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Evening star., 1934-07-25
EX-ACE THROUGH
ASAB|G Lacquer
Decisive Licking by Tall-End
Chisox Seen as Tip-0ff
on His Fate.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

~ HTCACO, July IS. - He
walked of the field like
an old man. Alvin Crow
- der, not yet "a years Of
age. had had nothing but his
glove on the pitching hill and
was beaten before the game be-
tween the Nationals and White
Sox was three innings old.
Stark tragedy there. A pitch
er who had won "a games in
each OF the past two seasons
couldn't stop a tail-end ball club.
MAY be the finish for a pitcher who
has been In major league base ball
jess than nine years A finish giving
no chance Of an unconditional re-
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lease Inc DIG
Lacquer m u s I
serve a decade
for that priv
leRe
Down in the
Biloxi training
camp this year
the General" was
worried a bou t
his fast ball. He
still was the styl-
ist he has been
on the hill for
seasons. But the
old zip wasn't
I ere. Perhaps
he could battle
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Satisfaction i
have had since
I entered base
ball in 1904"
The reason?
The team has
raised m ore
A m e r i C a n
League pen
nant h op e S
t h an almost
any other since
the days of
Hughie j e n
nings.
The owner of
the D e troi t
club who has
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~ ROBABLY the most colorful
u heavyweight lineup since box
ing's legalization here is slated
Il at the American Legion'S Fifth
and Florida avenue northeast
arena tonight.
In the event of rain or threatening
weather the show will be moved into
the Washington Auditorium.
Not only has Matchmaker Charley
Swan scored a ten-strike in match
ing Matte Brown and Art Huttick
over a scheduled 10-round distance
tonight, but he also is backing them
up with a slugging semifinal which
not only offers Steve Dudas Billy
McCarney's ace heavyweight pros
pect) and ringwise VIII Matthews
Baltimore veteranl as its principals,
but which also features World Heavy
weight Champion Max Baer in the
role of referee.
Unlike a great majority Of celeb
rites who have appeared in similar
roles here, Baer will not content him.
self merely with going through the
motions tonight, but will augment
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Cubs Keep Pace.

THE second-place Cubs held their
spot two games behind the
Giants by making good use of
six hits and seven walks OF Van
Mungo to beat the Dodgers to be-
hind Bill Lees steady hurting.
Old Flint Rhem provided the fourth
OF the National Leagues good mound
performances by holding the Reds to
seven hits, while the Braves broke
a six-game losing streak with q 4-3
victory that lifted them barely into
the first division. In the American
Monte Pearson recorded his twelfth
victory as the third-place Indians de-
feated Philadelphia 10 to Q.
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Another Tribute.

Another Tribute
in advance the spikng Of base balls mlghteSt gun
ident following
To Babes Successor.
The crash that heard around the worId
Is silent nor. and tn its place there starts
bold intruder NTH his flags uHfurled...
alien uho mould occupy our hearts
But stop Before you take pour place out there
Where ninbIe foot and steel-tke held srdy
Remember this. that fate upon dare
Made Just Ruth then threW the mold array.
At night i1hen byoone ghosts ascend the htu
To hold rendezvous stdr-St0ept field,
They reperenty discuss the greatest thrill.
The gesture that made proud Chicago yield.
They talk of records each ghost departs;
OF those in need tUho alDdyS sought his hand.
His good deeds embldzored in their hearts,.
His faults, If any, wrttten in the sand.
unless you're pedred to meet the call
That leaps from trenzed throats in l0ild acclaim;
Unless your bat can crash the spinning ball
Htt your slipping teammates game By game.
YouH find the going rough. though tdndon1s fdr
oTeets each netp-born hero to the fray.
So courage lad The tdtss upon dare
just Ruth then threU the mold dudy
HOWARD HERTY.
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Runs batted in-Gin Swanson. Bonura.
Appllng Dykes. Two-base hit-Conlan.
Home run--Gin Sacrifces-Conlsn. Hop
kins Double plays Dykes to Bonurs e.,
Left on Decentralization q. Chicago. :
First base on ballS--Off Crowler. >: of
McColl .. of Thomas. j. of Tietle. ).
Struck out-Bv Crowder. /: by McCoN 3;
by Tietje. 4 Hits-Od Crowder Is in = 5
innings: of McCon. l in S2a innings; of
Thomas @ in innings Wild pitch
Crowder LosinE pitcher-Crowder, Um-
pires-MeSsrS. Morisrty. GelSel and Don
nelly. Tlme-S.01.
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IL out against time. he figured And
now 1t seems he figured the wrong
way.
His record was poor enough while
the Nationals we're in the running for
the pennant. Il has been even worse
since the club left Washington to be
knocked out of all opportunity to re-
peat Its pennant success Of last sea-
son,
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apparently, also a mat
conditions to abnormal degree Both Love Love
United
English heavens To have Loveok
take something like Ala mile upsets all the dope you
Loveok
egs a in
by North rican Alliance, 1nc)
Evening star., 1934-07-25
LISTS TWO GOLF EVENTS.

An amateur-pro golf tournament viii
be held August and pro tournament
August 8, by the Bedford Springs (Pa.)
Golf Club, over the Bedford Springs
Hotel course,
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WeetamOe.
ER. FREDERICK H. PRINCE,
NI owner of this curiously named
canoe, is reported to be one
of the richest men in the world. If
he wanted to go in for master mind
ing. he could retain Prof. Albert Elm
stein and think his way to a glorious
victory over the minor cerebrators.
But Mr.. Prince has other ideas.
His navigator will be none other than
that celebrated Iberian nobleman, the
Duke of Santa Maura. The duke has
been brooding for some time about
the defeat of the Spanish armada in
1888. II is Mr.. Princes cunning
scheme TO capitalize this feeling of
resentment and exhort the duke to
average his country by beating the
stufhng out of the English sloop.
It's too bad Mr. Prince hasn't got
a better boat because his plan sounds
like natural. Anyway, America is
prepared.
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II was a Maryland slugger who set
the old mark and Il is noV Mary
land slugger. the Sudlersville swiper
who is in hot pursuit.
There seems 70 be a fair amount Of
explosive stuff in a Maryland ash,
II you recall the details, Home Run
Baker. the Trappe terror, was another
Maryland entry. back in the days
when II home runs were enough TO
lead the league.
With Ruth, Foxx and Baker
Evening star., 1934-07-25

DETROIT, July 25 @-
} Frank j. Navin today said
his 1884 Detroit Tigers are
"the biggest thrill and the greatest
Evening star., 1934-07-25
Gives Dempsey Credit.

THAT getting down to business
and stricter attention to train
ing has improved his fighting
so per cent within the past year was
belief ventured by the Livermore
larruper Immediately prior to his
being whisked away in quest of ham
and eggs, his favorite dish.
1--WE got to give lots of credit to
Jack Dempsey" Max declared. "He
wised me up to lots of things that
have helped plenty. This Dempsey's
a great guy by the way. You might
have heard of him somewhere; he
used to be champ himself, I under
stand!"
Evening star., 1934-07-25
1ro,UderS Collapse Base Ball Tragedy Buc Poue Counterpart OF C
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRASTLAND RICE
Maryland Ash.

FTER somewhat slow and hating start James Emory Fox has
focused Babe Ruth record for
n single s ssa'on re. ,o,. ,. ~, , m vv .r.o ns r..,
the halfway 30 record
safe big league threatened
Evening star., 1934-07-25
Western League.

Western League.
Sioux City, 8; Des Moines, 7.
Rock Island, Il; st. Joseph, 10.
Topeka, 8; Cedar Rapids, /.
Omaha, IL; Davenport, z.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNER-

uncouth maneuvers of the fo'c'sle
hands, Skipper Adams will rely upon
the grade A brain of Richard Fay.
professor of communications in the
department of electrical engineering
at M. I. T.
Prof. Fay's brain will hum ike a
dynamo throughout the race. He viii
outwit the toughest current. The
course being triangular, he will be able
to tell the helsman to get the hell
of the hypotenuse when he ought to
be cruising along the base.
Rainbow.
EASTER R-MINDING is very pop
lV ular in yacht circles these
days. Mr.. Harold Vanderbilt
has followed the example of Skipper
ADAMS and has enlisted MASTER
mind for his boat, but he is doing
the thing in much more thorough
fashion. He has constructed hole
in the deck of Rainbow, where his
master mind can sit and cerebrate in
complete comfort.
The master mind in question is
Prof. Zenas R. Bliss of the physics
department at Brown. In addition to
the hole in the deck, Prof. Bliss will
be equipped with lapboarod to keep
his valuable charts from blowing
away. If Skipper Vanderbilt wants
to know how his canoe is making
Evening star., 1934-07-25
A Golf Suggestion.

ideal the finishing
the to the
golf only twice
pulling down my lace or
Evening star., 1934-07-25

What about those who like to start
in at the green's edge telling you
how they should have had an s5
instead of the 109 that happened TO
break out?
Evening star., 1934-07-25
By stan Correspondent Of The Star.


~ HICAGO. July 25.--Just as
A well that this disastrous
4 Western tour is drawing
~ 10 a close The Nationals
are minus another player
Jack Russell, main Eelief
pitcher. left the ranks last night
that Stone-hruiseo heel he suf-
fered IN ST. Louis got him down, so
Manager Cronin thought Il best TO
send him to Washington per-
haps Russell will be ready for serv-
ice should he be needed when the
REQ Sox are met in q double
header in the Capital next Sstur-
day
Might as well ship Dave Harris
to Washington, too the sheriff
has such a badly charleyhorsed
Evening star., 1934-07-25
Refuses Phillips Sign.

PHILLIPS signed for the pitch.
Linke didn't like what was
called for. The rookie did
something that isn't considered "the
thing" for a youngster in the big
show. He shook off catcher pretty
wise in the ways of base ball.
wouldn't pitch what was signed.
Linke waited until Phillips signalled
what he, Linke, thought, should be
pitched.
And Pepper struck out.
THAT was the ball game" SAID
Cronin. And that smart piece OF
work convinced me that Linke has
the goods to make a major league
pitcher Hereafter, he'll take his
regular turn on the hill. Ed is the
kind of pitcher this ball club can
use j. B. K.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
Parmelee I'm Form.

Parmelee In Form.
THE Giants snubbed the Cardinals
race toward the top OF the
National League on Roy
Parmelee's four-hit fiinging. winning
s to 0, and the Tigers. in the Amer
ican League, came through to q g.
to-3 triumph over Boston's Red Sox
with the aid of some fiashy relief
hurting by Clarence Phillips.
Parmelee, pitching the best game
OF his spotty season, stopped the
Cards after seven straight triumphs
to leave them four and one-half games
away from the lead. Phillips made
his big league debut in a tough spot.
relieving Carl Fischer in the nth
when Detroit's early lead was
threatened, and pitched four hit balls
the rest of the way.
The decision increased Detroit's
lead to two games over the Yankees
as the Browns handed New York q
4-to-2 setback to 60 into NTH place.
Earl Combs crashed into the fence
trying to catch Harland Gifts three
bagger in the seventh and was in
jured. A possible brain conclusion
and possible fracture Of the left
shoulder we're indicated by the pre-
liminary examination.
Evening star., 1934-07-25

Western Association.
Joplin, 8; Ponca City, 2.
Bartlesville, 4; Hutchinson, 2.
Mrskogee, 4; Springfield, 3.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
Nominates Hamas as Foe.

Nominates Hamas as Foe.
~ UESTIONED regarding whom he
considered his logical contender
- Baer Immediately cracked:
"Steve Hamas."
Whereupon a small army of we'll
wishers interrupted him sufficiently to
permit him to change his wording.
That is, Hamas or anybody else
the public wants" Max amended
hastily as Manager Hoffman and sew
eral of his bodyguard shot him know
ing looks" After all, it's the public
that's paying off,"
How about Camera and Hamas
fighting one another, the winner to
meet me? That'd be okay, too, so
far as I am concerned"
Asked if Camera extended him any
more than did Schmeling, Max was
more emphatic
Il just told you the big Italian was
no trouble" he smiled broadly. THE
same goes for Schmeling and the
rest When guys champ and can
fight like I can nobody bothers him,
see2"
Evening star., 1934-07-25

N YEW YORK, July 25.-Endeav-
IN our, the gem of the Channel,
VI is heading for this country
l. like a bullet out of a gun. In
about three weeks the Eng
lish yacht will come charging into the
harbor at Newport, her hydrangea
blue hull primed for battle and her
simon-pure crew dancing hornpipe
on the deck to the tune Of the new
British chanty:
I'VE won't let Sopwith down."
1t will be the duty of Mr.. Thomas
Octave Murdoch Sopwith to wrest
Evening star., 1934-07-25

sat through many lean years in
his special box at Navin Field,
admitted that the luck curves
Evening star., 1934-07-25
Meets Tough Situation.

~RONIN went on to detail some Of
~ the incidents of the game that
caught his fancy. The main
one was the way Linke dealt with a
tense situation in the middle of the
game.
This is the time that most of the
Washington pitchers have been crack
ing recently. And when Sammy West
cracked a triple to avert st. Louis
shutout, Cronin figured Linke was
ready to go the way of most Of the
other pitchers.
But the reformed fat boy fooled
his shrewd manager. Ray Pepper was
at bat and Pepper had developed a
habit of spelling games for the
Washington club. Pepper had an
moved Linke by fouling of several
pitches. He still was dangerous.
Evening star., 1934-07-25

claim to three of the greatest who ever sent fast one or
a curves
well enough when consider his age and
Of missed But there
hve
vhe S total count is In
Evening star., 1934-07-25

out, Prof. Bliss can consult his charts
with freedom and reply:
I'VE figure to be leading by a nose
at the second furlong."
Evening star., 1934-07-25
1883 CONTENDERS
SLIP TO 9TH PLACE
Hit New Low as They Lose
to PhiIIies--Giants and
Tigers Triumph.
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON. JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TROM pennant winner and
- leading contender to Just a
1 couple of second-division
"A clubs - that summarizes
the slumps of the Washington
and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pittsburgh. which was expected TO
be in the midst of the current Ma
tional League race with the Giants,
Cubs and Cardinals. found itself near
the bottom Of the seasons worst
slump today after nine straight de-
feats. The Bucs struck new low
yesterday when they took q s-to-o
beating from the Phillies. being
limited 10 four hits by Sylvester
johnson. and dropped q point behind
Boston into fifth place.
The Senators were in even worse
condition as they skidded of into the
sixth notch in the American League
standing for the second time within
q week after Al defeat at the hands
of the last-place White Sox.
Evening star., 1934-07-25

year ago that I couldn't miss winning
the title?
That Italian was just a big fell
low, nothing more. He wasn't a bit
Of trouble, was plain sucker for my
right hand and I can lick him any,
time and any place we meet"
Evening star., 1934-07-25

sinking around a hedge or something
to hide myself The same thing has
happened to more than a million
others. G. b. T..
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
PRICE FIXING
Of ICE SEEN

Despite constant opposition from
its consumers advisory board, the
National Recovery Administration
continues to place in many codes
pricing provisions which disinter-
ested economists term fixing, .
rather than Stabilization, Of
prices.
The latest instance, also stout
ly fought by the consumer group,
occurs in a code for the ice in
duStry. Brig. Gen. Hugh s. John.
son has approved rules allowing
him to set minimum prices for
the commodity in areas where
IAN emergency" exists.
Similar examples Of industries
In which many products may
not be sold below certain mini.
mum prices are the retail drug
trade, secondhand motor car
dealers, BARRIERS and Southern soft
coal operators.
Opponents of "price-fixing" de-
clare that it can operate to pro-
tect the profits of an efficiently
managed business. and also to
place large firms at an advantage
over smaller competitors.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Way
TOMOreHeaHh
OnLeSSMOney

Dieting does not always mean
reducing. It can also mean q
method of getting healthier,
happier, and spending less
money on food.
This theory was advanced
last night by Miss Hazel c.
Stiebeling, economist Of the
Bureau of Home Economics,
speaking at the convention Of
public health nurses now in
session here.
Miss Stiebeling declared:
"If we could guide consumer
choice so that at every income
level food selection will be in
accord with our best knowledge
of food and nutrition, it would
be possible for a very large
share Of our population to
attain a level Of health that
only a fortunate few now
enjoy"
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
O. E. S. DANCE

Rockville chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, will give a bene-
fit dance at the Rockville High
School gymnasium Saturday night
from 10 until /. The Cavaliers,
will furnish the music.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
Boy SnGtcheS Purse
From Woman Walker

Miss Minnie Burton, of the 400
block of L st. S. w., reported to
police early today that a colored
boy snatched her purse, contain
ing ST. while she was walking in
Third st. S. w., between B and c
Streets. The boy jumped into an
automobile operated by another
colored youth and the pair escaped.
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
One Day Sale!

Guaranteed by the manu-
facturers not to shrink out of
fit or to fade. Completely
Sunfast and Tubfast.
Flapper models with light
tops and darker pants--Co-
verts, Broadcloths and Pop
lins in Green, Blue, Tans and
Plain White; many with ties.
Regulation sailor models.
Sizes 4 to 10.
The Hecht CO.-Basement Store
The Washington times., 1934-04-26
One Day Sale!

Exceptional value in these
perfect quality, lace top, silk
hose. Very sheer and clear,
chiffon weight, and mock
seam backs.
In wanted shades-Manoa,
Midtown, Taupesan, Monette
and Gun Metal. Sizes 812
to 1912. Remember-One Day
Friday only. Buy what you
need at
The Hecht CO.-Basement Store
The Washington times., 1934-04-26

Footwear
$50 Pairs-WOmen's ZapOn House Slip
pers-Boudoir and bridge styles; cow
hide aoles, Cuban or low heels; in
sis.sa SlaSk' 3 rto to s...1 and blue: Broken 59C
Boys and Girls High Tennis Shoes
Heavy canvas uppers, back stay,
bumper toe; white, black, brown EOn
and sun tan. All sizes. ......... OOC
Boys and Girls Perforated OxROfds-
Sturdy uppers and soles: white, brown,
light elk and two-tones; plain or
moccasin toes. All sizes 6h 00n
to Observation-Disclosures. CCC
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Maryland Aid Body
Talks LOtteru AQ0in

BALTIMORE, July 27-Another
hint that a sales tax or lottery
may be resorted to in an effort to
raise State relief funds was
dropped here yesterday during a
discussion of the Maryland relief
situation.
Those attending the relief con-
ference were Howard Bruce,
chairman of Governor Ritchie's
relief. committee; Joseph P.
Healy, chairman of the executive
committee of the Baltimore
Emergency Relief Commission and
others. The group is expected to
discuss the plan at another meet
ing soon.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
E.. E.. Witte on Duty
With Social Board

Edwin E. Witte, professor Of
economics at the University Of
Wisconsin, today began his duties
as executive director of the com,
mittee on economic and social Sc.
curity set up by President Roose-
welt. His appointment to the post
was announced yesterday by Sec
retary of Labor Perkins, who is
a member of the committee.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Bing Crosby TIUins,
PhiLiD and Michael

HOLLYWOOD, July 27 ON.S0 l..
After cogitation that lasted two
weeks, Mr.. and Mrs. Bing Crosby
today had named their twins
Philip Lang Crosby and Dennis
Michael Crosby.
The twins, being kept in hos
pital incubator, were reported do
ing Splendidly" today.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Truckn1en Select
Code Unit TOniQht

At a meeting tonight in the
U. S. Chamber Of Commerce, a
code authority for the trucking
industry in the District Of Co.
lumbia will be selected. With 800
trucks already registered under
the code, several hundred truck
operators will attend the meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Widening Is Begun
. On AnnQDOLiS Road

BALTIMORE, July 27.-Con-
struction work began today on
the widening Of the Annapolis
Boulevard from the city line at
Brooklyn to Furnace Branch.
Citizens associations had been
fighting for Is years to have the
road Widened,
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Baltimore to Ask
First Lndu to Rites

BALTIMORE, July q. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be in
vited to attend the exercises to
be held at Fort McHenry, Au-
gust 10, as Baltimore's part Of
the Maryland Tercentenary cele-
bration,
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
PLAYGROUND Leaders
Will Hold OUtinq

Colored playground leaders and
directors of the District of Colum-
bia will hold their annual outing
at Elk's Grove, Md, tomorrow.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March Wheat
scored price gains in the late tradings
today, aided by announcement that
silver bills would be brought up at
Washington Monday despite opposi-
ton.
Late upturns of wheat values were
also more or less due to the fact that
for several successive days the wheat
market had been declining and re-
verse action of the pendulum was
looked for by numerous traders.
Wheat closed firm, 14a5s above yes
terday's finish, May 87l4a873s; corn,
unchanged to Is higher; oats, aaA
advanced and provisions unchanged to
II cents down.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
SILVER QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, March 16 R).-Bar
silver easy, ss lower at 451a.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. March 16 OP.-Foreign
exchange steady. Great Britain in dol
lars; others in cents:
Great Britain. demand. 500; cables,
500: 60-day bills, sos.
France demand, 65Sh; cables. 6.5SH.
Italy demand. S.5734; cables. S.57A.
Demands:
Belgium 23.32: Germany. 39.72: Hol-
land. 81 "a; Norway. $3.50; Sweden.
26,27; DenmsIk 22;74: Finland. 2.26;
gal. 4.65; Greece 94; Poland. 1899:
Czechoslovakia. 4:16; Yugoslavia. 2.27;
Austria. 1S.9O"; Rumania. 1.O1; Argen-
tina. 33 93'; Brazil. s.65';. Toxic. 3O121a;
Shanghai. $500: Hongkong 3S.S71a;
Mexico City (silver peso). 27.95; Montreal
in New York. 99.S7h; New York in
Montreal. I00.12h.
Nominal.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
CURB IRREGULAR
AS TRADING LAGS
Inactive SpeciaIties Tend
Higher, but Rest of List
Is Spotty.
BY JOHN L. COOLEY,
Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, March 16.-Inactive
specialties improved on the Curb Ex-
change today, but the general list
presented spotty appearance, includ-
ing utilities and industrials. Trading
was moderately active
Great Atlantic g. Pacific, Hartman
Tobacco, Hiram Walker, Lake Shore
Mines, American Gas, Newmont
Mining and Parker Rust Proof were
bid up around half point to nearly
3, and smaller advances occurred in
Swift & Co., Wright Hargreaves and
q few others.
Aluminium Co., Bunker Hill & Sui
Ivan, Pioneer Gold, Pittsburgh Plate
Glass, Quaker Oats, Sherwin- Williams
and Standard Oil or Indiana yielded
fractionally to around a point.
Axton Fisher declined ABOUT 5.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
GOLD STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, March 16 R.-Yes-
terday's gold statement of the New
York Federal Reserve Bank showed
imports of $11,891, 800 from England
and India. There were no exports
and no change in the gold stocks
held under earmark for, foreign ac-
count,
Evening star., 1934-03-16
MORE ACTIVITY SHOWN
By ANNALIST INDEX
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 16.-The An
nalist index of business activity shows
a rise of 3.4 points for February to
a preliminary figure of 76.5. The
most important factor in the increase
was an advance in the automobile
production index. Indices of electric
power output, freight car loadings
and steel ingot production also rose
substantially.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
HYATTSVILLE BUILDING
GROUP RENAMES HEAD
Special Dispatch to The Star.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. March 10
DR.. H. j. Patterson of College Park
was reelected president of the Hy-
attsville Building Association at the
annual meeting of stockholders here,
with Alexander Guide, vice president;
T. Hammond Welsh, secretary; P. A.
Blundon, Abner Weltner and James
A. Thompson, assistant secretaries,
and w. E. Hutchinson, counsel.