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Evening star., 1936-05-19
WHOLESALE index
.DECL|NESFURTHER
Fertilizer Association Finds
Average Lowest Since
Opening of 1885.

The weekly wholesale commodity
price index, compiled by the National
Fertilizer Association, declined 0.9 per
cent in the week ended May Is. drop
ping to the lowest point reached since
the first week Of last year. The in
dex last week stood at ISL per cent
of the .l926-l928 average, compared
with 75.8 in the preceding week, 76.8
month ago, and 77.8 a year ago. The
highest point of the current year was
78.5 in the week ended January 4.
The sharp decline in the index
in the latest week was due to lower
prices for farm products and foods,
as the index representing the prices
of all commodities other than these
two groups remained unchanged.
Since the first week of the year the
all-commodity index has registered a
4.3 per cent decline, the farm products
index has fallen off 9.6 per cent and
the foods index has declined 81 per
cent.
In contrast to these declines the
index for all commodities other than
farm products and foods has risen
OF per cent. Prices of industrial COM
modities have not yet been affected
by the recent weakness shown by prices
Of farm products and foods.
With the exception of a small de-
cline in the index of textiles prices
and slight rise in the fertilizers
price index, the foods and farm prod
ucts indexes were the only groups to
show any change last week. In both
Of these groups the declines were rela-
lively large. The third consecutive
sharp weekly recession in the farm
products price index reflected lower
quotations for most grains and live
stock; the only farm products to regis
ter increases during the week were
cotton, rye and live poultry.
Food prices were generally lower
last week with II commodities in
cluded in this group declining in price
while II advanced. Lower prices for
cotton goods as well as wool, woolen
yarns and silk, which more than offset
the effect of slight advance in the
price OF raw cotton. took the textiles
index to the lowest point reached since
last September.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Washington Produce

Range of prices to stores. gathered from
wholesale dealers prices to nearby ship
pers based on Philadelphia and New York
prices):
BUTTER--One-p pound prints. carton (p2
seore seore} s.; l.-pound s Drints. carton carton tss
scorel. go; tubs (s@ score). 20; tubs 40
MEATs-Beef. 12a1s veal. 1ea17; lamb.
23a24; pork loIn. 2la23; compound, 12H
al2ai; lard 12l2al31z.
diums, 9k4a9la; heavies. sa9 roughs. 5a
ia; calves, sac; lambs. Sail.
Prices paid shippers. ne. fob: Wash;
ngtSn BY ths 0nisd states bureau
EGGs-Market quiet and steady at IN. IN.
1871; hennery whites 20a20,2 Govern @
cludine aradns and marketinE COSTS:
extras lares 21 :rS.rSs y s efsTas Sarss ne s
U. s. brown standards large. 90.
UNCHANGED, Fowl: coiored heavy, lsa
2l: LeghoEns. l6a1s; roostse5S; l2ale. "a
ShHsenS 6rss aad Rym0SR mHed dSe4s s9f
keys Hens. 1sa20; toms 15als.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Sales in large lots by original receivers
up TO am. today:
ns.t easot dgtTais s55tyas no Ssmand ssgS
ieE Ben DaRi5 fgkft s s'fsay Nd
ineS RSs5g nmnm nch 5 miHlmgT slack Twss No
minimum. iin'A eoai 90: @9.oinch minimum.
!inch gohnhpi mtni@um. H1Snn s5a75; 2:ineh mini:
mum. goal 90; 23+-inch minimum, 1.00a
ciS1s s ajn's j R5ninun Ed nsh s2al miamam Soi Rs
2ss-inch minimum. i;s5aI ;5o;s $;inch
9ineh minina mlnI@a 5Gsn 90 65s95 s9pe: Ea Mini
mum goal 90; 2s4-inch minimum; 1;I0a
nsR sS mis%S XsHT NeHsens Sgsgs 9ines s NG than a
lesss pa4sacns 2'iSsh Na n9inpmh 91eh i5ia
sasA No. T. n:s% sa1mch @inimSm, Ssa75; sH
nSe mSch mnmdm niooaI,as; 'sa staymsns G t. g. No %
PsP $Ssfs SSs % : Hsh As mPiqsa alssh nSSs lRi
2at:inch minimum. Local 10; Winesaps.
2ia-inch minimum. 1,19a1.15; 2'4-inch
Einia combination fancy and 6 extra ST. fancy.
Lowrys- 1.25a1.d5. C grade: Winesaps.
size. .'' -
STRAWBERRIES receipts lisht;
supplies lsht demand oaiy 1igh5; market
ordnsry condition North caToiina 56S
90 few best 500: Virginia Norfolk Sec
ton. 2.50a3.00. few $50; other sections.
2-5oa5.Oo per crate.
POTATOESOne South Carolina ar
rived; five cars diverted; three broken and
snDpes sS saS of G
Maine. 100-pound sacks, Green Noun
tains.. U. S. No. /. e;65. New York; 100
pound sacks, Round Whites, U. s; No l.
O 81 saa5anks Ida9 g. oORou1d kS sasss ss Rss Ssw
stock: Supplies moderate: demand light;
market weak Florida. double-head bar
rels Spaulding Rose. q: s. No. 1, 650a
SSieT4s g. SoGsh s No af19a = 5.75asoo. sSs ~ 'o'
ASPARAGUS-Truck receipts light sup
plies light; demand light; market steady.
New Jersey, pyramid crates. dozen punches
Extra Colossal 2.00a2,25; Colossal l.75
1.25a1 30. Delaware. pyramid crates doz-
en- punches, poorly graded. GOAL so.
CABBAGE-Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate; demand slow; market
weak North Carolina, ". A.bushel hampers,
Pointed type, packed locally. 75as5.
Carrot Prices Steady.
CARROTS-No carlot arrivals: one bro
ken car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Califor-
250a275
CAULIFLowER One California ar
rived; one unbroken car on track. Sup
steady California. crates. i75a2 90.
LETTUCE Five. California arrived;
crate; market steady California western
fair condition. 2.5Oa2.75.
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TRUCK CROPS NEED
RAIN IN VIRGINIA
Dry Weather Brings Serious In.
jury, but Little Relief Except
for Showers Is Expected.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May 1s.-Virginia
truck crops have been seriously in
Jured by dry weather this Spring and
general rains must fall soon if other
crops are to stage a comeback, State
agricultural officials reported.
The weather man, however, held out
little promise of any immediate relief
beyond localized showers, which will
not be sufficient
Truck farmers in the Norfolk and
Eastern Shore areas have suffered
terribly" Henry Taylor, Federal-State
agricultural statistician, reported.
q Their strawberry crop has been cut in
half, and green peas, cabbages and
other truck hurt by lack of rain.
Virginias strawberry crop amount
ed to about 81, 100000 last year. Price
of the berries has climbed Is per cent
this Spring with the weather's cur
tailment of the crop.
The potato crop, Mr.. Taylor said,
can stand another rainless week.
Early hay crops have been harvested
without serious loss, and wheat has
not been injured seriously. But corn.
4 now well up in many sections, is be-
hind its growing schedule because of
dryness.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK, May 10 P.-Crude
rubber futures opened quiet, 8 to S
lower May, unquoted; July. 15.70a71; !;
September, 15.77b. Bid.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
OPPOSES BUYING
OF j. S. EQUITIES
British Treasury Intimates
Trust Should Not Get
American Stocks.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 19.-Continuing its
ban on foreign lending, the treasury
has intimated to one of the newly
formed trusts that it Is not desirable
for that concern to buy American
stocks.
This is believed to be on the advice
of the new Advisory Committee ap-
pointed by the treasury to advise on
foreign transactions. It has caused
some surprise, especially in view Of the
fact that other trusts hold American
shares. while the stock exchange deals
every day in American securities.
The financial editor of the Daily
Mail thinks the official attitude may
seem to require some explanation, but
does not consider the step to be con-
strued as indicating official objection
to individual investment by British
interests in American securities" THE
explanation probably is" adds this
editor, that as the trust-which is
of the unit type-would invite public
money by advertisement to be sent
abroad for the purchase of United
States stocks, its operations come
under the ban of foreign lending"
The embargo on new issues insti-
tuted in June, 1882, was lifted SO far
as home and empire capital demands
were concerned, after the war loan
conversion operation in September,
1882 On several occasions since, the
treasury has relaxed the ban to allow
repatriation of shares from the United
States.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Decide to Retire
Preference Shares
OfV..C. Chemical
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, May 1s.-Vir-
ginia Carolina Chemical Corp. stock
holders voted yesterday to retire
10000 Of the company,s 7 per cent
prior preference stock now held in
the treasury.
Officials said the action would en-
able the corporation to reduce its
taxes and simplify its capital struc-
ture. Retirement of all the per cent
stock would place control in the hands
Of the 6 per cent preferred and COM
mon stockholders. Seven per cent
stockholders now elect a majority of
the directors.
More than two-thirds Of all classes
Of stock was represented at the spe-
cial meeting yesterday, though the
requirement was for only two-thirds
of all classes combined.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Washington Exchange
SALES,

SALES.
Capital Traction $500 at 891a.
Riggs Bank com.-4 at 265.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 40, 10
at 40
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TWIN COACH SALES UP.

NEW YORK, May 10 P.-Total
sales of Twin Coach Corp, of Kent,
Ohio, for April were reported as over
81 900, 900 and sales of units for the
first four months Of the year were
60 per cent ahead of the same period
last year. The company stated that
motor moaches and trolley busses were
ordered for delivery to ~ cities IN ~
States.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

PHILADELPHIA, May 19 R;-Ldye
n. old roosters. dry -picked Western. 15sl7,
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

: NEW YORK, May 10 O1.-Egss. 47.pl3;
iIIeeular snr Mixed colors. special packs or
standards and commercial standards 22s
13H; nrsts. FL "a; mediums. 40 pounds.
~; ga; olrtles. No. l. AZ pounds 1914;
21A |-' 0soi9Ee-paSAeo nrsts,
UNCHANGED W.
Cheese. SOC $40: irmer and UNCHANGED
1--we poultry weak. BY freight turkeys
1oaZOi other freight prices unchanred.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. May 10 lP,.-Foreign ex.
Grange irregular: Great Britain in dollars
I 9t1s: cables. .967s: 6O-day bills, 4Ia54s
France-GDemand. 65Sss: cables, 65Sss
ltaly-Demand. 7.S5: cables, 7.S5.
mands-Belgium. 1921: Germany
Holland $3.50; Norway. "a .9S: Sweden
70 %: Denmark, 30 10: Finland. 2.20ia:
gal 4 80: Greece. 94Ia: Poland. 1Ss5.
czeehoslovakia- 4.151a: Yugosiavia. so
austria. lS.15n: Hungary. 30 55n: Ru.
mania. 20: Argentina, 33l5n: Brazil
S.61n' Toxic. 29l7: Shanghai, 80. 90
Hongkong. 32.70: Mexico City. 27S5
montreal IN New York. 90 .6S74 New York
IN Montreal. 1O0.31 IL. Nominal
Evening star., 1936-05-19
10 L0w-Yield Bonds
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 19.-The corpo-
rate bond market leaned to the off,
side today, but fairly steady tone
was maintained on United States
Governments in quiet trading.
Losses of small fractions to more
than q point included American Roll
ing Mill 4As. Baltimore & Ohio 412s,
st. Paul SIS, Detroit Edison 4las and
New York Central S.
In the Government list gains
ranged from 1/32nd for Treasury IS
of l946 to 4/32nds for Federal Farm
Mortgage IS of l949.
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U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
FILM PLANT EXPANDED.
lRenorted hy chas. p Barney A. cor

NEW YORK, May 10 (SpeciaD -
Completion of the first unit of its
Hollywood plant expansion program.
one of the purposes for which it recent
" offered $4,000 shares of preferred
stock, was announced today by Colum-
bia Pictures Corp. Approximately
s500,000 was involved in completing
the first unit.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Montgomery Ward.

CHICAGO, May l9 CP.-Montgom-
cry Ward net profit was S2.836, 1888 for
the three months ended April 80. the
company reported. This compares
with S2.17s.326 the same period last
year. Earnings for the quarter were
54 cents per share of common stock,
after providing for class A dividends.
This compares with 40 cents the same
period last year.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. May 10 lF..-New Yor
Security Dealers Association:
Evening star., 1936-03-24

It's as natural for a man to stray
away whenever he gets a chance as
1t Is for a duck to swim. The only
way you can keep 'em from doing
it-and I'm not referring to ducks
swimming-is to outguess them.
If you keep man guessing, he'll
always be on the offensive. But the
minute he's certain, q woman's on the
defensive. She will have to defend
her man from all the other women
he likes the looks of. An there'll be
lot Of 'em.
A woman should remain aloof. She
should never, under any circumstan-
ces, pursue a man or give the impress
sion she's pursuing him. Men are
perverse. They always want what
they haven't got-at least as far as
women are concerned-and as long
as a man doesn't know a woman's
too fond Of him. he'll keep trying to
make her so.
Always Dress the Part.
Always dress as though you were
going out on your first date with a
man. Too many women make the
mistake Of letting themselves go, once
they are married.
Wearing an old kimono and failing
to put on makeup for breakfast Is
just about the surest way in the world
to make a man start looking around
at other women. They'll dress up for
him II you don't.
Never give a man the idea that
he's better looking than most. AS soon
as woman tells him he's handsome,
he starts looking at himself in the
mirror and believing it. Then there's
sure to be trouble. Anyway, a man
who isn't handsome but is manly look
ing is generally more interesting than
the Greek god type.
Look at Victor McLaelen, my leading
man in my new picture. "Klondike
Annie" He is plenty interesting. I
think the last line in the picture
just about sums Vic up. I say, You
amt no erl paintin', Bull, but you're
fascinatin' monster" It's a good line
and it gets lot Of laughs, besides
being true.
Nagging Won't Do.
Nagging is another thing that puts
ideas in the boys heads. When a girl
starts to nag man, he begins to
think, Now there's Jane Smith or
Mary Brown-they're both pretty and
Evening star., 1936-03-24

which blossomed until recently on
Broadway. Although Eleanor Powell
has been snatched from the ranks,
her place is taken very well indeed
by Mitzi Mayfair, who has a dance
which even Miss Powell might envy.
And there are other members of the
cast such as Reginald Gardiner, Paul
Haakon, Ethel Waters and Herb Will
liams, all of whom are at liberty to
indulge in their own personal field
days.
DAUL HAAKON, particularly, had a
field day last night. His dancing.
first known to Washington when -,
amazed Jeritza by taking "Annina'
right from under her nose, scored
again the way it scored in the first
place. His methods of bounding
through the air, landing on one foot
ad twirling through space like the
ill-fated Nyjinsky, won for him one
Of the major triumphs of the evening.
His Death in the Afternoon" a
colorful study of a bullf1ghter going
into action, is one of the high points
of the revue stage and Vincente Min
nelli, who produced it, deserves almost
equal credit with their credible Mr..
Haakon.
II X
THE entire revue, frankly, is worth
- attention. The staging is attract
I've, the girls of the chorus are not
Evening star., 1936-03-24

hard to look at, the lyrics and music
as provided by Howard Dietz and
Arthur Schwart are bright, informal
and funny, and present in the audi
ence last night was DR.. Hans Kinder,
who viewed Mr.. Gardeners take-od as
symphony conductor with the ut
most glee.
Mr.. Gardeners enthusiastic report
on how musical young man winds
himself up to lead a symphony concert
is among the delights of the evening.
And DR.. Kinder, whose sense Of hu-
NOR is on par with his excellent
musical, knowledge, took it on the chin
with great good humor. Somehow,
after the first bow, We expected to see
him take Mr.. GARDENERS place and
beat out a Shubert symphony with
relish and admiration.
MISS LILLE leads her brethren
and "sistern" with the spunk that
one has come to expect of her per-
formances. Whether she drapes her.
self around the Moulin Rouge" and
bangles beads and silks of the right
side of what might be called a flank:
whether she is a Geisha girl, care
fully disguised $50 that everybody rec
ogniZes herr under two pounds Of war
paint, or whether she is trying to
straighten out the name of Mrs. Blog-
den Blagg, she is what is quantity
termed a riot.
Herb Williams lends invaluable as
sistance as Leo the lion and good
many other things, and Vera Allen,
Nina Whitney, John McCauley and
Robert Shaffer come in for those
thankless roles without which a revue,
nevertheless, may not function.
Miss Waters numbers, staged ef-
fectively, seem to lack something. She
was received, however, last night with
great enthusiasm. AS was the rest Of
the show.
"At Home Abroad" is big. fast and
funny. And Miss Lille will tie you
into knots.
If you want to be tied into knots
60 and see it. If you don't-well, who
doesn't want to be tied!
Evening star., 1936-03-24
"RHODES" PRODUCTION
TO BE SHOWN APRIL is
Film Story of Empire Builder to
Have Premiere at Metro
politan.

p HODES. THE EMPIRE BUILD
Err" screen production which
stars Walter Huston, will have its
Washington premiere at Warner Bros.
Metropolitan Theater on Thursday
evening. April 16, at $50.
One of the most ambitious photo
plays ever made by British Gaumont,
Rhodes Is the story OF the great
Englishman, who devoted his life to
his adopted land, South Africa, and
rose from obscurity to a position OF
national leadership. In the title role,
one Of Americas foremost actors gives
a notable performance, and he is sup
ported by talented cast.
Many Of the stirring scenes Of the
picture were made in South Africa,
adding still more authentic flavor to
a production that is in every way
realistic.
Because Of the importance Of
Rhodes" Warner Bros are making
special plans for its inaugural per-
formance here in Washington.
Evening star., 1936-03-24
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

NationaI-"At Home Abroad" at
$3.50 pm.
EarIe-"Brides Are Like That" at
1918 am, 12:35, 8, 5:25, 7:50 and
1915 pm. Stage shows at l:35 am,
2:05, 4:30, 6:55 and $40 pm.
Fox-"Everybody's Old Man." at
IL am, 1:44. 4:28, 1872 and 9:56
pm. Stage shows at 1855, 3:39, 6:23
and 9:07 pm.
Palace-"Modern Times" at 1910,
2:30. 4:50, 7:10 and $50 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Follow the Fleet"
at 11:44 am, 2:l3, 4:42, I'll and
$40 pm. March Of Time" at 1922
am, Isl, 4:2o, 6:49 and 9:1s pm.
BeIasco-"Dancing Feet" at 1880
am, 1:21, 3:12, 5:03, 6:54 and 8:45 pm.
Private Life Of Henry VIII," at
9:56 pm.
Columbia - Anything Goes" at
.11:40 am, 1:4o, $40, $40. TAO and
$40 pm.
Metropolitan-"Story of Louis Pas
teur." at 11:10 am, lis. 800, $40,
7:25 and $50 pm.
Tivoli-"Rose Marie" at 2, $50,
5:45, TAO aud 9:35 pm.
Ambassador -" Brides Are Like
That" at 6:l5, 8 and 9:55 pm.
Little-"Queen Christiana," at 11:27
am, 1:3l,. 3:34, 5:38, TAI and
Gas pm.
H0ward-"Story of Louis Pasteur,
at 1890, 3:55, 7:05 and 1910 pm.
Stage shows at 2:40, $50 and 9:10
pm.
Evening star., 1936-03-24
Stage Pupils
TOEndTern
In Program
Performance at the
National on Friday
Afternoon.

g. E. COCHRAN will offer the stu
dents of the National Academy Of
Stage Training in a performance at
the National Theater Friday afternoon
at 4:3O, marking the completion of the
eleventh term of the academy, of
which Mr.. Cochran is the founder
The performance is under the direc-
ton of Maurice Greet. director of the
academy, and included in the program
will be the first act of Cosmo Gordon
Lennoxs comedy, THE Marriage of
Kitty; one-act comedy entitled
Paging Tito; a one-act drama. "A
Moment of Darkness" and fantasy
entitled Drama Immortalis."
Students of the dancing department
of the academy will be seen in a dance
program arranged by Marion D. Ven
able, director of the department.
Given at the end of each 10-week
term Of the academy, the student per-
formances offer the stage aspirants
an opportunity for actual stage ex-
perience, as a part of their studies
looking toward graduation. The per-
formances are closely observed by
Mr.. Cochran. who is ever looking for
exceptional Washington talent for the
National Theater Players. Many of
the academy students have succeeded
in making the grade.
Mr.. Cochran announces that the
Spring term of the academy will begin
April s and that a large enrolment
Is anticipated. The local school OF
the drama was established three years
ago and has developed rapidly.
Evening star., 1936-03-24
they're awfully nice to me. I'll bet
they wouldn't nag"

they're awfully nice to me. I'll bet
they wouldn't nag"
Well, when a man starts thinking
those things it's time to look out for
trouble. If he starts thinking about
other women, 1t won't be long until
he starts steppin' out with them.
jealousy Is another bad fault in a
lot Of women. No man wants to be
cross-examined about where he was
a week ago last Tuesday, or with
whom he had lunch. If he has a
guilty conscience, he won't admit doing
any wrong, and if he hasn't been out
with any one else, it will just annoy
him.
And lastly, don't discuss other men
with man you want to hold. No
man likes to hear another's virtues
extolled. 1t gives him an inferior feel
ing, and is likely to drive him to
another woman who Appreciates"
him.
tCoDyrisht. 1898. by the North American
NEWSPAPER Alliance, 1nc)
Evening star., 1936-03-24
RELATIVES. LOSE MOVE
IN SNUFF FORTUNE ROW
Only Kin of Garrett Widow May
Claim Any of SIT, 200, 900,
Court Rules.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March "a The
complicated legal fight over the ST.
100000 fortune Walter Garrett found
ed on snuff in the Nineteenth Century
was simplified somewhat yesterday in
q State Supreme Court ruling barring
his kin from laying any claim to the
estate.
The court ruled that the manufac-
turer, who died 40 years ago, left his
estate outright and absolute to his
widow, Henrietta E. Garrett, and that.
therefore, only those claiming kinShip
to her have the right to fight for the
millions.
The decision cut only few hundred
claimants from the 5000 or more who
have appeared in the United States
and 81 foreign countries.
The fight now goes back to Phila-
delphia Orphans Court where claim
ants will have an opportunity to es-
tablish kinship.