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Evening star., 1941-01-17
Keen Rivals Sharinq
Card With Central,
Anacostia Fives
St. Johns Coeers Hosts
To Fast La SuIIe Team
In Independent Tilt
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Roosevelts big hurdle in its march
to repeat performance as high
school basket ball champion comes
tonight against Eastern, runnerup
last year and a consistent winner
previously.
The game originally was part of
a double-header at Tech, but a
conflict of events scheduled there
caused shift and the Roosevelt
Eastern game will be played at
Roosevelt at o'clock. The other
game, Central against Anacostia, is
at Anacostia at 7:30.
Another game shares the scholastic
spotlight. with La Sale of Cumber-
land playing st. Johns. Location
of this game, too, has been changed
to Catholic U. gym to take care of
the large crowd expected. 1t will
be at $3.50, preceded by a Parochial
League clash at 7:30
Big Game of Title Race.
1t was the toss of coin that gives
Roosevelt the "home-court" advan-
tage for tonight's game. Capt. Moe
Schulman of Eastern and Coach
Herman Littman of Roosevelt tipped
to decide the games location and
Littman won.
The Rough Riders and Ramblers
are tied at two victories each in the
title race and tonight's winner will
be installed a favorite to take the
championship in the playof at the
end of the round robin, although
Tech, too, must be reckoned with in
the series.
Roosevelt already has hurdled two
tough opponents, Central and Tech,
while Eastern has downed Anacostia
and Central.
Coach Littman of the Riders will
bank on his usual starting five of
Frank Ciango, Tom Robertson,
Charles Howard, Hymie Perlo and
George Robertson, while Phil Fox
of Eastern will choose from Richie
PoSten, Moe Schulman, Neal Craig,
Ralph Capone, Francis Manilli and
George Piggott.
Central Still Hopeful.
Even though the Roosevelt East
ern games take top billing, the
Central-Anacostia clash is impor-
tant. 1t still is possible for both to
get in the playoffs and Central espe-
cially has the makings of contend
er despite its two defeats in as many
starts in series competition. East
ern last year dropped its first three
games and still ended only a whis-
per away from the title.
The steadily improving st. Johns
team faces its toughest opponent
thus far when it entertain's La Sale.
The Cumberland team is about the
best OF the ScholaSticS to visit WASH
ington this season. 1t is a veteran
outfit that has dropped only one of
10 games and last year it was run
nerup in the National Catholic
School tournament at Chicago that
attracts some of the country out
standing basket ball teams.
Today's schedule is big one for
most teams in and around WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1941-01-17

Columbia Country Clubs golf shop
rummy game is going to be broken
up for couple of weeks. Clyde B.
Asher, former club president, and
Red Banagan, assistant pro, will
leave for Florida Friday, heading for
fishing trip and a look at the nags
at Hialeah
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Nurses in Basket Field

Gallinger Hospital nurses have
formed basket ball team and are
seeking games with local seXtets.
Call Miss Ball before $3.50 any day.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
SPORTS.
High School Court Lead Stake Roosevelt Eastern Tse Tonight
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Georgetown VS.. MARYLAND.
Ritchie Coliseum, 800.
Blue Ridge at Gallaudet, 8:15.
Roosevelt VS.. Eastern, Roose-
welt gym, 800 (series game).
Anacostia VS.. Central, Ana
costa gym, 7:30 (series game).
La Sale (Cumberland) at st.
Johns. 800.
Gonzaga at Woodrow Wilson,
$50.
Coolidge at Tech, $3.50.
Dewitt at st. Adams, $3.50.
Richard Montgomery at
Friends, $50.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Bethesda
Chevy Chase, 800.
George Washington High VS..
John Marshall, Richmond.
Westinghouse at Petersburg
(Va) High.
Hockey.
Boston Olympics VS.. Washing
ton Eagles, Riverside Stadium,
$3.50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
William and Mary (Norfolk
dlViSion) at Wilson Teachers,
800.
Catholic University VS.. Loyola,
Baltimore.
American U. VS.. Delaware,
Newark, Del.
Gallaudet VS.. Randolph-Mac
Ashland, Va.
Episcopal VS.. st. Paul, Balti-
more.
George Washington High at
Petersburg Va) High.
Westinghouse VS.. John
Marshall, Richmond.
Maryland Freshmen VS.. Hag-
erstoWn "Y," Ritchie Coliseum,
$3.50.
Swimming.
A. A. U. midwinter meet, Shore
ham Pool, 800.
Boxing.
Maryland VS. Coast Guard
Academy, New London, Conn.
Evening star., 1941-01-17

Totals 10 5 43 Totals IL 426
Officials-Messrs. Mention and F. Enright.
Evening star., 1941-01-17

Totals - 16 8 81 Totals 1s A
Oficials-Messrs. Knight and Hawn.
Evening star., 1941-05-07
Church Federation Backs
SmuII-Loun Bill

The Washington Federation Of
Churches has informed Representa-
tive McGehee, Democrat, OF Missis-
sippi that 1t will back solidlv his
bill to regulate the small-loan busi-
ness in the District.
Wilbur La Roe. jr., chairman Of
the federation's Civic Affairs Com
mlttee, wrote that properly con-
Quoted. the small-loan business
serves a real need, but unfortunately
In this city 1t has reached the pro-
portions of a major social evil"
Mr.. La Roe said some of those
engaged In the business make it
a practice to prey upon the poor"
and "the very fact that a maximum
OF "a per cent per year is fixed in
this bill shows in itself to what
shameful lengths the gouging
process has gone"
Evening star., 1941-05-07
Red Cross Nurse School
To Graduate Is Here

Sixteen women will be graduated
IN the spring class Of the District
Chapter OF the Red Cross volunteer
nurses aide school today. Mrs. r.
c. Mackay will award the gradu-
ates their caps and pins in the
nurses aide room Of Walsh House
2O20 Massachusetts avenue NV
Mrs. Frances P. jerks will enter
tain the group at tea following
the exercises.
Those graduating are Mrs. r p
Brlscoe. Mrs. Malcolm DuvaI. Mrs
Anne Foncar, Miss Mary Fitch
Hamilton, Mrs. Edward Hammond,
MRS. Albert Harris. Mrs. Arthur
krlemelmeyer, Mrs. Paul Lee. Mrs.
Frank March, Mrs. w. Royce Powell,
Miss Miriam Scott, Mrs. Lemuel
Sewers. Miss Dorothea Sewers, Miss
Anne Sperry, Baroness c. G. Van
Boetzelaer and Miss Mary Wilson.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Wide Interests Best Insurance
For Old Age, DR.. PheIp Says

it Is written. In this connection he
said he was sorry for any one not
interested In sports.
There Is no difference between
being terrifically interested in
Browning and in football" he de-
clared. II have an interest in
everything in life except higher
mathematics. I sometimes think
Einstein must be having a wonder
full time up there in the upper
brackets of the mathematical world
where no one else has ever been"
DR.. Phelps said that if he had
charge Of the distribution of bill
lions of dollars he would have a real
repertory theater in every town.
that the theater of the United
States is concentrated in New York
and that people elsewhere had to
depend largely upon the movies. The
lecturer hastened to add he thought
the movies were a wonderful
thing"
DR.. Phelps said women of today
should thank fashion for two things
funny hats and for the style that
calls for 50 few clothes.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
British in Eritreo Total
900 Men. ItoIy Says

ROME, Fec. 81 lP).-The British
Army driving into Italian Eritres
from the Anglo-Esyptian Sudan is
a force of 100000 men, including CO.
lonials and natives, amply supplied
with motor trucks, artillery and
tanks" an oficial Italian statement
declared today.
Picturing what it called the Itsl-
ians' slow retreat before this invad-
ing army. it declared the defenders
Of Cheren, mountain stronghold or
the road toward Asmara, Eritres's
capital, and the sea. were standing
of violent attacks which were cost
ing the British heavily in men.
The statement said the Key
Cheren front was the focus of the
British Army's strength in Eritrea
The italian high command re-
ported that heavy fighting continued
all day yesterday "astraddle" the
Juba River, in Southern Somaliland
where British troops were said to be
trying to effect crossing.
Elsewhere in East Africa, the
daily communique said, there was
nothing important to report" in the
way of ground operations.
Italian fast columns" were said
to have reconnoitered in North AZ
rica and italian planes to have
bombed enemy works near Cufra
Oasis, causing visible nres"
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Six Peace Organizations
Gather Here for Session

Six peace groups were scheduled
to 60 into session today at 2 pm.
at the Friends Meeting house, ALL
Florida avenue NV, to discuss ways
and means of preserving peace.
Registration was opened at 9
am. and continued throughout the
morning at 532 Seventeenth street
NV. Tonight at o'clock, at the
meeting house, Socialist Presidential
Candidate Norman Thomas and
Senator Wheeler of Montana will
speak to a closed session.
The conference will conclude to-
morrow with a session beginning at
am. either at the meeting house
or at the Seventeenth street address.
Groups to participate are, the Ma
tional Council for Prevention of
War, the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom, the
Fellowship of Reconciliation, the
Keep America Out of War Congress,
the War Resisters' League and the
Youth Committee Against War.
Leaders said a joint program prob
ably would be produced.
Evening star., 1941-02-21

have been given Greece within the
last two weeks that Britain not only
is willing to continue her air sup
port, but is capable Of throwing a
large number of troops into the
Greek campaign.
1t was Mr. Eden's third visit to
Cairo since the war began. Observ-
ers recalled that his appearance
here last fall as war secretary was
followed quickly by q smashing Brit
ish offensive in North Africa, which
resulted in conquest of the entire
coastal region of Eastern Libya.
Operations in Libya are virtually
at a standstill at present, but opera
tions in East Africa were described
as continuing satisfactorily from the
British point Of view.
Situation Summarized.
On the basis of latest reports, the
British gave this picture of the
situation on that front;
Somaliland-CroSsing of the Juba
River by South African forces oper-
ating from Kenya Colony has placed
all of Lower Lubaland in the hands
of the British, who ceded the area
to Italy in 1925.
Ethiopia-British troops are grad
ually mopping up the area north
of Lake Tana and seeking to join
hands with Ethiopian patriots"
harassing the Italians in Gojjam
Province south OF the lake. Mill
tary authorities said however, it
still was too early to talk Of sud-
den push on Adds Ababa, the CO.
lonial capital.
Eritrea-The Italians are continu-
ing to offer doggeo resistance at
Cheren, through which British
column is trying to drive to the Red
Sea. The Royal Air Force was re-
ported subjecting the Italians to
systematic bomba rdment to soften
resistance.
Evening star., 1941-02-21

and Military road NV. will not bear
the weight of heavy vehicles.
The Planning Commission, in the
past, has recommended two high
level bridges, one at Military road in
the vicinity of Oregon avenue to
Kennedy street NV. and another
from Tilden street to Taylor street
NV. 1t also has recommended new
and more substantial bridge at the
Klingle road crossing of Rock Greek
at the north boundary Of the Zoo.
Several Routes Proposed.
A number of routes have been pro-
posed for a extension OF the Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkway north
to the District line to take trafic
from Connecticut avenue and Six
teenth street.
One plan has as its most unusual
feature a tunnel under the Zoo.
Roughly these plans fall into two
groups: those which would take the
extension along the bank Of Rock
Greek along the line of existing roads
and those which extend the park
way up either or both sides of the
park.
Before recessing yesterday the
commission took under advisement a
request from Milo Christensen, new
co-ordinator OF recreation in charge
Of the District Community Center
and Playground Department, for n
playground for white children in the
neighborhood of Twenty third and
P streets NV; heard from John
Nolen, jr., its director of planning, TO
what extent national defense houS-
ing projects in Washington are being
co-ordinated with the commission
plans for the city, and considered
plans for the approaches to the
Jefferson Memorial and the extern
sion Of Independence avenue SW.
10 the Potomac River
The commission approved plans to
extend Independence avenue to the
Tidal Basin, and requested the Once
Of National Capital Parks to work
out construction costs The pro-
posal involved relocating or doing
away with the old Bureau of En-
craving and Printing Building which
stands in direct line with the pres
ent terminus Of the avenue to the
Potomac River.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Sugar and Tin Stocks
Plenty for Present
Needs, 0. P. N. Says
Officials Urge Against
Hoordine and Rise
In Prices

Sugar and tin are plentiful for
present American needs, the Ma
tional Defense Commission and the
once of Production Management
announced yesterday, urging against
boarding or price increases in either
commodity.
w. A. Hartman, chief Of the o. P,
NJ. materials branch. declared that
actual supplies of tln-essential for
arms making-already stored in this
country and already afoat beyond
any danger zone are sufficient to
meet requirements at the present
rate Of consumption for at least IS
months without resorting to con-
servation or substitution.
A stoppage of supplies from the
Far East. Mr.. Hartman said. would
lead to ALLEGATION by the Govern
ment Of supplies on the basis Of
requirements for defense.
Sugar Stocks Above Normal.
Miss Harriet Elliott, consumer
commissioner of the Defense Com
mission, said existing stocks OF
sugar readily available to consumers
in the United States are consid-
erably larger than usual. She said
she had received reports from st.
Louis about sugar shortage there.
The O. P. M has been expanded
by the appointment of priority COM
mittees for rubber and for hides,
skins and leather The appoint
ments were announced by z. r.
Stettinius, jr.. priorities director at
o. P. M.
Mr.. Stettinius also announced the
appointment OF Philip D. Reed OF
Rye, n. Y chairman Of the board
Of the General Electric Co, as q
consultant and the addition OF
Ralph G. Farrell of Fairmont, w
Va, chairman of the board of the
Fairmont Aluminium Co. as pro-
ducers' representative on the Alumni
mum Priority Committee.
New Committees Named.
The new committees are:
Rubber-A. l.. VileS, New York
president Of the Rubber Manufac-
turers' Association, producers rep
resentative; Maj. G. K Heiss. Army
representative; Comdr H M
Shaf1er. Navy representative, and
w. L. Finger of the o. P. M.
Hides, skins and leather-Ralph
Pope. president of the Northwestern
Leather Co. Trust. producers repre-
sentative; 3. A. Gray, St. Louis,
president of International Shoe Co
industrial consumers representa-
tive. Comdr. F. P. Delahanty, Navy
representative; 1t. Col. Robert MEG.
Littlejohn. Army representative, and
M. A. Watson of the o. P. M.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO Feb. 81 tP.-Poultry live
- trucks; slightly easier; hens 5 pounds
f1a pSnongS Snfer roif Rffn!nt' poqnss up
changed.
Butter. receipts, s5O13o: steady: cream
cry, 81 score, 2912; 90, 2914; other prices
Eggs receipts. 1888: steady: fresh
graded hrsts, cars, 6; current receipts,
Is; other prices unchanged.
Potatoes. arrivals, 81; on track, 434 :
total United States shipments. ga; old
stock supplies heavy: demand for best
market steady; for offering other sections
all varieties demand very slight, market
about steady: Idaho Russet Burbanks. q. S.
TG Mis- r1ia5nby l4S; u s No ? 1I5; Nsbrasha
So: occasional outstanding car higher:
Minnesota and North Dakota Red River
Valley Section Cobbers, $500 per cent
Y: s, No. l, 9Os971a; y: 8, No; |; 81;
9als-95 e a. bliss TripmDhs; $500 per cent
O. S No. l. 1.1O: unwashed, LOO: new
stock supplies moderate, demand very
isht market dull Florida, bushel crate.
80 few me quality hiGher Florida siiss
Triumphs. U. S. No. l, washed, few. 80
so, few best 1.65.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Retail Trade Shows
Big Gains Despite
Bad Weather
Store Sales Average
II to 20 Per Cent
Above Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.

! BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.-Despite
blizzards In some parts OF the Ma
ton which tended to slow buying,
retail sales this week continued to
breeze along at 11-year high levels
and averaged IL to 20 per cent above
the like 1910 week for the country
as whole, Dun & Bradstreet re-
ported today.
The mercantile agency found in
creases in both retailing and whole
sale trade.
Said the agency: Less favorable
weather conditions for the promo
! ton of new seasonal merchandise
failed to dim glowing sales reports
from retail stores,
IN most cities trade was said TO
be on an uptrend at a better than
seasonal rate. Rising pay rolls were
being felt in sharp increases in pur-
chases of medium price merchan-
disc; replacement buying of home
wares was especially noted in these
brackets
Retailers reports indicated that
furniture promotions were usually
stacking up the largest figures for
these events in a decade. AS a rule
furniture gains over last year ranged
over 10 per cent. "~'
"All major sales regions topped
sales levels of a year ago by a wide
margin. New England broadened its
increase to Is to Is per cent; the
East showed gain Of l3 to Is,
South, 16 to %; Middle West, 9 to
IT. Southwest, IA to 20 Northwest,
Z to Is, and Pacific Coast, 10 to IA"
The Federal Reserve Board esti-
mated Yesterday that department
store sales in the week ended Feb
ruary Is were 19 per cent larger than
in the corresponding week last year.
The margin was the same as In
the preceding week, and the average
gain for the four weeks ended Feb
ruary Is over the similar period last
year was Is per cent.
BY Federal Reserve districts, in
creases last week over a year ago
included:
Boston, ST; New York. %; Phila-
delphia. 49, Cleveland. 20; Rich
mond. 9; Atlanta, 20; Chicago. IS;
st. Louis. IS; Kansas City, IL; Dali
las. 81, and San Francisco, 5 per
cent.
No figure was given for the Min
neapolis district.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
LAIDLAw L COMPANY
NOTICE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CERTIFICATE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Persons named below have. as authorized By
the laws Of the State Of New York continued
the Limited Partnership formed BY them with
Robert Z. Hauser as general partner after
the death Of said Robert T. Hauser on Janu.
asy ~, io4i. The Partnership is to be con.
Quoted under the name of Laldlaw & Com.
pany The business 70 be transacted s that of
buying, selling and dealing in and with stocks,
bonds, notes, securities, negotiable inStru.
naents and other evidences Of debt or owner.
ship. as brokers and agents, and not other
wee. Edward Roesler, Kings Point Road,
Great Neck, New York Gilbert U. Burdett,
lSe Maple Street, Enslewood, New Jersey,
Elliot {. r. Lsidlaw. 75s West Eighth Street,
P1sinhsld, New Jersey, Henry ". Brewer,
1926 Evergreen Avenue, Plainheld, New Ter
ssy, Edward Roesler, Jr., u Wessate Boule-
yard, Plandome. New York and Lorraine F.
Pitmsn. Old Kings Highway, Daren Com
neetieut, are the General partners and Isabella
Wood Laidlaw, i4J Dwight Place, Enslewood,
New Jersey. and Henry McSweeney. Ridge.
way Avenue and Boardwalk, Atlantic CITY,
New Jersey, are the Special Partners. Isa-
bella Wood Laidlaw and Henry McSweenev
have contributed $500 600 and $500. 900. re-
speetively, 10 the common stock Of the Part.
nefship. The Partnership is for the period
commencing January ~, lsAl and terminal
ns December 81, 1o42. Certificate of Lirnissa
Partnership, signed and acknowledged by all
he partners, was hled on February IA, 1871 in
he shfce Of the Clerk Of the United State,
Di&riet Court for the District Of Columbia
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Planners
Continued From First Paze0

Continued From First PageD
mel at the Virginia end of ArlingtCN
Memorial Bridge to provide cross
ings for the Lee Boulevard and a
second highway which is proposed
to cross the Arlington Experimental
Farm and serve the new Govern
ment office building at Arlington
Ridge road and Columbia pike.
The commission, at its meeting
yesterday, requested the District,
the once of National Capital
Parks and members of its own
staff to form committee to draw
up recommendation for addi-
tional high-lev intermediate-l level
and low-level bridges across Rock
Creek and its surrounding park
land and for the extension of the
Rock Creek and Potomac parkway
from its present terminus at the
south boundary of the Zoo north to
the District line.
The survey. commission spokes-
men said, was authorized by
Congress in the 1910 District Of
Columbia Appropriation Act under
a $4,000 item. Since then, it was
said, number of alternative plans
have been worked out by the COM
missions staff, the District Highway
Department and the local parks Of
fee, but no single plan has been
chosen for final recommendation to
Congress.
Sees Need of Bridges.
For number of years the Plan
ming Commission and the Highway
Department have recognized the
need of additional high level bridges
in upper Rock Greek Park to pro-
vide croSs-town traffic connections
which take through travel from mar
row park roadways. For instance, Mr..
Settle said, the absence of sufficient
cross-town bus routes is largely due
to the fact that antiquated low-level
bridges at Klinele road, Tilden street
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Average Stock Yield
IsDiscIosed
Exchange Stotistieions
Report More Paid
On Common Shares

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.-Holders Of
common stocks listed in the New
York Stock Exchange received an
average return of ST per cent on
the market price of these securities
during 1910, statisticians Of the Ex-
change Magazine reported.
The magazine, published by the
exchange, said that last year more
listed companies than ever before
in history distributed cash divi-
dends, and the ST per cent average
yield, covering both issues that did
and did not pay, established an
eight-year record high.
The exchange lists 829 common
stocks. OF these, SIT paid a total
of $2,098, ,S52 1888 in dividends. The
long average market value Of
all s2s stocks was 1864, ,0s5 $50.
The exchange statisticians found
lIldll <1O StOShS l4ld
have paid dividends in every year
since 1880. And at least ABS have
paid in each Of the last five years.
In the II years of 1880 to 1910, in
elusive, all listed common stocks
have yielded an average of 40 per
cent in dividends.
The top performer last year from
the standpoint of dividends as COM
pared with market value was the
garment stock group, which paid
an average OF per cent.
Other high paying stock groups
were amusement, 7s per cent; for
eign companies, rs per cent; fnan-
cial, rs per cent; shipbuilding and
operating, "a per cent; automobile,
7.3 per cent, and United States COM
panies operating abroad. 6.s per
cent.
The last-named group, it was ex-
planned, consists of firms operating
in the Western Hemisphere.
OF 20 groups into which the mag
azine segregated issues only one was
unanimous dividend payer That
was business and office equipment,
whose nine stocks all paid. with an
average OF 81 per cent yield.