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Evening star., 1940-05-25
Capital Store Sales
Soar 1913 Per Cent
Above Year Ago
Volume Shows Drop
Of 3.8 Per Cent From
Preceding Week
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Department store sales in Wash
ington in the week ended May 1S
scared 10.8 per cent above the cor
responding week ending May 20,
1899, the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond reported today. Sales,
however, were off 38 per cent from
the previous week this year.
Retail sales advanced during the
four weeks ending May 18, being
6.3 per cent higher than in the like
period last year. The weekly gain
over last year compared with an IL
per cent pickup in the whole fifth
district, drop of per cent from the
previous week this year and 9 per
cent advance in the four weeks in
the larger area.
Washington made a better show
Ing than Baltimore in the week end
ing May 18, but in the four-week
period Monument City sales were up
10 per cent. Other cities enjoyed
an average gain over the same week
last year, ran 13 per cent behind the
previous week, but were 16 per cent
ahead in the four weeks, the report
said.
Collections Under Average.
Collections in Washington depart
ment stores in April were 289 per
cent of bills due at the beginning of
the month, compared with 30.5 per
cent for the whole district, the Rich
mond bank announced today. Col
lections in Richmond were 81 per
cent of receivables, in Baltimore 80
per cent and 80 per cent in a group
of other cities.
The inventory situation continues
favorable. Capital stores had 48
per cent more goods on hand at the
end of April than on the same date
year ago, while stocks were IL per
cent higher at the end of April than
on March 81, this year. Retail trade,
as previously noted. was up 4.8 per
cent in April and 6.4 per cent in the
first four months of 1910 over 1899.
Accountants Consult Bankers.
The District of Columbia Institute
Of Certified Public Accountants held
dinner meeting at the Mayflower
Hotel last night at which high bank
officials and credit officers were the
special guests. About 125 were
present. Special efforts are being
launched to make reports of accoun-
tants most useful in connection with
applications for bank credit. A
round-table discussion proved most
instructive and constructive. Harold
C. Anderson presided.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

Bonds

b private wire direct to The star
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL.

CfLLO-IfT L Lh CHEL.
Potomac Electric Power so pfd.-
10 at 11312, at 113ia.
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Baltimore Stocks
PUBLIC UTILITY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 25.-
Sales. STOCKS High. Low. Close
315 Arundel Corp = II Il II
119 ConSol Pow com 20 70 20
25 Eastern Sug pf vt 10 10 10
so Fidelity & Deposit 100 100 100
100 Houston Oil pf vic 1914 1914 1914
200 Mar Tex Oil Co 40 40 40
10 Northern Central S4A S4A S4H
30 West'n Natl Bank 33 33 80
BONDS.
ST 600 Bait Ira deb 4s A 81 81 81
1,500 Bait Trans 5s A 31a 31h 81 "a
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Under q As ssos or
Rstes Of dividends ID ths foresoins table
ere annual disbufsements based on tho
last Quarterly or semi.annuaJ declara.
extra dividends are not included Also
extra or extras Accumulated dividends
paid last year Declared or paid so
far this ysaf PAYABLE IN stock Paid
last year b Cash OF stock Accumu.
lated dfvidends paid OF declared this tear.
" Under rule w WITH warrants. ~
without earqpntA v4AuArranAa
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Unit Of trading 10 shares.
rIn bakruptcy o. receivership or betns
reorganixed under Bankruptcy. Act. or
securities assumed BY such companies.
Rates Of dividend in the foregoins table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarter OF semi-annual declaration. Unless
otherwise noted, special Or extra dividends
are not included.
Ex dividend. H TX rights. Also extra
or extras. Accumulated dividends paid
last year Declared or paid 20 far this
year. Payable In stock. 9 Paid last year
paid OF declared this yeaI.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 25.-Cotton fu-
lures traded irregularly today with
final prices 4 points higher to S
lower.
Active trade support in July found
but limited offerings. Forward de-
liveries met pressure of mill and
spothouse selling.
The market at one time rallied
to small net gains in all deliveries
following an upturn in securities.
Week end liquidation and profit
taking reversed the forward move
ment.
Old contract:
July = 9pss S'ss 5'fa; s.ss 5.9z 59z' j:9s 1ss''
July ssw contract. e a.ee go s.s7 e.s7n
Sssens5 SseemSer - ssa 81 s.ss ssS s.5s s s7S-71
NJ N:5eh - s.ss ss ss.ss s.s9 ss9 ssI ss:si
Middlins spot 1s-inch]. io.41n.
Cottonseed Oil.
B!eachable cottonseed oil futures closed
81 higher Sales, contracts September
617b; December. 6.20b. b Bid. Nom
inal.
South Africa is expanding its
steel industryj
Evening star., 1940-05-25

South Africa is expanding its
ekoa1 3veI,, e<v
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. May 25--Dividends de-
clared-prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.:
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Two zoning Pleas
Will Be Considered
ByAr|ington Board
Denial Is Recommended
For Change in Troet on
North Seventeenth Street

Two rezoning requests will be
presented the Arlington County
(Va.) Board at its meeting on Au-
guest 80 at 9 IN. in the courthouse.
The board will take final action
on recommendation made by the
County Board of zoning Appeals at
its meeting Tuesday. The Zoning
body took the following action:
Recommended denial of a re-
quest by Chambers & Tallman, to
change a tract in the 1700 block of
North Seventeenth street from resi-
dental "A" to "B," approved request
Of Banks & Lee, Inc, to change
from residential "a" to local busi-
ness a tract at Columbia pike and
South Fillmore street to depth of
1877 feet from the pike, but opposed
the request of this same firm to
rezone the remaining 80 acres on
the east side OF South Fillmore
street in the 600, 700, 800 and 900
blocks from residential "A" to 3D."
The zoning board deferred until
September II consideration of a
request of Clark w. Crossman to
change from residential "a to
light industrial a tract in the 1000
block of Little Falls road between
the rights of way of the Washington
e. Old Dominion Railroad and the
Arlington & Fairfax Railroad, con-
tanning "A acres.
The zontng board granted P.
Clifton Darcy, 812 North Lincoln
street, an exception to the zoning
ordinance regulations so as to per-
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Marriage License
Applications

Martin Kermany, o5. and Evelyn S.
Early, %, both Of winchester. Va; the
Rev Freeley Rohrer.
Evan H. Humphrey jr, - San AntenImo, enm.
GhaIe6: Va: the Rev; M.r,s wsFpsT 2 ci,ero,
william bob c0fraB of Baltmore ana Mh{e MAJ the Rev
Allen j. Friedman. %, ,4o17 18th St. nv,
and Mildred Levine, o3, Lakewood Ohio
zaTry ans EeH Behnett. Nm iGneH jf. g. 1851 st
and MOse1e 4Ss De LEWIS pa Psrke1 i9o1 18th ST.
Emory b Bryson. "a and Dorothy H.
Burr 93 both Of 2OO2 Ind ST. NV; the
Rev. E. j. Green.
Goodwin Morrow, %, 1923 st NV, and
aehsnes 5uase RobeTP sgP0sf Mattinsly ne" o- .N''
Joseph sBaTaeino 40 We s1e
NV; the Rev. l. A. McGlone
Carry E Wray, 10. 1904 D st. ne; the
Harry ry' VI. " P PROCTOR. ocpe 81 10 10th ST. NV.
and Lorraine J. Ihompson' MI 20 sssts ss3l
Elizabeth Rossman. 35, 933 L st. NV;
the Rey; F. B. Harris; =,
and Rosemary Muenich. %. Arlington,
Va: Judge Robert Mattingly.
Eric Nummela, 26 1899 18th st: NV and
Frank E. steTek;; 81, Ieas st nv and
Alce L. MCSlulllan, 20. WeSlCneSler Apt,
the Rev. L. C. Sterck.
James J. B; Burroughs 81, 1926 e1st st,
W. and Esther NJ. Reynolds, go. 223s
Charles E. Murphy. "a. Arlington va, and
Ada o. Brady, 9S, 2453 Wis. ave. NV;
the Rev L: J. Wempe.
ne and Kathryn E. Mallett "A, Lewis
VILE Ohio the Rev. J n; Taylor.
Pau Minnie adaR5 Wcox 81 as india atlanta GAIA Ga 1be tbs
Rev. w. M. Bradner.
Donald D. Allen, go. 1850 N st. NV, and
Vivian R; Curtin. IS, 1854 lexington
Bernard W osIlssher, is. 15ss Iowa ave;
NV. and Eugenia W. Darr, rs. 1343
MaHd & casy rev tss r. Hs ssvy }aI9 9uHe snd
Louise Bremerman, 25. 1855 r st. ne;
judge Robert Mattinsly.
John p Gahill, "a 1893 10Th ct son St ne and
peake st. NV; the Rev. Timothy NC
I9o5 nth st. NV, the Rev, 3. G.
Robert b. siehl e5. 800 4th st. Sc. and
Helen L. Andrews; is, Takoma Park,
s'ssf r5s$ sEoz p 81 90 ' ST. 81 sE eRa
rrsht she ReE y, A j. j.. EdwaEds d IDS ,a
PHYLLIS G, Hawkins; 81, Cheverly. Nd;
and Merlyn A. Noble Is, 1856 Hayes st.
ne: the Rev. K w. Roy
Neal B. Mckinney. "a, 1907 Trinidad ave:
ne, and Erva E. Pardoe, "a. 3020 43rd
Louis Sherman, IS. $50 8 st. NV, and
Irene Berenter, %, 24OO 14th st. NV;
the Rev. H. SilverStone.
Stanley B. Waning, "a, and Blanche NJ.
Maxwell. 81, both of 1880 Minnesota
ave. Sc; the Rev. J. H. Hall.
Floyd E. Schlabach. "a, 316 Concord ave.
NV, and Isabelle M. Worrell. 90, sos
Massachusetts ave. ne; the Rev. P. B.
James r. Adams, q, 5O1 D st. ne, and
Lucille A. Toy, go. Alexandria, Va: the
sossRh ,zsbsS chgrehtSxn tsos p.
NV; the Rev; c; E, Hawthorne.
Myrtle R. Livingstone, "a. 17l7 G st.
NV; the Rev. j. W. Rustin.
Clinton R. Hobbs. 81, rs T St. NV, and
Marjorie R. Redman. %. Alexandria.
,,Xaa vs. o, Judge Robert Td Nat Msatsipgly % both
Of 112l East Capitol ST. the Rev.
Frank Ee'e 8 HSrls Harris, "a. 11e7 9th st. NV,
NV; the Rev. f, o. Harris.
Charles Upshaw. 30. POS 5th st. Sc, and
Rosa L. McNair, "a, 4O4 1st st. Sc; the
Rev. Oscar Price.
Richard H. Robinson 90, 1899 TAYLOR ST
NV. and Olga Hymon, 81 1920 10th
st NV. the Rev. w. F. Wheeler.
Conway Tode, ga. and Mary Bridges. 40
both of 465 Kings ct. NV; the Rev.
c. H. Hamilton.
Evening star., 1940-08-22

william B. Myers. SO, 4509 River I'd. NV.
Stella r. Nettles. 20. et. Eixabeth's Hos
pital.
Jimmy williams, z, George Washfnston
University Hospital
Charles :. Queen, 30, 1909 18th Ut. NV.
Ida v. Robinson. 81, Freedmen's Hospital.
Grace I A Howard, 82, Eeedmens Hospital.
Anna v. Smith. 80. 1925 North Carolina
ave, ne
Robert Clark, AZ. Garfield Hospital.
James Taliaferro, As. Veterans Admins
tration Hospital.
Albert Harris, 81. Freedmen's Hospital.
Carrie Talbert, 20, Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Absentee Voters Warned

District residents with New York
voting privileges were warned to-
day by the Republican Absentee
Voters Bureau that they must reg
lister by August 81 for the November
elections If they are National
Guardsmen, organized reservists or
subject to the impending Selective
Service Act. The bureau, located in
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Births Reported

willard and Margaret Adams. boy.
Aria and Lois Barton, boy.
Maurice and Marion Brands, boy.
Frank and Julia Burke, girl.
Thomas and Mary Calder, boy.
Bartolome and Margaret Castellanos, girl.
Arlie and Margaret Corbett. boy.
Herbert and Ellen Cox, girl.
Wilfred and Edna Daniels, gil.
James and Nannette Day, girl.
Ben and Esther Diamond, girl.
Guy and Rita Franco, boy
Paul and Jean Grifnths, boy
Evening star., 1940-08-22

init the owner to inclose the entire
front porch. No action by the
County Board will be necessary for
the exception.
Evening star., 1940-08-22

Ralph and Dorothy Kneeland, girl.
Morris and Dora Lebow. boy.
Charles and Eleanor Millvater. girl.
Paul and Laura Misenheimer, boy.
Barry and Ann Park twins. boy and girl
Baker and Alice Parker, All.
Philip and Susanne Pave, boy.
Thomas and Florence Reid. boy.
Roy and Elizabeth Ridseway, boy.
John and Mary Sniseak. boy.
william and jamie Thomas. boy,
Everett and Selma THOMPSON. girl.
Newt and Nadia Wells, girl.
David and Claire Weltman. girl.
william and Sara Wise. girl.
William and Willie Mae Swinney, BOY.
Eugene and Florence Thomas, girl.
Evening star., 1940-08-22

Madeira Island, popular British
winter haven 600 miles southwest
of Gibraltar, has an area equal to
that of the City of New York-3l0
SQUARE miles.
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Deaths Reported

Edward J. Hall, 70. 2317 1st st. NV.
Annie Rea, rs, Gallinger Hospital
Percy M. Ashburn. 6S. 1880 Connecticut
ave. NV
James j. Clinton, 90, s12 Jefferson st. NV
Thomas Miller jr,, so, Veterans Adminis-
i wiibun II. Minor Minor 10, oallinrer Hospita,
Evening star., 1940-08-22

the Woodward Building, will provide
information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15
Now in November

Now in November. with their shoulders
bent,
Gray days, like dark-robed monks. tread
silently
The corridors Of time. Each wind.
dashed tree
Peers down the road where BRIGHT.
winged summer went,
Seeking to WOO her spirit once again,
Tho falling acorns sound upon the roof,
And withered corn stalks starkly stand
Aloof
With srotesque arms out in the misty
rain.
Thin skeletons Of grass bend In the field:
Wet soggy leaves lie In the wagon ruts;
And plaintively the dropping hickory
nuts
Ring on the barren hills-the sarths last
yield.
Thus does the old year die while cease.
lessly
November plays her slow ssd symphouy.
WILLIAM ANNETTE WoyyoND.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15
Planning for the Future

Officials of the District and Of
nearby Virginia are planning high
way improvements which should
materially relieve present traffic
difnculties and the even greater
congestion which is promised for
the future.
For immediate purposes, the most
important Of these proposed improve
ments Is q bridge across OF tunnel
under the Anacostia River near the
line Of South Capitol street. The
District Commissioners, in their 1912
budget estimates, have asked for an
appropriation of $4,000 to finance
a survey and the drafting of pre-
liminary plans for this project,
which has been advocated for years
by civic groups in the east and
southeast sections of the city.
If funds for this crossing should
be authorized by Congress-, arrange
ments would be made, upon compile
ton of the bridge or tunnel, to
connect with highways east Of the
Anacostia River, which would feed
into the proposed new highway
between the Capital and Baltimore
a hookup which could be expected
to absorb some Of the traffic now
following existing congested routes
to the Maryland city.
A second proposal Of the Commits
sioners-for which no funds were
asked in next years budget-con-
templates q bridge or tunnel across
the Potomac River between Shep-
herds Landing and Alexandria. This
project, which the Commissioners
hope will become the subject of an
agreement with the Public Roads
Administration and Virginia authori-
ties, would constitute. an essential
link in a bypass around Washington
for interstate traf1ic and would also
greatly facilitate the fow of traffic
between Alexandria and downtown
Washington.
The third improvement Is being
undertaken by the Arlington County
authorities, who plan 10 seek Federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15
Believes Time Is Here
For Direct Tuxution
ExpIoins How Citizens
Gould Be Mode Conscious
Of Government Spending
To the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor Of The star:
Among the truths developed by the
recent presidential election 10 the one
that an appreciable portion Of the voting
people Of this country are In no way
concerned about the pronigate SPEND
ing orgy In which the Federal Govern
ment has engaged during the past seven
or eight years. That ignorance on the
part Of large portion Of those who
exercise the ballot privilege constitutes
. real and serious threat to the financial
stability and the concomitant public vel
fare Of our Nation.
Perhaps the best antidote to correct
or At least alleviate this condition would
be for our tax legislators, in future tax
bills. to apply direct taxes to the first
500 Of gross income instead Of the pres
ent arrangement which does not provide
any direct tax, for those in the lower
brackets who should be made tax con-
scious. This does not mean that the
initial rate, which In the past few years
has been 4 per cent. should be applied
to the first 500 Of income. but that
there should be low rate to begin
with and progress that rate as the in
come Of the individual increases. This
also could be augmented by retailers
bringing to light in the sale OF their
wares the hidden taxes that are now
in the sales price. For example, the
recent increase In the tax on cigarettes
is perhaps not known by many who pur-
chase cigarettes at retail prices.
The point am trying to make is
that believe the time has come when
direct taxes must be imposed on those
who have any income and that the
public generally must be made conscious
Of the hidden taxes that are represented
In the retail price Of nearly al goods
Only by this means will those who now
are not concerned with the financing
Of our Government be made fully aware
Of the fact that the spendthrift picnic
OF our Federal authority in the past
seven or eight years must be paid for
and that 1t cannot be paid for solely
by so-called economic royalists" even
though all Of the property Of that class
were entirely conhscated. One too often
hears the expression TT isn't costing
me anything" simply because those
making such remarks do not pay direct
taxes. This attitude. or perhaps should
say lack Of knowledge, should be and
would be corrected, in my opinion, by
our legislators following the plan sug-
gested above. FIFE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15
Collier Trophy

In awarding the coveted Collier
Trophy for 1899, a distinguished
group Of aviation leaders has hon.
ored not only the American air
transport lines which flew for year
and a half without an accident
resulting in death or injury to any
person, but also three pioneers in
the field of aviation medicine.
It is fitting that these physicians
should have been chosen to share
with the airlineS in their great and
important achievement. Invasion of
space has put new strains and
stresses on the human mechanism,
particularly with the continued in
creases in flight attitudes which are
taking place in both military and
civil aviation.
Men are flying and fighting today
at attitudes where, it was believed
not so many years ago, they would
swell up and burst like balloons
because of lack of atmospheric pres
sure. Medical science has developed
methods of supplying oxygen to
overcome conditions due to high
attitudes. They are overcoming, one
by one, the effects of extraordinary
conditions encountered by the
human body in flight which have
an important bearing on pilot
fatigue, muscular coordination and
nerve reactions.
In overcoming the effects Of flying
at extreme attitudes, medical science
also has made it possible for men to
ny more safely and comfortably at
Ill attitudes.
The Collier Trophy award is but
another recognition Of the fact that
the pioneering days for mankind by
no means are 1t an end and that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15
THIS AND THAT
Can blue jays tell timer

Can blue jays tell timer
There are half dozen Of them which
come to the feeding station every morn
ing at exactly TAO O'Clock.
They never vary more than I'VE min
utes either way. Most Of the time they
hit the minute almost to the dot.
This performance has been going on
for four years now.
This regularity Of the blue Jays ar
rival is not equalled by that Of any other
species Other birds show up according
to the light, but not the Jays.
They run on . schedule.
This is all the more interesting be.
cause they seldom stay more than 20
minutes.
We have timed this at stated inter-
walls, and at all the seasons. Usually the
big birds remain about Is minutes. some
times as little as 10. but never more than
20 minutes.
They seem to specialize in flying in,
one after the other, rather just to sam
pie the food than because they are really
hungry.
Since they are so much larger and
more vigorous than any Of the other
songsters most frequently met at bird
feeding boxes in this vicinity, there can
be no question Of which species might
rule the roost.
They are satisfied just to fly in, run
the other birds away for q time, then all
fly away together. making their charac-
teristic screams as they 60.
No other bird will remain at the sta.
ton with the jays.
This is not because they would suffer
any real harm, If they remained, but
rather because they fear it. There is .
distinction. It might be said that they
mistrusted the jays. They are not will
ing to give them . chance to harm
them.
Actually, we have never seen an in
stance in the garden in which . jay
harmed any other bird, either adult or
fedgling. Yet destruction of eggs of
other species has been widely reported.
The famous plate by Audubon shows q
Jay with a dripping egg of some other
species in its claws.
BY and large, however, the jays do a
very good job Of letting other species
alone. They never pursue them. and
even tolerate English sparrows at the
feeding station while they are there.
It is usual to find a few of these spar
rows coming back before the jays have
decided to leave. They hop down on
the other side of the station, keeping a
wary eye out for any action on the part
Of the jays which might signal intended
harm.
That the small birds fear the jays may
mean that they have suffered from them
in the racial experience. On the other
hand 1t is simply an elemental animal
wisdom to give place to larger species.
No bird fears the turtle doves, though
these are larger than jays.
1t is interesting to note that the doves
not only do not fear the blue jays, but
often drive them away from the feeder.
They waste no time in cries of any
kind, but simply make q rush at the
big screaming birds, whose Haunting
crest and dress Of blue, gray and black,