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a -PITTSBURGH POST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, Business World Today Sentiment in Automobile Manufacturing Industry Becomes More Optimistic. By JAMES E. DONELLIN Copyright 1931. DETROIT, Feb. Based assumption that automobiie reflect material improvement in industry was more than optimistic As to the real basis for the of one of the larger producers said days had shown 15 per cent growth.

gave no indication as yet of a Uncertainty About Ford. Meanwhile, executives of banks and trust companies are seeking to build up a favorable attitude toward general cooperation the support that is being given distribution 'to and retailing. One institution which made a public plea for such support cited replies last week from bankers in various parts of the country in which the idea is indorsed. The replies came from such key cities as Boston, St. Louis, Cleveland, Harrisburg, Columbus, New Orleans, Des Moines, and Los Angeles.

Uncertainty and conflicting rumors as to Ford plans appear to becloud the outlook for this year. The stories that an eight-cylinder Ford may be forthcoming have been repeated in brokerage letters, but so far as Detroit itself is concerned they are considered extremely vague and without definite basis. It is regarded as certain that in view of present business conditions and with the Ford industries concentrated as they are now on Model A output, more than a year would be required on factory reports and the general manufacturing is going to be first to a last business, week. the sentiment pervading the better feeling, a ranking executive the sales volume in the last seven He added, however, that this "runaway market." to put changes in effect to make volume on such a car possible. The stories that have been circulated appear to be predicated on changes in body design said to have been worked out by a manufacturer supplying part of the Ford requirements.

Whether or not these apply to the four-cylinder models or to something new is not known. The answer of Ford officials to this talk is, "we never pay any attention to rumors of any kind." Some Night Work. As to the general production situation, the reaction from the low levels which set in during November is progressive but slow. On this phase one banking survey issued last week has this to say. "For the first time in many months, men in several Detroit automobile factories are working night shifts and factory buildings which have been standing dark each night are once more illuminated.

Last week more automobiles were manufactured than in any week since September last." Obituary News MRS. BOYD SERVICES. Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs. Mary Jane Douglass Boyd, 96, widow of William Shaw Boyd, who died Friday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.

W. Beckett, 6803 Frankstown avenue. Services were held in the John Taylor funeral home, 7127 Kelly street, burial lord was in Mt. Royal cemetery. Mrs.

Boyd was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came to Pittsburgh 61 years a ago. She was a member of the East Liberty Presbyterian Church. Besides Mrs. Beckett, she leaves two other daughters, Mrs. Ruth Brown of Pittsburgh and Mrs.

Patrick O'Malley of Phoenix, three sons, William S. Boyd of Clarion; David C. Boyd of Tulsa, and Douglass B. Boyd of Pittsburgh; 26 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. ROBERTS FUNERAL.

Funeral services for John M. Roberts, 74, president of John M. Roberts Son jewelers, and pioneer in that business in the city, who died Friday night in his home, 5139 Forbes street. will be held this afternoon from the home. Burial will be in Allegheny cemetery.

Honorary pall bearers will include A. H. Burchfield, George S. Baton, Clarence Close, John S. Craig, Harry Dangerfield, B.

G. Follansbee, M. B. Fisher, Walter L. Hardie, Walter J.

Guthrie, J. Alex Hardy, W. S. Horner, William Jones, Francis A. Keating, William P.

Lange, John M. McKibben, James McDonald, James O. MacLean, Joseph Marsh, E. K. Morse, Frank Orbin, James M.

Russell, Edward Rynearson, A. C. Shaw, E. A. Spencer, W.

A. Weldin, Charles W. Wood and George Rowland. WILLIAM J. RIDDELL.

Funeral services for William Johnson Riddell, 78, who died Thursday night in his home, 333 Collins avenue, East End, will be held this afternoon from the home. He was employed on the Pittsburgh division of the Pennsylvania Railroad for 48 years, retiring 13 years ago. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Railroad Veteran Employes' Association, Johnstown Lodge, No. 538, F. A.

Portage Royal Arch Chapter, No. 195, Duquesne Commandery, No. 72. K. T.

and the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. He leaves his widow. Mrs. Ada Aldred Riddell: three daughters, Mrs. William A.

Beatty, Mrs. James Capstic and Mrs. Dexter Forem: three sons, Lawrence A. Riddell, of Altoona; William J. Riddell, and Robert P.

Riddell, of Conemaugh; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Loveland, and two brothers, Robert Riddell, Lockport, and Silas Riddell, of Derry, Pa. COATES FUNERAL. Funeral services for George Coates, 92, Civil war veteran, who died Saturday in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ada Albright, 1217 Filson street, Northside, will be held this afternoon at his daughter's home.

He was born in Butler county, and came to the Northside 85 years ago. He served in Company Eleventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, during the Civil war. sides Mrs. Albright, he leaves a son, Thomas E. Coates, of Beaver Falls, and a brother, Dewitt C.

Coates of Galva, Ill. SAMUEL M'KAIN. Samuel A McKain, who for many years conducted a news agency at 27 Roberts street, died Friday evening at his home, 1810 Enoch street. Mr. McKain was born in the Hill district and had lived there all his life.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Jennie McKain, and three sisters, Mrs. A. Redlich, Mrs. N.

Steinhouser and Mrs. M. Dunn, all of Pittsburgh. Funeral services will be held from his home this afternoon 2:30 o'clock with the burial in Allegheny cemetery. ZETH SERVICES.

Funeral services for William A. Zeth, 54, who died at his home, 235 Smith's way, Mt. Washington, on Friday, will be held this afternoon at home. Mr. Zeth was member of Stokes' Lodge No.

796, I. 0. 0. the Spanish American War Veterans, Captain Hunt post. He was employed in the mailing room of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for many vears.

His mother, Mrs. Anna C. Zeth and a brother, George N. Zeth, survive. Interment will follow the funeral services in Mt.

Lebanon cemetery. His wife, Mary Essig Zeth, died recently. DR. ARTHUR SEIDMAN. Dr.

Arthur Seidman, 223 Morrison avenue, Mt. Lebanon, died at his home Saturday. Dr. Seidman had been connected with the Lederle Laboratory of New York for 17 years. He was graduated from Buchtel College, now the University of Akron and the Wooster Medical School, now Western Reserve University.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Letitia E. Seidman; one brother, Edward S. Seidman of New York and a sister, Miss Emma Seidman of Cleveland. Funeral services will be held at the family home this evening at 8:30 o'clock.

The burial service will be in Mt. Royal cemetery tomorrow morning. Two Steel Workers Killed by Live Wire HATBORO, Feb. -Two steel workers were killed today when a gust of wind swung their platform against a wire carrying 33,000 volts of electricity. The body of Wesley Anthony, Philadelphia, held fast by a safety belt, was burned to a crisp.

It hung suspended 40 feet above the ground for an hour before firemen were able to reach it. George Hopkins, also of Philadelphia, was fatally hurt. He was not burned, but was hurled to the ground by the surge of the terrific current. His spine and several ribs were fractured and his lungs punctured by one of the broken ribs. He died tonight.

SPEAKER FOR BAKERS Rev. Dr. John Ray Ewers, pastor of the East End Christian church, will speak on "America and Russia Contrasted," at a luncheon meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Association, in the Fort Pitt Hotel at 12:30 o'clock today. Statistical Summary Summary WEEK ENDED FEB. 21, 1931.

Previous Same Week Federal Reserve System: Last Week. Week. Last Year. Ratio 84.006 83.5% 18.504 Gold $3,084,408,000 $3,077,491,000 $2,977,518,000 United States securities $599,674,000 $609,620,000 $480,615,000 Rediscounts $199,823,000 $222,189,000 $376,943,000 Brokers' loans: Federal Reserve report. $1,772.000,000 $1,749,000,000 $3,494,000,000 Bank exchanges: N.

Y. Clearing $5,849,353,274 $5,079,601,491 $5,509,936,032 Money rates: Call--range Time (69-90 days) Commercial paper 2 Sales of securities: Stocks (N. Y. Stock Exch.) 18.754.481 17,431,035 16,796,930 Stocks (N. Curb) 3,140,200 2,891,140 4,171,000 Bonds IN.

Y. Stock Exch.) $48.350,500 $45,867,000 $50,902,600 Bonds (N. Y. $14,411,000 $16,945,000 $13,206,000 Market averages: Stocks: High 170.15 166.25 228.36 Low 160.90 156.43 217.68 Domestic bonds: High 85.37 85.47 87.07 Low 85 06 85.31 86.95 Foreign bonds: High 107.86 107.63 107.95 Low 107.49 107.51 106.92 Foreign banks: England (gola) £141,207,261 £141,247,236 £151,638,500 France, circ'tion (francs) 77,729,000,000 77.782,000,000 69,072,000,000 France, gold holdings 55,738,000,000 55,632,000,000 Germany, circ'tion (marks) 3,897,256,000 4,084,240,000 4,187,045,000 Sterling exchange: High $4.85 Low $4.85 7-16 $4.85 5-16 $4.85 9-16 Gold movement Exports Imports $91,000 $5,869,420 $2,385,000 New Domestic $31,356,000 $74,784,000 $42,462,000 Foreign $6,162,500 $22,490,000 Miscellancons: Carloadings (cars) 719,053 719,281 885,816 Crude oil output (barrels), 2,116,500 2,652,950 MONTHLY COMPARISONS Previous Same Month Iron and steel (tons) Last Month Month. Last Year.

Ingot production 2,483,206 2,007,774 3,796,090 U. S. Steel, unfilled 'orders 3.943.596 3,639,636 4,417,193 Railroad earnings: 72 Class I roads $53,610,000 $65,611,000 Building permits: cities $131,517,705 $130,539,595 $152,157,988 cotton: (bales) 454.188 406,207 576,160 operating income for January. of at oft son DAILY A RADIO GUIDE KDKA OFFERS RUTH ETTING Blues Singer Appears With Dick Powell Tonight. Ruth Etting, star of the networks and an outstanding blues singer, will be the guest of Dick Powell tonight in his weekly broadcast under the program title of "Dick Powell's Monday Night feature will be presented over KDKA at 11:15 tonight, and will include talent from the theater at which Miss Etting is appearing this week.

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd will be the principal speaker on program presented through WJAS at 8:30 tonight by the National Education Association. The meeting from which the explorer's address 15 to be broadcast will be held in the main auditorium of the Masonic Temple in Detroit. Edgar J. Kaufmann, chairman of publicity Allegheny County Emergency for, Association, will speak from KDKA at 5:30 o'clock tonight.

His talk will be made in connection with steps being taken by the association to alleviate the unemployment situation in this county. Songs from the light operas of Gilbert and Sullivan will be presented John Barclay and Dagmar Rybner, pianist, in their musical demi-tasse over WCAE at 7 tonight. John Holahan, graduate manager of Duquesne University athletic activities, will be the guest speaker tonight on Al Clarke's Sportslants broadcast over KQV at 8:15 o'clock. The annual Washington's birthday rally of the Sons of the American Revolution will be broadcast over WJAS at 10:30 this morning. Music will be by the New York police department band, and Captain Charles A.

Dumas, instructor of military tactics at West Point, will deliver an address. The "Washington Post March" of John Philip Sousa will form a tribute to George Washington on the Rochester Civic Orchestra gram on KDKA tonight at 10 o'clock. RADIO BY THE CLOCK. MONDAY. Early Risers.

Bill and Jane. Devotions. WCAE, Gene and Glenn. KDKA, Morning Parade. 8:15 KDKA, Sunbirds.

Scrapbook. -WAS, A Brad and Al. WCAE, Devotions. WCAE. Cheerio.

KDKA, Lumberjacks. 8:45 -WJAS, Dutch Girl. KDKA, Our Daily Food. Dick Liebert. WCAE, Parnassus Trio.

KDKA, Home Forum. WCAE, Sanella': Orchestra. Style and Shopping Service. Aunt Sammy. WCAE, Our Daily Food.

Shopping Features, Ida Bailey Allen. WOAF, Hits and Bits. KDKA, W. R. M.

Wharton. KQV, Health Talk. Jane's Chatter. KDKA, Beatrice Mable. KQV, Blues Chasers.

Washington's Birthday Party. KDKA, News Magazine. Winifred S. Carter. Birthday Party.

KDKA, Golden Dreams. 11.15-WCAE, Household Institute, KDKA, Gloom Chasers. KQV, Woman's Home and Style. 11:3 Radio Home Makers. KDKA, Dorothy Ryan Nesbitt.

KQV, Morning Medleys. WAS. Nellie Taylor Ross. WCAE. Sweet and Low Down.

KDKA, Ella Graubart. KQV. Show Shopper. GROGAN GALLERIES With Silver Bullion at its lowest price, the present is a desirable time to purchase Grogan Silver. In our Salon articles have been revalued and prices adjusted downward.

OUR RADIO ORGAN RECITAL STATION KDKA Sunday Evening, 7 to 7:30 A Program of Music Expressive Of Distinctive Uses FOR JEWELS Grogan Recitals are broadcast to 7:30 every Sunday evening. Grogan AND Company Wood St. at Ave. POUNDED Pittsburgh.Pa RADIO TUBES Unexcelled Research and Laboratory Facilities Public Endorsement Since 1915 PENNSY PLANS FOR GAINS IN FREIGHT TRADE Effort Being Made To Perfect Arranged Train Service SHIPMENTS SHOW GAIN Class I Roads Shown To Have Many Surplus Cars In Good Repair. In anticipation of a continued increase in business in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Central region of which Pittsburgh is headquarters and which includes he Wheeling, Canton, Akron, Youngstown, Cleveland, Buffalo and Oil City areas, and Pennsylvania is making unusual efforts to perfect its arranged freight train service.

This is announced by Vice President John F. Deasy, together with the statement that for the first half of the current month, the arranged freight train service in the region set a record high mark for performance at 89.6 per cent on time. Forty of the arranged trains which made daily trips during the period attained perfect marks. Wheeling Is Leader. Wheeling led the operating divisions with 97.5 per cent, and was followed by the Akron, Panhandle, Pittsburgh, Conemaugh, Eastern, Cleveland, Buffalo, Renovo and E.

and A. divisions. Freight shipments of automobile sheet steel, tinplate and structural steel are gradually growing larger, each week recording an advance over the preceding week, said Deasy. And, in the Pittsburgh territory, shipment of oil and oil products is continuing this year at the high record level of last year. The Pennsylvania is taking deof its full monthly quota of livery, steel rails and track accessories and is engaged at present in laying rail.

Class I railroads on January 31 had 646,750 surplus freight cars in good repair and immediately available for service, the car service division of the American Railway Association reports. This was a decrease of 3,253 cars compared with January 23, at which time there were 650,003 surplus cars. Surplus coal cars on January 31 totaled 240.292, an increase of 9,495 cars within a week, while surplus box cars totaled 336,577 a decrease of 12.178 cars for the same period. Reports also showed 29,568 surplus stock cars, an increase of 340 cars above the number reported on January 23, surplus refrigerator cars totaled 14,507 a decrease of 167 for the same period. SHIP TOBACCO IN BARGES NOW Trade Stimulated By River-Rail Plant At Evansville: The movement of tobacco from Kentucky by river to New Orleans has taken an upward trend since the completion of the Mead Johnson river-rail terminal at Evansville, Ind.

This commodity is received by rail from Henderson, and reshipped on barges of the Mississippi Valley Barge line to shipside at New Orleans for export. A number of barges loaded with steel products from the Pittsburgh area have been unloaded at the terminal for reshipment by rail to interior points. Extensive preparations are being made for the formal opening of this terminal Friday, February 27.0 The steamer C. W. Talbot of the Union Barge Line was inspected by Edward L.

Shaw and George E. Berry of the United States steamboat inspection service Friday. The steamer A. O. Ackard was inspected at Coal Valley Saturday.

The B. F. Jones of the Vesta Coal Company will undergo inspection tomorrow at Floreffe and the Monongahela of the Carnegie Line on Wednesday. Captain R. C.

McCullough, intendent of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, accompanied by Charles H. Crabb of the Monongahela river returned from Cincinnati, where they attended a conference in the interest of navigation. Captain Dave McDonald, who was a patient in the Mercy Hospital, was taken to his home in Beaver Saturday. A public hearing will be held in the Chamber of Commerce building Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock to consider the next fixed dam to be constructed in the Ohio river at Montgomery island, 31.7 miles below Pittsburgh. Marriage Licenses Miller.

Howard Pittsburgh Arand, 'Tina Pittsburgh Feith, Carl York Harris, Dorothy Pittsburgh Hubbard, Ray Pittsburgh Emelie Glensba Marr, Chickie, Chris Pittsburgh Hudson, Frankie Pittsburgh Parker, Charles Pittsburgh Parker, Mabel Wheeling, W. Va. Shultz, Eugene Pittsburgh Decker, Florence Pittsburgh Gilson, Howard Pittsburgh Wallman, Catherine Pittsburgh Dicico, John Floritelli, Mary Coraopolis Post, William Washington Exner, Loretta Clyde, N. Y. Homer, Stanley Elizabeth Kytchak, Mary Elizabeth Madera, Oregon Pitcairn Craft.

Rebecca Pitcairn Logue, Orio Kees Rocks Murray, Hilda Rocks Smith, Robert Pittsburgh Good, Elsie Braddock Morrow, Norman Township O' Dinnell, Josephine Martin, Charley Pittsburgh Beatty, Margaret Uniontown dent that ended Hill's ambition to become a surgeon. 11.00 P. M. WAS. Dr.

Alla Rageh. WCAE. Paramonnt Orchestra, KDKA, Sport Review. 11.15 P. M.

KDKA, Dick Powell's Monday Night Club, with Ruth Etting. 11.45 P. M. KDKA, Tom Gerun's Orchestra. 12 MIDNIGHT.

KQV. Weber Walker Orchestra. 12:30 A. KQV, Freddie Bernard's Orchestza. 1931- WILL GIVE TALK ON TESTIMONY Local Realty Board To Be Addressed By Attorney.

Samuel W. Pringle of Dalzell, Dalzell McFall, attorneys, will speak at the weekly luncheon of the Pittsburgh real estate board in the William Penn Hotel tomorrow. His subject will be "Expert Testimony." The appointment of Herbert B. Jones, formerly of the Steel City Sheet and Tin Plate Company of Pittsburgh, and William R. Morgan, formerly of the Rieck-McJunkin Dairy Company, as salesmen has been announced by the StevensonWilliams Company, South Hills realtors.

A frame dwelling, located on a lot 37 by 105 feet, at 112 Monitor a avenue, Ben Avon, has been sold by the McDonald heirs to A. K. Sharp. The vendees contemplate occupying the property for their home. D.

Fleming, realtor in Avalon, negotiated the sale. A three-story brick and house at 3612 Dawson street has been to Otto Lindner by the Penn State Savings and Loan Association. Lindner gave in part paybrick shingle dwelling mentos Bryn Mandy road. The total consideration in the transaction was $20,000. The deal was made through the Lawton Real Estate Company.

In Linden avenue, Fourteenth ward, brick home on a lot measuring 25 by 56 feet has been sold to Theodore J. Fisher by Margaret M. Cosgrove. The consideration was $8,500. FOOD SHOW MAY BREAK RECORD Director of Annual Exhibit Predicts Large Throngs Will Attend This Week.

Attendance at the food show at Motor Square Garden during this, the closing week, is expected break last year's record, according to J. V. Laughran, director of the show, who bases prediction on the attendance first five days of the the show last week. The Retail Grocers' Association of Allegheny county, sponsor of the show, will award its second grand prize, a kitchen cabinet, to some visitors to the show tomorrow night, and Friday night will present a gas range. Wednesday night will be "food show baby night," and on Friday night a fashion show will be staged, with 20 models participating.

The fashion display is a new feature in this year's show Throngs of visitors witnessed the public wedding at the show Saturday night, when Miss Grace Ryser, of Imperial, and John W. Shaffer, of McKees Rocks, were married. Rev. Ira Freeman, pastor of Lorenz Avenue Baptist Church, officiated. Weather Forecast Special Report from the United States Weather Bureau to the Post-Gazette.

Western Pennsylvania Cloudy Monday and Tuesday; possibly followed by occasional rain Tuesday; not much change in temperature. Ohio Cloudy, followed by occasional rain Tuesday and in south and west portion Monday; not much change in temperature. West Virginia- Cloudy Monday, followed by occasional rain Monday night and Tuesday; not much change in temperature. HOURLY TEMPERATURES. 12 30 12 noon 35 1 8.

301 1 p. 36 2 a. 2 36 31 00 37 38 38 8. 38 37 p. 33 00 37 9 p.

.36 10 34 11 a. 34 Meteorological Record. Sunrise 7:03 Sunset 6:04 Tem. Hum. Wind Vel.

Weather 8 a. m. 33 82 12 Cloudy Noon 35 81 11 Cloudy 8 p. 37 79 10 Cloudy Comparative temperature and preciptation: 31 '29 70 51 321 39 56 201 60 Normal temperature for the day, 33; excess in the temperature for the day, excess in the temperature since February 1, 57: excess in the temperature since January 1, 138; highest temperature this date since 1874, 70 in 1922; lowest temperature this date since 1874. in 1885.

Normal precipitation for the day, deficiency in precipitation for the day, total precipitation since February 1, 1.93; normal precipitation since February 1, 2.12; deficiency in precipitation since February 1, 19; total precipitation since January 1, 3.09; normal precipitation since January 1, 5.17; deficiency in precipitation since January 1, 2.08. H. L. H. L.

Prec. 64 50 48 30 64 34 64 40 38 70 54 48 Minneapolis 50 34 38 24 Montgomery 66 38 36 30 56 30 46 34 New Orleans 78 50 34 32 New 46 32 Denver. 36 28 66 50 Denver. 36 28 56 40 Des Molnes 48 32 (Parkersburg. 46 32 38 36 Parry Sound 30 26 Duluth.

38 32 Philadelphia 46 36 Elkins. 34 26 Phoenix. 58 48 Harrisburg. 44 34 Raleigh. 56 32 46 26 St.

46 38 .04 56 34 St. 50 34 Indianapolis 46 34 Salt Lake Cr 38 26 Jacksonville 68 46 San Antonio 74 62 Kansas City 46 42 72 48 56 30 Washington. 48 36 Los Angeles 66 50 32 32 RIVER TELEGRAMS and cool. MARINE INTELLIGENCE GALLIPOLIS, 0., Feb. 15.5 feet, falling; cloudy, cool.

All dams in this section of Ohio and Kanawha rivers are down, the river being open from here to Cairo today. Down, J. D. Ayres Union Line at m. with 10 barges of Pittsburgh steel for Memphis.

Otto Marmet up tonight with seven empty barges for Ray. mond City coal mines in the Kanawha river. Coptain Horace M. wife, 85, died suddenly at Pomeroy, Catpain Horton, veteran master, is 92. Benwood up the Kanawha with empty coal barges to be reloaded for New Boston steel plant.

OIL CITY, 2 feet 10 inches, falling: cloudy, WARREN, Pa. -River 2 feet. Cloudy Port. Arrived. Sailed.

New St. Saturnia New Southampton. Westernland Rotterdam Palermo. Am. Banker CARRIER STOCK OWNERS SHOWN More Concentration Than in Industrials Or Utilities.

By CHARLES F. SPEARE. By Special Leased Wire to Post-Gazette. Copyright, 1931. NEW YORK, Feb.

there is some doubt as to the practical value of the exhaustive report of the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce in the matter of regulating the stock ownership of railroads, it satisfies curiosity of a public that always likes to know who owns what and how large a part big capitalists play in directing the policies of American transportation lines. From this standpoint, the report will be a valuable addition to literature available in the future to students of railroad affairs. The report showed for one thing that ownership by American railroads is more highly concentrated than that of the industrials or public utilities. The largest number of shareholders are those in the Pennsylvania road and, while they approach 200,000, those of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company are approximately 550,000 and with several of the power and light corporations they are in excess of 200,000. Wealthy Turn Elsewhere.

Investment in railroads constituted the great bulk of the fortunes of individuals and families of a generation ago. Many of the shares then purchased have been handed down and kept intact by present generation. It would be found on analysis, however, that the holdings of railroad stocks by wealthy individuals now constitute a much smaller proportion of their entire fortunes than in the past, for in recent years they have been buyers of public utility and industrial shares rather than those of railroads. The report disposes of the common belief that a few individuals hold a high percentage of the stocks of leading railroad companies. It was supposed, for instance, that George F.

Baker owned an enormous number of Erie railroad shares. The actual amount given is 50,000. His ownership of Lackawanna stock is a trifle over 10 per cent of the total outstanding but is believed to be sufficient, with that which the New York Central now holds, to give control of the road to the New York Central when the four-party plan is finally consummated. It is interesting to note that the Vanderbilt family has maintained its tradition of investing chiefly in the stocks of those roads under its management, but that it owns less than 5 per cent of all of the New York Central stock. On the other hand, the holdings of the family of E.

H. Harriman, who rebuilt the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, are now represented in only a trifle over per cent of Union Pacific and a little less than per cent in the preferreds. Southern Pacific does not appear in the list. This interest hold over per cent Texas Pacific, which is now controlled by the Van Sweringens. James' Holdings.

Arthur Curtis James owns equal amounts of Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific and nearly 61 per cent of Western Pacific, which is the Southern Pacific's strongest competitor in California. The Widener family has its largest railroad investment in the Baltimore Ohio group and is understood to be friendly to the plan of placing the Reading with the Baltimore Ohio under the proposed eastern railroad rearrangement. The report brings out the fact that there are 136 investment trusts, including those of the management and fixed type, which hold railroad securities and that New York Central's stock is held by the largest number of these trusts. The Baltimore Ohio comes next as their favorite and then the Atchison Great Northern and Union Pacific. The Rockefeller Foundation and its related boards, whose investments have been the subject of public discussion from time to time, have over 59,000 shares of New York Central and over 25,000 shares of Atchison and about 16,000 shares of Pennsylvania.

There are a number of other similar funds or trusts which show substantial holdings of New York Central, Atchison, Baltimore Ohio and Southern Pacific stock. 20,000 JOBLESS WILL GET WORK SOON, REPORT (Continued From Page Fifteen) period, payrolls made out, and checks payable to the individual delivered to the paymaster designated for each particular job to be distributed. Receipts signed by the payee will be mailed back to the association to serve as vouchers for those payments. The principles of the Pittsburgh plan were commended yesterday by William Randolph Hearst, publisher of the Pittsburgh "Sun-Telegraph" and other newspapers. "The plan is in harmony with the American policy of appropriating millions for employment, but not one cent for the publisher said.

"It efcate quack remedies economic fectively answers those, who advoillness that have been tried so unsuccessfully in Europe." Additional contributions by Allegheny coun firms on the basis of one day's payroll, just announced by association, come from the foilowing: The Pittsburgher, American Steel Wire Company, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Independent Wall Paper Company, Boiler Tube Company of America, Diamond Alkali Company, C. D. Halsey Hill, Wright Frew, F. J. Kress Box Company, Morris Knowles, Phillips Mine and Mill Supply Company, Post and Flagg, Universal Atlas Cement Company, The Arsenal Bank, Third National Bank, Bank of Pittsburgh, City Deposit Bank Trust Company, McCreery J.

J. Gillespie Co. Death Notices AHERN- Chicago, Thursday, February 19, at 4:55 p. Elizabeth Kleinhoffer, wife of George Ahern, aged 32 years. Funeral on Tuesday, February 24, at 8:30 a.

from the residence of her uncle, Harry Albrecht. 1418 Claim street, Troy Hill, Northside. Requiem mass at St. Mary's Church at 9 o'clock. Friends invited.

BOWES- Friday, February 20, 1931, at 5:25 p. George P. Bowes, beloved husband of Marcella Wolfrom, formerly of 753 Adelaide street. Fu- Death Notices On KDKA Tonight RUTH ETTING. Exponent of the "blues song," who will be featured with Dick Powell during the Monday Night Club broadcast on KDKA at 11:15 o'clock tonight.

Best Features Tonight Demi- -Tasse, WCAE. Clarke Sportslants, KQV. Program, WJAS. Gypsies, WCAE. Bakers, WJAS.

Folks, KDKA. Family Party, with Gladys Rice, WCAE. Lombardo, WJAS. Sherlock Holmes, WCAE. Rochester Civic Orchestra, KDKA.

Amaizo, WJAS. Builders, KDKA, Powell and Ruth Etting, KDKA. AFTERNOON. Vocal Varieties. WJAS, Tremaine's Orchestra.

WCAE, Noon Novelties. KQV. Noon Time Tunes. A Farm Flashes. KQV.

Orchestra. Columbia Revue. WCAE, Hungry Five. KDKA, Trinity Cathedral Lenten Services. KQV, Scalzo's Orchestra.

Gertrude Mohr Music Box. Joe Morgan's Orchestra. KDKA, Farm and Home Hour. WJAS, Musical Aviators. Ruth's Airway to Style.

WCAE. Missing Persons. KDKA. "The Play's The Orchestra, 2:00 Artists Recital. KDKA, Products, KQV, Afternoon Medleys.

Al and Pete. KQV. Jayne Jarrell's Orchestra. School of the Air. KDKA, Mountain Minstrels.

2:45 -KDKA. Sisters of the Skillet. KQV, Radio Voices. Lois Miller, Dick Liebert and Others. KDKA, Tide of Victory.

KQV. Dr. Bob Jones. Old Tine Tales. KQV, School of Organ.

Ann Leaf, organist. KDKA, Chicago Serenade. Radio Listening Test. WCAE, Marine Band. KDKA.

Patriotic Music. KQV, Dancing Melodies. KDKA, Stockman Sam. KQV, Kiddies Klub. Tribute to George Washington.

KQV. Dick and Ray. Candy Games. KQV. Cavaliers.

Children's Program. KDKA, Program. KQV, Five O'Clock Tunes. 5:30 -WIAS, Talk, Lorado Taft. KDKA, Talk by Edgar J.

Kaufmann, Allegheny County Emergency Association. KQV, Zummo's Orchestra. Hondorus. KDKA, Book Man; Sport Review. NIGHT.

6:00 P. M. WAS, Musical Program. WCAE. Ludwig Laurier's Black and Gold Boom Orchestra.

KDKA, Cereal Orchestra. 6:15 P. M. KDKA, Little German Band. 6:30 P.

M. WJAS. Weldenheimer's in Sylvanians. WCAE. "'Who's Behind the Name?" by Edwin Alger.

6:45 P. M. WCAF. Black and Gold Room Hour. KDKA, Lowell Thomas.

7:00 P. M. WAS. Current Events. WCAE, Mosical Demi tase.

KDKA, Amos 'n' Andy. 7:15 P. M. WAS. Blue and White Troubadours.

WCAE. Children's Program. KDKA, Jesters. 7:30 P. M.

WCAE, Careless Love, Negro Sketch. KDKA, Phil Cook. KQV, Food Show Broadcast. 7:45 P. M.

WAS, Tony Cabooch, One Man Show. KDKA, Westinghouse Glee Club. 8:00 P. M. WJAS, Edward Engel, violin; Gertrude Engel, piano.

Serenade Schubert Two Guitars Ludlow Gypsy Love Song Herbert Gypsies, Dance Kalman Play WCAE, Hamberger Family. KDKA, Band Program. KQV. The Talent Hunter. 8:15 P.

M. WJAS, Warren Wilkins, baritone; Ralph Fornof, piano. Until Sanderson Shipmates Till I Woodeforede-Finden I Know Lovely D'Hardelot Here Brahe Down WCAE. Studio Snapshots. KQV.

Al Clarke Sportslants. 8.30 P. M. WJAS. N.

E. A. Byrd Program. WCAE, Gypsies. Frank Parker, Carlton Boxill, tenors; Stanley McClelland, baritone; Emil Cote, bass: Irving Weill, accompanist; orchesdirection Harry Horlick; Milton J.

tra Cross, announcer. Gypsy Dance koft Liebesleid Kreisler Annie Laurie Quartet Ball Room Chatter Ocki-Albi Snowflakes Erickson La Comparsita Rodriguez Selections, Happened in Herbert Go Home and Tell Your Mother. Quartet A Toi Serenade Czibulka Just a Gigolo Casucci Berceuse Jarnefelt The River and Me Quartet Gavotte des Mathurins Lemaire Polovetsian Dances Borodin Serenade Aragonaise Baron KDKA, Luden's Novelty Orchestra. KQV, Park Bench Philosopher. 9:00 P.

M. WJAS. The Three Bakers, with Leo Orchestra. KDEA, Earle Spicer, baritone; Victor Young's Orchestra. KQV.

Classic Gems. 9:30 P. M. WAS, An Evening in Paris, Pierre Brugoon, master of ceremonies; Taylor Buckley, baritone; male quartet and orchestra. KDKA, Real Folks.

Neighbors decide to investigate the reported activities of ghosts and spectres during tonight's episode. WCAE, Family Party. Gladys Rice, guest artist. Brigadiers Quartet; Frank Black's Orchestra. KQV, Nut Club Broadoust.

10:00 P. M. WAS, Guy Lowbardo's Orchestra. WCAE. Sherlock Holmes.

Illustrious Client," in which Sherlock Holmes matches his powers against the greatest Don Juan in Europe to save the reputation of a young society girl, will be presented. KDKA, Rochester Civie Orchestra. Direction of Guy Fraser Harrison. Kolin Hager, tenor. Washington Post March Sousa I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby Clay Mr.

Hager. Jubel Overture Weber 10:30 P. M. WAS. Adventures of Don Amaizo.

WCAE. Willard Robinson's Deep River Orchestra. KDKA, Empire Builders. Pages from the boyhood days of James J. Rill will be dramatized during tunight's presentation.

The Old Timer tella the little-knowa stury of the acct- neral from the M. Fierst, 4518 home of funeral morning. Liberty February 24, avenue, Syl. o'clock. Requiem at 8:36 Church at o'clock.

mass at St BRACKEN--On J. Saturday, February late John P. Bracken. and son of tricia Mi. Kelly Bracken PA21, of by his wife He is Mrs.

Patricia John E. Bracken, and and infant his daughter, the funeral P. home Bracken. John Funeral mother, from gel, 3406 Fifth A. February requiem 24, at 9:15 avenue, a.

m. on High Tuesday, at St. Bernard's mass Church at 10 a. R. m.

Friends invited. C. BROSE-At his home, nue, Daniel Brose, husband 3429 Penn ave. Margaret Brose. He was of late Post No.

41, G. a Funeral member at 4064 Jerry Penn T. O'Shea's at Main funeral home, services Monday, February 23. street, Friends invited. Interment o'clock.

BURKS--On Wednesday, private. home. 18, Northside, Carrie Carrington street, at Burke. services of Metropolitan Baptist Funeral Church, at side, Monday, p. 11.

North21, 1931, Ellen Cavanaugh, February On Ellen Griffin and daughter Patrick Cavanaugh. the late of funeral John A. from Funeral ary 3406 24, Fifth at avenue, on Tuesday, Freyvegel, quiem a. m. High at St.

Paul's of remass Friends Cathedral at 9:30 1931, COATES. Saturday, George Coates, husband February of 21, Lydia Smyers, aged the late at his late residence, 92 years, Services son street, Northside, 1211 F1- 2:30 p. m. oft Monday, at at 6 Mary February 22, 1931, Sunday. Condron), wife of the late John Curtin (nee mother of Mary Kindlin, Curtin J.

and John J. Curtin of Detroit, Michael of Dennis, Michael John sister of Ireland. Funeral and from the Condron residence, 320 Jucunda street, family ville. Notice of time Knotlater. DAVIDSON- -Suddenly, on ruary 22, 12:50 Sunday, FebDavidson.

Remains p. at the Edward 8. Laughlin funeral home, 3310 Edward B. Liberty avenue, South West and interment Louisville, Services Hills. Ky.

DREYFUSS ruary 22, 1931, afternoon, FebOn Sunday Wolf, husband of Carolyn o'clock, Samuel 4:30 fuss. Services DreyWolf at 2 o'clock, at his afternoon Tuesday Morewood Gardens, late Morewood residence, Kindly omit flowers. avenue, wife of Rudolph Duncan, Janssen. Edward Shoning, sister mother of of Mrs. Dei, Mrs.

Helen Pappert, Jacob Pearlman. Herman, William, Mrs. Theodore, Nathan Louis and Albert. two grandchildren. Remains by Also survived East End mortuary.

at Baker's Funeral Wednesday, Requiem mass at Church St. Lawrence's at 9 o'clock. Friends invited. -On Sunday, February 1931, at 3:30 p. J.

Fred 22, Frauman. son of John F. and Henrietta J. Raab), in his 24th year. Funeral serv.

ices a at the family home, 1333 Columbus avenue, Northside, Thursday, Fehruary 26, at 2:30 p. m. Friends and members of the Swift Mission Brigade and William Thaw Council No. 396 are invited. FROHNERATH-On Saturday, February 21, at 11 p.

Joseph F. Frohnerath, husband of the late Elizabeth Ketter Frohnerath. Funeral from his late res. idence, 2330 Woodstock avenue, Swissvale, on Wednesday, February 25, at 8:30 a. m.

Solemn requiem high mass at St. Joseph's Church, Brad. dock, at 9 a. m. Friends invited.

FRITZ--At St. Francis Hospital, on Saturday, February 21, 1931, at 4 p. William H. Fritz, brother of Mrs. G.

T. Ryan, in his 69th year. Funeral from the residence of his sister, 6930 Stanish avenue, Morningside. Services Tuesday, February 24, at 3 p. m.

Friends invited. Interment private. FULLERTON-On Saturday, February 21, at 10 a. at the Allegheny Valley Hospital, Tarentum. Peter Bright Fullerton, in his 15th year.

Remains at the Gordon funeral home. Oakmont, where funeral services will be held Monday at 2 o'clock. interment following in Freeport cemetery. GREER-On Saturday evening, February 21, 1931, at 8 o'clock, Joseph S. Green.

Services at his residence, Plum township, near Saltsburg road. Tuesdar afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial in Plum Creek cemetery, New Texas, Pa. GRIMM-On Friday, February 20, at 3 p. Henry beloved husband of Barbara Hurst Grimm, aged 63 Funeral from the home of his years.

daughter, Mrs. M. J. Marshall, 3113 Brunot street, Sheraden, on Tuesday, February 24, at 8:30 a. m.

Requiem high mass at Holy Innocents' Church at 9 o'clock. Friends invited. meningitis, on Sunday HADDE February 22, 1931, at 4 a. morning, Kenneth H. Hadden, beloved son of G.

and Mary E. Hadden (nee Harry Cavanaugh), in his 19th year. Funeral private. HAENEL--On Saturday, February 21, 1931, at 11:50 p. Jacob Haenel, of Minnie Haenel (nee Dietz), husband his residence, 1010 Peralto street, at Funeral services on WedNorthside.

25, at 8:30 a. m. Solnesday, February requiem high mass at St. Mary's emn Church at 9 o'clock. Members R.

C. Society, Catholic of Holy Name Branch No. 3, Knights of St. George, and friends of the family invited. HUGHES Los Angeles, on 16, 1931, Catherine Monday, February Sullivan, wife of Joseph Hughes of 606 Beltzhoover avenue, Eighteenth ward, at the Southside.

Funeral services home of Peter Hughes, 616 Excelsior at 4 p. m. Friends street. on Monday invited. 22, at HUGHES--On Sunday, February 3:30 p.

James F. Hughes, husband of the late Mary McGrath Hughes, aged 76 years. Funeral from the home his daughter, Mrs. Frank W. Kossof ler, 1210 Tyndall street, Sheraden, on Wednesday at 8:30 a.

m. Requiem at St. James' Church at 9 high mass o'clock. Please omit flowers. his residence, 225 Maple street, Kittanning, on Saturday, HUDSON-At February 21.

at 10 p. Captain James M. Hudson. Funeral services will be held at his late residence 01 February 24, at 2 p. m.

InTuesday, in Rodgers Chapel cemetery, terment Please omit flowers. IFFAR Sunday morning, Febru1931, at 2:15 o'clock, William Ifary 22, husband of Eleanor Lauman farth, late of the King Edward Apts at the home of Mrs. A. Services 2248 St. Lukes Square, Nortbe 8 o'clock.

IP Lauman, side, Tuesday evening at terment private Wednesday February morning, 3 Frances E. Killmet KILLMEYER-On Sunday, at p. widow of Christian (nee Schuler), from aged 83 years. Funeral Killher Joseph meyer, the home of Crucible son, street, Wednesday, meyer, Solemn. 121 February 25, at 9:30 at a.

m. St. Martin's quiem high Sacred Heart mass Church at 10 o'clock. of St. Society, Third Order Women's Francis and friends invited.

at on February 21, KISTLER- his daughter, Mrs. John home of M. Pollock, of the McKeesport, Sardis H. aged 65 years, husband McWilliams Kistler. May Kistler, late Angeline the with the family at be seen Edmundson Striffler Co.

Hunter, 600 Market street, McKeesport. home, 24, services Tuesday, February F. the First L. Funeral 2:30 D. in at Church.

Sunday, February LEPPOI 2:50 a. Marie T. Leppold, the 1931, at daughter of Henry Leppold Wild), and in late Marie Leppoldy Funeral on Wednesday, (nee her 25th year. of her 25, from the residence 103 South February aunt, at 8:30 a. m.

Mrs. John Scheuring, Twenty-sixth street, Peter's R. C. quiem high mass at St. invited.

Church at 9 a. m. Friends are ArInterment In St. Peter's cemetery, lington avenue. 11, LIMLEY-On Saturday, February daughter of -931, at 5 a.

Rieger LimMary Anton and the late Anna Funeral lay, of 4801 Cypress sister, Mrs. street. from Center avenue, the residence of her Martin J. Griffin, 2040 8:30 m. on Tuesday, February requlem at St.

23, at Solemn high mass of at Joseph's Church, Bloomfeld. o'clock. Friends invited. 21, Saturday, February of LOWRY-On wife 1931, at 5:55 p. late Anne W.

C. Lowry, WilkinsServices at her home, 1009 Franklin evening avenue, at 8 o'clock. burg, on Monday chapel of Additional services Sharon, Tuesat the Oakwood cemetery, day morning at 11:30 o'clock. (Pa.) papers please of his son, M'ADAMS-At the home February 21, 1931, st E. MAdams, on McAdame, fu 1:30 p.

George W. J. Monday his 84th year. Services on aver ning at 8 o'clock, at Invited. 1028 Ridge nue, Tuesday Coraopolis.

afternoon Frienda at 2 o'clock, Burial (0.) papers of Wilplease MacKEEN-Ralph Abner, M. A Keel. liam D. and Rachel Brooks services will in his 13th year. Funeral 695 Broad be held at the family home, Tuesday, street.

Sewickley, Friends of February 24, at 2:30 p. m. vited..