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Evening star., 1939-01-12
0verton Fiscal Plan
For D. {. Supported
By Michigan Park
Citizens Association
Votes to Retuin Name
Of Bunker Hill School

The Michigan Park Citizens Asso-
citation last night approved the pro-
posal of Senator Overton that the
lump-sum payment of the Federal
Government to the District be abol-
ished and that the Government fix
its obligation according to the per-
centage of Federally- used land here.
The association voted to retain the
name of Bunker Hill School for the
new 100000 P. w. A. school build
ing now under construction at
Fourteenth street and Michigan
avenue NE. scheduled to be opened
for the next school term commenc-
ing September, 1899.
The association had been request
ed by R. L. Haycock of the Board
of Education to suggest a name for
the new eight-room building, since
the name, Bunker Hill, has. been
deemed unsuitable for the new
building.
The name, Bunker Hill. since it
carried historical connotation, was
satisfactory to the association. Will
liam c. Russell was appointed to
head a committee to attempt to
have the present name retained.
Objection was registered by the
association to the alleged double
taxation system on automobiles,
entailing registration, inspection and
other levies on car owners. The ac-
ton was referred to the Taxation
Committee, headed by Floyd Bush,
for study.
Investigation of official inaction
toward the proper maintenance of
the Turkey Thicket Recreation Cen
ter was asked by the association.
John j. Hurley, president, appointed
a special committee to determine
why the Improvements asked for the
center. including a field house and
athletic equipment, had not been
furnished. Mr. Hurley urged the new
committee to do their best to make
Turkey Thicket a flrst-class place
for recreation.
William Carhart, long a member
of the Executive Committee of the
association and delegate to the Fed
Grafton, rendered his resignation to
Mr.. Hurley. The resignation stated
that Mr.. Carhart had been trans
ferred in service and would be un-
able to be active in association af-
fairs. Mr.. Russell was appointed to
succeed Mr.. Carhart at the Fedora
ton.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Workers Fear link
So u. S. Flag Flies
On Building Nights

Side by side and day and
night the American flag and
the George Washington Uni
versity emblem fly over the
tower of the new $275 900 uni
versity library now under con-
struction-all because of the
unwillingness of the workers to
be "jinxed.
It is a tradition that the
American flag can fly at night
only on the Capitol Building,
but workers on the G. w. prof.
ect felt that unprotected by the
flag, some one might be in
jured.
AS a result, according to
Charles E. Merry, superintend-
ent of buildings at the univer-
sity, the United States Flag
Association was asked for an
opinion and it was found that
apparently there Is no rule
against the procedure.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Congress Turns Quiz Borroge
On Library of Congress
More Than 100 Calls Daily Seek Facts
From Legislative Reference Service

Members of the House and Senate,
who telephone the Library of Con-
gress at the rate of more than 100
times day, smashed all records last
year for besieging that institution
for information.
The Legislative Reference Service
says the number of inquiries for
research material has increased at
the rate of nearly 1000 year since
1885. During 1878 it received
5,79l requests, as compared with
4,792 during 1936-37.
The average Senator makes 20
demands year of the service, which
supplies information on everything
from T. V. A. to tiddleywinks. Back
in 1920 the average Senator only
made 85 requests year The aver
age Representative now seeks en-
lightenment about rs times a year.
compared with 3.5 times in 1920
Lynching was the most popular
subject on which information was
sought, w. S. Gilbert, director of the
service. says During the previous
year the Federal judicial system was
the outstanding subject Of inquiry,
followed by money and credit, with
lynching third.
Carrier Rushes Information.
The bulk of the telephone calls
is received by the reading room.
Through tunnel to the Capitol this
department operates an automatic
carrier which carries neat leather
pouches full of books to members
of Congress at beck and call. AS
soon as Congress is in session the
traffic becomes heavy. During the
six months session of 1887, 1906
telephone calls for books we're re-
ceived. So great was the demand
that it was necessary to make out a
waiting list and 5,062 waiting-list
orders were filled during the year,
261 beins for the same book.
The Legislative Reference Service
is also on call to the White House
for vital information which the
President or his secretaries might
need in an emergency.
"On March g." the service reports,
ut demonstrated its capacity for
prompt action within q given dead
line, in responding to an urgent
call from the White House. In less
than four hours, there was prepared
summary of the main points in
all the Presidents messages during
1897 and 1888, together with brief
statement of the significant points
IN his letters to outstanding congress
Sional leaders"
81 Research Experts.
The 81 research experts of the
service dig up information on any,
thing from the ingredients of pot
likker" to the pedigree of a newly
elected Congressman. Their files
include a current information serv-
ice. which is equipped to supply in
formation on current topics in po-
Itical science and government, his
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Foreign Exchanges

NEW YORK. Jan. 12 NP.-Foreisn cur.
rencies continued fairly stable in terms OF
the dollar today as exchange operators
awaited DEVELOPMENTS in the Chamberlain n
Sterling dipped Il cent while the
French franc gained nl. cent The
euilder lost O1 cent and the belga and
Swiss franc were each unchanged.
Afternoon rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars. others in
cents
Great Britain, 1861: 6O-day bills
4;66Is; Canada, Montreal in New YORK,
99.1212: New York in Montreal, 1O0.S7Ia:
Beleium; 1852; Gzecho;slovakia, 3:43;
2.63a4; Germany. 401O; benevolent. 23.35
travel, 2325: Greece ST: Hungary.
1885: Italy: 526h; Yusoslavia, PA
HsthefaPoSt a5 PoStusa Sa Hor.as Rumana po'ana
Spain unuuoted: Sweden. 24.O4; SWitzer-
land ESQ; Argentina. 31.13n: Brazil
free). 5.9On; Mexico City. 20.1Oa; Japan
21."5 HongkonR 2a.1a: Shanahni l6 Az
Rates in SPOT cables unless otherwise
indicated.
n-Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-01-12

tory and economics; Federal law
section which can turn Immediately
to any legislation ever passed by
Congress and bill digest section,
which keeps an account of proposed
measures for the benefit of Con-
gress.
During the last 12-month period" :"
the service says, "97 Senators out of
a total of SO in Office have called
upon us and 370 out of 439 Repre-
sentativeS.
Members of Congress have come
to rely on the service for suggestions
as to sources as we'll as for substan-
tive replies. Even more significant
is the increasing number of indi-
vidual members who are availing
themselves Of our facilities. The
early reports of the service show
that the number of Senators using
the service rose from 80 in the first
year d915) to 10 in 1919, while
the number of Representatives max
ing inquiries during the same period
increased from SO to ISL.
SolAcAA1uAlI6 q o1OW UuG SUcdOy
growth, these figures rose consis-
tently until in 1893, Senator Fess
declared in the Senate: "A consider
able number of us-during the
present session over half the men,
bers of the House and 80 of the 96
members of the Senate-have used
actively its (the Library's) legisla-
tive reference service which, in alb
stracts, digests and other compila-
tions furnishes data to be considered
in legislation
Wide Range of Requests.
Since that time, however, Con-
gress has displayed an even greater
interest in unearthing factual ma
terial. The nature of the requests
may be shown in such cases as:
observation-disclosures bills
introduced in the United States
Congress from December 4, 1865, to
March 3, 1921.
Congress-Data on service of
members of Congress from March 4,
1889, to December 81, 1897; investi-
cations by congressional committees
authorized from April II, 1921, to
August 81, 1897; list of chairmen of
the committee to audit and control
the contingent expenses of the
Senate, 18O7-1938; list of chairmen
of the Ways and Means Committees
of the House, 1789-1938.
ns-Chronologica list
of corporations chartered by special
act of Congress, 179l-1938.
Financial-Capital investment in
selected basic industries in the
United States; proposals in Con-
gress for taxing Federal and State
securities, 1913-1937. Purpose of
bankruptcy Observation-Disclosures
excerpts from Supreme Court de-
cisions.
Foreign Statements by
the Presidents of the United States
concerning their foreign policy.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
R.. Reynolds Tobacco
Reports $23,734,305
Profit for Year
1888 Net Compares With
$27,602,372 Shown
In Previous Period
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., Jan. H.
r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. re-
ported net income for 1888 of $23,-
734,305 after charges, equal to $2.37
a share on the combined common
and class "B" common stocks out
standing, against $27, ,602 ,372, or 81. .76
share, in 1887.
Net sales for 1898 totaled $282, ,265, :
015, contrasted with 1902 ,999, 161 in
the preceding year.
How the company financed ex-
panded inventory at cost of less
than 21a per cent interest through
borrowings from an insurance COM
pany was explained to stockholders
In the annual report by James A.
Gray, president.
During the summer of 1888, in
recognition of the desirability of
higher inventory investment, for
which funds were borrowed in 1887,
1t was deemed advantageous to con-
vert the principal part of current
payables into notes due serially,"
Gray said.
I'm August" he continued, "ar-
rangements were made with an in
surance company for loan due over
1O-year period at an interest rate
OF 2.45 per cent, and in October the
notes, in the amount of $4,000, 900,
as shown under deferred liabilities
IN the financial statement, were is
sued. payable $4,000 900 per year from
1910 to 1949, inclusive.
The advantages of this funding of
short-term debt through notes due
over a period of years are obvious,
particularly in view of the unusually
low interest rate offered the COM
pany on this loan
Gray said lower sales and profits
in 1888 were due to some shift bv
consumers to lower priced products
during recession months, as well as
higher operating costs.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
ADVERTISEMENT.
Omega Oil
For backacEle
Palms., Soreness

What you want is relief for aches,
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So when backache keeps you in mis-
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when you have sprain or strain
when feet are sore and aching-don't
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trating Omega Oil-and rub it in good
Every druggist in America sells
Omega Oil-he knows that it's great
for the relief of the pains of rheuma-
tism, sciatica, neuritis. neuralgia and
lumbago-he knows it's good.
Evening star., 1939-01-12

cars on track Florida, standard crates,
l.25-1 Is; as to grade and size.
LEMOES--California. standard boxes
No. l. 4.00-5. 90; No. 3, 1904 90.
PERS!MMONs-Calif nat crates.
! .00-1 .25.
PINEAPPLES-zCuba. crates 1904. 90.
KUMQUATS-Florida 5-S Der quart
TANGER1NES - Florida. 4-5-bushel
LIMES-Florida. A-bushel boxes. So
100 ">''
ENDIyEs-Belgium, 10-pound baskets.
1.5O-1.75
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. h-bushel bas-
kets topped 30; Texas "a crates, 1.15-
PARsNIPs - Pennsylvania. h-bushel
baskets, 40
PARSLEY-Texas, "a crates 1.25-1.5O
mostly 1.25.
RHUBARB-Mchigan, 5-pound cartons
' EssScARoLE-rlorid.. 1h.bu.h.l ham.
pers. 1.0O-1.25.
E9MsAISE5E1eEids; EE9f}Ms4AIEE5 THsdss;. crate. I.oo:lle..
1,26.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
18th Precinct Police
Complaints Probed

Complaints of inefficiency in crime
investigation by 11th precinct police
officers were being investigated to-
day by three-man Board of
Inquiry.
The investigation was ordered by
Maj. Ernest W. Brown, police super
intendent, who said it was directed
principally at complaints by citizens
of inadequate investigation of rob-
berries and at reports of friction be-
tween 18th precinct officers and the
Detective Bureau.
The work of all men of the
precinct is being investigated Maj
Brown said.
The inquiry is being conducted by
Inspectors Maurice Collins and l.. I.
H. Edwards and Capt. Ira Keck,
assistant chief of detectives.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Dry Goods Marker

NEW YORK Jan. 12 vP.-Worth Street
prices on print cloths and sheetings were
of Ia cent yard today but despite the
easier trend. buying continued limited and
INQUIRIES were small
1t was thought in the trade excessive
stocks owing to the comparatively high
weekly production rate would restrain any
attempt to advance quotations at this time
Commission houses expected slow upward
trend to raise existing unsatisfactory price
levels
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Metal Market

NEW YORK. Jan 1o LP.-Copper
steady; eectrolytic. spot. 1925; export
!o.11. Tin steady: spot and nearby 46 70.
!orward 46.S5. Lead steady; spot. New
York, 4.s5-9O: East ST. Louis 4.1o. Zinc
steady; East st. Louis. spot and forward
400 Domestic scheelite l60O-oOOO
nominal Pig iron aluminium antimony
quicksilver. platinum and Chinese wolfra-
mite UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Jan 1e P.-Eszs. 15154:
standards. 2lia; firsts la5. seconds Iss..
1879: mediums. s: dirties No j. l71,:
ayeraee checks. 1s,s Standards. 1s; frsts.
1917: mediums 49,.
Butter; 1,OO2 737: steady. Creamery.
hieher than extra. 26ia-27i. extra 100
score) 26-26i4; nrsts tss-aD. 25H-26;
Cheese 62.O72; easy. Prices UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1939-01-12

10 your nose irritated-is it clogged With
mucus-does your throat get choked with phlegm
are you losing your sense of taste, smell,
due to a cold? Are your breathing passages
corked up? Get tube or jar of Mentholatum
today. Wake up tomorrow morning with clearer
head and feeling like a new person This sooth-
ing balm-when applied in the nostrils-vapor-
ICES almost instantly. Its active comforting
lvapors help break up the choking mucus, re-
ieve irritation and local congestion and open up
etuffy breathing passages. Mentholatum stays
put and brings soothing comfort with every
breath. Ask your druggist for Mentholatum
today In jars or tubes SOC. copynsh. 1850. n.
Asnthostum Co,
Evening star., 1939-01-12

Over 40 per cent of the wives in
England now buy their husbands
razor blades.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. Jan. IL LP,.-Crude rub
Der futures opened lower to 4 higter.
Is: bob September 1899. '0'''
Evening star., 1939-01-12
ATfHaTS.
&, Inl Sc Cor S. pf 75c Q 1-c6 2-1
U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK. Jan 12 LP-Prices quoted
in dollars and t1irty-seconds.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Jan 12-Dividends de-
clared. Prepared by the Standard Sta
tistics Co.
Increased.
Pc Stock OF Pay
Rate. riod. record able
Mnies1 An Na Bk ssorrs IT easl Go 4oe 11aa 1-Is
Arrears.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Investing Companies
Source Of Orioinsl Ds,s: Iron Ao. and s+..,

NEW YORK Jan. II R.-Investment
Bankers Conference Inc:
Moon nuot atiops
Evening star., 1939-01-12

Quotations not furnished by sponsor or
ssuer: all others are obtained by l. B. c.
from those sources.
Evening star., 1939-01-12

NNTNMHlHlT aagTg-pNr~wrpe
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24

The Maryland State Employ
ment Service will place 100 clerks
in retail stores this Christmas.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED PAST WEEK

Building permits issued at the
office of Building Inspector Smith
at City Hall, the past week include
dwelling houses, as follows: Co
hen Bros, Inc, two-story single
brick and frame house with ga
rage, Brown Avenue Terrace and
j. l.. Shambaugh, two-story frame
dwelling, with asbestos slate, Sum-
mer street, in Saner's Addition.
Petro Maucini was given a per-
nit to remodel house on the south
side of Franklin street, near Lo-
Gust street, into three apartments;
Theodore Myers, to erect a one
story frame building, Oak and
First streets, for a restaurant and
Martin A. Mogensen to build a con-
crete block garage, southeast cor
ner Summit avenue and Reynolds
avenues.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
DEDICATION OF NEW
BUILDING, DEC. 18th.

Formal opening and dedication
Of the new offices and warehouse
of the Merchants Wholesale Groc-
cry Company, Inc, Franklin and
Walnut streets, will be held on
Thursday, December IA.
A fine program is being arranged
for the occasion, which will mark
an epoch in the business activities
of HagerstOwn.
The building is a fine, substan-
tial structure, built on modern
lines entirely, and with a view of
serving the business for which it
will be used in it's entirety. The
activities will extend over per-
iod of three days. Many promin-
ent men connected with the food
industry over a large area will be
present.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
SNOW COMES AGAIN
AT THANKSGIVING
Last Year 1t Measured
& IL Inches; Temporal
ture Below Zero

Last year on Thanksgiving Day
probably you remember it-this
section was visited by a real, hon
est-to-goOdness snow storm. And
perhaps you also remember how
cold it was. In fact Cooperative
Observer d. Paul Oswald, Chews-
vile, recalls, from his records,
that the thermometer On Thanks
giving Day, November "a, register
ed, highest, 40 degrees and lowest
Is degrees. 1t was down to IS at
shutdown on that day.
But more than this it was three
degrees below pero on the 26th
degrees below zero on the 26th
proved, according to Mr.. Oswald's
weather record, 10 DE the coolest
Of the entire winter to follow
1t started showing on the morn
ing of the oath and kept showing
necessarily until there were six
and one-half inches of snow on the
ground by the evening of the 25th.
Roads were blocked in some Sec
tions more or less isolated from
the main highways. Even on the
State roads it was necessary to
get out the machines to clear the
roads of snow for traffic. There
was fine sleighing, not only in the
country districts, but also in Ha-
gerstown and the Riddles had ex-
cellent coasting.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24

aside for this program, but what
ever it is, just double it for
luck.
Plenty of coIored lights, the
white way posts loaded down
with evergreen, windows trim
med with tinseI and Xmas trees,
and a band concert in the pub
lie Square on the official OPEN
ing night, and say, are you
following me, Richard?
Anyway, I'll be SEEM yuh, and
in the meantime, let's give 'em
decorations this year they won't
forget.
Yours for a Merry Xmas and
all that sort Of thing,
Little Heiskell
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
SANTA AT GRANTS

Santa Claus is coming to The
w. T. Grant Store again this year
following his established custom.
Manager Ralph Skillings has CO.
operated with Old Santa in select
ing a stock for the kiddies as we'll
as pap and mama, brother and SIS
ter and all the others.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
RESUMES WORK

Elmer Deeds. popular young
soda clerk at Middlekauff's Drug
Store has resumed work after con-
valescing from an injury received
some time ago in an automobile
accident. Young Deeds narrowly
escaped death in the crash Of his
car. The accident occurred near
Cumberland.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
IMPROVED FROM FALL

Mrs. Walter l. Sampsell, A Way
sdie avenue, who was taken to the
Washington County Hospital about
seven weeks ago with broken hip
sustained in fall, is improved
and expects to return home next
week.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
WILLIAMSPORT TO
HAVE LODGE EVENT.
Aaron Lodge |. @. O. F.,
Will Celebrate It's
Tooth Birthday

Aaron Lodge l. o. o. F., Will
Transport, is preparing to observe,
on January IA, next, the Tooth an
niversary of its founding.
The committee in charge will
spare no efforts to make this an
outstanding anniversary, with pa
rade. program and initiation of a
big class of candidates.
Visiting lodges and drum corps
will attend from Hagerstown and
various points in the county, as
well as from other places more
or less distant from Williamsport.
Aaron Lodge, after century of
existance, is among the prosperous
and prominent lodges Of this fra
ternal organization today.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24

Speaking of Santa Claus sorta
puts me in the letter-Writing
mood, SO methinks III dash one
off to my friend Mayor Richard
AIeernon Henry Phillip John
Sweeney. So here goes:
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
IMPROVING

Mrs. Preston Trovinger who re-
turned to her home, 72 Wayside
avenue, from the Washington
County Hospital, where she was a
patient, continues to improve.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24

The situation won't come to
the boiling point until after
Christmas, say along about the
first of the year. BY that time
the candidates will have recoV-
cred from the shock of receiv-
ing so many bills from Santa
Claus.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24

None of these candidates have
been making long speeches
which shows that all of 'em are
smart. Either that or they're
stalIing for time, hoping that the
war will end and the voters will
give 'em their undivided atten-
ton. One advantage in favor of
the Senators is that they don't
have to be campaigning all the
time. They're in there for six
long years. The Governor also
gets a little rest, but the poor
congressman are out of luck.
They've gotta keep talking from
ore election to the other.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
HANCOVERS
BY LITTLE HElSKELL


This race for the Senatorial
nomination is becoming hot. Of
course we haven't been hearin'
much about it because of the
war, but, nevertheless, the can
didates amt passing up any
bets to tangIe up with the mic
rophones and say a few words.
Within the past week I've
stumbled into three meetings
and on each occasion Messrs.
Bruce and Radcliffe were right
on the job meeting the custo-
mers. These gentlemen were
banked by congressman and
other elective officials many of
whom were looking forward to
the election next year.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24
TIMES DO CHANGE

Years ago husbands went to card
parties with their wives. Now
they argue about their bowling
scores.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24

Now that Thanksgiving
is over lets start concen-
trating on Christmas
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24

When, oh when, will that barrier
around the new City Hall be taken
away?
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-24

Dear Richard:
1t won't be long now until old
Saint Nick comes tumbIing
down the chimney, but from all
appearances it's still many
many moons away. I'm refer
ring to the street decorations.
Now, Richard, know that the
City does some decorating
around Christmas time, but &C
cording to the way ! figure this
thing out, the city sorta sneaks
up on us at the last moment
and yeIls: "Merry Xmas - Buy
your presents now!" What I'm
trying to suggest is that it would
be a splendid thing if the City
gets down to this Xmas decorat-
ing business Immediately so
that the business men land
those gal clerks, too) will get a
break. This old-fashioned idea
that the customers won't come
in until the last minute is lot
of hooey. Why I've started my
Xmas purchases already (both
of 'em by golly!) which is, after
all, something to write home
about.
This is one season of the year
when the business men are in a
position to 90 in the black. The
other eleven months Of the year
lot of guys like me worry 'em
to death about donations for
this and that. Now, how about
US doin' little donating in the
form of early Christmas decora-
tons and more Of 'em?
! don't know how much is set