davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Fairfa xtotals for June and the
six months of various years follow:
Lean Associations Grew.


In keeping with construction ac-
tivity here, member associations Of
the District of Columbia Building
and Loan League are recording sub
stantial gains, r. Wilson Camp,
league secretary, reported last night.
At the end Of June. assets Of the
associations stood at $148, 500, 900.
compared with 3l34,500 900 = year
ago. ss-> t
Loans had climbed to si30, 600 900.
compared with $124, 900 900 In June
80. 1899. |fs.a ooa 40 1nps
Invested capital had advanced. to
$13l 900 900 against Sl20 100000 4
year ago. while cash reserves had
jumped to ll,000 900 against $s.-
600 900 on the same 1899 date. The
associations have = membership Of
around 10000.
In the first half Of this year,
lending activity OF the associations
has been far above. levels.
Loan business in four straight
months has exceeded $4,000, 900
month. compared with $2,500 900 to
$500 900 previously.
The present pace represents ar
annual volume OF around so, ,000.-
900. compared with $32 500 900 re-
corded during 1899.
In the six months ended June
30. 4,647 loans totaling $2l ,626 900
were recorded. OF these, 1,l25, total
ing $6,9l9 900. were for construction;
1921. totaling $500 900, were for
new houses not financed previously:
2,23l, totaling SO. .l66 900. were on old
properties previously financed.
Real Estate Active.
District real estate activity In
June and the six months also
climbed sharply above 4 year ago,
Charles Rush. secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board re-
ported. 49,,
Deeds numbered 1,2l4 in June and
$3.50 in the six months, best levels
for those periods since 1887,
+ Deeds Of trust numbered l,249
in June with valuation of %, ABS, :
$50. best for the month since 1890.
For the six months, deeds of trust
numbered 68l8 with a valuation of
$48,420y y095, also highest mark for
the period since 1880.
Foreclosures numbering rs in June
and Isl In the six months were at
the lowest levels for those periods
on record.
Deeds, foreclosures and deeds of
trust In June and the six months of
various years are given below:
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Lc. {. Approves Proposal
For Boston & Maine
~ the Associated Press.

- the AssOelate0 fIeSe. q
The Interstate Commerce Conn
mission approved yesterday 4 plan
Of the Boston d Maine Railroad
readipsting Its bonded Indebtedness.
The yeadjustment win reduce the
fixed bond interest charge OF the
railroad by almost one-half.
The plan gives consenting bond
holders 50 per cent Of their holdings
in new N-year per cent fixed I'M
terest bonds and 50 per cert in new
~ 30-year income bonds In ex-
change for their present holdings,
most Of which bear per cent In
terest and all OF which provide for
fixed interest payments, .
The /. c. c. authorized the Boston
Il Maine to borrow so, ,7S0 900 from
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
In connection with the read Justin ent
plan.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
California Business
Up Furtherin June
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 90
During June California business
registered a further increase to
closely approach the peak of last
December, according to the current
business outlook just released by
Wells Fargo Bank of San Fran
cisco.
The Wells Fargo index (measur-
ing California business in terms of
the 1925 average equaline 1000
rose to a June figure of 1923 from
1l1.2 in May; in June, 1899, the
index stood at 1905.
June increases over May resulted
from an increase in two of the four
index factors. carloadings and in
dusrrial production, which Offset
slight declines in the other two fac
tors. department stores and bank
debts.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Co',,n,odityPrice
Chongesin Week

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 30.-The As
sociated Press commodity index
dipped this week to the lowest level
since September 5 In 4 third con-
secutiye weekly decline.
The index. based on 1926 rs 100,
dropped to 7023 from 71O9 . week
ago. A year ago the index, based
on IN average Of IS wholesale
staples in cash markets and ad-
jhsted for seasonal and long-term
trends, stood at 643l.
With the exception Of rubber, al
most every component staple of
the index declined.
Rubber rose sharply. Dealers said
the price recently set by the Gov
ernment at which reserve supplies
Of the crude material would be
bought by . Government-create
agency acted as check against de-
cline.
Wheat Prices Ease.
Wheat gave way mainly under
the weight Of huge supplies and 4
cloudy outlook for distribution.
Corn and oats followed suit, al
though rye advanced.
Cotton sales in the South were
curbed by the unwillingness of mills
generally to take on additional
large, supplies of the staple. Antici-
pated broad sales of cloth failed to
mateIialize.
A decline In -four was associated
with receding wheat prices. Cocoa
responded with lower prices to re-
ports Of Unexpectedly large ship
ments despite war dangers. Lard
fell back in the face of estimates
consumption for the marketing
year ending september 80 would
establish a record high.
Others Marked Down.
Others marked down included tin,
silk. wool, cattle, linseed oil, turpen-
tine and coal.
The index with its components
compared as follows:
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Low Bid on Navy Contract
Shocks Copper Market
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 20.-One Of the
largest producers Of copper shocked
the market out of Its recent letharxy
this week when the United States
Navy opened bids for 2,000, 900
pounds of the red metal.
The bids revealed q low price Of
1924 cents pound by q producer
whose price to regular customers
has been maintained at 111a cents
since late February.
The bid was below the current
market price. ....-t ...
Competitive bidding for another
Government contract later in the
week showed that the same producer
again offered to deliver copper at
1904 cents. Another producer bid
1919 cents.
Net result was cut in the custom
smelter price to l0ss cents q pound,
against l07s cents prevailing a week
ago. In the outside, or resale. mar
ket the price dropped to 1880 and
there was talk in the trade that a
f1rm offer might tap still lower
levels.
Despite the bargain" price
offered the Government, leading
primary producers stated their base
remained at 1l12 cents to domestic
consumers Observers said the sit
uation was hardly conducive to new
buying by private users of copper.
Export trade came almost to a
full stop and the price sagged to
around 10A cents A few South
American inquiries filtered into the
market and Japanese interests
made inquiries.
Buying OF zinc picked up a trifie
and the price held steady at 6A
cents pound East st. Louis. Turn
over in lead was confined mainly to
carload lots at the unchanged price
Of 5.00-5.05.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Beet Sueor's PIoce
In Defense Stressed
BY the Associated Press.

0y Inc ASSOCIATED FreSS.
DENVER, July 20.-The United
States Beet Sugar Association gave
assurance today that the domestic
beet sugar industry will safeguard
internal sugar supplies as part Of
the national defense program.
At its annual meeting Frank A..
Kemp Of Denver, president and gen..
eral manager of the Great Western
SUI Sugar Co.. was elected president of
Douglas Scalley Of Salt Lake City.
vice president and general manager
Of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., was
elected vice president and Neil Kel-
ly OF washington, D. c., secretary
treasurer.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Buying Of Finished
Steel Products Laos
BY the Associated Press

oy Vfie HSSOClafed Press,
CLEVELAND. July 20.-Daily
Metal Trade says some slackening
has been noted in buying OF finished
steel products, largely rejecting
suspensions or declining operations
at automotive plants.
f, 1T is not viewed with any alarm, I"
the trade publication declared to-
day. since it reflects a seasonal let
down which shortly will give way
to new purchasing by automotive
interests. Meanwhile. considerable
steel is being booked for defense
purposes and export demand. chiefly
British, is being entertained"
Evening star., 1940-07-21

tic, 5la56: Pacific Coast, No. 1, white.
72a74. On all sales of oats to the
local trade, excepting those on track,
there is an additional charge Of IA
cents per bushel for storage and
elevation, which is paid by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 55a60. Barley,
bushel, 45a47. Hay, ton. old, l4.00a
100. Wheat straw, ton, new. 5.50a
600.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 495a
5.45; winter, straight, 3.8Oa4.O5; !;
spring. patent. 495a5.20: spring,
straight, 4.7Oa4:90: hard winter, pat
ent, 4.6Oa4.9 80; hard winter, straight,
4.40a4.45; rye flour, dark to white,
3.3Oa4.OO.
Mill feed. ton, spring bran. 29.OOa
1000; standard middling, 32.0oa33.o 90.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Republic to Install T.
Electric Furnaces

BY the Associated Press.
CANTON. Ohio. July N.-Repub-
lie Steel Corp will install two So
ton electric furnaces at its Cam
ton plant. making the company the
leading United States producer Of
electric furnace steel. c. M. White,
vice president In charge Of opera.
tions, said today.
Installation will start as soon as
materials are received and neces-
sary building Alterations completed.
The new furnaces will give Repub-
lie three Of S0-ton capacity, three
Of Is tons. three Of Is tons and
two Of 6 tons.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Fairfax Pace Slaekens.

In the metropolitan portion Of
Fairfax County, home building in
June totaled $l30,l75 and % units,
against $l74,2O0 and ~ units In the
preceding month. and $l84 $50 and
IS units In June, 1899. The six
months volume OF $Sll ,325 and 2lS
units was the highest for the period
ON record, and compared with $685.
$50 and l79 units last year.
Public and private construction IN
Fairfax for June totaled $l42 .162,
against $l82850 In the preceding
month and $l9l ,035 in June. 1899.
For the SIX months the total ad-
vanced to $898,312. another record
for the period. which compared with
$707, $50 = year ago.
Fairfa xtotals for June and the
six months of various years follow:
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Cessna Aircroft Given
5000, 1878 Plane Order

Award Of 5000 ,37S contract for
airplanes to the Cessna Aircraft Co.
OF Wichita, Kans., has been an
nounced by Assistant Secretary of
war johnson. The planes are an
advanced type of training ship and
will be used for training pilots and
mechanics to operate large bomb
ing planes.
Cessna Aircraft common stock is
extensively held in Washington. as
1t was featured by several invest
ment firms when first offered for
sale.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
u. S. Treasury Notes
NEW YORK, July 90 LP.-Prices Quotet
in dollars and thirty seconds:
Chicago Pototo Prices
NEW YORK. July 20 P.-Nation
ISOLATION Securities Dealers. Inc:

CHICAGO, July 20 tPp UNITED States
Department Of Agriculture Potatoes. 81:
500: supplies moderate demand fairly
kood; about steady sacked per cWt.
California Long white, u. =. No. and
u. 8. commercial a.5b-GO; Idaho Bliss
Triumphs U. S. No. L.. .4O-GO Idaho
Lons White. U. 8. No. !. ?.F,5; Washington
Long White, U. 8. No. !. 2.G5: Oregon
braska Bliss Triumphs. good quality, 1.3O-
80: virginia Cobblers. U. s. No. !. 10;
Missouri CObbiers. fair to good quality,
1.O!.-?oo: Kansas CObblers. fair quality.
ltM-lO.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Morylond Tobacco

The Agricultural Marketing Service re-
ports steady to Slishtly stronser averake
prices for the period of July II to 10 as
compared with the previous period on the
Southern Maryland auction markets.
All of the better Qualities Of bright crop
and Stemming seconds were steady. In
creases OF approximately 4 hundred
pounds were. shown on practically all
grades OF dull crop. dull, tips and sranu-
lating seconds. Volume of offerings con-
tinues TO increase and the eeneral quality
has improved somewhat
Average prices per loo pounds bv oual.
ity and approximate ranges ON bulk OF
sales follow:
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Building
Continued From Page B-6.)

units, against - 22o 400 and 6l3
units year ago.
Public and private construction
for the city In June totaled &334, ,l55,
against $2,095,7l2 in the preceding
month and $570.674 in June, 1889.
For six months, the total was $3,-
534 ,747, q new record for the period,
and far above $2,584, ,l3l for the 1899
period.
Alexandria totals for June and
the six months of different years are
given below: !. -
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Metal Market

NEW YORK. July 20 lP,.-Copper
steady: electrolytic spot. Connecticut Val
ley. 106 hi so: export f.a.s. New York.
lO.12la. Tin steady; spot and nearby,
100: forward. 5O.Ob. Leady steady: spot,
New York. 5.00-605 East st. Louis 4.SS.
Zinc steady; East st. Louis spot and for
ward. R2b. Pig iron, aluminium, anti
mony, ouicksilver, platinum. Chinese vol
frantic and domestic scheelite UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1940-07-21

Quotations furnished bv National Asso-
ciation Of Securities Dealers. Inc. which
states thev do not necessarily reflect
actual transactions or arm bids or offers,
but should indicate approximate prices.
and unless otherwise indicated, are as
quoted by the SPONSORS or issuers.
Not quoted by sponsors or iSsuers.
Evening star., 1940-07-21

. rsIHU eXtIH VE eKlIHs.T : - -
g Declared or paid So far this year. 10.
quotations furnished by National Asso-
ciaiion of Securities DealerSi Inc. +, which
states they do not necessarily reflect ac-
tual transactions or frm bids or Offers but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
By the ASsociated Press

The Securities Commission reported yes
terday these transactions by customers
with odd-lOt dealers or specialists on the
LAB purchases involving 43.S43 shares;
l.6OS sales involving 3G.Ssi shares. in
cluding - short sales involving ~ shares.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
D. c. Securities
BONDS.

tCuotations by Johnston, Lemon 4 COZ
Yesterdays closing bid and asked QUO
tations on Washington securities which
are traded over-the -counter. follow:
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Corporate Eurninas
Quarter Faded June 30.

NEW YORK. July 90 LP.-Corporate
earnings reports issued during the week
showing profits per common share in
clllPd
Evening star., 1940-07-21

"Ranses quoted do not represent ex-
treme price ranse in each quality. but only
on bulk OF sales. approximately two-
thirds Of totalt
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. July aO-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index OF rs
commodities today declined to 1905, new
1910 low.
Previous day. TO23: week ago. 1894 !:
month ago. 71.99; year ago. 64.1s.
~. 49, q lssss; e lssst sssssIs ssss
g. % - 1928 es.ffs es.sss ia
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Odd-Lot Dealings

son second preferred.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-09
800 Tons of Bombs
Drop On London

CONTINUED From Page Onel
the route trarelod hy Canadian troop
tranSportSD
The high command also disclosed
that 4 German cruiser had sunk 81
600 tons Of enemy shipping in over
seas WaterS'-a feat recalling the
exploits Of the German cruiser En-
den in the World WAY. which proved
on allied shipping fof months.
While German raiders pounded
London. British Royal Air Force
bomberS were far from idle
The air ministry said that tons of
explosives and hundreds of fire
bombs were dropped on the big Ger
man seaport Of Bremen and that
the Royal Air Force also battered
WilhelmShaven naval base. the great
Krupp ornaments plant at Essen, the
Fokker aircraft factory at Amster
dam in Nazi-occupied Holland, anC
m""v other detectives.
Huge fires were reported raging at
Breu,rn ana the air ministry said tn
raid on WilhelmShavcn was ''equally
furnishing with more than = ton
of bombs dropped there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-09

Ire school and the annual bail will
I'll OIL INC monday PROCLAIM.
The popular. Informal round table
conferences will occupy Tuesday
morning. with breakfasts at $50
. clock.
Important discussion will mark
Tuesday afternoons sessions. with
the annual banquet set for o'clock,
featuring addresses by Governor
Clvde r. Hoey and Democratic can
didate Tor Governor J. NJ. BroughtUn.
Reg Harris. Broughton'S running
mate for lieutenant GOVERNOR will
preside as POSTMASTER.
After the Wednesday morning de-
tense program. the convention will
be given over to the annual business
session. including the election Of Of
Ulcers 10. the next year.
This session will conclude III am
pie time. officers say, FOR delegates
under 35 TO return home and regis
ter lOr the draft.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-09
Defense Program Will Have
Important Place At Meet
Of N. c. Municipal League

Continued From Page Cnel
plans. not only as they relate to
bombing Of cities in war, but also as
TO tOrnadoes, floods and other catas-
trophies.
The defense session will constitute
an important, but not by any means
the exclusive, part OF the MUM Lea
CUES program.
The Sunday opening will be quite
informal with d handicap golf tour
nament at the Myers Park Country
Club. followed by an informal sup
per, as the principal feature.
Formal opening will come Mon
day morning. with d program devot-
ed to municipal finance and tax
problems. State Treasurer Charles NJ.
Johnson will lead one of the dis
cussions following the set program OF
talks.
Closing the Monday morning ses-
sion will be discussion Of one Of the
Leagues primary projects-its effort
to obtain return to cities from
state highway funds Of S3,00O,OOO a
year, instead of the hulf-million now
annually allotted the munis from
highway revenues. High Points
Mayor o. A. Kirkman will present
the leagues program.
Mayor Ben E. Douglas, of the host
city, will preside at the Monday Get
Acuuainted' luncheon, at which the
presidents annual message and the
secretary's annual report will be
made.
A tour of the city, fish fry at the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-09
More Electric
Current Sold
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waller Hotel.

Raleigh, Oct. 9.-The sale OF cleo
trio current in North Carolina M
creased by about une-tourth irom
1898 10 1889. according to figures
complied by the State Utilities Com
mission.
Al the same time. increase in pow
er generated. by North Carolina
plants of Ill kinds increased only
about five per cent. .,
Fior,reS-Current sold III North
Carolina in 1889 amounted 10 Fps
94l kiloWult-hOurS. against Z,ZfO,-
85l .g65 in 1888. M increase OF oor-
984.976 XVIII. OF practically % per
cent.
Current generated in North Car
DINA during 1899 reached 2.O3Z.l oZ,-
Alp XVIII compared with l.9O3,343.-
1896 in 1888: an increase OF 29.oO',-
OO7 XVIII. or only about one and one
half per cent.
Sale of DoWer exceeded genera
ton in both wears. because there are
4 number OF utility companies which
generate power outside North Gar
DINA and sell it jnSicje-a$ the Viz
oinia Power and Electric IN lhe
northeast: The Duke company with
important South Carolina plants
which service North Carolina indus
tries: and 50 on.
Production OF power by hydro
electric plants decreased from 1888
10 1889. but the increase in power
generated At steam plants was more
than sufficient to balance that de-
fict
Capacity OF the hydro plants de-
clined very slightly, while that OF
the steam plants remained exactly
the same tor both years.
In 1888 production al hydro-elec-
trio plants led the >teamS. LII; 662.-
$50 10 754.909.5l0 II major plants;
but the 1899 figures showed the
steam plants far ahead with Ill.,
Ol7.595 70 lO9+.3+9.S+5
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-09

them when he heard behind him
the zip of bullets in the ar. Then
he heard voice shouting, then 81
lence. He guessed that they were
not recognizable at thai distance,
and the gang were afraid of shoot
ing at friends. Besides, to them it
must look as though he was pur-
suing the other two.
At the sound of the shots Tom
my had turned, and so had seen
him coming. Now they slackened
to allow him to catch up with
them, and Coral gasped:
NEARLY there-come on!
And Tommy, looking back, add
ed:
"There're after u.s."
Gun looked, and saw three or
four men in various stages of I'M
dress, but armed, sprinting in pur-
suit.
They ran on, and came to the
steep side Of the hill, and a heavy
door crudely camouflaged with
strealls of paint.
Here we are" said Coral, and
put a key to the lock.
"And now" said Gun, softly.
"We'll show 'em a thing or two"
Lit up by the beams Of two
torches, the arsenal showed a
Workman-like interior. Actually it
was little more than a cave dug
into the hillside, but the walls,
arching together at the top, and
the floor had been concreted, to re-
sist damp. In boxes and cases the
munitions, mostly made up, but
some still in the raw, were piled
clear Of the walls. Near the door
way, by themselves, four large
sacks were piled against the wall.
whats in those?" Gun asked
sharply.
Concrete" Coral replied. Left
over from when they did the walls.
So one of the men told me-"
That's a blessing" Gun eX-
claimed. They're worth more to
us than bags of sold, at the mo-
ment-we've got to make breast
work of something" He stopped
suddenly, and stared e. Coral.
What about the guard you said
was always here? Where is he"
"Oh, I'd clean forgotten him."
Tommy whipped around, and
sprang for the door. AS he reached
it there came a sharp exclamation
from outside, followed by a shot.
| Tommy jerked back-then thrust
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-09

tension Of Andrews aIenue, few
hundred wards east of the city limits,
between and 7 o'clock the morning
of August rs. 1889, after the BOY
had come from a yard or grove after
delivering Il morning paper. Two
GREYHOUND buses figured in the case,
the first having passed, ana the sec
ond being the one actually IN The col
liSiOn.
AT the hearing, which was had in
Vance Superior Court at the June,
1910. term, the issues did not reach
the Jury because Judge Leo Carr,
presiding, granted the defendant
company's motion for non-suit ait
er testimony had been completed.
The plaintiff thereupon noted an
appeal to the Supreme Court, where
the action was argued several weeks
ago.
Questions involved IN the plain
tiff's appeal included one as 10
whether or not the court was IN ef-
ror in granting the defendants mo-
tiOn for non-suit. and another as 10
whether or not the court erred IN
permitting a witness to testify and
in considering, over the objections OF
the plaintiff, the testimony: WAS
there anything that you know OF that
you could have done 10 avoid hitting
this boy on the bicycle that you did
not do?"
The plaintiff was represented in
the litigation by J. p. and j. H. Zoi-
licoffer, A. A. Bum and j. H. Bridg-
ers. all of Henderson. Counsel for
the defendants were T. P. and A.
w. Gholson, Jr., of Henderson, and
Clyde A. Douglass, Of Raleigh.
Reason OF itself does not create
truth, but merely discovers it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-09

his rifle around the door post and
fired. There was a groan.
First dead 'un to us" said Tom
my, grimly.
you're wrong-second," said
Gun. I'm afraid I had to do one in
just now. What about those 9TH
ers?"
by Jove, they're nearly here!"
"Then We'll have to warn 'em
Off Get down to it, Tommy. Coral,
keep back-and that's an order"
The two men flung themselves on
their faces, just inside the door
way, and close against each side
of it. They were thus in the shadow
and it was impossible to see them
from outside.
"Well take the wing men
yours left, mine right" said Gun.
They fired almost simultaneously.
The man on the left spun around,
clutching his shoulder and cursing
loudly. The one on the right gave
no sign, but they all stopped short
in their tracks. There were five of
them all together, but one was now
out of action.
Again." said Gun.
They fired again, but this time
no one was touched. The moonlight
was tricky. But two of them
ducked their heads, evidently hav-
ing heard the bullets.
One said something that sounded
like an order. They flung them
selves down, and a moment later
four of them opened fire. Three of
them had rifles, the other a revol-
Yer, and the bullets whistled an
grily. Two or three came right
through the door, and plug plugged
into the concrete wall.
Keep clear of the door, Carol"
Gun called. But Tommy exclaimed,
in q loud voice:
"Hell's bells, man, d'you realize
what will happen if one of those
bullets hits the right case"
IT do" said Gun, and added
grimly: But we shall never know
it's happened. And don't make a
song about it; we don't want Coral
to know"
Don't worry" interpolated a
cool, feminine voice close behind
him. "She knows already-not be-
ing entirely devoid of intelligence"
Look out-they're creeping up"
Tommy warned, in a Kissing whis.
TO Be Continuedl