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Evening star., 1934-03-02
INDICTMENT PLEA
BEING CONSIDERED
Justice Gordon to Decide
Validity in John Cooke
Grayson Case.

An attempt by John Cooke Gray
son, former Treasury Department Of
fetal, accused of participation in the
wrecking of the Park Savings Bank,
to contest the validity of the indict-
ment against him was taken under
advisement in District Supreme Court
today by Justice Peyton Gordon.
William E. Leahy and Wilton J..
Lambert, representing GraySon, ar
gued that the bank was not corpo-
ration doing business in the District,
and that the indictment was so am
biguously worded that the defendant
was not adequately informed of the
specific nature of the charge against
him.
Assistant United States Attorney
John W. Fihelly replied that in his
opinion the allegations in the in
dictment were sufficient to support a
conspiracy charge.
Grayson, former chief clerk in the
chief national bank examiners Office
for this Federal Reserve district, was
charged in two indictments with con-
spring to commit a crime against the
United States and with conspiring to
defraud the United States.
He is alleged to have informed Rob-
ert S. Stunz, former vice president
of the bank, when the Federal bank
examiners were coming to visit his
institution. As result of this infor-
nation, it is alleged, Stunz was en-
abled to conceal from the examiners a
large shortage in the bank.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Concordance. Emory University
Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Dinner, Columbia Wholesalers, gar
den, Mayfower Hotel, $50 pm.
Cadet hop, girls gymnasium, Central
High School, pm.
Dinner. United States Chamber Of
Commerce, west ball room, Shoreham
Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Dance, Langley Junior High School,
First and T streets northeast, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, Associated Master BARRIERS
OF America, chapter 1896, Ambassador
Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, the Independent Order Of
Recha bites of Eagle Tent, No. 2, Maple
Hall, Pennsylvania avenue and Fourth
street southeast, 8 pm.
Meeting, Hotel and Restaurant EN-
ployes' Alliance. local 78l, l4l2 I
street, pm.
Sermon, DR.. Abram Simon, "If
Mordecai Were Alive" Washington
Hebrew Congregation, pm.
Dinner-Meeting, Pharmacist Society
of the District of Columbia, Am
bassador Hotel, pm.
TOMORROW.
Dinner-dance, Women's Auxiliary of
the District Dental Society, Columbia
Country Club, benefit Children's Hos
pital dental clinic, pm.
Dance, Ohio Girls Club, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue, pm.
Card party, Progressive Council,
No. 9, Daughters of America, Sill
Eleventh street southeast, pm.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
BINGHAM BACK AT POST

PLYMOUTH, England, March 2
R.-American Ambassador Robert
w. Bingham asserted on his return
to England last night that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's greatest victory was
the one over fear.
His great triumph was the restora-
ton of confidence said the envoy in
an interview.
"Most gratifying and hopeful for
the future is the fact that in all
efforts to keep peace the American
and British governments worked
with genuine and cordial co-opera-
ton"
Evening star., 1934-03-02
Human Influenza
Serum, Injection
In Ferrets Is Seer,
Animal Is Found to Be
Susceptible to
Virus.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March IA possibility
OF immunizing ferrets against inf1u-
enZa by the use of blood serum from
human convalescentS was indicated
yesterday as a result of experiments
by three British physicians.
They are Wilson Smith. G. H.
Andrews and P. P. Laidlaw. Last
year they discovered that these AMI
mails could be infected with the
influenza virus.
1t was emphasized that much
experimentation would be necessary
before applying the knowledge to
human influenza.
A report by the Medical Research
Council, for which the scientists have
been working. pointed out that the
practical application of the informa-
tion derived from the experiments
still is remote.
"A new starting point, however, has
been provided by the investigation
and a new hope for the ultimate
solution Of the problem is justified"
the report said.
Scientific study Of this serious
disease had been hindered by the
difficulty of finding an animal which
was susceptible to "flu" infections.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
GAIN DUE
FOR QUARTER
By International News Service

BY International News Service
Freight car loadings for the
second quarter of 1884 will show
an increase of 10.7 per cent
above 1888, according to esti-
mates released by the Shippers
Regional Advisory Boards.
On the basis of these estimates,
loadings of the 20 principal COM
modities will be 4,367,725 cars
against 3,945,568 in the corre-
spending period of last year.
OF the % commodities covered
in the forecast, it is estimated
that "a will show an increase.
The five for which reductions are
estimated are-all grain, hay,
straw and alfalfa, citrus fruits,
other fresh fruits, and live stock.
OF the commodities for which
increases are estimated those
showing the largest percentage of
increases are automobiles, trucks
and parts, 81 per cent, and agri-
cultural implements and vehicles
other than automobiles, 1872 per
cent.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
W|LLYS N D D Fl
. INTRODUCTION

The WHY'S Overland Co. has
resumed production of 1884
models. The $500 cars authorized
for manufacture by Federal Judge
George P. Hahn have been sold
in advance to distributors.
Production of these cars will
keep 5000 workers busy until the
end of June. Production of $50
daily is expected to be attained
within 10 days.
Plans for reorganization Of the
company have been progressing
in recent weeks. A conference
was held here last week and an
other is scheduled for this week.
Judge Hahn has extended the
term of David r. Wilson as op-
Grating receiver of the company
until June 30.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05

Thirty more lawyers have ap-
piled for membership in the Dis
trict Bar Association as a result
of stimulated interest in the activ-
tiles of the bar group under the
present administration.
The membership committee,
headed by Milton w. King, has
turned the new list over to Secre-
tary George C. Gertman to be
submitted to the board of direc-
tors meeting to be held May 4.
Included in the list are: Harry
L. Underwood, assistant to Dis
trict Attorney Leslie C. Garnett;
Bernard J. Gallagher, Southern
Surety Company counsel; John r.
Benney, assistant attorney gen.
eral; Seth w. Richardson, assist
ant attorney general; Samuel j.
L'Hommedieu, j. w. H. Roberts,
Myer Pumps, Milton Whitney,
Warren Nigh, William c. Wood,
Norman Abramson, Robert T..
Tedrow, Robert I. Rudolph, Perre
Bowen, H. Max zimmerman,
Charles Patton Henry, Hugh j.
Fegan, Donald V. Hunter, Karl j.
Hardy, William E. Carey, jr.,
Ralph S. Boyd, Lansdale G. Sas-
seer, James G. Dance, George l..
Schein, Donald Bowie, jr., Joseph
I. Cavanaugh, Abner Frank, H.
Grady Warburton, David G. Bress
and Joseph P. Bailey.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05

ket steady, S0-lb. sacks YellowS u.
s; No. !; Michigan and Ohio. 11.25; New
Peas-one California arrived; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand light; market dull.
California, bushel hampers Telephones,
$1.75@2.
Potatoes-Two Florida, 2 Maine, /
New York arrived; s broken and IL
unbroken cars on track. Old stock:
ket steady. New York, 1o0-pound
sacks, Round Whites, U. s. No. 1,
S1.90@2.OO: Maine, 10o-pound sacks,
Green Mountains, U. S. No. 1, $2.25@
2.35; Idaho, l00-pound sacks. Russet Bur
| banks, U. s. No. 1, 2.25@2.50. New
stock: Supplies light: demand light:
market steady. Florida. double head
| mostly around $5.50@5.75.
Spinach-Two Texas arrived: broken
and 3 unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate: demand light: market
steady. Texas. bushel baskets. s5c.
Strawberries No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
crates, express receipts, 13@15c per pit.
Sweet Potatoes - One North Carolina
arrived; unbroken cars on track. sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady. North Carolina, bu. baskets,
Puerto Ricans. 9Oc@$1; Nancy Halls, 81;
few BEST $1.25.
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals; broken
moderate: demand slow; market dull.
Florida, lug boxes. ripes and turning,
rwapped, 6x6, $2.25@25O.
Mixed Vegetables - One Georgia, 1
Texas arrived; 4 broken and unbroken
cars on track.
Green Beans-One Florida arrived; :
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket dull. Florida, bu. hampers green,
flat type. $1.75@2.
Lima Beans-No carlot arrivals; 1 un-
broken car on track. Supplies light;
demand light; market steady. Florida,
bu hampers, $2.5O@3, few higher.
Eggplant - Supplies light; demand T
crates. $2.75@S.25.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand light
| market steady. Florida, / II -bu. crates,
green, fancy. $3.50; choice, $2.5O@S;
squash Supplies light; demand light; ;
market steady. Florida. bushel hampers.
white, wrapped, $2.25 @2.5O; italian type,
large size. bushel baskets 50.
moderate; demand slow; market steady.
Illinois, boxes 2-dozen fancy, $2.25;
extra fancy $2.50@2.75; Ohio, splint-
baskets. dozen. ,$2.25. according to
Kale-Supplies light, demand light:
baskets, SO@7Oc.
Radishes = Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. South Carolina
bushel hampers, 81 @1.50.
Oranges-Two Florida arrived; 2 broken
and 4 unbroken cars on track. Florida,
truck receipts, bushel baskets $1.50@2,
$2.5O@3.25: according to grade and size.
Grapefruit-No carlot arrivals; 2
broken cars on track. Florida, boxes
No. l. $2.25@3.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
POWER OUTPUT
LEVEL IS BEST
SINCE 1881
By International News Service

ny AnUeEnatlOnaA NeWS SerVlCS
Production Of electricity last
week scared to the highest level
since December II, 1881, while
recording an 1873 per cent ad-
vance over the comparable period
a year ago, the Edison Electric
Institute reports.
The weeks output was 1,665, $780,
900 kilowatt hours. marking the
fourth successive week in which
the total has risen at a season
when power production is normal
ly declining. This total compares
with 1,402, ,142, 900 kilowatt hours
in the closing week Of March last
year, with 1,480, 0,208, 900 in 1892
and with 1,679, ,764,000 in 1891.
The gain Of 1875 per cent over
the like period Of the preceding
year was the highest since the
start Of the depression excepting
for the 20 per cent increase re-
corded two weeks ago. Power out
put has topped 1888 in every week
so far this year while gain have
been shown over 1882 in all but
the first week Of January.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
WASHINGTON
EGGS AND POULTRY

Eggs-steady to firm: prices hc
higher on U. s. Government graded
extras, large and standards. Receipts
lee; hennery whites, 16h @17c. Gov
ernment graded and dated white eggs:
U. s. extras. large, 2O@21c; U. s.
extras, mediums, 17hc; U. s. Stand
Live Poultry.Market firm; prices 1c
horns, 11@13c: roosters, 6@Sc; Plym-
outh Rock spring broilers, 220 25c.
Turkeys, toms, IA pounds and over lie;
espcn., esps; l? soSSso PSsnd' and over ''O ''''
Appies-No carlot arrivals. Bushels:
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. Virginia, Staymans, U. s.
inches minimum. sI.75 q 80: * inches
No. j. * inches minimum, sis 9i.ss;
;nsb.I HM inches minimum '1sS0 16E, ~
8. No. /, az inches minimum, 81 1.25;
Nv inches minimum. S1.35 @ L60; ~
inches minimum, s1.s5@1.75: ~. S.
inches inc nEdSi minimum. i ;1.l5S1.s5: Gsnos. 6.
s. No. /. IN inches minimum. soc 9$1
~ inches minimum, $1.25 01.S5; Delic-
s1.3501.50; Az inches minimum: $1.7S@
LOO; az inches minimum. ,$2922S;
Winesaps, U. s. No. !, az inches min
nun n ineSa. sSo inmum fim nsnSfs :is5Ss Boz
to large sizes. si.9O@S: Delicious, extra
fancy, medium to large sizes, ~. so %
sizes, $2.25.
Asparagus-Two Calf. arrived; one
broken and unbroken cars on track
South Carolina, express receipts light
supplies moderate; demand light; market
steady. California, pyramid crates, dozen
hv, la- -foA <
G;neS s75; medium msni0@ size @ Szs small
size, $1.75 q 100. South Carolina, pyramid
crates, dozen punches, Colossal $225 q
$50; fancy, $2.O0@2.50; choice, $500
200.
Broccoli-cne Fla. arrived. / broken
and l unbroken car on track. Supplies
light: demand light; market steady
Texas, half-lettuce crates, $3.50 punched
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Sup.
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady. Florida, freight receipts "a
bushel hampers, pointed type. fair con
flat type, mostly around $1.1O @1.25.
Carrots-No carlot arrivals; unbroken
car on track. Supplies light; demand
tuce crates, punched. $1.25@1.sO.
Cauliflower-One Calf. arrived; two
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track
siPRtiy stronEer sa de%sd california standard
crates, $2.OO,
Celery-No carlot arrivals; two broken
and one unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
individually washed and preceded, Z
dozen best, 81; fair condition, $3.50 q
1.75; 6-S dozen, $2.25.
Lettuce-Two Arizona arrived: s
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Western stock: Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market steadV Arizona,
western crates Iceberg type, As dozen.
$2.9003. Southern stock: Practically
no supplies on the market.
Onions-One Oregon arrived; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand light; mar
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
Coffee Usage
Level High

Coffee consumption in the
United States during March
has continued at the record
rate Of earlier months, ac-
cOrding to the New York COf-
fee and Sugar Exchange. Dis
appearance during March
amounted to 1,296.623 bags
against 1,115,426 bags in
March last year.
For the nine months Of the
crop year, July 1, 1888, to
March 81, 1884, 9,5s6,331 bags
Of coffee have disappeared into
cOnsumptive channels in this
country against S,431,245 bags
in the nine months Of 1928,
q gain Of 1,155,OS6 bags or
1871 per cent.
The trade had expected q
slump in deliveries during
March because Of the heavy
disappearance during January
and February which, it was
claimed, went to building up
Of invisible stocks. but publ
cation Of March figures would
indicate that the sharp in
crease in those two months,
which were abnOrmally cold,
was due in a large part to
increased actual consumption.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
Prices Rise as u. s.
ReenterS HOQ Mart

CHICAGO, April 5 G.N.SO.
The Government was back in the
hog market today, which made
prices 10c to 15c higher than yes
terday, although local buyers were
resisting the advance. Sales were
largely at 81 to $4.25, and best
hogs held at $4.35.
Cattle receipts were $500. De-
mand was strong from shippers
and prices were firm for all the
good steers regardless of weight.
Palmer kinds sold slowly but
steady. Cows and heifers were
steady to strong.
Choice lambs sold at 1925.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
Bar Group Activities
Net Strong Demand
For Membership

There are nearly enough mem
berS of the association now to
form a woodward Building Club
due to the efforts Of the Wood
ward Building law firm Of Rich
ard L. Merrick, Louis B. Arnold
and Julian B. Venezky, who have
combed the building from cellar
to ceiling, looking for lawyers who
have not affiliated with the as
Sociation.
Simon Hirshman, Leonard A..
Block and Seton Darr, all in the
same building, have aided in the
drive in this building.
A special meeting of the asso-
citation is in the offing for early
next month, provided President F..
Regis Noel can obtain approval
of the board of directors at its
meeting later this week.
Now that the bulletin is out, the
various committees have been able
to identify their allocated duties
better and within the next few
weeks, will have developed their
assignments to such a point that
guidance of the entire member
ship will be imperative.
Such a meeting will be interest
ing to the rank and file of the
association and the curiosity of
dubious members will be satisfied
when it takes place.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
TOLedO's 3 Banks
Gain in DEPOSITS

Toledo'S three State banks
gained $9,381,518 in deposits be
tween the December bank call and
that for March 81.
Most of the increase was regis.
tered by Toledo Trust Company
which reported deposits of $53,256,.
l89, an increase of So 034,364 since
The year-end. Citizens Trust Com.
pany gained $777,987 and the
Commerce Guardian Bank $685..
~.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
Principal Produce Markets

broilers, 25@2 turkey hens, zoe 4;
ROSTERS, s9sc; stays lie; ducks, $50
Ice; geese. s012c; young toms, 1Sc;
Butter steady; 90 score. 24Hc; SO score
23hc; s8 score, 23hc; standard, 24c.
Eggs steady; nearby current receipts,
15c; fresh extra firsts, 16c; hennery
Virginia, Kentucky, current receipts, 15c.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, April U.N.S.).-Butter-
Receirts, 5,465 tubs; market easy. Old
22N; firsts. 22@22Kc; seconds, S1c;
specials, 3h @24c.
.t.sSy SsgeS'Ds oS css. 'sSss eases mess orS
nary current receipts, 15c; fresh graded
extra firsts, less than cars 16kc, cars
16%c: fresh graded firsts, less than
cars 15hc; cars 1SAc; dirties. lac;
CheeseSTwins, 12A @12hc: daisies,
13N 913c; longhorns and prints, 1870
NEW YORK, April U.N.S).-Butter:
Quiet and steady. salted and unsalted
creamery higher, scoring. 2O% @25%c;
creamery extras. 2Sh 924Ac; creamery
CheeseNWeak. state whole milk flats
specials, 1SQ19c; average run, $50 16c
Wisconsin whole milk, fancy young
Americans, 14h q 15c.
Eggs-Quiet. Nearby white specials
1914 q zoe: standards, 1s@1Shc; medi-
ums, 17@1Sc; nearby brown specials,
1914 q 2Oc; standards, 1SA @1S%c: mixed
specials, IS ~ @20c; standards, 1S@1SAc;
standards, 1S@1SNc; firsts, 16hc: sec
onds, 1874 @ Ice; mediums 15A @15Nc;
Pacific Coast white, fancy packs, 24@
25c: standards, 2S@2Shc; mediums, 2Oh
@21hc.
nj.
pounds No. 1 fluid milk within the 201-
210 mile zone.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
Empire Trust Co.
Surplus Declines

Empire Trust Company, in the
first quarter of the current year,
had indicated earnings Of $685.
349, equal to 35 cents share on
capital stock outstanding. Sur
plus and undivided profits on
March 81 totaled $2,329,561, COM
pared with $2,649,212 at the year.
end.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
CLOTH MARKET ACTIVE

NEW YORK, April 5 G.N.S.) .)-There
was noticeable pickup in activity in
the coarse yarn cloth market today, with
the days total sales running into an ap-
preciable figure.
The chief factor in the increased busi-
ness was the growing fear of a shorter
prices a little higher on the strength of
increased costs but which would also
create a considerable shortage in print
cloths and some other goods.
Early there was some buying of print
cloths for whatever deliveries coluld be
had without the ''up and down" clause
protecting mills against increased costs.
AS the day wore on, buyers were coming
in also for later shipments because they
feared a shorter work week would re-
duce their chances of getting the goods.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
WILLIAMS RESUMES

R. c. Williams & Co. resumed
common dividends with a decla-
ration of 20 cents a share, pay
able April 20 to stock of rec
ord April IA. The last previous
payment was 1712 cents quarterly
on Nav |. 1892.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
OPERATING RESULTS

most effectively met by still further re.
duction IN operating expenses. The ratio Of
operating expenses to operating revenues
was 6o6%-the lowest Of any year since
1906. Total operating revenues m 1888
decreased s3a% as compared with 1ooo.
Operating expenses were reduced 54.7%
as compared with 1929.
NEW EQUIPMENT
During the year, 10 electric passenger
locomotives and I electric freight loco
motive were placed IN service. At steam
passenger cars were converted for electric
service. 425 freight train cars and 4 unitS
of work equipment were purchased. I28S
a1l>steel box cars and 20 locomotive tenders
were built at the Company'S shops and
placed in service.
BETTER PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE
The Company's high,speed passenger
service continues to improve. Schedules
between New York and Philadelphia were
quickened to one hour and fifty minutes.
The Broadway Limited's time between
New York and Chicago was quickened to
17Z hours. Through service to New
England was also improved. and two ID
ditional fast trains were put in service BE-
tween New York and Washington.
Areonditioned coaches, dining cars and
parlor cars were put in service during hsE
sumner on all hourly trains between New
York and Philadelphia and on through
trains between New York, Philadelphia
and Washington. Their use will be ex"
tended in 1884 to include all through trains
between principal cities Of the East and
the West. The Pennsylvania Railroad viii
have 100 air-conditioned cars in service in
the summer of 1884. and the largest feet Of
air'conditioned trains Of any railroad.
COLLECTION AND DELIVERY SERVICE
On December I, 1888, the Company
inaugurated collection and delivery service
for less than carload freight Freight iS
picked up at the store or warehouse and de-
livered direct to the consignee at any point
on the system lines. This service shows
marked promise and the Company solicitO
the help of stockholders in further extend
ing it to the shipping public.
STOCKHOLDERS
The capital stock Of the Company at
the close Of the year was owned by 238.S76
holders, slight decrease as compared with
December 81, 1891, and the average NUM-
Der Of shares held by each stockholder wab
55.1. The large investment represented By
the stock and other outstanding securities.
owned by the citizens and their instituD
tions all over the country, constitutes the
best kind Of public ownership and that
fact, as well as the necessity for the econom'
ical and efficient operation Of the railroad,
which the investment represents, continues
to be constant reminder of the duty and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Management.
lbove, notwithstanding the continu'
reflects outstanding credit upon the
ders and bondholders are again re-
oeration Of the past they will be Of
Of prosperity which will be Of i'm"
Company and the Nation.
W. W. ATTERBURY,
Preside11e
MA RAILROAD
VIA PENNSYLVANIA
the Annual Report from
Ct Station Building. Philadelphia, RS.
The Washington times., 1934-04-05

LQe CedarS or
Lebanon over
desert wastes
to build The
temples Of Bib
hcal fame, the
civilized world
has looked to
tranSportat ion
utilities to solve
its problems.
History re-
peatS itself in
the proposal Of
he PennSyl-
vania railroad
to electrify its
n eS from
The Washington times., 1934-04-05
PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH, April (I.N.S.).-Poul-
try steady; Plymouth Rock broilers, 26 a
csc; Leghorn broilers, 236 624c: colored
hens, 16c; Leghorn hens. 13c; Handbook
sprngers, 16@17c; Leghorn springers,
lie; colored springers, Ice: colored