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Evening star., 1937-09-20
PLANE SETS MARK

Averaging nearly four miles a min
ute, a Pennsylvania Central Airlincs
transport plane with full load of 10
passengers aboard, yesterday estab-
nshed a new record for the Pittsburgh
washington trip, covering the 1876
miles in 81 minutes.
Flown by Pilot j. A. Brooks. the
airliner took off from Pittsburgh. ON
regular schedule, at 1:2O pm. Pick
ing up a good tail wind. Brooks at
times was flying at speeds as great as
260 miles per hour.
Scenting a record, Brooks sent q
raolo message ahead to Washington
airport requesting an official check on
ms arrival time. He passed over the
airport and was checked at 2:1l nm
AIR traffic at the time was so con-
sestea, however. that he was kept in
,he air three minutes longer before
ne could be given clearance to come
In and land.
Evening star., 1937-09-20
LEWIS H. FORSYTH,
VETERAN, EXPIRES
65-Year-Old Spanish American
War Soldier Was Retired
Civil Engineer.

Lewis H. Forsyth, 65-year-old Span
lsh-American War veteran and retired
civil engineer, who died Thursday, was
buried today in Oak Hill Cemetery
following services at 10 am. at the
Soldiers Home.
A native of Washington, MIR. Forsyth
served with the Cavalry in the Phil
lppine Islands during the Spanish War
and later continued in Government
service with the United States Army
Engineers. He participated in the
dredging operations on the Potomac
and Mississippi Rivers and in South
Carolina.
He was member of the Col. John
j. Astor Post of the United Spanish
War Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by a son, Lewis
Forsyth of this city; daughter, Mrs.
H. P. Bell, of Arlington, Va, and a
sister, Mrs. Margaret F. Munday, also
of Washington.
Evening star., 1937-09-20
80 MORE ARE EXECUTED
AS SOVIET "WRECKERS"
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, September 20.-Four
persons were executed and six i'm
prisoned today in the drive against
antiSoyiet "wreckers" which caught
grain elevator crews at Ordjonikidze.
in the Caucasus.
Nine men faced similar charges in
trials opened at Moscow.
The new cases involve thefts of
hundreds of bushels of grain and the
"Wlllful infection" of stored grain
by mixing spoiled with good and
moist with dry, particularly damaging
to seed grain.
Execution of 26 more convicted
spies and wreckers" in widely sep
arated sections of Russia was dis
closed yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
WOOL men OPPOSE
FUTURES MARKET
Boston Dealers Reported Ready to
Appear Before Senate Com
mittee Tuesday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Nov. 26-The
Providence Journal said yesterday a
plea for suspension of trading in the
wool tops futures market, a division
OF the New York Cotton Exchange,
pending an investigation of trading
regulations. will be placed before the
Senate Wool Investigating Committee
next Tuesday by group Of Boston
wool dealers
Claiming fictitious" market value
for wool tops, which. in turn, created
an unwarranted weakness in the mar
ket for raw wool, the newspaper said
the dealers will seek to lay before the
committee information showing that
trading units and margin requirements
OF the market are inadequate and
that Federal supervision. now admin
istered to other commodity markets
through the Commodity Exchange
Administration. should be extended to
include the wool tops future market.
The dealers, who have formed q
committee including not only Boston
wool merchants but Rhode Island
manufacturers as well, were said to be
acting independently of the National
Wool Trade Association, of which
most OF them are members.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
0FF|CEEQU|PMENT
DECLINE IS SMALL
Volume of New Business
Slow to Show Effect of
Trade LuI|.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The office
equipment industry has not yet felt
the full force of the present depres-
sion, but a downward trend in the
business is clearly developing. As in
past depressions, new business in ap-
pliances has not turned down so
quickly as general industrial activity,
says the Standard Statistics Company
in current survey Of the prospects
Of manufacturers of typewriters, cash
registers, calculating machines, dupu-
eating devices, bookkeeping and tabu-
lating machines and postage meters.
Up to early November most COM
panies were still booking more business
than a year ago, although the margin
OF gain was narrowing rapidly The
sales improvement Of the earlier fall
was barely of normal seasonal pro-
portions. Evidently the crest of the
full sales rise was touched in October
Buyer interest has been slackening
progressively during the past month,
and there is every indication that
OoohAAlSc Az 4NOtClAUCE dIlO OcCCIN USI
will fall below the 1886 totals.
Final quarter shipments will ex-
ceed incoming business for the period
because most producers entered the
period with fairly heavy backlogs of
untitled orders. These, however, are
fast disappearing because of the slow
rate OF new business and increasing
cancellations. The latter influence
has been most readily apparent to
date in the more expensive types Of
equipment, such as bookkeeping ma
chimes. 1t probably will affect other
lines in the not distant future. The
semi-capital nature of Office equip
ment makes it distinctly vulnerable
to conservative tendencies in indus
trial purchasing
Despite the continuing needs of
many businesses for additional office
equipment to collect data for Federal
and State tax purposes, the present
trends in general business both at
home and abroad dominate current
sales prospects. First quarter 1888
sales in virtually all lines are likely
to be we'll below the volumes in the
opening months Of this year, when
there was considerable advance or
dering. Conforming to recent expert
ence, foreign business should hold ur
somewhat better than domestic. De-
spite unsettled political conditions
business volume in most leading ex.
port markets have evidently not de-
clined so precipitously as in this
country.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT
DECLINES IN OCTOBER

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board reports
It's seasonally adjusted index of fac.
tory employment declined in October
for every major industry except trans
portation equipment and automobiles.
Changes in the index, which il
based on l923-l925 as 100, from Sep
tember to October included: s
Iron and steel, 1884 to 1858; ma
chinery, 1902 to 1877; transportation
equipment, 1899 to 1850; automobiles.
1858 to 1854 railroad repair shops.
COL to 58.7; non-ferrous metals. ll37
to 1894; lumber and products, 692 to
66.4; stone, clay and glass, 7O.5 to
6s.4; textiles, 1909 to 96.3; leather
products, 900 to 886: food products.
l14.S to 1l4.2; tobacco products. 6o.2
to Ss.2; paper and printing. 1918 to
1868; chemicals and petroleum prod.
ucts. 1874 to 1850, and rubber prod.
ucts, ss.5 to 97.9.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
COURT RECEIVES
FRISCO PROPOSAL
Directors Plan Would Reduce
Interest From $13, 900 900 to
$3,956,00O a Year.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. ga plan of re-
organization for the st. Louis-San
Francisco (Frisco) Railroad, which
would scale down fixed interest charges
from nearly $13,O00O 900 a year to
$3,956,000 was filed by the board of
directors Wednesday in United States
District Judge George H. Moore's court.
In exchange for existing bonds,
stocks and bank loans which make up
the railroads capitalization of $405,-
598, 400, the reorganization contem-
plated new issues of stocks and bonds
which, at par or stated values, would
reduce obligations to $3ss,s14,200.
OF this debt. only $102, 2,416,20 would
require fixed interest payments. In
terest and dividends on the remainder
would be contingent on earnings.
There would be three classes of
stock. each with equal voting rights
504.878 shares of per cent prior
preferred with par value of 500.
2s4,944 shares of per cent second
preferred and 1,452, ,062 shares of COM
mon, the latter two issues with stated
values Of 500 a share.
Owners Of the present 655, ,432 shares
OF common stock would receive an
equal number of shares of the new
common. Holders Of 491 STA shares Of
preferred would get 1884 shares Of
the new second preferred and l96, $50
shares OF new common,
Evening star., 1937-11-26
CHICAGO PRODUCE,

CHICAGO. Nov. % lP.-Poultry, live
1o, trucks, easy; hens, Az pounds ~ -up
i9la: less than 4ia pounds. Is: Leehorr
hens. 14la; springs. pounds up colored
lsIa; White Rock. 30; Plymouth Roci
suE2; less than pounds. colored, 3IIa
Plymouth and White Rock. s5Ia; broilers
rs; Leshorn chickens. l6; roosters. Is
young So,5og toms d;st 29tk; old. ls; No. turkeys
IS; Whit white -; small colored. is: white
Dressed market steady: turkeys. young
.p;,. .93 score. aa. 3S-39h; extras (a2), 3s7a
extra extra nrsts l9O-9D. 36-3712: firsts tss.
ST. aSta1Sssa stanSara: see seeonds .s4,sTIs :9
80 Eggs. 3.323 weak: fresh graded
extra. cars and local 25; f1rsts. cars anc
LOCAL. "a: current receipts. 23: refrigera.
Ior extras. 1874 refrigerator standards
1e; reIrlgerator firsts. 17i2
Fotatoes ll3; on track. $50; total U. s
snipmentS, Wednesday 653: Thursday
sIo; dull; supplies liberal; demand slow
Sacked per cwt. Idaho Russet Burbanks
" 9 No: ], few sales, $3.50: u, S. No. .
I.l712: Colorado Red McClures u. s. No
I. 1880; U. s. No. >. 1IO North Da,
kota co5blers s0-S5 per cent U. S. No. i
lob; Nebraska Bliss Triumphs. S5 pe,
cent q. S. No. l, 1.3O: Wisconsin. roune
vnltes U. 8. No. 1, 1.1O-1212; U. S. com.
mercials. 90. ''
Evening star., 1937-11-26
NEW YORK PRODUCE

..Mw NEW YORK; Nov: 20 4,-Egss; 1o.eeo;
80; standards. $3.50: iirsts. a as-ss: Sec Sec
SGnds; S2hs-24 mediums. 81 30; dirties.
no: 1. %: average checks l7la-1ST
Hsd5siseTstor s1ds iSts special packs; soaas; stand:
mediums small and dirties 17-I7I'
~, Sutter lO.649; steady. Ali grades un-
.nCbse Cbheese essd 1884; market SLOW Prices
ID Dressed poultry boxes: chickens and
fpHs; fpnrsn "'eaay Gmy 70 nrm; turkeys; unsettled;
sopthwestern, ssortthhwestern, 2d-SS1 western 1855:
frozen prices UNCHANGED.
Lave poultry. by freight weak: chickens
Books. 25-24; mostly 80; colored. is-iS:
LOWS LOWS celored. l1.21: mostly 1921: Leg
II: turkeys, hens. 2h-a:8; m mostly 81; );
o,By express weak; chickens, Rocks. 1e.
s.; Rsss RmSS.iy Sos crosses sa2-2s; mostly
1s; broile1s Rocks. 2l-26: mostly 23-24;
crosses. l9-28la; mostly 24-27: Leehorns
Ie;ndpnl 10; fowls eolosed, 1928; mostly ai-!5
Lnntorns' ron.tora 1921; mostly 1920: OLD
mems. l7-%" mostly 1921; toms. 1917.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
WEATHER SPURS
RETAIL ACTIVITY
e e's Ss''
Volume in. Some Districts
Remain Below Year
Ago During Week.
BY the Associated Press.

oy tHe Associated PfeSS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Sudden
advent Of freezing temperatures this
week brought out winter retail buy
ing in rising volume In some sections
Of the country, but in others distri-
button was under last years level,
Dun & Bradstreet reported today.
"Contractions in the spread over
last years comparatives," the review
said. "left some Of the districts un-
der that level, which narrowed to 2
to 10 per cent the rise in the esti-
mated volume of retail distribution
from that Of the 1885 week"
1t added: Fur garments, heavy
coats, knit dresses, sweaters and shoes
led in women's wear. There
was stronger demand for mems
overcoats. furnishings and sports
goods. Sales of jewelry, radios, mu-
sical instruments and most electrical
appliances continued to advance"
OF trade in general it was said that
gains were sufficient in few trade
branches to retard somewhat the gen.
eral rate Of recession. Indus
trial production was too restricted to
indicate a trend, as few divisions
were down all week and some did not
reopen after Thanksgiving"
Activity spread to more divisions
Of the principal wholesale markets
TINS week." the review continued, even
though the pace was slow. - More
Christmas goods were bought, as con-
sumers' preferences became better de-
fined in price and quality. Of-price
assortments for January promotion
were sought, and some orders were
released for spring staples"
Outstanding exceptions to the cur
rent curtailment move were the drug
and tobacco industries, the review said.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
AUTO SALES LAG
/. HELD TEMPORARY
Steadily Rising Consumer
Demand Predicted by
0ptimists.
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Nov. 26.-An authority
in the motor car industry interested
In statistics has estimated that in
the eight years since 1929 saw the
collapse Of the market for automo-
biles the manufacturers Of motor
vehicles have spent upward of $780,
100000 for new equipment.
In many instances this was for
expansion Of production facilities, but
1t included primarily the replacement
Of more than half Of the industrys
manufacturing equipment.
The industry's optimists point to
this fact as supporting the long range
forecasts of q steadily increasing con-
sumer demand for some time to come
despite what they term a temporary
recession that has developed during
the last few weeks. They point out
further, that the motor car industry
Is one Of the few large industrial en-
terprises that remain fiercely COM
petitive in manufacturing and dis
tributing divisions.
Despite the fact nearly four-fifths
Of all the motor vehicles made and
sold are the product of three great
manufacturing units, compe tition
among them and from the frequently
termed independents" Is as keen
today as it was in the industry's in
fancy, with the noteworthy exception
that all are on sound financial foot
ing.
On the basis of the recession in
consumer demand since the new mod
els were brought out, trade circles
still are specializing on the possibility
OF price reduction between now and
January l. The industry's sales au-
thorities are agreed that lacking other
stimulus, potential buyers will react
Immediately to price cut The pro-
ducers, however, are as unanimous in
the conviction that labor and ma
terials cost make price reductions at
this time wholly illogical unless an
enormous volume Of business can be
counted upon.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
HERCULES POWDER ADDS
FOUR BOARD MEMBERS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 2e.-At
the regular monthly meeting Hercules
Powder Co. elected four new members
to the board. They are w. R. Ellis,
general manager, explosives depart
ment; Lloyd Kitchel, general manager,
Virginia cellulose department; P. w.
Meyeringh, manager. foreign relations
department. and E. B. Morrow.
Mr.. Morrow, who resigned his posi-
ton as secretary Of the company, also
was elected member of the Finance
Committee.
H. F. Smith, secretary to the presi-
dent, was elected secretary of the
company. These elections bring the
total membership of the board of di-
rectors to 16. The board now includes
representatives of all main divisions
Of the company.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
NEW HAVEN SHOWS.
DEFICIT OF $917,O|4.
Carriers Gross for October.
Drops S262,386 Below
Total Year Aqo.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Nov. 2e.-The
New York, New Haven Il Hartford
Railroad operated with a deficit last
month. after charges Of s9l7,0O4, It
was announced today.
The gross revenue for October was
$e,s15,ls7, decrease Of $2e2 1856 under
the same month in 1886. Freight rev.
enue showed q decrease Of S29o,37s.
but passenger revenue increased
$65,218.
Operating expenses for the month
increased $849,4 over October last
year principally, officials said, due to
the increased wage award to the non
operating and train employees effective
August l and October /. The appli-
cation Of cast steel side frames to
freight cars and additional roadway
and equipment maintenance.
After expenses, taxes, equipment and
joint facility rents, the report disclosed
net railway operating income of
sl17,3o6. decrease of sl,154,183 under
SVVObcI, 1900.
For the first 10 months Of 1897, the
road operated under a deficit Of S5,-
552,145, compared with a deficit Of
h,444.556 for the same period last year.
Over this same 10-month period,
gross revenues showed an increase of
$4,377,588. OF this, freight revenue in
creased s2,257.882. Notwithstanding
the elimination of the emergency sur
charge which became effective last
January l. Passenger revenue in.
creased sl,850,580; operating expenses
increased $5,046,l1l, of which s2,54l,-
Szo covered maintenance expenses.
Net railway operating income for
the 10 months was s4,343,647, a de-,
crease of $l,223,l56 under last year.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
PATINO MINES VOTES
TO CUT CAPITALIZATION

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. Stockholders
of Patino Mines & Enterprises Con-
solidated, Inc, tin producer, with
operations in South America. voted
Wednesday to reduce the company's
capitalization $l6.570,1S0, to $13,sO3,-
16O through reduction in stated value
of capital stock from $40 to SO q
share.
They also authorized an increase in
capital stock from 1,380,316 shares to
2,500,000 shares at the discretion Of
directors.
Alexander B. Royce, vice president.
told stockholders a year-end dividend
would probably be recommended by
directors.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
PARIS BANK REPORT.

PARIS, Nov. o6 R.-The Bank of
millions Of francs): Gold reserve. $685.;
unehanged; Sight balances abroad, 68S:
increase 9O8. Discounted COMMERCIAL biils
...rrsnce, s,s65: increase, ~. Temporary
1a1ovnSnnees aonnees to state tprior to June 1S. 1885,
to state !since June lS. 1856. I4.s2O:
gnscIhansed: Advances against securities.
$$s!4: decrease. 80; Circulation. SO. $50:
counts. 2O.667: increase, 33. Thirty-day
e6rances against government securities,
Der cent.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov 26.-Led by me-
dunn priced rails, the bond market
moved forward today, with corporates
rising fractions to around points.
Riding the demand for rail liens,
Baltimore & Ohio convertible 4l2s
were up over in the final hour. From
to around 2 higher were Erie SIS, Illi-
nois Central 4s4s, Missouri-Pa Pacific SIS
and Southern Railway As.
Around better we're American g.
Foreign Power SIS and international
Hydroelectric Is, along with Interna-
tional Telephone SIS and Studebaker IS.
Failing to participate in the ad-
vance, lower at midafternoon were
McKesson & Robbins 5iss and Rem
ington Rand 4As.
United States Governments were
S-32ds of point higher to 2-32ds
lower.
In the foreign sector the final hour
found japanese 6las and 512s sagging
over point.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
BROKERS' LOANS DROP
FURTHER DURING WEEK
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Loans ad-
vanced to brokers and dealers by the
countrys leading banks continued to
slump in the week ended November II.
The result largely of sliding stock
prices and drying up of capital mar
kets, this barometer has fallen 40 per
cent in the past five months.
Brokers' loans, reported by Federal
Reserve member banks in l0l large
cities. compared as follows:
week ended Nov. H. $685., 900 900
Previous week ------ $4,000, 900
same period last year 1.124,000, 900
Evening star., 1937-11-26
BUYS OIL PROPERTIES.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 26 Especially
The Atlantic Refining Co. announces
completion of q transaction whereby
it has acquired an approximately rs
per cent interest. in the East Texas
oil properties Of the Petroleum Corp.
of Venezuela.
The acquisition increases Atlantic's
production by approximately 500 net
barrels q day. .1 -.'
Evening star., 1937-11-26
q. S. TREASURY POSITION.
~ The AsSociated Press

The position Of the Treasury on Novem-
tures. $14. .S3S.2s8.54; balance. S2.624.-
Ce6, 165 .66: customs receipts for the
month. S25. 5.O40.O24.41
Receipts for the fiscal year since July L,
$2,256, ,206.3 1854 .03: expenditures So, ,O05, +.
S00.21O.55. including S82S. .288, ,O36 90 OF
emergency expenditures: excess Of ex-
penditures. S749. .6S3.S46.52: gross debt,
S37. 7.0S7 1913. .0S7.6S. an increase Of S4-
o00. .e44:a above the previous. day: gold
242.475.592.7I Of inactive gold.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
new GOLD SHIPMENT
TO FRANCE DISCLOSED

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury announced today It's
third export Of gold to France.
A $5.000,000 shipment left fol-
France Tuesday, making a total OF
$25 5.000,0 900 sent to that country this
month.
Another $4,000, 900 of gold has been
shipped to England. -.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
WABASH BANKRUPTCY.
PETITION IS RECEIVED
Bs the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 26.-United States
District Judge George B. Davis took
under advisement Wednesday an ap-
plication for leave to file q petition to
terminate the receivership Of the
Wabash Railroad and institute bank
ruptcy proceedings sought by Harry A.
Kimberling, who holds an unpaid
$4,000 Judgment against the railroad.
The receivership was established in
December, 1881. Reorganization pro-
ceedings are now pending.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
DOLLAR MOVES HIGHER
IN LONDON DEALINGS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov 26-The United
States dollar gained 3/l6 of a cent in
terms OF the pound today. Closing
quotation was s4.99 5/16 to the pound,
compared with sterling at s4997s in
New York Wednesday.
French francs ended 147.l2 to the
pound. against 147.25 yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
Security Offerings
In Week Slump to
$7,95O,OOO Level
~ the Associated Preas.

8y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-New financ-
ing this week totaled only $780,
900 compared with $19.374.290 last
week and $s2, ,499. 900 in the COM
parable week . year ago. . compila-
tions by Poor's Publishing Co., showed
today.
While the Thanksgiving holiday
shortened the week, the main in
fluence in keeping back corporate
offerings Of new securities, it was said
in bond circles, was the continued de-
cline Of the bond market into new
low ground for the 1887 decline.
BY groups, offerings compared %
follows:
Latest Week 1886 Week
Municipals ---$6, 100000 l,405, 600
Stocks 1,045, 900 LOIS, ,000
Industrials -- 27,250, 600
Public Utility 49,770, ,00o
Railroad - 1880 ,000
Miscellaneous SOS, ,000
Evening star., 1937-11-26

American Car & Foundry Co.
Company received an order for $50 re-
frigerator cars from Northwestern re-
frieerAtor line. -..-.,. -.
Evening star., 1937-11-26

Jewel Tea Co.-Sales four weeks
ended November were up Is per
cent; - weeks up ISL per cent.
Evening star., 1937-11-26

NEW YORK BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK, November 26 up. =
Bar silver unchanged at 44a..
Evening star., 1937-11-26
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
NEW YORK, Nov III tP.-New York
fecurity Dealers Association:
FEDERAL LAND BANKS

NEW YORK. Nov. 26 1P.-Federal
Land Bank bonds:
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-26
In MernOriam

Dear Husband and Father Of
Ours.
Who passed away one sad year
ago, February %, 1886.
We cannot clasp your hand,
your face we cannot see.
But let this little token tell, we
still remember thee.
Mrs. S. S. Horris, wife,
r. S. HOrris, son, st. Paul.
C. N. HOrris, son, Mime
apolis, ....
and
Mines. Burdella Reynolds,
Ruth Brown, and
Grace Bannister, daughters,
all of Columbus, Ohio.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-26
MINNEAPOLIS
CHURCHES

Church of God In Christ
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-26
BEACON LIGHT NOTES
GIG LYndale Ave. No.

Attend our real Sabbath School,
Saturday (Sabbath) at $3.50 a. m.
Special church services Saturday
at 1880 a. m.
Prayer service every Wednes-
day evening at 8 p. m. at the
church.
Dorcas Society meets every
Thursday at 1 p. m. at the home
of the president, Mrs. Tena Lass
ley, 511 Bryant Ave. No.
For information, call Hyland
4755.
Don't forget March 20, Big Eas-
ter Dance at st. Paul Auditorium.
Como Temple Daughter Elks.-
ADV.