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Evening star., 1933-08-23
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, August 23.-
White potatoes. new. barrel. l75a3 so;
sweet potatoes. bushel 30a95; yams,
bushel, 60a75 beans bushel GOAL 90
beets, 100, 10Oa2OO; cabbage. basket,
35a60: corn, dozen, 8a14; carrots, 100,
50al.50; cucumbers. hamper. 2Oa6O;
eggplants. hamper. 15a25: lettuce. crate,
50a1 90; lima beans, bushel. 150a2 90; :;
onions. 100 pounds. 1.50al75; peppers,
hamper. 10a20; tomatoes. hamper. 15a
40; Gamers stock. bushel. 5Oa62l2; !;
squash hamper. 10a2O spinach. basket,
bushel, 50al.50; pears, bushel, 1.00a
1.50 blackberries, crate, 2.Ooa2 so:
watermelons. each, 5a20; huckleberries,
crate, 2.50a300; cantaloupes. hamper,
20a40; damsons. hamper, 50a60.
Dairy Markets.
Poultry-Live young chickens 12a19;
Leghorns, lla13: old hens. 10al4; Leg
horns, 9a10; old roosters. Tag; ducks,
7a12: pigeons. pair. 10al5.
Eggs-Current receipts 15a16; near
by flrsts, 17al8; hennery whites, 18a23.
Butter-Good to fancy, creamery,
pound, 2Ol2a231a; ladies, 16a17; store
packed, 13.
UFdin NIdrket.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 92l2; August delivery,
92a September, 93 No. red Winter,
eerlicky, spot, domestic. 8912.
Cargoes on grade. no sales.
Corn-No. yellow, spot, domestic,
68a69: cob corn, 325a3.5O.
Oats-No. white. domestic, as to
weight and location, 49a52; No. 3,
48a49.
Rye-Nearby, bag lots, S5a9O
Hay-Receipts, none. General hay
M rket is quiet, with no surplus of good
timothy. Prices range from S11 to SIS
per ton, as to grade and kind The
poorer grades of hay are hard to sell
at any price Market irregular on
everything below No. 3 timothy
Straw-Fair demand for straw Re-
ceipts generally increasing; wheat straw,
No. l. per ton, So and &c. oat straw,
So and SO.
Live Stock Market
Cattle. IS; market steady.
Bulls-Good to oh1ice. 3.25a3 so;
medium to good, 3,Ooa325, fair to me-
dium, 175a30O plain to fair. 250a
ais; common to plain, 2.25a2.50.
Steers-Good TO choice. 5.5Oa6.00;
medium to good. 5.0Oa5.50; fair to me-
dium, 450a5.00; plain to fair. 4.00a
450; common to plain. 3.S0a40C.
Cows-Good to choice. 3.25a350; me-
dium to good, 3C0a325; fair to me-
dium. 275a3 co. plain to fair. 200a2.75;
common to plain. 125a20 90. Heifers-
Good to choice, 4.75a5O0; medium tc
good, 450a475; fair to medium. 400a
450; plain TO fair. 3.50a4.00; common
to plain 300a350 Fresh cows and
springers, 30.00a6000.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 1000
head lower; sheep, 50a2 so; lambs
good to choice. 7.75a825; common to
+. medium, 350a60O.
Hogs Receipts, 200 head; steady
lights. 495a5.3O; medium. 5.10a5 40;
heavies. 465a5.50: roughs. 3.75a4 90
light pigs. 3OOa375; pigs. 4.s0a4.80;
Western hogs, l0a20 higher.
Calves-Receipts. 100 head higher
good to choice, 700a7.50; common tt
medium, 400a600.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
CURB IS IRREGULAR
AT LOWER LEVELS
'kows bt bay Reached in
Last Hour, Win Utilities
- Leading Decline.
'ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 23-The Curb
Exchange closed irregularly lower to-
day after session of narrow price
changes and moderate activity.
The lows of the day were made in
the last hour, when the downtrend
was most marked in the utilities. Sew
eral blocks of American Gas & Electric
came out at declines of more than
point. Electric Bond g. Share also
receded more than a point.
Some of the liquor stocks came back
from their lows in the last hour. The
gold stocks and metals generally were
strong A block Of 4600 shares of
Wright Hargreaves Mining came out in
the last half hour at 7, up a small
fraction.
The opening was jrregularly lower,
but furry Of buying IN the second
hour caused fractional advances In
many sections of the list. The market
turned dull around midday. The utili-
ties were still under pressure and the
alcohol stocks, while active, showed
little disposition to move ahead. The
packing stocks were again in demand
following yesterdays advance IN this
group Gold shares and other metals
were generally strong.
The oils were dull in the forenoon,
Influenced by statistics showing in
creased gasoline refining operations.
The repeal stocks were slow to respond
and most of them held around their
previous closing quotations.
Copyright, 1880
Evening star., 1933-08-23
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. August 20 lP).-Bar
silver firm, y higher at 36la.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
POWER
TOTAL INCREASES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. August 23.-Electric
power output last week was 1872 per
cent ahead of the same period last year,
a slight improvement over the previous
weeks gain OF is per cent There was
also fair rise in the outturn as COM
pared with the week of August II.
Production for the week, as reported
by the Edison Electric Institute, was
1850 .205, 900 kilowatt hours. against
1877 ,339 900 in the preceding week and
.43l $40, 600 in the like period last year.
The increase over the previous week re-
versed a downward trend in effect since
the latter part of July.
Southern States and the Pacific Coast
contributed most to the improvement
The former had a gain OF 1871 Der cent
over year ago, compared with ia
per cent in the previous week, while the
Pacific area rose 9.3 per cent, compared
with 6.S per cent the week before.
New England was up 1877 per cent,
against 1874; Middle Atlantic UP 90,
against 1913. and Central Industrial up
20.4, against 81.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
TRACTION REVENUES
REACH Low MARK
United Railways & Electric at
Baltimore Reports Largest
Deficit of Year in July.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, August %. July
marked the years lowest point Of the
United Railways & Electric Co. in both
revenue passengers and in passenger
revenue. according to the report of the
receivers Just made public The net
deficit also was largest Of the year.
During July the United hauled
7691.281 passengers, which is 843 998
less than for July. 1882, and 499 ,976
less than the next lowest month OF
February
Passenger revenue for the month to-
tailed STAB 46370, a decrease Of s84,-
85e01 compared with that of July,
1882 and of S30046 compared with that
Of February. Operating expenses were
s7l77 767.49, leaving a net operating
revenue of s30,6s5.22 for the month.
Taxes and fixed charges which have
to be paid in spite Of the receivership,
however, created a deficit of S65 1873 35
for the month. which is far larger than
the deficit for any other month Of this
year.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
DOLLAR WEAkENS
IN DEALINGS ABROAD
Closes at $4.H to Pound in London
After Day of Light Trading.
Franc Quoted OF 84.15.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON. August 23.-The United
States dollar lacked support today in
the exchange market. showing a weak
ening tendency throughout the day in
light dealings.
Opening at s44934 to the. pound-the
same as yesterdays close-it sagged to
s4.51ls early in the afternoon, after
which it continued to droop under Of
ferings to a close of S4.54.
The French franc was somewhat
flrmer on the day, closing at 8415.
The gold price rose pence to l25
shillings pence a fine ounce, the high
est quotation this year
PARIS, August % C0-Three per
cent rentes, 66 francs so centimes; Al
per cent rentes, e345
Exchange on London. 84le The dol
lar was quoted at 1856.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
Markets at q Glance

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 23.-Stocks
easy: leaders lose early gains Bonds
irregular; rails erratjc. Curb irregular ;
utilities ease. Foreign exchanges strong
sterling leads rally. Cotton steady fa-
vorable weekly weather; local and
Southern selling. Sugar higher; firm
spot market.
CHICAGO.-Wheat steady: better
demand showed lack of pressure Corn
unsettled; buyers wary and waiting
developments Cattle steady for best
on shipping demand; top, s740. Hogs
active; fully steady; top, $3.50.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished BY W. Hibbs & Co.
Nominal gold Selling checks
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. August % C.P.AD.-Quota-
tions for eggs in the wholesale cash mar
ket today were:
Mixed colors-Special packs. 17laa1s:
standards. l5hal7: frsts, Is seconds 13a
u; medium. Ia4a13i7: dirties. l4a13'.
checks. l0i7a1134
Whites-Nearby selected. 21a20 Western
receipts. specials 24a26i2: standards ga
23l2 undergrades. l7i2a21.
Brovns-Nearby and Western special
packs. l9a26: standards. 16iaa17l7.
NEW YORK. August % OP-Butter.
32a.a23la. extra daa score. 32ia: Arst
ts7-a1 scores). 1aa22; centralized go
Cheese. l13.O51: steady. UNCHANGED
Live poultry easy: ducks. express. 16
other Grades unchansed
Evening star., 1933-08-23
c. & O. PROFITS MOUNT.

NEW YORK. August 23 Especially -
In July, 1888. net income of the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Railway Co., after all
charges. was s3,172 ,50668. an increase
Of 1885 ,32294 over the corresponding
month of last year. For the seven
month period net income was s13,538,-
224 02. an increase Of S3,554.07 SO over
the corresponding period of 1882.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

Dividend rates IN dollars based on last
quarterly or semi-annual payment. 'lx
dividend. tPartly extra. .Plus AZ in stock
Payable in cash or stock. Payable in
stock Adjustment dividend. Plus b%
in stock. 6 Plus -6% IN stock. h Plus 1%
In stock iPlus 2se In stock; Plus 10G
In stock Plus SO in stock. Plus S%
in stock . Paid last year-po regular rate.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
FUEL OIL TO BE RAISED.

NEW YORK. August % tP).-Stand-
ard Oil Co. of New Jersey. effective TO-
morrow. is advancing bunker &C" fuel
oil 10 cents q barrel to 95 cents in New
York Harbor
The Washington times., 1933-02-21

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 81 G.N.SD
Cc-Ternor william A. Comstock's
new bank holiday proclamation
was ,.elaycd today pending action
by the State senate on the emer-
gency resolution giving him die
tatorial powers over the 'e'S
financial institutions.
The resolution passed the house
last night after it had been
amended, limiting the governors
pictorial powers until legislation
Is passed. It was returned to the
senate for concurrence, but the
senate Republicans asked a delay
until late today.
Michigan's banking holiday ex-
pires at midnight tomorrow unless
the governor proclaims an exten-
sion.
The new proclamation is ex-
pected to extend the holiday at
least another 10 days but with
notifications,
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
Copyright, 1888. by International
News SerVicel

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 81 Q.NS0.
To Cuba and to Cubans, the in.
auguration of Franklin D. Roose-
velt is regarded as an event as
important to them as to the
United States.
Rightly or wrongly, the expec-
tation is universal in Havana
that the new Democractic ad-
ministration is going to adopt a
sterner Cuban policy than has
prevailed during the last two Re-
publican administrations policy
that will endeavor to end the
bitter warfare that exists be-
tween the forces of President
Machado and the opposition and
which has cost many Cuban lives
in recent months.
Havana An ArmeE Camp
Havana itself is an armed
camp, with Machado's efficient
army of some 10000 in complete
control. All constitutional guar
antees have been suspended,
schools and universities closed,
the press censored, and martial
law is effective throughout the
island.
Both sides have already impor-
tuned the PreSident-elect. Rep
reservations have been made to
him by Machado interests to
continue the current policy of
"non-interference" with Cuba's
domestic problems under the
famous Root Interpretation of
the Platt amendment. This
amendment gives the United
States the right to intervene in
Cuban affairs to insure a gov
ernment to protect life. property,
and individual liberty"
Chief Topic of Conversation
On the other hand, the bitter
enemies of President Machado,
who include some of Cuba's best
families, have bombarded Mr..
Roosevelt with demands that the
United States assume it's RESPONSE
bility under the amendment and
bring pressure to bear upon
to restore the liberties
that have largely disappeared un-
der his iron-handed rule of the
past seven years.
It poses a pretty question for
the new administration.
The prospects of a change in
American policy in Cuba is the
(continued on Page II, Col. -
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
SHAW SEES WAR
IN FAR EAST

PEIPING, Feb. 81 G.N.S0.
Agreement that war in the Far
East is inevitable as long as Jap
aneSe militariStS remain in the
saddle at Tokyo was reached to-
day by George Bernard Shaw and
Marshal Chang HSueh-Liang, de-
posed war lord of Manchuria.
The aged. bearded playwright
and the daShing young Chinese
militarist met and talked in Mar
Shal Chang'S magnificent Peiping
palace.
From the impending war. the
conversation switched to a discus
sion of Communism. Shaw eX-
pounded his theories at great
length.
Curiously enough. it was Shaw's
age, virility and quick thinking
which impressed Chang, while the
Irish playwright remarked of the
marshal's obvious youth in con-
traSt with his great ability, power
and influence.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
SE|GAL DENIED
PROBATION

Denying a plea for probation,
Justice James F. Proctor today
ordered the year-and-half SEN
tence imposed on Abner Seigal,
lawyer, into effect.
Justice Proctor had ordered
Seigal to Jail yesterday. at which
time he said he would consider
the plea for probation.
Seigal was convicted more than
a year ago of bribing a Jail guard
to have inserted in the files a
fake record purporting to show
that a client charged with muir
der in Pennsylvania was locked
up here at the time the crime
,as committed.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
MITCHELL SAYS
HE GOT THIRD
Of FUND
National City Company and
Bank Used System Sus-
pended Since 1929

Existence Of a management
fund" under which officers Of the
National City Company Of New
York split among themselves
earnings in excess Of $2,000,000
annually vas revealed at the Sem.
ate stock exchange investigation
today by Charles E. Mitchell, for
mer president of the company
and now chairman of its board.
Mitchell told the Senate FL
nance Committee that his share
of this fund amounted in 1927 to
$527,000 and in 1928 to $750,515. :
The entire Split-up for 1927 was.
$1,567,Oo0 and for the ensuing
year $2,240,O0O, Mitchell testified.
Same System in Bank
A similar system of profit.
sharing existed among officers Of
the National City Bank of which.
Mitchell is now president, he re-
vealed.
The management fund was
made up of 20 per cent of the
earnings of the National City
Company after s per cent had
been set aside for dividends on.
capital, surplus and undivided
profits furnished by the share.
holders.
Mitchell defended the manage
ment fund as an aid to esprit
de cops" Senator Couzens (R)
of Michigan asked: :.
Doesn't it imply a lack of ', ,
care in sale of securities?"
Il can see how you might
view it that way but I don't
regard it in any such light.
Naturally you wouldn't see it,
but the customers would"
Helped Esprit de Corps
Mitchell said that in 1929 and
since then, all management fund
payments have been suspended, G
He said the management plan" y.
in his opinion established an
esprit de corps" that no other
system will bring.
Senator Brookhart (R.) Of.
Iowa, asked what was the annual
remuneration of the executives Of =
the National City Co.
"Well in 1927 my portion of
the fund was S527, 900 in addi-
tion to my $25,OOO salary; in ~
1928 it was S75O,515.53 in addi-
tiOn to my $25,OOO salary"
Mitchell said in response to-.
questions that he got about q
third of the management fund
each year.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
Aunt Mary 10, Misses Jig,
Has Birthday In Bed

PHILADELPHIA-Mary A. Assay
put up a strenuous argument
against being put to bed.
It was her 10th birthday, and
Mary contended, with some logic,
that she had reached the age Of
discretion without need of out
side advice.
She told attendants at the Bur
lington County Home, at New
Lisbon, N. j.:
"Here I've finished another
decade and am as clipper as
ever, and you want to put me
to bed.
"That'S no way to celebrate a
birthday. I've got to do a jig,
drink a toast, and show how
happy / am about it,"
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
BOMBING TRIAL
STARS GHOST

CHICAGO, Feb. 81 qN.SO.
The ghost of an Indian chieftain
today became one of the central
figures in the trial of Mrs. Ella
Hopkins, charged with conspiracy
to bomb a filling station owned
by William Lambert.
Defense attorneys questioned
prospective jurors regarding their
beliefs in ghosts. if any.
When Mrs. Hopkins sold her
house here to Lambert she eX-
planned that her Indian chief huS-
band, Lafayette, had exacted a
death-bed promise from her that
she would never part with the
property, on the threat that he
would haunt her.
The ghost of her husband did
haunt her when she visited rela-
tives in Washington, D. c., she
argued, but Lambert refused her
subsequent offers to buy back the
home. ...
A bomb exploded at Lambert's
filling station across the street
from the homestead in February,
1882.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
JOKER
DISCOVERED
IN D. E. BILL
A. F. Of l. Officials Expected
to Fight It; DisCrimi-
nation Charged

Fears we're expressed today by
spokesmen for District employees
that a provision in the District
appropriation bill, passed by the
House, will break down all CLASH
fication standards for the District
if it is allowed to remain in the
bill.
On behalf of the District en-
ployes the matter is being brought
to the attention of officials OF
the American Federation of Labor
to obtain their support toward its
elimination.
... Vote Is Meager
The provision, which is innocu-
Gus enough in appearance, was
adopted with scant debate and
by the meager vote of Sd to 4,
and forms Section 6 Of the bill. 1t
reads as follows
"No part of the apprOpria-
tions contained in this act
shall be used to pay any in
crease in the salary of any Of
ficer or emplOye of the Dis
trict of Columbia by reason Of
the reallocatiOn of the position
of such officer or emplOye to a
higher grade since July 30,
1882, by the Personnel Classifi-
cation Board or the Civil Serv-
ice Commission"
The bill is now in the Senate
Appropriations Committee. 1t is
contended that this provision is
particularly obnoxious and dan
gerous to District employees, be-
cause the Economy Act of 1882
and proposed amendments pend
ing on the Treasury-Post Office
bill not only prevent, but in fact
require, that an employe assigned
to new duties, with Presidential
approval, shall be given at least
the minimum salary OF the grade
in which such duties fall.
Called Discrimination.
It is contended that this Sec
ton would permit administrative
officers to assign District en-
ployes to new duties of a higher
grade without presentation to the
Civil Service Commission Of the
protection of the Classification
act. A police sergeant, for ex.
ample, might be assigned to cap
tain's desk and continued at SER
geant's pay. Moreover, it is con-
tended that this constitutes a
gross discrimination against Dis
trict employees as compared with
Federal employees.
The almost negligible debate on
the provision was due, it is be-
lieved, to the fact that House
members did not realize the far
reaching implications of the pro-
posal.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
MICHIGAN BANK EXTRA SESSION
ED|CT HALTED PLAN SPEEDED

Machinery was set in motion to-
day for organization of the new
house in preparation for the spe-
cial session expected to be called
by President-elect Roosevelt
about April Is.
A formal call for an organiza-
ton caucus of House Democrats
on March 2 was issued by Chair
man Arnold CD of Illinois after
petition of Is members de-
manding early action had been
presented to him.
The early organization plan was
approved by Representative Nc
Duffie D) of Alabama, while
Representatives Rainey CD Of
Illinois and Byrns DO of Ten
nessee, Speakership candidates,
acquieSced.
Representative Rankin DO Of
Tennessee urged postponement.
Said McDuffie:
"Since 118 new members have
indicated they would be present
in Washington at the time of
the cacus, am glad it has been
called. I see no advantage tO
be gained by any candidate in
delay. 1 believe it is due the
President-elect to organize in
order that he may confer with
the leadership named for the
Seventy-third Congress on his
legislative program"
Rainey said:
my position is that it does
not matter when the caucus is
hnII
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
SAFER BANKING
BILL OKAYED

The Couzens bill, authorizing
the Comptroller of the Currency
to impose safety regulations on
any national bank in a State eX-
periencing a banking emergency
was favorably reported today by
the Senate Banking Committee.
The vote was 9 to 4.
The bill was designed as
measure to remedy the situation
in Michigan, where stringent regu-
lations will be imposed on State
banks. Under the bill the Comp
troller could place the same regu-
lations on national banks.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
d. C.. Woman Notes
Hundredth Birthdau

Washington's latest centenarian
is Mrs. Catherine Ann Carter, TOO
block Kennedy st. N. w., who
as just passed her hundredth
birthday. She has outlived her
son, two daughters and five
younger brothers and sisters.
She makes her home with q
iece. Mrs. Carter is the widow
of Major Henry Edward Carter,
who fought in the army Of Gen.
eral Lee. She has been regular
attendant at church until the
last few weeks.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
LICENSED TO WED

A marriage license was issued
at Rockville to Robert E. Deeter,
"a, and Dorothy Louise Gore, 81,
both of Washington.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
WOn1Qn's Death Leap
FeLLS PnSSinQ Man

NEW YORK, Feb. 81 (U.s).
Body of a woman who leaped
to her death from the top of a
Brooklyn building yesterday
knocked down a passerby. Mrs.
Rose Fisher, As, was killed in
stantly. Isidor Adler was treated
for bruises.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
Library Will Close
All D0y TOMORROW

The Public Library and all its
branches will close all day tomor-
row, Washington's Birthday, DR..
George F. Bowerman, librarian,
announced today.
The library and its agencies
will also close all day Saturday,
March 4, inauguration Day.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
CUBANS COUNT
ON ROOSEVELT
To AID THEM
MaChado Foes Hopeful That
Democrats Will End
TyranniCaI Rule

Fouowing is the second OF q
series of stories based upon
tirSt-hand surrey of present con-
ditionS in Cuba. To escape pos
sible censorship, the articles tUere
,Uritten and sent from Miami.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
GONZALES TO COACH

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Fob. 21.-
Migyel Angel (Mike) Gonzales,
veteran baseball catcher, formerly
of the st. Louis Cardinals, has
been signed to coach the Colum-
bus Red Birds team for the 1898
season, Larry MacPhail, president,
announced today.
The Washington times., 1933-02-21

It took an hours cajoling and
humoring to get Aunt" Mary to
bed, still murmuring maledictions
upon colds and upon those who
took them seriously. But first she
drank the toast-in water. 1t ran:
"Here'S to the woman who
never refuses,
"Take a drink of cold water
whenever she chooses"
The Washington times., 1933-02-21
Pythians Celebrate
10th Anniversary

Eleven past chancellor COM
manders of the Order of Knights
of Pythias received the grand
lodge degree last night at the
annual convention held at the
Pythian Temple to celebrate the
SEVENTEEN anniversary of the
founding of the order.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21

would not only help the silver
miners but would help to bring
better prices for every other pro-
duct in the worid-except pos
sibly gold.
Even at sO.67 an ounce, gold
is cheap, says DR.. A. S. King
Of Mt. WILSON, Observatory. He
cites that when the scientists
have to have any of the other
rare metals they have to pay
through the nose for them. How
about $4,000 an ounce for rhe-
MUM and galaium? Wouldn't
that jar you? Even at that. Rhe-
mum is cheaper than it used to
be. 1t used to cost $4,000 for
an ounce.
If gold gets too common, we
may expect those international
financiers to put us on the rhe-
MUM standard.