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Evening star., 1932-06-23
BROKERS CUT STAFFS
AS TRADING DECLINES
Recent Slump in Volume of
Transactions Is Contrast to
Days of 1929.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 23-A good deal
Of Stock Exchange machinery has been
dismantled as result of the transition
from four and five million share days
to the current relatively trifiing volume
Of few hundred thousand shares daily.
In the earlier stages of the depres-
sion brokers and their staffs contin-
ued to have plenty to do because so
many people wanted to dump their
securities. But recently liquidation has
declined decidedly and the public has
shown little inclination to have any
thing to do with the market, either in
vestment-wise or speculative-wise Hence
the business of the brokers has been
dwindling
The ak has fallen in many places
as evidenced by the fact that some of
the larger commission houses,
which in 1929 had as many as 500 or
600 employees, now have staffs of 100
to 200. Some of the investment bank
ing firms have cut their organizations
quite as drastically. and still are trim
ming wherever possible. Costly electric
quotation boards have also been dis
continued for the time being. Another
avenue Of escape chosen by some firms
from too burdensome overhead has
been in consolidation with other firms.
But in spite of the unhappy turn of
events for the brokers. there has been
no great loss in the number of Stock
Exchange firms from the peak number
Of 1929. As of June ]. there were COS
active partnerships. comparing with 621
on January /. 1882. and 665 on Janu-
ary l, 1929, the latter being the record
high.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP
CENSUS IS ANNOUNCED
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Automobiles owned throughout the
world at the close of 1891 were esti-
mated by the Commerce Department to
have numbered 35,263, ,397 compared
with 35,805,632 at the close of 1880, a
decrease Of is per cent
Passenger cars declined 81 per cent,
compared with 1880, while trucks and
buSseS increased a per cent and per
cent, respectively
The relative importance of leading
motoring countries, from a numerical
standpoint, showed little change in 1881.
with the exception that France sup
planted England in second place. Fol-
lowing the United States, with registra-
tlonS OF 25,986,353, decrease of I'll 045
during the year, were: France, with
l,7l3,368, a gain of 253,718; United
Kingdom, with 1,570.173. an increase of
40,90l: Canada, with 1.186,960. a drop
OF 37,l38; Germany, with 672 ,633. a de-
crease of 6,667. and Australia, with 523,-
095, decrease of 40,562
Argentina. Italy. New Zealand. Spain,
Belgium and India followed in the or
der named. SpitZbergen with only one
truck, was last in the rank of automo-
bile eJowning countries.
A study of registration figures re-
vealed no special consistency from a
geographical standpoint in the changes
OF ownership of automobiles.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
Washington Produce

Butter-Onc- pound prints, SO score,
20; 80 score, 10; standards, IL. Tub, SO
score, 10; 80 score, 18; standards, II.
Eggs-Hennery, IA; current receipts,
Il.
Poultry. alive-Turkey hens, 12; toms,
10; crooked breasts, 10; Spring b~oil-
ers, Plymouth Rocks, 2l2 pounds and
over, 18a2O; 2la pounds and under, l6a
Is; Rhode Island Reds, 15al7; mixed
colors, 14a16; Leghorns, 14al6; hens,
colored, 13al5; LeghornS, II; ROSTERS, 8.
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys, hens, Is;
toms, 13; crooked breasts, 49,; Spring
broilers. Plymouth Rocks, 2l2 pounds
and over, 21a23; 2la pounds and under,
l9a21; Rhode Island Reds, l8a20; mixed
colors, l7al9; Leghorns, 17al9; Leg
horns, Is; roosters. IL; Long Island
ducks, Halls; hens, colored, 16a18.
Meats-Beef. l3; veal, II; lamb, II;
pork loins, IA; fresh hams, ID; smoked
hams, IA; strip bacon, IA; lard, Z;
compound, 6l2.
Live stock-Hogs, light, 400a4.20; me-
dium, 40oa420; heavy, 325a3.75; pigs,
350a400: roughs. 1.50a2.75; calves,
300a5 so; lambs, 4O0a6.5G.
uit5-Watermelons, Georgia, 80 to
40 pound average, 60a75; Florida, 28-
pound average, So cantaloupes, jumboS,
325a3.5O; standards, 2.75a3.OO; honey
davis, 200a225; honeyballs. 275a4 so;
apples, box stock, 1.50a2 90; peaches,
South Carolina. bushel baskets, 350a
400; apricots. $50; plums, 1.25a1 so;
oranges. California, 400a4 so; lemons,
40Oa4.5O, lines, per 100. 20Oa2 so; figs,
LOCAL 25; pineapples, 250a2.75; alli-
gator pears. 1.50a175; cherries, Cali
fornia. 200a2 so; Strawberries, 400;
raspberries. red, 80; black, IS; black
berries, 200a225.
getables-Potatoes new. per barrel,
2.50a3OO; old, 1O0-pound sacks. 1.OOa
1.25; sweets, 5Oa65; string beans. rs;
limas, 200; peas, $50; squash. 10Oa
l.25; kale, 50a6O; spinach, LOCAL 25;
squash, 50a75; cucumbers. 50a75; car
rots. per 100 punches, 4.50; beets, per
100 punches. 4.50; corn, 1.5oa2 90; cab
bage, 25a1 90; lettuce. Iceburg, 5.00a
$50; homegrown. 100; peppers, fancy,
45O; choice. 200; eggplant. $50;
asparagus, 100a2 90; cauliflower, 20Oa
2.25; tomatoes, lugs. 1.50a200; flats,
85al 90; homegrown, ponys, 200.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
.ST0CKSARE FIRM
AS MARKET CLOSES
Advances 0utnumber De-
clInes After IrreguIarity
in Earlier Trading.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opeclal DlSpatch TO The Star
NEW YORK, June 23.-Takinp II .s
Whole, the stock market TODAY was
Steaoy AFFAIR. Volume was small and
changes mostly fractional, but there was
no pressing liquidation and slight nre.
ponuerance OF advances at the end
iAe market was irregular during the
morning, but sharpened in the after
was that resting to various nreferreJ
STOCKS Omission of the dividends on
Alherlcan Smelling & Refining senior
ISSUES earlier in the week was still Lead
lHg too3y TO question of the safety of
other olvldends and to liquidation in
StocKs Where there was absolutely no
uouDt ABOUT the dividend. In the fret
classlncatlon comes United States tteeI
preferred, which in the first hour dunIi-
cateo us previous low, rallying. how
ever, subsequently. The best Judgment
Hi tne street is that the Steel preferred
oIvloend VIII be paid as a matter of
pIhcipIe' regardless of earnings, as the
steel Corporation is well able N DO
But holders are timid.
Another preferred under n,oderot.
preSsure-it takes only a limited eroo',r,
OF stock to depress prices in this dnlI
niaLket-WaS General Motors. which
made new bear market low at 81
Where the yield was 80 per cent. There
absolutely no question about the
motors preferred dividend.
The market was no; entirely be.vv
even during the earlier regularity Tio,
gett d Myers was strong, responding fo
reports OF its financiai position +
case showed signs of support. not suffi-
Gent to worry the short interest he
leVed to be outstanding in that stock
put significant of what might happen
with an issue of SO small a f1oatino
supply. Auburn ran up 3 or q points
National Dlstillers Product; advanced
the leader of the group which will
benefit, If prohibition is abolished.
Standard stocks varied little one vav
or the other. American Can made a
new bear market low by a fraction on
doubts about dividend policy. American
Telephone held above its old low dur
ing the morning. General Electric.
General Motors, Air Reduction and
Consolidated Gas were unimportantly
changed. American Power e. Light
was slightly higher on its earnings
statement and the official assurance in
regard to bank loans both for the par
ent company and the subsidiaries.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
NEIGHBORHOOD BANKS
ARE CLOSED IN CHICAGO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 23-Several neigh
torhood banks were closed today by
State or National bank examiners.
The Hyde Park-KenWood National
Bank, the Jackson Park National Bank
and the South Shore State Bank, all
owned by John A. Carroll failed to open.
The Hyde Park Bank had S3.200,000 on
deposit, s600,000 capital and S4OO, 900
surplus. The Jackson Park National
had s800000 deposits, 100000 capital
and $4,000 surplus. The South Shore
State had s500,0OO deposit, 100000
capital and 100000 surplus.
The Cottage Grove State Bank an
other South Side institution. was also
closed. Its capital was 100000 and
surplus 100000. The State auditor had
no estimate of deposits
twenty-five smaller banks in the city
have failed within the past two weeks.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
Rail Dividend Reductions.

NEW YORK, June % CSpeciaD One
of the last of the railroads to be af-
fected by reduced earnings is the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg &; Potomac, which
is bridge line between Washington
and Richmond. controlled by the Penn
sylvania. Baltimore & Ohio, Atlantic
Coast Line, Southern Railway, Seaboard
Air Line and Chesapeake G. Ohio. Last
year this road had a deficit of S134,00O
after dividends. 1t has now declared
a semi-annual dividend of 50 a share,
against S4 a share previously. The
Railroad Securities Co.. which represents
the leased lines Of Illinois Central has
omitted its dividend. The Union Pacific
is an important holder of its shares.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
MASS PRODUCTION
OF HOUSES PLANNED
Homes to Be Sold on Same Plan
as Automobiles by
New Firm.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 23.-The first
concrete attempt to apply machine-ag
methods to housing was announced to-
day with the formation of General
Houses, Inc. This corporation. by mass
production methods, slch as those used
by the automotive industry. plans to
ouild houses by units, assemble them
with small crew in four or five days
and permit the home buyer not only to
pay for them on the installment plan,
but to trade in the houses after a few
years, as first payment on larger or
better models.
The houses, to be made Of pressed
steel, one story in height. are to be
equipped with electrical refrigeration,
heating units, plumbing and wiring
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-06-23
U. S. GOLD STOCKS GAIN
$2,980,2O0 DURING DAY

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 23.-Gold trans
actions reported by the New York Fed
eral Reserve Bank yesterday resulted in
a net gain in this country's stocks Of
monetary metal of $2,980,200.
The amount of metal under "earmark"
for foreign account decreased 5000, 400,
but exports aggregated only 5000. 200,
which presumably indicated that some
metal which had been set aside for for
eign account here was used to pay off
foreign obligations in this country. All
of the exported metal was for Switer-
land, save $4,000, which was shipped
to England.
These were the first important gold
transactions this week.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, June % (P) UNITED States
Department of Agriculture Potatoes
Receipts. so cars; on track. 165 new.
20 old: total United States shipments.
$50; new stock about steady, supplies
moderate. trading moderate; Southern
Bliss Triumphs. U. S. No l, most cars
slightly to heavily decayed. 130a1. 40 ;
others, 100a1.25 Irish Cobblers U. S..
No. |. l.30a1.35; decayed. LOCAL .25; old
stock. weak, trading very slow; Idaho
RussetS, go.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
Bank of England Statement.

LONDON. June % (P>-The weekly
statement of the Bank Of England
shows the following changes in pounds
Total reserve increased $4,000: circu-
lation increased 1922, ,000; bullion in
creased 2305 900; public deposits in
creased 15.010,000; other deposits de-
creased 14738000: notes reserve in
creased 10000: government securities
decreased 2,130000
The proportion of the banks reserve
to liability is 37.17 per cent, compared
with 37I5 last week.
Rate of discount. 22 per cent.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
TIN CURTAILMENT PLAN
TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY |
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. June 23-The modified
Byrre plan for curtailment of produc-
tion Of tin has been approved by the
signatory governments and will be put
into effect on July l. says the New York
office of the International Tin Com
mittee. The plan provides for cessation
OF production or rigid control of output
in July and August. and thereafter for
releases at the rate of 10 per cent a
month for 10 months of the metal so
controlled.
Evening star., 1932-06-23

Gay that the wash
ington Office of
F. B. Keech g. Co.
will remain under
the management of
George A. Garrett,
one of the Keech
partners. The mer-
ger will become ef-
fective on July l,
and Mr.. Garrett
will become a part
ner in the consoli-
dated firm. The
local Office will
continue with it's
present personnel.
Mr.. Garrett has
been in charge of
Keech's Washing
ton of6ce for p,anv
Evening star., 1932-06-23
First Returns on Tax.

NEW YORK, June % (R.-First re-
turns made by business men on the
manufacturers excise and miscellaneous
taxes must cover the period up to the
End of this month, and the taxes must
he paid on or blfore July 81, according
I, Walter E. Corwin, internal revenue
SollseVor for the first district sef New
york.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
Rail Deficit Reported.

NEW YORK. June % CP.-The St.
LouiS-San Francisco Railroad system
reports May net railway operating in
come of S257,505, compared with ST.
026,097 a year ago. Deficit after
charges was 1892, ,919, against surplus
of Sill IT'S in May, 1881.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE,

BY the AS5oclated Press.
Treasury receipts for June 81 were
S6,035. .479i1: expenditures. sl4.29O.-
07363; balance, S632, ,940, ,372 TO Customs
duties for 81 days of June were
S12036,263
Evening star., 1932-06-23
Food Index Increases.

NEW YORK, June % up. Brad
streets weekly food index registered a
slight increase in tn week ended June
81, rising to s1.62 against $1y6l In the
preceding week.
Evening star., 1932-06-23
GARRETT RETAINED
IN BROKER MERGER
D. C. Office Manager to Be
} Partner in Consolidated
! Firm.
BY EDWARD G. STONE

Following announcement Of the mer-
ger of F. B. Keech e. Co. and Clark
Childs g. Co., New York Stock Ex-
change houses, it was learned here to-
Evening star., 1932-06-23

1880 A.L........ 100000 :2:10 Noon...... 100000
1880 P.M......... 100000 210 PM........ 100000
Dividend rates given the above tables
payments based the
unit of trading tPartly extra tPus
~ In stock Paid this Payable
stock PAYABLE in cash or stock Plus 60 in Plus ~
sot& = Plus 81 Plus go in
Paid last regular Plus Payable
Evening star., 1932-06-23
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. June % CP.-Over-
the-counter market:
Evening star., 1932-06-23

IA Zonite Products( (6Oc,
Evening star., 1932-06-23

Sales Of Stocks on New York Exc
Evening star., 1932-08-28

trap when the chute springs, because usually
it pretty near yanks your insides out.
"'Oh, sure, sure,' says Sam. 7 didn't mean
for you and Nellie to ride it. I meant that we
could use Boy-Joe. You could 60 up with him
for double drop one or two times, like re-
member you done when you was teaching little
Nellie, and after that Boy-Joe could work
alone
well, we sit there in the ofhce-car talking
price, and finally we settle at a hunnerd and
twenty-five smackers a week. He tells me to
see the canvas boss for what fabric need and
as many men and sewing machines and things
and start right in on a bag and 'chuteS and
the imitation outfit.
"Well, it's long time since have built
balloon, so go back to the sleeper to get my
old scrapbook out of my trunk, which have
always saved. This book has the whole dope
in it which Charlie Baysdorfer gave me, what
shape to cut she panels and all. Ma is there
and she asks me what I'm looking for, so tell
her the proposition and she don't like it. You
didn't like it, did you. map"
mo-" said Mrs Darby 81 didn't like it. But
you see we was up against it, so had to like it.
The only thing is. thought we'd ought to tell
Boy-Joe right away"
"Yair, that's right, so you did," said her hus-
band We'll, I send for Boy-Joe, and says
to him, Sonny, I've got swell news. Things
have broke swell for you, and I've fixed up
chance for you to make wad Of ack-jay.'
"'Yair?' he says, what doing?' he says, tax
ing a pack of scags out of the pocket Of his
red and gold band uniform-he sure looked
nice in that uniform, didn't he, Mammal
What doing, and how much jack?
"A hunnerd and quarter week!' tell
him. 'Yes-sir-and just for riding smokebag,
same's your Ma and uster do
We'll, I set back waiting for him to look
pleased, but he don't look no such thing.
me ride smokebag?' he says, shaking his
head very positive. 'Unh-unh Pa, not me!
why, whaddya mean unh-unh, not you?'
I ask him. Haven't you got no ambition? Do
you want to blow brass and be an elephants
chambermaid all your hfe?
"'Of course, I don't he says. But I'd
darn sight rather do it than go up on any
smokebag or 60 jumping with chute. I'm
here to tell the world he says.
well, we argues back and forth, and pretty
soon I get sore and call him yellow. I guess
we was right on the verge of taking sock at
Evening star., 1932-08-28

Eyetalian grand opera, in the Big Free Con-
cert-poor Boy-Joe doubling in brass in the
band. All that we was doing, mind you, and
and all for lousy sixty bucks! Why, If -.
Oh, excuse me! oughtn't to of said lousy"
We'll. it was, anyway" declared Joe Darby.
"And make out didn't tell Sam Shapiro so,
too. But he says Listen, Joe, lous-er, right
or wrong, it goes as it lays This snow needs
new attractions, new talent, new pep, and I
can't afford to pay pensions to lot Of has
beens"
"Well when he pulls that crack about has
beens have a mind to smack him down. But
then think no. what's the use, might as
well wait and see what his proposition is be-
cause I can feel one coming even though it is
liable to be a lot Of horse feathers"
We'll it does come, sure enough. Now, look
here, Joe, nsten,' he says to me. Don't think
I'm giving you the ate-gay or the old razoo,'
he says. I wouldn't do nothing like that to
an old trouper like you, especially a team like
Darby and Jones that is famous throughout the
show business for two generations. But he
says. 7 was thinking that what this show needs
is new attractions, and what would you say TO
a balloon and parachute drop. hey, same as
you and Nellie used to do with your smokebag
20 years ago?'
H\h/ NELL. at first I think he's crazy. and I
says, laughing, kind Of Why, hell's bells Sam,
first you talk about something new, and then
you pull gag that's been dead since Bill Nc
Kiney. There amt smokebag rider working
in this whole broad land today, not that I
know Of No, nor amt seen an ad Of one In
the Billboard for I bet it's Is years.
"Well, that's just the point he says, and
I begin to see where he's not SO dumb There's
none of the modern generation has ever seen
q smokebag and chute only airplaneS. And,
shucks, planes amt in it for thrills, throbS
and daredevil, death-defying draymer COM
pared to seeing a guy in pink tights plunging
down on the trapeze, and the old bag turning
over and shooting out black smoke up there
in the sky like a barn was on fire.
well, got to admit that Sam is right, and
the more I think Of it, the better the old
smokebag gag listens as an attraction. But
I says to him, you can't proposition me on
smokebags. As far as I and Nellie is con-
cerned, smokebags is entirely out Neither OF
us Is still so young that we could stick to the
Evening star., 1932-08-28

II> <ES, indeed" said old Joe Darby.
IN feeling in his pocket for tooth
" pick and then suddenly thinking
better of it, I'll say it's been
pretty tough season for the tent
show business"
Evening star., 1932-08-28
DARBY and JONES' S-By Guy Gipatrie

each other when Ma horned in and stopped
us. You stopped US, didn't you, Map"
"Yair," said Mrs. Darby pensively. II
horned in and stopped 'em. And all the time
since I been wondering if maybe I hadn't
stopped 'em, wouldn't it of all turned out
different"
Evening star., 1932-08-28

I'll IE don't say nothing to this, way or
the other. but just sets down on q coal
oil barrel and looks awful solemn. And then I
know it's pretty bad with him, because he Is
always nuts about plank steak"
"Yar," said Ma. plank steak, and also cold
hard-boed eggs"
"Yair, and he liked pigs knuckles, too" muir
INJURED Pa Darby Pigs knuckles with kraub
on the side. He always put vinegar on them"
He did that because I told him to when he
was just baby" explained Ma. Its really
the best way to eat pigs knuckles. Go ahead.
Joe"
We'll, after I'd ct bite of chow, go back
to the pit. and the gang of razorbacks is there
that I've borrowed from the canvas boss to hold
down the bag and Boy-Joe has got his new
green tights on. He's got his pants on over the
lower part of 'em because there's a big crowd
of yahoos gathered around, and guess he feels
bashful sort of.
"I show the razorbacks how to hold the
bottom of the bag out away from the fire pit,
Continued ON Eighth Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-29
M B. A. Puts Skids Under Leon
MILO STEINBORN AND SANDOR SzABO
 TOP ARENA CARD

The chance to meet the world wrestling champion, Jim Londos, is at stake tonight at the New Ha- ven Arena when Milo Steinborn, the German log, meets Sandor Szabo, the Hungarian idol in the feature finish tussle. Aside from being eliminated from the chance to meet the champion the loser of the bout is forfeiting his present high standing in the wrest- ling fraternity in addition to the winners purse.
 The test is most severe as both grapplers are among the top notch performers in the country and to lose this bout means a. demotion in rating. Steinborn, who is also known to the wrestling fans as the Masked Marvel" has been grappling in New Haven for the past month and to date has had unusual success. Tn meeting Szabo he is faced with a youth who is equally as capable and popular.
 Bull Komar,, the desperate Lith, will show against John Maxos, the Greek Hercules in the second fin- ish match of the evening. Though Komar has only been in this coun- tFy IOr a SHOTI tltI0 hS udu AuCh success in winning matches and therefore will have to prove his worth against a very formidable opponent. Though Komar is in- clined to use foul tactics occasion ally, Maxos is also very able in this line and should Komar's &C., ton be unpleasant or against the liking of the Greek Hercules, there will be a grand battle.
 In the 30-minute special attrac- tion Vanka Zelezniak, the Russian clown, has been assigned to an- other meeting with Gentleman Jack 'Washburn, the wild and woody westerner. There will be plenty of fireworks when these two meet as vanka has been swearing vengeance ever since Washburn threw him a few weeks ago.
 The preliminary bouts are of the usual fine variety. In one George Kotsonaros, the Hollywood Greek, will tussle for 30 minutes or one fall with Ale Coleman, promising Jewish rassler from Gotham. The opener brings together Norton Jackson, youthful New York athle- tic club star and Irish Jack Hurley from New Jersey.