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Evening star., 1933-01-16
CURB SHARES MOVE
IN NARROW RANGE
Leaders FIuctuate, With Oils
and Utilities Display
ing Steady Tone.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
nisnstrh IN The Cf.r

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 1e.-Quiet
strength marked the Curb Exchange
session today.
The usual market leader, Electric
Bond & Share, was up fractionally most
Of this time. Cities Service was vir-
tually without change as was Standard
OIL Of Indiana. Mag Hudson Power
and American Gas o< Electric were
strong spots in the utility division dur
ing the noon hour.
Btyond scraps of specific corporate
developments there was little in the
way Of week end news that Influenced
market movements during the first two
hours. Pending final sales advices from
the Automobile Show, which has just
closed here, the motors were neglected
and inclined to heaviness. The better
ment in foreign copper quotations was
not mirrored In the red metal shares
here
Pront-tak1ng in the preceding session
unsettled the gold shares, which move
ment carried over through the first few
hours today. The slight gain in steel
operations during the week steadied
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, which Is large
ly dependent on steel and allied indus
tries. American Cyanamid B shares
firmed fractionally on advices from one
OF the investment services.
Aluminium Co. of America common
at times was up a couple OF points
New Jersey Zinc quickly regained its
initial loss. Despite some firmness in
silver, Bunker Hill-Sullivan Mining
eased. Declining sales In December and
bankruptcy petitions dampened the
slight enthusiasm shown early last week
for chain store securities This move
ment. however, converged around the
department and specially store chains
In the food group Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea preferred braced. Several
large blocks of Commonwealth & South
ern warrants came out during the third
hour. Electric Power 81 Light warrants
receded.
Interest then veered to rniscellan-
eous industrials. A. o. Smith Corpora
ton opened down a half point. Carna-
ton Co., which rose nearly 2 points in
the last few sessions, held firm. Trans
continental Air Transport, one of the
few air shares to appear on the tape,
inclined to easiness. Rejecting con-
ditions in the rayon trade. Tubize
Chatillon A opened up half point
Joseph Ryerson made one of its
occasional tape visits with a loss of a
point. Natural gas shares were list
less, as were pipe line issues. Gains
and losses about balanced in the radio
group. In the higher priced power
and light securities Commonwealth
Edison. the only active issue, was re-
dictionary.
Evening star., 1933-01-16
MANY INVENTIONS
READY FOR MARKET
Research Has Developed Nu-
merous Products During
Last Few Years.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 16-Research
laboratories and business corporations
have been developing hundreds Of new
inventions. products and materials.
while engineers and economists-and
"technocrats"-have been formulating
theories or predictions that are now ar
resting public attention
Some of the new things developed
during the depression were shown and
explained before the New York Elec-
trical Society by Dr. H. c. Parmelee,
vice president of the McGraw-Hill Pub
fishing Co.
The extent to which research has
been remaking the world in the last
few years Is indicated by the United
States Patent once. which last year
issued about IL per cent more patents
than in 1881. Union Carbide &, Carbon,
to cite but one corporation pushing
researches, in 1891 applied for $50 pat
ents.
Textile Inventions.
One local research laboratory has re-
ported 1t will have go new products
ready for marketing within the next
80 days
From the cotton textile center comes
word that a cotton house is to be
erected here for demonstration pur-
poses. 1t utilities cotton canvas for in
side and outside walls and roof 1t re-
Quires the usual wooden sheathing. Its
sides and roof are treated with water
proof and a fireproof paint. Cotton
roofs are being used to restore old in
dustrial plants these days, the fabric
being shrunk before 1t is placed over
the old roof and then covered with as
phaltic paint.
These products, as we'll as the cotton
road, made out of dirt, cotton fabric,
asphalt. sand and gravel-similar to the
cotton" main highway at Baton Rouge,
La.-will be shown at the Building
Congress in Detroit next week. There
visitors will also see glass bricks, which
permit the sunlight to come through
but do not permit persons to see
through them. Floating bricks, made
Of substance so light that skyscrapers
could be built five times their present
height without adding weight, also will
be exhibited.
Steel houses, made by several COM
panies, no longer are in the expert
mental stages, as some such dwellings
are being erected here. Air condition
ing, which the health rules of many
governmental units may soon insist
upon. has advanced so much in the
past two years that small, low-priced
equipment Is now obtainable. One of
the leading electrical manufacturing
companies Is introducing heating
screens, which spread heat over large
sections of q room.
New Food Product.
One well known food executive an
nounced the formation of a company
to make and distribute food products
manufactured from the pink conch, a
mollusk found in the vicinity of the
Bahama Islands. Although the conch
or eel cobo" long has been known to
the Bahama natives as the staff Of
life" it will be the first time food from
it ever has been made commercially.
Copyright, 1880
Evening star., 1933-01-16
Grain Market
BY the Associated PreA,.

BY the Associated PreA.
CHICAGO, January l6.-Enlarged
speculative selling carried wheat values
downward late today despite announce
ment of 2.244,0o bushels decrease of the
United States visible wheat supply.
Relative scarcity Of buyers coincided
with the augmented offerings Of wheat.
Traders took sharp notice Of word that
President elect Roosevelt would confer
in New York tonight with leading
Senator who has been active In con-
nection with agricultural allotment
measures.
Wheat closed weak, H4-1 under Satur-
days finish; corn, 7s-lH down; oats,
41a OF, and provisions, unchanged to
Evening star., 1933-01-16
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

The following figures are not bids, but
merely represent minimum prices fixed by
the Washinston Stock Exchange.
NATIONAL RANK
Evening star., 1933-01-16
BONDS IRREGULAR
IN LIGHT TRADING
Market Lacks Trend, With
Domestic aid Foreign
Loans Heavy.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.

Special DlSpdtCn W Ahe ohaA'
NEW YORK, January 16.-There
was lack of definite trend to the
bond market today. 1t was clearly try
ing to establish a new level from which
further movements might be initiated.
Where there had been substantial ad-
vances, both in domestic and foreign
issues. there was further heaviness to-
day and it was apparent that investors
were holding off from buying high
grade securities that this month have
been selling on an extremely low in
come return basis.
Industrial obligations we're somewhat
heavy This undoubtedly reflected the
number Of financial troubles of some
size that have been announced since
the first Of the year The 5ll2 per cent
bonds of McCrory's Stores broke 5
points. selling below. 80 compared with
So last week and high Of 81 last year
National Dairy Products 54's were Of
q point following the good rally which
they have recently enjoyed. There was
also a reaction well below 80 In
Do5ge SIS, which touched OIL q few
days ago United Drug SIS made q
small recovery but are still between 8
and points under their recent high.
The strongest issues were those Of the
New York traction companies. Inter
borough Rapid Transit IS gained 1la
points, while the IS and rs were both
up 2 points The Third Avenue Rail-
way adjustment IS rose fractionally.
In the railroad group, both the high
grade and junior issues were heavy.
Losses of point were registered in
New York Central IS, Baltimore & Ohio
6s and Rock Island refunding As, and
about the same in Missouri-Pacific 512s
and in Illinois Central 434s. The dila-
tory attitude OF Congress prevents any
constructive action that would be help
full to the carriers In their increasing
credit crisis. It Is well recognized that.
unless some reformation occurs in this
credit matter, there win be q number
OF important receiverships in the Spring.
The weak members of he-sforeign
list were the German government and
corporation issues, which we're down !
to 2 points One of the prominent
German municipalities has defaulted on
its internal loan. The City of Vienna
IS. which are in default. sold at 65la,
nearly 5 points higher than Prussian
6las, which have every prospect of con-
tinuing payments.
United States Treasury obligations
were mostly all higher, with the chief
interest in the discount bonds, which
were Il above Saturdays closing.
Evening star., 1933-01-16

Dividend rates in dollars based on last
quarterly or ssmi-annual payment. sEx
dividend. tPartly extra. tPlus AZ In stock
q Payable in cash or stock. Payable In
stock. Adjustment dividend. Plus 5%
In stock. Plus 81 in stock. Plus IL
in stock. Plus az in stock Plus loq
In stock. m Plus 81 In stock. Plus 81
in stock. p Paid last year-no regular rate
Evening star., 1933-01-16
u. S. FARM EQUIPMENT
SALES ON INCREASE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The export market for American
made farm equipment Is playing an
increasingly important part in this in
dustry, the Commerce Department re.
vealed, in reporting that foreign sales
have taken a greater percentage OF
total domestic production each year
since 1920.
In 1920 exports amounted to 9la
per cent of production, while in 1881
latest year for which production figures
are available. exports were ~ per cent
Of total output.
It was pointed out that the American
industry has been fostered by an
enormous domestic demand, and i'm
proved for stiff competition by in
ventive genius. This set Of circum-
stances has made possible An increas-
ingly important export percentage N
the face of growing competition as the
industry developed in foreign countries
Evening star., 1933-01-16
Air Travel Increases.

CHICAGO, January 16 CP).-An in
crease Of 64.1 per cent in passengers
carried and 448 per cent increase in
air express made 1882 the best year for
American Anyways, Inc. Revenue miles
flown during the year increased 342 per
cent over 1881.
reported 40 per cent increase in traffic
for the year, but its figures were not
included in American Airways' report
since the company was acquired by the
latter in December.
Evening star., 1933-01-16
Lumber Business Declines.

Ely the Associated Press.
Heavy curtailment of operations DUR
ing 1892 as compared with 1881 was
reported to the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association from returns Of
900 leading mills.
Production, which is being held down
in order that surplus stocks might be
absorbed, was of Al per cent during
the year. while shipments dropped 80
per cent New business received at
the mills was OF 81 per cent.
Total production of the mills during
the year was 5.444.819, 600 feet, which
was 56 per cent of the total production
of the country as reported by the Gen.
sus Bureau.
Evening star., 1933-01-16
Purcellville National Bank.

PURCELLVILLE, Va, January is
(SpeciaD At the annual meeting Of
the stockholders of the Purcellville Ma
tional Bank the following officers were
reelected: C. L. Robey, president; ].
T. McGavack, vice president; Motley
Ball. vice president. and j. Derry
Tribby, cashier. Directors reelected
were J. T. McGavack, H. w. Van Sick
Ter, J. j. Porter. F. P. Wilson, H. T.
Pancoast, J. L. Lodge, C. L. Robey, II.
NJ. Ball, M. N. Lyon, T. ]. Potts and
z. T. Hirst.
Evening star., 1933-01-16
FEDERAL RESERVE RATIO.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The ratio Of total reserves of the II
Federal Reserve Banks to deposit and
note liabilities combined gained more
than per cent during the week ended
January IL. In the table that follows
the ratio is given for comparable
periods. as announced by the Federal
Reserve Board:
Week ended January IL, 64.1 per
cent; previous week, $50 per cent;
same week last year. $50 per cent.
Evening star., 1933-01-16
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, January 16 (P)-Stocks
easy; list dips after early rise. Bonds
irregular; United States Governments
sag. Curb easy; trading dull Foreign
exchanges firm; French franc improves.
Cotton easy; lower cables; easier sock
and grain markets Sugar lower; Cuban
selling. Coffee quiet; easier Brazilian
market.
CHICAGO, January 16 GR.-Wheat
weak; late speculative selling. Corn
easy; enlarged receipts. Cattle steady
to Is lower. Hogs active, 10a20 higher.
Evening star., 1933-01-16
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, January 1e tP.-The
money market continued dull today
with rates generally unchanged. Out
side call funds commanded three
fourths Of per cent as compared with
one-half Of per cent on Friday. Call
money on the Stock Exchange held at
l per cent and time money and prime
commercial paper rates also held over.
Evening star., 1933-01-16
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 16.-Cotton
prices opened irregularly today. The
good business done in Liverpool had
little effect on prices there.
Initial quotations we're: March, 612
off 6: May, 6.25, of s; July, 6.3s. of s;
October, 658, of 4; December, 6.7o
of 5.
Evening star., 1933-01-16
First Mortgage Loans

Lowest Rates Of Interest and Commission
Thomas j. Fisher & Company, Inc.
Evening star., 1933-02-16
SIX PERSONS FINED
IN PAPER THEFTS
Arrested by Agents Watching
''Honor System" Racks at
Ninth and R Streets.

Six men and a woman arrested last
night on a charge Of stealing newspa-
pers from an honor system" rack at
Ninth and r streets, were assessed q
total Of $50 in fines and forfeited COL
lateral In Police Court today.
The seven defendants, all colored.
were arrested by special agents who had
been watching the news rack since it
was reported that only or 10 cents
was collected from the change box on
q day when the rack contained 80
papers.
Marian Fair, As, 1900 block Fifth
street; Alexander Toliver 81, 1900
block Ninth street: Richard Davis. SO,
1000 block Rhode Island avenue; John
M. Watson, 81, 5000 black Ames street
northeast, and Lillian Jones, "a, 900
block French street, posted $40 collat
eral each after they were aerrsted,
while John Brisco, 40, Of the 100
block Ninth street. and Herbert Hollins
20, of the 900 block r street, were fined
IS each by Judge John P. Mcmahon
this morning The other five forfeited
collateral. All the thefts took place be-
tween Gas and Sis pm. last night,
police said.
Evening star., 1933-02-16
PASSPORTS DELIVERED.
Colombia Takes Steps to Break on
Relations,

BOGOTA. Colombia February IS LP.
The Colombian government today de-
hvered the passports of the personnel
of the Peruvian legation, and the coat
OF arms OF Peru Immediately was taken
down from the legation building, pre-
cipitating demonstration from a
crowd which packed nearby streets.
tBy diplomatic usage the delivery of
passports to the representatives of q
foreign nation is the equivalent Of
breaking of diplomatic relations)
Our flag floats on the hills of Tara
paca, captured in battle by the artil-
lery. supported by planes" said q mes
sage received by President Olaya
Herrera from Gen. Alfredo Vasques
Cobo, the Colombian commander in the
field. Troops have been disembarked
Congratulations. Ais well"
The gefieral informed the President
that strong entertainments were found
in Tarapaca Hill after the occupation.
He reported his men captured six rs
Krupp guns, eight mountain guns and
numerous machine guns, as well as a
store Of ammunition.
A cabinet minister asserted the pos
session OF Tarapaca insured to Colom-
bia control Of the whole Putumayo
River The disputed area extends from
the Putumayo southwark to the Anna
zon, along the Western border Of Brazil.
Pablo Lozano. jr., Colombian Minis
ter to Peru and son Of the Colombian
Ambassador to the United States, was
instructed to make a formal protest to
the Peruvian government against the
attack yesterday on the Colombian
f1otilla while in neutral tBrazilisn)
waters, which continued in Colombian
waters in which the hotilla was navi-
eating in order to accomplish its police
mission in Colombian territory"
The Colombian Minister at Lima was
ordered to demand his passports and
return home after he had lodged his
protest.
1t was estimated that materials Of
war worth S250000 were captured by
the Colombian troops at Tarapaca
Evening star., 1933-02-16
LONG SEEKING END
OF OVERTON PROBE
Louisiana Senator Sends Wire to
Howell for Holding Up
Of Appropriation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, February ia halt
of the Senate subcommittee's investiga-
tion Of Representative John H. Over
tons election to the United States Sen
ate will be sought by his political friend
Senator Huey p. LorS by shutting Of
further appropriations for prolongation
Of the inquiry.
Senator Long telegraphed Senator
John @. Townsend, chairman Of the
Senate Committee on Audit and Con-
troll and member of the Special Senate
Committee appointed to investigate the
Louisiana election, to hold up the re-
quest for additional funds until he
reached Washington Monday.
Senator Robert B. Howell, chairman
OF the subcommittee that has been
conducting an investigation for IL days
In New Orleans, had asked Senator
Townsend to present q resolution to the
Senate for an appropriation Of an ad-
dition S25 900 to continue the inquiry.
In Washington Senator Townsend
said he would hold up the resolution
pending Senator Longs arrival. In his
telegram to Senator Townsend, Senator
Long said he and Senator Robert D.
Carey Of wyoming, who with Chair
man Howell form the subcommittee in
yestigating in New Orleans, would reach
Washington Monday.
Hearings Of the subcommittee will
60 forward today with Julius Long,
Older brother Of Huey, scheduled to take
the stand. The committee already has
heard testimony Of Huey's younger
brother, Earl. which Senator Long
branded ~ "Ae."
Evening star., 1933-02-16
bR|T0NS DENY HINT
Of CABINET CRISIS
Downing Street DiscIaims
Macdonald Chamberlain
Split on Debts.
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press
LONDON. February 1e-Reports Of
. serious split in the British cabinet
over war debts involving Premier Mac
Donald and Neville Chamberlain, with
threat OF possible ministerial resig-
nations, were emphatically denied in
highest Downing street quarters today.
Neville Chamberlain Is chancellor OF
the exchequer
Such reports which 1t was stated had
been sent to the United States by some
newspapers in recent days, have dis
turbed leading cabinet members be-
cause Of damage which might be done
to the forthcoming debt talk in Wash
ingtOn.
Lindsay En- Route Here.
Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambas-
sador to the United States, now en-
route to that country, will arrive in
Washington, 1t was revealed, empow-
cred to make arrangements which will
have the full and undivided support of
the British national government.
His consultations with the big five
OF the cabinet proceeded according to
plan in London. and the whole cabinet,
without diSsension, gave the final stamp
of approval to the program Of arrange
mentS which Sir Ronald will launch in
Washington.
(Sir Ronald, who conferred with
President -elect Roosevelt concerning
the forthcoming debts conference in
Washington. made quick trip to Lon
don to consult with the cabinet about
arrangements for the meeting. He
sailed this week to return to Wash
ington.)
Misleading View Feared.
For Washington authorities to get
the impression that the Ambassador
represented divided British opinion and
that anything like cabinet crisis is in
VOWED in the war debts question here
it was stated, would be to give the
United States misleading view Of the
political situation in Great Britain
1t is admitted that what are termed
reports to some American
are based on political oppo-
sition to the Government negotiations
for the debts talks, but it is empha-
sized that the government policy is the
one which the big five worked out with
Sir Ronald and which after full cabinet
was intrusted to him.
Evening star., 1933-02-16
Your Income Tax
No. Is. s7fl
SOD
Losses from Casualties and
Theft.

To be deductible, loss arising from
fires, storms, shipwrecks or other cas-
uslty" need not be connected with the
taxpayers trade or business. II his
home or his automobile is destroyed by
fire or his Summer bungalow damaged
by food or storm, he may claim q de-
duction for the loss sustained. $50.
Loss Of property by theft or burglary
Is an allowable deduction and need not
be incurred In trade or business. Hence.
the loss occasioned by the theft OF Jew
elry or an automobile used for pleasure
and convenience Is deductible It must
be established, however, that the pror-
erty actually was stolen. Should cor,
cumstances attending the loss leave the
owner In doubt as 10 whether it was
stolen or lost, the claim would not be
allowed.
A loss Is deductible only In the wear
in which 1t was sustained. even though.
as in the case of theft or CASUALTY
1t may not be discovered until a later
year. Losses compensated for by in
srrance or otherwise. of course. are NOT
deductible: However, in the event the
amount OF insurance is not sufficient to
for the loss sustained the
excess Of the loss over the amount ef
me insurance h deductible.
Evening star., 1933-02-16
FLORIDA NEWSPAPER
ASKS PROMPT ACTION
Fort Lauderdale Daily News
Urges Summarily Dealings
Against Zangara.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PfeSs.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, February
l6.-The Fort Lauderdale Daily News
owned and published by Robert Gore
host of Democratic leaders in Florida
in front page editorial today insisted
that Guisippe Zangara gunman who
wounded Mayor Cermak of Chicago be
promptly and summarily dealt with by
the State Of Florida.
Prompt, drastic action Is de-
manded," the editorial recites, that the
people may not view lightly an attempt
to destroy authority set up by a vote
Of the people
I'm addition to being q crime of the
highest magnitude, Zangara's act is an
affront to the whole people of Florida
Zangara should get justice, but prompt
justice. Florida is shocked and grieved
that this terrible thing should have
happened within the confines Of this
fair State"
Gore invited Mayor Cermak to Miami
and arranged place for him on the
reviewing platform in Bay Front Park
Evening star., 1933-02-16
WOMAN is MISSING
FROM COAST LINER
Body Sought After She Disappears
From M. & M, Ship Out
of Boston.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va. February l6.-Coast
Guard stations between Boston and
Norfolk have been requested to keep
lookout for the body of woman
missing from the Merchants & Miners
steamer Allegheny when it docked at
Norfolk February 6. Nothing was known
publicly of the disappearance until yes
terday.
The woman, who registered as Mrs.
Charles Hall. apparently was between
IS and SO years. She boarded the
steamer Just before she sailed from Bos-
ton the afternoon of February 4. She
was without baggage and went immedi-
ately to her stateroom.
In a conversation with q maid, she
Is said to have intimated she intended
to take her own life and is said to
have told the maid she had informed
relatives of this intention in a tele-
gram which. she had instructed, was
not to be delivered until after the YES
sci had sailed.
Relatives were informed of the occur
renee and at their request the radio
message was sent out.
Evening star., 1933-02-16
Man Takes Poison
And Seeks to Die
In Police Station
Succumbs Soon After
Reaching Hospital in
Ambulance.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, February 1s.-
Charles H. Bray. ~, ex-Marine from
the National Military Home at Leayen-
worth, entered police headquarters yes
terday and asked for q pencil and
paper
Az he wrote, Patrolman W. b Horo-
witx glanced over his shoulder and
read:
Il am tired Of living. I've been mar
ried three months, but my wife left me
six weeks ago and came to Kansas City
and got q Job In q restaurant. L"
Say" interrupted the patrolman,
what are you doing7"
1--WE just taken poison Bray ex-
planned, and ! didn't want 10 die on
the street 50 I came here"
An ambulance was summoned. The
driver. Alex Costello. offered Bray q
cigaret and, as they smoked together,
inquired when he had taken the poison
"Oh, little while ago." the former
MarilD replied.
A ~ minutes after he reached the
hospltA Bray died.