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the SpeCulatOr who is constantly
trading.
Investors appreciate more and
more the investment merit and
sOundness of our local securities.
This is due to the constant growth
of this city and the Government
pay roll, which at this time is beng
augmented by the defense program.
Washington has a stability not en-
joyed by other cities and our mar
ket is not affected to the same de-
gree as other markets by domestic
and foreign news.
This is eXemplified by the steady
growth and prosperity OF the Capital
Transit Co. Though traction COM
panieS elsewhere have suffered
severely, our traction company is
prospering The bonds of this COM
pany are currently selling around
lO5. and the stock, which has been
quite active, paid dividend of IS
cents per share on December 20.
Every Listed Bond Above Par.
1t is interesting to note that every
bond listed on the Washington EX-
change is selling above par and
that several stocks are selling at
the high for the year. Mergenthaler
Linotype, popular local stock, has
shown a substantial appreciation in
recent months. This company paid
in September a dividend of 81 per
share. the first dividend since Sep
tember. 1888.
The exchange had the misfortune
of losing recently one OF its older
members. R. A. CaSilear. member
since 1906. During 1910 five new
members were elected-Robert Lee
OBrienf jr., associated with Folger,
Nolan & Co.; Charles w. Hume OF
Thomas L. Hume Co.: Austin R.
Rohrbaugh, partner in the firm OF
Robinson, Rohrbaugh & Lukens;
J. Newton Brewer, jr., associated
with Robert C. Jones & Co., and
James C. Dulin, jr., former treasurer
of the American Security & Trust
Co.
Great Activity Predicted.
1t is encouraging to note that the
volume of trading in both stocks
and bonds listed on this exchange
was considerably greater in 1910
than in 1899. With the continued
growth of Washington this exchange
will undoubtedly do larger volume
of business in the future. 1t is rea-
sonable to predict that 194l, fraught
with innumerable uncertainties, will
be year of great activity.
The securities listed on this ex-
change, because of the stability OF
Washington, should be in better
position than most securities to
withstand the shocks resulting from
war and the rumors of war.
Pretoria, South Africa, wants to
ban all bees from the city.
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Arlington Is Leader.

Arlington County recorded the
largest percentage gains in the Met
ropoIitan Area during 1910. How
ever. Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties in Maryland and
Fairfax and Alexandria in Virginia
also showed substantial gains along
with the District of Columbia.
Washington department store
sales for the year were about 10
per cent above 1929, 1875 per cent
above 1897 nearly "a per cent above
1888 and around 29.5 per cent above
1929. Store collections were the best
since 1881
Insurance sales were slightly
ahead of last year in the District,
bank deposits stood at new highs,
and clearings were the highest since
1929.
Both postal receipts and railway
express shipments set new all-tlme
records with railroad and airline
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Washington Exchange
Plays Vital Role
In City's Growth
President MuckuII
Points to Increase
In 1910 Trudino
BY WILLIAM w. MACKALL,

PRESIDENT; WaShlnEton Stock Exchange art
head OF investment firm.
In spite of the few transactions
recorded on the Washington Stock
Exchange, the exchange continues
to play an important part in the
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Savings and Loan
Funds Aid 100000
Families in Year
Associations Provide
s1,200, 600, 900 TotoI,
Peak Since 1880
CBy Cambridge Assoc!ates)


The lending of approximately ST.
200,000000 by savings, building and
loan associations in 1910 gave these
home financing institutions their
most active year since 1880. The
United States Savings and Loan
League estimates that this volume
of disbursements provided 100000
families with mortgage loans to
acquire their own homes. For every
seven newly built homes which were
financed there were approximately
u existing homes which hitherto
renting families were assisted in
buying. Of the total volume of
privately financed residential con-
struction in the country last year,
about 33 per cent was provided by
the savings and loan institutions,
and more than half of the number
of one and tWo-family homes built
were made possible by advances
from this type of institution.
On the other end of the home
owning cycle, the final completion
of payments on homes bought or
built years ago. the savings and
loan associations also report the
largest number in their history.
Savings and loan mortgage funds
garnered as usual from systematic
savings and lump-Sum investments
of millions of thrifty Americans
were built up by the inflow OF
81 100 100000 in new savings and
investments in the course of the
year. The receipts were Sl50,000 900
greater than in 1899 and thus con-
centrated a larger volume of the
Nations savings strictly in the home
financing field than has been char
acteristic of any years of the past
decade.
Sl70.000,OOO i'm Dividends.
The 6.500,000 owners of share ac-
counts in the associations received
dividends of S170.000000 at the two
major dividend paying periods, June
30 and December 81, as earnings
on their contribution to the financ-
ing Of America best home building
year in a decade. Dividend dis
tributions made on a conservative
basis as the associations allocated
larger amounts than customary to
. their reserves. Strengthening of
the financial position of the entire
savings and loan system was
definite objective throughout the
year in the face of troublouS times
internationally and with the ex-
ample of the impregnabilitv of their
counterpart institutions, the Brit
ish building societies. in Great
Britain. which were noted for
strong reserve position for years
before the war" said Morton Bod
fish. executive vice president of the
United States Savings and Loan
League
The increasing emphasis of saw
ings and loan associations on con-
struction loans was a feature of
their 1910 transactions. Several
months of the year their volume OF
loans for new home building was
the largest block of advances for
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AS a result of this activity WASH
ington will have an adequate supply
of housing in the coming year. and
in view of population gains there
is no prospect at present Of any
ccriOI,C eycpSS
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Great Activity Predicted.

Pretoria, South Africa, wants tC
ban all bees from the city.
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Many Issues Forecast.

This VIII not all be financed by
f'~7 banks; tho Securities and EX-
CN7rcc Commission, recognizing the
c'-~FH~iycrceS Of formal registra-
t'0n. has specifically exempted Sc
C~~:-v issues of 100000 or less from
I'll but the simplest requirements
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Attack on Crete Mystifying
Eliot Sees Weak Point in Chain Of StroteeeoI
Reasoning Thot Might Prompt Nozi Assault

ropean railways and shortage OF
tanker rolling stock; partly to the
wholly destitute condition of Italy
with regard to oil, a condition which
cannot be relieved while Italy re-
mains in the grip Of the British sea
blockade.
1t may be, therefore, that the ulti-
mate German object is to obtain free
access to Middle Eastern Oil. For
this purpose it would be necessary
to drive the British fleet out of the
Eastern Mediterranean, which could
be done only by rendering its bases
untenable or capturing them.
Cyprus May Be Next.
With such an ambitious program,
the steps so far taken are consistent
the diplomatic pressure on Turkey,
the inspired uprising in Iraq, the
pressure on Moscow to recognize the
new Iraq government, the pressure
on Vichy to allow German use of
the Syrian airdromes, the continued
activities on the Egyptian frontier,
the last-ditch stand of the Italians
at Amba Alagi, the systematic oc-
cupation of the Aegean Islands, the
attempt to infiltrate into Iraq, and
now the assault on Crete. If the
attack on Crete succeeds, the next
step seems likely to be a similar
attack on Cyprus, which bars the
way from Crete to Syria.
But the weak point in this chain
Of strategical reasoning is the fact
that Syria itself is the key to the
situation. Syria is weakly held by
a French force of questionable
loyalty, while there are British
troops and free French forces on
its southern frontier. There seems
little to prevent the British and
free French from marching in and
taking over.
Certainly the Germans cannot
count on the British being always
too late; certainly they must antici-
pate that political considerations,
however compelling, would not deter
the British from occupying Syria if
it was a question of doing that or
being driven out of the Eastern
Mediterranean altogether.
Hence, because of the unknown
factors involved, one is inclined to
cross fingers in estimating this situa-
ton. 1t may be that the Germans
have no rosy anticipations of getting
free access to the oil of Iraq but
are principally concerned with try
ing to extricate their African army
from a situation of increasing
difficulty Or they map hope that
the fall of Crete might bring about
further softening at Ankara (and
at Moscow.
From the tactical viewpoint. the
attack on Crete has not developed
to stage where extended comment
is possible. The use of troop-carry-
ing gliders has made its bow in
modern war; the rugged terrain
seems to have been little favorable
to the parachutists. though a good
many of them seem to have resorted
to individual action as snipers-a
game at which the Cretan noun
taineers appear to have proved
superior. Centers OF resistance,
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The Political Mill
Criticism Of MeI|ett Agency Declared
Fantastic and Unwurronted by Facts
By GOULD LINCOLN.

The definite
tive both houses
which will President his approval.
President legislation the office
it reaches
arguments, made
bill
perhaps Government of all
expenditure
for the office
The fact the matter that the Office of Government Reports
language passed
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Hitler Foresow Vichy Axis

The the Berlin had existed in
Herr Hitler by French industrial political leaders
before the definite
collapse country
a totalitarian
Laval that
orown because he wanted too much for himself little
grumbed
Balkans
particular
the po-aan protested the rights Musson had
regarding
Although Italian
significant portion Of French territory the agreement between the
Alps
defeated
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inflic upon MAI. u. Fielding Eliot
them disproportionate damage by
air bombing. With a little better
fortune, they might obtain firm
footing on the island, and perhaps
compel the British to reinforce
Crete from Egypt, thus relieving
the pressure on Gen. Rommel's
army in Libya (Which is, as previ-
6usly pointed out, in not too happy
position).
The disruptive effect of this
Cretan operation on the whole
British strategy in the Middle East
probably was not the least of the
considerations which induced the
German high command to under
take it Finally, the Germans
might succeed in driving the Brit
ish out of Crete altogether, a feat
of great Importance.
The island of Crete lies like a
sort of natural stopper across the
mouth of the Aegean Sea 1t COM
mands all the approaches from
Greece toward Africa, as we'll as
lOWdIO u SyIId dllu 1dlSSltlle.
An Important Gift.
When MuSsolini invaded Greece,
the fact that his action made the
British free gift of Crete was per-
haps its most serious consequence
and was largely responsible for
subsequent British successes in the
wetern desert and Cyrenaica. While
the British are strongly emplaced
in Crete, the Germans can hardly
undertake air-borne operations in
great force directed toward Syria.
But to take the long view of the
German proceedings in the Middle
East, one is compelled to ask why
they are fighting there at all. Ger
tainly there remained no menace
to their rear, once the last British
foothold on the continent was
broken, Greece and YugoSlavia
conquered and the Italian Army in
Albania rescued from its sorry
plight. From that point of view,
they were free to concentrate on
Britain. the decisive area of the
war. TWO other considerations re-
main. however. There is the army
in North Africa, which probably
would be destroyed in due time were
Wavel free to concentrate his
efforts on 1t. Were this to happen,
the results might be widespread
in French North Africa particularly
and important British forces
might be released for operations
elsewhere.
Oil Question Appears.
Beyond this is the question of oil
There have been recent suggestions
in the press that the German oil
situation is becoming precarious.
This seems due partly to persistent
and increasingly effective British
bombings of oil conversion plants,
refineries and storage tanks; partly
to interruption of barge traffic on
the Danube, due to the Yugoslav
campaign, to Yugoslav destruction
of barges and to continued guerrilla
operations in that area; partly to
unsettled conditions in Rumania,
earthquake damage to Rumanian
refineries, bad condition of East Eu-
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Organizations Schedule
Dies Committee Trial

A trial" of the Dies Committee
will be held at 8:l5 pm. Tuesday
at the National Press Club audi
torium by the Washington Com
mittee for Democratic Action and
the National Federation for Con-
stitutional Liberties.
An indictment" charging the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities with subverting constitu-
tional rights through smearing,
intimidation and threat in an
attempt to frighten people and
stifle free expression" will be read
and evidence presented. Rockwell
Kent. noted artist, will act as judge.
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fore the safety
of the Ameri-
can republic?
This question
Is asked because
the official rec
ord of the de-
bates in the
S e n a tie this
week shows that
d e S pite t h e
Nationwide de-
mand for econ
omy on non de
fenSe expenses,
the era of eX-
traV a ganCe is
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minimum objec-
tive. At the
worst, the Ger
mans gain val
liable experience
In using air.
borne troop S
a G a in S t off =
shore island po-
sitions and in
methods of eS-
tablishing beach
h e a d S. L n e y
may hope to
dra W British
naval units to
the scene and
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chosen a moment when Sir Andrew
Cunningham slender naval forces
were employed elsewhere. The
attacks appear to be continuing.
This was to be expected, as the
Germans do not do this sort of thing
by halves.
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however, seem to have been formed.
The reported use of small sur
face ships suggests possible inter-
vention by British naval units,
though the exact present disposition
of the Mediterranean feet is un-
known, and the Germans may have
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1t conceivable that under the armce terms the Germans
ceivabe that this will tolerated of the Reich
life death them Thus
claraion of the
expanson policies
queny by their leaders private conversations
noeSSe
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But IN the course Of events which
are bound to develop in the course
of the next few months, nobody can
say whether French military, naval
or air units won't be used in the
affray. The mere declaration
justified in ordinary times-that the
French forces would oppose any
attempt of any power to occupy an
inch of French territory might being
about an armed conflict between
Eranne and tho epenieS of Cor
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and had to be saved by the Ger
mans, that Hitler was able to talk
business with the French.
In the new setup, it is said
that France was given definite
pledge that she would lose nothing
to Italy. II Duce, after the German
victory in the Balkans, was told that
Italy's role in new Europe would be
expansion in the Balkans. For this
reason Italy was allowed to annex
Dalmatia. to create the Croatian
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This Changing World
BerIin-Viehy Axis Formed With On Eye
To Shape Post War World Will Take
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

political association formed
Vchy Paris axis This combine been
the world the French taking
with the of the United SatesI
will established
British Present France quite happy satellite
empire.
the time being staementsoffcial unohfca-om
the effect that the French
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HE opinions OF the Drers this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
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Critical of Newspapers

There whatever limit publication by
the activities criticisms of the
administration the Government Probably has been
of Roosevelt,
Chief criticism
could publish wanted that
British wa entering New York Habor centatter the request
however, when this overwhelmingly favor
which
might well be
Several
Reports legislative statswc that for the office
hereafter will be independent Offices appropriations bill
instead of being taken from other funds appropriated by Congress under
direction
the establishment White service for the
relating activities
Federal Government.
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same as contained in the Presidents
executive order setting up the office.
In other words, the Office Of
Government Reports could be used
as a propaganda agency or as a
Government censor equally as ef-
fectively without the legislation as
with it. Both President Roosevelt
and Lowell Mellett, director of the
agency, have said repeatedly they
are opposed to censorship in any
form Certainly there has been no
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BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELLIOTT.

The German attack on Crete ap-
pears to be another operation con-
ceived on the well-knoWn German
principle of the maximum and
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Economy
Is Ignored
Despite War
Senote's Disregard
Of Budget Bureau
Warning Is Cited
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

When will the Congress of the
United States discover that there
is a war on in the world which, in
the words of the President, threat
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'GIumorous Future for France

The French told that they would surrender their African
colonies which belong the Reich the
French told that they could pick British would
be allowed TO take British possessions in West Africa.
Hiters Admiral
would have gamoous future The inventive genius of the French
would the thorough the mehodical
Germans Hitler is said to have spoken glowing of the military
the French to the point destruction
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how strenuously President may
demand the money-and the agency
will fade out of existence. 1t is an
effective weapon, which could be
used against the Office of Govern
ment Reports as well as any other
Federal Office.
The Senate accepted only one
amendment to the BILL an amend
ment which was offered by Senator
Taft of Ohio, directing that the O.
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Likened to Hitler Aqency

secret to
information Furthermore officials
of
along practically all of legis-
latve baked the bill to
Office of the effect
may blossom ugly propaganda which will enable almost
Government perpetuae itself.
administration for which Norris has laboed
things which should possible
administration subsidized
millions millions
farmers 1t has millions of children the
Government rolls Norris did this action
which All of
which makes the possibilities of the G. R. pale significance
OF the R. clearing
through which the individual citizen organization Government
Federal obtain information about the activities of the
Government complaints
the opinions and desires and complaints of citizens of citizens
and State with the work the Federal agencies
An Effective Weapon
r. effective
already done Those Senators who attacked the bill spoke highly Of
Mr. Mee who of the Presidents special assistants None of them
head the oe CONGRESS in its hands the power to deal with
which public
time decline appropriate its maintenance matter
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The Coming
| Tower
Home Defense Note

Home Defense Note.
From Saugatuck TO Lyons
Plain
The thirsty glebe could use
the rain.
n
One of Connecticut's Senators,
Mr.. Danaher, objecting 10 the bill
that made the Office Of Govern
ment Reports permanent, warns
that the measure would make our
press subservient TO and an arm
Of the Government" 1t won't and
1t can't, we warn. The press is still
free, it will continue to be free.
And the Connecticut press, OF which
only trace is Democratic, will
continue to be free to tell the ad-
ministration what 1t ought to do,
what it ought to have done and
how inept it is in word and deed.
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1t does have its State representatives deliver radio talks which
supplies about the activities of the agencies
will authority
tribute
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has censorship the of the American
the of ships including the entrance into American
ports British
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Albania possible far Bto Italy the mistress Of the Balkans
will have her hands full for ome the Axis victorious
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-24

Baptist Church of which Rev.
H. B. Boyd is pastor. The meet
ing was conducted ten days by
the Rev. E. l.. Fox of Bay Saint
Louis. The man of God wasted
no time in the service of the
Lord. The attendance was great.
Prayer service each night at
700 o'clock. Song service di-
rected by Prof. Dave Cowart.
The City Pastors and Ministers
just walked in and joined the
struggle. These Ministers were !:
Rev. T. Randolph, Rev. N. Hut
ton, Rev. Will Gordon and Rev.
Willie Servick. Pastor, Rev. J.
D. Griffin, (white). If this spirit
continues Satan's Kingdom must
come down. My! My! On the
last night, you ought to have
been there. Four souls were rem
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-24
Among The Churches
Bethel Anne. Church

800 Sunday School, Mr.. Luthe
Stancle and Miss Annie Ruth McCellos
superintendent.
First Sundays Pastors Day. 1850 o m
and 1880 pm. sermons by the pastor
300 pm. each Bird Sunday sermon hy
pastor: Mr.. Dixie Russell pastor stew
ard.
n:3O am. Second Sundays trustee day
1l:3O am. 4th Sundays Missionary day,
Mrs. c. Hursey, president
Choir practice every Friday night TIA
Presidents: Mr.. Luther Stancle, Min
Cleo Clark
Rev. Mrs. l. B Williams Pastn
Miss Lyna Payne, Secieu.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-24
JANE HUNTER BECOMES
MEMBER WPA ADVISORY
COMMITTEE

CLEVELAND CAMP Miss Jane E
Hunter executive secretary of the Phyl-
lis Wheatley association, an organization
for young women which occupies the
same field as the Y w c A although in
pendent, returned this week from Wash
isgton where she was in attendenance on
the national advisory comm tee meeting
on W P A Community service programs
Miss Hunter contributed definitely to the
gathering which sought to fashion WPA
service programs to meet the widest
needs of the public the field of educa-
ton, recreation, library service and the
arts. Miss Hunter, nat onally known is
active in civic and Welfare activities in
the community and Is Lkewise an i'm
portant factor in local Republican poll
tics, Phyllis Wheatley association here
carries on several WPA projects OF
great community Importance.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-24

Alcon A & M College, Miss. - In
keeping with the spirit of the time and
as a part of its contribution to the Ma
tional Emergency, Alcorn A & M Col
lege is sponsoring a Statewide Nutri
ton Conference for Negroes, Friday
October "a, 1871, beginning at $50 in
the morning. The Conference has been
endorsed by the State Department Of
Education, Mississippi State Board Of
Health, Cooperative Extens on Depart
ment, Farm Security Administration
Mates and other agencies whose pro-
grams have as their aims and detectives
general improvement of the Negro peo-
pie in the state and throughout the
Lower South. Conr butors to the pro-
gram will be announced at later date
A. A. Abraham
IL n