davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Cotton Consumption
Holds High Level
During September
Remains We'll Above
1888 Despite Small
Drop From August
BY the Associated Press.

The Census Bureau reported yes
terday that cotton consumed during
September totaled 624.9O2 bales of
lint and S2,446 of linters, compared
with 62s, s,44s and 1886 during Aug
ust this year, and 533 ,399 and 72,149
during September last year.
Cotton on hand September 30 in
cluded:
In consuming establishments 870,-
862 bales of lint and 303 .293 Of lint
ers, compared with e53.874 and 288, =
784 on August 81 this year, and
1.107,351 and 264,086 on September
80 last year.
In public storage and at COM
presses. 14,175,815 bales of lint and
88,444 of linters, compared with H.
805, 1875 and 1913 on August 81 this
year, and 13,O33,511 and 97,189 on
September 30 last year.
Imports during September totaled
9,746 bales. compared with 13,494
during August this year. and 1861
during September last year.
Exports during September totaled
649,057 bales of lint and 30197 of
linters, compared with 218,792 and
33,017 during August this year, and
388.658 and 1928 during September
last year.
Cotton spindles active during Sep
tember numbered 22,231,976 COM
pared with 22,O12,186 during August
this year, and 11,183,972 during Sep
tember last year.
September consumption included: In
pared with 53l ,632 in August this year.
nd IN Nea 4Ss9 In sfaes last bae
COMPARED with 1897 and 6O.as5
Cotton on hand September 80 included:
In consuming establishments in cotton
growing States. 721 ,333 bales compared
with o4a 424al1 Ea on August 81 this year
and in New England States. 1169O2
bales. compared with 12S.53S and 133.-
9O7.
In public storage and at congresses.
in cotton-growing States. 14,154 $40
Sst 81 tRis year. % and 1874. 800 on On aep sep-
tember 30 last year: and in New Eng
land States. 1S.3O3 bales, compared with
23.463 and 4S.936
,.s Cotton spindlss active active. during ssptem
1855 s4s. compared with isss4' .ses; 'sss
during August this year and 16.s14.22S
during Snptember last year, and in New
ENGLAND States. 4.95a. $50. compared with
4,791,932 and 4.753.304.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Government qnd Private Pay Rolls Maintain
Comfortable Lead Over Year Ago Here
October TotoI Likely
To Climb Ahead of
$45,000,000 Mark
BY DONALD b. HADLEY.

With expansion of the Federal
Governments executive branch
playing an important part, total
Government and private pay rolls
and employees in August showed
large increases over year ago.
1t is estimated that 303,86 en-
ployes received $43,141, ,389 in the
month"; compared with 290546 en-
ployes and a pay roll of $40, 1877 ,974
in the same month last year.
Government employees, including
both Federal and District, totaled
147,760 in August, with a pay roll
of $25 Sal .389, compared with 1877 1854
and $24,O36,779, in August, 1898.
Items going into this total are re-
ported currently by the Labor De-
partment. Also included is an esti-
mate for the military branch, re-
ported semi-annually. The figure
may be regarded as conservative.
Private employees in August are
estimated at 156,l0O, with a pay
roll of $17.500,O0O, against 152 ,692
employees and pay roll of $16,76l,-
1875 in the same month year ago.
These estimates, based on incom-
plete reports from the District of
Columbia Unemployment Compen-
sation Board, will be enlarged some
what by delinquencies.
$45,000, 900 Expected.
If Government and private pay
rolls here follow the seasonal pat
tern set year ago, with schools and
fall business activity swelling both
divisions; the grand total for WASH
ington will be above $45, ,0OO, 900 for
the present month, when all reports
are complete.
A comparison of the August esti-
mates with a year ago indicates the
important part the Federal execu-
tive branch has played in the pay
roll expansion. The grand totals
showed an increase of 1884 en-
ployes and $2,343,415 from a year
ago. For the same period the execu-
tive branch employees increased
1856 and the pay roll jumped ST.
366, ,289.
Government Totals Given.
The following table gives employ
ment and pay rolls of the Federal
and District governments for the last
Evening star., 1939-10-15
ComnodityPrice
Chongesin Week
BY the Associated Press.

oy VIC hSSOCtdCcu fIcSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-Declines in
scrap. cotton, some grains and GER
tain other key staples carried cash
commodities as a group lower this
week.
The Associated Press index of IS
weighted wholesale cash commodity
prices, with 1926 as 100, declined to
7407 from 749 the preceding week
and $3.50 a year ago.
Numerous staples chalked up ad-
vances but the declines more than
Offset the gains, causing the dip in
the index.
Higher were cash rubber and coal,
bat steel scrap and tin declined.
Cash silk advanced but cheaper
were cotton, cotton cloth and wool.
In livestock markets, lambs were
little dearer, but cattle were
cheaper.
Oats and rye moved up notch in
cash grain markets, but both wheat
and corn declined.
Higher cash wholesale quotations
were posted for eggs and lard, but
cocoa and -four eased.
The commodity index with its
components, compared as follows:
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Delinquents . Factor.

Compilation of private employ
ment and pay rolls presents a more
difficult problem than the Govern
ment figures because of the long pc
riod lapsing before tax delinquents
can be reduced to a minimum. The
reports are based on the number of
employees and pay rolls registered for
compensation purposes.
Previous totals published in The
Star have been current figures, the
relationship of which has been dis
torted sometimes by the fact they
did not include delinquents. To
remedy this defect the table below
includes the monthly reports to the
Social Security Board through May.
These are more complete than the
totals previously used, although
they still fail to include all de-
liquents. The June. July and August
estimates are based on current fig
ures plus an allowance for delin-
quents and seasonal trends.
Private Data Outlined.
Private employment and pay rolls
for various months follow:
Evening star., 1939-10-15

DR.. Stone is DR.. Edward Stone.
member of the faculty of Columbia
university, also of the Graduate
School of Banking, and has written
many articles and some books on
economics. The meeting will be in
charge of Ord Preston, president of
the District Bankers Association. A
large turnout of senior bank officers
Is anticipated.
During the session, insignia are
to be presented to members who
were chairmen of the associations
. three special sections last year,
known as the fiduciaries, auditors
and safe deposit sections.
Woodward Common at 481z.
Woodward & Lothrop common
stock appeared on the Washington
Stock Exchange yesterday for the
flrst time this year when five shares
changed ownership at 48h. The
market closed with 40 bid for the
stock and SO asked.
Woodward g. Lothrop preferred
stock is also listed on the exchange,
n very little trading taking place in
the issue, the last sale being recorded
at 120.
The stock is tightly held and pays
. dividend of 81 year, the present
bid for the preferred standing at
$116 share.
New Mortgage Loan Mark.
record hioh vol,,noo of non, ,,,orf
gage loans-$40, Gas ,OO0-was made
by Federal savings and loan associa-
tions in August, 1t was announced
yesterday at the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board Offices.
The figure passed the previous
speak month, June of this year, by
$1,551 900 or per cent; exceeded
July by more than 10 per cent. and
August. 1888, by 81 per cent.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
KiIowott Hour Output for District
Tux Burden Grows

CHICAGO, Oct. IA (SpeciaD -
Since 1918 local, State and Federal
tax collections have skyrocketed 45
per cent-from s., 1914, 900 900 to $14,-
168, 900 ,000-according to the Ma
tional Consumers Tax Commission.
Practically all of the increased reve-
nues have resulted from hidden"
taxes paid ultimately by consumers
- part Of retail prices, the commits
sion says.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Bankers Plan Fall Meeting.

Trust Co., to
hear an address
on &C urr e n t
Economic De-
velopments" by
DR.. E d W a r d
Stone, a former
economist of the
American Bank
ers Association
and now chief of
the Real Proper
ty Control Sec
ton, ReSettle-
nent Division,
Farm Security
Administration.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

Wltter, accord
ing to dispatches
received er e
yesterday.
A leader in the
association, Mr..
Connely W a S
chairman of the
special advisory
committee that
proposed changes
in the operations
of the organiza-
ton that were
adopted in 1897;
and was also
chairman of the
Evening star., 1939-10-15

evening to hear
an address by
Mr.. S. L. ZWeck-
bronner, general
supervisor of
costs and budg-
ct of the Mon
roe Calculating
Machine Co., on
the subject of
"Budgetary Con-
troll"
1 ue speaker Is
a graduate Of
New York Uni
versity. joined
I he MnnrNa
Evening star., 1939-10-15
American Car Reports
$25,oo0,000 BockIoe
By the Associated Press.

BY Tue ASSOClACeU FFeSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-C. j.
Hardy, president of American Car &
Foundry Company announced to-
day the company has untitled orders
of nearly $25 900 900 compared with
$2,475 900 on may /, 1889. A large
part Of the business was booked
since Sept. !.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Heavy Steel Scrap Price
Is Reporied Reduced
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14-Dow, Jones
& Co. in dispatch from Pittsburgh
said that sales of No. heavy smelt-
ing steel scrap at $23 a ton rep
resented a reduction of $50 from
the previously reported sale. Brok-
ers were said to be bidding $21
ton but getting only a small ton
mage
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Conne|y Named
|. B. A. Head al
Convention
Detroit Leader Has
Taken Active Part
In Changes
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Emmett F. Connely of Detroit was
elected president of the Investment
Bankers Association of America, at
Del Monte, Calf, succeeding Jean
Evening star., 1939-10-15

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No 2, red spring, s51s; No.
hard. s6A. Corn. old No. 1. mixed so;
No. l., yellow 5OA-51; No. 2, 5O34-
new. No. |; yellow, 5OA-a4; No. 2. 50L-is;
No. 46Ha-4S Oats. No 9. white, 35;
No; g., 34la. Soy beans, No 2, yellow.
55-61 nominal: feed. 35-42 nominal,
timothy seed. 3.65-90 nominal. Red clover
SEED, 12.50-1 500 nominal Red TOP 8 so.
300 nominal. Alsike. 13 OO-1 q 90 nominal.
Winnipeg Cash Market.
WINNIPEG Oct. IA P.-Cash wheat,
3: 66's; oats, No. 2, white, 80: No. 8,
Evening star., 1939-10-15

In the latest semi-annual report
OF the commission comes an inter-
(See PAY ROLLS, Page E-3.)
Evening star., 1939-10-15

3. L. zweckbronner. company in 1880,
and installed a system of budgetary
procedure which has proved most
successful to this concern in con-
trolling financial operations. The
firm is engaged on a national scale
in manufacturing and selling mech
anical Office equipment. Mr.. Zweck-
bronner is a staunch advocate of the
principle that cost finding processes
employed in industry should be
closely coordinated with the general
accounts upon which corporate budg-
cts are based.
The technical session at 7:30
O'clock will be preceded at $50.
John L. Mitchell, chapter president,
will preside at the meeting.
Bankers Plan Fall Meeting.
Members of the District Bankers
Association will hold their fall meet
ing tomorrow at pm. in the board
room ef the American Security e.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Private Data Outline,
Private employment and pay roll!
for various months follow:

Executive Branch Grows.
Employment and pay rolls in the
Federal executive branch for the
last year are reported by the Civil
Service Commission as follows:
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Oct. IA R-Nationa
Association Securities Dealers. Inc:
Evening star., 1939-10-15

The following table gives employ
ment and pay rolls of the Federal
and District governments for the last
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
German Guns Rip
Villages Behind
French Positions

PARIS, Oct. 2. CUP)-German
local attacks south of Saarlouis
and in the region east of the Saar
river were repulsed, the French
war office announced tonight, as
official sources reported steady
flow of Nazi reinforcements NOV
ing up to the Siegfried line.
The communique said that Ger
man artillery in the Saar sector
was heavily bombarding German
villges which the French forces
already had taken and which now
are behing the French front lines
The French persistently predict
ed that the Nazis would start large
scale operations on the western
front after the Nazi-Soyiet peace
offensive fails, as expected They
said that Germany now has so di.
visions normally $4,000 men but
probably many more in war time,
on the western front.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02

miral Adolphus Andrews, it was
announced by Admiral Claude C.
Bloch, commander in chief of the
U. S. fleet.
Andrews planned to leave for
Pearl Harbor today aboard the
carrier Enterprise, which will serve
as his flagship while the scouting
flagship indianapolis is being over
hauled. The Enterprise has a COM
plement of 30 planes.
Admiral Bloch said the security
patrol was being established to
familiarize navy personnel with OPP
erations and conditions in the vast
Hawaiian area.
Under the new program only one
scouting force division will be main
tanned in the Los Angeles-San Diego
area
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
British Planes
Over Berlin

LONDON, Oct. 2. CUP)-Royal
air force planes have made sue
cessful reconnaissance flight over
Berlin and Potsdam, the air min
istry announced today after dis
closing an air battle between five
British and Is German aircraft
over the Siegfried line.
The ministry's announcement in
dicated that no effort was made
to drop bombs on the flight ovel
the German capital. This was IN
line with the Allied aerial activities
of recent weeks, in which bom-
bardment of all except naval bases
has been avoided
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
U. 5. Recognition
Refused Invaders
In Pole Conquest
Poland Still Exists, Is
Hull PrOnOuncement in
Statement of Policy

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.
(UP) = Secretary of State
Cordell Hull announced to-
day that the United States
does not recognize conquest
of Poland. He said that the United
States would continue its diploma
tic relations with the present Pol
ish government which has been
reorganizd in France.
The Polish ambassador here
Count jerry Potocki, still will be
recognized by this country and j
Anthony Drexel Biddle, American
ambassador 10 Poland, now in
France, will continue his session
there
Hull read a statement outlining
this governments refusal to recog-
nize the German Russian conquest
and partition of Poland. He said;
More than 20 years ago the
United States recognized, and has
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
|. A. Man Chosen
Finance Director

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 2. (UP)-
Gov. Culbert Olson today appointed
John R. Rishards, of Los Angeles,
as director of finance, and Richard
Sachse, Pasadena, as director OF
natural resources.
Richards, who was chairman of
the governors committee on re-
employment, succeeds Phil S. Glib
son, who resigned today to accept
an appointment as an associate
justice of the supreme court.
Sachse succeeds George d. Nord-
enholt in the natural resources
post and will become administra-
tor of the California oil conserva-
ton act if the Atkinson bill is ap-
proved in a referendum vote at the
Nov. 7 specia. election. Norden-
holt was appoiy ted In 1884 by Gov
james Rolph,\
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02

ment sought to prepare not only
the fighting forces but the people
of the United Kingdom as a whole,
for anything that the Germans
might try-and to reply to it.
The general expectation was that
Germany would strike from the
air. certainly to attack the British
fleet, probably to attack naval bas-
es and key ports, and possibly to
bomb industrial centers.
Prime Minister Neville Cham
berlain was expected to address
the House of Commons tomorrow
on the diplomatic situation, and
particularly the apparently in
creasingly close partnership be-
tween Nazi Germany and Commu-
mist Russia.
Chamberlain was confidently eX-
pected also to reject in advance
Continued on Page 2; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
German SEQ Raiders Lurk
In Wait for Allied Ships

LONDON, Oct. 2. CUP)-The adj
miralty warned all ships in the
South Atlantic today to take pre-
cautions against attack by mys-
terious German sea raiders after
the British steamship Clement had
been sunk off the coast of Brazil
by an unidentified but heavily
armed vessel.
Authorities pointed out that il
had long been suspected that Ger
man merchantmen, especially one
Nazi vessel, was carrying four six
inch guns secretly in its hold even
before the start Of the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
Nazis Say Italy
Will Declare War
If Demand Refused
Berlin Newspaper Hints
Powerful Military Aid
Against DemOcracieS

BERLIN, Oct. 2. (UP)-
The Nazi press limited today
that Italy as we'll as Soviet
Russia would lend military
aid to Germany if the allied
powers refuse Adolf Hitler's bid
for peace on the basis of parti-
toned Poland.
Following persistent but qualified
suggestions last weekend that Ger
many hoped for Red army aid II
necessary as a result of the new
Nazi-Soviet agreement, the news
paper Der Angriff, mouthpiece OF
Propaganda Minister Joseph Goeb-
bels,. said that Italy was ready to
make decisions according to the
spirit of Fascism and the italian
position as a revolutionist power
Adolf Hitler was reported to have
asked Italian Premier Benito Mus
solini to make a final" peace offer
to Great Britain and France. If
they refuse it, Hitler will deliver a
peace ultimatum" to the allied
powers in his speech to the Reich
stag late this week, it was said.
The Nazi attitude was that pres
ent indications that the peace Of
fensive would be rejected could. not
vet he taken as final although 1t
appeared that faint hope of sue
cess was held in authoritative
sources.
The press emphasized that this
week would result in highly inn
portant decision, however. and that
Germany would face the outcome
with calm and determination.
Continued on Page 2, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02

revision, the lean, drawing WesV-
erner centered his attack on pro-
visions of the present act which
permit American ships to carry any
goods except arms to the warrinf
nations. He also urged repeal OF
the arms embargo, which he said
was not a true symbol of American
neutrality.
The danger to this nation lies
not so much in the type of goods
that it exports, but in the fact
that American vessels are used for
shipping" Pittman said.
Because OF his position as chair
man of the foreign relations COM
mittee, Pittman got the lead-ofi
position for the administration in
the great debate which is expect
ed to last from three to six weeks
Primed TO answer him was the
lion of Idaho" Sen. William E
Borah, who 20 years ago helped
lead another, and successful bat
tie against a presidents foreign
policy-the League of Nations fight
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02

had sworn to perpetuate is ended
declared Welly x. Hopkins, special
assistant to U. S. Attorney General
Frank Murphy, in presenting the
governments motion of "Nolle
Prosequi" before U. S. District
Judge H. Church Ford.
THE rule of the so-called gun
thugs is no more"
Hopkins motion ended the gov
ernment's first effort to put teeth
in the civil Wagner labor relations
act by prosecuting the coal COM
panies, officials and law enforce
ment officers under an 1870 "re-
construction days" criminal statute
forbidding conspiracies to restrain
persons from enjoying rights OF
privileges guaranteed by federal
laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02

Winfield went to prison when he
was Is, because he killed a play
mate He killed him during fist
fight by hitting the boy over the
head with a stick.
II was frightened and ran away
They gave me life for second de-
gree murder-golly, these sausages
are good, aren't they? First real
meal I've had in two days!"
Winfield didn't look as crimi-
nal is supposed to- but he did APP
pear different. Perhaps it was
the nervousness. the abrupt ges-
lures and shaky hands. But mo-
Continued ON Page 2, Col Cd
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02

fley area ana pIOllllleH1 rain Du-
reau director, was shot in the ankle
by Ray Gist, Los Angeles Negro,
during an argument over dove
shooting near the Harshman ranch
Sunday morning.
Mrs. A. Ripley of San Diego was
slightly injured when shot spat-
tered into her face after Roy
SWearengin, also of San Diego, shot
at doves three miles east of Seeley
early Sunday.
Two unidentified men went to
the sheriff's office in Ell Centre to
report that they were peppered
with shot while hunting in the JAS
per district and in the area SOUTH
west of Seeley but were mot mad
about it." They said it was all in
the spirit of good clean fun any,
way.
The Imperial county sheriffs Of
flee was swamped with telephone
calls from enraged ranchers who
wanted deputies to stop the wild
shooting over their poultry pens,
dairy yards, houses and front lawns
Sheriff Robert W. Ware said the
deputies answered as many aalls
as they could but he did not hive
men enough to cover the whbie
of Imperial Valley.
Many of the ranchers apparent
ly thought there were a great many
hunters who knew little about
craftsmanship" Ware said.
A rancher's wife in the area east
of CaleXico said she asked a group
of hunters to stop shooting into
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
Canal Construction
Boorns INLAND Into
Housing Shortage
Work on COacheIla Line
Brings Many to Town;
LabOrers Buy Homes

INLAND, oct. FINLAND
faced a housing shortage
Monday as dozens of fami-
lies arrived to make this city
their home while breadwin-
ners work on the Coachella branch
of the All American canal.
Contractors established main
headquarters, a shop, and ware
house at Frink, railway siding on
the desert 10 miles west of inland
No camp was expected to be erected
there, forcing workmen to live in
inland or nearby if they wished
to be close to their work.
3 Approximately 80 workmcn
bought lots in and near Niland
and started building their own
homes after they discovered living
quarters were at premium, real
estate dealers said Rumors of a
new motion picture theatre, auto
courts, and rooming houses were
heard frequently in inland last
week but construction had not
started Monday.
School authorities watched the
situation with interest as they fear
ed the new families would over
crowd school houses and force con-
struction of more school buildings
and employment of additional
teachers.
Contractors declared it was inn
possible at this time to estimate
how many families would arrive
during coming weeks as they had
not completed estimates of the
number of workmen needed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
Predatory Animal
Program Mapped

Imperial county supervisors Mon
day entered into a three-way agree
ment to continue determination of
predatory animals during the COM
ing year.
The county agreed to contribute
5000 toward the salary of men
engaged to hunt and trap the ami
mails. The state and federal gov
ernments also contribute to the
cost. The work is done under the
supervision of the United States
biological survey. A similar agree
ment is renewed each year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
Motorists Get
Taqs-.AN in Fun

Police tagged overtime parkers
in Ell Centre Monday-but they
we're only fooling.
They will be "fooling" with warn
ing tickets until Wednesday, and
after that it will cease to be fun
and get serious Autos will be
tagged if left beyond the two hour
limit ON Main street or Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh streets between State
and Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
Government Drops Prosecution Of
Harlan Coal Companies, Officials

LONDON, KY, Oct. 2. (UP)-The
federal government today dropped
its criminal prosecution of Harlan
County, KY, coal operators, coal
companies and former law enforce
ment officers. 1t said it did so
because industrial peace at last
prevails"
"An impossible and medieval in
dustrial system which the operators
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-02
Bureau Directors
To Meet Saturday

Farm Bureau directors will re-
sumo monthly meetings at the
county court house Saturday after
noon at 1:30, Scott B. Foulds, sec
retary of the bureau, announced
Monday.
Director meetings are scheduled
on the first Saturday of each
month, Foulds said,