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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
January Meat Output
Hits 6-Year Peak
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Meat produce
ton during January was 20 per cent
greater than a year ago and ap-
parently the largest for the month
in six years, the Institute of Ameri-
can Meat Packers pointed out yes
terday in a review of the month S
livestock and meat trade.
Production of all classes of meat
except veal was estimated to have
been substantially above year ago,
the greatest increase being in pork,
which topped January, 1899, pro-
duction by Is to 80 per cent. Beef
production increased about 10 per
cent and lamb from 5 to 10 per cent.
The aggregate production of meat
for the month topped average Janu-
airy production for the 1929-1933
five-year period and was the great
est since 1884.
Wholesale prices of most pork and
lamb items declined slightly during
the month, while beef showed little
change and veal advanced slightly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
indianapolis Power Stock
Sale Is Proposed
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The trustee
for the Utilities Power e. Light Co.
announced today plans to sell all the
common stock and some preferred
stock of the Indianapolis Power e.
Light Co., step in the Atlas plan
of U. P. g. l.. reorganization.
Melvin M. Hawley, attorney for
Trustee Charles True Adams. said
he would ask Federal Judge William
H. Holly next week for authority to
obtain permission from the Secur-
tiles and Exchange Commission to
sell the securities.
All common stock of the In
dianapolis Utility, an 100000 900
corporation, is held by Utilities
Power e. Light. The valuation of
the common stock was estimated by
an electrical consulting engineer at
$13 100000 as of December 81, 1887.
Since then, Hawley said, the valua-
ton has risen because of improved
property and earnings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK, Feb . GP.-The British
pound dropped again today, but at con-
siderably,, slower rate than yesterdays
Sterling lost "a of a cent in relation to
the dollar. Foreign exchange dealers said
demand from importers for the British
pound. active recently, suddenly contracted
and forced the lower price
The Canadian dollar, similarly affected.
lost fully "a cent. Aside from drop of
.OOia of cent an the French franc. other
major European monies were unchanged.
Noon rates follow: Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents:
Offciai Canadian Control Board buying
rate for U. S. dollars, 1l0.00; selling rate.
Ill 90 Open market rates, Montreal in
New York, 1925; New York in Montreal,
1922.
Europe
Great Britain. demand 1851: cables,
3o6A; 60-day bills. 394h4; 90-day bills.
3922s. Belgium. 1897: Denmark, 1898;
Finland, 1.S5n: France. 2.2412: Germany,
40 25n; benevolent, II 90: travel unuuot-
edD: Greece, 1874: Hungary, 10.30n; Italy,
sos; Netherlands. 5000: Norway % 70;
Portugal, 3.71n: Rumania. .73n: Sweden,
80 SO: Switzerland, 22.43: Yusoslavia,
235n.
Latin America.
Brazil (oficiaD. sos: lfreej. $40; Mexico,
16.75n
japan. a34s; Hong Kong, 2473; shang-
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in
dicated
n Nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-In a day
of mixed, listless trends, in the bona
market some fairly active indus
trials, rails and utilities registered
fractional gains, towards the last
hour.
Included were: Bethlehem Steel
~312s, st. Paul SIS, North Western
4s4s of '49, Commonwealth Edison
convertible 31as, Nickel Plate 4l2s,
Portland General Electric 4l2s and
Standard Oil of New Jersey 2&s.
International IS recovered from
earlier easiness.
Off a bit were: Illinois Central
ASS, Santa Fe As of '95 and Column
bia Gas IS of 81.
United States Governments, in
light dealings, showed gains rang
ing to around 11-32ds of point.
Ahead in the foreign dollar divi-
sion were German rs of 40, Nor
way AIS of 65 and Belgium Is of
IS, while fitting downward were
Denmark 412s of So and Argentine
Is of 70 (February).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
Sears, Roebuck
Sales Soar to
New Record
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Sears, Roe
buck 81 Co. reported today for the
Is periods of its fiscal year ended
January % sales of S657 ,061 ,593,
highest in its history.
The sales topped those of the
previous year. totaling S534,741 .427,
by sl22, 800, l66, or 229 per cent, and
were s84,1S7 4s2 bigger than the
s572,874, 101 sales for the fiscal year
ended January %, 1888, previous
peak
For the 18th probationary 2
to January 29.-the company re-
ported sales of S37, 767 1894, compared
with s31 ,496 1854 in the corresponding
period year ago, an increase OF
S6,270,530, or 1919 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
New York and Chicago
Bank Loans Drop
By the Associated Press.

The Federal Reserve Board re-
ports that commercial, industrial
and agricultural loans by New York
City banks declined $13,000,000 to
1858, 100000 in the week ended
January 81. Similar loans of Chicago
banks declined 100000 to $780,
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
Hudson Motor Sales
Far Above Year AGO

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Feb. 2-Hudson Motor
Car Co.'S retail sales for the four
weeks ended January q amounted
to 5,001 units, an increase of 81
per cent over the corresponding
period last year, a company an
nouncement said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
$1,736,120 Minted

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau of the Mint said to-
day that its January production
totaled S1,736,120 worth of coins.
The output included $4,000 half
dollars, 2,152,OOo quarters, 100000
dimes, 1852 900 nickels and q 1902
900 pennies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
L. & A. Asks Approval
Of Equipment Issue
Py the Associated Press.

Ey CIt ASSOCIdCeu FIeSS.
The Louisiana g. Arkansas Rail-
way applied to the Interstate Com
merce Commission today for author
ity to issue and sell to the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. 81 ,536, 900 of
3 per cent equipment trust certifi-
Gates in connection with the pur-
chase of equipment costing $1,707,-
2S5.
The equipment includes 300 So
ton box cars, 255 fiat cars, 8 OIL
burning locomotives and / switching
locomotive. Delivery already has
been obtained on the fiat cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02

In bankruptcy or receivershipJ or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act, or
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
ton. Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not included Also
extra Or extras. Accumulated dividends
paid last year. Declared or paid so
far this wear. Payable in stock. G Paid
last year n Cash or stock X Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
ur Under rule WV With warrants. XIV
without warrants war Warrants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
Interstate Hosiery
Resumes Dividend
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Directors of
Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc, or
dered a dividend of Is cents a share,
payable March Is to holders Of rec
ord March /. This is the first pay
rpent since Is cents was disbursed
III December, 1887.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
Stock Seat Price
Down $4,000,
At $4,000
Bv the Associated Press.

bN UTE NSSUCId ltU 7 ItSS
NEW YORK, Feb. "A member
ship in the New York Stock Ex-
change was sold today for $50 900.
The price was $4,000 below the pre-
vious transfer and only $4,000 more
than the lowest paid in 20 years in
April last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
Metal Market

NEW YORK. Feb. 6P.-Copper steady:
electrolytic, spot. l1.621a;, export. f.as.
New York II. go. Tin barely steady: spot
steady spot. New York, 5.25-30: East st.
Louis, $40. Zinc steady: East st. Louis.
spot and forward. $50. Quicksilver,
mum antimon". platinum. Chinese VOL
frantic and domestic scheelite UNCHANGED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, Feb. . fPl.-Sugar futures
No. 3 opened UNCHANGED to 2 lower.
March. j "a; May. 1.91: July, ! 81; Sap-
TENDER, 200; January. lob. Bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02

Time saved at the. price Of an
accident is no bargain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Feb 2-Dividends de.
clared.-Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co,
Resumed
Pc Stock of Pay
Rate. Rod record. able.
Interst Hosiery Mills 25c - 81 BIB
Quaker State Oil Rig 25c - 2-29 3-15
Extra.
Sylv G Mines Ltd $780, Sc $50
Stock.
*Nehigh Corp 4-21 4-22
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
London Bur Silver

LONDON. Feb. Gp.-Bar silver 21i3d.
up IA Equivalent. 1886 cents on the
dollar basis. S4.03) Bar gold 1855, un-
changed. Equivalent, $685.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02

Use your head. not your feet,
when driving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK Feb 2 GP.-National As
ISOLATION of Securities Dealers, Inc:
Quotations as of 2 o'clock)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02

WV With warrants. XIV without war
rants. New ct (stp)--Stamped.
sNegotiability impaired by maturity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02

Ma ster Elec LOG
Mead John t3a)
Mesa bi Iron
Midvale Co $500
MID W est Corp
Mining Corp Can
Mimi MIN 2.40g
Mock Jud V ID
Molly odenum
Monarch NJ 1.50g
Monogram Pic
Mont Ward A 30
Mon LH&P 1.50
Mount City C.l5g
Mount Prodt 60l
Mt State T&Tt0
Muskogee (1g) =
Natl Cont t.40g)-
Nat p 4 l. of 80
Nat Rub M .30g
Nat Tunnel & Min
Nat Union Radio
Nehi Corp (2a)
New Mex & Ariz
N E P AS pf1.50k
n ] Zinc (.50e)
N Y Merch 600.
N Y P & 1t of t6)
NY StE&Gpf $50
N z Transit .40g-
Mag Hudson Pwr
Mag Hud LIST go.
Mag Hud B war.
Mag s Md B .25g.
Niles-Bem-P(1g)
Mona Elec(.30g)
Nor Am L&P of
N A Ray A 2.50g-
North n Sta PsAb
Ohio P s Of AHD-
Okla Nat Gas ID
Okla Nat G pft3)
P4cGaS 10 p1 LOU
Pantepec Oh
Fender G OBJ 1g-
Pennroad t.10gb-
Pa-Cent Airlines
Pepperell (3e)
Phila Co (.25e) -
Phila "a p pf (2)
Phoenix Secur
Phoenix Secur pf
Pitts & L e 3.50g
Pitts Pl CT (4gt =
Pleasant VW.10g
Pratt&Lam 1.75g
Premier Gold IT,
P 8 Ind 81 Or pf
Pug Sd $5pf 1.25k
Puget Sd P q T
Quaker Ga to Of 8
Raym'd Concrete
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The Holiday Spirit

The time has again when the rapture OF the hoday
spirit is upon US The time when to express Our love
and devotion The time when man ceases 10
think of hatred prejudice strife and other evils and enters INTO
the of the times
ra,ages The greatest of the is either
and the eaSstruggng wipe out sdea government
Of by and for the people, and suppan with dictatorship in
which beast who has upon nsspectng world like
shadow of DEATH would he and few select might choose 1t
he possessed of magic diplomatic powerw
which he overhems the people, making impossible to resist his
offers This is truly dark day for liberty loving bu
vet through all the spirit Of the Savors notable days shine like
diamonds in the
Americans have much be proud of and thankful for That
of has showed his ugly head but to hover
closer and closer about This fact should make all the
with lives that which has and still
is hertage-reedom Of Speech press religion and of
emblv This has been fo long that have ceased to
even place proper evaluaon upon it, until how th
free institutions of Europe swept aside like stube IN the
wind the of of mad who wants to rule the
world
AT this time Of the year when all men should pause and think
not DESTROYING his owme but of respecting them because
all are created the God who made enough SO al
might have some Of the worldly goodwit the promise that en
nlennght live in and that there would be bond
of Eberv love instead of greed hatred and other evils
Yet this season is upon and should here in America
enter with one and give vent to the fact that we are
at neac with another and that ageod decreePeace on
earth mot part of IT'D goodwill toward all (not some men,
49, ' ' Shreveport (a) Worl
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Did You Get Ready?

THERE ARE THOUSANDS of people today who face the
Christmas cold charity Hard times have them
partly because of their inability for rainy day
There have conditions which they
mad control There still others who have been blessed with
Jobs and have had the foresight of their earnings
ANY with nominal income could easily budget
the pattern of the income and by sheer thrift something
for rainy days.
The Christmas time is before In few days there will
brand of pfu tale of those want who should be made
happy through the of Christmas tide This the American
way The fortunate like to share with the unfortunate There
lust why thousands of people in want
Many wish foego the sacrifices of those whose lot will
lie to share thrift and foresight minister to them
The American people large should learn that is land
of rich opportunity. There things about can do
TO relieve our own suffering as we'll lift from the backs of
those whose Christian generosity mpe them to share with the
unfortunate.
No better resolution could be made than for those who lind
themselves destitute arrange throughout the to lind way
about them and something If cannot lind what
YOU want to do what you find Make the most OF 1t
and save little something from efforts and come down to
me Christmas thanksgiving with something of own and NOT
dependent upon mced through the channels OF pure
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
BY DEAN GORDON b. HANCOCK
(FOr the AMP
SHADOW-VOTIN
SHADOW-BOXIN

SHADOW-BOAlNC among
pugilists is common pastime.
It is boxing with an imaginary op-
ponent. Like the punch-bag it has
possibilities for the development
of pugilistic techniques. AS I reflect
upon the past presidential elec-
ton I am convinced that many
Negroes did some voting
ir that they voted against some
thing, for the promise of some
thing. In other words, they voted
against the substance in favor of
the shadow. They voted against
what they actually had in the
Roosevelts, for something the
WILKES promised.
The attempt of certain Negro
newspapers to muddy the political
waters and defect the Negro vote
from the New Deal lacks much of
being complimentary to the saga
city that Negro Journalism de-
mands. If Negroes do not know
a good thing when they see it then
they are political liabilities and
nonentities. If they could not see
in the New Deal the possibilities
it had offered and others that
have been realized, then there is
lack of foresight and appreciation.
To have ignored all that has been
done to integrate the Negro in the
essentials and to have heckled end
lessly over the non-essentials. was
to commit a grievous political err
ror.
POLITICAL BLUNDFR
In their attempt to defect the
Negro vote resort was often made
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
WALTER CHIVERS SAYS:

er usually uses such openings to
stimulate the person to tell of hi
relationship to DIR. Hope and gen
orally learns Of an unpublicizeo
favor or series of favors done 10.
this person, who likely as not hao
no claim upon him or the collese
Meet man who attended More
house College during Mr.. Hope
presidency and before the CONVEX
sation gets far along he is bound
to say "now when or if John Hope
Pa John or MI. Hope would saJ
or told me-" It is apparent that
almost unconsciously Mr.. Hopes
students never accepted his hon
orary degrees as capable OF addin9
status to him because one rarely
hears a Morehouse man say DR.
Hope. Usually when he is men
tioning the name seriously and
with reverence he says simply
''Mr. Hope There are innumer-
able recollections by these men OF
personal conversations with MIN
and the advice which he gave
them. They express sense OF
gratitude for the good services
rendered wheli this advice was
followed or regret for errors COM
mitted because Cf failure to prop
erly evaluate the advice.
The writer has talked with a
number of Morehouse men who
even feel that the Morehouse Col
lege football team lost its legen-
Diary powers when Mr.. Hope was
no longer On the bench during the
game or available to give his pre-
game and post-game bits of philos-
ophy on GOOD sportsmanshlp. Il
is certain that John Hopes name
stands for educational pioneering
College education for Negr'
Youth h--development Of men, TIT
strength needed in the era IN
which he lived and worked. i
takes courage, superior intelligence
and a reckless expenditure q
energy to guide human beng
through the various TRANSITION
periods in their lives as racla
groups. John Hopes life trul!
spanned a vital transitional perlot
in Negro education--from infancl
to advanced adolescence of Negro
college educational opportunities
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j. BETWEEN THE LINES +

this. He was attempting to keep
open these ugly political wounds
and as such disqualifies himself
for the highest office in the world.
The defeat of Wendell Willkie waS
one of the best things that's hap
pened in this country and his
defeat was fitting rebuke 10
certain seg1nents of the Negro
press who could not recognize q
band wagon" when they saw 1t!
GREATEST BENEFACTOR
In Mrs. Roosevelt's "'My Day,
lust noticed fine reference she
made to my people and their pos
sibilities She saw how ungratetul
MANY Negroes have proved them
selves and yet she goes on as III
the last seven years trying to make
Negroes feel part of this great
American life. Some Negroes would
reward her by voting her husoano
out. 1t is safe to say that Mrs.
Roosevelt's is the loudest voice TO-
day for the further emanclpatlo''
Of the Negro race.
Mrs. Roosevelt is without doubt
the greatest benefactor OF Negroes
in the world today. We who sup
ported the New Deal and New
Dealism are the saving grace of ar
awkward situation created by some
of the tactics employed to defeat
the New Deal, Mrs. Roosevelt anc
all.
The very fact that Mrs. Roose-
velt persists in trying to encourage
Negroes in th9ir struggles and am
bitions makes herself bigger and
makes smaller those who do not
appreciate the benefactions with
out which minority groups are
doomed. Mrs. Roosevelt and the
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

first colored man In town and
have him direct us to the scene OF.
the lynching. Well, when we rode
into that little village, there
wasn't a member of the race to
be seen-not even a colored child.
We circled the courthouse, but
decided it would be useless to park
the car and go into the building Of
justice to talk with the sheriff
We spotted the railroad tracks,
We knew the colored section of
town would be on the other side Of
the rails. So away we went. We
found young fellow who was
brave enough to point out the Jail.
where the lynch victim was held
until the mob came along and
took him away. The jail was q
very small frame building. A storm
could have blown it down.
Someone else directed us to a
road that led to the tree. There
had to be a tree, you know. We
found the tree, but were really
afraid to get out and make pic
ture. So the picture of the tree
was made from the automobile.
The most touching part of the
adventure" was the visit to the
home of the lynched man. There !
we found shy little widow sur
rounded by seven or eight chill
dren.
She wasn't crying, and she did
not appear afraid. She said she
would like to leave town and GO
to her relatives. Her boys were
large enough to work.
She wasn't so hot on the idea OF
posing for a picture but she gave
in after we told her there was
possibility of some organizations
sending her financial help if the
picture was seen in the newspaper.
We gave her a dollar bill, then
got out of that town as. fast as
possible.
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students, who had achieved high
rank in society i'll their own right,
snuffed out freshly lighted
smokes" when they saw DR.
Hope coming at some distance
down State street, Seventh Avenue
or Auburn Avenue.
Morehouse students during sum-
mer vacation and former students
living in cities which he frequent
cd guarded their conduct last MIR.
Hope should drop, in suddenly
and find them disrespecting the
ethics which he had taught at
Morehouse College--and he was
likely to drop in" at anytime. He
always looked up his boys" and
his "boys" expected him to do so.
Morehouse men almost Mr.. Hope S
age considered him as father
he was truly their father confessor
AS the years passed on, if More.
house man achieved noticeable po-
sition it was generally believed that
John Hope had a hand in the
achievement.
A rather significant example OF
the legendary power attaching it
self to the personality of the
name John Hope and the positive
ethics which it was more and more
standing for is the fact OF the
smoothness with which the college
operated during extended alb
sences of its president even to far
places--Europe Egypt, ct cetera
As a member Of the faculty anc
former student the writer testifiea
to the fact that often Mr.. Hope
was out of the United States and
neither students nor faculty hae
noticed his absence.
Now his pny sical existence has
ceased for more than four years
but the personality of his name
has grown as though it We're the
seeds winch produced the ever
green grass that furnishes the
covering for his remains. Where
ever the writer travels and identi'
fies himself as member OF the
Morehouse faculty someone J;
sure to say. II know John Hope
The person invariably shows pride
in the fact--iv is apparent that
he or she feels that this fact gives
increased social position. The writ
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A few hours earlier piece of
copy quoting the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People as saying recent
Staying in Louisiana was nothing
less than a lynching had passed
through my hands. I guess that's
why I couldn't erase that mob
business idea from my mind.
Every time I hear of lynching,
or something that resembles one,
I recall a boyhood experience. I
didn't see it, but the folk told me
about it. Seems like poor colored
brother was beheaded, and his
head, dangling at the end of a
rope, pulled through some of the
city streets.
It's hard to really classify d
lynching these days. So difficult is
it to say lit is" or 'it isn't, we
find the NAACP and Tuskegee IN
stitute, two agencies who keep
records on such things, unable to
agree on the number of lynchings
committed each year by mobs.
There comes a time when every
colored newspaperman finds him
. self on the spot. And he's really op
the spot when the boss says to
him:
Nov son, there was a lynching
down at Byhalia last night. We
want you to go down there and
do little investigating Get us o
good feature story. Talk to the
victims wife and the sheriff too, II
you think it necessary. But, do be
careful"
That "be careful" is what gives
you the shivers. 1t makes you
think you might run into trouble.
There might even be another
lynching with you in the middle
of it.
Once, on such an assignment
with another reporter, I remember
how we'd planned to pick up the