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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-02

sentence" amendment to the hold
ing company bill.
Favorites among the utility
shares included Consolidated Gas,
North American Public Service of
New Jersey, American Water
Works, Electric Power and Light,
National Power and Light, and
Columbia Gas.
Turns Irregular
Other sections of the list were
inclined to become somewhat ir-
regular after the early squirt.
Rail shares turned easier after
the first hour as Northern Pa
cific, Southern Pacific, New York
Central and several other active
favorites gave ground fraction
ally.
InduStrials quieted down and
early gains in United States Steel,
Bethlehem, Westinghouse and in
General Electric we're cut down
moderately.
American Can, though, was in
consistent demand, rising point.
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COTTON PRICES
HOLDSTEADY

NEW YORK, July 2 U.N.SJ.
The cotton market held steady
today as better than due Liver
pool cables and rains in the West
brought in scattered purchasing.
A moderate trade demand was
IN evidence, and Liverpool, com.
mission houses and shorts were
buying. The Far East was pre-
dominantly a seller, particularly
in October. Other liquidation
came from spot houses, locals
and wire houses.
It is understood that private
acreage estimates may run lower
than a month ago, and the hkeh-
hood tended to aid prices. The
futures market usually is in
accord with the goods markets,
so that any improvement in the
goods situation will result in bet
ter purchases of futures and a
feeling of well-being all around.
Just at present the goods market
seems to be on the upward
trend, if very gradually, but the
means of improvement, sharp
curtailment, can hardly be con,
strued as aiding futures imme
diately.
Trading was dull again today
after a little better activity near
the opening. wards noon
prices were steady with July
quoted at 1880, up 3 points;
october, 11.54c, up 4; December,
11.51c, up 2, and March, 11.55c,
aia 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-02
Kennedy Elected
SECChief Again

Joseph P. Kennedy will head
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission for at least a while longer.
He was yesterday reelected chair.
man of that body.
The commission action, taken
amid recurrent rumors that Ken
nedy plans to return soon to pri-
vate life, was believed to indicate
he would continue in his post at
least some months longer, though
not necessarily for a full year.
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~ 2at Zcnita Products....
Optional stock (b) Partly extra (e Extra
Dividend rate dOllGs In parSnthSsOG CNotOI
stock cash. Cd) Extra in
IatonA (El In stock. (m) Special (n) PAID
1874 Paid Cww1 With (xw) With.
cut warrGntA (") M dividend. a. Ex rightA
dividends published through regular dividend period
Years hgh Gad low prices carried 70 pEOYjouS close
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noC peen pro-
duced to burnt has gone into
industrial stock piles in anticipa-
ton of a big labor tie-up at the
mines. Now the coal buyers have
either got all their storage filled.
or figure that the miners will get
what they want without striking.
So the coal shipments drop. This
lets the business indexes" fall to
where business really is!
We should merely recognize
that the gradual decline since last
February is still unchecked. It
seems likely to continue through
July and August.
For example, the index Of steel
production a week ago was off a
little more than seasonally. en-
cidentally, it was about 80 per
cent below a year ago. While
farm machinery producers are
being fairly good customers, the
heavier buyers are taking little
steel.
One reason is the feeling that
steel prices must come down, and
I note that a sizeable order was
recently placed with a guarantee
against any decline in price.
The automobile business Is
still doing pretty well, and holds
considerably above a year ago.
The manufacturers are buying
little steel, however, and evil
IDENTIFY expect a decline in &C
tivity.
The production of cotton cloth
and lumber has declined recently,
and in both cases Is under a year
ago. Cotton mills are undertaking
to curtail again, in an effort to
check overproduction.
Probably the brightest part of
the picture is seen in residential
building. It is pitifully small, but
has been increasing for two
months in an encouraging. man.
ner.
Indeed, if the New Dealers we're
spending what they promised on
public works." the construction
industries would be almost fair.
The Administrations program,
however, seems to have gone hay.
wire. Government orders for steel,
ETC., are delayed or cancelled.
OF course, the railway carload.
ings were off very sharply, and
fell to nearly 9 per cent under
last year at this time. This is the
lowest for the week since 1882.
All kinds of traffic declined, but
coal was the chief sufferer. Ut
may be that the strike situation
has affected steel and other
things, tooO
Retail trade shows little net
change. Recent hot weather has
run sales up so as to offset the
preceding slump, and the June
volume of sales has probably
been about equal to last year.
Tin making comparisons you
must allow for one more busi-
ness day in June this year as
compared with 1934.)
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Montreal funds in New York S1.25
discount at 81 900.
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the utilities had
pu S h e d t h e
group up from
fra ct i ons to
more than a
point.
The early de-
mand for the
power and light
g h are S repre-
resented an &C
emulation of
overnight orders
brought into the
the market by
The news of the
decisive defeat
Of the death
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should not be
surprising. Nor
is it especially
significant.
AS often
pointed out, in
dustrial activ-
ity has been re-
ceding rig h t
a l on g. TIL Q
chief exception
has been coal
production, and
that has kept
railway carload
ingS up. But
the coal has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-02
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, July .. GNsD.-Hogs-
Receipts 10000; 1Oc lower. Followers.
1000. Top. $3.50; bulk. $3.50 9s.25:
light, ss2O@s.5O; light lights, $500
9.25 packing sows. s5@s.So; pigs,
$755@8.75.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000; steady. Calves.
2.500; steady. Beef steers, good and
choice, $l1 61250; common and medium,
$S611; yearlings, &7.5o@11.5o. Butcher
cattle: heifers, $5@10; cows, A.76@
$50; bulls, S4.5oQ7.5o; calves, $50
$50: feeder steers. 500: stocker steers.
$54s.50; stocker COWS and heifers, $3.50
o.
sheep-Receipts, 5000: steady. Lambs,
$s.50@9; common, 5@7; yearlings, $50
SIS; feeder. $5@6; ewes, $2@3.50.
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SLOW DECLINE:
IN BUSINESS
UNCHECKED
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor of Economics, N. Y. q.
Most Of the composite indexes
Of business activity" are showing
declines for last week. This
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-02
MARKET QUE
AFTER Squirt
|NUT|L|T|ES
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, July 2 QN.SO.
The stock market quoted down
today after an opening furry in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY

LEGISLATURE
STATE SENATOR
Stedman Prescott Rockville
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
COLESVILLE

Miss Lucille Priest has as her
house guests for a few weeks Mrs.
John Priest and daughter, Jeanette,
of Front Royal, Virginia and Miss
Jeanette Fiorio of Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Patton, had as
their guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tunis Titus of Boyd, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. H. Jones and son Bobby, of
Takoma Park, and Mr.. and Mrs.
CAME, of Takoma Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thompson,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Brown, motored
to Atlantic City on Saturday for a
few days.
Miss Lois Peters spent several days
last week with her aunt, Mrs. Hood,
in MT. Airy.
Judge and Mrs. L. F. Hobbs were
the guests Sunday of Mr.. ard Mrs.
Philip Beall of Damascus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
JUVENILE COURT

Sits every Saturday morning at
the Court House, Judge Thomas M.
Anderson, Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
reduce the tax rate proportionately.


Further thousands of dollars of
taxes extending back for several years
have not been collected. Perhaps
fifteen hundred or two thousand pieces
of property have not even been adj
vertised and sold for taxes as requir-
ed by law. With these taxes remain
ing unpaid the County is forced to
borrow more money paying interest
thereon and the taxpayers who pay
have to be penalized with increased
taxes to make up the shortage caused
by this failure to collect. If unpaid
taxes were collected there would again
be reduction in the tax rate. To this
end we bend our energy.
The third remedy for a high tax
rate is economy. This should be ap-
piled not only in the large spectacular
way (which way is generally spas
modic) but scrupulously day by day
in all the smaller transactions. It's the
little things that count. Save your
pennies if you would have dollars.
"Let not the little foxes spoil the
vine." Fusion economy has reduced
the expense of the Liquor Dispensary
System SIS, 100000 and the Engineer
ing Department 00.00-$9, $780, 90
alone have been saved in the salaries
paid the members of The Liquor Con-
troll Board and its attorney. Great
savings could be effected by establish
ing purchase department and estab-
fishing an inspection service for the
Police Department. Unnecessary ex.
|penditures are made daily because
there is no check as to the need and
little effort made to secure the best
prices. When every department anG
even the clerks in the departments are
permitted to give orders for supplies
there will be not only unnecessary
supplies but duplicate orders for thf
same things. These the Fusionists
recommend and contemplate install
ling. Salaries have been kept low al
along the clerical line, notwithstand.
ing an article to the contrary recently
appearing in one of our local news.
papers. And incidently, in this article
the grand total of Fusion salaries
showed ten thousand more that the
correct amount. This error was never
brought to the attention of the public
Lastly, refunding the county obi.
cations at lower rate of interest
will be reflected in still further re
duction of the tax rate. In the aggre
gate we have been able to refund
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22

The Fusion party would be happy in
deed were it possible to keep the tax
rate lower. But interest must be paid
and since taxes are the County's mair
source of income, payment must be
made therefrom.
want, to mention two other reas-
ons for the increase In the county
tax rate this year. Both Of these are
beyond the control of the County
Commissioners. First, the increase in
the police force. By act of the Legis.
iature last Winter nearly third more
members were added to this force thus
increasing the expense by one-third
more or an increase of approximately
$4,000 a year. Secondly, the Superin-
tendent of Schools increased the
school budget more than $3.50, 10000
and the County Commissioners are re-
quired by law to accept without
change the recommendations Of the
School Board for school needs. (Sec
sch. 259-Acts 1881. These budget in.
creases necessitate tax rate increase
Of at least Is cents per $4,000 Of
assessed value. May I repeat, these in.
ereases in the budget cannot be con.
trolled by the Commissioners and
therefore they are not responsible fol
the resulting higher rate.
The remedies for these higher taz
rates are: Reassessment; tax collec.
lions, economy and refunding Of coun
ty obligations at lower rates of in
terest. Many properties in this county
are assessed entirely too low. On thu
other hand some are assessed too high
The preponderance of these inequali
ties in assessment is on the low
assessment side.
This is due partly to political favor
stism and partly to pressure brought
by real estate owners and real estate
dealers. Properties should be assessed
fairly and equally and the assertion is
ventured that re-assessment of al
property in this county fairly anc
equitably valued will add ten millions
Of dollars or more to the taxable
basis Of the county and consequently
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PUBLIC OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Frank H. Karn, President Rockville
Charles E. King, -. Clarksburo.
Paul M. Coughlan,. Silver Sprine
Richard L. Lansdale, Sandy Spr;nss
Robert D. Hagner .Bethesds
Clerk
Ira G. Whitacre Woodside
Deputy Clerk
James C. Christopher Bethesd.
Counsel
Edward Peter.
The Board of County Commits.
sioners will be in session on each
Tuesday from 1 P. M. to 2:30 p
M, and on each Thursday from
$3.50 P. M. to $3.50 P. M, in their
Office in the new Court House
These sessions are for the purpose.
of holding public hearings.
The Commissioners will be in
session on each Tuesday from 10
A. M. TO / P. N. for the purpose
of examining accounts and tran
sacting other routine business.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
(Yes!)
Ira C. Whitacre Says
Democrats Left Us In
Bad Financial Shape

Continued from page p
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
(No!)
Sen. Stedman Prescott
Claims Promises Have
Not Been Kept
CONTINUED from mage 2l
Continued from page p

ty obtained portion of these funds
from the State and even though the
State Tax rate is exactly the same as
it was last year, the County will not
be able to collect the amount formerly
obtained by the Democratic County
Commissioners from a Democratic
State Administration. The statement
as it is being made is a deliberate at
tempt to make the people feel that
one hundred and sixty thousand addi-
tional dollars are being spent by the
school system this year which is not
true This fact can also be verified in
ten minutes from the records at the
Court House.
| have even heard it said, and read
one letter in Washington newspaper
stating that the Police Bill introduced
by me at the last Session of the
Legislature required an increase in
the expenditures for the Police Force
and that the County Commissioners
have no control over this. This is not
merely an attempt to mislead, but an
absolute mis-statement of fact. The
bill is upon the statute book and can
be read by anyone. AS drawn it actu-
ally authorizes, if in the discretion of
the County Commissioners they deem
it wise, a decrease in the number of
police and corresponding decrease in
expenditures therefor. With these
laws written in black and white and
available to anyone (this particular
bill being Chapter No. 8 of the Acts
of the last Assembly, it is hard to
realize how men and women who hold
themselves out to be substantial and
reliable can deliberately make these
mis-statements, because anyone, upon
reading this particular bill, can see
that instead of increasing the tax rate
and the County Commissioners having
no control thereover, if they so desir-
ed and so acted they could have de-
creased the same under this particular
bill.
They have even gone so far as to
say there are many pieces of property
that have not been advertised for sale
for taxes and no taxes collected there
on. This statement is made to give the
attempted impression that there has
been favoritism and certain property
not advertised for taxes that should
have been. The properties referred to
are those that have previously been
bought by the County Commissioners
at previous tax sales. There would be
nc good purpose in the County adver-
Using its own property for sale for
taxes other than the expense they
would have to pay by way of advertis-
ment, etc. When this is realized any
one can see that it is another fimsy
misleading statement offered to try
to justify the unnecessary increase in
our tax rate.
They also claim that there has been
a substantial decrease in the cost OF
operating the Engineering Depart
ment. Perhaps all of the people are
not familiar with how this department
was financed and how it operated
Under the former administration there
were more employees than at present
but very substantial amount of the
cost thereof was repaid to the County
by the State and abutting property
owners for work performed for them
affording employment to Montgom
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22

$810,000.00 of county obligations aver
aging an interest rate Of say 41s8o or
,58o into bonds averaging around 31a
20, thus saving the County a huge
sum in the amount of interest paid
This again will substantially reduce
the tax rate.
By IRA C. WHITACRE,
Clerk to the County Commissioners
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
CIRCUIT COURT
Chiof Indnn

Hammond Urner ~. Frederick.
Associate Judge
Charles w. Woodward Poolesville
Associate Judge
Arthur D. Willard. =. Frederick
Clerk
Clayton K. Watkins.
Terms of Circuit Court-Third
Monday of January, non-jury term;
third Monday of March, grand and
petit jury term; first Monday Of
June, non-jury term; second Mon
day of November grand and petit
jury terms.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
ORPHANS COURT.

Chief Judge
Washington Waters.
Associate Judges
Lewis F. Hobbs, Thomas C. Kelley.
Register
Hanson G. Cashell i. I. Redland
Terms Of Orphans Court-Regu-
lar Terms, second Tuesday of Feb
ruary, April, June, August, October
and December. Court is in session
every Tuesday and Wednesday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22

STATES ATTORNEY
James H. Pugh. 49,. Rockville
SHERIFF
G. Eddington Bell. :. Potomac
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22

G. Eddington Bell. -. Potomac
COUNTY TREASURER
j. Forest Walker
Assistant Treasurer,
John r. Lewis.
SUPERVISOR OF
EASEMENTS
William Aud (courthouse)
COUNTY SURVEYOR
Charles J. Maddox (old courthouse)
HEALTH OFFICER
DR.. V. L. Ellicott. :. (courthcuse)
SUPERVISOR Of COUNTY AID
P. Ray Souder, :. ...... Damascus
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
POLICE COURT

Justice
Harold G. Smith. Rockville
Clerk
Harry NJ. Williams :. Poolesville
Chief Of Police
]. VIM. Garrett, Telephone Rock
vile 1876
Satisfaction
Bethesda, Telephone Bradley 500.
Satisfaction
Silver Spring, Telephone Silver
Spring 500.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22
SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDUCATION

Edwin w. Broome.
The Board meets on the second
Tuesday of each month at their
Office in Rockville, at 1890 A. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-22

BOARD OF EDUCATION
President
Thomas G. Darby, Jacksonville
Mrs. Daniel C. Walser, Chevy Chase
Julius P. Stadler. :. Silver Spring
Mrs. Julian B. Waters, Germantown
George w. Davis. Silver Spring
DR.. E. F. Kohmer. :. Bethesda
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
CENTRAL GRID
SCHEDULE SET.

Prior to his departure for the
summer, Coach w. S. Taylor Of
Central Union high school, re-
lease this morning tho grid Sched-
ulc for next season.
Aside from the fact that the
BraWley dates will be left open for
week or so pending further de-
velopments in the athletic situation
at the north end school, this sched-
ule has been definitely decided up
on for fall football.
-Four preseason games have been
arranged: San Diego junior varsity,
here on September 20; La Jolla,
here on September 81; Redlands.
there on October 4; and San Ber-
nardlno, here on October IL. Oc-
tober l8 is an open date,
The regular league season begins
October 25. This and November
IS are both Brawley dates.
Central plays Calexico here on
November l and in the border town
on November %. The two Holtville
games will be played on November
8 and November %, the latter date
being the home game for Central.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
JAPANESE YANKEES

Those Californians who are in A con-
slant state of alarm and apprehension
over the possibilities of war with ia
pan, and particularly over the allegedly
subverslve activities of Japanese residing
here, have something new to worry about.
l he American Legion, no less, is threat
ened by the boring from within pre-
cess.
A Legion post composed exclusively of
japanese % has been formed in Los An
geles and made its first public appear
ance on Memorial day.
1t may come as a great surprise to the
worried patriots to learn that George
Hayashi, the post chaplain, was shot dur
ing the war from Yankee bomber in the
Argonne offensive. Wasaii Tanaka, the
sergeant-at-arms, served 14-inch gun in
the same pleasant neighborhood. Hitoshi
Fukui had the safe Job of driving a
staff officers car while the big push"
was on. Other members of the post have
equally honorable records.
Incidentally the name of the new post
is Commodore Perry Post, No. 525, in
honor of the American naval officer who
opened Japan to the western world in
1854.
The super patriots who shy at the
names of all foreigners, whether they be
Japanese or any other nationality, will
worry themselves needlessly. The Leg
ion has many posts of various make-ups.
Some are exclusively Poles, Swedes Brit
ish, and men who are descendants of nu-
merous nationaiities who for good reasons
like to stick together. Other posts are
limited to those in particular trade or
profession. So the japanese, in organiz-
ing a post of their own, have done moth
ing new.
There is nothing to keep the Hayashis,
the Tanakas, the Iwanagas, the Fukuls
and the rest of them from being as good
Americans as the Adams, the Cabots and
the Lowells.
Only yesterday high ranking officer
of the navy, speaking in Hawaii said he
feels certain that if any trouble did come
with Japan, the people of japanese ori-
gin who make up 40 per cent of the is
lands population, would be nearly 100
per cent loyal to the land of their adop-
tion-the United States of America.
Formation of Commodore Perry Post
is an answer to the wild charges on
10000 armed japanese drilling in sec
ret" if any answer were needed. Some
of the first generation Japanese here may
not be able to sing the 'Star Spangled
Banner" but many of the second genera
ton can give lots of us beating not only
on their knowledge of American history,
but in their respect for and loyalty to the
only flag they know, the stars and stripes
under which they were born and which is
educating them.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-01
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1895, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndcate)

Wolf was also there. He was sneak
ing along, very, very hungry. Miss
Mouse saw him from the top of a
hill. She also saw Uncle Wiggily
walking right toward the Wolf, not
knowing the Bad Chap was hiding
in the bushes.
"Oh. how can I warn Mr.. Long
ears the Wolf is waiting for him?"
thought the mouse school teacher.
II can't telephone him. I can't
call to him, he is too far away. Ia!
I know what I can do. I'll roll a
stone down the hill. 1t will bump
along close to the Wolf and may
scare him away. It's the only thing
I can do. Uncle Wiggily is too far
off for the stone to harm him or
the children
Pushing with all her might, Miss
Mouse started a stone rolling from
the top of the hill to the bottom
where the Wolf was. AS the stone
rolled along it. hit other stones,
loosened them and they also rolled
down upon the Wolf hidden in the
bushes. With low howl he jump
ed up and cried:
"Oh, the hill is tumbling down on
me! I'll be covered with stone! Oh,
I'd better run away!" So the Wolf
did. Then Miss Mouse met Uncle
Wiggily and the Dummies and they
had fine June Walk. And if you
will please stop the back steps from
coming around to sit on the front
porch, I'll tell you next about Un-
Gle Wiggily's June roses.