davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
ACTIVITY
UP P6PER CENT

A gain Of "a points or 6.4 per
cent, Is reported for the activity
Of steel companies in the United
States this week, compared with
last week, according to the
American Iron and Steel Insti-
tute.
The operating rate of companies
having 98.1 per cent. Of the steel
capacity of the industry. will be
39.9 per cent, comparing with
37.5 per cent a week ago and
34.2 per cent a month ago.
The decrease for the month is
equivalent to 1875 per cent.
Steel mills in the Youngstown
district report operations are Of
AZ per cent of capacity. This
compares with 81 per cent year
ago, 36 two years ago and so
three wears ago,
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
RESERVE LOANS
SHOW DROP

The Federal Reserve Boards
condition statement of weekly re-
porting member banks in 80 lead
ing cities on February 7 shows
an increase for the week Of $751;
100000 in United States Govern
ment securities and 100000 in
loans.
There were increases Of $34,-
100000 in reserve balances with
Federal Reserve Banks, $12,OO0,-
600 in net demand and time de-
posits and $13,000,000 in Govern
ment deposits.
Loan on securities declined
$21, 100000 at reporting member
banks in the New York district
and $22, 900 at all reporting
banks and increased $6,000,000 in
the Chicago district.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
FARM PRODUCT
PRICES CLIMB

Index price of farm products
increased two points during the
week period ended January "a
while the index Of prices farmers
pay for commodities bought re-
manned unchanged during that
period, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics reports.
The rise is attributed by the
bureau to higher prices of meat
animals, wheat, potatoes and to-
bacco.
In per cent of the 1904 aver
age, the index of prices of farm
products on January "a was II,
compared with SO the previous
week and 81 in January, 1888.
The level of prices paid by farm
ers remained unchanged at 116
per cent Of the pre-war average.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
POLICEMAN LOWRY

The first day after announcing
formation of new Secret Agent
X-9 Club saw the Secret Agent
Editor swamped with applications
for membership cards and badges
from everywhere in Washington,
Maryland and Virginia, with first
reports yet to be received from
outlying sections, particularly
those of the Shenandoah Valley
and West Virginia.
From everywhere hundreds Of
enthusiastic lovers of adventure
and followers of the great Times
Adventure Strip, Secret Agent
X-9, are sending in their applica-
tions. All parts of Washington
and points in Virginia, including
Alexandria, Lorton, Mount Storm,
Summerville, Orange, Berryville
and Leesburg, and from Frederick,
Rockville, Bowie, Brunswick and
Annapolis in Maryland, are being
heard from.
First reports from Washington
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
YEARS. LUMBER
SALES GROW

Lumber production and new
business at mills during the week
ended February declined some
what, although shipments were
heavier than for any week this
year, according to the National
Lumber Manufacturers ASsocia-
ton.
The report is based on advices
from 1907 American sawmills re-
porting production of 142,S10,O00
feet; shipments of 1906, 900 feet
and orders of 165,21O,00O feet.
During the five weeks of 1884
mill reports show production 81
per cent above the corresponding
1888 period; shipments II per cent
higher and orders received % per
cent above the same 1888 period.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
sub CONGRESS
SOLVES DEBT

Undismayed by the Houses
failure to solve the foreign debt
situation, forensic leaders of the
Little Congress will climb into the
ring with that problem in the old
House Office Building tonight.
The Little Congress is comprised
of secretaries of Congressman who
gather to match wits under the
same rules which govern their
employers.
The group favoring cancellation
of war debts will be led by B. r.
Taylor, jr.. from the office Of
Representative John S. Wood (D.I
of Georgia, while the negative side
will be headed by A. F. Falvadore,
secretary to Representative DON
aid H. Mclean (R) Of New Jersey.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
1000 ON TAX
ARREARSL|ST

Montgomery county's delinquent
tax property list, which will be
advertised in the county news
papers this week for sale April
9, takes approximately 1000 par
GELS with delinquent axes amount
ing to 100000, according to the
county treasurer, j. Forest Walker.
owners may pay the taxes up
to the date of the sale to save
the properties. There is a fine
of 81 for each piece listed, and
an additional $4 added after it
is advertised.
Walker said he expected three
quarters of those in arrears to
pay up. There were 2,204 pieces
of property advertised for sale
last year.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
Investment Trust
AUern0eS SteOdu

Investment trust securities in
general ruled steady during most
of the past week and sold off only
slightly toward the close.
The average for the common
stocks of 10 leading management
trusts, influenced by the leverage
factor, as compiled by Allied-Dis-
tributorS, Inc. stood at 1927 as Of
February 9. compared with 1888
on February 2.
The average Of the non-Lever-
age stocks stood at 1915 as of the
close February 9, compared with
1904 at the close on February 2.
The average of the mutual funds
closed at 1898, compared with
11.75 at the close Of the previous
week.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
Factories ShOw
Output Gain

In its weekly summary of
the general business situation,
the Standard Statistics Com
pany, of New York, currently
comments:
Following the relatively slow
progress of business during the
early weeks Of 1884, industrial
activity currently is registering
a sharp upSwing. On the basis
Of present prospects, the COM
pany's index Of production for
February is estimated at IT'S
as compared with 7O.9 for
January"
This February figure repre-
sents a gain Of 20 per cent over
the activity Of q year earlier.
The important feature Of the
current advance is the extent
to which the heavier lines have
risen above the severely de-
pressed levels Of early 1888.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
January Living
Costs Mount

After declining for two sue
ceSsive months, the cost of liv-
ing of wage-earners turned up
ward again in January, increas-
ing 0.3 per cent over December,
according to the National In
duStrial Conference Board.
Living costs were So per cent
higher than in January, 1888,
but 22.4 per cent lower than in
January, 1929.
The purchasing value of the
wage-earner'S dollar, compared
with the base 1923-100, was
1890 cents in January, 1884,
as against 1894 cents in De-
cember and 1899 cents last
April.
Food prices rose 0.4 per cent
in January over December, to a
level 10.9 per cent above jan
uary, 1888, but 31.9 per cent be-
low January, 1929.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
Deposits Increase
In Western Banks

Indicative of the quickening
pace of business, the commercial
money of Western banks in the
initial weeks of 1884 has shown
a decided increase in use in the
various channels Of trade as COM
pared with the first six weeks last
year, the Bank of America (Cal1-
fornia) comments in a weekly re-
port on business.
At the same time demand de-
positS of reporting member banks
in the Twelfth reserve district
show an 8 per cent increase over
last year. Gains in bank debts in
January are reported by nearly
every western community. AS
compared with January, 1888,
when the boarding of money ex-
ercised a strong influence on busi:
ness and banking, 27 cities report
an increase of lit per cent in
bank debts.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
PANAMA CANAL
SHIPPING UP

A 13 per cent increase in the
number of vessels passing through
the Panama Canal IN 1888 is re-
ported by the Commerce Depart
ment. Vessels numbered 4,939 with
a net tonnage of 25,251, ,759, COM
pared with 4,367 vessels of %, $685..
141 tons during 1892.
Cargo tonnage carried by vessels
using the canal in 1888 amounted
to 21,163,872 tons, against 1S,099,-
938 tons in 1892.
Tolls collected from CONNER
cial vessels using the canal last
year totaled $21 .422,273.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13

ton or there wouldn't be any
lawsuits.
Clarence Kiefer, erstwhile aid
to Capt. H. w. Orcutt, liquor
prosecutor, was not listening on
the McCracken case, however. He
was helping dust off and shine
UP those old prohibition jackets
so that the cases can be dropped.
James K. Hughes, Denny
Hughes little brother, who has
been winning his spurs In sew
eral court trials since his adnlis-
sion to the bar, was married last
week. Miss Alathea Lawson is
the girl.
The Court Of Appeals yesterday
affirmed a Municipal Court judg-
ment awarding an estranged wife
a $50 payment due from her hus-
band under q separation agree
ment, holding that the wife'S
alleged misconduct was no cause
to void the agreement. Justice
William HitZ diSSented.
The case. styled Wilson VS.. At
wood, was defended in the higher
court by George Boden and Milton
j. Conn.
Other cases disposed Of were:
Hannah VS.. Hardee, receiver (two
cases., affirmed; Simon c. Brez,
Leon A. Tobriner. Byron U. Gra-
ham, T. j. Hogan, w. c. Sullivan,
H. s. Ward and Huston Thomp-
son. Poff VS.. Washington Term
inal Company, affirmed; George
E. Hamilton, John j. Hamilton,
George E. Hamilton, jr, and
Henry Cover. Russell Milling
Company VS.. Helvering; Sewall
Key, j. L. Monarch, s. D. Hanson,
c. M. ChareSt, c. L. Corbin and
s. S, Faulkner,
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
Chain Store Sales
Better for Month

According to Merrill, Lynch &
Company, % chain store COM
panies and two mail order com.
panies reported aggregate sales
for January 1884 of $195, ,727, SIS
as compared with $169, ,637, ,195
for January 1888, an increase Of
1888 per cent.
The 20 chains alone reported
aggregate sales of $160,607 1893
compared with $143,875, ,429 an in
crease Of 1852 per cent, while
the two mail order companies
reported sales of 35,120,322 COM
pared with $25.761,766, an in
crease Of 36.32 per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
National DistiLLers
ACQUIRES Subsidiary

The National DiStillerS Products
Corporation has acquired the so
per cent interest of the U. s..
Industrial Alcohol Company in
enn-Maryland, Inc. a corpora
ton engaged in the manufacture
and blending of whiskies. National
DistillerS will now own Penn
Maryland, Inc, entirely.
U. S. Industrial Alcohol will
receive $4,000 shares of Ma
tional Distillers upon the trans
fer Of its interest in Penn
Maryland, it is understood. Charles
z. Adams and Charles S. Mum
son, will be elected National Dis
tillers directors.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
Business Moderate
In LiUerDOOL Spots

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 13 G.N.SO.
There was a moderate business
in opening spots on the Liver
pool cotton market today. Prices
held steady. Receipts totaled
5000 bales, none Of which was
American.
At noon, middling fair was
7.84d; strictly good middhng,
7.39d: good middling, 7.O9d;
strictly middling, 6.94d; middling,
6.79d; strictly low middling,
6.64d: low middling, 6.39d: strict
ly ordinary. 6.19d, and good
ordinary, 5.89d.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
EX-DIvIDENDs TOMORROW

mount date
-
Northam, Warren Corp Pfd Quarterly
I Feb
re
Quarterly
Deere
:,
FTeeport. /
Tobacco Quarterly
]
so
Pnsbury
so
q
so
Toledo
f
j
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
KRESS SALES CLIMB

S. H. Kress & Co. yesterday
announced that in January sales
aggregated $5,106.517, against $3,-
912,983 in January, 1882, an in
crease Of 22.7 per cent over
December. 1892.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13

1t was said yes
terday by John
H. Fahy, chair
m an OF the
board.
Mr.. F a h US
q n nouncement
came during
ye s t e d ay S
pre- SIS confer
ence when he
was asked con-
corning the bill,
ow in tn e
course Of prep
aration, which
will permit the
board to make
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
BUILDING, LOAN
FIRMS To. GET
j, 8. FUNDS
By RICHARD BAKER

Building and loan associations
and similar enterprises may OBJ
tain Federal Home Loan Bank
Board funds soon to lend home
owners for modernization projects,
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENTS
REGULAR

5rgss stratton
basis
and e initial Mar
~ ~ " ~ " EXD1v1DENDs TOMORROW
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
Lawyer Uses Ancient
Writ in Effort to
Free Client

While Frank Hogan Ston there wouldn't be any
Edmund L, Jones were trying to lawsuits
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
WORK PROVIDED
FOR 3,244 BY .
JOBSOFF|CE
Prince Georges Relief Men
Still Have 1902 Listed
as Unemployed

Federal and local relief prof.
ects in Prince Georges county
have given jobs to 3,244 unem-
ployed persons since August %,
a survey Of work figures Of the
HyattSville office Of the National
Unemployment Service shows. -
T. ]. Camfield, manager Of the
office, made known that 1881
persons had been put to work
on CWA projects and 729 on
PWA projects during that time.
Nearly All Men
OF this number all were men
except sixteen.
Two-thirds Of the number who
registered for jobs at the office
were placed, the survey shows.
Records reveal that 5,412 per.
sons applied for work on ths
relief projects. OF these. 40S
were women.
1902 Still on List
The total number Of applica-
tions now pending in the files
Of the job bureau Is 1902.
Most of unemployed have been
put to work on the Government
farm at Beltsville, while PWA
projects in the various towns
have cared for a large number.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
SATURDAY
IN MT. RAINIER
ON LIQUOR
Mayor BeaII Calls Election
Despite Vets Refusal
to Recognize 1t

Whether or not the wet agree
to it-a referendum on the ques-
ton Of issuance Of liquor licenses
to applicants in Mt. Rainier will
be held by the mayor or town
council Of the town.
This was decided upon by Mayor
John Beall yesterday.
The referendum had been
planned for next Saturday and
will be held at that time, Mayor
Beall said.
The council will name two
judges and two voting officials,
it was learned.
The referendum will be unof-
ficial and the count Of the vote
will be used solely as means of
showing the county liquor control
board the towns sentiment.
The plan as first laid out by
the council was to have the vets
select one judge and voting Of.
ficial while the council chose the
others.
The vets failed to do this, so
Mayor Beall took it upon himself
to carry out the referendum.
p Citizens Of the community can
vote on the question Saturday be-
tween the hours of 8 a. m. and
2 p. m. Polls will be held in
the municipal building.
Two applicants remain from
Mt. Rainier who are seeking per.
mits to sell whisky.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
Fugitive Wounded
By Police Bullet

Benjamin Treadwell, q, colored,
is in a critical condition at Freed
mems Hospital today, following
his arrest, a battle with a police
man, a three-block chase, and
his eventual capture.
Policeman F. S. Marshall saw
Treadwell "acting suspiciously" at
Ninth and M Streets Northwest.
When Marshall started to search
him for a weapon a battle ensued
in which three shots were fired.
Treadwell fled, leaving a trail of
blood, but was finaly captured
through the aid of Samuel Rubin.
ton, 1900 block Ninth st.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01

on a single grain Of rice-accom-
plished the apparently impossible
when he inscribed on q rice grain
TOT writings Of the word coin"
and then had sufficient room left
to put down his name, address
and the date.
Roy Bard, whose body is slowly
turning to stone, is another Rip
ley oddity whose case has mySti-
fled the medical profession, as
well as the general public. Since
1914 he has been flat on his
back. Today his lower jaw is the
only movable part Of his body.
Performances will continue
without intermission, from / p.
m. to II p. m, daily. The one
admission charge-4O cents for
adults and Is cents for children
aged IL years or under, includes
everything in the strange oddi'
tOrium. aH
The Washington times., 1934-01-01

Early days Of P. T. Barnum
and B. F. Keith are recalled by
the scheduled arrival Of Cartoonist
Robert L. Ripley's Believe It or
Not" odditorium in Washington
for a weeks engagement, starting
Wednesday afternoon.
The Ripley oddities have been
called to the cartoonist's atten-
ton by fans" in all parts of the
world. They have been selected
because their physical attributes
are unbelievable.
Take the case Of John T,
Bowers, the man who is able to
talk without vocal cords. He was
awarded Ripley's national Believe
1t or Not" prize four years ago
because of his unbelievable accom-
plishment.
And E. L. BlyStone-the man
who writes thousands of letters
The Washington times., 1934-01-01

ton of their A. J. DRIsCOLL
territory against the intrusion Of
any condition VI type of resident
which might have a tendency
to injure the neighborhood.
BY enlisting support and CO.
operating with other civic bodies
they have done much to protect
property values, and the entire
area of Columbia Heights, in
cluding the adjoining Mt. Pleas
ant section, is regarded as a de-
lightful residential section. In
fact, the area north of Florida
Avenue may be termed a city
in itself, being represented by
every type Of business life found
in the do-J..town or business Sec
ton Of Washington.
Street widening Blocked
The next important problem
the association was called upon
to deal with was a proposition of
the District Commissioners to
widen Thirteenth Street north of
Monroe Street. If the project
were carried out. the effect would
have been disastrous to many
home owners as they would have
been deprived of the usual front
parking, lecessitating the recon-
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
Citizens Group Striving
For Park and ''Gym''

Structlon OF front entrance, re-
moval Of steps, etc.
The entire project was objected
to at a public hearing granted
the association by the Commis-
sionerS, with the result that the
project was abandoned.
The association is greatly in
tereSted in deviSing means to
make use of the old Sixteenth
street reservoir, which has been
abandoned as a source of water
supply for the District Of Column
bia. Acommittee Of the association
is cooperating with several other
organizations and the Fine Arts
Commission in dealing with the
problem.
In the event the tuberculosis
Hospital is removed from its pres
ent site at Fourteenth and Upshur
Streets, efforts will be made to
obtain the land for recreation
purposes.
Gymnasium Sought
A gymnasium for boys is being
sought for Powell Junior High
School, one for the girls having
recently been installed. An ex
tension to the playground also is
being urged. The association is
strong advocate of community
centers, whereby public school
buildings are made available fol
public meetings and community
gatherings.
The forums general territory
extends from Eleventh to Six
teenth and Belmont to randolph
Sts., N. w. Meetings are held or
the third tuesday Of each month
at the Powell School.
The present officers are w. w
Couliette, president; Russell G
Merryman. first vice president
]. Harry Jones, second vice presi'
dent; o. E. Foulk, secretary; Mrs
H. C. Phillips, treasurer: Rev
Cove G. johnson, chaplain; c. E
LaVigne and H. c. Phillips, dele
gates to Federation Of Citizens
Associations.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
DanUiLLe Is Searched
For Counterfeit Bills

DANVILLE, Va. Jan. Fol
lowing the arrest Of four men here
on charge Of having spurious
money in their possession, the po-
lice here, oided by representatives
of the Treasury Department, are
looking for a bundle of counter
felt $40 and $40 notes said to be
hidden here
According to Chief Of Police
James H. Martin, one of the four
men arrested gave information
relative to the cache Of counter
felt bills, but did no. say where
they could be found.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
Winters Will Head
Holy Name Society

Richard Winters has been
elected president of the Holy
Name Society of St. Cyprian's
Catholic Church, Fourteenth and
c Streets Southeast.
other officers elected include
George Fenwick, vice president;
William A. Johnson, secretary,
and John H. Brown, treasurer.
william Simms has been elected
president of the Holy Redeemer
Church Society and James Young
president of the St. Vincent De
Paul conference of Holy Re
deemer Church.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
PETITION ASKS
BAN ON HUEY

Fortified with petitions signed
by thousands Of Louisianans ask
ing the removal Of Senator Huey
Long, Mrs. Ruffin G. Pleasant,
wife Of a former governor of that
State, was in Washington today
to appeal to the Senate for &C.
tion.
She asserted that unless the
Senate removes the King Fish"
there will be armed rebellion
against what she described as
Longs tyrannical dominance Of
the State. She said:
"The petition I have brought
with me is modelled after the
Declaration Of Independence.
LOuisiananS are as determined
to throw off the ShackleS of
the King Fish as were the
colonies to put an end to King
Georges unjust acts Of tyr
amy"
The petition which Mrs. Pleas
ant brought to present to the
Senate through Vice President
John Garner said
"When q long train Of abuses
and usurpatiOnS, pursuing in.
variably the same object, evinCc
a desire to place the people Of
a State under absolute deSpO-
tism, it is their right. their
duty, to expel, even by violence,
such officials and restore a true
American form Of adminiStra-
tiOn of Government and to pro-
vide new guards for its future
security"
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
SWEENEY ASKS
/ SHERIFF JOB

Harry A. Sweeney, Of PiScata-
way, Md. announced himself to-
day as a Republican candidate
for sheriff of Prince Georges
county, not only the first one Of
the new year but the first who
has begun an active campaign
for the office.
He is the son Of a former
sheriff, j. A. Sweeney, and has
had wide experience in police
matters.
The candidate was a guard at
the old Marlboro jail for two
years and proudly claims the
record that not one prisoner
escaped while he was a guard
there, although prisoners would
find it easy to get out Of the old
jail, it was said.
He also has been a policeman
at Union Station, a guard at the
Ns"vland House of Correction,
and constable in the PiScataway
district for four years. He now
operates q farm there.