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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
BUSINESS GAINS
IS PCT. IN WEEK
Commerce Department Bases
Findings on Volume of
Checks Presented.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Department of Commerce re-
ports an increase of 10 per cent in bust
ness during the week ended July 5, as
compared with the previous week, bas-
ing its findings on volume of checks
presented for payment.
Wholesale prices, as a whole, re-
manned at the same level as a week
ago, but showed a decrease Of Is per
cent when compared with the week
ended July 6. 1929. The average price
of wheat at Kansas City declined
slightly from the preceding week and
was lower than last year. Iron and
steel prices, as measured by the COM
posite index, although showing no
change from the week ended June %,
were per cent lower than the same
period in 1929.
Bank loans and discounts Showed a
slight decline from last week, but were
greater than the corresponding week IN
1929 Average prices for stocks showed
a gain of 3 per cent over the preceding
week, but we're lower when compared
with the same period year ago. Rep
resentative bond prices registered gains
over both prior periods Interest rates
for call money were slightly higher
than the preceding period, but showed
a marked decline from year ago. In
terest rates for time money showed de-
clines from both comparative periods.
Business failures were reported to be
fewer than during a week ago.
The activity of steel mills at the end
of the week of June % showed a slight
decline from the week of June 81 and
was well below the level of year ago.
The volume of building, as measured
by the number of contracts awarded
during the week ended June % showed
considerable gains over both prior
periods.
Check payments, bank loans and dis
counts, and stock prices for the week
ended July 5, 1880, registered increases
when compared with the week ended
July z, 1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
TWO new DIRECTORS
ON TRUST BOARD
Standard Collateral Corporation
Elects c. c. Morgan and
r. C. Jones.

Charles Carroll Morgan and Robert
c. Jones, co-managers of the Washing
ton offices Of G. M. P. Murphy & Co..
members of the New York Stock Ex-
change, were elected to the board of
directors Standard Collateral Shares
Corporation, according to announcement
made by Maj. Gen. Kenzie w. Walker
elected president at the same meeting
succeeding Robert o. Deyer, deceased.
The other directors of the corpora
ton are Col w. H. Clopton, Paul l.
James, Washington; Herbert S. Brady
assistant controller Union Pacific Rail-
way, New York City; w. T. Fredeking
director First National Bank, Hinton
w. Va, and George A. Randolph, Wash
ington.
The Standard Collateral Shares Cor
poration is a local investment trust
company of the semi-f1xed type with
offices in the Woodward Building and
has over $50 shareholders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
FARM PURCHASING POWER
ONLY SLIGHTLY REDUCED

Although the farmers income will be
reduced about Is per cent this year, his
purchasing power during the crop year
1930-31 will be around 10 per cent be-
low levels a year ago, says the Brook
mire Economic Service. Prices of the
things the farmer has to buy have de-
clined In moderate degree, and this
decline will Offset the loss In income
partially.
Another point that is often lost sight
of is that the major portions of most
crops are marketed between August and
December. In those months of the
1929-30 crop year prices were at the
highest level of the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
TRADE STAB|L|z|NG
FORMULAEVOLVED
Mathematical Approach to
Prosperity" Spots Weak
ness in Output.
BY the Associated Press.

oS tLG hSSOCldteu FIcSS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, July ia for
mula to stabilize business, character
lied as a mathematical approach 70
prosperity" has been developed at the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology.
1t may be employed to establish the
proper balance between factory output
and the ability of the country at large
to absorb that output-in short, it is
intended to spot weaknesses in mass
production generally.
1t aims to make possible the reduc-
ton of stocks of merchandise and thus
to make large amounts of capital avail
able for reinvestment.
The formula, evolved by F. E. Ray
mond, assistant professor of industrial
research, is a set of equations which,
he believes, may be applied to the maze
of costs involved in a 100000 900 bust
ness or a $500 business with equal ef-
fectiveness.
Study of Manufacturing.
Mr.. Raymond worked out his formula
from study of manufacturing pro-
cesses, cost sheets and production
records.
THE figures analysed" he said, "are,
In general, the cost of material, labor
and overhead, cost of capital invested
in manufacturing operations, as we'll as
inventories, rental and space charges,
and certain losses from obsolescence
and deterioration-all of which must
bear definite relation to price if any
industrial activity is to be profitably
conducted.
He finds that invested capital in
many cases may be reduced without
affecting earning power.
Savings may be effected, he says, by
reduction in the quantity of goods
carried in inventories to meet current
sales demand, whereupon the rate OF
capital turnover may be increased
proportionately.
Employing Working Capital.
Savings also may be made, Mr..
Raymond asserts, by employing working
capital to better advantage elsewhere
in the business. Some capital may go
toward purchase of more highly de-
veloped machinery and thereby increase
productive capacity of each operator.
In some instances, he says, it is
uneconomical to operate processes con-
tinuously under conditions of mass
production when the consumption of
the finished product varied widely from
one period to another.
The proper balancing, he contends,
may achieve surprising economies.
"It is encouraging to note" Mr.. Ray
mond says, 1.-The interest with which
progressive corporations already have
adopted some form of scientific methods
to control their policies. Scientific
study of production is not new to them.
Their books already are in shape for
this type of mathematical analysis"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
FORMER LOCAL BANKER
SAVINGS BANK CASHIER

Harold J. Seeley Of 81 Denwood ave-
nue.. Takoma Park, has been appointed
secretary and treasurer of the Chen
ango Valley Savings Bank, Bingham
ton, N. Y, effective August l, 1880.
For the past four years Mr.. Seeley
has been assistant national bank ex-
aniner in New York State, previous to
which he was employed as note teller
at the Federal-American National Bank
of Washington, and graduated from
Washington Chapter, American Insti-
tute of Banking.
After a short vacation in this city, Mr..
Seeley will leave to take up his duties
at Birghamton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
BUSINESS NORMAL.

Notwithstanding general business con-
tions. the w. F. Hall Printing Co. OF
Chicago, the largest plant Id the world
on one hoor, is experiencing normal
volume OF business and profits are con-
sidered satisfactory, Frank sR. Warren,
president OF the organization, recently
told his board Of directors at special
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

OAlC u OuUC W C1lO
icize a recent arti-
Gle appearing in
this column, at
length and in a
very plea5ant, civil
manner.
Pu bl ication of
the criticism and
the in I o rmation
given on the inside
of the business was
not asked. but it Is
such a nieaty let
ter that publica-
ton is gla d ! y
given, with the in
tent of advancing
the viewpoint of
the Leanoer.
Name and ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

affected because the former duty of
IS per cent ad valorem plus specific
becomes entirely specific by weight.
Duties on chassis correspond; on
parts are even higher in proportion to
prevent assembling of foreign cars in
italy. All American agencies will prob
ably close except those in the expensive
class, and Ford, whose cars will be
manufactured through N arrangement
with Isotta- FraSchini.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
GROSS SALES GAIN.

National Shirt Shops, Inc, for the
six months ended June 80, 1890, reports
gross sales of $2,014,606, against 1922
259 for the same perio4 last year, an
increase Of l0.i3 per ceE1k
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
BY I. A. FLEMING.

A business man, evidently familiar
with the small loan business, has taken
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TOday's True
Story

) dumb to know what anything'S
about"
They didn't talk much in the
taxi going home after the trip
to the police station John
didn't have the heart to hurt
her. sobbing and unhappy as
she was. She was too ashamed
to speak.
Finally-"John. do you re-
member what day this iS?"
eyes. Phyllis, I've been re-
membering all evening"
John, let's pretend it's our
wedding day instead Of our
first anniversary. Let's forget
all Of this except-wiveS should
stay in their homes. They
they really shouldn't trs to 60
out and beat their husbands at
earning q hving-at least not
this one. Oh. John, you are
SO wonderful to forgive me.
And all that you did tonight,
after I've been so terrible"
Phyllis, darlingI" He held
her in his arms. Wen forget
all about it and go on a new
h honeym oon tomorrow-little
wife"
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BUSINESS WIFE

quite important now to the
business. It seems Mr.. Hazel
ton was running a sort Of pri-
vate development company
down in Florida. This was
just the New York branch.
The main works were In Flor
ida. There were beautiful
maps in the New York office.
Phyllis learned to describe
the maps, the plots of land.
She learned to say the little
pieces that Mr.. Hazelton
taught her perfectly and with
conviction. Really she was
most convincing. Lots Of peo-
pie bought little pink and blue
and purple squares Of the land.
for their marvellous invest
ment possibilities. Pretty soon
she was going to work on COM
mission and make lots Of
money. Maybe more than
John made. &c.
He stood it for six months.
then Phyllis forgot their first
wedding anniversary. 1t was
the old pathetic situation re-
versed. This time the man
sat and waited-and waited
and waited. Phyllis was de-
tanned at the office. But when
John phoned her office no one
answered. He even went tear
ing down there when Phyllis
was two hours late. The night
man wouldn't admit him,
laughed at the idea there
might be someone upstairs.
No wonder she'd told him
never 70 call at her office. He
wouldn't get in-she wouldn't be
there. So that was what de
tanned by business" meant for
Phyllis. Well. he wasn't as blind
and laundering and stupid a
fool as she took him to be. He
was through. He'd stood just
about enough. This finished it,
the straw that broke the camels
back.
He crumpled the scribbled
memorandum that Bertha, the
maid, had left-"MrS. McPher
son Is detained by business.
She will come home as soon as
possible"
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BusineSS-bahl
Bertha was probably in on 1t,
too. He'd been duped, hood
winked. Bitterly he went up
stairs, packed his bags. his
trunk. tore all his belongings
out Of the drawers and closets.
Business woman"-it was too
cruel, too bitter, the sudden
realization.
But he delayed his dramatic
and final-exit. Better let her
see it, appreciate how serious it
was.
Twelve o'clock. He was pac-
ing the floor. One o'clock. He
grew frightened. Maybe he was
wrong, maybe that brute had
taken her some place, overpow-
cred her. Maybe she was lying
helpless, hurt, needing him. At
1880 he called the hospitals
and then-
The door burst open.
There stood Phyllis and be-
hind her. two policemen, and
behind them, but firmly hand
cuffed to one Of them, a hand.
some gray-haired man wearing
Spats, q black suit and q white
pique vet. None other than Mr..
Adolph Hazelton, bristling with
the indignity.
It took the rest Of the night,
5000 of Johns hard-earned
money as bail and the only
honest words Mr.. Hazelton had
spoken for some time to restore
poor, bedraggled. weeping
Phyllis to her husbands arms.
Mr.. Hazelton, for all the
widows and orphans he had rob-
bed, for all the handsomely en-
graved deeds and worthless
squares of pink and green and
purple paper he had sold to ig-
norant and trusting folks, did
finally insist that though the
young lady did much Of his bust
ness for him-she was quite in
nocent Of conscious wrongdo-
ing.
She's too dumb to know
what it's. all about" was the
way he put it, AMI John nearly
knocked him over.
Don't bother" Phyllis said,
crushed. Hes right. I'm too
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that she could hold q Job. She
spent his hard earned money
in taxi fares while she searched
the town for work.
why can't getting fired be
a lesson to you that you should
stay at home, and not 60 out
trying to be a wage Garner"
John asked desperately.
But she shook her head. John
thought she was a little light
doll made to sit by the fireside
and knit. She would prove that
she could do really hard work,
and make big business men take
her seriously.
At last she found Mr.. Adolph
Hazelton. elderly, well-dressed,
impressive. who proved that
she was right. He wore Spats
and had the word "Consultant"
printed on the door under his
name. He took her seriously
in his sumptuous, beautifully
furnished office.
~ Furthermore, he'd been look
ing for a secretary, he wanted
just the type of person that
Phyllis was-a beautiful, cul-
tured, energetic young person.
eager to learn. She didn't
need to have experience. Not
necessary at all. He recog-
ni2ed brains and ability when
he saw them, particularly when
they were combined with
beauty. And he offered her a
good salary. John had to ad-
NIT that.
Followed days and weeks of
lording it over John, talk Of
Mr.. Hazelton doing this, saying
that, Mr.. Hazelton for break
fast and. dinner, Mr.. Hazelton
and his excellent business sense
during the evenings She was
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of
Marriage

pretty. Now, while she. could
appreciate them and grace
theml
After lunch they went to o.
millinery Shop-a little cheap
one-where Aline helped Love
Joy pick out . new black hat
for Aunt Em.
Then they went to another
hat shop, where Lovejoy helped
Aline pick out q hat for her
self. A tiny black velvet one
lined with white corded silk. An
enhancing hat.
Nov we'll go and see q pic
ture," said Aline. There's q
good 'talkie' over here at the
Magnifica."
But as soon as they were set
tied in their seats in the big
moving picture theater. she got
UP.
I'm going to leave you here
for q little while" she whis-
pered. giancing at her wrist
watch in the dim light. "I'll be
back in an hour or so. / have
some business to attend to. Now
don't 60, will you?"
She had bought q box Of
glazed nuts and fruit, and she
laid it in Lovejoy'S lap. Please
do eat all Of this" she said.
Il shouldn't touch it. I'm get
ting fat l am afraid"
Then she went.
Their seats were well down
toward the front.
Lovejoy never knew what
made her turn her head and
watch Aline start up the aisle,
but she did. And to her amaze
ment. Aline did not leave the
theater. Instead she slipped
into q seat in the back row.
80 this Is the usual place
where she meets her mani"
Lovejoy said to EefseK. And
this Is the usual time!"
She looked at her own little
watch. It was Just four o'clock.
At half past five she was still
sitting there alone.
She had seen the entire show,
and still Aline had not come.
At ten minutes to six she
turned her head. There were
only q few people in the big
theater. and it was easy to see
that Aline had left her back
row seat.
What will I do?", Lovejoy,
asked herself in desperation.
It was high time she was get
ting back home. Aunt Em
would want to be leaving to
go to her own home and get
supper for Uncle James, and
Tom always wanted his evening
meal at half past six.
At half past six Lovejoy got
up and started out Of the
theater.
(To be Continued Monday
Copyright. 1880. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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<<AYO woman should work
~ outside her home after
- she's married - and

<<AYO woman should work
outside her home after
a she's married - and
furthermore. no wife Of mine
is going to do It'll"
John Mcpherson ratified his
coffee cup back into its saucer
angrily, facing his bride of six
months at the breakfast table.
And little red-haired Phyllis
was in tears storming one
moment, sobblng the next.
Every wife nowadays works
and I'm going to do it, too.
I'm going out this very morn
ing and find a job, because /
won't be Am economic liabil.
ity any longer"
You've been listening to lee
lures or 6radio talks or some
thing" John laid down his
napkin, stood up to his full six
feet two, ended his dramatic
presentation OF the outraged
husband by leaving the house
without kissing his wife.
That was two weeks ago. She
found her job and made John
accept the fact that his wife
was a wage Garner. He grun-
bled a lot. particularly since
her wages didn't seem to help
out much. But she assured him
she was better dressed. Maybe
so, but they seemed to spend
more money running the house
than ever before. There was
Bertha now, the servant, who
came in by the hour. Bertha
had to be fed and she had
more appetite than Phyllis and
John put together.
Then Phyllis got fired and
John breathed a sigh Of relief.
He might just as we'll have
saved his breath. Phyllis was
doubly anxious now to prove
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with the midweek wash for the
baby.
This morning she had on a
raincoat that she had been
wearing for years and years.
On her head she wore what she
called her rainy day hat" and
it certainly looked as II it had
weathered the flood itself! 1t
was black, and 1t was shaped
like 9 pop-over.
Lovejoy giggled as she greet
ed her. :.
Aunt EN-" she said, kissing
her bright pink cheek, Mrs.
Anderson thought you were my
washwoman!"
God be above us ALI" cried
Aunt EN-. do I look as bad
as all that?"
She took off the sodden black
hat, held it in her two hands
and glared at it.
IT'S that hat" she said, nod
ding her head. James has
wanted me to throw it away
for years. I guess it's time I
did"
And with a single sweep Of
her arm she opened the back
door and tossed it into the rain.
There now" she said, look
ing at the 10 startled faces
before her. as she turned back
into the kitchen, Il shall never
be taken for a washwoman
again!" She was furiously an
cry. She unbuttoned her rain
coat and took it off with
jerk.
For a moment Lovejoy was
afraid that she was going to
throw that out after the hat,
but she simply shook it and
hung it UP on the hooks be-
hind the door Of the tiny
pantry.
Her rosy face was grim.
"1'll stay with the baby to-
day, Lovejoy." she said, roll
ing up her sleeves and putting
on an apron she had brought
with her, land you go down
town and pick me out some
kind Of a hat. Something styl.
iSh but plain. that can wear
out in the wet weather."
"Oh. that will be fine!" Aline
Anderson broke in. i've just
been trying to get her to go
down town for lunch with me
I've been telling her that
she'll grow old before her time
if she stays at home all the
time, the way she's been
doing"
Homes not a bad place."
Aunt En- said shortly.
Lovejoy knew that her feel.
, ings were hurt because Mrs.
Anderson had taken her for the
wash-womal1.
She knew, too. that Aunt
EN- would never like her again.
Aunt EN- was a good Indian.
She. never forgot nor forgave
anything.
Open the back door and let
SOME of that carnation smell
out before my head starts to
ache" she said sharply when
Lovejoy'S neighbor had gone
to get dressed for town. "I
do declare, I don't believe q
woman who uses that much
perfume can be decent"
Lovejoy, remembering the
lOng-distance telephone conver-
sation, had had nothing to say.
- you can go and get my hat
out of the yard" Aunt EN-
added, pouring hot water over
the silver. There's plenty Of
places where can wear it and
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the sweetness Of the two fresh
white gardenias that she had
bought for Lovejoy to wear on
her coat.
They look like you. They
match your white skin and your
red hair" she had said when
she bought them at the flower
shop Just off the lobby. You
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ought never to wear anything
but white or black. Do you
know it?"
Lovejoy didn't know 1t. What
she did know was that she felt
very shabby and plain sitting
here with Aline In her coat with
its silver fox collar, her black
cloth dress and her tiny black
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satin hat that came down to
her eyebrows.
Her eyes went over the gold
mesh bag and the thick white
suede gloves that lay beside
Aline'S plate. Oh, to have
things like hers! Not in six
or seven years, but now, now,
now, while she was young and
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KIT ELLo- hello, Jack!"
Aline's voice came to
her clearly through
the closed doors of the little
jerry-built house. .a
"Yes, I had the call switched
over here to my neighbor's
house." it ran on, high and
musical. II though it was safer
than talking at home"
Safer! Lovejoy, her
arms deep in dish water, gave
a start. Why she was talking
to some man whom she did
not dare to in her own house!
Some man whose friend
ship was dangerous thing!
And she's not going to use
my house to carry on her priv
ate love AFFAIR."" Lovejoy said
to herself fiercely. "I'll tell her
SO, too, as, soon as she hangs
up!"
Ah, but would that be a
wise thing to do? Her
second thought was that it
would be silly to quarrel with
Aline Anderson who had just
persuaded her husband to do
business with Tom and put
money into Toms pocket
Money that Tom surely needed.
After all. it's none ON my
business if she has love affairs
with a dozen men besides her
husband" Lovejoy slowly made
up her mind. And perhaps
there isn't much to this affair,
anyway"
But is seemed that there was.
For Aline was making a date
with the man at the other end
of. the wire.
Lovejoy stopped rinsing tea
cups and listened to her.
"This afternoon?" she was
saying. "Yes, I think I can,
Jack Same time? Same
place?-Now do drive carefully.
It's wet and the roads are
skiddy. Good-by."
A second later she came
back into the kitchen, bringing
the faint fragrance Of Glove
carnation perfume with her.
She leaned up against the
door, smiling at Lovejoy with
the clear. innocent eyes Of a
person who is leading a blame
less life.
Looking at her 1t was hard
for Lovejoy to believe that she
was the kind Of woman who
would carry on a love affair
behind her husbands back. She
was as blonde as an angel. and
she seemed to be as gentle as
a dove A woman who
looked like that simply couldn't
be q cheat, could she? -
She can't be bad" thought
Lovejoy. She's just foolish"
Thanks so much for letting
me use your telephone" she
said. MY dear. do wish you'd
go downtown with me today,
and have lunch and shop.
You're really just throwing
away your youth and good
looks, d1"udging here day after
day. AN work and no play
makes Jill a dull girl you know.
There's your laundress at the
door,"
"LaundreSS!" exclaimed Love
Joy. That's my Aunt Emil"
She turned quickly as Aunt
En- pushed open the back door
and stepped into the kitchen.
It was Thursday, and every
Thursday Aunt Em came to the
little house to help Lovejoy
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on the great arched windows.
Inside, the orchestra played
THE Wedding Of the Painted
DOLL" softly and disturbingly.
Richly dressed women passed
by In their furs and tailor.
mades. The smell Of food and
coffee mingled with the frag.
rance Of Aline'S perfume and
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feel alright! I never would
have thrown it away, only that
woman made me so mad! Go
and get it,"
At / o'clock Lovejoy sat with
Aline in the big luxurious din
ing room Of the Seminole Ho-
tel, having lunch with her.
Outside the winter rain beat