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Evening star., 1934-12-14
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
CHICAGO, December 14.-Santa
Claus Of 1884 is a versatile, resource
full fellow.
He's a newspaper man. policeman,
foot ball player, a prizefghter, a
wrestler, or a doctor-in fact Is tax
ing almost any kind Of legitimate role
to fill the empty stockings of the
needy. especially those Of the chill
dren.
Newspapers in many cities are be-
hind the "good-fellow" drives to help
bring Christmas cheer to the unfor-
tunate. The scope Of the good-fellow
business in dollars and cents is beyond
an accurate estimate, but the total is
enormous.
$4,000 Is Raised.
One Cleveland newspaper raised
$4,000 for toys and clothing for the
youngsters with a boxing show. In
Milwaukee a newspaper had group
of professional foot ball players raise
funds with which to buy candy. fruit
and nuts for $4,000 children whose
parents are on relief.
A Pittsburgh newspaper put on a
wrestling show to get shoes for the
needy.
In Columbus, Ohio, the Clyde Tuttle
Memorial Association. formed by news
paper men, looks after the distribution
of Christmas baskets and supplies
medical attention to children of the
poor
Other newspapers and other Or
ganizations, including firemen, the po-
lice, the Salvation Army, Community
Chest workers and fraternal organiza-
tions are working hard to help.
Evening star., 1934-12-14
N0RSEMAN LEAVES
TO RETURN BYRD
Comdr. Gjertsen Hopes to Land
Party in New York
in May.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 14-Comdr.
Hjalmar Frederick Gjertsen of the
Royal Norwegian Navy, en- route on his
journey half way around the world to
fetch Comdr. Byrds party back from
the ice," told something last night of
the hazards he will face. He leaves
today for New Zealand, en- route to
Little America.
His luggage is loaded with notes and
books on ice navigation, gathered from
10 trips to polar regions.
II made my first trip with Amund-
sen in 1910" he related. Men on
polar expeditions usually change a
great deal They become melancholy
or absent minded, but recover in time.
Il think the Byrd expedition will
come out of their months in the
Antarctic in better shape. They have
had the distraction of movies. books
and radio which earlier parties lacked"
If plans materialize, the expedition
will sail into New York Harbor the
middle of May.
1T depends on the ice opening up"
explained the red-cheeked Norseman.
The Antarctic day is beginning about
now and ice should break up in Ross
Bay by the end of January"
Evening star., 1934-12-14
AUTO PROSPECTS
! IN So GIVE CHEER
1894 Production Expected
to Reach Total of e.
100000 Units.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, December 14.-Increased
factory activity during the final weeks
of the year apparently assure the mo-
tor car industry's predicted production
of approximately 100000 units for
1884. 1t will be several weeks after
the close of 1884, however. before final
figures on the output of the factories
and the distribution Of the mer-
chandising division of the industry
become known.
Nowhere in the industry is there a
sales executive or a production chief
who has not found considerable en-
couragement in the showing OF the
year Just closing and in the outlook
for the ensuing IL months.
25 Per Cent Rise Seen.
Roughly, the industry's executives
are expecting an increase Of Is per
cent in production and distribution
next year and if this can be accom-
plished. they say, it will be cause for
further rejoicing.
There was a considerable slowing
down in factory output during Novem-
ber, but the schedules laid down for
December by plants in production at
present call generally for more cars
than had been planned for the final
month of the year.
While the future of the code and
employment in the industry gave the
motor car manufacturers considerable
concern, these problems are expected
to have little if any effect upon ag-
gregate production and distribution
in 1885.
More Even Job Spread Likely.
If present indications forecast cor
rectly the solution Of the employment
problem, production will be affected
only in the spreading of the total
more evenly over the year.
The problem is far from solved at
the moment, but despite the Difficult
ties heretofore seen by many produc-
erS in the highly competitive nature
of the industry, there is a growing
conviction in automotive circles that
the low points of employment can be
raised by restricting high-speed opera
tions during certain months of the
year.
Evening star., 1934-12-14
1884 Santa Claus Versatile; *'
I'D Is Manifest in Many Roles
He's Newspaper Man; Policeman, Foot
Ball Player, Prize Fighter, Wrestler,
or Can Be Found Most Anywhere.

In Des Moines the Help Santa Claus
organization is known as Community
Christmas. Inc" 1t raises funds by
selling shares" to the public at 81
each. In Washington, D. c., and in
other localities theater operators are
giving TOY matinees" to collect play
things for children whose parents
can't buy them.
Backed by a newspaper, a Chicago
group has started move to give
Christmas baskets to the needy in
stead of exchanging gifts with friends
and relatives.
Evening star., 1934-12-14
RAIL SERVICE SPEEDED
Southern to Use New Train for

Southern to Use New Train Tor
4O-Hour Frisco Chicago Run.
SAN FRANCISCO, December IA
R.-The Southern Pacific Co. an
nounced plans yesterday for 4o-hour
railroad service between San Fran
cisco and Chicago. beginning in about
two months.
A special nine-car streamline train
Is under construction, company ON
cials said. 1t will be built along the
lines recently developed by the Union
Pacific, but wider, and equipped with
sleeping car facilities for transconti-
mental weekly service.
The train will cut third of the
present 60-hour service over the
overland route.
Evening star., 1934-12-14
FOULOIS CASE PRESSED
House Committee Tells Dern Why
Removal Is Asked.

Reasons behind their recommenda-
ton that Maj. Gen. Benjamin D.
Foulois be removed as Army Air Corps
chief were discussed with Secretary
Dern yesterday by members of the
House Military Affairs Committee.
After their three hour conference,
however, neither Dern nor Chairman
McSwain. Democrat. of South Carolina
would indicate whether any agreement
had been reached The committee
members told the Secretary they would
let their original recommendation
stand.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
FORMS
LABOR BOARD

The Pennsylvania Railroad re-
ports formation Of the first sys-
tenn board of adjustment for labor
controversies to be established
under the amendment to the
railway labor law enacted at the
last Congress. This new board
will adjudicate any troubles aris-
ing between the company and
the four standard train-service, or
big Four" unions.
The board has no agreements
with the former company unions.
The Pennsylvania had the largest
system of these prior to the new
legislation, which outlawed such
organizations.
The former company unions on
the Pennsylvania are among
those which have begun the work
of organizing the Allied Inde-
pendent Railroad Organization
on a national basis. The Allied
was formed about two years ago
as a regional organization of
shopmen in company unions. T..
H. Davis, general chairman in
the former company union of
shopmen on the Pennsylvania, is
an Allied organizer.
The former company unions
must become national organiza-
tions to earn recognition by the
national board of adjustment.
The Allied organization is being
expanded to meet this provision.
Under the law the railroads can
not aid in the formation of the
Allied, although there are indi-
cations that they will cooperate
with it.
The Allied is a rival of the
American Federation of Labor,
which claims a membership Of
one-half the railroad Shopmen.
It asserts that it represents 10
per cent of the shopmen.
The new law provides for a
national board of adjustment of
SO members, representing equally
management and labor, selection
of which is under way. In the
event that system boards of ad-
justment such as the one formed
on the Pennsylvania do not act
to compose differences between
labor and management, the
national board would assume the
task.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
USE Of COFFEE
NEAR RECORD

World consumption of coffee
for the crop year, July 1, 1888,
to June 80, 1884, amounted to
24,452,460 bags, the largest for
any season with the exception Of
the 1930-31 year when 25,087 900
disappeared into conSumptive
channels and gain of an even
Z per cent over the previous 1882
33 year when the total amounted
to 22,850,234 bags, according to
figures released by the New York
Coffee and Sugar Exchange sta
tiStical department.
United States deliveries to con-
sumption, although they ran very
low during the past three months,
amounted to 12,O92,46O bags, a
gain of as per cent over the pre-
vious season when 11,572,234 bags
were delivered. U. S. deliveries
during June were 727,000 bags,
compared with 1,056,000 in June
last year.
Europe accounted for 11,122,0 900
bags against 10,274,0O0 in the
previous season, an increase of
8.3 per cent, while the balance of
the world took 1,238,00O bags, a
gain of 23.3 per cent over the
1,OO4, 900 bags total of the pre-
vious crop year. During June,
Europe used $685. 900 and the rest
of the world $4,000 against
$4,000 and $4,000, respectively,
during June last year.
The small deliveries in the
United States during the last
three months, in the opinion of
the trade, has been due to the
fact that roasterS have been
drawing upon large stocks accu-
mulated during the winter
months. For this reason, it is ex-
pected that the start of the heavy
consuming season in the fall of
the year will see invisible"
stocks low and another buying
move is expected.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
A n. !. BANKS
REPAY RFC

Liquidation by IA New York
banks of 51,3OO,0OO of outstand-
ing obligations and by Federal
Land Banks of $68,40O,OOO ena-
bled the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation to turn $4,000, 900
cash into the Federal Treasury
on July 2, Chairman Jesse H.
Jones announced last night.
The IA New York banks op-
Grating under State charters, ex-
ercised their option to pay off
on July 2 their capital notes
maturing July 81, which they
had sold to the RFC in their re-
financing operations following
last years banking holiday.
Most of these banks, Jones
said, exchanged their 4 per cent
notes for RFC 2 per cent de-
bentureS, but elected to pay their
notes in cash, retaining the de-
bentures as profitable short-term
investments.
Land Bank repayments repre-
sented collections on land mort
gage accounts that had been fl.
nanced with RFC funds.
The note payments by the New
York banks were:
Lawyers County Trust Co.,
$250,000; Corn Exchange Bank
Trust Co., $3,00O,OOO; Bankers
Trust Co., $5,O00,0O0; Chemical
Bank & Trust Co., $4,000, 900;
Bank of the Manhattan Co.,
$3,000,00O; The Continental Bank
& Trust Co., 100000; The Ma
rine Midland Trust Co., $1,00O,-
900; The Fifth Avenue Bank,
100000; Central Hanover Bank
& Trust Co., $5,0OO,OOO; Irving
Trust Co., $5,0OO,OO0; Bank of
New York & Trust Co., $1,00O,-
900; Fulton Trust Co., $3.50, 900;
Guaranty Trust Co., $4,000, 900;
New York Trust Co., $2,500,000.
Total, $51, 100000.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Latin American
Trade Better

Continued improvement in
business conditions throughout
Latin America is reflected in
reports reaching the Commerce
Department.
Manufacturing activity in
Mexico is continuing to expand,
gold and silver mining is active
and practically all other indexes
reflect encouraging develop
ments, it was reported.
EcuadOr's position is improv-
ing slowly, aided by a favorable
trade balance and good crop
returns.
In Guatemala, although heavy
rains have affected tranSporta-
ton, the situation remains bet
ter than last year.
The only pessimistic report
came from Bolivia, where low
buying power and continued
lack of foreign exchange are
the principal factors in a gen.
orally unfavorable situation.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Puerto Rico Ships
More SuqGr Here
Bx International News service

BY international News Service
Raw sugar shipments from
Puerto Rico to the United States
from January to June 80
totaled 2,409 short tons, an in
crease of 5.3 per cent when COM
pared with shipments of 505,604
during a similar reriod last year,
according to cables to the New
York Coffee and Sugar Exchange.
Refined shipments amounted
to 74,51O, a 28.4 per cent increase
over the 58,O27 ton total for the
1888 period.
Shipments of raw and refined
together for the week ending
June 80 amounted to 1929 tors
against 1854 in the same week
last year. About 75.9 pcr cent of
the quota for the United States
under the Costigan-JoneS sugar
bill, has been shipped to date.
The balance for shipment to COM
plete the quota figures is approx
mately $4,000 tons, part OF
which has been already sold.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

OH STOCKS
were perhaps the best performers
in the early trading but were the
victims of late profiting.
SteelS Static
Trading in the steel shares
which ordinarily accounts for q
substantial proportion of the days
turnover, was almost non-existent.
United States Steel, Bethlehem.
and several others appeared on
the tape at infrequent intervals
and were fractionally above yes
terday's close.
A similar situation existed in
the motor shares, where Chrysler
and General Motors held around
yesterdays closing prices as
traders found no incentive for
committing themselves on either
side of the market.
Philadelphia Reading Coal and
Iron, ordinarily a dull issue, was
again an individual feature as
turnover was again comparatively
high, lifting the issue fractionally
to duplicate its years high.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
LOAD|NCS RISE
IN 6 MON THIS

Loading of revenue freight for
the first 26 weeks this year, in.
cluding the week ended on June
80, totaled 15,40O,331 cars, an in.
crease of 2,056,031 cars above the
corresponding period in 1888 and
an increase of 1,292,511 cars above
the corresponding period in 1882,
the American Railway Association
announces.
Revenue freight, 644,572, in
crease 22,700 and 2,842. Miscel.
laneous 250,954, increase 1926 and
11,776. Less than carload lot.
160,567; increase 381, decrease
11,710. Grain and grain products,
43,051; increase 1852, decrease g.
373. Forest products, 24,257; de.
crease SCI and A,209. Ore, 34,875;
increase 463 and 16,058. Coal, 1O6,-
227; increase 9,018, decrease 7,728.
Coke, 6,418; decrease 326 and 1893.
Live stock, 1928; increase 1888
and 1926.
Loadings of revenue freight on
the nations railroads increased
22,700 cars to a total of 644,572
cars in the week ended June 80.
a new high for the year. The
previous high was on March IT.
1884, when 625,773 cars were ham
died.
The weeks total represented an
increase of 2,842 cars over the like
1888 week and 156,291 cars over
the like 1882 week.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Maytag Co. Resumes
Preference Dividend
BY International News Service

DV ENC"S CANANO
Maytag Company has resumed
dividends on the SO cumulative
preference stock, with a declara-
ton of rs cents a share, and de-
clared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of $1.5O on the $6 cumulative
preferred stock, both payable
August to stock of record July
16.
The last previous payment on
the preference stock was IS cents
on February /, 1882. On May /,
last, the company disbursed SO a
share on the $6 preferred, which
represented the regular quarterly
dividend of $3.50 and $7.50-to clear
up all back dividends on this issue.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
United Light, POwer
Net Earnings LOUer
BY International News Service

ny 4HtcIHdt1VuAA VNC"O SCENACO
The United Light & Power
Company reports a consolidated
net income of $1,OS5, ,430 for the
~ months ended May 81, equal
to $l.81 a share on 100000 shares
of Sc preferred stock. This COM
pared with $2,503,078, or SALT a
preferred share, in the preceding
IL months.
Continental Gas & Electric
Corporation, whose common stock
is practically all owned by United
Light & Railways Company, a
subsidiary of United d Light &
Power, reported a net income Of
$1,815,67 for the IL m on t h S
ended May 81. This was equal to
9.62 a share on z per cent prior
preference stock, and compared
with $2,682,8S2, or $14.22 A pref
erence share, in the preceding
neriod.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Fidelity and Deposit
Promotes Griffin

The election of John A. Grit
fin as general executive vice
president of the Fidelity and De
posit Company of Maryland and
the appointment of Walter H.
Duff as vice president in charge
of the New York office were an
nounced by George l.. Radcliffe.
first vice president of the COM
pany and a candidate for the
Democratic nomination as COVER
nor Of Maryland, at a luncheon
given in their honor at the Drug
and Chemical Club.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Hog Market Holds
NOn1inaILy Steady

CHICAGO, July 7 G.N.So.-The
hog market was nominally steady
today with best heavy quotable
at $5. The market is 10c higher
than a week ago and Csc higher
than a year ago. Weeks average
price was $4.55 compared with
$4.45 a year ago.
Good to choice steers are 25c
higher for the week. All other
grades were steady. Weeks top
was $1O.4O. Cows sold weak to Csc
lower and fat yearling heifers ad'
vanced Csc. Calves were SOC
higher.
Lambs declined Csc during the
week with top at $3.50.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
PAYS ON COMMON

Dictaphone Corporation has de
clared a dividend of so cents on
the common stock and the regu-
lar quarterly dividend of 50 on
the preferred stocks, both payable
September / to stock of record
August II. Similar dividend was
paid on June 81 on the common
stock.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

we are getting
rid of the no.
ton that pur-
chasing power
can be "cre-
ated" by law
and that work
can be made
by Government.
The new law
has some good
features. I do
not t think it
will do much
} harm, if care
fully admins
tered, That is
@AA,Nk all
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

ton today by
turning a per.
formance which
b a d e fair to
rival last Sat-
urday'S session,
W h e n 10000
shares changed
hands, making
it the slowest
since 1928.
Price changes
today were al
most negligible
and the list as
a whole contin.
ued firm.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Dollar Shows
Little Change

NEW YORK. July Z GN.SO.-
The dollar continued to rule
strong at $500 cents in terms Of
the French franc in dull trading
on the local Foreign Exchange
market today. The table:
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
WRITER SCANS
OBSTACLES To
HOUS|NGPLAN
BY LEWIS HANEY
professor or Economics New
York University

A few people are counting on
the new housing legislation as
business stimulant. It seems that
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
CHANGES MINOR
IN APATHET|C
MARKET
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, July Z uNSO.
The stock market finished its
first week under Federal regula-
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

CANADA
Montreal funds In New York S1O
premium on $1,000.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

Dividend rate in dollars parenheseA (NoteI Extra
dividends published through regular dividend period
"a opt1onai stock or cash bl Partly extra tc> Extra
STOCK ana cash. (d) Extra in stock Paid
q! On account Of accumulation No regular rate:
tn) Paid this year twwJ warrants Cxwj without
warrants (") Ex-dvidend a. Ex-riEhta
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

There is too little effective de.
mand for new building, the cost
of building Oabor and materials)
is too high, and the credit terms
under the act are too strict, to
allow one to hope for more. II
building were cheap, or if the
Government were going to give
building money away, something
might be done. But as things
are, what are the chances?
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

As I see it, the two chief
remedies for the building and
other capital goods industries
are ~ to get prices Of build.
ing materials and labor down
to where the product can be
sold prOfitably, and ~ to get
our money stabilized on a defi-
mite standard of value.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-20
Bill Corl11n Saws:

CONTINUED from Page $50
with sand and drinking drinks
made tepid by the sun.
It is all very mystifying and
as Mr.. John Jacob Aston Sd,
might stay, strictly none OF
my damn business.
But I do think somebody
should invite the Newporters
out to Jones Beach some Sun
day for a days outing at the
seashore.
The busiest reporter among
the correspondents here is Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, jr. Cousin
Corny" writes four stories a day,
and writes them well, inciden-
tally and they keep him busy
from the break of day until far,
far into the evening.
The other evening at a dance
at the Myron Taylors-and the
Myron Taylors seem to have
been the busiest hosts here dur
ing the cup races, putting the
big pot in the little one prac-
tically continuously-Reporter
Vanderbilt got a tip that the
paint on Endeavour's underside
had blistered and was pealing.
Probably no other reporter in
Newport would have set out for
SopWith'S Yacht Vita at that
hour in the morning to verify
such a report. But Cornelius
did and when he reached the
Vita, Sopwith was asleep, ma
turally.
The guard refused to disturb
him. But he told Vanderbilt
that he could go over to En-
deavour and feel around her
undersides to prove to himself
that there was no truth in the
story.
So Reporter Vanderbilt went
at 3 o'clock and investigated
for himself, removing his dinner
jacket and poking around in the
water with a bare arm to get
the low-down. They are not go
ing to put anything over on us
reporters around here.
Cousin Corny," incidentally
has been putting cousin
HAROLD on the pan in a mild
way over his handling of Rain
bow in the last two races. I
don't know how Cousin Harold"
will like that, but can guess.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-20
FavOrites Score
In Net Tourney

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20.
Favorites grabbed the spotlight
today in the annual Pacific
Southwest tennis tournament.
Frank x. Shields, Of New York,
leads the mems singles field into
the quarter-finals by defeating
Charles Carr, University of South
ern California ace, IS, rs.
Lester Stoefen, Of Los Angeles,
won from Charles Otis, 1888 Stan
ford University captain, al,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-20

George A. Simpson tourney, which
will be an 18-hole medal play
affair.
Competition will be in Glasses
A, / to Is handicap; B, 10 to
q handicap, and c, % to IS
handicap. Prizes will be awarded
for low gross and first and Sec
ond low nets in each class.
A halt was called today in the
women's championships at Ken
wood, Manor and Washington
Golf and Country Club on &C.
cuont of the Corby Cup tourna-
ment being held at Columbia
Country Club.
Clash Tomorrow
Miss Virginia Pope and Mrs.
Leo Walper are to clash tomor-
row in the final at Kenwood.
Miss Pope defeated Mrs. c. S.
Teal, 4 and 3, in the semi-finals
yesterday. Mrs. Walper scored
easily over Mrs. Harvey Cooper,
5 and 3. Mrs. Jack Jester elm
mated Mrs. Fred Meier, 2 and l.,
and Mrs. r. C. Miller defeated
Mrs. Lee Perley, / up, in the
second flight. Mrs. E. A. Rule
triumphed over Mrs. T. c. Lon
quist, 4 and 3, in the consola-
tionS and Mrs. A. A. McEntee
advanced when Mrs. George
Parker defaulted.
Mrs. B. c. Hartig, medallSt,
Smothered Mrs. Howard j..
Simons, 8 and 6, in the first
round of the women's champion
ship at Manor. Mrs. Hartig
played out the bye holes to finish
with a fine &c. She toured the
first nine in AZ.
Medalist Advances
Mrs. uglaS Tschiffely,
medalist in the championship at
Washington, scored over Mrs. c.
H. Merillat, and /, in the first
round. Other favorites also
survived.
Only four District women
golfers are entered in the ma
tional championship opening
October at the Whitemarsh
Valley Country Club, Chestnut
Hill, Pa. They are Mrs. Betty
Palmer Meckley, Indian Spring;
Miss Winnie Faunce, Manor and
women's District champion; Mrs.
L. G. Pray, Manor, and Mrs. Leo
Walper, Kenwood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-20
PiXlee to Talk
On Radio Tonight

Washington's official radio foot
ball season opens tonight.
Starting at GAS, Bill Coyle, radio
sports announcer and reviewer,
will talk things over publicly with
"Possum jim" Pixlee, head foot
ball coach of George washington
University.
Leading questions by Coyle will
make Pixlee discuss the prospects
OF the Colonials for the coming
season. Jim also will give his no
tons on the gridiron situation in
THE East. ~.