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Evening star., 1939-09-17
Deaths Reported

Clay A. Downs. 81 635 F st. s.w.
Frederick w Meyer. II, National Luth-
eran Home.
Emma s. Schneider. II. Garfield Hospital.
4; N: Arneson. a. St. Elizsbeth's Hospital.
Charles Smith, "a. Garfield Hospital.
Harry K. Guild, 50, United States Soldiers
Home Hospital.
Mary Elizabeth Smith Hazen. SO. Emer-
gency Hospital.
Ephram Rollins 81 Gallineer Hospital
Charles Edward Staples. 5S. 81 Sd st. ne:
Charles Walters 81. Home for Aged and
william Estes Sc. Gallinser Hospital.
Thomas Butler, so. GEORGETOWN University
Hospital.
Dolly W McBee. 40, Emereency Hospital.
Joseph R. Hughes. 4S, 1341 A st. ne.
Agnes Hess ~, 1921 r st. NV:
Infant. Virginia Harrison, Children's Hos
pital.
Infant Terry Vance, Children's Hospital.
James Smith. 81, St Elizabeths Hospital.
James Carson. Al, Gallinger Hospital.
Phillip Smith, 80, St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Marteil Cabiness, 81 Freedmen's Hospital.
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Silver Spring Minister
Occupies New Parsonage
Rev. and Mrs. LOFTS in Home;
DIR. and Mrs. Morris in West;
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald Hosts

Lofts the Silver Spring Baptist Church.
the church building
Montgomery 92 Philadelphia
their children Miss Dorothy Faye Lofts and Mr.
Randall and also Miss Grace Bnon.
p Morris Woodside accompanied by
Albert and Norris spending time in
return October 15
Mcdonald visiting them at their home in
woodsde Burlington
NC
McKeever with their Mr. Edwin Nc
daughter Mary left Tuesday for Lewsbug W. Va
Genbier Military Academy Mr.
and Sulphur Springs
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Births Reported

Kenneth and Rachel Orr, girl.
George and Mabel Yates, boy.
James and Moline Johnstone. girl.
Hal and Pauline Bakes girl.
James and Hannah Burroughs, boy.
Robert and Florence Adams. jr., girl.
Edward and Teresa Hill; boy.
William and Margaret Ebel. girl
Richard and Florence Clouser. boy.
Augustus and Ruby Simpson. boy.
John and Helen Emory. boy.
Herbert and Mary Howell. boy.
Hermann and Eleanor Lauritzen. girl.
John and Elizabeth Crossin. boy.
Francis and Katherine Sullivan. boy.
John and Theda Newlin boy.
Thomas and Barbara Burns. boy.
John and Marjorie Bartlett. girl.
Leon and Mildred Dostert. boy.
Robert and Ethel Bowie, boy.
Frank and Doris Baiers, boy.
John and Violet Roberts, boy.
Joseph and Magnon Hester, girl,
Francis and Margaret Powers. girl.
Harry and Grace Harrison. boy.
William and Evelyn Pignone girl
Richard and Dorothy Walker. girl.
Robert and Ruth Hall. girl
Joseph and Nell Anderson. boy.
Francis and Kathryne Liehtfoot,, boy.
Lawrence and Lillian Kipscomb, boy.
Harry and Anna Glorius. girl.
Herbert and Wilhelmina Slower, boy.
Frederick and Helen Phillippi, girl.
Cornelius and Nettie Sullivan. girl.
Richard and Charlotte jerks girl.
Millard and Mary Sanford. boy.
Wesley and Stella Cogar, boy.
William and Mary Spates. boy.
Francis and Georgianna Contee, girl.
Garlon and josephine Smarr. boy.
Nathaniel and Emma Pinknev. boy.
John and Elaine Jones. boy.
John and Ruth Williams girl.
William and Eliza Fulford, girl.
Peter and Virginia Ridely. boy.
Osborne and Mary Hamilton. girl.
James and Pauline Clay, girl.
Jesse and Annie Philson. boy.
Tillman and Inez Weaver. girl:
John and Frances Fletcher, girl.
Robert and GLADYS Clay. bey.
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before returning here the middle OF
this week. Another son, Mr.. Robert
McKeever, will attend the Univer-
sity of Maryland,
Mrs. Ralph Wells entertained at
luncheon and bridge Friday at her
home In Seven Oaks Manor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matre
Return Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Matre are
again at their home in Montgomery
Hills after a vacation. at Orkney
Springs, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Edwin Warfleld
of Woodside Park have as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Weis-
beck of Buffalo, N. Y. Mr.. Weis-
beck and Mr.. Warfield were former
room mates at Western Maryland
College.
Mr.. John Mcqueen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Russell Mcqueen OF
Linden, left Thursday for Char
lottesville, Va, to enter the Uni
versity of Virginia.
Mr.. E. Clyde Algire has returned
to New York, where he is assistant
counsel at the Internal Revenue Of
flee, after a visit in North Wood
side with his family who plan to
Join him this fall.
Mrs. Revie to Return
Today From New York.
Mrs. John B. Bevie will return
today from New York, where she
spent five days at the Worlds Fair
with her mother, Mrs. James j. Ri
lev of Providence, r. I.
Miss Lucille Hendricks has re-
turned to her home in Newark, Del,
after a visit with friends in Wash
ington and Silver Spring. Miss
Hendricks was a resident of this
community until the past summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Brit
tain, who have been spending the
summer in Louisville. KY, are here
for several months with their niece,
Mrs. B. F. Divine and Mr.. Divine
before going on to Miami where
they will spend the winter. Mr..
and Mrs. Divine also have with them
their nephew, Mr.. William w. King
of Washington.
Miss Mary Margaret Perry, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William E.
Perry, will leave September 27 for
Petersburg, Va, where she will en-
ter Southern College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale F. Sehorn
have visiting them at their home in
Northwood Park Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rhodes of Bellevue, Pittsburgh. Mr..
and Mrs. Sehorn and their son,
Herbert, returned here the early
part of last week from trip to
Canada and the Worlds Fair in
New York
Mr., and Mrs. Lauman F. Faul-
coner and their daughter, Miss Jean
Faulconer, are again in Northwood
Park after spending the summer at
Patuxent Beach, Md.
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THREE

DR.. and Mrs. A. Nj. Edwards
Hosts in Takoma Tonight
Officials of Bureau of Census
Guests at First of Suppers;
Blodgetts Have Open House
will entertain tonight at the first Of
the guests will be officials Of the
O
Edwards hosts at such parties which last
home in Takoma
and n Washington.
sacan the population division the Bureau Of
Blodgett hosts Friday night at house
Bodgett celebra
ton Of the latters 9th birthday "-----------
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Mrs. J. D. Chamberlain, Warren
ton, for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Pool, Mr..
Lawrence Pool, Miss Phoebe Ran
dolph Spilman and Miss Sally Hox-
ton Spilman, who spent two months
at Easthampton, Long Island, have
returned home.
Miss Anne Brooke gave small
luncheon Wednesday at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. George Lawrence,
for Miss Madeleine Drake before
her return to Vassar.
Mrs. Huner Bowman and her
daughter Betty who spent the sum-
mer with relatives in Bluefleld, Va,
are at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Lewis cele-
brated the 40th anniversary of their
wedding with a reception this even
ing at their home near The Plains.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Service Orders
NAVY.
Bureau Of NaviEation.

bureau OF NAVlkhtlOn
Merrill. 1t. q. g. Wayne R. continue with
strickler. 1t. q, g. Lyle E. from o. S. s.
Walker, 1t. q. g. Francis D., from U. 8. g..
S-29 to U. g. 8 Searaven.
Afford Ensign William T, to U. s. s. Bar
ry; new orders
Barry, Ensign Richard F , jr.. from U. S. s.,
Tuscaloosa to U. s. S. Truxtum.
Clark Ensign Charles R. il, from q. s. S.
San Francisco to U. S. S. Fairfax.
Clausner Ensign Marlin D. from U. S. s.
Ranger to U. S. S. Simpson.
Cohen. Ensign Abe F.. to U. S. s. Broome;
new orders.
Gore Ensign John M. from o. s. 3.
Ranger to u s. s. Hamilton.
Grell Ensign Theodore A, from U. S. s.
Ranger to U S. S. Decatur.
Smith Ensign James H. jr., from U. S. S.
Ranger to u s. S. Leary.
Medical Corps.
Hooker Comdr James F.. from Washing
ton to Guantanamo Bay. Cuba.
Cerny. 1t. Alvin j.. from Philadelphia TO
Grassland, II Paul M. from Philadelphia
osterloh Lt Erwin H, from San Diego to
Mare Island.
Price; 1t, James A, from Washington to
Geise 1t. q. eD Ralph W. from wash
Shurtleff. 1t. q, g. Marcellus C.. from
Puget Sound to U. s. S. Oklahoma.
Supply Corps.
Caro- 1t Comdr Philip A., Norfolk to
home for retirement.
Chaplain Corps.
Schmitt. 1t. d gD Aloysus H, from Bu-
reau of Navigation IL to Quantlco.
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News Notes
OF Southern
Teresa Graves
Is Motoring to
The West Coast

LEONARDTOWN, Md. Sept. 10
Mrs. Beatrice Kurtz Hanson, who
returned to her home in Chevy Chase
Tuesday after spending the summer
at her cottage on the Chesapeake
Bay, will return later in the month
to spend October and November in
st. Marys.
Miss Teresa Graves of Mechan-
icsville is motoring to the West
Coast to visit relatives.
Miss Mary Metcalf of Mechanics
vile has left to enter the State Nor
NAL School at Towson.
Mrs. Ralph Grice of Washington
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Frank
Gibson.
Mr.. Neale Miles of Frederick, Md,
is spending this week and next with
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Cough on
Washington street.
Mrs. Howard c. Davidson of
Georgetown is spending the fall sea-
son at her estate, Cremona, with her
family, and is being joined for week
ends by her husband. Maj. Davidson,
who is stationed at Boiling Field.
Miss Knight Returns
To Home on Brettons Bay.
Miss Suzanne Knight, who has
been spending the last 10 days in
New York City. has returned to her
home on Brettons Bay.
Mr. William Raley of Mechanics
vile is motoring to California to
spend several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul J. Bailey will
entertain tomorrow at family dim
ner for Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Bailey of Washington.
Mrs. Alfred Cough entertained
guests at her home on the Wash
ington boulevard Tuesday evening
at bridge dinner.
Mrs. W. Bruce Matthews and her
two children, Mr. Bruce Matthews
jr., and Miss Virginia Matthews
who have been spending the sum-
mer months in Atlanta with Mrs
Matthews parents, have returned
to their home in La Plata.
Couple Return From
Honeymoon Trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dixon have
returned from their honeymoon trip
and are making their home al
Sandgates with Miss Mary Dixon
Mrs. Dixon, before her marriage
was Miss Phyllis Carolyn Graves
daughter of Mr. and Mrs P T
Graves of Laurel Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold w. Lyon
of La Plata last evening gave sur
prise party in honor of their little
neice. Betty Wood, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. F. Wood
Miss Nora Ellen Driscoll, who
has been spending the summer in
Rocky Mount and Tarboro, N. c..
has returned here to enter her junior
year at the st. Mary's Academy
She is the daughter of Mrs. Jose
phine Gardiner Peake of Wash
ington.
Mrs. G. Fouke and her two daugh-
tiers, Misses Jane and Eleanor Fouke
have returned to their home in La
Plata after spending several weeks
at Rehoboth Beach, Del.
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Marriage License
ADplicutions

James H. Noble. 2l. No. 4 E st; Sc. and
Hattis c. Young Il; 625 lst st. s.W'
and lois L. snow. 90, Dyke, va; the
Rev. Walter G. Hook.
NV. and Virginia M Keller, 81. 1925
Good Hope I'd. Sc. the Rev. Frank
Md; the Rev F. Carroll Coale.
Geo1se a1s n%rhp1 W. Pqypter maT;e 20 AZ RoeRv T
the Rev. j. c. Smallwood.
m and He, Helen Louis s%; .,93 sth st. NV;
.,nhenRe the Rev R6n,n C L. smaliweGd otb p,
and vivian G. osborne. u: 5lo 18Th
n pI. n ne; the Rev. c; L. smalITood :, ..
dolph st. ne; the Rev, J.. H Humphrey.
and Adele K smith, .25i 1893 18th st.
rbomss the Rey Rey g, G. ads 3 PeFse ss and
the Rev. J. C. Ball.
Arthur ss, ysushnS an, S43 sa St and Ind
Kirkman J. Rhodes, 80. 2115 !. st. NV:
and Ei7aseth A. ,Gs GsoissR' Hai
1cHHSSol 81. A.W', the 1Ne'. ~ n AaoiN
lister.
Rockville.
Bojtulski 1s both of Takoma Park
John Thomas Moriarity. 30 and GLADYS
May Coulter. 30. both of Cabin John. Md.
Viola Davis. 26. both OF WASHINGTON.
Riley Thomas Gartrell 25. and Arta 1nez
Frizzell IS. both Of Westminster. Md.
Robert r. McMartin. 32 and Thelma e.
Hasktns. 81 both of MaShinQton.
Evening star., 1939-09-17

anniversary.
Tak0ma Park Family
On Two-week Visit.
States Attorney and Mrs. Benja-
min G. Wilkinson, jr., have left for
Cape Hatteras, N. c., where they
will spend two weeks with Capt.
and Mrs. M. r. Oden.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Murphy have
moved to Kensington, Md, with
their family.
Mr.. F. Byrne Austin, secretary to
Representative William Byron of
Maryland, and Mrs. Austin an
nounce the birth Monday of
daughter at the Washington Sani-
tarium: Mrs. Austin is the former
Miss Myra Hurst.
Mr.. Herman c. Heffner with his
son, Mr.. Harold Heffner, and daugh-
ter, Miss Jacqueline Heffner, are
spending the week end on fishing
trip in Shepherdstown, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Sneed Sasser
will return to their home tomorrow
from Durham, N. c.. where Mrs.
Sasser and her daughter Peggy Lou
Sasser, have been for two weeks.
1t. and Mrs. Fielding
Visiting Pratt Family.
1t. Frederick j. Fielding, U. S. A.
and Mrs. Fielding of San Francisco
are spending three months at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick L..
Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Taft are in
Wickemburg, Ariz., visiting their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis White.
Invitations have been issued for
the wedding of Miss Jeannette
Adamson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
David C. Adamson, to Mr.. William
Steiner, son Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Steiner of Takoma Park, october 7
at the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church, at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. Ricketts,
and their three children, who for
merly lived in Baltimore, have pur-
chased home at BOT Birch avenue.
Mrs. Frank Knoll will entertain
Tuesday night at bridge party.
Mr. Harry P. Dodge, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Dodge, has visiting
him over the week end Mr.. Harold
! Corbett of MorristoWn, Tenn.
DR.. D. B. Jones has moved into
the former home of Mrs. Daniel and
Lauretta Kress, who have gone to
Orlando, Fla, to make their perma-
nent home.
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to Mexico City via Havana and Vera
Cruz, where passengers entrain for
a scenic trip in Pullman cars up
through the mountains to Mexico
City. After the stay in the Mexican
capital, return is made by daylight
over the same mountain railroad,
taking the visitor from the snow
clad volcanoes down into the
tropics.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Mexico Cruise Season
To Be Continued

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Current
demand for Mexico cruises Is pro-
longing the regular season, the Cuba
Mail Line reports, and vacationists
who are planning to visit Mexico
this fall will be able to enjoy at that
time exactly the same cruise to
Mexico City that was sold out dur
ing the summer.
Shipboard entertainment and in
cluded hotel accommodations and
sightseeing in Mexico City will
remain unchanged, the line has dis
closed.
Cuba Mail Line ships make cruises
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Naval Reserve Officers
To Hold Aviation Niqht

Aviation night will be observed
by the District of Columbia Chapter
of the United States Naval Reserve
Officers Association at 8 pm. Thurs
day at the United States Naval Re-
serve Aviation Base, Anacostia, D. c.,
it was announced by H. B. Atkinson,
secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Arqo Lodge to Meet

Leonard v. Finder, director of the
New York Office, will discuss the
modern struggle for American de-
mocracy at $50 pm, Wednesday,
in the Jewish Community Center at
the opening meeting of the season
of Argo Lodge.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Customers Men Prepare
To ADOPT New Name
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 25.-The Gus
toners men, those dapper gentle
men who are the statesmen of bro
kers' offices, aren't likely to be Gus
toners men much longer.
The Association of Customers
Men sent out a call today for a con-
vention to be held here June 5 with
one of its avowed purposes change
of name.
Perhaps" said an association Of
fetal, well call ourselves Brokers
Representatives; perhaps, the name
will be Associate Brokers'. But
we're sick and tired of being Gus
toners Men
THAT name brings up too sad
memories of 1929 and the laddies
who couldn't tell the difference be-
tween a stock and a bond. Today
we serve two years probation and
are trained for our jobs. We want
to forgive, forget and let live"
The association. recently organ
lied, has $50 members out of q posi-
BILE 1900 in New York City. There
are about 1000 more eligibles scat
tered through the rest of the
country.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Sfudebaker DiscIoses.
Sb,914 Earned in
First Quarter
Profit Compares With
81 ,072,352 Loss for
Same 1888 Months
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 25.-Stude-
baker Corp, automobile manufac-
turers, reported today consolidated
net profit in the March quarter of
$56,914, or cents a share, COM
pared with net loss of s1,072,35 in
the like 1888 quarter.
International Silver.
International Silver Co., and sub
salaries, with plants in Connecticut,
Massachusetts, and Canada, re-
ported estimated net profit for
March quarter of S117,44O. or IS
cents a common share, compared
with net loss of S12l, 1866 in the like
1888 quarter.
Pennsylvania Coal.
pennsylvania Coal e. Coke Co.
reported net loss for the March
quarter of s39119, compared with
loss OF S59,559 in the like 1883
quarter
Wabash Railroad.
Ihe Wabash Railroad, reporting A
net railway operating income for
March OF s265 006, announced it's net
Tor the first quarter of 1889 was
s43o,478. This compared with an
operating deficit of s74,985 las.
March and deficit of s652.478 fo-
the nrst three months of 1888,
Evening star., 1939-04-25
United { Engineering Halls
Big Foreign Demand
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, April 25.-George
T. Ladd, president of United En-
glneering & Foundry Co., told stock
holders today foreign markets had
contributed generously" to the COM
panyis output and justified every
effort made in developing them.
The companys machinery busi-
ness, he said, began promising
rise" in the third quarter of 1898
and roll sales showed improvement
In the fourth quarter.
I'VE are hopeful that this i'm
provement will be maintained. he
added. Present world conditions
make prediction of future results
inadvisable, but we are confident of
Americas industrial future whatever
happens over there"
In reviewing the annual report for
1888, he said that for the third
successive year the companys earn
ings exceeded the annual record of
any of the first 35 years of it's
existence. The net earnings of
S3,192,618. equal to 1882 a common
share, were second only to the pre-
vious year, when $4,043,644, or $486
common share, was earned.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Wholesale Commodity
Index Shows Gain

Inc wholesale commodity pric,
index, compiled by the National Fer
tlIlZer Association, advanced slightly
IN the week ended April %, rising 10
1913 from 72.l in the preceding week
A month ago the index was 1913 and
a year ago TAT. based on the 1926
1873 average as 100 The highest
point recorded by the index this wear
was 1873, in the week of January Z
Higher prices for foodstuffs wero
primarily responsible for the rise IN
the all-commodity index last week
With eight items in the food group
advancing and only one declining.
the group average rose to the nigh
est point reached in the last two
months.
A slight decline in the farm prod
uct price average took it to the low
est point reached since August, 1854.
Lower prices for livestock were more
than sufficient to Offset increases in
cotton and grains. The textile price
average advanced moderately III
spite OF lower quotations for cotton
goods as the trend of all fbers vas
upward.
The only other group index to rise
during the week was t.at represent
ing the prices of miscellaneous COM
modities. which rose slightly As
result of higher prices for rubber
and cattle feed.
Continued weakness in steel scrap
and copper took the metal index to
new low point for the year. Small
decreases were also registered by the
building material and fertilizer ma
terial indexes.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 25. Many
higher-rated utility and industrial
loans continued to attract buyers in
bond market dealings today.
United States Government loans,
however, which often acted as a
bulwark in declining markets, slip
ped back as much as 1892 of point.
Traders SHE'D away from foreign
dollar loans as they watched British
German diplomatic jockeying in ad-
vance of Hitlers Reichstag speech
later in the week Some German
bonds, however, posted small gains
on limited turnover.
Fractionally up elsewhere by mid
day were loans of Bethlehem Steel,
Portland General Electric, United
States Steel, Baltimore q Ohio,
Santa Fe and Remington Rand.
. Manhattan Railway 4s continued
a favorite as successful completion
of uniflcation plans appeared more
likely.
Dropping shade lower were
Southern Pacific 4l2s, Pennsylvania
general 412s of '65, National Dairy
3a4. Continental Oil 334s and Amer
ican Telephone 3l4s of Sc.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Daily Oil Production
Up 30,889 Barrels
In Latest Week
Oklahoma and Texas
Totals Both Show
Large Increases
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
TULSA, April 25.-Mounting pro-
duction in the mid-continent and
Eastern fields increased the United
States output of oil 3O,889 barrels
daily during the week ending April
%, the Oil and Gas journal said
today.
The daily average flow was 3,552,-
956 barrels.
Oklahoma increased 1925 bar
rels daily to average $1,000. East
Texas dropped 353 barrels to 446, SAT
but the total State of Texas was up
1902 to 1,454,137.
Louisiana increased 1886 barrels
daily to 268,790, California declined
$4,000 to Gil 1,209 and the Rocky
Mountain west dropped 92O to
69,710.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Dollar Moves Down
In London Trudinq
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, April 25.-Overnight
Improvement of sterling in the New
York market was maintained in for
eign exchange trading today, the
United States dollar finishing
4.68 3-l5 to the pound, or - of a
cent net lower in terms of sterling
In comparison, sterling was
S4.68 5-16 in New York late yes
terday.
French francs ended 176.75 to the
pound, against the previous close of
1869.
PARIS, April Is (P.-Final QUO
tation for the United States dollar
was 37.755 francs (2649 cents to the
france in the foreign exchange mar
ket today. In comparison, the New
York overnight franc rate was 1850
cents. Exchange on London, 1857
In the Bourse principal rente is
sues ended: Three per cent, 80.95
francs; AIS a." $3.50; AVS, 1887,
l560O.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Tire Shipments
lat Peak Since
August, 1887
he Associated Press.


NEW YORK. April 25-The Rub
Der Manufacturers Association re-
ported today that March shipments
of pneumatic tire castings, totalins
4.582,655, were the highest for any
month since August, 1887.
They were % per cent above the
February figure of 3,738,696 and 50
per cent above the 2,794956 OF
March, 1898.
Shipments totaled 12,4o4,356 in
the first three months of the year
compared with 7,534.064 in the like
1888 period.
Pneumatic castings in the hands
of manufacturers March 81 totaled
1O,1O8,584 units, compared with TO-
52O,9l3 on the same date in 1888.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Steel Scrap Regarded
As Sensitive Index
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, April 25,-Scrap iron
and steel is more sensitively at
tuned to business conditions than
any other major raw material of
industry, the Institute of Scrap
Iron e. Steel, Inc, New York, claims.
Since January l, 1919, when
World War price fixing terminated,
244 months have elapsed. In every
month but one the average price
of scrap has varied. The only
exception was March, 1882, when
the market was unchanged from
February.
In this period of over 20 years
No. heavy melting steel at Pitts
burgh, the bellwether grade of
scrap, has ranged from 1897 to
$3.50 per gross ton.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Reading Co. Reveals
$894,851 March Net
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-Net
railway operating income of the
Reading Co. in March was sS94.851,
an increase of s2O5, ABB over March,
1898.
For the three months of 1899 it
was S2,559.258, an increase of S979,-
O07 over the same period in 1888.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Illinois Central Asks
R. F. 6. Note Extension
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Illinois Central Railroad Co.
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday to approve a
f1ve-year extension of Reconstruct
ton Finance Corp. loans totaling
s35, 10000 which fall due on May 81
and June l next.
The railroad estimated its 1899
net income after fixed charges
would be $1,296.521, compared with
$1,114,096 for 1888.