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Evening star., 1940-04-04

TRADE COMMISSION ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE
Dr. Coyd Heck Marvin president of George Washington
vesy ef shown yesterday presenting Federal Trade
mission Chairman Ewin L. Davis with
Federal Trade Commission Silver Anniversary Issue the
George Washington Law Review in commemoration
anniversary of the commission created by President
1915 The volume is symposium presenting review
appraisal of the quarter century of administrative
the commission Star Staff Photo
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unanimously agreed that taxes are
due by January l, but split, 4 to /,
on the question of whether the title
Of the act passed by the 1899 Legis-
lature was constitutional.
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Firth

NGLING. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice P.
1nRling of Buckingham, Va are receivins
cengratulations on the birth Of q 4AughteE
n Georgetown University Hospital.
Evening star., 1940-04-04

Many new mining enterprises are
blossoming in Ecuador.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-The bond
market ambled through another
quiet summer session today with
dealings modest and price changes
small.
Selected railway loans were q
shade higher, but among industrials
there were fractional losses. Small
gamers included Chesapeake g.
Ohio 3lzs, Delaware e. Hudson As,
Missouri Pacific SIS of 1877 "F,"
Nickel Plate 4las and Southern
Railway As.
Losing part of point were
Armour As of 1855, Bethlehem Steel
312s, Continental Oil 2as and Ma
tional Dairy 334s.
Pacific Gas 3s4s edged up bit in
the utilities sector.
Climbing sharply after recent
weakness were Belgian issues. The
rs of 1855 jumped 10 points on sale
of a single bond, and the 6lss of
1949 we're up on transfer of four
bonds.
Also improved in the foreign Sec
tor were French 7las of 1941,
stamped; German 51As of 1865,
Great Consolidated Electric Power
of Japan 61as, Norway IS and
Milan 61as.
United States Governments moved
unevenly, with small declines in the
majority.
Canadian Is of 80, inactive in
early dealings, gained u to close
at 81 on sale of two bonds.
Among Scandinavian issues Den
mark AIS closed 4 higher at 29A
and Copenhagen IS added Is at 2514
The days transactions were s2,-
e53, 100, face value.
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Chicago Livestock

torgsrd .s assiIa asain today. littins the top 70
advance. moving mostly 25 cents higher.
Under the stimulus of better consumer
demand Tor pork cuts hoss opened strong
to Is cents up in later trade. Sharing
the advance, best wholesale pork loins
rose l cent to. 1912 cents a pound. the
After taking large proportion Of yes
terday's steer crop, order buyers bought
freely AGAIN as steers and yearlinss moved
Omitted States Department Of Agricul-
ture).--Salable hogs. 10000: total. $4,000:
opened strong to 10 higher than wednes-
10-15 up: top. 6.75: bulk, good and choice,
200-240 pounds. 5000: 240-27O pounds.
6.35-65; 270-500 pounds, 6,O0-50: 300-330
$50 pounds down. 540-75: few 5.s5: 800
450 pounds, 1850 30
active market generally: steers and year
lings strong to shade. higher than Wednes-
days close: order buyers bought freely
saes asnT a5se
and weighty steers got best action: but
an representatiye weights and grades
wanted wa Sotn dspendaDy extreme top paid
next highest prices, II. s5. paid for weiehty
Colorados as well as Iowa-fed steers; sew
eral loads, 11.25-60; and numerous loads.
1913 down TO 1928: srassers and short
fed, 100000: several loads Southwest
common grass cattle, 7.00-50; heifers
strong to 15 higher; this class regained
Wednesdays decline: best fed heifers,
1910: mixed offerings, 1885: cows scarce.
firm; bulls and vealers steady; heavy
sausage bulls to 7.00 vealers. 1850 down;
stock cattle very scarce.
Salable sheep. 1000: late Wednesday
spring lambs mostly 1918 hisher: sorted
natives. 9:15-25: medium to GOOD grades,
S.50,75 .throwouts, $50 down: best light
weight fat ewes, 375: today's trade:
spring lambs mostly 25 higher; bulk
handyweishts, very we'll sorted early, $50;
few better kinds slightly higher; lightly
sorted lots downward to 925; fat sheep
and yearlngs strong: one double S4-pound
dry fed yearlings. 7.50; few lieht-weight
native ewes, 3.75: bulk. 2.25-3.25.
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vuItee and Stinson,.
a, 49,, IL
Aircraft Makers,
Merge 10 Expand clG
Extent Of Increase otgII
Nashville Plant Depends
On Government Orders,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a corporate
consolidation which will join an
important maker of military planes
and well-known commercial air.
craft concern and which will bring
a big expansion of plane building
in the Tennessee Valley area is an
nounced by Vultee Aircraft, Inc,
and Aviation Manufacturing Corr.
Vultee will take over the Stinson
aircraft division of Aviation Manu-
featuring and plans an immediate
expansion of the latter's plant ut
Municipal Airport, Nashville, Tenn.
Aviations Manufacturing Corp. is
q wholly owned subsidiary OF Ayiar
tion Corp. and the latter owns about
% per cent control of Vultee. ~
The price to be paid for the Stin-
son properties, which also include
parts plant at Wayne, Mich, is
2,168 shares of Vultee, valued at
present market prices at about
s2,ll5,000. Stinson has previously
produced only commercial, trainer
and observation types of planes,
while Vultee, whose main plant is
IN Los Angeles County, Calf, has
concentrated on fighting ships. ~
The announcement said: Extent
OF the ultimate expansion at Nash
vile will depend on the future
course OF events, but it is probable
that present facilities will be en-
larged Immediately to three or four
times the present area" The pres
ent floor space is 10000 square
1eet and employment about 500.
1t was learned that eventually
Vuitee expects to built q plant
which, with equipment and tools.
WIZ have a value of $1,000 900 to
$7,OOo,ooo and may employ 5000 to
1,000 persons. Such a developnento
II was said, will be dependent on
tne rate at which Government
plane orders are released.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
tobacco Auctions
0pen With Prices
Higher Than 1899
Georeio-FIorido Growers
Generally Pleased With
18-l9-Cent Average
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
VALDOSTA, Ga, Aug. 8.-Re-
leasing their first crop since warfare
blanked out vital foreign markets,
growers of flue-cured tobacco
seemed generally please today with
opening auction prices averaging
1919 cents a pound.
Early reports from the II mar
kets in the Georgia Florida belt
first to test buyer reaction this
year-indicated bids were running
slightly higher than those for the
opening day of last year, when the
average was 1918 cents.
Among bidders here were repre-
sentatives of the Imperial Tobacco
Co., big English firm that normally
takes a large percentage of the
cigarette type leaf, but it could not
be determined what was to be done
with the stocks they were buying.
There was no evidence of direct
price bolstering by the Federal
Government, although the A. A. A.
has pledged assistance if the price
falls below 15-cent average.
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Airplane
Production Shows
Rapid Growth
Certified Ships TotoI
1888 on July !,
Increase Of 2,718
BY J. G. DONLEY,
Consolidated News Esaturs Writsr

Cohsolluated news Feature writer
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-One little
noticed angle Of the boom in air
craft manufacturing, now that war
planes are monoplizing public at
tention, is the continued rapid
growth in production Of light planes
for private use and the accelerated
rate of growth In the ranks OF pri-
vate pilots.
In connection with defense sur-
veys, 1t was reported this week by the
Civil. Aeronautics Board that Il 900
civilians held airplane pilots cer-
tiicates on July /, an increase Of
nearly $1,000 in one year, and that
certified private aircraft totaled 49,
S7s, an increase OF 2,718. The sur
prisingly large increase in the num-
ber of certified private pilots reveals
the outworkings of the plan for the
training of from 10000 to 10000
pilots this year.
Growth over the past five-year
period in the number of certified pri-
vate aircraft and certified private
pilots is shown in the following fig-
ures, as Of January / of each year:
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Chicago Grain
BY The Associated Press.

6S s1lE SSSOCldleQ fTtSS-
CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-Forecasts of
rain and cooler weather over the
Midwestern corn belt today turned
prices of corn downward. After
lowering idly near yesterdays clos
ing levels most of the session, prices
broke near the close to wipe out
practically all of yesterdays sharp
advance. A decline of cent was
noted In the September delivery.
Other. grains eased in sympathy
with corn and because there was no
buying power to sustain values.
Acute weakness in soybeans fur
nished the late feature in grain
trading, with prices off as much as 3
cents a bushel and in new low
ground for the season. Weakness in
edible oils was said to be the dis
tUrbing influence, since soybean oil
is a competitor of lard and cotton
seed oil. Lard declined into new low
ground for the same reason
Corn closed but slightly above
the lowest levels reached and 5s-7s
below yesterdays finish, September,
81; December, 561a-k4, and wheat
was 4-34 off, September, 74-737s;
December, 747s-75; oats "a down,
rye, Isl off, soybeans 3A-312
1ou,ay o,I 1orl On off
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Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index Of
as commodities today advanced to 6e. .5s.
Previous day. e9.37 week ago 68.78:
month ago. II .43; year ago, 64.25
E1~ E,sh ss:ss ssss ss:ss ssss ssss sss siI. sf.t
q926 average equals 1909
COCOA-Futures closed l lower Sales.
1,7s2 tons. September, 4.05: December.
CRUDE .RUBBER-Futures closed $40
lower. Sales, No. 1 standard, SO con-
traets = So o Sc September, 19S37b; DECEMBER
.''SSo WooE iD0: ToPsMhedee 5PiHi and commission
house selling gave an easter trend TO futures
today. Final prices were on 2 to 8 points
October. 90.S; December. 1876; March 86.6
Spot. standard tops, $50. unchanged
RAW SILK--Futures No. / closed un-
sust, 2.4sb; October, s4eh; January.
STRAITS T1N-Putures closed 2s-4s
lower; sales, 22,4oo pounds: November,
No sales in lead and zinc futures
CCFTEE--Spot, quiet; Santos No. 4, 6s4-
i inss aS insludsd Santos sOu55on IS and S. !.
70 lower: sales, 10000 bags: September.
$50: December. $40: March, 5.6On. Rio
RAW HIDESEFutures closed unchanged
tember, 8.S9b. December. a.07b; spot, No
l Western light native cows, 101an.
b Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

Business Continued
Upswing in July,
Hopkins Reports
industrial Production
Was Higher Thon June,
Secretary Points Out

Following the sharp upswing In
June, business continued to i'm
prove in July, Secretary Hopkins
announced today In his regular
monthly report on business condi-
tions. The large volume Of untitled
orders and active consumer buying
were important factors contributing
to the favorable position OF business
in July.
Allowing for seasonal adjust
ments, industrial production was
higher in July than In June. Though
the gam during the month was
moderate compared with the sharp
rise in June, at the end Of July,
overall activity was higher than at
the end Of June.
Failure of commodity prices to
rise in response to increased buying
by consumers. as well as the failure
of security prices to respond to
rising business volumes reflects un-
certainty with regard to the inter-
national political and military sit
uation rather than any funda-
mental weakness in domestic eco
nomic conditions" Secretary Hop
kins said.
Rise in Steel Production.
THE continuing impetus to the
current upward movement in pro-
duction is to be found in the three
month rise in steel ingot production.
The month closed with production
above 80 per cent of capacity for
the highest rate since mid Decem-
ber, 1889.
"Of the durable manufactures,
automobile production alone turned
downward in July, in consequence
of the early closing of the model
year. Production for the new model
year is estimated at about a. mil
lion vehicles, against 34 million of
the 1889 models, for a favorable
comparison with 1929, and 1897.
With 1910 schedules virtually COM
pleted by August !, the prospects
are that 194l cars will be intro
duced in the near future, and pro-
duction gradually accelerated after
August.
Wholesale Level Unchanged.
"The general wholesale price level
has been practically unchanged dur
ing the past two months of i'm
proved business. Prices have not
responded to the increase in pur-
chasing as they did last fall, while
the trend of sensitive commodity
prices has been downward. This
is not primarily a reflection Of the
lower volume of buying in domestic
markets, and no sign that business
recovery is running out. During the
past two years, the only major
upward movement of prices, that of
last September, resulted from the
impact of heavy forward buying.
To-day, with most of Europe cut
of from world markets, and with
no strong forward buying move un-
der way, it is not surprising that
prices are not firm"
With regard to consumer pur-
chasing, 1t is interesting to note that
as nearly as can be estimated, per
capita consumption at the present
time is equal to that of 1929. Dur
ing the past decade population has
increased about per cent, and the
physical quantity of consumers pur-
chases in June was per cent above
the 1929 average. Any expansion
of employment and income result
ing from the national defense pro-
gram will push per capita consump-
ton to new record levels"
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. Aug. 8 R,.-Cosrse goods
again got most attention in the cotton
cloth market today. However, Worth
street reported coverters' bids for print
changed and holding well
Dealings were livelier in rayon goods rs
talk continued in some quarters OF an in
creased price basis. Demand improved for
full fashioned silk fabrics. Little activity
outside of hand-to-mouth buyine appeared
in wooden goods.
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Chain Store Drug Sales
Advance ; Per Cent

b the Associated Press.
Chain drug store sales in June,
the Commerce Department says,
were about 3 per cent higher than
May and about 3 per cent above
June, 1899.
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SuIphuric Acid Output

Production of sulphuric acid is
reported by the Census Bureau at
176,s46 tons in June, compared with
1911 ,e45 in May and l4o $50 in June,
1889.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

WCHINRCOM I2.4I 1Y HE
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or nrm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices. and
unless otherwise indicated. are as quoted
by the sponsors or issuers
sAsterisk indicates. mot quoted BY spon-
Sors or tssuers.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
New York Bank Stocks
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 0P.-National A.
soclation Securities Dealers. Inc:
London Money Rates

LONDON Aug 8 lP.-Money, / per
cent. Discount rates: Short bills, 1882
per cent; three-months, 1921 1-1S.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

Cottonseed oil closed steady; bleachable
prime summer yellow, $50. nominal; prime
crude, 4e2h nominal; September 4:99b;
5.11b; March, 5.17b. b Bid.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

In bankruptcy o. recsfvership or beins
reorxanisea under the Bankruptcy Act OF
securities assumed b. such companies
are annual Disbursements based on che
last quarterly Or semi-annusl declsYa-
ton Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra or extras d Accumulated dividends
paid last rear Declared or paid 50
far this year PAYABLE In stock Paid
last wear b Cash or stock x Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
ur Under rule wv With warrants. Nv
without warrants war Warrants
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Chicago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
hard. feA; No. s. 75fa: No. ). .74N; sam
pie grade. 73: No. 2, mixed. 75lz.
Oats, No 1, mixed. 307.: No. ,. 30;
No. /, white; 31iz-32; No, 2, 33lsa; sam
32Ia: No. ., white. heavy, 31s4-32; No 3,
31A-1a; No, l., red, 3lh; No. 1, red
heavy, 31-31 "a: No. /, mixed, heavy. 30A:
No. /, mixed bright 31Ia: No. . 81.
Barley mailing, 49-5S, nominal; feed,
3e-46 nominal No. l, So; No. 2, mating
5S: No ., 81
Soy beans. No. 3. yellow, IS.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
London Tin Quotations

LONDON, Aug 8 dPI.-Tin barely steady.
Spot, f265 los bid. 1855 asked; future,
f265 los bid. f266 IS asked
Evening star., 1940-08-08
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Cotton flu
lures lost large part of early price
advances today after publication
of Government crop report figures
slightly higher than private esti-
mates
Advances of as much as II points
were whitfield to to in m.dafter-
noon Distant July was an excep-
ton, up l3 points on an early trade
and inactive thereafter.
October was quoted 9.37; Decem-
Der, 9.27, and March, sos.
Futures closed Q-12 higher.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Federal Lund Banks

Bank bonds:
Evening star., 1940-08-08
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. Aug. R.-Linuidation
carried world sugar futures deSber into
record low levels today before broad short
covering checked the downward move
ment.
After partial recovery prices ranged to
points lower around midafternoon: Sep
tember. IAN; December. 79h.
Domestic futures quietly advanced q
point encourased by steadiness of raws.
Cuban interests bought. September traded
at 1.74 in late DEALINGS and March at 1.s4.
A refiner paid 2.85 cents . pound for
5000 tons OF Philippine raws In spot posi-
tion, or points higher than previous spot
business. Refined was quoted UNCHANGED
locally st 4.2O to 4.36.
Futures, No: 3 closed UNCHANGED to
Evening star., 1940-08-08

New York Bor Silver s-.
a. JEW yp,se1 EoMxd Aus. . R.-ssr silver.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Chicago Stock Market

CHICAGO, Aug. dn.---ollowinE Is the
eompste lst OF transactions on the Chi
eago stock Exchange today:
Evening star., 1940-08-08

MiddIins spot, lO.2Sn: up 6. -,
Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
1913 lower. Sales, 21O contracts. Sep
tember, -5.49;- October. 5.05b; December,
Nominal Bid
NEW ORLEANS Aug. 3 PN.-Early ad-
vances Of nearly 81 a bale in cotton futures
here today were onset by selling on unex
pectedly larger Government crop figures.
but shorts ran to cover near the end and
the market closed steady at net gains of II
- jptS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01

there car he no legislative bar.
Ter . their intelligence Aad
that's ]aSt how the senator talos
II private.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01
Changing the Shape Of the Country

So many things changing the physical of the
country today that scarcely comprehend them and
can scarcely keep pace with the rapid movement
The great dams that create vast lakes which never
existed before The public buildings the arports.
the newly planted forests and parks Truly the country
being built over.
yet The necessities OF modern serny dictate that
many industries shall be located in positions where
they would not otherwise go While this should
loss to any present city IL may well bring plants and
industries to cities and localities which would not other
wise get them.
In general for instance, 1t has not been felt wise to
establish production plants vital defense closer than
300 miles to border The nmos center of the country
farthes from possible bombing attack has obvious adj
vantage. The concentration of Britans productive ac
ties IN small Is of that counrys greatest
handlcaps that yet be fatal. Britain, being
small in could scarcely avoid that We and
should
tcular situation must be considered One arpane plant
for instance, about to build huge addition wants to
build adjoining its present seaboard plant The
meni is urging that II be built inland
Management experience and trained personnel
concentrated at the present plant To shift them and
Introduce new problems of shipping and assembly of mate
rails might well cause delay In program which
brooks delay But additional safety might outweigh
all this.
To balance such factors off against the other is mt
present of the Jobs of the National Defense committee
In the factor of uninterrupted production might
be most important In another the factor of and
permanent safety from attack might be paramount. But
IN any the trend the interior for works vital
to defense that landing and occupation of the
coast would not Immediately parayze defense.
Here factor, scarcely bearing al all the develop
ment of the country two years which is highly
important The defense effort is certain introduce many
decentrazng trends wished for by planners for years.
but do much faster than the planners could have hoped
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
/ What national significance
has the first Tuesday after the
first Monday IN November
? The annual salary of the
president of the United States IS
$4,000. $4,000 or 100000
3. Name a tiny European re-
public which recently declared
war on Great Britain
1 What office did Alexander
Hamilton hold in the administra-
ton Of George Washington
5. What famous Norwegian
novelist and Nobel prize winner
is now in the United States
8. Does the moon rotate on its
axis and also revolve around the
earth
: Words alike in spelling but
with different meanings are
called -
S We're there more or fewer
unemployed persons IN the init
81 States IN March. 1882. than
IN March. 1910
Q Name the large island lying
directly south Of Florida.
10 Name the French author
Of famous Life Of Christ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-01

Stamps
Soviet Co-operatives
Build Cotton Empire

COTTON cultivation. pictured n,
the Soviet Agricultural Far
issue above. IS one Of Rassia's
most important industries. RUSSIA
now ranks fourth among the
woTio cotton producers. after
United States. British India and
China. s''-
Cotton has beer grown IN cen
ual Asa for more than loon
years. but i was not until the
american Civil Var that large
scale production was deyeloped
exports from southern United
States practically ceased and
russian eonQuests under the cars
opened Up vast. productive areas.
before the World War. Russia in
ported aoout one-ffth OF the cot
1oa AeI factories demanded.
PRODUCTION fell of in the decade
IoAoaWing the revolution. but one
O. the first aims OF the L. s { r
was 10 become IND dependent Of for
eisn cotton. In 1880 cotton in
pos ron United States ceased.
To-Day. the Soviet government
mas introduced agricultural ra-
..lltlefs, controls cotton cultivation
an.o1sh cooperative farms. Irri-
sahon soas new land Prices are
h TX. and al cotton S purchased
~ d cotton tr.S-