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Evening star., 1932-06-27
ANNULMENT DENIED
Mrs. Margaret X. D. Frey Loses
In Court of Appeals.

Mrs Margaret K. D. Frey today lost
her appeal from a decision Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court annuling her mar
riage to Ethelbert B. Frey, lawyer.
The opinion, written by Justice D..
Lawrence Groner Of the Court Of APP
peals, affirmed the decision Of Justice
Jesse c. Adkins, who found that Mrs.
Frey and her husband conspired to
impose on the Virginia court which had
granted the woman divorce from her
former husband.
Evening star., 1932-06-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TO-DAY.


Lawn party, benefit Mount Vernon
Lodge, No. 202, Twelfth street and
Maryland avenue northeast, pm.
Bingo party benefit Washington
Council, Sons and Daughters Of LIB
erty, No. 8, Woodmen Of the World
Hail. Grant place, $3.50 pm.
Dinner, University of Michigan
Alumni, University Club, Z pm.
Card party. Masonic Hall. Eighth
and F streets northeast, $50 pm.
FUTURE.
Luncheon, "Y" Mems Club. Hamilton
Hotel. tomorrow, 1880 pm.
Luncheon, washington Association Of
Credit Men. Raleigh Hotel, tomorrow.
1880 pm.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

Montana's FIRE loss In 1891 was
slightly more than t2,e00,o 900. or three
quarters Of q million more than In 1880.
Evening star., 1932-06-27
FUTURE.

Luncheon, "Y" Mems Club. Hamilton
Hotel. tomorrow, 1880 pm.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

Dinner, University of Michigan
Alumni, University Club, pm.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
Regular Dividend Is Paid
By Hearst Papers

SAN FRANCISCO, Teb. 25.-Di-
rectors of Hearst Consolidated
Publications, Inc, today voted
the regular quarterly cash divi-
dend of IA per cent on the Class
"a" Z per cent cumulative par
ticipating preferred shares. This
Is at the rate Of 7 per cent a
year or $1.75 per share. The
dividend is payable March IS to
shareholders Of record March /.
In addition the board of direc-
tors authorized a dividend OF
1874 cents per share on the COM
mon. payable March Is to stock
Of record March l.
Seventh Payment
The preferred dividend is the
seventh consecutive quarterly
payment since the original offer
ing in July 1880 by William Ran
dolph Hearst, which provides en-
oye-customer participation in
this great national institution. A
high percentage Of Hearst execu-
tives and employees hold owner
ship in Hearst Consolidated Pub
licationS Inc. The total number
of shareholders enrolled is more
than $1,000, representing an in
vestment of $25,OOO,0OO.
Hearst Consolidated Publica-
tions, Inc, has given a remark
able demonstration of consistent
earning power over 4 long period
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
COTTON PRICES
ARE GIVEN
BOOST

NEW YORK, Feb. IS GN.S0.
The cotton market showed a gen.
orally improved tone today, with
an early bulge Of so cents bale
partly lost in the subsequent
trading.
The main explanation for the
firmer market was that March
liquidation had been practically
eliminated as a weakening in
fluence. Notices in circulation on
March amounted to only TOO bales
at New York and to 1900 bales
at New orleans.
Trading was active, the main
support consisting Of price
fixing orders for the trade especi-
ally the Continent. Japanese in
terests bought May. Buying by
Liverpool in distant months was
attributed to a reversal Of
straddleS. New Orleans bought,
Selling by the South and hedge
selling occurred but in moderate
volume.
Around midday May was up S
at I'll, July up 4 at 1926, and
January up 5 at 6.71.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25

Of years and especially during
1880 and 1881.
Steady Flow of Income .
Through the nationwide diver
SifiCdtion of the 10 most profit
able Hearst metropolitan news
papers, the American weekly
enjoying it's greatest year in
1891 and the American News
print Company, Hearst ConSoli-
dated Publications, Inc. has Eeen
enabled to derive a stealy flow
of income that has averaged
nearly three times annual divi-
dend requirements foI ever five
years. These holdings provide
national diversification as to To-
cation of publishing properties, in
come, advertising patronage and
circulation.
The splendid financial condi-
ton of the $129,O00.000 Hearst
Consolidated Publications, Inc,
is best evidenced in the corpora
tion'S 1881 earning statement.
Net income for the year ended
December 81, last, was $7,473,O31,
or equivalent to 1913 per share
for the entire authorized issue of
1000, 900 Class "A" shares.
The American Weekly has
started out the new year by hav-
ing the biggest January advertiS-
ing volume in it's history.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
TIRE CD. LIKES
6-HOUR DAY

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.,
Akron, Ohio, is now running
four six-hour shifts a day, six
days a week. In describing the
advantages Of the six-hour day,
P. w. Litchfield, president, said:
Several plans were tried out
in the last 18 months in the ef-
fort to keep as many people as
possible in an earning position.
"The short day seems def
nitely the best plan from the
standpoint of manufacturing
efficiency, and has kept on the
payroll here some 5000 men
who otherwise we would have
had to let go.
"WhiIe the short hour day
may not be applicable to every
industry, or all parts Of the
same industry, 1 am convinced
that If adopted generally and
wherever possible, it would put
millions of men into position
where they would be self-sup-
porting"
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
RAILS LEAD DIP
IN MARKET r
s.. LEVELS
BY w. $. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Feb. IS G.N.SO. .
With the railroads leading, stocks
moved into slightly lower price
levels in the early trading today.
The automobile stocks and the
coppers followed the rails, but on
the whole the market was dull
and quiet, with narrow price
changes in a broad group OF the
speculative favorites.
Auburn auto performed errati'
cally in the opening period. The
stock started the day at 100, up
1h points, fell off abruptly to
~ for a net loss of 1ll2 points
and rallied to 81. General Mo
tors was again under pressure
and dropped under 81.
General Electric Hit
Liberal selling Of General Elec-
trio was again in evidence, with
the stock down about a point at
2O2s.
The early reaction in the rails
accompanied reports of wide
"hrinkage in the January net in
come of the principal carriers.
Atchison dropped off a point TO
10. New Haven, New York Cen.
trail, Southern Pacific and other
rail favorites sold fractionally
lower.
Outside interest in stock spec
tllation has dwindled to the
cmallest volume of the year, and
prominent bears have retired to
the sidelines for the time being.
Bulls were promised a number
Of new constructive develop
ments" in the Wall Street gossip.
Predictions were heard Of a pos
sible lowering of the New York
Reserve Banks rediscount rate
after the close Of the market to-
day.
Softness in copper metal prices
resulted chiefly from the abrupt
falling off in foreign demand,
Union Carbide Drops
Union Carbide dropped off 1l2
points to 303s as the result OF
the cutting of the dividend to
so cents a share quarterly. Elec-
trio Autolite joined the downward
move of the motor stocks.
Wheat and corn fell off frac-
tionally.
Cali money was unchanged at
~ per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
Trucks Loss
Exceeds S3,OOO,O 900

Report of Mack Trucks, Inc,
and subsidiaries for year ended
December 81, 1891, shows net
loss of $3,032,4l0 after deprecia.
ton. including additional provi-
sion for depreciation to reduce
tools, ETC., for various models to
a net valuation of 81, inventory
adjustment, etc.
This compares with net profit
in 1880, of $2.007, SOC, equa, to
$3.50 a share on TIL, $40 no-par
shares of capital stock.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
Higher Stock
Prices Are
Forecast
BY WALL STREET SPECTATOR

Dy WALL S1nEE1 SEEN1 On
NEW YORK, Feb. 25 GNSJ.
The market turned just about
where it should, chart-wise, yes
terday. Stocks showed a pretty
good undertone through most Of
the day and the tape indicates
higher prices today.
OF course the shorts are pretty
well out and so fireworks" are
improbable.
Allied Chemical Tip
An interesting sidelight on AL
lied Chemical is the story that
the company either got out of
its U. S. Steel holdings near the
top in 1929 or hedged by selling
against the box. Allied is under
stood to have had about 250,000
shares Of Steel.
If true, it should still have its
stock and be about $4,000, 900
richer, which would pay for ap-
proximately half the cost of its
Improbable artificial nitr a t e
plant in Virginia.
Part of the crowd that made
last years play in Servel is back
in the stock again. The mechani-
cal refrigeration industry in gen.
eral is one with future once
things get back to normal.
Bulls in Traction
Strength in the fractions re-
fleets bullishness of important in
terests on the group. The poll
tical background has made the
street sour on tha stocks, but
those who have gone into the
situation insist that unification,
with it's accompanying higher
prices, is inevitable.
The point is made that New
York city hasn't the money for
recapture and that the big stock
holders will be willing to take q
lot less for their stocks thaR in
the original unification proposal.
The I. r. T. bonds are consid-
cred especially cheap.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Feb. rs 0Ns.).-Hogs-
$4,000; 10c lower; top. S4.15; bulk, $3.50
@4.1O; heavy, &3.S5Q3.S5; medium,
SS.9O@A15; light &S.9O@415; light
@S6O; pigs, $303.S6. Holdovers 5000.
Cattle-5, 900; steady. Calves, 1000;
steady. Beef steers, good and choice,
s7.5O0S.5O; common and medium, $3.50
cattle-Heifers, $366.5O; cows, S2759
425: bulls, $2.75@4.5O; calves, $500
7.5os feeder steers, &S.5O@5.5O; stocker
steers $3@5.25; stocker cows and
heifers, $3@4.
sheep-I7, 900; steady. Lambs, $50
SIS; common, $40525; yearlings, $3.50
@5.25: feeders. S47595.5O; ewes,
S1.5O@4. -, -
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
$9I5,31O in Contracts
For Motor EQlIipnlent

Postmaster General Brown has
awarded contracts for 1000 motor
truck chassis units and 1000
bodies for use of poStoffices over
the country. The Ford Motor
Company will supply the chassis
units, at $215.20 each for five
hundred 8O0-lb. units and fifteen
hundred 4200-lb. units at $3.50
each.
The Mifflinburg Body COMPANY,
Mifflinburg, Pa, and the Gen
eral Motors Truck Company.
received the body awards. The
contracts total $915,310.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
LIMITED TRADE ON CLOTH

NEW YORK. Feb. IS (IN.s.).-Trad-
ing in coarse yarn cloths today was
confined to a limited scale, inquiry
being heard from comparatively few
buyers and these for small amounts.
Prices however, held firm, and in a
few instances were even stronger than
on the previous day for some
deliveries Second hands came out
with unimportant quantities of some
print cloths, which were taken up
without any adverse effect on the
market 1t was generally conceded
that before there Is any sustained and
important activity in gray goods, there
must be a better movement of finished
cloths, which has not become generally
apparent as yet.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
to Maintain
Bar Iron Pay Scale

Wages paid in bar iron mills
having contracts with the Anal
gamated Association Of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers will remain un-
changed during March and April
as a result of the bimonthly ex-
animation of sales prices on
which the wage scale is based.
Bar iron prices in the two
months ended February 20. 1882,
averaged 1855 cents a pound, COM
pared with ITO cents in the like
period of 1881.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
WOOL SALES MODERATE

BOSTO. Feb. Is GN.S.).-A mod
crate volume of wool in the aggregate
was being sold by a few houses The
bulk of the sales were on the Gas and
finer territory and Texas woods, al
though occasional buyers were taking a
little of the 5Ss. SOS and 56s territory
woods. Asking prices were mostly un-
changed, but owing to the slight con-
cessions that were available, as re-
suit Of the continued dullness. the actual
selling pdiceS were inclined TO the low
side of the range quoted during the
previous week.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
Memphis Gas Tits
Net More Than Half

Reports of Memphis Natural
Gas Co. for year ended December
81, 1881, shows net income of
$668,283, equivalent after divi-
dend requirements on 81 no-par
preferred stock, to Sc cents a
share on 918,680 shares of no-par
common outstanding at close of
year.
This compares with $483, 1895, or
43 cents a share, on 100000 COM
mon shares in 1890.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
N. J. Public Service
Nets S277.45O Gain

The Public Service Corporation
of New Jersey annual report
shows income available for diVl-
dends and surplus a balance OF
$50, ,54O,752 for 1881, against $780,
163, 1902 reported for 1880.
Compared with 1880, although
there was a decrease in operating
revenues of $902,4 ,492, the balance
for dividends and surplus showed
an increase of $377, ,450.-
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
Consolidated Gas
Net Is S68,I73,922

Report of Consolidated Gas
Company and affiliated gas and
electric companies for year ended
December 81, 1881, shows net in
come Of 500, 8,173, 1922 after depre-
citation, taxes, interest, ETC., equiv.
alent after dividends of affiliated
companies and on Consolidated
Gas preferred stock, to $4.94 a
share on II, 1,476,527 no-par shares
of common stock.
This compares with $69, 1862, ,l64,
or $5.06 a share, on 11,467 ,539
common shares in 1890.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
MdtsOn Navigation
Profit Is SI,63I,245

Matson Navigation Company re-
port for year ended December
81, 1881. net profit of 1881. .245
after charges and taxes, equiva-
lent to $6.66 a share (par 5000
on 244,521 shares of capital
stock.
This compares with $2,214,395
or SEQ a share in 1880.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
Outlook in Canada
ReDOrted Brighter

There is growing anticipation
of better business in Canada,
states the Bank Of Montreal.
The measures adopted by the
United States Congress to expand
credit and enlarge note circula-
ton are believed likely to react
favorably upon Canada, the bank
adds.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
RAIL MERGER PROTESTED

Objections of New Englanders
against the four-system Eastern
rail merger plan were laid before
the House Interstate Commerce
Committee yesterday by Lawrence
R. Wilder, If Boston. He urged
passage of the Rayburn bill, plac-
Ing holding companies under jurfs-
diction of the Interstate Com
nerce Commission.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
CURB MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. IS QNS0.
The Curb Market displayed i'm.
proved tendencies along toward
the latter half of today's session,
with leading stocks tightening up
after a sagging first period al
though price changes for the
most part were Of a generally
negligible character.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
RADIO PHONE ORDER

Northwest Anyways has ordered
$4,000 worth of radio telephone
units from the Western Electric
Company to complete its program
of equipping landing fields and
planes for two-way radio-tele-
phone service. The project in
wolves equipment for four ground
stations and II planes.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
TrGnScOntinentGL
Cuts Loss S8OO,OOO

Transcontinental Air Transport,
Inc, reports for year ended De-
cember 81, 1881, net loss of $780,
666 after expenses, interest and
taxes, comparing with net loss
of 1895, ,O59 in 1890,
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
BOND MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 G.NS).
Opening Liberty and Treasury
bond quotations were as follows:
Liberty 31as, 97.14; First 4As,
99.15; Fourth 4As, 100; Treasury
is, 1902; 33ss of '43, 1926, and
IS 806
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
CHEEKY Trade
News Items

M e m p his Gas Company
tilts net by half.
TranScOntinental Air loss
cut 100000.
Mills maintain bar iron
wage scale.
N. j. Public Service Co.
increases profit.
Bank reports Canadian out
look brighter.
The Washington times., 1932-02-25

IA So Zonite O........ 8
*Ex-dIvdend, tfEx-rlghts. tLast dividend declared
dividend declared paid since January 1882
aPayable playable preferred stock cCanadan
funds dCash or -HtOck.
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
By FRANK F. LOOMS

Accidents in the United States
are increasing every year, taking
tremendous toll of American
lives. Mortality statistics show
accidents as the sixth principal
cause of deaths in this country.
During 1881 accidents were re-
sponsible for 100000 deaths and
100000 injuries. The economic
loss due to accidents last year
was $500,00O,00O.
Many Hurt in Homes
An analysis of personal acci-
dent claims paid in the past 10
years by one of our large insur-
ance companies reveals that acci-
dents in the home caused 1881
per cent of the total claims by
number. Automobile accidents
caused 22.63 per cent of the
claims, and accidents in buildings
other than homes caused 21.69
per cent.
Many of the accidents CLASH
fled as pedestrian were caused
by automobiles, so the use of the
automobile was by far the lead
ing source of accidental injury
and death. In fact. nearly one
third of all claims were for acci-
dents in which the victim was
either an occupant or was struck
by the automobile.
Sports and recreation claims
accounted for 1883 per cent of
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
Returns on Stocks
ShOU Bio Increase

The annual rate of distribution
on high-grade common stocks is
80 per cent more now than at
the end of 1922 and more than
$50 percent higher than at the
highs of 1929. according to an
analysis of 80 leading issues made
by Administrative and Research
Corporation, of New York.
At the market close, December
81, 1922, the average price of the
80 stocks was 44.87, average dis
tributions for the year being $3.50
or 5.13 per cent. At the highs of
1929 these stocks averaged 1921
in price and distributed $6.18 dur.
ing the year, or 3.81 per cent.
At the market close May %, the
average price was 26.93 and rate
of distribution was $2.44 or 81
per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
COTTON PRICES
LOWER AND
STEADY

NEW YORK, My "a GN.SJ.
A steady tone prevailed in the
cotton market today with the
run of contracts showing little
change in price.
Futures opened three points low
er to three higher and held around
these levels as the day progressed.
Trading was more active than on
other recent openings and was
featured by purchase of 5000
bales of october by brokers who
act for japanese interests.
Cooperative brokers also bought
October. There was a moderate
volume of trade support. Scat
tered buying came from commits
sion houses. Most of the selling
was by the South and local pro-
fessionals. The Continent also
sold. Liverpool sold distant months.
Cotton mills of Europe are find
ing yarn and cloth business poor,
the New York Cotton Exchange
Service said today. Mill activity
is being maintained at the pres
ent rate largely on the basis Of
orders booked earlier in the year.
Traders are beginning to fear
that the Eastern. rains are too
prolonged and heavy, even conSid-
ering the long previous period OF
drouth.
Quotations at midday were up
1 to off 2 points, with July off
2 at $50, october off 1 at sos,
December off at 6.19, January
of / at 6.26, and March '33 up
l at 6.43.
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO May "a GN.s).-Hogs-
10000; stronger Top, $3.50: bulk. $3.50
s.45; heavy, $5@3.SO; medium. $3.50
$50; light. $3.3O@35O; light lights,
pigs, s2.75@S2O. Holdovers, 1000.
Cattle-5,0 900: steady. Calves, $500;
steady Beef steers: Good and choice,
$6m7.75: common and medium. $3.50
cattle: Heifers. t3.5O@6.50 cows. $2.75
OATS; bulls, $25Om4: calves $466.50;
feeder steers. $4.5O@5.75; stocker steers,
$4d $50: stocker cows and heifers,
1904
Sheep-1O. 900: steady. Lambs. 1905:
common. 1904: spring, $5@6.50: year
linEs &3SO@L5o: feeders, 1905; ewes,
$102.5O.
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
Accident Insurance Need
Greatest In Summer

the total; baseball, golf and bath
ing being the heaviest contrib
utorS.
That the injuries from these
principal causes Of accidents are
becoming more serious each year
is shown by the fact that the
average claim payment because
of automobiles, home, occupa-
tional, pedestrian and mishaps
in sports and recreation show an
increase in the past few years.
Some Unavoidable
The statistics above reveal the
principal causes of accidents, and
with the summer months ap-
preaching, when more automo-
biles are on the highways and
vacation days near, the chances
of meeting with some kind of an
accident are great. Accidents
cannot always be avoided-and
they are expensive. You cannot
protect yourself against meeting
with an accident, but you can
protect yourself against financial
loss as a result of an accident
by purchasing an accident in
surance policy.
A full coverage policy may be
secured for a premium Of be-
tween $50 and $50 a year, and
the policy will pay $1,000 in
case of accidental death, $50 a
week indemnity for total dis
ability, $25 a week for partial
disability, and certain nurses
fees, hospital bills and surgeons
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
STOCKSTUMBLE
IN OUTBURST
Of SALES
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, May "a G.N.S0. d.
Bereft of the stimulus Of rising
grain prices, the stock market
gave way today under a fresh
outburst of liquidation with the
tobaccoS and utilities the hardest
hit.
National Power and Light was
supported by good earnings
statement. Public Service of New
Jersey and Consolidated Gas ran
into large offerings, the former
going to new low. North Ameri'
can and American Water Works
broke throu..l their old lows.
Blocks Of TObaccOS
Heavy selling of Reynolds To
bacco B, with large blocks coming
out on the tape, was the unset
ting influence in the Tobacco
group. All leading Tobacco issues
went to new bear market lows.
Rail stocks weakened on the
car loading report after showing
resistance in the early trading.
Chesapeake and Ohio was con-
SpicuouSly heavy.
Passage of the copper import
duty failed to stimulate domestic
producers and brought some sell
ing into the foreign group. Gen
eral Motors was driven to it's bear
market low by renewal of heavy
selling. Du Pont was weak in
sympathy.
Trading More Active
The break in grains depressed
farm implement and mail order
shares. Case Threshing and Sears
Roebuck were the big losers. Corn
products was weak. Loose Wiles,
yesterdays weak spot, rallied,
but National Biscuit met fresh
liquidation after an early advance.
Trading was at a more active
pace than the last few sessions.
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
GRAIN FUTURES
HALT CLIMB

CHICAGO, May "a G.N.S).
Rains in sections of the South
west put a damper on bullish
activities in wheat futures today.
Values slipped off 13s to 112c
a bushel under scattered unload
ing checking the climb of the
market which had lasted four
days.
Other grains were in sympathy,
corn easing 1s to 7sc. oats 2s to
5sc and rye 11s to 112c bushel.
Gables were ignored. Liverpool
was unchanged to Ad lower.
Winnipeg was closed for Empire
Day.
July wheat fell below 6Oc a
bushel here and July corn to
32Ac.
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
DISPLAY
FIRM TONE

NEW YORK, May "a GN.S).
In moderately active trading the
bond market displayed a fairly
firm tone today.
While some issues in the rail
road group continued to work
lower, the trend as a whole was
toward greater firmness and frac-
tionally higher. United States
Government loans maintained a
fairly steady tone.
Foreign government loans were
relatively quiet, with prices
slightly irregular. United King
dom 51as sold to 10334, a new
high for the year, while italian
government Is eased slightly on
profittaking.
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
Time MONEY UNCHANGED

NEW YORK, May "a TN.s.).-Call
money was renewed today at pa per
cent with the per cent rate preVa-
lent on the Curb.
Commercial paper was unchanged at
2 %to per cent for prime names.
with some shading at "a per cent.
Time money was unchanged at Ia
per cent for all maturities.
The bankers acceptaPc's market
was quiet with demand good, but
few bills being offered. Some stag
nant names were moving and the
Federal Reserve has taken a few bills.
Asking rates were unchanged at y
of per cent for 80, so and 90
days, l per cent for 120 days and IN
per cent for $50 and $50 days.
The Washington times., 1932-05-24
Freight LOddings
SLUMP 5000 Cars

Loading of revenue freight for
the week ended May IA totaled
517,667 cars, according to the rail
roads reports to the American
Railway Association today.
This was a decrease of 5000
cars under the preceding week and
229, 800 cars below the same period
last year.