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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
Commodity Price
Trends of Week
BY HI. n. McGILL,
of the McGIn Commodity Service. Inc.

AUBURNDALE, Mass. May % (P.-
Continuing a downward trend, COM
modify prices registered the most acute
decline that has been recorded for
many weeks.
The index Of all commodities reflect
ed severely lower prices in all Of the
main groups, including agricultural, in
dustrial and live stock. This index is
now 81 per cent below the 1913 base.
Out Of IA individual groups only
were higher during the past week,
while were lower, and 3 remained
the same
Industrial prices after showing sta
bility all through the month finally
succumbed to the adverse influences
and were substantially lower Nom
ferrous metals and vegetable oils were
the two groups showing a fractional
upturn with building materials, chem
icals, paper and pulp remaining the
same as in the previous week.
All other industrial groups were
lower. In keeping with the constant
ly lowering rate Of industrial activity,
prices have continued to give ground
This constant falling in price has, of
course, discouraged all but hand-to-
mouth buying, causing a severely re-
stricted market for raw materials AL
though output has been curtailed and
finally brought into line with present
conditions, yet large supplies have been
accumulated during the process. The
need for improvement, however, has at
last been transferred from the supply
to the demand factor.
Agricultural prices continue their
uninterrupted decline. This group
which has been looked to for indica-
tons of improvement and which in
times past has been the first to record
an upturn, has, as yet, given no indi-
cation that even stability is in sight.
Since the first of the year the McGill
index of agricultural prices has fallen
ID per cent. Live stock prices also de-
clined radically. and have reached a
point 81 per cent below the low of the
first of the year.
Fine textiles was one of the groups
to record a material decline Silk
prices recorded a new low point dur
ing the week. This group has record
ed the greatest decline since the high
point in 1929, being sc per cent be-
low that peak.
Most important price changes in Nc
Gill weekly commodity price indices
1oc6-100
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
PRODUCE MARKETS
REPORTED LOWER
Lighter Shipments Fail to
Cause Improvement in
Price Range.

The produce market responds poorly
to the moderate rate OF supply and
shipments lighter by one-fifth compared
with last season, says the United States
Department of Agriculture, Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics, Market News
Service. Prices are generally lower
than they were year ago. with a few
exceptions where crop shortage prevails
Northern producers were disappointed
with the failure of the potato market to
hold its April price gains through May
during the time of light southern ship
ments. Prices are back close to the old
level before the Spring rise started
Spring greens, asparagus and green
peas, were a little late in mid-season
sections, but recent supplies have been
liberal. Strawberry shipments are
again increasing as the height of the
season approaches and the prices tended
lower toward the LIST of June.
Shipments of Strawberries from the
middle to the last of May were in about
the same volume from most sections as
they were year ago, but tended to in
crease rapidly with greater activity in
the important producing States of Mis-
souri,. Indiana and Kentucky and the
beginning of the season in Maryland
and Virginia. Movement by motor truck
seemed to be taking a somewhat larger
proportion Of the fruit as compared with
year ago. Prices have been declining
IN the city markets and in nearly all
producing sections, although there is a
wide range In quotations because of diff
fereEceS in quality and variety. De-
mand was reported slow to moderate in
strawberry producing sections from Mis-
souri, east to Maryland. North Carolina
berries sold as low as to 10 cents
quart in New York and Baltimore and
the range of Eastern markets for Vir-
ginia and Maryland berries was to 10
cents in quantity sales. Auction sales
OF the Missionary and Premier varieties
in Maryland producing sections ranged
81 to S3.75 per 32-quart crate but tend
ency was downward there and in Vir-
glnia. Auction sales of Helms in the
Onley. Va. district declined to SITS to
SO, dropping IS to so cents in the last
week OF May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
FORM TO PROTECT
UTILITY HOLDINGS
Committees to Look After Interests
in Federal Receivership of
insult Controlled Company.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May 28.-Five committees
have been formed to protect the vast
interests Of stock and note holders in
the Federal receivership of the Samuel
1nsull-controlled Middle West Utilities
Co.
The newest is a committee composed
of owners or representatives of holders
OF $4,000 900 in Middle West serial con-
vertible gold notes. 1t was organized
yesterday.
Three of the other four committees
have been welded to safeguard the in
terests of common stockholders and the
fourth of preferred stock owners
OF some 10000 900 outstanding Middle
West shares, 100000 held by New York
and Chicago banks as collateral for
loans to insult investment concerns al
ready have been pledged. along with
large blocks in London and Amsterdam,
to the Stockholders Committee, headed
by Martin Lindsay Of Chicago
The most optimistic of the holders ="
Lindsay said yesterday, see no possible
realization bIfore at least two years.
Most Of us feel the receivership will run
for a least f;r years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
BONDS DEPRESSED
AS UTILITIES SAG
u. S. Government Group
Holds Fairly Steady at
Short Session..
BY VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, May 2S-Weakness OF
utilities, especially some of those that
have long held leading positions in the
gilt edge" class, today brought further
grief to the already saddened bond mar
ket
There was no specific news blamed
for the inability of listed loans to sta
Billie their prices. The eyes of investors
and traders were still turned toward
Washington, awaiting signs of an ad-
justment of tax and budgetary difficult
ties.
Loans of the power and light COM
panleS and communications corpora
items had little support in the short
session. Most of the American Tele-
phone bonds, which displayed dropping
tendencies yesterday, added a point OF
more to their previous losses Declines
were also registered by bonds of Column
bla Gas, Consolidated Gas. Detroit Edi-
son: American g. Foreign Power, Inter-
national Telephone and Western Union
Utility Power & Light debenture SIS and
Pacific Gas 5s firmed moderately.
Some OF the railroads also dropped to
new low territory. Among the principal
carrier losers were Santa Fe AIS and
general As, Pennsylvania Alps, South
ern Pacific 4l2S, NeWtral SIS and Union
Pacific As. St Louis & Southwestern
consolidated Is, as result of the prob
able success of the roads refunding
plan, again spurted around points,
but later lost most of this advance.
The industrials were somewhat
steadier and there were only minor
changes in United States Government
obligations.
French tbs lost around a point, as
did German 5l2S. German Is firmed.
British 5l2s were steady.
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Oil Conference.

NEW YORK. May % Especially -
The Russians are showing a very fine
cooperative spirit" was the statement
today by c. E. Arnott. president of the
Vacuum Oil Corporation and spokes-
man for the International Oil Confer
ence now in session here which is ex-
pected to stabilize world markets. Mr..
Arnott for the first time named the
American companies in the conference.
They are Socony-Vacuum. Standard
Oil Of New Jersey. Gulf Oil Corpora
ton, Texas Co., Consolidated Oil and
Atlantic Refining. During this con-
ference, even in the face of drastic
declines throughout the list, oil stocks
have remained relatively steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
COTTON PRICES HOLD
IN NARROW LIMITS
Slight Opening Advance Is Fol-
lowed by Selling Close Shows
One Point Decline.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 28-Trading in
cotton was quiet today, with a slight
opening advance on relatively steady
Liverpool cables followed by declines
under some liquidation and scattered
selling.
July contracts worked of from SIS
to 5.40 and closed at Ssh, with the gen.
eral market closing steady at a net de-
cline OF l point on all positions
The opening was steady at an ad-
vance of 2 to 3 points in response to
the showing Of Liverpool and a few
overnight buying orders which were at
tributed partly to the trade and partly
to covering. The initial demand was
quite readily supplied and some selling
developed after the call which appeared
to be partly for foreign account and
which may have included some further
selling through brokers with Southern
mill connections.
Reports of steadier tone following
an opening decline in the stock market
brought in a little buying and trade
interests were buyers of near months,
but the market worked off to net losses
OF to points on the more active posi-
tons during the middle of the morning
December declined from 594 to 587
The market was shade steadier in the
late trading and closing quotations were
2 or points up from the lowest on
most positions.
Cotton range.
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Reichsbank Statement.

BERLIN, May % P).-The Reichs-
bank statement as of May % shows the
following changes in reichsmarks: Gold
and bullion increased 1890 900; reserve
in foreign currencies decreased 4,562,-
900; bills of exchange and cheques de-
creased 216,149,000; silver ard other
coins increased 96,568, 900; notes on
other banks increased 3,764.000; ad-
decreased 1882, 900: notes in circula-
ton decreased 1873 ,671 900: other matur-
ing obligations increased 10,649, 900;
other liabilities increased 12,500.000.
Total gold holdings, 856 ,284, 900. Note
coverage, 26.5 per cent. Rate Of dis
count, per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
CANADA MAINTAINS
| CURRENCY STATUS
Dominion Is Carrying on
Without Outside Help.
Economies Practised.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TORONTO, May 28.-For the first
Spring in the present century Canada
Is pursuing her way almost entirely
without outside financial aid
Up to the beginning Of the war all the
Spring operations In the Dominion. in
GLIDING railway building and the OPEN
ing up of the West, we're financed by
British capital. Prom 1914 until last
year funds from the United States
poured in during every March and April,
partly as loans. but chiefly as capital to
finance various American enterprises in
the Dominion such as mines. pulp and
paper mills and chemical plants. But
this year practically the only funds COM
ing IN for investment are those used for
the establishment here Of branches of
United States businesses.
Owing to the unfavorable balance of
trade with the United States, amount
ing to $l07,000,000. the Dominion was
obliged to export coin and bullion to the
value Of s69,653,88 in the last fiscal
year.
While Canada is receiving no outside
capital this year, she is kept busy re-
paying interest and principal on obliga-
tons incurred in former years. During
the first four months Of the current year
she paid s7061800O in New York, of
which s19,047,ooo represented repay
ment Of principal. In the present month
she has to meet an interest payment Of
sl338l 900 in Wall Street, and a repay
ment OF principal amounting to $685.
Oo0
This constant outflow of funds is held
partly responsible for the maintenance
OF the present rate Of discount on the
Canadian dollar.
This enforced financial independence
Is resulting in much healthy economy
in Canadian business. in contrast to the
overexpansion in railway building, In
the capacity of pulp and paper plants
and In water-power development Of the
years Of plentiful capital.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
GIRL AT POST OFFICE
HUNTS LOST FATHER
Constantly Watches General De-
livery Window in Hope
He'll Appear.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA. Nebr.. May 2s.-Elva Mae
Vail. %, of Pauls Valley, Okla, has
launched a constant watch over the
general delivery window at the post
office here in the hope of finding her
father, James T. Vail, who left Okla
hoTna 20 years ago.
About a year ago, Miss Vail began
an attempt to trace her father, half
blood Choctaw Indian. Through the
Indian Service Bureau at Washington
she learned that on April 8, 1881, Vail
had written for $40 pension check to
be forwarded him in care Of general
delivery here.
Miss Vail wrote to her father at this
address last September and for sew
eral months they carried on a regular
correspondence. Then the letters to
the daughter ceased.
Determined to find him, Miss Vail
accompanied by Clara Gay. %, came to
Omaha and began her watch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, May % (P.-Net rail-
way operating income for April of roads
reporting today with 1881 comparisons
included the following:
Louisville & Nashville, 1892, $751;
500: 1881, $694,563.
Denver & Rio Grande Western, 1882,
$29,275; 1881, $249,388.
illinois Central, 1882. s721,s 4s; 1881.
$720.120.
*Deficit
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Utility Earnings.

NEW YORK, May % (SpeciaD -
Southern California Edison reports q
balance for the month Of April of ST.
353,524, after taxes and charges but be
fore depreciation, against s1,526.457 In
April, 1881. The four months figure of
S5,595,026 compares with $5,576,O Dol last
year.
National Power g. Light reports earn
1ngs for the IL months ended March 81
equal to $1.65 common share. against
$l.8l in the previous IL months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
Purchasing Power Increase

NEW YORK, May % Especially At
time when the stocks which ordi-
narily reflect the purchasing power of
wages most directly-such as food.
store, and other necessity shares-are
under pressure, Moody's Investors
Service publishes an analysis showing
That wage rates have failed to decline
IN proportion to the decline in the cost
OF living and that the result has been
an increase in the purchasing power of
wage rates. Since the high of 1929.
the index OF the cost of living has
cropped from l65 to about 1913, the
anaiyslS says, while the level of wage
to 200. -''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
GARDNER TO PLAY HOST
Welcomes Washington Today at
Winston-Salem.

WINSTON-SALEM,N N. c., May % up.
Dressed in knee breeches and wearing
a wig, Gov. o. Max Gardner will play
the part of his predecessor of 14l years
ago in pageant here late today, depict
ing the visit of George Washington to
old Salem
Agnew H. Bahnson of Winston Salem
will be welcomed in the old main hall
of Salem College by Gov. Gardner just
as the first President was by Gov.
Alexander Martin in 1891.
The time and arrangement of events
in the pageant have been arranged to
coincide with the traditional account
of George Washington's visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
GRAIN VALUES LOWER
IN CAUTIOUS TRADING
Recent Buyers Reverse Their Pol.
icy Pending the Passage of
Double Holiday.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 28-Grain prices
averaged lower today, with many trad
ers showing extreme caution and also
holding OF on account of the double
holiday in prospect.
Houses with export connection did
most OF the buying of wheat. SpecuIa-
tors who recently were prominent on
the purchase side of wheat were sellers.
Wheat closed irregular, s. down to
e, up, compared with yesterdays fin
I'm: Corn, unchanged to IS lower.
Oats at shade to "a advance and pro-
visions unchanged to a decline OF 2
cents
Grain table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
What Things Cost

Compiled by Standards Statistics Co.. W
NEW YORK, May % R.-Of the
26 important commodities In the follow
ing table, are higher in price than
last week, II are lower and Z remain
unchanged. Two of the rs are at their
high while are at their low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
Unfavorable Dividend Changes.

NEW YORK. May % R.-Unfavor-
able dividend changes rose during the
in the preceding week, according to the
Standard Statistics Co. Favorable
changes numbered Z, as against IA in
the week before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
Ten Per Cent Paw Cut.

NEW YORK, May % R.-Great
Western Sugar Co. executives and en-
ployes will, effective July l, accept
10 per cent cut in pay, the company
has announced.
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Curb Seat at $4,000.

NEW YORK, May 20 (P.-Arrange-
ments were made yesterday for the sale
Of New York Curb Exchange seat at
$4,000, an increase of $500 DYER the
previous transaction. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
WEEKLY EARNINGS REPORT

NEW YORK. May % P).-Per-share
earnings of corporations reporting dur
ing the past week for various periods,
with comparisons, included the follow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
Investment Trusts

NEW YORK, May % lPy.-Over-the-
counter market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Col
Nominal gold Selling checks
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copyright. 1892. Standard Statistics Co.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
CAMP ALIGN TO
 BE REVIEWED
"March of Time' Brings
 ''HOOver- Roosevelt" Debate

Highlights of the, presidential campaign will be reviewed in dra- matic form when the March of Time" is broadcast over a coast-to- coast network of the Columbia Broadcasting System tonight. from S:30 to 9:00 p. m., P. s. T.
 President Hoover" and Cover nor Roosevelt will engage in Q point-to-point debate on the salient isues of the times. Another scene will be devoted to the recent friendly meeting in Albany between MT Roosevelt and Al Smith. Ted al Corsia and William Adams vii be heard in the roles of the republican and democratic candidates 'respec- lively, while Charles Slattery will portray the former New York governor.
 The radio newsreel also will in- clude the London unemployment and the New Zealand earthquake, which occurred six weeks ago, but news of which was not revealed until recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
|GRIDIRON EPICS
 | ARE DESCRIBED
Replay Two Games on Air Slip Madigan to Be
 Interviewed

Thrilling minutes of the two most important college football games of Saturday, october 29, will be dramatized during the All- American football show to be broadcast over the WABC-C Col1lm- bia network from 9:00 to 9:30 D.. yn., E. s. T, tonight.
 Sectional cham mpionships end possible national championship hinged on the outcome of the Au- burn Mississippf and Pitt.Notre Dame games which Harry von zell will describe in his dramatic "fan's-earviews."
 Auburn, unbeaten and leading team of the south. only averted q tie with Mississippi in a, near upset, when q 66-yard pass in the closing minute of the game paved the way to a 14-7 victory. Notre Dame was shumbled unexpectedly by fight ing and under-rated Pittsburgh team when the Panthers broke a scoreIess tie in the fourth period in two minutes of inspired football to score 12 points.
 Freddie Rich and his band and Andre Kosteianetz's male chorus will offer songs of several colleges prominent on the fotball horizon, including Auburn. Colgate, Colum- bia, Southern California. Brown. Pittsburg and St Mary's.
 Other features of the half-hour. as previously announced, will in- clude Christy Walsh's interview with E. P. .Slip" Madigan, coach of St Mary's, little football giant of the Pacific coast, and Walsh's selections of the weeks ten best individual players. Due to the fact that the previous Fridays program was cancelled for President Hoo- ver's speech, Walsh will also give his All-America Weekly Ratings for the week before.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
500 VxTTHH 500 Meters VASS Kilocycless Bridgeport ana New Haven

5:O0--Big Brother Bob" Emery 5:15-The Fashion Parade. 5:3O--News Flashes. 5:45--J0seph Lopez, Mem'ries oi
 Yesteryear. 6:0o-Irene Beasley. Popular
 songs. s:1s-c City Of Bridgeport Health -Eiks Trio. Gene oviatt. ~bi.
 rector. 6:45-News. 7:0O--Silent for WCAC. 6:00-Edwin c. Hill. "The Hu-
 s man Side of the News" S:15-Edith Josephson. Blues
 Singer. s:sO-Muscanto Trio. S:45-- -Sheehan's Irish Minstrels. 9:00--Adeline Manzy, Sweet X Adeline of the Air" 9:15-"The Juggernaut Murder, Episode No. q. s 9:45---News Flashes. 10:o0- Organ Recital. .10:15-Spotlight Of the Air. 1O:30-I.ittle Jack Little. 10:45--Colonel stoopnagIe and
 Budd. i11:00--Howard Barlow and Co., lufnbia Symphony orches- tra. i11:So-G Guy Lombardo and His
 Royal Canadians. 12:o0. m. ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra. l12:3O-- Bernie Cummins and His
 Orchestra. 12,45-FIal Kemp and His Orches.
 fra %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
: What's On 7he Ar, And Where
HOOVER GOES ON
 AIR TWICE

President Hoover's campaign ad- dress from the Coliseum. in St Louis. Missouri. tonight will be broadcast over . coast-to- -coast network of the Columbia Broad casting System at s:so to 10 p. m, EST.
 To-mororw night. President Hoover will address the radio au- dience over the same CBs network from the Municipal Auditorium in St Paul, Minnesota, at 1o:30 p. m. to 12 midnight, EST.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
as::.. q: WABc .,.ss,.,.. sss

.~s 6:00--Rangerssketch. 5:15-Captain Jack Sketch. z 5:30-S Skippy-sketci 5:45-The Lone Wolf Tribe
 Sketch. 4 e:00--Irene Beasley, songs. 6:15-Program Resume. 6:2o-stern's orchestra. s:3O-Eddie Dooley's Football Dope.
 6:45-Just Plain Bill Sketch. 7:00--Myrt and .Marge. 7:1E--Vaughn de Leath, songs;
 Novelty orchestra. 7:30-Three x Sisters songs. 7:45-Republican Talk. 7 s:00--News-Ed Edwin c. Hill. 8:l5-Singin' Sam. 8:30--Dramatized News Events, 9:00--Football Sketch; Freddie x Ricil's Orchestra; Male
 Chorus: Speaker E. F. Slip
 Madigan, Coach of ~
 Mary's. 9:30--Morton Downey, Tenor;
 Belasco's Orchestra. 10:00--Arthur Tracy, the Street
 Singer; Shilkret,s Orches-
 tra; Music That Satisfies" Aces Sketch. 10:3u-To be announced. 11:0O--Symphony Orchestra, Dt-
 rection Howard Barlow. 11:30--Lombardo's orchestra. 12:0O--Neasoif orchestra. 12:30 .. m. n.-Cumming's orchestra. 1z:45-Kemp,s orchestra. '1;00--Harrod,s orchestra. 1:30--Kardos's orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
ALBERT ]. JOHNSON
 LEFT LARGE ESTATE
Widow and Son Of De. censed Are Left the
 Whole Amount
TOTALS OVER SSOO,O

An estate estimated to be worth over S5O0,000 was left by the late Albert J. Johnson of !. Johnson q Sons, who died suddenly in New Haven on September 18th. Joseph c. Johnson is named executor of the will. Mrs Alice Shonfnger Johnson, widow of the deceased, Is left the bulk of the estate in trust. She fs to receive the income of the estate or any part of the principal
 she may desire. To James g. Johnson,- the only son, Is left $50,-
 900 in trust until he reaches the
 age of~30 years at which time he
 win receive the principal and all
 personal effects of his late father.
 Mir Johnson owned considerable
 real estate in New Haven, Water
 bury and Bridgeport in addition to hls interest in the clothing firm.