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The Washington times., 1934-08-11
NEW RETAILING
RISE SHOWN
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Retail trade continues the
brightest spot in the business pic.
ture, with gains this week rang.
ing from to Is per cent over
August, 1893, which marked the
peak of last years consumer buy
ing, according to Dun g. Brad.
street, Inc.
This, the review declares, has
been accomplished despite the
worst drought in history, the epi-
demic of strikes and foreign sit
uation which is difficult to ap-
praise. Summer hotels and travel
bureaus are reported booking the
heaviest business in four or five
years and retail distribution has
expanded steadily since the first
of the month.
Dun & Bradstreet expect fur
ther spurs to trade and industry
through expanded relief expendi-
lures, particularly in the drought
regions. while the prediction is
made that President Roosevelt will
shortly reassure business with "a
strong swing to the right" En-
couragement is also seen in mod"
ification of NRA price provisions.
The survey adds:
Revised estimates of fall
trade are almost uniformly up
ward, with indications that last
years volume will be exceeded
and that profits will be more
general. Even from the drought
States fewer complaints now are
being received regarding cur
rent business.
"In the South Atlantic States
retail sales are reported 20 to
rs per cent above 1888 and in
most parts of the Eastern Safes
retailers had the best weeks
business since the latter part Of
June, the August prOmOtiOnal
events and displays of early fall
goods helping to enlarge the
volume.
"Larg> gains also are re-
ported from the Pacific Coast
since settlement of the strike"
Cooler weather has brought an
influx of buyers in wholesale mar
kets, where orders are near the
high for the year. Further fill-in
business reflects the unexpectedly
large volume of summer sales.
while recorders for some early fall
goods are beginning to make their
appearance"
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
Mart Confused
By Reserve
Errors
by International News Service

BY International News service
Two errors, one by the Federal
Reserve authorities and the other
by one of their brokers. both dis
closed today. have created consid-
cradle confusion in the Govern
ment bond market.
The Federal Reserve made
$28,00O,O00 error in its weekly fig
ures on New York member bank
holdings of Government bonds.
The error was made week ago,
but was only revealed yesterday
and then only by an asterik in the
reserve systems tabular report on
member bank investments.
The other error was made
Thursday. when the Government
bond market was cracking on
the failure of a Government guar
anteed home loan bond offering to
bring in satisfactory bids and on
the TreaSurys inflationary moves
and the Presidents speech.
When the Government bonds
broke, the Federal Reserve as
agent for the Government stepped
in to bolster the market. One of
the brokers handling the Federal
Reserve orders made an error, bid
ding y a point above the market
for two Treasury issues-the 338s
of 194O-43 and 1941-43. These two
bonds moved up from lows of 104
and 1O4.6 to los on the Stock Ex-
chance, only to react some on the
over-the-counter market on diScov-
cry of the error after the exchange
had closed, .,I
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
PlymOuth's July
Sales Set Record

Last month was the biggest July
in the history of the Plymouth
Motor Corporation, according to
D. S. Eddins, vice president and
general manager. July was the
second largest month, from a
standpoint of sales, in the history
of the corporation, being topped
only by April of this year, he said.
Total of 1896 units were pro-
duced and shipped to dealers in
the United States and Canada, as
compared with the July, 1888, fig"
ure of 1881. This is an increase
of 9.9 per cent, Eddins said.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
REPORTED
IN ENGINEERING

Low public works awards pulled
this weeks engineering construc-
ton total down to $15,4O4,0OO, of
which $4,641, 900 was for Federal
work, $7.995.O0O for State and
municipal and $2,768,OO for priv
ate work. This total is only 4 per
cent over the average August
week last year.
Comparison with the average
August week last year shows
private work continuing to run
behind a year ago, while public
work is we'll ahead.
Both streets and roads and
public buildings classifications are
at record lows for the year, the
former at $2,845, 900 for the week
and the latter at $1,463, 900, the
second lowest week this year.
Earthwork irrigation and drain
age at $4,448,000 is higher for the
week, commercial buildings are
also greater at $2,O7O,0OO and
industrial buildings declined to
$511,0OO.
New capital for the week con-
sists solely of State and municipal
bond sales totaling $7,178,C0O, up
q per cent from the week before.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
SULPHUR
To GUT COSTS

Recent arrangement between
Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
and Gulf Oil Corporation under
which the latter relinquishes it's
sulphur profit-sharing agreement
on certain properties for 100000
shares of the formers stock will
materially reduce Texas Cuffs
royalty payments. 1t also puts
sole control of the properties into
one company, allowing room for
material reduction in operating
costs.
Under the agreement the oil
company gives up the fee and
royalty interest of its subsidiary
delaware Gulf Oil Company in
the Boiling Dome, Long Point
Dome and other sulphur proper
ties belonging to Texas Gulf, as
we'll as its so per cent interest in
the profits of these properties.
In return the oil company re-
ceives the 100000 shares out of
total of 3,64O,000 shares of
Texas Gulf stock. representing a
1885 per cent interest in the
profits from all the properties of
the latter company.
Under the old arrangement
Texas Gulf was to be reimbursed
for initial development and oper-
ating expense from earnings be-
fore profits were divided. T.E
reimbursement has been nearly
completed.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
GRAINS REMOVE
PART Of LOSS

CHICAGO, Aug. II G.N.S0.
Grain prices dropped precipitately
then rebounded from the lows
when a rush of buying orders
poured into the market.
At the opening, wheat, corn,
oats and rye dropped the maxi
mum limits permitted under ex-
change regulations. Wheat and
rye slumped cents, corn, 4
cents, and oats, 3 cents. A COM
bination of factors resulted in
almost complete lack of support
at the opening. but when buying
orders began to pour in there was
a rapid recovery from the lows.
Near mid-session wheat was
312 to 35s cents off, corn, "a to
212 cents down; oats, 15s to 234
cents off, and rye, 27s to 314
cents down.
Weakness of grain at Liver
pool and a sharp decline at Win
nipeg, where prices opened 4
cents lower, were discouraging to
local traders.
Probably the most important
factor in the weak opening, how
ever, was the evident disappoint-
ment over the official United
States Government crop report
issued yesterday, as traders had
expected greater drought damage.
Estimated carlots here were:
wheat, ia; corn, 281, and oats,
80.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
Dollar Takes
New Tumble

NEW YORK, Aug. II 0.N.SD.
Overnight announcement that
the Treasury was expanding the
currency by issuing silver GER
tificates on the statutory price
of $1.29 an ounce for silver
sent the dollar down again
today after yesterdays recovery.
Official statement that a mild
initiation" was being sought
brought renewed selling of dol
lars from abroad. The table:
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
Business News
Spotlight

Department store sales here
in July were IL per cent above
last year, compared with a
gain Of 3 per cent for the
country as a whole. Canning
of beef brought from the
drought areas is soon to be
begun in Richmond by the Vir-
ginia Emergency Relief Admin
istration. June phone calls
originating in Baltimore in
creased 2.92 per cent over the
same month of last year. Dur
ing the week ended August 4.
production and shipments of
lumber increased while orders
declined.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
CLEAR|NCS RISE
DURING WEEK

Bank clearings for all leading
cities in the United States for the
week ended August 8 totaled $4,-
086, ,254,0O0, an increase of 4.8 pei
cent over the SO .899 ,389 900 for the
like week of 1888, according to
Dun & Bradstreet.
C1earings for New York city to-
tailed $2,591 $4,000, a decrease of
81 per cent under the $2,646, ,743,-
900 for the like week of last year.
For all ltading cities except New
York city, clearings were $1,494.-
$4,000, against $1,252,646,0OO
year ago, an increase of 1913 per
cent,
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
Best & Co. Earns
SIC on Common

Best and Company for the six
months to July 81, reports net
profit of $351,513 after charges,
equal after preferred dividends to
$l.15 a share on the common, as
against $180,694, or So cents a
share, in the first half of 1893.
Net sales amour. to $6,O97,-
BIT, comparing with $5,025,972, a
gain of 1877 per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
FOllansbee Shows
! Loss in 6 Months

Follansbee Brothers Company,
for the six months to June 30
last, reports a net loss of $283,-
428 after charges, as against
net loss of $346.642 in the first
half of 1898. Net loss for the
June quarter was S81,722, as
against net loss of $2O1,7 7O6 in
the previous quarter and a net
loss of $140,958 in the June
quarter last year.
Company states that provision
for depreciation and interest on
outstanding bonds and notes was
made at regular rates.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
n. O. Public Service
Net Dips in Year

New orleans Public Service,
Inc, a subsidiary of the Electric
Power and Light Corporation, re-
ports a balance after charges, but
before retirement reserve ap-
preparations, of $152,860 for June,
against $191,903 last year.
The balance available for divi-
dends for the twelve months
ended with June amounted to
$374,331, against $839,398 for the
preceding twelve months.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11

ments. Mining stocks led by the
silvers jumped at the opening, re-
acted and then swept forward
again with U. S. Smelling up
more than points.
Rails and steels were weak in
the first hour but rallied later.
Utilities were heavy with Amer
ican Telephone down nearly
point before any support ap-
peared.
Gold mining stocks rose with
the silvers. Commodity stocks
like the oils and sugars were in
demand, but gains we're small.
United States Steel was under
steady pressure, the preferred
falling to a new low for the year.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11

night develop
ments and re-
suited in a
highly cratic
stock market.
The Treas
ury's announce
ment of expan-
sion of the cur
rency through
silver S tim u
| a t e d mining
S h a eS a n d
other COmmOd-
ity stocks.
S t 0 c k S
showed ind e
The Washington times., 1934-08-11

writer for
The Wash
| n /. t o n
Times, will
be away
until Sep
t e m b e r.
His daily
C oil u m n
will be re-
Suned in
this space
at tn a t
t | m c.
Watch for
his articles
on the de-
velopmen
Of the gene
afiOn
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
SILVER SPURTS
ON ERRAT|C
MARKET
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK. Aug. II 1.N.SD
New confusion ruled in Wall
Street today as a result of over
The Washington times., 1934-08-11
Haney Away Till
September

Lewis Haney, professor Of
economics of New York Uni
verSity and daily financial
The Washington times., 1934-08-11

(a) Optional stock
stock and cash. (d) Extra in stock Paid 1888.
10 On account Of accumulstons. (g) regular
latest payment (h) Payable
Paid this year. twwJ With warrants (xw) Without
(") Ex-dvidend - Ex-rights.
Dividend rate In dollars in parentheses (Note) Extra
dividends published through regular dividend period.
The Washington times., 1934-08-11

Canada
Montreal funds In New York, 2M
per cent premium on $1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
LINKS STARS
START OPEN

MERICN CRICKET CLUB, Phi
adelphia, June 7. U.p)-George Say
ers, the home club pro, smacked
out his first drive this morning to
open the 38th national open golf
championship.
Sayers, playing with Roland Mac
Kenzie Of Washington, hooked his
drive into q trap. Mackenzie
found the extreme right of the fair
way.
Mackenzie virtually shot himself
out of the tourney by the time he
had played nine holes. He was OUT
in 46, 10 strokes past par, his card
showing two SKIES.
The first sizeable gallery gather
ed. when Lawson Little of San
Francisco, and Phil Perkins of Will
loughby, Ohio, teed off. Little is
the present British amateur cham
pion, and Perkins, now profess
sional, is a former holder of the
British title.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
TIGERS AND
GIANTS LEAD

NEW YORK, June 7. U.P)-The
Cubs board of strategy has figured
out a way to win ball games that is
as simple as a two-nile run. They
keep going until The opposition
breaks down.
The Cards broke down in the 18th
inning yesterday, and today they
are no longer on top of the Nation
al league. 1t needed nearly every
first class pitcher to hold the Cubs
off IL innings. They winded in the
18th, and the Cubs chased over six
runs. jostling the Cards out of the
lead and putting the Giants up
there the first time since May g..
The Cubs Won, IL to 6.
The Giants made it thre straight
over the Braves, to 2.
Brooklyn lost to the PhillieS, IL
to 4.
The Pirates continued to win,
whipping the Reds twice, to l and
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
STUDEBAKERS
DROP ONE To
NAGG|O TEAM

Chalking up but half the hits and
three times the errors credited to
the Studebakers, the Maggie Fat
Boys scored a 4-2 victory over the
Mechanics last night at Wilson field
The defeat dropped the Studebak-
ers to third place in the league
standing and put the victorS into a
last place tie with the Golden
State team.
Looking over the figures for this
game we find that the Fat Boys
were held to three hits and had the
same number of errors against them
while the Mechanics batted out six
bingles and played faultless ball
Nevertheless the score shows the
four runs for the Fat Boys and in
the standings the tallies are what
count.
One big inning was enough to
settle matters and the blowoff came
in the third. E. Ritter got pass and
S. Ritter beat out an infield hit.
w yliC Wuo olllhCOUG NlOlllil OiC
Baker was passed filling the bases
with but one away. Thomas then
came through with a hit over sec
ond which accounted for the first
Fat Boy score. Willingham was out
on a long fly to center but another
score came in on the play and one
more was marked up on a passed
ball.
The Studebakers scored once in
the first and again in hte fourth
and outside Of these two innings
were unable to make their hits
count when they were most needed.
This game brought the league
contests for the week to an end
with one postponed game, that be-
tween the Coca Colas and Cramers
to be played off next week. Cox
Brothers by virtue of their victory
On Monday; the postponement of
the Cramer game and the Stude-
baker defeat last night are now in
undisputed possession of first place
in the league standings.
Hostilities will be resumed next
Monday evening when Cox Brothers
and Cramers meet in what should
be a battle royal.
The box score:
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
TDnANS
SPCRTAPARADE.
MaEYtRn
BY HENRY McLEMoRE
United Press staff CorrcSponder


LONDON, June Ever since
the news that Barney Ross out
! pointed Jimmy McLarnin in Madi-
son Square Garden reached here
/ have been in quandary And
a Vermont marble one, at that.
I can't for the life of me remem-
Der which one I picked to win.
feel like it was Ross, but I don t
see how it can be, for Ross Won,
and if 1 had picked winner the
lions on Nelson IS monument would
have stood up and barked. That
leaves only McLarnin. but it
couldn't have been he or I'd have
] received a batch of cables calling
me a bum, a one-way Ounce and q
menace to youth.
Not knowing for sure which l
picked leaves me in a devil of a
predicament. 1t makes writing a
story about it mighty tough. If it
was Ross I picked, I naturally want
TO sit down and explain in calm,
cold logic why he was my choice:
how anybody with sense of real
values was forced to make the Chi
cago boy favorite.
If it was McLarnin I named,
naturally want to sit down and ex-
plain, in calm, cold logic, why jim
my was my choice and how any
body with a real sense of ring val
ues was forced to make the Van
couver boy favorite.
But until I find out, my hands
are tied, so to speak. and I will
have TO fall back on boxing as she
is done in England to complete this
brave little essay.
Boxing in England isn't much to
fall back on. Heavyweight cham
pion of the British Isles up to
week ago was Len Harvey, a mid
dleweight who had his ears pinned
back every time out in America.
This should give you an idea. If
it doesn't, then you should have
sat in on a fight ! saw here few
nights back.
Until I saw this affair, I would
have sworn the walt between Jack
Renault and Pierre Charles in
Madison Square Garden some years
back would stand for all time as
the worst anywhere, any time. But
compared to these two British
beauties Charles and Renault were
a pair of treed panthers defending
their young.
For eight rounds the Englishmen
glided about without hitting sim
gle lick that would have loosened
the petals of a dandelion. In the
ninth the bigger of the. two men
suddenly stopped his tango, turned
to the referee and confided that
he felt as if he just must retire.
"You see,'' he said, I'm not
at all up to scratch tonight. I
really can't carry on. 1t wouldn It
be fair. So I think I'll retire-if
you don't mind.'
Forgetting for the moment that
I wasn't in the garden, where such
an ending would result in call
for the riot squad, I ducked under
my seat, nothing happened, not so
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07

S to l, and staying game behind
Chicago.
The Detroit Tigers gained first
place in the American league on a.
Single hit-the only blow they got
off Big Bob Weiland of Cleveland
Charlie Gehringer blasted out a
single in the sixth with Goslin and
Walker aboard, robbing Weiland of
no-hit performance and the
game, 2 to l.
The Yanks, after blasting the Red
Sox in the opener, Is to 3, were
knocked cut of the league lead in
the nightcap, which Boston won z
to 4.
Chicago's errors once more proved
disastrous, the Browns winning to
2.
The Athletics and Senators quit
in the fourth when it rained.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
Keeper Against
Bonus For Angels

SEATTLE. Wash. June 6. n.p)-
Bill Klepper, outspoken business
manager Of the Seattle club, believes
that any bonus the Los Angeles
Angels receive should come from
the pockets of the Angel owners
and not from the Pacific Coast
league.
Klepper spoke right out after
hearing that a Los Angeles official
suggested that the league give the
Angels monetary reward if the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
WASH OUT
IS MILES OF
KIDNEY TUBES
Win Back Pep >. .Vigor Vitality

Medical authorities agree that your kid
neys contain Is MILES of tiny tubes or
filters which help 70 purify the blood and
keep you healthy. They should pour out
thru the bladder pipts of fluid day
which contains pounds of waste matter.
If you have trouble with too frequent
Bladder passages with scanty amount caus-
ing burning and discomfort, the Is MILES
of kidney tubes need washing out. This dan
ger signal may be the beginning of nagging
backache, leg pains, loss of pep and vitality.
getting up nights, lumbago, swollen feet
and ankles, rheumatic pains and dizziness.
IL kidneys don't empty pints every day
and get rid of 4 pounds of waste matter.
your body will take up these poisons causing
serious trouble. 1t may knock you out and
lay you up for many months. Don't wait.
Ask your druggist for DOAN'S PILLS
doctors prescription which has
been used successfully by millions of kidney
suff srers for over 20 years. They give quick
relief and will help to wash out the Is
MILES of kidney tubes.
But don't take chances With strong drugs
or so-caled kidney cures" that claim to fix
YOU UP In 10 r.inutes. Your common sense
will tell you that this is impossible. Treat
ments of this nature may seriously injure
and irritate delicate tissues. Insist on
DOAN'S PILLS =. the old reliable relief
drugs. Be sure you get DOAN'S PILLS
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07

season is split and they lead the cir
cult at the midway point.
"If they want to give the play
ers a bonus,' Klepper said, "let
Wrigley do it. After all, the Angels
are winning for him.
The Seattle business representa-
tive indicated his club favorS the
split season plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
USE HOME MADE DIVING SUITS

SEATTLE, W.P-Two high school
youths, Howard z. Iversen and
Lloyd johnson, both 18, made a
diving suit out of a flivver IS gas
oline tank, two bicycle pumps.
garden hose and other Odds and
ends plus 10 cents. The boys made
more than 80 trips to the bottom
of Lake Union recovering tools and
other equipment lost from beats.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
Here And There
In Sport World
tBy United Press)

MONTREAL, Que, June 7. U.RI
Jimmy McLarnin, who lost his
welterweight crown to Barney Ross
in New York last week, will get a
chance to regain his title in a re-
turn bout at Soldiers field, Chicago
early in October, according to Nc
Larnin's father, Samuel. McLar-
min was in Montreal enroute to
Vancouver He said details of the
match had been decided upon al
though formal contracts had not
yet been signed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07

A survey is being made in Tulare
county to determine the extent of
olive knot infestation.
The darkling ground beetle has
been attacking cotton in a small
area in the Tulare Lake basin.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
STATE AUDITORS PAY SMALL

OLYMPIA, Wash, U.P)-State
auditors in the early days drew
small paychecks. Cliff Yelle, pres
ent auditor, has a territorial war
rant made out to Andrew J. Moses
the first territorial auditor, paying
him S1875 for three months work.
Yelle, one of the lowest paid of
high state officials, gets $3.50 a
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
New York 1874, Boston 81.
Detroit 2, Cleveland l.
st. Louis 3, Chicago 2.
Washington Philadelphia, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday's Results

Chicago II, st. Louis 6. Q3 in
nings.)
New York 6, Boston 2.
Pittsburgh 3-5, Cincinnati IL.
Philadelphia u, Brooklyn 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
Hollywood 4, Mission 3.
San Francisco 3, Los Angeles
C12 innings).
Oakland 8, Sacramento l.
Seattle 8, Portland 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07

much as a boo. ] peeped up in
time to see the referee murmur
sweet sympathies to the defaulter.
The opponent threw his arms about
the mans shoulder and helped
him from the ring. The crowd
gave the pair hand, and filed
peaceably out into the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07
Ell CENTRO NIGHTBALL LEAGUE

Last Nights Results:
Fat Boys 4, Studebakers 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07

LOS ANGELES, June 7. W.D -
George zarynoff, Russian heavy
weight, won a feature wrestling
match from Leo Numa Of Seattle
at the Olympic last night by side
stepping flying tackle that car
ried his opponent through the
ropes and easily applying a decid-
ing hold when Numa reentered the
ring. zarynoff captured the first
fall and Numa the second.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-07

Moldy hay killed four horses in
Kings county in April.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-07-19
HIGH SPEED BOOSTS
STATE AUTO TOLL

Excessive speed and "riding the
center line" are among the prime fac
tors in Minnesota's increasing toll of
automobile fatalities, according to an
analysis of traffic accident causes
made by Chief John P. Arnoldy of the
state highway patrol.
Excessive speed means any speed
too high for prevailing conditions"
Mr.. Arnoldy said. Twenty miles an
hour might be excessive speed in
some circumstances, although much
higher speeds are reasonable under
other conditions.
'"Too many drivers become accus-
toned to high speed on long, open
stretches of highway and refuse to
slow down sufficiently for traffic, for
warning signs, towns, schools and
other driving hazards.
"Drivers have a marked tendency
TO take the middle of the road when
going at high speeds. This is exceed