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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
PASTOR IS NAMED
FOR HAML|NE N. {.
q. Harry Wilson Burgan,
Distinguished Leader, to
Be Welcomed.

Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church,
Sixteenth and Allison streets, has been
assigned a new pastor by the one hum
dred and forty-seventh session of the
Baltimore Annual Conference, when
met in First Church, Baltimore, during
the past week.
DR.. Harry Wilson Burgan, who has
been superintendent Of the Baltimore
district for six yeaIS, is the new pastor
DIR. Burgan is graduate OF VIII
Transport Dickinson Seminary, Baltl-
more Business College, Drew Theolo9i-
cal Seminary and also did graduate
work in John Hopkins University. The
degree Of doctor of divinity was con-
ferred on him by st. Johns College at
Annapolis. Nd.
While at Calvary Church, Annapolis,
for nine years of the war period, he
cared for the Methodist interests among
the ridShipmen at the United States
Naval Academy and other service men
in Annapolis.
He has been a member Ct the last
two General Conferences Of he Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and s elected
q delegate to a third confe-el-c, which
meets in Atlantic City il May, 1882.
IL is a trustee CT American University
in this city, Goucher College in Balti-
mere and Morgan College in Baltimore.
He also is the recording secretary Of the
R~ard Of Temperance. Prohibition and
Public Morals of the Methodist Eplsco-
Icl Church.
Mrs Burgan is graduate Of Goucher
College and also did graduate work in
John Hopkins University. She wGS
teacher in the Maryland School for the
Dlnd.
Or and Mrs. Burgan will be present
81 the services tomorrow, which will
b. featured by the Children'S day eXer-
Cises at 1890 am. They will also be
present at the evening service.
The official board and their wives met
at a luncheon at the Press Club yes
terday TO meet Dr.. and Mrs. Burgan
A reception will be tenGSred them with
DR. and Mrs. CheSteCn Smith next
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the
social hall of the church.
DR.. ChoSteen Smith succeeds Dr.
Burpan as district superintendent Of the
Baltimore district and will take up
residence in Baltimore next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
GUEST TO PREACH
AT NATIONAL BAPTIST
DR.. r. ". Weaver Will Discuss
In These Days at Morn
ing Service.

DR.. r. w. Weaver will speak at the
National Baptist Memorial tomorrow at
II am. in the absence of the pastor
Dr.. Johnson. who is attending COM
r1ercenent at Colgate University. DR..
Wcaver's subject viii be In Those
Days" At pm. DR.. j. B; clayton
viii speak on The Song Of the Ages,
his address being intended especially
for the younger people.
Reports from the Northern Baptist
Contention will be given Thursday at
pm. by Dr.. H. w. O. Wilmington
Mrs. o. E. Howe and Mrs. J. H. Girls
we'll.
The Summer Bible school will open
June % at 9 O'Clock and registration
will begin next Friday from $50 to
$50 pm. Miss Edna Grover will be
director of the school and Miss Norma
Johnson, Miss Bell Ward, Miss
Florence Rice and Mrs. Ruth W.
Edwards will BE- the teachers.
Boy Scouts, Troop 20, will meet at
the church Friday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
EDUCATIONAL DAY
SERVICES TO BE HELD

Church School to Present Pageant
on Foundry Program-Recep-
ton to Be Thursday.
The annual Educational day will be
observed in Foundry Methodist Episco-
pal Church tomorrow morning, the serv-
Ice beginning at 1890 o'clock. A
pageant The Church and Her Chill
dren," will be presented by the church
school. The spirit Of the church will be
represented by Mrs. r. Browning
Rench: The Guardian Spirit of Child
hood and Youth" will be impersonated
by Miss Ruth Riddick; The Spirit of
Missions" will be represented by Miss
Margaret Woods. and MIS-. Walter t.
Cardwell will imperSonate The Spirit
Of Parenthood."
At the evening service the pastor,
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris. will preach
on the theme "Childishness versus
Childlikeness."
At the close OF the mid-week service
on Thursday evening an informal re1ep-
ton will be rendered Dr. and Mrs
Harris and Rev. and Mrs. Eddy L.
Ford by the congregation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
CHILDREN'S DAY SERVICES
LISTED AT WAUGH M. E.
Rev. Howard F. Downs, Former
Pastor, Will Preach Sermon
in Evening.

At Waugh NJ. F. Church tomorrow
morning Children's day exercises VIII
be held. Children from all parts OF
the school will have a part in the
service. Rev Howard F. Downs, for
mer pastor, will preach at the evening
service.
The Epworth League will meet at Z
pm. and will be in charge Of Team No
10. the members Of which will discuss
Caution" Miss Bertha Wcndrack was
reelected president of the league at
the business meeting Wednesday eve
ming.
The Copeland banquet will be held
at the church June 10 at pm.
Other meetings for the week include
the prayer service Thursday evening
Sunday school beard meeting after the
praver service; the meeting of the
Mothers class Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Hillman, lib Fifteenth
street northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
DR.. MARSHALL TO PREACH

DR.. Hsrold Marshall will be the
preacher at the Univsrsalist National
Memorial Church tomorrow at II
o'clock. DR.. Marshall is the manager
of the Universalist Publishing House
in Boston, Mass. The church school
will meet for its final session for the
season at 1915 am. There will be no
meeting OF the Y. P. G. U. tomorrow.
but plans are being made for an out
door gathering Of the young people
June q. Arthur Wiley is in charge Of
The arrangements.
The annual picnic of the w. E. D. o.
Circle is to be held at Hams Point,
Thursday at 6 o'clock. In case Of rain
the picnic will be held at the parish
house. There will be a brief meeting
following the picnic supper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
UNION MISSION SERVICES
NJ. A. Morrison, Attorney, Speaks
Tomorrow Night.

Attorney Martin A. Morrison, will be
the speaker tomorrow at 7:45 pm. in
the chapel of the Central Union Mis-
sion. 6l3 G street
The services next week will be under
the auspices Of: Monday night, the B.
Y. P. u. Of Kendall Baptist Church;
Tuesday night, the A. B. Pugh Class of
Mt Vernon Place NJ. z. Church, South;
Wednesday night, the Sunday Evening
Chris ian Endeavor of Calvary Baptist
Church; Thursday night, the Christian
Endeavor Of the First Congregational
Church; Friday night, the Live Wire
Glass of Metropolitan Baptist Church.
and Saturday night, the Francis Asbury
M. E. Church, South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
CHURCH OF BRETHREV

Washington City Church of the
Brethren. Fourth and North Cardina
avenue southeast. will hear tomorrow
morning DR.. F. F. Holsopple, who will
speak on Where Are the Nine?' or
what keeps people away from Christ.
The service conducted b. Mrs. Com-
erford on India at pm will give
place TO seres of stereopticon views
illustrating mission work in India
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
Novena at st. Mary's Church,

A novena in honor of Our Lady OF
Perpetual Help will begin at st. Mary's
Church, June 10 and continue until
June 81. There will be daily masses at
60 7 and 8 o'clock. The evening de-
votions will be held at 1870. Rev.
Charles Garstenlauer. Of the Redemp-
t0r.st Fathers will conduct the novena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13

The religious department of the
Y, NJ. G. A. has arranged for the fol-
lowing speakers to conduct services in
local churches next Sunday: Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist Protestant,
8 o'clock, Page NICK. Etchison, religious
work director Of the Y. M c. A;
New NJ thodLst Protestant Church, IL
O'Clock, D. Roland Potter. and o'clock,
-. II. Loving; Cherrydale Methodist
Thompson; Calvary Methodist Prot
estant, Aurora Hills. Va, II o'clock,
Harold Leath; Northminster Presby-
terrain Chapel, II O'Clock. Louis B.
Nichols; Mount Tabor Methodist Prot
estant Church, IL o'clock Carl Hewlett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
EXERCISES BY CHILDREN
Rev. J. G. Ball Will Speak at serv-
ices Tomorrow Morning.

At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
tomorrow morning children's day
exercises will be held The acting
superintendent, Leroy T. Gravatte, in
charge. An address will be delivered
by the pastor. Rev. John Compton
Ball, On How God Cares for His
Children"
In the evening Flag day will be
recognized The Boy Scouts will have
a prominent part in the exercises. DR..
Ball will speak on How to Prevent
Stains on Our Flag"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
Memorial United Brethren.

The pastor, DR.. S. B. Daugherty will
preach tomorrow at the II o'clock serv-
ice on Love in Tears" In the evening
there will be a union service in Ecking-
ton Presbyterian Church. DR.. Walter F.
Atl;il7Ton will be the preacher. The Sun
dr. school will be held at 945 am,
and the Christian Endeavor Societies
will meet at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13

1t is a -fronted, squatty, square
lowered building, dark and dusky in
appearance. 1t is not built along the
lines of other American churches of
that date, but follows more after the
plan of the old-fashioned little churches
OF London. The pillars are of wood
Taken by itself, it seems veritable
bit of historic London.
It was built more than century
and half ego One ot those who
united to erect it was Sir Henry Frank
land, whose pew is Still remembered
and is now No. 20. Sir Henry. living
in Marblehead, fell in love with Agnes
SURFACE, the pretty daughter of an
innkeeper. She came with him to
Boston, and later travelled with him to
Lisbon. When the great earthquake
occurred there on November l. l755,
FranklandS life was saved by his de-
voted Agnes. and he made her his wife
The story has been retold in a well
known poem, Agnes" by Oliver Wen
dell Holmes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13

Layman's day will be observed to-
morrow at II c'clock at ST. Paul's M. E
Church South, Thirteenth and Critten-
den streets, when Eugene Black, mem
Der of the United States Board Of Tax
Appeals, will speak on The Way to
Spiritual Power"
Rev. w. w. McIntire, pastor OF the
church, will preach at the evening
services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13

. OMANCE and history center
about Kings Chapel, Boston,
Mass, one of the spots visited
by all pilgrims to that historic
Evening star., 1931-12-27
NEW MAP RECORDING
LONDON INCH BY INCH
Two-Years' Work of Large Force
of Official Surveyors Gets
Under Way.

LONDON (N.A.N.A.).-A large body
OF official surveyors has Just begun the
two-year task of bringing the map OF
London up to date. The work Is carried
out by royal engineer experts from the
headquarters of the survey at South
ampton and by civilians They go over
every inch of the ground with chain
and theodolite, measuring and record
ing levels and marking exactly every
building, bridge and minute feature on
the face Of London.
The changes since London was last
surveyed 25 years ago have been enor-
nous, and a vast amount Of work is
entatled In recording the innumerable
places where fields have given place to
buildings. The results of the work are
recorded on the great ordnance survey
map OF IS inches to mile, which shows
every feature on London's surface This
enormous map is afterward brought
down to map of inches to a mile.
which Is the one commonly used in land
transactions. One hundred and thirty
Of these maps are needed to complete
the London survey
The survey is primarily a military en-
terprise. The first government survey
was for the map of the Highlands made
after the invasion Of the Young Pre-
tender In 1745 as an aid TO future mill
tary operations.
Nowadays the ordnance survey Is esL
senttal for hundred purposes, military
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Evening star., 1931-12-27
American Legion

Christmas party will be held Monday
from to 4 O'Clock, at the Thomson
Community Center, Twelfth and L
streets. A Christmas tree, Santa Claus,
toys, a filled Christmas stocking, games
and refreshments will provide for so
orphans and children of veterans.
Omcials invited are the department
commander and president, F. G. Fraser
and Mrs. Sue p. Minis; Legion and
Auxiliary Child Welfare chairmen, Miss
Annie Humphrey and Mrs. Louise Fisk.
Chapeau Departmental Willette Preston
will assist Partner Fawcett and her
committee, Partners Sue P. Minis, Irene
Arnold, Anna Lee Scale, Mary B. Yates
and Mamie Kehoe.
Partner Mary B. Corwin, hostess for
the anual Christmas party and the
celebrations Of the salons birth month,
announces the date, December 80, at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. j. S. Hig-
gins, Gould street and Lee Highway at
Falls Church. Transportation guide
Go over Key Bridge, turn right at end
OF bridge and on to Lee Highway; Falls
Church bus routed over K street passes
by the door, and look for the ct 40
light emblem at Falls Church.
Partner Gertrude Lyons, Music chair
man, recently sponsored a television
program at Wheaton over Station
W3XK. The half-hour broadcast was
announced as the 8 ct 40's unemploy-
ment program.
The Education Of War Orphans Com
mittee reported that Virginia Hutchins
Evening star., 1931-12-27

the 8 ct 40's scholarship protege,
graduated from the Lane Comptometry
School with an average of SO per cent.
George Lane, president of the school,
has offered Salon No. IA 1882 scholar
ship for World War orphan. Ma.
tional Commander Henry l.. Stevens,
jr., mas appointed Partner Dorothy B.
Harper a member of the Legions Ma
tional Committee on Education Of War
Orphans.
Comdr. Edward L. Marthill, recently
installed head Of Sergt Jasper Post, No.
13, the American Legion, has announced
the following committee appointments:
Auditing-Russell w. ClarkSon, chair
man; William r. Beall and George
Smith. Entertainment-Albe j. Llu-
frio, chairman; Col. John r. Thomp-
son, Fred F. Money, George Bache,
William r. Beall, Capt. Daniel H. Pratt,
Lucian Jordan, Charles j. Ferris,
Joseph A. Ashi, Francis j. Mcdonald,
Paul D. Taggert, Capt. Robert l.. Jer-
nagin and John S. Josephs. Member
ship-Maj. Thoras j. Frailcy. chair
man; Floyd B. Harrison. William G.
McCallum, Thomas r. Brunson, Louis
r. Dennis, William G.. Burke, Robert M.
Phillips william r. Beall, Ernest A.
Golden, Fred G.. Fraser, William A.
KehOe, John j. Orlosky, Robert M.
Huey, DR.. H. w. Rollins, Charles w.
Cline, Capt. Fred Kochli, Charles P.
Ruby, Roger F. Sisk, Paul H. Robbins,
B. w. Douglas and Fred F. Money.
Resolutions William A. Kehoe, chair
man; Percy A. Matthews and Carl c.
Brown. Welfare-vrederick C. Gard
ner, chairman B. w. Douglas and Will
liam Snyder The next meeting Of the
post will be held at ThoT as Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue, January 6.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
BANK OF ENGLAND HAS
TROUBLE WITH WELL
Lloyd's, Across Street, Boring to
Find Water It Drained, May
Dry It Up in Turn.

LONDON (P.-The Bank Of England
is having little more trouble-well
trouble this time.
In rebuilding the bank a new artesian
we'll was bored to insure the banks
water supply in case of siege or natural
catastrophe.
When the well was opened the well
in Lloyd's Bank, across the street, dried
up, apparently drained by the newer
bore.
Lloyd's are boring q new well, and
when London financiers have an idle
moment, they wonder whether Lloyd's
or the Bank of England or both will get
the water this time
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Grand T. David Gates and staff from
Harmony Lodge.
Central Lodge will hold a special
meeting Wednesday evening in lieu Of
the lodge not being able to meet last
Friday and the coming Friday, due to
holidays.
The grand master announced the
schedule of installations which will oc-
cur in January as follows:
January S, Past Grand Elbert o.
Talley of Columbia will install the off,
GERS of Mount Pleasant, Past Grand
Isidor Lipov of Excelsior will install the
officers of Golden Rule.
January 6, Past Grand DR.. T. David
Gates of Harmony will install the off,
GERS of Eastern, Past Grand Linwood E.
Donaldson of Amity will install the offi-
GERS of Friendship, Past Grand Justin
NJ Green of Beacon will install the
officers of Covenant, Past Grand Ben
jemin F. Lusby of Phoenix will install
the officers of Brightwood.
January 7, Past Grand Vernon w.
KidWell of Federal City will install the
officers of Columbia, Past Grand Ed
ward H. Holkamp of Central will install
the officers of Phoenix, Past Grand
Frank P. Herman of Metropolis will
install the officers Of Salem.
January 8, Past Grand Thomas H.
Dennis of Washington will instqll the
officers of Central, Past Grand May
nard P. Twitchell of Mount Pleasant
will install the officers OF Federal CITY,
Past Grand Karl N. Bretzfelder of
Friendship will install the officers of
Langdon. Past Grand Charles Miller of
Covenant will install the officers Of
Amity.
January II, Past Grand Milton s.
Fall of Langdon will install the oflcers
OF Beacon.
January -, Past Grand John A.
Quisenberry of Golden Rule will install
the officers of Washington, Past Grand
Embert A. LeLacheur of Eastern will
install the officers of Excelsior.
January 13, Past Grand Charles w.
Shaw of Salem will install the officers
of Harmony.
January IS, Past Grand Hiram e.
johnson Of Brightwood will install the
officers of Metropolis.
The Wildey Anniversary Committee
will meet Tuesday evening to arrange
for celebration in January James e.
Griffith is the chairman and the meet
ing will be held at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Tuesday - George Washington
Post, No. /, 1441 Rhode Island
avenue, 8 pm; Vincent B. Cos
tello Post, No. Is, board room,
District Building, 8 pm.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
No. l3, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., 8 pm.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
REBEKAH LODGES.

Mount Pleasant Lodge met Deem
Der II, with Maxine Gibson in the chair.
The following elections were made: No
BILE grand, Margaret Bennett; vice
grand, Lois Shropshire; recording sec
retary, Mary Pollock; financial secre-
tary Mae Berlin, and treasurer, r. E.
Althouse.
Esther Rebekah Lodge will have cleo
tion of officers at its next regular meet
ing. A Christmas party will be held.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
ODD FELLOWS.

EASTERN Lodge elected officers as fol-
lows: Noble grand, Albert P. Dobbins,
vice grand, william H. Bailey; record
ing secretary, Ingemand o. Lund;
financial secretary, Harry L. Andersen.
and treasurer, Arthur G.. Turner. They
Will be installed lannaEZ 9 b Past
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Pvt. Estol R. Ellerman Medical De-
partment Detachment. 12lst Engineers.
has been ordered honorably discharged
en- account of removal from the District
of Columbia.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

The following named enlisted men
have been ordered transferred from the
active to the reserve lists of their re-
spective organizations for the reasons
Evening star., 1931-12-27

The officers of Washington Centen-
nial Chapter were installed at the last
meeting by Past Grand Matron Mrs.
Nellie Fletcher as installing officer, Miss
Freda Smigelsky as grand marshal and
Mrss Bessie GookkeX - Nand chaplain,
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Officers Of Columbia Chapter will be
installed tomorrow evening, with ASso-
ciate Grand Matron Edith Williams as
installing officer, Past Grand Matron
Tillie G. Chauncey as grand marshal
and Past Matron Mae v. Evans as grand
chaplain.
Good Will Chapter will hold special
meeting wednesday evening for the pur-
pose of installation. Matron Pearl K.
Armack entertained her officers at din
ner at her home Saturday evening. The
next regular meeting will be January 8.
Officers of Esther Chapter were in
stalled by Past Grand Matron Julia
Streator assisted by Past Grand Matron
Bertha Hudson as installing marshal
and Ada Phillips as chaplain, as fol-
lows: Jessie M. Ridings, matron; Ara
M. Daniels, patron; M. Eslie Babcock,
associate matron; Charles A. Carlisle,
associate patron; Charlotte M. Pine,
secretary: Alice r. Bradley, treasurer;
Mary Waldron, conductress: Harriet
Mears, associate conductress; Elaine
Eppley, chaplain: Genevieve Strobel,
marshal; Theodore Cunningham, or
ganist; Nell Diehl Ray, Adah; Irene
Smith, Ruth; Emma I. Daniels, Esther !;
Atlantic Brown, Martha; Agnes Rider,
Electa; Lille Turner, warder, and Rob-
ert j. Bell, sentinel.
The chapter will celebrate its seth
birthday anniversary January q.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

The following officers were installed
In Martha Chapter Matron, Emma H.
Mason; patron, Arthur c. Watts; as
sociate matron, Bernetta B. Hoffman;
associate patron, Henry Fisher; secre-
tary Evelyn Hursh (re-elected); treas
urer, Alice Heimer Cre-elected con-
ductress, Pauline Fry; associate con-
ductress, Bertha Johnson chaplain,
Betty Bollinger; marshal, Mollie Fos-
son; organist Carleton Fry; Adah,
Thelma Sevenhuysen; Ruth, Irma Will
liams; Esther, June Schultz; Martha,
Marie Stuize; Electa Mildred Green;
warder, Emma Withers; sentinel, Jesse
Stevens. Representative to the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, Jesse Hover;
trustees, Past Grand Matron Flora
Campbell Past Matron Anna Cawson,
Past Patron Roland Brown. Past
Patron Richard Titlow sang. Charles
B. Scott was named chairman Of Ways
and Means Committee. The officers
were installed by Mrs. Campbell, as
as grand marshal, and Past Matron
Anna Cawson, grand chaplain. Junior
Past Matron Elsie Speer was presented
with silver service and a bridge lamp;
Junior Past Patron Henry Wonderly re-
ceived fiat silver and linen. A delega-
ton from the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Lambskin Club presented Matron Emma
Mason with two sets of candlesticks
The officers will preside January l..
Matron Mason announces that the Off
GERS reception dance, which was
scheduled to follow the New Year
meeting. has had to be called off.
The retiring matron, Elsie Speer, en-
tertained her ofneers at Q dinner at the
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Orient Commandry, No. S, knights
Templar, had an elaborate Christmas
observance celebration at its asylum on
Christmas day, and gave the children of
its members the time of their lives at a
Kiddie's night last evening in the
asylum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-06
{ POS MINISTER'S
 ARE DISMISSED; PURCHASED JOBS
Four Hoosier Staters Are Ousted as Result
 of Charges

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. G. Dismissal Of four postmasters in Indianas First District, on charges they purchased their appointments from an unnamed Representative in Congress, is announced by the Post Office Department.
 Harry Rowbottom, who repre- sents the District, was defeated at the last election.
 The dismissed postmasters are:
 Otto Weilbrenner of Mount Yer non; William Davidson, of Peters burg Mckinley Ayers, of Chrisney, and Mrs. Helen, of Roetzel.
 Criminal ActiCn
 The Department of Justice $ prepared to institute criminal ac- ion against the Indiana Represen- tative charged by the Post Office Department with accepting money from four postmasters and rural carriers to obtain appointments.
 The Department of Justice offic- ials declined, however, to name the Representative No formal action however, in the criminal action has been instituted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-06
Deferred Buying to Bring
 Better Times, Reynolds Says

A year ago I ventured the opinion that the volume of business pro duction in 1880 might equal that of 1927. And during the first quar- ter of the year business increased in remarkable fashion.
 But there was subsequent re- lapse, due partly to foreign condi- tions, and we now find that volume for the entire year was some per cent below 1928.
 The years average of industrial output-the production of factory and mine-will be 16 to IT percent below the 1929 figure and about 45 per cent above the 1921 average.
 Commodity prices on the average declined approximately 16 per cent from the high point of 1929, and corporate profits will show reduc- tion of at least a third from the 1929 total,