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q. s. TREASURY NOTES.
NEW YORK. March R.-Prices quote
In dollars and thirty-seconds.
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK. March 8 LP, Estate DEPART
Guiding $50 direct Steers and bulls nomi-
fully steady, low cutter and cutter, 400.
$50; few medium Rrade fat cows up to
Vealers and calves, 1910. including
1888 direct. Veealers slow and easier: no
good to choice offered; Gull and common
Sheep and lambs, $3.50 Including $40
direct. Sheep. nominal Lambs. steady:
Is hisher for one load good to choice, 90
Hogs, 3.950. including 3.e1e direct.
Market. steady; 225 pounds, geo: 81
pounds 9.65.
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METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. March R.-Ccpper
steady; electrolytic spot and future. 1000:
nearby. ALSO; future: q 80. Lead steady:
4.35. Zinc steady East st. Louis spot
and future. 4.75. IRON aluminium. anti
mony. quicksilver. platinum and WOLF
ramite UNCHANGED.
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PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

lonshorns. l6-16N; single daisies. 16.I6N.
Live poultry-Fowl. Plymouth Rock.
fancy. 22.23; mixed colors. 21-22;. white
Le9horns, average. 1919; young chickens.
crosses. 20-22; Reds. 20-21; ducks Mus
covy. white. 1910.
Whest-No. red Winter. garlicky,
March delivery. %.
Butter unchanged.
ERgs unchanged; 4, 726 cases.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. March 8 (R Omitted States
Department Of. Asricuiture( A. limited
amount Of business was, beins. closed on
market. Sales, however. were scattered
Good french cometng length hne territory
mostly 81 to sS cents. secured basis. Quo
tations Of some holders were Arm at prices
above this range.
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BUSINESS LOANS
CONTINUE T0LAG
Banks in 101 Leading Cities
Report Decline of Fl
Millions in Week,
b the Associated Press.

~ tue ASbOC11tS0 SfeS8.
The Federal Reserve Board said yes.
terday bank loans for commercial.
Industrial and agricultural PURPOSES
declined again last week.
Banks in 1o1 leading cities reported
. s2l 100000 decline in business loans
to $4,357, 100000. 80.
The banks also reported a decline
OF 3l0,000.000 In their holdings OF
Government securities and an increase
Of $28,000.000 in their holdings OF
other securities.
Month end pay roll and other trans
actions caused a decline Of S195, O00,-
600 in demand deposits. but time de-
posts increased Sill 100000.
The boards statement gave the fol-
lowing summary Of assets and liza.
bilities on March 2, together with
changes for the week and with the
same week last year, In millions Of
dollars:
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RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. March s GP.--Crude rub
l4.50b May 14.60b: July, laid. Bid
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FREIGHT L0AD1NGs.

NEW YORK, March 8 R.-Revenue
freight car loadinss on railroads reporting
today. for the week ended March in
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FOREIGN BONDS.

ww-With warrants. xw-Without war;
rants. n--New. st tstpD-Stamped.
Susceptibility impaired by maturity.
tCompanies reported in receivership.
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NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK. March 3 R.-Bar silver.
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MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL, March, 8 R.,silver fp-
lures opened rs to 80 lower. Bids: March:
44.ob; May. 44.s0;' July. AIS,
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Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL.

SALES-AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric Power 5I2Ts pfd.-
IS at 1l2. 2 at 1l2.
Potomac Electric Power SO pfd-2
at 1874.
Washington Rwy. & Elec pfd.-2 at
l10l2.
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INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK. March 8 LP.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Moon ouotations)
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Also extra or extras.
e-Declared or paid so far this year.
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
The Travellers Insurance
comp

OF Hartford. Connecticut on the 31st day
of December. 1887. as required under Sec
ton 81 Of the Code of Law for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
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ing any trace of Mrs. Gobbler. He
strongly suspected that Old Man
Coyote could tell something about that
strange disappearance if he only
would, but these suspicious were swept
away when, by chance. he overheard
Old Man Coyote asking Sammy Jay
if he knew what had become of Mrs.
Gobbler, and Sammy promising to
find out If he could.
Then Peter Suspected Reddy Fox,
but one day, as Peter lay hidden in
q bramble-tangie On the edge Of the
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away, though I believe I also told
you that I hadn't the least idea why.
Now have. I remember now that
last year and the year before at Just
this season she did the same thing.
She has gone away, but she hasn't
gone far. She's simply hiding. That's
ALL"
But who Is she hiding from?" de-
manded Peter, looking the very picture
Of surprise.
From me. of course" snapped Big
Tom. If could find her I'd teach
her . lesson. Yes. I would. I'd teach
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Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
DETER RABBIT made it a rule to
try to call on Big Tom every day
to inquire if he had had any news
Of Mrs. Gobbler. You remember that
Mrs. Gobbler had disappeared in the
most mysterious way, leaving Big Tom
very lonesome and disconsolate. 1t
was partly on this account that Peter
tried to call on Big Tom every day.
He hoped these visits would make
Evening star., 1938-09-10

Green Forest, he heard Rddy NUT
tering to himself as he trotted past.
"I'll get one Of those Gobblers yet,
as sure as my name is Reddy Fox"
said Reddy. Then Peter knew that
Reddy couldn't have been the cause
of the strange disappearance of Mrs
Gobbler.
As soon as he felt sure it was
safe to leave the bramble-tangle he
hastened to look for Big Tom. He
wanted to tell him that he was sure
that neither Old Man Coyote nor
Reddy Fox had caught Mrs. Gobbler.
As soon as he saw Big Tom he knew
Evening star., 1938-09-10

Big Tom less lonesome. And always
Big Tom seemed glad to have him
come.
AS for what had become Of Mrs.
Gobbler no one seemed to have the
least idea. Peter asked every one he
met. but none could tell him anything
about her, and none besides himself
appeared to be interested. You see,
most Of Peters nighbors had 50 many
family cares just then that they had
no time to think ,of the affairs Of
others. So Peter did Q lot Of looking
here and looking there, without fnd-
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Willard
BY Mormon Marsh
Bud Fisher
}. MiIIor Watt

streets ramble in all directions as they
follow the Rhine. Ancient and modern
gabled houses are at every turn, in
Dutch Renaissance style. OF histori-
cal interest Is its stately 18th century
town hall and the haunts Of the Pill
grim Fathers who worshiped in st.
Peters Church. The carlton chimes
among the loveliest in Holland. Gold
smith, John Evelyn and Sir Thomas
Browne were once students in the uni
versity. Also Grotius Arminius, Scali-
gar and Descartes. The university
was founded by william Of Orange
In 1871.
Evening star., 1938-09-10

that something was wrong. At least
1t was plain to see that Big Tom
was in . bad humor.
Good morning, Big Tom," said
Peter. Eve got some news for you"
What is it?" snapped Big Tom.
1--WE found out that neither Old
Man Coyote nor Reddy Fox has caught
Mrs. Gobbler," replied Peter.
"Gobble- -obble -opble! That's no
news!" retorted Big Tom. "Of course
they haven't. I could have told you
that. told you the other day that
they hadn't. I told you that I sus-
pected that Mrs.. Gobbler had gone
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her that she had no business to
treat me this way"
Big Tom walked about in . way
that showed he was in a very bad
humor indeed. In fact, he was red
in the face with anger.
Copyright, 193S)
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LETTER-OUT
BY Phillips

Remove letter
called for the last column Print the opposite
the
he
Answer Yesterdays LETTER-OUT
Letter-Out
(S) DISCERN -CINDER Ckeep it out of your eye)
Co BECLOUDS-DOUBLES (they come in twos).
(O) LOAVES- S-SALVE it heals).
(R) REATTACH-ATTACHE (for government represent
ative)
E) TOUsLE-LOUTS for uncouth individually.
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Leyden in Holland,

Because Of its famous university,
Ayden Is often called "the Northern
mems" Its chronological museum 4
d Of the finest In the world. and the
Evening star., 1938-03-19
SIX CANDIDATES
IN EXCHANGE RACE
Gay and Five Others Considered
by Nominating Committee for
Board Chairmanship.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The New
York Stock Exchanges Nominating
Committee had before it today the
names of Charles r. Gay, president of
the exchange, and five other men,
berS as candidates for chairman of the
Board of Governors, key administrator
in the exchanges reorganized set-up.
The reorganization plan will center
control in 32-member Board of Gov
ernors in place of the present Cover
ing Committee. Executive duties de-
Volve upon paid president, but the
chairman Of the Governing Board will
be the real head man" of the ex-
change.
Others suggested for the chairman
ship include E. H. H. Simmons, for
mer president and chairman of the
Exchange Law Committee; William
McC. Martin, jr.. member of the
committee which drew up the ex-
changes reorganization plans. and a
partner of A. G. Edwards & Sons, ST.
Louis; r. Lawrence Oakley, Edward E.
Baftlett, 1r., ana Richard H. Gordon.
All except Gordon are members of
the present Governing Committee
More than 1870 candidates have been
suggested for membership on the
board.
Even as the stock exchange moved
to tighten supervision over its mem
bers, the Federal Reserve Board in
Washington lberalized its margin
rules to help securities dealers out
side of New York.
The amendments, effective March
81, permit broker to fix his own
margin requirements for overtime
counter dealers having accounts with
HIM and provide him additional lee
way in other matters.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO March 10 tqp CU. S. Depart
ment Of Asrlculture1 HOGS, $500. in
Guiding 5000 direct dull: few loads, 1920
lower than Fridays average or about
butchers. s.aG-s.a .a5 % few head averssins nTpoui3e
laj pounds. a35; estimated holdover
300: compared week lights. an6 ,lsht
lights 1925 lower: 200 pounds up. 25-40
on: packins sows, 5-25 lower
Cattle. 200: calves none. compared Fri
day last week: all erades fed steers and
yearllnes steady. having lost early advance
but bulk OF weeks" crop sold c5 higher,
with heavy steers comparatively scarce
competition at 900 down to 100 a factor
in fat steer market heifers - higher;
beef cows steady to weak; cutter srades
steady; bulls. 1915 lower: sorting con-
down, heavy vesalers strong to so higher
at 800 80: few selects, II 90; lareely
steer and heifer run; no steers scaled over
300 pounds and only limited supply over
l.4oo pounds, extreme top. 1850; Year-
half-fst feeders vent back at 9.Io, with
Sheep. 5000. including 500 directs:
late Friday. fat lambs 25-35 lower: bulk
ss5; bulk. s,5ocs.75: Choice Io!~Ioa- .HI1Ss
pound WEIGHTS $50 For week ending
Friday. $ 500 directs Compared Friday
last week: Fat wooled lambs fully, IS
lower: clipped lambs. 1850 down: sheep
Wednesday; closing top 3 IS. lowest since
March l; weeks, bulk wooled lambs. Sos
$50 Closing bulk, S50-S.15: clipped
lambs for week, s.oo-s.35; closing sales,
5.0o-5.6 50; choice lightweight ewes only
auotable around ) 40 late
Evening star., 1938-03-19
LULL CONTINUES
IN WOOL TRADING
Markets Still Await Results of
British Trade Talks-Piece
Goods Quiet.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON. March 19.-The Com
mercial Bulletin today says:
The wool market is for the most
part marking time, pending the out
come of the proposed British trade
treaty and the final determination of
the wool loan terms. The piece-goods
market is more or less stagnant and
apprehensive over the treaty.
I'm the West, little business is re-
ported, especially in Arizona, where
the new woods are being taken at
about 6l-64 cents. clean basis, at Bos-
ton. Most holders Of old wool in the
country want more than buyers In the
East will bid
Foreign markets are generally firm
to slightly against the buyer, with
Japan buying more freely in Australia
and somewhat in South America.
Spring mohair has been sold in
Texas in fair quantity at 25 to 26 cents
for adult and dime more for kid"
Evening star., 1938-03-19
CURB LIST JOINS
GENERAL UPTURN
Leaders Advance Fractions
to Around 3 Points in
Short Session.
!. By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March l9.-Better
feeling of traders regarding the Euro
pean crisis spilled over from the big
board into the Curb Market today and
leaders advanced generally fractions to
around 3 points
Issues substantially ahead near the
fnal hour of the short session included
Aluminium Co. of America, Babcock e.
Wilcox, International Petroleum, Pitts
burgh Plate Glass. Sherwin- Williams
Carrier Corp, and Mapes Consolidated.
Moderately higher were American
Cyanamid b" American Gas g. Elec-
trio. Creole, Gulf, Lake Shore Mines.
st. Regis Paper, Pantepec, Electric
Bond & Share and United Gas.
Some usually inactive issues de-
clined. including Carnation Milk, Sun
Ray Drug and Safety Car, all down
around point.
Evening star., 1938-03-19
S. E. c. ISSUES REPORT
ON MEMBER DEALINGS

By the Associated Press.
Round-lot transactions OF New
York Stock Exchange members in the
week ended February 10 were 20.97
per cent of total exchange dealings,
the Securities Commission reported.
Total round-lot volume for that
week was 3,572,570 shares, or IL per
cent larger than volume reported on
the ticker.
Round-lot transactions OF members
initiated on the floor were 7.64 per
cent Of all exchange dealings, while
those initiated off the floor were 389
per cent of all exchange turnover.
On the New York Curb Exchange
round-lot volume in the same week to-
Evening star., 1938-03-19
new YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 19.-Cotton
futures opened 10 to 32 points higher
on heavy general buying rejecting the
better European political outlook and
steadier Liverpool cables. May, 873;
July, 8.86; October, 895; December,
8.99; January, 9.03 March, 903.
Heavy replacement buying by those
who had sold out on yesterdays break
Of about 81 bale occurred. Foreign
interest was conspicuous in the buying,
in addition to demand through COM
mission houses.
Slight partial reactions from the best
occurred. but the tone was steady
shortly after the first half hour, with
July off from $50 to 885 and the list
% to 26 points net higher.
Cotton pledged to the loan for the
week amounted to 28,7O1 bales, bring
Ing the total up to 5,12O,474 bales.
F,t rIo
Evening star., 1938-03-19
FOREIGN MARKETS

LIVERPOOL. March 10 LP.-Continued
pressure OF Australian wheat offers coupled
with the improved European situation and
olsappolntLns milling demand had a de-
pressing effect on wheat today and closing
PRICES were off 1isd to 1asd
cotton futures declined under Bombay
setnns ana scattered liquidation which was
1nfuenced by weakness of the oversee Is
markets. Light supporting orders appeared
Mon M me oec!lne and final quotations were
London and Paris closed
Evening star., 1938-03-19
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
By the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury on March II
Receipts 81 s34 ;262 .3s. expenditures
sl4 100000 balance. s3.l0as45,. =.
lam: customs rece!pts for the month
Sl4 .g4 4ll.1g
Receipts for the fiscal year osince Jul,
y. S4,426, 130,95l so: expenditures. So.
400 100. 500 including Sl.446.156..
14244 OF emergency expenditures. excess
OF expenditures: 1913 1853 s04 20; gros:
DEBT ~ 50 ,9?l b44. 81, a decrease oi
so, ,2o3,355.94 below the previous day
gold assets. SlH.tt9.H i59.fs
Evening star., 1938-03-19

In bankruptcy or receivership or beins
reorganized under tho Bankruptcy Act OF
securities assumed By such comnanies.
Rates OF dividends IN tho fore going table
last quarterly or semi-annual declaration
unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
paid so Tar this year. no regular rate
PAYABLE In stock sPa1d last year.
paid or declared this year Wv with var
rants; Nv Without warrants- var War.
Evening star., 1938-03-19
Net of Columbia
Pictures Declines
To $45l,O6l Mark
BY the Associated Press.

By Clle Abb0Cl6Eo PfeBS.
NEW YORK, March 19.-Columbia
Pictures Corp. and subsidiaries, for
the six months ended December Is
last, today reported net income Of
$451, ,061 after taxes and charges, equal
to 81 common share. against $685.
I'll, or SLIT a common share, in the
like period.
The company. which produces and
distributes motion pictures. has studios
in Hollywood and Offices in New York
City.
Evening star., 1938-03-19

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed l-3 higher. Sales, 81 contracts.
May, 823b; July, 8.20-8.2l; Septem-
ber. 8.24; October, 8.2Ob.
Bid
Evening star., 1938-03-19

taied 752,olo shares, or SO per cent
larger than ticker volume.
Round-lot transactions Of curb
members totaled 18.47 per cent Of all
exchange transactions.
Evening star., 1938-03-19

s1.11442a s1s54
F. R SCOTT. Secretary
SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me ,h,,
<ESth Gay Of February. 1925
NSeai.) CHRIS. R ENGLAND
Notary Publ,c
\, Notary Public. KINGS Co. No 145. r.
30: "o4" Cert; fled in N Y Co. No :"
March 80, 1899. '"'''
Evening star., 1938-03-19
MONTREAL SILVER,

MONTREAL. March ~ P,-Silver fu-
lures closed 20-30 points lower Bids:
March. IA .95; May. 4415; July. 4465.
Evening star., 1938-03-19
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
City e. Suburban 5s-sl,OoO at So,
$1,000 at So.
Washington Gas IS 1861 900 at
1855.
Capital Transit Co.'S at 7ss.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Transit Co.-37 at 79s.
Mereenthaler Linotype-lO at 1914, 10
at 10, at 10.
Evening star., 1938-03-19

S3S5a.51n S12.2s3 oI
P ?. RAPBOUR. U. S. Manager.
R c. ANGUS Secretary
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me
this 18th day Of February. 1878.
(SealD CHARLES NAppT
Notary Public
Notqrv Public. KircS County. Clerks
No. IS Kires County Registers No. $3.50,
New York County Clerks No. 90. Term
expires March 80. 1898.
Evening star., 1938-03-19

Grain Pitchers Tested.
In an all-Ireland contest in Carlow
competitors were required to pitch a
l2-pound sheaf Of grain over a bar
20 feet above the ground.
Evening star., 1938-03-19

SaO5, 5,165 so $3.50 so
J. G MACONACHY, Vice President.
A. T. VOSS Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this o3d day of February. 1o3s.
fSealD JOSEPH F BO2O7TF.
Notary Public.
My commission expires at end of next
session of the Senate.
Evening star., 1938-03-19
COttOnSeed Oil.

Spot steady: middling. S.S2
Evening star., 1938-03-19
AFTER CALL
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS
STOCKS.

Chevy Chase Club lst 4i.s lO4
Col; Country Club lst 4As l03
w. M. Cold STORAGE 5s 100
Evening star., 1938-03-19

.Ex dividend.
b Books closed
- Plus extras. e2ee extra. foN7g extra.
.5c extra. Sl4 extra paid November 30
1887 30c extra. m So extra.
Evening star., 1938-03-19
BRODlE & COLBERT, Inc.
1907 Eve Street NV.
National 1878
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
New York Underwriters Ins, Co

y New York n. Y. on the 3lst dav r.
Decemoer, 1887, as required under Ssctior
- OF The Code OF Law for the District O:
Evening star., 1938-04-15
In mrmnrtant.
RIRCH JHyIAN v-ENnUrr .

BIRCH. LILLIAN VENDETTA. Sacred
sister ere LiLhfAN H q VENpETTAs TTanshsT and our
lrtt us seven years ago today. April Is,
Keep her. Jesus. in Thy keeping.
Sntll resurrection morn:
Then, o Savior. let us have her
10 love and cherish a before
THE FAMILY
BuDD. EUGENE r. In sad but loving
our afectionate father, EUGENE = BUDD
VINO VINO departed tins life twenty years ago
today. April Is. 1918
Gone is the face we loved SO dear
Sllent Is the voice We long to hear:
100 lar away for sight or speech.
But HIS G9 WPE EGf I9F AHD ,9Duthl cHIpRES e FdsSh
brance of my dear, wife. JULIA V. LACEY
Xnr;, xho departed this life two years ago today
The month Of April again is here.
10 me the SaddeSt of the year.
Because two years ago today
MY darling wife passed away
HER PEvoTED HUSBAND. GEORGE E.
LAMBArH. RICHARD EDWARD ED,.
ARD EDWARp ed t '"' LAMBATH. asGtHtI WHO who
15. 1898
Sometimes when fate frowns darkest
For the tender love of our lost one
He's sone or b@t SouS ibs vii yany be left
A life Allied with deeds d''of' Of kindness
HIS a9a efaHtE BRoHR & hffE am AD s?n ERs
LAMBATH. r. EDWARD. In loving
memory OF my dear husband, r. EDWARD
ago today. April ), 1898.
The golden gates were open. .
gentle voice said Come"
And with farewell unspoken
He calmly entered home.
LILLE.
McGLUE. MAE LOUISE. In sad but
LOVING remembrance of my dear mother
MAE LOUISE McGLUE: who departed this
HER hovN hFN eGdaY ADr LvA asI MAE
McGLUE.
Toying remembrance Of my dear wife MAE
LOUISE McGLUE. who departed this life
three years ago today. April 5. 1913.
JAMES w. McGLUE.
ROBINSON. JACOB c. A tribute of
1oye and affection io tbs memorX Of oM oHr
We cherish in death, who left us four
years @ ago today. April ! : 1924 .o,,
AND NIECE, ANNA M. LYLES.
STALEY. JOHN w. In sad but loving
father JOHN VI. sTALEY. who passed
away ten years ago today. April Is. 1928.
Gone but not FORGOTTEN.
DAUGHTER. BLANCHE BROWN: GRAND
DAUGHTER. BERNICE BROWN.
THOMAS. LILLIAN p. In memory Of
my beloved wife. LILLIAN P. THOMAS
who passed away seven years ago today
DEVoTED HUSBAND. ALEXANDER G.
THOMAS
Evening star., 1938-04-15
HAGERST0WN PUBLISHER
WILL BE BURIED TODAY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HAGERSTOWN. Md. April Is
Funeral services will be held this after
noon for Ira w. Hays, for IS years
editor and publisher of the Hagers-
town Evening Globe. He was 80.
Ill with arthritis for nine wears Mr.
Hays died Wednesday night in his
home here.
Mr. Hays came to Hagerstown at
the close Of the Civil War from VOLTS
Vile, Frederick County. He learned
the printing trade and for short time
was employed in the Government
Printing Office in Washington and
later as typesetter on Rockville news
paper.
He returned to Hagerstown and in
1876 became publisher of the news
paper and continued there until 1911
When he retired. Although Mr. Hays
was Republican, the newspaper was
politically independent.
Surviving are a daughter, Miss Ver-
nle w. Hays; a son, ). Clyde Hays
both Of HagerStoWn, and another son
the Rev. Clifford E. Hays. a Lutheran
minister in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1938-04-15
JAMES 7. HOWARD,
HOTEL MAN, DEAD
War Veteran, 81, Native of
Durham IN. C.) Succumbs
to Pneumonia.

James T. Howard, 54, prominent
hotel owner and operator, died last
night in Mount Alto Hospital of pneu-
monia, which developed after a brain
operation, performed several days ago.
Mr.. Howard, well known also as a
yachtman, lived in the Colonial Hotel,
Fifteenth and M streets NV, which
he owned. He also was president and
general manager of the Cairo, Plaza
and Arlington Hotels. The latter now
houses the Offices Of the Rural Re-
settlement Administration.
Mr.. Howard was a veteran Of the
Philippine Insurrection and the World
War. serving overseas in the latter
He left the Army service with the
grade Of captain.
A native of Durham, N. c., Mr..
Howard came to Washington in 1907
and took position with the Bureau
of Internal Revenue. He entered the
hotel business few years later and
before the war had become manager
OF the old Shoreham Hotel, Fifteenth
and H streets NV.
He was director Of the Washington
Hotel Mems Association, and a mem
Der of the Greeters of America. He
also belonged to the Second Division
Post of the American Legion, the Cap
ltal Yacht Club. the Congressional
Country Club, the William r. Single
ton Lodge of Masons and Almas Tenn
pie of the Mystic Shrine lie was q
member of the District and American
Bar Associations. being a law grad
uate of Georgetown University. He
had wide acquaintance among rail-
road men.
In August, 1888, Mr.. Howayd's So
foot yacht Roja II, with Mr.. Howard
and party of friends aboard toweo