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Evening star., 1941-02-09
Leading Stocks
Slightly Higher
In Dull Market
Timed Buying Loid
To New Batch of
Earnings Reports
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,


NEW YORK, Feb. 8.fi-The stock
market today finished a mild re-
covery week with leading issues
edging slightly higher.
The list held to an exceptionally
narrow range throughout the brief
proceedings and dealings frequently
were at a standstill
Those who showed up in board
rooms had little to go on in the
way of outstanding news. Appre-
henSion over war and taxes per-
sisted, but another batch of earnings
statements, demonstrating the abil-
ity of some corporations to over
come mounting imposts. inspired
timid buying here and there and
served to keep selling light.
The Associated Press average OF
60 issues was up 1 of a point at
423, and on the week retained
net advance of 5. 1t was the first
six-day gain in four weeks. Trans
fers of 175,470 shares compared with
308 ,606 last Saturday and were the
smallest since September IA The
weeks volume of around 1900. 900
shares was the lowest since mid
October
Film Shares Jump.
Universal Pictures preferred got
up points on a merger turnover,
but it was an exception. Fractions
were tackled on by United States
Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors,
Chrysler, Woolworth, Douglas Air
craft. American Telephone, Kenne-
colt, Westinghouse, General Electric,
Santa Fe, New York Central. Texas
Corp, Bath Iron Works. New York
Shipbuilding and Du Pont.
On the losing side for minor
amounts were United States Rubber,
Western Union, Great Northern,
Consolidated Edison, Anaconda,
Montgomery Ward. Boeing and In
ternational Harvester.
Paramount was off Il despite the
company's record profits report and
the raising of the common dividend
from Is cents to 20 cents share
Pacific Gas lost q after yesterdays
private offering of 100000 shares.
Aiding automotive stocks was
General Motors announcement that
the rush to stock dealers against
possible defense delays gave this
corporation in January one of its
best monthly sales totals on record
Steels were propped by increasing
signs Of heavier demand for the
metal Rails seemed to have shaken
off some of their nervousness over
threatened labor difficulties.
Improve on Curb.
In the curb Jones & Laughlin and
American Cyanamid "B" moved up.
while Electric Bond & Share and
E. w. Bliss were a trifle lower About
$4,000 shares were traded here, or
around the same total a week ago.
The better action of stocks gen.
orally during the week was at
tributed TO the belief of many in the
financial sector that the market had
been "oversold" The list, on av-
erage. was of Monday 10 the low
est mark since last August. 1t
braced itself Tuesday and on We'd
ncsdav enjoyed the broadest recov-
cry of the year to date. The up
swing continued Thursday but tap
cred eff considerably. There was
letdown Friday on renewed tax
fears and the calling of strike vote
by railway unions demanding vaca-
tions with pay.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

nomics department at Washburn
College, Kansas, for several years,
where he was awarded an Ii. D.
degree.
He is staff member of the Public
Relations Council of the A. B. A.
and assistant director of the Gradu-
ate School of Banking. Dr.. Irwin
is brilliant speaker and during
the past 18 years has lectured in
nearly every State in the Union.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Cotton Futures Up
| 10 ; Points After
Early Decline
Buying Orders Placed
To Fix Prices for
Mill Account
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Cotton fu-
lures gained l TO points today de-
spite opening setbacks on Bombay
and hedge selling.
Principal support came through
small trade buying orders to fix
prices for domestic mill account.
Contracts came out slowly after the
opening dip and the market kept its
balance, with only wavering support.
Worth Street textile brokers re-
ported the weeks turnover in heavy
cotton goods was satisfactory, but
trade in print cloths and similar
items was only around so per cent of
current fast mill operations. Prices
on all lines tended upward and spot
delivery goods brought premium
prices in many cases.
Exports Friday. 400 bales: season
so far. 700905. Port receipts, 1892;
port stocks. 3.479.947.
PanOa fOllOuc
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Peoples Drug Volume
13 Per Cent Ahead
Of Year Ago
S2,1l9,655 Compares
With S1,870,769 in
First 1910 Month

Net sales of Peoples Drug Stores
Inc, In January, totaled 81, l19, ,655. al
in comparison with s1,870, 1919 in
January, 1910, a notable gain of
s248, 1862 or 1873 per cent, it was
announced at the head Office of
the big chain system here yesterday.
The January gain is larger than
in any month in 1910 and is the
continuance of sales advances over
a long period. The December ad-
vance over January year ago was
722 per cent.
Peoples Drug sales in the full year,
1910, amounted to $23 3,982 1886 SO. an
upsWing of 5.29 per cent over 1899.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
| Apparel Orders
Sharply Ahead
| Of Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Appare1 buy
ers boosted dollar volume business
from IL to Is per cent over 1910 at
the all-American apparel market,
Percy Wilson. managing director of
the Merchandise Mart, reported
today.
He attributed the rise to the pur-
chase of higher quality goods.
The two-Week market closed to-
day with attendance records 1872
per cent above any previous Feb
ruary show. Wilson said the mar
ket proved the ability of American
designers and manufacturers to pro-
duce original ideas without the help
of European houses.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
w. E. Hutton & Co. Fined $3.50
For Curb Rules Violation

A statement by George P. Rea,
president of the curb exchange, in
dicated the company's violation of
Securities and Exchange rules had
lacked intent.
The curb move arose out of an Of
fering by the Hutton company and
associates of 10000 shares of Ray
mond Concrete Pile Co. after the
close of trading January IA. A curb
exchange committee found the price
of the stock in the exchange was
to be stabilized by the firm acting
for itself and associates before the
shares were offered off the market.
S. E. c. rules governing stabiliza-
ton were loosely followed by w. E.
Hutton e. Co. in the operations fol-
lowing the offering, curb commit
tee report indicated.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Boston Wool Market
Quiet During Week
Ry the Associated Press

BOSTON, Feb. 8.-CU. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture demand for
domestic woods in the Boston market
was very quiet during the last week.
Small quantities of fine combing
Delaine woods sold at 42-44 cents, in
the grease. Graded three-eights and
quarter-blood bright fleeces sold in
very limited quantities at 43-45
cents, in the grease Country packed
lots of three-eighths and quarter
blood fleeces sold in small volume at
41-42 cents, in the grease, for bright
f1eeces, and at 35-40 cents. in the
grease. for semibright feeces.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Underwriters to Hear
Mccoy, U. S. Official

Richard w. GrisWold, program
chairman for the District of Colum-
bia Chapter, Chartered Life Under
writer's, announced yesterday that
Horace L. Mccoy director of insur-
ance, United States Veterans Ad-
ministration, will address the group
tomorrow evening at the monthly
dinner at the Cosmos Club. Mr. Nc
Coy's subject will be Soldiers and
Sailors Relief Act
Final arrangements for the annual
dinner to be held March 13 at the
Carlton Hotel will be consummated
President Hicks Baldwin will preside
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Zinc Scarcity Brings Appeal
Curb Non-Defense Uses

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 lP).-Pro-
ducers' stocks of zinc shrunk still
further in January despite rigid
rationing by the industry and pro-
duction at nearly the highest on
record, figures released by the Amer
lean Zinc Institute showed today.
Stocks at the end of January con-
tracted to 8,768 tons from 1884
a month earlier, or, roughly, five
days requirements at present de-
livery rates. A year ago stocks to-
tailed 1882 tons.
Production declined to SO, 156 tons
from the record level of 59,883 in
December.
Shipments of 63,272 tons were
considerably under the 65,385 tons
delivered in December.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

of washington
Chapter at the
Willard Hotel on
February %, it
was announced
yesterday.
He started his
education in the
public schools of
Scotland and got
his higher edu-
cation at McGill
Univ erSity in
Montreal and at
Queens Univer-
sity at Kingston,
Ontario. He was
head of the eco
Evening star., 1941-02-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8-The New
York Curb Exchange has imposed
a fine of $3.50 on w. E. Hutton q
Co. and reprimanded the member
partner for failure to give proper
consideration to certain rules OF the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion and carelessness in preparation
of reporting forms, it was announced
today.
w. E. Hutton is the representative
in the curb of the brokerage house,
which is member of the New York
Stock and Curb Exchanges.
The action was the first taken
since the curb exchange adopted
on Tuesday a policy of making pub
lie all discipline against members
and member firms. The Hutton
company declined to comment.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

20. at lne rep
ruary meeting of
the board, it was
announced yes
terday.
Mr.. Schooley
is one of the
younger bankers
in the Capital,
although he has
been with the
trust company
for several years.
He is unusually
we'll informed on
matters pertain
ing to invest
mentS.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
By the Associated Pres

A Priority Committee of the office
of production management recon-
mended yesterday that industrial
users economic on zinc id order
to make greater supplies available
for the manufacture of brass for use
in cartridges.
officials said that the shortage
of zinc for making cartridge brass
had become "a major problem in
recent weeks.
They said that some trade aSso-
Citations were studying the possible
use of other metals as substitutes
for zinc in some nOn-defense in
dustries and 1t was believed cooper
alton of the industry would relieve
the situation and make unnecessary
the institution of the system Of
priority controls now.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
| Republic Steel
| Output Sets
| New Record

BY ITlt ASSUCId ItU FIBS5.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 8-January
steel ingot production of 672 729 net
tons by Republic Steel Corp. set a
new record for the company, which
was organized in 1880, officials re-
ported today.
The previous record of 626,056 net
tons was set in october, 1910. The
company's plants operated at SO per
cent of capacity during January.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Roll Issue Approved
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday authorized the
Northern Pacific Railway to issue
100000 of 134 per cent equipment
trust certificates. The issue has
been sold to the Equitable Life As
surance Society of the United States
at 1O1 161 per cent of par and
accrued dividends.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
500 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (P).-St. JOS
eph Lead Co. reported 275 tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold yes
terday at $5.55 per 100 pounds, New
York, and 1926 tons at the New York
average no sales for East st. Louis,
quoting IS IS.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

For many years Washington has
been we'll represented on the Lanston
directorate Selection of another
Washingtonian as director will
please the large number of stock
holders in the city. The chairman
of the board is j. Thilman Hendrick.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Cottonseed Oil.

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures fol-
lowed a narrow course today with switch
ing operations the prime factor. Com
mission houses transferred March COM
mltmentS TO July az % points with the
trade doing Just the reverse A steady
undertone prevailed in sympathy with out
side markets and final prices were un-
changed 20 y points higher. March. & 46b;
Nav. 655b: July. 6.65b. and September
h.12b. Crude OF. was SIS cents a pound
bid in Ihe Southeast and valley. Texas
to location.
Bid
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Penney Sales Gain

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (P).-Sales of
the j. c. Penney Co. for January.
l94l, were s2O.284.275 so, compared
with $18,292 999.45 in January, 1899.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Schoo|ey, D. {. Banker,
Named lansfOn Director

William E. Schooley, an assistant
treasurer of the American Security
e. Trust Co., was elected a director
in the Lanston Monotype Machine
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Irwin Chief Speaker
Al Institute Banquet

William A. Irwin, educational
director of the American Institute
of Banking, will be the principal
sneaker at the 36th annual banquet
Evening star., 1941-02-09
innipeg Cash Market
Mems Wear Volumes
Ahead of Year Ago
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
December sales of Chain mems
wear stores are estimated by the
Commerce Department to have been
s per cent higher than in the
similar month of 1899.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Tax Payments
Climb Faster
Than Profits
Collectors Get More
From Boom Than
Stockholders
BY JOHN l.. BECKLEY,
Associated Press Statistician.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Dollar for
dollar, the tax collector benefited
more than the owners of American
business from the business boom
in 1910.
This Is clearly indicated by the
earnings reports received so far
Profits Of the first 2O1 corporations
to report for 1910 were 18 per cent
greater than in 1899. Taxes, how
ever, increased anywhere from 80
to 300 per cent, and more in some
cases.
For the majority of companies
tax payments in 1910 rose more than
profits available for dividends to
stockholders. The tax burden of
some companies has reached the
point where they literally pay a
dollar of tax for every dollar of
profit
Some Profits Wiped Out.
Those industries simulated by the
defense boom easily carried the in
crease in normal corporate income
taxes from 10 to "a per cent. In
other cases, especially stable con-
sumner goods lines, this rise wiped
out profits derived from a moderate
gain in sales.
Excess profits taxes were paid by
relatively few companies but some
were hard hit. General motors and
Dupont paid huge amounts.
The aggregate tax bill can't be
added up yet and compared with
corporate profits because MANY
corporation reports lack full details,
However, the experience of some
OF the more prominent companies
throws light on the general picture.
Here's how some Jared:
United States Steel: Profits rose
from Sal 100000 to s102, 900 900
Total taxes, including State, local
and Federal levies increased from
S67000,000 to s85 5,OOOO 900.
With a SCI 100000 gain in profits
and boost of only $4,000 900 in
taxes, U. S. Steel was relatively
lucky. 1t probably Jared as well or
better than any other large corpora
ton.
Bethlehem Steel, the second larg-
est unit in the industry. increased
earnings from s24,600,OO0 to s48,-
100000 but taxes jumped from S2l,-
100000 to SAL 100000.
General Motors Hard Hit.
Profits for General Motors stock
holders increased s12 900 900; the tax
bill rose $50 900, 600 For the full year
net income amounted to S195 500 900
and tax payments totaled s125,-
900 900.
E. l. Dupont. also hard hit by
the excess profits levy. suffered a
drop of 100000 in earnings. This
was after an allowance of $40 900 900
for accounting contingencies. Tax
payments increased about $40, 900 900.
Smaller companies also were hit
by the excess profits tax The Fed
eral tax bill of Inland Steel rose
from S2500000 to s6.30O,00O. That
OF Mathieson Alkali jumped from
$4,000 to S53O,OOO.
The tax collector and the stock
holders of Detroit Edison Co, pub
lie utility. split fifty-fifty. Net in
come totaled s10.70O.O0O while taxes
amounted to S1060OO0O
For r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co,
one Of the three largest cigarette
manufacturers. the increase in taxes
wiped out a moderate Improvement
in sales and the benefits of a wider
profit margin. Taxes were S3000.-
900 greater and profits were a shade
less than in 1899.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

chicago CASH Market.
Cash wheat prices were unchanged to-
day: basis unChanged: receipts. $ cars.
Corn unbalanced: basis steady to firm:
receipts. 100 cars; sales. $4,000 bushels:
bookings. $4,000 bushels. Oats, un-
CHANGED TO firm basis steady 10 firm re-
ceipts, 10 cars; sales, 5000 bushels.
Winnipeg Cash Market
WINNIPEG. Feb. $ lP.-Cash wheat.
No Northern. 75ss: No. :" 81: No. 3,
20; oats, No. . white, 33l4 No. 3, 3li7.
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! am going to be successful in en-
tering college this fall7
ANS.:--Tes IL is Indicated
TO me that you will enter college
next September. Look around
now for some kind of work TO do
50 you can earn money enough
to help with your expenses. Any
and all money you put on your
education will be money vel.
spent.
w. S. PI am up against it
tough ut my age. was going
with a man for three years and
quit him 10 marry a man with 5
children. Now my husband is 50
mean to me and takes other girls
to go with. too. What must / dc
before he runs me crazy9
| ANS.:-After giving your case
some serious thought, feel the
quicker you can get your free
dom the better. Do il quietly ant
| start life over again. You wer.
taking a very big chance to be
i gin with, marrying man with
five children since you Sc,
no peace whatever with this man
talk to good lawyer.
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in the Ford plant were received
by Il. J. Thomas, president Of the
United Automobile Workers, CIO
affiliate today, from the National
Association for the Advancement
Of Colored People.
The telegram. signed by Wal
ter White, NAACP executive Sec
retary, stated, the victory ocers
the UAW IAN opportunity to
demonstrate that it is one labor
union which has risen above "a.
cial or other prejudices and that
it can prove by demonstration
that men can work together irres
pective of race.
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tualHty Il libefal spendef Wien
be leaTes tips, be doubles ard
sometimes fedoubles them to-
make sure the bell hops and
waters dant say That tight
Wad Beaay when he's out oi
sight
BOXING IT DOWN WLW
Cl7dNtauqaa bfgndeasts this slfpa-
mer, tmt itoi0 each, 10 preSeus
QUE Kids, II, Y kaltenborp,
Cong eSsn1o1i Martin Dies, Thco-
dore Bfoe}l, er- mayor u inraded
Nafeile, John cha2tps Thomas
md other bio padoRat figures :.
Luncheon at Tie aldo4t,' NBC
fanptite, has sWtched from Sat
10 fii fof the summer, filint
the A Z Pence cBSpnee NBCt
QQlz Kids nabia9 uoe5e shof,
The F(st' itas Lifted tie ban Oh
commercial teleoision, qohicli
means rd6t0 pictures are closer
tltap erer before 10 millions o1
H- s. liping rooms Army in
duct1on of MBS'S Dr.. Henry Lee
Smith tie speech expert. post
poned SO his program contin-
'tes q irhile Latna and Abner
back on NBC June z "Dufgs
Tapern" Oft CBS three months,
bat back n late summer
WIW Boone County Jambo.
rec starts tour ot fairs through
ont Middle West NBC oui
lrith coiored tcIe0iSson.
AT WLW Announcer Marold
Ross, determined % halt all
sighting references. has started
contribution drive for his semi
annual haircut Response 50 far
from sympathetic col'ee .es: II
fents
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n THE SHADOW
of THE STARS 7
kW 7DCE. uJIIIQC G
Hsosyy hrsrAIlAr g. IaE AnEoeAA Sra z
A. II R

yEyosy question anayzed free IN this coumn oav
- - ;r,5s ;nnny of this full name
dt- and correct address your For POa Repy
LEADING covering brttdafe; also tree re, ~ nr
naziny three Questions problems ceary an1
1919 @ ia hoae Of logical REASONING
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international fame and. more re-
Gently, the biggest anniversary
dinner ever gwen i radio celeb
fity
The NBc super comic Il
gravely sensitive to lhat trick
lest Of all RADIO phenomena.
changes N comedy taste Two
Sears ago" Jack explains, Buck
Benny Was rot Today he
would still get laughs, but not
biz laughs you knoe what /
mean2 We ased to do satnes
on pictures. We couldn't 40
them today There was q time
when gag on Tobacco Road
would bring down the house
Try i today and ii will fall flat.
The current taste he adds, IS for
1oFe and mote home stuff about
nseif
lils radio character as a tight
@ad nas caused frequent embar-
lassn1eat 10 Benny who ia ac-
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MACY Lawyers
Want Legal Action
Against Defense
Color Bar

WASHINGTON, May 28-To
consider legal steps to correct the
evils Of discrimination in the ma
tional defense program, the ma
tional legal committee Of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People met
here Saturday and Sunday, May
"a and 25. William H. HASTE,
civilian aide to the Secretary of
War, is chairman Of the Com
mittee. Thurgood Marshall is
special counsel for the NAACP.
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siderable thought but YOU are
gotng to have to make d number
of changes in your ways before
she will give her consent to join
you again.
Al. B. CT am asking you to
please tell me what is my broth
er and his wife's troubles?
stubborn people living together
and neither one will give one inch
or make any allowance for the
other. Do not enter into any of
their acairs you are bound
TO be hurt if you do. They are
happy together even though they
never get along.
ID. NJ. Tell ME why | have 50
many enemies in the church and
what must | do about them
ANS.:-PeopIe are inclined 10
stay clear Of you and your son
because you do not encourage
friendships but they are not
enemies to you The only way
you have lots Of friends is to get
out and be friendly with the peo-
pie in the church. If you live to
yourself "A. you won't ever have
close friends.
NJ. G. Dim writing for my
daughter, she won't do nothing
for herself that will do her
good. just can't tell you all Of
her troubles but only she has 4
going mind and when the moon
/ changes, she changes, too.
! ANS. Some people are just
gad-abouts' and enjoy it. Your
daughter will settle down when
she lands the right man and mar
ries. Right now she is not alto.
gether happy at home or with he,
friends. but a change will take
place in her life before man,
years have passed.
r. E. C-I'm senior il
high school and wish to know /
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B. G. C.--For the past three
ars / have had a little business
i'd | have done rather good.
ow it is my idea to expand .
tile bit this summer, making
me big Improvements. Tell me
you think II worthwhile or
nouldI Just things alone
ANS. Make the new changes
nd build new dining room to
tour little place of business Do
lot under any circumstances
.hange the type Of food that you
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u III ! { ac
conpanied by
from 80 to 40.
million All1ei
i q a q S q a 6 Ii
Sunday AS the
man who (ioles
out one olive
apiece 70 din
nei guests the
M a h IL h O.
makes his own
suits, who tln
defl,aYs Roe h.
ester and struts
.in Il NJ a xVell.
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job with Bell along with Ave 9th
ers. Four Of the others had their
applications accepted and went
to work for the company the first
week in April. Redding and an
other colored youth were the
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FRIDAY, MAY 80, 1871.

only two Of the six, who were not
given jobs. ;s
Pressufe was was brought by
the NAACP through Ira DeA
Reidy Of the Bureau Of Employ
ment Security, Washington, DC.
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WANTED-1OO MEN AND
WOMEN TO TAKE
PART IN THE
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
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Bell Aircraft j
Given In Will
Hire Negro Youth


BUFFALO, N. Y, May 2s.-
The vicious circle has come to an
end FOR Eugene Redding, q year
old New Rochelle, n r., lad who
was refused job at the Bell
Aircraft company plant here
early in April
A report has just been receiv-
ed by the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, that as result Of NAA
CP action in this case, the state
employment service at Buffalo
promises to send Redding to Bell
Aircraft with its next quota Of
workers and Bell has agreed to
take him.
Redding was recommended by
his instructor at vocation train
ing school, Quoddy, Maine, for a
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~ rcd Emss.g.s

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN SAID Jack Benny
the first time he faced mefophone back il 1892
This is Jack Benny talking. There will be slight
pause while YOU say Who cares