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Evening star., 1934-03-02
TOBACCO SALES END
AT DANVILLE TODAY
Special Dispatch to The Sta

0pCCldl biopatIiA w AhS SseA'
DANVILLE, Va, March 2.-The
Danville tobacco market will close
today for the season or until next
October. Only q comparative handful
of offerings were on warehouse floors
for sale. The selling season Will END
with the hoped-for 47,000. .000-pound
mark unattained Less than $4,000
pounds were sold yesterday and not
much more than that was here for
the final sales today.
Exclusive of today's sales, total OF
46, ,780,8 pounds of tobacco have
been sold for $8,041 ,227.04, the sea-
sons average being $17.18. The
average was brought down by low
prices toward the end Of the season,
occasioned chiefly BY inferior grades
Of tobacco offered.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
CORPORATE BONDS
GENERALLY HIGHER.
Gains Range From Half to
One Point-Federal
Issues Down.
BY BERNARD S. O'HARA,

NEW YORK, March 2.-Corporate
obligations were generally higher on
the bond market today, but Govern
u1ent issues were lower.
Gains of half to point were made
by bonds Of such companies as
Allegheny Corporation, American
Smelling, Bethlehem Steel, Columbia
Gas, Consolidated Gas, International
Telephone, Postal Telegraph and
Southern Railway.
All of the United States Treasury
issues and Liberty bonds were 2/32s
to 1925 lower, and foreign govern
mcnt obligations eased in most cases
around half q point. Some of the
foreign corporate issues were slightly
higher.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
THOMPSON LOSS GIVEN.
10 The Evening Star.

CHICAGO, March 2 {R.-John r.
Thompson Co. and subsidiaries re-
ported a net loss Of $l86,6lO for the
year 1888, including Q loss of $270,l5e
on building operations. In 1882 a
net profit of $2s7,569, or 95 cents a
share, was reported. The company
made a net profit in the last half of
the year of $l06,021.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
MIDVALE HOLDERS TO VOTE.

NEW YORK, March P.-Stock-
holders of the Midvale Co. at the
annual meeting April 8, will vote on
a proposal to reduce the stated capi-
tai by s4,oo0,ooo to q total Of slo,-
574,s2l, distributing the surplus to
stockholders at the rate of $50
share. A majority of the 100000
shares Of no-par capital stock is
owned by Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Reports of
improving cotton control prospects,
relatively steady cables, and a con-
tinued absence of selling pressure
from the South were followed by ad-
vances in cotton here today.
After selling up to 1921 for July,
prices reacted slightly under realizing,
but offerings were readily absorbed
by trade or commission house buying,
which appeared to be brought in by
reports that the House Agricultural
Committee had made a favorable re-
port on the Bankhead bill.
July contracts were selling around
1921 in the midafternoon market,
with the general list showing net ad-
vances of about is to II points.
Cotton futures rlosed drpo oA.oQ hicher
Evening star., 1934-03-02
RAIL EQUIPMENT
CHANGESPUSHED
Modernization Is Inevitable,
Manufacturers Hold.
Plants Busy.
By the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOClhteo FtebS.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Whatevee
may be the reception Of the Union
Pacific's new streamlined lightweight
train, railroad equipment manufac.
turers intend to push their plans for
revolutionary changes In rail psssen-
ger transportation, which they con-
slider Inevitable.
For several years the laboratories
Of some of the leading car and loco
motive builders have hummed with
activity as miniature streamlined and
other lightweight equipment has been
put through the PAGES to measure its
advantages and disadvantages as COM
pared with present standard equip
ment
Companies Prepared.
Due to these long-continued re-
searches and tests, the equipment
companies say they are prepared to
give the transportation companies
what they want If and when they
decide to enter the swim for speed
plus artistic design as exemplifled in
recent years in the automobile indus
try.
Among the equipment companies
there is natural reticence about the
details of design and speed limits of
the embryonic coaches and motive
power.
One of the major locomotive COM
panieS is said to have had informal
conversations with many Of its rail-
road customers regarding the develop
ment of Diesel engine units to power
streamlined trains, and also as to new
sheathed type light weight steam
Of much higher speeds than the en-
gines now in service.
II the railroads are going in for
faster passenger schedules, it was ex-
planned, the first call will be upon
the carbuilders to tighten the weight
and change designs of coaches.
Given the lighter equipment, the loco
motive companies will be able to sup
ply as much speed as is wanted, con-
sistent with safety Of operation.
Heavier Engines Used.
One equipment man pointed out
that railroads have been demanding
heavier passenger engines in the last
several years because of the great
weight of modern Pullmans and
coaches. An up-to-date Pullman car
weights about IS tons, which Is the
total weight of the streamlined train
of the Union Pacific.
AS regards motive power for the
freight business, equipment interests
believe the steam locomotive will hold
its place for some time. The stream
lining idea could scarcely be adapted
to long string of freight cars, al
though the locomotive builders foresee
improvements which should add ma
terially to the pulling power and
speeds OF the freight engines.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
DIVIDENDS SET RECORD.

NEW YORK, March 2 R-Feb-
ruary saw 19 unfavorable dividend
changes, the smallest total for any
month since October. 1929, when
there were l8, reports Standard Sta
tistics Co. Favorable revisions num-
bered 101, compared with 1873 in
January and IS in February, 1888.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
By the Associated Press,

ruary % was: Receipts. 500. .T42. 7t6. 90;
expenditures, S2s,622. .S742S; balance,
S4. 901, ,76s,919.51: customs receipts for
the month, S23 274 .SOO.o7.
Receipts for the fiscaI year fsince July
u s! 1856 sol .24O.s5; expenditures. S4,-
231. q .4S0.27 dncluding S2,41I.156..
6I5.5l OF emergency expenditures); ex-
cess Of expenditures. S2.352. 17O. .239. AZ;
gold assets. $7:401,2s1.41O.77. 81
Receipts for February 20. 1888 (com-
parable date last year,. 3.51O,373. ex.
1921 .4S0.476; customs receipts for the
month, .S16,442.256.28.
Receipts for fiscal year. S1.19s.242.-
715.25; expenditures. $500. 9O3. 245 80;
362 660.53O.27. exclusive Of 1886 .107.-
S5O.67 expended for the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 2-Pronounced
strength and activity developed in
grain futures trading today, with
sharp advances in price shown, espe-
cially in the late dealings.
A maximum rise Of about 2 cents q
bushel for wheat took place. Inf1a-
ton talk suggested by Washington
messages was a bullish factor, and so,
too. was announcement from Buenos
Aires that the Argentine government
would hoist the minimum wheat price
paid to farmers commencing Monday
next.
Wheat closed strong, 1ka1T above
yesterdays finish; corn. 1a1% up;
oats, 7salH advanced, and provisions
Evening star., 1934-03-02
NET DEMAND DEPOSITS
REVEAL SHARP GAIN
BY the Associated Press.

Net demand deposits in central re-
serve cities showed sharp rise during
the week ended February % as the
change was calculated by the Federal
Reserve Board. In the table that fol-
lows the total Of such deposits is given
for comparable periods, as announced
by the board:
Week ended February IS. Sc. .646. 900. 900
fTeFlOuS week ,0uO,but,OUU
Same week last year 5,792 ,OOO, 600
Evening star., 1934-03-02
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 2 R.-Copper
steady: electrolytic. spot and future. g.
Tin nrmsr; spot and nearby. 52. 55; fu;
ture. Sc. so. Iron quiet; unchanged. Lead
dull; spot. New York. 400; East st. Louis.
800. Zinc steady; East st. Louis, spot
and future. 4:40. Antimony, spot, 7.20a
7.26. Quicksilver, 1900.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
j. s. GOLD STOCK
Up %3 MILLIONS.
Huge Increase Is Reported
for First Month of
New Dollar.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A $685., ,000, 900 increase In the United
States gold stock was reported BY
the Federal Reserve Board for Febru-
ary-the drst month Of dollar dsvalu.
alton.
This put solf assets at the record
figure Of t7.4ol, ,0oo, 900.
During the same period gold certif-
Gates held by the Reserve System in
creased 1881 900 900 as the Govern
ment paid for gold purchases and
made deposits.
Following the normal post Christ
mas holiday course, money in circula-
ton shrunk from $500. .000. 900 at the
beginning Of the month to 1885,
600, 1000 at the close. The average vol
ume Of outstanding Reserve Bank
credit dropped $50. .000, 900 during Feb
ruary.
A $685.. 3.o0o. 900 increase In member
bank reserve balances pushed the
aggregate to $3,093, 900 900 and indi-
Gated new record Of reserves in ex-
cess Of legal requirements. In recent
weeks the excess has ranged between
5000, 100000 and $1,000, 100000
Discussing the condition Of Reserve
banks, the board said:
THE daily average volume Of Fed
eral Reserve bank credit outstanding
during the week ended February %,
as reported by the Federal Reserve
banks, was $2,574. .000, 900, q decrease
Of $4,000, 900 compared with the pre-
ceding week and of $1l, ,000, 900 COM
pared with the corresponding week
in 1888.
"On February 20 total Reserve Bank
credit amounted to $2,567, ,0o0, 900, a
decrease Of $25. .000. 900 for the week.
This decrease corresponds with an
increase Of $l98, 900, 900 in monetary
gold stock and decreases Of SOC, ,000,-
900 In Treasury cash and deposits
with Federal Reserve banks and
100000 In non-member deposits
and other Federal Reserve accounts,
offset In part by increases of $685.
000. 900 In member bank reserve bal
ances and $l1.00o.000 in money in
circulation
"The systems holdings of bills dis
counted declined 100000, of bills
bought In open market $4,000, 900
and Of Treasury certificates and bills
$24 1000, 900. while holdings of United
States Treasury notes increased $24,-
900 600"
Changes In the amount Of Reserve
Bank credit outstanding and in related
items during the week and a year
ago were as follows Gin millions of
dollars:
Evening star., 1934-03-02

Cash Grain Market.
Wheat, no sales; corn, No. mixed,
481aa49; No. 2 yellow, 49a49Z; No. 3
yellow. 481aa49; old corn, No. 2 yel-
low, 50H; oats. No. white, 35Ha
361z; No. 4 white, 33H a341a; no rye:
barley 50a80; timothy seed, 7.25a
750 cwt.; clover seed, 11.00a14.25 cwt.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 2 up.-Can money
steady; 80 days to four months. q to /
per cent; to 8 months. 1A to " per
eent. Prime commercial paper, 1N. per
eoos. 9Ankers acceptances UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK. March Q R.-Compiled
by Standard Statistics.
Extra.
Pc Stock Of Pay
Company. Rate riod. record. able
Abraham & Straus. .15c .. 1921 3-3l
Mead. johnson g. Co csc =. 3-l6 Al
Accumulated.
United Shirt Distrib-
utors $3.50 pf. S6.12h .. zee. Ills
Evening star., 1934-03-02

Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.
Potomac Electric 51a9o pfd.-5 at 108.
at 108.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 26, 10
at 26, 10 at rs, 10 at 26, 10 at 26,
10 at 26, 10 at 26, 10 at 26, 10 at
26, 10 at 26, Is at 26.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE BONDS
BY

Finland 6Ms 'S6.
Finland - 80. ..,
French Th0'<1.....
Evening star., 1934-03-02

Spot steady; middling. 1880.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. March 2 R.-Over-the
counter market:
Quotations as Of 2 oclock.)
Evening star., 1934-03-02
INVESTMENT TRUSTS

NEW YORK. March 2 R.-Over- the
counter market.
Moon Quotations)
Evening star., 1934-03-02
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. March 2 Q9.-over-the.
cofpfar ynorkef
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-31
FALLOUTLOOK
BRIGHTENS DAILY
Cheerful Note Of Expec-
fancy Is Sounding In
Many Of The Trade
Reviews.

A cheerful note of expectancy is
sounding In many of the trade re-
views. The drought is broken and
showers are saving some of the
crops in the dry area. Dun and
Bradstreet says that. while 20 per
cent of the farmers located In the
area Of most intense devastation
will have little beside Government
relief funds, the remaining 80 per
cent will be in a more affluent pO-
sition that they have been in the
last 4 years. It places farmers in
come at from 20, to 25 per cent
higher this year than last. The Stan
dard Statistics Company estimates
the increase at 1913 per cent
On the Pacific Coast, the shipping
situation continues to improve.
The volume of retail sales last
week ranged from to. Is per cent
higher than In the corresponding
week of 1888 and in some cities ran
as high as from 20 to 80 per cent.
Production remained generally sta
tionary, but the approaching end Of
the vacation period CAUSED many
plants to start preparing for the u.s.
ual fall revival of activity.
The National Retail Dry Goods
Association expects dollar sales in
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-31
AVOID DANGER OF
TYPHOID INFECTIONS
tCOafinued from FRn PastJ

tCOafiHHed from Frn PdsFJ
try. particularly in rural areas.
where sanitation in the modern
sense is unknown. The possibilities
of exposure and the dangers from
infection are too great. and there are
too many people who are careless
and Indifferent about the danger. to
make us safe from outbreaks of in
fection such as we have seen in some
sections in recent months.
THE best safeguards against ty-
phOid fever and other intestinal in
fections are pure water. properly
pasteuTized milk, and clean food. We
should never dring water unless we
are sure 1t comes from safe source.
We should never drink raw milk
but should use only properly pasteu-
rized or boiled milk and eat only
clean and wholesome food that has
been properly handled and properly
prepared. II these safeguards were
observed typhoid and
other intestinal infections would dis
appear entirely"
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-31
GRADE 4

GRADE 4
Section 1-Cordelia Z. Carter.
Section 2-Mrs. Florence B. Ira
vers.
Section 3-Mrs. Rhea T. Tatman.
GRADE
Section MAY Watson.
Section 2-Mrs. Ruth P. Blades.
Section 3-Marguerite Edgar.
Office in charge of Miss Lena S.
Short.
Office assistants in both buildings
as required. Eunice Simth and Geo.
l. Jester.
Elementary Cafeteria in charge of
Miss Elsie NJ. Baker, assisted by
Mrs. Olivia c. Abbott
GRADE
(Housed in the High School Build
in gon the first fioOrl
Section Mrs. COrnelia {. Der
rickson.
Section 2--Mrs Helen A. Rogers.
Section Especial Division. Hen
son NJ. Evans.
Milford School for COlOred
Children
Principal and teacher of Grades Z
and S-J. Graham Scott.
Grades 5 and 6-Mrs. Marian D.
Polk.
Grades 8 and Edith c. Scott.
Grades 2 and S-Emma G. Wood
son.
Grades 1 and 2 and public school
music-Evelyn Rawlins.
JanitOr-Robert H. Cropper.
JanitOrs for the Elementary, the
Junior and Senior High Schools
Buildings
For elementary school building
John W. Hudson.
For Junior-Senior High Schools.
and assisting at elementary build
ing as needed-LeRoy. Wilkins, John
c. Ryan, Wilbur c. Wright.
Mrs. Louise C. Farrow, the school
nurse, will also have a room and
duties in the Junior-Senior High
School building.
ence to the date and hour of open
ing school will apply to the Junior
Senior High School. namely, at 8
o'clock on Tuesday, September 4.
Instructions for parking and for
traffic on the school ground will be
issued later.
The parents Of all pupils who are
to enter school are urged to enter
them on the first day and arrange
to have them attended regularly
from that date throughout the year.
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-31
CUNNING SEASONS
Are ANNOUNCED
BY GAME BOARD
LContinued from First Pagrl

lCOHAHhfu JTOm EHst HStI
snipe or jacksnipe and coot shall be
October 25, 26, %; November 1. 2,
3. s. 8. 10. Is. Is, II. %. %. "a. 30,
80; December l. 6. Z, 8, Is. IA, Is,
20, 81. %, %, 2S. 20.
These dates are Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of each week COM
mencing October 25 and continuing
to the last full week in December.
Shooting is not allowed on Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The open season for sOra and
other rails and gallinules shall be
from September ] to November 30.
The open season for woodcock is
from November Is to December Is.
Snow geese, Ross goose, brant
wood duck or summer duck. ruddy
duck, bufflehead duck, swan. plover,
yellow legs, reed birds, pheasants.
wild turkeys and deer cannot be
killed at any time.
Ducks, geese. rails. coOt, galli-
mules. wOodcock, Wilson's snipe or
jacksnipe and doves during the open
seasons prescribed may be taken
from sunrise to sunset.
The daily bag limit of ducks is
12 in the aggregate of all kinds but
not more than five of any one spe-
Gle or Of the aggregate of two or
more of the following species: Eid-
er, canvasback. redhead, greater
scaup. lesser scaup. ringneck, blue
wing teal, green-wing teal. CHINA
mon teal, shoveller and gadwall,
possession not more than double the
daily limit.
The daily bag limit of geese is
four in the aggregate: possession.
eight.
Waterfowl shall not be shot on
any baited premises except under
seasonal permits issued without
charge by the Bureau of Biological
Survey. subject to certain cOndi-
tions prescribed. including those
prohibiting the shooting of water
fowl while resting on water or land
and prohibiting shooting after three
O'Clock p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-31
MRS. ROOSEVELT
ON LABOR DAY
First Lady Points Out
How Important Place
This Holiday Should
Occupy In America.

The month of September starts off
with the significant Labor Day hol-
iday. which has an unusual signifi-
canoe this year owing to the some
what threatening labor situation
throughout the country. Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt has been moved to
point out, in a simple statement ad-
dressed to the women of America.
how important a place this holiday
should occupy in America. and what
it means to the average American.
Il think Labor Day should bring
to our minds first of all the dignity
CT labor" she writes in her monthly
page in the Woman's Home Com
psnion. 1T is a dignified thing to
work. to pay ones way in the world
either through the work of ones
hand or the work of ones head. 1t
is something in which every worker
should take pride.
There was a time when labor
was looked upon as a menial occu-
patton, but that time is long past.
Today the individual who does not
labor in some way is considered
more or less of an encumbrance on
the earth.
so Labor Day draws our atten-
tion first to the dignity of work.
then it makes us pause and glanee
over the field and wonder If our
country has a clear conscience as
far as its treatment of every laborer
is concerned. Do we as a nation
recognize the right of every man to
work and earn security? If we do.
what are we doing to assure to him
this right?
I'VE are embarked on a plan to
build a foundation for greater Sc
curity to the individual laborer in
his work. Business is better, but
there are still 100000 men who
are not as yet at work.
This is the thing Labor Day
should make us all think about the
right of the laborer to labor and
live in security. So this is one of the
important holidays. And of all the
countries of the world, we are the
country that should respect and de-
velop the rights of the individual
working man."
Holidays are good for us, Mrs.
Roosevelt thinks, because they re-
mind us of our history, and give US
breathing space to check up on our
selves and on our ideals and OBJ
jectives. If national holidays are us
ually thought of as object lessons
for the young. they are no less OBJ
ject lessons for every citizen in the !,
United States, and certainly for
who are interested in the |
pursuit of happiness" prescribed
by the founders of the republic.
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-31
STATE HIGHWAY
ASKING BIDS FOR
MORE ROAD WORK
Department Has Lost No
Time In B eginning
Work Under The New
Federal Road Law.

The State Highway Department
has lost no time in beginning work
under the new Federal road appro-
priations passed at the last Con-
gress in the Hayden-C Cartwright
Act, announcement being made to-
day for proposals on four projects
totaling eight and a half miles of
concrete paving to be awarded Sep
tember 10.
This Federal appropriation is
contingent upon the State matching
the amount and upon its not using
gasoline taxes or motor vehicle in
come for any other purpose except
road building. Fortunately the Del
aware Highway Department has al
ways followed this policy and there
for has had no trouble In qualifying
for the Federal appropriation.
The proposals are for q cutoff at
Chestnut street in the town of New
Castle. which will complete a by
pass from the New Castle Penns-
willie ferry line, without sending
trafflc through the buster streets OF
the town.
Another contract offered is a con-
tinuation from Glasgow station to
Bear of the dual highway on Route
40. a stretch of little more than
three miles. The road from the po-
lice station at north of Dover, to the
Bay road east of the capitol, and
another project from Little Heav-
en-" on Route 113 below Magnolia.
connecting with the Bay road, will
give a complete bypass 20 feet
wide, which will cut out entirely the
trafic between Bowers Beach road
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-31
LABOR DAY IS
CIRCUS DAY
AT MILFORD
Lewis Bros. Three-Ring
Circus to Give Two Per-
fOrInances At 2 And 8
P. Nj. At The Stanton
Circus GrOun DIS On
North Walnut Street.

Monday, Labor Day, is circus day
at Milford. With the dawn of Sun
day, the big caravan of forty-five
silver-gray trucks and trailers will
roll onto the Stanton circus grounds
on North Walnut street, to bring
Lewis Bros famous three-ring cir
Gus for a one days engagement,
with two performances at 2 and
p. m. Buck Owens, famous western
film star, astride his wonder screen
horse "Goldie" and his Hollywood
company will appear at every per-
formance as a special added fea-
ture.
The first glimpse of the circus
will be had Saturday night when
the dining department of the circus
will arrive on the grounds to set up
and be prepared for an early moru-
ing breakfast for the two hundred
and fifty people with the circus. Inn
mediately upon arrival of the circus
proper in the early morning hours
of Sunday, the city of white tops
will be pitched into the air-the big
top for the main show nearly three
hundred feet long and seating 5000
people comfortably, the big circus
side show tent, the stables for the
horses and ponies and other ami
mails. the dressing rooms for the
performers and all the other many
smaller tents that make up circus
city.
Lewis Bros. Circus will bring ev-
erything to town that goes with q
big circus. The two hours perform
ances in the afternoon and at night
will present an array of circus stars,
seen only with the biggest circus
aggregations. Beautiful trained
dancing, rearing and high-jumping
horses and ponies will vie with the
wild animal acts for the applause of
the multitude. There will be trained
lions and bears and an elephant act,
but especially featured with this
show are number of highly sem
sational aerial and acrobatic acts
which are numbered among the very
best In the world of sawdust and
spangles. And two dozen funny
clowns will see to II that there will
be something doing every minute Of
the performance. Labor Day prom
ises to be real, honest goodness
circus day for youngsters Of every
age and taste. You can not celebrate
Labor Day better than come to Nil
ford and see the circus.