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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
Mill City Titlists
Are Hard Pressed
Advance to Semi-F Finals After
Hard, Five-Set Victory in
Public Parks Meet

Minneapolis. Mimi, Aug. 7.--(P)-
champions sought to protect crowns
in the national public parks tennis
tournament with contestants en-
broiled in quarter and semi final
duels.
Pride of most onlookers, the title
defending doubles team of Charles
Britzius and Billy Schommer of Min
neapolis, victor in a five-set scrap
Thursday with Scott Rexingei and
Gene Quinn of Chicago. was to meet
Bob Norton and Ted Heuerma mn Of
st. Louis.
Schommer, who brought the doubles
championship to the home town a
year ago with Britzius remained alone
IN the singles. however. Engaged
with Walter Smigel OF Clevela md in
the quarter finals. Arnold Sinons,
defending singles champion from
Louisville. faced Dooley Mitchell OF
Washington.
Two other Washington challengers
Ralph McElvenney and Barnard
Welsh, stayed in the title pursuit, the
former to meet Ted DreWes OF St
Louis and the latter Jess Millrnan OF
Los Angeles.
Semi-finals in the doubles also
pitted McElvenney and Welsh
straight set victors over the Simons-
Donohue Louisville pair Thursday
against Leo Kronman and Kaseal
Peckoff Of Buffalo. who won a drawn.
out struggle from Roy Huber anc
Martin Stesin Of st. Paul.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
BRITISH HAVE lone SURVIVOR
INAMERICAN NET TOURNAMENT
Katherine Stammers Definitely
Established 40 Threat to
Miss Jacobs Title

Forest Hill, N. Y, Aug. 17-lR)-John
Bulls tennis constellation boasted
Friday . third star to add to Fred
Perry, who won the Wimbledon title
for England for the first time in Is
years and Dorothy Round, the first
English girl to capture her nations
championship In eight years.
Katherine Stammers, an attractive
20-year old Briton. has burst out UNI
expectedly as q definite threat to the
home-bred players in the Unitd States
women's championship.
She has no particular designs on
tho American championship. al
though she won't pass up an oppor-
trnity to cop 1t. Her opponent In the
quarter-finals Friday was Carolin
Babcock, the sun-tanned star from
Los Angeles.
With the 0tammers- Babcock match
holding. forth AZ the stellar singles
attraction Of the day, the other quar-
ter-final engagements find Helen
Jacobs, the defending champion,
against Elizabeth Ryan: Sarah Pal
frey Of Brookline, Mass, against Freda
James Of England, and Dorothy An
drus Of Stamford, Conn.,, against
Baroness Maud Levi Of Minden. New.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
WIN 1917 VICTORY
FROM SWEET SHOP
IN SECOND CONTEST
Each Team Uses Two Pitchers
in an Effort to Stop Heavy.
Hitting Attack
FINAL GAME NEXT WEEK
Homeruns Feature Thursday
Nights Battle: Seed Store
Takes Early Lead

o. H. Wills forced the playoff In
the city diamondball championship 10
the third game when they downed
the fast Sweet Shop club, IL to II. in
a free-hitting contest Thursday night.
Each team used two pitchers in an
effort to stem their smuggling oppon-
ents. The seed store club had the best
Of the argument driving out II safeties
to their opponents Is.
The winning run came in the last
of the sixth after the Sweet Shop bad
knotted the count in their half by
scoring three runs. Joe Allen came
to bat for the Will team, cracked q
single and then went all the way
around the bases on an error.
Pitchers Hard Hit
Without time to warm up before
the contest, both hurlers were hit hard
in the opening stanza. The Sweet
shop Tailed eight times on five hits,
including a homerun by Emil Martin.
two errors and two bases on balls.
|. But the Will team. not to be out
done, batted all the way around and
a little more to score 10 counters. Tom
Lee, Joe Zahn and Steve Goetz con-
|tributed homeruns to the assault. Add
ing another run in the second and five
more in the third the seed store club
took what looked like a safe lead.
Sweet Shop Rallies
In the fourth George schlickenmey-
er drove in two runs for the Sweet
Shop with a four base clout and his
teammates went on In the fifth to tai
ly four more.
Lawrence Schneider was relieved on
the mound for the Sweet Shop IN the
sixth inning while Matt Hummel went
in to pitch for the winners replacing
Joe Zahn in the fifth.
The date for the third and final
game has not been set as yet but 1t
is expected that it will be played
sometime next week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
Drawings Will Be Made at 8 A,
NJ; Fargo Team Is De-
Tending Champion

Preparations for the annual Mis-
souri, Slope diamonball tournament
were completed Friday and the layout
Of three diamonds at Bismarck's big
league ball park was started for the
play which opens at 8 a M, Sunday.
Andy's Tire Shop Of Fargo. defend
ing champions, are expected to be
among the 20 or more teams seeking
the SO cash prize to be awarded to
the winning team. A IS prize will go
to the runners-up and $3.50 will go to
winners Of third place.
Drawings will be made at 8 a. m.
Sunday at the World War Memorial
building here. Entries will be receiv-
ed until Saturday night.
Each team may enter as many play
ers as they desire but no man will be
allowed to play with more than one
team. All entries should be mailed
to Clement Kelley, 405 Eleventh ST..
Bismarck, accompanied by the $3.50
entry fee.
Invitations were mailed to many
of the outstanding clubs in the state
but all North Dakota teams are in
vited to enter the tournament.
Visitors will be charged at Is cents
admission price and may see all of the
games for the one admission.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
Plans Completed for Annual Missouri
Slope DiamondbaII Tourney SUNDAY
Dean Duo Mutiny
Subsidies Friday

St. Louis. Aug. l7.-(P>-Mutiny
in the Cardinal camp, which Paul
and Dizzy Dean, ace pitchers, be-
gan so enthusiastically by skipping
a Detroit exhibition game Monday,
had nearly died out Friday.
Paul, the younger Of the BROTH
ers, Joined Dizzy in expressing
willingness to return to uniform,
pay the fines and everything, just
so they could get back on the
mound for the pennant chasing
Red Birds.
Least interested in the affair
seemed the Cardinal MANAGEMENT.
They don't want us back at all"
said Dizzy. "They asked us why
We didn't go on down to Florida,
when we saw them Thursday"
Ten more days off the payroll, :"
was Manager Frisch's answer to
Dizzy's first move toward peace.
At that time Brother Paul hadn't
become reconciled to the idea of
paying a $50 fine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
Sawyer Sets Course
Record at BirchmOnt

Bcmidji, Mimi. Aug. 17-(Pl-Dick
Sawyer OF Minneapolis, setting a new
amateur record for the second nine
after going two over par on the out
nine. set the pace with SO, three un-
der par, in the first days qualifying
Of the tenth annual Birchnont inter-
national golf tournament here Thurs
day.
Among those who qualified we're
Pat Sawyer, Minneapolis, 70; Ken
meth Rolf. Grand Forks, N. D. g.;
Bunchie Stevens. Bemidji, IS.
In the women's qualifying, Mrs. G.
p Rohman OF Lincoln. Neb.. Birch
mont winner in 1880. led early quail
fiers with 86 Jane Skies Of st. Paul
and Agnes (Pat) Murphy of James,
town. N. D.. were tied for second hon.
ors with o.
In practice rounds Nadine O'Leary,
Bismarck. 1884 North Dakota women's
champion, carded an 80 to establish .
new women's course record, lettering
by one stroke the mark set by Mrs.
Rohman in 1880. Ladies par is 70.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
Schedules Favor
Indians, Mllers
League Leading Red Birds Have
Two Tough Series Away
From Home Park

Chicago, Aug. l7-(R-The Ameri.
can Associations final western stand
Of the season opened Friday. with
Minneapolis In the west, and INDIAN
apolis Of the east. apparently favored
by the schedule in the battle for the
division leaderships.
Columbus. 1888 champion and win.
ner Of Little World Series honors,
led the league and the eastern SEC
ton Friday. but faced Z long, tough
row on the road. The Birds were
scheduled for % games abroad, four
Of them at Minneapolis and four ri
indianapolis. with only three lnors
at home, exclusive Of postponed dates
The opening Of the western trip Fri.
day found Columbus at St. Paul, TO.
ledo ct Minneapolis, Indianapolis Of
Milwaukee, and Louisville at Kansas
City.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
HAHN'S SINGLE HIT
SCORES MCCARTNEY
With WINNING RUN
Stewart and Carter Engage in
Brilliant Pitching Duel
Over Long Route
THREE DOUBLE PLAYS MADE
Two Hits, a Walk and a Passed
Ball Give Locals Winning
Tally IN Tenth

Two hits, a walk and passed bal
gave Bismarck one lone tally in the
last half Of the tenth inning as the
locals scored their third successive
victory this week defeating the VAL
ley City Hi-Line club. to 0, in a
twilight game Thursday night.
A high fly from McCarneys bat
that fell safe over the second base
mans head started the trouble in the
extra inning. He advanced to second
when Mike Goetz walked and they
both advanced base when Charley
Hancock let one of Carter's high ones
slip through his catcher's mitt for q
passed ball.
With no one down. a hit meant
winning the game. Massmann foul
ed out to Hancock and Hahn came up.
The veteran second baseman lined a
hard drive right between the short
stop and second base scoring McCar-
ney and the game was won.
Nip and Tuck Battle
Up until that time the game had
been nip and tuck" battle featur-
ing Frank Stewart and Spoon" Car
ter in superb pitching duel. The
Valley City hurler held his former
Bismarck teammates to five hits In
the first nine innings and allowed
only one man to see third base.
Stewart was just shade better
however, and turned in a similar per-
Torrance over the ten inning route
Each retired six opposing batters on
strikeouts but Stewart went without
issuing a pass while Carter was walk
ing three.
Bismarck threatened to score in the
very first inning when Hahn was hit
by a pitched ball. A. Luther, play
ing second base for the Hi-Liners
muffed George Fishers hard ground
or and Hahn went to third where ne
was stranded as Haley and Troupe
struck out.
Valley City Threatens
In the fourth A. Luther started the
Hi-Line club out with a nice single
and went to third on Lehrer's clean
hit after Grangaard had advanced
him to second on sacrifice. But the
usually hard-hitting Art Hancock
fouled out to Mccartney and brother
Charley boosted high one to Fisher
Tor the third putout.
Fisher laid the wood on one in the
sixth but the Valley City second base
man jumped high in the air to spear
Troupe's liner, wheeled and threw te
first catching Fisher halfway dowr
to second for double putout.
The Capital Citians executed two
double plays. One came in the sixth
and the other one in the ninth. Both
ended what looked like scoring raj.
lies
Hahn with two singles in four times
at bat was the leading light for the
locals while Lehner got two safetie:
In four trips to the plate to top of
his teammates at the plate.
Sunday the two teams play re-
turn game at Valley City.
The box score
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Milwaukee Juniors
Win Regional Title

Watertown. 8. D., Aug. 17-Re
Touching off another bombardment
Of hits that outdid It's performance in
the opening game against Grand
Forks, N. D., Milwaukee's American
Legion junior baseball team won the
regional championship here Thursday
In . lit victory over Sioux Falls, the
South Dakota champions.
The victory paved the way for the
Wisconsin clubs entry In the sec
tional American Legion tournament 81
Topeka, KAN. next week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
Two u. S. Golfers in
Canadian Semi-Finals

Laval-Sur- Que. Aug. IT,
tP,-1nternational warfare over a. SO
hole battlefield was the program
Friday as the four survivors of the
big starting field in the Canadian
amateur golf championship met in
the semi final matches.
Canada and the United States each
had two survivors and the draw pitted
them against one another. In one
match Albert (Scotty) Campbell, the
defending champion from Seattle en-
countered Ernie Palmer Of Winnipeg.
In the other and probably more Inn
portant clash, Jesse Guilford Of Bos-
ton met G. Ross (Sandy) Somerville.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
Yesterdays Stars
INV The AssOciated Press)

Jim Collins. Cardinals-Soored
winning run in 18th inning of first
game. belted 9th homer in second.
Billy Herman. Cubs, and Flint
Rhem. Braves-Herman's tenth inn
ing double won opener; Rhem pitch
ed Braves to victory in second clash
Adam Comorosky. Reds-Poundec
Brooklyn pitching for triple and two
singles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
Weather Forces Yankees and Tigers
To Play DoubIefeader on Final Day
Teams Will End Crucial SerieQ
Just 40 Il opsnsd-With
Twin Bill
nv Tho Associated press)

(By The Associated Press)
The decisive series between thu
Yankees and tho Tigers-which has
the American League pennant g ito
possible stake-comes to . close Ffi@
day just Is 1t began Tuesday, with .
doubleheader.
The big difference u that the Yanks
are one more game to the bad, III
behind the League leaders, and no
such turnout as Tuesdays 0o.0oo
throng Is expected.
Both the battered Yankees and
their rivals welcomed the day Thurs.
day Of rest and even their bad posi-.
ton In the race failed to discourage
Joe Mccarthy and his club.
"They haven't clinched the pen.
nant yet" was McCarthy's comment.
Along with the Yankee-Tiger game.
the entire American League program
and the leading encounter In the M.
tional league involving the league
leading Giants and the Pirates, gave
way to the weather.
Cubs Fail 70 Gain
The senior circuit. however, man
aged to get through five games with .
minimum Of alterations in the stand
ing. The second-place Cubs failed to
gain on the Giants when they split .
doubleheader with Boston, winning
tho first game 3-2 In ten innings but
dropping the second 8 to 1. The Car
dinals, although they twice defeated
the Phillies, 4 to 3 and Z to 2, remain
Ell two games behind Chicago.
Fred Farmhouse, who gave tho
Cubs only three hits in Is innings
Of the opener, was forced out by .
pulled muscle in the eighth. Chicago
tied 1t up against Ed. Brandt In the
ninth and won out on Bill Hermau,s
|tenth-inning double. The veteran
Flint Rhem subdued the Cubs with
eight hits In the second clash while
the Braves got to Bill Lee ana Guy
Bush for four run burst In the fifth
to settle the game.
The last place Reds took the other
decision, beating Brooklyn B to I
when they blasted Ownie Carroll out
In two innings to score six runs while
Allyn Stout blanked the Dodgers UNI
Ill the 1lnal frame.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds Humble Dodgers
Brooklyn !. 600 600 COL ) /
Cincinnati $50 200 00x-8 u 1
Carroll, Zachary and L6pex. Der.
res: Stout and lombard, Manion.
Cubs, Braves Split
Boston -. 100 o1o 600 o. : q
Chicago -. 600 90 O0l Is Z 1
40 tnnings)
Farmhouse. Brandt and spohrer,
Warneke, Bush and Hartnett.
+! Second game)
Boston -. OOl 90 Olo-6 3 /
Chicago :. 600 900 l00-l 3 o
Rhem and Hogan: w. Lee, Bush,
Thinning. Root and Hartnett.
Cards Win Doubleheader
! (First Came
Philadelphia
O0l 600 020 00-3 . I
st. Louis. 100 OIL 900 OF 8 o
e. Moore. Hansen, johnson and
Todd: Carleton, Haines and v. Davis.
Delaney.
(Second Came
n Fl 4
Philadelphia 100 900 00l-2 Q
st. Louis. 500 0o2 Oox-7 10 .
p. Collins. A. Moore and j. Wilson;
Walker and Delaney.
New York at Pittsburgh. postponed.
rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland ct Washington, postpou.
ed, rain.
Chicago at Philadelphia, postponed,
Threatening weather.
Detroit at New York, postponed
backgrounds.
st. Louis at Boston. postponed,
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Summary: Stolen Bases e. Agre :
Leo Benser Q: M. Hummel 2: 8.
Goetz. Sacrifices, J. Aller; c. John
son; L. Benser Two base hits. T.
Lee, M. Hummel, H. Falconer, A.
Jundt, F. Lee. Three base hits, L.
Schneider. B. Boelter. Home runs,
Martin, e. Agre. Schlickenmeyer,
Goetz, Zahn, Lee. Double or triple
plays. F. Lee to A. Schneider. Hits
off Hummel Z in 2 innings: off Zahn
s in 1 innings; off Schneider IL In
S 1-3 innings; off Agre 5 In 2-3 inn
ings.
Struck out by Hummei l.; by zahr
8; by Schneider 2: by Agre I.
Bases on balls off Hummel, 3; of
Zahn, 8; off Schneider. S., off Agre, 0
Umpires: Bennett and Kenney.
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~ BY AT krenz

II you find it difficult to hit low
iron shot. 1t is only necessary to play
the ball back farther toward the right
foot. The farther back the ball Is
played. the lower will be the shot and
more distance with the iron.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
MAJOR LEAGUE LEAGUE
/AlERy
by The Associated Press


nncluding yesterdays games
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Batting Terry, Giants, 1855; p.
Waner. Pirates, 1854.
Runs-Ott, Giants, 90: Terry.
Giants, 90.
Hits-P. Waner, Pirates. 161; Allen,
ehillies, $50.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, 30; Col
fins, Cardinals, ~.
Pitchers-J. Dean, Cardinals. 21-5;
Schumacher, Giants, 1876.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Battiug-Manush, Senators, $50;
Hehringer. Tigers, .37l.
Runs Gehringer, Tigers, 10; Wer-
her. Red 6ox, los.
Hits 0el1ringer, Tigers. 162: Man
uah, Senators, 100.
Home runs 0ehrig, Yankees and
xoxx, Athletics, 81.
Pitching Gomez, Yankees le-3: W..
&ef1ell, Red 9ox, 10-2.
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Note the position of The ball in re-
CORD to the right foot in the illustra-
t!cn. When the ball Is played from
this position, it Is q simple matter to
hit a crisp descending blow, and to
take turf Immediately after the bali
is sent on its way.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
Fights Last Night
ny Tho Associated PreGs)

ny Tho Associated Pre0s)
Indianapolis, Ind:-Tracy Cox.
l35, indianapolis, outpointed Tony
Herrera, l57. Dallas, Tex, (l0).
Houston, Tex.-Ralph Chong,
New Orleans. outpointed oeores
Salvatore. Boston (l0): Paul
Ladd, l68, Hot Springs. ARK.
knocked out Soldier Shirley, n,
Galveston 81.
Avalon, Catalina Island.-
Tony Charvez. 12e, ALBUQUERQUE,
N. NJ, and Mark Dtax, Manila,
drew co..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17

Because of the high altitude Of
Bolivia, parachutes are of little use
there; they descend too rapidly
through the rarefied atmosphere.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17

Nine hundred eighty communities
expended total Of $3S,5l8, 1874 for rec
reation in the United States and Can
ada in 1880.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17

Under the present setup, big bust.
ness enjoys the greatest advantage
over little business IN the history Of
trade, and the trend toward the high
cost Of living threatens to confiscate
| the consumers family budget.-U. 8.
Senator Arthur H. vandenburg. Of
Michigan
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17
N YOU'RE III
TELLING NE

Jacksonville, Fla, is seeking q
berth in the Southern League /.
and reports are that there will be
plenty of Florida dough behind the
cub :. That Lou Chiozza gent
playing his first year under the Big
Tent with the Phillies, is said to be
the fastest man in baseball. The
ideal tennis player would have Til
Gen's backhand, Doeg's left-handed
service, Lofts lob, Borotra's over
hand smash. Cochet's volleying, and
Perry's forehand !. says Ellsworth
Vines q. who Is doing more talk
ing for hin1slf, now that he is q
pro player. II. Nick Lukats, Notre
Dame halfback who vas graduated
this year. gets job in the movies
for being selected on that all
star collegiate outfit that meets the
Chicago Bears, Aug. 81 Joe r
Brown Is handling fighter these
days Lou Jalles, former nation
al amateur star. Rogers Horns
BY is given credit for breaking the
attendance record in the Browns
81. Louis bailiwick. Paul Runyar
is q mighty careful golfer. On u
wood and long iron shots he plucks
q few blades Of grass and throwl
them into the air. to Judge TIKI
direction the wind Is blowing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17

The Africander sheep has a 80
pound tail.
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summary. LEU OH UdSeS-VdIley
City 3, Bismarck IL. Sacrifices
Grangaard. Two base hits-Haley, A.
Hancock. Double playa. Luther to
v. Luther, Hahn to Massmann to Nc
Carney, Massmann to Hahn to Nc
Carney. Hits-off Stewart S In 10
innings; off Carter In 10 innings.
Struck out-by Stewart s; by Carter
8. Bases on balls-off Carter g. Hit
by pitcher-Hahn by Carter. Passed
balls-C. Hancock Time Of game
1885. Umpires Poindexter and Lena
berg.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17

CIGARETTES - No lower
prices In Bismarck.
HALLS DRUG STORE
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Totals. .........34 7 80 ii
sBatted for Erickson in 10th
Score by innings r
Valley CITY. 900 600 600 o. o
Bismarck ......... 900 600 600 l. !
C,,,>e ~ "a Soc-Uo11Av
Evening star., 1934-12-06
BUYING SELECTWE
ON STOCK MARKET
Aircraft, Metal, Farm and
Some Specially Shares
Advance.
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

hSoOSIdICO FlCoo "AAeS
NEW YORK, December 6.-Selec-
tive buying prevailed in the stock
market today. Trading was active.
Advances of fractions to a point or
more recorded among aircraft. metal.
farm shares and a number of miscel-
laneouS Specialities. Rails and utll-
tiles were narrow. Santa Fe, United
States Steel. American Telephone and
Consolidated Gas were steady, while
firmneSs was shown by Liquid Car
bonic, Deere, Briggs, Kennecott and
Aviation Corp. Transfers approx
mated 100000 shares.
Shares of National Lead got up 3
points, while Briggs and McKesson &
Robbins advanced fractions to point.
all to new highs for the year. Ana
conda and Kennecott coppers gained
around a point each, and Cerro de
Pasco. United States Smelling and
American Smelling were tractlonally
higher. Case, Deere and International
Harvester were point or SO better. as
were Peoples Drug, Allied Chemical
and Liquid Carbonic.
The news was not especially excit-
ing. but most Of it was viewed as
optimistic. There were more extra,
special and regular dividends to sus-
tain bullish sentiment.
The revival in farm stocks apparent
ly reflected hopes of greatly increased
agricultural income. The air issues
were still favored because of indica-
tions Of growing business and hopes
that the Government will assume a
friendlier attitude toward this industry.
Evening star., 1934-12-06

as compared to yesterdays close OF
4.94 3/16.
The French franc weakened to 1918
to the pound, as compared to yester-
days close Of $500.
The price of bar gold declined 4
pence to 14O shillings Z pence (s34.79)
fine ounce and an amount valued
at f2O5,O00 (s1,034,49475) was pur-
chased.
PARIS, December R.-Three per
cent rentes, rs francs IS centimes; AZ
per cent rentes, 9065.
Exchange on London. 1910. The
dollar was quoted at l5.l7l2.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
FOOD INDEX HIGHER.

NEW YORK, December P.-
Dun & Bradstreets weekly food index
advanced l cent from S244 to S2.45
during the week ended December 4,
which compares with sl.94 on the
same date a year ago. More than
half of the 81 commodities used in the
index were higher.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
NOTES OvERsUBsCRIBED.

NEW YORK. December LP).-An
offering of s18,30o,000 in notes Of the
Federal intermediate Credit Banks was
heavily oversubscribed yesterday. The
notes run to 9 months and bear l "a
per cent interest. They were issued
TO provide for maturities.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
DOLLAR IS LOWER
IN LONDON DEALINGS
Closes at 4.95 11.16 to Pound,
or 11a Cents Below Mark
Set Yesterday.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 6.-The United
States dollar deprecated IL cents to
the pound today, closing at 4.95 II /l6,