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Evening star., 1939-03-02
Consolidated Edison
Reports S34,893,618
Net for 1888
TotoI Compares With
$35,662,563 Recorded
In Previous Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Con-
solidated Edison Co. of New York,
Inc, and subsidiary companies re-
ported today net income for 1888 of
S93618 equivalent to $209 a
share of common stock. compared
with S35,662 ,563, or $2l7 a share,
in 1887.
Total operating revenue for 1888
was S240,895, ,72l. compared with
S235. ,238 in 1887. In statement
to stockholders, Floyd l.. Carlisle,
chairman, said:
Operating expenses for 1888 in
creased by S2,476,928 over 1887, I"
Depreciation was increased by $311,-
Ais and expenditures for main
tenance were higher by $l,863 ,646,
.-" Depreciation and maintenance
together amounted to 1859 per cent
of the total operating revenues.
Taxes again showed an increase
over the previous year, reaching an
all-time high of 1853 ,568 =
an increase of S2,040 ,98l, or Ala per
cent
J. c. Penney Co.
J. C. Penney Co, operators OF a
national chain of variety stores, re-
ported net earnings for 1888 of
S13,739,16O equal to S5 40 share on
common stock. This compared with
net earnings of S16,575, ,l64, or $6.52
a common share, in 1887.
Sharon Steel Corp.
Sharon Steel Corp. reported loss
of S95 5,32467 after all charges, or
equal to about "a cents share on
its outstanding common stock. for
all of 1888. This compares with net
earnings in 1887 of 81 ,345, ,8l0.35. the
highest in the company history,
and earnings of S1,272 246.67 in 1886.
National Tea Co.
The National Tea Co. reported a
loss of S9S2,3l for 1888. compared
with a loss OF s1,365 .280 in 1887.
Sales totaled s55,545 ,2l6 in 1888,
compared, with S62, ,l00,l60 in 1887,
the report said.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Wage Law Control
Over Newsboys
Denied by Hanson
Counsel for Publishers
Says Their Work Is
Of Local Character
BY the Associated Press.

~ tAAS nSSoSAohSA ASoo'
The American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association and II affiliated
organizations asserted yesterday
that the Government had 10 au~
thority under the Wage-Hour Act to
regulate the delivery and sale Of
newspapers by minors.
The publishers views were ex-
pressed in a brief filed with the chief
of the Children's Bureau, Labor De-
partment, by Elisha Hanson, coun-
sci for the IL groups.
1t was announced that Mr.. Han
son would file a further memo
randum next week to show that
thousands of physicians. public well
fare officials, parents. school teach
ers and others have approved the
distribution of papers by newspaper
boys. Over a period Of years, yes
terday's brief said, the vast ma
jority of publishers has attempted
by self-regulation to cure any evils
resulting from the practice.
Sole Issue Stated.
Mr.. Hanson said the sole issue be-
tween the publishers and the Chill
drens Bureau chief concerned the
power conferred by the section OF
the act which prohibits shipping
goods produced in an establishment
in or about which
any oppressive child labor has been
employed"
TT must be conceded counsel for
the publishers contended, that un-
less the minor who is purported to
be covered by the regulations of the
Childrens Bureau is employed in or
about an establishment producing
goods for commerce, the chief of the
Children's Bureau is without au-
thority under the terms of this &C:
either to promulgate or enforce any
regulation concerning his activities
Distribution Held Local.
"1he sale of newspapers on street
corners and their delivery on routes
are not production even under the
broad definition of the word pro-
duced" in the statute
They are distribution of the fin
ished product.
This distribution is not carried
on in or about the establishment
where the publications are produced
THE distribution is wholly local
in character and not a part of COM
merce' as that term is defined by the
act.
Minors are not employed in dis
tribution in commerce, where the
newspapers 60 into commerce, other
agencies of distribution are used"
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Go|dwyn 10 Fight
To Cancel Contract
With United Artists
PIuns to File Suit
In New York to
Change Release Setup
BY the Associated Press.


HOLLYWOOD, March 2-Samuel
Goldwyn, colorful Hollywood pro-
ducer, marshaled his legal forces
today for a fight in New York to
cancel his film distributing contract
with United Artists Corp.
Mr.. Goldwyn's assistant, Jock
Lawrence, confirmed a report that
lawsuit would shortly be filed in
Mr.. Goldwyn's behalf by Attorney
Max Steuer.
Such suit would array Mr. Gold
wyn's producing company, wholly
owned by himself, against United
Artists, in which he has one-fifth
interest along with those of Mary
Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas
Fairbanks and Alexander Korda.
The one-time glove salesman was
understood to feel he was entitled
to greater control in the distribut-
ing company because Miss Pickford
and Mr.. Fairbanks virtually have
retired as producers, while Mr..
Chaplin is just starting his first
film in three years.
The remainder of United Artists
releases are now supplied by David
Selznick, Walter Wanger, Edward
Small and Hal Roach, who have
contracts similar to the Goldwyn
unit.
Last year Mr.. GoldWyn and Mr..
Korda repeatedly tried to arrange
deal to buy out their fellow stock
| holders in United Artists, but the
financing fell through Recently it
was announced that United Artists
would decrease the distribution
| charges for its pictures.
Mr.. Fairbanks expressed regret
today at Mr. Goldwyn's prospective
withdrawal, but added he thought
the trouble was that Mr.. Goldwyn
wants to run the entire business"
Mr.. Chaplin, busy completing the
script for The Dictator" declined
to comment Miss Pickford is tour
ing with her band leader husband
Buddy Rogers.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Rail Leaders |ndorse
Chandler Bill 10 Aid
Debt Adjustments
Setup Without Receivers
But Under U. S. Courts
Receives Booking
By the Associated Press.

B! the Associated Press.
Railroad leaders yesterday urged
passage of legislation permitting
distressed roads to adjust their debts
within the shelter of the Federal
Courts, but under their own man
agements.
Witnesses, headed by R. v.
Fletcher, vice president and general
counsel of the Association of Amer
lean Railroads, told of their salts
faction with bill by Representative
Chandler, Democrat, of Tennessee,
chairman of the House Judiciary
Subcommittee conducting the in
quiry.
Under Representative Chandler S
proposed amendment to the Bank
ruptcy Reorganization Act, railroads
not now reorganizing under section
II could seek adjustment of their
debts with approval of a three
judge Federal court.
Would Ask New Issue Consent.
The railroad would seek first the
consent of the Interstate Com
merce Commission for new issue
of securities or reissue. Mr..
Fletcher suggested an amendment
to require assent of Is per cent OF
creditors.
If I. c. c. consent were obtained,
the railroads would need then the
approval of tWo-thirds of their
creditors in aggregate claims to
petition the Federal court for relief
under the act
The Judge court would hold
such hearings on the program of
debt adjustment submitted. Sub
mission of a plan of adjustment
having the consent of three-fourths
of the creditors and meeting the
approval Of the court would be
necessary before the end of year.
No Receivership Planned.
No receiver would be necessary
under the setup, and the railroad S
operation would not be disturbed,
sponsors of the legislation said.
Mr.. Fletcher described the proposal
as economical and sound" and
added that it offered every srotec-
tion for minority creditors.
His sentiments. were echoed by
Henry w. Anderson. counsel for the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and
Luther w. Walter. attorney for "a
group OF railroad investors.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
House Group to Study
denomination Bill

The special House Reorganization
Committee, headed by Representa-
tive Cochran, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, is meeting in executive ses-
sion this afternoon to consider the
new bill to revamp the Govern
ment agencies. The measure, draft
ed by Representative Warren, Demo-
crat, Of North Carolina, was intro
duced last week.
Described as a compromise, the
bill confers reorganization powers
on the President, subject to con-
gressional check, but eliminates the
two major features on which re-
organization WIS wrecked a year
ago-abolishment of the Office OF
Controller General and replacement
of the three-member, bipartisan
Civil Service Commission with a
single administrator.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Scotland Yard Probes
Attempts 10 Bomb Canals
BY the Associateu-Press.

By the AssoCiatea.Press.
LONDON, March 2.-Attempts to
dynamite two of Britain's most i'm
portant canals were investigated to-
day by Scotland Yard and. govern
ment explosive experts as possible
outburst of terrorism by the anti
British Irish Republican Army.
In both cases. blasts jus efailed to
break the walls of the canal and
loose water which might have
flooded factory areas for miles.
At Wednesday,. an importaEAMid-
lands Steel center near BIRMINGHAM,
police said charge of high e. 2plo-
sives had blown out part of a wall
of the Birmingham Navigation Ca
nal during the night.
Experts were sent there from Lon
don while other government explo-
sives investigators searched wreck
age at Stonebridge Park, where a
blast damaged an aqueduct support
ing the Grand Union Canal
Fragments Of what were believed
to be bomb were examined care
fully on the theory that the explo-
sion might have been the work of
sympathizers with the Irish Repub-
lican Army.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
State to Risk U. S. Funds
By Cor-Licensina Fee

If Maryland motorists are COM
pelled to pay a 50 relicensing fee
during the fiscal year the State
will lose s44l,178 in Federal funds,
Gov. Herbert R. O'Coror was in
formed yesterday hy tlse Keystone
Automobile Club.
1t was pointed. out in a letter
that stree the fees would be credited
% the seneraSfevenues of TIE State
rather than to highway funds, the
proposed action would cause re-
duction in Federal appropriations
now granted to Maryland to match
State income from motor vehicle.
taxes.
The letter added the recommenda-
ton "obviSdsly was made for the
purpose of raising revenue"
Evening star., 1939-03-02
House Takes Control
Of Wage-Hour From
Labor Department
Makes $850,000 Fund
Directly Available
To Andrews

Sorely pressed for funds in re-
cent weeks, the Wage and Hour d.
vision not only was assured of an
$3.50 900 deficiency appropriation to-
day, but apparently was to be vested
with an unusual degree of inde-
pendent authority in its expend-
iture.
Part of the Department of Labor
the divisions budgetary needs pre-
viously have been considered in con-
junction with the needs of that de-
partment. Yesterday, however, in
voting the deficiency fund, the House
decided to make the money directly
available to Wage-hour Administra-
tor Elmer F. Andrews.
The action was taken after a
brief but spirited debate over re-
moving the fiscal control from the
Secretary of Labor and over whether
any reflection was intended to the
cabinet officer
House Stands Firm.
Agreeing with the Senate on S.
100000 for New England hurricane
relief and compromising on $780,
600 for insect-pest control. the House
stood firm, as the $23,000,000 bill
was sent to conference, on it's ap-
proval of a s3,500000 appropriation
for new Census Bureau Build
ing in this city, to be erected in
the vicinity of Second street and
Virginia avenue SW.
Eliminated from the biH by the
Senate, the item was restored by the
House late yesterday by a 172-157
record vote.
Republicans lined up behind Rep
resentative Taber, ranking minority
member of the House Appropria-
tions Committee, in an effort to kill
she appropriation. Mr.. Taber argued
that the United States Public
Health Service building at Twenty
fifth and C streets NV. would be
evacuated in time for use of the
Census Bureau when it takes the
dieennlal census in 1910.
Representative Taber also declared
it would be ridiculous" for the Gov
CAiiItiCiiG W oPCiiu oo,OOV,OOo III a
building to house $500 employees for
six or seven months.
WOodrum Heads Fight.
The fight for approval of the
building item was led by Represent
ative Woodrum. Democrat, of Vir-
ginia He told the House additional
facilities are badly needed by Fed
eral agencies in Washington and
that the Governments annual rental
bill here is S3,342,000.
The proposed new building, Mr.
Woodrum explained, would not a
monumental structure but "a cheap
utilitarian building which could be
used by some other Federal agency
now in rented quafters after the
Census Bureau vacates it.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
New York Produce

NEW YORK. March 2 lP.-Eess. u,
fr: fancy Sif seiection. 1870; standards: ,lsA
f1rsts. .17A-h: seconds, 17-l7.: mediums .dI,s
y: dirties No. /. II: average CHECKS
15S4 -l6. ,o
Whites: Resale of premium marks 90.
81. Nearby and Midwestern eXsh9annee 1s9n
Resale of nearby heavier mediums. .1sla-
%. Nearby and Midwestern. exchange
mediums. 1s, Pacific Coast: tumSo ana
Standards 25'4-s4: mediums, 23-23la, .,
Browns: Nearby extra fancy, l9E4:2l
Nearby and Midwestern. exchange Speclals
10: exchange standards. 1874. Nearby
exchange mediums. II. %
Duck eggs fancy to extra fancy. 800. y, 30
Butter s76:l29; . st steady, Gre. CIeamefy 1os
score) 26-26A:. frsts .(SS-9D. 24ha-26
seconds tS4-S7) 23h-24
Cheese 15s,40s; steadier. Prices un-
changed.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
| Buick Division
| Boosts March
Operations
by the Associated Press.

ny tDe hSSOCldttu TleSo.
FLINT, Mich, March 2.-The
Buick division of General Motors
Corp. today extended factory oper-
ations for March from four to five
days a week and announced that
production of 26,650 units was sched-
uled for the month.
Harlow H. Curtice, president of
Buick, said approximately 1890
employees who worked a 32-hour
week in January and February would
be advanced to 40 hours under the
new schedule.
The March production schedule
compares with an output of 1860
units in January and 10000 in
February.
Curtice said $4,3OO,OOO was paid to
employees in January and February
compared with S3,O0O,0O0 in the
same period last year.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Bank Clearings Rise
al Per Cent Above
Same 1888 Week
Outside Centers Report
Larger Gains Than
New York City
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Rising
sharply above the aggregate for
the preceding fve-day week, which
was affected by the observance of
Washington Birthday, bank clear
ings during the latest period again
exceeded the comparable total for
the previous year. This marked the
ninth successive year-to-year in
crease.
Total clearings for % leading
cities for the week ended March /.
as reported to Dun & Bradstreet,
amounted to $5.438 $4,000. This
was a gain of Al per cent from
the s5.226 ,687, 900 recorded a year
ago
Turnover at New York reached
SO ,305 ,952 900, a rise of per cent
from the s3,21O668 900 last year,
while transactions for outside CEN
tiers aggregated s2,132 ,571,OO0 against
S20l6,0 6,0l9,000 for the same period
last year, giving an increase of So
per cent.
Clearings for the March l week
represented rise of s965 ,215 900
from the total for the short period
preceding Between the two similar
weeks of 1888 the gain amounted
to S1.422 212OOO
Advances over year ago were
reported at all outside centers, eX-
cept Chicago and Minneapolis. The
more important increases included:
New Orleans, 33,l per cent; Balti-
more, POT per cent; Detroit, IS per
cent: Cleveland, 14.6 per cent;
Omaha. ia per cent; Atlanta, 1913
per cent, and Louisville, 10.l per
cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
together with percentage changes
from a year ago, follow; also, the
daily average bank clearings for the
months of December, January and
E,ohr,1o,-1,
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Poris Bank Changes

Of Of francs francs,' - Gold reserves. sos un-
changed Balances abroad, 732; decrease
5,46l; increase. GAL Negotiable bills
bought in France, 2.33o: increase. 20
Advances against securities. 3,316: de-
crease Il. Thirty-day advances against
government securities. -: decrease: 1873
Temporary advances to state co,621; un-
changed. Circulation. 1ll161: increase
:!.G Total credit to current accounts
- .63A increase 31.. Ratio Of gold to
sight liabilities, 6".s7 per cent. compared
with 63 g last week. Rate OF discount
. per cent.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Fronz Joseph Sees Hitler

BERLIN. March P).-Prince
Franz Joseph, ruler of the 65-square-
mile principality of Liechtenstein,
was received by Reichsfuehrer Hit
Ter today. The purpose of the visit
was stated to be to straighten out
problems concerning the status of
the princes property in the Sudeten-
land, which Germany annexed from
Czecho-Slovakia last october.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Reichsbunk Statement

BERLIN March 2 1F.-The Reichsbank
statement as of March l Gn thousands of
reichsmarks): Notes in circulation: ,93s-
ZOO increase. 100000. Gold e0,100: un-
changed FOREIGN currency reserve. $500:
decrease. 200. Other bills Of exchange and
checks. 1901 400: increase, S12.0OO Otner
daily maturing obligations 11O5.3oO: in
crease 10000. Advances 6O,4OO: increase,
25400. Investments. 660.300: UNCHANGED.
Ratio Of gold and foreign currency to
notes. o96 per cent. Rate OF discount 4
per cent.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Leather Exports Log

Leather exports declined to $685.
558 in January from s1,056,1 165 for
the same month last year, the Com
merce Department says. Leather
imports, however, increased to ST.
072,75l in January from S501 ,623 in
! the same month of 1888.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
London Bank Report

LONDON. March . GE,.-Bank of Eng
land sta tement as of March l Gin thou
sands OF pounds: Circulation. 47s.44S;
increase, 5.114: Bullion: 227:416: increase. ass
Public deposits. 1913: decrease 4704
Private deposits. 146a10: increase s.643
Government securities 9aO46; increase,
2O,105. Other securities. 2S,141: decrease,
1O437. Ratio of reserve to liabilities.
30.s per cent, compared with 35.3 last
week
Evening star., 1939-03-02
$50 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, March 2 tPl.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reports $50 tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold yes
terday at $3.50 per 100 pounds East
st. Louis, $50 tons at s49O New
York and so tons at the New York
average.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Capital Transit Co-l7 at rs.
AFTER CALL.
Real Estate Mortgage & Guaranty
pfd.-100 at As.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
Equitable Fire & Marine
Insurance COMPANY

A4uAldUlc ElIe q VldI Inc
Insurance Company
OF Providence. Rhode Island. on the
3lst day OF December. 1928, as re-
ogTed Tsx under fnd r, seeton s47 q the Code
other income ss,4ss.79
Total income sl.27o,5a1.27
90, DISBURSEMENTS.
Net amount paid policy
holders for losses S4o9 $50 o.
All other disbursements 69l,7O9 ~
Total disbursements s1,1O1, %
ASSETS.
Mortgase loans on real
Bonds and stocks. market "''oo''o
value - 5.47o .oa7 90
Deposits In banks s. l,is3Is9 Ok
Agents balances 1862, 400 81
Interest and rents due or
An naesISsa eiSsf ~ assets s.sssd1s is.sss1s
Gross assets s7,lO3 2O2 80
Deduct assets not ad-
mitted ----------- 25,4o3.s7
Total admitted assets s7o7I77s.65
LIABILITIES.
Net VI paid claims S14s. Osg 26
Iotal nnearned premiums ,O34 lS301
Other habiiltles ----- s6 a4s4I
Capital paid UP 900 OOO M
Surplus over all liabili-
ties --r------------- 4,s0s,577.76
Total --------.--- s7O7777s.65
NET PREMIUMS WRITTEN
DURING THE YEAR
District Of
Total. Columbia
Ere S6s4 592 Sc Sc 9s4s7
Motor vehicles s6dd2745 1851
Earthquake 65333
Inland naviga-
tlon and
transpo rt a.
Tornado, wind
storm, a r d
Hail fYIel0ne ess33.sS ss33 s5 s2o.sO
Sprinkler leak
Riot, civil COM ~
motion. and
| explosion 16566l9 1121s
AL other--air-
craft - 2a7os2
s1,O3s O55 .6s se.757,o1
| HENRY P. WHITMAN
Ac A;,h7,-1bod Ho4MGREN, l5s NC comDrToiisE
! ouDSCTlDeO ana sworn 70 before
| this st DAY Of February. 1888
| ANDREW E. SCHUTTENHELN
| tSea!J Notary Public.
LAWRENCE c, CRAWFORD
| e54 Washington Building
| FLOYD {. DAVIS co.
733 18th St. NV.
M. LEROY GOFF
1895 Woodward Building
Resident Agents
Evening star., 1939-03-02

New York Bar Silver
NEW YORK, March 2 R.-Bar
silver 42N, unchanged.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Federal Land Banks
London Bar Gold

: LONDON, March lP,-Bar gold, lass
lad off u pence. Equivalent S3471l
Bar silver, @0i2d, Up ,iG. Equivalent 1926
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK March Q LEp.-Crude rub
| Der futures opened / higher to lower.
March 16.e7-74: Nay. 1878; July. 1855.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. March = GP,.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Moon quotations.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK. March . LP,.--Prices quoted
In dollars and thirty-seconds.
Evening star., 1939-03-02

Approx
Rate. MonthYear. Bid. Asked. yield
Evening star., 1939-03-02

Quotations not furnished bv spons
ilSsuer; all others are obtained by I.
from those sources.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18

Rather than be No. 2 wife, Sem
orita Sofia Alvarez, Mexican stage
performer, has turned down
chance to become princess. Hav-
ing won the heart of Prince
Duermdan Of Bombay, Senorita
Alvarez broke her engagement
when she learned the prince al
ready had wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18
WELFARE WORKER HERE

Miss Honora Costigan of the state
of social welfare is in
Imperial Valley for her regular
monthly vist to welfare offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-18

could give birth.
Dr. Hipolito Larrabure, director
of the hospital, who cited the girls
bnptismal certificate-which show
cd the date of her birth as Sept
%. l933-aS proof of her age, said
the case believed unique in medi~
cal annals, was absolutely au-
thentic." DR.. Larrabure. who aided
Or. Geraldo Lozada. head Of the
Pisco hospital, in delivering the
six-pound boy by CaeSarian oper-
alton Sunday, also based his be-
lief in Lina'S age on the fact that
she still has her first teeth and
prefers a doll, given her by hos
pital attendants, to her own baby
DR.. Eugene MacCornack, founder
of the MacCornack clinic at White
hall, Wis, and a member of the
American College of Surgeons, con-
firmed DR.. Larrabure's belief in the
girls age.
DR.. MacCornack. who has prac-
tced medicine here for several
SGdlo, tAdilllIlGAl bllld db Vic llOS-
pital this afternoon. He said he
had followed the case from the be-
ginning and described the girl as
one who missed infancy entirely"
There is no question that she is
less than six years of age-borne
out by her milk teeth and the
length and size of her bones" DR..
MacCornack said AS far as 1
know her case is unprecedented. >"
He drew attention to the fact
that the excessive calcium in her
body facilitated her giving birth
to normal baby. He said the girl
was normal in all aspects
We expect her TO be out of dan
ger within two days" Larrabure
said THE baby is WE'LL
Regarding doubts expressed by
DR.. Morris Fishbein, editor of the
American Medical Association Jour-