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Evening star., 1938-08-05

sAetual sales: unit Of trading 10 shares
bankruptcy receivership under
Bankruptcy Az securities ass.med By such eompsnea
lilo :h.I: g
.tock Paid last year Cash or stock. Accumulated
Rates q dvdsnds in the table .nnual dis
Unless otherwise
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McCombs to Represent ID. c.


J.E. McCombs, national committee
man for the National Association of
Life Underwriters. will represent
Washington underwriters at the asso-
cations 49th annual convention in
Houston September 1928. Mr.. Nc
Combs is general agent for the Berk-
shire Life Insurance CO. here.
In announcing the complete con-
vention program this week, Charles j.
Zimmerman of Chicago, committee
chairman. pointed out that % under
writers, 4 home office men and au-
thorities in their respective fields will
address this years convention.
The increasing emphasis on panels,
seminars and short-selling talks is
demonstrated by the fact that only
IL of the speakers will deliver pre-
pared addresses of some length. The
others will present fast-moving, in
dividualized sales ideas.
The three morning sessions of the
convention, on September 81, 20 and
%. will feature chiefly selling facts by
agents who have definite message
for the 1888 underwater, according to
Mr.. Zimmerman. The afternoon
meetings will include one seminar and
panel discussion, and one open forum
with brief, informal talks concerning
the more specialized parts of the SELL
1ng process. Average producers, mil
iion-dollar men and specialists will all
play definite part in rounding out
balanced program for the hundreds of
underwriters who will fock to Houston
for what promises to be one of the
largest conventions in National Asso-
eiation history.
d. C. Agents Honored.
-Four members of the johnson h
Adams organization, Washington
egents for the Continental Assurance
60. Of Chicago have been elected to
membership in the company's hon.
prary high producers clubs. George
L. Haines won recognition by election
TO the "2-5-0," comprised of lead
Ing personal producers of new busi-
mess from the company's nation wide
organization. Harry Pitt, John Ledger
End +. B. Biggs were elected to mem
hership in the junior club group-the
"l-2-0" Club.
Mr.. Haines is TO be the guest of
the company on a nine-day outing to
Catalina Island, leaving Chicago on
August IA and returning on the 23d,
when he will take part in the annual
convention Of the "1-2-O" Club to
be held in that city the following day.
Mr.. Pitt, Mr.. Ledger and Mr.. Biggs
are to be the company's guests at the
meeting OF the junior club group.
Sharpe Is Chairman.
c. Melkin Sharpe, executive assist
ant to the president of the Potomac
Electric Power Co., is the special
chairman Of the Seventh International
Management Conference. which meets
In Washington September 1923, 1t
was announced yesterday.
Carl J. Bergman, treasurer of the
Washington Permanent Building As
sociation, left Washington today for
. months trip through New England,
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Trading on d. C.. Exchange.
On the Washington Stock Exchange
Today Carpet Corp. sold at Is on a
e0-share transaction and two shares
OF Mergenthaler Linotype sold at 25
After the call. rs shares of Capital
Transit Co. moved at 8 and five
shares Of American Security d Trust
Co. changed hands at 24lA.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
new YORK COTTON
p the Associated Press. i.

CHe ASSUcIuIcO ET0BB,
NEW YORK. Aug. S.-Cotton eased
slightly today under scattering liquida-
ton promoted by easier foreign markets
and somewhat more favorable weather
IN the South. Trading was quiet.
December sold of from S57 to $50
and in midafternoon sold at s.54. when
the list was 4 to S points net lower.
F1ltllres cloeAd "A lower
Evening star., 1938-08-05
ACKNOWLEDGING ORDERS.

The Commerce Department report.
Cd that orders booked for air-condi.
tioning systems and equipment to.
tAled t3.75e.364 In June, compared
with 1871 ,006 In May. 49,.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
ODD-L0T DEALERS.
b TIE Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for August 4: 2,e5s
purchases involving 9c,21e shares; 3,056
sales involving 101,277 shares.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
HOWARD PLANS
FOUNDING FETE

Charter-day exercises and the
celebration of the founding of
Howard University more than 10
years ago will take place tomor.
row at 10:30 a. m. in Andrew Ran.
kin Memorial Chapel on the uni.
versity campus.
There will be an address by
Thaddeus L. Hungate, chairman
of the board of trustees of the
university and controller of the
Teachers College, Columbia Uni.
versity, New York city. This will
be the first time a chairman of
the board of trustees has been the
principal speaker at a charter
day program. Wendell Lucas,
sophomore; Fred D. Wilkinson,
registrar Of the university, and
DR.. Mordecai w. johnson, presi-
dent of the institution, will be the
other participants in the program.
The climax of the days activi-
ties will be reached at 10 p. m,
when Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes will deliver the
charter-It y dinner address in the
university gymnasium. The ad-
dress will be broadcast over a ma
tional hookup Of the National
BroadcaSting Company.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
2 ARE DOOMED.
FOR RED CROSS.
PRESIDENT POST
Davis and WadSWorth
Mentioned For Job
BY EARL GOODWIN

The names of Dwight Davis, for
mer Secretary of War, and Eliot
Wadsworth, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury. 1925, are heard
in discussion as to the successor
to the late Admiral Grayson as
chairman of the American Ma
tional Red Cross.
However, no decision has been
made by the President as to whom
he will appoint. Insiders gossip
has it that he will wait until the
central committee Of the Red
Cross canvasses the situation and
makes a suggestion.
OPPOSITION SEEN
1t seems more than likely that
the President will not appoint an
anti-New Dealer, and there is said
to be a strong strain of anti
Administration sentiment in the
closely guarded councils of the
Red Cross inner workings.
When Admiral Grayson was ap-
pointed chairman at the death of
the late John Barton Payne, there
were rumblings of disappointment
through the Red Cross organiza-
ton; but the President had been
informed a touch of Navy speed
would do the Red Cross consider
able good.
The President had always a
high opinion of the admiral's Or
ganizing ability and his tendency
to make short cuts and adopt the
"Do-It-Now" attitude.
WANTS WIDE USE
It is considered likely that the
President will make just such an
other appointment.
The President is pictured as
wanting to make the widest posi-
BILE use of the Red Cross, to take
as complete charge as possible in
disasters, especially such disasters
as have been caused by the floods
of recent years.
He has also indicated, it is un-
derstood, he would like to see the
Red Cross more active in drought
situations.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
U. S. WILL SELL
BABY BONDS FOR
2 MORE YEARS
Part of Efforts to Cut
Record Public Debt
BY ERIC FRIEDHEIM

Q.N.SO The Federal Govern.
ment will continue sale of "baby"
bonds for at least two years, it
was indicated today by high
Treasury officials.
Unless a heavy Federal spend
ing program is decided upon IN
the near future, the Administra-
tion will utilize revenues from
savings bonds as the basis of
Forthcoming fin a ncing opera
tionS.
TO REDUCE DEBT
This policy will be part of the
Treasury's efforts to reduce that
portion of the record-breaking
$3I 900 100000 public debt that
is in the hands OF the public.
At present, approximately $780,
000. .000,CO of the public debt rep
resents Government obligations
helo by banks, insurance COM
panies, corporations, private fl
nAncial organizations and indi-
viduals. Most of it is in long-term
securities.
Although the Treasury during
the next year probably will need
more money than will be received
from general revenues, the Admin
istration is reluctant to engage
in further large-scale borrowing.
SHORT-TERM SECURITIES
AS a substitute, the Treasury
will try to squeeze through by sell
ing baby bonds and issuing short
term securities that mature not
later than three months.
This program will be tried March
Is, the date for the Governments
regular quarterly financing opera.
ton. On that date, the Treasury
must pay off in cash $400, ZOO, 900
of maturing short-term bills and
refinance a maturing note issue
of $455, 100000.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
BUSINESS TAX
HIT BY MAPES

Repeal Of the business privilege
tax was urged on the floor of the
House yesterday by Representative
Carl E. Mapes (R) of Michigan.
He told the House a friend was
forced to pay a $40 licence fee
"merely because he sublet his
apartment in a cooperative apart
ment house"
Representative cent L.
Palmisano CD of Maryland,
chairman Of the House District
Committee, next took the floor
and expressed the hope the COM
mittee now considering the bust
ness privilege tax would not re-
port it.
He blamed Interpretation by
the Corporation Counsel for the
payment of license fees in cases
similar to the one cited by Mr..
MapeS.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
State Labor Heads.
Seek to ReOrganize

HARRISBURG, Pa, March l
G.N.SD.-New life was injected
into the dissolved Pennsylvania
Federation Of Labor today after
State leaders met here to erase re-
cent battle scars and to discuss eu-
ture activities. President John L.
Philips announced a convention
would be held here March 20 to
set up a Pennsylvania Industrial
Council, while Lewis G.. Hines, as
SiStant to AFL President William
Green called a separate meeting Of
unions on April to 10.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01

Remarkable Paintings by Vien-
nese Artist Drawn as a Warning to
the Present Generation to Reform and
Not Suffer the Fate of the Builders of
the Tower Of Babel. A Full Page Fea-
ture in The American Weekly with
Sundays Washington Herald-Times.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01

Looking ahead here now they
say no substantial upturn is
probable within six months.
They look for production to
hover under 80 for an indefinite
period. Most agree likewise the
recovery will not be rapid like
the decline but will develop un-
evenly and slowly.
ALTHOUGH the general trend
Ais still slightly downward,
it has on the whole leveled off
from the steep decline. Some
little firming of prices has been
noticed since F. D. RS last
price talk designed to promote
an upward impetus.
Wholesale prices are still 60
ing down but sensitive specula-
tive prices Cotton for one)
reacted to the Presidents en-
couragement, or to the farm
market situation.
Retail trade is holding up
well. Autos are showing faint
signs of a pickup. Ensembles
are $4,000 to $4,000. slightly
lower than January0
An early strengthening in tex
tiles, boots, shoes and steel, is
looked for as a result OF 1nven-
tory cleanups.
A NEW national monthly in.
"A come figure has been worked
out by Robert Nathan, widely
known economic authority in
Commerce Department. 1t rep
resents a combination Of cash
farm income and non-agricul-
turial in m e seasonally ad-
justed.
This new index has declined
2 points to 1873 for January and
at that figure was 2.7 points be-
low January, 1887. Unofficial
estimate for February is 91.3,
down another point.
LUNCH PLAYERS have an
IL idea that pessimistic psy-
chology again has run too far.
They believe that one Of these
days. for no apparent reason,
popular opinion may suddenly
swing to more optimistic hopes.
The Ayres Bulletin currently
contains an index Of confidence.
It is based on differences in cor
porate bond yields. On this basis,
the conclusion is reached that
only once during the late un-
lamented grand crash was con-
fidence lower than today. This
was during the bank holiday
period.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
Harding Named
To Campaign Post

Representative Drewry D). of
Virginia, chairman. of the Demo
cratic tional Congressional
Committee, yesterday announced
that Victor Hunt Harding, of
Palo Alto, Calf, had been named
secretary to the committee, sue.
ceeding Charles S. Hayden, who
died recently. Harding is secretary
to Representative McGrath CD.
of California,
The Washington times., 1938-03-01

NO one seems to have found
IN out yet what is wrong:
The United States Chamber OF
Commerce, for instance, IN It's
current Washington review,
says all the elements OF recovery
are present (resources, men, ma
teriaD, but complains business
is tagging for causes, some OF
which are known, but others
''remain more or less obscure"
Government economists have
been surprised that recent en-
couraging developments have
brought little noticeable re.
Spouse. The moderating tax bill
Is out now. Increased relief eX-
penditures have been authorized.
Navy expansion is being au-
thorized. The Treasury has url-
covered a small gold rabbit.
Rail rates are about to be raised.
Yet business fails to react.
DRICES were originally
i thought to be responsible
for the decline. Economists
diagnosed the trouble as due
primarily to the rapid rise in
prices, some saying this was due
to increased labor costs, new
taxes (Social Security, higher
raw material prices, and the
Administration contending mo-
nopolistic prices were at fault.
Officialdom declined to be
Stampeded, confident that re-
covery would start when the de-
creasing price level met the de-
mand market based on national
income.
Later inventories were blamed
TO- steepness of the decline.
Colonel Ayres of Cleveland
has disclosed only three other
depreSSions in the last 100
years have been comparable in
rapldity and severity-and this
does not include 1929-30 which
was much Slower.) But the
inventory angle did not excite
the administration because Of
the certainty that stocks would
be depleted this spring.
Now, however. inventories are
getting cleaned up, but an i'm
expectedly strong decrease in
income and purchasing power
has thrown their calculations
off again. Their latest informa-
ticn on earnings, purchasing
power, prices, living costs and
production is tabled in the fol-
lowing table which also discloses
the rise and fall of these
economic factors month by
month during the last year.
(All figures are official govern
ment figures except the current
month which is privately eSti-
mated in advance.)
Column No. Month, year0
The Washington times., 1938-03-01

1t has failed to materialize.
Steel production for instance,
has remained at 81 per cent Of
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
AERO SESSION
CALLED HERE

Transoceanic flying, landing,
and flight by instruments will be
discussed at the two-day confer
ence of the National Aeronautic
meeting here opening March 10.
Americas Position in World
Air Commerce" will be outlined by
Juaa T. Trippe. president Of Pan
American Always, at a banquet
Friday, climaxing the technical
sessions.
The society's Washington Sec
ton will be host to the visitors
and its chairman, w. F. Beasley,
q. S. Army Ordnance Department,
will preside at the banquet.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
Stern Is Accused
OF Dictator Role

PHILADELPHIA, March !
qN.S0-The Democratic State
organization crisis grew more
acute today with the breach be-
tween Pennsylvania chieftains
widening as they "battled in the
open" for control of the politically
powerful machine. Philadelphia
leaders accused j. David Stern,
publisher who attacked the party
candidate for governor, of setting
himself up as dictator" in the
Keystone State.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01

capacity for
I ur weeks,
electric pow
er is off about
two per cent
b e 10 W ! a S t
month. Both
generally are
up now.
This m a y
explain why
r e c e n t Ad-
ministrati on
t ak h a )
swung COM
. / e t e ! y
ou d on
prices, credit,
gold.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
Roosevelt Visitor
Supports Barkley

Thomas s. Rhea, former Ken
lucky State highway commits
sioner, who was defeated by A. B.
Happy" Chandler in the last
Kentucky gubernatorial election,
last night, declared himself for re-
election of Senator Barkley after
a White House conference. Rhea
went to the White House with At
torney General Cummings. Chand-
Ter is opposing Barkley for the
Kentucky senatorial nomination.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01

Column No. q Nonagricul-
tural income, 1924-29, 100; sea-
Sonally adjuStedO
Column No. 3-Cash farm in
come, farm marketings, 1924-29,
100; seaSonally adjusted0
Column No. Cost of living,
1923, 1907
Column No. s. Wholesale
prices, 1926, 1907
Column No. G. Industrial
production, 1923-25, 100; sea-
Sonally adjusted.)
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
BUSINESS LAGS, BUT
NONE KNOWS WHY
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
By PAUL MALLoN

CwOd copyright 1923 by King Features syndicate Inc Al rights
7 TITLE effort is being made to hide the fact that
- the Government is deeply disturbed about business at
long last Concern is based not much what hap
penng what has failed to happen during the last two
weeks Ordinarily at this time Of year small seasonal
nanson deyelopS narcnlarY in manufacturing industries
Evening star., 1938-04-22
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Si93a n - Ts,euaE ,uc
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For U. S. Patent Office

the worse 1t became. Our flock be-
came smaller and smaller. Those who
escaped the terrible guns would be so
frightened that they would forget to
follow their leader and would fly in
different directions. and later Join
other focks. So it was that when
at last We reached the place in the
Sunny Southland for which We had
started. Mr.. Quack and were alone.
What became of our IL children, I
don't know. I am afraid the terribls
guns got some. hope some joined
other fiocks and escaped. but DON'T
know"
II hope they did. too," SAID Peter.
Evening star., 1938-04-22

must get beyond the reach Of those
terrible guns. So We would fly our
hardest. It was awful, Just simply
awful"
Mrs. Quack paused and shuddered.
and Peter Rabbit and Jerry Muskrat
shuddered in sympathy.
sometimes we would have to try
three or four feeding places before we
found one where there were no terrible
guns And when we did find one we
} would be 30 tired and frightened that
We couldn't enjoy our food. and we
didn't dare to sleep without some one
On watch all the time. It was like
that sVog7 ~. Ths iaxther ~ Oot
Evening star., 1938-04-22

rible two-legged creatures called men,
and from that time on we never knew
q minute of peace excepting when we
were flying high in the air or far out
over the water. If we could have
just kept flying all the time or never
had to 60 near the shore, we would
have been all right. But we had to
eat"
"Of course" said Peter. Everybody
has to eat"
And we had to rest," said Mrs.
Quack.
Certainly" said Peter. EVERY
body has to do that"
And to eat We had to 60 In close
- ahoeo, Vasege tno VaAee Was ~ O
Evening star., 1938-04-22
saw none we would drop down . little

saw none we would drop down little
nearer and 4 little nearer. But with
all our watchfulness we never could
be sure, absolutely sure, that all was
safe.
Sometimes those terrible two-leg-
ged creatures would be hiding in the
very middle Of the widest, most lonely
looking marshes. They would be COW
cred with grass 80 that We couldn't
see them. Then as we flew over them
there would come the bang, bang Of
the terrible guns, and always some Of
our flock would drop and We would
have to leave them behind, for We
neW thAt e - WonAod - ~ ~
Evening star., 1938-04-22

all deep, because 1t is only in such
places that we can get food" con-
tinued Mrs. Quack. 1T takes q not
OF strength to fly as we fly, and
, strength requires plenty Of food. Mr..
Quack knew all the best feeding places,
for he had made the long journey
several times. 80 every day he would
lead the way to one OF these. He
always chose the widest and most
lonely looking places he could find, as
far as possible from the homes Of
men. but even then he was never care
less. He would lead US around, back
ana forth, over the place he had
chosen. and we could Ill look with an
0ag 1t0h4 3oe dens q DANCER. HVo
Evening star., 1938-04-22
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON W. BURGESS.

WHEN Mrs. Quack told of her IL
children and how she didn't know
where one of them was, Peter Rabbit
and Jerry Muskrat knew just how
badly she was feeling and they turned
their heads away and pretended that
they didn't see her tears. In a few
minutes she bravely went on with her
story.
when Jack Frost came and we
knew it was time to begin the long
Journey, Mr.. Quack and myself and
Cur II children 5otned With soens sthee
Evening star., 1938-04-22
would like . place like that" he ex-

would like . place like that!" he ex-
claimed.
"You certainly would" replied Mrs.
Quack. I'VE always find lots of your
relatives in such places"
Marshes must be something like
swamps," ventured Peter Rabbit, who
had been thinking the matter over.
Very much the same, only with
grass and rushes in place Of trees and
bushes" replied Mrs. Quack. There
is plenty to eat there. and the love-
liest hiding places. In some of these
we stayed days at q time. In fact
We stayed until Jack Frost came to
drive US out. Then as We flew We
Evening star., 1938-04-22
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the word have correctly
Alaskan
Yesterdays LETTER-oUT.
letter-Out
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Duck families and, with Mr.. Quack In
the lead, we started for our winter

home, which really isn't q home, but
just place to stay. For q while we
had nothing much to fear. We would
ny by day and at night rest in some
quiet lake or pond or on some river
with the Great Woods all about US,
or perhaps great marshes. Perhaps
you don't know what marshes are. #
the Green Meadows here had little
streams Of water through them every
which way. and the ground was all
soft and muddy and full Of water. and
the grass grew tail, they would be
marshes"
JesTy NnGlwaAls spoe 0ogannA =
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-01
Churches
Schools
Women to Hold
Luncheon,
Meeting

Mrs. G. L. Wieman and Mrs. S. F.
Robinson will constitute the re-
ception committee for the Farm
Home department ladies meeting
and luncheon of the Regional Farm
Bureau conference Saturday.
The morning session will start at
$50 am. at Wilson school.
The program and speakers will be
as follows: Mrs. H II. Gardner OF
Orange county. Safety in The
Home: Consumer Buying, the
county chairman of San Bernardino
cCurty; Mrs. Perry of Riverside
"Landscaping and Home Grounds
Impro" and Mrs. Olive
Carleton CT Imperial county, All
Clubs.
Mrs. Perry will be accompanied
to FL Centre by Miss Laura Men
tonya. home demonstration agent
Of Riverside county.
Won I. Ellsworth of Berkeley, will
present statistics on the hospitaliza-
tion project and he will outline
future activities.
At the luncheon the poem,
"Salton Sea" by j. M Grafton. with
a small water-color picture at the
top. will be among the table ap-
pointments. Luncheon will be
served at the California hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-01

Mrs. Marlin LOYelady was the
honored guest at a bridal shower
party given Thursday night by Miss
Mae Thomas ami Mrs. Fugene HciSs
at Miss Thomas home on the San
Diego highway.
Sweet peas we're artistically ar
ranged 10 form the flower decora-
liCns. Part of the attractive re-
frcshmcnts consisted of individual
cakes decorated with each guests
name.
The girls were attired in slacks
ana they spent the evening playing
"a, 5, 6, pick-up-sticks'.
First prizes were awarded to
Rheta Percival and Mrs Glenn
Willingham, and those winning the
consolation prizes were Mrs. Carl
Rogers and Mrs. Robert Johnson.
Present were the Mesdames Tom
Crosbie, Wilfred Tyler, Alfred
Thomas, Fred Solomon, Lillian
Richards, Tom Duer. Carl Rogers,
Harry Bogue, Aaron Afford, Glenn
Willingham, L. H. Grassland, Rob-