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Evening star., 1932-05-17

r YAVE YOU ever seen a perfectly
- groomed golf course, ready for
the supreme test of its excel
lence? Get yourself an eye
full of that lengthy golf layout at the
Chevy Chase Club today If you want
to regale yourself with a view of a
course in perfect condition for major
tournament, prepared to meet the on
slaught of more than 800 divot busters.
If ever a golf course has been in
apple pie condition for golf affair, the
one at Chevy Chase Club is. For weeks
Chairman Robert Stead of the Golf
Committee, and his green's force, headed
by Dick Watson, have been slowly
bringing the course along, patching a
bit of fairway here, Strengthening up
a bunker face there, smoothing out
the rough spots, and generally putting
the course In the well known pink
Chevy Chase has been in wonderful
condition every year at tournament
time, but this year it seems to be
better than ever.
Not bad spot can be found any
where along the 6,400 yards of length
that challenge the best efforts Of the
fine field to equal par. The greens are
slow enough to make putting real
pleasure instead of a test of nerves
against slippery surfaces. Tees have
been rolled and smoothed until some
OF them are as good as the putting
greens. And, joy of all joys to the
duffer. the rough is not overly severe.
Inasmuch as many buffers perform the
major part of their golfing work in
the rough, this means a good deal. Not
that the rough has been cut down, for
it has not. 1t just hasn't grown high
enough yet to be of real trouble
Those 390-odd golfers who started
out today found themselves a course
for which there could be no possible
alibi. If they do not score, it is not
the fault of the course.
AN extra flight was added today by
n the club Golf Committee to the
four scheduled in the tournament,
making five In all, or a total OF 30
nouncement scheduled only four flights.
But this does not hold out much balm
for those who do not play we'll 1t still
means that some 300-odd contestants
cannot make the grade and enter the
match play rounds. Nearly 200 were to
play today In the first half of the quail
fication round, with about 100 sched-
uled to play tomorrow.
The field today includes Miller B.
Stevinson, former District champion
and host of other good golfers. while
tomorrows field includes d. Clarke and
B. Warren Corkran and Roland r.
Mackenzie, former District and Middle
Atlantic title holder.
The course was jammed with golfers
yesterday trying out their shots. but no
one attempted to make score and
there were no low cards recorded.
A SMALL group of woman golf stars
"A had their work cut out for them
today at Manor to match the scin-
tillating card of 83 shot yesterday by
Mrs. ]. Marvin Haynes of Columbia in
the opening qualification round for the
District womens golf championship
Under perfect scoring conditions, Mrs.
IN, cfr
Evening star., 1932-05-17

this loop. This keeps the strain in
straight line and tends to straighten
out any small bend that already has
started in it.
If there is no place to hang your
rod, lay it down ON the ground, on
a box. or on anything where there
will be no unusual strain on any
part
A bent rod is a clumsy liability,
apt to break at any time
Never lend your favorite rod to
any one, not even your best friend.
What are your fishing and camp
ing problems? Write them to "Fishl
ing" in care of this paper, inclosing
a stamped, self addressed envelope.
Tomorrow: Let Him Run"
Evening star., 1932-05-17
CENTRAL, GONzACA
CLASH TOMORROW
Old Foes Meet on Diamond.
Eastern Nine Can CIinCh
Series Title Today.

~ ENTRAL and Gonzaga, time
honored foes, are to battle to-
morrow on the Gonzaga dia-
mond in the feature attraction
of the days schoolboy sports card.
Should Eastern defeat Western this
afternoon in the Eastern Stadium, the
Lincoln Parkers will gain their fifth
straight public high school base ball
title, and their twentieth victory IN a
row in the series. Eastern has won its
three starts in the current set, but a
win today for Western would enable
it to tie the Lincoln Parkers at three
victories and one loss each. The game
was to start at $3.50 O'Clock.
An eight-run splurge in the second in
ming swept Central to a 90 win over
Georgetown Prep in the Central Sta
dunn. Gowan, second-string Central
pitcher, held the Garrett Parkers to
three hits for the six-inning game.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
TITLE TO LEE-JACKSON.

Lee-Jackson High School base ball
team won its second Fairfax County
(Va) title in drubbing Oakton High, IS
to 4, in seven innings, yesterday at
Oakton.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
GERMAN GIRL VICTOR.

BERLIN, May II (P-Hilda Krah-
winkel of Germany won the Berlin
womens tennis singles championship,
defeating Jadwiga Jendrezejowska of
Poland, 6E4, 6-1, in the final round.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
FISHING
Consider Your Tackle. "
BIZ Ed Decker

NNE Of the surest ways of running
~ a good rod is to make a prac-
tice of leaning 1t against OBJ
iects. Fishing rods are carefully
made instruments and as such re-
quire the utmost in careful hand
ling.
To prop your rod against a tree
with its weight resting on its deli
cate tip forces the rod to bend
throughout its entire length. This
careless practice soon rewards you
with a permanently bent or sprung
rod
Tie a loop of string through the
tip guide and hang the rod up with
Evening star., 1932-05-17

Totals >. 80 10 y II Totals c7 8 "a IS
MasbjSSfor Rnlt55h0rs - g 9 s S9 9 g "a
Runs-Lundy. Casey. Finley. Dixon. Seay
%. Flournoy t2). Hampton. Errors-Finley.
Hughes. Warmack; Two-base hits1Seay,
Flournoy. Left on Baltimore. 8;
WASHINGTON. / Double plays-Warheld to
Hampton to Warmack. Finley to Seay to
Thomas. Seay to Lundy to Thomas. Struck
out-By Flournoy. 4; by Winters. /. First
base on balls-Of Flournoy. 2; of Winters.
/; off Hayes. l. Hits-Of Winters. s in 225
innings; of Hayes. in 5la innings, Wild
pitches-Winters tD. Hayes. Passed balls
Hampton (5D.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
PURCELLvILLE NINE WINS.

PURCMLVILLE, Va. May IL
Loudoun Light g. Power Co. base ball
team defeated the Millwood, Va. team
here by 4 to 0. Best held the visitors
to five hits.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
u. S. NETMEN NOSED OUT
France Takes Informal Series, 3-2; :;
Wood Beats Boussus.

PARIS, May II (P-Andre Merlin,
sixth ranking tennis star Of France, de-
fested Gregory Mangin, eleventh rank
ing player of the United States, to
clinch an informal series between the
two countries. to O.
Merlin came from behind to defeat
Mangin, As, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
Sydney B. Wood, ir, Wimbledon
champion, and the other members of
the American team. in the final match,
won from Christian Boussus, Frances
No. star, Is, 46, 6-4, "a, g..
Evening star., 1932-05-17
GIRL ACE IN COMEBACK

Betty Robinson to Compete in
A. A. U. Title Meet June 18.
CHICAGO, May II (P).-Betty Rob-
inson: winner of the women's 100-meter
championship in the 1928 Olympic
games, will make her comeback attempt
in the Central A. A. U. championships
June 18.
She suffered a skull fracture and
fractures of her left arm and leg in an
airplane accident last June, but has re-
covered and has been training for sew
eral weeks with the hope of again gain
ing a place on the Olympic team.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
College Sports
Base Ball.

Base Ball.
Maryland, g; Virginia, S.
Northwestern. 10; Missouri, 7.
Panzer, 10; Cooper Union, /.
Tennis.
Princeton, 8; Rutgers, 0.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
A SMALL group of woman golf stars

A SMALL group of woman golf stars
n had their work cut out for them
today at Manor to match the scin-
tillating card of 83 shot yesterday by
Mrs. ]. Marvin Haynes of Columbia in
the opening qualification round for the
District women's golf championship
Under perfect scoring conditions, Mrs.
HAYNES played the course in four strokes
above the women's par of 10 and in
registering her SO card set mark that
probably WOULD not be equaled today.
She had the first nine in 40 and the
Evening star., 1932-05-17

TIFTEEN track and field events,
r every one promising a punch, are
1 on tap for tonight at Byrd Sta
Evening star., 1932-05-17

r TAVE you ever seen a perfectly
- groomed golf course, ready for
the supreme test of its excel
Evening star., 1932-12-24
VIRGINIA TOBACCO
EXPORTS SHOW GAIN
sales Are Larger Than in 1881,
but Below the Five.Year
Average.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, December 24-Ex-
ports of Virginia fire-cured tobacco
from January to October this year
totaled 12,397.000 pounds, as compared
with 1882 900 pounds in 1881, Depart
ment of Agriculture figures showed.
Exports this year, however. fell con-
siderably below the 1926-1930 five-year
average of II, 1897, 900 pounds.
The quantity of unmanufactured
tobacco exported since July / has COM
pared favorably with that of the same
period in other years, due largely to
increases in the exports Of flue-cured
tobacco to China, where the shipments
normally are of low grade
The indicated consumption of tobac-
CO products in 1882. the department
said, still shows a decline In COMPARE
son with 1881, both in the United States
OF the tobacco produced in this coun-
Try is consumed.
Recently the rate of decline appears
to be slower than earlier in the de-
preston, the department said, espe-
cially in the case of cigarettes. Also
the tendency for high-priced products
to be reduced more than the cheaper
ones has been continued. Reports of
the commissioner of internal revenue
indicate that for the period January
TO October consumption of the diff
1erent classes Of tobacco products In
the United States this year declined
from 1881 as follows: Cigars, II per
cent; cigarettes, 9.8; manufactured to-
oacco, o.1; and snuff, Ill per cent.
Evening star., 1932-12-24
BONDS ARE lower
! IN SMALL TRADING
Market Average Has Lost
Nearly Two Points During
Past Week.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 24.-1m
provement IN a few bond issues today
was not sufficient to change the general
picture of the market, which again suf-
fered from liquidation under which a
number of new low prices was reached.
The average of the market in the
past week has declined nearly 2 points,
representing the heaviest loss for such
q period in several months.
The best gains in the railroad list
were in the Baltimore & Ohio issues,
which rose to points, and in New
York Central refunding AIS and SIS.
whose gain amounted to l to 1l2
points. On the other hand Rock Is
land refunding As were heavy under
20, st. Paul IS broke below IA. Nickel
Plate 4l2s were lower than they have
been before and Northern Pacific IS
lost a point.
The International Telephone & Tele-
graph 412S and IS continued their de-
cline. Western Union 6l2s were down
212 points on one transaction. Texas
Co. SIS lost a small fraction, while
United Drug SIS moved above 60.
There was some improvement in Ar
gentine loans, with German 5l2s and
Is off fractionally Japanese SIPS were
down point and Vienna 6s. which are
in default, were up a points, or at a
premium over German 512s.
The United States Government list
once more reflected the transfer of
funds out of securities of a poor char
acter into Treasury loans. Treasury As
duplicated their previous high price
of the year and Treasury IS moved
up 1s The rate of O.O9 per cent at
which the S10O,0O0.OOO of Treasury bills
were bid in on Friday, suggests that
the Government will soon be able to
borrow short-term money for almost
nothing. This makes the case of the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
which charges from to per cent.
according to the borrower. one for
which there is little defense.
Evening star., 1932-12-24
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
GAIN IN MARYLAND
Increase of s., 1857 900 for Year I.
Reported by Mutual Banks
of State.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 24.-Mary-
land weathered the depression with
an increase of $3,267,0O0 in savings
deposits at the mutual banks, according
to the annual report of the controller
of the currency.
This increase took place during the
year ended last June. At that time
deposits of the mutual savings banks
in the State totaled $2l6,l95, 900, as
compared with s2l2,928,0O0 a year
previously
The number Of depositors in these
banks rose from 326,778 to 340,778. but
the average amount due each depositor
declined from $652l0 to $63442 The
average rate Of interest declined from
4 to 3l2 per cent during the fiscal
year. OF the IA mutual savings banks
In the State IL are located in Balti-
more.
All reporting banks in Maryland.
other than national and postal savings
banks and exclusive of Christmas funds,
had 814,172 savings depositors. The
State banks had 208.790 savings de-
positors. with S61 ,80l 900 in deposits.
and the trust companies. 1921 de-
positors. with s82, 900 in deposits.
Postal savings banks in Maryland
showed a balance of s1,519,686 to the
credit of depositors on June 80. 1882
compared with $453,49l a year pre-
viously.
Evening star., 1932-12-24
IMPROVEMENT IN BANK
CLEARINGS is REPORTED

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 24-Bank
clearings show further improvement for
the week. Not only was the total well
above that of last week, but it was also
substantially higher than that of the
week before.
Where the clearings total for last
week was nearly 40 per cent under that
OF the corresponding 1881 week, the
current total Is less than 80 per cent
Under that of the same week of last
year. The improved showing is due in
part to the fact that different dates
were included in the two weeks. This
variation is eliminated in the average
daily figures. which show 1882 clear
December, but which also show moder-
ate improvement over the earlier months
OF the year.
for the principal cities, as compiled by
r. G. Dun g. Co., is S4,713,658, 900,
which Is 29.5 per cent under the So
6s7, ,521 900 reported for the correspond
ing 1881 week. The total of New York
City clearings, 30.l per cent under the
1881 figure. was S3,270,039,0O0. The
principal cities outside OF New York
City had clearings this week of ST ,443,-
$4,000, 26.4 per cent less than they
reported at this time last year. For a
few of the Southern cities, the decline
from last year was again less. continu-
ing the recent trend. At Philadelphia
there was another increase this week,
but the losses in the main are greater
at the other large cities. particularly at
New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit and
San Francisco.
Figures for leading centers, as COM
piled by r. G. Dun & Co., showing de-
creases and one increase as compared
with same period year ago follow:
Evening star., 1932-12-24
STEEL PRODUCTION
DECLINES FURTHER
Output of U. S. Mills Is Esti-
mated at ID Per Cent
of Capacity.
Stock and
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 24.-Steel
production. save for some business in
automobile materials and tin plate.
stagnated during the past week, as the
industry came under the usual year
end influences, says Iron Age in its
weekly review.
1ngot production was estimated at IA
per cent Of capacity. against IS per
cent a week previously. The extreme
low point last Summer was IL per cent
Quiet comparing to that of the low
point of Summer was said to be in
prospect for the holiday period. as sew
eral plants are planning to shut down
for a week or 10 days, or longer.
Year End Slump Seen.
THE receipt of orders during the
next few days for January shipment
might alter the plans Of some steel
companies with respect to next weeks
schedules, but the business now on the
books does not warrant the expectation
that severe year end slump in opera
tions can be avoided" said the review
The Pittsburgh district will drop to
about 10 per cent next week, while Chi
cago production has already slipped be-
low that figure. There have also been
declines in the valleys and at Birming-
ham.
In contrast to this slowing down In
most districts jets, the t Detroit unit OF the
steel for brief time at full capacity to
meet urgent requirements of automo-
bile manufacturers, and at Cleveland,
steel operations have declined only
slightly owing to the support of auto
mobile companies needs. Foundries
making castings for motor cars are
taking more pig iron from Cleveland
and Chicago furnaces, with the result
that shipments in those districts this
month will decline little If any from
those Of November.
Tin plate production, though 1t has
declined to an average of IS per cent,
Is the mainstay Of some district opera
tions, notably at Wheeling. where a 80
per cent steel-making rate IS main
tanned this week. Tin plate contract
ing for 1888 is proceeding slowly, q sit
uation attributed largely to the fact
that producers are taking f1rmer price
stand than they did year ago, con-
cessions to large buyers being in lesser
amount and not subject to negotiations.
Irregularity Noted.
The firm price situation on tin plate
Is not to be found, however, through
out the whole list of steel products.
Marked irregularity has occurred on
plates In the East, where sharp con.
cessions from published quotations have
been given on attractive tonnages and
some Of the larger producers. which
hitherto have declined to grant such
deep cuts, have been forced by compe-
tition to do so. At Chicago and else
where in the Middle West structural
steel prices have weakened on some
building projects.
Evening star., 1932-12-24
bond BUYING AIDS
GERMAN INDUSTRY
Some Firms Make Up Loss
on Sales by Purchasing
Securities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 24.-The
sharp discounts at which German dol
lar bonds have been selling in New
York have permitted German industrial
concerns, upon occasion, to work an in
volved transaction permitting them to
undersell competitors In foreign mar
kets by offering their goods at prices
actually under cost.
This has been possible because Of the
fact that German bonds in New York
have been selling sharply below prices
for equivalent bonds in Berlin, as a
result Of the severe restrictions which
the Reichsbank has placed on foreign
exchange transactions. Ordinarily, a
German investor who has funds in
Germany Is not permitted to transfer
his money to buy securities abroad.
The Reichsbank has upon occasion,
however, permitted German industrial
concerns to use funds received in pay
bonds In New York and other foreign
markets. They may then transfer the
bonds to Berlin and sell them at q
According to Wall Street bankers
German industrial concerns may there
fore contract to sell limited amounts OF
goods abroad at substantially less than
cost and make up the difference through
the bond transactions
This gives the German concerns a
striking advantage in the world strug-
gle for trade.
While information is lacking in Wall
Street as to how much business had
been done on that basis, 1t was under
stood to have been small, for the
ReichSbank Is exerting every effort to
get foreign exchange to meet the
charges on the Reich's external debt
German firms selling goods and serv-
Ices abroad are compelled to turn in the
foreign currencies received in payment
to the Reichsbank in exchange for Ger
can convince the German banking au-
thorities. it is understood in Wall Street
that it must resort to the bond trans
action In order to place q price low
enough to get contract, will 1t be per.
mitted. Even then the authorities are
likely to permit only part Of the pro.
ceeds Of the transaction to be used t.
buy bonds In foreign markets.
In spite of all efforts to expand for.
elgn trade, the German surplus of ex.
ports over imports has been runnine
this year somewhat under the REQUIRE.
ments to meet service charges on ex.
ternal debts. II 1t were not for othel
factors. chief Of which is believed t.
have been a steady repatriation Of Ger
man capital which had sought refug,
abroad during troublesome times a
home, the Reichsbank obviously coule
not get adequate foreign exchange t,
make the payments on her foreign
debts.
Nevertheless, German dollar bond
have had a sweeping recovery since tn
Lausanne agreement last June, which
virtually ended reparations. Severa
have more than doubled in price. 4
number have been making new high
for 1892 in the past few days. Evi
IDENTIFY the French default on her deb
payment to the United States on De
cember IS was regarded as indicatin,
that the French would not seek to re
vve the Young plan Of reparation pay
ments.
Evening star., 1932-12-24
FUR SALES HELPED
BY COLD WEATHER
LoWer-Priced Coats Conn.,
prise Bulk of Business
in Gotham.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, December 24-Fur3
thanks to the severe cold snap, are
moving moderately here, which is con-
trary to all seasonal expectations. AL
though the bulk OF sales are in the
loWer-priced coats muffs and scarfs.
there has been fair upturn in quality
sales the last few days.
Foreign furriers are flocking into the
city for the big fur sales now under
way. partly because they regard New
York as the cheapest raw fur market
IN the world at present and partly be-
cause Europe is evincing an interest in
such American products as muSkrat and
silver fox.
Retailers reported a moderate demand
Tor the swagger sport models, longer
coats and scarfs. In the higher-priced
brackets mink seems to remain the most
popular fur. In other price ranges Hud-
son seal and caracul are selling well.
Silver fox is emphasized for neckwear.
Lapln and kidskin move most freely in
fur capes.
The silver fox auctions now being held
here are unusual in several respects. 1t
" the first time that two important
auctioneerS. the New York Auction Co.
and the American National Fox (silver
fcx) Association, have held their sales
at the same time. The two auction
firms, agents for fur raisers all over the
country, therefore decided to hold their
sales on alternate days, limit size of Of
ferngs and equalize offerings.
The result is that $4,000 silver fox
pelts are being offered equally by the
two companies.
Production of silver foxes this fur
year is expected to be in the neighbor-
hood OF 100000, against about 225,000
for the world output year ago. In
are expected to show no let-up in pro-
duction, for many farmers have found
furs brought cash when wheat, cotton,
corn and other commodities could not
be sold at any price
Copyright, 1882
Evening star., 1932-12-24
GOLD PRICES HIGHER
AS SILVER DECLINES
Curtailment in Output Of White
Metal Does Not Force Gain
in Value.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 24.-Pulling
in opposite directions, gold and silver,
the money metals OF the ages are now
at the top and bottom Of world de-
mand levels.
While the 1882 production of silver,
which has recently fallen to a historic
low under rs cents an ounce, is ex-
pected to be around 25 per cent below
that OF last year, it is estimated that
the gold output of the world will even
exceed the former record mark estab-
liShed In 1912
During the first nine months of 1882
the United States produced about 10
per cent of world gold production,
compared with 70 per cent for the
British Empire. Russia's production
amounted to about z per cent and the
remainder OF the gold producing
countries accounted for 10 per cent.
The lack Of interest In silver Is gen.
orally attributed to the reduced demand
Of India and China which normally
absorb about IS per cent Of the worlds
demand. In turn, the falling of Of this
demand Is blamed on the shrinkage in
value of exports from the Orient
brought about by the sweeping decline
In prices and trade In the world at
large.
Evening star., 1932-12-24
FREIGHT L0ADINGS DROP
4.420 CARS FOR WEEK

Tho American Railway Association
announced yesterday that revenue
freight loaded during the week ended
December II was 5l6,796 cars, q de-
crease OF 1870 under the preceding
week and e4.374 under the same week
last year.
Miscellaneous freight loaded during
the week ended December II totaled
i4s.3s cars, decrease Of 1926 below
the preceding week and 43,6s0 under
the same week in 1881; coal, IA, ,758,
increase. 2s.343 over the preceding
week and 24.939 above the correspond
Ing week last year; coke, 6,671 cars, in
crease, 1907 and 1.225; less than car
lot merchandise 160.112, decerase, 5,955
and 81 1872: live stock, 17,173, decrease,
s2s and $3.50; grain and grain prod
ucts, 1850, decrease, 2,163 and 2,823;
forest products. 1889. decrease, 1897
and ei62 and ore. 2.l22. increase Of
ESQ cars over the week before aud 2,l0l
helow the alms week la& xe1A