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The Washington times., 1934-07-03
FAILURES DROP
DURING WEEK :

There was quite a sharp reduc-
ton in the number Of business
failures in the United States last
week, and the number continues
much below that reported at this
time in both preceding years.
Records of Dun b Bradstreet,
Inc, show 233 such defaults for
the week ended last Thursday,
June 81, against Isl and 239, re-
spectively, in the weeks pre-
ceding. A year ago the aggregate
for the corresponding week was
373, compared with which the
current figure represents a drop
Of 37.5 per cent.
The decline this week was yer Q
largely in the West, although the
number of insolvencieS in the
East and for the Pacific Coast
States also was smaller than in
the preceding week. In the South,
the number was slightly larger.
All geographical divisions showed
a marked falling off from a year
ago.
Failures with liabilities Of
$4,000 and over in each case
numbered 148, against 1872 the
preceding week and 228 in the
similar week of 1888.
The number Of inSolvencies for
the Dominion Of Canada was %.
A week ago the total was 20 and
last year Al.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
v isss 5:' N. Y. Curb Quotations :::. .' .:

NEW YORK, July 3 GNS0.
Stocks on the curb exchange dis
played an irregular trend today
after yesterdays reaction, but the
undertone was better.
Trading was at q slow pace
after q furry Of selling at the
opening, with tomorrow's holiday
adding to current uncertainties to
restrict activity.
Mining shares were irregularly
lower after showing resistance
during yesterdays selling. New
mont lost a point, while Wright
Hargreaves was firm in the lower
priced group.
Higher-priced issues were er-
ratio. General Tire lost two points
in a thin market. Sherwin-Wil.
liams, on the other hand, was
strong, aided by reports Of big
earnings. Armour & Co. new pre-
ferred continued in supply and
worked lower.
The utility division was as mixed
as the rest Of the list. Electric
Bond and Share worked slightly
higher, but American Gas and
Electric was down a good-Sized
fraction.
Weakness in General Tire failed
to affect Fisk Rubber, which was
firm.
The oils as a group showed few
changes Of Importance.
Bonds were dull.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
Crude Oil Stocks
Decline in Week

. Stocks Of domestic and foreign
crude oil were announced today at
343, ZIG, 900 barrels as Of June %,
a dop Of $4,000 barrels fom the
total on hand the week before.
Secretary Ickes said the decline
amounted to $4,000 barrels for
domestic and $4,000 for foreign
crude.
Imports Of crude averaged no.
600 barrels last week, against co.
900 in the week closed June 16.
At the same time the Interior
Department announced today that
daily average crude receipts at re-
fineries during May were 2,517, 900
barrels. a gain Of $4,000 over the
April average.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
Sac PauLO to Pay
20 Pct. on COlLDONS

Speyer & Co., as special agent
for the State of Sac Paulo Is
year 8 per cent external loan
1921, and Speyer & Co. and j.
Henry Schroeder Banking Corpo-
ration, as special agents for the
State Of Sac Paulo 25-year 8 per
cent external loan of 1925 and
40-year 6 per cent external dollar
loan of 1928, announce that funds
have been deposited with them
sufficient to make a payment Of
20 per cent Of the face amount
Of the July /, 1894, coupons Of
the above loans. Acceptance Of
such payment is optional, but, if
accepted, must be accepted in full
payment of such coupons.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
By International News Service

The $35, 100000 Edison Electric
Illuminating Company. Of Boston,
three per cent notes, the first
utility issue under the new
securities act, has just been
offered to the public at par by
q syndicate consisting OF u
investment houses.
At the same time, reports in
the financial districts were that
Canada was planning a large
bond issue in this country, with
active discussion going on in
Ottawa, Washington and New
York. The Edison Electric offer
ing will net the company 1884,
348, 900, or 1924 per cent Of par.
OF this, the company will use
$25, OOO, 900 to retire notes due
July 16 and 100000 to pay off
bank loans due on the same date.
The issue Is the largest marketed
by a domestic utility since the
$85, OOO, 900 bond sale Of Com
rnonwealth Edison; Company, IN
June, 1881.
A Canadian issue would make
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
Weeks Sales Off
For DOdQe Dealers

Retail sales of new passenger
cars and trucks by Dodge dealers
in the week ended June % totaled
6,167 units, against 6,401 in the
previous week and 4,90s in the
like week Of last year. The fig
ures include Plymouth cars sold
by Dodge dealers.
Retail Plymouth sales by deal
ers in the June % week tota1ed
$3.50 units, against 8,745 in the
preceding week and 7,707 in the
like week Of 1888.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
vH; zs NJ Y. Bond Quotations V sS:. I'll :'

NEW YORK, July 3 GINS.
Irregularity and reactionary ten
denotes continued apparent in
the early bond trading although
the pressure Of liquidation which
characterized yesterdays dealings
was lacking to some extent.
The irregularity was most ap-
parent in the railroad section.
Denver and Rio Grande Is Of
1878 were unchanged, Chicago
and North Western convertible
4As gained fractionally, while
the Northwestern 612s nearly a
point. st. Paul adjustments were
unchanged.
Prime investment liens were
steady with Canadian National
ANS unchanged.
Home Owners Loan issues con-
tinued heavy with the As slightly
lower.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
". Y. Railways May
Surplus Increased

New York Railways for May re-
ports a surplus of $37,883 after
charges. The figure includes in
terest on bonds of certain con-
trolled companies for which New
York Railways Corporation states
it has no liability, which are in
default, and excludes interest on
income bonds which has not been
declared. This compares with a
surplus Of $15,907 after charges
in May.
For the first five months, the
Railways report a surplus OF
1915 after charges. including
'interest on bonds Of certain con-
trolled companies" against a sur
plus Of $9,673 for the like 1888
period,
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
CLOTH SALES SLOW

NEW YORK. July 8 (1.N.s.).-Busi-
ness in the coarse yarn cloths market
today was confined to scattered trading.
Buyers found they could obtain most Of
the print cloths for August they required
at prices which had been y cent higher
before. This, in the estimation Of
number in the market constituted
concession to buyers in terms of price
advantage.
Otherwise there was no easing trend
in this quarter. Many noted that stock
taking all over the industry was a con-
dition that should not be overlooked at
this time.
1t was enough by itself to quiet the
operations Of those who need no other
reason to stop placing gray goods orders.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
Wholesale Prices
Decline in Week

Wholesale commodity prices
dropped one point during the
week ending June 30, according
to the index of the Nationa Fer
tilizer Association. Three groups
declined, four advanced, and seven
were unchanged.
The declining groups were foods,
grains, feeds and live stock, and
building materials. The advancing
groups were fuel, including petro-
leum and it's products, textiles,
fats and oils, and fertilizer mate
rails,
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
Hog Market ActiUe
With Prices SteQdu

CHICAGO, July 3 UN.S0.
The hog market was fairly active
and steady today. Top was made
at $3.50. The approaching holt
day made the demand stronger
than usual. Most good, heavy
butcher sold at $4.75 to $500
and the best class of light hogs
at $3.50 to $3.50.
The supply Of cattle was $500.
The market was slow and about
steady for streets. Cows and
heifers showed a weaker ten
dency. Calves were about steady
with yesterday.
Choice lambs held at $3.50.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
KrOger's 6-MONath
Net Dips SLiQhtLu

Kroger Grocery and Baking
Company reported a net profit
for the "a weeks ended June is
Of $2,285,520 after all charges
and taxes, equal after preferred
dividends to $1,27 a share on
1,798,633 common shares.
This compares with a net of
$2,294,794, or $1.25 a share, on
1,811,O91 common shares, in the
corresponding 1888 period.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
Anaconda U71iteS
Selma Branches

Anaconda Sales Company, a 100
per cent owned subsidiary of Ana
conda Copper Mining Company,
will now, in addition to the
products already marketed by it,
take over the sale Of all metals
and metal products produced by
the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company and its subsidiary COM
panies, which were heretofore
sold by United Metals Selling Com
pany, also a 100 per cent owned
subsidiary.
BY this change the sales Of all
metals and metal products Of the
Anaconda group will be sold un-
der the Anaconda trade name.
The Washington times., 1934-07-03
NEW YORK WOOL

NEW YORK, July . I.N.S.).-Wool
market quiet; domestic fleece. I'M
washed. Ohio and Penn. 36@33; domes-
tic pulled, secured basis, S5095; domes-
tic Texas, clean basis. 6S@ domestic
territory clean basis S7@8&
The Washington times., 1934-07-03

High Low LIS
Globe Und Elk. sh sH ~
eP Ps9'e1% oe Corp &c.,: IL 17zt III
Imperial Oil CAM. 14HI 14hI IAN
Ind Pipe Line go. al An ~
Internal Pet 800. 27S q 27H
Inter Pwr Is pf.... 10 10 10
Kolster-Brandes Ltd III VI y
I EsSsaFf Isl Oh 1t pr A.: So" SO s"
Evening star., 1934-05-20
JAPANESE CABINET
CRISIS is FORESEEN
Newspaper Asahi Predicts Up
set in Financial
Scandal.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, May 20.-A leading Japa-
nese newspaper, the Asahi. asserted
today a cabinet upset is inevitable in
the near future over the financial
scandal surrounding Kideo Kuroda.
vice minister of finance
Premier Saito is determined to re-
sign if Kuroda's guilt is proved, says
the paper.
Kuroda was arrested on charges of
corrupt financial practices. Political
ferment was regarded as likely to con-
tinue for several days before there
are further developments.
Three lesser officials of the finance
ministry have been arrested since
Kuroda's incarceration on charges of
receiving bribes.
Meanwhile the nations attention.
focused on the domestic crisis. is vir-
tually oblivious to foreign affairs. Alb
sorbed in the cabinets difficulties, the
newspapers hardly noticed the state
ment of Sir John Simon, British for
eign minister. making it plain Britain
will not interfere in Far Eastern af-
fairs without the support OF the
United States.
Offcially it was said nothing in the
statement required comment. The
newspapers buried the story on inside
pages without editorial elaboration.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
DYNAMITE HURLED
IN STRIKE TERROR
Bombs Are Thrown at Homes of
Three Non. Union Workers in
Alabama Dispute.
Ey The Associated Press,

of tIlt ODcOIiolCu 1900
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. May ls-
Dynamite terrorists in an automobile
broke the quietude of the ridden
iron ore fields OF jefferson County
early today by hurting lighted bombs
at the homes of three non-union
workers of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
IL Railroad Co.
Heavy charges of the explosive were
thrown from speeding hghtless auto
mobile at the homes of w. N. Wom-
ack, ST. HudnelI and W. H Kiker.
all longtime employees of the COM
pany. who have remained on the job
volving 5000 ore miners.
Only at the Kiker home did the
explosive do any damage other than
shatter window panes There it tore
a big hole in the front porch, but all
occupants. including several women
and children, escaped unhurt.
The Thomas village of the Repub-
lie Steel Corporation was quiet last
night after two nights OF dynamite
terrorism, except that one of the VIC
tins of an attempted bombing shot a
special officer assigned to his home
as a guard
There was no indication that nego-
tiations to settle the strike of ore
miners, members OF the International
Union of Mine, Smelter and Mill
Workers, would be undertaken pend
ing a meeting of a committee in
Washington Monday to discuss code
for the industry.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
Hop 7 Years Ago
Introduced World
Toe. C.A.Lindbergh
Wall Street Wdgered 2l2
to I He Wouldn't
Fly atlantic.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nav le-Seven wears
ago tomorrow a gangling young air
mail pilot from out of the West
hoped off alone from New York to
Paris.
A bet-212 to /. that he wouldn't
make twas posted in Wall Street.
No one ever mad. He carried water
a few sandwiches and letters of in
PRODUCTION.
Twelve hours later he passed over
ST Johns, Newfoundland, caught
a final glimpse of the North American
continent and headed out TO sea
Most of his first 1000 miles were
through snow. fog and sleet.
The imagina ton of a world which
had not heard of the young flyer
until he roared into New York. break
ing the flight record from the Coast
was gripped.
Next day reports that he was sighted
near the Irish Coast appeard doubt
ful-but they were true
That night we" dropped down at
Le Bourget. 3315 hours out of New
York and 212 hours ahead of schedule
Il am Charles Lindbergh," he said.
But his letters of introduction weren't
needed.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
T. v. A. ELECTRIC HOME
PROGRAM OPENS SOON
Appliances Approved and FL
nanced by Government Go
on Sale Tomorrow.

BY the Associated Press.
TUPELO. Miss, May l9.-The
American Government first direct
cooperation with retail sales will be-
gin here Monday with the opening of
the Electric Home and Farm Au-
thority's electrification and appliance
program.
Electrical appliances approved and
financed by E. H F. A. and stamped
with the Tennessee Valley Authority
emblem. will be displayed and sold
for the first time by electrical dealers
authorized to handle E. H. F. A.
finance ranges. refrigerators and water
heaters. All are made and sold by
existing manufacturers and dealers,
E H F.. A. acting only as a promo
tion and credit agency.
Territory authorized for E. H. F. A.
financed sales and soon to follow
Tupelo includes North Mississippi, part
of Alabama not including Birming-
ham most of Georgia and Nashville
and Chattanooga in Tennessee.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
S8OO,0DO,0OO SEEN
NEED IN DROUGHT
Deficiency Appropriation Bill
Change Likely to Pro-
vide Funds.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
An estimate that $500. 900 900 would
be needed for relief work in drought
States was given yesterday to men,
bers of Congress.
Senator Nye. Republican. of North
Dakota who called a meeting of Sen
ate and House members TO consider
drought relief plans, said an attempt
probably would be made to amend the
deficiency appropriations bill to pro-
vide separate drought fund.
The 80000O0OO figure was men,
toned by H. L. Walster, extension
director of the North Dakota Agri-
cultural College. He said this was
the minimum that would be needed
Relief Pleas Received.
Letters and kilograms from farmers
in drought States came in during the
day. urging immediate relief
Government officials. moving to
meet these requests. disclosed that
the farm administration would allow
farmers in counties to be designated
as acute" drought stricken to plant
any amount of forage on acres not
rented to the Government.
Present production control con-
tracts limit the amount of forage
which may be grown. officials de-
cided that allowing farmers to plant
forage crops on Government-rented
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column %
Evening star., 1934-05-20
SURRENDER COMMENT
REFUSED BY BERGDOL
World War Draft Evader Silent
Made to U. S.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEINBERG, Germany. May l9.-
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. World War
draft evader. declined today to say
whether he has made overtures for
surrender to United States authori-
ties.
81 do not wish to say anything, "
was the only reply the former Phila-
delphian would give when asked about
reports published IN the United States
that he had volunteered to give him.
self up for trial in civil court.
Earlier Bergdoll's mother In law
said that she understood some repre-
sentation had been made in Wash
ington, but did not know the details.
Bergdoll has not been away from
Weinberg for several years, except for
brief journeys in this vicinity. His
fourth child was born about six weeks
ago and was named Grover. The
oldest boy is 6.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
ARTICLES IN ROBLES
CAVE ARE TRACED
Solution of kidnapping Appears
Imminent-Federal Agents
Plan Action.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz.. May l9.-Solution
of the mystery underlying the kid
napine and rescue of June Robles was
said by authorities here today to be
imminent.
The statement was made after 1t
became known articles found in the
desert prison pit in which the 6-year-
old girl was found last Monday. l9
days after her disappearance. had
directed suspicion toward two un-
named persons.
Several articles found in the pit
been traced and the identity of per-
sons in whose possession they were
believed to have been at the time OF
the kidnapping tentatively established.
The impending break" in the case
was reported after several days OF
questioning of possible suspects and
fruitleSs attempts to find the person
June would recognize as the man who
took her away from in front of Ros-
kruge School last April 25. or as one
of two other men she said she saw
while she was in the prison hole 912
miles from Tucson.
She has led authorities to believe
she would know one of her abductors,
although she said they generally
made her turn her back to them.
Clifton Mathews, United States at
torney for Arizona, in Phoenix, where
the mysterious Chicago letter" that
led searchers to June's hiding place
was received, said earlier in the day
the Federal Government would take
action as soon as Department OF JUS
tice agents uncover sufficiel ~ acts.
The kidnapping case. he said. may
be presented to Federal grand jury
here next Wednesday.
This case" said Colby S. Farrar,
Pima County undersheriff, will be
solved"
Evening star., 1934-05-20
700 Guests at Trade Board
Outing See Crash at
Resort.
ONLY ONE OF THREE
BODIES RECOVERED
Flight Planned as Relief" After
Death of Relative-French
Cruiser Aids in Search.

An sirplsne flight planned as
relief from grief over the tragic death
of a beloved relative ended in death
for three Washington men late yes
terday, when the craft plunged into
the Chesapeake Bay about 500 feet
off Bay Ridge, a Summer resort near
Annapolis. Md
approximately 700 guests at the
fortieth annual shsd bake Of the
Washington Board of Trade, at Bay
Ridge, saw the blue bodied cabin
monoplane dive into the bay after one
Of its yellow wings collapsed as it
came out of a loop about 500 feet
in the air.
Crash Victims.
Victims OF the crash were:
Ralph Bangs. 81, CavendlSh Apart
ments, Sixteenth street and Columbia
road. prominent real estate man.
His brother-in-law. William Carlton
Power. "a. of 1888 Newton street an
employe of the American Oil Co.
Malcolm B. Zahn. %, also of the
Newton street address. cousin of
Power and employe of the currency
and loans division Of the Treasury
Department.
The flight was decided upon yes
terday morning. it was said. after the
three men had attended the funeral
of Mrs Sylvia B. Power, mother Of
Power. mother-in-law of Bangs and
aunt of Zahn. Mrs Power died Thurs
day of injuries received last Saturday.
when she hanged herself.
Relief Flight"
After the funeral. according to Mrs.
Powers sister. Mrs. Myrtle Byers of
the McReynolds Apartments, Eight
eenth and G streets. the men gath
cred in Bangs apartment where they
planned the flight in an effort to get
away from things"
The plane, piloted by Bangs. who
had been flying for about years. took
off from the Hybla Valley. Va. airport
about 4:30 pm. and as far as could
be learned. headed directly for the
scene of the Trade Board outing.
Bangs. a member of the organization.
had told friends attending the Shad
bake that he intended TO do some
stunts" for them.
After circling over the scene of the
outing, the craft headed out across
the bay and went into a loop. AS
the plane nosed out of the loop, eye
witnesses said. the right wing sud-
denly collapsed. Then the craft
paused for fleeting moment. lurched
forward and spiraled nose-frst into
the bay. landing in l3 feet of water.
Two Row to Scene.
First to reach the wreckage which
was buried in the muddy bottom. were
Lieut.. G M Whitson. U. S. N. and
H. M. Phipps. resident of Bay Ridge.
who rowed TO the scene.
While Whitson and Phipps were
making their way to the wreckage.
another rowboat. occupied by two men
set out from shore, but overturned.
Its occupants. whose names could not
be learned, swan ashore
At the same time. Ernest GUIDE, 1890
Bladensburg road northeast, started
for the wreckage in a canoe, followed
by another man. who swan. William
c. Cloth. jr., former Arlington County.
Va, commonwealth attorney. made the
trip in rowbost belonging to Col. P.
M. Andrews.
Powers mangled body was pulled
from the wreckage by Jack Remson.
1909 Kalorama road: Howard A. Milor.
3l00 Thirteenth street northeast. and
Vincent Tutching. reporter for The
Evening star., 1934-05-20
SENATE TO PUSH
TARIFF MEASURE
Only II Amendments Of
fered and 6. 0. P. Fill.
buster Is Unlikely.

The Senate will drive ahead this
week with its consideration of the
Roosevelt reciprocity tariff bill, with
the Republican opponents, plus two
or three Democratic Senators, warm
ing to the attack.
1t is a foregone conclusion that the
bill will be passed by an overwhelm-
ing vote, and the only question seems
to be the date when the debate shall
be ended and a vote taken. The Re-
publican leaders have not, they say.
any intention of filibustering against
the bill. They do not regard that as
good political tactics But they will
insist upon opportunity for full con-
sideration of the measure-and that
in the light of other debates in the
Senate may mean almost anything in
the matter of time.
The Democratic leaders are talking
of dispoSing of the tariff bill by
Thursday night. This seems opti-
mistic. However. none of the oppo-
nents of the measure are predicting
that the debate will last more than
10 days or two weeks
The tariff bill has been considered
the head and forefront of the legis-
lative log jam in the Senate. Once
that is out of the way it has been be-
lieved that an adjournment of the
present Congress may follow promptly.
Housing Program Bill.
Take, for example, the administra-
tion's housing program bill, on which
hearing was held before the Senate
Banking Committee yesterday. That
measure is likely to run into consider
able opposition and demand for amend
ment before it is put through. The
President has talked of the need of
passing at the present session amend
ments to the agricultural adjustment
act which would more specifically
give the A. A A. the control of oper-
ations of the professors and handlers
of food products. through the licens-
ing power. The A. A. A. has been un-
der attack. not only of the professors,
but also of the farmers. These at
tacks are reflected in the attitude of
some of the members of Congress
Democratic as well as Republican.
At last it really looks as though
the much discussed silver legislation
would become an accomplished fact
The President and the members of
the congressional silver bloc seem to
have adjusted their differences to some
extent and within day or two the
President is expected to send to the
Congress a message recommending the
passage of the compromise silver bill
The bill will not go as far as some of
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1934-05-20
JOHNSON'S CRITICISM
DRAWS MINERS PROTEST
Leader of Workers Denies High
Wage Demands Block An
thracite Code.

BY the Associated Press.
SCRANTON. Pa. May l9.-John
Boylan, president of District No. l.,
United Mine Workers of America. to-
day expressed himself as mystifled
over statements credited to Recovery
Administrator Hugh S. johnson, in
which johnson blames the miners
for his conclusion that there is no
immediate prospects of code for the
anthracite industry.
johnson was quoted in wire dis
patches as saying the high rate of
daily wages paid anthracite miners
and the miners unwillingness to di-
vide work to absorb the industry's I'M
employed are the most troublesome
questions
Assuming that Gen. johnson is
correctly quoted said Boylan. "he
has either been misinformed or he
doesn't know what he's talking about.
The high rate of wages of which he
complains is no higher than the rate
approved in the soft coal fields where
bituminous code is operative"