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mss COUNCIL
' SCORES DICTATORS
Biennial Session Closed by
Awarding Degrees to
, 84 Members.
V
Condemning the "persecution, im
prisonment, assassination and mur
der of Masons" in some of the Con
tinental European countries, the Su
preme Council, Ancient, and Accepted
Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction,
yesterday scored “tyrants and des
pots"
4 This position was taken by the
council in adoptin'* a strongly worded
recommendation by Its Committee on
, Foreign Relations.
The rounril closed Its biennial ses
sions of nearly a week's duration last
night at the House of the Temple on
Sixteenth street by awarding the
thirty-third and last, degree to 84
Masons. Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
president of George Washington Uni
versity, to whirh the order had given
$1,000,000, was the ''active" member
of the rlRse. representing the entire
•group during the ceremony.
Other promient members of the
class included Senator Carter Glass
of Virginia. MaJ. Oen Charles P.
Rummeral], head of The Citadel,
Charleston, S. C. Other local men
honored included James Walter
Humphrey. Charles Marvin Jones,
Frank Stetson and Ralph Alexander
Van Orsdel.
Spain .Mentioned.
Xn Its declaration of foreign policy
the Supreme Council charged that in
some continental European countries
0"ruthless and irresponsible powers seek
to destroy all whose humanitarian
ideas tend to thwart their own dia
bolieal designs."
"We extend to our brethren in Spain
and other countries where the atroci
ties of murder and assassination of
Masons are practiced,'' said the Su
preme Council, “our sincercst sym
pathy and fraternal good will, and
we express the hope that the end of
their persecution and sufferings is
near at nunci
The council approved a recom
mendation by its Committee on Edu
cation commending efforts of those
who had contributed to the recent
•defeat of the Harrison-Black-Fletcher
bill, “which proposed to appropriate
vast gums of money for the aid of
public education, but whirh failed to
limit the use of thp appropriation ex
clusively to the tax-supported, free
public schools of the several States
* * *. The education and training of
JJie youth by right belongs to. and |
should be left unmolested with, the ;
several States.” said the council.
It was pointed out that the Su
preme Council has completed pnv
'ment of the J 1,000.000 to George
Washington University for establish
ment of the School of Government
there.
Education Policy Noted.
A declaration of policy on educa
tion said, among other things, that
the Scottish rite favored "the Ameri
can public school, non-partisan, non
aectarian, efficient, democratic, for
all of the children of all the people,
and equal educational opportunities
‘for all. * * • We believe in the
entire separation of church and state,
and in opposition to every attempt to
appropriate public monevs, Federal.
State or local, directly or indirectly,
for the auport of sectarian institu
tion*."
In addition to the Washingtonians,
those receiving t he Thirty-third Degree
last night included Leo M. Ksrpeles, !
Birmingham. Ala.; David George
Richards. Pratt City, Ala.: John S j
Fabling and William G. Schweigert,
Denver, Colo : John A. Jones. Pensa
» cola, Fa.; Frank L. Rogers. Jackson
ville, Fla ; Frank O'Berry, Tampa. |
Fa ; Clark H. Witherill, Miami, Fla :
Rag Hltaon Cleveland. Wade Pitts j
Harding. Thomas Cassels Law and I
Foster Friend Whitney, all of Atlanta, i
Ga.; Ira Kaplan. Macon. Ga.; Fred-j
erick L. Seely. Asheville, N C : Ralph
Albion Oaynor, Sioux City, Iowa.
William Kirk Fowler. Jr., Omori.
Tokio. Japan; James Garnett. Edwin
Dow Wood. Louisville, Kv.; Edward
-Anthony Biesack, Covington. Ky.;
Benjamin Louis Mullich. Newport,
Kv.; John Lionel Phillips, PineviUe,
Ky.; Benjamin Yehiel Wolf, New Or
leans, La : Forrest Bramble, William ;
Frederick Broening. sr.: James Wil- j
kinson Chapman, jr.: Sylvan Ham
burger, Baltimore. Md ; Alexander;
Armstrong, Towson, Md.; Arthur!
Bingham Avres. Alvin LeRoy
Dretchko, Minneapolis, Minn ; Don
ald Sweney Dovnte, Jackson, Miss.;
Charles Jacob Briner, John Albert j
Hubbard, Herman Ernest Mauneh. St. !
Louis. Mo.; Edward Hagerman Hash- j
inger. Fr«d Clark Hoose. Kansas City, 1
Mb.: James Patterson Ashby. Winston
Salem. N, C , Howard Grandy Ether- '
Idge. Asheville, N. C.. Enoch Turner
Hancock, Wilmington. N. C : Julian
Price. Greensboro. N. C.
Walson Newberry Sherrod Enfield,
N. C ; Louis Fredrick Smith, Marxian,
N. Dak ; William Russell Emer«or.
William Shafier Key, James Ivey
Phfip*. Oklahoma City. Okla.; Dar- .
win Rufus Cheney, Portland, Orrg.;
Louts Michael Hr-usman. Manila. P. I ;
MaJ. Gen. Charles Pelot Summerall, *
Josiah Edward Smith. Charleston. S.
■ C : Russell Edmond Incold, Green
ville. S. C.t Leon Moore. Spartanburg.
S. C ; Jedd William Apperson. John
Randall Aust. James Joseph Vaughn. |
Nashville. Tenn ; Robert LRmar
Brlghtwell, Rodophil Kennedy Jeter, j
Memphis. Tenn ; Thomas Fleteher. !
Fort Worth, Tex Charles Milton
Harvey, El Paso. Tex : Joseph Francis
Meyer, Jr Kou 'on. Tex.
Arthur Ernest Buckler. Howard Pen- j
die ton Kirtlev Thnrwald John Nelson,
'Balt lake City, Utah; Stylpe* Winter
Wherrv Ogden, Utah; Carter Olass, ‘
Lynchburg, Vs : Morris Louis Masin
ter, Roancke. Va : Rohprt Duncan
Marpnc-son Ogg. Portsmouth, Va :
Henry Thyrgood Taylor, Richmond.
Va.; Homer Lee Carroll, Seattle. Wash ;
Jacob Hugo Tatsoh Brookline. Mass ; ,
Willis Hayes Franklin. Huntington,;
W. Va Braxton Davenport Gibson, j
Chari": Town. W Va : William Loyall i
Oravatt. Francis Henderson Kmehelne.
‘Charleston, W. Va.; Wiliam Btrget
McCulla. Alfred Daniel Peake. Wheel
ing. W. Va : Walter M Tomlinson,
Wellsburg. W Va : Nelson Jew C">n
| Terse, Albert Weede McCullough laira
I trie. Wyo . and Henry Robert Weston,
Jackson, Wyo.
CLASS WILL NOT MEET
The equitation class of the 306th
Cavalry, scheduled to be held to
morrow at 8 30 a m. at Fort Myer.
»ha* been postponed until the same
hour next Sunday.
Shifting of the Inter-American
Horse Shew to Fort Myer necessitated
the change.
i*
Champions at Meadowbrook
r— . .'i1. "I
Lieut. Franklin Wing, jr„ on the United States Army's
magnificent jumper. Dakota, taking the Toronto hank at the
Meadowhrook grounds yesterday. Wing won the international
individual military championship, turning in the only clean
performance over the towering course.
Mrs. John Hav Whitney, lifting Gray Knight, over one of
the jumps. Mrs. Whitney made a clean-up in the hunt team
division. —Star Staff Photos.
Consumers' Services Sets
Goal of 200 to Launch
Grocery Store.
Seeking enough members in the low
ncome group to establish a co-opera
tive grorery in the Northwest area.
Consumers’ Services sponsored a mass
meeting last night in Shiloh Baptist
Church.
Rev E L. Ford, president of Con
sumers’ Services, told the audience
that the organization, one of 15 or so
launched in the District within the
last few years, now had 50 members
but that 200 were needed before leas
ing property for the store According
to plans, it would be established in
the section bounded by North Capitol.
Thirteenth and K streets and Florida
avenue northwest.
The co-operative is modeled on
Rochdale principles, now being used by
Rochdale Stores, Inc., 710 Seventh
street southwest.
Surplus Funds Returned.
Each member has one vote, regard
less of the amount of stock he may
own. and there is no proxy voting
Capital receives a fixed amount of
interest at a low rate and surplus funds
arc returned to members as dividends
af er overhead costs are met.’
Lere# A. Halbert, president" of the
District nf Columbia Co-operative
league, which co-ordinates the Wash
ington co-operatives, told the meeting
the project had great potentialities for
enabling the families ofj-hst area to
stvetch a low income over the present
high cost nf living
"Nearly mo.nno.ooo families in Eu
rope take advantages of such co-opera
tive enterprises today.” Halbert said
In Washington co-operative' repre
sent $100,000 worth of business a year."
Secs Service Substituted.
Miss Nannie Burroughs, head of the
National Training School for Women
anti Girls, a colored institution, told
the gathering co-operative buying ear
ned out the true- Christian concept
of "Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself.”
"Religion is mixed with cabbages,
hammers, saws, rakes and hoes in
such an enterprise.” she said 'By
banding together so that all may
pro: per in equal proportion, the word
‘service’ is substituted for the word
‘profit’ and the latter's attendant Ills
arc dispensed with.
"Our Constitution starts with the
word "we” and it is in that vein that
pioneering should be forwarded in a
cause which mav somertav solve many
of the major problems of our civiliza
tion.”
ANACOSTIA CITIZENS
HIT BUSINESS TAX
Association Also Nominates Slate
of Officers. With Exception
of President.
The Anacostia Citizens' Association
vo*rd opposition to the business privi
lege tax last night ..declaring it unfair
to the citizens of the district. The
association also opposed the City-Wide
Playground Association, claiming the
Parent-Teacher Association filled the
need for such an organization.
Affiliation with the District of Co
lumbia Suffrage Association was In
dorsed.
Officers nominated for the coming
year, with the exeeption of the presi
dency. were first vire president, W H.
Renhoff, jr.; second vice president.
Phyllis Piemens; treasurer. Prank
Reed secretary, .W. J Tucker, and
delegates to the Federation of Citizens'
Associations, C. G. Smith and Mr
Tucker.
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Horse Show
iSontinued From First Page.)
eluding the coveted blue, and hunter
matters in general leaning the Whit
ney war.
The ladies’ hunter test, by the way',
was set over from yesterday until to
morrow afternoon at 1 pm.
Today the principal tests slated are
the hunter class for horses owned
within 40 miles of the District, an
exhibition of foxhounds by the Red
land Hunt of Maryland, the handy
jumper test, the second phase of the
international team jumping and the
$500 hunter stake.
Summarise for Day.
Second day summaries:
F»ult-and-out: First Scamps Boy
'Unfed States Army horse show team',
ridden by Capt. Milo H Matteson: second,
Red Cloud (Fort Myer horse snow team',
ridden by Capt. John Hines third Eves
Delight t Fort Myer horse show team),
ridden by Lieu' R E Weber lourth.
Flitter 'United State' horse show teami,
ridden by Lieu*. Franklin ft Wing Jr
International Individual Military Cham
pionship First. Dakota 'United S'aies
Army horse «how team1, ridden by Lieut.
Frankim R Wing second Whisky 'Belgian
horse show t-am1. ridden by Capi'ame
Commandant Chevalier Henri de Mentrn
rie Horne third, Renzo 'United States
Army horse show team', ridden bv Lieut.
W H S. Wright fourth four horses were
tied for fourth plarr there was no Jump
nfT and all were awarded ribbons
Mode! Hunters' First The Bear (Mrs
John Hsv Whitney second. Grey Knight
'Mrs. John Hay Whitney' third Ucella
•Mrr John Hay Whitney fourth Bon
Diabie (Mrs. John Hay Whitney).
Five Hundred-Dollar Jumper Slake'
First Joe Aleshire 'United Stales Army
horse show team.' ridden hy Lieut. Frank
iin S Wing Ir second Billy 'owned and
ridden hy Capt R F Luebbermann of
For* Hnvle Md i third. Pnmor.a 'Belgian
Army team', ridden hy Lieut Ives van
strydoncki: fourth, clipped Wines (Fort.
Myer hoTse .show team', ridden bv Ma).
A. W Roffe
Corinthian Class- Orev Knight (Mrs J.
H Whitney, second. Airs Spirit 'Mrs
J H. Whitney, third Two Legsins 'Mrs
J. H Whitney; fourth. Tandem (Mias
Louis* Myers I.
MRS. FORD TO GIVE $5,000
A YEAR TO WOMEN’S UNIT
Farm Group Must Raise Equal
Amount.—Aim Is tn Aid Mar
keting Ventures.
An annual gift of $5 non for the
next three years was promised yps
teroav by Mrs. Honrv Ford of Detroit
tn the National Council of the Woman's
National Farm and Garden Associa
tion. contingent upon the raising of
a similar sum each year by the asso
ciation.
This money will be used to make
possible the establishment of a
national headquarters and employ
ment of an executive secretary, first
in Charlottesville and later in Wash
ington. The association will raise its
sharp of the funds through member
ship dues.
. Mrs. Arthur Eseate. president of
the loeal branch of the association,
says the association intends to en
courage marketing ventures under
taken by farm women by establishing
standards for both the produce raised
on the farm and for handcrafts.
Swallows Quit
Mission A /wad
Of Usual Time
Bv the Associated Press
SAN Jt'AN CAPISTRANO. Calif..
October 23.—The mission swallows
have Jumped the gun.
Century-old tradition holds that the
birds which nest seven months every
year in the parapet* of historic San
Juan Capistrano Mission take off for
South America October 23, San Juan's
day.
Hut ma*t of them left last night, and
today only a few laggard* fluttered
about for the hundreds of tourist* who
annually view their exodus.
Prank Sheridan, business manager
of the mission, said oldtimers declare
,the flock began to thin two weeks ago.
The thousands of swallows usually
leave at dawn during their stay here to
forage for insects. They return at sun
set and so are seldom seen even at the
i height of their season.
K *
BALLISTICS 1EST
MADE IN MURDER
Lieut. Fowler to Give Report
on Davidson Case Today
to Virginia Police.
Lieut. John Fowler of the Detective
Bureau today completed ballistic* com
parisons between the bullet taken from
the brRin of the slain Elmer J. David
son and the revolver of an 18-year-old
Marine now under arrest at Quaniico
in connection with the murder.
The report was to be turned over
t-oday to Scrgt. E. J. McDermott of
the Virginia State Police, who has
been in charge of t.he murder investi
gation. McDermott says he has mili
tary records and the stories of wit
nesses to corroborate the confession'
to the shooting reportedly obtained
from Walter J. Rn.ts. the Marine.
Lieut. Fowler examined the death
bullet, the gun and an exploded shell
found in the possession of the youth
ful Marine. Ross, according to Mc
Dermott. marie a romplete ronfession,
claiming he shot in self-defense.
The prisoner, it was said, revealed
he had taken the .38 caliber revolver
to the home of his father in Aber
deen. Md.. and McDermott went there
and recovered t. weapon from a bu
reau drawer. The marine apparently
had been keeping the exploded shell
as a souvenir.
Davidson, 52-year-nld legal research
expert on the staff of t.he United
States Chamber of Commerce, was
found beside a lonely road in Stafford
County, Va., near Quantico, early
October 4. The murderer had driven
away in Davidson's roadster, ditching
it beside the Richmond highway sev
eral miles from the scene of the
crime.
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PUBLIC'S AID ASKED
IN HUNT FOR WOMAN
Comely 32-Year-01d Brunette
Missing Since October 9
on Return From West.
Public aid was asked today in a
search for Mrs. Margaret M. Reeves,
beautiful 32-year-old brunette, who
has been missing since October 9,
when she returned here from a trip
to the West Coast.
An appeal for any one having seen
Mr*. Reeves or knowing what has
happened to her to get in touch with 1
Mr. Reeve*, the police or with her
mother, Mr*. Lawrence M. Murphy, I
1339 Irving strPet, was issued after a
polire search failed to disclose any
trace of her.
Her husband, P. W. Reeves, who
recently returned to this country
after serving on the staff of High
Commissioner McNutt of the Philip
pines, said the last heard from his
i-m
MRS. MARGARET M. REEVES.
wife was when she railed him early
on October 9 and said she would con
tact him again the following day.
Married in 1932, Mr. and Mrs.
Reeves are well known ih Washington.
He worked as a secretary on Capitol
Hill for several years and she worked
at the R F. C. before their marriage.
Jfrs. Reeves did not accompany Mr.
Reeves when he went to the Philip
pines.
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MISS PERKINS CALLS
STATE LABOR PARLEY
Governors or Representatives to
Participate in Legislation
Conference October 25 to 27.
Secretary Perkins has invited the
Governors or their representatives
from all States to participate in a
conference on State labor legislation
here.
The meeting, from October 25 to
27. will be the fourth annual confer
ence of that character.
The agenda will include such topics
as co-operation between organized
labor and State labor departments,
age discrimination by employers, safety
and health, unemployment and work
men's compensation, occupational dis
eases, minimum wages and maximum
hours and child labor.
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FIGHTS ELECTION PLEA
Countering the requpst of the Amer
ican Radio Telegraphists' Association
for an employe representation elec
tion by the National Labor Relations
Board among employes of Postal Tele
graph, the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union yesterday protested to the board
that such an action would ronstitute
“contract breaking of the most seri
ous nature.” The C. T. U., an A, F
of L. affiliate, claims it has working
contracts with 12 major districts of
the Postal Telegraph Co.
The A. R. T. A. is affiliated wi*h
the C. I. O.
PROF. DORSEY SPEAKS
The theory of a distinctive Negro
culture la unfounded and ia used to
give moral support to those who wish
to exploit the colored worker, Emmett
E. Dorsey, professor of political science
at Howard University, last night, told
members of t.he Capital City Forum
at 1502 Fourteenth street,
“Culture,” he declared, “is not. racial,
but develops in environment and from
economic and social status.”
Prof. Dorsey, whose topic was
i "Democracy in the Southern States,”
said the one-ptsrty system in that
region represent* a deprivation of
constitutional rights.
T
RAILS WANT ADDED
TENFOLD RATE RISE
$47,500,000 Boost Granted
by I. C. C. Held Only Frac
tion of Cost Needs.
By the Assoeisted Press.
Executives of the Nation's class 1
railroads, granted a $47,500,000 freight
rate increase, indicated today they
will ask the Interstate Commerce
Commission to approve a further in
crease of possibly 10 times that
amount.
Railway officials accepted the higher
rates announced yesterday bv the
commission as only a fraction of
what they need to meet higher oper
ating costs.
Wage increases in recent months,
the carriers contended, added $135.
000.000 to their annual outgo, or three
times the extra income approved by
the I. C. C.
.1, J. Pelley. president of the Asso
ciation of American Railroads, said
(he organisation may file a petition
for an additional rate increase next
Thursday at Chicago.
Without additional increases, Presi
dent William M. JelTers of the Union
Parifle said, the railroads may be
"forced back into Government oper
ation."
In Chicago, Chairman Harry Guy
Taylor of the Western Association of
Railway Executives said the inrrcascs
would go largely to Eastern lines.
"The $47,500,000 additional revehue
annually granted by the I. C. C. rep
re,sents only one-tenth of the $500
000.000 in additional expenses," Tay
i aiiuru.
Informed persons, here said the
carriers probably will seek a hori
zontal in per cent increase. Yester
day's total was slightly above 1 per
cent.
The $47,500,000 figure compared
with $54,000,000 which the rarriers
had asked in negotiations that have
lasted for months. The I. C. C. re
fused to raise rates on anthracite
coal, refined petroleum in the South
ern territory and iron ore between
mines In Minnesota and docks on
Lake Superior.
Principal increases:
Bituminous coal and coke, In
creases ranging from 3 to 10 cents,
terminating December 31, 1938.
Lignite coal. 2 to 8 cents.
Iron and steel, 10 per cent to a
maximum of 1 cent a hundred pounds;
scrap, 20 per cent to a 2-cent maxi
mum.
Cement, lime, plaster, mortar and
gypsum. 1 cent a hundred pounds.
Petroleum and It# products, except
in Southern territory, 1 cent a hun
dred pounds.
Commissioner Frank McManamy of
the I. C. C. denied the assertion of
shippers that freight rate incr^ies
would drive traffic from the rails to
other modes of transportation.
"This contention* has been nega
tived by experience with the emer
gency rates," he said. "The record
shows that, under emergency rates
greater in many instances and much
more widely distributed than what, is
before us here, rail traffic did not de
crease."
The commission's 100-page decision
asserted that:
"The record amply justifies the con
clusion that in the aggregate the rail
roads are earning very materially less
than a reasonable return on the fair
value of their carrier properties."
It noted, too, that "recognition of
this fact that the railroads cannot
hope in times of economic depression
to earn a normal return carries with
it recognition of the complementary
principle that they should be given
an opportunity to earn more than a
normal return in times of prosperity.”
BURROUGHS GROUP
ELECTS OFFICERS
Paul E, Jamieson Is Named
President of Citizens’
Association.
The Burroughs Citizens’ Association
elected officers last night. Paul E
Jamieson replacing Robert M. Furniss
m president.
Other officers selerted, all excepting
two without opposition, are as follows:
Louis F. Kreek. first vice president;
Mrs. Emil Smith, president of Bur
roughs P.-T. A., chosen second vice
president ; Larry M Eidsness. secretary,
and Fred W. Ncrlich. assistant secre
tary. Serving his second consecutive
term. Fred Roy was named financial
secretary. Wilbur S, Finch was re
elected treasurer. Mr. Finch was re
elected delegate to the Federation of
Citizens' Associations. Mr. Furniss be
ing the other delegate.
Following complaints about roller
skating at late hours on numerous
streets of the community, the Bur
roughs group voted to request the
Police Department to impose restric
tions. A plan was submitted by Mrs.
Smith which provides for roping off
the drive in front of Taft. Junior High
Srhnol from South Dakota avenue to
Eighteenth street for skating pur
poses every night. The association
will present the plan to the Traffic
Department.
The retiring president, Mr. Furniss,
appointed a committee of It, headed
by Mr, Finch, to attend the special
meeting of the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens' Association, which will con
sider measures for insuring property
values in the area.
16 REGENTS OF D. A. R.
TO ENTER CLUB TODAY
State Officers Group Will Hold
Annual Meeting and Banquet
at the Mayflower.
Si/teen District regents of the
Daughters of the Ameilran Revolu
tion w ill be accepted into the State
Officers' Club at the annual meeting
and banquet at 6 pm. today in the
Mayflower Hotel, Mrs. Richard E.
Claughton, club president, announced
yesterday.
Membership in (he club is open
only to Stale officers, former State
officers and chapter regents who have
served two or more consecutive years.
Those to be received into the club
are Mrs. Albert S. Boles. Mrs. George
J. Jones, Mrs. Carl Brown. Mrs. Helen
Hanford, Mrs. W/lliam C. Teubner,
Mrs. C. C. Hoffman, Mrs. C. Viola
Fellows, Miss Linda Deaton, Miss
Margaret E Naylor, Mrs. Roger Wil
liams, Mrs. Deloe James, Mrs William
W, Abrahams, Mrs, Albion W. Tuck.
Miss Eva S. Luke. Mrs. Alexander H.
Semmes and Mrs. John B. Hammond.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Continued From Pace A-9 )
Prev 1P37 Stock ana Sale*— Net
H'*h. Low. mvidend Rate. Add O0. Kith. Low. Close. ch*e
18 4% Warner Bros Plot-- 114 7% 7% 7% - %
12% 2H Warren Bros (r)— 18 3% 3% 8% — H
38% 11% Waukesha Mot (la) 5 15% 15 15 —1
60% 20 Wayne Pump (2a).. 8 29 27% 28 -2
9% 2% 13 ehster ICtsenlohr. 1 3% 3% 3% — %
55 23% Wesson O & 8 < H«) 2 29 28% 28% ~ %
10.3 79% West Penn El pf<6) 10s 76 75 78 -2%
1H9 88 W Pen El 7 9k pf (7) 80s 90 89 89
30% 18 West Auto Sup 1.50 7 19% 18 ]K —1%
11% 2% Western Maryland. 29 5% 5 5 — %
23i, s% Western Md 2d pf4 10% 9 9—1
4% 1 Western Pac _ 3 1*. 1% 1% + %
11% 1% Western Pac pf ... 9 3% 3% 3% — %
83% 25% West I n Tel 2 25* . 2* 31 29% 80%
.57% 17% Westhse A ir Bt la) 46 26% 25 25 —1%
167% 90 Westhse E1*M<3*>. 41 98 94% 95 -6%
170 113 Westhse Elec pf 3g. 20a 118% 118% 118% — %
30% 10% Weston El In ,75k _ 8 14% 13% 13%-%
27% 10% West vaeo Chi <1)_. 1 14% 14% 14% — %
65 19 Wheeling Stl _. 10 26 24% 24% -2
90% 60 Wheel Stl pr pf (5). 1 60 60 60 -5
33% 6 White Motor 34 11% 10% jo%-1%
18% 8% White Rk M Sp 1.40 5 11% 11 II -%
6% 1% White Sew Mach... 1 2% 2% 2% - %
46% 11 White Sew M pf_ 1 15 15 16 - %
Prey 19.37 Stock and Pale*— !***
Mich. Lew. Dividend Rate Add 00. Rig* .tow. Clow. ehge.
5% 2% Will vs Overland 14 4 8% 8% - H
12 8% Wlllvs-Ov'd pf .80.. 1 * 8 8 -H
12% 4% Wilson&Co <%)_ 24 8% 8% «% - H
91% 88% Wilson $8 rf (*)_ » 80 89% 59% %
85% 85 Wonlworth <2 40).. 18 40% 89% 40 — H
47 12 Worthington Pump 12 20 18% 18% -1
112% 54% Worthington pf A10* 85% 85% 85% —8%
1 12 55 Wor I'AM pf A Stp. 70» 83 83 8,3 -2%
128 38 Wright Aero _ 70* 57% 55 55 -7
78 88% Wrlglgy Jr (Sa)_ 8 84% 83% 83%-1%
37% 7% Tallow Truck _ 84 11 10% !<>%-%
48% 21 Tonnt Spring <31 _ 11 25% 25 25 -1
101% 25 Tgstwn Sh A T (4). 82 42% 39% 39% -8%
43% 12 Jt.onith Radio <2g)_ 51 21 19% 20 -1%
9% 2% Zonlte Prod.. 8 3% 3% 8%
Approximate Sales of Stacks on the N. Y. Stock Exchange.
11:00 A.M_ . 720.000 12:00 Noon._1.570.000
» Actual sales- unit of tradin* 10 share*,
r In bankruptcy or receivership or beln* reorganised tinder
bankruptcy act or securities assumed by such compantaa.
Ra*e- of dividend; in the foreaning table are annual dla
huraemen's hosed on the ,a -r quarterly or semi-annual declara
tion Unless otherwise noted special or extra dividend* are not
included
x Ex dividend xr Ex rtchts. a Also extra or extras. * Paid
last rear [Parable in s!ock eP-rlared or paid so far thl*
year h fash or stock. k Accumulated dividend patd or de
clared this V'-ar.
MISS WE, DEAN [
AT HOWARD U„ DIES
—
Funeral Services Will Be
Held Monday Afternoon
in Rankin Chapel.
Miss Lury D. Slowe. dean of women
and professor of English at Howard
University, died Thursday night at
her home, l?58 Kearny street north
east. She had been ill about two
months. Funeral services will be held
at 1 p.m. Monday in the Andrew |
Rankin Memorial Chapel at the
university.
Miss Slowe was graduated in 1908
with a bachelor of arts degree from
Howard University, after completing
work in the elementary and high
schools in - Baltimore. Subsequently
she taught in Baltimore and took
post graduate work at Columbia Uni
versity, receiving a master of arts
degree in 1915.
Uater she taught at Armstrong High
School here.
In September, 1919, she was des
ignated to organize the first junior
high school here #nr colored children
and became the first principal of Shaw
Junior High School, continuing in that
position until June. 1922.
On July 1, 1922, she became dean of
women at Howard University and an
associate professor of English. The
following June she was made a full
professor of English.
Miss Slowe was one of the organi
zers of the National Association of
Coliegp Women and served as its first
president.
Mss Slowe is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Nellie Hawkes of Philadelphia.
MRS. HAIG INDORSED
FOR D. A. R. OFFICE
- -- --
Backed as Candidate for' National
Position of Vice President
General.
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig. State
regent of the District Daughters of
the American Revolution, lac> night
was unanimously indorsed by the Dis
trict State Conference as candidate
for tiie national office of vice presi
dent general.
Sevpn vice presidents general are
to be elected next Spring at the ses
sions of the Continental Congress»of
the National Society.
Mrs. Haig’s name was presented by
the Judge Lynn Chapter, of which
she formerly was regent and delegate, j
at the conference mpeMns in the
United States Chamber of Commerce
Building.
Since girlhood, when she was record
ing secretary of the Charleston, S. C„
Chapter of the Children of the Amer
ican Revolution, Mrs. Haig has been
prominently active in D. A. R. circles.
She has held many positions in the
District of Columbia, such as chapter
regent, delegate and secretary of the
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, regent
and delegate of the Judge Lynn Chap
ter, chapter chairman of the Correct
Use of the Flag Committee, State
chairman of the Junior American Citi
zens, chapter chairman and secretary
of the Approved Schools Committee,
treasurer and recording secretary of
the State Officers' Club and twice as
delegete to the Women s Patriotic Con
ference on National Defense She was
also formerly State recording secre
tary.
THE WEATHER
District of Columbia—Partly cloudy
and co.der tonight, with minimum
temperature about 35 degrees; tomor
row fair, fresh northwest winds.
Maryland—Cloudy and colder, pre
ceded by rain in the mountains to
night: tomorrow fair.
Virginia—Cloudy, preceded by rain
in the extreme northwest portion:
colder in central and east portions
tonight; tomorrow fair.
West Virginia—Partly cloudy, slightly
colder in northwest portion tonight;
tomorrow fair.
River Rrport.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy at Harpers Ferry; very muddy
at Great Falls today.
Report for Last ?! Hour*.
Temperature, Barometer,
Yesterday— Degree*. Inches.
i „ m rift 29. •"
.«S m.' 29 «s
Midntrhfc_ 60 29.50
T°?‘i ro
t»S: :::': * *5 % j;
Noon 45
Record for Hour*.
1 From noon yesterday to noon today >
Hnrhfst. HP. 1 p.m. yesterday. Year
arc* 64
Lowest. 40. « a m. today. Year a*o. 83.
Rerord Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 97. on August 'A
Lowest, in. on February •>.
Humiditv for last 2t Hour*.
iFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Hlehes'. fis per cent, at ID pm.
Lowest. 59 per cent, at noon yesterday.
Tidp Table*.
(Furnished bv tin 1 ted States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.j
Today Tomorrow.
H:ch _ __ __ 39:17 a.m. 11.13 a.m.
Low .. \ 54 a m. 5 47 a m.
Hiah _ in 43 p.m. 11:3* p.m.
Low _ 8:00 p.m. o oi P.m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Bets.
Sun. today 8 75 5 19
Bun. tomorrow ri 7ft 3,is
Moon, today 8:34 p.m. 10:38 a.m.
Automobile lurhts must be turned on
one-half hour after sunspt.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capi'al (current month to datei.
Month. 1037. Avgp. Record.
January _ 7.S3 3.58 7 83 '37
February _ 3 33 -3 7 7 8.84 £4
March _ I 50 3.75 S.S4 PI
Aoril _ 0 *3 3 77 9 13 80
Mav __ 4 07 3.7 0 10 09 89
June ”_ 5 71 4.13 10 94 '00
July __3 «7 4 7i in i,3
August _ 0 67 .4.01 144} '78
September _1 76 3 7 4 1. to 34
October ... 8 41 1M 8 57 88
November _ 2 37 §89 £9
December __ 8.33 7.oo Ol
I
BEFORE JUSTICE
Patterson Review Appeal
May Offer Basis for
Black Challenge.
By ihn A' sociatrri Press.
The Supreme Court justices as
sembled today to decide whether to
review the conviction of Haywood
Patterson, one of the Negroes involved
in the famous Scottsboro. Ala., cases, j
Some observers expressed the belief ■
this litigation might provide a basis j
for challenging any participation by j
Justice Black, who at one time was a
member of the Ku Klux Klan.
One challenge of Black's participa
tion in litigation already has been
promised. It resulted from the court's
refusal last Monday to interfere with
a lower court ruling that the Securities
and Exchange Commission could ;
subpoena teirgrams sent and received
by three Florida companies.
Utilized Telegrams.
While chairman of the Senate lobby
Committee, the new justice utilized
telegrams obtained by the Communica- i
tions Commission from persons under
investigatiorj
Twenty-eight petitions. Including
Patterson’s, were placed before the
justices at their weekly conference.
Whether the appeals will be heard in
open court will be announced Monday.
Patterson was sentenced to serve 75
years in prison after his conviction of
attacking a white woman on r moving
freight train near Scottsboro, In
March, 1931.
The Supreme Court has saved him
tw-ice from the death penalty by or
dering new trials. It held in 1932
that he and other defendants had not
been provided with adequate counsel.
Three years later it ruled that Ne
eroes had been “’systematically ex
cluded’’ from the juries which in
dicted and convicted him.
Escaped Death Sentence.
At the third trial, he escaped a
death sentence, but drew a 75-year
prison term.
Other litigation before the Justices i
Included:
An appeal by the Duke Power Co.
in an attempt to prevent the Public
Work* Administration from making a
$2,852,000 loan and grant to Green
wood County. 6 C , for an electric
plant at Buzzard Roost. The Fourth
Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor
of the Government. The Supreme
Court already ha* agreed to review
similar litigation brought by the Ala
bama Power Co.
An attack by South Bend. Ind., on
constitutionality of a 1933 State law
under which a tax was imposed on
it* municipally owned water plant.
The Indiana Supreme Court sustained
ihe assessment.
Washington Produce
BUTTER — 9° score, 1-pound prints. 39,
} 4-nounrt prints 40. tub. 3ft. Pd score,
J-pound prims. 3*; U-Pound prints. 39,
tub 37: market strong.
MEATO—Choice beef. 24: calves. 17;
lambs. 21; veal. JP; sows. 15; fresh pork
25. frozen pora, 23: pork loin. 30. fresh
hams. 23, fresh skinned ham. JP. smoked
ham. 2ft; slued bacon. 32; slab bacon. 39;
compound, 11: lard. 15.
LIVE STOCK - Pigs. 9a91 *: light, hogs
PUaP v; medium. 9,?a9:,4; 230-250
pounds. PUaP'i; heavies. 8,4«P, sows.
ba7; slags. Oad!4.
Prices paid snippers. pet. f. o. b. Vash
lmton Bv the United States Bureau of
Agricultural Economics:
EGGS—Marker steady. Unusual llehf
Saturday receipts and trading Prices
unchanged. Government graded and dated
esgs white*;. U B. extras large. 44U.
B extras, mediums. 3J: U. B. standards,
largo. 38; U. s. standards mediums, 25.
Nrarbv unaraded *«g.s, current receipts.
2ft«29. Whites 33a34. varying premium
paid on fancy lots, particularly larger
Sizes
LIVE POULTRY Market quiet. Prices
nominal Fowl, colored, heavy. Jfta22.
No 2s, J3nl4: leghorns. 14aId; roosters
12a 1 :t Chickens Rocks and crosses. less
rhRn 2 pounds 27a'ft: 2’* to 3', pounds
25a2d, 1 pounds and up. 2?a28: mixed
colors 20*22. Turkeys. hen«. in to 12
pounds. 24a25: toms i t to Id pounds. 21
a .'3 No 2s and old turk^vs 20 Guineas.
•’pounds and over. 50 each; under 3
pounds. 40 each.
----•—-—
NEW YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 23..—Cotton
futures opened quiet, down 1 to 3
points on lower cables and under mod
erate Southern hedge selling. Decem
ber. 8 28: January, 8 29: March, 8 24;
May, 8.25; July, 8.25; October, 8.36.
Trading was quiet at the start, but
selling pressure increased when the
stock market displayed an easier j
tendency. Demand was limited to a j
little trade and foreign price fixing.
A cold wave in the South, with !
heavv frost extending into Central i
Mississippi, failed to attract demand, j
and local selling Increased.
March eased from 8 25 to 8.18, ,
carrying the list to net losses of 9 to
12 points after the first half hour. j '
Rumors corculated that eo-operattve |
Interests had estimated the cotton jJ
crop at about 18,100.000 bales, or j
more than 400.000 bales over the
October Government estimate.
Cotton goods sales for the week | ;
were estimated slightly in excess of j j
present curtailed production, but j
mill price fixing in futures was j i
limited.
Futures closed barely steady, 15 to 19 !
lower.
High. Lew. Last.
December_ 8 28 A. 14 8 14—15 ]
■Tanuary_ 8 29 8 15 8.15 I
March_ 8 25 8 09 8 09 In ]
Mu, 8 25 8 «.8 8 08-09 (
juiv a — »o» 8.no i
October 8 96 8 20 8.20 I
Snot ouiet; midiilins. 8.24. I
Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed easy, 8 to 11 lower. Sales. 95
contracts. January. 7 24b; Mafeh,
7.25; May, 7:30. b—Bid.
MONTREAL STIVER.
MONTRFAL Ofnber 23 -P-Silver lu
tures clo:-efl steady and unchanged No
sale- October. 44 50b December, 44 50b;
March, 43 80b. b—Bid. 1
r
CHICAGO GRAIN
Bf the Associated Pres*.
CHIC AGO. October 23—Disturbed
by weakness of securities and disap
pointing export business prospects, the
grain market idled along today.
Wheat disregarded a strong advance
in prices at Liverpool in the fare of
breaks of securities and opened gen
erally steady. The unexpected strength
at Liverpool served merely to deter
sellers who were discouraged by the
failure of export business to materialize
overnight, and also by the feeble re
sponse the Winnipeg market made to
the Liverpool advance.
The net result was a quiet market.
The chattering telegraph instrument
which flashed price changes to the
big black board were silent for minutes
at a time.
Corn eased slightly, apparently
marking time until some announce
ment was made regarding corn loans.
Oats and rye were quiet, and steady.
Provisions declined slightly.
By midscssion. weakness had crept
into the wheat market and prices wera
unchanged to 7* cent* lower; De
cember, 97',: May. 97. and rom waa
1*-l',a rents lower; December, 57 li;
May, 59;i.
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO. October 23 <**.—Follow In*
is the complete list of transaction* in
stocks on lhe Chicago Stock Exchange to
day
Saits. STOCKS High Low Close,
inn Abbott t.ab . 3«’a 38'* 3S'a
fititt Adams Rev _ 5 5 5
300 Advance Alum - S'* 5 5
200 Aetna B Rear S'a 7»*
ll'i.t Allied Prod 11 in'* liu,
100 Allied Prod A JOP ld'a 10’*
2450 Armour A Co T'a 7 T
200 Aabeslos Mf* 1’* 1H 1H
2"0 Assoc Invest 40 39 39
50 Athey Truss Wh 4'* 4'« 4'«
10O Bastian-Bles* 13'a 13'* 13»*
150 Belden Mfa 14'* 14 14'*
200 B»ndix Av 13'a 12’* ]2’«
250 Bemhoff Brew a T’« 7%
350 Bliss A Lauehlln 23 22'* Pit's
ftutt Borg-Warner 32'* 30 30
100 Brown PAW-- 7'a 7'* 7'*
3110 Bruce IP. L I 9'« ?>,« *'«
95u Butler Bros 95e • 9’* S’*
ftn Butier Bron pf 22'j ?n1* 2?'*
30 Cen cold Stor 12 12 12
90 Cen 111 Pub R pf 52 52 52
27u" c-r. A P W Dt 2'. 1’* 1%
10CH8WH »l*[ 91 '* 91'* 91'*
50 Cen Sta P A; L pf 4 » 4
50 Chain Beit 44 44 *4
loo Cherra-Btirrell, n 21'* 21'* 21'*
33nn Chi Corp 2», 2‘, 7',
100 Chi Corp pf .35 .33 35
70 Chi EH Mfc A 1 «>« 1 * IS
750 Chi Flex- shaft 40 41'4 41'4
700 Chi Y>:i Cab 10’, 10 10
1 200 Citte, Sen 2'. J‘» 2',
4hno Com'wlth Ed'« 73', 74’, 24',
200 compressed Ind 0 24 2-3 23
) 50 Cor Biscuit 3’» .3’, 34,
'20 Consumers Co pf 0 0 6
P30 Cord Corp 2*4 2V« 2*4
100 Cunmnah rrDS'rs 14 14 14
inn Dorset A Cohn 4', 4 4*4
50 Dodge Mfa .15 13 13
230 El Household .3’, S’, 3’a
50 E3 = ;n Nat Watch 20'. 20'. 20',
700 Fit* Simms A' C T!« T>« 7*.
450 Fuller Mfc .3 7’, 2*«
2oo Oarriner-Denver 14', 14 14
50 Gardner-Denv pf 58 58 38
700 Oer, Cnr.dv A 11 10 10
*50 Oen Finance 4‘, 4 4
2 iooc.cn Household 22'4 ?»*
100 Gotdhlatt 20', 20 20
.300 Gossard <H W> 8>, 8 8
530 01 Lakes Dredee 14’, 14 14
lOoHelleman rc,. B' 7 7 7
700 He in-We r Mot P 0 S', 5',
I 50 III Brick 7 0*, O',
20 111 Nor Dt pf »0 00 PO
50 Ind Pneu Tool vtc 27 27 27
700 Jarvis iWli 17‘4 17 17
7.50 Kellocc Swi'ch 7 044 ?*«
200 Ken-Rad T A L 13 13 13
10 Kv Ut Jr cum pf 70*4 27*4 20%
loo Kv ut oo pf 0» 58 go
150 Kerlyn Oil A 4'. 4*, 4',
.300 La Salle Ext 2’, 2*4 2%
.50 Lea'h A- Co ... 5'., S', 5’.,
400 Ub-McN A L ... P’» 8**,
.300 L.ncoln Pr ___ 4’, 4*t 4*,
100 Lion Ot! Ref ... 1«’, 18*, 184,
30 Loudon Pack_ 2J, 2*« 2’*
100 Lvnch Corp _ 37', ,37 37
0.30 Marsh Field . 13’, IS 1.3
230 Merch A Mfrs A 4', 4*4 4*4
50 Mickelberry's Fd 24, 2*4 2*.
2800 Mid We” Corp O’, 5’, O’,
TOO Mid W Corp war 14, 1*4 1*,
450 Midland Unit pf 3', 3 3
10 Midi Util fid pi 7 2 2
100 Miller A Harr pf 2% 2*4 2*4
50 Nachman-Sprc 11 11 11
100 Nat Rep Inv pf 2 2 2
lOONat-Stand 2.5', 26*4 25*4
50 Nat Union Radio l'a 1*4 l'a
2oO Nobllti-Sparks 24’, 7.3', 7.3»,
50 No West Ena 14 14 14
,300 Nor'west Bancorp 8 7*4 7*,
!0 Peabody Coal pf 44', 44’, 44',
150 Penn El Sv A 12', 12', 17',
loo Perfect Circle 28’, 28’, 28*«
800 Pmes Wjnter ... 1', IV, l*s
50 Potter CO l’a l»a 1»S
no Pub Svc 7G pf 1171, 1 12 112
40 Quaker Oa's P8 P7*4 08
100 Rath Pack _ 17 17 17
230 Reliance Mfa 11 11 11
lOoo Rolltns-Ho* l'a l'a 1*4
lOSt L Nat Stk Yds 08 08 0.8
SOSangamo El 20 20 20
150 Schwltzer Cumm 13’, 15 15
50 Sear* Roeb 05 05 65
150 Serriqk Corp R 8 8*4
J 50 Stanode Steel 7.3‘4 23 2.3*,
lOSo'west L A P Pf 80 80 80
150 8td Dredc 3', 3*4 3‘s
looStd Dredc pf 17', 17*, 12*,
400 Swift A Co IP 1»’* 18’,
550 Swift Int. 25 25 25
1.50 Thompson <JRi 5', 3'» 5',
100 Trane Co 14'« J4'* 14',
100 Util A Ind .... <*, *,
loo Util A Ind pf_ 1’, 1’, 1\
300 Wahl Co 2 1>» l’a
200 Walgreen 22 21*, 21V,
.50 Wleboidt, Stores 14", 14’* Its
750 Will Otl-O-Mat .. 5 5 5
150 Woodall Indust 0 o 0
1750 Zenith Rad 21 19*4 19*4
Stock sales today—51.000.
INSURANCE STOCKS
NEW YORK October 23 OP).—Hew York
Security Dealers Association:
Bid. Asked.
Aetna Cas (5a> __ 71 74
Aetna Ins (1.00) __37S 3KV«
Aetna Life t.ROa) _ 23 24'i
4m Enult refloat __ 2R'» 30
4m Ins Nwk ''2a) _ 0'j ton*
4m Reins (1 5og) _ 27'2 30
4m Reserve flat _... lOV 21‘*
4m Surety (2'i) ._ 37'» 30'2
4'itnmobile «1 b > ._ _ 24% 23'*
la It Amer (,20a)_ . b1, d’«
’aroiln* > t .30 > _ 50', 2l3*
5ity of N Y (1.50) _ 1*!2 50
-onn Oen I if (Ril)_ 2.41, 27
fontln CBS '1.50) _ 1 ®'a 50'i
"id A Dep '4a> JOO 104
"irem's Nwk (30) _ R 0
(■rank Tire (la) _ 24 Jfl'i
7en Retnsur (5) _ 27'2 30',
-.loll Ralls 11.001 _ 37', 30'*
Robe A Rep i.ROa)_ 13'-* 1.4
Robe A Put _ 20 34‘i
Rear Amer 'la) _ 2" Cl'tj
lanover 11.30) _ 2®'2 30
lartford Fire (2) _ Oil1, fl2li
fome Fire Sec _ 2', J'«
tome Ins i la' _ 2®1* JO**
lomestead 11) _ 14 1.4'a
Ctiickerboekfr (SO) _ 10'x 15
.Incoin Fire _ 3 311
Maryland Cas _ 3'i 4Va
dasx Bond (3'i) _ _ SR'a 45
<f"rc Ins Pr (,]bg> 4 3
Jat Fire (2) . ._ S'", *2%
(all Lkhertv (,50ai _ . 3** 71*
( i-lampshlre (I Oua) _ .. 4" 45
I Y Fire (.ROaJ xd- lbl'2 17
(or River il) __ 21l, 25*<,
’hoenlx I2B' 72'* 74'*
’rov Wash 'I) 5b
levere .Pi In (1.30)_ 51
th Isl Ins (.20(52 5
lossia In* ('2si _ SH* fl’k
It Paul Fire 'Ha'_133 17,4 •
ipr.nafieid (4'2a> _10R 111
Inn Life ill'ti) - 410 430
"revelers iIOi _400 413
■ F Fire (o, ... . 41 '» 43>4
Yestchester (1.20a) ... 25S 27‘*
a—Also extra or extras.
g —Declared or paid *o far thla year.
-.—•
Furpiece at Bargain.
WEST CHESTER, Pn. (fP\—Mr*,
iyy Knauor is getting a new fur
lprk^iece at a bargain price.
She supplied the fur—the pelt of a
ed fox her automobile had killed.