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by her daughter, Mrs. J. F. Gates, and
her niece, Mrs. George w. Turner.
Mr.. Fossett graduated from North
western University In Chicago, and
the University of the South at Bir-
mingham, his first pastorate being in
Birmingham, Ala. He has been iden-
titled with the baltimore conference
for i've years. His bride Is a graduate
Of the Wilson Normal School and has
been teaching for three years in
Washington, where she has been active
in church work.
The marriage Of Miss Bernadette
Teresa Smith, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert j. Smith, to Mr.. Charles
Phillips Wood, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace r. Wood, took place Friday,
April 6, at o'clock in the rectory of
st. Joseph's Church.
Rev. j. T. Kennedy performed the
ceremony before a large company of
relatives and friends. Miss Mary
Smith, sister of the bride, was her
only attendant, and Mr.. Joseph A.
Woodwork was the best man.
A reception Immediately followed
the ceremony at the home of the
bride. Later in the evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Wood left by motor for Atlantic
City. They will be at home to their
friends at the Gelhave, 4o5 Tenth
street northeast, after April Is.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
South of Mount Airy, Md, was the
scene of pretty wedding Friday aft
ernoon, April 6, at 4 o'clock, when
Miss Nina Geller, Washington, D. c.,
and Robert Mason Poole, son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. Vernon Poole of Adams
town, were married. The minister,
Rev. H. L. Coffman. performed the
ceremony in the presence of a large
assemblage of friends and relatives
from Hagerstown, Frederick and
Washington.
The bride wore a brown wide
brimmed straw hat with a biege suit
and a corsage bouquet of talisman
roses. MIR. Clark Poole, brother of the
bridegroom, was the best man, and
Mrs. Poole was attendant to the bride.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party was given reception at
Engelside. an inn near Rockville. The
couple then left for a wedding trip.
The bride is a graduate of Goucher
College, Baltimore, and attended the
Peabody Conservatory. Mr.. Poole is a
graduate of Hagerstown High School
and is now In business In Washing
ton. Upon their return Mr.. and Mrs
Poole will reside at Wisconsin and
Newark avenues, Washington.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Pen League of District
To Enioy Musicale

Wednesday at $3.50 o'clock a pro-
gram of musical landscapes will be
given at the league studio, 1706 L
street northwest, by Grace E. Bush
(Mrs. Guy Bush) of Los Angeles. Mrs.
Bush, who, in addition to writing sew
eral volumes of poetry, is the COM
poser of a number of songs, will in
clude musical pictures of France, Italy
and America in her program, which
has been planned by Miss Elena De
Sayn, music chairman for the league.
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock
there will be an at home of the
French group at the residence of Miss
Mary Hedrick, 1921 N street north
west, with Nine. Felian Garzia pre-
siding
Delegates and alternates who will
represent the District of Columbia
League OF American Pen Women at
the seventh biennial convention Of
the League of American Pen Women,
which Is being held in Washington
the week of April 81, have been an
Evening star., 1934-04-15

Mrs. Christian Heurich, ST.: Mr.. and
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade H. Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
P. Littlepage, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph p.
Tumulty, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic William Vile,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Melvin Sharpe. Mr..
and Mrs. Phillip o. Coffin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Oliver La Gorce, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. F. Colladay, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
r. Jelleff, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Lans-
burgh, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Macarthur.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Chairmen and Aides for
St. Andrews Benef,

Mrs. Harry Jackson Landrus and
Mrs. Cecil Beasley. chairman for the
benefit bridge that the Rectors Aid
Chapter Of st. Andrews Church will
give at 2400 Sixteenth street Wednes-
day evening. will be assisted by Mrs.
A. ]. Wilder, Miss Minnie Volkmann.
Mrs. Thomas j. Horne, Mrs. Henry
J. Butt, Mrs. A. W. Day, Miss Louise
Hoone, Mrs. Elmer Bowen. Miss Made
line Benton, Miss Trixler and Mrs.
Drury Conway Ludlow, who is in
charge of the tickets.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Jackson-Garrett Rites
!, Held in Chevy Chase

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The Washington times., 1934-12-13
COTTON LOSSES.
ARE SMALL

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 G.N.SO.
Cotton futures we're somewhat re-
dictionary today, but losses were
held down by the strong tone in
stocks and firming tendencies in
grains.
Trading proceeded at a more
active pace as the list was forced
to contend with an appreciable
influx of offerings from local
operators, commission houses and
the South. Domestic trade in.
terests continued the principal
buyers Of cotton and were joined
by Far Eastern sources and the
Continent.
Oscar Johnston, cotton pool
manager, finally cleared up the
mystery surrounding last weeks
conference at New Orleans, when
he stated in a southern news
paper today that representatives
of a half-dozen cotton shippers
4IOAOAAS GOfCA AAAAACAAV NOVUOAA PAO
ducers' pool certificates represent
ing about 250,000 bales of cotton.
agreed at the conference to sell
their certificates to him, allowing
the pool manager to call them
and fix the price at the market
at his discretion.
Furthermore, Mr.. Johns ton
said, these representatives agreed
they would not hedge these certi.
ficates. Hence, it was explained,
all danger of hedge selling against
the certificates and the chance
they may be called on the market
in undue quantities has been re-
moved.
Midday prices were off / to 4
points, with January off 4 at
12.48, March off at 1857, May
off l at 1886, and July off 3
at 1884.
The Washington times., 1934-12-13
Exports of Wheat
Decline For Week

Exports of wheat, including
flour as wheat, from United States
and Canadian ports, as reported to
Dun & Bradstreet, for the week
ended December 8 totalled 1891
1877 bushels, as compared with A.
238,667 bushels in the previous
week and 3,952,526 bushels in the
corresponding week of last year.
For the season, July / to date,
wheat exports aggregated SO,6O5,-
SIT bushels, as against 96,S30, 135
bushels for the same period a year
ago.
Corn exports for this week were
1000 bushels, compared with none
in the preceding week and 1900
bushels last year. For the season,
corn exports totalled 5000 bushels,
as against 259,000 bushels for the
like period in the previous year.
The Washington times., 1934-12-13
Business Failures
Below Last Year

Business failures in the United
States during the week ended De-
cember 6 last totaled 232, against
2O1 in the preceding week and 3O3
in the like week Of last year, &C.
cording to Dun & Bradstreet. The
previous week contained tn e
Thanksgiving holiday.
Retail failures in the December
6 week aggregated 1870, against 121
a week earlier and 1913 a year
earlier.
Wholesale failures in the De-
cember week numbered "a,
against 13 in the preceding week
and 18 in the like week of 1888.
Manufacturing failures were Sc.
against A and Sc, and other COM
mercial failures were %, against
% and 81.
The Washington times., 1934-12-13
DEPT.
SALESU UP

Registering an advance of Is
per cent in dollar volume of de-
partment store sales in November
over sales for the same month last
year, Washington made the best
showing of any city in the Fifth
Federal Reserve district with the
exception of Charleston, w. Va,
according to the report Of the Fed.
eral Reserve Bank of Richmond
yesterday.
An average gain of 20.4 per cent
for the first II months Of the cur
rent year, as compared with the
same period in 1888, was also
noted by the Federal Reserve Bank
report.
Average sales in 48 leading
shores in the whole Fifth District
were II per cent ahead of Novem-
ber, 1888, and 18 per cent better
than in the similar II months last
year.
The Washington times., 1934-12-13

IN 3sS Zonite ............ 41S ~ 4S
(a) Optional stock Partly (c) Extra
stock and cash. ID, Extra in stock 90 Paid 1898
(fl On accumulationS No regular rate:
(n) Paid year lwwI With warrants. (xwI Without
wa Ex-divldend. (t) Exrights
in dollars in parentheses (Nots) EXTRA
published through regular dividend period
The Washington times., 1934-12-13
Weekly Food Index
Increases Further

The weekly food index compiled
by Dun & Bradstreet, Inc, showed
a further increase of one cent dur
ing the latest week. The index
stood at $2.46 December II, the
highest level in the past four
years.
This compares with $2.16 on
July 8, and is an increase Of 1879
per cent. Comparison with last
year, when the index registered
$1.93 shows a gain Of 27.4 per
cent,
The Washington times., 1934-12-13
Electric Power
Output Best
Since 1881

Production of electricity last
week scared to the highest level
since the end of 1881 and, at the
same time, scored a sharp rise
over the previous week, the Edison
Electric Institute reports.
Output for the week totaled l.
743, ,427,000 kilowatt hours against
1918, $4,000 in the like 1888
period, an increase of ~ per cent.
The week before output was l.
683 100000 kilowatt hours against
1858. .744,O00 in 1888, an increase
of 8.4 per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-12-13

steel ingots jumped from 31.3 per
cent of normal in October to
38.S per cent. Pig iron produc-
ton increased from 31.8 per cent
to 32.5 per cent Of normal.
These figures certainly indicate
q gain in production activity, and
the fact that steel production is
relatively larger than pig iron
production is usually a favorable
symptom.
The Washington times., 1934-12-13
MACHINE SPECIAL

United States Machinery has
declared a special dividend of So
and the regular quarterly divi-
dend of 62K2 cents on the COM
mon stock, both payable January
5 to stock of record December 18.
A year ago, a special of $3.50
was declared.
The Washington times., 1934-12-13

pany brought renewed buying
into the A shares, which rose to
the best prices in several years
on large-scale dealings.
Celanese and Industrial Rayon
rose easily in response to the
markup in rayon prices. Chrysler
advanced a point in the motors.
while Phillip Morris hit a new
high in the tobacco division.
Speculative sentiment was
cheered by forecasts of decided
business gains next year by out
standing individuals like Gen.
Charles G. Dawes and James A.
Moffett, housing administrator.
The latter's disclosure that hum
dreds of millions would be spent
this winter on plant moderniza-
ton also helped.
The Washington times., 1934-12-13

toward the end
Of S e p t ember
will hold. To-
day I will ex-
anime some of
he November
statistics which
have begun to
come in.
The first to
arrive were the
iron and steel
production tlS-
ureS. AS eX-
ptcted, t h e S e
showed a rise.
The a v e r a G e
Ln;l.z o,,fnnnnt nf
The Washington times., 1934-12-13
STEEL EXTRA

Acme Steel Company voted the
usual extra of 1919 cents and the
regular quarterly dividend of 371a
cents, payable January to stock
record Of December 20.
The Washington times., 1934-12-13

market today.
Gains ran to
more than 2
points in Radio
prefe rre d B.
Speculative &C.
tivity was re.
newed on re-
ports the re-
capt. a Ii zation
plan had been
d e c i d e d and
would be favor
able to this
issue.
A similar sit
uation in Will
The Washington times., 1934-12-13

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DROP
SLOWS TRADE
RECOVERY
BY LEWIS HANEY
Professor of Economies, New York
University

Business figures are being
eagerly scanned these days for
indications as to whether the
moderate upturn which began
The Washington times., 1934-12-13
SHARES
Up ON F|RNER
STOCK LIST
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 O.N.S.D.
Strength in individual issues was
outstanding in a firmer stock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-28

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 that the compound in question is not harmful. As pr. E. H. Kirsch- baum, the author of the ordinance covering the sale of such com pounds, was not present last night action was deferred until the next session.
 Apparently the fact that Water- bury has an isolation hospital is getting known more and more as time goes on, II. l.. Strickland Of New York filed an application with the board asking that he be named laboratory technician at the hos pital As there is no such position the application was placed on file. MT. Strickland is graduate of the City college of New York, New York university and the Los An- geles college of Physicians and Surgeons. He owned and directed clinical laboratory. in Los An geles at one time.
 The monthly report of Dr. God frey showed the following com municable diseases reported: ann oebic dysentery 1; chicken pox IA; diphtheria 2; German measles Il; broncho pneumonia 5; lobar pneu- monia z; scarlet fever 6; pulmofl- ary tuberculosis 4; grippe 9; humps 3. There were five deaths from .broncho pneumonia, four from lobar pneumonia and one from pulmonary tuberculosis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-28
RASPUTIN DEATH
 HEARD BY COURT
Russian Prince Testifies To-day in Wife's Suit
 Against Film Co

London, Feb 2S.-UP)-The dramatic story of the death of Rasputin, lecherous Mad Monk" of Russia was told to a breath less, packed courtroom to-day by the man who helped kill him.
 Prince Felix Youssoupoff of Rus- sia testified in the suit of his wife against the Metro Goldwyn- Mayer Co, charging that she was libelled in 8 film in which one of the her, was seduced by the monk.
 The Prince, once one of the great nobIes of the Russian empire, is almost monosyllabic replies to the questions of Sir Patrick Hastings, counsel for his wife, told ths story of the assassination.
 He said after Rasputin had been given poisoned cakes and wine. he shot him once with 8 revolver he obtained from Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovich. Then Puriske- witch, the third of the conspira- tors. shot him three times.
 ''In the end" Hastings asked, "did you do anything to kill him ?''
 "Yes," the Prince replied, I did 1t with a loaded stick"
 Sir William Jowitt, for the de- fense, in .cross-examination, sug- gested that he witness, in a pa- roxysm of rage, had batetred Ras- putin's dead body.
 He died after I had done that" the Prince replied calmly.
 The court adjourned until to- morrow, after Prince Youssoupoff denied the suggestion that the character of "Natasha" in the film resembled another woman of the czarist court more closely than his wife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-28
SUB-zERO SNAPS
 SMELLS GAS USE
Increase of 5O9o Noted as People Utilize Ranges
 for Heating

During the extremely cold snaps which occurred in late December, January and February, when the mercury dropped substantially be- low the zero mark for the first time in many years, the output of gas by the Connecticut public util- ities showed today.
 According to an estimate based upon reports of gas companies whose sales constitute 92 per cent of the total sales of gas made in Connecticut, the average daily out put for January last year was about 26,112,000 cubic feet and for February about 29,146,000 cubic feet. When the severe sub zero weather was on this year, the daily demand for gas service rose as high as 39,0OO,OO0 cubic feet in January and as high as 41,000,- 900 cubic feet on the coldest day in February.
 There can be little doubt, com- pany officials state, but that prac- tically all of the increased amount of gas which was consumed in Con- necticut on the extremely cold days was utilized for house heating, since the cooking, commercial and industrial loads could hardly ascend so sharply overnight. It is hardly to be suspected. however. that existing house heating install lations and such appliances as room heaters and fire place sets would, even if used full time, ac- count for the great gain in gas burning. In other words, a large part of the sudden increase on the coldest days was undoubtedly due to the fact that, when their regu- lar heating apparatus failed to keep their homes warm, many peo- pie temporarily converted other gas equipment, including ranges and water heaters, into space heaters.
 One company reported: "While no doubt a good proportion of this Cncrease) was used in homes with gas fired boilers, there is no ques- tion but what a large amount of 1t was used for auxiliary heating in such places as the ovens of gas ranges"
 Every decrease in temperature brings it's increase in the public's demand for gas service, but during the winter months the temperature and therefore the demand is usual ly more constant than 1t has been this winter. The greatest fiuctua- tions in utilization of gas generally come in the early fall months be- fore people have started their fur mace fires and when weather of the so-called Indian summer type is well broken up with the quick snaps of cold that are the flarbing- CTS of winter.
 This winters big jumps in gas use are illustrative of one of the major problems of the industry: namely. that each company must have sufficient equipment to meet the biggest demand that can be made upon 1t even though a large ,part of 1t must be idle most of the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-28
ANDERSON IS TO
 BE AN ASSESSOR
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 of the office, due to his long years of work there and he will be ablo to sit in at the board meetings and give very adequate infofmation as to the condition of the lists. MT Anderson's term will be for five years. There was no nforma- tion available early this afternoon as to what Mir Nelson plans to do after he completes his term at midnight.
 An Economical Adjustment
 In view of the fact that the mayor adhered to his economy program in naming a ''dollar-a- year" man for the late Mir TIalli- mans job, it is expected that to- days action, carrying out the idea by further cutting down the ex- penses of the city by naming MT Anderson at the nominal yearly salary of a dollar will meet with much favorable comment from the taxpayers throughout Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-28
GRAMMAR SPLIT
 SCHOOL BOARD
Split Infinitives in Clerk s
 Minutes Causes Philly |. DissentiOn

Philadelphia (UP)--A split in- finitive has split the board of deu- cation.
 A faction of liberalists to whom a split infinitive may be just one of those things that happen in the best of circles are opposed by Dr Howard McClenahan, conserva- tive grammarian.
 The situation came to a climax at a recent meeting of the board. Dr McClenahan announced that he had found grammatical errors in the minutes of the board.
 q found" he declared to the startled members, "a split infini- tive! How, gentlemen, can such a situation exist?
 Such glaring inaccuracies, ap- bearing in documents which go out to the public under our aus pices, are discreditable to the board of education. Such gram nautical mistakes are inexcusa ble in any case, but it is inconceivable that this body, representing the educational system of this city, should allow such glaring errors to appear in it's records"
 NARAAA0bAOAt C. oPlAt results from placing a word be- tween the proposition and the verb. To most members of the board, the matter is inconsequen- tial. Chester N. Farr. Jr, ex- pressed their unconcern when he inquired:
 May ask how serious this is?''
 Dr McCienahan retorted that any mistake is serious if made un- der the stamp of approval of the board of education.
 The dissenting member de- manded that in the future all documents of the board be exam ined and corrected by Dr Edwin C.. Broome, superintendent of schools. before they are published. He was voted down, however, and the members decided merely the members themselves will look over the minutes before they are re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-28

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 Sullivan plans to use Macks, while the -Healey bid provides for White trucks. The Darcey bid calls for Auto Car trucks.
 The Moran bid provides $17,5OO for equipment while that of the Waterbury Ash Removal Co sets I'D a figue of $36, 900. Sul1lvan's bid al- lows $36.600 for equipment while that of Larson and Healey shows an estimate of $30,O0O. The Dar- cey bid provides for $30,0O0 also.
 The large number of bids re- ceived was pleasing to the board. Due to the keen competition among the bidders the city was able to get low offers. Tho contract, if let, will be for a five-year period. All bids were accompanied by a certified check for five per cent.
 Aside from opening the bids the only other business transacted in- volved the request of the Colonial OH company for permission to en- croach on the building line at East Main and Orange streets SC that q gasoline station can be built City Engineer Robert A. Cairns in a communication to the board. advlsed against allowing the re. quest. Later. however, Commits nioner Pheian decided that the matter will be given further con- sideFati0n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-28
$32, 800 Damages In
 Four Suits Sought; Lawyer Asks $1O,OO
AnsOnia Attorney Sues West Haven for Injuries
 Sustained in Fall on Alleged Ice-cOvered Sidewalk; , Local Woman Claims $2O,OOO in Stairway Fall

to the date of the accident. the plaintiffs right forearm had been amputated below the elbow, but leaving a complete elbow joint. AS result of the fall the plaintiff will suffer the loss of major part of the use of the elbow which has become stiffened and almost en- tirely infiexible. It is further al- legged that the elbow will be unable to support an artificial arm as such as the plaintiff had planned to acquire. Attorney Maurice Korn- blut brings the suit for the plain- tiff.
 In the $20,OO0 suit of Miss Me- Inter 1t is alleged that the stair way of 15 steps upon which she descending from her home at 32 South Elm street collapsed June 4, 1883, precipitating her 10 feet to the cement landing below. She landed on her back, severely injur- ing that member as well as suffer- ing decorations of the head, limbs and other parts of her body. 1t is further charged that she suffered a pelvic injury and spinal curvature which will permanently be ajling.
 The defendant is charged with negligence III tHap repairs mAue just prior to the mishap were not done properly.
 The Waterbury Nash Co. is plain tiff in a $2000 civil action against Albert Matasavage of Waterbury and the George B. Holman Co.,, Inc. of Rutherford, N. J. The suit says the plaintiff company loaned Mata- savage one of it's automobiles to try out before purchasing and that Matassavage was involved in col lision with a truck owned by the Holman company in Wallingford, Dec II, 1888, demolishing the auto mobile of the plaintiff. On a com mon court writ, Hattie Rachel Stone asks $500 from c. o. Law renee