davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-Leaders
backed away in the stock market
today, dropping fractions to around
2 points or more.
After fairly fast opening deal
ings Jagged. Transfers approximated
100000 shares.
Most traders, it was asserted, re-
Trained from taking positions pend
ing official declarations by the
French and British governments on
Reichsfuehrer Hitler's peace pro-
posals.
In the meantime the war infant"
shares were more or less neglected,
although most of the days activity
centered on the steels, and these,
along with the chemicals, took the
worst falls
The Amsterdam bourse, only i'm
portant market open in Europe, was
irregular.
Losers included United States
Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler. Douglas
Aircraft, United Aircraft, Du Pont,
Union Carbide. Allied Chemical,
Westinghouse Electric, Johns Man.
vile, Santa Fe, Great Northern.
Pullman, Kennecott, American
Smelling, American Telephone,
Western Union, Consolidated Edi.
son and Texas Corp.
Of in the curb were Aluminium,
Ltd, preferred; Bell Aircraft, Colt
Firearms and iles-Bement-Pond
In the course of the morning Wall
Street was informed the British
purchasing mission, now in Canada,
would visit the United States after
the close of the debate on the neu.
trality bill
Should the arms embargo be re-
pealed, it was expected heavy war
material purchases would be made,
and if not contracts for other goods
would be left.
Carloadings of several railroads
for a few days of last week were said
to be fully as heavy as in the SINH.
lar period of the week ended Sep.
tember 80, which showed 1899 peak
for all the carriers.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
NEW YORK. Oct 7 tP.-National
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Oct. R.-Eges. 14,7s1:
steady. Mixed colors: Fancy to extra
fancy, "A 12-29ha: standards, "a; frsts, 49,:
seconds, 17-1s; mediums. 15A-16 dirties.
No. l, l6; average checks, 15. Refrigerator,
fancy heavyweights, 1sA-221z: standards.
17t-1sA: frsts. 17A seconds. 15A-16:
MEDIUMS, IS; dirties. 15-15h.
whites: Resale Of premium marks, 38la-
80: nearbv and Midwestern, premium
marks, 3312-36: exchange specials, 33: ex-
hea1er msdums 4ss kess1s NsarS9 Sf
and Midwestern. exchange mediums, 23E:
fhditersi fnieerstor l6nsl5 Deewess I4h15 Re-
ards, 25-25h: firsts 23-23Ia. Pacific
Coast, jumbo and premiums, 361a-37K;
diums, 24A-25K
Browns: Nearby, extra fancy. 3o-34.
nearby and Midwestern. exchange spe-
claIs, 29E:, exchange standards. 25h.
Nearby mediums. 21 pullets. 16.
DUCK eggs: Nearby, 20.
Dressed poultry about steady. All fresh
and frozen prices UNCHANGED.
Live poultry. by freight and express,
nomlnel no sales.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
McGiII Staple Index
OFF Slightly in Week
Special Dispatch to The Star.


AUBURNDALE, Mass, Oct"
Commodity prices have declined
slightly from the high point reached
a week ago. The index of all COM
modities compiled by the McGill
Commodity Service, Inc, stood at
73.5 on october 6, as against 74.6 a
week earlier and 65.4 on the 1st Of
September.
The decline during the first week
in october was attributable to weak
ness in the agricultural and live
stock groups. Industrial commodi-
ties as whole remained compara-
lively steady. Out of IA individual
group indices, 7 were higher, S lower
and 2 unchanged from q week ear
lier.
The index for industrial COM
modities remained unchanged. De-
clines In the fuels, paint materials
and vegetable oils were Offset by ad-
vances in building materials, hides
and leather, non-ferrous and ferrous
metals, paper and pulp and fine and
coarse textiles.
The agricultural index declined
as weakness was noted in wheat,
corn, oats, barley, rye. cotton, beans,
rice, sugar, flaxseed and butter.
Higher prices in this group were
confined to potatoes and wool.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Steady Increase in U. 5.
Wealth Is Reported
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. THE wealth
of the United States, after a sharp
decline from 1890 to 1894, has been
climbing steadily since, the National
Industrial Conference Board re.
ported today.
A study by the board showed that
from peak of nearly $3.50, 900 ,00O,-
600 in 1929 the Nations wealth fell
to s287 900 900 900 in 1884 and rose
again to an estimated 1922 900 ,OO0, 900
in 1887. the latest year for which
figures were available.
Per capita wealth for 1887 was put
at s2,490 by the conference board,
compared with S2.792 in 1922 and
with the peak of $2910 in 1929.
The board said the national
wealth pickup chiefly represented
recovery in the value of stocks of
goods. real estate and public utility
assets, and only slightly in the value
OF other productive assets.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK Oct. z R.-The foreign
exchange market settled back today and
waited to see what Europe would do with
Hitler's peace bid.
Sterling, .drifted bit lower in relation
to the dollar while the French franc edged
forward. Most other Eonies showed little
variation.
Late rates follow: Great Britain in dol
lars others in cents. Great Britain. de-
mand. 4,02; Great Britain. cables. 4.023s;
60-day bills. 4.O1b: 9O-day bills. 3993s:
Canada, Montreal in New York, S9.l25;
Canada. New York in Montreal, 1lI.37h;
Belgium. 1874: Denmark. 1895: Finland.
zoo; zoo; France; ssh; Germany, unauoted;
;74hn; Hungary; I9.Oon; Italy. sos:
unauoted: Portugal 3.72n; Rumania. 73n;
Sweden. 1888: Switzerland. 90 AZ; Areen-
tina fofaciaD, 29;75; Argentina. tfreel,
90 65; Brazil (offciaD sos; Brazil Uree).
$40: Mexico 2O.75n; Japan. % 65: Hong
KONG. 25.3714: Shanghai. IT'S; Yugoslavia.
2.33n.
Rates In SPOT cables unless otherwise
indicated. q Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-10-07


opened shortly. The associations
general Offices are in New York.
Mr.. Romney came to Washington
from Utah. He is graduate of the
University of Utah and has done
considerable business travelling
abroad.
Sharp Wholesale Trade Gains.
The Reserve Bank of Richmond
reports that electrical goods made
the best showing in the wholesale
market in this territory in August,
sales being 40 per cent over last
year. Automobile supplies came
second with 20 per cent pickup.
Dry goods sales were up IA per cent
and tobacco products II per cent.
Shoes business was per cent
better. drugs 3 per cent, groceries 2
per cent, hardware per cent, in
dustrial supplies per cent and mis-
cellaneous lines 7 per cent, making
an average gain in all lines of z
per cent. Paper and paper products
were off per cent.
Some surprising gains over July
were registered Wholesale demand
for shoes was 80 per cent higher,
with dry goods showing a II per
cent improvement. Hardware sales
jumped % per cent. All other lines
except electrical goods showed
marked advances over July, the re-
view disclosed.
Bond Fl0tations OFF Sharply.
The voters of 81 communities in
Is States during September author
ized total of 1884, ,480 in State
and municipal bond f1otations. as
compared with $48,831 500 in Sep
tember of last year. according to the
Daily Bond Buyer.
While this total seems unusually
small in comparison with the figure
for last September, during August,
September, October and November
Of last year bond authorizations were
extremely heavy, due to the P. w. A.
program.
September totals of other years
were $7,576,089 in 1887 and $4,8l9,-
300 in 1886. The total for August
Of this year was $2,503 100.
Noted in Financial District.
Virginia Electric & Power Co. re-
ports balance for dividends and sur
plus for the year ending August 81
of $3,776,728, against $3,396, ,304 a
year ago.
Albert w. Atwood, Washington
journalist, was one of the speakers
at the Detroit convention of the
Mortgage Bankers Association, at
tacking Government spending and
urging new policy of national saw
ing.
Nearly $4,000 new family dwelling
units, costing $701, ,l60 300, were con-
structed in cities of 10000 popula-
ton or more in the first eight
months of 1899, a gain of 1873 per
cent IN numbers and 20 per cent in
costs over the same period last year,
Federal Home Loan Bank Board re-
ported today.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Sales Of Furniture .
In Capital Jump
12Per Cent in Month
City Tops August Gain
For Fifth District,
Bank Review States
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Continuing other recent advances,
retail furniture sales in the Capital
in August ran IL per cent ahead of
August a year ago and showed a
gain Of per cent in the first eight
months of 1899 over 1888, the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Richmond re-
ports in the current business re-
view. The percentage gains were
based on sales in seven big stores.
Washington was far ahead of the
average for the whole fifth district,
which experienced gain of 7 per
cent in August over last year and 6
per cent in the eight-month period.
Maryland reported a per cent
pickup in August and per cent in
the eight months. Virginia also
noted 3 per cent better business in
August than last year, but sales in
the longer period were up 9 per
cent. the Richmond Bank said. Sales
in South Carolina in the same
months were 20 per cent better than
last year.
Thorpe Sees Further Upturn.
Too much attention from a busi-
ness standpoint is being paid to the
Neutrality Act. Merle Thorpe, edi-
tor OF Nations Business, told the
Evening star., 1939-10-07
New York Cotton
By tre Associated Press,

BY ire ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7-Cotton fu-
lures (old) opened unchanged to /
higher. October 9.12:: December,
8.84; January. $40; March, 8.58:
May, 8.38; July, BIT.
Cotton futures eased during the
first hour on liquidation influenced
by the weakness in stocks and the
proximity of the Government crop
report.
Scattered hedging was partly offset
by some local covering. Prices
ruled unchanged to 2 points lower
with October down 2 at 9.10, and
March unchanged at 8.57.
Futures closed UNCHANGED Ia q lamar
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Clearing Machine Corp.
Acquires Subsidiary
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. THE Clearing
Machine Corp. of Chicago, manu-.
facturer of steel presses for metal
stamping, announced its acquisi-
ton of the entire common stock
OF the International Machine Tool
Co. of Indianapolis.
Operations at the Indianapolis
plant, the announcement said, are
expected to be continued, with
Clearing Machine Corps officers
occupying the same positions in the
new subsidiary company.
Evening star., 1939-10-07

appointed man.
ager of the new
Detroit Office of
the Automobile
M a n u facturers
Association, it
was reported at
the Office in the
T r ansportation
Building here
today.
Mr. Romney
will assume his
new duties in
the G e n t e r
Building in De-
troit, where new
o#Dee orn k,;~-
Evening star., 1939-10-07

faIm Equip
ment Institute
Convention at
French Lick,
Ind. Regardless
of whether we
enter the Euro
pean war or not
business is like
ly to continue to
improve, due to
natural econom-
ic conditions and
the expansion of
our own national
d e t e nse pro-
gram, he added.
TF Viva xv,c -
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Stock and

Approximate Soes OF Stocks the NJ Y Stock Exchonos
ll:OOAM. 24OOOO 1900 Noon 5oo ooO
sUnit trading 10 shares
undo
AS. OF securities assumed BY such compane
@ ehts oased OF the last quarterly
xd e. div'".nd xr Ex rights ALSO
Cash stock * Accumusted dividends pad or de-
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas Light pfd-10 at
1922.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Railway & Electric pfd
IS at 109A.
Washington Gas Light com-25 at
28A.
Evening star., 1939-10-07

1924 lower. Sales, 81 contracts De-
cember. $40; January 674-75: March.
6.S5b: May, 6.91-92. Bid.
Evening star., 1939-10-07

Plus extras e2T extra 49, extra.
E$14.O0 extra paid December 20; 1898;
( 2Qc extra q 81 so extra pt0c paid
$500 paid 80 far this year. yS5.O0
extra
Evening star., 1939-10-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Chevy Chase Club 1st 4As lO2
Col Country Club 1st 4hs 1O2
Ter Ref a. VIII Corp 1st 4As 100
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, Oct. Z P.-National Asso-
clatlon Security Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1939-10-07
1arcn unchanged at 8.57.
Futures closed unchanged to 3 lowe
Cottonseed Oil.

Middling. 9.16; of 3.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
STOCKS

PUBLIC UTILITY
Evening star., 1939-10-07
AFTER CALL.
BONDS

PUBLIC UTILITY
Evening star., 1939-11-12

MRCOu, nc Is d COllI1Ilu4l CaIS ISCf AU
folks who need advice or help or who
want something. His job as assistant
to Sam Goldwyn, who is a stickler
for detail, is really no snap. AS a
member of the Executive Committee
of the motion picture relief fund,
he gets it from another direction.
Pressure to exert political pull
(Which Jimmy insists is totally nom
existent) is put on this 33-year-old
at all hours and from all classes.
He helps these people all he can,
but in most cases, he says, he merely
finds out where they can get the
information. However, that sounds
a little like an understatement, at
tributable perhaps to modesty or a
desire to scare away other appli-
cants. His name naturally carries
great weight.
It did in England, whittier Jimmy
carried 9 copy Of the first film COM
pleted at the Goldwyn plant during
his tenure. He took "Wuthering
Heights" to show to English ex-
hibitors. When he first arrived, he
was q guest Of the King and the
Queen. That gave him . prestige no
other salesman. film or otherwise.
ever had.
Hs vas . nsw kind oe salesman,
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Clare BOOthe
Play a Noisy
Whodunit
By Ira WoIfert.
NEW YORK.

4SCV 4o1k&As
It's rather a relief to report that
Clare Boothe has now gone to work
on the Nazis. She is our most Sue
cessful writer of unpleasant plays.
Her Margin for Error" is not
especially skillful. but it does man
age to make q noise.
The German Embassy let loose 4
quickly smothered bleat about the
play, The piece appeared to have
hit home, although the diplomats
automatically neglected to make
clear why it should have. Margin
for Error" seemed to this innocent
to stick quite closely to being q
novel kind Of murder mystery. There
was q moment or two in each of the
plays two acts which limited that
Miss Boothe may have meant to
do q little more than stain an actors
clothes with ketchup. But she very
soon went back to work on her
bloodletting and clues and other
familiar Ito refrain from coming
word trappings.
For topicality's sake, perhaps, the
villains of the piece are Nazis and
the hero is q New York policeman
named Moe Finkelstein, who says
he was named after Moses, the
original Fuehrer." There are q few
other lines in that bitter vein.
The murdered man. Is the Nazi
consul in an American city. He adds
to his income by taking money from
American relatives Of Germans In
concentration camps under the
pretext Of greasing their way to
!Ose WoLtIIsT, Fa1e 1-3J
Evening star., 1939-11-12

CAPTTO-At the Circus" which the name OF that latest
the Marx Brothers, opens Thursday People who help
roucho Harpo wreck the circus Florence Rice
Pendeon, Baker and Others There will be new
stage show, too
PALAcE-Babe Arms musical with Mickey Rooney
muggng through his comedy but singing is scheduled
for Thursday. Judy Garland is the feminine star.
Not Alone the Paul Mum film, adapted for
the from his story by James Hilton Friday
NUM- plays kindly gentle English physician whose whole life
changed by the entrance into of little Vnnese dancer
Jane Bryan dancer LA Conga Revue will be the stage
featuring Eddie lie Baron and his orchestra.
Uprising rousng tale Of exciting
which preceded the Revolution follows Deanna Dubn rs
Love- Involved in the upings Claire Trevor John
George Sanders and Brian Donlevy
AETROPOIITAN-"The Roaring Twenes" with Priscilla
Jimmy and others living through
decade is set to follow Mr. Smith Goes Washington"
ITTIE-"Pygmalon" with Leslie Wendy
the hlm version Of the George Bernard
the schedule.
Evening star., 1939-11-12

mid-regions, 1t supplies everything
to be desired in the way Of exercise
and competition.
Dealers in sports paraphernalia as
sert there are 10000 courts in the
Los Angeles area at present and that
some 500 members of the f1lm colony
play the game in backyard courts
two and three nights each week.
Father" of badmington among
the screen folks Is Producer Sol
Lesser. At so, Lesser has become
such feverish addict Of the pastime
that he's taken the sport into busi-
ness with him. Amazed were his
workers one day to discover this
notice posted on the studio bulletin
board: "All employees wishing to gain
healthful, pleasant exercise by play
Ing badminton, may take an extra
half hour for lunch each day and
report to the Sports Center, where
a sufficient number Of courts have
been made available for U.s." Not
only that, but Lesser hired Norman
Durkin. Middle West professional
champion and an expert instructor,
to demonstrate the fine points Of the
game to them.
Most adept at badminton among
the male stars, according to Durkin,
who concentrates on the delightful
job of tutoring the stars every night
In their own backyards, is Cesar Ro-
nero, a near tennis champ who re-
Gently converted himself into a
slashing offensive player in the
smaller court game. Durkin pre-
diets that. within q year, Romero
will be recognized as one of the
country's foremost singles" anna
teurs. -
Taking the lead among the FEM
1nine bird smashers are Marsha
Hunt (once girls champion of Ho-
race Mann School. New York; Mary
Healy, June Valerie, Lynn Bari, Gin
ger Rogers, Constance Bennett and
Jane Bryan. But Durkin declares
that so many actresses are getting
acquainted with the game from week
to week that q month hence might
completely upset his expert" line
up. Joan Crawford, Claudette COL
bert and Irene Dunno are a few
baby converts just now getting the
feer OF the floating bird.
Numerically, of course, golf. OF
all sports, still gets the heaviest
call among the players and prob
ably will for years to come, but,
after badminton, bowling comes
pretty close behind-and is gain
Ing with every chill night. Two
years ago, fanciers of the alley sport
were forced to travel miles around
town to find a place in which to
bowl, but that condition has been
remedied. Los Angeles is now over
run with bowling alleys and actors
take them over in ample ratio.
Oslsassd ~ the Noeth American
1Qsw1paose Alliance. nal
Evening star., 1939-11-12

too. He didn't boastfully tell pro-
spective customers Zone later re-
ported that he had the greatest
movie ever made. He said, 1--WE
seen this picture and I like it very
much. Many in the United States
like it, too."
Some months later, the exhibitor
told some of Jimmy's associates that
his visit had resulted in an addi-
tional 100000 take" on the pic
ture in England. If that is true,
Jimmy earned his salary for some
time to come. His pay is said to be
$3.50 week.
After considerable success in in
surance, Jimmy became one of his
fathers secretaries, retiring from
that post because of a stomach dis
order. When he recovered his health,
nine months ago, he accepted
Goldwyn's offer of vice presidency
and came to Hollywood-where
every executive is supposed to have
nervous indigestion. Hollywood
stomach" they call it.
Jimmy's calm In q business no.
toi1ous for its nerve-racking strain
amazes his fellows. He attends to
. great mass Of 0oldwyn- detail,
lsse KEAVX. Pag0 I'D
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Todoy's Film Schedules

Private Lives Elizabeth with Bette Davis
the British Queen 150 430 75 and 10 Stage shows
3:40, 625 910
CAPITOL triangle in the mood dany 43o tbs
and 10 pm Stage shows: $40, 6:25
PALACEhe Real Glory" Philippine
surrection: 240 455 7:15 and $50 pm.
KEITHs-"Frst Love" Deanna Dubn $685.
7:5o and $50 March Of Time: 730
METROPOL1TAN-r Smith Washington" Frank>Capra
looks at the local scene: 2, ABS, 6:55 and s35 pm
Ceste" Gary nsurrecton:
2:1O, 4:40 ITO and $40 pm.
News British comedy
a. 755 and 9:55 "The City, documentary
3:l5, Sis, tbs and 9:15 pm
TFANs-LUx-News shorts; continuous pm
Evening star., 1939-11-12

where tourists eagerly pay So cover
charge and IS cents for bar SCOTCH
and-soda just to see their favorite
celluloid idols cavort on a dime sized
dance floor, find the outlook so poor
that reservations can be made only
a day or two in advance.
I'm getting myself another
racket" said the boss of one such
place as he surveyed his empty
tables and idle walters. I'VE can't
make a nickel any more because the
stars don't come out. Tourists are
getting wise. They won't pay this
heavy freight just to sit around star
ing at each other"
All the night club operators realize
there's some powerful counter-at-
traction knocking the props from
under their once-thriving racket, but
they haven't taken the trouble to
run it down. However, q trip any
evening through Beverly Hills and
other residential districts where the
bulk of stardom is domiciled might
offer at least one reason for the
breakdown in drink -dine-and- dance
entertainment.
In those sections evidence is every
where at hand that movie folks, or
a large portion of them, have gone
in for healthful outdoor sports in
a bigger way than ever before. Bad
minton, played on illuminated courts
built in the back yards of scores Of
actors and studio executives, seems
to be making stay-at-homes out Of
hundreds of confirmed night club
ramblers. On some busy nights Bev-
erly Hills back lots loom up as great
white ways and the excited screams
of feminine contestants may be
heard for. blocks.
While golf, tennis, bowling and
other action games still have heavy
followings in screen ranks, it is the
shuttle-cock sport that is developing
most rapidly in Hollywood today
Played on a smaller court than ten
mis- and somewhat less physically
taxing for actors with bulges in their
Evening star., 1939-11-12

lsse KEAVY, PaS0 T-3l!
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Broadway or the Road,
Miss Barrymore Finds
Audiences the Same
Mr.. Doob Speaks on Musicals;
Bette Davis Clinches Award;
Civic Ready for Season
By Jay Carmodv.


Let other players be vexed they will the question Of
New York road audiences agreeable Miss Ethel
bothered
tomorrow night refusing
performers could crowd into twice that many years.
which G M pn out r.ens ses
thu. way she places small denoe in the ability distinguish
Times do not"
d Miss Barrymores Judgment
opinion instance her xperience
actress Miss Barrymore might 1stincaby
audiences audiences
Broadway the that made Capt Jnks
and the others connected
failure
q
time and wanted to learn how it felt to have five.
. night February 1901 that .
t th end thu .nd what M ssed out to n
fortnights engagement Garrick became full
weeks later that Miss Baymores went
been Of lights except
Another actress might have made mental note then and
mot think IT THAT way even when back
That entirely correct Of her for Philadelphia
its original fd took the play completely
to its great warm heart (advt)
been finding audiences pretty
much alike without reference to geography.
Touche Oscar Doob, That Point
n Good.
When BABES opens
stage be general than
specific vtabe Mickey
reports have That
necessarily require original Just big
kids with contributing his her specially
forestaed objection to
head Of 1oews New York
advertising department Says Mr. Dooo an old critic himself
q red apple q reviewer:
musical comedy plot the worst thing that
something to nothing
Theater at Wardman,
Fourth g.
rady and zeal the Civic heater has
launched It's fourth annual membership drive as It's
November 26 While volunteer
shs s hs ,Us e and
behind it, rehersa ahead daily for ey we Roll
Along" daily direction Of Day
918 Fourteenth street.
the directors position which he held
naugrated something with
the Audiences at the first
others list of H. to be presented
as of the
includes such dramas Medicine joan Dame
Nature" Highlands" Ihe Gentle People, Father
N6aachys wink" Johnny Johnson "a revvaD.
Evening star., 1939-11-12
But Jimmy Is Different
Young MIR. Roosevelt Is Not
Inaccessible Executive
By Hubbard Keavy,
Associated Press Stan Writer.
HOLLYWOOD.


plays depict inaccessbiy
didn't Jimmy Roosevelt
Presidents eldest brought Hollywood executive
talk to him. time His
quite the usual and his equanni considering
demands comparable to a chess
fanced connections
Evening star., 1939-11-12
BadmintOn Courts Luring
Stars Out Of Night Clubs
Hollywood After Dark Becomes
Full of Sports Enthusiasts,
Instead of Dancers
By Harold Hefernan
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD.


It's already beginning look like bad winter for the night spots
Hollywood folks
the gided
personalities Job night
the pinch.
The faamed Tocadero locked by creditors weeks