of business integ-
rity and ethics
and stop chasing
rainbows."
These were the
conclusions reached
by Norm a n E
Towson, assistant
Evening star., 1932-02-26
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
CREDIT ITEM DECLINES

BY the Associated Press.
The daily average volume of Federal
Reserve Bank credit outstanding dur
ing the week ending February "a, as re-
ported by the Federal Reserve banks,
was Sits 100000, a decrease of s2O,-
100000 compared with the preceding
week and an increase of 1852, ,000, 900
compared with the corresponding week
in 1881.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.

NEW YORK, February IS LP).-Con-
struction contracts awarded in the first
Is days of February in the 81 States
east of the Rockies amounted to $55,-
O28, 500, according to the F. W. Dodge
Corporation. Non-residential building
led among the three major construction
classes with -$21, ,857 800.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
WHOLESALE SELLING
PRICES ARE STRONGER
Ry the Associated Press

b. the Associated Press.
Wholesale selling prices strengthened
to the extent of one fractional point
last week as the trend was calculated
by the Commerce Department. In the
index that follows the level is given for
comparable periods, based on repre-
senting 1926 prices as 100. In addi-
ton. the selling price of ton of COM
posite steel products is given for like
periods:
Evening star., 1932-02-26
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, February 26 up UNITED
States Department Of Agriculture) -
Potatoes-Receipts 90 cars; on track.
100; total United States shipments, CAT;
dull, trading slow; sacked, per cwt.
Wisconsin round whites. No. /, 1890;
unclassified, 70-72; Minnesota Early
Ohios, few sales around 100; Idaho
russets, No. /, 1.35-1.45.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

BY the Associated Press.
Treasury receipts for February "a
were s65,778, ,503.55 expenditures, S64,-
O86 ,55412: balance S465 ,942, ,586 81
Customs duties for "a days of February
were Sl8,501, ,812.17
Evening star., 1932-02-26

Dividend rates in the above table the annual
payments based the latest quarterly hayeary declarations
xdividend Unt of trading less than 100
Plus
Payable Plus h n
in
Paid last regular Plus So D
212eo in stock.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
PLEA FOR BUSINESS
ETHICS IS VOICED
'ToWson Makes Interesting
Address Before Graduates
y of A. |. B.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

let us divorce our minds of rosy
dreams of what might have been had
we sold XYZ at 500. Let us get our
Evening star., 1932-02-26
Stock Yields Increase.
NEW YORK. February 26 (Snecial'

NEW YORK, February rs (SpeciaD
There are about 65 listed stocks now
giving yields in excess Of Is per cent.
Most of these are in the area above 20
per cent. There are still a few that
yield over 40 per cent and more than
200 showing incomes over 10 per cent.
The proportion of listed stocks paying
some dividend to those on a non-
dividend basis is steadily decreasing
One English society now prints the
Bible in 872 languages.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, February Is (P.-Bai
silver easy and Il lower at 30l2.
Evening star., 1932-02-26
TRANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Y I-p
4 tI1b Tow Dividend Rate Add 90 High Low Close Chge
Evening star., 1932-02-26

Sales Of Stocks New York Exchange.
1920 AM......... 100000 1900 Noon ...... 100000
1890 PM......... 100000 2:10 P.M......,.. 100000
Evening star., 1932-02-26
Gas Bonds Unusually Active.

Washington Gas Light 6s, Series A,
drew unusual attention on the Wash
ington Stock Exchange today. Ten
separate $1,000 sales were recorded in
this issue, all transactions being made
at par. These bonds made up the
days trading on the local board. with
the exception of a sman-lot sale in
Potomac Electric 5l2 per cent pre-
ferred, which came out, eX-dividend at
10334, the same as other recent quo
tations. "a
Evening star., 1932-10-22
PURDUE, WILDCATS
IN GRUDGE AFFAIR
0vershadoWs Irish's Return
to Big Time With Skibos
as Opponents.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~H1cAao, october a2-There
were other important foot ball
Y games in the Middle West to-
day, but the meeting Of Purdue
and Northwestern overshadowed even
Notre Danes return to big-time COM
petition against Carnegie Tech.
The battle at Evanston was cried up
as grudge affair and promised to be
all Of that, with Northwestern seeking
revenge for q defeat which cost it the
undisputed championship Of the West
ern Conference last year. Both had
demonstrated real power, and the re-
suit was toss-up.
Notre Dame, after mauling Haskell
Institute and Drake, had Carnegie
Tech, author of unhappy surprises for
the Irish in 1926 and 1928, at South
Bend. Notre Dame was favored and
was out to score as many points as pos
sible.
At Chicago Indiana and Chicago were
paired. It was Chicago's first Big Ten
game, while the favored Hoosiers took
on the assignment with a conference
victory over Iowa. Michigan, the tor
choice for championship honors, enter
tanned Illinois at Ann Arbor, and was
expected to make it three straight.
Minnesota and Iowa, both defeated
In Big Ten competition, were matched
at Iowa City, while the other two mem
bers, Ohio State and Wisconsin, had
non-conference opponents. Ohio State
was at Pittsburgh for an important in
tersectional contest with Pitts Panther.
and Wisconsin had a breather in Coz
College.