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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
Reports Gain in Business.

NEW YORK, February z CP).-John
D. Biggers, president Of the Libbey-
Owens-Ford Glass Co., said January
business showed a substantial improve
ment, the percentage of gain In the
plate, window and safety glass having
been in excess of the normal seasonal
lions at both the Toledo and Rossford
plants have been increased and the
company has been able to provide work
for 58l additional men since
January /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
MONEY DEPRESSED
BY UNEMPLOYMENT
Low Interest Rates Deter
Banks From Making
Loans.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, February Its a
tough life for dollar seeking profitable
employment in the money market these
days.
In fact, there are so few jobs and so
many dollars looking for Short-term,
easy and completely safe work that the
unemployment problem has become
acute and some are in effect crossing
the ocean to the Old World where
wages for that kind of employment are
better
The disparity between rates in the
New York money market and London
was further emphasized when Ameri-
can dealers in bankers acceptances cut
rates Is of l per cent, creating a new
low record for the fifth time since jan
uary /. Bankers acceptanceS are a
form of credit used in financing COM
mercial transactions, particularly in for
eign trade.
New Rates.
The new rates are las to IL per
cent on bills up to 80 days, and l Is to
London 90-day bills carry a rate of
London 90-day bills carry a rate of
Tile per cent, making differential of
full l per cent between the return on
short term bills in the two principal
money markets of the world.
Money flows where it can realize the
highest interest, regardless of national
boundaries, and the differential in &C
ceptance rates is attracting American
money to the London market. No one
knows how much, but the movement
has gained momentum during the past
10 days and each reduction in the bill
rate here helps it. That accounts for
the strength of sterling against dollars
in the foreign exchange market. At
the close today the pound sterling was
worth $4.861s in the market here, the
highest value for 1881.
The present exchange rate for sterling
marks sudden turn in its fortunes, for
only a fortnight ago it was so low
against dollars that England feared a
further drain on its gold reserves
through shipment to this country. Bank
ers here say its quick recovery is due to
the well laid plans of British banking
authorities, who are maintaining money
rates at a higher level than prevail
elsewhere. Not a dollar in gold has
moved either way in many months.
With stock market speculation at low
ebb. millions of dollars go begging in
Wall Street every day. The official rate
is only liz per cent, and outside the
exchange loans on stock collateral may
be obtained as cheaply as l per cent.
There Is virtually no demand for time
loans on collateral, and the rates are
nominal.
Difficulty in Lending.
Banks have real difficulty in finding
employment for the funds which have
piled up. Good policy dictates that
fair portion be invested in short term
investments so that they may be con-
verted into cash on short notice. The
alternative is to put them into long
term investments, such as bonds and
mortgages or leave them in the vault
where they yield no return.
If further evidence of the glutted con-
dition of the money market were
needed, the New York Clearing House
banks give it in reducing interest rates
on time deposits of longer than 80 days
from to l y per cent.
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May Resume Normal Shift.

NEW YORK, February z R).-
Wall Street h.ars that preparations are
in progress for resumption Of normal
working shifts at the Erie, Pa, plant OF
the Bucyrus-Erie Co., manufacturer OF
steam shovels and excavating machin-
cry. It was said inquiries at hand and
the volume Of incoming business will re-
suit within . few weeks in full-time
operations. '.s -
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GENERAL FOODS ADDS
500 MEN TO PAY ROLL
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February General
Foods Corporation has just given en-
ployment to 500 additional men, 1t was
announced today. These new employees
will be used in a national sampling
campaign for one OF the company's
products.
Also, opening of a new plant Of the
Jell-O Co., at Los Angeles, Calf, and
beginning of operations of the newly
acquired Dunlop Milling Co, at Clarks-
vile, Tenn, will further improve the
employment situation, 1t is stated.
c. M. Chester, jr., president, states
that there has been no reduction in
salaries or wages in the organization,
and that none Is contemplated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
TOBACCO MART TO CLOSE.

DANvILLE, Va. February (Spe-
ciaD The Danville tobacco market
will close its season on February %, 1t
was decided at a meeting of the Sales
Committee of the Danville Tobacco
Association Yesterday It is expected
that approximately 100000 pounds
viii have been sold by that time. Today
A, O87, $40 pounds of weed have been
disposed Of by growers for 81, 406, 979 SIS,
the average being $40 per 100 pounds.
The average for 100000 pounds sold
during the past week was 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08

in connection with Washington Chap
ter's twenty-seventh annual banquet,
which the institute is to hold on Febru-
airy 20 at the Willard. The program
Is one of the best ever arranged.
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, was the
first corporation listed on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange to make its Janu-
airy report, the figures showing 2 gain
Of more than 10 per cent over sales in
January, 1890. 80.
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Tobacco CO-Operatives Planned

DANVILLE, Va, February (Spev
ciaD The movement among tobacco
growers toward the formation of a CO.
operative marketing association is ex-
pected to be given impetus during the
week end when several meetings are
scheduled to be held for the purpose of
hearing the proposed contract explained
and the signing of members. The drive
is on in earnest with the realization
that the time is short to secure the
requisite number Of contract signatures
by March IS the limit AGED in order to
get the pool functioning The coming
season. II the needed number are not
secured By then the movement will go
over q year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08

OLDEST BANKER DEAD
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Special Dispatch to The Star.

OpUOIuI OISpdOCIl 20 I nc 0IdT.
MARTINSBURG, W. Va, February
George Sprecher Hill, 80, this city's
Oldest lifelong resident and believed to
be the oldest banker in point of service
in West Virginia, died suddenly as he
slept at his home here this morning.
Mr.. Hill served 81 years as an ex-
ecutive Of the old National Bank here
before his retirement with pay in 1920
All but three years of that time he
ser ved as cashier.
He went with the bank when it was
organized in 1865, and in recognition
of his services the board in 1917 made
him a director, which position he still
held.
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FARM T0oL EXPORTS.

Exports of agricultural implements
from the United States during 1880
amounted to $l15,562.0 51, as compared
with STAG, 100000 during 1929. The
showing made by the implement in
dustry in the export trade is not alto
gether unfavorable In view of the cir
cumstanceS prevailing throughout the
world, the Commerce Department. T0s
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SIX MONTHS NET.

BOSTON, February Especially -
Utilities Hydro g. Rails Shares Corpora
ton reports for period from October
IL TO December 81 net gain from I'M
terest, dividends and realized profits
amounting to sol ,232 after deduction
TOR Federal taxes arte expeuses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
SIrVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, February Z R).-Bs
silver asa.
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TIGERS WILL TEST
ROOKIE GARDENERS
Will Make Up 0utfieId for
Clashes With SeaIS-Red
Sox Drop Marshall.

y ACRANIENTO, Calf, March IL
(R.- Three recruit outfelders
will be in the Detroit Tiger line
up in the opening exhibition
game with the San Francisco Seals
Friday.
They are Frank Doljack and Harvey
and Gerald Walker.
PENSACOLA, Fla, March IL P.-
The first break in the Boston Red SoX
squad will come today when Billy
Marshall, infield candidate. departs for
Nashville on option.
He is graduate Of Boston semi-pro
base ball.
NEW ORLEANS, March II OLIVES
Terrell is one star who isn't afraid of
work. In fact, he's the hardest worker
in the Cleveland Indians camp.
Reporting half an hour early, his pro-
gram runs like this: A sprint around
the park, shagging balls in the outfleld
for an hour. another jaunt around the
park, 10 minutes warming up, 10 min
utes pitching to batters, more outf1eld
work and final dash around the park.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March II P).-
Johnny Watwood, White Sox outfelder
and first baseman, apparently has be-
come more vicious, rather than plate
shy. since being beaned by Pat Malone
in the Chicago city series last Fall.
Watwood yesterday produced two
doubles for the Yannigans in an inter-
camp game yesterday and hasn't shown
any signs of being afraid Of being struck
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
HARTMAN APPOINTED
GRID PROF AT PENN
Sewanee Releases Young Athletic
Head-Learned Game Under
Warner at Pitt.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 11.-Harvey
J. Hartman, director Of athletics at the
University of the South, Sawanee,
Tenn. is the University of Pennsyl-
vanias new foot ball coach.
An announcement by DR.. Leroy Mer-
Ger, new dean CT physical education,
that Hartman had been chosen head
coach and named a member of the fac
ulty in accordance with PENIS revised
athletics policy was published today.
Hartman, 80 years old, learned his
foot ball at the University Of Pittsburgh
10 years ago under the tutorShip Of
Glenn Warner. He coached at Haver-
ford College for eight years and went to
the University Of the South last year.
His contract there had two more years
to run, but he was released at Penn
sylvania's request.
The faculty-coach idea IS a part of
an athletic plan announced several
months ago by President Thomas S.
Gates, after dismissal of Coach Lud
Wray. Under the new program foot ball
teams will omit Spring and Summer
practice and there will be no training
table or training house for athletes.
Dean Mercer succeeds the former coun-
Gil on athletics.
Hartman is to receive a salary in line
with those paid to professors
from $4,000 to $4,000. He will work on
full-time basis and his title probably
VIII be that Of professor of foot ball.
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PENNIES PUT THREE
IN ALL-STAR LINEUP
Conference Basket Ball Team Is
Selected by Columbus Univer-
sity Athletic Director.

Three members of the Benjamin
Franklin University basket ball team,
which won the Washington Collegiate
Conference championship race, and two
Columbus University players appear on
the all-conference team, selected by
Raymond ]. Walter, Columbus us ath-
letic director
Dick Keefer, forward; Lester Sing
man, center, and John Sherman, guard,
are the Ben Franklin players picked by
Walter John Mealy, forward, and
Tommy Conner, guard, are the Column
bus toSserS selected.
A second team also has been picked
by Walter It is made up of Leverton,
Strayer, and Rovegno, Bliss Electrical,
forwards; Roome, Strayer, center, and
Understein, Ben Franklin, and Plant,
Columbus guards.
Honorable mention has been given
Hurley and Milton Singman, Ben
Franklin; Loose, Bartoo and Bowen,
Southeastern University; zirkle, Bliss;
Quigley, D. Connor and Harrington, Co
lllmbuS, and Loving, Gubish and Fergu-
son, Strayer.
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20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

WALTER JOHNSON, Clyde Milan
w and Doc Gessler have not yet
signed with the Washington
base ball team in training at At
lanta. There is believed to be every
probability of johnson and Milan
soon coming to agreement with the
club, but it is not thought the club
will concede much to Gessler.
Washington was to play its first
game of the training season today
against Georgia Tech, and planned
to start with Gray or Bussey, pitch
ers; Street, catcher; Lelivelt, first
baseman; Cunningham, second base
man; Mcbride, Shortstop; Bunting,
third baseman, and Milan, Corbin
and Miller, outfielders.
Tech and Central have 80 and 10
candidates for base ball. Eastern
and Western have only about 20
each. Business has large squad, but
few seasoned players.
Maryland Aggies have started dia-
mond drills and have high hopes OF
having the best team in years. Hof-
fecker, pitcher, and MunnickheuySen
catcher, are two big reasons for the
Farmers optimism.
Cogan, Connolly, Gibson. Donnelly,
Quinlan and Davis are fighting for
the shortstop and third base jobs on
the Georgetown University nine.
Pat Dempsey, former G.. u. rowing
coach, has completed his boat house
Just above Aqueduct Bridge.
Golden of Georgetown Prep
cleaned up In the dash and hurdle
events in the scholastic class last
night in the National Guard meet.
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r Focus Coug Rookie AS >; No Rust Main Cog
clicked Upstairs .
Todt of AS Says

TORT MYERS, Fla, March IL Up.
l. -Thumbnail sketch of the base
ball career of Philip Julius Todt,
Philadelphia Athletics emergency
first baseman, as submitted by HIM
self reads like this:
Born in st. Louis near the hotel
where the big league players stop.
Attended boarding school and at ID
decided was ball player, with no
desire to enter college for an engi-
neering degree. It was natural for
me to ask the Browns to sign me as
a pitcher and perfectly natural for
them to tell me was a better out
fielder.
80 I wandered away to Tulsa,
where played the outfield and first
base. I moved to Columbus, then
San Antonio. The Browns, fearing
they had made mistake, recalled
me but within two months decided
they were right in the first place and
was let out to the Boston Red Sox
in 1924. I played in Boston seven
long years, Then I was released to
the Athletics, which is Just the same
as being kicked up stairs"
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Alexandria Notes

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March ll.-Pot-
terfield's Store nine is reorganIZlng Ior
the season under the name D. the Ma
ton Wide Grocery Stores, with Theodore
Beach as manager. Davis Simpson Is
assistant manager
Buddy" Zimme rman, captain OF the
Cardinal Athletic Club last season, and
Bill" LAngford, st. Mary's Celtics
leader, will coach the squad. other
acquisitions are Jack Hudson, American
Legion Juniors pitcher; Roy Jennier
and Harold Chilcotte, infielders.
other candidates are Deity Mankin,
Jack Moore, George Moore, JAKE Men
delSon, Joe Carney, Jimmy Simpson,
Harry Sporting, Sames Embrey, Gene
Zimmerman, Shorty" Howard and
'Reds" Carey.
StNyart Photographers Quint Of WASH
ingtori viii battle the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg & Potomac Railroad Co. five
tonight at 1880 O'CLOCK at The Armory.
Alpha Delta Omega will rlay some
team in preliminary at 7:30
Jen Williams coacn Of the Del Ray
Athletic Club nine, viii put his charges
through their first workout on Sunday
at Duncan Field at 1 80.
Del Ray Athletic Clun cagers have a
game pending with the Naval Hospital
Quint of Washington for tomorrow night
ct $50, in Armory Hail.
Grif1th's Consumers viii be PLAYED
here Friday night by the st. Mary's Ly-
cetino five at Armory Hall.
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Loan Fund Got Iowa i'm Dutch,
1t Is Revealed at New Probe

severance Of athletic relations with the
Hawkeyes nearly two years ago.
Grifith and Amos Alonzo Stagg,
director of athletics at the University
of Chicago, after six hours of testimony
yesterday, were agreed the operation
of an alumni loan fund, existence of
merchants work fund and failure Of
the registrar to sign eligibility lists
were the principal reasons for the dis
ciplinary action.
These funds were operated, Stagg
and Grif1th contended, with the knowl-
edge of university authorities. Also
there was fear that the athletic situa-
ton at Iowa was passing into the hands
of the alumni.
The so-caIled "belting fund" deposit
ed in the First National Bank of Iowa
City, so athletes could obtain loans, was
criticized by Stage and Griffith. Cross
examination of Stage revealed that
strict Interpretation of conference rules
would demand that athletes deriving
benefits from the fund be declared
ineligible even if they did not have
knowledge of the funds source.
Maj. Griffith told the committee that
he understood that the money was taken
from athletic receipts and deposited
only as security for such notes as GER
tain students might sign. The under
standing, he said, was that the money
was never to be used
Demanding that the students nego-
tiate loans at the bank, insured collec-
lions from athletes who might feel no
responsibility to pay notes given to
authorize students loan funds, Griffith
said. He said the bank could have de-
manded payment, whereas the univer-
sity might find it difficult to obtain pay
ment. Stage was firm in declaring that
he would not have played athletic con-
tests with the Hawkeyes until the ath-
letes who had benefited by the Betting
fund had been disqualified.
Stage said that DR.. Paul Betting, the
former director of athletics at Iowa, was
in no way responsible for the situation
that existed at the time of the blow-up.
He said that Betting had inherited a
bad situation" when he became di-
rector in 1924. Grifith also abSolved
Betting from causing Iowas athletic ills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11

is on the program for local fan
dom outside of the District A.
A. U. tournament, but If the bat
ties waged thus far in the tourney can
be taken as criterion, four sizzling court
contests are on tap tonight.
The final game on tonight's program,
Boys Club VS.. Richards Colonials, in
the unlimited class, looms as the head
liner, albeit any of the others are ca
pable of stealing the show.
The Boys Club quintet is the Dis
trict of Columbia League champion and
victor over Eastern, Business, Tech and
Central High Schools. The Colonials
were runners-up to Grifith-C Consumers
in the Prince Georges County League
and figure to give the B. G. tossers a
real game.
Another unlimited section game brings
together Company E, District National
Guard, and Rockville A. C. cagers.
Two 130-poundn class tits, the first
starting at z O'Clock, between Peck and
Boys Club Optimists, and the second,
at 3. between Aztecs and Y. M. c. A.
Flashes, complete the program.
OILY ROBERTS stole the individual
ID spotlight last night by scoring 10
of Trinity's 81 points, as Potomac
Boat Club, a finalist last year, was
turned back, 81 TO Is.
The result was the biggest upset Of
the tourney to date.
Mount Vernon's dribblers are get
ting the glad hand today after staging
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|M'GRAW TURNING
TO INSIDE" BALL
Prepares to Make Most of
New Sphere-PhiIs Not
Offered Terry.

NAN ANTONIO, Tex, March III (H9.
whether or not the new ball
leads to the return of Inside base
ball." John McGraw's New York
Giants will be prepared.
The boys still swing from their heels
at times, but McGraw also is devoting
plenty of time to the sacrifice, the hit
and-run, and, in the pitchers case, to
the art of holding runners close to the
base.
WINTER HAVEN. Fla, March II up.
"A report that Bill Terry, New York
Giants holdout first baseman, would be
sold down the river" to the Phillies
was denied today by Burt Shottong
Quaker manager.
"Terry hasn't been offered to the
Phillies," Shotton said, land the talk
of selling or trading him to us appears
to be just an effort to whip him into
line We lave plenty of first basemen,
with Don Hurst, the regular attendant,
and Buzz Arlett, outfielder, a capable
first sacker if needed there"
BRADENTON, Fla. March IL (P-
frankie Frisch and Chick" Hafey still
we're MISSING from LLle OdIQlIlalS ITalu-
ing camp here today.
But President Sam Rreadon and
Manager Gabby Stree felt confident
both would be on hand soon. Hafey is
understood to be en- route from Cali
fornia to st. Louis for q salary confer
ence. FriSch still is unsigned, but in
the past he has brought his signed con-
tract to camp with him.
PASO ROBES, Calf. March IL up.
Eddie Phillips, hustling catcher OBJ
tanned by the Pittsburgh Pirates from
the champion Athletics duhing the VIM
ter, has just about cinched a regular
job for himself. Manager Jewel Ems is
pleased with Phillips work His throw
ing to second has been particularly
good
TAMPA, Fla, March IL P).-Al-
though Sidney Well president Of the
Cincinnati Reds, said there was no talk
of trade with the st. Louis Cardinals,
after he had spent a day in the Red
Birds camp, he Immediately went into
huddle with Scout Jimmy Williams
The impression was given that If
Scout Williams disappears from the Red
Camp here within the next few days
he will be on the field at Bradenton
sizing up Cardinal athletes.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March IL
P).-Manager Bill McKechnie has one
less worry today.
The Boston Braves pilot feared that
Freddy Maguire's lunbago would keep
the second baseman idle for some time
But Freddy insisted yesterday that he
had recovered and proved 1t by playing
a bang-up game afield and smashing
out double and a single in an EXIT
bition tilt, which the New York YAM
KEGS won, 6-5.
AVALON, Calf, March IL (P-To-
day was the Chicago Cubs last day
Of training on Catalina, and the final
contest Of the intercamp series was up
for decision.
Manager Rogers Hornsby made no
announcements, but appeared to be
planning on shifts in the lineup that
will open its exhibition season on the
mainland with Los Angeles Friday.
English may be moved to third. with
Bill urges at short. Either Taylor or
Moore will be in Stephenson's place in
left and Wilson will be switched to right
field and Cuyler to center.
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Navy Yielded Deciding Bout
To Prevent Injury to Boxer

ing two rounds, but in the last frame
he started to get the worst of the bar
gain. Moran had powerful wallop and
had the MILDLY dazed.
There was a chance, and not at all
remote, that Davis would land one Of
his knockout blows on the chin of the
Syracuse man, and win the bout. But
on the other hand, the Orange nitt-
man might continue to shower the
MILDLY with hooks that would injure
him.
Rather than see this happen Spike
grabbed up a towel, and for the first
time in his career as coach at the Navy,
tossed it into the ring to&aalt the bat
derful record of victories piledAup by
the Middies since he began to teach
them the sport In 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
EVANSVILLE HIGHS
QUINTET ADVANCES
Reaches Western Shore Final in
State Series by Win Over
Ellicott City, H-17.

EVANSVILLE, March 11.-Hyatts-
vile High Schools basket ball team
today has achieved the final round in
the Western Shore series of the State
championship competition as the result
of its 44-to-17 rout of Ellicott City High
yesterday in the high school gymnasium
at Gainesville, Md.
Hyattsville, Prince Georges County
Champion, will meet the winner Of the
game tonight between Hagerstown High
and Allegany High Of Cumberland, in
the Western Shore final Monday night
Should HagerstoKn High win tonight
Mondays game viii be staged in Balti-
more and should Allegany High win the
scene will be the Hagerstown Y. NJ. G. A.
The winner of Mondays encounter
viii face Eastern Shore finalist for the
State crown. Salisbury High and Girls
field High are the lone survivors in the
Eastern Shore race
Shortly after the game started
Hyattsville took the lead over Ellicott
City and stayed ahead. The score at
the half was % to 10. Hyattsville out
classed Ellicott City in every depart
meilt.
Line-upS: