davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-02-13

I'll bet Robert sheiIah Graham.
Taylor is kicking himself for turn
ing down that fat part in North
west Passage" But one mans re-
fusal means another mans good
fortune. and Robert Young's career
should benefit. In fact, it has al
ready. AS a result Of his good work
in the Kenneth Roberts epic, Bob
has landed leading role with Mar
garet Sullivan and Jimmy Stewart
in THE Mortal Storm" xss.
-
Claudette Colbert is said to have
fired her chauffeur of 10 years
service as a result of her new econ
omy wave. It is true that Claudette
is economizing-but she did not fire
the chauffeur. A better job was
offered him and he accepted. Clau-
dette has, however, cut down on the
indoor staff of her home The
economy trend in Hollywood is pref
ty general right now The Clark
Gables probably spend least Of all
the high-powered earners here {.
incidentally, the station wagon in
which the Gables were lost" in
Mexico is equipped with a short
wave radio, which makes that dis
appearance a fraction more phony
This town is still wondering how
Jean Arthur was persuaded to sit
for those "pictures-at-home" for a
national weekly magazine. Jean,
who positively loathes publicity, re-
pented almost as soon as she had
promised to pose.> On the morning
the pictures were to be taken, Jean
called her studio and sobbed that
she couldn't go through with it. She
was told that the cameramen were
on their way to her house. When it
was all over, every one, including
Jean, her studio and the magazine
boys, were ''sobbing'-but with re-
lief.
Joan Blondell was asked to help
out on the script of her next pic
ture, II Want Divorce" in, which
Husband Dick Powell co-stars.
They wanted to know what sort of
quarrels married people had" Joan
tells me, 80 Dick and I tried to re-
member some of our quarrels. We
had beauty just after we were
married. I was looking at some of
Dicks old letters to me. In one he'd
written that he couldn't keep a date
because he had to 60 out of town on
business. I don't believe that was
the reason I said to Dick in q
kidding way. Don't be so mistrust-
full he replied, little bit tersely.
And before we knew 1t we were in
the middle of major battle!"
There's a moral here somewhere.
Martha Scott was stopped by q
tall, handsome man on the United
Artists lot, who said to her, Are
you the girl who is playing in Our
TOWN." She said, "Yes." You'll
be very good" replied Gary Cooper
and walked away. (Miss Scott is
still in dither.) =. Mrs. William
Powell, between takes of her picture
c'Forty Little Mothers'), asks all
Evening star., 1940-02-13
On This Stage
An American
Is Lost
Peter LORE Film
Cast Halls From
Many Lands
HOLLYWOOD

AASAlA I VSN/0.
Playing his first comedy role since
coming to this country three years
ago, little Peter LORE comes out
OF scene with Zorina and Erich
Won Stroheim on the Il Was an
Adventures set at Goth Century,
Fox.
Grinning like a mischievous
youngster, LORE sidles up TO that
famous dialectician, Gregory Raton,
directing the picture.
did you see that man crying on
our set yesterday" LORE asks Ra-
toff in all seriousness.
"Crying?" asks Ratof excitedly.
What was he crying for? What
was the matter? Had I said some
thing maybe bad to him?"
That's what I wondered" con-
tinued Peter. 80 I went up to him.
I said: What's the matter, old
fellow?'
HE said. Nothing. Nothing
much. I'm just homesick. So very,
very homesick. You see, I'm an
American"
Ratof1 roars. Out of a cast of 81,
there isn't single American. 70
rina is Norwegian; Richard Greene,
British; Won Stroheim, Austrian;
and LORE, Hungarian.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Three Fly High

A trio Of the screens favorite
players, Richard Dix, Chester Nor
ris and Lucille Ball, have the lead
ing roles In R-K-O Radios current
adventure drama, "The Marines Fly
High"
y The locale of the drama is a Cen
tral American republic, with Dix
and Morris as marine heutenants
STEM Duna, John Eldredge, Paul
Harvey. Horace MacMahon and Dick
Hogan have prominent supporting
roles.
Evening star., 1940-02-13

and sundry for cold cures-for her
sick husband. She is given 10 sure
fire remedies. Poor Bill =. Lana
Turner's new house is being deco
rated by lady who used to have
her hair waved by Lana's mother.
There's another moral here. Al
ways be nice to your hairdresser.
You never can tell when her daugh-
ter will be a movie star.
tReleased BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance Incl
Evening star., 1940-02-13

liable to recall
in the French
A r m Y - when
and If the great
offensive comes.
Deanna Dur
bins studio Is
soft-p e d a ii n 6
t he romance
With Vaughn
Paul-but it goes
on just the
S a m e. Funny
thing. Mr.. Paul
Is even begin
ming to look like
Deanna!
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Cotton Futures Saq
One 10 Three Points
After Early Rise
War News and Threat
Of Textile Mill Curb
Affect Market
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June Increased
domestic and foresign selling tripped
the cotton futures market after
early gains today. Final prices were
down l to 3 points.
The market played over a fairly
wide range as traders tried to ad-
just their positions to the coming
week end and possibility of more
violent European disruptions.
The threat of curtailed textile
mill activity, said to be due in part
to too high raw cotton prices, also
was rated market influence.
Trade buying and steady Bonn
bay market tempted early support.
The bulge, limited to an outside of
7 points, immediate attracted liqui-
dating orders from both foreign and
domestic sources. Pressure increased
with further hedge selling by large
spot interests and prices dropped
as much as II points before liquida-
ton Slackened.
Short covering and price fixing for
mill account pulled the market up
from the lows.
Worth Street reported gray goods
sales were we'll below current pro-
duction. Curtailment is gradually
gaining momentum.
Exports Friday, 3,434 bales; sea-
son so far, 6,l20,087 Port receipts,
1887; port stocks, 2,574,5 $50.
Range follows.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
British Orders Start
Copper Buying Rush
BY the Associated Press.

.
NEW YORK, June l.-British Or
ders for 5000 tons Of copper touched
of the biggest domestic buying wave
this week since February.
Britain insisted on prompt ship
ment with the result the market was
swept clean of all meta! priced below
liz cents a pound. Local con-
sumers rushed in with orders for
more than 10000 tons to forestall
possible shortages for nearby needs.
Anxiety to guard against UNDER
supplies Of copper was intensified by
announcement of United States de-
fense plans.
Trade sources reported the British
recently had been taking what metal
they could in the outside market at
the bargain price Of 11% cents a
pound A 25,00O-ton order, they
pointed out, forced the buyers into
the primary field and even there 1t
was probable no one producer was
ready to supply so much metal.
Earlier in the week the French
government placed another order for
$4,000 tons Of copper with the same
group of American-cwned foreign
producers, which has been supplying
French wartime needs. Total French
buying since start of hostilities
stands at 375,000 tons, costing
around 100000, 900.
Turnover in lead was confined
mostly to carload lots at the steady
price Of 5.00a5.05 cents a pound.
Zinc held firm at the recently estab-
lished base of 6 cents a pound, East
st. Louis.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
MARYLAND,

Among the various communities
listed in Prince Georges. Capital
Heights returns totaled l39 against
124 in 1887 and only 66 in 1884;
Hyattsville returns reached 1,341
against 1,181 in 1887 and STA in
1884; Laurel registered 4O1 against
375 in 1887 and 247 in 1884; Mount
Rainer had $40 against 625 in 1897
and 401 in 1884.
In Montgomery County, Chevy
Chase returns totaled 291O against
2,727 in 1887 and only 1890 in 1884:
Rockville had 527 against 487 in
1887 and 315 in 1884; Takoma Park
had 1,341 against 1928 in 1897 and
only 724 in 1884.
In Virginia, Alexandria had 5000
against 1852 in 1887 and 1912 in
1894: Arlington had 3648 against
3,311 in 1887. A comparable figure
for 1884 was lacking.
Private Pay Rolls Gain.
After tagging behind 1899 levels
in January, private pay rolls in the
District Of Columbia edged above
a year ago in February and regis
tered a substantial gain over last
year in March. the quarterly statis-
tical report from the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board showed.
Before inclusion of delinquents,
the board reported private pay
roll of 1885,, ,120 for March with
157 800 persons employed.
An estimate for delinquency raised
the totals to $19,023,4 ,491 and 161 $50.
These compared with ST, ,493 ,029 and
159,833 in March, 1899.
The above figures do not include
railroad employees who were shifted
to the Railroad Retirement Boards
jurisdiction last July. An estimate
for this group raised the March
totals further to $4,000, ,344 and
168.417 persons. against $18,471 1888
and 166,370 in March, 1899, and
$16,920,045 and 157,819 in March,
1888.
Private employment and pay rolls
for the last 13 months, excluding
railroad employees, were reported as
follows:
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Electrical Equipment
Sales Likely 10 Jump
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, June IA substan-
tlal gain IN demand during the next
lew months for electrical equipment
designed for utility and industrial
companies is forecast in Poor's in
dustry and investment surveys. A
rise In orders for electric household
appliances. rejecting greater con-
sumer buying power, also is pre-
dicted.
The electric power and light in
duStry will be a much better GUS
toner OF electrical equipment man
ufacturers during 1910 than last
year" states the forecast. Since
the outbreak of war in Europe elec.
trlc output has risen to a record
level-nearly so per cent in excess of
that of the 1928-31 period. Ac-
cordingly, production facilities of
some electric power and light COM
panies already have been over
burdened.
According to the Edison Electric
Institute, construction expenditures
by privately owned electric utilities
will be $644, ,000 900 during 1910, of
which $l94,000,000 will be for gen.
Grating plants, $11,000,000 for hy-
droelectric plants and $184 900, ,OOO
for steam plants. Distribution equip
ment will constitute the largest
item at 1924, ,000, 900. The balance
will be distributed between trans
mission, substation and miscellane-
GUS items. Obviously, manufactur-
ers OF generators, transformers and
transmission and distribution equip
ment will experience good sales
gains"
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Wheat Prices Aided
By Large British
Order in Canada
Small Gains Recorded;
Forecast Of Big U. S.
Crop Is Offset
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,
Associated Press Market Writer.

CHICAGO, June 1-Sale of 50,-
100000 bushels of Canadian wheat
to Great Britain, sufficient for nor
NAL British requirements for three
months, was enough to produce a
small advance in domestic prices
here today, offsetting the forecast
OF total United States harvest only
slightly smaller than last year.
Announcement of the sale of the
Canadian wheat to the British gov
ernment was made just before the
market closed and explained in part
an earlier advance of more than 2
cents a bushel in Winnipeg quota
tions, which helped to strengthen
this market. However, Winnipeg
prices closed with net gains of only
IL cents.
Traders said Canadian Wheat
Board grain was involved in the
sale, which accounted for the mild
response at Winnipeg compared
with what might normally be ex-
pected in connection with business
OF this size. The price was not an
nounced, but Canadian officials said
it was considerably above the pres
ent market.
Chicago prices were almost a cent
higher at one time, but then fell be-
low the previous close only to rally
again and finish M cent higher
than yesterday, July 82-817s, Sep
tember 82A-h. Corn closed IA
up, July 6l12, September 6O7s; oats
unchanged to "a up; rye A-l cent
higher. and lard 5s higher.
Confused European news, reports
OF renewed vigor on the war along
the Somme and of possible entry of
Italy kept traders alert, but en-
couraged little pit activity. Wash
ington reports were interpreted as
indicating that the fixed minimum
prices for grains probably will re-
main in force. July oats and all SOY
beans contracts held at these mini
NUNS throughout the session, while
quotations were near the minimums
Grain range at principal markets
today:
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Combination Of insurance. real estate.
loans, etc.
7,O10 in Building.
In the construction total was in
cluded building contractors with
7,0l0 employees and a pay roll of
1894 ,102.87.
The largest subdivision of manu-
featuring was printing. publishing
and allied industries with 6.562 en-
ployes and pay roll of 81 ,038 1881.
Transportation included street,
suburban and interurban railways
and bus lines with 1884 employees
and pay roll of 1898 3,59167.
In the trade group, general mer-
chandise retailers had 1888 en-
ployes and pay roll of 81 ,3O8, ,7Ol %,
while food retailers had 1886 en-
ployes and a pay roll of 1856 1894 SO.
Apparel retailers had 5,682 en-
ployes and pay roll of $55l ,399 .O4.
Retail automotive establishments
had 3,270 employees and a pay roll
of s434,34706.
Under service, hotels. camps and
lodging places had 1884 employees
and pay roll of s485 ,633.23. Eat
ing and drinking places had 1882
employees and pay roll of $685.
309.47.
Fund Still Grows.
Taxes being paid by Capital busi-
nessmen into the unemployment
compensation fund continue to run
far ahead of requirements, the re-
port also showed
Because delinquent contributions
were not included in the March
totals, the following table Of nearly
complete tax contributions and
benefit payments for February pro-
vided the best picture of the situa-
ton in the various major classifc1-
tions of business. .
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Baltimore Phone Revenues
Above 1899 in April
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 1.-Operating
revenues for the Chesapeake g. Po-
tomac Telephone Co. of Baltimore
City, serving the State of Maryland,
during April Of this year totaled ST.
40,599, as compared with 81, 1893 ,673
for the corresponding month Of last
year.
Operating expenses, including
taxes, were $l,l85,607, which was
$125,477 more than for April, 1899.
Net income for the month was $751;
992, decrease Of $18,551 from April
Of last year:
Taxes for April of this year
amounted to $208, 1876, or about Is
per cent of the customers telephone
bills. The total was $7,568 more
than for the previous April. Dur
ing the first four months of this
year taxes totaled $814, ,433, about
per cent more than during the cor
responding period of 1899.
Maryland was served by 289 800
telephones at the end Of April, an
increase of 1891 over the number
In operation q year earlier. Users
made more than 1927, 200 calls dur
ing the month, m increase Of 1874
per cent over the number made dur
Ing April. 1850.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
j. ). Wheat Harvest
Only Slightly Under
1889 Is Forecast
Estimote Represents
$4,000, ,000- -BusheI
Reduction
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 1.-The seasons
first semi-ofdcial estimate of the size
OF the 1910 United States spring
wheat crop today forecast a pro-
duction of approximately 225 900, ,0OO
bushels, with the exception of the
1888 harvest, the largest since 1882
This estimate was made by C. M
Calvin, crop expert, who compiled a
Nationwide survey by James E.
Bennett & Co., coupled with Galvins
revised estimate of 495 ,7O3 ,OOO
bushels of winter wheat, a total
United States crop this season of
approximately 721,000,0OO bushels
was predicted.
Conditions Improve.
If Galvin's estimates materialize
this harvest would be only about
34,OOO,O00 bushels less than the 1899
harvest and would give the United
States a new crop in excess of do
mestic requirements for the fourth
consecutive season.
The forecast reflected materially
improved crop conditions through
out the domestic grain belt as a
result of near perfect weather the
past few weeks. The revised winter
wheat forecast was 100000 bushels
greater than Galvin's own estimate
a month ago and $4,000, 900 bushels
above the Governments May fig
ures.
Calvin said the condition of spring
wheat, which is just entering its
growth period, is SO per cent of
normal compared with II per cent a
year ago. Last years harvest totaled
191 $40 900 bushels.
Rains Help Southwest.
He forecast an oats crop of 1880
100000 bushels, compared with 937,-
2l5,000 last year, and a rye crop of
38.568 900 bushels. compared with his
estimate a month ago of 32,140, 900
and last years harvest of 39,249 900.
Barley production was estimated at
36,000,000 bushels, compared with
276 6,298, 900 year ago.
The revised estimate of winter
wheat indicates an improvement of
almost 100.0OO.000 bushels since last
fall when the crop was very poor due
to the drought In the Southwest.
Calvin said much of the late ger
minated wheat in the Southwest
which a month ago gave little
promise has benefited from recent
weather.
He estimated Kansas harvest at
76 ,648 900 bushels; Oklahoma, &c.
$50 1000: Texas, 29,0S0 900: Nebraska,
% ,220, 900; Missouri, 23,867 900: Ohio,
1881 900; Indiana, 28,614,00O, and
Illinois, 34,045 900.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Buying Power More Widely Distributed
In Washington Than in Other Cities
Income Tax Returns
Filed by 1892
Persons Here
BY DONALD b. HADLEY.

The District of Columbia has more
persons with incomes large enough
10 require Federal income tax re-
turns than any other city OF COM
parable size in the Nation, a report
from the Internal Revenue Bureau
revealed last night.
Covering returns filed in 1899 for
the year 1898, the bureau disclosed
1892 individuals here were in
cluded in this classification of rela-
lively high buying power.
The new total contrasted sharply
with 110,726 in the previous year,
107 ,225 in 1896, e5,714 in 1885 and
only 80 ,424 in 1884.
In other cities, fewer returns were
required and contrary to the trend
here. most of them showed declines
from the previous year and only
moderate increases over 1884 marks.
Returns for 1884, 1887 and 1888
are given below for the District of
Columbia, Baltimore, Boston, Buff
falo, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Min
neapolis. New Orleans, Pittsburgh,
st. Louis and San Francisco:
Evening star., 1940-06-02
New Debt Arrangements
With Reich Reported
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1.-Represent-
atives of Wall Street banks are re-
turning from Europe with a plan
for renewal of "standstill" agree
ment with Germany covering COM
mercial credits, informed banking
sources said today.
The plan, it was learned, was
worked out in discussions in Rome
for submission to "standstill'
committee from local banks which
had extended credits to Germany.
A temporary arrangement calling
for gradual reduction of outstanding
credits was made last December. II
expired yesterday. Under it Ger
many paid interest ranging from !;
to 4 per cent and cut the estimated
Indebtedness from $46,00O,00O tc
$40,000,0 900.
The new plan, it was said, prob
ably followed closely the expired
agreement, but disclosure of the de-
tails awaited return OF the negotia-
tors. They are due home within
the next 10 days.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

HssoCidtcu fIes6 Elnancl&l writer.
NEW YORK, June l.-Hesitancy
returned to the stock market today
after a week devoted mainly to
calming war-shaken speculative
nerves.
Many traders had extended their
Memorial Day recess over the con-
cluding short session and others
who appeared in boardrooms, in.
clined to tighten commitments in
view OF fears Italy would jump into
the conflict on the side of the Nazis
over Sunday or that Hitler would
spring a new blitzkrieg.
Negligible selling throughout,
however, offered some encourage
ment to bullish contingents. Lack
OF any real pressure was attributed
to thoughts of some that the ad-
ministration's huge rearming pro-
gram will put props under numer-
GUS industries that may be hit by
unsettled foreign trade.
AAOhtS OHCcItAln.
There were conflicting opinions,
though, on the effect of defense
spending on corporate profits. These
brought up the outlook for much
heavier taxation on both companies
and individuals which might put
a serious damper on inflationary
psychology.
In todays brief session irreeu-
larity persisted from the opening
on, with declines Of fractions to a
point in the majority at the close.
With the ticker tape loafng to
the finish, transfers of 273.445 were
the smallest for any Saturday since
January 20. They compared with
554,330 week ago. The Associated
Press average of so stocks was of
i of point at 38.5, but on the week
1t showed net gain of 4 of a point.
1t was the first weekly advance in
five weeks.
With the exchange closed Thurs
day for Memorial Day. the weeks
volume of about 100000 shares
compared with 10000 900 the week
before, when quotations were evap-
Grating.
Among the days losers were U. S.
Steel Bethlehem, United Aircraft,
Douglas Aircraft, Lockheed, Ana
conda, American Smelling, Sears
Roebuck. Montgomery Ward, Great
Northern, Texas Corp, Union Car
blde and Westinghouse
Motor Leaders Up.
General Motors and Chrysler were
unchanged until the last few min
utes when they edged up minor
fractions. Ahead small amounts
were American Telephone, Western
Union, Santa Fe, Sperry and Good
year.
The market had the benefit of
forecasts of a brisk increase in
next weeks steel mill operations.
Bonds and commodities were
mixed. Wheat at Chicago was up
u to 20 Of cent bushel and
corn gained Il to q. Cotton lost
S to Is cents bale. Free" ster-
ling backed down, along with the
French franc. %
In an uneven Curb firmness was
displayed by Aluminium of America,
American Cyanamid "B" and Jones
& Laughlin. Lagging were E. w.
Bliss. Gulf Oil, Humble Oil, Elec-
trio Bond & Share and Brewster
Aero. Activity here was the most
sluggish since August 10 last, with
transfers of around $4,000 shares,
comparing with 100000 on the pre-
vious Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
24,837 in Nearby Area.

S4,6SJ IN Nearby Area.
Also supporting the National Cap
ital's standing as a leading retail
market, the bureau reported 24.837
returns filed in Maryland and Vir-
ginia counties forming the immedi-
ate Washington trading area. This
Is a larger territory than the estab-
lished Metropolitan Area and is
sometimes referred to as the 25-mile
zone.
The latest total for these nearby
counties was well ahead of 22.45l
returns filed in the previous year
and was nearly double 1886 filed in
1894.
The greatest increases, of course.
were evident in the closer sections,
such as Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties, Maryland. and the
Arlington on-Alexandria section and
Fairfax County of Virginia.
Returns for 1884, 1887 and 1888 in
the various nearby counties follow:
Evening star., 1940-06-02
GOVERNMENT.
Trade Far in Lead.

Because an unknown amount of
delinquency is not included, the
breakdown of March private en-
ployment and pay roll figures is not
comparable with complete totals for
q year ago, but it shows the relative
importance Of major sections Of pri-
vate business here.
Trade, including both retail and
wholesale establishments, topped the
list, with 50,563 employees receiving
$6,253, 1853. Services came next, with
35,527 employees receiving $685.
151.42. Construction was third, with
18,463 employees receiving 81, 1856 y6l5.
Manufacturing and real estate es-
tablishments were fourth and nth.
March employees and pay rolls In
Evening star., 1940-06-02

a net income after charges of S.
146,830, compared with a net in
come of $2,516,207 in the like period
of. 1899.
In line with Washingtons sharp
increase in May bank clearings,
Baltimore reports a total of $349,-
059,124 against $285, ,154 $40 In May,
1899. In the five months clearings
also far exceeded last year.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
United Kingdom Faces
Feed Grain SHORTAGE
Ry the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated PreSS
The Agriculture Department re-
ported yesterday that the United
Kingdom, which usually imports
half its requirements, faces a Short
age of feed grains and other feed
stuffs for its livestock.
The British Ministry of Food,
which controls the distribution of
all feedstuffs, has announced, the
department said, that it would be
able to release to farmers about
two-thirds of their total feed re-
Quirements.
However, because of priority
given dairy production, some farm
ers have been able to secure con-
siderably less than others.