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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07

These elderly girls got dog from the pound
for protection. Part Seayham, part poodle, part
cocker spaniel with just suspicion of Welsh
terrier) They often tell friends how much
more intelligent a mongrel is than pedigreed
canine. But Skippy for that's his name, dislikes
all the wrong people and finds the elevator
operator particularly obnoxious. So the girls
can't use the elevator, which is trial as they
live five floors up However, they are losing
Evening star., 1940-02-17

kerensky Urges
Full U. 5. Support
For Finland
Former Russiun Chief
Coils on William Green:
Plans to Sail Soon

The United States should sup
port Finland In its present crisis by
every means possibility credits,
food and arms-Alexander Keren-
sky. head OF = provisional Russian
government in the interim between
czarism and bolshevism In that
country, said after an interview yes
terday afternoon with William
Green, president Of the American
Federation OF Labor.
Describing himself as "an old
friend" Of Mr.. Green, the Russian
exile said he had appealed to the
labor leader to extend whatever sup
port is possible to the Russian peo-
pie for "a restoration Of freedom" in
that country. Mr.. Green told re-
porters he had promised help in
whatever way 1t Is available.
Describing Europe's present state
as more. serious than In 1919, Mr..
Kerensky said that all the worlds
advocates Of freedom should COM
bine In fighting the theology Of
totalitarianism. Beyond the ideo-
logical differences all other points
Of issues between Finland and Rus
sia could have been adjusted by
friendly conversations, he added.
War, he said, is useless, absurd,
shameful"
Mr.. Kerensky said he was return
ing to New York today and will
sail for Europe in about two weeks.
Evening star., 1940-02-17

to the Nazi philosophy Is the Arm
conviction Of q similar destiny for
the Germanic races.
If we may accept as authentic
the program outlined often and
frankly by Haushofer and his school
the present European war will end
with the collapse of the Anglo
Saxons as q world power, to be fol.
lowed by the unification Of the
whole continent under German con-
troll and hegemony-a pax Ger
manica."
DR.. Walsh discussed the present
international situation in his first
lecture before entering upon a more
detailed study of American Diplo-
macy in Peace and War"
Viewed in the light Of the Nan
program, he declared, the partition
of Poland and the assault on Fin.
land by Russia are but so many in
cidental but predetermined moves
on the vast "chess board" of inter-
national politics.
American diplomacy NOW finds
itself face to face with the most
stupendous challenge since Benja-
min Franklin faced the British
House of Commons in l766 and laid
the foundations of our diplomatic
traditions" he said.
DR.. Walsh will continue his series
next Friday evening.
Evening star., 1940-02-17
War Spurs Intense Hunt
For Mica Substitute

The search for q suitable substi-
tute for mica, Insulating mineral,
has come into the spotlight again
with the United States supple
mentary sources abroad threatened
by wars in the world, the National
Geographic Society reports.
While this country Is the globes
largest producer Of mica, 1t is pointed
out, the amount mined here Is in
sufficient to care for the many de-
mands Of industry for the material.
Fuse boxes, telephones, airplane
spark. plugs, electric light sockets,
magnetos and radio condensers are
among the many items in which
mica usually Is found.
With Great Britain at war and
needing mica more than ever, few
shipments to America from British
India or South Africa can be ex-
pected, the Geographic declares.
Incidentally. 1t says, mica appears
to have been the first mineral mined
In North America.
Evening star., 1940-02-17
Geopolifical Institute
Is nazi Brain Trust,
Dr.. Walsh Declares
6. U. Foreign Service
School Regent Opens
Series Of Lectures

The master mind" and chief ad-
wiser Of Adolph Hitler, as well as the
controlling factor over Reich diplo-
macy and foreign relations, was de-
scribed last night by DR. Edmund A.
Walsh, 8. j., of Georgetown Uni
versity as "a certain Gen. Karl
Haushofer," who heads a so-called
geopolitical institute In Munich.
There is the true Nazi brain
trust" the Foreign Service School
regent told an audience in Memorial
Contiental Hall at the opening of his
tnnual public lecture course dealing
with international relations.
DR.. Walsh said the institute, which
Is now In the ascendency, apparently
has escaped the attention of the
American public, although it has
been active for a number of years.
= represents a specialized approach
to international politics." he ex-
planned, by laying emphasis on
geography, racial factors, density Of
population, religious beliefs and phy-
sical attributes of the numerous
racial stocks making up the family of
nations.
Financiers Thrust Aside.
He added: Those who previously
advised the Fuehrer-in fact who
financed the rise of Nazism, such as
Fritz Thyssen, the industrialist, and
Herr Schact, the banker-have been
cast into the discard in favor of the
new evangel of Haushofer and his
geopoliticians.
"As the Politburo OF the Russian
Communist party dominates the
Russian state and controls its every
movement, foreign and domestic. so
the Institute of Geopolitics in
Munich directs the Nazi government
IN Its foreign adventures"
- Hundreds of very competent. If
very fanatical experts" are working
under Gen. Haushofer, the speaker
claimed, in pointing out that "the
social and human composition of all
sovereign states now dominate the
new concept of the diplomatic, as
well as the military objectives of the
German state"
Basic and inherent to MARKHAM
communism is class warfare, the
ultimate determination of the bour-
geoise anG the political supremacy
OF the proletariat, not only in Rus
STA, but throughout the world" DR..
Walsh added. Basic and inherent
Evening star., 1940-02-17
GoIlinqer Bid Is $l2.847

A low bid of $12,847 has been SUBJ
mitted by w. E. Mooney Co., Inc,
$3.50 Pennsylvania avenue NV, to
remodel the sixth floor Of Ward
Building No. 4 at Gallinger Hospital
as q surgical suite. Three others sub
mitted bids.
Evening star., 1940-02-17

some amendments at an early date.
Committee Counsel Edmund M.
Toland may call Board Chairman
j. Warren Madden to the stand for
further cross examination when the
hearings are resumed at 10 am.
Tuesday. though no announcement
OF the next witness has been made.
Evening star., 1940-02-17

We Value Such
Commentator Highly
1t is such letters as the following that
stimulate our sincere endeavor to render
satisfactory service.
Mrs. E. v. H. writes:
"A. Eberlys Sons,
Washington, d. C.
Gentlemen:
This is to express appreciation Of the
fine work you did in remodeinf our basement
and making the place 20 attractive.
l wish also to commend the courtesy Of your
employee. y:,y -
Very truly yours"
Thank you, Mrs. II. 1t so happened that
Mrs. HIS basement presented rather
complex problem Of how to proceed, and
to have. her commentator so
unqualifedly expressed is very
gratifying.
You see, The Eberly Plan craftsmen
come to you with long experience
coupled with The Eberly Plan spirit to
satisfy. All the details, from planning
to the finished job, are done by The
Eberly Plan-with only ONE moderate
profit for you to pay; and only ONE
responsibility for your satisfaction
OURS.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

British pound raced up 25 cents in rela-
tion to the dollar today, more than cancel
ing yesterdays severe setback
Foreign money dealers said the sudden
expansion in demand appeared based on
Contracts csns % 90 for ssttement at tbe
free date
Banks might be unwilling to carry short
sested BY one expert. and hence urged
Their clients to clear current obliRations in
view of the serious turn of events abroad.
. lump Of is Of S a cent cent The Canadian
dollar moved forward at a more sedate
rate adding .. of cent at 7s's Q. S,
cents. The Swiss franc was unchanged.
Late yates follow tGreat Britain in dol
lars others in cents):
=, ofhcial Canadian Control Board rates
for q, S. dollars: Buying, 10 per cent
premium; selling. II per cent premium
ia 2ok as'op Of 6uya ssi D:4
selling 200 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket; 21ss per cent discount, or 7s.371a
Great Britain. demand, unouoted: cables,
Belgium pneuotea nau Denmark rneuotsd;
4o.o5nc: beneyelent. ! .oo5: Greece. 4san:
Huneary. 17,7nn; Italy. 5.o5n: Neither
lands, unouoted; Norway, unouoted; Por-
tueai 315n: Rumania. sen: Sweden.
23s5n: Switzerland, 22.43: Yugoslavia
235n.
Latin America.
Aeentina, oficial 2o11; free, 90 c5:
Brazil, oficial sos: free. 5lo: Mexico,
16.S5n.
Far East.
japan. 234s; Hons Kong, "a 35: Shane-
hal, S.S5
eRates in spot cables unless otherwise
Indicated Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Aviation Prosperity
Extending Rapidly
Over Nation
Subcontrocts for Firms
In Many Towns Are
Being Awarded
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE
prosperity of the aviation industry
is being extended rapidly to dozens
of "one-factory towns" widely scat
tered through the Nation.
With huge backlogs of orders for
engines and military planes the
established aircraft factories are re-
ported by authorities to be abandon
ing to large extent the old formula
of building from the ground up
in one plant.
Instead, the modern airplane may
be the assemblage Of products of a
hundred factories in as many cities
and villages.
One leading instrument maker, for
example, now is subcontracting its
products among SO separate COM
panies, all highly skilled in precision
work. then assembling their outpu:
in its main plant.
Makers of airplanes and engines
are, in many instances. subcontract-
ing such parts as crankshafts. gears.
housings. connecting rods, ailerons,
tail surfaces, flaps. exhaust mani
folds brakes, wheels, pedals and, of
course. tires.
These parts are being made. in
many instances, in factories which,
up to few months or a few weeks
ago, had no idea of ever entering
the aviation field Even today, in
some instances, the newly inaugural
ed aviation plants do not own the
tools with which they work.
One aircraft manufacturing execu-
tive, returned from a 3-week survey
of subcontracting possibilities. said ::
"All l hunted for was good, honest
manufacturers with machinery
We're furnishing the tools"
Middle Western towns appear to
be most benefited by this newest
development in American industry,
although other subcontracting jobs
are being allotted to factories on the
West Coast. the Atlantic seaboard
and in the South, in that order of
volume.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Gold Imports Climb
To $532,477,333
In Single Week
Much of Record Metal
Shipments Owned
By France
Sy the Associated Press

Sy the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department an
nounced today that gold imports
attained the unprecedented total of
S532,477,3 1888 last week.
This huge amount Of the metal
was listed as coming mostly from
Canada, but officials indicated that
much of 1t really belonged to
France.
The department said that $780,
s02 223 of the metal was deposited
under earmark to the credit of for
eign governments. boosting the to-
tai of such foreign gold here to
81, 1886, FOB .889.
The one week total was larger
than imports for the whole month
of May. 1t was many millions
larger than gold receipts in any
other single week in American
history.
Reports showed S483. .353,379 from
Canada, $2l 1852 ,454 from the United
Kingdom, S3567,477 from India,
$l6,588,6l0 from South America and
$3,928,264 from Switzerland.
Contrasting with the huge ship
ments from the Allies, some Ger
man gold was reported for the first
time in months, but amounted to
only S6638.
Silver imports totaled $780, All,
about the usual amount and in
cluded $560,322 from Mexico and
$205,7 1913 from Canada. For the
second straight month Bolivia
bought some American gold, OBJ
tanning S3,545,467 last week. She
bought an almost exactly equivalent
amount during May. With other
tiny gold shipments gold exports
last week totaled S3,549,323. Silver
exports amounted to s94,l00.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Equitable Sets Record
In Group Insurance
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. June 1.-THE great
est three months in group insurance
production in the history of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
the United States ended on May 81
according to an announcement yes
terday by President Thomas I.
Parkinson.
At a meeting in the Equitable S
home Office in New York he stated
that writings of all group COW
erages during March, April and May
totaled approximately s143,000, 900,
exceeding the aggregate in the same
months of 1889, the best previous
year, by more than S48,0OOO 900.
A total of 572 applications for all
forms of group protection likewise
established new all-time high
numerical record for a similar
period.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO June II lP,.-Poultry. live. l
car, .55 trucks: small hens easier, balance
steady; hens. S pounds and under, 1914:
broilers, 212 pounds and down. Plymouth
Rock, 20l7; other prices unchanged.
Butter, 1,222 ISL: steady: prices un-
EGGS. 32.755; steady: prices UNCHANGED.
arrivals, Io3: on track. 2s3; new stock
demand good. for Southern Triumphs de-
California long whites, U. S. No. l, washed,
under initial ice, 2.25-30; U. s. No. /,
under ventilation 2.05-25: small to me-
dium size. 2.O5-21O; U. s. commercials,
under initial ice. 30: California Bliss
Triumphs. y; s. No. J.. washed, unde- ini-
tial ice, 2.25: car of so pounds, cotton
bass: fair quality 80 ,.li,.a hundredweisht;
go; late Monday: U. g; commercials.
ina ina cobbiers u. S. No. i cars. showing
Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. l. size B, un-
washed 1.O5; late Monday, U. s. No: l,
unwashed few sales at 1.s5-1 STA;
Alabama Bliss Triumphs, U. g. No. l,
washed, at 2.10-20: mostly 2.l0 car;
showing decay. spotted. sacks. 200: U. 8.
No l, unwashed. 1.s5-2.00; o; s; No: l.
size B. washed. 1850; unwashed, a few.
lew wv s.ies iess 1s5 1 kouisisns Bis: Tsumphs,
u s. No l. unwashed, 10000: U. 9.
Commercials, unvsshed,, 1.6o-75; q. s.
No /, size B. unwashed. few sales at
LOO. Old stock supplies very light. de-
mand very light. market about steady;
washington Russet Burbanks. q. 3. No. /,
few sales 2.25.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Steel Mills Expected
To Be Rushed for
Several Months
Neor-Copocity Rate
Assured by Foreign,
Domestic Orders
BY FAUL D. GESNER,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK. June 11.-"Near ca
pacity" steel mill operations for
several months to come" were fore
cast in the trade today as added
European war intensity quickened
the pace of Allied buying here and
home industry began ordering metal
supplies 90 to 12O days ahead.
While Britain and French repre-
sentatives were reported closing new
contracts for finished steel products
as we'll as semi-f1nished metals. do
mestic buying broadened into all
| divisions of the steel-consuming
field.
Orders from the automobile COM
panies began flowing into the steel
Offices in volume. Business in ship
building steels widened Heavily
taken as far as three and four
months ahead were building con-
struction, farm equipment and mis-
cellaneous steels. Railway equip
ment builders were substantial buy
ers of metal for new rolling stock.
Orders Come in Flood.
Rolling into steel Offices in a fleod
were inquiries for metal for tank
armor, artillery, guns, shells and
other military equipment.
These came from a broad list Of
railway car. auto. farm tool and
miscellaneous plants preparing a
part of their peacetime production
capacity for the making of arma-
ments needed under the Nations
broadened defense plans.
| Part of the queries were for metal
which will go into ornaments for
export-mechanized equipment and
munitions ordered here by Great
Britain and France.
Steel mill operations this week
were speeding along at close to IS
per cent Of capacity, compared with
a little over 80 per cent last week
and around SO per cent a year ago.
Further step-up in operations was
expected, with mill schedules ap-
preaching the 94.4 per cent high
touched last November when do
mestic industrial activity hit the
fastest clip in decade.
Foreign Business Large.
But while foreign orders were
given heavy, credit for the current
steel buying wave, many observers
contended fast mill operations for
some months to come are in store
regardless of the course of the war
in Europe.
Even if the European war should
end next week, steel operations
should hold at high levels for
long time" an executive said.
In the steel business we con-
slider IS per cent operations pretty
close to effective capacity" he con-
tinued. 1--WE operated at 94.4 per cent
last fall. We can operate above that
figure. But we like an IS per cent
rate. Above that we have to put
older steel mill equipment into use.
The older mills in any company
usually are the highest-cost pro-
Quoting units. From the standpoint
Of production economy, we would
prefer to keep activity around the
IS per cent level rather than above
it. But sometimes delivery dates
interfere with our wishes. Then
we have to use the old high-cost
capacity"
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Studebuker Deliveries
Ahead of Year Aqo
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. June H.
Domestic retail deliveries Of dis
tributors and dealers of the Stude-
baker Corp. in May amounted to
10,328 passenger cars and trucks, as
compared with 1883 units delivered
in the same month last year.
Last months retail deliveries in
the United States were the largest
reported by the corporation for any
May since 1928. For the first five
months of 1910. retail deliveries in
the United States totaled 42,835
compared with 28.887 last yaer.
Factory sales of 1896 units in May
compared with 1884 in the same
month last year. For the first five
months of 1910. factory sales OF
SO ,260 units contrasted with 42,O54
in the parallel months of 1899.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Wheat Crop Estimate
Raised Close 10
1899 Marks
Winter Yield Reported
Only Is Per Cent
Under Year Ago

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department FORE
cast yesterday that 1910 wheat pro-
duction would total 727,858,000
bushels, nearly equal to last years
727 ,971 ,000-bushel crop.
Despite unfavorable moisture con-
ditions in the fall and early winter
in the Great Plains, production OF
winter wheat was estimated at
488, 1858 900 bushels, only 13 per cent
under last years 563, ,431 900 bushels
and IA per cent below the 1929
1888 average. Production of spring
wheat was estimated at 239, 900 900
bushels, compared to 19l, $4,000
bushels last year and a 10-year
average of 183,619,0 900 bushels.
Growing conditions in May were
favorable in the North. Central and
Eastern winter wheat States, the
department said The yield was
estimated at 14.3 bushels to the
acre, 0.6 of a bushel under the
1889 harvested figure. Indications
pointed to an above-a yield
in States east of Missouri River and
in the North Pacific and Mountain
States, but prospects were below
average in the Great Plains and
the Southwest.
Backward Areas Cited.
The forecast said that May mois-
ture was short in Montana and
South Dakota, rust and cutworm
damage were reported in California.
Arizona and New Mexico, and that
black stem rust was present in
Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, al
though its development was not
advanced sufficiently to determine
its effect on yields.
The benefits of this springs i'm
proved moisture conditions, the de-
partment said. were apparent in all
important spring wheat States. The
June l crop condition was 80 per
cent, II points above the June l
condition last year and II points
above the 10-year average for that
date.
Favorable growing conditions in
May, the department said, partly
overcame the handicap of late oat
seeding. The June l condition was
81 per cent of normal, 10 per cent
above the June ! figure last year
and 4 per cent higher than the
l0-year average for the date.
Oats production was estimated at
1.02l 900 900 bushels. Last years
production was 937,2l5.OO bushels
and the 10-year average was 1024,-
852 900 bushels.
Barley Outlook Fair.
Prospects for the barley crop was
described as moderately favorable. "
The June l condition was 81 per
cent. 10 per cent above that on
June / last year and per cent over
the l0-year average In the princi-
pal barley States, conditions ranged
from to Is points above those for
June / last year. Production was
estimated at 302 100000. bushels,
compared to 27629S, 900 bushels last
year and 10-year average of 225,-
486, 900 bushels. The total rye crop
was estimated at 38,640, 900 bushels
Last years production was 80 ,249 900
bushels and the l0-year average was
38 ,095 900 bushels. >F--
Indicated peach production was
52,0l2,000 bushels, compared to co.
$4,000 bushels last year. The To-
year average was 52.723, 900 bushels.
The Department forecast a pear
crop of 30,853 900 bushels. Last
years crop aggregated 31,047 900
bushels and the 10-year average was
6,333 900 bushels.
Condition of hay on June
averaged 81 per cent, and that of
pastures was 81 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
23 Ships Are Added
To Construction List
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press
NEW YORK, June 1l.-With the
addition of % vessels during May,
ships under construction or contract
at United States shipyards on June
! totaled 295, compared with 129 a
year ago.
OF the q added to construction
lists, 18 are tankers and five cargo
vessels. Bethlehem Steel Co. is
building II and Federal Shipbuilding
Co. seven of the tankers. Bath Iron
Works is constructing four of the
cargo vessels, and Newport News
Shipbuilding the other.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Check Volume Drops
Behind 1899 Levels

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ports that banks in 274 leading cities
cashed Stab 900 900 worth of checks
in the week ended June S, compared
with S8,709, 900 900 in the correspond
ing week last year.
In the 13 weeks ended June 5
checks in these cities totaled SILL
5000 900, compared with $l03, ,784,
100000 in the similar period last
year.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Larger Output
|Of Anthracite
Is Ordered
" the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, June Ito
meet increased demand for coal. the
Pennsylvania Anthracite Emergency
Committee notified mine operators
today that production for the week
ending June Is has been set at
100000 tons, or four days work.
In recent months the weekly pro-
duction has been 100000 tons, or
three days work.
The committee said dealers had
placed sizeable orders in anticipa-
ton of the price rise of 10 cents a
ton scheduled for June IS and that
stocks were not large.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
FOREIGN Markets

LONDON June ii lP.-The securities
market took the Italian re-entry In its
stride today and prices tended higher in
many sroups st1er opening a,n hesisanSy; ;,s ns;:
sh sisnS for Tvs several % issues issues after morning mo @
losses running to y, points. Domestic rails
wiped out starting declines while oils held
steady at slishtly lower levels. Industrial
In the foreign bond market French and
Egyptian issues gave way.
PARIS The Bourse. which suspended
dealings yesterday, remained closed today.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Cleveland Graphite
Declares Dividend

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. June 11.-Cleveland
Graphite Bronze Co. yesterday de-
clared a Accent interim dividend
on common stock. payable June %
to holders of record June 20. 1t is
the issues second Accent dividend
this wear
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Bank Loans Register
Moderate Increase
During Week
Chicago Area TotoI
Expands 5000. 900;
Other Cities Lag
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported yesterday that commercial,
industrial and agricultural loans of
banks advanced slightly in the week
ended June S.
In 10l cities these loans increased
81 ,000,0 to total of $4,368 900 900.
In the Chicago district they gained
$4,000 900, but declined somewhat In
other areas.
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and
liabilities on June S. together with
changes for the week and with the
same week last year, in millions of
dollars: