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Evening star., 1940-02-06
Food Prices Expected
To Increase Living
Costs Slightly
Moderate Advances
Not Likely to Affect
Consumer Much
BY SMITH REAVIS,
Associated Press Business Writer.


NEW YORK, Feb. cit looks now
as if the cost of living may inch up
shade in the next few months.
If there's any increase it will come
principally in food, the experts say.
Rents and clothing prices are ex-
pected to remain about the same.
A little more expensive may be
butter, eggs and milk in some 10
calities. Due to the freezing out
of crops in the South during the
last fortnight there may be addi-
tional mark-ups in fresh vegetables
and some fruits.
However, if you were meeting your
grocery bills without trouble last
September, the increases will not
tax you much. During the final
three months Of last year-October
November and December-the cost
OF putting square meal on the
family table dropped a little. While
butter, eggs and vegetables now are
more expensive than at the start
Of 1910, meats are cheaper, in part
offsetting the dairy and vegetable
mark-ups.
While spinach, string beans,
peas and other vegetables have
moved up sharply in fresh foods
markets since the Southern freeze,
pressure has been eXerted in whole
sale grocery circles to keep prices
of canned vegetables and fruits un-
changed. The Gamers put down
their packs last year, when both
vegetables and fruits were plentiful,
and, Of course, are anxious to move
their supplies to make way for an
other pack this year. Some of the
concerns distributing frozen foods
have announced they intend to keep
present prices too, rather than fol-
low upward any advances in fresh
foods. The frozen food people, too,
want to move the packs they put
down last year to make way for new
packs this year. Steady canned and
frozen food prices, dealers say, may
keep quotations in fresh food mar
kets from rising too fast or too high
for the comfort Of the average mans
pocketbook.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK Feb. 6 GP)-The Neither
lands guilder shot up lilo of a cent in
relation to the dollar today
Sudden strength in the unit was asso-
ciated by some foreign money dealers with
change in the leadership of the neutral
country's armed forces.
In sharp contrast to the runup in the
guilder was a cut of 1-20 cent in the
price Of the belga
The British pound and French franc
continued to improve, the formar adding
u cent. The Swiss franc was unchanged.
Late rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
lars others in cents):
&C Canada f a., official e control board od buyins
s,.r Ing rate 90. Open market rates ua,:
in Montreal. 1l4.62R.
Europe-Great Britain, demand. 3.9sk;
cables. 3.99H: 60-day bills, 3.67A: 90
mark. 1888 Finland 1.SOn; France.
2,.6as; Germany. 40.2On benevolent
1850; travel unquotcd); Greece, .73En:
Hungary; 19.50n; Italy. sos: Netherlands
Rumania, .63n: Sweden. 81. So: switzer-
land. 22.43 Yugoslavia. 2.35n.
Latin America-Argentina official
29.77: free, 2295; Brazil, official sos;
free. $40: Mexico. 1875,
Far East--Japan. 23.49; Hong Kong
"a. "a: Shanghai 7.45.
(Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated.) Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
| 1910 Auto Show
Scheduled for
October 1919
~ the Associated Press.

DETROIT. Feb. 6-The National
Automobile Show Of 1910 will be
held October II to 10 at the Grand
Central Palace. New York, the Au-
tomobile Manufacturers Association
announced today.
"The outstanding success of last
years October exhibition that fur
nished longer fall selling season. -
said the announcement, resulted in
the selection Of a similar period for
1910.
The New York Automobile Show
Is the only one sponsored entirely
by the car manufacturers. Local
dealer associations stage other dis
plays throughout the country, usu-
ally Immediately after the New York
show.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
General Motors Corp.
Votes $34,501,000
In Dividends
Payment OTIS Cents
A Shore Is Declared
On Common
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6-General
Motors Corp. directors voted yes
terday the distribution of $34,5o1 900
In dividends.
The money goes to the holders Of
42,942,000 shares of common stock
each share being paid IS cents
and to the holders of 1885, ,644
shares of preferred-each receiving
SIPS.
The common stock dividend will
be paid March IL to holders of
record February IS, while the pre-
ferred stock payments will be made
May to holders of record April 8.
Similar quarterly dividends were
paid on the common in each of the
first three quarters last year and
another Of $125 was paid at the
year end. The preferred dividend
is regular
Hecla Mining Co.
Hecla Mining Co. directors at
Milwaukee declared a dividend of
10 cents share on common stock,
payable March IS to stockholders
of record February Is.
The dividend, which will amount
to 100000, brings the Heclas all
time disbursements to $23,205, 900.
The stock paid a 15-cent dividend
last December and 10 cents in
March and June, 1889.
Miami Copper Co.
Directors of Miami Cooper Co
ordered dividend of 20 cents a
share, payable March / to holders
OF record February 16 This is the
first payment authorized since Is
cents was paid in December, 1887.
Mines are near Globe, Ariz.
w. A. Sheaffer Pen Co.
Directors of the w. A. Shaeffer
Pen Co., of Fort Madison, Iowa,
declared an extra dividend of so
cents and regular dividend of 81
a share on the common stock, pay
able February 26 to stock of record
February Is. The extra dividend
was Is cents more than the extra
paid last February and brought total
dividends to 50 a share for the
Shaeffer business year which ends
February %, 1910.
Directors also decided to meet
quarterly to make dividend declar-
ations. Meetings will be held May
s, August S, November S, and Febru-
ary 5.
Westinghouse Air Brake.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. di-
rectors declared a dividend of 25
cents share, payable March Is to
holders of record February Is. Com
pany made four payments of 1914
cents each in 1899. Net profit for
1889 was reported at $2,765 ,629,
against s993,816 in 1898. George T.
Ladd and J. T. Tierney were elected
directors to fill vacancies.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
4 Per Cent Increase
In Store Sales Over
1899 Predicted
First-Quorter Volume
Expected to Top 1888
By 9 Per Cent
Na CENT
o. cAPAcnr
BY the Associated Press.

| oy tllC AoSOSAdtS0 ACoos
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Retail sales
in the first three months of this
year are expected to aggregate in
the vicinity of s8,523, ,000, 900 for the
Nation as a whole, business analysts
estimated today.
Such a total would represent an
increase of around 1928, ,000, 900, or 4
per cent over the initial quarter
last year and a gain of about $728,-
000, 900, or 9 per cent, over the OPEN
ing three months of 1885,
Department store trade has been
both helped and hit by the frigid
temperatures this winter. Scores of
customers flocked to apparel de-
partments and bought heavy cloth
ing they would not otherwise have
purchased. On the other hand,
many householders postponed reg
ular shopping tours, preferring fire.
side warmth to the bucking Of icy
winds.
Early Easter Cited.
Expanding general store sales are
looked for in the next six weeks,
however, due in part to the falling
of Easter this year in March, rather
than April.
When the final general merchan-
disc figures for the first three 1910
months are tailed, it's thought the
department stores generally will
show gains averaging from 4 to 10
per cent above the like 1889 period.
Mail order houses are expected to
continue recent gains. with opening
quarter sales IS to 25 per cent above
last year.
Food store dollar sales may be un-
changed to 2 per cent larger than in
the opening 1889 quarter. There
was some weakening in food prices
in the final three months of last
year, but advances have been posted
in 1910 for butter, eggs, milk and
other dairy products in some locali-
ties. Freezes in the South stiffened
quotations on fresh vegetables
Cheaper prices on meats, however,
tended, in part, to offset the ad-
vances.
AUTO SAFES heStIlCleu.
The cold weather put a crimp in
auto sales the past fortnight, dealers
say, but car buying is expected to
expand enough next month to offset
January and early February slack
ening in some localities. This is
what is known as replacement
year" in the auto sales cycle. First
quarter sales are expected to top
the 1889 period by between Is and 35
per cent.
Furniture sales, it is believed, will
run 10 to Is per cent over last years
first quarter. Continued fast resi-
Dental construction is creating new
customers for the furniture market.
Lumber, building materials and
hardware trends indicate sales of
10 per cent over a year ago.
While there has been some taper
ing in industrial activity recently,
consumer purchasing power con-
tinues strong Economists say
changes in the speed of the Ma
tion's factory operations usually do
not reflect themselves in general
consumer sales until three or four
months later. Current retail buy
ing, therefore, is riding the crest of
the purchasing power strength gen.
Grated by the final 1889 quarters
brisk industrial gait-the fastest in
10 years.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Foreign Markets

LONDON, Feb. g Fl.-Strensth in many
industrial stocks and Kaffirs near the close
enlivened the stock market today Do
mestic rails held their ground as time drew
near for announcement Of government war
com pensation terms Oils tended down
ward. while rubbers moved evenly British
government bonds. for a change. stayed in
the BACKGROUND.
PAR1S.-Rentes. notably the dollar
guaranteed 1887 issue, struck against a
lower price trend in the bourse today
Rentes closed 10 centimes lower to 1S5
higher. Both domestic and foreisn equities
shared in the decline elsewhere.
AMSTERDAM. - The bourse headed
downward today at slow pace. Domestic
bonds posted mixed changes. but the
Young loan improved q trihe.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Woodwork Co. Sales
Rise 4.3 Per Cent
Above Year Ago
Volume for January
Totals $20,5l2,002,
Firm Reveals
Py the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. CT. w. Wool
worth Co. reported today January
sales of $20,512,002, an increase of
4.3 per cent over $19,652, ,646 in the
comparable month last year. The
December, 1899, total was 3.8 per
cent ahead of that month a year
earlier.
Kroger Grocery.
A 6 per cent increase in sales for
the first four weeks OF 1910 over
the same period last year, was re-
ported by the Kroger Grocery e.
Baking Co. Totals were $18,214,867
and $17,168,937, respectively.
Lerner Stores Corp.
Lerner Stores Corp. placed jan
uary sales at $2,249,7 1854, or 1912 per
cent more than s2,040294 in jan
uary year ago. The company,
which specializes in low-priced
Women's clothes, has stores through
out the country.
J. J. Newberry Co.
January sales of j. j. Newberry
Co. were reported at $3,O09, 1894, an
increase of ~ per cent from $2,8O7, :
952 a year ago. The company has
a coast-to-coast system of stores
selling low-priced merchandise.
McCrory Stores Corp.
McCrory Stores Corp, variety
store operators with national out
lets, reported January sales of
S2.767 ,405, an increase of 81 per
cent from s2,535,l18 in January last
year.
G. c. Murphy Co.
G. c. Murphy Co. reported Janu-
airy sales Of $3,082 ,667, or 14.8 per
cent more than s2,685,535 in jan
uary. 1899. The company operates
a Nationwide chain of variety
stores.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Metal Market

NEW YORK. Feb 6 lP.-Copper steady
electrolytic. spot l:62la: export, f.a.s
nearby 1925: forward. 44.75 Lead
steady: spot. New York: $500 East St
Louis $40. Zinc steady: East ST. Louis
spot and forward $50 Quicksilver
ISOOO-1S5 90. nominal Pig iron. alumi
mum, antimony. platinum. Chinese wolfra.
mite and domestic scheelite unchanged.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
B. & o. Loodings Rise
Further in January
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 6.-Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Co. reported
January loadings totaled 2O3.548,
against 1868 in the same 1899
month and 274,137 in the 1880
month. In the preceding month Of
December loadings totaled 193,423
For the week ending February 3
loadings totaled 46,8O6. compared
with 46,547 in the previous week
and 39,354 in the corresponding 1899
week, Loadings in the correspond
ing 1880 week totaled 66,221.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
American Woo|en Co,
Earns $2,311,867
During 1899
Profit Contrasts With
4,9l1,503 Deficit
In Preceding Yeor
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-American
Woolen Co., Inc, reported net profit
for 1889 Of $2,3l1,887, or $3.50 q
preferred share, compared with loss
Of $4,911 SOB in 1898.
"On the whole" reported Moses
Pendleton, president, to stockhold-
ers, lit is believed that the current
outlook can be favorably viewed.
Unified orders on hand December
81, 1899, were % per cent more
than on December 81, 1898.
"The fall, 1910, selling season now
Is in progress and an encouraging
volume Of orders has already been
booked. Because Of increases in the
cost Of wool and other raw materials
and the advanced wage levels, prices
for the new selling season are inev-
itably substantially higher than last
year"
Pendleton asserted taxes against
operations for the year totaled
50, ,108,747, adding: These taxes in
the aggregate amount to over Sc per
share on the outstanding preferred
stock"
The company operates % mills in
New England and two in New York.
Flintkote Co.
Flintkote Co and subsidiaries,
manufacturers of building materials,
reported net income for 1899 of ST.
432 1888, equal to $211 a share on
common stock. This compares with
$81l,818, or $l2l a share, in 1898.
The company has plants throughout
the country.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Bank Loans Register
$4,000, Drop
In Latest Week
Third Straight Loss
Shown After Lonq
Upward Trend
By the Associated Press.


Commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural loans of banks declined for
the third straight week in the seven
days ended January 81.
Banks in 101 leading cities re-
ported to the Federal Reserve Board
that their business loans dropped
$21, ,0000 900 to ,$4, ,295 ,O00, 900 in the
week. The three-week decline fol-
lowed 81 weeks of almost steady
gains netting $448,0 10000.
Last week principal changes in
cluded declines of $20,OO0,O00 in
New York City and $17,000,000 in
the Chicago district and an in
crease of $4,000, 900 in the st. Louis
district.
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and
liabilities on January 81 together
with changes for the week and with
the same week last year, in mil
lions Of dollars:
Feb 1.
Jan. 81. Jan "a. 1888.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Capital Traction 1st $500 at 1884
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric Power 3As-$1 900
at 100.
Capital Traction 1st 5S-$2,000 at
9834.
Washington Gas Light common-10
at 287a.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
ciation of Securities Dealers. Inc, which
transactions or arm bids or offers but
should indicate approximate prices. and
unless otherwise Indicated are as quoted
hy the sponsors or issuers.
sNot quoted bv sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Odd-Lot Dealings

I BY tEe ASS0ClAteu PreSS.
The Securities Commission reported to-
| day these transactions by customers with
| odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for February 8: 2.762
purchases involving 74.962 shares 1855
sales involving 65.563 shares. including 22
short sales involving 4s9 shares.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Flintkote Co

Be sure the way Is clear before
you attempt to pass.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Feb R-National AS
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
moon Quotations)
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Freight loudinqs
(Reported by Smith. Barne,

NEW YORK Feb F-Revenue
freight carloadinss on railroads reporting
today for the week ended February 8 in
Evening star., 1940-02-06
London Tin Price

LONDON Feb. 6 LR--Tin spot. e236
los bid. s236 15s asked; future. 1885 IS
bid, f236 los asked.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

,3.114 8 r 1.T32
S,499 -37 r 266
4.295 -21 = 52s
32l r 4 r 3
614 lie - 17S
Evening star., 1940-02-06

tPlus extra 35c paid in 1899. e2M
extra. S14.00 extra paid December 20.
1889 k zoe extra. m 81 so extra . soc
1888 1859 t5oc psid sid Dec Deeember 20 20. ' 1888. g.
vS1.00 extra paid January. 1910. yS5.OO
extra.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
MISCELLANEOUS

Chevy Chase Club 1st 4As. 104
Col Country Club 1st 4l4s 103
Ter Ref g. VIII Corp lst 4hs 100
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Federal Land Banks

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 R.-Federal Land
Evening star., 1940-02-06
U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK Feb e R)-Prices quoted
In dollars and thirty-seconds:
Evening star., 1940-02-06
BONDS

PUBLIC UTILITY
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-10
JOHN P. DAVIS.
RACE CONGRESS.
HEAD TO SPEAK
Opening Session Will Be
Held In Cass Tech
Auditorium

John P. Davis. executive secretary
Of the National Negro Congress, will
be one Of the main speakers at the
Civil Rights Federation rally at
Cass Tech auditorium on Friday
night, Feb. 8.
Q. John Rogge, assistant attorney
general, who has been appointed by
Attorney General Robert H. Jackson
to assist in the grand jury investi-
cation OF The Christion Front move
ment, will also speak at the rally
He is expected 10 discuss the sub
verSive activities Of the Christian
Front. II members Of which were
recently arrested on charge Of
seeking to overthrow he govern
ment by force.
Other speakers at the mass meet
ing will be Representative John M
Coffee, Of Washington state. leading
Congress liberal, and R J. Thomas
international president OF the VA.
w. and vice president of the Clio
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries wilt greet
the mass meeting. which is opening
session Of the Statewide Conference
OF Civil Rights.
The business sessions Of the con-
ference will be held in the Book
Cadillac hote', eli day Saturday Feb
TO- Discussions Of the many anti
alien bills in Congress will have
an important place on the confer.
ence agenda Other problems TO be
discussed include minorities, and
anti-democratic propaganda.
At luncheon Saturday. Feb. 10.
Bishop Edgar Blake will be the
POSTMASTER. The luncheon speaker
will be Alfred X. Stern. chairman
Of tine executive committee OF the
National Emergency Conference for
Democratic Rights. His topic will
be, What is happening to the Bill
OF Rights in Washington"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-10
LET'S GO TO CHURCH

LET'S GO TO CHURCH
Come down Zacharlah," Jesus
said, Il shall abide at your house
today. This was text taken by Rev.
J. L. Johnson, Sunday morning. at
the Trowbridge Baptist church.
Zacharlah being small in stature
knew that he would be unable 10
see the Lord as he stood with the
crowd that was waiting to see Him.
So he climbed up IN a sycamore
tree in order 10 see over the crowd,
and enable him-,to see the Lord.
Jesus, in passing saw Zacharah and
knowing whom he sought said.
Come down Zachariah, shall
abide at your house today" This
sermon makes one realize that no
matter how small you are or how
sinful. or what your condition may
be. If you just stop and seek the
Lord IN earnest desire, you will find
Him; for knowing that you seek
Him. He will come TO you. Two
visitors present connected them
selves with the church, both under
Christian. experience.
The afternoon services will be
conducted by Rev. Walker, visit
ing pastor, while the night services
will be concluded by Rev. johnson.
There are many Of us who won't
lattend church and there are many
shut-ins VINO are unable to attend
church. Then. we must resort TO
/ The radio for our religious lnsplra-
ton Good sermons of practically
each and every faith are broadcast
+eaeh Sunday One OF themLs that
Of Rev John E. Zoller. Regardless
Of what faith or denomination one
may be, you are sure TO find the
talks OF this man among those that
you consider the most interesting
His sermon Sunday morning was
| taken from the book Of St John,
believe. and his text was: And as
Moses lifted ',p the serpent IN the
wilderness. the Son OF Man be
lifted up. am the Way. the Truth
and Light and no man entereth unto
the Father Except by Me- HIS in
spring sermons can be heard
throughout the week and also on
Sunday mornings at the same time
many church services are going on.
MEETINGS CALLLD TO ORDER
The YMBC. Women's club spon-
sored a marty on Denton avpnue
J Saturday risht The club is well
known to The South end OF Ham
| tramck where It was organized
some time ago under the efforts Of
Mrs. Daisy Rogers. The personnel
/ Of this club consists Of Sarah Pur-
nell president; Belle Pstman. vice
president; Mrs. Ju-tice, secretary;
Katherine Nolan, assistant secre-
tsry: and Mrs Rainey. treasurer
The members Of this club are one
hundred percent in favor Of Walter
| Kanar for mayor, and are whole
heartedly endorsing his whole slate
The YM.BC. club was well repre-
scented at the combined meeting Of
| the United Districts club.
LET'S VISTt THE SICK
The Chronicle staff and friends
g1sh a very spec.y recovery to
Mrs. Jean Ice. Father Griffin. and
Mrs Alberta Posey. and Mrs Gcral.
I dine jenkins. who are In Trinity
hospital We are also very sorry to
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-10
LEGAL NOTICE
CHARLES A. R0xBoRoUCH
1896 Brush Street, Detroit
STATE OF MICHIGAN
County Of Wayne. IS. 254-O6

STATE OF MICHIGAN
County of Wayne, IS. 254-0o
At session of tho Probate Court
for said County Of WAYNE. held at
the Probate Court Room in the
Civ Of Detroit, on the fourth DAY
Of January in the wear one thou
sand nine hundred and forty.
Present: THOMAS C. MUIR
PLY, Judge of Probate. In the
Matter OF the Estate of LEILA r.
SNOWDEN Deceased.
A-Rnxbntough, admin
istrator ri said estate having rem.
dcrcd 10 this Court his first and
final account in said matter and
filed Herewith his petition praying
that the residue OF said estate be
as ,ieucd to the persons entitled
thereto:
IT'S ORDERED. That the first
day Of February. next at 10 O'Clock
i'm the forenoon at sad Court Room
he appointed for examining and al
lowing said account and hearing
said petition
Aud it Is further Ordered.-that a
copy Of this order be published
three successive weeks previous &c
said time Of hearing. in the Michi-
gan Chronicle, a newspaper print
cd and circulating III said County
~ NE1Nuc
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-10
LEGAL NOTICE
CHARLES W. CHYllNSKI
Attorney-at-law
4222 John R Street
Detroit, Michigan
STATE OF MICHIGAN
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF WAYNE
IN CHANCERY
KATHERINE BLACK,
Plaintiff
VS.. No. 2o44SS
ANTHONY NJ. BLACK.
Defendant
Order For Appearance Of
Defendant

In this cause it appearing from
affidavit on file that the said De-
PENDANT had been a resident Of this
State. and that his whereabouts
and place OF residence are un-
known.
ON MOTION of Charles w.
Chylrski. Attorney for Plaintiff.
IT Is ORDERED that the said
defendant. Anthony NJ Black,
cause his appearance to be entered
in said cause within three months
from date Of this order. and that in
default thereof said Bill of Com
plant will he taken az confessed
IT is FURTHER ORDERED
that within forty days from this
date this order shall he published
in the Michigan Chronicle. a news
paper printed. published and Cir
culating in said County OF Wayne,
MICHIGAN. and that such publication
he continued therein at least once
in each week for six successive
weeks: and that a copy OF this or
der he sent by registered mail with
reuuest for return receipt to The
said Defendant at his last known
place of residence.
JAMES F. CHENOT
Circuit Judge
A True Copy
CASPAR lfNGEMAN. Clerk
Bv Herbert Schmidt. deputy clerk