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The Washington times., 1933-11-09

w i'll lam Die
terle, enjoyed a
r e u ion and
luncheon at the
First National
studio last Mon
day. ur n 6
the afternoon,
" h / | e h e
W a t C h e d his
friend directing
Bette Davis and
William Powell
in TX in g Of
Fashion" Mr..
Klemperer was
keenly i n t e r.
Ms%aS ir 00nN
The Washington times., 1933-11-09

S>NS4ASS $4A SAA
day promises to
be Holywood's
biggest testi-
monial. Metro
Goldwyn-May
is remodeling
the interior Of
o n e of its
8 o u n d stages
for the occa-
sion and, in an
ticipation Of
thousands Of
lnesss ges, West
ern Union is
running a di-
rect wire to
The Washington times., 1933-11-09

Hotel in Los Angeles where they
will play in the famous Coconut
Grove. They will also listen to
Hollywood offers.
have never heard the Lom-
bardo band, being a radio listener
only when Roosevelt talks or
when there is world series
game elsewhere than in the D. C.
am relying on all of those who
say Lombardo is the last word
for a pleasant half hour at the
Earle tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1933-11-09

! t e m S : TIL e
ShubertS W ill
not prod u C e
that new oper-
e t ia starring
Madame j err
itza, the Metro
politan on g :
bird. Which Is
Of interest to
Washingtonians
because it re.
leases that cele-
b ra t d radio
voice of Jimmy
M e ] t on for
v a u d e willie .
r ANRr Ra~ [;vaa
The Washington times., 1933-11-09
Marie DressIer Testimonial Dinner
Promises to be BriIIirnt Event;
Lila Lee Rumored Engaged
By HARRISON CARROLL

HOLLYWOOD, Nov 9.-Only few hours after arrival
here yesterday Sally Rand whose fan dance shocked Chicago
and New York officials mixed in argument with Para
mount studio heads.
The studio wants the actress to make two weeks of per-
sona appearances in northern California before she begins
her picture
Sally says she has waved her fans for the last time in
theater and doesn't want to do the dance but in
picture
II realize we'll have to capitalize the publicity given
the fan dance for WHILE she declares but from
on want to concentrate much possible Sally
Rand, the actress"
The SLENDER golden haired dancer says that all the money
she earned in Chicago and New York went to pay off lawyers
and to fight the various charges brought against her.
Like most other players however, Sally the look
out for house in Beverly Hills
The Washington times., 1933-11-09
Lombardo's Ambition

I admire the calm optimism of
Bunny Bryan, Guy Lombardo's
tub thumper. He says LON
bardo's ambition is to break
every house record during his
vaudeville tour. Up to date he
has succeeded.
The Lombardo band will spend
the winter at the Ambassador
The Washington times., 1933-11-09
BY RENE DAVIES

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 9.-Otto
Klemperer, who is conducting the
Los Angeles Philharmonic OrcheS-
ira, and his friend of 80 years,
The Washington times., 1933-11-09

. ~ w ~4As - ~ ~ -
then, when Dick
and Mary went
into the Clover
Club the other
e v e n i n G and
found G W e n
a n d Leonard
Goldstein a /.
ready there.
The girls met
a nd laughed
the stories off
damon Run.
yon can't write
t h e m ia S t
enough t h e S e
d VS.. Samuel
The Washington times., 1933-11-09

wedding present. The honey.
mooners made their first public
appearance Sunday night at the
Beverly Wiltshire =. Alice White
and Cy Bartlett who have been
missing from the late spots since
that trouble over John Warbur-
ton. were dancing to Gus Arm
heim,s music, too.
The gossips have been calling
Gwen Heller (Mrs. Jack War
ner's niece) and Mary Brian
rivals for the attention of Dick
The Washington times., 1933-11-09

Did You Know
That Preston Foster used to
work in vaudeville with FRITZ
Scheff?
The Washington times., 1933-11-09
Quick GlipSeS

The funniest thing about the
fisticuffs between Peter Arno and
DrexeV Biddle Steel is that the
two parties had the whole En-
bassy Club to themselves after
the fight and remained to scowl
at each other for IS minutes. =.
Now that young Gary Evans
Crosby is old enough to leave with
q nurse, Dixie Lee has plans to re-
turn to the screen. You should
see the long, shiny car Bruce Ca
bot gave to Adrienne Ames for
The Washington times., 1933-11-09
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Some news and views in a
E thursday roundup of loose
The Washington times., 1933-11-09

the scene of the festivities.
Had you heard, too, that the
veteran star will go to the South
Seas to make her forthcoming
picture, MRS. Van Kleek"?
Evening star., 1933-02-26
U. S. GROCERY TRADE
IN STRONG POSITION
Volume of Distribution Has Kept
About Even With 1882 Figures,
Says Dun Report.

NEW YORK, February 25.-The
grocery trade has started the year in
a relatively strong position. Unit vol
ume Of distribution at many points has
kept about even with the 1882 record
for the same two months. while the
decline in the collar total has mar
rowed perceptibly from the percent
age of last year. Some of the reduc-
tion in retail sales totals can be at
tributed to the widespread distribution
of foodstuffs to the consumer by va
rious welfare organizations, which
make purchases direct from manufac-
turers and Gamers. AS in 1882, the
bulk of the demand continues to cen
ter around the staple grocery items, the
price trend of which still Is downward,
although it has been checked somewhat,
as better quality of merchandise is
being requested, according to a survey
of the grocery trade which has Just
been made by r. G. Dun & Co.
"The fact, the trade has experienced
so much dissatisfaction with price mer-
chandise," the survey continues, "in
which the endeavor was made to sell
on the basis of cheap price, that the
trend is strongly back to merchandise
based on value. The industry now is
paying more attention to earning a
fair profit on what is sold than to con-
centratiing On volume of sales at any
price, as prevailed during the past three
years. Consumers also are coming back
to the popular quality articles"
Evening star., 1933-02-26
NATIONAL BANKING
SITUATION BETTER
No Failures Reported to Con.
tr0IIer for Week Ended
February Fl.
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER,


No national bank failures were re-
ported to the comptroller Of the cur
rency for the week ended February 81.
This was looked upon as favorable
factor, since 43 such institutions sus-
pended operations during January. The
last failure was on February a.
In its report for last month the Fed
eral Reserve Board showed the Ne
tion's banking structure was depleted
by a net loss of PIG institutions, In
volving deposits of $133, 3,351 900.
A total of 237 banks actually closed
their doors during the month. with de-
posits Of S142,719,000, but during the
period 18 were reopened, restoring de-
posits of $9,368,000.
The entire New England section,
whose record has been particularly good
throughout the present economic con-
ditions, again was free from 1nsolven-
cies during the month, while its aver
age was further enhanced through the
re-opening Of Connecticut institution
which restored $2,765 ,000... :
The detailed record of failures made
public by the Federal Reserve Board
showed the North Central region Of the
United States was responsible for II
per cent of all failures, although the
total deposits involved were less than
SO per cent.
This section, which embraces the agri-
cultural regions Of Ohio, Indiana, Illi-
nois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri, the Dakotas. Nebraska
and Kansas, had 168 failures, involving
deposits of $63,718,000. Forty-five of
these were concentrated in Missouri,
where depositors had $24, ,147,0 900 tied up.
The heaviest ratio of failures was in
New Jersey, where two closures tied up
deposits of $13,012, 900.
The 43 national banks which closed
was the largest number since last June,
when the total was A.
Evening star., 1933-02-26
VIRGINIA INSURANCE co.
GAINS 2 PCT, In ASSETS

There was an increase Of 81 ,436. 400,
or approximately 2 per cent, in assets
of the Life Insurance Co. Of Virginia
during 1882. Admitted assets on De-
cember 81, 1882, were $74,407 ,234, as
compared with $72,97o,834 the year
previous.
Portfolio investments included United
States Government bonds, $3,542, $50;
State, county and municipal bonds,
$3,616,49 public utility bonds, $5,132,-
SOC; railroad bonds, $2,1O2, ,789; stocks,
Sl,223,161, and other bonds, 81 ,026, ,423.
Mortgage loans, including $526,395
loans on farm properties, amounted to
Sal, 1,659,540. Cash was carried at
s2,919,045, against $2,240,393 the year
before.
Loans Of $7,890,O91 to policyholders
compared with $6,936,126 in 1881, an
increase Of around 1877 per cent. In
1890 policy loans we're $5,983,963. Sur
plus increased to $5,391 1921 from
IS, ,015 q year earlier and $4, 4,436, ,062
in 1880.
Insurance in force declined around
per cent to $374,278, ,796 from 1887 1923, :
631 In 1881. In 1880 insurance in
force totaled $375, ,243,870; in 1929,
$373, 3,829,672, and in 1928, $349,113,837.
Payments under policy contracts since
organization amounted to $50, ,483, 1898.
Commenting on the years business,
Bradford H. Walker, president, told
policyholders that, although the COM
pany had heavy lapses in insurance, the
new business written and paid for was
nearly equal to that Of the. preceding
DeaA
Evening star., 1933-02-26
INCREASES IN BARTER
REPORTED FROM WEST
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department reports
that barter exchange is growing rapidly
in the United States.
Exchanges where farm produce, mis-
cellaneous goods, professional services,
ETC., can be swapped have been set up
in several large cities. including 79 in
Los Angeles and vicinity, 20 in Seattle,
in San Francisco, Ogden, Salt Lake
City, Oklahoma City and many smaller
towns.
Buildings where exchanges may be
made daily are found in some cases,
while in others they have periodic
swap days"
Various forms of barter and scrip
ere in use or being considered, the
Department said, with most of the
scrip issues used for payment OF un-
employed in relief work.
Much is self -liquidating, the form In
most cases appearing to be the re-
quirement that each person who
handles the scrip attach a special
stamp, varying from one to four cents
for each S100 of value. the stamps be-
ing purchased from the cit" Chamber
of Commerce, Merchants Associations,
or Whatever group is sponsoring the
issue.
Evening star., 1933-02-26
TRUSTS WATCHING
FOR TURN IN TRADE
Investment Organizations
Have Put Themselves in Posi-.
ton to Reap Profits.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, February 25.-The in
vestment trust baby, although suffering
from infantile ailments and general
lack Of economic nourishment. is still
far from being an outcast in Wall
Streets financial family.
In analyzing 20 of the country's
leading trusts, the Standard Statistics
Co. concludes that the management
type concerns seemingly have passed
through the worst stages of their brief
history, and, with continued effort di-
rected toward conservative and eco
nomical investment policies, the pros
poets are that they may in the future
attain more stable status in the Sc
curity field"
1t is pointed out. however that the
casualties suffered by most investment
trusts following the collapse of the bull
market in 1929 placed a public stigma
on the entire field, which three years
of painstaking readjustment have
failed entirely to offset"
Investment trust managers, 1t Is re-
called, have been going to considerable
lengths to maintain the solvency Of
their units and have been able to mar
row the spread between market prices
and asset values. Last year. 1t was
found, net assets of the 20 important
companies considered showed an aver
age decline Of 1872 per cent, or some
what less than the 1872 per cent de-
crease of the Standard Statistics 90
stock index. Similarly satisfactory re-
suits. on the same basis, were exhibited
in 1881 and 1890.
In 1881 most of the investment trusts
reduced common-stock holdings, the
funds released having been maintained
largely in the form of cash or United
States Government securities, demand
loans, etc. In 1892, however, common
share holdings showed slight gain,
while the mean percentage of the cash
items of the companies covered actually
declined from 235 per cent to 179 per
cent. Total cash holdings dropped
from $83, $50, 900 to SAG 1893, 900.
Efforts at greater economies are now
being made by most of the trusts. it is
said, although the curtailment of ex-
penses last year failed to keep pace
with the shrinkage in earnings. The
chief problem of the trusts now. it is
agreed, is to determine when sus-
tained start toward general business re-
covery will be initiated, so that full
advantage can be taken of the subse-
quent appreciation in the value Of Sc
curities.
Evening star., 1933-02-26
COTTON SPINNING TRADE
STEPS UP OPERATIONS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The cotton spinning industry was
reported by the Census Bureau to have
operated during January at 951 per
cent Of capacity, on single-shift basis,
compared with 87.2 per cent in Decem-
ber last and 84.5 per cent in January
last year.
Spinning spindles in place January
81 totaled 31,254,598 Of which $780,
968 were active at some time during
the month, with the average, on a
single shift basis, being 1870. .532, COM
pared with 31,442,l74; 23,775,l36 and
27413,368 for December last. and 3d.
300; 25,012,750 and 27,2S9,811 for
January last year. -
Active spindle hours for January
numbered 6,787,576,855 or an average
of PIT hours per spindle in place, COM
pared with 6,386, 6,21S,252 and 203 for
December last, and 1925, $40 and
1s2 for January. last rear
Evening star., 1933-02-26
FEDERAL RESERVE
CREDIT ITEM GAINS
Increase Of $1es,ooo,ooo Is Re-
ported for the Week Ending
February 21.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The daily average volume OF Federal
Reserve bank credit outstanding during
the week ended February 81 was reported
by the Federal Reserve Banks as So
268, ,O0O, 900, an increase of $169, 1000 ,O00
compared with the preceding week ana
of $493, 600, 900 compared with the cor
responding week in 1882.
On February 81 total Reserve bank
credit amounted to $2,351 ,00O, 900, a rise
of $215, 100000 during the week: This
increase corresponds with gains OF
$134, 900 in money in circulation and
SIS, 600, 900 in member bank reserve bal
ances and a decrease Of $51 ,000, 900 IN
monetary gold stock, Offset in part by
an increase of $5,000,000 in Treasury
currency, adjusted.
Holdings Of discounted bills rose $19,-
600 900 at the Federal Reserve Bank OF
Chicago, $7,000,000 at Philadelphia, $6,-
600 900 at New York, $5,000,000 at San
Francisco and $41, ,000,000 at all Federal
Reserve banks combined. The systems
holdings of bills bought in open market
increased $143, ,00O, 900, while holdings Of
United States Treasury notes increased
SIS 000, 900 and of Treasury certificates
and bills $10,00o,Q0
Evening star., 1933-02-26
COAL
MARKETING URGED
Association Secretary Be.
|ieves Hope of Industry Is
Orderly Selling.
BY the Associated Press.


The opinion that an adverse decision
by the Supreme Court on the legality oi
Appalachian Goals, Inc. will not deter
the industry from seeking to set ur
some similar plan, was expressed yes
terday by c. B. HuntreSs, executive
secretary Of the National Coal Associa-
ton.
Saying some form Of cooperative
marketing is the hope Of the industry
he explained that If the pending project
is held unconstitutional an effort will
be made to obtain legislation legalizine
a like proposal.
A special three Judge court. convened
in Virginia for friendly test case on
the legality of Appalachian Goals, Inc.
law, and ordered that 1t disband. Ap-
peal was Immediately taken to the
Supreme Court, where decision is ex-
pected shortly.
Huntress said that until the operators
can market comparatively the co-exlst-
ence of unused or idle capacity and
profitable operation will be impossible
for the industry as a whole. He added
idle capacity and profitable operation
could not be combined even back In
the boom year of 1929, when 1885 COM
panies produced 539,0O0,000 tons oi
coal.
This industry cannot wait for ex-
pansion Of markets and increased pro-
duction as a source of profit since these
as shown vividly by the experience OF
many years, do not bring profit to some
of the ablest-managed operating organ
izations," he continued.
He said that coal, regardless OF Its
market demand, is faced with the
fundamental problem of restraining
cut-throat competition. He added the
theory that rivals can be bested by full
time operation with consequent reduc-
ton of overhead had been exploded, as
evidenced by receiverships in the in
dustry over the last few years.
Unless virtually every operating com
pany is reconciled to the inevitability
Of receivership to wipe out capita
charges, then the industry should seize
upon the Appalachian plan. If held le.
gal by the court. or, If held illegal
should work together for the enact
ment of remedial legislation to remove
from the industry the fetters Of ar
ancient and anti-social law" he de.
clared.
Evening star., 1933-02-26
INVESTMENT BOND
MARKET DECLINES
DURING PAST WEEK
Government Securities Sold
Freely in Scramble for Cash.
Hoarding Gains.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, February 25-Under
unusually heavy pressure. the invest
ment market moved lower this week.
The decline affected all groups but it
was generally orderly. Trading had a
tendency to decrease after the down.
turn had carried the market of about
2 average points.
There was the scramble by banks,
other institutions and individual in
vestors to unload their United States
Government bonds in their efforts to
achieve liquid position. If there had
been more people willing to buy these
securities on scale down, the de-
cline would undoubtedly have been Of
greater proportions. Periodic checks in
this alarming decline were attributed
to attempts to bolster up the market
in order to attract some bidding.
Sudden Cash Demand.
Government bonds were not hard to
flrd. First in importance was the sud
den demand for cash, chiefly for the
purpose of supplying banks in Michigan
that were sorely in need of funds with
which to reopen following the bank
ing holiday, and other banks desirous
Of increasing their cash supplies, but
also for boarding.
When this selling started Govern
ment bonds on the decline there en-
sued a hurried effort to get out CT these
securities before the fat premiums that
had existed were wiped out The mar
ket witnessed the unusual spectacle Of
Treasury 4As. which had a few days
before been unobtainable at premium
of over II points, going without a bid
at prices points below that level.
Banks which had been willing not so
lcng ago to bid for short term Treasury
issues at prices yielding ab-olutely no
income failed to bid for the same Sc
curities at concessions Of AZ points
from their own bids
However, the attitude of the banks
IS easily explainable The Spring
Treasury financing is yet to be done.
The budget is far from being balanced
as ever. The Hoover administration
Is going out CT Office without having
undertaken to meet the problem Of
heavy Treasury financing.
Hoarding on Increase.
Hoarding is receiving more attention
than ever 1t is now pointed out that
the most important boarding is not
that done by individuals but by cor
porations which have steadily increased
their cash balances while selling the
securities in their investment accounts.
Wall Street suggests that in the large
cash surpluses of some corporations
can be found the answer to the ever
slowing velocity Of currency turnover.
Remedies proposed include the pur-
chase Of securities and Government
bonds, lending of the cash balances
to the Government on a call loan
basis, and the promotion of CONNER
cial activity by financing customers.
(Copyright 1933O
Evening star., 1933-02-26
Carloadings Cain
l3,O7ODuring Week
Ended February l8
Increase Over Previous
Period Puts Total at 5l4,.
39O-Figures Analyzed.
BY the Associated Press.


The American Railway Association
announced yesterday that carloadings
for the week ended February 18 were
514,390 cars. an increase of 13,070 over
the preceding week but 57,875 below
the corresponding week in 1882.
Miscellaneous freight loaded during
the week of February 18 was 153,077
cars, an increase of II, ,523 over the pre-
ceding week but 30.500 under the same
week last year; less than carlot merchan-
disc, 158,797, increase 4,745 over the
preceding week but 29,293 under last
year; grain and grain products. 26,050,
increase 4,589 over the preceding week
but 14,877 under last year; forest prod
ucts, 14,027. increase 1,784 over the pre-
ceding week but 5,315 under last year
ore. 1900. increase los but 939 below
1892; coal, 1877, 1916, decrease 9,343 but
25,482 above the same week last year
coke, 7189, decrease 108 but 998 over
last year; live stock, l,504, decrease 225
and 3,431.
Evening star., 1933-02-26
FARM CREDIT GAINS
$36,2OO,OOO IN YEAR
Treasury Department Auxiliary
Reports on Loans Made During
1932-Bank Condition Given.
BY the Associated Press.


American agricultural credit was ex-
panded by $36,200,00O through opera
tions of the Federal Farm Loan Bureau
during 1882.
This agency, distinct from the Fed
eral Farm Board, is an auxiliary of the
Treasury Department, administering tho
affairs CT the Federal Land Bank sys-
tenn, the intermediate credit banks Of
the Government and the Joint Stock
Land Bank system.
A statement of condition Of the bu-
reau shows the expansion was due
wholly to activities of the intermediate
credit institutions whose credit extern
sions during the period amounted to
$39, ,805,611.
On December 81, 1892. the loan &C
count of these institutions totaled
$274,311,01 as compared with $234,-
505,500 on the comparable date year
previous. OF the total loans, S151,577,-
$50 was advanced to agricultural
financing institutions, while the bal
ance went to cooperative associations.
Loans closed by Federal Land Banks
during the year totaled $2,710,800, as
compared with 5000, 900 the year be-
fore. while Joint Stock Land Bank
authorizations totaled $2,181,073 as
compaE1 with $5.4o7,2 ,222 in l9aH IA,
Evening star., 1933-02-26
BANK WOMEN TO HEAR
EXPERT ON PERSONNEL

The Washington Bank Women's Club
will hold its regular February dinner
meeting tomorrow evening at Ivy Ter
race, Connecticut avenue Miss Mabel
S. Strider, personnel Office of the Ma
tional Geographic Society, will be the
guest speaker, according to announce
ment by President j. M. Fishburn. Az
the meetings so far this year have
proved Of unusual interest.
Evening star., 1933-02-26
Cotton Forwardings.

NEW YORK, February Is R.-
American cotton forwarded to mills of
the world this week totaled 291 900
bales compared with 227,000 year ago.
Movement of the American staple into
sight aggregated 172,000 bales COM
pared with $4,000 last year. Exports
totaled 100000 bales, reduction Of
$4,000 bales from the corresponding
period Of 1892.
Evening star., 1933-02-26
Soviet Cuts German Orders.
BY the Associated Press

A report to the Commerce Depart
ment shows that Soviet orders placed in
Germany during 1882 were cut in half
Total purchases amounted to only
Az, ,OO0, 900 marks during the year, COM
pared with 900,000,000 during the pre-
vious IL months.
The bulk of the orders, as in preced-
ing years, consisted of iron and steel
products and industrial equipment.
Equipment for mines and steel
amounted to 84000,000 marks: trans
portation equipment, 30,000,O00; elec-
trical machinery, 36,0oO,0O0: machine
tools, 76,000,000; metals, 10000, 900,
md chemical products, 10,5o0,0 900,
Evening star., 1933-02-26
Unfavorable Dividend Changes.

NEW YORK, February IS (P.-Un-
favorable dividend changes this week
numbered SO against IS in the previ-
GUS week, reports Standard Statistics
Co. There were eight favorable
chanSees the -saRne a. q week aaQ