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Evening star., 1940-01-19
Excess Bank Reserve!
Jump 10 Millions,
Near Record
Return Of Holiday
Gosh and Treasury
Spending Are Factors
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Lendable excess reserves Of banks
jumped sl20, 100000 in the week
ended January II to the near record
figure of $500, 900, 900, the Federal
Reserve Bank reported last night.
The total was only $50, 900 900 un-
der the record set last October Is.
Excess reserves had declined some-
what since then because of Treasury
borrowing and increase of money
in circulation for Christmas shop
ping. The return flow of cash from
shoppers and stores to the banks
has been a major factor in boosting
excess reserves ever since Christmas.
Another factor last week was Treas
ury spending.
The boards statement said:.
During the week ended January
IT, member bank reserve balances
increased $50 900 900. Additions to
member bank reserve arose from de-
creases of $58O0O.0OO in money in
circulation and $50, ,00O, 900 in Treas
ury deposits with Federal Reserve
Banks, and increases of 5000, 900
in gold stock, $l1 900, 900 In Reserve
Banks credit, and 100000 in
Treasury currency, Offset in part by
an increase of $2O,00OOOO in Treas
ury cash. Excess reserves of men,
ber banks on January II were esti-
mated to be approximately $780,
00O, 900, an increase of $120, ,O00, 900
for the week."
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during
the week and the year ended Janu-
ary II. 1910, were reported as fol-
lows:
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325 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 lP).-St. JOS
eph Lead Co. reported IS tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold yes
terday at S5.35 per 100 pounds East
st. Louis, $50 tons at $5.55 New York
and 100 tons at the New York av-
erage.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Brokers' Looms Drop
$21,000,0O0 in Week

By the Associe Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported yesterday that last weeks
loans to brokers and dealers on Sc
curities held by reporting member
banks in New York City totaled
$498, 900, 900.
For the week ended Wednesday
the total represented a decrease of
$21 O00, 600 when compared with the
previous week.
: Loans for the corresponding week
a year ago totaled $675, ,0o0, 600.
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Metal Market

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 R.-Copper
steady; electrolytic. spot. l3.26-50; export,
unauoted. Tin easy; spot and nearby
New York. s .50-55; East St. Louis. S .35.
Zinc steady: East st. Louis, spot and for
ward 5.75.. Quicksilver, 1877 .00-1 80 90.
Pig iron. aluminium, antimonyA platinum,
Chinese wolframite and domestic scheelite
UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1940-01-19

Also extra or extras a
Quotations furnished by National AesH
citation of Securities Dealers. Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or arm bids or offers. but
should indicate Approximate prices.
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| Quotations furnished by National As
| ISOLATION of Securities Dealers Inc, which
| states they do not necessarily reflect
| actual transactions or Arm bids or Offers
| ut should indicate approximate prices
| and unless otherwise indicated are as
| quoted by the sponsors or lssuers.
'Asterisk indicates, Not quoted by spon-
| sors or iSsuerS.''
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Poris Exchange Rotes

PARIS. Jan. 10 lPl.-The United States
dollar held at 43.SU francs t2.2S3 cents to
day. The rate contrasted with the franc
at 2.247 cents in New. York late yester-
day. Exchange on London. 116.625.
Three per cent renteS ended "A so francs;
4i2s "A, o2.91; 4kas 1885,. 2ls.lo.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
New York Sugar.

NEW YORK. JAN 10 tP.-susar fu-
lures No. 3 opened unchanged to / lower.
March. .a5: May. 2.O1; July. 2.04b Sep
tember. 2.0Sb b Bid.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL.

SALES-AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric Power 3As-$1 900
at ITO, $1,000 at 110A, $1,000 at
110A. ...
National Mortgage g. Investment
pfd.-20 at 334.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
London Bur Silver

LONDON. Jan, 10 P.-Bar silver. 22d,
of H. Equivalent 80 90 cents on the dollar
basis. 81 .03). Bar gold. 1855, unchanged.
Equivalent S33 $50.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. Jan. 10 R.-Crude rubber
futures opened to higher March.
l9.32b; May. 1s95-99: July, 1s.07b. Bid.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
sEx-dividend.

tPlus extra CSC paid in 1889. e2T
extra. S14.oo extra paid December %.
| 1889 20c extra. m 81 so extra Soc
| paid September 90, 1888 S So 90 paid in
| 1889. t SOC paid December 20, 1899
vSl 90 extra paid January. 1910. yS5.0O
! extra. -
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Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. Jan 10 Pl.-National As
SOC ,lon Securities Dealers, Inc:
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Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Jan. 10 R).-National
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
Moon quotations
Evening star., 1940-01-19
BONDS

PUBLIC UTILITY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Marine Under Bond
OF $4,000 in Staying

Alexander j. Stevenson, 28-year-
old Marine Corps private, was held
under $4,000 bond today after he
pleaded not guilty yesterday before
United States Commissioner John
w. Monroe in Alexandria. Va. to
charges of murder in the death Of
Sidney M. Little, %. who was found
slain in a car on a Fort Hunt picnic
ground January 7.
A hearing was set for Monday
morning after the formal charges
had been filed by agents of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation. Stew
enson was lodged in the Alexandria
Jail.
Two other men, William j.
Palmer, marine from the Quanti-
CO, Va, base, and James Hewlett of
Stafford County, Va, were held as
material witnesses in the case and
also were lodged in the Jail in de-
fault of bond set at $4,000 each.
The F. B. I. agents said Stevenson
had made statement to them re-
garding the death of Little, son of
well-to-do Washington, N. c., family,
but did not term it a confession"
He was brought to the commits
sioner's Office last night under guard
with the two witnesses.
Little, who had lived On Fred
ericksburg. Va, where he was en-
ployed by tobacco firm, was found
beaten to death with an iron picnic
furnace grating few hundred yards
off the Mount Vernon Memorial
highway on the Fort Hunt reserva-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

streamed through the street from
the Carpenters Building at Tenth
and K streets NV. to the stand.
Fourth in a series of night parades
to the stand by military and civilian
units, this parade accounted for
the largest turnout Of the cam
paign.
John Locher, president of the
Central Labor Union, and Mr.. Dunn
both spoke of labor's support in the
fight against infantile paralysis and
the Elks' Boys Band played the
national anthem as the closing fea-
ture of the broadcast program.
Gordon Hittenmark collected more
than $500 for the Mile O. Dimes last
night when he rolled out the bar
rel at the city's night clubs.
Sports Figures on Hand.
Sponsor of the Barrel O. Dimes
which will be poured onto the Mile
O. Dimes at a broadcast Monday
night, Mr.. Hittenmark rolled his
barrel on a little red wagon into
the Mayfair Restaurant first. There
to greet him were representatives
of the Redskins, the Washington
Eagles, collegiate sports and others
of the local sports scene. They
included Bruce McKillop. Goldie
Ahearn, Charley Malone, Jack Es-
pey, Don Irwin. John McTear and
Frank Mcdonald, basketball coach
at Catholic University.
Mr.. Hittenmark went on to the
Madrillon Restaurant where the
floor show was halted for an hour
and a half while dimes and dollars
flowed into the barrel. Many Gus
toners dropped dollar bills into the
barrel in exchange for hearing their
State song played by the orchestra.
Guests Sing Theme Song.
At the Mayf1ower one of the little
barrels which Mr.. Hittenmark dis
tributed to the night clubs earlier
in the week was emptied into the
large red, white and blue barrel
while the guests sang the Beer Bar
rel Polka" rewritten as a theme
song of the Barrel O. Dimes" cam
paign.
At the Shoreham hotel guests
dropped dimes into the barrel as it
was rolled through the corridor.
Several members of the cast of
"Mamba's Daughters" turned out at
the Crystal Caverns to put their
dimes in the barrel.
All the little barrels sent through
out the city to civic organizations,
business firms AMI State societies
will be called in Monday night for
the Barrel o Dimes broadcast at
| 7:45 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Substitute
Health Officer
Plan Approved
Reorganization
Change Is Sent to
Budget Bureau

The Commissioners today formal.
ly approved and sent to the Budget
Bureau a modified plan for broad
ening the field of possible appoint-
ments to the post of District health
officer, as substitute for the Sec
ton in District reorganization plans
which brought protests from various
groups.
Publication of the text of the SUBJ
stitute section confirmed reports Of
their contemplated new plan yester-
day at the District Building.
In announcing their action, the
Commissioners explained that their
proposal to permit selection of a
man to be health officer of the Dis
trict from among the Federal medi-
cal services, if and when a vacancy
occurred, was 'permissive' rather
than mandatory"
Their earlier plan had been inter-
preted as move for the custer OF
DR.. George c. Rutland as health
officer.
The text of the new section is az
follows:
THE functions of the Health De-
partment shall be continued in &C.
cordance with existing law and such
Commissioners regulations not in
consistent with law. In selecting
health officer, the Commissioners
may request the President of the
United States to designate an officer
from among the medical officers Of
the United States Army Medical
Corps, the United States Navy Medi-
cal Corps or the United States
Public Health Service Corps, and the
President, in his discretion, may DIES.
| ignate such an officer. who shall,
during the time specified by the
President, be s>ealth officer of the
District. The officer, if so designate
ed. shall be under the general super.
vision and control of the Commits
siohers of the District, and shall
exercise all powers and authority
vested in the health officer of the
District.
IF the pay and allowances OF the
officers so designated be less than
the compensation of the health Of
| ficer of the District, said officer shall
be entitled to receive such compen-
sation in addition to his pay and all
| lowances received from the United
States as will make his compensa.
ton equal to that paid the health
officer of the District"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

The place: Fourth street Sc. be-
tween M and L streets.
The accident: A 72-year-old wom-
an, whose unusually small form was
wrapped in a dark coat. started east
across Fourth street through mist
and a slight rain. just beyond CEN
ter of street she was struck by
northbound car. which had just
made a right turn from M street.
Police testified she was hit squarely
by center of the front of the auto
mobile. Driver told police he had
not seen the pedestrian until i'm
pact. Skid marks yard long were
found on pavement. Driver carried
injured woman into nearby house,
and an ambulance transferred her
to Casualty Hospital, where she died
January 81 as result of brain con-
cussion and fractured wrists.
The time: sos pm, January IL.
The weather: Extent of fog and
rain disputed by police. One officer
upheld drivers contention that visi-
bility was very bad" another testi-
fled it was fair" and third in
dicated it was good"
The street: Wet. Well lighted.
The vehicle: Sedan carrying red
sticker from inspection station for
too bright headlights. Brakes and
windshield wipers good. Driver was
reported to have told police his
speed was Is miles per hour.
The driver: A 23-year-old bill COL
lector, who had eight years of driv-
ing experience.
Coroner's jury verdict: Death was
| accidental.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Your D. 6. Income Tax
-No 13-Professionol Expenses

professional like the deduct
income return pursuit
of his profession
The cost Of supplies by him practice
fession deducbe expenses paid
repair of automobile used making
rent cost Of light water fuel and telephone his
ohdce assistants
These deductions also paid professional
and subscriptions to professional journals
reny expended professional instruments
and equipment for use in his professional
In the Of physician dentist who residence
both as his ONCE and his home the rental value
occupied for oace M he actually
OF light and heat furnished these deducbe
expenses He also deduct portion of
servants whose time partly occupied caring Office
Insurance premiums office other professional equipment
ana liability insurance other deducbe items However
premium paid for automobile liability appor-
toned and that part Of the premium attributable
be deducted a business expense.
In connection with these deductions paid by
or professional to their employees constitute allowable deduc
TONS long they good faith as additional
compensation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Pharmacists Favor
RuhIund's Retention

A resolution favoring retention
of DR.. George c. Rutland as District
health officer was adopted last night
by the District Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation, which met at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Labelling provisions of the Federal
Food. Drug and Cosmetic Act were
discussed by DR.. A. G. Murray, senior
chemist of the Federal Food and
Drug Administration; DR.. Carson P
Frailey, executive vice president of
the American Drug Manufacturers
Association, and Carson Gray
Frailey, lecturer on pharmaceutical
Jurisprudence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Man Is Found Guilty
Of MunsIuuqhter

Charles E. Jackson. colored, today
was convicted of manslaughter by a
District Court jury. He had been
indicted on charge of first degree
murder.
The case was heard before Justice
Peyton Gordon and the jury de-
liberated for six and a half hours.
The Government charged that Jack.
son killed Thomas Lane, colored. by
hitting him over the head with a
piece OF wood on last August at
Second and E streets S.W.
Representing the Government was
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Allen j. Krouse. The defendant
was represented by Attorney T. Ed.
ward O'Connell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
$500, 900 Estate Left
By Thomas J. MoILoy

An estate valued in excess Of
100000 was left by Thomas J. Mol
10y, who operated a liquor store at
3245 M street NV, District Court
has been advised in a petition filed
for the probate of his will.
Mr.. Molloy left $500 to the Home
for the Aged of the Little Sisters of
the Poor, Third and H streets NE,
and $500 to st. AIMS Infant Asylum,
1900 K street NV.
The estate is represented by At
torney Martin F. ODonoghue, who
informed the court that the will was
dated January Is, 1928. Mr.. Mol
Toys six children will benefit from
his estate.
Under Mr.. Molloy's will the bulk
of the estate was bequeathed to his
wife, Mrs. Mary c. Molloy. She
died last March 7, so the BENEFITS
will go to their children. Mr.. Mol
10y died January 10. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Funeral Rites Held
For I. A. WiIkerson

Funeral services for T. A. Wilker-
son, retired carriage maker. were
held this morning at Lees funeral
home, Fourth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NE, with burial in
Glenwood Cemetery. Mr.. Wilkerson,
81, died Tuesday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. E. w. Hoskins, 1924
South Wayne street, Arlington, Va.
Born in Oak Grove, Va, Mr.. Will
kerson began his long career as a
carriage and wagon maker there.
In 1890 he came to this city, op-
Grating a shop in the 400 block of
M street NV. for many years. He
retired in 1927.
Besides Mrs. Hoskins, he leaves a
son, DR.. Roland Wilkerson. a sister.
Mrs. Brinnie Grant, and a grandson,
Jack Wilkerson, all of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Quick Approval Seen
For Huzen Nomination

The Senate District Committee is
expected to take favorable action
within a few days on the nomina-
ton of Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen for another term.
Consideration of the appointment
has been delayed by request of Sem
ator McCarran, Democrat, of Ne
vada that the committee wait until
he returns from the West. The
Nevada Senator, however, sent a
telegram last night advising the
committee to go ahead without
waiting his return. Since no pro-
tests have been received. it is prob
able Chairman King will poll the
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Truck Driver Freed
By Jury in Death
OF Pedestrian
Acquitted Of Negligent
Homicide Charge
In IS Minutes

A Police Court jury late yesterday
freed Fillmore w. Frederick, ~, of
251O North Sixteenth street, Airing
ton, Va. of a negligent homicide
charge, returning verdict of not
guilty after celebrating less than
Is minutes.
Mr.. Frederick, truck driver, had
been held in connection with the
death of John Chase, co. colored,
of 902 Fourth street S.W., who was
fatally injured last October Is when
struck by Mr. Frederick's truck in
one-way alley alongside 1909 E
street NV. Mr.. Frederick was de-
livering ice to downtown restaur-
ant by backing the wrong way into
the alley when the accident oc-
Cured. Brake tests made on the
truck were satisfactory, police re-
ported.
On the stand, Mr.. Frederick testi-
fed he had been making deliveries
of ice to the restaurant for more
than four years, backing his truck
into the one-way alley from E street
on each occasion. He said that on
numerous occasions various police
men had assisted in directing his
truck into the alleyway despite a
traffic sign at the entrance saying
do not enter"
Sharp-Angled Turn.
He pointed out that because Of q
sharp-angled turn in the alley mid
way between E and F streets NV,
it was impossible to .drive his truck
south from the F street entrance.
The truck, police testified, measured
81 feet inches in length, 7 feet in
width and 6 feet inches from
ground to top. The alley Is 9 feet
Z inchces wide.
To get a better view of his sur
roundings, Mr.. Frederick explained,
he opened the left cab door and put
his left foot on the running board
to look back over the truck bed.
He estimated his speed at approx
mately 3 to miles per hour while
backing.
Robert l.. Crosby of 1873 Sixth
street NV. and Benjamin Roy of
1904 S street NV, both colored
restaurant employees, told the jury
most deliveries to the restaurant
kitchen were made in the same
fashion, trucks backing into the
| alley from E street.
Future Records to Be Kept.
Mr.. Frederick's attorney, Harry
Enrich, made. motion for a di-
rected verdict, asserting the Gov
ernment had made no Ease of negli-
gence against his client. Judge Nc
i Mahon overruled the motion, how
ever, and the case was given to a
| jury which exonerated the driver.
Assistant United States Attorney
David A. Hart prosecuted the case
and at his insistence Government
court stenographer made copy of
all proceedings and testimony.
Transcripts of all future negligent
homicide cases will be filed in the
United States attorneys Office, Mr..
Hart said. Heretofore, records Of
negligent homicide trial testimony
have been taken in only few in
stances, but the new policy, he add
ed, will be followed in the future as
means of preserving all testimony
for Government files.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

A steel-nerved Red Cross safety
worker wallowed in the Potomac's
icy water this morning to demon
strate winter lifesaving" to Police
School rockies.
About 40 rockies shuddered as
Robert H. Duncan. director of safety
instruction Of the District of Colun-
bia Red Cross, clad in trousers and
a tweed coat, eased into the hole he
had chopped in the ice in the Po-
tomac River across from Riverside
Stadium.
He was showing how a man could
get himself out of hole in the ice.
Up to his shoulders in water, Mr..
Gordon writhed and squirmed, using
his elbows to slide his weight up on
the ice. Blowing and gasping from
the cold, he wriggled to safety on
the frozen sheet.
Mr.. Gordon stressed that persons
who fall in icy waters should not
make jackknifing motions with the
knees. This action, he pointed out,
is apt to break the supporting ice
to which the victim clings. He adj
vocated wriggling movements on
the elbows.
Mr.. Duncan, with the help of as
sistants, then demonstrated various
methods that may be used in rescu-
ing persons floundering in icy water.
These included pulling the victim
out by use of boat, pole, ladder,
ring buoy and can buoy.
BY that time Mr.. Duncan was
getting a little chilly" He urged
his assistants to hurry for the last
demonstration, the human chain.
Three assistants stretched out on
the ice in a chain formation, hold
ing onto each others ankles. Mr..
Duncan meanwhile was threshing
around in the water in an effort to
keep from freezing.
After they reached Mr.. Duncan
and succeeded in pulling him from
the water, he was rubbed with
towels and whisked away In d Red
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Isaac Cans 10 Be Honored
Al Luncheon by Officials

Prominent District officials today
planned to give testimonial lunch.
con February l at the Press Club
for Isaac Cans on the last day of
his services as a member of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
The 80-year-old official, one of the
original members of the A. B. c.
Board, will be succeeded by William
Meredith, now executive secretary
of the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26

Secretary of the Interior Ickes
and Archibald MacLeish, librarian
of Congress, were slated to lay their
dimes on the line at the Mile O.
Dimes stand today.
Mr.. Ickes, one of the many cabi-
net officials who have taken the
contributions of their departments
to the stand, is appearing in OBJ
servance of Interior Department
day at the Mile O. Dimes.
Federal Works Administrator John
Carmody will take the gift of his
agency to the stand at l pm. to-
morrow.
Members of the Congressional
Women's Club. led by Mrs. John R.
Murdoch, wife of the Representa-
tive from Arizona, also were sched-
uled to go to the stand today.
Other Delegations.
Delegations from the Railroad Re-
tirement Board, the Black Friars'
Guild, the District Recreation De-
partment and the Woodward School
for Boys of the Y. M. C. A. were
expected. The recreation group, in
addition to the contributions of it's
employees, was to take the proceeds
of step With Dime Mite" present.
ed last night at the Anacostia Jun
ior-Senior High School by the Ana
costa Girls Club.
The Wardman Park Choristers
will sing spirituals at the stand at
$50 o'clock tonight under the di-
rection of Alfred Manning. They
also will bring dimes from the en-
ployes of the Wardman Park Hotel.
Secretary of Labor Perkins ap-
peared for her department at the
stand yesterday, bringing a gold
brick" The dimes, amounting to
$3.50, filled a gilt box.
Glad to Aid Cause.
Thanking N. B. c. and The Star
for the opportunity to contribute to
the cause, Miss Perkins said: Were
glad to be helping people with in
fantile paralysis to get back into
life again"
Fifty firemen from every engine
company in the city reported at the
stand yesterday. Led by Fire Chief
Stephen Porter, who expressed
gratitude that the Fire Department
could help. the campaign, the fire.
men brought the total collections
from each company until dimes were
piled high on the track.
Employees and entertainers from
Lotus Restaurant also paid a visit
to the Mile O. Dimes stand yester-
day. Each member of the orchestra
gave 10 dimes. the girls in the chorus
deposited a dime each, and Dick
Lam, manager of the restaurant
presented 100 dimes in behalf of the
other employees.
Carpenters Give S135.
More than 1000 members of the
District Carpenters Council, A. F. L
paraded to the Mile O. Dimes stand
last night to contribute $13550.
Led by Walter j. Dunn, interna-
tional representative of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters ano
Jointers of America, the parade