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Evening star., 1939-11-05
~ JESSE c. sUrER.

The civic week opened with
the hearing before the Public
Utilities Commission Of the Pc
tition Of the Capital Transit Co.
for authority to discontinue the
Butternut street branch of the
Georgia avenue car line. A
morning and an afternoon ses-
sion was held during which the
company engineer witness gave
interesting testimony based upon
extensive passenger counts and
other surveys and comparisons.
1t developed. however, that
claimed savings to the company
through discontinuing the Ia
koma branch were based upon
other changes planned but not
disclosed in the testimony. At
first the commission announced
adjournment for one week, but
this was found to conflict with
another hearing, for which the
company was preparing, so the
adjournment was made to Mon
day, November 13, at 10 am.
The attendance Of citizens and
their official representatives well
filled the room. These repre-
sentatives were armed with an
array of formidable looking brief
cases, documents and slide-rules.
The civic case to be presented
is expected to be most inter-
esting.
Rain on Tuesday night really
made Halloween a double-head-
er, or as one headline, put it
1.-TWO nights of smear" All Of
the deviltry identified with the
night was practiced in many
sections on both nights. The
parade was postponed until
Wednesday night. 1t was a fine
affair and witnessed by large
body of spectators. There is a
division of opinion as to its value
as a reducer of vandalism.
On Wednesday afternoon there
was an inspection trip sponsored
by the Streets and Avenues and
the Bridge Committees of the
Washington Board of Trade.
Two buses took the party of civic
leaders on a 2O-mile tour to view
highway and bridge projects re-
Gently completed and those now
under construction. A descrip-
tive route list and map was
supplied to each one and
speaker from the highway de-
partment explained what had
been done or is under way, as
each project was reached.
The group, which was headed
by Engineer Commissioner Nc
Coach, Capt. Whitehurst and
President Lawrence Williams of
the Board of Trade, got out of
the buses for closer inspection
of the work of the John Philip
Sousa Bridge. the Taylor street
overpass and the grade separa-
ton project at K street and Rock
Creek.
Evening star., 1939-11-05

the International Labor Organiza-
tion's Permanent Agricultural Com
mittee, to be held November 81 in
Havana, Cuba. :
The meetings. agenda includes dis
cussions of the European wars effect
on the welfare and living conditions
Of the agricultural populations and
extension Of social insurance to ag-
ricultural.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
The Chest compoisn- Armor. Stone
Or bviek?-Sehool vondoIism

through not invoking the law In
al such cases.
Instances have been known
where valuable instruments
needed for instruction have been
stolen from the schools and the
theft not reported to the police
through q desire to keep the mat
ter quiet. 1t is understood that
the same buildings have been
broken into repeatedly and noth-
Ing done about 1t.
As to the destruction Of school
property, there appears to be no
real difference recognized by the
law between that and any private
property. There appears to be
the same reason for the police to
protect District school property
as to protect any other.
There are some citizens who
believe that to enforce law, with
out fear or favor, because 1t is
the law has q wholesome educa-
tional value. Failure to enforce
the law is thought to also have
an educational value, but Of an
unwholesome kind. The idea is
extant that some Of the present
day disregard for law is due to
this very policy followed in our
schools.
Theodore Roosevelt, as Police
Commissioner in New York City,
was an ardent advocate of the
enforcement Of law because 1t is
the law. If the law Is an improper
one, he believed, there is no surer
way of having it repealed than
through its enforcement.
This is a problem for the citi-
zens associations and the PIT. A.
groups to grapple with. 1t is be-
lieved by some citizens that If
these infractions were handled in
the Juvenile Court parental con-
troll would Immediately begin to
function.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
The Community Chest
Now Has Civic Right of WAY.

Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
the Community Chest Citizens
mass meeting will be held in
Constitution Hall with able
speakers. The meeting this year
is sponsored by the District Com
missioners who are giving the
Community Chest campaign ev-
cry possible encouragement.
The meeting is designed to
crystaize the interest in this i'm
portant civic job and arouse the
enthusiasm of the workers and
the citizens generally to white
heat. The campaign will OFF,
cially start on Wednesday morn
ing and continue through No
vember %.
The goal for 1910 is set at
$2,00O,000 and represents no in
crease over the budgets of the
agencies for 1899. This is a min
1mum goal and too much empha-
sis cannot be placed upon that
fact.
There are now So agencies in
the Community Chest including
some of those of the adjacent
metropolitan area. The budgets
OF all of these have been care
fully examined by a competent
committee of the Chest manage
ment and approved. The account
Ing systems of these agencies are
also approved before admitting
them or continuing them as
beneficiaries under the Chest.
There is now a good sized Job
ahead for every public spirited
resident of the District and ad-
Jacent metropolitan area and
that is to help effectively to
put the 1910 Community Chest
over in a big way. When each
citizen contemplates the task
ahead it is suggested that he Just
think how fortunate it is that
he does not have to get out and
hustle throughout the year in
50 separate campaigns as in the
method of the old days.
Every contributor should re-
member at least two very impor-
tant things about the Community
Chest. Firstly, it is purely fund
raising, fund distributing and
fund accounting institution. Sec
ondly, each contributor may
elect just what agencies shall
benefit by his contribution.
The Community Chest is sim
ply handling this big job for all
OF us for our convenience and in
order that efficiency and economy
may enable every dollar contrib
uted to purchase a maximum of
service and relief at minimum
Of cost and effort.
Evening star., 1939-11-05

Much of this eastern area is vir-
gin soil so far as mass trans
portation is concerned.
AS a preliminary step toward
the solution of this problem it
seems that the several civic
groups, through their duly accred-
tied representatives, should sit
down at a table, spread out the
map and agree upon a route.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Building the Armory
OF Stone or Brick.

For many a year the problem
has been the getting Of the au-
thorization and the funds for q
suitable armory for the District
Of Columbia National Guard.
Now both the authority and the
funds are available and the
plans are well under way, but
a new problem is injected unex-
pectedly into the proposition.
Shall this great, long-hoped-for
structure be built of brick or
stone?
This problem came so suddenly
and so recently that only few
of the civic groups have had op-
portunity to express themselves
on the subject. So far as they
have acted they voted solidly for
stone and this action appears to
be in line with the general opin-
ion OF the man on the street
This building is expected to be
the forerunner of a great devel-
opment out East Capitol street
and it is believed that stone will
be used in other structures to
be erected in the future, and con-
sequently the armory would be
entirely out of place in the pic
ture The objection to the use Of
brick is thought to be due to the
idea that red brick were to be
used. If brick is used it will be
high-grade, light gray color.
The difference in cost Of the
stone over brick is said to be
only about $4,000 which is con-
sidered small amount as COM
pared with the entire cost Of the
building. There is an oppor-
tunity for organizations and in
dividual citizens to aid in the
solution of the problem through
communicating their views at
once to the Engineer Commits
sioner and the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
It will help these officials to let
them know what material you
prefer.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Two to Represent U. S.
At Havana PurIey

Donald c. Blaisdell. assistant to
the Undersecretary Of Agriculture,
and Prof. Lowry Nelson of the UNI
versity of Minnesota will represent
the United States at the meeting Of
Evening star., 1939-11-05


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Edison The exhibited National Girl
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Charges Of Predatory
Business Assai|ed
By Cameron
Gives Industry Credit
For Reforms in Talk
To Kiwuniuns
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, June 21.-Assailing
"crack-brained leaders" who preach
to gullible people that business is
naturally evil and necessarily preda-
tory" w. j. Cameron, spokesman
for the Ford Motor Co., declared
today that business is funda-
mentally and necessarily moral as
condition of it's own survival"
Industry first found itself in the
novels of the people," Mr.. Cameron
said in a prepared address before
the annual convention of KiWanis
international. 1T removed the work
to that modern institution we call
the factory and gave the dwellings
of the people the dignity of homes.
Industry found men and women
and little children working Is hours
day for pittances; it reduced the
work day to eight hours, the work
week to five days, and increased
wages to unprecedented levels.
Now, what I would have business
men know, as against the gross mis-
understandings, is that every one of
tnese reforms came voluntarily out
OF industry intent on doing its job
the best way. The charge that these
improvements were made at the in
slstence Of a morally outraged So
clety is not tenable ..
"All Of this present-d talk about
democracy was made possible by
the foundation industry provided.
All OF this great system of public
education which prepares a people
for democracy was made possible
and is maintained by the undergrad
ing support of industry. I say this
for the encouragement of those en-
gagged in business.
We have nothing to be ashamed
OF in our record. If we have this
knowledge OF our course and its
social effects, we need not hang our
heads under the bludgeoning of the
miSinformed."
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Institute Reports Jump
In Crude Oil Output
By the Associated Press.

DS 'Lc nSsOSAdltd EiSSS.
NEW YORK, June 21.-Average
daily crude oil production in the
United States increased 70,1OO bar
rels in the week ended June II, to-
falling 3,447,000 barrels, the Ameri-
can Petroleum Institute reported.
Chiefly responsible for the rise,
which lifted production 2 per cent
above the previous week and 10 per
cent over a year ago, were Kansas,
up 1880 barrels; Oklahoma, up
14.250; California, up $4,000; Texas,
up 1880, and Illinois, up 12.450.
Only sizable decrease was New Mex
leo, off 1900 barrels.
Indicated runs of crude to stills
for the industry as a whole declined
about l per cent to 3,480,000 barrels
a day, however, as reporting re-
flneries slowed operations to 857 per
cent of potential from 86,5 per cent
the previous week.
Stocks of finished and unfinished
gasoline at refineries, terminals, in
transit and in pipe lines were re-
ported by the institute at 82,657 900
barrels, down from 82,7l6,00O bar
rels the week before and 1881 900
a year ago.
Imports of crude and refined oils
during the week totaled 1,444 900
barrels, compared with 1.531,OOO the
previous week.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Corporation
Reports

NEW YORK, June 2l.-The fol-
lowing is summary of corporation
news prepared by Standard Statis-
tics Co, Inc, New York:
North American Aviation, Inc
War Department announced a ten
tative contract award for almost
100 basic combat planes, costing
about $2,500, 900, to this corporation; !;
contract was conditioned upon con-
gressional approval of an appropria-
tion.
Certain-teed Products Corp.-Net
profit of company in May was
$61 900 against sl3,129 in May, 1888.
Corroon & Reynolds Corp-De-
clared a dividend of 81 on Sc pre-
ferred stock, representing $150 for
quarter ending June 80 and so cents
on account of arrears, payable July
l to holders of record June 26. On
April /, 1899, disbursement of SO a
share was made on the preferred,
giving effect to the latest dividend.
Arrears as of July l, 1899, totaled
$28.50 per share.
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co.
Union members ratified an agree
ment to end their strike against
company.
Caterpillar Tractor Co.-Common
share earnings, five months ended
May 81. were IS cents against II
cents.
American Stores Co.-Pennsyl-
vania Supreme Court affirmed deci-
sion of Dauphin County Court
which declared the State chain
store tax law unconstitutional. This
company and Great Atlantic & Pa
cific Tea Co. were principally af-
fected by the measure.
Davega Stores Corp.-Preferred
share earnings. year ended March
Is, were cents against 81 cents in
year ended March 26, 1898.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Common share earnings, year end
ed February %, were $6.71 against
$3.50.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Apple Growers 10 Map
Sales Promotion Drive
sl.eclal Dispatch 10 TIE Star.

Sleclal Dispatch 10 Tie Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, June 2l.-The
1939-4O advertising and sales pro-
motion campaign of Appalachian
Apples, Inc, will be launched at the
annual meeting Of the four State Or
ganization here June 27, it was an
nounced today by the arrangements
Committee.
Growers from PENNSYLVANIA,
Maryland, West Virginia and Viz
glnia will be in attendance. The
organization seeks to promote apple
sales generally for growers Of the
four States who sign a contract 10
pay a small fee On each bushel OF
apples packed for market. An OPEN
air meeting is to be held on the
Eandley High School grounds.
c. Purcell McCue of Greenwood,
Va, president, will open the one-day
convention with his annual address.
Porter R. Taylor of the United States
Agricultural Department, will report
on apple crop prospects and other
factors that may affect the apple
market this year.
Paul Mooney, an officer of a large
chain store system, will discuss pro-
motion work from the retailers
angle. Aubrey Milan, Atlanta fruit
dealer, will discuss the problem from
the buyers and jobbers' point of
view. Carroll R. Miller of Martins
burg, w. Va, secretary and treas
urer, will submit his annual report.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 21-Bonds re-
sponded to a moderately improved
demand today with a wide list of
gains ranging from fractions to
around point. Some inactive cor
porate loans moved up or more.
Trading sentiment continued on
the optimistic side in view of prog
ress in shaping up the tax revision
plan.
United States Governments edged
up 1-32d to 7-32dS in a light turn
over. Bonds Of Interborough Rapid
Transit and Manhattan Railway
scored sharp gains on reports the
arrangements were near an agree
ment with the city on the latter S
proposed purchase of both properties
in the transit unification scheme.
Well ahead at the start of the
final hour were Commonwealth Edi-
son 3l2s, Delaware e. Hudson re-
funding As, International Telephone
IS, Northern Pacific IS, Nickel Plate
5l2s, Western Union IS OF go. Inter
borough Is Of 80 and Manhattan
Railway Consolidated As.
Continued strength in Panama
5'2s featured quiet trade in the
foreign division, in which prices
generally held to a narrow range.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
lngot Production
Within Point Of
Weekly Record
Iron Age Reports
Rise at Pittsburgh
And Youngstown
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 21.-Iron Age
said today in its weekly review of
the steel industry:
Despite a f1attening out in new
orders for steel, the rate of ingot
production this week has risen 2la
points to SIS per cent, within / point
OF the highest weekly record this
year, IN the week of March IL.
"a considerable part of the i'm
provement occurred in the Pitts
burgh and Youngstown districts,
with rise of points to Al per
cent in the former and one of 4
points to 55 per cent in the latter.
In the Pittsburgh district plant
that had been idle pending the ac-
emulation of sufficient orders re-
sumed production.
Orders Compare Favorably.
Orders for semi-fnished steel
and finished steel in the aggregate
compare favorably with those re-
celved during the same period in
May, but, except in heavy steels
Tor construction work and in fat
rolled products being taken out
against recent commitments. the
volume is showing no appreciable
gains. Unless sheet and strip speci-
fcatlonS come in more rapidly. the
present rate of ingot production
may not be maintained during the
next few weeks, although the pros
pect still appears to be good for
further Step-up several weeks
hence, when automobile manufsc-
turers are ordering more heavily for
1910 model production.
"One of the most significant de-
Velopments OF the week is the ap-
parent determination of some
branches of the steel trade to adopt
a hrmer position on prices. This is
particularly noticeable in the wire
trade, where published quotations
on nails and fence, which have been
weak items, are to be rigidly adhered
to. 1t is stated. Bar manufacturers
nave also Signified their intention
to make no change in their recent
announcement which abolished
quantity deductions and decreased
the base price 81 a ton.
Advance Halted.
Pending the further Qualification
OF the outlook for steel products!
curing the summer months, the aC-
vance IN scrap prices has halted. In
fact, the average quotation at Chi
cago is slightly lower, resulting in a
decline of 4 cents a ton in the Iron
Ace scrap composite price to STATS.
Fabricated structural steel awards
this week total 23,30O tons, of which
1900 tons is for a Potomac River
bridge at Ludlow Ferry, Md. While
new structural projects total only
1900 tons, the appearance of some
private jobs is a welcome sign. Re-
inforcing steel awards are 5000 tons.
on top Of which are new projects
totailng nearly 10000 tons.
Railroad buying is showing no
signs Of important pickup"
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Stock Exchange Economies
Pictured by Martin
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, June 21.-William
McChesney Martin, jr., president
New York Stock Exchange, yester-
day reported to members the ad-
mlnistrative economies he effected
in the first year of his salaried
presidency.
Gross pay roll was reducerd s3O7.-
355. or 7.9 per cent, to S3,647,748.
and 1856 employees were laid off. Of
remaining employees, 815 got raises
averaging s234 a week, totaling
S9e 1852.
Non-essential services. such as
the medical clinic and barber shop,
were severed from the Exchange
and turned over to former man
ayers to operate as private busi-
nesses.
The administrative offices were re-
vised with increase of vice presi-
dents responsibilities, and execu-
tive Offices were remodeled.
Highest consolidated net loss for
the period was S208, ,l89 for May.
1888, the month Martin became paid
president Lowest was last October's
net loss of S6O,986.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Locomotives Ordered

GREEN BAY, Wis, June 81 (P.-
The Green Bay and Western Lines
announced today orders for three
new passenger-freig locomotives,
TO cost approximately s270,O00 and
to be delivered in October.
The engines will be built by the
American Locomotive Co. of
Schenectady, N. Y.
The new locomotives will be used
principally in fast freight service
between Kewaunee, Wis; Careferry
Docks and the roads Western termi-
nal at Winona, Mimi, although it
also will be used in combined freight
and passenger service between Green
Bay and Winona.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Small Increase Seen
In Transit Revenues
Spe cial Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpdtCn 10 Inc star.
NEW YORK. June 21.-Revenues
for the transit industry for the week
ended June TO- 1899, based on tele-
graphic reports received from a
representative group of transit oper-
ating companies, showed a moderate
increase from last year.
Transit Journals revenue indi-
Gator stands at 1882, which repre-
sents gain of 1862 per cent from
the corresponding week in 1888.
For the week ended June 3, 1899,
the indicator was 10329.
The indicator remains at approxi-
mately the same level as for the two
preceding weeks. Several sections
of the country that have been show
ing small losses, however, are now
showing small gains.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Aluminium Co. 10 Build
Biq Canadian Plant
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 21.-R.
E. Powell, president of the Alum
mum Co. of Canada, announced
yesterday the company will build
a S4,500,000 plant in Kingston Town
ship just outside the western limits
of the city.
About rs men were at work today
and several hundred more will be
engaged. The plant will employ
600 men at capacity.
Powell said there will be sub
stantial extensions" to the company
plants at Arvida and Shawinigan
Falls, both in Quebec.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Foreion Exchange

NEW YORK; June 81 lP';;.,Fore;sn ex-
rumors the Shanghai dollar had taken
another nose-dive in Hong Kong due
bank holiday in China
Banking quarters, however, said no word
had been received of unusual banking de-
velopments in the Far East. Today is a
regularly scheduled holiday in China in
celebration of dragon boat day.
The Shanghai dollar. meanwhile, con-
tinued about UNCHANGED at 1880 cents to
the dollar.
Elsewhere aside from a minor decline
in the British pound, major foreign units
held at the previous close.
Late rates follow: Great Britain in
Great Britain, 46sls: eo-day bills,
467is Canada, ,Montreal in New York,
iOo:25:, Belsium, 17ol: Denmark; 2o.9I;
Finland, 2.07: France. 2.65: Germany,
4013: benevolent, 20,20; travel. 2335:
Greece. S57s Hungary, 1870: Italy.
526h4: Netherlands. 53 10; Norway. 1888;
Poland. 1885; Portugal, 427 Rumania,
~: Sweden. 24111ai Switzerland. 22,5494:
Argentina tofficiaD. %: Argentina
(free), 232O; Brazil tofficiaO, Cos: Bra
zil free), SO: Mexico, 20.15; Japan,
27.32; Hong Kong. 2SS9: Shanghai, 1880:
Yugoslavia, 80 Rates in spot cables un-
less otherwise indicated.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Baldwin Report

PHILADELPHIA, June 81 P.-
The dollar value of orders taken in
May by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works and subsidiaries, including
Midvale company, was $2,705 1882, an
increase of $1,516,198 over last year.
The total for the five months of
the present year is $26,977, ITS, as
against $11,847 oil in the same pc
riod of 1888.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Hiqher Prices Offset

Lower silk and anthracite prices
offset slightly higher food, cotton,
wool, steel, tin and lead last week.
leaving the National Fertilizer Asso-
cations index of wholesale COM
modify prices unchanged at 716 per
cent of the 1926-28 average. A
month ago the index was at 72.4
and a year ago at 74.5.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

IN bankruptcy or receivership or bejng
reorganlzed under Bankruptcy Act or
SECURITIES assumed by such COMPANIES
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or seni-annual declaration I'm
less otherwise noted. special or extra divi-
dendS are not included
xd E8 dividend xr Ex rights a Also
extra or extras Paid last year fPay-
able in stock z Declared or paid so far
this wear Cash or stock k Accunlu-
lated dividend paid or declared this year
" Under rule WV With warrants XIV
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Rubber Speciolties Exports

The Commerce Department says
April exports of $246,695 worth of
rubber specialties were 1913 per cent
larger than in the same month last
year and 10 per cent higher than
the average monthly exports of the
preceding 1889 months.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add co. High Low Close.
Potrero Sugar 8 h "a N
Pw Corp Can .30g zoos 1Oh l0h 10h
p S Ind 81 pr pf l75s 62 6iA 6lIa
PS Ok pr In pfGD los 109 100 109
Puget Sd P SIS pf Sos 55 SIS 55
Puget SD P Sc Of zoos 1917 1871 1914
Evening star., 1939-06-21

Safeway Stores, Inc.-Sales, four
weeks ended June 10, were up AZ
per cent, "a weeks up 28 per cent.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

Approximate Transactions Todo,
Evening star., 1939-06-21
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK June 21-Investment
Bankers Conference Inc:
Evening star., 1939-06-21
BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
Eastern DAYLIGHT Savinx Time.D

By private wire direc, to The Star.