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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Reserve Note Circulation
Climbs al New York
3, the Associated Press.

BN the Associated PresS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The actual
circulation of Federal Reserve notes
increased by more than $4,000 900
IN the week ended yesterday. the
New York Federal Reserve Bank
reported.
At the same time the reserve bal
ances of member banks rose nearly
$4,000 900 while gold certificates on
hand and due frcn the United
States Treasury increased more
than s49,000000.
Holdings of United States Gov
eminent securities were unchanged.
The condensed statement follows:
. Gold certificates on hand and due from
United States Treasury, Ss975.37l 900.
Bills diScounted-Secured by United
States Government oblisations. $4,000;
total bills. discounted. SS31,000.
Industrial advances. 81 s0S.o0o
Total United States Government Sc
curities, S149, sos 900.
Total bills and securities SIS" "50.000.
Uncollected items. $3.50 600.
Federal Reserve notes in actual circu
lauon. 81 .41s.624.O00.
Deposits-Member bank-reserve ac-
count, S1.l5S,549.0Oo
Total deposits. Ss.326 90 600
Ratio of total reserve TO deposit and
Federal Reserve note liabilities combined,
93.1 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Imports of Distilled
LIQUORS Decrease

BS the Associated Press.
Imports of distilled liquors. the
Customs Bureau reports, declined
to l,3O6.279 proof gallons in June,
compared with 1892 500 gallons in
May and 7S9.195 gallons in June.
1899.
Imports of still wines, however
increased to 4l2,932 gallons. COM
pared with 1886 ,3O7 in May and 1885,
275 in June, 1899.
Imports of sparkling wines drop
PED to 23.858 gallons in June, COM
pared with 1892 in May and
so 800 in June. 1889.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
TruveI on Air Lines
At New Peak in July
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Aug. 23.-Air lines of
the United States flew 10l, 1871 075
revenue passenger miles in July
an all-time high-the Air Trans
port Association of America re-
ported today.
In June, the previous record
month. the figure was 101 ,172 800
revenue passenger miles. The July
total was 5432 per cent higher than
in July, 1899. and the total for
the first seven months of 1910 was
6115 per cent above the same period
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
1910 Utility Manual
Is Issued by Poor's
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

special dispatch 10 Inc StdI
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The 1910
edition of Poor's Public Utility
Manual has just been released. 1t
gives complete corporate descrip-
tons of more than 1000 companies,
all those in which there is public
interest.
On the larger and more important
companies comparative income &C
counts and balance sheet state
ments are shown for the last seven
years with significant financial
ratios and percentages.
The introduction to Poor's Public
Utility Manual states. Few indus
tries face as bright future from
the standpoint of demand for their
products, yet few industries are
faced with as many uncertainties
and problems created by govern
mental regulation and competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Aug. 90 P,.-Butter re-
ceipts. 979,91s: steady: market unbalanced
Eggs. receipts: 6.967; unsettled: storage
packed frsts, 17s4: other prices UNCHANGED.
Poultry. live. 80 trucks: hens steady,
chickens easy: broilers, oia pounds and
down. coiored. 1872: springs, pounds UP,
colored Il; Plymouth Rocks. 1872: White
Rocks. is: under 4 pounds. colored, is:
Plymouth Rocks. II: White Rocks. II;
other prices unbalanced
Potatoes. arrivals. 10 on track. 1871;
total U. s. shipments. 1924. supplies mod
crate, demand slow: Idaho Russet Burbanks
and Colorado Bliss Triumphs market about
steady, Nebraska stock market weaker.
other stock market dull and weaker un-
dertone: Idaho. Russet Burbanks, u s. No.
l. s.15-220; Colorado, Bliss Triumphs. U.
8. No. $50: Iowa: Cobblers. GOOD quality:
10; Minnesota. Early Ohios, Sandland
section. generally good quality, 100:
Minnesota. cobblerS; Hollandale section.
generally sood quality. Ito: Minnesota,
Cobblers. U s. No. /. Lib: Nebraska.
Bliss Triumphs. good quality. 1.40-1 .55;
Nebraska: Cobblers. generally good quality.
unwashed: l.l5-l 80: washed, 130: Wis
consin. Bliss Triumphs. q. S. No. 1. 5A.
20; U. s. No. /, 5B, 90; Wisconsin. Cob
blers. fair quality, 95.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Cotton Ginnings Drop
Well Below Year AGO

BY the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported today
that 1940-grown cotton ginned prior
to August 16 totaled 1853, APO running
bales, counting round as half bales,
compared with 357,l97 for last year
and 314,6l6 for 1898.
The ginnings by principal cotton
producing States this year, compared
with those to the corresponding date
in 1899 and 1888, respectively, in
Guided:
Alabama. S36, 1879 and 5.O9s.
Arizona. 500, $50 and 4,343.
Florida 247. 125 and 1.@0a.
Georgia, I 44", 23,697 and 15,006.
Texas 1856 221. 324.55O and 2s5.6l5.
All other States. IS, 1880 and s55.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
South African
Wool Sold to
Britain


PRETORIA. Union Of South
Africa. Aug. 23.-Great Britain was
reliably reported today to have
bought the entire wool clip of the
Union of South Africa at 1054 pence
tabout 10 cents pound.
London sources said Great Britain
was understood to be buying the
South African wool clip on the same
lines as the recent similar purchases
made from Australia and New Zea-
land.
In those cases the whole wool clip
was bought for the duration of the
war and one year afterward at
fixed price schedule, having as its
basis an average price of l0a. pence
a pound.
The New York wool top market
turned strong after a weak opening
following the British contract. Buy
ing and covering took place imme-
diately. showing prices up as much
as 4 to 8 of cent pound above
yesterdays closeD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Aug. % R.-lUnited States
considerably more activity on the Boston
wool market today following reports Of
larse-scale Government orders for wool
consisted mostly Of inquiries from mill
buyers and topmakers who we're anxious
to determine the quantities Of wool avail
were being held Only . limited quantity
Of woods were sold. but q number Of wool
dealers reported that buyers were askins
for optioAA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Lower Net Reported
By Illinois Central

BY the Associated Pr
CHICAGO, Aug. 23-The Illinois
Central System yesterday reported
net railway operating income for
July of 1923 FOG. a decrease Of $780,
O96 from the same month a year ago.
Net railway operating income for
the seven months ended July 81
totaled $6,433 .915, decrease of
s407,758 from the corresponding 1899
period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Metal Market

NEW YORK. Aug. % Chopper
steady; electrolytic spot Connecticut VAL
ley. HOO; export. fa.s. New York. eco.
York, 490-95: East st. Louis l.75 Zinc
steady; East ST. Louis. spot and forward.
$50. Pig iron. aluminium. antimony.
quicksilver, platinum Chinese wolframite
and domestic scheelite, unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Defense Drive Boosts
Average Work Hours
By the Associated Press.

BY the, Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23-The
national defense program not only
has increased employment in Cali
fornia manufacturing industries. but
has heightened average work hours.
George C. Kidwell, State director Of
industrial relations, reported yester-
day.
Employment reports showed gain
of IA per cent in the number of
wage earners on pay rolls in July
over July, 1899.
Because of longer hours and
higher pay, the workers drew Is
per cent more wages than a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Trade With Portugal
Shows Sharp Gain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug 22.-Portugal
has taken a prominent place as a
buyer of automotive parts, small
hardware, industrial equipment and
consumer goods, exporters reported
today.
Most purchases have been for i'm
mediate delivery but some contracts
call for shipment as late as or
months hence. Portuguese buying
expanded sharply after the fall of
France and increased again when
Italy entered the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. Aug. % P-Buying in
terest in domestic sugar futures was stlr1-
uated today by intimations of a possible
reduction in quotas.
Prices showed gains of 3 to points
in late trading. Liquidation and proft-
Ill; March 1S1.
World futures were quiet and to 9
points up. September. 70: December. IS.
free basis for Ta raw suSer and p ihereafter
offerings were scaled upward. Refined
wae unclaimed at 420 to 4.35 cents.
Futures No. 3 closed ga higher. Sales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Federal Lund Banks
Dividend Is Ordered

NEW YORK, Aug. % lPl.-Di-
rectors of American Export Lines
today voted a dividend of Is cents
a share on the common stock, pay
able September II to holders of rec
ord September 4. Similar payments
were made in March and June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

Hedge selling. Wall Street and
Bombay liquidation put cotton flu
lures lower today.
A more active demand from trade
and spot interests for price fixing
following yesterdays heavy sales in
Worth street failed to boost prices.
Late prices were 3 to 7 points
lower; october, GIT; December, 9.l9;
July, 8.72.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

IN banKrpptcy or recelvership or beinR
reorganzed under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed BY such companies
Rates Of dividends IN the foregoinR table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara
ton Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not included sAlso
extra or extras d Accumulated dividends
paid las. year Declared or paid so
far this wear fPayable in stock Paid
last Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
ur Under rule w With warrants Nv
Without warrants war Warrants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. Aug 23-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index Of 80
commodities today advanced to SO. 81
Previous day. 69.49; week ago. 69.O3;
month ago, 69.11; year ago "a. O6.
1910. 1899. 1888. 1933-37.
High - 1929 1922 14.37 9S14
Low = $3.50 63.7s 63.S6 4144
u926 average EQUALS 1909
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Odd-Lot Dealings
B, the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for August 90: 2,O2I
purchases involving 52.123 shares; 1894
sales involving Sc, 672 shares, including lib
short sales involving 2,942 shares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

Quota tons furnished by National As
sociation of Securities Dealers. Inc, which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or of1ers, but
should indicate approximate prices. and
unless otherwise indicated, are as quoted
by the sponsors or issuers
mot quoted by sponsors or issuers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

Cottonseed oil opened steady: Septsm
Der 5OOb October. 5.o6b; December,
5.l6b: January. 5.1sb; March. 5.e6b.
Bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. -; Coon
tinued favorable weather in the belt and
hedge selling weakened cotton futures here
todN Midday prices were to points
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
STAR WASHINGTON, c. FRIDAY AUGUST 3d. 1s
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate Add 90 HiGh Low Close

STOCK ana u
Dividend Rate. 1
Aero Sup(B) .z5'
Ala Power Of 80
Alum Co Am (3e)
Alum Goods SOC
Alumni Ltd 4.50e
Am Book 80
Am Centrifugal
Am Cvnam 3 so
Am Export soc
Am Gas q El LIST
Am G&El pf ITS
Am Lt&Tr1o l.2o
Am Supsrpwr of
Am Superp'r LIST
Appal e P Of az
Ark Nat 9sstAD.
Art Metal w so
Ashland OR 20
Att Goa ST Fish =
Atlaat'orp war
Atlas Plyw'd 1.5t
A walton Il Tran,
Babcock & W.60,
Bald win 10 war
Baidw l. of z.l0
Bath Iron f.25e).
Beech Aircraft :
Bell Aircraft
Bell Tel Can 90.
Bliss &c W.
Blue r CIV pf(3h ]
Bra lillian TrL&F
Breeze Corp 60g
Britain o re q
Brown For Dist
Brown Rubber :
B N&EP of l so
Ca BILE Elec Prod
Callite Tung 20
Carrier Corp
Cent NY Pw Of s
Cham berlain 20,
Cities Service
Cities Service Of
Clark Contr (le)
Clev Elec Ill GA
CIev Tractor
Club Alum Uten
Com with d S wa
Comun p S 1.80a
Consoi MRS tlA)
ContIG&E Or Of !
Cont Roll & Stl
Crown Drug O5e
bet Stl Prod soc
Donin Stl e. Goa
Fla gle Pich ]. 20,
Fla st'n Ga So r ueI
EaStn G&F 8 Of
E G&F prpf 2.25l
Easun SITS of A =
Eiec Bond q Sh
Elsc B & S Of (5)
Elec 3 d 8 of (6l
Emp G&F Sc Of
Equity Corp
Equity Corp $3p
Fairchild Av .25'
t'aIrcnIId + Il A
Fanny Farm l.5C
Fansteei Metal
Feeders Mfg 80,
F'tdeiIo Brew
Fire AS Phila "a
Fla P&L of 6.l3k
ForditanlAtlb-
Ford Ltd (.14e)-
Froedtert t.S0)-,
Gen Invest -.
Gen Pub Svc pr.
Can CharehOld
Gen Share pft6h
Gen WG&E PICS
Glen Aid c .375e
Godchaux Of 90
Great Norm POI
Gulf on of PaiI
Gulf ST Ut of s 81
Hartford Rayon
Heller pr WV II!
Horn Il Hard t2I
Humble q 1.37je
Hum'l Ross zoe
llllnols-Ia Power
ill-Ia Pwr div CT
illinois Zinc
Imp Oil Ltd .60a
Ind Svc s % Ut -.
Ind Svc Z % of
Int lndust l.l0g)
Int Par Pwr war
Int Petroim so
Iron Fire vic 1.2l
Jones e. Lau ST.
Kirkl'd Lake 10a
kopHers Of tsl
Lake SS NJ 1.50e
L.akey k'dry & n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
New York Bar Silver

NEW YORK. Aug. % R.-Bar
silver, 34%4, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
Al lower Sales. 10l contracts. Sep
TENDER 3 sob: October, 5.55b: December,
3 rs: january. 561b: March. Sob.
b Bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
London Bar Silver

LONDON. Aug 81 IP.-Bar silver.
23i.d. up II. Equivalent 4..S centsD
Bar gold, 1888. UNCHANGED. Equivalent
$685. Exchange, S4.03.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
London Tin Prices

LONDON. Aug. ~ h>-Tin steady. spes,
| s2eo &c - 600 SIS asked future, f261
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Aug % lP'.-Natonal As
ISOLATION Securities Dealers, Inc:
Quotations a of , o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Aug. %
Sales STOCKS High. Low. Close.
10 Baltimore TT 80 80 80
20 Finance Amer A 9A 9A aA
400 Pa Water Pow B9 SO 80
ITO U Fidel 4 Guar 1914 1e% 1914
81 $500 BALTIC II do % A. 80 e2M 30
5000 BALTIC IT s. A ssh 37A 36h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

$1,000 Cwlth E do ga 81 1908. 1904 1909.
Stock sales today-1o,000 shares.
Bond sales today-Sl. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

Drive defensively. Be on the alert
for what the other driver will do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Chicooo Stock Market

CHICAGO, Aug. - tP.-Folovins Is
the complete list of transactions on the
Chicarn Stuck EXCHANGE fnday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Investing Companies

NEW YORK Auc. II IF'.--NauonaI AS
soclation Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23


rants New. st fstpl-Stamped
SNegotiability impaired by maturity.
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COttonSeed Oil.

Middling spot. 9.s6n.
La gaceta., 1940-03-16
RAYMOND E Ell
x VIERNES CON
JOE E

La direction de Benjamin
Field prepare un programa pa
ra ell veniderO viernes y Sc pro-
pone presentar en- ell cOmbatel
de mayor importancia a joey
Raymond, ell diestro joven tam
peno, y a Joe Green, de New
Jersey.
Raymond lie concedi6 10 IL
bras de ventaja a Kid Williams
ZEN esta ciudad, e hizo tablas con
Ell, Todos los que vieron Ia pc
lea opinaron que joey merecia
Ia victoria.
En- Sarasota derrot6 a AL Re
ba, pero lie "estafafon" la deci-
sion, segdn los periodicos de esa
ciudad. Entire sus 1ltimas vict.-
mas figuran Red Barry y ia
ckie Murray.
Raymond tiene 81 amos de G.
dad y lleva seis amos de pdgil
professional.
La gaceta., 1940-03-16
Ell CALICO KAYAK GANO Ell
TROFEO DEL CENTRIC
ASTURIANO

Anoche, en- Ell Canedromo de
Sulphur Springs, ell galgo Ka-
yak do una sorpresa que los Pc
ritos no esperaban y gan6 Ell
troleo del Ceptro Asturiano, en-
la novena carrera, Liquid Gold
ent6 e segundo lugar y Sea Pira-
te en- tercero,
La apuesta dible obtuve ano-
che una recompensa de $145 Y
la ganaron Knight Hawk y Sky
Way.
Promote ser sensational la
octava carrera de esta noche,
por cuanto han sido inscriptos
para ella Dolly Green, Harold
Chum, Traffic Warrior, Cap
tain Tussey, Harold Andrew,
Velma Starter, fluffy Band y
Uptown Wrangled.
La gaceta., 1940-03-16
TONIC SEGUND0
"a MUCHACHA
DE LA GALE

mando un par de rios enormes..
$ la Gale Sc llenaba de genie.
No hay que decir que nues-
tros heroes buscaban las apretl
ras.
Y no hay que decir tampoco
que, cuando e teatro Sc vaci6
por complete y los focos de Ia
puerta comenzaron a apagarse,
el Cogorza y ell Chepa devolvie-
ron al Niho de las Gaveras los
ejemplares que no sc habian
vendido de la famosa obra de
Marquina, con ell dinero recau-
dado, sin que faltara un cent?
mo.
-Toma-habds dicho 81 Co
TOOL
La gaceta., 1940-03-16
Ell juego de pelota a beneficio de hLandia
Les puertas Sc aDrir6n q las 10 de la mahana

FL Neaaffo de las estrellas de
las graz des ligas, a beneficio de
la dimil pta Y desventurada Fin
landia, Sc efectuara mahana do
mingo ,comenzando a la 1:15,
en- ell terreno de Plant.
Las puertas del terreno Sc a.
briran a las diez de la manana,
con el fin de acomodar al p1-
bi:co de las graderias. Tambi@a
Sc pondran a la venta los billie
ties sobrantes de palcos y los a.
sientos de a dollar.
Sc han colocado graderias
con capacidad para 10000 per-
sonas.
Frank Wincheh sc mostraba
anoche muy satisfecho y SECURE
del exito, 10 mismo que su a.
yudante Gabe Paul.
Por la Liga Americana co.
La gaceta., 1940-03-16

menzaran Ell juego cinco pelo.
teros de los Yankees y tres DE-
los Medals Rojas, con Bob Fe-
Her de probable pitcher de par
tida. Mccarthy seleccion6 para
jugar Ia primera base al celebre
jonrronero Jimmy Foxx.
Bin MlcKechnie, selecciona-
dor de la novena del ICircuit1
Nacional, tiene preparados p
los pitchers Bucky Walters Y
Paul Derringer, de los Rojos
Harry Gaubert, de los Gigantes,
y Luke Hamlin, de los Dodgers.
Mas de so eScritores depor-
tivos presenciaran ell juego Y 10
describiran a los peri6dicos que
representa-.
Por la radio Sc trasmitia to-
do Ell partido, a traves de las re-
DIES y principles estaciones del
pals.
La gaceta., 1940-03-16

posa en- casa.
"Dejalo para q jueves, a Ia
bora de siempre.
mi mujer esta inSoportable,
"Esta carta la dejare en- Nv
estanco esta noche, al salir del
teatro,
VamOs a Calder6n, por ca
pr.cho de Josefa.
"Te manda mil besitos, tn
"DOd6."
"P.D.-Ya yes como firmo
como til quieres,"
-Yaya con Juanito-comen.
TO Cogorza muy serio, hacienda
reir a los amigos. 70 que me
creia que era ell ministro de Ha-
ciendal IA 81 edad, de conquis-
tas amorosas L..
Mas le valia haberse echa-
do al bolsillo dos o tres pdpir0s
de a mil plumds,,
ia verl
-Bueno, 20 tapgO ed.
La gaceta., 1940-03-16
hasta muy eerca de las dos.
Y a esta bora, Cogorza y 81
Chepa Sc marcharon,
CAPITULo XVII
Celia

Cuando Pablo lleg6 a su In.
munda barraca de la China
vic luz a trav6s del ventani.
llo de la cuadra.
Garcia enganchaba al bu.
rro para subir hacia Madrid.
Fran cerca de las dos.
Ell hombre empuj6 la puer-
ia desvencijada, que abri6se
con un largo gemido de los
goznes, mohosos Y viejisimos,
y entr6 en- la pieza que servia
de cocina comedor,
Eneendi6 una vela.
Una miseria y una suicidal
mmenSa Sc resPirabs en- al in
La gaceta., 1940-03-16
DEPORTE
LA SUBASTA DEL EQUIP0
PARA LA LIGA INTERSO-
CIAL

Sc efectu6 anoche, en- ell edifi-
clio de los Caballero sLeales de
America, la subasta del equiDo
para la Liga Intersocial.
Ofrecieron precios en- cuanto
a dos juegos completes de ira
jes, para dos novenas, 60 pares
de zapatos, 4S bates, una gruesa
de pelotas, caretas, petOs y rodi-
lleras para dos catchers y tres
bases, las conocidas casas de
Knight and Wall, Cox, Glenn
Henderson y Spicola.
La Liga eStuvo deliberando
hasta despues de las once de Ia
noche.
Por unanimidad, consideran-
do los precios ofrecidos y las
condolences, Sc acord6 conce-
derle la subasta a la firma de
eSpicola, de Ybor City.
Sc atuvo la Liga a un acuerdo
de favorecer siempre los mas
bajos precios dentro de las con-
diciones mas ventajosas.
.Spicola hara, pues, los nuevos
trajes para las novenas de la
pnione Italiana Y los Caballe-
La gaceta., 1940-03-16

CogorZa, que era quien diri'
gia la operaci6n, busc6 primer
los billetes.
lPoca cosa, por desgracial
iCuarenta Y cinco durosl
En- cambio, habia una nube
de tarjetas y algunas cartas y
un retrato de mujer, muy qua
pa, por cierto.
Pablo lego una de las tsrje-
tas, de las que habia muchas en-
Ia cartera, y que repetian estas
palabras:
Juan Peres Lopez de Montdlbdn
del concrete
Oral. Lacy, %, pral. Madr!G
Luego contemplation el retra-
to de la DANA y, por dltimo, Pa
lego la carta, que estaba
cerrada, y decia:
"Queridisima Fiji: No venr
gas manaua, que estarA mi Is
La gaceta., 1940-03-16
terror de la casucha.
Cogorza no extranaba.

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Cogorza no extranaba.
Ellos eran pobres, muy po.
orss, como no sc cansaba de
decir a su mujer a cada paso.
Ell granuia no compartia
con la mujer los pingdes pro-
ductoS de su ofic!o mds que muy
raras vsces, y en- proportion
tan exigua, que llegaba a ser
i~rrisoria.
Asi, por ejemplo, cuando Pc
GRO de Ndhez les habfa entrega-
90 las cinco mil pesetas para
que Sc encargaran de escondes
a Celia por unos dias, Pablo,
hombre met6dico y pr~evisor CO.
mo Ell que mas, lego dos dies
despueS a la ehoza, a punto de
ahogarse con un pelo.
Jay, Garcia de mi alma!
1tQue tienes, hombre?-
pregunt6 la muier-cah6n, ex-
de que su hombrS h
La gaceta., 1940-03-16

Annque los Dodgers batea-
ron IA hits Y los Medals Rojas
solo 9, las huestes de Cronin ga
naron ell partido con anotaci6n
de Z carreras por 5. I'm recluta
del Boston, Stan Spencer, des-
cargo un cuadrangular en la
tercera entrada.
Boston 7c, Oh, De; Brooklyn
sc, 14h, lie.
La gaceta., 1940-03-16

fuerte cubano de Camaguey, Y
Woody Jones, de Indiana. La Sc
mana pasada Domfnguez derro-
to a Jones, castigandolo dura-
mente.
Jones, a~costumbrado a las
"broncas'', pidi6 la revancha
con 81 false alegato de que Ell Gu
bano lie habia pegado de 'foul".
La empresa decide enfrentar
los de nuevo.
La gaceta., 1940-03-16

Por no sentirse bien Sc queda-
ran en- Tampa, no haran ell via
je a Ia Habana, los notables pc
Iloteros wal Goodman y Lonnie
Frey, de los Rojos.
jos.
Mike Mccormick sigue ga
nando terreno y sc lie menciona
para una posici6n regular en- el
jardin izquierdo.
Todo hace suponer sue en- los
jardines McKechnie &::izara a
Mccormick, Harry Croft e wal
Goodman y en- ell cuadro a
Frank Nice ormick, Junior Frey
Bill Myers y Bin Werber. FL
cuerpo de receptores estara
compuesto por Ernie Lombar-
di, Bill Hershberger y Bill Bak-
sr.
Ell Cincinnati decide aver pa
sarlos al club indianapolis, con
derecho de opci6n, a Dick West
catcher; Art Luce, jardinero, y
Joe Mack, primera base. Cyril
Moran fue devuelto va a los ba-
rones de Birmingham.
Tambien seran devueltos q las
memories los pitchers Leonard
Bobeck, John Deets y Harold
Erickson Y los jugadores de
cuadro Joe Bestudik, John Cor
way y Charles Aleno.
La gaceta., 1940-03-16
ros Leales.

ros Leales.
La Liga usara los famosos
bates Louisville Slugger 125 y
los mismos zapatos y pelotas
que us6 Ell ano pasado.
FL martes Sc efectuara la pro
xima reunion, en- la Unione TIA
Llama.