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The weekly echo., 1940-11-01

WASHINGTON The American Peace
Mobilization has charged the Roosevelt
is a single week" at the liberty and de-
mocracy of the Negro people, first, by
ordering continued segregatios of Negro
thoops, and second, by dropping all
pretense of attempting to secure passage
of the anti lynching bill.
At the same time, the Peace Mobili =
giving distinct semi facist note to
the entire draft machinery" by appoint
ing to local Washington draft boards
Edmon M Toland, anti labor counsel
for the Smith Committee investigating
the Labor Board, and Frank Peckham,
president of the Sentinels of the Re
public, big business front organiza-
ton -. .--.----------s-z.
Frederick V. Field, executive secretary
of the Peace Mobilization, asserted that
the administration is using against the
Negro people the same tactic it is
using against all progressive Americans
the suppression of liberty in a drive
TO get us into war;
He pointed to the White House state
ment issued early this week, which
declared: The policy of the War De
partment is not to intermingle colored
and white enlisted personnel in the
same regimental organizations. This
policy has proven satisfactory over a
long period of years, and to make
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
.DEk ALB, MSS.

DEKAI.B, Miss, Nov l. Dear Editor
This is to let the many readers know
that Jerusalem Baptist Church h 4 a
wonderful revival and we were blessed
with sixteen new members and $500
raised
The Progressive Association convened
with the Jerusalem Baptist Church,
September q to g. A wonderful ses-
sion was had and $135.00 raised. Lodge
No. 400, Jerusalem is striving to add
several members to our lodge.
Rev. r Smith, Pastor,
Veda E Nave, Reporter.
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01

General Davis has been tepta-
lively selected to commands bri-
gade n the Ind cavalry division
at Fort Riley, Kansas; but official
announcement of this action has
pot been made
When reached at his home m
New York, the new brigadier gen.
eral said: "Of course I'm happy,
although the only news | have of it
thus far is what I've heard over
the radio and seen in the news
papers. Everybody is happy TO re-
ceive a promotion. | have received
no official notice as yet, but as
you probably know. such actrns
have to go % the Senate for ap-
proval so it may be a little While
before do"
In reply to question "a 70 "s
future field of act,l'v Ni u
generals don't comma, rtp.s
you know. but | rta 4'
what Orders | w'll '-''
a'raid You'll ave ~ "a
focal announcement !. ~
t,ener al Dae,e au'
Boz lmin . DAVIS lr ,T~ stta
orr, Negro line fife
Canton Davis A " .s'
la'' nad sub hiph It, nn ,'a''
il = the acad nv i ~ Ne ram
. ~. ,nicers ass'.'e, t. ,"Fp'.'
f"neral nr,.s VAS e'hra'.t ~
Washington nc re'l" schr =
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
A Great And Noble
Character OF Waynes-
boro Now Sleeps

lain, Rev. j. E. Grace, who was not
aware OF her death.
The body was handled by Strayhorn
and Young Funeral Home of Meridian
The beautiful floral designs and flowers
of every description attested the great
love that was had for Sister Kinslow
Sleep on sweet anger a n d take
your rest
We, too, some day must pass of
the stage of action
And we feel ana believe that we
win meet you in the great beyond
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
KILN, MISS.

KILN The memorial services for
the late Deacon Jerry Bentley was held
Sunday, October 20, 1910 at the Little
Providence Baptist Church. The flu
neral was preached by Rev. T. ]. New
Kirk. A short program was rendered in
honor of Brother Bentley with Sister
Sellers as mistress of ceremonies.
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
|HBA BUS

Rev. r. L. Young
Secretary of the HB.A.
This comes to inform you and the
entire association that lodge No. 3D of
Picayune Miss will be in Meridian 10
attend the H B. A. Boards on the 18th
of December. We are bringing a bus
load from Picayune.
Fraternally yours,
A. A. Trotter, President
Picayune. Mississippi.
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
HOUSE DESTINY.
BY FIRE

News has reached the office of the
Holbrook Benevolent Association that
Brother Pope lost his house and prac-
tically everything in it. He is asking
all lodges for a contribution of any
amount they feel like giving Send all
donation to R. V. Pope, 1886 S. 9Th Ave,
Laurel Miss.
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01

parrnent announced Friday that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has appointed Judge
William H. HASTE, Dean of the Howard
University Law School, as Civilian Aide
to the Secretary of War. Judge HASTE
will be concerned with "the develop
ment and administration of policies
locking to the fair and effective utili-
-ation of Negroes in all branches of the
armed forces, the announcement stated
At the same time, DR.. Clarence A
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
Roosevelt names First Negro I
Army General in U.S.. Histor,

- Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt broke another tradition
week when he startled Conservative department and Official
- promoting Col Benjamin O. Davis of the 36o
Artillery formerly New York National Guard brigade
General in the United States array. . 81, aes I'D
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01

Mississippi Standard NsossI
Newspaper of Characssr. Cbcu-
lation and Opinion, with AsfsI
than 10000 ReaderA
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Late Buying Checks
Lower Tendencies
In Cotton Futures
finuI Prices Z Points
Lower to 5 Higher
At New York
~ the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Late buying
Of cotton futures stemned declining
tendencies today and left final prices
2 points lower to S higher.
Most important weekend factor,
brokers said, was the Government
weather forecast for generally fair
conditions in cotton growing States
throughout next week. Above nor
NAL temperatures were rated IA
vofably and attracted speculative
and professional selling.
Last-minute demand from spot
houses, however, outweighed the
liquidation and prices of distant
positions turned abruptly upward
as offerings dwindled.
At the close, observers noted,
prices were OF more than q dollar
. bale from midweek, largely, they
said, because Of favorable crop in
dications.
At the opening today the market
followed the lower prices set by
Bombay and declined . few points
on foreign and Southern pressure.
Worth Street reportedziisappoint-
ing textile business for the week.
Only limited sales were made to
converters and little interest was
shown by other sections Of the
trade. Underlying sentiment re-
manned cheerful nevertheless, and
prices held firm.
Exports Friday, "a bales; season SO
far, 5,915,045 Port receipts, 3,406;
port stocks, 1861 ,357.
Range follows:
Evening star., 1940-05-05
SprouI May Be Next President
Of New York Reserve Bank

tive post Of the New York bank
since the 1885 Banking Act gave the
Federal Reserve Board veto power
over selections by the banks direc-
tors.
Harrison's rise In the ranks Of the
Reserve institution was regarded In
some banking quarters as setting .
strong precedent for the elevation
Of career men to full command, al
though many Wall Streeters con-
tend the chief Reserve system jobs
have become political" since the
extension Of Government control
over credit institutions under New
Deal reforms.
Sproul, . blond 6-foot banker
who has been press spokesman for
the bank In. recent years, Is .
brother Of Robert Gordon sproul,
president Of the University Of Cali
fornia. Born In San Francisco. the
banker started with the research
division Of the San Francisco Fed
eral Reserve Bank In 1870 and Joined
the New York Reserve Bank IA 1880
- N ASSISTANT . AAxTioea.,
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Lumber Production Up
Slightly During Week

Lumber production during the
week ended April ~, 1910, was l
per cent greater than In the previous
week: shipments were 9 per cent
greater; new business, 2 per cent
less, according to reports to the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso.
ciation from regional associations
covering the operations of repre-
sentative hardwood and softwood
mills.
Shipments were per cent above
production; new orders, OIL per cent
below production. Compared with
the corresponding week Of 1880, pro-
duction was 8 per cent greater; ship
ments 2 per cent greater and new
business, 2 per cent less. The in
dustry stood at 68 per cent Of the
seasonal weekly average Of 1929 pro-
duction and 10 per cent of average
1929 shipments.
Reported production for the II
weeks Of 1910 to date was 10 per
cent above corresponding weeks OF
1889: shipments were per cent
above the shipments and new or.
'ders were percent above the orders
Of the 1859 period. For the II weeks
Of 1910 to date. new business was 8
per cent above production, and ship
ments were 8 per cent above pro-
duction.
The ratio Of unnlled orders to
gross stocks was 81 per cent on April
a, 1910, compared with 1S per cent
. year ago. Undiled orders were Is
per cent heavier than . year ago;
Sro9s stocks vsre ! pr cent less.
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Dealers Ask ). {. {.
To Simplify Rules
On Underwriting
Modification of Present
Arms 's-Leneth' Plan
Is Suggested

By the Associated Press.
The National Association Of secur-
tiles Dealers has asked the Securt-
ties Commission to simplify as much
as possible rules governing relations
between corporations and under
writer's who handle their financing.
The association, making public
yesterday its reply to the 8. E. C.'s
request for suggestions on improving
the "arm's-length" bargaining rule
which was designed to assure in
dependent dealings between issuers
and sellers Of securities, recon-
rnended:
That the Securities Act Of 1884
has ample safeguards for the reason
ableness Of underwriting fees and
commissions In cases where no
question Of amliation between the
issuer and the underwater is in
volved, and no rule by the 8. E. G. is
needed. =.
That any rule that the issuer
has "shopped around" among in
vestment bankers or has taken
sealed bids would be highly pre-
judicial to the best interests" Of Is
suers, underwriters, investors and
the public and that under no, cir
cumstances should such . rule be
promulgated"
That the present rule on arm s
length bargaining should be replaced
with one that wotld be applicable
to all grades Of securities and would
be limited to cases where the UNDER
writer's are statutory afhliates. A
proposed new rule was submitted.
The association said that It hAd
doubts ~ to whether the commits
sion could legally issue rules govern
ing arm's-length bargaining, but
that 1t was proceeding on the as
sumption that the commission did
have such power and had Ten
deavored to make constructive sug-
gestions to meet the legal, practical
and administrative implications of
the whole problem"
The association has been invited
to discuss the problem personally
with members Of the commission,
The association represents nearly
5000 over-the-counter securities
dealers.
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Further Increases in Auto Traffic Shown
|By Record Gasoline Consumption Here
Auto Sales Register
April Drop After
! Busy March
BY DONALD, b. HADLEY.


Ofncials graphing with the Dis
trict Of Columbia trafIic problem
must allow for further increases in
the use Of automobiles here.
Gasoline consumption. the most
reliable motoring barometer, reached
new all-time records in both March
and the first three months Of this
year, District tax invoices showed
last night.
For March, 12,49o, ,s92 gallons Of
gasoline were recorded against H.
348, TIA in the same 1889 month and
l0;6S4,S9 in the 1898 month. In
March, 1880, just 10 years ago, con-
sumption was less than half the
present total, amounting to only
6,068, $50 gallons. In ehe same 1929
month, only 5,544,086 gallons were
recorded.
For the first three months Of this
year, consumption climbed to 34,-
68,557 gallons against 1851 1888 in
the same 1899 period and 29,833,574
in the 1898 period. It also con-
trasted with only 1886, ,433 in the
1880 period and 1902 ,205 in the
1929 period.
Consumption In gallons for April
and the first three months Of va
riouS years follows:
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Boston Wool Market
Less Active in Week
BY the Associated Press.


BOSTON, May 4 Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture). The
wool market In Boston during the
last. week was less active than In the
previous week.
The recent advances in prices
that have been established on q few
OF the more active grades Of domes-
tic woods were maintained, but dur
ing the past week It became increas-
ingly difficult to secure the ad-
vanced prices.
Most Of the limited volume of
business was on woods that sell IN
the original bags without grading.
Graded combing bright fleece
woods were quoted mostly 80 to 81
cents, in the grease, for f.e delaine,
"a to IS cents for half bloods and
80 to 81 cents for three eighths and
quarter bloods.
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Wheat Turns Down
Fractiona||y After
Early Advance
Uncertainty Over War
In Mediterranean Cuts
Volume Sharply
BY FRANK BRUTTO,
Associated Press Market Writer,

CHICAGO. May 4.-European war
developments deprived the wheat
pit OF definite direction today and
prices, after advancing about y
cent, finished fractionally lower.
Uncertainty over the Mediterra-
mean situation restrained traders
and transactions were estimated to
have been the smallest in some time
with good dal of it evening up for
the week end. At times July delivery
was bought against sales of Septem-
ber wheat at y cent difference while
some buying was attributed to
Northwest interests, presumably
against sales at Minneapolis, where
relatively stronger tone prevailed
early.
Some selling was Influenced by
weather conditions favorable for
winter wheat growth and compile
ton of spring wheat seeding.
A fair commission house demand
for corn lifted prices of both May
and July deliveries to their season
peaks, but the market later reacted
with wheat.
Wheat finished unchanged to y
down. May, $l061a-5s; July, $685.
Is; corn, h4-h down. May, 65-64H:
July, 65h oats, 1s-as down: soy
beans, 3s-24 down; rye, 1hs-1A
down; lard unchanged to cents a
hundredweight lower.
Grain range at principal markets
today:
Evening star., 1940-05-05
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May z.-Alan Sproul,
A-year-old career man In the Fed
eral Reserve System, may be the
next president Of the Federal Re-
serve Bank Of New York, the worlds
largest bank on the score Of total
deposits.
George l.. Harrison, chief execu-
tive Of the institution since 1923,
recently announced his resignation
to become the executive head Of the
New York Life Insurance Co., effec-
tive July l. .
Some bankers in close touch with
the New York banks affairs said
6proul, now the first vice president,
was the only one prominently men,
toned for the post.
The appointment % made by the
directors Of the bank, with the ap-
proval Of the Federal Reserve Board
In washington.
Bankers have been waiting With
interest to zee who viii be named
Harrison's successor because Il u
the drst change in the top sDoeu.
Evening star., 1940-05-05

ny EHEOEHlCA GARDINER,
Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, May 4.-The stock
market loitered In an irregularly
lower range today as traders light
ened commitments - . precaution
against unexpected war develop
ments over the week end.
The list displayed indefinite
trends at the start. Leaders gave
ground at the last when steels failed
to hold early improvement and re-
Gently strong specialties slipped.
The Associated Press average Of
90 issues closed unchanged ut 49.8
and, on the week, showed q net loss
OF 02. A month ago the composite
stood at 51.4 and year ago at ass.
Transfers amounted to 316,880
shares, smallest for q two-hour ses-
sion since March 2. The turnover
compared with $4,000 last satur-
day.
The steel group did fairly well
Tor . time, as forecasts were heard
OF an upturn in next weeks mill op-
erations. U. S. Steel ended OF y
and Bethlehem down u.
Douglas Shares Higher.
Douglas Aircraft was the only avi-
alton stock to emerge ahead. It was
up IN. Boeing was down as much
1T 22N. The latter's decline was
coincident with announcement
stockholders of record May 10,
would be permitted to purchase new
stock for $16 share in the ratio
of one new share for each two held.
Glenn Martin, Eastern Air Lines,
Sperry and American Airlines also
backed away.
Other losers of as much as q point
or more included General Motors,
Du Pont, United States Rubber COM
mon and preferred, Great Northern,
Phelps Dodge, International Paper,
Loft, Consolidated Edison and In
ternational Nickel.
Unchanged to up q shade were
Chrysler, Sears Roebuck, Johns
Manville, Texas Corp, Kennecott,
American Telephone, Hayes Mfg.
and Consolidated Oil.
Business prospects remained mod
erately cheerful, but the speculative
urge was dampened by foreign
clouds.
Curb Prices Uneven.
In . ragged curb Colts Patent
Fire Arms, National Container and
Glen Alden Coal edged forward
while minor declines were posted
for Bath Iron Works, Electric Bond
& Share, Brewster Aero and Phoenix
Securities. The turnover here ap-
proximated 117,000 shares, against
% 900 . week ago.
Financial quarters during the
week had eyes almost entirely for
war happenings and opinions Is to
effects on American industry varied
to such An extent that definite
trends In share prices were rare.
The list tilted upward Monday, but
finished unchanged on average
Tuesday.
The sharpest drop Of the week
came Wednesday as dispatches told
Of British reverses In Norway. There
was q half-hearted comeback Thurs.
day. Specialties with war-buying
potentialities continued to do well,
especially paper and shipbuilding
stocks.
On Friday, forenoon slump was
followed by brisk recovery when
the President revealed he had urged
Italy to stay out Of the war. The
volume topped the million-share
mark for the nrst time since April
10. The average, though, emerged
q bit under water.
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Postal Receipts Jump.

Postal receipts In the District Of
Columbia and at four major post
offices in adjoining sections also
climbed to new all-time highs for
April and the first four months Of
the year.
While receipts for the District
have shown q steady gain, the small
er offices have registered much
larger percentage increases.
District receipts advanced in
April to $705, ia, gain of SO per
cent over the same 1889 month, 14.5
per cent over the 1887 month and
Ala per cent ahead of the same
1929 month.
For the four months, they reached
$2,703, ,189, a gain Of 40 per cent
over the same 1889 period, 90 per
cent above the 1887 period and 3s.4
per cent ahead Of the 1929 period.
Evening star., 1940-05-05

:. The gasoline records indicate that
many persons, who live in adjoining
Virginia and Maryland sections Of
the Metropolitan Area and work in
the District, are purchasing their
motor fuel in the District.
Automobile registrations in the
District itself have remained behind
1885, 1896 and 1887 levels for some
time while those for the adjoining
sections have continued to soar into
new high ground. The sharp out
side gains have more than Offset the
District lag and are believed to have
placed the Metropolitan Area regis
trations at record levels, although
complete figures are not available.
New-Car Sales Down.
District automobile dealers, who
were cheered by q busy March,
watched new-car sales decline in
April, a report on new-car titles at
the Traffic Bureau indicated.
New-car titles for April dropped to
2,912, against 3,487 in the preceding
month and were l behind 29l3 in
April, 1899. Titles also were behind
$500 in the 1887 month, but were
well ahead Of the same 1898 month.
Because Of gains in earlier months,
titles for the first four months of
this year made a much better show
ing by chalking UP a 10,152 total,
best for the period since 1897 and
well ahead of both 1898 and 1899
marks.
New-car titles issued in April and
the first four months Of various re-
cent years follow:
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Great Northern Asks
$40, 600, 900 Loan
BY the Associated Press.

The Great Northern Railway Co.
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday for authority
to borrow SO. .000, 900 from the Re-
construction Finance Corp. in con-
nection with the retirement next
July l Of $28, ,132. 900 Of st. Paul,
Minneapolis g. Manitoba Railway
Co., Pacific extention, per cent
bonds. The remainder Of the funds
to retire the bonds will be provided
by the Great Northern.
Jesse Jones, Federal loan adminis-
traitor, announced recently that the
r. r. G. had agreed to the $40, ,000,-
600 loan.
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Shorp & Dohme Net
Sours to $303,687
Rr the Axsociated Prese.

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 4.-shArp b
Dohme, Inc, earned net profit Of
1906, ,6S7 in, the March quarter, equal
to l3 cents . common share, com.
pared with $182, ,026, or 70 cents
share on $3.50 preference stock, In
the corresponding 1889 quarter.
Company manufactures pharmaceu-
tical products at laboratories IN bal.
timore and Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Utility Profits Guin

CHICAGO, May 4 R.-The Pub
lie Service Company Of Northern
Illinois, subsidiary of the Common
wealth Edison Company. reported
today for the three months ended
March 81, 1910, net income Of ST.
$50. 6.440. This compared with ST.
SOC, ,226 in the like 1889 period. AL
but small minority interest In the
company's stock is owned by Com
monWealth Edison.
Evening star., 1940-05-05
W.T.. Grant Co. Sales Lao
Behind 1899 in April
~ the Associated Press.

~ the A44octAted Press.
NEW YORK, May 4.-W. r. Grant
Co. today reported April sales Of ST.
GIG, ,571, decrease Of 8 per cent from
S,37e,530 in April last year. Sales
for the first four months Of the year
totaled 81, ,760, $50, an increase Of IS
per cent from $26,81S,866 q year ago.
Retail quarters said the decline
from last year was Influenced in
large part by the fact the Easter
holidays fell in March this year and
In April in 1899.
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Vckers to Construct
$500,0OO Addition
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, May 4.-Plans to con-
struct a plant addition and new
ONCE quarters, ct cost Of $500 900
were announced today for Vickers
Inc, manufacturers Of hydraulic
pumps, valves and presses.
The announcement said the ex-
pansion was necessitated by in
creased demands from aircraft and
machine tool industries. The Austin
Co., builders, are fabricating $50
tons Of steel for the construction.
Evening star., 1940-05-05

general counsel
Of the associa-
ton.
Mr.. Pearce Is
associated with
the firm Of Nor
ris. KixMiller
and Baar Of
this city. He
began his prac-
tice Of law in
Washington in
1925 after grad
uating fro m
Dartmouth and
George WASH
ington Univers-
Evening star., 1940-05-05
Silver Spring Totals Soar.

At Silver Spring Post Once re-
ceipts during April totaled $9,247. or
1877 per cent above year ago. 68.8
per cent above the 1887 month and
$3.50 per cent ahead Of the same
1929 month.
Receipts for the four months
amounted to ,937, an increase Of
1853 per cent from the same 1899
period, COS per cent ahead Of the
1887 period and 62o.2 per cent above
the 1929 period.
Silver Spring totals for April and
the four months:
Evening star., 1940-05-05
District receipts for April and
The four months of different years:
Growth in Arlington.

Growth In Arlington.
Receipts at Arlington post ONCE,
which was established on . separate
footing in the middle Of 1896,
climbed to $13.4 in April, 21.0 per
cent ahead Of the same 1899 month
and 52.6 per cent ahead Of the 1887.
month.
y Arlington receipts for the four
months totaled. 52,192, an increase
Of 20.3 per cent over the 1880 period
and 61.7 per cent ahead Of the 1887
period.
Totals for the Arlington ONCE In
April and the four months OF vari-
Gus years follow:
Evening star., 1940-05-05

member Of the District Of Columbia
and American Bar Associations, also
q member Of the American Insti-
tute Of Accountants, and q writer
on tax subjects.
Mr.. Pearce became identified with
the building Association shortly At
ter its incorporation.
Evening star., 1940-05-05

At Hyattsville Post Office, April
receipts reached $2,732, up 22.6 per
cent from a year ago, "a per cent
above the 1887 month and 145.O per
cent above the 1929 month.
For the four months, receipts ag-
gregated $10,767, an increase Of 1874
per cent over year ago, 2l.2 per
cent above the 1887 period and l725
per cent above the 1929 period.
Totals for April and the four
monfhe fo11ouvs