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Evening star., 1939-02-01
Bank Deposits Near
Record in January
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FTebS
NEW YORK, Feb -1.-Deposits of
individuals and corporations in
banks throughout the country dur
ing the week ended January Is we're
the highest, with one exception, in
history.
The latest upturn was the third
consecutive advance, and came
within a small margin of topping
the mid-December peak.
Adjusted demand deposits-elimi-
mating governmental and inter bank
deposits-in 101 cities, compared as
follows, according to the Federal Re-
serve Board:
Gain over last week--- $4,000, 900
Gain over last year----- 1869. 100000
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Commodity Index Drops

The National Fertilizer Associa-
tons index of wholesale commodity
prices dropped last week from 1873
to 1913 per cent of the 1926-28 aver
age because of lower prices for foods,
tin, lead and certain chemicals, off,
set somewhat by higher textile and
fertilizer quotations.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. Feb. / P.-World sugar
futures dropped ha-11a points by midafter-
noon today as trade liquidation overbal-
anced hedge covering. Operations were
comparatively light. July sold at 1.16
OF "a; September, 10, OF "a
Domestic futures were unchanged to l
point lower after early steadiness: Cuban
producer selling was absorbed by COM
mission-house and professional buying
March was unchanged at 1.S2, July 192
down /.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Borden Co. Orders
3O-Cent Dividend
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The Borden
Co., dairy products concern, today
announced an interim dividend of
30 cents share on the common
stock, payable March l to stock of
record February Is.
On March l. last year. 40 cents
was paid. In 1888 total distribu-
ton was $140 a share.
California Standard Oil.
Directors of Standard Oil Co. of
California have declared an extra
dividend of 5 cents and the regu-
lar quarterly dividend of 25 cents.
both payable March IS to stock Of
record February Is. The company
paid 10 cents extra last Decem-
Der Is.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

today celebrating
the 96th ami
versary of the
issuing of the
first policy by
the company on
February l, l943.
Representatives
of the branch
Office opened a
one-day conven-
ton in the U. S.
G h a m b er Of
G o m m e 7 c e
Building t h i S
forenoon, W i t h
Paul P. Prlmm.
one of the lead
Evening star., 1939-02-01
New York Metal Market

NEW YORK Feb. 1 lP.-copper steady
electrolytic. spot 1l.25; export. 1923
Tin steady: spot and nearby. 46.4S, for
ward. 46.37k. Lead steady; spot. New
steady: East St. Louis. spot and forward,
4.bO. Quicksilver. a0.00-s3.00. Pig iron.
aluminium. antimony platinum and Chi
nese wolframite UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Boston Wool Marker

BOSTON Feb | CE, Omitted States De-
partment of Agriculture) Moderate guam
titles OF fine and haf-blood territory Wools
market. and Inquiries we're being re-
ceived on other grades. Prices on active
territory woods were unchanged compared
bright three-eighths and quarter blood
fleece woods were receiving some interest
within the quotation range from 81 to
81 cents in the grease for each grade.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

quarters mere.
He has been field
secretary.
R O b ert R.
S poo n e +, who
has recently been
connected with
t h e F e d e r a |
Services Finance
Corp, in Wash
ington, became
assistant Secre-
t airy of t h e
national organi-
zation to d a v
He was formerly
connected W i t h
tho Morris plan
Evening star., 1939-02-01

Bank in Springfield, Ono
The association is the national
organization through which locally
owned and operated member banks
are co-ordinated The Morris Plan
was founded in Norfolk, Va. in 1910
League Chiefs at Meeting.
Clarence T. Rice, president of the
United States Building and Loan
League. was a guest at the January
meeting of the District Building and
Loan League yesterday noon at the
Raleigh Hotel He is native of
Kansas City.
o. K. La Rogue, president of the
Federal Home Loan Bank of Win
ston-Salem, and Morton Bodish,
Chicago, executive vice president Of
the United States League, were also
present, all being introduced by Ar
thur G. Bishop, head of the local
building and loan group.
Representative H. Jennings Ran
dolph, new chairman of the District
of Columbia Committee in the House,
was accorded an enthusiastic well
come. Some enthusiastic building
and loan reports were presented
Substantial gains in all phases of
its business were achieved during
1888 by the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Co, according to the
annual report just received by John
L. McElfreSh, general agent in
Washington.
Insurance in force is now at the
highest point in the company's his
tory, standing at S1,013,089 959, an
increase over the previous year of
$33,948,891.
New life insurance sales for 1888
were 4.8 per cent ahead of 1887,
while sales for the life insurance
industry as whole were 13 per cent
under the 1887 total, Mr.. McElfresh
reported.
Heard in Financial District.
Sidney F. Taliaferro, trust officer
and vice president of the Riggs
National Bank, was welcomed back
at his office today after long and
serious illness and trip to Florida
for recuperatlon.
Ord Preston, first vice president of
the District Bankers Association
and president of the Union Trust
Co., is looking after association af-
fairs while President Hilleary G
Hoskinson is basking in the Florida
sunshine on an annual vacation.
A bill to establish a central mort
gage bank, privately owned but un-
der the same supervision as present
national banks, creating a perma-
nent discount and purchase system
for all sound mortgages on urban
real estate, has been introduced by
Senator Robert F. Wagner, chair.
man of the Senate Committee or
Banking and Currency. The bill
S. 500, follows in detail plan urgec
for years by the National Real Es-
tate Board.
Washington Gas Light common
stock was strong on the Washing
ton Exchange today. 20 and two
10 share lots selling at 80, un-
changed from the last previous
transfers this year.
Washington Gas Light SIS, 1860
we're also strong, with $4,000 trans
fer at the high price of 1854. These
bonds have been in large demand sc
far this year and have sold as high
as 1875.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

Wisconsin Central Ry.-1938 pre-
liminary deficit was $2,557 ,255,
against deficit Of $948, ,56S. .
Evening star., 1939-02-01


rim bankruptcy recevershp being reorganized unds,
bankruptcy Act or securities
Rates OF dividend In annual
ments baSeo the quarterly
otherwise noted
xd Ex dividend Ex rights extra or extras PAD
last year Payable stock paid fart
oe"0" '"'u Vi oe-
Evening star., 1939-02-01

LIVERPOOL. Feb. l lP.-Scattered trade
support lifted cotton futures to points
today. In earlier dealings. Bombay liaui-
dation tended to offset the ADVANCE; Ialic; ~.
closed light offerings in wheat. futures
and the market finished y to s4d higher;
Increased offerings of American wheat
were attracted at extreme highs however.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Freight CurIoudinqs

NEW YORK, Feb lP.-Revenue
freight carloadings on railroads reporting
today for the week ended January 2S
included:
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Foreign Markets

LONDON, Feb. 1 lPp.-The. stock mar
ket maintained a firm tendency today
with the bulk of business transacted in
the investment and industrial groups.
British funds advanced steadily and to-
bacco brewery and electrical issues also
were favored Domestic rails remained
firm despite poor traffic returns and oils
and metals held steady. Trans -Atlantics
lost fractions to 2 points and foreign
bonds we're mixed.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

PARIS Feb. (P).-All sections of the
Bourse closed firm today with trading
less active. Rentes gained rs to 275
centines and Bank of France was up
about I5O francs. Suez Canal advanced
43O francs, while Royal Dutch was slightly
higher.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

Bethlehem Steel Corp.-It is said
orders booked by company for heavy
steel in the past week exceeded as
900 tons.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

COttonseed Oil.
Cottorseed oil opened steady March
65Ip: MAY. 9, Sob; July, 676b; September,
Evening star., 1939-02-01
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS Feb l P.-Cotton
| futures fuctuated narrowly today after an
| early advance and at mid-session prices
| were points net higher to l point lower.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Italy Fails to Heed
u. 5. REPRESENTATIONS

ROME, Feb. 4 (P.-Diplomatic
representations by United States
Ambassador William Phillips failed
today to halt Italian press attacks
on President Roosevelt.
AS the Fascist Grand Council pre-
pared for a meeting tonight with
Premier rMussolini-which may bring
important disclosures on foreign
pol1cleS-bitter editorial reaction
was expressed concerning the Presi-
dents statement describing as a
lie a report that he had said Amer
ica's from ier was on the Rhine.
Similar attacks Thursday and
Friday led Ambassador Phillips to
request an explanation from Foreign
Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano.
Foreign circles interpreted the step
as the equivalent of protest against
personal slurs on the President in
the government-contr press.
II Popolo di Roma traced editori-
ally the political course of what it
called this extremely queer person.
age" in an effort to prove that Mr..
Roosevelts domestic and foreign
policies both were confused.
The newspaper stated fatty that
the President said and later denied
it that he would run to defend the
Rhine" and concluded that lit would
be futile to seek conference in a man
whose conference consists in being
incoherent; to ask logic Of . nature
euainently illogical"
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Exodus Intensifies
Fiscal Problems,
Hazen Says
District Loses Residents
As Tox-Free Property
Increase Continues

The Districts fiscal problem has
been made more serious by reason
of the exodus" of District residents
to newly developed areas in nearby
Maryland and Virginia, Commits
sioner Melvin Hazen said today.
Coupled with this loss of residents,
Commissioner Hazen emphasized, is
the steadily increasing amount of
District property which IS made tax
exempt as it is taken over by the
Federal and District governments
and tax-exempt private agencies.
Mr.. Hazen said all these factors
tend to reduce District revenues.
He stressed the increasing need for
a final settlement of the question
of how much the United States
should pay toward expenses of the
National Capital.
Most Serious Problem.
Il believe this is the most serious
problem confronting the District
said Mr.. Hazen.
The general subject was dis
cussed by Mr.. Hazen with members
of the Home Builders Committee
of the Washington Real Estate
Board, which has started study
of the various factors involved.
In reply to a suggestion there
was need for lower rents in the
District, Charles J. Rush, secretary
of the Real Estate Board said,
How can we reduce rents?' He
said some members of the commit
tee suggested larger areas of the
District might be Zoned to permit
row-house construction. Most of
the land in the District so far Zoned
for row-house has been developed.
Regulations Discussed.
The group discussed the strict
building and zoning regulations that
are in effect in the District and the
fact that residents of some Mary
land and Virginia areas can reach
downtown Washington faster than
those living in some areas of the
District
Commissioner Hazen emphasized
that the amount of tax-eXempt
property in the District has in
creased by some $213,000,O0O since
1890.
When he was told that real estate
developments in Maryland and Vir-
ginia built during the past four
years have a valuation of some
S40,000000. Commissioner Hazen
said: The major point of this is
that, unlike other cities, the District
cannot expand its boundaries and
annex these new suburban CON-
munities"
Evening star., 1939-02-04
British Buy 25O More Planes
From Two American & Companies
Augment Order for 400 Placed Earlier;
Improved Deliveries Found in Prospect

cost of $35,O00,OO0 was expected
within from one to two years. The
air ministry announced this order
last June and indicated then that
it might be increased.
Both Britain and France, admit
tedly unable to match Germany's
warplane output and tagging far be-
hind Germany in air strength, have
turned to the United States to sup
plement their own production. Both
have embarked on heavy programs
of air rearmament.
The first British purchases were
recommended by a mission that
came to the United States last year.
Two hundred planes were ordered
from the Lockhead Aircraft Corp.
of Burbank, Calf, and 200 from
North American Aviation, Inc, of
Inglewood Calf.
A French mission to the United
States was understood in Washing
ton recently to be considering the
purchase of $50 or more American
aircraft.
Official sources said the French
government already had doubled an
order placed last year with Curtiss-
Wright for 100 fast pursuit planes.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
BACKGROUND

BAChIhOOND-
Plans OF President Roosevelt to
sell lUdrplanes to England and
France Uere brought into open
By injury SeUeral WeekS ago OF
a French officer in crash OF an
experimental plane in California.
Britain and France, both in race
against Germany to rearn,, haze
had to seek supplies OF planes
outside their o,Un borders. Pres
ident Roosevelt beliepes bolster
ing OF democracieS in Europe
necessary to defense Of America.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 4-The air min
istry announced today that Great
Britain would purchase $50 war
planes in the United States in addi-
ton to 400 already on order.
Fifty of the new planes. the air
ministry said will be Lockheed
general reconnaissance machines
and the other 200 will be North
American Aviation Co. trainers.
In view the the improved de-
liveries in prospect under orders for
aircraft placed by the air ministry
in the United States last year" the
announcement said, 1T has been
possible to negotiate an increase in
contracts for delivery within the
period originally contemplated
The air ministry announcement
came amid a stir in several capitals,
particularly In Washington. over
sale of American-made planes to
France.
Delivery of the original British
order of 400 planes at an estimated
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Largest Army
| Plane Leaves
To Aid in Quake
BY the Associated Press.

by tnc ASSOCldleu rlcSS
LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Feb. A.
A Bottom plane, the largest operated
by the Army Air Corps, took of
from here today on mercy fight"
to carry medical supplies to the
quake-stricken areas of Chile.
The plane, BIS bomber manned
by a crew of 10, will fly first to the
Panama Canal Zone and thence
to South America in following a
route similar to that taken by six
flying fortresses' last February
The mercy ship is due to reach
Santiago, capital of Chile, on Mon
day.
The fight in command of Maj
Caleb V. Haynes, was authorized by
the Secretary of War after Presi-
dent Roosevelt had received a re-
quest from national Red Gross
headquarters to send supplies by
plane.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Roosevelt 4 Points
Held New Attack on
Germany and Italy
kozi Newspaper Denies
Treaty Concluded for
Military Assault
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Feb. 4.-The newspaper
Nachtausgabe today interpreted the
four points in the United States for
eign policy enunciated yesterday by
President Roosevelt as new attacks
on Germany and Italy
Formulation of these four points
means new attacks on Germany and
Italy" it said, for it is believed
over there Gin the United States)
that Germany and Italy have made
a treaty providing for military at
tack against the democracies. 1t is
believed both nations intend to dis
turb world commerce.
"Roosevelt's four points
signify II, each individual case sup
port of the lie, agitation and mis-
representation of the truth because
Italy and Germany have made no
military attack treaty"
Won't Accept Denial.
Nachtausgabes comment coincid-
ed with refusal of the controlled
German press to accept President
Roosevelt's denial of reports that
he had said either that the Ameri-
can frontier was in France or on
the Rhine.
"Intrinsically, it is of small i'm
portance whether the President
actually used those words" said the
Lokal-AnZeiger.
But he must have meant some
thing like it. or else the American
papers hardly would have been so
unanimous on the subject"
Moreover, the sale of warplanes
to France speaks with sufficiently
clear voice"
Air Force BOlstered.
Chancellor Hitler, meanwhile, ap-
proved changes in the airforce that
were designed to bolster its pre-
paredness and efficiency in personnel
and equipment.
An official announcement said the
changes. which Field Marshal Her.
mann Wilhelm Goering suggested
and actually went into effect Feb
ruary l, would mean "a further de-
cisive advance in building up the
airforce through the closet co-opera-
ton of all elements"
Goering's mouthpiece, the Ma
tional Zeitung of Essen, said Presi-
dent Roosevelt evidently did not
expect the reaction that followed his
attempt five days ago to sabotage
Adolf Hitler's Reichstag speech"
Comment From Hitler Paper.
Hitler's newspaper, the Voelkische1
Beobachter, said:
I'VE don't care one jot how and
under what system of government
others live and have their being
All we want is to trade with them
peacefully-nothing more and moth
ing less. But peaceful trade
seems to be thorn in the flesh to
North Amnrjeopc
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Italian General
Is Wounded in Spain

ROME. Feb. 4 (P.-An italian
news agency dispatch from Burgos
today said Gen. Bitossi, commander
of the Littorio Division of italian
Legionnaires fighting with the Span
ish insurgents, was wounded in the
leg by a machine-gun bullet during
the advance on Corona in North
east Spain. He remained in COM
mand OF his division despite the
wound.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Revolt in Spain

The Star presents the tenth
play of the Road to Freedom"
series tonight over WMAL ut
$3.50 o'clock.
Tonight's production, Re
volt in Spain" relives the
tragedy and drama OF the
first Spanish republic of 1879
The broadcast is sponsored
by The Star with the cooper
alton of the National Broad
casting Co., the Washington
Civic Theater and George
town University.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Plane Relieves Hunger
At Snowbound Village
BY the Associated Press.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Feb. 4.
Some 40 men, women and chill
dren, marooned for days by snow
in the sawmill village of Los Tapias,
ate their first food from the out
side today.
State patrolmen made two flights
over the area with Pilot Bill Cutter
yesterday and dropped 1000 pounds
of supplies, enough to last the fami-
lies about 80 days.
Highway crews have been trying
for days to reach the village after
an airplane pilot reported seeing the
word help" spelled out in large
letters in the snow.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
j. ). Orders
Judge0ff Ship
To Face Quiz
Thomas Wanted for
Munton and Coster
Investigation
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Justice Department today
ordered Federal District Judge Ed
win S. Thomas to return immedi-
ately from a vacation trip to South
America to appear before two Fed
eral grand juries in New York.
I A radiogram. signed by Brien Nc
Mahon, Assistant Attorney General,
read:
Investigation very important to
administration of justice and to you
personally. 1 insist on your i'm
mediate return from first port of
call. Subpoena will await you at
Cristobal Canal Zone)."
The radiogram was addressed to
Judge Thomas aboard the S. S.
Santa Barbara, en- route to the
Canal Zone.
To Face New York Quiz.
In New York United States At
torney Gregory F. Noonan said
Judge Thomas, who sits in the Con-
necticut district, would be ques-
toned on Federal matters, inclu-
ing the Coster- -Musica case and the
Manton case"
The Coster Musica case involves
the late F. Donald Coster-M -Musica,
head of the McKesson Robbins drug
concern. Federal Circuit Judge
Martin T. Manton recently resigned
after charges had been made against
him in a letter to Chairman Sum-
ners of the House Judiciary CON-
mittee.
The Justice Department said the
United States district attorney in
New York got word Judge Thomas
was leaving only IS minutes before
his boat sailed. A subpoena was
issued but before it could be served
his boat sailed
In reply to the radiogram request
Ing him to return, Judge Thomas
asked If it would be all right TO
return on March 6, the date he is
scheduled to complete his trip.
Mr.. Mcmahon, who is in charge
Of the Justice Department investi-
cation of the McKesson case, then
sent the second message.
Subpoena Issued.
A subpoena was issued today by
Mr.. Noonan for Judge Thomas and
for the jurist's records.
The Santa Barbara sailed from
New York yesterday at SIP pm
Mr.. Noonan said he sent a wireless
message to the master of the vessel
at 6:34 pm, requesting him to ask
Judge Thomas to come ashore with
the pilot. He said he received a
reply about 9 pm. saying the judge
was continuing his journey.
Mr.. Noonan said one of his as
sistants, John J. Bowling, wanted
to question Judge Thomas in con-
nection with the "Manton case"
and another assistant, Irving Kauf-
man. may want to question him in
connection with the inquiry into
the affairs of the McKesson firm.
Accused by Dewey.
Judge Manton resigned from the
bench after he was accused by Dis
trict Attorney Thomas E. Dewey OF
accepting loans from litigants with
business before his court. Judge
Manton, whose resignation becomes
effective Monday. denied any wrong
doing in his business affairs.
Mr.. Noonan said today a subpoena
had been issued for Judge Manton
to appear before the additional Fed
eral grand jury on Monday, with his
records, as soon as he leaves the
bench.
Judge Thomas sailed Ea:8 one of a
party of four. The others were
Mrs. Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. John
Keogh.
Judge Thomas has long been ac-
tive in Connecticut politics and was
a member of the Democratic State
Committee when he was appointed
to the Federal bench in 1918 by
Woodrow Wilson.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Wyoming Lawmakers
Ask Legislative Brake
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. A.
Therell be no rushed through leg
islation in Wyoming if Senators
Simpson. Zoble and Pearson get
their way.
They proposed yesterday that the
legislative session be split into two
periods, one for introduction of bills
and the other for action
In between, the legislators would
have 60-day recess, to study pro-
posals at home
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Broker Is Suspended
By Cotton Exchange
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb 4.-The New
York Cotton Exchange announced
today that Albert H. Watson. an in
dependent broker on the floor of
the exchange, had posted notice he
was unable to meet his obligations.
The notice, the exchange said,
automatically meant his suspension.
Watson has been a member of the
exchange since 1928.