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The Washington times., 1936-06-04
MOTOR OUTPUT
DIPS IN MAY

May production Of passenger
cars and trucks in the United
States and Canada totals ATT 1897
units, it was estimated today by
Automotive Daily News, the trade
newspaper. This is some $4,000
units under the April total Of
$4,000 units.
June production, the estimate
continues, will be in the neighbor-
hod Of $4,000 units if factories
follow the production schedules
on which they are now operating.
For the week ending June 6 the
total automotive output is placed
at $1,000 units which, when COM
pared with the total of 109,379
units for the week previous, shows
q shrinkage of 9,579 units.
AS the automobile industry
swings into June, says ADM, pro-
duction is dropping off to fall in
line with demand and closely fol-
lowing sales in order to hold
dealer stocks at a minimum. April
sales complete, except for two
States, have been revised to an
estimated 398,500, because of an
unexpected upset in figures, due
to a piling up of registrations car
Tied over from March.
In line with May production,
which totaled 477,837, May sales
will total around $4,000. Ca
madam production, trucks and ex-
port shipments will account for
the difference. AS the industry
swings into the last month of the
second quarter, the summer ap-
pears to be one in which sales
will hold up well, with any sub
stantial drop to come later in the
season
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
SLUMPS
SHARPLY IN
LONDON

LONDON, June 4 G.N.SJ.-The
franc slumped sharply in London
today, and quick and heavy inter
cession by operators of the ex-
change equalization fund failed
to check it. The franc fell to
rs 9/16 to the pound at $3.50 p. m.
The dollar slumped in SYM
pathy, hitting $5.04 to the pound.
The great rush to sell francs
was based partly on news of the
threatened general strike in
France and partly on fears the
franc would be devalued by the
new incoming Popular Front gov
ernment.
Fears End of Bloc
The London market feared the
end of the gold bloc unless the
slump in gold currencies could be
checked.
NEW YORK, June 4 (IN.S).
Fears for the gold bloc currencies
arising from the French strike ten
sion and the fears for the new
Socialist regime there were sub
stantiated in foreign exchange re.
ports today.
The British pound rose to
$5.03B, up 1b cents, to a 1885
high. The French bank report for
the week ended May 20 showed a
further gold loss of 438,000,000
francs ($28, 100000 and the Bank
of England showed gold gains of
$4,525,000 in the week ended
today.
Further Loss Due
Frances loss will be further in
creased by large shipments this
week. The United States alone
took $18, 8,OO0,0 900 over the weekend
and a total Of $16,000,000 in the
last two days.
Heavy selling pressure on the
franc continued in London today
in increased volume. The British
control fund intervened intermit-
tently and finally allowed the rate
to slip to 1858 francs to the
pound.
Guilder Down, Too
The guilder also deprecated in
terms of sterling. The price of
gold again set a new low for the
year at 1873 shilling 312 pence, off
61a pence from yesterday. The
new price is equivalent to $34.81
an ounce.
In terms of the dollar gold cur
rencies we're steady. French francs
rose 3/16 point to 6.581a cents, the
gold export point; Belgas u to
1891 and guilderS ! to 67.58.
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
CONSOLIDATION
AIDS REQ

Increased production capacity
on REQ Speed Wagons and trucks,
as well as substantial economies,
will result from a consolidation of
manufacturing departments just
announced by r. A. DeVlieg, vice
president in charge of manufac-
turing of the REQ Motor Car Com
pany. Mr.. DeVlieg said:
"Within the past year all
major departments in the main
factory, including engine, trans
mission, and axle departments
and passenger car assembly
lines, have been rearranged
for more efficient and ecOnOm-
icaI production. New and up
tO-date machinery and equip
ment have been installed and
the whole plant completely
mOderniZed.
"COmpletiOn Of this phase of
ReO's Improvement prOgra m
makes it possible to cOncen.
trate the manufacture of truck
chassis in the main plant, and
at the same time increase
truck production facilities and
bring about many economies"
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
STATE AND CITY
0FFER|NGSRISE

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 4.
New State and municipal bond is
sues reported approved by the
voters of 1913 communities located
in 19 States during May total $1O.-
140,82O compared with $7,488,509
in April, according to the Daily
Bond Buyer.
The total for May, 1885, was
$8,713,314. May totals for previous
years were $44,670,750 in 1884 and
So, ,629, 300 in 1888.
The voters of Buena Vista Com
pany, Iowa, approved a $1,000
900 f1otation, the largest item in
the entire list.
During May a total of $12,344,-
200 Of proposed financing was dis
approved by the voters of 81 com"
munities in 10 States, as COM
pared with $2,481,9 300 in April.
May totals of rejected projects for
previous years were $6.422, 500 in
1885. $44 1855, 1896 in 1884, and $4,-
192. 600 in 1893,
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
STOCKS CLIMB
FROM L0WS0N
MILD BUYING
By LESLIE GOULD


NEW YORK, June 4 Q.NS0.
Stocks ruled generally lower to-
day as Wall Street attention was
centered on the unsettled condi-
ton of French and Dutch cur
rencies.
About noon a mild influx Of
buying in steels and some rails
brought a slight recovery from the
early lows. A few stocks chalked
UP small gains.
Steel shares recovered the
greater part of their losses. U. S.
Steel and Bethlehem came within
an 70 Of their previous closlngs'
after the latter had been off a
point at one time.
General Motors worked above
Its previous close, but Chrysler
continued lower. Packard and
Auburn were off fractionally.
.Johns-Manville, U. S. Gypsum,
Westinghouse and Borg-Warner
lost from / to 2 points. Coca
Cola and Air Reduction, set new
1896 peaks on gains of a point
and more.
Oils, farm implements, avia-
tionS, and coppers we're generally
lower. Foods and mail orders
were steady.
In the carrier section, small
gains were notched by Chesapeake
and Ohio and Northern Pacific.
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
Cleveland Livestock

CLEVELAND, June Q.N.S.).-Hogs
Receipts. 1000; all grades active,
mostly 15c higher. Top and bulk, $1O.5O.
Cattle - Receipts, $50; market slow
and weak on all classes.
Calves-Receipts, $50; good calves soc
lower; lightweight native calves steady.
Sheep-Receipts. 500; no good lambs
on sale; QuOtables steady.
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, June Q.N.s).-Butter
-12,4ss tubs; steady; old cars o;
new 7; extras, 27hc; standards, 27hc
extro firsts, 2S% @27c; firsts' 2s% o
2sHc; specials, 2s@2Shc.
EgEs-2O,459 cases; firm; old ars g.;
new IL; current receipts, 1S%c; fresh
extra firsts, less than cars, 20hc; cars,
21c; fresh firsts. less than cars, zoe;
cars, 2Ohc; dirties. 17kc; checks lie.
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
Naval Stores

NEW YORK. June U.NS.-Pe-
troleum steady, crure Penn, $2.1202.4S.
Linseed oil, per lb., 9.S@S.5c, carlots.
Turpentine steady, 40kc.
Rosin firms common. 4S.E0.
The Washington times., 1936-06-04

Chsese-Twins, 15A@15hc; single
daisies and lonEhorns, $50 016c.
Live Poultry-Steady to firm; tur-
keys, 1s@16c; hens. 15@1Shc; leghorn
hens, 12015hc; broilers, 164g 26c.
The Washington times., 1936-06-04

(a) Optional Cb) Includes latest extra
declaration only. (c) cash. (d) Extra
oI AQuidatinE dividend CO On aOeount Of aecu
mutations Paid this (m) Special ) Paid last
year. (ww) With warrants (xW) WithouH warrAnrH
(eS Ex-dVidsnd. (t) Ex rightA
Dividend rate IN dollarS in paronthosea
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
Dean Is Tough
Foe for Sdrron

World featherweight champion
Petey Sarron's last showing locally
prior to next spring is scheduled
for Griffith Stadium next Tues
day night when he boxes Bobby
Dean. crowd-pleasing and hard
punching Lancaster. Pa, feather
weight, over scheduled 10-round
distance.
Dean, returned victorious in all
Of his four starts locally, is far
and away the toughest battler
Sarron has met since winning his
championship here this past May
IL.
BY way of proving his conten-
ton that he will be a fighting
champion. Sarron has defeated
Nick Camaretta and Lloyd Pine
since winning his title, boxes Dean
next Tuesday and afterward is
scheduled for bouts with Baby
Manuel in Dallas, Tex, and Davey
Abad on the Pacific Coast prior
to departing for a bout in Homo
lulu.
In September Sarron is expected
to box Baby Arizimendi,
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
Frank Judson Added
To Wrestling Card

Frank Judson, former Harvard
wrestling coach and one Of the
best-liked matmen to show here
of recent years, wrestles Jim Cot
field in a Commute support Of
Ivan Managoff and Ernie DuSek
at Griffith Stadium a week from
tonight.
Managoff earned his chance
against Ernie here by decisively
outclasSing Emil Dusek on the all
Dusek show here week ago.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
Golf Celebration
At Belle Haven

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 2.-Of-
ficials of the Belle Haven Coun-
try Club announced today that a
special July program for mem
bers will be offered on Saturday,
beginning early in the morning
and concluding with fireworks
display and dance in the evening.
The program will include two
novel golfing tournaments, a ten
mis- tourney, and swimming races
and diving contests. 1t is being
arranged through the cooperation
Of the golf and tennis committees,
headed by Charlie Rollins and
ArmiStead Boothe, respectively.
In addition to the golf Journeys,
which will be open to all members,
a putting contest will be held for
lads. The tennis events include
competition in mems singles and
doubles, women's Singls and
doubles, and mixed doubles.
RaWlett Decorators and the Co.
lumbia Firemen meet today in the
second Commercial League contest
of the week, with the losers slated
to take undisputed possession of
the cellar position.
In yesterdays game the Wash
ington Post Carriers topped the
Alexandria Gazette nine, 4 to O,
handing them their first shutout
in three years of organized base
ball.
Today's tilt will start at Sis.
The Alexandria Police nine will
play three games within the next
three days. This afternoon they
meet the District of Columbia
Plumbers, tomorrow they play the
Parnell Bondsmen in a CONNER
cial League contest, while on Sat
urday they entertain the District
Of Columbia National Guard nine.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
Pepco Nine
Wins Second
Series
By SID KATZNELL

Although streaks of silver line
his hair, and his legs lack the
spryness of some 16 years ago,
Charles Lefty" Deck, Pepco' 5
first baseman, is still one of the
outstanding players on local sand,
lots.
Always a good hitter, Deck gave
q neat demonstration of his bat
ting proves yesterday on the
East Ellipse before 1000 amazed
fans. He slammed out three
scorching singles and screaming
triple in four plate appearances.
The veteran first Sacker's big
bat aided Pepco no little in de-
feating Center Market, 3 to 2.
The victory gave the Electric boys
the second half series in the Ma
tional Capital League.
Deck Is Popular
Deck is one of the most popular
sandlotters who ever donned a
disbursements mitt on the local
diamonds. The fans don't only
admire him for his baseball
ability, but they like him because
he has shown craftsmanship
throughout his long career.
Lefty's recipe for his baseball
longevity is simple. He keeps in
physical trim the year round.
Pepco Is anxious to book a fast
unlimited foe for tomorrow at Sis
o'clock at GonZaga Field. Call
Manager Lloyd VESSEL at Column
bia 1898.
J. Francis Jones, one OF the
Jones boys, turned in his best per-
Torrance of the year on the
mound for Accounts and Deposits
yesterday. He pitched no-hit,
Seven-inning game against the
Loans and Currency in the Sports
Center's Government League.
However, two runs were made off
his shoots due to his wildness and
errors by his teammates. The
score was 20 to 2. Jones struck
out Is.
Costly Victory
Heurich Brewers scored a costly
12-to-6 victory over Coffey Sales
yesterday in the Industrial League.
They lost the services Of "Huck"
Stahl, star shortstop, for an in
definite period. Stahl injured his
leg while sliding into second in
the third inning
Dick Knight, leftfielder. starred
for Heurich's with three hits. He
The Washington times., 1936-07-02

will receive a case of beer for his
efforts.
Chris Heurich gives a case of
beer to each player making three
hits or more in one game.
D. C. Commissioners were in a
Slugging mood and, as a result,
defeated Treasury, Is to 3, in the
Government League yesterday.
Freddy Noone, playing ball as
long as Lefty Deck, led the win
ners' attack with four hits.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
Beau BrunlnleI Mercer

NmeCleS.
Beau Brun1r1el Mercer
And, of course, the one and only
Win Mercer, the Beau Brummell of
baseball with the black curly hair
and handsome features, was a
member of that old familiar crew.
Barney Mccormick also comes
to mind, he who could play second
base like Bluege played third, and
more latterly second, but who was
something of flop at the plate.
And there was a chap named Kip
Setback, too.
More latterly, the Old Ebbitt
House, two blocks down Fourteenth
Street at F became the rendezvous
of many of the ball clubs, most
especially the visiting clubs and
I can see now the horSe-drawn
BUSES stopping to pick up the
players, many of whom hung their
heads out Of the windows and
held palaver back and forth with
the populace en- route to the park.
All, those were the happy days!
But no happier than these-of
course.
Ahearn Takes a Ride
Yesterday was July first but an
April first joke was played on
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn which
gave the boys down around Joe
Turner's promoting office their
laugh for the week.
Reading in the morning papers
that Ahearn had wired Tony Can
zoneri an offer Of $4,000 to meet
Cowboy" Scott here for a Is
round lightweight battle. Turner's
crew decided to bide their time
and presently frame up a tele-
graphic reply to Goldie, signing
the name of Tony's manager.
20. K" the message read,
put up the $4,000 with the
D. C. Boxing Commission and
I'll be down in q couple Of days
to sign the contracts. (Signed).
Sammy Goldman, manager Of
Tony CanZOneri."
The phoney message was read
to Goldie as having been ad-
dressed in care of Turner's office,
and Goldie went for it plenty.
"Geez,' he Sputtered, where
am gonna get the $40, 900? Say,
don't tell anybody about it yet
until I scurry around and see If
1 can't get at least half of it.
Geez, they act fast up there In
New York."
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
LEFTY DECK STILL STARRING
Kirk Miller Says:

Cont. from First Sports Page)
Scoops Carey, one Of the best
fielding Businessmen Of the
Nineties.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
Fleet Arrow Wagons $50

Roller bearing. Body size 3314x14A
Baked-on enamel finish. Disc wheels
rubber tired.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02

Tuckstttch combed cotton,
shirt collar style, white,
maize, blue: small, medium
and large. Others to Csc.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02

Trunk attached to shirt with
talon fastener. Simulated fly
front. 11a-inch web belt. Sizes
% to "a.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
Sold on Easy 7 ern7s

Double bar, with rust proof coated
frame, chromium plated sprocket and
rims. Truss rods, Troxel saddle, new
design handle bar stem, fully rein
forced.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-05-28
Move to Name UNDERSIGNED
l4,OOO-Foot Peak Constitution

Standing near Mount Whitney
highest peak in the continentaI
United States, is an unnamed peak
only about 500 feet less in height
than Whitney itself which towers
14,496 feet in the air. A formal pro.
posal has been submitted to Wash.
ington by the Sierra club of Califor.
mia that the mountain be christened
Mount Constitution in 1887. the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary Of
that document. = Pathfinder Maya.
zine
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-05-28
Weeks Supply of Postum Free

Read the offer made by the Postum
Company In another part of this pa.
per. They will send a full weeks sup.
ply Of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it.-Adv.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-05-28
Naval Air Chief
Will Improve
U. S. Flying Force

Capt. Arthur B. Cook, commander of
the aircraft carrier Lexington, who was
selected by President Roosevelt to d.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-05-28
Man Measure. All Thing,

Man Measures All Things
Man is the meter of all things, the
hand is the instrument of instru.
ments and the mind is the form Of
forms.-Aristotle.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
ELECTRIC POWER
|NDEXADVANCES
Edison Institute Estimates
Total 1877 Per Cent Above
Year Ago.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April s.-The Associ-
ated Press index Of electric power
production advanced for the week
ended April 4 to 104.2 from 1925 the
previous week.
Fer the corresponding period a
year ago the index stood at 96.9. The
range for recent years follows:
1886 1885 1884 1888
High $500 1867 1855 97.4 91.e
Low $780, 1920 GAL 91.9 8O.2
The index is based on electric
power production records of l929-30
taken as 100.
Edison Electric Institute reports
electric power outturn for the week
ended April 4 at 1916, ,486,0OO kilo-
watt hours, an increase of 1877 per
cent over the output Of the corre-
spending week last year. The figure
also indicates a contraseasonal gain
Of 90 per cent over the previous week
For the week ended March %, the
production was 80 per cent ahead
of the corresponding week Of last
year.
All Of the major geographic regions
showed gains over the same week
last year. The percentage increases
were: New England, 70; Middle At
lantic, 1870; Central industrial. 1876;
West Central, 100; Southern States,
1910; Rocky Mountain, 169, and
Pacific Coast, 131.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
GENERAL MOTORS
SALES UP SHARPLY
March Volume at 1912,
or Largest for Month
Since May, 1923. |
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April s.-March sales
Of General Motors cars to consumers
in the United States totaled 181 1872
units, compared with 96,1 in Feb
ruary, and 126,691 in March, 1885,
March sales to consumers were the
largest in any month since May, 1928.
Sales to dealers in the United States
totaled 162,418 against 116,762 in
February and 1882 in March a
year ago. Sales to all dealers in the
United States ana Canada, together
with overseas shipments, totaled 1885,
721 against 144,874 in February and
169, 1902 In March last year.
Sales to consumers in the United
States for the first quarter of 1896
totaled 379,950 units against 258,0s3
in the corresponding period of last
year. Sales to dealers in the United
States in the first quarter totaled
410,314 units against 30l ,256 in the
same quarter of 1885. Sales to all
dealers In the United States and Can
ada, together with overseas shipments
in the first quarter totaled 500,167
units against 3Ss,716 units in the first
quarter Of last year.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
GIRDLER CHEERED
BY STEEL OUTLOOK
Chairman Tells Republic Holders
Corporation Will Show Small
Profit for Quarter.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., April 8.-An
optimistic forecast for the steel husi-
ness during the Spring months was
made by T. M. Girdler, chairman Of
the Republic Steel Corp, at the annual
stockholders meeting today.
The corporation operated at 60.7 per
cent of capacity in March, he said, and
will show a small profit in the first
quarter. Indications are that opera
tions will run around so per cent in
April and there is no reason why they
should fall below that figure in May
and June, he said.
Girdler said the corporation suffered
a considerable number of minor losses
in the recent floods.
On the question Of dividends on the
old preferred stock, Girdler said de-
posts under the refnancing plan for
the prior preference stock were being
made steadily, adding that no dividend
could be paid on the common shares
until all accumulations on the old pre-
ferred had been cleaned up, or the
stock exchanged for the new senior
issue.
Evening star., 1936-04-08

Abraham & Straus, Inc.-Common
share earnings, year ended January
81. were 1892, VS.. $2.t2. 4
Evening star., 1936-04-08
Revival i'm Rail
Equipment Trade
Is Starting Slowly
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK April 8-The long pre-
dicted revival in the railroad equip
ment industry shows signs of mate
rializing, though it is still in the seed
ling stage.
Railway Age reports that orders were
placed In March for IS locomotives,
627 freight cars and 81 300 tons of
rails.
This Is a marked improvement over
March last year, and still greater i'm
provement is shown in the orders
placed during the first quarter as
against the bookings for the same
period in 1885.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. April 3 P.-Silver futures
opened steady, unchanged to % lower
May, ~ SOB; July, 44.S0b; September,
IA SOD. Bid
Evening star., 1936-04-08
OUTLOOK IMPROVING
FOR BOSTON & MAINE
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, April S-E. S. French,
president of the Boston & Maine Rail-
road, told the stockholders at their
annual meeting today that general
business appeared to be improving and
that revenue of the road would be
larger this year than last.
Stockholders authorized creation of
an equipment trust up to s4.00000O
for the purpose of obtaining additional
rolling stock; voted issuance of SILL
100000 of bonds under mortgage to
reimburse the treasury for bonds al
ready matured and paid off, and for
future maturities and other purposes.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
FREIGHT L0ADINGs.

NEW YORK. April R.-Revenus
tIelght carloadings on railroads reporting
tooSS 1or week ended April 4 included
Week Prev. Last
p.,,u,. April 4. week year
5ennsyIVania 93.962 "a 6s7 S3,I35
Norfolk & West 20,996 22.5iI 1857
Evening star., 1936-04-08
CROWELL PUBLISHING
WILL SPEND MILLION
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio. April g.
Lee w. Maxwell, chairman of the
board of the Crowell Publishing Co.,
said today 100000 would be spent
on plant Improvements within the next
18 months.
Circulation and advertising in the
company's four publications, Maxwell
said, are now at the 1880 peak and
increasing. The publishing house en-
ploys 5000 persons, and more will be
added, he reported.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April S.-Increased
activity in the Government depart
ment was the principal feature OF the
bond market in late trading today.
Several Treasury issues advanced
from 2-32ds to 5-32ds, and the entire
list was very steady.
Corporate issues making modest
progress included Allegheny IS, Balti-
more & Ohio 41as. Illinois Central
AZ and Southern Railway As. Colum-
bia Gas & Electric SIS and New York
Central IS were each more than a
point higher.
Foreign bonds advancing included
Japanese 612s and German 5l3s.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK. April s 0F.-New York
Security Dealers Association:
Noon Quotations)
Evening star., 1936-04-08
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 8 LR.-Cau money
steady; "a per cent all day Prime com
mercial paper. "a per cent. Time loans
steady; so days-6 months. / per cent Of
fered Bankers accepts noes unchanged
Reoiscount rate. New York Reserve Bank,
Ia per cent.