davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-05-17

ago. Sentiment in machinery circles
is at low ebb.
AT Detroit General Motors has let
equipment orders costing $4,000 900
for its new automatic transmission
plant here. Machine tool business
otherwise is dull. Airc aft parts
makers have on hand a siX-month
backlog
"At Chicago, some dealers report
machinery sales better this month
than in April. Farm implement or
ders are running ahead of a year
ago. Railroad equipment buying is
active. Denver & Rio Grande West
ern will purchase $50 freight cars.
Chicago e. Northwestern is planning
to buy 800 freight and passenger
cars, while Santa Fe has ordered 80
switching locomotives. Electro
Motive Corp. is operating full blast
three shifts day. Rockford ma
chine tool companies are doing we'll,
sustained considerably by foreign
orders"
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

NEW YORK, May 17-Stocks slid
gradually today on a downward
plane circumscribed by limited deal
ings.
Leaders were off a point or more
at the end Of the day Only about
$4,000 shares changed hands. Few
securities held out against the gen.
orally pessimistic trend and there
were only isolated instances of clos
ing quotations higher than the days
worst.
OF intense interest to Wall Street
was the London brokers agreement
to refrain from quoting American
stocks for the present.
In recent months, say brokers. mil
hons OF dollars in European capital
have gone into the purchase OF
United States securities-but these
securities mainly have been United
states Government bonds. For MANY
weeks past. these same sources re-
ported, little foreign capital has
come to Wall Street for the purchase
OF corporate stocks.
Consequently. no great dismay was
expressed in the financial district
over the London news. In fact.
quotations moved upward for a
time from their worst levels of the
day Immediately after the London
action was known.
What concerned traders most,
they said privately, was the appar-
ent fact of the British government
worrying over cash reserves in Eng
land at the present moment.
U. S. Treasures were quoted at
new highs while corporate bonds
slipped in meager dealings. Com
mooitles generally also shaded
downward.
Leading stocks to feel the brunt
OF the downward trend were Bethle-
hem Steel, Chrysler. Caterpillar
Tractor, United Aircraft. American
Telephone, Cerro de Pasco. Air Re-
ductlon, Dow Chemical, Eastman,
Philip Morris, Standard Oil of N. j.,
American Can and Westinghouse.
At Chicago wheat was up "a to 1
cent a bushel and corn was i. cent
lower to 1s higher Cotton futures
were slightly lower except for July.
which was up 55 cents a bale. The
British pound and French franc
were unchanged.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May 17.-Despite pur.
chasing of May wheat contracts,
which helped to lift prices of ali
futures above yesterdays closing
levels at times today. July and Sep
tember wheat, representing the 1889
crop. drifted fractionally lower be-
for the close, due to selling inspired
by scattered grain belt rains.
May wheat shot up as much as
2Ss cents above the early low to 49,.
at one stage, but later lost about
half Of this gain Previous sellers
we're active in covering their posi-
tlons. The commodity exchange ad-
mlnistration has started an investi-
CATION of trading in May wheat.
May wheat closed 777s-78, or ;.
to l cent higher than yesterday. but
July and September were unchanged
to 4 lower at 733s-12. Corn finished
4 OF to Is up, July, SOS 81: Sep
tember, 5112, and oats, 1s-sa higher.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Colortype Elects Two

CLIFTON, N. j., May II (P.-
Edmund B. Osborne, jr, of New
York and Henry F. Scheetz. jr., of
Pittsburgh were elected to the board
Of American Colortype Co. at the
recessed stockholders meeting Of
the company yesterday and 10 in
cumbent members were reelected.
1t was ANNOUNCED today.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
725 Tons Of Piq Lead Sold

NEW YORK, May II @-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported so tons
of Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $3.50 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, $50 tons at $3.50 New
York and 125 tons at the New York
average.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Erie Railroad Earns
$774,41l for April
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND. May l7.-Erie Rail-
roads trustees reported April net
railway operating income of STA
All. compared with S17,358 in April.
1888. -Four months income total
was s2823.l45. contrasting with q
deficit Of $251 $50 last year.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Railway Purchased

RICHMOND. Va, May II P.-
Stockholders of the Southern Rail-
way Co. in annual session yesterday
authorized purchase of the franchise
and property of the Northern
Alabama Railway Co., subject to ap-
proval of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
New Marks Reached
ByPhone Activity
In -Four Months
Number Of Stotions
And Average Daily
Coils Exceed 1888
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Both the number of telephones in
use and the number of originating
calls per day made new records for
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. in the first four months
of this year, compared with 1888.
Applied to business conditions, both
records are highly optimistic as they
are considered flrst-class barometers
of economic activity.
The telephone company reported
further important strides in the
number of phones in service in April,
245,176, comparing with 23O,884 at
the end of April, 1888 a gain of l.
298 stations during the month. This
upsWing followed good gains in the
other three months of 1899, compari-
sons with the corresponding four
months last year being as follows:
Evening star., 1939-05-17

International Paper & Power Co.
-MaHch quarter net income was
s12, ,428, equal to l cent a preferred
share, against deficit of $124,935.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

BY TIE AsSoclated Press.
NEW YORK, May 17-Cotton fu-
lures advanced to 10 points early
today on covering in July and Octo-
Der, as we'll as foreign absorption Of
new-crop months.
The advance, however, attracted
profit taking and offerings from the
South which left the list unchanged
to II points net up in midafternoon.
July traded at 866, II higher,
while October, at 7.87, was up /.
Futtirss rloead birbar 70 . lo-.r
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Chicago Cash Market,

Chicago Cash Market
Cash wheat-No. red. 1sI2; No.
hard, "a; sample grade mixed tough,
q 5o-52s.; No. l white. 5s-5sia: No :.
IS; sample grade, white. 45-4e. Oats-No.
32'.-33is; sample Grade white. :a.33..
Barley--flnois mailing, 5O-55 nominal;
feed. 35 5-45 nominal: No. g. so. Soy beans
No. 2 yellow, 9sI2. timothy seed cs5-
315: red clover. l3.5O-l1 90 nominal, red
top. 9.25-15 nominal
Evening star., 1939-05-17

MHy ,oUT2 OV"s t5WTa .1WF0
Wheat closed UNCHANGED to l higher.
May. 1914: July. .65.
Oats j. higher; May. .3OI.; July. .297,.
Evening star., 1939-05-17

In addition to the new mark for
the first four months of 1899, it was
the sixth consecutive month in
which the average number of origi-
mating calls per day had crossed the
million mark. The substantial gains
in the four months of 1889 are re-
f1ected in the following comparisons
with the similar months in 1888:
Evening star., 1939-05-17
New York Cottonseed Oil.

SpUl IIUTIIIldI, HlIuuIIIlB' H,OS,
n Nominal.
New York Cottonseed Oil.
Beachable cottonseed oil futures closed
10-l1 lower. Sales. $40 contracts July
$50 September. 6.17; October. 6.79b De-
cen1ber, 6.S5b. Bid
New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS, MAY II R,-Cottor
futures opened steady at net advances OF
| to 4 points here today: May s65b'
July. S.72; OCTOBER, 500; December. 5.slb;
January. 7.75b: March. !.13b: May. new.
7.T0b; July, new 7.69b. b Bid.
Cottonseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: MAJ,
s.12b. July, 6.1eb: September, e.37b:
october. 6.42; December. o.46h. Bid.
Evening star., 1939-05-17

Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. May II tFl.-Grain range
today:
Evening star., 1939-05-17

Total Sales for the day. $4,000
sUnit Of trading
rim bankruptcy recevershp
Bankruptcy Act or securities
Rates Of dividend the
men based
unless otherwise noted special
"a Ex dividend xr * rights Also
last year Payable stock Declared fal
year Cash or stock Accumulated dividends
Evening star., 1939-05-17
United States Treasury Position


The position May IL compared with
Evening star., 1939-05-17

Approximate SoIes of Stocks the NJ Y Stock Exchange
HOO AN ~-------- 100000 1900 Noon 300 900
100 PM $4,000 2:OOPM 100000
Total Sales for the day. $4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28

BERLIN. sept. % tUPl-The
army high command announced To-
day that the Poles had offered TO
surrender Modlin, ancient fortified
city commanding the north en-
trance to Warsaw.
The Modlin fortress. built at the
time of Napoleon's invasion. IS 10
miles northwest OF Warsaw at the
confluence of the Bug and Vistula
rivers. II had contributed much TO
the defense OF Warsaw and had
held out "a hours longer.
Nazi newspapers today discussed
without elation the fall of War
saw. fifth largest capital OF Eu-
rope, which had been reduced IN
a 19-day siege to city OF death
ruin. hunger and disease,
The defense of Warsaw was no
glorious act bringing honor also
to the opponent rising above the
sad spectacle of general catastro-
phe," said Voelkischer Beobachter.
organ of the Nazi party. What
occurred in Warsaw the past fort
night was not a nations battle oil
desperation but the unloosing oil
madness and barbarism.'
The Lokalanzeiger threatened:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Only Minor Jobs
Still Unfinished
On All American

Continued From Page II
for some time has faced severe
drainage problem, is included in
the area which might be affected
by All American seepage.
The Alamo river crossing COM
pletion will be only a matter of
month or so. Rohrer declared. He
expected it to be finished by De-
cember. The engineer pointed out
that considerable work remains to
be done in the CaleXico sector when
water reaches there through the
All American. The job of shifting
over water deliveries from the pres
ent system to the new canal will be
a comparatively slow one. Plugs
must be pulled out and connections
with the All American made.
Work went forward on the Goa
chella branch at rate that reach
ed 500 feet day in excavation,
Rohrer announced.
One dragline has reached
point IS miles from the All Amer
ican ON the first schedule" he said.
Contractors for the second 40 mile
schedule have made camp on the
desert near Iris, close to Tortuga
Wells, and are engaged in road
building
A new road system, which even-
tually will be oiled, will be neces-
sary for transporting materials and
machinery to the scene of con-
struction. The North Shore road
is not suitable because of load
limits. Rohrer expected the first
40 mile segment of the Coachella
branch to be completed sometime
around March.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Mrs. Lambeth Dies
On Coast; Funeral
Slated for Friday

Mrs. Myrtle Lambeth, Ell Centre
resident for many years, died We'd
nesday at Iona Linda sanitorium,
friends in Ell Centre were inform
ed Thursday.
Funeral services were scheduled
for the l. NJ Knophnyder mortuary
in Cotton at pm. Friday. She
will be buried at Evergreen ceme-
terry in Riverside.
She arrived in Imperial Valley
with her family in 1917. The fami-
~ operated the Sunset market on
Imperial avenue in El Centro for
years and later had pottery shop
in Imperial. They moved to San
Bernardino last summer.
She was survived by her husband,
P. A. Lambeth; two daughters, Mrs.
p Corey of Ell Centre and Mrs.
Charles Lunder of Imperial; and
two sons, Frank and Kenneth of
San Bernardino.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Soviet Intentions
Worrying Berlin
In New Alignment

Continued From Page u
to leave for Moscow today with
secret instructins for Foreign MINI
lister Joachim Won Ribbentrop in
his negotiations with Russian
leaders.
Well informed sources reported
that Ribbentrop's talks, which
started yesterday, would continue
through tomorrow and possibly
through Saturday.
Details of the topics under dis
cussion at Moscow were most diff
ficult to obtain. 1t was believed
they covered a broad program Of
subjects ch-now-interest Rus
sia and which also affect Ger
many.
Reliable informants said that
subjects concerning the entire area
from the Baltic to the Near East
would be discussed.
The altered status of the Baltic
countries, as the result of Russia's
increased interest in problems along
its western frontier, was marked
particularly, as Berlin saw it, in
the growing tension between Russia
and Esthonia.
Another very important topic, it
was suggested, would be Russia s
reawakening interest in the Bal
kan countries, which hitherto had
been regarded, in Berlin, as "ex-
clusively" in the German and Ital-
ian sphere of influence.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Nev-CaI First
In Auto Safety

j. S. Allen, safety supervisor OF
the Nevada California Electric cor
poration, Thursday received word
from the National Safety Council
that the company has won first
place in the United States among
AZ public utility companies oper-
ating large fleets of trucks for hav-
ing the smallest number of acci-
dents per 100000 miles driven.
The Nev-Cal organization OPP
Grated its trucks for the year end
ed June 80, 1899, a distance of l.
$4,000 miles with only eight ac-
cidents. This represented a fire.
quency of ct as against an average
Of 2.55 for the total AZ fleets" Al
len said.
This is the second time that
cur company has won first place
in this group, having been award
ed similar rating in 1885,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Russians Charge
Second Sub Attack

Continued Prom Page II
escape from Tallinn Of the Polish
submarine Orzel and the sinking
by a submarine yesterday of the
Russian merchantman Metallist
II was reported before the arrival
here yesterday Of German for
eicn minister Joachim Won Ribben-
troD. Russia had demanded that
Esthonia give up the important
islands Of Dagoe tHiiW and Oesel
,Saarep off The vest coast of Es-
thonia. near the gulf of Riga and
commanding the entrance TO the
Gulf OF Finland
The Soviet navy was reported
cruising in battle formation off the
ESthonian coast today as the Rus
sian radio broadcast opened up
with a vigorous campaign against
the Esthonian government.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Jasper Travers
Injured by Auto

Jasper Travis of Ell Centre was
reported recovering Thursday from
injuries received when struck by an
automobile in Long Beach early
this week.
Travis was injured while visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Davis, 3O0l
East Fourth street, Long Beach.
He was reported standing in a
parking lot with Mrs. Davis when
backing automobile hit him. He
suffered a fractured leg.
Travis was confined at the Davis
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Cash-Carry Act
Goes TO Senate
Continued From Page ~


Clark, leader of the opponents
of the administration, said that
the permittion to allow U. S. air
lines to continue operations in the
Western Hemisphere and Pacific
was based on a committee view
that "the Pacific ocean is an Am
erican lake"
The isolationist group expressed
satisfaction that the committee had
agreed TO report the bill. They said
they were anxious to get the meas
ure out in the open SO they could
carry on their fight against it on
the senate floor. They planned to
fire the opening rounds of the for
NAL debate Monday after Pittman
starts discussion by presenting the
bill on behalf of the administra-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Safety Band for
Americas Proposed

Continued from Page ID
Pacific coasts, discussions eentered
on the possibility of "discrimina-
ton" toward Anglo-French war
ships.
The plan, submitted to the con-
ference by Cuba, would allow the
allies surface ships to enter the
zone and territorial waters of the
Pan American countries, but for
bid the entrance of submarines.
This prohibition, it was said,
would apply to all belligerents ON
grounds the underwater vessels are
regarded in the western world as
"unclean, reprehensible weapons. =
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Imperial Sewer
Repairs Costly

IMPERIAL, Sept. 28-Cost of re-
pairing a 48-foot break in the I'm
perial sewer line was estimated at
$1,000 Thursday.
The break was caused by the re-
cent flood. City Councilman LaWr-
ence Niles said. Workmen have been
engaged in repairing the break
for more than two weeks. The
break was expected to be closed
late this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
AUXILIARY ELECTS
NATIONAL PRESIDENT

CHICAGO, Sept. %. CUP)-Mrs.
William H. Corwith, Rockville Cen
ter, NJ Y, was elected president
of the American Legion auxiliary
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-28
Polish Fortress
Offers Surrender

1t remains to be seen whether
warsaws discipline is adequate to
enforce the cessation of fighting
at all points"
Evening star., 1939-01-24

the carburetor air intake, choking
off the air supply. It can occur with
the outside temperature above freez-
ing, due to the cooling effect of
evaporating gasoline.
The accident was the first in more
than a year and half of continuous
air transport operation between the
United States and Bermuda by I'M
perial Always and Pan-American
Airways on alternating schedules.
This is record to be proud of and
augurs we'll for the coming trans
Atlantic service, especially if clear
assurance is given that every pre-
caution has been taken to prevent
the occurrence of future trouble due
to the same cause.
Evening star., 1939-01-24

it remained to 1892. when 1t was raised
to II for boys and Is for girls"
This indicates that girls and boys of
the ages named may be married here
without parents consent. In fact, no
person under age can be legally licensed
to marry in Virginia without consent of
parents, either in person or in writing
And the legal age is 81 for both sexes,
and has always been so. In the older
records here ages are not given, but
consent is filed with every license.
In another place it stated that the fee
for license at one time rose to 10
pounds, or $50. and so remained for
four years. 1t does not seem likely that
any State would put prohibitive price
on marriage, as the result would be de-
moralizing to the people.
Thomas Bartenstein, who has issued
the licenses here for many years, thinks
the compiler of this article must have
confused the fee with the bond required
for old licenses. In all the early records
here two friends of the bridegroom signed
a bond, payable to the king and after
ward to the Governor of Virginia, for
SO pounds. But this was like a bail
bond, payable only in case the marriage
was broken off without legal cause. In
1893 this bond was changed from so
pounds to $3.50. VIRGINIAN.
Warrenton, Va.
January 19.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Describes Invention
OF Oil Stove Here.

To the Editor of The Star:
In your issue of December 2l 1898
(page A-9, in the last column, you
printed an article regarding the Ball
Brothers, mentioning the glass oil can
I wish to state that my father, the late
John A. Frey. was the inventor of the
oil stove, and the glass oil can. The
birth of the oil stove occurred in the
year 1873 at TIT Seventh street NV,
Washington, D. c., occupied by Chris
Reisner, who advanced the capital to
manufacture them. We moved to New
York, locating in Brooklyn in the corner
house on Herkimer street and Albany
avenue, and it was in the kitchen of
this house that the glass coal oil can was
perfected. AS boy happened to be
in the kitchen at that time and OBJ
served my father solder a spout on the
screw cap OF Mason fruit jar, incase
the same in corrugated tin jacket hav-
ing measuring gauges on the front. The
can and stoves were manufactured by
the thousands and the firm made lots of
money under the name of Chris Reisner
& Co. CHAS: ]. FREY.
January 10.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
A. New Judqe

It Is unfortunate that the nomi-
nation of Representative T. Alan
Goldsborough to be judge of the
United States District Court here
should have such distinctive
political coloration. The President
might have chosen any one of a
number of capable lawyers, both in
the District and outside, whose
qualifications for the post would
not have been rooted in loyalty to
the New Deal. In selecting Mr..
Goldsborough for the life time Job
on the local bench, Mr.. Roosevelt
turned to the man who invited"
him into Maryland to make speech
in connection with the unsuccessful
effort to purge Senator Tydings
from the Democratic party, and one
can only conclude now that Mr..
Goldsborough is receiving his reward.
These considerations, however, do
not detract from the fact that the
appointment should prove of great
benefit to the local court.
The rapidly increasing volume of
litigation in the District has resulted
in more work than the present
justices can handle. The condition
OF the civil docket is nothing less
than chaotic. At the present time
at least sixteen months must elapse
between the filing of a civil suit and
the date of trial, and there is little
prospect that the ten judges now on
the court can rectify that condition
without crippling the prosecution of
criminal cases.
The criminal docket has been
brought to a state of virtual cur
rency by the establishment of a
third criminal court, and the Judges
undoubtedly are fully aware of the
Importance of keeping it so. There
is no greater deterrent to crime than
the knowledge on the part of a
potential criminal that his punish
ment will be swift and certain.
Unless the progress that has been
made in improving the machinery
OF criminal law enforcement is to
be nulllfied, it is obvious that the
needed reform of the civil docket
must come through the efforts of
Mr.. Goldsborough, when he takes
MS seat on the bench, and the
appointment of another Judge to fill
the remaining vacancy. It is to be
hoped, therefore, that the Senate
Judiciary Committee will take prompt
action on the nomination of Mr..
Goldsborough, and that the President
Will not delay unnecessarily in
making the other nomination.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
County Merit System

The difficulties which stand in the
way of establishing a permanent
merit system for county employees are
exemplified by the current con-
troversy in Montgomery County.
The. Montgomery Civic Federation
is aroused because the county's leg
islators, acting in cooperation with
the Democratic organization, are
about to repeal the only merit system
or civil service law the county ever
had and have no intention of enact
ing substitute. The legislators, all
members of the Democratic organi-
zation which is fresh from a decisive
victory at the polls, are obviously
playing politics.
1t is elementary politics to get as
many jobs for your friends as pos
sible, and that. exactly, is what the
repeal of the 1887 merit system law
will do for the Democratic organiza-
ton in Montgomery. Appointees of
the Fusionists will be promptly
ousted and Democrats take their
places. incidentally, it is worth
noting that the 1887 law, although
admittedly unsatisfactory because
of credits given for experience, has
never become operative due to court
proceedings instituted as a result of
dispute over the exact date on
which it was to become effective.
The civic leaders feel, however,
that to repeal the entire law and fail
to re-enact one at least as good, is a
backward step, return to the spoils
system.
The whole controversy emphasizes
the weakness of county merit sys-
tenn not Incorporated lin the State
constitution. So long as it rests on
legislative enactment alone it can be
changed at any session to suit the
whim of the party in power. It is
evident that, the Montgomery Civic
Federation cannot stop repeal of the
present law. 1t remains to be seen
whether it can obtain enactment of
a substitute statute without the
whip" of an impending election,
which apparently was effective in
putting across some of its detectives
last fall.
The subject appears to be phase
or county government which might
we'll be investigated in the forth
coming Brookings survey.