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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
SURVEY Of RAIL
NATUR|T|ES

Railroad bond and equipment
trust maturities covering 1,168
issues to a total of $1,283, 257 Gal
falling due in the next four years,
are covered in a survey by the
Standard Statistics Company.
The study takes in no maturities
of less than 100000 and does
not include bank loans or other
floating Indebtedness.
Some 314 of the maturltieS
totaling ,688.213 will be due
next year and there are no i'm
portant issues other than those
of the Rock Island and Frisco
already under the jurisdiction OF
the courts, which should present
insuperable financing difficulties.
The largest other individual is"
sues are the $48,OOO,O00 deben'
ture As of New York Central, due
May /, 1884. and the $20,0OO,0OO
AZ per cent notes of Illinois
Central, due June /.
The Illinois Central AZ per
cent notes are not secured by
mortgage, collateral, or other Spe'
cific lien. but provision was made
for equally securing the notes
with any bonds issued under any
new mortgage placed on the
property other than for refund
ment or extension of existing
liens,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
DROP REPORTED
IN FOOD INDEX

A drop of cents in the current
weekly food index. as compiled by
Dun and Bradstreet, reflected the
distinctly downward trend in
wholesale food prices during the
past week. This was the most
drastic decline since the last week
of July, when it fell 9 cents, and
brings the current index to the
lowest level since May %.
The index for December 10
stands at $1.87, and compares
with $1.93 for the preceding week
and $1.67 for the corresponding
week of last year.
The commodities contributing to
this weeks decrease included flour,
wheat, rye, corn, oats, lard, but
ter, sugar, eggs, hogs and lambs.
On the other hand. barley, hams,
coffee, potatoes and cattle were
slightly higher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK. Dec. % U.N.S.) Copper
buying today continued in fair volume
abroad, but quiet here. European opti-
mism as to our adopting a minimum
price code, and belief that higher prices
will result under it, also probably caus-
ing some further advance. of copper
abroad. is tending to keep foreign buying
in fair volume.
Electrolyic copper for domestic ship
ment is SA cents a pound delivered 10
the end of June European destinations
are at levels corresponding with S.S6 to
1875 cents a pound C. l. +. Hamburg
Havre and London.
Lead buying is quiet with prices I'M
changed at AIS cents a pound New York
and 4.05 cents St. Louis.
zinc buying is quiet with prime West
ern unchanged at AS cents a pound
East st. Louis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
Decline in Cement
OUTPUT Is Reported

Production of Portland Cement
in November showed decrease of
PIT per cent to total of 4,672,00O
barrels from the like month year
ago, according to the Department
of Commerce. Shipments from
mills totaled 4,463, 900 barrels, a
decrease of 81 per cent from the
1882 month.
Stocks at the end of November
amounted to 19,711,000 barrels, an
increase of 49, per cent over the
like month last year.
The statistics compiled in the
November report include figures
sent the Bureau Of Mines from all
manufacturing plants except two
for which estimates were included
in the place of actual returns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
DECREE
HALTS SLUMP
IN MARKET
By The Wall Street Spectator

BY The Wall Street Spectator
NEW YORK, Dec. % GNS0.
Wall Streets belief in Santa
Claus has been restored, thanks
to President Roosevelt.
The market went on a spree
yesterday on the silver move and
dispClled the fears that Christ
mas spirit would be absent IN the
Street this year due to what
happened earlier in the week.
The downtrend has apparently
been broken, but the cautious
ones still aren't chasing stocks
up.
Some are even talking 81
buShel though the time is pretty
short. The bulliShneSs is due to
the crop situation, and not to any
inflationary expectations. The
whole winter wheat belt is with
out any snow covering, and a
cold wave would do serious dam
age.
We hear some pretty strong
predictions on what wheat will do
before Congress convenes.
One story on market regulation
is that accounts will be limited
to $4,000 debit balance margin
requirements.
A good deal of the late buying
which turned the market around
was said to have come from Palm
Beach. Looks as though the motor
stocks are getting groomed for
the annual auto show two weeks
away.
Weakness in National DistillerS
followed a rumor the stock may
figure in the Senate market
probe.
An interesting situation may de"
velop in the market after the
turn of the year. the tax selling
will be out of the way then.
Furthermore, the pool stocks
have been debated and the specu-
lative froth blown off in the last
week. AS for business. the COM
parison with a year ago will be
very pronounced from January to
May in view of the banking diff
cultieS then.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
STOCKS WOBBLY.
IN L|STLESS
TRADING
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Dec. % UNS0.
The stock market was listless in
todays short session with the
course of prices irregular as profit
taking became more pronounced
as the session neared the close.
Irregularity was in evidence
throughout the session as result
Of profit taking induced by yes.
terday'S sharp advance which car
ried stocks up from l to dozen
points in fast trading.
Steels Strong Early
Early strength in United States
steel and some of the other prime
industrial shares was a supporting
factor in the first hour. The profit
taking became heavier in the final
minutes of trading, though, and
the list developed general sagging
tendencies.
These tendencies were aggre-
waited by the heaviness in the to-
hacco shares including Liggett and
Myers B, American Tobacco B,
and r. j. Reynolds Tobacco B,
which showed losses of fractions
to nearly 3 points. The selling
here was due to part to Wall
Street gossip of investment trust
selling and unfavorable earnings
statements.
Silver Shares Weaken
United States Smelling and the
other silver mining shares which
had been yesterdays outstanding
favorites as result of President
Roosevelt's silver announcement
were beset by profit taking
throughout the session.
Railroad shares maintained
fair show of firmness despite the
profit taking.
Realizing proved too much for
the utility shares as consolidated
Gas and Public Service of N. j.
were unable to absorb late offer
ings and had their early gains con-
Verted into fractional losses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
NeW Orleans RaLLy
Puts Cotton Higher

NEW YORK, Dec. % Q.N.SD.
"A smart rally in the final ses-
sion of the week yesterday erased
earlier losses of about so cents a
bale in the New Orleans cotton
market and enabled futures to
finish so cents bale above the
previous weeks closing levels.
Trading in spot cotton i'm
proved somewhat, both in the
local market and in the interior.
More inquiry from domestic spin
ners and a better demand for
export from European countries,
particularly from the Orient,
were noted during the week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
Arrest of O'Duffy
Stirs Suit Threat

DUBLIN, Dec. %. GN.SD-
Following up it's victory in gain.
ing the release of Gen. Eoin
ODuffy, the United Ireland
Party will file suit for damages
against the Government for
illegally arresting its leader and
two of his aides. John Costello.
General O'Duffy's attorney, said
action would be taken as soon
as the high court reconveness
which will be in about a month,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23

Ia Optional stock or Partly cl Extra
stock in stock. (0) Paid this year
IhC Payable in stock. (m1 Payable in acrp. (nD 81 in
(ww) With warrants (xW) without Warraht&
("I Ez.dividsnd. a. Ex-riEhtH ,>,..., v-.u.
in dollars in parenthesls (Noteo extra
dividends published through regular dividend nsrod
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
CLOTH TRADE BETTER

NEW YORK. Dec. % (I.N.s.).-Trad-
ing in the coarse yarn cloths market
continued better today on the belief that
President Roosevelt's silver program will
result in a better market for exports Of
cotton goods.
The total movement for the day was
fairly substantial and, while prices were
unchanged, several houses were out of
the market on some constructions. Print
cloths, broadcloths and sheetings shared
in the improved business and there also
was some fair business in three leaf
twills.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
FIFTH RESERVE BANK

Statement of condition of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond dated Decem-
Der 20, follows:
RESOURCES
Gold with Federal Reserve
agent ............. %l36, 900
Gold redemption fund with
II G Treasury 1757 ooo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
NEW YORK, Dec. % G.N.sD.

Canada
Montreal funds in New York, 1880
premium on $1,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
MONEY MARKETS

NEW YORK. Dec. 90 GN.s).-Call
money was held over today at l per
Money outside the Exchange was
per cent. against y per cent pre-
viousy. with some calling of loans
Bankers acceptances market was
quiet with rates unchanged at X to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23

q per cent for 80, 60 and 30 days
X to y per cent for 40 days, and
l to u per cent for $50 and 1870 days:
Commercial paper was still quoted
IL to IN per cent unchanged, but
with the lower rate more difficult to
obtain.
to l per cent for 80 and 80 days. IA
TO IL per cent nominal for longer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23

home ID your castle . your
greatest protection a wise invest
home buys advertised for sale In the
WANT AID SECTION Of this newspaper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
DIVIDEND DEFERRED

United Piece Dye Works de-
ferred action on the quarterly
dividend of S1.6212 due on the
preferred stock at this time.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
VALLEY GETS
FIRST FROST

Imperial Valley experienced heavy
frosts Saturday and Sunday nights
but a slight break is anticipated
for tonight by Fred A. Baughman,
local representative of the U. S.
frost service. At noon today in
dications pointed to slightly high
er temperatures for tonight but
at that time it was impossible for
Baughman to foretell accurately.
The frost was decidedly spotted,
varying considerably in different
locations, with % as the general
minimum although in some loca-
lions temperatures OF 26 were re-
corded.
As an illustration of the necessity
for uniform shelters for thermo-
meters if they are to be used for
scientific comparisons, thermom-
eter is one of Baughman's eX-
periments registered 10 this morn
ing. 1t was entirely unSheltered and
placed close to the ground.
The colder temperatures were eX-
perienced in this end of the val
ley rather than the north end,
and while some damage was I'M
6oubtedly done to tomatoes and
peas, it was not anticipated that
it would be of any great extent.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
NORTHWEST IN
STORM 8 GRIP
High Seas Injuries Shipping And
Causes Much Damage To Cities
Along Coast.

PORTLAND. Ore, Dec 18. U.P)
The lumber freighter Henry D.
Wilton, Waterlogged in severe Pa
cific storm, reached the mouth of
the Columbia river near Astoria,
Ore, early today and stood by for
a pilot boat.
Mackay radio was informed that
coast guard cutters relieved the
Hamburg american motorship Oak
land as the escort for the stricken
ship, which had to drop part of its
cargo to stay afloat in the noun
famous seas which followed high
winds.
Far west across the ocean the
French freighter LeliX RousSell was
reported enroute to aid the Japan
csc tramp ship Yuchi which sent
out S. o. S. calls but did not eX-
plain its trouble. The Yuchi radio
ed that it was 300 miles west of
Honolulu.
The storm also caused heavy
damage along the Oregon-Washing-
ton coast. washing out a $65, 900
dock at Port oxford, breaking the
lines holding the liner Admiral
Evans to its pier at Astoria, and
rolling an 11-foot tide over west
ern Washington, already suffering
from flood conditions.
Aberdeen and Hoaquialn, . n
Grays harbor, were again isolated.
I.Dikes at the cities were overlooked
! by the swollen Chehalis and Wish
| kan rivers.
! Five hundred persons in South
Aberdeen were forced to leave their
inundated homes by boat as an II
foot high tide combined with the
heavy rains in giving impetus to
| the flood menace.
Fallen trees were reported to have
! blockaded Snoqualmie Pass in the
Cascades in Washington, as we'll as
the Lower Columbia river high
way near Seaside. The Necanicum
river at Seaside flooded numerous
fields and homes there.
A 62-mile an hour gale provided
a dustStorm in the Kennewick-PaS-
co district, hating air traffic out
of the PaSco terminal.
Heavy rainfall reported at vari-
Gus northwest points, Seattle lead
ing with 1.66 inches in II hours
while Vancouver, B. c., had 1.12
inches. Portland had .85 inches in
% hour stretch.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
OPERATION ON
BLIND WOMAN
BRINGS SIGHT

GREEN BAY. Wis, Dec. Is. U.P)
Mrs. Mabel Naylor walked about
her small upstairs flat today with
a steady step, watching her two
small daughters with eyes that were
seeing for the first time after 81
years of blindness.
Frequently the young mother
stepped to a window for a look at
the funny" automobiles that
whizzed past in the street. Each
time the sight of a person walking
in the street or the blue sky brought
forth EXPLANATIONS of delight.
Not for long, however, could she
keep her attention from her two
chubby little daughters, Mildred, 4,
and Laverne, 3.
"They re more beautiful than
Thomas, my husband described
them and somehow they re just like
l thought they would be-, - she said.
The mothers sight was restored
last week through an operation per-
formed by Dr. M. X Fuller. The
woman had been blind since she
was seven years old, when a tuner
Gus growth isolated the optic nerve
in her right eye and also blinded
the left.
Mrs. Naylor had never seen an
automobile until she was brought
home from the hospital in one.
StreetcarS. radios and all other
newer inventions are like furnish
ings from a new world to her.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
HINT AUTHOR
WAS SUICIDE

NEW YORK, Dec. IS. U.P) -
Louis Joseph Vance, one of Ameri-
cas- better known mystery writer's,
today was the corpus delecti in a
mystery which followers OF his tales
said was as strange as any he con-
cocted before his death.
Vance was found dead in his no.
tel room. Windows and the door
were locked from the inside. The
upper part OF his body was burned,
and it first was believed he had
fallen asleep with lighted cigaret
in his hand which ignited his cloth
ing.
Police started a new investiga-
ton on the basis of evidence which
led them to suspect that his death
might have been other than an &C
cident. An almost empty benzine
can was found in his bathroom.
An autopsy showed that his head
and torso were so badly burned
that medical examiners could not
understand how the mere burning
of his clothing would have caused
it.
Vance's family insisted his death
was accidental. Several relatives
told police that he had been known
to fall asleep while smoking which
had given them cause for alarm in
the past.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
DR.. MEAD RE|TERATES STAND
IN OPPOSING FORCE ACCOUNT
Letter To District Says Willing To Have
PWA Take Charge But Reclamation Ser
vice Insists On Contract Work.

While stating ne was sorry to
hear TIE irrigation district could
not make satisfactory arrangements
TO secure a performance bond fol
the construction of the All-Ameri-
can canal, DR.. Elwood Mead, chief
of The reclamation bureau, SAID III
q letter received at district head
quarters today that 1.-The position
of the bureau is that we would be
entirely satisfied if the Public
Works Administration would ar
range with the district to take from
the bureau OF reclamation respon-
sibility for building the All-Ameri-
can canal and entrust it to the
district, but if we (the bureaU ale
to have the responsibility, we must
adhere to the position taken in our
conference at Los Angeles"
The latter part of Mead's letter
and the above quotation therefrom,
are in answer to a telegram sent
him from San Francisco on Dc
cember IL, by the district directors
relative to the district. doing tie
construction work by force account
or at cost.
The reference to a Los Angeles
meeting in tie above letter is to
the one held between DR.. Mead and
the local district board in regard
to canal construction plans during
which Mead told the directors that
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
YOUTH STAYS
MOTHER AND
KILLS SELF

PASSAIC, N. j., Dec. 49, U.p)-
Investigation today revealed a
youth S struggle against poverty
which finally led him to kill his
ailing mother and himself because
he believed it 1.-the best thing to
do.'
George Dolak, %, was one of
seven children. He was the chief
support of the family, but had been
unable to find work for several
months. There was no food or
money in the house yesterday and
his mother was suffering from as
thma.
The youth arranged for hi S
brothers and sisters TO leave the
house. Then as his mother, Mrs
Anna Dolak, "a, sat at the kitchen
table reading a Bible he fired a
shot into her head. Dolak turned
the gun on himself, but the shot
was not Immediately fatal. He
was taken to st. Mary's hospital
where he told police "mother was
in misery and we had nothing TO
eat, so l thought this was the best
thing V do"
Surviving brothers and sisters
held George blameless.
He did what he thought was
right and merciful,' they said. cit
is blessing that he should go too,
for if he lived he would have to
suffer through a trial
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
SIX DEAD IN
HAVANA RIOT
Forces OF Government Charged
With Burning Plant Of Lead
ing Newspaper.
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff Correspondent

HAVANA, Dec. 13.-Six persons
we're dead and 81 wounded today
after hours of wild disorder eli
NAKED by the burning of the plant
of the newspaper Ell Pals.
| Bombs and rifle volleys were
! heard throughout the night and
soldiers and police ferreted out OPP
ponents of the government in a
series of raids.
The Pals plant was burned by
government supporters, and some
employees charged that soldiers
aided. The persons killed we're vic
tins of the looting and burning OF
the plant. They included news
boy.
The new outbreak of violence
marked new stage in tie political
announcement by Presi-
dent Ramon Grau San Martin that
he intends to remain in office as
provisional ruler until May 20, 1923,
when he proposed to hand his res
gnation to a constitutional as
sembly. which would provide for
election of a constitutional presi-
dent
During the evening First Secre-
tary Mathews of the American en-
tassy visited Grau at the palace
and lad long talk. Presumably
the conversation concerned the
prospective arrival of Jefferson
Caffrey, President Roosevel5s per-
sonal representative. He will be
ambassador as soon as a govern
ment is recognized by the United
States.
The government, increasingly Sc
we're in its suppression OF inimlcal
activities as its confidence increases,
has arrested more than 100 foreign
ers suspected of subversive senti-
ments, and proposes to deport them
In fear of revolutionary activi-
Ties, strong patrols of soldiers ard
police moved through the streets
during the night, and all not on
actual patrol duty we're held III
barracks.
Alfredo fernando, owner of Ell
Pals, said he would repair the plant
as soon as possible.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
INSTITUTE To
Be CONDUCTED
BY TEACHERS

Friday, December %, is the date
set for the annual county teachers
institute which will be held in the
local high school auditorium.
AS a result, all schools of the
county will close the afternoon of
Thursday, December 81, the ma
jority reopening on Tuejaay, jan
uary 2.
The city elementary schools will
follow this schedule as will Central
high school.
Institute will begin at $50 a. m.
with music by the high school or
chestra under the direction of Lu-
ellie Krause. DR.. Bruce Baxter,
dean of the school of religion, U. S.
c., is. the chief speaker at the
morning session, and others who
will speak are DR.. Warren F. Fox,
county health officer, and Miss
Edith Hedrick of the high school
faculty. The morning session will
close with a business meeting OF the
Imperial County Teachers associa-
ton at which Mrs. S. l.. McCrory,
as president, will preside.
Recovering IN the afternoon, a
musical program will be presented
by the Holtville high school, after
which the address of the session
will be given by DR.. Elmer H. stat
felbach of the department of edu-
cation, San Jose State Teachers
COLLEGE.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
Plaintiff Wins
Suit Over Bees

After the taking of testimony
from expert witnesses on the habits
of bees and the possible dangers
arising from spraying fields with a
poison which might blow over onto
other property where it would cause
death or sickness to animals, Judge
r. D. McPherrin this morning
ruled in favor of the plaintiff in
the action brought by w. c. Miles
against the A. Arena company and
M. L. Carberry.
Miles had sued for the loss of
Sc colonies of bees and a honey
crop which he claimed were des-
troyed when poison sprayed on a
melon field from an airplane drift
ed over to where the bees were To-
Gated.
He had sued originally for actual
damages of $336.36 with punitive
damages of $500 but the latter were
not brought up at the trial.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-18
MA Ru~~'
Np,,Ss n.s'Assht sysStsA.s. ~
STATE VOTES
TUESDAY ON
WATER PLAN
By GEORGE E. HELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 10. - Pres
ent fate of the proposed $4,000, 900
Central Valley water project will
be decided tomorrow when Califor-
mia S electorate visits the polls to
participate in a special election.
The water plan is the only issue
at stake, and the state will spend
100000 or more deciding whether
it may proceed with plans for one
of the largest conservation and
power projects ever devised in the
west.
An act of the legislature created
a water project authority, empow-
cred to operate the Central Valley
project, and a referendum necessi-
tated the special election. Propon-
ents of the plan desired to have the
matter decided quickly, in order to
obtain possible federal aid if the
project is approved by the people
of California.
The water plan would affect a
500 mile area extending throughout
the Sacramento and San Joaquin
valleys. 1t would include 400 foot
Gam at henneCC, near ReQQlng, an
other huge dame at Friant, near
Fresno; a conduit from the delta to
Martinez to furnish water to indus
tries along Suisun bay; a series of
dams on the San Joaquin river to
furnish water to the upper San
Joaquin Valley; a network of can
ais leading north and south, and
power plants and transmission lines.
In addition to development of
power which would be supplied ag-
ricultural and urban areas, the pro-
ject was devised to conserve sur
plus flood waters for summer use,
"saving thousands of acres from
returning to DESERT; increase the
navigability of the San Joaquin and
Sacramento rivers, and prevent
salt water encroachment in the
delta area.