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The Washington times., 1932-12-02
BUS To REPLACE
TRAIN To JAIL

In line with moves for economy,
the District of Columbia, begin
ming next week, will save $4,000
annually in the transportation of
prisoners from Washington to Lor-
ton and Occoquan, Capt. M. M.
Barnard, head of the District
penal system, said today.
The saving will result from the
operation of a bus between the
Jail and the two institutions To-
Gated in Virginia. The bus will
carry IS prisoners on each trip.
At present the prisoners are be-
ing transported by train to and
from Lorton and Occoquan. Cap
tain Barnard estimates that the
District to do this buys 10000 rail
road tickets each year.
The new bus system not only
will save money, but will save the
police a lot of work, since under
present arrangements they have
to transport prisoners from the
Jail to the Union Station.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
CUT PROPOSED
IN COAL RATE

Reductions in prices for anthra-
cite coal for the District and
nearby Maryland is foreseen.
Examiners of the Interstate
Commerce Commission today rec
commended that the commission
hold that freight rates on anthra-
cite from coal mines in the Le-
high, Wyoming and Schuylkill re-
gions in Pennsylvania, to Wash
ington, Baltimore and their en-
vironS are unreasonable and un-
duly prejudicial.
Complaint has been made to
the commission by local coal
dealers that the freight rates
were making anthracite coal pro-
hibitive to District consumers.
The examiners found the COM
plants justified. In their recon-
mendation to the commission
they pointed out that the present
rate exceeds or may exceed $3.04
on prepared sizes and $291 on
pea sizes and that the maximum
reasonable rates on sizes smaller
than pea should not exceed
$2.79."
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
SLAM
BOOKS IN BAD

There hasn't been any official
dictum against slam books at
Roosevelt High School. but events
of yesterday and today ought to
indicate to students that sucn
books had better not be seen
henceforth.
This was apparent from the
comment of Allan Davis. princi-
pal of the school, upon discovery
of three such books in which
comment is made in no mincirg
terms about the conduct and
characteristics of students at the
school. Mr.. Davis said:
"There is no rule against
these sO-called slam books but
then again there also is no
rule against setting this beauti-
full new school on fire."
Three girls, owners of the
slam books" yesterday were
called to the office of Miss May
Bradshaw, assistant principal,
and told to bring their mothers.
The mothers came and every
thing is now amicably settled.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
Gobs All Over World
TOHear Broadcast
Of Navy Game

Navy officers and men all
over the world will be able to
hear a radio play-by-play de-
scription of the Army-Navy
football classic tomorrow under
orders issued by naval officials
here today.
Beginning at noon, Eastern
standard time, the game will
be broadcast on a Navy radio
hook-up. The San Francisco
station will relay it to the Ori-
ent and stations at Schenectady
will make possible receptions of
the program in foreign coun-
tries.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
GIRL 8 SLAYER
GOES To DEATH
CALMLY
Killer of Maggie Landon Is
Stole on Way to Doom; Rev.
Pinn His Companion

Charles Morris, colored, died in
the electric chair at the District
Jail today for the murder of Mag
gle Landon, his sweetheart, two
years ago on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal bridge.
Morris accepted his fate stole,
ally and walked into the death
chamber a few seconds after 10
o'clock with a firm step. He was
accompanied by two guards and
the Rev. James l.. Pinn, pastor OF
the Good Will Baptist Church.
Dead After 8 Minutes
AS the minister read from the
Scriptures the guards strapped
Morris and at 1902 the current
was turned on.
The first and only shock lasted
minute Sc seconds. Eight and
a half minutes after it was
turned on the man was pro-
nounced dead by Deputy Coroner
A. Magruder Mcdonald and DR..
w. j. Angevine, prison physician.
Mother" Alice There
Mother" Alice Washington,
widely known colored social
worker, was the only person other
than the Rev. Pinn and the
guards to be with the condemned
man during the last hours.
She accompanied him to the
door leading into the death
chamber and then remained in
the rotunda until after the execu-
ton, leaving with the minister.
Mother" Washington is a
familiar figure at the Jail and
has given comfort to II con.
demned colored men, seven OF
whom were hanged and four OF
whom went to the chair.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
MORE HUNDRED
LOOT HUNTED

Police expected today to locate
loot carried from several Wash
ington apartments by Kenneth M.
Kronick, alias Kenneth Hundred,
by questioning two girl friends of
the housebreaking suspect.
Miss Dorothy Edith Ross, 81,
arrested at her apartment early
today, was to be taken back there
today by detectives seeking more
stolen articles. Police say Miss
Ross received presents including a
radio and a fur coat from Kro-
nick after the burglary suspect
married his second wife without
divorcing the first. She said she
did not know they were stolen.
The radio and coat we're found
in her apartment.
Arrest of another girl friend of
Kronick was expected today.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02

A concentrated attack on the
payless furlough system is ex-
pected to be made tomorrow by
representatives of Federal en-
ployes' organizations when the
Senate Economy Committee opens
its doors to permit testimony
about the effect of the economy
act.
The committee agreed yester-
day to hold an open session fol
lowing examination of recommen.
dations from the 13 independent
offices which reco m m ended
changes of the economy act, and
made almost unanimous requests
that the furlough be abandoned.
Most emphatic of the independ-
ent offices in demands for aboli.
tion of the furlough was the Civil
Service Commission which asked
"a return to the deliberately
studied pay schedules in the last
amendment to the classification
act, without the use of automatic
furloughs."
Grant Protests FurlOughs
The commission also recon-
mended that the ban on promo
tions within grades be lifted and
that the prohibition on the filling
Of vacancies be revoked.
Col. U. S Grant III, director of
public buildings and public parks
of the National Capital, was
among those who proposed that
the furlough system be abolished.
The married person clause in
the economy act that provides
that when personnel reductions
are necessary, the first to be dis
charged should be the employe
whose husband or wife is in the
Federal service. was also hit by
the Civil Service Commission.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
True to Type
SUN SETS IN EAST
TO EASE LIFE
OF WRITERS
BY GILBERT SELDES-

MIR. EDWARD PECK has solved the technique of
N4 writing daily column and offers to take my place.
Before surrendering the post think only fair to publish
his findings "All you have to do he says "is be
trary. disagreeabe Not personallv understand
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
Paradox Not Enough

FdEdOO% mot enough
The truth is that Mr. Peck isn't of the difficulties
he has for himself he writes in the of 1900
perhaps $780, body of accepted opinion existed and
all needed to do in order to become famous was to
stand that body its head. Shaw and Chesterton and
Mencken did it did dozens of Others The others
forgotten and Shaw and Mencken and Cheserton remain
because Mencken and Chseron and Shaw had something
more on the ball.
Mr.. Peck implies that if disagree with the majority
write column. find it eXharang to disagree
with the superior few. If wanted to stand the world
its head 1 would say that democracy is faiure-to
annoy the majority of people who think that de-
mocracy is success would say that the substitutes for
democracy all failures--to annoy the few who are
clamoring for dictatorship.
Denying Cravitation
Macauay said that you would find people to deny the
law gravtation their financial interest to
do Out of the kindness of their hearts scientists have
knocked Newton cooked hat. Literary critics have
collected enough people believe that Shakespeare IS over
valued there musicians who do not for Beethoven
So that if you merely disagree with the accepted ideas
agreeing with the heretcs. It's hardly worth while
In the past 20 wears all Standards all economies,
all general ideas have been bufeted about until they
hardly recognized by their best friends The next
man to make will be the who has heard that
do make four, but insists that they do;
the who has heard every argument against marriage
defend marriage sentmentav but reJolces
in it realstcally just the next biographer to make
will be who notes all the weak points OF his
subject yet makes him hero
The Sun Also Rises
You say that the rises in the east without dis
agreeing with those who that east and west
merely conventional and that actually east and west
are IDENTICAL You cant that apple day keeps the
doctor away without offending DOCTOR say that it
doesn without offending apple grower On these grave
subjects you only take your choice Of enemies.
AS for the Of writing daily column, it is simple
and every writer of a column knows it. Persuade pub
Usher to give you space (and living wage)-that is
ALL 1t may help you to be interested in lot of things and
tn oct excitement out and to like write about
them But the main thing is having the space to fill
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
OB-SOL|C|T|NG
DEMOCRATS
y IMPATIENT
District Headquarters of Two
Committees SWamped BY
the "DeSerVing Horde"

There are no new jobs for "de-
serving Democrats" available un-
til after next March 4, but even
a cursory check-up at headquar-
tiers here of both the Democratic
national committee and the Dis
trict central committee disclosed
today that there are scores of
job seekers who are unwilling to
wait.
Nothing can be done for them
now, but their applications come
in by letter, telephone and per-
sonal calls. Seemingly the appli-
cants feel that a December-dated
request for recognition may take
precedence over one filed three
months hence.
Face "Sifting Out"
There is little prospect of that,
because already the job hunters
in the District are so numerous
that their pleas inevitably must
undergo a Sitting out" process.
John F. Costello, the Demo
cratic national committeeman for
the\ District, has a desk that is
we'll piled with job applications.
John B. Colpoys, chairman OF
the District central committee, is
daily importuned by men and
women who want employment
and a name on the Government
payroll. A special advisory COM
mittee of District Democrats is
being organized to consider the
whole question of patronage"
Situation the Same
The situation down at Demo
cratic national headquarters runs
about the same, although it is en-
phasized there that the national
offices, to be maintained here
through the Roosevelt administra-
ton under the direction of James
A. Farley, chairman of the ma
tional committee, will not become
clearing house for patronage re-
quests and matters of much more
moment are to be threshed out.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
Petitions to Protest
Sunday "BLue LQWs"

Petitions protesting against pro-
posed Sunday blue laws" for the
District, specifically the proposal
to ban Sunday baseball and
movies, have been drafted for pre-
sentation to Congress by the Ma
tional Association Opposed to
Blue Laws.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
Senate Quiz Faces Drive
On Payless Furloughs

The Federal Power Commission
recommended against continuance
of the furlough and declared that,
if the financial condition of the
Government necessitated it, a
straight pay cut or application
of the five-day week with cores
ponding pay reductions should be
substituted.
Status Quo Defended
The Bureau of Efficiency was
the only office that did not ask
for widespread changes in the
Economy Act. Herbert D. Brown,
chief of the bureau, recommended
that Congress should not change
it's present policies unless they
caused great hardShipS.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
Trinity Stage Class
Opens Year TOniQht

Senior members of the dramatic
society of Trinity College will pre-
sent "The Passing of the Third
Floor Back" this evening, the first
of series to be offered this win
ter. Miss Elsie Herman, coach of
dramatics, has directed the re-
hearSalS
The Washington times., 1932-12-02

feSsionally. Disagree with everything
and anything. And the more amusing
you can be the better will be your
column. You and all the rest-you're
crackerjacks at disagreeing. Of course,
you give plausible reasons for doing
so One cannot, for instance, claim
that winter happens twice year,.
but you can make your point almost
plausible. There is the secret-almost.
Now, l ask you, doesn't this shrewd
analysis of an analyst entitle me to
be a columnist?" Perhaps, I answer
Mr.. Peck, perhaps it does; but l see
no reason why l should suffer for his
pleasures. l like my work, even if it
doesn't keep me out in the open air;
it is the most interesting work in the
world, and Mr.. Peck will have TO ad
The Washington times., 1932-12-02

How will / get there?" Where will
we go over the week end"" These are
questions hundreds Of DeOple are asking
every day they can be answered.
and ecOnOmicallv. TOO. nv the purchase
rf Gne of the rood used cars advertised
this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1932-12-02
LESS AIR TRAVEL

Passengers carried by scheduled
air lines in the United States dur
ing October showed a decrease
from both the preceding month
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
NEW LOWS SET
!. IN IRREGULAR
TRADING
BY w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 QNS0.-
"A few weak spots developed in
dull and irregular trading today.
]. 1. Case fell off ~ points to
the lowest price for the whole
bear market period at 1884.
New c. and o. Low
Chesapeake and Ohio led the
way downward in the low priced
rails and sold under 221a for the
first time on the move. Atchison
dipped to new low at 74h,
down T.
The stock exchanges official
compilation showed an increase
of $4,000 shares in the short
interest during January, which
accounts to a considerable extent
for the persistent selling of a
number of the best known stocks
last month.
American Tobacco B today lost
2 points at 1914. General Elec-
trio returned to its old bear.
market low at 1872. Sears Roe.
buck dipped under 80 for the
first time on the move.
Anaconda copper was freely
sold around 8, equivalent to the
previous low price, recorded on
January 5.
u. s. Steel Firm
United States Steel, American
Telephone and American Can held
firmly near the noon period,
while most of the Specialties
slumped off fractionally.
The grain and cotton markets
were quiet and dull with prices
inclined to sag. Call money was
unchanged at 212 per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
Washington Produce

steady. Cuba, bushel hampers. $3.50
%; poor condition, $2Qs.
Squasn-Express receipts very light.
Supplies light Demand light. market
various varieties. $2@25O; bushel
hamr ers, white, wrapped. $1.75Q2.
Eggplant-Express receipts very light:
demand light: market steady. Florida,
Collards-Practicallv no supplies on
the market.
bIshe baskets Savoy type, S5@9Oc.
Cauliflower-Supplies moderate: de-
and light market s9G1t steSdy tea
fair condition. $50.
Oranges-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market. steady. Florida. boxes all
apefruits-supplies moderate; de-
boxes, all, sizes, $2@2.25, few $3.50.
market steady. Texas. Western LETTUCE
crates, punched mostly around 1915 {;
New York, bushel baskets, cut. washed,
$125.
Brussels Sprouts-Express receipts
light: supplies light; demand light;
market steady. New York. S2-at. crates
Tangerlnes-supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. Florida,
half straps. all sizes, $1@1.76.
market steady. Texas. crates. $3.50.
Rutabagas-Supplies light: demand
light: market steady. Nearby sections
TurnipsESupplies moderate; demand
light: market dull. Nearby sections,
bushel baskets, 4O@5Oc.
Watercress-Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Virginia, oushel
baskets. 75c @$1.
Beets-SuppIies light; demand light;
market about steady. Texas, western
lettuce crates, punched, $2.5O@2'7o, te"
Kale-supplies light: demand light;
market steady. Virginia, bushel baskets
4OD5Oc
Radishes-Supplies light: demand
light; market steady. Virginia, bushel
ba skets, punched. 81. A.
Plums-Supplies light, Chill, lugs' ~
@2.5O.
Avacodas-Lugs california, S2.bO0
TX. Flnrida &1.2hM2
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
SESSION QUIET 7
ON COTTON
MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 dNS).-
The cotton market displayed
sluggish undertone in a generally
quiet session.
Liquidation of March for the
first notice day on February "a,
formed the chief influence against
the market. Spot firms were
moderate sellers Of near months,
while there was considerable COM
mission house liquidation in evi,
dence. Hedge selling came into
the ring in small volume.
On the buying side, brokers,
usually acting for Japanese inter
ests bought 1000 bales Of March.
Cooperative brokers bought dis.
tant months as did Liverpool.
while there was the usual amount
of price-fixing orders taking con.
tracts on a scale down.
Near the noon hour, March
was off 4 points at 6.62, May off
4 at 6.81; July off 4 at 6.96:
October off 2 at 7.20, and De
cember off 5 at 7.33.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
1929 INDUSTRY
HERE LISTED

The Districts SAT industries,
with annual payrolls of $25, ,449,-
129, employed 1902 persons in
1929, according to the biennial
census of manufacturers made
by the Census Bureau.
The value of products turned
out was estimated at $88,972, 1885.
Printing and publishing and
allied undertakings ranked first
with 202 plants, 5,886 employees
and payrolls of $780, ,160.
Value of products was esti-
mated at $23. .491 sos, and cost of
materials as $4,1O1,425. Bread
and baker products ranked Sec
ond.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
affiliated Products
Nets Record Profits

Affiliated Products Co., holding
company for a group of drug and
cosmetic companies, will show
earnings for 1881 substantially in
excess of those for 1880, and also
well in excess of the $3.50 earned
in 1929, the previous record.
For 1881, profits are likely to
come close to 100000, which
would be equal to $3.50 share
on the $4,000 shares of common
stock. In 1880 earnings were
$832,375, equal to salt share.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
1881 Textiles Use
Higher Than in 1880

A total of 3,652,O0O,00O pounds
of cotton, wool, silk and rayon
were consumed in the United
States in 1881, in meeting the
requirements of domestic and ex-
port market, according to the
Textile Organon, published by
Tubize Chatillon Corp.
This compares with 1854, ,000,-
900 pounds in the peak year of
1927, and 3,4O1 100000 pounds in
1880. In 1881, cotton consump-
ton equalled 75.9 per cent of
the total, wool III per cent, silk
% per cent and rayon AZ per
cent,
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Hogs-Receipts, $1,000; market, 100
15c lower. Top, &4.1o; bulk, S36oG,
041O: light, $S.9O04.10; light lights
Ss.7594; packing sows, $3@3.4O, pigs
S3.1O63.6O Holdovers, 1000,
Cattle-Receipts 5000; IN ar k et
steady. Calves-Receipts, 1000; mar,
ket steady. Beef Steers-Good and
choice, $4,000; common and medium.
$4.5O07.5O: yearlIngs. $699. Butcher
ca:t;e-Hetfers 1905; cows. $2.5O@4:
bulls, $?@4.5O;. calves. $6.5O39; feeder
steers. $S.5O@5.5O; stocker steers, SSQ
$50; o'ker cows and heifers S3@4'
Sheep-ReCeipts, $4,000; m r X
steady. Lambs, $G.5O@7.25: common,
$5@6; ycarlings. $45O05.5O; feeders,
$4.75D5.25; ewes $15O94.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
Jersey City GiUen
Extension on Loan

Jersey City has arranged with
holders of a substantial portion
of $7,70O,0OO tax revenue bonds
due March / for a renewal until
July /, next.
The issue of $5,5OO,OOO bonds
on which bids were to have
been received this week was
to have been used to refund the
maturing bonds, the city having
the balance in cash on hand.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
JANUARY FINANCING

Stock and bond financing in
January totalled $60,200,000 ac-
cording to the Standard Statistics
Company, of New York, the
amount reported for any
month of recent years, except
October, 1881. Bonds to a total
of $50, 100, 900, made up practically
all Of the months financing.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
WOOL PRICES STEADY

BOSTON. Feb. UN.s).-Western
grown woods of 64s and finer quality
continued to move at steady prices to-
volume than during late January.
Choice French combing and strictly
combng territory fine wOols m the
original bags have. moved recently at
"a to 55 cents secured basis. The de-
mand on the lower grades of both
fleeces and territory lines were very
uulet
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
MUTUAL LIFE GAINS

The Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York reports
for year ended December 81,
1881, total income of $234,925, 300
and total disbursements of $183,-
272,515, the income exceeding
the outgo by $51,653,385. Ad-
mitted assets increased during
the year $54,039,556. the assets
on December 81, 1881, totaling
81, ,1O6,236,O49.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
CURB MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 GN.SO.
Most sections of the curb market
were dragged down to lower price
levels today, under the persistent
prodding of liquidating sales.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08

New York funds in Montreal, $1Ss.26
premium at 1000
Montreal funds in New York, $1S6.25
discount at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08

Ul Optional stock cash tbl Partly extra q Extra
stock and cash, (d) Extra in stock sl Including
rearg ~ s-6Oths Of share in stock tsl Psid 1881
stock. twwI With warrants (xw) Without warrants.
(s) Ex-dvidsnd (t) Ex-rghtS
Dividend rate in dollars parentheHeE,
Years high and low prices are carried to previous close
(Note) Extra dividends published through regular div
idsnd period.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

washington Gas, IS, B, $4,000
10294.
AFTER CALL
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio, pfd., 10@9lh; 7@911a; 1S
@9112.
Potomac Electric, 51as. pfd., 5
@ 1O334.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 2Q53.
The Washington times., 1932-02-08

Public Utility Bonds Bid Ask
Amer Tel G. Tel 41ss '39. l01A 800.
Am Tel e. Tel C't'l Tr IS. 80. 991a l.....
Anacostia q Pot r Il 5s -. SO 5S
Ana Pot Guar 5s ........ IS .....
C & p Tel of Va 5s ..10O HOO "a
Cap Traction II Il 5s .... 5Sa 81
CITY d. suburban 5s ,...l so 81
Georgetown Gas 1st 5s .lOO .....
Potomac Eec Cons 5s 80. 100 lO1
Potomac Eisc Us 1858 .... I1O4 ,....
Wash Alex d Mt Ctf.... -.
Washington Gas 4hs &c.. 96A 90
Washington Gas 5s ..,..... 1904 10l
Wash Gas 6s Series ....I1OO llO1
Wash Gas Is Series .lO3 IlO4
Wash Ry & Elec As ..s... 81 SEA
Miscellaneous Bonds
Barber & Ross Inc 6ks ....I so .....
Chevy Chase Club 5hs -. SO l102
Col Country Club 5hs .... 100 1O3
w NJ Cold Storage SIS ..., "a .....
The Washington times., 1932-02-08
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 G.N.SD
The Washington times., 1932-02-08

Agri Mtg Rk(CoiNr~'4Sl .
AntioOuia ?Od rs 81. !
Argentine &c 'tE. ..."..l 6
Relgium Ghs '49,....l =
Belgium Is '55. ...,.., q
Ruenos Aires 6s'61Prov :
Bulgaria TVS SS.. -. :
Colombia ga 81 Oct. .
Col Mt PIX 7s 4s :. .
Denmark 51As ...,.,..
Denmark Is ........l
Ger Gov intl 5I4s. :
German Rep Ts.....
Greek SIS .,.,,....
Mex ext '~ SIN ......
Mex ext AS..........'
NurenherT IS ......l
Panama ~ ......,,..
Rome elbS .,.,......
Rum MOnop Inst Is.