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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-12
WHEAT PRICES
DIP SHARPLY IN
SELLING DRIVE
Major Grains Close 2 Cents
Lower; Corn and Oats
Weaken.
BY HARTMAN w. NICHOLS

CHICAGO. May PA wave Of
selling for profit and prospects Of
rain brought an easier tone in the
wheat market on the Board of Trade
at the close yesterday. Wheat
finished II to 2 cents a bushel
lower Corn was off Is to Is
cents, and oats were a to is cents
lower.
AT the top July wheat showed
around Is cents above the low time
of April IS and traders. believing the
market topheavy. unloaded their
holdings. A decided change in SEN
timent was apparently in some quar-
tiers, although only scattered local
showers were reported for both
wheat areas.
Good Support Fails
Trade broadened materially today
with commission houses receiving
an increasing number of buying or
derS for small grains. Activity was
at high ebb with much attending
confusion. The galleries were packed
with curious spectators and activity
in the pits below assumed feverish
proportions.
Each dip uncovered good support
while the bulges brought in further
profit-taking which resulted in the
lower price trend. Crop reports
showed no change with those from
the southwest indicating further
deterioration, especially in Kansas
and Nebraska.
Wires from Rumania. one of the
principal countries, indicated that
the drought in that territory had
been relieved by heavy rains. This
latter item had some effect on the
local market.
Heavy selling. attributed to the
government agency, appeared in the
Winnipeg market and caused
break of around a cent in wheat
at that point. At the high in the
Canadian market today, prices were
in new high ground since last Sep
TENDER.
Liverpool Is Higher
Liverpool wheat finished Ia to
IA cents higher with the bullish
construction placed on the Ameri-
can water wheat crop report.
Corn showed heavy undertone
from the start and prices averaged
lower for the day, although there
were continued reports of dry
weather over the belt
Oats mirrored the activity in
other pits today, running into heavy
prof1t-taking. Prices dropped around
a cent from Thursdays finish at the
extreme. Rye again was under
pressure, and failed fully to reflect
the early strength in wheat.
Provisions advanced early with
cash interests buying July and
selling September.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-12
In the Cotton Markets
May IL
CHICAGO
NEW ORLEANS
Retail Coal Prices

The following prices represent quota
tons from leading Indianapolis coal deal
ers. cash discount of rs cents per ton
is allowed.
Domestin Retail Pricea
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FEDERAL FARM LOAN BONDS
y LIZ sAA ~ we
May IL

As July /, 1851 -. ....... 100's 100B
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
3Ias March IS, 1854 -. 1925 1922
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-12
Money and EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
INDIANAPOLIS BANK CLEARINGs

May IL
Clearngs ...--... -.-..... S2.Ol9, 900 90
Debts ---....- ......... 6.206 000 90
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-12
New York Curb
(By Abbott, Hoppin g. Co..
U. s. GOVERNMENT BONDS

(By United Press
NEW YORK, May 11.-tDecimals repre-
thirtrr-cecnndsi
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-12
FALLS DEAD IN GRAVE

Heart Attack is Fatal to Virginia
LabOrer.
BIZ United Press
HARDY, Va, May 12.-While
helping to dig a grave here, A. G.
Spradlin had heart attack and
fell dead into the grave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-12

Market, Higher
(140-160) Good and choice. IS 3.l0@ 3.35
Light Weights
SS5sS GOO GOOD '1 and fhS Choice ss6S
Medium Weights
900 220) Good and choice. $3.50 3.75
(220-250) Good and choice -. 500 3.75
Heavy Weights
(250-290) Good and choice 700 BIS
(290-350) Good and choice. $500 $40
Packing SoWs-
$3.50 down, Good -. 5000 s.2s
$3.50 lb) Good ...,..... 1850 315
(All weightsl Medium ....... ALSO 800
Slaughter Pigs
(1oO-130) Good and choice. 2oo@ $50
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-12
Wheat Output Estimated
at 461, 471,000 Bushels
Cash Grain
INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS
MAY IL
CAL Of the Indianapolis Board Of Trade.
{; Q. b. shlppinE point. basis ala New
red. SOC &c; No : hard. soa &c. Corn orr
Weak: No white 46@ 4sc; 10. white.
7 7en 4 80 Ys0T No 4' mixed N9
Weas: No. 3, White. 81 &ssisc; No.
-InSpections-
whest-No. 2 red ! car. Total. car.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. cars: No. yellow
cars TaF Tot S2 IA ye ea2s oatN No m Wbfs
cars: No. 3 white. cars: No white. 2
cars; sample white. ! car. Total. is cars,
Local Wagon Wheat
City grain elevators are paying II cents
for No. soft red wheat. Otner grades
on their merits.
(By United Press
CHICAGO. May I1.cash grain: Wheat
NO. 2 mixed. soc; No. ? mixed. old,
5oiac. No ! mixed old, 4sl2c; No. 2. vel,
HS. SOL old ' 5Sd No NO ys %Se 'ie CID N9 54
G55l2c: sample grade white $50 44i2o
Oats-No. white. 37lac; No: } white. SO
/ white. s4Gs4i4c. Rye-No sale. Barley
-44@ sic; quotable. 44a SIC. Timothy
Cash Provisions-Lard. S602 loose. 1857;
leaf. $3.50: bellies. s7.s7.
TOLEDO May 11.-Grain close; Grain
in elevators, transit billing wheat No.
54Gs5c. Oats-No. 2, white Az Acc. Rye
No. .. 62Is Gsslac Track prices. 2slac
rate). wheat-No. l, red S6,2GS7l2c; No,
15 H@g55o NO ). yellow. 4sis 4SIsc: No.
/ yellow. 47Is a 4sia oats.No. 2, white
37l2Q3s; No. 3, white. 37q3Sd2c. tToledo
seed close. Clover-Cash, s.25; alSike-
Cash. $50.
NEW YORK Nav u.-Wheat-No. 2.
hard winter, ST 0634 No. 2, mixed, 559sc.
Oats-No 8, white 43%c.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-12
STOCK VALUES
CRUMPLE UNDER
LATE PRESSURE
Heavy Liquidation at Close
Drives Several Issues
to New Lows.
BY ELMER G. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, May PA sharp
break came into the stock market
in the last five minutes yesterday.
The list crumbled. Selling increased.
The close was weak and active.
A long list was driven to new lows,
including Chrysler New York Cen
trail, Atchison, Union Carbide and
Case, which closed at 50 off "a
points. Union Pacific lost 3 to 119.
Silver was easier. while small
gains were made by rubber and cop
per fixtures. Silk gained sharply.
Bonds were irregular with United
States issues mostly higher The dol
lar was irregular in terms Of foreign
currencies.
Market news was of little account.
1t included a moderate decline in
car loadings which was contrary to
seasonal procedure. Retail and
wholesale trade were reported gain
ing by Dun e. Bradstreet in all
sections but the drought area where
declines were noted.
Sales Volume Light
Volume was the lightest this week.
Up to p. m. sales we're 600, 1000
shares, or less than one -third of the
total for the corresponding period
yesterday. Bond volume also fell off.
Steel issues were fractionally lower
on anticipation of a downturn in
steel operations next week because
of lighter automobile output. Auto
mobile stocks held around the pre-
vious close most of the day.
Railroad shares were little
changed. Illinois Central made new
low for the year at 1884, off a point.
The decline in car lOadings were be-
lieved discounted.
Radio Corporation preferred is
sues were strong. The A issue rose
3 points to Az, while the B was
up 23s at 352s. Spiegel May Stern
was a feature on the downside.
Volume increased near the close
with prices taking a sharp decline
in several instances.
Traders await news
During the greater part of the
session traders remained on the
sidelines awaiting Washington de-
velopments to determine their flu
ture commitments. The late SELL
ing was believed to have come from
traders displeased by earlier per-
Torrance of the list.
Four hundred thousand shares
were exchanged in the last hour of
trading to bring the days total to
100000 shares. Thursday in the
final hour only 100000 shares were
exchanged to carry the days total
to 213O.0OO shares.
Curb sales yesterday were 155 900
shares against $4,000 shares Thurs
day.
Dow-JOnes preliminary averages
showed industrial, 93.18 off 0.73
railroad ALTO, off O.82; utility 1920.
off OPT.
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Extra charge Of soc a ton for wheeling
coal and 81 a ton for coal carried to
ain.
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by Abbott. Hopin g. CO..
MAY II
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
WORKERS LATE,
LIFTS GONE
MISS WALDO

They are not marking them for
being late in the old Post Office
Building these days.
Demolition of the elevator cars
on the east side of the building,
which is to be followed by in
stallation Of a completely new
system, today caused much con-
gestion and confusion among en-
ployes attempting to reach the
upper floors. Many were late to-
day, but notices telling them Of
the west side elevator system are
now posted.
The building houses employees
of the AAA and part Of the Gen.
eral Accounting Office. Work on
the project, being done by the
National Park Service as a PWA
Job, is expected to be completed
by November !.
Until then employees will use
the two elevators on the west side
of the building. The new ele-
vator system will be electrically
operated and will work with twice
the speed of the present system,
which is operated by steam.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
SEWAGE PLANT 7.
Apr D VAL
DUE SOON
Commissioners to Ratity
100000 Contract for
PWA Funds

Approval by the District Com
missioners of the 5000 PWA
contract for the construction Of a
sewage disposal plant within the
next day or two appeared likely
today with the statement by. En-
cheering Commissioner Daniel /.
Sultan that the cost of patent
rights involved amounted to "a
fairly reasonable figure"
The cost per person served by
the plant quoted yesterday by rep
reSentatives Of Activated Sludge
Inc, was Is cents. This total
would be about $150,000.
Although the Commissioners are
not committed to the process used
by Activated Sludge, Inc, Com
missioner Hazen pointed out that
the process has been used in
many projects constructed with
PWA funds as well as public and
private enterprises.
A study of the process has
shown it to be practicable and
efficient for the District. Pay
ment Of the patent royalty, 1t Is
understood, wilt be charged
against the PWA funds.
Signing Of the contract by the
Commissioners does not neces-
sarily involve use Of the sludge
method, and final plans for the
plant will be drawn up following
the ratification of the contract
by the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
ALLEY PROJECT
IS LAUNCHED

It's executives chosen, the Alley
Dwelling Authority today became
a reality and set about establish
ing headquarters from which to
direct the conversion of 1000 un-
slightly alleys into parks and play
grounds.
The authority, headed by Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen, has
named John Ihlder, local archi-
tect who is recognized as Wash
ington'S outstanding alley dwelling
expert, as executive officer and
secretary, and James Ring, Public
Utilities official, as his admins
trative assistant.
The work will get under way
before November !, according to
Chairman Hazen.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
MARVIN SPEAKS
To GRADUATES

A brief address by President
Cloyd Heck Marvin and the con-
ferring Of degrees and certificates
marked the Hath Fall Convoca-
ton of George Washington Uni
versity today in the university
gymnasium.
President Marvin, who spoke 10
the graduates for only three
minutes, said:
I'm this day of ours the
general state of intelligence
seems to be Of the strangest
sort. None can deny we are
richly and splendidly. equipped
with intelligence, yet in our
collective and individual lives
we are tragically unsuccessful.
The troubles Of the world prove
this statement"
More than 200 students were
honored.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
v |RE TAPPING
BAS|SOF CASE

For the first time in the history
Of local criminal courts, a wager
transmitted by telephone will be
employed by the United States
Government in an attempt to get
a gambling conviction.
The unique move will be made
in the case which the Govern
ment has built up against Sam
Beard and IL other men. The
case has been presented to the
District Grand Jury, which is ex-
pected to report its findings to
District Supreme Court within
the next week.
Beard and IL other men were
trapped in a raid on a suite in
the Mather Building nearly two
weeks ago. They were accused by
the police vice squad, commanded
by Lieut.. George NJ. Little, OF
setting up a gaming table and
conspiracy to violate the anti
gambling laws.
In the Mather Building office.
police conflScated a telephone
switchboard, racing charts, slips
and other informationS dealing
with horse racing. The raiders
claimed the elaborate telephone
set-up was used to disseminate rae.
ing results to other smaller local
establishments.
Just how the bet via telephone
was engineered would not be dis
cussed by the District Attorneys
office or Lieutenant Little. How
ever, District Attorney Leslie c.
Garnett several m n tbs ago
worked squeeze play" on the
telephone company, through which
a number of local gaming estab-
liShments were deprived Of tele-
phone service.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
KELLEY SCORES
POINT IN TRIAL

Lyman M. Kelley, chairman
of the Arlington County Board
Of Supervisors, scored a victory
in his trial today when Judge
Frederick w. Coleman quashed
the first two specifications of
the grand jury preSentment
against him.
These charged the official with
soliciting bid-bond writing and
with writing the bonds. The
State contended that this was
illegal.
Judge Coleman, however, ruled
that there was nothing illegal in
this practice, and. ordered the
Specifications stricken.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
Man,
Hit by Auto, Dies

Injuries suffered late yesterday
when he was struck by an auto
mobile in Hyattsville proved fatal
today to Fritz Munger, IA, Of
Hyattsville. He died in Casualty
Hospital.
Miss jeanette Lipshutz, Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, who police say
was the driver of the automobile,
is being held by HyattSville police
pending an investigation.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17

LOTUS-An extra-fine floor
show appearing three times daily
accompanied by Bill Strickland
and his Capitolians. Judy FL
lington singing.
LA PAREE-Marie Fowler and
Ray Beck and Emory Daugherty'S
orchestra accompanying a large
floor show which appears three
times a day.
CLUB MICHEL-An entirely
New York produced floor show
appearing at dinner and supper
including Bobby Gillette and
Shirley Richards. Homer zirkle
and his band.
HANGAR CLUB-An attractive
spot just across the Potomac
with good floor shows garnered
by Bill Levy. Howard PyleS'
orchestra.
JOCKEY CLUB-Real racy at
moSphere conceived by Jack
White. Lou Holtz and his orcheS-
ira while you sip and dine.
DUDE RANCH-Dining and
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
Bright Lights Of Gay Spots Offer
All Kinds of MerNDW

dancing nightly at this mecca
on the Washington Baltimore
Boulevard.
JIMMY LAKE'S-The attrac-
tive Black and Gold Room next to
the Gayety Theater, with Bill and
Margie rendering vocalS. Also
singing walters.
CASA RITA-Jimmy SAINT
meyer and his band, with Libby
Rowland doing the singing in
what was the Bingham CLUB.
COTTON CLUB bang-up
revue at all times. direct from
New York's Harlem. Plenty to
eat and Tommy Myles' orchestra.
AMBASSADOR The Hi-Hat
Club for cocktails and supper
parties with the music Of the
Hawaiians in a somewhat new
atmosphere. Very gay.
WILLARD-Johnny Slaughter
and his band playing for cock
tails and after-theater parties in
the comfortable Bamboo Room.
MAYFLOWER-Buddy Harmon
and Sid Cowan, singing to the
accompaniment of Sidney and
his orchestra, delighting the cock
tail and after-ten parties.
SHOREHAM-Barnee and his
band playing from dinner on.
Bobby Sanford's revue presented
three times every night except
Sunday.
HEIGH-HO CLUB - Supper
dancing every evening, and tea
Sunday afternoons, all to the
music of Pete Macias and his
orchestra. Enters and Borgia, a
spectacular dance team.
CLUB CHANTECLER - The
newly opened cocktail rendezvous
at Number One Thomas Circle
with Don Gomez at the organ.
MARYLAND CLUB GARDENS
Dancing and dining in the at
tractive Japanese Room at this
nearby Maryland rendezvous.
Charles Mayer chanting the
vocals with the Garden orchestra.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
CITIES
To Be COVERED
BYSTUD|ES
Comparison of Expenses of
D. c. and Field Forces
To Be Made
By ROGER HAWTHORNE

Officials of the Labor Depart
ment'S Statistical Bureau are pre-
pairing to launch one Of the most
exhaustive inquiries into the cost
of living Of Federal employees in
the history of the country, it was
revealed at reliable source today.
The survey, which will start ap-
proximately January l, 1896, is q
direct outgrowth of the survey
made a year ago for President
Roosevelt, which will be repeated
next December to aid the Pres1-
dent in deciding whether the re-
mainder of the Federal pay cut
should be eliminated.
QuestionnaireS To Be Sent
Under the personal supervision
Of Miss Faith Williams, chief Of
home economics statistics, long
missionaries will be distributed
to Federal employees in two or
three large cities early in 1886.
The queries will be worded SINH
larly to those distributed here last
December.
When all returns are in, officials
point out, the Labor Department
will have available differential
scale by which to determine diff
ference between the way employees
in Washington spend their pay
and the way Federal employees else
where spend it.
Periodic Surveys Planned
This step will be taken every
six months thereafter, but diff
ferent cities will be chosen. If
at any time it is found the
differential is increasing between
Washington and other cities,
missionaries will be distributed
again to employees here.
DR.. 1sador Lubin, commissions
Of Labor Statistics, says the COM
parison is vitality important in
making such decisions as the
President must make by January
l when he either returns or re-
fuses to return to Government
employees the five per cent still
missing from their pay checks as
a result of the Economy Act.
The reason queStionnaires will
not be used here again this year,
reveals DR.. Lubin, is because
there have been no outstanding
changes in the way Government
employees spend their money.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
D. Not Helped
ByLatest
GQsC Cut

Washington will not benefit by
the latest slash in the gasoline
war.
The Standard Oil Company Of
New Jersey today announced an
other slash, bringing the price Of
fuel down to 9 cents a gallon in
Camden. This includes the AGENT
tax.
Washington motorists are still
paying 1872 cents a gallon, with
the independents selling a half
cent cheaper.
Standard Oil officials here said
they had received no instructions
concerning the latest slash in
price.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
ELEMENTARY, WATSON!

Attorney General Homer Cum
mings had a White House crime
mystery on his hands for a brief
period yesterday. He came out
from a conference with President
Roosevelt and found his hat miss
ing. After looking over all the
available top pieces, Mr.. Cum
mings went back inside. He To-
Gated the hat on a chair in the
Presidents office,
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
DIETARY F A D 8
HIT ASHEA[TH
MENACE.
Farley of Dietitians ASsaiIS
QuackS and High-PreSSure
Craftsmanship

Quack diets advertised as
panaceaS and for reducing the fat
and fattening the thin were
scored today as the American
Dietetic Association went into the
third session of its seventeenth
annual meeting at the MaytloWer
Hotel.
DR.. Martin E. RehfusS, Of the
jefferson Medical College, Phila'
delphia, criticized food faddiStS,
who ruin their own health by sub
hitting to quack diets and the
proponents Of these dietary
methods.
He said:
Magnifying half truths, aided
BY inSinuatiOn and innuendO
and by all the modern methods
of high-powered saleSmanship,
dietary faddiStS have reached .
point where they are not only q
positive menace to the health
Of the community but an in
suit to the reasoning Of intelli-
gent men and women"
DR.. Rehfuss outlined the dietary
creed Of physicians, declaring they
object to the teaching of dietary
untruths, half truth and absolute
lies" which cut down the individ-
ual's resistance so that he is a
prey to every sort of infection
and to latent diseases, such as
tuberculosis.
Criticizing the practice Of
women going on diets of their
own fabrication or initiating a
friend who lost Is or 20 pounds
by not eating this or that, DR..
Rehfuss said that no person
should go on a special diet with
nl1k nn,a cl1ltinn a 1ohusician
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
Girl, Z, Succumbs
To Auto Injuries

Ruth Foster, 7, daughter Of
Cleveland L. Foster, Of near Rock
vile, Md, died today at the Mort
gomery County General Hospital
from injuries received when struck
down by an automobile before her
home yesterday.
The girl alighted from a bus be-
fore her home, one mile north of
Rockville on the Frederick Road,
and ran from behind it into the
path of an auto operated by Miss
Annie E. Jones, %, Terra Gotta, D.
c. Miss Jones swerved her car to
avoid the child, but without avail.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
CantacuZene Rift
Hints of Divorce

Social circles buzzed today with
rumors the Princess Cantacuzene,
nee, Julia Dent Grant, is en- route
to Sarasota, Fla, to file suit for
divorce against her hu S band
prince, former aide de camp to
Grand Duke Nicholas Of Russia
Prince Cantacuzene has been re-
ported to have admitted the prin-
cess, who regained her citizenship
here last week, intended filing the
suit, adding he would not protest
a.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
Trolley Hearing
Is Set Next Week

Recruiting Of Wa h ington's
street cars will be the subject Of
final hearings early next week,
Riley E. Elgen, chairman Of the
Public Utilities Commission. said
yesterday. # Fred A. Sager, the
commissions chief engineer, and
John A. Beeler, transportation
expert, have their data in shape
for presentation Monday, the
hearings will begin then, Chair.
man Elgen indicated.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
New Bonus March
Is Set for Jan. 10

January 10 is the date set for
another bonus march on Washing
ton under plans announced by the
Veterans National Rank and File
Committee.
The committees platform asks
for immediate payent of the bonus
and for uneployed insurance.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
GOlfing Burglars
Make $1,5OO Haul

Breaking into the professionals
shop at the Indian Springs Colt,
Club during the night, burglars
took golf clubs. bags and balls
valued at $500, it was reported
to Montgomery county police to-
day. The robbers were evidently
golfers, as they took only the best
equipment.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
Party Tomorrow
At Nativity Church

Plans have been completed for
the annual card party Of the
ladies of the Blessed Virgin So
dality Of Nativity Church, Bright
wood, tomorrow night at the
church auditorium.
The Rev. John F. Fannon,
pastor, is honorary chairman of
the committee on ARRANGEMENTS.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17

tion-in this
"br r-road- d
land of ours"
Robert M.
H u t c h in S,
president of
he Univer-
sity of Chi
cago, who is
now in Wash
ington discus
sing W it h
Pre- 81 d e n t
r COS e v e t
what Federal
position h e
will take, was
called to the
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
Bridge Champions
To Meet Nov. $40

The bridge championship of the
District will be decided at the an
nual tournament November 8, 8
and 10 at the Shoreham Hotel.
The tournament is being spon-
Sored by the Washington Bridge
League of which Lieut.. Comdr. w.
A. Corley is president.
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
Officers Elected
By Law Students

Election of officers of the junior
class of the school of law, Column
bus University, was held last night.
Those elected: George DAILY,
president; Virginia Forward, vice
president; Joseph Morris, treas
urer; Inez Yturri, secretary;
Thomas Muldowney, sergeant-at-
arms,
The Washington times., 1934-10-17
Now
New Dictatorship.
White House Joker.
Falibility Of Male.
BY Helen ESSary

You can see by this tale how
the Rooseveltian dictatorship is
strangling freedom-and educa-