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Evening star., 1940-02-29

Bank CIearings Drop
Sharply Because Of
Shorter Week
Only Five Doys Make
Poor Showing With
Complete Periods
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 0.-The sharp
decline shown In bank transactions
this week compared with the week
previous and the same week of last
year was again due to the disparity
in the number Of business days in
cluded in the respective weeks.
This week there were only five bus
mess days involved, whereas the
preceding week and the correspond
ing 1899 week were full six-day
periods.
Total clearings for the five days
ended February %, for ~ leading
cities reporting to Dun & Bradstreet,
amounted to $4,757. TAI 900, compared
with $5,438 ,523, 900 for the corre-
spending six-day week a year ago,
a decrease Of 1875 per cent.
The aggregate for the current
short week fell 1868, ,012 900 from the
amount for the preceding full week.
New York clearings totaled $780,
100000, against s., ,305 $4,000 last
year, a decrease of 152 per cent The
uneven comparison caused a year-to-
year drop at outside cities for the
first time in many weeks, the turn
over for the latest week-$1 ,955 ,281,-
600, showing a decline OF 8.3 per cent
under the 81, ,132, ,571 900 a year ago.
Despite the smaller number of
days in the current week. two of
the outside cities-Minneapolis and
Dallas-displayed slight advances
over the like 1899 week. The more
important declines included: San
Francisco, 81 2 per cent; Omaha, 20.1
per cent; Baltimore, 1873 per cent:
Portland, Greg, ITS per cent; Gin
cinnati. 1927 per cent, and Louis
vile, 11.3 per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
together with percentage changes
from a year ago, follow: also the
daily average bank clearings for the
months of December, January and
February to date:
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Britain Buys Output
OF Aluminium Firms
BY the Associated Press.

oy Inc hSSOCldtcu TIcSS-
LONDON, Feb. 29.-The supply
ministry announced last night that
1t had purchased the entire output
Of the British Aluminium Co. and
the Aluminium Co. of Canada for
the remainder of 1910 and all of
1941.
The deal was understood to in
volve some 104,000 tons, valued at
about s40.000,O00. The Canadian
company will be permitted to full
fill Canadian domestic requirements
and pre-war contracts.
The supply ministry said that
arrangements had been made with
both the British and Canadian con-
Germs for substantial increase" in
their output.
Evening star., 1940-02-29
.$l4,240 Net Reported
By Harrisburg Steel
y the Associated Fress.

BY the Associated Eress.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 29.--The
Harrisburg Steel Corp. earned . net
profit Of $114,24o in 1899, equal to
50 cents q share, on the common
stock, President Wilbert Wear re-
ported to stockholders.
A dividned Of 20 cents was paid
last December "a.
Wear was reelected president
and all other directors were re-
named at the annual reorganization
meeting.
The firms 1899 production was
405 per cent of capacity compared
with 23.4 per cent in 1898.
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Rurol Retail SuIes
Set January Record
By the Associated Press.

The Commerce Department says
rural retail sales during January in
the East, South and Far West were
the best for any January on record
Midwest rural. retail sales this
January were exceeded only in jan
uary, 1929. Compared with January,
1899, sales were one-twelfth higher
in the Far West, one-tenth higher
In the South, and about one-eighth
higher In the Middle West and East.
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Poris Bunk Chunoes

PARIS Feb 20 R).-Bank Of France
statement as Of February % showed (in
millions OF francs)
Gold reserve. 97.274: increase. 2.
Balances abroad. 81; decrease, g
Discounted commercial bills-Franee.
4.549; increase, 304.
Nesotiable bills bought In France. 7.o72;
increase. 100.
Advances asainst securities, 3.362: de-
crease. 80.
Thirty-day advances against government
securities. "a; decrease, 1O4.
Temporary advances to state. 80 ,173: In
crease. 1900.
Circulation. 15336o: decrease, 2s1.
Total credit to current accounts, S.380:
increase. 1886.
Ratio Of gold to sight liabilities, bo64
per cent. compared with 56.07 last week.
Bank rate. 2 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-02-29
London Bunk Report
Reported BY Smith. Barney d Col

LONDON Feb. 20 R.-Bank Of Ene-
land statement as OF February 2s showed
un thousands Of poundsl: Circulation.
sGcI:; sSSl2I6; IN increase; 1.242; Bullion; 1924:
1.175. Public deposits. 1870; decrease,
2:s3s. Private deposits, f3s,261: increase.
crease. 1864. other securities, 25,O1e;
decrease. 5.26S. Ratio Of reserve to liabili-
ties. 27.1 per cent. COMPARED with 21.5
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Chevrolet Sales
Climb Sharply
Above 1889
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Feb. 29.-Chevrolet
motor division OF General Motors
Corp. reported today that its retail
outlets had distributed 46,608 new
passenger cars and trucks during the
first 20 days of February.
This is an increase of 1887 units
over the sales for the first 20 days of
February year ago.
Used car sales for the first 20 days
Of the current month numbered &c.
355 compared with II 1,524 in the COM
parable period year ago.
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Spoons Given Bubies

Under q centuries-old charity be-
quest that every baby born in Raw
burgh. England, within two years
OF the parents marriage should re-
celve a silver spoon. three spoons
were presented recently to three
babies Of the village,
Evening star., 1940-02-29
HOmeStake Mining,

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20 R-
Homestake Mining Co.'S annual re-
port puts 1899 net profit at s7,103,-
698, or $3.50 a share, on the 2.OOe 28O
shares of stock outstanding. It was
an increase from s6,940,848 net profit
in 1888, or $345 a share.
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Puris Exchunoe Rotes

PARIS Feb. 20 R.-The Omitted States
dollar held at As. go francs (2.2s3 cents 70
the france In nnal foreign exchange deaiines
today. compared with the New York over.
London. 170.626. :,
Three per cent rentes Auished IN the
1ouTse q - 90 franes; AIS "a o1.o6;
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK FEB s9-Dividends de-
clared. Prepared BY Fitch Publishing Co.
Initial.
Pc Stock Of Pay
Rate riod record. able.
Jamaica Pub 8 Ltd lie @ 3-15 Al
Increased.
Can Gen Klec Ltd - So q sis Al
Extra.
Chicago Dock a. Canal 81 @ 3-Z6 $50
Decrease.
Natl Malleahle 4, Steel
Casting Co. 25c- 3-13 $50
Wagner Electric Corp soc - 3-5 3-2O
Evening star., 1940-02-29

ciation Of Securities Dealers. Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reject
actual transactions or frm BIDS or o4ers.
but should indicate approximate prices
and unless otherwise Indicated. aSe -
quoted by the sponsors or teauer4
Axteri8k indicates, "Noe doote0 ~
sponsors or issuers."
Evening star., 1940-02-29

Also extra or extras.
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers, Inc, which
states they do not necessarily reflect
but should indicate Approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-02-29
London Bur Silver

LONDON. Feb. % 0o.-Bar silver, zo1sd.
up ,,.. Equivalent. 3717 cents on the
dollar basis A.O3) Bar sold, 1855. un-
changed. Equivalent, SIS. $50
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Hercules Dividend Voted

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. %
(SpeciaD Directors of Hercules
Powder Co. have declared a divi-
dend Of 60 cents a share on the
common stock. This is payable
March IS to stockholders of record
at the close Of business on March IA.
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Feb. 20 QP.-National As
soclauon Securities Dealers, Inc:
tNoon Quotations)
Evening star., 1940-02-29

"EX-0lVi0end.
tPlus extras 35c paid in 1899. e2%
extra G $l4.00 extra paid December %.
1889 zoe extra, m $3.50 extra SOC
paid September 90. 1888 S $500 paid in
1889 SOC paid December 90. 1889
vSl 100 extra paid January. 1910. yS5.0O
extra.
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Mergenthaler Linotype-l0 at Is.
AFTER CALL.
National Mortgage and Investment
pfd.-50 at AZ.
Evening star., 1940-02-29

Slow up! II you haven't time to
20, stay ut home!
Evening star., 1940-02-29
Construction Awards
Show Increase in
Holiday Week
Private TotoI Down.
But Public Volume
Is Boosted Sharply
BY the Associated Pres.

By the Associated PresS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-Engineer-
ing construction awards increased
during the short week ended Tues
day, which included Washington
Birthday, to $59, 9,094 900. compared
with $50 $50 900 the previous week,
Engineering News-Record reported
today.
Contracts In the corresponding
week q year ago totaled $85, COS 900,
but the working week was a day
longer.
Private construction awards de-
clined sharply, falling IS per cent
below the previous week and so per
cent under a year ago.
Public construction, bolstered by
the biggest volume of highway con-
tracts since last April, was IS per
cent larger than the previous week,
but "A per cent less than q year ago.
Comparisons follow:
Evening star., 1940-02-29
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY

PUBLIC UTILITY
Anacostia Il Pot IS 1949 lO2 los
Ana k Pot Guar 5s 40 ll2A
Capital Traction 1st IS l947 9s31 100
City e. Suburban SIS la4S 1O2 lO5
Georgetown Gas 1st IS 81 12O
Pot Elec Pow 3E4s 1865 - 1854
Washington Gas IS 1890 1eS 133
Wash Rwy & Elec Is 81 l0S
Evening star., 1940-02-29
MISCELLANEOUS

Chevy Chase Club 1st 4h.s 81 IO4
Goi Country Club lst 4hs g i03
Evening star., 1940-02-29

North Am Bond
Nor Am Tr Shal
Nor Am TT Sh 1!
Nor Am Tr A
Nor Am n Sh
Plymouth Fund
Putnam (G) Fu,
Quarterly Incom'
sSchoellkopf-Hut
Selected Am Sh
Selected Income
Sovereign Invest
Spencer Trask
Stand Utn Inc
Super Of Am IT
Super Of Am TT
Super Of Am IT
Supervised Shrs
Trustee Stand !
Trustee Stand ]
Trusted A Blk
Trusted Industr
WellinRtOn Fund
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Nine Youths Enlisted
Here For u. S. Army

Nine young men from Southeast
ern North Carolina enlisted o r
service with army units in Pana-
man and Hawaii during the past
week at the Wilmington district Of
flee of the army recruiting SER
vice, Sergeant S. ". D. Bennett
reported yesterday.
They included: Walter F. Jones,
Jr., 10, son. of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Jones, ST., of Southport, coast ar
tillery in. Hawaii; Arthur F. Ben
ton, 81, son of A. w. Benton, of
Leland, field artillery in Panama.
John D. Herring, "a, son Of Mrs.
Ada Herring, Of Tomahawk, infan-
try in Hawaii; Major Granger, %,
whose guardian is D. J. Granger,
Of Ga North Third street, quarter
master corps in Panama.
The following enlisted for the in
fantry in Panama: Marvin l..
Humphrey, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl J. Humphrey, Of Jacksonville,
Leon W. Kellum, 10, son of Mr..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Q SERIAL STORY -
AN EYE FOR A GAL
~ ,,A11< tIApDtcNht LDNI COPYRIGHT. 1910.
BY 6HKK1 E1A<\ISOIN NN0EL kEA SERVICE. INC

"How do you know, Cousin
Steve?" Rosy demanded, his
anger rising. doc Tollivar's been
mighty white to ne"
81 know, I know!" Hogg has
tened to say. That's the point.
How come he's giving you a purity
room, and a good bed, and a job,
and keeping you just about 1t,
here from Christmas on, when the
ball-playing season won't n
till spring."
Don't you have to hire a man
before somebody else snatches
him?"
eyes, and when you've beaned
a boys pappy, you might could
buy him off with a bone with a
little gristle on it for him to chaw
in place of meat! It don't take
much when the pup amt never
had n o meat to speak of"
well, 1 think you're fixing to
cook up a mess of lies. I'd thank
you just to shut up"
Hogg sat there looking at him
queerly, the freight showing the
crags of his curious face.
They've shore brought you
cheap! Tollivar, and the gal"
"You leave the girl out of this!
And listen, Steve. If you've got
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Woodmen Here Observe
Fiftieth Anniversary

Celebrating the 50th anniversary
Of the founding of the Woodmen OF
the World Society, the local camp
entertained its members, their
families and friends in an open
meeting Thursday night.
The program was built around
broadcast emanating from the So
ciety's W station in Omaha, Neb.
and featured addresses by its pres
ident D. E. Bradshaw and Harry
Root. son of the founder of the So
ciety. The local celebration includ-
ed music by Del McGowan's or
chestra and vocal selections b y
Miss Ida Laura Child, who espec-
ially pleased her audience.
The principal address was de-
livered by the Rev. Walter B.
Freed on the subject of Brother
hood. Mr.. Freed declared that
the fact that men had not yet
learned to practice the principles
of Brotherhood and predicted that
''out of the ashes of the present
order will arise a new era of peace
based upon Universal Brother
hood" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
ROSSY McAFEE-went to col
Iege to play baseball, get an
education, and settle a feud.
JUDY TOLLIVAR-daughter Of
Lincoln Colleges president.
HANNAH SHRIDER hillbilly
girl who followed Rosy to college.
college.
YESTERDAY: Rosy asks and
gets permission to 60 home for a
weekend. He stops at the ball dia-
mond, recalls the game in which
his father was killed. How n e
pitcher threw a bean ball, how
they left the injured McAfee in
the grandstand while the crowd
chased Sock Tolliver. Later, a t
Rossy's home, Steve Hogg tells him
a strange story.
CHAPTER vi
I'm going to give you the
straight of all that days mess,
Rosy" Steve Hogg said sepul-
chrally. GAS I live, as I hope to
be struck dead if this amt the
truth, I'll tell you. To begin with,
Rosy. this here Tollivar what's
the head of the school you're 60
ing to, is the same Teller that
killed your pappy."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

something to tell me, then tell it.
7 amt got no time to waste on
listening to palaver."
Hogg glowered. "Okay, if that's
the way you feel about it, then
here it is. I happen to know that
lust before that fatal ball game
This here Tolliver boy come. back
in these parts when his pappy,
Ham Tolliver, come home from
Texas to die with lung disease.
Ham had left out after M a r k
McAfee was ambushed. That was
years ago but I can recollect it,
just barely.
$50 we didn't know young Sock
so very well. I'd seen him only
onct or twict before the Fourth
of July game. But he was a ball
player, like lots of both families
is. A good one, too, from all I
can hear tell at this late date.
well, the day before, or may
be a couple evenings before the
game, they was a meeting at old
Ham Tolliver's house. The Tolli-
vers was all there. 1t was about
the trouble your pappy and Dink
Tolliver had about that hog get
ting into Drinks corn beyond the
ridge"
"You mean where paws land
I mean the land you have now
line : fenced the Kink Tolliver
place."
That's right. That's the place.
Line fence fight. Stock busting in
somebody else's crop. Dink was
sick and tired of it, and like it or
no, the Tollivers always did think
your pappy was tied up with the
ambushing of them two Tolliver
boys the past Christmas, even
after the big camp meeting. So
there was this here meeting to
draw lots who would take care of
your pappy in case trouble start
| ed"
"Meeting! How you know there
was this meeting?"
81 got hit straight, bub! Straight
from somebody that knowed."
"How you know they knowed?"
my lordy, fool! If you got to
know, they was there!"
"You mean somebody that was
at this meeting actually told you
that this was the way of it? That
they drawed lots to kill my ia
ther?"
Hogg's eroded face lighted up
with a hard grain. "Bub, you final
ly got wit enough to fgger out
what I'm telling you? That's ex-
actly what Pm trying to ram
down your throat. I amt at lib
erty to name no names. But I'd
swear to the truth of this on a
stack of Bibles a mile high. They
drawed lots that night who was
to kill your pappy, and this Sock
Tolliver was right there, and he
drawed the name, and the game
come along and he beaned your
daddy"
"My-my heaven!" Rosy said,
his eyes narrow. The freight
played into the depths of them.
"Now you see how it was? OF
course, Sock Tolliver done it that
way SOS to make it seem a acct
dent. Now and then somebody
| does get his brains busted out in
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

and Mrs. Leon +. Kellum, of Jack.
sjnville.
Barney o. Kellum, %, son of Mr..
and, Mrs. Owen Kellum, of Jack
sonville; Rufus W. Sellers, %, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Sellers, of
Supply; and Edward E. Hilborn,
49,, SON of MI. and Mrs. Willie
Hi1born, of Bladenboro.
. They were transferred to the ar.
my recruit training station at Fort
Moultrie, S. c., for six weeks OF
preliminary training prior to as
signment to active duty to their
overseas posts for three years OF
service. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Tom Pigford Sentenced
Ia 10 Months On Roads

Tom Pigford, negro, of 813 Har-
nett street, drew 10 months on the
roads when convicted yesterday in
recorders court on a charge of
assault with a deadly weapon on
. female.
Defendant was granted a Today
stay of execution and required to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09
Liquor Still Cut
b ATU Agents Here

ABC agents yesterday reported
the seizure Of a 60-gallon capacity
gasoline drum used for a still as
result of a raid conducted in the
Burnt Mill Creek section of the
county.
Officers said the still was not in
operation at the time of the raid
and also reported the seizure of
two barrels of mash fit for dis
tillation. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-09

post a $500 appearance b
garet Small, negress W 3ono. Mar.
Son son alley, received two " n a-s VII.
violating the liquor r'' laws "a charge Of 0.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Tacoma Firm
Given Award
Trunsrnitfer House
Ordered by KIRO

A contract was awarded Friday
70 Alien & Early. Tacoma. for
construction % a new transmitfer
house 70 BE built On Maury island
for station kIRo. Seattle. TIE
contract was signed By Louis X.
Lear. president Of the Queen City
Broadessting Co. Incorporated.
owners and operators Of KfRo.
Specifications provide for the
most modern radio transmitter
house in the west. the main build
ing 10 include an apartment wing.
ana special studios. 80 that service
from K1Ro TO the entire North
west area VII be unimpaired N
case q storm. flood. fire or earth
quake.
The preliminary work Of pre-
pairing % acres Of land was done
by Woodwork a Cornell. Tacoma
contractors. Work on the Two
a27-foot towers Is already under
way, ana construction on the
Msury island size vii start Mon
day.
The first unit Of the oonstrne-
ton to be done by Allen 4 Early
vii cost approximately $4,000,
according 10 II. J. Quilliam, sta
ton manager for KIRo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Chadwick on Way
To Legion Session

Stephen F. Chadwick. Repub-
ican nominee for United States
senator. vas en- route 10 the east
coast today for a weeks tour.
during which he viii attend the
national convention of the Ameri-
can Legion at Boston. and switch
his activities, politically, from
state to national affairs.
Chadwick is immediate past
national commander Of the legion.
The senatorial nominee, whose
reputation as an orator il nation
wide. viii speak on Wendell Will
kie's behalf at political meetings
in three states. under sponsorship
of the Republican national conn.,
mittee. Chadwick viii speak in
Massachusetts,. New York and
Minnesota during his tour
He will attend the opening Of
the legion convention Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Group Brought Many Notable
Artists 10 Tacoma
Story of Ladies' Musical Club Concludes
With Review of Activities

Ruth slenczski. sigurd onegin.
Erica Marini, Hortense Monath.
Martha Graham. The Don Cossack
chorus. Nino Martini, Doris Ken
yon, Moriz Rosenthai and many
another. This civic service Is be-
ing continued. and now the club,
through its present head. Mrs.
George c. Hastings, offers Tacoma
the chance TO share the winter
concerts.
In 1893 the Ladies' Musical club
gave its first civic help. choosing
the children's Industrial home as
beneficiary. In 1916 the Red Cross
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Irish Republicans
Raid for Money

BELFAST, Ireland - Irish Re-
publican army raiders. armed with
revolvers and sub-machine guns.
made a series of sensational raids
on banks and postoffices through
out Belfast today and Engaged in
gun duels with police and guards.
One police sergeant. John Lynch.
was wounded IN the head, but shot
and wounded a raider as he fell.
Ethel Dawson, a postmistress. and
John Burns. a pedestrian, also
were wounded.
The raiders. apparently In search
OF funds. were believed to have
seized about $4,000 in the course
of their raids.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
By MARY STACY THOMPSON

Since its inception the Ladies'
Musical club has had. as one of
It's main detectives. the bringing
of artists TO Tacoma. Among
them, down the years. have been
Emma Thursday. Lillian Nordica.
Innes band soloists. Theo Karl
tombstone, Nine. Schumann-Heink.
Mime. Hesse-Sprotte. Sophie Bres-
lau. Mrs. Edward Maedowea.
Nine. Josephine Lucchese, Karl
Kruger, The Wagnerian Festival
Singers. Erna Sack, Jeanette
Mcdonald, John Charles Thomas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

The I'm Eari q Derby gave =
elmer party - IRE oaks. near
EPSON. England. n rs. Al this
affair originated re Epson Downs
Derby. most famous q British
horse races.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

AI.haaeh - South raIs i eslaer
than re North Pee. tne coolest
spoE = re world : At Nerkho-
Yansk. n Siberia. where teupera-
lures q % degrees below zero are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Women Prisoners in Alabama Edii Paper

forzaI@ I makes tbs comment
Statistics show that me average
car. when touring. carries two-and-
ane-half passengers The one-half
: usually the person driving
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

MONTGOMERY. Alas-Tne Al
hama prison Ter women rs issued
the first copy o Is inmates pub
LEGATION. ~The waned-oa Ed