davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1949-03-24

score of housebreakings, slipped
through a window in the recrea-
ton room and was still at large
today.
! Meanwhile, the charges against
Charles w. Coy, 33, colored, of
the 1400 block Of Twelfth street
NV, held in the case, were drop
ped in District Court today when
he appeared before Judge Rich
mond B. Keech. He was released
Immediately.
Police said three witnesses who
had incorrectly identified Coy in
the armed robbery of a parking
lot at 1701 De Sales street NV,
later pointed out Moore as the
robber after the latter confessed.
Coy has been held for two weeks
in District Jail in default of SIS, 900
bond.
The charge against Coy, mean
Evening star., 1949-03-24
Suspect, Is, Escapes
As Man Is Released
In Identity Mistake

The mistaken identity" case
of q man held two weeks on q
robbery charge was complicated
further last night when a 16-year-
old youth who is said to have con-
fessed to the robbery, escaped
from the District Receiving Home.
Police reported that Morris
Rudolph Moore, colored, of the
2300 block Of Virginia avenue
NV, who was being held in the
robbery case and more than a
Evening star., 1949-03-24

while, hung fire throughout Tues
day and yesterday, until United
States Attorney George Morris
Fay acted on information that
an apparently innocent man was
being held in jail.
Mr.. Fay revealed he and Judge
Keech discussed the matter and
that arrangements we're made late
yesterday to get Coy before the
court.
Evening star., 1949-03-24
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. ***A-31


three e-week old Oak Ridge bus
drivers strike. Robert H. Don
nahoo of the Cancellation and
Mediation Service announced the
agreement. Terms were not made
public pending ratification by the
approximately 165 union men,
berS.
Evening star., 1949-03-24
Dr.. Hutchins to Give
Lecture at Howard

DR.. Henry c. Hutchins of Yale
University, authority on Daniel
Defoe is scheduled to deliver the
first of the Charles Eaton Burch
Memorial Lectures at Howard Uni
Evening star., 1949-03-24

versity at 8 pm. tomorrow ir
Rankin Memorial Chapel.
DR.. Hutchins' topic will be, 1.-THE
Political Adventures of Daniel
Defoe in Scotland - The speaker
was colleague of DR.. Burch, who
was English department head at
Howard, in Defoe research.
Oak Ridge Pact Reodied
OAK RIDGE. Tenn. Mar. "a
P.-An agreement has been
reached for settlement of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-14
Czech Communists
Step Up Purge Of
Regimes Enemies
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Jan. 1.-THE Com
n1unists are cleaning house in
Czechoslovakia.
First to come under the broom
were Czech resistance members
who have opposed the regime of
Communist President Klement
Gottwald.
Seven members of the group were
sentenced yesterday to one to seven
years hard labor. They were
charged with being followers of
Blazej Vilim militant Social
Democratic Party leader who
escaped to England.
Former Parliament Member.
Vilim is enc of number of men,
bers of the pre-Communist Czech
Parliament who formed shadow
Parliament" in London last May.
They declared the Gottwald gov
eminent illegal.
The seven were charged with is
suing an illegal newspaper and plot
ting against the republic.
The National Front" government
itself appeared in for purge. Com
munist Minister Alexej Cepika
warned a National Front meeting
Yesterday that some elements" were
not pulling their weight.
Cepika-a son-in-law of Gottwald
said Front leaders would be given
eight days to submit q work pro-
gram for 1919.
The front is coalition Of all
Czech pilitical parties which came
into being after the liberation in
1945. When the Communists took
over power last February they per-
mitted a semblance of the Front to
continue.
Others also came under the purge.
Two members Of the Czech police
force. charged with trying to get out
Of the country with secret service
material. were sentenced to Is to IS
years. respectively, on charges OF
treason. =
Army Pastor Sentenced.
A military court has sentenced
Mai. Robert Bednarik, an army pas
tor. to 20 years hard labor on
charges he was collecting secret in
formation "for q spy Of foreign
power"
Some observers said the house
cleaning might result in obliterating
some OF the weaker political parties
in the National Front.
The Social Democrats already
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-14
Northeast Group Books
Puy Boost, SuIes Tax

The Northeast Washington Citi-
zens' Association last night in
dorsed the proposed $3.50 pay in
crease for District Government en-
ployes.
The group also favored District
sales tax and the repeal of the
District income tax.
Samuel E. Cross, jr., president
conducted the meeting. which was
held in the Edmonds School, Ninth
and l. streets NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-14
Rudio Contest Award
Won by Hecht Program

For its Community Reporter
prgram on Station WGAY at Silver
Spring, the Hecht Co. has won a
grand award in a contest sponsored
by the National Retail Dry Goods
Association.
More than 200 radio programs were
entered by retailers throughout the
country.
The award was made to James
Rotto, sales and publicity director
of the company. at a meeting of the
association in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-14

have been swallowed up by the
Communists. The Slovak Demo-
cratic Party in Slovakia-bitter foes
of communicative been run out
of existence with charges of sabo-
tage plotting.
Speculation is now growing
whether the National Socialist Party
and the Catholic Peoples Party also
may be slated for oblivion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-14

For Scouts end tsodes this cap 10
approved for the Inauguration Pa-
rode. Mode OF fine khoki woolens
in ski-type, with stia peck and cor
fops thot fold under
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Committee Shelves Inquiry
In Coal keeoilsior Plan
a. q. A...a.u.s~s a go.

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yra4r~xsas ressgsnnes ssssss@-sassy
'tsr sssrs NJ ks sssSGsgs sssss q FTe-
gscsa. - sri "a, . eaass nsscs&a.Ssr
toS Ks ssFss~sss es tss sea1 rs-
stacsssE Industry
t~sk srzaaes Its< gssvr*A4gasSess was
&sws1s42sSs ~ e~xga tAki AIrSsSay.
Then Il ~Aa pai 60 GssiZ nsxt
ASsa3Av
In AssrzSs>2sas g:ax ;tss s<e<Sss4 esaay.
SxnassE Rsss~gts<Sa. SwFsNFAt u
TGggaas. wea sasgrsssd isas n.
Su4ry cited taSs ~gsEzawAaAae1sEEy q
Witnesses - tsse eAam
Tsse psos~sSAl - srs 10 . eAAss
Taeso;2aaz. te deal wgta tosxa l.
Lss4s ard aas United MIsae Wvk.
sTs s&a Akese2se9 lAsa wrek ey
ocssvs icsr pswss<ssri a. ths
P!iiss,gFK.a Constellation Goa, Ga.
He aa3d t!eerx wsA ncsfgsss tsarnt.
neal kaa2la u The nsxs das sese
Ranking CatnGa&ttg~ Ncfra GsxRni-
zso&2s5y 10 sntrssAxa ATE tfae rEvsNsssl
Senator Roa~rtses hAs AAaa k<ns
small. independent cperasess tsel
that any such arrangement a. TIE
one NJ Love oattsned wuGAa vAe-
late tsas antitrust laWA
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. June - P-Grains Just
about held thetr balance on the Board
Of Trade today After getting of TO a
shsky STAT at they sasss q. s,sht rally
ing levels. Trading vas rather slow.
Wheat near the end of The flrst hour
was UNCHANGED TO = lower. July 90:
eoFR R was p lower to hioss,' ,sss Iu1y nly
60 soybeans were hs-l'a lower. july
Wheat appeared to be resting after
its substantial advance Of the past few
tion on ths outcome of the Southwestern
harvest. This harvest now is under way
in volume in Texas and Oklahoma and
in southeastern and South Central Kansas.
eonfictins But traders have noted that
test weight on some grain has been
as low as 30 pounds. This indicates
substantial damage, ANALYSTS said. re-
the tasD'esi Extent Of Y deteriorati5n ~ '''1
New wheat also is being harvested in
Southern Indiana, with trade advices
stating some Of It should reach Chieaso
been BEEN booking DO No % wheat for septem.
Der 90 shipment at 4 cents under the
September futures price.
Some attention was being paid TO the
drought IN the East: an area where the
influence on grain prices. However
traders said the Eastern corn crop may
be damaged, which would increase that
territory's normal imports from the Mid
This Eastern drousht. combined with
corn borer warnings IN Iowa and II
in early dealings. One house called at.
snoR tent ts to odsn ss, D,sy ess ethoas S ne Ind
corn corn borer unfit some actual damage was
reported
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Maryland Tobacco
lIsI MClIpxn ONlv k1kEty run tsaIus

BALTIMORE June - lsN.-~-sitshtis
lower prices we're recorded fer meet kraaes
ern AaryiABd yesterday
The Department OF AEriea.,ars and ths
arIslsas 1ss,r oe..Isnen, ea nss..s T ,,s ..ss
o. most .: the warehouses we're completes
by noon
Some grades slipped a dollar or twe
ss.ns OF almost equal preportion
sr9ssrs 10, tns. s,, eos.sfnsd Tha, *. ..es to
market cooperative under the Government
prize support program.
The average price still vas $40 q hun.
dred pounds above last year
The slseksnins in sales rejected normal
:. Ys.'s s... ss .: M Il Z. H., 0e:sn' ss.n s s
ssriy sS offsrinss ssousss s.,,sf s pr,ess ,sas
market quotas we're .s,abiishec
sales dropped Of almos. % the vantshlns
oi a.t. ioo das sal'1 via % hs.sg ies:.. to ss sss
voium. Jumped up to sao.s7e pounds
the largest volume since May II.
..sne.. Showed ssDsi posna, ns .s.f s.f.
hand:sd oOands Thai sroarS, sale. tor
the 1879 season 10 1 f'sl% .FHs pouuna ~
an average OF SbB rs In the Ssrne num-
Der OF days in 1s4s, the markets had sciG
l69bd,o54 pounds at an average OF
Ss3 40
Prices reported Yesterday on some nt
the grades N which trading ws moss
active:
Heavy eror--Good cherry red %. dewn
>: sair cherry red 81, down =; fair red
pnehansed 81 40 low cherry red -,
down
Tips Fair cherry red 81. down i; fair
Thin erop-r,n, cherry red -, up L.
good cherry red 40. down fair ean 50.
down ]: fair cherry red 81. anchsnEsd.
seeonds-0ood cherry red unehansed
ct So; fair cherry red 81. up /; talI
red Al. down / low cherry red 80, up b.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
I0usied Executives
Supported by Group
LEFT al FairchiId
ey re Asa@sseAss prsss

HAGERSTowN. Nd. June -.
A group OF Fairchiid ofncialx
has come to the support Of tao
ousted In the atrplsne.
firms board OF directors scuabhie
The two former ofs1cers are
Richard S. Boutelle. general man
ager. and A. p. Flood. controller,
The former executives Of the
firms aircraft division we're re-
moved early this month. The ae-
ton came after their names ap-
peared on a slate Of corporation
directors proposed by founder
Sherman Fairchild.
Mr.. Fairchild. former chairman.
Is trying to have the present board
voted out and replaced by his
slate. The election win be July s.
In q statement yesterday. 20
Fairchild officials said Mr.. Boutslle
and Mr.. Flood were primarily re-
sponsible" for the production and
profit record OF the division dur
ing and after the war"
The statement said the 20 on
cials form the entire second line
Of management" Of the aircraft
division Of the Fairchild Engine
and Airplane Corp.
A spokesman said the dismissals
OF Mr.. Boutelle and Mr.. Flood
disrupted a successful team" but
added that the group will continue
to expend every effort to meet
commitment" OF the division.
He said the statement was
signed June 7. at the time OF the
dismissals.
The signers included Samuel A.
Amgotti. director Of industrial re-
lations: Floyd S. Bennett. jr., ac-
counting department manager: P.
A. Ritner. Jr.. assistant TO the con-
troller; A. Thieblot. chief engi-
neer: Henry T. Walker, contract
administrator: J. Earl Steinhauser.
plant operations manager: w. L.
Landers, works manager. and
Warren r. Smith. public relations
director.
Mr.. Smith later quit to work for
the Fairchild Slate.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Third Annual Safety Award
Won by Naval Academy
by the Assesictsd Prsss

ANNAPOLIS. June o. - The
Naval Academy yesterday received
the Secretary Of the Nays annual
safety award for reducing acci-
dents in 1948.
The academy was one Of seven
posts which won the award for the
third straight year.
Rear Admiral James L. Hollo-
way. jr., academy superintendent,
made the presentation In q cere-
mony at Mahan Hall.
The academy's 1948 safety rec
ord was 1.25 lost time accidents
per 1000 900 man hours Of work
and .042 days lost per 1000 man
DAYS Of work.
Evening star., 1949-06-23

Gerber Products Co. profit for
~ months ended March 81 was
81. .75o, ,3sl or s5.ls W. S2.oS5 .e6s
or $3.50 In the preceding fiscal
period.
Wyandotte Wersted Co. earned
siS4 AS or 81 cents IN three
months ended May 81 w. $4i4,e22
or 50 cents o year earlier.
Reynelds Spring Co. net for stx
months ended March 81 was
$sl.Tl3 or 80 cents VI. s267 .6e6 or
90 cents In the samk period last
year.
American Car q Foundry Co.
elected Henry v. Boots vice presi-
dent of sales.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Stock Market Gains
Fractions 10 Point
In Quiet Dealings
M ne A,snr,u4ass Rtsss

NEW YORK, June 23.-Buying
Interest in stocks expanded today
and leading issues advanced frae-
tions TO around a point.
The improvement followed q
resistant start. AS trading pro-
gressed, though. early gains were
extended and losses either cut or
wiped out
Trading ouickened a bit when
the market showed signs OF ad-
rancing, but overall activity was
still limited.
The upward trend was less the
result Of real buying power and
more due to limited offerings OF
stock for sale.
One Of the fastest performers
was REQ Motors with a rise Of
around a point to 9ss. following
news Of an Army contract.
Others ahead included United
States Steel. Youngstown Sheet.
General Motors. Chrysler, Stude-
baker, Goodrich. Woolworth. Mont
gomery Ward. United Aircraft.
Schenley. Distillers Corp. Con-
solidated Natural Gas. Kennecott
Copper. American Can. Johns
Manyille. Philip Morris. Southern
Pacific. Southern Railway. Supe-
rior Oil OF California. Gull Oh.
Barnsdall Oil and Eastern Air
Lines.
Running into minor difficulties
were Boeing, National Distillers.
Western Union. Cerro de Pasco,
General Electric. j. c. Penney.
New York Central and American
Airlines.
Corporate bonds moved mar
rowly. United States Government
issues showed fresh signs Of flrm-
ness in over r-the-counter dealings.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Romania Reveals Escape
I0f Ex-Minisier Held as Spy
ey The Associates Press


BUCHAREST. Romania. June
23.-An off,cial Bucharest court
report disclosed yesterday that
Ion Bujoiu. former Romanian
Minister of Commerce under lite
sentence as q spy. has disap-
peared.
The report. published In yester-
days Bucharest newspapers. was
contained in the text Of an in
dictment against Mr.. Bujoiu and
another person for O currency
offense. II lists Mr.. Bujoiu as
disappeared"
It had been rumored early this
year that Mr., Bujoiu had escaped
from prison In Transylvania. II
would have been his second
escape from Romanian author
ties The first was when he was
6rrested two years ago for ques-
|fSoIknG. Rome sources said he
may have succeeded In getting
abroad this time.
aa&r. Bujoiu was secnvicted last
y65f of plotting with British and
american diplomats and with
leading q subversive organization.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
FOREIGN Exchonee

NEW YORK. June - tEf--Fuyeign sr-
change rates fellow t0rsat Britain 10 eea-
lara. o6hers IN centsls CAasdisB 6c5lxr
IN New York apen MARKET. ~ per cent
discount or pa-sT4 United States cents
unbalanced.
Earcpe-0rest britain tpoun6i. 4 !sss.
unchsnseo; Great Hrifass a1-cay Futures.
aasya. unthansed: Great Britain ea-6ss
so-ssy futures. ae3ss. unehanssd: franes
tfrantl, a8ss Of Q cent, 1rehanssd;
italy flara.. June fxee rates GOT ras May.
Oaisan: Sweden tkrena1. n -. IN
essnnwrd: Switzerland tfrape. ffeea. ssis.
or Oh Of esnt-
latin AmeYtrs--Arssutsns tfFeets 90 81.
ehaneeE, Mexlea. iib-. unxhsnsse-
Evening star., 1949-06-23
New York Produce

NEW YORK, June p - - Butter.
5so.3i4. STEADY. wholesale prices 90
6slE esrteas: Creamery: h.shsr shsa p
SO: 90 score OBJ. 81, 80 score tcl, bs.
Cheese. .54.sSs. steady. prices ua-
stssdinsss marked aeslinss todsr nj
the wholesale esq market Receipts tp-
tailed i3.2as cases. SCOT anotatsons fol-
Midwss.srn: Mixed eelers. -rtra hssyy-
weights. si-s3; extfa iArs.; 4e-se
40; current receipts. s3-t7; dtr'iss'
42n-43. checks, ~
Whites: Fancy heavyweishts b4-s4
extra /, large. 60-si. extra :. lssse. 80
40. extra T. medium, 30.
Browns: Fancy kesvyweaEhts: s3-ts; sx-
tra /. !argt. Sc extra j medium. et-
Nearby; .tTop auotations On ns.rsy
white and brown eFEs Represent waosf-
sale selling prices for the nnsst maria
and not paying prices TO pioenesrs or
Whites: Extra fancy hsayr.e,sh... s.
50. fancy heavyxtights. 63-A, ethsrs-
so-52 mediums. si-s5: paiiets' 4s-fs'
peewees. 30.3s.
Browns Extra fancy hesvyweishts. ks
fancy heavyxsights. $3.50; otheYs- Si-ss.
mediums. sl-b3, puiists. s2-4S pserses,
2T-2N.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
MoniIu Police to Hunt
War Surplus Weapons

MANILA. Philippine Islands
tCDN .-Manila's police have a
new decentralization assignment.
Reason: The astonishing dis
covery Of war surplus time-bomb
snugly ensconced in the middle
|of a downtown hardware window
display.
Mayor Manuel de Ia Fuente has
ordered the police TO shop" for
time bombs,
Evening star., 1949-06-23
.NLRB Rules Against Union
Hirino Workers for Firm
Or ssss ksssxlassa t,~ss

Under the Taft Hartley Act, q
construction firm can't Let o
union handle the hiring of work
ers. the National Labor Relations
Board ruled yesterday.
In It's first decision on hiring
arrangements In the building
trades industry. the SLRB aaid
such q delegation Of hiring
violates the Taft-Hastiey ban en-
closed shop1--tfsose In which csasy
uns0n members may be hired
The board acted On the eosn-
platns of an unsfrisaied union
which said q ST. Louis building
firm was referring joo~srexsrs 20
nm AL carpenters. unaon. The
AL union told The men ooktnT
for woTk that aHaly iss Cwr mem
berx we're besng hired.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Giegengaek Elected
To Lanston Monotype
Machine Co. Board
Ry Edword c. Stone

A. x. GleReQgdck, IOTueT PUBIC
printer of the United States, and
now president and chairman Of
the board of the National Graphic
Arts Expositions. Inc. was elected
q director of the Lanston Mono
type Machine Co. at the annual
meeting of the stockholders held
In Alexandria today.
Mr.. Giegengack has an excep-
tional knowledge Of the printing
business from every angle. He Is
manager of the Sixth Educational
Graphic Arts Exposition to be
held in Chicago in 1850; also
chairman of the board of the First
Federal Savings 81 Loan Associa-
ton in this city and director Of
the Bank of Commerce & Savings.
Reelected to the Lanston board
were Harvey D. Best, James E.
Colliflower. j. F. Costello, John w.
Drye, Jr., David S. Hendrick who
Is chairman of the board; Eliza
beth G.. Stirling, John Oliver La
Gorce, Delos j. Needham and Will
liam E. Schooley. Officers were to
be elected later in the day.
More Dividends Declared.
Directors of the American Sc
curity 81 Trust Co. have declared
a quarterly dividend of 2l2%, pay
able July 8 to stockholders of rec
ord June 80, Daniel w. Bell, presi-
dent, announced today.
Regular quarterly dividends have
been declared by directors Of the
Hecht Co. of 40 cents per share
on the common stock and 1894
cents on the preferred. payable
July 80 to stock of record July 8,
Chairman Moses s. Hecht an
nounced.
Gerald E. Keene. assistant vice
president of the Second National
Bank, has just completed 35 years
with the institution. He is in
charge Of the personnel depart
ment and is a former chairman
of the Auditors Section of the Dis
trict Bankers Association.
Hecht Officers on Program.
James Rotto. sales and publicity
director, and Harold Melnicove,
director of merchandise presenta-
ton, for the Hecht Co., Washing
ton, will take part in the National
Retail Dry Goods Association
Sales Promotion Convention in
Chicago, June 1928.
The Public Utilities Commission
has filed a petition with the Sc
curities and Exchange Commis-
sion to intervene at the hearing
next Tuesday on the proposed sale
Of a block of Capital Transit stock
by the North American Co. to-
Florida investment interests.
Bache & Co. is distributing a re-
view Of the major oil fields in
Canada. The Commerce Depart
ment reports continued firmness
in consumer buying and a more
than seasonal rise in residential
construction. The CORTLAND D.
Ferguson Advertising Agency has
won a special award for outstand-
ing trade paper advertising,
against SO competitors. Bernard
j. Nees is taking charge of a, new
investment trust department. be-
ing established by Johnston.
Lemon & Co, # #S
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Business Briefs

Bank Clearings in Is leading
cities jumped to sl5 420. .036sO 900
in the week ended June ~, q rise
of 1897 from the previous week
and 1917 above the like 1913
week-Dun & Bradstreet. The
latest weekly total was the high
est so far this year.
Business Loans of member
banks in leading cities declined
for the twenty-second consecu-
tive week to $13,385 600, 900 on
June is, a drop of $4,000 900
from a week earlier and 1884,
000,0 below a year earlier-Fed-
eral Reserve Board.
Building Permit Valuations in
215 leading cities totaled $780,
581.073 in May, a drop of SO
from the previous month and
6.4% below the like 1948 month
Dun 81 Bradstreet.
New Car Registrations in the
United States for May are ex-
pected to exceed the postwar high
set in April-R. L. Polk & Co.
May registration were forecast at
425,000 VS.. 100000 in April.
Crude Oil Production averaged
1887 $50 barrels daily in the week
ended June 18 VS.. 4,875 $50 in the
previous week and 5,492,350 in
the like 1948 week-American
Petroleum Institute.
Spring Pig Crop in 1850 was
estimated by the Agriculture De-
partment at 59.040.000 head, a
gain of 1870 from last years be-
low-average crop. Smaller sup
plies of cattle and sheep were pre-
dicted.
Valspar Corp. omitted the semi
annual dividend on its common
stock due at this time.
American Gas & Electric Go. de-
clared a quarterly dividend of rs
cents q common share, payable
September Is. Previous quarterly
payments were SO cents.
Loft Candy Corp. declared a
dividend Of 10 cents a share, pay
able July Is. Previous payments
were IS cents.
Philadelphia Electric Co. regis
tered with the SEC 972.624 addi-
tional shares of no par common
stock to be offered holders at the
rate Of one new share for each 10
held on July II.
Hawaiian Electric Co. asked SEC
permission to issue 10000 shares
of, $40 par cumulative preferred
stock and $4,000 shares Of $50 par
common stock to be offered pres
ent common stockholders.
Consumers Power Co. earned
$14,47l, ,025 or $2.56 a share in II
months ended May 81 VS.. $13, ,921,- :
451 or $2.78 in the previous year
Ohio Edison Co. net income for
IL months ended May 81 was
$7,598,572 or So VS.. $7.272.955 OF
$3.l5 in the preceding fiscal period
Dana Corp. earned $6,116,32l OF
$2.33 in nine months ended May
81 VS.. $7,378,783 or $2.84 a year
earlier.
Wheeling e. Lake Erie Railroad
net income for five months ended
May 81 was $3,110.930 VS.. $3,l27,-
$40 in the same 1948 period.
Southern Co. earned $6,901 .5Se
or 81 cents in five months ended
May 81 VS.. $5,025,370 or so cents
Q year earlier.
Missouri Kansas Texas Lines
net in five months ended May 81
was 81, ,222, 900 VS.. 81, ,230. 900 in the
tame 1946 period.
Evening star., 1949-06-23

Henriy sales on the Exehasse Te4ay:
/, 100 a n 40 GOO ia 90 noon $40 oco
Ipm z7o 600 200 N. 900 60
tunts Of trading 10 shares. srn bank.
rurtcy or receiyerstip or eetnG reorgantSed
under the Bankruptcy Act or securities
assumed By such compansex Rates Of civi.
dends In the FOREGOING table arc annual
or seraiannual declaration. unisas other.
wise neted. special or extra dIytdencs sre
not tneluded- cid Called 81 div.asnc.I
stock DIVIDEND. Cash or stock PAt9
8asf year. Payable tn stock. estfmasedl
cash saine 90 ex.ciyiaend On
or psid after stock dividend or sps1t-up.
L Declared or paid this wear. IN accumnta.
five issue With dividends n arrears knS4|
this ear, DIVIDEND omitted. ckfeyred ef noI
action taken at last dfvtdend ma<sfn<.s
i DECLARED 1913 payahse ta i949. yI11i.
cash vaius undeternsnee on decaafesten
Evening star., 1949-06-23
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, June % R--co.ton fu-
day. Traders we're hesitant with nrst
notice day for July contracts coming up
Friday.
that delivery and switching 70 later
months. Buying OF new crop positions.
Influenced ey ths uncertain crop sstaa-
Noon prices we're 20 cents q bale
higher 10 10 cents lover than the pre-
vous close. July. $500: October. 20 .3s.
and December. 2p.96.