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Evening star., 1940-06-21
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial wri,

Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, June 2l.-Stock mar
ket dealings almost came to a halt
today, and prices shifted narrow
ly, as many traders remained mac
tive pending publication of the Ger
man-French armistice details.
Apathy, prevailing at the start,
continued during the remainder of
the session, and transfers, for the
five hours, Appropriated 100000
shares, one of the smallest aggre-
gates in nearly year. Gains and
losses OF fractions were pretty evenly
split at the close.
In addition to the desire to await
the price for peace which Hitler will
demand of Marianne, speculative
contingents seemed confused over
the domestic political scene. The
step of the President in nominating
two Republican chieftains to his
Cabinet as move toward a coali-
ton Government held much of the
attention in boardrooms.
Business news still was fairly en-.
couraging, but even here doubts
began to appear regarding ultimate
repercussions from European war
upsets.
Steels were aided by another
boost in the scrap metal. Motors
kept their balance along with
handful of specialties, rails, motors
and utilities.
Resistant were United States Steel,
Bethlehem, Chrysler. General
Motors. Douglas Aircraft, United
Aircraft, Glenn Martin, Allied
Chemical, Consolidated .iison.
Johns-Manville, Eastman Kodak.
rooklyn-Manhattan Transit, Santa
Fe and New York Central
Backward the greater part of the
day were American Telephone,
American Smelling, j. c. Penney,
Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck.
International Nickel and General
Electric.
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FOREIGN Markets

LONDON. June 21 R.-Industrial Sc
curities dipped in the stock market today
raids curbed demand. Selling was limited.
however. and declines moderate. British
government bonds moved irregularly with
recent brisk advances Oils steadied After
a heavy opening. Most rubbers were un-
CHANGED and kafirs improved in late trade
after shaky start. In the foreign bond
list Brazilian loans rose as much as 3
points.
LvERPoOL.-Cotton futures closed 5
points higher to Is lower today. The SPOT
month advanced on buying inspired by
heavy shipments of staple to spinners and
concern over replenishment Of stocks,
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, June 21.-Wheat prices
advanced fractionally in quiet
trade today as dealers awaited de-
velopments in Europe, including
armistice terms forced upon France,
for a cue to future market activity.
Less favorable crop reports, in
cluding receipt of wheat samples
from Southeastern Indiana bearing
heavy infestation of black stem
rust, continued to attract attention.
Some recent improvement in private
flour demand also was reported and
additional Government -four pur-
chases are expected over the week
end.
Price gains were small and were
wiped out frequently. Closing wheat
figures were unchanged to u higher
compared with yesterday, July,
1874 Is; September. 7S12-3s; corn
1s-9s up, July, 621s-14: September
60: oats unchanged to u higher.
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| Big Lard Order
Reported Placed
By British
,y the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, June 2l.-The British
Food Ministry has negotiated for
the purchase of large quantity OF
United States lard, according to re-
ports in the provisions trade today.
The exact amount acquired was
not announced, although there was
one report that the order approx
mated 100000 pounds. Several
packing interests participated in the
transaction, provisions men said.
Packing interests said the United
States Government was not involved
in the transaction.
The lard taken by Great Britain
already is in export position in the
East.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
New York Banks 10 Vote
On Emergency Plans
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 21-New York
Clearing House Association member
banks will meet next Friday to con-
slider remaining open Saturdays in
July and August should an emerg-
ency arise.
1t was pointed out that if some
unprecedented move in the Euro
pean War occurred on Saturday,
when the banks normally would
be closed as permitted by State law,
it might place them in an embar-
RAISING position.
1t also was learned that many of
the New York banks have en-
powered officers to open should an
emergency arise.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Puerto Ricans Grow
'2-Foot Pineapp|es,
But They re a Problem
Too Expensive to Ship,
They Can Only Be
Sold Locally

Production of a pineapple that
weighs so much that it flattens out
when it gets over-ripe represents
the achievement of farmers in the
vicinity of Lajas, the Puerto Rico
1nsular News Service reports. They
probably grow the largest pineap-
pies in the world, and after a quar-
ter OF a century of producing the
big ones, the growers still wonder
what they can do with them.
Weighing 10 pounds and stand
ing more than two feet high before
the top is removed, the cabezona S
are too heavy to be shipped and
too expensive to serve other than as
believe it or not" window displays
for restaurants and fruit stores.
A luxury beyond the reach of the
American, the big pineapples are
used only in the Puerto Rican mar
ket where they are bought up at
IS cents apiece when the crop comes
In The varieties that are shipped
to New York by the thousands of
boxes during the reason retail for
S cents in Puerto Rico and at the
height of the season you can get
two of them for a nickel
All 4 Mistake.
The Lajas farmers are proud of
their l0-pound pineapples, but
agricultural experts say that it was
mistake to introduce them in the
first place and to bring production
close to the point of perfection in
the second place. Fruit growers in
other parts of the island agree with
the experts and concentrate on
production of the moderate-sized
pines that Americans will buy at
the corner grocery store. If the big
ones were shipped, the tender care
that would have to be lavished on
each one would, in all probability
pile up handling charges until the
fruit peddler would have to ask a
dollar or dollar and half to
make profit
The cabezona found its way to
Puerto Rico for further develop
ment after number of American
fruit growers discovered that Puerto
Rico is ideally suited to pineapple
production. A few Puerto Ricans
living at Lajas confused bigness
with going into pineapples in a big
way They wanted to beat the
Americans at their own game and
went in for the granddaddy of ali
| pineapples.
Not a Total Failure.
Even at that, some of the grow
ers make money. They make money
because Puerto Rico is loyal to the
cabezona. Puerto Rico buys as
many of the big ones as it can af-
ford. With a population in excess
OF 100000, the local market is
profitable up to a certain point.
That point is reached when lust
| about every family with a reason
able income has bought its two or
three cabezonas. After that the
crop goes to the cannery. But at
the cannery the big pines pose a
problem. The slices are too wide
Tor the largest can ordinarily found
on the pantry shelf. For shoes the
big gallon sized cans that 60 to the
wholesale trade have to be used.
And the restaurant people say they
can make no money serving pine
apple slices as large as a dinner
plate.
All OF this means that any one
who wishes to sample the cabezona
Will have to visit Puerto Rico
Strangely bigness is not achieved
at the expense of flavor or quality,
The big ones have a fine flavor and
abundant Juice.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Dry Goods Market

Woolen goods market continues strong and
many mills advanced prices up to 10 cents
q yard. Unified orders including Army
yards. Cotton goods business quiet at
steady prices. Rayon fabrics moved in
fair volume to the converting trade. Trad.
Ing In silk goods remains quiet.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
More Pork Purchased
By Federal Agency
BY the Associated Press.

The Federal Surplus Commodities
Corp. announced today an additional
purchase of 1920, ,140 pounds of pork
products and 162 carloads of Amer
lean cheese for relief distribution
under the Agriculture Departments
surplus disposal program.
Purchases of pork products since
last December now total about l9O,-
600 900 pounds. Included today were
5,552 500 pounds of smoked pork
1852, $40 pounds of lard and 1886, ,OOC
pounds of salt pork.
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Baltimore Stocks
Metal Market
Special Dispatch to The Star.

steady, slestroiyt,c SPOT. conneeticut tit0egi. Vsi-
icy. II 5M 1850; export f:a:s; New York,
$3.50: forward. $3.50. Lead steady, spot,
New York: 5.00-6o5; East st. Louis, 4.s6.
Zinc steady, East ct. Louis spot and for
ward. 6.25. Pig iron. aluminium. antimony,
quicksilver, platinum. Chinese wolframite
and domestic scheelite UNCHANGED.
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National, yester-
ID a y assumed
Nthe presidency
of the District
sof Colu m b / a
( Life Underwri-
ters' Association
for the next fs-
cal year. install
lation of officers
took place at the
June luncheon
at the Willard
Hotel, about 200
underwriters at
tending.
T h e ye a RS
nrO q r a m in
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Oil Quote Reduced

SAN FRANCISCO, June 81 LP.-
The California oil industry umpire
announced reduction today in the
State crude oil production quota for
July to $4,000 barrels a day, or 5000
barrels day under the June quota.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Odd-Lot Dealings
By the Associa ted Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
DAY these transactions by customers with
odd.lot dealers or SPECIALISTS on the New
purchases involving 74.931 shares: 2'2SS
sales involving 69.646 shares, inel;dinS
n short sales involving 2.434 shares.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, June 81 OP.-Domestic su-
gar futures had trade and speculative sup
Sentiment was aided BY House approval Of
the Cummings bill amended to limit of
shore refined sugar imports
Late prices were ahead 3 to 4 points:
July. III: March. 1.94
Cuban and commission house buying
steadied world futures. Prices were up
September at l1Ol2.
Offerings of Cuban raw sugar in spot
position were made at 2.75 cents a pound
and duty frees were available at the same
basis Refined was quiet. with the basic
prices UNCHANGED at 4 So
Futures No. 3 closed 2-3 higher. Sales,
l QS0
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Telephone Stations
And Calls Mount
In Five Months
c. & P. Report Reveals
New Phone Record
Reached in May
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

7: Latest reports from the Chesa-
,peake g. Potomac Telephone Co. dis
close that the number of telephones
in service in May reached a new
i!all-time record, following the new
lspeak attained in April.
l: At the end of May the company
lihad 260,88l telephones in service. in
comparison with ,907 in May,
1899, and gain of 727 during the
month. The May upswing gave fur
;ther impetus to the outstanding rec
ord in the first five months of this
I:year, comparisons with the CORE
spending months in 1889 being as
S4pl1ou,c.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat-No. hard. s2A4; No
yellow. hard. s0h4. Corn-No. l yellow.
mixed, 34a.; No. g. 3334 No. white 36;
No. 3. 35la: No. 4. IS. Barley-MaltinE
$3.50 nominal: feed. 40-4s Soy beans
No, 3 yellow 1SL.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

COttOhSeed OH Closed Sttady. Bleachab1e
prime summer yellow. 6.O5n; prime crude
5.OO-5.25; July, 554b; September 5.66b;
October. 5.69b; December. 5.76b.
Bid. Nominal.
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Futures closed l hisher to 5 lower.

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
3-6 higher. Sales. 81 contracts. July,
6.O4b; September. 6.15b; October. 6.17b;
December, 6.22b; January, 6.25b.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS June 81 A1.--After
early advances, cotton futures declined to-
day under long liquidation and favorable
weather in the belt. Closing prices were
Evening star., 1940-06-21
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 21.-Late SELL
ing Cancelled the higher trend Of
cotton futures, which was main
tanned throughout most of today's
session. Pressure near the end Of
trading came from local operators
and New Orleans. Final prices were
! higher to S lower.
Futures closed l higher to 3 lower.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

Approximate Soles OF Stocks the NJ r. Stock exchonos
ll:OO AM 10000 1900 Noon 10000
100 Pm 100000 2:OOPM 2A0 000
Total Sales Tor the day. $4,000
sUnt Of trading 10
or recelyrshp being reorganized under
Rates OF dividend the oregong
ton Unless otherwise noted
4 .c, XEx & diyidendi ai * rights Also
dvldenos paid last Declared
lar TINS year Payable in stock Paid last Cash
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Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, June 81 LP,.-Grain range:
Prev
WHEAT: High. Low. Close. Close.
July 1Is. 7Ia.
December - .75E is .75 .75h
OATS:
July BOZ .2aL oass 80
Wheat No. ] Northern, 7O7s: No. .. 677s:
No; 3: 63ss; oats. No. white, 30l.; No.
3. 2S7s.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE June u lP,.-Wheat. No. 2
red winter. garlicky. spot domestic. "a.
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ss Both reports add further evidence
sf such were needed, of the notable
business expansion experienced in
SWashington SO far in 1910. Some
sytriking results for the first half year
MAre now certain.
MI Marsh New Insurance Leader.
2 Outlining program of major
R4mportance to every Washington
life insurance underwater, John D.
Marsh, general agent of the Lincoln
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British Malaga Cancelled its an.
nual golf tournament.
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Winnipeg Prices.
'NIPEG, June 81 LP.-Grain
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Parking Meters Asked
For West End Section
0fPennsyIvaniaAve.
Citizens Association
Also Urges Purchase of
School Site

A three-point program for in
clusion in the 1912 District budget
was approved last night by the West
End Citizens Association as the
group opened its fall season.
The program advocates the in
stallation of at least 25 parking
meters on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween Seventeenth and Twenty
second streets NV, the immediate
purchase of a new site for the Grant,
Corcoran and Weightman Schools
and acquisition by the District of
the area Immediately east of the
third precinct station house, to be
used for parking purposes. The
property is now used as a storage
place for impounded cars.
Noting that the association has
had many complaints concerning
all-day parking on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and on H, 1 and K streets
between Nineteenth and TWENTY
second streets NV, w. F. Wasson,
president, asked for the co-opera-
ton of the West End Businessmen's
Association in urging the establish
ment of a two-hour parking limit
In that area.
The organization also reafirmed
It's desire to have more streetcars
turn at Washington Circle instead
OF around Potomac Park for ade-
ouate ruSh-hour service.
w. A. Gardner described the vel
Evening star., 1940-09-10

Ballou urging consideration as an
urgent item in the school budget a
$4,000 appropriation for sta
dium, landscaping and football field
for the Coolidge.
Mr.. Holmes assured the citizens
group that there would be adequate
equipment in the Coolidge for OPEN
ing of school.
Mr.. Lloyd stated that he and other
citizens in that area had written
Justice Wheat of the District Court
urging that Ernest H. Pullman, for
mer president of the association, be
considered for the vacancy on the
Evening star., 1940-09-10

Board Of Education caused by the
death of Gratz A. Dunkum in July.
Ask More Buses.
The group adopted resolution
by George A. Corbin, Public Utili.
ties Committee chairman. requesting
that the Public Utilities Commission
and the director of motor vehicles
eliminate what was characterized as
a dangerous traffic hazard" caused
by northbound buses turning left
into H street at Thirteenth street
NV. Another resolution requested
that the Public Utilities Commission
require the Capital Transit Co. to
Evening star., 1940-09-10

business meeting In the new audi
torium of Whittier School, was con-
Quoted by Thomas j. Holmes, prin-
cipal of Coolidge.
Members of the association and a
number of future pupils of the
Coolidge, who also attended the pre-
view. expressed admiration chiefly
for the home economics equipment
on the third floor. This included
a foods laboratory, a model apart
ment comprising kitchen, combined
living and dining room, bathroom,
bedroom, child-care laboratory and
clothing laboratory.
Library Wins Approval.
Also receiving large share OF
approval were the library on the
second floor and the auditorium,
which seats 1,072 students.
At the business session Daniel B.
Lloyd, association president, was
authorized to write Supt. of Schools
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Vaccination Clinic
To Be Held ; Mornings

Reminding parents that vaccina-
ton against smallpox is required
for all children entering public
schools, Health Officer George c..
Rutland announced today that spe-
cial vaccination clinics will be held
at New Jersey avenue and D street
NV. on the mornings of Septem-
ber IA, 81 and %.
These clinics are for children
whose families are unable to use
the services of private physicians,
DR.. Rutland said The clinics will
be open each of the designated days
from 9 am. to noon.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Navy Asks New Power
To Bottle Espionage
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Navy Department asked Con-
gress yesterday to strengthen its
power to fight espionage and sabot-
age.
Lewis Compton. recently acting
secretary, requested, in a letter to
Speaker Bankhead, that the Secre-
tary of the Navy be authorized to
appoint Naval agents and empower
them to serve warrants and sub
poenas, make seizures under warrant
and make arrests without warrant
when they believed the persons ar
rested guilty of felonies.
Existing laws, Mr.. Compton
pointed out, does not permit Naval
agents to make arrests outside the
Naval service.
Evening star., 1940-09-10

fare work being done by Hampshire
House.
Mr.. Wasson asked that the asso-
citation purchase an American flag
to be placed In the meeting room
at the third precinct station.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Manor Park Citizens
Conducted on Tour Of
Coolidge High School
Association Members
Are Assured Adequate
Equipment to Be Placed

The Manor Park Citizens Asso-
citation last night toured the new
Calvin Coolidge High School, Fifth
and Somerset place NV, which will
open its doors to $50 pupils Sep
tember 23
The tour, which followed a short
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adjacent to the playground-Third
and Fifth streets between Van Bu-
rem and Sheridan streets.

Peru has decreed that no chin.
chilla furs can leave the country.
Evening star., 1940-09-10

furnish additional buses for the area
during rush hours.
The group was reminded by its
officers that construction of the
Coolidge School brought into effect
prohibition of parking on streets
Evening star., 1940-09-10

Lovely Hond- embroidered Luncheon
Sets, mode in China Of Rorie cloth,
d combination Of gross linen and cot
ton, exceptionally handsome in its
rich ecru color. Set includes runner,
l6x45, 8 doilies, llxl7, 8 napkins,
l7xl7. II pieces at savings. S7.95
Fine Hand embroidered Modeiro
PiIloweases, soft, fine cotton. expertly
ond beautifully hand = embroidered.
Choice of many ottroctive. designs.
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your own linen closet. 1t is impossible
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wrinoer and improved
turbuIotor which gives
you natural washing
action. At exceptional
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leaders, throughout the country.

leaders throughout the country.
Bringing the information to the eyes
and ears of the young people is the
major problem confronting those bat
thing tuberculosis.
tuberculosis is catching, like mumps
or any other contagious disease, so the
first step is to look for it in the circle
in which your youngsters live, parents
are advised. Be sure not to permit
children to be in close contact with old
people who have Chronic bronchitis
or any similar complaint, unless you
have found out by medical examina-
ton, which must include an X-ray, that
the ailment is not a slow form of
tuberculosis which old people frequent
ly have.
At home, you can work to build up
the resistance of your family. Studies
of innumerable cases indicate that
factors which predispose them to in
lection are over-activity, lack of the
right food, lack of sleep, and worry
1t is suggested that parents and
school children work with the school
authorities, health officials, and the
local tuberculosis association in COM
batting the disease.
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MAIER NAMES
COMMITTEES
Chief of VIEW Post Announces
Standing Committees for
Ensuing Year.

Standing committees for the ensuing
year have been announced by John j.
Maier, commander of Ely post No. PITT,
Veterans of Foreign Wars. They fol-
low:
Executive-John j. Maier, chairman;
Louis C. SLENDER, John A. Harri, Dan
Jarvi, Alfred Pietila and Joseph Butala.
Entertainment-Arth A. Nyman,
chairman; william j. Mills, Walter D.
Carlson, Frank v. DiNino, Louis C..
SLENDER, John G. Trembath, Flu l..
Rautio and Adolph S. Hanson.
Membership-W R. Kelly, chair
man; Arthur Olson, Joe Peshel, Peter
Preblich, Arthur j. Janeksela, Albert
Ferry, william Broquist, Charles
Myntti, Jalmer Mattson, Riccardi Gia-
como, Frank E. Santineau, Walter Tast,
Joe Buckner, William Maxi, John H.
Ranta and William Sletten.
Sick and Relief-Levi j. Saari chair
man; Mike P. Tibone, Oscar Hakko,
Waino E. Starkman, Adolph S. Hanson,
and Joseph Moravitz.
Bicycle Safety Club-Adolph S. Han
son, chairman; Peter Kocevar and
Joseph Butala.
estigating-Louis c. SLENDER,
Adolph S. Hanson and Joseph Butala.
Health-Anton Kozar, chairman;
Jalo Mattila, George H. Mattila, Matt
E. Pusari and Ralph Kuhnly.
Color Bearers and Guards-Ansol
Skantze, Alfred Pietila, Toivo Wen
strom and FranS 0. Antilla.
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Fishermen Haze Chance
in One-Ddy Air Service.

With Inauguration of the Twir
Ports-Twin Cities airplane service, June
1st, it will be possible for sportsmer
to leave Chicago early in the morning
and hook their limit of fish out of q
lake in the Minnesota Arrowhead
country before noon.
BY taking flight later in the day
an angler can leave his office or shop
in the Illinois Metropolitan district
after his noon lunch and be settled in
border lakes resort or camp before
nightfal.
The early morning departure (Which
is a fisherman's pride) from Chicago
aboard Northwest AirlineS, Inc, planes
is $50 A. M, arriving in Minneapolis
to transfer to the Twin Ports line.
Arrival in Duluth will be 7:3O A. M. In
Duluth, the Lake Superior Always,
Inc, has seaplane service which per-
mits landing on lakes in the border
region accessible otherwise only by
foot or canoe. Other planes may be
used for flying to communities in the
Minnesota Arrowhead country.
The afternoon flight from Chicago
to the Twin Cities with connections to
the Twin Ports leaves the Windy City
at 20 P. M. Arrival in Duluth will
be Cos P. M Any lake in the Arrow
head region can be reached by plane
within an hours flying time.