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Evening star., 1938-03-27

CHEVY CHASE-f-RM, "-BATH BRICK.
automatic heat; large yard. built-in ga
rage; bus Sll0. OWNER. Kenslngton IiS.
BUNGALOWS AND HOUSES. CHEVY
Chase D.. C. and nearby Md. and Va.
S35 to Sis mo. MR.. EDMONDSON,
Nofi nal
Evening star., 1938-03-27

4113 5th ST. N.W.-sEMI-DETACH
home. g rooms and bath, hot.water heat.
cleo. front and rear porches. 2d-noor rear
room equipped with gas range and sink.
59st fe9asssSorstsd 9sS throush2yt So6. .ttdsSSK1Ns
Evening star., 1938-06-03
DIVERSITY HELPS
VIRGINIA FARM ERS
Eastern Shore Producers Lessen
Dependence on Potatoes With
Other Vegetables.
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va. June 3-Although
the potato is still exalted as the prin-
cipal money crop, diversihcation over
a l0year period has converted Vir-
ginia's Eastern Shore into a veritable
outdoor vegetable bin.
A drastic decrease in potato prices
in 1923, when $1,000 acres produced
$4,000 barrels at S5,474, 600 return. as
compared with more than 2,000,0 600
the year before, was credited today
with stimulating farmers on the rich
peninsula to take out potato insur-
ance" in the form of diversifcation.
The result was, Agricultural Stats
tician Henry M. Taylor said, that
potato acreage dropped to $4,000 acres
in 1886, with a return of S5,416,o 900
4l.50o acres in 1887 at $3.50 900, anc
$4,000 acres this year.
The approximately so per cent de-
crease in potato acreage. Taylor said
has been utilized for growing a wide
variety of vegetables, which in addi-
tion to spreading the risk of crop
failures, have the virtue of adaptable
ity in that growers can sell on the big
Eastern produce markets or to the four
big and several smaller canneries in
,Accomac and Northampton counties,
or to neighboring Maryland Gamers.
Figures on returns from the vege-
tables are not available at the State
Federal statistician's office here, but
he said that the diversifying farmers
are at least as well off in dollar volume
as when the rich strip of land had a
"one-crop" economy.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

.
NEW YORK, June 3-The stock
market was all but unconscious today
and most leaders shifted only small
fractions either way.
1t was one of the slowest full days
performances in the past 18 years,
transfers amounting to approximately
100000 shares.
Aircrafts led a feeble early rallying
attempt, but most issues were unable
to stir up sufficient followings to move
ahead. The list was irregularly lower
at the close
Debate on the lending spending
measure in Congress, together with
maneuverings over the wage-hour bill,
left financial quarters cold
Major commodities pushed higher,
rejecting the cutting down of supplies
in many producing fields, but stocks
paid scant attention to this brighter
development.
Drab business skies continued as
one Of the principal market depres-
SAINTS, although in some sectors it
was felt the recession may be drag
ging bottom.
Pleasing to the brokerage frster-
nifty was the statement of Chairman
William o. Douglas of the Securities
and Exchange Commission that he
saw no further need of cracking
down" on the stock exchange and
that he was convinced future prob
lens could be settled by the round
table, method. This, however, re-
suited in no rush to accumulate
shares.
Rails held fairly well as last weeks
freight loadings registered a more
than seasonal upturn. Aircrafts were
buoyed by the Department of Com
merce report showing a substantial
jump in passenger traffic for April
over March and April last year.
Motors had to contend with a sharp
set-up in production owing to this
weeks holiday and seasonal sus-
pensions Of production.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
FOR CANADIAN CROPS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Spee-aI DiSpatch to Inc Star.
MONTREAL, June 3.-"The favor
able crop conditions with which the
season began throughout the Domin-
ion of Canada have continued, sucn
setbackS as have occurred being local
and limited in their nature" accord
ing to the current crop report of the
Bank of Montreal.
In the prairie Privinces wheat
seeding is now practically completed
and the planting of coarse grains well
advanced. Crops are making salts
factory progress.
Showers have fallen over most
districts with precipitation heaviest
in Southern Saskatchewan and South
ern Alberta. In scattered districts
there has been some soil drifting, but
it has not been of a serious nature.
I'm Saskatchewan some damage to
crops by wireworms has been reported.
Grasshoppers are prevalent in some
parts of the Province, but have caused
no damage yet.
In Quebec Province seeding and
planting are well under way in most
sections and in others are nearing
completion. In Ontario grain crops
are in healthy condition and meadows
show luxuriant growth. but in some
sections there has been damage by
frost to fruits, tobacco and garden
plants"
Evening star., 1938-06-03
STANDARD OIL GROUP
REDUCES DIVIDENDS
Special D.spatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, June 3.-Cash divi-
dend payments by the companies of
the Standard Oil group for the second
quarter of 1888 are estimated at
$50, 1888, compared with 94,996, $50
in the corresponding quarter of 1887,
according to figures compiled by Carl
H. Pforzheimer g. Co., members of the
New York Stock Exchange.
Aggregate disbursements of the
group for the first half of the current
year will total approximately s104,-
174,876, decline of 1875 per cent from
the $120,434,238 disbursed by these
companies in the first six months of
1897.
The reduction this year follows q
period of four years during which pay
ments were successfully increased,
with the annual total of dividends by
the group rising from $128,938,375 for
the year 1888 to s273. 1855 in 1887.
The lower total this year principally
reflects the omission by Ohio Oil Co.
of the semi-annual dividend on its
common stock and smaller extra divi-
dends by several other important
members Of the group.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
LULL CONTINUES
ON WOOL MARKET
Boston Trading Still Quiet and
Uncertain Along With
Foreign Markets,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, June 3.-The Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow:
There is little business In wool,
in driblets. On the whole, the market
continues uncertain and dispirited and
the same is true in trans-A Atlantic mar
kets. Quotations here are about un-.
changed but certainly no stronger.
rejecting continued dullness in piece,
goods.
I'm the West, there is scattered
buying of the new clip on the new low
basis established last week and some
consignment business.
Seasonal dullness accounts for the
quiet market in part, but political un-
certainties are held chiefly responsible.
"Mohair is slow but hardly changed
in price, with 80 cents for adult hair.
in Texas considered about the market"
Evening star., 1938-06-03
MARKETS WILL START
SATURDAY CLOSINGS
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 3.--The Saturday
summer CHASING schedule to be observed
by most commodity futures markets
here will be inaugurated tomorrow with
suspension of dealings for the extended
week end by the Coffee and Sugar Ex-
change and rubber and metals mar
kets of the Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Hide trading on the Commodity Ex-
change will continue on Saturdays un-
til July.
Wool Associates of the New York
Cotton Exchange, trading in wool top
futures, will adopt the short week for
two months only, July and August.
Cocoa closed the first SATURDAY. In
May, to continue through September.
Raw silk operates on five-day week
throughout the year Cotton and cot
tonseed oil futures will make no change
in existing schedules.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
DEMAND FOR STEEL
DEBENTURES HAILED
Quick Turnover Lifts Financing
Total in Two Days to More
Than 200 Millions.
E. the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 3.-Quick sale
OF new issue of S100,000,000 314
per cent l0-year debentures of United
States Steel Corp. offered at par, sent
Wall Street bond traders home whis-
ting last night.
The block of debentures, the biggest
offered the public since the 1929
1880 period, lifted to over 5000, ,000, 900
the aggregate of new securities hawked
and speedily sold by underwriters in
the first two days of June. The months
bond offerings are expected to rise to
over 100000, 900, largest total for any
month since June year ago.
The big steel' debentures quickly
went to premium, in the overtime
counter market, and closed at 1921
bid, 1922 asked.
Members of the original wholesale"
offering syndicate reported the bonds
had moved quickly into the hands of
retail dealers and that a consider
able portion had already found its way
into the hands of ultimate investors,
The issue was not legal investment
for New York life insurance companies
or savings banks Life companies of
other States, however, put in orders
for the bonds, as did many other large
institutional investors.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
RESERVES Of OIL
HELD ADEQUATE
Royal Dutch Chief Sees No
Likelihood of World
Shortage.
Rv the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 3.-There is no
likelihood of world shortage of pc
troleum even in the distant future, said
j. E. F. de Kok. general managing di-
rector of Royal Dutch Co, in his an
nual report released here today.
Regarding the question that "con-
tinually crops up" as to how long the
Oil fields of the world can continue
producing sufficient quantities to salts
fy requirements, De Kok commented:
Thanks TO the constant progress in
technique, both in the sphere of geol-
ogy and that of production, there is
every reason to assume that even in the
distant future there will be no cause
for anxiety about the extent of the
available Oil reserves"
The executive of the big world op-
Grating company, with headquarters at
The Hague, said regarding petroleum
conditions in the United States:
THE year ended with a total esti-
mated crude oil stock of 306.084 900
barrels, or upward of 1880 900 barrels
in excess of that at the end Of 1896
The increasing supply during the last
quarter and the cessation of the sea-
sonal demand led to a decrease in price
for the products and in some cases to a
reduction of the crude oil price,
In Judging the situation two favor
able factors enter into the picture
The extension of the interstate Oil COM
pact to September /, 1899, and of the
Connally Act to June IA of that year.
Both of these Government measures
will thus continue to exercise their sal
utary influence in the crude oil produc-
ton sphere for considerable time te
come"
Evening star., 1938-06-03
SALES TO MEXICO
SLUMP IN APRIL
High Tariffs Slash Exports
Nearly 90 Per Cent,
Report Shows.
By the Associated Press.

High tariffs reduced United States
exports TO Mexico almost 60 per cent
in April, the Commerce Department
reported today.
The Mexican tariffs, which were
boosted about 200 per cent in January
and have been reduced somewhat
since April, cut April exports to Mex
leo to S3,938,000, compared with Sl0,-
$4,000 in the same month last year.
Mexico provided one of the few ex-
ceptions to the tendency of nearly
every major customer in the world
to buy more from the United States
in April this year compared with the
same month last year. The United
States, on the other hand, curtailed
its merchandise purchases in nearly
every part of the world. The warning
nations of China and Japan continued
in April to buy more from the United
States than they did a year ago and
to sell less.
April exports this year and last year
by geographic divisions and principal
countries were:
Evening star., 1938-06-03
Anril imnnrts were.
CORDELL WILL HEAD
CITIES SERVICE OIL
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, June 3-John S. Cor
dell. former general manager of Cities
Service Refining Co.. has been named
vice president and general manager of
the Cities Service Oil Co., it was an
nounced today.
Mr.. Cordell's appointment follows
the completion of the consolidation
of the Eastern oil marketing, export,
and transportation properties of the
Cities Service organization.
MIR. Cordell formerly was vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Cities
Service Refining Co. in Boston, which
was one of the companies included in
the recent consolidation. The other
companies were Crew Levick Co.,
Cities Service Export Oil Co., Pc
troleum Import & Export Corp, Inc,
Cities Service Tank Line Co., Cities
Service Transportation Co. and A. r.
Newcombe Oil Co.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
NET Of REYNOLDS
METALS DECLINES
Quarters Profit at S157,603
Against S542,958 for
Same 1897 Period.
Py the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 3-Reynolds
Metals Co. and wholly-owned subsid-
iaries reported today for the quarter
ended April 2 net profit of s157,603
after charges, equal to 8 cents share
on l,022,742 shares of common stock,
after dividend requirements on 51s
per cent preferred.
This compared with s542.958, or 40
cents share on 960,322 common
shares in the comparable 1887 quarter.
The company has its main plant in
Louisville, KY, with others in New
York, Virginia. Illinois, New Jersey
and California.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
NEW FINANCING HITS
PEAK SINCE EARLY 1897
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3.-New financ-
ing for the week amounted to $780,
6ss, ZOO. the largest for any single week
since the week ending February IL,
1887, a compilation by Poor's Publish
ing Co. showed today.
Included in this amount was $780,
100000 in debentures of United States
Steel Corp. and $33 1000 900 in bonds
of Commonwealth Edison Co.
The comparative table showed:
Evening star., 1938-06-03
NEW YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3.-Cotton re-
covered to the Scent level or above
today for all positions in sympathy
with steadier Liverpool and Bombay 3
cables, Trade buying and July cover
ing aided the tone, while selling was
less active October advanced from
791 to sos and at midafternoon was
selling at 8.03, with the list 13 to Is
points net higher.
Futures closed II To / @ higher
Evening star., 1938-06-03
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS, June 3 (Pl-Cotton
futures advanced ST points on opening
trades here today in response to higher
foreign markets trade buying and cover
ing.
July contracts opened at sos. October
sos. December 500. January 500 March
S.l2 and May sic
Realizing developed after the start, but
trading was quiet and offerings were alb
Sorbed at reactions of "a points. Toward
the end of the first half hour active posi-
close.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: July.
L.33o; september LOB; October. 7.OOb:
December. 7.00b; January, 7.0lb. Bid,
Evening star., 1938-06-03
FIRMS NAME CHANGED.

BURBANK, Calf, June (SpeciaD.
Change in name Of the AiRover Co.,
a subsidiary of the Lockheed Aircraft
Corp, was announced here The new
firm will be known as the Vega Air.
plane Co. It's manufacturing plant Is
at Burbank in a building adjoining
the Lockheed factory.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
A. 7. & T. ANNOUNCES
INCREASE IN PHONES
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3.-American
Telephone & Telegraph Co. an
nounced yesterday the Bell system
had net increase of 25,2O0 tele-
phones during May, compared with a
gain of 95,700 in May, 1897.
The New York Telephone Co. re-
ported its number of subscribers in
creased by 4,040 during May, compared
with gain of l3,84o for May of 1887.
The gain for the past five months
was 1887, compared with $685. for
the corresponding 1887 period.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
Cottonseed Oil.

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed 4-8 higher: sales, As contracts.
July, 78eb September. 7.62b; Octo-
ber. 7.54b; December, 1853; January,
7.54b. Bid
Evening star., 1938-06-03
SHORT-TERM SECURITIES.
(Reported by Smith, Barney g.


Am Tel & Tel 5l2s 1e43 1i3 iI3i:
Auburn Auto Co 434s 1880 l5h fs3t
Austin g. Northw 5S 1o4I
Baldn LOGON w 5s 1910 a954 100
California Packing IS 194o- 1O13t i02K
Central Foundry 6s 1941 oHIs
Ches g. Ohio Ry 5s 1899 1O33s l04
Container Corp 5s 1943 a0X a5
Cuba Northern r 5l2s 1912 32 39ss
Delaw re & Hudson As 1893 32 35ie
Edison El Ilum Is 1899 1Ol3L 10o3~
Gen Pub Service 51as 1890 gR oSIS
CIR Rapids & Ind 412s 1g41 104
Houston Oil 512s 1910 I02 1oa
Illinois Steel l2s 1910 106s. 10S7s
Init Mere Marine 6s I941 3S 3S1s
Init Tel a. Tel 4Rs 1899 92s4 "a 's
Isaea LIaGieos ; Gas s. Light & os 1929 s3h S4s.
Leh Val Ter Ry IS 1911 3SM 45
Louisville Mash As 1870 100s 100Ks
Midland r r N ] 5S 1910 15K 1Tis
Mlw & North h2s 1889 90 95
New York Tel Co. 4i2s 1899 1854 1O5s.
Pennsylvania Co 3i2s 194l 90 I0f
Penn-Dixie Cement 6S 194l sea S4
penna r Co As 1943 105l2 IOsi.
Phila. Bait g. Wash As 1g43 1A6A 1nTE
Rio Grande West As 1899 33 AZ
Ter r r AS st l. 4ias 1899 1O4L
Tex a. New Orleans IS 1943 s11s
Vanadium Corp 5s la41 SIS aatL
Warner Bros Is 1889 II 70
West Y & Pa As 1g43 1aITs 1osh
White Sewing Mach 6s 1910 9Sss l001a
Evening star., 1938-06-03

National Tea Co.--Sales, four weeks
ended May 81, were off 5.2 per cent.
20 weeks off lis per cent.
Evening star., 1938-06-03

I'VV f'AI-- IbU,UUV ZtUU PM------ I5UUUU
Total Sales for the day. 280.000
Actual o. trading shares
bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Act. assumed
Ex dividend Ex rights. extras. 1-1O
of
stock. Declared
last Cash
declared ~ 'N
Rates Of dividends in the annual
decaa
otherwise
included. - " N "-O NV
Evening star., 1938-06-03

NEW YORK BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK. June 3 (Pl.-Bar sill
yer, 42A4, unchanged.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
April Wholesale Trade OFF.
Financial District Notes.

Mackubin, Legg & Co.'S Washing
ton Office is distributing a statement
on tax exemptions on certain securi-
ties of mutual investment companies.
The statement was prepared by DON
aid j. Smith, the exchange firms
economist
Voters of 16l municipalities in 81
States during May approved munich
pal bond issues aggregating S13,554,-
800, as compared with Sl2.502 800
bonds approved in April, the Daily
Bond Buyer reports.
The State of Maryland has sold
to the First Boston Corp. and the
Harris Trust & Savings Bank $900,000
State ONCE Building las at 10l. .46.
Due 1941-I953, the bonds have been
reoffered at prices to yield OTIS per
cent to Ito per cent, according to
maturity. z
Evening star., 1938-06-02
IL D. C. MEN IN CLASS,
Alexandria Also Has Graduate at
Academy,

Alexandria Also Has Graduate at
Academy.
Twelve District of Columbia resi-
dents and one resident of Alexandra.
Va, are among the members of the
graduating class of the United States
Naval Academy. Annapolis, Md, the
Navy Department announced Today.
Four of the local graduating mid
shipmen were appointed to the Naval
Academy by President Roosevelt, one
was appointed from the Navy or
Marine Corps, four were appointed
from the Naval Reserves, one Is the
son OF a deceased World War veteran.
and two. obtained regular appointments
under normal quota provisions.
The presidential appointees in the
graduating class are: William John
Colluhl, jr., son of Chief Gunner w. ].
Collum, U. s. NJ, retired, 1920 Colo
RADIO avenue NV; Preston Bennett
Haines, jr., son of Capt. Preston B.
Haines, U. S. NJ, ordnance inspector
in charge at the Naval Powder Fac.
tory, Indianhead, Md, whose home is
in Washington; Charles Henry Nor
rison. jr., son of Capt. Charles H.
Morrison, u. s. NJ, on duty at the
Army War College, and Cecil Rice
Welte, son of Comdr. Hermon E. WeIte,
u. S. NJ, retired, 5420 Connecticut
avenue NV.
James Albert Boorman, jr., 3o25 Por-
ter street NV, was the lone District
appointee from the Navy or Marine
Corps.
Graduates appointed from the Naval
Evening star., 1938-06-02
Midslliplnen
CONTINUED From First Page.)

tStlJlI1ueu FTUIn ruSb fdSS-D
mander in chief, few over the station
ship, Reina Mercedes.
The President said:
"a quarter Of century ago began
coming to graduation exercises at the
United States Naval Academy l find
1t good custom, and I hope to be
following it occasionally when I have
reached the age of the oldest admiral
on the retired list. AS retired COM
mander in chief of the Navy I could
do nothing else.
THE only time I disgraced myself
was, I think, during the World War.
Because of the strenuous work in the
Navy Department, I was a bit in ar
rears on sleep. The temperature in
Dahlgren Hall was in the neighbor-
hood of hundred. There I was sit
ting on the right of the superintendent
of the Naval Academy. The speaker
of the occasion began his address. My
eyes slowly but firmly closed I think
my mouth fell open. I slept ungrace-
fully but soundly directly in front of
the eyes of the entire graduating class.
Could anything be more unmilitary,
more humiliating-but more satisfac-
tory?
Be Rounded, He Says.
"You who are about to become
officers of the Navy of the United
States have had four years of advice
kindly advice, but firm advice. I do
not propose to add to it except to
make one friendly suggestion which is
not addressed to you as officers but is
intended to apply to you just as much
as to this years graduates Of any
other college or school in the country.
No matter whether your speciality
Evening star., 1938-06-02
MOTHER APPEALS
FOR LOST GIRL, )
Plea Broadcast on Birthday
to Person Who Picked Up
Marjory West.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRADFORD; Pa, June To-day,
the fifth birthday of blue-eyed, red
haired Marjory West, who disappeared
n1ysteriously on a Mothers Day picnic
25 days ago, brought a tragic last
plea" from her distracted mother.
Won't you return Marjory to me
today. her birthday" begged Mrs.
Shirley M. West, in broadcast to the
person who picked her up"
I'm giving you chance to return
her with safety to yourself. II cam
not sleep or eat until my little girl
is returned. :. If you prefer to wait
until dark, then drop her off on any
street in Bradford, but first give her
a note with her name and address on
it. :. Explain carefully what she is to
do. :. For she is such little girl. =.
IF this appeal isn't answered the
police will follow all clues until they
trace you d. Her father and never
will rest until Marjory is found :. :"
Friends of the family said they knew
of no tangible clues indicating the
girl had been kidnapped, despite hunt
led by 100 State motor police and
joined in by several thousand volun-
teers. The mother would not say she
knew of such clues
The motor police have reduced the
staff continuing the search to two
men, and transferred their headquar-
ters to substation at Kane, 80 miles
south of Bradford. They are under
orders to continue the investigation
indefinitely.
Evening star., 1938-06-02

miral w. d. Lesty, chief Of naval
operations; Rear Admirals J. o. Rich
ardson, assistant chief, naval opera
tions; Adolphus Andrews, chief, Bu-
reau of Navigation; H. C. Bowen,
chief, Bureau of Engineering; Charles
Conard, Supply Corps, chief, Bureau
of Supplies and Accounts; G. j. Row
cliff. Judge Advocate General of the
Navy; Maj. Gen. T. Holcomb, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps; Mai.
Gems. James X. Parsons, commanding
Sd Corps Area, U. s. A., and Milton
A. Record. adjutant general, of Mary
land; Brig. Gen. Jay L. Benedict, SUI
perintendent of the United States
Military Academy; Rear Admiral A.
w. johnson. commanding the train
ing detachment, United States Fleet;
Admiral Hugh Rodman, U. S. N, re-
tired; Rear Admirals David Foote
Sellers, w. M. Taylor and H. A. Wiley.
all retired.
IL d. c. MEN IN CLASS.