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Evening star., 1939-11-13

Black Valentines. 2.75-3o 90: fair quality.
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pers. white. wrapped. 100000. according
- cGcUMsERsLMark.t sGef5saGa .lishtl, stronger
for good stock. Supplies very nGht; flor.
$50.
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BRUSSELS sPRouTs-c.liforn,s- 2S-lb.
drums, 2OO-2.25; Long Island. l0c Der
BRoccoL1-New Jersey. crates. 1.ss.
PARsLEY-Pennsylv.nia. ,.-bushei bas-
-essi cAUIIfiIowER-Lons Island. crates.
MusHRooMsMMaryl.nd SooS w and p.nns,l.
:, CRABAPPLEsIMic Michisan and New York.
h-bushel baskets, $3.50.
oUINcEs-New York. bushel baskets.
oRAPEs-csllfornis table stock. Thomp-
PERSIMMONS-Calif 20-lb. lugs,
TANGERINEs-Florid 4-5-bushel boxes.
1.25-1 80: poorer. 5O-75
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GRAPEFRUIT-Forida, boxes 1852 90:
few special marks higher
LEMONS-California. boxes. No. I, 9. so;
No. 2. 5.50-6.00 As to size.
CRANBERRIES|Massa A-barrel
boxes. 2.75-3.OO
PEARS-New York. bushel baskets
seeke!s; small size; I:25-l:5o;
Is, 2.25- 2 80: standards. 9s-12s. 200
BEETSlTexas. crates. l.40-1.5O.
SPINACH-Pennsylvani bushel has.
kets, 40.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
1000 Boys From Police Clubs Guests of Duckpin Magnate,
STRAIGHT Off the Tee

the house proudly points to a
basting turkey, swells out his chest,
and says to the little woman: And
I'd won more if I hadn't taken
that 8 on the fifth"
Loads of turkeys were given away
as prizes yesterday in a flock of
tournaments for the traditional
Thanksgiving birds at Woodmont,
Beaver Dam, Kenwood, Army Navy,
Manor and Congressional.
Winners in the Woodmont field
day, which wound up the 1899 golf
season, were: AL Schneider, 1885,
81, low net; Howard Nordlinger,
30, low gross. and the following:
DR.. Carl Basseches. Sam Smith, Ed
Workman, Sam Samuels. Nathan
Wallach, Morris Shapiro, Ned Bord,
B. Phillipson, Ed Dreyfus, Herbert
Sauber, Allen Goldenberg, Nathan
Siegel, Willard Goldheim, Ed En-
gleman, william 1llch, DR.. Joseph
Friedman, Adlai Mann. Gerald
Grosner, Abe Mayer, Herbert Rich,
Harry Ullman. Joseph Mazo, Phillip
1cyscI ana Jesse Miller.
At Kenwood, DR.. L. B. Gaffney
led a large field in the turkey affair
with 92-14E78, to hit the blind
bogey number on the nose. C. v,
Griffin won another blind bogey
affair with 92-20-72. Others in
the prize list were C. c. Hunter,
E. E. Stevens. S. r. Price, r. G.
PEBBLES, v. G. Myers, Frank Schriber
and l. E. Carson.
Beaver Dams turkey affair found
the veteran John r. Miller shoot
ing a gross score of IS to win a
turkey. Other winners were: Eddie
Bean, w. Schroeder, Joe Balestri,
E. B. Heimer, E. Schmidt, r. E.
Byers, John McKeever, Tom Lyles,
A. B. Earnhart. L. H. Burch, j. r.
Sherwood, DR.. M. M. Mclean. G.. C.
Brice, M. E. Nelson, F. Headley
and j. w. Godfrey.
P. p. Gott grabbed a handicap
OF Is strokes, and played the Con-
gressional course in "a to win a
turkey with a net card of 60. w. L.
Frederick, with 9O-2O-70. and Fred
Neuland, with the same score, tied
for second, while George o. Neville
also got in the prize award with
81-10-71.
Five players tied for the top prize
In the Manor Club affair. They
were: H. P. Grier, j. r. Pattison,
B. Bogges, A. L. Lynn and R. r..
Spriggs. Other prize winners were
D. M. Pratt. S. E. Andrews and O. A.
Pratt.
At the Capital Golf and Country
Club. Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Kephart
won the husband and wife tourney
with a card of 49-12-37. Tied for
second were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lindsay and Mr.. and Mrs. w. E..
Welch.
Army Nays turkey affair was
won by Capt E. D. Nixon, with
8O-7-73. Other winners were /.
c. Bogart and D. H. Pratt.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Queer things happen at the WASH
ington Golf and Country Club. Such
things, for example, as the challenge
match between A. G. "Otts". Dezen-
dorf and w. E. Davis. '
"Otts" is a pretty good golfer, a
fellow who gets around the course
in 80 or better. The other day Davis
whacked him. and as is the usual
custom Of golfers. he told Dezendorf
about 1t, in the locker room.
why I can lick you with one
club" yelled "Otts."
"And can give you l up each
nine and do it,
put up the dough-" said Davis.
They went to it, Dezendorf with
a No. 3 iron and Davis with a full
set of clubs. "Otts" took a 6 on the
par second hole, but he wound up
with an 86 and got his revenge. He
beat Davis, up, on each nine and
Bill paid of a good-sized cash bet.
Indian Spring Sold-Maybe.
Indian Spring members wondered
today just what is to become of their
golf course, on the heels of rumors
that slice of the property near the
sixth, seventh and eighth holes has
been sold and will be subdivided.
These rumors have been going
around for months-nay years-and
consistently have been denied by
club officials.
But this one seems to have some
foundation in fact, for the dope
is that local builder .is ready to
announce the transaction shortly
and will begin construction opera
tions during the winter. The Indian
Spring property long has had a
plaster" on it, of more than $780,
600. and Tom Moore. the owner,
who resides in California. often has
been approached with offers to buy.
Not long ago the Woodmont Coun-
try Club was interested in acuuir-
ing Indian Spring. but the price re-
portedly was too high.
Under the reported scheme of
building operations the course will
be used up piece by piece. An
nouncement of the deal is expected
by the club shortly.
East Potomac Park golfers today
claimed the public links team cham
pionship of the city, following their
2l-to-15 victory over Anacostia club
swingers at the Fairlawn course,
where Joe Micker, East Potomac
Park stalwart, bagged an eagle ace
on the l85-yard fifth hole. The boys
from Potomac Park had little trou-
BILE with the Anacostians, although
George Graham and E. Hauser shot
a better ball of ga to win points
for the host outfit.
Turkeys Take a Beating.
Roast turkey. turkey hash and
finally turkey soup will be on the
bill Of fare for lots of Washing
tonians this week. as the man Of
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Lieberum Top Scorer
By Scant Margin
Over Coloradan
BY JOHN LARDNER,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Don Lieb-
erum still is the most potent scorer
In college football.
Holding tightly to the lead he has
retained most of the season, the
Manchester, Ind, captain and quar-
terback has total of 102 points
but he'd better not loaf or a Rocky
Mountain sensation is likely to over
take him.
Coming from nowhere, Lloyd Mad
den of Coach Johnny Mason's Colo
RADIO Miners now is in second place
with 90 points. A 6-touchdown per-
formance as the Miners won the
Rocky Mountain Conference title by
socking Western State Saturday sky
rocketed Madden into the forefront
Of the scoring leaders.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Honors Well Divided
As Sailors Finish
Potomac Season
Younes, Preston, Buchon
And Bornhurdt Take
Association Titles

Twenty-three boats, less than half
the full fleet that has competed in
sailing races of Hams Point since
early October. ended organized
racing in the Capital yesterday with
the final heats for five classes spon-
sored by Potomac River Sailing
Association.
Delmas Stutler in his Judy and
Dick Shaw with Mrs. Cripps, gave
way to the Seabiscuit of Ralph
Youngs who took the penguin class
championship by IL points.
Bernhardt, Buchan on Top.
DR.. Ralph Barnhardt with Black
Cat and George Buchan in the
lightning class Vayu managed to
hold their top spot in Glasses B and
A handicap, respectively, the former
taking first and the other a second
position yesterday.
With enough points that they did
not have to sail. Bill Preston with
Jezebel and Herb Budlong and his
Sally Anne were adjudged first and
second place winners in Glass C
handicap. Yesterdays race was won
by Nora ONeil's Dencla.
Shippers Swap Boats.
Five comet shippers swapped boats
in special event for which a bronze
winch had been donated anony-
mously. Leslie Wright, new comet
champion. won the race In Austen
Dodge's Nandua. Young Dave Gail
lard in Werner Smythe's Sassy Too
was second.
Yesterdays results:
Buchsn,: third. Wild iG"e; Cat % ese. seoutsS sDnS.
"innIns GlaHss + time; 2: nd;a: 1;42;1o; .,. c.t
Joe Mcdonald: third, Flying Cloud lEnos
RAY; gl:.. Time. = I:l7:03; ,x
ssnsisi"G9 s,s 4ss e 9sns': f ,s4a
xai,ss Rsaspia a e:::.Won by ss.1issu!t eR.Dh
ksaods': thlTd' Mrs. eass e1pps Dief shaw:
due Comet n LII slss; % tsxsp %raes.mwoa by Nan, M
Ss a.s1 WT:h thrd ss'0na xieo1s Sas'' TeS
Cochrane). Time. .1:11:32.
Results of series:
Glass A handicap-Won by Vayu. liz:
Ssscond' sandpiper. 1O.2; third. Wild
Class B handicap-Won by Black Cat.
251; second. Flying Cloud. 232; third.
Swan Louise Kline), .23.1..
Glass c handicap-Won BY Jezebel lBill
PreSton). 14.2; second: Sally Ann CHerb
Budlons), 10.1: third. sizzle.. 81.
Pensuin class-Won BY seabiscuit: 1897
second, Mrs Cripps. 17:45; third. Judy
(Delmas Stutler), 1898.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Police BoysNo. 50ut
For Team Honors
In Boxing Meet
Coach Sees A. A. U. Title
In Tourney Opening
Next Friday Night

Boosting q we'll balanced array of
veterans and rockies, Police BOYS
Club No. S expects to make a strong
bid for team honors In the 11th
annual District A. A. U. boxing
championships opening Friday night
at Turner's Arena.
Entries for the tournament close
Wednesday night with John jan
kowski at the Central Branch. Boys
Club of Washington. and the weigh
ing-in is scheduled the following
night at the Knights of Columbus
Hall.
Jack Whitley Coaches.
Whitley" France, 135-pound cham.
pion: Glenn Drake. former welter-
weight titleholder, and Tony Gala
faro, 1886; Reds" Vernon, 1875, and
Paul Coakley, 112 pounds, are the
teams outstanding boxers. The
veteran Jack Whitley, who has been
associated with amateur boxing
nearly Is years, is coaching the
team and confidently predicts it will
carry off the championship.
France and Drake are veterans OF
seven years in amateur ranks and
apparently improving with age
France scored a hit in the national
junior tournament at Philadelphia
last spring, losing a loudly hooted
decision to Johnny Noco. who later
won the crown. The juniors, in
cidentally, are restricted to nom
title winners. and the name does
not indicate the contestants age or
experience.
Drake Is Persistent.
Drake is cunning for the crown
he dropped to Bobby Matthias two
years ago in rousing battle.
Matthias, who since has abandoned
the ring for a career in commercial
art. was the Southeast lads nemesis
and Drake never did get a decision
over him.
Coakley will be remembered as the
lad who dropped the 1l2-pound
Champion Grover Davis, for a 7
count and won the decision over him
in a recent amateur show at Griffith
Stadium. Vernon proved his proves
in an exhibition with Willie Tapp,
ll8-pound titleholder, gaining a
draw in a fast bout.
No. still has another outstanding
gladiator in Sonny Matuta, 60-pound
Filipino. who must wait until he is
big enough to appear in the tourna-
ment. Sonny, however. is scheduled
to box one or more exhibitions with
a suitable opponent during the five
weeks the titular affair is in progress
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Field Goal by Benner
Gives Presidents
17-14Margin
epecia, Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Nov. ia
24-yard third-period field goal au-
thored by Willis Benner. former
University of Maryland star, pro-
vided the margin of victory here
yesterday as the Washington Presi-
dents defeated the Norfolk Sham
rocks, 17-l4, in q Dixie Football
Leage game.
Washington overcame 10 Sham
rock lead at half time, scoring 10
points In the third period, and
matched Norfolk's TOUCHDOWN in the
final period.
The Presidents were playing minus
their back1ield ace, Gene Auguster-
fer, who was forced to remain in
Warrington as his st. Johns eleven
battled oon1aea.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Fur Due Tough Time
Il Wills Contrives
To Stand Ground
frankie Hos Punch but
Needs Confidence in
TussIe Tonight

With the moral. oral and optical
support Of Herr Benn Finkel, master
Of the evil glimmer, Frankie Wills
sallies forth tonight at Turner's
Arena to battle Phil Furr in the g.
round feature OF an all-club fight
program.
Absent from the local scene sew
eral months after absorbing a bad
beating in his last bout, Wills re-
turns with renewed vigor and am
bition and in the role of a knight in
shining armor giving his blood for a
cause. 1t appears he is taking up
the war cudgel for the Bowen family
In it's feud with Furr-a feud dating
back to the night five years ago at
the old Riding and Hunt Club where
Furr flattened Ray Bowen. That, of
course, is water under the bridge.
What the fans want to know is what
kind Of fight will tonight's be?
Furr Must Be Cautious.
1t has the earmarks of a lively
session, depending on Frankie's un-
predictable attitude. Wills has
much native ability, a good punch
and fighting instinct, but in the past
he also appeared saddled with an
inferiority complex. The downin-
the mouth mental moping cost him
more than one decision, although
frankie was wont to blame 1t on
poor physical condition-matter
over mind, so to speak.
Any time frankie stands his
ground and punches back at the
mellowing boxing master he can
make the argument interesting. Furr
stands head and shoulders above
him In craftsmanship and expert
ence, but Furrs punches don't carry
the authority they once did and he
can't afford to be careless. One mis-
step and Wills may nail him. II he
does step out of line 1t will be cur
tains.
Bullock After Knockout.
Another hot time looms in the g.
round co-feature in which Billy
Bullock will try to make it two
straight over Ray Ingram. They
boxed six rounds last week, Bullock
winning a close and disputed deci-
sion, so with two extra rounds
tackled on tonight the winner should
have a clear. unmistakable edge.
Bullock is cunning for a knockout
to remove all doubt concerning his
superiority.
In other bouts, Billy Banks faces
Humphrey Stanard over the g.
round route: Killer Lamar, slugging
Negro heavyweight. stages a come
back with the aid of Cyclone Bailey
in four rounds; and AL Gilbert bat
ties Art Lind over the same distance.
This last bout may be one of the
evenings best.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Clubs No. 4, 5 Retain
Police LeuoueLe

Boys Clubs Nos. 4 and 5 each
scored yesterday to remain tied
for the Metropolitan Police B. c.
135-pound football league cham
pionship.
Both games were played at Fair
lawn Field. No. 4 beat the Anacos-
tia Lions, 7 to 6. and No. 5 trounced
Capitol Plaza, 26 too.
In another league game, No. 10
debated No. II, IL too.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
South Bend Girl Wins
In Table Tennis
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 13.-Seven-
teen-year-old Betty Henry of South
Bend. Ind, topped the field In a
tournament here over the week end
to pick the Western zone team in
the women's national table tennis
championships.
The pretty high school senior,
seventh in women's rankings of the
United States Table Tennis Associa-
ton. won eight of her nine matches
IN the two-day round robin event to
lead nine other regional champions
Sally Green, 16. of Indianapolis.
ranked second nationally, was run
ner-up with seven victories and two
defeats.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Marlboro Booters Bow
To RequI in Upset

Royal Clothiers provided the lone
surprise of yesterdays play in the
Washington and Suburban Soccer
League by beating the favored Marl-
boro hooters, 3 to 2.
In other league games Sandy
Spring beat Maryland Park, 3 to !;
Silver Spring shut out Young Demo-
Gratis, 2 to 0; Washington Sport Club
whitewashed La Plata, 4 to 0, and
Heurich Brewers licked Sun Radio.
I to !.
Evening star., 1939-11-13

$3.50 pm-WOL Carl Garner and Ludwig Bemelmans join
wood Broun and John Chapman Author! Author
1880 pm-WMAL Sumner Weles State dis
cusses phase of Americas neutrality program on the
National Radio Forum.
SHORT-WAVE PROGRAM
700 pm-BUDAPEST, Military march. 912 meg 328 M
1880 pm-ROME News; italian songs; 2ROs Bak" 2RO
1sl meg, 254 m; 1RF, s8a meg, 3o5 m.
Sl' pm-BERIN News DJD lit meg, Is DUN, meg,
S:25 pm.-MADRID News. EAQ, 9se meg. 3o4 M
$3.50 pm-TOK1O Popular songs JZK, 1916 meg, 197m
SS pm-PAR1S Music and sketches meg 252 M:
TPA4, I'LL meg, 256 m.
1000 00pm-GUATEMAIA Marmba of the national noce force
TGWA, 1917 meg, 1913
1880 pm-PAR1s News. TPBl II So meg m. TPA4 lln
meg, 25y6 m.
Hoo pm-LoNDoN News. GsD Ills meg, 255 m Csc, sss
meg, 313 m.
Zoo am-BERL1N News meg, 81 m; DUB 1928 meg
19 m.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Boys Club Grid Title
Won BY Northeast

Northeast Branch gridmen won
the 120-pound Boys Club of WASH
ington League championship yes
terday by beating the Merrick B. c.,
81 to 0. Two touchdowns by Full
back Mousseau featured the victory.
The Northeast Branch 100-pound
team also scored a shutout. whip
ping Central Branch, 20 to 0.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Crude Oil Prices

TULSA. Nov. 13 LP,-Base crude oil
prices: Midcontnent area-ninois s, O5.
Oklahoma a-Kansas-Gravi scale so cents
to Sl.10. North. North Central and
west Central Texas-Gravity scale II
cents to 81 Oh. East Texas-Sll 10 Wet
louisiana a-Arkansas-Gravit scale, e3
cents to 81 .O5. Rocky Mountain ar.a:
salt Greek, Wyo-Gravity scale, ST cents
10 S1.lO. Eastern area. Pennsylvania
grade bradford d-Alleshany>-s.4 40. Same
grade in Southwest Pennsylvania lines
81 90 Same Grade in BUCKEYE lines
ST. 95. Corning-sl O2
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Tony Galento
knocked out Harry Thomas in
third round Of Philly bout in
Galento's first fight after attack
OF pneumonia.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Money Market

steady: ! per cent. Prime commerciaI pap.r.
per cent. Time loans steady: 5000
Gays II; As months. Ia per cent
Bankers acceptances UNCHANGED: 5000
days. l7.l. per cent months. ~ per
cent: SIS months: ss-i. per cent. Reds.
count rate. New York Reserve Bank, l per
Evening star., 1939-11-13

One New York publisher made a
record by issuing book two and a
half days after receiving the manu-
script.
Evening star., 1939-11-13
Short-Term Securities
(Reported by Smi'

tHeported by Smith, Barney Il Coz
Ala CT Southern A SIS 1913 I07Is
Allegheny Corp CIV IS 1914 7sia 1Qh
Amer Tel &, Tel 512s 1919 1Ogh lOqsa
Austin g. Northwn IS 1941 40 80
Baldwin Locomot w IS 1870 1O1h 1921
Central Foundry 6s 1941 100
Chi Union Station As 1914 104h 1O5H
Childs Co IS 1943 5s1s 59ls
Colorado Fuel &, Iron IS 1913 1O4ss
Container Corp IS 1919 1909 1O1
Cuba Northern 5L2s 1912 ri 20
Delaware & Hudson IS ia4s Sea s5,;
Gr Rap & Ind 4has 1871 1O42 1O5S
Illinois Steel 4i2s 1870 1913 102
Init Hydro Electric 6s 1914 7lI
init Nero Marine IS 1a4I 55La 81
Laclede Gas Light IS 1912 IS 81
Lake Erie e. Western IS Iq4l ~ az
Lehigh Val Ter Ry IS 1941 AZ
Louisville & Nash As 1910 1901, 10Oss
Midland r r N ] IS 1910 1Ola 1895
n Y g. Long Branch As 1a41 9O
Norfolk &, Southern IS 1a41 81 541,
Pennsylvania Co 312s 1871 1921 1O3,,
Penn-Dlxie Cement 6s 1941 "a QsL
Penna r r Co As 1913 los
Poop G L Il c Is 1a43 1193I lI?A
Peoria Il Eastern As 1910 Rs3s 80
Phila. Bait Il Wash As 1943 IosH
Studebaker Corp 6s 1a45 a. Qe
Tex N Orleans IS Ja43 so ssY
Union Oil of Calf 6s Ia42 ll2 ia
Vanadium Corp IS 1q4l 11o
Warren BIOS IS 1a41 34,. 35I
Western T. Pa As la43 ines.
White Sewing Mach IS 1910 1919
Evening star., 1939-08-13

Reichsfuehrer Hitler and Premier
Mussolini would wait a while longer
for the right moment to settle the
problem of the Free City of Danzig
They said it was useless to look
for any plan of action in the cur
rent conference between Italian
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano and German Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, and as
serted the two met to exchange
views on the situation without
reaching decisions.
Giovanni Ansaldo, close friend of
Ciano, wrote from Salzburg, where
the ministers met, to II TELEGRAPH
of Leghorn that no "tenebrous de-
cision or terrifying intrigue" was
to spring from the conference.
Ansaldo said the foreign ministers
discussed the consolidation of the
Franco regime in Spain, the desire
of Japanese militarists for an all-
ance with the Rome Berlin axis and
the Danzig situation in its rela-
ton to the counter encirclement"
which the Italians and Germans
would have to make in answer to
British-French diplomatic moves.
Editor Virginio Gayda, who often
speaks Mussolini's mind, wrote in
II Giornale dItalia that the Danzig
problem would be settled along
the line of its natural gravitation, {"
and added lin this historic inevi-
liability Germany and Italy have no
need to take any initiative"
He insisted on the perfect unity
OF view and action between Berlin
and Rome"
Premier Mussolini's own II Popolo
d'Italia characterized the present
as critical international moment"
and charged that "aggravation of
the situation seems clearly de-
termined by the attitude of the
western powers" meaning Britain
and France.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

tary Sumner Welles that he would
confer with representatives Of both
parties concerned before making any
comment focused attention on the
State Department and what, If any,
steps 1t might take in an effort to
break the apparent deadlock be-
tween the Mexican government and
American oil companies.
The chief obstacle to an agree
ment has continued to be control of
the management, which both sides
have demanded for themselves.
Speculation also centered on
authorship of a discarded "compro-
mise" formula, which has been dis
owned by both the Mexican govern
ment and the oil Arms.
Attitude Called Impartial.
State Department officials would
not say whether this Government
had taken any part in drafting the
proposal. Up to the present time,
this Governments attitude as de-
scribed by Mr.. Welles has been that
Evening star., 1939-08-13

another meeting between Mr.. Rich
berg and DR.. Castillo Najera. After
their last meeting here August
2 both said they expected to renew
discussions here after communicat-
ing, respectively, with the oil COM
panies in New York and with Pres
ident LaZaro Cardenas of Mexico
Mr.. Richberg, however, has been
absent from the city more than a
week, during which he visited New
York. He was expected to return
here from Rehoboth Beach, Del, to-
morrow morning.
Before presenting to Mr.. Richberg
Mexico's latest proposals DR.. Cas-
tillo Najera delivered to President
Roosevelt sealed letter. from Pres
ldent Cardenas. The Ambassador
has said he did not know the con-
tents of the letter, and Mr.. Roose-
velt has stated the communication
was OF a personal nature and would
not be made public.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

are preparing reports on the possible
effect of various reorganization
plans. These are to be compiled for
the Commissioners by Corporation
Counsel Hwood H. Seal.
There has been some discussion
of a plan to create a Department of
Safety, including the Police and
Fire Departments, and to create a
Department of Public Works, but
comments yesterday at the District
Building indicated it was believed
there was no need for a Safety De-
partment, since there still would be
the need of head for the Police
Department and a different one for
the Fire Department, and no need
for a director of public works, since
the Engineer Commissioner, Col.
David McCoach, jr., now serves in
this capacity as one of the Board of
Commissioners,
Evening star., 1939-08-13
StockYard Rate Measure
Signed by President
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Secretary of Agriculture may
prescribe fiat rates for services rem
dered by stockyards and marketing
agencies under bill signed yester-
day by President Roosevelt.
Under the old law, the Secretary
could prescribe maximum and mini
mum rates.
The new act also permits the Sec
retary to limit the number of stock
yard owners. marketing agencies or
dealers by requiring newcomers to
obtain from him certificate show
ing public necessity for their pro-
posed operations.
A senate report on the bill said:
In numerous cases, there are
now more marketing agencies en-
gagged IN business than the efficient
conduct of the market requires. This
has been one of the serious problems
Of the Secretary in his effort to
determine reasonable commission
ra<s. Naturally, all existing agen-
cies feel that the rates should be
high enough to maintain them prof.
itably, even though the volume of
business available is not sufficient
to enable them to operate economi-
cally"