davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1932-02-08
Grain Market

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 8-Grain prices
averaged higher early today, helped by
upturns in Liverpool wheat quotations
and by firmness of Wall Street securl-
ties. Liverpool reported better demand
for wheat abroad.
Opening unchanged to IA higher,
Chicago wheat futures afterward held
near the initial limits. Corn started l8
off to Is up and subsequently kept
about steady.
Material declines in wheat prices fol-
lowed early upturns. In this connection,
bears laid stress on Washington reports
showing that the United States had
3O4 900 900 bushels of wheat available
for export. 100000 bushels more than
the total year ago. 1t was also point
ed out that the amount OF wheat on
ocean passage to importing countries
had increased to 20, 120, 900 bushels this
week, compared with 18,848.00 last
week and 11,472 900 at this time last
year.
For the time being, wheat showed
an absence of rallying power with the
market lowering almost a cent under
Saturdays finish. Little heed was given
to estimates that the aggregate of
wheat available for export and carry
over in the four chief producing coun-
tries-Argentina, Australia, Canada
and the United States-Was estimated
at but 970,0OO000 bushels, against
961 .OOO. 900 a year ago. Corn and oats
sagged when wheat turned weak.
Provisions receded in line with set
backs of hog values.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
BY FRANK H. MCCONNELL,

NEW YORK, February 8.-Members
of the New York banking group who
last December hazarded the prediction
that it was then "a good time to buy
some bonds" we're congratulating Them
selves today on what, to date at least,
appears to have been an unusually
timely decision
Since then bond prices as a whole
have moved ahead fairly briskly-al-
though, 1t was pointed out, nothing
more than scattered buying was de-
veloped on which to base hopes for
continued improvement.
Distress Selling.
The banking group entered the mar
ket when prices were being hammered
ceaselessly under distress offerings. Like
a boy on the shore Of cold lake, they
hesitated to take the plunge, but de-
cided after several conferences to dc
general looked brighter. Following are
the principal reasons they advanced at
that time for reaching their con-
clusion:
/. Prospects for an agreement on q
rail wage reduction look good THE
agreement has since been signed.)
2. It looks as II the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation will be created. Ut
has beenD
Representatives Of the group again
carefully explained that they had not
sought to support the bond market
Their buying. they added, had been
based on cold assumption that prices
had been driven too low for good bonds
and that sooner or later the process
would be checked
The group is still in agreement, anc
Evening star., 1932-02-08
DETROIT FINANCING
PLANS ARE PUSHED
Tentative Program for Meeting
Bond Requirements Is Reported
in Wall Street.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February "a tenta-
tive program for financing the City OF
Detroit's near-term requirements was
reported in Wall Street today TO nave
been virtually completed.
Comment from Mayor Frank Murphy
Of Detroit, who has been in New 4orf:
conferring with bankers, was unaVali-
able, however, and no official comment
was forthcoming from banking inter-
ests with whom he is said to nave peer
in conference. Further dlscuSsiolls
were under way today, but 1t was ex-
pected that Murphy would return to
Detroit shortly.
spokesman of the banking group
said the City of Detroit had presented
an impressive record of municipal econ
omy over the last yeal. 1t still mas
some further curtailmsnt of expendi-
lures to make before its fiscal budget
can be balanced. he added. The pres
ent financing program depends for its
success upon the ability OF Detroit 10
balance its budget, he explained, ano
the mayor and the city's controller
G.. Hall Roosevelt, have presented sug-
gestions toward that end.
These recommendations, 1t was 1ur-
ther explained, will row be presented to
the Detroit Municipal Council. Its de-
cision will determine the next imme-
d!ate steps to be taken.
Detroit faced the need for reorgan'
izinp its city finances somewhat earlier
than most other cities. banking
Spokesman said, because the automobile
industry suffered from the first shock
of the current business depression
somewhat earlier than most industries
As a result. he said. Detroit took early
steps to bring its expenditures down to
the minimum The cities of New York
Chicago and Philadelphia were cited as
other instances in which subnormF
business conditions had temporarily
embarrassed the city in its financia
operations.
The amount of the loan in prospect
was not revealed.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
TRUST COMPANY CLOSED.

SEDALIA. Mo, February 8 tPl.-The
Sedalia Trust Co., member of the Fed
eral Reserve System. was closed today
by order OF its directors.
Charles o. Evans, secretary-treasure
January %
The December 81 statement of the
bank showed total resources of $685.
$3.50, demand deposits Of S238,749 A
and savings deposits of s215.84O.97.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
NEW PASSENGER CAR
SALES DECLINE NOTED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February 8-Sales of
new passenger cars in the United
States in 1881 totaled 1,9O814 units,
r. L. Polk &, Co. announced today
The figures are based on registrations
in every State. They compare with a
total of 2,625,979 passenger cars sold
in 1890
The five-year average of annual
sales of 3,099,541 units.
Sales of commercial cars during 1881
aggregated 313,884 units or 1857 per
cent below the 1880 registration.
Analyzing the sales of passenger cars,
Polk & Co. said that 1,408,33 or
slightly less than IA per cent of the
total were in the low-price class;
and 1879 in the high-price group.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
Stock Admitted to Trading

NEW YORK, February (P).-The
New York Curb Exchange has admitted
to unlisted trading privileges the new
common stock of the American Com
mercial Alcohol Corporation on a
"When-issued" basis.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
Kroger Grocery & Baking.

NEW YORK, February (P-Cin-
cinnati financial interests forecast earn
ingS of about $140 a share for the
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. for the
year ended January 2. In the year
ended January 8, 1881, the company
earned $115 share.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS, February 8 [P-Three per
cent rentes. 79 francs IS centimes. Five
per cent loan, 101 francs so centimes.
Exchange on London, 81 francs 81 cen
times The dollar was quoted ut 26
francs 20 centimes.
Evening star., 1932-02-08

Of $4,000 women and girls reported
missing" in England last year less than
1,500 remained unbound for more than
two weeks.
Evening star., 1932-02-08

Thousands Of fishermen on the east
coast of Scotland have been idle re-
Gently because Of high seas.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
New York Cotton
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 8.-Cotton
prices were unchanged to points
lower at the opening of the market
today. Trading was active. Foreign
demand was slow and offerings from
commission houses were numerous, es-
pecially in the distant months.
Opening prices were: March. 6.65,
unchanged; May, 6.8l, off 3; July 6.9S,
off l; october, TIC, of 8; December,
737, off /.
Most Of the serious crimes in Eng
land are committed by youths between
the ages Of u and as.
Evening star., 1932-02-08

italy will subsidize private railways
to the extent Of $3.50, 900.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
Wire Direct to The Star Office.

Dividend rates IN dollars based last Sei-an-
hua pay mef EX oWoend Partly Plus
Payable cash stock. in
dividend Plus 50 h IN
stock Plus % in stock. n in
stock Plus g. year-no regular rate
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
SURVEY SHOWS
70 INDUSTRIES
PICKING Up
Marked Improvement Seen in
Textile Trade; Steel
Prospects Good

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (T.N.S.).
Improvement in 20 industries
was reported by editors of a
number of trade and industrial
publications to the Associated
Business Papers, Inc, which
today made public the results
of a survey.
Increased business was noted
in numerous lines, while in others
an optimistic outlook replaced
the gloomier one prevailing some
time ago.
Steel Prospects Good
Textiles, meat packing, con-
struction, oils, foods and shoe
and leather trades, as we'll as
others, an upward trend was
noted. The survey said:
"The steel industry remains
at 16 per cent Of capacity pro-
ductiOn. However, in Pitts
burgh sentiment is much i'm
proved. Conditions are SpOtty
throughout the industry, but
although many Companies are
scraping bottom, the feeling
that the next turn will be for
the better is strong"
Building Trades report stated
construction contracts let in 81
States in July totaled $128,678,.
900, or 100000 more than in
the previous month. However. it
was pointed out work to be fl
nanced by public funds formed a
large percentage of the total.
Textiles Improved
Marked improvement in tex
tiles was recorded. mill operations
increasing and sales expanding
though the report stated a good
deal of the increased trade repre-
sented accumulated postponed
buying.
Other bright spots were an
upward trend in the meat pack
ing business for the past two
months, increased milk prices in
New England, which add $780,
600 a month to the dairy farmers
there; better butter prices, and
apparent S liability in electric
power consumption.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
q DEMOCRATIC
CHIEFS CALLED
BY FARLEY
First Session at BiItmore As
Mrs. Roosevelt Confers in
Same Hotel With Women

NEW YORK, Aug. s
LN.S.).-Twenty-one Demo
cratic leaders from various
States met today with James
A. Farley, chairman of the
Democratic national commit
tee, to discuss campaign plans
and problems in their locali-
ties. The meeting was the
first of a series that Farley
will hold with State leaders
daily this week at the Hotel
BiltmOre.
While Farley was comforting
with the men leaders, Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, wife of the
Democratic presidential candi-
date, was comforting with women
leaders in another room of the
hotel.
Those Attending
Those attending the conference
included T. K. Cassidy, chair
man of the Democratic State COM
mittee of Wyoming; J. C. O'Ma-
honey, Democratic national COM
mitteeman, Wyoming; John S.
Cohen, vice chairman of the
Democratic national committee,
of Georgia; Arthur MullenS, Dem
ocratic national committeeman
from Nebraska.
Also T. A. Walter, Democratic
State chairman, of Idaho; Urey
Woodson, former national COM
mitteeman from Kentucky; Carl
Donaugh, Democratic State chair
man, of Oregon; William Nc
Knight, chairman Democratic
State committee, Nevada; Writ
G. Bowman, Democratic national
committeeman. of Arizona; w. A.
Julian. Democratic national com
mitteeman, Ohio; Jed C. Adams,
national committeeman from
Texas; George E. Starr, Demo
cratic State chairman. of Wash
ington.
Advisory Group Named
Also Frank C. Walker, treasurer
of the Democratic national COM
mittee; D. M. Draper, Democratic
State chairman of Utah: Horatio
J. Abbott, national committee
man from Michigan; w. w.
Howes, national committeeman, of
South Dakota; j. j. Thomas, Dem
oc1atic State chairman of Ne
braSka: w. J. Barker, Democratic
State chairman of New Mexico.
o. A. La Budde, Democratic
State chairman of Wisconsin: C.
E. AddamS, Democratic State
chairman of Arizona, and Joseph
F.. Guffey, manager of the Roose-
Velt campaign in Pennsylvania.
One of the first steps taken at
the conference by Farley was the
appointment of al. advisory COM
mittee of seven men to supervise
campaign details in groups OF the
States.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
PASTOR, BRIDE
HELD IN KILLING

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Aug. 8
GN.SD-A grand jury was con-
vened today to hear the testimony
of the Rev. S. A. Berrie, So, and
his 19-year-old bride concerning
the death of the minister's first
wife, who was 81.
County Attorney Phil K. Oldham
will present to the grand jury a
number of love letters and verses
he said were exchanged by the
Rev. Berrie and Ida Bess Bright,
now his second wife.
Following the report of a State
chemist that the dead Woman's
body contained poison, the Rev.
Berrie and his bride were taken
as witnesses for the grand jury.
The first Mrs. Berries body was
exhumed on the request of her
sister, Mrs. Clem Trotter.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
Chest Deficit to Run
As High as $25O,OOO

Several member organizations
of the Community Chest will have
exhausted their total budgets be-
fore the end of this month, Ell
wood Street, director of the Chest,
announced yesterday.
The burden of unemployment
relief, placed on the Chest early
in the year, has SO heavily drained
the Chest treasury that there is
no possibility of it escaping a
deficit of from 100000 to $780,,
900, Street revealed.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
Olympic Cro1uds viii See
Gndiron Clash Tonight

worlds record. The unofficial
times for the four Americans
we're: Fuqua, :47.1; Albowich,
ATS; Warner, :47.3; and Carr,
:46.2.
The cheers of the crowd, how
ever went for the girl high jump
ers and for Babe" Didrikson,
who was trying to do what no
athlete of the present games has
been able to accomplishment
three championships.
The honorS and a new world
record went to Miss Jean Smiley,
of the United States, who leaped
5 feet 514 inches. Babe" also
cleared this height, but the judges
ruled out her leap as illegal, say
ing that sh- had "dived." Babe"
took her defeat in the best OF
grace.
Marathon Finish Close
The finish of the Marathon
was one of the closest in the his
tory of the games. Four men
circled the track wearily not
more than a quarter of a mile
apart at the finish.
Jpan Carlos zabala bounded
across the tape to seize an Argen-
tine flag and wave it vigorously.
He had led throughout almost the
entire race except for few miles
near the finish hen S. Ferris, OF
England, who finished second, set
the pace. A. Toivonen of Fin
land, was third, close pressed by
D. Wright, another Englishman.
Whitley" Nicholson, in seventh
place, was the first American to
cross the tape. Cramps forced
Jimmy Hennigan. of the United
States, out of the race near the
end, and Hands Oldag. the third
American, was eleventh.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
EXPORTS GAIN
LIKELY SOON

Foreign credits and collections
have begun to improve, removing
one important obstacle to an ex-
pansion of American exports.
Federal Reserve Board and
Commerce Department informa-
ton indicates that the credit
hazard is less serious. The situa-
ton was held to be clearing so
that American business men
might once again start sales ex-
pansion efforts in foreign mar
ketS.
For the last two years, marked
by a tremendous Shrinkage in ex-
ports, collections have been so
slow that there was little incen-
tive for exports to go after the
foreign business.
Stimulated by the pospects of
improvement in business in the
United States, and therefore a
greater demand for raw mate
rials from abroad, many busi-
ness men have been making in
quiries at the Commerce Depart
ment in the last two weeks rela-
tive to foreign prospects and
where the best openings appear.
Recovery abroad is dependent
to a considerable degree on the
beginning Of production in the
United States. since American in
dustries in good times" draw
heavily on foreign countries for
wide range of raw materials.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
CONTINUED from Page -

Kohelmainen, of Finland, made in
1924.
Fencing, yachting and field
hockey were the other sports of
the day, with an exhibition of
American football scheduled for
tonight between picked team rep
resenting Yale, Harvard and
Princeton and another from Cali
fornia, Stanford and Southern
California.
Two impossible" records were
established by the fleet American
combinations in the 400 and 1000
meter relays in blazing their way
to victory.
All the preceding Olympic and
world records were thrown into
the discard when the American
team of TOPPING, Kiesel, Dyer,
and Wykoff we're Clocked at the
400-meter distance in 400. Ger
many, anchored by Jonath, was a
brave second.
1000 Meter Record
In the 1,6OO-meter relay, the
American four of Fuqua. Allow
ich, Warner, and Carr ran 1892,
more than four seconGs under the
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
County Police Hunt
Gdng-Feud SIdyers

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 Q.N.S) .
Police of Suffolk County today
hunted through the underworld
in quest of the murderers of two
men, believed to have been gang
feud victims, whose bodies were
found in the woods at Central
Islip. Bullet or stab wounds
caused the mems death probably
two weeks ago, medical exami-
nation showed.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
COUNSEL FEELS
/ CONFIDENT Of
RELEASE
Holman Lawyers to Request
Habeas Corpus Writ; Singer
|, Due to Arrive Today
(Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page ~
physician, or both. will be in at
tendance when she comes.
It will be the first public ap-
pearance of the widow of young
Reynolds since she testified at a
hearing before a coroner'S jury in
the living room of the Reynolds
home three weeks ago.
That dramatic appearance Of
the heavy-voiced singer was fol-
lowed by verdict of the coroner's
jury that her 20,year-old mate
had been killed at the hands Of
q person or persons unknown.
Today, she comes directly from
her bed. where she has been con-
fined since the tragedy.
Battle For Lawyers
Her father told the coroner
that his daughter was anxious to
answer any questions that might
shed light on the death of the
youthful heir to SIS, 100000.
But while the eyes of the nation
will be focused upon the Cincin-
natl schoolgirl who made good on
Broadway, she will be but silent
spectator of legal argument con-
Quoted by local counsel engaged
by her father.
Supporting the legal plea for
bail will be affidavits of physi-
clans as to the shattered health
of the defendant, International
News Service learned.
The argument will be further
based upon the fact that her fell
1ow-defendant, Alb Walker. was
permitted freedom and that the
prosecution has revealed no evil
dence to indicate that there was
any claim to premeditation in the
alleged crime.
Walker Plays Golf
The generalization angle is
necessary to any first-degree mur.
der charge, the latter being an Of
tense not permitting bail under
North Carolina law.
If, contrary to expectations,
the State contests the right to
granting bail to Libby, the new
and secret evidence gathered by
Sheriff Scott will be brought to
light.
e. In the latter event, the habeas
corpus writ argument will ap-
proach the status of major trial.
If Libby is granted bail. she
was expected to be whisked away
to another unknown destination
to await the ordeal of her trial,
either in September or October.
Her co-defendant. Alb Walker,
celebrated his first full day of
freedom by playing golf with
friends.
1t was considered improbable
that Walker would see or meet
Libby.
However. his lawyer. Bailey
sLiipfert, will act as observer in
the habeas corpus proceedings.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
SOLDIER BOASTS
WEIRD MEMORY

Can you write upside down and
backwards, recite a poem, read
a newspaper, and at the same
time divide seven-digit number
into component parts?
That's a simple feat for Will
liam w. Lord, 81, an Army pri-
vate on duty at the Post Ex-
change, 1900 C st. N. w.
Lord, hailed by friends as a
"mental marvel" training his
memory and powers of concen-
tration while hotel clerk. Later
he drifted to the Orient where
he was befriended by All Ling
500, Chinese mentaliSt. The lat
ter taught him the secret of
utilizing the subsconsciouS mind.
Has Willed His Brain
Today, after 10 years of in
tenSive mental training, his
feats of mental agility amaze
psvchiatrists. His brain already
has been bequeathed to Cornell
University.
Yielding to reporters request
for a demonstration, Lord picked
up newspaper, then asked for
a number of seven digits.
Deity. without hesitation, he
wrote one headline upside down
and backwards. another forwards.
At the same time he arranged
the words Washington and Alex
andria upside down. their letters
alternating. while in one corner
of the paper he rapidly filled in
six rows of figures which added
up to the number first given him.
Throughout the demonstration
he recited The Shooting of Dan
McGrew."
Likes the Army
Because he is an enlisted man,
Lord cannot appear professionally
but he plans soon to write a
book revealing the lessons of his
Chinese teacher.
He remains an enlisted man
because he likes the Army life.
He has an uncanny memory for
names, faces. file numbers and
other things.
whatever your wants may he. there
10 always n possibility that they can he
aatlAfiPd through the many services
1Ea tndu Ftml
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
Stin,sOn to Discuss
Policies Tonight

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 UNSo
Americas foreign policy, especially
as it related to numerous recent
international conferences. will be
discussed tonight by Secretary OF
State Henry L. Stimson in a
speech before the Council on For.
eign Relations. Stimson'S talk
scheduled to begin at 8 p. m
Washington time, will be broad
cast over a coast-to-coast radio
network.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
Boy, 6, Dies in Blaze
Of Resort Cottage

TROY, N. Y, Aug. 8 GNSJ. l..
Isaac Mantell, 6, son of Abraham
Mantell, of Long Beach, L. l.,
was burned to death today when
fire destroyed the summer .ot-
tage at Lake George where he
was visiting his uncle. Mark
Block. owner of a theater in
Newark, N. j.
The fire started from a
kerosene burner under a water
tank shortly after midnight.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08

G a G e m entS
la S t winter
0 W in g to
severe n e u
ritis in his
ri h t arm.
h a S be e n
C m pletely
cured by a
country doc
tor in a
small village
n e ar h e re,
c a ii e d LIE
Piazza.
This is not
the first ex-
[ ra rdinarV
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
Brazil Rebels Ask
FOreiqH Recognition

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 8.-Bra-
lillian rebels have asked foreign
consuls at Sac Paulo to have their
respective nations recognize
estate of warfare" tomorrow when
the revolution will be a month old
The rebels asked the move os-
tensibly to have cable lines and
ports reopened after their closure
by the federal government, but
behind the request lay a clever
legal device to gain foreign recog-
milton of their cause.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
Navy Yard Officer
To Retire AHq. 81

Lieut.. Comdr. Arthur B. Dor
sey, now on duty at the Navy
Yard here. will be retired August
81. according to naval orders
issued here today.
Other changes include the send
ing of Comdr. Comfort B. Platt
to the Army War College instead
of to the Bureau of Navigation
as previously ordered.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08

cure made by Doctor Rinaldi,
who has helped thousands of
others, but his fame has not
yet reached America, because
most of his patients are Ital-
ians who never leave their own
country.
And he refuses, not only to
share it with other doctors,
but to commercialize it. Large
druggists have offered him mil
lions to put his medicines on
the market.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08

ing the team is Russell Board
man, former cowboy and CO.
holder of the world distance
flight record from New York
to Istanbul without stop.
In the race for the Thomp-
son Trophy. which has become
recognized as the worlds great
est speed dash event with the
retirement of the Schneider
Cup competition, Boardman will
fly a new Gee Bee racer.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08

in the 1882
National Air
Races, Sched-
u | e d or
CT e V e ! a n d
August 27 to
September 5.
First of
these team
entries h a S
come to the
a ir ra C e S
headquar terS
from t t h e
Spring i e ! d
(MaSS.) A ir
Racing ASSo-
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
MISTINGUETTE

ding noise IN MISIIN"UEITH
"Pajamaland," stopping music
in cafes at l o'clock and clos
ing cafe terraces at midnight.
Mile. Mistinguette' club and
the municipal casino were the
only places permitted to re-
main open all night. Maurice
Chevalier was in the club at
the time.
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
Boardman to Fly
New Gee Bee Racer

CLEVELAND, Aug. 8 1N.S.).
Team entries are making their
appearance for the first time
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Toscanini Cured
BY Country Doctor

CHIUSI, italy, Aug. 8 GIN.
SO.-Arturo Toscanini, who
had to break his New York en-
The Washington times., 1932-08-08
ReVeIers Throw Sand
At Mistinguette's Club

ANTIBES, France, Aug. g.
Disappointed pleaSure-Seekers,