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Evening star., 1954-05-07
Chicago Grain

CHIC AGO. May7 up. - Grains
Slumped IN quite active dealings on the
Board OF Trade today. Losses were rung
beans were they large.
Some Of the selling represented week
END evening up transactions by local
precautionary. selling prior to Secretary
of Dulles talk tonight and next Mon
days Agriculture Department crop re-
wheat nesr the end Of the first hour
Y to z lower; May, 81 .53!4; oats, "a
Swer 70 0NsF May MrS ss: 7o soybasns Tys to to f
lower; May, $50. and lard. to 25
cents hundred pounds lower; May,
Wheat headed downward Immediately
after an irregular opening. Dealings
up speed. Many srainmen felt the Gov
estimate production considerably higher
than this weeks private forecast of
c. NJ. Gslvin ~
CITY: in survey dated MAY 4. said said,
has 6rousbt marked cRanse cha Sntts for f{is }Se
seteT seTTers in are the Sp0 tSa Plant OBJ
May forecast of winter wheat produc-
ton VIII show a material increase over
A similar attitude was. taken by the
crops, have showed marked Improvement
as the result of recent precipitation.
benefit to. wheat which is heading in all
areas. II cool weather continues for
week or two. it would permit grain, to
M normally and would improve yield
prospects"
Formosa bought 100000 bushels of
soybeans overnight. but this market was
disturbed by rumors some sovbeans will
be brought back here from New Orleans
for delivery on Nav futures.
Great Britain bought small quantity
OF corn overnight. Cash corn receipts
$50 cars. and that served to depress
the market.
Evening star., 1954-05-07

December 81 and a year earlier.
Surplus totaled SAC, 10000 VS..
SAG, $4,000 on December 81 and
$43, ,440, 900 a year ago. Undivided
profits amounted to $15.048, 900
VS.. SIS, 900 and $14,816,000.
Net loans of the institutions
totaled $455 $4,000 on April IS
VS.. $446 ,861 900 on December 81
and $433, 100000 a year earlier.
Holdings of Federal obligations
amounted to $504,251 900 VS..
$497, ,801 900 on December 81 and
$498, ,948 900 in April last year.
Total assets reached $1,357,-
$4,000, compared with $780,
$4,000 on December 81 and
$1,337,511 900 a year ago. AS
previously reported, deposits of
$1,258,133,OO0 compared with
$1,266, $4,000 and $1,231 OF, 900.
Both demand and time de-
posits of individuals were we'll
above year ago. The former
totaled $864,519,O00 VS.. $780,
$4,000 on December 81 and
1851, ,457,O00 on April 20 1858.
The latter. totaled $242, 1900
VS.. 1925, ,285 900 on December 81
and $215, ,722,000 year earlier.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Washington Gas Light
Reports Net Income
Well Above 1853

Net income of Washington Gas
Light Co. amounted to $2,973, ,744
in the first three months of this
year, compared with $2,379,364 in
the same 1853 period, the COM
pany reported today.
Three months revenues totaled
$15,302,905. an increase of 81
510.536 from a year earlier, while
operating expenses of $11,934,141
were up $1.846,030.
Net income in March totaled
$749,265, compared with $610,9lO
in March, 1858. March revenues
of $4,515,126 were $621,31o above
year earlier, while the months
expenses of $3,641,679 were
$465,965 higher.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Stocks Continue Rise
With Gains Up 10 81
As Trading Expands
BY The A.sceioted Pres.

NEW YORK, May THE
stock market continued its string
of almost unbroken advances
today.
The rise in the early after
noon again took the list on av-
erage into new high ground for
the year and to the best levels
Of the past "a years.
Gains ran to around 2 points
at the outside. Losses weren't
concentrated in any particular
area.
Trading expanded as prices
moved higher and hit a pace
better than 2 million shares for
the day, compared with $780,
600 yesterday.
Among better acting major
divisions were the motors, steels.
railroads, oils and radio-tele-
visions. Others were steady to
mixed.
Chrysler created a diversion.
The stock closed last night at
59Ss. and then the directors
declared the usual dividend of
$1.50 and reported sharply low
er first quarter earnings.
The opening this morning was
delayed on the New York Stock
Exchange until late lin the first
hour. Then it traded at 611a
up 1B on two blocks of 5000
and 5000 shares.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied BY the
oniteo states Agriculture Department:
U. S. No. Is. Pennsylvania Delicious. 2Is-
inch UP 3.25. few $50 boxes wrapped,
So some y; s: Fancy, some no grade marks.
ENennSyivanla Nsm Ssrsa Romes: al sizes. 3.25-50:
Winesaps. 2!-inch up. 3.00-25.
Potatoes-New' about steady; Florida
eoposnG Se6apos Ssshfd saees qS M 1s ssch;
215-25; size B. 1O0-pound sacks. 225-
so; old u. S. No. Is, size A unwashed.
pennsylvaania an Katahdins, 50-pound sacks
5o-pound sacks. 1.q5- TO-,
sweet potatoes.-Bushel baskets, New
Jersey washed and waxed Goldens, 3,25-
white yams. unwaShed. ordinary quality,
1.50.
Asparagus and Beans.
dozen bunches: Maryiand. colossal & 500.
dozen punches: Maryland colossal, 6.OO-
$50 few best 700; extra fancy, 800
higher; small 5. so. New Jersey, colossal.
$50. .Virginia, medium to large. 4,5o-
SNAP Bsans-weaker. Florida. bushel
good quality, 2.25-3.00; contenders, / .25-
200
e,I Bests cts. Re Repacks; Cartons 24-ouncs
barely steady, Domestic round ia -bushel
crates ndey few orange boxes Florida' 80;
Carr CarTotsINeW York, o5SS-pound sacks.
topPsd goSnSaze1S and Tfshes ss.adS Eor.. vr
bound crates yellow. dozen, 8; 5o-375;
Poultry Quotations.
t., Poultry-1Barely steady; liberal offer.
overs mostly 2s: trading lisht; supply
9uate for enPrent es needs; a' few % Sales W ransed
29-3Q; turkeys, carried over supply Of
heayy-type hens attracted little interest;
broilers or fryers. 3 pounds and over,
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. 80; not enough any class sold
Calves: none estimated. but scattered
odd head on offer sold on nominally
steady basis at $500 down.
rows ''' and d. siIts a'e 27So5s 90; u former T
c5o-246 pounds, 36.50-97,oo: 24o-2?3
s5.75-2e.75; 16o-iso pounds, 2s.75.
27.75; no sows on offer.
Sheep. none.
Grain Market.
EM5Su.-ReceiRPts; MSs., none ooo nr.b.,,.
shipments 2s9,000 bushels: stocks. g..
541.267 bushels. No 2 red winter sar-
w CornEReceipts. gao, ,7se bushels; ship
ments; $4,000 bushels: stocks. 424.s59
oats-Receipts, none; shipments, none:
Bariey-Receipts, none: shipments.
$50 bushels; stocks, l1.2s1 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, none: shipments, none,
Soybeans-Receipts. 31.lg1 bushels;
shipments. 500 bushels; stocks. 110.S63
bushels
Millfeed-Receipts. none.
Egg Market Steady.
yesterdays QuOtations.)
=, Eggs; Market barely steady. Prices un-
changed to l cent lower on mediums.
balance unchanged; Prices paid for cur
Supplies more than ample. Some dealers
reported slight Improvement in trading
but demand generally fair.
Prices paid fob, Baltimore by first
receivers: Large, minimum so per cent
A quality, whites, 36-40: brown and mixed
colors; $500. Mediums, minimum so per
mixed colors, 35-36ia. Current receipts.
Receipts Eggs. 2.245 cases.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, May z 0P.-Foreigtn ex-
lars. others in cents unchanged unless
New York open market. Ia per cent
premium or 1924 U. s. cents. UP L32.
EuroEe-Great Britain. pound, 2slla.
Ipsa; S56-day. s.s1,t.u u'Spe: up asa: % so.dsy.
France franc, 1854 western .oermsny.
26.42h. OF .0ONa: italy, Ira. ,.i6hi
Portugal. .cscudo. $50; Sweden. krona.
1894; switzerland, franc, free, 23.34h;
Denmark krone, 14.50.
Latin Notwithstanding. free, 724;
Brazil. free, 100, up .0S; Mexico, s02;
Venezuela, bolivar. 80. .03.
Far East-Hong Kong dollar. 1898.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO, May Rl CUsDA.-.
25 lower; decline on weights. under 230
pounds; soys steady to, 25 lower; most
top 27.2 bulk bulk 24o-s6o pound. s $500
1865; 270-290 pounds 25.25-26.00: a
few up to $50 pounds as low as 24.00;
most 250-600-pound sows 20.00-23. 90:
few lightweights to $3.50: good clear
ance.
Salable cattle, 1000: calves. 100:
slaughter steers and heifers nominally
steady; small fresh receipts mainly
Thursday; bulls weak; vealers steady;
few sales good and choice steers. mixed
yearlings and heifers 19.5O-23. 90; a
few head choice steers sold UP to 24.50:
load of high-ch and low-prime
], ,275-pound steers late Thursday 600;
utility and commercial cows 1880
1900: Gamers and cutters 10.00-l2.75
utility and commercial bulls 14.00-16.00:
good to prime vealers 2O.O0-24 90; Gull
to commercial grades 10.O0-19. 90.
Salable sheep. 500; two loads choice
and prime, mostly choice grades.
around 103-pound fed shorn lambs with
No.. pelts steady at $500: otherwise
nothing Of CONSEQUENCE. to test the
prices, Gull to good shorn slaughter
ewes 4.50-5.50.
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New York Produce

NEW YORK; May u. tUsDA)--
Wholesale prices on bulk carton (frssh5.
Creamery, SO score (AA) ,5s-5sN
(B) 55h-5544: SO score (Cj 541a-55
Cheese steady to f1rm. Receipts. 65.227.
Prices unchanged.
Wholesale egg prices were weak. Re-
ceipts, 1883. (Wholesale selling prices
based on exchange and other volume
New York spot Midwest
ern, mixed colors. extras. (4S-50-pounds)
37-39; extras. large t45-4s pounds
36;37; extras; medium. 34-35; stand
handled. 34-35: dirties, 1894 checks,
81 ta-32; Whites. extras (4s-50 pounds)
3Sl2-39i "a; extras. large (45-4S pounds
Browns. extras i4S-5o pounds. aeh-37:
extras, large (45-4S pounds 1896;
extras medium. 34-35.
Nearby-aWhites, top quality {4s-.50
pounds 3Sh-391s: mediums. 1886;
smalls. 27-2S; peewees, 20-22. Browns.
top quality $3.50 poundsl 36-37ha;
mediums, 34-35: smalls. 27-29: pee
wees, 20-22.
Evening star., 1954-05-07

Hourly Sales on the Exchange
l1:00 am. 400 oo0 l2 poon 600 600
tUnlt of trading 10 shares or sales IN
full 'In bankruptcy or receiverShip OF
beins reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed BY such com.
panies Rates Of dividends in the fore-
going table are annual disbursements
based on the last quarterly or semi
noted; special or extra dividends are not
included Also extra or extras. B An
nual rate plus stock dividend. Declared
or paid In 1853 plus stock dividend.
Declared or paid SO far this year.
Payable IN stock. estimated cash value
on ez-dividend or ex-distribution date:
Paid last year. Declared or paid
after stock dividend or splitup. kDe.
clared or paid this year. an accumula-
. Paid this year year, SsT DIVIDEND omitted. n sSs de.
terred or no action taken. at last divi-
1881 rius % stock dividend. e Z Iiquida Ha ting az
dividend; cid Called. e dividend. x-dis
Ex distribution. H TX rights. xw without
warrants. wv With warrants. Wd When
distributed. Vi When issued.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Business Briefs

Money in Circulation in the
week ended Wednesday increased
Sill million to $29,7 ,OO0,0 900,
down SLOT million from the like
week a year ago.-Federal Re-
serve Board.
Rail Freight L0adings in the
week ended May / rose to 647,925
cars, 3.5 per cent above the pre-
viouS week and Ill per cent be-
low the like week a year ago.
Association of American Rail-
roads.
Heavy Construction Contracts
awarded in the week ended
Wednesday rose to $493, ,968, 900
from $241, ,103, 900 in the previous
week and compared with $780,
10000 in the like week a year
ago,-Engineering News-Record.
Retail Car Sales in the first 3
months this year totaled 1,191,-
021, third highest in history.
Truck registrations totaled 1884,
100, compared with 220,894 in
the 1853 period.-R. L. Polk & Co.
Department Store Sales across
the Nation in the week ended
May l were l per cent below
the like week year ago. Sales
so far this year over the Nation
have been 3 per cent below a
year ago. - Federal Reserve
Board.
Loans to Brokers and Dealers
on securities held by member
banks in New York City totaled
$1,510,000.000 Wednesday, up
$204 million from a week ago
and up $3.50 million from a year
ago.-Federal Reserve Board.
National Advertising Volume
in the first three months of
1854 was 13 per cent greater
than in the 1853 period, with
the biggest increase, As per cent,
in network television, and news
papers gaining 4 per cent
Printers Ink.
Consumers Power Co. has reg
istered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to raise
$25 million through the sale O;
3A%o first mortage bonds, due
1888. The utility plans to put
the securities up for competitive
bids.
Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corp.
shipments have held steady at
a good rate this year and back
logs have dipped, Marvin w.
Smith, president, has reported.
Chrysler Corp. in 3 months
ended March 81 earned $7,68l.-
053 or 88 cents a share VS..
$24, ,428.740 or $2.81 in 1853 Pc
riod.
Hancock Oil Co. in 9 months
ended March 81 earned $5,131,-
566 or $1.65 a share VS.. $3,O48.433
or SO cents in 1853 period.
RKO Theaters Corp. in 3
months ended April 3 earned
$485,358 or 13 cents a share VS..
$325,361 or 8 cents in 1853 pc
riod.
TextrOn, Inc, in 3 months
ended March 81 earned SLOT 900
VS.. $32 900 in 1858 period. Sales
for the period: $22.816,000 VS..
ST., ,445, 900.
Other oorniyaoc iy,cI,,daS.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. May z. R.-Cotton
pattern during the forenoon today. with
nearby May declining so cents q bale
under. the previous close under per-
sistent liouidation. Switching from May
to old crou July was extensive New
crop months were quiet but mostly
higher.
The Agriculture Department in its
hnal report placed the 1853 crop cot
ton production at 16,465,000 bales Of
500 pounds each. II reported the yield
per acre for the crop at 3242 pounds
and the harvested acreage at 24,341,-
600 acres.
Extension Of the 1853 crop cotton
loan another year by the Agriculture
any market effect.
Noon prices were so cents a bale
lower to 80 cents higher @than the
and October 33.g6.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Retail Trade Drops:;
inventories Lower
As Special Sales Fail
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, May Retail
trade in the week ended Wednes-
day was below the previous week
and the corresponding week last
year, Dun & Bradstreet reported
today.
Sales of white goods and spe-
cial items for Mothers Day
failed to offset the overall de-
cline. Many retailers reported a
continued reduction in inven-
tories.
Dun & Bradstreet estimated
the total dollar volume of retail
trade for the week at 3 to Z per
cent below a year ago. Regional
estimates varied from compar-
able 1858 levels by the following
percentages: New England, Mid
west and Northwest. down 3 to
up /; South and Southwest. up
l to 5; East, down l to S, and
Pacific Coast. down to 9.
Food purchases ran somewhat
ahead of a week ago and a year
ago, with fresh fruits leading in
sales and butter purchases gain.
ing.
There were gains in demand
for many types of women's.
mems and children's apparel,
and prospects for May and June
appeared good.
Sales of household appliances
improved moderately over the
previous week but remained well
below last years level. Popular
items included summer garden
furniture, floor tiles and clean
ing supplies.
Automobile sales were spotty.
Purchases of used cars picked
up, but the new car sales dipped
and volume in both was far
below 1853.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Store Declines Small

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan area
for the year through May l were
o2iy l per cent behind the same
1913 period, the Federal Reserve
nix of Richmond reported to-
1cy.
E.;cluding suburban branches.
downtown department store sales
were 3 per cent behind a year
40, the bank said.
For the week ended May 1
area. sales were 4 per cent be-
hind the previous week and S
per cent behind the like 1858
week. In four weeks ended May
l, however, they were 4 per cent
above year ago.
Downtown store sales in the
week ended May l were 5 per
cent behind the previous week
and Z per cent behind year
earlier. In four weeks ended the
same date they were l per cent
above year ago.
Evening star., 1954-05-07

Loan Associa-
ton. Inc, at
7004 Wiscon-
sin avenue, in
Bethesda.
Samuel E.
Bogley, we'll
oW n real
estate and in
surance broker
and mortgage
banker, W i'll
head the new
institution as
president.
Long = time
associates will
Evening star., 1954-05-07

C o n tr asted
with $685.
900 at the end
Of 1858 and
$84,465,000 on
April 20. 1853
T h / S was
disclosed to-
day in a sum-
mary from the
Con troller of
the Currency
Ray M. Gid
ney. Capital
stock totaled
$24,440,000 VS..
400 nansllinA "a
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Building Pace Eases

Building permits issued in the
District of Columbia in April de-
clined to $4,384,658 from $10,-
364,199 in the previous month
and was moderately behind $4.-
862,967 in April, 1858, the build
ing inspection Office reported to-
day.
Because of the large March
total, volume for four months
this year was $20,536,828, still
ahead of $20,213,119 a year
earlier, and behind only the
$23.5 million record for the pc
riod set in 1851.
The April total included $685.
500 for brick dwellings and
$43O,OOO for apartments. Resi-
dental repairs amounted to
$500, ,298 and commercial repairs
totaled 1851 .555.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Allegheny Reports Gain

Allegheny Airlines few 3,241,-
400 passenger miles in April for
a 38 per cent increase over the
same month last year.
William r. Divine has been
apreafted manager of the WASH
ington Office of Lester B. Knight
& Associates. Inc.
The sales Office Of Westing-
house Electric Supply Co. here
has been moved to 1915 K st.
NV, from the Beacon Building.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Ford Promotes Murphy

Appointment of c. NJ. Murphy
as general field manager of Ford
Divisions Washington sales dis
trict was announced today by
Emerson Planck, district sales
manager.
Mr.. Murphy's promotion from
parts and service sales manager.
was one of five appointments an
nounced in the Ford district sales
office. Other promotions were:
r. S. Simmons, from special
field manager to manager Of
sales planning and analysis de-
partment.
j. A. Dillon. from manager Of
truck sales to manager OF the
car sales department.
B. H. Howard, jr.. from special
field manager to manager or
truck sales department.
B. M. Harrison. from Eastern
region industrial engine sales en-
gineer to district manager, parts
and service sales department.
DID. Mulvey, from special field
manager to used vehicle sales
MANAGER.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK, May 7 R.-Spot non
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 80
Lead, IA cents a pound, New York Zinc,
10M cents a pound, East St. Louis. Tin,
90 cents a pound, New York. At Pitts
burgh scrap steel No. 1 heavy was
quoted at 29.OO-3O.O
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Capital Funds Show
Further Climb in
Washington Banks
By Donald B. HodIey

Capital accounts of f9 Wash
ington banks and trust companies
reached $89. 100000 on April Is,
date of the latest bank call, and
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Odd-Lot Dealings

NEW YORK. May R.-The New
York stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot transactions by principal
dealers on the exchange for May g.:
Purchases of 1891 shares; sales OF
1s2,167 shares including 2.042 shaTes
Evening star., 1954-05-07
New Association Formed

Residents of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area have a new
savings institution, the Mont
gomery Friendship Savings and
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Washington Securities

SALES.
Pot Elec Pwr-9O at 1874. 90 at 1884.
Cap Transit 1st IF 4s-S1 900 at 96.
Am Security & Trust-5O at 3ST2.
woodward 81 Lothrop-14 at 90, 100
Evening star., 1954-05-07

occupy Official positions, With
Edward Cook serving as execu-
tive vice president, Frederick G..
Harting. jr., as treasurer, and
Frank S. Hight, jr. as secretary.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. May z 0Pl. - Dividends
announced:
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Other earnings included:

For 12 Months Ended March 81.
Evening star., 1954-05-07

"Net loss after giving effect to tax
Irry-back credit.
Evening star., 1954-09-18
Natures Children

| synthetic rice. This was when
war was approaching and deep
concern was felt about food
supplies.
During the war research con-
tinued. Little progress was
made. Actually. synthetic rice
does not really add food to the
nations larder. But it could
serve to make non-rice food
more palatable and attractive.
In those days Of food shortages,
it was not necessary to cater to
| desire for product that looked
and tasted like rice.
After the war. more effort
was made to produce synthetic
rice. Attention was now con-
centrated on sweet potatoes.
which were abundant. But when
sweet potato starch was con-
verted into granules resembling
yellow rice, they dissolved in
water. having no resemblance to
Evening star., 1954-09-18
Word Come
Find 35 or more words in

Find 35 or more words in
PR PAID,
meaning. paid the charge upon
in advance" Average is 81; time
limit, Is minutes.
Rules OF the game. Words must be
OF four or more letters. O. Words which
ACQUIRE four letters by the addition Of
IS, such as bats" cats" are not
used. 3. Only one form OF a word is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
cadet. card, cart. care, caret cater.
cedar, core; cord. cote. coat, code. crate.
credo, crate. raced, rate, react, read,
road, rota. date, dear, decor. dote,
acted. actor, acre, adore. tare, taro,
tear. toad. tore. toed. traced, trade.
tread.
Evening star., 1954-09-18
|AWord to the Wise
BY Frunk Beck
By Mrs. Frank Colby
(SaturdaY Odds and Ends

| tSdtuEUdy OuuS anu En0S.D
Q.-Coreopolis: I notice Pitts
burgh papers speak Of "smog"
making work indoors difficult
without artificial light. It seems
a good word to me. Is it &C
ceptable?-F. McC.
Ayes, it is a sound Ameri-
canism that is coined from
smoke" and fog" Merriam
Webster's sanctions it as mean
ing: "A fog made heavier and
darker by the smoke of a CITY,"
Another blend-word frequently
ncountere nowadays is
brunch, from breakfast" and
lunch" It designates a late
breakfast or an early lunch
which serves as both breakfast
and lunch. Such words as srnog
and brunch are sometimes called
portmanteau words.
Q.-Jacksonville: How's this
one, found in a local news item?
| ooOy ASVOI, 3WIllAC SIlC WdS
being interviewed by the taxi
stand at the Union Station"
A.-Since they split the atom,
I'll believe any thing.
Q.-Whittier:: Is there a scien-
tific or medical term for what
we call goose flesh" or goose
pimples?'-Mrs. T. M.
Ayes, it's cults anserina,
pronounced: KEW -tiss AN-Suh-
RY-nuh. It's literal meaning is
goose skin"
Q.-Tulsa: Here's a clipping
which tells what goes on here {:
Each Friday evening Mrs. -
will present elementary rudi-
ment of music, as well as vice
culture, all free."-M.
AIR. Dooley (Finley Peter
Dunne) once wrote: Vice is a
creature of such heejus mien
that the more ye see 1t tn better
We like it,
l. fD;str r;,,ut al Nv AseNSaue,sf svraicats rrc ,
Evening star., 1954-09-18
Fomous Fables
By (. <. Edoor

--SUITING THE OCCA-
SION-Early in his career,
violinist Fritz Kreisler played
on occasion at parties, for a
fee.
One night, he was invited
to dinner at the home of a
well-known hostess. Since no
fee had been mentioned,
Kreisler assumed that he
was a guest, and left his
violin home. When dinner
was over, the hostess asked
him to play.
But I didn't bring my
VIOLIN" said Kreisler.
"You didn't? And why
not?" she demanded.
when I am paid to play,
I bring my VIOLIN" explained
Kreisler. when I am in
vited to dinner, I bring my
appetite"
ERUDITION-Author Sir
James M. Barrie was so abb
.sent-minded that he did not
remember the contents Of
his own books.
One day, he was to be
interviewed by a literary
critic who was known for his
erudition. A few hours be-
fore the interview, a friend
found Barrie in his study.
intently perusing his own
works.
'Is that required read
ing?" laughed the friend.
1T is today" replied Bar
rie. I'm having a learned
critic over this afternoon,
and I'm afraid he'll think
me frightfully uniformed if
I am not familiar with the
works of James M. BARREL"