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Evening star., 1940-09-29
Virginia Potato Harvest
Shows Big Increase
BY the Associated Press.

Ds tfic hSSOCldtcu FIcSS.
Agriculture Department prelimi-
nary reports of the 1910 Irish potato
crop showed Virginia production
amounted to 100000 bushels, COM
pared with 1880 900 last year and a
10-year average, 1929-38, of 8,701 ,O0C
bushels.
Preliminary price estimates on the
Virginia crop fixed the average at
81 cents per bushel, compared with
"a cents last year and the 10-year
average of II cents.
Although acreage in Virginia
dropped from 45,800 last year to a.
900, yield per acre increased from
los last year to 1853 this year on the
basis of preliminary reports.
Preliminary 1910 production fig
ures showed the Norfolk district to-
tai at 100000 bushels. the Eastern
Shore area 4,805000 bushels, and
other areas $4,000 bushels. All
sections increased production over
last year.
Preliminary reports on the 1910
Virginia tomato crop showed a
marked increase in volume of pro-
duction, while preliminary price re-
ports showed an average of SIS cents
per bushel compared with so cents
last year.
Virginia acreage increased from
$500 last year to 5000, with a To-
year average of $3.50. Preliminary
reports showed a yield per acre of
160 bushels compared with 125 last
year, and 10-year average of 126.
giving total production of $4,000
bushels against $4,000 last year and
a 10-year average of 100000.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Increasing BackIogs
Put Textile Mills
Under Pressure
WooIen PIunts Booked .
Months in Advance;
Cotton Firms Rushed
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept 28.-Sales of
millions of yards of textiles in the
past few weeks have put many mills
on the defense in the fear of a new
buying onslaught
Some woolen mills, for instance,
have enough business crammed in
their order books to assure peak
operations for several months ahead
Bids on 1900 900 wool blankets
will be opened at the Philadelphia
Army Depot october 9, one of the
largest peacetime purchases of serv-
ice blankets on record. About a
month ago bids were opened on
1900 900 blankets.
Civilian buyers of blankets mean
while find themselves compelled to
wait for delivery on orders placed
some time ago.
Prices for raw wool and wool tops
(semiprocessed wooD have risen
several cents pound under the
impetus of Government and civilian
demand
Cotton mills also are running at
high speed to meet the added de-
mands made by Federal orders.
Current retail sales reports from
many sections of the country make
pleasant reading for cotton goods
dealers. Purchases by the house.
wife, the manufacturer and the SOL
dier. dealers forecast. will assure
profitable operations for months to
come
Evening star., 1940-09-29
McGiII Staple Index
Advances in Week
Srecial Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The in
dex of all commodity prices COM
piled by the McGill Commodity
Service, Inc, of Auburndale, Mass,
advanced during the week ending
September q and currently stands
at 7O9 against TOT a week earlier
and 1875 at the beginning of the
year.
Higher prices for industrial and
agricultural commodities were re-
sponsible for the upswing. off,
setting slightly lower prices in the
livestock group. Of the IA group
classifications comprising the index,
eight advanced, four remained un-
changed and only two were lower
during the week.
The industrial index was higher
as a result of increases in hides and
leather, non-ferrous metals, paint
materials. paper and pulp, and fine
and coarse textiles. Resisting the
upward trend in this group was
vegetable oils.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Erie RoiIrood to Open
Woshinqton Bureau

Owing to the greatly increased
trafic growing out of the Govern
ment's vast defense program, the
Erie Railroad has decided to open
a bureau in Washington, D. c., and
has appointed w. j. Murray, general
agent here with offices in Southern
Building, effective october l.
Mr.. Murray, who has been general
agent at Baltimore, will retain his
post there but will make his head
Quarters In the Capital.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Cotton Futures Up
-Four 10 Ten Points
After Early Dip
Hedge Pressure Eases;
Demond From Trade
Interests Improves
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2S.-Cotton fu-
lures rallied today after Friday S
break in a two-week- long rise. Final
prices were up to 10 points.
Hedging pressure relaxed and de-
mand from trade and spot interests
improved. Offerings were light.
The market soon righted after an
opening dip in response to a decline
at Bombay and a carryover of the
previous sessions hedging.
Worth Street reported recent
heavy demand for textiles slowed
down although current weekly out
put of print cloths and similar
items was sold.
Exports Friday, 81 bales: season
so far. 129 .329 Port receipts, 1876;
port stocks. 2820,084.
Ponno fnll0u-c.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Fine Western Woods
In Strong Demand
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, Sept. % Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) Fine
Western-grown woods received a
strong demand in the Boston mar
ket during the last week and further
advances of 2 or 3 cents, secured
basis. were made in prices.
In addition to the fine wool busi-
ness. sizable weights of three
eighths blood territory woods were
taken out of the market at prices
strong to 2 cents, secured basis,
higher than the previous weeks
price range.
Activity increased moderately on
bright fleece woods. Grease basis
quotations on graded combing bright
fleeces ranged 36-38 cents on fine
delaine, 37-39 cents half bloods,
and 41-43 cents for three.eighths
and one-quArter blood gradks.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Ancnn a ad inl RI


NEW YORK, Sept. 28-After four
successive losing sessions, the stock
market today finished the week
reaching for recovery.
There was little change in the
international picture, which still
was highly confusing to financial
quarters, but the broadening of the
domestic business advance appar-
emily was sufficiently inspiring to
bring in support for recently tagging
leaders.
The list got of to a ragged start.
Buyers then came out in the final
hour for steels. rails. specialties and
an assortment of senior issues.
Among common stocks gains ran to
a point or so at the close, although
minor fractions predominated. Up
turns OF l to 4 points were posted
for selected preferreds.
Average Up Slightly.
The Associated Press average of
90 issues was up 2 of a point at
44.3, but on the week showed a net
decline of L. Transfers totaled
204 ,080 shares compared with 258,-
$50 last Saturday.
Some of today's nibbling was at
tributed to the fact market stu
dents who watch technical indi-
Gators more than the spot news saw
that the index had just about wiped
out half of its rebound from the
backslide which got under way last
May. This was considered by many
a reasonable correction" of the
rally and sign the market was
in position to resume its climb.
Defense spending. most analysts
believed, remained as the principal
market prop. At the same time.
nervousness over foreign affairs was
believed to have kept a number of
potential buyers in a more or less
subdued mood.
Preferred stocks in the rising van
included those of McKesson e. Rob-
bins, Certain -Teed, Budd Mfg.
Southern Railway and General
Steel Castings.
Join in Recovery.
Prominent gamers in the junior
division were United States Steel,
Bethlehem, Chrysler, General Mo-
tors, American Smelling. United
Aircraft, New York Central, Great
Northern, American Skipbuilding
McKesson g. Robbins. New York
Shipbuilding and White Motors.
On turnover of around 10000
shares, against $4,000 a week ago.
curb market gains were registered
for American Cyanamid b" Brew
ster Aero and Jones & Mclaughlin.
German bonds again rose sub
stantially. while Japanese and Aus
tralian loans suffered further set
backs Domestic corporate issues
were mixed
Commodities steadied. Wheat at
Chicago was up 17s to 2as cents a
bushel and corn was unchanged to
ahead Is. Cotton advanced 20 to
so cents a bale.
Stocks had their best day of the
week Monday when war tension
lessened trifle and business hopes
strengthened. Customers began to
cash profits Tuesday and prices
slipped. The downturn continued
Wednesday and Thursday and was
more pronounced Friday. Nervous
selling Friday followed announce
ment of the military and economic
agreement between Japan and the
Rome-Berlin axis believed aimed
specifically at the United States.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Henderson to Mark
goth Anniversary

John Henderson, vice president OF
the Washington Permanent Building
Association, is observing his goth
birthday today. A native of the Cap
ital, as was his father before him
Mr.. Henderson has long been identi-
fed with building and construction
work in the District. He has been
with the building association for IS
years, serving as an appraiser for
% years and in 1882 becoming vice
president.
Friends will gather at the Hender-
con home, 5619 Colorado avenue, this
1 afternoon to felicitate him. 4
Evening star., 1940-09-29
1,125 Tons of Leud Sold

NEW YORK, Sept. % R-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported 125 tons
of Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $4S5 per 100 pounds,
East st. Louis: 825 tons at S5.05.
New York, and ITS tons at the New
York average.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Copper Men Stirred
By Federal Warninq
As Prices Climb
Some Dealers Regard
Henderson Action
As Little Harsh
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 28-Wa shing-
ton fired point blank at the copper
industry this week when National
Defense Commissioner L. Henderson
warned copper, zinc and lead in
terests that Federal price interven-
ton might become necessary to sta
bilize prices.
The announcement came in a
week which saw such developments
as.
Copper sales soar to the highest
for any full month on record; price
boosts in copper, lead and zinc; a
proposal that the import duty on
copper be lifted when the quotation
reached it's present level, and sub
stantial Japanese inquiry for export
copper.
Henderson's admonition recalled
to metal dealers President Roose-
velt's attention to rising commodity
prices in 1887.
Copper was singled out by the
President about when the red metal
sold at II cents a pound in March,
1887. The President said fatty
the price was too high. Eight months
later copper slid to 10 cents pound
as the industrial inventory accumu-
lating boom of early 1887 collapsed
to the stagnation of mid-1938.
Deplore Attitude.
Some dealers in copper said they
felt Henderson's warning was little
harsh in view of the pressure on the
industry by extraordinary Septem-
ber consumer demand. Some ration
ing during the week was necessary
to prevent a runaway market, sellers
said. The price moved up to II cents
a pound. highest since the end of
January of this year and within
y cent of the highest (equalled sew
eral times since them since October,
1887.
Sales through Thursday, last day
for which figures were available.
totaled 248,556 tons. easily a new
record
The Revere Copper & Brass Co.
suggested that foreign mined copper,
principally from South America. be
allowed to enter the United States
free of the 4 cents pound excise
tax when the domestic price reached
II cents.
The present domestic price would
have to 60 still higher for South
American producers to sell their
metal proftably in the United
States Market. The export price Is
around 900 cents pound.
Japanese Place Orders.
Announcement of an embargo on
all grades of iron and steel scrap
brought a furry of inquiry for
copper from japanese interests who
feared the embargo might be ex-
tended. On one day at least, 1t was
believed. Nipponese buyers were
unable to place any business.
Heavy demand from brass mills,
working on British and United
States defense orders. was a factor
in a Appoint rise in zinc to a basis
of 7A cents a pound East st. Louis,
top since August, 1887.
Large scale buying also hit the
lead market and the price was lifted
10 points to 5.0O-505 cents a pound
best since May of this year. Large
imports of pigs and bars Of lead, 1t
was said, braked further price rises.
Steel mills kept humming on ma
tional defense orders, plus armament
demand from England and Canada.
Scrap dealers seemed little worried
about the embargo which hit one OF
their best customers. They felt the
domestic steel industry needed all
available supplies.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
$277, ,179 Net Shown
By VuItee Aircraft
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. o.
At a directors meeting of Vultee
Aircraft, Inc, here. yesterday. the
company reported for the three
months ending August 81 net profits
of $277,179 after all charges and
provisions for Federal tax.
Profitable operations for the third
quarter compare with net loss of
$154 1884 for the preceding quarter
and . net loss of $1S0,984 for the
first quarter Of the current fiscal
Evening star., 1940-09-29

tured the con-
vention of tn e
American Bank
ers' Association
at Atlantic City,
Robert V. Flem-
ing, former pres
ident of the as
sociation a n d
president of the
Riggs National
Bank, said yes
terday.
The highlight
of the W h o | e
meeting, he add
ed. was the trib-
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Milwaukee DiscIoses
Bio Gain in Income
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee, st. Paul e. Pa
cific Railroad today reported net
operating income for August of
81 .865 ,588. an increase of $386, $50
compared with August last year.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
New Orleans Prices

prime summer yellow. $40. nominal:
prime crude. 431iab: October. 4a2h: De-
cember. 5.06b: January. 5.Osb; March.
5.1Sb: May. 5oSb
Bid. n Nominal
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Chicaro Cash Market

ChlcafO Cash Mafket.
Corn. No, j. yellow ess. -s5; No. 2, s3h:
SO: No. 3, s2h-63H. Oats No. 3, white.
Seavy s1 ismpe No mixed a. No Barley matt, matt.
ing 1853. non.: feed 35-46, nom Field
seed per hundredweight, nominal: timothy.
clean, 3.65; alsike cloverseed, a.OO-11 90;
fancy red top, 7.5O-S.00; red clover, 500
1000.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Bankers Eager
1oAid Defense
Financing
Fleming Says A. B. A.,
ConcIove Emphasized
Cooperative Spirit
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Eagerness of the banks of the
country to finance or to participate
in the financing of all national de-
fense projects in their localities. fea-
Evening star., 1940-09-29
WinnineH Cash Markef

WINNIPEG, Sept % R-Cash wheat.
No. 1, Northern. II ss: No. 2. 69ss; No. 3,
67H. Oats. No. 2, white, 32A: No. 3,
31A.
Evening star., 1940-09-29

Spot. nominal; mddling. 9.91.
CottonSeed Oil.
Cottonseed oil futures today closed TO
; points higher: December. 553b: March.
5.65b: May. 5.13b. Crude oil. in South
east and Valley. traded at 4i7 cents a
pound, and Texas at 4.30. b Bid.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept IS lP,-Trade
buying. week end short covering and
strength in other markets advanced cot
ton futures here today Closing prices
were steady. 10 points net HIGHER
Evening star., 1940-09-29

BUSINESS?-The chart current buS
activity with the week year ago.
Evening star., 1940-09-29
HOW is BUSINESS?

'"dies,sd BY Bank Dsbih Outside n. y. City.
Shsesd show week Of setivity sbevs he cone
Evening star., 1940-09-29
Stocks Display
RecoverySigns
Al Week SIND
Business Rise BRINGS
Support for Recently
Lossins Leaders

What Stocks Did
Evening star., 1940-09-29

II NOmlnal.
Spot, nominal; middling. 9.91.
Evening star., 1940-09-29

(See STONE, Page Esd
Evening star., 1940-04-19

flowing from the Kasango Noun
tains, August and September are
gay with the joyous company of the
wedding party. For here, year after
year, great numbers of these birds
return to WOO and wed, build their
pent houses and rear their triplets.
In August, flocks of the colorful
males may be seen in the open coun-
try. They resemble brilliant jewels
and look as if they were suspended
In midair, as you watch the sun
light flash on the orange, scarlet,
jet-black and buff of the flying
birds.
The males are, of course, the more
brightly clad. Their heads, crowns,
necks and lower half of their backs
are orange, with reflections of scar
let. pleasant contrast to the jet
black chin. upper throat and bill.
The breast is velvety black, the
abdomen fawn color, the thighs
and under wing coverts buff. Large
brown eyes and reddish-b brown feet
complete the color ensemble. The
females are more modestly arrayed
in tans, white markings, bun and
brown. Broad buff -colored eye
brows enhance the beauty of brown
eyes.
The males are tireless in their
efforts to attract the favorable at
tention of the marriageable men,
bers OF the clan. Seeking vantage
places from which they may easily
be seen and as easily heard, they
gather in great numbers. Each per-
former selects the top of a swaying
grass or cane. There is no orig
inality among them. A steady little
song that sounds like "tiz. tiz, tiz,"
is sent forth, a low chattering that
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Georgetown Homes
90 on View Today
And Tomorrow
Tour Also Will Include
st. Johns Church,
Founded in 1894

Old Georgetown homes were to be
open today and tomorrow for the
annual spring tour held for the
benefit of the social service depart
n1ent of st. Johns Episcopal Church
In Georgetown.
Each year the public Is invited to
visit a number of the old Colonial
homes, many of which have a con-
siderable historic interest. The
houses will be open from 2 to 6 pm.
today and tomorrow, and tickets for
81 for the entire tour may be pur-
chased at the houses or at leading
hotels in Washington
In addition to the homes listed,
St. Johns Church will be included
on the tour. The church is the
second Oldest Episcopal Church in
the District, having been founded
In 1894. In its yard is the rock Of
pumbarton, commemorating Ninian
Beall, first white man to settle in
Georgetown.
The following owners have opened
their homes for the tour today: Mr..
and Mrs. Cortlandt E. Parker, 3255
N street: Capt. and Ms. Clarence
N. Hinkamp, 1882 Thirty-thlrd
street; Miss Margaret Frazer, 1909
Thirtieth street; Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore N. Gill, jr, 1922 P street; Mr..
and Mrs. John Ihlder, 2811 P street;
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Finkenstaedt,
3028 N street; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
N. Miller, 1880 Thirty-first street;
Norman w. Baxter, 1892 Thirty
first street; Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Greenough, 1408 Thirty-first street,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney S. Alder
man, 1916 Thirty-firs street.
Homes open tomorrow will be
those of Mr.. and Mrs. Finkenstaedt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Krock, 1906 P street
NV; Keith Officer, 1882 o street;
Mr.. and Mrs. Drew Pearson, 1920
Dumbarton avenue; Miss Francis
A. Sortwell, 3410 Volta place; Mrs.
Sutherland Mayo, BIOS P street; Mr..
and Mrs. j. Frank Bowling, 1914
Thirty-third street, and the Misses
Elizabeth and Mary Howry, 1904 o
street.
Evening star., 1940-04-19

India: q harem In Turkey. On the
honeymooners' return to America
they will be greeted by tho Mayor
Of Atlanta, to be portrayed by the
Rev. E. G. Latch, pastor Of the
Chevy Chase Church, who will en-
tertain them with an all-star South
ern show featuring spirituals.
The Chevy Chase Cnanters, under
the direction Of j. Horace Smithey
will be guest artists, bring with them
Ralph Allison, an 8-year-old ac-
Gordon player. Lawrence Troth,
baritone, will be soloist. The show
Is under direction Of Karl Pitt.
Robert Straw will lead the orchestra.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Natures Children
Crimson Crowned Weaver
(Euplectes flammiceps)

is similar to confused remarks may
be heard, while the colors will be
displayed again and again. Then a
louder "tiz, tiZ." which appears to
be their way Of asking each other,
How am doing?" addressed to
the maidens watching them from a
point well calculated to get a clear
view Of the performance. After
hours of this part of the program,
the performers take to the air. The
quivering wings may be seen and
even heard, while the lovely feathers
will be puffed up until they seem
to float, on the air. So the court
ing proceeds until August, when the
building activities acquaint us with
the fact that the honeymoon is over.
The nest is a domed structure
with one or two side entrances. It
is a penthouse. anchored securely
to the tall grass stems by strong
ring woven of tough grass stems.
The nursery is built of fine grass.
There are three greenish-blue eggs,
with or without reddish brown and
gray spots.
The weaverS are favorite targets
for the hawks and black -shouldered
kites. AS far as research reveals,
these birds are consumers of seeds,
small beetles and spiders.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Chevy Chase Drama Group
To Give AII-MaIe Show

Around the World on q Woman
less Honeymoon" is the title Of an
all-men's show planned by rs men
Of Chevy Chase Tuesday at 8 pm.
IN the Leland Junior High School
under auspices of the Chevy Chase
Methodist Church.
Opening scene will be the wedding
the bride to be played by Osmund
Varela, Washington banker, and the
bridegroom by the Rev. Harold
Shape, director of the Good VIII
Industries. They will proceed on
their honeymoon In a rowboat
Stops at various countries will in
clude sightseeing, including a bull
night in Spain; snake charmer in
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Maj. Decker Testimonial

Maj. Gilbert S. Decker, public re-
lations and welfare secretary of the
Salvation Army, who is leaving the
city soon for another post, will be
rendered testimonial luncheon
Wednesday at 1915 pm. at Barker
Hall. Seventeenth and K streets
NV. Arrangements are being
handled by the Joint Committee of
the American Association of Social
Workers and the Monday Evening
Club.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

0y LILLIAN COA ATHEY.
Throughout the Gold Coast pos
sessions and in Togoland the GRIM
son-crowned weaver is also known
as the bishop bird, because of the
very colorful uniform worn by the
males during their courting days.
The males don their brilliant colors
the latter part of January. The
breeding season begins the last of
April and continues until the latter
part Of August.
In the tall bush and grass of the
Dir country and along the streams
Evening star., 1940-04-19
STAR WASHINGTON c. FRIDAY APRIL 49, 1910

lish Campaign" at . luncheon meet
ing Of the Washington Post, Society
Of American Military Engineers,
Monday at 1890 pm. at the Army
and Navy Club.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Students to Give Revue

Mckinley High School students
will give their annual Spring Time"
revue today and Saturday at pm.
More than 80 acts will be featured
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Col. Smith to Speuk

1t. Col. Truman Smith, former
military attache in Berlin, will speak
on Military Engineers in the Po-
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Il Short Story Complete IN This Issue

4 GORGE, the Persian cat, was preparing
= to challenge brace of English settlers
y to duel at a hundred PAGES. He