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Evening star., 1934-03-21
Woman's Club to Hold Sale,

SILVER SPRING, Md, March 81
(SpeciaD The Woman's Improve
ment Club of Silver Spring will hold
a white elephant sale following a
meeting in the fire house here to-
morrow evening. A rummage sale
will be held at the same place by
the club Saturday. from 10 am. to
$50 pm. Mrs. H. J. Halstrick is
chairman.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
Religious Worker to Speak.

ARLINGTON, Va, March 21 (5pe-
ciaD.-"The Passion Play of Ober-
ammersau." an illustrated lecture, will
be given in the Arlington Presbyterian
Church at O'Clock tomorrow night
by Page McKendree Etchison, religious
work director Of the Washington
Young Mems Christian Association.
Seventy slides, including one of the
passion play chorus, will be shown.
Etchison secured the pictures when
he visited the passion play in 1880.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
FASTER PACE SET
BY EGG MARKET
450 Cars Traded at Chicago
in Four Days-1933 Mark
Far Exceeded.
BY F. A. RESCH,
Associareo Press stan Writer.

CHICAGO. January 6.-The Ma
tion's egg market, hopeful of profits
in 1884 to Offset losses Of 1888, has
swung into the new year with trading
operations of record-breaking proper
tions.
In the first four trading days Of jan
uary 450 cases of eggs were sold at the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange-more
than half of the 708 cars sold during al
of January last year.
And officials of the exchange say
traders interest in futures-as far dis
tant as next October's-is higher than
1t ever has been In mid-Winter.
Nervousness Apparent
Just now the market Is a trif1e nerv-
GUS, due to unreasonable mild weather
which may bring increases in produc-
ton, but traders say a cold snap prob
ably would see prices firm up readily
and a consequent reduction in storage
supplies Fresh egg receipts have been
almost on par with last January's
With prices far below those of year
ago.. demand for refrigerator eggs has
kept up a brisk pace, with 10000 cases
the average daily movement from stor-
age in 10 principal cities. AT this time
last January only 10000 cases were
moving out daily.
January / storage holdings. officials
of the exchange estimate. probably to-
tailed between 100000 and 100000 cases
"a reduction of 100000 cases or
more from peak storage holdings OF
1888. A year ago storage supplies had
reached an exceptionally low level
159, 900 cases.
Prices Much Lower.
As an index Of comparative prices,
fresh frsts were quoted In the cash
market yesterday at 81 cents-against
20 for the same day of 1888. Refriger-
ators were 1884 yesterday in the cash
market, and 24A year ago. Futures
closed yesterday at 14z, or nearly 10
cents lower than the same day OF 1888.
The industry now is represented as
hopeful that business conditions Will
improve sufficiently so that traders can
get a slight profit from eggs bought
for storage this Spring. Many trades
took losses last Fall, although usually
heavy hedging operations reduced many
losses below their apparent figure.
The opinion prevails at the exchange
that eggs are likely to go into storage
this year at about the same price as
last Spring, so paying prices to the
farmer may approximate those Of 1888.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
GREEN BEANS PACK
RISES Al PER CENT
Increase Over Short 1882 Figures
Still Leaves Total Below
Five-Year Average.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department reports
the 1888 pack Of green beans as A..
844. .309 cases on the basis of "a No. 2
cans, representing an increase of Al
per cent over the short 1882 pack, but
IL per cent under the preceding flve-
year average.
Maryland was the leader in this in
dustry by a considerable margin during
the year, accounting for 1,172, 1863 cases,
with New York being the closest COM
petitor with a pack Of 719,482 cases.
indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin were
the only other States with a peck IN
excess Of 100000 cases.>
The years pack Of wax beans
amounted to 687 $50 cases, an increase
Of II per cent over the previous year,
but SO per cent under the five-year
average 1928-32.
Again Maryland was the leader, pack
ing 1,109,208 cases, as compared with
6sl,l ,l45 cases for New York, which
stood second. y.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
HOLDERS DEMAND
.GU|LDERS PAYMENT
FOR STEEL BONDS
Bethlehem Co. Action Begun
as Result of Premium
Over Dollars.
By the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, January 6.-An at
tempt to force the Bethlehem Steel Co.
to pay holders of $12,700,000 bond
issue in gold backed Dutch guilders
rather than in deprecated American
money, if the bondholders SO choose,
was started today in Supreme Court.
Lawyers representing Fay RoSen-
baum, bondholder, said that when the
steel company issued the bonds in 1912
it agreed to pay semi-annual interest OF
s25 in American money or pounds 2
sfEnnings 10 pence in English currency
or 81 guilders, Is cents in Dutch cur
rency.
Big Premium at Stake.
Now the attorneys, Gould & New
man, allege the company is refusing to
pay interest in guilders except to bond
holders who can prove they live in
Holland. There was no residence re-
quirement in the bonds, they say.
The crux of the fight. which attracted
wide interest in Wall street, is that
Dutch currency has come to be quoted
at a large premium over American
money, situation whereby the bond
holders would reap a sizeable harvest II
they could collect in Dutch money. The
attorneys pointed out that at the time
of the maturity of interest coupons last
November, the value of 81 guilders and
Is cents equalled 1896, representing
a premium of more than so per cent
over the interest paid in American
money.
Default Is Claimed.
The plaintiff alleges that by its refu-
sal to pay in guilders, except to residents
of Holland, the steel company defaulted
Therefore, she maintains, the principle
of the bonds became Immediately due
She demands for each $1,000 bond the
sum of $1,574, which she describes as
the Holland equivalent of the principal
at the time of the alleged default.
At the same time Edward j. Gould
one of the plaintiffs attorneys, an
nounced that he had made a written
demand on Richard Whitney, president
of the Stock Exchange. that the bonds,
which are known as serial gold bonds, SIS,
1912, be ruled off the Exchange because
of what Gould termed failure of the
company to comply with its obligations
to pay in guilders.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
HOME LOAN ISSUE
OFFERED TO PUBLIC
Group of Investment Houses
Launch Distribution of Bonds
Under 1888 Federal Act.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January g. Formal
offering of the 18-year 4 per cent bonds
of the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton was announced today by a dis
tributing group of nationally known
investing houses headed by Field Glore
& Co.
The bonds, on which interest to ma
turity is guaranteed by the United
States Government, are now being is
sued by the corporation in exchange
for first liens on homes, pursuant to
the home owners loan act of 1888.
The distributing group, it was stat
ed, has been authorized by directors of
the corporation to disseminate infor-
nation concerning the bonds and to
facilitate the establishment of a broad
er investment field for them.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
Traffic Doubled
In Two Months on
Line of Southern
Special Dispatch to The Star.

HARRISONBURG, Va, January g.
Passenger traffic revenue on the Wash
ington Harrisonburg branch of the
Southern Railway has doubled in the
last two months, 1t was learned here
yesterday.
The heavy increase in business began
In November when the 1892 total was
more than doubled. During December
receipts rose more than two and half
times over the same months the previ-
Gus year.
With q continuance of the business
increase. Harrisonburg interests are
hopeful that the Southern will resume
the morning train which left here AZ
$50 O'Clock. This train was discontinued
months ego because Of the lack Of busi-
pess.'
Evening star., 1934-01-07
SOUTHWESTERN BELL co.
BARES LOWER REVENUES

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 6.-Net oper-
ating income of the Southwestern Bell
Telephone Co. in November totaled
1926 ,269, compared with S1,339,137 in
the same month in 1882. Gross income
amounted to $685. 300, contrasted with
$5,756,36O in November, 1882. For the
first IL months gross amounted to
s61, ,315,377, compared with $66,847, ISL
in the first II months Of 1892, and net
operating income totaled $13,185, ,805,
compared with $14,016,706 in the cor
responding period of 1882.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
CORN INDUSTRIES GROUP
BACKS RESEARCH WORK

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 6.-The Corn
Industries Research Foundation an
nounced today that a group of manu-
research program for development of
new markets and uses for starches,
starch derivatives and by-products
extractable from corn in the refining
processes.
Scientists at several universities,
including Columbia, Harvard, Iowa,
Rochester, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin and
Chicago, are working on phases of the
program which, the announcement said.
has received the approval of Federal
Department Of Agriculture officials.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
EXCHANGE AVERAGE
ADVANCES IN WEEK
Index of Stock Market Values
Climbs From $25.13 to
$25.59 Level,
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 6.-The aver
age market value of all shares listed
on the New York Stock Exchange was
S25,59 as of January 6, compared with
S25l3 on December /.
On January l there were 1909 stock
issues listed, aggregating 1898 ,299, ,931
shares. with a total market value of
$33,094, ISL ,244, compared with 1,211
issues, aggregating 1926, ,O27.915 shares,
with value of s32, $40, ,456,45 on De-
cember /.
Total borrowings by members Of the
exchange against collateral on January
1 were 2.55 per cent Of the market
value of all shares listed, compared
with 2.43 per cent on December /.
Evening star., 1934-01-07

banking nrm ana
Washington CORE
spondent of Kid
der. Peabody & Co.
The Capital firm
was organized in
1881 and has Off
ces in the Amer
can Security Build
ing.
Mr.. Jones is G
native of Maryland
and has been a
resident of Wash
ington for IS years.
During the war
he served In the
Marine Corps. He
is q member of
the Congressional
Ho,yy,frv r1,,h opd
Evening star., 1934-01-07
WOOL DEMAND QUIET,
BUT PRICES ARE STEADY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, January 6 Omitted States
market during the last week. A few
sales of moderate volume in Gas and
finer domestic lines were closed at
steady prices compared with sales dur
ing the preceding two weeks. Asking
prices generally were firm despite the
very restricted buying. Emphatically
contrasted with the dullness In the Boe-
ton maaset, foreign wool markets Yere
active, md prices made further hd-
vances over the preceding week.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
ST. PAUL BANKS GAIN.

ST. PAUL, MINI, January (P.-
st. Pauls national banks began 1894
with 100000 more in deposits and
S13,000,000 more In resources than they
had at the start of 1888, responses to
q national bank call disclosed. The de-
posits had increased from s1i6,362, sos
to s125,217,001. Total resources were
$145, $685.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
EAST COAST UTILITIES
BONDS SOLD BY TRUSTEE

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January edward o.
Delafield, chairman Of the Protective
Committee for holders Of first mortgage
collateral 51a per cent Series "A" bonds
Of the East Coast Utilities Co., Is no
tifying holders, that the collateral secur-
ing the bon6 has been sold by the
trustee and purchased by the COM
uittee. se
Evening star., 1934-01-07

other social and civic organizations.
Mr.. Jones brings to his new connec-
ton an experience of several years IN
the investment banking field. He will
specialize in corporation and municipal
bond business and assumes his new posi-
ton tomorrow.
Kidder, Peabody & Co. of New York
and Boston, of which Folger, Nolan q
Co. is<correspondent, is member OF
the New York Stock Exchange and one
of the oldest investment houses in the
United States. having been organized
in 1865.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
BUSINESS UP SHARPLY.

NEW YORK, January 8 R.-An in
crease Of more than % per cent In the
December sales Of Western Auto Sup
ply Co. was shown today when the
company reported sales for, the month
amounted to 81 ,307 500. compared with
Evening star., 1934-01-07
Business Advance
For Week Barred
By Moody's Index
BY the Associated Press.

LlIb hbSUCIdEcU EICse
NEW YORK, January 6-Statistics
appearing during the last week indi-
Gated q rising business tendency. ac-
cording to Moody's index figures for
freight car loadings, electric power pro-
duction and steel ingot output.
These index figures are adjusted for
seasonal variation-that is, If the
change from the previous week should
coincide with the normal seasonal
change, the index figure would be un-
chan0ed
Evening star., 1934-01-07
W. W. JONES, JR., JOINS
FOLGER, NOLAN & co.
Native of Maryland Has Been Ac-
tive in Financial District
for Several Years.

William w. Jones, jr.. for several
years connected with Gillet & Co. in
washington, has become associated
with Folger, Nolan & Co., investment
Evening star., 1934-01-07

192S weekly average equals 1o00
Copyright. 1884. by Moody's.J
Evening star., 1934-01-07

Franklin P Williams, member of the
board of directors of the Washington
Mechanics Savings Bank for many years
and also a member of the Executive
Committee, has been elected vice
president in the corporation, according
to announcement made yesterday. He
will be assigned to duty in charge OF
one of the banks branches.
Mr.. Williams is retired officer OF
the United States Navy Supply Corps,
and was secretary-treasurer Of the
Washington Mechanics Savings Bank
from January, 1922. to March. 1926, re-
signing to engage in the real estate and
mortgage business.
He is a member of the Chevy Chase
Club, the Army Navy Country Club and
the Army and Navy Club Of this city
of which latter organization he has
been treasurer for the past 10 years.
The Washington times., 1934-08-16

'FingerprintS found on the SCeerlng'
wheel of the Labatt automobile
check with a set on record in the
Detroit identification bureau, it
was announced here today.
Police refused to reveal the
name of the man.
The Identification was revealed
after five Canadian officials, as
yet unidentified, arrived here and
conferred with Fred w. Frahm,
chief of detectives.
The bureau clerk Immediately
began preparing department
order to apprehend the suspect.
Two Suspects Sought
Although the suspect was not
named, it was learned authoritu-
lively earlier in the day that two
men wanted for questioning were
Harry Fleischer, notorious Purple"
gangster, who was questioned in
the Lindbergh kidnapping, and Joe
Massie, a Detroit rum runner, who
has connections in Windsor Ont.
John S. Labatt was kidnapped
two days ago while en- route from
his summer home in Sarnia to
London. The ransom demanded
is understood to be $150,000.
Held 70 Times
Fleischer, swarthy, pug-nosed,
has been arrested % times in kid
napings, murders, and hijacking.
Massie, long prominent in the
down-river rum circles, was
charged with the murder of Mil
ford Jones in the Stork Club, a
speakeaSy here, in late 1881, but,
after the case dragged on for
more than a year, it was dis
missed.
The Washington times., 1934-08-16
Continued from Page y

minion have been brought to play.
The famous Canadian Mounted
Police are in the hunt for the
kidnapers. So are the provincial
police and the municipal authori-
ties. And cooperating with them
is the United States immigration
Department.
The hunt for the kidnapers ex-
tends over a wide area in Canada
and along the American border
from Detroit to Buffalo.
Swarms of newspaper reporters
and photographers are trying to
keep pace with the police. The
authorities are cagy with their
information and relatives OF the
victim are withholding informa-
ton in the fear they might
jeopardize the chances of the
missing man.
The appearance OF mysteri-
Gus, stoop-Shouldered man at the
hotel early this morning aroused
considerable curiosity among the
press. Although Chief Inspector
John Miller called the dark
complexioned stranger harm
less nut" the man spent more
than an hour with Hugh Labatt.
Later he left hurriedly with
Inspector Miller. They ignored
all questions.
Later the stranger reappeared
and remained behind the locked
door of a temporary police head
quarters which had been set up
opposite the suite where Mr..
Labatt awaits instructions from
the kidnapers.
Note Left in Car
A note left in the car is I'm
derstood to have advised Hugh
Labatt to go to the Royal York
Hotel at Toronto before 10 o'colck
yesterday morning. Hugh Labatt
went, and is still waiting for the
contact call
Among the many rumorS in cir
culation was one to the effect
that a package con.
tanning the ransom money-WaS
to have been thrown over the
Humber River bridge on the out
skirts Of Toronto. Reporters and
photographers rushed to the scene
shortly before dawn today but
nothing happened.
In spite of the reported warning
that the kidnapped man would be
slain if the police get hot on the
trail, the authorities we're openly
working on the case.
A report was circulated that
The Washington times., 1934-08-16

gun seen in crime committed
in the Dominion.
1t was pointed out here that
nearly all the American kid.
naping cases have been solved by
the intensive action of the Fed
eral government and that there
fore gangsters with inclinations
for the snatch racket" are prob
ably trying out Canada as a
fertile field.
The Washington times., 1934-08-16

the police have discussed with
Hugh Labatt the matter of the
ransome payment and agreed it
would be all right to turn over
the $150,000. In this connection
some observers saw significance
in the visit of the stoop-Should-
cred stranger
Meanwhile, Hugh Labatt paced
up and down his hotel room, wait
ing hopefully for a telephone call
from the kidnapers or one of their
representatives. Last night he
spent his second consecutive Sleep
less night. AS the hours passed
he seemed to grow more and more
detected.
Two men have been suggested
as possible Intermediates. One
is Maj Gen. S. C. Newburr, of
Hamilton, an uncle of the Labatt
brothers and a former minister of
national defense. The other is
Ivan Kirkhouse, a former Toronto
neWSpaperman, and a friend of
the Labatt family.
Fingerprints on Car
Link GangSter to kidnapping
DETROIT, Aug. 16 G.N.SO.
The Washington times., 1934-08-16

today saw in the John S. Labatt
kidnapping at London, Ont, a
trek of American gangsters to
Canada as a result of the Strenu-
Gus campaign waged against the
underworld by the Department
of Justice.
The London kidnapping followed
close upon the heels of a Toronto
bank robbery in which a machine
gun was used, the first machine.
The Washington times., 1934-08-16

LONDON, ontario, Aug. 16
G.N.sJ. Police are hunting a
former employe of the Labatt
brewery for questioning in the kid
mapping of it's wealthy head, John
S. Labatt, for $4,000 ransom, a
close friend of the family revealed
today.
The employee, the friend said,
was discharged five months ago
The Washington times., 1934-08-16

after his accounts were allegedly
found $4,000 short.
He is expected to be arrested
within "a hours.
After his discharge by John
Labatt, the family was repeatedly
threatened by telephone, the
friend said.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 G.N.SO.
Federal and police officials here
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-17
Officers Are Checked

1T is not up to his colleagues or any other authority
to tell those citizens that they voted wrong be-
cause that would be an infringement Of their right
as citizens which permits them to elect their choice
without any review by anybody
1 don't know whether Senator Thomas would
wish to go so far as to ndorse periodic examinations
of the statesmen in this respect but I do not see
that this would be such outlandish idea as it
might seem at first inspection. The officers of the
army and navy are checked up every so often Just
to make sure and these inspections do not fail to
take note of any gooiy peculartieS which may have
developed since the last time In fact most servants
OF the citizens are required to prove their fitness
under some specified standard before they are taken
on and the statesmen whose potential danger to the
country If they are not quite bright Just right
are conspicuous exceptions It seems very careless
oversight,
But begin to fear thai I have overspoken myself.
There has been too much talk lately of licensing the
press and proposal to compel the statesmen to
prove their fitness might call forth counter pro-
posal that newspaper columnsts should be compelled
to prove that they know what they are talking about
The idea makes me nervous
Copyright 1884 by Unite Feature Syndicate Inc1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-17
Your Health
=BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

IF there is thing for which you can credit the
passing and unlamented depression. it is pos
sibly the lower rate of deaths from accidents par
ticuIarly accidents from motor cars.
There were 5000 fewer deaths from accidents in
1882 than in 1881 and the lowest total was reached
since that recorded in 1924.
Today the number of deaths from motor vehicles
is greater than that of suicides and homicideS COM
bined The four most common types of accidental
deaths are those from motor vehicles falls, drown
ing and burns.
The percentages vary. with the highest rate from
motor vehicles during the late fall and winter months
and the lowest rate in June and July.
Obviously. the difficulties of driving in winter
weather are associated largely with the increased
accident rate.
THE decrease in death rates from motor vehicle
i accidents during 1892 was. no doubt, due to the
withdrawal of a considerable number Of cars from
traffic because Of the depression.
The proportion OF such deaths to population and
gasoline consumption varies with different states.
For instance, North Dakota had the lowest num-
Der Of accidents the basis of its population and
also the lowest on the basis OF its gasoline consump-
ton
Mississippi had a low rate on the basis of popu-
laton. but very high rate on the basis OF gasoline
consumption.
Minnesota had a very high rate on the basis of
population. but low rate on the basis OF gasoline
consumption.
Foreign countries are not compared easily to the
United States in relationship to motor vehicle acct
dents because there is greater number OF motor
cars in this country
IT interesting to that II per cent of the vic
L TINS OF motor accidents were pedestrians and SO
per cent were motorists. In the city areas the pc
deStranS made up IS per cent OF those injured and
the motorists IS per In rural districts the pc
oestrians made up 80 per cent and the motorists IS
per
The figures show definitely that in those places
where there is law demanding q drivers license
there Is tendency for the number Of motor car
accidents TO drop.
There seems to be also an increasing carelessness
by motorists IN relationship to inhaling carbon mon
oxide gas from the exhaust There were only l23
deaths from this cause in 1924 but the number rose
to 4s7 IN 1891
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-17
This is Too Optimistic

CENATOR THOMAS proposal suggests what an
~ odd thing it is that policemen. letter carriers,
and even Stokers in government buildings are
required to pass written tests of their intellectual
fitness fol these jobs and TO show in general way
that they are not unacS, whereas aspirants to the
halls of government are careleSsly presumed 20 be
men OF good intelligence and sound mind Tais is
a rash and over-optimistic presumption
A crazy policeman can not do very serious harm.
About the worst he can do is empty his pistol into
a crowd OF citizens most of whom, to Judge by the
success of the police in Smelling John Dillingers
automobile these last few days would escape injury
The policeman then would be seized by other officers
dlSarned, loaded into a wagon. and removed from
the force, because the law holds that a policeman
must be sane and in any question of his sanity must
assume the burden of proof
statesman, on the other hand has power to
make a great nuisance of himself and to work
serious harm to the citizens with nut propositions
But he may stand on his dignity and immunity if
any one offers doubt to the health of his mind
He is statesman with certificate of election and
the representative of the qualified voters who chose
him at the polls