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o. On what islands were the scenes of "The Man of Aran" laid?
 A. The Aran Islands, known also as South Aran, off the coast of Ire- land. They are named Inishmore or Great Island; Inishmaan or Middle Island, and Inishiar or East ern Island.
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By FREDERICK M KERBY '

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@. How many signers of the United States Constitution were Masons?
 A. Twenty.
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@. When was the University of Mexico in Mexico City founded?
 A. In 1853, by the fcoman Catholic church.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
An-1ime Record Forecast
In Aircraft Production
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Aircraft
production Is estimated at more than
500 100000 for the final six months
OF 1899 by Poor's Industry and In
vestment Surveys, as against about
$50 900 900 for the first half. Total
1899 production, accordingly, may
run 81 per cent larger than last
years volume. Moreover, a new all
time record will be established in
1910.
Deliveries of airplanes ordered by
foreign customers will constitute the
greatest proportion OF output Tor
the remainder Of 1882" states Poors
survey. These will be supplemented
by shipments of Army and Navy
planes ordered during the closing
months OF the United States Gov
ernment's 1899 fiscal year in accord
ance with the national defense pro-
gram. Production OF planes con-
tracted for under the fiscal 1910
supplemental War Department Act
will begin later this year and will
keep the industry busy for the ma
jor portion of 1910.
"Ref1ecting receipt of both do
mestic and foreign orders, the In
dustry's backlog of uncompleted
business is substantially ahead OF
last years sale. This relationship Is
shown for nine leading manufac-
turing concerns in the following ia
BILE, in which figures are strictly
estimates:
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Last-Minute BUYING
Aids Stock Market
To Regain lis Feet
Leading Issues Goin
A Point or More, but
Trading Is Light
BY FREDERICK GARDNER.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Quiet last
minute buying support put a waver-
Ing stock market back on its feet
today and leading issues finished
with gains running to point or So
The list tried half-hearted rally
at the start, then backed away.
Small gains and losses were fairly
well divided until the tail end OF
the proceedings, when steels, mo-
tors, rails and specialties led an up
ward reversal.
Boardrooms were all but deserted
duplicating the recent summer
Saturday pattern. Only 10000
shares changed hands in the first
hour. Volume picked up a bit at
the last and the two-hour volume
amounted to 257,880 shares, against
236,980 a week ago. The six-day
turnover, however, was around L.
600, 900 shares less than in the pre-
ceding week.
Stock Average Rises.
The Associated Press average OF
60 stocks was up 4 Of point at
483, but on the week suffered a net
loss Of 1.3 points.
Early speculative indifference was
attributed partly to the desire OF
the few traders who appeared to
keep in neutral territory pending
conclusion of the Italian-German
conferences in which Hitler today
was participant.
At the same time, belated recog-
milton was given to the brighten
ing business horizon at home. Slim
ulating the closing furry was an
nouncement the steel mill operating
rate at Pittsburgh would jump 80
points to $50 per cent of capacity
next week, best rate since October,
1887. At Chicago operations were
scheduled to begin at a new peak
for the current year.
Improved prospects for the mo-
tor makers, sustained traffic gains
for the railways, mounting merchan-
dising demand and expanding sales
activities in other lines helped get
the market back on the ascending
route.
Prominent In Advance.
Prominent on the advance were
United States Steel, Bethlehem,
Chrysler, General Motors, Goodrich,
Montgomery Ward, Santa Fe,
Southern Pacific, Pennsylvania,
American Telephone. Brooklyn
Union Gas, Anaconda, Westing-
house, Du Pont, Loft, Continental
Can and Celanese.
Suspension of the international
banking firm of Mendelssohn & Co.
at Amsterdam, which was blamed
for most Of yesterdays selling, was
believed to have faded as a market
influence. Markets abroad were
closed and Paris will not reopen un-
til Wednesday.
A trif1e higher in the curb were
Electric Bond & Share, Fisk Rub
ber, Humble Oil and Lockheed.
Turnover of $4,000 shares, smallest
in more than a month, compared
with $4,000 a week ago.
Fears Of new August "crisis"
abroad, with Danzig a focal point,
kept the stock list subdued during
the greater part of the week. The
market had its worst day Thursday
as thoughts arose of a possible ex-
plosion that could be touched of
next day by Nazi Leader Forster at
Danzig. Prices steadied Friday when
the address proved to be much mild
er than expected. The Amsterdam
financial deyelopment. however
nipped an early rally in the bud.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Gas Utility Revenues
Increase for First Half
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Domestic
customers served by manufactured
and natural gas utilities totaled
16, ,154 100 on June 80, an increase
Of BIT 400 over the number reported
on the same date year ago, it was
announced today by Paul Ryan,
chief statistician of the American
Gas Association.
Revenues of manufactured and
natural gas utilities aggregated
$444541 100 for the first six months
of 1899. This was an increase of
So per cent from the corresponding
period of 1888.
Revenues from industrial and COM
mercial users increased 8.3 per cent,
while revenues from domestic Gus
toners gained AZ per cent.
Manufactured gas industry reve-
nues totaled $190,849 900 for the first
six months, an increase of 2.6 per
cent from year ago. Revenues
from industrial users of manufac-
tured gas increased 1O9 per cent.
while commercial revenues gained
is per cent. Revenues from do
mestic uses. such as cooking, water
heating. refrigeration, ETC., were sub
stantially unchanged from the cor
responding period of 1898.
Revenues of the natural gas in
dustry for the first six months
amounted to $253 ,692 100, a gain of
8.3 per cent from year ago. Reve-
nueS from industrial uses increased
112 per cent, while revenues from
domestic uses increased 7.3 per cent.
The quantity Of natural gas used
in generating electric power during
the six months ending June 30,
amounted to 87,002 100000 cubic
feet. This represented an increase
of 1873 per cent from the correspond
ing period of 1888.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Crude Petroleum Stocks
Increase During Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Mines reported yes
terday stocks of domestic and for
eign crude petroleum at the close
of the week ended August S totaled
268 1892 900 barrels, net increase
of 469, 900 barrels compared with the
previous week. Stocks of domestic
oil increased 257 900 barrels for the
week and foreign crude increased
$4,000 barrels.
Daily average production for the
week was 100000 barrels or an
increase Of $4,000 barrels compared
with the previous weeks level. Runs
to stills averaged 3,445, 900 barrels
daily, compared with $3.50. 900 bar
rels for the preceding week. Daily
average imports were 10000 bar
rels.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

the side of advance than of decline.
Food store sales in the final half
OF 1889 promise to be only mod
erately better than those during
the corresponding period of 1898,
this more reflective of the intense
competition as between merchandise
ing types-which will keep prices
loW-than because of any under
lying change in the growing demand
on purely quantitative basis.
Looking at the outlook for auto
mobiles, sales of new cars during
the final half of the year will prob
ably exceed by 20 per cent or more
the total for the last six months of
1888. And even used cars should
enjoy a substantial improvement in
sales, while gasoline and oil will con-
tlnue to break all previous records.
IT to all this we add the relatively
even conditions in local manufac-
turing, and more especially the
slightly rising trend that appears
probable for the final half of 1899.
the basis for continued local general
business improvement is all but
complete.
New 1899 Records Seen.
And yet there are numerous other
general measures which should at
least be mentioned as further point
ing to the fullness of an excellent
final half year. These include bank
debts, postal receipts, newspaper
advertising, for which the indicated
improvement for the final half of
1889 ranges from S to 10 per cent.
Consumption of electric power is
on the way to making another new
peak, while new telephone stations
and originating calls in the final six
months doubtless will best any pre-
vlous similar period. All this, with
out disturbing the thrift habits of
the people, which will continue to
manifest themselves in mounting
savings deposits, purchases of life
insurance and investments in build
Ing and loan associations.
The hotel business, too, Is on the
way to enjoying one of the best half
year periods in history, all indica-
tions pointing to total room sales at
least per cent better than in the
like 1888 period. this as much due
to likely continuation of improving
business tendencies nationally as to
any other cause.
Whatever the measure, the out
look for washington over the bal
ance OF 1889 is clear, and bright.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Cottonseed Crush Drops
From Previous Year
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported yes
terday cottonseed crushed in the
cotton year ended July 81 totaled
4,47o,611 tons, compared with $685.
733 tons the previous year, and
cottonseed on hand at mills July
81 totaled 1880 tons, compared
with 337,118 a year ago.
Cottonseed products manufactured
during the year and on hand July
81 included:
Crude oil produced, laos, ,188. .525
pounds. compared with 1851 485, ,735
the previous year, and on hand, 73,-
3o2,9l3 pounds, compared with 49,
833,7l7 year ago.
Refined oil produced, 1925, ,785 ,8O9
pounds, compared with 1,753, 1863 1888,
and on hand, 558,854, ,7O2 pounds,
compared with 487 ,952.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
South Dakota Plans
Rurol Debt Refundino
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia plan for
the voluntary refunding of the
rural credit debt of the State of
South Dakota, which now totals
$36 1863 900, has been submitted to
the Rural Credit Board at Pierre.
s. Oak, by Millard G. Scott, di-
rector of the board, together with
recommendation for its adoption.
Gov. Harlan J. Bushfield, who is
also chairman of the Rural Credit
Board, Is submitting the plan to
the State Supreme Court for an
opinion as to its legality, following
which the board will meet for fur
ther consideration Of the plan.
Lehman Bros. of New York and
Chicago will act as refunding agents
for the State when the plan u
adopted.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
10-Year Record SET
In June Loans 10
Home Owners
TotoI Of $94,154,000
Placed During Month
By Associations
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Savings,
building and loan associations in
June topped all previous monthly
records in the past decade with loans
of $94, $4,000 to home owners, the
United States Building and Loan
League reported today.
This banner month brought the
total for the first half of the year up
to $453 955 900, gain of 16 per cent
over the same period in 1898, the re-
port showed.
Each month Of the first six of this
year has seen an increase in loan
volume over the preceding month.
The rise from May to June was ST.
per cent. This was described as
considerably larger than the rise be-
tween these two months in the pre-
vious three years.
Available Funds Increase.
Clarence T. Rice of Kansas City,
president of the league, credited the
upward trend to the rising volume
Of home building and to the in
creasing amounts Of available funds
in savings and loan associations due
to their current popularity as a
channel for savings and invest
ment.
Mr.. Rice pointed out that the
second quarter of 1899 showed an
increasing momentum of savings
and loan association activity.
Loans for the building of new
homes in June, 1899, represented
31.8 per cent, or $29 9,919,OOO, larger
proportion of the loan program than
in any other month yet recorded
since the depression, the report
showed. For the first six months of
1899 a total of $133, ,672 900 went for
new construction.
Home Purchase Loans.
Home purchase loans were again
the biggest item In both the June
report and the six-month report.
Loans for this purpose were $32 ,228,
600 in June and for six month, $154,-
TAG, 900.
Loans Of $5,802 900 were made in
June for repair and modernization
and for the six-month period, s28,-
038,000. In June the amount loaned
for refinancing was $17,123,OOO, and
in the six-month period, $87, 1865 900.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Transit Revenues Show
SIiqht Increase in Week
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Revenues
for the transit industry for the week
ending August S, 1899, based on tele-
graphic reports received from a rep
resentative group of transit oper-
ating companies, showed a slight in
crease from last year. Transit Jour-
nails revenue indicator stands at
102.30. which represents a gain of
23O per cent from the correspond
ing week in 1898.
For the week ending July 20, 1899,
the indicator was 103.54.
The latest indicator figure is
slightly lower than for the preceding
week. While most sections of the
country continued to show gains, the
gains were all slightly smaller for
the past week.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Electrical Business
Continues to Advance
Special Dispatch to The Star.

0VeCl6I 0ISpdtCH 70 Ne 6CHI.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12-Electrical
business continues to show improve
ment, with manufacturers reporting
increased earnings, according to re-
ports from the field to Electrical
World. The general tone of the elec-
trio market is encouraging.
Power production shows signs of
further expansion, which may neces-
state additional capacity for the
utilities. Appliance sales continue
upward.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Building Permits Total
$943, ,780 in Baltimore
Special Dispatch to The Star,

BpeCINI DISpHCCn 20 The SUIT.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 12.-Building
permits issued in Baltimore during
July called for work to cost $94S,-
780. This is a decrease of 6.74 per
cent from the total for July of
last year. Work for which permits
were issued during the first seven
months of this year will cost ST.
1853 3,908, or $740,417 below the total
for the corresponding period of 1888.
Dwelling permits issued in July
totaled 116 calling for structures to
cost $415,965. During the first seven
months the permits for home con-
struction were 1,2l0 and the total
cost Of the buildings was placed at
e4,28o,l35.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

against Cne Pc
riod in 1898, all
others reported
increases rang
ing from less
than l per cent
up to % per
cent. The re-
sultant average
was TT per cent
gain.
This was gen.
orally in line
with retail sales
throughout the
country, where
the department
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Illinois Central Cuts
Round-Trip Fares
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug 1.-THE ILL.,
nols Central Railroad announced
today first-class round trip fares
would be cut one-quarter cent to
IA cents mile in the Southeastern
district, effective September l.
The district includes all of the
United States south of the Ohio
River and east of the Mississippi
River.
The rate now is 2H cents in all
other districts,
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Washington Stores
Show TT Pct. Gain
Over Last Year
But Summer SIuckenina
Is Noted in Districts
RetuiI Sales

Retail stores in Washington
showed gain of II per cent in
sales last week over the compar-
able week last year. according to
the Department of Commerce busi-
ness survey.
Although one store reported a
substantial decrease last week, as
Evening star., 1939-08-13
1000 Shares Traded
On Chicago Exchange
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Most stocks
advanced fractionally today in .
very quiet session. Transfers to-
falling 1000 shares were made in IS
issues, Of which % closed higher
than yesterdays finish, II lower and
IL unchanged
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Jersey City Livestock

states Department 81 Agriculture and
MaIkstsl.- ALI classes Of livestock nomi-
neny stsady: none sslAble. Total re.
1.3l0; hess. 1900; shsse. 1,s3o.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
N AN j A OND u MAM j J A S o ND

GAUGES OF WASHINGTON
O.
n
ampEtude
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-The Associated
Press weishted wholesale price index Of
previous day, 64.0 week ago, 6l.36;
month ago. "a 90: year ago. 66. .06.
Range Of recent years:
1899. 1898. 1887. 1e33-3e.
fo1 fssn - - G.Ss ssSs ss.st s9X
(1e3o avs9ass equals 1907
Evening star., 1939-08-13
New York Central.

New York Central system re-
ported net deficit from June opera
tions $29l,875, a decrease of ST.
141,448 from the June, 1898, deficit
OF $2,433, 1923. The railroads net
operating income in June was ST.
456, 1888. an increase of $1,534,l44
over the $922,244 of June, 1898.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Foster Wheeler Corn.

Foster Wheeler Corp, including
English and French subsidiaries, re-
ported for the first half OF the year
a net loss OF sl35, 154, compared with
net profit of s77,214, equal after
preferred dividend requirements to
7 cents share on common stock
in the similar 1898 period. The
company, manufacturers of heavy
machinery, has factories in New
York and New Jersey.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
National Supply Co.

National Supply Co. and subsidi-
aries, manufacturers and supplers
OF oil-field equipment, pumps and
engines, reported consolidated net
loss for the six months ended June
80 OF $547,370 compared with net
profit in the like 1888 period OF ST.
sos ,226, or IS cents a common share.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Interstate Hosiery Mills.

Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc, re-
ported net profit of s113,798 for
the first half of 1899, compared
with net loss OF $94,121 in the first
half of last yer. Mills are in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Vulcan DEFINING Co.

Net profit Of Vulcan Detinning
Co., for the June quarter was placed
at s103.778, equal to $2.49 a COM
mon share, against $54,132, or 95
cents a share, in the second quar-
ter last year. Company reclaims tin
scrap at plants in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

(See STORES, Page BID
Evening star., 1939-08-13
National Container
Six Months Profit
Is $S7,946
Vulcan DEFINING Co.
Reports Quarter Income
OF $103,778
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-NationaI
Container Corp. today reported net
profit for the six months ended
June 80. including companys share
OF afflliates' profits, of $87 ,946, equal
to 26 cents share on common
stock, compared with $54,299, or 16
cents a share, in the first half OF
1888. Plants are in Long Island,
PENNSYLVANIA and Florida.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

This is the last OF series of
four articles on WaShington'S eco
nonlic grO1uth in recent years.
The author, L. Seth Schnitmdn,
is consulting economist Who has
made study OF business condi-
tions in the Capital and the
Metropolitan area. In his final
discussion OF the situation, he in
cludeS some pertinent forecasts.
The Editor.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12-United
States Treasury obligations moved
up today on announcement of the
exchange terms for the Govern
ment's March maturity of 15s per
cent notes.
Gains in the Treasury list near
midday ranged to 21/32 point. The
offer of 12-14-year "a per cent
bonds or 4a4 years l per cent notes
for the s1,378,364,2 200 maturity was
about in line with expectations,
some dealers said.
Scandinavian issues extended the
previous recovery as fears of i'm
mediate extension of the Russian
advance into Finland appeared to
relax. Up / to around were Den
mark 412s and IS, Copenhagen IS
and 4l2s
Domestic corporate issues were
mixed in narrow, quiet market.
Small advances were credited to
Shell Union 21as, Great Northern As,
Commonwealth Edison 3l2s and
Chesapeake g. Ohio 3l2s.
Down fractions were Allegheny 5s
of l949, Firestone Tire 3l2s, Inter-
national Telephone IS and Reming-
ton Rand 414s.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Dec. IL oR.-A drop OF
1-2o of cent in the Belgian currency
today came on the heels of rumors from
Geneva that Russia would turn down
League OF Nation meditation efforts
Major European monies were buoyed a
little yesterday when it appeared for a
time the RuSsian-Finnish quarrel might be
settled by negotiation.
The. pound sterling dropped "a of a cent
and the Canadian dollar lost "a cent in
relation to the dollar but other major
currencies steered a narrow course
Late rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars. others in cents
Britain, cables, o39@I2: 6o-day bills ;s.ss
New York, s73.9a6,,a; Canada. New, York in
mark. 1898; Finland, .95n: France, 2.23
GERMANY 4o25n: benevolent: 1850;
Greece. :72lan: Hungary. 17.6On; Italy
sos; Netherlands. 53 %; Norway, %. -
Portugal, 3.65: Rumania. 13n: Sweden
% 3S2: Switzerland % 43; Argentina (of-
fciah, & &2a?7i Argentina qreel. % 90
Mexico lsson: Japan. 2349; Hong Kong
"a 4;5s: SHANGHAI !.55: Yugoslavia, 2.35n
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in
dicated. Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
| Railroad Fares
Extended for
| Two Months
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today authorized a two-month
extension of the basic ascent rail.
road passenger coach fare in the
East.
The railroads had asked for a
nlne-month extension of the fare,
which had been scheduled to expire
on January "a.
Under the commissions order to-
day the 25 rate will continue to
March "a.
The commission ordered a hear.
Ing January 4, at which Eastern
railroads may offer testimony in be-
half of their plea that the ascent
fare be again extended to Octo-
ber 81.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Apple Demand Loes
In West Virginia
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec. -.
The management of one of the
large cold-storage plants in this
area, located here, said today there
was less-than-usual demand for
apples for the holiday markets.
He estimated the movement to be
two-thirds that of last year at this
stage.
The lessened demand, he said, has
not been centered on any one va
riety, but rather evenly distributed
Yorks, Staymen and Delicious are
in most demand.
He estimated current holdings at
about $4,000 barrels, or about 5000
barrels in excess of the storage vol
ume for the corresponding period
year ago.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Bank Loans Register
100000 Decline
During Week
Decrease Is Second
Recorded in 1O1
Leading Cities

By the Associated Press
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported yesterday that commercial,
industrial and agricultural loans Of
banks in, 101 leading cities declined
100000 to s4,37S, 100000 in the
week ended December 6.
The decline was the second small
one in as many weeks, but in the last
l6 weeks these banks have increased
business loans by s463, 100000.
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and LA
bilities on December 6, together with
changes for the week and with the
same week last year, In millions of
dollars: