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Evening star., 1938-04-20
CURBL|ST DROPS:
SELLING IS WEAK
NeWmont, Pittsburgh Plate
Glass, Aluminium Are
Among Losers.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 20.-Light SELL
ing brought a general decline in the
curb market today.
In a number of leaders losses we're
limited to small fractions. Exceptions
were NeWnont, Pittsburgh Plate Glass,
Aluminium Co. down IL to around
cl2.
Also Sharply lower in the late trad
ing were Jones e. Laughlin Steel, New
Jersey Zinc, Colts Patent Fire Arms,
Consolidated Mining & Smelling and
Humble OIL.
American Laundry Machine. Tobac-
co and allied stocks and Western Mary
land first preferred moved up to 6
on small dealings.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
COMMERCIAL CREDIT co.
INCOME is $4,446,24O

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 20-The Com
mercial Credit Co. of Baltimore an
nounced yesterday consolidated net
income from operations for the first
quarter of 1888 was S4,44624O after
providing reserves for doubtful items.
This compared with S4,792,744 for the
first quarter last year.
The company reported gross volume
OF all receivables acquired during the
quarter was sI27,l90056 as against
s236, 6,727,678 for last years first quar-
ter-a reduction of S109, ,537,l72, or 46
per cent.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
FEDERAL LAND BANKS
REICHSBANK STATEMENT.

BERLIN. April 90 R.-The Reichs-
bank statement as Of April 10 Gn thou
lation. 5.524 900: increase. Is. 900; gold.
1O.T2; UNCHANGED; foreign currency re-
serve. 5.595; increase. "9s; other bills
crease ll7.434; other daily maturing OBJ
llgat1ons; :22 800: decrease. %. 147: ad-
vanceS 4s $50; increase. a2s: investments.
500; decrease. 1900: ratio of gold
and foreign currency to notes. IA per
cent. Rate of discount. per cent.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
RAW SUGAR.

NEW YORK. April 90 lP,.-Sugar fu-
lures moved irreeularly today. The No
contract was steadier on further cover
Ing and commission. house buying. while
tion.
May No. 4 sold from .el1a to 80 and
September from ,9s, to .psHa, leaving, the
was UNCHANGED to / lower with May at
1877 and September q 2.03.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
K|L0WATT HOURS
CUT 1.7PERCENT
April 16 Showing Is Far
Under Previous Week
and Year Ago.
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 2o-production
Of electricity in the United States for
the week ended April l6 declined to
1857, ,573, 900 kilowatt hours, a loss of
IT. per cent from 1890, ,447 900 in the
preceding week and SO per cent below
2.173223 900 in the same week a year
ago, the Edison Electric Institute re-
ported today.
The contra-seasonal decline carried
the Associated Press index of power
production to 103, the lowest level
since March, 1886. from 1865 in the
week preceding year ago the index,
adjusted for seasonal and long-term
trend, stood at 1863.
The range for recent years follows:
1898. 1887. 1896. 1885. 1894.
High lib 1852 1913 1865 97.4
Low 1890 1118 1920 s4.1 sl.9
The institute also reported the fol-
lowing percentage declines from year
ago, according to major geographic re-
gions: New England, 1871; Middle At
lantic, 35; Central industrial, 1T:
West Central, 81; Southern States,
81; Rocky Mountain, 225; Pacific
Coast, IA.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
u. S. DOLLAR EXCHANGE
VALUE UP IN LONDON
b. the Associated Press,

By The AssOClated Press.
LONDON. April @U.-The United States
dollar gained / 5-l6 cents IN foreign eX-
change trading today. Final rate was
4 991a to the pound. compared with ster-
Ing at ~ o9's In New York over night
French anCs closed unchanged at
l5S - to the pound.
PARIS tP).-United States dollars
closed at 2 $50 francs t3.15j cents 10 the
Iraucp IN final foreign exchange transac-
tlons today. In comparison The New YORK
oNelnight franc rate was 3l55 cents.
Exchange on London. 15S.2I.
Three per cent renteS III the Bourse were
80, as a 1876. 4 as 1857. 1l2 40.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
FINANCIAL BAROMETER,
By the Associated Press,

NEW YORK. April cO.-The earning as
leading centers dropped moderately in the
week ended April 13. The downturn re-
suited principally from a sharp contraction
in outstanding loans. which was more than
enough to Offset an increase in bond held
incs.
Loans and investment of membeds in 1Ol
cities, reported by the Reserve Board, COM
pared as follows:
Week ended April 13 $50 194 0OO, 900
Previous week 20,S31 900 600
same period last year 22,o93, 600, 600
Evening star., 1938-04-20

Continental Can Co. - Because of
large inventories and limitations on
storage, company has instituted
schedule shutting down its Standard
Tin Plate Co., subsidiary, on alternate
weeks.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
ODD-LOT DEALINGS.

The Securities Commission reported to-
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for April 10 ) 54S
purchases involving 1876 ,a53 shares: 3.S13
sales involving 100 OS1 shares
Evening star., 1938-04-20

~ baAkruptcy or receivership or being
leorE5Hlzed under the BANKRUPTCY Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates of dividends IN the forero,,g t,,,e
aye annual disbursements based on the
iaN quarterly or semi-annual decIarations
GM;eSs otherwise noted special or extra
ciFicends are not included
a Also extra or extras eDocI.rod ~
h9ld SO far this year. no regular ratn
fsNabie in stock. Paid .ast trar
laSh or stock. Accumulated dividend
p".u OF oeclared this year Wv With war
ran,s' XIV Without warrants. war War
Evening star., 1938-04-20
LONDON BAR GOLD.

LONDIN April 90 lP,.-Bar gold 1895
Sd. UNCHANGED. lEnulNalent S24 81
Evening star., 1938-04-20
CRUDE RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. April % 1p, Crude rub
per futures opened UNCHANGED TO lower
May l2,43-45' July, IL 90, September
Evening star., 1938-04-20
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Washington Railway & Electric As
$1,000 at lo612.
AFTER CALI.
Washington Gas Light Cos at 98i2.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
PUBLIC UTILITY

Chevy Chase Club lst 414s 1o4
Col. Country Club 1st 4h4s 1O3
Evening star., 1938-04-20
LONDON BAR SILVER,

LONDON, April 30 Rl.-Bar silver.
1s 13,1ed OF ". Equivalent. 1929
Evening star., 1938-04-20
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS.

MISCELLANEOUS
Evening star., 1938-04-20


A. Plus extras. e2et extra. f2laes ex-
vember 80. 1887. SOC extra. m S. extra,
Evening star., 1938-04-20
FOREIGN BONDS.

Col Agr NJ IS 80 80 2314 "3l4
Danish Con IS 80 % % 90
Danish Con 5l2S - % % ag
Fin NJ E 5s 81 ST lu"i2 lu4li l0"l4
1Sarco Hyd e = - 50 10 62
Nedeln Col IS ~ Sls Sia Sis
Fomeran E. GS 81 cl'4 "ll4 Hli4
Ww-With warrants Xw-Wi'hout
Warrants r--NeW. ST tstpl--Stamped.
ENegotIabil!ty impaired by maturity.
fCompanles reported III recelVershlp.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK. April 20 -rnves,,.,.
Bankers Conference Inc: '''t'ei''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
W0ODRING TO TALK
AT C. CLUB DINNER
Secretary of War Accepts Bid to
May 10 Affair-Will Share
Honors With Dobson.

Plans for Georgetown University's
annual varsity &c" banquet were COM
pleted today with the announcement
that Harry H. Woodring, Secretary Of
War, had accepted an invitation to
address the gathering.
He will share the speaking honors
with Frank M. Dobson, football coach
at the University Of Maryland. who
formerly had been announced as one
Of the principal speakers.
The affair will be held at the May
flower Hotel May 10.
Mr.. Woodring was appointed Assist
ant Secretary of War in 1888 and upon
Secretary Dern's death three years
later was named Secretary of War
His duties in Washington began after
a two-year term as Governor of Kan
sas, in which he, as Democrat, won
immediate support in a normally Re-
publican State by his sincerity and
genuine interest in public welfare.
The Secretary was born in Elk City
Kans, and attended school in his ma.
tive State He entered the field Of
banking in 1907 and for the next q
years that profession received his ma
jor attention. His World War servic.
was marked by early enlistment as {
private in the tank corps. Since tn,
war he has been active in the Amer
lean Legion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
LORTON BROWNS AHEAD.

Lorton Browns defeated the Vir-
ginia All-Stars, lis, at Lorton. Each
team made IL hits. but Dyson, Brown
hurler, struck out 10, and frightened in
the pinches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
M|LEY, PAGE LEAD
IN WOMEN'S GOLF
Kentucky Girl Wins Medal
With IS, Choice Has II
in Dixie Tourney.
BY the Associated Press.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May 10
Colts feminine stars of the South
land began today the sudden death"
Examinations in the twenty-seventh
annual Southern championship with
Marion Miley of Lexington, KY, in
favored position.
Miss Miley, protege of her pro-
fessional father and a winner of many
tournaments, won the medal trophy
yesterday with a record breaking IS.
five under par. Her score was a new
low for the Southern Association s
preliminary round and broke the
course record in competition by two
strokes.
Champion Shoots 81.
Her opponent today was Mrs. E. c
Beall of Birmingham. the Country
Club champion, who survived play
off of 81 scorers.
Miss Miley's score. even though a
record breaker, barely withstood a
challenge from the advance favorite
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page. the ma
tional champion, who came home the
runner-up with a II. Her opponent
in the first round was Mrs E. C. Hol.
| Inns of New Orleans. who scored &C.
The defending champion. Dorothy
Kirby. 18-year-old Albanian. quail.
fed with an 81. trailing Mrs. Oar
Chandler of Dallas. Tex; Kathryr
Hemphill of Columbia. S. c., ane
Betty Jameson of San Antonio
former Southern champion, all o
whom had 79s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
BROWN AND BRUINS
ENCORE THURSDAY
Build-Up Draw Last Week May
Mean There'll Be a Winner
on Mat This Time.

Orville Brown and Bobby Bruins,
the two brpad-shouldered huskies who
rassled to Commute draw last week
and did 1t SO effectively that hardly
boo was heard in the general ovation
which greeted the end Of the match,
have been signed to headline the mat
show this Thursday night at Turner's
Arena.
This all seems to be part Of the
general policy Of bringing 'em back
to find out which is the better man
after the first bout ends in a draw
so there may be winner this time.
Last week it had DR. Dropkick Murphy
and Dutch Schultz doing the feature
tumbling after the interest had been
built up by draw the week previous
Both Brown and Bruins weigh
around 225 pounds a copy. and are
more or less handsome gents as gents
70 in the rassle circuit. Brown never
has been beaten locally and Promoter
Joe Turner considers him one Of the
finest all-around grapplers in the
country. The winnah has been prom
ised shot at either Bronko Nagurski
or Crusher Casey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
RUSSELL nine AIMS
FOR LOOP LEAD TIE.
Must Beat Sea Grill Tomorrow
to Reach Goal-Milwaukee
Takes 1-to.O Game.

Russell Motor nine will bid for
first place tie in the Industrial League
when it meets the undefeated O'Don-
nell's Sea Grill team at 5 pm. tomor-
row on the North Ellipse. The Rus
sell players received their only defeat
from Heurich Brewery a week ago,
team which later succumbed to the
seafood outfit
Old Milwaukee. in second place with
two wins and one loss, automatically
would move into three-way tie for the
league lead should Russell win. Mil
waukee gained the runner-up position
yesterday by winning 1-to-0 decision
from the last-place National Savings
nine. It's tally was made In the first
inning and Brown, hurting three-hit
ball, kept the Savings team in check.
In other sandlot games Pepco, city
weekday champion, moved up behind
the Gas Co. team in the commercial
loop with 10-1 victory over Thomp-
sons Dairy; Maritime Commission
trampled Accounts and Deposits, 11-8;
Federal Alcohol beat Veterans Ad-
ministratipn, 5-4, and Boiling Field
won out over Navy Receiving, 9-5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10

who does the sports editing for the
New York News, manufactured this
phrase in a yarn to his sheet: Putt
ing on those Oakmont greens is like
putting down a flight of 25 steps and
trying to hole out on the third step
from the bottom" Jimmy did a good
job of descriptive writing on that one.
They were just like that. But those
green's at Chevy Chase. as smooth as
salesman's arguments and as vel
vety as the coat of War Admiral, are
just right for putting. The fellow who
has the touch Of those greens is the
fellow who will win the tournament.
And the fine part of it is that they
are all alike You won't find one slow
and the next one lightning fast.
When you putt one you have
putted them all. allowing for
slopes and contours.
It's always a recurring marvel to me
that Dick Watson can have that golf
course in such immaculate shape at
tournament time every year, but then
the Scots always were sticklers for de-
tail. And detail in grooming is evident
in every corner and angle of that
Chevy Chase course.
What a tournament it would be If
they seeded Yoder and Volney Bur-
nett. Johnny Brawner. Reeve Lewis
and Frank Allan and Page Hufty. pro-
vided all of them make the first flight
Practice scores mean nothing. but il
you think they do, Burnett shot a 7;
yesterday.
Indian Spring and Chevy Chase me,
today at the Silver Spring club ir
another of their series for the frs
women's team title. Second team
clashed at Congressional, while thirt
teams matched shots at Indian Spring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
White House Tasks Don't Dull Ear|ys Golf
Average Of g. Including Is Round Whoeke by Secretary President

the cheek of that sweet singer of
Wagon Wheels"-Marvin Nc
Intyre. Mac. good guy that he is,
simply cannot play lot of golf,
and his secretarial pal and former
newspaper associate puts it all over
the lanky Kentuckian when they
play.
Early doesn't get lot of time for
golf, but he continues to make his
moments pay. He's probably the
best golfer who ever acted as buf-
fer for a President, including
George B. Christian. who worked
with President Harding and played
with him occasionally. George was
fairly good back in those days Is
years ago, but he never achieved
score like rs over a tough course
like Burning Tree
OF course Steve doesn't shoot that
every time he starts. II he did. he'd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10

Generally when a fellow is bur-
dened with the cares and RESPONSE
bilities of such a high Office as
secretary to the President of the
United States his golf game-if he
ever had any-goes to pot. But it
isn't so with Steve Early, the rudy
faced press secretary to President
Roosevelt, who used to do a good
Job Of covering the State Depart
ment for the Associated Press.
Steve used to play at Manor, and
now does his divot-lifting at Burn
ing Tree. He's a regular in the
Sunday morning breakfast four
somes and occasionally he dips his
hand into the winning till.
Always an accurate hitter with
wood and iron Steve Early has
played Burning Tree in rs strokes,
which brings . btAsh Of shame to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
BALTIMORE PINMEN
GET DIXIE LAURELS
Team, Singles. Doubles Titles Go
to 0riole Men-Hyattsville
Girl Shares in Record.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK. Va, May 10-While
Baltimore bowlers today claimed the
majority Of honors, a metropolitan
Washington girl duckpinner, Caroline
Hiser of Hyattsville, shared with
Catherine Wick Of Norfolk the out
standing feat achieved in the third
annual Southern bowling tournament
that closed here over the week end
Winning the women's doubles. Miss
Hiser and Mrs. Wick established two
national records, game Of 303 and
a three-game set of 1873 The suburban
star rolled $50 in the record game and
$50 for the set.
Maryland's representatives won both
titles in the mems division with
Rosatto Barry getting the class A
championship and LIE Paradis topping
the class B field.
Rolling 452 set, H. Henderson
gave Baltimore the singles title.
Charley Bauer and Andy zeiler, a
crack Oriole duo, turned in 81 to win
the doubles
Norfolk's Ida Simmons. the Nations
No. l girl duckpinner. walked of with
the singles and all-events prizes in the
women's division. bowling al and
liza, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
ONE TO LEAVE CELLAR

An interhigh baseball series entry
was to climb from the cellar today
as Central clashed with Anacostia at
Central Stadium at 3:l5 pm. in an
inconsequential tilt.
With Eastern virtually assured its
tenth outright championship in II
years by virtue of three consecutive
triumphs in as many engagements,
both Central and Anacostia. which
have lost two starts, have been dis
missed as title contenders.
Coach Jack Ray of Central was to
send Dizzy Dezerne or Dick Rozzelle
to the box. while Anacostia was to
counter with Tom Hutchinson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10

probably win the club champion
ship. His average score card reads
around IS or so, but even that is
plenty good enough to win a lot Of
matches.
For gent who has a lot of re-
sponsibility Steve Early is just
about the finest golfer who has been
in the White House in recent years.
President Harding wasn't bad at
all, but his scores usually were up
in the COS and only occasionally
dipped down into the high Dos.
Early is almost always in the 80s
and occasionally in the 70s.
Both Early and Mcintyre were
intimates of Franklin D. Roose-
welt when he was Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy during the Wilson
administration. They didn't think
much about golf in those days.
4 W. r. McC.
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LIKELY PIN CHAMP
|NCLASSBEVENTS
G. P. 0. Girl Bowls 1858 in
Singles, Totals LOLA.
Other New Leaders.

A potential winner of two cham
pionships, Gilmore Nugent today was
hailed another girl bowling WOW" as
result of her impressive maple spilling
In the Washington Women's Duckpin
Association tournament that turned
into its third week of competition last
night at Columbia.
The leader in class B singles with
1853, the Government Printing Office
representative followed up her 322
team set with 1874 doubles count to
total Ola for her nine games and gain
the all-events lead in class B. This
total is only two pins shy of the all
time mark established at Columbia in
1884 by Ruth Moran.
Another newcomer to forge to the
front was Eloise Phipps of the Wash
ington Ladies' League, who completed
her rolling with $40 doubles set to
gain the class D all-events lead with
el3.
Veteran Takes Lead.
Two veterans had their inning when
Bess Hoffman and Florence Sabean
capped their tournament efforts by
hiking the top score in class B doubles
to $40. Mrs. Sabean, rolling 346,
shared top honors of the evening with
Georgia Hays, who turned in the same
figures to gain third place in class A
singles.
Helen Bailey and Jennie Egan came
ehrnilph usifh Sd2 fio fnr fn,,rf h
place in class B doubles while a sister
combination, Mrs. Louise Roberts and
Mrs. Alma Schultz, moved to fifth
place with 633.
Winners of second place in the ma
tional women's doubles, Lorraine GULL
and Catherine Quigley by virtue of a
combined class A ga total hold second
place in the local tourney.
Two Silver Spring maids, Alma Rhue
and Mary Norris, may share in the
class c doubles prize money as result
Of their 631.
Shoots Game of 1873.
Marge Smith marked a noteworthy
washington Ladies' League teams high
score Of the night when she shot 1873
for top string of the evening in the
Columbians 1862 set. The team count
tied for fourth place in class B.
Among the bevy of singles bowlers
tonight will be Mabel Herring, president
of the Washington Women's Duckpin
Association and newly-crowned ma
tional singles champion.
The pennant- winning Marines of the
Ladies' Federal League are the team
attraction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

Washington won its fourth base
ball game in row. downing Bos-
ton, sd, and moved up to fifth
place in the American League,
while the Sox dropped from the
lead into second.
All-National nine beat All-Ameri-
can team, 14-9, in game played
in Chicago between former star
players of the two major leagues.
Palace No. 2, with a team score
of 1877 pins, took the lead from
Grand Central by one pin in the
Washington City duckpin tourna-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
BETHESDA IS AMBITIOUS
Plays Briarley Today Following
Win Over G. u, Prep.

Bethesda Chevy Chase Highs base
ball team today invaded Ammendale,
Md, to collide with Briarley Military
Academy following 1873 victory over
Georgetown Prep yesterday in an
eight-inning game at Garrett Park,
Md
The Mi1ell brothers contributed
three hits each in spanking the Little
Hoyas. who never figred after Bethes-
da's 10-run uprising in the first inning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
Straiqht off the Tee

modern Is
will play at least round the Columbia Country Club course Robert
"a,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10

STYMIED? NOT MR.. GULDAHL! Gather round,
DIFFERS match expert play styme shot The maeiceye
sos Ralph Gudahl national Champion erecut
perfect yie shot at the Braidbn Country Club Madi
j. Dhere he's the Gudah confidently asserts hes
titles this boast golfers
don't often make In negotiating that syie here he is shoun
stsing the shot the dopn stroke contracting with the ball.
spinning into the clearing the object sphere and
doUn No0 try the living but match out
for the piano. -Copyrigh A. P. Wrephoto
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Il ,406l 46s 5O4 434 N.33D 462 Az 457
Evening star., 1938-09-16

industrial supremacy. which he esti-
mated had brought 10000 600 people
into her boundaries.
He said many people are asking,
viii there be any stars 1T oil IN
our industrial crown when Gov. Earle
leaves ONCE? (0ov. Earle Is the Demo-
cratic nominee for United States Sen.
ator.)
Earlier. the Judge told rallies in
Iionesta and Warren that Gov. Earle
had put bloodhounds on industry"
and that his opponent, Charles Alvin
Jones, says he plans to 70 ahead
where Gov. Earle left OF. We are truly
sailing down the river Of doubt and
into the swamps Of misery and de-
spair." -.
The candidate tours Cameron. Potter
and T1oga Counties today, concluding
his current swing Saturday 1t the
Mcclure bean soup festival in Snyder
County.