davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1938-01-09
NEW YORK SUGAR.

was UNCHANGED today at 320 for spots
and with buyers and sellers about 5
points apart no sales were reported.
Futures were inactive and there were
no price changes In the No. 4, trading
was confined to March. where further
trade covering absorbed scattered liQuida-
tlon. with final prices net unchaneed.
Sales. loo tons, in March. at l.l1ia.
Rehned was quiet and UNCHANGED at
f.G3-4.'3 for fine granulated.
lower: sales. so tons
High Low. Last.
September -- a32 2.3.. 2.32b
Bid.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
HEARING POSTPONED
ON T. w. A. MAIL RATE
|y the Associated Press

0y the ASsoclated Press,
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion postponed yesterday from Janu-
ary 20 to February hearing on a
petition of Transcontinental e. West
ern Air. Inc, for an increase in air.
mail compensation on its New York
to-Los Angeles route.
The company now receives "a cents
per mile, with mileage base of
100000. 1t asked an increase but
specified no amount.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
FEDERAL AGENCY PLANS
TO BUY CANNED PEAS
1y the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
The Federal Surplus Economy Corp
announced it will purchase canned
peas in an effort to bolster prices and
remove part of this years record
supply Of the product from market
channels.
The peas will be distributed among
relief families.
The corporation invited Gamers to
submit prices on the food product.
This years supply has been estimated,
1t 26,300,000 cases. or about 5000, 900
cases above the 193O-1934 average. Of
f1cials said prices now averaged be-
tween 20 and Is cents a case below
the 1925-1s34 average.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
FEDERAL LAND BANKS
Charter No. oo43O, Reserve District M 4
REPORT OF CONDITION or THE "
ExpOrt-1mport Bank
Ew YORK. Jan. 8 R.-Feder.l Land

'haEiF nj SIG 81 Pse 81 4sH r.
ExpOrt-Import Bank
bia. a the close Of business on December I5
co,I ,publ,shed ,,a; in response to call mad. b,
sell U. s. Revised Statutes
5. customers' liability on u ''~ % '''
.nfs; 'sssptss :ss s,ur.. "1fsss ;sss.
Q. Cash. balances with
other banks and cash
1s. otSs4 s:''s!'se s::ee. - ''+sss:sf:ss ss:si:sss
Total assets ---- 500 e2o.615. 20
LIABILITIES.
2b. AcceYtances executed by
other banks for .ec-
ss ess4 ss?n' lsst: e 'a': bank fsss:s:
30 Giss. esni'., 4 ssefgn,; p9e9e11ea stock.
10000 shares. par
tirsbie At $1,000:
eS"mSn s@n sSar.s' stGesi esr .1oo loo
v5s,s's.i sh;Ts ;s''ooo, 10000
profits
net '36O,1341a
Reserves
contin-
gencies 115326.36
Total capital ac-
count ---------- 21,4754sO.bb
Total liabilities S22.02O.515. %
AFTER payment Of S1.056,1 "a .3S on Oc-
t. to6er :; ;,,s lss7: to r; =; G: covering pre-.
cumulative dividends on preferred stock
from January !, 1887. declared or CHARGED
aHainst undivided profits.
District Of Columbia, S.:
the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement Ia true to the
best OF my knowledge and belief.
D. B. GRIFFIN. Assistant Treasurer.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
9TH day OF January. 1888
Notary Public.
1898.
Correct-Attest:
WARREN LEE PIReON,
BEN JOHNSON
w. ]. JOHNSON,
Trustees.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
REPORT OF coNDITIoN OF THE
Bank of Commerce
and SAVINGS

lumbia. At the close Of business on Decem-
Der 81. 1897
FubliShed in. response to call made by
Comptroller Of the Currency under Section
b2l1, o. s. Revised StatutesD
Evening star., 1938-01-09

tn. M pansyuptsy or .seyershp
o. aisiasnd the foesons table
9ness otherwise noted special are not
fax * h ov6end Also extras Deel,r.d or paid
cash or stock Accumula dvend paid or declared
-" 'A'1'oo' "sii@hts. "aF Way
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Reserve District NJ
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The CITY Bank

OF Washington. in the District of Columbia
at the close of business on December 81,
1871
published in response to call made by
Comptroller of the Currency, under Section
52l1. U. S. Revised Statutes)
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Boycott of Nazi
Goods Extended

OAK LAND, Cal, Dec. 81
G.N.SO America Federation of
Labor Building Trades Workers
today extended their boycott of
German-made products considered
to be underselling America-made
goods.
After picketing for two weeks
a 2,000-barel shipment of Ger
man cement being offered for sale
at less than half the price of Amer
ican cement, the AFL members
picketed piers on which are lying
a large amount of German peat
moss, which is used in landscap-
ing. and German wire lathing,
nails and other building materials.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
French Pledge of War Aid to Soviets Renewed
NGzisBLGn1e
Ickes for
COster

BE RLIN, Dec. 21
Q.N.S.).-Der Angriff,
news organ of Propa-
ganda Minister Joseph
Goebbels, today launched
a new attack on United
States Secretary of the
Interior Harold L. Ickes
whose department is
not concerned with swim
dim gin connection
with the Coster-Musica
swindle case in New
York.
Under the headline,
"Gangster Politics." the
paper splashed a Wash
ington dispatch charging
Ickes was responsible for
the Musica affair.
"The scandal would
never have developed if
Ickes was alert" " the
paper charged.
The Nazi government
has continually assailed
Mr.. Ickes since he re-
fused to approve sale of
a huge quantity of helium
to Germ any ON the
ground that ii might be
used for military pur-
poses. Congress has for
hidden sale of the non-
inflGmmGble gas to for
eign nations for military
use.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
"C|MP" JURORS
s TO 6, REPORT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. FL
N.N.S.).-Six men and six
women who hold the fate of
Martin Snyder wrangled in the
jury room today. 1t was reported
they were split, six to six, over
the question of Synder'S guilt.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81 G.N.S)
Reported split six to six when they
retired, the jurors celebrating the
case of Martin THE Gimp" Sny-
der, former husband of Ruth
Etting, resumed deliberations this
morning.
At $3.50 o'clock last night, after
they had been debating since 4
p. m, with two hours off for
dinner, the six women and six men
called it a day.
At that time, it was unofficially
reported that six of the jurors
were for putting the Gimp away
for a long stretch, while the other
six believed he was innocent Of
deliberately shooting Myrl S. Al
derman, now the husband of Miss
Etting. During a row in Alder
Continued on Page 4, Col. II
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Will Spend Holiday
At Berlin Home
In California

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Honey
"Muriel" johnson and her bride.
groom-to-be. Dick Orchard EN-.
Imitt) Berlin, Hearst magazine
executive, will be among those
missing in New York for Christ.
mas. Dick and the blond and
beautiful Honey will be married
this afternoon at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry T. F. johnson. in SUBURBAN
Bronxville,
Immediately after the ceremony
and small reception the couple
will leave to spend the holidays
with his mother, Mrs. Richard
Berlin. in Piedmont, Cal.
Only members of tie two fam
lilies and a few close friends will
witness the ceremony, which will
be solemnized by Father Joseph
L. Mccain, of the Bronxville
Catholic Church at the flower
banked improvised altar in the
drawing room of the Johnson
home.
Instead of the traditional bridal
white, Honey will wear a gown of
light blue tucked velvet, with a
tight-fitting bodice ana long full
train.
Marjorie Hothorn will be Elaid
of honor and only attendant.
Dicks best man will be B. Frank
Davis.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
POPE RECEIVES
COLLEGE GROUP

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 81
G.N.SD.-Ignoring his ailments,
Pope Plus granted a series of audi.
ences today after authorities de-
clared he had passed a good
night"
The Pontiff first received Eu,
genio Cardinal Pacelli, papal secre-
tary of state, with whom he con-
ferred for half an hour. Later,
after hearing a sermon, the Pope
granted three private audiences
and then received several alumni
of Lombard College in Rome,
where he was once a student.
Yesterday, because of his de-
clining health, the Pope reluc-
family abandoned plans to preside
over formal Inauguration of a new
holy year of prayer and devotion.
His physicians feared his partici-
patton would be too great a strain.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Captain Eden Arrives
Home. from u. 5. Visit

PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 81
IN.S0-Former British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden and his
Vile dlsembarked at Plymouth
from the liner Queen Mary to-
day following their weeks visit
to the United States.
Eden declared he was impressed
with the vitality and candor" of
the American attitude. He urged
British newspapers to publish
more United States news and
more informed American opinion
regarding European events"
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
POLISH TRADE
PACT FACTOR
INPAR|S MOVE
Bonnet and Reds
Envoy Confer

PARIS, Dec. 81 U.NS)-A
pledge that France will respect
her mutual assistance pact with
Soviet Russia in the event that
country is the victim Of un.
provoked aggression has been for.
warded to Moscow, International
News Service learned today.
French Foreign Minister Georges
Bonnet, in a conversation yester-
day with Soviet Ambassador Jacob
Souritz, gave assurances that the
recently signed Franco-German
no war" accord has not paralyzed
other French alliances and that
the French pacts with both Russia
and Poland would be respected.
Bonnet delivered the promise to
Souritz when the latter conferred
with him regarding the Ukraine.
which is regarded as a possible
object of German expansionist
ambitions.
The fact that Bonnet coupled
the French accords with Soviet
Russia and Poland in this fashion
was regarded as especially signifi-
cant in view of the new Russian
Polish trade pact, which is con-
sidered here as a barrier to the
German drive to the East toward
the Ukraine.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Poland, Russia
In Trade Pact

LONDON, Dec. 81 GNSO.-A
striking new bid by Soviet Russia
for renewed participation in the
affairs of Continental Europe,
breaking the anti-Russian "ice-
jam" created at Munich, was seen
by political observers today in an
nouncement of far-reaching
trade agreement between Moscow
and Poland.
Coming only few weeks after
renewal OF the RuSSo-PoliSh pact
of friendship, the trade agreement
was looked upon as one of political
rather than economic Importance,
with these two purposes closely in
tertWined:
l. Revival of Soviet Russia
as a potent factor in European
affairs.
2. Creation of a Russo-Polish
bulwark which may prove q
stumbling block for Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler in his eastward
drive toward the Ukraine.
Importance of the first factor
was emphasized by the disclosure
to International News Service in
Paris that France had officially
reaffirmed her pledge to assist
Russia in event of unprovoked ag.
greSSion.
This alone marked a departure
from the path of diplomatic pro-
cedure stemming from the four.
power parley at Munich, from
which Russia was arbitrarily ex-
cluded without even the solace Of
polite apologies.
Since the time of the September
crisis, Russia has been ignored by
Great Britain and France. There
were definite indications that the
latter might even write off her
military mutual assistance pact
with the Soviets, not by outright
remuneration but by the simple
expedient of allowing it to slip
into the discard.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
COster Died Poor,
Lawyer Declares

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Dec.
FL U.N.SD.-U. S. Commits
siOner Samuel Reich, counsel
for the late F. Donald Cos
ter, today denounced what he
termed reckless accusations
against the One-time presi-
dent of McKeSSOn & Robbins,
Inc.
The attorney revealed that
before committing suicide
COster had written a note
to be released at "the proper
time and place"-which will
show that he died a COM
paratiVely poor man.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
|Five Found Slain:
In Mass Murder;

SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 81
QN.SO.-Five persons, four OF
them members of one family, were
found dead in Savannah today,
victims of what police described
as mass murder.
The victims were identified as:
J. S. Tillman, 33, a WPA worker;
his wife, Elizabeth; their two chill
'dren, Clare, 9. and Viola, 7; and a
neighbor, Tom Chester, a night
watchman at welding plant.
Police declared all members of
the Tillman family had been
beaten to death, while Chester had
been shot.
The bodies of the members of
the Tillman family were found in
one room, while Chester's body
was found in a shed nearby.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Separation Ended
By Chester Morrises

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 81 G.N.S).
Chester Morris, the actor, and his
wife were back in Hollywood to-
day, ready to celebrate what they
said was going to be the happiest
Christmas we've ever spent" The
reason, they said, was because
they had become fully reconciled
after trial separation which kept
them apart several months. After
the holidays they plan a trip to
Honolulu second honeymoon.
The Morrises have been married
IL years and have two children.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Buffalo Market Strike
PerilS Yule Food Supply

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 81
Q.N.SO.-A strike Of TOO market
and produce workers tied up Buf
falo's two terminals today, Great.
ing fears of a shortage of holiday
poultry and food.
While State and Federal labor
mediators sought to affect a
settlement of the dispute involving
wages, Police Commissioner Glenn
H. Mcclellan warned he would OF,
der police to ride trucks should
it be necessary to send them
The Washington times., 1938-12-21

through picket lines to make food
deliveries.
A committee representing a ma
jority of warehouse owners today
arranged a meeting. at which the
strikers demands were to be con.
sidered. The workers want the
same pay for a 44-hour week that
previously was given for a 48-hour
week. Employers are offering a
2la-cent hourly increase to work
ers earning up to 6212 cents per
hour.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
White Christmas Expected
For Washington District

And at exactly TIA tomorrow
morning the sun will reach its
farthest southern point, winter
will officially start. and Washing.
ton will have the shortest day of
the year.
The shortest day will bring with
it q drop in temperature, which
may mean SncW.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
j. s. EXPECTS
COSTER AIDE
TO TELL ALL"
'Racketeer' Linked
To Deal In Arms

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 Q.NS0.
Federal agents turned to another
aide of the masquerading "F
Donald Coster" today as they
sought to untangle the financial
affairs of the McKesson & Robbins
drug concern.
Benjamin Simon, arrested on
charges of 'conspiring to violate
Federal laws, was revealed as q
convicted poultry racketeer of nine
years ago and termed by Federal
authorities as probably the most
important link" between Coster
and proposed $50,000,0OO arms
smuggling deal.
Center of Probe
Arrested as his Bronx home last
night, Simon admitted that he
knew five years ago that Coster,
suicide president of the century.
old McKeson & Robbins, actually
was Philip Musica, a convicted
SWindler.
This 49-year-old man who was
arrested three times and convicted
once Of violating the Sherman anti.
trust law became the center of the
Federal investigation today.
From him authorities hope to
learn much of Coster's alleged
connection with bootlegging of
illicit liquor, smuggling of arms,
and manipulations of the $87, 7,000,-
900 in listed assets of McKesson &
Robbins.
Government men also were ex-
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Two Women Accused
Of Postal LarCenies

BALTIMORE, Dec. 81 GN.SD.
Two women postal employees, one
a postmaster and the other a
clerk, were accused of embezzle-
ment in Federal indictments
today.
Mrs. Mary A. Kilroy, a widow
and postmaster at Texas, Md,
was accused Of embezzling $1,084.
Mrs. Edith G. Gibson, clerk at the
Huntington (MdD post office, was
charged with removing 81 from an
envelope and OBTAINING nine
letters.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
1reeIess Christmas
Facing Philippines

MANILA, P. T., Dec. 81 G.N.SO.
Hundreds of downcaSt American
in the Philippines prepared today
for Christmas festivities without
the Traditional Christmas Tree.
The liner President Adams, carry.
ing $500 yule trees, has been de-
layed and will not arrive late an
Christmas Day.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21

There may be a White Christ
mas.
Winter starts officially tomor'
row morning, and there is a pros
pect of rain or snow, the Weather
Bureau announced today.
Today will be cloudy and slightly
warmer, with the mercury ex-
pected to drop to a low Of about
I34 degrees during the night.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Treasury Report

GN.SD Treasury balance De
cember 10, $3,167, ,684, ,459.82; in
ternal revenue, $8,584, 1859;
customs receipts, $17,296.836.55;
receipts, $2,7SS,sS6.426; expendi-
lures, $4,289, $50, ,632.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
CLOSED D. C.
BANK TOPAY
OUT S835,179
Federal American
Adds Dividend

The 22,932 deaositors of the
Federal-American National Bank
and Trust Company are receiving
notices that will m&ke their
Christmas merrier.
Cary A. Hardee, receiver If the
bank, announced today that a
dividend of 10 per cent, amount
ing TO $685., 1896, will be pro-
vided through further liquidation
of the assets.
Checks Next Month
Delivery Of checks is expected
TO begin early in January. For
mer dividends of IS per cent, to-
gether with this one, make a total
payment Of IS per cent or $685.
497.33 to the creditors of the
bank.
Notices, which are being sent to
all depoSitors at their last known
addresses, give the date on which
each depositor is expected to call
at the office, 1900 block New York
Ave. N. w.
More to Be Paid
To facilitate orderly delivery of
the checks, it would be impractical
to deliver them to anyone not hav.
ing postal card notice, Hardee
said. DepoSitors not receiving no.
tive by February S should call at
tE> office, he said.
The receiver expressed the opin-
ion that further substantial dis
tributions would be made in the
future "as and when the large
amount of remaining assets are
liquidated," but did not indicate
the percentage or time.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Dies After Dietinu
u Years on Milk

NILES, Ohio, Dec. 21.-John
Flaherty, rs, a tailor, died here
after living his last 21 years on
only a quart of milk a day. The
milk diet was forced by strict
ure in his eSophagus, caused ap-
parently by an overdose of a
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Hard Pressed

Due to inadequate appropria.
tionS from Con gress the Board of
Education will be hard pressed to
keep the District schools open the
full year this year.
Under the best of weather condi-
tions, they admit, the money for
coal for school will just barely
last. An exceptionally cold winter
may force an early closing of the
schools.
So there is no hope that funds
can be found to provide warm
buildings in which to serve
lunches to the youngsters.
Throughout the 80 schools of
the city, the central kitchen daily
distributes lunches of hot soup,
sandwiches, fresh milk, fruits and
vegetables to the needy youngsters.
5000 Children
This is a continuance of the
program launched last summer,
when large numbers of District
children were given free meals at
various Fairgrounds.
But that $500 children might go
just as hungry during the Christ
mas fortnight as at any other time
Of the year appears to be some
thing the Congress overlooked
when the allotment of school
funds was granted.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
l. It's
your
MOVE

Make it a good one! Re
member, Washington's a
big town with more places
to live than you can shake
a stick at =. or visit. So
why try? Decide first
where you'd like to live,
then consult Herald-TimeS
apartment and furnished
room Want Ads. You'll
find listingS of vacancies
all over the city-in every
price range. Turn back to
the Want Ads NOW for
the smarteSt move you
ever made!
The Washington times., 1938-12-21

pected TO confer with Coster's at
torney, Samuel Reich, who dis
closed that the drug firm head
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
SCHOOLS STOP
FREELUNCH TO
5000 FRIDAY
Hunger on Monday
Facing Needy

Here's hoping it's merry Christ
mas, next Sunday, for 5000 un-
derprivileged school children of
Washington. It's going to be a
1unchleSs Monday the next day.
The school free hot lunch pro
gram will halt this Friday, not to
resume until January 8, when the
undernourished children return to
classes.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
More Than 1000
Officers Seized,
Six Executed
BY KENNETH T. DOWNS
fCopyright, 1880

PARIS, Dec. 81 G.N.S).-A re
volt against Spanish nationalist
Generalissimo Francisco Franco
has broken out in military gar
risons of number of important
cities in nationalist Spain, it was
learned in Paris today.
The revolt appears to be wide
spread and well planned. UpriS,
ings have taken place in Sara.
goSSa, Segovia, Soria, Pamplona
and possibly other cities, accord.
ing to information available here.
The uprisings were said to have
taken place simultaneously, and
to have indicated the existence of
a plan for concerted action.
Jail 1000 Officers
More than 1000 commissioned
a n d non-commissioned officers
have been arrested in the cities
affected. Additional arrests we're
said to have been made in other
parts of nationalist Spain as Gen
eral Franco ordered an immediate
Continued on Page 4, Col. A.
The Washington times., 1938-12-21
Wrong Place

For once, it's not question of
not having enough money to run
the lunch program through the
holidays-it appears to be more
q question of not having the
money in the right place.
Miss Mary Steele, director of
women's projects for the District
WPA, explained the dilemma this
way:
We've got the money to en-
able us to feed the 5000 chill
dren we are now taking care of
throughout the vacation period.
But the Board of Education,
which is the cosponsor of the
lunch project. can't afford to
keep heat in 80 schools over that
period for the one hour in which
we serve the children"
The Washington times., 1938-12-21

: CIOudy and colder
tonight and Thurs
; day; lowest tem-
: peTaturs about 28;
I moderate 10 fresh
! northwest TO north
Z winds.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

The citizens of the town of Bruno
in the county of Pine and state of
Minnesota, who are qualified to vote
at general elections, are hereby mott
fed that a special town meeting for
said town will be held at the town
hall in said town, on Saturday, the
3Oth day of April, A. D. 1888, be-
tween the hours of eight and ten
o'clock in the evening for the follow
ing purpose:
To vote on the proposition of issu-
ing town orders in the amount of ap-
proximately $1750 to build two miles
of road up to county aid road stand
ard, county to take over road when
built. Said road to begin at Sc cor
ner of Section II, then running north
two miles to the NE corner of Sec
ton 2-44-18.
EARL HOWEY,
Town Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
PROCEEDINGS OF
ASKOV COUNCIL

The village council of the village
of Askov met in special session on the
23rd day of April, 1888, in the office
of the clerk at 7:30 p. m.
Members present were Paul Froker,
Fritz Holm, Hans Mosbak and Anton
Gravesen.
The meeting was called to order by
Paul Froker, acting president.
On motion made, seconded and
carried, the license heretofore granted
to Otto Madsen for selling non-intoxi-
eating malt liquors in the building
located on lot II in block 7, village
of Askov, was cancelled and the clerk
was instructed to draw a warrant
in favor of Otto Madsen for $500 in
payment of refund on license fee
paid.
An application for an "on" and
"off" sale of notwithstanding malt
liquors in the building located on lot
IL in block 7, village of Askov, by
Carl Dixen, was laid before the coun-
Gil
Upon motion duly seconded and
carried, the said application was
granted, and the clerk was instructed
to issue "on" and "off'' sale licenses
to the said Carl Dixen and deliver
same to him upon payment of a
license fee of $500 for the balance
of the license year. Said Carl Dixen
to furnish a surety bond in favor
of the village of Askov guaranteeing
compliance with all village ordinances
relating to the sale of non-intoxicat-
ing malt liquors.
There being no further business to
come before the meeting, it was
moved, seconded and carried to adj
journ.
PAUL FROKER,
Acting Mayor.
ANTON GRAVESEN,
Village Clerk.