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Evening star., 1936-06-24

BOOSTED
. BY WESTINGHOUSE
Board Orders ST on Com.
mon Compared to rs Cents
in Preceding Quarter.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 24.-Directors
of Westinghouse Electric g. Manu-
featuring Co. today boosted the divi-
dend rate with declaration of a 81
payment on the common stock.
In the preceding two quarters divi-
dends of rs cents were declared. In
August and November, 1885, pay
ments of so cents were made.
The latest disbursement is payable
August 81 to stock of record July 81
Directors also ordered a regular quar-
terly dividend of 871a cents on the
preferred with the same record and
payable dates.
Consolidated Oil Corp.
Directors of Consolidated Oil Corp
inaugurated today a new dividend
policy with respect to the common
stock by declaration of an expressly
designated quarterly dividend of Is
cents, payable August IS to stock of
record July Is.
In April, 1885, and in October, 1885,
interim dividends of Is cents a share
were paid. the latter marking the
first disbursement since 1889 when rs
cents was distributed.
A statement accompanying today's
declaration said lit is the intention
to declare extra dividends in addi-
ton to this established rate when
earnings justify additional payments"
The two payments authorized so
far this year total approximately S.
100000 and earnings for the first FIVE
months substantially exceed this total.
the statement said.
The company's operations are ma
tional in scope and embrace produc-
ton, refining and marketing of oil
and gasoline products.
Gold Dust Corp.
Directors of Gold Dust Corp. de-
clared today a dividend of Is cents a
share on the common stock, payable
August l to stock of record July TO-
Previously the stock had been paid
at the rate of 80 cents quarterly.
George c. Morrow, chairman of the
board, in statement to stockholders
called the reduction necessary and in
the best interest of the corporation. "
Notwithstanding large non-recurring
profits realized this year from the sale
of securities he said, the net earn
ingS of the corporation will not equal
the dividend of s120 on the common
stock"
U. S. Smelling, Refining.
Directors of U. S. Smelling. Refining
g. Mining Co. declared dividend of
50 on the common stock, doubling the
amount paid last March. Six months
ago the company paid dividend Of
SIS and in June a year ago 50 was
ordered on the stock. The present dis
tribution is payable July Is to stock
Of record July 3.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
EARLY APPLE SHIPMENTS
EXPECTED ABOUT JULY |
srtcial Dispatch to The Star

WINCHESTER, Va, June 24.-Fresh
apple pies and apple sauce will be in
order by the Fourth of July in home
and hotel menus, shippers indicated
today, saying the season for the move.
ment of such varieties as Yellow Trans
parent and Duchess will begin about
the first of July.
Some of the early varieties from
Lower Virginia were already moving
into Eastern consuming markets, and
were bringing anywhere from s125 to
SITS per bushel, according to quality.
but growers of Northern Virginia said
they did not intend to be stampeded
into rushing their unripened fruit 70
market until another week, claiming
that the green fruit was not fit for any
ones stomach.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
TAXES ARE AIMED
AT HOLDING UNITS
Revenue Act to Increase
Pressure for Simpler
Corporate Set-Ups.
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Associated Press Financial Mrit.r

Tax authorities expect the revenus
bill signed yesterday by President
Roosevelt to bring many changes In
corporate set-ups.
Full implications of the bulky
measure. with its new principle Of
graduated levies upon undistributed
profits, are not clear to most students
of taxation.
Controversy centers on the profits
levy, with some contending it would
foster monopoly by hampering growth
Of small units and others arguing it
would check monopolistic tendencies
resulting from accumulation of wealth
and business control in a few hands,
But there was general agreement
that it increases pressure for SIM
plication of holding companies, con.
sistent New Deal goal.
1884 Action Recalled.
Previously action had been taken
toward that end in the abolition in
1884 of the privilege Of making con-
solidated tax returns, in the utility
holding company control act and the
levy on intercorporate dividends In
the 1885 revenue bill
The new law stiffens the penalty on
intercorporate dividends by lowering
exemptions on them to IS from 80 per
cent and seeks to encourage iquida-
ton of complicated structures by per-
mitting transfer of properties free Of
the capital gains tax.
In provisions aimed at holding COM
panieS, some saw echoes Of charges
that they had become vehicles for ac-
cumulation and control Of gigantic
aggregations of wealth.
Supporters of the tax reforms main-
tain the old system, including consol-
idated returns and 100 per cent ex-
emption for dividends received by one
corporation from another. operated
as sort Of subsidy" for the holding
company.
Opposed to Concentration.
Robert H Jackson. until recently
general counsel of the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue, insists Federal tax
laws for many years had encouraged
concentration of capital and pyramid
ing of corporate set-ups 'in which q
little investment would control vast
amount of wealth"
Under the old laws there had been
rapid increase in the use Of the cor-
porate form for transaction Of bust.
ness.
Treasury experts say the revision
brings more tax equality into business
done through corporation as against
individual or partnership business.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
CURB LIST TAKES
I UNEVEN COURSE
Gains 0utnumber Losses in
Most Groups, but De-
CIines Are Wider.
Pr the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 24.-The Curb
Market got off to an irregular start to-
day and the uneven pattern of price
movements continued into the late
trading.
Advances overbalanceS declines in
various groups, but the losses were
sleeper. Aluminium Co., Gulf Oil and
Mead Johnson gave up to az, while
fractional recessions marked such is
sues as Pantepec Oil, Pioneer Gold.
: Pittsburgh Plate Glass, United Light
& Power "a" and American Gas &
Electric.
Sherwin Williams was strong fea-
ture of industrials with a gain of
around IA. Shares up Is to around
\ point included Creole Petroleum. In
eternational Petroleum, Lake Shore
Mines, Newmont, United Gas and
Wayne Pump.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK June "a P.-Raw sugar
vas a little, steadier early today with re-
shipment positions sale of 21 900 BAGS
of Cubas for August shipment was con-
f1rmed at 3.15. while a lot of nearby
sugars. available at the same level found
no buying interest
Futures opened l point lower to 3
points higher but firmed up sharply on
trade and Cuban buying, which seemed to
center principally in the July and Sep
tember positions. Renewed activity of
refners in the raw market and the alb
Sence OF notices ENCOURAGED buyers. July
sold up from 2.1S to 2.S5 and September
from 2.77 to .. SO, or points net higher,
midday New crop positions % showed Gains Ss
of 3 points with March and May selling
around $50 at the noon hour
Refined was unchanged at 800 for fine
pranulated, with moderate withdrawal
demand reported
Evening star., 1936-06-24
CUBA SHIPS MORE SUGAR.

NEW YORK, June "a tR).-Cuban
exports of sugar from January l to
June 20 totaled 1852, ,406 long tons
raw value, compared with 1,121,16
tons in the comparable 1885 period
Lamborn g. Co. reported. Shipments
to the United States were 1,094,24e
tons. against 869,o33 in the preced-
ing like period.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
JOBS UP 1875 PER CENT.

CHICAGO, June "a (P).-Employ-
ment in the Bloomington, ILL.,, plant
of the Williams Oil-O-Matic Heating
Corp. is more than 1875 per cent great
er than at the corresponding time in
1929, c. U. Williams, president, said.
Spring sales set new high record,
he said.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, June "a R.-The closing
tone of the stock market was Arm. with
general buying throughout the entire list.
The Industrial group was in demand.
especially steel and rubber issues. Aside
from strength in International Nickel.
transatlantic stocks gave ground. Strength
developed in Mexical Eagle Oil, while min
ing shares moved irregularly. West Wit
easing under profit-taking.
PARIS.-French rentes closed a franc
or more higher in todsy's IRREGULAR ses-
sion International shares declined, all
though the remainder OF the list main
tanned a steadier tone.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Strawn Is Named
Electric Household
Utilities Chairman

Py the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 24.-Silas H. Strawn,
Chicago attorney, has been elected
chairman of the Executive COMMITTEES
and chairman of the board Of the
Electric Household Utilities Co.. 1t was
announced today. Edward N. Hurley
jr., was named vice chairman of the
Executive Committee and vice chair
man of the board.
These positions are new in the or
ganization. Hurley continues to hold
the Office of president.
Directors declared 25 cents dividend
payable July rs, the same as voted the
preceding quarter.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. June "a lP).-Butter II.
56e; frm. Creamery higher than extra
81 la-32h; extra coz scorel. 31-31N
ts4-s7 scores). 29a29ls; centralized (9O
score) 3O3z
Cheese. AL $50 firm. Prices UNCHANGED
Egss 1882; steady to firm Mixed
colors: Special packs or selections from
fresh receipts. 24a2617; standards and
commercial standards 23Aa231a; other
mixed colors unchanged
Live poultry steady By freight: Broil-
ers (Rocks) 24a26; fowls, 1sa22; roost.
ers. 13; other freight prices UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1936-06-24

Wheat prices. which have shot up
sharply in the last few days with the
increase of reports of drought damage
in Spring crop areas, were 10 cents
or more below top levels reached In
1885.
Butter futures prices were the high
est for June since 1880.
Hogs, while worth more than triple
record-breaking low values reached in
1882 and 1888, were about So per
hundredweight below the 1885 peak.
Choice and prime steers averaged S5
to s6 below the top levels reached
last year.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. June ~ GP-Foreign. ex-
others in cents: Great Britain. demand.
5.0214; cables. 5.0214; 6O-day bills. 5.01 "a
France. demand. 6;6ols; cables; 6.69,s;
mandsNBeigium. 169Oia Germany free.
Holland 67.69; Norway. 1924; Sweden.
Switzerland 80. 81; spain. 1885; Portu-
gal. 4567s: Greece, "a: Poland. 1887:
Czechoslovakia 4.1434; Yugoslavia. go;
Austria 1S.s3n; Hungary. 1885; Ru-
mania. .76; Argentina. 49, Arm; Brazil.
s.61n; Toxic .2944: Shanghai. 1925;
Hongkong 81 "A; Mexico City 21:S5;
in Montreal. 100.25. Nominal.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
FOUNDRY ACTIVITY UP,

NEW YORK, June (P24 The
New York district pig iron market has
shown improvement in recent weeks
indicating increased foundry activity
in the area, trade sources say. More
than 1000 tons are estimated to have
changed hands last week.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
McInnerney Halls
Favorable Trend
I'm Dairy Industry
Nv the Associated Press.

V9H7'
NEW YORK, June 24.-Thomas H.
McInnerney, president of National
Dairy Products Corp, said today the
dairy industry in the first five months
of the year experienced fairly favor
. able conditions in spite of milk short
'age in some areas due to drought.
Supply and demand conditions are
fairly we'll balanced and the industry's
price structure is reasonably firm, he
added.
He also asserted, prior to his de-
parture for Europe, that dairy farmers
income is larger than last year and
promises to increase further since fluid
milk is definitely on the upgrade"
Evening star., 1936-06-24
FOUR UNITS MERGED
BY ASSOCIATED GAS
by the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 24.-Associated
Gas g. Electric Co. announced today
the merger of four subsidiary operating
electric companies into the Ohio-Mid-
land Light s. Power Co. The con-
solidated units are: Wayndot Light
g. Power Co., New Washington Electric
Co., Paint Township Light & Power
} Co. and billiard Light g. Power Co.
The action, it was stated. consolidates
all OF the electric properties of the as
sociated system in Ohio into single
unit.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
ADVANCE SCORED
BY COMMODITIES
Prices of Major Products at
or Near Highest Levels
of Season.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 24.-Prices Of
major farm commodities today we're
at or near the highest levels of the
season with few exceptions.
The menace Of drought overspread-
ing the farm belt has been a major
factor in a steady rise of prices in the
last few days, market authorities said.
Some competent agricultural observ-
ers believed the drought was the most
serious experienced in some sections in
many vars, excepting possibly the his
tory-making 1884 drought.
A compilation of Chicago prices of
major commodities showed?
Evening star., 1936-06-24
BANK OF NETHERLANDS
CUTS DISCOUNT RATE
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, June 24.-The Bank
of the Netherlands today reduced its
discount rate to per cent from Az
per cent.
Bank officials said the cut was
caused by halt in the recent with
drawals of gold reserves from the bank.
The Bank Of France reduced its dis
count rate yesterday to 5 per cent from
per cent, also because of stop in
the outflow of gold.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Washington Exchange

Capital Traction 5s-Sl 900 at 81.
AFTER CALL.
Riggs Bank CONT at 270.
Capital Transit Colo at 14la. 10
at 143i.
Washington Gas IS B-s5,OOO at 1o0I4.
Mergenthaler Linotype-l0 at ASA, 10
at Asa.
Evening star., 1936-06-24

DivIdend rate IN dollars based on last
quarterly or semi-annual payment. tan
nuai rate-plus extra. tAccumulated divi.
dends aPaid this year. bPaid last year.
accompanies reported in receivership or
peing reorganized. ePayable in stock.
fPlus partial distribution Of assets.
Ex-dividend.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
International Hydro-Electric.

NEW YORK, June "a (Pl.-Inter-
national Hydro Electric System, oper-
ating power and light companies in
New England and Canada, reported
consolidater net income for the first
quarter of s14l. .290, equal to II cents a
share in the class "A" stock, against
S597, 7,536, or Sc cents in the comparable
1885 period,
Evening star., 1936-06-24
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. June "a OP.-Silver fu-
lures opened steady UNCHANGED to 10
higher. July. 4475b; September a .s3b;
December 44S5b. bzBid.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
American Car & Foundry.

American Car g. Foundry Co, with
principal plants in the East and Md
west. reported net loss for the fiscal
year ended April 80, 1886. of $685.
SIS compared with a net loss of
81 ,968,5l4 in the preceding period
year ago.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK. June "a tR.-Bar sill
yer steady and unchanged at 44%.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Amer. Tel & Tel. (9)------'16a ----
Capital Transit Co.----- l4i2 -
N q w Steamboat t6)---- Sc
Pot Elec. Pow. o. pfd. t6)- 109
Po El. Po ) "a pf. t5 50l-- 112ia ia
Wash. Gas 1t. Co. C3.60)-- S04 81
Wash Ry S El. Co. t26l--- $50
Wash Ry & FL pfd. t0l-- 1O6 106s4
Evening star., 1936-06-24
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
STOCK ano salea-

Stock and Sales
dividend Rate Add 90 High Low Close
BY private wire direct co The star.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK. June "a CP,.-New York
Security Dealers Association.
Noon Quotations
Evening star., 1936-06-24
FEDERAL land PhNKS

NEW YORK. June "a LFl.-Federal
Land Bank bonds:
Quotations as of . ocock)
Evening star., 1936-06-24

sEx-dividend.
5Plus extras.
rs per cent extra. ~
$500 paid May Is. 1888.
"A per cent extra.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03

High quality, price !. that's Wards motto Better
merchandise for less money that's Wards theme song
How can Wards do it?" you ask. easy" Wards
swer if you know how Direct selling from-factory-
to-wards-to YOU. That's our first economy principle
Wards buy 500 stores buying is done by the car
load. Enormous purchases save enormous sums OF
money And every of Wards savings is reflected in
Wards millions of price tags.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03

Sensational For The Shoe Value You Get!
Suede Trimmed With Patent! Kid Square
styles buying at and three NOW
these shoeshe shoes neededare
the unbeevaby low price of $77 Every acquainted with
VALUE will what possibilities this sale holds her Act without
delay Sizes 3s to to widths included Buy now! Save
Evening star., 1936-05-17

by lot of little squirmy things, with cur
ears, and on the day when most neede
someone to buck me up on account of W;
feeling low, she looked at me with her tee'
through the fence and said, "Scram! "
wouh come around after it's all over"
When she said that, knew it was goo
manners to go. Trixie is quite bitter.
| went off very slow. and hurt inside.
didn't want to go Home. First my Huma
and now Trixie; everyone had turned again
me. Even my prize bone was gone and HI
rabbit brains in me. So just wandered alor
shifting now and then half-heartedly at Fl
plug.
Pretty soon | had funny feeling Ii
l was being followed. | turned around al
looked. was being shadowed, all right - al
by cat! A half portion Little Cat with
gray face and white shirt front.
It's rules that you can chase any
that will run. But you can't chase If the
stand still and hump at you. This one didn
even hump. She came straight towards m
looking very thin and small, and gave
SQucdhulB lltIlC lllCW.
"Oh, Beautiful Dog" she said pitifull,
I'm so hungry
stuck out my tail to its three inc
limit and tried to look fierce. But of cours
I'm handicapped by being all over curls.
''Do look like bone?" growls.
At that she began to purr. and started t
rub against my legs "You look very nice an
kind, and lore your ears" she says.
Well, that touched me, admit. Nv
taken an awful lot of insults about my ears o
account of they hang down when l stand sti
and flap when run. However, l shifted. t
show that fattery didn't get anywhere wit
me. go on Home said
She just gave me helpless stare and keI
on rubbing and purring.
II haven't any Home, she says weakly.
That surprised me. thought everyone ma
Home Where are your Humans?" | aske
sternly.
II haven't any Humans either, she com'
back feebly.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

I'VE been hot under my leather collar long
enough now; I've got to get this off my
chest. I'm so disappointed in my Humans
J that could 60 out under the moon and
howl.
OF course I'm not blaming them too much.
They are affectionate and loyal, and any dog
will tell you that it's great thing to have
the love of good Human. 1t gives you a
feeling of responsibility to know that they
depend on you But they have their limita-
tons, and sometimes they're just plain dumb.
It started when Smoke chats my male
Human told Nice (she's the female) about
how there were some Rabies in town, going
around biting. They mentioned someone by
the name of VACATION, too, and looked at
me. l didn't like the tone of their voices.
Nothing good ever comes of a tone like that.
So went out in our yard to dig up vintage
bone that had put down while ago.
Who do you suppose was there ahead OF me?
The Scotty from next door. Nice calls him
"Insuferble," because he comes over to use
our trees when he has plenty of his own. ut
would take Scotch dog to think of that
she told Smoke.
Well, don't like Insuferble either. He has
a low, underslung mind, and he makes re-
marks about my naturally curly ears. I'm as
good black and white cocker as any in the
dog show, but when I'm with Insuferble l
feel nervous and inferior, and start scratching
heas where there aren't any.
He had dug up my bone. For minute
l was so angry l thought I'd rush out and
take it away from him. Then he looked at
me with his teeth, and thought wouldn't.
pretended not to notice, and began scratch
ing. He picks up my bone, kicks up some of
Nice's pansy plants, and trots back to his
own yard. sat looking after him, wishing l
was a bull terrier or a wolf hound. Being
born a gentledog is sometimes an awful
handicap.
At that moment Smoke came out of the
House and called me. At first thought he
wanted me to take him for walk. Then saw
that Wheels was out in front, and began
Evening star., 1936-05-17

leaping. Wheels usually means Wonderful
Ride. But this one was terrible. Wheels took
us to Big Kennel, full of strange cat and dog
smells. wouldn't 60 in, so Smoke carried
me. A Human in white blanket poked me
and examined me. shivered. He talked about
Vaxation and something called Serum.
"Its made of rabbit brains, you know" he
told Smoke Il. and then doggoned if he
didn't pump some into me!
Rabbit brains! Was Inundated! Rabbit
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Curly gains friend he doesn't want and loses one
he does: the adventures of fourfooted gentleman
by EMMA-LINDSAY SQUIER

brains in black and white cocker OF my
conservative background
Even after I got home. the thought of
those rabbit brains ranked. could feel my
ears beginning to grow up straight. was
afraid to 90 out in the yard What if l should
hop, and the Insuferble Scotty should see me?
So l decided to go up the hill and talk it over
with Trixie. She always thought was won
derful. She's short haired blonde.
But can you beat it? found her surrounded
Evening star., 1936-09-04
WOOD CLUB CLUE
IN MUIR Staying
Blood Stained Stick Found
Near Site Where Woman
Was Killed.
BY the Associated Press.

LA JOLLA, Calf, September A.
A blood-stained, clublike piece of wood
became the pivotal clue today in the
hunt for the lust killer Of Ruth Muir
The 14-inch-long stick was picked
up near the point in Lovers Cove
on the seashore where the socially
prominent woman, a Wellesley grad
uate. was attacked and slain Monday
night when found alone In the moon
light.
With man wearing women's cloth
ing under arrest in the case, De-
tective Capt. Harry J. Kelly announced
discovery of the possible death weapon
as previous important clues" faded
one after another into nothingness.
Strands of hair found clutched in
the hand of the 48-year -old Y. w. c. A.
secretary proved to be from Miss
Muir's own head.
Kelly turned the piece of wood over
to scientists to determine whether
the stains were Miss Muir's blood.
The man wearing women's clothes
was jailed in Los Angeles. Police
Capt. L. L. Curtis said he gave the
name Of Joe B. Smith. wore a pink
shirt. blouse, brown wig. lipstick and
rouge. Other women's clothes were
found in the hut where he lived.
Police Chief Paxton of Oceanside
booked a man as Archie Best, who,
he said, was very scared" His arms
appeared to be scratched.
Sam Isaac was Jailed at Tia Juans
after telephoning he "had something
of interest regarding the Muir case"
Kelly said, but failed to tell anything
Of Importance.