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Evening star., 1939-02-20
.$3,010,781 Surplus
Shown by Pennsy
Al End Of Year
Operating Gross Down
$95,549, ,267, According
To Annual Report
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2O.-The
annual report of the Pennsylvania
Railroad sent to more than zoe 900
stockholders showed today that de-
spite a drop in operating revenue of
$95, ,549, ,267, the company closed 1898
with a surplus of $3,010,781.
This surplus was O.46 per cent
upon the outstanding capital stock,
compared with 2.9 per cent in 1887,
and % cents per share (par 500
compared with $145 in 1887.
The dividend of l per cent paid
last year was not fully earned and
was charged to profit and loss, which
accounts at the end of the year stood
at $16l ,593 ,633, compared with $171,-
018,489 at the end of 1887.
The net income for the year was
S11 ,046. 100, a decrease of S16,232, ,538,
compared with the previous year.
The funded debt of the company
was decreased $6,482, $40.
Referring to the necessity for a
constructive national transportation
policy" President M. w. Clement
told the stockholders, when the
effect of subsidized competition upon
the railroads is considered, the
question becomes more acute"
I'm 1926" he said, 75l2 per cent
of the ton miles of all freight trans
ported in this country was carried
by the railroads, and in 1887 the
percentage had declined to 641a. The
appeal of the railroads, therefore,
for equal opportunity to do busi-
ness is we'll justified"
President Clement said it was
hoped that out of the legislation
recommended to President Roose-
velt in the railroad report presented
to him last December % would
emerge constructive national
transportation program"
Helpful legislation and uniform
regulation he said, should be a
strong factor in correcting the un-
satisfactory railroad situation. with
great benefits to the country at
large in every field of endeavor."
Evening star., 1939-02-20
FREIGHT Loudinos

freight carloadinss on railroads reporting
today. for the week ended February Is in
Evening star., 1939-02-20
F. c. A. Loans Exceed
5000 During Year
By the Associated Press


The Farm Credit Administration
reported it made more than 5000
loans to finance the purchase Of
farms last year.
F. F. Hill. governor of the F. c. A.,
said in statement that the loans
averaged from $4,000 to $4,000. The
agency is authorized to make loans
to individual farmers running up
to IS per cent of the normal value OF
property, but not exceeding $500.
In another field of its activity, the
F. c. A. announced it had started
making 1889 emergency crop and
feed loans in the early-planting sec
tions of the South and Southwest.
AS in the past, these loans are made
only to farmers unable to obtain
credit from any other source.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Feb 90 LPi Omitted States De-
partment, Of Agriculture) .-Hogs. 1000:
top $50 sparinsly: bulk good and choice
l60-220 pounds. s.20-45; 234c25o pounds.
4oo-50o 4ooH50Ho pound pound packing n sows. s.oo-7.S5;
light butcher kinds to 7.40
Cattle. 11.000; calves. 1000: compara-
lively short fed steers and yearlings again
predominatine: market very dull: steady to
weak: largely s.75 to 11.50 trade with
little here we'll finished enough to sell far
above 1900: shipper demand narrow:
dressed beef continues very sluagish: heif-
fed 9Oo-pound AVERAGES around 1I75:.
mostly 975 downward: however, cows
scarce. slow: steady. bulls active: hrm at
7.25 downward with outstanding heavy
Holstein up to 735 and better; undertons
vealers weak: choice offerings II so mostly:
feeders steady. scarce.
Sheep 10000: fat. lambs holding fairly
active early sales about steady; good to
and above: indications about steady on
sheep.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Foreign Markets

LONDON Feb. 90 LP.-The stock mar
ket closed with mixed tone TO-DAY To-
bacco, distiling and electrical equipment
shares finished on the upside while trans
Atlantic issues lost fractions to point
Larger automobile registration figures
helped motors. The oil and mining groups
remained dull. German and Austrian
ish git-edged funds lost small fractions.
PAR1S.-Price movements were irres-
ular in the Bourse. today with banking
shares active and heher The interna>
tional group sold Of. Suez Canal and
Royal Dutch each declining about rs
francs. Rentes finished at declines Of
Evening star., 1939-02-20
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. Feb. 20 LP.-sussr futures
moved erratcally today with a fair volume
of contracts changing hands. particularly
in domestic futures
No 3 prices in mid afternoon ranged
from 3 points higher to l lower as hedg-
Ing offset speculative buying and. trade
covering March No. 3 was UNCHANGED
at l so, the high Of the day and Septem-
Der was "a. also UNCHANGED
World futures were "a to 2 points
higher. Light speculative demand &C.
counted for the Improvement.
Sales Of Philippine raw SUGARS were
made at 276. UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Dividends Announced
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK Feb. 20 R.-Mark-
some, popular construction print cloths
failed to draw in new buying in Worth
stree. textile markets today. Rayon was
tlrm at last sales levels. Demand for
fancy dyed goods was the high spot in
q strong wool goods market Little was
done in burlap.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

In BANKRUPTCY or receivership or seine
reorsanized under Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates of dividend IN the foregoing table
IRE annual disbursements based on the last
Quarterly or semi-annua] declaration Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
xd Ey dividend xr Ex rights Also
extra or extras Paid last year fPay-
able In stock 6 Declared OF oaid so far
this year Cash or stock kAccumu-
Iated dividend paid or declared this year
ur Under rule WV With warrants. Nv
Without warrants war Warrants.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Failures TotuI Down

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 LP,.-A drop in
February l6 to the lowest level thus far
IN the year was attributed largely to the
street reported today The latest total
Of 224 compared with 261 in the preceding
! week and 2s2 in the comparable 1887
week.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
|Du Pont Orders
| S7.25 Interim
dividend
BY the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON, Del. Feb. 20
E. I. du Pont de Nemours directors
today declared an interim dividend
for the first quarter of the year Of
SIPS a share on common stock, pay
able March IA to stockholders OF
record February q. Last year the
company paid so cents common
share in March and June, Is cents
in September and 81 so in December.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Feb. 90 LP.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Evening star., 1939-04-21

some contribution to the fund, to
carry part of the benefits paid to
the employees of the least stable
employers.
The experience rating plan con-
tains two factors: First, an en-
ployer's experience factor, deter
mined by the ratio of wages Of
his employees who drew unemploy-
ment compensation benefits to his
total pay roll, and second, the State
wide average relation of benefits to
the base year wages of those who
received benefits, called the State
experience factor"
Here Is the procedure that would
be followed in establishing a tax
rate under this plan: At the end
Of each calendar year, the total
benefit wage records on file for each
employer representing wages paid
by him in the base year to employees
who have drawn benefits in the cal
endar year just closedD will be added
The total benefits paid in the
State as whole. divided by the
grand total of benefit wages for all
employers, indicates the average
duration of benefits-the State ex-
perience factor" On the assump-
ton that each employer should be
charged with State average dura-
ton of benefits rather than the
exact amount paid to his former
employees, the employers benefits
wages multiplied by the State ex-
perience factor indicates the amount
Of benefits presumably paid to his
employees. This amount of benefits,
In relation to the employers pay
roll, establishes a tax rate to be
applied to future pay rolls to REIN.
burse the State fund for benefits
Evening star., 1939-04-21

brought to the court to play the rec
ord.
Mr.. Gibbs is accused of turning in
the alarms to cause trouble" to Mrs.
Hazel Duffey, who testified yester-
day that undertakers, taxicabs ana
messengers bearing flowers and
large quantities" Of whisky called
at her door as well as the firemen.
Mrs. Duffey said that fire trucks
called at her apartment in the 1900
block of M street NV, in August
and September of last year and
twice in March of this year at the
apartment where she now lives in
the 1900 block of Thirteenth street
NV. =.
The trial was to have been re-
sumed yesterday afternoon at
o'clock after the lunch recess, but
when Defense Attorney John J.
McGinnis was 13 minutes late,
Judge Newman held him in con-
tempt Of court, fning him q dollar
for each late minute and adjourntng
until today.
Evening star., 1939-04-21

A recording of a mans voice re-
porting a fire is expected to be
played before a Police Court jury
today in an attempt to pin re-
sponsibility for a false alarm on a
31-year -old defendant charged with
turning in four.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Michael J. Keane hopes to introduce
the recording, made by a machine
recently installed by the Ere De-
partment, in an effort to match the
voice with that of the defendant.
Edgar w. Gibbs, who went on trial
yesterday.
It will mark the first time such
recording has been used In false
alarm case if introduction Is al
lowed by Judge Hobart Newman.
The recording device, known as q
telecord photograph. is started by the
departments switchboard operator
whenever a call comes to the board.
A transmitting machine WILL oe
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Justice Proctor
1ightens Gambling
Prosecutions
Juries Are Being Asked
For Verdict on Each
Count in an Indictment

District Court Justice James M.
Proctor. apparently in a new drive
on criminals-particularly violators
OF the numbers LAWS asking juries
to bring in verdict on each count
OF an indictment instead of a
blanket decision. as heretofore.
Three colored persons-two men
and a Woman-were found guilty
late yesterday in Justice Proctor's S
court on II counts of an indictment
charging operation of lottery,
sales and possession of numbers
slips in violation of the numbers
law The reading of the word
guilty 80 times and the court
formalities in connection with 1t
took about Is minutes.
Mclaughlin Prosecuted Case.
The case. in which all defendants
were found guilty on all counts,
was prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Arthur J. McLaugh-
lin. The Government charged the
illicit operations took place at 1925
U street NV. in January. The
defendants were Edward Robinson,
Althea E. Cooke and Frank J. Will
liams.
When he gave the case to the
jury, Justice Proctor instructed it
to make finding on each count
of the indictment. officials said
the jurist may thus impose heavy
sentence on each count in an ef-
fort to break up the numbers racket
here-a cause in which Justice
Proctor has been particularly force
full.
Has Warned Violators.
Assistant United States Attorney
Mclaughlin said that Williams in
1896 was found guilty of permitting
gambling and was fined $50, and
that he was also convicted of op-
Grating lottery and given a SEN
tence of six months to a year and
day. The girl, the prosecutor
asserted, has no prior police record
Robinson, said Mr. Mclaughlin, was
convicted in 1887 of operating a
lottery and given a sentence of four
to six months.
Many times from the bench JUS
tice Proctor has warned numbers
law violators that they will be dealt
with severely. He has vigorously
criticized the nonchalant way in
which these defendants have saun-
tered into the courtroom. not even
knowing who their attorneys are
The jurist has characterized the
numbers racket as "a suckers game
without even sporting chance Of
winning
The three defendants found guilty
yesterday are expected to come up
for sentence shortly.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Baltimore Students
Protest War Threats

BALTIMORE, April 21.-More
than 400 students at Goucher Col
lege and Johns Hopkins University
left their classes for brief anti-war
speeches yesterday.
At Hopkins 200 students scufled
with other students who hung
swastika from a window, and tore
down the staff. During the speeches
an automobile backfired frequently
and one man played martial tunes
on bugle.
Evening star., 1939-04-21

all news stories of any length should
be signed. This, he said, improved
the quality of the writing.
Mr. Mowrer said he was op-
posed to editorial writer's signing
their work. since editorials prima-
rily represented the papers opinion,
rather than the writer's.
Representative Stephen Bolles,
Republican. of Wisconsin, owner of
the GAINESVILLE (Wis) Daily Gazette,
stressed the importance Of person.
ality in newspaper.
Grove Patterson of the Toledo
Blade presided.
The meeting opened with prayer
by the Rev. Ze Barney T. Phillips,
chaplain of the Senate. Arthur
Hachten, president of the Press
Club, welcomed the delegates and
reports were made by Secretary M.
v. Atwood, Treasurer Dwight Mar
vim, and by Mr.. Bixby, who is chair
man of the Membership Committee.
Sevellon Brown, chairman of the
Nominating Committee, said the
following had been nominated for
positions on the board of directors:
Mr.. Lawrence, Mr.. Mowrer, j. Ros-
coe Drummond of the Christian
Science Monitor. Nathaniel r. How
ard of the Cleveland News, Gard
ner Cowles, jr., of the Des Moines
Register and Tribune; A. L. Miller
of the Battle Greek Enquirer and
News, Wilbur Forrest, New York
Herald Tribune, and Robert Choate
of the Boston Herald Traveller.
A banquet will be held tonight at
which District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey of New York, Senator Taft,
Republican, of Ohio; Solicitor Gen.
eral Robert H. jackson and Senator
OMahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming
will speak. The meeting will close
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-04-21

of Livingston road Sc. and crashed
through a guard rail into tree.
He was treated at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital
Jack Moriarity. IL, of 4718 Third
street NV received a fractured
knee when he ran his scooter into
the rear of truck in the 400 block
of Crittenden street NV.
Struck while playing in the street
near his home, Roy Williams, Ia.
colored, 332 Dixon court SW.. was
treated at Providence Hospital for
bruises on his legs and arms.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Christening Air Clipper

BALTIMORE, April 81 (R.-Mrs
Millard E. Tydings, wife OF the
United States Senator, will christen
the American clipper at an Aviation
Day program here Tuesday, cele-
--brating Baltimore's progress in avia-
ton. The American clipper is to be
used in transatlantic service.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Half Dozen Are Injured,
Some Seriously, in Traffic
Two Automobiles
Jump Curb, One
Hitting Pedestrian
(Story on Page AID

More than a half dozen persons
were injured. several of them serious
ly. in District and nearby accidents
overnight.
An automobile operated by Pat
rick J. Joyce. IS, of 529 Somerset
place NV, jumped curb in the 500
block of Oglethorpe street NV and
ran down Aubrey Cobb, %. of 527
Oglethorpe street NV, who was
waiting for bus
Mr. Cobb was admitted to Casu-
atty Hospital with fractured pei
Wis, left leg and right arm. His con-
ditioned was described as undeter-
mined.
Mr.. Joyce. who told police he was
attempting to avoid collision witr
another car when he drove over the
curb, was charged at the 9Th pre-
cinct with reckless driving
Ernest Travers %, colored, 1921
Stanton road Sc, suffered a skull
fracture when he ran his automo-
bile over curb and into a tree in
the 1900 block of Morris road Sc.
to avoid striking a child He was
treated at Gallinger Hospital.
Harry w. Coleman, 80. of 1857
Thirteenth street NV. received in
ternal injuries and fractured
shoulder in collision at Fourteenth
street and independence avenue
S.W.
Run down by an automobile near
| his home, Vincent E. Garner. S. of
sol Seventh street Sc. was taken
to Providence Hospital with a pos
sibly fractured skull. Driver of the
car was listed as 1t. Lawrence R.
Beall of the tenth precinct.
Severe cuts on his face and head
were received by John A. Oliver, 38,
of OXon Hill. Md, when his car
went out of control in the 1900 block
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Cove DweIIeE' Dance

The Cave Dwellers' Club of Cath
olic University, composed of WASH
ington students attending the uni
versity, will hold its annual formal
! dance tonight at 10 o'clock, at the
Wardman Park Hotel. 4
Evening star., 1939-07-30

Now here was what the fans call
a perfect hand, a hand with a solid
suit of spades. Count them. from the
ace down to the deuce. 13 spades,
the thrill that comes only once in a
lifetime to any contract player and
to the overwhelming majority never
at all, although every one is look
ing for the perfect hand. Since
contract has been played in WASH
ington, a matter Of about 10 years,
there is record only of four per
feet" hands having been held in the
Capital. They are just as unusual
elsewhere, and when one is held it is
a matter to be heralded as an event
throughout the entire bridge world.
A hole in one at golf is Of frequent
occurrence compared to a beard
suit in one hand of bridge.
On this deal what should the bid
ding have been and how should the
hand been played? Nearly every
one, of course, will say that the
bid should have been seven spades,
a grand slam. Several games had
been played with the cards and
they had been regularly shuffled
and dealt with all players seated
at the table when South, Ed Dean
tossed around the pasteboards and
upon picking up his hand saw that
it was a power house and made
what he thought would be a pre-
emptive bid of four hearts. Mrs,
Cammack, in the West with only
one face card In her hand, naturally
passed. Miss Winningham, with
what looked like three honor tricks,
five cards of her partners suit
headed by the queen and void suit,
jumped the bid to a small slam
in hearts. The other Dean, a brother
Evening star., 1939-07-30
AUTOMOBILES.
By g. adams Howard.

vehicles and to materially reduce
prices on used motor vehicles In
order to move their inventory.
While the data given above rela-
tive to the sales for the first six
months in the District of Colum-
bia show that while the sales of new
increased so per cent and the sales
OF used only increased 16 per cent
would tend to prove that there was
a large stock of used motor We
hicles held by the dealers of the Dis
trict of Columbia, the facts are
that In comparing the number of
used motor vehicles sold in the Dis
trict Of Columbia during June, 1899,
with the stock as of June 30, 1899.
there was less than a 30-day sup
ply. BY this statement it is meant
that If during the month of July
sales continued at that same rate
as they did in June and no addi-
tional used motor vehicles were
taken in trade by the dealers,
at the end Of July the dealers would
not have single used motor vehicle
on hand.
Several motor vehicle dealer MEM
bers OF the association that Mr..
Murphy manages within the last
week have stated that the demand
they are receiving for used motor
vehicles is greater than their sup
ply. and one Of them stated that
1t might be necessary for his firm
to go to other cities and purchase
used motor vehicles in order to sup
ply the desires of customers.
1t is an axiom, irrespective of
what the commodity might be, that
whenever the demand for such
merchandise exceeds the supply, that
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Automotive Hints
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

On the first slippery day with the
new car 1t is highly important to
have a full appreciation of the in
creased power available when STEP
ping on the accelerator. Except in
those cases where motorists change
cars annually there is a marked diff
ference in the acceleration between
the old and the new cars. Unless
this Is taken into account you are
apt to apply too much power to the
driving wheels, more than is neces-
sary to make the car perform, the
way you desire. Such excessive use
OF new power results in what is
known as power skid. The car
suddenly slues to the right or the
left, depending upon the curvature
OF the road surface and the posi-
ton Of the car at the time the
skid takes effect. Sudden closing
Of the throttle when a skid starts
may be poor way to regain con-
troll because modern engines, espe-
cially when new, have high COM
preston braking. A power skid is
mean one because it usually devel-
ops very suddenly when least ex-
pected. So take it easy. Use less of
the more power under the hood of
your new car.
Safety in Practice.
One Of the most important de-
tails in connection with mastering
your car is to know instantly which
OF the door controls to reach for in
an emergency. The usual procedure
of trial and error is as pathetic as
1t is dangerous. Drivers of new cars
usually don't know the door handle
from the window crank. If there
is third control for ventilating
window they usually tumble until
the emergency is past or a crash
embroils them. Even after several
years of experience with just one
car many drivers still are confused
when finding it necessary to open
the door or lower the window
quickly, Familiarity in this case can
breed safety. That means practice.
Handy Test for Clutch.
There is a simple way to make
sure that the clutch plates fully
disengage. and the test should be
made occasionally whether the car
is new or old. 1t is just a matter of
observing the ammeter when coast
ing with the clutch disengaged. The
pointer should Immediately drop
over to the discharge side. making
sure that the engine is set for idling.
If the ammeter continues to show
charge the engine is being driven
by the propeller shaft and the
clutch plates are dragging.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

planned their collections of pre-can-
celed stamps at a meeting of the
Washington Philatelic Society, Hotel
Mayflower, Wednesday evening.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. AL Stern, Cleveland; David
McDonough, National Broadcasting
Co.; E. G. Jewell, Damascus, Md;
Charles A. Kenny, editor and pub
Usher, National Stamp News; John
L. Steele, jr; Miss Helen Berberich,
R. B. Lovett and son Colburn, Miss
Maggie G. Pence, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward B. Martin, Mrs. Grace L. Mac
Knight. Miss Dorothy Fisk, Mrs.
Ethyl Thompson, DR.. Ellis Haworth,
DR.. M. G.. Skinner, DR.. Louis c..
West, Mr.. and Mrs. John K. Hedler,
Alvin R. Meissner, David D. Cald-
well, Stanley Wright. William A.
Verhas, Alexander Halperson, Philip
Simms Warren, John r. Ewell, j. G.
Mearns and others.
Greece announces plans for q Sc
ries Of commemorative for the Ba.-
kan Games this year.
From Budapest comes word Of a
set of four stamps to be issued in
connection with the World Girl
Scout Jamboree to be held at
Godollo. Denominations will be 2f,
6f, 10f and 20f.
Carl Einstein, president of the
Oriole Stamp Club of Baltimore, is
at Chapman Manor. Blue Ridge
Summit, Pa, for his health. He
would appreciate hearing from phila-
tenc friends In Washington.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
This evening at 5:45-Washington
Stamp Club of the Air, Station VOL.
Albert F. Kunze will present a stamp
romance and comment on current
philatelic news.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Jefferson
room, Mayfower Hotel, Connecticut
avenue at De Sales street NV. Mrs.
Grace L. MacKnight will read a
paper on Women and Philately,'
and Mrs. Catherine L. Manning,
Miss Irene M. Pistorio, Miss Dorothy
Fisk and others will display portions
of their collections. Special exhi-
bition of autograph letters by Queen
Victoria, Louisa May Alcott, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Maria Mitchell,
Charlotte Cushman, Julia Ward
Howe, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Laura
Bridgeman. Elizabeth Palmer Pea
body, Mary Mann and other famous
women.