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The Washington times., 1933-06-19
STUDIES
FERTILIZERS

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
w. Va, June 19.-The National
industrial recovery act furnishes
the principal of conversation
among executives and managers
of the fertilizer industry gathered
here today for the ninth annual
convention of the National Fer
tilizer Association. They have
just put the third consecutive un-
satisfactory season behind them
and hope next season will show
definite improvement.
Sales this spring have been
about 20 per cent above the 1882
level in the South, but still only
so per cent of the 1928-3O average
for the country as a whole. Prices
this spring have been the lowest
in history-the wholesale prices
of leading grades of complete fer
tilizer being now only 73 per cent
of the 1904 average and only
% per cent of the peak prices
reached in 1919.
The convention will run three
days. 1t opened with a meeting
of the executive committee this
morning. The first general ses-
sion is scheduled for tomorrow.
The attendance is the largest for
several years.
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Extent of Revival
Passes Predictions

In its weekly summary of the
general business situation, the
Standard Statistics Company, of
New York, currently says the ex-
tent of the business revival has
outrun practically all the hopes
and predictions of six weeks ago.
Activity at the steel mills is espe-
cially noted as promising to carry
the industry with sustaining mo-
.mentum into the summer period
when operations normally recede.
Beyond that point lies the pos
Sible further stimulus from the
marketing of the summer and
autumn crops at remunerative
prices. The Standard Statistics
index of industrial activity, in a
preliminary estimate for June,
stands at 75.4 1923 equals 1000
compared with 68.2 for May and
58.6 a year ago.
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plies light; demand light; market
green, large size, $1.75@2; few $2.25.
Okra-Supplies light; demand mod
crate; market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers small size mostly around $2.5O,
large size, $500.
Eggplant-Express receipts light: sup
steady. Florida, / II -bushel crates, $1.35
@1.5O: very few high as $500.
Beets-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Near by sec
tions, 2@2h per bunch.
Tomatoes-Four Texas. Miss ar
rived; broken and 10 unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Texas. lug
boxes, green and turning wrapped, 6x6
sissippi,, lug boxes green and turning
green. $1.s5@1.75.
Peas-Three California arrived: 2
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand light; market
weaker. California, bushel hampers,
Telephones. $1.25@1.5O.
ckleberries-Express receipts very
light; supplies light; demand light; no
early sales reported.
Raspberries-Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. North Carolina,
1915 a 15c per pint.
Kale-Truck receipts light: supplies
light: demand light market steady.
Maryland, bushel baskets. 35@4O
Spring Onions-supplies light: de-
mand light: market steady. Nearby
Rhubarb-supplies light; demand light :
market weaker. Pennsylvania, 15@ sc
= per dozen punches, - i.,..,,-..,.
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WAGE INCREASE
. HELD OVERDUE

Pointing out that the wage
decline since 1929 has been greater
than the decline in prices. and
maintaining that labor is not
getting it's full share of produc-
ton value, the Alexander Ham
ilton Institutes current bulletin
says the recent appreciation of
prices calls Immediately for at
least a 24.7 per cent increase in
wage rates.
In April factory wage rates, on
the average, permitted monthly
earnings of $79.87 on full time
basis, says the institute, when
they should have provided full
time earnings of $9O49. Whereas
wage rates in April were actually
28.8 per cent below the 1929 level
they should have been only 1914
per cent lower.
The efforts which are now be-
ing made to depreciate the value
of the dollar suggests that an
increase of more than 1873 per
cent in wage rates will be neces-
sary. On the assumption that
artificial initiation will prevent the
price index from dropping below
the April figure of 65.7, an in
crease of at least 24.7 per cent
in wage rates above the April
level is now found warranted.
More of an increase will be
necessary if prices rise above
the April level as they are now
showing a tendency to do, the
alIrvey concludes.
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BONDCLUBG GETS
HELP IN PINCH

When Paul V. Keyser analyzed
the new national securities act for
the Washington Bond Club re-
Gently, he started something the
club had to have help to finish,
Frank B. Morse, president, reports.
From all over the country came
requests for copies of the address,
far surprising the clubs secre-
tarial facilities. When the &C.
emulation of unanswered re-
quests approached 1000, a good
angel appeared.
Robert V. Fleming, Riggs Ma
tional Bank chief sent for a copy
and shortly ofterward furnished
the club with enough reprints to
supply not only the demands in
hand, but any probable future
calls.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
Here and There
In the Realm Of
Broadcastinq
By STANLEY BIGELOW

Never shall it be said in future
years that the summer of 1888
was a dull one in the annals Of
radio.
No, sir! Every day brings some
one announcement or another OF
great radio activity out there in
Chicago.
And now comes the news that
the Danes and the Norwegiahs
are descending on the Century of
Progress Exposition at Chicago
with great pomp and ceremony.
Even the royal house of Nor
way is to be represented. The
news is that on a Norwegian pro
gram tomorrow over N.B.C. net
works chest on which a history
of navigation has been carved is
to be presented to Edward j.
Kelly, mayor of Chicago, as a gift
from King Haakon VII of Nor
way. The presentation will be
made by H. H. Sachke, Norwegian
minister to the United States.
They say that more than 100000
persons of Norwegian descent will
be at the exposition to welcome
the Norwegian ship, Sorlandet
which will arrive tomorrow from
Oslo.
The following day is dedicated
to the Danes. An N.B.C. interna'
tional broadcast from Copen'
hagen will bring the voices of
Ruth Bryan Owen, U. S. minister
to Denmark. and T. A. Stauning,
prime minister of that country, to
thousands of Danish-Americans
assembled in Chicago for the
event.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
BIG INSURANCE
STOCK BOOM

From the last day of trading
prior to the bank moratorium to
June /, the stocks of IA insur-
ance companies advanced from an
aggregate value of $543,935, ,782 to
an aggregate value Of $725,841,- :
$50, according to a study pre-
pared by Allied-Distributors, Inc.
This represents an appreciation
totaling $181, ,906,098, or approx
mately 33 per cent.
The stocks of the 10 largest
insurance companies considered in
the study advanced from an sag-
gregate of $297 ,432,457 to $4O4.-
O47,319, or approximately 36 per
cent. The companies whose stocks
were used in computing these fig
ures included practically every
type of the insurance business.
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Cheering Trade
News Notes

May business failures fewer
than year ago. Drug indus
try recovery reported con-
slant. Midwest stores hiring
more sales people. Wage
raises general in Southern
textile mills. Pacific Coast
business activity growing. E.
New England business re-
ported on mend. Improve
ment continues in plate glass
output. Leading. producers
advance paint prices. E.
Fisher wholesale index high
est in 16 months. .Bendix
Aviation wipes out first quar-
ter loss. Pittsburgh and
Youngstown scrap prices Up.
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HEAVY DEMAND
T|LTS PRICES
Of COTTON

NEW YORK, June 10 U.N.SJ.
A heavy demand for cotton futures
today sent the staple sharply
higher. Profit-taking pared gains
somewhat in the later dealings.
Buying was general. Houses
that act for domestic mills and
for the continental trade bought
heavily. Commission houses and
Wall Street also took numerous
contracts from the ring. Offer
ings were restricted and came
principally from the South, locals
and spot houses.
Domestic cotton mill activity is
still tending upward and is now
at the highest level in four years,
according to the New York Cotton
Exchange service.
Midday prices were up II to 19
points, with July up II at 9.13,
october up 19 at 9.38, December
up II at 9.52, and January up
18 at $50.
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Bank Stock Rally
Cuts Into Decline

The New York city bank stock
market registered a sharp decline
during the past week, but closed
on Friday, June 16, with an in
crease of Sal, 500. 900, or about 2.6
per cent, for the day, over the
previous days close of 1881, ,457,-
600.
The aggregate value of the 16
leading issues, as compiled by
Holt, Rose & Troster, ended the
week at $1,572, ,966, 900, compared
with $1,721,841 900 at the close of
the previous week, a decrease of
$148, ,875 900, of 81 per cent.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
Recovery Act Seen
AS Oil Industry Aid

The Industrial Recovery Act
sentences the oil proration viola
tor to death swiftly Ind surely,
with the clause which prohibits
Interstate transportation of oil
produced or withdrawn from Stor-
age in excess of the amount per-
mitted under state law or under
other valid regulation, says T.
s. Hose in his reviev' of the
petroleum situation, which de-
clares that oil will be the first
:, industry to benefit from the acts
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
The Parody Man

He's been before theater au-
diences since the turn of the
century-this man who wants to
be known as the Parody Man
but tonight he makes his first
appearance before a microphone.
In private life he is Harry
Fink, of vaudeville and musical
comedy. He first attracted at
tention in Tin Pan Alley when
he penned a couple of good hits.
The Parody Man will now come
to the radio each Monday
and Wednesday at 6:15 over the
N, B. C., networks,
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
GRAIN FUTURES
SET NEW TOPS

CHICAGO. June 10 U.N.S).-
With initiation the dominating in
fluence, grain futures scared
sharply in early dealings here to-
day under broad buying. New
highs were established in many
futures.
Near mid-session wheat was 2
to 23sc up, corn 112 to 2bc
higher. oats 2A to 212c advanced
and rye 1Ha to 19sc up.
Bullish crop news aided the
upturn in grains. Offerings were
scarce.
July wheat was quoted at 76Ac,
September 78Ac. July corn was
carried up to 1890.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
O, Mr.. Radio Man

A disappointed young lady was
she who left the studios of VOL
the other night. And to be
truthful, it was a long time be-
fore she actually did leave. 1t
seems that the young lady is q
dancer and couldn't quite under
stand that Ronald DawSon'S au-
dition that night was for female
speaking parts in his Northern
Dramatic Company.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
Chemical Prices
Advance in Week

Price changes were numerous
in the markets for heavy and
fine chemicals during the past
week, the Oil, Paint and Drug
Reporter says in it's current issue.
The composite index number
of prices for heavy and fine
chemicals rose from 1852 to 125. 3
compared with August /, 1914,
as 1907. In comparison with the
average of prices in 1926 (as
1000, the Reporters index num-
Der is now 88.7, against $50 at
this time last wear.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
Credit Men Attend
Milwaukee ParLeY

Norman Esten is in Milwaukee
today, where Gordon Buchanan
will join him later, representing
the Washington association in
the convention of the National
Association of Credit Men, open
ing this afternoon to run
through Thursday.
Secretary of Commerce Daniel
c. Roper is scheduled as principal
speaker on the final day of the
conference. Mr.. Esten is credit
man for Hugh Reilly Company
here, and Mr.. Buchanan is of the
accounting firm of Councillor
Buchanan.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
Continental Can Co.
Has 5000 En1pLOueS

Continental Can Company, Inc,
now has in excess of 5000 en-
ployes on it's payroll, or TOO more
than it employed at the same time
last year. Since March i, it has
added 1000 employees, an increase
of 121a per cent, Carle C. Conway,
chairman Of the board, stated.
This Improvement is scattered
among the company's 38 plants,
and applies to practically all Sec
tions Of the country, but is most
pronounced on the Pacific Coast
and in New Orleans, Syracuse,
Baltimore, Wheeling and Canons-
burg, Pa, he added.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
NGtiUe Son Returns
To Join D. G.. Brokers

Harvey B. Gram, native
Washingtonian. has returned to
become associated with James M.
Johnston and Company, members
Of the Washington Stock Elk.
change, after several years with
brokerage firms in New York
city, Rochester and Buffalo.
Mrs. Gram is a graduate of
Central High School here and of
Wesleyan University.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
RADIO RAMBLES
TODAY'S PROGRAMS
Don't Miss These

9:15 a. m.-(Every week dayl-"KeeplnE Up
With The Times" by n. K. +. Meeklns
(WMAL).
7:2O d. m.-HeraId News Spotlight (WOL).
500 d. m-"ROsey" ROwswell md Jimmy
Briefly. with Harry Reser's Orchestra
CWRC)!.
9:15 D. m-The Hour Glass: Harold San
dOrd's Orchestra (WMAL).
IL 800 y. m.-HOllywOOd on the Air (WRC).
1880 D. m.-WashingtOn Herald Globe Trot-
ter-Arthur Reilly (WJSV).
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
NEW FOX TREASURER

The Fox Film Corporation has
elected Sydney lowell treasurer,
succeeding Charles E. Richard
son. Towel has been company
controller for several years. John
D. Clark was appointed general
manager of distribution.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19

A home is your castle your
greatest protection wise invest
ment! Study the many worthwhile
home buys advertised for sale in the
WANT AID SECTION Of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1933-06-19
RAIL
BONDS LEAD
ADVANCE
BY MUNROE ROBERTS

NEW YORK, June 19 I.N.SJ. I.
Taking their cue from stocks,
the low-priced speculative bonds
doomed today in the opening
session of the week on the bond
market. Gains in the low-priced
rails ranged from fractions to
NOR than a point.
Foreign issues were compare
lively quiet, with the Germans
showing signs of heavy profit
taking. United States Govern
ment issues were quiet and steady.
The list follows:
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TOMORROW'S PROGRAMS

VOL
A. NJ.
7:00-Musical Clock.
SCOT h o u & h t for the
Day.
8:05-Musica al Clock.
9:55-Police Flashes.
1O:0O-Century of Progress.
10:15-Band Concert.
10:30-Shut-Ins Program.
11:00-Beautv Hints.
11:05-Symphonic Pictures.
11:30-Songs We Love.
11:45-Accordion Aces.
11:59-Weather.
The Washington times., 1933-11-22

ernment regulation, manage
ment, and control, which 1 think
would be disastrous and paralyz-
ing to the initiative and aggres-
sivenesS that has been character
iStic of the development Of
American industry, but that we
should have the Self-gOvern-
ment of industry, with Govern
ment supervision and participa-
ton to the extent of seeking that
the public interest is adequately
protected"
S. Has rugged individualism"
passed forever?"
II hope that rugged individ-
ualiSm' with its benefits to Soc
iety Of initiative and enterprise,
has not passed, but 1 hope it Is
only modified by a recognition
that we are all living more
closely together, as a result Of
all these modern inventions, and
therefore We must given con-
sideratiOn to the impact of our
rugged individualism' upon the
possibly equal rugged individ-
ualism' of our neighbOrs, and to
that extent modify these i'm
pacts so they will not be antag-
Onistic, but mutually helpful"
Danger Of Regulation
6. Under Government regulation
will the urge to personal achieve
ment, which has made American
industry lead the world, be dis
couraged?
81 think there is grave dan
ger if Government regulation,
as l have said, becomes of the
interfering kind Of management.
That the best form of Govern
ment regulation would be the
least amount of supervision
necessary to protect the public
interest from mOnOpOliStic prac-
ticeS, prOfiteering and other
practices injuries to the public
interest, and protecting society
from the degradation Of indus
try in the way of sweatShOp con-
ditiOns, unendurably long hours,
and wages even below the point
of subsistence
7. Will the remorseless advance
of the machine pile up a huge
total of unemployed that will be-
come permanent charges and con-
stitute a fixed tax on the people?
II do not think so. Usually
the advance of the machine,
The Washington times., 1933-11-22

making the production Of the
machine less costly, makes for
an ever widening market for
that product. That has been
the history. Of the past, in gen.
eral, and Of course when that
market comes to be saturated,
which is still in the far-diStant
future. we should rectify this by
by shortening the working
hours"
Inventors or None?
8. Should the inventor class be
encouraged or not?
81 think that the American
people and American industry
have gained so much for Ameri-
can ingenuity and inventiveness
that / hope it will continue to
be encouraged"
9. Is it not true that within the
past 10 or Is years the machine
has practically doubled the body
of unemployed and this ratio is
constantly increasing?
81 do not think so, except
temporarily, as indicated in my
answer to question T."
10. Is not the industrial equip
ment of the country now far in
excess OF any possible market,
The Washington times., 1933-11-22

even II great prosperity returns?
1T surely is in excess of the
market today, but / do not think
it is If prosperity returns. We
have not satisfied all the hui
man desires for an increased
standard Of living to which all
Americans aspire"
DEPENDING ON CODES
IL. Assuming business is given
competitive freedom, will there
not still be thousands of fac
tories which will never reopen?
IF business is given unre-
stricted competitive freedom, 1
am afraid many factories will
never be opened, indeed some
that are now open will be
forced to close, and especially
Is this true of the smaller fac
tories.
"If business, however, is
conducted along the lines of
codes of fair competition, such
as now being adopted, which
will introduce some measure
Of cooperation, lower the hours
Of work per week, and do away
with child labor, SweatShOp
conditions, and unbearabIy low
rates of pay, then 1 am hope
ful that factories that are
The Washington times., 1933-11-22
JAILED IN FORD
|NPOSER CASE

David M. Roll, who allegedly
posed as a representative Of
Henry Ford in a deal to lease
Muscle Shoals from the Govern
ment, and who Department of
Justice agents charge, swindled
100000 from prominent Wash
1ngtonians, was committed to the
District Jail yesterday.
He was delivered to local
authorities by his bondsmen to
await preliminary hearing
November % before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turn
age. He was arrested November
IA when Ford and his son, Edsel,
denied either Of them had en-
tered into a contract with him.
The Washington times., 1933-11-22
Junior Red Cross
Picks NeU Officers

Harriet Slaughter, of Armstrong
High School, has been elected
president of the Junior Red Cross
composed of students from Divis-
ion 1913, of the public schools.
Ophelia Jefferies, of the Mill
tary Road School, was elected vice
president; Joseph jefferson, Gar
net-Patterson Junior High, secre-
tary, and Charles Bowles, of the
Montgomery School, treasurer.
Mrs. Ora Spivey, assistant prin-
cipal of Armstrong High School,
Is sponsor of the council.
The Washington times., 1933-11-22
SEA HIDES FATE
Of WOMAN ON
SUICIDE HOP
Florida FIierS Abandon Hope
of Saving Society Matron
Winging Way to Death

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. %
QN.S0 Attaches at Municipal
Airport here abandoned hope to-
day Of reScuing Mrs. Louise Turck
Stanton, socially prominent Junior
League member, who flew out to
sea, in a borrowed airplane to end
her life.
Relatives attributed her desper-
ate flight to dependency over
the recent death of her husband
In an automobile accident.
No trace of the airplane had
been found today, although
searching ships had flown over a
wide stretch of the ocean after
notes outlining her plans had been
found.
The airplane carried enough
fuel for only four hours of flight,
according to Maj. H. A. Maloney.
airport superintendent.
Just four hours after her de-
parture Maloney looked through
MrS. stanton auCOmODlle ana
found a letter addressed to him
which read:
I'm just going out into
space to find out what it's all
about, and if there isn't any
thing-that's o. K, too. I'll
be at sea, and you can count
on me, the job will be through.
81 don't want any wreckage
found. 1 don't want anyone
wrecked. am banking on
you to do two things: First,
keep any of the men from
doing any searching. 1 can
guarantee that it won't do any
good. Second, 1 don't want any
sensatiOnaIism or cheapness in
the papers"
Mrs. Stanton had arranged to
replace the airplane she had bor-
rowed.
The young widow gave no deS-
tination before her takeoff, but
headed toward the ocean. She
was an accomplished flier.
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Continued From Page p
an answer, in part, to this. My
plan of self-gOvernment in in
dustry sets forth clearly that
participation of the Govern
ment is contemplated, in the
way of supervision, so that the
public interest will be ade-
Quately protected"
SELF-CONTROL, IDEA
3. Would it be possible to CO
ordinate all business groups in a
plan of voluntary self-control?
Would not the Government power
and pressure be necessary to Sc
cure any real cooperation?
"The idea of cOOrdinating all
business groups, with Self-cOn.
troll imposed by themselves, is
what l hope to secure through
trade aSSOciatiOnS-after trade
associations have adopted codes
of fair competition, including
therein, as provided, maximum
hours and minimum wages for
labor, and, of course, the agree
ment of each employer to deal
with his employees directt or
through any representatives
that the employees may choose.
I'm answer to the second
part, would not the Govern
ment power and pressure be
necessary hope this would
not be necessary to secure real
cooperation, as 1 should hope
that industry would recognize
what is for its own good and
cooperate in accordance with
the law and that the govern
ing board of each trade as
SOciatiOn would discipline any
member who violates the code.
"Of course, if the governing
board of the industry cannot
discipline the offending mem
ber, then recourse must be had
either to the Federal Trade
Commission or the Department
of Justice, which is also out
lined in my paper"
Watching Public Interest
4. Do you think it likely that
business will ever free itself Of
more or less Government regula-
ton?
I said in my paper, what we
would like to have is not Gov
The Washington times., 1933-11-22
GERARD SWOPE FORECASTS SURVIVAL OF MODIFIED NDVDUALSM

well equipped and well man
aged will be able not only to
reopen but be able to continue
their activities rs profitable
enterprises"