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CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-tHFs-U. S..
Dept. gr.)-Potatoes, arrivals 131.
On track 406; total US, shipments
626; supplies heavy; demand very
light; for northern cobblers market
slightly weaker; other -,arieties all
sections market about steady; Ida
no russet burbanks US No. l, 1.35
to 45; Minnesota and North Dako-
ia cobblers rs to 80 per cent US
No. 80 to IS; early Ohios IS
per cent US No. /, 90; Hiss tri-
umphs IS to 80 per cent US No. /,
80 to 100.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Oct. 18.-(RNSpot
cotton quiet, prices 4 points higher;
quotations in pence: American,
strict good middling 8.78; g o o d
middling 1888; strict middling 8.23;
rniddling 8.13; strict low middling
8.03; low middling 7.73; strict good
ordinary 7.28; good ordinary 6.93.
Mch. futures closed 2 points high.
er at 1872. 2
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STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-(R-Sales,
closing price and net change of the
fifteen most active stocks today:
Param Pict 2s,S00; Sss, an.
Loft 17,S00; 22ss, d;s.
q s Steel 12,200; e1ss, dss.
Penn RR 10,800:. 231s, az.
Pullman $500; rs, ais.
Comwlth and Sou 9,100; 11s, ak.
N Y Central 800; 143s, no.
Int Pap and Pow 1900; 1873. no.
Curtiss Wright 1900; ~, an.
Gen Motors 1900; 4sA, an.
Am Rad and std San 7,100; ~,
dZ. fCEs
Socony Vac $500; s, no.
Repub Stl $500; -, dA..
FL Pow and 1t $500; 50. no.
Westinsh Air 500; 81, dA.
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BALTIMORE HOGS
BALTIMORE, Oct. 18.-(Rl-'

BALTIMORE, Oct. 18.-tRHU.
S. D. A. Agricultural marketing
service-hogs, 900; butchers 100 lb
upward and packing sows steady
with Thursday; $50 lb. downward
10c higher; good and choice 180 to
$50 lb. $40 to 95; practical top
6.95; $50 to 180 lb. $50 to IS; $50
to 800 lb. $40 to IS; 140 to $50 lb.
6.25 to so; 1870 to 140 ID. 6.10 to 30;
100 to 100 lb. 5.85 to 6.10; packing
sows $40 to 10. 3
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-RHBut-
ter 866, ,253; steady. Creamery: at
higher than extra 80 3-4 to 81 IL;
extra (92 score) 80 IA to IL; firsts
e to 91) % 3-4 to 30 IA; seconds
GA to 80 26 3-4 to % IA.
Cheese 1928; steady to firm;
prices unchanged. 2
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SEVERAL EXTREME
LOSSES REDUCED
A.xoeiated Press Average OF
60 Stocks Is Up 4 OF A !.
Point At 44.S
~ FREDERICK GARDNER

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.--R-The
..,,, market made 1t four straight
me rising side today when buy
=" M IN the final hour slightly more
.a., ~. offset an early profit taking
stumble.
fsir.sized volume of offerings
s.,t,.d prices for steels and other
..ent u. industrial climbers At the
'..r. Dealings then slowed and
.";cL.nsd again on the last-minute
.aoy.rv shift. At the close extreme
,.ss.s running to 4 point or 30 were
."h,tantially reduced or replaced
nth modest advances.
Rails edged forward along with
nrm implements, mail orders,
.ou,ements and scattered aircrafts.
The Associated Press average Of
"a stocks was up i Of 4 point ut
Ms sustaining the latest upturn
rhIeh got under way Oct. Is. Trans
,,r, totalled 5so,sso shares against
sIssoO tho day before.
Customary selling preceding 4
weekend was in evidence in the fore
mon. Some offerings Of securities
from British and French sources also
VI, reported. The quick slackening
# activity on the retreat, however,
seemingly inspired a little short COW
ering here and there and brought in
modest investment nibbling.
Nothing particularly pearish could
he found in domestic business or for
.isn war news, brokers said and this,
combined with little more Wall
street political optimism, was
thought to have given moderate en-
couragement to speculative forces.
While the weeks retail store
spending flattened out dut partly to
abnormally warm weather in most
sections Of the country, holders Of
merchandising shares saw = hopeful
note in the fact that aggregates held
above the corresponding period last
year.
Helpful was another upswing in
this weeks estimated automotive
production to a new peak for 1910
to date, predictions of q continued
high steel mill operating rate next
week, reports Of mounting rail traf-
tic and revenues, talk Of a substs,l.
ti,l advance in this years agricul-
tural income and indications defense
expenditures in 1941 would exceed
the present year by $1,000, 100000.
General Motors and Chrysler were
up small fractions. In the advanc.
Ing column were Great Northern,
Pennsylvania, Chesapeake & Ohio,
Douglas Aircraft, J. I. Case, Interna-
tional Harvester, Sears Roebuck,
Losv's and American Telephone,
A bit lower were U. S. Steel, Beth.
lehsm, U. s. Rubber, Du Pont. West
inshouse, Dow Chemical, Loft. Stand.
ard Oil Of N j., Kennecott Ameri-
can Smelling and Consolidated Edi.
son.
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NAVAL STORES

r.ss. SAVANNAH, Oct. 18.-tR-Tur-
,,.a shn'lne firm, 30; offer; IS 119;
sh;s s $3.50 GALLONS; receipts 100;
f;r.p f;phents n; stock 15,eM. Rosin
esia. offerings 800, all sold; re,
lNr rss ~. 2'42l; shipments 3,127; stock
+ 5uo.e: ss. B 1850 D 1.6S; E 1855;
a, 10 ~ to 70; G H 1.eS; /, 1.eS to
~ n; NIL; M 1.72; N fn.S4; VIC,
WV x. 2.67. 4
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NEW YORK EGGS

NEW YORK! Oct. l8.-tA-Eggs
7.499; steady to firm. Mixed colors:
Fancy to extra fancy 2s to 81; ex-
tras Is IL; graded firsts a.; Sec
onds 10 IL to 20 IL; mediums 18
3-4; dirties No. !, 10; average
checks 16 IL to II. 4
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POTATOES

BALTIMORE, Oct. l8-R-Pota-
toes truck-N. j. 100 lb. sacks. cob
us. Is 95 to los. Sweet potatoes
blers us Is 80 to 95. Chippewas
nearby IL bu. hampers goldens 30
to IS, Jerseys Is to 80. 4
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PEANtya(s

SUFFOLK, Va, Oct. 18.-R-
Peanut quotations: Jumbos 3 3-4 to
4; bunch 3 IA to 3 1-2; runners
3 to 3 IA. Market firm. 4
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SPOT COTTON

SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 18.-K-
Spot cotton closed steady. Un-
changed. Sales 2.546. Low middling
|8.16, middling Ola, good middling
1885, receipts 1888, stock 568. 1862.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 49, R -
Cotton futures were stagnant here
today. Closing quotations were steady
2 points net lower.
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N. o. CoTTONsEED OIL

N. o. COTTONSEED OIL
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 18.-RE
Cottonseed oil closed steady.
Bleachable prime summer yellow
5.25b, prime crude .37 IL. Oct.
.95b. Dec. .93b, Jan. 50Jh, Mch.
5.09b, May 5.l6b, Jly. 5.22b.
B-bid.
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LARD

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-lR-Lard
tierces 4.70; loose ATT; bellies TO-
l25. 3
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The peak of coal consumption
by American railway locomotives
was 1000, 900 tons in one year.
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cv CHARLOTTE COTTON
h,taaAhnLoTTE, Oct. 1S.-4,-Spot
''''oa US. &
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No. 3 range follows ::
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Behind The Ticker

dividends win be small .. Chesa-
peske 4 Ohio ordered 100 50-ton.
50-foot fiat cars from Pullman
Steel Car Long-pull positions
retained in Mccrory Stores be-
cause of better sales volume 4.
Spiegel. Inc. first six-months net
privately estimated at 20 cents a
share; dividend reasonably secure.
There's switching reported from
Union Pacific into Bethlehem Steel
for dividend and price spprecia-
ton: both have foreign offerings
overhanging :. Reynolds Springs
plastic division operating In the
black Despite foreign offer
ings. long-pull positions retained
In Chrysler United States
Freight has lost its trading fol-
lowing and, that Chesapeake
a Ohio directors will boost quar-
terly dividend rate to rs cents a
share when they meet May II.
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30th Congress Now
Meeting in Aberdeen

The Washington Congress of
Parents and Teachers opened its
soth annual convention in Aber-
deem Wednesday with the theme
Building With Youth"
Mrs. ]. S. Stewart. Longview
president, was nominated for re-
election by committee which
also presented the names of Mrs
NJ. Z. Threlkeld, Bellingham. and
Mrs. C. +. Franklin. Seattle. fol
reelection as second vice president
and treasurer. respectively. Mrs
II. ]. Rinker, Tacoma, was nomi.
mated for fourth vice president
Mrs. S. Linvington, Pasco, was
nominated for sixth vice presi.
dent
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Thomas Riley, transient. was
arrested Tuesday afternoon on q
charge Of soliciting aims at So
2ist st. and Pacific ave-. where he
was said to have insisted that a
man give him the price of 4 loaf Of
bread.
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-. -
me spfeeolns OF WORD war "A
t seop 70 ny Posao's SWISS.
.n mo peie'an puyns oI
A1'ez'cAn secuslaes. u oelin.eiy
means seiims van no" come itom
ose su
WIN tne sIi1asn ana french AZ
esoy oanpns no.oinss N enls
WINGED that ceiling" Is over the
possibilities Of securities staging
Sustained upward price move
ment.
Ameunts = Department OF COM
merce figures show that Holland
has $6s5. COX. 900 In American Sc
curities- OF this sum, $4,000 900
= IN stocks- The balance IL In
bonds. Belgian investors own $45.-
900, 900 IN stocks and 5000. 900
n bonds An told. the total =
more than II .0oo. ooo, 900 IN stocks,
bonds and short-term notes.
Taking into consideration manu-
featuring plants. businesses and
real estate, Hollands stake In the
United States alone amounts to
q hat t money however e. 18th |. that Of
sforeiRn funds In Amsterdam. ana
ether than that Of Dutch investors.
Swiss - Should World War II
spread into Switzerland, the
amount OF securities ready Tor Of
fering IN the market win expand
~ another $6o0.O 100000 This
amount b made up OF $o4o.ooo,ooo
- stocks and $50, o0o, 900 In bonds.
Ihe greatest portion OF that total
= mads up Of safety funds OF
Sot1GrB than swiss"
Investments are now In the process
Of liquidation. Since the war hasn't
q vet spread into Switzerland,
President Roosevelt hasn't ~frox-
en- those assets. Belief il that
~swiss investments desire to get
out Of positions before the Dutch
and BeIrian selling gets started.
Folleo-Despite ms piitz moves
on Holland and Belgium. Hitler
VIII mot conquer the gold holdings
and securities OF those countries.
The bulk OF the gold has already
been shipped to the U. 8. Last
london. securities holdings were
also moved 10 London. Thus Hit
ier's plan to take possession Of
that wealth Il foiled. The Swiss,
too. are rushing shipments. of gold
and securities to New York and
London.
= a
Oplnions-A few corporate and
banking executives are OF the opin-
Ion that Hitler q currently throw
Ing his full military strength In all
directions 20 ~ to Brighten the
allies into quick end OF the war.
and = complete victory Tor Ger
many.
Inc view - that u the aliies are
tHfVHa ulto Pdhics @kheu
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washington's forecast - Partly
cloudy Wednesday night and
Thursday: little change In tenn
perature: moderate northwest wind
off the coast; gentle south to west
wind over inland waters.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at 8 a. m. Wednes-
day. trace; since May l, 2.35 inch
es, an excess of 1872 inches; since
Jan. /. 1883 inches. an excess of
80 inch.
Wind at 8 a. m. Wednesday,
southwest IL m. p. h.; barometer
at 1924. unsteady. but .03 higher.
Sun rises ut 4:32 a. m. Thursday
and sets at 1889 p. m.
Tacoma's weather May Is, 1899
Parity cloudy. no rain. maximum
temperature SO degrees and mini
mum 81. Highest wind velocity ~
m. p. h. from the southwest.
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II you're not using 1t. sell il with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main $751;
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Miscellaneous for Sale

GOOD wood ranges ne have taken
in trade Each a real buy for the
money. Ideal for the summer
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GARDENERS
By LichtY
INSURED LOANS UP 10 $500

JOHNSON. LEONARD-3423N No. 5eth.
Proctor 30e3. A Complete Garden
Ing Service. Rock Walls and Gar
dens. Lawn Building a Speciality.
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Honesty Always Pays
FINDERS OF lost articles adver-
tised below. please take notice.
After you have returned the arti-
Giles to the loser go 10 The Tacoma
Times office, 9i9 Market, where
you will be presented with two
guest tickets to tho Temple
theater.
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DEAR MARY: Have you heard OF the
Housewife Loan service at All
Washington Bldg.7 It's confiden-
tial. use IL regularly.-Joan.
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COME and get them at these prices.
They won't last long.
TACOMA LIGHT
RANGE SERVICE. 2S4o Holgate ST.
BR 3i4i Extension 267
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Better Shingles for Less.
SPANAWAY SHINGLE MILL
Spanswsy. GA 2sSs-R-S
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Beauty ParIors
Female Help Wanted

WOMEN strawberry pickers wanted.
A. l.. Westbo. Route No. 3. Box ITO
Puyailup. Drive on new Puyallup-
Tacoma highway, sign 20 Westoo
Road
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Mi ECON'S CoNvALEsCENT
A PLACE where convalescents. bed
ridden invalids. aged folks and in
firm may go. 4632 So. K, GA o742.
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sHINGLE MANUFACTURES

Manufacturer OF lexis" Red Cedar
Shingles. Call Today.
FRED 4. LOCKWOOD
a42i Bay MA 1855
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Phone want Ad, to Main sisr
Funeral Directors

ECONOMY-QUALITI
MELLrNoER FUNERAL eERvIcE
$40 Tacoma Avenue Broadway s2es
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HOUSEWIFE LOANS
eos Washington Bldg. MAin 100

PAY all debts with your own in
come. =. @. CO., 4i6 wash Bldg.
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Personals
BOWEL TROUBLE

DARLIN': Things slow but going
smooth. Am feeling much better.
Did you enjoy visitors? Love and
miss you very much. A big kiss.
N. N.
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I WILL NOT be responsible for debts
contracted by anyone other than
myself. Signed, DAVID w. OS-
BORN, Ashford.
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MAID for general housework. or
child. References. MA 224s-
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YOUNG woman for care OF rooms.
public place. Write Nj Tacoma
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BUILDING CONTRACTOR

Builder of Many Finer Tacoma Homes
Designing and Estimating
WA. NJ. THOMPSON. GA 1its
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STEAM BATHS-Miss Adams, nurse.
l1o6 So. j. Broadway 4787.
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n Msw Quarter r,rss M rS,1 Quarter ns1s
June 5 June II May Al May 20
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Special Notices

SAVE moro money on auto insurance.
Healy Bros. Inc. Ffd. bldg. BR 1877
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RUDY & DowAGIAc FURNACES
GENERAL SHEET METAL WORK
PECK HEATING & FURNACE co.
isiI 50. nth MA lol1
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Cassidy y ALLEN
liza South | Street Main oso
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TUELL FUNERAL HOME
Dtxnffied Distinctive Service
Sixth Ave. at Trafton Main o5e'
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SAVE MONEY on automobile insur-
ance See George D. Poe d Co.
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MYTH ana MdIkc.
Girl: lis, |
Stella Dallas.
KJR-Club Matinee.
KIRO-Serials.
1870 p. NJ.
K NJ O-Maids and Men; |
i:45. Book a Week.
KVI-Hilltop House; AS, |
Stepmother.
KOMO-Mr. Dinwoodie:
1::45, Blue Plate.
K j r - Medicine in the
News.
KIRo-Serials.
2 r. NJ.
8MO-News; AIS, john
son Family.
KVI-By Kathleen Norris: |
2:l6. Studio.
ROMO--Girl Alone: AIS. |
Midstream.
kJR-Club Orchestra.
2:30 p. Nj.
KMO-Jungle Jim.
K v lit Happened in
Hollywood; GAS, Baines. |
kOMO-Patty Jean: 2:45. |
Meet Miss Julia.
K J R-Frank Watanabe;
2:45, Denning Sisters.
3 p. M.
K VI Mystic Melodies;
3:l5, Songs.
KOMO-Rush Hughes.
KJR-Eddie zellman
6IRO-Siesta.
$3.50 p. Nj.
K NJ o - tream lined
Swing; 3:45. Legion
News.
GAS, |
Europe.
KOMO-Woman's Maya
zine of the Air.
KJR-Wash. State Dept. |
of Health; 3:45, LII
Abner.
K1RO-Commentator,
a p. M.
KMo-Fulton Lewis. Jr.:
AIS, News.
kVI-School of Air.
KOMO-Easy Aces: AIS.
Mr.. Keen.
KJR-Mr Nobody.
KIRO-Job Finder: AIS,
Lost and Found.
4:30 p. M.
KMO-Haven OF Rest;
4:45 Round Towner.
KVI-Hiram Forsythe.
SOMO-Orchestra; 4:45,
Govt Reports.
KJR-Orchestra.
KIRO-Hit Tunes.
5 p. Nj.
K NJ o - Concert: Sis.
Crazy Cowboy.
KVI-News: 5:l5, Dealer
in Dreams.
KOMO-Geo. Jessel.
kJR-Bud Barton; Sis,
Tom Mix.
KIRO-Accordiana; Sis.
Orchestra.
$3.50 p. M.
K NJ O-Jack Armstrong: |
5:45, Orphan Annie.
< v Studio: 5:45, Bob |
CARED; 5:55, Elmer
Davis.
kOMO-Army Band
K j r - Strings: 5:45, |
Scandinavian.
k1RO - Costigan; 5:45, |
Headlines.
6 p. nj.
6:l5. Pio-
neers.
kVI-Malor Doves.
koMo-Good News of
1910.
K J r - Rhythm; e:l5,
RIRo-Amateur Hour.
$3.50 p. Nj.
kMo-John B Hughes;
Gas. r. @. Swing.
kVI-Major Bowes.
kOMO-Good News OF
KJR-Town Meeting.
KlRo-Amateur Hour.
Z +. Nj.
tbs, Singer.
Miller; tbs,
Workshop.
KOMO - NJ sic Hall
Hour.
xJR--Town Meeting.
niRO-Miller; tbs, On
Parade.
1880 p. Nj.
KMo-Green Hornet.
& V l - Workshop: 7:45
Sports.
kOMO-Music Hall.
hJh-Organ Concert.
< ! r o - Parade. T:45
Huddle.
s p. NJ.
& Y ! - Amos n ANDY:
5:l5, Geo. johnson.
Violinist
kOMO Fred Wsrin1.
6.l5, | Love a MystsTy
& JR-fouth in Review.
$3.50 p. NJ. 4
< NJ o - Orchestra. a.as
Trails.
Agl-Ask 1T Basket
& o "A o-Standsrd SYM
phony.
< J R Bowling Center;
6:45, Serenade.
9 p. NJ.
SMo-News; els. Bas-
s Y ! Strange As IL
Seems; s.25, Orchestra.
Hour
kJR-Beyond Doubt.
$3.50 p. NJ.
xMo-Basketbsll.
SlI-H NJ. S. PinAfore.
aOMO-Those We Love.
s J K - News; GAS, Be-
tween Rounds.
10 p. NJ.
SMO-Basketbsu
s v - Paul Sullivan:
1JR-fouth in Review.
10 20. Dance Band
lOMO-News Flashes.
SJR-Orchestra.
s ] r Q - News: 1918.
Workshop. II
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Connected DriUer
To SerUe His Fine

Arthur Fletcher, 40, of Route 6,
Tacoma, began serving out his fine
in Jail Tuesday after pleading
guilty to drunken driving before
Justice Clarence E. Layton. State
Patrolman E. NJ. Peterson arrested
Fletcher at 1 a. m. Sunday with
his car stopped on the highway in
heavy fog at Valley Forge sta
ton, near Fife. In addition to a
$500 fine, Fletcher was required
to forfeit his license for a year.
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Radio Time Table

Esther Ralston, lovely stage and screen
star, has joined the cast of "Our Gal Sum-
day" serial. heard Mondays through Fridays
at 9:45 over KVI-KIR0. 1t is her first ex-
tended network engagement. Miss Ralston
recently has been appearing in touring
companies of the stage successes, Accent
on Youth" "Petticoat Fever" and Susan
and Cod
Tlmes radio programs prepared from station
schedules This newspaper cannot assume responsible
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continued From Page SIX
III YOU only knew" Mary want
ed to say. thinking about her
masquerade as Anna Winters.
Instead she said aloud. You've
been so good to me-"
I'm glad if I've been any help.
You must never let your courage
get low. It has made me very
happy that these rooms are good
for something He looked around,
cropping for a way to Tighten her
mood.
Il say" he said at length. I
haven't had any tea and / bet you
haven't either. What say we have
some ?"
Without waiting for Marys re-
ply he went to the door.
Mrs. Simmons. Oh, Mrs. SIM
mons. How about some of that
famous tea of yours? And If you
have any, some hot mullins. And
if the war hasn't stopped it, could
we have mere spot of Scotch
marmalade ?"
He settled in an easy chair OPP
posite Mary. They talked of the
cases in the hospital. Mrs. Tully
would soon be dismissed as well
as other survivors of the Moravia.
Soon Mrs. Simmons hustled in
with a giant tray.
Shall I light the lights, Doc
tor ?" she asked.
mo, I think we'd like to have
our tea in the freight" he an
swered. THE days will be getting
longer SOON" His tone was hope
full. You'll be saving on your
light bills, Mrs. Simmons"
It'll be a blessing" she an
swered. With rates as they are
now"
When the tea was finished DIR.
Lenox fished for his pipe.
Il had a reason for coming
here" he said. slowly, deliberately.
II didn't merely come to take up
your time. I've got news for you
good news, maybe. You can stay
in these rooms as long as you
like I've joined hospital unit in
France. I'm going overseas very
SOON"
Mary was staggered. When
Gilbert Lenox left England she
would lose the only friend she had
on the whole island.
You don't know how I'll miss
YOU she managed to get out be-
fore she was overcome with her
own loss. For all too well she
realized what a bulwark of de-
Tense he had been to her. And
now his departure would take
away her only source of encour-
agement in friendless winter
world.
Ninety-three cents! Not a pros
pect Of job! And now to lose
one who had befriended her!
There's something else I want
to say to you, Anna" he hesitated.
Now this may seem utterly pre-
posterous. To you it will be as
absurd as all the other things that
are taking place in this topsy-
turvy world. But nevertheless,
here goes
will you marry me ?"
Ito Be Continued)
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WASHINGTON MONTANA
CLUB PLANS MEETING

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. club will
hold its first meeting of the year
Wednesday evening in Emerson
hall, 11osls Broadway. There will
be a business session at s o'clock,
followed by dancing and entertain
ment at 8. Women of the organ
ization will serve a buffet lunch.
The club meets every two weeks.
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IF you only knew" Mary want
ed to say. thinking about ner
MASQUERADE as Anna Winters.
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Evening star., 1940-03-19
8 Methods Of Wooing Sleep
Are Offered by NeuroIoqist

Giving his favorite recipes for
getting to sleep, DR.. Walter Free
man, professor Of neurology at
George Washington University, last
night warned Y. M. c. A. audience
that lack OF slumber was what
licked the Polish Army as the cur
rent European war began.
He declared that the Poles, with
q million good fighters, knew the
war was coming, but sleepiness de-
feated them when the Germans
hurled division after division with
out pause.
Thirty hours is the limit that a
man can stay awake without serious
impairment Of his abilities and rs
to 100 hours without sleep Is sum-
cient to kill q man outright" he
said.
Supporting with this illustration
the modern American fear Of in.
somnia, DR.. Freeman suggested the
following methods as substitutes fol
sheep counting:
Cd Look at the tip Of your nose
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Federal Arboretum
Will Be Described

An illustrated lecture or the Fed
eral Aboretum will be given by DR.
B. Y. Morrison at a meeting spon-
sored by the American Horticul-
tural Society tonight at the Sui.
grave Club.
The arboretum, located on the
Bladensburg road between M anc
S streets. was set aside in 1926 fol
the display of all forms of trees
and shrubs that may be grown sue.
cessfully in this area.