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New York Produce

NEW YORK. Feb. l lP-Butter. 1.154,-
s24, weak. Creamery: Higher than extra
33A-34; extra (92 score), :}234-33; frsts
tss-9D, 31-3224; seconds (s4-sD, 2s12-
30l2
Chese .94,169. firm. Prices unchanged.
Eggs. IA. .4s6; weak. Mixed colors; Fancy
storage packed hrsts 2cl4: graded ,frsts
22; seconds: 21-21'2: mediums. 2012-2l: /:
dirties. No. l, 2l; average checks. 19-l91a.
refrigerator, flrsts, COCOA; seconds, 1S-
10
Whites: Resale of premium marks .26-
2sl2; nearby and Mldwestern premium
marks, 24-25l2: specials, 23l2: standards.
2234 Resale of nearby heavier mediums
1925. Nearby and Mdwestern mediums
Browns: Nearby fancy to extra fancy.
242417 nearby and Mdwestern specials,
23l7; standards, 22l2; mediums. 21l7.
Duck eggs: 24-2S.
and barrels turkeys, Northwestern young
toms. 1920. Frozen: Boxes and bar
reis, turkeys, Northwestern young hens,
l4-22: young toms, 1920.
Live poultry. by freight, firm. Chick-
ems, colored, Y. Fowis, colored;; 20.
BY express firm. Chickens, Rocks, T.
IS; colored, Southern, /. Broilers, Rocks,
16-11l2 some l2-15: crosses 1916; Reds,
IA Fowls, colored. 20: Leghorn. 13-16.
Pullets, Rocks, medium. 1920: Reds. 90.
Old roosters, IL. Turkeys, hens. 22-23;
young toms, 16.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Plymouth Oil Earns
$2,462,755Profit
In Il Months
Net Compares With
$2,60o. .0o1 Total
In Preceding Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. I. - The
Plymouth Oil Co. last night an
nounced preliminary figures disclose
consolidated net earnings for 1899,
after depreciation, depletion and
Federal income tax, of $2,462, ,755 %,
or s2.37 a share on 1,038,633 out
standing shares of common stock.
The figure compared with So $685.
09l, or $3.50 a share on 1,008,0
shares outstanding at the end of
1898.
Walter S. Hallanan, president, in
announcing the figures, said that
considering that the company's wells
in Texas constitute the greater part
of it's production and were shut
down by order of the Texas Railroad
Commission 103 days III 1899, or %
per cent of the year, the showing 'is
regarded as very satisfactory"
Eastern Gas & Fuel.
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates,
Koppers Co. affiliate, reported net
income fer the II months ended De-
cember 81, 1889, or 81 ,261 ,758, equal to
$5.12 share on the A. per cent
prior preference stock. That COM
pared with $401 1925, or S163 a share
on the same stock in the prevj'
II months. +
Deere & Co. Il
Deere & Co., manufactur Igen-
eral farm machinery, xfed for
its fiscal year ended O ~ 81, 1899,
net income of $7,6e IS, compared
with $9,469,930 tI 1evious year.
This was ec after preferred
dividend REQ InentS, to $189 a
share on the common stock out
standing, and compared with $242
a common share the previous year.
Sales decreased from S79,233,7 1877 in
the 1888 fiscal year to $40, ,165 ,235 last
year.
United Gas Improvement.
United Gas improvement Co., in
a preliminary report for 1889 which
excluded the company's proportion
ate share in earnings of subsidiaries
not distributed as dividends, showed
net income of S26,635, ,789, or o8 cents
a common share, compared with
S26,053, $50, or 96 cents a share, in
1888 Combined earnings of the
parent company and subsidiaries in
1889 were estimated at S107 a COM
mon share compared with SO cents
in 1888. The organization, oldest
public utility holding company in
the United States, serves areas pop
ulated by 5,5O0,O0O persons, mainly
in Pennsylvania.
G. C. Murphy Co.
G. C. Murphy Co. and its wholly
owned subsidiary, Mack Realty Co.,
reported net profit for 1889 of So
307, 1922, equal to S6.47 a share on
common stock after preferred divi-
dend needs. This compared with
$2469, 1866, or $477 a share, in 1888.
Company operates national chain
of variety stores.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
SkeIIy Oil Of Tulsa
Files Statement
By the Associated Press.

=
Skelly Oil Co. of Tulsa, Okla.
filed registration statement with
the Securities Commission yesterday
covering sl0,000,000 of per cent
debentures due February l, 1850.
The statement said that net pro-
ceeds from sale of the debentures
together with the net proceeds from
two bank loans aggregating s6,000,.
600, would be applied toward re.
demption of 100000 principa
amount Of 4 per cent debenture.
due January l, 1851, and $1,000
shares of per cent cumulative pre-.
ferred stock, sl00 par value.
Eastman, Dillon g. Co. of New
York was listed as principal under.
writer.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Foreign Markets

LONDON. Feb l L47l.-The stock market
took profit realizing in its stride today and
closed on firm price footing. KafIrS,
recently under pressure, recovered sharply.
Domestic rails improved and oils came TO
life with several small gains. British gov
.ernment bonds advanced at the start but
later moved up uneVenly. Electrical to-
bacco and textile stocks were bid up in a
spotty industrial group
PARIS.-Firm bids appeared in the
Bourse today after az hesitant opening. Do
mestic equities attracted support but for
eien stocks posted mixed changes. Rentes
closed 30 centimeS higher to 80 lower.
AMSTERDAM. stocks stead
led in the BourSe after lower opening.
Domestic stocks drifted aimlessly.
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Poris Bank Changes

PARIS. Feb. l (P.-Bank OF France
TnHiT5iisn Millions of francs5 Gold reserve, ees
increase. . Balances abroad. ~: -, de-
France < oil: increase 1.O1a. Negotiable
bills bought in France, GAEL; INCREASE.
1O2. Advances against securities. 3,444
government securities. 800: decrease, 81.
Temporary advances to state 35,673: in
crease 451 Circulation 151. .73s; increase,
i679s: increase, 1850 Ratio, of gold to
sight liabilities 5771 per cent compared
with 1928 last week. Bank rate, per
cent.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Feb. l (41 u. S. Dept. of
Agriculture) Domestic woods were re-
market today. Efforts to find outlets
resulted in reductions in quotations on
the limited spot supplies. Sentiment gen
orally was rather weak on raw wool prices,
This was reflected not only in lower QUO
| tations on domestic woods; but also by a
some of the foreign woods that recently
have have been moving quite freely TO domestic
users. The unsettled wool market has
been associated with the recent weakness
in prices of wool TOP futures and with
reports of weakness in the goods market.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
London Bunk Report

| statement as Of January 81 showed I'm
thousands Of pounds: Circulation. 527.-
723 increase. 4.932. Bullion. o74: de-
crease 80 Reserves, 53.250; decrease,
4.972. Public deposits, 39.67s: decrease,
1000 Private deposits, 142, 4S5: increase,
1884. Government securities, 1895;
increase, 7.065. other securities, 27,591:
increase. 261 Ratio of reserve to liabili-
! ties, 19.2 per cent, compared with 80 3
last week. Bank rate. 2 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Westvuco Votes
Dividend of
| IS Gents
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-Westvaco
Chlorine Products Corp. announced
today dividend of IS cents COM
mon share, payable March to hold
ers Of record February 10,
Last year tour payments OF 25
cents each were made, with 25 cents
extra September l and 90 cents eX-
ira December /.
The company's plants are at South
Charleston, w. Va; Newark, Calf,
and Carteret, N. j.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
New York Chain Store
Sales Show Gain
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-December
sales of chain stores systems re-
porting to the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York were about per cent
larger than a year ago.
Total sales of reporting chains
for the full year 1899 were 6la per
cent higher than in 1888, compared
with decrease of 3 per cent from
1887 to 1888. The number of chain
stores in operation in December
1889, was 3 per cent smaller than
wear earlier.
Evening star., 1940-02-01

II sIAdDIe gam III COdI oIlIPIIIeIlCS
more than offset decline in mis-
cellaneous freight and contributed
to a small contra a-seasonal rise in
total loadings. Freight traffic, ex-
cept for holiday declines, usually
drops to the lowest level of the year
in this period.
The Associated Press seasonally
adjusted index of loadings, based
on 1929-30 as 100, advanced to 75.8,
compared with IS the previous week
and 654 year ago.
Range of recent years:
1939-4O. 1898. 1897. 1885. 1934-35.
Low E5Sh - 5s.S 5sS 81 6$ 6$.5 sd2 sSdd2 sd 80
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Rail Loadings Soar
10 Per Cent Ahead
o. 1889 Week
Shipments Register
ia Per Cent Gain
Over 1888 Period
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Association Of American Rail-
roads reported today 649,48S cars OF
revenue freight were loaded during
the week ending last Saturday. .
This was an increase of 1856 cars.
or O6 of l per cent, compared with
the preceding week; an increase OF
5000, or 10 per cent, compared with
year ago, and an increase OF
s6,312, or 17!4 per cent, compared
with 1898. 4,
The report classified the loadings
as follows.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Puris Exchange Rates

PARIS Feb. / LP1.-The United States
dollar remained unchanged at 1880
francs t2.2s3 cents to the france in the
with 2265 cents to the franc in New
York over night. Exchange on London.
176. 625.
Three per cent rentes in the pourse
were "A 10 francs: 41as "a" 1906: 41as
1887. 211.00.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Dry Goods Market

kets enjoyed moderate activity today as
orders were written on print weaves, spring
items and plain loom fabrics.
Woolen goods were benefited by the re-
cent large retail sales of Woolen and
worsted apparel. stimulated by low tenn
peratureS throughout the country.
Trading in the Worth street gray goods
district again auieted down, but prices
held firm despite efforts by converterS to
obtain goods at concessions.
Silk goods were neglected.
1t is better to give half the road
than a leg or an arm.
Evening star., 1940-02-01

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers, Inc. which
transoctions or firm bids or offers but
should indicate approximate prices, and
unless otherwise indicated are as quoted
ov the SPONSORS or issuers
mot quoted bv sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. Feb / tR.-Crude rub
ber futures opened / to 2 lower. March,
IS. sob: May. 1e.25b: July. 1s.00b: eep-
Evening star., 1940-02-01
London Bar Silver

LONDON, Feb. 1 tP1.-Bar silver, 21&d,
UP "a of a penny. Equivalent 80 A
cents on the dollar basis S4 ;03o Bar
S33S5.)
Evening star., 1940-02-01

Also extra or extras.
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
ciation of Securities Dealers, Inc, which
states thev do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers. but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric Power 512To pfd.-
3 at 11512.
Washington Gas Light CONS at
26A.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, Feb. / tP.-National As
soeiation Securities Dealers, Inc:
Moon Quotations
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, Feb. l educational Asso.
ciatIon Securities Dealers, Inc:
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U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK. Feb. LP1.-Prices quoted
in dollars and thirty-seconds:
Evening star., 1940-02-01

tPlus extra. d 35c paid in 1899, egg
extra gS1400 extra paid December %.
1889 k 2Oc extra m 81 so extra soc
1899 t5Oc paid December 20. 1889.
v 81 90 extra paid January. 1910. $500
extra.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Federal Lund Bonks

NEW YORK Feb. / dR.-Federal Land
Evening star., 1940-02-01

Time saved at the price of an
accident is no bargain.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
New York Bur Silver

NEW YORK, Feb. / (P.-Bar sill
yer, 34a; unchanged.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Shore-Term Securities

CReported by Smith Barney e. Coz
Evening star., 1940-02-01

missible under the statute. I be-
lieve that the spirit of the law
would be better served by the re-
apnoiptnent
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Feb. dividends de-
| clared. Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
Indictments List Lillian Richards,
Estranged Husband in Huge Theft

of the business affairs of the cou-
pie
II was alleged that she sent him
various sums Of city money ranging
from less than 500 to more than
$1,000 The money allegedly was
sent via Postal Telegraph and West
crn Union money orders, bank cash
iers checks. and registered mail.
The money was dispatched from
various points in Imperial Valley
including FL Centre. CaleXiCo and
Brawley. and from San Diego ana
Riverside.
In some instances she allegedly
sent money to lumber. machine,
ana seed companies in oregon to
pay accounts he had opened In
others she sent the money TO banks
in Oregon to cover contracts he
had signed for various things. sup
poSedly ranch equipment and the
like, according TO the indictment
In still other instances she was
accused of taking city money and
giving il to HIM while he was IN
Imperial Valley.
These alleged transactions con-
tinued from July 80 1885 to late
December 1899
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
Drain Land or Lose IT, Warning
Sounded as Economic Planners Confer

must be developed if the valley
desires to maintain production of
its 100000 acres.
DR.. /. D. Bachelor. University of
California. outlined the success of
previous drainage Investigations and
Professor w. w. Weir. of Berkeley,
explained the difficulty of obtain
ing adequate drainage in the valley
because of the unusual soil forma-
tons
Charles D2lp engineer for the
Imperial Irrigation District. discuss
ed progress of the district drainage
system pointing out that the dis
'rlCt now has $50 miles of surface
drain, $50 of deep drain.
Evan L HcWeS. president of the
board of directors. of the Imperial
Irrigation District. stressed the fact
that people of the valley have be-
come drainage conscious in the past
few years and declared ultimate
success of the drainage program n
the valley rested in their hands.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
Continued From Page i

ss,637.
Nine counts of the Indictment
dealt with alleged discrepancies be-
tween the actual amount collected
and the amount sworn to have been
collected during given months.
In August 1899. the indictment
said, the defendants took water ac-
count records called cash stubs"
and other records relating TO water
department collections and burned
them. They were accused of taking
other records or May Is. 1899. anG
causing them to be taken to Oak
Knoll Stock Farm. Dexter Ore.
IheN were charged with making
false entries in The ledger account,
Oh SIX water users III the CITY.
The o5 overt acts credited to Mrs
Richards and Little included many
transactions allegedly made with
city money and listed together as
conspiracy to take public money.
Ihlrd on the list of transactions
SAID that on Sept. l. 1888. they OBJ
Ialned the deed 10 255 acres of land
IN Lane county Ore. the ranch
later taken by tho city to help coy-
er shortages IN the water accounts
ms section OF the Indictment
indicated detailed, careful check
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21


in the streets since the war started
and the popular response illustrat-
ed the drabness of wartime for
the common people.
There still is whirl of gay
night life in Paris if you love-and
pay-for it, but for the mass of
people this war is swiftly becoming
a tremendous effort to put all
phases of everyday life on an en-
Urgency basis. The French see no
chance of an early peace. They
are doggedly determined to get rid
of Adolf Hitler as neighbOr and
they expect intense fightlng-al-
though not necessarily a big often
sive-on the western Front this
spring.
For the average F'renchman the
war is belatedly becoming a matter
of occasional air alarms. of bread
cards and of francs and centlmes
and this. they believe, is only the
beginning.
Meatless Days
HenCefOrth, three meatleSS days
week will be observed. French
men will hand over Is per cent of
their earnings as a war tax in ad-
dition to the regular direct and in
direct taxes. Tens of thousands OF
women are in factories and other
jobs TO replace men at the front.
Food and gasoline is rationed to
limited extent. The luxury trades
are suffering big losses. Unemploy-
ment has been eliminated.
But-aS demonstrated by the ex-
element aroused by Royal Air
Force band-there is no music and
no holiday atmosphere in this year
Nor is there any of the bitterness
against the "Boctes" of the World
war
There are fewer orcheStras IN the
cafes where Paris families used to
go for an evening of entertainment,
but live new night clubs have open
ed in downtown Paris since Christ
mas. More are opening each week
and business is good.
Harry Pilcer, who was the Amer
lean partner Of Gaby DeSlys, Is
opening L Aiglon" with the place
sold out. Lucienne Boyer as we'll
as another cafe featuring Chevalier
and Josephine Baker are packed
each night by crowds that spend
money and laugh heartily. There is
usually a heavy sprinkling of army
uniforms in the night clubs. The
women of Paris are as smartly
dressed as ever and show no signs
Of ever consentlng to wear "crsatZ'
or substitute hosiery.
But there is another SIDE TO war
time France and 1t IS the side seen
By most Of the people. The women
Of France are working in almost
every industry TO fill the places
left vacant by men who are in the
army. They are doing all OF the
light work and in the big indus
trial plants some women operate
small lathes and automatic ma
chimes.
The ladies of the Paris boule-
wards have almost disappeared be-
cause of the blackout and officials
claim that the capital is now Wr-
tually a "crimeless city" All Of the
known gigolos, small time criminals
and gyps have been taken by po-
lice to the Pare de Prince-Once
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21

Continued From Page II
that his agency would be unable to
aid in the securing of loans until
complete information regarding
drainage results and needs wer3
available.
Additional resolutions passed at
Wednesdays planning conference
pertained TO district policies.
The conference passed rcsolu-
ton that the district make a NOM
inal charge per acre for survey &c
engineering services which have
been offered free of charge to far
merS. Sponsors of The measure de-
clared that the procedure would
eliminate surveys for those person.
who were not actually interested
The conference also passed 4
resolution urging the district TO
withhold irrigation water from far
merS who allow waste to ente.'
drains in any manner other than
through properly constructed chan
nelS.
Wednesday afternoons session of
the planning conference was re-
Stricted TO discussions on drainage
problems of the county. DR.. j. S
Schofield warned that drainage
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
Senate Rejects
Food.Sfamp Plan

WASHINGTON. March q GUP1
The senate today rejected an at
tempt by friends of the surplus
commodities foodstamp plan to in
crease its appropriation in the $685.
100000 farm bill from SS5 1000. 900 tc
Sll3 900. 600
The senate which yesterday wrote
S2l2.0O0000 provision for agri-
cultural parity payments into the
measure by a 63 to 10 vote. refused
to reverse a parliamentary ruling
which blocked the attempt to ex-
pand the stamp plan.
The proposed increase was spon-
sored by Sen. Robert M. La Toilette
P. Wis. 1t was designed to give
the federal surplus commodities cor
poratioH enough money to extenc
the food-Stamp plan to 100 addition
al cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
War in Europe Drab. Many
Miss Military Pomp

area evacuated hurricdly at the
start of the war but most of them
are back now, except for some
school children.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
S.P. Reports Big
Boost in Income

SAN FRANCISCO. March q.
'UPI southern Pacific company. in
the 05th annual report to the stock
holders, today disclosed a 1884 per
cent increase IN its net railway OPP
Grating income for the year ended
Dec. 2l, 1899 as compared to the
preceding 1888 period.
The report submitted by PreSi-
dent A. d. Mcdonald set the income
from railroad operations at $28,428,-
4l0, gain of Sl4,13l ,406 over the
comparative 1888 period.
The annual statement indicated
that Southern Pacific railroad OPP
orators We're profitable but subsid-
lary operations. several of which the
company seeks to drop or to revamp
were losing money.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
Dr.. Shriver viii
Tel True Story

The tue story of Imperial Valleys
greatly maligned migrant families
will be told at an inter-denomin-
ational conference in New York
April | by DR.. William P. Shriver,
church leader, who left the valley
Thursday after studying the prob
lem.
DR.. Shriver visited the camps,
talked 10 members of many migrant
families. consulted camp Officials,
and conferred with religious and
civic leaders in gathering informa-
ton to be presented at the Ne"
York City conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
Hot Money Burns
States Pockets

PHOENIX. March p CUP>-The
state of Arizona was trying TO-DAY
10 get rid of So6l.
Inc money, representing unclaim-
"a winnings in the recent horse
racing meet, will go into the state
treasury unless holders of the lucky
tickets make their claims within so
Gays. according to Joe NJ. Pegs
director OF the income tax division
OF the state tax commission.
OF the total funds on hand. $3.50
represents unclaimed winnings while
s4ll remains as "underpayments"
on winning tickets.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21

famous as dueling ground-and
then herded into a concentration
camp in central France. Among
these police found many who had
evaded military service and they
were sent to Morocco to build roads
All courts were transformed into
wartime tribunals where tho judg-
es rarely show lenleffcy. As re
suit. police said crime has dropped
off about 90 per cent.
For the most part. tho French
people merely are making pa
triotic gesture in going on food
ratiOnS.
The country however, has huge
food reserves and is continually
increasing them and the French
culinary ingenuity can still make
the most of the loopholes in the
restrictions on food The French
can still dine royalty compared to
the Germans.
A typical example was dinner
this week at CiroS. II was a meat
less day and the waiter was pro-
fuSely apologize because he was
unable to serve any pork, beef, veal
or lamb. All he could offer we're
IA kinds of oysters. fish duck,
chicken, turkey, squad liver and kid
neys.
When the war started all of
Paris was prepared for the worst
possible in the form of aerial at
tack. But now the city is almost
normal in this respect and gas
masks are seldom seen on the
street. More than half of the nor
NAL 100000 persons in the Paris
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
France Chooses
Cabinet asNazis
Intensity Raids
Continued From Page -

Continued From Page II
again today and we're reported &C
tive off the British coast. Four
persons were killed in an attack on
a British steamer off the south
coast.
Britain's minister of economic
warfare, Ronald Cross. told the
House of Commons that the gov
eminent was keeping close watch
on Russian purchases of war ma
terialS in the United States. He re-
ferred in particular to the Russian
copper purchases. which many Brit
ish observers have believed were
reaching Germany by way of the
Soviet Union.
Cross said. however, that Russian
oil purchases abroad were not larg-
er than in previous years and that
therefore there was no reason to
believe Russia was buying foreign
oil for the Nazi war machine.
Tho Allied and German diplomatic
struggle continued in the Balkans.
Dr Karl ClodiuS. the Nazi economic
expert. is i'll Bucharest attempting
10 increase the flow of supplies to
the Reich. especially of oil which
Is badly needed if the war in the
ar is to be intensified.
The RumanianS have not vet
shown any definite signs of being
over-awed by the persistent Nazi
threats that Germany, Russia and
Italy are about to form an econo-
mic bloc to dominate the Balkans
In Bucharest it was announced that
the Rumanian government con-
trary to an earlier announcement
would not cut down its military
precautions at present.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-21
High Fog Spills
Rain on Gabriel

LOS ANGELES. March p up
High fog hung over the south
land today as the U. S. weather
bureau predicted fair today. to-
night and tomorrow, with moder-
ate temperature. Gentle northwest
winds
The fog" however spilled oil
precipitation on San Gabriel.
No precipitation was recorded here.
although windshlelds of motorists
coming into the city in the early
morning hours. were spattered with
what looked suspiciously like rain