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Evening star., 1936-07-14
FORMER KREGUER
FUND TRANSFERRED
Assets Of One Of Defunct Proper.
ties Go to Swedish Match
Company.
sy the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 14.-In six min
utes by transatlantic telephone yes
terday certain assets Of international
Match Co., one of the defunct Ivar
Kreguer properties, valued roughly at
s13, ,000, 900, formally we're transferred
to Swedish Match Co. at the Enskilda
Bank in Stockholm.
At the same time, Irving Trust
Co., as trustee for American creditors
who originally had invested sl00. .000,-
900 in International Match. acknow-
ledged receipt of S8,766, 900 in cash and
100000 shares Of Swedish Match "B'
stock. The stock, at the time the
offer was approved, was valued at
roundly $4,000 900.
The ceremony, which wound up four
years of negotiations, was elaborately
carried out. nine representatives OF
American creditors having gone to
Sweden to witness the closing, while
Swedish Match Co. representatives
listened in on the Irving Trust Co.
end of the conversation.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
R. F. c. RATE CUT &
HELDBUS|NESSA|D
Reduction of Interest to
Borrowers Ranges Up
to ! Per Cent.
" the Assoclated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The action of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. in shcing interest ratsg
to its borrowers was described b.
r. F. c. officials yesterday as a mo&
to help alcng recovery.
They said it is expected to benefit
large number of banks, industries,
borrowers on real estate and farm or
ganizations.
Jesse Jones. R. F. c. chairman, an.
nounced the cuts, which range up to
per cent and become effective July
Among the reductions were:
To banks and bank receivers-From
4 to per cent.
To industrial concerns-From S to
flexible rate ranging between 4
and 5.
Real Estate Loans.
On real estate loans advanced by
the R. F. c. Mortgage Co.-From 8
to between and S.
To the Commodity Credit Corp
From 8 to 212.
To insurance companies. credit
unions, joint stock land banks, food
rehabilitation accounts and some other
borrowers to 31z.
To accounts intended to finance
orderly marketing of farm commodi.
ties and, in certain cases. to building
and loan associations-4 to 3l2.
Jones said the reductions were pos,
sible because the r. F. c. had accu.
mulated an operating reserve "suf:
flcient to cover contingencies" and
because the Treasury, being able tc
borrow at very low rates" had cut
its rate to the R. F. c. from 234 to 2il
per cent.
Large Savings Expected.
There was no Official estimate OF
the savings the reduction would mean
for the r. F. C.'s borrowers, but it
was said they would run into many
hundred thousand dollars
Lending institutions which benefit
by the cuts will be expected. Jones
said, to pass the reductions along to
their debtors. He said the purpose E
to help the man in debt as we'll as
the lending institution to which he Is
indebted -
Evening star., 1936-07-14
EMPLOYMENT HITS
new RECOVERY PEAK
Approximately 100000 More
Persons Employed Than at De.
pression's Low Point.

preston Low 6OlnC.
SPIT ciaI Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE total
number of persons employed in the
United States rose in May to new
peak for the recovery movement, the
Alexander Hamilton Institute reports.
The number employed in May was
38,970,o 900. as compared with 38,727,-
900 in April and with 3s,S37 900 in
December, 1885. when the previous
recovery peak was reached.
There were 1242,000 more persons
employed in May than in the same
month last year and 5,908,00 more
personse mployed than at the low
for the depression in March, 1888.
AS compared with the pre-depres-
sion peak in october, 1929, employ
ment in May this year was smaller
by 7,045, 900 persons.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
UTILITIES STRONG,
I SPEC|ALT|ES UP
Curb Market Rules Higher
With Generally Active
Demand.
9s the Associated Press.

ss the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 14.-Firmness
in the utility section and active de-
mand for specialties hoisted the curb
market higher today.
Trading gathered momentum as the
noon hour approached and a Iiumoer
of stocks advanced a point or So.
Metals were uniformly higher. New
Jersey Zinc, Pacific Tin, Aluminium
Co. of America and Newmont Mining
all improved point or more. Gulf
Oil was heavy and dropped more than
a point. Colts Patent Firearms and
Duke Power suffered moderate set
sacks.
Utility stocks were supported at
fractionally higher levels.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
NEW YORK. July Il P,-Over-the-
counter market. bank and trust companies.
opening bid and asked prices:
ZINCE PRICE DROPS.

NEW YORK, July IA (R.-A reduc-
ton of S150 ton in zinc concentrate
in the tri-State district. making quo
tations s295o to s30.50 ton, was an
nounced in commodity circles. 1t was
the first cut since October and fol-
lowed a drop In the smelter price
Producers have moved to reduce out
put.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
PRICE INDEX DROPS.

NEW YORK, July IA OP.-A drop
of 3 of / per cent is shown in the
June index of retail prices compiled
by the Fairchild publications, On
July / it stood at 879 per cent of the
1881 level, compared with 88.1 a
month before. and S5.7 a year before.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

car, is trucks: steady; hens, AZ pounds
iorn hens, 14h; Plymouth and White
osk Sprnss se wSse sSorsd soek 1 Py%qtf s9o4ea
is; Plymouth Rock broilers. 1s; White
Rock. 16; eolored. 16; barehacks, 14aIS:
turkeys, 13a16: heavy old ducks. 12h
heavy young. 16; small white ducks, II y
small colored. .10h: young geese. is. old
10: black chickens, 14a16.
cias sstsE ss iegej seorej entras sss}
rs iaa33'4; extra firsts t90-9p. 33a33h
centralized carlots. 33z. Eggs. 17;s23
easy: extra firsts. local. 81 "a; cars. q
fresh graded firsts. local. 21; cars, ia;
current RECEIPTS. 20: storage packed extras
22h; storage packed firsts, %.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
Chicago Grain Market.

Cash wheat-No. l. red. l.0614 "a;
No. 2. red. 1o412 -o614; No. |, dark,
hard, l.1012-1112; No. /. hard, 1osl2-
10; No. 2, hard. 1863. -Os; No. l.,
mixed, 1o4l2-os; No. 2. mixed, l.o4-05.
Corn-No. 5, mixed. 84i2: No. l. yell
low. SO; No. 2. yellow. 87l2 -s8; No. 8,
yellow, 81; No 4. yellow, $685.; No.
>. yellow. IS; sample grade, 1885.
Oats-No. /. mixed, 40; No. 2, white.
new, 50; No. 2, white. 80; No. 3,
white, 36i2-37; No 4. white. 1886;
sample grade, 34l2-35. Soy beans,
track Chicago-No. 3. yellow, l.20.
Barley-Sample Wisconsin. so; feed,
5O-65, nominal; mailing. 85-1.0l.
Timothy seed, $3.50 hundredweight;
clover seed, 10.75-1625 hundredweight.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
Chaplin's School Doomed.

Hanwell Residential School of Lon
don. which Charlie Chaplin and his
brother Sid attended about 40 years
ago, is to be razed to make room for
a housing project.
Evening star., 1936-07-14

Western Union Telegraph Co.-May
net income was s57O,7l7, against $780,.
276; in five months net income was
S2229.599. against S1.405,576.
Evening star., 1936-07-14

Pullman, Inc.-It was annunced
that Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul &
Pacific Railroad ordered 500 box cars
from pullman-Standard Car Manu-
featuring Co., sllbsidiary.
Evening star., 1936-07-14

Container Corp. Of America-Com-
mon share earnings, six months ended
June 80, were "a cents, against 66
cents.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
I;vernoo, Wheat Prices

LIVERPOOL. July IA LR9.- Wheat
futures closed firm.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
FEDERAL RESERVE
WEEKLY CONDITION
Summary of Principal As.
sets and Liabilities
Are Reported.
BY the Associated Press.

by AhoUCIdltu FICb6.
The Federal Reserve Boards condi-
tion statement of weekly reporting
member banks in 101 leading cities
gave the following summary Of the
principal assets and liabilities on July
8, together with changes for the week
and for the same week last year, In
millions of dollars:
July 10.
Iilv ImlY 1895.
Evening star., 1936-07-14
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK July IA dp.-New York
Security Dealers Association.
moon Quotations
Evening star., 1936-07-14
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK, July IA dP.-DividendS
have been declared as follows:
Evening star., 1936-07-14
FEDERAL LAND BANKS

NEW YORK. July IA 0R.-Federal Land
nap NJ hanAS
Evening star., 1936-07-14

ww-With warrants. xw-Without war
rants. sn-Ney. wi-When issued. st
sNegotiahility impaired by maturity.
accompanies reported In receivership.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
Worlds Biggest
Eye Menaced
By Flood

CORNING, N. Y, March 20
CU.SO.-Floods menaced today
for the second time the 200-inch
"eye" for the worlds largest tele-
scope, which is mounted on a
railroad car here lor its trip to
California.
The Chemung River, rising
three inches an hour, had flooded
part of the Corning Glass Works,
but had not reached the special
car carrying the giant reflector.
If workmen are able to keep back
the flood, the disc, encased in
steel aboard a special underslung
car, will start its journey next
week.
Last July, as the "eye" was
being annealed, a similar flood
threatened it.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
ACT TO RELIEVE
COURT JAM

Further steps to relieve conges-
tion in the police courts were
taken today when F. A. Sebring,
court clerk, announced that be-
ginning Monday, only defendants
locked up over the weekend will
be tried in the District branch of
the court on Mondays.
Persons arrested and released
on Saturday and Sunday after
posting collateral at the police
precincts will be tried on Tues
days.
The change was made necessary
by the large number of weekend
arrests, for intoxication, dis
orderly conduct and vagrancy. AS
many as 200 such cases have been
tried on Mondays in the small
District court, with resultant over
crowding of the dock in the court
room,
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
P PRESIDENTIAL
CRUISE AGAIN
POSTPONED
international News Service

international News Service
President Roosevelt again today
postponed his two-weeks' vacation
cruise to remain here and watch
developments in the flood area,
particularly in the Ohio Valley
where rivers are expected to do
further damage.
Mr.. Roosevelt probably will de-
part for Warm Springs, Ga, to-
morrow where he will confer with
trustees of the Warm Springs
Foundation for paralysis victims
and will go to Winter Park, Fla,
to receive an honorary degree from
Rollings College Monday.
Gets Flood Reports
The Chief Executive received
last-minute reports on the flood
damage from National Chairman
Cary T. Grayson. of the Red Cross,
Gen. Malin Craig, chief of staff
of the Army, and Secretary Of War
Dern, members of the emergency
flood relief committee. Dern Is
chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Roosevelt had planned to
start his trip yesterday but post
poned it when he heard of the
floods widespread devastation,
particularly in Pennsylvania.
To See HagOOd
En- route South, Maj. Gen. John
son Hagood will have an oppor.
tunity to plead his own case with
President Roosevelt against the
order which relieved him Of his
Eighth Corps Area command for
criticizing the WPA program.
The outspoken general, who
told a congressional committee
that WPA funds were stage
money" which could not be OBJ
tanned for useful projects, is ex-
pected to board the Presidents va
cation special and present his side
of the story to his Commander-in-
Chief.
Although White House aides
would not reveal exactly how, it
was indicated that the censured
Army officer had requested an in
terview with Mr.. Roosevelt. Had
the President left Washington on
original schedule, it would have
taken place today at Atlanta, Ga.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
RUTLAND FINDS
SLIGHT HEALTH
DANGER HERE

With flood waters receding to-
day, a survey completed by DR..
George c. Rutland, District
health officer, showed there is no
danger of an epidemic here.
The District water supply is un-
contaminated, the reservoirs be-
ing high above the flooded area,
and the mains were undamaged,
the pressure in them being
greater than the flood pressure in
the low lying sections.
Danger in Backed Sewers
The only danger lies in low
areas, DR.. Rutland said, where
sewage might have been carried
into Easements, and arrangements
were being made by the Health
Department to have these base
ments pumped out today, or chlor-
mated if necessary to kill any
disease germs.
The great danger in a flood
comes from the spread of typhoid
fever from contaminated drinking
water, DR.. Rutland pointed out,
but added in the present flood
there are no flies to carry the fever
germs and the flood occurred be
fore the normal typhoid season" "
DR.. Ruhland called a conference
today of representatives of the
public health committee of the
District Medical Society, the Pub
lie Health Service and the Red
Cross, to consider all health prob
lens arising from the flood and
be prepared for any developments
that might follow.
Early Cleanup Urged
Physicians are particularly
anxious to have the flooded areas
PROPERLY cleaned in order that
there my be no breeding grounds
for mosquitoes, flies or disease
germs.
While the water supply here is
in good condition, DR.. Rutland
added his voice to warnings to
residents in rural sections not to
drink water in the flood area
without boiling it,
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
Flood Aid Plans
Ask SO Millions
Of Congress

Flood victims in and about
Washington were assured Of ade.
quate ,lothing and financial aid
today as generous residents of the
Capital. hardening to the plea of
the District Chapter Of the Red
Cross, poured contributions Of
money and wearing apparel into
the chapters headquarters at 1870
E st. N. w.
Distribution was begun imme-
diately with thousands of articles
ready for the flood victims. They
ranged from Army blouses to baby
shoes. Included we're blankets,
overcoats. shirts, footwear. hats,
underclothing and even fur neck
piece.
Money donations were headed
oy a $1,000 initial gift from the
District Chapter of the Red Cross
itself. Up to last evening, other
donations amounting to $723 had
been received, Brig. Gen. F. R.
Keefer, chairman of the District
chapter reported.
Danger of disease in the wake
Of the flood here was described
by General Keefer as relatively
small" He explained that the
local water supply had been un-
harmed and that the flooded
areas were not primarily resi-
Dental
Temporary shelter for refugees
was arranged at the Washington
Boys club, 230 c st. N. w. Col
ored victims of the flood were
quartered at the Baptist Church
on Nichols Ave. S. E. Several col.
ored families, in dire need, were
being cared for in the Anacosta
shelter station.
Donations of clothing, accord,
ing to General Keefer, will be
distributed to Washington flood
victims, since each county in the
surrounding areas has it's own
Red Cross Setup which is believed
ample for local needs. Money do.
nations will be passed on to Ma
tional headquarters for diStribu.
ton as the needs Of particular
areas dictate.
AS pestilence and starvation
threatened more than 100000
homeless flood refugees yester
day President Roosevelt appealed
to the Nation to contribute q
three million dollar relief fund
tc the American Red Cross.
Response to the Presidents
plea came quickly. Red Cross
Headquarters here reported heavy
donations to local chapters
throughout the country.
Washington quickly opened its
heart and its purse strings to
relieve flood sufferers in nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
Drivers Of the Premier Taxicab
Company and representatives Of
the Salvation Army were busy all
day and far into the night calling
for contributions of warm clothing
urgently needed in stricken areas.
Premier, showed under with calls,
made $50 pickups Of clothes up to
last night, with more remaining
to be answered today.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
Doomed, She Asks Dress

OSSINING, N. Y, March 20
CU.SO feminine yearning
for new spring finery found its
way into the death house at
Sing Sing today when Mrs. Mary
Frances Creighton expressed a
desire for an Easter dress. Sen,
fenced to the electric chair for
a poison murder in Baldwin, L. l..
Mrs. Creighton said she wanted
something to replace her plain
prison parb.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-05
HE CERTAINLY WAS

81 was a doggoned fool" a
man blurted out as he sat on his
front porch smoking his pipe and
staring reflectively into the dusk.
+ whats the matter?" asked his
wife, looking at him suspiciously.
"What have you been doing
now?"
"Well, last spring l sold my
vote for a dollar" explained the
man resentfully. "Then when that
new crowd took office they boost
ed the water rate 60 cents a
month. During the past year l
have paid them $40 more water
rent than l paid before. 1t will be
a year before there is another
city election and that will be
$40 more. got a dollar for my
vote and it cost me $3.50. | was
a doggoned fool"
49, The man who sells his vote is
always a fool as we'll as a law
violator. In various ways it costs
him many times what he gets for
his vote.
One chap who owned his home
had worked in seven successive
elections at $25 per election help
ire to keep a corrupt political
ring in power. The ring stole so
much money, wasted so much
money AID borrowed so much
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-05
JOSH "JoSHED" EN-

Josh Lee, Oklahoma's ''boy orator." won easily
in the second primary in his race for United States
senate over Gov. E. w, MARYLAND, Both We're con-
testants for the seat held by Thos. P. Gore, who
was eliminated in the first primary. Each was an
ardent defender of the New Deal, but Orator Lee
had . promise for credulous ears which his oppon-
ent could not checkrnate. In his campaigning he
promised "every man farm" Just how that could
be brought about he failed to analyze or deduce to
logical proportions a,.
But such preachment almost invariably falls on
credulous ears. There is so much in what people
want to believe. That is why the Townsendites,
the Coughlinites, the Lenkeites, ct al, command
such Impressive followings.. The farm promise to
every sovereign voter of Oklahoma was as much
moonshine as the pledge of the carpetbaggers to
the newlyfreed slaves in the south three-score-and
ten years ago that each would get forty acres and
a mule.-Spartanburg Journal. -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-05
STOP SPENDING OR GO BUSTED

If the federal government continues to spend
twice its income the result must ultimately De
some form of reputation or confiscatory taxation
There is no other terminal to the road our govern
ment is travelling. .......
When the welfare and prosperity of the entire
country are at stake, common sense dictates that
we should disregard all questions OF politics or OF
blind party allegiance, and should unite IN COM
mon effort for the common good. We are threat
ened with a crisis in our governmental AFFAIRS
When this crisis will come is not clear, but that IL
will come is inevitable if present spending policies
are pursued 1t is even rumored that farmer got
his scarecrow on the federal payroll.
A man will bleed to death if his wounds are not
stopped-and this nation will bleed to death I'M
less the drain is stopped -. =. . ..,..
Stop spending-if we all insist that the Uni
ted States can recover its strength and her people
their Observation-Disclosures News.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-05
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
GOD AS REVOLUTIONARY

Rev. Charles C. Weber Of the Union Theologi-
cal seminary is quoted as saying to some hundreds
of Young people before whom he was appearing IN
tho nature of spiritual adviser: "God, who is not
content with things as they are, is revolutionary
bo;ng constantly seeking to make all things new
Realizing the danger in pulling single sentence
from ifs context-wish we had the whole OF Dr..
Webber's dissertation before us--we are still Oh
the opinion that this theologian has himself become
such revolutionary being that ne has made NM
self another God before him. ...'
Times and manners do constantly keep changing
and religion can hardly escape all of the reVolu-
tionary trends but at the center or heart OF Things
there must be something the same yesterday IouaS
and forever. There are nowadays more avenues
through which they may make themselves 1elt' we
think: but what's intrinsically new about tath or
hope, or charity! T..
The Webster school of theology, it seems to u.s.
is searching for God who can be put to project
work something like Harry Hopkins and Rex1oru
Tugwen assign straw bosses to deeds of dupiety'
There are doubtless many things in this world with
which the Maker and Builder thereof is not con-
font With many he might easily become wroth.
But with none, we think, more readily than with
a pratng parson so bent upon attracting the pup
lie attention to his own feeble emanatlons that ne
mistakes finite stir, fuss and bother for hux OIL
the infinite. .r To-. a.. h,s~.5 .as . - q
Moving as He does in mysterious ways HIS Won
ders to perform, God could be somewhere IN thlS
business of change, but we are going on peheVlhg
tba teven so He will be using the "st small voice
Of olden times and not clearing His throat before
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS News. g, .,.. .s. ,......'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-05
CONFLICTING BELIEFS

Addressing an audience at Campobello Island
several days ago. President Roosevelt, sufficentlV
close TO Maine for his remarks to echo clearly
through the soon-to-vote Pine Tree state, assured
the nation that eve are going to have Quoddy'
Quoddy will be completed. believe IN euouus
and / believe you do, too" ...,..
While F. D. R. continues to believe IN Quoddy'
the Congress has not done so as evidenced by re-
fusal of both branches to set aside FUNDS TOT i'S
continuation after relief ALLEGATION from the
White House has inaugurated the project anu
brought it to its present status ..
But the disbeeving started long before II got u
the legislature. Mr. Ickes in his capacity OF puoic
works administrator, turned the program DOWN
when it was submitted to him by Promoter Dexter
Cooper, friend of the president, in 1888. Similar
disbelief has been expressed by the PWA board Oh
review. the federal power commission and the
army engineering corps. Mr. Cooper had launched
the development as a private enterprise but the
interests which backed him to the extent OF S5OO-
6O0 for preliminary surveys withdrew their sup
port when they studied these surveys and decldeo
that the proposition is not feasible. second re-
fusal came from private interests even after the
project had been taken over by work-relle1 ageh-
cies Asked to bid on the equipment, boston ell
gineering firm declined on the ground that the
Quoddy undertaking was unsound, wastetul ana
duplication of work already efficiently done by prl-
vate industry.
One of the arguments in favor of the project
has been it's supplying of cheap current. The led
eral power commission has already held, however,
that rover developed there would have TO sell 1or
at least 5.6S cents kilowatt hour, or more than
Tho nrica ar which steam-generated current could
be developed. - -... .r.s.. ,r
What Mr. Roosevelts belief will amount TO-
therefore, remains to be seen, particularly since
Congress must provide whatever addltional lulius
are needed and since that body, along with o'her
agencies and individuals, has already done some
contrary believing of its own.-Greensooro news