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Evening star., 1934-04-11
Rail Construction
Hits Still Lower
Mark During 1888
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Railway Age, oficiai spokesman for
the American Railways, declares the
construction Of only "a miles Of new
lines during 1893 has set q new low
for such activity during the entire ex-
1stence Of the carriers.
This minimum Of completed miles
compares with 1853 miles in 1882 and
3l4 In 1920, the latter having once
stood as the low record. It Is in sharp
contrast with the 6,026 miles that
were placed In operation in 1902, the
maximum for any year, and the $500
miles that were completed In 1903.
In marked contrast with the almost
complete suspension Of new construc-
ton. there was an increase Of 424
miles Of lines abandoned in the United
States during 1888. the total for the
year being 1875 miles, the largest
aggregate abandonment ever recorded.
1t compares with 1926 miles abap-
doned In 1921. the previous record.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
Chicago Grain

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, April 11.-Sharp breaks
In rye quotations carried the rye
market down 2as cents q bushel late
today and had some bearish effect on
other grains.
Unfavorable reports on the rye crop
In North Dakota failed to counterbal-
ance Washington news that enforce
ment OF an additional duty on i'm
ports OF Polish rye into the United
states had been officially refused. The
trade also ignored the all-time record
low condition the Government crop
report showed for rye.
rye closed nervous, 1sa1% under
Yesterdays finish; wheat unsteady.
haas down, May, 86Iza86M: corn Il
on to " up, oats at AaM decline
and provisions unchanged to a set
back of 10 cents
Evening star., 1934-04-11
DOLLAR IS HIGHER
IN LONDON MARKET
Closes at $5.16is in Terms of
Pound, or ! q of a Cent Above
Yesterdays Level.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 1.-THE United
States dollar gained u cent to the
pound today to close at 5.161s to the
pound. compared to yesterdays final
quotation of 5.l6A.
The dealings were light, with SELL
ing and buying about even. The rate
appreciated to 5.15S from the OPEN
ing of 5.15R4, but lost its improvement
later.
Gold currencies hardened against
the British pound, the French franc
closing at 1918, as compared with
yesterdays 1925.
Gold valued at f1s0,000 ($929, $50,
was sold at an advance of Az pence
a fine ounce at 1874 shillings 1917
pence ($34.8D.
PARIS, April II [P.-Three per
cent rentes, 68 francs so centimes;
Az per cent rentes, 81.9O.
Exchange on London, 1916. The
dollar was quoted at 1915.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
BIG COTTON CROP
IN 1884 FORECAST
Fertilizer Tax Tag Sales
Indicate Intensive
Planting Plans.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, April 1.-THE cotton
trade, while watching the northward
progress Of planting Of that crop,
eagerly awaits announcement within
a few days Of March fertilizer tax tag
sales. which are regarded as one of
the best measures of actual acreage
planted.
The fertilizer tax tags, proceeds Of
which are used to finance insl-. ton
services, must be purchased by mixers
In advance Of shipments. Therefore
the tag sales are trend indicators,
even though fertilizer business may be
more or less than tag receipts and
despite the induStry's practice Of buy
ing tags at the start of the season
Tor succeeding months. Cotton uses
one-third Of the entire fertilizer con-
sumption in this country.
Fertilizer sales, judged BY tax tag
receipts, have been sufficiently large
10 suggest crop preparations on q lib
eral scale. The New York Cotton Ex-
change gathers such statistics from
State officials of the nine principal
cotton-growing States With South
Carolina yet to be heard from, tag
sales In eight Of the States, from De-
cember l to March 81, amounted to
l,503, 900 tons, against 829 900 in 1898,
705, 900 In 1882 and 1872, 1000 in 1881.
Plants Busiest Since 1929.
Southern fertilizer mixing plants,
about 600, or two-thirds of the plants
in the Nation, are operating at the
highest rate since 1929.
February fertilizer tag sales, usually
representative of 18 per cent of the
years business. in the IL cotton States,
equaled sol 1853 tons, as against 295 300
and 36l, ,755 in the same months of
1888 and 1882, respectively. Tag sales
in the nine principal cotton growing
States-Alabama. Arkansas, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina.
South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas
from December l to February %,
according to the New York Cotton
Exchange, were $4,000 tons, which
contrasts with 383, 900, $4,000 and
732, 600 tons in the same periods of
1888, 1882 and 1881, respectively.
Georgia Gains Shown.
georgia, from the start OF 1884 to
last March 81, collected tag receipts
of $l22.l88, against $l24,872 for the
entire calendar year of 1898. Ala
bama. from its tag sales, apparently
sold 87,500 tons of plant food between
October /, 1888, and February %,
1884, against 30.250 tons in the same
period year before No statistics are
available for North Carolina, the
greatest utilizer of fertilizer in the
country, but is showing similar ten
denotes.
Cotton planting reports filtering
into brokerage Offices stress fertilizer
sales as one evidence of a large 1884
crop.
(copyrisht. 1934.)
SILVER QUOTATIONS.
NEW vnpH ND
Evening star., 1934-04-11
DEPOSITS SET RECORD
IN ROUND HILL BANK

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROUND HILL, Va. April 1.-THE
quarterly statement Of the Round Hill
National Bank shows assets of more
than q half million dollars and peak
deposits of nearly $400, 900, the high
est in the history Of the bank Cash.
Government bonds and marketable
securities are shown to make the bank
approximately so per cent liquid.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
SHOE OUTPUT DOWN.

NEW YORK, April II CP).-Because
the shoe industry produced the bulk
of its Easter needs in February, March
production fell back somewhat, ac-
cording to trade estimates here. Out
put for the first quarter Of this year
Is estimated to be about per cent
ahead of the corresponding period Of
last year
Evening star., 1934-04-11
BUILDING IMPROVES

NEW YORK, April II R.-Dun
e. Bradstreet says the estimated value
of building permits for March was
up 80 per cent from February. AL
though this is not as large as the nor
NAL seasonal increase, "it is neverthe-
less very encouraging in view of the
fact that the February to March in
crease a year ago was trifling and in
1882 an actual decrease was shown"
Evening star., 1934-04-11
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April ia slight
opening advance in cotton today was
followed by declines under a little
Southern selling combined with
realizing or liquidation attributed to
the easier ruling of the grain market
and the absence of aggressive support.
July sold off from 1917 to 1903, with
the mid-afternoon market quiet at
net declines of about to 8 points.
Cotton futures closed barely steady. 10
To n loupr
Evening star., 1934-04-11
GOODYEAR SALES JUMP.

CHICAGO, April II R.-R. s.
Wilson, sales manager Of the Good
year Tire g. Rubber Co. at Akron,
Ohio, told a sales conference that
March sales were 100 per cent higher
than these Of March, 1888.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
Young s & T pf... 20s Sc 55%
Yukon (Sotd Il 4.

Dividend rates In dollars based on last
quarterly or mi-annuai payment fPartly
extra. tPlus ~ in stock. Payable IN
cash or stock. 3 Payable In stock. Plus
able in scrip. Plus 81 IN stock. { Paid
TINS year-no regular rate. m Plus 80
in stock. n Plus l0% in stock. Paid
Evening star., 1934-04-11
SHARP DROP REVEALED
IN RESERVE BALANCES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Reserve balances of weekly report
ing member banks showed a sharp
drop during the week ended April 4,
as the change was recorded by the
Federal Reserve Board. In the table
that follows the total of such Reserves
is given for comparable periods, as
announced by the board:
Wee. ended April A.. 80. $3.50. .oo0, ,09e
EIcNIOuo VEGA G.OoZ,OUOsOOU
Same week last year. ..... 1.436 OOO, 900
Evening star., 1934-04-11

Cash Grain Market.
Wheat. No. 2 hard, SO; No. 2 mixed,
87A. Corn. No. mixed, 49iz; No. 2
yellow. 4934a50h; No. white, So
Oats. No. white, 34K: No 3 white,
3312a33A. No rye Barley, 40a80
Timothy seed. 6.50a7.0o cwt. Clover
seed. 11.00a1300 cwt.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
CottOnseed Oil.

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed firm; spot unquoted; April
545; May, Sab; June, 5.45b; July,
563; August, 5.65b; September, 5.83b;
October, $50. Sales, 100 contracts,
including Sc switches. Bid.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. April IL P,.-Cau money
steady: / per cent all day.
Time loans steady; so days-6 months
s4a1 per cent.
Prime commercial paper l.
66sIkeIs acceptaneeS uncnangeo;
Bank. Ia per cent.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
vIRGINIAN RAILWAY

Erie Railroad-Net income for first
quarter estimated at $592.698 vs..
deficit of $l,677,792 in 1888 period.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
INSURANCE STOCKS
Quotations as of 2 o'clock.)

NEW YORK, April IL R.-over-t the
market:
Evening star., 1934-04-11

American Smelling & Refining Co.
price Of lead IS points to
4.25 cents q pound.
Evening star., 1934-04-11

McCord Rad b.
Maryland Casual.
Mathteson AK lSt
Mavis Bottiine A.
May Hos Gu pf Z.
Mead John 'tSA).
Mesa hi Iron. .....
Michigan Sugar.
Midi Sta Pet vic A
Midi Sta Pet vtc b
Midi w est Utii. =.
Mining Co Ca IN.
Mob II Pw lst t7) .
MoIvbdenum -.
Moodys Inv 8 pf 3
Mtg Blk Col A sh.r
Mountn&tilf p25c.
Mount Prod s6pcl
Min Sta Tel&T 3.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
NEW JAPANESE.
ATTACHE HERE

Col. Shiguichi Tanaka, military
attache to the japanese en-
bassy since August, 1882. has
been relieved Of his duties here,
and his place has been taken by
Col. KENT Matsumoto.
Colonel Matsumoto was grad
uated from the japanese Military
Academy in 1907, and from 1920
to 1923 has was on duty in the
United States as a language Of.
ficer and assistant military at
tache.
Colonel Matsumoto, accom-
panied by Colonel Tanaka and
Colonel Burnett, foreign liaison
officer of the War Department,
called today on Gen. Arthur
Macarthur, chief of staff, and
the Acting Secretary of War.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
THUGS HOLD UP
GAS STATION

Acting with the precision Of ex-
perts, two well-dressed men early
today held the night manager Of
filling station in the 800 block
Of M st. N. w. at pistol point and
escaped with $43.
A. j. Kingman. the manager,
told police the men entered the
store on the pretext of buying a
repair kit and then handed him
a $40 bill. When he went to a
closet where he kept bills, one Of
the thugs pointed a pistol at him.
They rifled his pockets and then
escaped on foot.
They wore summer suits and
white and black sport shoes.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
MEAD To PUSH
HOMESTEAD
IDEA ANEW
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
International News Service

A determined fight to save Mrs.
Franklin D. RooSevelt'S favorite
subsistence homestead project at
Reedsville, w. Va, was opened to-
day by Representative Mead CD
of New York, chairman Of the
House Post office Committee.
Predicting committee approval
of a bill to establish a post office
equipment factory there, Repre-
sentative Mead will seek to bring
the bill to the House floor within
a few days.
Democratic leaders in both Sen
ate and House are being urged to
make the bill must" measure
as a compliment to the First
Lady.
Plan Under Revision
A complete revision of the orig
inal plan was decided upon in the
hope of overcoming opposition OF
members who object to Govern
ment competition with private
business.
The bill of Representative Ran
dolph CD of West Virginia, as
revised by a subcommittee, would
provide a market for the products
of a $65O,000 factory to be built
at Reedsville with Public Works
funds.
Ban on Furniture
The factory would manufacture
lock boxes and screen line equip
ment for third-class post offices,
A prohibition would be carried
against the manufacture Of fuf
niture. Earlier in the session the
House defeated a provision in the
Treasury.Post Office supply bill
for the factory to manufacture
furniture.
Chairman Mead, however, in
troduced a new idea which may
produce some contention. He pro-
posed ultimately to move all post
office repair shops from big cities
to subsistence homesteads such as
Reedsville. Thus the Presidents
plan of decentralizing industry
would be furthered, he said.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
$4O2,737 Donated
To Salvation Arn1u

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE an
nual citizens appeal for the Sal
walton Army closed with total
of 1851, 1918 acquired and SAL
$50 in outstanding pledges, to-
tai of $402,737.
Although the goal set at the
opening of the campaign two
months ago was 100000, Peter
S. Duryee, executive chairman of
the committee, announced at the
final luncheon at the Bankers
Club that there had been an
increase of IS per cent in the
number of individuals who con-
tributed to the fund.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
100000 Phone
Users to Get
$20!OO0!OOO

CHICAGO, June II QN.S)
Machinery will be set in motion
today for the repayment Of
more than $20,000,000 to AGO..
600 users of coin box telephones
in Chicago.
The refund is the result of a
United States Supreme Court
decision that the Illinois Bell
Telephone Company had over
charged subscribers over period
of years.
Final court formalities will be
concluded today with the pre-
sentation of a plan for making
the refund in federal court.
Telephone company officials
declared that the necessary
money is ready and the COM
pany is prepared to make re-
Stitution directly. to each sub
scriber, in cash or credit or in
any way the court orders the
reimbursement.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
ALEXANDR|ANS
SET To VOTE

ALEXANDRIA, Va. June IL.
Polls will open at All a. m, to-
morrow for the purpose Of elect
ing a new mayor for Alexandria.
The three candidates-at-large in
clude Emmett C. Dawson, DR..
John T. Ashton and A. Slater La
mond.
Friends of the candidates have
decided to use the "plunker" sys-
tenn under which voters may vote
for one candidate and scratch the
remaining two.
Six Councilmen will be voted
for also.
Judge Louis C. Barley, nominee
from the second ward is opposed
by C. Philip Heishley and Charles
Burgess in the sixth ward is OPP
posed by Col. Clarence M. Deems.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11

cash prizes are being awarded weekly
for the best slogans submitted on the
firms d ertisi nE in the RECON-
MENDED SERVICES classification Of
tOday's WANT ADS.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
SO Graduates Tonight
At Alexandra High

ALEXANDRIA, June 11.-Thir-
ty-one girls and % boys will re-
ceive diplomas from the Alexan-
dria High School at exercises TO-
night in the George Washington
Masonic Memorial Association
Temple.
Former Governor Of Virginia,
John Garland Pollard, will be the
speaker and Henry T. Moncure,
principal of the school, will Of
ficiate.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11

SESSION CALLED
A meeting of the steel casting
industry will be held at the May
flower Wednesday at 1920 a. m.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
Boy, rs, Shot DOIUn
BUOhiO Officers

PORTSMOUTH, O., June II.
G.N.SO Shot down by police
men when he refused to obey
their command to halt, 16-year-
old youth who gave his name as
Alfred Angel, of Detroit, was in
serious condition from his wound
today.
The shooting took place in the
city's hilltop section. where there
have been a dozen robberies in
the last few nights.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
$500 Seats Planned
At JuIu 4 Fireworks

Representatives of local civic,
military and patriotic organiZa.
lions today discussed plans for the
independence Day celebration.
Sale of $500 seats at Is cents
seat is planned to finance a fire
works display exceeding that of
last year.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
SHOPLIFTER JAILED

George Green, 20, colored, 1900
block Twenty-second st. N. w.,
was sentenced to serve 80 days in
Jail on two counts of petty lar
ceny by Judge John P. Mcmahon
in Police Court today. He was &C
cused of shoplifting.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
ELKS TO INSTALL

ALEXANDRIA, June Ill. E.
Griesmer will be installed with
other newly elected officers Of
Lodge No. 758, Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks,
today at 7:45 D. m.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
HIS BOOTS ARE GONE

Hip boots which District Fire
man B. Perry Sherwood, of the
HOO block Abbey Pl. N. E., kept
in the basement at his home
were stolen last night, he told po-
lice. The thief broke in a base
ment door.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
PUBLISHER TO SPEAK

Eugene Meyer, Washington pub
Usher, will be guest speaker at the
luncheon meeting of the Wash.
ington Advertising Club in the
Raleigh Hotel Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1934-05-22
Automobiles for Sale

USED CHEVRoLETS AND TORDs
0URGSMAN CHEVROLET SALES CO.
626 n st. N. q. LIncoln 10000
REAL BUYS IN REPOsSESSED CARS
KEYSTONE GARAGE, 1915 o ST. N, ".
The Washington times., 1934-05-22
HUN TING
WHA -.
B0AaAn
/ MGm1QA

make this apartment very rea-
sonable at $65.00. One particu-
lar feature is the ventilation
doors.
$500 BLOCK OF GEORGIA
AVENUE:
The other day when I was
out near Walter Reed Hospital,
I ran into this apartment and
was amazed Of the reasonable
rates. two rooms, kitchen and
bath, all newly decorated, with
all modern convenienceS at the
rental of $47.50; also one room,
kitchen and bath at $3.50.
For persons working in Silver
Spring, Md, this would be only
five minutes away from work
and if you work downtown the
street cars go by the door and
take you downtown in twenty
minutes. There are several
nice schools in the neighbor.
hood and all sorts Of convent
ent stores I would advise you
to take a look at these apart
ments as they are generally in
demand and will not be avail
able long.
500 BLOCK OF QUINCY ST.:
Out near Soldiers Home in
a beautiful private home sew
eral rooms are available to per-
sons desiring room and board.
Lovely and cool, this home is
very desirable as it is very
near to Soldiers Home park,
where one could stroll in the
summer evenings. While visit
ing this house I was shown the
kitchen which really was a re-
markable one. The pots and
pans were so bright you could
easily see your face in them.
I suggest if interested in q real
home-like atmosphere you inveS-
tigate this opportunity.
14TH AND HARVARD:
Just off Fourteenth Street, I
found an apartment that con.
Sists of three rooms, kitchen
and bath. The entire suite has
been decorated in old ivory and
the floors have just been refin-
iShed. The three wide win
dows in the living room gave
assurance Of plenty Of cheer
full morning sunlight. You will
find this apartment well man
aged and select neighbors in
the building. Close to churches,
schools, stores and car lines, I
recommend this for a convent
ent location.
The Washington times., 1934-05-22
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
One-haH block from Central High
School. absolute new-house condi.
ton; clear Of any encumbrance.
Can be bought on easy terms. g.
story pressed brick house, 8 rooms,
bath, h.-w.h., elec. lights.
L. E. BREUNINGER & SONS,
Investment Bldg. MA. 2040.
The Washington times., 1934-05-22

Some place somewhere there
is q home just as you desire.
If I have failed to reach you
through my column and as yet
have not described your ideal
home don't be discouraged,
write or phone me and tell me
just what you want and I will
be sure to find it for you.
1900 BLOCK OF X ST. N. w.:
Across from Franklin Square
and adjoining the Hamilton
Hotel I found an Inn where
you can get room and board
very reasonable. This Inn is
composed of three buildings
which at one time were hand
some residences. Consequently
you get the benefit Of the older
type Of buildings that have
large rooms and high ceilings.
A dining room where home
cooked meals are served is in
the right building as is also a
very nice lounge where guests
may congregate for social gath
erings. These rooms may be
rented on daily, weekly or
monthly basis and as it is
within walking distance Of the
shopping district and the Gov
ernment Departments, makes it
very desirable.
18TH AND CLIFTON
STREETS N. w.:
Located near Central High
School is a most delightful
apartment of three rooms,
kitchen and bath. Through an
entrance hall you step into q
long living room with tinted
ivory walls and hardwood
floors, with a Murphy bed for
the use Of the extra guest
which is Splendidly concealed
by glass doors. Next is a full
size dining room with French
doors leading out on a balcony
that has an unsurpassed view
Of downtown Washington. This
balcony is so constructed that
you have absolute privacy while
using it. A bedroom with
southern exposure; bathroom
done in white tile with built-in
shower and a well appointed
kitchen with several closets
The Washington times., 1934-05-22
Real Estate
Waterfront Properties
$3.50 DETACHED, PETWORTH

$3.50 DETACHED, PETWORTH
big. roomy, four-bedroom home on 3
large lot with three-car garage. This
is one of the older type homes that has
just been modernized and beautifully deco.
cheerful rooms. attic, slate roof. hard
wood floors. hot-water heat, porch around
three sides Of the house. pretty shrubbery
and shade. Is extremely convenient in.
location and priced mighty low for such
a fine home. Phone
r. M. HOOKER, metropolitan 1868
Evenings 5 to 9 call Columbia 1922
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-05
BANDIT KILLED
BY DETECTIVES.
PAL ARRESTED
Companion Faces Possible
Murder Charges in Ken
lucky.

One man is dead and another
faces robbery and possibly murder
charges as result OF an attempt to
evade police seeking them in con-
nection with a drug store holdup on
Saturday night.
The dead man is Malcolm S.
Kountz, %, of 428 East Michigan
street, who was shot to death by de-
tectiveS in the vicinity of Crows
Nest, when he disobeyed command
to halt. One bullet struck him in
the back of the head and he fell
dead.
Clyde Short, 20, of SIS North New
Jersey street, surrendered. Police
said he admitted of murder at
Burksville, KY, but that he would
sign a statement that he actually
committed the crime, for which an
other man is said to be under arrest.
The two were wanted for holdup
of the Binkley pharmacy, 1902
College avenue, Saturday night.
Spectators obtained license number
of the bandit car, which had been
reported stolen earlier from Hubert
Harold, COS East New York street.
Police, who took up the chase,
found the car wrecked at Sixtieth
street and KesSler boulevard.
Officers under Lieutenant Donald
Tooley searched the vicinity, finally
catching up with the fugitives and
shooting Kountz when he refused to
stop.
Both Kountz and Short were
armed, police said, and $3056, mostly
in silver money, was found on
Kountz Both men served time at
the Indiana state reformatory for
robbery, officers said.
When Mr. and Mrs. Curt Strempel,
1925 South State avenue, heard re-
ports Of the shooting over the radio.
they went to the scene. Returning,
they found a thief had ransacked
their home, stealing $58.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-05
Indiana News in Brief
Interesting Stories About Events Lives of Hoosers Written and
Assembled for Quick and Easy Reading.


William
ID children been caused by the truck OF
by the Monroe grand
theory h
hospital after being found
with a 81 north of Bloomington.
Authorities theories of the death Sheriff
Lester Bender and the widow Mrs Hannah Scott believe truck
responsible.
inclined belief
physicians said the
apparently drinking
eved influence and inadvertently
walked a
walking
with the family first said another
Nichols,
is
Staying charge
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-05
NOVELISTS OF
OLD WORLD TO
Be DISCUSSED
ROLAND to Be Studied First
at Indiana u.
Extension.

Roman ROLAND will be the first
of the continental novehsts to be
discussed in the course given by the
Indiana University extension divi-
sion. Mr. ROLAND will be the sub
ject of the lecture Thursday night.
Feb. IS. by Joseph Friend.
Others who Will be the subjects
of later lectures in the course will
be Marcel Proust, Henri Barbusse,
Erich Remarque, Thomas Mann,
Arnold zweig. Lion Feuchtwanger,
Sigrid Undset, Feodor Dostoyevsh
and Boris Pilnak
Similar courses to be offered in
the Indiana university extension
work are interior decoration. begin
ming Wednesday. Feb, 7. and motion
pictures and commentary on peoples
and cultures, beginning Monday,
Feb. 12