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Evening star., 1939-08-05
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Selling
dried up in today's stock market
and, under the leadership of steels,
selected issues regained fractions to
around point of Fridays losses.
While the comeback lacked vital
ity-the turnover for the two hours
was in the neighborhood of 250,00O
shares-recovery forces inclined to
interpret it as a sign yesterdays
tumble was more of a technical
happening than a real reversal of
trend.
Many issues were reluctant to join
the parade and there was an assort-
ment of minor declines at the close.
Top marks of the favorites were also
reduced.
Bullish Tenor of News.
Brokerage quarters referred to the
generally underlying bullish tenor of
business news as the principal mar
ket prop. Earnings reports in many
lines continued highly cheerful and
little let-down in the profits curve
was looked for through the fall.
With Congress booked for ad-
journment before the end of the
day, the few commission house Gus
toners who put in an appearance
at boardrooms seemed in a happier
frame of mind. Continuance of for
eign sabre-rattling, however, was
still seen as recovery barrier.
Steels were helped by indications
the price situation in this industry
is Frightening. Although a sharp
drop in Southern mill production
was forecast for next week, other
centers were expected to hold at
about the present weeks level.
Prominent in Lead.
Virtual settlement of the General
Motors strike and contra seasonal
buldge in July sales of new cars
kept stocks in this division moder-
ately firm during the greater part
of the proceedings.
Prominent shares on the upside at
one time or another we're United
States Steel, Bethlehem, General
Motors, United States Rubber, j. I.
Case, American Telephone, Kenne-
colt, Phelps Dodge, j. C. Penney,
United States Gypsum, Loft, Great
Northern, Douglas Aircraft and
Glenn Martin.
A trif1le up in the curb were
Niagara Hudson Power, American
Gas & Electric and Lockheed. New
mont Mining shaded lower.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
American Viscose Corp.
To Reopen Sixth Unit
By the Associated Press.

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 5-Plans
were announced yesterday for the re-
opening of the sixth unit of the
American iVscose Corps plant,
bringing it to full capacity for the
first time since December, 1887, and
placing all departments on an ap-
proximate 40-hour week.
Forty-eight machines in the unit
have been completely rebuilt, Leroy
H. Smith, manager, said. 1t is ex-
pected that the unit will begin max
ing viscose the latter part of next
week and that spinning will begin
during the week of August 20.
In making the announcement, the
plant manager said that in view of
an increase in business, a decrease
in its surplus supply and a brighter
outlook for business generally, the
company feels justified in expanding
operations.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Virginia Apple Growers
Must Cut Exports
Special Dispatch to The Star.


WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. 5-Vir-
ginia apple growers, who have been
exporting around 40 per cent of
their crops to United Kingdom ports
for many years, will find it neces-
sary to seek business on this side
of the Atlantic during the 1899
marketing season, it was indicated
today on the strength of official re-
ports from London.
Growers were advised that the
English apple crop gives promise
OF being one of the largest in many
years. Moreover, the fruit appears
at this time to be in excellent con-
dition. The same holds true, it was
said, for France. Germany and other
European countries. 1t was the be-
lief that Europe will find it neces-
sary to buy fewer American apples
during this season, lasting until
the early summer of 1910, than at
any time in recent years.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Federal Lund Banks
Maryland Tobacco Prices

Average prices were steady for tobacco
sold on the Southern Maryland auction
boso Md. on August , and 3, according to
the Agricultural Marketing Service. De-
mand continued strong and the bidding
active on all qualities of bright and dull
crop: Dull and tips of the dark and green
qualities showed slight weakness but re-
mained above previous price levels Volume
OF sales at both points continued heavy
and good percentage of the better quail
ties of tobacco was included
Average prices per 100 pounds by quality
and approximate ranges on bulk of sales
follow:
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Utility Companies
Make Fine Showinq
In First Half Year
Three D. c. Concerns
Exceed 1888 Marks;
Other Off Slightly
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Washington's four big utility cor
porationS made excellent earnings
records in the first six months of
this year, according to the reports
filed with the Public Utilities Com
mission. All four reported substan-
tial net incomes, three of which
were much larger than a year ago
in the first half year.
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
reported total net income in the
half year of $2,177 ,45536, in COM
parison with $2,224,857.32 in the
like 1888 period, decrease of $47,-
401 .96, or 2.13 per cent.
The Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co. had balance before divi-
dends of s948 023 in the six months,
against $890,1l6, making an i'm
provement over last year of $57,9O7.
The Capital Transit Co.'S state
ment for the six months disclosed
total net earnings of $316,69205, as
compared with $164 4,36350 in the
first half of 1888, gain of $751;
S28.55, or 80 per cent.
The Washington Gas Light Co. as
sembled net income of 5000, 1862,
against $729,080 in the first half of
1888, a striking upturn of $1S0,282
in the 1899 period.
In glancing at the second half
year there is every indication that
these companies will continue to
pile up highly favorable earnings.
The first July reports for Washing
ton related to bank clearings and
postal receipts. Both were far ahead
OF last year, fine third-quarter
start.
South Leads in Rural Sales.
Daily average sales of general
merchandise in small towns and
rural areas for June as compared
with June, 1888, were relatively
higher in the South with a gain of
about 10 per cent than in other
regions of the country. This COM
pares with an increase of about 13
per cent for the country as a whole.
Sales in the East were about IA
per cent above the level of June a
year ago, while the Middle West and
the Far West averaged a gain of
about 10 per cent, the Department
OF Commerce reports.
General merchandise sales in rural
areas during the first six months
of the year as compared with the
same period of 1888 were at a rela-
lively higher level in the South with
a gain of about 16 per cent and lower
in the East with an increase of
about per cent. The Middle West
and the Far West averaged an in
crease of about IL per cent.
Half Years Gas Sales Climb.
The Washington Gas Light Co.
sold more gas in the first half of
1889 than in the like 1888 period.
Comparisons show gains in sales in
every month but June, warm
weather playing an important part
in the June total
Washington Gas Light Co. sales,
including sales to other corporations,
totaled 6,752,373 mcf compared with
6,195,332 mcf a year ago. Monthly
comparisons with the corresponding
months in 1888 follow:
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Totals 6,752 ,373 Mcf 6,1e5, 1882 Mcf
S42,17S,000 Gain in Loans.

An increase of $42 ,178,00O in loans
for new home construction by mem
Der savings, building and loan as
sociations of the Federal Home Loan
Bank System during the fiscal year
ending June 30 was reported by Of
flcials of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board today.
This advance from SIT ,548 900 to
$219, ,726, 900 during the 12-month pc
riod, as estimated by the boards
division of research and statistics,
reflects parallel rise in residential
construction and in the volume of
savings available for home financing
purposes.
The assets of the 1897 member
savings and loan associations of the
bank system were $236, 100000
greater on June 80 than a year
earlier, totaling about $3,936,OOO 900,
the fiscal year-end report continued.
The 1889 edition of Automobile
Facts and Figures has recently been
distributed by the Automobile Man
ufacturers' Association, Inc, of
which Alvan Macauley is president.
The 21st edition is probably the
most complete yet put out. 1t con-
tains the usual astounding collection
Of facts about the automobile in
dustry, the facts and figures taking
90 pages for their presentation.
There was total of 162,863 total
vehicle registrations in the District
of Columbia in 1888, against 184,119
IN 1887. OF this number in 1898,
1854 were passenger cars and
165,257 in 1887.
The book states that there were
25,089 people in the District of Co.
lumbia employed in motor transport
directly or indirectly in 1888.
Financial District Notes.
Proceedings of the 21st annual
convention of the District of Co.
lumbia Bankers Association have
just been distributed among the
members and others interested.
Every word that was uttered during
the Hot Springs convention sessions
has been printed in the book, fur
nishing fine record of the many
important addresses and reports.
The book includes complete record
of the delegates and guests at the
convention, the program being car
ried out under the administration of
Hilleary G. Hoskinson.
Capital Transit stock closed the
week on the Washington Exchange
with sale of 20 shares at 131a and
tiny sale at 13. Capital Traction
first IS we're strong, ending the week
at "a, while Washington Gas Light
preferred stock registered 107h.
The statement of Undersecretary
OF the Treasury John NJ Hanes that
the business outlook looks far better
than go days ago aroused wide in
terest. Three reasons: Forward
orders, low inventories and general
business reports.
State and municipal financing for
July totaled $50 400 ,248, as compared
with only $50,648,794 in July, 1898,
according to the Daily Bond Buyer.
For the first seven months of this
year bond sales totaled STOP 1858 ,941,
as compared with $644, ,32O, 800 for the
same period last year.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Chicago Produce
CHICAGO, Aug. 5 R).-Butter, 1 Os2, =.
.312: eggs / ooR. rrices a,,ai q -,

CHICAGO. Aug. 5 P.-Butter, 1,Os2,.
372; eggs. 1925; no prices available.
Omitted States Department of Agricul-
turel Potatoes. 109; on track. 213; total
U; s.. shipment, PAL. Western Triumphs
slightly stronger; Idaho Russets, oregon
long white, steady; Nebraska cobblers weak.
er; supplies moderate: demand fairly good;
sacked per hundredweight Nebraska cob
blers U s. No. 1. 50 per cent or better
washed, few sales. 1.15-30: Oregon Bliss
Triumps. U. S. /, under ice. few sales, So
%: Oregon long whites. U. s. l, under ice.
2.lO-15; Idaho Russet Burbanks U. g. /,
.S5-921a. mostly 1855: CalHornia long
white, y. 8. l. car under ventilation. 20;
Minnesota sandland section. early ohios.
car generally good quality. lis.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
| S. S. Kresge
| Sales Increase
lover 1888

Ds tIt ASSOCldleQ fTeSS.
NEW YORK, Aug. SIS. S. Kresge
Co., operators of a national chain
OF variety stores, today reported July
sales of l,031 ,22l, or 3.8 per cent
ahead of slO,63O, ,082 in July last year
Turnover in the first seven months
OF the year was As per cent more
than the similar 1888 period.
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follow.
Dollar Retuins Level
On London Exchunoe
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Aug. 5.-The United
States dollar continued at a level
OF 4.681s to the pound in final for
eign exchange dealings today, and
compared with like figure for ster-
ling in New York late yesterday.
French francs also were un-
changed at 176.72 to the pound.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Jersey City Livestock

n JERSEY CITY, N. j.. Aug. 8 up United
states Department of Agriculture). Ali
classes glasses nominally steady. Total receipts:
sheep and lambs 8, 300.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Border Belt Tobacco
Holds 18-Cent AVERAGE
BY the Associated Press.

BY tHe AsSOclated Press.
FLORENCE, S. c.. Aug. 5.-Prices
yesterday on the border belt to-
bacco markets continued to keep up
with the opening day average Of 18
cents or better.
Estimated sales and average prices
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Mems Wear SoIes Higher

The Commerce Department says
daily average sales of mems wear
chain stores in June were 6 per cent
higher than in the same month last
year.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Early
gains resulting from Bombay buying
and trade price fixing were elimi-
mated in late cotton futures trading
today. The market developed an ir-
regular trend as Southern liquida-
ton and professional selling came
out on, the favorable weekly weather
forecast.
Final prices were / lower to /
Evening star., 1939-08-05
London Gold and Silver

LONDON, Aug. 5 tP,.-Bar gold 14ss
Sad. unchanged. Equivalent S3477J
Bar silver. 16 13/16d, UP 1s. Equivalent
354l cents.)
Evening star., 1939-08-05
New York Metal Market

NEW YORK. Aug. 5 P.-Copper steady;
electrolytic, spot, $1,000: export. 1O71,
Other metals nominally unchanged
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Trade Reports at a Glance
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK Aug 5-Tabod business reported by Dun
d Badstreet nc in the divisions
trade manufacturing and industry
with the corresponding last wear:
Evening star., 1939-08-05
TIONS ON THE NEW YORK STOCK

Approximate SoIes OF Stocks on the NJ Y Stock Exchonoe
1900 AM 10000 1900 Noon -----. 24O. 900
sunit trading 10 shares
rim bankruptcy under
BANKRUPTCY Act or securities assumed
Rates OF dividend the
mens paseo on the last quarterly
noted special dividends
xd Ex dividend TX rights ePa,d
last Payable Decared or paid so far tbis
clared this year o'11'~'" o'''ae"1s '~'o o' oe'
Evening star., 1939-08-05
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS Aug P-Traders
eVened up on the cotton futures market
here today in advance of the Government
crop estimate due Tuesday and the market
closed steady net | to 9 nnnts hicher
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Prepared by Fitch
Publishing Co.:
Initial.
Pc Stock Of Pay
Rate riod. record able
Mission Dry Corp 15c $40 S-2S
Resumed.
Parkersbg Rig & Reel 25c S-15 $40
Winters & Cmpton lOc S-l5 S-25
Accumulated.
Chicago Corn So nf nc BLK Q-1
Evening star., 1939-08-05
United States Treasury Position

By the Associated Press.
The position Of the Treasury August comp
Evening star., 1939-08-05
FOREIGN.

EfC0 NJ EI b72S 03 H. 43 AZ a
Santiag Chill rs A. IL IL IL
ww-With warrants. xw-Without war.
rants. New. st tstp)-Stamped
sNegotiability impaired by maturity.
Evening star., 1939-08-05

Final prices were l lower to
higher,
Evening star., 1939-03-23
THE EVENING THURSDAY MARCH 2s 1885,

thumbing through his work, every
bit Of it written out in the scholarly
longhand that nobody knows how to
write today. "It's the result OF q
dream of more than 40 years"
Two years after reading the ar
ticle In the Boston paper, Mr..
Henckels as a professor of Middel-
bury College, Vermont, found the
clipping which he had tucked away
IN book. Inspired anew he began
his musical composition. Although
he played the flute, the saxophone.
the tuba and cornet, his music was
all "self-Scquisition," he said. And
from books he learned the facts
about music structure.
He spent several summers with a
music professor who examined and
corrected his scores and steered him
on the trail of the right books 70
study. His wife, whom he described
as great artist" would play them
for him.
There is no piano in the apart
Evening star., 1939-03-23

ment now" he said simply. II had
all the musical instruments taken
out when she left us"
Made Selection Of Is.
One hundred and sixty-one songs
flowed from his pen during the years
from 1896 to the time OF his retire.
ment as a chief Of division in the
Department of Commerce Ia 1894.
He cut these down to 43. Tore the
rest up. From these he took the IS
which now constitute his Rhapsody
In the same fine script he has
written the story of his life. mus
ings and Memories" he calls It. He
writes Of coming to WASHINGTON in
1908 to work for the ImmiRration
Commission and later for the Bu-
reau Of the Census. He relates
Evening star., 1939-03-23

further Of working for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
during the war. Tells Of uncoveriug
IN the stacks Of the Library Of Con-
gress the international law precedent
under which Secretary Of State
Lansing was able to commander
some Dutch merchantmen to trans-
port munitions abroad.
Though his early training was as
q civil engineer. he said, he got into
the neld Of language and could work
In 80 tongues before he retired. It
took him nine years to read the En-
cyclopedia Britannica all the way
through, he said, but he stopped to
look up every word he did not know.
His records show he won a prize for
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Native of Luxembourg Writes
Story Of America in IS Songs
Harvard Professors and Retired U. S.
Worker Calls 1t q Rhapsody

He came to America from Luxem-
bourg in 1883 to see Niagara Falls.
He stayed, made friends, warded Oft
nostalgia by singing native tunes.
Gradually his tune changed to ''The
Star Spangled Banner" Enthusi-
astically, he became an American
citizen. He was % when he came.
Then in 1894 as a professor at
Harvard University, Theodore Henck-
els read a newspaper article in a
Boston paper on -the inadequacy of
American national music. It made a
Evening star., 1939-03-23

deep impression. It was the begin
ming of a dream.
Today in his apartment at 22cO
Twentieth street as a retired scholar
and Government employe, Mr.
Henckels still has his dream
concretely expressed in a story Of
America from the landing of the Pill
grims to the present in IS songs. His
great wish is to contribute some
thing American to American ma
tional music.
Il call it a rhapsody" he said,
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English.

F. Allies podiatrist," is the
correct form, if you mean a foot
doctor. A pediatrist is doctor who
treats diseases of children. Podi-
artist is pronounced po-DYE-a-
trist, and pediatrist is pronounced
pee-de-AT-rist, or ped-e-AT- -rist.
Both words come from the Greek;
podos, meaning foot, and paidos,
meaning child.
Evening star., 1939-03-23

the best patriotic song in 1917 in q
contest sponsored by the New York
Herald.
Evening star., 1939-03-23

japanese plan an extension Of
a network Of cables between Japan,
Manchuria and China,
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Trucks Run at Nioht

To lessen trafic jams, Moscow.
Russia, has shifted the bulk of its
heavy truck traf1ic to night ser.
vice.
Evening star., 1939-03-23

There amt a thing va kin do fer
friend in trouble, 'ceptin stand
by.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-27
Annual Twin City Grid
War to Be Resumed at
Turkey Day Contest

The Phyllis Wheatley Settlement
House of Minneapolis and the Hal
lie @ Brown Community House of
st. Paul will clash in their annual
Thanksgiving Day football game
at Dunning Field, st. Paul, with the
game starting at 2 p. m.
This friendly clash of these two
houses has been an annual event
for the past four years. OF the
four years of play, the st. Paul
lads have won three times and
tied the fourth, the tie coming last
s ason after the two teams
marched up and down the field for
no score for either side.
The game this season promises
more excitement than previous
games. From camps of the rival
coaches, we find out that Coach
Dwight Reed of the Halle @.
Brown will rely on this years
crop of high school lads to carry
him to victory. Such men as Maui
rice Copeland, Dan Taylow, Paul
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-27
HALLE Q. BROWN
COMMUNITY HOUSE NOTES

Something new in Personality
Development sponsored by Halle
Q. Brown Community House for
Older Young Men and Women.
"Six Personality Chats" is the
title given to the folder just issued
announcing the series of chats
which cover a period of six weeks.
Wednesday,, November 8, marks
the first of a series of chats for
young men and women from 1925
years. After the first meeting the
chats will be held each Monday
night thereafter at 500 p. m.
This program offers an exciting
and interesting series of talks and
discussions you will not want to
miss.
The men and women who will
lead in these talks have been Sc
lected for their expert knowledge
and an intensely interesting APP
proach to their subjects.
Any serious-minded young man
or woman may register for these
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-27
Ridley Forum
Speaker Sunday

A topic frequently the subject of
parlor discussion is comparative
values of mixed and segregated
schools. At the Halle @. Brown
Forum on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 4
p. M, this subject is going to be
discussed by an educator competent
because of experience and educa-
ton to give the parlor discussants
facts and figures on the subject.
Walter N. Ridley, graduate stu
dent at the "U," will be the Forum
speaker on the subject MIXED and
Segregated Schools: Assets or Liza
bilities." In the course of his dis
cussion he will cover the history of
segregated and of mixed schools,
comparative figures on the financ-
ing of the two types of schools,
and results in segregated schools
and in mixed schools.
Mr.. Ridley is director of extern
sion at Virginia State College,
Petersburg, Va, counselor on par
ent education for the Virginia Par
ent Teacher Association, and a
member of the National Commit
tee on Adult Education and the
Negro. SIS
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-27

Michaels, Rheadus Fletcher and
others will carry the brunt of the
burden. In Minneapolis, a new
coach, Beak Bailey, will assist
Stafford Lott in tuning the Wheat
leys for action. Bailey, a former
eastern high school star, comes to
the Twin Cities with quite a high
school record. He and Lott are out
to upset the st. Paul club this sea
son. Such men as Miller, 22O lb.
tackle; Chester johnson, fashy
backfield man of North High;
Leroy Anderson, fast and flashy
back man of Central; Bob Wallace,
former All-City man from South
High and now playing with the
Mitby- Sathers in the Twin City
League; Tyler and Maurice How
ell, both former South High greats,
Tyler being an All-City man; and
"Bubba" Brown, former North
High athlete.
Following the game Victory
Dance" will be given at Halle Q.
Brown House.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-27

M. M. T.: Listen, I have boy
friend and l want you to help me
out with him. He don't want me to
go anywhere. Please change his
mind so that I can go when get
ready and come home when I
please?
Ans. Who could change the mind
of a man SIXTY.EIGHT YEARS
OLD :. not you. If you are dumb
enough to want to go with an old
man of that age, then you must
make up your mind to do what he
wants you to do. You certainly are
depriving yourself of a lot of good
times, for he doesn't appreciate
dancing, shows, and parties that
you do. Get you a friend your own
age.
H. A. c.: Tell me, Mr.. Wallace,
if I am going to get to take the
trip that / have been looking for
ward to ever since last spring?
Ans: You actually will make the
trip to Florida the first of Decem-
Der. You are going to like the eli
mate and meet some nice assOci-
ates =. in fact :. you will make
yOur home there for the next few
years at least.
G. B.: Will my luck change !?
This man that I used to be with
has threatened to kill me if I don't
come back to him and he did moth
ing for me when we were together
What is there in life for me?
| Ans: Nothing but hardships il
you go back to this man who has
threatened your life. You had bet.
ter get completely away from hin
=. leave town and not let anyone
know where you are going. Nee
new friends and you viii eventually
find new love which will prov.
something beautiful as well al
happy.
M. NJ: / have been with this MAJ
for six years and / don't think
can stand it any longer. When h,
was out Of work for year / tool
care of him but he didn't appreciat,
it. Should I leave?
Ans: The very best thing tina
you could do since you do not ge
along well and you are unhappy
Get work out of the city where yol
are as you would be better Statistic,
to start life anew. Don't make