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Evening star., 1942-01-20

400 AM 1870. 900 1900 Noon 240. 900
100 Pm 100000 200 PM 360.0
Total - 100000
unit of trading, ten shares: sales
printed in full. r In bankruptcy or receiver
ship or being reorganized under Bankruptcy
Act. or securities assumed by such COM
panies. Rates Of dividend in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
ton Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not included xd TX
dividend. xr Ex rights. Also extra or
extras. d Cash or stock. E Declared or paid
so far this year. ( PAYABLE in stock Paid
last year h PAYABLE in Canadian funds.
k Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Stock Scot Lower

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (R.-A New
York Stock Exchange membership
was sold yesterday for $4,000.
price $1,000 under the last previous
transfer and $4,000 above the 1941
low of $4,000. High mark in 1941
was $35, 900.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-The Associated
Press weishted wholesale price index OF
:,5 comm oiities today advanced ts 96.76
new l94I A. high.
Previous day. 90. 81: week ago, 96.35;
month ago, 94.62; year ago. 7S.47.
1941-42. 1910. 1899. 1893. -38
High ---- 96.52 1s25 s52S sSi4
Evening star., 1942-01-20

No wheat. Corn old: No. 5 yellow, 79
new corn: No. 3 yellow. S0l2-S2: No. f.
7794-sO: sample grade yellow. 75 No. 3
white. SSia' No., 4. 81 Oats, No. l
white 6ola;sl: No, 2 6o,6,9la; Ne g.
1897 nominal: feed and screenings. 53-70
nominal Soybeans; No 3 yellow; 1.s117-
yellow, Tool 75ia. Field, seed per
hundredweight nominal Timothy 700
7.25; alsike, 15.00-lS00; red top. 500
s.75; red clover. 16.00-1s.00; sweet clover.
6.50-9.00.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Bankers Name Baird
Convention Chairman
For 1912 Conc|ave
Holland Announces
Choice at Annual
Winter Meeting
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Appointment of Bruce Baird,
president of the National Savings &
Trust Co., as general chairman for
the l942 annual convention of the
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Bonds

BY privste wire diree, 10 The Star.
Evening star., 1942-01-20

Capital Transit stock again sold
at the highest in years today when
40 shares changed hands at 19a4, up
"a from yesterdays close.
Peoples Drug Stores stock ap-
peared on the board for the first
time this year when IL shares sold
at 21s4.
Washington Gas Light SIS were
strong, IS 900 and $4,000 transfers
being reported at 1851, first sale
this year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24

went up that night, heard Irving Berlin making
an announcement to the audience when mace me
grow pale under the lights around the makeup
shelf:
Ladies and gentlemen, during Irene Castles
illness little Mae Murray, who has Just made
dancing success in the Cabaret Sans Soucl is 60
ing to dance at tonghts performance But II any
of YOU want your money refunded, please come
to the box office at once.
In the awful stiffness which followed, couldn't
wait in the dressing room. l rushed out IN the
wings my heart pounding hard and loud felt
like going out on the stage and begging everyone
to stay and promising that would not disappont
them would not be an Irene Caste-but would
be Mae Murray and had been born for this night!
The show started-and soon Vernon Castle was
leading me in the opening number. My heart beat
wildly and my toes never seemed 10 touch any
thing but clouds.
Vernon Castles gentle voice steaded me-
"Just remember-you are a dancer, he said.
after tonight" told him with all earnestness,
81 can never forget"
Vernon Castle and formed an unbreakable
bond during that exciting hectic, neverto-be -for-
gotten nights 1t was the bond of rhythm lovers.
We never missed a beat of the beautiful music,
never missed step. You might have thought that
we had been rehearsing for weeks, instead OF
few short hours. had stepped into brand new
and very exciting world.
But finally the curtain was rung down after the
last number. And up and down and up-and the
applause kept on. Vernon was pulling me out on
the stage. TO take a bow.
ITS for you Butterfly" he said.
Not until then did l realize that the applause
had been for me-
Charles Dillingham; rushed to me backstage,
tears flowing down his face. He Rugged me so
tightly / could hardly breathe crying:
"You were wonderful, wonderful Then, "And
no one-not even one person-asked for their
money to be refunded" he said
Then someone touched my arm. 1t was the
head waiter from the San Souc
Miss Mae? The place is packed-waiting for
you-everyone knows"
For the first time in hours / remembered the
Sans Souci and my job. was expected back.
had nights work yet
"Are you too tired, little Murray" asked Irv-
ing Berlin. 'Tl fix it for you if you are"
Tired? l was never more excited and ex-
hilarated!
out of the show and you the to carry on for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24

wanted to get into practice clothes, and without
thought for my bouffant dress, he lifted me onto
the stage
Irving Berlin was at the piano, playing the
opening bars of music for the Castle number, and
l soon began to fall in step with Vernon-and we
began performing what are known as butterflies to
walters. knew then that dancing was kind OF
ritual to Vernon Castle. Every bit of his character
was expressed in his rhythm, just as had imagined
it would be.
He looked down at me and said, 1--WE blend
you're dancer"
| said, Yes because knew that was.
But everything did not go smoothly for me.
None of Irene's clothes would fit me, and to keep
harmony with the sets must have costumes of the
same colors as hers were. But this marked one of
the hghlights of pride in my life
had so wanted to be perfection during my en-
gagement at the Sans Souci that had gone to
Lucille though it had taken about all Of my
weekly salary, for my costumes.
Lucille, who loved perfection in clothes as
loved perfection in dancing had had model of my
96-pound figure made that her sewing women could
fit me exactly. &c. it was soon arranged that Luz
Giles filters with my dress form and
yards and yards of materials.
Between and o'clock had rehearsed all the
Castle numbers and been fitted and sewn into ma
terials to constitute costumes for that night.
From Irene Castles famous blue-taffetaed and
mirrored dressing room just before the curtain
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24

us-please do it, won't you?"
"Of course told him, without doubt that
1 could
When returned to the Sans Souci that night
the personnel crowded around my dressing room.
The manager was at the door. First he asked, Are
you going on, Miss Mae?" Then he asked Are
you all right"
HAD an obsesson for cold showers and to scrub
with a brush 1t a habit from early
childhood and had persuaded the management to
install small shower beside my dressing room at
the Sans Souci.
Now, undressed stepped under the shower
and turned it full force ice cold. Ever since that
night there has been something about the rush of
icy shower, the neede-sting, the quickenng SEN
sation of the brstled scrubbing brush-the smell
of soap which has made me glad. No matter how
low in spirit may be- let me step into cold, cold
shower and the memory of that night lives again.
There was under the shower, with Jenny
ming around excitedly, getting my night costume
ready. and then, stepping out, and seeing BAN
quet set up my dressing table!
When l went out for my number that night I
was fresh and fragrant and well fed. Afterwards
even after encore, the applause kept on. l
hurried to change my costume and return-and
came back wearing white satin gown, fitted as
only Lucille could do it.
AS soon as l stepped into the big room, burst
of applause almost deafened me. Everyone was
standing at their tables applauding and cheering
This kept up l didn't know it was for me until
suddenly man came toward me- smiling That
err His bright brown eyes held mine as he clasped
my hand.
This is for you" he said. "You see we all
know what you did tonight"
Mr.. Kahn led me over to where his party had
large table at the edge of the dance floor There
was place for me, marked with a mound of white
gardenias.
Mr.. Kahn introduced me to his many guests
There were maryland among them some of the
greatest Broadway stars and most prominent men,
bers of Manhattan society. Everyone wore eve
ming clothes.
was seated on Mr.. Kahn's right. I remember
thanking him for the flowers and saying Gar
denias are my favorite flowers. How did you
know" And he replied, IL only know that you
look like one"
The waiter filled my glass with champagne
II never have had drink" l said, but the ex-
Continued on Page 14)
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24

|rVing cried, clinging to my arm.
Vernon Castle was at the footlights. | saw him
make one leap into the air, arch, clear the orches-
Ira pit and land in the aisle beside me-
| Vernon was tall, 1.-the, graceful man. had
Matched him hour after hour as he danced with
ne. and dreamed that danced with him.
His hands clutched my arms.
"Can you do it ?" were his first words. was
loo breathless to answer. He repeated again. "Can
Rou do To"
remember that he asked then Can you do il
Tor u.s."
For us you see that was Vernon Castle for
Fou.
"Of course" / answered and added with the
| confidence of extreme youth, Il can do anything.
He laughed Then, without even asking me il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24

my music has started"
Irving clenched my hand more
tightly.
mot now! You're going with
me. I'll fix it with the manager
and Mr.. Dillingham; will make up
any loss to him.
In one movement Irving pulled
me through the exit. He didn't
even stop for me to get wrap
but threw his own overcoat over
my taffeta dress.
We ran to the New Amster-
dam and down the aisle to the
stage.
'Tve got heri I've got her."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

taxi driver didn't exist
Istared at my daughter. For
"A moment l could think only of
the crushing irony Of the situa-
ton So much for my brilliant
theories Here was the whole
fantastic plot back where IL
started from focused once more
on Norma's grand Guiguol horror
tale Albert Williams the driver
Of the yellow taxi. was very
real person, after all That trail
Of footprints i'm the snow leading
across country 20 my own back
door had been genuine Last
night the man with the twisted
lip had fingered out there i'm the
darkness under Dawns window.
And tonight he had come
brazenly into my house, asking
for me.
tried 10 keep Dawn from
guessing the things that were
going on inside my head / said
when did this man leave ,"
"Oh, about twenty minutes be-
fore you came back" I could
tell from her shining eyes that
her entire interest was still cen
tered on the silver fish that
looked like Scout Leader Skiff-
ington He left just after he'd
written the note and after l
said / wouldn't go with him"
He tried to get you to go with
him p" / felt a sudden constric-
tion around the heart. From the
start | had been afraid of pos
sible danger for Dawn And
now, when ! had left her alone in
the house this had happened
Tell me about M-hy- did he
want you 10 go with him? What
was the note ?"
oh, l don't know" Dawn
shrugged vaguely. After we'd
been talking he asked for piece
of paper and a pencil. And l
brought some of that gray paper
that Aunt Edith sent me for
Christmas last year and we never
used and he started 70 write a
Continued on Page ISL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04
XII

WHEN / went out was start
w led by David Rowley who
hailed me in the gathering dark.
Il waited for you, Wcstlake," he
said
lie had shed the city clothes
which he had worn TO the inquest
that morning and was attred in
a pair Of blue jeans and an old
hunting shirt His youthful face
was pale. His eyes looked wor-
ricd
"Westlake Re stopped and
began again There's something
| want TO ask you. It's probably
crazy. But there doesn't seem 10
be anyone else / can go TO-"
What is it" ! asked
Rowley gave rather pallid
grin. It's about Norma ne
said inevitably This afternoon
! had 20 90 over 20 the barn and
there were a couple OF men there
plainclothes men one of them
was examining the ladder we
used for the Christmas trees
Yesterday The other had coil
OF electrical wire that had been
left over when we were through ="
He stared at me urgently. They
wouldn't tell me What they were
dong They just said IT was the
Inspectors orders But that
doesn't make sense unless
He stopped When he spoke
again he sounded embarrassed
There isn't anything about the
accident that didn't come ont at
the inquest. IS there thought
If anyone knew 1t would be You
So Cobb's men had found the
wire used 20 Kill Norma
IT seems" ne went on merry
ously the only explanation for
the men 10 be shopping around
And yet can't believe
Perhaps ] was over-reaching
my authority. but / felt the time
had come when IT would be- more
profitable 10 talk frankly 20 n
least one member If the FANNY
AS "a matter Of fact you're
right ! sand We've been keep
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

switched The conversation
Daddy l meant to tell you.
While you were out a patient
came"
wasn't going to Jet her get
away with that People who
snoop / began
He was a funny patient,
Dawn persisted. He seemed
awfully eager to see you and he
wore white gloves
"p Uent or no patient
I'd never seen him before He
must have been from out of town.
And ne sat down and smoked
stin wearing his gloves And
because 7 didn't want you to lose
a patient, I did my best TO enter
tain him" With a sly infiltra-
ton OF propaganda, she added
showed MIN my ski catalog
and told him exactly The pair I
hoped TO get for Christmas per-
haps Bat ne doesn't approve OF,
young girls skiing ne said He
said there could be awful ski ac-
cidents like there could be awful
horseback riding accidents And
he asked me whether / had heard
Of a girl being killed in a fab
from a horse yesterday He
meant Norma Hale. Of course.
And
And what" l put in. sud-
denly interested.
And he went on talking about
it Said he'd heard the horse
was very wild and did ! know
anything. And of course /
thought about the wire and
was uneasy then. Dawn.
YOU didn't toll him about the
wire 90
My daughters eyes widcned
slightly. Shouldn't I of? You
see ne went on about saying
how Monarch was known 10 be a
mean dangerous horse. And I +
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04
Continued from Page 81

taxi drivers list of revenge.
There was bottle OF Scotch,
some soda water and glasses on
a little movable bar in the cor
ner Even if Karen didn't need
"A drink, ! did.
| poured myself one with a
hand that was none too steady
II was one of the most sensible
things I'd done that evening.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

He Started 10 Write "A Note.
II Was Funny Because He
Kept His Gloves On" Said
Dawn, in Describing 10 DIR.
Westlake Later, the Actions
of Her Mysterious Visitor.
10 anything Hale says Westlake.
He's always been charlatan.
getting by on his own wits and
other peoples money He put
TINS murder idea into your head
didn't he It's typical Of him.
Probably thought it. was amusing
10 kid the local police"
He paused and added urgently
Fl iitt-r-t- rT7t7--t T75 some OTT-T OK
planation for tho wire Maybe
someone put it there for a per-
fcctly legitimate reason and and
after the accident realized what
had happened ami tried 90 keep
II from coming out or course it
was an-accident
But it can't bee au accident "
saij Apart fu a.r'Ina
else u makes uuor too aaay c--
medicines Norma dying just be-
fore her Wrddiu. Jimmie Sut.r
J,,,,,,- ,.r-t .ft.y l.tY. .... ....r .
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04
Won Her College Degree BY
Going TO 81 Movies

she iounu that most movie
stars use the KIND OF American
English spoken ny The people NV
n- outside oi ~" 1oih city.
NesE England ana ihe @outh
General American speech
that used by - per cent OF the
2,t actors observed by Miss Han
f- characterized hv the retention
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

Continued on Page 15)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

ing It quiet but there is a lot
more TO it than they brought out
at the inquest"
He stiffened You mean that
wire was involved ?" ne hazarded
1t had been left on the drive
and Monarch tipped over it
or"
ITS worse than that"
Worse ?"
Definitely" / let hum have il
then Cobb and | believe that
Norma was deliberately muir
dered"
/ told him about the stretched
wire, the exact mechanics of the
crime He listened i'm a queer
kind OF a stunned way as if the
words had no meaning for him
When / was through, ne faltered
But Westlake, that's incredi-
BILE"
But it's true"
1T can't be. How can it pos
sibly be true? Who who would
have any reason for wanting to
kill Norma ."
Can't you think of a reason?
I asked quietly. Francis Hale
was able to right away"
Francis Hale" Rowley
squared his shoulders What's
Hale 60 10 do with this %
He volunteered a motive" /
said could tell RoIIey was on
his guard, dislikng Mr. Hale and
everything about him intensely
A motive that includes you,
added Perhaps you could check
on IT, Your firm handles tho Ship
tom trust fund. doesn't h %"
l outlined To him what Hale
had told me about the nature OF
old Mr. Symptoms Will and the
clause concerning the grand
children.
So you see concluded.
that was Francis Hale's slant
on the case Norma was going
20 be married Norma was on
he verge Of becoming heir 10
twenty thousand dollars year
ont Of the common fund Norma
was murdered
Rowley still seemed half dazed
You you mean Hale said that
Pcrsis and Grace would benefit if
s-4-ftty.-ttif ttii1r, ct1tfdreu d1rd
Sure. l said And you and
the Judge too, indirectly, through
your wives That's in the will.
isn't ito'
HIS hands went out IN a help
less little gesture Either Hale's
AN imhccile or he's a dirty scan
dal monccrng swine There's no
clause Like that in ShIpton $
wlI
II Was my turn 10 stare then
Then what 2"-
VIVA, happens 20 Eorma's
twenty thousand a year" Row
ley gave a short laugh The
same thing that happened when
Jimmie Salter died Each time a
graudchild dies ms or her twenty
thousand dollars is divided up
between the grandchildren that
are left Jimmic's was 20 have
been divided up between Norma
and Karen Now the whole lot
VIII go 20 Karen when she's
twenty-five or when she mar
rIe-
Rowlcy gave a harsh little
laugh So much for Hale's muir
der motive Westako Kafen's
mo only one who benefits Tn
Joss of course you're expecting
ncr 90 bc murdered too
he sand that as u u were
something too crazy even for mc
10 believe OF cuurse-to mo the
prospect didn't seem crazy A. all
We stood there IN The thjckcu-
lng darkness II was Kowley who
finally spoke
You shouldn't pay attention
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

Ass MILDRED HALL Of
| Pennsylvania state col
y leg, is probably he only
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

a ND ! had proved 10 myself
~ and TO the Inspector that the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04

jenkins, you're seeing things. Why so?
! wonder what could cause it ...
A skeleton? My goodness, no.
They're always in closet
Kentucky Club will calm your fright,
That bite-less pipe sensation,
Its all-white hurley keeps it right.
That's no hallucination
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-18
Industry Able
To SOLUe East
Coast Problem

The American oil industry, acting on
its own initiative, has again solved a
problem for the government, with an
alternative plan to that Of government
agencies TO curtail crude runs to stills
by is percent and to decrease the re-
covery of gasoline by 10 percent. This
latter order was proposed as a plan
to increase fuel oil output for the
coastal states.
The co-ordinators general commit
tees Of the petroleum industry for the
east coast. middle west and southwest
met and evolved a plan to provide S.
100000 barrels Of fuel oil over the next
five weeks. This is accomplished by
pooling stocks. increasing the fuel oil
yields Of refineries on the east coast,
by raising the gravity Of heavy fuel
oil by adding lighter fuel oils, and by
altering the schedules of tank cars and
tank trucks which win be operated "a
hours day and days a week.
The first proposed order would have
caused great confusion In the industry
and was protested by the District 4
refining committee.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-18
STATE OFFICIALS
ASK FAIR PRICE,
FOR CRUDE OIL

REIMBURSEMENT of stringent regula-
tons on the operation Of government
lands and fair price for oil were
demanded by the national conference
of state oil regulatory authorities IN
the meeting this week in Washington
The conference was the final step OF
Co-ordinator Ickes in securing Coz
operation from all the % oil producing
states.
Western representatives initiated the
effort to open the public domain 70
extensive oil development because ''ow-
ing to policies that have retarded CO
velopment. the public lands have not
been tested or explored by our latest
scientific methods"
Also. "a fair price for crude oil is
necessary to preserve our wells Of set
tied production, especially the stripper
wells. All price inequalities must be
corrected-not perpetuated."
The conference asked retention of
the 273 percent depreciation allowance
on oil production and demanded "ef-
ficiency in government"
All of which came somewhat as a
surprise since this was a conference of
state officials and not of oil producers,
as have been the other branches of
the OPC Setup.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-18
KeUin Plan of
Pattern Calls
For 10 Acres

After nearly week OF careful study
and hard work on the part Of the
committee named by the producers OF
Kelvin field, a plan for well spacing
was finally formulated and forwarded
Friday to the Office Of Petroleum Co
ordinator and the War Production
Board asking for an exception to the
rules OF M-68 for the entire field and
establishing 10 acres as the unit OF
development rather than 20 acres. with
220-foot spacing in conformity with the
present pattern of the field. The rule
would limit the program to four wells
to 40 acres for the present.
The proposal 10 limit new drilling
TO the use of secondhand equipment
was finally omitted owing to the many
complications that might arise in
equipping a we'll The federal author
tiles were assured, however, that most
OF the drilling could be done with
secondhand pipe. relieving the steel
market
The new spacing plan was supported
by maps and geological reports. Hugh
Stewart of the regional committee at
Denver and John Blixt, geologist OF
The Texas Co., spent the week with
the committee which was composed Of
Stuart Hannah, chairman; Charles
Wrighter. Bob Engleking, Jack Agen,
E. L. Postelwait, Earl Montgomery and
Rudy Prevol