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Evening star., 1933-04-03
Grain Market

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 3.-With unofficial
reports today generally expected to con-
tinue firm the most serious Winter wheat
losses recorded in decade. grain values
made sharp early gains, Bullish
aspects of proposed farm legislation
were also strengthening factor.
Opening ss-lls up, wheat afterWard
held near the initial range.
Corn started at 1s "a. advance, and
continued firm.
The lowest April condition ever
known for domestic Winter wheat, 81 i
per cent was indicated by the average
figures of private monthly crop sum-
maries issued at 10 am. today This
new low record compared with 63.4
per cent in April, 1917. The average OF
domestic Winter wheat production esti-
mates for 1888 was 371 100000 bushels,
against 462000,000 in 1882, and a To-
year average of 589, 100000.
After the contents of the unofficial
crop summaries were definitely known,
the wheat market reacted somewhat
from early top prices, indicating that
the report had been discounted in ad-
vance. The indicated 1888 yield was
shown to be the smallest since
1904, when the total was 325, ,000,-
900 bushels. For Kansas, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado, wheat
condition was reported today as so per
cent, compared with So year ago and
q 1O-year average of rs per cent. Corn
and oats swayed with wheat.
Provisions sympathized with grain
price uptuTns.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
for Reconstruction Finance Corpora

for Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton loans.
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad 1882
common share earnings, 1923 VS.. $2.68.
Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail-
road-Interstate Commerce Commits
sion authorized company to issue ST.
$4,000 Of refunding and improvement
mortgage bonds, series B, to be
pledged and repledged from time to
time as collateral security for any
notes 1t might issue,
Missouri Pacific Railroad Federal
Court, st. Louis, has approved petit
tion Of company for plan of recr-
gan1zation under new bankruptcy
law; petition stated that company has
$40,589, 1923 Of obligations coming due
April / and within so DAYS thereafter
and that 1t is without funds to pay
and discharge these obligations and
believes that 1t has no means of pro-
curing funds.
New York, Chicago & st. Louis Rail
road-Company paid interest due April
! on first mortgage As of 1887, refund
Ing "A" 512S OF 1914 and three-year 6
per cent notes of 1895.
Retail Trade.
Drug mcorporated-To endeavor to
H..
Co.. subsidiary, recently placed in bank
ruptcy
Lerner Stores Corporation February
sales of 1868 per cent; two months of
IT'S ger cent.
May Department Stores Co. common
share earnings. year ended January 81,
n cents, VS. SITS.
Reliable Stores Corporation 1882
denclt, sl,2l3,852, VS.. deficit, s174,377.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. sales. four
weeks ended March 26, off 25z per
cent; eight weeks of 22.2 per cent.
Shipping and Shipbuilding.
American Ship & Commerce Corpora
tion 1882 deficit, $192.563, rs. deficit,
s43,249.
Theaters, Etc.
Fox Film Corporation-Stockh
petition for the appointment Of a re-
ceiver for company has BEEN with
drawn; plans to continue the action for
an accounting which was filed against
the Chase Securities Corporation and
certain other defendants.
Advertising. Printing and Publishing.
Hall (w FL Printing Co.-common
share earnings. year ended January 81.
rs cents VS.. s2.52,
Evening star., 1933-04-03
BONDS IRREGULAR
| IN ACTIVE MARKET
u. S. Government Issues
Lower on Reports of
New Financing.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 3.-The bond
market was moderately active, but ir-
regular today.
United States Government issues
turned active and lower as a result OF
week end emphasis on the amount OF
financing that must be handled this
year.
The early softness of most German
government dollar bonds was trans
rnitted to other sections of the foreign
list. It was believed that the suspen-
sion of he economic boycott against
the Jews after one day might relieve
pressure against German issues. Al
though less active than on Saturday
however, they continued to move lower.
German 515s and rs in the forenoon
were each down about half point
Saxony 612s during that period were
down point.
6s of 1855 advanced Y points. The
slightly bettered tone of German Utii-
ties resulted from the bankers an
nouncement here today that $187, 500
had been received from Electric Power
Corporation to cover sinking fund re-
uuirements of its 61as due 1850. Pay
ment of this amount leaves outstand-
ing S6.750,000 of the original issue OF
$7,500, 900.
While some Japanese government
loans tended to flrmness, some offerings
came into the Japanese public utilities
The dollar loans of Belgium and Italy
were a trifle lower at this stage of the
session. Further bank liquidation ere
ated unevenness in the high-grade do
mestic issues. Second-grade rails, how
ever, showed firming tendencies in the
more speculative group. The latter de-
velopment received its initial impulse
from the better tone of Missouri Pacific
obligations at the outset of trading. Jo-
cal fractions were heavy following the
run-up last week on unifcation news.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
REDUCTION IN MARYLAND
TOBACCO CROP REPORTED

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 3.-The Maryland
tobacco crop produced in 1882 is esti-
mated at 22,750, 900 pounds, according to
Richard G. Ross. agricultural statistician
for the State crop-reporting service.
This is 20 per cent smaller than the 1891
crop Of 29,605 900 pounds and about q
fifth larger than the short crop pro-
duced in $780,
Is per cent smaller than the previous
year, as prospective low prices did not
encourage increased paintings last
Spring.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
CURB LEADERS SAG
WITH UTILITY LIST
Some Specialities and Indus
trials Move Against Trend.
Trading Light.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CbVVAal 6loputCu W Auc 6tdIs
NEW YORK, April 3.-Pubhc utility
and textile shares moved lower on the
Curb Exchange today, as specialties and
miscellaneous industries ranged from
hrm to steady.
Market leaders like Electric Bond g.
Share, Brazilian Traction and United
Light & Power A softened, while Amer
ican Gas & Electric, American Super
power and Niagara Hudson Power stiff
tened.
Early market trends generally were
shaped by week end events. Thus the
campaign conducted for lower public
utility rates in various parts Of the
country caused traders to sell such sez
curities. Reduction Of rayon yarn
lowest on record, by the biggest factor
in that industry brought out offerings of
Celanese Corporation first preferred,
which broke 31a points.
Improvement In the steel industry,
though slight, bettered quotations on
Pittsburgh q Lake Erie, which depends
largely on that trade for its trafic. An
nouncement by Fiat Co. today of divi-
dend payments, though it merely COW
cred expenses, emphasized the manner
In which automobile production in Eu-
rope mas held up despite reverSeS else
where. This has been indicated by
London cables telling Of the increase In
British Motor car sales Ford Motor,
Ltd. f1rmed fractionally, but the mac
tive Fiat did not sell during the first
several hours of trading.
Abbott laboratories reported January
and February business exceeded that
OF the same two months of 1882 and
produced satisfactory earnings. Cooper
Bessemer Corporation reported the re-
ceipt Of contract for DIESEL engines
from Atlantic Refining Co. Pan-Ameri-
can Airways rose q point in response to
its 1882 income statement showing
$1.36 share against II cents q share
IN 1891. Western Air Express by its
rise late Saturday forecast its 1892
earning report.
The rise In grain bolstered Deere d
Co. Chesebrough Manufacturing which
lost II points last week on a turnover
Of 800 shares, declined points on its
opening trade today. Singer Manufac-
turipg receded. The initial drop of
Safety Car Heating & Lighting was
stemmed during the early afternoon.
Gray Telephone Pay Station, down 2
points to new low for the year, proved
to be the most vulnerable spot In the
communication issues.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 3 R-A decline
in the renewal rate for call money to
az per cent from the previously ruling
per cent rate featured the money
market today. In the outside market
for call money funds were offered at
at per cent for all maturities. COM
pared with 2-21s per cent previously.
Later in the day the Stock Exchange
of1icial call money rate was cut to 2
per cent.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
4, Baltimore Port Arrivals.

!. BALTIMORE, April 3 Especially -
Arrivals at the port of Baltimore dur
ing March totaled 2i8 vessels, an in
Grease of 38 over February and a
decrease of from March Of last year,
according to Charles A. Ruth, marine
superintendent Of the Baltimore Cham
Der of Commerce.
According to Mr.. Ruth's report, Amer
lean ships led with a total of. It's
Arrivals in Baltimore during the first
three months of 1888 totaled 602 vessels
Evening star., 1933-04-03
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS,

NEW YORK, April 8. Following Is
today's summary of corporation news
prepared by Standard Statistics Co..
Inc, New York, for the Associated
Press:
| Aircraft.
Douglas Aircraft Co. common share
! earnings, quarter ended February %,
were "a cents VS.. Is cents; untitled
orders as Of February 28 were $1,570,-
600 VS.. $l,736,4s7 on November 80, 1882.
Automobiles and Trucks.
General Motors Corporation Subsidi-
ary, FTigidaire Corporation, has recalled
300 men to make up partial third
eignt-hour SHIFT IN Its Dayton plants.
Automobile Parts and Tires.
General Tire g. Rubber Co.-Plants on
six-day week because of increased
business.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in
creased operations to five-day week of
six hours each.
Timken-D Detroit Axle Co. 1882 deficit,
$l,ls3,s7s VS.. net income, s328,329.
| Metals (Non-Ferrous).
Magma Copper Co. 1892 deficit before
depletion, s556,627, VS.. net income,
$206, ,225.
Miami Copper %. 1882 deficit before
depletion, $1,7os,l04, VS.. deficit, $685.
| Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. has
shut down its Ray mine and mill for
an indefinite period. t'
Miscellaneous
Crown Cork g. Seal Co. has received
| orders for considerably over 1,o00.0 900
gross Of crowns for breweries, and also
has machine orders on hand which to-
gether with machine sales thus far
! this year represent more than rs per
cent Of entire machine business for
| 1882.
Garlock Packing Co. 1882 common
share earnings 80 cents VS.. $1.16.
Margay Oil Corporation 1882 net in
come, s44.584. VS.. deficit, $228,180.
Richf1eld Oil Co. of California-Re-
ceiver's report shows 1882 consolidated
net loss of $2,538,053; for period jan
company had a net consolidated loss
Of s3,632,913.
Railroad and Railroad Equipment.
Revenue freight carloadings in the
United States in week ended March
rs totaled 475,s50 cars, an increase of
| 26,l38 over previous week, but SO, 1858
| under like 1892 week. For the week
ended March IS decline from like 1882
period was 15.1 per cent: in the pre-
ceding week decrease from a year
previous was % per cent.
Ann Arbor Railroad-Receivers have
deferred payment of April l bond
charges pending action ON application
Evening star., 1933-04-03
MARYLAND TOBACCO PRICES

BALTIMORE, April 3 Especially -
Both receipts and sales of Maryland leaf
tobacco showed increases last week, the
former totaling 285 hcgsheads, with sales
of 227 hogsheads, mostly of 1881 crop,
reported, leaving stock in State
tobacco warehouses of 25,286 hogsheads
Quotations today, per 100 pounds:
Frosted and inferior. 200a4.50; sound to
good common, s5.ooa15.00; medium to
good, 15ooa3oOo; good to fine red
l3000a41 90; fancy, 41.00a42.00. Sec
ends, common and medium, 4.00al5.00;
good to fine, 16.00a28.00; 1881 crop
;good leaves. 200a12.00; upper country
sBurley, nominal.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
New York Cotton
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. April 3.-Initial cotton
prices here today were OF l to points
despite a steady market in Liverpool.
Opening quotations were: May, $50,
Oh !; July, 6.48, of q; October, 6.68,
OIL 2; December. 6.82, of 3: January,
6.s7, on 4; March, 500, of S.
Evening star., 1933-04-03

Potomac Electric Power 5h per cent
preferred figured In several sales at
1053s and in other at 1854. The days
business closed with three $4,000 sales
in Washington Gas Light SIS and one
$4,000 sales, all made at par
Evening star., 1933-04-03
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, April CP).-Bar silver
easier, "a lower at 81.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
PARIS B0URSE PRICES.

PARIS, April @.-Three per cent
rentes, 50 francs so centimes; AZ per
cent rentes. IS. 80.
Exchange on London, S7.1s. The dol
lar was quoted at 25.44h.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES

Potomac Electric 6s 1851 900 at 106.
Capital Traction 5s-s1 900 at AZ.
Washington Gas IS "B"-$l00 at 1924,
500 at 1924.
Washington Gas SIS '58-S1 900 at 78a j,
$1,000 at 1894, $1,000 at 1884. $4,000
at 1874, $4,000 at 78%, $4,000 at
7834. $500 ct 7824.
Capital Traction Co.-10 at 6, 10 at 6,
10 at 6, 10 at 6, 8 at 6.
Mergenthaler Linotype-l0 at 20, 10 at
20, 40 at 20.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric 5I58o pfd-10 at
1055s, 10 at 1055s, at 1055s, 10 at
1852, at 1852, at 1857.
Georgetown Gas 5s-$5,0 900 at 100,
$4,000 at 100, $4,000 at 100, $4,000 at
l0o
Potomac Electric 5laqs pfd-2 at 1854,
! 3 at 1857.
Rfd and AsLed Prs~es
Evening star., 1933-04-03

Carnation Inka Piebe De Kol, 5-year-
old Holstein COW Of Seattle, Wash, pro-
duced daily average of 81 pounds of
milk, or 10 gallons, for registered
year.
Evening star., 1933-04-03

West Cartr'ge pf 5. 25s 53A 53h 53h
Dividend rates in dollars based on last
quarterly or semi-annual payment sRx
. Payable In cash or stock Payable in
stock. Adjustment dividend. ( Plus So
IN STOCK Plus 6T.-, in stock. b Plus =
in stock. Plus 30 tnstock. Plus l0%
in stock. m Plus 81 in stock Plus sss
in stock. Paid last year--no regular rate
Evening star., 1933-04-03
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON c. MONDAY APRIL g. 1888
N. Y. CURB MARKET
Received by Private wire Direct to The Star once
Stock and Sal

Stock and Sale
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. Close.
Adams Mills 1st z. 25s 81 64 81
AllsaA lf{fl~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-20
OBITUARY

CANNY--Carl Canny of Toledo. Ohio, died Monday at his home in Toledo. He is survived by one son Jacob o. Canny of this city and q daughter who resides in Hartford.
 The funeral will be held from Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Gen. tral avenue, on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev Dr John N. Lewis officiating. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery.
 McCARTHY-Mrs Catherine Me- Carthy, widow of James Mccarthy of 2e5 North Main street died this morning at St Mary's hospital. She has been a resident of this city for 35 years, coming here from Pough- keepsie, N. '. She was very well and favorably known. Mrs McCar- thy was communicant of the Im- maculate Conception church and was a member of the Rosary Soci- ety of the church.
 She is survived by two sisters. Mrs Susie Beckwith of Jersey City and Miss Celia Morgan of this city.
 The funeral will be held from the Muiviile Funeral home, 27O West Main street on Friday morn ing at s:15 o'clock to the Immacu- late Conception church where a mass of requiem will be celebrated at Q o'clock. Burial will be in new St Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-20
PLANE BUILDING
 SHOWS SLUMP

Washington -(UP)-, Six hun dred sixty-nine airplanes were manufactured in the United States during the first six months of 1933. according to Ewing Y. Mitchell. as- sistant secretary of commerce for aviation.
 Of this number. 306 were built for domestic civil use, 212 for mili- tary delivery. and 151 for delivery to foreign countrieG.
 The 1888 figure Is . decrease as compared with tho number for the first half of 1882. when 722 planes were produced. The biggest drop was jn the number of planes for military use, s25 being produced for military purposes in the 1882 period. A drop also was noted in the domestic civil use figure. 351 having been built for this class in the 1889 period. while the figure then for foreign shipment was only 4e. showing . sharp rise for the ioa3 6guraa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-20
Denies Connection
 With Hold-Up
Hugh Erskine Undergoes Stiff Cross Examination in
 Trial To-day

Trial of Hugh Erskine, 27, of this city, charged with robbery with violence in connection with his alleged holdup of a South Elm street grocery store was started be- fore Judge Newell Jennings in su- perior court to-day. Arraigned yesterday he pleaded not guilty and chose a court trial. At press time he was undergoing a stiff cross ex- animation by Assistant States Alt torney William R. Fitzgerald, be- cause the accused denies all con- nection with the offense.
 This morning, three detectives took the stand along with three other witnesses for the state. Ray mond Rosa. 16 year old clerk in the store. testified that last July 1st he was alone in the store when the accused entered and after pur- chasing cigarettes, stuck a gun in his face and demanded that he be quiet.
 Another companion, who Is not yet apprehended, rifled the cash register of its contents, about $33, Rosa said.
 Rosa identified Erskine from police lineup at headquarters after furnishing detectives with a de- scription of the bandit. Detectives
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-20

FECKER--Mrs Sophie (Fox) Becker, 6S, wife of Ernest Feck- CT, died Sunday at her home on Harrison avenue, Walnut Beach, Milford, after a long illness.
 Mrs Fecker was born in Ger many May 5, 1865, and came to this country 35 years ago. For many years she conducted a hotel, known as the Island View hotel, and she became very well known among visitors to the Milford beaches. She was always greatly interested in Milford political and social circles, and in whatever per- tained to the welfare of the town, especially of the different beaches, and was an active and valuable worker. She was e member of the Milford republican town commit tee, also of the Walnut Beach So- cial club, Star.by-the-Sea lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem, and of several Waterbury organizations. She Is survived by her husband and Q daughter, Miss Fannie Becker.
 The funeral services took place this morning at S:30 from the house to St Gabriel's church, Wal nut Beach, where a mass of re- quiem was celebrated at 9 o'clock. The bearers were Judge Omar w. Platt, Judge Jervis D. Brown Jr, Constable George E. Mallory, Post master Manley J. Chesney, Alfred D. Gould and Assessor Daniel A. Mulholland. The burial was in St Mary's cemetery, Milford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-20
MARKER PUT AT
 WICHITA FALLS

Wichita Fals, Tex, (UP)-Shouts with which dusty cowboys b0 years ago urged Texas longhorn steers over the Chisholm Trail to Dodge City echoed here recently when a marker was unveiled where the cattle trail passed throughWichita
 Among the oldtimers at the cer- emony were half Q dozen who made the long journey over the trail, which, in its entirety. ex- tended from Mexico through six of the United States into Canada.
 The guest of honor was Colonel P. P. Ackley, now of Elk City. Okla, who was a pioneer cowhand when longhorns kicked up clouds of dust over the famous trail. Through Colonel Ackley's ef. forts thetrail has been preserved in history by markers at Mata- moras. Mexico; Brownsville and San Antonio, Tex; Dodge City, Kan, and other towns.
 Others at the ceremony tnclud- ed Sam Walker, Wichita Fals, who helped drive the first herd of | Texas longhorns over the trail to Dodge City, and Phy Taylor. Wichita Fals, who, as a young cowboy, accompanied Theodore Roosevelt on his Oklahoma wolf hunt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-20
JUBILEE YEAR CALLS FAITHFUL

Vatican City, (UP)--In the first four months of the jubilee year. about 1000 pilgrims in organised piigrimages came from the United States to pay their respects to the Pope. according to figures from the Vatican.
 July was the record month with nine American pilgrimages. Two of these camel rom Boston; one consisted of 20 faithful and the other of 100. Twenty-Five pilgrims came from St Paul, Minn; 95 from New York and Albany. There were 100 Italo-Americans from various parts of the country. The biggest pilgrimage numbered $50 and was from Brooklyn, while 13j came from Philadelphia and 21 from Pittsburg.
 April, the first month of the present jubilee year, had an American pilgrimage numbering 50 members. A big round zero for U. s. A. Is marked alongside the Vatican's pilgrimages chart for May. June registered one group of 60 New Workers and July's fig- ures hold the record thus far.
 South American pilgrimages are still sorely missing. Only two have come to Rome: one num- bered 25 faithful from Argentina and the other 50 from Venezuela.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-20
SETTLERS HEAD
 FOR ABlTIBI

Montreal, (UP)-Colonization of many districts in Abitibf on large scale will be started this fall un- der a tripartite agreement between the Quebec department of coloni- zation, the Ste Anne de la Poca- tiere Agriculture college, and the Canadian National Railways.
 Within the next ten weeks, 120 young men, sons of farmers, form- ing tho vanguard for a large num- ber who eventually will be sent to the Abitibi area, will be settled in camps in Roequemaure, on the south shore of Lake Abitibi. Later. other youths will be settled in the Lake St John and other districts.
 The young farmers-many of whom are married--will spend the winter in a concentration camp under the aegis of colonization missionaries from the agricultural school of Ste Anne dc la Poca- tiere. They will cooperate in clearing land and building their homesteads, and then will bring their families to northern Abitibi in 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-20
ANNIE BESAUT DIED TODAY IN
 MADRAS, INDIA
Author and Lecturer on Many Religious Sub- jects-Had Worked for Lower Classes in India

Madras, India, Sept 20.--(UP)- Mrs Annie Besant, who for years had worked in the interest of the depressed classes of India, died to- day at Adayr. Mrs Besant was ap- preaching her S7th birthday. She was an author end a lecturer on religious, philosophical and scien- tific subjects and had an interna- tional reputation. As president of the Theosophical society she was sponsor of the young Hindu Krish- namurti, hailed by some of her followers as a new Messiah: She was in Q sense the religious lead- CT of 150, ,000 theosophists.
 For two years Mrs Besant had retired almost completely from public life, i'll and infirm, and told her followers she was awaiting the call from my masters"
 She remained almost all the time at the headquarters of her society at Adyar, near here. So deep was her absorption in India's welfare that she died convinced she was coming back in a Hindu body to "continue to work for the building up of greater India"
 Since last October she had been LO0 llA hO uGO AhVhg tAAHAk 0 AOW SS- | lected visitors, and hundreds who sought to see her were. turned
 TSro,ighout her life Mrs Besar, had been full of the zeal which in her early years caused her to turn from the Protestant faith and adopt Atheism and discard 1t later for Theosophism.
 She was born Annie Hood and was a cousin of Lord Hatherly Her father died penniless and at 1a she married the Rev Frank Be. sant, a Protestant, after abandon. ing a desire to enter e nunnery They separated seven years later
 He died in 1917. As a follower of Charles Brad. laugh she campaigned for Atheism
 Then spiritualism interested her and eventually in 1899 she became a Theosophist.
 She toured the United States with Krishnamurti in 1926, with little success.
 During one lecture appearance at Minneapolis she told her aud' fence she was reincarnation of c Peruvian woman born 12,000 years ago, that she was born Q second time in Indian in 500 B. C., a third time in 500 A. D. and q fourth time during Queen Elizabeth'i reign.
 Mrs Besant died during this eve. ming while preparations were being made for her seth birthday cele. bration ten days hence. She had weakened all during her illness, be- cnuse of loss of appetite and in- ability to take nourishment.