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MORRIS PLAN EMPLOYEES
GET PROFITS CHECKS
Special atch to The star.

Special DIspatch 70 The BtAf.
NEW YORK, February 13.-Distri-
button of the annual prof1t-sharing
checks was made yesterday to the four
hundred employees of the Morris Plan
Co. of New York.
In a communication accompanying
the checks, Executive Vice President
Wallace D. Mclean stated that the
company had completed IL months of
satisfactory service and activity despite
general business depression.
The prof1t-sharing plan was in
augurated several years ago and permits
the participation of every employe of
the company. Checks are based on
salary and length of service and range
from 4 to 9 per cent Of the employee
salary.
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produce o maximum" The productivity
Of labor is to be increased from a.
I'll 900 to 1881, 900.
After quoting a recent government
decree for recruiting labor for indus
on the part of the worker In choosing
his job" The department says the Rus
sian government does not permit free
dom Of choice of jobs or refusal to
accept what 10 offered"
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mines were to produce third OF the
output Of the previous year. TO reach
the goal mechanization Is TO be In
creased" the report adds. There Is
said to be already sufficient machinery
Of German and American make TO oper-
ate the mines, but that their utilization
was inef1cient.
The Russian government is quoted as
saying the coal program must be full
Allied at all COSTS" a. the success OF
coal decides the fate Of fnetallurgy,
which IL under the same pressure to
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EARNINGS REPORTED.

NEW YORK, February Is (P).-
Hupp Motor Car Co. today reported net
loss of $922,765 for 1890. This con-
trasts with net profit of $3,468,s36, or
$235 a share, in 1929.
Buffalo, Rochester q Pittsburgh Rail-
way had net income equal to cents a
share last year against $6.1S a share in
1929.
Southern California Edison's 1880 net
income was equivalent to $3.25 a share
compared with STA share of o
slightly smaller capitalization in 1929
First National Stores, earned net
profit of $1,080,973 in the quarter ended
December At, against $1,16S,o65 in the
year.
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NEW SECURITIES

NEW YORK, February IS (R).-New
securities offered today include:
state Of Louisiana Highway, SIS, 000,-
600 AZ per cent bonds, dated Decenn-
Der IS, 1880, and due December, 1884
to 1855, priced to yield to AS per cent,
by a group headed by Harris, Forbes
e. Co.
Davenport Water Co., $1,6O0,OOO first
mortgage per cent bonds series A,
maturing January /, 1861, priced at
e3Iz and interest, to yield over 5.44 per
cent, by w. Q. Langley q 90. and Hal
sey, Stuart q Co.
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RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
PLANS INDUSTRIAL GAIN

BY the Associated Press.
The Russian government plans great
er performance in its industries for
the present calendar year.
In a Department Of Commerce report
IL is said "the coal industry. partic-
ularly In the Donets Basin. Is called
upon for unprecedented production"
In the last three months Of 1880 the
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Gasoline Price Increased

NEW YORK, February Is (P.-Shell
Eastern Petroleum Products. Inc. has
increased the price Of tank car gasoline
] cent q gallon, to cents, along the
Atlantic seaboard, meeting the advance
announced recently by the Texas Cor
poration.
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RAIL EARNINGS OFF
Norfolk Southern Reports 1880
Net Loss Of S131,1o4,

The preliminary statement of Norfolk
Southern Railroad Co. for year ended
December 81, 1880, shows net loss of
S131, 104 after taxes and charges, COM
pairing with net income in 1929. of
$346, $50 or SALT a share on 10000
shares of stock.
Preliminary income account for
year 1880 compares as follows:
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Trade Reports at a Glance


February conditions
the wholesale bbg retail manufacturing
industry well the state collection reported Bradss this
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First National Stores.

NEW YORK. February Is Cp.-First
National Stores for the four weeks
ended January "a reported sales of
So, O64 ,346, decrease of ST. per cent
from $6,496,665 for the like period of
1880.
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n Receive by Private
i % Sta

Note-An stocks are sold in one hundred-share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (80s (250s)
which shows those stocks were sold In odd lots
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production employment; wholesalers vol
small; retailing about equal a
notwithstanding manufacturing fair prices
small
Detroi-Indus losing gains: quieter
employment better
Chicag-Westn LIBERAL
ceases with bars and pipe leading retailing spotty.
St. Louuto sales
quiet, but optimistic.
MnneapoisCod
report slight improvement: helps
Duluth-Mnd weather retards
OmahaTade below building
Des Moine-Mld weather retards trade
Balmorean relieves drought wholesang retailing
dustry more active; employment improved.
Kansas City-Moderate trade; rain badly needed
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INVESTMENT TRUSTS

NEW YORK, February IS (P.-Over-
the. counter market:
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o1 "a "a u "a
on last quarterly or semi
Partly extra. titus AZ in
b Payable IN stock. Q Adjust
4 Plus 81 In stock. h Plus
3 Plus 10ss In stock. m Plug
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NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
BANKS.

NEW YORK. February Is CP.-Over-
the-counter market:
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RIGHTS. Expif
2sk Ia Sou Cal Ed Apr 20
Dividend rates in dollars based
annual payment. SEx dividend.
stock. o Payahle IN cash or stock.
nent dividend. { Plus 81. In stock.
Is n n s ssSSE Fius s S IN IN . ssSSE
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FOREIGN BONDS.

ww-ith warrants.
1Wz tthout warrants.
ILL.,.
WGWhen issued.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Jim Bottomley
Is Going Strong
After Bad Year

NEW YORK, Sept. l9 U.P)-
Sunny Jim" Bottonley, st. Louis
first baseman, is one of those ir-
repressible good men.
Considered Washed Up" and at
the end Of his major league career
after a miserable showing in the
1880 world series and relegated TO
the bench for many weeks this
season while a rookie played his
position, Bottomley has battled
back to stardom and now looms as
a threat for the National League
batting championship.
Statistics released today and in
Guiding games OF Thursday, Sept.
II, show Bottomley in second place
only q fraction of a point behind
Bill Terry, New York Giants first
baseman and 1880 National League
batting champion.
While the National League race
has developed into a free for all
the American League features a
two way fight between Al Simmons
of Philadelphia. 1880 champion,
and Babe Ruth, Yankees home run
star Simmons continues to hold
the lead with a .38l average but
Ruth is only six points behind.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
LEE ALL-STARS
DEFEAT KEPLEY
Pill FOUNDERS

Leon Lees all-stars, headed b.
Joe Hurst, came back with a yenge-
ance last night by shutting out
John Kepley's club, 8 to 0, and
evening the series one game each.
It was Hurst's first shutout of the
season.
He yielded only three singles, two
of which were gathered by Patter-
son and the other by Kepley. Nee
" found OBriens offerings to his
liking, dealing out two doubles and
single.
The opening game between the
FL Centro Girls team and nine
composed of boys less than u years
of age, was won by the girls, to 6.
Next week a new policy is TO be
adopted On Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights double-headers
will be played. At 7 o'clock the reg
ular league game will take place
and at $3.50 o'clock the two all-star
clubs will meet.
If the policy proves to be a sue
cess, it probably will be continued
for the remaining weeks of sched-
ule play League officials believe
Fall debts will be cleared by the end
of the season when the new policy
is in effect.
The schedule for Monday is Cra-
mers versus Shirers at p. m. and
the third of the fiye-game series of
the all-stars.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Pacific Coast
League Scores
By UNITED PRESS

Los Angeles Angels emerged from
their slump last night and trounced
the Seals, to 3, thereby regaining
first place in the Coast league.
The Seals and Angels were tied
for first place when the game start
ed, the Seraphs having lost eonsid-
cradle ground by dropping three in
row to San Francisco. Heavy hit
ting by Hannah. Moore and Farrell
accounted for the victory last night.
The Seals kept second place. a
fraction of a point ahead OF the
Oakland Oaks.
The Acorns lost again to the Sac
ramento Senators, to l. to even the
series. All the runs were made in
the sixth inning Had the Oaks
won they would have been dan
gerously near the Angels.
The Hollywood Stars also came
out of huddle to gain their first
victory of the week at the expense
OF the Mission Reds The Stars
scored four times in the first two
innings and finally nosed out their
opponents, 6 TO 5, although they
called on three pitchers before the
game ended
The Seattle Indians got back al
the Portland Beavers for three con-
secutive defeats by winning both
games of a double-header The IN
dams took the first contest. 3 to 6,
and then finished the evening by
grabbing the second. to l
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
SAVOLDI SHOWS
BRUINS METHOD
TO CARRY BALL

LOS ANGELES, Sept 10. U.P)-
Joe Savoldi, one of the late Knute
Rockne's pet football players,
showed the University of California
at Los Angeles eleven how to pack
The bali when he visited the Bruins
yesterday.
His natty white knickers were
black when he left the field after
directing the first string in signal
practice. Joining the huddles and
stepping off formations for the
backs and then showing Capt. Nor
man Duncan how a fullback should
block.
Coach Bill Spaulding is forced
with the problem of digging up an
other heavy quarterback in a twin
king. following the report of
trainers that Briggs Hunt, second
string quarter, will be laid up for
month with a twisted knee.
The Bruins face Occidental COL
lege in their opening game next
Friday night, with the tough Wash
ington State Cougars following at
Pullman, october 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
VINES BEATEN
IN EXHIBITION
TENNIS GAMES.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10. up
Ellsworth Vines. national singles
champion, will have a chance to re-
deem himself for two defeats yes-l
terday when he appears in another
brace of exhibition doubles matches
in the Pacific Southwest tennis
tournament
Vines teamed first with Mrs Mar
jorie Gladman Van Ryn and then
with Gregory Mangin, and was on
the short end of the score in each
case. Feed j. Perry, British star,
and Mrs. L. A. Harper administered
the. first trimming, 6-3, 81, while
Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn
defeated Vines and Mangin in the
other match, 6-3, 60, 1913.
Today Vines will be paired with
his usual doubles partner, Keith
Gledhill of Santa Barbara, to face
Allison and Van Ryn. The former
pair hold the national claycourt
doubles title, while the latter hold
the national grass court doubles
crown.
Vines also will be paired with
Josephine Cruickshank against
Edith Cross and George M. Lott Jr.
in another exhibition doubles
match.
Other matches will bring together
Gene Mako and Ned Russell of San
ia Monica against Frankie Parker
and Jack Lynch. Parker is nation
al boys titleholder and Lynch ma
tional junior champion. Perry and
Mrs. Harper will meet George
Hughes of Great Britain and Mrs.
Van Ryn in another match.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
PLAN net CLUB
FOR FL CENTRIC;
MEETING MONDAY

Tennis enthusiasts plan forma-
ton of tennis club for FL Gen.
tro, all those interested in the game
being invited to attend the organ-
ization meeting at the high school
courts at 8 o'clock Monday night.
Interest in the game did not wane
this summer on account OF the
lighted courts where night pla,
was possible all during the warm
weather. The courts are available
every night at 7:30 o'clock and
plyaers are urged to make use Of
them.
FL Centres tennis team won the
valley championship last winter
and its members hope to repeat the
the victory again this year
With the proposed club as nue.
leus, inter-city contests and many
tournaments are plan
ned for the winter. Similar Or
ganizations are expected to be
formed in ether valley towns.
Club membership will be open to
all tennis players and good at
tendance is desired at Monday
nights session.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
FILIPINO BEATS
MEXICAN BOXER
IN HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Sept. 10. W.P)
Young Tommy, Filipino bantam
weight, outclassed Chato Laredo of
Mexico TO win a 10-round decision
here last night.
Tommy's margin of victory was
TWO rounds, the first two, with the
remaining four as even as anyone
could wish. The boys slugged toe
10 toe to produce one of the best
bouts seen here in months. Each
weighed lit pounds.
Harry Wallinder, 1870, decisioned
Eddie Lloyd. l3l, in four rounds in
the semi windup.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Trojan Backers
See MOhler In
Old Time Form

LOS ANGELES, Sept 10. Glp)-
University of Southern California
football fans who look for another
great year from the Trojans, were
well pleased today with reports that
OrV Mohler, dynamic quarterback,
was up to his old tricks of eluding
tacklers in scrimmage against the
second team.
Mohler showed all of his old zip
and speed in the first heavy scrim-
mage Of the year, and Coach How
ard Jones was we'll pleased with his
performance.
Jones cut his squad to four teams
before he left for San Francisco
last night to watch Pop Warmers
Indians against the West Coast
army. The remaining players were
turned over to Coaches Aubrey De-
vine and Cliff Herd, who handle the
Spartans.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
YOUTHS MEET In
PRO TOURNEY TO
DECIDE TITLE

WANNANiOISETT COUN TRY
CLUB. RUMFORD. r. l., Sept. 49,
UP)-Walter Hagen, Tommy Ar
mour. Gene Sarazen. Billy Burke
and all the other "favorites' to win
the 1881 professional golfers aSso-
citation championship were specta-
iors today as two youthful compe-
titors met in the final 35-hole
match for the championship.
The rival players. 26-year- old
DenSmore Shute of Columbus. Ohio,
and 21-year- Tommy Creavy OF
Albany, N Y. are the youngest
golfers ever TO meet in the finals
of the P. C. A. tourney, regarded
generally as golfdom's most diff
cult test.
Shute turned professional four
years ago. He never has cut much
of a figure in the P. G. A. although
he has won a match or two in pre-
vious years.
Creayy. who gill not be % until
February, never was able to qualify
for the P. C. A. until this year. al
though he attempted the feat in
1929 and 1880.
The tall young Albany player
earned his berth in the finals yes
terday by avenging his 1923 defeat
by Gene Sarazen, winning and 3.
Shute had more difficult match. J
going the entire SO holes before he
Billy Burke, 1881 ma
tional open champion. l up.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Bishop Scores |
Broadcast Of
Bridal Room

DENVER. Colo, Sept. 19. UP-
A blow at bed room oroaacasting"
was struck here by Bishop Charles
Fiske of Central New York in an
address before q luncheon Of the
Living Church. Episcopal publtca-
ton.
God forbid that We should see
a condition and time when people
are satisfied to get their religion
along with bridal chamber kisses.
Bishop FiSke said.
we now see a time When pro-
testantism is disintegrating. No
church can get its message across
through the pulpit only. We can
not expect the secular press to do
it for us.
There must be organized some
kind Of a church press that will CO.
operate with the pulpit to put over
the greatest message in the world
today - the message Of Jesus
Christ"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Stanford CHEEKY
With Warner On ,
Job Once Again

PALO ALTO, Cal, Sept. 10. U.H
Sunny skies frightened Stanford
stadium today as Glenn Pop" War
ner rose from his sickbed to lead
the Cardinals against the West
Coast army in the university squads
opening game OF the season.
Stanford's JOY at having Warner
back on the sidelines was lessened
by the fact that Captain Harry Hill
man, quarterback, and Phil Mof-
fatt, star left half, were on the side
lines with him.
Both these Cardinal mainstays
have been on the injured list and
Warner decided at the final pre-
game practice yesterday not to use
them against the soldiers, except
possibly for a few minutes.
Ernie Caddel, who was shifted
from half to full, held the spotlight.
The 177-pounder has been the SUBJ
ject of much conjecture as to his
ability at the key position in War
ner's famous reverse plays.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
HIT ON HEAD BY
BALL; Is BETTER

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 10. U.P)-Mel-
YIN OFT, New York rightfielder, who
was knocked unconscious when he
was hit in the head by a pitched
ball in yesterdays game between
the Cardinals andlthe Giants spent
a comfortable night hospital at
tendants reported. Physicians re-
ported he was suffering from con-
cussion of the brain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Use Hard Ball
In Contest On
Central Field

Baseball makes its fall debut in
Imperial Valley tomorrow afternoon
at the high school field when the
Valley Steam laundry and Stude-
baker mines will contest for the
honor of winning the seasons first
game.
Batteries for the laundry will be
Frank Smith and Hamilton, and
fer the Studebakers, Austin and
Lee.
Players anticipate a good reason
and urge all fans to start the sea-
son right by being on hand to wit
ness the first event. If baseball
proves to be as popular as indoor
ball, winter of fast playing is In
prospect with crowds OF enthusias-
tic spectators to add the proper
spice to every contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Dempsey Plans
To Regain Title

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 10. up
Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight
champion of the world. has definite
ly announced that he will attempt
to regain the title, according TO re-
ports here.
He cancelled a tentative exhibi-
ton bout and expected to begin an
intensive training campaign to pre-
pare himself for a major heavy
weight bout within the next few
months.
1t was believed that Dempsey
would seek a match with the winner
of the Cameras -Sharkey bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
RED GRANGE WINS

CHICAGO, Sept. 49, UP)-Chi-
cago's Bears, led by Capt. Red
Grange, passed their way to a 81
to 0 victory over the Cleveland In
dians in a professional football
season opener at Loyola University
field last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
WINS
FROM ALICANTE

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 10. U.p)
Al Trulmans of San Diego won
over Vivencio Alicante of Los An
geles by a technical knockout In
the third round of scheduled 10
round bout here last night.
Trulmans had won the first two
rounds when Alicante injured his
right arm and could not continue.
Trulmans weighed 148 and Alicante
l47I
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
FORMER AMATEUR WINS

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 10. U.P)
Tony Poloni of Reno, former ma
tional amateur light heavyweight
champion, outpointed Tom Patrick
of Los Angeles in a l0-round mali
bout here last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
RUTH And GROVE
FURNISH DRAMA
IN FINAL GAMES
BY L. :. CAMERON
United Press Sports EDITOR

NEW YORK, Sept. le U.R)-The
individual feats Of Lefty Grove and
Babe Ruth are providing a Iul
share Of drama tor the final sort-
night of the 1881 major league base
ball season.
Grove became the first left-hand-
Cd pitcher ever TO win 30 games in
the American league when he
turned in a 8 10 triumph over
Chicago yesterday. He allowed but
five hits.
Having won 90 or more games in
each OF his previous four seasons
with the Philadelphia Athletics.
Grove now has a record OF las VIC
tories and so defeats. He previous
" tied the American league record
of Is consecutive victories this year
and has been defeated only three
times. With 80 victories and three
defeats for q percentage Of 909 and
10 games to play, Grove is virtual
ly certain to better the record win
ming percentage of .872 established
by Joe Wood of Boston with "a vic
tories and five defeats in 1912.
New Record
Yesterdays triumph made Grove
the first major league pitcher 10
win so games in a single season
since Jim Bagby pitched Cleveland
TO the 1920 American league cham
pionship with 81 victories and u
defeats.
Ruth, fighting for a renewal of
his $4,000 per season contract with
the New York Yankees. is battling
for the American league batting
championship and the home run
crown which he lost last year TO
Hack Wilson. Counted out OF the
home run race when he fell far be-
hind his teammate, Lou Gehrig.
Ruth has blasted his way back into
the running and yesterday hit his
43rd homer of the season to move
within one OF the lead. Ruth's hon.
er inspired the Yankees TO a Il to
4 victory over st. Louis and kept
the New Workers in a tie with
for second place.
Washington defeated Detroit. 4 to
8, IN y innings.
Boston jumped from q tie for /
eighth place to q tie with Detroit /
for sixth-half game behind the |
ST. Louis Browns-by |
taking a double header from Cleve-
land. to ! and s TO 1.
In the National league St. Louis
defeated New York, to 3, Brooklyn
nosed out Chicago, 3 to 2. and Bos-
ton divided a double header with
Pittsburgh, winning the first game
TO 2, and losing the second, / to l.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
FIRE
INSURANCE

II your mutual fire insurance pol
icy has been cancelled I can rewrite
in strong stock company at approx
imately the same rate you have been
paying.
w. I. STONE
S3l Main Phone 248
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
ST. Louis 4, New York 3.
Brooklyn 3, Chicago 2.
Boston 6-l, Pittsburgh "a.
Only games played.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

ItSttIudF htSuftS
Los Angeles 5. San Francisco
Sacramento 2. Oakland /.
Hollywood 6, Missions 5.
Seattle 9-2, Portland 6-l.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
B A S E B A LII
S 7 landings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
yesterdays Results

tsItruaY htsuIIs
Philadelphia 3, Chicago /.
Washington 4, Detroit 3.
New York IA. st. Louis 4.
Boston 6-6, Cleveland IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19

Ripe Fuerte avocados from En-
cinitas and Carlsbad, San Diego
county, arrived at Los Angeles the
last week in August.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19

The Banning Beaumont section,
Riverside county, during the third
week of August, shipped Is, 900 lugs
of peaches, $500 of prunes, and 2200
of Bartlett pears.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Wore Handcuffs
On Long Trip

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10. U.P)-
Paul Higdon, %, Little Rock, Ark,
appeared a a police station here
yesterday and had officers remove
handouts he sa:d he had worn on
500 mile box car trip from Tex
as.
Higdon said a companion snapped
the cuffs on him for fun and was
unable to get them Off
Police took the cuffs from the
youths wrist and held him for in
vestigation, although they said his
story appeared to be true
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
@1arteD

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 10. UP
Following are roday-s marKet quo.
-otiOOc,
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
TESTING PLANT
INSPECTED

Engineers employed by the Dis.
trict government yesterday in,
spected the new testing labora-
tory at Second and Bryant
Streets Northwest, and were
shown the difference in quality
of various grades of concrete.
Completion of the laboratory
fills a need which was brought
about by the gigantic strides of
construction development in the
Capital and the inadequacy of the
old laboratory on the fifth floor
Of the District Building.
A new garage. which will house
all of the wheeled equipment in
the highway department, occupies
most of the first floor of the new
building. The laboratory proper
is on the second floor and the
working machinery on the first
and second floors.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Auto Deaths Less
Than in Last Year

Deaths from automobile acci-
dents in the 80 largest cities of
the country totaled Tie for the
four weeks ended october 3, the
Commerce Department reported
yesterday.
This compared with 656 for
the preceding four weeks and
with 753 for We corresponding
period of 1880.