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Evening star., 1938-03-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

TO-DAY.
Meeting. Sigma Kappa Sorority,
Raleigh Hotel, 2 pm.
Meeting, Phi Delta Epsilon Medical
Fraternity, Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Banquet, Sigma Kappa Sorority,
Raleigh Hotel, $50 pm.
Banquet, Women's Bar Association,
Mayflower Hotel, 7:3o pm.
Dinner and dance, Phi Delta Epd-
lon Medical Fraternity, Willard Hotel,
3 pm.
Meeting, Philosophical Society Of
Washington, Cosmos Club, 8:15 pm.
Dance, Missouri State Society,
Shoreham Hotel, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
FOR US.
PRODUCTS SCARS.
Total of S262,733,O00
Exports in February
Is Reported.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The world poured $s9, ,648, 900 into
American pockets in February, the
Commerce Department reported to-
day.
Foreign demand for United States
goods reached the highest point in
several years and thus tended to
strengthen national purchasing power
at a time when officials and business
men alike were cropping for recession
cure.
Since the first of the year this
country has sold $2l8,355,000 more
goods abroad than 1t has bought
whereas in the similar period last
year the United States bought S62--
1854. 900 more than it sold, due to food
purchases after the 1896 drought.
Compared with 1888, February ex-
ports have nearly tripled and imports
doubled.
$2s2.7ss. 200 Exports.
A total of s262, 2,733,0o0 worth Of
American goods was shipped out Of
the country this February. compared
with s233,l25, 900 worth in the same
month last year. Imports declined to
s163. OBS 900 this February from s277,-
709, 900 in February, 1887.
Although domestic automobile sales
have been affected by the recession
about as severely as any line Of trade,
February exports of motor vehicles
were higher than a year ago.
The result of 1875 improved crops
also showed up in this Februarys ex-
ports of 25,033,000 worth of grains.
This compared with imports of So
1000 worth Of grain in February
last year.
Rearmament Factor.
World rearmament also was fac
tor. Airplane metal and oil exports
were substantially higher. However,
shipments of certain other raw ma
terials. including cotton and rubber
products, have declined.
On the buying side, America i'm
ported smaller quantities Of vegetable
oils, coffee, cocoa, furs, hides. crude
rubber, raw wool, raw silk, precious
stones, metals and fertilizers.
Altogether, imports Of manufactured
foods decreased 20 per cent and of
finished manufactures, 21 per cent.
Evening star., 1938-03-26

I II e TeOrgdnHd-
ton program. But
the House has
never passed up
on, nor even dis
cussed, some of
the cature s
which, in the
Senate, aroused
most controversy.
c o n sequently,
even If the bill
gets q majority
in the Senate on
Monday, t h ere
will stu be op-
por t u n ity for
changing it or
Evening star., 1938-03-26
MOUNT TABOR M. P.

The Rev. William Kenneth Lyons,
pastor of Mount Tabor M. P. Church,
will preach tomorrow morning on
"The Spoiled Dream" and in the
evening he will continue his series of
Lenten meditations on THE Way of
Life" At the Thursday evening prayer
service he will continue his series Of
talks on the life of Christ by using as
his theme "A Wel-planned Lite"
Evening star., 1938-03-26

Movies and Them" 1.-THE Akantha
the Crown of Thorns" will be the
subject Of the Lenten meditation
Thursday, pm.
This church will participate in the
Lenten day Of prayer service Friday,
1:30 pm, in st. Stephens Lutheran
Church.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
T5 O'CLOCK Monday after

4 T 5 O'CLOCK Monday after
~ noon the Senate will vote A.
~ nally on the Government reor-
a ganization bill. Thereafter the
status Of the measure will be unusual.
The House has never had this meas
ure, as a whole, before it. The House
has passed two important portions of
Evening star., 1938-03-26
REV. Mr.. ZABRISKIE
TO BE GUEST SPEAKER
Rev. Arthur Ribble Also to Be
Preacher at st. Pauls
This Week.

The Rev. Alexander Zabriskie Of
the Theological Seminary of Alexan-
dria will be the visiting preacher at
st. Paul's Church, Rock Greek Parish,
tomorrow at IL am.
The Rev. Arthur Ribble, a former
assistant minister Of Rock Creek Par
ish and now minister of Pinckney
Memorial Church at Hyattsville, will
preach Wednesday evening. DR.. F. j.
Bohanan will conduct his conflrma-
ton class at the rectory Thursday
evening.
The Young Peoples Fellowship has
advanced its meeting to GAS o'clock.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
MAKING RELIGION REAL
TO BE HELMS SUBJECT
Augustana Lutheran Church to
Participate in Concert by
College Choir.

feeding on Christ and Making Our
Christian Religion Real" will be DR..
Arthur o. Helms sermon tomorrow
morning at the Augustana Lutheran
Church at 2400 Sixteenth street NV.
The congregation will participate at
8 pm. in the concert by the Angus
tana College Choir at the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation.
Final plans for Easter will be made
by the Music Committee of the con-
gregation at meeting Tuesday eve
ming.
The Senior Luther League will meet
Friday at BIS at 400 Fourth street
NV.
Evening star., 1938-03-26

plored widely tho
psychic factors
of moral defec<
tt o n, finding
deep. hidden im@
pulsions to er<
rant on d u C b
This reporter tod
day could find
no further ex<
planation Of th4
S e r i a ! research
into Mr.. Whit@
ney's "charactet
and intelligence.e
1t has been hint}
u
ed that special
~rohlor,,eo -arA
Evening star., 1938-03-26
GUEST SPEAKER
Missionary to Talk in Evening at
Wallace Memorial,


Wallace Memorial.
In the Wallace Memorial United
Presbyterian Church tomorrow morn-
ing DR.. c. e. Hawthorne will preach
on Hearing His Voice"
There will be guest speaker, the
Rev. Wilbur c. Christy, at 8p.m. The
Rev. and Mrs. Christy are under ap-
pointment for missionary service in
India and are completing their prep
aration at the School of Missions
in Hartford, Conn. The denomina-
tional Missionary Conference, held
annually at New Wilmington, Pa,
will be the theme of his message.
This is the last Sunday in the
church year. and the date of the an
nual congregational business meeting
is April Z. with the congregational
dinner preceding the meeting.
Evening star., 1938-03-26

opposed to a
fair" inquiry by
Congress into the
T. v. A. Is it pos
sible that Mr..
Roosevelt can be
harboring tn e
suspicion t h a t
Congress could
ever make any
other kind?
Certainly with
both houses of
Congress con-
trolled by the
biggest majority
a major party has
ever had and with
Evening star., 1938-03-26
DR.. BIRD TO PREACH
Plans Two Sermons Tomorrow at
Church of PILGRIMS.

Nnurcn OF E1lgr1mS.
DR.. Andrew Reid Bird will preach
tomorrow at IL am in the Church
Of the Pilgrims on SEEING the Multi
tude," and at 8 pm. on Why" The
evening service will mark the beein.
ming Of . series of sermons on the
general theme Of Great Words of
Jesus"
On Thursday at 8 pm. he will con-
tinue the series of mid-week sermons
on the general theme, Some Thing
That We Christians Can Actually DO
to Glorify God and GLADDEN. Our Fel-
lows" by preaching on Purity and
Vision"
The Young Peoples Society will
meet at 6:15 pm. The Fellowship
Group will meet at 6:l5 pm. and the
Christian Pioneers at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1938-03-26

with it, 1t should be swallowed. II
it must be removed from the mouth,
it should be dropped into the cupped
hand and placed at the edge of the
plate, but never, never may it be spit
out.
Send return envelope for the leaf
let, Manners at Table"
Evening star., 1938-03-26
The Capital Parade
Influence of Norman Davis as Important Adviser to
the President Is Held Underestmated

By JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.
7NHIS week. Norman whose
chairman of the American delegation
Conference"
paid the
of
State Cordel Hull and r. F. Chairman
New York quietly
Evening star., 1938-03-26

good relations the
were sWeetly but quite casually recalled
BEFORE long, gentle
around Other younger members OF the Government
Then the present Duke of Windsor that
concerted He good father
it understood, United
States got naval parity Nth minimum blathering
Indeed Mr. Davis fumer batherer
Hull
feriness of temper.
Evening star., 1938-03-26

HE opinions OF the rtters this page oo not
necessarily The Stars. Such opinions are presented In
The effort to gue all sides OF questions interest to its
readers although opinions may be contradictory amono
themselves and directly opposed 10 The Stars
Evening star., 1938-03-26
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Psychiatrist in Whitney
Case Helped Save
Thrill S1ayers.
BY LEMUEL r, PARTON,

BY LEmUEL r. PAHTON.
~ II. KARL T. BOWMAN, whd1
with four other psychiatrists1
examines Richard WhitneU
under q court order. Is tbs
alienist whose testimony helped savd
the lives Of Nathan Leopold and
Richard Loeb. in 1924. He has ex&
Evening star., 1938-03-26
THE BLOSSOMS SPEAK
THEME OF DR.. HARRIS
Pastor of Foundry M. E. Church
Announces Sermon Topics
for Tomorrow.

At the ii am. service in Foundry
M. s. Church DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris will preach on THE Blossoms
Speak" At 8 pm. he will deliver q
message on "The Set Face"
Mrs. Walter c. Lowdermilk, for
merly OF China, will speak on the
Slno-Japanese conflict at q special
luncheon meeting at pm. Wednes-
day at the church. At 8 pm. the
Omclal Board of the church will meet.
AT the midweek Lenten service
Thursday the devotional message will
be given by Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
TWO FISH IS TOPIC

Georgetown Lutheran Pastor Will
Deliver Sermon.
Two Fish" will be the subject at
IL am. tomorrow in Georgetown Lu-
theran Church by the Rev. Harold E.
Beatty.
Miss Dorothy 6nead will have
charge OF home mission program
by the young people ut I, pm. under
the topic, log Cabins, lance Halls
Evening star., 1938-03-26
We, the People
On What Principle of Christianity Does Franco
Justify the Bombing of Spanish Gties?'
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

DARK confusion shrouded the tragic
n Of apanes dropping bombs
Unfortunately killing wonding
their maned bodies held guilty starting continuing the
Surprising discover that attempt justify this sauyh Of the
example Phadephian attention the cond
Evening star., 1938-03-26
Twixzler Answer.

!. Dictsphone. O. Imprisoned. 3.
\ Stationery. 4. Dishonesty. 5. Throne
|1ess. 9. Phonetical. I. Loneliness
u, Cneirology. 3
Evening star., 1938-03-26
RAekyMIe.
RAekvMIe.
James Trainor. 2s, ,Washineton. and
Mary Elizabeth Bolick, II, Arlington.


James r. Trainor, 20, Washington. and
Mary Elizabeth Bolick, ~, Arlfnston'
Va.
lotte q, Hurst, 20. WashinRton.
Harry. J. Jenkins, 80, and Pauline 3.
Buckner, %, both Of washington. 49,
Elmore, %, both Of Arlington. Va.
Hayward Franklin Taylor. u: q. anq
Katherine Virginia Allen, 1s. both OF
George Preston Kaufman. %. Bethlehem,
Pa. and Helen Stuart DennewitA. IT,
Thomas Barlow. 40. and Ethel M. Aafris,
%, both of Washington. 49,
Sarchiield, 81. both Of Washington.
Floyd Ediey Means, A, Washington. and
Helen M. Guffey, 3s. Miami. Fla;
John I. Cream. 2l. and Ida May Harvey,
81. both Of Washington.
Linwood Earl shaw, 2s, and Gertrude Mary
Charles w. Smith, 90. and Evelyn Il.
Skipper. 20, both OF Washington.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
Sonnysoyings

We is goin' t hsb hot cakes this
mornin' If I washes the back ob my
neck an comb my hair ithout bein'
told an come down stairs 18th smilin'
Evening star., 1938-03-26
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS

Minter w. Robbins. 80. 1918 Belmont rd.
NV. and Ruth Mason. 33, Detroit,
Mich; Judge Nathan Cayton.
Eugene 8. Zemans. 80. Chicago, and Naomi
6. Sternheim. %, 736 Jackson pi. NV;
Judge Nathan Cayton.
George o. Sunday. Az 1925 Taylor st. NV,
and Bessie L. McMillen. As, 3649 11th
st. NV; the Rev. j. E. Briggs.
Sam Levy, 25. 27l1 Connecticut ave. NV,
and Ida BERG, %, 5000 Connecticut ave-
NV; the Rev Harry Silverstone.
Esber e. Moubsyed. 80. and Margaret
Smith. 21: both Of 1900 H st. ne. the
Roy r. Rice. 2s. 1894 woodley pl. NV. and
Hertha Schwitzsebel. 26. 5000 Connect
Alfred Coleman, r.. 81, sO4 1st st. nv.
and Willie r Wood, 16. 1877 Montello
ave: ne; the Rev. J. 1. g. Holloman.
Martha D. Brownfield. "a. Florida, u.
Mex; the Rev N. c. Powell.
Evening star., 1938-03-26

scribed as the Presidents Euro
pean Ambassador at Large, and
thought of as sort Of prominent
international travelling salesman.
Actually, he Is an immensely i'm
portant presidential adviser on all
foreign affairs.
Indeed, when Secretary Hulls
recent National Press Club speech
was in the planning stage, Mr..
Davis was the first choice as the
man who should voice Americas
Evening star., 1938-03-26

OF priests and nuns, the burn-
ing OF churches and converts"
and objects that "the governing
ofiicials Of Loyalist Spain exchange
greetings with Stain Of Russia"
do not doubt that all of these
facts cited have a basis in fact.
What I do not understand is the
ethical attitude which holds that,
because mobs have committed
crimes Of violence against the
church in Spain. therefore Gen.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
SHIPPING NEWS
Arrivals and Departures
at New York
ARRIvALS.

AhAlN AA0s
To-day
PRESIDENT RoosEvELT- s,o,u
r1hsHDsKI-w..t Indies - 500 90 An.
Tomorrow.
BERGENSFJORD-O - 500 AM.
CALEDONIA-Glasgow. ------ 100 P M.
ROBT. E. LEE-Norfolk - 800 Pm.
s1hGhkfNx.re s4sfESbAMmwsss ess' Indie, 300 PM
rxiLLSlMsAscA-por. iLSlst 1imon - 500 IN: SM:
Monday. March es.
AMER. MERCHANT-London $50 AM.
AMER. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pm.
ANCON--Cristobal -- $40 AN.
BORIQUEN-Trujillo City - 500 AN.
COLOMBIA-Cristobal ------- $50 AN.
efAHsfoS1ARMs1aa aGEEs 81 slkMSDa1 Francisco wv ..M
iE$$$i ssS:H s:5S
Tuesday. March 70.
ALGoNoUIN-oalyesto --- 500 AM.
NorfoIk S'-o------ s:ooPM.
ORIENTE-Havana ---- Noon
PENNLAND-Antwerp ------
SAN JUAN-Azua .-------- $50 AM.
SANTA ROSA-Cristobal ----- $50 AM,
Wednesday. March 30.
CHE HER0KEE-Jacksonville ZOO AN.
GEORGIC-Bermuda cruise $50 AN.
VERAGUA-Santa Marta -- 200 PM.
sAILNGs.
Trans-Atlantis.
To-day.
AoVIIANIA-southsm - Noon
COLOMBUS-Bremen 500 P M.
DRACHENFELS--Mana - ESQ AM.
GRPsHoLM-Gothenburg - Eoon
REX-Mediterranean Noon
SCYTHIA-Liverpool -11 80 AN.
Tsmsrrow.
No sailinss scheduled.
Monday. March as.
No sailines scheduled.
Tuesday. March %.
ExocHSRSA-aeaiserr GxeaARSHAxaasser soo En- En-
Wednesday. March 80.
PRES. RQOsEyELT-Hamburx- Noon
ST. LOUfS--Bremen Aidnight
tSsuth and Central America. West Indies
and Canada)
Today.
ANTiGTANPort Limon ----- Noon
CARINTHIA-Nassau - 500 Pm.
PSkIEHsHsssS PSkT c.ssil: s0Sn H%
MONARCH OF BERMUDA
Bermuda - 800 Pm.
NEW YORK-Nassau - 800 m.
SAN JACINTO-Puerto Plata Noon
SOUTHERN CROSS
Buenos Aires ] 100 P M
VOLENDAM-Bermuda - 100 Pm.
Tomorrow.
No sailings scheduled.
Monday. March -.
No saalinss scheduled.
Tuesday. March 70.
STATENDAM-West Indies -- Midnight
Wednesday, March 10.
ORIENTE-Havana ----- 400 p M
BeTmuda '1"---- S:0oPM
TALAMANCA-Colomb - Noon
Evening star., 1938-03-26

miralty and the leading figures in
the British Cabinet were strongly
opposed to reaffirmation of parity
between the British and American
Navies. The reaffirmation was
anxiously desired by the United
States. and Mr.. Davis went to
work.
He never pressed the issue. A
gentle hint were, quiet intimation
there were his only indulgences.
Tho INN mo of Annlo
Evening star., 1938-03-26
Plea for Fair
T.V.A.Quiz
Assailed
Roosevelt's Use of Word
May Be Start of Old
Maneuverings.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

IFE is a pretty serious affair
nowadays in the National Cap
ital, but every now and then
the tension is relieved by bit
Of almost undetected irony.
There is, for example, President
Roosevelt's message saying he was not
Evening star., 1938-03-26
y Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette

BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.
D. S. Hood once taken into the
mouth must never be spit out. Unless
there is something radically wrong
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
B1T HERE. A BIT THERE.

Dill HERL' "A DAA
n These Charming People! -.
He was student in local medl'
cal school. She was a clerk IN
Treasury, They met and eight
years ago they were married In
order that he might complete
medical school and follow his
career she agreed to retain her Joo
and did so. paying all expenses IN
cluding his tuition Came The
day when he graduated and went
back to their home town to prac-
tice. They decided to buy house
so that when she joined him later
they would have home in which
they could enjoy the happiness
which she had made possible. The
wife advanced $1,000 and the doc
tors folks paid the other $4,000,
Then came the day when she was
expecting a letter telling her to
come HOME. She received the
letter. But instead OF asking 10
come home it advised her that he
had met an old girl friend whom
he wished to marry and was dlvorc-
ing the wife on grounds of "deser-
ton. But the fighting heart
that had made it possible for him
to obtain his M. D. came to the
girls rescue and she filed coun.
ter suit. won, and was awarded
the house as a property settlement
=. An empty victory, in part, as a
house in Detroit can never be a
HOME to a girl in Washington.
Now the girl is in GAO, 80 and
wary and the parents of the doctor
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
Astray

According to a book written by
Jonathan Elliot, great-grandfather
of the wife of C. C. Gray, Internal
Revenue, in 1880, justice some
times went astray in the good old
days." if we may judge from re-
port of Committee on District
laws, i. e.: In another instance, a
person just landing on the wharf
from an eastern vessel. happened
to witness some trifling assault
and battery, was summoned be-
fore a magistrate, and being a
stranger, and unable to give Sc
curity, he was committed to gaol
with the culprit, where they both
remained for four months; and
although the defendant was con-
victed, yet the court, believing he
had suffered more than merited
punishment, discharged him with
the witness. So both endured the
same imprisonment, and were dis
charged at the same time"
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
Treasury Jabber

Loans and Currency: James
Maconghtry, manager of Surrend-
ers Section, has recovered from a
recent appendectomy. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Childs Bertha
Hutchison) re c e we'd substantial
wedding presents on return from
the honeytour. Mrs. Theresa
Crowell was lunchfested on her
recent birthday and showered with
gifts. Appointment Of her
son Elmer to the D. C. Fire Depart
ment brought congrats to Mrs.
Mabel Hall. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Chambers are back from
N'Yorking.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
ExPorte

Workers Alliance and the Dis
trict's WPA are glaring over the
case of an Alliance organizer who
ellegedly was struck in the face
by a foreman on a sewer project,
the latter being reported to have
worn spectacles. "A hearing on
the case came to naught when the
Alliance charged no provision had
been made for receiving testimony
flom it's witnesses, though the ac-
cused foreman and six officials
from the project were to be heard
The Alliance national office
will pursue the argument at a
later date.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
So Help Us

In the Justice Cafeteria: "Oh,
she's awful religious. You know
I used to work with her, and
would you believe it every noon,
nc matter what she was doing,
when it was IL o'clock she'd stop
end read her Bible for five min
utes. One day I happened to be
in her boss office while she was
taking dictation, and when it got
to II she just up and said: I'm
sorry, Mr.. Smith, but III have to
stop now and read by Bible And
she did, and so help me she'll
never get fired, I bet. Now If that
was me-I'd be out on my neck
the first time I tried it,"
The Washington times., 1938-11-09

WARNER BROTHERS
film schedule for today:
EARLE and AMBASSADOR
Fred MacMurray and Ray
MILAN in Men With
Wings" plus Ross WySe, jr,
and June Mann on the Earle
stage. METROPOLITAN
Mary Carlisle and ] h n
Howard in Touchdown
Army" UPTOWN - Sigrid
Gurie .and Charles Boyer in
"Algiers." PENN-The Ritz
Brothers in straight, Place
and Show" CALVERT and
TIVOLI-Jean Arthur, James
Stewart, Lionel Barrymore
and Edward Arnold in You
Cart Take 1t With You"
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
For the Title

RAS SLING All 1000
Minnesotans in the service
should re m m b er that
BrOnkO Nagurski, their ex-
All-America fOotballer, de-
fends his title tomorrow
night against Joe SavOldi,
NOtre Dame, also an ex-All-
America And they should
remember the most unusual
fact turned in before then
will earn two reserved seats
almost impossible to achieve
otherwise!
LITTLE T ATER
"Three on a Week End" with
Margaret Lockwood and John
Lodge, showing here now, is
one of those British film
popularS Nuf sed.
HIGH ICE CREA NJ
Walter Royer, City Post
Office, has a slip awaiting at
this desk good for a quart of
ice cream at any High Store,
one of which operates at 617
Fourth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09

because of other alleged misrep,
resentations the Federal Trade
Commission has issued a com.
plant against Instruction Serv.
ice, St. Louis The complaint
also names Charles j. Ozment, in
oividually and trading as Ipstruc-
ton Service and as Perfect Pen.
manShip Institute.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
Unusual

On a recent visit to the Alley
Dwelling Authority Mary Pickford
wait until the native sons" hear
of this) remarked: You have bet,
ter weather here than we have in
California" Tut, tut, Mary,
We are (aS you say in California;
having very unusual weather" "
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
Sweets for Three

One.pOund boxes of deli.
cious ORIGINAL We L A 7 l
chocolates or caramels today
are presented to: CECELE
LOBELL, Civil Service; PETE
FLAHERTY, Coast and
Geodetic Survey; E 7 H E L
BROWN, PWA. Candy will be
presented at either store,
Ninth and G SITS. N. W., or
6O9 Fourteenth St. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09

are out $4,000. Perhaps, however
they got off too easy in receiving
only penalty of $4,000 for the
crime Of raising such a son.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
Speaking Of Government
Workers
Blu J. Earle MOSe1
OCTOBER NIGHT

OCTOBER NIGHT
The shortening day drnWS to a close,
The sun retireS in robes of rose.
For non he early goes to bed.
As street lights t1DinEle Overhead.
The naples in gold and crimson dress,
Trenble in Jack FroSt'S bold cureSS.
Bells and gay laughter pierce frosty air,
And nirth SuppldntS dull CdrEtng care.
M. E, H.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
Complaint

Because it allegedly circulated
assertions that almost a million
civil service positions would be
open within a reasonable time and
Evening star., 1938-02-24
Stock Averages
Compiled by the Associated Prsss.)
By VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. Feb. 24-Light profit
selling today put stumbling blocks in
the way of the stock market advance
Volume was comparatively small on
the retreat and principal losses, at
the worst. ran to little more than a
point. There were several comeback
intervals through the sluggish session
and resistance to the decline was
shown by a few aircrafts, utilities
gold mines and specialtics.
Most analysts were apparently un-
disturbed by the mild downturn.
which they thought was normal in
view of the recent forward push.
especially yesterdays upswing, which
was the liveliest in nearly a month.
Financial observers generally MAIN
tanned their hopeful attitude toward
European affairs, particularly the
Anglo-Italian peace gesture, but many
traders displayed an inclination to
rest on their oars pending further
developments in Congress and on the
business front.
Transfers were around 100000
shares.
International Telephone shares and
bonds were relatively active and, for
the most part. higher as favorable
earnings forecasts were made for the
company and the latest British DO
litical move aroused thoughts of a
possible settlement of the war in
Spain, where the communications
concern has large interests
In the dropping division the great
er part of the day were United States
Steel, Bethlehem, Westinghouse.
American Can, General Electric, Du
Pont, General Motors, Chrysler, j.
I. Case, Sears-Roebuck, Western
Union, Anaconda. Kennecott, Allis
Chalmers, Johns-Manville, Union Car
bide. Goodyear, Philip Morris and
Santa Fe.
Contesting the reaction were Boe-
ing. Yellow Truck. Consolidated Edi-
son, Crane Co., Minneapolis -Honev-
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