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Evening star., 1939-09-07
City News in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Meeting, Kappa Gamma Sorority,
Beta Chapter, Raleigh Hotel, 7:30
pm.
Meeting. Young Friends Club,
Raleigh Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting, Holy Name Auxiliary,
No. 38, Ladies Auxiliary, Knights
of st. John, Knights of Columbus
Hall, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Social Security Board,
Mayfower Hotel, 10 am.
Meeting, American Association for
Evening star., 1939-09-07
U. S. Trucking in China

The Chinese national government
is reported to have contracted for
the services of an American truck
ing and transportation company to
haul freight in the Chinese interior,
Evening star., 1939-09-07

the Study of Neoplastic Diseases,
Mayflower Hotel, 10 am.
Luncheon, Reciprocity Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Buffet luncheon, D. C. Bankers
Association, Willard Hotel, 12:45
pm.
Meeting and dance, Washington
Chapter, American Institute Of
Banking, Willard Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

A statue Of female rabbit, fa-
nous for having produced 173 young
in one year, was feature Of this
years agricultural show in Moscow.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Garna nj ThankH

sPRIGGS, VINCENT tTOLLEY. We
wish to express our sincere appreciation
and gratitude to our many relatives. friends
and neighbors for their acts OF Kindness;
expressions of love and sympathy ana
lovely floral tributes on the occasion OF the
loss of our beloved hushe nd and father,
VINCENT -(TOLLEY) SPRIGGS
MRS LOUISE SPRIGGS.
MR. GEORGE SPRIGGS
WOOD, HATTIE F. We wish to express
our sincere thanks and heartfelt apprecia. =.
tion 10 the neiGhbors, organizations and
friends for beautiful floral tributes and
expressions of sympathy at tho illness and
death Of cur loved one, HATTIE F: WOOD
THE FAMILY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
{. N. Eise|e Named Head
OF Loaninq Concern

Clifton M. Eisele was reelected
president of the Southern Industrial
Bankers, Inc, at the annual meet
ing Of stockholders of the con-
Germ held in Washington yesterday.
Representatives from the IL afiliates
in Virginia, West Virginia and Mary
land attended.
Reporting on the 1898 business.
Mr.. Eisele said the parent concern
and its affiliates handled loans ag-
gregating s4,041 900 during the year.
A gross income for the system
during the year was reported as
$403, 060; total dividends paid by the
parent concern and amuates, $780,
271, and net profits for the system
were reported as $230,70O.
Other officers reelected included
Lewis Eise1e. vice president and
treasurer: Harry J. Donoghue, vice
president and secretary; M. w.
Bohrer, vice president, and c. R.
Wilson, vice president. The present
Board of Directors also was re-
elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Hope for Railroads Seen
In Committee Of Six
By the Associated Preas.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April l2.-Fred w.
Sargent, president of the Chicago g.
Northwestern Railroad, told stock
holders yesterday he saw decided
hope for the railroads" In the pres
ent attitude Of Congress and the
consideration being given to the
Presidents report by the Committee
OF Six.
This committee, consisting of
three railroad men and three labor
representatives, has unanimously
recommended to the Government
IA proposals for railroad relief. 1.-THE
one from which the greatest good
is expected" Mr.. Sargent said IN
his annual report to stockholders,
sis the recommendation that there
be uniform regulation Of all forms
of transportation in order to place
the railroads in a position to bid
for their just share Of available
traffic"
Mr.. Sargent said operating income
of the railroad in 1898 resulted In
a deficit of $125,5l1, compared with
income of $37 ,40l the preceding year
Net loss for the year totaled SIS
275,983, compared with $l4,811 ,098
in 1887.
Mr.. Sargent told stockholders that
until conditions returned to normal
they could not expect the roads
common stock to show a profit. He
added:
1--WE can't get that way by the
Government sealing up all the grains
which the railroads would be NOV
ing if allowed to flow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Choptonk Cooperative
Plans Expansion
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENTON, Md, April l2.-Expan-
sion of the Choptank Cooperative
to supply rural electricity to most
of the northern part Of the Eastern
Shore was under discussion today.
Frank Harper executive secretary
Of the Public Service Commission,
said in Baltimore that during
hearing on a request for limited
operation in the Greensboro area.
officials of the cooperative said
, they might later extend into Dor
chester County but that this was
very incidental" The commission
granted permission for the Green's
boro operation.
William L. Merriken counsel for
the cooperative, said the lines
might be extended as far north as
the Bohemia River in Cecil County
and to the southern limits of Dor
chester County, south Of Cambridge.
This would entail 500 miles of lines,
at cost of approximately $1,000
mile, instead of the line of lib
miles first planned.
The Federal Rural Identification
Administration has agreed to lend
$4,000 for the operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
All Of Steel Indices
Are Reported Lower
By Trade Journal
Buyers Have Returned
To Hund-to-Mouth
Trade for Protection
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 12.-The Iron
Age reported today that all the
important indices Of steel activity
are lower this week.
Orders have declined" said the
steel trade journal, "ingot output
is three points lower at 51h per
cent, pig iron production is being
reduced proportionately and scrap
prices, with some exceptions, are
down from so cents to 81 a ton.
"The volume of incoming busi-
ness has not dropped drastically.
but a spirit of caution and hesita- !.
ton is evident among buyers. with
the result that the orders are of
the hand-to-mouth variety-small
and for immediate shipment. ,
Tin Plate Trend Upward. =.
"Only in tin plate is the trend
Of buying slightly upward, while the,
construction steels-shapes, reinforce
ing bars and piling in particular,
are holding approximately to re-
cent levels. -
BLAST furnace output is tapering
off. While there has been no sharp
reduction in active furnaces, those
that are in blast are for the most
part on reduced blast and turning
out less iron.
Some of the scrap markets have
weakened to marked degree. At
Youngstown prices on steel grades
are 81 ton lower, while 5O-cent
reductions have gone into effect IN
Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, st. Louis
and Cincinnati. $50 The Iron Ags
scrap composite price has declined
II cents to $1508. -
Buyers Protect Themselves.
while most of the optimism
which prevailed in the steel in
dustry month ago has vanished, =
there is on the other hand, no
disposition to accept the current
slump as the beginning OF a pro-
tracted or sharp decline.
Buyers are protecting themselves
against possible contingencies b.
keeping inventories extremely low.
and this fact warrants an expecta-
ton of resumption of normal buy
ing If the European situation is re-
solved without resort to war"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, April IL R!-More
buying for speculative and trade &C.
count in world sugar futures en-
countered increased profit taking
and liquidation today. The noon
price level was unchanged to u
point higher, with May up fraction
net at 124. London reported a
strong market.
Domestic futures were 2 net lower
for all active positions as Cuban
selling and hedging offset trade de-
mand. May eased to 1.95 and Sep
TENDER was 1T zoo.
Raw sugar wa. firmly offered at
2.92 cents for duty-frees, with buying
interest reported at $50. The re-
fined situation was unsettled. One
seller quoted 40 cents, while others
extended the time limit within
which 4.40-cent sugar would be
available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Customs Collections
Rise Above Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Larger i'm
ports of some raw materials and
higher prices for certain imported
commodities have been reflected IN
an increase in United States Gus
toms collections.
For many months customs re-
ceipts were tagging in a year-to-,
year comparison, but the March
Treasury return shows a moderate
gain over the March, 1898, total. For
the fiscal year, which began July /,
the collections are about $4,000 be-
hind the figure a year ago.
March customs receipts compare
as follows:
1939-$29 265, 72s.
1938-$26, 306 SOL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Sale Of Scrap Steel
To Cartel Reported
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 12.-The New
York Times says the European steel
cartel delegation which has been IN
this country several weeks COM
pleted the purchase Of $4,000 to
$4,000 tons of scrap steel before en-
barking for home.
The foreigners paid SIS a ton for
No. heavy melting scrap and
$3.50 for No. 2, with an occasional
carload Of better grades commanding
so cents higher than the main price.
The delegation, expected back here
in the fall, consists Of representatives
of France, Germany, England, Po-
land, Italy and Belgium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 12.-The bond
market headed higher today, erasing
a substantial part of yesterdays
wide losses.
Gains of to 2 points or more
we're liberal as the session entered
the final hour. Most in demand
were loans of Southern Railway
Baltimore g. Ohio. Bethlehem Steel,
Nickel Plate, Consolidated Oil, Great
Northern and International Hydro
Electric.
Even foreign dollar obligations
lately subjected to nervous selling
while Europe tried to keep her po-
litical balance-edged forward.
italian loans added as much as
2 points.
United States Government bonds
advanced as much as 1882 OF
point. but interest in the Federals
was slow as bond men watched con-
gressional developments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April IL t1.-Egas. 3S.433;
arm. Mixed colors, extra fancy selection.
19A-21: standards. 1Sh-l9: drsts. H.
No. /. IS: average checks 1bh. STORAGE
packed hrsts, 18A.
Whites: Resale Of premium marks. 23h-
25h Nearby premium marks, 81 h-22h.
Nearby and Midwestern, exchange specials.
20h. EXCHANGE standards, 1911. Resale
Of nearby heavier mediums, 10h-23.
16A-19
Browns: Nearby. extra fancy 20-21h.
Nearby and Midwestern. exchangs specials.
10: exchange standards. 1Sh.A. Nearby,
exchange mediums. 1914.
Duck eggs. 1921
Butter. 84o.164. about steady; Cream
(p2 score). 23M: hrsts (e8.olS. 22A-
23A: seconds (S4-S7), 2l-21A.
Cheese 243,9S6. easy. Prices UNCHANGED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Bank investments Rise
SIS, 900, 900 for Week
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 12-Total
loans and investments of reporting
member banks in 101 leading cities
increased s55 900 900 during the week
ended April 5, according to figures
released by the Federal Reserve
Board.
The rise was accounted for by an
increase of $50, 900, 900 in investments
and decrease of $27,0OO,O0O in total
loans. The movement was III line
with the general trend of the past
year.
The figures lin millions of dollars) /:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12

In bankruptcy or receivership or BEING
reorganized under Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed By such companies
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or Semi-annual declaration On
less otherwise noted special or extra divi-
dends are not included
xd Elk dividend H Ex rights. Also
extra or extras Paid last year. I Pay
able in stock Declared or oaid so far
this year Cash or stock K Accumu-
lated dividend paid or declared this year
ur Under rule WV With warrants. ~
Without warrants war Warrants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
SIS Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK. April II CP.--The
st. Joseph Lead Co. reported $50 tons
OF Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
Yesterday at $3.50 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, 200 tons at $480 New
York. and rs tons at the New York
average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
The figures lin millions of dollars)
Foreign Business Advices

Business advices to the Commerce
Department from representatives
abroad include:
Poland-United States listed third
customer.
Germany-Music instrument sales
to United States fall.
Italy-United States films popular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12

Accidents are the children Of dis
order. Keep cool and stay safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12

General Gable Corp.-Company
reduced price of bare and magnet
wire " cent and weatherproof y
cert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Electric Production
Index Reaches
New Low for 1899
Drop to 2.l73,5l0,0oo
KiIowutt Hours Is More
Than Expected
By the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 12.-Electric
power production in the United
States during the week ended April
8 dropped to 2.173,5lo,000 kilowatt
hours, the lowest since the week of
January 7, the Edison Electric In
stitute reported today.
Latest production was l6 per cent
less than 1900 ,971 900 kilowatt hours
in the preceding week, but 90 per
cent more than 1890, AT 900 in the
preceding week.
The decline, which was against
seasonal expectations, carried the
Associated Press index of power pro-
duction to a new 1899 low at 112.5.
In the previous week the index,
which is adjusted for seasonal and
long-term. trend and based on 1929
30 as 100, stood at 1854, and a year
ago at 1855.
Range for recent years follows:
u,,, 1929; 1928 1925. 1 1899 1 1s34-sS
E h5sn iis5 1873 1873 IFS IFS 1875 1875 is sIs
Percentage gains over a year ago
according to major geographic areas
were reported as follows by the in
stitute: New England, 1874; Middle
Atlantic. 10; Central industrial
lib: West Central. 10: Southern
States, IA; Rocky Mountain, 1873
and Pacific Coast, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. April IL R.--Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc. Bank and trust
Companies. Opening bid and asked prices:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
NEW YORK CURB MARKET


Stock ana Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12

ww-with warrants. xw-Without VsY-
sNesotiability impaired b. maturity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-05
CHRISTMAS SEALS
SALES OVER TOP

Redwood Falls Christmas Seal
sales went ''over the top" this
year.
With a quota of $500, the city
gave $3l5.16 to the fund, a check
up made Wednesday indicated.
The Gazette has received the
following letter of appreciation:
"The generous cooperation
given by the Gazette and Sun has
been exceedingly valuable in the
recent Christmas Seals campaign.
"One of the aims of the cam
paign is to direct public attention
to the problem of tuberculosis
the nature of the disease and
ways of preventing and curing it
without the generous assist
ance of the papers, the desired
results in teaching people about
tuberculosis and in selling seals
could not have been attained.
eve desire to send thanks
through your paper to members
of the local committee and all
others who gave assistance and
for the generous wholehearted
response of the people of this
community.
"They show an appreciation OF
the Importance of the fight against
tuberculosis.
Mrs. John Murset, chairman
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-05
Sends
5,266 Reports
In Busy Year
STOLEN CARS AMOUNT
TO Al PER CENT OF
TOTAL TRAFFIC

A sharp rise of crime in the
spring and an inexplicable decline
in police broadcasts in July, pre-
ceding another peak of-activity in
August, are noted in the annual
report of radio station KIND of
Redwood Falls to state crime
bureau authorities.
The station handled 5,266
broadcast items in 1888. OF these
4,722 or 80 per cent were classi-
fed as criminal" and 544 as nom
criminal. Auto thefts items total
led 2,135, or al per cent of total
traffic, the figure representing all
reports on cars stolen and recov-
cred and consequent arrests.
Criminal reports include 35
kinds of offenses, ranging from
murder to peddling without Ii
cense. About four-fifths of those
itemized were serious crimes,
murder, rape, robbery, assault
with intent to kill, theft, forgery
and escape from jails.
Non-criminal traffic through
KIND largely concerns missing
persons. Both original broadcasts
and reports that the lost has been
found are included in the total
figure. Emergency messages, at
tempts to identify bodies and
similar items are also listed as
non-criminal.
The station received reports
from 70 of Minnesota's 81 sheriffs
last year. The IA who failed to
ask the stations help represent
Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carl
ton, Chisago, Cook, Lake, Lake of
the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall,
Norman, Roseau, Stearns and
Washington. With the exception
of Stearns and Benton, all are
outside the normal listening
range.
Reports from 80 town and viii
lage departments; from the state
bureau of criminal apprehension;
from the state highway patrol;
from the federal bureau of in
vestigation and from authorities
in Iowa, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Mis-
souri, were received.
Operators busiest month was
May when they broacast .561
items. The lightest month was
February when broadcasts total
led 355.
A summary for the year fol-
lows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-05
Delhi, Lamberton,
Electrics Unbeaten
In Redwood League

Delhi, Lamberton and the Mod
ern Electrics Ito be renamed to-
day. of Redwood Falls are un-
beaten in the Redwood county
basketball league after four weeks
of play, which have included
many postponed games.
Tonight's league games include
the contest of the Holmberg
Chevrolets and Green Varieties at
the Lincoln school gym.
Tuesday evening Delhi won
over the Wabasso Foresters 81 to
l6 and last night Belview stopped
the Wabasso Merchants rs to %.
Lamberton defeated Holmberg's
So to- So and Belview beat the
Varieties % to II in a double
header at the Lincoln gymnasium
Thursday night.
In another recent Redwood
county basketball league game
Delhi won from Wabasso Mer-
chants 81 to 10.
mi
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-05
DEFENSE PROGRAM
TO BOOST DEFICIT
TO ALL time HIGH
GRANDFATHER CHOSEN
FOR HIGH COURT;
MORE WPA ASKED

WaShington-(P)-A multi-bil-
lion dollar budget proposing vast
OUTLAWS for national defense and
continued deficit-spending was
submitted to congress today by
President Roosevelt.
1t would run the federal debt
total up to $44, 458, 900, 900 in 1910
an all-time record.
AT the same time the chief ex-
ecutlve sent to the senate the
nomination of Felix Frankfurter,
Harvard law professor, to be a
justice of the supreme court.
The budget for the fiscal year
July !, 1889 to July 1, 1910, calls
for $8,995 1858 200 of federal
spending. The presidents fiscal
aides estimated it would cause an
additional deficit of -$3,326,843,-
600, running up the federal debt
close to the AS billion limit set
by congress. &c.. .
A third message sent to congress
IN a day of feverish activity pro-
posed an 875 million dollar spe-
cial appropriation to supplement
the one billion, 425 million al
ready provided for WPA this
year. In proposing it, the chief
executive recommended strict
legislation imposing penalties for
improper, political practices" in
relief.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-05

missioners' records, were named
to the courthouse and Jail and
fuel committees.
The county home committee for
the coming year includes Muetzel,
Philip Raveling and Herman
Beckmann.
DR.. j. w. Anderson, Raveling
and Beckmann form the county
board of health.
Another annual duty completed
Tuesday was the selection of 144
names of qualified electors from
which petit jurors will be drawn
this year. Seventy-two names
from which grand jurors may al
SO be drawn were selected, al
though~a grand jury has not been
called in Redwood county in
years..
A supplemental list is drawn in
July to take the place of those
names used in the spring term
of court and from that supple
mented list, jurors for the October
term are drawn.
Jake Discher and Ed Corcoran
of the Workers Alliance made
one of their frequent appearances
before the board Wednesday
morning to ask the removal of A.
ID. McRae as executive secretary
of the county welfare board. They
said some relief clients are dis
satisfied with his administration
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-05
MYSTERY SOLVED:
DEHNEL ARRANGED
TOWNSHIP CAUCUS
SLAYTON PAPER TELLS
HISTORY-AND WARNS
OF NEW GROUP

One of Redwood county's minor
mysteries-the question of what
sort of an organization the State
Federation of Township Officers
Inc. is-was cleared by last week
by the Murray County Herald of
Slayton.
The Herald printed an article
on the organization which a few
weeks ago announced caucuses of
township officials in Redwood
county-then failed to send any
enc here to take charge of them
or explain their purpose.
The article said in part:
"For some months past one
Michael Ferch. one Paul F. Deh-
mel, and one John Ravnass, setting
themselves up as president, secre-
tary and treasurer, respectively,
of one State Federation of Town
ship Officers Inc, have been try
ing to organize township officers
and induce them to join their pet
organization.
Fridays meeting was held to
consider the new organization and
to discuss the advisability of
forming county association. Fiji
teen of the 20 townships were re-
presented and after some discus
sion they voted to form county
unit of the old Minnesota Town
ship Officers association which
Continued on page two)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-05
Thunderstorm
In January is
Freak of Week
OLD PROVERB CLAIMS
BUMPER HARVEST
WILL FOLLOW

lightning and thunder, rain
and snolD
Make it disagreeable = ,Uhere
can you go?"
N. B. Andersen extemporiZed
this morning as he reviewed the
freak weather Of the week.
So far as he can remember
Wednesday marked the first time
in more than half a century that
he saw lightning streak across q
January sky or heard thunder roll
in the dead of winter.
Fred Prodoehl of Middle Creek
who visited the Gazette shortly
after the storm remarked there is
an old German saying that when
lightning flashes and thunder
sounds over bare trees, good crops
for the next season are in pros
pect.
Rain, sleet and snow fell Wed
neSday and the unusual thunder
storm came about 49, p. m. tc
give Redwood county residents as
wide a variety of elemental phe-
nomenae as they have ever wit
messed.
Mr.. Andersen said the official
measurement of precipitation
yesterday was rs of an inch.
Temperatures scurried crafty
up and down the Thermometer
this week.
The low, recorded Friday, was
IL degrees below zero and the
high, taken Sunday, was 40 de-
grees above. This morning the
government mercury stood at q
degrees above.
Moisture which fell Friday
measured 8 of an inch.