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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Three
dozen gray-haired fellows lifted
glasses in silent toast last night to
1000 dead companions-men OF all
colors and creeds who persisted three
decades ago in a savage effort to
thrust band of steel rails through
the hell of Brazil's jungle.
And then they sat down to break
bread together and spin tales OF
their job in the jungle, of how they
laid the rails from Madeira to Ma
more.
Reflects of war with the unholiest
of wildernesses, these graybeards
are among 200 survivors of the 1,40O
technicians and engineers who di-
rected construction Of a 200-mile
railroad which skirted perilous riv-
er rapids and gave Bolivia an outlet
to the Atlantic.
They tell a story of 10000 men
scientists, engineers and laborers-
who dared the jungle in 1907 and
how only one Of every three came
back six years later when the job
was done.
Beri-beri, headhunters, malaria,
boa constructors. ants and the dam
nation of it all got the rest. To
them the toast was drunk.
1T wasn't worth It," said John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Wheat prices
driIted aimleSSly in q dull session
on the Board of Trade today. There
was little in the news, domestic or
foreign, to affect the market and
traders apparently chose to even up
accounts for the two-day holiday.
Wheat started 1s-7s cents under
Fridays closing levels and then
drifted even lower. At the end of
the first hour losses were extended
to %-12 cent, September, 725s; De-
cember, 75A.
There was a small amount of
liquidation of the September con-
tract, with offerings taken at a
25s cent discount under December.
Traders said indications pointed
strongly to a fair amount of deliv-
cries on the first delivery day, next
Tuesday. They said weekend
evening up operations were ex-
pected to make up the bulk OF the
days volume.
Light rains fell in Western Kan
sas, but for the most part precipi-
tation was confined to the eastern
portion of the grain belt.
Corn also was dull, Opening quo
tations were unchanged to u of
and the market continued around
the early levels.
One private estimate placed the
domestic spring wheat crop at 1885,
DOC, 900, as compared with last
months figure by the same author
ity of 1873, O0000 and the Govern
ment's August forecast of 205, 000,-
900 bushels.
The same source placed the pro-
spective corn yield at 2,329, 000, 900
bushels, against 2,248, 000,0 900 a
month ago. The oats figures were
las, 900 900 bushels, compared with
the Government August l estimate
of 1,123,0OO,00O, and barley at S03.-
900 900, against the Government
forecast of 2s1, 100000 bushels.
Broomhall, commenting on the
United States market, said, Com
modify and security markets took a
new lease on life and rallied
sharply. The war news was more
assuring and shorts covered before
the two-day holiday on the fear
that anything might happen in that
space of time"
Oats were unchanged to g lower
in sympathy with grains.
Lard was unchanged to cents
lower in sympathy with grains.
At II am. wheat was 3s-% lower
than yesterdays final quotations,
September, 725s; December, 75H,
and corn was A-3s lower, Septem-
Der, 613a; December, 57A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Destruction Of Musty Records
To Garry Crimes Into Oblivion

The long forgotten crimes of a
bygone era in Washington were
brought to light again today as the
United States marShal's Office began
cleaning out the mdsty record room
at District Court.
Chief Deputy Marshal Michael
Kearney, carrying out an order of
the Justice Department., began as
sortment of old records with a view
to discarding those not necessary
to operation of the Office or which
have no historical interest.
Experts from the National Ar
chives will see sample pages before
any of the books are thrown away.
Those with interest will be pre-
served.
One of the oldest of the books,
record of warrants served by the
marShal's Office. dates back to June,
1865, only two months after the
assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
The book covering the period of the
assassination could not be found.
How the crimes reflected the mode
of the period was illustrated in one
item in which a woman was charged
with stealing ''petticoat and hoop
skirt" The outcome of the case
was not given.
The District was quite rural in its
surroundings then. Among the
barnyard animals stolen were cows
chickens, oxen and many horses
The automobile thieves apparently
replaced the latter. Two youngsters
were fined 81 each for destroying
vegetables in a garden.
The period followed closely the
end of the Civil War and Washing
ton evidently was full of soldiers,
for a number of persons were
charged with selling liquor to them.
Strict laws governed activities on
the Sabbath. A citizen was "con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31

for air be included in the Presidents
cabinet.
In a statement intended, he said,
to clarity" several serious contro-
VERSES" Mr.. Looming characterized
the Governments civilian air train
ing program as an aviation boom
doggle, with no rhyme or purpose
other than to get headlines on behalf
of the New Dealers ."
He said he challenged a statement
by Robert Hinckley, Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce, that civilians
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Five New Inspectors
For WAGE Board Urged

I The District Commissioners have
been asked by the Maryland and
District of Columbia Industrial
Union Council to make available
FUNDS for five new inspectors for
the District Minimum Wage Board.
! In a letter to Commissioner John
Russell Young, Sidney R. Katz,
Observation-Disclosures of the council,
Said that even the most casual
survey of the requirements placed
upon the District Minimum Wage
Board-namely, the enforcement OF
both the minimum wage and maxi
mum hour laws for women-shows
thatsit is preposterous to expect en-
iercement with the present staff OF
INSPECTORS. To keep the staff at its
present size is almost equivalent tc
writing that statute OF the books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31

trained by the Government were
pilots and flyers" Instead, he said,
they were still Hedging students
after IS hours Of instruction and solo
flying.
He advocated for this country "a
wholly free third arm based en-
tirely on air operations, very similar
to the organization that is now so
brilliantly fighting Germany" In be-
half Of Britain.
Mr.. Looming added the United
States needed an air force Of loo, 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Holmes, acting superintendent Of

Holmes, acting superintendent Of
schools.
DR.. Holmes described the philos-
ophy of education adopted last
June by school personnel. The fiva3
problems on which committees have
been doing research for more
than a year are unified curriculum,
classroom technique, adequate in.
formational background for each
child, child guidance and standards
Of promotion and retention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
British Deny Immunity
To Flyer Rescue Ships
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 31-Britain an
nounced yesterday her refusal to
recognize as Red Cross ships i'm
mune from attack those German
vessels which are used to rescue
airmen shot down at sea.
Replying to German note sent
by way of Switzerland that the
Reich intended to mark with the
Red Cross "a rescue ships, the gov
eminent said the claim of Red Cross
privileges for such vessels was
wholly inadmissible."
Officials here asserted that the
Germans attacked British vessels
engaged in saving both British and
German airmen; had repeatedly
and fagrantly" attacked bona fide
hospital ships. They added that
the character and functions" Of
the "a German vessels were open to
''the gravest suspicious"
Drive as though your child walked
ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Looming Backs Wilkes
Air Secretary Proposal
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Grover
Looming, pioneer aircraft manufac-
turer and former aeronautical ad-
wiser to the Maritime Commission,
last night Endorsed the proposal of
Wendell L. Willkie, Republican pres
tdential candidate, that secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31

Drive as though your child walked
ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31

fined to the station house for Is
hours" for fishing on October IA
1861 Sunday. Listed beside his
name evidently was a man who was
his fishing partner, who was fined
1888 for the offense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Club Hears Discussion
OF School Policies

Policies adopted by the teachers
and officers Of the District schools
were discussed yesterday at a Re-
ciprocity Club luncheon at the May
flower Hotel by DR.. Chester w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31

ODAY ends one brief year in which
Adolf Hitler has risen from dictator of
his "Greater Germany to dictator of
most of Europe Nation after nation has
fallen before his mighty armies and the end is
not yet Tomorrow's Star will review the epochal
events since the invasion of Poland on September
l a year ago and will take stock of the present
and the future Marquis w. Childs has written a
powerful account of the almost incredible happen
ings of the past twelve months with special atten-
ton to the effects of the European war on the
United States E. D. Ball of the Associated Press
will recount the developments in more detail CIV
ing best available summaries of estimated losses
on both sides. An appraisal of the war situation
as Of today will be presented by Constantine
Brown, foreign affairs expert of The Star, in an
article analyzing Great Brtain's chances Of fight
ing off the Nazi attack. AS usual, The Star will
give its readers a comprehensive review of the
highlights of the weeks war and defense de-
velopments abroad and on the domestic scene.
Tomorrow's summary will be by Blair Bolles, and
there will be also the regular weekly contribution
by David Lloyd George
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Decline in Cottonseed
Crush Is Reported
BY the Associated Press.


The Census Bureau reported today {
cottonseed crushed in the flve-month ;
period, August l to December 81,
totaled 2,539 ,426 tons, compared with
2621 ,9l4 tons in the corresponding
period a year ago, and cottonseed
on hand at mills December 81 to-
tailed l,l6l 935 tons. compared with
1853 ,585 tons year ago.
Cottonseed products manufactured
in the f1ve-month period and on
hand December 81 were:
Crude oil produced, 1921 1855 .
pounds, compared with 809 09O,477 !
in the corresponding period a year
ago, and on hand, 181 234.819 pounds,
compared with ITS 464 .445 a year ago.
Refined oil produced, 632,l78.357 .
pounds, compared with 615,17s.24l,
and on hand. 553176.074 pounds.
compared with 565 ,309 208.
Cake and meal produced, 1,138,016
tons, compared with 1,173.94O, and
on hand, 21e,79 tons, compared with
312,810.
Hulls produced, 642,956 tons. COM
pared with 670,594, and on hand,
l66,328 tons. compared with lsl, ,022
Linters produced, 630328 running
bales, compared with 635,7 1853, and
on hand. 344,522 running bales,
compared with 535,447.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Jan. 12 tP.--Butter. 63s,-
473. easier. Creamery. higher than extra
31s4-32la: extra (e2 score). "a: firsts
lsS-9D. 30-31A; seconds ts4-s7j, 21la-
cheese, 1ao.751; firm. Prices un-
Eses, 1898: weaker, Mixed colors.
fancy to extra fancy. o1ia23: standards,
diums. 1872: dirties No /. 16M: average
checks. l5l4-Ha. Refrigerator. fancy and
heavsweights. 16ls-le:, standards, IS;
i1 hrsts' l5la; seconds. 14'4-15: mediums,
Whites: Resale of premium marks, 25-
e7l3; nearby and Midwestern premium
marks. 23-24h2: specials, 22L2 standards,
Il l14-21 z, Resale of nearby heavier me-
a,ums ,ui,i, 2o19,S3 ,oS Nearby and Midwestern
ensca,x Coast Jumbo and pTemigms s51s32.s;
diums 22-22A pullets 2Ola-s4 Re
frigerator. nearby and Midwestern stand
ards 1Sl2-19: hrsts -1717-1s.
Browns: Nearby fancy to, extra fancy.
s,iss Gals 22l2; standards a1ha; mediums 2o
Duck eggs, 1926.
Dressed poultry steady to firm: fresh.
boxes, turkeys, Northwestern hens. 1923;
toms, 1921; other fresh, all frozen prices
unchanged.
LYe poultry, by freight. weak; chickens.
colored, II: fowls colored, Is; Leahorn,
10: old roosters, 10: turkeys, hens, 1913;
BY express. firmer: chickens. Rocks, II:
crosses l6; Lcshorn. 1915, broilers,
Rocks. 16.l7ts; crosses, 14la-15; fowls,
crosses, small to medium. l5la-16; Reds,
1919; old ROSTERS, $40; turkeys, young
toms, 14-16.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Demand for Winter
Clothing Expands
Sharply in Week
Supplies Cut Rapidly.
Sales J to Is Per Cent
Above Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

o9 tBe hSSOClaCeu Fre6S.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Retail
merchants supplies of winter clothes
were all but cleaned out this week
as cold and snow kept America
shivering, Dun g. Bradstreet said
today in a weekly survey.
Buying was especially large, the
review said, in suburban areas. At
the same time, business in some
rural sections was virtually at
standstill due to weather conditions
discouraging travel to shopping
centers.
Average gain in volume over last
year for all retailers was estimated
by the agency at 7 to 13 per cent.
Stores in some cities reported
stocks of ice skates and sporting
apparel virtually exhausted =.
Clothing promotions were scoring ex-
ceptional gains over last year,
despite the generally smaller mark
downs in effect" the reviewf de-
clared. Ess,
Travel and resort wear she's
reported gains in sales volume Of
S to 10 per cent, the sharp declirie
in cruise wear Notwithstanding
THE use of credit facilities showed
further expansion, retailers reported,
both in soft. and hard goods pur-
chasers."
Regional trade increases varied
from to 20 per cent more than
a year ago for the Middle West 70
2 to per cent for the Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1940-01-12

6S the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Bond
prices generally slipped today as
traders liquidated some of their re-
cent gains
Corporates bore the brunt of the
reaction, and minus signs were
thickly scattered through the lists
toward the close.
Utility companies with foreign in
terests were outstanding losers In
ternational Telephone SIS and Inter-
national Hydro Electric IS each lost
more than a point.
Canada As of 1860 sagged a bit
as the Canadian government an
nounced a S2O0,00O,oOO war loan,
carrying 314 per cent coupon.
Scandinavian loans held in a mar
row path, with traders waiting for
new developments in the Finnish
Soviet war.
Minor gains and losses spotted
the United States Treasury list.
Among the losers were Bethlehem
Steel 311s, Illinois Central 4a4s, Del
aware &, Hudson refunding As,
Southern Pacific 412s, United States
Steel 3l4s and Frisco 4l2s.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Credit Association Sets
Annual Meeting Dute

Special Dispatch to The Star
WARRENTON, Va, Jan. 12-The
annual stockholders meeting of the
Warrenton Production Credit Asso-
citation will be held in Center Dis
trict High School Auditorium here
on Friday, January 10, it was an
nounced today, about $50 members
and their wives being expected at
the meeting.
w. H. Hurt, dairy farmer of
Culpeper County and president Of
the association, expects farmers to
attend from the following counties:
Culpeper, Fauquier, Fairfax, Greene,
Loudoun, Madison, Orange, Prince
William, Rappahannock, Spotsyl-
vania, Stafford and Arlington.
County agents, N. F. l.. A. secretaries
and leaders of other farm Or
ganizations will be invited to
witness the progress of this rapidly
growing, farmer-controlled source of
short-term agricultural credit.
M o. Wilson, president Production
Credit Corp. of Baltimore, is ex-
pected to deliver a short address.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Further Argentine
Curb on T. ). Trade
Seen in Action
Buenos Aires Bank
Creates Account for
French Purchases
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 12.-Action
regarded by authoritative source as
likely further to restrict Argentine
purchases from the United States
was taken by the Exchange Control
Board of the Central Bank of Ar
gentina today.
1t announced that hereafter all
French exchange (money and cred-
its) resulting from sales of Argen-
tine goods to France would be made
available only for purchases from
France and for transfer to France
and French possessions.
The bank announced the creation
of special account similar to that
recently established for the British
pound.
Informed sources said the action
indicated the franc and pound re-
sulting from Argentine exports
would be given guaranteed value"
In addition to slowing Argentine
purchases from the United States,
they said they believed the action
would delay trade generally because
the war already has slowed up ship
ments from Great Britain and
France.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Auto Activity Likely
To Boost Loodings
By the Associated Press.

By The ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. l2.-Increased
activity expected this spring in the
automobile industry should make an
important contribution to greater
railroad freight traffic.
Shipments of new automobiles
during the first quarter of 1910 will
offer railroads a 35 per cent in
crease in tonnage from this source
over the same period a year ago,
according to current estimates.
Last year the motor car industry
and allied industries accounted for
146 per cent of the entire railroad
freight business.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
General Telephone
Reports Big Gain
BE- the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-General
Telephone Corp. reported the num-
Der OF company-owned telephones
operated by subsidiaries had crossed
the half-million mark in 1889 to
SOL ,584, highest in the systems his
tory. The years gains totaled 23.771
units, against a gain of 1897 in
1898.
The company, through subsidi-
aries. has facilities in the South,
Middle and Far West.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. Jan. IL ,P.-Rayon mar
kets were active again today with demand
particularly broad for pigment taffetas
and crepes. Business was written at ad.
vancing prices and mills bid eagerly for
available SUPPLIES of acetate yarn for Feb
Tuary.
Cotton cloth of1erinss throush second
hand at ,s to 70 Of cent under mill
quotations were said to be increasing.
Only small fill-in lots Of staple print
cloths were reported sold at steady prices
Silk goods sold in scattered lots, the
erratic movement Of raw prices still tend
ing to restrict activity in that field In
woolen goods buying interest shifted to
fall suitines and top coatings.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Air Passengers
Show Big Gain
Over Year Ago

BY the Associated Press.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
reported today that II domestic air
lines carried 1881 passengers in
November, 1889, compared with
103.507 in November, 1888, an in
crease of 52.58 per cent.
Total passenger figures for the
first II months of 1899 we're 1885,
$50, compared with 1,086 937 in the
same period of 1888, an increase of
43.18 per cent.
Air express poundage in Novem-
ber, 1889, totaled 644l43 pounds,
compared with 685,399 pounds in
November, 1888, an increase of 232
per cent.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Brokers' Looms Down
$4,000, 900 in Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported yesterday that last week S
loans to brokers and dealers on Sc
curities held by reporting member
banks in New York City totaled
$519 100000.
For the week ended Wednesday,
the total represented decrease of
$le,00O,000 when compared with the
previous week
Loans for the corresponding week
a year ago totaled $704 100000.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Acceptunces Goin

NEW YORK, Jan. II (R.-The
Federal Reserve Bank OF New York
reported today bank dollar accept
ances outstanding in the United
States on December 30 amounted
to 1882 644 900. an increase of slO,-
045, 900 over the previous month, but
a decrease OF s36,961 900 from De-
cember 81, 1898.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
FOREIGN Markets

LONDON, Jan. 12 lP-The stock mar
ket finished the week today with prices
droopy. Support was limited, due largely
was negligible Early gains in gilt-edged
issues were converted into small losses and
home rails lost morning improvement
oils were evenly maintained Industrial
leaders closed with minor price changes
either way.
PARIS.-A wary attitude by bourse
traders was stimulated today by intensi-
fed German air warfare. Prices moved
irregularly. Utility and chemical issues
improved and coal-mining stocks held
steady but the trend elsewhere was slight
" downward
AMSTERDAM M-The bourse took its cue
from wall Streets Thursday decline and
finished with lower prices today for both
domestic and foreign equities. Trade was
small
Evening star., 1940-01-12
London Bar Silver

LONDON. Jan. t2 tP.-Bar silver. 223ed
up y. tEauivalent. 40.5s cents on the
dollar basis, S4.03D
Bar rold, 1855. unchansed Equivalent.
! es3.s5J 4
Evening star., 1940-01-12
New York Suoor

NEW YORK. Jan. IL lF,-susar fu
lures No. 8 opened quiet. no sales. Janu-
ary unauoted: March. 1.s9b: M7v. 19Ab;
July, 199b: September, 2.03b. b Bid
Evening star., 1940-01-12
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK, Jan. - educational AS
ISOLATION Securities Dealers, Inc.
Quotations as of , o'clock.)
Evening star., 1940-01-12
New York Bur Silver

NEW YORK, Jan. II R.-Bar'
silver 34A, unchanged.
Evening star., 1940-01-12

reoreanIzed under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
IStocks so marked are fully listed on the
an unlisted trading basis Rates of divi-
dends in the foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the last quarterly
wise noted. special or extra dividends are
not included xd Ex dividend xr Elk
rights a Also extra or extras d Accumu-
lated dividends paid last year Declared
or paid so far this year f PAYABLE in
stock Paid last year. h Cash or stock
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year ur Under rule WV With war
rants. XIV Without warrants. war War
rants 2 Unit of trading less than 100
shares: tSaleS are given in full
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. Jan. 12 0P1.-Crude rubber
futures opened Is to 80 lower March,
19.26-30; May, 1881; July, 1s.40-5O.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
~ private wire direct to The Star.
T R EAS U r Y.
FOREIGN BONDS

FEDERAL FARM MORTGAGE.
3S 1944-49 1889 1889 1889
Evening star., 1940-01-12

eop's eoI asr w n = Is ss7 Cd: esa ls& laaS
Pied Fl 6Ias so A. ASA 45T 45H
Wv With warrants Nv without warrants.
n New. st fstpl Starpe1
sNegotiability impaired by maturity.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
By private wire direct to The Star.
Stock and Ss

stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. 2:65.
Aero Sup .20g-- 3 Al ~ A.
Ala Power of t0. 40s 96s4 96h 96Ia