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The Washington times., 1932-05-04
BY ANTHONY ABBOT
By Tuthill
BY Milt Gross

and as Colt finished, he had
his finger on the listing.
Right, Mr.. Colt. I have the
address before me-"
"Will you send a man right
out thereP Ask Quires and his
wife, if she's there. to go to
headquarters with you. Then
to call this number from your
office-Plaza 3-73625-that's
right, and then will you keep
an eye on Quires while I break
a piece of news to him over
the phone. See how he acts.
Thanks, Captain"
In preparing this watch-trap
over Christine's brother in
Rochester, Colt was simply fol.
lowing the old department
maxim of taking nothing for
granted and everything for
possible. He knew that Chris
tine Quires had been unhappy
in her brothers home. More,
he knew that she was the
heiress to a fortune, which
probably passed to her brother
when she died. Her brothers
reaction to Christine's death
might show something.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1881. by CovFei- -FriedS,
Inc, Distributed by King Fea-
lures syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1932-05-04
This Woman Lost
81 Pounds of Fat

Mrs. H. Price, of Woodside. L. l.,
writes: "a year ago 1 weighed 100
lbs. I started to take Kruschen
and now l weigh 1875 and never felt
better in my life and what's more,
look more like 20 yrs. old than
the mother of children. one 10
and the other IS. Every one Of
my friends say it's marvellous the
way l reduced"
To lose fat SAFELY and HARM.
LESSLY, take a half teaspoonful
of Kruschin in a glass of hot water
in the morning before breakfast
cut down on pastry and fatty meats
go light on potatoes, butter,
cream and sugar-don't miss a
morning. bottle that last 4 weeks
costs but a trifle-but don't take
chances-be sure it's Kruschen-
your health comes first-get 1t at
Peoples Drug Stores or any drug.
store in America. If not joyfully
satisfied after the first bottle
money back.
The Washington times., 1932-05-04

Why worry about budgets
when a frock as simple as
this can be stunning and ter
ribly inexpensive to make. Not
only is the yardage small, but
the frock is just as smart in
cotton as in silk. The model
was developed in printed dim
ity, but you might use lawn.
voile, shantung, linen or silk
crepe in plain color or print.
The capelets cross back and
front and are held with but
tons.
Pattern 1887 is obtainable
only in sizes IA to 20 and 80
to AZ. Size 16 requires 31s
yards Of 36-inch fabric.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c)
in coins or stamps tCOins pre-.
ferred) for each pattern. Write
plainly your name, address and
style number. BE SURE TO
STATE SIZE WANTED. Ad.
dress all mail and orders to
Washington Times Pattern De
partment. 243 West 18th Street,
New York city.
The Washington times., 1932-05-04
SNAPPy WISE-CRACKS

the little girl a hand" might
have helped the dear little
creature a lot had the hand
landed on the right spot.-New
Orleans States.
An author remarks that he
, works best on a diet o. sauSages
and onions. We presume that
he writes stories with a strong
atmosphere Of mystery.-Punch
Oondon).
It is obvious that Japan had
no more to do with the estab-
lishment of the independent
State of Manchuria than the
United States had to do with
setting up the independent re-
public of Panama.-Nashville
Southern Lumberman.
Hitler lacks PutSch.-Berlin
Deutsche Allgemeine zeitung.
The Washington times., 1932-05-04

time before the two-pants-suit
movement makes much head
way.-Ohio State Journal.
An authority estimates that
Tin Pan Alley turns out 200
different popular songs a year.
Well, anyway, they have differ
ent nameS.-Judge.
"Any famils," says a writer,
"can keep chickens in its back
garden" Certainly. All it has
to do is plant the garden
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Prediction: The winner of
the coming Presidential cam
paign will be a candidate who
promises to bring back prosper
ity. Also the loSer.-Detroit
News.
Tex Guinan's appeal to "giYs
The Washington times., 1932-05-04

The real trouble at Washing
ton is that the Government has
been living beyond our incomes.
Palm Beach Post.
It's hardly probable that
cigar-lighters had much to do
with match companies difficult
ties.-Louisville Times.
Despite the added length Of
years science has supposedly
gwen US, the good-lookers still
dye young-Philadelphia In
Quirer.
If you have any knocking to
do in your home town, get a
hammer and nails and start
something Observation-Disclosures
Times Union.
Russia impresSes us as a
country where 1t will be q long
The Washington times., 1932-05-04
NO $500 DOORS WANTED

PITTSBURG, Kan, May 4.
In remodeling of the Federal
building the ornamental doors
were overlooked. The citizens
could not see anything the matter
with the revolving doors, but the
Government advertised for bids
and the one selected called for an
expenditure of $500. The citi-
zens then went on an economy
rampage and the order was re-
Scinded.
The Washington times., 1932-05-04

help us find what we need to
get at the bottom Of this
battling business"
Flushed at Colts compli-
ment, the two detectives began
to make ready their machines.
Meanwhile Colt went to the
The Washington times., 1932-05-04

help in a hurry. I want to
find a man named Edgar
Quires. He lives on Onondaga
At the other end Of the wire,
Captain Wagner had already
reached for the telephone book,
The Washington times., 1932-05-04

telephone and asked for long
distance. In an incredibly
short while, he was speaking
to Captain Wagner, head of the
Rochester Detective Depart
ment.
Hello, Captain. I need your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24

Butter-one-pound prints, %; tub, IS.
Eggs-Hennery, IA; current receipts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
GENERAL MOTORS
PLANS SALE DRIVE
Corporation to Launch Ma.
tion-Wide Exhibition Cam
paign Beginning April z.

NEW YORK, March 24-Alfred P.
Sloan, jr, president of General Motors
Corporation, has announced that the
corporation will launch a April 2 one
OF the most aggressive campaigns ever
attempted by an industrial enterprise
to stimulate business.
The corporation will open exhibits
simultaneously in IS leading cities
throughout the country, having engaged
the largest auditorium available in
each city. The exhibits will continue
through April 9, and will be accom-
panied by large-scale advertising cam
paigns. Some 70 orchestras and more
than 100000 square feet of floor space
have been engaged.
Mr.. Sloan explained the plan as a
direct and aggressive attack upon exist
ing psychology-the prevailing attitude
Of waiting for something to happen be-
fore anything is done. As long as this
attitude Of mind prevails, we are bound
to go downward. When it changes we
are bound to start upward. There are
too many who can afford to buy but
who lack confidence or believe it to be
the thing not to do. There are also
too many who have in mind doing
something constructive but are waiting
to do it some time later.
ITO my mind the automotive indus
try as a whole has shown great
aggreSsiveness and courage in investing
tens of millions of dollars in new and
progressive products, resulting in by
far the greatest values ever offered and
probably greater relative values than
can be offered for many years to come.
If this fact could only be appreciated
and capitalized by those who are in a
position to do so by purchasing, this
industry-the greatest in the country,
distributing as it does its purchasing
power throughout every state in the
Unicn-would broadcast a wave of in
creased industrial activity which
through its accumulative effect would
exert a far-fung influence toward
reaching the necessary objective.
General Motors makes its contribu-
ton toward this objective in the form
of these Nationwide exhibitions with
the firm belief that a better apprecia-
ton of the above facts is bound to be
a forward step in the direction that we
must co.
While the corporation declined to
make public at this time the amount
OF expenditure planned, it is reported
that the program calls for some
$1,500,0 900.
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Washington Produce

Butter-one-pound prints, 26; tub, IS.
Eggs-Hennery, IA; current receipts,
Is.
Poultry, alive old toms, 15als:
young toms, %; hens, 23a26; crooked
breasts, 10; Spring brpilers, IL to 80
pounds, 22a24; Leghorn broilers, 20a2l !;
Winter chickens, 18a20: stays, IL; hens,
large, l5a17; medium, 15a17; Leghorn
hens; l4al5; capons, large, 24a26;
small; 2oa23; slips, ID; roosters, 10;
keats, young, 45a50; old, 25a30.
18a21; young toms. IS; hens, 26a29 !;
crooked breasts, %; Spring broiIers,
" to 5t2 pounds, 25a27; Leghorn
broilers, 23a24; Winter chickens, 2la23;
stays, Is; ROSTERS, 10; hens, large,
18a20; hens, medium, 18a20; Leghorn
hens, II; capons, large, 27a29; small,
23a26 slips, 81; ROSTERS, 10; keats,
young, 60a70; old, 30a40.
Meats - Beef, prime, IA; good, 10;
veal, top, IA; good, IL; lamb, top, 49,
good, 16; pork loins, 10; fresh hams,
Is; smoked hams, 7; strip bacon, II;
lard, TX; compound, 2.
Live stock-Hogs, light and medium,
4.30a4.95; heavy, 415a4.50; pigs, 400
a480; roughs, 2.00a350; calves, 4.0Oa
TOO; lambs, 4.00a8.00.
Frults - strawberries, p1ntS, %;
quarts as; apples, bushel baskets,
75a1.25; fancy box stock, 1.50a2 so;
oranges, 2.50a3.50; bushel baskets,
1.50a2.50; lemons. 400a4.50; grape
fruit. l75a25o; honeydews, Chile,
l.75a200; pears, 3.50a4.50; alligator
pears, 800; pineapples, AIS; bananas,
l.00a2.00; lines, per 100, 200; rhubarb,
dollhouse, 75a85; plums, 1.50a2 90; nee
tarines, 2.50; cranberries, $50.
Vegetables-Potatoes, Maine, 100
pound sacks, 1.25a1 40 New York, lis;
Idaho bakers. 2.Z5a2 so: new, bushel,
1.75a2.00; seed, 150-pound sacks, LISA
225; sweets, 75a100; string beans, 500
a5.50; limas, 900; spinach, Texas, 1.00a
las; kalc, 40a60; cabbage, 2OOa2 10;
celery, 2.50a3.5o; eggplant, 3OOa3 so;
peppers, 3.50a4.00; cucumbers, Florida,
baskets, 4.00a5 90; turnips, crates, 300a
$50; beets, 2,75a3.00; carrots, 350a
400; homegrown, bushel, 200; to-
matoes, 6 pans, originals, 250a3 90; re-
packs, pans, 2.25a2 so; mushrooms,
85a1.00; peas, California, crates, 500a
$50; Florida, baskets, 3.00a3.50; squash,
$50; lettuce, Iceberg, 225a2.50;
asparagus, California, dozen punches,
4.00a8 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
CURB ISSUES MOVE
IN NARROW RANGE
Market Turns Irregular, With
Declines Noted in UtIll-
ties Group.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 24,-PlVotaI Pc
troleum and public utility stocks 1ur'
nished contrasts in dealings on the
curb exchange today. The oils moved
forward, until checked by the general
softness of the market, but the utilities
declined from the opening gong. Trad
ing was Of the typical dull pre-nohoay
sort.
Electric Bond g. Share common and
new when-issued shares yielded, thougn
for a time the Sc perferred renamed
firm. Cities Service was OIL small
fraction on moderate offerings Stand
ard Oil of Indiana at times was up a
half point while Gulf Oil rose about a
point.
The advance in the oil stocks followed
the rise of IS cents barrel In Mid
continent crude, the first important up
ward revision since late last November
The softness of public utilities resulted
from a closer analysis of the weekly
electric output figures, which, when
broken down to a regional basis, show
that the central industrial region of this
country Is consuming about IL per cent
electricity less than it was in the corre-
spending week a year ago.
A break of IS cent pound in foreign
copper prices created some additional
adverse trading sentiment against the
red metal stocks which was shared by
Mayfiower Associates and some of the
other investment and holding COM
panies with large mining portfolios
However. the gold stocks, such as Lake
Shore Mines, improved New Jersey
Zinc, whose directors meet for dividend
action next week. eased.
During the early bidding up of oils
virtually all classes in that industry
benefited. Gulf Oil made the best
response. but Standard Oil of Indiana
Standard of Kentucky, Cosden Oil and
Venezuelan Petroleum also firmed
Ford Motor of France opened off more
than Q points, touching a new low
mark. H. H. Franklin Manufacturing
preferred yielded more than a point to
a new minimum level Packard Elec-
trio made no immediate response to the
statement that shareholders on April 6
would be asked TO authorize sale of the
company to General Motors. The lat
ter would give 44,790 of its shares for
l34370 Packard Electric shares out
standing and possibly an additional
cash payment Of 81 a share
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
R.-K-O Reduces Stock.

BALTIMORE, March "a (SpeciaD -
At a special meeting of stockholders
of the Radio Keith Orpheum Corpora
ton held here yesterday approval was
given to the proposal to reduce the
capital stock outstanding by lowering
the value of each share of no-par
value from 1894 a share to $40 a
share. AT the annual meeting, which
followed. the date of the annual meet
ing was changed to the second WedneS-
day in April from the fourth Wednes-
day in March. The board of directors
was reduced from % members to 1e
and Joseph A. Bower, De Witt Mill
hauser and Frederick Strauss elected
to fill vacancies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
THEORY OF MARKET
SWINGS IS MODIFIED
Analysis of Recent Action in Sc
curities Is Given by
Statistician.
Stock and
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 24.-The old
theory, based on past market expert
ence, that major upswings are led by
recovery in bond prices, with stocks
following but going farther, is some
what modified at the present time, &C
cording to Lawrence w Schmidt, chief
statistician of Administrative and Re-
search Corporation, New York.
Stocks have advanced simultaneously
with bonds" says Mr. Schmidt, land to
a greater extent both in dollars and
percentages A study of Standard Sta
tistics. combined price index, which in
cludes industrialS, railroad and utility
averages, shows this recovery progress
clearly. For instance, the bond price
average reached its low of 68.5 on De-
cember IT, 1881. It's high, 1871, was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
BOND PRICES EASE
IN DRAGGY MARKET
Trading Remains in Small
VoIume-German Credit
Situation Disturbing.
BY F. H. RICHARDSON.


NEW YORK, March 24.-Today's
bond market drifted listlessly down.
ward. affected more by lack of in
tereSt on the eve of the Good Friday
holiday than by anything new in de-
velopments either at home or abroad.
Trading was in small volume.
The market opened with firm prices
and then turned downward with stocks.
The attention of the financial COM
munity. after being attuned successive
ly to the Sino-Japanese conflict and
the reconstruction measures in Wash
ington. has now returned to considera-
ton of the German situation. Despite
reiterated assurances from German
political leaders, Wall Street is con-
WINGED that if the Reichsbank's posi-
ton should be further weakened, both
interest and sinking fund payments on
German loans abroad will be in
jeopardy.
Statements that Germanys interest
payments might be kept up while
amortization is temporarily arrested
are not taken seriously. Sinking fund
payments do not total more than half
the amount required for interest and
in no event amount to sufficient to
avert banking crisis should one ap-
pear. German Government 51as and
Dawes PREPARATIONS rs were fractionally
better at the start today, afterwards
relapsing to around Wednesdays clos
ing levels.
The best market appraisal of the
German situatiGa Is probably contained
in the quotations for two issues due this
year. Deutsche Bank 6s maturing to
the amount of S25, 0D0, 900 on September
/, were quoted today around so cents
on the dollar while Saxon Public Works
s per cent notes were valued at 80 cents
on the dollar.
There was little interest in the rest
Of the European list, though Wall Street
realizes that economic conditions in
Austria, Hungary, Poland, Sweden,
Denmark, Holland, Belgium and other
European countries are bound up in the
outcome of the German crisis.
Kreuger & Toll IS were again lower
and there was renewed weakness in In
ternationaI Match SIS and International
Telephone 412s and SIS. Sterling was
five points higher in London before
the opening here and as result Brit
ish SIS opened up briskly and sold at
new high prices for the recovery. To
an extent this was mirrored in Cana
dian funds and hence in Canada As,
Canadian National IS and Canadian
Pacific perpetual Is. Australian ex-
change was also firmer and Australian
bonds had the additional impetus OF
proposed tariff revisionS designed to
give the commonwealth a favorable
trade balance.
In the domestic list the chief weak
ness was again in railroad bonds. Their
cratic fluctuations in the past few
days have reflected the uncertainty with
which the market regards current
measures for the relief of the carriers.
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recorded March 10. The stock average
struck low of SOS on February 10.
1882, and reached high of 7l.3 on
March 5.
The average bond recovery in points
was 9.6, as compared with an average
OF lib points recovery for stocks. On
a percentage basis, stocks recovered
1913 per cent, while bonds went up I4.4
per cent
The trend of stocks to recover
simultaneously with bonds, but more
rapidly" concludes Mr.. Schmidt. lis
evidence that investors in general have
developed much keener analytical
point of view toward common stocks.
Realizing the safety factors inherent in
bonds, the average investor today is,
nevertheless, weighing the appreciation
factors in high-grade common stocks
is studying the reserves, assets, earnings
and potential earnings of such stocks
and is investing carefully for the pur-
pose of rebuilding of estates"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
e Direct 70 The Star Once.

Dividend rates in dollars based on last
diyids1d ffartiy extra ipl pss r. IN stoet I.
Payaoie ~ cash or stock. Payable In
IN stock Plus 6Es in stock Plus IL
IN STOCK Plus 2eS in stock Plus i0S
stock. Paid last year-no regular rate. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
BONDS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
MISCELLANEOUS,
PUBLIC UTILITY

Barber a. Ross. Inc, 6ias.. so ...,.
Chevy Chase Club 5I2S...... 80 1904
Columbia Country Club 5l7s... 100 10S
w ". Cold Storage SIS. % 80.
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Export Copper Price Cut.

NEW YORK, March "a CP.-The
price of copper in the export market
was reduced % cent to ga cents a
pound, it was learned today This res
cession brings the market back to
about the extreme low level prevailing
before producers reached their latest
agreement for curtailment of output
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24

CHICAGO, March "a Op.-Infu-
enced by prospects Of only light world
shipments of wheat this week., grain
values averaged higher early today
The Liverpool wheat market made a
full response to yesterdays advance
here and sterling exchange was
stronger
Opening at sass advance, Chicago
wheat futures afterward held near the
initial range Corn started 1sa3s up
and subsequently reacted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March "a Opal
Cotton prices were 4 to points higher
at the opening of the market today.
Trading was active and foreign demand
was fairly good.
May opened at 6.5l, up S; July, 6.66,
up A; October, $50. up 5; December,
7o5, up 4, and January, TIA, up 5.
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Washington Stock Exchange,

SALES.
Lanston Monotype-10 at SIS. 10 at 65,
10 at SIS, 10 at S. 5 at IS. 5 at IS.
Mergenthaler Linotype at AZ.
Notice-This exchange will be closed
tomorrow, Good Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-29
DOUGLAS NEVIS
DOUGLAS BACKS JUNEAU
 IN FIGHT TO RETAIN U. 8.
 EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS

Hearty endorsement of the Doug- las Chamber of Commerce was &C., corded the movement of the Ju- neau body to have the Alaska Az ricultural Experimental Depart ment discontinued in Alaska as has been recommended to Congress.
 Resolutions on certain other pro- posed legislation were presented at the meeting last night and also approved by the local organization. An interesting report of the meet ings held by the Board of Manag- CTS of the Alaska Chamber was received an appreciation recorded for the insight afforded by the work that is being done.
 Several communications from persons outside the Territory seek ing information was reported re- ceived and answered by Secretary Feero.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-29
SUNSET U ESE1 1PlLS PASS

1 yond the limit of vision, and hert began the vast cattle range tha made the town of Wagontongut possible. Rocks trained eye saw cattle everywhere, though not ir large herds. The rough country commenced some fifteen miles far ther on. Sunset Pass and it's en- yirons were not in view, nor even the mountain ranges that were wis., ible from the town.
 An hours ride down the slow incline brought Rock into yer dant swale of fifty acres, fresh with it's varied shades of green surrounding pretty ranch house Here Adam Pringle had lived.
 Rock saw boy leading horse then a man at work under an open shed. Rock halloed. Whereupon the farmer started out leisurely then quickened his steps. It was Adam = stalwart, middle aged Weatherbeaten settler.
 True Rock, or I'm a born sin ner!" shouted Pringle, before he was even near Rock.
 'Howdy, Adam! How's the old timer?' returned Rock.
 T knowed that horse, an I sure knowed you jest from the way you straddled him. How air you? This is plumb a surprise. Get down an come in"
 Haven't time, Adam. I'm rust lin along to make camp below. Adam, you're lookin' good. I see you've made this homestead go."
 Never see you look any better. Thet's a hoss an saddle you're ridin'. You always was hell on them. Whar you been?"
 Texas"
 Reckon you heerd about Gas Seward bein' popped off, an you ride back to the old Stampin' grounds?"
 Adam, I didn't know Cass was dead till I got to Wagontongue. Guess I was homesick.'
 "Whar you goin'?"
 Sunset Pass"
 Cowboy, if you want work, pile right off heah."
 Thanks, Adam, but I've got a hankerin' for wilder country. I'll try Preston. Think he'll take me on?"
 Shore. But don't ask him"
 Why not?"
 I'm advisin' you--net talkin'." returned the rancher, with sharp gleam in his eye. You know me, True"
 Used to, pretty well. Adam. An I'm sort of Mustered at your ad- visin' me that way" replied Rock, keenly searching the others face.
 Stay away from Sunset Pass. !"
 Adam, I just never could take advice" drawled Rock. Much obliged, though" Cowboy, you may need a job
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Old papers at TAe Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-29

red cedar fire, listening. feeling
 realizing that the years had brought him much until now never divined
 and that something as mythical in the future called to his being. Not by chance merely, nor because of a longing to return to this range, nor impelled by the restless wander lust of cowboy, had he journeyed hither Around every thought, al- most, seemed to hover the intang- ible shadow of Thiry Preston. But he would not make of her a delib- crate object of conjecture, of real ity. That would come later, when