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Evening star., 1940-01-14
Real Estate Prices
Reported on Rise
For Last Year
Mediun Advance Of
1OPer Cent Is Shown in
23 Per Cent Of Cities
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated fTeSS.
CHICAGO. Jan. 13-Prices for
real estate advanced and market
activity increased during the last
year, the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards disclosed today
in it's 34th semi-annual survey.
Reports from real estate boards
in 261 cities indicated median
rise of 10 per cent in % per cent
of the cities in the United States.
Brisker activity was reported from
every geographical section. Rents
were said to be stable, but with
an upward tendency, while mort
gage interest rates continued to
decline.
Real estate prices were at least
on a level with a year ago in 81
per cent of the cities and market
activity was at least as high as last
year in 90 per cent.
Shortage of single-family dwell
ings was said to be more prevalent
than at any time since new home
building got into stride. being re-
ported by As per cent of the cities
as against "a per cent a year ago.
Only 3 per cent had an oversupply.
while Sc per cent reported a normal
supply.
Rents of all kinds were stable,
although what movement there was
generally was upward. Better de-
mand stiffened rents for business
space in % per cent of the cities.
but oversupply in business buildings
continued predominant.
For the first time in real estate
history in this country interest
rates dropped below 6 per cent as
the commonest rate for first mort
cages on new moderately priced
homes.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Delay Is Urged in Date
Of Freight Rate Cut
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. Estate At
torney General John j. Bennett,
jr, said today he had requested
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to postpone from February
the effective date of an order reduc-
ing Northern railroad freight rates
on certain Southern manufactured
articles.
The request, he said, was for
the purpose of filing, by Bennett
in behalf of the State of New York
"and various civic and commercial
organizations of this State" petit
tion for reconsideration and re-
argument.
Similar petitions. he said, will be
filed by other Northern States and
other Northern interests.
The I. G. C. order was issued
about six weeks ago, he said, under
the title: State of Alabama ct al
versus New York Central Railroad
Co., ct al. Docket No. 27746."
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Surplus Egg Purchases
Planned in West
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Surplus Commodities
Corp. said yesterday it had been au-
thorized to buy surplus eggs in
Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast
States in move to bolster producer
prices.
The eggs would be distributed
among relief families in those
States.
During the last eight months the
corporation has been buying eggs at
Chicago and New York markets
only. Officials said heavy produc-
ton Of eggs in the West in recent
months had caused prices to drop
rather sharply. They would make
no estimate on the quantity to be
purchased,
Evening star., 1940-01-14

WIN. Montsomers. ly $86, $50 900. a
gain of about $7,100OOO. During
the past year new paid for insur-
ance reached a total of approx
mately $33.2OO,OOO.
Acacia takes special pride in the
conservation record established dur
ing 1899, Mr.. Montgomery said. The
company's lapse rate was brought
down to the lowest level in its his
tory, a record already widely recog-
nized as being exceptional. Coupled
with the improvement in conserva-
ton was a 10 per cent reduction in
policy loans, in number and amount.
Mr.. Montgomery reported that
Acacia's investment in first mort
gage loans in the greater Washing
ton area reached a new high as of
December 81. with a total of ap.
proximately s2S557,00O. This rep
resents an increase of 121s per cent
over the 1888 total.
BY far the greater proportion
of the 1857 900, Mr.. Montgomery
pointed out, represents first mort
gage loans on single occupancy
dwellings.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
U. 5. Copper Supplies
Are Cut Heavily by
Nations al War
Stocks 46 Per Cent Less
Thun Reserves Of
December 81, 1888
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Nations at war were heavy buyers
of United States copper last year
Exports and domestic use of this
strategic military metal, the Bureau
of Mines reported yesterday, in
creased so much that stocks of re-
fined copper at the end of 1899
totaled only about $4,000, 900
pounds, 46 per cent less than the
1862 100000 pounds in the American
reserve supply on December 81,
1898.
Japan. three years at war with
China, took 215.598.822 pounds or
the lions share of the 73O,O23, ,595
pounds of metallic copper exported
during the first II months of 1899
Copper is used in the manufacture
of bombs, shell castings and the
printing points of both large and
small arms ammunition.
Allc 04AllcS oul eau lepOI leu lIld
the British naval blockade against
German imports had materially de-
creased shipments of American
copper to the Reich and to her
conquered territories.
Recently. they added. British i'm
ports also became almost negligible
The United Kingdom imported 61,-
230 901 pounds of American refined
copper IN 1898 and 42,553 100 in
1889 French imports totaled Ga
22l 1867 in 1888 but rose sharply to
130 0,356,520 last year.
Russia, which imported no Amer
ican refined copper during the first
10 months of 1899, took II per cent
of the United States November ship
ment, presumably, officials said, for
use in her war with Finland.
Coupled with heavier export de-
mands, domestic copper consumers
increased their purchases by n per
cent last year. The bureau said
that the quantity of new refined
copper withdrawn for domestic use
was about 1,443 900 900 pounds, COM
pared with 813,987 300 in 1898.
The output of refined copper from
domestic and imported ores, the
bureau said. amounted to about
1892 .000.0 900 pounds in 1899 COM
pared with 1,584,831 ,729 pounds the
previous year.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Additional Dutu Asked
Of Aircraft Makers
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The New
York Stock Exchange announced
today it had asked all listed aircraft
manufacturing companies to release
periodically because of the charac-
ter of the industry and the nature
of its business" reports giving the
following additional information:
Backlog of untitled orders at the
beginning of a given period; new
business booked during a given pc
riod; shipments Cor sale) during
a given period: backlog of untitled
orders at the end of a given period.
The War Department has author
lied release of such information, the
exchange said.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Deposits Here
Up $20,000,000
During Year
Three New Peaks
Reached in 1899,
Analysis Shows
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Deposits in Washington's % banks
In the full year 1889 scored a notable
gain of $20,Ol6,557.72 and on De-
"cember 80 reached the highest point
on record. On the last business
day of the year deposits totaled
1851 ,539 ,324.46, against $34l ,522,-
766.74 at the end of 1898, according
to a bank analysis completed yes
terday by Audley A. P. Savage,
auditor of the National Savings g.
Trust Co.
During the first quarter of 1899
deposits in the Capital scored a
small advance of $196.590, the figure
being significant, as it revealed an
other all-time peak. Deposits in the
banks on March % amounted to
$341 ,719,35761. The June 80 cali
from the controller found deposits
at 1928 ,681 ,232 80 having dropped
over sl8,000,000 during the second
quarter.
The upward trend was resumed in
the third quarter in sensational
way, when aggregate deposits
climbed to total on October 2 of
1856 ,029 ,380.35, a gain in the three
months of s3l ,274,4778S.
Two Records Established.
Two records were established in
this period, another deposit peak
and by far the largest upturn ever
registered between calls. In making
. further history in the last quarter
deposits showed a $500 94415 in
crease over the october total, ac-
cording to the Savage analysis.
In explaining the new year-end
deposit mark, bankers cited the in
creased demand for loans, growth in
population, grist of fourth-quarter
dividends, large sums in the banks
awaiting favorable investment, extra
heavy deposits from department
stores and the fact that all bank
accounts are now insured up to
$4,000.
AS a group, the analysis shows
that the trust companies made the
best gain over the October figures,
$467O,02677. The national banks
reported an aggregate increase of
$949 ,94198. The savings total was
off s110,02464. Riggs had the
largest gain among the national
banks, Security Savings and Com
merial among the savings banks
and American Security among the
trust companies, the analysis dis
closed. The call missed a Govern
lnent pay day by two days or the
figures would have been still more
impressive. '-
Deposits, December 30, 1899.
The figures compiled by Mr.. Saw
age shows deposits in the individual
banks on December 80, 1899, we're
as follows:
Evening star., 1940-01-14
sl45,196,876.74
,539,324.46
ID. C. Fifth in Building.


Dun g. Bradstreet announced yes
terday that the building rate in
Cleveland increased the fastest
of any big city in the country in
1889, showing a gain of 154 per cent.
Minneapolis was second with a rise
of 102 per cent. Detroit ranked third
by issuing more than SCI 100000 in
permits and Chicago ranked fourth.
Washington stood fifth in the list,
with $38,619,876, comparing with
28,594,510 issued in permits a year
ago. Philadelphia ranked sixth,
with more than $32,000000 and
Houston was seventh with permits
totaling $25,373,545.
New York, which as usual topped
the Nation in total building, with
permits for $235 ,O69,54 of construc-
tion, registered a decline of 35.7 per
cent from the $685., ,3O1 ,696 of 1898.
|. Financial District Notes.
Sxty-five shares of Real Estate
Mortgage & Guaranty preferred
stock sold at 5la on the Washington
Stock Exchange yesterday.
Oh1ciAls are expecting very
large turnout for the mid-winter
meeting of the District Bankers
Association tomorrow evening at the
Raleigh Hotel when Fulton Lewis
jr., will be the guest speaker and
several important reports will be
, presented.
The mid-winter educational din
ner meeting of Washington Chap
ter, American Institute of Bank
ing, is set for Tuesday evening al
the Raleigh Hotel, when J. Stan.
ley Brown, personnel director OF
the Chemical B"nk & Trust Co.
New York, will b. the guest speaker
Reservations have been in lively
idemand.
Washington investment dealers
turned out in large numbers fol
the annual dinner of the Balti-
more Securities Traders Association
at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, Fri
day night. Deep economic speeches
ve-s barred, the guests reported.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Tin Stocks Decrease

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (SpeciaD -
World stocks of tin decreased 200
tons during December, according
to a cable received by the American
and Steel Institute from the Sta
tistical Once Of the international
Tin Research and Development
Council, The Hague, Holland.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Boston Wool Market
Quiet During Week

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. 13 Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) There
was very little activity in domestic
woods during the last week.
Buyers showed a little interest in
fine and half-blood woods, but the
medium and low grades were mostly
neglected. Graded combing bright
fleece woods were qouted at 40 to 43
cents, in the grease; for fine de-
laine, 40 to ~ cents for half -bloods,
and IS to ~ cents. grease basis, for
three-eishths and quarter bloods.
Evening star., 1940-01-14

night.
According to
the Acacia ex-
ecutive, as of
December 81,
insurance j n
force reached
the new high
total of more
than SAIL, ,000,-
600, a substan-
tt al increase
over 1898. At
the same time
assets stood at
the peak figure
of aDDroXimate.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
President Of Acacia
Reports Sharp Gains
In 1889 Insurance
Montgomery Finds
Conservation Record
Especially Notable

Many new high records were es-
tablished in 1889 by the Acacia Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co., President
William Montgomery reported last
Evening star., 1940-01-14

Sources Am. Steel Inst awards 3-Asso.
and 5N Stock Exchange 6-Edison
sPoors
In 1ol Cities a. II and ll-Fed.
Evening star., 1940-01-14

Deposits, December 80, 1899.
The figures compiled by Mr.. Saw
age shows deposits in the individual
banks on December 30, 1899, we're
as follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
Cn AMalJM HACKERS
RIGHT OR WRONG?

Try to recognize the false facts here, if any, and designate the true ones. A perfect score will indicate you are very well informed.
 l. Yeddo was the former name of Tokio, Japan.
 3. Buenos Aires, Argentina, is larger in population than Berlin Germany.
 3. The capital of Poland is in Paris, France.
 1. The American Red Cross was founded 25 years before 1t became well known due to the San Fran cisco fire.
 5. Tokio, Japan, has more than eight times the population of Yoko- hama, Japan.
 Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
CHAPTER xxx

Ann was rather introSpective that summer. It seemed to her that every one had lost sight of the fact that happiness was something to be at- tained, to be fought for. The life pattern was as clearly defined in the social set as 1t had been on Murray street. You were carefully reared and educated, your body was made strong and beautiful, not for your own satisfaction, but in the hope that you might attract mate. You were married at certain age or you worried about 1t. You establish ed another home and had children of your own who must be groomed for marriage. Occasionally someone !. jumped the track, but it seldom happened.
 Ann thought much of Paul Hayden. She still wore the little silver bracelet. The tinkle of the bell had kept him in her mind She had thought of discarding the bracelet, but Paul still held the key. She could not bring herself to break the tiny paddock.
 Paul had filled the world for her. Without him she was but half of herself. Once she thought wistfully. Because Paul didn't love me I'm like a forgotten ship I sail and sail and never find port"
 She attempted to think it through. Suppose Paul had loved her. Suppose they had risked a life together on his income and her1. What would it have meant? Would she have grown old in Mrs. Pringle's hat shop? Mrs. Pringle had wanted her to stay. She had been disappointed when Ann left so suddenly, had hinted that she might give up the shop.
 If they had married, she and Paul, would they have been happy? The struggle for existence might have changed their love to dissatisfied tolerance. In the end would they have settled down to a blank acceptance of defeat, eact blaming the other? Ann didn't know. In her heart she believed that they might have worked out a life-if Paul had loved her. In her heart she knew that he would always and forever live in the closeness of her thoughts, that no one would take his place.
 It was when she had spent two months as a member of the Temple family that Ann attended a house party with Steve On Saturday afternoon they drove to a summer lodge in Wisconsin. He was ardent and worshipful. Ann was pleasantly aware of her stunning clothes, her correct baggage, and the orchid on her shoulder
 The weekend turned out to be an episode of drinks and more drinks, of loud laughter and shrill voices. Steve was unable to make the homeward drive and Ann took the wheel. He slept noisily and she despised him. She had been bored sick with the house party.
 Flowers arrived the following day, bushels of them. The tele- phone rang constantly. Ann ig- nored the floral peace offerings and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
DOT SIDCREAVES
 SATURDAY BRIDE
Local Girl Marries Wilbur Webster; To Honeymoon
 in Florida
LITCHFlELD ASabell Carlyle Oumbleton Phone Litchfield 85

Litchfield, March 25-The mar riage of Miss Dorothy Mae Sid- greaves, daughter of Mrs. Mary M Sidgreaves, and Wilbur Frederick Webster, son of MT. and Mrs. A Benjamin Webster, took place at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at St Michaels church. Rev. Henry E Kelly oficiated.
 The bride was given in marriage by her eldest cousin, Willis Tanner of New Preston, Conn. The sister of the bride, Miss Frances Sidgreaves was maid of honor, and the brides maids were Miss Jean Johnson oi Brookfield and Miss Janette Shinn of Waterbury, cousin of the groom Arthur Webster, brother of the groom was best man. Ushers were Carl Webster, brother of the groom Irving Tanner, of New Preston, cousin of the bride, Benjamin Shinn of Waterbury, and Robert Clock of Litchfield.
 After honeymoon in Florida the couple will make their home in Litchfield.
 One of the coldest Easters on rec ord made wearing spring outfits haz- ardous but. despite a profusion of winter coats, Easter bonnets of var jed description lent color to the frigid streets. The attendance at morning masess at Ct. Anthony's was reported as very good and the Easter mornin gservices in all the churches were all well attended.
 St. Anth0ny's
 On Monday the Boy Scouts will meet in the hall at St. Anthony's at 7:S0 p. m.
 The regular novena service will be held Tuesday evening at eight.
 There will be no instruction of tho children this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
CAsr oF cRARACTERs

ANN BROWN = orphan daugh-
 ter Of a gambler, alone in an
 unfriendIy city.
 PAUL HAYDEN stock room
 boy with ambition.
 STEVE CLAYBOURNE - weal-
 thy playbOy. CLARA BROOKS - dime store
 counter girl.
 IRENE TEMPLE = society debu-
 tante.
 YESTERDAY: Ann is adopted into the Temple family and Steve becomes increasingly important in her life. But she knows that Steve really must belong to Irene. Ann finds her new existence little different from that of the bOard- ing house. The girls are the same underneath their veneer. All want marriage. But Ann is denied the man she loves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
eoPYRiopaI. SeAe. NEA SERVICE. ING

of her way to neip his cause. Uncle John seemed more than pleased. As Steve's wife, Ann would no longer be an outsider. That gracious life for which she had longed, would be hers.
 Trying to decide to marry Steve, Ann's thoughts turned back to Paul. Having dinner with Paul in a cheap little restaurant, sitting close beside him in the thrObbing darkness of 8 picture house, walking with him in in the park-there had been a com pleteness about 1t. Ann knew that she would never again experience the utter peace and contentment of the bench in Garfield Park.
 passed since the night of the jewel lo-,SeAy. s1' .A ---.% --s S~--l Cia4 d, nor heard from her, since that night. In her busy new life she had not found the time to drop into the 10-cent store. And then, one Sunday afternoon in late Sep tember, MT. Temple asked Ann to call on an old couple who, lived on the West Side. They had been servants in his fathers home and he had cared for them through the years. They had known Pete and loved him. MT. Temple thought they would like to meet Pete's daughter.
 Ann immediately made up her mind to include a visit to Clara in the trip. Afterward she thought the fates must have had some thing to do with that Sunday afternoon jaunt. Afterward she shuddered to think that she might never have gone to see Clara.
 (TO Be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
France Remembers Hero of Medicine

A LTHOUGH the current Famous A Americans series of stamps marks departure from U. s. phil atelic precedent, the custom of honoring private citizens with stamps has long been established in France. Included among the Heroes of Peace" whose por- traits have formed French stamp designs is Jean Charcot, famous 18th century physician, pictured on the semi-postal above, issued for the benefit of French seamen.
 Charcot is noted for his research in neurology and for his work at Salpetiere, where he established the greatest neurological clinic of modern times. He was an authori- y on diseases of the brain.
 A
 The coat of arms of Liechten- stein is pictured on new stamp of that country, one of a set of two values. The coats of arms of four counties form the design of he other stamp.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
By BILL WHITE

NEW YORK, May II Up The
east got it's first look at the Clncin-
natl Reds today after the disap-
pointing stand here last fall against
the Yankees in the world series
and the belief is firm that if the
Brooklyn Dodgers won't win the
National league race the Reds de-
serve to.
For Cagey Bill McKechnie has
shaken his lads out of any semb-
lance of doldrums that Yankee shell
lacking gave them and has mould
ed a team that proceeds on the
theory that if M base is good, two
are better.
McKechnie has virtually the
same team he had last fall but this
year he has built a speed-tempered
machine that runs everything out,
never gives up, and certainly looks
like the team to beat for the title.
Cincinnati looked great in spite
of a 6-5 whipping administered by
the d durable Durocher-sparked
Dodgers. For the Reds went ID
innings yesterday against the St.
Louis Cards, and then we're able
to battle the Dodgers virtually ia
a standstill for 10 magnificent in
nings as some q, 900 flatbush fans
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
ATHLETICS DEFEAT
INDIANS, 9 TO 7
Simmons Pinch Single In The
Ninth Drives In Two Runs;
AS Collect Fifteen Hits

CLEVELAND, May 14.-R-Al
Simmons ninth-inning pinch single
with the bases full gave Philadelphia
two runs and a 9 to z victory in its
series opener with the Cleveland In
dams today, the Athletics Smelling
Bob Teller from the mound and
pounding two other hurlers for a to-
tai of Is hits.
Teller retired in the fourth after
having given up sever runs, five of
them in the second when Wally
Moses homered with two men on
bases. Joe Dobson was charged with
the Cleveland defeat, nevertheless,
his teammates coming from behind to
tie the score.
The Tribe drove Herman Besse
from the game in the third as Hal
Trosky hit his eighth homer of the
year with two aboard, and evened
the by tagging George Caster
for two in the fifth.
Caster was effective from there on,
retiring to permit Simmons to bat
for him in the ninth. With Bill
Beckman hurting in the last Of the
ninth, Cleveland filled the bases but
failed to score.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
Flatbush Fans Think Reds
Team To Beat For Pennant

did all they could to pull their
favorites through, and a Dodger
fan can do a lot. Firecrackers, torn
paper barrages, and clapping in
unison are only a few of the tricks
every flatbusher learns in the
cradle.
The Reds speedy as they are,
were no faster than the Dodgers,
who are also playing hell-for-
leather baseball, and deserved the
longdrawn out victory.
OF special interest was the work
of Ernest lombard, goat of the
world series and subject Of hun
dreds of stories during the winter
in the local papers. If Ernie's I'm
fortunate accident hampered him
any, it didn't show today. He
banked out two singles and a
double and scored two runs as the
rampant Reds temporarily gave up
the league leadership.
They say the 'Schnoz' has been
cheered in every town the Reds
have played in this year , and
Brooklyn is no exception. That's
some compliment in this town
where they usually yell, 'hit the
road, you bum" before they say,
nice work."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-15
Cooper Enters Class
OF Dark Horse In Golf

CHICAGO, May A. up Light
hore Harry Cooper is Darkhorse
Harry now-and likes it.
Once acclaimed by the protes-
SIGNALS themselves as the finest
money player in golf, Cooper has
been out of the big-time fairways
picture for some time. Once the
favorite in almost every tourna-
ment in which he competed, Cooper
now finds himself among the long
shot brigade. Instead of being dis
couraged he believes it may lead
him to one of the big champion
ships he's never won, the National
Open and the P. G. A.
For years it seemed that when
ever the boys started picking me
as the winner of the P. G. A. or
National Open, something would go
wrong" he said today. "Now that
I'm just another of the boys maybe
I'll get going. I'm hitting the ball
well and feeling better than I have
fer two YEARS."