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The Washington times., 1933-12-05
JESSE B. SMITH.
LOSES $1,000
To 8 THUGS
Rich Produce Man, Who Gave
Up $3.50 in August HoIdup,
Loses Pin and Watch

Dragged from his automobile by
two colored thugs armed with
pistols, Jeses B. Smith, wealthy
produce dealer, was robbed early
today, his assailants getting
$1,50O, his watch and a diamond
tie pin.
The robbery took place at Fifth
Street and New York Avenue
Northwest. After robbing Smith
one of the thugs drove off in his
car. The machine was later re-
covered in the 400 block M St.
N. w.
Robbed in August
Smith was beaten and robbed of
$3.50 last August, shortly after he
had left a police guard who had
been assigned to him after he had
reported seeing two men lettering
near his stand in the Union
Terminal Market, Fifth Street
and Florida Avenue Northeast.
Several days after the robbery
police picked up two suspects,
who admitted they were the men
who robbed Smith. They claimed,
however, that Edward H. Smith,
23-year-old son of the victim,
had engineered the plot.
Young Smith was arrested and
according to police, admitted
planning the robbery, saying he
needed the money to keep up the
pace at which he had been living.
Pulled From Auto
The father collapsed when he
learned his son was responsible
for the attack. Later, he refused
to prosecute. His son and the
thugs were released.
Smith told police that his car
was forced to the curb by a large
black sedan. Two colored men
jumped out, drew pistols and
warned him to keep silent.
A third colored man pulled him
from his car and searched him.
Then the thugs sped away in both
cars.
Smith is scheduled to appear in
Police Court Thursday on an ex-
tradition hearing to Harrison
burg, Va, where he is charged
with having issued a worthless
check.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
PLAN
FINAL EFFORT
IN DRIVE
Even 10 Cents a Week Will
Help Officials Realize
Goal In Campaign
"Attack again"

With these words of Gen. John
]. Pershing as their slogan. the
army of Community Chest volun-
teers went forth today with re-
newed energy in their fight for
the Districts needy.
In a stirring address at the
meeting in the Willard Hotel. the
A. E. F.. commander-in-chiet
urged the workers not to be dis.
heartened and that, although
they are fighting with their backs
to the wall, they can still go over
the top if they have the proper
attitude.
The goal this year is $1,945, 900
and the pledges thus far aggre.
gate only $1.394,776. Scheduled
to end last Wednesday night, the
campaign was extended to this
Thursday noon.
Chairmen to Meet
Although there will be no
official meeting of the workers
today or tomorrow, chairmen of
the four divisions of the Chest
will convene to formulate plans
for the last three days of the
drive.
In last-minute appeal, officials
strove to make known the fact
that persons who wish to con.
tribute but cannot afford lump
sum can make weekly or monthly
payments.
Ten cents a week, leaders Of
the drive point out, means more
than $5 a year to the Chest
and every working man and
woman can afford that sum, they
believe.
Money can be left at any bank
which is a member of the District
of Columbia Bankers Association.
Pledges also can be left with the
Washington Gas Light Company,
Georgetown Gas Light Company,
C. & P. Telephone Company,
Potomac Electric Power Company,
]. T. Richards Co., Inc, 1918
Water st. S. W.; Friendship
House, 326 Virginia Ave. S. E.;
Northeast Building Association,
2O1O Rhode Island Ave. N. E.,
and Henderson's Cigar Store, New
York Avenue and Fourteenth
Street.
johnson Makes Plea
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, NRA
Administrator will address the
personnel of the NRA at 6 p. m.
today in the Department OF
Commerce Auditorium. He will
speak on behalf of his depart
ment's success in meeting its
quota.
The governmental unit thus
far has reached only about 49
per cent of its quota. Many
speakers during the campaign
pointed out that although Gov
ernment employees have received
a Is per cent cut they are more
fortunate than persons who have
lost their jobs altogether.
General Pershing will speak
again tonight in an effort to stir
up interest IN the campaign. He
will discuss human needs on the
Board of Trade hour at o'clock
over WMAL.
Newbold Noyes, president Of
the Chest, made an earnest ap-
peal last night over a combined
hook-up of all radio stations in
/ the city,
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Mae Scores Again; Corsets
Staging Comeback

Maybe it's the Mae West influ.
ence or perhaps it's only the
trend of the times, but corsetS
are coming back.
At least Secretary of Labor Per
kin's report to President Roose-
velt on the cost of living of
Federal employees will show that
when sent to the White House
q week before Christmas.
Many other apparently trifling
but nevertheless significant facts
about what Government workers
buy will be contained in her
report.
Less Meat Eaten
Federal workers here, for in
stance, are becoming more vege-
table-minded. Their budgets,
which have been poured over by
Statisticians during the past two
months, reveal that meat is
rapidly falling off in popularity,
while fruit and vegetables are
on the ascendacy.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Prizes for
Newstip ps

Do you want to make some
money for being alert? If so,
The Washington Times pre-.
sents the opportunity to you.
Every week six cash
prizes are being given for
newstips teIephOned in to
the Newstip Editor at Dis
trict $3.50. Phone them
any time between $50 a.
m. and 6 p. m.
And what is a newstip? It's
the information that something
of interest to Washingtonians
has taken place or will take
place. An accident, a rescue,
a deed of heroism, an ap.
pointment to public office,
bank merger. crime, a scien
tific discovery, an unusual
new invention, an unusual oc.
currence-each Is a example
Of a good newstip.
Remember-six cash prizes,
each and every week.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Cabin John Group
To Meet ThurSdau

Cabin Johns Home Demonstra-
ton Club will hold a special
Christmas meeting in the home
room" of the Cabin John School
on Thursday.
christmas in Other Lands
will be the central topic of discus
sion. Mrs. Whitcraft will speak
on England, Mrs. Hammer, on
Sweden; Mrs. Champlain, on Ger
many: Mrs. Shaver, on Italy, and
Mrs. Bolduc, on France.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
ChiIdren's Hospital
ShOLUS Death DrOU

More patients are receiving
ward and dispensary treatment
and fewer are cared for in pri-
vate rooms, according to the
board of the Children's Hospital.
Fewer deaths were reported at
the hospital during the past year.
The social service department
made 9,840 visits to children's
homes,
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
WIFE BELIEVED
A SUICIDE

District police were today asked
to be on the lookout for Mrs.
Robert Weis. of Baltimore, who
left her home yesterday leaving a
note in which she indicated she
intended taking her life.
Mrs. Weis has a nephew in this
city, Robert Lilly, of the 1900
block B st. S. E.. and it is be-
lieved by the missing woman's
relatives that she will make an
attempt to communicate with
Lilly. Police help in finding Mrs.
Weis was requested by Mrs. Lilly.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
PQrent-T Teachers
Plan Social Meet

Members of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School Parent
Teacher Association viii. sponsor
a social meeting in place of their
next regular business meeting to-
morrow night, it was announced
by James I. Hambleton, president.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Georgetown Pastor
Heard Bu B1DtiStS

DR.. Marcellus M. Newsome,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Georgetown, spoke to the Bap-
tist Ministers Conference yester-
day at Vermont Avenue Baptist
Church. DR.. j. w. winston,
president of Northern Baptist
Theological School, Railway, N. j.,
also spoke briefly before the con-
ference
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

and avowed. He is not i'll sympathy
with the Hitler regime; he has stead
fastly refused to join the party from
the beginning; he has never hesitated
to express his opinion in public; he
voted against Hitler, and neither he
nor the other 1,999,999 of which you
speak so admirably for their courage
were beaten or jailed" " Notification
is offered and, in fact, the original
letter has been sent to me.
The reason for sending it to me is
that I wrote something after the re-
cent Nazi election which has dis
pleased a number of people, my point
being that in spite of rumors that
ballots were marked and in spite of
threats of violence against all who
failed to support Hitler about two mil
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Ruth LOughrdn Wins
ReDieU OF Her Suit

Ruth Loughran was granted a
writ of review by the United States
Supreme Court yesterday, in a
continuation of her fight to share
in the million-dollar estate of her
father-in-law, Daniel Loughran,
ST., millionaire Washington to-
bacco dealer.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
CHICKEN SUPPER PLANNED

A chicken and ham supper will
be given at the Cabin John-Glen
Echo School on Conduit Road.
Thursday evening from $50 to
7:30, for benefit of Herman Pres
bYterlan Church.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
RECITAL TONIGHT

Lillian Evanti. soprano, who
returned recently from Europe,
will be heard in a recital tonight
at the Armstrong High School
Auditorium at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
True to Type
German Letter Tells Much Too Much?

-By GILBERT SELDES-

The letter which am printing herewith not written
to but to reader in Brooklyn who gives the following
explanations that the writer of the letter is German d
rector of important manufacturing establishment, "a
man of consequence and means-a Social Democrat open
Evening star., 1933-08-06
DIVIDEND SHARES, INC,
REPORTS FOR HALF YEAR

Net unrealized appreciation of Divi-
dend Shares, Inc, after provision for
Federal income and excess profit taxes
amounted to $5,222, ,494.83 during the
six months ended June 80, 1898. On
the latter date total assets amounted
to S23, ,182, ,262.15, Of which s22,5O4.-
1852 represented securities at cost.
Total assets as of December 81. 1892,
were s10,122, ,643.73 The market value
of securities held on June 80 was $28,-
812,275.
Investments of Dividend Shares, Inc,
on June 80, 1888, were confined to COM
mon stocks Of AZ corporations, includ-
ing utilities, oils, rails, banks, insurance
companies and miscellaneous industri-
ais. Large holdings were 10000 Gen.
eral Motors, $4,000 National Dairy
Products, $4,000 General Electric. 30
000<. United Gas Improvement. As of
July Is. 1893. there were more than
$4,000 stockholders Of Dividend Shares,
Inc.
Including the dividend declared pay
able to stockholders on August /, 1888.
more than $4,000 in dividends has
been paid to stockholders in the four
quarterly periods starting November /,
1882.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
HOME LOAN GAINS
OVER j. S. HAILED
Residential Building Claims
Increasing Share of Con-
Struction Total.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 5-An increas-
ing volume of home mortgage loans
throughout the Nation is indicated in
statistics made public today by the
United States Building and Loan
League, whose member associations are
financing more than half of America S
mortgaged homes.
Texas and Missouri. the first two
States to send complete reports to the
league for March, April and May, both
show larger volume of such loans
than for the same months Of last year.
Preliminary reports from other States,
said Morton Bodfish, executive man
ager Of the league. also show some
home mortgage loans equaling or ex-
ceeding those Of last year.
The real increase Of this years home
owner credit over last years began
about April" Bodfish said. This was
reflected in building figures for May.
Out of total contracts for building
let in May, 49.5 per cent of those to be
financed privately, as contrasted to pub
lie works. were for residence building.
Out Of the June contracts let. 1873
per cent of those to be privately
financed were for homes.
This is the first time since 1923 that
dS LluCll dSsfU pei Ccllt VI tllS COIlSlI uC-
ton has been devoted to residential
building"
The very gradual comeback in home
building, Bodfish said, ''is by no means
an unhappy circumstance.
Thus Tar the home building and
home financing phases of our economic
structure have not taken that high leap
which is giving some Of our. more
thoughtful leaders some misgivings
about production and commodity
markets"
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Cotton Gin Totals
Will Be Released
From Area Offices
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department an
nounced today that weekly reports on
the quality, including grade and staple,
on this years cotton crop would be
released each week from the field
offices of the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
The weekly reports on the quality of
cotton ginned in the principal produc-
ing areas were issued last year from
Washington. Growers and the cotton
trade. however, asked that the infor-
nation en- the quality of cotton ginned
be made available more promptly to
be used in marketing the crop.
The report will include the number
of bales ginned. and what percentage
is middling, detailed according to the
various grades, and also the percent
ages under middling Along with this
will be reports on the length Of the
staple.
The weekly reports will be released
on Saturdays at the following points:
Atlanta, for the States Of Georgia,
Alabama, Florida. South Carolina.
North Carolina and Virginia: Memphis
for Arkansas, Tennessee. Mississippi
and Missouri: Dallas. for Oklahoma;
Austin, for Texas and louisiana; El
Paso for Arizona, California and New
Mexico.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Combined Index Is Highest
Since 1928-SaIes Best
in "a Years.
OTHER AGRICULTURAL
LINES REVEAL DECREASE
Reflect Lower Trend of Wheat and
Flour by Dropping to As, New
Monthly Low.
BY FRANK /. WELLER,
Associated Press Farm Editor.

Increased European purchases OF
American cotton brought the June in
deX number Of farm exports to 72, the
highest June index since 1928.
The buying was stimulated by the up
ward price movement in domestic mar
ketS, the cotton export index going to
81. the highest for June since 1909
Otherwise. the June index of farm ex-
ports, rejecting the decline in wheat
and flour, dropped to 45-a new low
monty record.
Total exports Of wheat and -four for
the year ended Juae 80 amounted to
but 41.225 900 bushels, compared with
1876. 5.79700 bushels the year before. a
decrease Of 70 per cent. June exports
of leaf tobacco were the smallest In
nearly two decades. The index fol
cured pork rose to SO, the highest since
July. 1881, and fruit exports continued
to make favorable showing.
Trade experts say the small apple
crop in prospect in Europe, together
with the favorable exchange situation
should result in good market there
for United States apples. providing new
import restrictions are not raised.
Cuba must import corn this Summer
for the first time since September. 1881
and since the American product enjoy.
a 80 per cent tariff discount this coun-
try is expected to supply the import re-
quirements. However, the cost to Cuba
still is about $l55 bushel and may
encourage the use Of substitutes.
Eighteen of the thirty-nine principal
producing countries now report wheat
yield of / ,663 SIS, 900 bushels for 1888, q
figure II per cent below last year and
20 per cent below two years ago. The
Netherlands limited 1888 seeding to sc
per cent of the total acreage Of all
crops cultivated in any one farm in
1892. Official Italian sources say that
if the SO per cent milling quota does
not give the native farmer full benefit
of the sl44 a bushel wheat tariff step.
will be taken to place the milling in.
dustry under government control.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
new YORK BANK STOCKS
MOVE LOWER IN WEEK
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. August 5.-The New
York City bank stock market reacted
slightly during the last week. The ag-
gregate value of the 16 leading issues,
as compiled by Holt. Rose & Troster,
ended the week st 81 ,542, ,446, 900, COM
pared with 1852, ,462, 900 at the close
Of the previous week, decrease Of
$10,016,000, or 064 per cent. The low
point for the year to date, namely ST.
065. .746,000, was recorded on April S.
now is sos per cent, compared with
yield Of sos per cent reported on
July %. The current market value OF
the 16 stocks Is 1.18 times their known
book value. against 119 on July 28
Based upon current figures the Is
stocks are now quoted at an average
Of 11.3 times their known earnings
against ia on July %.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
TRADE CONFUSION
CAUSED BY STRIKES
Cotton Tax Also Has Some
Effect on Industrial
Activities.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, August 5.-Neither the
heat nor the adjustments resulting
from the national industrial recovery
act slowed major industrial activities
this week, though confusion was created
by strikes. such as those Of the coal
miners and hosiery workers, and by the
cotton processing tax.
Additional employment, wage ad-
vances and, for time at least, the
strength of basic farm commodities
contributed so generously to public
purchasing power that, despite retail
price increases, the volume of trade re-
manned high and diversified.
The rapid oversubscription Of the
Governments financing which is to
help furnish funds toward the greatest
peace-time expenditures ever under
taken by any nation, and the orderli-
ness of most markets were partially off,
set by the fluctuations of the dollar and
further talk of cutting the gold content
of our currency.
Wholesale buying was brisk this week
in such lines as china, glassware, home
wares, groceries, especially canned fruits
and vegetables, and footwear. while re-
tailers along the Atlantic Coast expert
enced a heavy demand for all sorts OF
goods usually associated with torrid
weather.
Steel operations staged slight rally
after tow weeks of minor recesSions,
though there was doubt about contin-
uing present rates If the coal strike per-
sisted. Freight car loadings increased.
Lumber output was the heaviest since
June, 1881. Although electric output
recorded gain for the thirteenth con-
secutive week over the same period Of
1882, for the second successive week
there was no gain over the preceding
week.
Locally stores suffered from the op-
pressive heat In the first three days Of
the week, but nationally retail stores
are finding business holding up better
couraging this by Withholding the re-
pricing Of merchandise as long as their
stocks purchased earlier in the year
hold out.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN
FOR CANNING GOODS
Supplies of Flavorings and Pre-.
servatives Are Low and Money
Changes Shift Quotations.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, August 5.-The start
of the canning, picking and preserving
season, which brings the consumption
Of seeds and spices to a peak between
now and December l, finds local stocks
of flavorings and preservatives low and
the trade uncertain about quotations
because Of the fluctuations Of foreign
exchanges.
Spices and seeds, more than other
imported foodstuffs. feel the effects Of
the wild gyrations Of the dollar in
terms Of pounds, guilders and francs
because virtually every one Of these
items is governed by exchange huctua-
tions. So much SO, that along Front
street the trade neglects situations
surrounding the articles themselves,
such as growing crops, weather, labor
conditions and demand In other parts
of the world
Many who bought seeds and spices
abroad some time ago, as H. P. Herr
field pointed out today, and did not
engage their foreign exchange. now
find that the goods cost considerably
more than anticipated. The rise of
the dollar the last few days caused
some seed and spice items to ease a
bit. but virtually every one Of the "a
items regularly quoted here has ad-
vanced continuously in the last two
-. tcopyrisht. 1880 -
Evening star., 1933-08-06
MARYLAND OFFERS
BONDS WEDNESDAY
1881 900 Issues Will Draw
Keen Competition of Bank
ing Groups.
Special Dispatch to'The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 5-Regarded
as probably the most important State
financing of the Midsummer, the
Maryland offering of two issues Of
bonds next Wednesday will draw keen
competition from investment bankers.
A large number OF Baltimore and New
York bond houses are preparing to
participate in the syndicate bidding.
The forthcoming issues will consist
Of 100000 emergency relief and
1881 900 general construction bonds
and will constitute the first offerings
by the State under the authorizations
made at the last session of the Mary
land Legislature. The interest rate has
been fixed at 4 per cent.
1t is learned from New York that at
least five syndicates. in each Oh which
a considerable number of bond houses
will participate, will submit bids for
the bonds. Information from that
source was that the supply of Maryland
bonds now on the market is unusually
small. A block of $75, 1000 AIS, due
in 1899, was offered over the counter
this week at a price to yield 275 per
cent and 10 bonds due Tn 1945 were
priced on a $40 per cent basis.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
U. S. CHAMBER PRESSES
TRADE GROUPS DRIVE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Chamber Of Commerce Of the
United States Is bearing down" in its
effect to further the trade association
movement.
1t is adding to its promotional work
through more chamber publicity con-
corning trade associations. and through
more active personal contact by cham
Der directors, officers and staff with
business leaders, with a view not alone
to greater activity by these leaders in
the trade associations in their respec-
tive industries, but also with the pur-
pose Of promoting more and greater
cooperation between these associa tionS
and the national chamber. - :.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
TOBACCO LEADERS
FORMULATE CODE
Rules for Fair Competition Adopted
by Market Representatives
From Five States.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


DANVILLE. Va, August 5.--A fair
code of competition for tobacco dealers
and factories was formulated at meet
ing of representatives Of tobacco mar
kets in five States here yesterday aft
ernoon. The code, the terms Of which
were not made public, was unanimously
adopted and committee headed by j
L. Miller of Wilson, N c., was named
to present the code to Hugh S. Johnson
national recovery administrator in
Washington at a date to be decided
probably next week.
The meeting was we'll attended. rep
resentatives from all important bright
leaf markets in Florida, Georgia
South Carolina, North Carolina and
Virginia being on hand. Representa-
tives from Virginia's dark belt also were
in attendance
A B. Darlington. president of the
Tobacco Association of the United
States, presided.
Evening star., 1933-08-06

be chairman of the Information Com
mittee. Mr.. TowSon now is chairman
of the Forum Committee of the chap
ter. having held this same post also
last year.
Richard A. Norris. assistant cashier
of Lincoln National Bank, is named
chairman of the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Norris previously had been named
treasurer of the General Convention
Committee. He is a past president Of
Washington Chapter.
Evening star., 1933-08-06

convention next year More than 1000
delegates are expected to be in at
tendance. from all parts Of the coun-
try Headquarters will be at the Will
lard Hotel.
The first Official announcement of the
convention in Washington went out to
members of the institute through the
country on the front page cover Of the
Institutes official bulletin. July issue.
A special notice printed in colors was
placed on the cover. although decision
to bring the convention to Washington
was too late to be incorporated in a
story In the magazine itself
Decision to bring the convention to
Washington was reached on july ],
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Profits Gain Slightly.

NEW YORK, August S LP.-White
Rock Mineral Springs for the quarter
ended June 30 had net profit of
$131. 108, equivalent to 43 cents share
on the common stock, compared with
s127.170. or 40 cents, in the preceding
quarter, and $239512, or IS cents q
share, in the like 1882 period.
Evening star., 1933-08-06

u. - q - AHAN
Geary of w. B.
Hibbs & Co. is
named chairman of
t he Registration
Comm / t t e e. Mr..
McGeary is second
vice president OF
Washington Chap
ter this year. and
has been very ac-
tive in the insti-
tute for several
years.
With these ap-
pointments Chair
man Lett h h a S
made a subStan-
tial start on the
big job of prepar-
ING for the national