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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-11-23
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Evening services next Monday at 5
o'clock. You are cordially invited to at
tend Holy Communion and sermon.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-11-23
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS MUST
BE PROTECTED

The newspapers Of the day are filled
with discussions Of the possible effect
the signing by them Of the MIRA code
may have on the freedom of the
press" The discussion has waxed quite
spirited
The publishers maintain. and justly
so we believe, that there Is contained
within the MIRA statute provision
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-11-23
MAYOR CALLED TO RELIEF
MEETING In MALTA

Mayor Frank R Baggs of Troy re-
ceived telegram Sunday from T. C.
Spaulding, state director of relief for
Montana, calling regional conference
November 9th at Malta, and inviting
mayors of towns and cities of the
northern tier of counties to attend to
work out a program for relief for the
unemployed. Mr.. Baggs has not signi-
fled whether he will attend or not
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-11-23
THE NEW FALL COSTUME SHADES
CALL FOR THESE LOVELY NEW
TONES IN WOnIEN'S

A rich brown with mauve undertone.
Wear it with the tete de negre and ma
hogany browns, the taupe browns and
taupe greys, and with black for day
time and informal evening occasions.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
Chief of Hamilton National
Long Prominent in Banking
Known for Distinguished
Work in Various
Reserve Posts.

" OWN c. GRAHAM, president Of
l. Washington's newest bank, the
Hamilton National, which opens
IL tomorrow, first came into prom
inence in banking circles II
wears ago. when he was elected direc-
tor in the Federal Reserve Bank Of
Richmond. At that time he resigned
from the directorate of the old Fed
eral National Bank, in order to accept
the Federal Reserve Bank position.
AS a director In the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond, Mr.. Graham's s
duties we're largely concerned with mat
tiers pertaining to the banks in this
area, known as the fifth district. His
long service on the Richmond board
brought him into unusually close con-
tact with the banking situation in
Washington and five nearby States.
Mr.. Graham was chairman Of the
Banking and Industrial Committee OF
the fifth Reserve district. which held
many meetings during the latter part
of the Hoover Administration, in an
effort to speed up business and indus
trial conditions and thereby hasten re-
covery. The committee was composed
of one banker and one business man
from this city, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina.
Mr.. Graham long has been director
in the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. and the Acacia Mutual Life
Insurance Co. In Washington business
circles the new bank official is best
known as president Of the National
Electrical Supply Co., located on New
York avenue He is native Of Ohio.
Deeply interested in civic affairs, Mr..
Evening star., 1933-09-24
Marts Open Later
AS Daylight Time
Ends in New York

All Washington offices of New York
Stock Exchange firms will 60 onto the
Winter schedule tomorrow morning,
following the ending Of daylight saw
ing. The five-hour session Of exchange
will open an hour later, the tickers
being In operation from 10 to 3. Other
New York markets also will move
their operations back an hour.
As Washington banks have been on
Eastern standard time throughout the
Summer, the ending Of daylight saw
ing means no change in their busi-
ness hours. The same is true of the
Washington Stock Exchange. which
went on daylight saving time last year.
but did not do so this year.
It was stated here yesterday that Ii
case trading in some Is New York
Stock Exchange issues should be moved
to New Jersey the quotations will be
sent out with all other quotations
from Wall Street. Trading will cease
in these issues IN New York, 80 there
will be no Implications.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
BROKER FIRM NAMES
ASSISTANT MANAGERS
Sturtevant and Trevvett Promoted
in Local Office Of Harri-
man Company.

Two assistant managers Of the main
Washington Office of Hartman g. Co.
have just been appointed, Maj. Ferry K.
Heath, resident manager, announced
yesterday. They are William North
Sturtevant and Thomas P. Trevvett.
Mr.. Sturtevant has been connected
with the local Office Of the New York
Stock Exchange firm for eight years. He
graduated from Yale in 1928 and served
in aviation as lieutenant during the
World War. He Is the son Of Charles
L. Sturtevant Of Washington, president
Of the American Patent Law Associa-
ton, The young man belongs to the
Racquet and Chevy Chase Clubs.
Mr.. Trevvett has recently come to
Washington to live. He has been IN
charge of the statistical department In
the brokerage firms New York of1lce for
many years.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
COTTON G|NN|NGS
AHEAD OF YEAR AGO
Lower Grade and Slightly
Longer Staple Reported
for Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Cotton Of this years crop ginned
prior to September l6 was reported to-
day by the Census Bureau to have
totaled 3,1o0,701 running bales, includ-
ing 84,347 round bales, counted as half
bales, and So bales of American
Egyptian.
To that date last year ginnings to-
tailed 2,645,574 running bales. including
52,254 round bales and 325 bales of
American-Egyptian.
Ginnings to September Is this year
by States were:
Alabama, 265,598 Arizona. 201O; Ar
kansas, 95109: California, 438; Florida,
14767; Georgia, 414475: Louisiana,
177.045; Mississippi, 254,003; Missouri,
1916; New Mexico, 427; North Caro-
lima. 68.491; Oklahoma, 52,779; South
Carolina. 170,2S0; Tennessee, 9,30l !;
Texas, 1,572,056; all other States, COG.
Total ginnings include 171,254 bales
Of the crop Of 1888 ginned prior to
August /, which was counted in the
supply for the season of 1928.
The Department of Agriculture re-
ported later that cotton glnned during
the present week was lower in grade
and slightly longer in staple than gin
nings last week.
There was slight decrease in the
proportion Of strict middling and better.
with large decrease in white middling
and almost twice as much spotted and
yellow tinged as was ginned last week.
The increase, the report said, in the
proportion of spotted and yellow tinged
was greatest in the Southeastern States,
this being attributed to the effects Of
recent storms.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
DOLLAR STEADIER
AFTER WEEKS DROP
Closes at About 64.73-Cent Level
! Compared With 64.42 Cents
of Previous Day.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 23.-The
dollar, in terms of the French gold
franc. closed today with an approx
innate value Of 6473 cents, compared
with 64.42 cents yesterday and 1888
cents a month ago.,
Foreign exchange was easy. (Great
Britain in dollars, others in cents }
Great Britain demand, 4.7S1a; cables
4.781a; 60-day bills, ATT. France de-
mand, 6051a; cables. 6.051z. Italy de-
mand, 814; cables, S14.
Demands: Belgium. 21.5s: Germany
3693: Holland, 62.42; Norway, 24.04;
Sweden, 2467; Denmark. 21.36: Switz-
erland, 29.90;- Spain, 1892; Portugal
470n; Greece, .87n; Poland, 17.5n;
Czechoslovakia, 4.59n: Yugoslavia. 214n;
Austria, 1740n; Rumania, 961an: Ar
gentine, 3950n; Brazil. 8.44n; Toxic
$500; Shanghai, 31.00; Hongkong
3450; Mexico City (silver peso), 1857
Montreal in New York, 97.93A; New
York in Montreal, 102.1212.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
CONFIDENCE RISES
AT COTTON MILLS
Demand for Clothes Mounts
After Recent LuII.
Prices Improve.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 23.-The
cotton textile industry. recently anxious
about the effects of higher prices upon
purchasing power, is beginning to look
ahead with renewed confidence.
The demand for cotton clothes has
quickened appreciably in the Worth
street wholesale dry goods houses, after
the recent lull, and several large mills
are said to be sold out through the
last quarter of the year. Some have
even accepted contracts into 1884.
Uneasiness over the working of the
N. r. A. has largely arisen as result
of the slackness of heavy industries
making producers goods. such as ma
chinery and steel, but the consumers
goods industries continue to warm
themselves at the fires of the newly
kindled consumer demand. Retail
trade holds at around the highest levels
of the year, and the textile industry,
after running little ahead of consump-
er again catching up
Domestic consumption of cotton OF
588.570 bales in August was nearly
20 per cent under the record high level
reached in June. but was As per cent
above the like period of 1882, and bust
ness has begun to quicken appreciably
In the last half of September.
One Worth street estimate places
sales Of broad and print cloths in the
last week at some 100000 yards.
Prices are regaining some of the loss
Of late Summer. One typical line Of
gray goods which sold above 10 cents
q yard early in the Summer, fell to
8A cents in August, but now Is back
to 9ss cents.
The increased business Is said to have
tended to allay uneasiness in the in
dustry over the effects of the increased
costs resulting from the NJ r. A., and
the processing tax as WELL The tax
added as much as cents a yard to
some cloths
Evening star., 1933-09-24
GOFF JOINS FATHER
IN INSURANCE OFFICE
Firm Announces Kidnapping Pro
lection Will Be One of Lines
Carried in Future.

Allston S. Golf has returned to his
home in this city from Philadelphia
and gone into the insurance business
with his father, M. Leroy Golf. who
has been located in the Woodward
Building for many years, it was an
nounced yesterday.
The young man graduated. from
Princeton in 1880 and since that time
has been with the Philadelphia firm of
Stokes, Packard. Houghton & Smith,
general insurance brokers.
Of the lines featured by the Golf COM
pany in the future. It is stated that
kidnapping insurance was first offered
by Lloyds In London and has re-
Gently become popular in some Sec
tions of the United States because Of
continuous crime waves.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
Winchester Apple
Growers Cheered
By London Prices
BY the Associated Press.

WINCHESTER, Va. September 23-
Commercial apple growers of the Win
chester district received cheering news
today from London, England, cables re-
market recently from this section had
brought excellent prices at the London
auction
Tcp prices for U. S. No. grades
were from 1922 to $7.70 per barrel for
iona athans and Bonums. These prices
compared with top prices Of s4y8l for
Gravensteins and S439 for Wolf Rivers
from Nova Scotia, which were sold the
same day in Liverpool.
Large quantities of high-grade and
well colored apples from the Winches-
ter district were shipped to British
ports on steamers leaving New York
today
Evening star., 1933-09-24


Association at the annual convention
The election made him an ex-oficio
member of the executive council so
that another member had to be ap-
pointed to fill the place to which he
was chosen at the annual convention
of the District Bankers Association
last June.
Mr.. Mckee, who has agreed to serve
one year, was for many years a mem
Der of this same committee when he
was very active in A. B. A. national
affairs. When the branch banking
problem was the biggest and most con-
troversial issue before the organization,
the Washington banker was one of the
leaders all discussions at the national
conventions.
washington will be ably represented
with both Mr.. Mckee and Mr. Fleming
on the same committee. At present
chairman of the Washington Clearing
House Association, Mr.. Mckee is a
former president of the District Bank
ers' Association in which organization
he has at one time or another held
every important committee of1ce.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
INDUSTRY MOVES
At FASTER PACE;
PRICES IMPROVE
Pickup in U. S. Production
Reported by Commerce
Department.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the hSSOClateQ HleSS.
Some pickup in total domestic in
dustriaf output during the week ended
September Is was noted In the weekly
summary OF the situation by the Com
Iserce Department
Automobile production was higher
than in either of the two preceding
weeks and retail sales OF cars were
reported to be holding up well. The
rate of steel ingot production eased
of, although the drop was not sc
pronounced as in other recent weeks
Retail sales reports indicate a recess
sion during the last week and for the
first half Of September sales apparently
made a less satisfactory showing than
in August.
Commodity Prices Rise.
Commodity prices were slightly high
er for the week, due to the continued
rise IN on-agricultural prices. AMONG
the major farm staples, the grains and
cotton were higher, No. 2, red Winter
wheat at Kansas City at 81 cents q
bushel was the highest in month and
was higher than in the corresponding
week for any of the last three years
Copper prices were of slightly while
the IRON and steel composite price was
unchanged
Money in circulation declined with
the return flow of holiday funds to
the banks The Reserve System aug
mented its holdings Of Government Sc
curit!es by additional purchases of $37,
100000 last week. Security prices were
improved and stock and bond averages
moved higher. Renewed weakness OF
the dollar featured the exchange mar
kets.
Jobs Mount Further.
Bank debts, outside New York City
were lower for the week and were also
less than a year ago. Commercial fail
ures were higher, but the total remained
relatively small. Changes in short term
interest rates were nominal and the
quotations continue abnormally low.
The employment and pay roll figures
for August reveal further important
gains and the Department of Labor
estimated the number returned to work
during the months interval at 100000
Factory employment increased 64 per
cent and pay rolls 11.6 per cent.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
HUGE ATTENDANCE
At RADIO DISPLAY
CALLED GOOD SIGN
Joint Show With Electrical
Industries Encourages Al.
lied Trades.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. September 23-The
large attendance and sales recorded at
the National Electrical and Radio Ex-
position, In progress here at the Madi-
son Square Garden, have encouraged
many allied trades, as this is the first
major trade show to be held since
the passage Of N r. A. legislation.
About 10000 persons have paid ad
missions in the first two and a halt
days to see the first public radio dis
play here since 1929, and the first
electrical industries
Orders booked have heartened the
radio industry, which for the last
month has been making q national
sales drive under the sponsorship CT
the Radio Manufacturers Association.
Their efforts will reach their pinnacle
in Radio Progress week." October 2
to 7, during which period every broad
casting company in the country Is
expected to offer stellar programs to
stimulate sales Of receiving sets.
Baby Sets Lead Sales.
Sets placed on display by the radio
IS manufacturers in the show en-
plastic modernism. remote control
and quality The latter trend is not
surprising. if one takes seriously the
trades sales estimates from December
/, 1882, to May l, 1888. During that
period. the trade reports, around
100000 sets were sold. but of this to-
tai about 100000 we're baby or pewee
SETS
With 60 per cent Of the sales VOL
ume Of that period IN sets with list
price of $25 or less. it is easy to under
stand why the sales Of radio companies
suffered sharp shrinkage. Now there
is an effort on the part Of set makers.
with lines ranging from $25 to $1,000
or more, to sell the small sets as
speech radios" for use in offices. bed
rooms, hotels or train or boat. and in
the study or kitchen. quite apart from
the large set that is supposed to re-
pose in the living room.
Car Owners Canvassed.
Motor car and motor boat owners
at present are being canvassed as ex-
cellent radio prospects. This effort is
understandable when it Is realized that
only 100000 motor car sets were sold
up to July /, although new car regis.
trations alone since the first OF the
year exceeded that figure. not to men
ton some 100000 machines already
on the road.
In planning the Nationwide sales
campaign the industry estimated that
1000, 900 homes were using obsolete
sets and fully 12,50O,000 homes or in
dividuals were without radios. Judging
by the sales technique being used
locally, there Is an effort first to sell
accessories or parts, and then an at
tempt to get the owner either to scrap
his present set or install midget
receiver.
(Copyrieht 1933)
Evening star., 1933-09-24
ADVERTISING GAINS
INDICATE UPTURN
Volume in Newspapers, Magazines
and Other Media Mounts
Substantially.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CHICAGO. September %. Compi-
lations published in Advertising Age
indicate that the upturn Is being re-
flected in increased advertising volume
in newspapers, magazines and other
media. The increase Is interpreted to
mean both expanding sales and greater
confidence on the part Of manufacturers
and retailers in the maintenance of i'm
proved business during the Fall months.
The first upturn in newspaper line
age In over two years, recorded in July,
1888, was restricted to national ad-
vertising. It has been followed by a
gain in total volume in August, accord
ing to Advertising Age One hundred
and eleven newspapers in 80 cities re-
ported an increase of over 5000, 900
lines in August as compared with Au-
gust, 1882, a gain of approximately So
per cent.
Local advertising showed a COM
parative decline in July. but in August
retailers, determined to increase public
buying activity, used SO 900 900 lines, q
gain Of over 100000 lines compared
with the corresponding month Of the
preceding year, exceeding the gain In
national volume by 100000 lines.
Evening star., 1933-09-24

Graham has served on every Presiden-
tial Ingaural Committee for 20 years.
Past president Of the Board Of Trade
and past president of the Community
Chest, he served as chairman Of the
Employment Committee of the District
of Columbia from 1881 to 1882. He is
a former president Of the Board OF
Education and has held host Of other
civic position.
When the move was started to con-
solidate a group of local closed banks,
the Treasury ruled that the President
should be man not previously presi-
dent of any one of these institutions
being selected
Evening star., 1933-09-24
FAST WOOL TURNOVER
MODERATES AT BOSTON
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated PresS.
BOSTON, September % UNITED
States Department of Agriculture) -
A fairly large turnover Of wool in the
Boston market tended to moderate to-
Prices throughout the week have been
very strong. and some advances were
realized All grades of Ohio and similar
bright fleeces, including 58s. COS and
lower qualities, we're offered only in
moderate quantities, and prices fol-
lowed an upward trend. Territory and
other Western-gr woods were firm to
slightly higher on quite an active move
ment, which ran into greatly reduced
selection Of some lines.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
CANADA DRY co. SIGNS
DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT

NEW YORK, September % @.-
Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc, has signed
a contract with Penn Maryland Co.,
subsidiary Of q. s. Industrial Alcohol
Co., and National Distillers Products
Corporation, for distribution Of liquors
purchased from the distillhg company.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
ERIE REPORTS SURPLUS.

NEW YORK. September % R.-
The Erie Railroad System had surplus
of $434,196 after charges in August
contrasting with net loss Of $505, ,174
year ago. Gross was $6,950.757
against $6,061, ,794, while net operatius
income smoupted to $1.471 ass Is CON-
pared with $576.o29 In August, 1899.
Evening star., 1933-09-24

SOc1aClOn, Dy y. n,
Pope, vice presi-
dent Of the ma
tional organiza-
ton. for the Dis
trict of Columbia
Mr.. Pope, who was
president of the
District Bankers
Association las I
year and is treas
urer of the Munsey
Trust Co., made
the announcement
yesterday.
Mr.. Mckee sue
ceedS Robert V.
Fleming who was
elected second vice
president of the
Ay,oaricon porLarr,
Evening star., 1933-09-24
WORLD GAIN REPORTED
IN COTTON CONSUMPTION
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANCHESTER. England. September
23.-An increase of 100000 bales over
last year in the worlds cotton mill con-
sumption-mainly due to greater con-
sumption of American cotton-is re-
vealed in statistics compiled by the
International Federation of Master
Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers As
sociations.
These figures show that the worlds
cotton min consumption for the year
ended July 81 was 1882, 900 bales.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
RAIL INCOME IMPROVES.

NEW YORK. September % [P.-The
Southern Pacific Co. yesterday reported
net operating income for August OF ST.
289,S74, against $504,549 for the same
month last year. Gross revenues
amounted to Sl1 ,709, ,160, an increase Of
S3I5,7l0 as compared with August, 1882.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
NET DEMAND DEPOSITS
DECREASE AT NEW YORK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 23-The
weekly statement Of the New York
Clearing House shows: Total surplus
and undivided profits, $734, ,692, 100 (un-
changeO. Total net demand deposits
(average), t1,096, 900 (decrease). Time
deposits (average), $4,626,000 (in-
crease). Clearings, week ending today,
September 16, 42,s44,e17, ,785.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
STEEL OUTPUT EXPECTED
TO RISE AT YOUNGSTOWN
BY the Associated Press.

YOUNGSTOWN, September 23.-
Steel production in the Youngstown
district next week will show q slight
increase, according to schedules an
nounced today. Four more open-hearth
furnaces will make steel, but a large
production Bessemer unit will be laid
of.
Evening star., 1933-09-24
|M'KEE IS APPOINTED
TO A. B. A. COUNCIL
Bank Official to Represent
D. c. Bankers Association
on National Board.

H. H. Mckee, president of the Ma
tional Capital Bank, has been ap-
pointed a member of the Executive
Council of the American Bankers As
Evening star., 1933-09-24
Would Fix Service Charges.

No banks are to be permitted to
pay interest on time deposits; banks
In various districts are to be permitted
to fix their own service charges; trust
departments are to be operated accord
ing to the rules of the A. B. A. now In
effect.
Many other provisions are touched up.
The code is not intended to conflict
with any of the rules of the Federal
Reserve Board or the Controller OF
the Currency 1t is also understood that
the President of the United States will
have the right to make any changes
in any provisions as circumstances or
experience may indicate"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-02
Good Program at
 Parish House
Held Under Auspices of Young People of Fed- -derated Church

A revue was presented last night in the parish house of the South Waterbury Federated church by the young people of the congre- gation. The committee in charge included Robert Sturgis, Guy Winston, William Mckinley, Thel- ma Church, Arthur Roy and Eliza beth Kolstrunk. The featured en- tertainers of the evening were Gen. evieve Phelan, Warren Hayward, MT and Mrs Jack Marshall, the high school glee club quartette, Pop Roy. Bob sturges. Carroll Crotehrs, Leroy Newell, Estelle Miller, Irving Akins. Mrs Lionel Cosier, Wallace Finke, Florence Dwyer, Paul Delgado, Florence Read, Francis Sacco, Dorothy Jack son, Bud Miller, Lucille White. Ma ris Jackson, Carla Finke and Guy Winston.
 Bud Miller was announcer while Rev T. l.. Crosby was interlocutor. The end men were Thomas Albone and Wallace Finke and Miss Thel- ma Church was the accompanist. Members of the chorus included the Misses Ruth Schoeck, Elizabeth Kolstrunk, Ruth Lambert, Marion f1uuC, S1vldu VAe1ys MdTAo JdChSoH, Dorothy Jackson. Grace Mckinley, Lucille White, Florence Dwyer, May Miller. Hettie Read. Florence Read. Grace Booth, Mirilda Austin, Mar jory Dayton, Carla Finke, Olive Dwyer, Arlene Bander, Evelyn Bates, Eleanor Bates and Rose- mary Hughes. And the Messrs Guy Winston, William Mckinley, Earl Tooker, Roy Witzman, liar. vey Richardson, Charles Streever, Frank Sturgis, Francis Sacco, Ace Isbell, Paul Delgado, Bud Miller, William Bottomley and David Dun- can.