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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-10-28
Figures BetrdY Claims
Profits Are Falling Off

QPA)-Those superduper public relations experts
who claiming that gigantic profits just
mirage, praying union don't read the financial
columns of the this month.
For this the harvest for days when the
profits eped and reported gefuly stockholders
what they made during July, August and September.
Despite the of higher labor costs and hgher steel
rakng
profits all time figures
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-10-28
New Orleans IUC Hits Dixiecrats

New Orleans (LPA)-New Or
leans Industrial Union Council has
passed a resolution commencing
those union leaders who exposed
the Trojan horse tactics of react
ionaries within the Democratic
party in Louisiana. A coalition of
Dixiecrats and anti-laborite Rep
ublicans had tried to take the
states electoral vote out of the
regular Democratic party column
on the ballot.
Buy Union Made goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
Chicuoo Livestock

CHICAGO, July 81 R,.-tUsDA) Sal z
able hogs 500. total 1,5ooi eomPa sh1. ws e5
soSs 1901 80 higher: top Of LOO paid
yesterday was highest ever recorded Atk
Ihi sslabI tAe Cattle 500 testfnated): Total
NOT riven: Compared week ago: Reeeiptsf
measurably smaller following last week ~
sharp break, abridRment At twelve largg,-1
markets APPROXIMATELY 27.oog head; Al
aftior; choice steers and yearlings strong
to 80 higher medium and GOOD gradea~3
DOL so higher. instanees considersny-1
BEEF cows i .Oo-a 90 up, Gamers and cute
tiers 90 higher; bulls. however, closed 20
TO SO lower: vealers 30 TO 90 higher:
igh-ehoes steers seams ,ns 9sis ss..on
" 1886 e 5.sgiin an fSss; ssiier yearinss
$3.50; ayerase,good and choice az Srssin ts
c cssers abb Seifers ss'so-3s. 90: common
"a 90; bulk ali steers 330O-405 so. with
sssk, e ssssase cows sf Closed SSo
hish--good cows sold sparinsly to 2s. 90;
most common and medium beef COWS Pm
ished active a So y d 90 practical s Is
1 1ess s rsseh.d al fiSse sa nSei medium
choice stock calves and csf-veieht year..
inss q o0-3eo 90. choice steer calves reach
salable sheep none: total no. sIvsn:
COMPARED week ssoi sB.ins lambs dr. Ia;
sprins lambs ss 5S-2e. IS, late sales 9e. So
20 Is top 90 IS. fat bucks discounted co.
very common nss lambs n sbS as.n r s"9g:
m ediur 70 choice idaho ewes 1918. pstivee-
ewes largely Ills down., few Guns 81:
Low ~ 500. p y :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
Chicago Rail Fair Draws
Biq Crowds in First Week

CHICAGO, July 31.-Busy Chi
cagoans thought it would be just
another trade show. They were
wrong.
The Chicago Railroad Fair has
mushroomed into mammoth crowd
catcher.
Attendance topped $4,000 the first
week. That's more than half the
number of frst-week visitors to the
1888 Worlds Fair.
The Nations railroads are cele-
brating a century of progress in
hauling Americas people and their
property.
SPRAYED along the shoreline of
Lake Michigan is enough railroad
ing equipment to satisfy a trainload
of small boys.
It's a shot in the arm for the rail-
roads. They say 100000 people
will see the fair in its eight-week
run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
ings that could not be ignored com

ings that could not be ignored COM
pletely.
Whether the warnings would
leave any deep impression on the
business world was another ques-
ton. But they did come from high
sources in the Government and
commanded degree of attention.
! Thomas B. McCabe, the new
chairman of the Federal Reserve
Board, surprised good many of
the experts by coming out in favor
of many of the measures advocated
by his denoted predecessor, Mar
riner S. Eccles. Mr.. Eccles' views
have not been popular but they
have had the ring of sincerity be-
hind them.
One point both Mr.. McCabe and
Mr.. Eccles made:
They told the Senate Banking
Committee they did not believe VOL
untary controls would do the job of
restraining or blocking inflationary
pressures.
On Friday the market had to
contend with the Presidents mid
year economic report to Congress.
The report was top-level blast.
The President charged Congress
with blind disregard" of inf1a-
tionary dangers. He called for laws
to "forestall a business collapse"
Prices Reduced Sharply.
The stock markets response to
this plea was a decline in prices
which ranged to an extreme of $40
share for one high-priced issue
Security traders were plagued al
little further by the report that
Republican leaders were working on
modified credit-control plan of
their own. That piece of news had
the earmarks of heresy to those who
linked the COP with voluntary
plans for controlling imitation.
Despite the weeks slump. Wall
Street still had large fund of opti-
mism at hand. The spring summer
bull market certainly looked pale
and undernourished. But many fig
ured that couple Of weeks of sum-
mer sun-late August was men,
toned as likely time for recovery
would work wonders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
Stock Market Slump
Laid 10 Wide Rance
OF Adverse Factors
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. July 31.-The stock
market ran into stormy weather
this week. Damage to prices ran
to around $1.500,000, 900.
Nervous Wall Streeters blamed
the Democrats, or the Republicans,
or the Berlin crisis, or inf1ationary
trends, or def1ationary trends. The
blame was pretty well distributed
after the experts had finished an
alyzing.
During the week before, the mar
ket had made pretty good showing
after starting out with the sharpest
drop in well over a year. Prices
slowly advanced and brokers spoke
fondly of the progress their bull
market was making.
This week started out with the
market face to face with special
session of Congress and Presi-
dental message. Demand for stocks
faded away and prices slipped They
slipped, with the single exception of
Tuesday, the rest of the week.
Recovered After Spill.
On Friday the market took bad
spill, but late in the day made a
substantial recovery. Prices were
On the way up at the sound of the
final bell at the end of the weeks
trading.
Favorable business news had little
or no effect on buying. Earnings
reports, extra dividends and the
like we're shrugged off. Security
traders we're far more concerned
with what might happen than what
had happened.
Their man concern seemed to be
that Congress. in a daffy mood,
might approve price controls or
similar legislation which the bust
ness community dislikes with the
same fervor as excess profits taxes.
President Truman's message to
Congress was awaited almost with
unconcern. It's contents were pretty
well anticipated.
Actual delivery of the message re-
assured the financial district. The
recommendat tons, by and large,
were roundly denounced put WITH
out arousing too much excitement.
Chances that any but the least
controversial of the Presidents
proposals would pass were regarded
as negligible.
The markets comparatively happy
frame of mind at this stage was
accented by a little more cheerful
Interpretation of the Berlin crisis,
The result was a brisk overall rise
in prices
Wall Street Indifferent.
From then on Wall Street dis
played all the symptoms of bad
case of speculative and investment
indifference. The belief persisted
that Congress would not approve
sweeping control powers for the
Government. But administration
spokesman, testifying before Con-
gressional committees. issued warn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01

,ysrsnn or being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed by such companies Ka.es
Of dividends foregoing table are annual
~ Tation Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included cid Called ~ divioend
Dividend Cash stock Declared or PAID 20 far az
ex-diyfdend date Paid last year. Declared or
paid After stock dividend or spit-up DECLARED or
nsid tiS wear an accumuiattye with DIVIDENDS
IN arrears Paid this year dividend omitted Sss.rss
Iafs PAYABLE in 1919. Liaudstins dividend. Pay
able Ia stock cash valus undetermined On dec
laratton dats.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Veteran Blood Donors Lead
Crowd at D. C.. Red Cross Bank
Couple With a. Pints
To Credit Among First
To Contribute Today

OfIicers Of the civilian blood bank
Of the District Red Cross, only two
days old, were filled this morning
by veteran blood donors who also
were among the first to respond to
the wartime appeal for blood for
wounded Servicemen.
They included a married couple
with total of A pints of blood to
their credit, and a woman report
ing for her twenty ninth donation.
The husband-wife combination
was Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent s. Peck,
of 400 Twenty ninth street, Mt.
Rainier, Md. Mrs. Peck said her
first blood donation was made
March 8, 1943 Today's visit to the
clinic was her twenty-first. Her
husband, a Government Printing
Once employe, started donating
blood a week later and now has
% pints to his credit.
The couple said their own chill
dren were too young to be in the
war, but they felt an obligation to
do their part because SO many
friends and neighbors sent sons into
the service. We've never felt III
after any of our blood donations, u
they reported.
Mrs. Ethel Brown Of 705 Thir-
teenth street Sc. was making her
18th clinic visit today. In addition
to her contributions to the Red
Cross during the war, she said, she
has volunteered three private blood
donations. One was to her hus-
band, when he was under treatment
at Sibley Hospital; one to little
Evening star., 1948-01-06
District Calls Meeting
OF Fuel Oil Dealers
To Discuss Supplies

The Commissioners decided today
to invite representatives of all major
fuel oil suppliers to meet with them
at 10 am. Monday to discuss the oil
supply situation here.
The meeting was recommended by
]. Thomas Kennedy, superintendent
of weights, measures and markets
chairman of q committee which has
been keeping a check for the Com
missioners on availability OF fuel
oil here.
A spokesman for the Commis-
sioners said the meeting should not
be considered an indication that a
serious shortage was developing. He
added that the Commissioners had
no recommendations in mind fol
the suppliers but merely wished tc
have on hand full information from
all large elements of the industry.
Mr.. Kennedy said the session
would consider only kerosene and
home heating oil supplies. He said
he saw no reason to discuss gaso-
line at present.
The survey made by his commit
tee showed fuel oil supplies to be
adequate for the present, Mr.. Ken
nedy said. Most of the recent dim
culties In New York City resulted
from inability of suppliers to make
deliveries through the heavy snow
Mr.. Kenndy said, adding Washing
ton would find itself similarly sit
uated In the event of a big snowfall
Mr.. Kennedy estimated IL to Is
firms would be represented at Mon
days meeting. He said officials OF
the major refiners. as well as OF
large distributors, would be invited
to give their appraisals of the situ-
alton.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
WooIford Assumes Office
As VA Information Chief

A. w. Woolford, associate director
of information for the Veterans
Administration, today took over as
information chief. The appointment
was announced yesterday.
T. o. Black, assistant director, was
named associate director, and Larry
George was appointed to the post
Mr.. Black held.
MIR. Woolford, native of Suffolk,
Va, has been with the veterans
agency for three years. During the
war, he was on the Selective Service
Appeals Board for the Tdewater
area of Virginia. and held post
with the War Manpower Commis-
sion. Previously, he was an editor,
public relations counsel and adver-
tising agency executive.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Maryland Man Gets 80 Days
For |mpersonatinq Officer

A 30-day Jail term was imposed
yesterday in Bethesda Police Court
on a man convicted Of impersonat-
ing an oficer of the Maryland State
Police.
Judge Warren Browning SEN
fenced Decide A. Boatwright, At, of
Frederick, for misrepresenting him.
self to James r. Miller, Rockville
attorney.
Boatwright, a former guard at the
Bethesda Naval Hospital, was ac-
cused by the police Of attempting
to shake down" Mr.. Miller on De-
cember 5. The attorney, himself a
former member of the Stae police
force, demanded Boatwrights Gre
dentials when the latter stopped his
automobile for an alleged traffic vio-
lation.
The defendant told Judge Brown
ing he didn't know why he repre-
sented himself as policeman.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Grand Jury Proposes
Outline Of Duties
Be Printed for Study

A civic minded grand jury, de-
string to aid future grand juries in
their work yesterday, made special
recommendations to District Court
before being formally discharged by
Justice David A. Pine after three
months of service.
The recommendations included
one that copies of the grand jurors
oath be distributed to each grand
juror for study.
The grand jury also urged that
pamphlets be printed outlining the
duties of grand jurors, the foreman
and the deputy foreman, and out
lining functions of the court and
the United States attorney.
Justice Pine said that under law
a grand jury actually has only two
functions-to indict or to ignore
Therefore, he explained, the recon-
mendations must be considered in
formal. The recommendations are
to be submitted to the District Court
judges at general term session for
consideration. however.
Before discharging the grand jury
Justice Pine praised the jurors as
being energetic, conscientious and
efYicient."
The jury was headed by Robert D.
Cofman, 5000 Thirteenth street
NV, as foreman, and John H. Nc
Clure, 1477 Newton street NV, dep
uty foreman.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Mother Seekinq
|Cob Bears Baby
lon Sidewalk

A 23-year-old Washington woman
gave birth to baby girl on the
sidewalk at Sixteenth street and
East-West highway early today, Sill
yer Spring police and Suburban
Hospital reported.
Both the baby, who weighed 7
pounds, and the mother, Mrs. Bea-
trice Coleman, colored, 237 Twelfth
street NE, were said to be doing
well" at the hospital where they
were taken by the Silver Spring
Rescue Squad. The mother said she
had lain on the sidewalk Is minutes
before passerby called police and
the rescue squad.
Police said Mrs. Coleman, a maid
IN residence in the 1900 block of
East-WeSt highway, did not expect
her baby for about a month. When
she found that it apparently was to
be born this morning, police said.
she left the house to hail a taxicab
to 90 to hospital. The baby was
born before she could get a cab.
Hospital attaches said the baby
was a "nttle chilly" when 1t reached
the hospital, but apparently other
viz all right.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Woman Held as Tukinq
|GI AIIotments IIIeooIIv

Mrs. Mary Ellen Holtshouser, 80,
was under $500 bond today, awaiting
her removal to Little Rock, Ark, to
face charge that she accepted de-
pendency benefits from her soldier
husband while actually still married
to another man.
Mrs. Holtshouser, who has been
living here in the first block of v
street NV, posted the bond yester-
day after her appearance before
United States Commissioner Need
ham G. Turnage. Her lawyer, A.
Byron Sorrell, told the commissioner
his client had accepted $3.50 in bene-
fits believing a divorce from her first
husband had been settled.
Mr.. Turnage reported she was in
dicted by an Arkansas grand jury on
the charge shortly after her arrest
here In November.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
D. {. Living Cost Inquiry
In Recess Till Next Week

The grand jury inquiry into the
high cost of living. begun yester-
day at the instigation of the Jus
tice Department, was in recess
until some time next week when the
first witnesses will be heard.
Officials of dairies and of the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association will appear be-
fore the jury next week, a Justice
Department spokesman said De-
partment officials, led by John Ford
Baecher, first assistant in the anti
trust division, yesterday made their
opening presentation.
While the investigation will be-
gin by considering milk prices here
and whether there has been any
conspiracy to fix prices in viola
ton of the antitrust laws, other food
items entering into the current high
cost of living are expected to be In
vestigated before the grand jury
finishes its work.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Presbyterian Missions Unit
Opens 2.Day Conference

Speakers from many foreign coun-
tries will address meetings today
and tomorrow sponsored by the
Board Of Foreign Missions, Presby-
terian Church in the U. S. A., and
the Committee on Foreign Missions
of the Washington City Presbytery
Miss Gerd Arnborg of Norway and
Don Horacio Gonzales of Chile will
address q Westminster Youth Fell
lowship dinner at $50 o'clock this
evening in the Metropolitan Presby-
terian Church, Fourth and D
streets Sc.
At 8 pm. the Rev. Nazir Talibud-
din Of India and Y. T. Lo of China
will speak at a mems meeting in
Sixth Presbyterian Church, Six
teenth and Kennedy streets NV.
Miss Arnborg, Mr.. Talibuddin and
Mr.. Lo spoke today at a luncheon
for officers of the women's Presby-
terial group of Washington in the
YWCA, Seventeenth and K streets
NV.
Climax Of the two-day event will
be mass meeting at pm. to-
morrow in Western Presbyterian
Church, 1906 H street NV.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Double Retirement Credit
Urqed 10 Spur Recruiting

The Regular Veterans Association
today proposed that servicemen be
given double retirement credit for
World War II duty as spur to cur
rent recruiting programs of the
armed forces.
The group, composed of veterans
of the Regular Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps, also called for revamp-
ing of disability retirement systems
TO provide parity in compensation
for all persons"
William M. Floyd, national COM
mander Of the association, said the
program would be presented to Pres
ident Truman within the next 10
days. The recommendations were
drawn up last week at a meeting OF
the groups Committee on National
Defense.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
District Man Is Held
After FutuI Home Fiqht

A coroners' jury yesterday held
Frederick M. Reed, 30, of the 1900
block of Ninth street NV, for ac-
tion by the grand jury in the death
on December % of Gearge L. Woods,
so, of the 1000 block of Eighth street
NV.
Police said Mr.. Woods was fatally
injured during an alteration in his
home. Reed was arrested Saturday
By homicide squad detectives. Both
are colored.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Bethesda Chamber Votes
To Set Up Retail Division

The organization of a retail mer-
chant division of the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce was author
lied last night at q dinner meeting
OF the chamber at Kenwood Country
Club.
The division will have power to
collect dues and disburse its own
funds.
The Suburban Hospitals drive for
$4,000 which will open Saturday
was unanimously indorsed by the
Chamber.
The Chamber heard talks by Ben
Lawshe and Maurice Kramer of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce in connection with its drive
for increased membership.
Roger Wing is chairman of the
Membership Committee Of the Be-
thesda group.
Evening star., 1948-01-06

girl at Providence Hospital, victim
of severe burns, and one to q police
and firemen's clinic.
There were 40 donors scheduled
to report to the blood center at 1730
E street NV. today. In addition,
the first public response to press no.
tices about the new blood bank was
observed when individuals began
calling at the Red Cross this morn
ing without previous appointments.
So far, appointments have been
made in advance for groups of
donors, chiefly from Federal and
District government offices. -.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
|15-MiIIion Bond Issue
For pepco Program
Authorized by PUG

The Public Utilities Commission
today approved q $15,0OO,000 first
mortgage bond issue by the Potomac
Electric Power Co.
The issue will be sold through
competitive bidding. and proceeds
will be used for Pepco's 1948 con-
struction program, advanced to its
subsidiary, Braddock Light & Power
Co., and to provide cash working
capital.
In approving the issue, the COM
missioner said: "The record is
clear that the company is in need
Of additional capital to finance its
construction program. Raising this
capital by the sale Of bonds in
stead of equity capital appears to
be appropriated at this time in view
of the condition of the common stock
market and the fact that a sub
stantial portion of the common
stock of the company recently has
been thrown on the market as
result of the dissolution of the
Washington Railway & Electric Co.
the company's former parent"
Pepco plans to invite sealed bids
for the bonds, to be opened January
20. All bids must be for the pur-
chase of the entire principal amount
OF the proposed issue and must spec
ify the interest rate to be borne by
the bonds in multiples Of one-eighth
of l per cent, according to terms
of the proposed offer.
The issue was the subject OF a
hearing before the commission last
Friday.
The company estimates expenses
of issuing the bonds will amount to
$89, ,760.
Pepco estimates it will spend ap-
proximately $12,0O0,000 on its pro-
posed construction program this
year and will advance approximately
Sc, 900 900 to its subsidiary for con-
struction of a new plant.
The Braddock Light & Power Co.,
Inc, operates in nearby Virginia.
Other Pepco funds will be used In
addition to the bond issue proceeds
to meet capital requirements during
the year.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
$50, 900 Damages Asked
In RuiI Crossing Death

Damages of $4,000 for the rail-
road crossing death of Frank P
Leitch, 50, of 1912 Forty third place
NV, were asked yesterday In a suit
filed in District Court against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Leitch was killed when an
automobile he was driving was
struck by a train at the B. & O.
crossing in Hyattsville last April. A
companion also was killed.
The suit for damages was brought
by Mr.. Leitchs widow, Mrs. Pauline
v. Leitch, as administrative of her
estate. 1t charged the
automobile was trapped between
closed gates at the crossing. Mrs.
Leitch is represented by Attorney
Harry L, RYAN, jr,
Evening star., 1948-01-06
HyottsviIIe SCHOOL, Closed
By Furnace Breakdown

The 749 students at Hyattsville
High School were released today
when the buildings heating plant
broke down.
j. A. Miller, principal. said re-
pairs were started Immediately and
he expected to resume normal
classes tomorrow. A leaking pipe
was discovered in the furnace and
the fire had to be extinguished be-
fAe repairmen could get into It.