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Evening star., 1935-02-24
RECORD DEGGPR|CES
BOON TO FARMERS
Income From Poultry Now
Expected to Exceed Re-
turns Last Year.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 23.-The
financial outlook in the poultry busi-
ness for 1885 has been tinged with
optimism by the highest egg prices In
four years.
Although there has been an ex-
ceedingly slow pickup in egg produc-
tion-the principal reason for high
prices-nevertheless, there is an indi-
cation, according to poultry men here
OF a strong probability that the
farmers income from his eggs this
Spring will be sharply above that OF
any year since 1881.
In most recent dealings, fresh egg
prices have been breaking from top
levels on slightly increased receipts
and expectations Of seasonal upturn
soon. but despite this, eggs are still
more than 10 cents above year ago.
Firsts were last quoted here at around
25 to 26 cents per dozen, compared
with IS to 1512 a year ago.
Regardless of the expected seasonal
pickup in production, strong Sltua-
ton in the egg business prevails. Stor-
age stocks we're cleaned out. for all
practical purposes, shortly after Feb
ruary /. At the beginning OF the
month only $1,000 cases were left IN
warehouses in the United States and
this supply dwindled to an estimated
10000 cases in two weeks.
With stocks so low, fresh eggs have
had little or no competition from the
tag end of the 1e34-35 egg season and
fresh supplies were none too plentiful.
In addition, production figures for the
last two months have indicated a de-
cline of nearly so per cent from last
year in the Midwest.
Drought, an important factor in all
farming in 1884, left its mark on the
egg business. Farm f1ockS were re-
duced sharply last Fall and Winter.
High cost Of feed and relatively low
cost of eggs at that time prompted
the killing of of many layers.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Signs of World improvement
Seen at Leipzig Trade Fair

| year to produce desirable products in
every field of industrial activity.
World trade is being stimulated. Since
more than a score of leading produc-
ing countries meet at Leipzig to COM
pete with one another, international
trade receives q great stimulus. The
United States, incidentally. is well rep
resented this year at Leipzig as buyer
and exhibitor"
Very few Americans attended the
1884 Leipzig fair. This action was a
protest against the persecution Of Jews
in Germany. Just after Mr.. john
sons boat sailed, the writer was
handed Berlin cable indicating that
DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the
Reichsbank and minister of economy,
is demanding that "Jew-baiting" in
Germany cease. This follows the Sc
we're slump in German exports in
January and the difficulties met by
the Reich in arranging barters with
other nations, especially where the
Jewish boycott has been extensive.
(Copytght. 1880
Evening star., 1935-02-24
JANUARY RISE TOO SHARP
TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE
Alexander Hamilton Institute Ayers
''Unsound'' Expansion Will Bring
Peak at Least by April.

that which the Nations purchasing
power can support this year.
purchasing power promises to be
lower in 1885 than in 1884, chiefly as
the result of last years drought and
the Governments acreage curtailment
program. An agricultural disaster al
ways takes its toll the following year.
1T is probable that the upswing in
general business activity which oc-
Cured in January will not be greatly
extended. Current reports indicate a
definite slowing down in the rate of
expansion since the beginning of Feb
ruary. Automobile production has
continued to increase, but steel mill
activity has shown a slight recession.
1t does not seem likely that the pros
pective curtailment of general busi-
ness activity will be postponed much
beyond the end of the first quarter.
The peak for the current upward
movement should be reached in April
at the latest"
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Publicity Question Clarified
hN.R r.. 4. Open Price Program,

N. r. A. Is using public prices to guard
against price determinations in the
industry. A device regarded in some
quarters as monopolistic is, in fact,
being employed in what is described
as an effort to prevent the develop
ment Of monopoly from price discrim-
ination.
The proposal gives more than an
inkling into N. r. AS plans for open
price policy. In general it has adopted
the theory that the greater the lee
way given business along this line,
the greater the Governments super
vision.
In this case, prices actually must be
filed with the Government. Whether
this exact principle is to be extended
to cover all open price agreements In
codes remains to be seen, but it is the
first tangible indication Of what N
r. A. means by Government supervi-
sion Ia the case Of open prices
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
n YEw YORK, February 23.-An
M upturn In world trade def
N nitely is under way, If one OF
/ v the oldest and most depend
able barometers, the interna-
tional trade fair at Leipsiz, runs true
to precedent, according to H. A. john
son, American representative Of the
historic fair.
"The great world exchange at Leip-
zig" said Mr.. johnson, just before he
sailed today for Germany, "is a vivid
cross section of world trade conditions.
The fair, which opens March 3, will
be attended by more than 10000
business men, clearly indicating world
wide business activity. From 20
countries have come 5000 exhibits Of
the newest industrial products.
Business rivalry probably never
has been so keen at Leipzig as during
the current fair. German labora-
tories, factories, studios have been
making . special, effort through the
Evening star., 1935-02-24
CHICAGO WILL GET
LARGEST SHARE Of
i. s. STEEL WORK
20 Millions Are Set Aside,
Compared to S15,OOO,OO0
for Pittsburgh.

CLEVELAND, February 23.-The
Magazine Steel will say tomorrow the
Chicago area probably will get the
bulk of the s47,0O0,O0o new equipment
program recently announced by the
United States Steel Corp.
Although the corporation has not
disclosed where the money will be
spent, the magazine estimates that
S20,OO0,o0O will 60 to the Chicago
district and sl5,O0O000 to Pittsburgh.
Ohlo's share probably will be the
s6,00o,000 now being spent in con-
struction Of the Carnegie Steel Co.'S
new continuous strip mill at Nc
Donald, Steel says, and the remaining
s60oO,o00 Of the program possibly
will be scattered.
Chicago Projects Listed.
Outstanding in the Chicago dis
trict improvements is an expansion
of the American Sheet & Tin Plate
Co., works at Gary, Ind, Steel will
say
For enlargement of the sheet de-
partment, s11, 100000 is understood to
have been allocated and for additions
to the tin mill, $3,300,000.
Contracts are expected to be let
shortly for seven buildings in which
the new mills will be housed. One
will be almost a half mile long to
house a hot strip mill estimated to
cost S6,000,000.
1.-TWO continuous picking inStalla-
tions costing $l,000,000 and a slab
treating furnace costing 100000 are
nearing completion at the Gary works
of Sheet & Tin Plate
Scheduled for Gary.
"Some improvements also are sched-
uled for the Gary and South Chicago
works of the Illinois Steel Co.. and
the Chicago district plants Of the
American Steel & Wire Co.
In the Pittsburgh district the
Carnegie Steel Co., is expected to be
the chief beneficiary of steel corpora
ton modernization. Chief project is
construction of 110-inch continuous
plate mill at the Homestead works to
replace three existing plate mills.
"A new continuous hot strip mill at
the Edgar Thompson works may cost
close to $6,000,000."
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opcCldl blSphtCIl 70 uc oLdEs
NEW YORK, February 23.-While
the sharp expansion of general busi-
ness ACTIVITY in January provides a
cneerful picture of conditions in that
month, it can only be regarded with
apprehension in so far as the future
is concerned, according to the Alex
ander Hamilton Institute.
THE movement by itself is suffi-
cient to indicate that it was of an
unsound character. 1t is only neces-
sary to compare this movement with
the sharp movements which occurred
in the speculative boom before the ma
tional recovery act went into effect.
That expansion was followed by Sc
rious collapse during the latter part
of 1888.
More convincing proof that the ex-
pansiun in January was unsound is
the fact that activity evidently
reached a much higher level than
Evening star., 1935-02-24

FeDruary meeting
Of the Washing
ton Chapter of
t h e N a tion a !
A soc / alton of
Cost Accountants
held at the Carl
ton on Wednesday
evening. The SUBJ
ject Of the speech,
Accounting Re-
quirements Of the
Securities and Ex-
change Commits
sion," was of great
practical interest
to the large group
Of accounting Of
Evening star., 1935-02-24
USUAL EXTRA ORDERED
BY BEECHNUT PACKING

BY the Associated Press.
New York, February 23.-The Beech
nut Packing Co. declared the usual
extra dividend of so cents and the
regular quarterly dividend Of rs cents
on the common stock, payable April
], to stock of record March -.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
BRIGGS co. WILL MAKE
PLUMBING FIXTURES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT. February 23.-The Briggs
Manufacturing Co. is rushing to COM
pletion the remodeling of its HAM
tramck plant for the manufacture of
a new type Of plumbing ware. This
will mean additional. employment, al
though the Briggs Manufacturing Co.
is employing $4,000 workers in its auto
mobile body division-an all time high.
The plumbing line, which will in
clude kitchen cabinet sinks. bathtubs
and other fixtures, will be operated as
a separate unit from the company's
automobile body division.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Dividend Actions
Scheduled by Many
Firms for Week
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, February 23-The
schedule of dividend meetings for next
week lists an unusually large number
of companies, including Coca-Cola on
Monday, International Cement (and
United Corp. for action on the pre-
ferred stock on Wednesday and Ma
tional Lead, Commercial Credit, Gill
lette Safety Razor and Bohn Alumi-
mum on Thursday.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
ASSOCIATED OIL CUTS
PAYMENT TO 35 CENTS

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 23.-Associ-
ated Oil Co. ordered a dividend of IS
cents on the capital stock, payable
March 80 to stock Of record March s.
The company paid 50-cent dividends
IN March and December, 1884,
Evening star., 1935-02-24
PEOPLES DRUG VOTES
DIVIDEND OF rs CENTS

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 23.-Peoples
Drug Stores, Inc, declared quarterly
dividend of Is cents on the common
stock, payable April to stock Of rec
ord March 6. A quarterly dividend Of
like amount was paid last January 2
along with an extra of $1.50.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NJ R: A: IS endeavoring to show
nj business exactly what It
VI means by proper" use Of
L " open prices.
It has proposed, for the
aluminium code, that members of the
industry file their prices with N. r. A.
itself, such prices to be made public
in such a way that the prices will not
be disclosed in any manner identify
ing the individual members posting
them.
The open price policy means liter
ally that prices charged shall be made
public. AS developed by industries,
however, the theory goes beyond mere
publicity to require that those filing
prices agree to hold to such prices for
a definite period.
This has been attacked by some as q
monopolistic device and as a practice
leading toward price inflexibility.
In the case Of aluminam, howe@ers
Evening star., 1935-02-24
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA. February 23 P.-
fancy. q; mixed colors. 20: white Leg
horns fancy. 49, ordinary, II; new
Matched broilers. 1Sa19; mixed choice. 16a
IL. Dressed poultry unchanged.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
SECURITIES BOARD
WANTS ALL FACTS
Form and Manner of Presentation
Left to Corporations, 7. H.
Sanders States.

Thomas H. Sanders. professor Of
industrial accounting in the Harvard
Graduate School OF Business Admins
tration, was the guest speaker at the
Evening star., 1935-02-24

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The Washington times., 1935-09-14
China Seas Is
Held Over

China Seas" that blood-thirsty
adventure tale of pirates, typhoons,
and last but not least, the social
degradation which is supposedly
an inevitable result of a long So
journ in the tropics, are all bound
up in a fast-moving melodrama,
which goes into second week at
Loew's Columbia, where it is al.
ready playing a return F Street
engagement.
Small wonder that this thrill.
ing if credulous performance rates
week after week, for no film boast
ing such a long roster of stars
from the top ranks could we'll do
otherwise. Jean Harlow and
Clark Gable probably share the
honors almost equally, with Wal.
lace Beery, Lewis Stone, and Rob.
ert Benchley: Benchley puts on a
Characterization as the inebriated
friend which is more than clever
and a welcome relief from the
rest of the heavy care.
Hearst Metrotone gives diver.
sified array of the news events
of the day, while the animated
cartoon is one of the best. So
much cannot be said for the sup
Elemental comedy which becomes
entirely too tiresome and pro.
lOnged-H, K.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14
Top Hat Goes
ThirdWeek

"Top Hat" which is breaking
records as a crowd-puller in all
key cities, begins third week at
RKO-Keith's Theater today.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
are co7starred in the Dwight Tay-
lor farce story which is deliciously
trimmed with sprightly dancing,
has a tuneful musical background
with melodies supplied by Irving
Berlin.
The Astaire- Rogers foot-work is
displayed in its most graceful and
intricate phases in the "Picco-
lino," dance that has been beau
tifully produced and brilliantly
executed. "Top Hat" white Ties
and Tail" "Cheek to Cheek" and
isn't This a Lovely Day." are
songs in which Fred Astaire does
some effective solo work, with
tops in smart hoofing his machine
gun imitation.
top Hat" is class entertain
ment with the stars assisted by
Eric Blore, Helen Broderick and
Edward Everett Horton in provid-
ing the laughs.
There is a good bill Of sup
Elementary shorts and the Pathe
news reel.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14

Joe Is Busy Man
In story content the new picture
at the Earle Theater resembles
"Burlesque." It's all about a
small-time pantaloon who pulls
the whiskers of amiable male Gus
toners, kids his stage partner for
more comedy, swings down be-
fore the footlights on a curtain
cord. Joe E. is real small-time
burlesque slicker and soon gets an
offer to move up.
Starred m the better musical
comedy, he finds that he must
support a Park Avenue belle, and
it is not long before amorous geS-
lures break up the happiness of
the old team of Wilson and
Wilson.
This all ends happily after Joe
E. has chartered a plane to re-
unite with his old partner bring
about peace. Bright Lights" is
we'll stuffed with gags, some Of
them a little antique, but Comic
Brown has the faculty of shining
up the old ones so that they mas
querade as brand new.
Never in repose, Mr.. Brown be-
tween yells is we'll supported by
Ann Dvorak, Patricia Ellis, Will
liam Gargan, Joe Cawthorn and
Henry O'Neill. Busby Berkeley
directed and think that the Joe
E. Brown following will vote this
just as good, maybe a little better,
than his last, "Alibi Ike"
Good Stage Show
salici's Puppets fill the head
line spot this week and do it
nobly. They still retain the great
est puppet stunt of all time-that
of having a tiny figure noncha-
lantly putting on a cigarette and
blowing rings of smoke. The hand
to-hand acrobats and the mlnla-
ture music recital are well manipu
lated numbers. The surprise tea-
ture of this act is showing how
the strings are pulled and the ap-
pearance of the puppet masters.
An ace novelty act.
The Radio Aces scored impress
Sively with minute impressions OF
The Washington times., 1935-09-14
Guy Standing
Is Met Star

Annapolis Farewell" which had
a gala one-night premiere at the
Metropolitan recently and then
transferred to the Earle for very
successful one weeks engagement,
returned to the MET" yesterday
for another fling at downtown
patronage.
1t differs from previous cinemas
played against a similar back
ground in that the romance angle
is subordinated completely in favor
of a thoroughly drawn character
iZation of an aged retired naval
commander, a role which is en-
acted by Sir Guy Standing almost
too we'll, and completely domi-
mates the picture.
The phrase played too we'll" is
used advisedly, for this old officer,
although he eXcites your emotions
and sympathy for sentimental rea-
sons, eventually becomes rather
bore as he continually harps and
discourses upon his adventures and
eScapades during the days of Ad-
miral Dewey and Manila. How
ever, Sir Guy is such an expert
enced and brilliant performer that
he succeeds in making his chore
deeply moving one and the pic
ture the entertaining, interesting
and exciting document that it is.
Filmed almost in it's entirety
against the natural backgrounds
of the Naval Academy, it is of
particular interest to Washing
tonians. These natural scenes also
give the story an authentic touch
which is very satisfying. The
episodes depicting various forms
of initiation for the new students
are very amusing. Richard Crom-
we'll, Tom Brown, John Howard "a
new player with a future), Minor
Watson, Rosalind Keith and the
excellent colored trouper, Louise
Beavers all do fine jobs.
A Hal Leroy musical and the
lengthy, "newsy" newsreel always
associated with this theater round
out a more than good program.
M. B.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14
RiaIto Star Is
Creat0re

"Brewster'S Millions, that colos-
sal spending spree of the George
Barr McCutcheon novel of the
same name. is the gay new mu-
sical film that will be presented
at Moore's Rialto Theater, begin
ming Monday.
The coming of the famous
Creatore-with the Rialto Sym.
phony that was always Tom
Moore's pet project-will be vel,
come news for music lovers of
washington.
Creatore will conduct four con-
certs daily, with Kathleen Lawlor
heard as Soloist.
United Artists presents Brew
ster's Millions" starring two mu'
sical comedy stars, Lii Damita
and Jack Buchanan.
The shooting of a lavish dance
feature in the film, taken at sea
aboard a 26O-foot yacht that was
formerly owned by the King of
Belgium, is one of the ways Brew.
ster spent his millions. The party
ends up at Monte Carlo.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14
Baron Band
At Howard

Led by Baron Lee, the Harlem
monocle king of colored jazz mae
stros and his band, a faSt-moving
musical revue opened at the How
ard Theater yesterday.
Sparkling with many of his old
tricks, the Baron led his band
through a group of special form
of popular melodies that went big
with the house. Holding the spot
light with Lee was Troy Brown, a
blackface with a ton of fun, and
Sandy Burns, also an old timer of
the cork school. The antics and
clever jokes of the comedy team
kept the house in an uproar.
Jackie Young and Mable Scott,
two Sepias of Harlem, went over
nicely in series of songs. The
dancing moments of the show
were added by Slim and Eddy,
comedy dancers, and Conway and
Parks, tap dance artists. A fast
moving Sepia chorus concluded
the stage entertainment.
James Cagney and Pat O'Brien
held the spotlight in the feature
picture, THE Irish In U.s." It is
one of the lively Cagney films, and
ended with the two-fisted boy being
crowned a lightweight champion.
The short subjects included Ade-
laide Hall of "Blackbirds" fame in
vaudeville bit assisted by the
Nicholas Brothers, dancing
team: the Whippets, an acrobatic
outfit; Eunice Wilson and the
Four Inkspots, anI also Gypsy
Sweetheart" all technicolor Vita
phone act. W.R.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14
Stage Star Writes
Own Bioqraphy

Walter C. Kelly, internationally.
known stage star, has placed his
stamp of approval on the final
proofs for more than $4,000 words
of his autobiography, which will
be published in New York next
spring.
Kelly, currently playing the
leading role in Paramount's 1.-THE
Virginia Judge" has written of
his experiences during more than
Is years on the stage.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14
Exciting Boat Race
MOVIE
4vACLOCK

METROPOLITAN Sir Guy
Standing, Rosalind Keith in
Annapolis Farewell" 11:15
8 a. M, 1920, 3:20, 5:25, 7:25,
$50 p. m.
FOX-John Boles, Dixie Lee in
"Redheads on Parade" 10:45
a. M, 1870, Ais, ITO, 9:55
p. m. Stage-12:23, 3:08, 6:03,
8:48 p. m.
PALACE Will Rogers, Irwin
Cobb in Steamboat Round
the Bend" 11:40 a. m, lao
$40, $40, TAO, $40 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Clark Gable, Jean
Harlow, Wallace Beery in
"China Seas" 11:45 a. m,
1:45, 3:45, 5:45. 7:48, $50
p. m.
BELASCO-Nova Pilbeam, in
THE Man That Knew Too
Much" 1915, 2:14, Alb,
6:13, S:11 and 1910 p. m.
EARLE Joe E. Brown, in
Bright Lights" 11:0O a. M,
1:40, 4::25, 1920 and 1000
.. m. Stage-12:40, 1925, 500
and 9:05 p. m.
RKO.KEITH'S-Fred Astair,
Ginger Rogers in TOP Hat"
1875 o. m, 1885, 8: S, 5:35,
7:35, 9:35 p. m.
RIALTO-Douglas Montgomery
in Harmony Lane" At IL,
1870, $3.50, $50, 7 and 9. The
Southernaires on stage at 3,
S. $40 and 1926 p. m.
HOWARD-James Cagney, Pat
O'Brien in THE Irish In U.s."
1890, 800, $50. 800, 10:30
o. m. Stage-1:45, AIS, 6:45,
9:15 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14

includes the ennuied Stepin
Fetchit, Berton Churchill, Irving
S. Cobb, Francis w. Ford. Anne
Shirley and John Mcguire. The
latter two carry the love interest
and serve we'll in giving this
picture a touch of real sentiment.
John Ford directed with a
splendid sense of the photo
graphic values the river back
grounds offered. Some of these
picturesque Mississippi scenes
have all the glamour OF old-time
paintings.
Short subjects include a "Crime
Does Not Pay" reel, "Alibi Rack
et," the Hearst-Metrotone News
and pitcairn Island" an educa-
tional feature which serves as
ballyhoo for coming attraction.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14
Six Success Rules
Given By StanWyck

Urging Hollywood's would-be
feminine starlets from making a
mistake common in the film city,
Barbara Stanwyck today advised
her sister thespians against being
seen too often in night clubs and
other popular places of entertain
ment. The star of Reliance's
Red Salute" issued dos and
don'tS.
The young player, she asserts,
should, /, be considerate to fel-
low workers; 2, be patient; 3,
spend much time alone, planning.
Miss Stanwyck says she should
not: /, be seen in night spots;
2, lose her sense Of humor; 3,
go out frequently with producers,
directors and other executives.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14

A4NA uAtNA SAS W IL 'AAN
Rogers at Best
Things go amiss when the
nephew arrives on the boat lead
ing a Swamp girl for whom he
had killed a man. Will Rogers
advises the boy to surrender to
the authorities while he takes up
the task of finding the itinerant
preacher, known as the New
Moses" who can prove the homi-
eide was justifiable.
There is considerable fun woven
into this search for the river
preacher inasmuch as the boat is
turned into a floating wax works
with some highly interesting char
acters as museum figures.
The real excitement of Steam
boat Round the Bend" comes
when the rickety old craft is
The Washington times., 1935-09-14

screen and stage stars; Paul Sy.
dell offered his fox terriers in
marvellous balancing tricks, and
Foy, Tucker and johnson opened
with a fine dancing speciality.
The Graham MacNamee news
reel and Freddie Clark's overture
complete a program with a high
average for light entertainment.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1935-09-14

forced into the Mississippi River
sweepstakes with Will Rogers as
the pilot. His rival skipper is
Irving Cobb. They piled the wax
works, the patent medicine and
even the deck floors of the show
boat into the fire boxes of the
"Claremore Queen" to get the
last pound of speed out of her
venerable engines. She comes
round the bend winner and in
time to save the nephew from
the gallows.
Exciting Boat Race
Will Rogers has seldom had a
more tender and lovable role
than as the river captain. He
has moments of wistful emotion
as well as those sequences in
which his familiar and appealing
sense of comedy is we'll portrayed.
An excellent supporting cast