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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-02


   Write Miss Chnheid
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-29
ON ITS WAY

Gas Bill Collector-How long is
this bill going TO run?
Consumer-Can't just say. With
its 1000 feet it ought to be able to
run a long time.
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-29
-CTTING THEM AWAY

Doctor-You say your friend, the
undertaken. sent you to me? What
did he say?
Patient-He said he always rec
nmmended you because you had
beneAtsd him 80 mitch.
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-29
PLAIN ENOUGH

"W'y does de fellers call Tom de
Missing Link?"
"'Cos he escaped FUN de chain
gang"
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-29
In /

''Great Scot. the house Is rocking.
Look out it's going to fall down."
It's all right; it's only mother
marking the plane on the roof"
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-29

An Uprising
orator-Who has done most to
arouse the working classes?
Heckler-The inventor Of alarm
clocks.-Our Paper.
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-29
OVER THE FENCI

1st Hobo-Where is dem swell
pants yer uster wear?
2nd Hobo-Gone t th' dawgs long
ago.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
PRIVATE BUILDING
TOPS PUBLIC WORK
Margin Of $22, 100000 for First
Nine Months of Year IN
D, C., Reported.

The private construction work Of
the Warrington metropolitan area
holds . spectacular nine-month lead
over the work to be financed by public
funds. That highly significant fact
was emphasized in the monthly sum-
mary Of local activities prepared by H.
A. Johns, the Washington manager of
the Dodge reports division Of F. w.
Dodge Corp.
privately owned construction in
Washington has = dominant margin
Of more than ~ million dollars over
the publicly owned work." says Mr..
Johns.
'"The local construction industry can
well afford to regard this as q sub
stantial gain. because work and ma
trial contracts are backing 1t up, not
just permit grants"
Privately owned construction prof.
ects accounted for contracts totalling
$50 ,094. 900 during the nine months.
on that amount. September awards
were S4.6l7.000.
Publicly owned and financed con.
struction in Washington for which
contracts were awarded during jan
uary through September were valued
Evening star., 1938-10-29

nearly stationary. Holdings of United
States savings bonds, which are a
comparatively new type of investment,
rose by more than 100 per cent.
The increase of private funds in
vested in member associations of the
Federal Home Loan Bank system dur
ing 1887 was approximately 10 per
cent. Within the membership Of the
bank system, Federal savings and loan
associations showed the largest in
crease Of private investments. The
total amount Of private share accounts
in these institutions increased by ia
per cent excluding assocAt tions which
were newly established and those
which were converted from State to
Federal charter during the year,"
Evening star., 1938-10-29
HOME MORTGAGE
RATES DECLINING
Four.Year Downswing in
Interest Is Reported
by Bank Board.

A four-year downward trend in in
terest rates on home mortgage loans
was reviewed today in a statement by
the Federal Home Loan Bank Board,
which has conducted an inquiry into
the subject.
The interest rates began to fall in
1894. continuing through 1887. the
board finds, and though complete in
formation on interest charges SO far
in 1898 are not yet available "individ-
ual reports indicate falling or steady
rates for the overwhelming proportion
Of cities"
The board has for several years
made studies Of the trend Of interest
rates charged on home mortgage loans
BY savings and loan associa tions," says
the statement. Results demonstrate
that there has been an unprecedented
reduction since the depression, re-
duction that was to q large extent
brought about by the agencies under
the board"
..oticeable in 1894.
1t is explained that the downswing
became particularly noticeabl in 1894
and the analysis continues:
The average effective interest rate
charged in 1891 by savings and loan
associations was 8 per cent. In 1887.
however, the average effective interest
rate charged by Federal savings and
loan associations was 6.3l per cent, .
decrease of more than 20 per cent
since 1881. These rates. it is I'M
portant to note. are the effective rates
covering not only interest. but all
service charges and other loan fees
They thus represent total cost to the
borrower"
The boards statement explains that
recent figures on total savings are
lacking but in reference to "the fllow
Of savings" it said in part:
I'm an exhibit, selected data on
private lone-term savings OF chiefly
small investors and bank depositors
are represented. including those types
Of savings which are competitive with
savings and loan shares and those
which constitute sources of urban
mortgage credit, individual long-term
savings in commercial banks, mutual
savings banks, life insurance COM
panies, postal savings and United
States savings bonds.
Huge Savings Increase.
"On the basis Of this data. it may
be estimated that the aggregate in
crease in all these types Of savings
ranged between 81, 800 900 900 and 81
500,000,000 during 1887. In the same
period, the growth of private savings
in those savings and loan associations
which are members of the Federal
Home Loan Bank system amounted to
about 5000, ,000 900 excluding member
institutions, which joined the bank
system during the year,
The board says that during 1887
there we're marked differences in the
flow Of individual savings into various
types Of institutions. 1t finds:
Savings deposits in national banks
rose by IS per cent and in mutual
savings banks by per cent. Savings
In life insurance companies were IA
per cent higher than at the end Of
1895. Postal savings accounts remained
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Cool Calcimine Mixture.

Hot water calcimine should not be
applied to a wall without first being
cooled to room temperature-but not
below it. A lump of dry ice the size Of
a mans fist is sometimes thrown into
lO-Quart pail or hot calcimine to
bring it down to the proper tempera-
ture. As dry ice evaporates completely,
1t leaves no melted fluid to reduce the
Evening star., 1938-10-29

at l5.686. 900. Last months contracts
totaled 32.043,000.
All types Of construction contracts
awarded so far this year in the WASH
ington metropolitan area, including
Arlington, Fairfax Counties. Va: Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties,
reached $53, ,7s0, 900.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

Rogue money tax In Scotland Of
ancient days was applied to the ap-
prehension and prosecution of GRIM
inals.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

mixture. as would be true in the case
Of ordinary ice,
Evening star., 1938-10-29

Fat Used in Early Paints.
The early types of paints were made
by blending pigments with a quantity
of fat or grease.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

kitchen. dinette, lovotoY and powder room.
Rondon- width floors throughout first floor
The second floor has four large bedrooms and
two boths There is another bedroom and bath
on the third floor. A maids room and bath in
the basement. The recreation room is most un-
usuo with its long Dor, fully equipped with sink
and nony other buiItin feotures Two car built
in garage. Oil burner, dir conditioned.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
BUTTER RECEIPTS TOP
1887 AT BALTIMORE

SpecIs. Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April Butter re-
ceipts at Baltimore during March
showed an increase as compared with
March of last year, but receipts of
eggs during the month were lower
than for the same period of 1887.
Butter receipts for March totaled l.
736,765 pounds, as against 1,484, ,031
pounds in March of last year, while
egg receipts were 41,016 cases this
March as compared with 44,600 cases
in March, 1887.
Illinois still continues to be the chief
source of butter shipped into Balti-
more. That State provided 1909
pounds of the total received at Balti-
more during March. Maryland led
other States during the month in ship
ping eggs into Baltimore sending
17,455 cases during the period, a lead
of more than 10000 cases over the
next highest State.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
CLEAR|NCS RISE
SHARPLY IN WEEK
Jump of 24.7 Per Cent
Leaves Total 1856 Under
Same 1887 Period.
BY the Associated Press.

oy tHe ASsOClateQ freSS.
NEW YORK, April 7.-Aggregate Of
bank clearings for the opening week
of April, which included usual first
of-the-month settlements, rose 24.7
per cent from the volume of the week
preceding, while the decrease from the
total for the similar 1887 period was
narrowed somewhat in the twenty-frst
successive doWnsWing from the pre-
vious years comparative.
The turnover for % leading cities of
the United States for the week ended
Wednesday, April 6, according to Dun
a. Bradstreet, Inc, was $5,622, 1873, 900,
as against S6,659, ISL 900 for the corre-
spending 1887 week, which gave drop
of 1876 per cent. This contrasted with
a loss Of 2l.8 per cent for the similar
comparison week ago.
New York clearings went to $685.
$4,000, or 14.2 per cent under the 81
5,513,000 of last year, while total
transactions for the 81 cities outside
New York were 8,204,O00, or l8
per cent less than the $2,364 233 900
for the corresponding 1887 week.
Clearings for the latest period were
Sl,116, ,46l, 900 more than those for the
week preceding Between the two SIM
liar weeks of 1887 the gain was but
1897, $40 ,00U
All outside cities reported smaller
totals than year ago. the more i'm
portant of which were Cincinnati, 269
per cent; Pittsburgh. 25 per cent: De-
troit, 24,7 per cent; Buffalo, 81 per
cent; Philadelphia, 1919 per cent;
Chicago, 1874 per cent; Seattle, l8 per
cent, and Kansas City. TIA per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities. to-
gether with percentage changes from
year ago. follow; also the daily aver
age bank clearings for the months of
February. March and April to date:
Evening star., 1938-04-07
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO April 7 LP, Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture, .-Shppins de-
mand for strictly good choice and prime
fed steers and yearlings narrowed today
and the market was weak to 25 cents
lower: all snap in the trade due to storm
conditions having been dissipated Hogs
opened higher; but closed with advanced
losses; Shipping demand also was mar
row: buyers bid steady on lambs early
Hogs. 5000. including l5OO direct
market steady to Is higher than Wednes-
days average. closing with most of early
pounds. S.75-9.1o: -250-35O pounds. large
ly s.50-90: 140-16O pounds. g. 5O-aO: good
:t50-52O pounds; packing sows, 1855 90:
smooth butcher kinds to S.25
Cattle, 1000; calves, 1000; steer mar
weight and weighty kinds of value to- sell sell
at 900 Upward. Weak to 25 under We'd
nesday's best. Shipper demand narrow
Most Grades lisht steers about Steady iS. but but
only common and medium offerings getting
depsendabs en- fas ,oadi action steers
POO storm market on light-weight
he1ters all grades. and COWS firm to
higher; bulls, 25 higher: weighty sausage
o1erlngs up to 1.25; vealers firm at ii 90
Sheep, 10000. including 1000 direct;
late wednesday fat lambs steady to
stronger; spot; 10 and more higher; choice
lamps TO packers and shippers 9.OO-IO:
5u5K' s75-9o; choice 100-pound weight.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
|NS0LVENT FIRMS
CUSTOMERS AIDED
Commodity Exchange Act Is
BenefiCiaI--Creditors
Cannot Attach.

The failure of Morton g. Co.. COM
modify brokers of st. Louis. on March
"a, will not involve its commodity
futures customers funds inasmuch As
such funds are deposited in a seere-
gated account which creditors of the
hrm cannot attach, DR.. j. w. T. Duvel
chief of the Commodity Exchange
Administration, announced yesterday.
Within the last 30 Gays auditors
from the Commodity Exchange Ad-
mlnlstratlon examined the books and
records of that firm to determine
whether its customers funds were
properly segregated as required by
the Commodity Exchange Act. The
firm was undersegregated but made
the necessary adjustments so that
every provision of the law and replI-
lations was fulfilled before the audit
was completed.
The Commodity Exchange Act re-
qu1res segregation not only of CUSTOM
ers' moneys received to margin or
guarantee trades in commodity fu-
lures, but also Of money and equities
accrulng to customers as a result of
payments received from the clearing
house association of a contract mar
Ket covering settlements to the market
each day. Should a firm fail to seq
regate its customers funds from its
own its officers are subject to criminal
prosecution.
When deposting customers funds
coming within the provision Of the act.
brokerage firms must notify the bank
Of the nature of the funds by appropri-
ately labelling the account. Such pro-
cedure protects customers funds from
attachment or garnishment in the
event Of insolvency Of the brokerage
house.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
ZINC STOCKS CLIMB
SHARPLY IN MARCH
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 7.-stocks of
slab zinc in the United States in
creased nearly 10000 tons last month
as shipments continued to run behind
production. the American Zinc In
stitute reported today.
Stocks l18,009 tons compared with
l08,l3S in February and 1888 at
the end of March, 1887.
Output was 43,3e9 tons. against
Alias in February and 53,2o2 in
March, 1887. Shipments amounted to
33,528, against 2l,54O in February
and $685. in March, 1887.
The Prime Western Zinc Producers
Committee reported stocks totaled
49,00l tons, against 48,23l in Feb
ruary and 15,849 in March, 1887.
Shipments were 1854. against 1929
in the preceding month and 28,402 in
the 1887 month while output totaled
22,404 against 2l,755 in February and
21,973 in March, 1887.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
ters and cutters, 450a5 so; plain and
medium bulls, 550a7OO: few good fat
butcher bulls, 740a825

ters and cutters, 45Oa5.5O; plain and
medium bulls, 550a7OO: few good fat
butcher bulls, 7.40a825.
Calves, ITS. Active at fully steady
prices; good grade vealers, l0.50a11 90
mostly; medium grades, 750al000;
Gull and plain grades, 500a700.
Hogs. 400 Mostly 20 cents higher
than Wednesday, packing soWs Is cents
higher than yesterday; good and choice
100 to 200 pounds, 8.85a9.1O; practical
top, go; 21O to 24o pounds, 855a8 95;
$50 to 800 pounds, 8.00a865; 140
to $50 pounds. 8.7Oa395; 100 to
l40 pounds. 820a87O; good grade
packing sows, 700a75O stays, 625
down. Hogs from doubtful areas
and those fattened on garbage or swill,
as well as price premiums occasionally
paid for through-billed consignments
bought for reshipment, not represented
in above prices
Sheep, 300. Double-deck good and
choice 83-pound fed Western wool
skin lambs. 25 to so cents higher than
Monday at 1000a1025; little else on
offer; odd head old thin sheep around
200.
Grain Market.
Opening prices we're: Wheat No. 2
red winter. gar]ickv. spot. domestic.
80, April delivery. SO. Settling prices
were. Wheat, No 2 red winter. gar
Lcky. spot domestic. 87#.; April de-
livery. 67a,. Corn, No 2 yellow, do
nestle 64a66; Western billing at a
premium over this price; cob corn,
nominal. Oats, No. white, domestic,
42a45; No 2. 4la44; Pacific Coast.
white. H. Excepting grain on track,
there is an additional charge of l12
cents per bushel for storage and ele-
vation on all sales of oats. Rye, No. Q,
93a98. Barley, 70a75 Hay quiet, un-
changed. Straw, steady, 8ooa85o a
ton.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
Baltimore Markets
SpecialDispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatc to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, April 7.-Po-
tatoes, old, per 1Oo-pound sack, GOA
l.4o; new. bushel. 1.5Oa1 80; barrel
5.0Oa5.50 sweet potatoes, bushel. 40a
100; nearby, bushel 40a75; yams
buShel, 50a75; barrel 1OOal.50; as
paragus, dozen punches, 2O0a3 so:
beans, buShel, 75al.60; beetS, half
crate, LOCAL rs; broccoli, crate, l.50a
$50; cabbage, hamper, 60all5: car
rots, California. crate, 275a3O0; Texas.
half crate, coal 90; Eastern. bushel 80
a60; caulifloWer. crate, 150al75; Gel
cry, crate, 1.5Oa225; eggplants. crate,
1.5Oa2.75; kale, bushel, 35a40; nearby,
blue. 20a25; cucumbers. bushel, LISA
2.25; lettuce, Iceberg, Western. crate,
5.00a6.75; Southern, crate, 225a2 so,
Big Boston. crate, 125; lima beans,
bushel, 300a325; mushrooms, 4-quart
basket. 25a50; onions, 50-pound sack,
25al 80; peas, bushel, 225a300: pep
pers, crate, 1o0a225; radishes, red tip.
bushel. 75al.00; rhubarb nearby,
bunch. 5a6; spinach. bushel 45a60;
nearby. 25a5O: squash, bushel, l25a
$50; tomatoes. luz. ll5a2 50: apples
bushel, 25al 90: box. l25al75. grape
fruit, box. l.50a2 so; oranges. box. $50
a250; strawberries, pint, 13al5; quart,
14a23.
Dairy Market.
Live poultry - Chickens. Rocks,
pound. 23a24; mixed colors, 22a23;
fowl, Rocks. 24a25; mixed colors, 22a
"a: Leghorns, 18a2l; roosters, 12al5;
capons, 27a35; ducks, 20a23.
Eggs-Current receipts, dozen, ia
17l2; whites, large, 18i2al9; medium,
17a17l2. Receipts, l.645 cases.
Butter-Prints, 90 score, pound. 32a
33l2; 80 score. 30a32; country rolls,
IS; packing stock, l7al6. Receipts,
SAT tubs.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, 500. Active market on all
classes at mostly strong to shade
higher rates than Wednesday and 25
cents or more higher than Mondays
levels; part load good and choice
grades l,l50-pound steers, 965: few
part loads good $50 tc 1850 pound
steers, 9,05a9.30; majority medium and
good grades, 800 to 1900 pound offer
ings. 800a9.00; small lot of choice 825-
pound mixed yearlings, 8.75; scattered
small lots heifers. 6.00a825; bulk plain
and medium grades fat cows, 5.75a6.7 rs;
good weighty beef type to 7.25 and
choice individual, 785; bulk low cut
Evening star., 1938-04-07
S4,179,959 Earned
By r. H. Macy Co.
For Fiscal Year

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 7.-R. H. Macy
& Co. reported consolidated earnings
Of S4,l79,959 for the fiscal year ended
January %. equal to s252 a share on
1865 6l8 common shares outstanding
This compared with profit in the
preceding fiscal year of S4,604.907 or
s3o6 on 1,5O3,S35 common shares then
outstanding
Total sales for the fiscal period
amounted to s135,871, 800, against
S130,441,3l0 a year earlier.
The company's department stores
are located in New York. Newark,
N. j.; Atlanta, Ga, and Toledo.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
BANK FAILURES TOTAL
is IN TWO MONTHS
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
The Federal Reserve Board reports
Is banks with s4,997OOO deposits failed
in the first two months Of the year.
One vas national bank. - insured
State banks and three uninsured State
banks.
The Federal Reserve banks approved
between January l and March % 50
applications for industrial advances
totaling 900, the Federal Re-
serve Board reports. Applications re-
ceived in the same period numbered
1875 and totaled s9,045OOo.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

= CHICAGO, April (Pl.-Poultry, live,
] car; IA trucks. Hens about steady; chick
ems firm. Hens. over lbs. GOA; 5 lbs.
Butter. 5s6,429: weak, Creamery, spe-
eals (a3 scoreo. 2sA,ls; extras .(92). IS:
sa). 22.24l2: other prices unchanged.
Eggs, 3a,451: unsettled. Fresh-graded
firsts. arS. 17A; other orices UNCHANGED
Potatoes. 6S: on track. 221; total U. s..
shipments S92: old stock. Western stock,
firm demand. fairly good: Northern. steady,
demand light supplies moderate: sacked
No. !, 1.65-75; Washington Russet Bur
banks. combination grade. 45-5O: Colo
Minnesota cobblers, 90 per cent u S No
l.. I.15:. early Ohios. U. S Commercials,
1.10; wisconsin, round whites. u S. Com
mercials, 95; new stock best about steady.
supplies moderate. demand moderate: So
pound sacks: Texas Bliss Triumphs. U. s.
1.40-5o: fair quality. 13O-35; u. S. No,
l, size B, 1908: fair quality. 11O.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
CURbL|ST TAKES
UNEVEN COURSE
Selling Orders Predominant,
With Oils and Metals
Under Pressure.
By The Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 7-Selling or
ders predominated in an irregular curb
market today. Oil and metal shares
we're under mild pressure, while fair
gains were registered in some special
ties
Down y to point or more near the
final hour we're Aluminium Co. Inter-
national Petroleum, Lake Shore. New
Jersey Zinc and American Gas & Elec-
trio. Pepperell Manufacturing and
Singer Manufacturing were off or
more on odd-lot sales
Gamers of fractions to around a
point were Williams, United
Shipyafds "a and Pioneer Gold. Bell
Telephone bounced on small turn
over.
Evening star., 1938-04-07

In bankruptcy or receivership or eeina
reorsanized under the Bankruptcy Act OF
securities assumed BY such companiss
Rates OF dividends IN the foreeoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last ouarterl, or semi-annual declaration
unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
Also extra OF extras DecIareo or
paio so Tar this year no regular rate
| PAYABLE in stock sPaid last year
Cash OF stock Accumulated DIVIDEND
paid or declared this year Wv With var
rants xv Without warrants var war
ANTS
Evening star., 1938-04-07
CHEESE CONSUMPTION
DOUBLED IN 20 YEARS

BY tic Associated Press.
The Commerce Department est-
mates PEI capita cheese consumption
has doubled in the United States in
the last 90 years and now is about
) pounds per person per year.
TIKI signifies pass" mountain pass,
in the Berber tongue
Evening star., 1938-04-07
WALGREEN DRUG SALES
RISE ABOVE YEAR AGO
BY tlf Associated Press.

CHICAGO. April THE Walgreen
Drug &C. reported sales amounting
to Sl6,369,020 for the first three
months of 1888, compared with Sl6,-
l50,746 for the first quarter of 1887,
an increase of a per cent.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
CLOSING ANNOUNCED.

CHICAGO, April tP).-The Chi
cago Board of Trade will be closed
Good Friday, April Is, it was an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. April = lP,.-Crude rubber
futures opened IL to 90 higher. May,
11s9o; 11:s9s bGhS|d. Jg.S|i n'4s-il'4s; September
Evening star., 1938-04-07
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK, April 7 P,-Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc:
Noon ouotationsN
Evening star., 1938-04-07
Washington Exchange

SALES.
AFTER CALL.
washington Gas Light pfd.-5 at 80.
Bid and Asked Prices.
RONnS
Evening star., 1938-04-07

Also extra or extras.
eDeclared or paid so far this year.
Paid last year.
Evening star., 1938-04-07
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
MISCELLANEOUS
STOCKS.
PUBLIC IITIIITy

Chevy Chase Club 1st 44s 1O4
Col. Country Club lst 4l4s lO3
Evening star., 1938-04-07
FOREIGN BONDS.

wwWith warrants
xUWithout warrants
nNeW. st(stp) Stamped
sNegotlability impaired by maturity
Companies reported in receivership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26

eighth street NE, builder: to erect
one 2-story brick and frame dwell
ing. 40l Forty-seventh street NE;
to cost $4,000.
Thomas Nolan, 1881 East Capitol
street, owner and builder; L. w.
Giles, architect; to erect one 2
story brick and cinder block dwell
ing, 3107 Alabama avenue Sc; to
cost 5000.
A. j. Gheen, owner: T. E. Miller.
Bethesda. Md. designer and builder;
to erect one 2-story brick and frame
dwelling. 1888 Bangor street Sc;
to cost $500.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Swenson. own
ers: r. w. Langmaid, $500 Nevada
avenue NV, designer and builder;
to erect one 2-story brick and con-
crete dwelling, 1927 Barker street
Sc: to cost $3.50.
Theresa L. and Laura H. Heusi,
20l6 Thirty second street Sc,
owners and designers; Charles B.
Tarrant, District Heights, Nd,
builder; to erect one IL story brick
and tile dwelling, 2032 Thirty-sec-
ond street Sc: to cost 1880.
Stuart e. Stephens, 1927 Forty
sixth street NV, owners and
builders; w. A. Stuart, designer; to