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Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
SlOans Saved Millions in
Taxes by Use of Holding
Companies, Probers Told

through use of various personal
holding companies, and that Carter
Lupton, Chattanooga, Tenn, saved
more than 100000 in three years
through company formed to hold
shares in Coca Cola Bottling COM
panieS.
Others named by Fortas as being
owners or stockholders in personal
holding companies included:
Mrs. John j. RaSkob, wife of the
former democratic national chair
man.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Dupont Ross,
Montchanin, Del
Charles E. McManus, president of
Crown Cork and Seal Co.
Charles f. Merrill and Edwin C.
Lynch, partners in a New York
securities investment firm.
Owen B. Winters, identified as
interested in Erwin WaSey, Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29

WASHINGTON, June 90. WP)-
Treasury officials told the joint
congressional tax committee today
that Alfred p Sloan, jr., General
Motors corporation executive, and
his wife, saved nearly $2,000000 in
taxes in three years through use
of personal holding companies.
Abe Fortal, tax expert, told the
committee that Sloan and his wife,
through formation of such COM
panies as the Jackson Snug Harbor
Development corporation, and New
castle corporation, were able to re-
duce their tax payments by these
amounts:
Mrs. Sloan-$211, TOT in 1884, $175,-
928 in 1885, and $4l3,412 in 1886,
Sloan-$257,774 in 1884, $248, ,435
in 1895, and $6l4,331 in 1886.
Previously, Fortas testified that
Henry l.. Doherty, utilities magnate,
had saved 100000 in one year
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
$4,000 Officers,
Men TO Join in
Guard Maneuver

SAN FRANCISCO, June 90 UP)-
More than $4,000 officers and en-
listed men in the u. S. Army, Ma
tional Guard and Officers Reserve
corps from 16 states will participate
in maneuyers throughout August,
it was announced today.
Major General George S. Sim
mods, ninth corps area commander
said the maneuvers would be held
at San Luis Obispo, Calf, Camp
Ripley, Mimi, Fort Riley, Kan, and
Fort Lewis, Wash.
The men Will come from Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
California, Utah, Nevada, North and
South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska
Colorado Missouri, Minnesota
Arkansas and Iowa.
The San Luis Obispo, Calf, con.
centration will be from August
to Is under personal supervision O
General Simonds.
Major units participating in thu
four maneuvers areas will be the
3rd and 7th divisions and a provi-
sional cavalry division from the
regular army and the 34th, 35th ant
4lst divisions of the national guard
AT each concentration troops viii
be divided into two small armies
and, as the climax of the maneuv.
ers, will engage in simulated com
bat for a three-day period.
In addition to providing valu
able combat training" Genera
Simonds said, THE maneuvers viii
give experience in mobilizing TO
active service practically all thu
'first-line' units in the seventh ant
ninth corps areas, comprising tn
| l6 states listed above.
These troops form the nucleu
of the fourth army, which in tim
of national emergency would b
gradually expanded to a force
several hundred thousand men"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
Espionage Ring in
Russian Charged

MOSCOW, June 20. WP) - The
newspaper Gudok charged today
that clerical sectarian organizations
of capitalist countries have tried
land no doubt are trying now" to
establish contact with Soviet. Rus
STA and have agents here.
The paper reported the discovery
in 1929 of groups of United States
Baptists conducting espionage. 1t
asserted that 25 Baptists who came
from the United States through
Germany were exposed at Minsk
that year
Gudok charged that trials OF
"Trotskyist Wreckers" showed
counter-reVolutionary sympathizers
were concealed among leaders OF
the sects.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29

state government we're studied by
the boys, visits being made to
the. library, courts, and legisla-
lures. The methods Of passing bills
and the court systems were eX-
planned to the delegates. Judge
John T. Cohen was particularly
helpful in the latter.
At night programs at the fair
grounds were given. The programs
were handled by the following:
department of public works; Tues
day, Governor, Merriam; Wednes-
day, department of printing; Fri
day, town program by the dele
gates; Saturday, department of
motor vehicles.
The 254 boys were housed at the
state fair grounds in Sacramento
From this number FL Centre had
the third largest delegation, San
Francisco being first; and Ventura
second
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
Parley Held on
Relief Problems

TULARE, Cal, June 20. WP)-
Civic and welfare officials from
San Joaquin Valley counties re-
turned to their homes today after
a conference on relief problems
held here yesterday.
1t was generally agreed that the
growing planting of cotton, parti-
cularly in Tulare county, has at
tracted a large influx of itinerants
from the dust bowl states of the
midwest and south. Extensive dis
cussion marked the question of
whether cotton farms should be
assessed to help carry the relief
burden, since cotton crops are not
assessed now.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
NO FUNDS FOR
ROAD PROJECT

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 30,
WP)-State highway officials today
repeated earlier assertions that no
funds were available for construct
ing a four-lane highway to break
the San Rafael "bottleneck" to the
Golden Gate bridge.
Highway construction funds for
the next two years already have
been allocated and no provision was
made for a proposed $5,000,0O0 con-
struction program involving the
routes leading to the gate bridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29

OF the senate; Calvert Moody, serg-
eant-a-arms of the assembly; and
Cy Reed county manager of Quin
county. Many of the boys elected
to the offices met the actual state
officers.
The highlights OF the meeting
were the speeches by Gov. Frank
Merriam. Governor Merriam spoke
twice, once when the delegates
were touring the capital and then
again at one of the night pro-
grams. The first time the governor
interrupted the business of the day
to answer the boys questions on
state government.
City governments were organiz-
ed first, then the counties, and
finally the state. The two forms
of education used were pamphlets
and counselors, who were law stu
dents from the University of Cali
fornIa.
Many interesting features o
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
Sentences Given
Three Offenders

Sentences were imposed on three
offenders by Police Judge Lee Nuf-
fr of Ell Centro Tuesday morning.
j. A. Literal, so, was sentenced
to 30 days in the city Jail for
drunkenness, l.. f.. Coffman, 80,
was sentenced to pay a $40 fine
or serve five days for drunkenness,
and Doris Owens, "a, was fined
$25 for vagrancy.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
Passenger Airplane
Attacked by LOyalists

CASABLANCA, Morocco, June 20.
W.P)-An Air France airplane ar
irving last night with seven pas
sengers, reported an attack by a
Loyalist airplane off Cartagena,
Spain. The Loyalist plane, it was
said, machine gunned the French
ship which landed and received
the apologies of LoyaIist officers
who said that their new aviators
we're unfamiliar with commercial
insignia.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
McCABE
Caroline Paine

P. T. Martin spent several days
in Los Angeles last week.
Mrs. Fred w. Paine returned to
the valley Sunday with her daugh-
ter, Carol Mrs. Paine had been
visiting her mother who is critically
Ill in San Diego.
-OO--
Mrs. George Yukawa was the
guest over the weekend of her
daughter, Eiko, in San Diego.
Jack Carr spent Sunday in the
Laguna mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29


spent Sunday in San Diego visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Nelson.
Mary Miller of San Diego spent
the past weekend with her mother
Martha Jane Preble is in San
Bernardino spending a week or two
with her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Meek. Virginia Roe
Preble and Willie Alice McChristy
took her up Saturday and returned
Monday bringing Gladys Bosnian
of Santa Ana home with them.
Gladys has been attending business
school at Santa Ana and is return
ing now to fill position at the
County Farm under DR.. House.
-OoA
On June 81 three valleyites cele-
brated their birthdays at party
in the mountains. The three men
were Bob Davis, Andy Preble and
Judge Baker. The party was held
at the summer home of Bob Davis.
90
Thelma Louise Robinette of FL
Segundo is visiting Willie Alice Nc
Christy for a week.
90
The A. Y. Prebles have rented a
cabin in Laguna mountains and
intend To leave and SDend the SLIM
mer there about the middle Of
July.
-OO-
Loretta Shores, telephone opera
tor for the district who has been
i'll, is able to be back at work again.
George Conley spent the past
weekend in San Bernardino visiting
his family.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
Governor, Iii at
Hospital, Improves

LOS ANGELES, June %. U.P)-
Governor Eurith d. Rivers, OF
Georgia, was reported at Cedars OF
Lebanon hospital today to be in
much improved condition.
Governor Rivers was stricken last
Thursday with recurrence of an
old gall bladder ailment and was
ordered to the hospital for treat
ment by his physician, DR.. II. j.
Strathearn.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29

Building Permits-Building per-
mits on file at the city engineers
office Tuesday had been issued to
Ralph Reynolds for construction Of
a $1750 residence at CSC Brighton
avenue, and to Louis B. McManus
for construction of a garage, cost
ing 5000, at 666 SandalWood drive.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
Japanese Accused
OF Attempting to
Seize Soviet Isles

MOSCOW, June %. U.P)-The
newspaper Pravda charged today
that Japanese militaristS in Man
chukuo attempted to seize islands
belonging to Russia.
An editorial in the paper cited
numerous incidents which violated
the Soviet territory by Japanese
Manchukuo gunboats on the Amur
river.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
ROAD CONTRACTORS
SIGN WITH A. +. OF l..

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 30. DIP
A. H. Peterson, Pacific coast rep
resentative of the American Fed
Grafton of labor, said today "a
highway construction contractors
operating in Arizona signed a "clos-
ed shop" agreement with the A.
F.. of l.. yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
WPA ACTIVITIES
TO BE CONSOLIDATED

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 90. U.P)-
w. j. Jameson, state Works Prog
ress administrator, said today Ari-
zona's WPA activities will be con-
soildated under one district office
in about two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
Ell CENTRO DELEGATES RETURN
AFTER ATTENDING BOYS STATE

Successful meeting of the convention held
Every
from FL Centro elected office
speaker assembly SENATOR secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
CROPS RAVAGED BY
HORDES OF PESTS

DENVER June 49, WPHundreds of national guards accompa
MED private bearing the plains
southeastern Colorado the invasion grahoppe
horde which already has sho the 1000 miles
Gov Teller emergency troops
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-29
COUNTY BRIEFS
IMPERIAL
BY JANE POOLE

Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Harris
spent Sunday in San Diego visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Nelson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04
News Behind The News In
The Legislature
(By Vim Weber)

st. Paul, special to Sank Centre
Herald. Irritableness of legislators
is the best indication that the legis-
lature Is swinging into its stride.
With General Orders and the Cal
endar increasing in size every day
means longer sessions, more bat
ties and the consequent irritable
ness Of themselves.
But the session, so far as the
Senate Is concerned Is not far
enough along to permit Of grant
ing Special Orders, that Is the
fixing Of a day certain for the
hearing Of q bill. Senator Fay
Cravens, Milaca, found that out to
his dismay Wednesday when he
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

Ronald Boyd, youthful mayor, Of
Basseth, Ia, hopes to accumulate
enough money from his milk
route, truck farm, and mayors
salary to go to college.
For boring holes in the walls Of
his hotel room to peep at other
guests, Charles Durray, Of st. Louis
was sent to jail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPHOLSTERING = Chairs. daven-
ports, and cushions repaired or
recovered. Complete line of ma
terials. Will be in Sank Centre
again soon. For free estimate
write Herman Thompson, Star
buck. 40-41pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

New York City police arrested
Owen Mahon, Al, for marching up
and down with a sign in front If
his wife's store. He said he pick
eted his wife, Mary, because he
thought she had boy friend"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE-Some good young
work horses and matched teams.
Also some serviceable breeding
bulls, Durhams. Holsteins and
one Black Angus. Also some
brood sows. w. F. Brown, phone
1853. 1--we
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

and others. All sizes, all prices,
all financed excepting down pay
ment which Is small. Stearns.
Benton. Sherburne Counties. Write
or see r. q. Neils, National Farm
Loan Assns.. Weber Bldg st.
Cloud. MINI. 36-42
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Seedlings and Trans
shade and fruit. THREE HUN
DRIED SEEDLINGS, FREE. with
orders for ONE HUNDRED Trans
planted Trees. Prepaid. Sawyer's
Chinese Elm Nursery. Glenwood,
Minnesota. 39-43
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE-About As White Giant
Rock and Plymouth Rock pull
let's. Math Michels. Phone 19F12.
Twp
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE-Several head of good
work horses. e. B. Conlin. Rt. 4.
Sank Centre. 2wp
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE-Forty acre farm. four
miles N e. Also so acres unim-
proved, eleven miles out. Very
cheap. Theo. Thompson, Rt. 4,
Sank Centre. MINI. 1wpd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FREE SAWDUST All pine, no
hardwood. On good road and good
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE at cost of material
New 1Ox12, or 10x20 two-room
brooder house. H. j. Cans, West
Union. 40-42
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

Dependable Used Cars
1885 Dodge Touring Sedan
1886 Plymouth Standard Coach
1885 Dodge 4-door Touring Sedan
1885 Plymouth Deluxe Coach
1885 Plymouth Coupe, with radio
1885 Chrysler 4-door Touring
1894 Dodge 4-door Sedan
1888 Dodge Coach
1892 Dodge 4-door Sedan
1890 Graham 4-door Sedan
1929 Pontiac 4-door Sedan
1929 Dodge Victory 4-door Sedan
1929 Chevrolet Coupe
1929 Ford Model A Coach
1928 Ford Model A Sport Coupe
1927 Dodge Sedan
1927 Chevrolet Coach
1926 Chevrolet Touring
1888 Chevrolet " ton Pickup
Truck
1885 Dodge. 11s ton Truck. 1876 in.
wheel base
Dodge and Plymouth Sales
and Service
Otto Bros.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALES room bungalow. hot
water furnace. On Main Street,
Call AZ.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE-30 tons of hay and
sons Shoe Shop, Sank Centre. Up
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

Exceptional buys in small homes,
AS room houses, priced consider
ably below $1,000 for quick sale.
See Morse, Merchants Bank Bldg.
pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE - High grade Holstein
bull, z months old. Joe Jennissen,
Rt. 1, Sank Centre. pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE - Oats, wheat, barley
and rye. Anton Bieringer. Rt. 8,
Sank Centre. 1wpd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

WANTED q man with car to re-
present well known line Of merch-
andise I'm country. No canvas-we
furnish prospects. Commission and
salary paid with gas allowance. A
permanent position for one willing
TO work. Write VEL cIo Herald Of
flee.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-Sum of money. Owner
may have same by proving prop
erty and paying 25 cents for this
ad. See Morton Weeks. pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE-Oak kitchen cabinet,
large size, in good condition.
Theo Noeske, West Union, Mimi.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

LOST-Spare tire with wheel, be-
tween Cities Service Oil Stat ion
Finder return to Herald for re.
ward. 1wpd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE
ing at s225.oo
hauled 1880
shape ~ 5000
1927 Nash, new tires $500
1-1927 Dodge Coupe 5000
/ Pontiac Sedan, good
shape 1000
1 1888 International Pick
up 1851
Tractors, new and s. HI. at a big
discount, see
j. j. Smith Impl Co.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR RENT-5-room home, in fav.
Call 392, H. s. Forsyth. pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE-Good work horses;
also some cheap horses. Holstein
bulls, serviceable age. See Earl
Moore or r. r.. DeLong, Hobo
ken, Sank Centre. pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE-Dinning table, walnut
finish, size 42x54 Extends to 70
inches. Mrs. Walt Jung. Phone
376-R lie
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR SALE-One Holstein bull and
one black mare colt. Hy. Schlief.
Rt. 1, Sank Centre. pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

FOR RENT room strictly mod
ern house, good location. Will be
vacant after April LIST, also light
housekeeping rooms. 312 Birch
St Pd.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

Independent theatres in the
state are donning their armor and
preparing for a battle with the
chain theatre owners who are also
producers. This writer introduced
the bills which II enacted would
give the Independents a squae deal.
A powerful lobby will counter at
tack, without question, but win or
lose the battle Is on.
Oh, you ask about the liquor in
vestigahon. Well, 1t seems to have
died aborning. AS predicted the
charges Of Rep. Wier and Gov
Benson have not as yet been proven
and we'll wager they never will be
Firewater is hot stuff and so Is any
investigation dealing with 1t.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Room and also will
take couple men for room and
board. Mrs. Mary Miller. 218 Elm
ST. Tel 342.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Few Show Wider Losses
as War Scare Brings
Worst 1887 Break.
Stock Averages
Pl the Associated Press.

PS the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September Touched
off by fresh foreign war scare. stocks
crashed through resistance areas in to-
days market for losses of l to 10 points
generally. There we're a few wider
setbacks
1t was the worst break of the year,
with numerous issues plunging into
low territory for 1887 or longer. The
ticker tape Jagged three minutes be-
hind at the peak of the decline. Vol
ume dwindled later, and there we're
mild recoveries here and there. Most
leaders, though, closed at or near bot
tom levels.
Threats Of rupture between Italy
and Russia over the latter's charges of
piracy" in the Mediterranean by the
formers submarines, brokers said, were
the principal cause of relapse.
Cloudier developments on the
Shanghai battle front, coupled with
growing doubts of substantial pick
up in domestic trade this Fall, were
also seen as depressing factors.
United States Steel tumbled through
par for the first time since July 2.
other steels we're weak, along with
motors. coppers. rails. oils, farm i'm
plements, rubbers, mail orders and
specialties.
Offerings again assumed stable
proportions in the final period and
transfers approximated 100000
shares.
Conspicuous stock losers included
Chrysler. Bethlehem Steel, Youngs-
town Sheet & Tube, Sloss-Sheffield,
j. /. Case, Deere. International Har-
vester. Republic Steel, National Steel,
Wheeling Steel, Vanadium. General
Motors, Goodyear. Goodrich, United
States Rubber, Montgomery Ward,
ars-Roebuck, Douglas Aircraft, Boe-
ing, American Telephone, Western
Union, Consolidated Edison, North
American. International Telephone,
Westinghouse, General Electric, Du
Pont, Eastman Kodak, Anaconda,
Kennecott, American Smelling, In
ternational Nickel. Philip Morris, San
ia Fe, New York Central, Pennsyl-
vania, Southern Pacific, Northern Pa
cific, Pullman, Radio Corp, Celanese.
Coca-Cola, American Locomotive,
Johns-Manville, Allis Chalmers, Loews,
Union Carbide, Allied Chemical and
Air Reduction.
A drop of l2.5 points in this weeks
steel mill operations was attributed
almost wholly to the Labor day shut
downs.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
B. & 0. LOADINGS GAIN
MODERATELY IN MONTH

Sreeial Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. September T. Car
1oadines on the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad for the month of August.
1897, totaled 22l ,427, comprising 1876
o93 cars loaded on line and 1884
received from connections.
This was an increase of 1924 cars
loaded over the month of August
last year, when the total was
21I.503.
1t was also an increase of 2.297
cars loaded over the previous month
OF July, when total loads were
219130.
For the week ended September 4
car loadings were 52,255. comprising
34,657 cars loaded on line and 1888
received from connections.
This was an increase of 2,260 cars
loaded over the same week of last
year when the total was 1895.
1t was also an increase of 1,484
cars loaded over the previous week
cthe week ended August 2s), when
the total was 50,77l.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. September 2 To-
Cotton opened steady. to points higher,
today in view of better Liverpool cables.
trade buying and some covering in ad-r
tomorrow .
October opened at 9.19. December at
9.26. January at $50. March at Q43.
Man. at 9.4S and July at 9.56. Prices
continued to advance in early dealings
and toward the end of the first half hour
active positions were to IL points net
higher.
Liverpool reported that scattered buy
ing more than offset hedge selling thers,
but that the disturbing international sit-
uation restricted business.
tember, 7.2sb: October. Z 24b: December,
1.22b;, January, 7.26b; March, 73ib.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
SHARP GAIN REVEALED
IN HARDWARE EXPORTS
By the Associated Press.

The Commerce Department said to-
day United States exports of hardware
and allied products were valued at s4.-
347,e34 in July. an increase of 80 per
cent over shipments in July, 1886.
Hardware exports for the first seven
months of the year we're valued at
S28,047, ,432, an increase of AZ per cent
over the corresponding period of 1886.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
new YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September Cotton
was about steady today, with the trade
evening up accounts in advance of to-
morrow's Government crop estimate.
Foreign buying on apprehensions
over the foreign political situation en-
countered Southern selling and liqui-
dation influenced by declines in the
stock market.
December eased from 9.24 to e16 and
in midafternoon sold at 9.20, with
prices ranging from 2 points net lower
to 13 higher.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
RAIL FUEL BILL SCARS.

Increased prices have added more
than S68,O00,000 to the annual loco
motive fuel bill of the railroads, COM.
pared with fuel prices that existed
in May, 1888.
Evening star., 1937-09-07

Continued on Paze AID
Evening star., 1937-09-07
MAINTENANCE COSTS UP.

Maintenance expenditures in the
hrst half of 1887 totaled s662, ,952,-
1913, the greatest for any correspond
ing period since 1881 and an increase
of II per cent, compared with the
same period in 1886.