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Evening star., 1940-02-06
100 More G-Men
Sought in Campaign
Against Espionage
Need Is Emphasized by
Increasing Complaints,
Hoover Asserts
By the Associated Press,

j. Edgar Hoover, director OF the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, has
asked Congress for 100 additional
agents to augment the $50 now ac-
tive in a campaign against espion-
age and subversive activities.
Mr.. Hoover assured a House Ap-
propriations Subcommittee, in testi-
mony made public today. that the
campaign would not degenerate
into witch hunting"
Emphasizing the need for addi-
tional help. the F. B. I. chief pointed
to the large increase in complaints
and Investigations of national de-
fense character and said that Al per
cent were unassigned because OF
lack of manpower to handle them.
$4,000 Complaints Expected.
He estimated that $4,000 COM
plants would be received this fiscal
year compared with $50 for 1888.
Mr.. Hoover said that at the re-
quest of the Army and Navy the
F. B. I. had given particular atten-
ton to protection of plants manu-
featuring military equipment. After
Federal agents inspect the plants,
he said, I'VE submit to the owners
recommendation for corrections
that should be made"
At the same time, a State De-
partment spokesman advised the
committee it would be well to keep
close tabs" on the activities of Eu-
ropean nations in the Americas.
Laurence Duggan, chief of the
American Republics Division of the
department, said that European ma
tions have "far-intentioned political
and military" interests in this hemi-
sphere.
Close Watch Urged.
"We cannot tell for certain which
way the European war Is going tc
turn" he said, 80 that I think
until the world becomes a little
more stabilized and some countries
discontinue their ambitions, both
political and territorial. it will be
well to keep very close tabs on these
activities"
Secretary Hull indicated that he
foresaw no immediate peace, in dis
cussing Extraordinary pressure
and conditions of grave danger
under which department employees
have been working.
ut now appears" he testified on
December 4. that this strain and
these dangers NAV continue for an
indefinite period"
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Democrats
Continued From First Page.)

Committee. The members were ad.
mitted in small groups, enabling the
President to welcome each member
individually.
They made the visit to the White
House after a meeting here yester.
day at which Chicago was selected
as the convention city and the selec.
ton of date left to National Chair.
man Farley.
Many of the committee members
as they entered or left the White
House, continued to insist that the
President could have the nomina.
ton if he desired it and also that
the people in their States wanted
him to run again.
Mrs. Lucretia de Vale Grady, Ma
toinal committeewoman for Cali
fornia, was emphatic in statement
that the people in the Western
States were strongly in favor Of q
third-term nomination.
Il have recently travelled through
score of States in the West and
South" said Mrs. Grady, land ]
found the Roosevelt sentiment ex-
tremely strong wherever I went"
Predict Donahey Announcement.
Charles Sawyer, national commit
teeman for Ohio, accompanied by
Democratic State Chairman Arthur
J. Limbach, was in the group re-
ceived by the President. Both Mr.
Sawyer and Mr.. Limbach are in
tent upon having a Roosevelt dele
cation selected in Ohio.
Because of the Ohio primary Law
the Presidents name cannot be en-
tered in the preferential primary
without his written consent.
1--WE do not expect to get that,
said Mr.. Sawyer.
What he and Mr.. Limbach art
seeking to accomplish is the entry
Of favorite son candidate in thu
primary with the understanding
that the Ohio delegates will imme.
diately switch to President Roosevelt
at the National Convention.
Senator Vic Dohaney, of Ohio il
their choice for a favorite son candi'
date, but Senator Donahey has no
said whether he would run. MI
Sawyer said that he expected Sen
ator Donahey to make a statemen
tomorrow. If Senator Donahey i
not candidate Sawyer himself ma!
be entered as the favorite son witt
the understanding that the delega
ton will support Roosevelt.
To Delay Fixing Date.
Chairman Farley, evidently pleased
by the fact that the Democrats hat
outjockeyed the Republicans in tn
matter of holding the later nationa
convention, said that he probabl.
would make no announcement O
the date for the meeting of tn
Democratic National Convention TO
several weeks.
If the Republican National Com
mittee will set the date for tn
party's national convention Feb
ruary Is, when 1t meets here, al
Mr.. Farley has to do Is to wal
until after that date to put tn
Democratic convention later thai
the Republican. It Is understoos
that he will fix the date Of tn
Democratic convention . week O
two later than the Republican. MI
Farley said he would not appoint 1
Committee on Arrangements, - b.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

CCIldLCs
Takes up s1,138,00O, 900 independ-
ent offices bill.
Judiciary Subcommittee con-
siders anti-lynching bill
Labor Committee hears c. I. O.
officials on Wagner Act amend
ments.
House:
Debates appropriation bill for
State, Justice and Commerce De-
partments.
Rules Committee continues hear
ings on resolution to expunge re-
marks of Representative Hook,
Democrat, of Michigan, criticizing
Dies Committee.
Smith Committee hears National
Labor Board officials.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Program uncertain, depending on
whether independent Offices bill
passes today.
Foreign Relations Committee
meets in executive session to act on
FINNISH loan QueStlOn, lU:3O am.
Education and Labor Subcommit-
tee will heard John L. Lewis, c. I. o.
head, on Wagner Act amendments;
10 am.
House and Senate conferees meet
on new transportation bill; 10 am.
House:
Continues debate on State, Justice
and Commerce appropriation bill.
Naval Affairs Committee contin-
ues consideration Of fleet expension
program; 10:30 am.
Smith Committee continues in
vestigation Of National Labor Rela-
tions Board; 10 am.
Merchant Marine Committee be-
gins hearings on bill to regulate
! grading Of seafood; 10 Am.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
War Veteran, 96, Killed
In Runaway WheeIchuir

By the Associated Press.
ERIE, Pa, Feb. GA plunge down
stairway in a wheelchair killed
Michael Gardner, S6-year-old Civil
War veteran of jamestown, N. Y.
Coroner w. G. Strobe reported
the chair, running out of control,
went through doorway yesterday
and then toppled down steel steps
at the Soldiers and Sailors Home
Infirmary.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Dr.. Moffutt to Join
Virginia u. Faculty
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE. N. Y, Feb. e.-Dr.
L. G. Modatt, chairman of the
romance language department at
Syracuse University, will head the
school Of romanic languages at
the University of Virginia next fall
Dean F. G. Crawford. dean of the
Syracuse College of Liberal Arts, an
nounced DR.. Moffatt's resignation
and said he would join the Virginia
faculty in time for the opening of
the next term.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Party Postponed

GATTHERSBURG, Md, Feb. 9
(SpeciaD THE dinner and card
party which Pentalpha Chapter,
Order Of the Eastern Star, sched-
uled at Masonic Hall here this eve
ming has been indefinitely post
poned, Mrs. Eugene n. Waters an
nounced.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Weather Report
Furnished BY the United States Y


District of CoumbiaRain this afternoon
perat tonight about 36 degrees mostly cloudy
what COLDER moderate southeast shifting
Maryland this afternoon cloudy
with snow hurr1es in west poron somewhat
VgnaRn this afternoon early colder
west portion tonight tomorrow mostly
West VgniaRain this turning with
somewhat colder west south partly
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Leiserson Charges
Simply Fantastic
Witt Tells Probers
Labor Board Secretary
Denies Inspiring
Protest Telegram
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
National Labor Relations Board
has been under investigation
since December By special House
committee. Evidence had indi-
Gated dissension on board and
alleged discrimination OF some
employees in taDor of c. I. o.
Bulletin.
The House committee investi-
eating the National Labor Rela-
tions Board recessed hearings
today until 10 am. Thursday,
when 1t is expected to deter
mine at an executive session
whether further testimony is
necessary.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to datel:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer


NEW YORK, July 2-Stocks made
half-hearted recovery gestures in to-
days market but most failed to
climb out of an extremely narrow
area.
The list Jagged at the opening,
then revived, with a brief show of
activity, when steels, motors, air.
crafts and shipbuilding issues edged
forward. Sluggishness soon returned
and extreme gains running to a
point or so were cut or eliminated.
Prices were slightly mixed at the
close.
While the ticker tape frequently
dozed, transfers managed to top
yesterdays second smallest session
IN IL years. The turnover was
around $4,000 shares.
Traders found scant inspiration
in either foreign or domestic de-
velopments and most either stood
aside or kept commitments light in
view of the Independence holiday
recess Thursday.
Hopes still were high for bulge
in industry when big rearmament
spending gets under way, but these
were offset, brokers said, by the
confusing European war scene,
threats Of Japanese-British fare
up at Honk Kong and fears that an
enforced peace overseas. might go
a long way toward hamstringing
American economy.
Shipping shares again were aided
by the latest naval warship con-
tracts.
Receiving occasional support were
New York Shipbuilding, Electric
Boat. Penn-DiXie Cement, Du Pont,
Allis Chalmers, United Aircraft,
Santa Fe, Great Northern, Good
year, United States Rubber and Con-
solidated Edison.
United States Steel, Bethlehem,
General Motors, Chrysler, Douglas
Aircraft, Sears Roebuck and Mont
gomery Ward generally logged over
slim groove. Backward were
American Can, American Smelling,
Phelps Dodge and American Tele-
phone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Plan 10 Limit Bonus
OF Curtiss-Wright
Chiefs Defeated
Board Increased to II;
Dana and Bloom Are
Elected to Places
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WILMINGTON. Del, july Q
stockholders of the Curtiss-W Wright
Corp. today defeated a resolution
which proposed that no incentive
compensation be paid officers and
directors in any year in which a
dividend of at least 10 cents is not
declared on common stocks.
The resolution was introduced at
a special meeting by Lewis D. Gill
bert and John J. Gilbert. each of
whom holds five shares of common
stock.
The incentive compensation plan
was approved by stockholders at the
1889 annual meeting. 1t provides
that 10 per cent of net earnings
in excess of 100000 shall be dis
tributed by the board to officers
and employees of the company.
A proxy statement said that I'M
der the plan s258,050 was distributed
to Is officers and 159 employees from
earnings on 1899 operations.
At today's meeting all directors
were reelected. The board, how
ever, was increased from Is to Il
and Charles A. Dana and Edgar S
Bloom were named to the new
places.
Lybrant, Ross Brothers & Mont
gomery were reappointed account
ants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Gold Shipments Reach
S418,236,631 in Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury reported today that
s418,236,6 31 of gold was brought into
this country in the week ended June
26, including S24l SIS, 1898 from
France.
The French gold presumably was
that brought over by the cruiser
Vlncennes. The Treasury disclosed
last week that the cruiser had
brought some gold purchased by the
United States from France, but did
not give the precise amount.
The weeks gold imports were
more than four times that of the
preceding week but we'll under the
1892, ATT 1888 which was imported
during the week ended June S.
The United Kingdom sent S1O1,-
377 SIT to this country and Canada
sent $66, 1893 ,672. Yugoslavia sent in
S3.340,297, Brazil S1,795.O68.
Silver shipments for the week
amounted to $1,532,418, of which
Mexico sent $487,S79 and Japan
S408,544 Canada was the third
largest silver seller with S236,903.
Gold exports for the week
amounted to only s1,235955 and
silver exports totaled $238.582 Both
figures were many times larger than
during the preceding week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Federal Deficit
Closes Year at
S3,672,065,036
Ey the Associated Press.

by tnS associated Press.
The United States wound up the
fiscal year which ended June 80
with a net deficit of exactly $751;
065 ,0367l.
The figure, announced today by
the Treasury, excludes money spent
to retire debts.
The Government took in a total
of s5924,836, 40276 during the year
and spent S9,666 ,085 ,53o47.
Receipts were S257,000,0 900 higher
than in the 1889 fiscal year, but the
expenditures were S327,000 900
greater.
The gain in receipts was due
largely to increased income from
social security taxes. customs and
miscellaneous internal revenue. In
come taxes, declining around s64,-
1000, were the only category to
show a decrease. The total from
that source was S2.125 ,324,634.
Miscellaneous internal revenue
was up sl1300O,OoO, while taxes
under the Social Security Act in
creased S81.000,00O.
Secretary Morgenthau noted in a
statement that the total of expendi-
lures was Sl00,000,000 less than
President Roosevelt estimated when
he sent his last budget message to
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Purchases by
houses with Northwest connections
and relative strength of the Min
neapoliS market reversed the easy
opening trend of the Chicago grain
futures market today. While trading
was light the closing ton of the mar
ket was firm.
The rally appeared to reflect I'M
favorable crop conditions in the
Northwest spring wheat territory,
where moisture is needed. Two pri-
vate crop estimates released today
differed widely. Mrs. E. H. Miller
forecast 1877 100000 bushels of spring
wheat, while c. M. Calvin estimated
$4,000, 900, compared with the Gov
eminent June figure of $4,000 900
and last years harvest of 1872, 900 900
bushels.
Wheat closed las higher than
yesterdays final prices, July, 75h;
September, 1854 IS; corn was al
cent lower, July, 6ON September,
5714-12; Oats up ls-ss; rye up 70 Is
and lard to 71a cents higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Decline in Virginia
Pig Crop Forecast
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 2.-Agri-
cultural statisticians estimated yes
terday the spring pig crop in Vir-
ginia this year would be $4,000 as
compared with SIS 900 for the 1899
crop.
The estimated II per cent drop in
production compared with an per
cent estimated decrease for the
United States as a whole. Hog
production in this country reached
peak in the present cycle during
1899.
Unusually cold weather last winter
and spring was given as the reason
for reported decrease in the
average number of pigs saved per
litter, the number last season being
SO as compared with ga in 1889 and
6.3 for the l0-year average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Curtis Publishing Co.
Plan Accepted by
Stockholders
Proposal Will Reduce
Preferred Dividend
Requirements
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July Curtis
Publishing Co. stockholders voted
today to accept a capitalization
plan designed to reduce the COM
pany's annual dividend required on
81 preferred stock from S5,056,94O
to S3,356, 406.
Under the proposal, preferred
stockholders would be given the
option of exchanging each share for
a new $40 l5-year per cent deben-
ture, two and one-half shares of
common and a share of a new 81
prior preferred on which an annual
So dividend would be paid and an
additional 81 if earnings justified.
President Walter D. Fuller said
he had received some written objec-
tons, but no protests were voiced in
today's special meeting.
The vote was announced as Sis, 1877
preferred shares for and 27.265
against, and 1885, AS common shares
for and 14,l65 against.
The plan was proposed to stock
holders May 4.
Company officials pointed out
that all of the 81 dividend has not
been paid in recent years because of
reduced earnings. The accumulated
unpaid dividends would be wiped
out by acceptance of the new stock
and debenture, they said.
In addition. they said, common
stockholders will have a better op-
portuhity to receive dividends under
the plan.
The status of present preferred
stock which is not exchanged will
remain the same.
The stockholders also voted to in
crease the membership of the Board
of Directors from II to IL and
elected ,Eustis Paine of New York
City to the new position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Baltimore Transit Plans
To Spend 100000

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. July bancroft
Hill, president of the Baltimore
Transit Co., announced today a
100000 improvement program in
volving the purchase of 108 new
streamlined trolley cars and Is new
buses.
The company already has GO
streamlined trolleys and Hill said
the new ones, to be built by the
Pullman Standard Car Manufacture
ing Co.. Worcester, Mass, would
give Baltimore "one of the largest
fleets of modern rail urban transit
cars in the United States"
Ten of the buses will be built by
the Yellow Coach Co., General
Motors subsidiary, Pontiac, Mich,
and five by the Mack Truck Co.,
Allentown, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, July . lP.-Poultry, live,
so trucks; hens and Leghorn broilers firm
chickens, easy; hens: 5 pounds and under
10; breilers ~ pounds and down sSrs Plym-
eolored;, 10: Plymouth Rock al;, White
white, 9; geese. 10. Other prices I'M
Butter, loo $50; firm; creamery 50
score, 25h:, ss score, 24s4; 80. centralized
Eggs, 1870; firmer: fresh graded firsts,
cars, IS: other prices unchanged.
Potatoes, arrivals, 81; on track, 800;
total United States shipments $50 sup
plies liberal, demand light; for best quality
ing other SECTION market steady ssa.E At best
heated and decay California long white
Y s No. J. al5-2 90 C. Gai nn13h Bliss
lima and Virginia Cobblers, U. S.. No. /,
1,50-1.55 Oklahoma Bliss Triumphs, fair
to generally good quality, .40-1 80: Ala
bama Bliss Triumphs. U. S. No. !, 1.50--
200: Missouri Cobblers. generally good
quality, 1.15-125; Missouri Bliss Triumphs
fair quality, 1.10-1.15.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
New York Produce

NEW YORK. July ? lP-Eggs. 33s5a;
1879; extras ls8; storage-packed firsts.
receipts 10; mediums 1874; drties, No. l.
Is; average checks, 14-14h4.
Whites (resale of premium marks. 26h-
"9), nearby and Midwestern premium
marks, 23h-26; specials, 80; standards,
17a4-Is; tresales Of exchange to fancy
heavier mediums, 81 az mediums. cola
21-2s Nearby and Midwestern specials
20H-h; standards, 1124-1s; mediums,
=, Butter; 49, 5ao; steady; Creamery sGs
score: tubs, 2714; cartons, ,2694,27; firsts
tsS-9l tubs and cartons. 25A-26s4; sec
onds (S4-S7). 24-o5.
Cheese, 631,134; steady. Prices I'M
changed
Dressed poultry irregular. Fresh. boxes.
chickens, broilers, 13-21l ". Frozen. chick
ems tfryers and roasters) unuuoted. Other
fresh and frozen prices unchanged
Live, poultry; by. freight, steady, Fowls,
colored. 11-17la; Leghorn, 13l2-l4 some,
142-15. Pullets, Rocks, "a. Old ROSTERS,
11-12. Turkeys, hens, 49, young toms,
large, -. BY express. IRREGULAR. Chickens,
Rocks %; crosses, 1912; Reds. is. Broil-
ers. Rocks, 2021 crosses and Reds 17-lS;
Leghorn, H.. Fowl colored 16R-17a;
Leghorn. nearby. IA 12-15la: Southern. 49,
Is Pullets, Rocks. large. $3.50: medium,
%: Reds large, 27-2s. Old ROSTERS. H.
IL. Turkeys. hens, 1917. Ducks. 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
u926 average equals lO0O
Miscellaneous Markets.


Additional New York markets tas COM
piled by the Associated Press:
ZINC-Futures closed unbalanced to
higher. Sales, 100000 lbs. September,
600b: October. 602n.
STRAITS TIN-Futures unch anged to
IS lower. Sales, $4,000 lbs. September,
5o,25n; No sales in lead futures
61s-71s Rio No. = 5l4. Cost and freisht
offerings Included Santos Bourbon IS and
ss at 6.40-7.20. Santos No. 4 3D. fu.
lures closed 90 lower. Sales, 500 bags
July. 573; September, 5.SSn; December,
S;09n; Rio No. "A" futures 3-6 higher.
WOOL ToPs-Futures today. Final
prices were UNCHANGED to Q higher. July,
s4a: seDtember. 9l;9; December, 900.
RAW HIDES-Futures closed TIA lower,
Sales. 100000 lbs. September. 10.36-37:
December. 1862
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed 1e-4s
lower Sales No. l standard. 81 con-
tracts, July. 2I.15; September, 1915-2O;
December, 1920. Smoked ribbed. spot,
81 DON
RAW. s1LK-Futures No 1 closed I'M
changed to lower. Sales, 760 bales July.
2.50b; August. 2.49b; September. 247ab'
643 tons. September. 4.74n December,
4.S5: March, 4.96n. Nominal
b Bid n Nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Federal Agency Buys
Surplus Lard, Pork
BY the Associated Press.


The Agriculture Department an
nounced today the purchase of
24,510,000 pounds of surplus lard and
pork products for distribution among
needy families
Total purchases of lard and pork
products since the buying program
was started last December now total
241 100000 pounds
Purchases announced today in
cluded 13,590,000 pounds of lard,
4,825,000 pounds of saltpork and
6,095, 900 pounds of smoked pork.
The purchases, made from funds
appropriated for disposal of farm
SURPRISES, were designed to bolster
prices as we'll as afford relief to the
needy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Foreign Markets

LONDON, July 2. QP.-Demand for gilt
edged issues at rising prices dominated
securities trading today. Dealers reported
both public and institutional buying, In
dustrials. especially in the heavy group.
claimed new gains and provincial demand
oil leaders attracted modest support.
Brazilian bonds advanced in the foreign
loan market
NATURALIZATION futures closed I'M
changed to 8 points higher today. Demand
represented local and Bombay buying, plus
sence of July tenders helped firm the
market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
200 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, July 2 (Pl.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported so tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at S485 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, so tons at s5.05 New
York and 100 tons at the New York
average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
D. {. Bank Deposits
Reach New Record
OF S384,S23,847
Volume Compares With
S372,873,914 Shown
On March 26
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Smashing all records in the history
of the Capital, deposits in Washing
tons % active banks on June 80,
1910, reached $384,823 ,847.37, COM
pared with the previous high mark
on March 26, 1910, of $372,S73 ,91448,
making a gain in the last three
months of S11,949 1929.
Controller of the Currency Preston
Delano issued call today for the
condition of all banks in the District
of Columbia and all national banks
in the United States, as of June %,
the last business day of the Gov
ernment's fiscal year.
Seventeen Washington banks re-
ported larger deposits than they
held three months ago and the
others reported moderate decreases.
One of the chief reasons for the
new June peak, bankers said today
was the termination of the intangi-
BILE tax. For many years this tax
had been due on July l and had
caused very heavy Withdrawals dur
ing the latter part of June. This
year there were no such with
drawals
1t has been known for several
weeks that bank deposits in the
Capital and elsewhere were mount
ing steadily Investors are still
keeping great deal of money in
the banks while awaiting more
favorable opportunities for placing
their funds, as we'll as for the ending
of present war uncertainties in for
elgn countries.
Riggs National reported a gain in
deposits of above $40OO,0OO, Ameri-
can Security g. Trust had an ad-
vance of more than $2,000,000
Hamilton National deposits reached
new peak, and several other banks
reported proportionately good gains
over their previous records. The
banks announced the following de-
posts: