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with the congregation. The church
took its present name in 1880, upon
completion Of the edifice it now
occupies.
DR.. Brooks came to his charge in
1899.
Knew Many Presidents.
A graduate OF Union College, Dr..
van Setback has known most of
the Nations Presidents during the
last so years. He was associated
with President Hoover when the
latter was heading relief work over
seas after World War I. He served
then as representative of the
Rockefeller Foundation War Re-
lief Commission and later, in 1917
as an Army lieutenant colonel, as
Red Cross commissioner to Belgium.
For his work in this connection he
was awarded the Order of Leopold
by King Albert.
DR.. van Schaick, who holds hon.
orary doctors degrees from St.
Lawrence University, the Univer-
sity Of Liege, Belgium, and Tufts
College, served as an English pro-
lessor at the College of Emporia
kans.. before entering the ministry
Headed School Board.
During his years in Washington,
DR.. Van Schaick served as 'presi-
dent OF the District Board of Edu-
cation, president of the Association
for the Prevention of tuberculosis
and as a member of the Board of
Public Charities.
He is a member of the American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
the Cosmos and Monday Evening
Clubs. He is the author of several
books. The 75-year-old minister
and Mrs. Van Schaick live at 1910
Mintwood place NV.
DR.. Brooks, a graduate of St,
Lawrence University, came to his
present post after serving Univer-
salist churches in Little Falls, N. Y,
and Maiden, Mass He was chair
man OF the. Committee on Religious
Life in the Nations Capital in l943
and 1914 and is a member of the
Citizens Advisory Board for an
Alcoholic Clinic. He also has been
active in the Washington Fedora.
ton of Churches. Dr.. and Mrs
Brooks live at 1861 Crescent place
INV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Chicago Livestock

i, Chicago Jan, up (UsDA): --salable
close fairly active, $3.50 lower I'VE most s d..
cine elm u n weights under 230 pounds; scrs
one load choice 200 pounds: most =" !
Sad 5 sA0ice lso-22o pounds, ii 00-2; -;
:3o-Eho pounds. 1880 3O15: "6O-"nO
pounds, ls,5O-la75; few round ;iaS
pound pounds 1879; good and choice 300 rs
pound sows. l6.00-17.25: +5O-55o pounds.
l3.00-l6.00; few heavier weights down to
II 50; early clearance
Salaole cattle. 1,500: salable calves. zoo:
Slaughter cattle generally steady e:cept
c ohlis; 90 s,o,t to Loo lower; yealers Am;
sent packase good and choice so. d
mixed yearlinss, $50; most meG.ur, 10
low good steers and heifers, % O0-:,' 20;
lew common heifers down to 900: ,v!k
S oeei so UE isoo-3o,oo odd head sood
ters l5.00-l7.5o: practical early top
We wtei 6h sausase bulls, "a so; little above
"a O0 late: vealers. "a 90 down.
Salable sheep. 1000; generally steady on
an classes bulk good and choice slaughter
down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Brokers' Looms Down
$268, 600, 900 in Week
by The Associated Press

The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported that loans to brokers and
dealers on securities held by member
banks in New York City totaled
s877,000,O00 Wednesday, a decrease
OF S268 ZOO, 900 from a week ago, and
an increase of $3.50 900 900 from a
year ago.
Included was 1868 1000 900 lent to
purchase or carry United States
Government obligations, decrease
OF $239 .000,0 900 for the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Universa|ist Church
To Honor Dr.. Brooks
And Dr.. Van Schajck

Members of the Universalist Ma
tlonal Memorial Church will homo,
tomorrow and next week two min
listers who have been associated
with the church in the last so years
Both ministers, DR.. John Var
Setback, j.. minister emeritus, and
DR.. Seth r. Brooks, present pastor
will give anniversary messages at
the ~ am. service Sunday.
DR.. Van Setback, who came to the
District as pastor of the Universalist
Church of Our Father in 1900, will
start his 50th year of association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Capital Bank Assets
Boosted S9,040,000
In Latest Week
BY Edward c. Stone

In the week ending December %,
total assets of Washington banks
reached s972.346, 900, gain OF
100000 over the previous week,
the Richmond Reserve Bank report
ed today.
Commercial loans of S98,355 900
revealed an advance of S1.815 900
during the week. Real estate loans
were off about 100000. Bank in
vestments disclosed gain of
$6.448,O0O.
The winoup of holiday trade was
one reason for an upswing of $685.
600 in demand deposits. Time de-
posts were up 100000, the report
stated
Cities Show Trade Gains.
In the first II months of 1948,
Houston, Tex, led the other chief
cities of the country with a depart
ment store sales increase of % per
cent, the Federal Reserve Board an
nounced. Knoxville stood second, up
% per cent over 1e47. and Orlando,
Fla. third, 81 per cent.
The best sales gains in the Fifth
District were in Charleston, w. Va,
and Huntington, the former being
up II per cent. Trenton, East st.
Louis, Tulsa, Louisville and Evans
vile, Ind, were among cities with
notable sales advances.
Philadelphia and Dallas led the
other 10 Reserve Districts with 10
per cent upturns. Richmond Dis
trict sales were up 6 per cent; At
lanta, 8.
Bankers View Check Machine.
A new machine, which prints
names and addresses in bank check
books in the few minutes required
to open checking account, drew
attention Of District bankers yes
terday at a Washington Hotel
demonstration.
The devise, made by the Todd Co.
of Rochester. N. Y, is easy to
operate, personalities checks and Isl
a great help to bank clerks in cases
of difficult signatures. The blank
checks are put through the machine
very rapidly and can be bound in
less than a minute.
The new machine is expected to
stimulate use Of personalized checks.
The cost may be absorbed by a
bank or placed on the customer.
Heard in Financial District.
While most of the annual bank
meetings are held at noon, the Ma
tional Savings g. Trust Co. will meet
later in the day, Tuesday.
Garfnckel issues are appearing
frequently in the Washington Stock
Exchange sales. The common is
selling at 1872 and the 4la1o pre-
ferred at 18.
Fred c. ,Margolf has been ap-
pointed manager of the Simon Dis
tributing Corps General Electric
traffic appliance division.
John K. Althaus, secretary treas
urer of Credit Bureau, Inc, reports
a new trend in this area in extern
sion of credit by many suburban
stores which have been conducting
business only on a cash basis.
Stuart L. Brown, former president
Of the Maryland Bankers Associa-
ton, has resigned as cashier of the
First National Bank of Southern
Maryland, Upper Marlboro.
William H. Husband, head of the
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance
Corp, reports that more than $500
building and loan associations now
insure depositors' accounts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Business Briefs

Money In Circulation declined to
s28,151 200. 900 on January S, a drop
of Sl47,000,000 from a week earlier
and s507, 0000 900 below a year earlier
Federal Reserve Board.
Chesapeake & Ohio, Railway
awarded 100000 of equipment
trust certificates to Harriman-Rip-
ley & Co. and Lehman Brothers on
q bid of 1888 for a 21ses coupon.
Chrysler Corp. declared a dividend
OF $125 a common share. payable
March IA. Previous quarterly pay
ments were ST..
Fajardo Sugar Co. declared ar
extra dividend Of $3.50, payable
February IS.
Gorham, Inc; declared a year -eno
dividend of Is cents on class A com
mon, payable January "a. Previous
payment was year-end dividend Of
30 cents in January, 1913.
Peabody Coal Co. declared a di.
vided. Of 20 cents a common share
payable March l. Last year the
company paid 20 cents each in De.
cember and September and an initia,
Of so cents in March.
Montgomery Ward & Co. sales ir
December totaled s150960,11s, Q
gain of 1870 from a year earlier
in II months ended December 81
$1,241,632, 462, an increase of $50
Spiegel, Inc, sales for December
totaled Sl6.617,850, a rise Of 94G
from year earlier; for II months
$l34.49l 1878, gain of 7.l% from
the previous year.
Mcclellan Stores Co. sales in De-
cember amounted to s10,363,413, ar
increase of $40 from a year earlier;
In II months ended December 81
$50 1862, 100, a gain of $50.
Edison Brothers Stores, Inc, sales
for December totaled S3,721.535, a
rise of 82oc from year earlier
for IL months, s75,o22,175, an in.
crease of 57Tc from the previous
year.
A. S. Beck Shoe Corp. sales in De.
cember amounted to $4,884,544, 9
drop of 38oo from a year earlier; ir
IL months, $42,171 1893, a decline Of
49, from the previous year.
Hiram Walker Gooderham
Worts, Ltd, earned S8,366.372 OF
$3.50 a share in three months ended
November 80 VS.. s9,793,245 or $685.
q year earlier.
American Gas e. Electric Co. ne
income for II months ended Novem.
Der 80 was S19,74O,816 or S4.24 VS.
$18.S96,635 or $405 in the preceding
fiscal period.
Ohio Power Co. earned So ,906 SO;
IN II months ended November 30 VS.
$8,508,9 1886 in the previous year.
Appalachian Electric Power Co
net for II months ended Novembe
80 was s7,802,46S VS.. s7,62154s IL
the preceding fiscal period.
Oliver Corp, earned $7,960,070 O
1888 in IL months ended Octobe
81 VS.. $4072, 1886 or S461 in the pre-
vious year.
Grand Union Co. profit for MIN
months ended November q was 81,
2S8.43 or $257 VS.. $1078,766 or $2.1
In the same 1947 period.
Wilson Jones Co. earned $109,12
or 81 cents in three months endet
November 80 VS.. 1882, 094 or SO cent
a year earlier.
Dillon, Read & Co. elected Arthu
L. Wadsworth vice president.
Consolidated Cigar Corp. elected
Samuel j. SHERMAN president Il
succeed his father, the late ALFRED
M. SHERMAN.
General Electric Co. appointed z
d. Mckay advertising and sale
promotion manager of its air con
Gtioning department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Washington Exchange

Potomac Electric Power common-1on at
II, 100 at "a. 10 at 1879.
Amerlman Telephone, d. Telesraph-12 at
Washington Gas common-sn at 24a4.
Garhnckel common-40 at 1917.
Garhnckel 5'2cc pf--10 at 80.
Hecht common-15 at 21ls. at 211a
Potomac Electric Power $50 pr "A"-25
at Az. ~ at Az
Garfnckel common-l2 at 1917
Virginia Electric g. Power common-1oo
at 10
Garhnckel .common-5o at IS, SIS at is.
100 at 1i. 10 at 16
Capital Transit Colo at IS
POTOMAC, Electric Power $50 Of A.
virginia Electric Il Power common-1oo
at 16
Potomac Electric Power common-1oo at
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Market AVERAGES
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Jan. Z lP.-Cotton flu
To-Day, and prices eased slightly from best
small hedging N1
scheduled 10 take up the question of LONG.
Term farm legislation and revision of the
law on crop acreage restrictions.
was good demand for spot cotton during
the last week from shippers who sought
middling and better grades to meet prior
grade cotton sold considerably under loan
values.
Noon prices were 90 cents a bale lower
10 cents higher than the previous close;
March 32.36: May, 32.19. and July 81 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

VIEW 1OHh C1l 7
IS 81 1o7
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Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Jan Z dP.-Foreign ex-
lars, others in cents
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket ia per cent discount, or $3.50 o. s.
cents. UP 10 of cent.
Europe-Great Britain (pound), 4.O3A,
unchanged: Great Britain 3O-day futures,
4.02H, UNCHANGED: Great Britain 6O-day
futures, 4.02ise, unchanged; Great Britain
90-dsy futures, 4O2Is. up y OF a cent;
France franc), 311a of cent, un-
changed: Italy 0ira), January fixed rate,
.0Ol 139; December .00l 139: Sweden
tkrona), 27.s5, unchanged; Switzerland
dranc) frce), 1925. uo 10 OF a cent.
Latin America-Argentina Gree). 2O13
unbalanced; Brazil tfree). $50; unchanged:
Mexico, IA IS, unchanged.
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IN. Y. Bond Marker
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assumed by such companies. Rates of div

idends in the foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the last quarterly
"r semi-annual declaration. Unless other
not included. cid Called xEx dividend
xr Ex rights. Also extra or extras. Plus
stock dividend. d Cash or stock. ePaid
cash valle on ex-dividend date. gDe-
clared or paid so far this year. Declared
or paid after stock dividend or split-up
tive issue with dividends in arrears Paid
this year. dividend omitted. deferred or no
action taken at last dividend meeting.
dating dividend. Payable in stock exact
cash value undetermined on declaration
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Alaska Airllnes

Alaska Airllnes
Alum Ltd "a
Am Bantam Car
Am Gas GEL Id
Am Mar8caipo
Am Republic IA
Am Superpower
Apex Elec Mfg l
Argus Inc 80
ArkNatGsA .4Oe
AshlandOil l 20
Att Coast Fish
Atlas Corp WV
Ayrshire Coll Ia
Barium Steel
Blue Ridge .27e
Breeze Corp
Brit Celan .019e
Bunker Hill Ia
Carr Cons Bisc
Cent & S w 80
Cit Service "a
Colonial Airline
Col Fuel&lr WV
Colts Mfg
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Creole Pet $50
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FansteelMet N4e
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FordMLtd .2l2e
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HaZeltine Corp ]
Hecla Min l
Humble Oil 4e
Imp Oil Ltd "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

Hummingbirds, known to feed on
flower nectar. also have a diet con-
sisting of tiny flies, bees, beetles
and other insects.
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N. Y. Curb Market


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

Hourly ssles ON the Gxehanss To-day.
II 100 N $40 900 1900 noon 7lo 600
100 p.m.- $50 900 20Op.m. 900 ooo|
unit Of trading 10 shares sIn bank
ruptcy or receivership, or being reorgsnized
under the Bankruptcy Act, or securities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D G. ..A-15
= -
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Jan. 7 1P,.-pividends dc,
clared:
Pc. stk of Paw.
Rate. riod. record. able.
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Charter No. 4247.
Reserve District No. 8,
0A'4'oi 4'o' 4~f'' Reserve District No
REPORT CONDITION OF THE
LINCOLN NATIONAL RANK

VI washington IN the District Of Columbia
on December 81.
Fuheo IN response to call made
Section SILL U. Statutes.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
CIV, Victor Over Terps, Needs
Only One Win toGoto Tourney

year, but escaped without penalty.
George Washington beat Mary
land without Phil McNiff. its high
scorer, who sat on the bench with
mis- broken nose hidden behind a
gruesome-looking mask. McNiff
probably will be ready for North
Carolina State Saturday night at
the National Guard Armory in the
second game of the seasons feature
double header. Georgetown meets
unbeaten Villanova in the first
game.
The Colonials raced to a 29-l4
lead when all of a sudden Mary
land started creeping up. The G.
w. students doubtless were think
ing Of the Georgetown game. where
G. w. ran up an 1874 lead, but
lost by two points
With Charley Mack, Ron Seigrist
and some spot playing by little
Eddie Crescenze doing most Of the
damage, Maryland pulled up to
1884 early in the second half. But
at this point George Washington
tossed in seven straight points and
Maryland's sixth straight defeat
was assured.
G. WIS outstanding ball player
in scoring. hustle and floor play,
was Johnny Moffatt. The former
Tech courtman was all over the
court and hung up Is points. de-
spite missing several lay-up shots
his biggest weakness of the night.
Bill Cantwell played his best home
game of the season for c. w., Ray
Adler tossed in most of his points
when G. w. was pressed and Len
Small scored II points although
playing short time. He was sent
in to watch Crescenze and soon
had Crescenze out of the game.
Despite its "a standing in the
Conference, six straight losses and
II losses in 13 games, Maryland's
case is not hopeless in regards to
a Conference tournament berth.
The Terps have eight games left,
but half are with second division
teams. Maryland left today for a
two-game weekend series with
Miami. M. w.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
Fe||er, Three Others
Shy About Signing
Veeck Contracts
BY the Associated Press

CLEV VELAND, Jan. T.-Likt
everything else these days, worle
championship and an all-time at
tendance record in baseball come
high.
President Bill Veeck of the Cleve.
land Indians knows because he!
already met with rebuffs in at.
tempts. to sign four of his key
players.
Third Baseman Ken Keltner ane
fireball hurler Bob Feller are tht
latest to shy away from wet ink or
a contract. Others objecting t.
terms are Pitchers Gene Bearder
and Bob Lemon, who with Detroit!
Hal Newhouser were the only 20.
game winners in the American
League last season.
Il expected this" Veeck said, "but
I really don't look for any serious
trouble. I've gone through this
before, you know. Trying to sigr
players after they won a champion
ship. I mean.
I'm sure they'll come around be-
cause they know in the end they'll
be well taken care Of They were
last year and they know that they
will be again. I'm not worrying
about them"
It's a matter of personal pride
with Veeck that he never has had
any serious holdout trouble with
any player
Feller and Veeck conferred for an
hour and a half at the stadium
offices yesterday afternoon, but were
unable to agree on a bonus clause
based on home attendance.
The two plan to meet again Feb
ruary in New York, where they are
to attend baseball writers ban
quet. If Feller agrees to terms at
that time, he probably will sign the
contract here a day or two later.
Keltner called Veeck yesterday
from Milwaukee and is believed to
have asked for slightly better offer.
Veeck told Keltner he would confer
with him in Milwaukee February IA.
Bearden is believed to be holding
out for $4,000.
Veeck has received no word from
Lemon since his contract was mailed
to him for the second time last
week. Lemon had returned it un.
signed.
The Feller-Veeck conference end.
ed in an atmosphere of extreme
politeness.
1--WE had a very amicable dis.
cussion," Veeck said as Feller was
about to leave. But there is some
difference of opinion as to how
many people We'll draw this year
The way the contract is drawn ur
now, matter of a few Thousand
people more or less is important tt
Bob"
Veeck said he thinks the Indians
again will draw 2,500,000 or more
Obviously. Feller does not. The
Tribe actually drew 100000 last
season.
Under the proposed 194e contract
Feller is said to be offered the same
base pay as he got last year, SAC, 900
but his bonuses would be pegged at
a higher rate Of paid admissions.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
Luckman Is Reported
As Yanks' Head Coach
lin NFL Next Season
BY the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The New
York Star says Sid Luckman, vet
eran quarterback of the Chicago
Bears, will coach the transplanted
Boston entry in the National Foot
ball League next fall.
In a copyright story, the paper
reported the 31-year-old Luckman
is scheduled to sign within the next
two weeks to replace Maurice J.
Clipper Smith, who quit the Bos-
ton job.
| The Boston Yanks have trans
ferred their operations to New York
and will share the Polo Grounds
with the New York Giants.
| The Star said Luckman recently
had been in conference with Ted
Collins, owner of the Boston fran
chise.
Collins was out of the city last
night and not available for COM
ment.
In Chicago. George Halas, owner
OF the Bears, said he wouldn't
stand in his Guckmans) way"
Il haven't seen Sid for a while
and I understand he is now in New
York" Halas said. when he de-
cides to coach, he'll make a great
head coach. Sid has quarterbacked
us to four world championships
which constitutes the greatest rec
ord in football.
when he leaves the Bears it will
be a serious blow. Personally,
think he'll want to be in there
pitching passes for us next fall"
Luckman is a native New Yorker
who starred at Columbia University
Lou Little, Columbia coach, who
returned yesterday from the Pacific
Coast where he attended the college
football meetings, said he has not
heard from his onetime protege in
the last several days.
Before Sid makes a decision I
expect he'll talk to me-" Little said
Evening star., 1949-01-27
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Jan. 27.-The Detroit
Tigers, who finished fifth in last
years American League pennant
race, are among the leaders this
winter in whipping together their
roster for the start Of spring train
ing March /.
With more than a month to &C
before opening camp under Mana
ger Red Rolfe in Lakeland, Fla, the
Tigers today counted 20 players
signed for the 1949 season. The
training camp squad will number
about 38.
Latest to agree to terms was Out
fielder Dick Wakefield Although
no announcement was made regard
ing Wakefeld's salary, it was as.
sumed he accepted the maximum 2s
per cent cut and signed for approx.
mately $4,000. Last year Dick
batted .276, far below the peak ot
1855 he attained IN 1914 after re.
turning from the Navy in midseason