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Evening star., 1939-05-26
THE EVENING WASHINGTON G, FRIDAY MAY 2e 1885,

ington to foreign" milk were mere
political moves.
The pedestrian control problem is
one that will have to be met If
Washington is to improve its traffic
record, Washington I. Cleveland,
manager Of the District of Columbia
Motor Club, told the group. He
called for cooperation and asked
every one to set an example to chill
dren by observing the traffic laws.
He also requested immediate in
crease IN the number of police for
better enforcement. Later the asso-
citation Endorsed the action of the
commissioners in recommending 100
additional officers as members de-
clared the District need 300 more.
The postcard campaign for a
popularity elected city council was
indorsed by the group and 293 cards
were distributed to members.
The association asked zoning reg
ulatlon amendments facilitating the
removal OF buildings which have be-
come eyesores or detriments to the
community.
Playground Equipment Asked.
Installation of playground equip
ment on grass plots of the Palisades
Park playground again was asked
OF the National Capital Park Office
on motion of M. Sarnoff.
Reporting that traffic congestion
OF M street NV. Is worse than ever.
Mr.. Shun declared the M street bv-
pass to be the only solution. In the
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Deaths Reporfed

Susie Reed. so, st. Elizabeth's Hospital
Charles Henry Cove, 70, 813 Quackenbos
st. NV.
Harvey Elmer Miller, 81, 344 Raleigh st
Sc.
Lewis J. Leptian. SO. st. Elisabeth's Hos
pital
Angus Macdonald, 50. GARFIELD Memorial
Hospital.
Harry H. Mills, A, Walter Reed General
| Hospital.
Charles E, Houtz 81, Walter Reed General
Harriet c. Jones, 70 Gallinper Municipa]
Hospital.
Peter J; Allen, SO, oalinser Municipal
Jacob Bryan. 81, aallinser Municipal Hos
julia Thurston. 80, oallinser Municipal
Thomas johnson. 40, 1898 Eye st. NV
Robert D. Smith. 80. Freedmen's Hospital
Alphonza F. Monroe. 2s. 500 o st. NV.
Martha -, Johnson, "a. Emergency Hospital
Joseph Windsor, 20, Freedmen's Hospital
James J.. Hockaday. II, Casualty Hospital
Fleet Robertson, jr, 8, 1423A carrolburs
Infant Thomas, AL sth st. s,v.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Births Reported

Albert and Marg Pauley, girl.
Randolph and Dorothy Crockett. boy
Ralph and Helen Gill, boy.
John and Anne McGinness, boy.
William and Aline Walker, boy.
Edward and June Davis, girl
Alfred and Elizabeth Greer, boy.
Joseph and Marion Orlando, boy.
Walter and Mary Houghton, boy.
Alfred Alfred and Corde!ia Ward, boy;
Logan and Nellie Kline. girl.
Manuel and Dorothy Lingafelt, girl.
Karl and Ethel Davey, girl
James and Florence Raley. girl.
Donald and Ann Powell, girl.
Durward and Mary Keats, girl.
Harry and Mildred Brodie, boy.
William and Dorothy Hill, boy.
william and Katherine Fallin, boy.
James and Margaret Dugan boy.
Milton and Florence Gordon, girl.
Wendell and Julia Forrest, boy.
Edgar and Alma Good, boy.
Jesse and Helen Smith, boy.
Karl and Edith Lindner, boy.
John and Mary Helm, boy.
Joseph and Helen O'Connell girl.
Joseph and Sarah Rice. girl.
Leo and Margaret Mccarthy, girl.
Robert and Estelle Gouldthorpe, sirl.
Daniel and Florence Sullivan. siri.
Edmond and Elizabeth johnson. girl.
George and Elizabeth Jackson, girl.
Bernard and Devonier Jefferson. boy.
James and Grace Miller, girl.
Edward and Ernestine spratt. girl.
Robert and Marie Jones, girl
Lawrence and Glendora Smith, boy.
James and Bernice Brockman, girl.
James and Ruth McCrae. girl.
Beverly and Charlotte Thomas, girl.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
james Roosevelt Buys
New 4l-Foot Yacht
BY the Associated Prese

by IHe ASSOclhteu FreS4.
WILMINGTON, Calf, May 26.-
James Roosevelt, new member of
the Hollywood flm colony as a
studio executive, is about to become
vachtsmans
His new 41-foot express cruiser
Half Moon has arrived to await
christening. The vessel will sleep
six in two double cabins and its two
135-hoursepower engines will give it
a speed of Is miles an hour.
Capt. Joseph E. Ennarz will skip
per for the yacht for the Presidents
son.
Evening star., 1939-05-26

meantime, the association asked that
the traffic lights at the north end
of Key bridge be kept on during the
afternoon rush hour, and that the
M street lights be synchronized as
originally planned and installed.
Reduction of street car service on
the Cabin John line was reported.
The schedule is now every 20 min
utes, instead of every IS, as 1T used
to be, members reported.
The meeting was held in the Pail
Sades Park Field House,
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Honored at Ashland

John Rawlings and Douglas Mel
son of Washington have recently
received honors at Randolph Macon
College, Ashland, Va, it was an
nounced here yesterday. Rawlings
was named to the Athletic Board
and Nelson was made managing
editor of the Yellow Jacket weekly.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Tokes Nevada Residence

RENO, New, May 26 R.-Adri-
anne Allen, actress wife Of Raymond
Massey, New York actor and writer.
Evening star., 1939-05-26

was reported last night to hsvs
taken a cottage on the Nevada side
Of Lake Tahoe, possibly to establish
residence in Nevada.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Baby Full Of
mosq uito Bites?

Here's what to do. First, apply witch hazel Or
other lotion to soothe baby. Then, in the after
noon, after baby's nap. close nursery doors and
windows. Use q good sprayer and fill the room
with Bee Brand Insect Spray. Keep the room
closed for 15 minutes. Keep baby out. When
you 60 back the only mosquitoes will be dead
ones on the floor.
Don't confuse Bee Brand Spray with other in
secticides. 1t has no nasty kerosene smell-only
clean cedar fragrance that soon disappears. And
Evening star., 1939-05-26

Bee Brand really kills flies,
mosquitoes and other flying
insects quick-yet it's entirely
safe to use in the home. Don't
waste money on cheap, weak,
smelly stuff. Get Bee Brand
and get rid Of flies. Insist on
the genuine, quick-killing g
Bee Brand Insect Spray-in
the red and yellow can. It's
sold with . guarantee of salts
faction or your money back.
17f H-pt.; 2sf pt; 49, at.
Evening star., 1939-05-26

NOrGs Yox caa 6lss XII Nsss smd ,sosowi.
eess. q scsd = reaches sMd smts, scith Bee
SHoAd IAeeee fesn6er. 1eod dtpeetioAS ~ ee,s,
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Dividend Is Postponed
By Se|fridge Trust
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, April 24.-Diminished
profits from the vast merchandising
interests of H. Gordon Selfridge,
the Marshall Field of London"
were reflected today in a decision
for the first time to postpone pay
ment of the cumulative preferred
dividend of the Gordon Selfridge
trust.
The trust holds all the common
stock of Selfridge Co., Ltd. Todays
decision concerned preferred divi-
dends of the parent trust due for
the half fiscal year ending April 80
The Selfridge Co.. Ltd. reported
g profit of f145,180 about s682,3 ,345)
for 1888, but paid no common divi-
dends because the profit was alb
sorbed by its own preferred dividend
requirements, which amounted to
$4,000 (about $3l5,OO0) and a
further obligation guaranteeing the
Is per cent dividend of shares OF
the associated company of White
ley's for the years l927-l942.
At the annual meeting in March.
the Selfridge Co. pointed out 1888
was relatively poor trading year,
particularly affected by the Sep
tember war crisis.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Allegheny May Ask
Assents for New
Interest Basis
Cumulative Contingent
Plan Is Drafted for
IS of 1850
BY the Associated Press.

~ !
NEW YORK, April pa spokes-
man for the management of Ale
ghany Corp. said today they were
considering solicitation of holders
of per cent bonds of 1850 for VOL
untary assents to plan putting the
interest requirements on a cumula-
tive contingent basis.
The management was described as
planning to make the solicitation
simultaneously with that for assents
from holders of the SIS of 1914 and
the SIS of l949, which are better COL
lateralized issues, to approve a plan
to use deposited cash for purchase
and retirement below par of out
standing bonds. Under such a plan,
some $l,300O0O of the SIS of 1850
have been purchased and retired.
There is now on deposit sufficient
cash to meet the October l pay
ment on the SIS of 1850 in full, and
in addition $3.50 shares of Chesa-
peake & Ohio common stock i'm
pounded. but income on pledged
collateral might not provide suffi-
clent money to meet future pay
ments, the management is reported
as believing.
The actual move to solicit bond
holders, 1t was said, will depend
upon the attitude of the new trus-
tees appointed by Allegheny for the
l949s and the 195Os, who took over
April Is. Shortly Allegheny is ex-
pected to make demand upon the
present trustee, Guaranty Trust Co.,
Tor some S460,000 which represents
the excess over $50 per cent of the
par value OF the bonds at the last
appraisal date, March 9. Alleghany
mas thus far received from Guaranty
$4,000 OF this excess,
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Savings, Loan Groups
Show Large Gains
3> the Associated Press.

~
Connecticut shareholders an d
members of Is Federal Savings and
Loan Associations there have in
creased their total savings 81 ,995 900
in the last year.
The Home Loan Bank Board made
public Saturday night a report that
1859 investing shareholders or
members had total savings of S6,l84,-
600 in the Is institutions on April !,
compared with S4,189 900 on April /,
1885 During the year the institu-
tions' assets increased s2,352,0 900 to
q total of s10,9l4,00O.
In Maryland, 26,822 investing
shareholders or members of AZ asso-
Citations had increased their savings
to $l8, 8,405 900 on April /, or s5,944 900
more than on April l, 1888. The as
sociations assets increased $6,276, 900
to $27, 100000.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
w. P. A. Administrator
Holds Salaries Secret
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Minority Leader Martin, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts,, Of the
House, said last night Col. F. c.
Harrington, w. P. A. administrator,
had told him in letter it was
not his policy as administrator to
make public individual names and
salaries of employees.
Mr. Martin and other Congress-
men had asked Col Harrington to
furnish them salary lists of individ-
uals in their home States who we're
receiving more than $1,000 a year
from the w. P. A.
Mr.. Martin made public a letter
in which Col Harrington replied:
This might serve only to embarrass
particular individuals if the salaries
became public
Replying in turn to Col. Harring-
tons letter. Mr.. Martin said he
was "astounded to learn it is the
policy of Federal bureau to conceal
the salaries paid to public officials"
Evening star., 1939-04-24
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK. April "a, e91.-Maior Eu-
ropean currencies showed broad improve
ment in terms of the dollar in todays
foreign exchange dealings.
Transactions were kept to minimum.
however. as the money experts waited for
Chancellor Htler's Reichstag speech due
this week
sharpest improvement was shown by
the belga, which gained .04 of a cent.
Sterling added i. Of a cent, the French
franc .00,s of cent and the Swiss
franc .01- of = cent The guilder was
UNCHANGED.
Late rates follow: Great Britain in dol
lars. others in cents. Gerat Britain, 4 6s;
so:day bills. .s61.: Canada: Mentrea! in
Denmark: 2o90; Finland. o.o7: France,
travel, 20,55: Greece s6; Hungary, 10 70:
Italy e2eM; "a YMnsoslavia' 2ss; HetheG-
1887; Portugal; 4.26; Rumania, 70: swed-
en-. 24.12; Switzerland. 80 43: Argentina
:,1.21n; Brazil $50; Mexico citv %. Don:
Japan, %: Hong Kong. ISL; Shans-
hal. 1918.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated
Nominal
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Steel Rate 10 Slump
23 Points More 10
48.6 Per Cent
Institute Report Cites
81 Per Cent Activity
In 1888 Week
BY the Associated PresS

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 24.-Opera-
tions in the steel industry for the
current week will decline % points
to 1876 per cent of capacity, COM
pared with 500 per cent last week,
the American Iron e. Steel Instl-
tute estimated today.
A month ago operations were at
the rate of SCI per cent of capacity,
While a year ago they were 80 per
cent.
The 4.5 per cent drop in opera
tions carried the Nations steel mill
activity to the lowest point since
the final week of 1898, when output
went to 1873 per cent of capacity.
The decline in the current week
is the fourth consecutive weekly
drop for cumulative total of rs
points.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Dollar Moves Down
In London TRADING
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 24-The United
States dollar deprecated Lie of
cent in the foreign exchange market
today and was finally quoted
468 LIS to the pound. Sterling was
S4.67 15-16 in New York over the
week end.
French francs ended 1869 to the
pound against 176.75 Saturday.
PARIS, April "a (P.-The United
States dollar was quoted 5.7575
francs (2.648 cents to the franc) in
final foreign exchange dealings to-
day and corresponded with similar
franc rate in New York over the
week end. Exchange on London,
176.72.
Three per cent rentes in the
Bourse were $3.50 francs; AVS "a"
8810; 41as 1887, 155.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 24.-Corporate
bonds carrying the higher invest
ment ratings edged upward today
in a quiet market behind the lead
ership of the United States Govern
ment list.
Gains of fractions to around a
point were in the majority near the
final hour.
Record accumulation of idle funds
In banks increased the pressure for
outlet in Government and better
rated corporate issues. Some Fed
eral loans were up 2/32. A few were
down shade.
Pointing higher were American
Telephone BIAS, Armour of Delaware
Is. Bethlehem Steel 3l2s. American
Water Works IS. Commonwealth
Edison 312s, Canadian National
. Railway SIS and United States Steel
BIAS.
Small losses appeared in Great
Northern As. International Paper SIS
and Missouri -Kansas-Texas SIS.
A thin market resulted in wide
gains in some foreign obligations,
including Warsaw City Is and Sile-
American Is.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Insurance Shares Go
Higher During Week
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. April 24-Insurance
stocks in the New York City market
recovered slightly above the low
point reached last week, according
to records compiled by Holt, Rose &
Troster.
The aggregate market value Of 20
leading fire and casualty insurance
issues on April 81 was s549737 900,
compared with s546, 1925 900 at the
close of the previous week, an in
crease of s2813.O00, or O.5l per cent.
The current average yield of the
2 issues is 4.l8 per cent, compared
with yield of 4.20 per cent on April
IA. The current market value equals
95 per cent of the reported liquidat-
ing value, unchanged for the week.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
McGi|| Commodity Index
Continues 10 Advance
Special Dispatch to The Star.

AUBURNDALE. Mass, April "a
The all-commodity index of the Nc.
Gill Commodity Service of Auburn
dale, Mass, continued it's advance
for the third week ending in April.
it was announced today. Both in,
dustrial and agricultural prices ad.
vanced, although the third major
group - livestock - declined some.
what from last weeks levels. OF
the IA individual group classical
tons five were higher, six lower and
three remain unchanged from the
previous week.
: The industrial index advanced
fractionally, as paints, building ma
terlals and fine and coarse textiles
offset weakness in other groups.
The agricultural group showed a
gain as advances were noted in corn,
oats. cotton, potatoes, Aaxseed and
butter, oftsetting slightly lower
prices for barley and rye.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
New York Suaur

NEW YORK. April "a GP).-Sugar fu-
range today.
World futures showed gains of 1 to
3 points in midafternoon. Selling at
tributed to producer interests was easily
absorbed by trade and speculative buying
May was UP Ia at .35. July at the
best was up 3 at 1.34i2
Domestic futures were UNCHANGED In
all positions. May was 1877 and july,
2O2
Raw sugar offerings were steady Duty
frees were available generally at 295
and in light volume at 2.93 Cuban
duty-paid was nominally 2.94. Refined
remained 40 to 4.4O.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK, April "a ,lP,.-Worth Street
reported an improved demand for cotton
not large Prices held firm at last week S
closing levels. Based on this morning S
selling agents expressed more optimism
over future buying movements
Burlap prices were nominally UNCHANGED.
Rayon and silk traders reported little
activity. with prices holding firm Better
demand appeared for woolens but buyers
held OF large commitments pending some
steadinesS in raw values.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, April "a LP.-(United States
Department of Agriculture)-The recent
Improvement in the undertone of the
Boston wool market has been followed by
an increase of sales for few kinds
in original bags have received most Of
the increased demand. A few sales Of
moderate volume were closed on good
inal woods at IS to 81 cents secured
basis Recent transactions indicate. q
western wools compared with a week ago.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Metal Marker

NEW YORK April "a (P.-copper
steady: electrolytic spot. 1ooo-1o.25: ex;
Port forTaTd wn steaay SPOT ead
steady. SPOT New York, $3.50: East St.
Louis, 4.6Q Zinc steady: East St. Louis
spot and forward. 45O Pig iron. No. ,.
fob Eastern PENNSYLVANIA. 90 90: Buffalo
81 90: Alabama. II 90. Aluminium. virgin
80 per cent, 5000, Antimony: Chinese
spot. 400 Quicksilver "a 00-96 so
Platinum. pure. 35 90 Chinese wolframite.
duty paid. 10 00-2l 90 nominal.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Visible Grain Supply

NEW YORK, April "a (P.-Visible
supply of American grain showed
the following changes from a week
ago dn bushels: Wheat decreased
2,045,000, corn decreased 1,236,000,
oats decreased 671 900, rye decreased
129, 900, barley decreased $4,000.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Bargain Hunters Bring
Mild Recovery on
London Markets
Volume Remains Very
Low as Result of
War Feurs
BY the Associated Press.

bS tilt hSSOCldleU fItsS.
LONDON, April 24-Bargain
hunters, cheered by the relatively
peaceful tone Of Premier Musso-
lini's mldweek speech, stirred mild
rally in London markets last week.
The volume of trading was sharply
restricted, however. by fears regard
ing the international crisis and the
British budgetary problem.
Buying by big interests resulted in
gains for government bonds and
gilt-edged securities ranging up to
one-half of per cent.
Traders obviously were wary of
heavy commitments in view of the
imminence of announcement of the
British budget by Chancellor of the
EXchequer Sir John Simon on Tues
day. The budget isl expected to call
for increased taxation to pay the
huge British arms bill.
Nevertheless. if the British want
to trade in stocks, apparently they
will have to do it at home rather
than in Wall Street. A strong hint
by Sir John in the House of Com
mons Thursday was interpreted as
warning of possible repressive
measures if buying is done abroad.
The good sense of investors" "
said Sir John, will indicate to them
that the export of capital at the
present time when requirements for
national defense are so great would
be deleterious to the national in
terests."
Trading Discouraged.
New York trading by Britons al
ready has been discouraged, more
over. by the likelihood that in the
event of hostilities they would have
to surrender their United States
holdings to the government in order
that the government would have
funds there to buy arms and sup
plies on cash and carry basis.
Money became slightly cheaper for
government buying, as reflected by
an easing of treasury bill rates. An
other optimistic index was a small
gain in Central European bonds.
The vast stream of gold toward
the United States, however. flowed
unabated. Weekend shipments
from Europe approached 25,OOO,0 900
Among the heavy industries, the
steel trade doomed. Producers fore
saw possible run on supplies be-
cause a strong overseas demand for
rebates hitherto made from official
prices virtually disappeared. Prices
fixed by the cartel were being main
tanned.
A British scrap shortage was caus-
ing purchases to be made in the
United States at prices above the
officially controlled London quota
ton.
Foreign Trade Gains.
Board of Trade figures for the
first quarter of 1889, showing that
Britain's March, 1899, overseas trade
reached the highest level since No.
vember, 1893, encouraged holders of
industrial stocks.
Inc mOnLnS S exports were dp-
proximately l per cent less than in
March, 1888, but imports were 8 per
cent lower. This cut the quarter S
adverse balance to f85, 100 900, COM
pared with f1O8 100000 for the first
quarter of 1888.
American paper money attracted
British and continental hoarders be-
cause it is more easily stored and
marketed than gold. Large quanti-
ties of these bills, in denominations
Of from $50 to $1,000, were bought
in London at a premium of around
! per cent above the sterling dollar
rate.
A keen demand for the 1000 bills
indicated that "big finance" also
was interested
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Failures Total Gains

NEW YORK, April "a P).-Busi-
ness failures in the United States
during the week ended April 20 ad-
vanced to 268 from 265 in the pre-
ceding week, Dun g. Bradstreet re-
ported today. A year ago the week.
ly total was 241.
Evening star., 1939-04-24

N banKTuptcv or fecelVerShip OF beine
reorganIzed under Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed by such COMPANIES
Rates OF dividend IN the foregoIng table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra divi-
dends are not included
xo Ex dividend xr Ex rights a Also
extra or extras ePaid last wear, fay
this wear Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividend paid or declared this wear
ur Under rule WV With warrants. "
without warrants war Warrants
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Money Market

NEW YORK April ~ dP).-Call monev
paper 20 per cent Time loans steady So
30 days. u; As months. "a per cent
Bankers acceptances unclaimed; 5000
per cent. 5-6 months. ss-ie per cent
Rediscount rate, New York Reserve Bank
l pc. cent
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Goodyear Tire
| Votes IS Gents
Ion Common
" the Associated Press.


AKRON. Ohio, April 24.-Good-
year Tire g. Rubber Co. directors de-
clared today a SIPS dividend on S.
convertible preferred stock and a
a5-cent dividend on common stock,
payable June Is to stockholders of
record May Is.
Evening star., 1939-04-24

North American Rayon Corp
Net income, IL weeks ended March
Is, was $324,458 equal to Sc cents
a common share, against deficit
Of $14,856 In u weeks ended March
26, 1898.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
London Bar Gold

LONDON April "a LP.-Bar gold, 14ss
Sd, OF y penny equivalent S34. 75). Bar
silver. 20lad, UP is equivalent 1925
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. April "A Hr.-Crude rubber
futures opened 2 to lower. Nay, 1888.
20: July. 16.75b: September. 16.75.76.
Bid
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Freight Loodinqs

NEW YORK April "a LPl.-Revenue
freight carloadings on railroads report
ing. today for the week ended April %
included:
Evening star., 1939-04-24
U. s. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, April "a DPl.-Prices
quoted in dollars and thirty-seconds
AnnrnY
Evening star., 1939-04-24
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK April % LP,.-Investment
Bankers Conference Inc:
iQuotations as of y o'clnck,
Evening star., 1939-04-24
BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

B, privat, wire direct to The Star.
Evening star., 1939-04-24

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