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Evening star., 1939-02-08
DR.. Evans to Speak

DR.. Luther Evans, director Of the
Historical Survey of Works Progress
Administration, will address the
Membership Committee, D. A. r., in
Evening star., 1939-02-08

peal to canaries. but it's name really
comes from the location where it
grows in great abundance, the
Canary Islands.
The stories of the various grasses
are quite similar. This one is like
that of any of the many species
of lepiduim or peppergrass.
First of all, we must understand
that any grass is either an annual
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Federal Land Banks

NEW YORK. Jan 4 dP.-Federal Land
nort
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Military Needs 10 Boost
Aircraft Production
Special Dispatch to the Star.


NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Consider-
ing that the tentatively indicated
expansion OF military demand might
push annual aircraft production in
this country to level we'll above
$500, 900, 600 prospects for manufac-
turing companies in the aviation
industry are generally favorable, in
the opinion Of the F. &, B. Indus
tries Service, monthly analysis of
major industries published by Fen
ner e. Beane, New York Stock Ex-
change firm.
Production in 1888 is expected to
total about $3.50 100000, 80 per cent
more than in 1887 and so per cent
more than in 1886. Net profits in
1888, on the average, should regis
ter a similar or greater improve
ment over 1887.
The transport division of the in
dustry faces a full year 1888 net
loss, probably the largest since 1884,
when the airmail contracts were
Cancelled. The industry's hopes and
prospects are bright, however, &C
cording to the survey.
within about three years, pos
sibly as many as 1000 planes may
be added to this country's present
air force of about 5000 ships. For
eign programs considered, export
demand likewise will mount; air
transportation also should contribute
to the expansion of aggregate air.
craft demand. Indications are that
annual production may climb to a
level we'll above $3000,000, 0,000."
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Ten Low-Yield Bonds.
2, the Associated Press.

2. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4-Many bonds
sold around peak levels for recent
: months today as the market con-
tinued to manifest an urge to go
further.
Quotations near midday showed
numerous gains ranging to more
than point among corporate issues,
although the list was somewhat
mixed.
New York reinvestment demand,
together with hopes for further
business improvement, seemed to be
providing much of the force for the
advance, brokers said.
United States Treasury issues
mostly held to narrow range
while Wall Street waited for the
administration to disclose its 1939-40
spending and national defense
policies. The Government list, how
ever, was aided by rapidly increas-
ing supply of idle cash in banks, as
shown in year-end bank statements,
and some moved up as much as
'o-32ds.
Among the rails, the forward
movement included Erie SIS, New
York Central SIS, Southern Railway
is and Delaware & Hudson Refund
ing As. Also trending higher were
international Telephone SIS, Laclede
Gas SIS and Bethlehem Steel 3a4s.
In the foreign division, advances
Of a point or more were recorded in
quiet trading in Great Consolidated
Electric Power of Japan Is and
United Steel Works 6l2s. Poland Is
Jumped 2.
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Steel Activity Scars
Far Above Year Ago
As 1889 Opens
Production at Double
The Rute With Which
1888 Started
E, the Associa ted Press,

E, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4-Iron Age,
the steel industry publication, re-
ported today in its weekly sum-
mary that steel production is be-
ginning the new year at double the
rate with which 1888 began.
Production for the first week is at
about So per cent of the industry's
capacity.
considering the usual holiday in
f1uence on business" said Iron Age.
the volume of orders received by
the mills during the past week was
encouraging. Demand has been
fairly good from a wide range of
consumers, in addition to a flow of
specifications for steel to be used
for building construction and rail-
road maintenance.
Expectations Exceeded.
The situation in fiat rolled steels
is much better than was expected
in view of the heavy buying of last
October. Some of the mills enter
the lew year with bookings of three
to six weeks on hot rolled sheets and
four to eight weeks on cold rolled
sheets.
Unless there is an unexpected de-
cline in automobile assemblies, sub
stantial tonnages will be placed by
some of the motor car companies
before the end of the month.
Pig iron production in December
totaled 2,201 627 gross tons, compared
with 2269 983 tons in November.
Scrap prices started the new year
with no important changes"
Big Gain Forecast.
Current prospects or the industry
point to a 1889 ingot production of
at least 40,000,00O gross tons, which
would mean 40 per cent gain over
1888. the magazine said in an annual
survey.
while no boom is envisaged even
by the most optimistic" the trade
publication asserted, sit is regarded
as fairly certain that 1899 will outdo
1888 by very fair margin"
Steel ingot production for the year
Just ended was estimated at 2850O,-
900 gross tons. but Iron Age pointed
out that actual consumption was
larger. due to a considerable carry
over of 1897 production.
AT the beginning of 1889 inven-
tories are of normal size and in
many instances below normal. Pro-
duction at the moment is very large
ly for immediate use"
Expectations for 1889 steel busi-
ness are that most steel-consuming
lines will co as we'll as in the fourth
quarter of last year and that some
of them will do much better"
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Chicago Produce

CHICAGO Jan; 4 eF1.PoulttTTy' ny,;,ds live; 1s
.1l2; other prices unchanged.
Dressed turkeys easy: barrels. young
hens 2S; old. % young toms, Is pounds
down. 81 box packed young hens. 30
young toms, 1916 pounds, IS: other prices
unchaneed
Butter. 961.1S4; unsettled: creamery
standards 900 centralized carlots). 4l2;
other prices UNCHANGED.
EGGS, u SD weak: fresh ,h Graded solI extra
S2i2: cars, ?31a current receipts p: re-
5rieerator extras 20; standards 1884:
=" Potatoes. So; on track o72; total U. s.
shipments 533; Idaho Russets dull. weaker
Nndertone; Colorado McGlures about steady;
Northern Cobblers and Triumphs unsettled;
Nebraska Bliss Triumphs slightly weaker;
supplies moderate. demand slow. Sacked,
per cwt. Idaho Russet Burbanks, U. S. No.
:, 1.6O-15 mostly around 1.65; Colorado
He'd McClures u S No /. cotton sacks.
t95-21o; burlap sacks. 1902 90; Ne
oraska Bliss Triumphs S5 per cent U. S:
No, !. few sales, 10: Wisconsin, Round
Whites. U. S. No. |. few sales 1l5-25: !:
North Dakota Bliss Triumphs, 90 per cent
Y. 8. No. l., 80; Cobbers; 90 per cent
q. s. No. !, lao. New stock. street sales,
|rlorida Bliss Triumphs: bushel crates,
e. g: No. l. 1.60-75: U. S. No. 1. size
q. 1.b0-75.
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Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO. Jan. 4 DP.--(United States
Department of ARriculture). ).-Salable hogs.
$4,000; uneven; steady to 10, higher than
Tueesddaaggs average bulk 5000 and choice; j
pounds mostly. 715-7.5o;, 250;2so pounds
averages 6S5-710; good. light and me-
dium packing sows, 6.00-6.5o; salable
Calves. i 900; following Tuesdays un-
even decline. medium grade steers and a all
weishty kinds fully steady; market mod
eratey active yeaIIlinss SC, searce fen Largely
on both weishty and light steers latter
scaling LAG pounds; choice to prime
iisht steers, held above 1925; heifers fully
steady: s21-pound averages, 1910; sev.
eral loads S.75-1O.OO cows little short
ef trade requirements; beef cows; RIP 5:55-
6.15 practical top weighty sausage bulls
ZOO; standout kinds up to T;l5; vealers
Salable sheep. 5000; late Tuesday fat
lambs. and yyeearlIinss weak to % lower;
ward to outsiders; bulk, s50-ao: year
Nd Western ewes. $50 today's trade open
ing mostly steady on all classes; good to
choice lambs. s60-90: best held. 900 to
p.IQ and above; top slaughter ewes 4.5O.
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$4,000 Retailers Expected
For CHICAGO Exhibits
B, the Associated Press.

by TIE ASSOClaleI tIeSS,
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Chicago be-
gan yesterday a siX-Week reign as
buying capital for retailers from all
sections of the Nation.
The Association of Commerce estl-
mated $4,000 retail merchants and
buyers would visit the city in the
next 40 days to attend IS trade
shows and merchandise exhibits fea-
turing the newest in spring and
early summer goods.
The National Shoe Fair opened
yesterday Local manufacturers and
wholesalers exhibited their prod
ucts in their establishments, and
1000 hotel rooms were reserved for
other displays. Buyers attendance
was expected to exceed 10000
Other lines which will attract
thousands of buyers during the pc
riod are furniture and home fur
nishings, tobacco and wares handled
by retail tobacco stores, mems wear,
food, sporting goods, general mer-
chandise.
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Plant Will Be Closed
By Cornegie-IIIinois
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-The Car
negie- Illinois steel mill at Mingo
Junction, Ohio. was described in
steel industry circles here as "in
process of blowing down" and to be
closed in about six months.
The markets for the plants prod
ucts, sheet bar and tin bar, were
said to be disappearing.
Many of the mills 1,100 to 1900
employees, it was said, would be
transferred to the company's new
continuous mills making strip steel
and blackplate, which are replacing
the Mingo Junction mill products.
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New York Produce

NEW YORK, Jan. CP,.-Epgs. AZ 5oe.
yyesk Mixed esi celors' special packs. 25is-
diums 90 dirties No. i. oii5: avera Mis se
checks. 20-20H.. Refrigerator, speciafs
23h-s4: Standards 22a4: frsts, 203s; me.
diums. 1884, - 'ie-
Butter, 1.717,4ls; steady. Creamerr
hieher than extra; 26s4-27la: extra (ao
score, 26a; flrsts tSs-e1. 25H-eeI.;
Cheese, 497,062; easy. Prices un.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Bank Loans Register
S14,000,00O Decline
During Week
Half of Weeks Decrease
At New York, Reserve
Board Reports
By the Associated Press.

Loans by Federal Reserve banks
for commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural purposes decreased S14,OOO,-
600 in the week ended December %.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported that the total of such loans
to l0l leading banks was S3,843 OOO,-
600 during the week. Half of the
decline was in New York City.
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and
liabilities on December %, together
with changes for the week and with
the same week last year, in millions
Of dollars:
Dec c9,
nen r.,
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Ger Con Nun Is A. 1914 1sl5 1871
Pied Fl sias so 4 5oIs Sol. 5olss
Rio de Jan 6l2s SO 534 So. So.
ww-With warrants. xw-Without war
rants. New. st tstp)-Stamped
$Nerotiability impaired by maturity
companies reported in receivership.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Rubber Futures

g., NEW YORK, Jan. 4 gN-,crude rubber
1925; March 1888: May l6.2sb.
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Melville Shoe
Votes IS Gents
On Common
B. the Associated Press

b tht HSsoCla ted Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Directors Of
Melville Shoe Corp. have declared a
quarterly dividend of IS cents on
common stock, payable February |
to holders of record January l3.
A year ago payment of 81 was
made, 67i2 cents in May, so cents
each in August and November and
a final dividend of 1912 cents De-
cember q last.
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IN bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies.
Rates of dividends IN the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declarations
unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
Also extra or extras eDeclared or
paid SO far this year no regular rate
I Payable in stock & Paid last year
Cash or stock. Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year WV With
warrants. XIV Without warrants. war War
rants.
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u. S. Treasury Notes
NEW YORK. Jan. lP.--Prices quoted
in dollars and thirty-seconds
Approx.
Asked. Weld.
Poris Exchange Rates

PARIS Jan. 4 LPN-The United States
dollar was quoted 3s.11 francs (2624
cents to the france in. final foreign ex-
son the franc was . 262O cents in New
YORK overnight. Exchange on London,
1865
Principal rente issues in the Bourse
We're: 3 per cent, SO so francs; 4As "a"
91.15; 412s, 1887, 1865.
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK Jan. 4-Dividends de-
cared. Prepared by the Standard Sta
t.stics Co..
Initial.
Rate Pc Stock of Pay
riod. Record able.
Holland Furnace De--50c - 2-1 2-11
Resumed.
Yau Drug g---------1212c - 2-2S 3-15
REGULAR.
Amerada Corp 50c @ lila 1-3l
Am Asphalt Roof 6G ,,o
cerro de Pasco Cooper ST : liz 81
Chain Store Prod
CIV pf 81 t2c Q 12-2o -l2-3l
Commonwlth Edison Q liza 2-l
Cresson Cons Gold
NJ IL NJ &c 1881 20
Eatz Drug 4i7eo
Lazarus. & R. SOC - 1921 1927
Melville Shoe .-!5c lib FL
sielville Shoe so pf 112c @ lib Il
r Trp Rock ,o,o -,
Northwest Engineering pc LA 2-l
Taylor Markets s-----l2t2c @ 12-2S 1-3
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Broadway Department Store, Inc.
Preferred share earnings, year
ended October 81, were $4.59, against
$15.13. -
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New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Jan. dPl.-1nvestment
Bankers Conference, Inc:
tQuotations as Of . o'clock.)
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Twin Win Today
Penndnt
For Red|egs
Walters, Thompson
Face Davis, Cooper
In Crucial Clashes
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer,


The road that is paved with good
intentions is no more heavily
traff1cked today than the road that
leads to Cincinnati's Crosley Field.
For at the end of that concrete
rainbow is the handsomest pot of
gold any baseball fan could ask.
And on the result of todays double
header may depend the hopes for
National League championship of
the radiant Reds or the courageous
Cardinals of St. Louis.
A split in the 4-game series
which would parallel the seasons
record to date of the first and second
place clubs-will not be good enough
for the Cardinals. They must win all
four, and even then the Reds can
slip into the World Series. A pair
of victories now would give Cincin-
natl its first pennant in 20 years.
Here's How They Stand.
The standings as they go into
their four game series:
Won. Lost. Behind to Play.
St. Louis SO 81 ga 7x)
(D One game with New York canceied.
When Bucky Walters, he of the
27-game victory record, and Curt
Davis, Iron Man of the Cardinal
staff, lumber to the mound in todays
first game. the series that will dwarf
the World Series will be a reality
and not scheduled makers fantasy.
The Reds, three and half games
to the good, playing at home and
with Walter on the mound, are IA
vored to win the first game. One
betting commissioner has the odds S
to 8 on Cincinnati and to against
the Cardinals, although with any
other pitcher working for the Reds
the price is to and take your
choice.
So far this season each team has
won seven games from the other,
both boast current victory strings of
seven games and the Reds have
registered 16 victories out of their
last 20 starts, while the Cards have
captured 10 of 81.
In today's second battle, Gene
(Junior Thompson and Mort Cooper
probably will oppose each other. but
the first game. with a Walters-Davis
mound duel in prospect, holds most
of the heart throbs.
While everybody else waited quiet
ly for the battles of Burgherville to
open, the New York Giants yester-
day made good use of the day by
beating the Boston Bees, 6-5, and
the Chicago White Sox claimed 4-3
victory over the St. Louis Browns
in the only two games played.
The Giants put on a three-run
squirt in the last half of the ninth to
regain a lead they lost in the first
half of the inning when the Bees
catcher. All Lopez, homered with two
mates aboard The Sox were favored
with a nine-hit pitching perform
ance by the veteran Ted Lyons. who
chalked up his fourteenth victory of
the season.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Chips Are Down
In nFour-Ganle
SET Now On
Even q Clean Sweep
Would Not Assure
Title for Cards
BY JOHN FRYE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

! CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 49,
Down 60 the chips and you may
know who's the better man when
darkness settles over the smoky Mil
Creek Valley tonight.
Everything is set. The weather
man has promised to hold off on
rain despite the agrarian complaints.
The field Is perfect. The crowd,
likely $4,000 men, women and chill
dren with but a single thought. II
getting in line.
All they have to do now is play
the games. The first-place Cincin-
natl Reds, Bill McKechnie's 2O-year
wonders who have turned this 15O-
year-old town upside down, meet
the second-place st. Louis Car
dinals, just 31z games behind, in q
historic double-header that means
more to Cincinnati than any World
Series.
Two for Reds Would End 1t.
And if those Reds, who just two
years ago were on the bottom Of
the ladder, who were a band of
castoffs, from McKechnie to the
batboy, can pack away both Of to-
days games, it's the end-and bring
on your Yankees.
In view of the fact that the bur-
den Of proof is on the Cards, whom
the Reds ousted from first place way
back in May with four straight VIC
tories, the views of certain princi.
pals and others are pertinent:
Walters-No one else seemed able
to beat the Cards. We've done it be-
fore and can do it again.
Blades-I haven't thought much
about it. Wanna bet, Ray?. It's
just another game No, I won't make
any predictions. I'd be fool to
do it.
Reds Not Counting Chickens"
General Manager Warren C. Giles
of the Reds-We won't have any
World Series tickets printed up un-
til after the 28th Oast day of Card
series).
James J. Carroll, st. Louis betting
commissioner-If Bucky Walters
works the first game, S to 8 on the
Reds and to against the Cards;
anybody else, to 6 and take your
choice.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Ralph Pittman, Baylor
Ex-Star, New Head
Of Touchdowners

Ralph Pittman. football star for
Baylor in the early 20s and now
local attorney, is the new president
of the Touchdown Club. He was
elected at the first weekly meeting
of the organization yesterday.
Max harrington, director of ath-
letics at George Washington Uni
versity, is the vice president; James
E. Magner, secretary, and Leonard
P. Walsh. treasurer
The nine forming the Executive
Committee are Admiral Emory S.
Land, Col. John Thomas Taylor,
Elmer P. Hardell, Joe Meglen, Finis
Parrish, Jan Jankowski, o. D. Hol-
lenbeck, ]. Leighton Cornwell and
F. j. Gass.
Luncheons will be held, as in the
past. each Monday at 1890 o'clock
at the Hamilton Hotel, with the
annual banquet tentatively sched-
uled for early January.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Barber Runs Dollar Into SIC, 900 Betting on Louis
Pitch Again otne Coils Cords Brown Baseball

League, won three in a row but
lost the fourth. This sort of dis
gruntled some of the boys who
were betting on a clean sweep.
The local paper consoled 'em
with this banner: "Only the
Yanks Can Win Four Straight"
So you wonder why they play
such smooth football down in the
Southwest, hey? Well, look how
they bring up their coaches.
Nose Simms, head man at st.
Mary's (San Antonio) had IL
years actual playing experience.
Starting from kindergarten, he
had two years at San Marcos
Academy, two at Washington
State, one at Simmons (now
Hardin -Simmons). then topped
Oh his travels with q year on the
Evening star., 1939-09-26

Crack Olympic Club squad at San
Francisco. (P. S.: There were
two years sandwiched in some
where which Nose forgets, but he
admits to 'em)
And that amt all. Red Bost,
one of the assistants at McMurry
College, which helps feed the big
time schools, confesses he not only
played five years of high school
football and one as an outlaw,
but that he has seen experience
at every line position Except
center) and in all backfield posts.
Conflicting. Goodness, but the
war news is confusing. The front
pages have the Reds in Poland;
the sports page have 'em back in
the Rhineland. Write your own
ticket,
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Bredbenner, Central
Star, on 5ide|ines
With Sore Throat

Coach Hardy Pearce of Central is
singing the blues and no wonder,
for today he's faced with the loss of
Johnny Bredbenner, one of his
hard-charging backfeld aces.
Johnny, who has improved greatly
from last year, was being counted
upon for heavy duty against Con-
zaga Friday, but now he's on the
sidelines with throat infection
and with slight chance of seeing &C.
ton against the Orrel Mitchell
trained lads.
While Bredbenner, who made a
brilliant showing on the track team
last spring, will be missed plenty,
Pearce can console himself with the
reminder that he has several other
ball toters ready to take Johnny's
place.
Evening star., 1939-09-26

yot to Atlantic City to keep an
appointment with Ted McGrew,
Dodger scout. Gabby Hartnett
rates Jimmy Brown, the Cardi-
nails second baseman, third base
man and shortstop, the best buy
in baseball today.
The Denver U. football team
goes strong for the local talent.
Only two out-of-State guys are
on the squad of 40. Monty STRAIT
ton, who has been pitching bat
ting practice this season, has
been told by Manager Jimmy
Dykes to get ready to start q
game this week.
Got something there! In their
playoff series with Jeanerette
the Lafayette Na.) White Sox,
champions Of the Evenselue
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Murray Is Petworth S
Most Valuable Star

Dick Murray, Petworth A. C. first
baseman, has been voted the most
valuable man on his team this sea-
son, and by way of showing thanks
for his great playing the club will
honor him with an award to be pre-
sented at a dance later this fall.
Dick, who halls from Illinois, is a
student at Georgetown University.
About two weeks ago he was given
a tryout at Griffith Stadium and
showed his usual speed and pep. It
would not surprise Robert j. Wheat
on, Petworth manager, If the 20
year-old youth made good in the big
leagues some day, for he considers
the boy the best sandlot first base
man around Washington.