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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-14

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-14

- FOR SALE = sc bushels of
Leafs Prolific seed wheat. W. O.
Dosh, Gaithersburg, Md. Phone:
Gaithersburg 40.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
VGiOsO obseqmiO

VGliOsO ObseQuiO
Nos 10 hace ell estimado ami
go Mr.. Hunter, jefe del proyec-
to de escritores de la WPA en-
esta ciudad.
Els un ejemplar de Florida, u
ma guia de este precioSo estadO,
libro escrito bajo la direction de
Carita Doggett Corse, d~irectora
de los proyectoS de eScritoreS en-
ell Estado.
Tiene mas de 500 paginas y
esta lleno de valiosisima infor-
maci6n.
Agradecemos el obsequio O
Mr.. Hunter, lie felicitamos por
So labor en- esta ciudad y al mis-
mo tempo extendemos una afeC
tuosa congrautlacion a la Sra,
Doggett CorSe.
Ojala que aqui pueda publ.
carse, en- fecha no lejana, ell Ii.
bro que sobre Tampa ha eScri'
to, con profusi6n de interesan.
ties detalles Ell amable Y cult9
Max Hunter.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

IA fiesta dol domingo, "a o. par.
que de Cuscaden, Siendo acepts.
da.
Tong Provenzano eS el super
visor del parque y ayudara en-
TODD 10 possible a los comisiona-
dos.
Tambien eStara ALI, ofrecien
do 81 concurso, la muy inteligen
te Sra. Hunt.
La Sra. Mexico, Nanny de
Castro y otros empleados, cola
boraran en- la MEDIA de sus
fuerzas.
I'm arbol de Navidad, que lie
vara Eugene Anzalone, Sc plan
tara detras del "caj6n" del pit
cher, de modo que no haga dano
alguno en- el diamante.
Los comisionados estan eta
dos para el domingo, a las Z de
la manana, en- csc parque.
Ali appearances verlos..... con,
frio y sin frio. s.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
LOS bolseWques bombardearon
un Hospital de Helsinki
Ounce bombas Sc arrojarOn en- un
area de cinco manzanas

Helsinki, Die. 21.-Aparen-
temente festejando ell go cum
pleanos de Jose Stain, la ayia-
ci6n rusa dej6 hoy caer bonn
bas en un hospital de esta ciu-
dad, ocasionando la muerte a
varios de los pacientes y heridas
a un nGmero no determinado de
personals.
La aviaci6n bolsevique lanz6
Is bombas en- ell area de cinco
manzanas del Hospital, averian
do tambien ell edificio de una es-
cuela para ciegos y z de los diez
pabellones DEF Hospital.
Cast todas las poblaciones en-
un radio de rs milas de esta ca
pital fuerOn atacadas por la Ia
viaci6n. BESIDE hace tres dias
la aviaci6n rusa viene atacando
desde Ell aire a la poblaci6n civil.
Confirm6 hoy Ell gobierno la
noticia de haber sido alcanzado
por la artilleria finlandesa Ell a.
corazado bolsevique Oktaibras-
kaya-Revolutia, que sc habia
presentado frente a las baterias
costeras de KoiSvito, en- el golfo
de Finlandia.
Las nOticias de hoy sehalan
que las tropas finlandesas man
tienen todas sus posiciones en-
los frentes atacados por ell enc
migo.
Aviones del Soviet atacaron q
Hanko, en- e suroeste de Fin
landia, retirandose en- direction
de Helsinki. Las bombas han
causado grandes dahos y mu-
chos muertos y heridos en- las pc
quehas poblacioDes. Mas de 200
sparatos tOmaran parts en- esos
bombardeoS.
! AVssaS d ~ 20 Il VV7 y 20
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
.os rusos r~ealizan una v~iolenta
o~fensiva en- dos frentes
Ell mando finlandes tiene la confianza de que
resistira durante ell i~nvierno

Helsinki, Die. 21.-El ejer-
otto Rojo, utilizando tOdos sus
recursos en- aviaci6n, artilleria
y tanques, mantiene hoy una
nUeva ofensiva en- dos de los
frentes. de Finlandia.
Durane AZ horas Sc viene com
batiendo en- ell itsmo de Karelia
pero los rusos no han podido pc
netrar en- la line Mannerheim.
Algunos de los tanques, Sc
gun los observadores pesan has
ia 800 toneladas y s6n verdade-
ras fortalezas en- ruedas. La ac-
cion de guerra es mas intensa
en- un sector de Is millas entire
los lagos Muola y Kauk, dOnde
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
.Efejacito rasoes nfeno a ID
que Sc habia pensado
La debilidad Sc atribuye a la purga en- ell
mando y en- las filss

Helsinki, Die. 21.-Luego dc
tres semanas de combate en- e
Itsmo de Karelia, los peritos
miiitares sostienen que Ia ver-
dadara fuerza del ejercito russo
fue NAL calculada, en- cuanto a
efectividad.
Mrchos de los jefes y oficia,
les estiman que la "purga" he
cha por Stain en- ell eiercito,
l0ego de la ejecuci6n del maris-
cal Mikhail Tukhachevsky y D
tros generates, produjo la debi-
lifidad que ahora Sc observa.
Las exhibiciones de las tro-
pas rrsas en- la Plaza Roja en-
Moscu, habian Servido de base
al gran prestigio militar que
disfrutaba ell ejercito Rojo, La
Marcia hacia Polonia, donde no
Sc lie hizo oposicion, no podia dis
cutirse en- cuanto a eficiencia.
Ahora los eXpertoS m~ilitares
han sintetizado asi sus obServa
clones: Los rrsos tieren album
dancia de artilleria en- todoS los
tamanos, pero esta NAL maneja-
da la punteria de los artilleros
so ieticos es muy pobre y, sin
embargo la de los artilleros fin
landeses es exacta las mtnic!o-
mes de la a~rtilleria Soviet son de
pohre calidad y muchos de los
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

los finlandeses poseen una tri-
pie Inca de fortificaciones.
No obstante las heladas, los
rusos intentan envolver la re-
taguardia de los finlandeses Ger
ca de Salla.
Ell mando finlandes tiene com
pleta co~ntianza en- que podra re-
siStir, durante Ell invierno, todos
los ataQues de los rusos.
Mas de 20 aeroplanos rrsos,
sagdn Ell communicate official, fue
ron derribados en- los combates
de aver. En- algunos lugares la
temperature es de 20 grades ba-
10 cero.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
FelicitdcioneI

i. La lista de hoy, como las an
teriores, contiene muy cordiales
felicitaciones, que sinceramente
apreciamos, de las siguientes
personals y sociedades: Angel
Santana, ell querido amigo; A.
grupaci6n Benefica y Cultural
del Centre Obrero, en- la que con
tamos con buens amigos; Cen
tro Espahol de Tampa, la pres
tigiosa institution; La Frater-
nidad, una de las mas antiguas
y serias sociedades mutualistas ;
funeraria de Lord Y Fernando,
de los amigos Fernando y Pri-
mo Lord, y Francisco Pijuan, ell
famoso cocinero del Columbia,
Y SUI familia.
Tengan todos la felicidad que
merecen.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
DEJ0 UNA CARTA DE DES-
PEDIDA Ell CAPTAIN DEL
ADMIRAL GRAF SPEC

Buenos Aires, Die. 21.-El ca
pitAn del acorazado Admiral
Graf Spec" dej6 una carta de
despedida, carta que Sc encuen-
ira en- pOder del embajador ale
man y no Sc ha dado para publ
caci6n.
En- los circulos alemanes sc di
ce que ell captain Langdorff de-
seaba hundirse con su buque y
morir; pero que Ell gobierno de
Berlin le orden6 no dejar a la
tripulaci6n hasta que llegara a
terra.
Cuando Ell gobierno del DR..
Ortiz firm6 el decreto ordenan-
do su internamiento, Ell captain
resolvi6 suicidarse.
Los observadores estiman que
.el captain deseaba salir y COM
batir con los barcos ingleses ;
pero que sc le orden6 hundir Ell
barco. Estiman los peri6dicos
que de haber salido eli Graf
Spec, no hubiese luchado con
desventaja frente a los cruceros
que lie aguardaban, puesto que
sus cahones eran de IL pulgadas
y Toe de los erueeros de echo y
seis pQlESdaA
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
MddreSelUd"

"MddreSelUd"
Haga TN lugar en- su progra'
ma de Pascuas para yer, los dia>
rs, 26 Y 81, la preciosa pelicula
"Madreselva', en- la que brillar
Ia famosa tiple Y actriz Liber-
tad La marque y ell notable &C.
tor y celebre baritone Hugo de-
Carril.
Centenares de articuloS he.
mos viSto, en- un precioso album
elogiando crlplidamente a la Gin
ia y suS Interpreters.
Para fecha pr6xima Sc anun.
cia tambien la Vida de Carlos
Gardel', lpor Hugo del Carril,
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

$1,000 SOO
GALGOS EN- Ell E
MO DE SULPHUR SPRINGS
Mas de veinte carreras de
.practicas Sc efectuaron anoche
en- ell Canedromo de Sulphur
Springs.
La mejor demostraci6n de la
noche la di6 ell ejemplar Up
town Wrangler, prOpiedad de
G. A. Anderson. Este perro hizo
ell recorrido en- q 1/5 segundos,
sueprando y derrotando a Howe
Traffic.
Mas de 1000 espectadores a.
sistieron a las practicas, entire
ellos algunos ninos. Los memo
res no podran presenciar las ca
rreras despues de que la tempo
rada commence, Ell dia %.
Howe Gin, otro excelente e.
jemplar, venci6 a Liquid Gold :
hizo Ell recorrido en- q 1/5 Sc
gundos.
Esta noche Sc ofreceran q ca
rreras. La entrada es completa-
mente gratis durante ell periOdo
de .ejercicios y no Sc permiten a
puestas.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

proyectiles caen Y no eXplotan /;
los tanques rusos son buenos y
modernoS, pero ell territorio no
eS Appropriate para su uso; la or
ganizacion sovietica en- ell alta
que es inferior Y a este Sc atri-
buye la ''purga" que ordenara
Stain; los ofieialeS no quieren
asumir la responSabilidad por
tenor a las consecuencias en-
case de fracaso; en- uno de los
prisioneros hechos por los fin
landdeses Sc eneontro eSta nota /:
"El avance ha sido muy lentO.
81 no Sc apresura, ell comandan
tie sera juzgado por un consejo
de guerra.
Muchos de los proyectiles de
la artilleria ruSa han sido reco-
gios sin explotar, luego de dis
parados, por las tropas finlan-
desaS.
Lo mismo sucedi6 con las bonn
bas aereas tiradas en- Helsinki,
muchas de las eualeS no explo-
taron.
A los rusos les sobran tam
ques a jrzgar por los que visnen
utihzando TN sus ofensivas.
Los prisioneroS hechcs por
los finlandeses en- NADIA Sc pare
cen a las tropas que durante a.
nos estuvieron desfilando, en-
parada, por la plaza roja.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
JOVEN LESIONADO EN- UN
ACCIDENTE AUT0M0YI.
LISTA

En- la madrugada de hoy,
al chocar contra un poste de.
telefono ell autom6vil que guia
ba, sufri6 la fracture de la
pierna izQuierda, de un brazo
Y otras lesiones, ell joven FL
lis Daniels, de 10 amos, hijo
de los esposos Luis Daniels,
de Plant City.
Era Daniels un nuevo reclu
ia de la marina Y lie asisti6 ell
DR.. D.. G.. Meighen, Official de
sandal federal en- Tampa.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
Ell TEMPO

Claro y frio para esta no.
che. Posiblemente ell frio no
sera tan intense como en- la
mahana de hoy. La tempera-
tura subira entamente y es-
perase que mahana retorne a
10 normal. M&xims aver 10
grades; uiAina, ~,
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

el sureste los invasores emplea-
ron centenares de tanques, los
finlandeses lograron contener
todos los ataques.
Hoy la temperature Lego a rs
bajo cero en- algunos lugares
Las tropa sfinlandesas toma-
ron la iniciativa en- ell Sur y a.
vanzan hacia Salla.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
PROGRAMA DE NAVIDAD
EN- LA IGLESIA BAUTISTA

La iglesia Bautista del 1909
de la Gale Is ofrecera esta mo-
che un gran programa de Navi
dad.
I'm hermoso arbol Sc ha colo
cado en- ell temple.
Los ninOs que asistan seran
obsequiados. Empezara a cum
pllrse ell programa a las Z 80.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
Enrique Garcia

Enrique GGrc4G
Este querido amigo, miemhrc
de la Supreme Logia de la Or.
den Caballero de la Luz, embar.
CO hoy para la Habana.
Pasara ALI las Pascuas con es
timados familiares y asistira
tambien a la Suprema Conven-
ci6n como uno de los Delegates
de Tampa.
Reciba Enrique un carinosO
saludo de despedida y que regre
Sc satisfecho de su viaje.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
Ell SdbGdo

Ell SdbGdo
Por haber resuelto la compa-
MIA de vapores Peninsular y Oc-
cidental poner solo I'm .vapor a
la semana, los hermanos de Ia
Orden Caballero de la Luz de-
beran embarcar esta semana.
La convention de la Orden co
menzara en- la capital Guiana,
en- ell edificio del Rito Escoces,
el microbes 81.
Muchas personals iran a des-
pedirlos, incluyendo tambien a
hermanaS sacerdotisas.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

La niebla impidi6 que OIL 10
ven viera una curya del CANT
no.
Su estado, en- la rnanana de
hoy, era grave. BESIDE ell hos
pital de Plant City, donde Sc
lie hizo la prinera cura, Sc le
traslad6 al Hospital Munich
pal.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
NOTAS SOCIALH

Muchas familias Sc han int.
resado por la salud de La joven
sonora.
Vayan hacia ella y sus fami-
liares nuestros mejores deseos
pOr IN pronto ESTABLISHMENTS.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
EnfernlG

Continua enferma, aunque a.
fortunadamente sin gravedad
la Sra. Pedro Ramirez Moya, es
posa del quito periodista direc.
tor de eel International"
Todo indica que dentro de pc
cos dias podra volver a sus Ia
reaS.
VotoS hacemos por su rapidc
establishments.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
La Junta de Recreo

La Jatnta de RecTeo
Los empleados de la Junta de
Recreo de la ciudad de TampJ
voluntariamente ofrecieron aver
su cooperation a nuestro direc-
tor Y la Comisi6n encargada de-
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
OperGdG

OperGdG
Ha sido operada una hernia
ma de nuestros estimados ami :
Cos Rogelio y Sergio Berdeal.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

LAS PRACTICAS DE LOS
GALGOS EN- Ell E
MO DE SULPHUR SPRINGS
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

Aun hasta listed lie emociona-
ran. Parecen bebitas "Hush-
abye Baby. Peggy Ann to
das elias y al preclo de Grants.
Otras muneeAs, todos los tipOs,
de use para arribA
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Fred Sargent Resigns
From Presidency Of
Northwestern
WeIl-Known Executive
To Quit June ! Due
To III Health
Stock and
Dividend RaLe
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 26-The Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway
announced today Fred w. Sargent,
its president since 1925, had re-
signed May "a because of i'll health.
The announcement said he was
also relinquishing his directorships
in all the railroads subsidiaries.
Samuel H. Cady, vice president
of the railroad, issued the follow
ing statement:
"Mr. Fred w. Sargent has re-
signed as president and director of
the Chicago & North Western Rail-
way Co. and all of its subsidiaries,
including the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Co.: the Escanaba, Iron Mountain
& Western Railroad Co.; Superior
Coal Co., the several real estate and
bridge companies owned by the
Chicago & North Western Railway
Co., and also as director of its sew
eral affiliates
These afhliates include the Indiana
Harbor Belt Railroad Co. and the
Peoria & Pekin Railway Co. The
statement added:
"The reason for Mr.. Sargent's
action as stated in his letter of
resignation is because of ill health
which will make it impossible for me
to do any work for at least a con-
siderable period of time and pos
sibly not at all
THE resignation takes effect
June l."
Sargent at present is resting on a
farm near Mount Vernon, Iowa.
Cady said he had been in i'll health
for several months.
Sargent became president of the
North Western in June, 1925, sue
ceeding w. H. Finley.
Coming to Chicago from Des
Moines in 1920 as general solicitor of
the road, Sargent became a vice
president in 1923. He first became
associated with the line early in his
career as an attorney, handling legal
affairs in Iowa.
No date has been set for the elc-
ton of successor.
The regular meeting of the rail-
road will be held June IA in New
York. Cady declined to mention the
names of any possible successors.
Charles Megan resigned May 8
as trustee of the road and was sue
ceeded by Charles Thomson, subject
to the approval of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Sargent was born in Akron, Iowa,
So years ago today.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR FUBANK.


NEW YORK, May 26.-Aided by a
fairly good news budget. selected
stock displayed forward leanings in
today's market.
1t was sort of up-and-doWn ses-
sion, however, and gains running
to 2 points or SO were occasionally
whitfield down. Prices were near the
best at the close.
Dealings were slower than yes
terday, with transfers frequently
coming to StandStill in the final
hour. Transfers appropriated $780,
900 shares.
Principally favored at the top Of
the move we're some of the steels,
rubbers, mail orders and special
ties.
Many traders who took profits
Thursday inclined to stand aside
because tomorrow is a holiday
and the exchange will be closed
Tuesday for Memorial Day. Lon
don will recess tomorrow and Mon
Gay.
Market props included brighter
prospects for tax revision, with
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
called before the House Ways and
Means Committee Saturday to
recommend alterations; passage by
the Senate of the Transportation
Coordination bill. and the appear
ance of few cheering signs on the
business horizon. European develop
ments were, if anything, on the
optimistic side
Strength of industrial staples was
viewed as highly encouraging for
securities.
In the advancing share column
were United States Steel, Bethle-
hem, United States Rubber. Lee
Rubber, Continental-D Diamond Fibre,
Santa Fe. Great Northern. Western
Union, American Smelling, Air Re-
duction, Westinghouse, j. C. Penney,
Montgomery Ward, Sears, Roebuck,
j. l. Case and Eastman Kodak.
Some comfort was derived from
word Chairman Madden of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board had
suggested to the House Labor Com
mittee four changes in the Wagner
Act designed to benefit employers
in labor controversies.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Federal Agency Authorized
10 Buy More Butter
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The Agriculture Department au-
thorized the Federal Surplus COM
modities Corp. yesterday to buy an
additional 25,000,000 pounds of sur
plus butter before June 80.
The F. S. c. c. had previously
bought 9000O,000 pounds. The but
ter is distributed to needy families
through State relief agencies. 1t
was indicated the additional pur-
chases would be made from the Dairy
Products Marketing Association, an
organization of dairy co-operatives
organized under Government spon-
sorship. This organization now
holds about 50,000,0O0 pounds of
surplus butter under Government
loans.
The purpose Of the purchase pro-
gram, aside from aiding the needy.
is to bolster dairy prices by remov-
ing surpluses from market channels.
officials said.
Production this season has been
the largest on record.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Wheat prices
shot upward more than cents
bushel today to new seasonal highs
above 79 cents for July and Septem-
ber contracts and at 80 cents for
December delivery.
Buying credited to Eastern inter-
ests and reports of improved flour
business, with at least one large sale
confirmed, helped to rally the mar
ket after early weakness due to grain
belt rains. The ease with which
prices rose attracted further pur-
chasing and stop-loss buying on the
part of short interests.
Liberal profit taking reduced the
gains slightly, but wheat closed
1aS-lSs higher than yesterday (July,
1854; September, 78l2-aD. corn
unchanged to 7s up (July, 515s-7.;
September, 53-531D, oats ls-is
HIGHER
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Gold Imports Decline
Again During Week
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Gold imports dropped again to
$86 1865, ,218 in the week ended
May 10.
The amount was about the same
as two weeks previous, after the
intervening week had jumped gold
arrivals to $16O,319,093.
The latest weeks imports included
SCI OTIS, ,437 from England, $9. 9.4O8,812
from the Netherlands, $500, ,427
from Canada and S5,469,54O from
Japan.
Silver imports dropped slightly in
the week to $1,000,6l0, including
s622,430 from Mexico and $145,S1O
from Peru.
Exports included $S,369 of gold
and $20,709 of silver.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
New Orleans Prices,

NEW ORLEANS May 26 (P,-Trade and
spot house buying supported cotton futures
here today and at midsession prices were
5 to IA points net higher.
Evening star., 1939-05-26

sUnit trading 10 shares
IN bankruptcy receershp being eorganzed under
bankruptcy Act securities
Rates OF dividend annual
pased on quarterly
unless otherwise noted special Included
xd Ex dividend tx or epsd
last year Payable stock paid SO far thi.
cared this N-'3'NS N"'N Vi oe-
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Union Pacific Names
n. W. Clark to Board

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 26.-H. w.
Clark, vice president and general
counsel of Union Pacific Railroad
Co., yesterday was elected a direc-
tor to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Carl r. Gray.
w. Averell Hartman, chairman,
predicted the San Francisco Fair
and attractive low Western rates
would bring a substantial increase
in passenger traffic this summer.
The usual quarterly dividend was
declared, $1.50 a common share,
payable July l to stock of record
June 5.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Chicago Cash Market.

NHfcdkU CdsH Ndrktt.
Cash wheat. No. l yellow, hard $685.:
Corn, No. l yellow, 52s4-53l.; No white.
5s1a a-5s; sample grade, 40. Oats. No /
pie Grade, white, "a Barley mating So
55 nominal: feed. 35-45 nominal Red
clover, 13.50-11.00 nominal red TOP
9.25-75 nominal. Soy beans. No. 3 yellow
96hs. Timothy seed. 2.s5-3.15
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Refundinq Considered

NEW YORK, May 26 (SpeciaD -
D. c. Barnes. president of Engi-
neers Public Service Co., stated to-
day that Gulf States Utilities Co.,
a subsidiary, is considering the re-
funding of its first mortgage and
refunding bonds, per cent, due
1866, outstanding in the principal
amount of $27 300 900.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 26.-The cot
ton market bullishly interpreted
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace's
speech advocating an export sub
sidy for cotton and continuation of
the loan program today. Futures
advanced to new high ground for
the movement with pronounced
strength in new crop months.
Mid-afternoon prices were l to Is
points higher. December had top
gain at sos.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Hartley Elected
President of
|Certoin-Teed
By the Associated Press.

1oY sIlt HoSUCIdIVU FItSS.
NEW YORK, May 26-Henry J.
Hartley, former president of Nichols
Engineering e. Research Corp, was
elected president of Certain-Teed
Products Corp, building materials
manufacturers, today. He succeeds
C. L. Won Egloffstein, who recently
resigned because he was not in
sympathy with the company's
management policies.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Winnipeg Prices.

today:
WHEAT pra,i.,.
Evening star., 1939-05-26

Tennessee Electric Power Co.
Preferred share earnings four
months ended April 30 we're $4.20,
against $378.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
United States Treasury Position

BY the Associated Press.
The position of the Treasury May a. compared with com
Evening star., 1939-05-26

July .3Oss .29A .3Ob .2qn
Wheat. No. Northern. Sc; No. 2. e2T;
N9, 3. SO; oats, No. 2 white, 81 "; No. 8.
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Spot. nominal; middling. 9S2.
Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
/ to higher. Sale, 6s contracts July,
$50; September. $780, october, 6ssb; De-
cember. 6.96; January. sos. Bid.
Evening star., 1939-08-28

And since his monthly annuity was
to be figured on his total wages
earned over the years while he was
"in the SYSTEM" and since he had
not been in 1t long enough to pile
up big total wage" he couldn't
possibly afford to quit. His retire.
ment income" was a pittance, clearly
not enough to live on even at star
vation standards.
From this set of circumstances
sprang several collateral "crises."
Any one who studied the reserve
plan" more than seven minutes
and there's no use explaining it
here because it's dead anyway-came
up with the conviction that the
whole system was something like a
trackless trolley heading at full speed
for the edge of cliff.
So political pressure and propa-
ganda continued to converge on
Congress just as though no action on
the subject had been taken at all.
Most determined, dangerous and
dizziest of these plans was that
fathered by DR.. Francis E. Town.
send. The facts that DR.. Townsend's s
scheme to pay every one over IS
years old 5000 a month would bank
rupt the Government, crush the eco
nomic system and defeat its own
end by raising prices so high the
5000 would scarcely be worth 2
cents, did not deter callous politi-
Evening star., 1939-08-28

equitable" Mr.. Altmeyer comments,
ut has been proved necessary to
attain equity in vast majority of
cases.
I'm fact, it is inequitable to no one
because every one gets back more
than he puts in, more than he could
buy In the same sort of insurance
policy frcm any private company
The inequalities are financed by
spreading the employers share Of
the pay roll taxes where it will do
the most social and economic good.
What we have tried to do is work
out schene actually fair in prac-
tice, rather than actuarily fair on
paper. We think this program is not
only fair. but that it will work"
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Newspaper Alliance. 1nc)