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The Washington times., 1934-04-27
OIL
STOCKS DROP

Total stocks of all petroleum
products held by the principal
marketing companies in Califor-
mia, except those held at sales
and service stations, declined
3,178,506 barrels in March, the
American Petroleum Institute es-
Inmates. At the end of the
month the storage amounted to
144,146, ,43O barrels.
Daily average crude oil produc-
ton in California in March was
474,531 barrels, compared with
449,778 barrels in February. Dur
ing March, Is wells were COM
pleted, with initial daily produc-
ton of 30,976 barrels, compared
with 81 wells in February, with
initial output of 10,418 barrels
daily.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27

N0s"O "O"" dU6 GrGIlQ.
Consolidated Gas went to a
new low for the year after early
Steadiness, which was apparently
induced by short covering. This
unsettled the rest of the utility
shares, which were inclined to
drift lower in light trading.
Motors Lower
The motor stocks manifested a
similar tendency, with both Gen
eral Motors and Chrysler slipping
off fractionally in sluggish trad
ing.
Hudson also was easier and lost
about half point. The adverse
sentiment in the motor group is
apparently due to the belief that
the peak sales period is rapidly ap-
preaching and also because of the
labor troubles in the industry.
National Biscuit was another
tarket for the sellers losing frac-
tionally and getting down to a
new low for the movement. The
other food shares were quiet.
Railroad shares also gave an ufl-
impressive account of themselves
despite the pickup in car loadingS.
Atchison, New York Central and
others ruled practically unchanged.
Oils Sluggish
Oils continued sluggish with
Standard Oil of New Jersey, Cali
fornia, and others holding around
their previous closing and show
ing little disposition to rally.
Celanese continued under pres
sure reflecting the apprehension
over the industry's price structure
which was disturbed by Indus.
trial Rayon's announcement of a
price cut.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
Food Products
Hold Steady

Prices Of fOOdStuffS at whole
sale have held fairly steady, &C
cOrding to the weekly food
index compiled by Dun & Brad
street, Inc.
The index has kept within a
range Of 1 cent during the past
five weeks, and for April "a
stood at $2.11, unchanged from
the preceding week, and COM
pairing with $1.93 at the start
Of this year.
The latest figure is only 4
cents below the 1884 top, and
contrasts with $1.75 for the
corresponding week Of last year,
or an increase Of 2O.6 per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27

Canada
Montreal funds in New York, 9Ssa8
premium ON 1000
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
MoNsANTo PAYMENT

Monsanto Chemical Works
voted a quarterly dividend of 25
cents applicable on shares to be
distributed April 80 under the
100 per cent stock dividend re-
Gently voted. 1t is payable June
Is to stock of record May IS.
Prior to the declaration of a stock
dividend, the issue received 31A
cents quarterly.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27

III 81 zonite Products.... 6T 6N 676
ta) Optional Cb) Partly extra oD Extra
Of 0 No regular
(hI Payable in stock. (n) Special stock (w VI
With warrants. txwO without t"I
~ Ex.rights
Dividend rate in dollars parenthesis (Note) Extra
dividends published through dividend period
The Washington times., 1934-04-27

~AA~ 80 -
It's ready to
expand, and Mr..
Delnar S a US
there's plenty
Of ca sh on
hand. He says:
eve h a v e
lots Of money
and are ready
to lend it,"
Th Lincoln
Service, W h il e
not a bank, is
q financial in
:stitution a n d
lends m o n e y
only to salaried
people.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27

affair today
after a firmer
opening.
Trading ia
pered off to a
snail's pace as
t ra d ers dis
played consid-
cradle nervous
ness after yes
terday'S selling
furry and pre-
ferred to re-
main on the
sidelines pend
ing Qualification
of the immedi-
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
FIRM
PLANNING To
EXPAND
70.
BY DUNBAR HARE

The Lincoln Service Corpora
tion, engaged in industrial hank
ing, is now planning to expand
into Pennsylvania and Ohio.
That's on the word of Charles
pelmar, president.
Mr.. Delmar's outfit is now op-
Grating four offices-one in the
District, two in Maryland and
The Washington times., 1934-04-27

, 'Ex-dividend.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
Dollar MOueS
Up SLIGHTLY

NEW YORK, April Fl (I.N.S.D,
The dollar showed a slight inn
prOvement today following yes
terday's selling furry. British
pounds sterling declined mOder-
ately. European gold currencieS
were uniformly easier. The
table:
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
Wholesale Price
Index STATIONARY

The wholesale commodity price
index remained at 1873 for a Sec
ond consecutive week, the Bureau
Of Labor Statistics reports.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
WASHINGTON STOCKS
SALES-AFTER CALL

Washington Railway and Elec-
trio As, $5O0@95, $1.000@95,
$1,O00@95, $500@95, $500@95.
Potomac Electric 6 per cent
preferred, 1@111.
Potomac Electric Consolidated
SIS, $1,000@104.
washington Gas IS B, $1,000
10234. r'.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
STOCKS SLUMP
AF TER FIRM
OPENING
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, April q 0.N.S0.
The stock market turned into .
liStless and somewhat reactinnarv
Evening star., 1934-01-08
STAV|SKY SHOOTS
SELF TO FOIL LAW
Alleged 10000, 900 SwindIer
Believed Dying After
Signs of Reviving.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHAMONIX, France. January g.
Serge Handsome Alex" Stavisky, al
legged s4O,O0OO0o swindler. shot him
self in the head today when police sur
rounded him In hidden villa. He was
at first thought to have died instantly,
but hastily summoned physician
found sign of life.
A battle Immediately was begun to
save Stavisky from death in order to
turn him over to trial.
Application of restoratives brought
an apparent consciousness to the man
who had been sought for two weeks
following the collapse of the Bayonne
pawnshop which he founded.
Later, however, he lapsed into a
coma and the doctor said he feared
the wound was mortal.
He was living alone in one room OF a
villa at the foothills of the French Alps
The secret service traced him there,
and its agents entered the unheated
house. No signs of life had been seen
about it.
Smash Down Door.
One room. later found to be the only
heated quarter in the villa, was found
locked. The agents knocked at the door
There was no answer.
Convinced that Handsome Alex must
be inside, they smashed down the door
Stavisky was there. AS the police
burst into his hiding place he placed
a gun to his head and fired.
So ended a search conducted on a
worldwide scale by the French govern
ment directed by Premier Camille
Chautenps himself
The villa had been rented for
Stavisky by lieutenant.
Stavisky's friends long had said that
he was prepared to kill himself if cap
tured. They said he carried dose OF
poison with him constantly. He also
carried pearls valued at $4,000 they
said
Stavisky's wife. who vanished from
the Claridge Hotel on the Champs
Elysees with their two children on the
day after her husband fed, has beer
located living in a small apartment
within a quarter of mile Of the hotel
under her maiden name.
Herriot May Be Called.
Meanwhile, formation of new
French cabinet was considered strong
possibility with the government moving
swiftly to protect itself against over
throw in the storm growing out OF the
$40 100000 scandal.
1t was said unofficially that Edouarc
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Evening star., 1934-01-08
RICE IS RELEASED
BY NATIONAL CLUB
FIeet-Footed OutfieIder Ends
19 Years Service With
Griffmen.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

Sam Rice, for l9 seasons a wearer
of the Nationals uniform and during
the greater part of that stretch a ma
jor league star of the first water, has
been Internationally released by the
Washington ball club, free to find an
other job for himself in his AID year.
Notice that old Man O. Wars services
were no longer desired by the club was
eulogistit letter dispatched by Clark
Griffith, Washington president.
While not wholly unexpected, the
notification of release coming at this
time rather surprised the veteran. who
emphatically declared it had not been
requested by him. He pinned respon-
sibility for the action on the Washing
ton executive, but with no bitterness.
Sam, whose real name is Edgar
Charles, came up to the Nationals in
August Of 1915 as a pitcher, was con-
verted into an outf1elder the following
year because of his batting strength,
and thereafter. until three years ago,
was fixture in the clubs outer defense.
Born in Morocco, Ind. in 1892 ne Will
be 42 years old next February 20.
Bought from the Petersburg club Of
the Virginia League for $500. Rice was
not long in becoming one of the rank
ing stars of the majors. He was noted
hitter. over a great stretch, batting con-
sistently above 800. Fleet of foot. in
his heydey he was among the leading
base-stealers of the big leagues and was
accounted one of the shrewdest players
in the game.
AS time took its toll of Rice's under
pinning. however, the players effective
ness diminished. and the past three
seasons he filled the role OF utility
outfielder.
Grifith's Notice of Release.
Griffth's notice of release, startling
TO the veteran of 19 campaigns with
the Nationals, was conveyed IN the
following terms:
In pursuance Of my conversation
with YOU in reference to your base ball
future. at which time you expressed
a desire to be given permission to deal
for yourself in the event the wash
ington club desired not to further re-
tain your services, wish to say TO you
that the Washington club is pleased
to acuuiesce in your request and hereby
grants YOU permission to deal with any
club that you see fit.
Sam, it Is with deep regret that
the time has arrived when your serv-
ice with the Washington team Is ended,
(Continued on Page Bio, Column -
Evening star., 1934-01-08
WATER MAIN BREAK
SHUTS OFF SUPPLY
Capitol Has Only Service On
Lower FIoors-Eastern
Area Hit.

The Capitol and buildings throughout
an area of more than a square mile, to
the east of the Capitol, were deprived
of normal water service today when the
Water Department found it necessary
to shut of high-pressure service main
at First street and Florida avenue to
repair a break
Water Department officials said that
it would take until late tonight to re-
place a broken valve. but had hopes of
sending water to Capitol Hill by draw
ing on mains of the second high serv-
ice which serves the large area in the
Northeast section. This was to be at
tempted shortly after noon.
After the high-pressure main on
Florida avenue was shut off. officials
transferred service to gravity lines, but
this did not carry water up into the
offices of the Capitol. because of its
high elevation. and also failed to pro-
vide normal service for buildings in the
area between the Capitol and Seven
teenth street. G street southeast and
F street northeast.
Gravity Mains Turned On.
The Capitol Hill area is served by one
high pressure main connection with the
Bryant street pumping station and the
Dalecarlia main pumping station. A
valve in the main at First street and
Florida avenue has been leaking for
some time, it was reported by D. w.
Holton, head of the Water Department.
When workmen started to repair it this
morning, they found that a saddle"
around this portion of the main had
broken, necessitating replacement.
The gravity water mains then were
turned on.
After some consideration, Holton or
dered a trial of the use of the second
high pressure lines to the northeast
area, although he had some concern
as to whether use of this extra pressure
system might do damage to mains in
tended for lower pressure.
Supply Is Meager.
Holton also called attention to a rec
ommendation he made recently for the
laying of an extra connection between
the downtown section and Capitol Hill
which would provide an alternative
high pressure service for the Capitol
Hill region.
The entire Capitol group of build
ings was affected by the break
While water could be had in limited
quantities on the lower floors of these
buildings, it did not reach the upper
floors. Restoration of the service was
promised for this afternoon.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
j. s. TRADE QUOTAS
TREBLED IN FRANCE
UNDER NEW RULING
America Exempted From
Policy of Reserved Buying
for Bargaining Purposes.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated ereSS.
PARIS, January 8-France agreed
today to increase threefold the quotas
on American products as announced at
the first of the year.
The United States embassy an
nounced the conclusion of this arrange
ment whereby the United States will be
exempted from the French policy to re-
serve three-quarters of its import
quotas for bargaining purposes.
While the announced arrangement
does not give full satisfaction to Ameri-
can business interests. it restores the
quotas as they affect the United States
to the figures of 1882.
The automobile imports still are hit
as the quota is based on 1882 figures,
which were smaller than the 1888 motor
imports.
Apples and pears were not included
in the agreements as these two Amerl-
can products already had been provided
for in a separate arrangement by which
France agreed to import 10000 metric
tons approximately 44,000,000 poundS)
of these fruits before March 81 IN ex-
change for an increased American wine
quota.
Tools of the mechanical industry
other than those for agriculture, lamps
and radio apparatus, also were not IN
cluded in the bargaining quotas.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
COURT ORDERS TRIAL
OF BISHOP CANNON
Highest Tribunal Upholds Corrupt
Practices Act, Attacked by
Prelate.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court held today that
Bishop James Cannon, jr, and his sec
retary, Ada L. Burroughs, must stand
trial on an indictment charging them
with failing to report contributions re-
ceived in the churchman's 1928 fight
against Alfred E. Smith for President.
The court upheld the validity OF the
corrupt practices act, requiring reports
to the clerk of the House, which had
been challenged by the Southern Meth
odist churchman.
Bishop Cannon and his secretary
were alleged to have received contribu-
tions from E. c. Jameson of New York,
and to have failed to report them.
When brought to trial they contended
the indictment was defective and the
corrupt practices act was unconstitu-
tional.
The District of Columbia Supreme
Court quashed the indictment, but the
District Court of Appeals held it was
good and ordered Bishop Cannon and
Miss Burroughs to trial.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
GARLIC.LIKE ODOR IN NORTHWEST
TRACED TO FOG-BORNE SULPHUR

forthcoming the Government chemists
in other departments were hunting
around for somebody who was burning
arsenic. This would produce gas with
a very garlic-iike odor. Burning OF
garlic itself would not.
Three years ago this Winter the at
tention of the world was drawn strong
ly to the possibilities of fog-borne
gases when approximately 100 persons,
mostly elderly individuals or invalids,
and considerable live stock perished in
Belgium due to a mysterious air-carried
poison 1t was traced to the gases pro-
duced by the combination Of some ele-
ments in soft-coal smoke with the
moisture saturated air. The garlic odor
was not reported.
1t was suggested at the Weather Bu-
reau that what happened in the Dis
trict yesterday was phenomenon Of
much the same sort, although far less
serious.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
BANK OFFICERS TRIAL
BEGINS IN CLEVELAND
Former Head of Standard Trust
Charged With Misapplying
$3.50, 900.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, January S.-The crash
of the Standard Trust Bank went into
another episode today in the trial Of its
former president and two former direc-
tors, both high officials in the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, on
charges of misapplying s450,0o0 in bank
funds and making false entry in the
banks records.
The defendants are c. Stirling Smith,
who headed the bank, and who has
been convicted of embezzling some OF
the banks funds: Alvanley c. Johnston,
grand chief engineer of the brother
hood, and James H. Cassell, the brother
hoods secretary-treasurer. Johnston
and Cassell were directors in the bank,
which succeeded a brotherhood insti-
tuition.
The three defendants have denied
guilt.
When the Standard was being form
ed, one of the banks absorbed had
about 100000 in paper of doubtful
value. The brotherhood entered into a
written agreement virtually guaran-
teeing the new bank it would suffer no
loss on this paper.
The indictment Is concerned with
$450000 involved In transactions based
on this agreement.
Evening star., 1934-01-08

A strong garlic-l like odor which per-
vaded parts Of Northwest Washington
yesterday and last night was due to
sulphur gases-probably sulphur. di-
oxide-produced by the burning of soft
coal. Sulphur dioxide is commonly
used as a refrigerant in various types
Of kitchen refrigerators.
But it had Government chemists
worried with numerous inquiries today
which they were unable to answer.
The garlic odor is so frequent In
Pittsburgh, according to Bureau OF
Mines chemists, that it would be un-
usual for a foggy day to pass without
some reports of it. Yesterday was a
"heavy day. in Washington. The fog
clung close to the ground. Ordinarily
the light sulphur gases rise rapidly.
Yesterday they we're caught and held
In the fog and diffused by light winds.
But before this explanation was
Evening star., 1934-01-08
LEAVES FOR GENEVA

WARSAW, Poland, January 8 R).---
Joseph Beck. foreign minister OF
Poland, left hurriedly for Geneva today,
apparently to take over the chairman
ship of the League of Nations Council.
His sudden departure will postpone
until the end of the month his long
expected political statement to the
Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish
Senate which he was scheduled to give
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
SOMERSAULTINGB BEES MASTER
TRAPDOOR TO PROVE THINKING

I'D when a bee was finding its way out.
but which refused to open when the
same method was used from the out
side. But shrewd little bees sometimes
watched till their confreres were coming
out and then slid in while the door was
still up. Some bees found that by turn
ing a somersault they could lift the
trap door and roll in upside down.
He revealed experiments which he
had carried out proved that a cockroach
which loves dark places, II shocked
often enough by electricity In these,
refrain from entering them, preferring
to remain in the light, thereby chang
ing habits of long centuries.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
FRANCE SEES HOPE
FOR DEBT REVISION
Regards Roosevelt Willingness to
Negotiate With Finland as
Precedent.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 8.-The first step
toward revision of the war debts, which
may eventually help France. is the
French Interpretation today of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's reported willingness to
negotiate regarding readjustment Of the
Finnish debt.
Further, it also was said, unofflcially,
the French see the reported plan as
bait" to encourage defaultirg nations
to pay something.
The New York Herald Tribune said
in Washington dispatch that President
Roosevelt had approved negotiations,
now nearing completion, aimed at re-
adjustment of Finland's 100000 war
debt to the United States.
Finland is the only debtor nation to
have made its full payments under
existing arrangements.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, January Bees seem to
possess a great deal of ingenuity and
seem able to think and to communicate
their thoughts to their bee friends.
stated DR.. Frank E. Lutz of the Amerl-
can Meseum of Natural History, New
York. when describing to the Royal
Canadian Institute here series OF ex-
periments he had conducted to test
insect intelligence.
DR.. Luntz said he placed sugar water
in a bees cage, entrance to which was
blocked at certain times. He used
sloping trap door which easily pushed
Evening star., 1934-01-08
KANSAS OFFICIAL FACES
BOGUS BOND HEARING
State Senate Opens Impeachment
Trial of Attorney General To-
day-Auditor's Case Next.

BY the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans.. January 8.-The
first impeachment trial in Kansas since
1898 was before the State Senate today,
with Roland Boyrton, attorney general.
facing four articles of impeachment
growing out of the recent million-dol-
lar bogus bond scandal.
Thirty-nine witnesses have been
summoned by the prosecution and ITO
by the defense.
After the attorney generals trial Will
J. French, serving his fourth term as
State auditor. will appear before the
same body, also on four articles of i'm
peachment.
Charges against both arose out of
the bond forgery investigation which
resulted in the arrest and later the
resignation OF Tcm B. Boyd, State
treasurer.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
WHALEN RESIGNS N. R. A,
Also Quits Store Position to Head
Distillery Combination.

NEW YORK, January 8 R).-
Grover A. Whalen, former commits
sioner of police, has resigned as city
administrator of the N. r. A. and as
general manager of the John Wanna
maker store to head the board Of d.
rectors of the Schenley Affiliated Cor.
poration, group of distilleries,
wineries and associated organizations.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
ALLEN-HAZEN REPORT IN
Committee Approval of Pair Fileo
for Senate Action.

The favorable report of the Senate
District Committee on the nominations
of the new District Commissioners,
Melvin C. Hazen and George E. Allen,
was filed in the Senate today by Chair
man King of the committee. The
names were placed on the executive
calendar and will be taken up at the
next executive session of the Senate.
probably tomorrow. Confirmation of
both Commissioners is expected.
The committee last Friday voted to
make the report which Senator King
filed today favorable. There was no
opposition in the committee.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
ENVOY DUE HERE FEB. 8

TOXIC, January CP-Hiroshi
Saito, new Japanese Ambassador to the
United States, advised the foreign
Office today that he will sail from
Southampton on the Berengaria Feb
ruary 8, planning to arrive in Wash
lnpton February 8,
Evening star., 1934-01-08
Dry Spell Forces
Villages in England
on Water RatiOns
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 8.-Anxiety
is spreading through rural Eng
land over the strange phenome-
non of a Midwinter drought.
Villages in the Chilterns, which
are only about 80 miles from
London, are on water rations. In
Northamptonshire districts the
scarcity is acute.
Lakes, such as Rudyard in
North Staffordshire, have sunk to
hitherto unknown levels.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
TWO CHILDREN KILLED
AS TRAIN STRIKES BUS
More Than 20 Mississippi Pupils
- Injured in Collision at Rail-
road Crossing.

road Crossing.
BASSIFIELD, Miss, January 8 R).--
Two children were fatally injured and
a score of others were hurt, several
seriously, today when a Mississippi
Central passenger train crashed into a
school bus which apparently had stalled
on the tracks near the Bassfeld station.
There were As children in the bus,
ranging in age from z to ID years, an
and all pupils at the Bassfield Consol-
dated School, including the driver,
Ernest Williamson, 18.
Screams of the children, some OF
whom were thrown from the vehicle by
the force of the crash, brought quick
aid and the young victims were removed
from the wreckage and the more SER
iously injured sent to hospitals.
The two almost instantly killed, rid
ing in the rear seats of the bus, were
Ipasca Stapleton, 7, and Alice Ault-
man, 18.
Evening star., 1934-01-08

BY the Associated Press.
= AN ANTONIO, Tex. January g.
Court-martial of Maj. William c.
Ocker, Kelly Field pioneer of
~ blind flying and inventor of blind
flying instruments, was ordered
today at 9th Corps Area headquarters.
The trial will be on charge of using
improper language concerning a supe-
rior officer
Charges have been drawn up. signed
by Mai Gen. Johnson Hagood. COM
mander of the 9th Corps Area, and for
warded to Capt. G. M. Ollivetti of the
2nd Division for trial under the ninety
sixth article of war.
The article carries two sections. dis
Evening star., 1934-01-08

CONTINUED on Page 2. Column g.
Evening star., 1934-01-08

Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow,
slightly colder tonight. lowest tempera-
ture about SO degrees; gentle winds.
Temperatures-Highe 54. at noon
today; lowest, 40, at 7:30 am. today.
Full report on page A-9.
Evening star., 1934-01-08

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