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B. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE authori-
tative British Press Association said
today it understood that the Free
French forces of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle had captured Libreville, port
of French Equatorial Africa.
mo official news is available at
the moment" the Press Association
said, "but communique is likely to
be issued later"
A British official statement said
today a French government report
from Vichy that British planes had
bombed Libreville in Gabon,
French Equatorial Africa, where
Free French forces have been at
lacking, was quite untrue"
In a communique, the Admiralty
and the Air Ministry said:
With reference to press report
of an announcement by the minister
of finance at Vichy that there had
been intensive British air bombing
at Libreville, it is stated officially
that this is quite untrue. No air.
craft under British control have
undertaken any bombing operations
in that area"
The communiaue did not touch
upon the possibility of naval bonn
bardment of Libreville, which is a
seacoast city. The commander in
chief of the French forces there re-
ported "day-long bombardment'
of the Gabon capital
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the Italian planes apparently were
shot down without loss to the
British.
The Italians, a communique said.
were utterly routed" and an I'M
disclosed number of their flyers
taken prisoner.
CThe Rome newspaper II
(See LONDON, Page A-3)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Quake Also Damages
Two Russian Cities;
Is Felt in Moscow
BY the Associated Press.

by Inc RSSOCldteQ HItSS-
MOSCOW, Nov. l1.-Earth
tremors. the strongest ever re-
corded in Moscow, were report
ed today to have damaged
some Southern Russian cities
yesterday, particularly Kiev
and Odessa.
Striking at the same time as
the temblors in Rumania. the
earthquake awakened many
persons here and cracked the
walls of some buildings, but did
no serious damage, the Seis-
mological Institute announced.
No casualties were reported.
Stronger shocks were felt in
the southern cities.
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broken communications, including
almost complete suspension OF rail
traffic because of collapsed bridges
and buckled tracks
Some neutral military observers
considered the damage might con-
stitute a stiff blow to possible Ger
man plans to move large numbers OF
troops through Rumania for a Bal
kan campaign. They also pointed
out the damage to oil fields might
slow down the flow of Rumanlan
oil to the Nazi military machine.
May Change Oil Deposits.
While experts surveyed the dam
age to oil refneries and power
plants, caused principally by top
ping chimneys, biologists said the
earth movements might have made
unpredictable changes in the oil de.
posts which have made Rumanla
a bone of war contention.
The Bucharest Geological Insti-
tute said the earth shocks were the
most severe anywhere in years and
the first in long period to be reg
istered on every instrument in the
world" Government seismologlst
said they originated 100 miles deep
in the earth and were more intense
than the severe Turkish earth.
quakes last winter.
In Giurgiu. chief Rumanian Dan.
ube oil port, IS per cent OF the
homes were demolished. There were
many casualties.
First reports from Iasi. northern
most big city of Rumania. told OF
the collapse of a large hotel III
which many were believed to have
persisted.
In the southern end of the earth
quake zone. soldiers still were dig
ging in the ruins Of hotel at
Galati. The death toll in that Dam
ube city of 100000 was not esti-
mated
At Focsani 70 per cent Of the
houses were leveled. There were
$4,000 homeless and at least % dead.
Hundreds of others were injured.
many gravely, and still others were
buried
The quake, whose epicenter was
in Focsani. a city OF 10000 IN the
Eastern Carpathian foothills about
100 miles north of Bucharest, struck
at 3:39 am.
Focsani and Galati were believed
to have been the worst hit cities.
Bucharest's newest and most mod
ern apartment building, a l0-story
structure, collapsed at the very be-
ginning of the quake. The head OF
the construction firm which built II
was reported to have ended his life.
A number of casualties resulted
when the eighth and ninth floors
of another apartment building col
lapsed.
Rescue workers shoveled franti-
cally in an effort to reach groups
trapped in an air raid shelter be-
meath the 20-foot high pile OF
rubble. BY some freak. the tele-
phone in the shelter worked long
enough for a call to police head
quarters for help.
Thirty bodies had been recovered
last night from the wrecked build
ing and Is persons were brought
out barely alive. Two others were
found conscious.
1t TOOK about two minutes for
the building to fall" said news
boy who saw it. All that time
above the rending of timbers and
stone heard human screams. Then
came sudden silence. A whole line
of automobiles was parked around
the building I had noticed young
couple kissing in one of these. They
are somewhere under there now"
Persons who were up at the time
said the first sign of the disaster
was a binding flash of blue light.
which still is unexplained.
Then three minutes Of violent
(See QUAKE, Page A-4O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

Solemnly addressing the American
Nation in a time of grave crisis
abroad. President Roosevelt declared
today on the anniversary of the sign
ing of the 1918 armistice his belief
that the era of democracy in human
affairs cannot and will not be
snuffed out in our lifetime. He spoke
at the Amphitheater near the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier in Airing
ton National Cemetery
In his first public address since his
reelection to guide the Nation
through critical international af-
fairs, Mr.. Roosevelt asserted that the
United States, still united. will
strive nightly to preserve that new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

WIIdI UIU WdO IGIU.
Oil fields on which Hitler has
counted for the fluid without which
mechanical war cannot be waged
were licked by flames and Uttered
Vith the splenters of their wooden
derricks.
The rails and bridges and roads
over which the German troops have
been moving south and east and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
British Sea Convoy
AnnihiIoted by Air
Attack, Nozis Claim
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Nov. 2.-Annihila-
ton of another British sea
convoy by air attack was re-
ported by authorized Nazi
sources today, but no details
were divulged.
These sources also said
merchantmen of about 5000
tons also had been sunk about
300 miles off the west coast of
Ireland.
A British convoy of $4,000
tons, including Is or 20 ships,
was reported by the high COM
mand last week to have been
destroyed by a Nazi surface
raider and the Germans also
claimed the sinking Of a con-
voy containing $1,000 tons of
shipping. The British. however,
have disputed both these
claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Driver Cheats Deuth

BELLEVILLE, ILL.,, Nov. II (P.-
Alvin Becker's automobile was
struck by a fast passenger train,
dragged 100 feet along the track and
thrown into a 14-foot ravine. Becker
was only slightly bruised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Morqenthuu Visits Islands

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin
Islands, Nov. IL LP).-Secretary Of
the Treasury Morgenthau arrived
today aboard a United States Navy
plane for q brief ofiicial visit to the
Virgin lslands.
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French African Town
Taken by De Gau|Ie,
British Report
London Denies Allegation
From Viehy That English
Plane Bombed LibreviIIe
BULLETIN,

VICHY, R.-The free French"
forces of Gen. Charles de Gaulle
have captured Libreville, chief
port of Gabon in French Equa-
torial Africa, the Petain govern
ment admitted in an official
statement tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

(Tert of the Presidents Speech,
Page A-2)
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Weather Forecast

Occasional rain, slightly warmer; low
est tonight about Sc; tomorrow show
ers, followed by clear and colder.
Temperatures today-Highest, IS, at
lpm lowest, so, at am; 81 at pm.
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full details on PAGE Az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

(See QUAKE. Page A-4D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

Most people in Washington have The
Star delivered to their homes every
evening and Sunday morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

(See WEATHER, Page Aid
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23

erner at heart. So when his old
friend, Louis Macloon, sent fer
him to come back to Los Angeles
and play Killer Mears in the
stage play, "The Last Mile" he
took the next train.
In the play, Gable was sensa-
ton and Lionel Barrymore, who
was then directing at Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer, asked the young ac-
tor to take a screen test. Gable
took it, and soon after was called
for a part in ''The Painted Des-
ert." It was riding part, and Ga
BILE, despite his upbringing on an
Ohio. farm, wasn't sure of his
horsemanship. He hadn't been in
a saddle since he was boy. But
after a few lessons he was able
to qualify, and when the picture
was shot, he rode like an old Rio
Grande cowhand.
Another part in "The Easiest
Way" was so sensational that
Metro Goldwyn Mayer offered
him a contract, and he has been
attached to that studio ever since.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23
Had Played In Many Success
full Pictures Before Adj
vent of Butler Role.

Clark Gable, the peoples choice
for the part of Rhett Butler, in
David o. Selznick's Technicolor
production of "Gone with the
Wind" now at the Parkway thea
ire, played an interesting success
full parts of top roles in motion
pictures before he was signed to
present one of the most amazing
ly complex characters ever to ap-
pear on the screen.
A screen career was not among
the early ambitions of Clark Ga
BILE, the son of William Gable,
Canton, Ohio, contractor. The
family moved to Hopedale, Ohio
when the youngster was eight. In
this town of 500 people, the boy
went to school, and there he de-
| cided he would be a doctor. He
took every science course Offered
by the village high school, and
upon graduation, went to Akron
where he got a job as timekeepel
in a rubber factory at a salary
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stock company. They asked him
and he was so impressed with the
to witness a play from backstage,
experience that he quit night
school and hung around the thea
ire for weeks. He had deter
mined to become an actor.
Considerable water, however
passed under the mill before Ga
BILE reached the full stature of an
actor on the Broadway stage in
the leading role of "Cachinal." In
the period in between his first
decision to become an actor and
his later hit in New York, he be-
came a "swamper" en- an oil de-
velopment in Oklahoma, barn
stormed with a travelling road
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23
ewing Era
When Milady
Wore Bustles

Margaret Mitchell wrote "Gone
with the Wind" and bustles are
back.
Whether or not there is rela-
'tionship is matter of conjecture,
but Walter Plunkett, celebrated
fashion designer, leans to the
theory that there is.
Plunkett supervised the cos
TUNES for the screen production
Tof Gone with the Wind" cur
rently playing at the Parkway
theatre. He not only studied the
hustle situation of the sixties, but
ton research journey to Allan
ia, Georgia, he discovered gowns
fashioned from carpet Rawlings,
Iinned ~bedsheets, curtains and
Grapes.
when the Union blockade be-
came effective" he said, ''the wo-
men of the South made their
gowns out of materials at hand.
They used butter-nut dyes, poul-
try-yard hat trimmings and other
makeshifts but they continued to
Zoe beautiful and attractive
Studied Old Designs
Plunkett studied designs in Go
dey's Ladies' Book in creating
costumes for Vivien Leigh and
Olivia de Havilland. He also as
sembled the costumes for Clark
Gable and Leslie Howard, and
supervised the colorful array
worn by featured players and a
. small army of extras.
Of $50 costumes worn by femi-
nine characters in "Gone with the
Wind" a majority were of cotton.
Plunkett estimated that. seven
bales of cotton were used for the
gowns.
Flannel and cotton mixtures
were materials generally used in
underwear and night apparel for
both sexes" he said To-day, the
advertising columns are announc-
ing flannels for the ladies-and
they're largely red"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23

company, joined a surveying gang
cruising timber tract, worked
for a newspaper, telephone COM
pany, and finally, returned to act
ing in a road company of "Ro-
meo and Juliet" with Jane Cowl.
The part of Sergeant Quirt in
"What Price Glory" brought at
tention to Gable, and he now was
able to get some extra work in
Hollywood, notably part. in
"The Merry Widow with John
Gilbert and Mae Murray. He OBJ
tanned no regular screen work,
however, and when he had a
chance to play stock in Houston;
T~~-or he took it. After 81 weeks
of this engagement, he took his
accumulated savings and went to
New York to score in the fore
mentioned "Machinal," as we'll
as in Conflict" Gambling /"
Hawk Island" and Blind Win
dows."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23
Clark Gable Regarded AS One
OF Greatest Stars In Movies
of $1OO a month.

of 500 a month.
His principal interest, however,
was his work in a pre-medical
course in the night school of the
University of Akron. He strug-
gled with columns of figures all
day, and attended classes in ply
siology and chemistry in the
evening.
The Acting Bug
One Sunday evening he met
two young actors from a local
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23

A new Federal program to boost
the use of cotton calls for the
manufacture and sale of not
more than one million bale covers
made of cotton bagging.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23
Efficient

His record of introducing and
sponsoring measures that have
been passed by his fellow
legislators is ample proof of
the faith the people with
whom he served have in him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23
C. Waylan'd
Spruill
OF
Agriculture

Farmer, merchant, and a men,
Der of the General Assembly
of North Carolina since 1888. A
man who has devoted his life
to the interest of agriculture
development. He is the best
qualified man to hold this po-
sition in North Carolina today.
Mr.. Spruill is a Mason and
Shriner, also a member of the
Jr. o. U. A. M. He served as
County Road Commissioner
and member of the School
Board before going to the Le-
gislature.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23
Worker

Mr.. Spruill fought for lower
taxes on farms and homes. He
introduced the bill that took
the 15c levy off State land
tax in 1888. At all times he
supported aid for more voca-
tional and agriculture training
schools.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23
Service

Mr.. Spruill has served the best
interest of his county and state
as officer and representative
of the people for 80 years. At
all times he supported the far
mer and the laborer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-23

Played Killer Mears
Broadway was good to Clark
Gable, but he was always West
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-19
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK.-Should war lead
marching legions into the great
marble palaces Of India and the
Orient, the East's fabulous wealth
in rare gems probably will be far
out of reach.
The maharajahs and other poten-
tates have prepared for the worst
and now carry all their precious
rubieS and emeralds in little bags
ready to flee, with the stones, at a
moments notice
This possible effect of the Euro
pean war was reported by rare-gem
dealer today on his return from a
30O00-mile trip during which he
made purchases in 81 countries.
Charles Eddy Paskow said that
acquiring more than $500 900 worth
of stones since April had cost not
only lot Of money but also a lot
of effort.
Despite the distant threat of con-
fiscation, most owners, he said, don't
want to sell.
Currency and exchange restric-
tons among foreign countries lead
them to prefer hard cash'-the COL
ored stones"
He said he bought emeralds, rubies,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-19
Gypsum Price Case
Arrangement Is SET
For Tomorrow
5 Firms, 9 individuals
Accused by U. S. Of
Sermun At Violations

Five firms and nine individuals
are scheduled for arraignment to-
morrow in District Court under in
dictments charging them with viola
ton of the Sherman antitrust Act.
The indictments grew out of an
alleged gypsum price fixing pro-
gram.
Justice Jesse C. Adkins probably
will hear the pleas of the defend
ants.
The Government charges they
have been interfering with the
proper conduct of the building in
dustry in holding up gypsum prices.
Named as defendants in an in
dictment returned by the District
grand jury on June % are the
Certain-Teed Products Corp. of
New York, the United States
Gypsum Co. of Chicago. ILL.,; the
National Gypsum Co. of Buffalo,
N Y; the Ebsary Gypsum Co., Inc,
of New York; the Newark Plaster
Co. of Newark, N. j.: Oliver M.
Knode, William L. Ready, H. Frank
Sadler, Sidney F. Bartlett and
Ernest A. Gallagher, officials and
employees of the United States
Gypsum Co.: Melvin H. Baker and
Ralph H. Burley of the National
Gypsum Co; Warren Henley of
the Certain-Teed Products Corp.
and Arthur R. Black of Chicago.
The Certain-Teed Products Corp.
and the United States Gypsum
Corp. were named defendants in a
second indictment. The defendants
are indicted under sections l and
of the Sherman Antitrust Act,
which accuses them of illegally in
terfering with business in interstate
commerce and in commerce here.
The indictments were returned
after a lengthy investigation by a
special grand jury. summoned at
the request of Attorney General
Jackson. United States Attorney
Edward M Curran presented to
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of
District Court certificate of neces-
sity for summoning the new grand
jury, do Oilc VI ulc plOScCutOI
first official acts when he took Office
in April
Handling the case for the Govern
ment are Special Assistant to the
Attorney General Grant w. Kelleher
and Special Attorney George B.
Haddock of the Department of JUS
tice. Assisting in local procedure is
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. FINELY of the district at
torney's office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-19
Deaths Reported

KathaEins c: Nash. 81. the Ksnesaw Apis.
willie Y. Ensiish. IS; 4a6I Conn. ave nv
Elizabeth Crowley, -. 1925 18th ST NV.
william H Berry: 20, ~ 18th St t,s Sc
James Russell, 81, United States Soldiers
Home Hospital.
Lauretta Di Toto. 81, 465 H st. sw
Oliver K. Marshall. 81. 1850 Wis. ave. NV
Mary L. Thompson, % Gallineer Hospital
Joan Senestock, .. Providence Hospital.
Joysie Smith, so. 1927 Howard I'd. Sc.
William Washington. SO, Gallinger Hos
Rose Curray 81. 62e 5th st. s.w.
Florence A. Vaughn. 81, 1875 9Th st. NV
Minnie Faircloth 81. GEORGETOWN Hospital
Horace G. Robinson. so. St. Eizabeth's
Robert Grimm. 4s. St. Elizabeth's hospital
Beatries Adams, 80, Gallinser Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-19
October and May Worst
For School Accidents

October and May are the high
frequency months for accidents
among elementary and high school
students, the National Safety Coun-
Gil reports in Accident Facts, its
statistical yearbook.
On a basis Of accidents per ;00,-
600 student days, Accident Facts
shows kindergarten to be the safest
grade-only 6 accidents per 100 900
student-days which resulted in alb
sence from school for one-half day
or more, or required doctors at
tention.
For first grade the rate Jumps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-19
Wur-Scured OrientuIs Corrv
Gem Fortunes in Tiny Buqs

star sapphires and pearls in Ceylon,
Bombay and other centers.
The worst difficulty of his expedi-
ton was continual transportation
uncertainty In Italy, France, Spain
and Egypt. He made all but 5000
miles of his trip by plane.
He bought no gems with him
shipping them from the points of
purchase. On his arrival here by
plane from San Francisco, he learned
that some of the jewels had travelled
by air express on the same plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-19

March. october and May have the
highest rates-19 and 10, respec-
lively.
The survey was based on reports
from school systems with total en-
rollment Of more than SOC, 900 stu
dents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-19

sharply to Is and then increases
gradually to 20 in the seventh grade.
High school rates are somewhat
lower, averaging 16 accidents per
100000 student-days.
The rate for all grades is lowest
about lin January, February and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-19

Trapshooting began in the United
States in 1925.
Organized yacht racing in the
United States began about 184O.
Birds of feather flock together;
courtesy and safety go hand in hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-19

Uruguay is considering purchas-
ing military equipment from Spain.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Red Cross Contributions

The following are contributions
received by the American Red Cross
in cans left at various business
houses throughout the city. These
cans have been ont for some time
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Job Fund Eorns
$4,000 in Interest

HELENA, July 22-The unem7
ployment compensation trust fund
earned about S35,500 in interest for
the months of April, May and June,
1910. and about $4,000 in interest
during the past IL months. Barclay
Craighead, chairman of the Unem-
ployment Compensation commits
sion, said today.
The commission, through its en-
ployTnent service division, now is
concentrating on job placements, >
Mr.. Cralghead said. Between jan
uary l. 1899. and July |, 1910. the
employment division placed 30,787
Montana workers in either public
or private jobs.
The division, the services of
which are free to both employers
and workers, now-with improved
business and employment through
out the state--is being called on
more and more by employers to
supply skilled craftsmen.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-25
Notice to Stockholders of
Western Loan, Building Co.

Recently stockholders of the West
ern Loan x Building Co. have been
receiving letters notifying them of
meeting TO be held in Salt Lake
City August 10 to amend Section II
of the articles under which the COM
pany operates. 1t is understood a
number of stockholders have mailed
in their proxies TO one who is in
favor of amending Section Il.
The proposed amendment would
take from the banking commission
erS of the eight states the power to
vote the shares of all stockholders
not present at annual or special
meetings. II is said this amendment
would take control of the company
out of the hands of those men who
have so successfully managed it
since its reorganization and place
the management back in other
hands
Strong opposition to the amend
ment is now developing among those
who favor leaving the management
of the company where it now is and
has been since reorganization. They
are asking that stockholders exc
cute proxies in favor of w A.
Brown, superintendent of banks of
Montana, who is opposed to the pro-
posed amendment. Blank proxies
can be obtained from ]. A. Krall
Stockholders are urged to see Mr..
Krall. fill out proxies and mail
them in at once. inasmuch as the
proxies, to be valid, mush reach Salt
Lake City not later than August 4.