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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-26

Mrs. Mary Sanders was hostess at
her home wednesday for the meet
ing of the Grace Presbyterian Guild
at which plans were completed for
the presentation of Living Pic
lures" Sunday night at Grace Pres
byterian church.
Mrs. James R. Chase is confined
to her home by illness.
Mrs. Margaret Malone was hostess
for the meeting Tuesday Of the Self
Improvement Club. A paper entitled
"Our Neighbor, Mexico was read
by Mrs. Mary Sanders.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-26

Music for the Saturday night
dance at the Tennis Club will be fur
nished by the popular Bill Roberts
Rhythm Raeketeers, 9 piece record
ing band.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Suspension Halts
Lexington Sales
OF Burley Tobacco
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, KY, December 18.-
Sales on the Lexington hurley tobacco
market. the largest in the world, have
been indefinitely suspended as result
of Gov. Laffoon's proclamation request
ing general sales holiday throughout
Kentucky.
Lexington warehouse men, at meet
ing last night. decided not to open
their floors for the four auctions
scheduled to start Monday morning at
9 o'clock
All other markets throughout Ken
lucky are expected to suspend sales as
the result of Lexington's action.
Yesterday morning Lexington ware
house men met and appointed a COM
mittee to confer with Gov. Laffoon re-
garding modification of his proclama-
ton permitting growers who had
brought their tobacco to any market
for first sale, and had not received
sale. to offer their leaf at auction.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, December 1s (R.
Declaring that there has been a
steady decline" In hurley tobacco
prices since sales floors opened last
week. Gov. Hill McAlister's formal
holiday proclamation was issued
today.
- o.-.:cf e:::-c.:.FTa SS--noEc-a last
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Institutes Charter Members.

Appointment of the Archives Com
mlttee of Washington Chapter, Ameri-
can Institute of Banking, calls atten-
tion to some of the chapters older
documents One is the original roster
OF the 81 charter members, dated De
cember, 1901, and showing the fol-
lowing active bankers among the Or
ganizers:
Maurice Otterback. chairman of the
board of Anacostia Bank; George w.
White, president National METROPOLITAN
Bank; Ernest E. Herrell, president In
ternationai Finance Corporation; Joshua
Evans, jr, vice president Hamilton Ma
tlonal Bank; G. D. Ratcliffe, vice presi-
dent Munsey Trust Co.; E. Percival Will
son, secretary National Savings & Trust
Co; F. r. Ullmer, treasurer National
Savings & Trust Co.; Samuel r. Baulsir.
cashier Security Savings & Commercial
Bank; C. Louis Eckloff. assistant CASH
4er National Metropolitan Bank; w. F..
d. Heron, assistant treasurer Union
Trust Co.; Frank P. Morse, manager
Charles D. Barney e. Co., and Harry
w. Finney of the firm of Y. E. Booker
SS Co.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
WALNUTS WIN
FOOTHOLD IN GERMANY

BY the Associated Press.
American walnutS. introduced into
Germany this year for the first time,
have gained a strong foothold in that
market, trade attaches report.
About 10000 sacks of the American
product will be available for the Christ
mas trade, it was said, which is an
amount considerably greater than that
reported for any of the European
varieties.
Evening star., 1933-12-18

l7's 444 Ohio Oil.
Sa. lis oliver Farm Equip. :,
Sas Is. Omnibus Corp. ......
95 64 Omnibus pf A (S). ...
254 l0b Otis Elevator (6Oc)..
9l4 y Otis Steel.
96s. 3113 Owens III Glass ~ n.
Evening star., 1933-12-18

night that he would issue it, following
the similar action by Gov. Laffoon of
Kentucky.
Operators of sales floors at Tennes-
sees 10 hurley centers, at Tazewell,
La Toilette, Greenville, johnson City,
Knoxville. Carthage. Gallatin, Frank
lin, Columbia ana Morristown, were
asked to close them by pm.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
SILVER QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, December 13 CP.-Ear
lver steady; rs higher ct 43as.
SHORT.TERM SECURITIES.

AIlis-Chalmers Co. 5s 1897 S9sa 81
Amer. Beet Sugar 6s 1885 52ia II
Amer. Tel. &; Tel. 5l2s l943 1864 105h
Am. Wat Wks. g. El IS 1894 g6 96ls
DetutHg hemingway 6S 1896. 96 100A
Bethlehem Steel Co 5s 1895 gSi. 9Sis
Can1ornia Packing 5s 1910. S7l4 SS
Sanaoian NOT Ky t2S 1883. lO2 1929
CbeSa. & Ohio Ry 5s 1899 lO5h IO5b
Chi Northwest. Ry Gas 1896 75h 77b
Chicago Rock Island As 1894 IS3s 10
Colorado &, So. Ry. 4lzs 1895 77Io 7Di1
Commercial Credit s. rs 1885 lOl "a Io3
Delaware & Hudson 5s 1885 g41a g5N
Den. & Rio Grande 412s 1886 AZ 46
Edison Elec. Hum As 1899 9g34 1OO3z
Gen Petroleum Corp 5s 1910 1O3Ia lO4
Gen. Public Service 61as 1898 so SOs4
Grand Trunk Canada 1886 1O1ss 1o23s
Great Northern Ry rs 1886 S312 S4A
Illinois Cent r. r, Gas 1886 Ss 90
Keystone Telephone IS 1895. 1874 49,.
Laclede Gas Light SIS 1894 S3ss 81
louisville & Nashville :5s 1887 1o3 1o414
New York Cent. H. As 1924 S41z SO
N. Y. Chi. & st. L. As 1887. 7SR 81,
Northwest. Telep. 42s 1884 80 l00n
Penna. R. r. Co Gas 1896. 1928 102H
Republic Iron & Steel 5s 1910 s5N s9?4
Sinclair Cons Oil Co. rs 1887 1021s 1021z
Southern Pacific IS 1884. -. 91., e3,
Union Oil Co. Calf Is 1925 100ss 10lls
Virginia Ry. & Power SIS 1884 ggi2 9gsa
NaEzsh Rw-. CO. cS 13S9... al 80
Evening star., 1933-12-18
IMPROVEMENT IN RAIL
EARNINGS is PREDICTED
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 18-Class /
railroads, it is estimated by the Stan
dard Statistics Co., will this year earn
about }8 per cent of their fixed charges,
against so per cent in 1882. Some of
the individual roads show their interest
charges earned by substantial margins
while others remain in the red on such
requirements.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Christmas Clubs Progressing.

The Christmas Savings Clubs being
maintained by 1s Washington banks
for the 1884 period are progressing
steadily. Many new members are being
enrolled and many old ones are con-
tinuing the thrift practice which has
become so popular here and elsewhere
Some banks report that SO far they
are even with and in a few instances
ahead of last year Others note a fall
Ing of. The payment Of IL per cent
interest, instead of the 8 per cent paid
last year, is making a difference with
enrollmentS in some cases. This, how
ever, IS said to be an unimportant fac
tor. The interest is SO small on the
average account that it is overshadowed
by the real aims of the clubs. to provide
sxtra money to meet extra demands at
christmas time.
1t was reported TODAY that MANY of
che club checks have not vet been
cashed. This indicates that a good
many OF such checks will figure in last
minute shopping. The holders will have
The great satisfaction of buying pres
ents for cash.
Ihe Capital banks conducting the
CLUBS under the cooperative advertising
plan OF the District Bankers Association
are the American Security g. Trust Co
Anacostla Bank, Bank of Commerce &,
Savings, East Washington Savings Bank
Hamilton National Rank. Liberty Ma,
Slonal Bank, Lincoln National Bank
McLachlen Banking Corporation. Mum
Sey Trust Co., National Bank of Wash
1ngton, National Savings & Trust Co.
Rlggs National Bank Second National
sank, Security Savings & Commercial
fank, Union Trust Co., WASHINGTON
Loan q Trust Co. and Washington
mechanics Savings Bank
Trading on ID. c. Exchange.
. Trading commenced the week on the
washington Stock Exchange TODAY
with 81 900 Washington Gas SIS. 1860.
at 10334. 00'
Washington Railway & Electric pre-
1erred stock opened with four small
lot sales, all registered at 81.
After call, the same stock recorded
further sales of 65 shares at an ad-
vance to 8212 and four more shares
at 82A. %
Potomac Electric Power 5l2 Der cent
preferred came out in three small sales
at lO5. while the days trading ended
with Capital Traction transfers five
shares moving at l3 and 20 more SELL
ing at 1874.
Directors of the Merchants Transfer
q storage Co. at recent meeting voted
10 pass the dividends on both the COM
mon and preferred stock. due on jan
uary !, according to announcement by
John L. Newbold. jr., president of the
company.
Evening star., 1933-12-18


PM 100000 200 PM. 1 OsO 900
Dividend rates the are the annual
cash payments based the latest ayeary
ratons
Unit OF trading than ,Plus
80
stock. Plus 10 in stock cash or stock pins
stock Plus 81 in special Paid this
Evening star., 1933-12-18
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished by w B Hibbs &. Coz
Nominal gold Selling checks
Evening star., 1933-12-18
TRADE DATA BACKS
. CAPITAL OPTIMISM
Latest Reports Support
Views That Conditions Are
on Upgrade.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Latest reviews OF trade ana eco
nonic conditions give strong support
to the views of the majority of Wash
ington bankers that conditions are
getting better. With Christmas trade
at its height, and starting its final
week with a tremendous rush, mer-
chants report very favorable results.
In pointing out the Nationwide i'm
provement, Dun & Bradstreet's weekly
review presents a most interesting and
timely summary, which says in part:
Continuing the gains which have
been in evidence since the latter part
of November, the entire aspect of trade
movements was frightened this week
by the expansion of retail sales, the
moderate gains registered in some in
dustrial divisions. and the further rise
In employment. Reports received from
all parts of the country reveal that
more progress now is being made than
at any time in the last three months,
with complete reversal of the atti-
tude assumed at this period of a year
ago, when the future was clouded by
apprehension and uncertainty. This
now has been replaced by a confirmed
hopefulness based on the achievements
already recorded. The reports no longer
contain speculative surmiseS on when
recovery is to start, as 1t now appears
to have arrived, and with no uncer-
tain force in some districts, while in
others the moderate recession which
has been in evidence since the late
Summer is being brought definitely
to an end.
quite aside from the seasonal in
f1uences, which have such a strong
bearing on the current advancement,
general business trends not only are
upward, but the betterment IS resting
on a more stable basis than during the
Midsummer upSwing. As result.
Christmas buying is attaining the
largest proportions in the last three
years, as the pinching saving of the
past few seasons, when salaries were
being reduced and employment cur
tailed, has been superseded by a more
generous attitude, prompted by the
conviction that more settled progress
lies ahead The pay roll disbursements
OF the c. w. A. have resulted in liberal
expenditures Tor necessities in nearly
all parts of the country. with the buy
ing of dry goods and seasonal wearing
apparel proving effective in reducing
stocks which had become unWieldly and
for a time appeared likely to be in
cluded in the years carryover.
The feeling of security in the fu-
ture is transcending any unsettling
forces present in obtruse interpreta-
tions of the application of the code of
lair competition for the various indus
tries, as greater utilization of the sus-
tanning support of the NJ r. A. now is
apparent, since its permanency is as
sum1ng more definite form as recog-
hized part of modern commercial and
industrial conduct -
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Noted in Financial District.

Acting Secretary of Treasury Morgen-
thau announces that final figures on the
recent offering of Treasury certificates
of Indebtedness showed total subscrip-
ton applied for $2,806, ,779, 500. OF this
amount 1892, ,4e6, 500 were allotted, in
Guiding S607, 7,610,5OO in exchange sub
scriptions consisting of Treasury obliga-
tions maturing December Is. The total
cash subscriptions received were So 1o9,-
169 900, while the exchange subScrip-
tions received were the same as the fig
tre allotted.
Members of the District of Columbia
Life Insurance Underwriters Associa-
tion have received complete copies of
the resolution passed by the ASsocia-
ton of Life Insurance Presidents at
their annual meeting. 1t is devoted
wholly TO the question of sound money,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-23
Woman Beats
Bill Aimed At
Love Penalty
Hoosier Portia Wages Lone Battle
IL guasbmg Law In Hdmua's
House

Indianapolis, Ind.-Men are
prone TO cheat at the game Of
hearts!
That was the stand taken by
Miss Bess Robbins, diminutive IT.
dianapolis attorney and Indiana,
only woman Representative, wher
she literally talked to death a bill
that would have outlawed breach
ot-promise suits and alienation-of-
affections actions in the Hoosiel
State.
An otherwise all-male Legisla-
ture tried to put hat bill over or
the Indiana women. An all-mas-
culine committee unanimously hao
recommended passage of the meas
ure.
Miss Robbins was in her seat in
the House chamber when Speaker
Earl Crawford called the anti
breach-of-promise bill up for Sc
cond reading. The Speaker grin
ned and, like many others, turned
his eyes toward Representative
Robbins, the only woman present.
The solons all wondered how the
Hoosier Portia would react to-
ward the bill.
She didn't leave them in doubt
a moment,
All of her SO pounds %quivering
with indignation, Miss Robbins
rose to champion her sex. All
alone she faced the sea of chuckl-
ing faces about her. But the 100
to-l odds didn't cramp her style.
Il move the bill be postponed
indefinitely she began.
This bill would take away wo-
mans right to redress, and l be-
lieve in every decent woman's right
to go to law when she is cheated
in the most important matter in
her life. .
This bill would rob the decent
woman and throw an arm of pro-
section around those guilty of inn
moral conduct.
ut would grant a privilege te
those who believe in immoral as
sociations.
cit would encourage philander-
ers.
eff you outlaw alienation-of.
affection suits you let the bar
down to let every home-breake'
strut his stuff brazenly in tn
OPEN,
Pointing her finger dramaticall,
at the Speaker himself, Miss Rob
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-23
Foundation To
Center Drives
Concentrate Efforts In Areas Wber4
Alcoholic Drinks Already
Against LaW

Co-incident with their battle a.
sainst repeal of the eighteenth a.
mendment, prohibition leaders ar,
buttressing defenses around earlier.
won victories.
They aim, Fred D. L. Squires
research secretary of the American
Business Mems Prohibition founda.
ton, said to retain state prohibition
where it still holds sway.
Regardless of the outcome of tn,
repeal fight, Squires said vigorou:
measures are under way to make
certain retention of state prohibi-
ton, which would be federally pro-
tected in event of national repeal
in the states which have not erasec
their own prohibition laws.
Then, the drys intend, he said
to campaign for the restoration OF
such laws where repeal has already
occurred.
OF the 4S states, only Is do not
now have prohibition statutes and
If of these have repealed their
laws within the past year. Twenty.
nine have either statutory or con-
stitutional prohibition.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-23
Attorney General.
Gives Opinion On
School Questions
Rnles On OwnersbiP of Probert
Otber Matters Relating To School
Elections And Issuance OF
Bonds Settled

Nine questions relating to own
ership of school property, form OF
petition for school election, issu-
ance of bonds, selection of teachers,
and authority of Local school t-us-
tees are answered in a letter to
State Supt. A. T. Alien from At
torney General Dennis G. Brum-
init, following, ~ substance:
/. What becomes of the school
property in a spec'al charter dis
tr::s when the :-:ritory is not
within a recognized city admins
~trAsive unit?
Answer. | think this determined
by the provision at the end of the
second paragraph of section 4 of
the School Machinery act: "Pro-
vided, that in all cases where any
existing special chatter district is
INCLUDED in a district as determin-
ed by the State School commission,
the trustees of the special charter
district and their duly elected sue
cessors shall be retained as the
governing body of such district
land the title to all the property Of
the special charter district shall re-
main with such trustees"
! 2. Can a county like Durham
or Guilford, in which is located
one Or more large cities, vote on :
countrywide basis to supplement
the eight months school fund anc
divide the money on a per capita
basis? The law says that al
countrywide funds shall be divided
On a per capita basis. l was wonder.
ing if there is not something in.
herent in a county organization
coming over from the constitu-
ton that would apply to them
although it is not, as | see it, speci
hcally mentioned in the law.
Answer. A valid argument may
be made in support of either view
on this question. I prefer to Civ
the matter further consideration
before undertaking to answer.
;. What form of petition, i
any, is necessary in order to cal
an election in an administrativ
unit?
:. Answer. The election is to b
|held upon request of the member
of the county board of educatio,
: lin the county unit and or the boar
: of trustees in the city administr
4. Can a city administrative uni
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-23

Il under the old law and the Supreme
court decisions applicable thereto,
issue bonds without a vote Of the
people for capital outlay purposes?
Answer. No.
5. Can a county, without a vote
of the people, issue bonds for the
purpose of erecting school build
ings necessary for the six months
school term?
Answer. Yes.
s. Can a county take over part
of the debt service of the several
districts and leave part of it on the
districts.
Answer. Yes.
7. Does the county board of
education select and elect the
teachers under the authority in the
law to make contracts?
Answer. Section 1870 of the
school code, now III C. S. 5533,
sets out the name in which a
school committee shall select school
teachers. Section 1Ol of said school
code subjects such employment to
approval by the county superin-
tendent of schools. Section II of
the School Machinery act of 1885
does not undertake to deal with the
selection of teachers, but only with
fixing their salaries and making
the contracts based upon such. fxa-
ton of salaries.
Repeats by implication are not
favored. There is no direct or
necessary conflict between sections
1870 and 101 of the school code on
the one hand, and section II of the
School Machinery act of 1888 on
the other. 1t, therefore, follows
that the school committee retains
the power to select school teachers,
subject to approval of the county
superintendent of schools, the max
ing of the contracts by fixing the
salaries of such teachers being by
section II of the School Machinery
act of 1888 placed in the hands of
thee ounty board of education.
s. Would the local committee
men, when appointed, have the au-
thority, under the old law, to select
teachers as they are now selected.
Answer. The answer to this is
found in answer to ~ above.
9. In case the superintendent
elect does not qualify on the first
day of June, would the old super
intendent continue to hold office
until the newly elected man quail
hes.
Answer. Yes.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-23

bins demanded:
"How would you like it if some.
one stole your wife?"
AS the Speaker squirmed red
facedly, the House was convulsee
with laughter.
Smiling at her fellow members
Miss Robbins added:
Maybe some Of you would of.
fer a reward if someone woule
only steal your wife, but l believe
the majority of the men here
would consider the theft Of thei'
wives a severe loss"
The men ~applauded.
Miss Robbins attacked the pro-
visions of the bill which woulc
also bar the naming of correspond
ent in divorce actions.
Even if a wife caught her hus-
band in the c of adultery, shs
could not name the guilty woman
in her divorce petition!" she point
ed out.
"People who mind their OWE
business don't need this law Mis-,
Robbins concluded. "Only the
philanderers, the home-breaker,
and the gigolos need it."
Miss Robbins motion to kill the
anti Acknowledgements bill w,$
unanimously adopted.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-23
Bad Taste in Mouth,
Sour Stomach

For quick relief from constipation
troubles, such as r mentioned
below, get a 25-cent package of
Thedford's BLACK-DRAUGHT
and begin taking it today.
II have suffered a great deal
from biliousness and constipa-
tion," writes Mrs. D. C. Jones, Of
Waterloo, Ala. when l get bill
GUS I have a bad taste in my
mouth, have sour stomach, my
color is bad, and 1 get dizzy and
feel awfully bad. l have head
ache constantly. When I take
Black-Draught 1t relieves me and
1 feel like a new person. l don't
think. there is a better medicine
than Black raught.". " S.
No.o you oam get BlaoE-Drought n
the form of a SYRUP. for CHILDRnH
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-23
Grain Threshing
Gets Under Way;
Fair Wheat Crop

Grain threshing was gotten und-
er way in virtually all sections of
the county during the past week
and by the end of this week it is
expected that a big dent will be
made in the task of gathering the
1888 crop.
Hot weather in late May hasten
ed the ripening of the wheat ard
by the tenth Of this month the
harvesting was virtually complet-
ed. Dry weather that has prevail
ed in the last ten days has caused
the shocked wheat to dry out
quickly. Most of the oats ano
barley had been cut early and con-
sequently is also ready for thresh-
ing.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-23
ROBBED ~"Prophet"
Gains Attention
With Bold Claims

One of the quaintest characters
that has appeared on the streets of
Salisbury in quite awhile was a
man said to be named Davis, who
told a small group in front Of the
court house recently that has was
a prophet from God with a mes
sage of warning to the people that
the world was about to be wrecked
and that it was on the verge of the
great tribulation spoken of in the
Bible.
Wearing a long flowing robe,
and long beard, he gave as his rea-
sons therefor the fact that it is
recorded that Jesus was dressed
thus. He claimed to be taking the
Bible literally, drove into town in
an auto of ansient vintage, clutter
ed with all kinds of queer and I'M
usual decorations. His unique
manner of dress and odd way of
preaching soon attracted a group
to hear him as he harangued the
present conditions of the day for
almost an hour.
One of the odd things about the
man was that he claimed to have
had definite revelations from Coz
regarding events that are now COM
ing to pass. He gave some of them
as being that the years l924-1932
were to make up the Great Tribu-
1ation; that the years 1896 were
to be the years of persecution Of
Gods people; that he invisionec
shortages in food crops for 1888:
that banking institutions shoulc
fail, and that a revolution was a.
bout to take place in America.
/ One of the most brazen claim.
of the man was that God had re.
vealed to him that the Llndbergf
baby was not dead, but was :
captive until the release of Al Ca.
pone. The itinerant traveller claim.
ed to have seen both the Lind.
bergh baby and its captors as late
as March l.
The would-be prophet and hi
younger wife were travelling in at
automobile of ancient appearance
around and on top of which wa
tied and packed almost enough
stuff to set up housekeeping. TIL
| car attracted almost as much at
tention as "the prophet" He hae
visited here at least once before.