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Evening star., 1938-06-07

airpIane-type shock absorbers swallow bumps
and vibration. how delightfully."- quiet it is with
eradio studio" soundproofing. Phone your
nearby Plymouth dealer for demonstration.
There's no obligation. PLYMOUTH DIVISION OF
CHRYsLER CORPORATION, Detroit, Michigan.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
FOUR GIRLS MISSING
FROM TRAINING SCHOOL
Young Mother and Inmate Who
Left Home Six Times Flee
Institution,
ToDAY's PROGRAM

Velma Tomlin, IA, who ran away
from home six times before she was
committed to the National Training
School for Girls, escaped from there
yesterday, accompanied by Lillian
Baker, 16.
A young mother. carrying with her
a 3-month-old baby boy, was reported
Evening star., 1938-06-07
CAPT. HAINES DIES
Naval Officer Was VISITING
Relatives in Savannah.

Relatives in Savannah.
SAVANNAH. Ga, June lP-
Cspt' Gordon w. Haines. U. S. NJ died
suddenly today while visiting relatives
here. The cause of death was not
announced. Capt Haines recently was
assigned to the U. S. S. Seattle. now
/, at New York City.
Capt, Haines was born in Savannah
November 16, 1883, and was appointed
to the Naval Academy from Georgia in
1901.
He was awarded the Navy Cross for
distinguished service during the World
War. In 1888 he became chief of staff
! Of the fourth naval district at Philadel-
phia and since then has commanded
the heavy cruiser U. S. S. Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1938-06-07

This big popular Plymouth Roadking' is gain
ing new friends by the thousands. Drive this
great car today. see for yourself how Plym-
outh's ''live' rubber body mountings and big,
Evening star., 1938-06-07
Of Raymond Miller, .. Of asol Military

Of Raymond Miller, .. Of 25ol Military
road. Arlington.
The father, Michael Miller, said the
boy failed to come home Sunday after
having gone fishing In the river. He
apparently became separated from his
sister Mary. II, and brother James, II,
with whom he had gone to the river.
The body was recovered yesterday by
three men in boat who brought 1t
to shore after man from the shore
had yelled to them its location.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald is-
sued certificate of accidental death.
Evening star., 1938-06-07

missing from the school at the same
time. She is Regina Newman. 10,
colored
A fourth girl, Elaine Gross. Is. COLI
ored. who is q ward Of the Board OF
Public Welfare, also was reported
missing yesterday.
velma was sent to the school in
February after four-month absence
from home She was located in An
niston, Ala, late in January.
Five diamond veins have just been
found in the Kalahari Desert of Africa.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
PLANE CONTRACTS LET

Brewster Firm Will Sell Products
Totaling $1,e1O,OOo.
The Navy Department announced
today the award of contract to the
Brewster Aeronautical Corp, Long
Island City, New York. for airplanes
and spare parts totaling $I,910,3a5.
The type and number of airplanes was
not announced
Bids for furnishing propelling ma
chinery for six new submarines wal
be received in Room 2,202. Navy De-
partment, at noon tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
FEDERAL LAND BANKS
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO Aug. II Up Omitted States
Department Of Agriculturel The supply
of choice and prime fed steers and
yearlnes was very liberal today but the
market was active and fully steady. Hogs
advanced Is to 25 cents being strength
ened by another sharp cut in receipts
and further upturn OF some wholesale
pork cuts reflecting improved consumer
demand.
Hoes-1o.o0o. including 3.O00 direct:
sse: spots up more on butchers and pack
irg sows: top aIO. bulk good and choice
ls0-25o pounds, s,s5-9.1o; s6o-31o
mediumweishts and heavies 6e5-7
Cattle-9. 600; calves. 600; fed steers
and yearlinss; more active: steady to
IL 20n-50: best medium weight steers held
above 1918: good and choice yearlings
mostly e75-11,e2: heiferS scarce and and
steady. choice kinds mostly a.25-1 90:
strictly choice offerings absent; cows in
limited supply. steady: bulls strong: best
weishty kinds shade higher: most cutter
and low cutter COWS. 4.0o-5 90: sausage
shesp01s. 900 including 900 DIRECT:
late Tuesday top native spring lambs.
$40: bulk, Westerns ,S.25-35: feeding
lambs. steady to weak: bulk. 1.50-s5: to
days trade active. fully steady: top. 10
hiTher: Idaho spring lambs. s,35 and
$40: odd decks to shippers s.45 and
$50: bulk natives s.00-25: sheep steady:
native slaushter ewes. 3.25-50.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
BID is ACCEPTED
-
F0RLUXURY Ships
Moore & Mccormack Co. to
Operate American 4
Republics Line.
BY the Associated Press.

N's WAC T1cDoNAotSo Gicoos
The Maritime Commission has an
nounced its acceptance OF the bid of
Moore & Mccormack Co., Inc, for
the charter of the American Repub-
lies Line, operating three luxury liners
between New York and the east coast
Of South America.
Moore & Mccormack will COM
mence operating the line next Janu-
ary /. Meanwhile the line will be
operated by the commission through
managing agent.
The commission plans to put the
liners California, Virginia and Penn
sylvania into service to South America
about October /. The vessels now are
being reconditioned.
Announcing acceptance of the
Moore g. Mccormack bid, Chairman
Emory S. Land of the Maritime Com
mission called the addition Of the
three luxury liners to the steamship
service to the east coast of South
America lone of the most important
steps in cementing the good will,
trade relations and better under
standing among the citizens of North
and South America"
The luxury liners will operate be-
tween New York and Rio de Janeiro
and Santos, Brazil; Montevideo,
Uruguay, and Buenos Aires, Argentina,
North bound the liners will stop
at Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Moore & Mccormack will pay the
commission s3s,600 a months for the
13 American Republics vessels, includ-
ing the three luxury liners.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. Aug. II 0P.-The foreign
exchange market was a little steadler today,
with news that the demand for gold in
the London open market was subsiding.
The British pound sterling was OF IA
Of cent at noon. and the French franc
was down .001s Of a cent. Belgian bels as
and Swiss francs were UNCHANGED. while
Netherlands guilders advanced .02 OF a
cent
Noon rates follow:
Great Britain. 4.ssi.; 6o-day bills 4 .s7ss;
Canada. Montreal in New YORK. a9.57ls:
New York in Montreal. 100 ;42is Beleium,
1888: Czechoslovakia. 3.4517: Denmark.
21.7a; Finland, 2.17; France. 2.72I; Ger
many. 4O.12: benevolent. 1925: travel
22.45; Greece, 30: Hungary, 1915; Italy.
5,26A; >Yusoslavia; ga: Netherlands,
Portugal 4.43; Rumania, .75 Spain un-
quoted: sweden. 2517: Switzerland. % 81
Argentina. 32:53n; Brazil dreel,. soon;
Mexico City, 20.25n; Japan. 2s.46: Hons
Kong. 1886; Shanghai. 1888.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated.
n-Nor1inal
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Carriers Report
Sharp Decline in
Operating Reuenue

The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today that 81 class /
railroads had estimated operating rev.
enues of s240 ,924.393 in July, compared
with 1892 .9s3 ,939 in July, 1897, and
$3.50. .s65, ,735 in the same month Of 1880.
The association said the 81 reporting
railroads represented 80.2 per cent Of
total operating revenues.
The July operating revenues Of the
81 were l7s per cent below those for
July, 1887, and 34.7 per cent below
July, 1880.
Freight revenues totaled sl89. .s45. .553
in July. compared with s233, ,025. .902 in
July. 1887, and $3.50, ,600,384 in July,
1890.
Passenger revenues totaled 31,248,-
5S2, compared with $34 4,619, ,802 in July,
1887, and s54,5S2, ,67l in July, 1880.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. Aug. u nP.--Eggs, 26, s55;
pacEs' ns es49-esifa; STANDARDS, d sah; firsts.
22-22h: seconds. .20H-21A; mediums,
203-; dirties. No. l. 1874; average checks
Whites. resale of premium marks, 35Is-
81. Nearby and MidweStern, premium
marks. 32A-35; exchange specials, 2sLa-
32. Midwestern. exchange, standardS;, 2.-
Nearby and western exchange MEDIUMS, ms
Coast, Jumbo and premiums; y 3s4aha,3.; sa :.
diums. 29h-3O.: pullets, 24.,, ~
Browns. extra fancy, 81 h-35; Nearby
and Western. special packs, 3Oh; other
Western. standards. ~. Nearby. exchange
mediums, 25.
Butter 1,4so.67sa ,steady. crsamssrSys; sSs
higher than extra. 26A-2saI extrSa, ssE 81:
Cheese, 213,s45; easy. Prices un-
Live poultry weak; by frsisht: chieksrs. ssps
Rocks; 49, Leghorn: III or1ilebhs; nsborn HocKs
Fowls Flls colSTsd; Hsi;, 1875, mostly c5sikia;
ROCKS, 1879; Reds .5o l55is ..al sroileFss, yas
mostly 1917: Leghorn. 17:1e: mostly ls.
Fowls. colored. 1920, mostly is; Leshorn'
14-1S, mostly H..
Dressed poultry irregular. Boxes: fresh:
Fowls. 36-42 pounds. 12-17: 4so54 pounds;
roosters I4h-17a. Other dressed prices
unchanged.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
STOCK FIRM ENTERS
BROKERAGE BUSINESS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Announce-
ment is made of the formation of the
New York Stock Exchange firm of
Elfast. Frisk g. Co. to transact a COM
plete brokerage business both here and
in Europe. with Offices in the Inter-
national Building. Rockefeller Center,
New York, and in Stockholm, Sweden
Partners of the new firm are Henry
c. Elfast. member of New York Stock
Exchange, who has acted as invest
ment adviser to financial institutions,
individuals and trust funds both here
and abroad for many years and who
has been active in the Swedish colony
here; Arthur C:son Frisk, son of Carl
Frisk, former managing director of
Svenska Handelsbanken, Stockholm,
who will act as resident partner man
ager Of the firms Stockholm branch;
and Walter r. Lindall. formerly an
official of the American Chicle Co.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
RAIN DAMAGES CORN,
BUT COTTON is FAVORED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Weather Bureau reported today
high temperatures and insufficient
moisture last week caused heavy dam
age to the corn crop in many sections
west of the Mississippi River.
The areas included Central and
Southwestern Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska and South Dakota.
I'm the western half of Kansas
there has been much irreparable dam
age and the late crop has been per-
manently harmed in the eastern half
of that State" the bureau said 1t
added there also was permanent dam
age over large area in Nebraska.
East of the Mississippi, except for
few sections of Illinois, the crop was
said to have made excellent progress.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
BOARDS Of B. & 0.
STUDY INTEREST
Proposed Sale of C. & O
Canal to Government
Also Considered.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Directors Of
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and its
subsidiaries held series Of four meet
ings yesterday to consider plans de-
signed to reduce the roads interest
burdens, then adjourned without an
nouncement. ...
Coming out of the last Of the four
meetings, Daniel Willard, B. & o.
president, parried all questions Of
newspaper men with this answer:
mo comment whatsoever"
Earlier in the day. it was reported
that the management Of the road had
drafted plans under which fixed
charges on outstanding bonds would
be reduced with the consent Of hold
ers, and 1t was said that the plans
when completed would be submitted to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in Washington for its study.
The first of the four meetings held
yesterday was that Of the Baltimore
& Ohio board; the second, the board
Of the Buffalo, Rochester e. Pittsburgh
Railway; the third, Buffalo & Sus-
quehanna Railroad Corp, and the
fourth, the Cincinnati, indianapolis
e. Western Railway, the latter three
B. e. o. subsidiaries.
Mr. Willard indicated additional
meetings Of the Baltimore g. Ohio
management might be held later this
week or early next.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for the
first five months of 1888 reported net
loss of $1O,906,544 after charges and
taxes, compared with net loss of $109,-
29l In the like 1887 period.
Also considered by the Baltimore &
Ohio board. it was reported. was pro-
posed sale Of the Chesapeake 81 Ohio
Canal to the Federal Government for
park purposes. Financial circles heard
the canal might be sold to the Gov
ernment for around s2,0O0,o00 and the
money credited to the railroads &C
count with the Reconstruction Finance
Corp.
The New York News Bureau said
yesterday that the B. g. O.'s cash
position has been improving and that
approval of the application for S.
100000 work loan from the r. F. c.
by the l. C. c. is not essential"
Evening star., 1938-08-17
EMPLOYMENT DROPS
3,34O, 900 FROM PEAK
Industrial Conference Board Says
10000 Are Added to q. s.
Pay Rolls.

NEW YORK. Aug. II P).-T1e Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board, a
statistical organization chiefly sup.
ported by large corporations, reporting
today on a recent survey, said the
total employment in June showed a
decline Of 3,34o,ooo persons from Sep.
tember. 1887, the high month in EN-
ployment in the recovery movement.
In the same period. the conference
board said, there was an increase OF
10000 persons in the regular Federal
State and local government pay rolls
This does not include the emergency
forces in w. P. A. and c. c. c.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. Aug. II GPt.--The stock mar
ket closed quiet and stsady today Irsns.
pickup in wall street. Coppers turned
higher and gold shares were in fair de-
mand. Rubbers and oils advanced moder-
ately. Interest in speculative issues among
industrials gave that group a cheerfu! tone.
Some British funds were shade higher
and foreign loans were steady.
Paris Bourse.
PARIS. Aug. II R.-Irregular price
movements were evident in the Bourse to-
day. Bank of France lost 80 francs while
rerites ended UNCHANGED to 16O centimes
higi1er. Royal Dutch gained 366 francs
and Suez Canal advanced 1s5.
Liverpool Market.
tures advanced I'D to SD today following
firmness Of North American markets yes:
terday- The days highs we're undermined
q little by poor milling demand.
Encouragins Eastern as markets iifted ,Ia. eGt
ton % t1 81 fhss suyS
limited.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
10 L0w.Yield Bonds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17-All divisions
of the bond market participated in a
modest forward movement today. with
w-priced rails the most active and
best performing group.
At the beginning of the final hour
advances of major fractions to around
2 points were shown by Hudson Coal
5s, International Telephone 4i2s and
IS, American e. Foreign Power SIS, st.
Paul IS, Chicago Great Western As,
Lehigh Valley Terminal SIS, New York
Central 412s and Southern Pacific 4l2s.
Some issues of Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, Northern Pacific and Utility
Power & Light were backward.
United States Governments were
quiet, 4-32ds of a point higher to l-32d
lower. Foreign dollar bonds were
featured by rise of more than a
point in Argentine Is.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. Aug. II lP UNITED States
Department Of Agriculture, Very little
business was being transacted in the Bos-
ton wool market today The scattered
sales were mostly of small volume. Graded
combined - blood territory wool was be-
ins sold In limited volume at SIS to SO
not plentiful at this range of prices
Graded combine u blood territory wool
was moved in small lots at 50 to ,55 cents.
secured basis Graded combing "a and u.
blood bright fleece woods were available in
Boston at 81 to 30 cents in the grease,
but thesa grades were very quiet.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. AUG. II R,.-Butter, 1,77O,-
972; steady: prices UNCHANGED. EGGS,
1894; nrmer: current receipts. 10; other
Poultry live. 80 trucks: easy. Leg
horn hens 1871; colored broilers, IA: Ply
mouth and White Rock, 16; colored springs.
Potatoes. IL: on % track, 1o4: total d. S
shipments. 321: Idaho Triumphs and Ne
braska Cobblers slightly. stronger. other
crate; sacked per hundredweieht, Cali.
fornia. Stockton district Burbanks. o. 8
No. l. large. 2.40: Idaho Bliss Triumphs
2.0O-10: u. s. No. 2. practically free from
cuts and clipped ends. 1.50-55: Minnesota
Early Ohios. generally fair quality. so
Indiana Cobblers. u. 8. No. 1, 95: Ne.
braska cobblers. s5 per cent q. 8. No. !
and better, 95-1. 90: Oregon Bliss Tri.
umphs U. 8. No. /, 1.50-56.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
EDUCATOR NAMED.

NEW YORK, Aug. II @.-Ivan
Wright, a finance lecturer at Colum-
bia University Summer School, has
been appointed a special executive on
the staff of William McC. Martin,
president of the New York Stock Ex-
change, it was announced today.
Mr.. Wright's exact duties have not
been yet defined, it was said, but Mr..
Martin wished to have the exchange
avail itself of Mr.. Wright's knowledge
Of the functions of securities markets.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK.

NEW YORK Aug II P Estate De-
partment of Agriculture report of Jersey
City and New York livestock markets
Cattle. 430. including 230 direct. Steers
nominal. Bulls demand slow. market
steady to rs lower. cutter and common,
5O0-5.50a odd head sausage bulls. 700.
Cows demand slow. steady to % lower:
cutter and cutter. 4.00-5.00: shelly kinds
down to $50.
Vealers and calves-1,436. including
1.14O direct. Vealers scarce. market
steady; few nearbys. II 90. Mostly heavy
calf run: good 239-2s9-pound Southern
Sheep and lambs-4 $40. including 452O
direct. Sheep steady: ewes. common to
good. 1904. 90. Spring lambs steady
to 25 lower: GOOD and choice West Vir-
Hoss@577. including 4a7 direct. Mar
ket IS hiTher: 1ss pounds average 9.O5.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
FIRM REPORTS LOSS.

NEW YORK, Aug. II (SpeciaD.-
Eitingon-Schild Co., Inc, and subsid-
iaries report for six months ended May
81, 1888. loss of s302.453 after writing
of $39,6ls in connection with st. Louis
fur receiving house affiliated with Eit-
ingon-Schild Co.. Inc. This compares
with net profit Of s398,527 for the cor
responding period Of last year.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
U. s. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press

gust Is:
Receipts. S16.s6o.4s45 5s;. expenditures.
S29,9l0.710.s9; net balance. $2,232 ,442, :
ing balance: customs receipts for the
month. S14,063; 1884.
Receipts for the fiscal year fsince July
15s 1866, including S32s.735, 27s.33 OF
emergency expenditures: excess OF expendi-
tyres sos s4sS 4sS d35'143eQ; sross dept s3
32632 above the previous day; gold assets,
S13.O44. .913,56S.75.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Easing of Tension
Drops Gold Price
In EurOpe Market
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
LONDON, Aug. 17-Easing CONT
mental tension brought less demand
and lower price for gold in the open
market today.
Only 100000 approximately g..
000,o0o) was sold at 142 shillings Az
pence, representing a decline Of 4
pence an ounce from yesterday.
This is the smallest amount sold for
several days.
At the time of price fixing the pound
stood at s4.88 7-l6. making the bar
gold equivalent S34.77 an ounce.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
REICHSBANK STATEMENT.

BERLIN. Aug. II Np.-The Reichsbank
statement as Of August 16 lin thousands
Sso, ,o0o: Decrease. $4,000. Gold. so,77s;
unchanged Foreign currency reserve, g.
724, increase. 1853. Other bills Of ex-
239, 40. Other daily maturing obliga-
tions, ee3,041: decrease, e5,097. Ad-
-vances. 33,264; decrease, 5:446. Invest:
ments, $40, ,OeO; increase, 16e. Ratio Of
eold and FOREIGN currency to notes, L.
per cent. Rate Of discount. per cent.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Cement SHIPMENTS
IN JULY DECREASE
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED PreSS.
The Bureau of Mines reported that
the Portland cement industry pro-
duced l0,967,00 barrels in July,
shipped 10,l63,O from the mills and
had 23,27l 900 in stock at the end
Of the month.
Production and shipments decreased
b.4 and 1863 per cent, respectively,
as compared with July a year ago.
Mill stocks were 0.4 per cent lower.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
ELECTRIC OUTPUT DROPS.

NEW YORK, Aug. II (SpeciaD.-
For the week ended August IL, Asso-
ciated Gas e. Electric System reports
net electric output of 89,56o,5s9 units
(k.w.h.). This is 4,630,72l units or 40
per cent below production of 94,191.-
$40 units for year ago.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Directors of Magma Copper Co.
ordered a dividend of Is cents a share
on capital stock, payable September
IS to holders of record August 81. In
June IS cents was paid.
Evening star., 1938-08-17

In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorsanized under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF DIVIDENDS IN the foreEoins table
last quarterly or semi-annual declarations.
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included.
q Alison extra or extras. eDeclared or
paid SO far this year. no regular rate.
I Payable in stock. Paid last year.
Cash or stock. K Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year. Wv With
warrants. xw without warrants. war War
rants.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
STANDARD DIVIDEND.

CLEVELAND. Aug. II P).-The
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio declared q
quarterly dividend today of IS cents q
share on its common stock, payable
September IS, to stockholders of record
at the close of business August 81.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
METAL MARKET.

..say W elsssFoiyc SonK Aso soo l og ssSssf
1902. Tin. steady: spot. and nearly
1926; torEssd' yI ddSS.SG9.. Les. Lead :, sissdy:
4.75 Zinc. steady. East st. Louis. spot
and forward, 475. Pig iron aluminium.
nese wolframite unclaimed.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Caterpillar Tractor Co.
American Safety Razor.

American Safety Razor Corp, with
domestic plants at New York and
Hoboken, N. j.. reported for the quar-
ter ended June 30 net profit of $247,.
356, equal to AZ cents a share on capi-
tai stock. This compared with s225, 761
or 43 cents share, in the March
quarter this year and $309,llS. or 50
cents share, in the June quarter
last year.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
275 TONS OF LEAD SOLD.

Lead Co, reports 275 tons Of Southeast
Missouri pis lead sold Yesterday. at $4.75
per 100 lbs, East St: Louis; so tons Ct
4.e5, New York. and 125 tons at the
New York average.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
MISCELLANEOUS
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Amer Tel & Tel te) ---- 141 -
Capital Transit Co.
N. 4 W. Steamboat d. so 4
Pot. Fl. Pow. Sc pfd, (6)'113 -
Pot, Ell. P. 5laes pf. $500 'l13
Wash. Gas 1t. new q 2O 81 2
Wash. Gas pfc a 501- es1a 8
Wash. Ry 4 El com fE36) 800
Wash Ry a. e. pfd (5) s1l0h
Evening star., 1938-08-17
RUBBER FUTURES.

Nrrw work. Aug. ~ H9--Crude rub
her futures opened 70 Z higher; septeM.
Ser, -i6.oSb: -peeember. 1e.10-1e; March,
1620b, Bid.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
B..E. GOODRICH CO.
SHOWSSALES CUT
Two Directors Are Elected
to Fill Vacancies on
Firms Board.

NEW YORK, Aug. II R.-B. F.
Goodrich Co.. rubber manufacturers,
Akron, Ohio. for the six months ended
June 80. yesterday reported consoli-
dated loss of $2o9,55l after charges
and taxes, against net profit of $3,-
510,69S, equal after preferred dividend
requirements to $1.90 a common share
in the like 1887 period.
Net sales for the first 1888 half ag-
gregated $51,913,986, against $685.
619 in the like 1897 period.
Langbourne M. Williams, jr, was
elected q director yesterday to fill a
vacancy created by resignation of Col
Albert A. Sprague of Chicago Arthur
d. Newhall was appointed vice presi-
dent, and elected a director to fill the
vacancy created by resignation Of ]. T
Tew. Mr.. Williams is president OF
Freeport Sulphur Co. and Mr.. Newhall
is president of Hood Rubber Co., a
Goodrich subsidiary in Warnertown
Mass.
Besides the Akron and Warnertown
plants, Goodrich and its subsidiaries
have factories in California, Penn
sylvania, Michigan and Georgia.
Caterpillar Tractor Co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug II (Pp.-Cat.
erpillar Tractor Co. reported yesterday
the firms sales totaled $4,069, ,448 in
July. This was down from s4,382, 1864
in the preceding month and $6.201, ,64O
in the like month last year. Net
profit sank to s158,473 from $3.50, ,50a
in June and $l,1o4,20S in July last
year.
Sales for the first seven months
this year totaled s28,252,l09 against
$44,352,889 last year. and net profit
1921 ,0S7 against s7,407,083.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
AFTER CALL

Anacostia e. Potomac 5s-Sl 900 at
70.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Washington Railway 81 Electric pfd.-
so at 111A
Evening star., 1938-08-17

MeRs,s Monarehc cdaasE Mssh Tool 25s &c 81 s5 ell5
Stock dividend Of LAO share Of Ameri-
can Tobacco.
b Paid 10 cents September 1, 1887.