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Evening star., 1949-06-16
Business Briefs

Business Loans OF meuDcI
banks in leading cities declined
for the 21st consecutive week to
s13,415, ,000, 900 on June 8, a fur
ther drop of $61, 100000 from a
week earlier and 1881 ,000, 900 be-
low q year earlier-Federal Re
serve Board.
Bank Clearings in IS leading
cities totaled $12,244.156.00 in
the week ended June Is, de-
crease 1870 from the preceding
week, and decrease of l4.1%
from the like week Of 1948-Dun
g. Bradstreet.
Printers Ink reported advertis-
ing expenditures in 1948 reached
a new high of $4.830, zoe, 900, up
to 13.4eo over 1947.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
announced splitting Of each share
OF $50 par value common stock
into four shares Of SIS par.
Celotex Corp. reduced its quar-
terly dividend on the common to
IS cents, payable July 80.
American Oak Leather Co. di-
rectors recommended dissolution
of the 68-year-old firm. Declin-
ing business was offered as the
reason, despite the firms good
financial position.
American Airlines in May set a
new record of 143. .534.479 revenue
passenger miles, up 1861 over
May, l948, and 6.5s above the
previous month.
Trans World Airline reported an
April net profit of $749.234. evenly
divided between domestic and
overseas operations.
Singer Manufacturing Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
$15.169.788 or $16.85 a share VS..
$l3,707,536 or $l5.23 In 1947.
American Light g. Traction in
year ended April 80 earned $4.-
9S2.048 or $1.63 q share VS.. $2.-
S10,027 or 70 cents in 1948.
Philadelphia Co. in year ended
March 81 earned $7,374.440 or 81
cents a share VS.. $6,502.984 or IS
cents In l948.
Dresser Industries, Inc, for 6
months ended April 80 earned
$2.798.705 or $2.45 share VS..
$3.8o1. .706 or $3.37 In 1948 period.
New Orleans Public Service in
year ended April 80 earned $780,
154 VS.. $2,90s. 700 in 1948.
Consolidated Textile Co., Inc. in
Q months ended May % earned
$441s067 or 81 cents a share VS..
1885, 1882 or 81 in 1948 period.
Scranton Spring Brook w. 8.
Co. In year ended March 81 earned
$l,279,868 or 81 cents q share VS..
$1.259. .992 or 85 cents in l948.
Bank Of America directors an
nounced appointment of Mrs.
Claire Giannini Hoffman. daugh-
ter Of the late A. p. Giannini, to
the board.
American Sugar Refining Co.
announced election to the board
of Alexander c. Nagle. president
Of the First National Bank OF New
York.
Evening star., 1949-06-16
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, June 10 R.-Cotton fu-
lures were Irregular in early deslings
today. Eyening-up operations IA nearby
piled through offertngx Of LEADING apc'
ARMS. There Was some huying Of ths
deferred months on the uncertain eroF
outlook but raliying Tendencies wers
checked By profis-taktng.
Noon prices we're 20 cents bale htghez
to 5 cents lower than the previous close
July $500, October 3e.4i and Decenbes
90 10
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Tide water Power Co. for year

Hue W3ber EeNET 10. E0F year
ended May 81 earned Sf33. .7is or
90 cents . share vs.. s493 IT'S or %
cents In 1913.
Elder Manufacturing Co. In year
ended April 30 earned s469 .59s or
s7.36 q share W. sss4.Bs5 or s4.so
I'm io4e.
Evening star., 1949-06-16
Foreign Exchange

sxetsanre rates follnw tGreai Britain IN
dclIars. cthers tn centsts CsnaGtan dol
lar tn New YORK erEn rsarkfs "a pef
cent discount Or $3.50 Q. Q. rsntss aa-
Europe-oreas Rrisain spouna,, - rs.
gp !. OF z tent: pTest Brtsasn 3e-dsg
britain eo-day futures. 3.asas ap / OF
4 cent; Great Britain ae-day futnrea.
q asi.. up /. Of O cent France tfrAnel j,
,30ia cf q cent unrhanged;s itxiy (Iifnl
Juns axed rate, ogi -3a. MaF, isot Ttssss
Sweden fkrcnal. - IS, Hnch.nxs6: Ewft-
seriAnd dranej tffess. e8-ls, oa O. os q
cent
Latin America: Arsentiaa tfrset, 90 o.
unchanged Brasil .freel. $40. un-
Evening star., 1949-06-16

| Hourly Sales on the Exchange 1oAay:
II 100 q. M leo COO IL 90 noon $50 600
Ipm A2o 600 200 N. 900 ooo
tJJnit of trading 10 shares. elm bank
ruptcy or receivership or being reorganized
under the Bankruptcy Act or securities
assumed BY such companies Rates Of divi;
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or semiannuai declaration. Unless other
wise noted. special or extra dividends are
sr Ex rights. Also extra or extras. b Plus
stock dividend. d Cash or stock. PAID
asst year. Playable In stock. est!meted
|rIared : paid so far this year. b Declared
or paid after stock dividend or split-up,
x Declared or paid this wear. an aeeumula:
this ear, dividend omitted. deferred or no
action taken at last dividend meetfng.
Dating dividend RPayable N stock. exact
cash value undetermined on declaration
'atA
Evening star., 1949-06-16
|Odd-lot Declines

The Securities and Ey1hanae Cosnnafs-
kion reported today tssssE trahsaefsosas %
/ customers with od6-tos dsaieE2 o. kpeeial-
| ssts On the Nsw York Stock KxgnaAse fcs
June is. 3. 76S purchases tnvnaStns l0@s.
3sH shares: 3gea3 sales involving 1Gf 4S8N
shares. tneindtrE So Khsrt sAass iffs0ayiEx
9Ska shares
Evening star., 1949-06-16
Washington Exehonee

Potomac Electric Power eommon--1oO q;
1874, 100 at 13ts. 30 at l3is,
Capital Transit Co.--300 at 2oi+, Is at
20h+, I25 at 20A, 100 at 2oLs
American Telephone d Telesraph--fo AT
Capital Transit co.-Ioo at 20n4. 600 at
30L
Washington Gas 5s 1s6o-s7 800 At
I23L
Georgetown Gas $500 at us
American Telephone d Telegra ph--3 At
1884,.
Evening star., 1949-06-16
D. T.. Banks Increase
Both Business and
Real Estate Loans
By Donold B. hadIey

Business loans OF Washington
banks are expanding In contrast
TO a national downtrend.
The Richmond Reserve Bank
today reported Washington men,
Der banks had $97 1852 900 of busi-
ness loans outstanding on June 8,
compared with S95.771 900 a week
earlier and $94,977.000 a year
earlier.
Real estate loans, which have
risen since March 8, with the ex-
ception Of one week. totaled ST.
683 900 on June 8 VS.. ST., ,576 600
q week earlier and $73,776, 900 a
year earlier.
The banks holdings of Govern
ment securities, total investments,
assets and demand and time de-
posits were all below a week
earlier and a year earlier. Com
parative figures for these five
items follow Tin thousands:
Evening star., 1949-06-16
corIoodines

Loa6irgx at reFenHs ffesGfs faf fhs
week ending june ] totaisd sfs.i 8a sAfss
an increase or ftsa .g8I cars or t65H per
cert above The precealrx hnsscsy Baek.--
Asnocfatsor of American Railroads.
Evening star., 1949-06-16

Despite its tiny size. chtgser
cantrayel o foot and . half per
minute ON o warm day.
Evening star., 1949-06-16
New York Cotton

NEW YuRx. szns - sE.--cestsn -
tnrea os~ne6 Hnrk&nGs1 W 20 e*nts
Evening star., 1949-06-16
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. sans Is ssss--Ctysdere'
declared.
Evening star., 1949-06-16
M. 7. Bond Market

,.sr -ssft -sssrts. ssi. N .:s..s.ss .ssSss s ...s.
Evening star., 1949-06-16
Promises 10 he Fais.

4 wtan 70 assure the public
my friends. my sponsors. the
members Of the committee who
are considering my nomination
and Last but not least. Mr..
Buchanan John q. Buchanan.
chairman OF the ABAs judiciary
cousmistee1. the American Bar
Association and all Of ia members
and any others who have pmyfscs-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
Strictly Confidential
BY PE11NEAs J. B1RoN
MORE OIL

We're told that among the reasons that influ-
enced Judge Proskauer to resign from the Presl-
dency of the American Jewish Committee is the
unfortunate publicity given to his associations
with the Arabian-American Oil Company If
this is really So congratulate ourselves Tor nav
ing done share in training the spotlight onthe
Proskauer oil link AS matter OF fact we were
the only one who refused to swallow quietly the
venerable Jewish leaders oil drops But we
have not succeeded in cleansing the Committee OF
all its oil stains The new President Jacob
Blaustein is one of Americas big oil men AS
matter of fact he is drenched in oil, but thus far
we have not discovered any Arabian connections
Jacobs father Louis BlauStein Russian born
businessman 1--WE point to his birth merely to en-
phasze that Jacob comes from good Jewish
stock) built in 1885 the worlds largest petroleum
refining unit at Texas City Jacob (who takes
over Proskauer's duties is graduate OF the Poly
technic Institute of Baltimore =. Although the
Committees press releases do not mention his oil
connections he is since 1910 the President OF the
American Oil Company which merged with the
Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company
He is also the President of the Mexican Petro-
1eum CORPORATION and heads the huge enterprise
called Lord Baltimore Filling Stations
GREAT DISCOVERY
Tho American Jewish Committee at its recent
annual conference made very important dlscov-
erv In a solemn statement, the result OF sweat
and sweat the big businessmen OF the American
Jewish Committee proclaimed that Citizens OF the
limited States are Americans and Citizens OF Israel
are Israelis" And then to convince us that
thew really meant what they said and that they
were ready to bear full responsibility Tor TINS
revolutionary idea, they added: This we atflrm
Government speaks only for its citizens SO 1Srael
with all its implications; and just as our own
speaks only, for its citizens" wen. we are
titled gentlemen of the Jewish Committee
p,,+ seriously. we did not know that there was
doubt in anvbody's mind that citizens OF the
limited States are Americans
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
Synagogue Council Of
America ProcIoims
Boy Scout Sabbath

NEW YORK (JTA)-The Syna-
gogue Council of America this
week proclaimed February IL as
Boy Scout Sabbath. It comes dur
lng Boy Scout Week, marking the
S9th anniversary of the Boy
Scouts of America. Appropriate
religious services will be conduct
ed in Synagogues and Temples
during which all qualified scouts
will receive the Ner Tamid Award
FOR Reverence. To obtain a Ner
Iamid Award, a scout must show
that he has satisfactory knowl-
edge of Jewish history and that
ne has fulfilled certain home and
|oynagogue observances.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
Southeast Office of A. D. L.
Reports Progress in Solving
Problem of Group Tension

ATLANTA (JTA) - Great
strides forward were made in
1913 in solving the problem of
group tension in the South,
Alexander F. Miller, director
of the Southeastern office of
the Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai Birth, reported here. In
an annual report, he cited the
rejection by Southern voters of
all but two anti-Semitic and
anti Catholic candidates who
ran for office in the recent
elections.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04

In addition to his spiritual dU-
lies as Rabbi of Sons of Israel
Congregation, Woodmere, New
York, Rabbi Miller is Chairman
Il the Administrative Committee
Ii the World Jewish Congress and
Il the Executive Committee of
he American Jewish Congress
Ind of the Executive Committee
IF the Zionist Organization of
america.
A graduate of Yeshiva Univer-
sity and Columbia University,
both in New York City, Rabbi
Miller was for 10 years spiritual
head Of Congregation Shaaray
Fefila in Far Rockaway, New
York.
The MESSAGE OF ISRAEL,
conducted by Rabbi Jonah B.
Wise of national and international
lame, is one of the few religious
radio programs of any denomina-
lion which is broadcast every
week from a house of worship
Fentury-old Central Synagogue of
New York City.
Rabbi Irving Miller will speak
pn the following subjects:
Sunday. February 6th-Free-
dom, A Spiritual Possession.
Sunday, February 13th-If Lin
coln Were Alive Today.
Sunday, February Goth = Is
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
B'noi B'riSh Will
Present Soprano
Here On Feb. Is

Promoting B'nai Birth policy
of fostering the culture of our
people, A. B. We'll Lodge No.
800, through the efforts of Phillip
N. Coleman, has arranged for
the appearance in this city Of
Miss Sara Fogel, soprano soloist,
on Sunday night, February Is.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04

The first session will be opened
by Provisional President Chain
Weizmann, after which the AS
sembly's president and three vice
presidents will be elected by the
members of the body from among
the four leading parties-Mapai,
Religious Bloc, Mapam and He
ruth. The first session will also
decide whether the President of
the State of Israel shall be elected
by the Assembly or by some other
means. When the President is
chosen, the present Cabinet will
resign and the President will ask
the leading party to form a new
government.
Israeli Coalition Government Will
Not Include and Heruth
The new Israeli Government
will be a wide coalition govern
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
CHILE RECOGNIZES ISRAEL
I'm PRINCIPLE

SANTIAGO (JTA)-The Chile
On Government has decided to re-
cognlze Israel Gin principle" For
eign Minister German Riesco, this
week told Samuel Goren, Israeli
representative here.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
First Session Of Israeli Assembly
Will Open In Jerusalem
February 18th

TEL AVN JTAThe first of the Israeli Constituent
Assembly elected national elections
Jerusalem February H. learned The opening
session will last four five after which body
Tel Avv where the remodeng large building housing
the Assembly is nearing completion
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
QUESTION

People wonder why the name of Arthur Hays
Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times has
disappeared from the roster of directors OF the
Jewish Theological Seminary 1t would be IN
teresting to know why he resigned from the
Seminary's Board and the reasons why his resg
nation was not made public.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04

ment though the Mapam and the
Heruth will probably not be in
Guided, Mapai leaders stated this
week following a study of the
count of about two-thirds of the
votes which gave the Labor Party
a clear lead with 34.4 percent of
the votes.
It is not known yet whether the
General Zionists, who received ST.
percent of the ballots, will join
the coalition, but it is almost GER
tain that the Religious bloc, which
placed second with 1876 percent,
and the Progressives with over 4
percent, will join the government.
This will guarantee a continual
ton of the present foreign policy.
Hador. the Mapai evening
newspaper. predicted the follow
ing distribution of seats in the
l20-member Constituent Assem-
bly,: Mapai. 43: Religious Bloc. Is:
Mapam. II: Heruth sponsored by
the former Irgun Zvai Leumi). 10
or IL: General Zionists. 8: Pro-
gressives. 2: Sephardim. S: Com
munists. 8: WHO. 2: and Fighters
formerly the Stern Group. l.
In addition two Arabs will be
added to the Mapai delegation.
Since the Sephardim are almost
certain to join forces with the
General Zionists. Hador said. the
latter will move into fourth place.
ahead of Heruth.
In early returns made public
this week, Mapai, party of Pre-
mier David Ben Gurion, estab-
lished a definite lead with some
so percent of the civilian votes
cast throughout Israel. The re-
suits of all the ballotting will be
made known shortly.
Trailing the Labor Party. which
received 34.4 percent, were the
Religious Bloc. Mapam and He
ruth, with 1876. 1875 and liz per-
cent of the vote. respectively.
The General Zionists were in
fifth place with ST percent; Pro-
Jressives. as percent; Sephardim.
81 percent: and Communists. 3.5
percent.
The Tel-Aviv-Jaffa civilian fin
ais gave the Mapai "a percent,
1eruth 1853, Religious Bloc 1874,
Mapam 9.4, General Zionists z,
orogressives At, Sephardim 2.5
and Communists 2.6. The soldier
1ote in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa district
will not be announced separately
,ut will be included in the overall
otal for the troops.
In Jerusalem incomplete results
ave the Mapai first place with 20
the Religious Block %.
Ieruth IA. Progressives 3.3. Ma
,am 4. and General Zionists l.
n Abu Gosh. an all-Arab suburb
# Jerusalem where ia of a
1874 ballots were cast. the
Napai received 165. the former
;ternists eight and Heruth one.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
Israeli Budget Of
$40, 100000 For
Jonuory-Morch

TEL AVN, (JTA) = The Is
raell Governments budget for
the first three months of 1949
was approved this week by the
state of Council. The sum totals
$l9,S4O,OOO.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
CONFIRMATION

A number of columns ago, we noted the TACT
that Jewish books stolen from we'll known libra
ries and collections in Poland by the Nazis had
that the famous Strashun Library of wilma is in
New York It is runored that 1t is IN toto IN
the shelves of IWO the Jewish Scientific Institute
TOO BIG AN APPETITE
The Palestine Economic Corporation which is IN
existence more than Is years is now engaged In
big campaign to obtain large investments Tor prl-
vate enterprise in Israel Henry Morgenthau
one of the outstanding figures in Americas fnan-
cial world, has accepted the presidency OF this
CORPORATION . It would seem that the Pee has
a great opportunity to do big job for Israel
So what happens The Zionist Organization
sponsors an Economic Commission, body which
will try to do exactly the same things that the
Pee has been doing for years The public re-
lations Department of the Zionist Organization OF
America announces that the GA will issue semi
monthly Economic Newsletter" and that the
Economic Commission of the ZOA has become the
exclusive distributor in this country of the Anglo
Palestine Business Annual Gncluding the Middle
East 1947-1948) And so we have another glar-
ing example of the Octopus psychology OF the ZOA
. It wants to control the apparatus for vol untary
contributions and at the same time become a
clearing house for private enterprise More
inter-Jewish competition and more overlapping =.
It is high time that the ZOA make up its mind as
to what role it intends to play 1t reminds us
of the Shakesperean character in Midsummer
Nights Dream who wants to play all the roles
including that of the lion.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04
Rabbi Miller To Be February
Speaker On Message Of Israel"

Rabbi Irving Miller outstanding Zionist recenv
from extended Israel member of the Amer
delegation to the meeting of the Agency for Palestine
guest speaker each Sunday morning during February on
MESSAGE OF ISRAEL years the onlv Jewish re-
eIgious service heard weekly any major network
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-02-04

Brotherhood Week An Illusion?
Sunday, February 27th-Law,
The Cornerstone of Freedom.
Evening star., 1949-11-04
Canadian Commons Gives
Confidence Vote on Tariffs
BY the Associated Press

OTTAWA, Nov. 4.-The Cana
dian House of Commons gave the
Liberal government vote Of con-
fidence last night on an issue of
tariff policy.
The chamber voted, 1859 to 49,,
against a non-confidence motion
sponsored by the Cooperative
Commonwealth Federation. The
motion called for "a reduction of
tariffs sufficient to encourage an
increase in imports from the
United Kingdom and other ster-
ling countries" The Progressive
Conservatives. the major opposi-
tion party, voted with the gov
eminent.
A vote is expected next week on
the Progressive Conservatives
suggestion that Canada call a
British Commonwealth conference
soon to consider ways of enlarging
Commonwealth trade.
Evening star., 1949-11-04
BY the Associated Press

TORONTO, Ont, Nov. 4.-The
hard drinker of hard drinks whose
liver is all shot has a companion
in misery, Toronto scientists re-
ported today. He is the hard
drinker of soft drinks.
Too much sugar, they said, was
the key.
The doctors suggested that cho-
line, vitamin. could help protect
the liver from fatty degeneration
symptom of too much alcohol
or sugar. If enough choline, OF
substances which permit the body
to produce choline, is present in
the system, the liver is protected
from fatty degeneration, the doc
tors said.
Experiments on white rats and
dogs have demonstrated that cir
rhosis of the liver is Just as easily
contracted by too much soft
drinks as by too much whisky, the
scientists said.
They cited the case of a victim
lof cirrhosis who drank a dozen
Evening star., 1949-11-04
Scientists Brand Soft Drinks
AS Hard on Liver as Liauor

bottles of soft drinks daily and
did not eat properly. He never
touched hard liquor.
Doctors in the United States
have reported that so to IS per
cent of cirrhosis cases in America
are alcoholics. Doctors believe
that cirrhosis is caused primarily
by faulty diet. since the hard
drinker does not eat properly.
In experiments at Toronto's
Banting Institute. reported in the
current issue of the British Med
ical Journal, DR.. Charles Best,
head of the research department;
DR.. w. S. Hartroft, DR.. c. c. Lucas
and DR.. Jessie H. Rideout reported
they found as much damage to
the liver from soft drinks as from
alcohol.
Evening star., 1949-11-04

Remember what the Iost-minute rush like every
Christmas . and DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
RIGHT NOW :. right here! For here NOW ~.
you will select from the best Christmas gifts at the most
reasonable prices. on the easiest terms with
full satisfaction guaranteed and JUST 81 WILL
HOLD ANY PURCHASE FOR CHRISTMAS DELNERYl
Remember .. and you'll be here tomorrow
Evening star., 1949-11-04
AttIee Says Reds Are Using
Veto for Power Politics
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. 4.-Prime Min
lister Attlee says Russia is using
its United Nations veto as an "in-
strument of power politics and for
furthering the imperialistic aims"
of the Soviet Union.
Speaking last night at United
Nations rally in suburban Wal
thamstow, the Laborite Prime
Minister charged Soviet Russia
and her Eastern European satel-
lites had frustrated the work of
the U. N. -
Despite all their professions, F."
Mr.. Attlee said, that group of
powers in Eastern Europe who
obey the orders of the Kremlin
are anti-democratic."
Evening star., 1949-11-04
Washington Lad
Hos Many Birthdays
ADVERTISEMENT.

"It's like my birthday every
day getting Ranger Joe cereal
to eat" says 7-year-old Billy
MacMullin, Jr.
Thousands of youngers echo,
Billys sentiments. Ranger Joe's
honey flavor is so delicious it
needs no sugar. And do the
young folks love it! Ranger
Joe is SO crisp and crunchy they
eat it right from the bag for
lunches. Mother, try Ranger
Joe Popped Wheat-and there1l
be no cereal problem at your
house.
Evening star., 1949-11-04

If they attend Catholic University
They are: St. Mary's Seminary
Baltimore; st. Albert the Great
College, Mo-; Mt. St. Joseph
Teachers College. Buffalo, N. Y;
Our Lady of Sorrows Teacher
Training School. Brockton, Mass;
st. Columban's Seminary, Silver
Creek. N. Y; st. Joseph's College,
Yokohama, Japan: Cresier Semin-
ary, Onamia, Mimi; Cathedral
Evening star., 1949-11-04
II Institutions Added
To T.. u. AffiIiation LIST

Eleven colleges and high schools
have been accepted for affiliation
with Catholic University, Msgr.
p. j. Mccormick, rector of the
university, announced today.
Catholic University officials ex-
planned affiliation means that the
schols have been approved by the
university and that students from
those affiliated schools will have
their credits and marks accepted