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Evening star., 1938-04-23
CHANGES SLIGHT
0NST0CK MARKET
Leaders Settle in Narrow
Range After Early
Extension of Rally.
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Flnanciai Writer

NEW YORK, April 23.-The House,
Senate Committee compromise on the
tax revision bill failed to stimulate
stocks In today's market and, after an
early quiet extension of yesterdays
rally. leaders settled down to q do.
nothing position.
While Wall Street generally termed
the tax agreement constructive"
trading forces were inclined to stand
aside pending final action by Congress
on the measure.
Unchanged to q shade lower at the
start OF the final hour, with dealings
exceptionally slow. were United States
Steel, General Motors. Chrysler, Good
year, Goodrich, Montgomery Ward.
Sears Roebuck, International Har-
vester, Boeing, Douglas Aircraft,
Standard Oil Of New Jersey, American
Telephone, Anaconda, WESTINGHOUSE,
Southern Pacific and Allis Chalmers.
Retaining advances up to a point or
SO were Western Union, Consolidated
Edison, United States Rubber, j. I.
Case. Texas Corp, Santa Fe, New
York Central, Pullman. Air Reduction,
Kennecott and Phelps Dodxe.
Bonds lost rising momentum, with
United States Governments in a slim
groove after Fridays run-up. Com.
modities were uneven.
Business news continued to lack
Inspiration, although here and there
favorable sign was observed.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
SHARP DROP REPORTED
IN TREASURY CASH
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Cash held
by the Treasury suffered the widest
break On record during the week ended
April 20 the Federal Reserve Boards
credit statement indicated The 80
per cent drop in cash-s1 ,378 900, ,o0o-
reflected the shifting of the inactive
gold hoard to bank deposits, Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve banks
rising more than q billion and .
quarter.
Treasury cash compared as follows:
Week ended April 20---s2l64, 900 900
Previous week 3,542 900 900
Same period last year 2,9l4,0O 900
Evening star., 1938-04-23
READING co. REVEALS
S689,363 MARCH NET

By he Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-The net
railway operating income Of the
Reading Co. for March was ssss, 1853.
a decrease of sl,e2s8S9, compared
with March, 1887 The net railway
operating income for the three months
ended March 81 was sl,5Sl.25l. a de-
crease of s2296,25e. compared with
the same period in 1887.
Evening star., 1938-04-23

ues in two or three States. including
New York and Illinois, with view te
moving operations.
Wood, Gar. Industries, Inc-Presi.
dent said operations for first quarter
Of 1898 were improbable. Plants nov
are running about 50 per cent Of
capacity. April operations are ex.
pected to about break even.
Canadian Industrial Alcohol Co.
Ltd-Common share earnings, five
months ended February %, were
cents.
Commercial Solvents Corp.-A new
method Of preparing lacquer finishe.
for automobiles. furniture. wood ant
similar commodities was announced BY
chemists Of this company. Heat wa.
the basis OF the new method and II
was estimated that the cost of applying
lacquer finish to a new automobile
would be cut by more than one-third
Dow Chemical Co.-Company ha,
arranged to take over as Of May !
the production OF Thiokol synthetic
rubber now made by the Thiokol Corp
Dow has erected q plant at Midland
Mich. with an annual capacity o1
1000. 900 pounds.
Du Pont, E. l., de Nemours & Co.
March quarter common share earnings
were 81 cents. against $l.30.
Monsanto Chemical Co. - March
quarter common share earnings, ex-
Guiding results of Fiberloid Corp, were
50 cents, against $l20. First quarter
domestic sales of company were OIL
about q per cent from like 1897 period.
Lehigh Valley Coal Corp.-March
quarter deficit was $22e,l23, against
net income of $93.
Penick 6z Ford, Ltd, lnc.-March
quarter common share earnings were
81, against "a cents.
United States Hoffman Machinery
Corp-March quarter deficit was
$15,925, against net income Of $751;
049.
General Gable Corp.-Mayth) quar-
ter deficit was $66,l47, again It met in
come Of $887,653. Y
Vanadium Corp. Of America Com
pany earned a small profit IN initial
quarter Of 1898.
Parker Pen Co.-Declared dividend
Of 371a cents on common stock, pay
able June to holders of record May
IA. On February 20, 1898. q dividend
of so cents was distributed on this
issue.
National Cash Register Co.-March
quarter common-shar earnings were
81 cents, against so cents.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co., Delaware
Preferred-share earnings before sur
tax. year ended November 80, were
$10.2S. against $5.26.
Middle States Petroleum Corp
1887 common-share earnings were 81
cents. against S cents.
Northern Pipe Line Co.-Declared
20 cents dividend. payable June l to
holders Of record May l3. On Decem-
Der l. 1887, dividend Of as cents was
distributed.
Sunray OIL Corp.-Declared S cents
common dividend, payable June Is to
holders Of record May is. On No
vember "a, 1887, . dividend Of 10 cents
= share was paid on this issue.
Pere Marquette Ry.-March quarter
deficit was $1.195,l22, against net
income Of $585,163.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co.-March
quarter common-share earnings were
4 cents, against IS cents, including
3l,546,24S profit from sale Of stock
In foreign subsidiary In like 1887
period.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
COMMONWEALTH EDISON
CALLS VOTE ON BONDS

B, the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April % Common
wealth Edison Co. management yester-
day called a special stockholders
meeting May 20 to obtain authority to
issue additional mortgage bonds.
no definite financing program has
been formulated, the Edison announce
ment said, because further steps will
depend on money market conditions.
The new bonds, when offered, will be
either for refundins outstanding issues
or obtaining new money for capital ex-
penditures.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. April % @.-eilver fu-
tures opened unehaneed to point higher
Bids-AnT1l. 1870; Mar .l1.S0. p.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
FRANC DOWN SHARPLY
IN LONDON DEALINGS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 23-Following ru-
mors the French cabinet favored sta
bilization of the franc at ITS to the
pound, the unit encountered increased
pressure in foreign currency trading
today and dipped sharply. Closing
rate was 1884 to the pound, COM
pared with 16l37 yesterday.
The United States dollar ended net
unchanged at 498a4 to the pound,
against similar quotation for sterling
in New York over night.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
Department Store
Volumes Advance
Above Year AGO
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Department store sales were 8 per
cent higher in the week ended April
is than in the corresponding week
last year, the Federal Reserve Board
said yesterday.
The board pointed out. however,
that the week Immediately preceded
Easter this week but occurred after
Easter last year.
For the four weeks ended April is,
the board said, sales averaged per
cent lower than last year.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
FEDERAL LAND BANKS

Bank bonds ~ " S' "a ooho
Evening star., 1938-04-23
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. April % oP,.-Copper
sady Tin spot, snd c"9
forward, 1885. Lead steady; spot, New
York, 4. .5O-55: East 81. Louis. 4.35. Zinc
425. Iron. aluminium. antimony. quick
silver. platinum and wolframite unchanged
Evening star., 1938-04-23
o.. s. TREASURY POSITION.
Dy the Associated Press.

The position Of the Treasury on April
Il: Receipts. S17.457. .236.23; expenditures
S3S,222,SS1 .S6: balance. $2,S33 O2S,-
0S2 customs receipts for the month.
Receipts for the fiscal year fsince July
-, 5000: :s37,S14 81: expenditures. So
15O.5s Of emergency expenditures; excess
Of expenditures S1,1s3. 239. S4S.52; gross
debt. 81. 564. .312, 6OO.34. an increase Of
S162. .662.24 over the previous day; gold
assets Sl2.S4l sos. 731 "a.
Evening star., 1938-04-23

A:oo AM---- 100000 1900 Noon 900 900
Actual sales; unit OF trading sAarss.
shay Ey diyidsnd xr Ex rights Also extra
stock Declared paid year Payable in stocE
Pd ast year Cash stock Accumulated dividend pad
or declared this N S-NN
In bankruptcy recvershp reorganzed under
Aet OF scurties assumed BY such
basd on the last quarterly
~ ~~'- NA'io'IoS zig ho'
Evening star., 1938-09-06
TRADE BODY HEADS
TO ATTEND PARLEY
Officials Of D. C. Associations
Will Take Leading Part in
Pittsburgh Meeting.

Omcials Of a number OF Washing
ton trade associations will take a
leading part in the national conven-
ton Of the American Trade Associa-
ton Executives at Pittsburgh from
September % through "a, V. P. Ahearn,
executive secretary of the National
Industrial Sand Association and chair
man OF the Program Committee for
the convention, announced today.
The program, which will deal princi-
pally with subjects touching industrial
labor and agricultural problems, will
include a variety of topics relating
10 present day social and economic
thought in this connection takls will
be given by Prentiss L. Coonley, as
sstant to the chairman of the Business
Advisory Council, and DR.. E. G..
Nourse, director Of research at Book
ings Institution.
Among the Washingtonians on the
program besides these two and Mr.
Ahearn are Charles P. Garvin, gen.
efal manager, National Stationers'
Association; Edgar Markham. assist
ant director, the National Highway
Users Conference; A. M. Ferry, secre-
tAry, Wire Cloth Manufacturers
Association; Pyke Johnson, vice presi-
dent, Automobile Manufacturers As
ISOLATION; Miss Sylvania L. Pacelle,
executive secretary, American Trade
Association Executives; Harold R.
Young. Washington secretary, Ma
tional Retail Dry Goods Associations,
and J. r. Boyd, administrative direc-
tor, National Crushed Stone Associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
NEAR PERFECTION
POLL IS DEVISED
Psychologist Claims Opinion
Recorded With SO Per
Cent Accuracy.
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE.
Associated Press Science Editor,

Associated Press Science Editor.
COLUMBUS, Sept e-Ninety-nine
per cent accuracy in 4 new type Of
public opinion poll was vouched for
: today at the convention here Of the
American Association Of Applied Psy-
chology.
The polls, developed over q six-year
period by the Psychological Corp. OF
New York. were described by DR..
Henry c. Link. Under the name OF
Psychological Barometers they were
primarily to give national advertisers
information on buying habits.
But. DR.. Link said, the barometers
have also been tried privately on po-
litical issues. No letters are permit
ted. That survival of the old straw
vote, he said. is not always reliable.
The polls are made by IS psycholo-
giSts who send out 800 to 500 trained
and paid questioners for personal in
terviews in 48 cities and towns A
cross-section OF the population is Sc
lected for the interviews.
Wording Vital 70 Accuracy.
Wording of the questions, DR.. Link
said, Is so vital that with a change of
only two words results can be changed
by 10 to 20 per cent In that case,
asking $4,000 persons will not give a
result as accurate as putting the right
questionto 5000.
Citing how 4 poll can be loaded"
by the type of question, he told of
two experiments by the corporation
on a national political issue. In one
case 10000 housewives were asked, In
your opinion is this issue a good thing,
or not?"
The answers were 90 per cent yes"
They were wrong as a test of public
sentiment
When the same issue was polled
with the question, Prom what you
have seen Of it in your neighborhood
DO you believe 1t Is working well?"
The yes" answers dropped by half,
to ~ per cent. Subsequent events
showed that the second question
brought out more nearly the real pub
lie verdict.
Near Sighted in Application.
The polls, DR.. Link said, do not fore
cast what developments two months
later will show.
As an example Of swaying opinions
BY we'll chosen words, he cited an
Advertisement Of an article Of univer-
sal use in the United States. An ad-
vertising campaign by one manufac-
turer advised readers to initiate some
thing for which there is widespread
respect.
The result not only boosted this
makers sales while competitors were
standing still. but swung many buyers
away from traditional types Of the
article to others resembling the one
advertised.
The new type polls. DR.. Link declared,
showed this change while it was under
way and being denied by the opposition
manufacturers.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
SHIFT TO WEST
|NFARMS SHOWN
Volume of Production Up %
Per Cent in 20 Years as
Labor Declines.

The westward movement Of the
principal agricultural areas of the
United States is demonstrated in a
released to the press last night by the
Works Progress Administration whose
National Research Project on Re-em-
ployment Opportunities and Recent
Changes in Industrial Techniques pre-
pared the report. with the aid of the
Agriculture Department.
In giving out the report, which is
entitled Trends in Size and Produc-
tion Of the Aggregate Farm Enterprise,
leo9-s6," Corrington Gill, assistant
W. P. A. administrator, said:
"It is generally known that the
number of persons working in agri-
culture has declined during the past
Is years. Yet this report shows that
between 1909 and 1929 the volume
OF agricultural production in the
country as whole increased by %
per cent.
"It is also shown that such changes
as have occurred in the types of agri-
cultural products raised have tended
toward those which require a rela-
lively larger amount Of labor. For the
country as whole the tendency to-
ward declining employment in agri-
culture must be ascribed to improved
production technique"
slumps to 1903 Level
From 1929 to 1886. however, produc-
tion fell almost to what it was in 1909
The report shows that while the
Western dairy area, comprising the
States Of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan, expanded its production by
36 per cent from 1909 to 1880, the
Eastern dairy area Pennsylvania, New
York. New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut, declined
By about per cent
Cotton production in the old cotton
producing States OF South Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama no more than
held its own, while cotton areas fur
ther vest have increased their produc-
ton by 20 to 40 per cent.
While production in the corn States
Of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and Iowa
remained fairly constant, the area in
cluding the small grain States of Mon
tana, North and South Dakota. Kan
sas and Nebraska experienced an in
crease Of approximately 40 per cent
from 1909 to 1880.
Coast Production Expands.
The report finds large expansion
OF production in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, and the great increase in
fruit and truck crops in California
much Of them on newly irrigated land.
has resulted in increasing production
there by l20 per cent.
Commenting on the post-depresSion
Sears, Mr.. Gill ssid:
The statistics for the period after
1880 reflect part Of the plight of the
agricultural population as a result of
the general depression, series of
droughts and other Embellishments.
Thousands Of farmers who during
the twenties shifted from cattle raising
to wheat production or who settled on
lands unsuited to crop cultivation
have since been forced to abandon
their land.
Usually without cash resources,
they found 1t impossible to re-establish
themselves on good farms and have
become agricultural 1aborers or are
swelling the unemployed population
Many Of them have become dependent
on Federal. State and local govern
ment aid"
Evening star., 1938-09-06
Fifty Cents in Paw.

over AZ per cent OF the male and
female laborers in the Philippines earn
less than so cents day, according to
q recent survey.
Evening star., 1938-09-06

Angola has started . campaign to
increase the production OF wheat.
Evening star., 1938-09-06

The table is double broced, with rounded corners
The comfortable, padded seots and backs Of the
unusually strong chairs are restfuI through long
evening, or con be used to fill in at your large din
ners. The Fobrikod table top and chair scots and
backs resistont to beverage spills and heat and
can be eosiIy and quickly cleaned with damp
cloth. Two utility troys for glasses and cigarettes
fosten to the legs Of the table, keeping the table
surfooe free for playing purposes Choice Of black
ond maroon, two tone green, two tone brown, and
Dubonnet with antique white. Separately: Chairs,
81 so each. TobIe, S295.
FURNITURE, SIXTH Floor.
Evening star., 1938-09-06

Add to the charm and beauty of your
rooms with these inexpensive prints that
cannot be price-pIoced by the casual OBJ
server. For they ere definitely unusual
in coIorine and detoiI Of execution. Buy
several at this low price.
P1cruREs. SIXTH FLOOR.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-09-20
Beauty Changes AS Fall
Styles Come Round Again

nomcntous subject your face.
how about the double chin Re
member the patty cake, patty
cake. gong to-bakc-a-cakc game
OF childhood days? Let's rcsur-
rect it. Only. instead Of mud
PIE, lets place httlc tissue
cream under that chm and play
game Of patty cake
Try it every evening before re
urng What it can do for the sag
gIng chin Inc Viii be something
10 cheer YOU up Pat the chin
brIskly with the back Of your
hands. Top off the exercise by
moving the head slowly from
right to left
MIddlc-aevd habits are so easy
to acquire The best way I know
Of staying young IS, simply, stay
ing supple If you VIII just make
morning ritual Of giving your
muscles little exercise and
stretching YOU viii soon see how
that youthful supplcness returns
You can do wonders IN the
way of shedding a tummy, too.
Sit down ON the floor with back
erect and the legs outstrctchcd
but close together Place your
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HOTELS

BRING YOUR VISITING friends
in need of a good nights rest TO
OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clean
rooms, inncrspTing mattresses.
Under new management GIT
Fleming St. augl8 If
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EXCHANGE

WILL EXCHANGED lots in
Miami. close in. for Key West
property One lot. 50Xl50'. 3
lots 50Nl00' adjoining. or viii
SELL Address Box p, The Cit
Icn aug23-s
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WIN New OstreX Tonic Tab
lets contain raw oyster invig-
orators and other stimulants.
One dose starts new pep. Value
SI00 Special price 89c Call,
write Gardeners Pharmacy.
tue-thur
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT 3 room House. com
pIctcly furnished Hot and cold
running water. Seasonal or
otherwise Apply. Rear 1917
Pctroula street aug9-tfs
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WEATHER FORECAST


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KY West and Vicinity. Fax
tonight and Wednesday,. u.Ode.-
ate uor,hcr.y winds.
Florida FAIR tonight aH
Wednesday; cooler tonight III c>-
t renle north portion.
jacksonville to Florida Straits
Moderate stp fresh northerly
v4iads With hurricane Winds this
aksefnnbn pear center of tFop-
! al disturbance Some 500 20 400
lailes off the coast, diminishing
ohight and Wednesday and part
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Tomorrow s Tides

Barometer 1870 a. m. today:
Sea Level, 2966. ALL
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27
JOB WRECKERS

A Brooklyn housewife recently put
her finger on a phase of the attack
on mass merchandising systems that
has had far too little consideration.
Says she: SHOULD some of this pro-
posed legislation be enacted, 1t may
mean the end of many of these
stores (chain stOres), If not all OF
them. And when you consider that
these organizations employ hun
dreds of thousands Of people
throughout the country it seems to
me that some constructive program
regarding tn e unemployment of
these people should be offered before
demanding further legislation" She
referred of course to the present
wave Of special class taxes and
other regulatory legislation adopted
or proposed in various states for the
express purpose of destroying the
chains under the guise of destroying
The chains pay hundreds of mill
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27

lions of dollars annually in wages
and salaries. To cut off this vast
source of employment would be
national tragedy. yet that is exactly
what proponents of anti-chain store
legislation would do If they had their
way.
II would be nothing short Of ma
tional insanity to curtail automobile
production in order that the black
smith and horseshOer might prosper
once again, or TO stop the mannfac-
ture of electricity to benefit makers
of gas lamps. And II would he just
as insane to destroy the benefits
which millions of people receive
from mass merchandising.
The Brooklyn housewife is to he
congratulated on her shrewd aDaly-
sis of the chain store controversy.
Her views are undoubtedly those of
millions of housewives throughout
the country.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27
GREENWOOD
Greenwood NJ. r. Church
Melvin hay, Minister

MCAfAn hayS MAAAntNA
Sunday School at 10 A. NJ. W. ID
Lynch, superintendent. Worship al
7:45 P. M. Sermon by the pastor.
Roy Miller. Miss Laura Swartz oi
PhoenixviIle, are visiting Mr.. Jerry
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Seely, of Hope
well, Va. Miss Harriet Seely OF
Laurel; Miss Alma Seely of Dover,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Seely.
ID. +. Johnson and sisters spent
Sunday with their sister. Mrs. Il. f..
Adams of Cambridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clarke Of
GlenOlden. Pa. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bullas were
entertained at dinner on Sunday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold johnson Of
wilmington spent the week end with
Mrs. JohnsOn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Lord.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Breeding of
Philadelphia spent Friday and Satur-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Draper.
Mrs. w. b. Hatfield. sons Wilson
and Palmer. spent the week in Lam
caster with Mrs. Dora Ross. daughter
Elizabeth
Mrs. Allie Parker of Georgetown,
Mrs. Thomas Parker of Pepper Box,
spent Friday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs, Ulysses Parker.
Mr.. Clifton Seely spent Saturday
i'm Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Phillips of Cam !
bridge. Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Adams. 1
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Adams spent /
Sunday in Ocean City.
Mr. Paul Sheeler, son of Mr. and /
Mrs. Paul Sheeler of Spring City, |
Pa. Miss Nancy Miller. daughter of
Mr.. Jerry Miller. were married Mon
day night at the church.
Mr.. Townsend Rust, Jr.. OF VIII
mingtOn spent the week end with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend
Iiust. Sr
Miss Eva Twigg. OF Wilmington.
spent Sunday with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Twigg.
Miss Helena Smith of Cambridge.
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith.
Rev. and Mrs. II: f. Hudgins and
Iahy Jean and Mrs. A. +. Spuricr OF
Baltimore. Md. were guests of Mr..
md Mrs. S. S. Wrotcn recently
Don't forget the festival on the
.hurch lawn at st. JohnstOwn Sat
Irday evening, May 2S. If stormy.
will he held in the Community build
ne at Greenwood.
Memorial services will he held TINS
ear at St. .IOhnstOwn on Sunday at
p. NJ. instead OF Memorial Day.
,hich has been their usual custom.
The annual meeting of st. Johns
own Cemetery Association will be
cid Monday. Memorial Day. at . a.
!. Everyone welcome.