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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07
IBAv|ER CHOSEN
 | CHURCH WARDEN
All Souls Episcopal Mem. bers Name FiIley Honor.
 ary Vestryman

The annual meeting of All Souls Episcopal church was held last night, with Harry Bavier being elected senior warden. Chauncey P. Goss was elected junior warden, while Merwin Whitely and Charles Hayward were reelected as clerk and treasurer respectively.
 Homer Filley, retiring vestry- man, was elected an honorary ves- tryman. Other retiring vestrymen are MT. Bavier, and William s. Smith. Newly elected vestrymen are Melvin Freeman, Charles Fulker- son, George Boden and Joseph Schaeffer.
 Rev Thomas Sinclair presided at the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07
TROOP 2S INVITES
 SCOUT OFFICIALS
Special Program Arranged for Friday Evening at
 Hebrew Institute

Friday Evening Sabbath Service" i" commemorating the twenty-ninth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, will be held by Troop 20, of the Hebrew Institute, Friday at 8 o'clock at the Institute.
 Invited guests include Walter H. Deacon, president of the Mattatuck council, B. s. A., David F. Babson, Scout Executive, Henry Donohue, Assistant Scout Executive, Frank Schwartz, Scout Commissioner, AL derman Edward Goldberg, president of the Waterbury Hebrew Institute, Atty. Lawrence J. Matzkin, chair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07
To Name Vice Chairman

Patrick r. Shea, president of the newly organized Waterbury Counci. of Holy Name societies, will preside at a meeting tonight at the parish hall of the Immaculate Conception church in Waterbury, at 8;i6 o. o'clock. The matter of organization will be completed, Three vice. chaiimen will be appointed, also q secretary. and other committees ftmed 10 cerry on the work of the council. All presidents are re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07
OSWALD C. WILLARD
 EDITS NEW VOLUME

March a has been set as the re- lease date for the latest book from tho pen Of Oswald Garrison Willard, famous editor and writer who has c summer home at Watcrtown. The book, based on MT. Viiiards friend. ship with Woodrow Wilson, is called "Fighting Years: Memoirs Of Lib- erai Editor"s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07

man of the Troop committee, Atty Edward TraurIg. and Morris shnp- fro.
 Parents and relatives of the troon have also been Invited. The entire program and services will Dc con ducted by the Scouts in hte troop
 Hyman Helfand is scoutmasteh of the troop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07
IMPORTANT FOLKS
 CONFESS AMBITIONS

Jubllant with the success of her first appearance on the air as guest of June Hynd's Lets Talk It Over" program on NEG, Elaine Sterne Darlington, radio author, is pre- pared to again take to the micro phone as the guest of Cal Tinney on the "If I Had A Chance" broadcast tonight at 10 over WIZ.
 Others on the Tinney program will include comedian Al Pearce, and Jacques Wolff, composer of Water Boy" and Glory Road"
 "This is no mean city; keep Edin- burgh clean" read signs being erect cd in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07
COPIES REJANE

Hats and other costumes worn by Claudette Colbert in Paramount's "ZaZa" were copied from costumes worn by Mime. Rejane, who orig mated the role in Paris in 1898.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07
TESTIMONIAL FOR
 LEO GRANVILLE

A testimonial in the form of a bachelor dinner will be rendered Leo Drainville, popular employe of the Waterbury Button Company, at the Franco-American Hall Thursday evening. MT. Drainville is soon to be married to Miss Julia Fora.
 The committee in charge of ar- arrangements is comprised of Walter J. Martin, George Pranto and Jo- seph LemieuX, editor of the French Canadian Weekly "Le Canadien."
 MT. LemieuX will serve in the ca pacity of Master of Ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07

Akim Tamiroff, who scored his heaviest hit as Napoleon's cannon- eer in "The Buccaneer," will be a Mexican teamster in Cecil B. De Miles next, Union Pacific"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07

waterville, Feb. 7.-The Water vile Athletic club will meet the Naugatuck zeyphrs in basketball game tonight in Naugatuck. We'd nesday night, two games will be played in the Sprague school gym, the feature attraction being @ tilt between the Waterville Athletic club and the Bristol Cobras. A prelimirl- ary game will feature the Water- vile Juniors and North End Jrs.
 Thursday evening at the local gymnasium, the Waterville A. c. will play the Central Y Crescents. The game will be staged between St. Michael's O. Y. O. boys and the lily team of the Central Y. Danc- ing will follow the games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07

Terrence with a score of 122, took high single bowling honors, at the recent matchc of hte Chase Ma chine Shop Bowling league. Com plete scores follow:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07
District Meeting

Mrs. Frank Carney, MT. and Mrs, John Byrnes and MT. and Mrs. Cliff ford Northrop, members of the To- cal American Legion Post and Auxiliary, will attend the district meeting, at the town hall, in Wal lingford, "wednesday evening, ct 8:S0 o'clock,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07
Three Games Booked
 By Waterville Team
Locals Invade Naugatuck Tonight While Bristol Cobras and Crescents Come Here Following Nights
WAT ER WILL E


quested to be present also three members of each society.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07

A regular monthly business meet ing of the Casper s. Davis, Ameri- can Legion Auxiliary, will take place Friday night at Fraternity hall. Mrs Frank Carney, president, will be In charge.
 February is known as American ism Month" for all Auxiliary units, and accordingly, such a program has been planned for Friday night,
 Reports will be made on the re- cent food sale and the card party given by Mrs. Anthony DiBlasi at hor home on Cooke street. Both were very successful. A social will follow the meeting.
 A meeting of the Pride of Weleh Circle, Companions of the Forest will take place tonight at 8 o'clock, at Foresetrs' hall, with Mrs. Joseph McArole, chief companion, in charge,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-06-22
Beste Grocery
Gets New Front

"
Beste's store is having its "face
lifted" this week. the entire front
to be done in white stucco with
chromium trim. Rearrangement of
the display windows will also be a
part of the Improvement.
Outlining with neon and the in
stalation of a neon sign are includ-
ed in the plans for the new work.
The Beste Grocery is one of Ken
newick's most successful enterprises.
having made a steady and substan-
tial growth since its beginning.
Mr.. Beste is one of the towns
oldest businessmen in point of
years Of service, while his son How
ard has had years Of experience in
the grocery line, several years with
the Skaggs chain, both here and in
Canada, where he had charge of a
store. The store is one of the most
attractive and convenient in the
Yakima valley. ...s,..z-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-06-22
State Grange Delegates
Return Last Saturday

BENTON CTTY-Mr. and Mrs
M. w. Roop and John Edward re-
turned Sunday from weeks visit
in Portland with Mrs. Roop's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Apple
man. They also attended the state
grange convention in Vancouver.
Mrs. Carl Montgomery, Ilene and
Ronald and Mrs. Otis Cleary re-
turned Sunday from College Place
where they attended the Seventh
Day Adventist conference and camp
meeting. Tuesday morning Mrs
Montgomery left for Charleston to
attend the three day encampment
of the Youth Temperance Council
I. NJ. Hartman and j. Harold
Stringer left Monday for Tacoma
to attend Masonic grand lodge in
session Tuesday Wednesday and
Thursday. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Knowles were
Saturday and Sunday guests at the
Clyde .Conley home in Selah and
the F.. M Elkin home at. Yakima
and Sunday the group picnicked on
the American river. -.
Lawrence Kendall left Sunday fol
the j. I. Hill ranch in Horse Heav-
en- to work during the wheat har-
vest. -. -. =. ~
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Girl Scouts Plan Trip
To TOllgate in July

HIGHL.ANDS-The Highland Girl
Scouts held their meeting Wednes-
day evening in the Kennewick park
with Ella Mae Liebel as leader. Fur
ther plans were made by the girls
for an outing to be taken sometime
in July at Tollgate Mrs. Ted Wat
kins and Mrs. Reymore were guests.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lampson
left Tuesday for Yakima to visit
Mrs. Lampson's father, Mr.. Tuttle,
who is seriously i'll in the hospi-
tai. ~ -. T.
Mr.. and Mrs c. r. Jungstrum
and son, Baby John, were week lend
guests at the home of Mrs. jung
strum's parents, Mr.. and Mrs E. j.
Brand. E 81 sI55 -
Mr.. and Mrs Metropolis and
daughter, Eula of La. Grande were
weekend guests at the home of
Mrs. Metropulus' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Curtis.
Mrs W. FELTON, accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn FELTON, and
family to Seattle Sunday, where
they are 3. visiting relatives this
week. -. s55szsi :,
I II. G. Decker, Leroy Decker, P. F.
Mueller and son, Jimmy, of Pasco.
left Wednesday on fishing trip to
Fishtrap. 4 so I.%z%S
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brockelman
lof Yakima were callers Sunday aft
ernoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Pasche and family. se.E
Mrs. c. Medically and Mrs. Woods
of Paterson were Saturday, evening
dinner guests at the home Of Mrs.
E. G. Lape. ~ S.sfia.a3 e.:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle McCallum
and children, Bruce and Ellen of
Yakima were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lape
and family.
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Visit on Way Home
From New York Fair

EAST KENNEWICK = Mr.. and
Mrs. George Post Of Santa Anna,
California, who were returning
home from a trip to the New York
Worlds Fair and Washington DC,
called at the J. 8. Kennett home on
Monday. Mrs. Post was school
mate Of Mrs. Kennett and Miss
Cooper. who Is visiting Mrs. Ken
nett.
Mr.. and Mrs. F lloyd Emerson had
as guests the last two weeks old
friends in South Dakota, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rem LETTERS Of Yakima and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Chistrom
and family Of Gold Bar.
Mrs. Lee Lampson shipped the
first car Of yellow transparents to
Denver, Colorado Sunday.
Miss Fay Rupp and Miles Erick.
son Of Medical Lake, spent Sunday
at the g. A. Rupp home.
Mrs. J. G. Swayze returned home
Sunday from Vancouver, where she
attended the state grange conven-
ton.
The All club members, who at
tended the club camp at Pullman,
returned home Friday all enthused
with their trip.
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Mrs. Johnston Entertains
Benton Bridge Club

S BENTON CITY = Mrs. Robert
Johanson was hostess Tuesday aft
ernoon to members of the bridge
club. High score was held by Mrs.
NJ. W. Roop and second high by
Mrs. w. j. Waldron. Guests of the
club were Mrs. w. E. Fillmore, Mrs.
Roy Hensen and Mrs. w. A. Buck
ingham of Camas. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs w. c. Muldrow.
G. E.. johnson left Monday aft
err ten day visit here at the home
of his son, A. F.. Johnson Mr.. john
son spent Tuesday with friends in
Spokane before continuing to his
home at Hampton, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Davis and
family have moved to the ranch
owned by E. J. Sanders, known as
the F. G.. Church place. .ss-se.. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Grant, daugh-
ter Wanda and son George Harold
of Fort Worth, Texas came Monday
to visit Grants brother, Forrest
Grant and family at klona. Forrest
Grant jr. who accompanied the
body of his mother to Fort Worth
for burial in March returned with
them and, will remain here. 49,
Chester Goudie returned Tuesday
to his work at the A. E. Scott ranch
after being called to Kennewick last
week by the illness of Mrs. Goudie.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Sanders, Mrs.
Fred King and Paul Lalka were
Spokane business visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ted Kendall are the
parents of q, daughter born Tuesday
at the Pruden hospital in Prosser.
Mrs. Kendall,s mother, Mrs. M. C..
Caraway of Kellogg, Idaho arrived
Tuesday to care for the two small
Kendall girls while their mother is
in the hospital.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-06-22
Court of Honor
Advances Scouts

The local council Of the Blue
Mountain Council, Boy Scouts OF
America. held their midsummer
Court of Honor Tuesday evening in
the Odd Fellows hall. Scout execu-
tive o. E. Hoover of Walla Walla
just returned from a visit to the
San Francisco Worlds Fair, gave a
very interesting talk on what he
thot were some of the highlights
Mr.. Hoover also discussed the sum-
mer camp program for scouts. The
council has decided to establish q
permanent camp at Wallowa Lake
to extend for a period of four weeks.
Scouts may come to camp for one
or all of these four weeks. From the
point of view of scouting this loca-
ton offers everything to be desired
in the way of camping. Further in
formation on this subject may be
had from Scoutmasters Joe Russell
and Alvin Vinson.
Sam Foraker acted. as chairman
of the Court of Honor and, F. B.
Mason as secretary. The following
scouts were advanced in frank: Ches-
ter Dague to first class; Eddie Mes
kimen to star; Billy Boutelle to
star and Richard Foraker to life.
The following merit badges were
awarded: Eddie Meskimen, animal
industry, carpentry, machinery;
Richard Foraker, animal industry,
athletics. first aid, public health:
John Vibber, automobiling, chemis-
try, first aid to animals; Don Lar
kin, bird stury. cooking, handi-
craft and swimming.
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Former Postmaster Dies
at San Francisco

Funeral services for Gordon Q.
Moores, who gained wide fame In
football and track competition
while team captain In both those
major sports at the University OF
Oregon several years ago. were held
Tuesday in Salem. Mr.. Moores died
in San Francisco, where he had
been living for the last few years.
He was native Oregon son, Of
pioneer parentage. After gradua-
ton from the state university Mr..
Moores operated an alfalfa ranch
near Kennewick, and served Ben
ton county In the Washington leg
islature. He served as postmaster at
Kennewick.
He Is survived by a son, william
Moores Of Portland; a sister, Mrs.
Albert s. Wells of Salem, and two
brothers, Merrill B. Moores and
Chester A. Moores Of Portland.
The above notice was recently
published in Portland paper.
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Residents ess1 for Three
Months Leave for h..
FINLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. w,.
family. who have spent ,ss M
three months in Finley ,ss ,e :, paS
DAY for their home in oklsS . No.
George Reidell Of wal,a o =.
Wis his parents. Mr.. ana S I.
Ed Ringuette al the pin a,a Nh
Tuesday. ey slcA
MIR. and Mrs. Sanders ava
visited in Astoria, Oregon las, 'sal
Mr.. and Mrs. Doc Cora ora Wee
Richland visited Tuesday us.s ! y
II. II. Bowers family. "'a u
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy wil.n.
Yakima were suncay visitors : y
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walk s y
Nudge and Donald SHERRY -,
wednesday for a weeks, AZ, ssa o
Walla Walla. 4 d
Mrs. II. II. Bowers Is v,,,,,
son in Portland the past few aa
Mrs. Ben Duffy Of San prsa asA
and Mr.. and Mrs. Enple p.s.s so
and daughter visited at the sA ss&
Erickson home last weee ,o'V
Duffy left for her home M. aa
and Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Erickson ~
for Benge, Oregon. 3'I
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East Kennewick Man
to Attend Conyer,;,,

EAST KENNEW1cK-F. 8 A.
Clure left Monday for Indian., ~
Indiana, where he viii attend ~, ~
Townsend convention. w
Members Of the Fourth pr,...
club remember the annual nl..,'
with pot luck dinner at noon n d.
city park Friday, June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith q, n.
koa arrived Sunday TO visit NJ,
Meredith's father, Ward Mon,n.,
Mrs. Cormac Thompson, who ! !.
house guest at the home Of her n,,.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. EIrhu
was a dinner guest OF Miss AIN
Altrogge Sunday.
william Howard, Mr.. and Nm
Clifford Nichols and children v,r
at Kahlotus Lake fishing SUNDAY
Mrs. Charles Shelter and sn
visited Monday at the Carl Wan
home.
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SIMSEN-BROWN

Miss Louise Simsen, youngest
daughter Of Mrs. Bertha Simsen OF
the Highlands was united in mar
riage last Thursday morning at 10
o'clock to Murray Brown OF Yak
lima. ..s.
The living room at the brides
mothers home was the scene OF the
nuptial event, which had a back
ground OF floral beauty, consisting
Of roses and larkspur.
Rev. M. c. Kauth OF the Beth
lehem, Lutheran church officiated
The bride, who was given in mar
rage by her brother. Art Simsen
chose for her gown, white silk net
over white taffeta and carried a
bouquet Of white sweet peas and
pink rose buds. Miss Mildred Lund
of Yakima, school mate OF the
bride. was maid Of honor and wore
dress OF net. over lime green
taffeta, with an orchid corsage. DR..
o. @. Chisholm or Yakima acted
as best man. Mrs. r. Glen OF
iPasco. accompanied by Mrs. L. r.
Leroux, at the piano. sang 5"Oh
Promise Me" and AT Dawning."
After the ceremony a wedding
breakfast including a beautiful
three tier wedding cake in pink and
white, with miniature bride and
groom, was served to the wedding
party and immediate relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. Art Simsen and son Cal
win, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Mclean
and children. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Wenzlaff, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gravenslund and the brides mo-
ther, Mrs. Bertha Simsen. 80
Mrs. Brown is graduate OF the
Kennewick high school, entering
Whitman College with a scholar
ship, where she studied two years
Of music and was affiliated with
the Phi Mu Sorority. She later
graduated from the Ellensburg nor
NAL, then taught two years in the
Pasco schools before going to the
University Of California, where she
took post graduate course, fol-
lowed by two years teaching. The
past ten years she has been assoc
lated with the teaching staff OF
the Yakima schools. She is also
member Of the Capella chorus
in that same city.
Mr.. Brown is owner OF the
Browns Pharmacy in Yakima.
The young couple left for Sc
attic, the bride attired in a navy
blue silk crepe ensemble suit, where
they took bridal suite on the boat
Catalina" which sailed Friday for
Alaska.
Much to their surprise and pleas
ure they were greeted on the boat
by a group OF friends. who gave
them "ricing party" and present.
ed the bride with beautiful bou-
quet Of sweet peas and roses.
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Many Out-of-Town
Guests Entertained

Beaver. and family Of Seattle, Geo
Farquar Of Quilicene, Washington,
Miss Grace Dorton of Pasco, Mr..
and Mrs. Al Hedstrom and son,
Curtis. of Walla Walla, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim johnson of the Yaki-
ma state game farm and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob Farquhar Of Kennewick
were Sunday dinner guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Witham Sunday.
Mrs. Beaver and Mrs. witham are
sisters. The Seattle guests left
Monday to visit in Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Nickols and
children, Vida and Clifford IT,,
Mrs. Fred Falque and Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Potts were Walla Walla visit
ors Thursday.
Lawrence Laning OF Juniper
visited over the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. tanning.
Barbara Perkins and Eldora Nc
Allister returned Friday from
spending the week in Pullman at
the Al club camp.
Mrs. HattiS Erickson visited I'm
Walla Walla and Huntsville Friday.
Mrs. Frank Smeltzer is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. Isa Estes Of Yakima and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Preston and
sons Of Kennewick visited at the
Ernest Sherry home Sunday.
vern Young, who has spent the
past three weeks visiting In Corn
ipia, returned to his home Monday.
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Last Call

Cars bearing red stickers from
the state inspection department
must be in by the first Of next week,
Tony Chapman informs us. AL
cars in Benton and Franklin coun-
ties not bearing the golden OK tan
must travel to Walla Walla unless
they are passed this week. Illegal
cars will be picked up and the op-
orators viii be served with . fine,
he warns.
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Former Residents Visit
at the Ashby Home

HOVER-Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Meredith and family of Tekoa Wis
tied Sunday at the Minnie Ashby
home The Merediths were former
residents here. -E's5.z r -,..5 -'-5 =
Robert Mccoy of Dryden spent
the weekend at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. r. Richardson
and grandson, Donald Richardson
Of Spokane visited their neice, Mrs.
Carl Evans Monday. The Richard
sons were enroute to the San Fran
cisco exposition. &C =
Mrs. Jewell Slaybaugh of Yelle-
pit and Mrs. Harry Higley of Ken
newick entertained with a dinner
at the Higley home on Fathers
Day. Guests included their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Meyer Of
the Highlands. Lorraine and Earl
Taylor Of Naches and the Higley
aid Slaybaugh families.
Aaron McCarty went to Starkey,
Idaho Saturday to bring Mrs. Nc
Carly and daughter, Betty, home,
who have spent the past week there
visiting Mrs. McCarty's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Cochran, Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Gilmore and Mrs.
Minnie Asflby were guests at the
A. Gilmore home in Finley a week
ago Sunday.
Lloyd Slaybaugh went to Portland
Monday, where he will receive
treatment at the railroad hospital.
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The Weather

The past week has been another
In the cool spring, excellent for the
wheat growers at least, and not too
bad Tor other crops, Seven hum
dredths Of an inch Of rain fell with
the maximum and minimum tenn
peratures together with those Of
last year as follows:
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Iahti re-
turned home saturday from their
wedding trip and are now at home
to their many friends at the H.
Paulsen home on the River Road.
Polly Marsh&of Cheney was a
Wednesday, evening dinner guest
at the w. s.. Green home. @
Evening star., 1939-01-25
u. 5. Exports Exceed
Imports in 1888
By$1,133,567,000
Food Product Shipments
Mainly Responsible
For Rise
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department an
nounced today American business
men sold $1,133, ,567 900 more goods
abroad than they bought from for
eign sources in 1898.
Merchandise exports totaled S.
094 ,095. 900 and imports 81 800 ,528, 900
In 1887 exports of 3,349, 167 900 were
only $265, ,499, 900 in excess of i'm
ports.
The department said the great
rise in the country's export excess
came primarily from larger ship
ments of food products, although
shipment of airplanes, metal ma
chinery and other armament prod
ucts also increased.
Although the export total was
per cent less than in 1887, the de-
partment said the decline in dollar
value of shipments was due entirely
to lower prices and asserted that
the physical volume of shipments
was approximately the same as in
the previous year.
Inc 50 per cent decline IN imports
was spread over virtually every type
of merchandise, including farm
products and other raw materials.
In 1887 large quantities of grain and
corn were imported because of the
drought in the previous year
Every type of agricultural COM
modify was sold abroad in larger
quantity in 1888 than in 1887 except
raw cotton, purchases of which were
curtailed last year by Japan, here
tofore one of the principal foreign
customers.