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The Washington times., 1935-12-12
CHANGES
ARE SMALL

NEW YORK, Dec. II GNSD.
The bond market turned irregular
ly higher in moderately active
early dealings today. Price
changes were small for the most
part although the foreign list
again showed wider variations.
A feature of the domestic
industrials was United States rub
Der which led the rubbers higher
with gain of IA points in the
IS of Al In the motors Stude-
baker IS of AS improved. Amer
lean Rolling Mills 4i4S of AS
eased fractionally.
The rail list mixed but turned
generally upwards. Erie issues
recorded fractional advances,
Baltimore g. Ohio 4l2s worked
higher and Northern Pacific 6s of
AT climbed IA point to los 2. Mis-
souri, Pacific issues, and Denver
Rio Grande As of SO lost ground.
The Van Sweringen group
gained fractionally all around.
The Allegheny Corporation IS of
'49 climbed p point to 70 q;
Chesapeake Corporation SIS of AT
advanced 81 to 117's and the
nickel plate 4l2s of '78 gained 3s
to 687s,
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
BUILDING GAINS
IN EAST

November contracts for all types
of construction in 81 eastern
States totaled $188,115, 900 accord
ing to F. w. Dodge Corporation.
This was an increase of about
68 per cent over $111,69l,500 for
the same area in November, 1884.
Last months volume, however,
failed to attain the level of $780,
595,70O reported for october of
this year.
For the II elapsed months Of
1885 total construction of all
types undertaken in the 81 States
amounted to $3.50. .408. 400 as
against $1,450,423,50O for the cor
responding II months of 1884;
this represents a gain of 8 per
cent.
The most striking improvement
in construction has occurred in
residential building. For this
class of construction the total for
the elapsed II months of 1885
amounted to $433. .703, 900 as
against S234,289 900 for the cor
responding II months of 1884;
this represents a gain of IS per
cent.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Washinoton Produce Markets

and Pennsylvania. 5-pound baskets %
975c.
CauliflOwer-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
slow: market steady. California. crates,
S2.1Od225.
BrOCCOli-One California arrived: I
unbroken car on track supplies light;
demand light. market steady. Cali
fornia. crates, S3GS.25.
Carrots-No carlot arrivals; 1 broken
car on track. supplies light, demand
light, market steady. California, l2-
lettuce crates, punched. &l.9Ou2, Penn
sylvania, bushel baskets, topped, washed.
S5C.
OranEes-One Cal, Fla. arrived; /
car diverted; unbroken cars on track.
Boxes: Florida, No. /, $Sn3.25 No. .,
&2.75G3. California, So q 5.75, accord
ing to grade and size.
Observation-Disclosures, boxes, No. l. 50 50
n 80. few 49, few special marks
higher; No. ,, &2.25 a 80, No 3, El.75q
225
Lemons-California. boxes. S6.5Oa so,
according 10 grade and size.
Cranberries New Jersey, 4 barrel
boxes. s..
PPars-Boxes: Washington. Roses s.
a =. 2j, D'Anjouse, extra fancy. $50 a
275.
KaIe-virsints, bushel baskets, 3o8
CoIIards hushel baskets. 30
q 4Oc.
Turnlps Nearby sections. bushel bas-
kets. SOC.
Parsnips ps-PennsylvanIa, a bushel bas.
kPts 4nC.
Beets-Texas, via Baltimore, a crates
Sl75
Kmmuuats-Florida.S S2-quart crates, 5.
d25O; few higher.
PeCans-Georgia, per H., stuart, Il d
1ic.
Chestnuts-ItaIy, 1Odl lie; few 12c per
III.
Limes-Crates. California. 9-1o doz
seiOa275, Mexico. 2oo-5oos count s. q
SIS
Grapes-No carlot arrivals: ! broker
car on track California, lugs Emperors
fair condition. s1.50H 1.75 few hest. s.
AvOCades-California. boxes. $500 n
l.. c. l.. Express Arrivals at Washing
ton. u. G., December II.
CaIifOrnia-i6 luCs avoCa""'
New York StntP-l7 cl'.s h'lssel'
sprouts.
FIorida-2O hushel baskets cuCumhers
rs crates eggplant. l. hnshel baskets
okra ~ hushel baskets peppers, ~
ouart refrigerator stra awherrles, - busho
baskets green beans, ~ @N.pound lug'
PennsyIvania-1s4 3-round baskets
mushrooms.
south Carolina-2S bushel baskets rad
ishes
Ohio-c5o lo-pound baskets hothous'
tOmato toes
Unknown origin - a crates mixec
vegetables.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
MORE SURPLUS
CARSON HAND

Class l railroads on November
IA had 232,6SS surplus freight
cars in good repair and immedi-
ately available for service, the AS
sociation of American Railroads
announced today.
This was an increase Of 24.53O
cars compared with october 81.
Surplus coal cars on November
IA totaled 6l.045, an increase OF
1897 cars above the previous pc
riod, while surplus box cars to-
tailed 1898, an increase of S.579
cars compared with October 81.
Reports also showed 81 ,663 sur
plus stock cars, an increase Of
1873 compared with October 81,
while surplus refrigerator cars TO-
tailed 6,37l, an increase of 7l9.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
CAR FINANCING
GAIN SHOWN

Dollar volume of wholesale au-
tomobile financing during october
was $78,577,367 compared with
S41,318,194 in September, accord
ing to reports to the Commerce
Department from 456 organiza-
tions. In October last year whole
sale financing declined about $10,-
100000 compared with September
last year.
Retail financing during October
totaled $78.903,776 in connection
with sale of 221.655 automobiles.
This compares with $82,148,583 in
September and 229,302 cars.
During the 10 months to Octo-
ber 81, the wholesale financing
volume was $1,112,021,466 COM
pared with $3.50, ,8O7 ,O78 in the first
10 months of 1884.
Retail financing totaled $780,
111,910, compared with $788,827,- :
O20 in the first 10 months OF 1884.
The total number of cars financed
in the first 10 months of this year
were 2,621,338, compared with
2,122,813.
New cars financed numbered
LOTT, $50 in the 10 months through
retail financing of $592, 409,419,
compared with 935,672 cars and a
financing volume of $515,651,988
in the first 10 months of 1884.
During October. 76,411 cars were
financed with $44.024,207 COM
pared with 1896 cars financed
with $47.988,826 in September and
S0,003 cars and $44,130,425 in Oc-
tober, 1884.
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Firm Expects TO Pay
Dollar Share in Taxes

Using the results of last year as
basis, Continental Can Com
pany. Inc, estimates that approx
mately 81 a share will be required
to cover it's tax bill for 1885.
BY 1898. assuming no further
changes are made or new legisla-
ton is enacted in the meantime.
the amount required, including
taxes under the Administrators
social security measures, will ap-
proximate $l.35 share. These
figures, the company states in a
message sent to stockholders, do
not include sales. processing. and
other taxes applying to purchases
of SunplieS
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Pittsburgh Livestock

PITTS BIRCH. Dec IL G.N.SO.
Hogs. 100. including 400 directs;
market steady to SC lower: heavies,
S95On1o: medium. S1Od1o15: light.
n1OG10.15, light lights SOLO a lois;
1n15
CattIe-sOO. including 500 directs;
market nominal 'Erass steers, good. IS
$50; "grass heifers C55OS5o pounds>,
good. S7T7.5n. cows. common TO
medium, s5Ts25; "bulIs, good beef
S6GSG5
Calves-25N. including 2nn directs,
market slow and steady bulk Sl1.5N,
selections. s12. vealers good and
choice. &tn.5nG12
Sheep-5On market steady; lambs
t9O pounds DOWN. good and choice,
5N611.G5; yearlinE wethers. good
and choice, &STa@5; aged wethers.
medium to good s4.5od $50 ewes,
good and choice. &4.9S SIS.
.Nnt extrenns llmll Of grads.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
HAIGHT WARNS
OF EXCESSIVE
INITIATION

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-P. M
Haight, president of the National
Association of Credit Men, stressed
the danger Of excess reserves last
night and urged plans for pre-
venting excessive initiation.
Haight told a combined meeting
Of the Rochester Credit Mems AS
Sociation and the Rochester Retail
Credit Association:
The danger of excess reserves
In our banking system cannot be
stressed too strongly. 1t is one of
the things that needs close at.
tention shortly, if not at the
moment.
In any analysis of recovery
such as we are experiencing we
must always remember that re-
covery and initiation are of the
same cloth"
urges sane Imitation
Asserting that sane" initiation
is essential to re-eStabliShing com,
mercial prosperity, the credit exec.
utive felt the "eXceSSeS which
can accompany initiation" must oe
guarded against. The best weapon
to avoid this, he contended, was
sound regulation of the banking
structure.
Urging plans for overcoming the
disastrous results before, not
after, they happen" he continued
1T is safe to say that the re-
cent banking act should make
control easier. The act gives the
Federal Reserve Board the power
to raise reserve requirmentS of
member banks by as much as l0(
per cent in order to prevent IN
furious credit expansion. The
question arises as to whether or
not the board will actually use
this power when and if NEEDED"
Board Holds Answer
He expressed the view that this
question has its answer in the per-
sonnel of the board. advocating
the members be chosen for CON-
potency rather than political in.
fluence.
Touching on the increa e d
credit supply resulting from gold
imports, Haight cautioned that
excessive expansion of credit can
easily occur when reviving bust
ness calls for a large supply of
funds. In 1929, he contended.
the boom was based to a great ex-
tent on an increase in reserves
Of only $600,000,000.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
2 PCT. OF RAIL
L0ADSTRACED
TO STEEL

Approximately one out Of every
eight tons, or more than IL per
cent. of freight hauled by Glass !
railroads in the first half Of 1885
was directly due to activities OF
the steel industry, according 10
calculations by the American Iron
and Steel Institute.
Iron, Coal, Limestone
Out of a total Of 363,374, ,lO5
tons of freight carried by the
railroads during the period, 27,-
964.O0O tons consisted Of ship
ments of iron, ore, coal, lime
stone and other raw materials to
iron and steel manufacturers.
Another l6.670,000 tons consisted
of shipments of finished iron and
steel from the mills to their Gus
toners.
In addition, the railroads hauled
large tonnages, indirectly trace
able to the activities of the steel
industry, in the movement OF
many kinds of goods fabricated
from steel and iron by customers
of the industry.
Near 9 Per Cent of Revenue
For hauling the freight directly
created by the steel industry the
railroads received in freight reve-
nues during the first six months
of this year a total of $l08 ,O99 900
nearly 9 per cent of total freight
revenues during the period.
Nearly one million freight cars
we're required to bring rev mate,
rials to the steel industry and
haul away the finished steel. Al,
most $4,000 cars were loaded
with the raw material during the
period. while shipments of finished
products of the industry filled
dSE nm Narc
The Washington times., 1935-12-12

CANADA
SlO,62ta discount.
Dollar Montreal funds in New York
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
More Of Sheet Steel
Dollar Goes 10 Labor

Labor's share Of each dollar re-
ceived by the steel industry from
the sale Of sheet steel was II per
cent greater in 1884 than it was
in 1929, according to calculations
by the American Iron and Steel
Institute.
In 1884, pay rolls took 38.2 cents
out of each dollar of sheet sales,
compared with 1875 cents in 1929.
Over the IL years, 1923-1934, pay
rolls averaged approximately 36.6
cents out of each sheet steel
dollar.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec. II GN s).-HoEs-
Receipts, 20, 900; 5-1Oc lower. Holdovers,
1000. Top, 1855; bulk, H93Od96O;
heavy, t9.3Oa9s5; medium, S9.358965;
light, E9.25a96O; light lights, E9d95O;
packing sows, Es,75d925; pigs. $500
9.25.
Cattle-Rece 5000; market steady.
Calves. 1900. steady Reef steers. Good
and choice, $ll.5OdIi. common and
medium. &711l.5O. yesrlinEs, &s912.75.
Butcher cattle: Heifers, &5611: cows,
I4.5Od7; bulls. t45OdS; calves &5d11;
feeder steers. &5TS.50. stoCker steers
S5us; stocker cows and hefers S4d :.
Sheep-Receipts 900. market steady.
Lambs t1O.5Odi1.2j: common, f6d9,
yearlings, sSd AS feeders. &9d 10,
ewes, &3.5OG5.25.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Standard Output Up

Electric output Of Standard Gas
and Electric Company for the
week ended December 7 totaled
go, 6,O43,938 kilowatt hours, an in.
crease of lO.7 per cent compared
with last year.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Dec 12 TNsD.-Butter-
4579 tubs; easy, old cars s; new 3; eI.
trss. 32% standards, 31a extra firsts,
81 = n 80; firsts, BOA 93l, seconds, 29laI
specials. 35L 133%
Eggs-2.492 cases: weak: old and new
cars none; current receipts 25d 2s;
fresh extra firsts. less than cars 2sl1 |;
fresh firsts les than cars, 27l: dirties
2nn2 2f. checks ~.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Power Production
Climbs 13 Per Cent

Electricity production in the
United States by the electric light
and power industry for the week
ended December 7 amounted to
/ ,969 .662 900 kilowatt hours, COM
pared with l,743 ,427,000 a year
ago, an increase Of 13 per cent.
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Slom' Lyddane Sticks by Wife
With Characteristic Loyalty

ITO have him hit you, or challenge
you to a wrestling match.
For hat an hour or so last night
"Slom" Slumped down in the deep
cushions of a big red couch and
rested, while his wife, in a nearby
room, talked of her girlhood and
the events which have oVertaken
her since.
Politics? "Slom" knows poll
tvs. He will tell you:
There are lots of Lyddanes
in Montgomery county. We
have a good many friends!"
A part of the Democratic or
ganization headed by Senator
Stedman D. Prescott, who is now
representingg his wife, he went
down with the ship last November,
before the Fusionist bombardment.
It would have been easy to desert
and make sure of his job. Not
"Slom." He stuck. And he is
the last of the Prescott faction to
hold his job under the State of
Maryland. The ak may fall any
day. He is expecting it. Perhaps
the Fusionists are too wise to
swing it. They may hope to get
the Lyddanes' support.
"Slom" will say, quietly.
eyes, / worked around head
quarters. My wife and 1 were
both active. We have always
been active in politics."
did we ring dOOrbells? Well,
we get around"
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RELIEF AID
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money. There is no reason why
the Federal Government should
continue to put up $2O,OOO,0OO
or more a month, and the State
nothing"
The same order applies to all
States, Mr.. Hopkins declared, but
expressed the opinion that most
of the States are doing, or will
do, their part. In fact, I expect
Pennsylvania will do its part"
From the $125,000,O0O which
President Roosevelt made imme'
diately available for emergency
relief after signing the $4,880, 000,'
600 work relief measure, however
Virginia. Florida, Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Mis-
souri,, New Jersey and Tennessee
have received no ALLEGATIONS.
In a survey of the situation by
States earlier in the week, the
FERA expects the following from
delinquent" States:
Florida-Requested to appropri
ate $4,000, 900 for the year. To date
no legislation has been enacted.
Georgia-EXpected to provide
100000.
North Carolina-State and 10.
calities to provide 100000.
South Carolina-State and 10.
calities to provide $2,60O,0 900.
Missouri's Share High
Virginia-State to provide S..
000,0 900 from State and local funds.
Legislature not in session this
year.
Missouri-Expected to provide
$12,000,000 from State and local
funds.
New Jersey-Legislature con-
sidering means to raise $4,000, 900
per month.
Tennessee Legislature consider
ing $2,500,000 State appropriation.
Administrator Hopkins pointed
out that. while a number of the
States were planning" to take
action. none of these had actually
met the requirements, hence their
ALLEGATIONS for April had been de-
layed.
He emphasized that, as soon as
FERA was satisfied each State
would do it's part, each State
would receive its ALLEGATION
promptly.
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: safe (on which the combination
has been changed) in the States
Attorneys office in Rockville, and
guarded by Stalwart police with
Six-guns at their hips, conspired to
rob the Farmers Banking and
Trust Company, in which she
worked for ten years-the whole
period, almost, of her marriage.
And "Slom" Lyddane sticks.
Sion" is that kind of a man.
Visit Washington
"Slom" and Anne Lyddane came
to washington last night. Anne
could have come alone. Or she
could have come with her counsel.
IShe might have come with friends.
Or with members of her family.
She didn't. She came with
"Slom." Sticking!
During the long days since her
arrest she has been in hiding. It
has been necessary to remain in
hiding. People were bounding
her. She had no peace. "Slom"
is a working man. He has a job
in the county liquor diSpensary at
Silver Spring. Work has to go
on. "Slom" couldn't slip into the
silences. He had to face the
music. He has, and he says he
will. And last night he persuaded
his wife-for "Slom" is still her
huSband-to tell her side of the
story.
It was put up to "slom." It was
put up to his wife's attorneys. The
answer came back:
II have no Obection."
Not until "Slom" consented
would his wife talk.
"Slom" is blonde, like his wife.
Not a yellow-blonde. His hair is
light brown, and wavy. It would
curl if he would let it. He is
thick through the chest, heavy in
the shoulders, below the average
height for a man. You'd hate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-12
CASE
PROBER TAKES
MYSTERY TRIP
Defense Marks Time As Pugh
Leaves Rockville on Un-
disclosed Mission

With States Attorney James
H. Pugh reported out of town on
an undisclosed mission, defense
attorneys today marked time in
their efforts to obtain the pur.
ported confessions in the mysteri.
Gus Lyddane murder plot"
Senator Stedman D. Prescott,
chief of defense counsel, said
there was little he could do until
Mr.. Pugh returned. The latter
has refused steadfastly to reveal
the statements or any other evil
dence in the alleged plot, in
which Mrs. Anne Lyddane, 30
year-old bank clerk, is charged
with seeking the death of her
husband, Francis, and Mrs. jose
phine Beall, of Jamestown, Md,
who named Mrs. Lyddane core
spondent in a divorce suit year
ago.
Meanwhile Post Office inSpec.
tors continued their efforts to
trace the writer of poison pen let
tiers to Mrs. Beall, more than SO
of which have been placed in
their hands. The Department of
Justice today asserted its records
failed to show any request for
aid in tracing the writer, although
it has been reported help was
sought when the letters starting
to arrive" at the Beall home more
than a year ago.
Political enmity still smouldered
today as result of the case.
Refusal of Mr.. Pugh to accede
to the request of Senator Prescott
for copies of confessions in the
case has resulted in threats Of
fisticuffs between the men.
Douglas M. Blandford, mayor
of Rockville, speaking as a pri.
vate citizen, suggested yesterday
the States attorney and Senator
Prescott be placed under bonds
to keep the peace.
Mayor Blandford made his sug.
gestion to Frank H. Karin, presi-
dent of the board Of commits
sioners. He said it was his
opinion the participants in the
squabble were not acting in &C.
cordance with their oaths to up
hold the Constitution of the
United States and the laws of
Maryland.
Meanwhile, Federal authorities
were porting over a series of OBJ
scene letters sent in the past three
years to Mrs. Beall in an effort to
trace their authorship.
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IN D, {, FIRE

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firemen could reach them. The
fire started on the first floor Of
the building and swept through
the structure with lightning speed.
firemen reported.
Man Burned
All Of the bodies were taken to
Freedmen's Hospital morgue. The
dead were:
Rosa Cromwell, 38; Maude Rob.
inson, IS; James Robinson, =;
James Cromwell, 8; Agnes Robin
son, 8; Randell Taylor, 6, and
Frederick Taylor. 7.
Walter Taylor, colored, 80, an
occupant of the first floor Of the
building, was slightly burned on
the face and hands. He was taken
to Freedmen's Hospital, where his
condition is considered not seri-
Gus.
Wiring PrObed
A coroner's jury is expected to
be sworn in today for an inquest
into the tragedy. Detectives Of
the homicide squad are examin-
ing an electric iron, wire and a
piece of board taken from the
building, on the theory a short
circuit caused the blaze.
The fire roared through the
building shortly after the explo-
sion CT a heating plant. Lita
Johnson. colored, a neighbor, dis
covered the flames shooting from
the house and turned in the
alarm.
Aged Woman Saved
Charles johnson, member of
the household, carried his aged
mother, Mrs. Wanda johnson, to
safety, and then made a frantic
but futile attempt to warn those
on the third floor of the flames.
He said Mrs. Cromwell, on the
third floor, must have become
panic stricken and collapsed. He
reached the door of her room but
could no. enter.
The building was completely
demolished. Fire officials esti-
mate the damage at between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Four o. the victims were taken
to the hospital by Ralph A.
Harris, Of the 1400 block w St.
N. w., an employe of the Harris
Electric Company. The other three
were taken to the hospital by A.
Garnett. a taxi driver.
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CContEnued from rage ~
melodrama than comes to most OF
us in a lifetime-or several life
times.
It was spontaneous love that
drew them together. The Lyd'
danes are widely known in Mont
gomery county. They're in most
things-business, pol tiles, law
Positive characters, the Lyddanes
Fighters, most of them. Inclined
to be truculent. They can be
licked, but they don't quit. They
don't desert the ship. They 60
down with it. "Slom" Francis Lyd.
dane-who knows how nicknames
originate?-met Anne McLaugh'
lin (for that was her name before
marriage) soon after she came to
Rockville with her family. That
was about Is years ago. And so
they were married.
Determined to Stick
But they didn't live happily ever
after. It isn't that kind of a story.
You get it in part from court
records. You get it in watching
"Slom" and Anne Lyddane in each
others company. You get it in a
bit of uncertainty in Sion" Lyd-
danes manner. You get it in the
smiling assertiveneSS of his wife.
But you get something else:
You get an overwhelming de-
termination in "Slom" Lyddane
not to give up.
Anne Lyddane was named by
another woman as the sweetheart
of the other woman'S husband.
Anne Lyddane is charged by the
State of Maryland with conspiracy
to murder her husband, "Slom."
Anne Lyddane is charged by the
State Of Maryland with conspiracy
to murder the other woman-Mrs.
Josephine Beau of Jamestown.
Anne Lyddane, according to con-
LESSONS which the police say they
obtained from Washington gang
sters, and which are locked up in