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Evening star., 1939-09-27
Photo Exhibit Prizes
10 Be Awarded Tonioht

Prizes will be awarded tonight at
the annual Autumn Exhibit of Pho
tographs by the Camera Club of the
Treasury Department Recreation
Association at the Public Health
Auditorium, Nineteenth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
Five awards will be made in each
Of the following classes: Pictorial,
portrait and general subjects.
Judge Of the pictures will be David
B. Edmonston. who will speak after
wards on "The Art of Taking Good
Pictures" The public is invited, ac-
cording to Aubrey B. Carter, presi-
dent Of the Camera Club.
Mr.. Carter will outline plans for
the clubs participation in Amateur
Photographers Day" at the New
York Worlds Fair next Sunday,
when special train will leave Wash
ington with members Of the 20 cam
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Dr.. McCIuin Named
A. U. Vice Chancellor

The Rev. DR.. Dayton E. McClain,
pastor of Zion Methodist Church at
Cambridge, Md, has been named
vice chancellor of American Uni
versity, it was announced last night.
An official of the university, the
only college of the new Methodist
Church in the United States under
jurisdiction of the General Confer
ence, said DR.. McClain will assume
his new duties Sunday.
DR.. McClain was made an honor
ary doctor of laws by the university
last summer. He is a graduate of
Dickinson College and Harvard Uni
versity and has taken degrees of doc
tor of philosophy and bachelor of
sacred theology from Boston Uni
versity.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Fort Dupont Park
Development Urged
By Citizens
Southeast Association
Names Committee to
Press Project

A committee of three members
of the Southeast Citizens Associ-
alton was named last night to urge
improvement and development of
Fort Dupont Park upon the Ma
tional Capital Parks as vital need
| to residents of Southeast Wash
| ington.
The committee, consisting of
John O'Connell, John v. Schmitt
and B. G. Ladd, was instructed
first to look into the matter. It
was stressed that there were no
lighting facilities there, the road
entrance needed improvement, and
that there was no shelter from in
clement weather.
A committee also was named to
look into the merger of the Com
munity Center with the Fairgrounds
Department. The group includes
Mr.. Ladd, Mr.. O'Connell, Mr.
Schmitt, Mrs. Ada Mink, Mrs Alice
Thones, Mrs. S. Henry and v. Alb
sher. A report is to be made at the
next meeting. The lay-off of old
employees because of the merger was
criticized.
Oppose Street Widening Assessment.
The association went on record
as favoring discontinuance of the
assessment of any property for
street widening after the original
assessment, and that the initial
cost be cut in half. 1t was pro-
posed that the widening cost be
borne by the gasoline tax. The
question was raised by Mr.. Absher
Ito encourage more real estate buy
ing"
Speaking as a representative Of
Troop ia of the Girl Scouts Miss
r. L. Hopes said that there were
no funds available for the open
| ing of the Hine Junior High School
for its meeting place and that more
money was needed.
Violation of the pedestrian con-
troll law was discussed by Capt. JOS
eph E. Morgan of the fifth precinct
He commended the addition of the
traffic light at Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. and pro-
posed several more important"
lights for the Southeast vicinity.
Parking Problem Forecast.
The association was told that ap-
proximately 500 parking passes
are to be taken away from the
Navy Yard employees for build
ing space and that the increased
parking in the neighborhood would
add to traffic troubles The as
sociation's secretary was author
lied to write to the officer in charge
of parking inside the Navy Yard
concerning the matter.
William L. Blum spoke for the
Community Chest campaign.
Overlooking of disposal trucks and
the spilling over Of the contents on
New Jersey avenue Sc. was re-
ported, and Capt. Morgan said he
would make note of it. Miss Anne
Flanders, chairman of the South
east Neighborhood Council, well
coined the association members to
their new meeting place, the Friend
ship House, at GIG D street Sc,
and it was voted that future meet
ings be held there The next meet
ing will be held the fourth Tues
day in October. William A. Maio
presided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Room and Bath Request
Leads OkIuhomun to Court

place it was that kept guests wait
ing so long.
The clerk then told him no rooms
were available and Mr.. Moore, In
quiet fury, stalked out the front
door.
In Police Court yesterday, Police
man N. S. Jones told Judge Walter
j. Casey that Mr.. Moore was arrest
ed on a charge Of intoxication at the
entrance to the Public Library
Eighth and K streets NV. where he
had been refused a room with bath
Judge Casey suspended a fine o1
$40 and told Mr. Moore to go back
to Oklahoma. He said he would.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
6. u. to Hold Mass
Marking New Year

Georgetown University will OBJ
serve the beginning of new aca-
demic year tomorrow morning with
mass of the Holy Ghost at
o'clock in Dahlgren Chapel for res
ident students.
Following the mass, at which the
Rev. John E. Grattan, S. j., dean
of the College of Arts and Sciences
will be the celebrant, the regular
fall convocation will be held in
CASTOR Hall at 10 o'clock. Academic
honors will be awarded to under
graduates. The Very Rev. Arthur A
OLeary, S. j., president, will make
the principal address.
Evening star., 1939-09-27

era clubs of the District to Join with
the clubs Of Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Trenton and New York as guests Of
the New York Camera Council. Spe-
cial picture taking concessions have
been made by the Fair management
to amateur photographers on this
day.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
"Ill take a room with bath"

"Ill take q room with bath"
Morris Moore, IS, a visitor here
from Oklahoma, was addressing
himself to the clerk at the registra-
ton desk in the lobby Of q rather
imposing structure on K street
Northwest.
Quite a number of others were
awaiting service, however, and Mr.
Moore was told he would be waited
on in a few moments. After some
time, however, he saw he was not
being paid any attention and he
demanded to know what sort of q
Evening star., 1939-09-27

County Gowa) farm but she can still
show her country sisters few tricks
about milking cows.
Competing at the Dairy Cattle
Congress here, the Waterloo woman
defeated nine farm girls and women
to win the milkmaids' contest.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Sian for Orchestra

More than so students at Cardozo
High School have signed UP for the
school orchestra, 1t was announced
today. F. F. Weir will direct again
this year.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Eorly Training HELPS

WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. 27 R-
It's seven years since Mrs. George
Ely moved to the city from a Story
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Steel Industry Sets
Tonnage Records
In Last Quarter
Earnings for Period
Expected to Show
Big Increases
BY Cambridge Associates.

BY CamDrloRe Associates
Since the break-even point of the
steel industry is estimated to be
IS per cent Of capacity the last
quarter of 1899 was undoubtedly an
unusually profitable period for most
steel companies. Reaffirmation of
existing price schedules brought
reduced forward buying but the
whole period set new record for
total output.
The early months of 1910 are
likely to be geared closely to -,
quirements. The needs of t!e
automobile industry for steel should
continue at a high level and buy
ing for construction requirements
should be at least as good If not
better than In recent weeks, how
ever. Therefore, for the first quar-
ter it is quite easy to anticipate
maintenance of operations at above
80-85 per cent, which, at present
capacity means much more in ton
mage than it did 10 years ago.
Shipbuilding cannot help be an
important factor in the demand
for steel in the coming year. Con-
gressional appropriations for naval
construction are certain to be large
and the foreign demand for COM
mercial vessels will necessarily in
volve our construction facilities.
Also encouraging is the outlook for
continued demand for household
equipment and other consumer
products.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Stock Holders Cheere Business Begins Make Money Again

1t possible for other holders to re-
ceive so per cent In cash and the
balance In income bonds. If this
plan has stumbling blocks, they are
either Cd unwillingness Of leased
line security holders to play ball,
or ca objections against a Federal
agency owning one-half the top
mortgage debt of one Of the coun-
trys major railroad systems.
A large contingent of the invest
ing public has been brought to the
conclusion that no railroads debt Is
suitable for an investment to be
held to maturity and it is undoubt-
edly this feeling which prevented
rail bonds from scoring substantial
advances in the closing months Of
1899. Out of this condition must
grow definite attitude toward rail-
road debt structure, particularly as
the opportunity is presented to mold
it anew in the coming reorganiza-
tions.
1t cannot be forgotten that the
Atchison and Union Pacific re-
organizations of 1898, because of
drastic scale-downs in fixed charges,
left capitalizations which have sur
vived the great depression, and 1t
likewise cannot be forgotten that
the Chicago, Milwaukee, which came
out of receivership in 1928 with a
larger burden than was imposed
before, fell again into trustees
hands in 1888.
In the face of a stabilizing popu-
lation and the growth of competitive
forms of transportation, some con-
sistent plan of debt retirement is
necessary to the continued strength
of rail capitalizations. Sinking
funds, therefore. are expected to
play prominent part in indentures
of the future.
Meanwhile, the present levels Of
industrial production form the
soundest possible basis on which
reorganizations can be predicated,
inasmuch as they will build up
working capital as send-off and
encourage the railroads to replace
obsolete equipment.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

itself in November, and intensified
in December. Surplus stocks are
still so large. however, that the up
ward price movement Is viewed with
alarm by some observers. Sudden
cessation of hostilities would un-
doubtedly result in severe shake
out and rapid return Of all the prob
lens which, have faced the Govern
ment and growers. For this reason,
Government officials have subtly
sought to discourage the boom from
over-reaching itself.
The Department of Agriculture,
which has proposed so many
schemes for giving the farmer a
financial break that even the most
uncritical are beginning to wonder,
is reported to have been unsuccess-
full in selling its latest suggestions.
These are supposed to embody a
processing tax in the form of stamps
to be purchased by manufacturers
using farm products. This would
undoubtedly be extremely unpopu-
lar even if not thrown out by the
liberalized Supreme Court. Partial
success with the surplus food stamps
in certain large cities, in effect CIV
ing food to families on relief, is no
criterion of the success of stamp
tax, which has a horrid sound on
American ears.
Tobacco Near Low.
Most of the smaller crops are
bringing better prices than last year,
with the notable exception of tobac-
co, now near the 1888 low. Soy
beans have become an important
CROP as a source of industrial raw
material as we'll as for food. Beet
prices have, of course. followed the
cane sugar market. The potential
threat to prices in the abandonment
of quota restriction, it is felt, is too
temporary to carry any weight.
Restoration can be made at a mo-
ment's notice if domestic growers
are embarrassed.
Sales of livestock in the second
half of last year were considerably
better than in the first half and at
better prices This was due largely
to the improvement in consumer
income and the prospect of contin-
uance of this trend is good, at least
through the first half Of 1910.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Successful Formula
For Reorganization
OF Carriers Near
Problem Of New Setups
Proceeding Slowly
Toward Solution
BY Cambridge Associates.

BY Campllo8e Associates.
In the annals of railroad history
1910 will probably 60 down as the
year in which security holders Of
railroads in receivership finally COM
posed their difficulties and started
to reorganize The first Glass I
railroad to come out of receivership
under the famous section 77B was
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois.
which is only awaiting the approval
of the Federal Court. Nineteen 9TH
ers are in various stages of nego-
tiation.
Up to a year ago the problems
presented seemed so difficult that
the Baltimore & Ohio and the Le-
high Valley secured considerable
concessions from their bondholders
in voluntary plans to avert receiver
ship and its long delays without any
income. Chief objection to these
plans is that they do not wipe out
the Junior security holders for whom
no equity exists. Thus for years
there will be securities outstanding
for these railroads having little or
no value Under these conditions
it is virtually impossible to secure
new equity capital on reasonable
terms.
Latest recapitalization plan is that
of the Boston & Maine, which was
initiated by the reconstruction
Finance Corp. and had that body's
support to the extent Of $26 ,000, 900,
one-fourth of the present bonded
debt. The railroads first class of
mortgage holders were asked to take
so per cent in first mortgage bonds,
so per cent in income bonds, the
$26 ,000,0 900 to be used for the pur-
chase of the new first mortgage
bonds at par. Institutional inter-
ests representing approximately one
half of the present mortgage debt
were reported to be willing to take
their full complement of new first
mortgage bonds. which would make
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Speore
CONTINUED From First Page.)

basis of domestic economies alone.
should be one of progressive, If
moderate, improvement. When
domestic trade is at the mercy Of
political conditions abroad, it must
suffer. It is beginning to do so, as
the figures for November exports,
II per cent less than seasonal, at
test. Again the balance Of trade is
being paid in gold.
The unknown quantities in the
situation are the wars in Europe
and in the Far East, the effect of
their prolongation, or sudden
peace, with the severe adjustments
accompanying it, and the nature of
the political trend in this country.
The stagnation of the capital
markets, the rapid expansion in
bank deposits, growth Of the ma
tional debt, now at a gross figure
of over s45,000,O 100000, high taxa
ton, the low rate of return on in
vestments due to an easy money
policy in Washington, legislation
inimical to adventure in business
enterprises, labor's intransigence, all
60 to establish bitterness of feel
ing among groups of industrialists
and bankers that will never be re-
moved so long as the present ad-
ministration Is in Office.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Increased Earnings
Accomplished With
Few Price Boosts
Benefits Of Recovery
Spread Over Widest
Possible Path
By Cambridge Associates.

By Cambridge Associates.
Warming to the heart was the
flood of extra dividends which
blessed the end Of 1899. More
warming will be annual reports
from the majority of industries in
the early months of 1910. Most
comforting feature of the return OF
profits to industry is the fact that
it was accomplished with a mini
mum of price increases; benefits of
the current recovery have been
spread over the widest possible group
Of people.
Beyond adjustments of prices to
levels which permit a moderate
profit, most businesses have been
content to rely on more intensive
use of man-power and machinery
to increase the stockholders share.
For business now realizes that
prices must be held down to keep
labor reasonably satisfied with the
present scale of wages.
The Federal Reserve Index Of In
dustrial Production is now prac-
tically at the 1929 high. Plants have
not expanded very much since 1929,
and it is even likely that deprecia-
ton and obsolescence have resulted
in net reduction of plant value.
Nevertheless, boom psychology is as
yet lacking. The unemployed Ger
tainly have not disappeared, but it is
felt that If sufficient trained skilled
labor were available, production
could be stepped up we'll above
present levels.
In spite of the relative equanimity
with which this country accepted the
new war, it is estimated that 1899
profits of 399 industrial and mer-
camille companies showed II per
cent increase in net profits in the
first nine months of 1939 At least
nine industrial groups reported
third-quarter profits double those of
the same period of 1888; especially
satisfying was a large increase in
the durable industries.
The picture was not rosy for every
industry, however, as petroleum,
bakery products. shipping, drugs
and cosmetics have been adversely
affected by the developments of the
past year. Where the cost of wheat
Is a dominant factor, as among the
bread bakers, dollar wheat is an
embarrassing problem, requiring
price increases which make the in
dustry unpopular with the public.
Dollar wheat would now look cheap.
The petroleum industry has had to
deal with a troublesome surplus,
somewhat alleviated by the action
OF State governments In calling for
temporary shut-downs of wells.
AS in 1887. profits are tied in
closely with commodity prices. If
speculation and inordinate rises can
be avoided, present production levels
and profits can be continued for an
extended period. Price maladjust-
ments, however, are the rocks on
which many another boom foun-
dered, and everything possible will
be done to avoid them.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Shoe Output Lorge,
But Earnings Lag
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-For the
shoe industry, 1889 was q fat year
in volume but q relatively lean one
in profits.
Production Of boots and shoes is
estimated by Standard Statistics Co.
to have set q new record of about
417,000, 600 pairs, compared with the
previous record of $4,000, 900 pairs
in 1886.
Profits, however, were curtailed by
the small spread between costs and
selling prices. The war cut profit
margins still further as hides ad-
vanced go per cent in the first five
weeks of the war, while the price of
shoes was increased only 10 to IS per
cent.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
York Orders Climb

YORK, Pa, Dec. 80 (SpeciaD -
In letter accompanying the an
nual report to the corporation s
stockholders. William S. Shipley,
president of the York Ice Ma
chinery Corp, stated that orders
booked during the fiscal year end
ing September 30, 1899 were $l5,-
356,048. as compared with 1885,
920 for the preceding year.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Farm Income in 1910
Expected 10 Total
Ten Billions
Drought Conditions
May Mar Summer
Cash Crop Yields
BY CAMBRIDGE Associates.

Based on a reasonable continual
ton of present industrial produc-
ton levels. Federal farm officials
have forecast 1910 total farm in
come of $4,000 100000. This COM
pares with the post-depression peak
of $l0424,0OO, 900 in 1887, and ap-
proximately $9,500, 100000 in 1889.
Benefit payments are included in
the totals. For this estimate, an
optimistic view on prices of agri-
cultural products was needed, as
drought conditions in the South
west are expected to reduce the
yield of winter wheat by 80 per
cent, and if moisture is not more
plentiful by spring, other crops will
suffer severely
Unless unusually favorable grow
ing conditions prevail, the total
1910 wheat crop is expected to be
less than that normally taken for
United States consumption, which
has averaged 685 100000 bushels
during the past 10 years. Even with
the substantial carry-over it is un-
likely that any important amount
will be available for export. Never
theless, world demand will be effec-
tive in supporting the general price
structure, and the second upward
surge at the Wheat Pit, which was
in progress at Christmas time, is
probably not the last A bountiful
corn crop in the season just passed
has dictated a restriction of allotted
1910 acreage to 36,638, 900, a decrease
Of II per cent from 1939 Because
of natural tendency to speculation
in war time, the department is ex-
pected to have some difficulty in
assuring compliance with new acre.
age schedules.
Cotton Situation Better.
Cotton, which has been the No. l
problem in agriculture for eight
years, is far less disturbing today.
The export subsidy has been all but
abandoned owing to the large for
eign demand which began to assert
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Lots Of Gasoline
Burned Up in 1899
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30-Consump-
ton of gasoline and other motor
fuels in the United States reached
a new record high in 1899, totaling
$50 900 barrels, compared with
522 600 900 barrels in 1898 and 51s,-
100000 in 1887.
Profits of major oil refining COM
panies failed to follow consumption
upward, however, as overproduction
brought weakness in the price Of
gasoline.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Rail Veteran Retires

CHICAGO, Dec. 80 (P.-The Chi
cago & Northwestern Railroad an
nounced today retirement of Harry
M. Eicholtz. general manager, after
so years of service. L. L. White,
formerly of the Erie Railroad, was
named chief operating officer ef-
fective January /.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

The government OF Fire has an.
nounced that it will ignore political
hunger strikers.
Evening star., 1939-10-19

lads bar pin. He spends his days
in the little green plot across from
the home feeding the birds and
squirrels. They know him now and
perch on his shoulder when they
see him coming with scraps of food.
Life Hard For Them.
For almost all of them, life has
been hard. They have worked all
their lives, as slaves, as servants, as
farmhands or, in their own homes,
as housewives. Brother Griffin was
headwaiter in the old Metropolitan
Hotel here.
Now their working days, their
anxieties, their uncertainties are
over. They are having the rest and
the peace, the care and the consid-
Grafton they could have no place
else. Most of them are alone in the
world or their children are unable to
take care of them.
At the home, with pleasant little
things to occupy their lives, they
have found refuge, a refuge provided
for them with funds from the Com
munity Chest.
Today, the 48 inmates of the home
are holding open house for visitors
on the Chests "Go-and-See" tours.
The visitors will find contentment.
Lucinda Colman can tell you why.
Il feel safe here"
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Military Preparations
Speeded by Turkey

ISTANBUL, Oct. 10 R.-Turkey
speeded military preparations today
as her army leaders conferred with
French and British missions.
Arrival of 1t. Gen. Archibald P.
Wavell, British Middle East COM
mander, for discussions with the
Turkish general staff followed by
"a hours the appearance in Istanbul
Of q French military mission.
Intensification of Turkeys mill
tary preparations, diplomatic OBJ
servers said, tended to confirm be-
lief that the allies already have
promised extensive help from Asia
and Africa in event of an emer-
gency.
Gen. Maxine Weygand, command
er In chief of French forces in the
Eastern Mediterranean, was expect
ed to work out with the Turkish gen.
eral staff a joint plan of military
procedure in the event of war in this
area.
Meanwhile Turkey supplemented
her military preparations with orders
for blackout drills in several cities,
requisitioned heavy-duty trucks and
urged the enlistment of mechanics
and chauffeurs not, yet with the
armed forces.
Strong Turkish military forces al
ready have been assembled along
the Soviet Russian and Bulgarian
frontiers,