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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
WHOLESALE INDEX
CONTINUES CLIMB
Fertilizer Association Finds
Average at 1928, Against
1928 Week Ago.

The weekly wholesale price index
compiled by the National Fertilizer
Association continued to rise in the
week ended December 10.
The index last week was 1913 per
cent Of the 1926-1928 average, COM
pared with 1873 in the preceding week,
$40 a month ago and IT'S year ago.
Nine of the II principal group in
dexes advanced last week, while only
two declined. The food price index
continued to advance to the highest
point yet reached in the recovery Pc
Rod; Is items included in the group
rose during the week and 8 declined.
There was also slight upward
trend IN the farm product index, due
primarily to advances in the prices Of
grains, wool and cattle.
Such items as cotton goods, wooden
goods, hemp and silk took the textile
price index to a new high point.
A lower quotation for sodium phos-
phate was responsible for a slight de-
cline in the price index of chemicals
and drugs.
The metal index continued to climb,
due to rising prices for steel scrap,
copper, tin, lead and zinc.
The indexes representing the prices
Of mixed fertilizers, building materials
and miscellaneous commodities were
also higher last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
.PURNELL FORESEES
NEW STEEL GAINS
Expects Further Production
Increase of 10 to IS Per
Cent Next Year,
BY the Associated Press.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, December
22.-Steel production in 1887 probably
will be 10 to IS per cent higher than
this year, Frank Purnell, president Of
the youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.,
said today, unless unfavorable price
and labor conditions arise.
We may expect an increase Of 10
or Is per cent" Purneu said, pro
vided that there is no unreasonable
increase in steel prices curtailing con-
sumption, and provided there are no
unreasonable demands for a shorter
working week in the plants.
Purchasing power will be more
general In 1887, affecting favorably
the hundreds Of industrial products In
which steel enters as a major item.
Building construction and the rail-
roads are expected to purchase more
steel than in any year since 1890. The
railroads car-building program al
ready is large and will grow larger.
The railroads must improve their roll
ing stock.
We may expect better pipe business
from the oil and gas fields. Greater
building activity also will result in
manufacture of more pipe. Agricul-
tural buying also is bound to be bet
ter unless prices again go beyond the
purchasing power of the farmer.
The automobile business, of course,
will not only continue to be q heavy
customer of steel, but according to
indications 1t will buy more steel than
this year."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
FEARS
BOOM PSYCHOLOGY
Executives Warned Not to
Base Expansion Programs
on Easy Profits.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22.-Busi-
ness executives were cautioned yester-
day against dangers Of boom psy-
chology"
The warning, which advised man.
ayers not to base expansion moves on
1.-The easy profits of the day." came
from DR.. willard Thorp, director OF
economic research for Dun & Brad
street.
In an editorial written for the Man.
agement Review, published by the
American Management Association,
Thorp said Of the current business
recovery momentum:
Already there is evidence in iso-
lated spots Of the appearance Of .
boom psychology With expanding
purchasing powerr, interest rates low
and six years Of enforced consumer
economy behind us. some are seeing no
limit to the current upswing.
They are impressed by the fact
that durable goods and luxury goods
are recording extraordinary percentage
increases and the stock market has
risen for months.
There is danger that We are
headed for what a British professor
calls a period of optimistic error"
For members of the American
Management Association-which in
cludes such major companies as United
States Steel, Du Point and General
Motors-the editorial likely will serve
to spotlight question which will be
more insistently asked during the
period ahead:
How much further win business re-
covery have to go before the threat
of another depression may arise?
Those who hold an optimistic view
of business improvement for the long
pull stress one thing: That 1886 was
the first year since the depression in
which heavy industry came to life.
As these observers see it, enough
work remains to be done in the durable
goods division to keep recovery fueled
for some time.
One example cited by some is the
fact purchases of railway equipment
still remain far, below normal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. December % R.-Poultry.
live. . ears. ~ trucks: steady to Arm;
hens. 4la pounds UP, is: less than Ala
poundA 10: Iezhorn hens. IL: SPRINGS. 4
pounds up colored- Is: Plymouth Rock. / 5:
White Rock. 15l7: less than pounds. coll
ored l3ia: Plymouth and white Rock.
14ha: colored troilerx. Is: White Rock. IS:
Plymouth Rock. I6: Leghorn chickens.
I1l2; ROSTERS. x: Leshorn ROSTERS. II;
Is: No. 2 turkeys is; ducks. white. Az
eolored. IA: Northern geese. is: Southern.
IA: capons. pounds up. 10: less than z
'' Dressed turkeys. steady to firm: hens.
young 90: old. 1871: toms. young. is
pounds up. FL: less than Is pounds. 21ta.
old. 1sia: No. turkeys, 1914.
Butter. 7.945: steady. prices unchanged.
Eggs.. $3.50: unsettled: extra firsts. cars
and local e9la: fresh Graded firSts. cars
and local 2Si1: current receipts. e7lz: re-
frigerator extras. 9Th: refrigerator stand
Potato futures-Idaho RussetA January.
20: March. Grade A BIS.
United States shipments Az: Colorado
McClures slightly stronger, best ruSsets
firm. Northern stock about steady; sup
plies moderate; demand fair. Sacked per
hundredweisht, Idaho Russet Burbanks, u
8. No. 1. 2.50a2.17Ia; U. s. No. ., 2.05;
Colorado red McCiures. U. s. No. /, . Asa
a.65: Russet Burhanks. o. s. No. 1, 2.45:
wisconsin round whites. q. 8. No. /. l S5a
200: mostly around 80: q. S. No. -
30: less than CARROTS. Florida. buShel
crates. Bliss Triumphs. few sales. q. q.
No. 1. 200; U. s. No. 2. LIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
COPPER
PRICE IS BOOSTED
Advanced to 11N.Cent
Mark, or Highest Level
Since June, 1880.

Ay tne AASoclated PreSS.
NEW YORK, December 22.-Prin-
cipal producers today raised the price
OF copper for domestic Use to 113s cents
. pound from II cents. The new quo
tation is the highest since June, 1880
The lucent level was established
December IA when the price was lifted
from 1880 cents.
Today's boost came as the climax OF
q broad upward surge in nom ferrous
metal prices throughout the Fall,
which has brought to six and seven
year highs the quotations Of zinc, lead,
tin and copper for export.
The red metal for shipment abroad
got another boost today, rising to meet
the domestic price at 1922 cents a
pound, laid down in European base
ports, top since July, 1880, when
I1s0 cents was reached.
The climb Of the industrial metals
has been ascribed by experts to q
combination Of increased usage flowing
from improved world business and to
extensive rearmament programs
abroad.
The New York price rise followed
earlier strength in copper in London.
The quotation for spot delivery ON the
Metal Exchange there rose the equiva-
lent OF about $3.75 q ton, the closing
range being equal to approximately
$260-$263.75 a ton.
During 1886 the price Of domestic
copper has been jumped 2.67s cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. December - R.-Demand
for industrial shares. oils and mining
securities gave . frm tone to the stock
market today. Transatlantic issues were
weak in the early trading. but RECLAIMED
some of their Losses later and tobacco
stocks were also easier Considerable
Triplex Glass. which advanced in price.
The gilt-edged division and foreign bonds
remained quiet but steady.
Bourse electrical shares being exceptionally
weak. Rentes finished the day with losses
RANGING from 30 to 20 centimes and Bank
Of France reacted 5 francs to 1880 francs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
GREAT NORTHERN ASKS
PERMISSION FOR ISSUE

By the Associated Press.
The Great Northern Railway Co
asked Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion permission today to issue and sell
s4,65o, 900 of per cent equipment
trust certificates.
Proceeds from the sale would be
used to purchase new rolling stock,
consisting of 1000 box cars, 500 ore
cars, 500 gondola cars and II pas
senger coaches.
The certificates would mature in 10
annual installments beginning March
!, 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
CURB LIST GOES
TO HIGHER LEVELS
Metals, Oils, SpeciaIties and
Utilities Leaders in
Broad Rise.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22.-The
Curb market experienced a broad adj
vance today under leadership of
metals, oils, utilities and industrial
specialties.
Aluminium Co. of America scared up
about 4 points. while Newmont, Wayne
Pump, American Cyanamid "B,"
American Gas & Electric, Creole Pc
troleum climbed / to 2.
Fractional improvement was reg
1stered by Gulf Oil, Bunker Hill e.
Sullivan, Electric Bond g. Share,
Northern States Power "A" and Nj
tgara Hudson Power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
B, & O. LOADINGS RISE
MODERATELY IN WEEK
sIecisl Dispatch to The Star.

SLeG1&l DlePttCA 70 4nS Ss@a"
BALTIMORE, December Gear
loadings on the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad for the week ended Decem-
Der 10 totaled 5l,104, comprising 3d.
760 cars loaded on line and 17,344
received from connections.
For the same week Of last year the
total was 38,05O, consisting of 24.84l
cars loaded on line and 13,209 re-
ceived from connections.
BY comparison with the same week
of last year. last weeks total loads
showed an increase of 1904, and TOT
over the previous week (the week ended
December IL, 1856, when the total
was 50,397. of which 1856 cars were
loaded on line and 1854 received
from connections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
WAGES INCREASED.

TAUNTON, Mass, December ~ (P).
The Reed d Barton Silver Co. an
nounced . IA per cent wage increase
today for its 600 employees. effective
January 4. The company also an
nounced establishment Of a 40-hour
work week and time and one-han pay
for overtime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
MORE EXPENSIVE CARS
SCORE SALES INCREASE

by the Associated rress.
NEW YORK. December 22.-Joseph
w. Frazer. vice president of Chrysler
Motor Corp. sales division, reported
demand for medium and high priced
cars was increasing in its ratio to low.
priced cars
The used-car situation among
Chrysler dealers, he said. was very
satisfactory" and, although stocks
were fairly large. demand was brisk
and the supply sufficient to last only q
few weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
S2O,OOO,OOO Issue
Placed on Market
For Armour & Co,
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 22-Kuhn
Loeb g. Co., headed syndicate which
today offered s20,000,000 of Armour
& Co. of Delaware first mortgage 90
year 4 per cent sinking fund bonds,
series c, due January !. 1857.
The bonds were priced at 981a and
interest.
Proceeds will be used to pay for
three packing plants and a branch
house acquired from Armour q Co
Gan Illinois corporation), the parent
Of Armour e. Co. of Delaware. and
for other corporate purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
U. s. TREASURY NOTES.
o. S. TREASURY POSITION.

The position of the Treasury on De-
penditnres ss6.99s, 677 SO: balance. ST.
month s36 or s43. O5.
Receipts for the fiscal year fsince July II.
g .061, 94g. 6199S; expenditures. S3.34O.::
emergency expenditures: excess Of expendi.
lures; 81 273; 266. S37 40: gross debt S34.:
800 299. 1881. an increase OF S495 8
s211S7 1895
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
|. C. c. Approves
Greyhound Plan
To Merge Firms
b. the Associated Press.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion granted the request of the Grey
hound Corp. and operating subsidiaries
today to merge 28 companies into six.
The corporations application said
the purpose was to simplify account
ing methods and to save on corporate
surtaXes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22

American Car e. Foundry Co.
Company received an order from Bes-
semer g. Lake Erie r. R. for so lotion
Cor-Ten steel hopper cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
FREIGHT L0ADINGS.

NEW YORK. December 80 P.-Revenue
freight carloadinGS on railroads reporting
for week ended Decemher ID Included:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22

III dlVfdend-
tPfus extras.
s50c paid MAY *. 1895: soc paid Aug.
IS 1896: SOC paid Nov. 16. 1888.
az extra.
e2Se extra.
f1f,rs extra.
..:5e psid June 80. 1896: (45c paid De-
cember &c. 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Riggs Bank COM at 327.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas IS 1851 900 at
10Sl4.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-22
BONDS.

Amer. Tel & Tel. (9)-'ls2 -
Capital Transit Co.-- II IA
N W. Steamboat d. 10l -
Pot. Eiec Pow 81 pfd. (6D 11Ol7 -
Pc. e. Po 5i7s pf t5.5O- 1lll7 -
wash. Gas 1t. Co. $500 ~ 81
Wash. Ry h FL com. t36l 125 -
Wash. Ry. d "a. pfd (5)--- ITO -
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-03-06
K .HHN|HEN THE WEST WAS WILD"
49, 10y H.AN E</CH( MASON -

started to buckle on his guns. One
who knew the frontiersman we'll could
have told that he had reached vital
conclusion.
"Reckon 1 may as we'll call for a
showdown" he was saying to himself
when, amid wild clatter of hoofs, a
drove of burros appeared from the
direction of Novedad. Behind the wild
ly galloping herd rode four horsemen
who whooped at the top of their lungs
and famed their broad hats.
"a bunch Of drunks," Ken decided,
but he stiffened on recognizing the
Manufactured riders as quartet of
Mescalero Ted's hunters.
"What the devil does he want to
scare the hell outta his own jacks ?"
Puzzled, Ken stepped back into the
the little burros go scuttling for dear
life down the road. Then, struck by
a sudden premonition, Ken bounded
cut of the door just in time to see the
shaggy little brutes swerve to find
refuge among his own drove.
Loud rang the warning shouts of
Culver and Brownell, who were rid
ing herd. "Head 'em off, yuh locoed
fools! Head 'em off" But the Crane
riders seemed unable or unwilling to
cooperate, for, amid swirling squall
of dust and profanity, the two droves
became inextricably tangled.
Loud rang the curses of both par
ties, and Ken, guessing the next step,
hesitated not an instant when he
heard Brownell's angry voice protest
ing that Chester stock was being driv-
en- off with the Crane animals.
The dispute was very clearly to be
seen some 200 yards away with the
riders of one outfit striving to drive
away the burros and the other trying
to keep them where they were.
Ken's moccasined feet had covered
half the distance to the scene of the
struggle when the dry, flat report of a
pistol spoke from the heart of the
dust cloud. Sickened, the frontiers
man heard a staccato fusillade rip
out.
Through yelling dust Ken was dis
mayed to distinguish young Culver's
blue-clad form staggering forward
poor kid-he'd sunk to all fours now,
but was gamely trying to raise his
pistol. No use-he slumped forward
just as one of the Crane riders reeled
in the saddle and, clapping hands to
his chest, fell heavily earthwards.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-03-06

Evidently, Brownell's avenging bullet
had not gone wild.
Furious. Ken bounded along over
the yellowish buffalo grass and mar
rowly missed being knocked flat by
the blind rush of some burros that
were racing in terror from the scene
of shooting. Blue eyes ablaze, the
frontiersman halted to shoot at the
nearest Crane rider, just as the man
next to him sped bullet that raised
puff of dust at Ken's feet.
Stricken the man Ken had shot at
lurched spasmodically in his saddle,
trying to keep his balance by pressure
on the reins. Accordingly, his black
gelding, evidently a tender-mouthed
animal, reared higher and higher
with hoofs wildly lashing at the blaz-
ing blue sky, until it toppled heavily
over backwards. But Ken saw moth
ing of this, having dropped flat to
avoid the fusillade directed at him by
the two remaining Crane riders.
Huddled together in terrified
throng, most of the long-eared bur-
ros squealed and kicked blindly, rails
ing clouds of heavy yellow dust that
made the visibility extremely bad. Be-
cause of this Ken only succeeded in
wounding a heavy-bodied rider who
wore an orange scarf twisted about
his bull-like neck.
Winged him, anyhow" the from
tiersman painted when the Crane rider
slumped weakly forward and, clinging
to the name of his frightened bronco,
was carried away at mad gallop.
Promptly the fourth attacker turn
ed tail and, yelling at the top of his
lungs, raced back towards Novedad.
"Culver! Brownell!" Sickened, the
frontiersman leaped up, hurdling the
body of a burro slain by chance shot,
quickly reached young Culver's slight
form. The young hunter lay with
freckled face nuzzling the hot dust,
with arms outstretched and with his
spur points glimmering palely in the
hot sunlight. A thin wisp of gray
smoke was still rising from the bar
rel of his pistol.
"Hang on, Eddie, you amt hurt
bad," Ken painted, and gently raised
the dusty head to his knees. But at
the same time he realized his words
were useless, the front of the boys
blue silk shirt was soggy with bright
atrial blood and a thin trickle was
running from the corners of his mouth
Pood kid, he'd never ride the buffalo
trails again.
Brownell, Ken found lying on his
back, bloodshot gray eyes wide open
and staring fixedly up into the sky
where buzzard had suddenly ceased
it's aimiless soaring and had begun to
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-03-06
spiral ownwards.


"Gus, Gus!" he painted and his face
might have been cast of bronze
"What happened? For Gods sake tell
me-"
"They-" the wounded man breath
ed when Ken held his ear above the
bearded mouth, Observation-Disclosures
=" The voice grew ever fainter, and
Gus Brownell's unlovely features were
turning a leaden hue beneath his sum
burnt stubble of beard. "Get 'em,
Ken NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "
81 will,' the frontiersman promised
in a voice harsh as the rasp Of steel
blades scraped against stone. "Any-
thing 1 can do for you, Gus?"
But the stricken mans eyes had TAX
en- on a new vacancy, and though they
were staring up into the binding sun,
Ken realized that the pupils did not
contract.
Solemnly, Ken got up, retrieved the
dead mans fur cap and laid it over
the ashen features. Queer how much
Gus looked as if he was asleep; but
that shiny pool beneath his sagged
shoulders was so ghastly bright a.
gainst the pale brown earth that it
uttrely destroyed the illusion.
To be continued
Evening star., 1936-06-18

fighting. 1t was poor psychology and
poor promotion.
The gullibles of sport may believe
it to decide that If Louis isn't the
kayo king he was cracked up to be,
they don't want to spend $40 for a
ticket
A lot of 'em figure It isn't
worth that much dough to see
a foreigner lick him and hop
boat back to Europe with q
cool quarter Of million.
Folks who know boxing saw through
it. They saw a deliberate attempt
to color fight by silly means and
if Schmeling needs that kind Of bally-
hoo. he can't be so hot. So there's
contradictory reason to stay away.
Throw out the torn-tom beating and
stick to the records and It's all Louis.
In six months he chilled Camera,
Levinsky, Baer. Uzcudum and Retzlaff.
and the average length of the bouts
was three and one-fifth rounds.
Schmeling's prize kayos in IL years
have been scored over Risko, Strib-
ling, Hamas. Neusel and Mickey
Walker, and it required him an aver
age of nine and four -fifths rounds to
fiatten 'em.
Uzcudun, who Joe knocked
Evening star., 1936-06-18
Beat BengaIs in Close Ones.

IT'S tip-off, according to base balls
best minds, and the Nationals are
getting around to the point now where
they themselves are believing they are
a first-cla ball club. Frustration has
been lacking noticeably in effect Of
late. In the opener of the current
series the Tigers came from behind
to tie up the game and send the teams
into extra innings. And from the
eagout came Carl Reynolds, in a
pinch hitting role, to sock home
run with two mates on bases and
win the game.
Yesterday, in a battle even more
dramatic and wearying, Jimmy De
Shong and Johnny Stone rose to
heights. De Shong, who must now be
rated as easily the ace of the slab
staff, turned in pitching performance
that demanded the ultimate in the
way of heart Stone, with two down
and nobody on in the eighth and last
inning, hit a home run to bring a
Well-earned, 2-to-1 victory.
1t was the third time in four such
games this season that Washington
has beaten Detroit by one-run mar
gin. Against Cleveland, the Nationals
have won both games decided by a
single score They hold 2-to-1 mar
gins in such games over both Phila-
delphia and New York. Only the
Red Sox and the White Sox have an
edge in this respect. Boston has won
two of three from Washington by a
single run, while Chicago took the
only such battle played so far.
Evening star., 1936-06-18
Are Proving Their Glass BY Carnering One-Run
Minor Leagues

International.
Rochester, 8; Albany, 4.
Buffalo-Montreal, rain.
American Association.
indianapolis. 1913; Minneapolis, o-2.
Toledo. 5; Milwaukee, 4.
Columbus, Z; Kansas City, 6 d2
innings.
St. Paul, 6; Louisville, 4.
Southern Association.
Chattanooga, Z; Memphis, 3.
Atlanta. 5; New Orleans, 4 (13 in
nings).
Knoxville, 8; Birmingham, 6.
Pacific Coast.
Portland, S; San Francisco, 4,
Los Angeles, 4; Seattle, /.
San Diego, 8; Oakland, 3.
Missions, 8; Sacramento, Z.
Texas.
Houston, S: Beaumont, 4.
Oklahoma City, S; Dallas, 3.
Fort Worth, 8; Tulsa, 4.
Galveston, 6; San Antonio, rs
innings).
Western.
Davenport, S; Waterloo, 3.
Piedmont.
Richmond, IS; ASheville, S.
Sally.
Savannah, 6; Columbia 2.
Columbus, s; Macon, 4.
Evening star., 1936-06-18
De Shong Rises to Heights.

DE sHoNG gave up six hits yester-
day in what probably was his
greatest effort of season, which so
for has seen him win eight of II games
to take place with the American
League pitching leaders. For four
innings he turned the Tigers back in
order and hitless. At the end of the
fourth rainfall necessitated 25-
minute halt.
Schoolboy Rowe, who opposed
Jimmy, complained that the long lay
of would hurt his arm and he with
drew, leaving Roxie Lawson to carry
on. In the fifth Joe Kuhel singled,
moved up when Pete Fox fumbled his
ball and scored on Red Kress' double
De Shong's no-hitter was ruined,
possibly on account of the 25-minute
wait, but the Tigers couldn't score
until after another shower forced a
29-minute wait at the end of the
sixth inning. Then, in the seventh
Detroit got to De Shong when it was
plain that his resting had reduced
his effectiveness. Singles by Goslin
and Simmons and Marvin Owens
liner to Travis tied it up, IL.
With it almost too dark to play in
the eighth, Stone pulled it out of the
fire with his second homeer in two
days, drive into the right field
stands 1t gave Jimmy another
chance and, though tired by this time,
he was equal to the test.
With one out in the Tiger eighth,
Rogell singled and, after Fox had
famed, he stole second. De Shong
worked too hard on Gehringer and
walked him, leaving it up to Goslin
And the Goose, who had batted in So
runs for Detroit, went down swinging
for the final out.
More rain fell after this and it was
q shower that really washed out the
affair.