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Evening star., 1932-09-18
Short Sale Rule
Modified as Bear
Account DWindles
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE
New York Stock Exchange slackened
its grip upon the bears today.
A notice to members said the daily
reports of short positions would be
discontinued and that the short posi-
tion should be reported only as of the
close of business each Monday until
further notice, starting next week.
The exchange also notified members
that they might discontinue the tabula-
ton of the short sales made and COW
cred the same day, known as "out-and-
in" transactions.
Exchange officials made no comment
upon the action, but it was felt in
brokerage circles that since the latest
monthly report had shown bear opera
tions at the smallest volume for any
time since figures became available, 1t
might well have been concluded that
less drastic supervision was called for
The new regulation will eliminate a
vast amount of clerical and statistical
work, both on the part of the exchange
and its members.
The exchange, it was explained, how
ever, will still exercise great care to
prevent bear raids. The regulation that
no short sale may be executed at price
lower than the last sale Of long stock,
was still left IN effect. This, exchange
officials have felt, effectively prevents
selling the market down" by bears.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Canning Industry
Is Now Operating
At Full Capacity
Tomatoes Provide Bulk of
Work in Baltimore Dis.
trict-Crop Smaller.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, September 1.-THE
canning industry in the Baltimore ois-
trict is at its height with tomatoes fur
nishing the bulk of the work, according
to reports from the can manufacturers.
The Metal Package Corporation IS
working one or two units in its plant
day and night.
The Continental Can Co. Is shipping
about SO carloads daily and the Amer
lean Can Co.'S local plants are operating
practically at capacity.
While this condition is encouraging,
it is not quite as good as it sounds, &C
cording to George S. McCready. vice
president of the Metal Package Corpor-
alton. Practically the entire season, he
said, is compressed in the two months
of August and September.
Tomatoes are the cause of the pres
ent rush, Mr.. McCreedy said. They
all seem to be ripening at once. All
can manufacturers operate practically
on a 24-hour basis at this time, as
they are expected to fill orders from the
Gamers overnight. For the year as a
whole. can production probably will run
slightly under last year, as about 25
per cent less acreage was planted in
canning crops this year. The yield is
above normal in some regions, but will
hardly come up to 1881"
Evening star., 1932-09-18
FOOD PRICE GAINS
WELL MAINTAINED
Reports From Various Sec.
tions Show Upward Swing
in Quotations.
BY BRADLEY w. TRENT.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 17-Cooler
weather. crop reports and special sales
drives stimulated many lines of food
stuffs in this market in the last few
days, resulting in some instances in
slightly higher retail quotations.
Scattered reports have come from
various sections of wasting crops, due
to low wholesale prices, and the de-
struction by municipal incinerators OF
shipments, which, if permitted to come
on to the market, would have lowered
retail quotations.
Several of the Nationwide grocery
chains have urged their retail buyers
to hold off canning and preserving op-
erations for a week or two, as many
fruits and vegetables are plentiful, but
at present were being withheld from
retail markets.
Makers of grocery products who
waged intensive advertising and sales
campaigns in August quite generally
report sales exceeding by 10 per cent
the quotas set for last month. They
noted demand for quality products.
Along with the recent cool spell. buy
ing broadened in meats, eggs, fruits,
vegetables and other perishable pro-
ducts. In view of the recent wide ad-
vances, the trade here looks for some
recession in poultry and meat quota
tions. though it would not be surprised
at gains in wheat, eggs, sugar and
some dried fruits
Competition for fresh butter has
slackened, with some of the larger buy
ers content to draw upon storage re-
serves. Although retail butter prices
here are nearly 10 cents a pound above
those a year ago. demand is not ex-
panding.
Neither the reduced crop yield fore
cast by the Government, nor the feeble
withholding attempts of Long Island
growers has helped potatoes, prices
being barely sustained. Fancy beans,
chiefly wax and fiat, peas, lettuce and
cauliflower have recorded the widest
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1932-09-18
BUILDING ASSOCIATION
FINDS BUSINESS GOOD

At a meeting of the Chevy Chase
Building & Loan Association, President
Edward H. Jones reported that, despite
adverse conditions, the association has
had a gratifying business season and
exerted a stabilizing influence in the
community.
]. Horace Smithey, secretary-t treas
urer. reported the condition of the as
sociation's mortgage loans and the earn
ings of the association, which have
enabled it to maintain semi-annual
dividends at the rate of per cent per
annum, while materially increasing
surplus.
The associations fiscal agent, M. E
Prentice, also spoke, emphasizing the
remarkable record for safety compiled
by building associations in general ano
pointed out that the stability OF the
territory in which this associations
funds are invested is rapidly making
it one of the leading association III
this vicinity.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
AMERICAN EXPORTS
SHOW BETTER TREND
Agreement With France on Quotas
and Better Manchurian Condi.
tions Aid Situation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Consideration of all factors entering
into our foreign trade indicates our
exports are on a firm basis.
This can be said despite the fact
that our foreign trade is at its lowest
level since the war, with the balance of
trade in our favor being comparatively
small.
The decrease in our exports since
1929 up to the beginning Of the cur
rent calendar year, based on volume
and allowing for reduction in price
levels, has been estimated to approx
mate 35 per cent. During the same
time the output Of United States manu-
factures, minerals and farm products
has fallen off approximately 46 per
cent. Hence, when the reduction in
prices is taken into consideration it is
seen that the actual falling off in pro-
duction volume was more than the de-
crease in foreign shipments.
The current foreign trade statistics
of the Commerce Department, just re-
leased for August, indicate less un-
favorable situation in international
trade then existed IL months ago. For
instance, Augusts balance OF trade was
favorable to this country 10 the extent
of $l8,O00,C00 while an unfavorable
excess Of imports amounted to $1,871,-
900 returned for the same month of
last year. The cumulative favorable
balance for the first eight months this
year was S139, 1854, 900 as compared with
S213,257,000 for the same months last
year.
Two factors stand out as promising
greater benefits to American trade in
the future. These include new under
standing with France through which
their import quotas against the United
States have been raised to a most
favored nation" basis, and the gradual
rehabilitation of Manchuria.
This latter country normally furnishes
large amounts of soy beans for use in
our varnishes and oils, and other COM
modities, for which she receives pay
ments in reciprocal exports. The i'm
portance of this trade is shown by first
quarter figures which showed shipments
to the United States aggregating only
$4,000 as compared with $625,000 for
the comparable period last year.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
FREIGHT L0ADINGS DROP
OVER HOLIDAY PERIOD
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The American Railway Association
announced yesterday that revenue
freight loading during the week ended
September 10 totaled 501,824 cars.
Due to the observance of Labor day
this was a decrease of 57,903 cars under
the previous week. 1t also was a re-
duction of 1924 uncer the same week
in 1881, and 463, ,989 under the same
week two years ago. which, however,
did not include a holiday.
Miscellaneous freight loaded during
the week ended September 10 totaled
1873, 1878, decrease of 68,454 cars under
the corresponding week in 1881; less
than carlot merchandise, 150,303: de-
crease, 36,945. Grain and grain products,
35,863; decrease, 2,291. Coal, 1880;
decrease, 22,936 Forest products,
1857; decrease, 1924. Ore, 6,125; de-
crease, 24,140. Coke, 3,139; decrease,
1919. Live stock, 1874; decrease,
$500,
Evening star., 1932-09-18
TOBACCO PRICES HOLD
ABOVE 1881 LEVELS

Tobacco prices in the Far Southern
markets are 40 per cent above 1881
prices. In Georgia. flue-cured tobacco
averaged $1116 hundred pounds, COM
pared with s756 last September South
Carolina prices averaged about the same
The Georgia market was open less than
three weeks, because production was
IL. .490. 900 pounds this year, compared
to 59,640,000 pounds last year. In
South Carolina, production Is low, and
in Virginia the estimate is for 56,648,-
900 pounds, as compared to 1890, 900
pounds last year. '. '''
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Buying Zone.

NEW YORK. September II (SpeciaD
Brokers are trying to determine the
level at which stocks will again be in a
"buying zone" There is considerable
difference of opinion as to the point at
which this will be established. Since
Wednesday there has been definite re-
sistance to selling pressure, so it is pre-
sumed that the market is meeting sup
port when it approaches the low average
of that day. The extent of the decline
was sufficient under normal conditions
to correct an overbought situation.
Technically, therefore, the market is
now at point where it is believed dis
eliminating buying may be encouraged:
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Canadian Tobacco Demand.

OTTAWA, September II (SpeciaD =
Evidencing an increased demand Tor
Canadian tobacco as against the Amer
lean product, exports of the domestic
week in unmanufactured form have
been going to Great Britain at rate
double that of last year, according to
the Department of Trade and Com
merce
During the first eight months of 1882
a total Of 8,95O,568 pounds of Canadian
tobacco, valued at $2,545, $50, was ship
ped to Great Britain, as compared with
4e17,128, valued at $1,429,892, for the
corresponding period Of 1881. This in
crease, in both quantity and value. is
approximately 100 per cent.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

business than that now in power. If
we have successfully survived all OF
the disorders that grew out of our own
mistakes and the disturbed economy
of the rest of the world, we surely
must be able to cope with such laws
as the representatives Of the majority
of our own people deem wise to place
on the statute books.
(Copyright, 1882
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Sales Up 48 Per Cent.

NEW YORK. September II (SpeciaD .
Sales for Auguss, 48 per cent ahead
Of July Of this year, are reported by
L. G. Smith and Corona Typewritc-s,
Inc, In an announcement by Fowler
Manning, president.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
PROFITS ARE HUGE
AFTER BIG SLUMPS,
SURVEY INDICATES
Earnings Rose 348 Per Cent
in 1922 Over 1921, Indus
trial Study Reveals.
DIVIDEND ASSUMPTIONS
FOUND MORE GRADUAL
Junior Bankers Ready for Opening
of Institute-Other Financial
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

How rapidly corporate earning
power expands wnen business begins to
recuperate from a prolonged depres-
sion is revealed in a survey of the
financial reports of 100 representative
industrial companies for 1921 and for
1922. just released by Frazier Jelke
& Co. -
In 1921, the worst year of the pre-
vious depression the 100 companies
earned an aggregate net profit of S108,-
7O4,233. In 1922, the first year of the
recovery, the same corporations earned
S487, ,842 ,339 or 3487 per cent more
than in 1921 In 1923, the second year
of improvement. the composite net OF
the group was S667, ,418,9 978, or 36.8 per
cent more than in 1922 and 513.9 per
cent more than in 1921. Average per
share profits for common stocks were
S422 in 1921, 1910 in 1922, and sl3.58
in 1928
The elimination of companies oper-
ating in the red was rapid" the survey
points out. In 1921, 81 out of the 100
concerns suffered losses aggregating
S15o, 1888, ,728; in 1922, three out OF the
100 showed losses totaling S8,952,7I2;
while in 1923 each one Of the concerns
was in the black.
Dividend resumption was more
gradual. Average distributions on the
100 common stocks in 1928 were S4.4i
a share compared with s3.32 share
in 1921, The era of wholesale dividend
assumptions and increases did not come
until later.
If the precedent of the previous
recovery is followed in the stock mar
ket, the larger appreciation in values
will be co-incident with numerous olvl-
dend assumptions and increases rather
than contemporary with earlier earn
ings recovery. From the lows of 1921
TO the highs of 1922, industrial stocks
advanced GLIB ger cent; and from the
lows of 1922 to the highs of 1928, "a
per cent. Corresponding advances were
4o5 per cent in 1928. so;4 per cent IN
1925. 44.9 per cent in 1926. 49.7 per cent
in 1927. 964 per cent in 1928 and 99.2
rer cent in 1929" the survey adds.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30

main highway between Girardville
and Shenandoah. while they we're
digging coal on the night shift.
Colliery officials soon learned Of
their plight and set twenty men TO
the rescue task.
Communication with the men was
established through use Of an iron
pipe used to carry compressed air
into the mines.
Through trapped signals the res
cuers learned that none Of the men
had been injured, that the air sup
ply was adequate, that they would
be all right until rescued.
Work Of digging through the mass
Of rock and timber IN the gangway
proceeded slowly because Of danger
Of further falls.
After fifteen hours work, the four
we're taken out shortly before noon.
None Of them needed medical atten-
ton. reports from the mine said
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Columbus and acting president Of

Columbus and acting president OF
the league.
McNutt. IN the letter declares:
we have certain laws which
we're enacted for the purpose OF
regulating public utilities and We
have a commission created for the
purpose Of administering those aws.
Neither the laws nor their admin
istration are satisfactory. I favor
legislation 10 strengthen the law
for the benefit Of the consuming
public.
IF given the authority, ! shall
make a complete change IN the
personnel administering those laws.
l believe that our municipalities are
competent TO manage publicly
owned utilities without interference
by the commission.
"I favor the enactment Of laws
which viii permit the municipal-
ties to purchase or establish such
utilities whenever a majority OF the
voters so desire"
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30

from the Republican national COM
mittee, the company wrote 70 the.
Democratic national committee. ask
ing II 1t would not order a large
batch or the pieces Of use in the
coming campaign.
In 1923 the coins bore the legend.
Hoover lucky piece" on one side.
while on the other was the inscrip-
ton, Good for four years more OF
prosperity" About five million were
struck of and distributed by Hoo
ver's managers.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30
M'NUTT FAvORS
UTILITY CHANGE
Champions Right of Cities
to Own Plants.

Enactment OF laws permitting mu-
inequalities 70 purchase or es-
tablish public utilities whenever a
majority Of the voters so desire, was
advocated by Paul v. McNutt,
Democratic Governor nomination
candidate in a letter to the Mu-
nicipal Rights League Of Indiana.
This letter was made public Fri
day by H Karl volland, mayor OF
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30

neighbor. AS he knocked at the
door, two shots came through the
panel. one striking him in the chest.
A swarm Of officers and detec-
tives answered a riot call, armed
with sawed-off shotguns, machine
guns and tear bombs.
Tear bombs forced the woman to
merge from her rear door. She
came out firing blindly and fell
under a police volley.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30
KILL CRAzED WOMAN
Shot Down After Officer Is
Slain by Her.

BIZ United Prcss
LOS ANGELES. April 30.-A
crazen woman and a police officer
were dead today after a battle
which ended only aftes' officers had
driven the woman from her house
with tear gas and cut her down with
fusillade of shots to safeguard a
throng menaced by her smoking
pistol.
Radio Oficer Paul Donath was
killed when he went to the house TO
investigate a complaint Mrs. Ella
May Thompson, 80, had fired upon q
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30

UNION CITY, Ind, April 81. -
Mrs. Lydia Fisher, rs, and her
d ghter, Miss Daisy Fisher, 50, OF
Union City. we're killed instantly
when the auto in which they were
riding was demolished BY a Big
-Four passenger train at a crossing
six miles west Of here Thursday
night.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30
PUBLISHED EVERY 7

Jones a. MaIey. 742l Z. washington.
Meridian Motor Sales. $40 N. Meridian.
Motor Mart, 1889 N. Meridian.
Hutchinson Auto Co.. 1880 N. Meridian
FORD
Beech Motor Sales. ss15 Z. 10th.
Browning Gent Auto Co.. zoos n.
Meridian.
College Motor Sales. 3si1 College.
c. o. Warnock. $40 E. Washington Bt.
Roy wilmeth. 720 N. Meridian.
GRAHAM PAIGE
Hutchison Auto Co.. 1880 N. Meridian
HUDSON-ESSEx
oakley Motor Sales 1858 8. Meridian.
Grover Winnings. 1925 z. Washington
Losey Motor Sales. 1887 N. Meridian.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30
four TRAPPED
MINERS SAVED
Signals Tapped on Iron
Pipe Guide ResCuerS.

b. rHifed Prcss
SHENANDOAH, Pa. April 30
-Four miners, trapped fifteen hours
at the Hammond colliery, Girard-
vile, we're rescued Friday without
injury
The men we're John Sambonski.
John vinsko. Michael Geritskie and
John Biskus, all Of Shenandoah.
A fall OF rock trapped the men
IN a gangway 500 feet from the
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-30
SWITCH PROSPERITY BID
Makers Of 1928 Hoover Coins Now
Seeks Democrats Business.

By scripps-Hoscard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, April 30.-An eye
for business and politics was shown
today BY the Yankee firm which
manufactured the Hoover pros
perity" coins in the 1928 presiden-
tial campaign.
Instead OF seeking another order
Evening star., 1932-03-10
'YACHTSMEN URGE
!. BETTER ABILITIES
AppeaI to Park Board for
Improved Water Front
Conditions.

Washington's yachtsmen want better
facilities along the water front for
themselves and their visiting colleagues,
and have appealed to the National Cap
ttal Park and Planning Commission to
aid them by including remedial steps
In the Port of Washington authority
bill, to be introduced shortly in Con-
gress.
Adrian Sizer, director Of the Colum-
bia Yacht Club, at Ninth and Water
streets southwest, who describes him
self as zone of the yachtsmen using
the limited facilities of the Washington
water front for this rapidly growing
recreational activity" wants to know
If "the present anchorage zone for
yachts in the Washington Channel.
limited by an obsolete act of Congress,
Is to be enlarged"
Mr.. Sizer said: "Under the present
limitations visiting yacht is bounded
out of the supply and purchasing zone
of the Washington Channel BY the
harbor police, and these yachtsmen
leave Washington with anything but
good impression of the city.
Washington is the only city Of its
size located on navigable waters in the
United States that does not maintain
O municipal landing place for local as
well as visiting yachts"
Last Summer. -E. SiZer recalled,
there were between so and so yachts
IN the anchorage zone here, filling it
TO capacity as far as safety to the
craft Is concerned. He complains that
Federal assistance is given to every
other form of recreational activity ex-
cept yachting, which yields a taxable
revenue to the Government.
Thomas G. Settle, secretary of the
commission, said today that he is SYM
pathetic toward the problem of the
local yachtsmen, and wants to bring
about "the greater use of the Potomac
River for recreation as well as for
commerce"
Evening star., 1932-03-10
ENGINEERS ATTACK
HOUSE ECONOMY
Nations Mapping and Stream
Gauging Program Held Threat
ened by Policy.

That the retrenchment policy Of the
House threatens to cripple the Nations
mapping and stream-gauging program
and increase unemployment among
civil engineers, and that it is incon-
sistent in view Of other legislation
passed, was charged In a statement by
the American Engineering Council
yesterday
The statement points out that the
House trimmed the Interior Depart
ment appropriation bill from s69,-
100000 to $50000,000, and that two
weeks after this action was taken
passed a measure authorizing $iS2,-
100000 for emergency road work
The Senate Committee on Interior
Department Appropriations has reported
out H. r. 1897" said the statement.
"and has increased the items for
topographic mapping by 100000,
making the apparent amount for next
year S616,000, as recommended by the
Budget.
However, the bill carries over a sup
posed unexpended balance Of $l50,000,
but there is not this much left unex-
pended at this time for State co-opera-
tive mapping, and 1t is very likely that
this sum will be materially reduced
by June 80, 1882.
This action is very disappointing,
especially to civil engineers, who recon-
mended that the amount of money to
be expended for topographic maps be
increased to several million dollars as
an unemployment relief measure"
Evening star., 1932-03-10
PROPERTY SEIZURE
DURING WAR URGED
Amendment Proposed by Collins of
Mississippi Does Away With
Compensation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Constitutional amendments to permit
the Government to take private prop
erty without compensation during war
and prohibit loans to foreign nations
at war were proposed in the House yes
terday by Representative Collins Demo
craft, Mississippi
Collins made these recommendations
TO the War Policies Commission, of
which he was member, but they were
rejected. He also proposed creation of
national economic council, saying:
Its functions shall be to study eco
nomic and social conditions of the
United States and to formulate policies
which will tend to promote co-opera-
tion among all the participants in
agriculture, industry and business, and
Q more Just and equitable participa-
tion in and sharing of the fruits of the
Nations wealth, industry and economic
opportunities by all of the people of
the United States.
This council shall also cooperate
with existing agencies in working out
economic policies which may serve to
promote peaceful trade relations with
other nations"
Evening star., 1932-03-10
Cheap Eggs, Thrown
AT Burning Auto,
Quickly End Fire
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIBERAL, Kans., March To-
Eggs, In sufficient quantities, are
good fire extinguishers and ut
present prices to producers are
not expensive for the purpose.
M. r. Patterson, farmer, found
this TO be true when his motor
car caught fire as he was bring
ing a supply Of eggs. for which
he would have received Z cents
q dozen, to market. Failing to
put out the blaze with sand, Pat
terson began tossing the eggs into
10. They scrambled" out the
blaze.
Evening star., 1932-03-10
Mothers ...Watch
Children'S COLDS

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~ in throat and chest where they
may become dangerous. Don't take a
chance the first snifle rub on
Children's Musterole once every hour
for five hours.
Children's Musterole is Just good old
Musterole, you have known so long, in
milder form.
This famous blend of oil of mustard,
camphor, menthol and other ingredients
brings relief naturally. Musterole gets
action because it is a scienti6c" counter
5rrffGnt-not just a salve-it pene-
trates and stimulates blood circulation.
helps to draw out infection and pain.
Keep full strength Musterole on hand.
for adults and the milder-Children's
Musterole for little tots. All druggists.
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