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Evening star., 1950-06-07
Stock Market Settles
After Furry Of Buying
Boosts Early Prices
By she Associoted Press

NEW YORK. June 7.-An open
ing advance in the stock market
quickly ran into opposition today.
Fractional gains were shaved OF
eliminated and some leaders drift
ed into the minus column. The
net result was a thorough mixture
Of small gains and losses.
Trading began at a smart pace
but calmed down as soon as
initial demand was satisfied.
General Motors Corp. which
skyrocketed yesterday on news OF
stock split proposal. opened un-
changed at 95A but later fell fol-
a net loss of around p point. The
opening sale involved 10000
shares.
Traders were evidently trying tc
reappraise the market following
Tuesdays acrobatics. Yesterday
the market was pounded down ir
the morning. coasted along for q
while, and then came back with
Startllng snow OF strength.
Push down a little were Beth
lehem Steel, United States Rub
Der, Sears Roebuck. Admira.
Corp, Anaconda Copper, Du Pont
American Can. Pennsylvania Rail
road and Johns -Manville.
Still higher were United States
Steel, Chrysler, Studebaker. Good.
year. Woolworth, Philco, Radio
Corp. Omnibus. American Tele-
phone, American Cyanamid. All
Reduction, General Electric, Amer.
lean Woolen. New York Central
Southern Pacific and aBrnsdal
Oil.
Corporate bonds moved narrow.
ly. United States Government.
held steady in over-the counter
dealings.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Produce Markets

BALTIMORE quotations furnished by tn,
United sd States Department Of Agriculture
Ke%si sPss AZ! 5Sso s7S.4oS' winssaDs
Carolina. S.Dound ss saeEs. cobSiers. N0ari an
washed, U. 8. Is. 2.75-3.OO
Nes 5sfss fsaa veFy uts sT
sisesns, sa ~ .. S. Is, 800; Jerseys, U. 8. Is
amid crates. dozen f punches. MARY Maryland and
Colossal "a 100 20; extra xn fancy
.2fs fancy ssS 'sTsSsSy GS0'is is1
$50; fancy, 900; Pennsylvania. Jumbo
few few, ESQ; o COLOSSAL; 80: fancy. 400
meaism pr,me; soeo3 9o8S S9; Virginia large a75
SNAP Beans Weaker.
Snap beans-slishtly weaker; bushe
hampers, North Carolina. Valentines, 2.75
3.?5; fair quality. 2 90 2. 80: tender greens
e tar s.nsraS asty sodd 7ssHe sass p9gnfg son f
Carolina, Valentines. fair quality, 200
poorer. SO cents; North Carolina. vaien
ida. bushei hampers, 3.50-4 90. 80
"a ssstNeT ssnches Jersey Snshel 6a baskets Is
Cabbage - Market slightly tiy0 stronge
oher eushe Sasseas paefsa sSSsf oesg sssaH
oSndi on poNEe1 ao5th o1 a. best 90
mostly $500; virginia ndi < bashel Crates Crates
round. prd..d; ;;36; pointed, i:1o oo
2.25: 12s, 275-3. 90.
Corn--.Market barely steady; Florida
srates !FC No, 3730) yellow. 4ha-5 dozen
2.25.
Poultry Quotations.
PoultryL:-Barely steady; receipts mod
crate; trading light; fryers. 3-3h pounds
under Bounds s5 pounas Hsns aS he.Ty rD
not cleared; lightweishts mostly 80; lev
higher.
ses about seaa Th salsl In essss
small lot good and choice. 1.040-pount
steers. n0 32 oo ,o Sdd head common On n, heifsrs
and cutters, Isoo-l7.5o: SAUSAGE bulls
dogn t,.5s1 Dseksss mealq% and
Calves1150. SLOW. nothing sold, gen.
..II HIox;sM;ssoS. 100 ! Faiily active; steady to q
opening steady: early sales good and choice
1S0-22O pound harrows and gifts. 21.25-50
6o sirIs sR s9ossS q go poaaSs aS.S 5ssasRs 1890
so'' down. ossr SCpoans er @ eaasss
SCdrCes 1SU-14U p0uudS, l1.I0-1O. l4U-
100 pounds. 1S.75-19.25; 160-1S0 pounds
20.25-75; sows under 400 pounds. 1880
1850. with occasional odd-head choice
good 4oO-45o pounds. l5:00-50;, heavier
ander Same % weight eGn soRs; ssrbsse-fes bs hogs
/ 5O-2. 90 under grain-feds,
sheep-350. Opening steady on sprini
lambs; no ewes in early run; quoted noni.
nally steady at up to 7 90 for good anc
choice shorn; a load of GOOD and choice
S6-pound Southwest Virginia spring lambs
81 90. the top, few medium and good so
90 pound nearby springers, 27.00.
Grain Market
Fiour-Receipts. 6,5e4 100-pound sacks
ments:, 3s:617 bushels; stocks, 1,s51 81 Z
domestic, 2.375: June. 2,375; No, 3, 2.32
ments. none: stocks. 2.064,47s bushels
Oats-Receipts. I5,649 bushels: ship
ments. none: stocks. 99.310 bushels
Barley Receipts none: shipments
none: stocks 11.334 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, 22,364 bushels; ship
mentS. none; stocks. 47,629 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts. none; shipments
none: stocks. 22O,S10 bushels
Millfeed-Recetpts, 2S0 tons.
Butter and Eggs.
Egss-About steady; demand moderate;
receipts moderate: A large, 40-42, some
low as 3S; A mediums. 1887. few lower;
3 large, 1885; current receipts. 1880,
Receipts--Butter. none: esss. lit cases
Evening star., 1950-06-07
New York Cotton

NEW YORK June tPl,-Increaseo
profit taking and hedging depressed cot
ton futures about so cents q bale from
top levels OF the day in forenoon trading
but the market subsequently recovered
partially on renewed trade buying anc
short covering. Nearby July futures were
| depressed by considerable profit-takins
There was some transferring of hedge,
from July to later months. Short crol
ideas and strength in spot markets were
supporting influences
Noon prices were As cents a bals
higher to 25 cents lower than the pre-.
yious close. July, 1885; october. 80. .0s
December, 32.96
Evening star., 1950-06-07
New York Produce

NEW YORK. June Vr.--Butter, 6sl,-
243; steady prices UNCHANGED.
Cheese, 1881; steady. prices un-
steadiness marked dealings today in
the wholesale egg market. Receipts,
9S,164 cases; steady.
Spot quotations:
Midvestern.Mixed colors, fancy heavy
weights. 37-3s; processed, 3e- e-3sia: extra
/ large. 80; extra / medium. 32ts;
processed, 33la-34; current receipts. 30
32h; dirties, 3Sh2; checks, 2Ti3
Whites. fancy heavyweights, 3slz-3aI
processed. 3aEa-40: extra !, large. 3dh;
extra large, 3"ia-33; extra l medium,
1886.
Browns, fancy heavyweishts. 3s-3sh;
extra ] large, 1896.
Nearby-(Extra fancy heayyweight and
fancy heavyweight quotations are based
largely on exchange tradingD
Whites, extra fancy heavyweishts. 42l3;
fancy heavyweights, Al; others, large,
361a-39; mediums. $3.50; puilets. rs.
Browns, extra fancy heavyweights, 4ois;
fancy heavyweights, 3a-40; others, large,
36-3S; mediums. "a: pullets, 1927
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Chicooo Grain

CHICAGO, June : 4Pl.-OatS led The
grain market into higher territory today,
With tradinE active, July and september
while the December delivery eoualied its
former peak.
Rye also scored q good gsin. as did
the deferred deliveries of SoSbeanS Other
cereals were mostly steady. althoush both
July soybeans and July corn held behind
the parade.
tor in the eats advance, as was small
arrivals and doubts over the crop out
look Soybeans and rye appeared In
fuenced mainly by Senate paSsaee of
a bill to give the commodity credit
corporation more funds.
Wheat at noon was as-as higher; July,
2.l3h: corn was unchAnged to - higher.
July 1.46ss; oats we're l to Ia. higher,
July STa.; Rye was ga TO 3 higher. July
3lSA; soybeans were = lower to Sh
higher. July 3.14s., and lard was un-
changed to 5 hundred pounds lower,
Evening star., 1950-06-07
u. S. Rubber Roises Price

DETROIT, June Z P.-The
United States Rubber Co. today
announced a 10 per cent increase
in prices of all tubes made OF
natural rubber. The Company
said the price increase was due to
"the constantly increasing cost OF
rubber"
Evening star., 1950-06-07

Butler Brothers sales for the
FIVE months ended May 81 was
SAL 1,478.0 $50. down 141% from the
$48.3l6.338 in the 1949 period.
Third Avenue Transit Corp. lost
$6l3, 1874 in the three months ended
March 81 VS.. a loss Of $1.193.8l4
in the 1949 period.
Evening star., 1950-06-07

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Evening star., 1950-06-07
Dividends Announced

| NEW YORK, june : gp-pividends de-
/ elare6. Pc stock Of Pay
i Rate rlc6. record. able.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Washington Exchange

Potomac Elec Pow com-6O at 15ls. 500
at 15h.
Peoples Drug com-40O at 35
Garf1nckel com-100 at l7Ia
Garinckel 4laHo pfd-6O at 1s1a, 100 at
WASHINGTON Gas com-IO at 26s4.
Capital Transit-6O at 34a4.
Potomac Elec Pow COMO at 15b.
Potomae Elec Pow 3.60sc pfd B-2O at A..
Evening star., 1950-06-07
N. Y. Bond Market

IIIsT INCLUDES oNLY sKlECTED ISSUES
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Butter and Eggs.

Egss-About steady; demand moderate:
receipts moderate: large, 40-42, some
low as 3S; A mediums. 33-37, few lower;
D large, 1895; current receipts. 1880,
Receipts--Butter. none: esss. lit cases.
Evening star., 1950-06-07

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Evening star., 1950-06-07
Market Averages
MetuI Quotations

NEW YORK, June z P.-Spot nom
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 22h
i2 cents q pound, New York. Zinc, l4I5
cents O pound, East st. Louis.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
GSA Aide Speaks TONIGHT

David A. Kosh, of the COM
munications division of the Gen.
eral Services Administration, will
address a meeting of the Fed
eral Transportation Association at
8 o'clock tonight in the American
Legion Clubhouse. 2437 Fifteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Births Reported

-tFrom the D. c. Bureau Of Vital. Statistics
BOYS.
Robert and Roselle Adeski,
Charles and Grace Ashby.
Francis and Wahneetah Aucremann.
Emory and Florence Barnard.
Robert and. Katherine Bell.
Homer and Marjorie Brett.
Francis and Mary Brooke.
Joseph and Gladys Butler
Henry and Barbara Carleton.
Challiner and Jeanne Chute.
George and Ruth Cissel.
Alexander and Inez Clark.
nomie and neana Collins.
Wiley and Mildred Counts
Gerald and Mavis Dennis.
Robert and Lola Dinkins.
Alan and Sara Dun
Albert and Norena Ennis.
Harold and Anne Ettinger
Carl and Myrtle Ford.
Arthur and Eva Gil,
GaTtin sasin ana ana setty naty dSics. da0iicsn0efs
William and Eliza Hale.
Anthony and Marie Hamilton.
Perry and Nancy Harris.
Clarence and Carolyn Head.
Everett and Georgia Hickerson.
Wendall and Ethel Holloway.
David and Nancy Jenson.
Noby and Lois Katsu.
Richard and Gladys Keefe.
Howard and Ann Keller.
Rupert and Anna Kennedy.
Paul and Betty Krauss.
Edward and Marie Lee.
Samuel and Eileen Leiderman.
John and Anna Lerch.
Francesca and Rosa Longo.
Kenneth and celesta Mccomb
Edward and Louise McCrensky.
Paul and Margaret Nelson.
John and 1ngrid PalmduiSt.
Joseph and Elisabeth Pessango.
Do1glas and Shirley Pirnie.
Nathaniel and Dorothy Roberts
James and Louise Robertson.
Theodore and Isabel Rosenberg.
Galen and Sarah Rothrock.
Barton and Esther Sanford.
Walter and Mildred Smith.
Richard and Lucy Suggs.
GIRLS.
William and Matilda Ahrendt.
Alfred and Lana Anastasia.
Earl and June Anderson.
Anthony and Coralie Anthony,
Parker and Frances Archibald.
Wlliiaa NqHsIa AND and fapsnf Riis sssIas Ra1nes'
Fred and Jean Beall.
Samuel and Lillian Bezbroda
asrold and Charlotte Biedsrman.
Paul and Caroline Broyles.
William and Helen Burgess.
Roger and Mary Garrison.
Carl and Barbara CaSciere.
James and Shirlee Charnley.
Robert and Margaret Cohn.
Clarence and Clara Coleman.
William and Kathleen Combs.
Harold and Helen Cunningham.
Harold and Mary Daniels.
Victor and Theodore de Mers.
Paul and Thelma Denis.
Edwin and Margaret Donaldson.
Charles and Virginia Dunnington.
Allan and Selma Edelman.
Harry and Miriam Eisenstadt.
Christopher and Jane Faegre.
Rufus and Catherine Fellers.
Rex and Harriet Finley
Raymond and Veronica Frostbutter.
TWINS.
James and Catherine Craig. boys.
TRIPLETs.
Francis and Catherine Higgins, boys.
Evening star., 1950-09-12

bibs that really cover Baby. So easy
TO keep clean, too." The other Nom
reports, IF you take two or three
soft washcloths and sew tapes on
them, you get wonderful bibs. They
are good food-catchers and fine face
wipers, too."
Bio > FOR YOUR SMALL ONE: Gerber's
Cereal Food, Strained Oatmeal and
Barley Cereal. All have the taste, tex
ture, and nourishment that babies like
and need-right from the start. Get
free samples. Write to Box N45-C,
Fremont, Michigan.
Evening star., 1950-09-12

BID BABBIE. Two
mothers have writ
ten me their pet
ways of bibbing
babies. One says, Il
like LARGE nlaSfic
Evening star., 1950-09-12
ADVERTISEMENT.
Hints Collected by
zk4N... A.K...-
(Moshsr Of 81

covER-uP STUFF. A fellow mother
writes, Aluminium foil makes fine
cover for opened containers of Baby
Foods. No rubber
II bands needed. Press
lTN on a piece of the foil
va before refrigerating
e leftovers."
kEss IEFTovERs DEPT: These hints help
make Baby's mealtimes more sue
eesSful.
]. Don't wuteh the clock too closely. If
Babys hungry bit before or after
the regular feeding time, serve him
then, experts say.
.. Pick True Flavor Foods - Gerber's
Fruits, Vegetables, Meats, Desserts.
Tots like their natural goodness
and Perfected Texture. From
Starting Cereals through Junior
Foods, all Gerber's are accepted by
the Council on Foods and Nu-
triton of the American Medical
Association.
SAFEST RULE. Follow the doctors
orders on Baby's eating and sleeping
schedule. What your baby is ready
to do next depends on his or her
stage of development-not on age,
or size.
Evening star., 1950-12-05

worker and secret Russian agent.
However in analyzing the in
telligence information in the pos
session of the committee, and the
testimony OF the witnesses, this
case demonstrates that the Soviet
government was directly inter-
ested in the assassination of Leon
Trotsky and the subsequent at
tempt to release his killer from
prison.
Murdered With Ak.
Mr.. BudenZ presented a picture
of Soviet supervision" of infil-
tration, by American Communists,
of the Trotsky political movement
which led later to Trotsky placing
his trust in JacSon.
TrotSky was murdered in his
home near Mexico City by some
one welding a mountain ak. AS
his killer, authorities arrested a
man carrying a fraudulent Cana
dian passport In the name of
Frank JacSon.
Mr.. Budenz identified the killer
also as a Jacques Monard, but
police say his true identity has
never been established. He was
Evening star., 1950-12-05
BY the Asseeioted Press

A story of persistent Russian
intrigue to free the assassin of
Leon Trotsky and how United
States agents defeated the plot,
was made public yesterday by the
House Committee on Un- american
Activities.
The account was contained in a
committee report summing up an
investigation Of the part Amer
ican Communists played in the
assassination of Premier Stalin's
arch rival in Mexico City in 1910.
Much of the story of plotting
and intrigue was made public last
month by Louis Budenz, former
managing editor of the Commu-
mist Daily Worker who abandoned
communism and is now a faculty
member at Fordham University.
Mr.. Budenz said in an affidavit
that he. was assigned by the Com
munist Party in December, 1886,
to aid Russian agents in uncover
ing alleged Trotskyite plots against
Stain.
Mr.. Budenz said in his sworn
account that one of the principal
directing brains of the plot was
DR.. Gregory Rabinowitz. or Rab-
inowitch, described as head of the
Russian Red Cross in the United
States.
Efforts to Free JacsOn Detailed.
The committee detailed story
Of efforts of American Commu-
nists under the direction of So
Wet NKvD agents, to free the as
sassin, Frank Jacson, from i'm
prisonment in Mexico. This in
volved the familiar apparatus of
political inf1ltration, mail drops
and invisible inks.
Because of the "alertness Of
United States Government intelli-
gence agencies" the attempt never
materialized, the committee said.
Mr.. Budenz's sworn statement
related that Russian agents util-
lied romance to plant" Jacson
with Trotsky.
This was indirectly brought of
In part. 1t was stated, by Ruby
We'll. identified by Mr.. Budenz as
an American Communist Party
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Rome Newspaper Reports
5A-bombs Stored In Italy
by the Associoted Press

ROME, Dec. 5.-n Paese, pro-
Communist Rome newspaper, to-
day published a report attributed
to the italian Telegraph Agency
that five atomic bombs from the
United States are stored in Central
italy.
The newspaper said the report
of the agency, which was not
further identified, followed a
Washington columnist's report
that American atomic bombs had
been sent to secret bases in
Europe.
II Paese commented that while
the agency must assume all re-
sponsibility for "this grave infor-
nation which we cannot confirm, I"
the Italian government should i'm
mediately inform the people of
"the exact truth" in the matter.
The report was not carried by the
Communist organ L'Unita or any
other Rome newspaper.
Evening star., 1950-12-05

sentenced to 20 years imprison-
ment and is still behind bars.
Behind closed doors, the COM
mittee yesterday heard testimony
from Ruby We'll and two other
women who refused to tell news
men their names. Committee
members withheld comment.
Relates Girls Role.
In his account of Miss Wells
role, Mr.. Budenz declared:
In addition to her knowledge
of inf1ltration methods, Miss We'll
had been on very friendly terms
with Hilda Ageloff, sister Of Leon
Trotsky's secretary, Ruth Ageloff.
According to Mr.. Budenz, Miss
We'll was introduced to Jacson,
and in turn introduced him to
Hilda Ageloff. A "whirlwind
courtship" at once developed.
Representing himself to be a
Jacques Monard, a descendant of
Belgian counts, he won Miss Age
lofts favor and she smuggled him
into the Trotsky household" Mr..
Budenz continued.
But after the Trotsky assassi-
Evening star., 1950-12-05
House Group Reveals Red Plot To Free Trotsks Assassin

nation in 1910, Mr.. Budenz went
on, Miss Well came to him in
great distress to tell me of her
part in this act"
The committee said there were
others, apparently like Miss We'll,
who played an unwilling part in
the Russian-engineered plot
mot all of them knowing the
exact purpose of the conspira-
torial acts performed by them"
Evening star., 1950-12-05

and physical therapy depart
ments. Additional services. now
located at 1928 I street NV. will
be transferred to the Arlington
Building at a later date, Mr.
Dollar said.
The Arlington Building recently
was purchased by the associa-
ton. for $750.000. to consolidate
its three medical centers at one
1ncafinn
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Group Health Services Offices 10 Be Moved

Group Health Association serv-
ices now housed at the CHA
medical center, 1929 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. will be transferred
next month to the Arlington
Building, 1925 Vermont avenue
NV, according to Melvin L. DOL
lar, CHA executive director.
The services to be transferred
include the obstetrical, pediatrics
Evening star., 1950-12-05

;. Mothers SET In her ways,
but even she was sold when I
showed her how beautifully
my daughters little dresses
ironed-how clear and crisp
the colorS looked! No-Rinse
Surf will be a family affair
from now oni"
See for yourself with No-Rinse Surf
only washday product approved
BY US. Testing Co. for no rinsinsl
Evening star., 1950-12-05

Z. "magfns my sHFPfise-
everything dried as soft as
any wash I ever had with
three rinsings, and as white
as if I'd soaked those shirts
and sheets overnight in
bleach! What's more, all my
clothes Sn1elIed so sweet and
cleani"
Evening star., 1950-12-05
! 4tank|y
skeptics|!!
says MRS. S. THOMPSON, R.
4612 Chase Ave., Bethesda

I. II eeuIdnf believe if-yet I
decided to give No-Rinse Surf
a try! OF course, on washday,
I saved half the time and
work it always takes-but I
was still skeptical when I
hung my clothes out to dry"
Evening star., 1950-03-25

ventional design, but even here
you find preferences for modifi-
cations to take advantage of
what have become character
istics of contemporary architec-
ture-large window areas, open
planning of interior space and
orientation on the lot to take
advantage of rear-yard outdoor
space.
In any one building year, the
percentage of architect-design-
ed houses is small in compari-
son to the total number of
dwelling units built. Likewise.
the architect-designed house.
built one at a time, cannot usu-
ally reach today's under s12,-
900 field. though there may be- d
few exceptions. "
Evening star., 1950-03-25
More Contractors Now WiIIinq
To Bid Than in Last Few Years

Also on the good-news list for
people wanting to build custom
designed houses are a few other
items:
/. You can get fixed price"
bids without any trouble, in
contrast to the time (not so
long ago. when the only bid
you could get was on a cost
plus basis which left you up
in the air as to the final price.
2. The drain of big scale
apartment projects on labor
and materials is lessening. This,
logically, should mean more la
Dor and more materials in COM
petition for the market, with
the advantage this implies.
A striking characteristic of
forthcoming construction in the.
custom field in this area is the
relatively great interest in
houses of advanced design.
Many buyers of architect
designed homes still prefer cons
Evening star., 1950-03-25
By Robert J. Lewis
Reel Estate Editor Of The Stor

More archite c t-designed
houses probably will be started
in the Washington area this
spring and summer than dur
ing any building season since
the end Of the war.
More contractors are willing
to bid today than in any post
war year. architects say. and
prices are somewhat better"
This is not to suggest that
contractors are tripping over
one another's slide rules in any
eagerness to bid, nor to imply
that there has been any sharp
downward trend in contract
prices.
But" said one architect,
summing up the situation, "the
building situation is better, and
seems to be getting better every
MONTH"
Evening star., 1950-03-25

Most architect designed
houses, as a matter of fact, are
built at a cost of from $4,000
up, excluding lot costs.
With plans and specifications
drawn up, site acquired, and
financing in view. the usual
procedure is to ask for bids
from a number of contractors.
Architects say that at present
bids often vary widely.
For one recent house put out
for bids in the District area,
offers to build at prices rang
ing from $4,000 to $4,000
were received from different
contractors. Nor. say architects.
is such an extreme range par
ticularly unusual.
When you buy a house
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What kind of decisions? Well,
you must choose an architect
a big job in itself. If you don't
get the right architect you may
be deeply disappointed in the
house.
You must choose the site. You
must learn something about
houses so that you can make
clear what you want-and per-
haps you'll have to "unlearn" a
few things, too.
You'll have to decide eventu-
ally, whether the architect has
finally worked out a plan and a
design that suits you. Then you'll
have to consider the bids and
the relative merits-or dement's
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already built by a speculative
builder, you have few imme-
diate problems aside from rails
ing the down payment and hav-
ing an income to carry the
monthly payments.
Any disadvantages you may
encounter there must be weighed
in relation to the problems
you encounter when going
ahead with an architect
designed job. For if you want
an architect-designed house,
your own decisions will be
needed all along the way.
You will have to, live with
the undertaking from long be-
fore the house takes shape until
the last touches complete the
lob,