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Evening star., 1938-06-24
FREIGHT CAR ORDERS
WELL BELOW YEAR AGO

Glass I railroads on June l thx
year had 4,4S4 new freight cars on
order. the Association of American
Railroads announced today. On the
same date in 1887 there were 45.l7e
on order and on June /, 1896, there
were 25,74s. On May this year
1857 new freight cars were on order
New steam locomotives on order on
June totaled 5e, compared with
329 on June last year and So on the
same date two years ago. The rail-
roads had 81 new steam locomotives
on order on May l this year. New
electric and Diesel locomotives on
order on June l totaled s, compared
with 80 on June /, 1897, and 80 on
June l, 1896. The railroads on May
l this year had 10 new electric and
Diesel locomotives on order.
Class railroads in the first five
months of this year installed in
service 5,7S6 new freight cars, COM
pared with 27,8o7 in the same period
IN 1887 and S,948 in the same period
in 1886.
The railroads in the first five
months Of 1898 also put in service
los new steam locomotives and IS
new electric and Diesel locomotives,
compared with 122 steam and u cleo
trio and Diesel locomotives installed
in the same period last year and
nine steam and eight electric and
Diesel locomotives installed in the
same period in 1886.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO. June q tR ~: g. Depar.
we're . seneral rule in all branches Of thi
livestock trade today. HOGS. however
cents or, On veisRts I f'ess essr atsSs'q ss6 POUNDS &
Lambs were steady to weak
Hogs. 10000. including 5000 direct
slow: steady to 10 lower than Thursday'i
sHsss.s' s,s.,: ,ea.I on vfiIhss Sso pounds down
and chatce. 170-24O pounds, 9.OO-0.3 80;
2so.2so pousnass; g.. s;7S:s,o6; 2so-325
pounds doyn; T:eo-s.2b; 36o-5oo pounds,
Cattle. 800; Calves, 800; fed steers and
yearlines steady At cleanup trade: market
practically nominal; she stock steady; sup
ply hhsife1f: too small to tsss market thSr
this in contrast to slow. and lower mer.
ket earlier IN week; most bulls strong to is
higher; cutter grades cows LARGELY 400
5:a5: s.usase bulls mostly S.2b down
but outstanding kinds auotable to $50;
yealers mostly s.oo-s.6o; odd lots. s.75;
Sheep 5000. including 5000 direct;
spring lambs steady to weak; sheer. about
clipped lambs: GOOD to choice medium
butchers not operating; native slaughter
ewes, 3.00-325.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. June "a tP,.-Eess. 1e. .a45;
steady. Mixed colors. special packs. 22h4-
2aA; Standards, 90: nrsts. 2Ol2; seconds.
19Ia-20l4; mediums 1Qs4; dirties. No /.
l9L.: AVERAGE checks. lsh; storase-packed
Whites Resale of premium marks. eals-
81. Nearby and Midwestern, premium
marks. 27A-29: exchange specials. 24-27.
Midwestern. exchange standards 23-23l2.
and western. exchange mediums. 33a.
Pacific Coast. Jumbo and premiums. 30h
"a; specials; 29Ls:30; standards. 2sia-29:
mediums. 26a-21h.
Browns: Extra fancy. a4a.-.sh. Nearby
and Western. special packs. 24l4.
Duck eggs: Fancy 21-2"
Butter. 925.373; steady to frm. Cream
cry. higher than extra 28h-27i.: extra
992 score,. :5'.,a6A: nrsts lss-aD. "a
25sa seconds 'S4-s1. 20l,-23.
Cheese. 2'1.317: steady; prices un-
CHANGED.
Live poultry. by freight, steady. ,Broi
ers, Rocks, 1920. mostly 1a. Fowl. col
ored. 49, a-l9. mostly 10: Leghorn. 16.
Turkeys. hen. 20: toms. l5.
BY express weak. Chickens. crosses, 81:
Reds. Il. Broilers. Rocks. 1921 mostly
90: crosses. 1920. mostly 1SI7-19: Reds,
1919. mostly 1915: Leshorn l7-1Sh,
mostly IS. Fowl. colored. 10: Leshorn,
Dressed poultry irregular. Fresh and
frozen prices UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
TRIUMPH EXPLOSIVES
REPORTS $92,166 NET
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. June 24-Triumph
Explosives. Inc, reports net income,
before taxes. for the 10 months ended
May 81, 1898. of $s2,l66 and after
taxes Of $50. .e35. compared with $52.-
1874 and s43,57s, respectively. for the
full year ended July 81. 1897.
: The company, which is engaged in
the manufacture Of aircraft flood
lights, aviation signals and various
types Of naval and military pyrotech-
mics. states that it plans to enter
the foreign field shortly to negotiate
contracts.
Negotiations are also under way for
the manufacture Of small arms am
munition.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
FIRM
PLANS BIC ISSUE
Southwestern Bell Files
Registration Data for
$4,000, 900 Bonds.
BY tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone
Co. Of st. Louis, Mo, filed with the
Securities Commission today a regis
tration statement covering $50 200, 900
first and refunding mortgage 3 per
cent bonds. due July /, 1868.
The registration statement disclosed
net proceeds from the sale Of the
bonds will be used to reimburse the
company's treasury for past expendi-
lures for plant improvements and for
retirement Of funded debt. Upon this
reimbursement the company said II
intends to use $25 5,053, 1925 Of its treas
ury funds to redeem at lis per cent
OF par value its outstanding issue of
$21 ,785, 500 par value Of per cent
cumulative preferred stock.
The company will also repay ad-
vances from American Telephone 81
Telegraph Co., the parent compa ay,
which were obtained within the past
year and used for plant Improvements.
The price at which the bonds will
be offered to the public, names of
banking underwriters and other de-
tails will be given in an amendment
to the registration statement.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
lAYOFF IS PLANNED
BY AMERICAN VlSCOSE
By the Associated Press.

6S the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, June 24.-H. c.
Neren. general manager OF the Ameri-
can VScose Corp, said yesterday be-
tween $50 and 500 employees would be
laid on next week because of an ap-
proximately IS per cent curtailment
Of production.
Eight hundred employees were laiG
on several weeks ago. The fortn-
coming reduction will leave a force of
approximately 5000, it was estimated
Neren said business conditions have
not improved rs We had hoped they
would, and added that the present
outlook was not very encouraging.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK, June - oP'.-The foreisn
xchanse market auieted down today and
nsior European currencies showed little
Ihange In terms of the dollar.
Advancing security prices apparently
|ttracted more European capital AS Sc
urity houses were reported TO have Of
BRED sterling for dollars. The pound
Tipped i. Of q cent.
The franc advanced .oo,i. of 4 cent,
he belsa .00h Of q cent, and the Hol-
Ind euilder: ,.02 of cent. Swiss francs
Noon rates follow; Greet Britain in in
smsnd ottse" sseies a.msSS ass;' se;siy 2sy.
ables. 2.7sii; Italy demand. 526h;
DemandsWBelsium. 16.ssla: Germany.
Holland Si 'ssesSeN ss4S: Norwsy "a .ass sweden.
bwitserland, 3a.s7ia; spain. unquoted
Portusal 450s.: Greece: ;s1A: Poland,
s.s1; Czechoslovskia. 3.47ss: Yugoslavia.
$7umania, .75: Argentina. 81. OSn: Brazil
free,. soon: Toxic. 2s.94: SHANGHAI.
9s.!5: Honekone. 3O;a6: Mexico City.
El.7s: Montreal in. New York: a9.00;
New York in Montreal. 10000. n-Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
GOLD IMPORTS DROP
SHARPLY DURING WEEK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department said to-
day s6.o57,6Ol worth of gold was sold
the United States in the week ended
June II, in spite of 4 strong demand
for the metal in the London market in
the same period.
The amount, however. was only a
fifth of the previous weeks total and
about half of receipts during previ-
Gus weeks in June and May. Ship
ments included 81, l,763, 500 from Eng
land and $2,663,7l3 from Australia.
Silver imports totaled $5,549, ,626. or
about the same as in previous weeks
The principal shipment was $4,000 900
OF Chinese silver coin.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
BOND ISSUE PLANNED
BY CONSOLIDATED GAS
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

Special DIspa tch 10 The Star
BALTIMORE. June 24.-The Con-
solidated Gas. Electric Light d. Power
Co. has made application to the Mary
land Public Service Commission for
authority to issue $l0.440.000, series
"O." 3i4 per cent refunding mortgage
sinking fund bonds dated July is and
maturing June IS, 1868. The COM
pany proposes to redeem the same
amount of outstanding series IL" ~
per cent first refunding mortgage sink
ing fund bonds at los and accrued
interest. The commission will hold
a hearing on the application next
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
BANK ELECTION HELD.

BALTIMORE, June ~ Especially -
Twenty-Five directors were elected at
the annual meeting of the Eutaw Saw
ings Bank Of Baltimore. They held q
meeting Immediately and reelected
officers Of the institution. The officers
are: Edward L. Robinson. president;
Franklin P. Whitecraft. jr., vice pres
ident: Brison c. Tucker, treasurer, and
Nivison Long and J. Edward White,
jr., assistant treasurers.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
PERE MARQUETTE LOSS
SHOWN DURING MAY

By The Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. June 24.-Pere Mar
quette Railway reported its May op-
erations resulted in a s2s7. .795 deficit
after all charges, compared with
So6,776 profit the same month last
year and s20S,s74 profit in May. 1896
The railroad showed 4 Sl,786. .521
deficit the first five months this year
compared with ss62.s57 profit for the
same period last year.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
INTEREST TO BE PAID.

NEW YORK. June "A Especially -
Notice IS being given to holders
Of Chilean Nitrate q Iodine Salel
Corp. 5 per cent sterling income de-
bentures, that interest at the rate OF
az per cent. for the half-year ending
June 30. 1898. will b paid In full on
o. after that date.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
MELVILLE SHOE VOTES
DIVIDEND OF so CENTS

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 24.-Directors
OF Melville Shoe Corp. yesterday de-
clared dividend of so cents q share
on common stock, payable August
to holders of record July Is. On
May 2 q payment of 8712 cents q
share was made and on February l
payment was 81. The company Is q
national distributor of shoes.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
Motor Industry
Expects Climb in
1889 Model Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 24-Wards Au-
tomotive Reports. Inc, added a hope
full note to the outlook in the motor
car industry today by asserting that
business has reached a turning point
in the decline which began about a
year ago." and that all automobile
companies believe the 1899 model
year will reflect definite improvement
over the present one"
1t estimated this weeks output at
40,9ls cars and trucks. "a less than
seasonal decline from last weeks A.
100" Production for this week last
year was l21 1882 units.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
SHARP DECREASE SEEN
IN TIN CONSUMPTION
By the Associated Press.

By the AsE0cloted Press.
NEW YORK. June 24.-World ap-
parent consumption of tin in the first
four months of the year dropped to
52,700 tons from $500 in the COM
parable 1887 period and world produc-
ton fell to $1,000 tons from 81 800.
the International Tin Research and
Development Council reported today.
The consumption drop was most Sc
we're in the United States, where use
in the first four months fell As per
cent to l8,187 tons.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
MILK PAY ROLLS GAIN.
BUT JOBS DECREASE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 24.-Milk COM
pany pay rolls increased 25s per cent
and employment decreased $50 Der
cent in May, compared with May
1887. according to reports from 1876
leading markets to the Milk Industry
Foundation. Daily average sales OF
fluid milk decreased 7.s3 per cent to
6.08l,l3l quarts in May. 1888, from
6.S97, ISL quarts in May, 1887.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
Substantial Rise
In Ne,U Financing
ShO,Un for Week

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 24.-New security
financing this week showed a substan-
tial gain over the previous seven-day
period, municipal offerings accounting
for most Of the increase.
A compilation by Poors Publishing
Co. today placed total financing At
S77,l44,700, compared with So ,4ss 900
the week before and 10000, 900 4
year ago.
III.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
BANK DIVIDEND VOTED.

BALTIMORE. June "A semi
Annual dividend Of S per cent, or $2.5
share, on the capital stock of the
Calvert Bank. has been declared by
the board Of directors. 1t is payable
on July to stockholders Of record
on June 80.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
Sentiment Improves.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, June "a (P.-
Daily Metal Trade today says:
Sentiment Is noticeably improved in
the iron and steel markets Miscel-
laneous demand has improved to such
extent that steelmaking operations
have been increased to care for the
larger tonnage
While the outlook for heavy business
from the large consuming industries is
not particularly promising for the
near future, inventory replenishment
on a much larger scale than recently
expected is in prospect as manufac-
turers prepare for contracts certain to
come to them In the Government lend
mg-spending program which is ac-
lively being pushed
Renewed strength in scrap is seen rs
bullish factor in view of the baro-
metric relationship OF this market TO
steel. Buoyancy in the stock markets
and other favorable developments OF
the past few days have substantially
changed the picture in the steel mar
kets as compared with only a few
weeks ago.
Evening star., 1938-06-24

s. M. A. Corp.-Common share
earnings, four months ended April
30, were 20 cents.
Evening star., 1938-06-24

s. Actual sales unit Of trading 10 shares. -
sankr9Hey As Or securities assumed by such companies:
% share Of q preference stock share g
PAD last year Cash o. stock Accumulated dividend paid
Rates Of dyidends the foresctns
based the quarterly
ton Unless otherwise noed special extra dividends
Evening star., 1938-06-24

securities assumeT by such companies.
Rates Of dividends In the foregoinE table
last quarterly or semi-annual declarations.
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
Also extra or extras. Declared or
paid so far this year. no regular rate.
PAYABLE In stock. 9 Paid last year.
Cash or stock. Accumulated dividend
paid OF declared this year. wv With var.
rants. Nv without warrants. var War.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK January "a P.-Invest.
ment Bankers Conference Inc:
Moon ouotationsD
Evening star., 1938-06-24
FOREIGN BONDS.

ww--With warrants. xw-Without wal
3Ants. New. st tstp)--Stamped.
sNeeotiability impaired by maturity.
tCompanies reported in receivership.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
Big Orders Placed.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June "a R.-
Orders for 1000 tons OF tinplate and
2.700 tons Of miscellaneous steel prod.
ucts. involving expenditure Of an esti-
mated $500,000. were announced today
by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Rail.
road Co. while steel company oficials
predicted ingot production in the Bir-
mingham district would hold at ~
per cent of capacity next week
r c. l. officials said the orders. for
Pacific Coast manufacturers, would
be sent to Mobile and carried by water
from there.
Eight open-hearth furnaces will
continue steel production next week to
keep operations at ~ per cent of ca
pacity. Pig iron production also will
be maintained. with five blast furnaces
in operation.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON. o.
METALS BOOSTED
ON BROAD FRONT
Steel Scrap, Lead, Copper
and Zinc Raised in
Active Trading.
by the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 24.-Fresh price
advances in leading non-ferrous
metals, including lead, nnc, copper
and steel scrap, were posted by sellers
today In the wake Of continued heavy
demand both At home and abroad.
American Smelling & Refining Co.
boosted lead So q ton to 4 basis OF
~ cents . pound, New York. the
highest since February 10. Other
producers followed the makeup.
Sellers Of zinc posted new quota
tions of AZ cents . pound, up 10 Of
q cent a pound from the previous day
and at the highest level since last
March g. Sales Of this metal were
said to be extremely heavy yesterday
in all centers.
Custom smelters raised the price OF
scrap copper 4 cent q pound to ia
cents and export copper. strong the
past several weeks, gained new ground
abroad. with sales. reported in good
volume at 9.35 cents. The domestic
price of electrolytic metal remained
at cents. Copper futures also ad-
vanced
Meanwhile. Dow Jones & Co. re-
ported in q dispatch from Pittsburgh
that dealers quotations on No. l
heavy melting steel scrap had been
advanced so cents a ton to 3l2-l2.5O,
= new high on the current upward
movement. The new quotation, the
dispatch said. brought the net gain
for this metal to 81 q ton during the
past 10 days.
Evening star., 1938-06-24

Also extra or extras.
Declared or paid so far this year.
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25
Foreign Minister Anthony Eden Resigns Position
Joe Louis Knocked Out Mann 3rd
 Round Bout

NEW YORK, Feb. g, (P)-Joe Louis defended his worlds heavy championship by knocking out Nathan Mann of New Haven, Conn, in the third round of a scheduled fifteen round fight be- fors about twenty thousand peo- pie.
 The bell saved Mann in the second round; and was knocked down three times in the third round, being counted out in less than eight minutes of fgh!ing.
 Louis made short work of his opponent aft.r being stung to ac- tivity by Mann's aggressive and hard hitting at the start of the battle The Champion, however, gave the challenger a terrific beating in the last few minutes of the. bout. The end came in ore minute and fifty six second in the third round.
 Louis weighed in at two hum dred pounds, Mann at l93 12.
 Th,-' gate receipts exceeded one lIrd ed thousand dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25
United States
 Not Eyacuate
 Central China

HANKOW, Feb. 25, lP,-The United States told the Japanese in blunt note, that 1t has no intention of ordering the evacua- ton of Americans from Central China's war area, as the Japanese army officials formally requested.
 The Note declared that Arneri- cans have perfect right to live. and carry on their duties in any part of China, regardless of the presence of the Japanese army
 The Note is regarded as one of the sharpest documents from the United States to Japan since the, war began.
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25
\iscount Halifax Foreign Sect'y.
 Or. Britain

LONDON, Feb. 25th, (P)-Vis- count Halifax hiterto Lord Pres ident of the Council and former, Vlceroy to India, was formally named Foreign Secretary in spite of the Labor Party'S warning. The appointment has raised a constitutional issue.
 Premier Chamberlin announc- d that Halifax or his enliSsary will visit Herr Hitler after taking over the post vacated by Anthony Eden.
 R. A. Butler, former under-sec- retary of State to India, was named Parliamentary Undersec- retary of Foreign Affairs. to re present the Foreign Office in the House of Commons.
 Chamberlin, however, will deal with all important matters com ing under the Foreign policy in the House of Commons, as Hali- fax bling a peer, he cannot ans Wer questions in that House.
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25
Cheec,2acco Race Be Held Sunday
 By Kernel Club

Che ,chacco drivers will have a chance to show their stuff Sun day, Feb. 27th. when they par ic- ipate in a burden race sponsored by the Nome Kennel Club.
 The limit has ben set at seven dogs, and the owner or person in charge of the dogs is to ride as the burden, while the Cheechac- co pre5ides at the handle-bars.
 Tn: race will commence sharp ly at l P. M. on Front Street, the teams utting down near the M. and M. Bank onto the ice of Der ing Sea, and completing a course of 5 miles, returning to shore for the finish.
 All interested are urged to reg ister at the Nevada Grill before 5 P. M. Saturday, (tomorrow). Drawing for place will take place at that timsa
 Starters for the Race will be Bob Jackson, Chuck O'Leary and Alvin Polet.
 Judges-Miss Mildred Maynard and Charles Code.
 Timekeeper-Harry Magen.
 Marshals of the Course@Jim Davidson and George Madsen.
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25
Jap War Planes Search Chinese
 Fields Raiders

SHANGHAI, Feb. 24th, (P- Japanese war planes raided Chin csc Airdromes southeast of the China coast in search for the base from which Chinese planes yesterday bombarded the Island of Mcrmosa.
 Tn: Japanese struck for the first time at the Chinese airfield at FoochoW, the Fukien Province capital, opposite the northern tip of Formosa, and also raided the aireld at Lishui in Choking Pro- vince to the north.
 Japanese planes at Shanghai took to the air when it was re- ported that Chinese planes were heard in the air near Shanghai.
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25
New Equipment
 Coming Spring
 Wales Tin Field
Five Hundred Tons of Equip ment Planned for Tin City
 OPeratiOn in Spring.

SEATTLE, Feb. 24-The Pacific States Mining Company is taking in a dragline, shovel, tractors & equipment totall ing 500 tons for new tin opera ton at Tin City, on Seward Pen inSula, pronounced as the largest placer tin fi:ld in North America.
 Concentrates from this area are shipped to Singapore for s1nelt- ing, as there are no tin smelters in America.
 Tin mining, which has been in progress for a number of years in the western part of the Seward Peninsula, near Nome, was con- tinued on even a larger scale in 1887. The tin minerals recover ed occur in the placer deposits that lie near the contacts of granite intrusions into limestone.
 317 900 Pound in 1887
 The output of the principal pro- ductive area and that of smaller operations elsewhere in the pen- insula and in other parts of AL aska is estimated to have yield ed concentrates containing about 319,000 pounds of metallic tim.
 At 56l2 cents a pound, which is estimated to have been the average price. of tin for the year, this tin was worth S180,000. Due to war activities of the past sev- eral months, the price of tin has advanced considerably,
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25

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TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 25, (A') Doctor Davison issued a bulle-
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25
Not So We'll Yesterday

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 24,(P, Later reports today said Gen. eral Perslling was definitely weaker and somewhat apath hetic" and dangerously near death, as anxious physicians worked des- perately to preserve his waning strength.
 Although doctors were silent since morning, a bulletin was is sueld saying he is not so well as yesterday.
 Reliable sources said he was given intravenous nourishment; the same sources said he has trouble in swallowing and exper- fenced at moments with double vision
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25
Five Diyis;ons Chinese Ready
 New Offensive

SHANGHAI, Feb. 25. tP)-25 new Chinese Divisions are said 70 being organized and equipped for counter offensive against the Japanese arni-s who are try ing 10 swallow the vast Central China area of Lunghai.
 The Chinese forces are holding back the Japanese mechanized ettempt to establish a bas for a crossing of the river north of Lunghai Railway, fight ing desperately in all sectors, they have threatened Japanese forces at the eastern end of the corridor.
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25
Pershing Better Today: Coming
 Out Of Coma

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. "A, (P) Relatives and friends of Gen eral John J. Pershing were heart ened this morning by the physi- clans reports that he would ra- cover from his illness, barrin g any unforeseen setback. His per sonal physician said he was in no immediate danger, though he suffered acute damage to heart muscles which will require pro- konged rest in bed,
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-25

tin this afternoon saying General Pershing has shown "some slight mental perturbation, but, ex- pressing satisfaction of the pro gress he has made. The blood pressure and heart action is still quite satisfactory, though there is a slight rise of the body tenpera- ture, which is above normal.