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Evening star., 1938-05-27
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK.

NEW YORK. May 81 0p Estate Depart
ment of Agriculture report Of Jersey City
and New York livestock markets).-Cattle.
nominal: cow trade slow. steady to 25
lower; most low cutter and cutter, 4.50-
500; a few below.
100 direct; veaiers market dull 50-1.O0
lower than wednesday. better grades of
most; choice, nearbys auotable around
dium weight Ohios. 9.b0; medium to good,
l40 pounds 900; . few plain lightweight
vealers. 700; calves nominal. r,o
direct; sprinE lambs slow at. 25 and more
lower than Thursday soed t9 choice and nd
pounds IObO-65; few throwouts. 800;
other classes scarce; sheep nominal.
Hogs 1910, Including 1880 direct;
market 8 lower: 249 pounds. $40. g.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
GIT. VOTES DIVIDENDS.

NEW YORK, May 81 (SpeciaD y
Directors of Commercial Investment
Trust Corp. yesterday declared a reg
ular quarterly dividend of 81 per share
in cash on the common stock. payable
july /, 1898, to stockholders Of record
June 10, 1888. The regular quarterly
dividend of S1.06l4 on the convertible
preference stock. s425 series of 1885,
also was declared. payable July l.
1888 to stockholders Of record June
10, 1898.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

NEW YORK, May 81 CP-Rail-
road freight carloadings improved
moderately after allowance for sea-
sonal factors during the week ended
May 81.
The slight upturn, however, re-
flected primarily sharp rise in the
movement of coal. Miscellaneous
freight-the principal industrial classi-
fication-declined after seasonal ad-
justment.
The Associated Press adjusted week
ly index Of total freight carloadings,
based on 1929-3O as 100, advanced to-
day to 56.4, compared with $50 the
previous week and sos a year ago.
Range of recent years:
1898. 1887. 1895. 1885 1924.
Low = 55.7 63.5 66,7 $50 59,5
Evening star., 1938-05-27
APRIL FOOD EXPORTS
UP SHARPLY IN APRIL
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
April exports of food producers,
totaling $38.43s 900, were about s3.-
100000 larger than March shipments
and about two and one-third times
as large as sales to foreigners in April,
1887. the Commerce Department re-
ports.
The month was the sixth in row
in which exports of food were at
least double the corresponding month
of the previous year. and the average
increase for the last 10 months was
IS per cent
Evening star., 1938-05-27
CURB LIST DOWN
FRACTIONS To S4
Feeble Ra|iying Attempts
Meet Little Success
Late in Session.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27-Feeble rally
ing efforts met with little success in
the curb market today and losses OF
fractions to 4 points or more were lib
eral near the final hour.
Active losers included Aluminium
Co., Humble Oil, United Shoe Machin-
cry, Sherwin Williams and Pittsburgh
Plate Glass.
Lifting trifle were United Gas,
Consolidated Copper Mining and Ar
kansas Natural Gas "A"
Others depressed included Newmont
Mining, American Cyanamid "B" and
Northern States Power "A
Evening star., 1938-05-27
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. May 81 (P.-lUnited States
Department Of Agriculture. Trading in
wool on the Boston market today continued
very dull and prices were soft, Twelve
month Texas wools were available in Bos-
ton at so to 63 cents secured basis. SINH
lar woods have been offered from the
country at So to so cents secured basis.
Spot eight-month Texas woods were being
offered in Boston at Sc to 50 cents
secured baSiA
Evening star., 1938-05-27

ton Bond Club
after the annual
outing and dinner
tonight. accord
ing to the slate
announced / n
connection with
the annual elec-
ton.
Mr.. Parker has
been vice presi-
dent of the club
during the past
year. He succeeds
L. Clark Brown,
partner in the in
vestment firm OF
Evening star., 1938-05-27
74.9 Per Cent Drop
Sho,Un in Volume
Of Sears ROebuck
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associatk5 Press.
CHICAGO, May 27.-Sears, Roe
buck e. Co. today reported sales for
the fourth period. April Is to May 81,
totaled s42, ,496, CAT, a decrease OF 14.s
per cent compared with the cor
responding period year ago.
Sales for the period from January
81 to May 81 totaled S149,275,0s8. a
decline of 81 per cent compared with
year ago.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
GENERAL ELECTRIC
LOWERS DIVIDEND
Directors Order Payment
of 20 Cents Against
Previous 30 Cents.
pythe Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27-Directors OF
General Electric Co, today declared a
dividend of 90 cents on the capital
stock, compared with the previous pay
ment of 80 cents on April Is. The
dividend is payable July 25 to stock
of record June "a.
John P. Wilson. Chicago attorney,
was elected a director to fill vacancy.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

rim bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annua declarations.
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
Also extra or extras Declared or
paid so far this year. no regular rate.
I Payable in stock. G Paid last year.
Cash or stock Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year. WV With war
rants. XIV without warrants. war Var.
rants.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
FREIGHT L0AD|NGS
AT 545,8)8 MARK
Small Gain Leaves Weeks
Total 29.6 Per Cent
Below Year Ago.

By the Assc ciated Press.
The Association of American Rail
roads reported today 545,808 cars Of
revenue freight we're loaded during
the week ended last Saturday.
This was an increase Of 1895 cars,
or OF per cent, compared with the
preceding week; decrease of 229,-
266, or 296 per cent, compared with
year ago, and decrease of 1872 ,95l,
or 412 per cent, compared with 1880.
The report classified the loadings as
follows.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
PARKER TO HEAD
D. c. BOND CLUB
Partner in Exchange Firm
Served as Vice President
in Last Year.

Chauncey G. Parker, partner in the
New York Stock Exchange firm OF
Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, will
assume the presidency of the Washing
Evening star., 1938-05-27
EXCESS RESERVES
MOUNT SHARPLY
Weeks Gain of 70 Millions
Brings New Peak for
Year and a Half.
Py TIE Assc c!ated Press.

Ey TIE ASkCC!dteu fTess.
The supply of lendable money in
the Nations banks rose to year and
a half peak of $2,630, ,00o, 900 in the
week ended May rs, the Federal Re-
serve Board estimated.
The supply, or excess reserves, was
$4,000 900 larger than in the previous
week. The increase was due to Treas
ury spending of money freed by the
recent liberalization Of gold.
The board reported that its IL re-
glonal banks made no changes during
the week in their holdings Of Govern.
ment securities.
The boards statement said:
During the week ended May IS
member bank reserve balances in
creased $94,000,000. Additions to
member bank reserves arose from de-
creases of SO, 9,00C. 900 in money in cir
culation and 500, 100000 in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve banks
and increases of $l3,000,O00 in gold
stock and $4,000,000 in Treasury cur
rency offset in part by increases Of
$22 100000 in Treasury cash and $4,-
100000 in non-member deposits and
other Federal Reserve accounts and a
decrease of $6,000,000 in Reserve
bank credit. Excess reserves of men,
ber banks on May Is were estimated
to be approximately S2,630. 1000, 900, an
increase of $70,000,0 900 for the week.
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during the
week and the year ended May Is, 1888
were reported as follows:
May 25, May s, May 30
1888 1898. 1887.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

Ohio Edison Co-Combined pre-
ierred share earnings, four months
ended April 80, were $4.36, against So.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

NEW YORK. May 27 lP.-Net operating
income. before. fixed charges and other
included ,oo-
Al. Coast Line .455ss' 6sg 6t;2 79ay.ssSs55 79sS5
St. Paul --------I 16.4s4 340.447
Evening star., 1938-05-27
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK. May 2T-Dividends de-
cared, prepared by the Standard Sta
tlstics Coz.
Stock.
Pc Stk Of Pay
Rate riod. record able.
Investmt Co of Am 1907 - 6-15 $50
Evening star., 1938-05-27

ww-With warrants. xw-Without war.
rants. NEW st (stp)-Stamped.
sNegotiability impaired by maturity.
fCompanies reported In recelversnlp.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
U. s. TREASURY NOTES.

a Also extra or extras.
e Declared or paid so far this year.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

Alex & Baldwin Ltd $225 6-6 6-l5
Allied Laborsteriss 20 1J5ee g s-I5 -
Am Tobacco sTs pf--sl.5O 6 $40 IL
Armour Co
Baldwin Co So pf A 81 so 6 5-3l 6-l5
Bell Tel Of Can ---so Q e23 7-15
Montana labor news., 1938-06-02

chine guns and hoodlums, despite
inside information" as to the loca-
ton of police cars filled with
Hague's police armed to the teeth,
despite wandering crowds of thugs
and hoodlums who, even at the mo-
ment, were bashing the heads in of
newspaper photographers and anti
Hague citizens.
In all probability Bernard and
O'Connell would have been met at
the Jersey City limits by the police.
They would have been hustled into
a nice police car and rushed to the
nearest railroad station and forcibly
told to get out Of town. Their pic
lures would have been on the front
page of every paper and in every
newsreel. They would have been
heroes who defied Hague.
In the meantime their supporters
in Jersey City would have their
skulls cracked open. Riot and dis
order would take place. Tear gas
bombs and lead bullets would fly
but, safe in the police car, the two
congressman would have been
heroes.
Or the two congressman could
have summed the situation and de-
cided that, despite the jeers of their
swivel chair critics, the safety OF
their supporters who had to live and
work in Jersey City was more i'm
portant than cheap heroics. They
could face the jibes of the chair
sitters and their political opponents
and be sneered at as runaways. Al
the same time the task of demon
strating the character of the Hague
machine in dramatic fashion would
have been accomplished.
The issue was one of moral Oh
physical courage. Those who have
neither find it easy to sheer at the
choice made.
Montana labor news., 1938-06-02
Brown Fornan Price
Reductions Boost Sales

Ever since repeal distillers have
been looking forward to the day
when supplies would be plentiful
enough to bring the price of bonded
whistles down. Now that this day
has come and passed it is only nat
ural that they should review the
situation. They were certainly cor
rect in their belief that, with lower
prices, the public would buy bonded
WHISTLES in greater quantities.
The executives Of Brown-Forman
Distillery Company in Louisville an
nounce that since the price reduction
of more than 30 per cent on their
famous Old Forester bottled in bond
Kentucky straight bourbon, sales
have more than tripled. For sixty
eight years Old Forester has been
famous as a premium quality whisky
and up to nov always commanded a
premium price. Now, with more
plentiful supplies and a lower price,
Old Forester is selling faster than at
any time in history. People every
where are enjoying the premium
quality of a true luxury whisky.
Even the label on every Old Forester
bottle is expressive of the quality
within. This proud label was orig
inally written in the hand of Mr..
George Garvin Brown, founder of
the distillery bearing his name and
still operated by his family.
1t is especially gratifying to know
that this and other fine WHISTLES are
available now at thrifty prices. In
creased sales prove the public appre-
ciates having the savings passed on
to them.
Mr.. Charles N. May, general sales
manager of Brown-Forman in Louis
vile, says: 1--WE are more than salts
fled with the results obtained since
price reductions on our various
brands. AS you know, we not only
lowered the price of Old Forester,
our bonded whisky, but also such
popular brands as Bottoms Up, Old
Polk, and Early Times. In Old
Tucker, our leading blend of straight
WHISTLES, we increased the base age
to three years without increasing the
price. We sincerely believe that our
line is the most balanced in the in
dustry and that it offers the whisky
dealer and dispenser greater oppor-
tunities than ever before for stock
control and profit possibilities.
Advertising and promotion has
played an important part in this
sales drive" continued Mr.. May,
'and we are planning to continue at
top speed"
The American public is now en-
joying the finest American whistles
at prices that bring them within
reach Of practically everyone. With
these lower prices, the trend to Ken
lucky bourbons becomes even great
er than ever. And it is the old time
distillers like Brown-Forman that
continually help to popularize the
WHISTLES made in America by Amer
leans for Americans.
Montana labor news., 1938-06-02

Completion of the diversion tun-
mel at Tongue River dam site was
announced this week, the State Wat
err Board reported to Governor Roy
E. Ayers. The tunnel is 700 feet long
and concrete lined. It will carry
away the waters of the Tongue while
work on the dam is progressing. ].
c. Boespflug of Miles City is con-
tractor. Heavy spring runoff Of
snow water damaged IS WPA dams
in various eastern Montana sections,
the board reported. Damage will be
repaired.
Montana labor news., 1938-06-02
GRUN0W

for 1888 offers everything you
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Check Grunow's % finer fea-
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that make Grun0w radios
big value. No other radio gives
so much satisfaction for so
little cost-the result of Cru
now's large scale buying and
volume production methods.
For years Grun0w engineer
ing has set the pace in radio
and 1888 is no exception. To-
days new advancements add
to your convenience in pro-
gram selection and enjoyment
of foreign and domestic station
reception. Cabinets are styled
and finished in the finest fur
niture tradition. Refinements
of tone reproduction leave
nothing to be desired.
Shin RS
Montana labor news., 1938-06-02
Robert {. (BOb) Brown
Files for Legislature

Robert c. Brown, president of
Butte Miners Union, has been a resi-
dent of Butte and Walkerville for
thirty-four years and for most of
that time has been associated with
organized labor. Has been a mem
Der at various times of Butte Work.
ingmen's Union, Butte Engineers
Union No. 80, Order of Railway
Telegraphers. Was president of
Butte Miners Union in 1884, the year
of the strike. Has served the Miners
Union as delegate to their inter
national convention several times.
Was also executive board member
for District No. l for one term. Mr..
Brown has always been well known
for his progressive ideas. If elected
to the legislature he will work en-
tirely in the interests Of the COM
mon people, especially the workers
and farmers.
Brown is endorsed by organized
labor and Labor's Non-Partisan
League, and as a platform he advo-
Gates the following program:
Unalterable opposition to any
form of sales tax.
Legislation beneficial to the health
and well being of all workers.
Prohibition of child labor and
necessary legislation to provide ade-
quate free educational facilities. Re
vision of the State Public Welfare
Act to insure a standard of living
compatible with decency and health.
Provisions for adequate old age
pensions and removal of existing re-
quirements of relinquishing all per
sonally owned property by the pen
sioners. Full protection and legisla-
ton for the rights and interests OF
women. Favor the repeal Of all legis-
lation which restricts social, civil,
political and academic liberties.
Montana labor news., 1938-06-02
By HENRY ION
Federated Press


of
the sw~ivel-chair cynics are having
a hilarious time in the bars and cock
tail lounges at the expense of Reps.
Jerry O'Connell ID, Mont.) and
John T. Bernard I'll, MIMI.
To the accompaniment of soft
music, dim lights and obsequious
walters, they snort and chortle be-
cause Bernard and O'Connell went
to Jersey City to deliver speeches
against Mayor Frank Il Am the
Law Hague but stayed in New
York at the last minute because of
information, real or alleged, present
ed to them concerning the plans for
their reception.
In the House, prior to O'Connell
and Demands departure, numerous
bets were made, ranging from $50
suits to new hats, as to whether the
two representatives would actually
defy Hague and enter his forbidden
domain. Some Of the cloakroom
sneers, therefore, come from dis
appointed gamblers.
To keep the record straight, what
happened was this: For a number of
years Mayor Hague ruled his do
main, with the aid of the chamber
of commerce and local business in
t%erests, with an iron fist.
A few courageous individuals
challenged the Hague plague and
were either thrown into Jail, beaten
up by the cops, or chased out of
town. The treatment they got de-
pended upon the number of people
looking at the time.
Committees were formed in Jer-
sey City and elsewhere to combat
Hague's despotism. Recently Nor
man Thomas undertook to challenge
the Hague machine and was prompt
ly chased out of town. One Of the
local committees then announced
that two congressman would come
to speak in Jersey City.
The first the congressman knew
of their trip was the announcement
in the newspapers. O'Connell can
celed a speaking engagement in
order that it would not appear that
he was afraid and in order to main
tain the prestige of the committee
which like himself, was fighting for
the right to free speech.
A permit to speak was applied for
and refused. Regardless of the re-
fusal Bernard and O'Connell an
nounced their determination to
speak in Jersey City, c%ontending that
the u. S. constitution is still a more
important document than any that
Mayor Hague could produce. Their
sponsoring committee concurred in
the decision.
With appropriate fanfare, Bernard
and O'Connen entrained for New
York, determined to speak come
hell or high water" Copies oil
O'ConnelPs speech were made avail
able.
In New York the two congressman
were met by representatives of the
sponsoring committee who were tc
escort them to Jersey City. They
were taken to an office to discuss
the route and the strategy to be
followed.
Then, and not until then, they
were told that the committee deemed
it inadvisable for them to go to Jer.
sey City. O'Connell promptly went
up in smoke. He argued and ex-
postulated and at one point picked
up his hat and coat and started tt
leave.
Committee members waxed ora.
t%orical. Debate ragged until Il
o'clock in the night and the an.
%nouncement was finally made tina
the two would not go to Jersey City
Newspapers burst into boots anc
Bernard and O'Connell came bach
to Washington to face their col
leagues.
Which was the course of bravery
The two could have gone to Jersey
City, despite the warnings Of ma.
Montana labor news., 1938-06-02

In Britain even a $4,000 man has
the satisfaction Of knowing he has
paid for a battleship in a few years"
Cal Tinney, commenting on Eng
lands increased income taxes in The
New York Post.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-27
Looking Backward
In Our Files
TEN YEARS AGO
March 26, 1928

The matter of sending repre-
sentative to Memphis, Tenn, to the
good roads meeting to be held
there in April in connection with
the Broadway of America" high
way program was the chief topic
of discussion at the meeting of the
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce
last night.
The meeting at Memphis is to be
one of the largest good road" gath
erings in the history of highway
development. Its main purpose will
be to urge the completion in pave
ment of highway between Broad
way of New York and San Diego'S
Broadway on opposite edges of the
United States.
A huge motorcade bearing rep
resentatives of all cities on the
route will start at San Diego and
New York, meeting at Memphis.
w. S. Fawcett, Fred Nebel-Thau,
and w. J. Strickland have been
named as possible representatives
to make the trip from Ell Centro.
The board approved plan to
make a pamphlet advertising Ell
Centro and valley points to distri-
butte on the trip across the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-27
HOW HISTORY WILL SEE
TODAY'S CONFLICTS

Nobody knows what lines history VIII
write across its pages 500 years from
now To describe the world happenings OF
today. To the student it is an interesting
matter for conf lecture.
Perhaps the most startling thought
of them all is that history may applaud
the European and Asiatic aggressions
of TODAY as evidences of the worlds
march to eventual peace-the peace that,
we know. cannot be achieved by any war
ito make the world safe for democracy.
1t is highly possible that the historians
of the future may see in the Japanese,
German and Italian aggressions devel-
opment somewhat like a major operation
painful while it lasts but in the end
a good thing They may record these
events as the things which broke down
imaginary boundary lines and made OF
Europe and Asia united states similar
TO those on the North American con-
tinent.
These historians of day to come may
even write that, through aggression,
Woodrow Wilson's dream of Il League
of Nations to maintain world peace was
brought about That the method was
not the one Wilson dreamed of they may
discount. considering that the result in
the end was the same.
On the other hand, sole remaining
hermit in an isolated cave MAY write
that growing spirit of war fina lily blaz-
ed into conflagration that consumed civ
ilization-and may leave his writings to
wither into dust under the feet of ami
mails and savages.
One thing man cannot yet do Is to
write history before it happens.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-27
Other Editors Say
lHanford Sentinel

Actions and decisions of the California prisons
parole board often have been criticized in these
columns 1t is therefore a greater pleasure to
be able to commend and compliment the board
on a decision that should have the universal
approval OF law abiding Californians
The reference is to the boards recent decalra-
ton that persons convicted of sex offenses against
children must serve full terms laid against them
by courts An excellent decision from any stand
point The board could have made better
decision only by making the precedent more in
elusive but as far it went il acted splendidly
in the interest of the public.
The boards new policy has the backing OF
Governor Merriam who also is accredited with
recommending it. The governor recently re-
poted that a survey of states prisons had dis
closed alarming number of sex offenders now
ncarcerated-979 of them. 1t is a sad fact that
not all of them are in prison where they ought
to be but still at large to prey upon children
Unfortunately some of the 'outS" are persons
who once served prison terms and were admitted
TO parole before the boards new policy became
effective.
Offenders who fall in the category of sex
perverts are generally psychopathic cases and
because OF their mental condition objects of pub
lie sympathy That sympathy should not be per-
mitted to get out of hand. disqualification
should be provided along with humane treat
ment under proper surveillance. Sterilization
should be invariable practice. Cures should
be pronounced only after long observation.
The crime problem is that must be
handled vigorously and without fnching The
parole board has set a good example to the
courts and to the public in its nonparole policy.