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Evening star., 1936-04-27
LARGE. GAIN SEEN
BY SEARS ROEBUCK
Wood Estimates April Sales
About 13 to ID Per Cent
Above Year Ago.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Sears, Roe
buck g. Co. should show substantiallv
better profits this year than last, Gen.
r. E. Wood, president, told stock
holders at the annual meeting today
Indicated April sales appear to be
about 13 to IA per cent ahead of a
year ago, Wood said.
Stockholders approved a proposal to
increase capital stock to 5000, 900
shares from 100000 shares. The
stock would be offered to officers and
employees at $45 a share at the discre-
tion of directors.
Bonus Hard to Gauge.
Mr.. Wood stated that it was rather
difficult to gauge accurately the pos
sible effect of soldiers bonus money
on the company's sales, but he said
that the company expected quite a
temporary bulge after July l.
He said he 1elt the company has
done extremely well during the first
three months of this year, pointing out
that benefit payments to farmers have
been materially lower than last year.
He cited the fact that these benefit
payments for the first three months of
this year had amounted to about
S16.000,000, compared with sl76. .OOo,-
600 in the same period last year. He
added that payments of farm checks
will probably be accelerated after May
!, which should be reflected in the
company's sales.
Sales Goal Is Set.
AS to the price situation, Wood said
that the trend so far this year has
been slightly lower. but that did not
necessarily mean lower profits. He
noted a trend toward better quality
goods on the part of consumers.
The company is holding out for a
sales goal this year of S500,000,0 200.
Wood said that while he did not feel
it would reach that point. several of
his associates disagreed with him.
Charles B. Roberts, in charge of the
Sears, Roebuck stores in Texas, was
added to the Board of Directors. Re-
tiring directors were reelected.
Following the shareholders meet
ing, it was announced that directors
had declared a regular quarterly divi-
dend of so cents share on the COM
mon stock, payable June IS to stock
holders of record May IS.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
WASHINGTON, D. MONDAY 27
Advertising Total
Registers Slight
Advance Over 1895
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 27.-Retail ad-
vertising lineage in newspapers for
the week NEEDED April 10 was O.4 per
cent ahead Of the corresponding week
last year, Advertising Age reported
today, despite the fact that the close
of the heavy pre-Easter buying sea
son was included in the 1885 figures.
The comparison was based on the
total volume of newspaper advertising
placed by retailers in IS cities.
For the year to date these news
papers have carried a total of 253,-
66l 1854 lines of retail advertising,
compared with 248,260, ,235 lines the
corresponding period last year, an
increase of % per cent, Advertising
Age reported.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
Washington Produce

Range of prices to stores gathered from
wholesale dealers tprices to nearby ship
pers based on Philadelphia and New York
prices: -
BUTTER pound prints. carton. ta2
score. 80: 1-pound prints. carton GO
score>. 81; l4-pound prints, carton (92
scoreD. "a: l4-pound prints. carton go
scolel. 33; tubs t92 score). 33: tubs go
otsa lS,af1S 5am veal l9as f4es6
ham 23a24; pork loin.. 24a25; compound
l"al234; lard 12'4a13l2.
Prices paid shippers. net, fob. WASH
inston BY the United States Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics:
EGGS-Market steady to firm; U. S.
extras Il to ] cent hieher. Current re-
ceipts 19a19l2: hennery whites. 2Oa20l2
Government eraded and dated white eggs
Including grading and marketing COSTS
U. S. extras, large. -; y. S. extras. me
diums. 22la; U. S. standards large. 23;
brown standards large. 22.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl-Colored heavy. 20
a"2; Leghorns. 1sal9: ROSTERS. l2ait
Chickens-Plymouth Rock broilers. "A
ers 31a22; mixed coiors, 1sa2o. capons-
Heavy, IS: light. 25: slips. %. Turkeys
Hens, @Oa23; toms, l7a20.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
INSTITUTE HALLS
NEW STEEL PEAK
Output for Current Week Set
at 71.2 Per Cent, Best
Since 1880.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 27.-The Amer
ican Iron g. Steel Institute today esti-
mated steel production during the cur
rent week at 71.2 per cent Of capacity,
the highest since May, 1880.
1t compared with 70.4 in the pre-
ceding week and $40 month ago. A
year ago production was at the rate
of 431 per cent Of capacity.
The indicated increase in operating
schedules of 0.8 of l percentage point
was considerably smaller than the
average of the last few weeks, but
it marked fifth consecutive weekly
gain since the third week in March.
In the preceding week operations
were estimated to have risen 25 points
over the week Of April 13.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON April 27 R.-Investment
buying of gilt -edged securities and indus
trials caused these groups to advance in a
quiet but steady stock market today Spec
Iil1tors' attention was attracted to the
gold mining issues. and there was some
realizing in oil shares. Transatlantic
issues moved uncertainty. The market
PARfs.WPrices in the Bourse declined
to lower levels as rentes. dropped from
i, to Oh, francs. Bank of France shares
declined 400 francs following the outcome
of Sundays election; which saowed II the e
Other bank, chemical and metal issues
we're lower with international stock hold
ing steady The close was heavy.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
Chicago & Northwestern.

CHICAGO. April 27 (P.-The Chi
cago g. Northwestern Railway Co. re-
ported net railway operating income
for March of s49.271. a decrease of
$239,735 compared with March, 1885.
Net operating deficit for the first
quarter was 1925, ,914, compared with
an income of $179,562 in the cor
responding period last year.
Illinois Central.
The Illinois Central system reported
combined net railway operating in
come of sl,174,989 in March. an in
crease of s8,378. compared with March
last year. Net operating income for
the first quarter totaled s3.259 1892, an
increase of $605, 1892 compared with
the first 1885 quarter.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
FEDERAL LAND BANKS
NEW YORK April 27 dP,.-Federal
Land bank bonds:
'' (Quotations as of 2 oclock)
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, April .27 Rl.-Eggs. 81,
q; firm. Mixed colors: Special packs
selections from fresh receipts. 23a24 =;
,ndards and commercial standards
.",ia; firsts. 21A; seconds unquoted: me-
,,iuns. 10 pounds 20a20i4; dirties. No. /
:, pounds. 2Oa2OA; small unquoted; av.
c-age checks. 19Aa19la; storage-packed
fFIsSi Butter. si% %44se: easier. Creamery high
er than extra 2934a3O1a; extra t92
.;core). a9la; fiISts 69o,9l scsrUessl. 2s24a
"t cGesss sen'Fil!7ea g7s $40 da state whole
m X fiats. held. 1885 fancy. 21a22.
Live poultry slow. BY freight: Chickens
uuquoted; broilers. 20; fowl; 2la23;
roosters. IS; turkeys. l6a25; ducks (al
scctions). 11a13.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
Illinois Central.
UNITED BISCUIT NET
WELL ABOVE 1885 MARK
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. April a. United
Biscuit Co. of America and subsidi-
aries in the first quarter of this year
earned $275,665 after charges and pre-
ferred dividend requirements. equal to
60 cents a common share. compared
with a net of s187,826 available for
preferred dividends in the first quarter
of last year.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
U. S. TREASURY POSITION,
BY the Associated Press

The position of the Treasury April o4.
SSsscelpts. SsG s.; 5s5 67l ri: expenditures.
S5e Sze 91' 3'oS5.72. Net balance S25l4.-
month SIG. .225. sci .G3 4oi 'ne
receipts for the fiscal year (since July
az o., % 80 62D9 ~ .33g.s .sS. Expenditures.
4.20},65l .03 including 50 6tl4 SS3
VI 80 Of emergency expenditures Ex-
cess RI expenditures S2579. 529,31IJ5.
crease Of 81 .I33. .634 IS under The nreVi-
GUS day. Gold assets. S1O2I3 4s4 .953 76.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, April q R.-The
visible supply of American grain shows
the following changes in bushels:
Wheat decreased 2,385,000; corn de-
creased 111,000; oats decreased 334,-
600: rye decrease $4,000: barley de-
creased 427, 900.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
Great Nortbern Railroad.

ST. PAUL, April 81 (R.-The Great
Northern Railroad reported net oper-
ating income for March of S744.883.
1894, 4,190 more than for the correspond
ing month in 1885. Net operating in
come for the first quarter of this year
was s439,868, March business having
wiped out a deficit for January and
February resulting from severe Winter
conditions.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, April 81 aR.-coppei
export. 925. Tin steady; spot and near.
BY. 46T5; future. 1900 Iron quiet No
>. fob. Eastern Pennsylvania. 90 so; Buf-
spot New York. 4.6Oa4, ,65; East St. Louis
445. Zinc dull; East st. Louis spot and
future. 400. aluminium, 1e.00a22 90
Antimony spot 1880. Quicksilver, II 90
Wolframite 1900.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 81 GP,.-CaT money
mercial paper "a per cent: time loan.
steady So days to months. / per CEN
80 days, isah; 60 to 90 days isaH: 4
months. AaIs; 5 to 6 months, Mas: re:
discount rate. New York Reserve Bank. ! u
per cent.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Firmness in
U. S. Government issues stood out
today against marked weakness in the
corporate division of the bond market
Secondary ratings and long list
of industrial bonds with convertible
privilege were carried down sharply
under selling prompted by the slump
in stocks.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL.

Capital Traction 5s-$1 900 at 90%
$500 at 9034, $500 at 9034.
Potomac Electric 51aHo pfd.-5 at
111Ia.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
B. & 0. D|SCLOSES
Jump IN EXPENSES
Report Also Shows Greater
Drop in Net Income,
Due to Floods.
BY the Associated Press.

-
BALTIMORE, April 27.-The Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad Co. issued q
financial statement today showing a
sharp increase in operating expenses
and a greater decrease in net oper-
ating income because of the March
floods.
The statement showed operating
expenses for last March were ST.
54S.743 above the figure for March,
1885. The net railway operating in
come for last March was S2,363, ,778
below that for March, 1885.
THE floods were wholly responsible
for this" said r. NJ Van SAINT, the
railroads director of public relations.
He explained the floods put the roads
main line out of commission for q
week.
Operating expenses for last March
were S10,235, ,901, compared with So
737.158 for March, 1885. The ret
railway operating income for last
March was only s349.330. That for
March, 1895. was $2,713108.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
Pennsy Earnings Drop,

NEW YORK, April q (P).-The
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. reported net
operating revenue for March of So
782.149. compared with s6,269,028 a
year before. a decrease of s2,486,879.
and net operating revenue for the
first three months of this year of
s13.800.603. compared with s16,025.-
799 for the corresponding period of
1885. a decrease of s2225196.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
Consolidated Edison.

Consolidated Edison Co. Of New
York reported for the first quarter
decline in net income to s12, ,756. .872,
equal after all charges to 88 cents
a common share, from S13,826,338. or
81 cents a share, in the March quar-
ter of 1885. For the IL months ended
March 81 net income was S32, ,563, ,785,
or sl9l share on the common stock.
compared with $34,111.745. or S203
a common share, in the preceding II
months.
Evening star., 1936-04-27
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK April 81 dP.-New Yorl
Security Dealers Association:
Evening star., 1936-04-27
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. April 81 lP,.-New York
Security Dealers Association:
foundations as OF 0 Clock
Evening star., 1936-04-27

General Refractories Co.. makers of
fire brick and refractory materials for
the steel and other industries, reported
net profit of S687,638 for the IL
months ended March 81, equivalent
to $l.5l a share on 454,28l shares of
stock against S668,137 or s1.69 a
share on 394,255 shares in the pre-
ceding IL months.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
80, 1886.
HON. to Swim the american CRAWL

Larry Buster"
Crabbe, swimming
champion turned
screen star, shows
you how an expert
goes through the
famous speed stroke
that carried him to
Olympic conquests.
Follow his lesson
and you'll succeed,
says Buster.
Evening star., 1936-08-30

Doctor telling office nurse all
about Summer holiday. Rented
a furnished house in the country.
After one week, the wife decided
she hated the country. Especially
that section of country. Well, the
children got poison ivy and the
cook left because the night noises
(crickets, etc. gave her the dis
mails. And so it went. IAN office
nurse has to hear all a doctors
troubles and be very synpa-
thetic.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

Dec. 16, 1733-Some $40 chests of
British East India Co., tea consigned
by certain Samuel Enderby of Liver
pool, to Thomas an1 Elisha Hutchin-
son, Benjamin Faneuil, Richard Clark
and Joshua Winslow, agents of the
India company, were dumped into Bos
ton harbor from the ships Beaver,
Eleanor and Dartmouth in what was
to become historical as the Boston
Tea Party.
Sons of Liberty had written an
anonymous letter to the India COM
pany agents, viz: 1.-THE Freeman of
this province understand from good
authority that there is consignment
of a quantity of tea to your house
from the East India company which
is destructive to we happiness of
every wei wisher of his country;
therefore it is expected that you per-
sonay appear at the Liberty Tree on
Wednesday next at II o'cock noon
Day to make a pubic resignation of
your commission Gas tea agents)
agreeable to a notification of this
day for that purpose. Faile not upon
your perrill."
The merchants did not appear at
the tree. Instead they posted a let
ter pointing out that they were legally
bound to accept the tea. So the Sons
of Liberty crudely disguised them
selves as Amerindians, raided the
ships and threw overheard the tea.
125 Years Ago Today-The severest
earthquake this continent has felt in
recorded times occurred-with it's
epicenter in Missouri. Loss of life
was comparatively small because the
region of greatest intensity-around
what is now New Madrid, Mo.-was
sparsely settled; but the total area
shaken was at least 100000 square
miles. 1t was felt in New Orleans,
Boston and Washington and typo
graphical changes took place over an
area of 100000 square miles.
The crudest buildings of the time
log cabins and sod houses-suffered
the least. Because they were peculi-
arly suited by their construction to
withstand shocks.
Dec. 16, 1913-Charles Spencer
haplin-Charlie to you-signed his
first contract to appear in moving
pictures. 1t was with keystone Come
dies, at $3.50 a week. At the time he
was making $50 week in a vaude-
vile act, "A Night at an English
Music Hail."
20 Years Ago Today-The World
War: The offensive which the Rus
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16

agree that this special session has
been excellent experience for all con-
cerned and that it should demonstrate
to the new members, especially, the
Importance of doing as little talking
as possible if they want to get away
from here by summer. The new men,
bers who are serving in the General
Assembly for the first time agree that
they have gotten a good initiation
into legislative procedure the past six
days and that they will be able to get
down to business much more quickly
when the regular session convenes as
result of what they have learned in
this special session. r,
Unless an unexpectedly bitter and
long wrangle develops over the liquor
question, the belief among many mem
bers of both houses is that the session
should be able to complete it's work
and adjourn in 80 days, certainly not
more than 12O days.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY j, c.. RASK ERVITT

Raleigh, Dec. 16-The special ses-
sion of the General ASSEMBLY adjourn
ed sine die at IL o'clock noon today
after having been in session only six
legislative days and after having en-
acted the State unemployment COM
pensation act-the purpose for which
the special session was called.
The Senate. passed the unemploy-
ment compensation bill on it's third
and final reading soon after it con-
Vened. AS soon as the clerk finished
calling the roll for the final vote
which made the bill law, Lieutenant
Governor A. H. Graham recessed the
Senate until the time set for final adj
journment. Speaker r. Gregg Cherry
also recessed the House until the ad-
Journment hour. During the interim.
Lieutenant Governor Graham and
Speaker Cherry affixed their sigma
lures to the enrolled bill and it Off
cially became law. A few minutes
before II o'clock the great doors to
the House and Senate were swung
open by the sergeants-at-arms, the
lieutenant governor and the speaker
faced each other across the rotunda
and as the hands of the clocks reach
ed II noon, they let their gavels fall
together on the desks before them.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
bringing to close the special session
Commission of Three.

The unemployment compensation
law, as enacted by this special session
provides for the appointment of a
commission of three persons who will
administer the law and supervise the
collection of the tax imposed, which
is nine-tenths Of one per cent on the
payrolls of all employers in the State
employing eight or more persons. En-
ployers subject to the law who pay
the tax of nine-tenths of one per cent
to the commission before December
81, will be permitted to deduct this
amount from their Federal tax pay
ments and then have to pay only one
tenth of one per cent to the Federal
government. If they do not pay the
state tax, they will be required to pay
one per cent to the Federal govern
ment
1t is expected that this commission
will be appointed almost at once, so
that it can begin accepting payment
of this tax from employers without
further delay.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
ANSWERS

1. There was no difference In 1878
a company was formed to promote
Sneedsboro in Arson county. Property
was bought from William Johnson
He was to be paid $38,41O for tract
of land as follows $4,000 within
twelve months, the balance to be paid
out of the proceeds of the sale of
lots. A great city was planned, lots
laid off, and some sold, then the bot
tom fell out.
2. After spending ten days in North
Carolina in June, 1880, he wrote "The
Baptists appear to be very dead their
own people will not attend only on
Sabbath Days."
3. The census of 1880 reported a
total of 3O5,755.
4. An act was passed "for the more
speedy conveyance" of letters of a
public nature. They were to be re-
layed from one plantation to another
under penalty of five pounds, about
twenty-five dollars. On plantations
where there was person who could
write the letters were to be signed for,
and the hour of their arrival and de-
parture were to be noted.
D. BY appointment by a Superior
Court judge, the appointee to hold Of
flee until the next regular election.
g. Chief Justice Walter Parker
stacy of the North Carolina Supreme
Court bench. Within the last dozen
years Chief Justice Stacy has served
IN number of ational labor disputes
as appointee of both democratic and
republican Presidents.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
= TODAY. y
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

TIA = George Whitefield, famed
English Calvinistic preacher, born.
Died on his seventh tour through
America Sept. 80, ITO.
177OLLudwig van Beethoven, Ger
man composer, born. Died March 70,
1927.
1775-Jane Austen, English move
list, born. Died July Is, 1917.
1776-Thomas A Cooper, tragic act
or, for a generation the most conspi-
cuous actor on the American stage,
born in England. Died at Bristol,
Pa, April 81, 1849.
1788-Thomas S. Jessup, gallant SOL
der of the Mexican and Indian wars,
born in Berkeley Co., w. Va. Died in
Washington, D. c., June 10, 1850.
1854-Joseph Fels, Baltimore-Phila-
delphia soap manufacturer, single-tax
advocate, Jewish philanthropist, born
in Halifax Co., Va. Died Feb. %, 1914.
1863-John Fox, Jr., popular move
list of his day. born at Stony Point,
Ky. Died at Big Stone Gap, Va,
July g. 1919.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16

mending Governor Ehringhaus for
calling the special session and prais-
ing his entire administration.
1t took less than 80 r1inutes for the
sessions, which started at II o'clock.
Then recesses were taken until 1850
when the unemployment compensa-
ton measure, bill extending the
limit for issuance of bonds by State
institutions to match PWA funds, and
a bill extending the life of the LIQUOR
study commission, were ratified.
Not a dissenting vote was cast a.
gainst the unemployment compensa-
ticn bill, and veteran legislative lead
ers said a record in modern-day law
making in the State was set when the
measure, levying tax estimated at
about $2,50O,000, passed in six legis-
lative days.
The legislature this morning passed
a bill introduced by Representative
Victor Bryant of Durham, extending
the time for filing of the report of
the alcoholic beverage control inves-
tigating commission from "the next
legislative session after the 1885 ses-
sion until December %, 1885,
The report will be filed with the
governor and printed, with expenses
to be met from the emergency and
contingency fund.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
Diplomats Claim
Edward Was Unfit
CONTINUED from Page One)

met him on these occasions While
he was royalty they spoke of his per-
sonality very conservatively. Now
they say that he seemed to them to
be of mental age of about II, when
his calendar age was a desade more
than that.
The new king is a bit past 40.
eve hope he'll be that age is the
critics verdict.
MRS. SIMPSONS ROYALTY
Technical diplomatic opinion re-
fuses to recognize Mrs Wallis War
field Simpson as a "commoner," as
the English press describes her.
AS an American, she is as sovereign
experts say, as any European royalty.
According to Hoyle, this argument
is unaSsailable.
This is assuming, to be sure, that
she never has acquired English cit
izenship, of which there is no evl-
dence
If not, she is as royal as Edward.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
IT'S TRUE

Who said nobody loves a mule?
There's a monument to mule in a
family burial ground near Augusta,
Ca, where an owner buried him.
Sir Isaac Newton, one of the great
est mathematician who ever lived
was never sure of getting the right
change when he was shopping.
Another immortal mathematician,
Blaise Pascal, couldn't battle in or
drink water without having an epilep-
tic attack.
Henry II of England, would fall
over in a faint every time he saw a
cat
Jonathan Swift, author of GULL
ver's Travels" once refused to speak
single word for year. And he
wouldn't read anything during the
year.
There are spiders who fish! They
catch fish and eat them.
The largest Swiss-cheese factory
isn't in Switzerland. It's in Amigo,
Wis.
And Limburger cheese isn't Ger
man. It's Belgian.
Queries, reproofs, are welcomed by
Clark Kinnaird
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16

the job of editor of publications to
now held by William H. Richardson,
to either Robert Gray, Jr., editor of
the Fayetteville Observer, or to Stair
ley Cook, editor of the Burlington
Times-News.
The paper said four posts are in
doubt. They are the curator of the
State Museum, now held by H. H.
Brimley; director of the statistical di-
vision. held by w. H. Rhodes; head
of the division of weights and meas
ures, held by C. d. Baucom; and
fertilizer chemist, w. c. Haywood.
w. r. Rand, of the statistical divi-
sion, resigned today to take a Wake
county job