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Evening star., 1934-06-03

did come through.
Bedford slipped away from me Just
once before the start Of the first race
and discovered him passing over all
of his ll-gotten gains to poker-faced
man behind makeshift counter, who
showed the pound notes nonchalantly
into leather bag swung over his shoul-
der and handed my wrangler extraordi-
nary a Darby day ticket. He'd put
everything on horse from "our sta
bleS"-the same horse, incidentally, that
he'd given the bobby" as a red-hot tip.
We had grandstand and paddock tick
cts and fitted back and forth between
them and the free-for- all sections on
the Downs. The paddock looked like a
fashion show for men, with each man
dressed in the same garb. The big
"totalizer," where big-time last-minute
betting was held, down by the moneyed
folks, was as hectic place as the small
time gambling stations over with the
mob. And there was a wigwag tele-
graphic system between the two! A
man getting the odds in the vicinity of
the totalizer wigwagged them to a Sec
ond man In front of the grandStand,
where they were received and acknowl-
edged by a man in the free -for-an and
passed on to an assistant, who posted
them on the blackboard.
Darby day-99 per cent spectators and
! per cent horse racel And then, sud-
denly
THEY'RE OFF!"-and down the first
stretch they came, the bright-colored
caps of the jockeys bobbing along over
the perfect green -and-white track and
rails!
Bedford and I, however, saw more
of the inside of the stables before the
race than we. did of the actual Darby.
We were SO busy scurrying about
through the crowd swapping photo
graphs while the main event was on
that it wasn't until the horses were
coming down the home stretch, 100
yards or so from the finish, that Bedford
glanced out at them, paled and
coughed nervously:
"Guvnor," he said firmly, we'd better
be going!"
why" I inquired, isn't our bob
bies' horse winning?"
Bedford laughed in a sickly manner.
Hes next to last now," he said. "and
losing ground. Come on, guv'nor"-
and his voice was almost pleading
we've got to get out of here!"
We raced out of the inciosure into
carefully avoided the corner on which
our "bobbie" friend was stationed, and
that was the last I ever saw of that
gullible arm of the law.
That night, in a pub on the way to
London, we looked in the paper-and
sure enough "our horse" had come in
last!
again, and I've never returned to the
Darby. Maybe our "bobbie" has been
shifted to another corner, and we
wouldn't know how to avoid him.
Boobies" I've heard, have long mem
ories.
But somehow, another Darby, at least
for me, wouldn't be complete without
Bedford.
As for Bedford himself, wonder If
he'll dare show his cockney face at the
Darby this year!
On second thought, I know he will.
He'll be there selling tips right and
left, with a false beard and an assumed
name. Bedford is undoubtedly equal
to any emergency!
Green Wrabbers
Evening star., 1934-03-22
WEAKNESS MARKS
GASOLINE PRICES
Steady Advance of Texas
Output Blamed for
Setback.
BY WILLIAM VOIGT, JR.,
Associated Press Star writA,

TULSA, Okla. March 22.-One Of
the weakest gasoline markets Of the
depression period, at a time of year
when ordinarily the price would be-
gin creeping upward, caused concern
in the midcontinent area this week.
The center of the disturbance again
was East Texas, and the mounting
volume Of distress gasoline there was
given by marketerS as the reason for
the further slump in prices.
Third Qow) grade gasoline could be
bought for 21s cents in tank-car lots
on a group three, Oklahoma. basis.
from East Texas refiners.
Hundreds Of cars Of gasoline we're
reported available. with marketers
using wire, telephone and personal
solicitation in an effort to get rid
Of it.
The steady advance of crude oil
production in Texas was the accepted
reason for the unstable situation.
East Texas produced more than $780,
600 barrels daily during the last week.
Whether the plan of the Humble
Oil & Refining Co. (Standard Oil Co.
Of New Jersey and other large COM
panies to apportion a percentage Of
their runs to East Texas refiners will
halt the movement of hot" oil was
in doubt
Evening star., 1934-03-22
.CLEAR|NGS SHOW
SUBSTANTIAL GAIN
Rise s299, ,586, 900 in Week
Exceed Year Ago by
81 Per Cent.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. March 22.-Bank
clearings this week gained consider
ably over the total for the week end
ed March IA. The amount this week
for all leading cities in the United
States, as reported to Dun g. Brad
street. Inc, was $5,156, ,839 900, an in
crease Of 81 per cent compared with
the total for the same week a year
ago. New York City clearings were
i 3.678, ,498, 900, a gain of So per cent,
while the total for all centers out
side of New York of 81 1,478, ,341 900,
was 1872 per cent higher.
Comparison was made this week
with the return for the first full week
following the bank holiday a year
ago. In part, the increase now shown
in clearings at some centers may be
due to that fact. Larger income tax
payments this year are also reflected
In the heavier amount for the week
just closed. The gains were especially
heavy at Philadelphia, Cleveland, st.
Lousi. Kansas City, Omaha. Rich
mond, Atlanta, Louisville and Port
land. Oreg.
This weeks clearings were in ex-
cess Of those for the week previous,
for the cities included, by s299 ,586 900.
Furthermore, March clearings to date
were larger than those for any pre-
ceding month with the single excep-
ton of February since July last year,
at which time stock trading at New
York City swelled bank payments to
an unusual sum.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
CANDY SHIPMENTS
LIKELY TO SET PEAK
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March


NEW YORK, March 22.-The
candy trade, still struggling with the
details of its code, today rushed ship
ments of Easter wares. 1t predicted
that Easter, always one Of the peaks
OF the candy calendar, would be the
best in four years.
Home production Of Easter candies,
If German sections of Pennsylvania
and Maryland be excepted, is less
than a year ago. In fact, sone Of
the best orders received here this
year have come from rural sections
usually noted for home production
which purchased virtually nothing
for the last several years.
The brighter prospect for Easter
business follows the first general
trade improvement in five years. The
betterment started last May. when
sales for the first time in So months
registered gain over the same month
Of the preceding year. The average
monthly sales gain from August to
January, inclusive, was 1875 per cent.
Although December always Is
peak month in the candy year, the
volume Of trade in January did not
decline nearly so much as in the
same month year ago.
(Copyright. 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-03-22
CANADA REVEALS DROP
IN WHEAT STORAGE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OTTAWA. March ga supply of
225, 5,660,441 bushels of Canadian
wheat were stored on March l6, COM
pared with 227,S9O,536 bushels the
previous week and 224,538.070 a year
ago.
Canadian wheat in the United
States totaled 7,840,846 bushels. of
which 1904, ,l67 bushels were at Buff
falo. l.8l6.265 bushels at New York
and 2,777,000 bushels at Albany. This
compared with 6.247,789 bushels a
year ago. American wheat in Can
ada was shown as 2,228,643 bushels
compared with 6,492,827 last year.
Wheat export clearances during the
week ended March 16 we're 1856. las
bushels compared with l,9lO.350 BUSH
els In the previous week and 1885,
23l year ago.
(CoDyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-03-22
SECONDARY BONDS
IMPROVE SLIGHTLY
Register Small Advances,
But Prices Remain
Irregular.
BY BERNARD S. O'HARA,

NEW YORK, March 22.-The bond
market frightened little In the late
trading in response to an improved
tone in stocks. A number of secondary
issues climbed point or so from early
lows and registered small net gains,
but the late price range continued
irregular.
Low-priced rails led the recovery,
particularly issues like Great North
ern AIS. Missouri Pacific 5s, Mil
waukee IS and St. Louis & San Fran
cisco 412s.
United States Governments changed
but little during the session, with late
prices unchanged to 5/32s of point
lower in the Treasury group Liberty
first 4l4s rose 5/32s.
German and French government
loans were weak. A heavy volume Of
dealings occurred in the Reich 5l2s,
which yielded about y points. Ger
man Is and French 7l2S dropped 2
points each. British SIPS retained an
early gain of more than point.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
DOLLAR GOES LOWER
IN LONDON DEALINGS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 22.-The United
States dollar repreciated Il of a cent
today, closing at 5.ll14 to the pound
against the overnight rate of 5.llls.
Opening at 5.l0$4 to the pound, the
best rate of the day, the American
currency slipped gradually. The new
dollar is nearing its gold parity value
of 5906. being quoted at 59.42. .
In view of gold prices and exchange
movem ents there is no profit in ship
mentS of gold to America and these
have now practically ceased.
Hoarders today bought f450,000
Approximately s2,300,00o) worth at
1856 shillings, pence (s34.7O a fine
ounce, an advance Of 2 pence.
Gold currencies we're firmer against
the pound, the French franc closing
at 7725. compared to yesterday
figure of 77.50.
PARIS, March % CP).-Three per
cent renteS. 81 francs S centimes; Az
per cent rentes, 1880.
Exchange on London. TIPS. The
dollar was quoted at 15.11l2.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK, March 80 tP.-Fore'gn
exchange firm (Great Britain in dollars.
others in centsl Great Britain. demand
5.11A cables, 5.1114; 60day bills. 5. 10;
France. demand. 61'4: cables. 6,5l "a:
Demands-Belgium. 334S; Germany.
10 sS: Holland. 67.69; Norway, ah 81:
Sweden, 26.3s; Denmark. % .s3; Finland
22S: Switzerland. 32 AS: Spain. 1871
Portugal. .66: Greece, 95; Poland. 1908;
Czechoslovakia. 4.19; Yusoslavia. 2.2s,
Austria. 19.O2n: Rumaria, ] %; Areer-
Shanghai. "a so. Hongkong. 3s63: Mexico
City (silver reso). 27.a5: Montreal in New
York. aa.967s: New York in Montreal
1oO.O3h.
n-Nominal.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. March 90 GP.-Esgs.
27.9S0; frmer; mixed colors, special packs
or selections from fresh receipts, 2OL2a
= "a; standards and commercial standards.
19ha195: irsts. 1salSh: seconds, me-
diums. 80 pounds. and dirties, No. /, ~
pounds, 1624a17; average checks, 16a16A;
Storage packed firsts, 1sAa1e
Butter. 16. weak; creamery. higher
first 1921 scores), 23Aa23s4; seconds
uneuoted: centralized 900 score). 23s4.
Cheese, 130.257; steady: prices un-
changed.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
SHARP RISE DISCLOSED
IN RESERVE BALANCES

BY the Associated Press.
Reserve balances of weekly report
ing member banks in Leading cities
showed a further sharp rise during
the week ended March IA as the
change was calculated by the Federal
Reserve Board. In the table that fol-
lows the total of such balances is
given for comparable periods, as an
1ounced by the Lizard:
weed ended March s., $50 600 900
Previous week 4h -oOo.uOo
Same week last year. 1,43S,00U,OOU
Evening star., 1934-03-22
WORKING HOURS CIT

CHICAGO, March % CP.-S. De
Witt Clough, president Of the Abbott
Laboratories. announced that working
hours at the North Chicago plant had
been reduced 10 per cent and wages
OF longer term employees left at the
same level. He said the change was
10 comply with the most recent N. R.
A. request.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
ATLAS TACK FORCED
TO POSTPONE SESSION
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. March 22-Lack Of a
quorum of stockholders votes caused
postponement of the Atlas Tack
Corporation annual meeting until
April 9.
Adjournment was taken because of
the nonappearance of Arthur Greene
Of Chicago. who recently acquired a
large block Of shares from Philip H.
Philbin. jr.. whose operations in the
stock some months ago led to an in
vestigation by the State attorney gen.
eral. Greene's failure to vote his
holdings. estimated at about $1,000
shares, was not explained.
Greene is the president Of a private
investment concern. the Guardian
Securities Corporation.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
MORE SUGAR CONSUMED.

NEW YORK. March % @.-B. W.
DYER g. Co. estimates that both con-
sumption and production Of sugar In
II European countries increased dur
ing the first five months OF the cur
rent season. Consumption was up
92,081 tons, or 3.3 per cent, over a
year ago, while output rose $50 54l
tons. or 7.6 per cent. Stocks. however.
were down a. per cent as of Feb
ruary !.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
By the Associated Press

The position of the Treasury March
20: Receipts. S2T.479. 1895: expendi-
lures. Sos .507.19: balance. 81 $780,
302 966.21. Customs receipts for the
month. S16.654,44O 23 Receipts for the
fseal nSS year .sGSs July u 81 232 sSt 3So
(includirR 81 $50. 625 525 OF of emergency
expenditures,: excess of expenditures, So
07a 455T2
Receipts for March 20 1898 tcom-
parable cate last year,. S34. 1aS. .6l5.95;
S453 542 1851 16; customs receipts for the
month. Sl0.435.66745,
Receipts for fiscal year ST .3aa 44e :
374 10: expenditures S2.77S272 4O6 ~;
excess OF expenditures over receipts ST.
37S. S23. .0.32 5S. exclusive of SS4s o12.-
096.S4 expended for the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation
Evening star., 1934-03-22
Extra Dividend
OF ST Is Declared
By U. S. Smelling
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.-Directors
Of United States Smelling. Refining
6S Mining Co. today declared an extra
dividend of 81 and the regular quart
erly dividend Of rs cents a share on
the common stock. Both are payable
April IA to stock of record April 2.
Three months ago an extra of $3.50
was paid.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
J. C. PENNEY ELECTION.

NEW YORK. March % Op.-Stock-
holders OF j. c. Penney Co. yesterday
elected the retiring board Of directors
which met shortly afterwards and re-
elected the same officers.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, March % CP.-Bar
silver steady, unchanged, at Asa.
Evening star., 1934-03-22

Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.
Pot. Elec. 5l2 % pfd.-7 at l09.
AFTER CALL.
Wash. Gas IS B-S100 at 1O2.
Wash. R. g. E. pfd.-2 at 90.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
EGG PRICES EASY
TO WEAK IN D. c.
Hennery Whites at II to
17I2-Current Receipts
Rule Is to 1612 Cents.

Egg quotations were easy to weak
on the Washington Produce Market
today.
Nearby hennery whites at n TO l7la
cents and current receipts at l6 to
l612 cents brought listed prices, but
occasional fancy lots brought a pre-
MUM Of half cent. Live poultry
vas easy at unchanged levels.
The summary with egg. live poultry.
fruit and vegetable prices furnished
by the Department of Agriculture
follows:
BUTTER-one- pound prints tsa score,.
go: lib, .5 i-pound Prints (ss scorej'
2h; tub. PA.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Turkeys, toms
per pair us soans 2oo 1DGaa SQUADS per pound as
90: rabbits. domestic. per pound, 81.
MEATsLBeei. 11aI2; veal 19a13;
fr"aen. I4a15; fresh hams. % 15si7; 4' smoked
hams, 16al1: strip bacon, 16alS; laro
Sas12; compound. 7iaaS.
LIVE STOCK-Hogs. light 3.75a4. 90;
medium. 4.25a4 go; heavy 3.75s4. SO; pigs
:, o0a3. 30; rouehs. 1.50a3.OO, calves, 300
a6.5O; lambs, 5.00a9.00.
EGCS-Market easy to weak. Nearby
hennery whites and current receipts gen.
orally bringing prices listed. but "a pre-
mil m being paid on occasional fancy lots
Current receipts. l6al6i2: hennery whites.
111l112; Government graded and dated
white eggs. U. S. extras. large, 2ilz; U s.
extras. medium, 10; U. s. standards.
large. 49,
LIVE POULTRY-Market easy on broil-
ers, ,Es but prices PaS unchansee Fowl colored.
Plymouth Rock SPRING broilers Plaza:
turkeys. toms. IA pounds and over. II;
hens 10 pounds and over. lSa22; espops,
20a2J.
Evening star., 1934-03-22
N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE BONDS
Received by rrvatw Wire Direct %

High. Low. Close,
Pure OIL u '37...., SO 1884, 98s.
Pure OIL II 'tO.... 81 96h 96Is
Evening star., 1934-03-22
piuh Low Close

High. Low Close 4
| Fla Est Coast So T4. 1917 Is l3h Pure
French Us '<..... 173 l72h l72h Pure
Evening star., 1934-03-22
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
INVESTMENT TRUSTS
tReported by chas. D. Barney & CO.

NEW YORK, March 90 G9.-over-the-
counter market:
Evening star., 1934-03-22

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The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Fur Collars .C|everIy Designed
On the New Goats

a standing collar. Occasionally
the sailor collar has a slight
ripple, but most often it is flat.
Cartwheels Smart
The cartwheel collar is very
good, and has new manipula-
ton to keep it from looking like
last years cartwheel. It's the
collar that may be worn down,
very much like a shawl, but but
tons up to frame the face in a
circle of fur.
Plain shawl collars, very full,
and very luxurious looking, are
quite good too, and will always
be worn by women who want a
conventional type Of coat.
Shawls may be worn in a num-
ber of ways, and that accounts
for their great and continued
popularity.
Detachable fur capes will
have an enormous vogue too.
They merely started last win
ter. The cape of silver fox will
be particularly good, worn with
a plain cloth coat that may be
used without fur on mild days,
and the cape will do double duty
as an evening wrap. These capes
are made of flat furS too.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
SPORTS Accessories
For Men

Many top notch golfers are
wearing a white mesh cap this
year when they're playing. The
under side of the visor is COW
cred with green cloth, which
gives the necessary eye shade.
Nothing could be cooler than
the mesh body Of the cap.
Mesh shirts come in the same
category, and need no introduc-
ton to Washingtonians. The
polo shirt is the favorite, with
upper neckline or button collar
which is usually worn down.
White mesh looks coolest, but
many men prefer navy.
Golfers who are worried by
shirts that bind across the
shoulders like a shirt with box
pleat in the back, to give extra
fulness. The shirt is made like
any other shirt, otherwise. It's
particularly good for very mus
cular men, who simply can't
find room in an ordinary shirt.
Belts of plated elastic cord
are another golfing convenience,
good for tennis too, or any &C.
tive sport. They have enough
"give" to allow you perfect COM
fort, yet are tight enough to
be practical.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Removable Vestee
OF Fabric

Most of the new coats with
collars that flare from the. face
or are worn low have a little
inside vestee of the fabric that
may be buttoned or snapped up
under the chin for greater COM
fort. The vestee may be taken
out if you do not like it, but
it's such a practical arrange
ment that most women will
leave them in. Many collars are
more becoming if not buttoned
UP, and this idea gives you a
chance to wear your collar down
all the time.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27

The artistry with which the
new coat collars are designed
holds most of the fall fashion
story. It's impossible for me to
remember a season when the
coats were so flattering, so feml-
nine without being at all fussy,
and it's due mostly to the col
lars.
Flat furs and long-haired furs
are equally good, in fact some
of the authorities give them
about equal Importance. Furs
are used almost entirely for col
lars, and the coat is rare that
has cuffs of fur. A button or
row of buttons is sufficient for
sleeve trimming, and sleeves are
very plain.
Few Types of Collars
The collars, however, show
the furs off to very best ad-
vantage. There are several ex-
tremely good types, and you'll
find that most coats have o
variation of one Of these types.
They are as follows:
The rippled collar, usually
squared in the front, is of great
Importance. Rippled collars are
of either long-haired or flat furs,
on coats of every type, and mod
flied to suit any figure. They're
soft looking and flattering, and
if you get one. you are sure to
have a coat that looks new, Of
fall 1884, for they were only
introduced last year, scarcely
used at all.
BOlerO Front
The bolero revers collar,
usually of fox or some other
long-haired fur, is the type that
comes forward just below the
shoulder blades and then turns
Squarely back to the sides at
the waistline, giving the effect
of the front of a bo1ero. This
collar, too, is flattering, and
makes a coat look like it has
"lots of fur" on it, a look which
will be much in demand this
fall.
Then there's the sailor collar,
a squared collar of fur, usually
flat, but also seen of long-haired
fur, which may be worn spread
out, or snapped or folded into
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Exotic Fall Fabric
For Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sydney writes from
New York about some Of the
clothes she is Skillfully col
lecting, with the smart fall sea-
son in mind. Among them, it
seems, are several gowns Of the
newest Partisan material, called
peau eve. Last season the
fashion world had peau DANCE
(angel skim but until Sylvia re-
turns to Hollywood who can
tell just what this newer one is?
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
BY WILMA LAvILLE

Yesterday we went pretty
thoroughly into the fashion pic
ture of the new coats that are
shown for early selling around
town. Today we have a digest
done by a New York fashion
authority. It's interesting to
compare them, and find that
our stories are just about the
same.
According to our New York
source, the fabrics are very i'm
portant. Those she mentions
are "velvety" wools in suede
with ribbed weave with all
ribbed weaves importantly, bark
type coatings, particularly in
jacquards and boucles, and new
pile fabrics.
That agrees with our esti-
mate, though we use different
words. We here in Washington
stress the barks more, and so
far the suedes haven't made as
much impression as they have
in New York. But they will be
along.
Black Is First Color
Colors are agreed upon. Black
first; warm, rich brown next;
yellowish greens; some dark
reds, rust, navy and, for high
fashion, blush greens, taupes,
militaire or smoke blue.
The silhouette is described as
modified princess with bulkiness
through the chest, slim below
the waist. Armholes are deep
set, sleeves full below the elbow,
If anywhere, and sometimes
rounded on the outside seam.
There are some back panels,
either from shoulder to waist
or from waist to hem.
Collars Ripple
Fur collars are of extreme i'm
portance to the whole coat, and
first come the ripple rever and
jabot treatments. There are all
types of forward movement in
the collar, and separate capelets
will be popular. Some setback
fur collars with notched lapel
will be seen, and so will plas'
irons of flat furs. Yokes, backs,
part or all the sleeve Of fur,
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
TIMES DAILY PATTERN
Pattern 1888

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