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The Washington times., 1932-04-21

shooting but was poWerleSS to DO
anything about it.
Mr.. Sietz said the gunman with
the sawed off shotgun got out of
the sedan and walked across the
street just a few moments be-
fore Henry'S car came into view.
Henry'S car made a wide swerve
to avoid a parked milk wagon
and coasted to the curb. In
Stantly the gunman opened fire.
He poured slugs into the car as
the machine, moving on it's own
momentum, continued its course
until jolted to a halt against
another machine.
Ran Back to Sedan
Mr.. Seitz said that after the
shooting, the gunman. still clutch
ing his smoking weapon, ran
over to the sedan, which was
parked with idling motor. He
climbed into his machine and
the latter disappeared.
George MCGEE, 3435 Brown St.
N. W., told police that the sedan
bore New Jersey license plates.
He was unable to get any of
the numbers except the letter
&C."
Police discounted reports that
the shooting was connected with
the Lindbergh kidnapping.
The gunman was described as
81 years old. feet 9 inches tall,
weighing IT'S, and of dark COM
plexion. He was neatly dressed
and wore a dark hat and dark
overcoat.
Tenth precinct and headquar-
tiers detectives are investigating
reports that Henry was connected
with a gambling syndicate.
They also are investigating
statements that shortly after the
shooting two men in yellow cab,
one of whom answered the de-
scription of the gunman, drove up
alongside Henry'S car, apparently
in an effort to be sure that he
was dead.
Had Police Record
Henry was pronounced dead by
DR.. Julius Chapman. of Emerg-
ency Hospital. The body was re-
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
STOCK GAMING
DENIED BY
WHITNEY.
Gambler a Drone, Speculation
Productive, Exchange Head
Tells Senate Quiz

The New York Stock En-
change would have to close if
short selling were prohibited,
Richard Whitney, its presi-
dent, told the Senate Banking
and Currency Committee TODAY
at the Senate inquiry into re-
ported bear raids.
Whitney again defended short
selling. He declared it was
speculation, but not gambling. y
Whitney's Distinction
William A. Gray, of Philadel-
phia, the committees attorney,
asked Whitney whether he
thought the Stock Exchange
would have to close if short sell
ing were banned.
He asked:
you feel that prices, regu-
lated by the intrinsic value of
stocks and the law of supply
and demand, must have the
artificial aid of short Selling?"
Whitney said:
Il don't think short selling
is artificial"
Gray said:
TITS a speculative or gam
bling transaction"
mo it's speculation, not gam
bling"
whats the Distinction"
"The distinction is the act
depending on its purpose.
Gambling is an endeavOr which
has no useful purpose. The
gambler is q drOne. The indi-
viduaI who speculates is using
his money, taking q chance,
with o desire to do something
productive"
Gray turned to Inland out"
short sales which are covered the
same day as made and asked if
Whitney thought this type of trad
ing was as necessary to the mar
ket'S welfare as he said straight
short sales covered the following
day are.
absolutely Essential
Whitney insisted that here again
the trading was absolutely essen
tial."
Gray reviewed the practice of
brokers to borrow stock from Gus
toners to fill short selling trans
actions. April l the exchange
adopted a rule calling on brokers
to get the written consent of Gus
toners before using their stock in
short sales.
Gray asked Whitney whether
this lending of securities" was
permitted so brokers can main
tain their earnings even if the
public suffers" Whitney replied:
"That'S not my view."
Discussing marginal trading,
Whitney said the exchange now
requires brokers to get marginal
deposits of not less than 20 per
cent. He said many brokers still
asked IS per cent marginal pay
ments, but that the exchange
only required 20 per cent.
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Charles S. Davis to punish with
contempt of court further such
demonstrations.
Kelley. meanwhile, sought the
days delay in order to have DR.
Bowers examine Lieutenant Mas,
sic and observe his mental state
before teStifying.
barrow Satisfied
Upon the polyglot jury's deci.
sion whether or not Lieutenant
Massie was legally insane hinges
not only the fate of the officer
but of the co-defendantS as well,
because under Hawaiian law, if
Lieutenant Massie is found
legally insane, then his compan-
ions cannot be held responsible.
Darrow appeared satisfied with
the case he has presented
through the testimony of Lieu
tenant MaSsie and his wife and
the two defense alienists, DR.. Ed
ward Huntington Williams and
DR.. Thomas J. Orbison. He said;
I'VE can add no more than
what Lieutenant MaSsie and
his wife have told Of the events
before and after the death Of
Kahahawai, and what the alien
lists have testified as to the
lieutenant's state of mind to
the effect he did not know
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Lieutenant Massie could bear
UP no longer under his wife'S ties.
timony, and he bowed his head,
weeping unashamedly. Others in
the crowded courtroom cried, and
the jury seemed ill at ease.
'Kahahawai hit me as hard
a. he could. When 1 asked him
not to hit me, he said:
"'Shut up. What do / care?
he SwOre at me.
"LOOk out, you have knocked
some of my teeth out, told
Kahahawai.
"'What do 1 care. he replied
again.
"They drove off into the
bushes. They dragged me out
=. They attacked me.
"They stood around laughing
and talking"
Mrs. MaSSie recounted how she
was taken to a hospital and how
the suspects we're brought in to
her the next day.
Tommy asked me If i was
sure of the Identification. l
said yes, 1 am sure
Tommy was so kind, so won
derful. When I would wake up
with Nightmares he did not
seem to mind my disturbing
him."
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Henry was shot as he at
tempted to park his automo-
bile on Brown Street North.
west, opposite the apartment
at 3435 Brown st. The gun
mans car was parked about
100 feet away from the inter
section of Meridian Place and
Brown Street.
The rain of slugs from the
shotgun scattered and blew
out windows in the apartment,
just across from where the
shooting occurred.
That Henry feared foul play
was evident from the fact that
his .3S-caliber Colt revolver
was found on the floor of the
car, just as though it might
have been dropped from his
right hand. 1t contained six
undischarged cartridges.
So quickly did the gunner
work that Henry was killed be-
fore he could cut off his igni-
ton switch. His body Slumped
in the seat of the machine. The
engine was running when police
arrived. Henry was shot in the
lower jaw, throat, shoulder,
groin and abdomen.
Henry's Wife Faints
Henry's wife, apparently intent
on meeting him, left their apart
ment shortly after the shots were
heard at 5;45 a. m. She was
accompanied by her dog.
When she reached the auto
mobile. she almost collapsed. The
little dog howled piteously. Mrs.
Henry was taken back to her
apartment by police. She was
removed tc the Tenth precinct
station and from there to head
quarters.
George sietz, 1903 Sixteenth
st. N. W., who was taking a
morning walk. witnessed the
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
Milton W. Henry; Gambler, Shot Deae
In Car By Assassin With Shotgun

moved to the Morgue on orders of
Deputy Coroner Macdonald. The
automobile was taken to head
quarters to be photographed
Henry had a police record dating
back to 1926. In August. 1925,
he was charged with begging in
public. forfeited $40 collateral.
Twice in May, 1928, he was
booked for investigation.
In May, 1929, he was arrested
by Prince Georges County police
in connection with the shooting
of William Dietz at the Prince
George Inn. He was released
after questioning on $4,000 bond.
Six months later he was found
guilty of carrying in his auto
mobile three revolvers and q
quantity of ammunition and fined
500 by Judge j. Chew Sheriff at
Upper Marlboro.
Again in April, 1881, he was
held for investigation. In No
vember last he was arrested on
a charge of attempted larceny,
but was cleared when the United
States attorneys office refused to
issue papers.
Booked This Year
This year he had been booked
three times for investigation,
once in January and twice in
February.
Miss Florence Marshall, who
lives on the Oak Street side of
the apartment, where Henry
lived, heard the shots. She
looked out of her window, but
saw no commotion at the time,
she said.
The Washington times., 1932-04-21

Chicago re. POLA NEGRI
port that Philip. jr., was en-
gagged to marry the Polish mo-
ton picture star.
Philip is not even in Amer
lea, his father said. He is in
Berlin engaged in archaeological
research.
Pola. who gained the right to
prefix Princess" to her name
a few years ago when she mar
ried Prince Serge Mdivani.
Georgian noble, announced in
Chicago a few days ago, where
she is playing in a personal
appearance" tour, that she
would marry a multimillionare
in July or August.
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
Coast Guard Battles
Waves to Save FiUe

SAN PEDRO, April 81 G.N.SD
The Coast Guard today was bat
Ting to save five men on board
the fishing barge Melrose, former
ly a San Francisco ferry boat,
which was drifting helplessly in
shore in waves of hurricane pro-
portions. Lives of 20 persons on
other storm tossed barges were i'm
periled through inability of Coast
GuardSmen to rescue them be-
cause of the tremendous seas.
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
CharityPi cnicNeWest
Racket in Chicago

CHICAGO, April 81 0.N.SO.
The charity picnic stunt is Chi
cago's newest racket, police an
nounced today. Three men were
under arrest, accused of selling
tickets to a fictitious affair.
According to authorities. the
men already had disposed of a
large number of paSteboards, ad-
hitting the bearer to a picnic
for - the American Veterans
Shelter"
The Washington times., 1932-04-21

I'VE need a cause today to
lead us out of the valley in
which we have been wander
ing aimlessly and unhappily
for the last decade. Today we
are facing a more severe test
than ever before. In the in
creaSing questioning of the con-
duct Of our public affairs and
in the growing protest against
lawleSsnesS in all its forms,
see indications of a new and
great cause which will again
unite the nation"
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
HAD LIQUOR, FINED $50

In Alexandria police court this
morning Frank Hall, charged
with possession of small
amount of liquor found in his
home and several half gallons
found in a vacant lot near his
house, was fined $50 and costs.
The Washington times., 1932-04-21

in s titutions,
it W oul d
mean the be-
ginning Of a
n e W era in
this country
and a S t ep
u p W ard in
the progress
of it's civil.
zation, DIR.
j o h n Grier
Hibben, retir-
ing president
OF Princeton
U live rSity,
declared here
t o d a y. He
The Washington times., 1932-04-21

not be Philip
Oh a nc ell or.
jr., the young
snake expert
who a few
years ago in
h eri t e d a
mere $6,000,-
900 from his
GRANDPA ther.
The young
mans father.
DR.. P hilip
Chancellor, of
S a n t a Bar
b ara, today
d e n / d the
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
PoIa Not to Marry
Chancellor Heir

NEW YORK, April 21.-Pola
Negrrs much-publicized million
aire husband to-be certainly will
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
DR.. Hibben Sees
New Era in U. S.

PRINCETON, N. j., April 81.
If the American people would
rally to the defense of their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-16

Q - 98' .AAAAAAAAAaaAAasanxs
Evening star., 1932-12-19
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

Barber 4 Ross. Inc 6hs... 80 ...
Chevy Chase Club 5,as. 100 100
Sol9mb,a , County ta , Club 5'as- 100 1oa
W. NJ Cold Storage 5s 80. 81 "a
Evening star., 1932-12-19
RAIL OBLIGATIONS !.
TOTAL $2S,10D,0()O
Many Loans to Carriers Will
Fall Due During the
Next Year.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 1e.-Railroad
financial obligations Of substantial
amount maturing in 1888 are estimated
at approximately $2s5. loo, 900. This
compares with 1882 maturities aggre-
eating about slS1. .ooo. 900. according to
tabulation by Fitch Publishing Co.
Principal loans falling due next year
involve eight roads and consist Of about
$l87 $4,000 In bonds and Sl07, 7,474000
in equipment trusts. In the year now
ending the bond maturities were $40
299 600 and the equipment obligations
l0,782,000
This years maturities were spread
over several carriers, but only one re-
celvership was caused by default, this
being the st. Louis-San Francisco Sys-
tenn. The ultimate outcome Of the fail
ure OF New York, Chicago g. St. Louis
nickel Plate Railroad to meet ma
turlty on October l of It's 0000 900
8 per cent notes is Still In doubt, but
the road hopes successfully to negoti-
ate its proposed refunding operation.
| Most OF the 1888 bond maturities are
small. The most important are s34,-
548 900 first mortgage As of the st.
Louis. Iron Mountain g. Southern and
SAL 1863, 600 Of the st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Manitoba. The former is a subsidiary
Of the Missouri Pacific System and the
latter IS controlled by the Great North
ern Railway.
Baltimore g. Ohio also has a large
maturity-s63, 100000 convertible l2s
maturing March but the road has al
ready made plans for meeting this obli-
cation through an offer Of SO per cent
in cash obtained from the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation and so per
cent in per cent bonds maturing in
1896
The issues which will have to be pro-
vided for next year represent to large
extent first mortgages on important
main line trackage Included in the
maturing group are subsidiary issues
ranging from $1,000 900 to $500, 600 of
the Erie, Missouri, Kansas e. Texas. In
ternational Great Northern, Chicago q
Northwestern, Southern Pacific and the
Baltimore & Ohio. The last named af-
fects a 5000, 900 issue Of Cleveland,
Lorain g. Wheeling Railway.
Evening star., 1932-12-19
Mill Dividend Passed.

DANVIILE, Va. December 1e (Spe-
ciaD No dividend will be declared by
the Riverside and Dan River Cotton
Mills on January /. The board Of d.
rectorS at meeting on Saturday de-
cided against disbursement to stock
holders.
While the mills are operating at full
capacity, according to an announce
ment following the meeting, and while
there has been some improvement in
the textile goods market, the low prices
received for goods initiate against SUBJ
stantial profit-taking
James I. Pritchett, jr, son Of the late
James l. Pritchett, president of the
mills. who died some time ago, was
elected to the board.
Evening star., 1932-12-19
CURB ISSUES SHOW
STEADY UNDERT0NE
Utilities and Other Market
Leaders Score Small Gains
in Quiet Market.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December 1e.-The
Curb Exchange ranged from steady to
firm today, with transactions light.
The usual market leader. Electric
Bond & Share. at times was up more
than half a point. as was American Gas
g. Electric, but STAND :, OIL Of Indiana
and Cities Service b. \ eased on light
offerings
Aside from the usual week end re-
views which were In line with expec-
tations, there was little to influence
vanced despite the gain in November
world zinc production and stocks.
Aluminium, Ltd, had discounted Cana
November shipments to Russia.
National Transit lost almost a point
as compilation Of Penn Grade Crude
Oil stocks, held by major pipe line COM
panieS In the Eastern fields, showed
2,752, ,920 barrels, a decrease of 86,606
from October 81, 1882, and at the lowest
levels in three years.
Hiram Walker, Gooderham g.
Worts had discounted today's an
nouncement that 1t had purchased In
the, open market 177,646 preferred
shares at $94l q share. leaving only
482, 1854 preferred and 100000 common
shares outstanding.
Food shares for time pointed
higher. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
early recovered from its initial decline.
Parke-DaviS at once moved upwards
Store shares, usually the feature Of
speculation at this season, were disap-
pointedly dull.
Cord Corporation once again set the
pace for the motor shares as 1t ap-
peared frequently on the tape in re-
sponse to rumors of a big aviation
merger now under way. Stutz Motors
and Ford Motor, Ltd, were the only
other issues in this group to show signs
of activity In the air list Niles
Bement-Pond was a shade higher.
Columbia Gas g. Electric convertible
preferred again moved forward with
the common. In the higher-priced
public utility Junior shares Common
wealth Edison and Consolidated Gas OF
Baltimore cid better Bell Telephone
Of Canada was up slightly.
Evening star., 1932-12-19
GREETING CARD SALES
ARE SMALLER THIS YEAR
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 19-Greet-
ing card manufacturers who are already
preparing their Christmas, 1888, lines
report that this seasons dollar sales
will be at least 25 per cent below those
Of a year ago. Low-priced cards and
higher postage rates were blamed for
the sharp falling of in business.
Writing paper, however, is enjoying
the best unit sales in three years. Com
mercial calendars largely have replaced
the gift table of months Desk sets
are in moderate demand Fountain
pens In the lower-priced brackets have
supplanted expensive ones Portable
typewriters are feature Of holiday
trade In stationery, radio, department
and houSefurniShing stores
Neither manufacturers nor sellers OF
greeting cards pointed out to the public
that it was possible to mail such yule-
tide remembrances for 1l2 cents. in
stead Of cents-thouGh many COR
porationS here are sending out their
seasonal greetings at the lower rate
with the result that higher postage
proved a damper on sales.
There has been a bigger demand than
ever before for cards Of the religious
type, with saints, shepherds and sera-
phimS, but the popular comic cards OF
year ago are not moving this season
Evening star., 1932-12-19
EARNINGS REPORTED.

NEW YORK, December 19 (P.-Per
share earnings of corporations report
ing last week, with 1881 comparisons,
included the following.
Evening star., 1932-12-19
F|RMER BUSINESS
TONE IS APPARENT
Recline In Commodities
SIackens-RetaiI Trade
Is Holding Well.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 19--Business
furnished signs during the past week
that it had definitely dug in for the
Winter and was stoutly resisting any
thing further than the usual seasonal
decline.
Commodity prices also slackened In
their downward pace, several leading
indexes holding at or near their June
low points
Retail trade held well, aided by the
Christmas buying spurt; weekly freight
trafnc figures fell scant margin
faster than they did one year ago; cleo
trio power production figures actually
gained, recording q better increase than
In the corresponding 1891 period;
activity improved moderately in the
automobile manufacturing districts;
steel continued to recede, Iron Age
reporting production at Is per cent OF
capacity, against l6 the week before:
week q reduction of $500 barrels in
average daily output, while coal pro-
duction registered modest gain, slim
ulated, in part by colder weather.
Carloadings OF.
Carloadings for the week ended De-
cember 10 totaled 521 216, decline Of
26, ,245 from the week before and 80 ,405
cars under the corresponding 1881 week
The freight movement was Is / per cent
under the 1881 level, against decline
of 1879 per cent the previous week.
Wintry weather contributed partly to
this slackening. The weekly carload
ings reports are Influenced considera
bly, by the ability Of shippers to get
their produce to the railroads and OF
the railroads to get it moved after they
receive it.
After humping along for several
weeks at or near its lowest plane Of
production for the year. the automobile
industry showed moderate improve
ment. >Production was estimated at 49,
279 cars for the week ended December
10, against the preceding weekly figures
Of 1l,l58, 1G795 and 1922 units.
Power production for the same week
advanced from l,5lo,337,00 to 1,5lS,-
$4,000 kuowatt hours, which was
recorded in the corresponding 1881 pc
riod. AS a result production stood at
81 per cent below the 1891 level against
90 per cent the week before.
Commodity Prices.
he course Ol COIllIllOQlly prices at
tracted close study from economists
and others, who questioned whether
they were gradually stabilizing or were
likely to plunge through their earlier
1882 lows into still greater depths.
Moody's daily index showed that the
general price level had come within 2
per cent Of its June low, where fur
ther decline was apparently being re-
sisted
Bradstreet's Weekly noted that
full reports for the month of Novem-
ber indicate that business has estab-
lished a line of resistance which it is
not yielding during the first two weeks
OF the present month" Dun's saw some
further recession in the heavier lines,
but observed that most of the business
news received during the week has been
OF a constructive tenor. although eco
nomic planning has taken second place
to political developments, which are
tending to obscure the moderate prog
ress being made"
Evening star., 1932-12-19
GERMAN BOND list
EXTENDS. ITS GAIN
Corporation Issues Join in
UpsWing-Domestic Group
Is Irregular.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 19.-German
bonds again featured the market today.
The demand for them was heavy and
came from dealers as well as private
investors and institutions both here and
abroad.
Practically every one of the active
listed and unlisted German dollar bonds
is now at its high price for the year.
The Dawes loan Is advanced nearly a
point and were quoted well above n.
Young loan 5los rose nearly 2 points
to above ST. German General Electric
6s were up a point Prussian IS the
same United Steel Works 6l2s gained
lia pountS and there were also good ad-
vances in the various municipal, mort
gage bank and public utility loans.
It is rather significant that the group
Of foreign bonds about which the great
est amount of concern was felt SIX
months ago is today showing greater
vitality than any other on the board.
French and Belgian loans were helped
by the new cabinet formed in France,
with the prospect that this may bring
about a desirable settlement Of the war
debt episode Argentine loans were
heavy on the political disturbance IN
the republic.
In the domestic list there was con-
siderable 1rregularity among corpora,
ton bonds. United Drug SIS advanced
points. They have now had a per
pendcular rise of over Is points, In
ternational Telephone 4i2s were quite
freely offered at a 2-point concession
from Saturdays closing American q
Foreign Power SIS gained IA points,
Allegheny Corporation SIS were of a
point. while Brooklyn Manhattan
Transit IS advanced fractionally to
new high price for the year. The rail-
road list was somewhat better in issues
like Great Northern Is, New York Gen.
trail refunding 4ias and Pennsylvania
Railroad 4a,s, where the gains were
from l to IL points.
High-grade public utilities continued
to reflect the preference by institu-
tional buyers for this type Of security.
United States Government notes were
slightly above Saturdays last prices.
Evening star., 1932-12-19
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
NATIONAL BANK

The following figures are not bids. but
merely represent minimum prices hxed BY
the Washington Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1932-12-19
TOBACCO GROWERS GET
$4,000, 900 FOR CROPS

GREENEVILLE Tenn. December 10.
Tennessee, Abingdon, Va, and Ashe-
vile, N. c., hurley tobacco markets,
have paid more than s2,000,000 to
growers this season. according to OH
cial figures given out by the Austin Co.
A total Of 14,089. .791 pounds have
been sold for an average of s13.78 a
hundred pounds. At the same time
last year total Of 17,262.8 BAT pounds
had been sold for an average Of sl007.
The Greeneville market leads in the
number Of pounds sold with 2,733 1888
and the Morristown market has the
highest average, 1888 a hundred.
Evening star., 1932-12-19
Zinc Production Gains.

NEW YORK, December 10 P.-
World zinc production in November
amounted to 70079 short tons. against
69.569 In October, says the American
Bureau Of Metal Statistics The total
for November, 1881, was 81.760 tons
American production last month was
1872 tons, a slight increase over Oc-
tober.