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Evening star., 1939-04-23
Trade Board 10 Hold
Annual Meeting
On Friday
Shud Bake Announced
For May 20 at
Boy Ridge, Nd.

The annual meeting of the WASH
ington Board of Trade will be held
Friday in the Mayflower Hotel, when
10 directors will be elected from
among Is candidates for three-year
terms. It also was announced last
night that the boards 45th annual
shad bake will be held May 20 at
Bay Ridge, Md.
Following the election there will
be special meeting at II am. Sat-
urady of the board of directors to
elect officers for the year.
Part of the annual meeting will be
devoted to a report on the Greater
National Capital Committee. which
is in the midst of its annual drive
for funds
Demonstrations of important new
developments in the field of elec-
tricity will be given by research engi-
& Manufacturing Co. Among these
will be battle between microscopic
animal organisms and ultraviolet
rays, lights that produce beautiful
colors without wires connecting them
to any source of electricity and
fluorescent lamps, which give real
daylight color when black light
rays strike powder in glass globes.
Experts in Charge.
These and other demonstrations
of illumination will be done by
Samuel G.. Hibben, director of ap-
piled lighting, and DR.. Phillips
Thomas of the Westinghouse Re-
search Laboratories. DR.. Thomas
will tell of adventures in electricity
and show developments of research
engineers, such as the precipitrom,
a highly effective electrostatic air
filter; an electric eye burglar alarm
and an electrostatic generator SIM
liar in principle to that used in
large atom machines.
Nominees for the directorships in
clude Joseph H. Milans, Washington
I. Cleveland, John j. Hasley, w.
Crosdale Wits, Frederick P. H. Sid
dons, George Pitt, sr; Adelbert w.
Lee, George E. Keneipp, Edward F.
Colladay, H. L. Rust, jr.; E. Barrett
Prettyman, Harry C. Grove, Claude
w. Owen. Charles H. Tompkins and
William Mcclellan.
Edmund o. Carl, chairman of the
shad bake, said approximately 1900
local business and professional men
Evening star., 1939-04-23

nent with the Home Defense League,
Of which he became president:
Many Business Connections.
The list of Mr.. Smiths business
connections is long: he is probably
secretary Of more organizations
than any one in the city. When he
first came to Washington at the age
of Is, he became connected with
Kingsley Bros. Creamery Co., on D
street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. Later he became associated
with the late Clarence F.. Norment,
former president of the National
Bank Of Washington, in the real
estate and insurance business, a
firm which became the Norment,
Smith g. Fuller Co. He is president
and assistant secretary of that firm.
He Is secretary-treasurer of the
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat
Co., of which Clarence F. Norment,
jp, is president. He is secretary
treasurer of the Home Mutual
Building and Loan Association; !;
treasurer of Glenwood Cemetery: a
director ana secretary OF the OOarQ
of the National Bank Of Washing
ton.
Believing in national representa-
ton for washington. Mr.. Smith is
opposed to local suffrage. AS for
fiscal relations, he said:
"The only real way to solve that
problem Is to have unbiased men of
the city, Of Congress, and maybe
outsiders assess the value of prop
erty belonging to the United States,
and to the District, and to private
ownership, and then find out how
much you need. fix the tax rate, and
apply 1t to both"
At the dinner meeting of his
Board of Trade Committee tomor-
row night at the Mayflower Hotel
Justice Bolitha J. Laws will speak.
Among other distinguished persons
in attendance will be District Com
missioners Melvin C. Hazen and
David McCoach. and Judge Stedman
Prescott of the Circuit Court at
Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1939-04-23

are expected to attend. One of the
city's outstanding spring outings,
the program of events for the affair
will follow closely those of previous
years. Mr.. Carl said. with the main
attraction being real old-fashioned
planked shad dinners" There will
be the annual baseball game be-
tween the Membership Committee
and the Public Order Committee,
and the facilities of the Annapolis
Roads Golf Club have been made
available, he announced.
Chairmen Announced.
The following committee chairmen
and officers have been announced: !:
Clarence w. Gosnen, first vice chair
man; w. Russell Lamar, second vice
chairman; John A. Reilly, secretary,
and Raymond M. Florance, con-
troller.
Advisory Committee-Harry L.
Merrick, chairman; Joseph c. Mona
CHAN, secretary.
Dinner Committee-James A. Cas-
sidy, chairman; Harvey l.. Jones,
first vice chairman; Maurice S. May,
second vice chairman.
Invitations Committee-James E.
Collif1ower, chairman; Harrison
Brand, jr, vice chairman.
Entertainment Committee = De-
We're R. Weldon, chairman; Charles
M. Boteler, first vice chairman; Earl
P. Ready, second vice chairman.
Lunch Committee - William b
Coombs, chairman; Curtis T. Mar
tin. vice chairman.
Medical Committee-Dr. J. Rog-
ers Young, chairman; DR.. A. M.
Mcdonald, vice chairman.
Printing Committee - Howard
Eales. chairman; Joseph F. Nebel,
vice chairman.
Prize Committee-Al w. Lee,
chairman; John F. Hillyard, vice
chairman.
Property Committee-George w.
Robertson, chairman; S. Eugene
Madden. vice chairman.
Publicity Committee-Charles A.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
N. l. R. B. Will Meet
With Two GROUPS

The National Labor Relations
Board will meet tomorrow withrep
resentatives Of the management
and employees Of two restaurants to
consider applications filed last week
for certification of the local Joint
Board Of Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' Alliance and Bartenders'
League as sole collective bargain
ing agent.
The restaurants are the Savarin
at Union Station and Hogate's Sea
Food Restaurant on Maine avenue
S.W,
Evening star., 1939-04-23

Seventy-six "and proud Of It"
Odell Seymour Smith, prominent
businessman and civic leader, to-
morrow night will wind up a quar-
ter of a century of service as head
of the Public Order Committee Of
the Board of Trade.
One of the most popular men,
bers of the board, Mr.. Smith, who
was highly honored at the begin
ming of his Is years of service as
committee chairman last year, still
feels youthful enough now and then
to dance Jig, help solve the prob
lens of the District and sympathize
with the viewpoint of modern youth.
This champion of strong Police
and Fire Departments for the city
plans to launch an attack tomor-
row night at meeting of his COM
mittee on a provision in the pend
ing District appropriation bill which
would cut down the number of fire
stations in the District. The pro-
vision also would provide that va
cancies In the Fire Department
should not be filled next year.
Lighting up his pipe, which is al
most as familiar in public meetings
as Mr.. Smith himself, the chair
man predicted between puf1s that
his committee would back him in
attempting to strike this provision
from the District bill.
Razing of Old Structures.
Seated at his desk in the offices
of the Norfolk & Washington
Steamboat Co., of which he is sec
retary- treasurer, Mr.. Smith looked
out over the Potomac River, past
harbor Improvements, to the park
beyond and thought back over prog
ress made in Washington since he
came here from his native New
York City.
The most outstanding change ac-
Evening star., 1939-04-23

Robinson, chairman; William H.
Press, vice chairman.
Public Order Committee-Odell
S. Smith, chairman; William H.
Lanham, vice chairman.
Reception Committee-Francis G..
Addison, jr.. chairman; James E..
Collif1oWer, vice chairman.
Souvenir Committee-L. Ray Tor
py, chairman; James w. S. Hardey,
vice chairman.
Ticket Committee-David C. Col
laday, chairman; Garrett A. Pen
dleton, vice chairman.
Wheel Committee-Robert G. Va
rela, chairman; Henry j. Connor,
vice chairman.
Transportation Committee Mil
ton H. Schlosser, chairman; Edward
E. Colladay, vice chairman.
Evening star., 1939-04-23

produced herewith, red circle
bearing the inscription: THE Visit
Of the Leader and Reich Chancel-
lor."
For collectors Czecho-S -Slovakia
now passes into the oblivion shared
by Austria, Serbia, Montenegro,
Ethiopia, Albania, the former Ger
man colonies in Africa and in the
South Seas, the Transvaal Repun-
lie, Hawaii and the Danish Virgin
Islands West Indies).
DR.. Albert C. Schwarting Of the
Library Of Congress, to whom The
Star is indebted for permission to
Evening star., 1939-04-23

photograph his philatelic rarity, ex-
plains that the second Czecho-
slovakian stamp depicted was Is
sued to publicize the Little Entente
to which Rumania and Yugoslavia,
as well as the Praha republic, be-
longed. The German stamp also
represented provides a view of the
Iron Mountain, Erzberg Steiermark.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
To Dedicate BuiIdino

Goodwill Industries will hold its
annual meeting Tuesday at 4 pm.
In the headquarters, 1918 New
Hampshire avenue NV. Dedication
OF the new building is to be feature
OF the session.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Majority Report Says
Bloom Bill Would
Discourage War
Nine Of 10 Republicans
Denounce Measure
As 'UnneutruI'
By the Associated.Pre

BY the Associated. Press.
"A declaration that the pending
administration neutrality bill would
serve the double purpose of dis
couraging war and preventing this
country from becoming involved in
any foreign war" was made yester-
day by the Democratic majority on
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee.
The Democrats formal report on
the Bloom bill embodying the prin-
ciples advocated by Secretary of
State Hull and repeating the exist
ing arms embargo provisions fol-
lowed the filing of a minority report
by nine Of the 10 Republican mem
bers. The Republicans said the
measure was "unneutral."
The majority confined most of its
report to an explanation of changes
in existing law. Aside from assert
ing the double purpose of the
legislation, the majority members
made only one other comment.
Referring to the provision author
izing the President to define combat
zones" in which American vessels
and citizens would be barred in
event of foreign war, the report
said:
This section is designed to prevent
the loss of American lives in time of
Evening star., 1939-06-18

war. 1t should prove Of real help
In avoiding dangerous controversies
with warning nations over the de-
struction of American lives"
The minority report asserted no
neutrality law at all would be bet
ter than this resolution which in
the name of neutrality, and under
the guise of preventing provocative
acts of American citizens, gives the
President additional powers to be
unneutral"
The legislation, last of the major
issues to come before Congress be-
fore adjournment, is expected to
reach the House floor some time
this week.
President Roosevelt is anxious
that Congress pass on the issue be-
fore 1t quits. Leaders are confident
of House approval, but in the Sen
ate at least 13 members have
pledged themselves to an "uncom-
promising fight against the arms
embargo repeal.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
AIIis-ChaImers Strike
Ends After ParIeys
By the Associated presS.

By the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, June ia strike
OF the United Automobile Workers
Union &C. I. o. at the Allis- Chalm-
ers Manufacturing Co., ended today
when union members voted to accept
a labor contract offered after con-
ferences between company and
union officers and Gov. Julius He'll.
Harold Christoffel, union presi-
dent, said about 81 per cent of the
estimated $500 members present at
the ratification meeting approved
the contract.
Harold w. Story. company vice
president. Immediately announced
that about 5000 of the $500 produc-
ton workers would be called back to
work Monday and others would re-
Evening star., 1939-06-18
turn as operations moved into full

turn as operations moved into full
swing.
The union walked out May "a dur
ing bargaining conferences, and a
strike was declared formally June 10.
The contract, while it generally
follows terms of last years agree
ment, does not grant the unions
demand for a union shop, wage in
creases and a blanket contract COW
ering the company's plants in sub
urban West Allis-where strike
rioting Tuesday injured l3 persons
and in Pittsburgh and Boston.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

SMALLEST LEARN-TO-S SWIM CANDIDATE-Robert Bruce
Hnkson 49, Of Takoma Park Nd feet inches tall
standing beside Lindsay Branson assistant swimming instructor
the Central Y. NJ c. A. Branson who tall
and is teaching Hnkson how to swim in the Mems Learno
Swim Campaign" conducted by the Y. cooperation
with The Star Hinkson said he has 2lyear-od
who feet tall and brother 32 years old the
swim candidates shoulder Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Mother Confesses Killing
Baby, Prosecutor Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FREMONT, Ohio. June IT,
Prosecutor A. L. Hyzer announced
tonight Mrs. Velma Baker Fink
had confessed orally she killed
her 10-week-old son. Haldon
Buster Fink, whose body was
Evening star., 1939-06-18

found in a creek near their Clyde,
Ohio, home several days ago.
The prosecutor said Sheriff H. L.
Myers, deputy, Mrs. Oran Baker
mother of Mrs. Fink. Edwin Baker,
brother, and Howard G.. Robinson,
were present at the time the con-
fession was made. 1t followed, he
said, a lengthy lie detector exam
inatlon, ordered only few hours
after the infant was buried in a
Clyde cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Pain Goes
corns Shed Off

Hardest corns shed right OF when
nasic-like E-z Korn Remover eoes 70
work. Smothers pain-softens up dead
skin and corn comes right out Easy
to use--fast in action. Thousands use
1t. At drug stores. 35c.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

SUPER LAkdBsKlN RAYoN PRINTs, 4
fabric that is nationally known for be-
ing weather proofed," washable and il
VIII not pull Of the scans. Postels and
dofk shades. Yard 444c
THE RAYON sIiEERS ore shown i, i
vof'esy Of styles; all are crown tested
woshoble and will not pull al seems.
1afd s-.,--- -----.--..--.-444c
The eoiois Royoi, Fdbsics ..., second Flor
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Wool Market Studies
Australian Program
By the Associated Press.

BOSTON, Dec 23.-The Com
mercial Bulletin today reports:
The wool market is still study
Ing the Australian wool release pro-
gram, as announced last week. Sem
tlment is still bit mixed concern
ing its effect upon the market, al
though brokers are now receiving
quotations from their Australian
correspondents and some orders
have been cabled down for wool
under the plan. 1t is said these
orders are wholly for manufac-
turers' accounts and are not heavy.
In this market, there has been
fair demand for fine Cape woods at
1896 cents, clean basis, for the best
II months 64-70s wools. Domes-
tic woods have sold moderately, in
GLIDING some fine and fine medium
original bag Utahs (about class 4
type) at prices ranging from 95
cents to 81, clean basis, according
to the wool and the seller. Medium
woods have been slow.
South America and the Cape
markets have been a bit softer this
week.
Little indication of the future
trend of the market is to be had
from trading in the piecegoods
markets
Western operations have been
negligible
Adult Texas mohair has been
sold in this market in a limited
quantity at SO cents"
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 lP-Major Euro
pean currencies hovered within close prox.
unity OF Fridays rates in quiet trading To-.
day.
The French Franc and Belgian Belsa
were principal gamers of minor fractions
esainst the dollar while sterling guiiders
stoL, sno other units remained stationary.
discount from the spot rate slightly.
Late rates follow: Great Britain in dol
.ars, others N cents: Great Britain de-
mard. 394is; Great Britain. cables.
3.9d7s; 6o-day bills, 3a1is: 9O-day bills,
S9is; Canada, Montreal in New York,
sS50 Canada. New York in Montreal,
ll300; Belginm, 16,67ia; Denmark 10 50;
Finland 90n:, France: .2.2324; Germany.
4023n; benevolent. 1870; Greece, -.73n;
Hungary 1850; Italy. sos Netherlands.
23.lo: Norway, c2.72; PORTUGAL 3 ssh;
Rum ania, .73n Sweden % So: switzer.
land % A.; Argentina (ofhciaD. 2977;
Argentina re free. 90 IS: Brazil (oeiciaD,
sos Brazil Gree>. $40: Mexico lTI5n:
Japan, - 40. Hong Kong. "a 20: Shanghai.
LS2. Yugoslavia 35n. Rates in spot
cables unless otherwise indicated.
n Nominal
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Futures Murts
Start 3-Doy
Recess
By the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-All local
commodity futures markets, led by
the New York Cotton Exchange,
began a three-day Christmas hon-
day today that will keep them
closed until Tuesday, December 26.
The New York Stock Exchange
and out-of-town security markets,
the Chicago Board of Trade and
other grain centers, including VIM
nipeg and Buenos Aires, con-
Quoted their regular short Saturday
session. Montreal and Toronto Sc
curities were also traded today. Mar
kets throughout the world will sus-
pend Christmas Day.
The New Orleans and Chicago
cotton markets did not operate to-
day. Chicago livestock was traded
today, but the Jersey City market
will remain closed until Tuesday.
The British financial and COM
modify markets. beginning their
usual Saturday suspension Of busi-
ness; will remain closed through
Christmas and boxing day and will
reopen Wednesday, December 27.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Rock Island Earns
$563,802 in Month
By the Associated Press

by UNt HSSOCIdIeu PTeSS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-The Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Co. reported net railway operating
income of S563,802 for November,
compared with $460,842 for the same
month year ago.
For the II months to November
30, the net railway operating in
come was s4,861 ,820, compared with
Sl,934,1l0 for the same period last
year.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Farmers Cash Income
Well Above 1888
In November
EIeven-Month TotuI
Shows Little Gain
Over Yeor Ago
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Farmers cash income from mar
keting and Government benefit pay
ments totaled $740 900 900 last month
compared with $707 100000 in No
vember, 1888, the Agriculture De-
partment reported today.
The income for the first II months
Of the year was reported at $7,075,-
100000, compared with $500 ,000, 900
in the same period last year. Re-
ceipts from marketing this year,
however, were smaller, totaling So
100000. compared with $6,457.-
100000 in 1888
Increased Government benefit
payments more than offset the de-
creased income from marketings.
The department said this years
income from grains has been about
the same as in the January -Novem-
ber period Of last year, but that the
income from cotton and tobacco
has been mu"h smaller, more than
ofsetting increases in the income
from fruits and vegetables.
Farm income from meat animals
was larger, but returns from other
livestock products have been smaller.
The 1l-month income from ma
jor classes of farm products this
year and last, respectively, follows:
Grains, S2,771 100000 and S2,81l,-
10000; cotton and cottonseed, $751;
0G0, 900 and S654,000 900: fruits, $685.
100000 and s37l 100000; vegetables,
s49l ,000, 900 and $453,OOO,0OO tobac-
CO S225, 100000 and s257,0OO 900:
meat animals, s1,728,000.OOO and
81 ,699, 100000; dairy products, ST.
258 100000 and 81 ,344 900, 900; chick.
ems and eggs, s4S7 900 900 and s502,-
100000, ard Government payments,
S7l5,000,000 and SAB 900, 900.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
10 LOW-Yield Bonds.
By the Associated rress

By the Associated rreSS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The for
eign dollar list showed strength in
moderate trading in the bond market
today Norwegian issues were chief
gamers. with the 4 IS of '65 up about
2 points, and the 4s of '63 more than
point higher.
United States Treasures were
quiet and firm, marking up gains
running to 13 80.
The trend was mixed in the cor
porate division, with fractional
losses possibly exceeding Slight gains.
Among more active issues, losers
OF fractions included: st. Paul SIS,
International Telephone SIS, South
ern Railway Is and American &
Foreign Power SIS.
On the up side, in fairly sub
stantial trading. were: North West
ern 4a4s of '49, Shell Union 2las and
Louisville & Nashville unified IS
Of 40.
Evening star., 1939-12-23

Airlines Are Busy.
Airlines reported record holiday
travel as the home-going streams
were joined by those headed for
winter resorts. Florida and other
Southern points were looking for
larger patronage this year as result
of wartime diversion of travel.
Additional substantial foreign war
orders came into sight for the busi-
ness-burdened aircraft manufacture
Ing industry. Allied orders for planes
were expanded and Douglas, in the
Los Angeles area, was reported
negotiating s40,00000O sale of
bombers to the British.
Otherwise, war orders remained
an enigma. The allies. it appeared,
still were attempting to hold pur-
chases in this country to minimum
needs in order to conserve exchange.
Snow and light rain brought some
relief to drought areas in grain
growing regions of the United States.
The Department of Agriculture,
nevertheless, estimated the winter
wheat crop would be the second
smallest on record at about 399 ,OO0,-
900 bushels.
Rail Traffic Heavy.
Rail traffic continued to hold up
better than expected for this season.
November earnings statements of
several carriers showed wide gains
in net over 1888 figures. The Penn
sylvania, for instance. put No.
vember net operating income at S.
57S,656 against s2,833,6ls in the
1888 month.
Trade sources estimated the ex-
panded December assembly sched-
ules OF the motor industry would lift
1889 automobile production to ap-
proximately 3,7200O0 units, making
it an above average" year. The
weeks output was reported as IT,
7o5 against 118,405 the previous week
and 92,890 year ago.
In Wall Street, quiet security
markets again contrasted sharply
with the tenor of trade and indus
trial news. Year-end tax selling was
held to be retardipg force in stocks.
Bonds also drifted, although United
States Government and foreign
dollar issues were inclined to move
ahead.
The war-stimulated bull move
ment IN commodities ran into a wave
OF selling as higher prices attracted
speculative profit-taking and larger
offerings from actual holders.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Clearing House Issues
Report at New York

ES the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The
weekly statement of the New York
Clearing House showed:
Total surplus and undivided profits
unchanged at $915.777, 500.
Total net demand deposits (aver-
age) increased $43, $4,000.
Time deposits (ayerage) decreased
S. ,376 900.
Clearings week ending today,
1854 ,705 ,28l.
Clearings week ending December
is, $3,874, ,606, ,961.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Yu|e Sales Records
Are Reported in
Late Rush
Increased Pay Rolls,
Bonuses and Extra
Dividends Help
BY FREDERICK GARNER,

~
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Lerge
Christmas shopping crowds, in the
best spending mood in years, brought
the 1899 trade revival to a merry
climax this week.
Merchants in many places re-
ported holiday business was making
up for slow start in the immediate
post Thanksgiving period. Some
said record-breaking trade was pass
ing over the retail counters.
Expanded pay rolls. particularly in
steel and other heavy industrial
centers. and year-end bonuses and
extra dividends gave the hordes of
happy shoppers more money to
spend on gifts and Christmas cheer.
Latest industrial figures indicated
production was we'll sustained
around the highest levels of the
past decade, despite some year-end
curtailment in steel and other lines
following the swift autumn upswing.
Steel Rate Slows.
Steel makers reduced operating
schedules to 80 per cent of capacity
compared with the November peak
above "a but for the pre-Christmas
week production was the largest in
many years. Automobile, machine
tool. textile and building industries
neared 1910 IN strong stride. Elec-
trio power use broke all records.
The Associated Press Industrial
Activity Index slipped bit after its
6-month drive uphill and rapid
climb following the September war
buying rush.
The index, with component groups
based on latest figures, calculated
on ls29-3o levels as 100. compared
as follows:
Evening star., 1939-12-23
81 Dividend Declared
By Bancroft & Sons
ly the Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 23.-
The Joseph Bancroft and Sons Co.
declared a dividend of 50 q share on
its cumulative per cent preferred
stock yesterday. The dividend, first
to be paid by the Cotton Textile Co.
IN eight years, will go to those hold
ing stock at the close of business
yesterday.