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Evening star., 1936-12-09
Ne,u Vie,us of Creation Dra,cn
BY Carnegie Unit Scientists

the public exhibit Of the years work
during the three following days.
This work, according to statement
given out by the Carnegie Institution
today. leads to the following descrip-
ton based on the best data now OBJ
tainable:
"The universe as now known Is q
vast space approximately a billion
light-years In diameter. in which
galaxies are. on the whole, uniformly
distributed. The galaxies are in gen.
eral separated from each other by
distances of the order of 10 to 100
times their own diameter, 50 that
only very minute portion Of the
space Is occupied by them. A galaxy
is Q system made up Of stars, millions
Of them, separated from each other
(see CREATION. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-12-09
FRENCH A|RPLANE
HELD SHOT DOWN
German War Craft Blamed
by Spanish Embassy in
Paris-Four Hurt.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Aerial bomb,ngs oper Spain and
especially Madrid hare been prdc-
tically incessdnt since the begin
ming Of hostilit:es. fire months ago,
Uhen FdScistS reDoIted under Gen.
Francisco Franco. Strengthened BY
the moral support OF Russia and
France the Loyolists haze held
grir1ly to Madrid under fierce as
sdults by the rebels, in turn, en-
courdged by the moral support OF
Italy and Germany. British neu-
tr1lity has marked that nations
EFFORTS to hare the rights OF the
belligerents defined.
~ the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 9.-The Span
ish Embassy charged today a German
Junkers warplane abruptly attacked
and shot down o French airplane
over Spanish irlsurgent territory.
Four passengers we're injured when
the plane. flying the French insignia
and In the service of the French dip
lomatic corps, crashed at Pastrana,
Spain, yesterday.
This aggression" the Spanish EN-
bassy statement said, may have grave
consequences.
Those injured when the plane was
machine gunned down were Andre
Chateau, correspondent for the Havas
(French) News Agency; Louis Della
pree, correspondent for Paris Soir; a
DR.. Hemmy of Canada, and an un-
identified young girl.
Another young girl, the pilot named
Boyer and the radio operator named
Bougrat were unhurt.
The plane was wrecked.
Reports of the attack caused a SEN
sation in the Paris press, which print
ed the bulletins in heavy black type
The embassy commmique said,
"The salient fact of the day was the
abrupt attack by tri-motored Jun
kers in the Guadalajara region against
the Air-France plane, which takes the
Madrid-Alicante trip normally to es-
tablish contact with the Toulouse
Casablanca passenger line of the same
company.
This plane was machine -gunned
while in full flight and had to land
because Of damages"
The embassy statement said the
two correspondents were quite grave
" wounded"
INSURCENT RASr SuATrrprn
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HASTY OPERATION SAVES
BABY CHOKED ON FOOD
Doctor Makes Throat Incision,
Holding Wound Open Until
Lung Action Returns.

Bs the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, December 9.-Seventeen-
month-old Hazel Mae Reece owed her
life today to an emergency throat
operation performed after she choked
on turnip greens.
Doctors said she probably would
have died hao not a doctor In Austell
hastily made an incision in her throat
and held it open with his fingers until
silver tube could be inserted That
provided for respiration until normal
heart and lung action returned.
The baby choked while being fed
by older children yesterday. Her
mother. Mrs. H. M. Reece, called a
neighbor and they drove miles with
the baby to Austell.
Evening star., 1936-12-09
FIRE R0UTS 1000

Eight Firemen Overcome or Hurt
in Apartment Blaze.
NEW YORK, December o DR.
Nearly 1000 residents of Is Prospect
place, Tudor City, were routed from
their beds early today when fire
started in the subcellar of the 81
story apartment building. Eight fire.
men were overcome by smoke or in
jured. The flames were confined to
the subce!lar.
Evening star., 1936-12-09
INSURGENT BASE SHATTERED

Government Planes Bomb Line on
Casa del Campo.
MADRID. December 9 (R.-Gov-
ernment bombing planes blasted the
Fascist front line along the Casa
del Campo Park today and devastated
(See SPAIN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1936-12-09
WEATHER.

70. D, WcdtlIoK
Rain probable tonight and tomorrow:
slightly warmer. lowest temperature to-
night about 80 degrees; fresh northeast
winds. emperatures+Highest 38, at
noon today: lowest. 80, at $50 pm. yes
terday. Full report on page Az,
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(See KING, Page Asp
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lSee SIMPSON, Page A-5.)
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FLIGHT IS DELAYED

(See STABnIzATION, Page A-3.
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(See RAILS, Page A-5.)
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(See CREATION. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-12-06
YJIE SHOPPING BOOSTS
DC. STORE SALES AGAIN
Rise of 8.8 Per Cent in Week Leaves
Total Below 1885 Period With
More Favorable Weather.

Christmas trade in Washington
stores swept forward during the week
Just ended. registering gains Of SO
per cent over the previous week. al
though business In the flve-day week
was q trifle under the returns from
the corresponding week year ago,
when new sales records also were be-
ing recorded. The weather was not
quite as good as last year, the Com
merce Department review stated.
The advance in the holiday season
brought increased interest in retail
trade throughout the rest of the fifth
Federal Reserve district. Baltimore
reported substantially better trade
than q year ago, while business in
Richmond, Norfolk and Charleston,
s. c., was far ahead Of the like pc
riod in 1885. The retail boom boosted
wholesale demand from is to 20 per
cent over the same week last year.
Distribution by the banks in the
Capital of approximately $6,258, ,440
in Christmas savings club funds to
rs, 6,307 members came q bit too late
to be felt during the last week. The
Evening star., 1936-12-06
ADVANCE MAINTAINED
BY TRANSIT REVENUES

Srecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 5.-Revenues
for the transit industry for the week
ending November %. 1896, based on
telegraphic reports received from a
representative group of transit operat-
ing companies, showed continuing i'm
provement over last year. Transit
Journals Indicator stands at 106.27.
which represents a gain of 6.27 per
cent over the corresponding week in
1895.
For the week ending November 81,
1896, the Indicator was 108.58.
Riding continued to improve through
the week, although the total was
slightly reduced on account of the
Thanksgiving day holiday. Gains were
well distributed except in certain sea-
board cities, where the shipping strike
caused slight recession from last
years revenues in some sections.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Sugar Quotas Nearly Filled
By Entries During II Months

174, and Virgin Islands, 1926 and
1896.
Refined sugar ready for direct con-
sumption, included in the above to-
tails but with separate quotas deter
mined, showed 6,275 short tons en-
tered for the II months against q
total quota Of 694, ,568, leaving . bal
ance of 58,293.
Puerto Rico had exhausted its
quota of 126,033 tons. Quotas and
balances for other oh-shore areas
were: Cuba. 458.704 quota, with 35.-
06l balance; Hawaii. 29.616 and S,587,
and Philippines, 80,214 and 1855.
The A. A. A. said 10 months totals
charged against quotas for continental
areas were l76,046 short tons for sugar
cane and i.os4.loi short tons for susss
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Packing Firms May Enter
Sow Bean Processing Field

the "stockman finds soy bean oil COM
peting with edible and inedible animal
oils" In addition, Armour reported.
the bean can be converted into raw
material for making some products
which are now commonly regarded as
the by-products of live stock.
In this connection some interests in
the packing industry are understood
to be studying the possibility of enter
ing the bean processing field.
Soy beans make soft pork" said
H. R. Dawson, vice president of the
Institute Of American Meat Packers.
"Such pork is undesirable, and con-
sumers discriminate against it."
Dawson said this discrimination Is
% acute that o so-called soft hog is
worth from 50 to So per hundred
weight lsaG than . Arm fatted hog.
Evening star., 1936-12-06

amount, however, Is considerably
larger than the $5,27s.575 paid out to
66.l54 members a year ago.
Bank clearings in Washington this
last week totaled $23.577, ,223, against
$21,s37,751 in the preceding week and
$40, sos, 400 in the corresponding Pc
riod year ago. The Thanksgiving
holiday slowed down the volume Of
building permits to $500, 800, as COM
pared with $761,000 in the previous
week, but at the same time main
tanned a high margin over the same
1885 weeks figure of $120,500.
One of the most gratifying reports
in the financial district during the
week came from the Franklin Liqui-
dating Trust, which announced that
1900 depositors in the former Frank
lin National Bank would receive at
once $250,000 as q dividend, the
amount being IS per cent of the IS
per cent remaining due. This distri-
button brings payments by the Frank
lin up to 821a per cent of the deposit
tors fund and bids fair eventually to
reach 100 per cent.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
MARKETS CALM
IN LONDON CRISIS
Restrained Confidence Seen
After Sharp Relapse.
Bargains Hunted.
BY LEONARD ]. REID.
BY Cable to The Star.

LONDON, December 5.-Financial
markets closed the week calmly, but
very cautiously. The constitutional
crisis has, of course, superseded the
grave international situation as the
chief restraining factor. Despite the
organized silence of the British press,
the financial district had for many
months discussed the dangerous pos
sibilities arising from the Simpson
affair, but the sudden climax came as
shattering surprise.
After Wednesdays all-around sharp
relapse in securities, restrained con-
fidence slowly returned. No panic
selling developed and even bargain
hunters were quietly at work. So far
as the London markets are concerned
this major shock clearly revealed two
things: First, the technical soundness
of the market position, as such news,
had it interviewed on an overbrought
position. must have produced a sharp
slump. And secondly, the amazing
strength and general confidence in
domestic economic expansion, which
was again illustrated by the spectac-
ular increases in bank clearings in
most provincial centers.
It is significant also that there has
been little sign of withdrawal of
foreign moneys from London. indicat-
ing a foreign belief that there is nc
threat to the continuity of British
democratic government, even if there
should be change in the person OF
the monarch. During the period OF
suspense regarding the denouement,
restraint must continue, but if the
decision Is rapid, the markets would
quickly regain their composure and
the ability to concentrate on purely
economic factors.
(Copyright. 1896. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1ncJ
Evening star., 1936-12-06
TRADE is SLOW
AT BOSTON IN WEEK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, December Omitted States
Department of Agriculture Business
was rather slow on domestic woods in
the Boston market during the past
week.
Prices were mostly firm to slightly
higher, but most buyers were not
nearly as keen for wool as in recent
weeks. Good combing Ohio fleeces,
being in limited supply, were quoted
slightly higher, ranging 41-42 cents, In
the grease. for fine delaine. 42-43 cents
for staple combing u blood and 46-M
cents for comhing " and 4 blood.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
STEEL PACE HOLDS
SPOTLIGHT IN WEEK
Operations Reported at New Peak
of 76 Per Cent-Further
Rise Is Predicted,

Va ~ SCht VA GASA
Rise Is Predicted.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December Steel
commanded outstanding interest in
the metal group the last week.
Operations rose to new high for
the year at 76 per cent Of capacity,
with predictions current of a further
expansion before the year expires and
new prices become effective. Mill
schedules are filled for December and
there are assurances of well-sustained
operations into the first quarter Of
1887.
Tin prices broke about 2 cents a
pound. rejecting the combination OF
a lower trend at London, a bearish
November statistical report and con-
tinued apathy Of buyers. World visible
supply at end of November totaled
1925 tons, an increase of 4,875 tons.
Slight easing of export copper
Electrolytic yielding is points to
1o.57La cents a pound, c. i. f.. Euro
pean base ports-reflected increased
production schedules abroad, liquida-
ton of speculative holdings and some
abatement in armament purchases.
Zinc consumers have been buying
sparingly. Lead buying also was mod
crate.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
STAPLES ADVANCE
TOUGHEST LEVEL
| SINCE M|D-193O
Reflect Industrial Activity,
Renewed Drought and
Shipping Tie-up.
BY A. A. PATTON.
Associated Press Statistician.


NEW YORK, December 5.-Spurt-
ing ahead to the highest level since
mid-193O in the latest week, commod-
ity prices reflected the fast tempo OF
industry. renewed drought in the Mid
die West and to some extent the ship
ping tie-up on both coasts.
The Associated Press weighted in
dex of IS important wholesale COM
modities jumped to 85.43 per cent OF
the 1926 average, against BATS week
ago and 7785 in the same period last
year.
Three components pushed into high
ground for the year or longer; includ-
ing industrial, agricultural and tex
tile groups.
Watch Dust Bowl.
Commodity men again turned anx-
ious eyes toward the dust bowl, where
so large portion Of the Nations
grain is grown. Although the Sum-
mer drought appeared to have been
definitely broken In September when
ample rain fell over this area, both
October and November we're sharply
deficient in moisture.
An abrupt runup in corn, wheat
and rye, they said, could be traced
in large measure to the lack of rain
Demand has been stimulated, by ris-
ing purchasing power incidental to
recent pay boosts and increased div
idends.
The persistent marking up of cot
ton quotations stems primarily from
the biggest world demand ever re-
corded. /, will be many months be-
fore any clue to next years crop
turns up, analysts point out. hence
price was governed almost directly by
demand.
With industry pushing along at
approximately capacity levels in many
instances, raw materials that feed this
rumbling machine were again marked
up. Rubber, bituminous coal, steel
scrap, and burlap shared the upturn;
while turpentine, tin and linseed oil
dipped slightly.
Textiles Forge Ahead.
Textiles nudged ahead to q new
peak as the industry continued to
work overtime to meet the enormous
demand. The more heavily weighted
wool advanced and silk slid of.
Although mixed, live stock was gen.
orally lower. Declines in cattle and
lamb more than offset O slight i'm
provement in hogs.
Foods rose to within striking dis
tance Of the peak touched when last
February's blizzard cut supplies to
extremely low levels and rocketed
prices. Sugar. cocoa, coffee, lard and
flour set the pace. Eggs and butter
weakened.
The index. with its components,
based on 1925 as 100, compared as
follows:
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INVESTMENT COMPANY
STOCK INDEX STEADY
special pispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 5.-The in
vestment companies common stock
price index remained practically un-
changed last week, as evidenced by
the averages compiled by Distributors
Group, Inc.
The average for the common stocks
of 10 leading management companies
influenced by the leverage factor stood
at 23.l4 at the close Of December 4,
compared with 1880 on November 81.
The average Of the mutual funds
closed at 1884 December 4. compared
with 1887 at the close of the previous
week.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOclateo FIcoS.
CHICAGO, December 5.-The meat
packing and live stock industry views
with some misgiving the rise Of soy
beans to a position of importance IN
domestic farm crop production.
Live stock interests do not deny the
soy beams value to many industries.
However, in some quarters of the pack
ing trade today there was talk con-
cerning the competitive nature OF
beans with certain live stock by
products. In addition. there were nu-
merous authoritative statements indi-
eating unfavorable results Of feeding
whole soy beans to meat animals, a
practice which study showed tends to
increase with bean production.
Armour = Co. studied tho competi.
tlXe nature q beans and yopoeted thai
Evening star., 1936-12-06
By the Associated Press.

bS tEc ASSOCldtcQ EIcSS.
The sugar section Of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration yes
terday announced that 1886 quotas
for Cuba. the Philippines, Puerto Rico.
the Virgin Islands and Hawaii had
been nearly filled by entries in the
first IL months.
These were reported ct 4,9l2,720
short tons, raw value, against . total
quota of 5,052.910, leaving balnce OF
140,190
Quotas and amounts charged
against them for IL months were:
Cuba, 20s5,022 tons, with 2,043,774
tons charged; Philippines, 1000 ,S2s
and 75.7So; Puerto Rico, COL, $50 and
Ss7 ,2s6; Hawaii. l,o6e, ~ and 1,oo2, J.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
OUTLOOK
CHEERS ELECTRIC
EQUIPMENT FIRMS
Further Rise in Earning
Power Indicated by
Poor's Review.
srscial Disps tch to The Star.

NEW YORK, December 5.-Current
evidence points strongly toward fur
ther rises in the earning power of the
electrical industrial equipment indus
try in 1887, it is reported in Poor's
Investment Advisory Service.
This will follow year of steady
progress, featured by increasing de-
mand for light electrical equipment
for household purposes, a marked
pickup in buying of electrical ap-
paratus used in general industry and
moderate rise in equipment pur-
chases by public utility companies.
Mixed Effect Seen.
THE compaign against public util-
ity companies, having as its chief OBJ
ject the reduction of electricity rates,
had mixed effect on manufacturers
Of equipment" continues the report.
Naturally. it 50 disturbed utility
managements that they reduced to a
minimum the investment of new
capital.
Equipment expenditures Of utilities
in 1880 amounted to nearly $1,000
00o, 1000, but the total dropped to
$170, 900 900 in 1884 and recovered in
1885 to but S237 100000.
"On the other hand, the lower rates,
forced by the Federal Government and
the States, greatly expanded the con-
sumption of electricity and the use of
small electrical appliances.
Recently for many weeks electricity
consumption has been running above
2,100, 900 900 kilowatt hours, whereas
the peak reached in the boom year of
1929 was only 1850, ,000, 900 kilowatt
hours.
ITO be sure, earnings Of electric
power and light concerns are still far
below the levels prevailing in the
1920's.
Utility Incomes Gain.
Nevertheless, during the last year
net income turned upward very def
nitely, and it is apparent that from
this point on increases in consumption
will find greater reflection in net profits
than was true in the last few years.
Encouraged by this prospect and
also forced to expand their plants II
customer demand is to be satisfied, the
utility industry has stepped up its
buying of generating equipment mate
rally in recent weeks. And, since in
dications point to even greater con-
sumption of electricity next year by
both corporate and individual Gus
TONER'S chances are excellent that de-
mand for equipment by utilities next
year will far exceed that of 1886"
Evening star., 1936-12-06
LUMBER OUTPUT CUT
SHARPLY BY STRIKE

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, December 5.-Northwest
lumbermen suffered 45.7 per cent
loss in production the first four weeks
of the maritime strike, the West Coast
Lumbermen's Association reported.
Unemployment in 202 mills in Ore
gon and Washington November %, end
of the four weeks, was $4,000, while
5000 others worked short weeks, the
association said.
The total loss to lumber employees
the first five weeks, ending tomorrow,
will be S1,718,000, the association said.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
TWO NEW BANKS OPENED,

CHICAGO, December (SpeciaD -
Two new banking offices were opened
during the last week, one in North
Carolina and one in North Dakota, ac-
cording to the Weekly Banking Mar
ket, released by Rand-McNally Bank
ers' Monthly. 1t also reports two new
banks in process Of organization, one
in Georgia and one in Minnesota.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
DIVIDENDS VOTED
BY CELANESE CORP.
Cumulative Payments OF
SITS and $3.50 Due, Rate
on Common Doubled.
By the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 5.-Celanese
Corp. Of America today announced
dividends Of SITS a share on the 7
per cent cumulative series prior pre-
ferred stock payable January /; $3.50
per share on the per cent cumulative
first participating preferred stock, pay
able December 81, and 81 on the COM
mon, payable December %, all to be
paid to holders of record December
Is. An initial dividend of so cents
on the common stock was disbursed
April IS.
w. T. Grant Co.
Directors Of w. T. Grant Co., oper-
ating q chain Of department stores
throughout the country, declared a
special dividend Of 81 a share and
regular dividend Of IS cents on the
capital stock, both payable January
to holders Of record December Is.
The distribution will total about
$1.613. ZOO.
Hollinger Mines.
! Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines,
Ltd, announced an extra dividend of
10 cents a share on the capital stock
and q regular monthly dividend of S
cents both payable December 81. An
extra Of cents was paid December /.
| Cleveland Electric.
Directors Of Cleveland Electric
Illuminating Co. declared an extra
dividend Of IS cents and the regular
quarterly Of SO cents q share on the
common stock. payable December 20
to holders Of record December 10.
Transcentinental q Western.
Transcontinental & Western Air,
Inc, announced a special dividend Of
IS cents on the capital stock, payable
December 81 to stock Of record De-
cember IT. This is the initial pay
ment on the stock.
| Dennison Manufacturing Co.
Dennison Manufacturing Co. an
nounced a dividend OF 50 on the de-
benture stock would be paid December
Is to holders Of record December II.
The payment will reduce arrears on
the stock to 50 a share.
| aluminium Co.
A further dividend of $1.50 a share
on the s per cent preferred stock,
payable January l to holders of re-
cord December 10, was declared by
directors of Aluminium Co. of America.
The company on December 3 ordered
. dividend Of $725 on account of
arrears and on October q dividend
Of $50 share was paid.
Spanx Chalfont.
Spang Chalfont & Co., Inc, an
nounced . dividend Of $3.50 a share
on the 6 per cent preferred stock on
account Of arrears, bringing pay
ments for the year to SIC share.
The disbursement will be made De-
cember ~ to stock 6f record Decem-
Der IA. The company. making welded
tubular products with a plant at Etna,
Pa. is controlled by the National
Supply Co.
Midland Steel Products.
Midland Steel Products Corp. an
nounced q dividend OF 50 share on
the common. payable December % to
stock Of record December Is, and
another of so cents, payable Janu-
ary 1 to stock Of record December IS.
The directors also declared a divi-
dend Of so cents on the 81 nom
cumulative shares. payable January
to stock of record December IS.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Stock Seat Rises
To $4,000 Level
After Years Low

NEW YORK. December 5.-The
value Of New York Stock Exchange
seats rebounded from the lows of the
year as arrangements were made to-
day for sale Of q membership at s97,-
900, up $1,000 from the previous trans
action.
The preceding sale, at the years
low point, was made December /, at
s89, 900.
The highest price paid this year
was $174,000 on February 10.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
OSLO BANK RATE UP.

OSLO, Norway. December 5 R.-
The Bank Of Norway today increased
IT, bank rate from ~ to I Per cent
00oektNo Ae0dAI.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Capital Chapter Will Hold
32d Annual Banquet
February 20.
EXCHANGE PRICES FIRM
HERE AT WEEKS CLOSE
Mergenthaler Shares Move at
6434-Bid on New Pepco Bonds
Is Advanced to 1051a.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Frank M. Perley, trust investment
officer. American Security & Trust
Co., has been appointed general chair
man of the committee in charge Of
Evening star., 1936-12-06

Ek3 &4SCA1ASAAeo AVA
the thirty-second
annual banquet
OF Washing t o n
Chapter, Ameri-
can Institute of
Banking, Paul j.
SeltZer, chapter
pres i dent, an
nounced yester-
day.
Mr.. Perley has
been a leader in
institute affairs
for several years,
Is a former presi-
dent Of Washing
ington Chap t e I