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The Washington times., 1935-10-09
TAX RETURN Up
% PER CENT

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, Oct.
9.-Prince Georges County's busi-
ness revival has increased tax col
lections 20 per cent in the last
year. according to a report filed
yesterday by Treasurer r. Ernest
Smith, with the Board Of County
Commissioners.
The building boom and fewer
unemployed residents is largely re-
sponsible for the increase, it was
said.
The county tax collections for
the period between July / and
September 80 are $184, ,287, while
for the corresponding period last
year $l55,12 was paid into the
treasur..
Collections foI the first six
months of the present fiscal year
of the ~ounty, as compared with
last year, show IA per cent in
crease in both State and county
collections. A total of $604, ,759
has been collected in this division,
compared with $531,4 last year.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Washington Produce Markets

Green Beans-Nearby section. trucked
in stock practically supplying the mar
ket.
Cauliflower-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Truck receipts moderate:
supplies moderate; demand light: mar
ket steady. New York. crates. $29?.25;
few higher.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand light
market steady. California, lug boxes.
ripes and turning wrapped. 5xS and
smaller $1.S00l.75. Nearby sections, re-
ceipts liberal.
car on track. Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Crates: Califor-
mia, best $3.50; poorer, 32G2.25; Penn
sylwvania, s1@1.25.
CarrOts-Eastern stock: Supplies light:
demand light; market steady. New
dozen, $1.25 @1.5O.
spinach-supplies moderate: demand
light; market weak. Pennsylvania,
bushel baskets, Savoy type, 10000.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Western stock: Supplies moderate; de-
mand light: market steady. New York.
bushel baskets, Bartletts, U: $. No. l:
baskets. Seckels. U. S. No. /. best $3.50;
California, S3@325. according to size.
Grapes-No carlot arrivals: broken
poorer, 81. Western stock: Boxes. Bart
let's, Washington. s262"5: few &2.5O;
and / unbroken cars on track. Eastern
stock: supplies light; demand moderate
market steady. New York, 2-quart cli-
max baskets. U. 5. No. I, Table Con-
cords, 12@12hc: 12-quart climax bas-
kets, U. S. No. 1, Juice Concords. 400
4Sc, cartons containing 12 2-Quart bas-
kets U. s. No. /, table stock Concords,
$3.50: Delaware, $2.50; Niagaras. $1.75;
m iva nA1A
ras, $1.s002.25: Western stock: Cali
fornfa, lugs Thompson Seedless, $500
1.60: Red Malagas. $1.25; Flame Tokays,
81. 0@1.75: Ribiers, $3.50: cornichons,
81 40; Juice Muscats. $1.25.
OrangeS-seven California arrived: S
broken and 10 unbroken cars on track.
California, boxes, Valencias. $S.25 @45O,
according to size and grade.
LemOns-One car diverted: California.
boxes. $5.5o97.oO. according to grade
and size
Grapefruit-one Florida arrived: 1
unbroken car on track. Florida. boxes,
1926 @3.50, according to grade and size !:
u box sacks, $1.0001.5O. according to
condition.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bushel bas-
kets, 750S0c
Beets-Pennsylvania. punches, csc.
Cucumbers-Georgia, bushel baskets,
$1.5002.50. as to size.
:: bapples-Michigan, bushel boxes,
81. @1.75.
FigS-california, flats. 800. few
higher.
AvOcados-Florida, lugs, $1.O001.25.
Cranberries-New Jersey, 4 barrel
boxes. $2.S5@ $500.
Brussels SpFOuts-california, drums
$2.75.
Prunes-New York. h-bushel baskets
German. soc PSI; italian, $1.25.
Bananas-Two cars arrived; un-
broken cars on track.
QufnceS-One N. Y. arrived; un-
broken car on track.
L. C. L. Express Arrivals at Washington
FlOrida-19 lugs avocados; bushel
baskets peas; 1914 bushel baskets okra.
Pennsylvania -S4 S-pound baskets
mushrooms.
North CarOlina-1Sh bushel baskets
okra; bushel baskets green peas; 5
busheI baskets peppers.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
FLOATS MARK
HUGE DAIRY
FESTIVAL

MANASSAS, Va, Oct. 9.-With
last minute preparations under,
way, a dress rehearsal will be held
here tomorrow morning for the
elaborate Fifth Annual Piedmont
Dairy Festival in Manassas Fri
day.
The festival will get underway
officially tomorrow night when
the opening festival ball will be
held in the Manassas gymnasium.
The second ball for the festival,
in honor of the queen, will be held
Friday night.
With several floats sent by
merchants from Washington,
D. c., the number of float and
parade entries for the Milky
Way" parade is larger this year
than at any previous festival, it
is reported. Floral queen and
princess floats will lead more than
SO floats in the parade.
Approximately 200 Northern Vir
ginia boys will compete in the
dairy judging contests scheduled
to begin Friday morning.
James H. Price, lieutenant
governor of Virginia, assisted by
the Rev. A. Stuart Gibson, rector
of Dettingen parish, will officiate
at the cornation ceremonies for
Miss Rebecca Rice, Queen of the
Festival.
The queen and her court, &C.
companied by a military escort,
will review the pageant, Around
the Clock With the Milkman," in
which more than 1000 Prince
William school children will par.
ticipate. The pageant is divided
into four epiSodes-"Dawn, the
Awakening of the World" Morn.
ing-The Delivery Route of the
Milkman." "Afternoon-RainboW
Festival" and "Night-Finale."
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Age Heads Planning
General PURGE

f ,1ed intentions of staging
a general purge" of turbulent
elements in the American Fedora
tion of Government Employees,
centered in emergency agency
lodges, have been indicated by Of
ficials of the organization, it was
revealed today. Leaders of the
Federation seek to avert the con-
troversicj into which their alpha
bet unit members frequently draw.
The most recent explosion oc-
CURED at a meeting of the Wash
ington Central Labor Union, at
which the A. F. l.. body clashed
verbally with GE delegates over
low-cost housing projects, the Gov
ernment employees being accused
of patronizing and aiding the
erection Of hon IS and apartments
built by non-union labor.
Charges Of undue agitation"
and "obstructionist tactics" al
ready are being considered against
the NRA union by a committee
of the AFGE executive council,
and disputes over the Zeuch
"blacklisting" case at Resettle-
ment Administration and the re-
cent Central Labor Union row
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Wrong Mr.. Knowles
Fooled By Checks
For Ethiopian Aid

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Harace
G. Knowles, real estate broker, is
sorry for Ethiopia. he does not
want to keep on receiving checks
and appeals for medical and nurs-
ing jobs in the African empire.
He has no connection with Ethi-
opia.
For the last two weeks Mr..
Knowles has been deluged with "a
regular flood of money, telephone
calls and letters" all because
Horace G.. Knowles, former United
States Minister to Rumania and
treasurer of the committee for
Ethiopia, has the same name.
Mr.. Knowles-the wrong Mr..
Kno 7les-has sent about 500 in
checks ranging from 81 to $40
and most of the letters back to
the senders. The others he will
send to the committee.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
TREASURE HUNT C0LL|FL0WER
DUENENTEST BOY CLUB HEAD

Adjudged a contest and not a
lottery by the Grand Jury here,
the Grand National Treasure
Hunt may be given another op
portunity to test its validity with
new arrest in New York.
Abe Blame, %, of Brooklyn
was arrested there and charged
with possession of a book con
tanning seven tickets for the
Treasure Hunt, a $4,000 prize
contest which is conducted by an
organization in which Mrs. Oliver
Hartman, social registerite, is
interested.
Officials of the organization
in New York issued a statement,
declaring:
"The Federal Grand Jury in
Washington, D. c., in August
of this year investigated
similar charge with some local
ticket sellers there and refused
to indict on the ground that
this was not a lottery. 1t is,
as a matter of fact, a contest.
1--WE give the tickets to dis
tributors we know and they
will give them to subdiStrib-
utOrs of whom we have no
record. We will inquire into
the case and see if this man
needs more assistance in his
Defense"
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
PRESIDENT DUE
AT TC0COS ISLE

ABOARD q. S. S. HOUSTON,
Oct. 9 G.N.SD-As they ap-
preached Cocos Island today,
President Roosevelt and his party
welcomed the opportunity to go
ashore after several days Of sea
travel.
The President and his retinue
are feeling fit and desirous Of try
ing their luck at game fishing.
Cocos Island has long been re-
garded as one of the best fishing
spots in Central American waters.
The Houston and its convoy, the
Portland, expect to anchor off the
island about noon today. A two
day visit is planned by the presi-
Dental party.
There is an excellent beach on
the island, but swimming is danger
Gus because of the prevalence of
sharks.
The weather continues warm.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
CoIored Teachers
Meet at Alexandra

Colored teachers Of northern
Virginia will hold their annual con-
ference October 18 and 19 at the
Parker-Gray School in Alexandria.
Wesley D. Elan, principal OF the
school and president of the asso-
citation has announced.
Officials of the local public
schools and faculty members Of
Howard University and the State
Department of Education of Vir-
ginia, will speaker. A program
for the elementary and secondary
teachers with special emphasis on
the problems of the one room
school has been arranged. Teachers
from Arlington, Fauquier, Lou
doun, Prince Williams, Rappahan-
mock, Culpeper and Fairfax coun-
ties will attend.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
MARSH TO TALK
BEFORE LOCAL
ACCOUNTANTS

The first quarterly meeting of
the current fiscal year will be
held by the District of Columbia
Institute of Certified Public Ac.
countants tomorrow evening at
the Hay-Adams House. The gath
'ering will be a dinner-meeting at
which the principal speaker will
be DR.. Clarence S. Marsh, associ-
ate director Of the American
Council of Education, who will
talk on the subject of "Profes-
sional Training" President Har-
old c. Anderson of the institute
will preside.
DR.. Marsh was for 10 years
dean of the evening session Of
the school of business of the Uni
versity Of Buffalo and has served
for 16 months as educational di.
rector of the CCC.
Representatives and members
of the faculties of all local insti-
tutions having accounting courses
have been invited to attend this
meeting and will be requested to
give their views on the subject of
the principal address.
Officers Of the institute are:
Harold c. Anderson, president;
Harold S. Roberts, vice president,
and John Berg, secretary-treas-
urer. The board Of governors con-
sists of Harold C. Anderson,
Goodwin r. Graham. Harold S.
Eoberts, Frederick M. Blum, John
B. Mckinley, John Berg and Ray.
mond M. Florence.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Cotton Goods

NEW YORK. Oct. U.N.S).-Cot-
ton goods markets continued strong and
fairly active today with possible ad-
vances in print cloth lines being dis
cussed for later in the week. num-
ber of forward shipments were con-
tracted for and in some cases premiums
were paid on these. Tobacco cloths
and sheetings were firm and moderately
active.
The market was disposed to ignore
the decline in raw prices yesterday fol-
lowing the issuance of the Government
cotton crop report showing a somewhat
smaller reduction in estimated yield
than had been generally expected.
This was especially true since the fu-
lures market started making up its
losses of yesterday in today's trading.
Demand was moderate and of a steady
nature with the market broadening.
trade chSracterizing the next few weeks.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
ALEXANDRIA
SEEKS PHONE
RATE CUT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 9.
Highly encouraged by the success
of Arlington county's fight for q
reduction in the telephone rates,
Alexandria city officials tonight
will launch a fight for substan.
tial reduction in the rates here,
with special stress being laid on
the 10-cent toll charge on calls to
and from Washington.
Mayor E. C.. Dawson said he
would offer a resolution at to-
nights adjourned session Of the
council for the appointment of a
committee to make an immediate
investigation into the rates now
being charged by the telephone
company here.
Virtually every member Of the
council present at the meeting
last night, numbering six Of the
nine members, expressed them
selves as heartily in favor of a
fight to secure a reduction in the
rates now charged for this ser.
vice.
Mayor Gives Views
Mayor Dawson said that the
number of calls made by Alex
andrians to Washington should
certainly warrant a lower rate
than the present 10-cent toll. He
added:
"Since the telephone company
seems to have seen fit to make
rate reductions in their service
in Arlington county, the District
of Columbia and Maryland'S
suburban areas, it certainly
seems that the people of Alex
andria should likewise be given
benefit of lower rate"
Alexandrians' only extended
area service offered by the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone
Company for calls to Washington
carries a rate of slightly more
than cents per call.
This service carries a monthly
charge of $4.25 and allows the
subscriber only Is calls to Wash
ington, without an additional toll
of 8 cents being made for each
call. The Is calls allowed in the
service are figured at the rate of
SIPS, or 1-3 cents each.
Two other classes of service of.
fered in Alexandria carry no al
lowance for Washington calls and
the subscriber must pay 10 cents
for each call he makes to Wash.
ington.
Another detail of the service
that is expected to be attacked
here by city officials is the 10.
cent toll charge on all Alexandria
calls to Arlington county, and the
15-cent toll charge on all calls to
Fairfax county.
Until the extended area service
was put into effect last July,
Alexandrians had to choose be.
tween two services. These are the
one-party local service offering
unlimited local calls for a service
charge of So per month, and the
tWo-party local service. for $2.25
per month, also offering unlimited
local calls.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Gordon Young Men, S
Club TO Open Monday

The Gordon Young Mems Club,
under the supervision of the Com
munity Center Department, will
open Monday in the Gordon Junior
High School, it was announced to-
day.
Daniel F. Ahearn will direct the
gymnasium work for young men
and older boys from $50 to 10:30
p. m. every Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. After
noon classes in dancing also have
been scheduled for boys and girls
on Mondays and chorus training
on Tuesdays.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
CH|CAG0GRA|N
FUTURES RISE

CHICAGO, Oct. 9 Q.N.SO.
After easing moderately in early
dealings here, wheat turning up
ward when pressure subsidized and
scattered support developed.
December wheat, which was the
heaviest early, reached $1.0524 for
a gain of 3s cent against a low
of $1.04A. Deferred options ad-
vanced about a cent.
Corn failed to display much re-
cuperative power early as scat
tered offerings, some in the way
of hedging against purchases to
arrive, met with a slow demand.
Warmer weather over the belt
helped unsettle the market, De-
cember dropping about a cent to
61h.
Near noon wheat was % to /
cent up, corn 1s to "a cent off,
oats unchanged to 70 cent UP.
Estimates carlots here were:
Wheat %. corn Is and oats 43.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Pair Questioned
In Robbinq Of Two

Two colored men are held today
for investigation" in connection
with the hold UP last night of Leo
Alsbrook and Willie Lyles, both oi
1119 First st. N. W., as they
walked in the 1900 block Of
Fourth st. N. W.
Alsbrook lost $25 and Lyle!
gave up 50, police said. A gun
but no money was found on one
of the suspects, police declared
The men are held at the Second
Precinct Station.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
300 Parisiians DeUy
Penalties for Italy

PARIS, Oct. 9 U.S).-Three
hundred French Fascists and
Royalists in a pro-1talian demon
stration marched up the Boule-
Ward des Italiens and through
the Place de L'Opera tonight
shouting:
"NO sanctions! Neutrality
and peace for France!"
Police broke up the demon
stration, arresting 100.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
81 Years Ago Today
Mrs. 0'LeaN's Cow
Started Chicago Fire

CHICAGO, Oct. 9 U.N.SO
Sixty-four years ago today Mrs
Patrick O'Leary's COW made
history.
It was at $3.50 o'clock on a Sun
day night that Mrs. O'Leary's COW
kicked over the lamp that started
the great Chicago fire.
The kick resulted in $4,000 build
ings going up in smoke. Three
hundred persons lost their lives
The monetary loss was $50 million
dollars. Ninety-four fire insurance
companies went bankrupt. The
fire laid waste an area of 2,40C
acres and left 100000 people home
less.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Youth Recovering
From Bus Injuries

GATTHERSBURG, Nd, Oct. 9
(SpeciaD Ralph Smith, IA, Of
Laytonsvi1le, was recovering today
from cuts and bruises received late
Monday when an auto driven by
Ellis Barber, also of Laytonsville,
crashed into the rear of the school
bus in which young Smith was
riding. Fourteen other occupants
were shaken up. The crash oc'
Cured on the Gaithersburg-Lay'
louisville road. Barber was ar
rested and charged with reckless
driving and released later on $500
bond.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Flames Sweep Town,
Phone Lines Down

GEYERsvILLE, Cal, Oct. 9
0.N.S0.-The entire town of
Geyserville was threatened today
by fire which was sweeping the
business district.
The fire started in a grocery
store, spread to the telephone ex
change building, a branch office
of the electric light company, and
several other buildings before
leaping into the residential dis.
trict. Telephone service to the
town was down. No injuries were
reported.
Geyersville is a town of 4,5OO
residents.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Kress September
Sales Increased

NEW YORK, Oct. 9 G.N.s).
S. H. Kress & Co. September sales
totaled 8 per cent higher than a
year ago, amounting to $6,137 ,927
as compared with $5,684,751.
August sales were ST per cent
higher than in 1884. Nine-month
volume was $51,246,251. gain
of IL per cent over $50,700,847
in 1894.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
BOGUS MONEY
HOLDS MAN

Charged with possession and
sale of counterfeit money, James
F. ODonnell, 81, of the 100 block
Fourteenth st. S. E.. was arrested
at Ninth and G Streets North
west today.
Taken before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turn.
age, he pleaded not guilty to the
charge and bond was set at $4,000
pending a hearing on October Is.
Police said that O'Donnell had
been supplying counterfeit $40
bills to two men recently taken
into custody.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Mobs Storm Italian
Consulate in Mexico

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Oct. 9
GN.S0.-The italian consul here,
Gustavo Della Luna, applied to
military authorities for protection
today following storming of the
consulate by a pro-Ethiopian mob
The crowd, shouting Death to
Mussolini!" heavily stoned the
building. The demonstrators were
dispersed by police.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Brough 10 Speak
On Masonic Program

Former Governor Charles H.
Brough, of Arkansas, will be the
guest speaker on the program to-
night when the grand master and
the officers of the Grand Lodge,
District of Columbia Masonic
Order, visit Stansbury Lodge, No.
81, at Georgia and Colorado
Avenues N. w.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Parker Rustproof
Declares 81 Extra

DETROIT. Oct. 9 U.N.SO.
Parker rustproof declared an
extra dividend of 81 in addition to
the regular quarterly payment Of
rs cents on the common, both
payable November 20 to stock of
record November IL.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

active.
Steels were dull and losses
small. U. S. Steel slipped under
the 43-level.
Farm implement shares ran into
further heavy profit-taking, Case
Threshing lost over point.
Fractional losses were the rule
in motor shares. Accessories
Sagged.
In the chemicals small losses
were the rule.
Bonds were irregular. Foreign
currencieS we're steady.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
u. S. Bonds
New York Wool
High Low 1900

NEW YORK. Oct. N.s.).-wool
firm; domestic fleece unwashed. Chic
and Penn, 24@35h: domestic pulled
secured basis. 81 083: domestic Texas,
| clean basis, 62@79; domestic territory,
clean basis, S51S1s
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

today unsettled
by weakness in
the rails.
Union Pacific
broke 3 points
q n d G r e a t
Northern a n d
p e n nSylvania
W ere un d e r
pressure. New
York Central
and Baltimore
& Ohio showed
support.
on solidated
Gas was in de-
nland at rising
prices and low.
aorinaI icc11nc
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Washington Stocks

SALES
Washington Railway and Elec'
trio IS, $1,OOO@1O51a, $1,000
1861, 5000 1o51a.
Capital Transit Company, 100
II, 10@17, -1@17, 1O@17, 10@17
Washington Railway and Elec'
trio preferred, 1@105A.
Correction-The printed sale
yesterday Potomac Electric 512s
preferred, 2@111A should read
Potomac Electric 512s preferred
2@113A.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
RAIL WEAKNESS
SENDS STOCKS
TUMBL|NG
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 QN.S0.
The stock market reacted further
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-03-14
r. S. HANDY DIES
AFTER OPERATION

r. S. Handy of Hartford passed away
Saturday, March 8, at hospital in
Pasco, at the age of 81 years. IL months
and is days. He had undergone an
operation on the preceding Monday.
Funeral services were held Monday,
March u..5fRt Ethiopia, burial being in
the family plot at Ethiopia. Burial SER
vices were in charge of Ringold Grange
No. 936. Pallbearers were E. G. Nagel,
William Nagel, Turner Love, Jacob
Ambacker John Guy, and H. F. Nc
Inturf, fellow Changers.
Mr.. Handy came out from Tennessee
as young man, locating on a home
stead in East Hanford. Soon after
wards he returned to Tennessee for his
bride and they made their home on
the ranch for number of years. He
had been director of School District
No. 30 for years. Surviving him are
his widow and five children, William,
Robert, Frances Faye and Clinton;
three sisters, Mrs. Ford of Tennessee;
Mrs. Alice Odds of Council, and Mrs.
Tom Dorton of KenneWick; and two
brothers, Clay and Reuben of Bend,
Oregon. All his relatives with the ex-
ception of Mrs. Ford were present st
the services.
Mr.. Handy was man of sterling
character and good neighbor and will
be greatly missed in the community