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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
Leaf-Buying
Policy Shown

Lexington, Ky, June l7.-(APD-
Government counsel today placed III
evidence at the antitrust trial OF
the nations big three tobacco com
panics Il letter declaring a policy of
an American Tobacco Company sub
aidialy of Following sales only when
all buying companies are rcprc>nt-
cd"
James f. Strickland of Durham,
N. c., head Of %fluC-curcd tobacco par
chascs for American Suppiicrs. Inc,
identified the letter as II he had
written +. W. Brown of the Pied
mont Warch use, DanVille, Va, re
garding requests for buyers at Law
@rcnCCVlllc, Va.
American, Ijggctt and Myers and
Il. j. Reynolds companies, five of
their subsidiaries and 20 executives
are charged in part with controlling
leaf sales by the concerted supply
ing or withholding of buyers from
,..,1-Dt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
British
Heavy British a n d
Free French Rein
torcements Sent to
South Syrian Front;
French Take Often
sive; Other War News.
The Associated Press

- II +1NStt Ihttu itNSl
Adolf Hitler was reported
masNins large numbers" of
German troops today on the west
coast of Norway possible
Springboard for invasion of Scot
land-and adViccS reaching Lon
don said a steady stream of
troop trains and Sca-going trans
ports was moving toward coast
al bases.
Only a few days ago, Soviet
German soldiers were moving
back into northern and north
eastern Germany from the Ralk-
ans.
Coincidentallv. a Finnish neWs-
paper declared that the military
situation in the Baltic was ripe
for surprises likely to affect Fin
land.
we have no right to shut our
eyes to what is happening around
us the newspaper said. and
HclSinki was alive with rumOrs
of troop movements on both sides
of the Russian frontier with Fin
land.
War tremorS stirred again in
the Balkans. too, as all Rumania
was ordered BACKED out begin
ming tonight for the first time
since a general blackOut was lift
ed a month ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
Gubernatorial Primary Charge
Linked With Griffin Custer

The way it is being told, Governor
BrOuehton might not have been 50
determined 10 replace Grliln but Tor
the fact that circulation OF Inc slot
lobby rumorS last year Is IaId, III liir
gubernatorial mind, TO he school
commission head who is universally
known to have been a supporter Oh
Wilkins p. Horton for the governor
ship.
Those who recall details OF the
primary will remember that there
was circulated all oven the state a
charge that Broughton had Iobblcd
for the slot interests. Examination OF
the records of such things provided
nothing whatsoever to support any
Continued on Page FoW>
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waller Hotel.
BY HENRY ANERlLL.

Ralcigh. June l7.-By a strange
coincidence. the clemcncy plea of Joe
CaIcutt, convicted of violating the
states Slot machine laws, was almost
contcmporaneous with reports n d
custer Of Lloyd Griffin as executive
secretary Of the state school commls-
sion was due to the anonymous at
tack on Governor (then Candldate)
J. Melville Broughton as a slot ma
chine lobbyist.
The reports must be labelled very
frankly as being none too well Gocu-
mented. but their currency Is d PROB
able fact even If then Veraclty isn't
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
Most Solons
Approve Move

WASHINGTON, June 17.-(AP)-Thc
State department order tor tn" clos
my of all Geruran consulaios IN the
United States by Judy 10 drew many
expressions of Senate approval, put
Senator MCtarrau, Democrat, Nc
Vadu, called 1t Il step toward sever
my diplomatic relations.
Il am sorry that such an order
was made McCarran told report
ers, explaining that hc feared the
acti II might push the nations closer
TO war.
OF course, if we are going to be
forced into war it was essential. But
so far us propaganda activities are
concerned it would be well il the
Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
C-BOAT TOLL

Berlin. June I7.-(AP)-Gcr-
man submarines sunk five arm
ed merchantmen a~ggrcgatinG Il,
1913 tons in the north and md
Atlantic, the high command an
nounccd today.
The Germans said the t-bOatS
picked the ships out of strong
ly protected conveys.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

Damascus, June ls.-(A2)-
HI ruinUic ct cannon was heard
ior several huur> through this
ancient Biblical city today As She
battle between French and Brit
iSh forces was believed TO be
very near,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

Extended weather forecast for
the period from 1870 y. m. June
II to $50 p. IN. June 2l-Tcm-
peraturcs slightly below normal
except becoming normal at end
of period; showers along coastal
sections of Carolina Wednesday
and over entire district near end
of period.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
FRENCH SHIP 81 NIX

FRENCH SHIP ST NIX
NicilN, june ls.-(N:>-Thc
Erucch announced today the loss
of a destroyer during Syrian
operations and said seven mem
,irrS ul the crew we're killed,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17
WEAT HER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy and continued
mild tonight and Wednesday,.
scattered showers along the
coast.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

(ContlI.4~ N Page Fourl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-17

Continued on Page Four)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

all of a sudden she sat up in bed and said:
What ?"
What WHAT" asked Mr. Dodge.
What you just said-about another wife,"
So he patiently repeated himself and the
lady beside him, who in view of her ambiguous
status had better be called Leah Kewe from
now on, began 10 initiate her namesake the
volcano. For several minutes the molten lava
flowed undated. Mr.. Dodge sought refuge
under the single sheet on the bed but as it
almost torrid under there a4 on the
outside. he presently came forth again. pre-
pared to endure the worst. Gradually things
quoted down to the point where something
resembling conversation could be engaged in
And now. she says he extended himself
10 present the situation in the most favorable
light. giving her the impression that only
few minor details of the divorce remained to
be cleared up.
The discussion ended fairly amicably, with
the groom dressing for his encounter with the
law and the pseudo-brde sinking back TO
await whatever Providence might bring.
What it brought, the following day, was
greatly subdued Mr.. Dodge, in tow Of his
mother. BY dying few years before his
father had been spared this scene. Before il
was over Leah says she had learned many of
the lively details of Danas past as well as
the imposing fact that. far from being almost
finished his suit for divorce against Evelyn
Thorye Dodge had not yet even been started
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

wealthy and in love with her. So why not
marry him?
Lacking knowledge, she says. of the one
unanswerable reason not to- she finally let
herself be persuaded and on the third night
dug the marriage license out of her bag and
accompanied Mr. Dodge to a justice Of the
peace After that. they retired to her hotel
apartment leaving the baffled headhunters TO
scurry vainly around in search Of them.
1t is odd in a way that the princess who
was born during volcanic eruption in her
native Hawaii-where, as the daughter of a
Scotch father and native mother, she was
christened Thelma Buchanan but called Kuulel
Kilauea, after the volcano-had no intima-
tions that another eruption was about TO take
place Apparently, she remained in blissful
ignorance until eleven o'clock on the morning
after the wedding.
Then. she says her husband rolled over in
bed and remarked sleepily:
BY the way. / forgot to tell you: I'm not
quite divorced from my other wife yet.
Maybe l ought to drop out to Fallon some
time today and see what the lawyers doing
about it,"
The new Mrs. Dodge, or the old princess,
whichever she was had grown so used to liv-
ing in Reno where everybody is not quite di
vorced that she did not Immediately grasp
the significance Of This speech.
That's a good idea" she replied also
sleepy Why don't we both go?" Then
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

had introduced the two in a barroom.
Il never dreamt meant anything to him
until this bouquet arrived" she is quoted as
saying, land even then l could hardly believe
it. II happened during the Fourth of July hol-
days and I thought IL was just his way OF
shooting off fireworks
80 put him off for the next three days.
He kept swinging in and out Of the cabaret
every night, asking me what about II, but
didn't want 10 do anything hasty and told him
10 wait and make sure"
The probationary period passed with no
noticeable cooling on the part Of either Mr..
Dodge or the weather. and as it did she adj
mits that she began to warm up little her
self After all. he was personable youth,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

unique. In fact she says It was a marriage
license, duly inscribed with her name. his
name and that of the City of Reno, Nevada.
We'll. wreath me around volcano!" ex-
claimed the startled Princess Kuulei. called
also Leah Kewlie, who protests that she was
totally unprepared for such gift. Another,
in similar circumstances, might have said:
We'll, I'll be jiggered!" or 'T1l be a so and
So" but she chose the more picturesque
preston perhaps because her Hawaiian mon
ECKER, of which Kewlie is corruption, means
wreath of the volcano"
Anyhow, and still according 20 her story,
this was the first serious turn in an other
wise more or less casual acquaintance begun
a few months previously, when mutual friends
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

g lKULELES pulsed and Hawaiian guitars
\ wept as Princess Kuulei, barefooted and
~ grass-skirted, undulated rtsythmically on
the dance floor of Reno's Coral Isle Cabaret
one hot night last month
Squatting beside her and stunning away
for dear life were two male Hawaiian assist
ants. known as the headhunters.' not be-
cause they actually INDUCED in that interest
ing pastime but because of the talented way
in which they would hunt down the princess
after hours and bring her back alive from the
jungles of Reno night life.
The usual crowd Of disgruntled wives and
husbands. relieving the tedium of waiting for
divorces of tourists, small-time celebrities,
thrill-seekers and local braves packed the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

II g { w &c n
EruptiOns,
the Princess
Wears These
w q in z
G I q I n @ =
Nigh tly i'm
Reno's Coral
Isle Cabaret,
w here Mr..
ID q d & o
WOoed Her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24
QnhappqMrD Ills
V0|CaniCAulabide- orEShe2.

A Marriage License.
Pinned to a Corsage.
Persuaded Her to Wed
the Gallant Roncher,
Says. Princess KuuIei. but
Alas. the Flowers Faded
and So Did the License
and Her Bridegroom
When She Found He
Had Forgotten He Had
Another Wife
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

NAaAtA - - -
tootsi"
So. very likely. as the
princess later asserted.
Mr.. Dodge did send her
this particular bouquet.
Very likely. too, 1t bore
some sort Of card or
IN ess a G ca [ least
enough to identify the
donor for this is ele-
mentary etiquette.
The question is: ex-
actly what sort Of iden-
LITIGATION was it? And
here. in the light of the
future strange develop
ments in the case, the
ground begins TO get a
little g h ky. Judging
from the contentious Of
those on Mr.. Dodge's
side. II could scarcely
have been anything I'M
usual-not at this time.
at least. But, according
10 the nrinceaa IL IVA g
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

room. Their expressions, as the
dancers torso poured first one
way, then the other. ranged from
boredom TO rapturous interest,
the latter being confined almost
exclusively TO the face Of a hand
some. blond young man at a
floorside table.
The mattresses knew this young
man we'll. for he had been a fire.
quent customer ever since Prin-
cess Kuulei had begun her en-
gagement at the cabaret a couple
Of months before. He was Dana
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Stock Averages
By VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, June 24.-The en-
thusiastic stock market buying OF
Monday reverted to light selling to-
day as Wall Street took more
skeptical view of the new Russo
German war.
The list was a bit shaky at the
Sart and, while little weakness
developed, there was an obvious
inclination of some holders to cash
in on the fair sized runup Of
Yesterday. The result was that de-
clines of fractions to a point or
more crept into several departments
and the trend was downward at the
close
A few rails and specialties man.
aged to contest the retreat and
some comfort was derived from the
fact volume was sharply under that
Of the preceding session. Transfers
were around 100000 shares versus
754 900 the day before.
Among stocks Santa Fe exhibited
virtually no response to action Of
the roads directors in voting 81
dividend on the common, the Sec
ond since 1887. Wilson g. Co. pre-
ferred dipped in the face of two
s15O dividend declarations ap-
plicable to accumulations.
Behind the greater part of the
day were United States Steel,
Bethlehem, Chrysler, Montgomery
Ward, International Harvester,
American Telephone, Standard Oil
of New Jersey, Sperry, Kennecott,
Union Carbide, Chesapeake & Ohio
and Allied Chemical
Resistant were United States
Rubber, New York Central, Great
Northern. Southern Railway and
United Aircraft.
Evening star., 1941-06-24
New York State Electric
Rejects Bond Bids
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 24.-The New
York State Electric & Gas Corp. re-
Jected several bids yesterday for S35-
$4,000 of bonds offered under COM
petitive bidding, when it developed
no bids were entered for 10000
shares of preferred stock.
The corporation had stipulated it
would not sell either the bond or
stock issue separately.
The best bids for the mortgage
bonds was at an interest cost basis
of 3.04 per cent, officials said.
Ralph D. Jennison, president of
the corporation, said further an
nouncement would be made when
other plans had been developed.
Opening of the bids attracted wide
attention in financial quarters be-
cause it was the first major test of
the competitive bidding system on
utilities ordered by the Securities
and Exchange Commission some
time ago.
Ceremonies attending opening of
the bids were dramatized by the ap-
pearance of Federal and State off,
cials as observers.
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, June "a OP-The Cana
dian dollar declined "a cent in value
against the U. S. dollar in foreign ex-
change trading here today Only other
recorded changes in foreign moneys were
small fluctuations in Hong Kong and
Shanghai dollars.
Late rates follow (Great Britain IN doll
lars others in centsl:
Canada.
Oficisl Canadian Control Board rates
Tor u 5. dollars; buying, 10 per cent pre-
MUM: selling, II per cent premium;
eoulValent to discounts on Canadian doll
lars in New York Of buying, 9.91 per cent;
selling 9 90 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. 11ss per cent discount or ss.37h
U. S. cents.
Europe.
Great Britain. Official Bankers FOREIGN
Exchange Committee rates., buying. 81 02;
selling, S404; open market, cables,
81 .O31z.
Latin America.
Argentina, oficial. 2977: free 1878;
Brazil, official 6.05n; free. 5.05n Mexico,
20.10n.
Far East.
Japan: 23.4s; Hong Kong. 24.61; shanx-
hal, 5.54.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indcated)
Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-06-24

vault at the Miss Eva Kicker.
Farmers and Mechanics branch of
the Riggs National Bank in George
town, and has held several impor-
tant Offices in the section over which
she now presides.
Mergenthaler Again in Demand.
The Washington Stock Exchange
opened today with the sale of 100
shares of Mergenthaler Linotype at
23A, same as yesterdays close.
Later 40 more shares moved at the
same price. The market closed with
23 bid and "a asked.
Ten shares of Washington Gas
preferred sold at 103, unchanged
from last week.
The bid for Washington Railway
& Electric Common has advanced
from $500 a share to $3.50 per share
with the asked price raised to $500.
Quail New Vice President.
Myles H. Quail, who was recently
elected vice president of the Bond
Club of Washington, is a partner in
the investment firm of Y. E. Booker
Evening star., 1941-06-24
London Stock Market
Shows Moderate Gain
BY tire Associated Press.

LONDON, June 24.-The stock
market with the help of a late rally
showed moderate price improvement
in many sections of the list.
British funds were in good de-
mand, especially in the final period
of trading. Domestic rails attracted
fair attention, while industrials
hung back through inactivity. al
though their tone showed better
ment as compared with earlier In
the session. Oils were steady.
Evening star., 1941-06-24

Committee on Business Conduct
this year and has served on many
other committees. Every year he
complies extensive figures showing
the status of about 10 Washington
corporations.
He is much interested in the work
of the Investment Bankers Asso-
citation and the National Association
Of Securities Dealers.
Publicity Chairman Named.
: Franklin A. Gibbons, jr., Riggs
National Bank, has been appointed
chairman of publicity for Washing
ton Chapter, American Institute OF
Banking, by President John M.
Christie. He succeeds Kenneth
Birgfeld, assistant treasurer of the
American Security & Trust Co., who
has held the position two years.
Mr.. Gibbons is an institute grad
uate and has done much committee
work. His most recent assignment
was that of assistant editor of Dol
lars and Sense, published by Wash
ington Champter. He has just re-
turned from short vacation IN
Florida at Miami Beach.
Aid to Market Forecast.
Brokers in the financial district
TODAY were greatly interested in
the report that British holdings OF
marketable United States securities
NAV be taken over by the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. as collat-
eral for a huge loan to be used
In the payment of war materials
Negotiations for such a loan are
said to have reached an advanced
stage. Such step would remove
q great many securities which have
been overhanging the New York
stock market for many months and
might temporarily prove more help
full than any war news developments
brokers said today. 1t is known
that so many securities awaiting
sale have had a serious effect on
the market for a long time.
Financial District Comment.
Nelson B. O'Neal, vice president
Riggs National Bank, has gone te
ocean City, Md, to pass part of his
vacation. Kenneth F. Brooks, trust
officer, has gone to New England fol
a three-week visit. D. j. Callahan
ir.. an assistant vice president, also
is taking a months vacation.
w. Hancock, jr., member OF the
board of the Federal Home Loar
Bank, and Morton Bodfish of Chi
caeo, executive vice president OF tht
United States Savings and Loar
League, will attend the graduating
exercises of Washington Chapter
American Savings and Loan Insti'
tute, this evening at the Kenwoot
Country Club.
Evening star., 1941-06-24
| Sales of Autos
| Almost Double
| Previous May
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 24.-The Auto
mobile Manufacturers Association
said today that retail sales of new
passenger cars and trucks during
May totaled 609, ,46l units. Of this
total 524.268 were passenger cars.
Sales in May, 1910, numbered 358,-
379 units, of which 330,521 were pas
senger cars.
For the first five months of the
current calendar year retail sales
totaled 2,485,06 vehicles, of which
2,105,955 were passenger cars. For
the comparable period a year ago
sales totaled 1,764,977 units, of which
l,498, ,463 were passenger vehicles.
Evening star., 1941-06-24
What Stocks I
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, June 24-All wheat
and corn futures broke sharply in
the final minutes of trading to es-
tablish new lows for the session
today. Final prices were at or near
the days lowest levels.
Uncertainty over war develop
ments, profit taking. easinesS Of
surrounding commodities and the
bearish Interpretation placed on yes
terday's special midmonthly Gov
ernment crop report, all contributed
to force prices downward in a reac-
ton to the sharp advances of the
previous session.
Mild rallying tendencies devel-
oped after the opening break on
buying by milling interests. but re-
coyery moves we're difficult to main
tain.
Wheat futures closed IL -15s lower
than Mondays final prices, July
1.O2l9-5s, September 1O4i4 -as, De-
cember 1.06l8-1,: corn 5s-7s off,
July 1872, September 761s, and oats
14-5s down.
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Dc Exchange Study
Shows Transit Stock
MostActive
More Than 800 Shares
Reported Traded in
Lost 6 Months
By EDWARD c. STONE.

i. Capital Transit has been the
most active stock on the Wash
f4ngton exchange in the first six
months of this year, a survey of
The market reveals. More than 1.500
shares have changed hands. Based
on the 81 dividend paid last year,
rhe yield at the present price is
1856 per cent.
y Mergenthaler Linotype stands
aecond in trading volume so far
this year, more than 1000 shares
having changed ownership. The
1000 share mark has just been
crossed, revival of trading seeing
transfers of a number of 100-share
lots. Interest in this issue has been
greatly increased by reports of in
treased earnings and the declara-
tion of ST. payable in July. Crossing
% yesterday, the stock reached a
hew high for the year.
Garfnckel common stock is
elose third in trading popularity in
the half year. More than 900 shares
nave U6cIl IeCOIueu III UIlC SdICS'
Paying 10 cents year, the last sale
ht 1912 meant return of $50 per
tent. Garfinckel preferred, now
selling at 90, has been quiet.
! High priced issues have also been
In good demand, lead by Washing
ton Gas Light preferred. In this
Issue nearly 1000 shares have fig
lred in the trading, with the last
bale at 103, to yield 436 per cent.
Gas common has seen a turnover
bf 4o9 shares. selling recently at
l91s and yielding 780 per cent.
Potomac Electric Power 5l2 per cent
preferred has been in extra good
demand, 466 shares having new
owners, with the last sale at 1l4A,
yielding nearly per cent.
Section Has Busy Year.
Miss Eva Kicker, chairman of the
safe deposit section of the District
Bankers Association, will make her
report at the annual meeting tomor-
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON June "a up United States De.
partment Of Agriculture few sales
were closed today on combing three-eighths
and one-quarter blood bright fleece woods a
prices mostly in the range 46-47 cents, in
the grease An occasional lot brought A
fraction Of cent above A. cents in the
grease. Demand however. was very spotty
and the agsresate volume Of sales was very
moderate; Short to average French comb
ing length fine territory woods in origin a
bass BROUGHT 81 LOB. secured basis, On q
few scattered sales,
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Socony Boosts Aviation
Gas Output 80 Per Cent
BS the Associated Press.

a
NEW YORK, June 23.-Socony-
Vacuum Oil Co., Inc, announced
today it had increased its produc-
ton of 100 octane aviation gasoline
80 per cent at its Beaumont re-
f1nery through an improvement in
refinery methods. The o. P. M.
asked the oil industry for a Is per
cent increase in production of that
grade of gasoline.
The Beaumont plant has been
producing 100 octane fuel at a
rate of 100000 barrels year.
The company estimated that pro-
duction for the second half of the
year would be at the rate of 1,300,-
900 barrels year.
Evening star., 1941-06-24
Odd-Lot DEALINGS

The Securities and Exchange
Commission reported today these
transactions by customers with odd
lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for June %:
1880 purchases involving 86,130
shares; 1886 sales involving 89, 1887
shares, including 43 short sales in
volving 1,173 shares.
Evening star., 1941-06-24

row evening at
MAYORS Restau-
rant on Maine
avenue. 1t will
show that the
section has had
q very busy year.
Miss Kicker is
one of only two
or three women
who have held
Office in any de-
partment OF the
District Bankers
Association. She
Is in charge of
the safe deposit