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Chicoqo Livestock

CHICAGO. Sept. 3 CP, (USDA).-Sala-
BILE hogs, IL 900 moderately active, 25-35
cents cents lower lowe, on butchers and steady to %
cents higher on sows; top 2O.S5 for ole
lead M most choice l9O-27O, pounds, 2O,50-
odd lots, 160-lSQ pounds. lS.50-2O.25;
sows under. $50 pounds. II 75- 10. so; few
1875; most 350-400 pounds, 1675-lS.25;
400-50O pounds. l5.75-l7 90; few heavier
weights as low as 1850: good clearance
Salable cattle. $4,000; salable calves.
300; slaughter steers and heifers slow
steady. to 25 cents lower Instances so
cents lower on heifers grading choice and
cents lower; bulls steady to weak; vealers
fully steady; bulk choice and prime steers,
81 O-35.00; few loads. 35.25-35.75 one
load l,20O-pound weights, 36.0O good to
low choice steers, 2S.00-3I 90: three
800; bulk good and choice heifers. $500
$500: utility and commercial cows, Il. 90
Il. 90; most Gamers and cutters, 400
20; utility and commercial bulls
s;s ;s 5o 55o-S5,69; commercial to prime vealers
salable sheep. 1000: hish-sood and
prime native slaughter lambs Strong ID
25 cents higher; top so cents higher at
$3.50; Gull and utility kinds slow at II 90
1000; old-erop lambs and .yearlinss
steady; top. $3.50 on these; SLAUGHTER eve,
slow. steady. 6.75-S.50 mostly.
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New York Produce

NEW YORK. Sept; 3 Gn.-Butter
t9ns t%a tresS nsT aa hss5 t6sp
fresh unauoted. "
44:4S: Cheddars. cured. 51-57: singi,
SS;5s S2,5s; Young YOgns Americas; fresh. $3.50
47-5l; mats. cured. $3.50: midgets. fresh
47-6l; midgets cured. $500: processed
tubsl. grade a. 1851; grade 3. 55-5s;
= Eggs (receipts. to comel. easy. New
York spot quotations. based largely to ex.
eolors--Fancy heavyweishts: 81: extra
large, 52; extra l medium. 4S: pullets. 36:
stsndsTd: lsrFe. 45;46: current receipts
whites. fancy heayyweights. 5sls: extra II
large. So; extra l medium. so. Browns.
extra l medium, so.
%edlams 80: Ssllst.. az ssssss.se.s pse@ee.' sc g.
mediums, so; pullets. 81: peewees. 3Ols.
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MetuI Quotations

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 QP.-spot non
ferrous metal prices today; Copper, 24la
16 cents a pound. New York Zinc. IA
cents a pound. East st. Louis. Tin
$1.21h pound. New York. At Pitts
burgh, scrap steel No. l heavy was
lQuoted at 43.
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Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Sept. ) @.-Foreign ex-
dollars. others in centsJ:
Canadian dollar in New. York open
market g, A.: per cent; Or 1o41s% United
Europe-Grest Britain (pound, 2.7SHs.
Oh ,s Of a cent: Great Britain, -30-day
Britain. 80-dsy futures. e.76:. Oh Il
of cent: Great Britain. 9O-day futures.
= .95S+. on OF 9 cent: Belgium lfranc( :.
i .9g1s, up .00h Of o cent: France 0ranc) i
.25ss. Of Q cent. unbalanced: Holland
(guilderl. 26.35. up O2 Of q cent: Italy
Cira). .16is Of cent. unchanged: Portu
(kronal. 1895, UNCHANGED: Switzerland
Qranc) lfreel. 1894, UNCHANGED.
Latin America-Argentina tfreel. 7.25.
unchanged: Brazil (freeb, $50. UNCHANGED:
Mexico, / | SO. unchanged. Venezuela (boli-
varl. 80. .03. unchanged.
Far East-Hong Kong dollar. 17.50.
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National Air|ines Lists
S2,O4S, 300 Earnings
Or SOS Per Share
By WilIiom A. MiIIen

Net earnings of $2.048, 800 or
$2,05 a share for the year ended
June 80. were reported today by
National Airlines. Inc.
This was in the face of a ST.
022, ,240 decline in air mail COM
pensation and a Jump of "a per
cent in operating expenses above
the previous year, the company
declared. The second highest
earnings in the company's history
were recorded for the year just
closed. Operating revenues estab-
lished a new top of $28. .264 ,465.
Total assets of $22,234,000 were
given.
Vepco Plans Bond Issue.
Jack G. Holtzclaw, president,
Virginia Electric & Power Co.,
said his company plans to sell
$50 million in bonds next month
at competitive bidding. These
funds will be used to carry out
the firms $50 million expansion
plan this year.
Plans call for the bonds to go
on sale October 81. after the
Board of Directors meeting in
New York. More bonds. and pos
sibly some preferred stock. will
be sold next year by the company,
under present plans.
A dividend of 81 on the 7 per
cent first preferred stock has been
declared by the Western Maryland
Railway Co. Payable September %
to holders of record September Is,
the dividend is the first in this
calendar year.
John F. Healy has been named
manager of the kitchen equipment
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Washington Exchange
SALES.

Pot Flee Pyr eom724 At 1891. 1e at 1871.
Wash Gas $50 pid-5 At los. 90 at 100.
Wash Gas IS lg60-$1. 900 at 1153l.
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Sales

@0urty sales % the ExehAAeA
1880 An. 2eo 600 1900 noon SO 600
100 pm. 72o 600 $500 p.m. 600 600
fUnit Of trading 10 shares. sIn bank
ruptcy or receiyership or being reorganizeo
under the Bankruptcy Act or securities
assumed by such companies. Rates Of divi-
dends in the foregoing tables are annual
or semiannual declaration. Unless other
wise noted special or extra dividends are
xr Ex rights: Also extra or extras. B An
nual rate. plus stock dividend. Declared
or paid in 1851. plus stock dividend
able in stock. estimated cash value on ex
clared or paid after stock dividend or split
up. kDeclared or paid this year an
accumulatiye issue with dividends In ar
rears. n Payable In stock, exact cash
value Undetermined on declaration date.
2 Paid this year, dividend omitted. deferred
ing: Declared or paid In 1852. plus stock
dividend. Liquidating dividend. vi When
issued. x-ds Ex distribution. wd When
distributed.
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division of the
Joseph M. Zam-
oiski Co., Of
hcials today an
nounced. Edu-
.ated at George
town University.
he is a World
War II Marine
Corps veteran.
N arrie d, and
has TWO CQu-
dren.
A company
employe since
1916, Mr.. Healy
will supervise
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Market AVERAGES
New York Cotton
BY The Associoted Pres,

NEW YORK. Sept. 3 Up. - Cotton
futures continued to give ground in
forenoon dealings today. with active de-
liveries averaeing close TO 81 90 a bale
under the best levels Of the day Early
profit-ttaking and hedeing met mostly
scale down support.
Noon prices were UNCHANGED to As cents
bale higher than the previous close
Oct, 39.5s; Dec. 1898, and March. SO. 20.
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Visible Gruin Supply

CHICAGO, Sept. 3 R,.-The visible
supply of wheat increased 1888. 600
bushels during the last week according
to figures complied by the Board Of Trade.
This brought the total of wheat to 271. :
bushels to a total OF 1924 900 bushels.
Oats increased 459. 1000 bushels to a total
Of 2S,S47.000 bushels, rye. increased
bushels, barley increased 10000 bushels
to a total o 14.S56.OO0 bushels and soy
beans decreased 244.00O bushels to q
total of 943 900 bushels
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N. Y. Bond Market

WUk01o0e0 ~ the
LIST INCLUDES ONl
FOREIGN 1:15
| IAustraliaSls lss67 eoih
Canada 3As 81 1o3M
Copenhagn5s So 80
Grk 6s 6S pt pd 0aA
Polnd4las63asd Slh
WORLD BANK
IntBR&D3s72 s22
NEW YORK CITY
Re 50 1O4lh
DOMESTIC 1:I6
AluCoAm 3h64 1o2N
AluCCanLSb7O 1o4
Am&FP5s203O e5
AMP 4.S0s 81 63M
AmT&T 31as 64117Ns
AmT&T 2As57- 114iA
AmT&T 2As61 1lo5k
AmT&T 2As71- 95M
|AmT&T2sAs rs 94ss
Am Tob 3Hs n 1o1
Att c L 4As72C 1o3
B a. o 6s 96 J. eels
B & o 5s rs B. 97sb
3 & o 5s 95 G.. 76lA
B & o IS M 90 76l4
BIO Is 2O0OK 76A
BIO SW Is so e3
Buf R&P 81 st e1h
Bush T B Is 81 e2M
CanPac As perp- 1o5Ns
CGa4has2O20B 66iA
c g. o 41as 81 1874
Chi & Z / inc o. 90
CMSPcv41a2044 6Ass
C&cNW 41as 90 5elz
Cit Serv 3s II e7Ns
Clev Fl Ill 3s7O 1o2
ComlthEd 3s77 oolh
Con Ed cv3s63 141M
Cons Eds IS 81 9eis
Deere 3Ass n 1ooiA
Del&Hud As 63 1o1
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 Dividends
announced:
Resumed.
Pc Stk Of Pay
Fairmont Food ~i5c $50 1ooi
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T. R. Deane, Ex-chalrman
OF Permit Revelations

Edward r. Deane, SO, retired
chairman of the Districts Board
LOT Permit Revelations and Res
torations, died Unexpectedly
yesterday Of q heart ailment at
his home, $3.50 Colorado avenue
NV.
Mr.. Deane. q native Of Spring.
field, Mass. had been with the
District Government for nearly
80 years before retiring in 1916
for reasons Of health. Long with
the License Bureau, he formerly
had been chairman Of the Hack
|er's Board.
Surviving him are his widow,
Bertha, and three brothers and
four sisters. They are Mrs. James
|B. Griffin of 2807 Connecticut
avenue NV; Henry Borden
Deane, 6908 Eighth street NV;
John w. Deane Of Cottage City,
Md; Mrs. Catherine Deane Kern
|of Arlington; Mrs. Helen d. Les
|hure and Hugh q. Deane Of
Springfield, and Mrs. Mary D.
Foster Of Los Angeles.
Funeral services win be held at
|11::30 am, tomorrow in the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial win be In
Fort Lincoln Mausoleum.
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Capt.. William WeigIe,
Spanish War Veteran

Capt. william z. Weigle, q vet
eran Of the Spanish American
War, died yesterday at Mount
Alto Hosital after q short Illness.
He was 81.
Capt. Weigle, who lived at 1927
Thirteenth street NV, was born
in Gettysburg. Pa. He volunteered
when the Spanish-American War
started.
In 1905 he went to Panama and
stayed there until 1915. He was
active in the building of the
Panama Canal. When he returned
to the United States he purchased
the Huske Optical Co. in Wash
ington and renamed in that bust
ness until he retired in 1926.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Vera Far
rington Weigle, he leaves daugh-
ter. Mrs. Elaine d. Allen Of TIC
Auburn avenue, Takoma Park,
Md; three sons. George Weigle OF
1924 FOrty-first street NV;
Richard G. Weigle Of 827 Marietta
place NV. and william e. Weigle,
|jr.. Of the Canal Zone; Is grand
children and one great-grandchild
Funeral services viii be held
lat 2 pm. Wednesday from Hines
funeral home. Burial win be al
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
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Frank Beatty, In Charge
OF Appalachian Club Trail

Frank Beatty. 66. who had
charge Of 400 miles Of Appa-
lachian Trail Club trails, died
unexpectedly Saturday ct the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. Naomi
ID. Mckee, 5104 Second street
NV, where he was recuperating
after an operation.
Mr.. Beatty. who lived at 618
r. street NE, was supervisor Of
trails for the Potomac Appa-
lachian Trail Club.
He had served three years In
the cavalry, was a brass foundry
molder at the Naval Gun Factory,
where had served for 20 years.
He was a native Of Indiana, Pa.
Besides his daughter Mr.. Beatty
is survived by q son, the Rev.
John M. Beatty, c. s. ", Of
Springfield, H., and q sister. Mrs.
w. j. Wise Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Funeral services will be held at
9:45 am. Wednesday in the Col
Inns funeral home. 1921 Four
teenth street NV. Burial win be
in Arlington Cemetery.
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vinson Heads PaIIbearers
For {. Reqis Noel Rites

Chief Justice VinSon will head
q group Of IA honorary pallbearers
who will represent the District
Bar Association at funeral serv-
ices for r. Regis Noel tomorrow
at 10 am. at Holy Redeemer
Catholic Church, Kensington.
Mr., Noel, past president Of the
bar association. president Of the
Columbia Historical Society and
prominent as q writer and associ-
alton member. died Saturday in
Montgomery County General
Hospital. He was 81.
With Justice Vinson will be Judge
Charles Fahy Of the United States
Court Of Appeals and Judges David
"A. Pine and Walter M. Bastian
of District Court: Donald M
Counihan, Wilbur L. Gray,
Francis w. Hill. jr., Matthias
Mahorner, jr, Joseph c.. McGar-
raghy. Richard I. Merrick, Archie
K. Shipe. Leonard p. Walsh. presi-
dent Of the bar association, VIII
liam G. Sullivan and Camille
Chautemps.
Active pallbearers win be John
n. Renney. Arthur r. Drury. AL
bert Fox. Russell Hardy, William
A. Roberts. Charles and JOSEPH,
Noel. Mr.. Noels brothers. and
William r. Valance.
Mr.. Noel q resident of Kensing-
ton. Is survived by his widow,
five brothers and two sisters,
Burial win be In Rockville Union
Cemetery.
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James S. Gifen, 8,
Retired Sales Official
OF SiafionelYConcern

James s. Citizen, IS. an official
Of Western Presbyterian Church,
Nineteenth and n streets NV,
for. many years. died Of 9 heart
ailment in q nursing home near
Dranesville. va.
Mr.. Giffen, who lived at 1850
Spring road NV. before going to
the nursing home last November.
retired last year after 80 years
service as 9 sales representative
for the =. M. Bryan Stationery
Co. Sl3 Thirteenth street NV.
For 23 years. Mr.. Giffen had
served as deacon and elder Of
Western Church, and he had also
taught Q Sunday School class
there. Mr.. Citizen came to Wash
ington about 1870 after teaching
at the Carlisle Indian School,
Carlisle. Pa, and working among
the Indians In the West. He was
q native Of Des Moines. Iowa.
Surviving is q brother. d. Ward
Citizen Of Des Moines and q num-
Der Of nieces and nephews. includ-
ing Mrs. j. w. McIlhenny, sos
North Twenty NTH street. Arl-
ington, and Mrs. G. Il Billiard,
1O425 Inwood avenue. silver
Spring.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow In the Ives
funeral home. 2847 Wilson boule-
ward, Arlington. Burial win be In
Columbia Gardens Cemetery.
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for many years. Miss Willard
served the gallery for SO years. In
1889 she was q member Of an adj
|visory committee for the New
York Worlds Fair.
Miss Willard. who was painted
by the noted English portraitist.
|P. "A. de Laszlo, was long an advo-
cate Of Wornen's service in admin
|iStrative fields. She was an active
member Of st. Adams Episcopal
Church. :
"A native Of Washington, Miss
Willard Is survived by two sisters
and q brother: Miss Mary i. Mil
lard and Mrs. Horace Browning,
both Of the Cathedral avenue adj
dress, and Grenville 4. Willard Of
2808 Thirty fourth place NV.
A memorial service will be held
in st. Adams Church. Mount st.
Alban, at 1850 am. tomorrow.
Burial viii be In Rock Creek
Cemetery.
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Henry LeibeI, Partner
In Arisfo Cleaners

Henry Leibel, 50, co-founder oil
the Aristo Dry Cleaners Of Wash
ington, died yesterday in Johns
Hopkins University Hospital. Bal
timore. after q long illness.
Mr.. Leibel, who lived at 444s
Alton place NV. was q native
of Austria who came to this coun-
try in 1911. He was active in
chain and department store
operation In washington anG
Norfolk before helping in 1884
to found and operate the large
dry cleaning chain here.
/ Mr.. Leibel was instrumental In
bringing European refugees to the
United States and was active In
other philanthropic projects. He
was q Master Mason of Arminius
Lodge and an Elk.
Surviving him is his widow
Mrs. Marie Shuzman Leibel; his
mother, Mrs. Paula Leibel, sos
Otis, place NV; q son, Leroy H
Leibel, AIT Forty-sixth stree,
NV; two sisters, Mrs. Paul Zim-
mer, 1900 Lamont street NV.
and Mrs. Lotte Bregman Of the
Otis place address. and foul
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held al
10 am. tomorrow In the DanZan.
sky funeral home, 1901 Four.
|teenth street NV. Burial will BIZ
In Elesavetgrad Cemetery, 321i
Fifteenth place Sc.
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Second Of . Series.


ual skill Of the Mexican worker
and say there is practically moth
ing he cannot be taught to do
with his hands. The American,
usually Of larger stature, has the
edge when it comes to handling
heavy weights.
When the Mexican Industrial
worker is given q lower efficiency
rating than his American coun-
terpart it Is usually with the ex-
PLANTATION that he is newer at
the game and the lack Of big
market restricts mass production
with its high output per person.
The Mexican worker not only
is dexterous but artistic. William
ONeil, head Of the General Tire
and Rubber Co., told here Of be-
ing asked by an American woman
to put up money to teach art to
Mexican workmen. Apparently
he thought 1t would be presump-
tiouS.
Artistic Worker.
"The Mexican workman Is the
most artistic worker ] know" he
said.
A party Of representatives OF
American newspapers and nnaga-
zines visiting Mexico had the OPP
portunity to see both Mexican
companies and those which are
subsidiaries Of American concerns.
An interesting example Of q
Mexican company Is Clemente
Jacques q Co. II was founded
65 years ago to import cork from
the Iberian peninsula. Then sar-
dimes were imported. That sug-
gested canning in Mexico. The
company began canning chilis
and now turns out vegetables,
fruits, preserves, condiments a
couple Of hundred products In all.
It had . problem about labels,
$50 it started its own printing
plant. Among the products Of
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Dratha

ELL 5sSof zS e sSn q s Mfr Tay sS
st. NV, Beloved husband Of joyce zeiian
and devoted father Of Mrs. Herbert Coda,
Mrs. Melvin Lenkin and Gilbert ]. Zellan.
Sarah 'o zellsn is of HoIyofs %Ss ass; tac
sisters Mrs. Hy Fox of Port Chester,
y. r. and Mrs. Leon .Levinscn. New
zesn ely 81 sd M.ss ass a
children. Funeral services were held at
the Bernard Danzansky b Son Funeral
Home. 1901 l4tA 81. NV, on Monday.
suggests In lieu Of flowers that contribu-
tions be sent to the Hebrew Home Cor
the Aged. Memorial week. 1924 Taylor
st. NV.
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Mrs. Rob ]. Wilson,
Retired treasury Worker

Mrs. Rob J. Wilson Of 6149 Kan
sas avenue NE, q retired Treas
|ury Department employee, died in
Washington Sanitarium yesterday
after q long illness.
Mrs. Wilson was the former
Sada Nichols Of Point Of Rocks,
Md. She had been q resident
here since 1905, when she came
to work for the Treasury Depart
ment. She retired In 1885.
Besides her husband, q sales
representative here, Mrs. Wilson Is
survived by o sister, Mrs. Zula
Sampsell, 80 w street NV.
Funeral services will be held at
noon Wednesday In the Hines
funeral home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial win be at $3.50
pm. in st. Paul's Episcopal Gene
terry, Point of Rocks.
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Mexican Worker Possesses
Great Amount Of Manual Skill

that plant now are playing cards.
both the 52-card decks and the
4O-card Spanish decks. It also
has q shot tower and produces
shot for hunting game birds.
Proud Of Oil Company.
The biggest industry in Mexico.
Of course, Is PeMex-Mexican
Petroleum-and the country ID
Unfortunately proud Of 1t. Just the
other day the 14th anniversary
Of appropriation was celebrated.
It Is regarded as q sort of dec
laration of Mexican economic
independence.
The visitors were taken to the
big refinery at Poza RIGA and
were shown q development for
producing sulphur from natural
gas. An investment of 50 million
was required. but In Is months
this was regained from profits.
The Ell Popo Rubber Co. is Mex
an-American, the majority in
terest being Mexican. General
Tire q Rubber is affiliated with
1t, and its production processes
are from Akron, although there
is only one Akron man In the
plant.
There Is another American IN
the organization. c. Alfredo Gui-
jarro, vice president In charge Of
sales. He is q former New Yorker
who is widely known in Mexico.
The company was founded by
Ramon D. Cruz, an engineer. /.
The company has done an adj
|vertising job an American COM
pany might envy. The word
"Popo" is from Popocatepeti. the
dormant volcano on the capt.
tails horizon. Popo Is also synon-
ymous with big. General Tire II
linked in the trade mark. General
Popo, and the figure Of q rotund.
deliberately uniformed little gem
|eral with which all Mexico Il
familiar.
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chant marine. and his interest
directed the thoughts of his young
assistant in that direction. From
the assistant clerkship, Mr.. White
became secretary to Senator Frye.
Later. he practiced law at Lewis
ton until he became the Repub-
lican candidate for the House Of
Representatives in 1916.
Seven Terms In House.
During his seven terms in the
House, Mr.. White left his mark
on voluminous legislation affect
ing the merchant marine. radio
and fisheries. He became chair
man of the Merchant Marine
Committee In 1927, and helped
write the Jones' White Act which
lifted the merchant marine out
of q post World War ! slump.
His championship of q radio act
helped establish the principal Of
private operation Of broadcasting
facilities under Federal regulation.
MIR. White, as an authority on
radio and electrical communities
ton. represented this country at
several international conferences
on these subjects.
In 1880 Mr.. White seized the
opportunity to follow his grand
fathers footsteps In the Senate,
and he gave up his influential
House position to begin his IT
year service in the upper house.
Modest and retiring. Mr.. White
was a reluctant speaker. but be-
came an able and forceful one
when advocating the causes close
to his heart. s q
Succeeded McNary as Leader.
Early in 1916 he was voted mi
nority leader by his Senate col
leagues after the death Of Sem
ator McNary Of Oregon. He re-
manned the q. o. r. floor leader
when the Republicans took COM
mand in the 80th Congress.
Announcing his decision not Ia
seek reelection in 1913, Mr.. White
said he hoped to renew old ac-
quaintances, go fishing and In
other ways enjoy in full measure
our beloved States"
The decision cleared the way for
the candidacy of Senator Mar
garet Chase Smith, who then was
a member Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives from Maine.
In ailing health since that time,
Mr.. White was treated at the
George Washington University
Hospital in both 1919 and 1850
after heart attacks.
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$3.50 Million in Taxes
ExpetiedbyU.S. From
Drive On Rackeieers
y Ne As,oeIossd pr.s. T

The Government expects IL col.
lect at least $3.50 million N IN.
come taxes from the crime world
this year as the result Of tire
internal Revenue Bureaus .sOper-
alton Racketeer."
Bureau officials said yesterday
more than $50 million already has
baen collected from 4,851 rack
eteers. At this rate they expect
Ito round UP as many as 5000
crooks and tap them for $3.50
million.
Almost 500 racketeers have been
indicted the past seven months
for criminal tax frauds. and the
bureau thinks it viii jail possibly
600 during 1852.
Operation Racketeer" was
launched last spring after sew
|eral months Of organisation work.
More than 1000 agents were re-
|cruited into lit squads and given
special training.
Permanent Division Seen.
It has been so successful and
has produced so much new tax
money that James j. Guthrie.
chief lieutenant to John b. Dun
lap, revenue commissioner. pre-
diets the current reorganization
|of the tax service may make the
rackets squads q permanent di-
vision.
The jolting drive on the crime
world started with q master list
of a, 734 known or suspected rack
eteers furnished by local police.
Senate crime committee investi-
gators, newspapers and others. It
has now grown to 37,400 and is
expanding at the rate Of 1900 q
month.
So far. about seven of every 10
|racketeers checked have been
found In arrears in their taxes.
The average collection has been
$18,652. The largest assessment
was $3,334,805 against Josiah
M. Kirby Of Costa Mesa, Calf.
Indictments or liens have been
fled against many better-known
names. including some witnesses
LOT the Senate Crime Committee
investigation. Virginia Hill. girl
friend Of underworld kings, was
among those mentioned.
Capone Fate Seen for Some.
Mr.. Guthrie predicted more big
shot criminals are likely to get in
tax trouble within the next year.
and may follow. In the steps Of
Chicago's famed AL Capone who
served time for tax evasion.
AS q result Of the tax drive.
Justice Department criminal
prosecutions scared to q new high
the past four and q half months.
The department said In q re-
port during the week end that be-
tween last November and March
lis, its tax division sent out some
criminal prosecutions to United
States district attorneys over the
country for presentation to grand
juries. They involve tax claims Of
about IS million dollars.
Total cases about double the
average for any comparable period
in the past 10 years. and compare
with 178 q year earlier.