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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-12
WoshinQton Produce Markets

vertSd: 1 broken car on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady. Bushel hampers, South Carolina,
S1@1.25: North Carolina, $1.1O61.2b.
Splnach-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Nearby sections of Virginia
and Maryland, bushel baskets, 50@65c.
Sweet POtatOes-No carlot arrivals; l
broken car on track. Supplies moderate /:
demand fair; market steady! North
Carolina, bushel baskets, Puerto Ricans
and Nancy Halls, u. $. No. Il mostly
S1.25; few higher; ungraded, S1@1.1O;
Tennessee, bushel hampers. Nancy Halls,
U. s. No. 1, 41.4O@1.5O.
TOmatOes-Four Florida. arrived: 2
broken and 6 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies fairly liberal; demand mod
crate: market weaker. Florida, lug
boxes, green, ripes and turning, wrapped,
6x6. $2.5O@3. few best, 33.25; SKI, Sl.75
0225. fer best. $3.50.
COrn-No carlot arrivals: . broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market about steady.
Florida. crates, S2.25@2.5
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals;
l broken car on track.
Lima Beans-Practically no supplies
on market.
Green Beans-one Georgia arrived: 1
broken and unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate: demand moderate;
market steady. Florida, bushel ham,
bushel hampers, green, flat type, $500
2, few best, s2.25; Georgia. bushel ham,
pers, green. flat type, S2.25.
SQuash-Truck receipts light: sup
plies light demand moderate: market
steady. Florida. bushel hampers white.
wrapped, 31.5o@2; bushel hampers. yell
low crooknecks, s1.75@2.25.
Eggplant-Truck receipts light; sup
plies moderate: demand moderate; mar
ket about steady. Florida, ~ -bushel
crates, fancy, $2@25O: choice, S1.5O02;
poorer, low as 81,
Peppers-Truck receipts light; supplies
light: demand moderate; market
stranger EsOrS a. F1SPia de- 1h-Oushel crates"
Cucumbers-Practically no supplies on
the market
OranEes-one Florida arrived: car
diverted; broken and 4 unbroken cars
Grapefruit-one Florida arrived; .
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Florida, boxes. No. l. 3sQ3.75, as to
LemOns-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. California, boxes, No. l.,
$7.25@S; No. 2, SS.5O67.
Pineapples-Cuba. crates, 24s to sea.
Beets-Texas, Y crates. s1.25Gl.5O.
Cherries-California, 1s-pound Jugs,
s2.75.
Pears-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Oregon. boxes, &2@4. as to grade
and size.
Cantaloupes - California, crates, 45c,
jumbos, IS, standards, IS.
l.. c. l.. Express Arrivals at Washington
South CaPOlina-146 crates asparagus; ;
80 baskets (busheD peas.
CALIFORNIA; Tugs avocados.
FlOrlda-29 bushel baskets cucumbers;
80 crates elephants: IL Tugs lines; II
kets peppers; 81 bushel baskets snap
beans.
North CarOlina--5I S-peck baskets let
tuce; 81 bushel baskets salad greens; As
crates 32-Quart Strawberries.
VirginlA-4 barrels watercress.
Pennsylvanla-127 3-p ound baskets
mushrooms,
UnknOwR-32 crates mixed vegetables
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-12
ACACIA EXAMS
GIVEN q

Sixty-two employees of the Acacia
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
the largest class to date, are TAX
ing a total Of 1855 examinations of
the Life Office Management Asso-
citation Institute this week.
Twenty employees, prior to this
year, have received their diploma
for course one, which Is granted
to a student who has passed the
first four examinations.
The teachers of the classes,
which have been meeting regu-
larly at Acacia during the fall,
winter and spring, were Assistant
Secretary George Link, C. L. u,
and H. B. Lemon, C. L. U.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-12
MARKET MOVES
UPON FAIRLY
WIDE FRONT
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, May IL UN.S0.
The stock market moved upward
on a fairly wide front today, led
by steels, motors, rails and a few
specialties, with gains running as
much as 3 points in dull trading.
New York Central, Northern
Pacific and Southern Pacific ran
up about a point each while Beth
lehem and U. S. Steel gained
more than a point each.
American Can scared nearly 8
points and Continental Can
jumped about 2. Allied Chemical
also was a strong blue chip with
a runup Of more than 2 points.
Farm equipments were led up
ward by ]. I. Case, which Spurted
22 points at one time Deere
climbed point and International
Harvester converted a fractional
loss into an equal gain.
General Motors and Chrysler
were active in the motor group,
the latter advancing more than a
point.
Standard Oil of New Jersey,
Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck,
Pullman. Celanese. Douglas Air
craft, and Du Pont were others to
show gains of point and more.
Bonds continued mixed and
quiet.
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been discrepancies for some time.
Exceptions will be heavy steels
for construction, ETC., and In these
longer term contracts win re &C
cepted because of necessity Of
figuring further ahead on such
work than in other lines.
Heavy Steel Excepted
Steel officials here would not
discuss the price situation but init
mated they felt strongly that
higher levels were necessary. No
indications were given of who
would lead the way though Beth
lehem Steel Corporation, second
biggest, or one of the smaller COM
panies, were considered likely to
take the initiative.
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REINSURANCE
MEN TAKEPART
IN BUSY WEEK

Life insurance underwriters IN
Washington and about 1000 other
cities and towns throughout the
United States, are observing Lie
Insurance Week, May IL to Is,
with q program which is broaded
in scope thar those of the three
previous annual weeks devoted to
informing the public on the value
of insurance and its place in the
economic picture.
The week got off to an enthuSi-
astic start here yesterday at q
breakfast meeting of the District
of Columbia Life Underwriters AS
ISOLATION at the Willard Hotel.
More than 225 members of the as
ISOLATION were present, with Presi-
dent j. E. McCombS presiding.
Directors Named
During the session three new di-
rectors were elected, Winthrop G.
Batchelder, Charles w. ODonnell
and Paul H. Prim. Following the
regular meeting the board of di-
rectorS met and elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year /:
Laurance H. RiggleS, president;
Dewitt T. Scott, c. L. o.; first vice
president, and Winthrop G.. Batch
elder, second vice president. The
secretary and treasurer and new
committee heads will be appointed
in a few days by the new president.
Following the introduction of
several guests, President Nc
Combs turned the meeting over
to John p. Lynch, chairman of the
Life Insurance Week program
committee, who explained plans
for the week and introduced the
following speakers: Rev. Allen A.
Stockdale, j. Frank FooShe, Miss
Alma McCrurn, James Maloney,
and the principal speaker of the
occasion, Morton H. Wilmer, c. L.
u, who closed the program.
Slogan Success
The success of last years cam
palgn slogan was so widespread
that it is being used again this
year-"The sooner you plan your
future, the better your future will
be-
Two high spots in the weeks OBJ
Servance are addresses by Walter
B. Pitkin, distinguished educator,
editor and author, who is most
widely known for his book, Life
Begins at 49," and Boake Carter,
noted news commentator. Mr..
Pitkin spoke on the subject,
"Safety-First. Last and Always"
over the Blue network of the Ma
tional BroadcaSting Company last
evening. Mr.. Carter will be heard
over the Columbia network Wed
nesday at GAS p. m, Eastern
Standard Time.
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$50 P.M-Dinner, National
Sojourners, Lafayette Hotel.
$50 P.M.-Dinner, Lions Club,
Mayflower.
$50 P.M.-Dinner, Board OF
Trustees, Columbus Univ, May
flower Hotel.
700 P.M.-M ettn g, Anglo
Saxon Federation Of America.
Wardman Park Hotel.
800 P.M.-Meeting, Washing
ton Philatelic Society, Carlton
Hotel.
800 ECITAL, Miss
Catherine Carrico, of New York
City, Wardman Park.
BIS P.M.-M ting, Sigma
Delta Kappa Fraternity, Har-
rington Hotel.
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Texas Gulf PRODUCING
Quarter Net Is Bigger

Texas Gulf Producing Company
net income for the first quarter
totaled $217,l1O or "a cents a share
compared with $191, 792 or % cents
a year ago.
This years figures include new
$4,000 monthly reserve for con-
tingencies, begun in January. For
the IL months through March,
net of 1923, 49S compared with
$796,O9s in the preceding IL
months.
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United Aircraft Corr.
Earnings Multiply

United Aircraft Corp. earnings
for the March quarter amounted
to $3.50, 1852 or Is cents a share on
the capital stock which will be
outstanding when all exchanges
for common of the United Aircraft
& Transportation Corp. are COM
pleted.
This compares with net of $751;
SIC or about 8 cents a share in
the corresponding 1885 quarter.
Profit from operations of $256,52
this year compared with an oper-
ating loss of $138,380 a year ago.
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Cotton Goods

NEW YORK, May ~ U.N.s).-Very
little business was being done in cotton
about unchanged at low levels for the
movement, with all constructions avail
able at these figures despite the refusal
of isolated sellers to meet the reduc-
tions. Despite the low levels prevailing
however, volume gave no indication of
Improvement. Some buyers were indicat-
ing that they would need print cloths
soon. but were unwilling to take them
in the present market. This indicates
Of course. that even lower prices are
expected
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TODAY

TODAY
600 PM. Dinner, Propella
Club, Lafayette Hotel.
800 P.M.-Meeting, Connect
cut Avenue Association, Mayflower
Hotel.
4:45 P.M.-Meeting, The Society
for Philosophical Inquiry, Of
Wash, D. c., at National Museum
new building), room 43, DR.. VIM.
ThoS. Shepherd, Studies in Ami
NAL Psychology"
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Cleveland Graphite
Quarter Net Lower
InternatlOnaI News servIce

ImJeFnHtIOnHI NeWB SeFVIC0
Cleveland Graphite Bronze
March quarter net income of
$318,456 or 80 cents a share, COM
pared with $547,917 or $1.70 a
year ago.
For the year ended March 81
earnings amounted to $1,043, $3.50
or 1924 a share against $837,9
or $3.50 a share in the preceding
IL months period.
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WRdElI FINES

Business Office. 1917 a D. n. ".
Washington. D. O.
Rates delivered BY Carrier IN the District
Of Columbia and adjacent communities:
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Headquarters Boys
Club of the Metro
pOLitGn Police, d. C.,
Room $50, Willard
Hotel. metropolitan
534S.
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RATES By MAIL
Payable IN Advance

Mail Orders - 1917 q Dc. n. w.
% Tel0ph0M0 D1sega0a 8&7O
The daily independent., 1936-09-05
What Other Editors Say
AN ANSWER ON TAXES

Governor Landon made the point that indirect
taxes taxes concealed in the retail prices OF tood
clothing, manufactured goods, were only Al per
cent of all federal in 1882, and that they
stand at 81 per cent in 1886.
That painted a pretty Republican picture OF an
administration picking the pockets of the poor by
hidden" and secret tax devices.
But there was no repeal in 1882 and no S5Oo,-
900 900 federal beer and liquor tax in 1892 Ihe
difference in the percentage of hidden taxes is
due to repeal
If we subtract the $505, 100000 of liquor taxes
from the S2l39 OOOO of indirect" taxes for the
fiscal year 1886, to make fair comparison with
1882, then the percentage of hidden taxes eX-
:lusve of liquor is 385 per cent of our total reve-
nue. and not 81 per cent. -.
Why did Governor Landon select, as he did, the
year 1882 as his basis for comparison with 1886?
The fiscal year 1882 was not the last Hoover year.
The fiscal year 1888, ended June 3O 1888, was the
last Hoover year.
And between 1882 and 1888 under Hoover, the
percentage of hidden taxes on the consumer leap
ed from Ala per cent to 58.2 Why did Landon
talk about 1852 and omit 1888?
The true picture of hidden, indirect taxes on the
consumer is that they increased from Al per cent
to So per cent under Hoover and that they decreas-
ed if we except liquor taxes, to 385 per cent un-
der Roosevelt-New York Post
The daily independent., 1936-09-05
Free Press For An Editor

But l still maintain that, no
matter what attitude the editors
of America take. Frank Knox is
no mug to be treated as if he were
third vice president Of the D. A.
r. His view on this and that may
conceivably Heaven forbid be-
come the national policy Of the
United States. AS a voter l have
a right to be Informed.
Does Colonel Knox want to tear
the Constitution limb from limb
or is lie a strict cOnStruCtionlSt
who would go back to the Found
ing Fathers? Alt NJ. Landon is
against organized labor, but where
does the Colonel stand? After all,
we arc dealing with a man who
practically went up San Juan Hill
with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
We are dealing with a gentleman
who was general manager of an
imperial newspaper chain" to
quote one of his few reported
speeches. Colonel Knox as an edi-
tor is following in the footsteps
of Greeley and of Dana. 1 de-
mand that he be heard. After all
my study is in the cellar.
The daily independent., 1936-09-05

Sometimes 1 wake up in the
morning before dawn and say to
myself, Have 1 been fair to Col
onel KnoX?" And often this gnaW-
ing question dweliS with me until
after lunch. 1t is quite true that
if the luncheon consists OF veal
and kidney pie, a few rounds OF
cocktails and a bottle of ale l can
manage to forget, Knox! Knox
Who?"
But when anybody nudgcs me
1 am reminded that Fearless
Frank is the Vice President nOmi-
nee of the Republican party.
George Kaufman and Morrie RVs-
kind did no good service to the
American political system when
they celebrated the public disre-
gard for Vice Presidents in then
satirical musical comedy "Of Thee
1 Sing" Factually they were cor
rect enough. The second man on
the ticket is not highly regarded.
Election results never have taken
any count of place and show mon
ey.
The daily independent., 1936-09-05
HSeen1s 0Me
HEYWOOD BROUN
Being Fair to Colonel Knox AS Last
End of Ticket. Press Should
Wake Up and Give
Him Courage

the middle of a fierce campaign
l have not heard a single argument
as to the respective merits of John
Nance Garner and Colonel Frank
Il think it's M Knox.
Imagination does not fly so far.
TCo long has the American public
assumed that a Vice President is
simply somebody hastily seized up
on in order to let the awaiting
sweepcrs get into the hall and
clean out the exploded ballons,
confetti and Presidential boomS.
Ii the present race Mr.. Garner
IS the realiSt and Colonel Knox
the young romantic. If John Gar
ncr has uttered a single word since
the notification ceremonies at
Franklin Field that fact has not
come to my attention. For Gar
ner a national campaign is long
vacation in which he goes home to
Texas and fishes in the hope of
not catching bullheadS. Colonel
Knox has taken his assignment in
quite a different spirit. To be sure
he has the motivating excuse that
since Alf Landon has gone into
pantomine it is up to him, at the
very least, to- furnish the captions.
And so Colonel Knox probably has
made more speeches than even
John D. M. Hamilton.
But what has he said? Nobody
knows, but Colonel Knox and pos
sibiy the Chicago News. am re-
luctant to compliment the news
paper publishers of America in a
oody. because I like some better
than others, but I must say that
they have remained Singularly cool
and diSpaSSionate in reporting the
saying and doingS of a confrere.
Occasionally I read that Colonel
Knox in his private train has made
a whirlWind tour across Rhode Is
land. making fifty speeches from
the back platform. But seldom
has anybody taken the space to
divulge the fact of just what
Frank happens to be selling.
The daily independent., 1936-09-05
BeFair To Frank

I call upon the newspapers Of
America to break through their
traditional attitudes and give the
reading public a much more COM
plete Coycrage of what Fearless
Frank is saying. l yaWn at every
word he says. but l will SleepilI
defend his right to say it up to
the point where slumber over
WhelmS me.
Governor Landon has touched
upon few of the issues. Colonel
Knox has made SO many speeches
that it is quite possible he has ia
ken up every pressing question
When l went to school we used
an arithmetic which had the ans
Wers in the back Of the book. II
MI. Landon won't talk in the pre-
sent campaign it may be that the
complete solution of the Republi-
can position can be found in the
tail Of the ticket in the speeches
Of Colonel Knox.
I demand that they be printed
in full. All Of them! Oh, well, I'll
listen to reason and yield TO any
discreet compromise.
The daily independent., 1936-09-05
LASTDAY OF THE
TYPHOID CLINIC

Today is the last day Of the tr
typhoid inoculatiun clmIc CondUc
ed by DR.. Thomas $. McMllg
city health officer, IN coIllbr.
tiOn with the State Boud
Health which iurnishc5 The "a
cine.
Approximately 500 persons !a
received the treatment IhI yc.
Or. MCMILLAN SAID. THIS numb
being about equally divided b
tween white and colOrcd.
To enable those having T"ocr
the first dose TO continue d
treatment the clinic will \" ca
,inuCd Oh Tuesday for two wee
The inOculations have been qIN
for four days this week N the
VI. c. A building.
The daily independent., 1936-09-05
LOVES CYCLE

Now Libbie Lang loved Lanky Lou,
She loved him late and early;
He'd big blue eyes, stood six feet two
His hair was red and curly.
But Lanky Lou loved Lottie Lark,
A lovely lass from Lansing;
And every night so he could spark"
He'd pike to her place, prancing.
But Lottie Lark loved Layton Lake,
A lawyer lad, lone looking
But Layton Lake was fond of cake,
And other kinds of cooking.
So Layton Lake loved Linnie Lunn,
A gTl adept at baking;
But Linnie Lunn had lots of mum,
So she loved Lasker Laking.
And LaSker, he loved Libbie Lang,
He loved her long, unbending;
And so the lovers loved and sang,
And loved and loved unending.
Like lovelorn lads and lasSies loyl,
This cycle they kept treadmg;
And while they loved and loved most roy
1t ended in no wedding
Ralph Gordt
The daily independent., 1936-09-05
CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to the publishers Of The Daily
Independent
The new daily the only morning daily news
paper in the Albemarle published by The indie
pendent Publishing Company, of Elizabeth City,
made its first appearance on Monday of this week.
Each issue carries eight pages of interesting
news, features and advertisements. The Daily
Independent is credit to the community and an
achievement in which its editors and publishers
may we'll take pride.-The Perqumans Weekly.
The daily independent., 1936-09-05
LETS HAVE
NO "NORTH"
NO SOUTH"


Hvde, have worked themselves up into
feeling of bitterness against Elizabeth City
because of Elizabeth City's leadership III
campaign for bridge over AlDemarie
Sound and shortcut from Elizabeth City
to the ocean. Let's be reasonable.
Elizabeth City, Hertford and Edenton
know-and Dare County folk also we'll know
that when a bridge is built across ALL
gator River and bridge built between
Manns Harbor and Roanoke Island, that at
least half the tourist business now flowing
thru Elizabeth City, Hertford and Edenton
will be diverted to the new routing. why
should Dare County people, or any one IN
HYDE or Tvrrell, quarrel with Elizabeth City
for irving to help itself by securing bridge
and highway improvements for its better
mept Isn't that exactly what Dare is do
ing.
Dare should not forget, too, that for years
and wears her sole reliance for outside sup
port and the development of her beaches
came from Elizabeth City, Hertford and
Edenton. And from Elizabeth City came
Dare its first bridge to the mainland and Its
wonderful beach boulevard. This news
paper would be hurt to feel that Dare has
already forgotten the years of labor that W.
O. Saunders and his weekly The Independent
gave unselfishlv to the development OF Dare
and the highway and bridge facilities that
the county now enjoys. 1t was tins Ellz-
abeth CITY man who envisiOned both the
Wright Memorial and the restoration OF
Fort Raleigh and but for whose efforts the
realization of these unique developments
might have been delayed indefinitely.
No one in Dare County should feel hurt
because Elizabeth City and Elizabeth City
folk who have done so much for Dare, turn
aside for a moment to do something Tor
themselves.
Get the Albemarle Sound Bridge and the
Camden-Currituck shortcut under way and
Elizabeth City will get squarely behind the
needed construction of bridges and ap-
proaches over Alligator River and Croatan
Sound Dare County folk can i'll afford to
ahenate the good will of Elizabeth City at
this time.
There must be no division of interests in
the Albemarle, no north, no south. Ii any
person or persons in the Southern Abe
marie Association are tanning ill-will against
Elizabeth CITY because Elizabeth City is for
the moment looking out bit for itself, that
person or persons is doing the counties OF
Dare, Tyrrell and Hyde serious dsservicc.
Let's have Greater Albemarle Association,
all counties, north and SOUTH united in be-
half of whole program. An association,
by the way, that was first envisioned by an
Elizabeth City man and out of which the
Southern Albemarle Association grew.
The daily independent., 1936-09-05
w all S t.
Yesterday
By Max BuCkinham

Copyright 1886 BY United Press
New York, Sept. 4-(UP)-Good
dividend action and favorable
corporation reports supported bull
lish sentiment in Wall Street to-
day.
Many traders were absent as
they prepared for the long Labor
Day Weekend d-indicating quiet
market tomorrOW-but the list
managed to pull ahead to gains OF
more than two points. Trading
volumn barely exceeded the mil
lin share level.
Only one disconcerting factor
appeared-the French economic
situation. The French franc here
dropped below the gold point and
was weak abroad. This permitted
engagement of $4,995.000 ir gold
for shipment to the United States,
further swelling this nations al
ready record gold holdings.
The new engagements abroad
particularly were significant in
that French Finance Minister
Vincent Auriol indicated he eX-
pected French Nationals to re-
pirate their funds by September T..
But holiday covering plus good
corporation reports brought buy
ing into the stock market. Tele-
phone companies particularly were
favored. The Bell System reported
station gain Of $4,000 in August,
the largest August gain on record.
Pacific Telephone increased its
dividend from S1.50 to $500 a
share-an increase based both on
better business conditions and ad-
justmentS in view of the tax on
undiStributed profitS-and this
brought a more cheerful sentiment
for the entire, communications
field.
Freight car loading established
nigh since October 81, 1881, in
the week ended August 80. The
total was 753,742 units, a gain of
8,769 over the preceding week and
1884 over the corresponding 1885
week.
Retail trade showed a gain of
II to 18 per cent over the 1885
week and wholesale trade was lS
to 25 per cent better. Dunn q
BradStreet, Inc, commented that
many retailers we're beginning tC
plan for the best fall and winter
season since 1929.
Automobile production contin-
ued to SlaCken as companies shut
down for new model production.
900
The Street" to day talked
about:
announcement that REQ Motor
Car Company hereafter Will con-
centrate sales and manufacturing
efforts exclusively on commercial
vehicles Activity in Baking
stocks on cXpCctotion of breac
price increase shortly Some eX,
pectations that Pennsylvania viii
increase its dividend payment:
this year-Houdaille Hershey
attracting more speculative at
tention-Greyhound earnings fol
the year estimated around Sc {
share-Estimated that Universe
Leaf Tobacco will earn arounc
$3.50 a share, which has attract
ed some investment buying int
the issue.