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Oil Chiefs Back
After Survey of
World Situation
BY the Associated Press.

by lH6 hSSUClhlCu EICSos
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE two
chief executives of the countrys
largest oil company were back in New
York today from European business
trip to discuss the international petro-
leum situation. w. c. Teagle and w.
S. Parish, president and chairman,
respectively, Of the Standard Oil Co.
New Jersey, arriving on the S. S.
Berengaria, said they had conferred
with the company's associates in the
Iraq Petroleum Co., but had been I'M
able to reach an agreement regarding
distribution of the Near East Co. 5
production.
Iraq's oil will not begin to move
until the end of the year, it was said,
and discussions are still underway as
to scheduling its movements. Mr..
Teagle confessed it would be dihcult
to fit the new company's production
into the general oil picture.
Although the two officials went over
the general foreign situation with
their foreign managers, Mr.. Teagle
denied there had been any interna-
tional oil conference. They had no
contact with Russian, Rumanian or
other foreign producers except their
own partners, he said.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. May 10 P.-Poultry. live.
10 trucks: hens steady. chickens easy;
hens I3a1412; Leghorn hens II: Rock
fryers. 26;. colored. "4I2 Rock Springs.
20; colored. 24l2; Rock broilers. 23a24'
oolored. %; Leghorn. l9a22; barebacks.
10; rooSters. 5; turkeys. Halls; Spring
ducks. l1a13l2i old ducks. 1oal1: geese.
Ga.
Potatoes. 81; on track. go; total U. s.
shipments 707: old stock dull supplies
moderate, demand and trading SLOW: Idaho
Russets. u. S. No. l. 1.30al.40; Wisconsin
round whites, U. 5. No. /. LOO; Minnesota
Cobblers. U, s. No. /. LOS.
New stock. weak; supplies moderate; de-
mand trading slow: Louisiana TriumphS.
U. S. No. l.. 2.25a2 so: slightly decayed.
AGO.
Butter. 1926; steady. prices UNCHANGED.
Eggs, COOS; unsettled; extra frsts. 16a
1694; fresh graded flrsts 154al6l4; cur
rent receipts. standard and shipping cases.
14l2a14'4: miscellaneous cases. 14l.-
Egg sales. l car storage packed extras,
17la; current receipts. 40; standard and
shipping cases. 14l2.
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July. s11n September. s.3On: December
s $50: March 1ca s45n. Santos futures quiet q
l0,G:in; September. loon; December
II. lin; March. ll.1Sn.
CRUDE RUBBER - Futures CLOSED
weak. S2a95 lower; sales No /. stand
ard Gal contracts. May l2.15n: July
12.90a 1895: September. 1918; october
1321n: December. 1874; January
spot. l3.00n.
sUGAR-Futures closed barely steady
Lower r. sales tons May
l "a; January. | 65b: March. 1.70b
SILVER-Futures closed steady. 1Oa4f
d d4s5 : yny %" septemSef nay
October. 45.10n; December. 45.10; Jan.
uary. 45.16H
Nominal Bid
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. May II P.-1Butter,
q 1G1' firm. Creamery. extra t92 score).
25L.; centralized go score). "a iaa24s4:
other grades unchanged.
Cheese, 14l,435, firmer. Prices I'M
Dressed poultry steady to firm. Prices
unbalanced.
Live poultry easy. Broilers. express
1oao3: turkeys. express, l2alS; other ex-
press and all freight grades. unouoted
Eggs 2S.014. irregular. Mixed coiors,
firsts. 1885,: mediums. 40 pounds. and
dirties, No. /, AZ pounds. 152a15A;
AVERAGE checks. 10: other mixed eolors.
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CURB LIST SAGS
IN BRISK SELLING
Losses of Fractions to Point
Prevail at Close of
Short Session.
BY BERNARD S. O'HARA,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, May H. - The curb
market yielded further ground today
under brisk selling furry in the
second hour. General losses Of frac-
tons to a point or more prevailed at
the close. Some specialties broke
sharply on small offerings.
The list was rather narrow during
the first hour, but trading, which had
been slow. increased substantially as
lower prices appeared at the turn of
that period Some recovery occurred
near the end of the session.
Singer Manufacturing toppled IA
points on a nominal transfer. Alum
mum Company of America, New Jer-
sey Zinc and Bunker Hill g. Sullivan
dropped around 3 each. Declines of
fractions to about a point were suf-
fered by American Gas & Electric
Hiram Walker, Humble Oil, Swift
International, Lake Shore and Parke
Davis.
Transfers Appropriated $4,000
shares, compared with $4,000 last
Saturday.
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NEW YORK, May 10 0P.-Foreign ex-
change easy. Great Britain in dollars,
5.11i4; cables, 5.11l4: 6O-day bills. 5.1Ols.
E ftsin GemsnG 666C6b cables e6oa
Demands: Belgium. ~ 30: Germany.
1866: Holland. 67.S5; Norway. 1899:
Sweden. % 30: Denmark. - S4 FINLAND,
Us; Switzerland, 32.41: Spain. 1870;
Portugal. 4 'iti: Greece, .95; Poland. q. 90 /:
Czechoslovakia. AIS; Yugoslavia. 2.2s:
Austria, ~ DON: Hungary. 20 son. Ru-
mania. lOl. Argentine "a l3n; Brazil
S.67n Toxic 3O.37iz: Shanghai. 81. 90:
Hongkong. 36 -: Mexico City tsilver peso)
~ 90: Montreal in New York. 1O0.1Sa4:
New York. in Montreal, 99.Sll4.
Nominal
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M00DYS INDEX SHOWS
MIXED TRADE TREND
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, May 12-Statistics
appearing during the last week indi-
Gated a mixed business tendency. &C
cording to Moody's index figures for
freight car loadings, electric power
production, 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 I'M
changed
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CORPORATION EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, May IL P).-Per
share earnings of corporations report
ing during the week with comparisons
with the previous year included:
Quarter Ended March 81.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

l@"S weekly average equals 1909
(Copyright. 1884. by Moody'Sl
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WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
YEAR 1884

reported by W. Hbb Building,
SALES OCCURRING
UP TO AND INCLUDING FRIDAY, II.
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Daily Price Index.
NEW YORK. May 12.-Index Of Is
staple commodity prices. December 81.
1881, equals 100; 1925 average equals
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Commodity Futures.
New York markets compiled by the
Associated Press:
COFFEE-Spot quiet: Rio No z. 1919:
Santos No. 4. ia. Rio futures closed
steady: sales, 5000 bass. May s.O3n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Commodity Price
Changes for Week.
BY III. n. McGILL, Editor,
McGm Commodity Service. Inc.


AUBURNDALE, Mass, May II Up.
Commodity prices during the week
experienced marked irregularity. The
majority of the groups advanced
as Z out of IA ruled higher. Only
three groups declined, but in the
case of live stock, the reaction was
quite pronounced, particularly in the
case Of cattle. Weakness in hides and
leather as well as coarse textiles. pre-
vented the average of all commodi-
ties from advancing. The price aver
age at the end of the week was COM
parable with the quotations of a week
ago. The tendency of the stock mar
ket to decline. coupled with the be-
ginning of seasonal recession in in
dustrial activity, was instrumental in
holding commodity prices steady.
Industrial prices successfully ad-
vanced during the week, nearly ap-
preaching the high point that was
reached in early April. Price strength
in fuels, non-ferrous metals, paint
materials, and vegetable oils, formed
the background for the higher indus
trial index.
Farm Prices Jump.
Agricultural prices advanced sharp
ly under the leadership of grains and
cotton. Due to the critical drought,
the Winter wheat crop is now placed
at only All 900 bushels, which
compares with a 10-year average pro-
duction OF 63l ,06l 900 bushels. The
forecast is 30,529,O 600 bushels below
the estimate of April /.
Live stock prices lost ground, cattle
breaking under the 81 level, and while
minor weakness was noted in hogs
and sheep, the only advance was
noted in the price of lambs, which
was extremely limited.
Non-ferrouS metals averaged slight
ly higher for the week as the decline
in zinc was offset by some strength
In silver, tin, and antimony.
Paint materials advanced primarily
due to the sharp increase in the
price of shellac. The advance was
broad enough to Offset moderate price
weakness in rosin and turpentine.
Fine textiles jumped up due prima-
rily to higher cotton prices. Silk
also moved upward after reaching a
comparatively low price level. Other
textiles remained steady.
Vegetable Oils Up.
Vegetable oils recorded only flac-
tional increase, rejecting the higher
price level for China wood oil.
Print materials, chemicals, ferrous
metals, paper and pulp remained I'M
changed in the week.
Most important price changes in
the McGill weekly price index 1925
average equalling 1000 are as follows:
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NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. May IL tP-Oyer-the-
counter market:
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59%t as Young & pf......... AZ As IS g
4 Yukon Gold ........... "a
Dvdena rates in dollars based
annual payment fPaTty stcck aPayshla
IN cash or STOCK Pay be in stock Plus So
Paio last yearno regular Plus 80
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Commodity Futur,

(Copyright. 1894. by Moody's)
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PRODUCE EXCHANGE

NEW YORK May 12 lR.-Produce Ex-
change list
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1914 Is Ohio Brass B...........
80 1914 Ohio Oil Gu pr t6.....
87h 80 Ohio Power pr (6). .....
73x II Ohio Pub Ser pr A COS
1Oss 81 OIL Stocks Ltd tk2Oc). ..
37s "a Outboard Motors A.....
3k pa Overseas Sec.
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Stocks and dividend.

-1e34- Net
High. Low. Stocks dividend. Eieh Low Close chse.
321s 23S Swift Intl t2). ........ 3ll1 2s% 2sh -is
49h SO Swiss Am Ell Of. .......' 46 As 46 ri
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-03


finance but it goes about like this:
Mr.. A loses 500 playing roulette in Mr.. BIS night
club. Mr. takes the money and passes 1t on by
playing the dog races run by Mr.. c, who in turn
tries his luck with Mr. D the dice game king MT. D
thinks that he has good thing in the fourth race
at Haleah park. which all results IN a real estate
transaction by Mr. T. who up until nov has not been
mentioned in the story In other words, Miami has
been able to do something with the currency which
the national administration never thought Of. 1t
has equipped each dollar bill with zippers.
I sat in a spot dawn began to break and said
to the proprietor, You seem to be doing swell busi-
ness here %
I suppose I shouldn't complain, he answered
little sadly, but the competition is Furnishing. We
have IN Miami now the cream Of the stage and the
screen and the radio as night club talent and
these people cost money Harry is a great enter
tainer. I would be the last to deny that, but
have to sell good many tons Of scrambled eggs to
get his salary back
The sorrows Of night club entrepreneUs have al
ways touched me deeply, and so I bowed my head
in commiseration for a second and then walked up
stairs, attracted by a somewhat. familiar clicking
noise Harry whose real name is Bill sat by the
wheel ana said
Let me have. another stack Of $780, and II 1 lose
this 1t viii be my last thousand tonight. III have to
sing a lot of songs to make back what 1 lost to-
night"
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-03

Der the metropolitan newspapers
rained down corroboration.
1T has just been discovered that
the report of a case at the Man
sion house, London, which ap-
peared in the London Times, on
Jan. 8, 1850, is almost word for
word the description of the trial
Of 10 at the same place to be found
in Chapter XI of Charles Dick
ems Bleak House. published in
1853"
The London Times, reporting
the actual case, said:
"A boy named George Ruby,
who appears to be about IA years
old, was then put in the box, and
a Testament was handed to him.
He looked quite astonished on
taking hold Of the book.
A LDERMAN HUMPHREY:
L a Well, do you know what you
are about? Do you know what an
oath is?'
Boy: No
alderman Humphrey: DO you
know what a Testament is?'
Boy: No
Alderman Humphrey: DO you
know what prayers are?'
Boy: No
Alderman Humphrey: DO you
know what God iS?'
boy: No
alderman Humphrey: What
do you know, my poor fellow?'
Boy: 1 knows how to sweep
the crossing
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-03
The KIondike in White Pants

HAVE read of the FOTty-Niners. and once or
i twice met who participated in the Klon-
dixie gold rush. Bill Mcclellan and Bob Ritchie
wrote eloquently about Tex Rickard and the gay
days of Nevada mining camps. But I have lived to
see with my own eyes the most spendthrltt frontier
spot of them all I doubt that American history can
match the wild and wooly goings-on now prevalent
in Miami. Fla which has the most stringent sort
of ordinances against liquor, horse racing, gambling
and vice of every kind.
This is the KlOndike III white pants room at
a big hotel is S25 a day shine costs 20 cents.
shave is so cents and trying to beat the barber
down on his original estimate of $3.50 for cutting
my hair. He probably Will win the argument, be-
cause he isn't very much interested. He has horse
in the fourth race tomorrow which ought to be as
good as 20 to l, so why on earth should he be
bothered about the way by hair looks? Other cities
of sin have had their casinos and hidaaways of
glamour but Babylon. Nineveh and Tyre were strict
" retail in comparison with the Miami Of 1884.
OF course. the places of which I speak are prac-
ticaIlv all clubs" You must be introduced. No one
is allowed to enter unless he knocks at the door
and says:
My name Is John Jones. I want few drinks
and a little gambling. Which way do 1 go?"
have no desire to be unfair to Miami 1 suppose
that not merely one but several Mr.. Lots can be
found within its borders After ALL the town is
curious combination of hot hedOniSts and old ladies
and gentlemen who have come to this coast from
Iowa to die in the bosom of the Methodist church
and mild climate
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-03

He had words then like keen
blades.
There were John Jarndyce and
Esther Summerson talking, fun
bling at the inscrutable in Chan
Gerry.
"'Of course, Esther, he said,
you don't understand this Chan
Gerry business.
And of course I shook my head.
"'I don't know who does he re-
turned. The lawyers have so
twisted it into a state of bedevil-
ment, that the original merits of
the case have long disappeared
from the face of the earth. It's
about a will and the trusts under
will-or it was once. It's about
nothing but costs now.
1--WE are always appearing and
disappearing and swearing and
interrogating and filing and cross
filing and arguing and sealing
and motioning and referring and
reporting, and revolving about the
lord chancellor and all his satel-
lites, and equitably waltzing our
selves off to a dusty death about
costs. That's the great question.
All the rest, by some extraordl-
nary means, has melted away
""DUT it was, sir" said I, to
ID bring him back, for he be-
gan to rub his head, about a will?'
Why, yes, it was about will
when it was about anything he
said"
The populace that had welcomed
amiable Pickwick greeted, even
more enthusiastically, grave John
Jarndyce, if for no other reason,
probably, than because he was
given to the populace by Dickens.
The long story came out in twenty
monthly numbers, beginning in
March, 1852, with Illustration by
Hablot Browne, was published as
book in 1858, and Dickens then
said Of it:
1T has retained its immense cir
culatiOn from the first, beating old
Copperf1eId by a round 10000. l
have never had so many readers"
"Old Copperfield'' always was his
own favOrite, but into the tale Of
the laws delay-still tellable-he
put his best years.
When he wrote "The End" to
that, PickWick was far away, and
the shadows were gathering over
Gad's Hill.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-03
PrOUes the Story of 1929

Y THINK Miami owes royalty for almost
4 year and a half ago l wrote a column in which
I suggested that at various strategic points in the
United States there should be established free ports
known as the cities of To these the tOilerS and
overworked should repair every year once
every ten years to toss their inhibitOnS in the
and mOllifv IN a nice way the urge which lies in
the human breast to raise a little hell Miami is
fulfilling that function.
I'm for it. though I never expected to find the
new Babylon breaking out for the first time deep
in the Bible Belt. And speaking Of Mr.. Lot, as
we were a few paragraphs ago the words Florida
Real Estate" once more are being whispered about.
Nobody is bold enough yet to talk again of options
and of ~binders" AID the realtors move cautiously
and whisper behind their hands.
They realize that in a number Of states one may
shoot down Ike mad dog any agent who dares
tate" But Just the same, the boys are of their
cyclone cellars once again. Many adults are engaged
rg' now in telling little ROll0 of the fearful things
which happened to us all in 1929 ard of the
ner in which America reformed and pledged itself
that such grCsS and unWieldv speculative bUbbhng
should never happen again. And if any adult feels
that his explanation of the nature Of those dead
days was less than crystal clear ne needs only put
Rollo a train and ship him to Miami learn
at first hand.
I Will be back IN New York very soon. because
I am serious minded and middle aged I after
all, only Broadway rOunder. This pace Is too fast
ard too tough for
This is perhaps tho last fanfare before the COM
Ing Of the tumbrils. Life of this Wild sort has
justification whatsoever. I'm it must be wrong.
It's too much fun
iCopyr.ght 1881 by The Tines
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-03
Today's Science
BY DAVID DIETZ

DEVEL OPMENT of great map library to serve
~ both business men and scholars is under way
at the University Of Chicago under the direction of
Professor Wellington D. Jones. Eventually it is hoped
to accumulate 100000 maps.
The new project has d good head start in the
$4,000 maps now on file in the map division Of the
Universitys library. Future expansion, it is an
nounced will be along four lines:
The collection of master topographic maps, COW
ering the entire civilized portions Of the globe
scale of inch to the mile, wherever available.
The collection Of large-scae city maps.
The accumulation Of hundreds of types OF maps
containing special data.
The collection Of historical maps.
Professor Jones points out that maps are If ex-
treme value from many standpoints.
Maps of density and composition Of population
of crops and livestock Of the products of forests
mines and factories Of natural vegetation OF rain
fall, temperature, and winds. TO mention only few,
are OF fundamental importance IN wide variety Of
theoretical Investigations and practical pursuits
he says.
PROFESSOR JONES says that at the present
4 time there are seven great collections Of maps
in the United States, Of which six are in Wa>hng-
ton ard one in New York
The largest collection Of maps belongs to the
military intelligence division Of the United States
department. located in Washington. It contains
1000 900 maps
The other collections in Washington are those Of
the library of congress, $4,000 maps; the engineers
Office of the United States war department. 26O 600;
the interstate commerce commission, IT'S 00J the
general land Office 100000, and the United states
geological survey, $1,000.
The collection IN New York belongs to the Aneri-
can Geographical Society and consists Of 100000
maps.
Professor Jones says that the proposed collection
of maps in Chicago will prove more convenient for
students and investigators in the middle west In
addition it is planned to concentrate on maps deal
ing with the middle west.
The $4,000 maps now at the University Of Chi
cago, in itself huge collection of maps includes
10000 maps acquired from the John Crerar library
through the interest Of j. Christian Bay Crerar
librarian. in the project.
A MONG the types Of maps which it is planned
n to include in the Chicago collection are maps
Of cities showing Zoning community areas NATIONAL
tiles. marketing districts crime and poverty.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-03

fuz barristers are not extinct. He
spoke a word, he said, for the
plump, Wronged widow, Mrs. Bar
cell.
Never, in my whole course of
his professional eXperience-neVer,
frCm the very first moment of his
app wing himself to the study and
practice of law - had he ap-
preached a case with feelings of
such deep emotion, or with such
heavy sense OF responsibility i'm
posed upon him-a responsibility,
he would say, which he could
never have supported, we're he not
buOyed up and sustained by a
conviction so strong that it
amounted to positive certainty
that the cause of truth and JUS
tice, or, in other words, the cause
of his much injured and most op-
pressed client, must prevail with
the high minded and intelligent
dozen of men whom he now saw
in that box before him.
Here, Dickens adds:
Il
"COUNSEL always begins this
~ way, because it puts the jury
on the very best terms With them
selves, and makes them think
what smart fellows they must be.
A visible effect was produced i'm
mediately, several jurymen begin
ming to take voluminouS notes
with the utmost eagerness." s."
But that barbed jocularity was
not his weapon in his later years.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-03

THINGS begin to happen be-
l. cause Efie thinks she is
going to have her own way on
the bus, even to the extent of
ordering the driver around like
a private servant.
Peter recognizes Ellie as the
escaped heireSS and Ellie is such
a pitiful creature in face Of ad-
verses that Peter becomes chap
erOn for Ellie.
This makes possible some of the
smartest comedy and farcial situ-
ations we have had in many
day. The truth is this is mod
ern. adaptation of the basic idea of
Shakespeare'S The Tanning Of
the ShreW."
Ellie was hard to tame, but it
is great to watch her get human
as she rubs elbows with real peo-
pie and life for the first time.
When the detectives get too
warm on the trail. Ellie and Peter
leave the bus and take to hitch
hiking.
You have one biting comedy
scene after another as they try
to thumb" their way from one
town to another.
VXTATCH the scene where
w Gable tries his technique to
get a life. He fails, but watch
Miss Colbert lifts her skirts to
show a dainty ankle traffic stops
completely.
OF course Cupid is just around
the corner as Ellie and Peter hike
over the country. At times their
misunderstanding are pathetic
and as often they are comical.
Personally I enjoyed Gable
more in 1T Happened One Night"
than in anything I have seen him
in and that is saying a great deal
Miss Colbert appears more at
ease than she ever has and she
gives a mighty smart perform
ance.
You will be interested in the
work Of the supporting cast which
includes Walter Connolly, Roscoe
Karns as wise talking travelling
man, Alan Hale, Eddie Chandler
and many others.
This picture should please at
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-03
BY WILLIAM ENGIF

JUDGES buy The delay
procedure fair and expeditions than when
the calendar
and sardonic
Dickens
reforms which
still have
Of attorney
adjourned for the Wenyrst Dickens
the
business had
lived fancy.
Dickens grown mature no longer concerned with comic char
through sdesWips injustice
social reform his mind char
crizatic raS