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Evening star., 1940-12-26
London Bank Report

LONDON, Dec. % lP.-The Bank Of
Ensland added more than f40,0o0. 900 to
ing the past four weeks The banks
weekly statement: made msd public today;
week and brousht the total to f17s52s,-
900. highest figure In recent years
Money in circulation was raised f3729,-
600 the fourth advance in as many weeks.
Both public and private deposits were
increased by an aggregate of f5,50S,00O
and with . decline Of f3,796. 900 in re-
serves the banks ratio Of reserve to liza
hilities dropped to IL per cent. the lowest
point since last June.
The detailed statement. in thousands Of
pounds, follows:
Circulation, -61s,904. increase 3,72s.
Bullion. 1,147. decrease 66.
Reserves. 14242 decrease 3.796.
Public deposits, 1875. increase 497
Private deposits 1s6.94T. increase SOIL.
Government securities, 17S,52s increase
9,400.
Other securities, 24.5e1. decrease ~.
cent compared d ss last week. "
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Fist Fight Increases
Tension in Battle
For Riding Title
Dew and Taylor Trade
Blows After Friction
In Tropical Race
By the Associated Press.

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. ga fist fight
added tension today to the ding
dong race between Earl Dew and
Walter Lee Taylor for the 194o
American jockey championship.
Propical Park stewards called the
youngsters on the carpet for an
explanation of the alteration in the
Jockeys quarters after the third
race yesterday.
Taylor has gained ground since
the opening of the Tropical meet
ing, and Dew was ahead by only
three winning races-283 to 280-at
the conclusion of the Christmas
program.
Both finished out of the money
in the race that apparently set the
stage for the incident Dew was
riding Molest, and Taylor was
astride Best Quality.
Dew came up on the outside oi
Taylor and the horses were side
by side for a moment. There was q
furry of action before they sep
arated
Both jockeys unsaddled anc
weighed in without exchanging g
word, but fists started flying wher
they reached the jockey room en-.
trance. Neither was injured be.
fore other riders intervened.
Tom Thorp, chief steward, sale
the encounter should be regarded
as "just a flare-up of competitive
spirit, such as often is seen in foot.
ball or baseball"
Dew came to Miami holding ar
edge of 280 to 270 victories ovel
Taylor, but the latter has drawn
seemingly better mounts for II
triumphs to 3 for his rival.
Dew changed booking agents anc
was given a promise of help from
some of the larger stables.
The ck-and-neck race has cap.
tured the imagination of racegoer.
here, and bettors are getting theil
money down on even the long shot.
ridden by the two, particularly Tay.
lor.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Only Conodiens Escape Injury
Epidemic in Hockey League

most recent, Joe Carveth of Detroit
and Dutch Hitler Of the Rangers.
Carveth was hurt last night as
the Red Wings conquered Toronto's
league leaders, 3 to 2, for the first
time in three attempts this season.
He collided with Hank Goldup of
the Leafs in the second period and
was believed to have suffered a
fracture of the left leg.
The Rangers got Coulter, their
captain and defense star, back into
action last night as they played a
3-3 draw with the Chicago Black
hawks. but before the game ended
Hitler suffered a two-stitch cash in
his right foot.
Since Chicago could get no better
than a tie, the Boston Bruins just
coasted into third place as they
routed the New York Americans,
| 81.
Chicago gets a chance to regain
third tonight when 1t lays the
! Canadiens at Montreal.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Greenskeepers' Glass
Slated Next Month
AT MARYLAND
Study Of Grasses Used
On Links Begun After
1921 Blight Here

Greenskeepers from the entire
Middle Atlantic area will go back
to school late next month to attend
the third annual short course. to be
held at College Park, Md, January
q and %. Registration last winter
was more than 80 and this mark is
expected to be broken in jan
uary DR.. Ernest N, Cory, agrono-
mist of the University of Maryland
again will direct the course
The short course for greenskeepers
is the only such training available
to the men in charge of golf courses
in this area Some of them, how
ever, are graduates from the scien-
tific staff of the United States Golf
Association green's section, headed
by Dr.. John Monteith. Experiment
tai plots and the main station in the
east of the greens section are located
in Arlington County, where DR..
Monteith and his aides have made
notable strides in greenskeeping
technique and improvement in the
methods of grass disease prevention.
The story of establishment of the
greens section of the United States
Golf Association, and the growth
of interest in greenskeeping ma
tionally goes back to 1921. when the
course of Columbia Country Club
was devastated two weeks in ad-
vance of the National Open cham
pionship by a grass disease identi-
fled as brown patch. The cham
pionship was played at Columbia,
but the solons of the game realized
that only by research and expert
mental work on national scale,
correlation of known facts and car
rying forward of greens work could
such things be averted. Formation
of the green's section of the United
States Golf Association was the next
step
First head was DR.. Walter S.
Harlan, then vice president of the
U. S. G. A., and greens chairman at
Columbia. The scientific staff of the
Department of Agriculture assigned
to the work was headed by Drs.
c. v. Piper and r. A. Oakley, both
now dead.
Since that time, nearly 20 years
ago, growth of knowledge of golf
course greenskeeping has been
rapid. Brown patch, virtually un-
known in 1921. partially has been
conquered. So has pythium, an
allied grass disease. Both results
have been achieved by extensive use
of preventive chemicals.
Today greenskeeping in the Ma
tion's billion-dolla golf course in
dustry may not yet be an exact
science, but it is getting close to it.
Such courses as the one at College
Park next month help the work
along.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Scrap Rate Cut Talked,

lotal ------ SO, ,635 1T 900
,vsrad iac,uaes h3es, some ships built partly de-
Xxx Does not include full equipment.
Scrap Rate Cut Talked.
Reports trickled into financial
circles here this week that Western
railroads might lower freight rates
on steel scrap, and that the lower
rates might halt or reverse recently
rising scrap prices.
The reports pointed out that at
many interior points in the country
far from the steel mills, there were
huge stacks of scrap which currently
are not being moved to market be-
cause present rail freight rates make
shipment improbable. A little
shading of rail rates. it was con-
tended. and this idle scrap pro-
badly would start moving towards
Chicago. Detroit and other Mid
western steel points
A midweek check revealed that
the reports were new at leading
steel companies and the major rail-
road Offices.
"A reduction in the rail rates on
scrap would be very nice" said one
steel man, "but we haven't had any
hints of any yet"
Every day some one suggests the
freight rate on this, or the freight
rate on that, should be cut" said a
railway traffic man. "A projected
reduction in the. rate on scrap may
be on the way, but if it is, we
haven't been told about it."
Some rail circles said the rumors
might have had their inception in
an unofficial Defense Commission
suggestion that cheaper scrap rates
might act as a restrainer on rising
finished steel construction. The COM
mission has been in frequent con-
tact with the Association of Amer
lean Railroads recently on matters
revolving around movement of
strategic defense materials.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Virginia Pig Crop
Smaller for First
Time Since 1884
1910 TotoI Estimated
IA Per Cent Below
Previous Year
BY the Associated Press.

0y tne hSSOCldIeu fItSs.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 26.-The
first drop in hog production in Vir-
ginia since 1884 was reported today
by crop reporting officials.
The 1910 pig crop was estimated
at 886, 900 head, a decrease of IA per
cent compared with the 1893, ,00C
in 1899, although still S per cent
above the 1929-1938 average. The
estimates were made by the Vir-
ginia Cooperative Crop Reporting
Service after survey in which
rural mail carriers and postmasters
co-operated.
The fall pig crop was $4,000, II
per cent drop compared with the
fall crop of 1899, and the number
of sows narrowing was $4,000, or 1C
per cent less than in 1889. The
number of pigs per litter was 65
compared with Sc year ago.
The low price prevailing during
the past year is the principal rea-
son for the decline in the pig crop,
said Henry M. Taylor, agricultural
statistician. "A further decrease is
indicated for the spring, as farmers
report that the number of sows ex-
pected to farrow in the spring are
$1,000. or IA per cent less than in
the spring of 1910, and about per
cent less than the 10-year average
of $4,000.
Throughout the United States
the downward swing in hog produc-
ton, which began in the spring OF
1910, continued throughout the year
and will continue at least through
the spring season of 1941."
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Boardwalk LaureIs
Now Aim Of Rested
Hockey Eagles
Launch New Series Here
Tomorrow in Tilt With
New York's Rovers

Refreshed by nearly weeks rest,
the Washington Eagles will renew
their Eastern Amateur Hockey
League title quest tomorrow night
at Riverside Stadium, meeting the
perennially popular New York
Rovers at $50 o'clock.
Launching the Boardwalk Series,
second third portion of the lengthy
league schedule, the Eagles will re-
turn to something approximating
~Sull strength. Defenseman Ross
Knipfel has recovered from a knee
injury and Wingman Paul Courteau
has served his sentence of a one
match suspension for riotous con-
duct.
Plagued by injuries, the Rovers
Yesterday snapped long losing
streak by whipping the River Vale
Skeeters and have been fortified by
the return of Goalie Johnny Fisher
The Rovers thus far have dropped
three of four games to the Eagles
The return of Knipfel and Cour-
teau Is calculated to take consider
able pressure off Jimmy McCurry,
who has been doubling on defense
and at wing, and Len Burrage,
who has been laboring overtime on
defense.
The Eagles will journey to River
Vale, N. j., to face the Skeeters on
Saturday night and on Sunday aft
ernoon will collide with the Rovers
at New York.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec. 20 lP Omitted States
Department Of Agricultural .-salable hogs;
active on Weights 80 pounds Down mesS
1925 higher than Tuesdays average, some
late bids !O.15 lower than early; heavier
butchers dull. around steady. with spots
o-1Q higher; top: .25: most early sales
ses sood and ND cho,ce a l79-22o pounds oo-SS5 S5
good packing sows. 400 pounds down, gem
orally 5,75-6.00 heavier kind, 5.40-75.
Salable cattle. 5000; calves, 1000; fed
steers and yearlines grading strictly sood
steady: senersi Ts1 market not S' as active @ as
last Tuesday. and bulk medium to good
IL 90 down; lonR-fed weighty steers scarce.
but numerous loads medium to good
wgeighty kind. 10.25.12.50: choice heayies.
1f65; choice to prime yearlinss brought
weight; fed heifers steady to 25 lower; me-
dium to good offerings showing most de-
cline: most fed heifers 9.25-11.O0 but
choice offerings held at 1880; cows and
61lls firm; lisht and medium bTlls Hd mostly
sausage bulls. 7.50; vealers. SO higher;
choice weishty shippers selling at 1900;
few head 1880; light kind. 1880 down
to 900.
late Taesday Fat fat lambs steady A with Mon;
days best time bulk good to choice. 9s
1o0-I07 pounds e.4o-75; yearlings, so
higher or up to 900: load fed Western
ewes. soc: today's trade, fat lambs gem
eral loads medium weights held at 1000;
fat sheep scarce. steady: small lots native
ewes, 3.75-4.5O.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
| Machine Tool
Spend
| $50,000,000
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26-Machine
tool companies since the war began
abroad have spent more than $50
100000 for new equipment and plant
additions. and plans are under way
to further widen facilities, American
Machinist, trade publication, says.
PLANT expansions of considerable
size are getting under way" the
publication said Three companies
will provide new facilities, over and
above those already built the past
year, under terms of the so-called
bankable contract with the Federal
Government. Announcements of
other factory enlargements are an
ticipated soon. -
THE industry is unanimously of
the opinion that it could do a much
better job of planning production
ahead if Washington could provide
blueprint of exactly what the load
will be. Thus far Washington has
been unable to do this"
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Industrial ACTIVITY
For Defense Needs
Just Started
Armament Demand
Yet to Be Felt in
Actual Output
BY PAUL d. GESNER,

ASSOCldteO fTeSS business writer,
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Despite
the fact that industrial activity this
past fall has been speeding along at
the fastest rate in years, with pro-
duction of steel, electric power, air.
planes and machine tools the larg-
est in history, the big $4,000 ,O0O, 900
national defense program in reality
is just starting, the experts re-
minded today.
Industrial activity is being main
tained at high level" says Moodys
a statistical service. THE impact of
the armament demand is not yet,
however, affecting total production
in the sense that actual production
of arms or parts for them is the
chief explanation of the rise in ac-
tivity in recent months.
Our arms industry" it adds, "is
still small in relation to total pro-
duction. For instance, in October
the aircraft, shipbuilding, machine
tool. explosive and brass fabricating
industries employed a combined to-
tai of 100000 wage earners, out of
a total of nearly 8,5OO0O0 in all
manufacturing industries.
Time Is Required.
while national defense contracts
awarded or allocated between mid
June and mid-December total nearly
$4,000, 900 900 worth, and there may
be about $4,000, 900 900 worth of Brit
ish orders in addition, the bulk of
the work on them is by nature time
consuming. = Nearly one-half
of the orders are for naval expan-
sion which will admittedly take
about four years to complete, and
most of the balance is either con-
struction or is of such character
that it must largely wait for new
plants and new tools"
National defense contracts. by
products placed between June 13
and December IA of this year,
roughly total up as follows.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Structural Steel Bookings
For November Decline
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-November
structural steel bookings totaled
129,257 tons, sharply under the
235 ,146 for October but we'll ahead
CT the 99.316 for the like 1889 month,
the American Institute OF Steel Con-
struction announced.
The r-November tapering,
the institute said, represented "a
hesitation and not halt in plans
for defense" The October bookings
were the largest for any month of
the year to date.
For the first II 1910 months, new
incoming structural business totaled
1,526,536 tons, compared with
1920 ,666 in the like 1899 period. The
aggregate, however, was sharply
below the $500 ,220 tons for the same
II months of 1899, big building
year
Structural steel shipments in
November were 136,827 tons, COM
pared with 128,23l in the like 1899
month, and for the first eleven 1910
months, 1,340,774, against 1923 1888.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
If there has been a season lately
when injuries appeared to play such
an important part in the National
Hockey League race as they have in
the current campaign, it's hard to
remember offhand
Every club except the last-place
Montreal Canadiens has suffered
considerably, although the league
leading Toronto Maple Leafs haven t
felt the damage much because of
their big reserve supply. They had
to get along without Bob Davidson
for a considerable time, but Nick
Metz filled his place SO well that
Davidson is playing on defense now
Some of the more important VIC
tins have been Art Coulter and
Alex Shibicky of the New York
Rangers; Woody Dumart OF the
Boston Bruins; Pete Slobodian
Souee Allen and Jack O'Flahert OF
the New York Americans, and The
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Santa Fe DiscIoses
November Income
Above Year Ago
$2,S34,9e6 Net Compares
With 1854, ,5eo in
Same 1899 Month
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe System re-
ported today net operating income
for November of s2,S34,s 1856, COM
pared with s1,S74,599 in November,
1889, bringing the roads net oper-
ating income for II months to 500
585 1858, compared with SIT 1913
in the like 1899 period.
New York Central.
New York Central lines reported
net operating income for November
Of $500 1929, compared with s4,270.-
578 in November, 1899, bringing the
roads net operating income for IL
months to $36966,718. compared
with s32,689,069 in the like 1899
period.
Northern Pacific.
Northern Pacific Railway re-
ported net operating income for
November of S1,325,615, compared
WIFI S1 d .lto III NOpeUlDeT, 1893,
bringing the roads net operating
income for II months to S11 1892 ,329,
compared with S8941,756 in the like
1889 period.
Illinois Central.
Illinois Central Railroad System
reported net income for November
of $783,578, compared with s6G6,223
in November. 1889, bringing the
roads net loss for II months to
s97,244. compared with net income
of 81 1,672,290 in the like 1889 period.
Erie Railroad.
Erie Railroad reported November
net railway operating income of ST.
300 ,692, up s116.95l from the same
month of 1880 The 11-month fig
ure of s12.565 1857, compared with
$40, ,70296 a year ago, left net in
come of s112771 after present fixed
charges On the basis of fixed
charges in the Interstate Commerce
Commission reorganization plan re-
Gently approved by Federal Court,
net income for the period would
approximate s6,500000.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Union Pacific Asks
!. {. {. Approval Of
Equipment Issue
sl2,57o,ooo Offering
PIunned to Finance
1o41 Needs
By the Associated Press.

The Union Pacific Railroad Co.
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission today for permission to
issue $12.570,000 in equipment trust
certificates to be used in acquiring
new locomotives and cars.
The railroad said that it wanted to
obtain 1000 box cars, $50 automobile
cars, Is locomotives, 300 fiat cars and
so gondola cars. The box cars and
automobile cars would be con-
structed in the railroads own shops
and the remainder of the equipment
would be acquired from outside
manufacturers under lease agree
ments. Under terms of the proposed
leases the equipment would become
the property of the railroad ulti-
mately.
The certificates would bear III per
cent interest and would mature at
the rate of $838,00 annually, start
ing January /, 1912. They would be
sold under open market competitive
bidding to the highest bidder.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Mack May Train 1912
Team in Argentina
" the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-At 78
Connie Mack is considering the pos
sibility of taking his Philadelphia
Athletics to South America for their
1042 spring training.
The American Leaguers now train
in California, but their contract on
the coast expires in 1912. Mack
chatting at his birthday anniver.
sary luncheon, said the AS might
try Argentina after that.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Earnings Of Pennsy
Lao Behind Year Aqo
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-The
Pennsylvania Railroad announced a
net railway operating income Of
S8,703, ,059 for November, decrease
OF $686,139 as compared with the
same month a year ago. The rail-
road announced a net railway op-
Grating income of $72.175,689 for the
first II months of 1910, an increase
of S3,775,439 over the same period
of 1889.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Milk Sales Average
Ahead of Year AGO
b the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26-Daily aver
age sales of fluid milk increased to
6,729,956 quarts in November from
6,527.278 In November last year. a
gain of 3.11 per cent, the Milk In
dustry Foundation said today.
The figures were based on reports
from leading distributors in 1856
markets.
The foundation said milk COM
pany pay rolls declined 124 per cent
from year ago while employment
decreased 2.25 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Holiday Trims
Auto Output
To 82,346
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Dec. 26.-The Christ
mas holiday cut this weeks produc-
ton of the automobile plants below
the 100000 mark for the first time
since October /, Automotive News
reported today in its weekly survey.
The survey placed output at
82,346 cars and trucks, compared
with 125,835 last week and 87,248
this week year ago. Production
of General Motors units was placed
at 39,550; Chrysler at 1880, and
Ford at 1890
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Hockey Results
By the Associat ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Detroit, 3; Toronto. 2
Boston, 8: New York Americans. I.
Chicago, 81 New York RANGERS, 3 tie).
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh, 4; Hershey. 4 (tie).
Cleveland. 8: Philadelphia, 2.
New Haven, 4: Buffalo, 3.
Providence. 6; Indianapolis, I.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City. . Minneapolis, / 1.-TWO
overtime periods.
Omaha, a: St. Paul. a.
-ToniEhts Schedule.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago at Montreal.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
ST Paul at Tulsa.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Town Has 4 Gross Fires

WESTPORT, Conn.,, Dec. rs (P.-
Grass fires. usually associated with
spring, summer and fall, kept fire.
men on the Jump here yesterday.
They reported four.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
British Relief Grid Tilt
On Coast Is Planned
b. the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26.-Plans
for benefit football game here
January between Western and
an Eastern team, including Mich
igan's Tom Harmon, were disclosed
today by Film Actor Alan Mobray,
head of a British War Relief Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1940-12-26

Also extra or extras.
Declared or paid so far this year
Quotations furnished by National Asso.
citation of Securities Dealers, Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-12-26

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or frm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices, and
the sponsors or issuers. y
,o,: Asser,sk ,sau.q: indicates mot BY 'p0n-
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Film Stors Don't Interest
Man Putting Up Dough

could tell you again about the
snow-capped peaks that hover over
the tropical blooms around the
track, where they can handle co.
900 spectators without too much
crowding.
could write more about Bing
Crosby, Louis B. Mayer, Loretta
Young, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown,
Guy Kibbee-in fact about all the
beauty and chivalry, all the glamour
and oomph of Hollywood, which !
can tell you strictly is unimportant
to those trying to win few bets.
They don't concentrate on the
flowers or the movie stars out here
at the track. They have no bets on
the snow-capped mountains. They
lack both the early and the late
foot. Their main interest still is In
the horses which are carrying their
dough. Your interest follows the
money you have put up.
And with nearly 1000 horses, of
one variety or another, packed away
: In the stables, this is where the
main thrill at Santa Anita will y
felt. IA
Evening star., 1940-12-26
The
SPoRTLIGH7
> Racing Form on Trial
At Suntu Anita Meet
By GRANTLAND RICE,


ARCADIA. Calf, Dec. 26 (N.A.
NAD.-Santa Anita's $4,000 900
plant opens Saturday with its mil
lion dollars in prize money and
some S40O0O,000 waiting for the
mutuel windows. Santa Anita and
Florida together will hang up close
to S2000,000 in purses this winter
which is more coin than horsemen
ever have looked at in the racing
game. as far as I can add up the
figures.
But the two main topics of in
terest you run across out this way
are the following:
/. How or where can they dig up
a horse which can prevent Chal-
ledon from cracking Seabiscuit's
all-time money record with so much
gold to shoot at?
2. Will there be truer racing form
in the wake of the recent jockey
scandal when so many alert riders
were located in the pay of crooked
gamblers, who had no trouble pick
ing winners in advance?
This latter system gives the pick
er, on the inside, great chance for
a mopup. The main idea is that
he can't miss, which is at least
financially sound. So those who
are on the outside, meaning only
80 per cent, who were badly stung,
now are waiting to see what will