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Evening star., 1938-08-26
WATCH CONGRESS.
BANKERS WARNED
Hanes Says Legislators Are
Proposing Remedies
for Banking.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug 26.
Robert NJ Hanes, vice president
of the American Bankers Association,
warned Virginia bankers last night to
be watchful of activities in WASH
ington. because, he said, many Con-
gressmen are proposing remedies" for
the banking business.
His address closed the second day of
the bankers conference being held
here at the University of Virginia
under sponsorship of the Virginia
Bankers Association.
Continual watchfulness and ever
lasting alertness are necessary in the
Capitol" Mr.. Hanes said.
He explained that he did not in
tend to reflect upon the integrity Of
congressman but only to offer a
peaceful reminder" that if something
is to be done right you've got to be
there to watch it."
The speaker held that much in the
way Of constructive legislation could
be accomplished if Government and
business would sit down with open
minds and cooperative attitude to
draft it.
Other speakers yesterday included
DR.. Arthur w. Marget, professor of
economics at the University of Mime
sota Alfred NJ Cressler. investment
officer of the Central Trust Co. of
Cincinnati, and Ebert S Woosley, vice
president of the Louisville (Ky.) Trust
Co.
r. G. Rankin, president of the r.
G. Rankin Co. of New York, will speak
this morning. r. Gray Williams
Winchester attorney and banker, will
talk on the evening program
Jesse F. Wood of the State Planters
Bank & Trust Co. of Richmond, is
chairman of the conference which will
be concluded Saturday
Evening star., 1938-08-26
D. & H. CUTS DOWN
n. Y. c. HOLDINGS
Disposes Of 10000 Shares
Between January and
July This Year.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26-Delaware &
Hudson Co., holding company for
Delaware & Hudson Railroad, disposed
of around 10000 shares of its holdings
Of New York Central common between
January and July Of this year, J. T.
Huelle, president, said yesterday.
The stock was part Of the big 495,-
000-share block, representing 10 per
cent interest in New York Central,
which was acquired by the company
in the open market in 1888 under the
generalship Of former D. g. H. presi-
dent, Leonor F. Loree, who retired as
D. H. chief last spring. The stock
was acquired at an average price OF
$2236 a share.
Mr.. Nuelle indicated today the co.
900 shares sold since the turn OF the
year had been disposed of at a loss
New York Central common on the New
York Stock Exchange closed yesterday
at Sl975 a share The 1888 high for
the stock was s2150. The low was
$40
1t was the second time in less than
two years that the Delaware & Hudson
had sold large block of its New York
Central holdings. In 1861 around
the turn Of the year the company sold
5000 of the Central shares, cutting
total Central holdings from the origi-
AO6 mn fo d10 nm
Disposal Of the 10000 shares reduces
the Central holdings to around 10000
shares.
Financial circles reported the latest
disposal of Central stock was to raise
funds for the reduction of bank loans,
which in turn would reduce interest
charges. Observers pointed out that
bank Indebtedness has been sharply
pared recently, despite Delaware e.
Hudson Railroad losses.
The road for the first 1888 half year
reported net loss of s746,244 after
taxes and charges. contrasted with net
income of Sl29,720 in the like 1887
period.
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your product. Let's think up some
thing original"
And so they set their brains to work,
constructing one phrase after another
and discarding them. A week later
AL was called out of town on business.
"It's no use, Bill" he said YEARLY,
you'll have to call in an expert You
and I haven't an ounce of originality.
And this slogan has got to be original,
something that will catch the eye and
arouse curiosity"
AL departed for fortnight's stay in
nearby city and Bill again set to
work with pencil and paper He had
his own ideas about economy, and
calling in an expert to devise a simple
little slogan wasn't one Of them.
A few days later Bill had his new
letterheads printed, and neatly typed
across the bottom of each sheet were
the words, "Otem Cum Dig Tatum."
The same curious phrase appeared on
every page of his new catalog He
had several neat cardboard signs
printed and hung them in conspicuous
places about his shop.
+ X X 4
NO ONE knew what the words
meant and Bill wouldn't let them
in on his secret, save to explain that
it was the firms slogan. Bill. jr., IA
years old, copied the words and carried
them to his high school principal,
with a request that that individual
translate the slogan into English. The
principal was willing but his Latin
text book only revealed two of the
words. and consequently the transla-
ton didn't amount to much.
Miss Kline. Bills secretary, was quite
sure the phrase was combination of
several different languages, but she
admitted being unable to locate more
than two of them.
Six days following the posting of his
slogan Bill received a fairly large order
from customer, and inclosed in the
same envelope was note which read:
Would YOU be kind enough to send
us the translation Of your slogan?
There seems to be q difference OF
opinion here regarding its mea ping"
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Rill rhIIck1ed and

Bill chuckled and
wrote back that
in view of the fact
he had as yet been
too busy to obtain a
copyright he didn't
feel at liberty to
reveal the slogans
meaning.
Several other
requests for an
Interpretation of
the words arrived
within the next
week, to all of
which Bill sent
similar reptile S.
Shop employees car
ried home copies
of the phrase and
laborlously tried to
puzzle out the
meaning. But no
one reached a sat-
isfactory answer.
The thinr u,ac a
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riddle, the solving of which became a
sort Of contest.
A local newspaper wrote short
squib and gave it front-page box
The suuib read: Bill Williams, our
enterprising young business man, has
developed a slogan for his oil can in
dustry, which has set the town agog
'Otem Cum Dig Tatum? is the BRAIN
teaser. Come on, Bill, why this sus-
pense? Let us in on the secret"
X
1T WAS at this point that AL Gid
don returned from his business
trip.
For heavens sake. Bill" he cried
what kind of slogan do you call
that? Why, there isn't person who's
been able to translate it."
Bill grinned. "Oh, you've heard
about it, too?"
Heard about it! OF course I have.
Who hasn't. Every newspaper in the
country is handing readers a laugh
by making joke of it,"
"Good!" Bill declared. THAT means
my idea was success! And I didn't
need an expert to do it, either
Success! What do you mean sue
cess? Didn't just tell you that no
one has been able to decipher your
heiroglyphics?"
Bill shrugged. What difference
does that make? The purpose of a
slogan is to attract attention to our
products And that's just what my
slogan did. Why. orders have been
pouring in here by the bagful. More
people are using Williams oilers than
we could solicit in year of hard sales
manship. And it's all due to 'Otem
Cum Dig Tatum'."
AL eyed his friend suspiciously.
Bill" he remarked slowly, Il think
you've put over fast one. Tell me,
just what does 'Otem Cum Dig Tatum'
really mean?"
Bill shrugged and regarded AL In
mock gravity.
you've guessed it, AL. I've no more
idea what 'Otem Cum Dig Tatum'
means than you. 1t just popped into
my mind and I used it." He grinned
broadly. I've been scared to death
that some one would discover that it
really did mean something"
eccp5rtsht. fe3sJ 1
Evening star., 1938-08-26
BETTER WEATHER
STEPS UP TRADE
Both Retail and Wholesale
Merchandising Shows
Gain Over Nation.
6y the Associated Press

6y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Retail buy
ing, aided by better shopping weather,
picked up this week, and for the coun-
try as a whole sales were only to 9
per cent under year ago, Dun d
Bradstreet reported today. Last week
volume was to Is per cent under the
comparative 1887 week.
Wholesale trade also stepped ahead,
with volume running only to Is per
cent under last year, contrasted with a
lag of 10 to % per cent behind 1887
In the preceding week.
"Prof1ting from the slow buying of
the two previous weeks, trade managed
to chalk up imposing sales totals in
several important lines" the credit
~agency said Improved weather con-
ditions made retailers more active in
advertising fall merchandise, and stim-
ulated buyers interest in coats and
other apparel items
Sales of cotton dresses and yard
goods for school costumes ran even
with year ago in the ma jority of GEN.
ters.
Rugs were slightly more active,
with increased demand for higher
priced merchandise in evidence.
Furniture volume, though still be-
low 1887. showed the smallest decline
recorded so far this year"
OF wholesale buying, the agency
added:
While future commitments contin-
ued light in the principal wholesale
markets, heavy demand from retailers
who found original orders insufficient
to cover more active consumer buying
gave the much needed support to
volume. Prices were strong, and in
many quarters there was evidence of
resistance to accepting orders for
future delivery at present prices. Mail
orders, particularly from the West and
South, were more numerous, stressipg
rush shipments Of blankets, fannels
and other dry goods.
Activity in apparel lines reflected
broadening demand for back-to-school
outfits.
With cotton prices settling. fill-in
orders on dry goods we're more fire.
quent
Demand for heavy electrical ap-
planes broadened for the first time
!. in several months"
Evening star., 1938-08-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGES,

NEW YORK. Aug. cs lF,.-1ir,1t nres.
sure developed against leading Furopear r
cuFTenfies se2ns TO-DAY a;aavd in terms Of the dollar
French franc ,O0l. of a cent. Guilders
we're % of cent lower and the bciga
ano SWISS franc down OOi, OF a cent
Noon rates follow: Great Britain in
dollars. others in, cents--Great Britain.
M "a; 60-day bills, 4.s6la; Canada
IN Montreal 100.25; Belsium. 1885,:
Czeehoslovakia 3.46la; Denmark. rs:
FINLAND. 2.l1: France, o.73ls; Germany.
1909; benevolent. 1920 travel % 20:
greece. 90 Hungary, 10 S5: Italy, 5.26la;
YYugoslavia; 2.34: Netherlands. "a 80;
Norway. "a 80: Poland. 1887; Portugal.
443s4 Rumania. rs; Spain unuuoted:
Sweden, 25,14l7; Switzerland. .2a1i.: Ar
sentina' 32. son; Brazil free,. 5.s5n:
Mexico City 20.I I2han: Japan. 2s.46;
Honekone: 30.54; Shanghai l74O
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. Nominal
Evening star., 1938-08-26
CORN PACKING FIRMS
WORK AT CAPACITY
Frederick County Plants Have
More Than 1900 on Pay Rolls,
With Crop Heavy.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, Aug 26.-Fred-
erick County corn packing plants are
working at full capacity with more
than l'2oo employees husking. cutting,
boiling and packing the delicacy.
A f1ve-day week begun when the
plants opened two weeks ago has been
heightened to six-day week to keep
up with orders. Pay roll estimates
from 10 plants and branch plant in
dicated about s65,OOo would be paid
the workers for the short corn canning
season.
Packers reported better than aver
age corn crop this year Some packers
said 1t was too good" A elut of
crushed corn forced down prices last
year, but the yield was reduced some
what this year by reduction of acreage
farmers said.
Evening star., 1938-08-26
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The position of the Treasury for Au-
gust "a: " "
Receipts S6.2oo174.5s: expenditures.
So! .663 50: net balance S2315, ,O45 AZ,
lncUidlns l.619.13s.351.31 working bal
S2,,04O,54S5.
=, Receipts for the fiscal year tsince July
! Sl4S l63 1897 expenditures. SI.3lg :
% ,46367. including 500, ,6O7 :,s1 IS Of
emereency expenditures: excess OF expendi-
lures - o,2ss,2sl.1o gross debt. S31 =
3.nog 5.3S. an increase Of S53SgO =
20 3 above the previous day; gold assets.
Sl3.01S, 500 1882
Receipts for August o. 1877 fcom.
parable date last year. Ss' s95.37i ~: ex-
SSeeneditures, Se ent res Sl5o3s057.a'; net balance.
l37 % working balance: customs receipts
ttor t,f the month: s3I $40; loa; o6 receipts
pendfnren reT ihe tsca sesr 31alss a2 ex
S342 4oe.061.ss Of emergency expendi-
lures; nioS; excess OF expenditures 1859, ,4Io-
a19,91: gross debt S37O2I 3O3 400 O5.
gold assets. S12.541 31S34S76.
Evening star., 1938-08-26
u. S. Gold Imports
At Highest Point
Since Early April
Fy The Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
English and japanese shipments
pushed United States gold imports to
the highest total since April / In the
week ended August l9.
The Commerce Department said
s49,839,395 of the yellow metal came
to this country during the week, CON-
pared with less than $20,000.00O in
most of the preceding weeks Of recent
months. The shipments included
s24044933 from England, s4067l, ,254
from Canada. sl7,622,75l from Japan
and $2,1O9,0l1 from Colombia.
Silver imports declined meanwhile
to 1888, ,780, the lowest level in many
weeks. Mexico sent $499,50l and
Canada Sl46,344.
Evening star., 1938-08-26
SELLING ORDERS EXCEED,

By he Associated Press
Selling orders of small traders on
the New York Stock Exchange ex-
ceeded buying orders moderately in
the week ended August 20.
The Securities Commission reported
customers odd-lot orders to sell to-
tailed 1880, involving 548,s5o shares,
valued at sl8,3l9.l95. This compared
with l8,46l orders to buy, involving
408, ,488 shares, valued at sl7,342s93.
Evening star., 1938-08-26
WHEN Bill VIII
~ Liza ms went into

WHEN WIi Bill VIII
w liams went into
business for him.
self, manufact cturlng
oil-devices for gas
engines, he decided
that first of all he
must devise some
sort Of slogan "A
catchy phrase that
would look well on
the bottom of ad-
vertisements and
letterheads.
Al Glidon, who
was Bills best
friend and had in
vested some money
in the business,
heartily indorsed
the idea.
That's a splen-
did plan, Bill" he
said. Its some
thing you need to
attract attention to
Evening star., 1938-08-26
s6o,0o0,000 Spent
By Auto Industry
To RetOOI Plants
b. the Associated Press.

By The ASSoCiated Press.
DETROIT, Aug. 26.-Ward's Auto
motive Reports. in its weekly SUR
vey of the motor car industry. said
today that it estimated $50, 900 900 had
been spent to retool factories for 1899
model production. This was in addi-
ton, it said, to commitments for "hun-
dreds of millions worth of materials
during the coming months.
This weeks assemblies were esti-
mated at 1900 units, compared with
23,940 last week and $3.50 this week
a year ago.
Evening star., 1938-08-26
CARL0AD|NGS RISE
IN WEEKS PERIOD
But Railroad Associations
Report Shows Decline
Under 1887 Figure.

Ry the Associated Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today 5s7.91s cars of
revenue freight were loaded during the
week ending last Saturday.
This was an increase of 8,357 cars,
or IA per cent, compared with the
preceding week; decrease of 1929,
or 23.1 per cent, compared with a
year ago, and decrease Of 324,905,
or 35.2 per cent. compared with 1880.
The report classified the loadings
as follows:
Evening star., 1938-08-26
Washington Exchange
SALES

Potomac Electric per cent preferred
5 at 114l2.
Washington Railway g. Electric pre-
ferred-1 at ILL.,.
AFTER CALL.
Anacostia g. Potomac 5s-sl 900 at 30,
$1,000 at 80.
Evening star., 1938-08-26
DATA ON FUELS.

A pamphlet bringing up to date data
on methods and costs of distributing
llquefled propane. butane and similar
hydrocarbon fuels has been prepared
for interested business men by the
National Bureau of Standards.
Evening star., 1938-08-26
LONDON METAL MARKET.

LONDON Aug. o6 lPl.-Closinp: Con.
PEI. standard. spot. $40 lss. 3D. future.
81 3s: Sd; electrolytic., spot; bid; f4e.
ffla4 los Bids: Lead. SPOT. f14, 13s, Cd;
Rture, f14, 13s Cd. Zinc, SPOT. 313, 3A
q: future, f13. ss. Cd.
Evening star., 1938-08-26

Loadirgs improved a little more
than seasonally with coal and miscel-
laneous freight both showing moderate
gains.
The grain group was the only one to
decline.
The Associated Press seasonally ad-
Justed weekly index of total freight
carloadings, based on l929-30 as 100,
advanced to 59s, compared with 59.e
the previous week, and 7S.l a year ago.
Range of recent years:
1898. 1897. 1885 1895 1894
LoW" - 81 s5.5 sae2 80 g :
Evening star., 1938-08-26
MONTREAL SILVER,

MONTREAL Aug 26 lP-Sllver IN.
lures opened unchanged. Bids: Aurust
7-.4o' september. 42.15: December, 4l,s5
Evening star., 1938-08-26
SHORT.TERM SECURITIES,
tReported by Smith, Barney l. CO..


Amer Tel e. Tel 5ias 1913 1i3I. 1I3i,
Auburn Auto Co 434s 1889 30 IS
Austin e. Northwest IS la4l 70 15
Baldwin Loco Works IS 1910 QS 90
Central Foundry rs l94l 1927 1l2
Chesa &, Ohio Rwy IS 1889 lO3 iO3X
Container Corp IS 1943 a5o. o6
Suba North Rwys 5l2S 1912 344 35
Delaware & Hudson As la43 So 56o1
Edison Elec Iilum Is l93a 1O1la 1929
General Pub Serv 5I7S 1899 aSl2 1901.
Grand Rap & Ind 4i2s la4l lO4
Houston Oil 5l2S 1910 lOo 1927.
Illinois Steel l2S 1910 1O6ls 1868.
Inter Nero Marine Us Ia41 45lJ Az.
Inter Tel & Tel 4l2s 1899 lOOas lOOla
Laclede Gas Light IS 1899 S4ss $50.
Lake Erie & Western IS 1871 90
Lehieh Val Term Ry IS 1871 521, so
Louis q Nash RR As 1870 1O0ss 10O34
Michigan Cent RR As 1910 20 90
Midland RR of N j IS 1910 Isl, l6i.
Mlw e. North RR 4l2s 1899 3"i2 50
New York Tel Co Alas 1899 lO4i1 lO41.
Pennsylvania Co 3i2s 1871 1915 lOo )
Penn-DlXie cement IS la41 92is a312
Penna r r Co 4s la4:, 1913, 100
PPl!a Pnl!a: balt d wash As l943 10si2 10a1a
Rlo Grande western is la39 30 40
Term RR AS st L 41as 1899 1913.
Texas & N Orleans IS 1913 SlIs
NaHadlum Corp 3S l?4l % 99E,
Warner Bros 6s 1899 II ~.
MeStern d Pa As la43 103a4 1O4L
White Sew Machine SIS 1870 aass 1907.
Evening star., 1938-08-26

Japan's 10 prisons now hold more
than $4,000 prisoners.
Evening star., 1938-08-26

a-AlSo extra or extras
e-Declared or paid so far this year.
e-Paid last year
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Evening star., 1938-08-26

CRUDE RUBBER FUTURES.
NEW YORK. Aug o6 ,p,-Crude rubber
futures opened 5-l4 higher. September Z.
G,51 December. 16.s0S4; March. 1877
Evening star., 1938-08-26

NEW YORK SILVER.
NEW YORK. Aug c6 (F,.-Bar silver
4234, unchansed.
Evening star., 1938-08-26
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK AUG 26 .-Investment
Bankers Conference:
Evening star., 1938-08-26
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

PUBLIC UTILITY.
Amer. Tel g. Tel. 90 1857
Capital Transit Co q
n. q w. Steamboat a. = 50 so
Pot. E.. Pow. So pfd ,6> .ll3
Pot e.. P. 5l2co pf. $500 .l13
Wash. Gas 1t. new 1.@OD y IS
Wash. Gas pfd. (450J 9qia 80
Wash. Ry 4 El com te36) 900
Wash. Ry. FL. pfd t5)--'l11L7 lie
BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
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tPlus extras. e2ra extra f2lac ex.
ira I5c extra. g Sl4 extra paid No
vember 80, 1887. k SOC extra m So extra.
Evening star., 1938-08-26

Florida-60 lugS avocados. ~ lugs
lines, 22 lugs mangoes. 35 bushel baskets
okra.
North Carolina-sS half-bushel baskets
okra. IS bushel baskets okra, SO buShel
baskets peppers.
PennSylvanla-10 C4-quart baskets
huckeberrieS
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-15
Tracing the Viking Cello

The Viking cello evolved from
the old Norwegian salmodikon and
Irish bull fiddle. When the Norwe-
CLANS came into the Wisconsin lum-
Der camps they created from crack
er boxes. broom sticks or anything
available. crudely made musical
instruments. among them the sal
modikon. fashioned after their ma
tional instrument, which was played
fat on the table, using violin bow.
Later this instrument was mounted
and held in an upright position. A
movable fret Of wood was substi-
tuted for the finger to move along
the string for sound production.
Thus came into being the Camp
Irish Bull Fiddle" Later a famous
Norwegian violin maker in Wiscon-
sin improved it, added a sound base.
as in the violin. mounted it on a
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-15

rightly to the wan and proceeded 10
do as he was bid. but purposely In
nicted 80 much pain that his Satanic
Majesty begged for mercy. There
upon st. Dunstan released his cap
tive after having extracted nom
him q promise that he would never
enter a place where a horseshoe was
displayed. Thus reads the legend.
And so. for many centuries. OBJ
serves . writer In the New York
Herald Tribune. the horseshoe has
been looked upon as a charm
against evil and a bringer Of G,ood
fortune. At one time II was affixed
to the front door Of the house a. q
pTotsStaS1 against witches. LS-a
Nelson caused one to be nailed to
the mast Of his flagship. the Victory.
and we stin ind this emblem Of
good luck installed in many homes.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-15
Indians Grew Pumpkins;
Their Origin 10 Obscur


The pumpkin has not been modi-
fied very much by cultivation. As q
nIlinE for pies It has few rivals and
NO Superiors. Pumpkins are sup
posedly natives Of tropical America,
but their origin L. obscure a. the
nrSt white settlers found the In
dams growing them as q cultivated
crop. The native heath Of none Of
the pumpkins 10 definitely known,
and the same Ia true Of the
SquaShes. II II certain that some
are American: others are thought
TO be Asian, states q writer In the
Los Angeles Times.
The muskmelon Il native TO South
Asia and tropical Africa, the eucum-
Der being from the same part Of
Asia. II has almost As many curl
GUS forms as the squash. The
orange melon and the snake melon
are some Of these. The latter must
not be confused with the snake
Rourd, quite q different fruit. The
melon Il edible and often made into
preserves. The watermelon II ma
tive TO tropical and South Africa,
growing from two to six inches In
diameter, sometimes sweet, some
times bitter. II Il In our own coCm-
try that It's favor. texture and size
have been improved. Nowhere else
have melons been grown to more
than 100 pounds weight.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-15
Street Trading Custom
In Early N. Y. Market

The New York Curb exchange,
second largest securities market IN
the United States, acquired tn
name from the fact that It original
ed as an outdoor security market
Brokers stood In the streets and On
the curbs In the New York financial
district while trading In stocks and
bonds, says q writer In the Chicago
Tribune.
The curb" market began fIIne-
tioning before the Civil war. n
was without formal organization In
the early days. Trading usually
started about 9 o'clock In the morn
ing and continued until there was nc
more business. After dark brokers
frequently continued business In no.
tel Hobbies.
One Of the favorite evening meet
ing places for curb" brokers was
the old Fifth Avenue hotel al
Twenty-third street. The corridors
Of the hotel eventually became
known as "Gallagher's Exchange. IS
and trading often continued far into
the night.
Most Of the business, however,
was conducted outdoors. The bro
kers were driven from their favorits
meeting places several times by In
creasing traffic in the financial dis
trict. The market did not move
indoors until 1921, although by 1911
a definite administrative organiza.
ton was functioning.