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The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07
1.-THE SINGAPORE SPIDER"

When the curtain goes up at 8:15 pm. on Saturday, April Is, spectators will be thrilled and chilled by "The Singapore Spid- er," as it fulfills the sworn ven geance of Tom Bishop, human victim of Jason Harridew. AS the plot mounts to it's surprising cli- max the characters of Jason Harridew, an old sea dog, DOT trayed by Henry Becker, Mrs. Meggs, a spying landiady, by Edith Hoop and R. Margraf as Jimm Meggs, the town drunk, Matt .Harridew, acted by Bob Scott, the sailor nephew of Ja- son, and Josie White, Connie Al len, with whom Matt is in love, meet swift justice and reward. The play is directed by Calvin Pool, director of the memorable "Balmy MT. Brown"
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07
O y
 Political Boss Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, April 2 (P)- Thomas J. Pendergast, head of the powerful Kansas City Dem- ocratic organization was indicted by federal grand jury on charg es of violating income tax laws and named with him on a sep arate indictment with the same charges R. E. O'Malley, who as State Insurance Commissioner engineered the $9y000,O00 Fire insurance rate compromise in 1885, which is also under sur veillance of the grand jury.
 One count asserted Pendergast failed to report $260,000 in his income in 1886 and the other of evading taxation on $55,00O in 1885. O'Malley is charged with receiving $62,000 in the rate set clement.
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Financier Warns Against War

WASHINGTON, April 6 iAol -- The Senate Foreign Relations committee heard warning from Bernard Baruch, Wall Street fin ancier and confdant of former President Wilson that an econ omic war against aggressor na- tions might lead this country into a military war. Endorsing the principle of placing arms and am munitions on a leash and carry" basis with other products when other countries are at war and this country neutral, Baruch said such a policy could be upheld without affecting this country's neutrality status. He said he thought it unjust to prohibit the export of war materials to bel ligerents without prohibiting the sale of food.
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07

PIONEER MEETING
 Monday, April 10th, followed by Last Trophy card game at 9:15. Refreshments to be served.
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07
Italy Invades Coast Albania At Points

Rome, April 2 i41 - Italian troops swarmed onto the shores of tiny Albania under cover of warShip guns and bombing plan es. Sharply on the heels of this action the Fascist spokesman, in bitter attack on King Fog, ac- cused the ruler of seeking Italian aid for attacks on Yugoslav.a.
 Italian landing parties invaded Albania's Adriatic coast at four points, meeting with resistance which official Italian statements described as slight.
 Spokesmen said Italians in Al bania had been threatened be- cause Italy refused to help King ZQg attack his neighbor.
 Tirana reports told of fierce resistance to invaders but indie ated later that the official Alban- ian delegation was seeking to ar range halt in the fighting.
 Heavy naval and aerial bomb ardment of Albanian ports was reported during the invasion, which Albanians said resulted in the refusal of Zog'S government 10 bow to Italy's secret ult:mat-
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07
NEW HOTEL FOR NOME

Negotiations are under way for new Nome Hotel and sep arate service station, according to telegraphic word from H. F. Harper who is remaining in Seat tie until all plans and deals have been consumated at which time both he and Mrs. Harper will re- turn to Nome. According to w. R. Hinckley who is in constant communication with Mir. Harp CT, the hotel, which will be mod ern in every detail, will be erect ed upon the old site and will cover more ground space.
 The exact location for the ser- vice station has not as yet been decided upon, but will be sep arate building.
 MT. Harper extends his thanks to his friends in the efficient manner in which they endeavor- ed to save his property and his sympathy to all the losers in the recent fire.
 Temporary quarters for the Nome Motor Co.,, will be in a small building now being moved  into the vacant lot adjoining the burned site. -ss
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07
British Take Steps To Deport Nazi Secret Police
Britain and Poland Reach Defense Agreement

UNDATED, April 6 (P,-Cham berlain announced that Britain and Poland had reached a per manent reciprocal defense agree ment as Europe's fears are in creased with the reports of the impending Italian occupation of Albania. Three Italian warships arrived at Durazzo, a port of Al bania, the little kingdom wedg- ed in between Yugoslavia and Greece across the Adriatic Sea from Italy.
 Polish Foreign Minister Beck, now in London gave assurances that Poland would consider her self under obligation to render assistance to his majesty'S gov ernment under the same condi- lions as those in temporary as surance already given by his maj eSty'S government to Poland"
 Chamberlain told the House of Commons that in Albania many re5erV.sts were mobilizsd altho some sources expected the Al banlans to try to resist any Ital- .an aggression. There also is a possibility that a formula might be found to make the Italian oe- cupation acceptable to King Zog's country.
 Mussolini, himself at the con- trols, flew an Italian tri-motored bomber to the military airport of JeSi, near the Adriatic seaport of Ancon. He later returned to Reme, where the Italian press proclaimed that "Italy is ready for anything any moment" but both the press and Fascist of- ficials were silent abount Alban- "a.
 In London, Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secretary said the British had taken steps to deport mem bers of the German secret police and other Nazi organizations in Britain.
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Australian Premier Dies

SYDNEY, Australia, April s (P) Premier J. A. Lyons died tonight of a heart attack after two days illness. He was 59 years old and premier of Australia since 1882 and was serving his 3rd successive term. Lyons was the founder of the United Aus tralian party in 1881.
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07
WOULDN'T BUY SNUFF

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-A father testifying for his daughter in her divorce case on non-Support charges declared in court that the husband never even bought his wife a box of snuff, "and she loves snuff better than nearly anything" The judge granted the decree.
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07
.ts Confer in Turkey

BUCHAREST, April ' (H) - Foreign minister Gafencu left for Istanbul for an emergency conference tomorrow with Turk ish foreign minister Suku Sara coglu, on Itlay's invasion of AL bania.
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07
Yugoslavia Closes
 Border to Albania

BELGRADE, April ' (F) - Yugcslavia closed her border to Albania as concern grew over It. aly's military invasion of the AL banian coast. Yugoslavian of ticials refused permission for special trains to leave for Tirana. The country held to it's hands off policy but official Yugoslav sourc es expressed the fear that it may upset the Balkan equilibrium.
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-07
Leaves Cancelled

THE HAGUE, April ? (P - An official announcement dis closed that the Easter leaves of the Netherlands frontier coast de fense fcrces were cancelled. The anncurcement said these orders were due tc th2 international sit uation but didn't mention any specific factor in the present Flu rcpean crisis to cause the mis- givings.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Dec. 8 GR,:-Eess: e,se3;
fancy ss4 stsndaads rst
seconds, 17-19h: mediums 16A-b:
dirties. No. l. 1871: AVERAGE checks. 16.
RefriEerator, fancy and heavyweisa1ts,
17A-2OA: standards. 1917. nrsts. 16;
seconds. 15ha-%; mediums. 1914: dirties,
whites: Resale Of premium marks. PHI
marks. s5-ses; exchange specials. "a
24Ha; exchange standards. 23h. Resale Of
si-34. Nearby and Midwestern. exchange
mediums; 1870; puilets' 1sM.1e; r. Re-
and Midwestern standards 17-17a: nrsts,
1914
Browns: Nearby. fancy to extra fancy.
24-25. Nearby and Midwestern. exchange
specials. "a; exchange standards. 23,23h
EXCHANGE mediums. 1914; pullets, 1874.
Duck eggs: 30.
Butter: 499 543. nrmer Creamery.
HIGHER than extra. 30A-31 extra f92
score). 80: frsts $500, 27A-29A; Sec
onds .s4-s?o sSao S5,27. ,-,.
chanEed,
Evening star., 1939-12-08
General Motors Sale,
Climb 10 Record
For November
Volume Is Largest
Of Any Month Since
July, 1887
Nv the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-November
sales of General Motors cars and
trucks to consumers in the United
States totaled 162,S81 units. biggest
November in history and also the
largest month since July, 1887. the
company announced today.
Sales to United States consumers
number 11o,471 units in October and
l3l, ,387 In November, 1888.
Sales to dealers in the United
States last month were 1901 units,
compared with 12o,s2l in October
and 1858 in November, 1898.
November sales to dealers and ex-
port shipments by the company's
factories in the United States Ind
Canada were 200,07l units, against
144,350 in the preceding month and
185 ,852 IN November, 1898.
For the first II months United
States consumer sales were 1.208. .753
units. against 882, 1882 In the like
1888 period, and sales to United
States dealers plus export ship
ments by United States and Ca
madam factories were 1885, ,139 units,
against 935.338.
The company no longer reports
data on sales by foreign factories
other than Canadian. because of IN
ability to get such information from
countries involved In war.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Dec 8 R.-Poultry. live.
pounds up. 1917: springs. pounds up.
colored. 12: White Rock. 13: under 4
pounds. colored. 15: Plymouth Rock. II;
White Rock. II: ducks, An pounds up.
colorsd. 12; white. ID; geese, over IL
keys, young toms under 18 pounds. ,16h:
hens. 10; other prices UNCHANGED.
Butter, 447.36l; nrmer; creamery. 93
27A; 80. 26A So 90: 90. centralized
carlots. 27A-1a. Eggs, 6.7O4; steady; re-
frigerator extras. 1874: standards. 1874;
Potatoes. s.; on trsek. I91: total q. .
Russets and Colorado McClures steady;
demand light: Nebraska Triumphs steady
demand moderate: best quality Northern
whites flrm: demand moderate; sacked per
3. 8: No. i. few sales 1850 u: Colorado
rs according to color; Nebraska Bliss Tri-
200: 80 per cent q. g. No l, unwashed
1.60: burlap sacks, o. 8. No. /. washed
200: so per cent o: 8: No. 1, unwashed
155; North Dakota Red River Valley sec
tion cobblers. 90 per cent q. o. No. /. few
sales 1.25; Wisconsin round whites. unclas-
sified. IS: one car tasged unclassifed
brushed, LID.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
$29 Stock Says
To $3.75, but
Nobody Loses
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. ga stock
quoted at $40 share yesterday on
the New York Stock Exchange was
sold at $3.75 today-but nobody lost
any money.
The stock was Chesapeake Corp.
common. which overnight yielded
a liquidating dividend Of clio share
of Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway stock
for each share of itself.
Until now the c. e. O. stock has
been the principal asset of Chesa-
peake Corp, a holding company IN
the railroad pyramid built by the
late Van Sweringen brothers OF
Cleveland.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Dec Up UNITED States
1000: total Il 900; fairly active on
lower than Thursdays average: mostly
$40 Oh; heavier butchers slow; mostly
l0-l5 lower; top, SO; bulk good and
choice 16O-24O pounds, 6.4O-65: 240-27O
pounds. 6.25-50; most 27O-33O pounds,
5.O0-30; good 36O-50O-p pound sows 45O-
so; lishter weights to 500; extreme
heasies down to AS.
Salable cattle. 900: salable calves, 800;
steady; Cleanup trade on fed steers and
yearlings: nothing choice here; mostly
medium to good grades selling At s.25-
$50. best yearlng type light steers. 1880:
stockers and feeders slow: steady; year.
lings. o.s5 down: steer calves. 1880 down.
with good to choice heifers calves, 9.50-75;
very few killing heifers in crop: mainly
medium kinds At Z oocsoo; best $50 beef
cutters UP to 500: most esnners: 4.QQ-25;
8 .o9-60: velHhty ssusase offerings up to
slow at 1000 down: this class closing
under weeks best time.
Salable sheep. 5000; total 8, 500: late
Thursday fat lambs active; one load spe-
cialties, $50: otherwise top, 9.25: bulk
range lambs, 9.OO-25; heavies, s.75-s5:
few natives around 9.15; bulk. s75-9 90;
pound fed range ewes, 4.40: todays trade
active, mostly steady on all classes: fed
Western lambs, 9.l5-25 freely: top $50;
good natives 915; good fed Western year
lings, 7.35; slaughter ewes eligible 3.15-
$50
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Foreign Exchange

>, NEW YORK. Dec, GP,.-sterlins lost
"a cent in terms Of the dollar today Other
major monies steered a fairly narrow
course IN the foreign exchange market
Dealers still appeared wary Of under
taking too large commitments until Euro
pean political winds blow on . steadier
course.
The French franc and Swiss frank were
unchanged: The Ruilder added .01 Of .
cent and the belga dipped as much
Late rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars. others in cents.
Great Britain. demand, 3.s9h: Great Brit
ain, cables, 391; 6O-day bills 1864; 90
Gay bills; 3.s4; Canada: Montreal in New
treal. 1880: Belgium 1880; Denmark.
1888: FINLAND. 1.95n; France. 2.21s4:
unquoted: Greece: II IAN; Hungary II son:
Italy; sos: Netherlands 5a1O: Norway,
2273: Portugal 3.65n: Rumania, .73n;
Sweden. 23s2; Switzerland, % 43; Argen-
tina tofficiaD; 2977; Argentina nreel.
90 .95; Brazil totficiaD, sos; Brazil tfree)
$40; Mexico 90 .6On: Japan, 90 40: Hong
Kons. "A .46; Shanshai. 7.45: Yusoslavia,
2 35n; rates in spot cables unless other
wise indicated. Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Allegheny Stock Sale
To Kirby & Young
Again Talked
Termination Of Damage
Suit Is Condition
For New Deal

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-The New
York Sun said yesterday Allen F.
Kirby and Robert r. Young may
soon purchase from the George g.
Frances Ball Foundation 100000
shares of Allegheny Corp. COM
mon stock they surrendered last
May when their two-year option
expired.
The newspaper said:
contingent upon the purchase
of the stock by the Young Kirby
syndicate is said to be the termi-
nation of the damage suit for
S., 100000 brought by Young against
George Ball for alleged misrepre-
sentations at the time of the orig
inal purchase of Allegheny control
in 1886 :.
while no definite price for the
Allegheny common stock is repor5-
ed to have been fixed as yet, it is
believed the foundation may receive
somewhere in the neighborhood Of
100000 for its holdings, which
would amount to rs cents per share
for the 100000 common shares,
for which the syndicate declined
to pay the original purchase price
of s2,375,0O0, or about 50 share,
under the option it held last May"
Allegheny Corp. is the top unit
in the pyramid of holding COM
panies put together by the late Van
Sweringen brothers to control their
once s2,OO0,000,000 Van Sweringen
rail empire.
George Ball, wealthy Muncie, Ind,
fruit jar manufacturer, bought the
controlling Allegheny block at an
auction of Van Sweringen collateral
behind a defaulted loan. Ball put
the Allegheny shares in the George
g. Frances Ball Foundation. The
foundation then gave Robert r..
Young and associates an option to
buy the Allegheny shares, but the
option was not exercised.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Cotton Crop Smaller
Than Estimates Of
Month Ago
Production Is Below
1888 and Average
For Ten Years

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department said
today this years cotton crop was
1892, 900 bales OF 500 pounds gross
weight.
Production was forecast month
ago at 11,845000 bales. Production
was 1l,943,OO0 bales last year, 49,
945, ,o22 in 1887, and the average for
the 10 years, 192S-37, was 100000
bales.
Yield of lint cotton was reported
as 1859 pounds to the acre, COM
pared with 1858 pounds last year,
and 1903 pounds, the l938-37 aver
age.
Acreage of cotton in cultivation
July / was reported as 24,832 900,
and that left for harvest was 49,
928,000, compared with Is ,018,000 and
24.248,00O last year. and $4,000 900
and $685. 900 in 1887.
Abandonment Large.
Abandonment of acreage between
July and harvest this year was 36
per cent, compared with 81 per cent
last year.
The Census Bureau reported H.
Ill $50 bales of cotton of this years
growth has been ginned to Decem-
Der l. compared with 1920, ,522 bales
year ago, and 16,l75,505 bales two
years ago.
The estimated acre yield in pounds
and the total production of cotton
by States this year are:
Missouri, yield SCI pounds and
production 100000 bales; Virginia,
l74 and $4,000; North Carolina, 29l
and 455,00o; South Carolina, 342
and $4,000; Georgia, 226 and
$4,000; Florida, 70 and 1000; Ten
nessee, 297 and 100000; Alabama,
1S3 and 100000.
Mississippi, 301 and 1,5a5,000;
Arkansas, 318 and 1,410,0O0; Louisi-
ana, 3l8 and 10000; Oklahoma, 14l
and $4,000; Texas, l57 and 1880, 900;
New Mexico, 499 and 1000; Arizona,
504 and $4,000; California, 658 and
$4,000; all other States, 443 and
10000; Lower California (Old
Mexico), 1873 and 10000 Qatter not
included in California figures nor
in United States totaD.
Ginnings Behind 1898.
The Census Bureau reported gin
nings to December l included 164 1882
round bales, counted as half bales,
compared with 15l,222 a year ago
and 287,319 two years ago.
Ginnings by States to December l
this year and to that date Year ago
were:
Alabama, 763,735 this year and
1,048,949 year ago; Arizona, 131,-
1876 and 139, ,242; Arkansas, 1886, ,ll8
and 1,282,247; California, $780, and
326,l49; Florida, 9,616 and 2l,874;
Georgia, 90O,808 and 34,947; Illinois
1874 and 2,146; Kentucky, 12,224
and 1l,l07; Louisiana, 7l7,l87 and
650,441.
Mississippi, 1,527,915 and 1885,
1926; Missouri, 413,242 and 317,348;
New Mexico, 78,787 and SO,OS4;
North Carolina. 446,837 and 357, ,2s1 /;
Oklahoma, 1929 and 535, ,4O6;
South Carolina, S43.473 and 622, ,l32;
Tennessee, 420,l39 and 454, $50;
Texas, 2,617,859 and 2,8S7,7l2; Vir-
ginia, 9,595 and 8,4S2.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
achievement effected at the earliest
ydns1hle tine

achievement effected at the earliest
possible ttme.
Taxation should be made On .
more eqntable and lesg bmdeusome
basis and Government spsndmg pro-
grams should be steadily reducet
within the limits Of pr1ettcsbtlity."
In an carrier report the Congress
already had condemned Government
"pump-psmtns" as . means Of ~
turning the Nation to economic
health.
Other planks of the platform
cited the need for recognition Of
the social value Of the profit motive,
recognition of the vital importance
Of private savings and investment,
reduction Of the costs Of productIm
and distribution OF both durable
and consumption goods, extension
Of research, the greatest possible
regularity Of employment and en-
lightenment Of the public on all
vital questions affecting Industry
and Americas economic life.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Wheat Subsidy Exports
Log Behind Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department an
nounced yesterday 22,701 ,43l bushels
of wheat had been sold for export
under its subsidy program during
the July-N November period.
This volume WAS short of that
sold abroad during the correspond
ing period last season.
The department said that be-
cause of "uncertainties" brought
about by the European war and by
drought conditions in some of the
wheat producing areas in this coun-
try, the subsidy program was being
operated on . conservative basis.
Included In the volume sold was
1905 ,5O4 barrels of flour. the equiva-
lent of 8,765,313 bushels of wheat.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, Dec 8 lP."lUnited States
Department Of Agriculture) :-Quotations
were flrm on fine and half blood domestic
wools in Boston today despite the very
moderate volume being. taken BY users.
Offerings Of these grades was quite re,
stricted Fine territory woods. in original
bags, were quoted around 81. secured basis
for good French combing length. and 90
to 9s cents. secured basis, for average to
combine half-blood territory wools in
lots including staple and French combine
lengths were quoted mostly 95 to 81
cents secured basis. Combing three
eishths blood territory wools we're available
at S5 to SS cents. secured basis. with
demand for good grades very slow.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Wholesale Commodity
Index OFF Sharply
By the Associated presa

By the Associated Pres.
The Bureau OF Labor Statistics
report ed a drop Of 03 per cent yes
terday in the Wholesale commodity
price index for the week ending De-
cember 2.
Declines in the market prices for
farm products and foods contributed
to the drop which placed the index
at 1873 per cent Of the 1926 average.
The index Is now 06 below the level
for the first week In November.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Equipment Financing
Approved for Erie
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission authorized trustees Of the
Erie Railroad today to sell to the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. So
100000 of 21a per cent equipment
trust certificates in connection with
the purchase of new equipment cost
ing $3,850O00.
The equipment includes 700 steel
50-ton box cars, $50 70-ton gondola
cars, 500 steel 50-ton hopper cars
and SO lotion hatcars.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Auto Production
Reaches l15,&S
Units in Week
y the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Dec. 0.-Automobil9
plant production this week VIII total
lis, ,48S UNITS, according to Wards
automotive reports. Last weeks
assemblies were 9e,63S. A year ago
this week the volume reached 100, ,706
cars and trucks.
This weeks output was termed
the best since July, 1887.
The survey said that many COM
panies still are "far behind retail
orders" and added that indications
point to q total of 450, 900 assemblies
during December.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Virqinio Charters

RICHMOND. Va. Dec. R.-The State
CORPORATION Commission announced 1t had
issued the following amendments:
Va. Lena Gluck. president; Increasing It's
maximum authorized capital stock from
$35. 900 to $4,000. Newton W: Borden,
American Gas Service Co. an Ohio cor
poration. authorized to do business in
Virginia. Changing its name to American
Gas Service Co. of Ohio and increasing its
maximum authorized capital stock frou,
$3.50. 900 to "a 300. 600. c. T. Corporation
system. Pittsburgh. Pa. fled amendment
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Pullman Co. Reports
Net Below Yeur Aqo
- the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-The Pullman
Co.. sleeping car afhliate OF Pullman,
Inc, reported that net profit for
October was $l02 ,5S5, compared with
SIS y622 for the same month Last
wear.
For the 10 months ended October
81 the company reported net revenue
Of 81, ,2S3 565. compared with t720 .34S
for the corresponding period last
year.
The figures are after taxes and
after setting aside reserves for
amortization Of air-conditioning
equipment and do not include earn
ings OF the manufacturing subsidi-
aries Of Pullman. Inc.