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Evening star., 1940-04-22
Mail Order and Chain
Sales Far Above 1889
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April o.. Leading
mail order and retail distributing
organizations scored substantial
gains in sales during March COM
pared with year ago, statistics
showed today.
Sales by 30 country wide COM
panies totaled $273, ,638,032, an in
crease of slightly better than 10 per
cent compared with $248, ,182, ,341
sales in the corresponding month
last year. Sales for the first three
months this year aggregated $715,-
126,355, an increase of II per cent
compared with sales of $642 ,946, AS,
In the like 1889 period.
March sales this year were aided
by the Easter holidays. Easter fell
in April last year.
Three mail order houses, which
have been leading in the monthly
comparison for more than a year,
recorded a gain of only A. per cent
during March, compared with year
ago. Volumes of Sears, Roebuck g.
Co., and Montgomery Ward g. Co.,
leading mail order houses, however,
were the largest for March in their
history.
Sears sales totaled $50,899, eco, an
increase Of 2.3 per cent over . year
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Stock Averages
60-StOck Range Since 1927:
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

.
NEW YORK, April 22.-Stock
market buying mainly was in spe-
cialties today, most leaders encoun-
tering difficulties in extending Sat-
urday's rally.
Aircrafts and steels stepped out in
the forenoon. They found the going
a bit rough and the majority eventu-
ally subsided. Early selling was abb
sorbed fairly well, however, and
gains of fractions to more than a
point predominated after midday.
The pace slowed appreciably in the
latter part of the proceedings and
prices were no better than steady at
the close. Transfers appropriated
100000 shares.
Traders were unable to arrive at
any definite conclusion regarding
the shifting war currents in Europe,
or just how this country may be
effected, no matter which side wins.
Consequently most showed an in
clination to step carefully.
At that, business news was viewed
as more constructive than other
wise, although -esti-
mated drop in this weeks steel mill
operations tended to restrain bull
ishness.
Touching new highs for the year
some eventually backed down-were
Allied Mills. Celanese, Armour, Will
son & Co., International Paper pre-
ferred American Bosch and Bush
Terminal.
Resistance was shown by United
Aircraft, Curtiss-Wright, Du Pont,
Allied Chemical, General Motors,
Great Northern, American Car g.
Foundry. Radio Corp, Studebaker
and Eastman Kodak.
Sluggish were American Airlines.
Lockheed, Sears Roebuck. Chrysler.
Anaconda, International Mercantile
Marine and American Hawaiian
Steamship.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
B. & 0. Reports Big Gain
In Operating Revenue

Net railway operating revenue of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in
1899 amounted to Sal, ,129,l77, COM
pared with s29, ,738 ,309 in 1898, an
increase of 1880 1868, or 1880 per
cent, President Daniel Willard an
nounced today in his annual report.
Total railway operating revenues
amounted to $161, ,O30,252, against
$134, 722, $3.50 in the previous year. an
increase of SIC, 6,307 1922, or 1883 per
cent.
Expenses advanced, but were kept
well in control. Railway operating
expenses in 1889 totaled s119, ,901 OTIS,
compared with $104,984, ,o21 in 1888,
an increase of $14,97O054, or 14.21
per cent, the report stated,
Net income available for fixed
charges was s30,172, ,664, compared
with $19,059,753 for 1898, an in
crease of $11,112,911, or 58.3l per
cent, and shows income for the year
was cnly 1892 ,207 short of covering
entire interest charges, against more
than $l3.000,000 year ago, the re-
port states.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 22-Wheat prices
were more than a cent higher at
one time today, establishing the
best quotations posted here since
1887, but the market reacted sharp
ly later and contracts representing
the 1910 crop closed fractionally
lower.
Nervous and rather wide price
fluctuations reflected buying based
on the war which was offset by SELL
ing due to favorable crop conditions
over the grain belt. with rains re-
ported in some localities while show
ers were forecast overnight. Princi-
pal markets received almost twice as
much wheat as they did a year ago.
Wheat closed 3. cent lower to a.
higher compared with yesterdays
finish, May, s1.115s-1a; July, s1.O93s-
u; corn unchanged to 81 higher:
May, 65, July, 657s sc; oats, A-sa
lower.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Wool Market Shows
Some Improvement
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April % Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture) "A very
moderate improvement in the wool
market was maintained during the
last week.
Small sales of woods were some
what more numerous and comprised
a broader selection of woods than
in the previous week.
Prices continued somewhat irreg-
ular. Prices were inclined to ease
on scattered sales of territory wools.
Quotations on fleece wools, how
ever, were fairly firm.
Graded combing bright fleece
wools were quoted at 80 to "a cents
In the grease, for fine delaine, at
"a to So cents for half bloods, and IS
to 81 cents for ttree-eigiatt,s and
quarter bloods.
Evening star., 1940-04-22

ago, and Wards $38.842,199, an in
crease of 81 per cent. For the first
three months of the year Sears
showed gain of 119 per cent COM
pared with the like period in 1889
and Montgomery Ward 11.6 per
cent.
Evening star., 1940-04-22

Chicago Cash Market o'9o
Cash wheat No. 3 mixed. IA: No
req, ba1d l.1S; No. 2 yellow, hard, 115: No. 3
Har6' nar6 lNl4'4; sample Grade, hard / O9i5.
6al2-6ss.; No 3, 6S-6si4:. sample grads
SSss,4 Oats, No, 1 mixed. 42s4: No. 3,
42H: No. L white, As: No. 2. 45i5-46.
NO 3, 44-45: Barley. mating 53-65 noni.
haI: feed. 1880: No. mailing. 65, Sow
oeans, No. 4 yellow 1OSi4.
WinniDeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, April % CP,.-Grain range
Evening star., 1940-04-22
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 22.-Cotton
futures registered moderate gains
in quiet dealings today.
Trade, Wall Street and foreign
buying, partly induced by steadi-
ness overseas, readily absorbed May
liquidation, hedge and Southern
selling. Strength in the May posi-
ton was an important factor and
inspired a steady undertone to the
entire list.
Midafternoon prices held gains of
2 to points; May (old), lO.77; Oc-
tober, l0.19; March, 995.
Cottonseed OIL
o Sieachaole cottonseed Oil futures closed
80 lower. Sales. 124 contracts. May,
S:95b; July. 7.04: September, LOB; Octo.
Der I'll; December, 715b.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, April % H.-Good
caoies and trade buying Influenced an
advance in cotton futures today AT noon
prices were 3 to 8 points net higher.
Evening star., 1940-04-22

In bankruptcy reorRanized under
Bankruptcy Act securities assumed COMPANIES
Rates Of table are annual dis,
bursements based
ton Unless otherwise noted are no,
- ~s DIV wv
dividend rights extras
dividends Declared
.r this Insysbis year casb % %
Evening star., 1940-04-22

One hundred German pilots, all
members of the German air feet
reserve, are operating planes in
Mexico.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
New Orleans PriceS.

Cottonseed oil opened steady: May
6.51b: July 659b: September, 6.56b; Octo
ber, 6.70b. Bid.
Evening star., 1940-04-22

Baltimore Quotations
BALTIMORE, April % lP.-Wheat No
= req winter, garlicky, spct, domestic,
Evening star., 1940-04-22

Fire has renaissance in painting
and exhibits by Irish painters and
lectures on art are attracting
crowds.
Evening star., 1940-04-22

War has seriously curtailed traffic
through the Panama Canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22

we should be as deeply concerned
about mature women who have al
ready acquired skills and who in
their 40s and SOS are being ex-
cluded permanently from the labor
force by an Indifferent or callous
society which thinks 1t no longer
needs them"
Mrs. Shearon warned against
hopes that the defense program
would provide satisfactory solu-
ton to unemployment.
THE seriousness of unemployment
among older workers is a long time
problem" she said. 1T will be with
us through good times and bad
through war and peace. 1t requires
long-range planning with action on
national scale"
DR.. Mitchell Dreese, psychologist
of George Washington University
offered to cooperate with the clinic
and to place room at the uni
versity at its disposal Prof Anna
P. Cooper of George Washington
spoke in support of the new move
ment as did DR.. Eloise Cram OF the
National Health Institute. Miss
Mary Switzer of the Federal Sc
curity Agency also attended.
Mrs. Shearon gave credit for the
establishment of the Womens Oc-
cupational Council to Miss Mary
Robinson Of the United States
Women's Bureau and chairman OF
the Committee on Legal and Eco
nomic Status of Women of the local
branch Of the American Association
of University Women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Women's Council
OF B'nai Birth
Organized

After formally organizing last
night, the new Womens Supreme
Council of Bnai Birth today began
a discussion of national projects to
be adopted and prepared to elect
officers.
Representatives Of the six women S
grand lodges of B'nai B nth are at
tending the two-day session at the
Hay Adams House, which yesterday
created the supreme council as a
co-ordinating body. for the lodges
and, through them, for more than
400 senior and junior auXiliaries
throughout the country.
The next meeting of the council
was set for March, l94l, in Chicago
Attending the sessions are Mrs
Frances Winer. Brighton. Mass.
Mrs. Morris Steinhorn, Buffalo. N
Y; Mrs. Pat Roth, St. Louis; Mrs
Lydia Woldman, Cleveland; Mrs
Abram OrloW, Philadelphia; Mrs.
Rae Morrison. Philadelphia Mrs.
Sylvia Vener, Pasadena, Calf: Mrs.
Leonore Underwood. San Francisco:
Mrs. Lawrence Koenigsberger, Wash
ington: Mrs. Isaac Levin. Miami
Fla; Mrs. Aaron Osri, Chicago:
Mrs. Maurice Turner. Chicago:
Maurice Bisgyer. national secretary
of B'nai B nth. and Max Softer. St.
Louis. mentor of Women's Grand
Lodge No. 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
How tOAid
Women Past
IS Discussed
Council Here
Will Establish
Job Clinics

Plans to combat unemployment
problems Of women past IS years of
age were discussed by the Women's
Occupationsl Council Of the District
last night at the Chamber of Com
merce. More than 40 women, rep
resenting important clubs, as well as
members of professional and busi-
ness circles, attended the meeting,
at which Mrs. William Shearon,
chairman, presided.
The council authorized Mrs.
Shearon to appoint committee to
draw up constitution and voted
to establish lob clinics with VOL
unteer lecturers and advisers as soon
as possible. These clinics, Mrs.
Shearon explained, will be open to
all women with vocational problems.
Younger women who wish employ
ment insurance" for the future will
be invited to attend the clinics to
analyze their potentialities and fall
ings and take measures to keep
jobs or to get better positions, she
added.
Mrs Shearon, who is social serv-
ice analyst with the Bureau of Re-
search and Statistics Of the Social
Security Board. declared unemploy-
ment among older women is a ma
tional economic problem, which, I'M
less it is solved, will require more
public funds spent on homes for
the aged and on hospitals for mental
disease"
National thought has been given
to securing their first jobs for young
people, the speaker asserted. But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Latin American
Fair Opens Today
AT Arts Club

Honor guests who will attend the
opening Of the three-day Latin
American fair. Fiesta de las
Americas" this afternoon at O'Clock
at the Arts Club include Dr.. Leo S.
Rove, director general, Pan-Ameri-
can Union: MI. Laurence Duggan,
chief Division of the American
Republics. State Department. and
Mrs. Duggan; the Ambassador of
the Argentine and Sonora Espil.
the Ambassador OF Cuba. Senior
Don Pedro Martinez Fraga; the
Ambassador of Venezuela and
Sonora Escalante: the Minister of
Guatemala and Sonora de Recinos:
the Minister of FL Salvador and
Sonora de Castro. the Minister of
the Dominican Republic and Sonora
de Pastoriza, the Minister Of b.
livia and Sonora de Guachilla, the
Minister of Haiti and Nine Lescot,
the Minister of Nicaragua and
Sonora de De Rayle. the Minister Of
Honduras and Sonora de Caceres.
Dr.. Hans Kinder, president of
the Arts Club. and Mrs. Kinder
will receive with Lyle A. Brookover,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Clever Bids
FOrCerenOny

Unusual invitations have been
issued for the presentation Saturday
afternoon Of the pulpit to the Old
Presbyterian Meeting House in Alex
andria The type for the invitations
was In use at least 100 years ago and
the printing was done by Mr.. Lewis
Ball, who is the third generation in
the printing firm. The type was
purchased by Mr.. Bells great-grand-
father for use by the Printers Alley
and the invitations will be cherished
souvenirs, not only OF the ceremony
but OF Printers Alley.
The pulpit will be presented by
the Alexandria Association and Miss
Margaret Alexander will play the
original organ, the pipes Of which
bear the date 1910. The organ was
salvaged from the fire of 1885. The
old clock above the entrance also
was saved, but has been silent for
some years.
Mr.. Frederick A. Delano, chair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22

chairman Of the fiestA. Miss Blanca
Renard will play Spanish American
music during the reception.
Those who have made reserva-
tons for the card party tomorrow
afternoon are: Mrs. Frank B. Steele,
chairman of the card party; Mrs.
Warren E. Emley, vice chairman:
Mrs. Arthur Grahame, Mrs. Norman
Anderson, Mrs. Tomas Cajigas, Mrs.
William Ridgeley Chapline, Mrs.
Carl Casey, Mrs. Ethel T. Fulton,
Mrs. Paul Hesse, Mrs. Walter E.
Hilton, Mrs. Oliver Hoyen. the
Misses Hobart, Mrs. Robert LIE Fevre,
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin and Mrs.
Elizabeth Northrop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22

man Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, will
make an address and Mr.. Joseph P.
Crockett. president OF the Alexan.
dria Association, will welcome the
guests. Mr.. CORTLAND H. Davis will
accept the gift of the pulpit from
the Alexandria Association On be-
half of the trustees of the Old Meet
ing House. The presentation will
be made by Mr.. Charles E. Workman
for the association.
The Sabbath Glee Club of Rich
mond, widely-known group of COL
ored singers, will sing spirituals.
The Glee Club was sponsored by
Miss Julia Sully of Richmond, who
has been q leader in the preservation
Of spirituals. Joseph Matthews is
conductor of the club
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-29
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
c. F. Breitenstein, plaintiff, VS..
Pat Centers, William Schneider, and
Austin Fraser as County Treasurer
of Lincoln County, State of Mon
tana, defendants.
The State of Montana sends greet
ings to the above named defendants
and to each of them:
You are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this action,
which is filed in the office of the
Clerk of this Court, a copy of which
is herewith served upon one of you
in each county wherein any of you
reside, and TO file your answer and
serve copy thereof upon the plant
ifs attorney within twenty days
after the service of this summons,
exclusive of the day of service, and
in case of your failure to appear or
answer judgment will be taken
against you, by default. for the re-
lief demanded in the complaint.
This action is brought for the pur-
pose of procuring Tax Deed from
the County Treasurer of Lincoln
County, State of Montana, for the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-29
Placing of Fertilizer
Important Farm Item

The correct placement of fertiliz-
ers is of primary Importance to
farmers. Experiments show that
fertilizers should be placed at about
the same depth or slightly below
the feeding roots, SO as to permit
the latter to reach the plant-food
easily and quickly. The best results
with grain crops Is obtained when
the drill has fertilizer attach
ment which sows the fertilizer d.
rectly with the grain at the same
depth. The planter for potatoes
should be designed to place the fer
tilizer in narrow band two to four
inches away from each side of the
sets and on the same level or slight
ly below the sets.
For garden crops the fertilizer
should be placed in narrow band
on each side and two to four inches
away from the plants, or when the
plants will come up in the row, and
about the depth of the feeding roots
(Which means two to three inches).
Grain drills and potato planters with
suitable fertilizer attachments for
placing the fertilizer as described
above have been available for
number OF years, and there is now a
hand implement on the market for
fertilizing garden crops in the ap-
proved 'band-way."
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-29
NOTICE OF CLOSING OF
REGISTRATION BOOKS

For the General Election to be
held November S, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that the
precincts in Lincoln County, Mon
tana will be open at the County
Clerks office on legal days between
the hours of 900 o'clock A. M and
500 o'clock P. M. up to and includ-
ing September 20, 1910, for the pur-
pose of registering for the General
Election
Registration books will close on
Friday, September 20, 1910, at 500
o'clock P. M
Electors wishing to register and
residing within ten miles of the
County Clerks office should appear
in person at his office to register.
Those residing more than ten miles
from the County Clerks office may
register at his office or before any
deputy registrar, notary public or
justice of the peace in the manner
prescribed by law.
1t you are registered but have
since changed your residence to
different precinct you should have
your registration card transferred
to the precinct where you now re-
side.
Be sure that you are registered
ELDON j. SCHUCK,
County Clerk and Ex-Officio Regis
trar of Lincoln County, Montana.
Dated this 18th day of August,
1910. ag15-S12-5t.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-29

that he wanted to cut down, not in
crease expenditures in the cam
paign to be made for him and Nc
Nary.
1t is extraordinary to have come
from Fletcher because of Fletcher's
really outstanding record as a dip
lomat. 1t would seem to indicate
the wisdom of the old saw about
putting a round peg in a square
hole. As a diplomat, in South Amer
Ha, In the Far East and in Europe,
Flet0her's record is one that any
Apluyn ATTIC official might well envy
BRILLIANT DIPLOMAT
In Latin America, Fletcher, who
speaks Portuguese, the language OF
the DraEitaana, - well a Spanish
and French, 10 endeared himself to
the Latins that, when any difficulty
areee It the Pan American confer
<1ce at Havana in 1928, Charles E.
Hughes, head Of the u. s. delega-
ton, would send Fletcher to patch
4 up. He never failed.
The New Dealers have leaped on
Fletcher's campaign fund sugges-
ton like hungry cats at fish. It was
the first break" since the nominal
ton of Willkie. Attorney General
Robert Fl. jackson seriously urges
congress to amend the law SO as to
prevent such wickedness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-29
National Forest Timber For Sale

Sealed bids will be received by
the Forest Supervisor, Libby, Mon
tana up to and including Septem-
Der Is. 1910 at p. m. for fire killed
merchandise timber on an area
embracing 100 acres within Sec
tons I6. IT, 20 and 81, T. 36 ~, R. 33
w. M. P. NJ, Spread Creek water
shed. Kootenai National Forest, es-
timated to be 200 M it. B. M. more
or less of white pine, 500 NJ #.
B. M. of spruce and 1000 cedar poles
80 feet and longer. No bids of less
than $500 for white pine, Csc for
spruce, Sol per linear foot for ce-
dar poles will be considered. Re-
moval of spruce to be optional with
purchaser. An additional area of
300 acres, containing 800 M. #. B.
M. of white pine, 700 M it. B. M
of spruce and 700 cedar poles, may
be included at option of purchaser
Green timber cut in improvement
construction will be charged for at
the rate of $500 per M for white
pine, sl00 per M for spruce, &c
per linear foot for cedar poles
White pine to be removed by De-
cember 81. 1910; all other species
by December 81, l941. $4,000
must be deposited with each bid to
be applied on the purchase price,
refunded or retained in part as
hquidated damages according to
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-29
EVERYTHING
In
MERCHANDISE
KOOTENAI
Mercantile
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

oLAN FAlL OANfA1NAL1 AAOiNo
Commercial Club meets every 3rd
Thursday. James A. Krall, presi-
dent, Harold Hall, secretary.
American Legion Auxiliary Lodge
No 81 meets LIST and 3rd Thurs
days Mrs Merle Hampton, presi-
dent, Mrs. Natalie Campbell, sec'y.
Lions Club meets every End and
4th Mondays. E. j. Driear, pres
ident, w. J. Farris, secretary.
Libby Woman's Club meets End
Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in community
room of court house. Mrs. ]. A.
Krall, president, Mrs. c. w. Gildea,
secretary
American Legion Post No. 81
meets lst and 3rd Thursdays at the
Legion hall. DR.. j. P. Campbell, COM
mander, w. c. collars, adjutant
Libby Farm Woman's Club meets
1st Wednesday. Mrs. John Fuller,
president, Mrs. E. A. Rice, secre-
tary.
Libby Junior Woman's Club meets
second Tuesdays at 8 p. m. in the
community room of the court house.
Mrs. Vim. Erickson, president and
Mrs. Marlen Adkins, secretary.
Al Study Club-Mrs. Dexter
Shaurette, president; Miss Vesta
Knoke, secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-29

terms of sale. In addition to the
above stumpage of $l.00 per M IT.
B. M. for white pine, SOC per M
fit. B. M. for spruce, 1c per linear
foot for cedar poles must be COW
cred into Treasury of the United
States as part of the special fund
for paying cost of the disposal of
defective and undesirable trees,
brush and other debris resulting
from logging operation in sales Of
National Forest timber, including
this sale. Before bids are submit
ted, full information covering the
timber, the conditions of sale and
submission of bids may be obtained
from the Forest Supervisor, Libby,
Montana. agl5-292t