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The Washington times., 1938-05-31
PARLEY SEEKS.
PROGRAM FOR.
U. 5. HEALTH
Leaders Summoned
By Miss Roche

A better understanding of
national needs in the field of
health and medical care will be
sought at the National Health
Conference called today to
meet here July Is, 10 and 20
at the suggestion of the Presi-
dent, according to Miss Jose
phine Roche, chairman of the
Interdepartmental c @ mmittee
TO Coordinate Health and We'll
fare Activities.
Invitations to participate have
been sent to approximately 100
persons prominent in the medical
and other professions, and in or
ganizations interested in providing
medical services. Spokesman for
labor, agriculture and other groups
have also been invited.
NEEDLESS SUFFERING
Extensive studies by the Fed
eral Government and other agen-
cies during the last few years have
produced striking evidence Of the
enormous suffering and economic
waste due to diseases and diSabil-
tiles which could be prevented or
cured" said Miss Roche. "On an
average day of the year four mil
lion or more persons are disabled
by illness. The cost of illness and
premature death in this country
is estimated at ten billion dollars
annually"
Miss Roche added that progress
had been made in preventing and
curing certain diseases, but said
greater needs remain to be met,
and that the nation is not yet
fully utilizing scientific knowledge.
POLICIES SOUGHT
It is hoped, she said, that the
conference will be able to formu
late policies which will enable the
medical and other professions,
private organizations, Fec era l.,
State and local agencies and in
dividual citizens to m t. these
needs.
Miss Roche's committee has
done almost three years of pre-
liminary work. Its members, in
addition to Miss Roche, are:
Arthur J. Altmeyer, chairman
of the Social Security Board; Mil
burn L. Wilson, Undersecretary
of Agriculture; Oscar L. Chapman,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
and Charles V. Mclaughlin, AS
sistant Secretary of Labor.
This committee has been as
sisted by a technical committee
on medical care, composed Of the
following:
DR.. Martha Eliot, Children's Bu-
reau, chairman; Dr.. C. E. Waller,
Public Health Service: DR.. Joseph
w. Mountin, Public Health Serv-
ice; George Perrott, Public Health
Service, and I. S. Falk, Social Sc
curity Board.
The technical committee, with
the aid of consultants, devoted
eight months to summarizing a
mass of data on health and med
ical needs. A report was pre-
Sented to the President in Feb
ruary of this year, and resulted
in the suggestion for calling the
conference.
The Washington times., 1938-05-31
LIONS LUNCHEON

The North Washington and
Georgetown Lions Clubs will hold
a joint luncheon at KenesaW
Cafe. Sixteenth and Irving SITS.
N. w, THURSDAY at 1874.
The Washington times., 1938-05-31
SOCIETY PLANS TRIP

Members of the Potomac Rose
Society will travel by bus to visit
the famous Hershey Rose Gardens
at Hershey, Pa, next Sunday.
Luncheon will be served there
Breeze Hill at Harrisburg also may
be visited.
The Washington times., 1938-05-31
V. F. w. MEETINGS

Veterans of Foreign Wars meet
ings tomorrow night will be Fed
eral Post, at 1926 Massachusetts,
Ave. N. W., and overseas Military
Band, at the National Guard Arm
OrV
Evening star., 1938-01-14
INCREASE SHOWN
IN RETAIL SALES
Trade Is Up 2 to 6 Per Cent
Over 1937-Retai|ers .
Cut Inventories.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Aided by
January clearance sales, retail trade
this week ran to per cent above
last week and to 6 per cent above
year ago, Dun & Bradstreet reported
today.
Consumers attention centered
strongly on January white goods pro-
motions" the credit agency said
With prices on some Of these items
the lowest In several years, many
retailers reduced their inventories be-
low the corresponding 1887 level.
In many industrial districts, re-
tailers were heartened by the strength
Of purchasing power. in view of en-
ployment curtailment and pay roll
shrinkage."
Buying was spotty, sales squirting
In some localities and sagging in
others, but for the East retail trade
averaged 2 to 7 per cent ahead OF
last year. New England sales were
to per cent above the 1887 compare
tive, Middle West up 4 to per cent
Northwest up 1 to 8 per cent. South
up 3 to 10 per cent. Southwest up 4
to 8 per cent and Pacific Coast un-
changed to per cent higher
Wholesale buying ran to 10 per
cent ahead Of last year.
Fresh confirmation Of inventory
reduction in many retail branches
were numerous In most Of the prin.
cipal wholesale markets." the agency
Evening star., 1938-01-14

CHICAGO. Jan. IA R.-Poultry. live,
10 trucks. easy: springs. pounds UP,
colored. 20la: Plymouth and White Rock.
90; less than 4 pounds. colored, 21: Leg
horn chickens, 16; youns ducks. IA
pounds up. colored. 81; white. 90; small
white. 10: other prices UNCHANGED.
Dressed market steady. prices unchanged.
Butter. 671,921 pounds. steady. Cream
ery-rrsts tss-S9 score). 29h.30s4:
other prices unclaimed. Eges, 7,479; un-
22h: frsts local. %: currant receipts.
21A: other prices unchanged.
Potatoes 56: on track. lsb: total .: 9.
demand very light; sacked, per hundred
weisht, Idaho Russet Burbanks. y. 8.
No. l. .37-42a: Colorado Red .Mcclures.
Triumphs,. 80 per cent 3. .. No. / and
better. LOS: Early ohios. 80 per cent
Q. 2. No. l. 1.10:., Minnesota Bliss Tri-
Michigan Nusset Rurals, q. q. No. I,
1.o7h.10: Wisconsin 10 sales reported.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
Riggs
Continued From Sixteenth Page. J

ident and cashier: H. T. Offterdinger
vice president; George Francis Will
liams, general counsel and trust Of
ficer; ]. Frank Rice, assistant cashier
and assistant trust officer; Helena D
Reed, assistant trust officer: Rober;
E. Lee. Richard A. Norris, D. Ham,
mond Wetzel. Nelson NJ Stokes and
Edward H. Story, assistant cashiers;
William M. Harris, auditor; Robert
E. c. Smith, assistant counsel, and
Melvin c. Hazen, clerk Of the board.
Reelection Of Helena D. Reed as
an assistant trust officer is tribute
to one Of the very few women bank
officers in the National Capital.
Reserve Bank Nets s520,212.
The Federal Reserve Bank Of Rich
mond reported current net earnings in
1887 Of s52o,21255, of which s372,.
032.66 is available for dividends OF
payable to the United States Treasury
President High Leach announced to-
day.
The net earnings as of December 81
1887. increased by $310,955.7s over the
1885 total, while the amount available
for dividends was $3.50, 9,50263 ahead OF
last years figure.
The Presidents report said the total
assets of the bank increased from
$5l6,756, ,361 80 as of December 81
1896, to s519,286, ,992.31 as of Decem.
ber 81, 1887.
The Richmond bank serves the fifth
Fedora! Reserve district, including Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, the two Caro-
linas, Maryland and the District Of
Columbia.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
oouAas
6k aAAM

declared. Replacement orders, al
most without exception, specified i'm
mediate deliveries, and were extended
to merchandise which was considered
overstocked less than a month or two
ago.
Placement OF advance commit
ments still was restricted, and much
forward business was refused, due to
wholesalers fears Of upward price
adjustments"
Evening star., 1938-01-14
NEW YORK GAINS
BOOST BUILDING
U. S. Increase Due Entirely
to Sharp Advance in
Total There.
Special Dispatch to Tho Star.


NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-December
volume Of building permits for the
country as q whole expanded sharply
from the November figure. This was
due entirely to the tremendous rise In
the permit total for New York, occa-
stoned by the rush to file permits be-
fore the new city building code went
into effect on January /. Excluding
New York from the compilation,
there was a decided drop in Decem-
Der from the November total, as well
as from that for the corresponding
1886 month.
Permit values for 2l5 cities of the
United States for December, as re-
ported to Dun g. Bradstreet. Inc,
amounted to $lls,763,851, as COM
pared with $e9,5e7,549 in November
and $s3.557, ,063 for December, 1896
This represented respective increases
Of TOT and 42.l per cent.
The New York City total rose from
$l9.338,948 in November to $74,els,-
l04 in December, which contrasted
with only sl6,363,20l in December
last year. The 2l4 cities outside OF
New York accounted for only s43,-
945,747 last month. a drop of 1874 per
cent from the November figure OF
$50,l78,60l, and decline of 346 per
cent from the $67,l93,862 recorded In
the like month a year ago.
Group total of building permit
values for 2l5 cities for December this
year and last, together with percent
age changes, are shown in the fol-
lowing table:
Evening star., 1938-01-14
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. Jan. II ,.P, u. o. Dept. AsrD
Hogs 10000, including 5000 direct
Market strong to 10 higher than Thurs.
days average on weights downward. from
200 lbs; others weak to mostly 10 lower
hplk sood aad Cd c59;ee $1,000 lbs s35:
100000 lbs. 7.O0-4O: packing sows
steady; most early sales 6.25-5O; few
light weights. $50 and better.
Cattle. 2.0G0; calves. 400. Marke,
fairly active on all classes and grades
vealers strong to so higher; steer and
.heifer run comprised largely of common
and medium grades with bulk steers; $50
s.25, and heifers. 515-7.00; odd lot
few. rood and choice weighty cows. 500
and better, cutter largely 500 down;
e4usAee bulls up to 6.75 and vealers to
1880 for selected kinds.
Sheep. 11,000; including. 400. direct:
early yesy pds soT o oqe bayers iq
e25 downward on lambs now held s.4O-5G
and above; double 104-io. yearlings: 100
go: undertoAe weak on sheep: feeding
lambs scarce
Evening star., 1938-01-14
CATTLE FEEDING
ABOVE YEAR AGO
Number Of Animals January
Show Is Per Cent Increase
Over Start of 1887.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The Agriculture Department esti-
mated today the number of cattle on
feed for market in the II corn belt
States on January was IS per cent
greater than a year ago.
South Dakota ranked first with an
increase Of 10 per cent.
The number OF feed in Western
States, however, was estimated to be
about per cent smaller than the
record number Of a year ago. Else
where in the Nation larger numbers
were reported.
In the corn belt area east Of the
Mississippi River" the department
said, the estimated number on food
was II per cent larger than q year
earlier, with the largest increase in
Illinois. For the area west Of the
Mississippi, the number was 10 per
cent larger"
The department said that while the
number Of cattle increased this year,
the number was not large in compare
son with numbers fed in years of
heavy corn production prior to the
drought years when feeding in the
Western corn belt was cut down be-
cause Of short corn supplies.
The number on feed in the Eastern
corn belt was said to be probably the
largest in nearly Is years.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
.C0NTA|NERF FIRMS
EXPECT GOOD YEAR
Demand in Coming Months
Likely to Remain at
Stable Levels.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

opeclai DlSpatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-The pros-
pect Of curtailed general business
activity and lower consumer purchas.
ing power this year are likely to cause
somewhat lower demand for contain.
ers for products other than foods, &C.
cording to the Standard Statistics Co.,
which observes, however, that the de-
cline will probably be small because
the products packed in metal and
glass containers enjoy exceptionally
well-sustained consumer demand.
Glass container sales Gin which the
importance of liquor and beverage
bottles and medicinal and toilet prep
aration containers is practically equal
to that Of food containers) are esti-
mated to have been moderately in
excess of 52,o0o.00 gross in 1887, or
nearly Is per cent above 1885. Sub
ject to the food packs, 1888 volume
appears likely to be held within 10
per cent Of the 1887 totals.
Containers for industrial products,
chiefly cans for such lines as paints
and chemicals, will probably be used
somewhat less, in line with lower in
dustrial activity. But this may be
offset to some extent by the trend
toward wider use of such containers
in the distribution of industrial
products.
The size of 1888 food packs and
the consequent demand for food con-
tainers cannot be forecast this early
in the year.
AS shown in the table below. the
leading 1897 vegetable and fruit packs
compared favorably with 1886:
(Thousands OF 24.can CasesN
Evening star., 1938-01-14
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Jan. IA Hp.--Eess. 1o.712:
SsK-ssH: Standards s4s..s5%.; frsts,
2S.a.24N Ns seconds 22H,ss; mediums and
er4t. 2134-22: frsts. 21A: seconds, 90
is-19la.
higher than extra. 33s4-34ia: extra. .1ea
score); 3s,,s; firsts !ss-9D. 31h-33h;
Ghse.e 81: :oos: nrm: prices UNCHANGED.
ssestsy a so
Fresh and trozen-old ROSTERS. 1919:
ems Rocks 2e-23: mostly %: colored
2o-21; mostly p. Fowls colored. 1925
mostly 24-25: Leghorn. 1s1a-21, mostly
1920. Old roosters. 1917, mostly II
TURKEYS, hens, 80: toms. IS: ducks, %;
By express weak Chickens. Rocks
1928. mostly, 23: crosses. %: eolored. 81
1ro,iers' soeks a,i a1s,,2is' mostly so.a-sS2 sS2a
Fowls, colored 23la-27. mostly 24-25
Leshorn. 1924. mostly 22-231a. Ole
roostsrs. 15.17. Ducks, 1929, mostl,
2l-26.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
FORD VOLUME REACHES
HIGH LEVELS IN 1887

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DEARBORN, Mich, Jan. 1.-THE
second best year since 1880 was en-
joyed by Ford Motor Co. in 1887, ac-
cording to announcement made today
at the Ford home omces here.
Ford world sales and world pro-
duction, figures tabulated today
showed, both exceeded the nillion-car
mark for tho twelfth year since 1920,
the first year Ford production passed
the million mark.
Total Ford world production in
1897 was 1,3l4,36s units. This total
was exceeded during this decade only
In 1880 and 1885.
OF the total Ford world production
last year, the larger part, or 1,027,701
units, were produced and assembled
in the United States. TO this Ford
production in Canada and assemblies
In British dominions and other terri
tories added 1854 units. The balance
of 207, ,794 were produced or assembled
abroad In Europe. Asia and Latin
America.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
Big Four Railroad
Seeking Approval
, For Merger Plan
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
& St. Louis big Four) Railroad
asked the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today for authority to merge
eight subsidiaries into the parent
company. The roads to be merged
include the Cincinnati Northern,
Cincinnati, Sandusky g. Cleveland;
Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicago;
Columbus, Hope e. Greenburg; Ev-
ansville. indianapolis g. Terre Haute;
Evansville, Mount Carmel g. North
ern: Muncie Belt Railway and the
Vernon. Greensburg {, Rushville.
The New York Central is seeking
10 simplify its corporate structure.
The lines involved are Central sub
sidiaries. An immediate result Of
the consolidation. it was stated re-
Gently. would be less wear and tear
on its directors. many Of whom also
serve as directors Of subsidiaries.
The proposed merger would result in
little change in the Big Fours capital
structure.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
HUDSON WILL SHOW
PROFIT FOR QUARTER
Special Dispat tch to The Star.

6peClhi DlbpdtCH 70 4u0 StdE.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA. E. Barit,
president Of the Hudson Motor Car Co.,
which recently announced a new car
in the lowest price field. said today that
the last quarter of 1887 was a profit
able one for the company.
Hudson also reported a profit for
the first nine months of the year as
well as for 1885 and 1895. and declared
il, dividend on its common stock last
month.
Barit also announced that Hudson
had retired $250,575 of its mortgage
notes at maturity on January by
cash payment from working capital.
Retirements of the note issue, he said,
are now s1,650,000 ahead Of the re-
quired schedule OF amortization. Fol-
lowing the January / retirement, So
100000 of the notes remain outstand-
ing.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
CURB UTILITY LIST
REMAINS |NFAV0R
Other Groups Drift About,
With Few Specia|ties
Down Sharply.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-Utilities
continued in favor on the curb market
today. while other groups drifted aim
lessly. A few specialties dropped
sharply under light offerings.
Northern States Power "A" gained
around point and fractional ad-
vances were made by Niagara Hud-
son. Standard Power e. Light, United
Gas. American Gas and Electric Bond
g. Share. Other shares improving in
cluded Sherwin- Williams, Lake Shore
Mines and Teck-Hughes.
NeWmont Mining dropped more than
points on few sales. Other losers
included Creole Petroleum. Interna-
tional Petroleum, Pennroad. Pitts
hurgh Plate Glass and United Wall
paper.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK. Jan IA P.-Raw sugar
was unchanged early today at 3.23 fol
spots, with no sales reported. Sellers gen.
orally were askine 3.25. although at this
with no interest from buyers above 3.23
Futures eased late in the morning under
renewed liauidation and hedge selling
especially in No. g. apparently Influenced
by Increased offerings in the spot market
March No. 3 sold of from 2.32 to $50
leaving the list about unchanged to ]
point net lower at midday. March No
declined from 1.16 to 1.15. or l point
net lower.
Refined was unchanged at 4.e5-4.75
for fine granulated.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. Jan. IA L4o UNITED atstss
DEPARTMENT of Agricultural. volume Of
business was very limited on greasy shorn
aomestic Wools today. Small quantities OF
me western woolS and quarter blood
neeces were moving occasionally at about
steady prices Graded French combing
ienstn nne territory woods were bringing
secured basis. Graded auarter-blood
bright neeces wer> sold at around 80 to
80 cents in the Grease.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
Yukon Gold .21g

r In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorsanized under the Bankruptcy Act. OF
securities assumed by anch companies.
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declaration.
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
Also extra or extras. eDeclared or
paid 50 far this year. no regular rate.
PAYABLE in stock. sPaid last year.
Cash or stock. Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year. WV With war
rants. XIV Without warrants. war War.
rants.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
METAL MARKET,

.t.saNe NEW s,casIs,x.;J YORK, Jan. a R;-coppsr
sspert 'PSs fSssa anf iSS.ssis S.qsiy
steady STEADY: spot, 41:75; future, A ts71l tesd
Louis. 4.75. Zinc steady; East st. Louis
spot and future, 500. Quicksilver, 7o. 90.
81 90. Iron, aluminium. antimony, pletI.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
$50 Tons Of Lead Sold.

NEW YORK, Jan. II P-St. JOS
eph Lead Co. reports $50 tons Of pig
lead from Southeast Missouri mines
sold yesterday at ATS per 100 pounds
st. Louis.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
Washington Exchange

Capital Traction $500 at 68h,
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas pfd.-25 at 98h.
Washington Gas IS 1958-$2,0OO at
1857, $1,000 at 1852, $1,000 at
1854.
Chevy Chase Club 4As-Sl 900 at
10434.
Potomac Electric Power 5las pfd.-
at 1ll34. 10 at ll134.
Riggs Bank conn., at 295, at 295.
Washington Gas Light com.-10 at %.
10 at %, 10 at %. 10 at %, at %.
Washington Railway & Electric pfd.-
10 at lo9s4, 10 at 10934. 5 at 1osa
2 at 109s..
Evening star., 1938-01-14
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. Jan II LP,.-New York
Security Dealers Association.
t2 O'clock Quotations
Evening star., 1938-01-14
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK. Jan. II P,.-New York
Security Dealers Association:
Moon auctat1ons.)
Evening star., 1938-01-14
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

DECLARED or paid SO far this year.
g-pAid last year.
Evening star., 1938-01-14

NW-Wlth warrants. XW--Nlthout war
rants. New. st (stpl-Stamped.
sEegotiability impaired by maturity.
fCompanies reported in recevership.
Evening star., 1938-01-20

The impetuous Doc set arrow to bowstrng but
Dick put out hand to restrain him, for if the
brute-man merely wounded. his cry would
arouse his fellows Presently the boys were puzzled
to the man return to camp leaving the girl
standing beneath the tree.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05

jury room under guard. Why?
What happened to make them
take so stern an attitude toward
man who up to last night, at
least, seemed willing to testify on
his own account?
SPY MOTIVE UP
There was Major Williams, OF
the Coast Artillery Corps, who
probably testified as to the mill
tary aspects of the case-for the
spy element remains uppermost as
what believe the prosecutor in
tends 20 prove was the motive be.
hind the Staying.
Fritz Blauheim went into the
jury room early. He was Kal
horns superintendent Of construc.
tion, and did most of the actual
work on Brooks building opera,
tions. He is known to have been
an intimate friend of Erich Hol
bein-and Mrs. Larkin, who did
not appear last night, having been
excused to attend a Ladies Aid
meeting in Chevy Chase, is be.
lieved to have linked these two to
incidents at the Brooks home, and
having a bearing on the crime.
Anyway, I know that tonight
Col. Henry McDougall, or one OF
the officers in service at his post,
will testify. I am reasonably sure
that Miss Jackie Martin, photo.
graphic editor of the Washington
Times and the Washington Herald
and of the Sunday Herald Times,
will be witness. I know that
Mr.. Neudecker rushed Immediately
from the proceedings last night to
his offices in the Investment
Building, where he spent a long
time working on the final touches
Of the case. 1t is his intention to
wind up the Governments case to-
night. He told me I could say in
my story that he would turn the
case of the Baron Won Blau over
to the Grand Jury tonight.
WAGNER ALL SET
And it is my positive prediction
that there will be an Indictment
probably before morning, so that
you may find a new story with
startling announcements regard
ing the case in the Sunday Times
Herald.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
.SLUMS BLAMED
FOR CRIME Gain

Big city slums are the green
pastures from whence come most
OF Americas criminals.
Asserting slum clearance is vital
toward normal development of In
dividuals, DR.. Louis N. Robinson.
Of the Prison Industries Reorgan.
ization Administration, last night
told the conference on Conserva,
ton of Human Resources at Ward
man Park Hotel that environment
is the major factor in breeding
criminals, and not heredity.
DR.. Robinson urged expansion
of slum clearance projects as
means of combating crime. He
decried Federal and State laws
prohibiting use of certain prison
manufactured goods, contending
that the maintenance of certain
industries in prisons was one of
the strongest methods of rehabili-
tating lawbreakerS.
Professor Charles A. Beard, his.
torian, told the conference that
war talk" is being used to divert
national attention from unemploy'
ment and other economic prob
lens.
The Washington times., 1938-03-05
To Win You Must
Have Energy

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SYour liver secretes from 20 to 80 ounces Of
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