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Evening star., 1940-01-21
W. V. M.
Coach Co.
Transfer Of Associated
Gas Proceedings Asked
By the A ssocia ted press

By the Associa ted Press.
UTICA, N. T., Jan. 20.-Two Pc
titions asking transfer OF the re-
organization proceedings of the AS
sociated Gas e. Electric Co. from
the northern to the southern New
York district were filed in Federal
Court today.
Federal Judge Frederick H. Bry-
ant set Tuesday as the date for a
hearing on the petitions. One was
filed by attorneys representing the
United States Government, Internal
Revenue Bureau and the Treasury
Department, the second by the Gen.
eral Protective Committee, headed
by Irwin Med. Garfield of Boston.
The company and its chief sub
sidiary, the Associated Gas & Elec-
trio Corp, filed petitions for re-
organization under the Federal
bankruptcy law in the northe~ 4
New York district last week.
The question of jurisdiction was
first raised last Monday at Malone,
N. Y, by Thurman Hill, assistant to
the general counsel for the Treasury
Department, who contended the
principal assets and business of the
company and corporation were in
the southern New York district.
Appointment of trustees for the
concerns has been deferred pending
the jurisdiction hearing.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Jersey Rail Tax Boosted
By Reversed Ruling
6y the Associated Press.


TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 2O.-Fed-
eral District Judge Phillip Forman
revised today an earlier ruling to
permit New Jersey to collect an ad-
ditional 10 per cent of taxes levied
against eight major railroads for the
years 1894, 1885 and 1896.
Judge Forman announced Novem-
Der 2 he would make permanent a
temporary injunction restraining
the State from collecting more than
go per cent of the levies for the three
years, He raised the percentage COL
lectible to 10 per cent today in
entering a formal decree in the
Jersey Central case.
The decree, which gave legal effect
to his decision, applied only to the
Jersey Centrals appeal from its
1884 assessment. But the judges
Office said he would file similar de-
crees for all roads. ..
His revised ruling permits New
Jersey to move for collection of an
additional $3,739 ,293. The roads paid
so, ,117,874 on the 3-year tax bill
while withholding $14,820937.
Railroads involved besides the
Jersey Central are New Jersey and
New York. Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, Lehigh Valley, New
York Central, New York and Long
Branch, Erie and the New York
Susquehanna and Western.
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lilies were provided for in the ad-
joining sections of Virginia and
Maryland In contrast with 6,203
families provided for In the Dis
trict itself.
Next to the District. Arlington
was second in home building with
2,232 families provided for at cost
of $l0,351 1924. Montgomery County
was third with 1871 families pro-
vided for at a cost of $9,826.855. Be-
cause of more non-residential con-
struction, Montgomery was slightly
ahead of Arlington in total build
ing. Ranking behind the leaders
came Prince Georges County, Alex
anoria and Fairfax County.
All sections of the area showed
large gains over the previous year
in both total construction and resi-
Dental activity with the exception
of Prince Georges, where the total
failed to equal 1898, but residential
activity was ahead.
Two Years Compared.
Annual building volumes for 1899
and 1888 in the various sections of
the metropolitan area follow:
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1apering Demand Forces
Cut in Copper Prices
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-Weeks of
tapering demand for copper from
foreign and domestic buyers forced
cult of u cent a pound this week,
first revision in more than three
months.
At the end of the week the red
metal was priced at 12A cents a
pound by leading custom smelters
and some smaller producers. One
small producer was believed Offer
ing copper at IL cents but no sales
at this level could be confirmed.
Major producers held their 1917
cent base.
Copper in the export division was
quoted at II cents. Fair demand
developed at the lower price.
While apparently ignored at the
time, metal traders pondered the
statement regarding copper curtail-
ment made by E. T. Stannard to the
temporary National Economic Com
mittee at Washington this week.
Stannard, president of Kennecott,
said If no improvement developed in
the copper market by March, his
company would slash output, pos
sibly as much as 10000 tons a
month.
Demand for lead quieted although
the price held firm at 5.50-5.55 cents
a pound. Zinc continued at SIS
cents East st. Louis.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Court Approves Plan
For Auburn Auto
BY the Associated Press.


FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 20.-A
plan for reorganization of the Au-
burn Automobile Co. under section
T-B Of the Federal Bankruptcy Act
was approved by Judge Thomas w.
Slick today at the conclusion of q
hearing in United States District
Court.
James K. McGowen, chairman OF
the board, testified that Auburn
has orders for $l,750, 900 for 1910,
= monthly pay roll Of $4,000 and
$50 to 500 men at work.
The company discontinued man
automobiles in 1887. It
now manufactures automobile bod
les, over-engine cabs, sheet metal
stampings, sinks and cabinets.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Cotton Market Steady
As Buying Offsets
Southern Hedging
Finul Prices 4 Points
Lower to ; Higher
At New York
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-The cot
ton futures market rode along stead
lily today. Final quotations were 4
points lower to higher.
Bombay interests showed a little
more variety in their orders after
recent heavy pressure from that
source Buying outweighed selling,
especially in the distant deliveries,
but this slackened after the opening.
The market steadied after a wob-
bly, start as price fixing orders took
care of hedging from the South.
Liquidation by local traders kept
prices from getting ahead however.
Low temperatures in the South
were seen as possible aids to the
new crop. Crop men explained in
sect pests will probably have a diff
cult time weathering the present
cold.
Worth Street textile markets re-
ported further improvement. The
bulk OF business was executed at
price concessions, however, as buy
ers refused to follow attempts to
boost quotations.
Exports Friday, 3,255 bales; sea-
son so far, 3668, ,273. Port receipts,
22.856; port stocks, 3,324,833.
Range follows:
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13, l56 Family Units
Built in Metropolitan
Area During 1899
By DONALD b. HADLEY.

Real estate leaders feel none too
comfortable about the new all-time
building record set in the WASH
ington metropolitan area during
1899, it was learned last night.
Following preliminary report from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics show
ing $l09,414,283 worth of construc-
ton in the area during the last
year, fear was expressed that If the
fast pace continues in 1910, a seri-
Gus excess in housing will be Gre
ated
A surplus already exists, declared
Rufus Lusk, real estate authority
and publisher of the Washington
Business Review He estimated
that present home construction here
is running approximately so per
cent ahead of actual demand. Point
ing to increases in vacancies and
the number of unsold new houses,
Lusk declared it mathematically i'm
possible for the market to absorb
such a volume.
F. H. A. to Decide.
The Lusk statement recalled a
recent warning from Fred Smith,
president of the Washington Real
Estate Board, who also questioned
the wisdom of allowing activity to
remain at high levels A report
showing sharp rise in vacancies
received attention at the mid-win-
ter session of the District Bankers
Association this week.
Despite caution among realtors,
the attitude of F.. H. A. officials
probably will be the determining
factor in 1910 building trends. Lib
eral Federal lending policies have
been a powerful stimulus for con-
struction, particularly in the field
of large housing projects. Already
several more of these developments
are in prospect for the coming year.
Realtors declare they are largely re-
sponsible for the mounting vacan-
cies in other properties.
The metropolitan building report
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
while subject to revision later.
showed with startling clarity the
rapid expansion in housing here.
Home Building Record.
Home building for the year totaled
$55 ,503,462 with accommodations
provided for 1886 families. Both
of these figures were the highest on
record.
Totals for recent years follow:
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Totals for various years follow:
Utilities Reflect Growth.

The number of persons served by
public utility companies in the met
ropolitan area reached another high
at the end of December.
The fact that 23,224 telephones,
1891 gas meters and 11,410 electric
customers had been added In the
area since the same date a year ago
illustrated in striking fashion that
the big metropolitan market here
has continued its steady growth.
Compared with only four years
ago, at the end of 1885, there were
78,471 more telephones, 36,292 more
gas meters and 40,096 more electric
customers.
Totals at the end of December In
various years follow:
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TWELVE MONTHS. 1899.
Total sl0a.414. .2s3 S55. 5.5O3. 4G: 13.1!
I've MONTHS. 1898.
Total s1.634.s19 S39. 9.42s.696
Slumps in December.

Arlington County's December vol
ume showed sharp decline from
the same 1893 month, when housing
projects boosted activity to high
levels. The District In December
also showed moderate declines in
both total construction and resi-
dental building, although more
families were provided for than in
the 1898 month.
All other sections Of the area
scored large increases over a year
ago in December, with Prince
Georges making the best showing.
December totals for 1899 and 1888
are compared below in the various
sections:
Evening star., 1940-01-21
DECEMBER. 1899.
Total S6.1sa.7ss S4.565.34O
Foreclosures Decrease.

Foreclosures in Washington reach
ed the lowest point on record dur
ing 1899 and the number of real
estate trusts or mortgages reached
the highest point since 1929, Charles
Rush. secretary of the Washington
Real Estate Board, reported.
The value of 1899 trusts reached
$94 ,985 ,998, highest since 1890. The
number of deeds or real estate
transfers recorded in 1899 exceeded
1888 levels by a good margin but
was behind 1885, 1896 and 1887
marks. With those exceptions, 1t
was the highest since 1929
Totals for various years follow:
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Blue Ridge Assets
Log Behind Yeur AGO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Blue Ridge
Corp, investing concern, reported
today net assets at the close Of 1899
were $3l,612,023, equivalent to $1.31
. common share. At the close of
the previous year the figures were
34,450,6 ,631 and S1.6l, respectively.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
153, 500 Get F. n. A. Aid
Rx the Associated Press

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
Stewart Mcdonald, Federal Hous-
ing administrator, estimated yes
terday that 100000 to ATS 900 dwell
ing units were built last year, of
which 153 500 were constructed with
F. H.. A.-insured financing.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Sunshine Mining Net
Drops to s., 3,176,339

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Sunshine
Mining Co., silver producer with
principal properties in Idaho, re-
ported today 1899 net profit of So
176,339 or $2l3 compared with So
653. 1886 or $2.45 a share in 1888.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Comparisons back over q longer
period are available in active gas
meters of the Washington Gas Light
Co. and aflliates covering the met
ropolitan area, electric customers
of the Potomac Electric Power Co.
in the District and Maryland sec
tions of the area and Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. stations In
the District only. Totals follow:
Evening star., 1940-01-21
December Total Lays.

Nearby Areas Active.
During the last year less than
half of metropolitan area home
building took place within the linn
tied 1924 square miles of the Dis
trict of Columbia
With residential development con-
tinuing to push outward, 6,953 FAM
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Nearby telephones Tor the end Of
November. latest available, were
added to the District December re-
port to reach the rather conserva-
tive metropolitan total.
Telephones for the adjoining sec
tions were distributed as follows at
the end of November In various
wears.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
COtt0nSeed Oil.

C0ttonseed Oil.
Blcachable cottonSeed oil futures were
unusually quiet today, closing unchanged
to l higher on sales of & contracts.
decline in lard was Offset by the compare
tive steadIness Of grains and cotton. May
closed lib. July. 7.22b: September, 7.26b.
Crude oil in the Southeast and valley
was cents nominal and Texas. 61s to =
nominal. depending upon location.
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Transit Business Scars,

Transit Business Scars.
Transit passengers continued to
increase sharply during 1899. Yearly
totals for the Capital Transit Co.
in the District and the Washington,
Virginia, Maryland Coach Co. in
Virginia sections follow.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

given below, along with Virginia
gas meters, which have been sepa-
rated from the grand total in order
to further emphasize the develop
ment In those sections.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Dome Mines Reports
81, los, ,9ol Profit
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. - Dome
Mines, Ltd, Canadian gold producer,
estimated today 1899 net profit be.
fore depreciation and depletion was
A,109 ,99l, compared with 44,326,691
In 1898.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Erratic Wheat Prices
Reflect Uncertainty
Over j. ). Loans
EorIy Drop Of Cent
A BusheI Is Wiped
Out Luter
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,

. CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-A wheat
price drop of q cent q bushel fol-
lowed by q rally which wiped out
this loss before the close today re-
flected trade uncertainty about dis
position in the next several weeks
of large quantities of 1898 and 1899
grain under Government loan.
Milder weather over much of the
grain belt also induced some selling
but buying credited to mills ap-
peared on the downturn. Some
traders were inclined to look for i'm
proved flour demand due to resump-
ton of subsidy operations in Pacific
Coast wheat and flour.
Wheat closed unchanged to "a
cent lower compared with yester-
day. May $1.01H-H. July 98ss-1s::
corn unchanged to Il higher. May
585s-12, July 585s; oats unchanged
to y down; rye A-ss up and lard
5s lower.
AS of December 81 the Commodity
Credit Corp. and cooperating banks
throughout the wheat belt held as
collateral on loans 161 ,045 ,543 BUSH
els of wheat. The Government an
nounced loans on 1898 grain due
March 81, involving about $500 900
bushels, would not be extended.
Furthermore, it does not contem-
plate renewing 1899 wheat loans
which mature April 30 except those
involving $4,000, 900 bushels in Ger
tain States.
Grain range at principal markets
today:
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D. c. and Md.
Nat Eiartrir
Virginia Totals Jump.

VHS1niA TOtaD Jump.
Virginia Public Service Corp.
figures are necessary to complete
the electric customer totals above.
Covering the Virginia sections Of
the metropolitan area, they are
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New Orleans prices

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 20 R.-Cotton
futures here today declined on week end
long liquidation, with trading quiet. Closing
prices were steady, ! point net lower
Evening star., 1940-01-21

CottonSeed oil closed steady: detachable
prime summer yellow, TO nominal: prime
crude, 5.S7h-6.00. January. 6.4Ob;
March. 8.45b: May. 661b: July, 67lb;
September, g 75b
b Bid. Nominal
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat. no sales reported. Corn
Mo- No. 5a a1xedi M eoa; .sso1 No l. yslow sS;
mixed 3S: No. 4. white Al. Soy beans,
4.65-9O. nominal Barley mailing. 54-ti7,
n19minai: 1S nn fee feed. 1880 nominal. Red clover
800, nominal. Alsike 15.OO-1 LOO. nomi-
nal. Alfalfa, 17.5O-22.5O. nominal.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

In the five years covered by the
above table, construction in the
metropolitan area amounted to
1896, ,783 1888. Residential building
totaling s208 .232 625 provided quar-
ters for 50.521 families-enough for
a fair sized city.
December Total Lags.
The December total of $4,55OO42
was the smallest for any month of
the last year. Home building
claimed larger portion, however
with $3.495,903 providing quarters
for 921 families. AS a result. jan
uary and July were slower months
in this division.
The 1889 record By months follows:
Evening star., 1940-01-21
New AN-Time Construction Record Arouses
Fears of Washington Housing Surplus

NUMBER OF FAMILIES PROVIDED FOR
BY METROPOLITAN AREA BUILDING
Source Bureou Of Lobor Stotistes Eoeh House
Represents One Thousond Fomies.
1899 Gb@bGb@AbGbGbGbG Gb6bGb&bbi
1898 Ab@Gb@ @b@bGb$Gb&
1897 Gb@bGbG@ @Gb6bGbGb@@
1895 Gb&bGb@ Gb@bb@@Gb
1895 @Gb@@@b@@
Evening star., 1940-01-21

WINNIPEG. Jan. 20 iH.-Cash wheat.
Oats. No. 2. white. 42Ts: No. 3. 393s.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Stocks Register
Little Change
In Dull Day
Only 27l,l7o Traded;
Fovored SpecioIties
Able to Climb

What St0ckA. Did
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
Hollywood Sighb And Sound,
By Robbin Coo~s.

HOLLYWOOD Cal April i5-It happened at small exceed ngly dinner Norma Shearer and George Raft were among the twinklers present
 Since steady George has been exposed culture item which concerned him Among the places Norma has taken Huntington Library Pasadena famed center of art literature
 point evening George, the ex-hoofer and pugist discourse art tradonalsand modens of classicsts and neo classicists Reynolds and Gasborough Whistler and he finally talked himself out leaving Hull in the conversation
 deep silence broke finally the voice of Barbara Stanwyck the table
 George" said earthly stanwyck you mind I say, 'Aw, nuts!?"
 have the civil at the box office With the Wind" headed apparently for atme high gross Illinois" isn't measuring hopes held for it. iA s@a "i steeasf tf ssr h T
 tradition the that picture about Lin- hit and it must be true because the Raymond Massey picture the finest Lincoln picture yet delivered
 publicity outfit nominated Janice Logan the undressed pictures o Miss Logan ebarrassent)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
COMING YEARS ROADS PROGRAM
 HERE ANNOUNCED
Hard Surfal ing of Glacier High
 ''', way Is Included

The construction program of tho Public Roads Administration fol the fiscal year 1941 has been ap- proved by the Secretary of Agri- culture. The approval of the pro gram does not mean release oi funds, but designates what projects are to be constructed when funds are released.
 Anticipated construction is as follows:
 Tongass High, Ketchikan-B Beach Section: Placement of wear ing surface upon three miles of cement stabilized grade, $8,00o.
 Seward Highway, Summit Kenai Lake Section: Reconstruction and re-surfacing of two miles of high way. $75,o0o.
 Douglas Highway, Kowee Creek Falls Creek Section: Grading. SUI = facing and draining of two addi- tional miles of highway, extension of the present Douglas Highway, $82,00O, of which the Territory of Alaska will contribute $20,000.
 Glacier Highway, Aux Bay-Men- denhall River Section: Reconstruc- ton and -surfacing. $67,000
 Glacier Highway: Experimental higher type surfacing, $l0,000
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
ARMY AND NAVY
 ALASKA AVIATION FIELDS FEATURED
Magazine Pacific Builder and Engineer" Carries
 Story on North.land

The attention of not only the aeronautical world but also of en- gineers and constructors every where is being focused at the pres ent time on Alaska's great airport development and especially upon its four big military bases for Ko- diak, Fairbanks, Sitka and An- chorage according to the current issue of Pacific Builder & En- gineer," the April number of which has just appeared on the news stands.
 In the first authenticated maga- zine article to be published giving "a complete summary of these pro- jects, it is shown how $30,0OO, GOO is to be spent for military bases alone, and in another article the expansion of Alaska's commercial iAirports is discussed. These vari- Eous undertakings" states the maga- zine, makes Alaska major fac tor in the construction industry this year"
 F Field Pictured
 Construction of the new Cold weather Experimental Air Station, the Ladd Field. at Fairbanks, will |get under way in earnest this month, according to Major Edward M. George, Construction Quarter master who is in direct charge of the project. The appearance of the air base as it will look when com pleted is shown in a special illus tration, an airplane picture of Fair banks, in which the magazines ar- lists, from specific information have built" the air base into the picture, showing runways, hangars, barracks, etc Information on the other military bases is also given both in a special Alaska article and in another feature which describe! both military and commercial air. port programs for Alaska and tho
 
 Pacific Northwest.
 Quarter Billion Summarizing the complete con. struction program for these dis.
 tricts, including such activities a
 road building bridges, dams, recla nation, flood control and drainag,
 projects, it is shown that about .
 quarter of billion dollars Will b spent in the Northwest construction industry this year
 In addition to the air base ar ticles, another feature of interest to Alaska people is one on tht Cinema Slough rock fill flood con. trol dike which the Army is tc build at Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15

cleared there, nothing doing Think I want to get held for vio- lating neutrality by giving infor- nation Indirectly to an enemy?'
 Far out to sea, about a third and two-thirds of the distance be- tween Bermuda and Horta, two coast guard boats are constantly taking weather readings on deck and in the skies twith balloons) and four times a day broadcasting them to the world. LEE
 From certain Canadian points come coded messages giving in formatiop the United States has agreed not to use for any purpose other than working out its own forecasts,
 The Alaskan weather stations have multiplied in importance. Efforts are being made to keep the Siberian and other Soviet stations broadcasting regularly Japan's trickily coded messages are used like those of Canada, se- cretly and only for completing the U. B. weather map j"