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Evening star., 1938-08-31
Decline Is ShOlUn
For Wage Farmers
In Steel Industry
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3l.-Despite a
higher operating rate the steel industry
employed fewer wage-workers in July
than in June and had a smaller total
pay roll, it was disclosed today by an
employment report released by the
American Iron & Steel institute.
Employment during July. the insti-
tute said, averaged 424.000 workers
and total pay rolls amounted to S45.-
802, 600 During June the average num-
Der Of employees was 424.700 and pay
rolls amounted to S46, 100000
In July, 1887. the industry en-
ployed 594 900 workers and distributed
S90,550 900 in pay rolls.
Average hourly earnings 6f wage
earning employees were 848 cents in
July, the institute reported, against
845 cents in June and 862 cents in
July, 1887.
Wage earners worked an average of
243 hours per week in July compared
with 25,6 hours in June and 373 hours
in July, 1887.
AS reported by the institute in its
weekly estimates. the steel industry
operated at an average of around 80
per cent in July, against 27 per cent
in June In July last year operations
were above 80 per cent for most of the
period.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
5.Day Week Cuts
$40 Workers Off
N. e US Pay Roll
BY the Associated Press.

ROANOKE. Va. Aug. 3l.-The Nor
folk & Western Railways motive power
department forces were reduced ap-
proximately $40 last night as a result
OF enforcement of the minimum FIVE
day rule in the railroads agreement
with the American Federation of La
Dor. About 265 of the men are in the
Roanoke shops.
Curtailment Of forces was announced
two weeks ago when j. F. Anderson,
Grand Lodge representative of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
who negotiated the agreement with the
company. called for the five-day week.
1t affects four of the six shop crafts.
machinists, Sheet workers. cleo
trlcians and carmen, represented by
A. F. o. L. unions.
The majority of shop crafts over
the N. g. W,'s entire system have been
on four-day week When the agree
ment was signed, one rule called for
the five-day week, but the union en-
tered a memorandum of understand
ing holding it in abeyance to avoid
any reduction of forces at that time.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
CHICAGO GRAIN
Ey the Associated Press.

by the Associate Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-After dropping
more than cent. wheat prices rallied
strongly in the last IS minutes of
trading today and closed with net
fractional gains.
Heavy short covering appeared in
the pit at the last This was at
tributed partly to announcement that
the Government had paid as high as
6012 cents for wheat in its export sub
sidy program. This is almost l8 cents
bushel above the futures price.
Some commission house buying also
represented lifting of hedges against
sales Qf grain to the Government.
Independent strength of corn, which
reflected unfavorable crop reports from
some States. helped the wheat market.
Wheat closed unchanged to 30
higher, compared with yesterdays
finish; September, So; December,
647s-65; corn was ls-l2 higher; Sep
tember, 521s-53; December, 5las-12;
oats, 1s-1a down
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Baltimore OuotatiOnS
POTATO REFERENDUM
DEFEAT is PREDICTED
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration said today virtually COM
plete returns from a grower referen-
dunn showed possible defeat" for a
marketing agreement program de-
signed to prohibit interstate shipment
of low grade potatoes.
Reports from the IS late-producing
States in which the election was held
showed 65.1 per cent OF the growers
who voted favored the proposal. A
majority of 666 per cent is required.
The referendum was held August
19 to "a in Maine, New York, New
Jersey, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, North Dakota, Nebraska, Colora-
do. Idaho. Wyoming. Utah, Oregon,
Washington and California.
Officials expected to complete the
count and announce the results Of the
referendum late this week.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
PILLSBURY co. PLANS
LOAN OF $6,0OO,O00
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug 3l-Pillsbury
Flour Mills Co. announced yesterday
it had entered into an agreement look
ing toward the sale to the Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the United
States of s6.0O0,000 new 324 per cent
first mortgage bonds due october l.
1853
Proceeds of the loan will be used to
redeem on October /. 1888, all of the
$4,3l7,000 first mortgage per cent
gold bonds, due October /, 1943. now
outstanding. at 1922 and accrued in
terest. The balance of the loan, ar
rangements for the sale of which were
made through Goldman, Sacks & Co.
and Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, will be
added to the working capital of the
company.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
CHAIN DRUG VOLUMES
STAY BELOW YEAR AGO

Average daily sales of chain drug
stores in July, 1888, were s.5 per cent
lower than in July. 1887, according
to preliminary estimates of the Bureau
OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
July. 1898, sales were down is per
cent from June, 1898.
The smallest decrease was shown
by tobacco sales. which were As per
cent lower, followed by all other"
sales with a 9.8 per cent decrease
from last July, while fountain sales
decreased 1912 per cent.
Tobacco sales increased in relative
Importance over July of last year,
while fountain sales dropped below
the ratio of last year. These two
classif1cations accounted for 40 per
cent of total sales this July. as COM
pared with 46.2 per cent in July, 1887.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
TWO TRUSTEES NAMED
FOR AFFILIATE OF ERIE
Bs the Associated Press

B& the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion authorized Charles E. Denny and
John A, Hadden today to serve as
trustees of the New Jersey & New
York Railroad, an Erie Railroad
affiliate.
They are already serving as trustees
OF the Erie and will receive no addi-
tional compensation for their new
assignment.
In another order the commission al.
lowed the Bankers Trust Co. of New
York. trustee under the refunding and
improvement mortgage of the Erie, to
intervene in the pending Erie reor-
ganization proceedings.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
AIRPLANE PRODUCTION
JUMPS 22 PER CENT
By the Associated Press.

~ WV ''noSiobeu z 400
The Civil Aeronautics Authority re-
ported today that airplane produc-
ton in the United States in the first
half of this year exceeded the cor
responding 1887 period by % per
cent.
In the first six months of this year,
the Authority said, 1874 airplanes
were manufactured in this country,
compared with 1923 in the same
period last year.
An increase of 173 per cent was
registered in military production, while
export production increased 40 per
cent.
OF the total obuilt in the first half
of this year 853 were for domestic
civil use, 694 for the military Services
and the Coast Guard and 427 for ex-
port.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE,

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 81 R.-Live
poultry. fowl. P. R.. fancy. 21-22; mixed
colors 90; White Leghorns. 15-17: pullets,
P. R.. 26: springers, 21-22
Dressed poultry. flour and cheese I'M
chansed.
Wheat. No. ? red winter, earlicky. Au-
gust delivery. 66.
Butter. ss score 22h: 81 score 21Ha.
browns eas s4,ss: stsnd.rds NOS snd ntras
30-34: standards Nos 8 and 4. 21-2s;
trades, 1875; mediums. standards, 1925,
Evening star., 1938-08-31
CONSOLIDATED OIL CO.
WILL REDEEM SHARES
BY the Associated Press,

by CIlE ASSOCIHCed FTtSS,
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Consolidated
Oil Corp. has called for redemption
on October l all Of the $500 out
standing shares of its preferred stock
at los and accrued dividends. OF the
total outstanding, 54,041 shares are in
the hands of the public.
The company also announced 12-
year loan of $25 100000 had been OBJ
tanned from private sources The loan,
which Is not bank loan, has no con-
version features, 1t was said.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
U. S. SHOE EXPORTS
HOLDING ABOVE 1897
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department says
shoe exports continued at better than
the 1887 pace in July. The months
shipments abroad amounted to 1878
pairs worth $337,28l, compared with
l3s.167 pairs worth $304,490 in July.
1887.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Week Previous Year

St. Louis-Southwestern Railway
Deficit. seven months ended July 81,
was $l,135,54l, against $698,e84.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

Richardson Co. Declared a divi-
dend Of so cents on common stock,
payable September II to holders of
record September 3. 1898. On De-
eember IA, 1887, dividend of 81 a
share was distributed on this issue.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

PARIS, Aug. 81 (P.-Final quota
ton for the United States dollar was
367375 francs (2.722 cents to the
france in foreign currency dealings
today. In comparison, the New York
overnight rate was 2726 cents to the
franc. Exchange on London 1881
In the Bourse 3 per cent rentes
ended 75.75 francs; 41as a." 79.45;
AIS, 1887, 1920.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

Actual sales. unit of trading 10 shares
receiyeshlp
Ae Or secures assumed b, such companies
i;n share I.o Of 81 preference stock
in stock sPad last year h or STOCK EAccumuated
Bates Of dvidenas in the foresolnf table
on Unless othevis. dividends are not
Evening star., 1938-08-31
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS.

: NEW YORK, Aug. 81 (P.-Freight
carloadings on railroads reporting to-
day for the week ended August ~
included.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Chicako Cash Market.

Chicako Cash Market
Cash wheat-No. >. red. 81; No 4. hard,
5a'a, tough; No. 3. yellow, hard. 6.i4.
Corn-No. ]. mixed. 54-54h; No. 4, So;
No, /. yellow. 53l2-54h Oats-No. ..
white :6l 6l2-2s; No. .. mixed. 81; No 3.
"a Barley-Actual sales 41i2-62;
quotable range 81 -66 Timothy seed
2.15-2.S5 nom. Glover seed-Red. top,
1.O0-1.15 nom
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 81 lP,.-Wheat, No.
=, red. winter. garlicky. spot domestic, "a.
Winnipeg Prices.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
U. S. DOLLAR ADVANCES
ON LONDON EXCHANGE
3. the Associated Press.

3! the ASSoclAted PTeSs.
LONDON, Aug. 31.-United States
dollars advanced y of cent in terms
of sterling today. Final quotation for
the unit was 1852 to the pound,
compared with S486 for sterling in
New York overnight.
The French franc remained un-
changed at 1881 to the pound.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

Nearly $4,000 elephants were killel
in Africa in the last IL months.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31
THIRTY YEARS AGO-lses

The American faag with a star
representing the new state of Ok
lahoma was to be put out soon. The
navy department had issued an or
der that the As stars would be ar
ranged In six rows.
The city council had presented an
order for $50 worth of shade trees.
The Improvement club was to have
charge Of setting out these trees
which included IL different varieties.
The new depot on the s. p. & 8.
railway at Finley had just been
completed.
j. H. Gravenslund, the scenic
photographer was planning to go up
river to take views for several OF
the land companies.
Mrs. F. F. Beste and children and
her mother, had arrived from Spo-
kane and had settled in the Erley
building next to the Kennewick
Harness Shop of which Mr.. Beste
was manager.
w. II. Smith and son Wilbur were
painting and papering the residence
on the Clements ranch which was
owned by George E. Armstrong.
H. r. Vibber, purser of the steam
er w. r. Todd, had left for visit
with friends and relatives in his old
home in Grand View, Iowa. He ex-
pected to be gone q month.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31
Locust Grove
Pioneer SuccuInbs

LOCUST GROVE!The commun-
ity was saddened by the death OF
Mrs. Sarah Sagsvold, mother OF
Harry Sagsvold. Harry and his
mother have lived many years In
the Locust Grove community, later
moving to the South Horse Heaven
Mrs. Sagsvold was 90 years old. The
community extends its sympathy to
her son and relatives.
An invitation from Valley Grange
to Locust Grove Grange to attend q
special program and meeting Of the
Valley grange April / at 7:30 has
been received. All Locust Grove
grange members are urged to at
tend this meeting.
j. w. Root returned Saturday
from a few days spent in the Pasco
hospital and Is reported recovering
satisfactorily. Mr.. Root underwent
q blood TRANSMISSION with blood sup
piled by Emerald Silliman.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. v. Heberlein
were Walla Walla visitors Wednes-
day.
Henry Smith is a patient in the
Pasco hospital suffering from
pneumonia.
Fred and Neil Simmelink made
q business trip to Pendleton.
Walter Edwards Is able to attend
school Tuesday after q weeks alb
sence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Edwards and
Irma Pratt were Friday visitors at
the NJ. Simmelink home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Budd Larkin were
Sunday dinner guests at the Dennis
home.
Mrs. M. Simmelink and Leona
have been seriously Ill this week.
Fred Simmelink was q Walla
Walla visitor Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31
PICKED UP
|AROUND TOWN

According to Mitch Kershaw, ma
ture is kind. When a man moves
from the country to the city he
loses his sense Of smell.
= = =
"The only difference between q
waffle and a pancake" asserts John
Vibber els that the waffle is fixed
so it won't skid"
A Seattle man says his wife threw
the kitchen stove at him. That's
what he gets for annoying the
weaker sex.
= - =
A. A. Anderson has 1t doped out
that it would be q fine thing for
the world II more men realized that
it is better to fall down on the Job
than to lay down on 1t.
= = =
Believe it or not, declares Frank
Larson, "but an echo is the only
IAAAA6 GAAdV Cd0 sup 0OAAAS WOAAACAA
from having the last word"
= = -
II Calls liver Is so good for the
complexion why don't girls carry
a piece Of it instead Of a lip stick
and a powder puff?
= = =
after he has been married few
weeks asserts John Neuman "the
groom realizes that it Is easier to
make a silk purse out Of q sow's
ear than it is to make q meal out
Of can Of beans"
= y J
j. L. Mokler says no father has
yet been able to figure out why his
own daughter didn't pick the same
kind of a husband her mother pick
ed.
- = -
Dents are what trucks put In the
tenders of passenger cars and what
the family puts in fathers pay en-
velope.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31
GRADE SCHOOL

Spring in its work of sweeping
away the ragged remains Of winter
in order to redecorate and revive
the earth's worn surface has inspir-
ed Mrs. Hemenway's fourth grade
language class to write some es-
says on the subject. Here are a
few samples: ~
Spring Time
How glad I am that spring is
here! Everyone is happy. The
flowers are blooming. The sun is
shining very brightly. The snow Is
melting on the peaks of the noun
tains. The grass is beginning to get
green. The apricot trees are bloom
ing. The whole world is changing.
Lou Keene. ....
First Day Of Spring
Oh, joy! Spring is here again and
the snow is melting. You can see
the peaks of the mountains. Jump
off Joe has coat of white on it.
In spring the whole world is beauti-
ful.-Emily Shepard, .
Spring Crops
I hope that there will be many
big crops this year. The nights are
getting colder. My father said that
if the nights get any colder that he
might have to smudge the straw
berries. I have a patch of my own.
I hope that my strawberries don't
freeze. Blair.
The first grades and kindergarten
gave an interesting program in Miss
Elefson's room Friday afternoon. It
consisted Of:
Two songs, kindergarten; two
songs, Carl Lucky, Roger FELTON, and
Norman Wilder; a recitation, "The
Puffin," by George Black; rhythm
band, 1.-The Glow Worm;" play,
1.-The Three Bears" story teller,
Leona Washburn, father bear, Billy
Brace. mother bear, Donna Whit.
baby bear, Norma Liston, Golden
locks, Marilyn Oliver; two songs by
Miss Elefson's class.
Mrs. Hemenway's room came in
during the program to show the
Dutch costumes worn by some of
the children in her class. They told
interesting facts about Holland.
The third grade in Miss Thole's
room is making an intensive study
of Dutch life and customs, which
will encompass songs, stories,
poems and expressions Of their
knowledge in pictures and posters.
Birds have formed the theme for
study lately in Miss Mains fifth
grade group. Each one chose his
favorite birds. read about them,
drew pictures Of them and gave re-
ports to the rest Of the class.
Miss Mueller's fourth grade is
comparing the old and new methods
Of transportation by land, sea and
air, and the children are working
out some interesting posters to IL
lustrate the subject.
Miss Lyons class Is greatly inter-
ested In their vegetable and flower
garden which is to be found In the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31

basement growing in various types
OF containers. Many Of the plants
will later be transplanted in home
gardens. ..
A very delightful surprise party
was arranged for Mrs. Hemenway
last week by the teachers in honor
of her birthday. She was called to
the auditorium after school on
some pretense. Mr.. Black, a guest,
assisted in the deception.
She found a table decorated IN
yellows and green with a bowl of
daffodils as a centerpiece, with
yellow candles burning at each end.
A birthday cake with lighted candles
awaited Mrs. Hemenway at her
plate as well as a gift Of a beauti-
full maple-wood tray. Miss Lamp
son headed the committee for ar
rangements.
The annual May Fete is to be held
this year at Prosser on April % and
because of the distance and the
problem of transportation, the
children in the first four grades
will remain here at school while the
upper grades will all attend as the
school representatives. Plans are
being made now for an exhibit and
for some program numbers for the
occasion.
On April z and 8 there will be no
school, this being Inland Empire
meeting time. Many Of the teach
er's wish to attend the Thursday
and Friday sessions.
Some new library books have been
purchased. They are Heidi, Tom
Sawyer and Johnny Penguin.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31
WHO MAKES THE RATES?

just why Kennewick motorists
haven't been giving more attention
to auto insurance rates, since the
motorists themselves keep close tab
each year on accidents; they know
where the most of them occur and
who was to blame. At the close of
each fiscal year they figure their
fire theft and property damage
losses, and the next years rates are
based on those figures. If motor
lists have been especially careful and
kept down the number of accidents,
the rates are lower. In fact, in a
few states insurance is sold with
the stipulation that the car owner
gets a rebate, usually around Is
percent, If he shows up with a clean
slate, without figuring in a single
accident during the year. When
car owners generally come to real
lie that they can lower rates they
are paying for auto insurance by
driving still more carefully then,
and not until then, will there be
more or less protest over the cost Of
this phase Of car-ownership. The
reward is worth considering.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31

The boys receiving letters for the
year were: captain, Earl Anderson,
VIM. Byrd, Warde johnson, Ross
Willsey, Joe Anderson, Allan Paul,
John Kinkaid and Leroy Kratzer.
M. w. Mattecheck had been NAM
ed chairman of the third Liberty
Loan campaign for the eastern half
of Benton county.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31
1t is said that following a war {

1t is said that following war a
much larger percentage of male
babies is born than during times Of
peace. In this way nature takes
care Of the loss sustained In the
senseless slaughter of humans. A
year or two ago the classes in first
aid were not very well attended and
those who did attend were not at
all regular in their attendance.
Now, however, too many are anx-
ious to take the classes. Whether or
not this presages some universal
disaster, we do not pretend to pre-
dict.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31
IT'S TONIC TIME
The cid custom of taking a

The cid custom Of taking a
"spring tonic" is due to neither sup
erstition or habit. Ask your family
physician and he will explain that
along about this time of year ones
blood commences to thin and the
approach of warmer temperatures
brings muscle change that we Oft
en- attribute to laziness, and refer to
as spring fever" The doctor will
tell you that 1t is natural and,
while not serious, should have at
tention. especially among those Of
mature age.
The market is flooded with
"spring tonics" and many Of them
do what their makers claim for
them. But old nature hasn't been
asleep on the job. She has furnish
ed a few that man has never been
able to excel. Along about this
time of year mouths water for q
mess of greens" That is one Of
natures spring tonics green's and
all the early garden truck you can
get hold of. Sulphur and molasses
serves the same purpose in the jul
venile world; sassafras tea meets
requirements in some localities,
while sauerkraut is said to be eff
cacious. But nothing takes the
place Of green vegetables, eaten in
reasonable quantities at every meal.
THAT tired feeling" and "spring
fever" will soon be recognized as
common complaints among Ken
newick citizens, and so the spring
tonic for those who are thus afflict-
ed is in order. Everyone must do
his own prescribing, of course, or
leave it to his family doctor. But
it viii be well to remember that
nothing can beat natures own
remedy-and that is "a mess OF
greens two or three times a week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31
CHEAP PROTECTION

These are busy days throughout
the land, as the broom, mop, dust
rag and carpet-beater are being
worked to the limit. From coast
forecast and lakes-to-gulf Uncle
Sans daughters are busy In their
great annual drive on rubbish, dirt
and disease germs, and members Of
this vast army In and around Ken
newick are joining In the campaign
with their usual hearty good will.
We have often called attention to
the value Of cleaning up the prom
ises from q standpoint Of health and
community Identification. But here
Is another reason for h6use-clean-
ing that should be mentioned often
er and more emphatic-the pre-
vention Of fires about the house,
barn or garage from spontaneous
combustion. Insurance men esti-
mate that last years loss through
this source amounted to more than
81, 000, 900 And that's a lot of
money to be wasted through a
cause that could have been prevent
ed. Piles of rags. no matter where
they are located, are apt to break
into flame at any moment through
spontaneous combustion. It is just
rs apt to occur in your home as in
some home in distant state and
the result is the same wherever it
happens blaze that could have
been avoided.
Cleaning up the premises Is a
health measure. Kidding the attic
or garage Of rags is a direct pro-
lection from fires. Keep that In
mind. Get rid of the rags, and
then do not wait until another
spring to repeat the performance,
but keep them cleaned out all thru
the year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31

Mrs. Carl Evans is visiting her
parents in Post Falls, Idaho.
Harry Lucas and family moved to
Burbank last Saturday, where he
has rented a ranch.
A large crowd attended the pot
luck dinner at the school house
Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-03-31

Mr.. Lawrence Lanning return
ed Friday from Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sherry and
son Don were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Preston on
the Highlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Perkins and
family were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Purdy in Ken
newick. E
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Witham and
children, Shirley and Gene, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Benson motored to
Plymouth Sunday.
Bert Quigley Of State Line near
Walla Walla visited friends in Fin
ley Thursday. Mr.. Quigley was q
former resident of Finley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fathers of
Prescott and Jerry Sherry were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest johnson.
Tom Estes and Burke Buchanan
of the Highlands called at the Carl
Walk home Sunday.