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Evening star., 1939-12-29
Nazi Submarine
Damages British
Batt|eship
Queen Elizabeth
Class Vessel
Torpedoed
1y the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-The admiral
ty announced today that German
submarine had attacked a British
battleship, killing three men and
causing some damage"
1t was asserted unofficially that
the battleship was safe after the
attack and was proceeding on her
course.
CThe announcement followed
one by the German supreme
command that a British battle
ship of the Queen Elizabeth class
had been torpedoed by German
submarine west of Scotland.')
After receipt of the German an
nouncement that a German subma-
rine had torpedoed a battleship,
the admiralty issued a short COM
munique:
"A torpedo attack has been made
on a British battleship by U-boat.
Some damage was caused, and three
men we're killed"
Oficials declined to make further
comment and gave no indication
what battleship was involved or
when and where she was attacked.
Five Ships in Class.
r1,a N,,.ox, U,1;,ohe&L ,1o &C iocl,1doc
five ships, the Oldest in the British
Navy, all laid down before the
World War and completed in the
early years of that conflict before
the Battle of Jutland.
They are the Queen Elizabeth,
Warspite and Valiant, all of 10000
tons. and the Barham and Malaga,
3l,100 tons. Each carries a main
battery of eight 15-inch guns. All
have undergone considerable recon-
struction in recent years.
The Queen Elizabeth herself is the
oldest, her keel having been laid in
October, 1912, and the vessel COM
pleted in January, 1915, after which
she took part in the unsuccessful
Dardanelles campaign.
Four vessels, the Queen Elizabeth.
Warspite, Valiant and Barham, were
begun under the 1912 estimates,
while the Malaga was the gift of the
Federated Malay States.
Cost About s14,5so,o 900.
Each cost in the neiehborhood of
f3,000,000 (at that time $14,580. .00O !,
and the class was reconstructed be-
tween 1925 and 1888 at a cost of
about 100000 for each ship.
The Warspite and Malaga then
underwent further reconstruction
and when that work was completed
in 1887 the Valiant and Queen
Elizabeth were taken in hand for
renovation.
The class mas a speed of IS knots
and a radius of action of about
4,400 miles.
Since the beginning of the war
the British have acknowledged the
loss of one capital ship, the battle
ship Royal Oak, sunk by German
submarine. Another major loss was
the sinking of the aircraft carrier
Courageous, 225O0 tons. Other naval
losses included a submarine, three
destroyers and miscellaneous aux
Hilary craft.
Other German Claims.
The Germans at various times
have claimed to have damaged or
sunk three other major British war
ships.
Only one of these did Britain ad-
nit had been damaged, the Iron
Duke, a pre-World War 21,500-ton
battleship converted into training
ship.
The others, the aircraft carrier
Ark Royal and the 32,OO0-ton battle
cruiser Repulse, have been in active
service since the German claims
were advanced. The 22,000-ton air.
craft carrier which German radio
stations insisted last September had
been sunk by an aerial bomb, called
At Rio de Janeiro December II to
take on fuel for South Atlantic
service.
Evening star., 1939-12-29

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Evening star., 1939-12-29

VVSokuSu ObS\OSA
Cloudy: light snow tonight; minimum
about 80; tomorrow snow or rain; not
much change in temperature. Temper
atures today-Highest, 81. at 2 pm;
lowest, 80, at 6 am.
From the United states Weath Bureau report.
Full details on Page Az.
Moose Pass miner., 1939-09-09
D7. EATERS s PARTY RETURNS

Dr. Dow V. Baxter of the chair of forest
 pathology at the University of Michigan,
 land his fellow travellers, Charles Allen
 and Gordon Watts, returned to Moose Pass
 from their trip to Nome and remained in
 lof the Smi tn cabins until the arrival of
 the ss Baranof, on whic they sailed for
 tthe States.
 They went to Nome by plane from Fair
 hanks Said they had a delight full trip.
 They found Father Hubbard at Nome, making lrecords of Eskimo dances and showing
 ling pictures to the natives. Father Hub
 hare told Dr.. Baxter that over long per- Ii cd of buying films to show the Esk1mos,
 he had found that their favorites had
 either Charlie Chan or Jane Eithers for stars.
 The dances Father Hubbard recorded were ls c ompani cd by an orchestra of six drums. IDr. Baxter says that the Eskimos beat
 their drums up from below them instead of
 lon their tops. pr. Baxter s party helped IFather Hubbard with his recording. The King Islanders were in None while lthe Baxter party was there and the party spent many hours in the work shop used by lthe King Islanders for carving ivory pie lees, making mkluks and parkes. They se- lcured many hand some articles to take home with them. Dr. Baxter's party travels with sup Iply of condensed foods, mostly in tins, land on the eve before they sailed they gave la dinner party to Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. lSaith and Miss Jorene Smith, the boys pre- lparing the entire dinner with the aid of their left over food supply. The menu lincluded Herbwurst soup, timed meat, macar- Ioni end cheese, biscuits, fruit salad top Iped with red jelly, chocolate pudding for dessert. Mrs. Ray Stafford took a rug hooked by Mrs. Kilnurrey, to Palmer and entered 1t lat the Fourth Annual Mat tonuska Valley Fair. lit won first prize. Mrs. Stafford entered Ia double wedding ring pattern quilt which lwas given second prize. Wesley Laub bscher s driving handsome road ster 1aich he purchased from Mi ss Geijs- beck.
 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Pierce returned Thursday night from Anchorage and are at home at their new cabin. John L. Nel son states that he vi sited Portage Bay the other day and thct lot |of men are working over there. Colonel Otto F. ohl son spent several
Moose Pass miner., 1939-09-09
THE EDITOR GOES TO HOPE

At long last the edit or vi isited Hope on one of the ha1f-dozen sunshiny days we have eni owed in this section this summer. She made the round trip with Wallace M. Mtter, Star-route mail carrier. Along the route we had nice little visits with Oscar Dahl, William Fairman, Fred Toedemann Mr. and Mrs. Gordon AIcCann and Joe Predella
 Now we wi sh our friends in the States might see the McCann cottage in it's lovely scenic setting on Six-Mi1e river. It would make the eyes of weary New York apartment dwellers green with envy. All white, with it's window boxes of huge trailing nastur- tiums blazing with colors, the front yard a riot of immense poppies, petunias, bache- Tor button and a dozen other kinds of flowers. Inside, three c1everly arranged rooms with many windows, built-in cupboords cabinets, chests which when closed are used fa8d fa88d ffni sgsd beausi T radio and stand book shelves and oh, folks, Q piano! The McCanns have home-mode furnace in the cellar which functio ons lot better than most fact ory-made furnaces in that it gives out what it is intended to give out which is heat. They have running water piped from spring.
 William Foirnan is building new cabin having torn down his old cabin and moved the logs and lumber, one by with main strength and by hand = distance of Q mile to location along the highway.
 We admire Fred Woedemann' s cabin which ii unlike the usual Alaska cabin in style of architecture. It has ell and gables and an attractive front porch.
 Having seen Hope, it wont be necessary for us to see the Garden of Eden. Lovely, peac eful, hi storic Hope! Such garcens!We took five pictures in the garden of Mr.ond Mrs. Roll, two of the Nearhou SC garden and two in MT. Carson's garden. Mir. Roll picked Q painful of peas for us and we count ed IA huge fat peas in several pods when we were shelling them. We saw his famous apple trees an6 the big crop of app ples on them. They are not so mammoth in size as other Hope products but the point is that any apples of any size can be raj SCI in Alaska.
 We vi site6 with MT. and Mrs. Roll, Mrs. Mitchell, Mir. Carson, MT. Bixler and Mrs. Hahn and the editor went along the street enitching red raspberries and Mir. Carson said, Here, none of that!" and took us to his place and gave us big bowls of over" size red respberries, sugar, Alaska cream and home made cookies. We saw tons of red raspberri es, st strawberries, entrants hahging on the vines of Hope gardens, immense cab
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Moose Pass miner., 1939-09-09

Censue taking in A1aska VIII begin Uct ober 1. Two hundred enumerators are startin. the work six months before 1t will be- gin in the States, because Of the di ifficulty of transportation in Alaska.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
A. B. A. President Halls
Railroad Cooperation
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14-Whole-
hearted cooperation by labor, man
agement and Government in seeking
a solution to railroad problems is
encouraging to investors, Philip A.
Benson, president of American
Bankers Association, said today.
Benson was first speaker at the
goth mid-winter trust conference
of the association at the Waldorf
Astoria here.
However, the picture "is not a
bright one" and until it is Every
much clarified savings and trust
funds will not be attracted to the
industry" he said.
Life insurance, more than any
other single factor, can underwrite
American liberty" said Roger B.
Hull, managing editor and general
counsel of the National Association
of Life Underwriters of New York
City, another speaker at the OPEN
ing session.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Feb, Il up UNITED States
moderately mod active: steady to 5 cents lower
than Mondays average: only spots 10 of:
top 20: good and choice 160-23O pounds
9 s;9o-2o: 24o-2so pounds, 7;7o-s.O6; 2e0-
$50 pound packlne sows. e.7o-7.o0: lighter
Cattle, e. 900: calves. 1900: best steers
and yearlings steady: yearling crop larger;
here: best Is. 90: yearlings and light steers
UP to 1878: largely 900 to 115O market
With kinds grading strictly good and better
little more active: stockers and feeders
very scarce. slow at 8 % down to 7.75:
heavy feeders. s;75: heifers in sizable sup
Dominating at 9.25 down; best. 1000:
beef cows, 6;0O-7 90: choice cows auotable
to 500: cutters. :4.25-5; ;75: bulls steady
ct 1850 to 11.oo; few 11.50: outs 600
Sheep. 1000: late Monday fat lambs 10
25 lower: top 9.15: several loads to out
siders 9.10: bulk, $3.50 90; 05-1OO pounds,
$1,000; best .slaughter ewes 40; todays
,.1 goGd 70 cho!ce lamb. limited
7.S6-8.0O: sheep STEADY.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Rubber Quotas
Left Unchanged
For Quarter
By the Associated Press.

~ tuc ASSoCldteQ preSS.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Feb
14.-The International Rubber Reg
ulating Committee today announced
it would leave unchanged the pres
ent permits for export of so per
cent OF basic quotas during April.
May and June.
The Colonial Office, in making the
announcement, said the committee
would meet again May is.
VIRTUALLY all rubber-producing
countries are members of the inter-
national rubber cartel0
NEW YORK, Feb. IA R.-Rubber
futures bounced upward today on
the announcement in the Hague
that the International Rubber Reg
ulating Committee had left un-
changed the so per cent basic export.
quotas.
Opening prices on the New York
market were up from .33 to AZ of
a cent a pound.
Evening star., 1939-02-14

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb 14--New York
traction issues pushed ahead for
large gains in today's bond market
In the face of a dropping trend in
other corporate groups.
Loans of Brooklyn Manhattan
Transit, Interborough Rapid Transit
and Third Avenue were up from the
start and carried gains running to
2 or more points into the final
hour. The rise was based on a
reported plan for legislative action
to expedite the proposed uniication
of properties.
Corporates generally lacked buying
support, traders preferring the side
lines pending better line on spring
business prospects and a clearer
view of possible European develop
ments in connection with the
Spanish situation.
Actual selling was comparatively
light and most losses established in
late trading were of fractional
range. On the down side were loans
of Nickel Plate, Southern Railway,
Western Union, Great Northern and
American & Foreign Power. Bonds
of American Water Works, Della
ware & Hudson and Northern
Pacific held small gains.
United States Governments were
steady in a narrow range. Foreign
dollar loans were mixed.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Copper Stocks
Jump 1855 Tons
During Month
301,110 TotoI Exceeds
Level Of Year Ago
Moderately
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb 14-Stocks of
refined copper in the United States
increased 1885 tons in January to
301, ITO and were up little over the
comparable total year ago of 299,-
1870. trade figures showed today.
World refined stocks, including
the domestic figure, rose 22,891 tons
to 480,059, which compared with
sos 800 at the end of January, 1888.
World production fell to 175,950
from 1874 1877 tons in December, but
remained above the January, 1888
level, when output was 168, $50. Do
mestic output was given as 69,048
against 71,795 in December and 58,-
300 in January, 1898.
Apparent consumption" at home
expanded to 51,059 compared with
80, 1853 in December, and 24,88O in
January, 1888. Foreign consump-
ton, however, declined to 99,530
compared with 1887 in December
and 114,640 in January, 1888, ac-
cording to the trades figures.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
&C. Murphy Reports
S2,489,966 Net, Or
S4.77 Per Share
1888 Profit Compares
With $780,, ,3s3 in
Preceding Yeor
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14-G. C. Muir
ply Co., operators of chain mer-
chandise stores, principally in the
East and Midwest, reported for 1888
consolidated net income of 50, ,489 ,966,
equal to $4.77 a share of common
stock, compared with $3,007, 1888, or
$5.84 share, in 1887.
Best & Co., Inc.
Best & Co., Inc, New York depart
ment store with branches in nine
cities, in preliminary report gave
net profit for the fiscal year ended
January 81 totaling s1,026,0i3, or
$685. a common share, compared
with 81 ,227, 7,68l. or $4.02 share, for
the preceding IL months.
Sharp e. Dohme.
Sharp & Dohme, manufacturers
of and dealers in pharmaceutical
and biological products, with plants
at Baltimore and Philadelphia, re-
ported 1888 net profit of s66S,167, or
S291 a share on the $3.50 preferred.
compared with 1887 net profit of
1899, ,l68, or Is cents common share
Crocker- Wheeler.
Crocker- Wheeler Electric Manu-
featuring Co., makers of electrical
apparatus, with plant at Ampere,
N. j., reported for 1888 net loss of
$147,062, compared with 1887 net
income Of $127, ,283, equal to A cents
a share on the capital stock.
National Lead Co.
The National Lead Co. and its
domestic subsidiaries reported for
1888 consolidated net profit of s4,-
283, ,140, equal to IS cents a share
on the common stock after allow
ing for Glass A and B preferred
dividends. In addition, the COM
pany estimated its equity in undi-
vided profits or losses of foreign
subsidiaries or controlled companies
was equivalent to cents a share on
the common. Excluded from the
estimate, it was explained, were
earnings of two German units.
The earnings compared with a
net 1887 profit of s4,886,951, equal
to 94 cents a share on the COM
mon. The 1887 equity in undivided
profits or losses of foreign units was
estimated as equivalent to 20 cents
a share on the common.
Jones e. Laughlin.
The Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
and subsidiaries reported a CONSOLE
dated net loss of $3.50 ,958 for the
year ended December 81, as COM
pared to net earnings of $5,266,157
for 1887. The report disclosed net
loss of $1,129,856 for the final
quarter of 1898.
Mohawk Rubber Co.
The Mohawk Rubber Co. reported
1888 net earnings of $2,743 ,23O8O,
the greatest in the last 10 years. This
is equal to $207 a common share and
compares with $15,995 net earnings
in 1887.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Foreign Exchanges

NEW YORK. Feb. IA R,.-The Neither
lands guilder crumbled today in terms
Of the dollar after a recent rally from
drop of 10 Of cent in the Dutch
money reflected resumption of the out
ward trek Of capital from Amsterdam,
according to foreign exchange traders.
Although previously only foreign-held bal
ances had been affected, it was believed
that some Dutch money was also shifted
to other currency centers in today's deal
1ngs.
Mentioned as source Of weakness in
the guilder's position was the transfer of
funds from Holland to Paris IN connec-
tion with a recent Dutch credit to France.
Elsewhere rate changes were narrow
sterling was unchanged, the French franc
ADVANCED .O0i's of a cent the belga added
Ola OF cent and the Swiss franc .O3 IA
Of cent
Late rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars, others in cents
Great Britain. 46Sse; To-day bills, 4 67Is:
Canada Montreal in New York, 99. 531s
New York in Montreal. 10o.467s; Belgium
1888: Czecho-Slovakia, 3.43; Denmark,
2o83la; Finland. 2.0S; France. 2.64is:
Germany. 4O.l4; benevolent 2O.25: travel
20 .25; Greece, .s6la: Hungary 1885;
Italy, 526i.; Yueoslavia, 233; Neither
1895; Portugal, 4.264; Rumania. rs:
Spain. unouoted; Sweden 24l7; Switzer-
land 22.7O: Argentina. 81 .25n; Brazil.
5:90n: Mexico City. 2010n; japan. - 80:
Hong Kong, -29.17; SHANGHAI 16 Ion; Rates
in spot cables unless otherwise indicated.
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK Feb II GP.-Brisk demand
for rayon dress goods appeared in Worth
Street textile markets today as converters
bought spun rayon prints and other dress
fabrics
Woolen dealers reported prices on all
wool blankets for forward delivery opened
unchanged from the 1888 level. Raw silk
continued to move slowly as hosiery manu-
facturers held OF commitments il, view of
the recent advance in the raw material.
Burlap reacted 10 to Is points following
were about UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1939-02-14
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, Feb. IA R.-Disappoint-
ment over indefinite Washington news on
the Cuban tarin situation and reports Of
dominated sugar futures trade today.
Prices settled back after early steadiness
and then moved irregularly.
Domestic futures were i to Q points
lower in midafternoon March traded at
1.7g, down /. after touching 1872.
Ia points higher, with March at LA,
UP ! "a points.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
New York Bank Stocks
Off Slightly in Week
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-New York
City bank stocks eased of slightly
during the last week, according TO
records compiled by Holt, Rose g.
Troster, specialists in bank and in
surance stocks.
The aggregate market value of 16
leading issues on February 10 was
81, 1851, 100000, compared with ST.
359, ,698 900 at the close of the pre-
vious week, decrease of $2,508, 900,
or 0.18 per cent.
The current average yield of the
16 issues of 4.76 per cent compares
with a yield of Ats per cent on
February 3. The current market
value is now 81 per cent of the
known book value.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Dividends Announced
y. S. Treasury Position
~ the Associated Press

~ tne ASBoclateo PreSS.
u: Receipts, $1,000 .0l2.2s; expendi-
Ts74S5s7saa o0s including ns hes 0s5ee
E4.76 working balance; customs receipts
fcr the month S9.531 22O.05.
x RECEIPTS for the fiscal year (since July
IL. $500. 132 35l 80; expenditures, So
RI71O,26s4 As, including S1.S70.251.-
922:42 OF emergency expenditures; excess
debt. $50; 735, ,271 s715 53 an increase Of
s.; .303 45 above the previous day:
Rold assets S14,747,296,77I.O5
Evening star., 1939-02-14

In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividend in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration Un- d.
less otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
xd Ex dividend At Ex rights Also
extra or extras. e Paid last year fPay-
able in stock Declared or paid SO far
this year. h Cash or stock Accumu-
'ated dividend paid or declared this year
ur Under rule. WV With warrants. xv
Without warrants var Warrants.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Bank Loans Register
Decline
From Week Ago
Totul for 101 Leudino
Cities Reported at
$3,745,000. 900 Mark
BY the Associated PresS.

BY the Associated Press. {
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported commercial, industrial and
agricultural loans of banks in 1ol.
leading cities declined 1000, 900 to,
a total of s3,745 100000 in the week
ended February 8.
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and
liabilities on February 8, together
with changes for the week and with
the same week last year, in millions
of dollars:
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Kerosene Exports Sag
Sharply During 1898
By the Associated press

BY the Associated Press
The Commerce Department sa,
kerosene exports last year, amount
ing to 7,262,000 barrels, were 1913
per cent less than in the preceding
year. Exports increased slightly to
Denmark, United Kingdom, Swe-
den, Canada and a few other coun-
tries, but decreased to China,
Netherlands, Japan. South Africa
Hong Kong, Brazil and other coun-
tries.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Steel Rate 10 Reach
New Years al
SAB Per Cent
Rise Of 2.6 Per Cent
Over Previous Week
Is Scheduled
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Operations
in the steel industry for the current
week are scheduled at 54.8 per cent
Of capacity, the highest thus far in
the year, the American Iron and
Steel Institute estimated today.
This increase Is 26 per cent over
last weeks 53.4 per cent of capacity.
1t compared with 52.7 last month
and 81 per cent a year ago.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Money Market

NEW YORK, Feb. IA LP1.-call money
49eady; ! per cent. Prime Commercial
nper, ss per cent Time loans steady So
80 days, ": As months. u per cent.
bankers acceptances UNCHANGED; 5000
days, ~. per cent; 4 months, III per
oent: 6-6 months. ss-it. per cent Redis-
osunt rate. New York Reserve Bank, / per
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Odd-Lot Dealings
,y the Associated Press

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd: d:lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for February n:
1,67l purchases involving Al .246 shares:
1850 sales involving 46.373 shares.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Freight Loudinqs

NEW YORK. Feb IA tP.-Revenue
freight carloadings on railroads reporting
today. for the week ended February IL
Evening star., 1939-02-14

Iondoners are jubilant because
winter sports are cheaper than last
year.
Evening star., 1939-02-14

Rubber Futures
: New York. Feb. II R.-Crude rubber
b.95fe6: May. 1898; July. 1b.95-97.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK Feb. IA LP-Inyestment
Brokers Conference, Inc:
Quotations as of 2 o'clock)
Evening star., 1939-02-14
u. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, Feb. IA U?l.-Prices quoted
In dollars and thirty-seconds: