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Evening star., 1938-09-30

and experiments to check this theory.
Recently DR.. Epstein and I set up
a transmitter on the Caltech Marine
Laboratory at Corona Del Mar and
installed receiving set and field
strength measuring unit on q motor
boat.
THE horizon, from the elevation
OF Our station at Corona Del Mar, was
about 10 miles distant. On the ocean
we picked up the ultra short wave
transmissions 20 miles away, thus
proving the waves can travel twice
as far over the horizon as the straight
line propagation law requires.
With improved equipment we will
continue measurements at greater
distances"
DR.. Potapenko said they used wave
length Of S meters and in the new
experiments will use one of l meter
These are about hundred times
shorter than are employed in trans
continental or world broadcasting.
These results may come as a sur
prise" said DR.. Potapenko, ito per-
sons, military or otherwise, who now
believe they are assured comparative
secrecy in ultra short wave broad
casting"
Evening star., 1938-09-30

ed with vines and other plants calcu-
lated to prevent soil erosion Of the
soil banks. The other half will show
eroded banks.
Cooperating with the garden clubs
in presenting the road of tomorrow"
with the road Of today" is the State
Roads Commission.
The show will be held from Febru-
ary II to IS.
Evening star., 1938-09-30
BILLB0ARDLESS ROAD
EXHIBITION PLANNED
State Commission to Assist in
Show, to Be Presented in
Baltimore.

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 30.-An exhioi-
ton Of highways without billboards will;
be shown Marylanders at the North
American sports. garden and out
door life show. the Federated Garden
Clubs announced yesterday.
The road will be l20 feet long and
will wind around the 5th Regiment
Armory. Half of it will be typical
Of Maryland highways. the federation
announced. while the other half will
be without billboards.
The billboardless half will be plant
Evening star., 1938-09-30
SEPTEMBER 80, 1898.

regular allotment to air travellers. Mrs.
Hager will fly from coast to coast,
from Canada to Miami, on to Havana
and back to the United States, visiting
81 cities en- route, Principal cities she
will visit include Washington, Boston,
Cleveland, Fort Worth, St. Petersburg.
Havana, Atlanta, St. Louis, Kansas
City, Denver. Los Angeles, Chicago
and New Orleans.
Evening star., 1938-09-30
WRITER PLANS TO SET
RECORD FOR AIR TRAVEL
Alice Hager to Start on S-Day
Continuous Trip Over 10000
Miles of q. S. Lines.

Planning to break all commercial air
travel records, Alice Hager, writer,
veteran air traveller and mother of two
daughters, will leave Newark airport
tomorrow at midnight on an eight day
continuous trip over $4,000 miles of
the Nations airlineS.
Mrs. Hagers ticket. 10 feet long,
taking her over all the Nations air
routes, represents the authors contri-
button to National Air Travel Week,
designated to celebrate a decade of air
travel
Averaging 5000 miles per day and
carrying IS pounds of luggage, the
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
SHOTGUN THUG
CAPTURE NEAR

Believing they knew his identity,
local detectives today we're search
ing for the shotgun bandit" per-
petrator of three holoups within
the last three days and several
others before that.
Although it was originally re-
ported the thug is a brother of a
well-known and respected Wash
ington professional man, Inspector
Bernard w. Thompson declared
today his men think the gunman
is actually "Small-time punk"
The third of his robberies &C.
Cured yesterday, when Paul De-
monet, proprietor of a store in the
5000 block of Fourteenth St.
N. W., was held up along with a
clerk and a customer. The bandit
got 1904.
One theory advanced by police
is that the thug has a hideaway
in Maryland near Baltimore, since
a check stolen in one of his rob-
berries was caShed in that city. He
escaped in a car with Maryland
tags after one holdup.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
First Lady Pldns Visit
To industrial Nursery

When the first Industrial muir
sery in the country opens June ]
for the 100 children of mothers
employed in a large Southern cigar
factory, it is expected that Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be pres
ent at the opening ceremonies.
Mrs. Roosevelt was enthusiastic
yesterday when Mrs. Eula Smith
personnel director of the John H
Swisher Company, cigar manufac
turing firm that is establishing the
nursery, detailed the innovation in
industrial welfare work.
PLANS TO ATTEND
The First Lady told Mrs. Smith
that she would probably accept the
invitation to be present at the
opening.
Mrs. Smith originated the idea,
she explained, believing it would
make for better employer-employe
relations and would increase ef.
ficiency among the workers.
Many of these workers, she said,
are young mothers who earn an
average of SIG a week and are I'm.
able to provide adequate super.
vision for their children while
they are at the plant.
OPEN "a HOURS
With the nursery in operation
the young mothers will bring their
children and leave them in the "a.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
KILLER STILL
SOUGHT HERE

washington police today con.
tinued to search underworld haunts
here for Roy Kelly, 1s-year-old es-
capped convict and killer Of two
policemen.
The desperate, described as a
dangerous, armed man." fled from
a North Carolina jail last week
after shooting sheriff and State
patrolman. He is believed to have
come to Washington, having Sc
riously wounded a Virginia State
patrolman on his way.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
Ruth on Stand Against Gimp
m~x w~x w+x
Defense Will Attack Divorce to Block Testimony

sary, Prosecutor Eugene Blalock
stated, he would in turn question
the legality of Miss Fittings mar
riage 18 years ago to Snyder be-
fore she scared to fame on the
musical comedy stage and radio,
There is reason to believe, the
prosecutor declared, that the di-
vorce of Snyder and a previous
wife was not final when he and
Miss Etting eloped and were mar
ried.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
EASY SYSTEM
OF CARD BIDS
AIDS"DUFFERS'
IS to 100 Pct. Effective,
Says Boston Expert

BOST ON, Dec. 10 uN.SJ
Millions of contract bridge play
ers in America know a granC
slam. Few but the experts dar'
bid them.
To the rescue today comes Vic
tor w. Porter, Boston bridge ex
pert, lawyer, candy manufacturer
and former World War aviator.
Porter has devised a system o.
bidding in contract bridge undel
which he claims all contracts in
Guiding small slams can be cor
rectly bid nearly 100 per cent Of
the time and grand slams at least
81 per cent.
BOON TO BUFFERS"
The system will make a good
player of a "duffer," and an ex
pert Of an average player, he
claims.
With seven major response prin
pies and six rules for computing
exact strength on distribution
Porter has developed a system
which he calls the logical SyS
tenn" He says it allows two part.
ners at a bridge table to arrive
by q direct route at bid rep
reSentative Of the m AKIN u m
strength of the combined hands
to within a single jack, each con.
tract being reached by logical and
obvious bids and responses.
Porter combined the quick trick
count, formerly used by most play.
ers with the no-trump point count,
and derived a mathematical form
ula Of figuring the strength Of
the combined hands on . quick
tricks times two" basis.
HOW IT'S COMPUTED
Under his system, opening bid
der must have a minimum Of ~
quick trick held by responder.
quirement-plus an extra queen,
jack and ten in his hand to fill
out the required point count; the
point count being used for an &C
curate recheck.
His partner, the responder, then
has a choice of seven exact re-
sponses all based on the strength
Of his hand. Porter uses the
simple raise of partner of openers
suit as his weakest bid, showing a
poor hand but with trump sup.
port. Porter contends a poor
hand without trump support
should be passed.
The simple raise shows only one
quick trick held by responder
The other six responses also show
the exact strength Of responder
ranging from ~ quick tricks to
8 quick tricks, each response show
ing his exact strength to within
o jack or queen.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IL U.N.S)
The prospect that his former wife
songstress Ruth Etting, as well as
his own daughter will testify
against Martin col. Gimp" Sny,
der drew a capacity crowd to
court today.
The 42-year-old Broadway and
Chicago night life figure is
charged with the kidnapping and
shooting of Merle Alderman,
young composer-pianist who. he
said, supplanted him in his d.
vorced wife's affections.
FACES OTHER CHARGES
In addition, the colonel is &C
cuse dof threatening the stage
and radio star and his daughter
by another marriage, as well as
possession Of a gun from which
the numbers had been filed.
Defense Counsel Jerry Giesler
said Miss Fitting would be one Of
the first witnesses, adding:
II expect to trace the entire
marriage life of Miss Etting and
Snyder at this trial. It is the
onl yway we can build UP a
thorough defense"
In an effort to limit the husky
voiced blues singers testimony
against her former huSband-mana-
The Washington times., 1938-12-12

hour nursery under the charge of
trained supervisors and with a
skilled pediatrician at hand. The
children may be left at night if
their mothers desire, and over
weekends. They will be fed,
clothed If necessary, and provided
wit International and rest facili-
ties.
And I shall use the nursery
myself" Mrs. Smith said, "for
my own 4-year-old."
The Swisher firm is located in
Jacksonville, Fla, and its presi-
dent, known to his employees as
Uncle john" is widely known for
his philanthropies.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
Traffic Meeting Set

The Traffic Advisory Council
will meet at 8 p. m. Friday in the
Board Room of the Public Utili.
ties Commission, Room 104, Dis.
trict Building. All o m m tee
members have been requested to
attend.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
Collins to Speak

Linton M. Collins, Assistant to
the Attorney General, will speak
at a dinner meeting of the Ma.
tional Democratic League of Wash.
ington on Wednesday at 1880 p.
m. in the Hotel Hamilton.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
Volcano ImperiIs Resort

TOKYO, Dec. lathe Mt.
Asama volcano near the summer
resort Of Karuzawa erupted yes
terday, hurting moulten lava down
the mountains slopes.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
KNOWS STRENGTH

When the original bidder hears
his partners response, he knows
his exact strength in quick-tricks
Adding them to his own and null
tiplying them by two, he knows
exactly how many tricks the com
bined hands will take. If the com.
bined hands show five quick-tricks
the bidder knows that he can take
ten tricks and can bid to the foul
level safely.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
MAY BAR EVIDENCE

If successful along this line,
Giesler hopes to bar all testimony
on the grounds the divorce is in.
valid and a wife cannot testify
against her husband.
If such a counter move is neces-
The Washington times., 1938-12-12

ger, whom she divorced a year
ago in Chicago, Giesler announced
he would question the legality OF
the decree.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
Lions Meet Tonight

The Ohio Society will hold its
first winter meeting tonight at
$3.50 o'clock in the Raleigh Hotel.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
OTHER RESPONSES

The usually negative no-trump
response is used by Porter in two
ways to show q helping hand, and
affirmS trump support with ~
quick tricks, strong or weak, the
subsequent bidding determining
which the responder has used.
For his fourth response, Porter
uses the simple take-out. showing
~ quick trick but no adequate
trump support.
The fifth response shows 2 quick
tricks by a jump raise to two no
trump.
The sixth response is a Jump
raise in a major suit, showing 21a
quick tricks, and the seventh is a
Jump raise in a minor suit, show
ing 3 quick tricks,
Evening star., 1938-05-17
EXPORTS OF FARM
PRODUCTS MOUNT
Nine Month Volume Totals 700
Millions. 19 Per Cent
Above Year Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau OF Agricultural Eco
mics reported that exports of Amer
lean agricultural products during the
first nine months of the current fiscal
year were valued at S709, 900 900, an
increase Of 10 per cent over the COM
parable period of last year.
Imports Of farm commodities. on
the other hand. dropped 13 per cent,
from 073,000,000 to $685. 900, ,00O
the bureau said. The value of i'm
ported commodities classed as COM
petitive with American products was
placed at s425, 100000.
Exports Of wheat and flour rose,
the bureau said, from 100000
bushels in the first nine months of
1936-37 to 74,00O,O00 bushels in the
comparable months of 1878. Ex-
ports of milled rice increased from
35,000,000 pounds to 2190OO,000, and
exports of corn from 100000 to 45,-
100000 bushels.
Cotton exports for the nine-month
period increased $4,000 bales, the
bureau said. Lard exports, placed
at 144,000.000 pounds, were said to
have doubled. Pork exports were re-
ported to have increased moderately,
but beef shipments declined.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK. May 17-Rallyinc
signs appeared here and there in to-
days stock market, but buying support
was feeble at the best.
Volume stepped up bit over yes
terday's diminutive aggregate. a.
though the pace never attained any
real speed. Transfers approximated
100000 shares
Early nibbling at the aircrafts was
followed by improvement in selected
steels, motors, gold mines, utilities and
specialties Most leaders swung in
minor fractional range throughout and
gains or losses of more than a point
were scarce
Speculative forces were inclined to
trim trading sales, brokers said pend
ing the outcome Of today's Pennsyl-
vania primaries which many in the
financial sector viewed as an impor.
tant test of New Deal strength.
While Washington and business de-
velopments provided few recovery
clues. analysts generally found noth-
ing new of particularly depressing
nature marketWise in these quarters
Rails were unable to get going on
the upgrade to any great extent as
Senator Wagner, chairman of the
Senate Banking and Currency Com
mittee. announced railway executives
and labor representatives would meet
with the committee tomorrow at
hearing on the r. F. C. railroad lend
ing bill
The aviation group achieved a fair
degree of popularity on word France
had ordered 100 war planes from the
Curtiss-W Wright Co. which might in
volve an outlay of some 100000.
Ahead the greater part of the time
several were at top levels in the final
hour-were shares of Curtiss- Wright
a. Douglas Aircraft. United Air
craft, United States Steel. Bethle-
hem, Chrysler. Homestake, Dome,
North American, Electric Power &
Light, Du Pont, General Electric, East.
man Kodak, Sears Roebuck, Ana
conda. Johns -Manville, American Tel
ephone. Allis Chalmers and Union
Carbide
Evening star., 1938-05-17
PLYMOUTH OIL co.
ADDS TO RESERVES
State Curtailment Plans Hailed
by Walter S. Hallanan at
Annual Meeting.
By the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 17.-Walter S.
Hallanan. president of Plymouth Oil
Co., told stockholders at their annual
meeting today developments of the
company in the past year had added
substantially to its crude reserves.
OF conditions within the industry
Hallanan said:
There has been an excess of pro-
duction which has run dangerously
high. However, recent action of the
State Railroad Commission of Texas
in closing down production for two
days a week will undoubtedly clarity
this condition shortly.
1T is indicated that the other major
producing States will give co-opera-
ton to this c,lrtailment program.
There has also been substantial re-
duction in refinery runs since curtail-
ment of crude production, and this no
doubt will be reflected in reduced
stocks of crude and gasoline within the
next few weeks"
Plymouth's earnings in the first
quarter. he said equaled SO cents a
share of capital stock against 81 cents
in the 1887 comparable quarter.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
MARYLAND TOBACCO
SALES SHOW DECLINE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. May 17.-Sales of
Maryland tobacco during the last week
were considerably lower than in the
previous week. totaling only 10 hogs
heads. as compared with LOG in the
preceding week. Receipts. however.
were 297 hogsheads. an improvement
over the previous week.
The market continues rather unset
tied. with no definite prices being
quoted. Members of the trade believe
that activity will increase during the
present week. Total stock of the
Maryland product now in warehouses
is 1888 hogsheads.
There were no receipts of Ohio to-
bacco during the week and no sales
Of this product were reported. Ohio
tobacco in warehouses totals only lis
hogsheads.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
PAYMENT ON BRITISH
WAR DEBT SUGGESTED

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 1.-THE proposal
was made in the House of Lords yes
terday that Britain turn over to the
United States as a gesture toward
meeting her war debts the 100000
(S50,000,00 she is to receive from
Ireland in settlement of the land an
nuities question.
Lord Strabolgi made the suggestion
during debate on the Anglo
agreement signed in London, April 25.
which the Lords passed on second
reading without a record vote The
House of Commons approved the pact
May S.
1T would substantially improve our
very good relations with the United
States, where people of Irish descent
have some influence" Lord Strabolgi
said.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
BUDD MANUFACTURING
GETS HORTON ORDER

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Co.
announced today it had received an
order for so lightweight stainless
steel motor freight semi-trailers from
Horton Motor Lines, Inc.
The order for so new units will in
crease the Horton fleet of stainless
steel trailers to 66. Sixteen Budd
semi-trailers have now been in Horton
service almost IL months. These
trailers will operate from Charlotte,
N. c.. to New York City, Atlanta and
other Eastern cities.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
DOLLAR IS UNCHANGED
IN LONDON DEALINGS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 1.-THE United
States dollar was net unchanged at
1865 to the pound in closing for
eign exchange dealings today. The
rate compared with sterling at s4.96ss
in New York overnight.
French francs remained at 17769
to the pound.
PARIS. May II R.-In final for
eign exchange trading today United
States dollars were quoted at 1878
francs (2795 cents to the france
This compares with the rate of 2.793
cents in New York overnight. Ex-
change on London, 17765.
Three per cent rentes in the Bourse
were 74.95; 412s a." 1915; AIS,
1887, 12080.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
STEEL SCRAP DECLINES.

NEW YORK. May II R.-Dow
Jones & Co. said today in a Pitts
burgh dispatch No. heavy melting
steel scrap was quoted so cents a ton
lower at $l1-11.50 ton. Mill sales
at $1125, the first in some time, were
considered favorable, it was added,
despite the lower quotation.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
LIGHT STEEL OUTPUT
AT NEW PEAK IN 1887

7dSSOCI0VCQ
NEW YORK, May 17-1n 1887, for
the second consecutive year, the out
put of light" steel product-the bulk
of which 60 into consumer goods
broke all previous records, the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Institute reported.
Nearly 16,864, 900 gross tons Of steel
sheets, strip, black plate for timing
and wire rods were produced in 1887,
about per cent more than the pre-
vious high output Of 15,995,000 tons
In 1886 and nearly IS per cent more
than the 13,e40,o0o tons IN 1929.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
CHICAGO GRAIN
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May l7.-Extreme tum-
bles of 1ss cents a bushel in Chicago
wheat values took place late today.
with new crop deliveries selling at
four-year fresh bottom price records.
Rains fell in many parts of the
Southwest, where most needed, and
the forecast indicated further heavy
downpours. The tumbles of prices led
to North American late export pur-
chasing estimated at 100000 bushels.
At the close. Chicago wheat futures
were 7s-l5s under yesterdays finish:
May, 78as-12: July. 1876: corn. ls-
y down; May. 57ls-1.: July, 5Sl4-as,
and oats /. off 10 1s LID
Evening star., 1938-05-17
CHESAPEAKE MEETING
DELAYED TO TOMORROW
BY the Associated Pres

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May ia special
meeting of the Chesapeake Corp,
scheduled here today, was called to
order, then Immediately adjourned by
stipulation until . am. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS, May t. lP.-Cotton
to 3 points lower Covering in near posi-
tions was partially offset by liauidation and
hedging in more distant deliveries.
S.73; October. $40: December at Ss1.
January; S.s3.. and March. SOL. Prices
rallied Just after the start on moderate
toward the end of the first half hour
active months were net unchanged to .
points higher.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: May. 7.5,b:
July: 7.53b: September. 742b: October.
1.39b; December. 7.31b. Bid.
Evening star., 1938-05-17

Unable to learn who had access to a
crib book found after a recent ex-
animation, the conjoint board Of
the Royal Colleges of Physicians and
Surgeons Is making the whole class Of
$50 retake the examination.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Baltimore OuofafionS
new YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May l7.-Cotton was
steadier today on moderate trade and
local buying promoted by unfavorable
rains in the Western belt.
October advanced from 866 to s74
and in midafternoon was selling
around 8.72. with the list to 6 points
net higher.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
PORT OF ENTRY NAMED.

The Wellesley Farms Airport and
Wellesley Island seaplane base at
Wellesley Island, N. Y, have been
designated as ports Of entry for air.
craft arriving from foreign countries.
Evening star., 1938-05-17

Britain's Royal Air Force repeatedly
plans to develop a corps of physical
and mental super men" to ny 400
mile-per- r-hour fighting planes.
Evening star., 1938-05-17

Actual sales: unit OF trading 10 shares.
share Of s. preference stock 25 share Of preference
Paid last Cash Accumulated dividend
declared this
eeeiveship being reorEanzed under
Rates OF dividends the foregong table annual dis
Unless otherwise dividends
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Chicaro Cash Market

CH1CagO CaSh Market.
Cash wheat. No 2 red. 80: No. 8,
8012: No. hard. 75-781s: Corn, No. 2
mixed, 591,; No. l yellow. $685.:
No. 4. 56i2; No, white, 58l2: oats,
No. . mixed. 2914: No / white, 3o4:
No. 3, 30l2 soy beans, No. 3 yellow,
90i2: barley, feed, Ass nom.; mailing,
72-81 nom.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, May Il CP,.-Wheat No.
RED winter. earllcky. spot, domestic - L.
Evening star., 1938-05-17

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed unchanged to S higher Sales.
Al contracts. July, 8-14; September,
800; october. 18th; December, 7.s4:
January, 783b. bBid.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
COttOnSeed Oil.

Spot steady: middling, $50.
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Seaboard to Buy Equipment.

The Reconstruction Finance Corp
has agreed to purchase S2,116,06l
equipment trust certificates from re-
ceivers of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way, Chairman Jesse H. Jones an
nounced The commitment is sub
ject to the usual I. c. c. approval
The equipment trusts are serial
certificates. bearing a per cent rate.
They would be used to finance ap-
proximately 80 per cent of the cost
of nine horsepower Diesel elec-
trio locomotives six passenger coaches
and four mai1.expreSS cars