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Evening star., 1940-06-26
$4,000 Over the Top
Is Washington Mark
In Red Cross Drive
Quote Is Exceeded
With $50, 900 Given
By Truck Fund

The District Red Cross war re-
lief fund today was approximately
$4,000 over its quota as gifts con-
tinued to pour into the fund.
With the days receipts of So, 1926,
the fund total stood at s307 1916,
making Washington still the only
city of more than 100000 popula-
ton in the country to reach its
campaign quota.
Bruce Baird, general chairman,
urging that all loose ends" be
cleared up before the volunteer
workers cease their campaign ac-
tivities, said that several thousand
dollars have virtually been con-
tributed and remain only to be COL
The national war relief fund yes
terday totaled $15,326,313 Chair
man Norman H. Davis said he had
received a S50.000 contribution from
the Katherine Tuck Fund. desig-
mated for aid to French children:
an anonymous contribution of $4,000
for French relief and $500 from
the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. the
money which ordinarily would be
expended for favors at the interna-
tional convention held at the Ward
man Park Hotel this week.
The Red Gross said it had heard
from abroad that military wounded
opd civilian rof,1uopS uere po,1rir, o.
into Bordeaux at the rate of 25 train
loads a day and in one hospital six
nuns were caring for 500 patients.
The cabled message added that Bor-
deaux had been without civil or
military police for eight days, that
refugees were wandering around in
great panic and that the situation
was beyond the control of the local
authorities The cable stated that
the greatest need was for clothing,
bandages and other medical supplies.
Among the gifts sent to the Dis
trict Red Cross yesterday were those
of the Heurich Brewing Co., $3.50;
Covenant-First Presbyterian Church,
$140; j. William Lees Funeral Home,
500; Jeffries Dyer, Inc, $3.50;
anonymous, 500: Count Van Der
aten-Ponthoz, Ambassador from
Belgium, $500: Washington City
Post Office, .sl75.25; Department of
Justice, s352.38; Federal Works
Agency, s513.05; Department of
Commerce, $544.52.
Evening star., 1940-06-26

Next afternoon about S o'clock,
the reporter came again. This time
Miss Davis asked him in. No chill
dren were present. Miss Davis de-
clared that the mission had no
board of directors and kept no books.
She could only guess at receipts
and expenses in any given period
and would rather not do that.
Receipts had fallen off in recent
weeks-since Harry S. Wender.
president of the Southwest Citizens
Association, made a speech warn
ing against charity rackets" in the
Southwest-she asserted. Il am one
of the innocent ones that suffered" !"
she said. Il just carry on as best I
can from day to day-on faith"
Miss Davis explained that she
had had no salaried income since
she gave up her job as assistant
secretary to the Home Missions
Board OF the National Baptist Con-
ventlon four years ago. She had
lived on free will offerings taken
after her lectures on missions and
other subjects, she said. Once in
a while, after giving needy children
all that they needed, she sold some
OF the articles collected for the mis-
sion. But I haven't taken any
money out of the mission" she in
sisted. I'm the last year it has cost
me $37 of my own money"
In a few minutes four colored
children, three girls and a boy,
filed in.
I'm glad you came" Miss Davis
told them. ''You can recite for the
gentleman She placed them in
a cleared space in the center of
the room. With occasional prompt
ing, the foursome ran through a
Bible verse recitation and "Chau-
tauqua drill" They sang two safety
songs, Matches Make Patches"
and Alice Came Down Wham. !"
Then came questions and answers
on the life of Charles Wesley. When
the children began on hymns, the
reporter excused himself.
Now about the other 46 in the
course" he said, when do they
come and wheredo you put them?"
oh, they come at different times
and there are some other rooms in
the house. I hope to get them all
together in a commencement exer-
else at some church SOON"
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Camp Fund Drive Continues
In Effort to Benefit 200 More

Encouraged by reaching the half
way mark in their campaign for
$500 for the Needy, Children's
Camps" fund, members of the CAM
paign committee voted yesterday to
continue the drive until the goal is
reached. s:.e.%. 80. .....
Mrs Frank A. Linzel, president of
the Washington Council of Church
women and chairman of the Needy
Children's Camps" fund campaign,
told the compaign committee, meet
ing IN sthe Juvenile Court, that
unless the goal is reached approx
nately 200 needy children will be
deprived of the camp vacation they
have looked forward to for so long.
She pointed out that although the
campaign formally ended last
Thursday, the continued interest
of Washingtonians in the drive to
send needy children to camp has
been shown by the many contribu-
tions still being received by The
Star ..,.u-..--..
: She expressed the hope that these
gifts would continue to come in, as
each gift made camp closer to a
child who needed Ii
Evening star., 1940-06-26

During the discussion 1t was
brought out that .27 welfare agencies
send children, and want to send
more children, to Camps Good Will
and Pleasant, which they can do
only If the Needy Childrens
Camps" drive is supported. 1t was
pointed out that the agencies in
clude hospitals, Community Chest,
as well as non-Chest agencies, and
several public welfare organizations
Because the opportunity to send
children to camp is spread over so
many agencies" Mrs. Linzel as
serted, I'VE can feel sure that no
needy child will be overlooked-if
sufficient funds can be raised to
send the children we know need
camp"
Among the contributions received
today was money order for 50 from
three sisters, Eileen, Patsy and Mil
dred Fraley, who are spending the
summer at North Beach, Md. Ex-
planning they saved the money out
OF their allowances. thEagHls- wrote !.
"We are glad to help other children
to have vacation for we appreci-
ate ours"
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Two Dolls Bring
$67 at Auction
For Red Cross

No fine handmade lace, no rare
1870 etching, but q pair Of dolls-a
little Dutch boy and girl-captured
the hearts and pocketbooks of Mont
gomery County CMd) sympathizers
with the plight of Europe's war
stricken refugees yesterday.
Worth only a few dollars at the
most, the dolls brought $61.75 at an
auction at the Manor Club sponsored
by the Silver Spring branch of the
county Red Cross chapter to raise
money for the relief fund.
After more than 80 minutes of
spirited bidding, with Auetioneer
BENJAMIN Bell keeping prospective
buyers sitting on pins and needles.
the dolls finally went to 13-year -old
Patricia Ellington, daughter of Mrs.
G. w. Ellington of Silver Spring.
The dolls were donated by DR.. A.
Loudon, the Netherlands Minister
NAii "a eASACo duStlOIiCu were klLS Oh
the embassies and legations. More
than 5000 was raised.
Mrs. Henry E. Adams of Silver
Spring bought the first article, an
antique walnut tea caddy given by
Leander Mccormick -Goodhart. an
attache of the British Embassy. It
brought s40.50 under the progress
sive system of auctioneering.
The men found their attraction
in a case of champagne given by
Count de Saint-Quentin, French
Ambassador, from his private stock.
Mr., Wilcox took most of it at So a
bottle, price set by the bid of Mrs.
E. Brooke Lee of Norwood, Md.
Prior to the auction several hun
dred women attended a benefit
luncheon and bridge party that pro-
duced approximately $3.50.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Band Concert

BY the United States Marine Band
this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the
United States Capitol. Capt. Will
liam F. Santelmann, leader: Henry
Weber, second leader. conducting.
Program.
Grand march, Coronation"
Svendsen
Overture, yellow Princess,
Saint-Saens
Caprice, Byzantine" Van Loock
Euphonium solo, THE Souvenier,
Heed
Musician John Burroughs.
"Comic Strips" from "The Tabloid
Grand scenes from lie Cid"
Massenet
Xylophone duet, Dance Boheme"
from Carmen" ---B -Bizet
Musicians Charles Owen and
Oliver Zinsmeister.
First Suite in E Flat for Military
Band" Hoist
(a) Chaconne
CD Intermezzo.
tc) March.
Characteristic Fair at Kara" Crist
"Rumanian Rhapsody No. IT,
Enesco
'The Marines Hymn"
The Star spansled BannerT
Evening star., 1940-06-26


our mission"
1t was late on week day morning
that The Star reporter first called
at 357 o street SW., a two-story,
wooden-frame, four-room building
with a large sign The Mission
House over the front door. Miss
Davis answered the knock and
opened the door about inches.
THE Evening Star would like to
run an article about the work of the
mission" the reporter explained,
"and I would like to talk with you
about it,"
Come Back This Afternoon.
will you come back this after
noon after school is out?" Miss
Davis replied. Then you can hear
the children recite."
"Yes, could return, but I should
like. to discuss some other phases
of the work with you now if pos
sible." Behind Miss Davis the re-
porter saw furniture, books, cloth
ing and used articles of various
types piled head high Only the
narrowest kind of a passageway led
to rear door,
A light rain began to fall. but
Miss Davis did not invite the re-
porter inside. He stood in the rain
and asked questions, for neighbors
had told him Miss Davis was seldom
home in the daytime.
Our regular winter courses are
still going on" Miss Davis said.
II have about so children enrolled.
If you will come back this after
noon l will have a special demon
stration for you"
mo, thank you, I'd rather just
drop by sometime and see your
regular classes"
Returns to Find Door Locked.
Shortly before 4 pm. the follow
ing day, the reporter returned-to
find the door locked and the house
apparently empty.
Two neighbors were consulted.
"She don't have nothing to do with
us and we don't have nothing to
do with her." one said. I'VE don't
know where she is."
DO any of your children attend
her Bible classes?"
Both said no.
Where do the children come
from?"
They didn't know.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Mrs. Casey TopIiffe
Buried in Baltimore

Mrs. Theodore Casey Topliffe, a
former resident of Washington who
died recently in New York City, was
buried at Green Mount Cemetery in
Baltimore today.
The daughter Of the late Lyman
r. Casey. the first Senator from
North Dakota, Mrs. Topliffe spent
much time abroad. She was inter-
ested. in art and music and num-
bered many opera stars among her
acquaintances.
She was the last of her immediate
family.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
A. M. {. Zion Church
Conference Beqins

Business sessions of the annual
Philadelphia Baltimore Conference
OF the A. M. E. Zion Church were
to begin today following an opening
session last night, during which the
Rev. E. O. Cowan of Philadelphia
preached the annual sermon.
The Right Rev Cameron Chester
field, also of Philadelphia. was to
preside today at meeting in Union
wesley A. M. e. Zion Church, I'LL
TWenty-third street NV, during
which discussion was to follow the
conference theme, Christianity and
World Trends"
Following al, afternoon recess the
delegates will reconvene at spm.
The Rev. r. w. Alstork is host
pastor for the conclave.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Star to Receive
Additional Gifts
Camp Fund

The campaign for funds to send
needy children to camp is still far
short Of its goal. The formal cam
paign has ended, but The Star will
continue to receive and acknowledge
contributions to the Needy Chill
dren's Camps" fund In the hope a
few more children will be able to
go to camp.
To keep a child In camp a week
costs $3.50. Three weeks at camp
cost $25, but every dollar con-
tr1outed means a day In camp
for youngster who desperately
needs it.
Following is list of contributions
received tndav.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Traffic Record

The traffic record as revealed
at police headquarters for. a.
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 81.
Motorists injured, 5.
Motorists arrested, 365.
Pedestrians injured, 3.
i Pedestrians arrested for viola :.
ton of pedestrian control reg
ulations, none.
Evening star., 1940-06-26

The Mission Chldrens
SW, Davis describes
1t faith missionary
(cooed) children.
Our courses
daily
picnic suppers supervised play and training
"Our
other church before which
Evening star., 1940-06-26
Bible and Hondcroft School
Is One-Womun Institution
Miss Davis Describes 1t as Faith
Missionary Service for CoIored Children

The fourth Of series of articles
agencies in Washington In publishing the findings
of its reporters The Star paru
lar institution is good bad efficient inefficient
Evening star., 1940-01-15

approached each of them personally
The three merchants could very
easily have disregarded pleas for
payment by mail, but they could not
very well refuse to heed the banker
to whom they often applied for loans
and letters Of credit. They promptly
paid
This not only strengthened the
credit of the firms concerned, but
it reopened three heretofore closed
paths of Pan-American trade.
The informality of the handling of
the cited cases illustrated the flex-
ibility of the good neighbor" court S
operation.
Usually arbitration is done by a
court OF three or more trained and
trusted businessmen acting as judges
Because of the weakness of South
American arbitration laws in gen.
eral, all actual arbitrations of the
good neighbor" court are held in
New York, where the law is strong
No Courtroom of Its Own.
Having no courtroom of it's own
the Inter- American Commission
shares the hearing chambers of the
American Arbitration Association al
8 West Fortieth street. Hearings are
either verbal or by mail, according
to preference and distance. Awards
are given usually within 30 days
The longest case to date ran two
months The total cost to the par
ties in the average dispute is about
Evening star., 1940-01-15

l per cent of the amount involved.
AS with the informal adjustments,
most of the arbitration cases are
small 5000 spools of thread from
New. England to Chile $4,000
worth of pony skins from Monte
video to New York 1000 South
American lamb skins shipped to
Montreal $500 worth of paint,
made in the United States and un-
sold In Chile +. goods worth $120
ordered in Ecuador and delivered by
mistake to Cuba.
The cases are small, but their
number grows every day. But in
each one, each disputing party learns
more about the problems of inter-
American trade and the customs of
the fellow on the other side of the
Panama Canal.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Roosevelt Sargent Firm
Gets Ship Line Insurance
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Feb. 23.-John A. Sar-
gent, president and treasurer of
Roosevelt & Sargent, Inc, an
nounced yesterday his firm had
taken over the insurance accounts
of the American President Lines and
Dollar Lines, which formerly were
held by San Francisco firm.
James Roosevelt, eldest son of the
President, formerly was a director
of the Boston firm, but he resigned
several months ago. Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, wife of the President,
succeeded her son.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. % R.-
w. E. j. Ord, vice president of
johnson & Higgins, San Francisco
insurance firm, said yesterday his
company still retained a major por-
ton of the insurance covering ships
of the American Presidents Steam
ship Line.
Roosevelt e. Sargent have a very
small portion of the WHOLE" Mr.. Ord
said. "They have a portion of the
ship liability coverage. Our con-
tracts covering the marine portions
OF the account were renewed re-
GENTLY,
Evening star., 1940-02-23
B. & 0. Urges Low Coach
Fare for Round Trips
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad has suggested
that round-trip coach fare of ~
cents a mile be put into effect by
Eastern railroads on March "a, it
was disclosed yesterday following
meetings of traffic officials here
Wednesday.
The basic one-way rate will be
reduced to cents a mile by order
OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission on March "a.
Pennsylvania Railroad was re-
ported to have countered this sug-
gestion with proposal that the
round-trip rate be 18 cents a mile,
although officials of the company
would not confirm this.
At present return coach rates are
q based on sliding scale which de-
creases with the distance travelled,
going as low as IL cents a mile for
long trips. The sliding scale of
rates to encourage travel over longer
distances was proposed by the Penn
sylvania several years ago.
Meetings of traffic officials here
have now been concluded, and it is
expected that the committee of
presidents, headed by F. E. Will
hanson of the New York Central
Railroad. will meet on Monday for
final action.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Rail Equipment Orders
Show Large Increase
By the Associated Press.


The Association of American Rail-
roads reported yesterday a sharp in
crease in the number of new freight
cars put into service and in the
number Of freight cars and loco
motives on order in January.
Glass Railroads in January put
1888 new freight cars in service. the
largest number installed in any jan
uary since 1880, when 8,709 were put
on the tracks. In January, 1889,
the railroads installed 1,020 new
freight cars, and in January, 1888,
the number was 2,148.
New freight cars on order Feb
ruary l totaled 34.559. compared
with 6,637 on the same date last
year, and 6,563 on February /, 1888.
The new cars on order this year in
cluded 16,542 coal, 16,803 box, 500
refrigerator, 365 fiat, So stock and
200 miscellaneous.
Glass railroads on February l.,
1910, had 139 new locomotives on
order, of which II were steam and
81 were new electric and Diesel. On
the same date last year there were
"a on order, of which Is were steam
and SO electric and Diesel.
New locomotives put in service in
January, 1910, totaled 10, of which
4 were steam and Is were electric
and Diesel. In January, 1899, II
new locomotives were put in service,
of which were steam and II were
electric and Diesel. In January.
1888, A new locomotives were put in
service, of which q were steam and
II were electric and Diesel.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
New York Produce

NEW YORK Feb 90 A1.-Eges, 23,3s7:
weak mixed coiors. fancy to extra fancy.
25-s5H; extras. s4I-A: storage packed
rent. receipts;;, 3s3-a3k: seconds, s2h-23:
mediums, 221a-s4 dirties. No. /, 22h-% !:
average checks, 20a4-21A.
Whites-Resale of premium marks. 27-
2912; nearby and Midwestern, premium
marks. 25-261a: specials, 24R: standards,
23Ia-24: resale Of nearby heavies, me-
d diums: a4A-a7; nearby and Midwestern'
Browns-Nearby fancy to extra fancy.
25A-26: nearby and Midwestern, specials.
241a-25: standards, 24-24h: mediums,
23h-24.
Duck eggs. 1896.
Butter, s77.3s9: easier: creamery, high
er than extra, 29-29s4: extra t92 score),
2ssz; hrsts lss-eD, 2s-2sIs; seconds ls4-
81; eheese sss-I5:4 S4.45s: unsettled: prices un.
changed.
Dressed poultry steady to firm. All fresh
and frozen prices UNCHANGED.
eele1sd sss D2aifF BY 5silshs 5 h'1sas ss
hens, 1921. young TOMS IA. Ducks. 14-15.
By express irreEular. Chickens. Rocks.
81; colored, Southern. IS. Broilers Rocks.
20-21; crosses, 1920: Reds. 1& Fowls,
colored, 81; Leghorns. nearby. 19; South.
erns. 17-1s. Pullets Rocks large. 26H;
medium. %; crosses, large, 1924: small,
go. Old roosters.. 1914. Turkeys. hens,
FL; young toms, 14-15.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Biz Rise in Industrial
Earnings Reported
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The sharp
rise in business activity due to the
war resulted in profits for industrial
corporations in 1899 nearly double
those Of the previous year, the Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board
reported. The board is q research
organization supported by contribu-
tions from private business corpora
tions.
Reports issued by 228 industrial
corporations showed aggregate net
profits 0ess deficits of $740, 1888 900,
as against $338,828, 900 in 1888, q
gain of 80 per cent.
Railroads benefited greatly by In.
creased carloadings, AZ roads report.
ing 1889 net income Of $63, ,7l2 900,
compared with net loss Of $45 ,319 900
in 1888. Utilities which had been
doing relatively well in 1898, in.
creased earnings by 13 per cent.
Durable goods industries gained
most, "a companies In this field re-.
porting total earnings of $346, 1852.
600, or 2l3 per cent higher than
1885 total of $11c, TBS 900.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Bank CIearings Rise
Above 1899 Levels
And Week Ago
Favorable Comparison
Results From More
Business Doys
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Feb. 22-Bank clear.
ings for the latest week went sharp.
ly above the previous week and like.
wise displayed large increase over
the corresponding 1889 week. This
showing was largely due to the fact
that the current weeks transactions
were for six business days, whereas
the preceding week and the same
week Of last year were reduced to
five days by the observance Of hoi.
days.
Clearance for "a cities for the six
business days ended February 81,
Dun g. Bradstreet, reported, amount.
ed to s5,120,753, 900, or 145 per cent
more than the $4,473 ,308, 900 for the
flve-day week year ago.
The turnover for the current full
week increased 1913, $40 900 over that
for the preceding short week. A sim
liar comparison between the two like
weeks of 1889 (both five-day weeks)
revealed a rise of only $25, TAB 900.
New York exchanges were $780,.
5000, against $2,769 ,236,000 last
year, a gain of 1.3 per cent. while the
81 outside cities had an aggregate Of
$2,316. .388, 900, an increase of $50 per
cent above the $1,704, ,072 900 for the
same 1889 week.
Year-to-year comparisons (six
days against last years five days. at
the outside centers disclosed large
advances throughout the list, the
more important of which included:
Pittsburgh, $40 per cent; Cleveland.
500 per cent; Buffalo, 49.3 per cent;
Minneapolis, AT per cent; New Or.
leans, AL per cent; Chicago, 42.8 per
cent; and Baltimore, 425 per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
together with percentage gains from
last year, follow: also the daily
average bank clearings for the
months of December, January and
February to date:
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Bond Averages
10 Low Yield Bonds.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The bond
market settled down in a fractional
range today with minor losses among
the more active issues slightly in
the majority as the session went into
Its final hour.
Some local fractions and low
priced rails gave ground easily under
light selling volume as did a few
foreign dollar loans.
Lehigh Valley Coal SIS, Louisville
& Nashville first As and Baltimore &
Ohio As were among others yielding
point or more Lesser declines
ruled in st. Louis-San Francisco 4hs
and Observation-Disclosures SIS.
Ahead shade were Western
Union IS, National Dairy 334s and
Studebaker 6s.
Brisbane IS and Adriatic Electric
both dropped substantially on a few
sales.
United States Governments were
quiet, 2-32 of point higher to
6-32 lower.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
1889 Tile Shipments
Show Large Gain
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Manufacturers of floor and wall
tile, the Census Bureau says. shipped
57,401,813 square feet of products,
worth $15.510,564, in 1899, compared
with 43,979,049 square feet, worth
$12,763, ,447, in 1888.
December shipments amounted to
4,270,986 square feet, worth 81, ,l72,-
713, compared with 1858 $3.50 square
feet, worth 1887, 1923, in November,
and 3,261 ,287 square feet, worth
1886, ,422, in December, 1888.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, Feb % l' Omitted States De-
partment OF Aericulturel The demand
slack today. Mills appeared to te quite
fully recovered for current operations.
Topmakers were receiving only scattered
which they were delivering from stock.
Boston wool houses were mekins little ef-
iort to move greasy combing domestic
wools, because in the past few weeks they
have found that users who were not in the
market Tor woods were not attracted by
price reductions. On the other hand. when
were at or close to quotations.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
January Auto Sales
.Hiqhest on Record
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department says
dollar sales of new passenger auto
mobiles by retailers reached the
highest total this January than for
any other January on record. Sales
were estimated ct 80 per cent higher
than in January, 1888, and Z per
cent higher than in January, 1887.