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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
Reg. u. 3. Pat OF.

the Missing Seamen's Bureau
was established in response to
hundreds of letters from rela-
tives of seamen lost in the World
war, Mother Roper has located
more than $500 missing sailors.
Yet she never travels on ships.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09

In the last year they earned
S6.s3. These figures are taken
from their own financial report.
When we consider that most
corporations have cut their divi-
dends from one-hslf TO van
ishing point since 1882; and that
over 40ee Of all corporations
have liquidated in those years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not say. She is not as
good as he; say. not so good
but affirmstively. He is as good
as aha"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
MOTHER ROPER

MOTHER ROPER
Fifty years ago Mrs. Jonet
Roper, head of the Missing Sea-
mems Bureau at the Seamen's
Church Institute in New York
City, began her life's welfare
work in Boston as a girl of II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention In this coll
unin letters must give name and
address OF writer only initials
will be published when requested.
Evening star., 1939-04-11

There's always a bunch Of hitch
mixers there. King will come driving
by and they'll try and bum a ride.
Maybe we can work something out
of it.
Joe was skeptical, but he agreed
to be on hand So the next noon
Ray Glen parked his car near the
corner of La Brea and Western and
Joe Melvin sat beside him. Shortly
after noon Don King came down La
Brea driving his long, m-colored
roadster and stopped for the signal
A 6-foot hitch-hiker stepped up and
brazenly asked Don for a ride. Don
said something and the hitch-hiker
sneered and made a crack about Don
being a sissy. Don grinned and
opened the door, and the hitch-hiker
climbed in beside him.
Joe and Ray exchanged glances.
Follow them," Joe said.
So Ray started his car and fol-
lowed the cream-colored roadster
down La Brea and up Wiltshire and
of onto side street. The cream
colored roadster stopped in a vacant
lot and both its occupants got out.
Before Joe and Ray knew what it
was all about, Don had pitched into
the hitch-hiker and pounded the
daylights out of him. Joe and Ray
pulled them apart.
"You dumbhead," Ray beloved.
This will put you in the doghouse
for sure. Don't you know a guy like
this will sue you for your shirt?"
"Yeah?" said Don through
clenched teeth. well, it'll be worth
it. This big ham made crack about
me being a sissy when I refused to
give him lift. So I gave him lift
and drove him out here to show him
how wrong he was" Whereupon Don
glared at the 6-footer and the g.
footer began to whimper.
Then Don looked up and past Joe
and Ray at some one standing be-
hind. And if any one else wants
some proof now's swell chance to
get it."
Then Ray and Joe noticed for the
| first time that another car had
driven up and Dave Ritchie was
standing by. Dave tried to grin it
down, but botched the business
badly. The best he could do was to
make an ignominious departure
without accepting the challenge.
The next day the newspapers
screamed forth the fact that Don
King had proved himself herman
after all. Hal Burton was satisfied.
He thought the price Ray Glenn had
agreed to pay the 6-footer for his
part in the gag was q little steep, but
he was satisfied.
(Copyrisht, 193e.)
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Wholesale Commodities
Lowest Since 1884

Dropping to the lowest point
reached since November, 1884. the
wholesale commodity price index
compiled by the National Fertilizer
Association in the week ended April
stood at 721 per cent of the 1926
1928 average.
The index was 724 in the preced-
ing week, 728 a month ago, IS a
year ago, and 882 two years ago.
The lowest point previously reached
in the depression which began in
1887 was 1913, recorded last October
The 1899 high point was 1873, in the
first week of the year.
The most important decline dur
ing the week was in the food group
average, with IL items in this
group declining and only three ad-
vancing The food price index is
currently lower than at any time
since August, 1884. The farm prod
uct price average was slightly
higher last week, with rising quota
tions for livestock more than off
setting weakness in cotton and grain
prices
A seasonal decline in anthracite
coal prices resulted in drop in the
| fuel average A decline to a new low
point for the year in the metal index
reflected lower prices for steel scrap
copper and tin.
The only other group average to
change during the week was that
representing the prices of fertilizer
materials, which advanced slightly
as a result of higher prices for bone
meal.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO April II tP1 Omitted States
5000; 40 pounds down. SLOW. weak to
10 lower; $50 pounds up closing fairly
active, fuzzy steady with Mondays a after (, :
pounds. 7.30-45; 240-300 pounds, 10000;
dow down. d.50-7 IS; bulk 4oo-55o pound
packing sows. 6.l0-5O.
Salable cattle. 5000: salable calves
> 900; fed steers and yearlinss steady to
strons: instances 1o-l5 higher on medium
to good grades; shipper demand compare
lively narrow general market very Slow
but all other classes fully steady: largely
steer run: with 9.35 to 11.15 kinds pre-
dominating: steers selling at II 90 down
getting best action; extreme top l3.1 -
paid for 1owa-fed choice to prime bul
locks scaling 1855 pounds; few loads
II 50-l".50 but bulk crop unsold: choice
heifers absent: best around 1000; fat
cows fully steady at 625-7.25: cutters
500 down to $50; weighty SAUSAGE bulls
: 00-2A weighty vealers. a:50-10 80;
light kinds 900 down; replacement cat
tie very scarce: at S5O-9.75 mostly.
Salable sheep. 5000; late Monday fat
lambs fully .5-35 higher; top As above
Friday; good to choice lambs under 100
pounds 1925; top 1925 paid by all in
terests; 104-111 pounds, averages, a.35.
strong; today's trade mostly steady: wooled
lambs 10.OO-"5: top. 1o.35: clipped lambs
upward to 5000. 90, good -oound Cali
fornia springers 11,15: sheep strong;
slaughter ewes, around 5,6O-6.25.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
N. & 0. Merger Plan
Opposed by Illinois
Central Chiefs
Thompson Suggests
RivoI Lines Might
Be Taken Over
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Illinois Central Railroad,
opposing the proposed consolidation
of the Gulf, Mobile g. Northern and
the Mobile & Ohio, told the Inter-
state Commerce Commission today
that it cannot stand further in
roads of competition"
P. L. Thompson, Illinois Central
vice president, testified that water
way and truck competition already
had caused the railroad to lose
much traffic.
Thompson suggested that the
G., M. & N. and the M. g. o. be
assigned to the Illinois Central in
the I. c. C.'s proposal for console
dation of the Nations railroads.
He said that while no compre-
hensive study had been made, he
thought the Illinois Central IN the
future might be. in a position to
take over the two.
R. R. Molster, an I. c. c. exam
iner, asked Thompson, Are you
after the G., M. & N. and the
M. & OF"
Thompson replied that the Illinois
Central could not purchase the
properties at this time, but suggested
they be assigned to it for possible
future merger.
J. N. Flowers, general counsel of
the G., M & N, called Thompson s
suggestion indefinite" and urged
that the I. C. C. decide the proposed
consolidation of the G., M. & N. and
the M. & O. on its merits of today
Flowers is contending that the
Illinois Central now has a virtual
monopoly of North-South business
in the Mississippi Valley.
Evening star., 1939-04-11

Now it just happened that Dave
Ritchie held personal grudge
against Tremendous Studios, which
was the organization for which
Don worked. And it happened, also,
that Mr.. Ritchie considered himself
quite an important person around
the cinema city, he being the sole
correspondent for flock of Amer
lean and foreign newspapers.
Unfortunately. Mr.. Ritchle felt
hurt. Feeling hurt he figuratively
skulked in the bushes, keeping a
weather eye on Mr.. King, and when,
one day he happened to be passing
perfumery store he espled the
newest screen heart throb smelling
of and purchasing perfume, he
smacked his lips.
The next day newspapers far and
wide screamed the fact that Donnie
Kings chief diversion aside from
making love to mascaraed laSsles on
the screen was buying perfume for
himself-and wasn't that something
for a supposedly he-man like Don
ME to be amusing himself at?
Hal Burton, producer at Tremen-
dous, tore his hair and screamed at
his yes men. 1t just happened that
Hal and other Tremendous execu-
tives had decided on and bought a
story for Don King in which the boy
| was to be starred as a youthful
and desperate, though romantic,
gun-toting hero of the old West.
The perfumery episode Cancelled
| the possibility of Don making a hit
as herman. Hal and his hench-
men consulted and decided that they
| would neither murder Dave Ritchie
nor throw the story into the discard.
Instead, somehow, they would prove
| to the disillusioned American public
that Don was, in private life, a real,
genuine humdinger of a he-man and
not hunter of perfumes.
So they summoned Raymond
Glenn, once newspaperman par ex-
| cellence, now head of Tremendous
| publicity staff at a salary of 5000 a
| week. He was, of course, worth it.
When he heard what Hal Burton
wanted he didn't throw up his hands
in horror and dismay, but said he
could fix things. he guessed, like a
s9OO-a week publicity man should do.
So Ray Glenn set to work, but at
the end of week he had gotten
nowhere. In desperation he decided
to work things up by degrees.
Kings really not a bad kid" he
told Joe Melvin seriously. Joe was
correspondent, almost as important
as Davie Ritchie. How about CIV
ing him q break; build him up q
little"
Evening star., 1939-04-11
London Market
of Slightly in
|Ouiet TrodinQ
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 11.-Prices were
marked down slightly in the stock
exchange today after the Easter
holiday.
Transatlantic shares opened
fractions over New York's closing
figures of yesterday in sympathy
with the recovery in Wall Street,
then dropped little in quiet deal
ings.
United States Steel was quoted
at the equivalent of $4687, and
International Nickel at $4450.
Industrials, oils and gold shares
were down fractionally from Thurs
days final levels.
At the close prices were at their
lowest for the day as a result of
further uneasiness over the inter-
national situation. Declines in
British government bonds ranged
to as much as / per cent and in
foreign loans around 2 per cent.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April II Pl.-Egas. SO, ,o67:
selection 1921: standards. 1sla-94: frsts.
1712: mediums 16: dirties. No. L.. 16:
average checks. 1914: storage packed hrsts,
1917
Whites-.Resale of premium marks. 23E-
25h: nearby, premium marks 21h-22E /:
nearby and Miwwestern. exchange specials.
2OA-ls: exchange standards. I9H-I5: re-
sale of nearby heavier mediums. 19h-23:
nearby and Midwestern. exchange mediums.
1SA-19 Pacific Coast Jumbo and pre-
miums. 27-3O: specials. o6b-27aA: stand
ards, 24A-sA mediums. 23-23ia
Browns--Nearby. extra fancy. 20-21E:
nearby and Mdwestern. exchange specials.
~: exchange. standards. 1Sh-a4: nearby.
exchange mediums. 1917.
Duck eggs. 22-27
Butter. 1888. .sO5: frmer: creamery
higher than extra. 23a.-24la: extra ta2
score). 23la: frsts fSS-9D. 22H-o3H
seconds tS4-S7l. 21-2Ia.
Cheese. 323.400: quiet; prices unchanaed
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Bank Loans Register
Gain for Fourth
Consecutive Week
Advances to Business
Climb $24, ,000, 900
In Major Cities
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural loans of banks. increased
for the fourth consecutive week in
the week ended April S.
Banks in 101 leading cities report
ed to the Federal Reserve Board that
their business advances increased
$24 900 900 to total of SO 1888 900 900
during the week New York City
banks led the increase with a $12,-
100000 gain.
The report also showed that de-
mand deposits of this group of rep
resentative banks crossed $4,000
900 for the first time. Demand de-
posits of these banks now are 81 ,793,-
0000 900 ahead of a year ago and
amount to s16.072 100000
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and liza
bilities on April S, together with
changes for the week and with the
same week last year, in millions of
dollars:
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. April II H-Inauiry for
print cloths and sheetinss broadened in
though actual sales were confined to small
lots. Prices in general were unclaimed.
but few minor quantities moved at con-
ceSsions
Dealers emphasized that curtailment
rumors-recently In the air-were still in
admitted. the rumors appeared to be back
men
Business in rayon fabrics slowed aown.
Sheets made I'D the better part of silk
good yardaee that IS moving u firm prices
overcoatnes and topcoats fabrics for fall
deliveries, plus fancy dye piece GOODS met
with brisk demand in wool goods trading.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Northern Pacific
Expects Gain
| In Revenues

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 11.-Northern
Pacific Railway anticipates consid-
erably larger revenues in 1889 be-
cause of the accelerated work which
the Federal Government is doing on
the Grand Coulee Dam, B. w. Scan
drett, vice president, told stock
holders at the annual meeting today.
Scandrett also said there had been
an increase in the movement of
wheat and lumber in the first week
of April.
F. G. Hollender, secretary, was
elected a director.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Baltimore Building
Fur-Above Year Aqo
special DISPATCH to The Star.

BALTIMORE, April 11.-Building
permits issued in Baltimore during
March were for work to cost $1,458.-
730. This is an increase of almost
% per cent over March of last year.
The value of permits issued for the
first quarter of this year, however,
is more than % per cent lower than
in the corresponding period of 1898.
Among the March permits issued
were 226 for dwellings to cost
1915 $50.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
U. S. Treasury Position
BY the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury April 8:
Receipts, SS,734 93S.24: expenditures.
S27,450 534 az; net balance. S3.265.5ss.-
a57.3S including S2,06O,s25, 766.35 work.
ing balance: customs receipts for the
month, S7.O63. 599.45.
Receipts for the fiscal year tsnce July
~. S4.472. .42O .S3311: exenditures ST.
OBS, ,533. 764 81. including S2,405,777.-
of expenditures S2.566,112,931. 10: gross
debt, $4,000 .23O. O.359.49. an increase. of
ST .353. .6O91O above the previous day;
gold assets, $3.50, s97 .65S.5O.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Celotex Corp. Enters
Gypsum Business
speclal Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, April 11-Following
acquisition of the American Gypsum
Co., Bror Dahlberg, president of the
Celotex Corp, today announced that
Celotex is this week entering the
field with full line of gypsum
products, including gypsum board
and lath, gypsum blocks, plasters
and other gypsum items.
The gypsum board and lath will
be manufactured under United
States Gypsum Co. patent license
arrangements.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Metal Market

NEW YORK April II P.-Copper
steady: electrolytic spot. 1915; export,
10.1n-l02 Tin barely steady; spot and
nearby. 1900; forward. 4595 Lead easy
spot. New York. 4.15-s0; East ST Louis.
4.60. Zinc steady; East St Louis, spot and
forward. 4 so. Quicksilver aO.O0-93 so
Pig iron. aluminium antimony. platinum
and Chinese wolframite unchanged
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Treasury Bill Price
Is Reduced Slightly
BY the Associated Pres

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
Investors bought the Treasury's
weekly offer of $l,000,000 worth of
9l-day bills at an average price of
$99. 1894 per s100 unit, equivalent to
OPS per cent. Last week the aver
age was $99996
Evening star., 1939-04-11
100 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, April II R.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported so tons OF
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $470 per 100 pounds,
East st. Louis, and so tons at the
New York average.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
"You gotta show
me something"
Joe grinned. That

me something"
Joe grinned. That
perfume gag was a
beaut. Look, Ray,
Id like to help
you out. Why not
pull some kind of
S tun t? Y u'r e
S m art er t h a n
Ritchie. You give
me a story and I'll
go to town for you.
I don't like Ritchle
especially
B u t r a Y
scratched his chin
and shook his
head. Stunts are
out. This kids
genuine and I'm
going to prove it.
Look! Meet me on
the corner of LIE
Brea and Western
Evening star., 1939-04-11
DAILY SHORT STORY
PUBLICITY GAG
By Richard Hill Wilkinson
Don King was

Don King was
Hollywood's new
est and brightest
star, which ex-
plains why he
snarled a refusal
when Dave Ritchle
asked for an in
tervieW. Don had
had a trying day
and he hadn't
been in Hollywood
long enough to
learn that a fa-
nous movie star
was never allowed
to become tired or
ugly or unpleas-
ant. Nor had he
been in Hollywood
long enough to
fam1liariZe him.
seld with such fa-
nous Journalistic
countenanceS as
that of Dave
Evening star., 1939-04-11

Thew Shovel Co.-1938 common
share earnings were S2.08 against
$780,
Line Material Co.-1938 common
share earnings were $l28 against
So 80.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
|Coca-Co|a Earnings
Set New Record Of
S5.95 a Share
1888 Result Contrasts
With $5.73 q Shore
In Preceding Year
Ry the Associated Press,

| Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 1l.-Coca- Cola
Co. reported today net income for
1888 of $25 5,570,877. or $595 a COM
mon share the highest in the soft
drink companys history and COM
pared with $24,68l ,616, or $573 a
share in 1887.
Richfield Oil.
Richfleld Oil Corp. reported con-
solidated net profit of $2,042,955 in
1888, the first full year of operation
since reorganization. The company
has extensive West Coast holdings.
Collins g. Aikman.
Collins & Aikman Corp, manufac-
turers of pole fabrics, with plants in
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and
North Carolina, reported net income
for the fiscal year ended February
25, 1889, of $1,195, ,025, or Sill a COM
mon share, compared with $2,405, ,46l
or 1885 a share, in the previous year.
Alaska Juneau.
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Go.
reported $4,000 operating profit for
MdrCl, compared WIN Soi,uUO III
February and s15O,5O0 in Mahch,
1888. Gold recoverieS averaged only
IS cents a ton, leaving 13 cents a
ton profit, 72 cents operating ex-
pense. February profit was 18 cents
a ton; in March, 1888, it was 81
cents.
Erie Railroad.
Net operating income of Erie Rail-
road for the first quarter was greater
by about $2280,OOO than the same
period last year, Charles E. Denny,
president, stated at the annual meet
ing today. Goss revenues for the
period increased approximately
So, 100000 over 1888 and expenses
went up about SALT 900, Denny said.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric Power $50 pfd.-
10 at ia.
Peoples Drug Store pfd.-1 at ITO.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas SIS 1861 900 at
1875, 1000 at 125, 500 at 125.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
London Bar Gold

14ss Sd unchanged. Equivalent 76.I
Bar silver, GOD. UNCHANGED. (Eauivalen,
42.13 cents)
Evening star., 1939-04-11

Pedestrians have the right of way
at uncontrolled intersections.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, April II fP-Prices QUOT
ed IN dollars and thirty seconds.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

2:30p
Prev 1889 Stock und Sales Net.
High Dvdei Rate Add 90 HiRh Low. Close chge.
221h 12A Zenith Radio 1g)- 80 1874 IL 1874 n
35s 2s Zonite Products 2h 2h 2h
Approximate Soes Of Stocks the NJ Y Stock Exchonoe
11:0O A.M.-------- 100000 1900 Noon----- $4,000
100 900 200 PM------ 1850. 600
sUns Of trading 10
receiverhip reorEanzeo under
Bankruptcy securities assumed By such companies
table dsburse
quarterly semi-annua declaration
dividends included
xd Eek dividend xr Ex rights Also extra or extras Paid
n Declared paid this
Cash stock Accumulated dividends paid do
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. April IL LP).-Investment
Bankers Conference Inc:
moon Quotations
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Continued From Page A-18.)
Stock and
Dividend Rate
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK April II 0P.-Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc:
Evening star., 1939-04-11
New York Bar Silver
(Reported by Smith, Barney & COY

NEW YORK, April II .(P.-Bar
silver, 422., unchanged.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY
MISCELLANEOUS

Chevy Chase Club 1st 4l4s-- 1O4
Col Country Club 1st 4As 103
Ter Rel & VIII Corp 1st 4Ms JOB
Evening star., 1939-04-11

ALSO extra or extras.
e-Declared or paid so far this year.
e-Paid last year.
Evening star., 1939-04-11

Quotations not furnished by sponso,
c. from those sources.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
STOCKS

PUBLIC UTILITY.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. April l1.-Divdends de
clared. Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co
Increased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Webb, Owners Up RevivoIist,
To Set Example With Easy
Mark in Maryland Cup

bidding right and left. Finally 1t
narrowed down to q few and I
raised the last bid $40. There was
lot Of noise going on and I
thought I heard some one else raise
me. The auctioneer urged us on
and then began to sing the familiar
going, going -" Just at that
point I jumped up and raised the
bid again. Much to my embarrass-
ment I discovered that I had raised
my own bid. Well. anyhow. that
stopped the rest. because they fig.
ured there was no use bidding
against . man who was willing to
pay more than was necessary to get
horse. But he's been worth it. and
I know he's given me many hours Of
pleasure"
Easy Mark Is by Hustle On, a son
Of Hurry On which won the English
Derby not 50 many years ago, and
out OF Cleopatra, herself q great
race mare and dam also Of Pompey,
famous racer and sire now stand
ing in Virginia. While Easy Mark
may not win the Maryland Hunt
Cup, he is qualified to run in the
race, and it's pretty certain thaG
he will give Webb good ride
before coming back to his usual
job of carrying his owner in many
more hunts. True sports lovers will
admire their courage and wish them
well in their pioneering adventure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Leafs in Tough Spot
As They Lose Star,
Edge 10 Bruins

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, April 12.-1t's the
Toronto Maple Leafs who have
their backs against the wall now in
hockey's final playon series for
the Stanley Cup and the Champion
ship of the hockey world.
They came home two days ago
after an even break on Boston ice
and figured to triumph on their
home rink. But last night the Bos-
ton Bruins skated to q decisive 81
victory in the third game of the
series. And to make 1t worse. the
Leafs lost Harvey (Busher) Jack
son, star left winger, probably for
the duration of the playoffs.
The teams meet again here to-
morrow night, but even If the Leafs
win, they'll only be even again and
two of the three games scheduled
after that will be played at Boston.
The loss Of jackson probably cost
Toronto last nights game and
seriously damaged their hopes. The
winger went out with q dislocated
shoulder near the end of the second
period after taking terrific body
check from Boston's Eddie Shore.