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Evening star., 1940-05-23
Kansas City Southern
Issues Authorized

By the Associated Press
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday authorized the
Kansas City Southern Railway to
sell $1,112,000 of ~ per cent equip
ment trust certificates to the Re-
construction Finance Corp. at par in
connection with the purchase of
new equipment.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Larger Early Pototo
Crop Is Predicted
By the Associated Press.

oy IIIc ASSuCId Ctu PTeSS.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported yesterday that the CONNER
cial early potato crop was indicated
to be 30, ZIG, 900 bushels compared
with 28,611,000 bushels last wear
Production averaged 2O,812 900
bushels compared with 28,611 900
bushels last year. Production aver
aged 20,812,000 bushels during the
1929-38 period.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
London Bank Report

LONDON, May % QP-Bank Of Eng.
land statement as Of May % showed tin
thousands of pounds:
Circulation. 546.497; increase, 81 Bull
rs; increase. 81. Public deposits. SO, 783:
decrease. 1,073. Private deposits, las. 1870;
increase, 1S6. sGovernment securities,
137,S7S; decrease. 1915 Other securities
26:6ss; increase, 3l9. Ratio Of reserve to
liabilities. 1913 per cent, COMPARED with
III last week. Bank rate, Q per cent.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Abbott Laboratories
Votes 10-Cent Extra
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May 23-Directors of
Abbott Laboratories today declared
an extra dividend of 10 cents a share
on the common stock, in addition
to the regular quarterly of 40 cents,
both payable June % to stock of
record June 10. Similar disburse-
ments were made on March 81 this
year.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Miscellaneous Markets.

Miscellaneous Markets.
Additional New York markets as COM
piled BY the Associated Press:
LEAD-Futures closed UNCHANGED to
lower; sales, 10000 pounds; September,
4.76b.
COFFEE-spot quiet: Santos No. 4, 5A:
Rio'No., T. ~. Cost and freight offerings
6.4O-7oO. Santos No. 4 p, futures closed
l lower to 5 higher; sales, 4, 900 bags: May.
551n; July, 5.61n; September. 5.73. Rio
No tqssref hisheT eIosss no SALE salss gains
of II to 1s points. July. .s6 Sb: October,
s5.1; December, "a Sb; spot, standard tops,
RAW HIDEs~Futures closed 7-32 lower.
September, $50: December, ssob. Spot,
No. Western light native cows. 9An
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed As
lower to 10 higher Sales No. standard.
21s contracts. May. l9.65n; July. 1855;
December, 1905. Smoked. ribbed spot.
RAW sHK-Futures No. l closed 2
higher to ga lower. Sales. 500 bales.
July .Ss2h September. 2.56; December.
CoCOA---Futures closed unchanged to
July. A.01n: September, A.67.
b BID. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. May % f4S.-Rav sugar
dropped today to its lowest price since
points from the previous sale and :
points below the years pervious low
The quotation. was S1.SO a hundred
$40. delivered basis. In July, le3S.
the low for raw sugar was 2.65.
Futures No. 3 closed 2-3 lower. Sales,
Evening star., 1940-05-23
225 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, May % P.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported rs tons
of Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $4.85 per 100 pounds,
East st. Louis, and $50 tons at the
New York average.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
New York Cotton

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 23.-Early
steadiness in cotton futures gave
way to price irregularity in today's
midafternoon market as nervous
liquidation and hedge selling over
balanced trade and local buying.
Prices were lower to higher in
late trading; July (old), 920; Octo-
Der. 1858; March, 831.
Futures closed lower to 4 higher.
Old contract:
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Anaconda Votes
Dividend of
so Gents
Y the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 23.-Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. directors today
declared a dividend of so cents
common share, payable June "a to
holders of record June 4. In March
a dividend of Is cents was paid.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Rail Loadings Exceed
Year Ago Despite
Week S Lag
678,971-Cor Volume
1913 Per Cent Above
Same 1899 Period
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today 678,971 cars of
revenue freight were loaded during
the week ending last Saturday.
This was a decrease of 1886 cars,
or 2 per cent, compared with the
preceding week; an increase of &c.
083, or 10.8 per cent, compared with
year ago, and an increase of 133,-
1872, or 24.4 per cent, compared with
1898.
The report classified the loadings
as follows:
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. May 23.-The Associated
Press Weighted wholesale price index of 30
commodities today declined to 71.46, new
Previous day 71.50: wee kago. 72 81;
month ago. 1898: year ago, 67.21.
1910: 1889, 1898: 1897:
High ~7529 1922 7437 9S.14
Low 7146 637S 1886 41.44
Q426 average equals 1O0.)
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Private Construction
Drops 80 Per Cent
Below Year Ago
Fails to Exceed 1899
Marks for First Time
In Eight Weeks

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 23.-Heavy engi-
neerlng awards declined during the
week ended Tuesday to S43,857 900.
a drop of 6 per cent from the previ-
Gus week and 80 per cent below a
year ago, Engineering News-Record
reported today.
Private contracts failed to exceed
their respective 1889 values for the
hrst time in eight weeks, totaling
n per cent less than the week before
and 80 per cent less than a year ago,
Public construction awards showed
gain of II per cent over the pre-
viouS week, but were AZ per cent
smaller than the corresponding week
last year.
Comparisons follow:
Private.
Sss SEsseSt Sav week eek Prey. week. Year ago.
el5'o9l, 900 S20754 900 S2I,6I9' 900
state and Municipal
235s7.000 2l,914.OOO 44,l47,OoO
Federal
5,179,000 4O72.OO0 555s.oOo
Total.
43.s51'o0 4674O,OOO 1895. 600
Evening star., 1940-05-23
New York Bunk Stocks

NEW YORK, May % educational As
sociation Securities Dealers. Inc.
Quotations as Of . o'clock)
Evening star., 1940-05-23

Cottonsced Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
81 to "a lower Sales, 233 contracts.
July. 594; September sob; October. 6.O1;
December. 6.07: January 6.09b.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS May 23 LP.-Cotton
futures were nervous and irregular today,
dominated by war news. Closing prices
we're steady, 8 points net lower.
Evening star., 1940-05-23

II gam Oh HIISCeIId1IeOuS 1relght
was more than offset by declines
IN coal and ore loadings, causing
a contra-seasonal decrease in total
loadings.
The Associated Press seasonally
adjusted index of loadings, based
on 1929-30 as 100. declined to 72.O,
compared with 72.5 the previous
week and 63.6 year ago.
1910. 1889. 1898. 1897 1a34-3s.
High ds - ~ 7ss 1l.3 s2.2 s45
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Chicaso Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
No cash wheat sales. Corn. No. / yei-
low. S7-67A; No. .. 6Sh4 Oats. No. 3
mixed, So. Barley. mailing. 1894, nomi-
nal; feed 1880. nominal: No. 3 barley. 50.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, May 90 P.-Grain futures
range today:
Evening star., 1940-05-23
U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, May 23 LP.-prices
quoted IN dollars and thirty-seconds:
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Chicago Stock Market

CHICAGO. May % P,.-Followins is the
complete list Of transactions on the Chi
cago Stock EXCHANGE today. -
Evening star., 1940-05-23

Cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleachable
prime summer yellow ron; prime crude
tember 551; October. 5.52b: December,
562b. Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Federal Land Bunks

NEW YORK. May % Q,.-rederal Land
Bank bonds.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Unit Of trading 10 shares
Bankruptcy Act securities such companies
Rates OF divoend IN the foregoins annual DIS
bursemens based the last decsra
s:uaed '''' ''''''' or extra d''dend' 'r' not
Accumulated dydends paid last Declared or oaid "a
stock Accumulated or decisred this ."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-23
Dinner for Commission
To Be Planned Tomorrow

A luncheon meeting to make plans
for the dinner in honor Of members
Of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission on January
81 will be held by the Executive
Committee of the Committee OF 100
on the Federal City, one of the
sponsors Of the affair, tomorrow at
the Cosmos Club.
The sponsors Of the dinner, to be
given at the Willard Hotel, will be
the American Planning and Civic
Association and the American So
ciety Of Landscape Architects, which
will be holding its annual meeting
here then.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Senators King Of Utah, Capper of
Kansas and Chavez of New Mexico
will be among those attending the
dinner. A list of recommendations
for future development of the city
will be read at the affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-23
National BolIet Opens
Its Series Eriduy

The Washington National Ballet
directed by Lisa Gardner, which
will present the first Of Its 1910
series Of Fridays at Nine" at Ward
man Park Theater next Friday eve
ming, rehearsed its entire program
at the theater Sunday.
In addition to regular members
Of the local ballet company who
are to appear, Robert Armstrong
Of the Philadelphia Ballet will do
. solo number and, take part In en-
semble numbers at Fridays per-
Torrance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-23
Cunners Reflect GorreII

Frank E. Gorrell of this city yes
terday was reelected secretary
treasurer Of the National Gamers
Association at its 33d annual con-
vention in Chicago, the Associated
Press reported. Mr.. Gorrell lives
at the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-23

Mrs. Townsend's series next Mon
day will present Suzanne Stein,
formerly Of the Prague Opera;
John Seagle, baritone, and Emile
Baurne. pianist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-23
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-23
Townsend Musicale Brings
Two for Capital Debut
Orrea Pernel, English Violinist,
And Jean Tennyson, Chicago
Opera Soprano, Heard
By ELENA DE sAYN.


artists English vonist
their Washington debut at the
yesterday morning
sharing with Felix Salmond famous volonces
this city always of a musical treat
the receptive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-23
Explorers to Dine

The Washington Round Table
Group of the Explorers Club will
hold get-together dinner at $50
pm. February 6 in the Army and
Navy Club.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
Methodist Circles Planning
Bazaar Complete Layettes

given the women who made up the
layette for the Needlework Guild.
Twenty calls We're reported for the
month.
After the business meeting, tea,
waters, minis and nuts we're served
with Mrs. Garrett and Mrs. Maude
Ferguson pouring. Mrs. NJ. G. Day
assisted the hostesses.
The November meeting will be
with Mrs. Spencer.
Circle nine met withl Ngsa A. A.
Bedell with II membersN present
for the cooperative dinner and
business meeting. Mrs Louis Hub
bard. leader, conducted the bust
ness meeting. Mrs. Elgin Darling led
the devotions using the Upper Room
-r00ktrt- 1s-bas is-feF-a- SAoIt-talk-
\ part OF the layette the circle is
making for the Needlewcrk Guild
was finished and the remainder
will be turned in this week. II was
voted to make a quilt for the Sal.
walton Army
\ vote OF thanks was given Mrs.
Hubbard for her work in arranging
the Cleary Fellowship alumni ban
quet at the church. Saturday e g
ming. The young girls who served
the dinner. Marian Worden, Bar
bara and Jean Snyder and Betty
Scriyens were also thanked.
The November circle meeting will
be al the home of Mrs. George
Worden
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
BURIAL HERE FOR
F. 7. OSTRANOER
FORMER RESIDENT PASSES AT
HOME IN SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA

Foster Theodore Ostrander. form
er Ypsilanti resident passed away
suddenly in South Bend. Ind, Mon
day morning of heart disease after
being i'll for some weeks. He had
recently been able to work only
few hours each day at the Stude-
baker Corporation plant where he
had been employed many years.
Funeral services will be in South
Bend Wednesday. and commitment
services will take place at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon in Highland
Cemetery, this city Rev Walter
B. Heyler will officiate.
Foster was the son OF Daniel
and Jennie Jacob Ostrander. and
was born May 80. 1851. in Monroe
County. He spent his boyhood in
Ypsilanti, where he was graduated
from Ypsilanti High School and
belonged to the Methodist Church.
His wife was Miss Velera Enders.
this city His mother had made
her home with him number of
years.
Mr.. Ostrander is survived by his
wife and mother. three daughters.
Mrs. Leon WILDER, wife OF the prin-
cipal of the high school. Oxford,
Miss. Miss Evah. librarian OF the
Chicago Theological Seminary,
Chicago. Miss Ruth Gene. attend
ing college in South Bend, and a
son, Daniel, engineer with the
Diesel Engine Co. Chicago and a
granddaughter. Laura Ann Wilber.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
GIRL SCOUTS

Continued from Page One)
parade. the observance of Girl
Scout Week with attendance at
church in body and exhibits.
charity work at Christmas and
educational tours, hikes. skating
parties, cook.outs and overnight
camps in the Little House.
A three day training course was
given the leaders and assistant
leaders by Miss Mildred Crawford
on organization. detectives OF
scouting, the beginning OF a troop,
the organization within a troop
and the new program with its ten
fields OF scouting Two counselors
and two leaders were sent to the
District Convention at French Lick
Springs, Ind. in lieu OF training.
AS Is the custom the Scouts OBJ
served Tree Planting Day with
the planting OF a Chinese elm in
Riverside Park. They also observ-
ed the birthday OF Juliette Low.
founder OF Girl Scouting, by con-
tributing to the Juliette Low Me-
mortal Fund. which In turn was
used for war relief and to send
girls to Camp Andrae, n. Y, for
three week period.
There was a summer activity pro
gram, three courts of awards and
many other activities during the
year in addition to these.
The bylaws Of the Council have
been revised and the Scouts have
become incorporated under the
name of the Ypsilanti Girl Scout
Council
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
W.C.T.U. Will Hold
Annual Honor Rites
at Snow Residence

The second district Women's
Christian Temperance Union will
hold tne!i annual honor service for
the late Mrs. L. L. Calkins at the
home of DR.. Glenadine Snow. Fri
day. The meeting will follow lunch
con at 1890. Out OF the city guests
are TO be Mrs. Dora B. Whitney,
Benton Harbor, state president,
Mrs. Clara Patterson Todd. Plym-
outh. state treasurer, and Mrs. c.
G. Morse, Indiana. Mrs. f. NJ. Green
street and Rev. William r. Shaw
will have a part on the program, as
will Miss Lillian Ashby, who will
sing a favorite song of Mrs. Cal
kins, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere. -
Mrs. Minnie Snidecor is chairman
OF the memorial committee and
Mrs. B. r. Ford, luncheon chair
man
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
OPERATIONS NOT
ALWAYS NEEDED

tContinued from Page One)
state or federal governments may
have TO step in. The trouble, he
said. applies mostly to small, un.
regulated hospitals.
He charged that for every well
trained surgeon there are probably
90 who do incompetent work.
In many hospitals" he said in
a prepared address, countless ma
jor operations are being attempted
by men thoroughly unequipped by
training and experience to assum =
the responsibility OF handling any
but the simplest surgical problems.
We all know this but have been
loath to talk about II.
THE situation is delicate one
in many of its phases and the
problem is most difficult, yet so
grave and so seriously important
is 1t that it is coming with in
creasing force TO the attention OF
the public.
If il is not, in due course, solv-
ed by those in whose hands the
matter should chiefly rest. the sur
geons themselves, then it may be-
come the problem of the public or
possibly of the state or federal gov
ernments.
In our well regulated and stand
ardized institutions. such things
do not occur or are comparative
ly rare, but in the majority of our
smaller hospitals. because of indi-
vidual conditions, especially un-
solved organization problems pc
culiar to the institution in question,
such thoroughly undesirable condi-
tons have been especially hard to
control.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
Times Denies Financial
Pressure influenced Its
Decision to Back WiIlkie

New York. Oct. 22-AP-Arthur
Hays Sulzberger, publisher Of the
New York Times. says financial
pressure did not influence the
papers position in the 1886 pres
idential campaign, nor does 1t this
year. in reply to a statement by
Democratic National Chairman Ed
ward ]. Flynn that financial in
terests attempted to influence the
news columns OF a great news
paper"
The Times supported President
Roosevelt for reelection in 1886
and this year favors the candidacy
of Wendell Willkie.
Flynn's prepared statement, re-
leased Monday. was in support Of
an earlier assertion that the. ma
tons press was under dictator
ship of financial interests Of ad-
vertisers.'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
K. P. Meeting in
Milan Attended by
10 From This City

Eighteen members OF Queen City
Lodge. number 1877, knights OF
Pythias. attended the district meet
ing in Milan. Monday evening. Eigh-
ty were present for the meeting
and banquet at $3.50. coming from
Ann Arbor. Brighton, Milan and
Ypsilanti. The third rank was CON
ferred on two candidates, one from
Milan and one from here, and the
ritualistic work was eXemplified
by the local lodge officers.
Special guests were the district
deputy from Jonesville. the chan
cellor commander from Hillsdale
and Carl Stuhrberg. Ann Arbor,
who gave a very fine talk on Pyth-
ianism.
At next Monday nights meeting
OF the local lodge there will be
banquet -K-P- Hall honorinG Ray
Burrell for his advancement to
grand vice chancellor. At this time
Hugh Van de Walker who has been
a member for A. years will be given
his life bership certificate One
other long time member. Henry
Miller, Denver, Colo. will also re-
ceive his life membership. Mr..
Miller Is the only living charter
member of Queen City Lodge and
If he is unable to be present at
Monday nights meeting, his certifi'
cate will be forwarded TO the Denver
Lodge and presented to him by the
Colorado grand keeper of record
and seal at meeting TO take place
at the same time as the Ypsilanti
meeting. The Denver Lodge Of $50
members is the largest one in the
United States
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
PROPOSAL NO. 5

Continued from Page One)
the first board no term shall be
less than six years. For the first
board the terms Of the elected COM
missioners shall be in the order OF
the populations OF the several coun-
ties, the commissioner from the
most populous county having the
longest term.
The Authority, acting alone or in
cooperation with any federal. state
or local body having authority TO
construct and maintain parks or
highways, shall have the power 10
make plans for and promote, &C
quire, construct, own, operate and
maintain within or without the linn
its OF the metropolitan district.
parks, connecting drives, and lin
tied access highways. The authority
may fix and collect fees and charges
for use OF facilities under its con-
troll and for its uses may sell or
purchase lands and may acquire the
rights, obligations and property per-
tanning TO parks or highways OF the
state, county, city, village or town
ship. comprising territory within
the limits of the metropolitan dis
trict, providing that no county. city.
village or township shall surrender
any such rights. obligations or prop
erty without the approval by ma
jority vote OF the electors.
The commissioners will hold
meeting within one month after
their selection at which time they
will elect a chairman, who must be
member of the board of commits
sioners, and secretary and treas
urer. who need not be members.
The commissioners may levy for
the purpose OF the authority a tax
of not more than one-quarter mill
upon each dollar of the assessed
value of the property Of the dis
trict. The board shall ascertain the
total taxes required for any year
and shall certify to the board OF
supervisors of each county COM
prising the district the necessary
tax rate to raise such amount,
which shall be uniform in the dis
trict. All taxes shall be assessed
and returned as county taxes under
the general property tax law.
The commissioners may issue
self-liquidating bonds for the pur-
pose OF acquiring revenue-producing
recreational facilities. Such bonds
will not impose any liability upon
the district, but will be secured by
the property and revenues of the
facilities
II a majority of the electors IN
any county should vote no on the
approval of the authority. the pro
ject may again be submitted to the
electors by their respective boards
OF supervisors or by petitions
signed by at least 10 per cent Of the
electors. Such county shall become
part OF the metropolitan district
whenever a majority of the cleo
tors shall vote yes"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
DeMolay District
Meeting in Monroe

At the[meeting OF Ypsilanti Chap
Ter order OF DeMolay, Monday eve
ming in the Masonic Temple lodge
room. future events were an
nounced.
Announcement was made by
Ralph Ridenour OF the district
meeting in Monroe Nov. % and
"a Ypsilant Chapter is TO present
the dramatic section OF the second
degree on the evening OF the 23rd.
The date OF Parents Night was set
for Nov. IS. George Norman, Jr q,
chairman. wifi be assisted by Ralph
Ridenour Norman Christian and
other committees.
1t was announced that Ralph
Ridenour has been cited as a rep
resentative DeMolay. an award for
outstanding development both in
the chapter and outside The ap
pointment was made Oct. 10.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-22
Calendar of Social Events
TO-DAY

TODAY
10 OF Honor $780, supper business
meeting 1880. Luke Church House.
Junior Luke Church House
Society Lutheran Church. 1880 with
Mrs. Harold Miller.
number 10 f. NJ special communication En-
tered Apprentice degree Temple lodge
Troop II, $3.50 Prospect; troop H. $780, ST. John;
pack number $3.50. Harriet
Ypsian Community Band rehearsal o'clock
Ypsiant High School auditorium
Chorus of City Schools rehearsal $780, Ypsiant
School music
NN.S Club, 1890 with Mrs. George Demmons
Girls officers practice, o'clock Masonic
Temple.
WEDNESDAY
Literary Club Social Service Day 10 to o'clock Literary
Club House.
Study $40 w Cross St
Soday John Church after Rosary in audi
toriurn; St-JeAn- Church
Girl Troop o'clock, Luke Church House troop
$780, Methodist Church. troop four. 1880 Woodruff
Fraternal Eagles o'clock hall III
~ Huron St.
Suits Us Club 80 dessert luncheon with Mrs Charles Hewlett
Washenaw Rebekah degree practice o'clock Odd Fellow Hall