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Evening star., 1940-06-09
Selected Railroad
Issues Improve on
Bond Market
Group Of Foreign
Dollar Obligations
Also Advance
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June ga selected
!, group of domestic railroad and for
eign dollar obligations bounded up
sharply in todays bond market. The
general list moved narrowly,
although the main trend was shade
higher
A half dozen issues of Boston &
Maine Railroad were at the head
of the advancing contingent with
gains of to 7l2 points following
overnight announcement the man.
agement of the road had taken steps
toward final readjustment Of the
capital structure.
Other issues scoring fair-sized
gains included Baltimore & Ohio S
Lake Erie Divisions As, up 6l2. at
46l2; Canadian National Railway
41as, up az at 77E2; Erie first As, up
1a4 at 48, and Pacific Gas 3As, up
Is at 1922
The better than average perform
ance of foreign dollar bonds was
ascribed in some brokerage quarters
as partly due to adjustments in spec
ulative positions for the week end re-
cess.
Belgium Is ended up points at
81: Canada IS were 2a4 up at 67a4
and Japan 6l2s gained 2l2 at "a.
Some others made as much progress,
= including Sac Paulo stamped Is and
several South American government
loans.
United States Governments were
virtually neglected and ended 3-32
of a point higher to 5-32 lower.
Total sales of 1852. 900, par value,
were the smallest for Saturday
since last August II and compared
with $l,915,250 last Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Foreclosures Decline
Far Below Yeur Aoo
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The total of foreclosures by all
types Of mortgage lenders on urben
property during the first four
months of this year was % per
cent under the corresponding period
a year ago, the Home Loan Bank
Board reported yesterday. The to-
tai for this years four months was
35.078.
The board also reported that
member savings and loan associa-
tons of the board loaned $89, ,592 900
during April-which it said was a
larger volume than any previous
month since establishment of the
board, in 1892.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Chicago Produce
CHICAGO June 8 lPi.-

CHICAGO. June fPl.-Butter. 1872 :
662 steady; prices UNCHANGED.
bess; 5e 3t'oo6: ,: steady; prices unchanged
shipments. g55: new stock: Supplies
rather liberal. demand good MT slightly
ifornia long whites. washed u S. No /.
under ventilation. some showing few
spotted sacks l.S5-c.l0 u S. CONNER
cial lf0-S0; California Bliss Triumphs,
U. S. Nc. !, washed under initial ice.
2:.5 MISSISSIPPI Bliss Triumphs u S.
No /. unwashed. no early sales: late Fri
dav few l 74'2: Alabama Bliss Tr-
umphs, L. s. No. l. washed. .9O-2 O5:
best mostly ,.OO-05; showing heated and
some spotted sacks. 1915: U. S. No. /.
unwashed. $50: showing spotted sacks,
1.11l2; late Friday. 30; u S. No l.
size B, washed. showing heated spotted
sacks. 90: Louisiana Bliss Triumphs. u S.
No. ! washed. 1.95-2 .05: U. S. No. un-
washed T2-9O: mostly around 75: u s.
commercial unwashed. 60-TO: old stock.
supply very light no sales reported.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. June tPl.-The British
pound continued its cratic behavior. in
foreien exchange dealings today, ending
the London eovernment's latest latest war .q01eo re-.
strictions affecting the currency.
l.. Foreign money quarters we're inclined
governing trading in the pound as de-
signed to eliminate eventually from in
sernationaI markets free. sterling. there
pleted at the official S4 .O2Ha-S4 .O3E rate
Activity in the local market seemed to
be confined .principally to cleaning up con-
Whether buying by those now short Of
the currency helped pull the quotation up
from the DAYS low Of S3.67 was any ones
the final hour of dealings was held in
some quarters as indicative that such was
the case
citedly with sterling. the same as on Fri
day. and closed of .06h of a cent at o12
cents: The Canadian dollar ended down
"a OF cent at 1917 U. S. cents to the
other European currencies we're more
Closing rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars, others in cents):
Canada.
Oficia, Canadian Control Board rates
for U. s. dollars: Buying 10 per cent pre-
MUM selling II per cent premium, eauiva :
Q. 90 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket gin per cent discount, or 1880
q. s. cents
Great Britain. demand 3.71; cables,
3.72: 60-day. 3.69s4; 9O-day, 3.67Ka
Finland. 2.OOn: France, 212; Germany
40.05n: benevolent. 100: Greece, -.62n;
Hungary. 17.7On: italy, 5.05; Netherlands,
unauoted; Norway unauoted: PORTUGAL,
3.62n: Rumania. sen; Sweden. 23.S2n;
Switzerland. 22.4O; Yugoslavia. 2.35n.
Latin America.
Argentina, oficial. 29.77: free. 90 so:
Brazil, official, 605; free. $40; Mexico,
16.S5n.
Far East
Japan. 23.4s: Hong Kong. % 80; shans-
hal 6.25.
(Rate in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated) n Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Chicago Stocks Quiet
In Marrow Groove
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 8-In an un.
usually quiet trade today securities
prices here shifted irregularly with
in narrow range.
At the close IL issues were higher,
IA lower and Is unchanged, COM
pared with yesterday. Transactions
totaled 1000 shares.
Volume for the week totaled "A 900
shares, compared with 100000 last
week and $4,000 a year ago.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Maryland Toboccos

A general increase in average prices for
tobacco sold on the auction markets OF
Southern Maryland for the period of
June 81. inclusive, is reported by the
Agricultural Marketing Service Practi-
caliy all qualities followed the genaral
upward trend and reached a high level
for the season. showing advances of from
81 90 to $500 a hundred pounds. the
only exception being the lower qualities OF
granulatins seconds which continued to
the. offerings has continued to improve
A decline in volume of sales is attributed
to the prevailing dry weather
Average prices per 100 pounds by quality
and Approximate ranges on bulk of sales
follow.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Packard Motors Gets
Huge Allied Order
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8.-The Allied
Purchasing Commission has placed
a $4,000, 900 order. for high-speed
marine engines with the Packard
Motor Car Co., authoritative quar-
ters revealed today.
The power plants will be used in
fast craft employed in the naval
and air divisions of the fighting
forces.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Miscellaneous Markets.

Additional New York markets as com.
piled by the Associated Press:
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed 3-1H
! higher. Sales, No / standard % con.
tracts. July. 21.23b; September l9.55;
December, 1880. Smoked ribbed spot
RAW HIDES Futures closed 1917
lower: Sales. 800. 600 pounds. Septem.
Der. a.75b; December, 995b. Spot No. /
western light native cows. 9kn.
WOOL TOPS-Futures closed . points
" lower to 3 higher The spot price was
cents higher compared with a week ago
o3.Sb Spot. standard tops lOS o. nm.
= changed. "
b Bid. n Nominal
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Metal Market

NEW YORK. June UP.-Copper steady:
electrolytic, spot. Connecticut Valley. 11.5O;
export, fa.s New York. 150. Tin steady;
Lead steady spot, New York. 5.O0-5. .05;
East St. Louis. 4s5. Zinc steady; East
St Louis, spot and forward, 625. Pig
iron aluminium antimony. quicksilver
platinum. Chinese wolframite and do
n1estic scheelite UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Odd-Lot DeuIinqs
BY the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported yes
terday these transactions by customers wit
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the Ne
York Stock Exchange for June Z: 2,66
sales involving 5S,149 shares, including Z
short sales involving 2.225 shares.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, June S.-The Associatec
Press weighted wholesale price index OF
30 commodities today declined to 1l.3l.
Previous day. 7l.40; week ago. nh;
month ago. 74.10; year ago, $500.
1910. 1899 1888 l933-31
-.igh ---- 75."9 1922 74.37 asl4
Low - Ills 63.7S SO SO 4I.44
G9H6 average equals 1909
Evening star., 1940-06-09

CHICAGO Cash Market
Wheat. no sales reported Corn, No.
yellow. 66l2-6sl.: No. > 66-6S; No
! white. 1S. Oats. No. l mixed 34i2. sam
pie S5l2 No : white, 36A: No. 3. 34I7-
30: sample, 33a4. Barley, mating $500
nom: feed, 404s. nom. Soy beans, No
. yellow. 81
Winnipeg Cash Market
WINNIPEG June ,P,-Cash wheat.
| No; 1 Northern. 737s No. >. II; No. g.
GA; oats. No. = white. 3l1s; No g. 307s
Evening star., 1940-06-09

Quotations furnished bv National Asso-
citation OF Securities Dealers Inc: which
states they do not necessarily reflect ac-
tual transactions or Arm bids or offers,
but should indicate approximate prices
and. unless otherwise indicated. are as
quoted by the sponsors or issuers
.Asterisk indicates, Not quoted by
sponsors or issuers."
Evening star., 1940-06-09

I 4 Also extra or extras.
| Quotations furnished by National Asso-
| citation of Securities Dealers Inc. which
| states they do not necessarily reflect ac-
| tual transactions or hrm bids or offers.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
D. 6. Securities

Quotations by Johnston, Lemon e. Coz
Yesterdays S closing bid and asked quo
tauonS on WASHINGTON securities which are
traded over-the- counter follow:
Evening star., 1940-06-09
j. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, June 3 tP.-Prices quoted
in dollars and thrty-seconds
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Official Rates Established
For Allied Currencies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 8-An ofiicial rate
of exchange has been established
between the pound sterling, the
French franc and the Belgian franc
in accordance with the tripartite
agreement signed yesterday between
the United Kingdom, France and
Belgium to regulate monetary and
financial relations, it was disclosed
today.
A statement by the British treas
ury said the rate between the pound
and the Belgian franc would be
176l2 to the pound, same as the rate
between the French franc and the
pound.
A tripartite financial agreement
between the United Kingdom, France
and the Netherlands has been
reached and signature is expected
within a few days, the statement
added.
Thus the union between four
countries in their war effort will be
effectively extended to the economic
sphere"
Foreign money dealers in New
York pointed out trade in the cur
rencies of Belgium and the Neither
lands was suspended soon after the
German invasion. A foreign ex-
change committee is at present try
ing to work out an arrangement for
settling existing contracts calling
for payment in those moneys.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, June lP1.-National AS
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1940-06-09

s4 49,
Evening star., 1940-06-09

Ranges quoted do not represent ex-
treme price range in each quality but
only on bulk of sales. (Approxima tely
two-thirds of total)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04

dants of immigrants welded into great democracy by our common faith in freedom and social justice Let us then join in reaffirmng what we know to be the truth-that passionate devotion to this land possesses the millions of our people born under other skies The native born heirs to the cher shed liberties our own immigrant fore-fathers achieved through common struggle; but these are Americans by choice
 Foreign born citizens from every land in Europe fought in our War of Independence; helped the Union; died in defense of democracy in the World War We must not permit the solidarity of our cti- zenry to be undermined by the corrosive acids of baseless fears and mass suspicious.
 citizenship is no greater proof of patriotism than birth under another flag is evidence of dis loyalty to our country and it's ideals Whenever such dsloyaty may to light it should be dealt with promptly and vigorously by the constituted authorities But there is increasing evidence that well meaning private citizens developing baseess prejudices against whole groups of loyal Americans of foreign birth; that they inflicting upon them, without reason or discrimination, unjust hardshps and abuses.
 This course we believe, is playing directly into the hands of those who the real enemies of our country It works for dis-unity It endangers for America not only the full values of the loyalty of her foreign born citizens at time when this loyalty is integral factor of our national defense but also her very unity itself.
 Let Us pledge ourselves to do everything in power to keep America sane true to the faith in which this country was founded Let us hold stead fastly to our basic American creed, that regardless of race or tlie land of their birth men and shall be judged upon their own individual worth"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04
HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 but do not compe"
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

Benefic aspects rule today which promises much from social con tacts. Women will succeed under this configuration, if they are can wasting for votes or are aiding in a philanthropic movement.
 Heart and Home: This is a lucky day for entertaining. Good fortune may attend hospitality to persons much in the limelight The stars smile on political candidates, all of whom will be aided by women clever in political work. Women of all classes will be wise to make the most of these autumn days in which the old order of their world is changing Romance is promised for the young under this sway.
 Business Affairs: This is a favor able day for shopping and the fore sighted will buy leather and wool en goods in quantities that will last. The stars promise continued prosperity until the approach of the new year at which time will come the first days of reckoning for the vast outlays caused by for eign wars. The coming holiday trade should be profitable, despite rising taxes and other drains on the family pocketbook. s-
 National Issues: The cost of gov ernment is to be source of bitter discussion at this time. The stars presage a shrinkage in the army of officeholders as the machinery of city, county. state and federal government is curtaied Labor leaders now will contribute strength to one of the political parties. Men and women will reveal many in- constituencies in supporting the presidential and vice presidential candidates. s4..t.s,,
 International Affairs: Owing to reports of Hitler's reliance on as- trology, the ancient science has been advertised as never before but it is probable that the F'uehr- er's seers do not tell him the whole truth. Evil portents now are seer in the horoscope of the man re- sponsible for aggression, persecu- tion, wholesale suffering, death and misfortune Next year his lucky star is to be dimmed, it is fore cast.
 Persons whose birthdate it i. have the augury of year of bene. fits, unexpected and extraordinary It is wise to take counsel of one' elders
 Children born on this day prob ably will be clever, diplomatic an, far-sighted. They must be guarde, against their emotions which ma rule them. (COpyright, 194O) ss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04
Hitler Loves Children
Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Cleveland Plain Dealer)
 Adolf Hitler loves children. Thousands of shop windows in Germany bear witness to the tenderness of his feelings for the young and the helpless Nearly every display window in Unter den Linden Fried. rich Strasse is adorned with photographs of the fuehrer showing him surrounded by small children.
 Such photographs appear on millions of post cards They are enlarged by the hundreds of thou sands and often delicately hand-tned to bring the fresh cooring of chdrens faces. The fuehrer smiles and blesses his young worshippers with the approval of his eyes.
 Sometimes the camera will apprehend him pat ting the head of a cherubic child or embracing an infant in the manner of the fondest of fathers Often some young sweetfaced child will be pictured in the act of reverentially presenting him with a bouquet of flowers which he receives with the aiI of one bestowing benediction.
 There is something traditional and biblical about these groupings Like another Leader whose Name is not much honored in the Nazi world, the fuehrer suffers the little children to unto hin and blesses them in the endless bounty of his love
 The hand that fondled these young heads anu laid its blessing innocence thousand times was last week stretched the seas It the agency that sent torpedo through passenger liner killing 83 children who thought to escape the I fury of the fuehrers love by fleeing from theil British homes.
 The children were killed without warning. killed without chance for their lives in a rough sea, 60( miles from land-killed while they sang and trem- bed some wounded some drenched with water, al shaken and numbed by the cold winds of the north ern seas.
 Will the fuehrer place that picture among the photographs on Unter den Linden which so touch ingly demonstrate his abounding love for little chil dren? Will he who has received many gifts o flowers from the artless hands of small children send perhaps few discarded roses to lay tht graves of these other children who have died be- cause he born?
 Mo- that last picture illustrating the fuehrer. compassionate attitude toward little children vii never be seen Unter den Linden May it burr into his memory and haunt his nights. The screams of wounded babies the songs of dying children art not the stuff of pleasant dreams and wher. there is no mercy and no conscience there ar l dreams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04
AMERICANS BY CHOICE

These are hard times for the foreign born in America for all those with strange names and strange accents Super patriots whooping up another World War wch-hunt of persecution against those whose only fault is that they did not come to this country sooner. Such a campaign of abuse is more dangerous to America than the widely publcized fifth column" could ever be- Remember that Hitler took over Germany and turned it into what it is today by whoopng up a Communist and Jew hunt
 Realizing such danger and the injustice which gives rise to it. than 100 prominent American ciiizens this week affixed their signatures to a declaration sponsored by the National Institute of Immigrant Welfare, appealing to the public to rec ognize in this time of stress the passionate devotion of millions of foreign born people to America their adopted land.
 The declaration called "A Message to America, !" points out the foreign origins of all those who call themselves Americans, emphasizing the fact that foreign born citizens from every land in Europe fought in our War of Independence, helped the Union, and died. in defense of democracy in the World War we must not now permit, it adds the solidarity of our citizenry to be undermined by the corrosive acids of baseless fears and mass sus picions."
 Among those taking up the torch for the Nation al Institute of Immigrant Welfare James Truslow Adams Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick Alfred E Smith, Booth Tarkington Dorothy Garfield Fisher Walter Damrosch, William Allen White and many others.
 Their Message to America, which all Americans should ponder, declares:
 "As the dark reality of war spreads over the world and hasten our defenses against it, we the undersigned citizens, join in this appeal to or fellow Americans to be calm and just we must be vigiant and devoted There many signs of grow ing mass hystera which is born of fear and hate It is vital that all good citizens resist this un- reasoning mob spirit if we are to save the very of the country seek to
 We are a nation of immigrants and the descen-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04
20 YEARS AGO Fir FIT EMPIRE ,'
OCTOBER 4, 1920


 topped the Baseball League in opening game of World a President Chicago League Base indictment charged with the Cincinnati Nationals sent checks White Sox failed to the championship of filed application leasing permit Office Pacific Steamship Company months vacation Seattle
 the City of a vacation a Spokane
 Deputy United States Marshal at Hyde arrived on the of
 MT Mrs Frank OBen leaving the City Of o mak
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04
FISHING SAM RAYBURN

Pet hobby of Sam Rayburn is fishing. And when he was elevated to Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives a friend presented him with handsome rod and reel.
 Elated as schoolboy with new bicycle, Sam couldn't wait to try out the gift at a fayorite angling spot in Chesapeake Bay But his joy was short-lived. Hardly had he cast when a big bluefish snapped at the bait. In his anxiety to make the catch, Sam dropped the tackle overheard.
 Ordinarily, Speaker Rayburn is an even-tempered man. He rarely blows up, but this was an excep- ton. For the next five minutes the ozone sizzled as Sam, in unvar- nished Texicana, deplored his H. fortune. He was still grumbling about it the next day when ht related his experience to colleagues
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04

However, we believe it is only fair to the British to report the op- stacles they face, and also wise for the American people to realize the future obstacles which they may face. Therefore, we must report further that there is increasing fear inside the U. s. Army and Navy that Britain cannot hold out against Hitler.
 In fact, the British situation, al the present writing, must be des- cribed as desperate.
 This conclusion is based upon the fact that in the past week Nag planes have assumed complete con trol of the air over England.
 The performance of the Roya Air Force has been gallant and he roie, but of late more spectacula than effective, despite it's bombin of Berlin. The ratio of Nazi casu alties, as compared to the British has dropped. British pilots, spend ing longer hours in the air tha any air expert ever contemplated are weary and jaded.
 British airplane production hs kept up better than expected an 900 new planes per month take tn air. But this merely supplies reir s forcements. And 900 planes in month are nothing when you req ize that 1000 Nazi 'bombers som, times come over England in : day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04
Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN They methods"  MISPRONOUNCED Lyceum Pronounce l-se-um in syllable.
 Yacht, pronounced YOT, in 
 SYNONYMS Hackneyed commonplace, banal trite a Let
  EPAULET uniforms, chiefly mi epolet both Els LET first syllable).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04
LOCAL AIR BASES

The Army Air Corps isn't saying anything publicly, but it is making a quiet survey of all airports in the country for the purpose of To- eating new bases and training cen ters.
 Objective behind the plan is to secure the greatest possible disper- sion of air forces necessary for de- fense. Four cities already have been selected: New Orleans, West Palm Beach, Fla, Tallahassee, Fla, and Augusta, Ga.
 The number of new base planned is a secret, but they will cover the entire country with a network of air defenses. The Ali Corps now leases fueling accom- m0aations at certain commercial airports, but these facilities will bt greatly expanded under the new program.
 Also under consideration is thu establishment of anti-aircraft de lenses in strategic sections of tn country. Home Guard organizations 10 be set up under the bill pend ing in Congress, will play an i'm portant part in these plans. Man, of the Home Guards, composed o older men, will be anti-aircraf units.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04
LOOK and LEARN &syy c. GORDON

S o n appe an the United Constitution? S a
  o is he mostd deney ANSWERS: cent. regardless of population. ( A Four gils Europe
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04

Sam figured that was the end of the matter, but he was wrong. A few hours after the story got around, messengers from Wash ington sporting goods stores began arriving at his office, each bearing new fishing equipment. Before the day was over, seven rods and reels were received from sympathetic friends.
 The last was brought in person by Representative Jack Cochran of Missouri Rayburn wasn't in, so Cochran, grinning, left this mes- sage: "Tell Sam this is non- sinkable rod"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-04
FlOUlKN LllUOLlIL ROBERTA LEE

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