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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-30

They will never make me be-
lieve that Matthews didn't beat
Steele the night they f. hit here
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Evening star., 1939-05-01
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c. MONDAY MAY j. 1889
Higher Net Reported
ByCommonwea|th
Edison Co.
Climbs to $6,767,4 ,439
In Quarter Against
$5,493,16l Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-Common-
wealth Edison Co. reported today
consolidated net income for the
March quarter of $6,767 ,439, or "a
cents each on 9,105,791 common
shares, compared with $5,493,161, or
10 cents each on 7,813,391 common
shares, in the like 1888 quarter.
Maytag Co.
Maytag Co., manufacturers Of
washing machines at Newton, Iowa,
reported net profit for the March
quarter Of $500, ,928, or 7 cents a COM
mon share, compared with $88, 1923,
or II cents on the So preference
stock, in the like 1898 quarter.
Colorado Fuel & Iron.
Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp. re-
ported consolidated net profit for
the March quarter of $163 $50, or 20
cents share, compared with net
loss of $389,561 in the like quarter
of 1888 and a net loss of 1861 ,908 in
the December quarter of 1898.
Loose -Wiles Biscuit.
Loose-Wiles Biscuit co. reported
consolidated net profit for the
March quarter of $220,114, or 80
cents common share, compared
with $139,686, or II cents share,
in the like 1888 period.
Food Machinery Crop.
Food Machinery Corp. reported
net income for the first quarter at
$253, ,056 after charges, equal after
preferred dividends to 40 cents a
share on common stock, compared
with $159,791, or q cents a COM
mon share, in the preceding quarter
and S214, 1897, or 40 cents share, in
the first quarter last year.
North American Aviation.
North American Aviation, Inc,
airplane and equipment manufac-
turers, reported consolidated net
profit for the March quarter of ST.
355 ,952, or 80 cents a common share,
compared with $212,O85, or 6 cents
a share, in the like 1888 period.
Untitled orders on March 81 totaled
$20,645, ,739, compared with $10,296,-
1863 on March 81, 1888
Consolidated Cigar.
Consolidated Cigar Corp. placed
net profit for the first quarter at
$124,465 after charges, depreciation
and taxes, compared with S136, 1872
in the first quarter last year. Fac
tories are in Pennsylvania, New
York and Michigan.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. May R.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Moon ouotationSl
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Big Building Gains
In Fifth District
Cited by Bank
Large Volume Provides
Steady Employment
For Thousands
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, May 1.-The
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
said the outstanding development"
in fifth district trade and industry
in March was "the marked increase
in construction work provided for
in building permits issued and con-
tracts actually awarded"
Permits issued were IS per cent
above those of February and So
per cent above those of March, 1898.
Contracts awarded rose 104 per
cent and 81 per cent, respectively,
over contracts awarded in Febru-
ary, 1889, and March, 1888.
This large volume of work." the
bank pointed out, means steady
employment for thousands of skilled
and unskilled workers for several
months at least"
Value of building permits in
March totaled s11,9O4 ,407, against
$7,216,992 in February and 1881 ,432
in March of last year. Value of
contracts awarded in March totaled
$38 8,946,0O0, against s19,053,000 in
February and $24,070,000 in March,
1898.
Cotton Activity High.
Cotton consumption in the district
in March continued at recent high
levels and materially above year
ago, the bank reported, "a further
indication of relatively full en-
ployment for another group of
workers."
Rayon production also held up at
substantially higher rates" than a
year ago and tobacco manufactur-
ing exceeded that of March, 1888,
in nearly all lines.
Retail trade in March as reflected
by department stores sales felt the
influence of spring shopping and
was A per cent above trade in Feb
ruary and the earlier Easter date
carried sales per cent above those
in March, 1888
Wholesale trade in the district in
POT firms rose in March by 19 per
cent over February and per cent
over March, 1898. New automobiles
registered in the district in March
exceeded February registrations by
38 per cent and were AZ per cent
higher than in March, 1888.
Strike Reduces Jobs.
In contrast with the favorable
trend in March, the employment
situation has changed since April
l, chiefly as a result of the coal
miners strike. The mine shutdown
in West Virginia and Virginia threw
thousands of miners out of work and
stopped their pay. Near the middle
of April the coal-carrying railroads
in the district began laying off
workers as coal shipments ceased.
I'm agriculture" the bank said,
"the spring has not been favorable
on the whole. Full planted grains
are in excellent condition, but wet
weather has delayed spring plowing
and planting, and late frosts appear
to have damaged fruit crops quite
materially"
Evening star., 1939-05-01
FREIGHT Loudinqs
MILLION
DOLLARS

NEW YORK. May P,-Revenue
freight carloadings on railroads reporting
today for the week ended April 30 in
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Money Market

steSdy NGW YoRK MAY May Prime mcs
paper, % per cent Time loans steady
5000 days: A As months "a per
cent. Bankers acceptances unchanged
5000 days, h-is per cent; 4 months,
Ga per cent: 5-6 months. as-is per cent.
Rediscount rate. New York Reserve Bank,
! per cent.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Crude Oil Prices

TULSA, May R,.-Base crude oil prices:
Mid-continent area = Oklahoma Kansas
gravity, scale. SOC to s1.1O: North, North
scale 71c to SI.O3: East Texas. 81 10;
West Texas. gravity scale. 53c to 95c;
North observation-disclosures, gravity scale.
73c to 1O5. Rocky Mountain area
Salt Greek. Wyo., gravity scale. s6c to
S1.1O.
Eastern area--Pennsylvania grade BRAD
ford-Allegheny), So 90; same grade in
Southwest Pennsylvania lines, 81 65; same
grade in Eureka lines 81 so: same grade
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Dividend Voted
By STANDARD Oil
lOf New Jersey
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 1.-Directors of
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey to-
day declared a stock dividend of
shares of capital stock for each 200
capital shares held, plus the regular
semi-annual dividend of so cents a
capital share, both payable June
IS to holders of record May 16.
In December last year a stock
dividend of 3 shares for each 200
shares held was distributed in addi-
ton to the regular cash payment.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
U. S. Treasury Position
By the Associated Press.

The position OF the Treasury April 2s:
Receipts, S12.60S. III 80; expenditures,
S24,559.319.64; net balance. S3,04a,735,-
1854. including So. 3s4, s79, ,91350 work
ing balance; customs receipts for the
Receipts for the fiscal year (snce July
~. S4.647 O29. .511 AS; expenditures; 81
52a .9s1 ,946.16, including S2.os2.594 :
Of expenditures. S2,ss2 ,952 ,434 6s: gross
debt. $40 056, ,O71 ,243.60. an increase Of
assets. S15.776.9s2 .924.25.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Visible Grain Supply
(Reported by Smith,

NEW YORK, May l (P.-Visible
supply of American grain showed
the following changes from a week
ago (in bushels): Wheat decreased
1,679, 900, corn decreased 1,127, 900,
oats decreased 1,110,000, barley de-
creased $4,000, rye decreased 105,-
600.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric Power 5h % pfd.-
at 113.
Liberty National Bank-10 at 1870.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Transit Colo at IS.
Potomac Electric Power 5h% % pfd.-
IN af 112
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Steel Quotations

per 100 pounds fob. Pittsburgh: Hot
rolled sheets. base price. 2.15: galvanized
sheets $50. steel bars. 225.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
London Bar Gold

LONDON May 1 1P.-Bar gold. 14ss
Sd. unchanged Equivalent, S34.76).
Bar silver. 20isd. up ii.. Equivalent.
42.53 cents.)
Evening star., 1939-05-01
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS
STOCKS

Chevy Chase Club LIST 4As- 104
Col Country Club 1st 4As 103
Ter Ref & VIII Corp LIST 4As 103
c-@~Hc
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Baldwin and Herriot
To Speak in New York

Several internationally known
statemen and educators, including
Stanley Baldwin, former British
Prime Minister. and Edouard Her
riot, president Of the French Cham
Der OF Deputies, will address the
Congress on Education for Democ-
racy which convenes at Teachers
College, Columbia University, in
New York City, on August Is.
Many walks of life in the District
OF Columbia will be represented at
the congress. Among Washingto-
mans who will participate as dele
gates, sponsors or members of CO.
operating committees are the fol-
lowing:
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent OF schools; the Right Rev.
Joseph Corrigan, rector of Catholic
University; President Mordecai
johnson of Howard University.
Katharine F. Lenroot, chief of the
Labor Departments Children's Bu-
rean; President Cloyd Heck Mar
vim OF George Washington Uni
versity and many others, including
representatives of industry, labor,
finance. agriculture and war vet
Grams.
William F. Russell, dean of Teach
ers' College and chairman of the
congress. has announced the gath
ering will seek to answer the ques-
ton: What is the responsibility Of
education for the defense and ad-
vance of democracy?"
Evening star., 1939-07-29
New Jersey Banker
Seized in Probe Of
Stolen Bond Ring
Federal Agents Accuse
Man Of Accepting
PurIoined Securities
BY the Associated Press,

NEWARK, N. j., July 29.-Seized
by Federal agents in connection
with investigation of a six-State
stolen bond ring, Robert j. Whit
worth, resigned vice president of
the Bergen Trust Co. of Jersey City,
was held for arraignment today be-
fore a United States commissioner
on charge Of conspiracy.
Whitworth was accused by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation of
getting "kickback" from the ring
for accepting worthless and stolen
bonds with face value of $4,000
as collateral for loans.
An official of the bank said SIS 900
worth of bonds believed stolen had
been found in the bank and re-
ported to the F. B. I.
The gang dealt in $3.50 900 worth
Of securities, F. B. I. agents said,
and 20 arrests have been made SO
far.
Theft Of $27,50o in negotiable Sc
curities from the Union Trust Co.
Of Pittsburgh in March, 1898, started
the inquiry and valuable clue was
discovered three months later in
HOLLYWOOD, Pa, where $4,000 worth
OF stocks and bonds was stolen from
the HOLLYWOOD Amusement Co.
Whitworth's arrest, the agents
said, developed from the recent ar
rests OF Henry I. Pitney of New
York, former stock and bond sales
man for a New York security firm,
and Frank Harrigan of Edgewater
N. j., in connection with the Holt
wood theft.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
zoning Board Salary
Action Is DELAYED

A request by the Board of Zoning
Appeals for Arlington County, Va,
to increase the monthly salaries of
its members from S. to $25 was re-
ferred to County Manager Frank c..
Hanrahan at meeting of the
County Board today. Four zoning
applications were acted on by the
board in one of its briefest sessions.
The board granted the request of
Hugo Herfurths, jr., to change from
residential A to B the property at
Glebe road, south of Veitch street,
Twenty-sixth street south, and
South Adams street. The request of
B. M. Smith to change from residen-
tial A to general business the prop
erty at Columbia pike between South
Adams street and South Fillmore
street, was approved.
The request of Howard E. Biting
to change property at 638 North
Glebe road from residential A to To-
cal business was approved. On the
request of Gordon and Catherine
Tuck to change the site at 1928 Co.
lumbia pike from residential A to
general business, the board changed
the front 40 feet to local business
and granted the request on the rear
portion of the tract.
County Treasurer c. r. Jesse pre-
sented the list of real estate and
personal property delinquents as OF
June 30.
Total county expenditures for the
last half of July were reported at
$39, ,622.6 SO, OF which $1S,62O93 was
for pay roll.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Secretary Perkins
Renews Plea for
j. ). Labor Peace
Tells Cigar Makers
Leaders Must Accede
To Public Opinion

Another plea for peace in the
American labor movement was made
last night by Secretary Of Labor
Perkins in an address before the
Cigar Makers International Union
at its diamond jubilee celebration
held at the Raleigh Hotel.
Miss Perkins cited joint resolutions
of the American Federation of
Labor's oldest organized group, the
International Typographical Union,
and the American Newspaper Guild.
c. I. o. affiliate, calling for peace in
the ranks of organized labor as a
matter of fundamental justice and
necessity"
"Organized labor itself is not as
strong and influential today as it
should be for the sole reason that
there is division in the movement
which needs to be united if it is to
achieve its constructive purpose in
the interest of its members and the
Nation ITSELF" Miss Perkins said.
She declared hundreds of labor
organizations had called for labor
peace and said leaders holding con-
trary views cannot long withstand
this, and the public's desire is that
an accord be reached"
Both Miss Perkins and William
Green, president of the A. F. L..
lauded the record of the Cigar
Makers Union and the record of
their leader, the late Samuel Comp
ers, who was president of the FEEDER
alton for many years.
Mr.. Green said: The American
labor movement is threatened from
within by those who wish to SUBJ
stitute autocracy for democracy, by
those who are willing to tear or
ganized labor apart into hostile
camps in order to satisfy their per-
sonal ambition. Before he died
Samuel Gompers told us: No last
ing gain has ever come from COM
pulsion. If we seek to force, we but
tear apart that which, united, is
invincible.'"
Senators Mead of New York and
Pepper Of Florida also addressed the
cigar makers, congratulating the
union on its 18th birthday. Senator
Mead commended the union for its
solution of the problem of machine
manufacture of cigars.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Fraudulent Ads Laid
To ; Tire Firms, 7 Stores
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 29.-
Three major tire manufacturing
companies and two nationally known
retail distributors were indicted by
the Franklin County grand jury to-
day for fraudulent and misleading
advertising in the sale of automobile
tires.
Indicted were: Goodyear Tire g.
Rubber Co., Goodrich Tire & Rub
ber Co., Firestone Tire g. Rubber
Co., Sears g. Roebuck Co., Western
Auto Supply Co., and Meyer Hoff-
man of Columbus, doing business as
the Power Oil Co. and the Tire Mart.
Complaints of the Columbus Bet
ter Business Bureau that the COM
panies advertised one grade of tire
either specifically or by implication
and sold a lower grade resulted in
the indictments. The maximum
penalty for conviction on the charge,
misdemeanor, is 20 days in Jail and
a 500 fine.
Assistant Prosecutor Daniel S.
Weber, jr, asserted that some of the
Objectionable advertisements were
released to newspapers through ad-
vertising distributors.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
10000 Foreclosures
Reported by H. o. L. c.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Chairman John H. Fahey testified
yesterday the Home Owners Loan
Corp. had ordered foreclosures on
about 10000 homes of the more
than 1000 900 carrying Government
refinanced mortgages between 1888
and 1886.
Mr.. Fahey offered this informa-
ton to senate banking subcom-
mittee in urging approval of
changes in the home loan bank
system and its insurance of shares
in building and loan associations.
H. O. L. C.'s record is favorable,
he said, because nearly all the mort
cages the corporation refinanced
were regarded as in default"
Other officials of the H. o. l.. c.,
which quit refinancing home mort
cages in 1886 and now is liquidat-
ing those made, said actual title had
been taken to 10000 homes by
foreclosures. OF these more than
$4,000 have been sold, with more
than 5000 still held by the Gov.
eEnment corporation.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Incendiorist Is Hunted
In Victoria, B. c., Fires

VICTORIA, B. c., July 20 Cana
dian Press Police are hunting q
middle-aged, bicycle-riding incen-
diarist blamed for 10 grain fires and
a storage shed blaze.
Given a description of the man by
a woman and two boys who tried to
stop him, every available policeman
was on duty in an effort to check the
wave of incendiarism that kept fire.
men on the run for hours yesterday.
A reward Of $50 was posted.
The outbreaks were the latest in
a four-month series of incendiary
fires which have done an estimated
$25 900 damage. Police claim q
pyromaniac has set 121 grass fires in
that time, and turned in 81 false
alarms.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Yale Drumu Teacher
Dies in Massachusetts
By the Associated Press.

oS tHe Associated FTeSS.
COHASSET, Mass, July 29.-Prof.
Alexander Dean, 46, of the Yale
Drama School, pioneer in the Little
Theater movement, died early today
after an illness of several months.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 pm. Monday in the First
Church Unitarian in Boston.
An actor before he left the stage
to teach and direct, Prof Dean had
appeared with such actors as John
Drew and Rose Coghlan.
He directed dramatics at the Uni
versity of Montana from 1920 to
1922 and directed the Little Theater
in Dallas, Tex, in 1923. For four
years he was associate professor of
dramatic art and literature at
Northwestern University School of
Speech.
He went to Yale as assistant pro-
fessor of drama in 1927. He leaves
his widow, the former Miss Virginia
Dixon of Missoula, Mont.
Evening star., 1939-07-29

he said. "Caruso enjoyed his first
great success there in 1903, and
Toscannini made his debut there in
1885.
But later Buenos Aires took over,
chiefly because it was bigger and
had more money to spend" he
added.
Would Improve Radio Programs.
The young conductor commented
that United States radio stations
could make some improvements in
the programs they send to South
America. German broadcasters are
doing much better by South America
at least as far as musical pro-
grams are concerned, he said.
For some reason, United States
broadcasts to Brazil apparently meet
interference and the reception is
poor. Mr.. Marx directed a concert
broadcast at the New York Fair, but
his parents were unable to hear 1t in
Rio.
At tomorrow nights concert, Mr.
Marx will direct the orchestra in
two compositions by the great con-
temporary Brazilian composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos. The program
also will feature Franck's ID Minor
Symphony" and Strauss Blue
Danube"
Representatives of the diplomatic
corps Of IL Latin American countries
will attend the concert to pay tribute
to Guest Conductor Marx.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Army Air Corps 10 Show
Piloness Radio Plane
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio, July 2e.-The
Army Air Corps next Wednesday
will show publicly for the first time
one OF its most secret and significant
developments of warfare, a radio
controlled, pilotless airplane.
Described by officers as distinctly
a Wright Field product" a 12-foot
A l0-minute flight will be viewed
celebration at the field marking
the 3Oth anniversary of the first
plane purchased by the Air Service
A 10-minute light will be viewed
by Gen. H. H. Arnold, Air Corps
chlef, and Brig. Gen. Henry c. Brett,
mead OF the Materiel Division at
Wright Field.
The plane has been developed here
IN recent months by Capt. George v.
Holloman and associates in the in
strument and navigation laboratory.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Mill Owners Take Fight
On Wages to Congress
Ey the Associated Press


The South's cotton textile indus
try carried its opposition to 321a
cents an hour minimum wage to
members of Congress yesterday with
a charge it was New England-i in
spired to throttle" the Southern
industry.
Representatives of the South Car
olina Manufacturers Association
meeting with their congressional
delegation, presented a letter vigor-
ously protesting that the minimum
wage recommended by the Wage
Hour Textile Industry Committee
was not justified under the law.
The letter was signed by K. P. Lewis,
president of the American Cotton
Manufacturers Association, which
represents the Southern branch of
the industry. 1t was addressed to
"the members of Congress from the
Southern States"
Persons close to the situation,
said the South Carolina textile men
sought to have the minimum wages
established under the wage-hour
law-25 cents an hour until october
and 80 cents after that-retained
for the textile industry instead of
the recommended 321a cents.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Water Gate Guest Conductor
Has Stake in Both Fairs
BurIe Marx Directs
BruziI's Music on
Both Coasts

For quite while we've been try
Ing to corner some one who's found
enough time and energy to visit both
the Eastern and Western versions
Of a 1899 worlds fair.
Today We thought we had our
man. Burle Marx, South Amer
ica's leading conductor, willingly
took the stand to give the real low
down after qualifying as an impair
tial witness by pointing out he is
Brazil's director OF music for both
the New York and San Francisco
fairs.
What did you think of the New
York Worlds Fair?" he was asked.
"A grandiose spectacle"
"Fine. Now how about the San
Francisco fair2"
"Oh." said Mr.. Marx, II haven't
been there yet"
Well, anyway, the West Coast fair,
which will meet Mr.. Marx some time
In September or October, may find
some satisfaction in the fact that
the 37-year-old South American con-
ductor didn't find the Gotham fair
without its shortcomings.
Protests Musical Setting.
"They made a mistake in putting
the music hall right in the center of
the amusement area" he said. Its
not the proper setting, and besides
when you're trying to listen to the
music you can hear the fountains
and fireworks outside. And they
charge too much for the concerts,
too."
Mr.. Marx, who is in Washington
to direct the National Symphony
Orchestra's sixth sunset symphony"
at the Potomac Water Gate tomor-
row night, rehearsed with the or
chestra yesterday and declared he
found it had improved greatly since
the time he directed 1t on a sum-
mer concert four years ago.
1T has more balance because the
musicians have been playing to-
gether much longer" he said.
Mr.. Marx is the founder and con-
ductor of the Rio de Janeiro Phil
harmonic Orchestra, which he or
ganized IN 1884. Today. one of his
chief interests is to help Rio regain
her former position as South Amer
ica's leading musical center.
'Rio once was the center of the
musical world in South America" I"