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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-30

The president, Mrs. E. w. Fiske
OF Prosser and the institute direct.
or, Elizabeth LOTUS, were present
The flag salute was given and Rev
Geisler Of Benton City conducted
the devotionals and gave q splen.
did address.
Thelma Montgomery Of Benton
City gave an entertaining talk or
Character Building" and gave
credit to the home, the church, the
schools and the right organizations
Tor good results. She closed by re-
peatmg the beautiful poem Build
ing"
A dialogue on Christian Citizen
ship was given by Mrs. Campbell
OF Kennew!ck and Mrs. Lotus por:
traying two kinds of citizens.
Mrs. Fiske gave book review on
my America" by Louis Adamic,
which was very pleasing.
The morning session was closed
by congregational singing and a
prayer by Elizabeth McMelkin.
A delicious luncheon was served
by the Benton City members to
about forty guests.
Mrs. Cowdy opened the after
noon session with prayer and Mrs.
Montgomery assisted in congrega-
tional singing.
Many gave very short prayers.
Mrs. Conant favored with song
followed by congregational singing.
The Iota Sigma of Kennewick
gave an interesting play with six
members participating.
Mrs. Conant gave the life of
Frances Elizabeth willard, Begin
ming with her childhood near
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and referring to
aer teaching experience and how
'he finally gave up a big salaried
opportunity and took up
he W.C.T.U. work in which she
las gained an international repu-
alton.
Mary I. Wehe Of Pasco, conduct-
ID the memorial services for Car
ie M. Lampson Of Kennewick, who
lad passed away since the last
Meeting, Mrs. Scott gave a prayer
nd Lulu Chairman Of Pasco read
rom the scriptures and Mrs. Mont
'omery sang Under His Wings"
Margaret Fogg Of Pasco had charge
{ the flowers, Carrie NJ. Lampson
7as "a years Of age at the time Of
ler death and had been . member
I the W.C.TU. for 81 years.
Questions were given out on gem
raj subjects, including politics, war
nd the Jew situation. A round.
able discussion followed.
Two little girls, Carrie Wilder and |!
ileen Montgomery, both Of Benton
ity. sang very Sweetly.
The meeting closed to convene at
asco In august for the annual
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Mcintosh and
sons Charles and Dean and Mrs. C.
Abbott spent Sunday visiting in
Wapato at the Ralph Metzgar
home. sz.-.zzz.,-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-30
GRADE sCHoOL

- 81 Il
The following poem was writ.
ten by Donna Rae Whit OF thu
second grade with Mrs. KregRer as
language teacher.
Rain
It rains, It rains all day
And I can not go out today. today
And ! can not skate out. today.
today,
Because it rained all over
! want to go out. go out
ct IS not raining now)
Oh my! can go out to play to play
all day.
And I can do everything I want
to do.
I go to. get Acel Ann
And see If she can play out today.
And see If She will get her skates.
And viii go out skating.
Dear, I fall down, now we both fall
IS. down.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-30

New York City-Hamilton Fish.
member Of the House Of Represent
atives from New York told q meet
ing OF the Order Of the Sons Of
Zion that he favored q Government
appropriation Of $4,000, 900 for the
relief Of German and Austrian Jew
ash refugees. Mr.. Fish represents
one Of the wealthiest districts Of
the state. with very little unemploy-
ment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-30

Everett Aman returned Wednes-
day from Seattle where he attend
ed the annual Associated dealers
meeting which convened Tuesday
and Wednesday Of this week. Mr..
Aman states that the high lights
Tor the 1899 program were given to
the dealers and also the announce
ments Of many new products which
Will be seen on the market soon.
y Parks sPay. A, They Cor
]: washington, D. g. - Hereafter
ssightseers viii contribute their bit
to the upkeep Of Uncle Sans ma
tional parks, according to q sched-
ule announced by the Department
Of the Interior. It will cost 81 to
drive through Virginia's Shenan-
doah National Park, but only q
dime to take the elevator to the top
Of the Statue Of Liberty. Visiting
all national shrines will entail q
fee Of varying proportions, evidence
ed by a stamp affixed to the tour
lists driving license.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-30
Forty Attend W.C.T.U.
Institute at Benton City

The Benton-Franklin County w
,C.T.U. held an institute at Benton
City Tuesday, March 81.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
CoRTE AHoRA ESlE cUPoN

Al Editor de Plata de ia Gaceta'
1901 First Ave-, New York, N. Y.
Tengo entenjido que con tres GU
pOnCs conservatives, al igual que este,
adquiero ell derechO q una unidad de
seis pleas de Al Plus VIM. A Ro-
gers SilverWRre.
Ordenes t~elef6nisas o por corrSo
no pueden ser servidAs. Presents los
cupOnes y SO centavos en- Ia odcina
de La Gaceta.
N0mDre 10.
Direction ..--.
Oiul@o
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
PERIODISTAS DE
A VISITAN
A

L2ndres, julio 5.-Han llega-
10 a esta capital los representa-
ties de seis de los principaleS pc
ri6dicos de Espana, como hu6s-
pedes del Consejo Britanico, la
organization de propaganda que
dirige Sir Robert Vansittart. Els
tie es ell primer grupo de peri0-
distas espanoleS que vista las
islas desde la termination de la
guerra civil.
Ell gobierno les dara un al
muerzo bajO la presidencia de
Lord Halifax, ell ministro de Ne
gocios Extranjeros.
Entire los visitantes figura Pa
bio Merry del Val, segundo hi
10 del exembajadOr en- Londres
Iy jefe del DepartamentO de
Prensa Extranjera en- los Gfti-
mos dos amos.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
La obra de Ia Retaguardia de Tampa

che por los bombardeos dc Ia a.
viaci6n fascista. Pasaba mucha
hambre la poblaci6n. tCuando
venia un vapor cargado de co.
mestibles, la aviaci6n fascista 10
bombardeaba. Muchos obreros
morian por las bombas, deian-
do a muchos ninoS huerfanos,
sin padre Y sin madre. La a.
viaci6n no respectable a nadie V
tiraba sin cesar. La ~poblaci6n
viva aterrorizada.
Nosotros eStabamoS en- una
colonia Y no nos faltaba NADIA.
Pero los facciosos Sc acercaban
v un dia nos dijeron que debia
NOS evacuar, Llegamos a Fran
cha, donde estamos muy bien y
10 nos falta NADIA. Sin mas que
lecirles Sc despide vueStro ami
70, que no los olvida,
Francisco Garcia.
iLarga vida Y salud, nino leal
,ue has sufrido va la persecu-
ci6n cruel del fascismo!
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
Ell movnnriento obrero local, n~acional y mundiaI

MICS sc utilize con 6xito para
rganizar a los obreros y en-
pleados de los hOteles.
Los convenios firmadoS poT
Il nuevo consejo seran garanti-
3aios por un comite que compo-
len George Meany, presidente
lie la Federation del Trabajo en-
81 Estado: Thomas j. Lyons,
p~reSidente de la Asamblea de
Aries Y Oficios; William Coll
ms, Representative regional de
a Federation Americana Tho
mas A. Murray, p~residente del
Consejo de Building and Con-
struction, y James j. Bambrick,
p~residente de la Local 32-b de Ia
Union International de Obreros
de servicio en- los edificios.
Durante ell termino del con-
trato no Sc declararan huelgas.
Todas las disputas Seran some
tidas a arbitraje y las contro-
versus jurisdiccionales no Sc
mezclaran con ell justo Y legal
funcionamiento de los negOcios.
Ell CLIO desea tambien organ;-
Ear a esa clase de obreros y en-
pero la Federation tie
ne completa confianza en- su ext
to.
William Green, ell presidente
de la Federation, apoya con pc
sitivo entusiaJmo los trabajos
lue Sc realizan.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
Las N~cgocidcGones


Es de esperar que hoy Sc rea-
nuden las negotiations entire
los obreros y patronos de la IN
dustria tabacalera.
Los patronos, segdn los infor-
mes que tenemos, insisten en- los
estilos de los taileres de sudor
de New Jersey, a pesar de que
la production aumento de ma
nera notable en- el mes de juno,
AL frente de los Amos parti-
darios de la rebaja de jornales,
aparecen los senores de los "nue
vos estilos'.
La representation de los tor
cedores y otros gremios de Ia
industrial, Sc MEGA aceptar las
"rebajas encubiertas" y no Sc
opone a los nuevos estilos, pero
siempre que no Sc conviertan en-
rebajas de jornales y sirvan pa
"a dejar sin trabajo a centena-
res O miles de companeros y
companeras.
Las reuniones son secretas y
en- elias no Sc admite a los pc
riodistas.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
Pohbr1s de m Ntd!co

Pdt1cTdS ne IN Ncdfco
FL DR.. Emilio Mira, uno de
los famosos msdicos espccialis-
tas del eiercito leal espahol, 4
caba de hscer declaraciones en-
Londres, donde reside.
LAS bajas produccidas por
las bombas de la aviaci6n, dijo,
han sido exageradas Y ell nums-
70 de personals muertas en- Bar
c%elona, durante $50 ataques por
la aviaci6n, solo lego a 4,357,
Los academies en- las GALES, du-
rante ell mismo periodic de ITEM
DO, produjeron un nGmero igaal
de victimas.
"ES mucho peor que ell n1me-
no de wictimas ell efecto psicol6-
gico de los ataques de la avia-
ci6n, que iban generando la es-
casez primero y Ell hambre des-
pues. Personals que no Sc asusta
ban durante los raids aereos, sc
deseSperaban cuando no Sc les
podia dar ell pan p%rometido. Sur
gi6 una actitud especial de la
mente, no por ell efecto fisico de
les canones Y las bombas, sine
por los efectos mentales insidio-
so del hambre.
Por doquiera Sc ola uecir;
POGO me importa 10 que pase,
perO 20 debo conner.
Esto explica 10 que meses des-
pues sucedi6, ell collapse por
hambre de la resistencia repu-
blicana. En- la guerra, la mantle
quilla es tan importante como
as armaS.
La mayor parte de los suici-
dios Sc debieron al tenor de pc
recer por hambre.
Ell pueblo desafiaba a la arti-
ileria y en- algunos lugares, des-
de los BALCONIES, Sc explicaba de
que clase era el proyectil caidO.
Durante los ataques de la a.
vlaci6n los ninoS Sc mantenian
con mas calma que los adultos.
0 no comprendian ell peligro O
Sc cream hien protegidos.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
NOTAS SOCIALES
De los PandderOS

De los PdndderOs
Ell Picnic de la Union de Pa
na5ercs Sc efectuara Ell domin-
go 16 de julio, Ell La Columna,
Sc abriran las puertas a la /
de la tarde y Sc serviran sand
viches, mantecado y refrescos
de todas classes.
Ccstara la entrada 25c Y Sc
pCndra un servicio de autom6vi
les de alquiler entire ell Centre
Obrero y la finca en- West Tam
pa desde la esquina de Cuesta y
Rey.
La Union Sc propone recabar
fondOs para cubrir una deuda
que lie origin6 ell traer de Fran
ella a un hermano de un obraro
panadero, soldado de la Repu-
blica.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
La Federaci6R Americana
OrganizG

La Federation Americana
del Trabajo utiliza al presence
sus mas abundantes recursos
para organizar a los empleados
de las tiendas de New York.
Acaba la Federation de esta-
blecer I'm consejo que abarca las
uniones con jurisdiction sobre
dependencies, operadores de ele
vadores, ch6feres, dependencies
de los almacenes, empleados de
las Oficinas y otros grupos. u
ma federation similar de gre
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
Una CartG

Esta carta la escribi6 para ia
Retaguardia, un nino de IL a.
nos, Francisco Garcia, residen-
te en- Essoyes, Francia. Dice:
mos hemos enterado que ha-
beis tornado un club para ayu-
darnos. 70 escribo esta carta
cara comunicarme con vosotros
4ue sOis ninos antifascistas.
"Pues os voy a contar un po-
co de 10 que hemos pasado en-
Barcelona. La genie sufria mu-
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
BengGcio

Tenemos el gusto de recordar
a nuestros lectores que ell vier-
mes Sc efectuara la function de
beneficio de la notable pareja
de bale Henry-Dolly, en- Ell tea
tro del Circulo Cubano.
Aunque les ha tocado una So
mana de POGO trabajo en- las IA
bricas, esperamos que Ell publ
co sabra expresarles elocuente-
mente 81 simpatia.
Henry y Dolly son modestos,
inteligentes, y para esa noche
preparan varios atrayentes MI
meros,
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
Maestros cubanos

MGeStTOS cUbdnOS
Francisco Garcia, ell amable
presidente del Circulo Cubano,
tiene la gentileza de i~nvitarnns
para una reception que ell do
mingO 9 Sc celebrara, en- ell pre-
cioso edificio de la Gale Gator
ce, en- honor de 300 maestros Gu
banos que vendran de vista a
Tampa.
Viaja con los maestrOs, segdn
tenemos entendido, el s~ecretario
de Education de Cuba.
A las ocho de la noche.
Agradecemos la ~cortesia.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
LdRdeird

Ldndeird
Embarcara hoy para Wash
ington, New York Y San Fran
cisco, California, ell estimadO IN
dustrial Celestino Landeira, due
no que era del restaurant LAS
Novedades."
Pasar en- Washington varios
dias Y seguira despu6s viaje a
New York y San Francisco, don
de visitara las dos exposiciones.
On feliz viaje lie deseamos al
apreciado amigo.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05

EnfermO
Esta enfermo de cuidado ell
Sr. Basilio Villar, jefe de una
antigua y conocida familia de
Tampa.
Su esposa e hijos lie asisten
con ell mayor cuidadO.
Son nuestros mejores deseos
porque recobre la salud.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05

CuOdret m
La Seccion de Recreo del c.
Cubano anuncia su Cabaret PR
vado, a la luz de la luna, para Ell
dia Is de julio.
Tocaran dos orquestas y la me
sa, con cuatro sillas, costara Gin
co pesos.
Para los aesthetics prepare la
Secci6n unos modestos y boni-
tos regalos.
La gaceta., 1939-07-05
6 BELLTSIMAS PLEAS =
PLATA RIGA, LUSTROSA,
10 QUE listed sIEMPRE HA OEsEAro

Plata para la mesa. So. LC que las mu'
jeres quierel y desean. Plata para Ia me"
50, ell ideal, cubiertos hcShos por la famo-
- WIN. A. ROGERS SuVERWARE.
Gina gran notieia tenemos que dar a
nuestraO !%ect0ras.
La Gacsta, por medic de Ia cooperation
de la Oneida, Ltd, fabricante de la Plata
de Mesa VIM. A. Rogers, hace possible Ia
4dquisici6n de estos rubiertOs a sps hume
roses ~lectores. listed puede teneF 10 que
otras sehoras y sehoritas tienen.
CALIDAD - DURACIoN DE POR VIDA
EH duS) c~reerlO, pero la Tealidad esta
aQui-plata de mesa a tan bajo precio. La
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial WriteR.

NEW YORK, June 8.-Onlv
gentle push was necessary to tilt
leading stocks downward in today's
market.
Alter some opening hesitancv.
prices backed away fractions to
around point. Feeble support came
in at the last and extreme losses
were reduced in many cases. A
handful of issues managed to
emerge with modest advances.
The ticker tape was droWsv
throughout and transfers for the
five hours approximated only 100000
shares.
There was nothing particularly
dlsheartening in the DAYS news
budget. In fact, mildly optomistic
spots could be discerned on the
business horizon.
Traders; however, especially those
who follow the charts. seemed to
have discovered the list had entered
"resistance' area after its recent
slow upturn. These, holding the
theory a more than ordinary
"N4i'lu'uo "OuIu De euulIeQ 10 geL
things going on the upside again,
apparently shifted to neutral ter
rltory to await signs of the next
move.
At that, recovery proponents de-
rived a little cheer from the obvious
lack OF real liquidation. But the
investment buying in the blue
chips Of Yesterday died down to a
mere trickle today and was hardly
sufficient to exert any prime in.
fluence on quotations generally.
Prominent stocks in arrears the
greater part of the time-a few we're
given belated support-were U. s.
Steel, Bethlehem. Chrysler. J. I.
Case, Douglas Aircraft. Sears-Roe-
buck, North American. Westing-
house. OWens-I Illinois, Santa Fe and
Standard Oil of NJ.
Registering modest improvement
were Hall Printing, Du Pont and
Union Carbide.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press,


CHICAGO. June 8.-Wheat prices
advanced about So of a cent early
today, then dropped full cent and
rallied before the close to levels
very little, if any, different from
yesterdays final quotations.
The unsettled trade reflected trade
uncertainty concerning values pend
ing release of the official crop report
tomorrow. There were reports from
the Southwest of harvest of low
protein wheat and a very noticeable
disposition to store new grain pos
slbly for negotiation of loans. Hedg-
ing and spreading weakened July
contracts, with marketings of both
new and old wheat larger. Private
reports from South Dakota indicated
crop prospects in many districts
were the best in years.
Wheat closed unchanged to s.
lower compared with yesterdays
finish: July, 753s-i.; September.
75'4-'s. Corn unchanged to 3
higher, July, 51-51ls; September,
52i@. Oats, 7s5s up.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Robinson-PotmonA Act
Is Attacked in Court
By the Associated Press,

bS tHe associated PreSS.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.-Con-
stitutionality of part of the Robin
son-Patman Act prohibiting price
determinations by chain stores and
others in the purchase of merch-
andise, was attacked in the Federal
Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday
by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Co.
The case came up for argument on
motion to set aside a cease and
desist" order of the Federal Trade
Commission.
The commission held that the
company tried to circumvent the
law against sellers refunding any
part of the price paid to them for
their goods in the guise of brokerage
fees by making contracts for prices
which would be net if brokerage was
paid, and of obtaining the advant-
ages by quantity discounts.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
CongoIeum Noirn Earns
Over Dividend Needs
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8.-Congoleum
Nairn, Inc, more than earned its
six months dividend requirements
in the first five months of this year,
E. w. Hawkes., president, told stock
holders at the annual meeting yes
terday.
The company is in position to
substantially benefit from improved
general business conditions" Mr..
Hawkes. said.
Inventory condition is we'll in
hand and very much reduced from
a year ago. The company's position
on raw materials is favorable as re-
lated to present market prices and
its inventory has been maintained
with due regard to the possibility
of interference on account of war;"
he added
The company, manufacturers of
floor coverings, has plants and sales
Offices throughout the country.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Bank Of England

LONDON, June 8 (P.-Bank of
England statement as of June 7
Tin thousands of pounds:
Circulation. 499, 9,37l; decrease, 1,4O4
Bullion, 226.747; increase. %.
Reserves. 28,376; increase. l,433.
Public deposits, 18,40l; decrease
1899.
Private deposits, 136,726; increase
1880.
Government securities, l4,l76; de-
crease, 4,790.
Other securities, 30,407; increase,
694.
Ratio of reserve to liabilities. 1872
per cent compared with ITO last
week.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Odd-Lot Deuiinos

The Securities Commission re-
ported yesterday these transactions
by customers with odd-lot dealers
or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for June 6: 2,481
purchases involving 66.l44 shares;
1904 sales involving 89.70O shares,
including 142 short order sales COW
ering 2,911 shares.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Application Is Filed

RICHMOND, Va, June 8 (P.-
The State Corporation Commission
received and ordered filed yesterday
an application of the Central Vir-
ginia Electric Cooperative for ap-
proval of the issuance of additional
secured notes in the amount of
$212 900.
After investigation the commits
sion will act on the application on
or before June 20.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Baltimore Transit Co.
To Pay Interest on Bonds

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 8-Interest at
the rate Of 1la per cent on the
series A 4 per cent debentures and
at the rate of 17s per cent on the
series A S per cent debentures has
been declared by the board of direc-
tors of the Baltimore Transit Co.
1t is payable on July to holders of
record on June IL.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Bennion Heads
| Edison Electric
| Institute
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. June S.-H. S.
Bennion, assistant managing direc-
tor and vice president of the Ed
ison Electric Institute. yesterday
was named managing director. sue
ceedine Bernard F. Weadock. who
resigned to resume law practice.
Charles w. Kellogg recently re-
signed as chairman of the Engineers
Public Service Co. to accept the first
full-time paid presidency of the in
stitute. His election to the post
for one year at an annual salary of
$4,000 was confirmed by the trus-
tees. The institute reelected the
retiring trustees and other officers.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Seeks Bond Issue
By the Associated Press.

A's Vic fSoOClAtSu FIcSS.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail-
way Co. applied to the Interstate
Commerce Commission today for au-
thority to issue 81 ,438 900 of refund
ing mortgage serial bonds to refund
an equal amount of bonds now out
standing.
The railroad estimated net saw
ings of $936,619 would result from
the refunding operation.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
One Objection Filed
To Pipeline Plan
By the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON. Del. June S.-Re-
ceivers plan for the distribution of
10000 shares Of Panhandle Pipe
line Co. stock in the settlement Of
the receivership of the Missouri
Kansas Pipeline Co. (Mokan) drew
objection from only one interested
party in Chancery Court before
Chancellor w. w. Harrington to-
day.
Former United States Senator
Daniel o. Hastings. counsel for the
Columbia Oil and Gasoline Corp.
objected to the receivers plan and
asked until June Is to file brief.
The plan was presented by Henry
Ridgely, attorney for the receivers.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Winnipeg Prices.
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8-Fair ac-
tivity took place in cotton futures
today. July was firm on mill price
fixing, covering by the trade and
buying by spot houses.
Bombay bought new crop posi-
tions and there was some outside
purchases induced by trade reports
of unfavorable weather and lower
crop forecasts.
Late afternoon prices were 7 high
er for July at 928 and unchanged
to 2 up for other active positions.
Futures closed 2-9 higher.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Time Business Index
Rises Sharply
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8.-Time mag
azine's index of business conditions
designed to report on underlying
factors likely to affect the volume of
business, rose sharply last week to
946 compared with 928 the previous
week and 920 a year ago.
The increase. which was attrib-
uted to an acceleration of spending
in trade centers, marked the fifth
consecutive rise of the index In Is
many weeks.
Evening star., 1939-06-08

Federal procedure in the George
town University Law School. He
was captain in the regular Army
during the World War, serving his
last assignment in the office of the
Judge Advocate General here. He
resigned from the service in 1922.
He is member of the Congression-
al Country Club, the Lawyers Club
and the Barristers Club.
Evening star., 1939-06-08

at a meeting of
bank directors
yesterday after
noon.
He is aSsoci-
ated with Will
liam E. Leahy
with Offices in
t h e Shoreham
Building.
Known as an
q u t h orit Y on
FeOeral prOceQ-
ure." and an au-
thor of a book
on the subject,
Mr.. Hughes is
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Paris Quotations.

PARIS, June 8 (P).-The United
States dollar was quoted 3773 francs
(2.650 cents to the france in fina!
foreign exchange trading today,
compared with the franc at 2651
cents in New York over night. Ex-
change on London. 17674.
In the Bourse, 3 per cent rentes
were 1900; 41as a." 8765; 4l2s,
1887, 156.20.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Engineering Awards
Near Peak Figure
B, the Associated Press.

bt t1It HssOCIdred FTeSs.
NEW YORK. June 8.-Engineer-
ing construction awards for the week
ended Tuesday totaled so464O,OOO.
the fourth highest for any week this
year, Engineering News-Record re-
ported today.
The amount was 112 per cent
greater than the previous week
which included the Memorial Day
holiday and 70 per cent greater than
the corresponding week last year.
Large industrial building volume
lifted private awards 358 per cent
above the week before and 1O2 per
cent over year ago.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Cuba Advances Tax
On All Imports
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department re-
ported yesterday that Cuba had i'm
posed an extra tax of l cent per
package or unit of merchandise i'm
ported into Cuba.
The tax, in addition to the regu-
lar customs duties, is for the bene-
fit of Cubas civil retirement fund.
The measure was passed by the
Cuban Congress over the veto of the
Cuban President, officials said.