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Evening star., 1939-04-14
Building Up Sharply
In California Cities
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, April 14-Building
permits issued at SO California cities
during February totaled $l4655 878,
an increase of q per cent over
February, 1898, the current Business
Outlook of the Wells Fargo Bank,
San Francisco. reports. For the first
two months of 1899, permits of S32,-
682 ,568 value were 81 per cent above
corresponding 1898 figures.
Building permits issued in San
Francisco in February totaled ST.
709,814, an increase of Is per cent
above the preceding month, and
over twice the low figures of Febru-
ary last year, first two months per-
mits Of $3200,208 were 35 per cent
ahead of comparable 1898 figures.
Real estate sales in the city dur
ing January February numbered
1909 Of S9.152 ,942 value; as compared
with the same 1888 period, the num-
Der of sales increased 20 per cent,
but their value was IL per cent less.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
War-5hock Measures
For j. ). Markets
Held Adequate
Wall Street Leaders
Satisfied by Steps
Token Here
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Spokes-
men for some leading Wall Street
investment circles said today they
believed steps initiated yesterday IN
Washington under auspices of hign
administration officials adequate for
the time being to guard against
war shock to the domestic financial
community.
The slogan adopted by the Wash
ington officials was business as
usual in the money marts in case OF
war in Europe. One of the biggest
problems involved grows out of the
fact that foreigners have an eSti-
mated $4,000, 100000 invested in this
country, including gold and currency
Those at the Washington meeting
including representatives of every
important fiscal division of the Gov
ernment, laid plans to handle aLy
contingency which might arise
They were reported here to have re-
ceived the promise of cooperation
OF England and France.
Dumping Unlikely.
Wall Street sources today reiterat
ed their belief that there are no i'm
pelling reasons at the present Tina
for English and French holdings Oh
United States securities to be
dumped on the domestic market in
event of the outbreak of war.
On the other hand, they said
there were sound. almost compelling
reasons for the governments of the
two countries. after war, and after
taking over United States holdings
of their nationals tas it is assumed
here will be promptly done to re-
tain the securities. which would
presumably increase in value with
war buying orders. and would hence
swell the United States credit base
for those nations.
A leading international banking
house which has close relations with
Britain and France expressed this
opinion and said they had received
no recent information tending to
change this view.
Some Reject Invitation.
Some leading investment trusts
said they had declined a request to
attend a small meeting called here
Wednesday by William Stix Wasser-
man. president of the Investment
Corp. of Philadelphia and Delaware
Fund, Inc.
The investment trust men who
met with Wasserman are said to
have received rough outline of a
plan, involving financial backing by
the R. F. c., and returned to con-
suit with their associates.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Excess Bank Reserves
Advance 10 New
Record High
Continued Inflow
Of Gold Regarded
As Major Factor
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Idle money in the banks scared
to new record high of So, $50 900 900
in the week ended April IL.
The Federal Reserve Board said
these lendable excess reserves of the
banks jumped sl7O,0O0,OOO during
the week because of the continued
rush of gold sent across the Atlantic
by European governments and citi-
zens anxious to get their wealth out
side a possible war zone.
The boards statement said:
During the week ended April IL
member bank reserve balances in
creased $2l0,0000O0. Additions to
member bank reserves arose from
decreases of $2OOO0,0OO in money
in circulation. S5.00O,0 900 in Treas
ury cash and S88 900 900 in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve banks
and increases of $138, 900 900 in gold
stock and 100000 in Treasury cur
rency, offset in part by an increase
OF $44 ,OOO,O 600 in non-member depoS-
its and other Federal Reserve &C
counts. Excess reserves of member
banks on April IL were estimated to
be approximately $3.880.O0O.0OO an
increase of $l7O,0O0,OO0 for the
week"
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during
the week and the year ended April
II, 1899, were reported as follows:
In millions of dollars)
Anril IO AnriI Anrn q
Evening star., 1939-04-14
US. Gypsum Earning,
Climb 10 S990,696
InFirst Quarter
Profit Compares With,
$688, 348 Recorded in
Same 1888 Period
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 14-The
United States Gypsum Co. and sub
salaries reported consolidated net
profit for the first quarter of $780,
696, or II cents a common share,
compared with S688348 or IS cents,
the corresponding 1888 period. The
company makes building materials.
Hiram Walker G GoOderham.
Hiram Walker Gooderham &
Worts, Ltd, reported consolidated
February % of 81 1865 ,538, equal to
$l69 a share on common stock.
compared with $1,672.342, or $2.15
a common share, in the comparable
quarter year ago Company
manufactures liquors at plants in
Peoria. Ill. and Walkerville and
Toronto, Canada.
Briggs Mfg. Co.
Briggs Manufacturing Co. and
subsidiaries. makers of automobile
bodies, reported net profit for 1898
of S840,4 ,459, equal to AZ cents &
share on common stock, compared
with 9.390743, or s4.74 common
share in 1887.
Electric Power & Light.
Electric Power & Light Corp. in
It's 1888 annual statement reported
that it's net equity in the income of
subsidiaries for the year amounted
to $500 1896, compared with SILL
535,653 for the previous year. Of
the 1888 total equity. the report
stated, only $2216.021 was actually
received from subsidiaries.
Associated G. g. E.
Associated Gas g. Electric Co. re-
ported for the IL months ended De-
cember 81 a deficit after fixed in
terest of 1854, ,l79. against a deficit
of $36,071 for the preceding II
months. The report stated that the
deficit had been reduced to sos, ,557
as of February %, 1899.
Rustless Iron & Steel.
The Rustless Iron G. Steel Corp.
reported net earnings of S207.777 for
the three months ended March 81,
as compared with net loss of S62.-
651 during the same period of 1888.
The quarterly earnings were S49.3l4
greater than the previous quarter.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Job Placements Gain
In Cumberland Area
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND. Md, April IA
so per cent increase in job place.
ments last month over March, 1898,
painted bright spot into Allegany
County's industrial picture today.
The increase was in line with
figures in other State cities. In
Frederick, 139 persons were put to
work, as compared with 90 placed
last March, and in Salisbury, Jobs
Evening star., 1939-04-14

were found for 1877 as compared to
78 the same period year ago.
In Cumberland, the State employ
ment service reported, $50 persons
were placed in jobs during March,
whereas year ago that month new
jobs were available for only los
persons.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April IA tP.-Eges Is 90:
easier, Mixed colors: Extra fancy selec-
1fia-17: seconds. 16. mediums 15l.-ss:
dirties No l. 151a-aa: aversee checks.
15i. Storaee hacked frsts 11sl-1s
Whites: Resale of premium marks. o3i2-
o5la. Nearby. premium marks. y h22R
Nearby end Midvestern. EXCHANGE spe-
Gals. 20-20l2: exchange standards. 19A-h
Resale of nearby heavier mediums. 1885,
90. Nearby and Midwestern. exchange
mediums Is
Browns: Nearby. extra fancy. "0-22
Nearby and Midvestern. exchange specials.
19-1q1a: exchange standards, 1S12-A.
Nearby. exchange mediums. 1917
Duck esgs: 22-25
Butter. 591 .009. steady. Creamery.
higher than extra. 23s.-24h2; extra 1872
score,. 23l2: nrsts (Ss-9D. 22A-23A;
seconds ,S4-S7). oI-21A
changed
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Boston Wool Marker

BOSTON, April ii LP,.-cUnited States
department. OF Agriculture. .l-Sentlmen
Vas showing slight improvement in The
Boston wool market today 'Thile the i'm
pelotement IN sentiment has not been re
ha hes1a 70 any great extent IN actual sales.
o9seIs we're showing more interest in the
onerlnes OF new woods for future delivery,
f.ano 4 leV small sales were closed of bright
nteece tar Noois at ~ TO % cents. in the grease,
!or o stSoeo comoine three-eighths and quar-
Yer IT, oiood Mixed grade lots of bright
oea ee,ee.elehths and quarter blood fleece wools
cas;n o1itteu from the Middle West were sold &C.
caStohdlIV at prices ranging o6 to 27is
'ehls' IN the grease. delivered East.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Electric Power Sc pfd.-5
at ia.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Transit Co.'s at 1O1a, 5
at 1913.
Potomac Electric Power Sc pfd.-5
at lis, 10 at lis, 5 at lis.
Real Estate Mortgage & Guaranty
pfd-300 at 5.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Dry Goods Marker

M NEW YORK; April IA lP-Bur]ap ad-
With atiee4 around 10 points today in line
oyer mier hnmer hpmer Calcutta cables Local turn.
ness for quick delivery, iii ousi-
r,o1n 0niy minor Quantities of cotton goods
sre o'eu eIh ih worth street. according to deal
els' ollk dealers reported a stalemate dme
20 @ the further advance in raw nrices cue
H;,I ragoH business was moderately active,
n,inr ni,m ialf st turnover in spun fabrics sam
goods activity. i'ioSt oi wool
Evening star., 1939-04-14
$50 Tons of Leud Sold

NEW YORK, April IA R).-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported 200 tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $3.50 per 100 pounds
East St. Louis and 275 tons at the
East St. Louis average. 100 tons at
$3.50 New York and rs tons at the
New York average.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Odd-Lot Purchases
Top Sales in Week
b. the Associated Press

Buying orders of small traders eX-
ceeded selling orders on the New
York Stock Exchange in the week
ended April s.
The Securities Commission re-
ported that customers odd-lot orders
to buy totaled 1859 involving L.
236,517 shares valued at 36,178, $50.
This compared with 36,O37 orders to
sell involving l,037, ,909 shares valued
at $30,070,925.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
U. S. Treasury Position
By the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury on April
u: Receipts, S6.244 0S3.54; expenditures
S25,59S,40 AS; net balance. S3.212. .646.-
95O.36. including S2,553.2 Psf. .5Sa.6 .63 work
ing balance; customs receipts for the month.
S9,727, 441.a4.
Receipts for the fiscal year tsince July
-. s. sol .2sl 56l Is; expenditures. 81
1883 Of emergency y'e expenditares; excess
of expenditures. $500. 1914. 1859; gross
debt; . S49o39 q 1.l4l.la. a decrease of
assets. S15,43O,O34 26s.51.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Metal Marker

5teady; eeetrolytic spot 1o.5oz75 expar,
49 497G12 "a. fornor. Tn steady spot and nearly @ y
New HN York 1880: East st. Louis, I 4pS1' 20
enc nnc STEADY; East st. Louis spot and for.
Maro wa, 4;o0; Quicksilver. % 5O-S6. 90. Pie
mon. ,mohy nIaa Platinum and Chinese wolframite
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Foreign Markets

LONDON. April IA P.-The continued
unsettled European political outlook caused
market today. which found supporting
orders lacking. The industrial list was
heaVy. Capetown selling depressed Kaffirs.
with coppers and other base metals de-
Ginning. in sympathy. British funds were
marked lower and foreign bonds dropped a
point or more. Oil shares reacted sharply
points lower.
PARASITIC bourse closed weak and
inactiVe To-Day Rentes lost 90 to 1865 CEN
heavy. Bank of France and Royal Dutch
finished about ] so francs down and S,,ez
Canal was of 21O francs. 0-
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK, April IA GqH-Crude rub
Der futures opened to l3 lower. Nav
l5..2-.4 July. l5.7-1s; September,
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Beeswux Shipped to U. S.

Three million pounds OF beeswax
was shipped from Brazil, Portugal,
Cuba, Egypt and other countries
to the United States last year.
Evening star., 1939-04-14

New York Bar Silver
NEW YORK, April "a R.-Bar
Silver, 1924, UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Investing Companies

NEW YORK April IA ,Py.--Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
CLOSING QuotatIonSl
Evening star., 1939-04-14

Six seconds may save your life and
it won't hurt your appointment.
Evening star., 1939-04-14

'Ouotatione not furnished by sponsor or
| issuer: all others are obtained by l. B. c.
from those sources.
Evening star., 1939-04-14

! Plus extra. e2% extra. f3G extra.
3 S14.00 extra paid December 20. 1898
n zoe extra. m 81 so extra o SOC paid
September 20. 1898 So 90 paid 1888
ii 90 paid January 20 1889.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Speaker Bankhead Urged
As Presidential Nominee
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Oct. 21.-Speaker Will
liam Bankhead of Alabama was
urged for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination today by Frank M.
Dixon, Alabama Governor, as one
who would completely fill the bill'
in championship of Southern rights.
Gov. Dixon said he hoped Ala
bama delegates to the 1910 party
convention would present Speaker
Bankhead's name to the Nation"
and that he was sure "our people
. will approve my efforts to
secure support from other Southern
delegations.
He issued a statement in behalf
of Speaker Bankhead as he was
leaving q Southern Governors Con-
ference called to plan fight for
freight rate parity with the North.
His action was taken as a move to
bring the freight rate highland
other Southern problems-diredly
into the national political arena, a
step he had said earlier he favored.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Nazi Tanker Quits Tampico,
May Supply U-Boats
BY the Associated Press.

ny Ine Associated PreSS.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2l.-Foreign
intelligence agents tonight were in
vestigating reports that the Ger
man tanker Emmy Friedrich, which
sailed from Tampico last night
would serve as supply ship for Ger
man submarines operating in the
western Atlantic.
The tanker carried a cargo of &c.
600 barrels of American oil.
There also were reports that the
4,326-ton vessel, which had re-
mained In Mexican waters since the
outbreak of the European war, would
attempt to slip through the allied
blockade and reach a German port
The Emmy Friedrich's clearance
papers gave her port of destination
as Malmo, Sweden, but diplomatic
sources here heard reports that she
would seek shelter in some tiny Cen
trail American or South American
port. The diplomatic sources said
also the tanker might keep a rem
devious at sea with German fighting
craft.
The tanker took on her oil cargo
at Port Arthur, Tex, just before the
start of the war. Leaving there en-
route to Hamburg, the crisis in
Europe sent the ship into Tampico
for refuge.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Triple Pact Strengthens Balkan Nations
Maj Eliot Believes Prospect Of Aid Raises Likelihood They Will
Stond Against Menace Of Russian or German Aggression

whole of the Polish -Rumanian FROM
tier.
Greece, stragetically so located as
to be able to escape the fate which
befell her in the last war, can hardly
hope to remain neutral as long as
she did before; but her sympathies
are. like Yugoslavia's. almost wholly
pro-ally, and the italian threat on
her northeastern frontier appear to
be receding.
There is, therefore, a measurable
chance that with the coming of
spring we may see reconstructed a
new eastern front which will give
Germany something to think about
besides an attempt to break through
the Maginot Line. Russia remains
the great unknown factor. Russia
can, of course. attack Rumania. but
there seems little reason why she
should do so beyond the point where
she might regain Bessarabia. Save
via Rumania, Russia cannot give
direct support other than in the air
to Bulgaria, for the Turkish navy,
reinforced by the British, can easily
command the Black Sea. Hungary,
which has already been reported as
concluding friendship pact with
Rumania and Yugoslavia, is by no
means anxious to become a Nazi
VaSsal.
Small Nations Drawing Together.
Thus. as the Scandinavian coun-
tries draw together in the north
under the menace of Russian and
perhaps German aggression, so the
little nations of the southeast of
Europe are doing likewise. The fate
of Poland and of CZecho- -Slovakia
has shown them what they might
expect. The one controlling factor
| in the case of all the small powers
Is this: That they understand, down
to the last peasant tilling his field
that German victory in this war
means the extinction of the inde-
pendence for which they have. most
of them, fought so long and so des-
perately in the past and for which
they are quite ready to fight again
If they see any hope of success;
whereas an allied victory is no men
ace whatever to that independence
Keep this in mind: it is beyond
everything else. beyond the diplo-
matte scheming and maneuverings
the underlying basis for the COM
prehension of the affairs of the Near
East. These people might fight
even alone, as did the Poles, with
the courage of despair; or they
might, alone, make the best of a
bad bargain. But if assured of pow
erful and immediate aid, they will
assuredly fight-and the aid is at
hand, in Turkey, in Syria, in Egypt
in the harbor of Alexandria and on
the airdromes of Ismailia and Mersa
Matruh.
Winter is approaching, winter is
a bad season for campaigning in the
Balkans. The diplomatic offensive
will continue, therefore, and there
may be little evidence of military
activities. Yet with the coming OF
spring, Germany may well find her
self facing q serious situation here;
and the supplies upon which she has
been counting from this region may
not, meanwhile, be forthcoming. AT
Bucharest, at Belgrade, at Sofia, at
Athens, the allies have been no less
active than at Ankara. And Russia
remaining the enigma, can never
theless have little wish to see more
Slav peoples fall under Nazi rule
or to see the Germans established
at the mouth of the Danube.
1nc.)
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Will Watch DordoneIIes,
Russia Warns Turkey

MOSCOW, Oct. 81 R.-Russia
served notice today as "the greatest
Black Sea power" she must keep
q watchful eye on everything" re-
lated to the Turkey controlled Dar-
danelles, despite the British French
Turkish pact.
The government newspaper lives
tia's bitter attacks on the tri-power
treaty, terming it an unsuccessful
attempt to drive a wedge between
Germany and the U. S. S. r. made
diplomats wonder what effect the
pact would have on Finnish Russian
negotiations which resume Monday.
The Soviet Union, which is the
greatest power on the Black Sea
(others are Turkey, Rumania and
Bulgaria., is obligated to follow at
tentively everything connected with
the approaches to the Black Sea, -
lzvestia said.
Turkey Drawn Unto War Orbit"
The newspaper said the pact with
the allies drew Turkey into the
orbit of war" and attempted to draw
the U. S. S. R. into a combination
which is chiefly directed against
Germany and eventual enemies of
England and France in the Mediter-
ranean presumably italy,"
Russia retained freedom of action,
which cannot be said about Turkey
Turkey has assumed a responsibility
which cannot fail to be reflected on
Turkish policies within the nearest
future" the paper added.
A German trade delegation was
still negotiating here, but the spe-
cial German Ambassador, DR.. Karl
Ritter, chief of the economic divi-
sion Of the German foreign office
was expected to return to Berlin to-
morrow to report on completion of
the first stage" of the talks.
An indication of the growing ties
to Germany was seen in the unofi-
cial report that Russia had recog-
nized Franz Tiso as the first Slovak
Minister to Russia. Slovakia is a
German protectorate.
Meanwhile, the Russians pushed
their campaign to consolidate their
Polish gains through "plebiscites" in
the Polish Western Ukraine and
Western White Russia, formerly
parts of Poland.
Delegates will be elected to an as
sembly, which will vote on whether
to join the Soviet state.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
HoIIond-Americo Line
Beqins Bermuda Service
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOBOKEN, N. j., Oct. 21.-The
Nieuw Amsterdam. flagship of the
Holland America Line, sailed today
with 146 passengers for Bermuda
on a trip inaugurating the lines
new coastal service to the island
resort. The ship has accommoda-
tions for 1850
Among passengers were Judge
Lawrence B. Dunham of the Court
of Domestic Relations in New York
City, and Mrs. Durham; Honey
mooners Henry G. Bartol, jr.. and
the former Margaret Erskine of
Tryon, N. c.; and Mrs. Oliver Eaton
Cromwell Of New York and Phila-
delphia, her daughter, Miss Sheila
Emmet, and friend, Miss Adele
Mccall. :
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Gaelic Glasses Continue

Glasses in Gaelic, the native Ian
guage Of Ireland, will continue to
be held at 7:30 pm. every Thurs
day until the last week in May of
next year at the Thomson School,
Twelfth and l. streets NV. The
first class was held last Thursday.
The Rev. James A. Geary, pro-
fessor of Gaelic at Catholic Uni
versity, will conduct the senior
class, DR.. Shawn Sheahan will have
charge Of advanced students, while
Miss Mary O'Sullivan will direct
the beginners class.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Luxembourg City
Has Old System
OF Bomb Shelters
Underground Network
Started by Sponiords
In 1914
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

~ Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
LUXEMBOURG CITY (By MaiD.
While nearly al other capitals Of
Western Europe are building bomb
shelters, this city has been provided
with them for more than $50 years.
These are the "casematts," she'll
proof defensive galleries started by
the Spaniards in 1874.
The city is built on q huge rock.
Until the days of modern warfare
1t was considered an impregnabls
fortress. One master after an.
other-Spain, Austria, France, Prus-
sia-had devoted the best genius in
military engineers to increasing it,
impregnabiiity.
The casematts are q system of un.
derground galleries and communi.
eating tunnels blasted in the solid
rock. They have q total length Of
nearly 20 miles. Emplacements for
guns and batteries were made by
blasting through the sides of un-
scalable cliffs and gigantic subter-
ranean stairways we're constructed
to height of IS feet or more.
Honeycomb City's Foundations.
All these honeycomb the founda.
tions of the city. They are larger
and more impressive. say the Luxem-
bourgers, than the catacombs Of
Rome. They constitute a real SUBJ
terranean town, presumably abso-
lutely safe from air attack. Tho
garrisons through the Middle Ages
used to remain underground all tho
time. All their needs could be sup.
piled there. The casematts com.
pletely encircled the city and are
pierce in the face of the rock by
jagged openings, letting in the light.
AS the methods of warfare
changed they were forgotten. Pres
ent-day Luxembourg looked upon
them merely as an historic curiosity
and an attraction for tourists. Now
they realize that the work Of the
old Spanish engineers hardly could
have been improved upon. The
builders might even have had a pro-
phetic vision of air raids All Lux
embourg could get underground, if
worse comes to worse. The case
mats have been wired for electric
lighting and field hospitals have been
fitted up in them to receive victims
of any air raid
The dusky depths of the rock are
haunted, Luxembourgers say by the
imprisoned spirit of the fairy Me-
lusine. immortal bride of that Duke
Sieefried for whom the Siegfried
Line has been named. 1t was Sieg-
fried, half legendary figure, who
built the first castle on the rock
which was the nucleus of the ancient
city.
Locked Up In Rock.
II The hero met the beautiful fairy
when he first started to build the
castle. The immortal maiden be-
came the mistress of the mortal
warrior. When the great duke died.
somewhat ungallantly, it would
seem, he had her locked up in the
middle of the rock as the permanent
custodian Of the place nearest to his
heart.
But some day, according to the
legend, Siegfried will return for his
imprisoned bride. 1t makes supersti-
tious Luxembourgers a little nerve
Gus. Has the day come. they ask,
for the release of the fairy spirit?
Siegfried evidently forgot all about
her when the German hordes passed
through Luxembourg In 1914 and
they hope the German war spirit
lets her stay locked up for good. For
Melusine. according to some of the
legends about her, was an immortal
maid of mischief.