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Evening star., 1946-10-28
La Guardia Foresees
Food Crisis in China
And Europe in 1947

UNRRA Director General La
Guardia today served notice on the
United Nations that failure to con-
tinue international relief might re-
suit in a disastrous food crisis for
tie war-devastated countries Of
Europe and China.
In a 182-page report to the Cen
@eral Assembly, the former New York
Mayor warned that unless further
aid is provided for Europe, they
may well face another food crisis In
1947'' which would "shatter their
precariously poised financial struc-
'ture."
Mr.. La Guardia notified Trygve
Lee, secretary general of the United
Nations, that he was prepared to
submit to the General Assembly a
relief program abroad for the imme-
diate future, if he was requested
to do SO.
UNRRA is slated to die in Europe
December 81 and in China next
March 81. The report contended
that the World Bank and Interna-
tional Monetary Fund cannot per-
forme the functions which UNRRA
has performed so far"
Estimates Summarized.
Mr.. La Guardia warned that the
stricken lands will suffer severe
hardships, unless considerable as
sistance is received in the forms
of grants or loans"
The report summarized estimates
of 1947 import needs by the govern
ments concerned. It is to be trans
mitted by Mr.. Lie to the General
Assembly. The report is described
by its sponsors as "by far the most
detailed economic appraisal of East
ern Europe and China published
! since the end of the war"
i It contains numerous statistics
and was prepared by UNRRA'
economic adviser.
i Mr.. La Guardia said that al
though about $500, 900 900 worth O.
lsupplies will be delivered wher
u UNRRA completes its job, Eastern
Europe, Italy and China still vii
face critical and uncertain condi
tons"
| Severe Mediterranean drough
aided in making the first postwa
}, grain crop in the UNRRA-receivini
countries disastrously low" tn
director general said.
i While the 1916 harvest will b.
considerably higher than 1915" tn
! report said it will be substantial.
below prewar A return to norma
conditions will probably take years
], the report warned.
Foreign Exchange Needed.
"None of the countries assisted b
j UNRRA will be self-sufficient i
Evening star., 1946-10-28
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Oct. 2s dP,.-cotton fu-
lures prices in the New York market plum
meted $1,000 a bale today before partially
recovering heavy volume OF iouidatins
this, combined with large number OF
hedgers caused the drop.
ations at times were as much as So 90 a
bale between sales. The market was weak
until after the noon hour, when a reap
caused prices to improve more than $50
bale from the days lowest levels,
Late afternoon prices were Sl:59 to
December, 1895; March, $500. and May,
Evening star., 1946-10-28
WASHINGTON Produce
FROM the Department Of Asricuiturl

From the Department Of Agriculture
EGGS-Market continued weak; re-
paid for Federal-State graded eggs received
from grading stations october %, 1916:
whites. browns, mixed colors-U. s. grade
A, large. 1910: average, 70; mediums
LIVE POULTRY-Market firm, demand
quiet; receipts very light. Prices paid foo
type, 22-24; heavy type roasters. fryers
and broilers, $3.50
DRESSED POULTRY Gced and Western
box packed1-Market firm, demand fair.
Prices paid fob washington: FoVt-Heavy,
36-3S; light. 26-32; roasters, 46-49; fry
ers, 43-47: broilers. 40-43.
Evening star., 1946-10-28
N. Y. Bond Market
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Evening star., 1946-10-28

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Evening star., 1946-10-28
B.&0. Reports Deficit
OF fS14,921,586 for
Nine Months Of 1916
By Edward c. Stone

Net income of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad in September totaled
$228,527, after interest and other
fixed charges, or $404,366 below
September, 1945. Net income for the
nine months of 1916 showed deficit
of $14,921, ,586, compared with net
gain of S16,030,114 in the first nine
months of 1945.
Gross revenues in September were
up s310,506 over last year. A ST.
442,198 jump in freight revenues
was offset by a drop in passenger
business. Operating expenses in
creased $1,124,294 over September,
1945, leaving net operating income
of $2,013,419, off $669,771 from last
year.
Net railway operating income OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad in Sep
tember amounted to $6,325, ,564, an
increase of $318,268 over the same
month last year. Net operating in
come in the nine months totaled
s9,787575, decrease of $80,880, ,089
from the like 1945 period. In Sep
tember freight revenues gained $6,-
480, $3.50 while passenger returns de-
creased $4,964,872.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
reported a net operating loss OF
$249,421 for the nine months against
a net operating income of s5'8l2,-
1872 in the similar 1945 period.
Virginia Bank Assets Soar.
Milton R. Morgan, Virginia State
Banking Commissioner, has reported
that 1873 State banks had assets of
S811,132,981 on September 30, high
est on record. Assets were $38,000,-
600 above the June total.
Demand deposits were up $47, ,000,-
900 from the end of 1945 and time
deposits were up $27,000,000 in the
same period. The same banks re-
ported a decrease so far this year
of $29, ,0e0, 900 in holdings of United
States Government securities.
Governors Meet This Week.
The board of governors of the
National Savings and Loan League,
which has Washington headquar-
ters, will hold it's fall meeting in
Miami next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, with R. P. Harold pre-
siding.
Speakers will include Harold Lee,
head of the Home Loan Bank Sys-
tenn; Ralph H. Richards, president
of the Pittsburgh Home Loan Bank;
and Bertram King, head of the CT
Loan Guarantee Service of the Vet
erans' administration. Carl H. FL
lingson, Washington, one of the gov
ernors, will speak on the housing
program.
HarI Urges Loan Caution.
Chairman Maple T. Harl of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has
advised the insured banks to exer-
else great care in making real estate
loans in the current market in Or
der to avoid mistakes made in
earlier years. After the First World
War banks had to take over a large
amount of real estate that they
didn't want.
Insured banks In the first half
year made real estate loans totaling
more than $1,000, ,000. 900.
Financial District Comment.
More than 200 members of the
District Building and Loan League
will attend the fall dinner meeting
at Hotel 2400 tomorrow evening.
Mergenthaler Linotype has been
active on the Boston Stock Ex-
change recently, moving up to SO.
Evening star., 1946-10-28
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO, Oct: oss P,.-,salable hogs,
later trade and close moderately active:
generally 5o-55 cents lower on all weiEhts
poands poa s0sn snd oSeF sns ehSee op
paid freely; few 15o-l7o pounds, 1900
sows few to sGUS sood aen
salable cattle. 1s,00o; total, $4,000;
steers and yearlings; medium and GOOD
Grades steady; all grades including heifers
active; top steers. $3.50; best heifers,
&c. 90; most good and choice steers, "a 00-
SO, 90; five loads at latter price; medium
aa 70 sews
higher. bulls and vealers. steady sausage
bulls; 1870 gown; q 0 lat bulls to IT. 90: veal
orally steady.
SaIable Sheep. 1000; total. 10000
slaughter lambs opened steady: early sales
and choice natives. "a 90, with fat bucks
discounted LOO; odd lots common light
sortout native, 1900 down: most early
sales slausher ewes, steady to strong;
part-deck good and choice westerns, $50;
load WyomingS early, T25
Evening star., 1946-10-28
FIGHTER Praises Bull

Spain is much interested in the
memoirs of the lanky Nicanor
Villalta, one of that nations fore
most bullf1hters, now retired, just
published in Madrid. One thought
which he records has caught the
public's attention. It is: Very
often the bull is more of friend
than the crowd"
Evening star., 1946-10-28
Odd-Lot Dealings

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 20 tP1.-The Sc
curities and Exchange Commission report
ed today these transactions by customers
New York stock Exchange for october 25:
4,505 purchases. Involving 132, ,593 shares;
ciudins s. short sales, involving 1910
For october c6: 1887 sales, involving
SO, ,639 shares: 1.411 sales. involving 40,-
23s shares. including II short sales, IN
Volving 474 shares
Evening star., 1946-10-28

H0uriy S1Ies Oh INC AxcuHHbe 1CuGy.
700 an 1eo 600 1900 noon 800 900
100 Pm $50 600 300 p.m $40 600
tUnit OF trading 10 shares: sales printed
in full. sIn bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under Bankruptcy Act,
or securities assumed by such companies
are annual disbursement based on the last
quarterly or semiannual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra divi-
xr Ex rights. a Also extra or extras. b Plus
stock dividend. Cash, or stock. pe-
IA stock. Paid last year. b Payable %
Canadian funds k Accumulated dividends
paid or declared this year. q New issue.
Evening star., 1946-10-28
RuiIroud Eurninos

NEW YORK. Oct % (SpeciaD Net
railway operating incomes for the first
nine months of 1946 are compared below
with year ago:
Evening star., 1946-10-28
Washington Exchange

CAPITAL Transit 1st refunding 4s-S1 900
at 1O5A.
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat at
100.
GarnnckeI common--i0 at ASA. 20 at
4SM
Mergenthaler Linotype-20 at 81.
American Security Trust Co.-10 at 337.
Evening star., 1946-10-28
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Rather
cloudy, damp but mild this after
noon and tonight with some early
morning fog and drizzle. Tempera-
ture about 72 this afternoon, lowest
tonight about 81. Tomorrow, partly
cloudy and mild.
Maryland and Virginia-Cloudy,
mild and damp with some fog and
drizzle tonight and early tomorrow,
followed by partly cloudy in after
noon.
Wind-Calm.
River Report,
(From United States EEgineerse .sE
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers eFsrry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at sHarpers Ferry. lFs-33
Temperature and Humidity.
iReafinR6 at WashinRtnn National AirpnrtA J
Evening star., 1946-10-28

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Evening star., 1946-10-28
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Oct. 2S lP-Wheat and oats
were strong in today's grain futures tad
ins. Inability ef cash traders to purcnass
oats III the country. toeethers with limit
receipts at terminals. was reflected in the
; Corn. which well under Saturdays close
at times kained' strength in sympathy
with wheat and oats. the nearby contract
showing greatest gains.
Buying of oats by commission houses
lifted the market during early trading
then short covering in oats developed
persistant buying
At the finish. wheat was ia to cents
hieber than Saturdays close, January,
2.04. Corn was " to a lower, January.
.363s-k Oats were a. to lis higher.
November, S4A-K Barley was un-
chenged November 3tJs
Evening star., 1946-10-28
N. Y. Curb Market
&C CHANGED from PREVIOUS CLOSE

LIST INCLUD1S ONLx 0ELGOALO 15GgDe
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Atlas Corp WV. Mich SUGAR ---- 5N
Barium Steel 6HlMid stl Pr vtc 33b|
Basic Refrct 40 eNIMid- -WestCp 1se 1914
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Rates Of diytdends m the tosesoins e tss!s y z
quarterly or semiannual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted; special e. oT extra div,, 3,
extras. Plus stock dividend. dCash or
stock: Declared o. PAID !, 90 tar shi, ysar. .
dividends paid or declared this year, 2 New
issue. w With warrants. xv Without
NarrautG
Evening star., 1946-10-28
Chicago Cash Market,

Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat; No. red, 2.l9 nominal; No.
hard, 2.15 nominal. Corn, No 3 yellow.
1854: No 4 yellow. 14IK i 49A; No s.
yellow, 133s4-l .44Ha; sample grade yellow,
80 IL 34k. Oats. none. !Soybeans,
Nc. 3 yellow, 3.37. Barley, mailing, / 81
1,73. nominal; feed. 1891 40 nominal.
Field seed per hundredweight nominal;
red top, 16.00-17.0 timothy, $751;. 90.
Evening star., 1946-10-28

Ell dividend. Books closed. I Plus
extras. a Paid 50 far this year. . ~
extra as extra. n S6 extra. 10 cents
EXTRA D Paid In 11k6. $40 extra. 3s
Evening star., 1946-10-28

Temperature and Humidity.
{Readin9s at Washington National Airport,
YeSterday- Temperature. Humidity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Incidence Of Disease
Declared Exaggerated
In Occupation Army
By Thomas R. Henry

The American Army of Occupa-
ton in Germany today Is made up
of extremely clean-living young
soldiers-in the face of reported
venereal disease rates which have
been falsely interpreted to mean
that about one out of every four is
infected,
The actual rate is about one
half of l per cent-altogether too
high from the Army's point of
view, but in no way alarming.
The idea that the rate is about
Is per cent, say Army venereal
disease experts, is due to the ease
with which the meaning of &C
curately reported statistics can be
misinterpreted by the public.
Based on Admission Figures.
The last figure given out was 1854
per 1000 per annum." 1t was based
on a weekly admission figure to
medical clinics. The statement,
say experts of the Surgeon Cen
erals Office who are quite annoyed
by the Interpretation placed upon
it, means precisely what is says
and nothing more. During one
week in June about five men
per thousand were treated for a
venereal infection of some sort
This was multiplied by 52-the
number of weeks in the year-to
produce a rate per annum" based
on the experience of that week.
The unfortunate misinterpreta-
ton is that more than a fourth of
all our troops in Germany were
suffering from venereal infections
that week. Actually at no time has
the rate exceeded five per thousand
and this is higher than the average
figure. The figure 256 per thous-
and was that of the cases which
would be treated in years time If
the same number of cases occurred
every week during the year. For
example, if only one man per thous-
and had been treated that week
the annual admission rate would
have been So per thousand, or about
per cent, whereas the true figure
for men infected at any one time
would have been one-tenth Of !
per cent.
Actual Percentage Lower.
Five cases per thousand in a
week means an actual percentage
of one-half of per cent.
This figure is no worse than would
be found among civilians in the
average American community.
The American soldier, Army
medical officials point out, are sub
jected to great temptations with
the enormous number of displaced
persons and infected German civil
ians with whom they are thrown
in contact. They also become care
less because of the reputed efficacy
of sulfa drugs and penicillin to pre-
vent venereal infection, or cure
them rapidly.
Although this is fallacy to some
extent, it is probable that the num-
Der of cases appearing for treat
ment is somewhat reduced because
of self-use of these drugs.
In any event, don't get the idea
that life in Germany is constant
sex orgy for the American soldiers,
with one out of four always In a
VD clinic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Law School Registration
Beoins at 6. W. U. Today

Registration for the second sum-
mer session of the George Washing
ton University Law School was
scheduled to be held from Q to 8
pm. today at Stockton Hall, 72O
Twentieth street NV.
Students not registered for the
first session may enter classes in
Property 7, Bills and Notes, and
Conflicts of Law. Other law courses
will be a continuation of classes
begun during the first summer ses-
sion.
The second session for other divi-
sions of the university began last
Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
MlonigomerYB
Veterans 1rainiinq q

The Montgomery County Com
missioners today approved an on
the-job training program for vet
Grams in the county engineering de-
partment.
The action. taken in response to
request from County Engineer
Edgar Trammell, is believed to be
the first of its kind by a nearby
Maryland or Virginia county. Mr..
Trammell asked the board to set up
civil service classiflcations for vet
Grams in his department so they can
be employed under the program.
He explained there are four vet
Grams in his department now who
would be eligible for training under
the program and that its establish
ment would save the county $500 q
month by taking advantage of Fed
eral contributions. He added that
both the State Board of Education
and the Veterans Administration
have approved his proposal.
Under the program, Mr. Trammell
explained, married man now re-
ceiving SIPS from the county would
actually get an increase of SIS q
month, since the Veterans Admin
istration would pay him 800 and the
county $60-the lowest classification
under which he could be hired. He
said he plans to employ four addi-
tional men to be included in the
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Bethesda Church Is Scene
OF QuadrupIe Wedding

A quadruple wedding ceremony
yesterday united four couples in the
Little Church in the Wildwood,
Bethesda.
The Rev. Claude A. Brubaker,
pastor, said the four brides live at
Arlington Farms. Three of the
bridegroonls are stationed at Fort
Myer.
The couples are William M. Nor
ris, 26, who, Mr.. Brubaker said, dis
played new discharge papers. of
Charlottesville and Miss Lucille
Bryant, 10, Scottsville, Va; Patrick
Lents, %, Benton, KY, and Miss
Beryl Reeveley, 10, Youngstown,
Ohio; Walter D. Aldrich, %, Van
Meter, Iowa, and Miss Roberta
Lawson. Is. New Kensington, Pa;
Howard I. Driscoll, 81, Van Meter,
Iowa, and Miss Elizabeth Goode,
10, Scottsville, Va.