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Evening star., 1940-03-03
Smith Plons Program
For League Bouquet

Fred A. Smith, secretary of the
Columbia Permanent Building Asso-
citation, has been appointed chair
man Of the Entertainment Commit
tee for the District Of Columbia
Building and Loan League banquet
March y at the Mayflower. Ac-
cording to Martin A. Cook, general
chairman, the selection Of Mr.. Smith
insures = 1ine program as this Is the
sixth successive year he has ham
died this assignment.
Assisting Mr.. Smith are William
N. Payne, jr.: Robert Z. Buckley,
Odell Smith, J. Hawley Smith, Ed
ward r. Jones, w. H. Blanx, Edward
L. McAleer ana q. Hayward Mar
ShAll.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Market Near
Highs After Wide
Price Swings
Declines and Advances
Alternate Swiftly
In Nervous Trading
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,
Asaoeiatad Hrasa Market Writer.

CHICAGO, March 2.-Wide and
at times rapid price swings today
reflected the wheat markets ner-
vousness and uncertainty over the
European situation as well as con-
flicting domestic trade factors.
Alternate waves of buying and
selling kept prices churning about
most Of the short session, all con-
tracts at times dipped about a cent
= bushel below previous closing
levels, with May falling momen-
tarily below 81 for the first time
In two weeks. Buying strength
mustered from grain dealers, millers
and other professionals lifted quo
tations and closing prices were at
or near the days highs, or un-
changed to % higher than yester-
day, with May $1.00 A-N and July
98ss a.
Most Of the selling was based on
rains over the grain belt as well
as rather large weekend receipts,
exceeding 100000 bushels at the
principal interior terminals, COM
pared with 10000 a week ago and
465 900 a year ago. Buying came
mostly from mills, with 5000
bushels sold to shippers here and
reports from outside markets indi-
eating professors demand expanded
on the price decline.
Corn closed h-7s lower; May,
56-56h; July, $685.; oats, un-
changed; soy beans, h-1h higher;
rye. h-hs up, and lard, 5-10 higher.
Grain men said the Wheat Belt
moisture was beneficial and more
precipitation was forecast for some
areas next week.
Grain range at principal markets
t~la,y.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Silver Spring receipts were more
than four times their 1894 marks
and more than five times their 1890
levels. Alexandria receipts were
nearly double both 1894 and 1890
months.
The record for the first two months
Of this year compared with the same
periods In others In q similar way.
Receipts for February and the two
months of various years follow:
Evening star., 1940-03-03
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Falling
utilities showed the stock market
averages q bit lower again today.
Strength In aircrafts and motors
proved insufficient to stop the re-
treat.
At the end of the short session,
many selected shares were exhibit
ing definite rising tendencies al
though insufficient transactions had
been recorded to show traders View
points in any direction.
The Associated Press average of
60 selected stocks slipped OIL Of a
point to 49.4. Shares transferred
totaled 274.7l0-the smallest short
session since January 22-compared
with 377,730 last Saturday.
The slide of utilities, which began
Yesterday, was attributed to the
Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion's show-cause orders asking
Middle West Corp. Electric Bond q
Share Co., and Engineers Public
Service Co. why they shouldn't sim
plify their corporate structure and
reintegrate themselves geograph-
ically in accordance with the law.
Utility Losses General.
Practically all the utilities share
prices were adversely affected In the
trading. Included in the decline
were Consolidated Edison. North
American, public Service and
United Gas Improvement. The last
named hit a, low for the year. A
new bottom also was touched by
Electric Power & Light which, how
ever, rallied to close UNCHANGED.
The Associated Press average OF IS
utilities reached a new low for 1870.
Metals accompanied the utilities
downward. Anaconda, Kennecott
and American Smelling showed
minus signs.
steels were uneven and 50 lightly
traded as scarcely to be noticeable.
On the other hand. aviation stocks
got a boost from buying interest
which lifted Douglas, United Air
craft and Martin. General Motors
and Chrysler Immediately bene-
fitted.
After a bit OF irregularity, Loft
gained a fraction and held 1t. Austin
Nichols common went up q point
and the preferred jumped East
man gained a point. Other ad-
vancers included Union Carbide.
Du Pont, General Electric, Macy,
Sears Roebuck and Montgomery
Ward.
Gamers in an irregular curb
where transactions totaled 100000
shares compared with $1,000 last
Saturday-included Aluminium Ltd,
Brewster Aero and Gulf Oil. Down.
ward moved Creole Petroleum.
Sherwin williams and Humble OIL.
Traders Cautious
Bonds were steady. Commodities
we're mixed. Wheat at Chicago
closed unchanged to y cent q
bushel higher and corn was u to
"a cent down. Cotton slipped 40 to
45 cents a bale.
The days transactions were in
diminuative parallel to the opera
tions of the full week. Faced with
political uncertainties at home and
abroad, traders continued their
watchful waiting policy Of recent
months, giving a play only to care
fully selected issues.
On Monday, averages faded. A few
gamers held the list unchanged
Tuesday and on Wednesday Athe
losses Of Monday were erased. The
markets of the rest of the week,
however. slanted gently lower. The
six days transactions were only
3,014,98 shares, compared with s.
252,610 in the previous week of
five trading days. The Associated
Press stock average slipped 3 OF
a point to Saturdays final figure.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Leads in Home Building.

The complete Bureau of Labor
Statistics report on December build
ing in various cities, this week
showed with startling clarity the
wide lead held by Washington over
other cities of similar size in home
construction during 1899.
Among 10 cities of comparable size,
Washington activity provided for
6,203 families in the year against f.
491 for its closest rival, San Fran
cisco.
From the start of 1896 to the end
of 1889, Washington building pro-
vided for 22,209 families compared
with 1880 for San Francisco,
again its closest rival.
The number Of families provided
for in the various cities for 1899 and
the four years ended December 81,
1888, follow:
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Coco-CoIo Sets
Profit Record
During Year
~ the Associated Press.


WILMINGTON. Del, March a.
Coca-Cola Co., for the year 1889,
today reported record net earnings
totaling ST .230, ,375 after all charges,
equal to $6.81 per common share,
compared with $23,77o,s ,s77 or s5.s4 .
common share in 1898. The record
net resulted from largest sales
volume in the company's history, r.
w. Woodruff, chairman, said. 2
Directors declared a dividend Of
IS cents common share payabls
April l to stock Of record March
IL. compared with q payment Of 50
cents common share . year ago at
this time. - I.
Harrison Jones, vice president,
was elected director to all 4 VACANCY
caused by the death of Harold
Hrsch.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

The Capital did not make as
favorable showing In the bureaus
preliminary January report on pub
lie and private building.
As result of q sharp decline from
q year ago, which carried the
months total to $l,78O,319, COM
pared with $4,S3S,514 in the 1889
month, Washington fell to ninth
place among all cities IN the Nation.
This contrasted with third place In
the 1889 month.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Stocks Dip NervousIy
On Amsterdam Bourse
ny the Associsted Press.

Dy the ASsocikted Press.
AMSTERDAM, March 2-Domes-
tic issues lost as much - ~ points
In . nervous bourse today. Ameri-
can stocks steadied after q lower
opening, but closed mostly below
Fridays parity levels. Suspense
concerning war developments kept
trade at . minimum.
London, Paris and Liverpool mar
kets were closed.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Ing 10 CQe an
nual report just
distributed to
3 t ock h o ! ders.
This sharp ad-
vance means net
earnings of $3.50
per share on
Transit S took
against $1.10 per
share a year ago.
In more than
doubling earn
ings, the COM
any reported
n e t operating
revenues for 1899
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Admitted to Reserve

RICHMOND, Va, March 2 R.-
The tizens-Wayneshoro Bank b
Trust Co. Of Waynesboro has been
admitted to the Federal Reserve
system, Hugh Leach, president Of
the Federal Bank, said hero today.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Clearings Best Since 1881.
District bank clearings in Febru-
ary were down seasonally from the
preceding month, but for both Feb
ruary and the first two months of
the year stood at the highest levels
for those periods since 1881.
The months total of $93. .153. .189. IL
compared with $107, 1877 ,0o3.17 in the
previous month and $S2, ,733, ,s00sl in
January, 1899.
Clearings for February and the
two months of various years appear
below:
Evening star., 1940-03-03
New York and Honduras
Rosario Net Coins
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2.-The New
York g. Honduras Rosario Mining
Co. reported today for 1899 q net
profit of 1892 1858, equal to $442 a
share on the capital stock, compared
with $796,156, or $422 a share,
in 1898.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Pepsi-Co Nets
a Share
lin Year
Bs the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 2.-The
Pepsi-Cola Co. today reported 1899
consolidated net earnings, after all
charges including special legal ex-
penses, $4,870,479, or $18.78 per capi-
tai share outstanding. This COM
pares with net income after similar
homecoming" charges, Of $3,176,-
p" or $l2.l5 capital share In 1888.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

ChfcA60 Cash Mafket.
Cash wheat SAMPLES. esh; No. mixed
tough, | .02h; No. hard tough. %; sam.
Corn, No. 2 mixed. bsM: No. 1 yellow.
ss.5sA: No. e b7M-SsM; No. 3, Seh-
Oats. sample mixed, 39A: No. white.
43A-h; No: 3 42.42M: sample, Ssh.
Soy beans No yellow. Liz.
80. nom.: No 5, As -
Eisld seed per 100 lbs nominal:
clover. !. 4.50-S.2S: red. 125O-15. 90: red TOP.
$500 90: alsike, 15.00-1S.OO; alfalfa,
1e.0O-23.OO.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Philadelphia Electric Co.
Shelves Financing
b the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission per-
mitted Philadelphia Electric Co. to
withdraw yesterday an application
with respect to the sale Of SO 900 600
Of serial TX per cent promissory
notes and $1,000 shares Of $425 pre-
ferred stock. Philadelphia Electric
is . subsidiary Of the United Gas
Improvement Co.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleachable
Prime summer yellow. 7 Don; prime crude,
b.S7h to 6.OOn: March, 0.42b; May, 6,66b;
July. e.65b; September, 6.72b.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Transit Income
Rises Sharply
During 1889
Net Is More Than
Double TotoI for
Previous Year
BY EDWARD G. STONE.

Net income of the Capital Transit
Co. in 1889 totaled $5s7.111, a strik-
ing increase of $329, ,804 over net
revenues of $257 ,307 in 1898, accord
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Cottonseed Oil.

Advances OF 2 points accompanied
q turnover of 20 contracts in bleach
able cottonseed oil futures today.
Most business was concentrated in
July delivery, with commission
house buying and local weekend
covering absorbing refiner offerings
March finished 696b; May. 7.O4;
July, TIA; September, 7.19b; Oc-
tober, 7.19. Crude oil in the South
east and valley was 6 cents NOM
inal; Texas, 5% to 5N nominal.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Capital Gasoline Consumption Advances
To New Record in First 1910 Month
D. G. GASOLINE CONSUMPTION
IN JANUARY EACH YEAR
(Dassd on Invoice. R.pe ,t.d to the Tx offe.)

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Equos 10000
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1910 A4AAA4AAA4ALALkA
1899 A1AAA1A1AAA4111
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Evening star., 1940-03-03

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. March R.-Cotton
futures here today were under the in
nuence of door cables and week end
liquidation. Closing prices were steady
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Winnipeg Cash Market,

WINNIPEG March 8 R-Cash wheat,
e2at: eats. No. white, SeN; No. 8. SSss.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

MORE GASOLINE USED-The above chart illustrates the
steady increase in District Columbia consumption
Evening star., 1940-03-03

(See TRADE. Page E-3.,
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Stocks Retreat,
With Utilities
In Vanguard
Recovery Tendencies
Appear at End Of
Short Session

what 'Stscks Did.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
FEBRUARY.
TWO MONTHS.
Clearings Best Since 1881.

'Arl1nEton Post once placed
pendent basis July /, 1886.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20

no money will be asked, for the youngsters will be welcome to see the two hour show for some contribution of food like can of peas, a loaf of breads . bottle of catsup and the like.
 The articles which the Nddes will contribute will be piled in the lobby of the theater as they enter. Later a committee of the Elks, headed by Exalted Ruler Harry X. Cashin and John F. Fitzmaurice, secretary to Mayor Vincent Scully, will see to 1t that the donations are taken to the Elks Club. Later they will be placed in baskets, along with articles which the Elks will pack with them, and made ready for distribution to needy families early next week
 Several thousand youngsters will see the grand show arranged for them. The orchestra and balcony will be at their disposal so they can sit anywhere they please. The doors of the theater will be thrown open to them ct 9:30 o'clock tomorrow nor ming but the show will not get underway until 10 o'clock on the dot However, from the time the doors are opened until the curtain goes up an augmented orchestra of local musicians will be on hand to enter tain with Christmas music novelty songs and the latest dance tunes.
 Mayor Scully has consented to join the kiddes in the fun and will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
Theater Doors Open
 At 9:3O Tomorrow
Riddles to See TwO-HOur Show at POIi's for Donation of FOOd-NO Tickets or Money Asked By Sponsors

extend a welcome to them from the stage before the show starts. He is expected to receive an even greater ovation from tomorrow's turnout than he did last Saturday afternoon at the Chase Foremen's children's party at Buckingham Hall.
 Past Exalted Ruler Robert Birt is chairman of the Eilks basket com- mittee. The same system of dispens- ing the donations received through tomorrow'S party will prevail as in past years. The sponsors believe with conditions as. such that Polls lobby will be filled with gifts from Waterbury children tomorrow.
 The program the kiddies will enjoy will be Gene Autry's latest western release in which Smiley Brunette, popular comedian, will once again be Gene's sidekick. Then there will be a technicolor film entitled, The Flag Speaks, a history of the Amer ican Flag. Then too, Mickey Mouse's latest comedy will be shown and the latest release of Pete Smiths popu- lar shorts.
 So don't forget, the doors of the theater will be opened at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. Every youngster in town is cordially welcome to at- tend and do their bit in spreading Christmas cheer for families less fortunate than their own.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
ALUMNI GIVES SEMINARY el
Louis Walsh of WaterbuI Architect for New Strnc
 ture at Bloomfield

The addition to St. Thona Seminary in Bloomfield Is nov com pleted. The building, gymnasi1r,' is the gift of the alumni of the sem mary. Louis A. Walsh of this cl5g wes the architect. It is a two-stogS building of Weymouth stone wifh limestone trim, and is of collegiate Gothic design, harmonizing with the other buildings at the seminary location. Rev. Joseph M. Griffin. president of the seminary, super- vised the erection.
 It is planned that swimming pool will later be installed on the lower floor. On the first floor are a coach's room, lavatory, showers and locker rooms. The upper floor has an auditorium SO by 90 feet, and contains basketball and two praes tice courts. Inscriptions and episco- pal coats of arms of bishops who have been students of the seminary are used for decorations, also the American flag and the Papal coat of arms are prominently displayed. The new building was blessed aSt Saturday morning, Most Rev. Mau~ rice F. McAuliffe officiating, assist ed by Father Griffin and faculty members. The formal dedication will take place in the spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20

This is the time of year when parties are being held everywhere. but none will compare to the one at Loew's Poli Theater tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock for Waterbury children which will be a beneflt for needy local families, arranged through the untiring efforts of the local lodge of Elks. the Waterbury Democrat and Polls Theater.
 Every child in the city and sur- rounding towns will be welcome to attend. No tickets will be needed and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
OLD AUTO PROVES FAITHFUL

Lodi, Cal. (P) = Two Lodi youths, Johnny Ferrero and Frank Migliardi, chugged all the way back to Detroit, in $750 motor car just to prove to their friends that it could be done. When the youths arrived at Detroit, they sold the car for $5 and bought 1940 model.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
FEDERATED CHURCH TO PRESENT PAGEANT

A white gift service will be held at the South Federated church next Sunday evening at ' o'clock, un- der the direction of Rev. M. Webb Wright, pastor. Christmas Bells" a pageant in three parts, featuring
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20

a cast of 34, will be offered on the same program. The parts of the pageant will be Promises of Prophets" Birth of the King" and Message of the Bell"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20

So far distant is the Hercules star system from the earth that light which left it 36,0O0 years ago has just reached us.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Symphony Orchestra
Concert Today May Be
Last for Organization
Choral Society Will
Have Place on
Request Program

The National Symphony Orches-
ira will be heard in Constitution
Hall this afternoon in what may
be its last concert.
Since members of the orchestra
association decided three days ago
to accept q recommendation of
their Board of Directors that no
plans be made for the 194O-4l
season, today's concert-the 538tn
which the orchestra has given since
1t was founded in 1931-probablv
will be the last, according to the
orchestra management.
The associations directors decided
to recommend that no plans be
made for next season after the
Musicians Protective Union refused
to accept a compromise plan sug-
gested by Labor Department
counciliator who was called into
mediate the dispute between the
association and the union over next
years contract.
There have been no DEVELOPMENTS
In the impasse since the more than
BOO members of the orchestra associ-
alton voted to accept that recon-
mendation.
DR.. Hans Kinder, founder and
conductor of the orchestra, will close
the season today with his annual
request program, chosen by vote of
the orchestras patrons.
No soloist was scheduled for the
program, but since there were more
requests for a choral composition
than for any single work, one of the
selections will be a joint perform
ance by the orchestra and the
Washington Choral Society of
Brahms Song of Fate" Louis
Potter will direct this number. 1t
will be the first performance of
this work by the orchestra, bring
ing to 637 the total number of diff
ferent compositions played by the
orchestra since its founding.
The program also will include
La Sale Spier's Symphonic
Visions" Beethoven's Symphony No.
in c Minor" excerpts from
Tschaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite"
Strauss Tales From the Vienna
Woods" Wagner's "Traume" and
Weinberger's polka and fugue from
"Schwanda."
Evening star., 1940-04-14

to obtain information from groups
under investigation. The commit
tee says he concealed and denied
material facts" in seeking this en-
ployment.
Conducting the trial will be Assist
ant United States Attorney John w.
Fihelly, while Gardner Is repre-
sented by Attorneys James F. Reilly
and r. Hunter Creech.
Justice Peyton Gordon q few days
ago denied the defense motion for
q bill Of particulars.
Expected to appear for the trial
are Representative Dies, the secre-
tary Of the House Committee on I'M
American Activities, Robert E. Strip
ling; Rhea Whitley, Its former
Counsel, and George E. Sullivan,
Washington attorney, who informed
the committee that he had been
offered inside information" on the
plans Of the committee, at q price.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
"A Complete Course
For Nurses Aid corps

Twenty-four graduates OF the
course for the Nurses Aid Corps Of
the District Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Gross will be given caps
and pins by Miss Mabel 7. Board
man, chairman Of volunteer serv.
ices. at 4 pm.
The graduates have completed q
two-month course of supervised
practice in Georgetown and Emer-
gency Hospitals. They will continue
this work.
The graduates are Miss Elizabeth
Poole, Miss Caroline Beall, Miss
Sally Bradley. Miss Edith Carlisle
Mrs. Lewis Clark, Mrs. Anthony
Coleby, Miss Eleanor Connolly. Mis-,
Helen Davis, Miss Helen de Limur
Mrs. John Goodall, Mrs. Robert
Grosjean, Mrs. Florence hopes
Mrs. John Jouett, Miss Lee Mccoy
Mrs. Donald McKnew. Miss Florence
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Gardner Faces Trial
Tomorrow on Dies
Committee Charqe
Research Expert Accused
Of Effort to Subotuae
Work of House Group

Fraser S. Gardner, research ex-
pert, under indictment for perjury
will 60 on trial in District Court
tomorrow for alleged false testimony
before the Dies Committee Investi-
eating Un-American Activities.
The Government charges Gardner
attempted to sabotage the work OF
the Dies Committee while it was
investigating the Silver Shirts Or
ganization, headed by William Dud-
ley Pelley.
Gardner is represented as having
told the committee he had no con-
tact with Pelley, but later to have
conceded to the committee that he
had been employed for six months
by the Skyland Press, publisher OF
the Silver Shirts magazine, the
Liberator.
The defendant also is accused OF
seeking a position as investigator
with the Dies Committee in order
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Man Badly Burned
In Fall on Stove

Harry Physic, 81. colored, $50
street NV, was seriously burned
last night when he stumbled on q
stove in the basement at 1905 Fourth
street NV, where he was visiting
Police said the stove was knocked
over and the victim fell on the hot
Goals. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital for second-degree burns to
his hands, chest and abdomen.