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Feofures of BuiIdinos

Features Of Buildings
All-electric kitchens, ventilating
doors. Venetian blinds, carpeted
corridors. painted walls, sun decks.
Open and Lighted until 10 PM.
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$3.50.
l503 COLUMBIA RID NV

just few doors from 9Th st. A splen
did value and an excellent S-room house
with all modern conveniences. Open every
2Itsrnron this week Vacant. THOsi J
To inspect evenings, call Mr.. KEY, ia
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BUY NOW.

Sample house. 47O6 18th st. ne
you will pay 1Ocs more for same home.
as costs are rising rapidly. Why pay
rent when you can live in one of these
homes so economically Latest equipment
including Bendix washer and air-condi-
toned gas heat. Small cash payment re-
nuired H A approved. Drive out to-
day. Is min from downtown. Drive out
to Catholic University, continue on Mich
gan ave to 18th st. ne, left on 18th
to. 18th st. ne. WHYLAND sHAFFER.
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CHEVY CHASE. MD, $3.50.

SITUATED CLOSE TO CONN AVE, ON
WOODED LOT 140x195 FIT. ONE OF
THE FINE OLE RESIDENCES OF THIS
DELIGHTFUL COMMUNITY. The house
needs reconditioning. but contains & large
way to floored attic: 2-car garage: vacant:
EDW. H. JONES & Co. INC. Wo. 1900.
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NAVY EMPLOYEES.

We offer you the best Groom home built
in the Sc by an old builder of fine repu-
tation. large rooms. large tile bath.
recreation room. air-conditioned oil heat;
close to all schools and transp.: adjoining
golf course and recreational park Walk
to work $3.50 cash. balance like rent:
no finance charges. Open daily. to 8
pm. Sample house. 14l5 18th st. Sc.
Drive over Pa. Ave. Bridge to MINI. ave.
right to 10th and right TO property. Or
roll EmerSor R4OH
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2217 18th St. NV.

4 rooms. kitchen, bath and rear
porch; cleo. refriseration $4,000
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252O / St. NV,

. rooms, kitchen and bath, refriger-
alton included in rent. Near stores
and transportation. Res. mgr.
$4,000
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CONN: AVE: AND CALVERT ST, FRONT
Enclosed porches: ideal for private resi-
dence or high-class rooming and boarding
GEORGE w. LINKINS CO., 1922 ST.
NV. District 3522.
lO0@ G. ST NE-MODERN. g ROOMS.
bath; toilet in cellar frst-class condition;
SIS month
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CLEVELAND PARK. 5000 3Ath ST. NV
S-room house, sos JAMES E. SCHWAB,
81. Southern Bldg. District sl57
3431 CLAY ST Me- RMS. AND BATH
in new River Terrace DEVELOPMENT. Rent.
S45 Michigan 1858
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R. MARBURY STAMP & co.
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

ARLINGTON, VA. NEW . STORY s.
room Colonial home, beautiful wooded
lot. 5@i2x235; air-conditioned heat, oil
burner: l block Wash Lee High. Come via
Lee hwy. Open. 1928 n. Randolph.
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WILLIAMSBURG COLONIAL,

bedrooms. 4 tiled baths. living room.
completely furn recreation room. dining
room. large kitchen. This home. situated
in hehlv restricted neirhbo5hood in NV
WASHINGTON. Is nriced below $4,000 for
cu,ck sale For apport mer'. call Mr.
Dooolns WI. 1918 with j. WESLEY
BUCHANAN
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WOODBRIDGE BARGAIN

1000 Perry st. ne-Detached. s rooms
tile bath. fireplace, front porch: large
VIM R. THoRowGooD,
oOR4 r 1 Ave- NE DE OIL
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Living room, = bedrooms dinette kitch-
en-, bath; md floor. detached house with
large eroundS and garage; heat furnished.
BRODIE & COLBERT, INC.
LOO Eve ST NA SS-a
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SALVATION ARMY SERVICES WILL
 BE FOR PUBLIC
Brigadier GilIinghdm Is to Preside-GirI Guards
 Hold Program

A full weekend has bee T planned for Brigadier Jchn Gil- lingham and Mrs. Dillingham; who are visiting in Juneau during an inspection trip of the various Sal vation Army stations.
 At II o'clock tomorrow morning special service will be conducted at the N-ensorial Presbyterian Church at which time the Salva- ton Army members will unite with the Memorial Church congregation
 Tomorrow afternoon, starting at .2:3O o'clock a service will be held at the Salvation Army Hall for the dedication of two children, Beaulah Audrey Jackson and Will liam Johnson.
 A 7:30 o'clock meeting at Sal- vation Army Hall has also been planned for tomorrow evening. Brigadier Dillingham; will preside at all of the sessions and the pub lie is cordially invited to attend the various services.
 Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock there will be a farewell service at the Salvation Army honoring the Brigadier prior to his depar- ture for other Alaskan towns.
 Last evening a Girl Guards dem
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onstration was held with the fol- lowing program presented:
 Opening song by congregation. prayer, Bible reading, presentation of Brigadier Gillingham as Chair man, Chairman's remarks, Guard Song, Salute and Pledge; demon stration by beginners group, de- claration knots, table setting, 23rd Psalm), presentation of enrolment cards to ten girls.
 Song, "Songland Fair by Guard troop Senior Guard groups, dem onstrations by eight Second Class girls presentation of Second Glass badges; song, Somebody Did a Golden Deed" by Second Class girls: flag drills by Guards, cornet solo by Adjutant Jackson. dia- lceue, The Proud New Guard; duet by Adjutant Jackson and Mrs. Lesher, scarf drill. closing, song and benediction
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sOUTHBouND SALINGs
LOCAL SAILINGS

EStebeth scheduled to sail every
 Wednesday at D. m. for Sit ka and wayports. Dart leaves every Wednesday at 2 a. m. for Petersburg, Port Alexander, Fake and way } ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
CHAPADOS INJURED

Paul Chapados was brought in from Chichagof yesterday after noon with an injured hand and is at St. Ann's Hospital receiving treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24

which each bidder would submit his bid just to compare notes. That was legitimate and no chisel- ing was involved. But the next step, our informant said. was for the sub contractors simply to meet around a table, take all the com petition out of the bidding, and apportion the work among them selves at comforting prices. As other jobs came along, the con- tracts would rotate.
 Getting the labor unions into the setup was the next step. To protect their own bids, the pool" of b-contractors would have to shut out an honest low bid from outside That was simple. They went to labor unions, agreed to pay top union wages plus a cut to labor agents under an agreement that the unions would refuse to work for any contractor who was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
WILLIAM RICHARDSON DIES YESIERDAY AT
 ST. ANN'S HOSPITAL

William Richardson, long time resident of the Territory, passed away at St Ann'S Hospital yester- day afternoon as the result of a lingering illness.
 He was born in the state of Ten nessee and was 72 years of age
 Surviving him are two brothers, Sam Richardson of Miami, Okla hCma, and John H. Richardson of Yuma, Arizona.
 The remains are at the Charles w Carter Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
5 Aboard Alaska fog
 This Port

SEATTLE. Feb. 24-5teamer AL asef sailed at o'clock this morn ing for Southeast Alaska ports with 261 passengers aboard including 66 steera ge.
 Paseer gers aboard the Alaska hc csleed for Juneau include the fol- lowing:
 sam Hatch. R. J. Sommers, Don Lille, Alfred Lomen, MT. and Mrs. Alex Mathieson, MT. and Mrs Fred Anderson
 Bailey Covey, W. F Rohrbach, Harold Bayne, R. w Kransi. Lillian Rasmussen, Mrs. A. Loney Martin Sullivan
 D, F. Willard, Tom Martinson, MT. and Mrs. E. P. Wilson, Jean and Betty Anne Wilson, Gene Conner, Jchn Brandvik, Hugh O'Farrell
 MT. and Mrs. George c. Dennan, Bob Murdock, Hans Lind, Harry Peterson, Joe Crabtree. Dick Ort- man and son. George Lane, Mir and Mrs. P M Kardanoff
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sure groups can make themselves felt.
 By contrast, J. Edgar Hoover gets his requests without interfer- ence of pressure groups. Guilds of kidnapers cant lobby. And Con- gress these days is seeing two spies in every telephone booth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
TIDES TOMORROW

High tide-2:06 am, 193 feet. Low tide-8:13 am, -2.1 feet. High tide-2:23 pm, 18.6 feet. Low tide-8:31 pm, -26 feet.
 Tides Monday
 High tide-2:47 am, 19.1 feet. Low tide-859 am, -1.9 feet. High tide-3:11 pm. TIA feet. Low tide-9:14 pm, Ill feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
EIGHT Fl VINO
 IN ABOARD pAA
 ElECTRA TODAY

Eight passengers are due in Ju- neau this afternoon with PA pi- lots Al Monson and Burton Lieu an Electra.
 Coming in are Frank Nash R. c. Cook. Roy Ferguson, R. B. Julian, Mrs. Maude Norris, Casper Ellin- gen, D. F. Innes, Earl Dinner.
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not in the pool
 That made the set-up complete. Any sort of agreement could be worked out, Manufacturers and d callers in building materials could be brought into the show. Dealers, sub-contractogs and un- on representatives could pick Ep alter profits by mutual squeeze out of competitors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
PRESSURE GROUPS DKSPLEAsED

1SAt1k Atz4AS2so
 Under pressure of the antitrust prosecutions the combinations melt ed ill Pittsburg and in Washing ton. D. C., among other places. Indictments against building racket eering operations have been brought in eight cities. The antitrust di- vision under Arnold planned to bring in as many as two dozen more. Fines have more than paid the cost. Arnold asked for a mil lion increase. The House and budget gave him $60,OOO less than last year.
 Part of Arnold's trouble was that his performance had created pressure groups. The AFL. whose unions have been most affected. demanded the inquiry be dropped. Contractors, too, have voiced pro- tests. Tn election years, such pres
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
North Coast
 Has 17 for
 Juneaup porf

SEATTLE, Feb. 24. = Steamer North Coast sailed for Southes I Alaska ports at 9:3o o'clock last night with a capacity list of pas- sengers aboard.
 Passengers on the North Coast booked for Juneau include the fol- lowing.
 Oscar Englesvold, Helen Albrecht May Pege, Mir. and Mrs. J. Jarvis. MT. and Mrs. Rod Darnell.
 MT. and Mrs. Milton Daniel. B. F MeDowell, Martin Borleck. Mrs. R. J. Bruce, MT. and Mrs. J. w. Mcdaniel
 Lindtner Skeie, Miss A. B. Cole man, Wayne Campbell
 O. c. Querin, Manager of the Arlington Dry Dock Company of Seattle, is round trip passenger.
 MISS C0I BRIAN RETUR.ING
 Returning on the steamer North Ccast is Miss Ann Coleman. Juneau librarian. She has spent the past six weeks in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-24
Building Racket Exposed; Official
 Of Govt. Explains

,~unrlnued rrom rage One)
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MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
. . .
 NORTHBOUND

N0fk ftlDt)hND V , Alaska due Tuesday Should Q have four days mail aboard. 6 North Coast due Tuesday. . Arrival of Tongass uncertain 9 as now being repaired at 6 Prince Rupert as result Of c
 broken crank shaft e
 SCHEDULED SAILINGS 6 Taku scheduled to sail from 6
 Seattle February 27 at 9 p. .
 m. . Northland scheduled to sail s
 from Seattle March l at 10 .
 6. m.
 SOUTHBOUND SATLINGS Princess Louise scheduled to 0
 sail southbound at ' o'clock Q
 tomorrow morning. . Yukon scheduled southbound .
 at 8:30 o'clock Sunday night.
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DANIELS RETURNING
 FROM TKip 10 SDUTy

MT and Mrs. Milton Daniel are passengers aboard the North Coast for their Juneau home after a six weeks visit in the Pacific Northwest spent principally with MT. Daniels parents in Tacoma, Wash
 MT. Daniel is with the Snow White Laundry and Mrs. Daniel is employed at Percy's.
 EmDire Want Ads Bring Results.
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EmDire Want Ads Bring Results.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK April % dP.-Sterling not
only held its ground in the free foreign
exchange market but advanced a bit today
while Sir John Simon told England of huge
sums spent on the war and of more to
come.
The British currency rose "a cent in re-
iation to the dollar, along with the bega,
up 03 of cent and the guilder, I'D OF
OF a cent. The French franc and Swiss
franc remained unaltered.
The Canadian dollar held steady at S434
United States cents
Late rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
tars. others in cents:
Canada.
Official Canadian Control Board rates for
United States dollars Buying. 10 per cent
premlmum, selling IL per cent premium,
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dollars
in New York of buying 9.91 per cent SELL
Ing 100 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
Aet. 15A per cent discount. or S475 United
States cents.
Great Britain, demand. 3.53 cables,
3,53s4; 60days bills 351; 90-day bills.
Belgium, 1851: Denmark nnauoted; Fin
ao.I6 benevolent, i6 SO; Greece, 6sis
Hungary: 17.65n; Italy, sos; Netherland.
Rumania, 55n: Sweden, %. 75n; Switzer-
lano 22431s Yugoslavia 2.35n.
Latin America.
Argentina official. 29.77; free 23.15;
Brazil official, Cos; free 5.10; Mexico
l6.75n.
Far East
japan; 23.4s; Hong Kong, 22.o0; shanE-
CRates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. n NominaO.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
Bond Averages
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Foreign
dollar bonds put on vigorous rally
all by themselves in todays market.
Brokers described the upward
move of the group, interrupting a
general decline of more than a
week, as mostly technical in view
of the long decline which chopped
away Is to 40 per cent of the quoted
value of many issues There was no
specific news associated with the
upturn.
The domestic list was mostly
higher as the session started the
final hour but advances were small
and a sizeable number were un-
changed or shade lower.
Outstanding gains were posted
for Rome 61as, Norway 41as, Milan
61as, Toxic Electric Light IS, Bel
GUM 612s and Hungary external
412s.
Pacing the domestic division were
Boston & Maine issues following re-
ports a large Insurance company
nad aSSented 10 proposed deDt
adjustment plan for the carrier. The
IS of ST and SIS of SIS rose more
than points.
Up by smaller amounts were Nor
ris & Essex 31as, Postal Telegraph
SIS, Missouri Pacific SIS of IT F.
Santa Fe As of '95 and Bangor &
Aroostock 5s.
A handful of issues, including
Erie SIS of rs, Commonwealth Edi-
son convertible 312s and Baltimore
& Ohio stamped convertibles, Jagged
fractionally.
United States Governments tended
higher.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April % lP.-Esgs, .40.bls:
irresular; 2, mixed eolors. fsncy e extra fan
packed frsts. 1874; graded nrsts, 17h;
current receipts, 1874: mediums. 1534-16:
dirties, No. l. 15a4-16: average checks,
15-l5h.
Whites: Resales of premium marks, 90
24h. Nearby and Midwestern premium
marks, 20.21h; specials 1917: standards,
1871; resales Of exchange to fancy heavier
mediums 17h-20; nearby and Midwestern,
16A-17.
Browns: Nearby fancy to extra fancy,
19A-21 ": nearby and Midwestern specials,
1914; standards. 1871: mediums, 16h.
Duck egss: 2O-23.
Butter, 1.2S2.432: steady: creamery.
hisher than extra, a7sas,2sM: extra I92
27h; seconds ts4-s7). 2515-26K.
Cheese, 235.94a; irregular; prices un-
changed.
Dressed poultry steady. Fresh boxes
old ROSTERS. 13-15h. Frozen, boxes
13-i5R. Ali other fresh and frozen
prices, UNCHANGED.
Live poultry nominal no quotations due
to the Jewish Passover.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. April 90 R.-Poultry. live,
~ trucks; steady to firm; springs. pounds
up White Rock, 2412; under pounds,
Plymouth Rocks 211a: White Rock, 22Ia;
bareback chickens, 1910. Other prices
M Battef; es5a,s4s; steady; 90, centralized
eaIsss; Esss ss4e4: t,rmer: fresh graded, extra
packed extras. lsh; firsts. 1sA. Otter
:, Potatoes a s2; on track, 400; total u s.
heavy for Idaho Russets. demand good,
bstter market ABOUT steady sacked per
Monday sosoo' oresonY oeso,Y lons 1880 Uh,tss iase
80; Colorado Red McClures. q q. No l.
la0; Minnesota and North Dakota Red
River Valley Section Cobblers, so-s5
per cent U: S. No. l quality, few sales,
3e-l 40; Bliss Triumphs. 1888 per cent
2; g. No; No. ! quality. I.25-35; Early ohio's.
unclassified, $500: Wisconsin round whites
Y. 8. No. L. 1.50; Katahdins and U. s..
commercials. one car, .35; Bliss Triumphs.
y; 3 NO !. 30; new stock supplies mod
crate, for Texas Triumphs demand good, for
y. g. No. market slightly stronger, for
y IS NO. l, size B. market steady; for
SaliIornla long whites demand fair market
ssssk sales less than carlots per 50pound
washed. 160: unwashed. 1.321a-4O: u, S.
No. /. size B, washed, .2O-S5: California
long whites, washed under initial ice, 30
pound sacks, o.. 8. No. /. 1855, mostly
1.25 per sack; 100-pound sacks, q. 8. No.
l. size A. zoo; q. 8. No. 1. 2.40-5O.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. April % Up (U. S. Dept.
Agr l.-Salable hogs 10000: total, 14,5OO;
market more active now than early: $50
pounds down and packing sows generally
25 higher, instances more: $50 pounds
down; 1925 up: top, $50; good to choice
around 6.25; 300 pounds up mostly 575-
$50; light sows to 500; o360-400 pounds
weights 5.75-S5: 4O0-50O pounds. $50
rs. around 500 pounds, -525.
Salable cattle. 1900; salable calves,
1000; steer trade slow, steady to weak,
lots on medium and low good grade; choice
supplies steers steady: mostly on shipper
account, killers 1.2ss pounds, 700 few
loads 11.25-50; shippers moderately ac-
tive, fully steady: most good and choice
steady; bulls steady at mostly 7.15 and
down; yealers opened 50 lower mostly to
of, early top, 11;oo; best bids late, 10; sc.
Monday few loads wooled and clipped
lambs, weak; a. 25 lower; la5e ne , sales Wooled
pounds Southwest springers. -1o75: today
trade, fat lambs strong to Is higher: few
medium fed wooled lambs 1O35-5O;
heavier kinds. ,1o15: handyweights held
about 1850; small lot 73 pounds native
epringerS, l 1 90.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
B. & O. Loodings Rise
Moderately in Week

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 23.-Carload-
ings on the Baltimore g. Ohio Rail-
road for the week ended April 20
were 43,028, of which 2S,435 were
loaded on line and 1883 received
from connections.
This was an increase of 1927
loads over the corresponding week
of last year, when the total was
32,751, comprising 20,677 cars loaded
on line and 1904 received from con-
nections.
This was also an increase of 746
over the previous week of this year
(the week ended April 13), when the
total was 42,282, consisting of 28,715
cars loaded on line and 1857 re-
ceived from connections.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
New York Suqur

NEW YORK, April % LP.-An easier
trend in the raw sugar market, with indi-
cations of a less tight freight situation.
selling into domestic sugar futures today,
Midafternoon prices were of l to 8 points,
May 1.93, and July, l.97,
Commission house and speculative SELL
ing depressed the world contracts, where
prices held unchanged to l lower May,
1.4S, and July, LAT
Spot raw sugar declined points when
an Eastern re1ner bought 5000 bags OF
Puerto Rican raws, due today, at 2SS
cents. Prompt Cubas were offered at 2 95
cents, duty paid. Refined sugar was quiet
and Withdrawals were slow. Eastern re-
8ners quoted 4.50 cents.
Evening star., 1940-04-23

Daily Oil Production
Declines Slightly
During Week
California, Kansas
And Eastern Fields
Report Decreases
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, April 23.-Daily crude oil
production declined 3,734 barrels to
1857 ,905 for the week ended April
20, the Oil and Gas Journal said
today.
California production was off 23,-
$50 to GIL 500; Kansas, $500 to 160,-
300; Eastern fields, 1900 to 106, 100,
and the Rocky Mountain area, 1,050
to 83,490.
While East Texas flow was down
242 to 393,697, all Texas increased
15,903 to 1908 Oklahoma was up
8.375 to 420,675; Louisiana, 1,178 to
287,810; Illinois, II 1862 to 433 ,116, and
Michigan, 283 to .62,413.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
C.1. I. Earnings Rise
To S3,783,407 Mark
In Three Months
Net Compares With
$3,545, ,964 Recorded
In 1899 Period
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 23.-P. w.
Haberman. vice president OF Com
mercial Investment Trust Corp, said
at the annual meeting today that
the unaudited net profit, including
subsidiaries for the March quarter,
was $3,783 ,407, or s1O4 a common
share, compared with $3,545 1854, or
SO cents share, in the like 1899
period.
Pennsylvania Coal.
Pennsylvania Coal g. Coke Corp.
and wholly-owned subsidiaries, in
cluding dividends received from
allied companies under Clearfield
Bituminous Coal Corp. lease, re-
ported profit for the March quarter
OF $2,355, before Federal income
taxes, compared with loss of 1919
In the like 1889 period.
International Silver.
International Silver Co. and
wholly -owned Canadian subsidiary
reported March quarter estimated
net profit of $92,975, equal to s1.72
a share on the per cent preferred
stock, on which there is an ac-
cumulation of unpaid dividends.
This compared with $l17,440, or 19
cents share on common stock, in
the 1889 March quarter.
Revere Copper & Brass.
Revere Copper g. Brass, Inc, re-
ported net profit of STOOL for the
March quarter, equal after dividend
requirements on the preferred and
class "A" stocks to 81 cents a share
on common stock. In the March
quarter last year profit was $156,21o,
equal to $1.64 share on the 7 per
cent preferred and $125 share on
the 5A per cent preferred stocks.
Pittsburgh Steel
Pittsburgh Steel Co. March quar-
ter net profit was $203 ,008, equal
after dividend requirements on the
5l2 per cent prior preferred and S
per cent "a" preferred to sl.34 q
share on the per cent "B" pre-
ferred stock. In the 1899 March
quarter the company had a net loss
of S377 ,159
Maytag Co.
Maytag Co., makers of washing
machines, reported net profit for
the March quarter of $3.50, 1884, or 6
cents common share, compared
with S390,928, or cents a share,
in the like 1899 period. The COM
pany's reports do not include oper-
ating results Of its wholly-owned
Canadian subsidiary.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. April 23.-Dividends de-
cIared-prepared by Fitch Publishing CO. !:
Initial.
Pc Stk. Of Pay
A., Rate. riod. record sbl.
Alsoma Steel So pf csc - 81 sis
Arrears.
Hearn Dept strs pf . 75c -. 4-29 81
Liquidating.
Simms Petroleum soc 5.3 Blk
Accumulated.
Walker & Co A. 62kc $50 0.l
Passed.
Int Pulp Co 10 pf.
Regulsr.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
Business Failures
Decline in Quarter
BY the Associated Press,

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Business
failures declined in the first quarter
of 1910, marking the first time in
seven years that insolvencies have
not increased in the first three
months of the year.
Failures in the first quarter, ac-
cording to Dun e. Bradstreet, num-
bered Bats. compared with 3,571 in
the previous quarter.
The liabilities involved in these
failures also declined. totaling S4O,-
$4,000, compared with 43,9oS 900
In the final three months of 1899.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
Check Volume Shows
Gains Over Year Aqo
BY the Associated Press

by IIle ASSUCIdCtu PIeSS.
The Federal Reserve Board reports
that banks in 274 leading cities
cashed $1,000, 100000 worth of checks
in the week ended April II, COM
pared with 5000 100000 in the COM
parable week. last year.
In the 13 weeks ended April II,
checks cashed totaled $107, 1853, 900,
600, compared with $102, ,467, 900 900
in the similar period last year.
Evening star., 1940-04-23
Metal Market

NEW YORK April % R-Copper, un.
ley. 11.25-50; export. f.a.s New York,
l1.30. Tin, stesdy: spot and nearby,
1925; forward. 46.s7ha Lead. steadW
steady; East st. Louis spot ana forward,
4.05. Quicksilver. 1T5.00-177,00. rom.
inal, Pig iron. aluminium, antimony. Dist.
mum Chinese wolframits and domestic
SCH UNCHANGED.