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The Washington times., 1938-07-25
PERSH|NG QUITS.
HOSPITAL; WINS
GREATEST FIGHT
May Visit Doughboys'
Graves in France

General John J. PerShing was
today free of the doctors and
nurses who have closely guarded
him for six months, victor in the
greatest battle of his career
In February, in Tucson. Ariz.,
physicians held out only the
faintest hope for his recovery.
SEQUESTERED IN HOTEL
Yesterday he shook hands with
the men who had treated him and
walked with an erect. bearing out
of Walter Reed Hospital. An Army
car took him to the Carlton Hotel.
At the hotel he refused to see
newspapermen. In answer to queS-
tions as to his plans, a servant
replied:
II really couldn't say"
MAY VISIT FRANCE
AS head of the American Battle
Monuments Commission, however
General Pershing has taken a
keen interest in appropriate up
keep Of the graves of American
soldiers in France.
It was believed he would visit
France in the near future in the
interests of the work. He was re
ported to have spoken several
times of his intentions while at
Walter Reed.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
). {. Business Men
Picnic "Wednesday

The annual outing of the South
east Business Mems Association
will be held Wednesday at the An
napolis Roads Country Club, An
napolis, Md. An all-day program
of athletics, refreshments and
other diversions has been ar
ranged.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Arnold Will Speak
To Affiliate Guild

Thurman Arnold, Assistant At
torney General, will speak WedneS-
day at $50 p. m. at a meeting
sponsored by the Student Affiliate
Guild in the North Interior De.
partment Building Auditorium.
He will talk on Law As an
Argumentative Technique"
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
STARS TWINKLE
IN TINES RADIO.
AMATEUR show
II Talented Boys and
Girls on Broadcast
BY JULIA BONWIT

Except for baby lisp here and
there, you'd never have known
they were juvenile amateurs CIV
ing their all to the microphone
and an invisible audience,
Like real troupers, II little girls
and boys yesterday staged the first
Sunday afternoon children's hour
with Don Hix. 1.-THE Old Skipper"
The program was the first Of a
series Of broadcasts sponsored by
The Washington Times and The
Washington Herald, in conjunc-
ton with radio station WJSV.
It was the Good Ship Happi-
ness, with Skipper Hix in COM
mand, that took off at l. p. m.
yesterday as the Three Sailorettes,
Vera Goralski, Betty Richards and
elizabeth Garcia. wistfully sang
"Drifting and Dreaming"
BUDDING STARS CLICK
Then, one by one, introduced
either by the Skipper or young
Peter johnson, who will be master
Of ceremonies from time to time.
the II budding stars clicked off
the program just like clockwork.
Some of them looked up to the
"mike" as though it were some
huge thing, and had to be lifted
onto q chair so that their small
voices could reach it. Others
stood calamity up to the micro
phone and, with personality that
would do justice to more expert
enced performers, gave and gave
for their invisible audience.
The program was varied-from
baby recitations by Liliputis1 per
formers to a Mendelssohn solo by
q pianist who has reached the
ripe old age of 8 years.
Twelve-year-old Samuel Nav
hood, with an accordion that al
most eclipsed him in size, stood
'lnchly and gave out with ''The
March of the Wooden Soldiers" :"
A GAL AND A BANJO
Then came Shirley Ann Cess
ford, about three feet tall, who
sang with a Banjo on My Knee, :"
and Harolyn Hayman, not much
bigger. who recited a poem.
TwelVe-year-old Phyllis Schwartz,
introduced by Skipper Hix as a
versatile miss who sings not only
in English but in italian and Ger
man as well, proved herself by
singing Brahms Lullaby" in Ger
man, with a sweet voice.
Billy Tamarro, just out of
kindergarten, followed, and with
much bravado and a singularly
loud voice, sang I'm a Little Dutch
kindergarten" as though he knew
what he was talking about.
Following Billy was Elijah
Sweaney, jr., with recitation en-
titled Fathers Way" and much
CONTINUED on Page IA, Col A.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25

train conveyed the coffin to the
tomb in Kurtea de Argesch.
Queen Marie, English noble
woman who became Queen of Ru-
mania through her marriage to the
late King Ferdinand, died last
Monday in her sixty-third year at
the royal summer residence at
Sinaia.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Mt. Vernon Boulevard
Speed Now SIS M. P. Fl.

'miles an hour when you leave the
boulevard, though. That's still
the limit in the District of Co
lumbia.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Business Brisk in Tubas,
Accordions Popular, Too
Fewer Boys Are Studying Violin Than Decade
Ago; Cornet and Saxaphone Holding Own
BY KENNETH ELLIS
low, you take the tuba

Now, you take the tuba
No, better take an accordion!
Tuba's are all right in their place
but for the summer picnic
the evening on the front Cor back
porch-the informal gathering
where everybody wants to sing
or swing-well, the accordion is
the thing!
Your reporters fancy was
caught by the magnitude, bril-
lance, shiny loops, boiler attach.
ments and blaring bell of the big
bass tuba that cleaned in a music
company'S window. If anybody
could lift that thing, let alone play
it, 1t seemed almost a startling
story. Did they sell those things?
How often?
THREE SOLD THIS YEAR
''Yes," Mr.. Isbele, manager of
Jordan's, said, business is, as
a matter Of fact, brisk in tubas.
We've sold three this year so
far-and-"
you call that brisk?"
The manager smiled pityingly.
-Four tubas a year." he said
firmly, sis a rapid turnover"
But-as for accordions-that's
something else. More than 400
WashingtonianS are learning to
play them in one stores classes
alone, and there are half a dozen
other music houses, not to men,
ton a score of private teachers,
with large classes.
The accordion, it seems, is pop
ular because it can be played softly
at indoor parties, moved to the
Iporch, taken on a picnic, trans
ported in the car-requires but
one person to play it and is al
most orchestral in its effect. It
can be used to accompany sing
ing, dancing, or as a solo instru.
ment. And-it seems unbeliev.
able!-it is very easy to learn to
play!
A NEW INSTRUMENT
One instrument we nearly for.
got. No, it isn't the ocarina, which
we called the sweet potato" when
1--we were kids-nor the bazooka-
but the calura. And what is the
calura? The calura is the old.
fashioned penny-whistle with mod,
ern streamlining! It has been
dolled up with a colored exterior
red, blue or yellow; it has had
its seam decorously covered with
gold designs; it has blossomed out
with a brand new name, and can
be had Cheaven forfendD for a
quarter! 1t has even muscled in
on the other instruments by pro
viding itself with a full set OF
instructions!
Yes-music in Washington is
moving alongI
The Washington times., 1938-07-25

"The Boy Stood On The Burning Deck is corny stuff nOuU
Young entertainers ith Capt. Don Hx "The Old Skipper
giUe WJSV listeners real shOhOt ticks the accordion
and tenor gutdr snappy trOs persOnatiOns and
duets WhGtH haUe2 They've got everything, these
The Washington times., 1938-07-25

kids Occasion is the irs cruise the good feILO
ship They're Sundays at Hundreds of children
is guaranteed aUdtiOn The best make the broadcast
Want to try it?
Evening star., 1938-05-16
Stock Averages
30 Is IS 80
1ndust. Rails. Util. Stks.
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. May l6-Stocks, all
pointed downward in today's market,
many leaders yielding fractions -
more than 2 points.
The list merely drifted until around
the final hour, when selling picked up
a bit and declines became more pro-
nounced At that, the turnover II
about 100000 shares was one of the
smallest in two weeks.
Outstanding stimulation in the news
was lacking throughout and specu-
lative forces, brokers said. were in
clined to step carefully pending the
result of tomorroW's Pennsylvania
primaries and clearer outlook on
Washington movements.
Aircrafts and a few specialties did
relatively well for while, but even
these eventually slipped.
For the first time In four weekx.
the American Iron and Steel Institute
estimated slight increase in mill
operations, but stocks in this category
were unresponsive.
were ragged and Wall Street was be-
ginning TO fear a turn for the better
was unlikely before late summer or
early fall
A comparatively optimistic earnings
statement from Allis Chalmers-the
company showed profits of 79 cents
share in the first quarter, against
85 cents year ago and reported un-
filled orders were larger at the end
Of the first three months than in tho.
1887 period-failed to buoy this stock
which trailed with the others.
Supreme Court decisions were about
stand-of so far as the market was
concerned. General Electric skidded
when the concern lost a patent ruling.
The high court agreed to consider the
validity of the Tennessee Valley
Authority on an appeal by 18 utilities
operating in the Southeast Power
company shares were as shaky as the
rest.
Prominent in the retreatng column
were U. S. Steel, Bethlehem. Chrysler,
General Motors. United States Rubber,
Sears Roebuck. Montgomery Ward,
Westinghouse, Du Pont, Union Car
bide. Standard Oil of New Jersey,
Anaconda, Kennecott. Consolidated
Edison, North American and Eastman
Kodak.
Most rails held set-backs to small
amounts.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
companies interested in operating i,

companies interested in operating in
our ports. Here we must lament the
opposite current recently noticed by
US in the withdrawal of important
services between New York and San
Francisco with stops in Salvadorean
ports.
We believe that in order to increase
our present commercial flow and to
achieve real cooperation with our
country. not only is the re-establish-
ment of these services an indispensable
means but also that they should be
amplified
Commerce always follows the path
of good will among nations and it's
naturally based on the same good will
existing between exporter and i'm
porter. Every step, however insignifi-
cant it may seem, which has for its
aim the enlargement of the COM
mercial stream between the nations of
the New World. will contribute in a
decided degree to the creation of new
atmosphere of understanding, CO.
operation, good will and friendship
in the great American family"
Evening star., 1938-05-16
High. Low. Close. Prev. close.
RUBBER CONSUMPTION
WELL BELOW YEAR AGO

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Consump-
ton of crude rubber by manufacturers
In the United States during the
month OF April, 1888, Is estimated to
be 1884 long tons, which compares
with 3o,4s7 long tons during March,
1898.
April consumption shows q decrease
of 80 per cent under March and Il
46 per cent under April year ago.
according to statistics released by the
Rubber Manufacturers Association to-
day.
Consumption for April, 1887, was
51,859 (revised) long tons.
This organization reports gross i'm.
ports Of crude rubber for April to be
3O,8O7 long tons, decrease Of 14.3
per cent under the March figure Of
35,967 long tons and 14.1 per cent
under the $3.50 long tons imported in
April, 1887.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
BUILDING is EXPECTED
TO GAIN IN SUMMER
Speeisl Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 16-Expressing
confidence towards increased building
activity this summer, S. E. Lauer. vice
president and general sales manager
of the York Ice Machinery Corp. has
announced that his firm is adding new
units to its line of heating and resi-
Dental year-round air conditioning
equipment A gas-fred steam and
hot water boiler will be placed on the
market by York this month.
I'VE believe there is great po-
tential in the residential market" Mr.
LAuer declared. land therefore have
completed our line of oil and gas fired
heating and winter air conditioning
systems to suit individual preference
as to type of fuel and system"
Shipments of the new unit will be
made to York's national distributor
organization about the middle of May
A special promotional and advertising
campaign will aid in introducing the
product to the residential market.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
TEXAS & NEW ORLEANS
BONDS ARE AUTHORIZED
pvthe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion authorized the Taxes & New
Orleans Railroad Co. today to issue
not more than $50, 1861 900 of first and
refunding mortgage bonds.
The bonds would be exchanged for
an equal amount of prior-lien bonds
now held by the Southern Pacific Co.
and its affliateS.
At the railroads request, the COM
mission deferred action on an ap-
plication for permission to issue S27,-
246,00O of mortgage bonds for paying
in part open-account indebtedness due
the Southern Pacific Co.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
INSURANCE SHARES GO
LOWER DURING WEEK
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 16.-1nsurance
stocks in the New York City markets
eased off slightly during the past
week. according to records compiled
by Holt, Rose e. Troster.
The aggregate market value of 20
leading fire and casualty insurance
issues on May 13 amounted to S5l7,-
604 200, compared with $52l.879, 900
at the close of the previous week. q
decrease of $4,275. 900, or OBJ per cent.
The current average yield of the 20
issues is now 446 per cent, compared
with yield of 4.42 per cent on May
6. The current market value equals
SO per cent of reported liquidating
value, compared with 80 per cent q
week ago.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
GOLD RESERVES RISE
AGAIN DURING WEEK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May l6.-The Ma
tons gold reserves rose for the tenth
consecutive period during the week
ended May IL, reaching the highest
level ever recorded.
The recent inflow Of yellow metal,
however, was substantially smaller
than earlier movements. averaging
scarcely s11,00O,000 weekly in a two
and a half month period.
The gold stock. reported by the Fed
eral Reserve Board credit statement,
compared as follows:
Week ended May ILL., -$l2, $3.50 ,000, 900
Gain over last week. 100000
Gain over last year, 998,000000
Evening star., 1938-05-16
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
DOWN 1.O8 PER CENT
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-An easier
tendency developed in the New York
City bank stock market during the
past week and stocks were lower at
the close, according to records COM
piled by Holt, Rose & Troster.
The aggregate market value of 16
leading issues on May IS was 81 ,288,-
100000 compared with $1,000, ,452 900
at the close of the previous week, de-
crease of $14,012,0O0, or LOB per cent.
The current average yield of the 16
issues of 5.12 per cent compared with
a yield of 5.07 per cent on May 6. The
current market value is now 80 per
pared with SO per cent week ago.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
CHICAGO GRAIN
By the Associated Press

by tie Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 16-Notwithstand-
ing more than 2,50000O bushels de-
crease of the domestic visible supply.
wheat fell 2 cents here late today and
outdid season low-price records.
Generally favorable crop reports,
together with scantiness of European
demand, served to pull values down.
Firmness of the Liverpool market was
ignored.
At the close Chicago wheat futures
were ZAP cents under Saturdays
finish; May, 797s-80; July, 767s-77;
corn, ss-7s down; May. 575s: july,
585s-5Ss4, and oats l2 off to "A up.
Evening star., 1938-05-16

service in h e
Capital. During
that time the in
stitution has en-
joyed sound and
S t e a dy growth
and played an
active part in the
business life Of
the city.
C. H. Pope, vice
pre- S i dent and
treasurer of the
t rus t company,
has been with the
bank ever since
it opened on May
Is 1919 In fact
Evening star., 1938-05-16
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. May Is LP.-Cottor
futures opened steady. , to ) points ne,
lower today on disappointing cables and
long liquidation partially offset by cover
ing and trade buying
May contracts opened at S.15 bid. july
at $50. October at $50. December al
S;9l. January at S.ae and March at S.97
trading was quiet and active months were
to 8 points under the previous close
Cottonseed Oil opened steady: May
7.69b; July. 7.69b: September. 7.5sb. Oc-
tober. sob: December. 7,43b.
Bid
Evening star., 1938-05-16
FAILURES TOTAL STEADY.

NEW YORK, May 16 R).-Business
failures in the United States for the
week ended May IL totaled 23l, un-
changed from the previous week and
compared with 100 year ago, Dun &
Bradstreet reported today.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
new YORK COTTON
81 the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. May 16.-Cotton was
lower today, influenced by disappoint-
ing cables and moderate foreign SELL
ing. Demand was light and the mar
ket displayed little rallying power
October reacted from 8.75 to $40 and
in midafternoon was quoted at 87l
with prices generally Z points net
lower
Evening star., 1938-05-16
TREASURY BUYING LAGS.

The Treasury said today it made
net purchases of 2,480,250 of Govern
ment securities in April for Govern
ment trust funds, compared with
S2S ,34o, 500 In March.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
oDD-LoT DEALINGS.
By the Associated Prsss.

The Securities Commission reported to-
odd lot dealers or specia1ties on the New
York Stock Exchange for May -: 1.s22
purchases. invoivlnns 6o:Ses snsres' 1'ooo
Evening star., 1938-05-16
MUNSEY TRUST CO.
IS e YEARS OLD
Officers of Bank Receive
Congratulations on Steady
Growth.
By EDWARD c. STONE

The Munsey Trust Co. is celebrating
its 25th anniversary today, the officers
receiving many hearty congratulations
on q quarter century of banking
Evening star., 1938-05-16

COttOnseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed 6-8 lower. Sales. 90 contracts
July, 809-8.11; September. 1883;
October, 1918; December, 1874;
January, 783-784.
h.hid
Evening star., 1938-05-16
FREIGHT LOADINGS.

NEW YORK. May 16 R.-Revenue
freight car loadings on railroads report
ing today for the week ended May IA IN
May "a. Wk.. Ago.
baltimore q Ohio 34,233 34.7Ox 64,4S0
Rock Isiand--- 2l.o2s 222s9 24.666
Prev. YeAr
Evening star., 1938-05-16
Chicago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No hard. 80-8l ?;
sample hard. 70-701a. Corn. No l
mixed, 60; No. 2. 59-591a; No. yel-
low, 5934 80; No. white, 5934-60.
Oats. No white, 31l2; sample, 30.
Soy beans, No. yellow. 9O24; No. 4.
8912. Barley sales, So; feed. 4l-55
nominal; mailing. 1894 nominal.
Timothy seed and clover seed season
closed.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, Nav Is tP.-Wheat No.
2 red winter, garlicky. spot domestic. rs.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, May 16 P.-Grain range
Hjrh Inw C1ose Prev close
Evening star., 1938-05-16

1:O0 PM. 16O.OUU 2:UU P.M------ 24OUOO
Total Sales for the day. 100000
Actual Of trading 10 SHARES.
dividend Ex rights. Also extras. b1lO
share share OF
paid year Payable stock
Paid stock Accumulated dividend
declared this
bankruptcy recevershp being
Act securities assumed
Of foregoing annual dis
quarterly
Unless otherwise noted special extra dividends
included
Evening star., 1938-05-16
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.

NEW YORK. May 16 H1.-Priees quoted
In dollars and thirty-seconds:
Evening star., 1938-05-16
Cott0nSeed Oil.

Spot quiet: middling. s.62.
n Nominal.
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ECONOMIC HICHLICHTS
Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pals. Dividend
Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual: Ma
tiOnal and international Problems Insep-
arabic From Local Welfare

matters turned out. to bolt
traces
In all probability. the ne
Congress win be far more ind
pendent than the last three.
knows that the voters are ne
willing 10 do whatever the Presi
dent desires l, knows that on
position TO White House measures
is not necessarily a sure route Il
political oblivion. Thus. il seems
certain that the country wall
shortly witness some dramatic
and stirring battles between the
Executive and Legislative
branches Of the government
In the meantime. considerable
speculation Is gong the rounds
concerning possible results OF the
purge on the Presidents official
family II IS known that Jim Far
ley IS practical politician Of
great gifts and wants order and
peace within the party The fact
that he left for Alaska and re-
moved himself from the political
fronts during the Presidents tour
is considered extremely import
ant in expert circles Some say
that the President Viii have 10
maze 4 choice between keeping
his left wing advisors. such As
the famed team of Cohen and
Corcoran DiSpaSsionatc obServ-
crS tend to the view that Mr..
Roosevelt VIII finally decide tn
keep Mr. Farley If matters come
20 a head-he is far too valuable
ii political asset 10 lose.
II now remains 10 be seen
whether Mr. Roosevelt can re
gain the prestige he has lost He
has arisen from serious defeats
beforc-but this Is the most dam
aging blow he has yet received.
And there seems TO bc little
chance that ne can regain his
once iron-clad authority over the
Congress
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-09-28

Tho Presidents purge" Of re-
calc.trants in the Dmocratic Par
~ has been an almost com
pIete failure. That fact IS now
admitted by friends as wen as
enemies of the New Deal.
Every important senator
against whom Mr.. Roosevelt
spoke in his recent sweep about
the country has been rtnominat-
cd-and in every case by hand
some margin. The President was
apparently especially eager TO
get rid of Senators George, Tyd-
lngS and Smith, all of whom have
opposed various White House
sponsored measures. including
the famous judicial reorganiza-
ton bill Senator Smith won
with hardly a struggle. Senator
George was renominated easily
over a field of three-and the
Presidents candidate, Lawrence
Camp. ran a poor third And
Senator TydingS was given an
overwhelming accolade by Mary
land voters.
Some men close to the White
House say that Mr.. Roosevelt was
not surprised-that he did not
expect his purge would succeed,
and did not especially care, and
that he looks on it as being sim
ply the opening gun in long
pull struggle to rid his party OF
congressman whom he feels are
not liberal This may or may
not be true What is definitely
true is that the failure of the
purge has tremendously weaken
ed Mr. Roosevelt's political pres
tIge and authority
Had the purge been a success,
Mr. Roosevelt would have com
plctcly dominated the next Dem
ocratlc convention. Ninety out
Of q hundred delegates would
have gone 10 it with but one
hing IN mind-to vote as the
President wished He could have
had himself rcnominated for a
third term or, had he not wished
that. dictated the choice Of his
successor Now, however. there
seems to be at least an even
chance that the next Democratic
convention, while il viii not be-
anti Roosevelt, VIII not be con
trolled by the President The un-
purgcd senators VIII control
large blOCs Of voters They will
have q strong following OF men
who ara rCScntful Of White House
dictatlon Furthermore, the fact
that the purge has failed viii un-
doubleday encourage other con
PrcSSmcn. who have been sitting
ON the fence waiting to see how
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-09-28
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