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The Washington times., 1933-12-28
B. e 0. Operating
Income Increases

NEW YORK, Dec. % G.N.SO.-
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company for the II months ended
November 80 reported a $1,000, 1857
gain to $27,222, ,678 in net operat-
ing income over the $20,131, ,811
of the same period in the previous
year.
Freight revenues increased mar
kedly, totaling $104, 1929, $50 against
$97,751 1852.
November net operating income
decreased somewhat from a year
ago totaling $1,539,349 as COM
pared with $1,602,75O. Gross for
the month was 11,183,325 against
$9,744,717 and for the II months
$121,750,319 against $116,019, ,088.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Hog Buying SlOW
With Bids LOWer

CHICAGO, Dec. % QN.S).
Hog receipts were 10000 today
The market was slow and bids sc
to 10c lower than yesterday. Some
good hogs sold at $40. Statesmen
were holding choice medium
weights at $3.50.
Lightweight steers were steady
to strong and weaker for the
heavy. Cows and heifers showed
a higher tendency. StockerS and
feeders were steady.
The sheep market was slow and
bids lower for lambs.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Notes on Trade
Improvement

One extra and eight regular
dividends declared In day.
Weeks car-loadings index high
est since last July. Power out
put &C per cent ahead Of like
1882 week. .Dun's insolvency
index for November At lowest
point Of year. American Water
Works earnings last month
above November a year ago.
Gasoline prices advanced 2
cents a gallon in California. :.
United States Treasury deficit
reduced more than half billion
from year ago. Favorable
American trade balance Is
fifty-six million dollars in No
vember. Atlantic, Gulf and
West Indies steamship lines
net $1S7,597 In October, COM
pairing with $1S8,461 loss In
like 1892 month.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
RANCE IN GRAIN
DEALINGS IS
NARROW

CHICAGO, Dec. % Q.N.S)
Grains displayed an erratic trend
today in continued quiet early
dealings. The range Of prices was
narrow.
Near mid-session wheat was
unchanged to Ac down. corn 70
to Zee up and rye 70 to 9sc off.
Weather news was bullish. For
eign markets were uneven.
The opening here follows:
Wheat-December. $3.50; May,
86@86Ac; July, 852s@851ac.
Corn-May, 51B@52c; July,
53%@5324c.
Oats-December, 35c; May,
372s@37Hac; July, 36c.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
CURB UTILITIES
AGAIN HEAD
ADVANCE

NEW YORK, Dec. % 0N.S).
The curb market maintained Q
generally strong tone today with
utilities again assuming promi-
nence on the advance following
the completion Of the regular
tax-selling period.
Many Cash Sales
AS customary, there were in
Vulnerable cash sales transacted
slightly below the level prevail
ing for normal sales, but in
vestors who had anticipated
picking up stocks at sharp con-
cessions at this time were disap-
pointed.
The power and light group con.
tinued to give an extremely favor
able account of itself. Common
wealth Edison rose 1A points to
331a, and Electric Bond and
Share rallied ~ to 1134.
Safety Car Heating was out
standing in the speciality list,
rising IA points to 1874.
Alcohol List Quiet
Canadian Industrial Alcohol A
showed up best in a quiet alco-
hol list, moving up / to IS.
Lake Shore led the metals with
an upturn Of almost a point to
44A.
Humble stood out in the oils
with 1-point advance to 101.
Investment Trusts showed a
generally steady tone, while Cities
Service was unchanged at 15a.
Utility bonds were improved.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Pennsylvania Road
Net E1rninQs Rise

NEW YORK, Dec. % G.Ns).
Pennsylvania railroad for Noven.
Der reported net income of $5e
004,463 as compared with $4,698,.
TIA a year ago. Gross receipts
totaled $26,982,541 against $26,.
139,739.
For the II months ended No.
vember 80, net operating income
was also higher than for the
same period last year, totaling
$57,548,059 against $46,924,24l.
Gross for the period was $780,
655,725 against $306,530,974.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
EUening-Up ShOWn
On Consumer Index

For the first time since the
depression, all four of the indices
which record the outgo Of the
average consumer in the monthly
survey made by the Investors
Syndicate make a favorable COM
parison with the year previous.
In addition to cost of living
figures, retail buying, auto buying
and even home building, a lag
gard in other months, are above
November 1882, final figures for
November show. While cost Of
living is up 2.9 per cent over the
corresponding month, it has not
mounted as fast as wages.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s s.).-But-
ter: Steady, salted and unsalted, cream
cry higher scoring 20A Optic; creamery
extras 2O@21c; creamery firsts, ITO zoe;
ladies flesh extras, 14hc.
Cheese-Dull, State, whole milk flats
1888, 15@17c; average run. lie; Wis
consin whole milk, fancy young Amer
leans, 1119 @12c.
ERgs-Easy. nearby white specials.
2sc nesrbv :pecss eH
261a @27c; standards, 24@25c mixed
specials. 25@26c; standards, 23@2312c:
first, 10000; mediums, 171a a 1Sc;
26c; standards. 24% @25Ac; mediums.
221a @23c.
The wholesale price is 1928 per 100
pounds. No. 1 fluid milk within the
201-210 mile zone.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Postal Telegraph
Has Smaller Loss

Postal Telegraph and Gable Cor
poration reports for the nine
months ended September 30 a loss
Of $1,142,078, after operating and
general expenses, taxes, deprecia-
ton and interest charges.
In the same period of 1882 a
loss of $685. 1872 was reported.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
687 Listed Stocks
Decline for Week

Index Of 687 stocks listed on
the New York Stock Exchange as
complied by Hamershlag, Borg &
Co., showed an average price Of
$21.53 as Of the close last Satur-
day. This compares with an aver
age price of $22.01 the preceding
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
CLEVELAND LIVESTOCK

CLEVELAND. o.. Dec. % U.N.s).
Hogs-Receipts. $500; light hogs active,
cents higher; r; heavy hogs slow an! and
Cattle-Receipts. $50; market fairly
active. steady to strong. Choice handy
weight steers. quotable $6@6.50.
so cents higher; demand broad. Good
calves mostly $3.50.
sheep-Receipts. 1900: market steady
to weak; few sales 10 cents lower; top
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
WESTERN DAIRY PRICES

CHICAGO Dec. 2s G.N.s).-Butter-
Receipts, 1928 tubs; market unsettled.
Old cars, 2: new. s. Creamery extras,
17hc: standards. 16& @17c; extra firsts.
16% @17c; firsts, 16@1SAc: seconds.
1870: specials. 1S@1Shc.
Eggs-Receipts. 1857 cases: market
firm. Old car, /. Ordinary current
receipts. lie; fresh graded extra firsts,
1910: fresh graded firsts, 17hc; dirt
les and checks, 10@12c.
Cheese-Twins. s1a @ 1oc: daisies and
longhorns. 10@1Ohc.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
ROdLer NeW Member
Of Local EXCHANGE

Paul P. Rodler, cashier of w.
B. Hibbs and Company, yesterday
was elected to membership on
the Washington Stock Exchange,
by vote of the board of governors.
Mr.. Dodler is a native Of
Washington and was educated
here, leaving Georgetown Univer.
sity Law School after two years
of study to take up a career in
finance.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28

st abou t
where It stood
one week ear.
lier. Much the
same could be
S aid Of the
bond market.
There was q
S h arp decline
on Wednesday,
when the aver
ages temporar-
lily dropped be-
low nearby re-
sistance levels,
but the sharp
rally on Friday
cuort them I'm
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
0LEoMARGARlNE OUTPUT

Production Of uncolored oleo-
margarine totaled 1885, $40
pounds for November, 1888, COM
pared with 20,0O8.180 pounds last
November.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
STRUCTURAL BOOKINGS

November bookings of fabri-
Gated structural steel were 54,640
tons against 53,595 tons in
October, according to American
Institute Of Steel Construction,
Inc.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
DiUide11d Declared
BY American Ice Co.

Directors Of American Ice Com
pany have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $3.50 per
share on the preferred stock,
payable January IS to stockhold-
ers of record January 5. 1884.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
By LEWIS HANEY

After all the gyrations and
palpitations Of the past week, the
stock market closed on Saturday
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
TRAFFIC GAIN REPORTED

New York Central reports a
rise Of nearly 5000 cars in its
traffic last week from the holiday
decline of the week before.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
NEW YORK WOOL

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s 1.N.s).-;wSol.
and Pennsylvania, 28@43c; domestic
pulled. secured basis, SIC @$1; domestic
Texas, clean basis, 72@S6c; domestic
territory, clean basis. 659S7c
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
NAVAL STORES

seed oil. per pound. s.sc, carlots; tur-
pentine. firm. ASH @47c; rosin. firm,
common. SA.60.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENTS

pany for dividend action on common
The Washington times., 1933-12-28

the purchase Of a few million dol.
lars worth Of silver Is concerned,
the thing is inconsequential.
Evening star., 1933-03-31
URUGUAY PLACED
UNDER DICTATOR
President Terra Dissolves Parlia-
ment and Assumes Complete Pow
ers-Ouster Rumors False.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, March 81
President Gabriel Terra dissolved Par
lament by decree today and assumed
dictatorial powers. Rumors that his
government had been overthrown spread
through the city, but they proved to be
groundless
Terra ordered the arrest Of every
member OF the Administrative Council,
which shares the executive power IN
this country, yesterday and today police
sought to carry out that order despite
a congressional resolution directing the
President to abandon these extra legal
methods"
Senor Terra let it be known that he
Will try to dominate the situation Dy
force and then will attempt plebiscite
to sanction abolition of the administra-
tive council, giving him complete ex-
ccutive authority.
For some time he has sought to de-
stroy the council. He aroused its op-
position recently by suppressing several
newspapers which criticized his pro-
gram. Many of the people are believed
to favor removal of the council, but up
to now the council and congress have
prevented plesiscite
Congress was in session all last night.
Several times there were threatening
declarations during the debate. Said
one deputy: That man deserves well
CT his country who kills a tyrant." Said
another: There are cases which justify
the use OF dynamite to prevent a ruler
from Qrenchlng nation in blood.
Evening star., 1933-03-31
SIR ESM0ND OVEY
LEAVES MOSCOW
British Ambassador Is Not
Expected to Return as
Result of Arrests.
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW. March 31-British AM
bassador Sir Esmond Ovey was crossing
the Russian border today on a trip to
London from which he may never re-
turn, at least in his present official ca
pacity.
He Is to report to the British gov
ernment on the arrest of six British
subjects here on charges of sabotage III
connection with their work on cleo
trical projects 1t was said on high
authority that it is very likely Sir Es-
mond is leaving for good.
British newspapers were speculating
on the possibility of a ban on Russian
imports, cancellation Of trade treaty
negotiations already suspended. sever
ance of diplomatic relations with
RuSsia.)
The Russian foreign Office was not
represented when virtually the entire
Moscow diplomatic corps gathered at
the station last night to bid Sir Esmond
and his family farewell. As the train
pulled out all present lifted their hats
in a silent gesture.
At least two of the British prisoners
here are to go on trial April 8 or 10,
facing an extreme penalty of death.
The two are w. H. Mcdonald and a
technician named Gregory.
The last meeting between Sir Esmond
and the Russian foreign commissar,
Maxim Litvinoff. was reported as not
entirely pleasant. The Ambassador
called to acquaint the foreign commits
sar with steps the British government
intends to take" if the subjects were
placed on trial Litvinoff was reported
to have stated Russia could not be
treated like Mexico. and inferentially
accused Great Britain of harsh diplo-
matte pressure" Sir Esmond was for
mer Ambassador to Mexico.
Evening star., 1933-03-31
ILL PASSENGER HURT
IN CAB ACCIDENT
Taxi Collides With Street Car
While Taking Man to Emer-
gency Hospital.

A sick man, being rushed to Emer-
gency Hospital in a taxicab, was criti-
cally injured this afternoon when the
cab collided with a street car at Thir-
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The cab driver also was hurt.
Bryan J. Donovan, 35, OF 1914 Hobart
street, who was being taken to the hos
pital, fell out of the cab with the inn
pact of the collision and underneath
the front of the street car. His skull
may be fractured
Louis j. Tapponnier, 26, of the HOO
block Of Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
driver of the cab, was badly bruised and
may be injured internally.
Tapponnier told police he found Dom
ovan lying on the street at Seventh and
@ streets in a semi-conscious condition.
Thinking he needed medical attention,
Tapponnier placed Donovan In his cab
and started with him to the hospital.
Attempting to make a left turn into
Thirteen-and-a-Hal street from Penn
sylvania avenue, Tapponier was forced
by another auto to stop suddenly in the
path of the oncoming street car. The
street car struck the side of the taxicab,
police reported. The street car was op-
Grated by A. c. Tucker, 1912 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast.
Evening star., 1933-03-31
ACTION ON D. c. BILL
is SET FOR TUESDAY
Public Hearings on Budget
Estimates Likely to Be
Barred by Time.

Despite requests from a number of
civic groups for an opportunity to pro-
test against the Budget Bureaus drastic
reduction In the 1884 District esti-
mates, the House Subcommittee on De-
fciencies, it was indicated today, prob
ably will not hold any further hearings.
Chairman Buchanan of the Appro-
priations Committee, who also heads the
Deficiencies committee, said he was
determined to have the appropriation
bill before the House for consideration
Tuesday, which would leave little time
for the committee to hear the pleas Of
civic representatives. Moreover, he in
dicated, there Is feeling among some
members of the subcommittee that
further hearings would not be neces-
sary since all of the items in the re-
vised budget were gone over thoroughly
several months ago, before the original
1884 appropriation bill was reported to
the House. The testimony of the civic
groups at that time Is a matter Of
record. he pointed out, and can be read
by the committee members.
VIII Allow Tax Cut.
Mr.. Buchanan, however, declared the
committee had not definitely decided to
deny civic organizations an opportunity
to make their protest, and he would
call another hearing if the members
wanted it. The hearing would have to
be held tomorrow, in view Of Mr..
Buchanap's plan to report the bill to
the House Monday.
Mr.. Buchanan revealed the bill would
be reported without the usual legis-
lative restriction against reduction
in the tax rate, which will pave the
way for the Commissioners to scale
down the general property levy. He
said he thought the rate could be cut
from S1.70 to $1.5o, as advocated by
Representative Blanton, Democrat, Of
Texas, If Congress follows the recon-
mendations of the Budget Bureau and
trims more than s6000,000 from the
conference agreement on the original
1894 bill.
On the basis of the Budget Bureaus
recommendations, Mr.. Buchanan said
there would be surplus of S6,100 900
In the general revenues at the close
of the coming fiscal year and $4,000
more in the two special funds-gaso-
line tax and water-which. under the
law, cannot be used for purposes other
than specified, the gas tax for street
improvements and the water revenues
for extensions and improvements in the
water system.
Leaves Smaller Surplus.
Mr.. Buchanan pointed out that a.
20-cent reduction could be made in
the tax rate, in view of the anticipated
huge surplus in the general revenues
alone, without impairing the cash op-
Grating fund of S3,000,000, which the
law requires to be maintained in the
Continued on Page 8, Column q
Evening star., 1933-03-31
Amendment Prohibiting Sale
in Cafes in Government
Buildings Voted.
MEASURE WILL GO BACK
TO HOUSE FOR ACTION
Conference Expected to Be Asked.
but Recess Forces Delay
Until Monday.

The Senate passed the bill authoriz-
ing the manufacture and sale Of 40
per cent beer and wine in the District
OF Columbia this afternoon without a
roll call vote.
The only important change made by
the Senate from the measure as re-
ported by the District Committee was
the adoption by a vote of A to % of
an amendment prohibiting the sale of
these beverages in restaurants in any
Government building, including the
Capitol.
Although the bill follows the same
general lines as the House measure. its
text was completely rewritten by the
Senate to remove inconsistencies and
define in more detail the restrictions
TO be enforced by the Commissioners,
IL must, therefore. go back to the
House, which may either concur in the
senate substitute or ask for a confer
ence. 1t Is expected a conference will
oe sought, but the conferees cannot be
appointed until Monday. the House
being in recess ever the week end
The bill is intended to take effect
simultaneously with the national beer
law next Friday, but whether it can
go through the final parliamentary
stages and be signed by the President
IN time to permit the issuance of
licenses by April is somewhat doubt
1ul- If the House asks fer a CONFER
ence, and the conferees reach an agree
ment, that agreement must be ratified
Dy both houses before the bill goes to
the President.
The bill was on the verge of passage
without debate within half an hour
after the Senate met, but Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic
leader, said he thought its provisions
should be explained before action was
taken.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
Iand, In charge of the measure, then
proceeded to analyze the changes made
Dy the Senate committee when il re-
wrote the House bill.
As soon as the Senate met at nonn
the bill was taken I'D without obiec-
ton and the clerk read the substitute
provisions, as written by the Senate
subcommittee. This group struck out
all the House language and rewrote it,
SO that the Senate provisions were In
the form OF one amendment to the
House bill.
When the clerk had finished reading.
Vice President Garner announced that.
without objection, the amendment
would be regarded as agreed to. Robin
son then said that If the amendment
mad been agreed to, he would ask re-
consideration because he thought the
measure OF such importance that it
ought to be explained.
Tydings pointed out the Senate Dis
trict Committee retained, as far as
possible, the general philosophy of the
House bill. but revised it in order to
Continued on Page S, Column ID
Evening star., 1933-03-31
FIVE-DAY WEEK BASIS
CONTINUED BY NAVY
Department Awaits Ruling by
Controller General on
Pay Cut.

The Navy today instructed all Navy
yards and stations to continue civilian
employees on the present five-day week
basis until the Office of the controller
general rules on whether the basis can
be continued under the Is per cent pay
reduction
the Saturday half day tor ci-iliaJa
at the Washington Navy Yaee ard
other stations was abolSi.I5o ,s=. wa
to meet the then S1s Per cent fG=;ou1-l
pay cut.
BY eliminating the half day--com-
puted by naval experts to be an un-
economical working period for the
Navy-slightly more than the 8la per
cent cut was made In civilian pay.
1t was considered, however, the best
method Of arriving at the reduction.
The controller generals office has
been asked whether the difference be-
tween the halliday elimination and the
full is per cent can be taken from pay
envelopes and the five-day week con-
tinued in yards and stations
The Navy has 44.876 civilian en-
ployes outside the department in the
Capital. There are 3,700 employees st
the Washington Navy Yard.
Evening star., 1933-03-31
CAPTORS OF BRITISH
OFFICERS GO INLAND
Buccaneers Who Kidnapped Four
From Merchant Ship Land
Near Newchwang.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEWCHWANG, Manchuria, March
and native Manchukuan
coast guards learned today that the
band of Chinese buccaneers who kid
naped four British officers from the
British merchant ship Nanchang We'd
nesday landed at Ehrcheihkow. IS
miles northwest of Newchweng. and
continued inland with their captives
Fourteen pirates from two Chinese
junks boarded the British ship off the
Newchwang bar and carried off the
officers-W. E. Hargraves, A. D. Blue,
F. L. Pears and Charles Johnson-ap-
parently for ransom
When order was restored on the
Nanchang, Capt. Robinson pursued the
pirates, but they escaped in shallow
water.
Evening star., 1933-03-31
Labor Chief Gives Group
Called BY Miss Perkins Two
Definite Points.
HUNGER AND DISTRESS
ARE DECLARED URGENT
Public Works Program to Supply
Jobs Recommended-Secretary
Sees Problem More Serious.

Immediately after Secretary of Labor
Perkins convened the first of series
OF conferences on unemployment relief,
also designed to bring recommendations
for permanent improvement of indus
trial standards, President William Green
of the American Federation of Labor
today urged that one billion dollar
appropriation by Congress be made
available to the States and local COM
munities at the earliest possible date to
relieve hunger and distress.
The federation chieftan told labor
leaders and sociologists, who had as
sembled here from all sections at the
invitation of Miss Perkins, that the
problem of unemployment and unem-
ployment relief should be approached
from two distinct and definite points,
as follows:
81. Congress should make an appro-
priation of an amount of money suf-
ficient to meet the urgent relief needs
caused by continued unemployment.
Hunger and distress have become so
widespread and have increased to the
point where we believe that no less than
one billion dollars should be appropri-
ated for relief purposes and that this
amount should be made available to the
States and local communities at the
earliest possible date. Feeding of hun
cry, distressed men, women and children
constitutes an emergency as great as the
financial situation.
so. A huge public works program
should be launched and inaugurated as
quickly as possible. Public building cen
struction, road construction, elimination
forestation, soil erosion, reclamation
and other governmental projects should
be inaugurated to supply work for those
who are unemployed.
Millions Receiving Aid.
At the outset Ct the conference Miss
Perkins estimated that 4,100, 900 fami-
lies and 100000 single persons are now
receiving public relief. She urged the
conferees to formulate a program with
recommendations for a public works
program, shorter working hours, how to
increase purchasing power of wage
earners, employment insurance, home
mortgage problems and how to return
labor to its normal employment.
In the discussion en- wage earners
and the mortgage home, Miss Perkins
said reports from 40 cities point to
loss at the end of 1881 of 100000
homes through foreclosures or tax sales.
She said indications are that the prob
lem has grown in extent and intensity
within the last Is months.
1t was estimated by Miss Perkins
that at the present time more than 80
per cent of the homes are mortgaged
as compared with 40 per cent in 1890.
She added:
This volume of mortgages presents
a real problem: Unsound mortgage
practice in normal times, inability to
meet first mortgage payments or taxes
because of unemployment or underem-
ployment; resort to the second mortgage
under ruinous rates of interest and
Continued on Page 2, Column A.