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The Washington times., 1938-08-03
Retail Upturn
Seen in July

G.N.SO An upturn in retail
business which became apparent
in June, showed further improve
ment for the month of July, the
Commerce Department reported
today. y
For the last two months of the
fiscal year Of 1888, a study of in
ventories disclosed that large
quantities of merchandise accumu-
lated in late 1886 and early 1887
have been gradually hquidated.
SOME NOW NORMAL
In a number of businesses these
inventories have been reduced to
a normal stock level.
The department, however, dis
closed that retail sales for the first
six months of the year were Is per
cent below the first six months in
1887.
Heavy consumer goods have
been most difficult to move, the
Commerce Department figure s
showed but despite a cautious
system of scaling production to
demand" has reduced even these
stocks. Automobile stocks were re-
ported as approximately normal
for mid summer with indications
pointing to sales improvement
during the second half Of the
year.
PERCENTAGES LACKING
The new figures base the con-
clusion Of a business improvement
almost entirely on inventory re-
duction, without specifically Civ.
ing percentages Of this improve
ment in July over June.
Today's analysis particularly
emphasized the reduction in de-
partment store inventories, say
ing:
Not since the late summer of
1885 has the dollar value Of de-
partment store stocks been as
low as were shown at the end of
the second quarter Of this year.
AS measured by the seasonally
adjusted index Of the Federal
Reserve System, goods on hand
July receded to 81 per cent of
the 1923-25 monthly average
from 76 per cent for July, 1887.
"Mid-year inventories for 1898
of variety chain stores show a re-
duction in cost value Of about
per cent from July a year ago,
with stock sales ratios being
somewhat higher than last
year."
The Washington times., 1938-08-03

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CALL TO FEEL EFFECTS"
We'll" said the Texan. big
business has decided to go ahead.
For a long time, too long, in
fact, big business was in a mood
to pick up its dolls and go
home. The boys didn't want to
play. Their antagoniSm to
President Roosevelt and to the
New Deal was such as to blind
the INTO the realities of the Situa-
ton. They forgot, temporarily,
that there was still business
an dbig business-to be done
in this country. They quit play
ing for while.
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But all that is changed now.
The big boys have decided to
play-tO keep on operating, and
the effects of that decision are
going to be felt clear down
to the corner grocery.
X 4 \
The recent decline in industrial
acticity has depleted accumula-
tive inventories, he declared, ana
the country is now harvesting one
II its greatest crops.
AUTO INDUSTRY CHEERS UP
1--WE haze big crops this year.
In some instances commodity
prices are too lo,0, but still they
are high enough to afford a
greater proportion OF our coun-
try real purchasing po1Der. The
effect of that purchasing potOer
Is going to be felt for a long
, time, and in all sections OF the
country.
lone of the most hopeful signs
IS found in the automobile in
dustry. The automobile manu-
facturers, who were pretty well
in the dumps some months ago,
are now really optimistic. They
are getting orders, and they are
not filling those orders from
storage. They are making cars
again. They haven't enough
cars to meet the current de-
mand. and they won't have until
they get caught up with their
schedules again.
Everybody thinks the rail-
roads are in a bad way. Well.
some Of them are. Yet the other
day I asked the president Of a
Western road whether he needed
any money. He said no. He
said they had a bumper crop
The Washington times., 1938-08-03
CHINESE SHOOT.
Down z PLANES.
o We R HANKOW'
FierCest Aerial Battle
Of the War Waged

HANKOW, Aug. 3 nN.S).
Twelve japanese and four Chi
nese planes were shot down to-
day in one of the most Spectacu-
lar air battles of the war rs
Chinese fighters nearly frus-
trated q raid on HankOw.
Swift Chinese craft, warned
of the approach Of 10 japanese
planes, met them south of WI.
chang. Only 18 japanese
bOmbers got through to HankOw.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 3 ON.S).
While Japanese ground forces con-
tinued their drive up the Yangtze
River toward Hankow, % Japa-
nese war planes raided the city to-
day. Damage was believed severe.
The raid was carried out follow
ing the departure Of American
Ambassador Nelson T. johnson
and members Of his staff, along
with the Chinese and other for
eign ministries, for Chungking.
CRUISER SUNK
A few hours later six Nipponese
seaplanes bombed and destroyed
the Chinese customs cruiser Chi
anghsing in the Yangtze River 36
miles from Hankow.
The commander Of the vessel,
J. G. C. Crawley, of Dublin, and
two Chinese crew members were
killed. Survivors aboard the Gus
toms cruisers were returned to
Hankow aboard river junks. The
British gunboat Gnat was sent to
the scene Of the attack.
DYKES OPENED
Meanwhile, japanese authorities
claimed their troops had captured
Hwangmei, key to a highway lead
ing directly to Hankow, 130 miles
to the west. The town was re-
ported occupied after . fierce
battle.
Chinese troops were reported to |
have preached a number Of dykes
along the Yangtze River in the
path Of the Japanese in an effort |
to stem their advance by means
Of flood waters.
The Washington times., 1938-08-03
Ready for War

"The Soviet government" the
Journal De Moscow stated, will
not tolerate attempts to take
possession Of any points within
its territory.
Therefore the government is
compelled to take sufficiently
Elective measures not only to
put an end to concrete violations
Of its borders, but once and for
all to put an end to similar
sallies and provocations by the
Japanese and Manchurians."
The government communique
declared Japanese troops suffered
tremendous losses" in yesterdays
battle with red army contingents,
in which virtually all engines Of
modern warfare were employed.
The Washington times., 1938-08-03
RUSSIA WARNS
JAP PANESE that.
WAR is CERTAIN |
Diplomats Blamed for
"Armed Attack"
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especially concerned over the
statement that further warfare is
unavoidable" This was taken
as an indication the Soviets are
prepared to continue the fighting
along the disputed frontier even
if a major war results.
This determination was ex-
pressed in blunt terms by the
newspaper Journal De Moscow,
which carried on the excited cam.
paign Of the entire Moscow press,
begging the Soviet government to
wipe the Japanese "off the face
Of the EARTH"
The Washington times., 1938-08-03
JESSE JONES ASSERTS:
Big Business
Decides to Play Ball
Natural Conditions Aid
US. Economic UpsWeep
ALL WILL Benefit

NEW YORK, Aug. QNS).-Jesse H. JONES' the big yes
andno who lending billions of dollars of Federal
money before the New Deal started funconng sailed for
Europe today for months trip in cheerful frame of mind
cernng the general business outlook in these United States
The big genial chairman of the RFC could find menacng
clouds business horizon he forth the only real
vacation he has had since assuming the craftsmanship of the
Governments biggest lending agency six years ago.
"The general outlook is pretty goOd, he obversed in
New York before boarding the Normandie. "Of course
not making any of those old predictions about pros
perty Just around the corner That corner has proved
somewhat elusive in the last few years. But, honestly,
the general business outlook is good and think is going
o11l0c
The Washington times., 1938-08-03

New York Daily News Map
LOyalists Occupy PObla de
Mdzdlucd (A) Near Inn
pOrtdnt GandesG. Rebels
Retire TOWards Caspe and
MaeIlG Underlined.
Shaded Area Is DOn1i-
mated by Loyalists.
weeks. One Of the condemned
women was accused Of being the
ringleader. Prison sentences rang.
ing from six to 80 years were
given to 110 of the defendants.
The Washington times., 1938-08-03

An insurgent communique from
Salamanca said severe casualties
were inflicted upon the govern
ment forces, who were forced to
retreat abandoning hundreds of
their dead.
:. j., CAVALRY WIPED OUT
A government cavalry squadron
was wiped out in a gorge near
Poblademaxaluca, it was claimed.
From the government capital of
Barcelona, however, came reports
that on the Castellon front to the
south, further inSurgent positions
west of Teruel had been captured
by units of Gen. Jose Miaja's cen
tral army.
PLANES SHOT DOWN
Barcelona also claimed that
seven insurgent planes were shot
down in terrific air battle over
Fix. IL miles northwest of the
Catalan stronghold Of GandeSa.
Two government planes also were
brought to earth.
In Madrid, 20 men and three
women were sentenced to death
for treason as the climax of a
sensational trial of 1876 spy sus-
poets. The trial lasted seven
Evening star., 1938-10-02

we indicated before in this article.
until the crowd starts going to see
the story instead of the star the Hol-
lywood producer will fawn upon his
acting personalities and relegate the
poor author to the second table
Another voice pops up with the
question of how European war would
affect the industry.
That would depend entirely on what
countries became involved. Unless
England happened to be penned in by
a blockade. general foreign war
would make no great difference. The
European market has steadily defined
since the dawn of the talkie era and,
while it is still very important, it is
not vital Total loss of the market
might mean less cream in Hollywood S
coffee, but that's all. The bulk of
Hollywood's foreign business is done
in England. North and South America
In the old days the European mar
ket was a rich one, with American
films reaping harvests in virtually
every country. Now the German, Aus
trian, Russian and Spanish markets
are entirely lost and Italy offers little
inducement. France, too. is hedged in
with restrictions and taxes. The Eng
lish market. once a gold mine where
many pictures might count on getting
back their entire negative costs, ha.
been slowed down by quota restric-
tions and high taxes
On the opposite side of the world
Japan is lost market these days
and China, which once showed profit
able returns, has almost ceased tc
exist so far as film outlet is con-
cerned. So Hollywood can well afford
Evening star., 1938-10-02

made on his tour. While the publicity
department likes the idea Of the pic
ture, the boys are desperate because
no still photographs can be made
Of the process action. The camera
just won't take it.
While individual scenes involving
Kobe, Shanghai, Hawaii, Indo- China
Malay and other Far Eastern points
present their problems, Garnett's worst
difficulty was in matching film made
on the trip with studio shots involving
king cobra. He made the original
in Bombay, which. shows the cobra
entering tropical bungalow and
crawling over the floor and furniture
Supplementary shots in Hollywood
with Frederic March and Joan Ben
nett provide for the cobra striking
at the actor, which is pretty distasteful
to March and Is viewed with appre-
hension by the industry, for he has
an excellent box ofice rating. The
problem Of realism has been solved
by the discovery that the coach hoop
racer from Texas resembles the cobra
even to the hood while possessing the
virtues OF harmlessness and laziness.
So Garnet will construct the action
by cutting shots OF the genuine cobra
into the picture and using the Texas
stand-in for the actual scenes with
March.
Evening star., 1938-10-02
WOlfert
Continued From First Pare }

here in what appears to be the order
OF their durability.
"Hellzapoppin"-A pop-eyed brawl
set to music, wrestling for its laughs
up and down the aisles and getting
them from me. Olsen and johnson
are featured. but what it amounts
to Is group Of vaudeville acts (many
OF them not very good) tossed into a
straightjacket and then told to strue-
gle. l liked 1t because it was noisier
than any show that ever reached
Broadway, completely crazy and ahso-
lutely lowdown and lowbrow.
Sing Out the News"-A sort Of
I'D rather be left" among the musical
shows. 1t gives the other side of the
New Deal picture presented BY I'D
Rather Be Right" and has the same
major fault-which would be its
Gridiron Club quality. making it
seem to be quite good show for
amateurs. On the credit side Is the
music by Harold Rome and the high
class fooling by Hiram Sherman and
Philip Loeb. Production by George
S. Kaufman. Moss Hart and Max
Gordon. The boys have done better.
you Never Know"-A musical
comedy which proves that even the
Shuberts. Cole Porter, Clifton Webb,
Libby Holman, Lupe Velez, Rex
OMalley, Toby Wing and the Hart
mans can be wrong.
'Cop,risht. 1888. BY the North America
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Churchill
Continued From First Page J

ceed. False fronts of the period were
placed over the stores.
All in all, the residents of Pineville
were happy about the cinema's event.
although Missouri's economic system
appears to have tottered under the
Hollywood impact. Hamburger and
lemonade stands sprang up every
where; 100000 sightseers crushed into
town over the Labor Day week end;
one youth bought 500 pictures of
Power at a dime each and sold out
in one day at IS cents apiece: a widow,
owning the farm used as the James
homestead, paid of the mortgage with
the movie gold. and her son, with a
hot dog concession. will now 70 to
college; the sheriff, ignoring the bill
OF rights. fined any one $40 who made
noise and spoiled take. The towns
consciousness Of commercial values
caused some apprehension among the
Fox attaches when the troupe arrived
in Pineville. The mayor met King
and said apologetically that he might
find costs pretty steep. and the di-
rector was prepared for the worst.
you see" his honor explained, Since
the w. P. A. came in here wages have
gone up to $3.50 4 day."
PRODUCTION Of "Trade Winds" :"
which gives indication of being
one OF the more unusual Of the seasons
offerings, is progressing at Walter
Wanger's amid those difficulties that
are bound to intrude upon a film that
Is on the beaten path. The picture
deviates from the accepted because
Tay Garnett, its director, photographed
all the scenic and background shots
three years ago on . world cruise to
mt into q story he had written and
then returned to Hollywood to find
= producer who would finance the
balance OF the yarn. There are some
30 sets in the picture, and the action
IN majority Of the scenes takes
place in front Of q process screen on
which Is projected the tilm Garnett
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Joan Swings Chopin.

JOAN BENNETT, who has been
practicing a Chopin prelude which
she plays three times during the course
OF Walter Wanger's romantic drama,
Trade Winds" has found time to
create her own swing arrangement,
aided and encouraged by her brother
ln-law. Morton Downey. While Miss
BENEFITS modernization of Chopin
will not be heard in the film, tech
nical crew Of 40 men at the Wanger
studios have voted the film star s
adaptation as hot stuff
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Corey Ford Signed
Or'TOpDer' Talk.

HAL ROACH has signed Corey Ford,
famous author and humorist, to
write additional dialogue for Topper
Takes a Trip" Ford was contacted by
the Roach studio just as he stepped
from a plane in Portland, Greg, after
the film company had tried to reach
him through cable, airplane, telephone
and telegraph agencies. The author
had been working and travelling with
the Biological Survey for the last 10
weeks on a commission to write a Sc
ries OF articles for several national
magazines.
Topper Takes Trip" comedy
sequel to last years Topper" stars
Constance Bennett. with Roland
Young. Billie Burke and Alan Now
bray featured in support. Norman 2.
Mcleod is directing.
Evening star., 1938-10-02
SATURDAY


western Trails"
Don Terry in
SQUADRON Of Honor"
Randolph Scott and
Joan Bennett in
THE Texans"
Speed to Burn"
and
Keep Smiling"
Keep Smiling" and
West OF Rainbow's
End"
Robert Young and Lew
Ayres in Rich Man.
Poor Girl.
Georse Brent and
Humphrey Bokart in
Racket Busters"
Saint in New York"
and Port of Seven
Seas"
Having Wonderful
Time" and
Convicted"
Colin Tapley
"Booloo."
Humphrey Boaart and
GeorRe Brent in
Racket Busters"
Give Ne 4 Sailor"
and Gods Country
and the Man"
Partners Of the
Plains" and THE
DEVILS Party"
rich Man. Poor
Girl" and Time
Out for Murder"
Don Ameche and
Arleen Whelan in
GATEWAY"
Robert YOUNG and Lew
Ayres in "Rich Man.
Poor Girl"
Joe Penner in
I'm dr,Rmn the
Flight in Nowhere"
and Little Miss
Roughneck."
"Mr. Motto Takes Q
Chance"
Mickey Rooney in
Love Finds Andy
Hardy"
Gateway" and
"We're GoinE to Be
Rich"
Phantom Gold"
Martha Rave in
Give Me 4 Sailor. -
Prison Farm"
Tim MCCOY in "Phan-
tom OF the Range"
Joe E. Brown in
Polo Joe
End OF the Trail"
Irene Dunno and
Cary Grant in
THE Awful Truth"
Law OF the Plains"
John Barrymore in
Hold That Co-Ed."
Border OMAN"
viii Rogers in
Life Begins At 40"
Safety in Numbers.
Dead End" Kids in
Little Touch Guy"
Deanna Durbin and
Leopold Stokowski in
100 Men and a aGirl. "
Gun Law"
Dead End" KIDS in
Little TouEh Guy"
Janet Gaynor in
Three Loves Has
Nancy
Battle OF Broad
way" and Cattle
Raiders"
Wayne Morris in
Valley Of the
Giants"
Ginser Rogers and
Fred Astaire in
"Carefree."
RUBY Keeler and Anne
Shirley in Mother
Carey's Chickens"
Little Miss Roush-
neck" and Public
Cowboy No. l.
Jane Withers
in
Keep Smiling"
Robert Young and Lew
Ayres in "Rich Man.
Poor Girl"
"Rawhide.
Otto Kruger in
Counsel for Crime"
"Alexander's
Ragtime
Band"
Janet Gaynor in
Three Loves Has
Nance
Mother Careys
Chickens" and
Mr.. Chump."
Past Company"
Go Chase Yourself. "
Janet 0aynor in
Three Loves Has
Nancy
Martha Rave and
Bob HOPE in
Give Me a Sailor
James Cagney and
Pat o Brien in
Boy Meets Girl"
Fay Wray and
Bruce Cabot in
s.v D-
Evening star., 1938-10-02

SUNDAY

Women in Prison"
Robert MONTGOMERY
In yellow Jack"
Evening star., 1938-10-02

ture-making. The Grifhths always
vacation together.
Alice Faye MRS. Tony Martin) Is
distinctly undomestic. She has small
house in Beverly Hills, but leaves the
running of it to her two servants. She
rarely entertains at home, preferring
the easier way-in cafes. Chief topic
Of conversation between Alice and
Tony-careers. Chief interest in
Alice's life-getting = better picture
break for Tony.
Dorothy LAmour would like to have
breakfast with Husband Herbie Kay,
but he Is rarely around (his orchestra
comes between them in work and
play time-from a distance point of
view). Dorothy is another Aim wife
who prefers restaurant background
for her entertaining. The running OF
her home Is in the capable hands of
her mother.
Joan Blondell and Dick Powell eat
every meal together whenever possible.
Dick Is the head Of the family-al-
though he says that little Norma Scott
Powell IS the real boss. Joan is ter
rif1cally domestic. Enjoys bathing her
two children, runs her house very
well-although she IS always having
servant trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powell share house.
hold expenses-the bills are paid by
a business manager, who then bills
them. Joan is shy hostess. But
that's all right. because Dick Is an
easy host. Career talk is their main
topic OF conversation-except boats,
which Dick loves. Joan loathes, but is
forcing herself to like because she
loves Dick.
Mrs. Frank Ross-Jean Arthur-is
in private life completely subjueated
to her mate. The only thing Jean
does without first checking with Ross
is the running Of her house-vhich
she performs extremely well.
tCopsrjfht, 1898, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Heffernan
Continued From First Page.)

revives the old argument Of which Is
the more important.
Producers have experimental in
placing emphasis on the story and Hol-
lywood has been constantly relying
more on original stories and less on
books and stage plays. However, the
fact stands out that it invariably takes
personalities to get the stories over to
box of1ce success. There have been
repeated instances Of fine, artistic pro-
ductions dying ignominious deaths at
the box onhce-all because Of lack Of
names liked by the theatergoer. As
Evening star., 1938-10-02

to concentrate on home patronage
and in bringing out those 10 millions
who the Hays office asserts are still
unprobed and untried movie customer
prospects.
tCoIyright, 1898, by the North American
Eewspa per Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Some Glamour Girls Play
Roles Well Off the Screen
By SheiIah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.


ME role vfehov well do they play ithose
the screen7 I when the
honor and obey the mates
ing directors pomptngs) meaning of the
There's Myrna On the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

Louisville, Ky, May 4.-(UP)-As a member of the human race have always staunchly maintained that human beings are better looking than horses.
 Since coming to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, however, my belief in this theory has been shaken. Is it possible that horses are more pleasing to the eye than men, wo- men or children? I can only give you the facts which would substan- tiate this view.
 In the past week the owners and trainers of the Derby horses have been forced to build fences and screens about the stables to prevent the horses from having to look at human beings. At first people were allowed to surround these famous horses and spend hours exchanging looks with them.
 The people went away feeling quite all right. Looking at the horses didn't bother them. But not so the horses. The horses after few hours of gazing at human beings were un- able to eat or sleep.
 Stagehand was badly upset. Se was Bull Lea and LaWrin. As SCOT as the screens were put up, and they had only to look at the pleasing facial contours of other horses, theil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04

Dauber came to the races in early spring of last year. He won his first race, beating The Chief-the second act in Earl Sande's Kentucky Derby hand-in the mud.
 He was immediately tabbed as a great 2-year-old. He hardly lived up to that, since he was only able to win three races, garner two sec- onds and four thirds in IS starts. He did not win stake, and earned the moderate amount of $5,955.
 Dauber won a tune-up for his Kentucky Derby effort in Maryland. While the race was only a mile and 70 yards, Dauber gave every indication that he was the most dangerous kind of a Derby threat. He came from last place to beat Blind Eagle, Bunny Baby, etc., on a muddy track.
 The mile and a quarter will favor Dauber and be hardship on such as Menow. The question is whether he can stay close enough to the burning pace which such as Menow and Bull Lea can set to match the final moves of horses such as Fight ing Fox and Stagehand.
 If he can, Dauber stands far better chance than most of the others.
 The current odds of 5 to 1 show that many handicappers figure that he can.
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