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Evening star., 1934-01-11
STOCKS IRREGULAR
IN narrow RANGE
Utilities, Rails and AIcohoIs
Are Firm-IndustriaIs,
. Metals Ease.
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, January ll.-CroSs
current prevailed in quiet stock trading
today. Utilities, rails and alcohols
showed fairly firm undertone, but
mild profit taking persisted in a number
OF mdustrlalS, while metals were some
what reactionary. The irregularity con-
tinued into late dealings.
Nash, American Commercial Alcohol
United States Industrial Alcohol, Con.
Solidated Gas and Santa Fe gained
point or mQe each. United State.
Smelling sagged and Case, Chrysler,
Dome and American Telephone dipped
around a point. Transfers approx.
mated 1,650,00O shares.
Shares of Nash Motors were amono
the most active with a gain of more
than a point. Chrysler, however, lost
a similar amount and General Motors
was about unchanged. United States
Industrial Alcohol got up a point and
smaller gains were shown by American
Can, Consolidated Gas, Santa Fe, Union
Pacific, Montgomery Ward, Pennsyl-
vania and North American. Issues of
fractionally to more than a point in
cluded American Telephone, Western
Union. Johns-Manville, United States
Smelling. Allied Chemical. du Pont,
American Tobacco B. Liggett & Myers
B and Dominion Stores.
Aside from bullIsh and bearish impli-
cations of activities at Washington. to-
gether with the possibility that Con.
greSs may revalue the dollar and per-
nit the Treasury to take over the Fed.
eral Reserves gold holdings. Wall
Street apparently was paying more at
tention than usual to business and in
dustrial news.
Broakage circles seemed impressed by
trade reports from various parts of the
country which indicated that the first
quarter of this year will show a pro-
nounced gain over the same period oi
1898. Comparisons, however, will be
aided by the fact that all lines of bust
ness pointed downward during the early
months of last year.
Market observers pointed out that
public purchasing power is being giver
a tremendous lift by Government spend.
ing. Federal expenditures during tht
first six days of 1884, it was found
averaged S49656, 481 At this rate the
total outlay for January shoul be about
81, 100000, 900. Since much of thl
money is going for pay rolls and tc
people who will spend it Immediately
it is argued, trade will continue to h
stimulated.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
STOCKS.
Heard in Financial District.

Directors of the Washington Loan &,
Trust Co. have declared quarterly
dividend of per cent payable on Feb
ruary 1 to stockholders of record jan
uary "a.
At the regular monthly meeting Of
the board OF directors of the Fidelity
Storage Co., a dividend of 81 per share
was declared, payable January Is.
Trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange today was confined to two
issues. Washington Gas Is, series B,
sold at 103, and Washington Railway &
Electric preferred appeared on the
board at 844.
Industrial earnings for the first quar-
ter should make striking gains from
the poor levels of the corresponding
period in 1888 the United States Busi-
ness Service forecasts Consumer lines
are helped by the larger amount of
employment and pay rolls, as well as
the higher farm income.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau states that issuance of the exec
utive order of December %, requiring
all gold to be turned into the Treasury.
has resulted in S2,81o,oo2 being turned
in. This consisted of S1,757, 900 gold
certificates, $1,032,827 gold coin and
S19,575 bullion. 1T looks as II this
order will work." Secretary Morgenthau
said.
Banking Students Take Exams.
Washington Chapter American Insti-
tute of Banking is concluding its edu-
cationa1 work for the first semester
and examinations are being given this
week in five subjects. according to
Walton L. Sanderson of the Hamilton
National Bank, chairman Of the Edu-
cational Committee. Glass enrollments
for the Fall term totaled 230.
Mr.. Sanderson stated that of the 1876
enrollments in the classes being COM
pleted this week, 180 have qualified for
final examinations in the subjects OF
bank organization and operation, ne
gotiable instruments, economics, credit
management and bank management. 1t
Is anticipated that with such large
percentage of those enrolled being quail
flied for examination, the class mortal
ity will be exceptionally low for the
term.
Chapter officials consider this fine
record on the part of the student BODY,
particularly in view of the extra volume
of work which all banking institutions
have had throughout the school term.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
RETAIL TRADE Up
IN FIFTH DISTRICT
December Sales Total Goes
8Per Cent Above 1882
Figures.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Retail trade in the fifth Federal Re-
serve district, which includes Washing
ton, was 8 per cent better in December
OF the year Just ended than it was in
December 1882. the Federal Reserve
Board announced here today in its
monthly summary. For the full year 1893
trade in this area was per cent below
the II months of the previous year, the
report shows.
The report is made up from state
mentS from so department stores in 81
cities in the District of Columbia,
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia,
North and South Carolina. The fig-
ures reveal what a great turnabout
there was in retail trade conditions all
over the district during the latter part
of the year.
Today's mercantile announcement
covers the whole IL Federal Reserve
districts Regarding the whole coun-
try, preliminary figures on the value
of department store sales show ali in
crease from November to December of
more than the estimated seasonal
amount The Federal Reserve Board S
index, which makes allowance both
for number of business days and for
usual seasonal changes, was 66 in De-
cember on the basis of the 1923-1925
average as 100, compared With % In
November and 70 in october.
In comparison with a year ago, the
value of sales for December, according
to preliminary figures. was 7 per cent
larger; when allowance is made for
the fact that there was one less trad
ing day this year than last, the in
crease from last year is about II per
cent. Increases compared with last
year were reported for all districts eX-
cept Boston, which showed no change;
the largest increases were reported in
the Atlanta, Kansas City, and Dallas
districts The aggregate for the year
1888 was per cent smaller than for
the year 1882.
Percentage increases or decreases
from year ago are as follows:
December 12 mo Stores. Cities
rrn+nl LA OLA
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, January 11.-Despite a
show of strength at the outset today,
the bulk of later trading in grain was
at prices well below yesterdays finish.
Comparative dearth of aggressive
new speculative buying became mani
fest, and the Government report ON
farm reserve supplies of grain had lit
tie effect except at the start. Late
quotations on wheat were around the
days low point.
Wheat closed unstable, LIZ cents
under yesterdays finish; corn, 1a-34
down; oats, as-15 off, and provisions
varying from II cents decline to cents
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Most Active Local Securities

The following we're the most active
bonds and stocks on the Washington
Stock Exchange during 1888. Several
have already been traded in since the
new years arrival, prices holding firm.
Quotations at the end of 1888 were
Evening star., 1934-01-11
,ales were reported as follows:

LEXINGTON, KY, January II H).-
Slightly improved prices on both hurley
and dark tobacco markets in Kentucky
were noted yesterday, but sentiment
continued to grow in favor of 'hoh-
day" on the dark-fired markets.
At Mayfield 200 growers from West
ern Kentucky and Tennessee adopted
resolutions asking the Governors of the
two States to close the dark-fired mar
kets until stabilization of the price for
the 1888 crops is made by congressional
action"
Evening star., 1934-01-11
!. s. TREASURY CERTIFICATES
tReported by Chas. D. Barney Co.,
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
By the Associated Press.

was: Receipts, S1O,57O. 649. 81; expenditures,
S37, ,21s.753.s3; balance. S74s.073, SAC: o.;
942.39; receipts for the fiscal year (since
expenditures S3 OO6. l2s. .527,e3 Cnclud-
ing 81, ,452, ,O61 326.66 Of emergency expen-
dituresl; excess Of expenditures. S1,446,-
401 BOZ. 70.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, January II [R.-Over-
the counter market:
Evening star., 1934-01-11
December' u mo. Stores. Cities
Total .. - IS 444 PA

December figures preliminary: in most
cities the month had one less business day
this year than last year.
The above comparisons show that
this district was l per cent ahead OF
the national average for December and
also l per cent better than the II
months average for the whole nation.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
LARGE RECEIPTS KEEP
BURLEY PRICES DOWN

BY the Associated Press.
GREENVIILE, Tenn, January IL
More than so per cent of hurley tobacco
on Southern Appalachian markets,
warehouse men estimated, sold for less
than S12 a hundred pounds yesterday.
Growers continued to food ware
houses with the leaf, and this tended
to keep prices from rising, as had been
predicted.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Cash Grain Market.

Wheat, No. 2 hard, 8614; corn, No.
2 mixed, 4934; No. mixed, 49l2a5014;
No. yellow, 5O34a51: No. 3 yellow,
491Aa5Oh; No. white, SLY; No. 3
white, 501aa51; old corn, No. 2 yellow,
51A; No. yellow, ST. oats, No. 2
white, 3714a39; No. 3 white, 3714a37R;
no rye; barley, 48a78; timothy seed,
5.5oa600 cwt.: clover seed. 10.00a13.50
cwt.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
800 RETURN TO RAIL SHOPS.

ST. LOUIS. January II LP.-The re-.
opening of the Missouri Pacific Lines
shops at Sedalia. Mo, and North LITTLE
Rock, Ark, closed since December %
has put approximately 300 men back u
work.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

=, NEW YORK. January 11-Dividends de-
cIareo. BY the Standard Statistics
Extra.
Pc Stock of Pay
" company. Rate. riod record. able
Kalamazoo Stove ...25c . I-2O Q
Increased
InS Co Sta Of Pa $3.50 S Is LII
Fepeeko Sug ......20c NJ l-20 q
Resumed
Kalamazoo Stove .25c @ 1-2O 2
Initial.
Prud Trad TT Sh. .7I2c :. 1871 LII
Accumulated.
Sharp 8; Dohme Of. Csc =. 1-22 q
Evening star., 1934-01-11

31& 91a MacAndrew&F t2.35.,
30A 13 Mccall Corp Cd.
~ II McCrory Stores A. -.
6 IN McCrory Stores B. Z. .I
21 2h McCrory Stores pf. (.
ASH Is Mcintyre Pore NJ Cd
95N 441s McKessport T P 90.
13h IL McKssson & Robbins
rs 39s McKesson & Rob pf. .
81 Y Mcclellan Stores. 80.
22h 2M Mcclellan Stores ~.
46ss 1Sh Mack Truck ~.
eEA 24N Macy (RH) & Co ca. .
1884 81 Magma Copper.
Evening star., 1934-01-11

Quotations as Of o'clock)
The Washington times., 1934-03-23

More than two inches Of snow
have already fallen today, with
the prospect that the fall will
continue all day and through the
night. More snow or rain is also
in prospect for. tomorrow.
The temperature dropped to a
low of II degrees at II O'Clock,
climbing back one degree to 18
early this afternoon.
The snow started falling shortly
before 9 o'clock, and an hour
later an inch had been recorded
at the Weather Burea a u
observatory.
The temperature stood at 81
degrees at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, and an hour later dropped
three degrees as the snow started.
A northeast wind of about 10
miles an hour was blowing.
Officials of the National
Capital Parks said that as yet
the cherry blossoms have not
been damaged, but they fear that
if the cold wave should last q
day or two that the buds will
be hurt.
The snow and cold will prob
ably delay the date of blossom
ing, officials said.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Northeast Wind Accompanies Winters
Return Park Officials Fear Lasting Cold
May Be Injurious to Cherry Blossoms

as the fall is heavy enough to per-
NIT the work.
Early in the day it was impos-
sible to use snow ploWs, officials
said, because the snow was so
light that the ,plows would not
take hold"
There are 900 employees of the
Refuse Department ready to go to
work at once. In addition, 225
from the Sewer Department, 80
from the Water Department, and
200 from the Highway Depart
ment were released early in the
day and told to report back for
work between 3 and 4 o'clock,
when it is expected the snow re-
moval will begin in earnest.
In addition to the men, A trucks
and flushers, all equipped with
snow plows, are ready to be put
into service as soon as the work
starts. These will be running
early in the afternoon, it is ex-
pected.
The Capital Transit Company
already has begun running plows
and SWeeperS.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
BABCOCK URGES
VOTE FOR PAY

"The only way to obtain pay
restoration is to vote for it on
every possible occasion"
This was the keynote of a state
ment today by E. Claude Bah
cock, president of the American
Federation of Government En-
ployes, in which he urged mem
bers of the House to concur in
Senate Amendment No. IA. The
statement reads:
"On the conference report on
the Independent Offices ApprO-
priation bill, the American Fed
Grafton of Government EN-
plOyeS "a. F. of L. affiliate)
hopes all members who favor
restoration will vote to recede
and concur in Senate Amend
ment No. IA.
"With respect to the rumOr
that members heretofore Op-
posed to restoration may vote
in this way in order to increase
the probability of q veto, it can
only be said that If they so
vote, it is their responsibility.
"The only way to obtain res
tOratiOn is to vote for it on
every possible occasion and this
action is recommended to mem
bers who believe that the Gov
ernment should conform to
NRA principles in its own en-
plOyment policy"
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Maryland Stamp
Sale Tomorrow

ST. MARYS CITY, Md, March
20 (SpeciaD .-Philatelists by the
hundreds were here today for the
first-day sale of the Maryland
tercentenary postage stamp which
began at 8 a. m. in the audi
torium of st. TIary's Seminary.
Stamps are available today only
ct the temporary postoffice here,
but tomorrow will be placed on
sale in washington and all other
offices.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
SEES.
RAIL CHIEFS
BY International News Service


After conferring over an hour
with railroad managers, Joseph
B. Eastman, Federal Coordinator
Of Transportation, said today he
planned to resume the confer.
ence later in the day on the
railway wage dispute.
II gave the managers some
problems to chew on and will
confer further with them dur
ing the afternoon. I hope to
meet with the union repre-
SentativeS after that, although
it may be necessary to post
pOne my conference with them
until tomorrow"
Asked whether any progress
had been made. Eastman said it
would be unwise to answer at
this time.
Mr.. Eastman, whose services as
a mediator had been offered the
disputantS by President Roosevelt,
intervened in the dispute at the
invitation of the railroad unions.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
BILL
SUPPORTED
BY BLACK
Reserve Bank Chief Urges
Passage; Rand Calls Brain
Trust Communists

Strong endorsement of the re-
vised stock market bill, voiced
by Governor Eugene r. Black of
the Federal Reserve Board, was
countered today by James H.
Rand, jr., induStrialist chairman
of the committee for the nation,
with the charge that Administra.
ton brain trusters" are seeking
to thwart business recovery so
they can push the nation into
communism.
Mr.. Blacks endorsement at the
Senate Banking Committee hear
ing was believed to express the
long awaited view of the White
House on the controversial
measure.
Mr.. Rand's charge created a
furore at the House Interstate
Commerce Committee hearing on
the bill. He read a letter, writ
ten by DR.. William A. Writ, head
of the Gary, Ind, school system,
in which DR.. Writ declared brain
truSterS" had outlined their
scheme to him.
The letter quoted "brain trust"
members as characterizing Presi-
dent Roosevelt as "tfe Kerensky
of this revolution" and asserted
that they could Supplant the
President.
Sustained BY Rayburn
Members of the committee
halted Mr.. Rand while he was
reading the letter, and Chair
man Rayburn interjected:
"YOu have laid this on the
brain trusters.' Are you max
ing the charge by indirection
that President Roosevelt has
called men around him who in
tend to overthrow the Govern
ment?"
Representative Monaghan (D)
of Montana, asserted that the
reason 1Or reaolng CQe 4eCCer was
Ito drag a red herring across the
trail'' and denounce the whole
thing" as traitorous.
Mr.. Rand said the Committee
for the Nation is composed of
1,500 business men and indus
trial leaders. The organization
has supported many of the none
tary policies OF the Administra-
ton. ,"
Commission Given Power
The bill, he said, would give the
Federal Trade Commission practi-
cally a free hand over business
corporations. He added:
ut carries us much further
toward a regimented state-and
that is too serious a decision
to be made by indirectiOn."
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Strike Halt Angers
Coast SteUedOres

SAN FRANCISCO, March % Il.
N.SO.-Although the strike of 15,-
900 Pacific Coast longshoremen,
scheduled to begin today, has been
postponed by a last-minute appeal
by President Roosevelt, the stu
alton was far from quiet today.
StevedoreS planned a demonStra-
ton on the Embarcadero in pro-
test against the eleventh-hour
action of their leaders, who agreed
to appointment of a board of arbi-
tration.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
NSUL HUNTS ISLAND WHERE HE CAN BE MODERN CRUS(
His Persistence
Wins, Drives
Car in RiUer

There's an old adage that If
at first you don't succeed, try,
try again.
Whoever was driving Grady
McNair's new coupe followed
that advice.
The man drove down South
Capitol Street and tried to hur-
die the low wall at the edge Of
the Eastern Branch. The car
failed to take the jump, how
ever, and after several tries the
man drove off to @ Street
Southwest.
Driving across a lot from Q
Street, between South Capitol
and Half Streets Southwest, the
motorist pointed the car toward
the water, stepped on the gas
and raced into the Eastern
Branch.
A watchman saw form
emerge from the car in the
river, scramble up the bank and
disappear.
Mr.. McNair lives in the 1400
block T st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
WheeIer's Daughter
Wins School Honor

Miss Frances Wheeler, daugh-
ter of Senator Burton K. Wheeler
of Montana, has been placed on
the honor roll for high scholastic
standing at Connecticut College
where she is a freshman. Miss
Wheeler, who is spending the Eas-
ter holiday here, is one Of six
members Of her clas to be awarded
scholarships.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
NRA DOublesP PGyrOU,
Cotton Leader Saus
BY International News Service

ny INTERNATIONAL News service
Although opposed to the Wag-
ner collective bargaining bill,
George A. Sloan, president of the
Cotton Textile Institute, today
was on record with the declara-
ton that mill payrolls had
doubled under operations Of the
NRA. Previously, Francis j.
German, vice president of the
United Textile Workers of
America. had told the Senate
Labor Committee that Southern
textile employees were nearing a
general strike because they had
been forced to work for mini
mum wages set up under the
NRA codes.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Armstrong Pupils
Score in Exhibit

With a capacity audience pres
ient the fifth annual industrial
arts exhibit was well received by
parents and friends at Armstrong
Technical High School last night.
The display included student
work from the masonry, machine,
metal, mechanical, millinery, ap-
piled science and domestic art and
science departments of the school.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
BODY Of SLAIN
WOMAN FOUND

SAN DIEGO, CAL, March %
G.N.S.l The h~T-r &C v'or'o,l
who, apparently, had been slain
and left at the oceans edge in a
crude attempt to stimulate suicide,
was found today near the end of
the Mission Beach pier. three miles
from the resort suburb of Ocean
Beach.
There were no identifying marks.
Over one ear was a bruise, and
around the waist was tied a pillow
slip weighted with metal.
Telltale marks in the sand indi-
Gated that a man had dragged the
body $50 feet from the seawall to
where the waves would crest over
her in shallow water.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
L. r. Brooks Estate
BeOUe1thed to Wife

In a will filed for probate in
Montgomery County Orphans
Court today, Lewis F. Brooks, late
resident of Poolesville, Md, left
his entire estate, except a few
dollars, to his wife, M. Katherine
Brooks.
Each of his children, six in
number, were left 81. Mrs. Brooks
was named executrix. Mr.. Brooks
died at his home in PooleSville
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
EASTMAN ASKS.
!. RA|L-TRUCK
4 J. H"H HOVN
: SERVICE
"HH
Urges 2 National Agencies TO
Pick Up and Deliver
y Goods at Stores
BY International News Service

Establishment of two national
competitive agencies to collect and
deliver at the door merchandise
of less than carload freight moved
by rail was recommended to the
railroads today as a means Of re-
coupling much of this traffic from
the motor truck companies.
Joseph B. Eastman, Federal CO.
ordinator of transportation, who
made the proposal, said it would
save upwards from 100 million
dollars annually, increase the rail-
roads volume of this type of bust.
ness and expedite its transporta.
ton.
Outside Operation
Each of the competing agencies
would have comparable traffic
and financial strength.
They would be owned by the
railroads which serve them, but
operated by an independent man.
agement in which the public
would be represented.
He admitted highway transpor.
tation of such freight for dis
tances less than rs miles would
continue to be the more eco.
nomical with the agency plan in
force.
Can Be Corrected
The two agencies would work
under contracts encouraging di-
rect and economical routing Of
the freight, but protecting the
revenues of each participating
carrier.
Eastman's recon- m endations
we're made in an exhaustive re.
port and directed to the regional
coordinating committees set up
by the Emergency Transportation
act. &
He pointed out that the rail.
roads have lost the bulk of the
less-than-carload traffic. This loss
is due to "correctable i1-utility
in service, overall speed, come
pleteness, convenience and safety"
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
IDENTIFIED
IN KIDNAPPING
BY International News Service

Department of Justice agents to-
day conducted an intensive hunt
for. Arthur R. Barker and Alvin
Karpis, leaders of a Mid-Western
gang, who have been identified as
principals in the sensational kid
naping of Edward G. Bremen, st.
Paul banker.
Both men have long criminal
records. They were paroled from
the State penitentiary at Nc
Alister, OKLA, where Barker served
10 years of life sentence for MUIR
der. and Karpis served part of a
four-year term for burglary.
Mr.. Bremen was kidnapped in St.
Paul last January IT. He was re-
leased February z when his family
paid 100000 ransom.
The identity of all members of
the Barker-Karpis gang is known,
authorities stated.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Diphtheri0 Tests
GiDen in COuntu

State Health Department ply
sicians are in Arlington county,
Virginia, this week checking on
the results of Schick tests given
$50 children there to determine
their immunity to diphtheria.
The tests were given last week
and those who show a positive
return will be given immunization
treatment within few days.