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bard-but the latter was superseded
by the late Jean Harlow.
Masculine top spot in stage Door,
had quite Whirl with Burgess Mere
dith first mentioned. then Jimmy
Stewart, then Joel McCrea. who was
followed by Robert Montgomery. The
part ultimately was played by middle
aged Adolphe Menjou.
Every romantic chap in town was
supposed to be Jean La Fitte In "Buc-
caneer"-Clark Gable. Gary Cooper,
ct al. But Frederic March got it.
Not only did THE Bride Wore Red"
switch from Luise Rainer to Myrna
10y to Joan Crawford Ito the latter's
subsequent regret), but it had quite
a time for itself in title changing
from "Once There Was Lady" to
The Girl From Trieste" to The
Bride Wore Red"
"Lloyds of London" was bought for
veteran Ronald Colman. Then Don
Ameche got it. And he in turn yielded
to Tyrone Power
When Warner Brothers bought boy
Meets Girl" blast of publicity went
forth stating that middle-aged Marion
Davies would play the part of the
waitress girl-mother. The studio came
nearer to reality when it assigned Joan
Blondell. But now she has been re-
placed with feathery- looking Marie
Wilson.
The number of actors designated at
one time or another for the Louis XVI
role in Marie Antoinette" could fill
an entire French dynasty. At first,
Norma Shearer refused her part unless
she had Charles Laughton. Peter
LORE came next, succeeded by Charles
Boyer and John Barrymore, who, in
turn, abdicated to Robert Morely.
Barrymore has been consoled for the
loss of Norma Shearer with the part
OF her father-in-laW, Louis XIV
The prize for casting conundrums
goes to our tried and tired friend,
Gone With the Wind" Here are
just few Of the women mentioned
for Scarlett-Norma Shearer, Carole
Lombard, Miriam Hopkins, Tallulah
Bankhead, Margaret SULLIVAN, Mar
garet Tallichet, Arleen Whalen. Mrs.
Liz" Whitney. Janet Gaynor and
Katharine Hepburn. Paulette God
dard was the final choice-but don't
be surprised if she gives way to an
unknown.
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Newspaper Alliance, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1938-03-26
Snow White Is Held
A Seventh Week.

"CNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN
~ DWARFS," the picture to which
this department already has awarded
all prizes for the year 1888 (other prize
awarders please copy entered its sew
enth week at Keith's yesterday. It
breaks all records for the house, gross,
net and endurance, which is the trades
way of saying that it is absolutely
terrific. It also breaks all records for
reducing drama reporters to a COM
plete pulp in the process of trying to
find a seventh way Of pointing out 1t
is wonderful. j. G.
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Is dripping with it.
But for the Shirley Temple fans it
Is very fine. They will find the young
lady cute as ever, delicious morsel
OF precocious girlhood, who sings and
dances as no other little girl ever
could, who softens the heart and wins
the love Of every one with whom she
comes in contact. The people who
are not avid Shirley Temple fans
probably will grow very tired before
1t Is all over, however, with this busi-
ness Of the camera being focused on
closeup Of the young lady's dimples
when the people making the picture
couldn't think of anything else.
But for the Shirley Temple fans 1t
is very fine. They will love the de-
lightful story (Which, incidentally, Is
not "Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm")
of Shirley's adventures as the radio
moppet, for whom a broadcasting ex-
ecutive CONDUCTS a search without
knowing she Is the little girl on the
farm next door, who finally, after con-
siderable difficulty, Is restored to
people who will treat her with loving
care and is permitted to do tap dance
with Bill Robinson as the films finale
All of it the Shirley Temple addicts
will relish; all of it other people, who
think Shirley Temple is very fine in
motion picture with some point but
not exactly an excuse for any motion
picture. will find rather trying. The
other players-Gloria Stuart, Helen
Westley, Randolph Scott, Jack Haley,
Slim Summerville ct aldo sturdy
enough supporting jobs. but they do
not alter the fact that "Rebecca Of
Sunnybrook Farm" is an item for the
Temple devotees and not for the reg
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They Can't FORGET.
.HE very soul of cinemat;c ,,;r+,,,

HE very soul Of cinematic virtue Is
to remember lot of names. OBJ
serves Gary Cooper, star of Samuel
GoldWyn's The Adventures of Marco
Polo. If you don't remember the
nrst names of the picture crews they're
apt to think you're high-hat," he saws
Wnen IN doubt he says: Hello, fella !"
But it's best to remember names" he
claims, because Hollywood is a funny
Town and people are unusually sensi-
tive: guess must know about 1000
stuolo men and women by their first
Names"
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He's Counted EN-.

{ lNLY one man in the world knows
how many hairs are in a human
head. He is Jack Dawn, who knows
because he counted them, and the
answer Is 10000, or enough to make
bunch approximately four inches in
diameter. Dawn did this trick-with
ald-because he had an order for 1000
wigs Of white hair for Marie An
tolnette." and in securing the world
for enough hair to make them he had
to known how much to order. So his
order was for 1852, 2,0o0,ooo single white
hairs.
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Taylor will be
the only original
star in it. The
Joan (Brunette)
Crawford par t
goes to Margaret
(Blond) SULLIVAN.
Stolid s pc n C e r
Tracy makes way
for esthetic Fran
chot Tone. Wise
cracking Robert
M on t g o m e r y
yields to cynical
serious Robert
Young.
It should sur
prise VOL to learn
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that the part played with such sue
cess by Ralph Bellamy in THE Awful
Truth" was originally intended for
Roland Young. Quite a change from
Young's English version to Bellamy's S
Oklahoma drawl.
"A Very Honorable Guy" was bought
by Warmers because it was such a suit
able story for Jimmy Cagney. So wide
mouthed Joe E. Brown played in it
instead.
What Ho" is currently charting a
very curious route. Emanuel Cohen
bought it for romantic Gary Cooper.
Then Comedian Harold Lloyd decided
it was right down his alley. At the
moment, Crooner Bing Crosby is stalk
ing his claim. 1t must be very real
istic story to fit three such different
personalities.
Midnight" was written by Edwin
Justus Mayer to fit photogenic Mar
lene Dietrich's acting talents. But
Carole Lombard-Who acts better than
she photographs-portrays the lead.
One of the funniest transpositions
occurred for Everybody Sing" the
film to have starred the late Nine.
Schumann-Heink. Instead, Fanny
Brice and Judy Garland took over
singing chores.
When David Selznick purchased
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" !"
we'll established Freddie Bartholomew
was announced for the title role. In
stead, unknown Tommy Kelly of the
Bronx played the part
Saratoga" was bought as starring
vehicle for those two lovers of real
life-Clark Gable and Carole Lom-
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Shirley Temple Picture
Is for Her Devotees
'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at
Capitol, Is Sugary Item.
Spices Is Diverting.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR,

hsS Els new picture ReOecca Of sunnybrook Farm which
opened yesterday Capitol
Temple fans Other people they
wanted to the movies
competition for
picture but Rebecca fairly
Evening star., 1938-03-26
Jezebel,' Earle's Film,
An Exciting Tale
Climax Only Weakness of Picture
Giving Bette Davis Role
OF OfRuthless Belle.
BY JAY CARMODY.

ONE WITH THE WIND still just big book but Jezebel the
tale Southern belle
ment of Southern gentlemen in dramatic Southern setting
appeared yesterday the Earle
ga Lindsay Henry Fonda
excitement with production that has
Evening star., 1938-03-26
Movie Casting Conundrums
No Respecter of Stars
Stories Bought for One Type
OfPersonality Often End Up
With Another.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

IoLYWooD March 26 (NANA)-Casing conundrums:
- few films that
/ | purchased
- Let's buy Remarques said M-G- M
executive
picture or Joan Spencer Tracy Robert
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.Sightseers
S erVed
BY Stars
Players Turn Chefs
And Walters for
Charity.

HOLLYWOOD
n n OST glittering sightseeing buy
M for visiting glamour hunters
vk is luncheon in Beverly bou-
4 u 1aVa ri raSto,1ropf u,hnro for
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picture for Joan Crawford, Spencer 7
Taylor" The deal was signed. The
stars were told to stand by. And,
when the film hits your screen, Robert
Evening star., 1938-03-26

F MIR. GOODWIN was kidding
anybody with THE Goldwyn Fol-
lies" he took a long time about
Evening star., 1938-03-26

bard-but the latter was superseded
by the late Jean Harlow.
Evening star., 1938-03-26

ular film diet Too much sugar means,
well. see your doctor.
X Il II II
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AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR AND
HITLER CONFER; EUROPE LOOKS
FOR MOMENTOUS DECISIONS

uncertainty and unrest in the
army, attempted to endanger
world peace by spreading false ru-
mors of uprisings in Germany.
The first authoritative and de-
tailed official statement regarding
a multitude of rumors pouring IN
across the German frontiers-ru-
mors of military revolts. Fuehrer
Adolph Hitler's health, wholesale
arrests of army officers, closing
of frontiers and disorders in the
streets-came to the United Press
from Hitler's Berchtesgaden noun
tain retreat in the Bavarian Alps.
DR.. Otto Dietrich, Reich press
chief and confdant of Der Fuehr-
err, gave a blanket denial of the
rumors by telephone as Hitler sat
only a few steps away breakfast
ing on the verandah in the sun
shine"
Dietrich's statement was supple
mented later in Berlin by his dep
uty press chief, Alfred Berndt, in
q conference with the foreign
press. =,
Dietrich categorically described
the flood of rumors as false and
stupid" and Berndt added the
statement that since Hitlcr's
CONTINUED on page three)
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SAY ENGLAND
DEBATES BIG
LOAN TOTALLY
Approach to New Basis of
Anglo-Italian Friendship
Envisioned

LONDON, Feb. IL. (UP)-The
British cabinet was reported last
tight, without confirmation, to be
considering a $125,000,000 loan
to Italy as a result of an agree
ment on the withdrawal of foreign
volunteers" from Spain and an
approach to a new basis of Anglo
Italian friendship.
The projected loan, of which
rumors have been heard for sew
eral weeks, was said TO be contin-
gent upon complete Italian ad-
herence to the plan of giving the
Spanish war "back to the Span
iards" and settlement of the mat
ters in dispute between London
and Rome since the Mediterranean
crisis of 1885.
British Foreign Secretary An
thonv Eden, who worked out a
method of Italian consent to the
volunteers" plan, was said by the
Evening Standard to favor the
loan but that he was opposed by
several other members OF the
cabinet. =.
Financial quarters cautiously
avoided discussing the reported
loan last night. -,
1t was understood that the
Italian ambassador, Dino Grand,
and Eden reached an agreement
whereby the 100000 Italian legion
naires fighting in. the Spanish IN
surgent armies will be evacuated:
providing an acceptable system OF
control can be established to make
certain that no further foreign aid
reaches the loyalist forces.
The plan has been submitted to
Premier Benito Mussolini and his
decision is expected to be sent to
London early next week, permit
tinp an early session of the chair.
mans group of the international
non-intervention committee, prob
ably Tuesday.
The plan will be put to vote
then and neutral commissions will
be sent to the Spanish battle
fronts to the insurgents and 10y
alists to start the work of evacua-
ton which, it is estimated, may be
completed in about 55 days.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. y. (UP1
Secretary of Agriculture Henry
A Wallace said last night that
federal control of traffic reguIa-
tions can be avoided only if states
adopt adequate and uniform laws
to cut down the toll of motor We
hicle deaths. o.s
In a special report to congress
based on a $4,000 survey maze
by the Bureau of Public ROADS
Wallace deplored the chaotic non,
uniformity" of state laws when
confuse motorists and contribute
to accidents causing $4,000 deaths
and more than 100000 auto III
juries yearly. u,,uoor+
need for the following slx-polht
program to promote highway
safety: H.. of
1. Enactment by all states OF
laws for licensing of motor We
hicle operators, providing for the
stringent examination of all ap-
plicants. o1.o
Q. Laws in all states to make
the reporting of accidents manda-
tory. L;oh
8. Establishment of state high-
way police patrols IN all sIa'es
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WALLACE SEES IT, TRAFFIC
RULES, UNLESS STATES ACT

that do not possess them.
q. Uniformity of traffic regula-
tons throughout each state.
5. Requirements for compulsory
inspection of. motor vehicles IN
every state. :.
6. Adoption by all states of uni
form road rules governing the
movement of traffic.
The 114-page report showed
that the most dangerous time to
drive an automobile is between Z
and 8 D. m. on Saturdays and that
Young persons are more careless
drivers than their elders.
A study of the driving habits
of millions of Americans showed
Wallace said, that a "typical' &C
c;dent usually involves person
20 to "a years old driving a Dor
vowed automobile at an excessive
speed and striking a child OF nve
to- nine years crossing the street
in the middle of a block.
He reported that drivers OF Dor
vowed cars were involved in more
studied s whereas speed "higher
than conditions warranted was
tho t most common cause of acct
Continued on page SIX
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WILL MAINTAIN
COCA POLICIES
Carol Tells Rumania, Mod
Grafton to Avoid Tur-
MOL To Be Shown

BUCHAREST, Feb. IL. (UP)
King Carols new authoritarian
government, ruling Rumania's
100000 people under state
of siege, announced in a formal
proclamation of policy today that
it would continue the main part
of the nationalistic, anti-Jewlsh
program of the Octavian COCA
cabinet.
It was indicated, however, that
the policy would be pursued in
such manner-and only to such
extent-aS to guard against the
turmoil and international con-
Germ which led to the precipitate
fall of Goga and his frankly anti
Jewish colleagues.
The proclamation said that the
governments program would m
clude a review of naturalization
certificates granted since the
World war (mainly to Jews who
entered Rumania after 1910 and
annulment~ Of any naturalization
certificates obtained fraudulent
~.
1t was asserted that an organl-
zatiCn would be created to enable
"ncwly arrived" foreign elements
70 leave the country. These, II
was specified, would include ele'
mcnts who weaken Rumania'S
ethical character "and handicap
Rumanians in their own house,
Continued on page three.)
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lOwlardS. WI.
The towns of Pajaro and wat
sonville were under water. Schools
were dismissed, and work crews
fought desperately to build dykes
and turn the steadily increasing
flow of water from the business
and residential districts.
Hundreds of persons were drlV-
en- from their homes IN the Hood
ed areas. Rainfall records were
shattered, and cloudbursts oc,,
Cured in several places. The flood
followed a wind storm which cost
six lives and a toll of hundreds of
millions of dollars in property
damage.
Farm lands in Tehama, Colusa
and Glenn counties were flooded
bv the Sacramento river, which
was rising at an alarming rate.
Hamilton, Bend, Princeton and
Rutte City were virtually isolated.
The rain still fell in northern
and central California, turing to
snow in the mountains. Communl-
cation lines to many sections were
down, and travel eastward from
the coast through the Sierra Ne
vada was practically impossible be-
cause of slides. rs
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JAPANESE DENY war FLEET
IS MENACE; Still WOULD
TALKLIMlTINC OF TONNAGE
Declare Tri-Power Action Of England France, U. s..
Is Of no Concern to Tokyo Since Japanese
Hold no Treaty With Countries

TOKYO, Feb r. (UP)-Japan today declined to
grant request of the United States for details of its
naval program.
The governments note, just dispatched, said cts not
matter which should concern this government, in the
your government, any basis whatever whether
rumor should exercise the right of oscillation
provided in any treaty to which Japan is not party
Identical notes delivered to the French and BTU
ish government representatives at the same time.
The japanese note continued that Japan is ready TO
participate in any discussion which gave primary impor-
lance to quantatve otal strength) limitation of naves
The concluded that Japan does not possess navy
which menaceS other navieS. 3d..
The United States France and Great Britain had asked
the details of Japans program, particularly concerning
and cruisers saying that the Information
not Forthcoming thew would have to free themselves
through the escalator clause from treaties binding them
to specified maximum limits of such ships.
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VIENNA, Feb. IL. (UP)-Aus-
trials Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg
talked today with Fuehrer Adolph
Hitler of Germany at the latter's
mountainside estate near Berch-
tesgaden. :,
In response to an invitation,
Schuschnigg crossed the frontier
to his estate. News of the visit
was flashed throughout Europe at
lightning speed as it could mean
something Of momentous impor-
lance to all Europe.
Belief was expi essed that the
conference might lead to an ex-
tension of the Austro-German
agreement of July, 1886.
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SENATEFARM VOTE MONDAY;
HOUSE SPEEDS RELIEF WORK
G. o. P. Lays Down Bar
rage; May Hold Power
in Committee Group

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. (UP).
Republicans today laid down a
heavy anti-New Deal barrage in a
nationwide series Of celebrations
concentrating the anniversary
of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. ,
The Republican attack marked
a temporary lull in congressional
activity. both houses being idle
over the weekend.
However, the house approprla-
tions subcommittee went forward
with it's consideration of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's request for an
additional $25O,000,O00 for the
works progress fund.
House passage of the measure
by mid-week was anticipated.
Meantime the senate's approval
of the long debated administra-
ton far mbill was expected Mon
day.
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S CHECKS FOR
IDLE RECEIVED
80 Unemployment lDur-
ance Checks Are for
People of County

A total of So checks for pay
ment to unemployed person, un-
der the social security unenrOy-
ment insurance act have bee, re-
ceived at the North Carollna en-
uloyment office here.
OF these checks SO wsTo for
distribution in anderson Comfy
and 27 in Pennsylvania. Noc%ckS
have yet been received for Polk
county. The checks ranged rom
S2.S2 to $1J and totalled S3lA2l.
The local office, which halles
claims for Henderson, Polk and
Pennsylvania counties, repcted
today that Ill applicants lad
made claims in February, Ina4ng
a total of 915 applicants nce
January l when claims could rrst
be filed.
Due to the rush of apphcnts
at the end of.1937, payments IN
der the act are behind and My
a few checks have been diso used
from the Raleigh office.
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Hull RENEHS
HIS DEFENSE
Based on Simple Common
Sense, He Says; Would
Protect Two Coasts
UNISON UNFOLDS
COMPLETE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON. Feb. -. tUP)
secrctarv of state Cordell Hull
,,iJ today in explanation of the
T. policy thar the United
e., S following simple common
Fo~se in building up national de-
Ierses a, a tine when other ma
Eons are rapidly expanding arma-
neNt.
n a letter 10 Rep. Louis Ludlow,
Is Indiana. who requested SPECIFIC
4 formation regarding the United
States' foreign policy.
T Hull said specifically that this
+overnmer, IS building for its own
5avaI needs. with desire to keep
his country from being drawn
hto war He said that the naval
building program does not con.
template the use OF gny units Of
h. American fleet with any other
Nation in any part o. the world.
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CHINESE PREPARE TO
MOVE CAPITAL AGAIN
Copyright, 1888, by United Press

Copyright, 1888, by United Press
SHANGHAI, Feb. II. (UP)-
The Japanese army's triple drive
towards Hankow, China's temper
airy capital gained Roadway today
behind rain of aerial bombs.
The Japanese First Army, COM
manded by Lieut.. Gen. Kenji Dol
harsj Swas reported almost within
artillery range of ChengchOw, key
city to Hankow's northern de-
fenses along the Peiping-Hankow
railway, while the Second and
Third Armies under Lieut.. Gen.
Seishiro Itagaki and Lieut.. Gen.
Rensuke Isogai, were closing in
on Hsuchow-fu, to the southwest.
japanese planes bombed the
whole Wuhan area smashing rail-
way and steamship terminals, air
fields, and munitions factories.
Capture of Chengchow, which
would enable the Japanese to gain
control of the whole Lunghai rail-
way area, was expected within a
week.
1t was indicated that the whole
vast area bounded by the Lunghai
railway on the north, the Tientsln-
Pukow railway on the east, the
southern stretch of the Peiping-
Hankow railway on the west, and
the Yangtse river on the south,
would be in japanese hands with
in month.
Parts of Wuchang were devas-
tated by a Japanese air raid yes
terday afternoon.
Hankow denied rumors that
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek,
supreme Chinese national COM
mander, is ill in Hongkong. The
government said the generalisslmo
is in excellent health"
Chinese foresaw an eventual re-
treat towards Chungking, far to
the west of Hankow in Szcchuan
province, and were preparing that
CITY to receive the ministers of the
government now at Hankow, and
the generalissimo's military head
quarters.
In South China occidentals ar
irving at Canton by railway from
Hankow said that Dr.. Cohn, an
American citizen of German de-
scent born in Japan, was impris-
oned by the Chinese in November
following discovery of a radio
transmitter in the basement of his
home. =,
The American still was in Jail
on suspicion of espionage, they
said.
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NAP XIV ANS
here
'Gld ID rivile &c d Child
Work, Scouting To Be
dressed Again

Ulcers and directors of the
T., ,5a D, club We're guests of Mr..
~ ~ ArS, A. F. Barber at a din
f. meeting last night. Commit
E., activities in January were re-
~ and a financial budget for
year was adopted. As in
|0n r,er years, the appropriations
l5 s.GVed showed that major en-
br;r $iS VIII be placed on under
Icona.e Sed child work and Boy
|or.~.s; activities, with agriculture,
IT, Saoonal guidance, boys and
Irn, ~ ana other committees also
.u r;ged for financially. A coun-
H., S'Oe oratorical contest for
f. n school pupils was recon-
|Omnr.;;Ca to the boys and girls
I;sa,a'ii'ee, with suitable prizes
keeo ,sq a. Attending ahe meeting
r Dr. J. G. Bennett, George
/ flanagan. P. F. Sudduth, c.
0s!G, }. E. Shipman, r. H.
Gr5sSoon' l.. B. Prince, G. C. Rich
k,o,n' 5. J. Childs, DR.. Hyatt
karS,"' r. NJ. Waters and Mr.,
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j. s. CHAMBER
SEES UPTURN
Thinks General Develop
ments Would Be Favor
able if Unobstructed

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. (UP)
The United States Chamber of
Commerce in a discussion of the
business situation today said con-
Gitions may be more nearly ready
Cor the turn than is sometimes
recognized. During the first six
weeks of 1888 there have been
evidences that declines are flatten-
ing out and some advances are
under way. Whether such ad-
vances will hold and grow re-
mains to be seen," the chamber
said.
"There is reason to believe that
if business conditions could be
free from domestic influences
outside of business itself, devel-
opments would be favorable" the
statement added,