davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
ACACIA SETS
NEW RECORD

A new, all-time record Of pro
gress was written during 1885 by
the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Company, it was announced by
william Montgomery, president
He said:
"The volume Of insurance in
force now has passed the previ-
Gus peak, and today exceeds
$685., ,OOO, 900, a net increase Of
more than S12,7OO,OOO for the
year.
Preliminary figures now
avsilable also reveal the remark
able gains made by Acacia in
other phases Of its business
during the past year. For
example, new paid for insurance
amounted to more than $38,000,-
600, while the assets have ad-
vanced by S6,OOO,OOO to more
than S66,OOO,OOO. The latter
figure represents an increase Of
95 per cent since the year 1929"
Mr.. Montgomery said that dur
ing 1886, more than $5, 800, 900 was
paid by Acacia to living policy
holders and beneficiaries. At the
same time, he pointed out, policy
loans have declined and the con.
servation rate has steadily i'm.
proved, giving further indication
~ c,,hctantial irnnroVement in
past year as compared to 1885,
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
COTTON PRICES
EASE SLIGHTLY

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 GNS0.
After a firm opening, cotton eased
to averages slightly under yester.
days close as profit taking weak,
ened the market for a time.
January was again considerably
behind March, after stiffening
earlier in the day.
Price fixing in March and ag.
gressive buying in the distant
months by Wall Street were prin-
cipal sources of buying. Europe
also took contracts, While there
was no important pressure on any
month, hedge selling increased
somewhat. The South sold on the
scale up, and there was profit
taking by locals.
January off at 1892, off 4;
March 1914. off 3; May 1898, off
2; July 1925, up i; October 11.SS,
off 2, and December 1871, up /.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
NY. INSURANCE
SHARES DIP

Insurance stocks in the New
York city market closed at moder-
ately lower levels in 1885, after a
year Of narrow trading range, Holt,
Rose and TroSter report.
The weighted average Of 20
issues opened January 2 at 61.70
and reached the years high of
64.56 on January %, the highest
levels recorded since April 6. 1881.
Subsequently, however, the list
settled into a narrow trading range
from which it never recovered, de-
spite the investment nature of
operations and the higher security
markets.
Low for the year Of 1881 was
reached September 30, but the list
closed December 81 slightly higher
at 56.61, a net decline Of about 8
per cent for the year.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
BANK ISSUESUP
FOR YEAR

New York City Bank stocks
showed moderate net appreciation
for 1886, Holt, Rose & Troster re-
port.
The weighted average of II lead
ing issues opened January 2 at
59.25, but after reaching a peak
Of 63.93 on January IA, eased off
steadily to the years low of 50.29
on April 80. Throughout May to
early August. however, a strong
recovery set in which carried the
average 36 per cent higher to the
years high Of 68.48 on August
THE highest levels since Septem-
Der IL, 1882.
The list maintained this gain
well until late October and early
November, when a low of 58.08 for
this move was reached November
%. A sharp rally late in Novem-
Der continued throughout Decem-
ber, and the average closed Decem-
Der 81 at 62.36, a net gain of about
5 per cent for the year.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Jan. : G.N.sD.-Hogs-
Receipts. 10000; market 10 higher: hold
overs 1000. Top. 5000: hulk, S1O.25D
1850: heavy, S1O250IO7O: medium
S1O.25@l070: light, S106lO.sO: light
lights. $s.5O61O25; packing sows. $3.50
01O; pigs SS610c.
CaIves-Receipts. 500: market steady.
Beef steers: Good and choice, $1I@
1878: common and medium. $7@11:
yearlings, $96l3s5. Butcher cattle
Heifers. $5@12 cows S4.5O@7.5o; bulls,
$4.50@7: calves. 5612.5O: feeder steers,
345O@850; stocker steers. $4.5O0S;
stocker cows and heifers. &45o@6.7S.
Sheep Receipts. 10000; market
steady. LambA $1o2531o.75; common,
500; yearlInES, ts9s.aS; feeders. eS0Si
ewes, 35Q5.SA
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
DEMAND RISES
F0RPR0DUCTS

AS regards the general business
outlook, it is significant that de.
mand for products is increasing in
many important industries, &C
cording to Standard Statistics
Company.
For example, it is pointed out
that the cotton textile industry is
sold ahead through the first
quarter of 1887, the backlog Of
steel orders assures a fairly salts
factory rate of operations for
some weeks; residential building
construction over the next few
months is expected to run consid-
erably above that of the cores
ponding period last year, and re-
tail demand for automobiles has
exceeded even the most sanguine
estimates Zone large manufac-
turer is understood to have enough
orders on hand and in sight to
assure capacity operations through
May, provided labor troubles in
the industry are settled soonO
The report adds:
"The present difficulties in
the automobile industry are Of
great importance to business
generally as they may bring to
a head the entire labor situa-
tiOn. In fact, it is not incOn-
Ceivable that the terms upon
which the current strikes are
settled may prove to be the
turning point in the C. /. O.'s
drive for uniOniZatiOn in the
steel, automobile and allied in.
duStrieS. If the managements
accede to labOr's demands,
which currently appears unlike
ly automobile and parts COM
pany officials have declared en-
phaticaIIy that they will not re-
cOgnize the closed Shop-the
primary objective Of Lewis
fOrces), further widespread dis
turbances in many other lines
would not be unexpected. On
the other hand, a setback for
the C. /. o. at this time would
doubtless materially weaken its
position, and would lessen the
threat Of serious tie-ups in other
industries later on"
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
ARMY, NAVY ORDERS

Idwal H. Edwards, A. c., inf. same
John T. Lewis, C: A. c.. same.
Captains
George J. Forster, Inf. Eta Lsavsn.
Reuben E. Jenkins. Inf, Ft. Moultrie.
Clarence L. King Inf, FIT. Benning
Floyd L. Parks, Inf, Ft. Benning:
Frank A. Henning. F. A.. FIT. Sill.
William e. shambora, M. c.. FIT. Sam
Charles s. Miller, Cav, Washington.
Ivan l.. Foster, F. A, Gainesville, Fla.
LeCount H. slocum, F. A. c. and G.
s. School.
Foster ]. Tate. F. A. same.
Walter L. Weible, c. A. c., same.
Joseph A. Cranston, jr., Inf, Hawaii.
Donald w. Brann, Inf, Hawaii.
Other Orders
Major
Harry B. Vaughan. jr., c. E., Hawaii,
to Washington. in office Of C. Of e.
Captains
John ]. johnson. C. A. c., FIT. Rodman,
order to Hawaii March is revoked.
Verne c. Smell, c. A. c., Ft.' Worden,
to Hawaii; sail from San Francisco
April IS.
Henry F. Hannis. C. E, Ft. Logan.
same; sail May %.
Lewis T. Ross, C. E., Portland, Ore,
same.
Harry f. Fisher. C. E., Mineral Wells.
Tex, same.
George K. withers. C. E., Los Angeles,
order to Panama May 8 revoked.
Roy W. Grower, c. E., New York, to
Panama; sail from New York May I.
Bruce C. Hill. C. E, Hawaii. to Sacra-
mento, Cal, as dist. engineer.
Robert f. Coughlin. c. E.. Philippines,
to Huntington, w. Va, as assistant dis
trict engineer.
John NJ. Whistler, F. A., to additional
duty as contracting officer. Purdue u.
Second Lieutenants
Norman B. Edwards, infantry. Fort
Hamilton. to Hawaii; sail from New
York March 49,
Henry A. Muccl, infantry, Randolph
Field. to Second Division, Fort Francis
e. Warren. Wyo.
Frederick c. Boutwell,. jr.. F. A.,
same. to Second Division, Fort Sam
Houston.
Dana w. Johnston. cavalry, same. to
Second Cavalry, Fort Riley Kan.
Charles D. Hartman, jr., r. A, Fort
Sill, to 18th F. A, Fort Meyer, Va.
Leaves Of Absence
Brig. Gen. Lesley J. McNair. Jan. TO-
with permission to visit foreign coun-
tries.
Col Clarence R. Hotchkiss. G. =. C.
Gnf Res.), Is days. Jan. Is.
Capt Harry g. Armstrong, N. C., /
mo. Is days, with same.
Capt George H. Bare. Inf, ext. mo.
Capt: Alfred A; Kessler' jr" A. C."
Capt. Patrick W. Timberlaks, A. c..
mo-, February Is, with permission to
visit foreign countries.
First Lieut.. Otto C. George, A. c., )
mos. Feb. 90.
warrant officer Erik H. Lunblad. Phil
ippines, mos, with permission to visit
foreign countries.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
WESTERN AUTO
CALLS MEETING

A special meeting Of the Glass
A and Class B common Stockhold-
ers Of Western Auto Supply Com
pany has been called for March
8, 1887, at the office of the COM
pany in Kansas City, Md, to vote
on proposal to change each share
Of Class A and Class B common
stock into three shares Of new
common stock, all of one class
and all voting.
This action is preliminary to an
application by the company to
list its stock on the New York
Stock Exchange.
At the same time a proposal
will be submitted to increase the
authorized number of shares and
to authorize the directors to bor-
row from time to time, upon such
terms and conditions as the di-
rectorS may determine, sums ag-
gregating not in excess of S2,00O,-
900, and to evidence such indebt-
edness by notes or debentures of
the company.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

ARMY
| The weeks Army orders include this
following:
Detailed to Army War College for
1937-3S Course
Following, listed with their present
| stations, are designated as students al
the Army War College, Ft. Humphreys,
Washington. and will report between
Aug. Is and 2l:
Lieutenant ColOneIs
John B. Thompson, Cav, West Point.
John H. Wallace, F. A, Ft Des
| Moines
Robert D. Brown, c. A.. Ft. Tottsn.
Rollin L. Tilton, c. A, Ft. Banks.
Roger B. Cotton. Sig. c.. Ft. Mon
mouth.
Henry W. Harms. A. C.. Randolph
Field.
William N. Porter. Maxwell Field.
John H. Hinemon, jr., Sig. c.. Wash
Joseph C. Mehaffsy. Sig. C., same.
Hubert R. Harmon. A. c., March
Field.
LaRhett L. stuart. c. A, TT. Winfield
Scott.
GIadeon NJ. Barnes Ord, Washington.
Beverly c. Dunn. C. E., Washington.
John f. Lewis, F. A, Washington.
Lunsford e. oliver. c. E., Vicksburg.
G. d., Washington.
Dennis e. McCunniff. Inf. West Point.
Samuel ]. Reidner, Inf, C. and G. s.
School.
Duncan G. Richart, Cav. Panama.
James R. Alfonte, Q. NJ. c., Panama
(after attending field officers course
beginning July 6 at Edgewood Arsenal.
Md.
Leonard R. Boyd, inf. TT. Jay.
Cecil J. Gridley. inf, FIT. Benning.
Fred B. Rogers, inf, FIT. williams.
Pleas d. Rogers, inf, FIT. Riley.
William P. Scobey, inf, Ft. Benning.
worth
Samuel T. williams, inf, Ft. Benning
Francis A Woolfley, inf, FIT. Thomas
Calvin Dewitt, jr cav, FIT. Clark.
Rufus S. Ramey, cav, FIT. Oglethorpe.
Arthur P. Thayer Sd Cav. FIT. Meyer
Louis J. Compton. F. A., Aberdeen
Proving Ground.
William c. Dunckel. F. A., Ft. sheri
dan.
Clarence E. cotter. C. A, Ft. Monroe
Stanley R. Mickelsen, C. A, Ft. Mon
roe.
Edward Hswey, Q. NJ. c., Washington
warren R. Carter. A. C.. Langley
Field
Lawrence P. Hickey. A. C.. Langley
Harry A. johnson. A. c.. Barksdals
Field.
Austin W. Martenstsin. A. c.. Maxwell
Field
Bks.
Clyde H. Mogan. ord, Brooklyn.
Raymond c. Hamilton inf. FIT. George
Wright.
Alan w Jones. inf. Vancouver Rks.
Calvert H. Arnold, Sig. c.. Washington.
]. Lawton Collins. inf Washington.
Alfred J. Lyon, A. C., Washington.
John Y. York. jr., A. c.. Washingt ton.
Dwight F. Johns. C. E.. St. Paul
Harry w. Gaygill. inf. Governors Is
land.
Hamilton e. Mcguire Of. AZ. G. s. c..
Chicago.
Theodore L. Futch. F. A., Auburn, Ala.
John e. Hull. inf. Baton Rouge.
Burton L. Lucas inf. Lexington.
Preston T. Vance, F. A. Washington.
James C. Short. cav, Atlanta.
William P. Bledsoe, F. A, Salt Lake
City.
John T. Cellars. inf, Berkeley. Calf.
Leslie R. Forney, inf, C. and C. S.
School
William X. Harrison. jr., cav, same.
Franklin A. Kibler. F. A. same.
Cecil R. Moore, C. E., same
Edward s. OFT. r. A, same.
Alexander r. Boiling. inf. Hawaii
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
MOTOR, STEEL
SHARES SAG;
GAINSCUT
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 QN.S0.
Motors and steels sagged in the
stock market today while other
groups, including coppers, utilities,
farm implements, rail equipments,
aviations and rails, saw their early
gains pared considerably and, in
some cases, converted into losses.
ChrySler and General Motors
dropped more than a point each
while U. S. Steel and Bethlehem
sustained losses almost as large.
Several individual issues, includ.
ing Inspiration Copper, American
Power and Light and Barnsdall
Oil worked into new high ground.
AviationS also resisted the lower
trend, Boeing, Douglas and United
air lines gaining about a point
each. Allied Chemical and Du
Pont were strong.
Bonds were highly irregular.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
FREIGHT LOADS
SH0WGAINOF
~ B,735CARS
International News Service

Loading of revenue freight for
the week ended January 2 totalled
SGT 1853 cars, an increase Of 1878
cars above the corresponding week
in 1885, the Association of Ameri-
can Railroads announced today.
Following is cars of various
products loaded, compared with
the corresponding week year ago
and with the Immediately preced-
ing week, respectively:
Miscellaneous freight, 242, ,265;
increase, 1880 and 1921; less
than-carload lots, 1882; de-
crease, 397; increase, 1854. Coal,
131, 1877; increase, 7,181; decrease,
1892. Grain and grain products,
25,727; increase, 1889 and $50.
Livestock, 1854; increase, 1873
and $40. Forest products, 25,075;
decrease, 1924; increase, 1913.
Ore, 8,969; increase, 1,446 and A.
247. Coke, 1854; increase. lit
and 1,040.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Metal Markets

NEW YORK. Jan. 8 UN.s).-Export
copper was strong, selling in good vol
ume at 12025 to 1915 cents a pound
CIF European base ports. compared with
Thursdays range of 11.95 to 1905 cents.
Domestic copper was firm and I'M
changed at IL cents a pound.
Rising lead prices in London stimu-
lated demand here, and price was firm
at 500 to sos cents a pound New York
and 5.S5 cents East st. Louis.
Excellent December statistics and
good prices in London strengthened
zinc, and prices advanced this morning
to $50 cents a pound East st. Louis
Tin was steady at a slight advance,
spot selling a taround 61A cents a
pound in New York.
American spot antimony sold at IL
cents a pound. unchanged.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
MAIL SHIP SAILINGS

Santos -, Montsvideo rs and Busnos
Aires Is; Pier IS, n. R. west 5Sth st.)
malls close . a. m. sails noon-LsttsP
mails for Argentina. Paraguay South
Brazil and Uruguay. and 'lsttsF mails
for Chile.
ULUA Omitted Fruit), Kingston Janu-
ary II, Cristobal is, Cartagena 1s, ETC.;
Pier ., N. r. (Rector St.)-tMails close
a. M: sails noon-Letter and prints
mails for Colombia tMa gdalena Depart
ments only and Jamaica, and "letter
mails for Canal Zone and Panama and
'other parts OF Colombia: parcel post
for Colombia Santa Marta only and
Jamaica
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
NAVY

Navy orders of the week include'
Medical Corps
1t. Comdr. Maurice Joses. det. q. 9,
s. Dobbin in March; to Naval Air Sta,
San Diego.
Dental Corps
1t. Louis D. Mitchell, jr., ors. by C..
in C. Asiatic modified; to yard. New
York. instead receiving ship at New
York.
Construction Corp
1t. Comdr. Lawrence T. Haugen, dst.
Quincy, Mass. in Feb; to Naval Opera
tions, Navy Dept
Deaths
Capt HalseI Powell, died Dec. ~ at
Washington.
1t Cmdr. Franklin r. ConEer, jP
(retired). died Dec. % at Naval Hos
pitaI, Brooklyn, N. z.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Jan. (IN.S). - Butter,
s,649 tubs; steady to easy: old cars, q
new, 1. Extras, 34c standards. S3% @
SAC; extra firsts. 33h @S3%c; firsts, 80 u
033c; specials, S41z q 35c.
Eggs, 9,111 cases; mostly steady; old
cars, 6; new. 4. Current receipts. 24hc
fresh extra firsts, less than cars, 2Shc
cars, Csc: fresh firsts. less than cars
Csc: cars. 25%c; dirties, 21c; checks,
fresh. 2Oc.
Cheese - Twins 17H 617hc; single
daisies and longhorns, 17% @1sc.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
John H. Wilkins Co.
Votes 7 Dividends

Directors of the John H. wilkins
Company have declared a 4 per
cent semiannual dividend on the
outstanding preferred stock and
$3.50 per share on the outstand-
ing common. both payable on
January IS.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
ROOM IN APT. HOUSE
Furnished or UnfurniShed)
HOUSEKEEPING ROOM:

This is not elaborate or preten-
tiouS, yet I believe that if your
means are limited and you would
like a place where you could do a
bit Of housekeeping you could do
It nicely here. 1t is a front room
furnished as q combination bed
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
New York Wool

NEW YORK, Jan. U.N.S)
quiet; domestic fleece. unwashed, Ohio
and Pennsylvania, 42651c; domestic
pulled, secured basis, 96c@$1.1O; do
mestic Texas. clean basis. S3c 9$1 OF; do.
mestic territory, clean basis 1c@Sl.1O.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
BASEMENT ROOM ON
CONNECTICUT AVE:

No matter how demanding you
are you cannot help but be salts
fled living in such attractive quar-
terS. First, because Of the general
atmosphere Of the house: second,
because of its spic and span con-
dition. and last. but really the most
important reason, the low rental.
Please do not confuse these rooms.
for they are entirely in a class Of
their own. Rentals $40 and $2S.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

600 BLOCK TEWKSBURY
STREET N. w.:
Washington is such a big place
spreading out in every direction
sometimes it is a very diScouraging
job to look for just the home you
want. I found house yesterday
that is particularly nice and also
very reasonable. 1t is a semi
detached two-story house with
three bedrooms and bath on the
second floor; a living room that
opens into a full7Sized dining
room and a most complete and
efficient kitchen on the first floor.
This house has full basement,
automatic heat, and is right on
the corner, facing south. The
rental asked is $65 on q yearly
lease.
ROOM IN APT. HOUSE
FURNISHED or UnfurniShed)
This room can be rented fur
niShed or unfurniShed or partially
so. It is a charming room, well-sized
with good window arrangement, in
an apartment on the fourth floor
Of an up-to-the-minute apartment
building. This room has many
possibilities for furnishing. and
contains, at this time, new couch
bed with box springs. and chest
of drawers. The owner will pro-
vide the other necessities or will
unfurnish entirely for a desirable
woman tenant. 1t is an ideal To-
cation, not far from downtown,
and in a beautiful residential sec
tion.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
ROOM, PRIVATE BATH
AND MEALS:

Just imagine the luxury Of this
front room (the master bed
room of a detached home). pri-
vate bath and meals for two per-
sons for only $50 a month. This
seems to be too good to be true.
but l visited the home. and judg-
ing from what I saw you wall
surely get your moneys worth.
Better hurry.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

The following shows the
names Of ships, the lines Operat-
ing them, their times Of sailing
from New York, and when their
regular and supplementary
mails close. The time shown is
Eastern Standard Time. Date
after names Of ports indicates
scheduled date of arrival. ~
Indicates mails must be specifi-
cally addressed by this steamer.
~ Indicates supplementary
mails will be accepted on pier
up to 10 minutes before sailing
time.
The Washington times., 1937-01-08
RENTAL HUNTING
With BARBARA HOLMES

interested of the places described belo Vrie PHI
call on Barbara Holiness 1917 ST. N. H. DIS 800 DIS 70
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

living room and kitchen. In one
corner is a stove, a cabinet with
dishes and a small table. The
other end Of the room has the bed
living room equipment. The rem
tai on this is SIG a month. includ-
ing gas, electricity and heat.
18TH STREET
Near Central High SCHOOL,:
In a huge detached house sur
rounded by lovely grounds, where,
weather permitting, you would
realize q great deal of enjoyment,
are a couple of rooms suitable for
two. Meals are served, deliciouSly
cooked under the expert direction
of an experienced person. The
atmosphere Of this house is par
ticularly friendly and cultured,
and I feel safe in recommending
it highly,
The Washington times., 1937-01-08

(a) Optional stock cash. lataat art-.
declaration only (c) Extra Cd) Extra "a
stock (s) LauidGtng dividend C) On Of aecu.u
latOnG (E) Paid payable this Special Crl Pod
Sst y'aF % e. Paid laqdatnE dividend Of 81 cash ana
WSErantn (S) Ex-divdsnd. rs Ex-riGhtG ' "'N-0~'
Dividend rate dollars par0naaSSO
Evening star., 1937-10-29
10 Low-Yield Bonds
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Moving up
on new advance, a number of sec
ondary rail and utility bonds were
sharply higher in late trading today.
Early gains were stretched in most
groups around midday, although the
pace later slowed and advances were
shaved
United States Government loans
participated in the upswine. Weekly
condition figures of New York City
banks indicated they had returned to
buying Governments, reversing the
trend in evidence most Of the year
In the forefront of the advance were
issues hardest hit on the recent de-
cline. Gains ranging to more than
points we're recorded at one time in
Allegheny IS, American & Foreign
Power IS, Illinois Central 434s, Inter-
national Hydroelectric 6s, New York
Central IS, Western Union SIS and In
ternational Telephone SIS.
A bulge in stock prices stimulated
buying of issues with speculative
flavor, although the share market
failed to hold its stride on the upside
in face of an afternoon selling wave.
japanese loans spurted in the foreign
division for gains running to more
than 2 points
Evening star., 1937-10-29
EXCHANGE ASKS
PROBE Of SHORTS
Twentieth Century Fund
Gets Invitation-NeW
Curbs May Result.
By the Associated Press.

by tile AooOClhbcu rIcbos
NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-Wall Street
spectators faced the possibility Of new
restrictions today as result of New
York Stock Exchange move to investi-
gate short selling"
The Twentieth Century Fund inde-
pendent foundation which the stock
exchange has asked to conduct the
inquiry, was already on record as op-
posed to some existing market prac-
tices untouched by the Federal market
control law.
1t went so far as to recommend four
years ago that so-called bear raids
short sales of unusual size" in a single
stock in one day-should be outlawed
as creators of artificial price slumps.
Figures high in the stock exchange
said they we're aware of this, but prom
ised serious consideration to any
changes the fund may propose.
The findings Of the new study, one
prominent market figure declared,
would carry tremendous weight"
This is not intended as job to be
AAObl bltC AiloAACf AC hAaC0s
we picked the Twentieth Century
Fund because we know it will do an
expert, thorough and fair study with
out trying to grind any ones ak"
Evans Clark. director of the fund,
which was founded by the late Ed
ward Filene for study of contemporary
social and economic problems. said
the funds trustees would have to de-
eide whether to accept the invitation.
In its study Of four years ago,
the Twentieth Century Fund recon-
mended:
%. Restrictions on the amount
of short selling" in single issues in
one day.
(2). Prohibition of such sales Of
unusual size"
(3). Publication each week Of the
amount of each listed stock which is
held short"
a.. Margin requirement for
shorts" equal to that for longs
(margin operators).
Evening star., 1937-10-29
COM 0NWEALTH EDISON
QUITS TRADE GROUP
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Oct. 29.-The Common
wealth Edison Co. announced it had
withdrawn from membership in the
Edison Electric Institute. trade organ
ization of the electric power industry.
James Simpson, chairman of the
company, said:
we are not concerned with many
of the questions that are of vital i'm
port to large number of the members
of the institute and therefore con-
sidered it good Judgment to resign
The Edison Co.. which operates
within Illinois. does not come under
the Public Utility Holding Company
Act which has been the target OF
attacks by some of the big companies
which are prominent members of the
trade organization.