davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Bank CIearings Show
sharp Decline in
Holiday Week
Total for 23 Cities
Drops 1873 Per Cent
Below Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 1I-Holidav
ooserVances severely affected the
volume OF bank transactions during
tne past week. Total clearines for
IS leadlng cities for the five business
Gays ended with Wednesday, July 10.
as compiled by Dun &. Bradstreet
were only SALTS, ,629 900. a dron of
more than 30 per cent from the
turnover for the week preceding and
a decline of 1913 per cent below the
S5,l76,6l3,000 for the corresponding
SlX-day week of 1889.
Clearlngs for the current neriod
lelI S2028 ,985 900 under the total for.
the previous week. This contra sted
with gain of $98 ,408 900 between
the two similar weeks of last wear
"hen the holiday appeared in the
earlier week. ~
new York clearings totaled So
81, ,4o0, 900, against s3O59, ,7O3 0o0 q
year ago, representing a decrease of
z4'l per cent, while the aggregate for
the Y outside cities amounted IN al
,I1'O0O, or I2.4 per cent less than
the S2,l16,9l0,0O0 for the cornnar-
atlve 1899 week.
Declines from year ago appeared
at mostly all outside centers the
more important of which were: San
FRANCISCO, 22.l per cent; Richmond,
19'o per cent; Boston. 1874 per cent.
DaIaS, I76 per cent; Minneanoljs
~ per cent; New Orleans, 1862 per
cent; Baltimore, 1873 per cent and
Chlcago, 1877 per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities
together with percentage changes
from a year ago, follow; also. the
oally average bank clearings for
the months Of May, June and July
to date:
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Canadian industrial
Activity Sets Record
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July l1.-Industrial
activity in Canada reached a new
record level in June, the Canadian
Bank of Commerce said today,
despite certain adverse influences
which normally would have a de-
pressing effect.
Crop conditions in a large area
were none too favorable, the bank
stated, and civilian domestic trade
suffered from a lessened demand
for various kinds of merchandise
These factors were outweighed,
however, by intense activity in the
heavy industries, as well as in others
of secondary character.
Pulp and paper mills and con-
struction trades were said to have
more work in hand than in any cor
responding period since 1881.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Miscellaneous Markets.


Additional New York markets as COM
piled by the Associated Press:
STRAITS TIN-Futures closed higher
to so lower. Sales, 246400 pounds Au-
gust, 5000b: October, 4a75: December,
49,50b, No sales in lead and zinc fu-
coFFEE-spot quiet: Santos No n.
61s-71s: Rio No. Z. 5A. Cost and freight
offerings INCLUDED Santos Bourbon Is and
5s at 6.40-7.30 Santos No. a D.
bags. July, 562n; September, son: De-
cember, 5.s9n. Rio No. Z "A" futures un-
points lower. July. 81 OBJ; October, $50
December', s6.3b Spot, standard tops,
CRUDE RUgRER-Fgtqres closed un-
ard. so contracts. September 19OS
December 1920. Smoked ribbed spot,
cocoA-Futures closed unbalanced to
! lower. Sales, LOIS tons September.
4.62: December, 4,73n; March, S5n.
RAW HIDES-Futures closed 11-14 low
er, Sales. 4,24O.O0O pounds. September,
1O.05b: December, 1925: March, IO.47n.
spot. No. 1 Western light native cows
RAW sILK,,1Futures No, closed un-
changed to lower. Sales 230 bales
Seetember, 2.47; october, 2.45: November
24312b.
b Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
New Type Of Bearing
Developed by Buick
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
FLINT, Mich, July 11.-Engineers
of the Buick Division of General
Motors Corp. announced yesterday
the development of a new type of
precision bearing which they assert
will increase engine bearing life
more than 200 per cent.
The new bearing, a steel back,
high lead babbitt unit, has been
given more than two years of both
road and dynamometer tests. In
conjunction with new high octane
fuels to be made available this fall,
says the announcement, the new
bearing will mean more miles per
gallon of gas and greater acceler-
alton"
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Butter, Egg Receipts
Drop at Baltimore
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, July 11.-Receipts
Of both butter and eggs at Baltimore
during June were lower than in May
and were also below those of June,
1899. Butter receipts during the
month totaled It'll, ,632 pounds and
egg receipts were 40950 cases.
Illinois supplied Baltimore with
the largest amount of butter during
June and the greatest number of
eggs came from Maryland. Mime
sofa supplied the second largest re-
ceipts of both butter and eggs. Bal
timore received 643,419 pounds of
butter from Illinois during June and
365,971 pounds from Minnesota.
Maryland sent in 1888 cases of
eggs, while 6964 cases came from
Minnesota.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
| Refined Copper
| Stocks Decline
| In Month
~ the Associated Press

NEW YORK. July 11.-Stocks of
refined copper in the United States
increased 20,922 tons in June to
1885 tons. the highest reported
since July, 1899, the Copper Insti-
tute announced today.
Partly offsetting the rise in refined
material was drop of 7,0l3 tons in
supplies of blister copper. In May
the combined stocks were up 6,l97
tons.
Consumption in the domestic
market and exports of United States
origin copper were both lower. Pro-
ducers shipments to consumers in
June totaled 61,7l6 tons against
69,467 in May. Exports were 3,439
tons against 70l8 in the previous
month.
June production of primary and
custom smelter copper was 79,064
tons against 1852 in May.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Southern Corn Prospects
Better Than in 1899
BY the Associated Press.

ny lLlc HAsoCldtcu FTeSS.
Southern corn yield prospects on
July l were better than those on
the corresponding date last year and
the l0-year average, the Agriculture
Department reported today.
The acreage In South Central
States was 3 per cent larger than
last years but in the South Atlantic
States the corn area was per cent
smaller.
Indicated production this year,
corn harvested last year and the
l929-l938 harvest averages in South
ern States we're:
Maryland-17,374,0 1000 bushels in
dicated this year, 18,2l6,000 last
year and 1923 900 10-year average;
Virginia, 34,425 900 bushels, $780,
900 and 21,255 900; West Virginia,
1922 900 bushels 1894 900 and 12,-
448, 900; North Carolina, 48,82O,00O
bushels, 48,O87, 900 and 42,5l7,00O;
South Carolina, 25,940OO0 bushels,
25, ,433 900 and 22,306 900.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Soy Bean Area Exceeds
10, 0,000, 900 Acres
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The area planted to soy beans
alone exceeded 100000 acres this
year for the first time, the Agritul-
ture Department reported.
Total area on July l was 1926
900 acres as against 9,023,000 acres
last year and a l929-l938 average of
4,756,000 acres.
State figures on acreage this year,
last year and the l0-year average
for States having more than 100000
acres, included:
Virginia, 10000 acres this year
and last year, 100000 10-year aver
age.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Du Pont Buys Site
Close to Morgontown
Nv the Associated Press,

WILMINGTON. Del, July IL
The du Pont Co. is acquiring ap-
proximately 800 acres near Morgan
town. w. Va. as a site for plant eX-
pansion, it was announced today
The tract, comprising II parcels, is
about / mile south of the city.
Construction plans are indefinite
but it was said the operations when
initiated were expected to be similar
to those at the high-pressure syn
thesis plant at Belle, w. Va.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Beech BockIoq Rises

NEW YORK, July II (SpeciaD -
Beech Aircraft Corp. reports a back
Jog OF orders totaling s1,l88 O82, of
winch the largest single item Is a
S489,258 order for military Beech
crafts. Also included among the
orders on hand are a S249 299 order
from the United States Government
Tor planes and spare parts and a
S4O700O order for Brazilian Airvavs
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Rock Island Lines
To Open D. c. Offices

Establishment of new traffic
Offices in the Southern Building, to
be opened on July 16, is announced
today by the Rock Island Lines,
with C. A. Cromwell as general
agent and Charles W. Jernigan as
district passenger agent.
Mr. Cromwell comes to Washing
ton from Philadelphia, where he
had been the Rock Islands freight
and passenger agent since 1885.
Mr.. Jernigan has been city passen-
ger agent at Wichita, Kans.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
London Bank Report

LONDON. July II LP9.-Bank of England
statement as of July 10 showed in thou
sands of pounds:
Circulation. 61O.3Ts; increase, 2.1s4
Bullion, 1,6o6: decrease, 1853 Reserves
c1.22S; decrease, 1856. Public deposits
22,192; increase 5,594 Private deposits
154,7s4; decrease, 34,164 Government
securities, 1869; decrease, 24674
Othor securities, 2T01s; decrease 620
Ratio of reserve to liabilities. 19 pc
cent COMPARED with l,5 last week.
Bank rate, ner cent.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
BIuw-Knox Reports
Bio Gain in Orders
Rr the ASSOCIATED r1ess.

BY me NSSUCIaItu fftSs
PITTSBURGH, July 1l.-BlaW-
Knox Co., steel fabricating firm, re-
ported yesterday 1913 per cent in
crease in orders for the first six
months of the year, as compared to
the same period in 1899. Orders
totaled 5000, ,535, against $6,452, ,182
last year.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Baltimore ouotstions
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. July 1.-THE cotton
futures market scored moderate ad-
Vances today moving in company
with flrmer trend at Bombay and
Liverpool Trade covering and local
buying outweighed scattered South
ern liquidation and hedging.
Mldafternoon prices ruled 3 to 6
points higher: July told), 9.79; Oc-
tober, 9.47; March, 9.O8.
Futures closed lower to higher.
Old contract.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, July II P).-Diyerse
price movements occurred In sugar flu
by liquidation and covering for the trade
and spectators
World contracts eased 212 to 3Ia points
as liquidation revealed trade covering on
sales of raws had dried up. September
traded at 9Sh and March at 1.04.
Domestic futures were steady and I'M
changed to 2 points higher around mid
afternoon Switching from nearby to
forward positions was active
The raw market was quiet. Offerings
ranged from 2.7O cents a pound upward
Refined was UNCHANGED at the local basis
of so cents.
Futures No. 8 closed unchanged to z
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Asset Drop Reported
By Blue Ridge Corp.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 11.-Net assets
Of Blue Ridge Corp, an investing
concern, amounted to $24,036,615 on
June 80, equal to $6l.51 a share of
preference stock and 33 cents a
common share, as compared with
March 81 net assets of $31 ,194, 1853, or
$3.50 a preferred share and $1.27 q
common share.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Oil Burner Demand
Well Above Year AGO
BY the Associated Press.

by tDG ASSOildlSu IcoS'
Manufacturers of oil burners have
advised the Census Bureau that
their May orders numbered 1854
burners, compared with 1899 in
April and 1924 in May, 1889.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
CottonSeed Oil,

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
! to hlsher.. Sales % contracts, JIIy-
1r;u@o: September, 6,l6b; October 6 l9b;
Oecemper. 6,23; January, 625b
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DISpdUOII
BALTIMORE, July IL
Sales. STOCKS. Hieh. Low Close
100 BALTIC Transit pfd 10 10 70
20 Consol Pow com. rs 70 rs
900 Mar T Oil Co "A" 30 80 80
$50 New Amster Cas- 1874 1874 1874
$50 Fidel & Guar 1874 1875 1885
BONDS.
$4,000 BALTIC Tr deb As A a2ss 321s 32h
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index of
35 commodities today was unchanged at
71.43.
Previous day. II ,43: week ago, 1855;
month ago, 71.75; year ago. .06.
1910. 1889. 1898. 193337.
High - 1929 1922 74.37 oS.l4
Low 80 Zip 63.7S 63.S6 4l.44
19oR aYerage EQUALS 1OOl
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Chicago Cash Market

chicago Cash Market
>, Cash wheat. No. red 1914 gar
ncky: No ! hard. 77Ia: sample Grade
mixed. 72L. No. / mixed ~. Corn, No
mixed. "A =, No. ! yellow 65-66a4. Oats
No Z mixed. 32la: samrle Grade mixed,
30, No white, 34l9, No g. "a. sample
srade- y Barley ma!ting. 1852 nominal.
yellow, s2't: No. 3. s2I4. =
- Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. July il DPt-WHest M q
red winter, garlcky, spot. domestic, T3i5
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Odd-Lot Dealings

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
soek te july 1o
sales involving A 1857 shares including II
short sales involving 1,424 shares.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
London Bur Silver

LONDON. July II R.-Bar silver,
.1li, of Il. Equivalent 1885 cents,
based on dollar at 81 o3) Bar sold, 1855,
UNCHANGED. Equivalent S33.S5)
Evening star., 1940-07-11
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

In bankruptcy or receipershIp or being
reorganlzed under the Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed by such companies,
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
ton, Unless otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not included Also
extra or extras, d Accumulated dividends
paid last year e Declared or paid so
Tar this year. fPayable in stock g Paid
last year. Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
ur Under rule WV With warrants. XIV
Without warrants war Warrants.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
London Tin Prices

LONDON, July IL N1-Tn firm: spot
f267 los bid. f26S. asked: future. 1855
5s bid. f266 los asked.
Evening star., 1940-07-11

Texas produces 40 per cent of the
worlds pecan crop.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK, July i (P,.-Nauonal AS
sociation Securities Dealers. Inc.
(Quotations as of o'clock
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Federal Lund Bunks

NEW YORK. July IL lP.-FederaI Lane
Evening star., 1940-07-11
BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

BY private wire direct to The Star.
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Chicago Stock Market

CHICAGO. July II DP,.-FollowinR Is
me complete list of transactions on the
| Shicago Stock Exchange today:
oaieS1 I1o sdOCkS; sdsN3i &, 60 High. Low. Close
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
NOTICE OF HEARING
In the District Court for the Terri

In the District Court for the Terri tory of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau.
 In the Matter 'of MARKO SAVO- 'VICH, Bankrupt
 Take notice that the above named bankrupt has applied to the. Court for a full discharge from all debts proyable against him or his estate, in bankruptcy, except such debts as are excepted from such discharge, and that a hearing will be had on said applicatio before the Judge of the above entitled court on the l3th day of September 1940 at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all creditors of said bankrupt and other persons in interest may appear and show cause why the said bankrupt should not be discharged as prayed for by him.
 Dated this 9th day of August. l940
 ROBERT k. COUGHLIN,
 Clerk. Publish August To- l940
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
Trophies
 Displayed
Behrends' Windows Con lain Prizes, Evergreen
 Bowl Awards

A complete and unique display of trophies for this seasons Evergreen Bowl contests are being shown at present in the window of B. M Behrends Co.,, Inc.
 The three top trophies, over 10 inches high, will be awarded to the winners in mems tennis, womenS' tennis, and the champion soft ball team.
 The remainder of the trophies shown, ,o all about 6 inches high, as miniature loving cups, will be given to winners in. Girls ping pong, girls high school tennis. girls high school golf, boys. high school horseshoe, boys grade. school horseshoe, boys high school ping pong, boys grade school tennis, boys high school ten his, girls grade school ping pong, girls grade school golf, girls high school tennis, boys high school golf, girls high school golf, girls grade school horseshoe, girls high school ping pong.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - The Washington scene has changed more rapidly since the Chicago conven- tion than in any similar period since the New Deal took over in 1883.
 Three Administration veterans. wheel horses in the Democratic par ty who have beeD around here some time, have departed. There is some possibility that fourth will follow. It'll never be the same Washington without Big Jim" Far ley, Cactus Jack" Garner, Lou Johnson, nor without Paul McNutt, if he goes home too, as some of his friends say he will.
 Most missed perhaps will be Far ley, the big genial fellow who came down with The Boss" in 1883, parked at the Postmaster Generals desk and for seven years gave all he had to the twin jobs of seeing that the mail went through and keeping the Democratic machinery runnin n g smoothly.
 Farley will be hard to replace. Target of all the abuse of Republi- cans and anti-New Deal Democrats, he stood the potshots without a whimper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
Hur|ers
 Gel Hot
 Friday
Wyatt of Brooklyn Blanks Thompson Is
 Back on Mound
(By Associated Press)

Pitching is getting as hot as the weather and Whitlow Wyatt of the Brooklyn Dodgers is the hot test of the lot. Yesterday, Wyatt blanked the Boston Bees and all lowed only four hits. Only tow Bees got as far as second base.
 The most important development in pitching circles however. is the return of Gene Thompson to the Cincinnati mound and he pulled out with a triumph over St. Louis. It was his first appearance in the box since he was spiked on July 23.
 Rip Sewell of Pittsburgh also pitched a great game yesterday, a four-hitter, for his tenth win fil twelve games.
 Philadelphia got only two hit off Red Ruffing and Steve Sundra Ruffing being forced out of the game by a pulled muscle in the ninth inning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
GARNER CAREER OVER

Farley's split with the President over the third term was merely the final straw. The breach in the re- lations had been widening for a couple of years as President Roose- welt turned more and more to the inner circle New Dealers and less to his old campaign manager with his condolences and plans.
 Nobody who was with Farley in those closing days of the conven- tion could fail to see how deeply hurt he was that he had been brushed aside as the group that had its nucleus in Harry Hopkins, Sena-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10

 Al Bowl
 Frid a y

Only two more Friday field days 70 be run eff at Evergreen Bowl his year. The last Friday of the year has premise Of being a bigger and better enc than any other re- cardleeS of the weather. On each F'r day this summer the field day events have been run off under IVY and all kinds of weather con- diIionS because most of the time the sun refused to shine
 Edward Kennedy and Dorothy Thibcdeau won first places in the boys and girls croquet tournaments against a large field of competition yesterday It was necessary for six sets to be run through for the boys and three for the girls to elim- mate most of the group. The win ners of each group competed to de- termine the winners. The large group of contestants caused the events to be somewhat behind sched- ule and many of them had to be finished after 5 o'clock, the time when the Bowl is usually closed. As a result many of the boys who de- liver papers could not compete in some of the events so next week an attempt to balance this will be made
 Contest Winners
 Winners inf yesterdays events were:
 Crcquet Tournament: BoyS-Ed Kennedy, Lindy DuPree, Tom Flu kuyama; Girls - Dorothy Thibo- deau, Ann Dapcevich, Joyce Knight.
 Boys 30 yard dash, ages 4-6-Rob- ert Sprague, Kenneth Martin.
 Girls 30-yard dash, ages 4-6-Stel- la Dapcevich
 Boys Indian Wrestle, ages 8-10- Edwin Heisel.
 Girls Cartoon Contest, ages 7-9. Marie Kennedy.
 Girls Steal the Bacon-The team explained by Ann Dapcevich and composed of Marily McAlister, Rose Duggan and Eileen MeDermott won.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
Administration Veterans
 Quilting; Wheel Horses of
 Democratic Party Step Out

tors Jimmy Byrnes and Alben Bark ley took over.
 Farley might have quit the gov ernment anyway to repair his per sonal fortunes, but he would rather have done 1t under different cir cumstances and with less misgiyings for the future of the Democratic party to which he has been so de- voted
 When Vice President John Nance Garner departed for Uvalde, Texas the other day. it was grim, fearful little knot of friends who saw him and Mrs. Garner off at the station
 It was no secret that Garner was embittered by the third term" His friends say that he may never re- turn to Washington, but whether he does or doesn't, it probably is the end of his long political career, as I pointed out here some months back.
 WlUtl' bOulo COlllloOili bllC HUO- pound machinegun talking lawyer from Clarksburg, w. Va, who threw Army defense measures into high gear as Under Secretary of War it was not question of the third term But he was the victim of changing politics that put Repub- ican Henry L. Stimson in as Sec retary of War It was no secret that Johnson felt he was due the Secretary Of War post.
 When he didn't get it and was not rewarded at Chicago by a nod from the President that might have made him Roosevelt's running mate, he too departed President Roose- welt has offered him the job of executive assistant in charge of the national defense drive, but his friends here express doubt that he will accept.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
HAMMERS: R''.5! ;. X.
 . A = - - - A
 5H0WNUp / BY STARS
Oakland Swdmps Portland with 9th Inning Rally
 Padres Win Twice

The Seattle Eainiers looked far from being champions last night after running to 0 lead. Holly wood started a rally in the fifth on relief pitcher Charlie Moncrief's 5 homer with two men on bases and then batted Bill Walde out of the box in the seventh inning on four runs
 Oakland swamped Portland last nigFt with five runs in the ninth inp'ing including first Ea1eman DT ms homer.
 Los Angeles bidding strongly for second spot in the Pacific Coast League, won on relief pitcher Joe Berry'S tenth-inning homer.
 San Diego took a double header last night from Sacramento,f shut ting the Solons out in both games.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10

President didn't throw the Vice. Presidency wide open,
 The question now is whether Mo Nuts withdrawal in behalf of Hen " Wallace will be rewarded. He is high up on the list of these men tiored for Farley's job but the inner circle New Dealers have kept him at arms length ever since he has Deen here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
GUN PICTURES
 TO BE SHOWN;
 ." CLAYBIRD ART

The Juneau Gun Club announced today, that through the good oftic- es of Charles Beale, manager of the Capitol Theatre, special gun shorts will be shown on the screen Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
 Gun Play is the title of the short, demonstrating skill with the shotgun and slay pigeon sport which recently has seemingly taken Ju- neau by storm.
 Secretary of the gun club, Milt Daniel says this short will be the first of a series.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10

Are you a judge of good whiskey? if so, try WALKERS DE LUXE and compare it with any other American whiskey You don't have to be judge" to recognize the fact that it is AMERICA'S BEST WHISKEY made in the worlds largest distillery by Hiram Walker & Sons. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
RUMANIA
 SUCKING
 ON ORDER
Premier Declares Some
 Territory to Be Yielded . But Not All Demanded
oBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

Advices broadcast state that Ru- manias Premier Lon Girgurtu has announced that the Nation must comply with Hitler's order to give some territory to Hungary and Bull garia but forcefully declared the nation will not yield 75 per cent of Transylvania as Hungary demands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
GAMES FRIDAY Pacific Coast League

Hollywood T; Seattle (. Oakland 6; Portland 0. San Diego 5, 4; San Francisco ), 0.
 Sacramento 5; Los Angeles 6.
 National League Brooklyn I; Boston o. Chicago 9; Pittsburgh 6. St. Louis 2; Cincinnati T.
 American League Philadelphia 0; New York 2. Washington 6; Boston ,. Detroit 2; Chicago 3. Cleveland 3; St. Louis 4.