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Evening star., 1938-05-13
OUTLOOK BETTER
AT TEXT|LEP PLANTS
Industry Believed Scraping
Bottom With Autumn
Rise in Prospect.
Special Dispatch TO The Star,

Special Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK. May l3.-Belief that
the textile industry has "scraped bot
TOM is current among manufacturers,
reports Douglas G. Wolf, editor of
Textile World. in the May issue Of
that publication. His observation is
based on contacts at the Knitting Arts
Exhibition in Philadelphia and the
American Cotton Manufacturers As
sociation Convention at Augusta, Ga
both important recent textile events.
This attitude, he states, is based on
the fact that many of the questions
which confronted the industry six
months ago have been at least tempo
rarily answered.
From a practical standpoint, he
feels, these developments came to
head too late for a major upsWing
this spring The logical expectation,
in his opinion, is for moderate i'm
provement from now on. with def
in the summer or early in the fall.
Mr.. Woolf divides into two groups
the developments which have pro-
duced this better feeling: Those aris-
ing in Washington and those arising
in business itself
Reform Defeat Cited.
OF the former he lists the defeat
OF the reorganization bill, the settle
ment Of the tax question, thus sub
Stltuting certainty for uncertainty,
and the probable tendency of the new
spending program. whether We like it
or not, to arrest the deflationary
movement. The latter, he emphasizes,
is purely temporary factor.
On the settlement of the tax ques-
ton, he ADDS: True, this could and
should have been accomplished months
ago, and more completely if the Presi-
dent could have been made to realize
and TO admit-that out-and -out repeal
of the undistrlbuted profits tax was
recovery measure No. !. His failure
on this point is one of the blackest
marks against him, in our opinion.
However. better late than never-and
the revised tax structure, even though
retaining the principle of the undis-
tributed profits tax. is vastly superior
to the old. 1t is definitely a 'go-ahead'
signal"
Inventories Improve.
Turning to the developments STEM
ming from business itself. Mr.. Woolf
states: The one most important tan
glble factor is the improvement in the
inventory situation all along the line.
This applies to textiles as we'll as to
practically all branches of business.
Accompanying this tangible factor
is a development of equal rank in
the realm of intangibles-the formula
tion of forward-looking policies by
business men and their associations.
One such was the spirit shown by
the print cloth group in tackling the
third-shift problem that is an ex-
cellent example of what We have in
mind. Another was the attitude re-
f1ected at the convention of the Ma
tional Association of Hosiery Manu-
facturers. Any one who listened to
the statesmanlike address of William
H. Gosch, and who heard Earl Con-
stantine report a new high for the
membership and support of the asso-
clatlon could not fail to recognize
the hosiery division as one which was
going places on its own"
Evening star., 1938-05-13
INVESTORS Indifferent
TO NEW LONDON ISSUE
BY tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
LONDON. May 13.--Investors ap-
piled today for only AZ per cent of a
G10,000000 t$50,000.0OO) London
County Council loan and underwriters
had to take up the remaining 95 Il
per cent.
Dealings in the new issue on the
stock exchange started at l point
discount from the issue price of 1919.
This followed poor response to a
e7,000,000 Australian loan of which
underwriters had to take up about 66
per cent of the issue last week.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
WATER BONDS OFFERED.

NEW YORK, May 13 (SpeciaD -
E. H. Rollins & Sons, Inc. and SAT-
ford. Biddulph Co.. Inc. are offering
today a new issue of s208, 900 Town
kearny, New Jersey. per cent water
bonds. The bonds are priced to yield
from ] to 3 per cent for maturities
ranging from 1889 to 1859.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
PACKERS HOLDINGS
OF VEGETABLES LARGE
BY the Associated Press.

The Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce has advised Gamers
that packers holdings of canned peas,
corn. tomatoes and green and wax
beans on April l remained substan-
TALLY above those of a year ago be-
cause of the larger packs of 1898. The
movement of these foodstuffs out of
packers hands has been of greater
volume than during the first quarter
of last year.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
RETAIL CAR FINANCING
CLIMBS DURING MARCH

By the Associated Press.
Reports on retail automobile financ-
ing showed today a substantial in
crease in dollar volume for March as
compared with February but a de-
crease under February, 1887. The
volume for March as reported to the
Census Bureau by ASS organizations
was S96. .38l ,645 an increase of 38.5
over February and a decline of Al l
as compared with the March volume
last year.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
SALES CHIEF QUITS
ALLEGHENY STEEL co
8, tie Associate ed Press.

By TIE AsSOclaIe ed Press.
PITTSBURGH. May l3-The AL
legheny Steel Co announced today the
resignation of William J. McArdle as
general sales manager at the end of
20 years service with the firm. After
a short vacation. McArdle said he ex-
pected to resume business activities in
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
Yukon Gold .04e.

r In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganIzed under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or Semi-annual declarations.
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included.
Also extra or extras. Declared or
paid far this year. no regular rate.
/ Payable in stock. g Paid .aSt year
h Cash or stock K Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year. WV With war
rants. XIV Without warrants. war War
rants.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
Pennsy Viii Pay
$4,000 Due on
Equipment Issue
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. May 13-The
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. announced
today it would pay the annual install
ment maturing on May Is. 1898.
amounting to s1,3l0,000. of its Is
year, series d. 412 per cent general
equipment trust certificates, issued in
1928 to finance in part the construction
of 225 passenger train cars, 1000
freight cars and 200 locomotives.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
HOSIERY PRODUCTION
INCREASES IN MONTH
By The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Hosiery production increased in
March over the output for February,
the Commerce Department reported.
March production was 7.969,243 dozen
pairs, against 6,63l O1o dozen pairs in
February. The March, 1887, output
was 9402,7 ,785 dozen pairs.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
BROKERS' LOANS DROP
Al MILLIONS IN WEEK

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board reported
today that last weeks loans to bro
kers and dealers on securities held bv
reporting member banks in New York
City totaled $468, 100000.
For the week ended Wednesday the
total represented decrease of Sat-
000,0 when compared with the pre-
vious week.
Loans for the corresponding week a
year ago totaled $l,133, 900 900.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
CURBSHARESEASE,
UTILITIES IN LEAD
American G. & &. Declines
Nearly $2-AIuminum
Co. Off About SO.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May l3-Utility
shares gave ground readily on the
curb market today. setting the pace
for a general downward movement.
A large loser near the final hour
was American Gas e. Electric, down
nearly 2. Aluminium Co, dropped
around and declines of fractions to
point or more were shown by
Northern States Power "A" Niagara
Hudson Power, Gulf Oil and Humble
Oil
A few metal shares including Lake
Shore and Wright Hargreaves, re-
sisted selling pressure for moderate
gains. Several industrial specialties
also turned in minor advances.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
Pacific Gas & Electric.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 13 Up
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reported
today consolidated net income of S24,-
$685. for the II months ended March
81, equal after preferred dividends to
S268 a share on the common stock.
This compares with s24955 SIS, or
S2.75 a share. for the u months ended
March 81. 1887.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
$50 TONS OF LEAD SOLD.

NEW YORK, May 13 @.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reports 100 tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold yes
terday at s4.35 per 100 pounds East
st. Louis and so tons at the New
York average
Evening star., 1938-05-13
DIRECTORS REELECTED.

PORTLAND, Me-, May 13 (SpeciaD
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Yellow Truck g. Coach
Manufacturing Co. held here yester-
day directors were reelected.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
ODD-LOT DEALINGS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transsctions by customers with
odd lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for May 12: $3.50
purchases involving 97.767 shares; 3,546
sales involving 81 .331 shares.
Evening star., 1938-05-13

+ Greyhound Corp-March quarter
common share earnings were cents,
against IL cents.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
&,938,41S EARNED
BY UNITED LIGHT
Years Net Compares With
$5,050,539 Shown in
Previous II Months.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 13-United Light
& Power Co., reported for the IL
months ended March 81 net income
of $4,938,4l8. equal after preferred
stock dividend requirements to 38
cents share on the combined class
"A" and "B" common stocks. This
compared with s5,O50,539 or Al cents
share for the II months ended
March 81, 1887.
Continental Gas.
Continental Gas e. Electric Corp,
controlled by United Light e. Power,
reported for the IL months ended
March 81 net income of $4,413,321,
equal to $l442 a share of common
stock. against S447O.34l or $l469 a
share for the preceding II months.
Both companies have operating
subsidiaries in the Midwest and
Southwest.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
Kelley Island Lime.

CLEVELAND. May 13 lP.-The
Kelley Island Lime g. Transport Co.
announced today net profit of S484,-
5S7 for the yaer ended December 81,
1887. an increase Of l4la per cent over
1886. This was equivalent to sl53
a share on 308,952 shares outstanding.
The concern reported current assets
of Sl,743.877 and liabilities of $780,
274. It's net working capital was
listed at $l,543,603 or $4,000 higher
than the previous year.
Sales during 1887 were 13 per cent
above those of 1896.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
NEW FINANCING SAGS
SHARPLY DURING WEEK

By he Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 13-New financ-
ing this week amounted to Sl3,179. 100,
compared With s3l ,992, 900 the pre-
vious week and $50 .6OO,6 ,645 the corre-
spending week last year a compila-
ton by Poor's Publishing Co. showed
today.
Municipal financing accounted for
sll .48l $50 of the weeks total.
The comparative table showed.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
Washington Exchange
SALES

Potomac Electric Power SO pfd-l0
at 1872.
Potomac Electric Power 5l2 pfd.-l0
at ll2, 3 at ll2.
Evening star., 1938-05-13

a-Als0 extra or extras.
e-Declared or paid so far this year,
g-paid last year.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS.
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Chevy Chase Club LIST 4las- J04
Col. Couptry Club 1st 4l4S- 103
Evening star., 1938-05-13
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK May I3 tP,-Inyestment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Evening star., 1938-05-13

Plus extras e29s- extra. f2hT ex-
ira 75c extra. gS14 extra paid No
vember 80. 1887 SOC extra. m So extra.
Evening star., 1938-05-13

Total
Evening star., 1938-05-13

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The Washington times., 1938-12-21
TWO WOMEN
ATTACKED BY
THIEVES HERE

Two women were painfully in
jured last night when struck down
by purse Snatchers.
Mrs. Mary Daugherty, 18, of the
1900 block of E st. S. E., was in
Gallington Hospital suffering from
broken jaw and severe head in
juries received when she was
knocked down by a fleeing purse
snatcher at Seventh Street and
Market Space Northwest.
According to police, man later
captured and identified as Harry
w. Gather, 81, of the 600 block
Of First st. N. W., snatched a
purse containing $18 from Martha
M. Stringfellow, of the 1900 block
Euclid St. N. W., as she was walk
ing near Eighth Street and Penn
sylvania Avenue Northwest. Priv
ate j. L. Proctor, of the Traffic
Bureau, gave chase and captured
the youth.
Rene Canupp, of the 1900 block
of Nineteenth st. N. w., was,
knocked down and kicked by a
purse Snatcher when she resisted
his efforts to take her purse con-
tanning SIS.
Police revealed today that q
former policeman and another
man are under arrest as suspects
in the recent looting of the home
of Fritz Melton, Washington
sportsman, in the 1900 block of
Floral st. N. w. Four men were
said to have entered the Melton
home and held Melton's elderly
mother and sister captive for
more than three hours while they
ranSacked the house.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
FIREMEN
Joseph Fought Named
In Arlington

ARLINGTON, Va, Dec. 81.
Members of the Arlington County
Firemen's Association unanimously
reelected Joseph A. C. Fought of
Falls Church as president at the
annual meeting in the Arlington
fire house last night.
Six vice presidents elected. one
from each of the county'S fire COM
panies, were: Frank T. Tracy, JEFF
ferson: j. E. Rice, Clarendon: M.
p. ,Devine, Ballston; Ralph E. Cur
tiss, Arlington: DR.. C. R. Boyland,
Cherrydale, ana j. Lee Barr, Falls
Church.
The firemen also unanimously
reelected Elmer j. Blackmer, jr.,
secretrytreasurer: Edwin B. Chap
man, relief fund treasurer, and
Lorenzo Donaldson, fire marshal.
The officers will be installed at
the January meeting.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
A. N. .A.COUNSEL
MAPS FIGHT ON
U.S,IND|CTMENT
Star Chamber Charged
In Motion to Quash
Bv CARROLL PEEKE

~@AA%ASOA4A
Attorneys for the American
Medical Association today girded
for a legal battle to quash the
indictment returned yesterday
against the association, the Dis.
trict Medical Society, the Wash
ington College of Surgery and 81
physicians by the special Grand
Jury.
Indicating that the case will be
carried to the United States
Supreme Court if necessary, Seth
w. Richardson, assistant attorney
general in the Hoover administra-
ton, now attorney for the A. M.
A., declared that one of the first
steps will be motion to quash
the indictment.
"STAR CHAMBER" CHARGED
It was understood that this
action will be based on the fact
that the indictment is one of the
most unSual ever returned by
any grand jury.
Richardson aSSailed the grand
Jury investigation as star
chamber" proceeding, and charged
that the Government attorneys
who presented the case were pro-
ceeding on a "glaringly illegal
basis"
Branding the indictment of the
physicians as unjust, unWar-
ranted and illegal" Richardson
said:
THE Government has stead
fastly refused to disclose either
its purpose or its Interpretation
of the law, so that the Grand
Jury might be properly advised
concerning the law.
U. S. TO SPEED CASE
"As q result of this action,
these meritorious organizations
and self-sacrificing citizens, who
we believe are wholly innocent
Of any Wrongdoing, are forced to
bear the serious ignominy Of an
indictment in a Federal court.
There will be no hesitancy
on the part of the defendants in
presenting a vigorous attack on
this prosecution.
Meanwhile the Government at
torneys who have spent months
studying the question, and have
been engaged in presenting the
case to the grand jury for the past
10 weeks, today were making plans
to speed up prosecution OF the
case.
It was learned on good authority
that the individuals indicted will
not be forced to post bond, but will
be released on their own recogni-
zance on their appearance in court.
SOCIAL MEDICINE ISSUE
It was also considered likely
that the officials of the A. M. A. in
Chicago who were indicted will be
permitted to make their appear
ance in that city rather than be
brought to the Capital.
In event the indictment is not
quashed and the case is brought
to trial, lawyers were agreed that
1t will be one of the most far
reaching cases in the annals of
American jurisprudence, as on it
rests the entire basis of socialized
medicine.
The dozen Washington doctors
indicted, all leaders in their field,
and either present or past officials
Of the medical society, refused to
comment on their indictment
other than to say they were not
surprised.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21

And everywhere she goes the villain
still pursues her. Various gentlemen
who wOOed the heiresS always waited
mOurnfully at the altar. But a mys-
terry man pursues her on land and sea
insisting one day that he loves her and
not her millions. and the next day
threatens to sue her. An entertaining
illustrated feature In the American
Weekly, the magazine distributed with
next Sundays Herald dTimes.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Byrd Ship Ordered
Sold TO Pay Claim

CLEVELAND, Dec. 81 GN.S).
The City of New York, Rear Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd's South
Pole ship has been ordered sold
to satisfy Sits claim against
the owner, Frederick Griffith, of
Bel Mar. N. j. Capt. Ralph B. Won
Suboff, former officer in the Rus
sian imperial navy, filed admiralty
action several months ago, charg-
Ing he had not been paid salary
promised him as watchman of the
ship. The ship has been moored
on the lake front since the Great
Lakes Exposition closed in 1887,
The Washington times., 1938-12-21

10 win the floors of the oceans for
and the stPatOsphere being conquered,
explorers are turning to treasures of
the seas depths. while others hope to
pierce the earth's heart, and then-On
TO the planets. Informative illustrated
article In The American Weekly, the
magazine distributed with next Sun.
days Herald.Times.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21

Fancy tray box: solid
back grey bristle mil
itary brush. shaving
brush. ZOr and
dressing comb. =
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
GERMANY MUST.
HAVE COLON|ES,'
D|ECKHOFF SAYS.
Stand Held Regardless
Of Sudeten Area
BY CARROLL PEEKE

No matter what the outcome
of the Sudeten question, Germany
has not given up hope Of regain
ing the colonial possessions taken
from her after the World War.
DR.. Hans Dieckhoff, German
Ambassador to the United States,
sounded that warning yesterday
at his Massachusetts, Avenue resi-
dence, marking his return to the
Capital after a summer spent in
Germany.
UNWILLING TO WAIT
DR.. Dieckhoff expressed the
hope that the Sudeten question
would be solved without war, but
declared Germany could no longer
wait but will now act.
He drew a comparison between
the desire of the Sudeten Ger
mans for freedom and that of the
American colonists in TITS, who
fought for freedom rather than
be oppressed by the British gov
ernment.
The Sudetens, he said, have
already voted to return to the
German Reich, yet months have
passed and no action has been
taken to give them the liberty
they demand.
DENIES CAMOUFLAGE
Questioned as to charges by the
CZechoslovakian minister here
that the Sudeten question is mere
"camouflage" to cover a move by
Germany to take over Rumania
Poland and the Ukraine, as well
as all of Czechoslovakia, the am
bassador denied this and insisted
THE chancellor has spoken.
He has told the powers that the
Sudeten is all the European
territory he wants"
DR., Dieckhoff was reminded
that the statement referred only
to European" territory, and ne
was asked about the fuehrer's attl-
tude on colonies.
THAT is another question"
the ambassador replied. I'VE
have not given up our colonial
aspirations. We hope that one
day we will recover them. But
we hope this may be done
through peaceful negotiations"
CALLS CZECHS UNFAIR
Germany would have made nc
effort to get back the Sudeter
territory, DR.. Dieckhoff said, II
the Czech government had treated
| the occupants fairly.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
LCuGoUCUrC1iO Asks
City to Pray
For Peace
FOR WORLD USE

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 G.N.S0.
New Yorkers were requested in a
proclamation by Mayor F. H. La
Guardia to cease activity at 1890
p. m. today and devote five min
utes in prayer for world peace.
Ministers of all creeds and de-
nominations pledged cooperation
and arranged to have the tolling
OF church bells sound the call to
prayer.
NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 2
U.N.S0.-Mayors Of two New Jer-
sey citie+Newark and Dover
proclaimed two minutes of prayer
for peace beginning at noon today.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29

weighing forty tons. The overall
weight of the gun itself was $50
tons. It was hidden in a thick
woods in the Laon salient near
Crepey, eighty miles from Paris.
It's projectiles varied in weight
from 200 to 230 pounds. They re-
quired minute and a half to
reach their target and attained
a top altitude of twenty-six miles
in flight.
$4,000 A DAY
Each shot cost $4,000. From
March % to August 9, 1918, a
shell was fired at Paris every 20
minutes for at least half the day,
total of 5000 shots, costing
$4,000, 1000. Only 800 reached the
city. One hundred and eighty hit
in central areas and 140 in various
suburbs. A toll of 1000 lives was
taken during the four months and
two weeks of the long-range bonn
bardment.
Thus for the Big Bertha the
Germans raised their average kill
ing cost from $1,000 to $4,000
per individual.
America initiated her entrance
into the World War with an ex-
penditure of $8,O00,O 900 day. This
was soon stepped up to SIG, ,000, 900
and, by the latter part of 1918,
when 100000 men were under
arms, the daily outlay was
$62, 100000.
That was the period when Gen.
launched the battle of
the Meuse-Argonne, beyond COM
parison the greatest ever fought
by American troops, the number
being 100000. The bat
tie lasted At days and it's total
cost is estimated at close to $1,000
100000. ~6I
Crediting our forces with the
killing of $4,000 of the enemy, or
one-third the fatal casualties on
all fronts during the 47-day period,
the cost of killing each German,
based on our billion-dollar ex-
was $55,00O.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29

Ugak1 quit in the midst Of a dis
pute with the war office over for
nation. scope and authority Of
projected central bureau to handle
Japanese affairs in China.
Ugaki, former governor-general
of Korea, and a former war min
lister, has been more or less mod
crate in dealing with the Chinese
situation despite his military train
ing and has not always seen eye
to eye with the militarists now in
charge Of the war office.
His resignation came as a sur
prise, however.
Ugaki was appointed foreign
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
IN Inventive Genius Trained on War Preparedness
# Of 80
WOULD GO
To War

COLLEGE PARK,
Nd, Sept. 2S.-Only
four out of a company
of so at the University
of M0ryldnd's r. o. T.
c. contingent, Would go
overseas If Wdr came to
"n,ake the wOrld safe
for democracy" With
holding their ma m e 5
these four young stu
dent soldiers gdUe their
main reason for fight
ing as: we Hate Hit
Ter"
The European IDdr
uUould be of no interest
to the other rs, Who
said they Were inter-
ested in learning mill
tary science only to de-
fend their homeland.
The opinions Were ex-
pressed in a poll folloW-
ing yesterdays drill.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
BRITISH HOLD Up
LINER AQUITANIA

LONDON, Sept. 20 G.N.S).
Britain's government has taken
over the liner Aquitania for use
in emergency, it was reported to-
day. as the Cunard Line an
nounced a scheduled transatlantic
sailing Of the ship had been can
celled lowing to circumstances
outside our control"
Passengers intending to cross
to the United States aboard the
vessel, which was due to sail Oc-
tober 5, we're advised they could
have their money refunded or take
passage aboard other vessels.
BREMERHAVEN, Germ many,
Sept. 20 G.NSD.-All but nine Of
the 1900 passengers remained
board the liner Europa today, ex-
pecting the vessel would sail for
the United States tomorrow. Yes
terday, on orders from Berlin, the
Europa turned around in the Eng
lish Channel and hurried back to
Bremerhaven only a few hours
after sailing.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29

about $4,000 for each of the
enemy killed; that is to say, for
an expenditure of $125,00O, ,000,-
900, they wiped out 100000 men.
Herr Hitler can manage such
things much cheaper. 1t should
cost him around $1,000 per kill
ing. His slogan, like that of the
kaiser's, is "Bayonets, not But
ter" His armies will be equipped
for fighting and not for comfort.
They will be fed and clothed at