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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-29

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-29
Uarn nf Chunks

BEERS. CHARLES FREDERICK. l wish
to express my appreciation to friends and
relatives for their expressions of SYM
pathy and flowers at the death Of our
loved one FRIEND.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Lumber Output Climbs
9 Per Cent in. Week

Lumber production during the
week ended June was 9 per cent
greater than in the previous holi-
day week; shipments were 2 per
cent less; new business. 3 per cent
less, according to reports to the Ma
tlonal Lumber Manufacturers As
Soclatlon from regional associations
covering the operations of represen-
tatlve hardwood and softwood mills.
shipments were l per cent below
productlon; new orders, II per cent
peloW production. Compared with
the corresponding week of 1899, pro-
duction was 3 per cent greater:
shipments 7 per cent greater and
new business 9 per cent less. The
Industry stood at 72 per cent of the
seasonal weekly average of 1929
production and rs per cent of aver
age 1929 shipments.
Reported production for the %
weeks of 1910 to date was per cent
above corresponding weeks of 1899:
shipments were per cent above the
shipments and new orders were 6
per cent above the orders of the 1899
period. For the % weeks of 1910 to
date, new business was per cent
above production, and shipments
were per cent above production.
The ratio of untitled orders to
gross stocks was 10 per cent on June
8. 1910, compared with 1s per cent
a year ago. Untitled orders were
5 per cent heavier than a year ago:
gross stocks were 3 per cent less.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Wheat Prices Close
Around Peaks Of
Erratie Day
Prospects Of Federal
Flour Purchases
Influence Market
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,
Associated Press Market Writar

CHICAGO, June Is. - Wheat
prices closed as-'. cent higher today
near the best level Of the session
after swinging erratically over a
range of about IA cents.
An early advance of 1a-A cent,
Influenced large by turn in
securities, was followed by a
quick setback, during which prices
tumbled ia to Ia cents from the
highs. In the final half hour the
recovery was resumed.
Strength Of stocks and prospects
of substantial Government pur-
chases of -four over the week end
stimulated most of the buying. Sell
ing was attributed to dealers eve
ming up accounts for the week end
IN view of uncertainties resulting
from continued Allied reverses.
Favorable crop reports also had a
bearish effect.
Closing prices were 80-797s for
July and 8024-la for September.
Corn finished 1s-l2 lower after hav-
ing been off as much as 7.-1as cents
at one stage, July finished 6lsa and
September 60as. Oats lost ls-aa
cent, rye ss-'s, soy beans ls-4a.
cents and lard closed lower to 2
higher.
While Government officials re-
celved offerings on white -four, ac-
ceptances will not be announced
until Monday. II prices are deemed
satisfactory some millers expected
the Government may buy as much
as 100000 barrels, equivalent to
around 100000 bushels of grain
The Red Cross bought approxi-
mately $4,000 barrels yesterday and
reports Of possible future operations
OF relief agencies in Europe con-
tlnued to attract attention.
Grain range at principal markets:
Evening star., 1940-06-16
New Utility Records for May Indicate
Metropolitan Area Is Growing Faster
Expansion in Transit
Passengers Again
Claims Attention
BY DONALD b. HADLEY,

Growth of the Washington Met
ropolitan Area is proceeding at a
faster clip than last year, public
utility reports for the end of May
indicated last night.
While gas meters, electric Gus
toners and telephones again set new
records, the increased tempo of their
advance was of greater significance.
Addition of 2,7l2 gas meters in
the first five months of this year
contrasted with 2,254 additions in
the same period last year. A gain
of 4,631 electric customers compared
with an increase of 4,597 in the 1899
period. The telephone total jumped
l0003 in the five months, against
gain of 8,742 a year ago.
A Yardstick of Growth.
A good yardstick to measure the
Metropolitan Areas spectacular
growth in recent years follows:
Compared with a year ago at the
end OF May, there were 9.849 more
gas meters, II ,444 more electric
customers and 24,337 more tele-
phones.
Compared with the end of May,
1887, there were 27,340 more gas
meters, 30,729 more electric Gus
toners and 3,551 more telephones.
Compared with only, five years
ago, at the end of May, 1885, there
were As 1928 more gas meters, 50,130
more electric customers and SO, 149
more telephones.
Totals for the end of May in vari-
Gus years are given below:
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Consumers Goods Show
Some Revival Signs
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Industries
making consumers goods now are
beginning to show signs of revival,
D. w. Ellsworth, editor of the An
nalist explains in the current issue
Of that weekly. For some weeks they
had been depressed by bad war
news, tagging as compared with
those making steel and other heavier
products.
The vigorous expansion movement
in the heavy industries, Mr.. Ellis
worth explains, has finally offset the
discouraging news from abroad and
seems to be pulling the consumers
goods industries along with it.
This faster tempo in general busi-
ness seems likely to continue despite
the further shrinkage in our export
markets resulting from Italys en-
trance into the war. All told, Mr..
Ellsworth estimates, the war has
now closed to us directly an area
which in 1888 took $439 900 900 or IA
per cent of our total exports, and
both directly and indirectly areas
which In that year bought $500, ,OOO,-
900, or l61a per cent Of the total
we sold abroad. !
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Capital Store Sales
Rise 20.6 Per Cent
Over Year Ago
34.o Per Cent Gain
Over Preceding Week
Also Reported
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Department store sales In Wash
ington for the week ended June 8
scared 206 per cent above the week
ending June 10, 1889, and climbed
349 per cent ahead of the previous
week this year, the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond reported yester-
day. The gain in the whole fifth
district for the week ended June
was II per cent and was 30 per cent
above the previous 1910 week, the
report added.
In the four weeks ended June
Washington department store sales
were 3,6 per cent ahead of the like
period in 1899, while this figure for
the whole district stood at 2 per
cent. Baltimore sales were off slight
ly in this period, but a group of
other cities scored an advance of
more than per cent.
The splendid trade record made in
the Capital included a Government
pay day. In the group of other cities
retail sales were off per cent from
the previous week the review stated.
Galley Honored goth Time.
Albert S. Galley, executive vice
president of the Lincoln National
Bank, was honored for the seth
time when reelected treasurer of
Evening star., 1940-06-16
1899 u. ). Income Held
Equal 10 1929 Mark
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of Commerce Hopkins
estimated yesterday that last years
national income, after figuring diff
ferences in price levels, was equal
to or higher than 1929.
He said national income pro
duced' was about s70,000,0O0 900, an
increase of per cent over 1898 and
Is per cent over the depression low
in 1882.
While the figure was far below the
estimate of $4,000 100000 in 1929.
Hopkins pointed out that prices and
living costs were lower in 1899. Thus
he explained. the Nation probably
was able to buy as much with its
1889 income as its 1929 income.
Yesterdays income estimate was
based on production of American in
dustry, agriculture and other activi-
ties, and was about $750,OOO 900
larger than former estimates of the
amount of income paid out to indi-
viduals during the year in the form
OF salaries, dividends and other pay
ments. The difference represented
the amount of money business saved
during the year. In 1888, income
paid out was larger than income
produced, Indicating business deficit.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Demand for Non-Ferrous
Metals Scars in Week
BY the Associated press

BY me Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June l5.-A new
wave of domestic orders flooded
non-ferrous metal markets this
week as consumers strove to guard
against shortages because of United
States defense needs and Allied
war purchases.
Copper sales for the month thus
far of around $4,000 tons more than
equaled all business in May.
Producers and smelters held to a
price of liz cents a pound. In
the volatile outside market small
tonnages of the red metal changed
hands at the premium price of II. 10
cents, paid by buyers anxious for
quick delivery.
Leading copper sellers spiked ru-
mors of shortage for nearby ship
ment.
Mines and refneries are pro-
ducing and processing copper at
near-capacity rates" said a spokes-
man.
Buying of lead ballooned for the
second straight week. The price
remained firm at 5.0O-5.05 cents a
pound.
Supplies of zinc were limited as
demand continued. Price was
strong at 625 cents a pound East
st. Louis. Export zinc moved up
to 65a cents pound F. A. S. Texas
Gulf ports.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

Of April.
An outstanding feature of the
May reports was further sharp
gain in transit passengers, which
for the third straight month pro-
duced the highest mark for any
month in history.
In line with the utility increases,
department store sales in Washing
ton for May and the first five
months of 1910 advanced to new
peaks for these periods
Virginia Gains Sharp.
Included in the metropolitan gas
meter totals above, as reported by
the Washington Gas Light Com
pany and affiliates, the Virginia
sections showed the best increases.
Served by the Rosslyn and Alex
andria gas companies, these sec
tons had l9,504 gas meters at the
end of May against 1912 on the
same 1889 date, 1920 on the 1888
date and 1881 on the 1887 date.
They also contraSted with l0,775 on
the 1886 date and were more than
double 9,287 reported for the 1885
date.
The electric customer totals above
represent the combined reports of
the Potomac Electric Power Co. for
the District of Columbia and Mary
land metropolitan sections and the
Virginia Public Service Corp. cover
ing the Virginia metropolitan sec
tlonS.
Electric customers of the two COM
panies at the end of May in various
wears are listed below:
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Earth Boring Machines
Delivered 10 Army
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, June 15.-The United
States Army has taken delivery OF
the first three of an order for light
ming" earth-boring machines suit
able for offensive and defensive use
in blitzkrieg tactics, the Buda Co.
OF suburban Harvey announced to-
day.
The borers, powered by a four
cylinder, 40-horsepower, water
cooled engine and mounted on an
automobile chassis, are capable of
drilling hole 20 inches in diameter
and feet deep in three minutes
through soil and soft rock, said Vice
President r. J. Mangan.
They can operate at any angle
up to As degrees and can bore holes
from II to AZ inches in diameter
and down to so feet in depth.
Defensively, they could be used
for boring beneath roads, bridge
foundations or railroads prepara-
tory to placing explosives. tank
traps or land mines.
Offensively, they could bore holes
for piling in hasty construction of
temporary roads or bridges, dig pole
line holes or be used for building
foundations for artillery emplace-
ments.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

District of Columbia and MARYLAND
metropolitan sections for May to-
tailed 64,566, 100, down seasonally
from 65,ll7,325 in the preceding
month, but far ahead of 6O,O32 ,9l6
IN May, 1899. They were nearly
double sales for May, 1884.
Pepco sales in the same sections
for the first five months of this
year reached 328.625, ,259 kilowatt-
hours, against 293,741 BOG in the
1899 period and also were nearly
double their 1884 marks.
Kilowatt-hour sales in the Dis
trlct and Maryland metropolitan
sections for May and the five
months of various years follow:
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Italian Loans Lead
Broad Advance on
Bond Market
Score Gains Ranging
From z to 10 Points;
Corporotes Up
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 15-Paced by
Italian loans, which bounded up 2
to 10 points, all divisions Of the
bond market ended higher today.
Brokers said buying of Italian
obligations apparently was based on
military successes claimed for the
Rome-Berln axis. Most of them
had been hammered down to record
lows Immediately preceding Italian
entrance into the war, fact which
aided the rise once owners altered
their viewpoint on the outlook and
withdrew further offerings.
Italian Government Is finished up
5l4 at 454, Credit Consortium Is
added 10 at 35 and Rome 6las
were up 77ss at 38. Others higher
in the foreign group included Ar
gentine As, Canada As, Japan 5l2s
and German Is and 512s.
Corporate bonds followed stocks
into higher ground. Improvement
OF fractions to more than a point
was registered by a substantial num-
Der, including Allegheny stamped SIS
at 35a4. Bethlehem Steel 3las at
l0914. Delaware & Hudson refund
ing As at 43. International Hydro
Electric IS at 4434, International
Telephone IS at 241s, Southern Pa
ciflc 4l2s at 36l2 and Third Avenue
adjustment As at 5414.
United States Governments were
less active than on Friday but gains
up a full point or better were in
evidence for the majority traded.
Total sales Of s2,685, 700. par val
ue, compared with sl,612,000 last
Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
McGill Staple Index
FroctionoIIy Lower
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, June 15.-The Index
Of All Committees compiled by the
McGill Commodity Service declined
fractionally during the week end
ing June IA.
The latest index figure of 695
compares with 696 a week earlier,
1875 at the beginning Of the year
and 666 for the same date in 1899.
OF the IA commodity Noups COM
prising the index, six adv anced. four
declined and four remained un-
changed during the week.
Industrial commodities strength
ened. In this group advances in
hides and leather, non-ferrous and
ferrous metals, fine textiles and
vegetable oils were more than suf-
flcient to offset weakness in fuels,
paint materials and coarse textiles.
The agricultural group remained
unchanged at 62.4. Lower prices
for potatoes, rice and sugar were
exactly offset by small advances in
the major grains. with the excep-
ton of wheat, and higher prices for
cotton, beans and wool.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Store Sales Increase.

otOIc odIcS IHCTcdSe.
Rejecting the same trend, Wash
ington department store sales in
both May and the five months hung
up new records for those periods,
the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond reported.
However, rain and cool weather
trimmed Mays margin over the
1889 month to % per cent, COM
pared with an increase of 48 per
cent recorded in April. The five
months gain similarly was reduced
to So, per cent, compared with a
four months increase of ga per
cent.
The bank reported May sales
were 21.6 per cent ahead of the
same 1898 month, 8.8 per cent ahead
of the 1887 month, 22.6 per cent
above the 1885 month, 62.8 per cent
above the 1888 month and 27.4 per
cent above May, 1929.
Sales for the five months were
10.6 per cent above the same 1888
period, 6.3 per cent above the 1887
period, 23.4 per cent above the 1885
period, 645 per cent above the 1893
period and 20 per cent ahead OF
the 1929 period.
Insurance Receivers.
After quiet 1899 and first quar-
ter Of 1910, District insurance sales
staged a comeback in May, the
Hartford Research Bureau reported
The months volume rose to S.
S39, 900, against s5,760,00O in the
preceding month, and $780, 900 in
May, 1899. 1t was the best monthly
total since January, 1899. However,
1t remained behind May. 1887.
Because of lag in earlier months
this year, the five months sales OF
$25 5.925,000 were behind year ago
and far below their 1887 marks.
Insurance sales IN the District for
Evening star., 1940-06-16

From the more complete District
of Columbia data, it also is interest
ing to contrast the latest total of
260,881 with only 1925 10 years
ago, at the end of May, 1890
Seasonal Drop Appears.
The approach of summer has
brought the usual seasonal decline
in use of gas and electricity, COM
pared with the preceding month.
but consumption totals for May and
the first five months of this year
stood at new high marks for those
periods.
Washington Gas Light Co. and
afiliates reported Metropolitan Area
gas sales of 1,081 ,08l m. C. f., or
thousand cubic feet in May, against
1859 43l in the previous month and
970,435 in May 1899. Sales were
more than double the same month
in 1880.
Sales for the five months of this
year totaled 7,413,l87 m. c. f. against
6,102,943 in the 1899 period. They
also were more than double 1880
levels.
Metropolitan Area gas sales in
May and the first five months of
various years are given below in
m. C. f..
Evening star., 1940-06-16

FaSseHgtrS OF tne WaShlngtOn,
Virginia, Maryland Coach Co., serv-
ing the Virginia sections, also
reached a new peak of 430l63 in
May, against 413,74 in the preced-
ing month and 359,277 in May, 1899.
1t was more than treble 1873, ,481 re-
corded in the same 1888 month.
The Virginia line carried 2,038 .s39
passengers in the first five months
Of this year, compared with 1873 1896
in the same 1889 period. Here again
the total was more than three times
the corresponding 1888 figure.
Virginia passengers for May and
the five months of various years
are given below:
Evening star., 1940-06-16

Palais Royal in the delivery depart
ment. His second position was with
Woodward & Lothrop and his third
with the Lincoln National Bank.
He was with this institution the day
1t opened for business.
Mr.. Galley recently completed SO
years service with the Lincoln and
was given a beautiful watch by his
associates.
Harper Is Insurance Speaker.
District Of Columbia Chapter,
Chartered Life Underwriters, will
be host to the Baltimore Chapter
at the Cosmos Club tomorrow eve
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Grain Margin Rules
Restored at CHICAGO
BY the Associated Press


CHICAGO, June 15.-The Board
OF Trade Clearing Corp. margin
requirements of members in grain
trading today were restored to the
basis in effect May 81.
The margins now required will be
5 cents a bushel on wheat. 4 cents
on corn, 2 cents on oats and S
cents on rye and soy beans.
AS an emergency measure re-
qulrements were doubled recently in
some cases due to market conditions
resulting from establishment of
minimum prices on grains. These
minimums were abolished yester-
day.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

Harpers address. AS general coun-
sci he has supervision over all legal
work of the Social Security Board,
National Youth Administration,
United States Office of Education,
Civilian Conservation Corps and
United SStes Public Health Service.
Mr.. Harper came to Washington
In 1889 after teaching law in five
universities. During the World War
he was in the air service
Bond Club Prizes Awarded.
At the annual outing of the Bond
Club of Washington at the Congress
was presented with fine new auto
mobile James H. Lemon was
awarded second prize in the mock
stock exchange session, purse
with $3.50 in cash. Third prize, Is
shares of Capital Transit stock,
went to Hilleary G. Hoskinson.
Fourth prize, a store credit for
s75 in merchandise. was won by
George M. Ferris, retiring president
Of the club, while fifth prize, a $50
store credit, was taken by c. Fenton
Cramer, general chairman of the
outing. The Acacia Golf Cup was
won by Gilbert Pearsall
Twenty consolation prizes were
also distributed. The affair ended
with the election of officers, Frank
M. Hall being named president.
Loan League Outing Wednesday.
Chaplin B. Bauman, general chair
man of the second annual outing of
the District of Columbia Building
and Loan League. slated for Wednes-
day at the Washington Golf and
Country Club. announced yesterday
that E. J. Carlson of the Prudential
Building Association, will take
charge of swimming pool activities
c. Gay Harrell, golf chairman, re-
ported that over 40 members will
take part in the event won last year
by L. G. Swan of the Perpetual
Building Association Numerous
prizes have been assembled, includ-
ing the mammoth silver trophy Of
fered annually by the District
Title Co.
Following the athletic program,
refreshments will be served prior to
the fried chicken banquet. Prom
inent officials from Government
home financing agencies will be
guests, the party to number about
$50, Mr.. Bauman stated.
Loans Reach Enormous Sum.
A. Il, M. Virgins, chairman of
the A. B A. Committee on Federal
Legislation, told the Senate SUBJ
committee on Banking and Currency
studying the Need bill, that more
than 25,000000 loans, totaling $40
000,000,000 were made to business
firms and individuals during 1899 by
A per cent of the commercial banks
of the country New loans totaled
$24,014, 100000 and renewals $l5,-
el5.O0O,00o.
The average number of new loans
per bank was 1001 and the average
size, exclusive of mortgage loans,
was $1,820. The average number of
loans renewed per bank was $50,
size s1,318. His report indicated
abundant bank credit.
Financial District Comment.
Washington insurance men state
that the big life insurance COM
panies have not yet written any
war clauses into their policies, al
though the matter has been given
some attention in the home office.
About dozen Washington bank
ers will attend the graduate school
of banking at Rutgers University.
the two-week resident session OPEN
ing tomorrow, with 6OS bank officers
present, the largest enrolment on
record. Among the students will he
a bank presidents and s4 vice pres
idents.
washington Chapter, American
Evening star., 1940-06-16

In the fast-growing Virginia sec
tions, gas sales for May totaled
64,094 m. C. f. down seasonally from
65,824 in the preceding month. but
we'll ahead of 52,32l in May, 1889.
The latest total contrasted sharply
with only 24,196 in May, 1884.
Virginia gas sales in the five
months advanced to 338,97l, against
265, ,724 in the same 1899 period and
only 13o,059 in the 1884 period.
Virginia sales for May and the
five months of different years fol-
low
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Stock Prices Improve
On Chicago Market
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 15.-Securities
prices turned upward here today
with gains ranging up to about 2
points.
Transactions totaled 14.OO0 shares
and at the close 38 issues were high.
er, 6 lower and 10 unchanged
Volume for the week totaled 1885,,
600 shares compared with $4,000 last
week and l05,o0a . year ago.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

n ! n e, W h e n
Fowler V. Harp
er, general coun-
sci of the Fed
eral S e c urity
A 6 e n cy, will
speak on IN
surance Public
and Private"
How the Fed
eral G ov ern-
ment is aiding
in making So
900, 900 workers
in the country
insurance con-
scious will be
outlined in Mr.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Transit Records Set.

In again establishing the best
mark for any month on record,
Capital Transit Co. passengers in
May totaled l6,114,455. against the
previous record of 15,643 988 set in
April. and l5,347.914 in May, 1889
The new total contrasted sharply
with only 7,756.727 passengers car
ried in May, 1888
Passengers of the company during
the first five months of this year
totaled 76,3l0,558, against II ,090, ,005
in the same 1889 period and only
38, 1882 in the 1888 period.
Capital Transit passengers for
May and the five months of various
wears follow.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Telephone Totals Soar.

The report from the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co, showed
that while District of Columbia tele-
phones have continued to gain
sharply, the greatest percentage in
creases have been in adjoining Sec
tions, where totals have more than
doubled since 1884.
Latest figures on the nearby sec
tons are for the end of April, while
those of the District are for the end
of May in various years:
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Virginia Trend Similar.

Virginia Public Service Corp. re-
ported kilowatt-hour sales in the
Virginia metropolitan sections for
May reached 5534,793, against
5,760,230 in the preceding month and
4,524924 in May. 1899. Sales were
more than double the mark for
May, 1885.
Virginia kilowatt hour sales for
the five months ran up to 2e, 500 sos.
against 24l50,904 in the 1889 period
and were more than double 1885
levels.
Totals for May and the five
months of various years are pre-
sented below: