Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Potomac Electric
KiloWait Hour Sales
Show Increase
Railroads and Railways
Use 1875 Per Cent More
Current Than in 1889
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS.

BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.
KilowatL hour sales by the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. showed
SOL per cent increase in July, 1910,
over July, 1889, according to figures
made public today.
The increase was from 66,061 ,648
XIV. hours in July, 1899, to 7l,470,476
last month, gain of 3,408,629 XIV.
hours.
Sales to railroads and railways
showed an increase of 657 1923 XIV.
hours, or 1915 per cent. Public
street and lighting sales were up
$500 XIV. hours, or 041 per cent;
while other sales showed gain OF
2,744,3O6, or sol per cent.
Catalogue of Theses.
A catalogue of theses written by
graduates of the Graduate School
Of Banking. educational arm OF the
American Bankers Association for
bank officers, has been prepared and
Is available for distribution, accord
ing to Dr. Harold Stonier, director
of the Graduate School of Banking
and executive manager of the A.
3. A.
The catalogue is a cumulative
listing of selected theses prepared
by G.. S. B. graduates of the classes
of 1937-40, inclusive. 1t lists the
theses both according to title and
to subject matter. Many requests
have come to the Graduate School
of Banking for information con-
corning the theses, together with
requests for their use, DR.. Stonler
said. The catalogue has been pre-
pared in response to these requests,
and the theses may be borrowed
under conditions specified by the
Library of the American Bankers
Association.
Will Attend Conference.
o. A. Thorup, local branch man
ager Of Remington Rand. is leaving
Sunday for a 5-day visit to Buff
falo, N. Y, where he will join 60
branch manager and company eX-
ecutiYes in the annual sales confer
ence. 1t will be the first meeting
ever held by this entire group at
the companys international head
quarters.
Extensive institutional and general
advertising plans are to be presented
by the managers of the bank, insur-
ance, Government retail stores. Gov
eminent educational institutions and
public utility departments. The
first day will be devoted to presen-
tatioh of several new products.
Advertising Runs Ahead.
Despite slight decline in retail
advertising lineage in newspapers of
50 major markets during the week
OF August 8, advertising volume for
the year to date still is we'll ahead
of 1852. according to Advertising
Age. The current weekly total is
1879 437 lines, a decrease of 100000
lines from the corresponding week
Ct 1889 For the 81 week period since
the beginning of the year. however,
total volume in the 80 measured
cities aggregated 531,112 1903 lines, an
ircreaze of 1.3 per cent over 1889,
and So per cent over 1888.
Despite many unusual conditions
chain stores continued their sales
increase last month over July, 1899,
according to the monthly compila-
ton released yesterday by the in
vestment firm of Childs, Jeffries &
Thorndike. Inc. The first Is chains
to report had an aggregate volume
of 1888, 128 SOB, an increase of S19,-
379330. or 03 per cent, over the
like period a year ago. For the
seven months ending July 81 sales
of these same chains totaled
S1.752673 .O09. which, compared with
sales of S1,65O947472 shows an in
crease of SOL, 1925 537, or 81 per
cent. This volume is favorable when
compared with their sales for the
first seven months of 1888 which
were s1,4o2. 718.e64. and again with
sales of $500 1898 for the same
period in 1887.
Denies Political Significance.
A spokesman for the Federal Re
serve Board has denied that the
recent revision of the boards in
dustrial index base has political
significance. He explained that the
task of revising the index was be-
gun more than Is months ago, part
" because the old index was
charged with not accurately repre-
senting conditions.
Louis Silverman, long connected
with the life insurance. business in
Washington and elsewhere, has
Joined the District Of Columbia
branch of the Acacia Mutual Life
Insurance Co., it was announced
today. He has served as agent, pro-
dv-tion supervisor and manager.
Robert V. Fleming, president of
Riggs National Bank, who is on
vacation at Rehoboth Beach, Del,
will remain at the shore instead
of accepting a recently received in
vitation to attend the Republican
notification ceremony of Wendell L.
Willkie at ElWood, Ind, Saturday.
E. Percival Wilson, secretary of
the National Savings & Trust Co.,
who recently returned from vaca-
ton, is Ill at his home. j. M.
Boteler, assistant secretary of the
same company, also is i'll at home.
w. T. Vandoren. vice president
and cashier of Liberty National
Rank pIanS 10 leave on vacation