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Evening star., 1939-08-24
Fair Sports Scriveners Face
In National Golf Feature:
Marion Brown Louded
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DARIEN, Conn, Aug. 24.-A cou-
Pile OF female sports columnists
representing newspapers on oppo-
site sides of the United States
threatened to steal the headlines
for themselves today as they met
in quarter-final round match in
the national women's golf cham
pionship.
For Maureen Orcutt of HaWorti1,
NJ j., who writes for the New York
Times, advancing to the fourth
round in this type of competition
is old stuff. In fact, she was
runnerup in 1896. losing to Pam
Barton, British star, who was elm
mated yesterday.
Bill Thrill for Betty.
But it's major thrill for Eliza
beth Hicks of Long Beach, Calf.
who writes for the Press Telegram
there. Betty is just about the
sensation of the current classic.
Unknown and unheralded. the
18-year-old dark-complexioned Pa
cific Coast miss yesterday eliminat-
ed Mrs. William Hockenjos, jr.. of
West Orange, N. j.. and then went
on to assume the giant killer" role
by upsetting Fay Crocker of Monte
video, Uruguay. several times Ar
gentine women's champion and, like
Miss Barton, an outstanding for
eign threat.
Miss Hicks has a tremendous
amount of confidence. She began
playing golf last year and entered
the United States tourney but failed
to qualify.
Larry Gleason. pro at Long Beach,
deserves lot of credit for my show
ing, as does Olin Dutra," she says,
land I've received much encourage
ment from Mrs. Gregg Lifur of Riv-
iera, Calf"
Little But Has Wallop.
Miss Hicks stands just over 5 feet
and weighs about 110 pounds, but
you'd never know it the way she
wallops he ball. Her iron shots are
her forte and usually fly straight
for the pin. She has a fine golfing
disposition, too. and an abundance of
fight, especially when the odds are
against her.
In addition to the Hicks -Orcutt
feature, the pairings today sent Dot
Kirby of Atlanta against Dorothy
Traung of San Francisco, Charlotte
Glutting. Miss Barton's nemesis this
year and in the 1886 Curtis Cup
against Laddie Irwin, her
New Jersey neighbor, and Southern
Champion Marion Miley against
Betty Jameson, the Texas Tornado.
Acclaim Marion Brown.
All golflng Washington rang today
with praise for the courageous stand
OF slim Marion Brown, the Menor
Country Club youngster who van
quished Glenna Collett Ware, the
six-time former champion, in the
national women's championship be-
fore going down to fifth extra
hole defeat at the hands of an inter-
nationally famous star, Maureen
Orcutt.
Wherever woman golfers gathered
today the chief subject of conversa-
ton was not bridge hand, or their
second par. but how well Marion did
IN the national. For the tall Manor
Club 21-year-old is very popular in
golf around the Capital, And she
has ACCOMPLISHED more in her brief
stand IN the women's tourney this
year than any Capital entrant ever
has done.
When Marion finally fell in the
second round yesterday before the
smooth stroking Of husky Maureen
Evening star., 1939-08-24
The
SPORTLIGHT
Pepper Martin Surely
Deserves Sobriquet
By GRANTLAND RICE,

Special Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a (NANA).
Jim Corbett once told me that
while he wouldn't rank Jack Demp-
eey among the five greatest heavy
weights, he would rate him with the
greatest ring spirit the fight game
ever knew.
And it isn't even close in this
respect" Jim said.
In the same way. couldn't rank
John Pepper Martin. the Wild Horse
of the Usage, with Ty Cobb, Babe
Ruth. Iris Speaker, Joe Di Maggie,
Lou Gehrig, Nap Lajoie or Hans
Wagner. But you've got to rate him
with the greatest baseball spirit the
old game ever saw on any field.
l won't even bar Ty Cobb. The
Georgia Ghost would give all he had
-plus-in any league game. I've
seen old Pepper come close to break
ing his neck and back in exhibition
games that meant little or nothing.
sat on the bench with Frank
Frisch around Bradenton, Fla. and
heard him groan as Pepper crashed
Into third like thunderbolt, with
the score 8 to /.
He can't miss being killed"
Frisch said. Il think he broke his
neck on that one" On the play
Pepper had sprained ligament in
his neck.
There have been and there will
be better ball players" Frisch said,
but therell never be another Pep
per Martin Therell never be that
flame and spirit in one system"
Martin Still Provides
Fire for CordinoIs
Whether the Cardinals overhaul
the Reds or not, the Wild Horse of
the Usage is having another mad,
hilarious ride. 1t was Martin who
led the spring raids that put the
Cards right up among the leaders,
and 1t is Pepper who is leading the
St Louis surge as the season wanes.
Eight years after he first whirled
Into the consciousness of baseball
fans all over the country by his ter
rife assaults on the Athletics in
the 1881 series. Martin once more is
firing his teammates. A lot has
happened to him in the eight years
since he won that series almost
slngle-handed and put Temple,
Okla, on the map.
Pursuing a headlong style of play,
he has taken a physical beating
such as few ball players ever get.
He has been laid up with cracked
ribs, smashed elbows and a wide
assortment OF cuts, bruises, wrenches
and sprains. More than once he
has appeared to be washed up.
stories have been written about
what great fellow he used to be
about how much he used to mean
to the Cardinals.
One of the last of the Gas House
Gang, 1t was shame-they said-to
see him fade. And here he is. as
the battle for the National League
pennant grows hot. hurting himself
headlong against the Reds, in the
van OF swirling charge that may
shatter dreams of another pennant
IN the Rhineland.
Evening star., 1939-08-24

Hohbereers Take Game
Hohbergers Insects defeated the
Morris A. c., 9-3. Aaron Weisenberg
was the winning nurler.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

stantially to the fumbling, befud-
died fiasco incident to our entry
in World War l. Remember how
production of motors was held up
until the Liberty Motor could be
perfected? How we had to turn
to English Enfield rifles while the
manufacture of Springflelds was
held up? How we delayed our
doughboys while developing the
Browning machine gun? How the
field artillery had to give up their
familiar 3-inch guns for 75s Of
foreign make?
These mistakes will not be re-
peated. The country has been di-
vided up into districts for the mo-
bilization and education" of in
dustry. Each branch of the Army
which would have needs to be
filled in wartime-the Air Corps,
Engineers, Quartermast:r and so
on-has stationed officers in each
area important to them. The Ord
nance Department, for example, has
IA districts.
Army-Navy Competition.
At the head of each mobilization
district is a prominent local in
dustrialist, who may or may not
be a Reserve officer. Under his su-
pervision work executive assistants
who are Regular Army ordnance Of
ficers. They survey industry,
studying in detail the problems in
each plant that might be converted
to make munitions or essential
supplies.
Meanwhile, in Washington the
Army and Navy Munitions Board,
of which johnson is secretary, is
planning what will be wanted in
case of war, how much is wanted,
where 1t can be obtained and how
in the time and quantities desired.
This corelates the needs of the
Army and Navy to avoid another
mistake of 1917, when the two
branches were bidding against each
other for scarce material.
Still another mistake last time"
Army executives feel, was the fail
ure to apply industrial controls un-
der War Industries Board until
May %, 1918, more than a year af-
ter our entrance. The new War
Resources Board, headed by the
young president of he United States
Steel Corp, Edward R. Stettinius.
jr., is ready to step in and take over
where Bernard NJ Baruch, the 1918
chairman, left off. Plans include
regulation of exports and imports,
no price-boosting competition be-
tween agencies of Government in
Evening star., 1939-09-29

With millions unemployed because
they have no skill to sell, Army
chiefs are alarmed at the falling
number Of qualified general me-
chanics. johnson favors institu.
ton Of vocational training groups In
high schools, a proposal which
doubtless will be fought by unions,
which have always held down ap-
prenticeships so they could demand
monopolistic hourly wages for their
skill.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

buying, strict control of key prices,
preference for war needs in power,
transportation, finance.
OF the 3,7O0 necessary war items
not now easily obtainable in guam
tity in the open market, $500 are
in commercial use. Arrangements
have been made to step up produc-
ton whenever necessary. The 9TH
er 200 present more critical prob
lem. They are items not in ordi-
nary use.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

I'VE have surveyed 10000 plants" !"
says johnson, and have selected
10000, to which we gave definite
schedules of production. If tomor-
row were M-day, We could turn to
those plants, give them an order and
they would begin at once to manu-
facture munitions"
But there remain vital articles so
difficult to make, so different from
ordinary peacetime needs, that in
Evening star., 1939-09-29
BY BLAIR MOODY.

BY BLAIR MOODY.
There are three ways a nation
can avoid selling out" its fighting
forces and losing a war behind the
lines because it has not on hand,
In time enough, steel and shells to
win it.
The first is by having allies to
hold of the enemy until it is ready,
as we had in 1917 The second is
by cutting living standards and ex-
listing in a veritable state of gun
making siege, as Germany has for
the last six years. The third is to
mobilize industrial resources intel
ligently during peace for instant
action in case of emergency.
If the United States goes to war
again, it may have allies to slow
up the enemy. And it may not.
Unless there is a direct revulsion of
popular feeling, we are not going
aboard to fight some one else's war"
Both factions in the current con-
gressional conf1ict-those for or
against the arms embargo-keynote
their position from that axiom. So
If we must defend ourselves at all,
the chances are strong that it will
be after the some one else's war" is
over and we are alone against one
or more aggressors.
Industrial Mobilization.
Certainly this country would not
stand for any such revulsion of its
national economy as Hitler has in
f1icted on Germany. He has, it is
true, unleashed its productive forces
much more efficiently and absorbed
unemployment much more COM
pletely than we have. But he has
decreased rather than increased the
enjoyment of goods by the German
people because they can use much
of what they produce only by de-
stroying others-and Hitler has
stamped out freedom to do it.
So there is only one path left for
us. unless We are willing to take
either a ghastly gamblers chance
or a licking We can't consume
IA months before beginning to fight
II there Is a next time"
Army officers assert more prog
ress has been made toward lin
dustrial mobilization in the last
two years, since Louis johnson, a
former national commander of the
American Legion, became Assistant
Secretary of War. than in the pre-
vious 20 years. For the first time
In our history, industry knows
something about what it would have
to do in wartime, and the Army
knows more than a little about
where and how soon it could get
the 10000 items an Army needs,
including 3,7OO which involve "spe-
cial problems" to equip our defense.
In a recent speech at Boston,
Brig. Gen. c. T. Harris, jr., chief
of the industrial service of the Army
and assistant to the chief of ord
nance, warned that in case of
war practically q new industry will
have to be created for powder and
explosives"
Avoiding Obsolete Material.
Now the basic idea of our indus
trial mobilization policy is that when
war breaks out we should have on
hand reserve material sufficient to
supply our Army for six months, and
that the industrial machine should
be so geared that by that time it
would keep up with the Army's
needs.
The Army must keep abreast of
military and scientific developments,
as it would never do to adopt for
mass production a weapon soon to
be obsolete, but to postpone pro-
duction in the hope of finding a
more perfect machine might result
in no production at all.
This latter error contributed sub
Evening star., 1939-09-29

dustry could not 60 into production
even in six months without previous
training and practice. So 245 plants
have been given educational" or
ders to prepare them to make gas
masks, semi-automatic rifles, anti
aircraft searchlights,-70 critical
items in all. The regular peace
time production orders are award
ed to low bidders; the educational"
orders are scattered for the specific
Evening star., 1939-09-29

purpose Of paving the way for rapid
expansion in time of crisis.
But even that is not all. We lack
some basic raw materials which are
Of vital, strategic military impor-
tance. Heading this list is man
ganese, indispensable to steelmaking
about IA pounds for every ton of
steel made. We have some low
grade ore, but only per cent comes
from domestic mines, and 10 per
Evening star., 1939-09-29

cent Of the worlds production comes
from Russia, India, Africa and Bra
I'll. Similarly. tin, chromium and
tungsten would have to be imported.
For this reason, the Army obtained
from Congress an appropriation for
laying in a store of these metals
and may soon get larger one.
And perhaps the most amazing
shortage" of all which we would
face In wartime is skilled labor.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
u. 5. Makes Strides
Toward Industrial
Mobilization for War
10000 Plants Chosen
To Turn Out Munitions
On Definite Schedule

An analysis OF Americas pre-
pdredneSs for ,Odr. giving de-
tailed picture OF the actual de-
tense position on land and sea
and in the air, is presented here
in a series OF articles, of Which
this is the nth.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Stock Averages
By VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-The stock
market moved into rallying territory
today and, with steels in front, Lead
ers posted gains of / to points
at the best. Late profit taking,
however, substantially reduced or
Cancelled extreme advances.
Wall Street, while still puzzled
over the European war tumble, ap-
parently refused to be muzzled to
any great extent by peace talk and
buyers came in at the opening with
bids for favorites that would be
benefited if the overseas conflict
were long drawn out.
Trends ebbed and flowed through
out the proceedings and the ticker
tape occasionally slowed to a crawl
as traders attempted to guess the
next shift of transatlantic events.
Transfers, aided by brief but fast
intervals in the first and last hours,
approximately 100000 shares.
Those speculative contingents
that have been betting aaginst any
nearby armistice were encouraged
first, by Hitlers forenoon speech
at Berlin in which he declared Ger
many would fight to the bitter end
if her adversaries refused to accept
the Reich's peace proposals.
In the final hour further war fuel
was provided in battling address
of French Premier Daladier to the
republic in which he characterized
the Fuehrer's peace offer as one Of
''ruse and violence" and promised
the allies would persist until real
peace" was guaranteed.
Many commission house customers,
at the same time, kept to neutral
ground pending clarifcation of the
Russian moves in the Baltic and the
possibility that the various speeches
-Cnamberlain's was postponed un-
til Thursday-might subsequently
be overshadowed by diplomatic ne
gotiations of the contesting powers.
Prominent stocks on the upswing
were United States Steel, Bethle-
hem, Douglas Aircraft, United States
Rubber Westinghouse, Du Pont. AL
lied Chemical, Santa Fe, Great
Northern, New York Central Ana
conda, american Smelling, Glenn
Martin, Eastern Airlines, Lee Tire.
j. I. Case, Western Union and Safe
way Stores.
Most utilities struggled ineffectE-
ally to join the advance, as did the
oils and mail orders. Motors did
fairly we'll for a while. but eventu-
ally settled down to slim groove.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Total ----------$ 54,955, HOLT
Heard in Financial District.

Total -------------S 1854, 1855, HOLT
Heard in Financial District.
Members of the District of Co.
lumbia Life Underwriters Associa-
tion are pushing plans for life in
surance week. which opens on Oc-
tober 23 Every angle of life insur-
ance will be discussed during the
six-day national program.
Victor B. Deyber, chairman of the
board of the Second National Bank,
returned few days ago from his
vacation, most of which he passed
at Atlantic City. He also spent two
days visiting the Worlds Fair.
Donald w. Larson, secretary of
the District Bankers Association. is
taking a course in law. In addition
to his degree from the University of
Minnesota he already has certifi-
cate from the American Institute of
Banking.
Morris Plan bankers were told at
their convention yesterday that
business boom arising cut of the
war is unlikely, as economic con-
ditions are SO entirely different from
those existing in the war profit
era" from 1914 to 1918.
The Board of Governors of the
Washington Stock Exchange voted
officially today to close the ex-
change Thursday, Columbus Day.
-Four $4,000 sales in Washington
Gas Light SIS, 1860, were recorded on
the Washington Stock Exchange to-
day, all at 1904.
Potomac Electric Power per cent
preferred stock again sold at 113 for
a single share. The final bid for
Capital Transit was 12A, with IA
asked.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
New Industry Added

BALTIMORE, Oct. 10 (SpeciaD -
One new industry and six expan-
sions of existing industries in Bal
timore were announced during Sep
tember by the Industrial Bureau of
the Baltimore Association of Com
merce. They will require total of
112 additional employees and repre-
sent a total plant investment of
$375 900.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Oct. 10 01 U s. Dept of
Agriculture) Domestic woods were mostly
very quiet on the Boston market today
Scattered inquiries were for limited guam
titles and, purchases were confined largely
some concession from recent prices Ask
ing prices were mostly steady on graded
wools but the tendency in prices of orig
French combing length fine territory woods
in original bags were quoted quite firmly
at 2 minimum Of 81 .05, secured basis. on
casionally at 81. .02 to 81 .O3. secured basis.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. Oct. 10 lP.-Prices on
the more popular print cloth weaves
showed tendency to soften in Worth
Quiet conditions continued
Considerable activity was reported in
spun rayon novelties A fair amount Of
ORDERS was placed at steady prices. and
samrlinR for spring styles was active.
Silk fabrics continued more or less
neglected. and demand for wooden piece
goods wsS disappointingly Light.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Chicago Grain

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10-Buyers re-
gained control of the grain pits to-
day and wheat prices were lifted
more than 2 cents bushel. Other
gains followed the upturn.
Strength in securities. prospects
for clearing weather over most of
the farm belt and reductions in
margin requirements were bullish
factors. Short covering prior to the
Daladier speech and release of the
Government crop report was a fac
tor in the trade.
Closing at the highs for the day,
wheat was ia -23s cents higher than
yesterday; December, 827s-83; May,
82l2-5s; corn, 1-114 up; December.
Sos Oats l,-l3o higher
Evening star., 1939-10-10
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Foreign
buying advanced cotton futures
prices moderately today. Early gains
were extended slightly and sustained
throughout by trade and Wall Street
buying. Hedge and New Orleans
selling supplied contracts. Traders.
however, were generally awaiting
developments abroad. which ac-
counted for the light dealings.
Midafternoon prices were to 7
points higher except January, which
sold early at 864, unchanged. Oc-
tober was 6 higher at 9.l0.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
MetuI Market

NEW YORK Oct. 10 R.-Cooper
steady: .electrolytic spot. 1880: export
IS Don; forward, 475On. Lead Steady;
spot New York 5.50-55; East St Louis,
5.35. Zinc steady: East St Louis spot
and forward. $50. Quicksilver $50 0O-
$500. Pig iron, aluminium antimony.
platinum and Chinese wolframite un-
changed. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-10-10

trading 10
bankruptcy
bankruptcy Act or securities assumed
Rates OF dividend annual dspuse
ments based quarterly
last year Payable IN stock Declared
Evening star., 1939-10-10
s., 900, 900 Goodyear
Notes Are Paid Off
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct 10.-Goodyear
Tire g. Rubber Co. during Septem-
Der paid of 5000, 900 of it's prom
issory notes previously outstanding
in amount of $1,000 900, it was re-
ported today.
The remaining $5,O00,0OO have
been refunded, with five promissory
notes to the same payee maturing
serially to September /, 1914.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
COttonseed Oil.

- Cottonsed Oil futures displayed nrmness
In moderate dealings today as Commission
house buying and shor. covering followed
the advance in outside markets. Profit
prices around noon ruled at the days
best levels 40 to 13 points up Deem
Der was 10 higher at 6.75, and March was
UP 13 at 6.94. Crude oil was quoted in
the Southeast at 5sa cents bid Sales
were made in the Valley at 5ss and
Texas at 5i2
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Chicago Cash Market

~ Cash wheat. No. > hard, So (wee,ily,:
NO; : yellow, hard, S3h; No. > mixed.
s3,2 Corn toldl: No. yellow, 50l4-
81 IA; No =, 81: No 3 5oa4; No. 4. so;
grade, 47-50l2; new, No ! yellow So:
No, ., 50l2-a4; No 3 4Sia-49ia: No. 4.
49,. Oats. sample Grade, mixed, 3O34-
81 No 3 white. 81 81 "a No 4. 3ol2-
81 p; sample grade, white 30a4 Barley.
mating. $3.50 nominal feed 35-4l uomi-
nal; sample grade 35 Rye No. L
IWeevtly). 6Ol?. Soy beans No. . yellow.
s3: No. 3. S2i2; No x S1i2-34 Timothy
seed 3.65-90 nominal. Red cloverseed.
125o-l >. 90 nominal. Red top $500 90
nominal Alsike, l300-1600 nominal
Evening star., 1939-10-10

Rice prices have tripled in Shang-
hai, China, in three months.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Odd-Lot Dealings
By the Associated Pres,

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions BY customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for October o: 3.4S9
sales involving 106.e34 shares. Including
81 short sales involving 2.613 shares.
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Federal Lund Bunks

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 R,.-Federal Land
Evening star., 1939-10-10
Trust COMPANIES.

RecapitulatiOn.
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adding. spC
Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
By the Associated Press,


WARSAW. Ind, Oct. 27.-Admiral
Richard E. Byrd's huge cruiser with
which he expects to explore the Ant
arctic ice wastes numbered out of
Warsaw at 7:30 this morning on the
second day of its slow journey to the
Atlantic Coast.
DR.. Thomas c.. Poulter Of the
Armour Institute of Technology Re-
search Foundation said he and his
helpers would not stop in Fort
Wayne as was planned in the orig
mal schedule, but would spend the
night some place in Ohio"
The cruiser left Chicago early
yesterday and encountered 50 much
difficulty on the highways that it
was As miles behind its schedule
when it arrived here last night.
Although engineers and highway
men have gone over the entire route
to Boston, Mass. where the cruiser
will be loaded on Admiral Byrd S
boat. the big steel juggernaut was
halted for several hours yesterday
before it could be taken across a
narrow bridge west Of here.
The 75,000-pound cruiser. designed
by DR.. Poulter. is 20 feet wide, IS
feet long and - feet high. 1t ran
into numerous difIlculties along the
way yesterday.
State police escorts had to be
changed. Thousands o. spectators
lined the way. A half r.iile trafiic
jam brought up the rear. Near Ply