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Qsgtn Officials Laughed "py" Until They Fonnd Themselves Trapped

Europe. He described her infinitely, appear
ance mannerisms, the four languages she spoke
fuently Then they showed him a sort of gen
eral alarm" circular, a blacklist, received from
the French, naming and describing 20 men and
women.
These are the most dangerous German
agents Of whom we know" said the circular in
effect.
First of the four women was the Americans
wifei Soon afterward she was caught in Rome
with a high Army officer, and barely escaped
with her life. The guardian of the safe said
he did not know that she was a spy, but-he
was no longer guardian of the safe.
A hard task of secret service in Washington
was to protect high Government officials against
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Grab them both!" the chief exploded. And
they did.
THE third degree revealed that the beautiful
dark stranger was from the German spy
center IN Mexico City, and that she had begun
10 weave around her intended victim web OF
blackmail from which he could have escaped
only by giving up the secrets Of the safe.
At least, so the intelligence officers believed
who questioned her. She got of easily, as did
some other enemy neutrality-suspicious. to
Mexico.
They vent over the guardian of the safe with
. fine tooth comb from head to foot, from birth
10 present. They asked all about his wife, from
whom he was separated and who lived in
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Position Of Gr0nite Industry.

DESPITE the recent spectacular use of gran
lite, as in the erection of the Arlington
Memorial Bridge and the bridge connecting
Philadelphia and Camden, N. j., the granite ir-
dustry of the Southern seaboard faces diff
fcult task in staying on paying basis. The
Arlington bridge stone came from North Caro-
lima and the Philadelphia stone from GeorgiS.
The greatest potential future for granite hes
in its use for curbing and paving block, but
the increase of concrete and asphalt have seri-
ously cut this market. The granite is more
costly, but the industry has talking point In
the durability OF the material. "A survey of the
sitBatdoRi has heeR condNcte4 by the Bureau Of
Mines.
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Continued from Eighteenth Page

Continued from Eighteenth Page
EVEN SARA. BY Gladys Blake. New York:
Appleton.
THE ONE HOUR SERIES-AN HOUR OF
AMERICAN DRAMA. BY Barrett H. Clark,
author Of "A Study of the Modern Drama"
ETC. Philadelphia; LippmcOtt.
EARLY TRADITIONS ABOUT JESUS. BY
J. p. Bethune-Baker, DID,, F.B.A. New
York: Macmillan.
MRS. GRUNDY is DEAD; Code of Eti-
quette for Young People, Written by Them
selves Edited by Doris Webster and Mary
Alden Hopkins. New York. Century.
PIPER SPINS A YARN. BY Hiram E. Piper.
Illustrated. Boston: Meador.
MY LIFE WITH ANIMALS. BY George F.
Morse, former director Boston Geological
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Revieqos of the Neg0 Books.

Park, etc. Drawings by Don Nelson. Chi
cago; Thomas S. Rockwell.
ARYAN BLOOD IN MODERN NATIONS AND
THE HOWELLS. BY Fleming Howell, MD.
Boston: Christopher
THE DEVIL; An Historical, Critical and Medi-
cal Study. BY Maurice Garcon and Jean
Vinchon. Translated by Stephen Haden
Guest from the sixth French edition. New
York: Dutton.
HUNTSMAN IN THE SKY. BY Granville
Toogood. New York: Payson g. Clarke.
SCATTERING HEALTH SUGGESTIONS;
An Explosion of False Theories and Notions
in the Field Of Health and Popular Medi-
cine. BY Morris FiShbein, MD, editor Of
Hygeia. New York Horace Liveright.
WITH MORGAN ON THE MAIN. BY /. c.,
Mi RRnaett. esauthnEssOti fIApbtny s1slaRd,Ssf
etc. New York: Dutton
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Continued from Nineteenth Page
where during the month of April it viii be on
view in the museum of the Rhode Island
School Of Design.
In its place opening week from today, will
be shown from April to 20 an exhibition of
work by Violet Oakley, N. A, including The
Holy Experiment. THE Opening of the Book
of the Law" and the Geneva drawings exhibited
earlier in the season in the galleries of the Art
Alliance, Philadelphia, and the Grand Central
Art Galleries New York
THE Washington Water Color Club held its
annual meeting March 81, at which time
the following officers were elected: William H.
Holmes, honorary president; A. H. o. Role,
president; Benson Moore vice president; Eliza
beth Evans Graves, secretary, and Eleanor Parke
Gusts, treasurer. The following were elected
members Of the board of managers: Roy Clark,
Edith Hoyt, Iona Miller Keplinger, Frances H.
Combs and Elizabeth MuhlhofeT.
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A N exhibition Of water eolors of the Canadian
Rockies France, Italy and Corsica by Fred
Pye is announced by the Yorke Galleries, 1000
S street, opening March 81 and continuing to
April IL.
Mr. Pye is an English painter now living In
New York He received his artistic training in
Julian and ColaroSsi Academies, in Paris, and
has exhibited twice i'm Paris. Several of Mr..
Pye's marine subjects have been purchased by
the French government for placement in the
Luxembourg. Mr.. Pye has exhibited several
times IN New York most recently at the Ander-
son Galleries. He is also frequent contributor
to Canadian exhibitions, having lived for
number of years IN Canada.
THE exhibition of paintings by Hildegarde
Hamilton which has been shown during
the past week in the mazzanine of the Carlton
Hotel, under the auspices of the Art Promoters
Club will be continued until Friday, April 4.
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THE first week passed without news. Prob
ably just getting started they thought. A
second week passed and third. No reports.
Then this note:
The baron and were married this morn
ing. Thank you."
He was a real baron. Explaining perhaps,
why girls go on the stage and into secret
service
The greatest center for that game in this
country was, Of course, wartime Washington.
There was nothing imaginary about the pres
ence there Of agents and friends Of Germany
eager to pick up precious nuggets of mforna-
ton and forward them across the OCEAN, usually
by South American countries and Mexico. In
Mexico City was German spy eenter not I'M
familiar to the German legation that sent more
than one agent to the United States. One was
the famous Pablo Waberski. Another was
dangerous woman spy, who, unlike Pablo, was
not caught until she had worked for some time
IN Washington and nearly done very serious
harm.
One of the most important Government de-
partments guarded closely its many secrets.
In a special camouhaged safe were kept papers,
drawings, letters whose possession would GER
tainIy mean thousands of lives and millions Of
marks to the Germans. The safe had a
guardian, who almost alone knew its secret and
how to open it. He had excellent record as
a Government servant and was trusted
But does secret service entirely trust any
body? The safes guardian was watched from
his getting up in the morning until his retiring
at night, and it is lucky he was. He began
spending his evenings with a beautiful dark
woman of Spanish type, unknowing that every
thing he did was noted infatuated, he became
not alone indiscreet but disloyal To their
amazement the shadows beheld the woman
and this trusted officer enter a certain apart
ment house on quiet Washington street. The
knpW IN hat WAS
apartment, ostensibly that of bachelor bust
ness man, actually conducted by a branch Of
the Government as a hidden rendezvous for
confidential interviews. The shadows tele-
phoned their chief: -,,s .--.,.s ~ sse- area
Hes taken her up to the apartment"
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INTELLIGENCE suspected an Austrian baron
of violating his parole and doing some quiet
spy work for the central powers. ShadOwing
about Kew York showed him engaged in sew
eral intrigues, to be sure but not the sort Sus-
peeted The baron was ladies' man. 1t was
decided to put a woman on him.
She's got 10 be q good locker" the shadows
reported. Hes some picker"
Where search for good lockers but in the
chorus? Especially as a well known New York
theatrical producer was valuable msmbeT OF
the intelligence forces He produced a girl
whom the shadows pronounced a good locker.
They arranged for her to meet the baron, then
told her what to do. She was the blonde type,
sufficiently upholstered, that would appeal to .
Teuton. She was to tell the baron she was
of German descent worm her way into his
confidence and find out what he was doing for
Austria.
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which irked some of the great ones
who would have it that this spy stuff is the
bunk"
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with lovely brown hair and eyes. graceful, chic.
In fact, she was so goOd-looking that cynical
secret service men muttered: "Humph! Enter
the fascinating woman spy"
But others might be less suspicious, and she
was chosen for important job in Switzerland.
Fashionable resorts like st. Moritz were to be
her hunting ground.
There was q slip before she left Paris, unfOT-
tunately and this time slip probably not
feminine but masculine. As result of it, EStehe
was inevitably spotted at the frontier as lady
aspiring to espionage, not only by the Swiss
secret police but by the Masters German or
ganiSatiOn then hourishing. She got into
Switzerland. but that was all the good it did
her. She did her best, some say, but the cards
were stacked against her. Specializing later on
what might have been done to camouflage her.
she said:
False reports could have been fabricated OF
me in allied intelligence of1ces in France, ru-
mors spread through suspect circles that was
having trouble with the authorities. would
then have gone 70 Switzerland presumably TO
get away from allied surveillance. Once in
Switzerland, more secret reports might have
been sent about me, TO the effect that was
dangerous to the United States Government,
pacifist propaganda, with a German husband
in the United States Army whom I was going
to help desert These secret reports could have
been allowed to leak out to the enemy. Once
in Switzerland with the exception Of one or
two confidential persons, no one should nave
known about me and Americans should have
been allowed to think that I was suspect
possibly working for Germany
Recognized ruses of secret service Whether
or not they would have worked in the case of
Estelle, who can say? Some say she failed
less because of insufficient camoufiage than he
cause she fell in love! Further, some say, he
was German agent put on her trail. Who
ever he was, they add, with emphasis, he was
lucky. Anyway, Estelles exit from Switzerland
confirmed Gen. Nolan in his determination to
keep all her sisters out of American secret
service activities controlled by him.
Some other branches of American secret
service in Europe employed women. mostly for
comter-espionage. Some came from the United
States, some were French. The fate of one of
the latter was pathetic. She lost her figure in
the American service. Loaned by the Deuxieme
Bureau after q thrilling and successful spying
career. she found American pay and especially
American candy q little too good As her
weight waxed her efficiency waned.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03

action Of Kelvinator indicates
that the stock will probably get
a play. There has been good
buying in Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron. Most Of the
company's mines have resumed
operations.
National Cash Register Is be-
ginning to reflect the accumula-
tion by insiders pointed out here
for some time. The long-heralded
Radio move has been postponed
again, I hear. This time the
pool is said to be waiting for
the introduction Of a new model,
probably in q couple Of weeks.
It looks as though they are try
ing to tire some one out.
I again pick Liggett and Myers
as one of the best buys on the
list. Chesapeake and Ohio is
working up. I have consistently
recommended the stock. Those
who bought C. 4E o. at my sug-
gestion should hold on. I be-
lieve they will get much higher
prices.
Those who are still waiting can
buy c. q o. now. I can't see
how they can go wrong on a
stock Of its caliber. Texas Gulf
is another good stock that is
headed higher. There has been
good buying In Kroger.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
DRIVE
IS STARTED

The most intensive sales cam
paign in the history Of the Ma
tional Cash Register Company
was inaugurated today by J. H.
Barringer. vice president an d
general manager. For the next
four months salesmen for the
concern in the United States and
Canada will be challenged by
Mr.. Barringer's broadcast state
ment to every agency Of the
company and to 1000 members
Of the selling force that "the
tide has turned and business Is
moving upward"
Forget the first eight months
and start the year at September
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
BANKERS OFFER
CITY BONDS

Offering is made today Of q
new issue Of $650,000 City Of
Nashville, Tenn, 4 and 4A per
cent bonds by Kissell, Kinnicutt
81 Co., and Phelps, Fem g. Co.
The bonds, which mature from
September !, 1891, to September
l, 1860, inclusive, are priced to
yield from 3.25 per cent to 40
per cent. OF the offering $780,
600 represents 4 per cent school
bonds and 100000 4A per cent
hospital improvement bonds.
The bonds are legal investment
for savings banks and trust
funds in New York, Massachu-
sets and other states. The 1880
assessed valuation Of all taxable
property In Nashville aggregates
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
The Motors

,lk uS 'B1UtUES
{. General Motors led the last
minute squirt in the automobile
stocks. The bulge in this group
took Wall Street by surprise for
the financial community has
been somewhat sour on the
motors for a couple Of weeks,
following an analysis by one Of
the leading statistical organiza-
taonS.
sfQeneral Motors. however, is in
4Ssclass by itself through its
dominant position in the indus
try. It is being tipped for higher
prices. It's dividend is safe and
ii should do well If 1891 proves
nearly as good motor year as
anticipated.
4 The bulge in Auburn was
helped by short covering. Au-
burns position is strong because
comparatively small earnings
Vork. out big on its capitaliza-
tiGr1. Chrysler has q well rounded
outline and should participate
In any improved automobile de-
naand. Chrysler's earnings this
year, however. have been bad,
as have those Of Packard, Hud-
son, Studebaker and Nash. They
will have to do better to dispel
dividend safety fears. despite
their strong cash positions.
5f
nsAmerican Car and Foundry
was strong following declaration
Of the regular $50 quarterly
dividend. Current return Of bet
ter than II per cent indicates
skepticism' that this will be con-
tinued. The company has been
digging into its surplus for four
years. It's line is well diversified
bat the business hasn't been
there. am told, however, that
insiders are bullish and that
they bought the stock from 20
down.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Rust Hits Canadian
Wheat OutDut

WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. ..
The movement Of this years
wheat crop has commenced and
while rust has materially reduced
both the yield per acre and the
grade, the reduction has not
been as great asswas anticipated,
the leSSing Of rust ravage can be
attributed to the early spring
which allowed for the sowing Of
the grain fully two weeks earlier
than a year ago. according to
the final crop report Of the
Canadian National Railways.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
ter Advancement Stock Market Prices Predicted By the Spectator
Portland G.. E. to Sell
S4O,OOO.OOO Bonds

A banking syndicate headed by
Harris Forbes 81 Co., win shortly
offer a new issue Of $40, 1000. 900
Portland General Electric Co.
first and refunding mortgage IA
per cent bonds, series due 1860.
Proceeds win be used to retire ap-
proximately $40 900 900 Of 5, 51a,
8 and rs per cent mortgage debt
now outstanding against the cleo
trio properties. The debt viii be
retired on various dates up to
November l, 1881.
The Portland General Electric
Co. was formed to take over the
electric, properties in Oregon Of
the Pacific Northwest Public Ser.
vice Co. as the first step In the
latter's program of segregating its
electric, gas and railway hold
ings.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
A Picture

The movie stocks had a spree
all their own yesterday. Fox and
Warner were in the lead, fol-
lowed by General Theaters, Para
mount and Loew's Radio Keith
e2Sed off after making a new
hlgh on the current move.
The amusement companies
have everything in their favor for
D, snappy play good earnings,
best season ahead. and the settle
l1ae1t Of the Warner difficulties.
They should do better.
As I said last week, ] am told
Fox Is going quite bit higher.
Warner's strength is due to q
continuation of fresh buying at
tracted by its earnings. and short
covering. Ny favorite. however,
iS Loew's, and / like Paramount
for its conservatism and stability.
,Softness in United States Steel
would indicate that the Iron Age
survey won't be bulliSh today
This should cause no disappoint-
IaaSnt in view Of the holiday. /
expect steel news to get better.
beginning with next week. De,
laaand has been so restricted some
expansion is inevitable. Both
United States Steel and Bethle,
hem should be a buy on any
further weakness.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
SASKATCHEWAN
BONDS SOLD

a new issue Of $1,000, 900 Prov
ince Of Saskatchewan 2S-year AZ
per cent bonds. due September
1, 1855, is being offered By
Bancamerica.Blair C0Sporation,
Kountze Brothers, II. A. DAILY d
Co, Ltd, Of Toronto and Mat
thews d Co., Ltd, Of Toronto.
The bonds are priced at 99A
and interest, to yield ass per
cent.
They are legal investment for
savings bank in Connecticut.
Maine, New Hampshire and Yer.
mont.
Saskatchewan Is the largest
wheat producing province In
Canada.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
IGNORING OF WHEAT BREAK.
!" !: DENOTESS STRENGTH
Squirt in Motors List Proves Big Surprise tt
4. Traders Who Have Been Sour" on
'ss &. Issues Since Recent Survey
Rx THE sPECTAToR

Is The market stronger yesterday than really
There liberal number of minus signs sprned through
g out the list at the close.
There seemed to be lot Of selling going on under cover
activity special groups the auseents and the motors
The selling well taken however and see no reason Tor
changing belief that the market is headed higher
noticeable that the break In wheat was ignored
Stocks becoming immune to bad news. and 1t VIII
take something drastic change the trend right now
sc still believe those who hold stocks will get better prices
before long and that purchase Of the leading stocks on eac
tionS will prove profitable.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Local Stocks

Furnished BY W. B. Hibbs 3 COL
SALES
Capital Traction, SIS, $5O00o3;
$1,0OO@93.
Georgetown Gas, SIS, $4,000
103H.
Washington Gas. SIS, $1,000
1O3la.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd., 100
1918; 10010las; 1O@101A; 100
101A; 1O01O1A: 100101A; 10
0101A; lO0101A: 100101A: 10
@1O114.
Real Estate Mortgage and Guar
antee. pfd.. 10O061a.
AFTER CALL
Capital Traction, SIS, $5OO093.
Potomac Electric, cons, IS, ST.
O00@ 1O21a.
Washington Cas-, IS, A. $1,000
1921.
Potomac Electric, 51ks, pfd., S
q 108A; 1@10814.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio, As, $1,000 895s; $1,000
89A.
m = 11-- -
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
MOTOR FUEL :
that's picked BY men 1vho kuoov motors

They all prefer ESQ. ''Why?" we ask each
one. They give many reasons for their
preference:
'.ESSO for no carbon.
'.NO knocks witk ESQ.
''POwer, that's ESQ"
"ESSOS better on the hills -
"-Gnd reliable in traffic"
Trouble. shooter" J. I'll. Cullinane thinks
these reasons don't include enough-a good
motor fuel must have many qualities. '.ESSO
giuas best GV-GyOaSd performance. : he sums
them all up. atsr.
And that's what men who know motors
actually said at the Washington Cadillac
Company when we recently interviewed
them. 18 other car dealers and demonstra-
tors in Washington feel the same way about
SESSO. Isn't it wise for you to use the motor
fuel that's picked by men who know motorsP
Try tanl1ful of ESQ today.
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Store Stocks

Z Department store stocks were
In active demand. Macy, Best,
and Associated Dry Goods, all
three recommended here in the
last two weeks, made new highs
on the current move before the
naidafternoon selling cut the
gains.
The store stocks normally move
about this time, and there is no
reason to anticipate any change
this year. They have the fall
season ahead and sales should
show up well in comparison with
last year. One unfavorable factor
isathe price cutting that has been
going on for some time. This is
likely to affect profits consider
ably.
stStrength in the market is at
tracting q flicker of interest in
investment trusts and holding
companies. Higher stock prices
increase their worth. I hear Gold
man Sachs has been buying its
own stock. It is up about 4
points from its recent low. Well
informed quarters like Tri-Con-
tinental. It has a good portfolio.
My first choice. however is Amer
lean International.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Eoii oiick
the

Assume, if you want to, that the gasoline
you are now using is the best you can buy.
Or assume that if it's not the best, that
''all gasolines are about the same anyway
so what's the difference.
Then come down with us to the Washington
Cadillac Company, 122O.1228 22nd Street
n. w. We won't look at the shining new
sixteen.cylinder Cadillacs and the LaSalles
in the showroom, because we want to know
what happens to motors that use ESQ ex.
clusiyely, day in and day out, year after year.
So we go in back where tools are lying
round, motors apart, cars with their wheels
of. We ask for the Manager of the Mainte-
nance Department, MIR. V. S. Little. He
knows motors from the inside out. We ask
him if it's true that all gasolines are alike in
their effect on engines. He says, I'VE recon-
mend that ESQ is the best suited fuel for the
awOdeyw bigh-cOmb preston engine.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Here and There

The break in Case Threshing
vas mostly due to the drop In
wheat. Wall-informed interests
are bulhsh On Case. Market
The Washington times., 1930-09-03

.$189,7lT,644 and the city's net
bonded debt amounts TO $i2,6S2,.
323.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Natl BeLLGs Hess
Sales. SIlOIC Drop

Natinoal Bellas Hess Co. re
ported today sales for August Of
$l,0SS,9O4, against $3.347,aOO, q
decrease of 42.2 per cent from
August, 1929. sales for the eight
months ended August 81 totaled
$22. 2.626. .sO3. against $31.986.O7O. q
decrease Of 1925 per cent from
the like 1929 period. Since gross
cash receipts this year include
figures for certain retail stores
not operated by the company dur.
ing the early months Of 1929.
therefore the actual decrease for
the period Is 1928 per cent.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03

s mechanics, white.coated and
efficient, work with MIR. Little.
Theautomobile businessknoWs
them as 'trouble.shooters" be.
cause their job is to find the sick
spots in ailing motors. Most of
them drive their own cars too.
We ask them about gasolines.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03

l." Mr.. Barringer urged. The
final quarter in the company's
business was said today to offer
unusually fine opportunities for
establishing new sales records.
Executives Of the company win
spend most Of September with
the selling force in the field.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
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July r PetrOIeIIJ1l
Exports Fall Oft

July crude and refined petrol
cum exports were estimated at
12,27s,5O2 barrels, valued at $4O.-
S16,52S 81 the Department Of
Commerce, d decrease OF 2,464.S14
barrels and $5,362.e23 from July,
1929, exports.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
THE GIANT POWER FUEL

More powerful Than any gasoline and adys s,. nik