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Evening star., 1940-07-26
Chrys|er Disc|oses
S30,494,274 Profit
In Six Months
Record Net Compares
With S25,345,77l in
Some 1889 Period
oolLAN
IA AAAe
9v the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press
NEW YORK. July 26.-Chrysler
Corp. earned s3O,494, ,274 in the six
months ended June 30, the largest
first-half profit in history, a state
ment by the company disclosed
The profit. which was equal to
S70l share on the common stock,
was the second largest ever reported
by the company for any siX-montn
period 1t compared with S25, ,345, I'll
in the 1889 first half or $3.50 a share
Chrysler's best half year was the
period ended December 81. 1896, with
an indicated net profit equal to S7.42
a share.
Directors ordered a dividend OF
Sl25 on the common stock, payable
September II to holders OF record
August II. Similar dividends were
declared in recent quarters.
X. T. Keller. president. said i'm
mediate prospects for the company s
future business appeared favorable
Studebaker Corp.
Studebaker Corp reported net
profits for the quarter ended June
30 was s445 .8O6 or 20 cents a COM
mon share. This compared with
S7l7,400 or 80 cents a share in the
like period last year.
For the first half of 1910 net was
1857 .309 or 43 cents a common share
against $774,3l4 or 35 cents in the
first half of 1899
Quaker State Oil.
The Quaker State Oil Refining
Corp. and subsidiary companies re-
ported net profit of Sl5924475.
equal to II cents a share. for the
six months ended June 80. and de-
clared dividend of Is cents a share.
payable September Is to stock OF
record August 80.
A consolidated net loss of s13l.-
87l88, after depreciation, taxes and
all charges, was incurred during the
last quarter, as compared with a net
profit of s291,11663 for the pre-
ceding quarter, the company said
Net profits for the first half of 1899
had amounted to 1854, 79O55, or so
cents share.
Southwestern Bell.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone
Co. reported net income of 50, ,537 .3l9
for the six months ending June 80.
as compared with $8,941.797 for the
first half of 1889.
Industrial RayOn.
Making its best showing since
1884, Industrial Rayon Corp. netted
$l048357 in the first six months
after charges and provision for
taxes, in contrast to S54,766 for the
same period of 1899.
General Telephone.
General Telephone Corp. princi-
pal independent telephone oper-
ating concern, reported for the six
months ended June 80 net income of
S895,593 or SIPS a common share.
This compares with S74l,792 or go
cents common share in the like
period of 1889
Eastern Gas & Fuel.
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates,
a Koppers Co. af1lliate. reported a
net profit of S2,544 1888, equal to
Sll.54 a share on cumulative Az
prior preference stock, for the II
months ended June 80. This COM
pares with net income of $285, ,226.
or sll6 share, in the preceding IL
months.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Packard Prepares
For Plane Engine
Production
PreIiminuries Started,
With Contracts Yet
To Be Signed
DOLLARS
Pa SNARf
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. July 26.-Although
final contracts have not yet been
agreed upon. the Packard Motor Car
Co. already is at work on many
preliminary phases of the produC-
ton of Rolls-Royce aviation engines
for the United States and Great
Britain, statement by the COM
pany disclosed today.
The statement said also that while
the order initlally calls for the
production of 5000 engines for
Britain and 5000 for the United
States, it carries an option for
10000 additional engines
Negotiations of Packard officials
with the United States and British
governments on the sl5O,0 100000 con-
tracts to produce Rolls-Royce Merlin
type aviation engines are pro-
crossing rapidly and agreements are
expected to be reached shortly" said
the statement.
Early Action Due.
The few remaining legal and
financial problems involved in safe
guarding the company against loss
in accepting the contracts may be
cleared up within a few DAYS
Preliminary phases of production
already under way include the
drawing up of blueprints and speci-
flcatlons for the plant, machine
tools, production equipment. mate
rials and supplies necessary for the
mass output of the engines.
The company also said that its
"aviation-type marine motor de.
partment" now has untitled orders
approxlmating S5,00O000 from the
United States, British and Cana
dian governments and that pending
orders aggregate almost as much
Loss Is Reduced.
The company reported net loss
of S102 1865 66 for the six months
ended June 80 last, This compares
with a net loss of 81 ,04O.6l6 for the
comparable period of 1889.
A statement accompanying the
report says that the company op-
Grated prodtably through the first
five months of the year but sus-
tanned a deficit in June sufficiently
large to result in net loss for the
first half OF the year Charged
agalnS5 June operations was large
inventory Of finished cars designed
to carry dealers through the cur
rent change-over period.
The company had a June sc
factory inventory of $500 finished
cars, as compared with 300 a yeal
ago.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

I've called the doctor Your mother
had a fit Of coughing just As we
were deciding to 60 out and it
brought on hemorrhage. I've got
her propped up in bed now taking
ice. It's stopped-but I'm afraid
your mothers very i'll. Mary"
Mary looked at Martin. She did
not speak, but her eyes we're elo-
quent. He said clumsily-"I1l help
you, dear. She can have all I have
in the world"
"Ho wmuch have you got, Mar
tin?"
A dull red crept over his cheek
bones. He took out his pocketbook
and opened it. Nine dollars. Here
1t is, Mary"
You see she said softly, her eyes
shining with tears. She went into
her mothers room and left him.
tCopyrieht. 1910, Chicaso Daily News, Ine }
Tomorrow: Mrs. Trees relapse
helps Mary to make up her mind.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Lower Net Reported
By National Cash
Register Co.
$6lS,960 TotoI Compares
With S704, 344 in
1889 Quarter
Nv the Associated Press

1y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 26.-National
Cash Register Co. and subsidiaries
reported today for the quarter ended
June 80 net profit of S6lS960, equal
to 36 cents a share on the capital
stock, compared with S704.344 or 43
cents share. in the like quarter
last year.
Nash X elvinator.
NashKelvlnator Corp, Detroit,
for the three months ended June &c
showed net profit of S90l ,939, equal
to q cents a share on the common
stock, compared with Sl08, ,264, or 2
cents share, in the like period last
year.
Continental Can.
Continental Can Co, reported for
the IL months ended June 30 net
profit Of $3.50 628. or $3.50 a COM
mon share, compared with $3.50 ,142,
Or S22l a share in the preceding
IL months.
Vultee Aircraft
Vultee Aircraft. Inc, reported to-
Gay net loss of S335,3l8 for the first
Six months of this year Comparable
figures are not available.
Inspiration Copper
Inspiration Consolidated Copper
co. reported S8lS,086. net profit, or
So cents common share, for the six
months ended June 80 This COM
pared with Sl36935, or IL cents a
share in the same period last year.
Baldwin Locomotive.
Baldwin Locomotive Works re-
ported for the II months to June
30 net profit of s1,734344, or S1.55
common share. In the preceding
similar period net loss was 81 $685.
666
Lone Star Cement.
Lone Star Cement Corp reported
today net profit of S616055. or s.
cents a share, for the quarter endea
June 80. This compared with so23,-
66l, or 96 cents a share, in tie
like period of 1889
General Cable.
General Gable Corp for the quar-
ter ended June 30 reported net
profit of s766,l56, equal to 90 cents
a share on the common stock,
against profit of S26 .494, or II
cents a share on the ST preferred
stock, in the second quarter last
year.
Hershey Chocolate.
Hershey Chocolate Co. Hershey
Pa, for the three months ended
June 80 showed net profit of 1914 =
88l, equal to 80 cents a share on
the common stock. compared with
81 05l 1896 or Sl.l6 a share on the
common in the June quarter last
year.
The company reserved out of sec
ond quarter earnings this year
100000 for a possible write down
OF inventory values.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

face. You will be able to do any.
thing you like for your mother
Your share will be $4,000, $4,000
as soon as you agree to it and the
other $40 900 when the year is over
and all your part in it complete
If I must live with this gen.
tleman. Mrs. Neville, I shall have
to deceive my mother She will
have to think this marriage is in
good faith-and later on the di-
vorce also Otherwise she would
never agree to it. Her healthier
life-is not so important to ner
as it is to me-
Mary HeSitates.
Now that she had spoken Of 1t
openly, Mrs. Neville had lost her
fear of discussing her trouble with
her visitor. You could send her
away to the desert, couldn't you?
Marry in secret and tell her after" "
"Ye-es. I could do that. But
Mrs. Neville, does the will really
make it necessary for me to live
with him?'
absolutely This money is left
by Mr.. Bardsley's English grand
father, man with a fanatical hor-
ror of loose morals and divorce
also fanatical belief in early mar
riage. The condition of inheritance
is that he must be married before
he is % and mus be able to prove
he has been married happily at least
one year before the legacy is hand
ed over. After that ne can do as
he likes"
You mean Christopher Bards-
ley? The Christopher Bardsley?"
Exactly! Why? Are you afraid
of him?"
I'D be overwhelmed by his FAM
lily. Whatever would they do to
me?"
Mrs. Neville laughed contemptu-
ously. He settled them long ago.
He'll take care of that. No doubt
they'll be delighted with you be-
cause you're not me. That needn't
worry you" She rose and opened
a sliding door in the dark velvety
wood. pushed it to behind her and
was gone.
At last, after 10 or IS minutes
during which Mary debated the pro-
priety of getting up and running
away. Mrs. Neville opened the door
of the small room and beckoned
her in.
Mary Meets Bardsley.
Christopher Bardsley rose from a
deep leather chair and stood with
his back to the fire when she en-
tered. Mary saw very tall young
man with a narrow dark face,
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Decline Is Reported
In Old Wheat Stocks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Agriculture Department yes
terday estimated that stocks of old
wheat in interior mills, elevators
and warehouses on July totaled
33,73O,00O bushels, compared with
36,63l 900 bushels year ago and a
l929-l938 average of 38,092, 900.
Stocks of old wheat were well
above last years in the Southern
Plains area and in the Pacific
Northwest, but these larger stocks
were more than offset by the smaller
stocks in the important spring
wheat area, the Department said.
The department said stocks in in
terror mills, elevators and ware
houses combined with old wheat
held on farms totaled 119,251 900
bushels. compared with 127,003, 900
bushels that day last year and 10
year average Of 93,257,000.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Treasury Borrowing
Cuts Idle Funds
310 Millions
Decline Interrupts
Long Succession Of
Weekly Records

By the Associated
Treasury borrowing sliced s3lo.-
100000 off of the idle money in the
banks last week.
The Federal Reserve Board said
the reduction brought the total of
such funds down to S6,57O.OOO 900
and interrupted a series of weekly
records which have been set by the
figure.
The Treasury last week sold $780,
100000 of bonds to the public, but
only about half of the borrowing
was reflected in excess of reserves.
The boards statement said
During the week ended July "a
member bank reserve balances de-
creased s296000000 Reductions in
member banks reserves arose from
increases of 1865 900 900 in Treas
ury deposits with Federal Reserve
banks. S28,000000 in member
deposits and other Federal reserve
accounts and S30,00O000 in Treas
ury cash and a decrease of SlO.000.- =
900 in reserve bank credit. offset in
part by increases of Sill 900 900 in
gold stock and S400O,OO0 in Treas
urv currency and a decrease of
Sl8000,000 in money in circulation.
Excess reserves of member banks
on July "a were estimated to be ap-
proXimately S6,570.O0O.0OO, a de-
crease of $3l0.OOOO 900 for the week" :"
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during
the week and the year ended July
a. 1910, were reported as follows.
July -, July / Z. July %
1880. 1870. 1899
In milllonS of dollars !
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Mtllkona(re:sW
:< 1 s3431f' # sG=by O|Qo [. Ro>mdnith :

The story thus far: The young and
beautiful Mary Tree gives up an art
or So sass oo IN beauty ssr ns
mother Martin Eliot, Mary's flance, is
ambitious but has no steady Job and
they realize marriage would be foolish.
Neville asks the girl one day about
her private life and, on hearing that
her mother needs money for medical
care, suggests that Mary come to her
at her apartment. Mary does and
Mrs. Neville explains she is in love with
young CHRISTOPHER Bardsley, heir to
five millions on condition he's married
within three months. Mr.. Neville will
not give her a divorce so-will Mary
Tree 80 through the ceremony, then
step out after one year?
Evening star., 1940-07-26
| Auto Production
Says to 1882
limits in Week
IS the Associated Press.


DETROIT, July 26-Ward's auto
motive reports today estimated out
put of the automobile factories this
week at 1892 cars and trucks, con-
tyasting with 5000 last week and
46329 this week a year ago.
This weeks decline was due to
additional shutdowns for model
changeovers.
The survey said an anticipated
100000 units output for July would
fall slightly below the 1899 total for
this month. but that the earlier
closing of the model year made that
development logical Sales were re-
ported continuing at an excellent
level.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Metal Market

NEW YORK, July 26 Cooper
steady; electrolytic spot, Connecticut VAL
iey, 10 S2ia- II 80: export, fa.s. New York
1000. Tin steady. spot and nearby, 81 so;
torward: 5o-t2E. Lead steady, spot New
YORK, 3:90-3rOo; East ST Louis, 4.s5.
ward, 6.25: Quicksilver. l90O0-l94 90
Pig iron. aluminium, antimony platinum,
Chinese wolframite and domestic scheelite,
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK, July % GP,.-Dry goods;
Rsyon fabric-Business improves and fal]
item prices tend higher. Cotton cloth
Prices nominally UNCHANGED in quiet trad.
| ing. Woolen goods-Msnufacturers an
| only immediate requirements
Evening star., 1940-07-26

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
ciatlon OF Securities Dealers. Inc. which
transactions or firm bids or offers. but
should indicate approximate Lrices. and
unless otherwise indicated, are as quoted
by the sponsors or lssuers.
mot quoted by SPONSORS or lssuers
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Speak Two Dialects

The Canadian Indian village of
Okla. near Montreal, is inhabited by
tribes OF Indians who speak two in
dependent dialects, Mohawk and
Algonquin.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

OI
Declared or paid so far this year.
quotations furnished by National Asso-
cation OF Securities Dealers, Inc. which
states they 90 not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices
Evening star., 1940-07-26
London Tin Prices

LONDON: Juiyy 26 CF,;-Tin barely
steady spot, t.So IS bid, 1865 I5s asked;
culture, 1858 bid 1855 IS asked
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, July @6 p -Natlona
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
tCloslnc auotatlons
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Railway Income

NEW YORK, July 20 LP1.-Net operating
income, before fixed charges and other in
come. OF railroads reporting today for
June included
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Federal Lond Bunks

NEW YORK, July 20 Qp,.-rederal Land
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, July - educational
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc
Evening star., 1940-04-05

cause she said so, but because she
looked it and because I tried her
out on what little Russian l know,
but which would do for a sample.
Therefore, because she is really Rus
sian, am sure she was not working
for them, because that would have
been too obvious, but for one of the
other crowds-maybe for the Ger
mans-possibly for the democracies.
But friends, no matter who she
was working for, if you want to see
beautiful girls athirst for military
information, by all means go to Dem
mark or any of the other little
neutral countries.
\ All you have to do is just register
at the Grand Hotel, and they take
care of the rest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-12
DRUNK DRIVERS DANGEROUS

Thousands of good people will be
killed on the highways of the United
States before the year 1910 ends.
There seems to be little public indig-
nation over the slaughter. The average
automobile driver, acquainted with the
natural hazards of the road, hesitates to
incite drastic penalties through the fear
that some unavoidable catastrophe will
land him in the hoose-gow.
There are certain recognized criminal
acts in connection with motor vehicles,
however, that will continue to be con-
demned. Driving an automobile under the
influence of alcohol is an example. 1t is
dangerous, not only to the driver but to all
who use the highway. 1t should be
severely punished and yet, in many in
stances, convictions are hard to secure and
punishment is avoided.
The DRINKS are public enemies when
operating automobiles and should be "per-
suaded" to let others drive in peace Just
because mice people" sometimes commit
this offense is no reason to encourage the
habit. 1t is a crime and should be prompt
ly punished as crime. To do this will
save some lives in 1910.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-12
A GOOD START

Without fanfare or trumpetS, the
Police Department presumably acting un-
der orders of city officials has directed the
removal from above Duval street of the
advertising signs that had been erected
there. Removal of the banners improved
the appearance of our main business thor
oughfare and aroused the general thanks
of those in the community who do not want
to see nuval street, or any other street
here, looking like a lane in a honkytonk
town. to~ 7ft'
While that action is commendable,
few other activities by the members of the
Police Department are in order. Such Or
dinances as those against double parking
and unnecessary noise should be enforced
at once.
Traffic violations go on virtually with
out end. Cars travel our generally mar
row streets at too high speed, many of
them operate with faulty mufflers, motor
cycles are driven with their cutoffs wide
open, few of the stop signs at through
streets are observed children ride in tan
dem on their bicycles, some of the bicyclists
operate without lights at night. The list
Of violations is as long as the ordinances
prohibiting such infractions.
Particularly offensive tolthe hundreds
of tourists who come here for rest from
the hectic grind of day and night life in
the Miami area are the street noises, es-
pecially at night. Scores of cars operate
here without proper muffling devices
Some of cur noble young motorcycle riders
believe the best ride is a noisy one with all
the stops open. Drivers sound their horns
unnecessarily. Many drivers use the horn
instead of their steering wheels and what
few brains they have to insure their safety
at intersections.
Such noises have been the cause of
frequent complaint. None of the COM
plants so far seems to have had any eff
feet. Most recent complainant is the Key
West Hotel and Tourist Homes Associa-
ton. That organization reported Tues
day that many of their guests had been
unable to sleep because of the noise on our
streets and had checked out for other
points in Florida where noise is controlled,
where driving automobiles with no muff-
lers or with noisy mufflers is absolutely
prohibited, where horns are used only in
emergency, not for clearing a way through
traffic.
The Citizen believes our city officials
would be performing a real service for our
city by ordering the Police Department to
enforce some of the traffic regulations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-12
Today's Birthdays
oOseosse Q 90 eesssse

DR.. Claude M. Fuess, headmaS-
ter of Phillips Academy, And
over, Mass, noted biographer,
born at Waterville. N. Y, SIS
years ago.
Standish Backus, president of
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.,
Detroit, born in Detroit, IS years
ago.
Frank J. Hogan of Washington,
D. c., lawyer, former president
of the American Bar Association,
born in Brooklyn, N. Y, So years
ago.
Charles West, former under
secretary of the interior, born al
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, As years ago.
DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson, pres
ident of Howard University
Washington, D. c., born at Paris
/ Tenn, so years ago.
Prof. Edward Barlow of the
State University of Iowa, noted
chemist, born at Glenham, N. Y.
70 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-12
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Questions? Turn to
Page 4 for Answers

l. To which country does the
island of Corfu belong?
2. In chemistry, does the SYM
Dol ''Fe" mean mercury,
iron or fluorine?
3. For which professional foot
ball team is Harold (Red)
Grange an assistant
coach?
4. Name the Foreign Minister
of Japan.
S. Is electricity visible?
6. Which city was the capital
of Oklahoma, prior to
1911?
z. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word fis-
tula?
8. What is a Photographic will?
8. Name the last state to be ad-
mitted to the Union.
10. In units of length, how
many feet are in one
chain?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-12
SALES TO PORTUGAL

An example of the shifting of trade
already caused by the war in Europe is
seen in the recent authorizations by the
government Of Portugal of purchase of
$5,000,O00 worth of railroad equipment in
the United States.
The first order is for stainless steel
passenger coaches, to be followed by pur-
chases of locomotives AMI rails. Until the
outbreak of the war Portugal's imports
came largely from Germany and England.
While the proposed transactions will
be on cash basis, it is understood that eff
forts will be made to dispose of Portuguese
goods Of equal value in the United States.
These goods will consist of cork, preserved
fish, port wine and olive oil from Portugal,
and coffee from her colonies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-12

Finland was once Russian Grand
Dutchy and during most trying period,
when the Russians enacted a brutal law, a
Finnish schoolmaster told an American
visitor that the Russian attempt to enslave
his country would never succeed. But
you can't fight Russia!" argued the Amer
lean. "Oh, yes, we could" said the school
master, ''for we make guns, too, and big
ones" The astounded American asked to
De shown and the Finn took him to the
schoolhouse from which children were
elnei ging. There said the schoolmaster,
IS oar gun factory, and there are some of
our gu's; our weapons are progress, civil
izatlon and humanity, and in the end sure
~ will be victorious over the deadliest
weapons of destruction to be forged!''
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-12

Gus attack. Something will prob
ably be done to remove the i'm
preston that the Government is
prosecuting employers through
administration of the Wagner
Labor Relations Act and some
modification of the law may be
made Vim the interest of white
collar" workers. The law, as
originally passed, was intended
to guarantee to labor certain def
mite rights and advantages, and
to prevent employers from in
terferring with labor in the ex-
ercise of its rights. Due to its
limitations, the National Labor
Relations Board has been unable
to give employers any redress,
even in instances where it
seemed proper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-12

Recent studies by newsmen in Wash
ington show that the special committees
of the House engaged in Investigations
have cost the taxpayers more than $685.
800. But as Roy Howard, president of
Scripps-Howard newspaper chain, a re-
cent visitor in Key West, said of the late
Hayward Broun: maybe the headaches"
are worth the cost.