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Evening star., 1936-12-13
MERCHANTS FACE
ACUTE SHORTAGES
/. Of HOLIDAY GOODS
Toy Makers Turning Down
Huge Orders Due to
Lack of Time.
SITUATION is TIGHT
IN MANY OTHER LINES
Dilatory Store Buyers Caught
in Last.Minute Rush to
Find Merchandise.
BY ]. G.. DONLEY.
ntRnaf frh tn ThA Gtar

NEW YORK, December l2.-Some
youngsters may think, on Christmas
morning. that Santa Claus has abdi-
Gated. But such thoughts would do
the old gentleman an injustice.
There will be an acute shortage OF
toys, In all likelihood, but it will not
be entirely the fault of Santa Claus.
For many years he and his factory
operators have warned the merchants
that they ought to make known their
Christmas need a little earlier in the
year. But his warnings have gone
pretty much unheeded, and, with the
passage Of time, the purveyors OF play
things have come to scout the idea that
Santa Claus headquarters could not
fill their needs even If orders were de-
layed right up to the beginning of the
"15-more-days-to-shop" period.
This year, Santa seems likely to be
able to say Il told you so" to hundreds
of dilatory store buyers who are now
running around like mad, trying to
place last-minute orders.
Orders Turned Down.
James L. Fri, executive director Of
the Toy Manufacturers Of the U. s. A.,
is authority for the statement that
makers of several major lines Of toys
are being forced, through sheer In
ability to produce the wanted articles
in time to turn down orders totallng
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Christmas buying is also running
high in grown-up lines. recorders on
gift merchandise of all kinds pouring
into wholesale market at this center
all week. Not only in toys is a short
age threatened. for the delivery situa-
ton is also tight on all sorts of things
in heavy holiday demand, ranging
from handbags to lingerie. And even
at this early date, large number OF
out of town buyers are in town on the
trial Of delayed shipments.
Furs, which have enjoyed q sales
boom starting at the beginning Of
the current season several months ago,
continued In active demand this week.
and some garment makers are predict
ing that this month and next. taken
together, will produce the largest vol
ume Of business for any comparable
period since 1929.
Gloves Also in Demand.
Gloves are also going well-in kid,
suede and fabrics Of various kinds
with sales totals for all kinds run
ming Is per cent ahead of last year.
Manufacturers of premium mer-
chandise of the type given or "cou-
poned' to customers by grocers and
other retailers report one Of the most
successful holiday seasons in the his
tory of the industry.
Furniture sales also continue to run
at a high rate, rejecting rising resi-
Dental construction, the high-mar-
riage rate and "unscrambling" Of fam
lilies doubled up in depression years.
Seidman g. Seidman, accountant spe-
cialists for the furniture industry,
report that furniture factories in all
parts of the country operated at a
better rate in october than in any
previous month since 1929. October
orders were booked at rate "a per
cent above that month in 1885.
(Copyrisht. 1885,
Evening star., 1936-12-13
STEEL PLANTS SWAMPED
WITH UNTITLED ORDERS
Producers Will Be Hard Pressed to
Complete Fourth Quarter Ship
ments by End of January.

As the situation now exists the
steel industry apparently will not ben
eft much from the higher prices re-
Gently announced until well into the
first quarter Of next year.
The heavier steel products have
been more active the past week or so
due to the fact most mills have with,
drawn from the market on the lighter
materials, due to a sold-out condition.
Despite the heavy backlogs pro-
ducers view first quarter outlook as
promising. since consumption con-
tinues unusually heavy and the indi-
cations are consumers will be forced
to re-enter the market to replenish
their stocks early in the new year.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
ASSOCIATED OUTPUT
CLIMBS IL PER CENT
snec;aI Dispe tch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December IAN in
crease Of IL per cent In net electric
output over year ago Is reported
for the month Of November by the
Associated Gas & Electric System.
Units (kwh) produced amounted to
68,070,871 for the month.
For the IL months ending Novem-
Der 30, output was up 454,034,617
units from 3,694,271 ,4s6 units to A.
148, ,306, ,013 units. This Is an increase
of 1913 per cent when compared with
the previous IL months period.
Gas send-out for November in
creased 150,685 200 cubic feet to L.
s39, ,534, 400 cubic feet, which is "a
per cent higher than last November.
Send-out for the year ended Novem-
ber 80 was up ~ per cent to 2l,205,-
399, 900 cubic feet. This is l,522,-
367 800 cubic feet higher than the
previous comparable period.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
MORE COTTONSEED
REPORTED CRUSHED
Census Bureau Finds 2,124, ,053
Tons Handled, Compared to
1,956,2S4 in 1885 Period.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Cottonseed crushed in the four
month period, August l to November
80, was reported by the Census Bureau
to have totaled 2,124.053 tons. COM
pared with 1856, ,284 in the same period
. year ago.
Cottonseed on hand at mills Novem-
Der 80 totaled 1885 tons, compared
with 1915 year ago.
Cottonseed products manufactured
in the period and on hand November
80 were:
Crude oil produced, 63l. .753. .036
pounds, compared with .974,0l3.
and on hand las, 1872. .447 pounds, COM
pared with 11s,742,948.
Refined oil produced, 478,31o,272
pounds, compared with 44e, 1884, 1857,
and on hand 385, $50 .201 pounds, COM
pared with 343, 3,848,136
Cake and meal produced 952, ,933 tons,
compared with 883, ,435, and on hand
209, $50 tons. compared with 3l5,890.
Hulls produced 546,186 tons, COM
pared with sos, ,2i6. and on hand 143.-
900 tons. compared with 164,775.
Linters produced 510,312 running
bales, compared with 432.5s9. and on
hand, l64,917 running bales, compared
with 172,510.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Seaboard Operating Revenues
viii Near $37, 800, 900 Mark

THE seaboard property has been
adequately maintained since receiver
ship in proper relation to the volume
of trafiic handled. More extended use
Of heavier power and treated ties and
tie plates is still being carried for
ward and has now reached the point
where savings should result.
"The Seaboard also has placed
orders for an additional 1000 all-steel
50-ton box cars and more Of the
"2-6-6-4" locomotives, as well as 10
modern, de luxe. conditioned pas
senger cars. Twenty-four passenger
cars are being adapted in its own
shops to meet the most modern travel
ing requirements.
Indications point to the fact that
general business and tourist condi-
tions In Florida during the present
season will be the best In recent
years." he said.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
ADVANCE
TO HIGHEST LEVEL
SINCE EARLY 1880
Wholesale Index Hits 86.27,
Against 85.43 Week Ago,
77.21 Year Ago.
BY A. A. PATTON,
Associated Press Statistician.

NEW YORK, December l2.-Swept
along on the same tide of recovery
that boosted industrial activity Is per
cent over last year, commodity prices
in the latest week pushed up to the
highest level since the Spring of 1880.
The Associated Press weighted index
Of IS important wholesale commodities
rose to 1927 per cent of the 1926
average, against 8543 a week ago and
77.21 in the same period last year.
Factors pressing staple quotations
upward in recent weeks-the index
has advanced 6.6 per cent in the past
month and half-changed little this
week. Continued drought in the Mid
west, the shipping tie-up and small
inventories of industry each ac-
counted for their share of the upturn
The rise was almost universal.
Twenty-Five staples closed behind plus
signs, nine were unchanged and only
four declined.
New Peaks Numerous.
New peaks for the year were in
OAdCl dkllOll6 bAlC Vel iOuS lll0lCSS,
dustrial, agricultural, textile and nom
ferrous metal products being the
favored groups.
Items going into Mrs. Housewives
market basket were the only major
group to show . decline. Even here
the weakness was by no means unani-
nous, increases in -four. lard and
butter being outweigheo by dips in
eggs, sugar and cocoa.
Hogs, cattle and lambs were in the
plus column. The only group selling
under last years prices, live stock
reflects the Summers drought. Eigh
prices for feed forced farmers to ship
their animals to market at any price
they would bring, naturally depressing
the level.
Farm Items Climb.
Agricultural items stepped ahead en-
masse. Corn, wheat, oats, rye and
cotton shared the upturn. Poor sub
soil moisture and noticeable lack Of
rain in growing regions caused COM
modify men to revise downward previ-
GUS estimates of probable outturn next
year.
Textiles were mixed. Wool strode
ahead on heavy demand from the rug
trade and steady retail sales Of mems
clothing. Silk fell back fractionally.
Commodities used by the Nations
industrial machine surged higher
without a detection. Non-ferrous
metals climbed under the leadership
of tin and lead, zinc and antimony
concurring.
Steel scrap moved up a notch to
match the advance in steel operations
to the May, 1880, rate. Bituminous
coal, rubber, turpentine. linseed oil and
burlap were also in demand at better
prices.
The index, with its indices based on
1926 as 100, compared as follows:
Evening star., 1936-12-13
HOTEL FOOD EXPENSES
DROP BELOW YEAR AGO
SpeciaI Dfspa ten To The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 12.-No-
vember hotel food prices declined .27
per cent from the October level, ac-
cording to the latest Grinstead Hotel
Food Price Index, compiled monthly
by r. M. Grinstead & Co.
This decrease was caused by heavy
Fall marketing Of poultry, together
with the continued heavy marketing
Of live stock. Green salads and fresh
vegetables show an upward trend which
will possibly continue.
In comparison with prices paid In
the corresponding month one year ago,
November prices are 1872 per cent
lower. All groups except vegetables,
salads and dairy products showed
downward trend.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 12.-Total
operating revenues Of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway for 1896 will ap-
proximate $37, SOC, 900 and gross in
come available for charges $1,000, 900,
r. P. Jones, chief finance and &C.
counting ofiicer, said today. These
totals are based upon 10 months
actual figures and the use Of estimated
figures for the remaining months Of
1896, Mr.. Jones added.
He pointed out that the gross income
cludes credit adjustments referable to
prior years for taxes, which are esti-
mated at $3.50, 900. Assuming that
such estimates are reasonably accu-
rate. the total operating revenues for
1896 will b the highest for any year
since 1881 and the gross income the
greatest for any year since 1880.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
BUILDING HOLDS
WELL ABOVE 1885
DESPITE DECLINE
Drops SeasonaIIy in Month,
but Is 34.1 Per Cent
Ahead of Year Ago.
speciaI Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. December l2.-A-
though rising above the corresponding
period of the preceding year for the
twenty-third month in succession, the
volume of building permits for No.
vember displayed a seasonal decline
from October.
The estimated cost of permits issued
in 2l5 cities last month, according to
the latest report compiled by Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc, amounted to SITS, ,464,-
623, against $56,276, ,588 in November a
year ago, or an increase of 341 per
cent.
This was approximately the same
ratio of gain shown in the similar Oc-
tober comparison. Contrasting the
latest figure with october, when per-
mits totaled $50, ,7ol.5 $50, reveals a de-
crease OF 1853 per cent. The usually
expected change for the period is
drop of about II per cent.
November Totals Given.
The group totals of building permit
values for the 215 cities for November,
this year and last, together with per-
centage changes, are shown in the
following table: ..--... .r
Evening star., 1936-12-13
BY the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND, Ohio, December H.
Daily Metal Trade today says:
With the record of 10 days of De-
cember behind and the heaviest ac-
cumulation of untitled orders on hand
ever experienced in any To-day period
it its history, the steel industry Is be-
ginning to realize the difficult ship
ping situation which confronts it.
Order books on the mills are lit
orally swamped with business, and
tonnage has mounted to a point where
producers are going to be hard put to
complete all fourth quarter ship
ments by the end of January.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
FOUR BANKS OPENED.

CHICAGO, December IL (SpeciaD -
Four new banking Offices were opened
during the last week, one in Georgia.
one in Mississippi, one in California
and one In Arkansas, according to the
Weekly Banking Market released by
Rand McNally Bankers Monthly. It
also reports two new banks In process
Of organization. one in Georgia and
one in Michigan.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
sl9,399,OOO Issues
Sold by r. F. C. at
S932,73O Premium
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Reconstruction Corp. announced
yesterday the sale Of $l9.399, 900 Sc
eurities at a premium of $932,7
It disposed of s13 .e00, 900 Of Illinois
Central Railroad Co. 4 per cent equip
ment trust certificates to Solomon
Bros. and Hutzler Of New York and
Stroud e. Co. Of Philadelphia at 1881
and accured interest. netting premium
Of $486, 500.
A total Of $3,35s,000 Buffalo Sewer
Authority per cent bonds were sold
to the controller of the State of New
York at los, yielding a premium Of
$167, 300.
The controller of the State of New
York also purchased s2.141.000 Rip
Van Wrinkle AZ per cent bridge bonds
at 113, netting a premium of s27s,330.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Eleven Months.
WEST VIRGINIA BANK
PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, December
12-The Bank of Morgan County,
Berkeley Springs, and the Bank Of
Harpers Ferry, in Jefferson, are
among four closed State banks to
whose depositors Banking Commits
sioner George Ward authorized the
payment Of S per cent dividends yes
terday.
Checks will be issued December
Is to depositors of the Bank of Nor
gan County aggregating $S,195.18.
Ward said this makes total pay
ments IS per cent. Depositors of the
Bank of Harpers Ferry will get S.
40494 on December 16, making to-
tai of so per cent dividends.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Canadian Wheat Holdings Drop
To Lowest Point in Ten Years

Keen European demand accounted
for the sharp decline in the visible
supply. Canadian wheat has been
sold for shipment as far distant as
next June.
The current heavy buying by Europe
of Argentine and Australian wheats
was construed as favorable to Canada.
Sales OF Argentine new-crop for ship
ment early in 1887 were estimated at
more than $4,000, 900 bushels. Italy.
it was reported, took IL cargoes dur.
ing the past week from Argentina,
Australia and Canada.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

c. Mcleod Of
New York. secre-
tary, and Miss M.
Shaw, assistant
secretary. Fol-
lowing a custom
established sew
eral years ago,
the birt h d ay
meeting is also
ladies' night, and
wives Of members
W i'll also be
guests.
At 8 o'clock,
following the din
ner, there will be
q technical dis
Evening star., 1936-12-13
A. E. StaIey Manufacturing Co.
SOAP PRICES BOOSTED
BY PROCTER & GAMBLE

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 12.-Proc-
ter g. Gamble Co. announced base
prices of its three leading brands
of soap would be advanced approx
mately per cent, effective Monday.
Other makers, trade sources said, will
probably likewise increase prices.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
WAGE DIVIDEND VOTED.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, December IL
R).-The Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
announced today it will pay q wage
dividend to nearly 1000 employees
next Friday. All employees who have
been with the company since Decem-
Der 81, 1885, will receive an extra
weeks compensation. Others will re-
ceive one-half weeks pay.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
D. D.C.ACCOUNTANTS
TO HOLD DINNER
National Officers to Attend
Fourth Anniversary CeIe-
brati0n Here.

Washington Chapter, National As
sociation Of Cost Accountants, will
celebrate its fourth anniversary at q
dinner to be given at the Hamilton
Hotel on Wednesday evening at $50
National officers who will be present
are F. Raymond Fletcher of Boston,
president of the association; Stuart
Evening star., 1936-12-13
HOLIDAYS EXTENDED.

TORONTO, December IL R.-The
Toronto Stock Exchange will extend
the Christmas and New Year holidays
by closing at 1880 pm. Thursday,
December "A, and remaining closed
until Monday, December 2S and by
remaining closed on Saturday, jan
uary .. - well - On Friday. jan
uasy l.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
By the Associated Press.

By the ASsocisted Fress.
WINNIPEG, December 12.-Less
wheat was stored in Canada's bins
today than at any time in the past
10 years-one of the reasons for the
current bull market In wheat on the
Winnipeg Grain Exchange.
The December future closed the
six-day period at $1.141a, May, $l.l5h.
and July, $1.12ss. At its best price
of the week May sold at $1.l6%. Not
since June IL, 1880, has any wheat
future touched. that level on the
Winnipeg market.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

The following table compares the
permit value totals at 20 leading cities
for the first II months of 1886 and
1885:
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Total .. S---S75.464.623 S56,356.5ss
New York-----SI7 7S01 ,OO6 S1..Ss5.226
Outside N. York S51 .663.617 SAB .363
The IL months record of building
permit values for 1886 and 1885. for
the 215 cities. as compiled by Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc, is given herewith:
Evening star., 1936-12-13
DIVIDEND ORDERED
N. A. HANNA CO.
Coal and Iron Mine Concern
to Pay SO Cents a Share
on Common Stock.
ny the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED PreSS.
NEW YORK, December 12.-The
M. A. Hanna Co., operator Of coal and
iron mines. with headquarters in
Cleveland, announced today dividend
Of so cents q share on common stock
payable December % to holders Of
record December Is. 1t paid rs cents
in October.
Page -Hersey Tubes.
-Hersey Tubes, Ltd, with oper-
ating units in Canada and Cohoes.
N. Y, declared an extra dividend of
Is cents and a regular quarterly divi-
dend Of rs cents share on common.
both payable January to holders of
record December Is.
Coca Cola of New York.
Cocoa Cola Bottling Co. of New York
ordered an initial payment Of so cents
a share on common December 81 to
holders of record December IS.
Standard Steel Spring.
Standard Steel Spring Co., with
plants at Coraopolis, Pa. and Racine.
Wis, announced a dividend of SITS
a share on capital stock. payable De-
cember "a to holders of record De-
cember 81. The company paid IS
cents last July.
Ritter Dental.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, December IL
R.-Directors Of Ritter Dental Manu-
featuring Co. today announced an ex-
ira dividend of Is cents a share on
the common stock. Regular quarterly
payments of IS cents common share
and SITS on the preferred stock also
were declared. The dividends are pay
able December 81 to stockholders of
record December Is.
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co.
DECATUR, Ill, December IL (P.-
The A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co.
announced dividends of 1901 900 and
payment of 100000 in bonuses to en-
ployes. The dividends were $3.50 on
the preferred stock and So on the COM
mon. The latter issue paid So a share
in the previous semi-annual declara-
tiohl
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Eleventh Months
Cities Comnared.

U. sSss6. s97. .552 s533. .694 eea = 6s1
N. York S195,517,507 $127.1S7. .034 r 53.7
n YSsc Y.c. Sol $50, ,o45 s4oe, ,5o7. 1886 +7e.b
Evening star., 1936-12-13
The index, with its indices based on
Qo6 as loo cnmnared as follows:

New 1896 high.
La opinión., 1936-01-13
D|O MUERTE A
SU NOVA Sc
SUICIDOLUEGO
Los cadaveres fueron ha-
llados por un policia en-
Long Beach, en- I'm auto

De dos balazos nm joven decep-
cionado nuso fin en- forma tragiea
a sus amores. dando muerte a 81
novia Y suicidaudose despues.
La ~tragedia ocurrio anoche en-
Lona Beach, euando Grant S. Bit
ter, de 27 amos y residente en- 125
w. Third ST., escribio dos e~artas'
do muerte a su noVia Ruth (.
Thompson, de 16 amos, y lueso Sc
disparo un balazo.
Los dos cadaveres fueron hdlla-
dos aver en- el asieuto trasero de I'm
autom6vil, estacionado en- un lugar
solitario de Ia Gale a al oeste, en-
Long Beach. por los oficialcs de po-
licia McCindle Y Grommau.
Ritter, cuyo anillo de compromi-
so le habia sido devuelto r%eciente-
mente por su novia. pidio prestado
81 autom6vil el sabado en- Ia noche.
diciendo que guerra lleyar a su no.
via a un cine.
El suicida escribl6 en- una dc sus
cartas 4ue su novia Re habia roto
el ~corazon". pero que ahora los dos
"se irian juntos V estarian siempre
juntos en- e. mas ala.
La opinión., 1936-01-13
MITIN CONTRA 0SOR-
MO EN- QUERETAR0

oUERETARo, Gro, enero u. -
OHilo Directo). - La salida inme-
data del ex-gobernador Saturni-
no Osornio del Estado de ouerata-
70. fue pedida hoy por mas dc cinco
mil personals que asistieron n un mi
tin eGectuado en- la plaza de toros
de esta cludad, durante 81 cual Sc
atac0 duramente Ia actuaci6n ad-
minlstrativa del ex-gobernador,
a~cusaudnlo de numerosos crimenes.
Toda Ia vida politios de osornio
fue desmenuzads por los oradores.
q%uienes dieron q conoeer Ia lista
de los crimenes que achaesn al X
g~obernador.
Que es una "versiienzs nseional"
que Osoruio continue en- Querets-
no tratando de mantener su dicta-
dura en- 81 Estado. fue 10 que die
ron los oradores del nitin, quienes
terminaron pidiendo energicamen-
to In expulsion.
Las autoridades militares en- FL
Estado han continuado una estre-
cha vigilancia de soldados en- la re-
sidencia del eN-gobernador, temien
dose que Sc cometa alsdn atentado
contra 81 vida.
La opinión., 1936-01-13
HAUPTMANN ES
ABANDONADO
A SU SUER TIE
Ell Gobernador de New Jer-
sey desiste de interceder
en- SUI favor

NUEvA YORK, NY. enero Ia
(UP),-El Goberhador Harold G..
Hoffman, quien tiene en- sus msnos
la suerte de Bruno Richard Hapt.
mann, ~sostuvo hoy en- la noche una
misteriosa conferencia con dos in
dividuos en- una esquina, y al ser
descubierto emprendio una violen-
ia fuea.
De las pocas palabras que bal
buceo cuando salia apresuradamen-
te de su hotel, los reporters que 10
vieron obtuvieron la impression de
que no tiene intenciones de salyar
a Hauptmann, a menos que reciba
informes de importancia antes del
proximo viernes-el dia fijado para
Ia ejecucion del carpintero aleman.
Hoffman ocup6 un apartamento
en- el piso 26 d ! Hotel New Yor-
ker, Y cuatro plsos mas abajo, en- el
cuarto numero 1900, estaba alojado
81 abogado d~efensor de Hauptmann,
c. Lloyd Fisher.
Hoffman sali6 dc su cuarto hoy
en- Ia noche. acompahado de un
hombre alto, de pelo cano, auien Sc
nes6 a decir su nombre. Los re-
porters Sc aglomeraron alrededor
del g~obernador interrogandole:
La opinión., 1936-01-13
REGRESO DOUG
A Los ANGELES
Ell famoso actor hablo de
TODD, pero menos de Ma
ry Pickford

Douglas Fairbanks ST., %converti-
do va en- soltero y de buen humor
como siempre, lego anoche a Holly
wood procedente de Nueva York.
dispuesto a hablar de TODD y a res
ponder a todas las p%reguntas Que
sc lie hicieron, menos las que Ollie
ran a matrimonio.
FL v%eterano actor contest6 amis-
tosamente a cuanta pregunta Sc lie
hizo. % Sc Guido bien dc callar
cuando Sc refiri6 a su rcciente di-
vorcio de Mary Pickford Y rumo-
res de un pr6Nimo matrimonio con
Lady Sylvia Ashley, miembro de
Ia sociedad inglesa.
"Esos asuntos. sehores, son peli-
arosos", comento Fairbanks. agre-
gando que viene a "trabajar" y que
planea permaneeer en- Hollywood
dos o tres meses para TRAFALGAR en-
una nueva pelieula. basada en- In
vida de Marco Polo.
Sin embargo, esta vez Doug sera
productor, va que 10 tiene inten-
clones de %reanudar su carerra de
actor.
Miss Piekford eelebro la semana
pssada ell deereto final de divoreio
fSTa, - a. nsaA