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Evening star., 1939-05-14
Virginia Bankers 10 Leave
On Cruise 10 Bermuda
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SptCLd! DtSpaLCD 10 Inc star.
NORFOLK, Va, May 13.-Cus-
todians of approximately $3.50 0O0.-
900 of Virginia's banking assets will
board the S. S. Queen Of Bermuda
here tomorrow for the 46th annual
convention cruise Of the Virginia
Bankers Association to Bermuda.
Clarence L. Robey, president of the
association. said tonight.
Many otthe delegates spent today
at Norfolk and nearby resorts and
when the ship sails tomorrow sos
Virginia bankers and their wives
and friends will make up the party
Norfolk and Portsmouth bankers
headed by Goldsborough Serpell
formed a committee 10 entertain
the visitors here
The cruise will combine business
and pleasure, with the first business
/ session opening Monday morning
The Regional Clearing House Asso-
citation will open proceedings with
breakfast at which DR.. E. S. Kin
caid, consulting economist Of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
will discuss financial problems.
After the call to order at the gen.
eral business session by President
Robey, the bankers will begin con-
sideration Of more than a dozen
reports completed during the year
by committees and officers.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
District Business Borometers

Three business baomees April conditions
substantial
slightly yesterday
Chesapeake reported
strides the number of telephones
April 1888 and gain of 295 stations since the
calls the million
month totalng Oo4598 in comparison with
The City Post Office
reaching 1864 23l
April, 1888, of 634
than with April kowat reaching 6s31S
increase of 4599897, or 8O6
The April depament store trade index showed modest slump from
1855 to 1903
business the month
tilted, dropping from S0l l104 372 to $9e7 O8O9
To make
other 1889 months with like periods
a
Evening star., 1939-05-14
World Wheat Trade
Ahead of Year Aqo
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Departments For
eign Service reported today that
world trade in wheat was 19 per
cent larger during the first nine
months of the current season than
in the like period in the previous
season.
Exports of principal producing
countries were reported at 1893 ,259,-
900 bushels, compared with $780,
676,000 in the previous season. They
we're far short, however, of the
average Of 763, 100000 bushels dur
ing the 192S-29 period.
The United States shipped a.
977 900 bushels, or about % per cent
of the total. This country's share
of exports in the 20s averaged about
% per cent.
Canada led all exporters with
1913 $4,000 bushels, compared with
IS, ,766, 900 in the nine-month period
Of the previous season. This gave
the Dominion about 80 per cent of
all exports compared with q 40 per
cent share enjoyed In the 20s.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
CommodityP
Chongesin Week
momentum.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Basic
wholesale commodities for imme-
dlate delivery moved higher again
this week, the fourth advance in a
row.
Giving pep to the rise were gains
lifting grains and cotton, also the
textile group to new highs for 1889.
Wheat, oats and rye all forged
ahead in the cereal division, corn
alone among principal grains slip
ping backward. Poorer crop pros
poets reported in parts of Nebraska,
Kansas. Oklahoma, Oregon and
Washington were a buoying in
f1uence. Cotton showed net gains
despite failure of a move to tack the
Bankhead export subsidy plan onto
the agricultural appropriations bill.
Silk Gains Further.
Helpting textile values were fur
ther advances in silk, now selling at
around eight-year highs as a result
OF a small japanese cocoon crop and
dwindling silk supplies in this coun-
try. Wool was on the upside along
with silk
Prime cattle advanced in the Chi
cago livestock market, though hogs
and lambs were lower.
Among market basket items ad-
vanCes were posted by sugar, coffee.
-four and butter. Cheaper were eggs,
cocoa and lard.
Steel scrap and hides marked up
gains among basic industrial raw
materials, but copper, tin, coal and
burlap declined.
Index Advances.
The Associated Press index of 35
weighted spot wholesale staple prices
with 1926 as 100, advanced to 66.04
from $3.50 in the previous week and
6667 year ago.
The index, with its components
fo1Iourc.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Index of Industrial
Prices Still Coins
Special Dispatch to The Star.


AUBURNDALE, Mass, May 49,
Although the index for all COM
modities compiled by the McGill
Commodity Service declined some
what as compared with week-ear-
lier figures, industrial prices ad-
vanced for the fifth consecutive
week.
Strength was also noted in the
agricultural index, although aver
age prices for livestock were down
from previous calculations.
Of the IA individual commodity
classifications were higher, 4 lower
and unchanged from the week
earlier.
The advance in the industrial in
dex was attributed to higher prices
for building materials, fuels, fine
textiles and vegetable oils. Declines
were noted in the hide and leather,
non-ferrous metals and coarse tex
tile groups.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Munitions Exports Show
Sharp Decline in April

BY the Associated Press.
The State Department reported
yesterday sharp drop in the value
of munitions exports for which
licenses were issued in April.
Permits were granted for ship
ment abroad of munitions costing
s3,928 ,805, contrasting with total
of more than S33,000,OOO for the
previous three months. There was
no official explanation.
Among the largest buyers, Great
Britain obtained permits for NUM-
tions costing s8O6013, mostly air.
craft and engines; France, $685.
593; Netherlands Indies, $821,21O;
Netherlands, s365,4l5, and Brazil
$2S8 987.
Actual shipments during April
were valued at $6,712,0O8 NUM-
tions, mostly military aircraft, cost
ing 81 2,557 ,907. went to Great Britain
Shipments to France totaled ST.
108.703 in value, and $1200,993 were
sent to the Netherlands Indies.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
World Copper Supplies
Gain During April

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 13.-World
stocks of refined copper totaled
522,722 tons at the end of April, an
increase of 1880 over 5l0,092 at the
end of March, the Copper Institute
announced today.
The increase was due largely to
the boost in domestic stocks, which
stood at 332,5l3, a gain Of l1,701
tons. Refined stocks in foreign mar
kets gained 929 tons at 19o,209 tons.
Apparent domestic consumption
measured by shipments-dropped
8,o02 tons during April to 42,484.
while foreign consumption ad-
vanced 1914 tons to a total of ILL.,
1874. The net drop in world con-
sumption was 4,788 tons to 153,67S.
Both domestic and foreign pri-
mary production of the red metal
dropped Domestic output was down
1871 tons to 48,811 and foreign of
3,762 to 1886.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Raw Material Stocks
At Factories Decline
BY tie Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 13.-Raw ma
terials in the hands of manufac-
turers in March continued the
downward trend of the last II
months, dropping 16 per cent un-
der February and running 1875 per
cent under March, 1888, the Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board
reported today.
The board, a private research or
ganization supported by contribu-
tions from private business corpora
tlons, said manufacturers stocks Of
finished goods, after four consecu-
tive monthly declines, rose one-halt
of l per cent in March over Feb
ruary but were SIS per cent under
last year.
inventories of unfinished goods
rose IL per cent in March but ran
per cent under a year ago.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
douglas Reports
Best Earnings
lin History
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 13.-Dougla!
Aircraft, Inc, today reported con-
solidated net profit for fiscal quarter
ended February % of $771,522 aftel
charges and write-offs of $507 GOT fol
research, equaling $1.35 a capita
share. This was the highest earn.
ings for any quarter in the com
pany's history and compares with
S406,771 o. II cents a share for tn,
comparable period . year ago.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

costs of the Wage and Hour Act"
In addition to his connection with
the Labor Department, the speaker
is executive secretary of the Gen.
trail Statistical Committee, first vice
chairman of the Central Statistical
Board and member National Emer-
gency Council.
Mr. Lubin has been a teacher in
Missouri and Michigan universities
and the Brookings Institution.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

w a S n l II & tOll
C h a p t e r, Ma
tional Associa-
ton of Cost Ac-
countantS, at the
Kennedy = War;
rem next We'd
nesday evening.
Dinner will start
at $50 with the
technical session
b e 6 i n n i n G at
7:45, President
w I'LL a m L e e
S | a t t terry an
nounced yester-
day. Mr.. Lubin's S
~
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Virginia Realty Sales
Aquin Top Million
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, May 13.-Realty
sales throughout the State this
week again topped the million
mark, Richmond leading the way
with 100 transfers for an aggregate
of $426, 300, the Virginia Real Estate
Association reported today.
The total for 1926 deedS recorded
in six centers of population reached
$1,063 ,671, Association Secretary OF
to HolloWell said. Last week 343
deeds transferred sl,236, 1859 in
realty.
Aside from Richmond areas re-
porting were Norfolk, 81 deeds,
s205,7O0 Arlington, so deeds. $229.-
$50; Roanoke, So deeds, s128,125;
Alexandria, 10 deeds. $55,741; Dan
vile, 4 deeds, $le.o55.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Rot Census Started

BALTIMORE, May 13 (SpeciaD.-
AS a preliminary to slum clearance
here, census of rats is under way
to determine how many traps and
how much poison must be used and
where, the magazine Building re-
ports. Buildings will be rated by
degrees of infestation-five rats per
property means slight infestation;
6 to IS, moderate; over 10, heavy.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

the merging of his Office with any
other Government agency. He de-
clares any such action would be a
blow to the whole National Bank
System.
The Seventh Annual Conference
of Bank Auditors and Controllers
ended in New York yesterday, many
of the 400 delegates rushing out to
get a look at the Worlds Fair
The attendance at the conference
made a record. Most Of the ad-
dresses were decidedly technical.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Barriers to TeIevision

CHICAGO, May 13 (SpeciaD AT
the wave lengths now allocated tc
television every spark plug in every
one of the 25,O00 900 American auto
mobiles creates interference in its
immediate vicinity. according to E
F.. Mcdonald, jr, president of Zenith
Radio Corp.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Gold Mikes for Kino

NEW YORK, May 13 (SpeciaD.- -
Microphones dipped in gold will be
used for the worldwide broadcast
of the King of England upon his
arrival in Canada on May Is, ac-
cording to Western Electric Co.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
KiIowott Hour Output for District
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO
Lubin 10 Give Address
Before Cost Accountants

Election of officers and an address
by Isador Lubin, commissioner OF
Labor Statistics, Department OF
Labor, will feature the meeting of
Evening star., 1939-05-14


tend the American Bankers As
sociation annual convention next
fall. Definitely scheduled for the
coast trip are:
John w. Hanes, Undersecretary
of the Treasury; Leo T. Crowley
chairman, Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp; Preston Delano, con-
troller of the currency; Ronald
Ransom, vice chairman. board of
governors, Federal Reserve System,
and Hugh Leach, president, Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond. 1t is
also expected that Stewart Nc
Donald, head of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration, will also be
present.
Pending legislation looking to-
ward the reorganization of Federal
financing and supervisory authori-
ties. the Securities Exchange Com
mission Bank OF America conflict
and the current policy of business
appeasement were included among
reasons advanced by leading Coast
bankers for the representative par
ticipation on the part of Washing
ton officialdom," the Seattle report
said.
Heard in Financial District.
Potomac Electric Power 5R per
cent preferred stock figured in three
10-share lot sales on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange yesterday at
lib. Capital Transit stock, active
during the week, was quiet yester-
day, the final bid being 141a with Is
asked. The last sale was at 147s.
Controller of the Currency Pres
ton Delano is vigorously opposed to
Evening star., 1939-06-18
England Cries Foul
After Wooderson's
Defeat in Mile
London Reports of Race
Stress Dumping Given
Sydney by Rideout
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, June lin one word.
Great Britain's reaction to Sydney
Wooderson's defeat in the Princeton
Mile was foul"
The result of the race was broad
East throughout the country, an
nounced in theaters, plastered on
midnight posters. News agency
reports stressed the angle that the
Englishman had been bumped by
Blaine Rideout.
Though the result came too late
for the Sunday newspapers to COM
ment. the race was the main topic
OF conversation in the streets and
one disappointed cockney summed
up the first public reaction by
saying:
Our boy was done in
This reaction was natural in view
OF the fact that British sports writ
ers have been suggesting all week
that the Americans probably would
gang up on the little Englishman.
Bevl Rudd. in the Daily Tele-
graph and Morning Post, for ex.
ample, wrote:
L foresee Wooderson disputinp
the lead with Rideout in the first
two laps and Rideout passing him to
slow down the pace
Rudd added that in his opinion
Rideout would probably be used
Tor tactical purposes. speeding up
the race or slowing it down-in gen.
eral keeping Wooderson guessing" I"
Evening star., 1939-06-18
The Autopsy, Though, Wusn't Complete

fellow who could pick and Law down with the best
into sight He Euce Peacock sprint
when Temple.
anybody fault cep Woodersons he pronounced HE
funny with always shooting He hit
Rdeout in the backa
fellows
"Wooderson
place the the
had buck while the
They all getting ready him.
Woodon now? don't know Mebb they shipped
back already
incomplete autopsy thought 1t have
sented
present his interesting he said before
it had beenv very astounding
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Koyo of GoIeno in First Heat, Rumored Louis Promise
New Jersey Pon Three Race Tok Men Athletes

Tigers the punch they need to
land them in second place, or
even on top. In my opinion the
Tigers definitely came out on top
in the deal"
Heard and seen: Lou Nova
ripping his pants skidding down
the funny slide in a New York
amusement park. Forrest Benin,
Nebraska's star tackle, singing in
the Lincoln Cathedral a Capella
choir at the Waldorf Astoria.
Mike Jacobs personally serving
ice cream cones to customers at
Galento workout. And burning
up the next day when he came
down here to find the Louis joint
plastered with posters of the
Dave Clark Gus Lesnevich light
heavyweight brawl. Freddie
Hutchinson (he's the $4,000
pitching beaut) getting hts bear
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Dunke|berger Routs
Cummings in Final
OF Southern Golf
Shoots to J and 6 Win
In Gale on Roin-Swept
Nashville Course
BY the Associated Press.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June IL
Wee Bobby Dunkelberger. a steel
nerved, sharpshooting youngster of
German decent. overcame vicious
gales and drenching rain squalls to-
day to win the Southern Amateur
Golf championship.
The 19-year-old Carolinas' cham
pion, routed, by 7 and 6 margin,
Johnny Cummings, the Tennessee
champion. to give North Carolina
its second victory in the 37-year
history of the Southern tourna-
ment
Young Dunkelberger, deadly as a
rife with his chipping and straight
as an arrow with puts of and 8
feet where needed, toured the 80
holes in three shots over par and
never once was down to the 29-
year-old Memphian.
Scores Many Triumphs.
A native of High Point in the Tar
Heel State, Dunkelberger added the
Southern crown to list of ac-
complishments that included a
former victory in the French ANA
teur championship and a recent
triumph over the best amatuers in
Carolina.
The 1l8-pound champion sue
ceeded to the throne of Carl Damn,
jr,, 29-year-old Orlando, Fla, ace
who succumbed during the first
round to Bill Goodloe, young
Georgia Tech freshman, in one of
the tournaments numerous upsets.
All during the day the wind
whipped the Belle Meade Country
Club course almost in tornado
fashion and along with 1t battered
the flnalistS with rain. On many
occasions. Dunkelberger missed
greens, but trusty sandwedge,
piblick or pitching iron made up the
difference.
Recovery Shots Strong.
Chipping, pitching and putting
masterfully, Dunkelberger played
superb golf in vicious winds and
heavy rainfall to defeat the Tennes-
see champion handily.
One up through nine holes. Dun
kelberger increased his lead with
masterfully recovery shots to go
to lunch up.
He shot 1-over-par golf to take
Sup command through q holes
and then won the next two holes
to become dormie 7.
The 30th hole was halved and it
was Dunkelberger's victory.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

Era: "Galento would like you to
believe he's so tough that when
he pitches horseshoes he doesn't
bother to remove the horses"
Main man-Solly Krieger and
AL Hostak: Suppose you noticed
how Ceferino Garcia teed OF on
Pop-Eye Woods. Roy Hughes:
How does it feel to hop from the
Browns to the Yanks overnight?
Walter Pate: A California tennis
expert name on requesh will bet
you can't name a better Davis
Cup combination than Parker
and Mako in singles and Kramer
and Van Horn in doubles. Eliza
Thompson: If you ask us, you
are hopping Joe Louis too hard
IN sparring practice for your own
good. Phil K. Wrigley: Are you
reading those letters irate Cub
fans are writing to the papers?
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Results in Meet
At Princeton

%-mile run-Won by Wayne Rideout
North Texas State Teachers: second.
Gene Venzke New York A. CO. third. Les
lie MacMitchell New York University):
fourth, James Kehoe university Of Mary
land): fifth. William Southworth (Butler:
sixth. Sanford Goldberg (Millrose A. A..
Time, 3:02S.
44O-yard run-Won by John 0uigley De
La Salle): second, Archie Williams (Cali-
formal; third, William Fritz toueens Uni
versity): fourth James Herbert New York
University; fifth. Harold Cagle tex-Okla-
homa Baptist u; sixth. Paul Douglas
Princeton). Time. 0:47.6 (O:47.2' at 400
meters1.
2-mile run-Won by Thomas Deckard
tex-Indiana UniversityD: second. joseph
McCluskey New York A. CO: third. George
\ De George New York A. c.: fourth. Brad
ley Rendell alfred. donald Lash, Indi-
ana State Police, did not finish). Time.
9:2l,2.
Borican tShore A. c., Elberon. N. j.: third.
Burrowes (Princeton): fifth. Edgar H
Borck t6ath Regiment A. Al. Time. 1852.
Thine. 800 meters, 1:5i.1D
/ mile-Won by Charles Fenske fex-Uni-
versity of Wisconsin,: second. Glenn Gun.
nineham Kansas): third. Archie San Ro-
mani (New York Curb ExchanEe); fourth,
Blaine Rideout North Texas State Teach
ersl: hfth. Sydney wooderson fBlackheath
Harriers. Surrey, Enxlan6. Time. GIL.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

ings in the American Association
and going like house afire for
Toledo.
News: Lynn Waldorf, North
western football coach, is said to
be in an Iowa hospital under an
assumed name. Two thirds of
the Louis -Galento advance orders
come from fans in Jersey and
Pennsylvania. Jack Kearns is
angling for a Bob Pastor Red
Burman bout for Detroit. Branch
Hickey spiked reports he had
cooked up deals to send Joe Med
wick to the Cubs and Lon War
neke to the. Giants. Poughkeep-
sic butchers say no athletes eat
more or bigger steaks than the
crew boys; not that the butchers
are kicking, you understand.
Today's guest star: George W.
Kirchner, Lancaster CPa.) New
Evening star., 1939-06-18
McNei|I Beats Riggs
For French Tennis
Singles Crown
Scores in Three Sets;
Goes Into Doubles
FinoI With Harris
By the Associated Press.

~ ti't f1oooNidtcd 1908.
PARIS, June 17.-Don McNeill
of Oklahoma City, 18th ranking
United States player and former
national junior champion, had a
field day for himself in the French
hard courts tennis championship
today.
First the young Oklahoma star
outplayed Bobby Riggs of Chicago,
the No. United States amateur.
IS, 60, 6-3, to win the singles
championship.
Then he teamed with Charles
Harris of Palm Beach, Fla, to
defeat Adam Baworowsky and Ig-
macy Tloczynski of Poland. IS,
8-6, 6-3, to move into the doubles
final tomorrow.
Face Veteran Frenchmen.
The American pair will face
the veteran Frenchmen, Jean
Borotra and Jacques Brugnon, who
moved up by defeating Paul Feret.
former French professional. and Emil
Gabory Of Hungary. 4-6, IS, As.
Ga. 6-3. The French team pre-
viously had eliminated Riggs and
another American, Elwood Cooke.
Nine Simone Matthew of France
retained her women's singles title
by winning from Jadwiga Jedrze-
jowska of Poland for the second
successive year, s6-3, 8-6.
Riggs had no excuse after McNeill
smashed through him in the mems
singles.
Don just beat me- he said.
Il never played better in my life,"
commented McNeill.
Plays Smashing Net Game.
Don used a smashing net game
to win l3 straight games from the
time he started his string in the
nip and tuck first set until he
rang up 80 lead in the third.
Then he tired and Riggs swept
through three straight games.
McNeill also led the American
attack in the doubles. Harris per-
formed satisfactorily at the net.
Elsewhere his play at times was
ragged.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Woodeon Bumped by Rdeou Finishes Last Princeton Mile Fense Wins
WIN Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN,
Autopsy Of the Princeton Mile
By FRANCIS (. STAN,
Star Staff Correspondent,

PRINCETON j. June 17Pracicaly all the saared track
critics had conceded the Princeton
little Sydney Charles Wooderson
the England mighty
style of the British heavyweghs solicitor
from Surrey a fe
There good deal speculation suggestion
Blaine Rdeout North Teachers while Rdeou
Is Brither
of the side batleshp Would there
be international incident? ALL British
had publicly speuaed chap
little Sydney
spirited
when he left the stadium forwarding address left although
One read Il
said pushed
the last turn"
mued the statements and finally classified
crack after the
Tunney to duck Jack said didn't he? The
filed with Jacobs I'VE obbed
could be obtained
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Western Junior Golf Won
By kocsis on 36th Hole
By the Associated Press,

ANN ARBOR, Mich, June IT,
Sam Kocsis, a brother of Chuck
Koscis of United States Walker Cup
fame, won the Western Junior golf
championship today, finishing one
up on the 36th hole of his match
with William Courtright, son of the
University of Michigan golf coach.
Koscis, three down at the end of
the morning round, was four down
at the 21st hole in the final round.
He took four of the next six holes,
however, evening the match on the
9th.
Courtright went one-up on the in
coming round after winning the
18th hole, but Kocsis squared on
the 10th and won on the 18th when
Courtright missed four-foot putt
that would have given him a birdie
four and sent the match into a
playo1.