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The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Average Girl
"Bogged DoWn''

That the average girl is "bog-
ged down" by the conviction
that she mas no particular place
in the intensely competitive
world of business, and fears that
unless she has pull" she may
begin and remain at the bottom,
in spite of her four years of
academic training.
That to many young women
the term fashion," is synony-
nous with dress designing,
whereas far more women hold
important positions in the buy
ing and selling and advertising
of fashions than in creating
them.
That the college girl needs pro
fessional training to bridge the
gap between classroom theory
and practical business. With
this training, added to the
knowledge and reasoning power
she has developed during her
college course. she enters the job
with an immense advantage over
the woman who has worked
her WaV I'D"
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
DraperieS Resemble Printed Linens

Gay new draperies for the en-
tire house, and the total bill for
less than $500, is the latest
boon for housewives.
The draperieS resemble in
every way printed linens or cot
tons, but are made of a new
printed ceilulose material, the
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

base from which rayon and cel-
lanese rayon are made. The ma
terial is so constructed that dust
and dirt merely lie on the sur
face. No cleaning or washing is
necessary for the draperieS, the
housewife merely brushes off
her draperies with a damp cloth
or soft brush.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
College Girl
NOt a Drug
On Market

The girl with a college degree
and ambitions for a business
career is no longer a drug on
the market.
In fact, business is waiting
with open arms to set the col
lege graduate on the success
ladder. Providing
She has the proper and spe-
CifiC training for the field Of
business size wants to enter.
Thus Julia Coburn, noted
fashion authority and president
of the Tobe-Coburn School for
Fashion Careers in Rockefeller
Center, New York, describes the
new situation that faces the
young career woman in America.
Miss Coburn recently toured the
country, visiting leading col
legeS and universities, where she
talked to thousands of young
women students. She found:
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Fancu Fireplace Matches

knowing Anne Shirley's de-
votion to her open fireplace
(and her weakness for gadgets
for it,, the company on her
current picture, boy Slaves"
gave her a dozen boxes of deco
new safety variety.
rative fireplace matches-the
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

4ANN ~
age of one
month. There
a re several
steps that can
be taken. The
first, and per-
hapS the easi-
est, is to cook
the milk for
a prolonged
peFlOu, l u 1
t his W i'll
change t h e
character of
the proteinS
contained in
the milk, and
ba by NAV
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

t h i n G S who
W e a r t h e m
can a ! W a y S
think of ways
to d r e S S up
t h ir plain
ness. A b o u t
three y eG RS
a go jeWelry
was first in
troduced on
sweaters; two
y e a r S a g o
girls went in
for ia n C y
stitches when
t he ey kni t
their OW n;
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
DQy Followers

We stand at the brink of the
sunrise!
Why do we fear the tide?
Here is the key to the flood
gates
Fling them wide!
Till the days our orthodox lead
erS
Discover, abreast of the sun,
That life is always beginning,
Never quite begun.
LORRAINE PATTERSON.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Use Milk
That's EU0porated

Another way to change the
protein in the milk which is
bothering your child is to use
evaporated milk. Now this
product is boiled for a consider
able time curing the evapora-
ton process ana so the protelnS
are changed.
There are various types of
patented baby food on the mar
ket which are supposed to re-
place milk and which contain
no milk protein at all. How
ever, 1 would advise mothers
not to resort to these without
the specific instruction of a doc
tor.
Let us assume that one Of the
above methods of changing pro-
teins has been successful, and
that your baby's eczema is i'm
proving. 1t is now time that
the child received his Vitamins
C and D. These may cause him
to have more eczema.
Let us say that we start the
baby on fruit juice. He should
be given some the first day,
and then none on the three
succeeding days. If the eczema
gets worse in that time, then
we know that it is the juice
that is doing it. Then you can
carry out the same routine
with some other juice. If the
eczema rash continues to be ag,
gravated by these, then it is
often a good idea to get some
tablets that are on the market
and which contains pure via
min C. These rarely cause
trouble.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Skillet and Spoon:
Bake
We'll With
Potatoes
BY sIBILLA CAMPBELL

BY sIBILLA CAMPBELL
" yesterday we told you
Il about baking eggs with
potatoes. Here we come with
a recipe for chops and pota-
toes baked together.
The orange cream tart IS a
nice dainty for dessert.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Dafoe:
Dafoe:
Bad Skin
Durable
In Babies
BY ALLAN ROY DAFoE, MD
Personal Physician to the
Dionne Quintuplets

Copyright, 1889, by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
A LREADY we have dis
"A cussed what a dis
couraging job it is to try to
cure your baby when he is
allergic to something in his
food and has developed
eczema.
Let us suppose now that the
baby is being fed on cows milk
and develops eczema at the
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Careers:
Careers:
Treasury Librarian
Forced Opportunity
Wlth Night Study
BY Bah LINCOLN

"HEN I called Isabella Stevenson Diamond this
w morning l wanted her to talk about herself but in
stead she insisted telling about the United States Treasury
Library of which she is librarian.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Child
Question

Child'S Question Editor:
Three-year-Old Johnnie is very
fond of aeroplaneS. One day he
noticed the Goodyear dirigible
and said, Mama, look at the
fat aeroplane."
MRS. NJ. L. CRISP.
1902 Geranium St. N. w.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

nEAK MISS FIIItF IN:
~ I've always had plenty of boy friends and thought
big joke to kid them along. and when they started
fall love- Id Just send them off, But it's different.
I've been going with him for eight months now. and he
has been Just wonderful me and | know I'm deeply in
love. But here's the probcma wOud-be girl friend of
mine told him utruth about saving had been max
ing dates with someone else the sly Of course this
made him angry and lie broke up with and said he
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

not be SenSltlVe TO these changed
proteins.
This cooking should take
place in the upper half of a
double boiler, and it should be
continued for at least two hours.
During this cooking the milk
will change in appearance and
become yelloWer; but it will be
more digeStible.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

Miss Diamond said that the
Treasury library is probably the
only one existing which has a
complete file of the Congress
sional Record and complete rec
ords of the Treasury itself going
back to Alexander Hamilton.
Presently we went back to the
book-stackS, and Miss Diamond
produced from high shelf a
handsomely calf-bound volume,
the first published account Of
the years work in the Treasury.
1t was dated 1889 and had Ham
llton's by-line.
Congressional Records
Intact, Complete
The Congressional Record is
there, too, for anyone to see
who wants to. The first three
volumes published in 1929 cover
the doings on the Hill from
1888 to 1929. If you know your
history, you'll remember that
the Senate worked in secret up
to that time. No remarks
please.
A little symbolic of the
change in times and traditions
Is indicated in the stiff buck
ram bindings of today's records
compared with the ageless calf
skin used during the first years.
when I came to the library
in 1885," Miss Diamond said, It
found a library of old material.
Since that time we have built it
up until we have financial and
economic reference from every
country in the world
I'VE have inter-library connec-
tions with 20 libraries here in
the city, and our own library is
useful to our United States con-
SulS visiting at home, our Treas
ury representatives, and persons
everywhere interested in the
sort of data we compile"
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

DRNTED cHALS the soft packab materials which
for southern the simple frock pictured flat
terng figure Fastened with sparkling clips either shoulder
the formidable background
Deman famous PIRATE" Anne King looks surprisingly nonchan The
gown purchased Washington For information telephone Fashion
Editor, RE- 1924, Dr. 32O Photo
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Afraid He'll
Lose His Girl

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I've fallen in love with a
lovely girl. But I'm still going
to school and can't marry for
years. I'm working my way
through college, so can't tell
her 1 love her. and she just con-
Siders me another one of her
"dates," although l know she
cares for me. Please help me,
Miss Fairfax, before someone
takes her away from right un-
der my nose. I'll do what you
say, but please help. C. NJ.
You're having a very wonder
full and delightful experience,
and some day you'll realize this,
even if it continues to be only
a delightful memory.
A young man putting himself
through school is seldom in a
position to propose marriage.
and I'm sure this girl will real
ize it, if she's sensible. Why
not be frank with her and tell
her how things are with you?
If she has faith and is willing
to wait-that's up to her. Many
girls have waited, you know.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Decided to
Change Status

Miss Diamond used to work
in Internal Revenue, and took
life casually indeed, until fami-
ly misfortunes In 1929 Jared
her out of her lassitude and she
decided to lift herself by the
boot-StrapS into greater activity
and better remuneration.
For three years she gave up
everything and attended George
Washington University at night,
studying library science. A COM
mentary on opportunities in the
Government service for those
with eyes to see. So earnest was
she that before important ex-
aminationS, she would take two
days annual leave, go up to the
Congressional Library and men,
orize the material she'd need.
AS you might expect from an
eftervescent person with titan
hair and blue green eyes. Miss
Diamond plays as thoroughly
as she works, and takes care of
her home with the efficiency
you'd expect. incidentally,
there couldn't be a more i'm.
maculate library. not a speck Of
dust anywhere, on books old or
new.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Hollywood
Parade
BY ORRY-KELLY
Famous HOLLYWOOD StyliSt Writ
ing for International News

Sweaters have Travelled in an
uninterrupted line through two
generations because the young
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

never coming back.
When I meet him on the
street or anywhere else. he
speaks but he won't come to
see me any more. I wanted to
give back a ring which he had
given me for a birthday gift.
but he vowed he'd never speak
to me again if I did that. So
/ kept the ring JANE.
BY the time this gets into the
paper. I'm sure you and the boy
friend will have settled the mis-
understanding brough- about by
the would-be girl friend. l get
many letters like yours. where
they say someone told a lie on
me-" If a young man believes
anything a chance stranger may
say of his sweetheart, how does
he get anywhere in his love
affairs?
But as you tell me you were
In the habit of kidding the boys
along, perhaps the fateS are
catching up with you by giving
you a dose of your own medicine.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
A Question
OF Religion

Dear Miss Fairfax:
The young man with whom
I'm so much in love is of another
religion than mine. And he is
terribly against the one to which
I belong. He thinks I ought to
change. but l can't see it his
way, and therefore he refuses
to come to see me any more.
My age is 18 and he is "a
BETH
Your own conscience must be
your guide in this matter of re-
ligion. A boy who absolutely
quits a girl just because she will
not change her religion for him,
to my mind, has the makings of
an overbearing bigot, and I
doubt if you'd be nappy with
such a man. The faith to which
you belong is an ancient and
honorable one, and I think
you're right to keep to your con-
VictionS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Fairfax:
Girl Of Many Dates
Meets One Boy Wh0
Is Just W0ndertuI''

Copyright 1883, by King Features Syndicate 1ne)
DEAR MISS EAlREAN:
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

Washington Times Staff Photo
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

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Evening star., 1939-02-07
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Feb. : tP,-Eers. "5n43;
frmer Mixed colors special packs l9f4-
20; standards. rsa, flrsts. p: seconds,
16i2-l7 mediums. 16i4 dirties. No. ],
l6i4: average checks. 15-15ll. Refrigera-
tor standards. unauoted; frsts lSi4.
Whites: Resale OF premium marSs'
15i7. Nearby and Mdwestern. exchange
specials dSsstfsrn fsncv eXsdhanse
2o23. Nearby and MidwesteEn. exchange
tets. l6',-l7, Pacihc coas, Jumbo and
standards o5-"5'4: mediums. "3-23i,
Browns: Extra fancy. 2024-2l =. Near
by and Western. exchange specials. 2Ol4.
Nearby EXCHANGE mediums, :.
Duck eggs, fancy to extra fancy. 1926.
Butter. s@l.o44; weak, Creamery,
score 26-26I4; frsts tss-9D, "4'2"6;
seconds $3.50 23l2-@4
Cheese. 365.4o:, easy. Prices un-
changed.
Dressed poultry irregular. Fresh: Boxes
and barrels. Northwestern turkeys 23i2 30.
Other fresh all frozen prices UNCHANGED.
Live poultry by freight, about Seady.
Chickens: Rocks. 90; colored. -. Fowl:
Co!ored @o-2l Legho-n, Is; Old roosters.
BY express. easy; Broiiers: Rocks. Il
81. Leshorn. 1919: old roosters. Ii.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Commercial Credit
Earns $8,997,363,
Or $3.50 a Share
Gross Volume CecIines
Far Below Record of
Previous Year
'recial Ddspatch To The Star

erecial Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Feb. THE 9th
consolidated annual report OF the
Commercial Credit Co. for the year
ended December 81 shows gross
volume of all receivables acquired
was s524,345,719. compared with
s933, 1854, 1891 for 1887, when the vol
ume was the largest Of any previous
year in the history Of the company.
Net income from operations avail
able for consolidated interest and
discount charges for 1898. after
charging of losses and providing
ample reserve for doubtful items,
was 3,969, ,484, compared with s2o,-
7l9.l61 for 1887. Consolidated in
terest and discount charges were
All times for 1898, compared with
SAT times for 1887.
Net income from operations
available for dividends, after de-
duction for minority interest and
provision for Federal and other
taxes, was s8,997 1863, compared with
$l3,593,1l9 for 1887. This net income
does not include appreciation of
any investments OF the company or
of any Of its subsidiaries.
The consolidated net operations
and net income Of the company for
1888 and 1887 do not include any
operations or net income Of the
Cleaner Harvester Corp. except
taxable dividends of 1888 1892 re-
ceived by the company in 1888 and
Of 100000 in 1887. The company
holds 1889 shares, or 1922 per
cent of the outstanding common
stock of the Cleaner Harvester
Corp, as a temporary investment
awaiting sale at an opportune time
and carried in its balance sheet at
$520,448, which is some s2,1O0,0oo
less than the value of said shares
based upon the limited over the
counter" market Of STATS per share
at the close Of the year.
After payment Of s5l8,279 in div
idends for 1888 on the a. per
cent cumulative convertible pre-
ferred stock outstanding (Which
dividends were earned 1876 times
in 1888, compared with 1920 time
in 1937, there remained sS,479O64,
or $3.50 per share, applicable to
l,84l ,992 shares, including scrip, of
common stock of the company out
standing on December 81. This
compares with $13,O74,366 or s7o9
per share for 1887, applicable to
1,84l994 shares Of common stock,
including scrip. outstanding on De-
cember 81, 1887.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Profit-sell-
ing in utility loans and sharp dip
in some secondary rails put large
part of the bond list in retreat in
the late trading today.
In the first hour some of the
power company issues pushed ahead
to new peaks on a carryover OF the
buying inspired yesterday by con-
clusion of the T. V. A.-Tennessee
electric power deal
Near the final hour loans in the
minus column by fractions to
around 2 points included New York
Central SIS, Nickel Plate 4l2s, South
ern Railway As, Walworth As and
st. Paul IS.
In most cases utilities gave up
their early gains, but found support
around the previous days final
levels. Up a little were bonds of
International Telephone, Santa Fe
and Pennsylvania Dixie Cement.
United States Governments fol-
lowed an uneven course, with
trading at low ebb. A few Treas
uries moved up 1-32 to 3-32, while
those in the loss column were down
to 4-32 Foreign loans also were
irregular. Italian and japanese
obligations lost ground.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
GENERAL MotorsChief
Halls Improvement
In Auto Outlook
Knudsen Says Prospects
Are Is to 33 Per Cent
Better Than in 1888
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nebr., Feb. 7.-William
S. Knudsen, president of the Gen.
eral Motors Corp. said here yester-
day the automobile industry's pros
poets are Is to 80 per cent better
than year ago this time.
Arriving here after an "ear-to-
the-ground" trip to the West Coast,
Knudsen said he based his outlook
on many indices. These included:
Gasoline consumption In 1888 re-
manned about the same as during
1887, although automobile sales de-
creased greatly.
Brisk used car business. indicat-
ing an increase in employment.
New car business for the first
three months Of the model year
November, December and Janu-
ary) is 36 per cent better than a
year ago.
I'VE don't expect boom year, as
in 1887, but in view Of the fact all
indices are so favorable it is not
unreasonable to forecast the pro-
duction of 3,400 900 or 100000 units,
compared with 2,67O,0O0 last year" )"
Knudsen said.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb. : tF, Omitted States De-
partment OF Agriculture, Hogs $4,000;
fairly active, so. pounds down, mostly
1920 lower than Mondays average; others
steady to 10 cents of; top 30; good and
choice 10000 pounds 1.75-90; 230-.G0
pounds, 7.40-i5; 9sO-3@5 pounds. 1.25 40:
good 4OO-55a pound packing soWs. 6.50-
So few lighter weights 100.
Cattle 5000; calves 900; yearling
and light steers steady to strong: weighty
bullocks after losing as much as 80 cents
Monday dull at MONDAYS decline; shipper
ket little above Il 80: although sew
eral loads held well above 1900;
yearlings and yearling-type light cat
tie. both steers and heifers., bring,
tns a premium over. weighty kinds OF
comparable grades fed heifers. 1910
early; several loads 9.25 down to 500;
very common light kinds down to 6.25:
cutter cows weak to Is cents lower; beef
cows weak up to 700 and setter; cutters
$50 down to 425: weighty sausage bulls
to 700: practical top 6.S5; vealers 1900
down: mostly ! 80 down: weak.
Sheep, 5000. late Monday fat lambs
uneven; mostly Is to 25 cents lower: top
a25: practical top 9.lQ bulk under "a
pounds. S.T5-9O0: finished 91-l00 pounds.
lambs. S.5O-75; sheep steady; top slaugh-
ter ewes 500; today's trade indications
steady on fat lambs good Offering bid
steady; fed western ewes. 4.S5-5.00.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Feb. cEo'.-Poultry, live. l
car 36 trucks; steady; springs, I pounds
lip White Rock. q; under 4 pounds White
Rock. lila; geese. l4'2; other PRICES un-
Dressed turkeys steady prices un-
ehasnseer suseer, loss.e74: steady; prices un-
Esgs, lo,751: firm; fresh graded extra
frsts local l6a.; cars. Il; frsts. local,
i6ia cars. l6'4; current receipts. 10.
Potatoes, ~: on track. :}53 total U. S.
shipments. 4U5. Old stock dull; supplies
liberal: demand very slow; sacked per hun
eredweight; Idaho. Russet Burbanks, U:
bakers I.75-sO; Colorado. Red McClures,
U. S. No. l, burlap sacks. few sales 50;
Nebraska, Bliss Triumphs S5 per cent U.
s. No /. l.75; Wisconsin. round whites,
y, s. No. l. ll5-.o; u 5 nrnTn commerGials' g
SSommeTcialsoo !I9; North Dskota' aa, Bliss HSs
cobblers u S No l. few sales BOB ?.
New stock dull weaker undertooe; supplies
moderate; demand very slow; track sales.
less than carlots bushel crates, Florida.
Bliss TriumphS U, S. No. /, few sales l. so.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Union Pacific President
Halls Trade Upturn
BY the Associated Press.

OMAHA. Nebr., Feb. 7.-President
William Jeffers of the Union Pacific
Railroad, returned from a month S
tour of the South and East today to
report business in general and that
of railroads are showing genuine
satisfactory improvement
In my opinion things are going
along nicely" he said. Certainly
our own business is. There seems to
be better feeling between business
and Government and business and
labor"
Citing labor relations as Con
trolling factor among problems of
the day, Jeffers added:
Business in general could we'll
profit from the railroads experience
with labor. We have no labor trou-
bles. We have had strong unions
for so years. At the beginning there
were problems, it is true, but by CO.
operation with labor we worked
them all out"
He said progress apparently is
being made toward solution of the
railroads problems, although it is
slow.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
| Phillips Raises
|OH Price for
Texas Area
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BARTLESVILLE, Okla, Feb. T.
The Phillips Petroleum Co.'S posted
price for sweet and sour crude in
the Texas Panhandle area was in
creased 8 cents per barrel for all
gravities today.
The prices are 96 cents per barrel
for 40 gravity sweet crude. with a
2-cent differential downward for
each degree All crude below 29 is 72
cents per barrel.
On sour crude, 40 gravity Is 81
cents. with a downward differen-
tial of 2 cents. All below 20 gravity
is 81 cents.
Prices were cut in the area last
October II. when there was a gen.
eral slash in the midcontinent area
Evening star., 1939-02-07
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. Feb. 7 R.-World sugar
futures ranged from unchanged to point
higher today following steadier cables ac-
for refined sugar In London. Operations
in the world contract auieted around mid
afternoon when prices were slightly below
the days highs. March and May each
traded at 1.141a UP /.
Domestic futures held to narrow
range. Trade interests i,,1 were on both sides
to i point higher. March was un-
changed at 70 after early sales at LIS.
The rest of the market was l higher.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
26 Nations Increase
Purchases in j. ).
During Year
important Gains Cited
Despite Small Drop
In Grand 1otol
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department, an
alyzing last years per cent drop
in exports, found an encouraging
note today in the fact that 2e coun-
tries-including such important Gus
toners as The Netherlands, Russia
and the Scandinavian countries
boosted their purchases in this
country.
Sales to England dipped slightly
lower than in 1887. Sales to France
Germany, Belgium. Italy and Japan
fell off.
Total exports dropped to s3.094.-
095 900 in 1888 This was attributed
largely to lower prices While
American imports fell off 36 per
cent to 81 ,96O.528.OOO last year. this
country bought more in Honduras.
The Netherland West Indies. Fin
land, Turkey, French 1ndo-China
and South America.
The United Kingdom was, as
usual, the largest buyer of American
products. taking 100000, or
nearly II per cent of United States
exports. Canada again was second
Canada again was the leading
seller to the United States, buying
$260.274, 900, followed by Japan. the
United Kingdom, British Malaya
Cuba and Brazil.
In Latin America. where the ad-
ministration is seeking to stimulate
trade, United States sales declined
IL per cent.
The biggest change in the Ma
tions export trade occurred in the
Far East, where war complications
caused sharp curtailment of pur-
chases of American cotton and
scrap iron, although more motor
trucks, aircraft, metal working ma
chinery, copper and crude petroleum
were sold.
The sharp decline in United
States purchases in Latin America
was largely due to decreased buying
of corn from Argentina and the
decline in prices of coffee and sugar.
Exports this year and last year
by geographic divisions and prin-
cipal countries were: