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Evening star., 1941-04-22
What Stocks Did.
Chicago Grain
By TIE Associated Press.


CHICAGO, April 22-Increased
offerings of wheat and a drying-up
of buying interest Influenced in part
by reactions in stocks and other
commodities changed an opening
advance in wheat futures into
moderate net loss today. Final
prices were slightly above the days
lowest.
Continued disquieting reports
from the BALKANS and failure of
cottonseed oil lard and soybeans to
hold initial advances had some
effect on the market. Trade was
dull and featureless. Expectations
of flour buying for the Red Cross
failed to materialize and nothing
further was heard concerning prog
ress of farm legislation. Favorable
weather and crop conditions offered
little incentive to the buying side.
Wheat closed 5s-7s cent lower
than Mondays final quotations. May
8912-5s, July 87s4 IS; Corn 1s-14 off,
May STA, July 68677s, and oats
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Toy Manufacturers Report
Increase in Prices
3, tte Associated Press.

NEW YORK. April 22.-Toy
manufacturers, who initiate in mini
ature just about everything in heavy
industry, reported today per cent
increase in prices on their wheeled
products and indications that the
delivery situation next Christmas
would be tight.
The price advance on wheeled toys
was said to reflect the priorities
situation in steel, since toys made
with secondary metals were held at
previous costs.
Dolls are selling at a rate con-
siderably above last year, although
there has been no increase in prices.
The present labor contracts expire
June 80 and manufacturers say this
fact adds to the uncertainty as to
whether toys will cost more next fall
and winter.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Washington Gas Light
Reports March Sales
Far Above 1910
Three Months Total
Also Shows Guin
Over Year Ago
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Sales of the Washington Gas
Light Co. in March scored a sub
stantial upturn over the total for
March a year ago, it was learned
at the head Office today. Sales in
the first quarter also wiped out the
small decrease noted at the end
of the first two months of 194l
from 1910.
March sales this year totaled
i,761,012 m. C. f. Q,000 cubic feeD +,
against 1,483,82O m. C. f. in March,
1910, notable increase of 277,192
m. C. f.
At the same time sales in the first
three months of 1941 reached 5,179,-
OFT m. C. f., as compared with
4,930,844 in the first quarter OF 1910.
This was a gain of 248,233 m. C. +.
The poor showing in the first two
months of this year was due to the
mild weather in January while jan
uary a year ago was unusually Sc
we're, bringing gas sales far above
normal.
Gas sales in the first three months
of this year in 1000 cubic feet COM
pare as follows with the CORE
spending month in 1910:
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Most Of Gold Imports
From South Africa

ES the Associated Press.
Gold from South Africa comprised
nearly all of the S138, 1892 i'm
ported into the United States in the
week ended April Is.
The Commerce Department said
the South African shipment
amounted to S132, 2,204,212., Only
other large shipment was S3,890, ,307,
from Canada.
Foreign gold deposits under ear
mark in the Federal Reserve Banks
declined SIS ,00o,4 ,488 during the week,
to S1,904, ,978 ,485.
Silver imports were below aver
age. at S705,O82. Principal ship
ments were s409 200 from Mexico,
S93, ,729 from Peru, s91, ,425 from Bo-
livia and S38.265 from Canada.
Exports were 1894 of gold and
$78,018 of silver.
Evening star., 1941-04-22

crease over the same period in 1910,
President Fitzgerald Hall reported
today. Net income was given as
S370, ,730, an increase of $3.50, ITS
over last year, and operating reve-
nues were $4, ,446, 900, an increase of
$751;, ,389. All officers were re-
elected.
General Cable.
General Gable Corp. reported net
profit of S1,006.006 in the March
quarter, equal to IS cents a share
on the common stock, compared
with $727,425, or % cents q share
in the like 1940 quarter.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
California Business
Reaches New Peaks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SAN FRANCISCO, April az
March business in California was
still at record-high levels, according
to the current business outlook just
released by the Wells Fargo Bank.
The Wells Fargo index of Cali
fornia business rose to 1415 per cent
of the 1859 average last month
from 140.7 in February. A year ago
the index stood at HOS.
The March gain over February re-
suited from small increases in three
of the index factors department
store sales, bank debts and indus
trial production), while the fourth
(carloadings) was slightly lower.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Oil Production
Shows Increase
During Week
By the Associated Press,

TULSA, April 22-Daily crude oil
production in the United States in
creased 127,670 barrels to 3,755, ,125
for the week ended April 10, the Oil
and Gas Journal said today.
Texas was up 121050 to 1,403 200;
East Texas, 100 to 374,45O; Okla
homa, 5,400 to 413,800: Louisiana,
4,685 to 307,880; Eastern fields, 900
to 119, 200; Kansas, II $50 to 218,500,
and Michigan, $40 to 37,405.
California declined Hops to 620,-
1875; Illinois, 5,015 to 324,165, and the
Rocky Mountain area, Ito to
101, $50.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, Aoril % LN.-Proft tax
ing today held domestic sugar futures in
check. A steady tone ruled throughout in
company with flrmness in ravs and late
prices were unchanged to l point higher;
May. 245: July, 2.46.
World futures were - point higher in
light turnover and met best support from
commission house accounts. July traded
at .SlI2 and September so.
RaWs were generally held at 345 cents.
except for two parcels of prompt Puerto
Ricans available at around $40. Refiners
showed most interest at the latter level.
Refined continued $40 cents.
Futures No. 3 closed 1-2 lower. Sales,
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Transit Notes Approved

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has authorized the Eastern
Massachusetts, Street Railway Co.
to issue $1,500,000 in serial promis-
sorry notes to redeem outstanding
bonds. Collateral for the notes will
be $1,500,000 of per cent refunding
mortgage bonds, series F.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Check Volume Advances
Far Above Year Ago

The Federal Reserve Board said
yesterday that banks in 274 leading
cities cashed $500, 100000 worth of
checks in the week ended April Is.
The figure was ahead of the So
81l 100000 of the proceeding week
because of mid-month transactions.
Rejecting better business. it also
was ahead of the S9,003,OO0 900 in
the corresponding week last year.
By Federal Reserve districts. COM
parsons with year ago Gn millions
of dollars follow:
Evening star., 1941-04-22

Unit of trading.
upde
BshKTlptcy Act OF securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing
based on the last quarterly
included - " ~ ~ts "O'
xd Ex dividends extra or extras Ca
STOCK tad last year PAYABLE in stock
dividends paid declared ~ N4A'SH
Evening star., 1941-04-22

Spain plans to hold this year It's
first international fair since 1895.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Jones & LaughIin
Net Far Ahead of
Last Year
S4,l60. .507 Total Compares
With S1,l34,611 in
First le40 Quarter
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, April 22.-Jones &
Laughlin Steel Corp. reported a net
profit of $4,160, ,507 for the first quar-
ter Of 1941, as compared to net
profit of S1,134,611 for the CORE
spending period of 1910.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Baltimore Quotations.

Cash wheat. No l Northern. 1888: No.
. 1871: No. 3, 71ss. Oats, No. white,
3734; No. 8. 36ls
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. April % LPl.-Wheat No.
.. red, winter, garlicky, spot, domestic. 81;
April, 81. Corn, S0-S2.
Evening star., 1941-04-22

NuItdEU NdsN NIdThVI.
No wheat. corn. No. mixed. 67i4 No.
/ yellow, 7oi2; No. >. 70h-7l94; No. 3.
6sl4-7I: No. 4, 66-6Sl4: No. 3. .63: sample
grade. 61-64 Oats. No l mixed, 3SI a No.
/ mixed. heavy, 30; No l white. heavy.
39ss-4O: No. white, IS; sample grade
white. 36iz-37 Barley, malting, 55-66
nominal feed, 1888, nominal: screenings.
35-52l2. nominal Soy beans, No. 2 yellow.
1.2414; Na<3, 1.23-1.23la; No. A. 1904.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
r. Sales
Federal Lund Banks

NEW YORK, April % OR.-Federsl Land
Evening star., 1941-04-22

Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. April 90 IPl.-Grain range
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Lifting Of Meat Ban
In TERRA del Fuego
Explained by WeIIes
Exempted Area Cut Off
From Argentine Mainland
Official Points Out

Circumstances leading to an in
depreciation of this country's ban
against importation of fresh meat
from any country in which there
is foot-and- mouth disease, to per-
NIT imports of chilled lamb from
TERRA del Fuego. at the southern
end Of Argentina, were explained
by acting Secretary of State Sum-
ner WelleS today
He said the Argentine government
had inquired some time ago If the
ban could be lifted from Terra del
Fuego since it is entirely cut off
by water from the main land OF
Argentina and no hoof-and-mouth
disease existed there.
Mr.. Welles added that the State
Department referred the inquiry
to the Department of Agriculture
which obtained a ruling from the
Attorney General and acted on
that ruling to permit meat impor-
tations from TERRA del Fuego.
The 1880 tariff act provides that
no fresh meat may be imported
from any country" when hoof and
mouth disease exists in any part
of such country" The new ruling
held that because of Its separa-
ton by water from Argentina, Tie
IRA del Fuego could be considered
a separate country" for purposes
of the act,
The sanitary embargo long has
been a point of controversy be-
tween this country and Argentina.
The Senate has refused to ratify
a new convention which would
permit the Agriculture Department
to exempt from the embargo any
areas of a country found free OF
infection.
Mr.. WelleS said he understood
that under agriculture regulations
applying to Terra del Fuego meat
imported from there would have
to be packed and put on ships
there and not trans-shipped through
any other part of Argentina.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Mrs. OIivio Goodwin Rites
To Be Held Tonight

Service for Mrs. Olivia Adams
Goodwin, who died yesterday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Need
ham c. Turnage. 1922 Decatur
street NV, will be held at $3.50
o'clock tonight at the home. An
other service will be held at 2 pm.
tomorrow at the Ebenezer Baptist
Church, Baltimore, where she will
be buried in Lorraine Cemetery.
Mrs. Goodwin, a native of Accomac
County, Va, was the widow of Lit
Teton Clark Goodwin. She moved
to Baltimore about IS years ago and
was active in the Ebenezer Church.
Mrs. Goodwin came to this city Is
years ago.
Besides Mrs. Turnage. wife of
the United States commissioner
here, she is survived by five chill
dren, Miss Clara Goodwin of this
city, Mrs Warren Chesser of Bal
timore, Mrs. Clarence De Shong,
MapleWood, N. j.; Harry L. Cod
win, Richmond, and John Goodwin
of Baltimore, and sister. Mrs.
Harry A. Lewis, Painter, Va.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Migration Committee
Moves on to Baltimore
ay the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TRENTON, n. j., June pa
touring congressional committee in
vestigating migration of national
defense workers concluded two days
of hearing testimony today and
headed for Baltimore, where il
will sit Tuesday and Wednesday.
Among proposals recommended
30 the committee, headed by Rep
resentative Tolan, Democrat, of Cal
ifornia, were:
That the Federal Government
speed up and enlarge its defense
housing program; that more Fed
eral funds be allotted for construc-
ton of defense highways, and that
the Federal Government give money
to municipalities and school dis
tricts whose normal operating costs
will be boosted by inflows of defense
workers.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Pon-Americon Bus Lines
Sell Port Interest

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE. N c., June %
Sale of part interest in Pan-Ameri-
can Bus Lines to Pennsylvania Grey
hound Lines. Atlantic Greyhound
Lines and Florida Motor Lines was
announced here today by Paul r
sheahan of Charlotte, president and
general manager of Pan-American
the agreement, subject to approval
nv The Interstate Commerce Com
mission, also provides for the use
by Pan-American of all stations OF
the three companies between New
York and Miami and for a joint
rate and through route. Controlling
interest in Pan-American was re-
tained by Sheahan.
Pan-An1erican operates a through
service between New York and
Miami.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Borroge Balloon Free
After Shopping Cable
nv the Associsted Press.

CAMP DAVIS, N. c.. June 25.-
A large barrage balloon which was
inflated Thursday for the first time
snapped its cable today during a
high wind and drifted rapidly in a
northeasterly direction.
An announcement said the balloon
of type that does not carry
crew, disappeared under low CELL
ing within a short time. 1t added
that the craft might drift several
hundred miles but that the gas
would be gradually expelled and it
would descend.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Sacred Heart Benefit
Cruise Set for Tuesday

The third annual cruise for the
benefit of the Sacred Heart Church,
Sixteenth street and Park road
NV, will take place Tuesday, the
Rt. Rev. Msgr. James Smyth, pas
tor, announced yesterday. The ship
Mount Vernon will leave Maine
avenue at BIS pm. and return at
IL pm, with dancing and prizes
The cruise is arranged under the
auspices of the Sodality of the
Blessed Virgin and the Holy Name
Society. Father Fannon and Father
Wempe of Sacred Heart are In
charge of the outing
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Police Chief Urges
Women to Scratch
Purse Snotchers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, June 2s.-
Police Chief L. B. Reed called
on women's long, tinted finger
nails today to help stop wave
of purse snatching.
dig them into the faces of
purse thieves and molesters." he
urged, so police will have
something to work on"
Reed said any one picked up
with scratches on his face
would have to do some ex-
planning.
Evening star., 1941-06-29

Three bombs thrown at a crowded
bus by terrorists recently in Han
kov, China, missed their mark, but
seriously injured two Chinese pedes-
TRANS
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
BULLITT SPEAKS
AT CHAPEL HILL
u. S. Must Give Demo-
cracies All The War Ma
terials They Need

CHAPEL HILL, Jan. 7.-R)-Wil-
liam C. Bullitt, former American am
bassador to France, declared tonight
I'VE know that the surest way to de-
feat the axis powers is for us to go
to war in support of Great Britain,
Greece and China" but that the
American people "at this moment"
prefer to take the risk of a totalita-
rian victory rather than go to war;"
To diminish that risk, Bullitt told
the international relations club of
the University of North Carolina, the
United States must give those ma
tions what they need-not what we
think we can comfortably spare"
He listed merchant ships, war YES
sells, airplanes, guns, munitions,
steel, wheat-all that we give will be
used in defense of our w Sc
curity."
In his first speech since he re-
signed from government service,
Bullitt declared:
"We hate war and because Of that
hatred the question of entering this
war as a national policy does not
even arise.
I'VE know that the surest way to
defeat the axis powers is for us to
go to war in support of Great Brit
ain, Greece and China, but we hate
war so much that we prefer to take
a chance on the ability of the Brit
ish, the Greeks and the Chinese to
defeat the dictator powers without
direct military assistance from us.
1--WE know what the consequences
of tota1itarian victory would be for
us, and we are taking this risk with
our eyes open.
Enthusiastically, the people OF the
United States at this moment pre-
fer to take this risk rather than go
to war"
Bullitt, who more than two months
ago advocated that arms production
be put on a wartime basis" sale
that aiding Britain, Greece and
China involved slight danger OF war
ut is Sc greatly to the advantage
of the totalitarian states to have us
stav out of war while they are at
temntine to conquer Great Britain
Continued on Page Two; Col. "
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
Charged With
Killing Kelly
With Truck
Coroner's Jury Had Return
ed Accidental Death
Verdict Month Ago
EVIDENCE IS OBTAINED
Sinclair Says Witnesses
Claim Defendant Ran
Over Kelly In Street

A death, termed accidental" a
month ago by a coroner's jury,
last night had developed into a
of murder against j. Deems
of 924 N. Fourth street,
as the city p~lainclothes squad said
it had uncovered startling evidence
of foul play.
Murray, a 50-year-old truck
driver, was arrested late yester-
day afternoon and charged with
the Staying Of James A. Kelly, SO,
a night Waterman and former
deputy sheriff of Ill Walnut street.
on December 7, District Solicitor
David Sinclair said.
Evidence Secured
The solicitor said the officers
had secured evidence that Kelly
was showed away from the side OF
a truck by Murray who then inten-
tionally a over him in the street.
No motive for the Staying was
revealed by Solicitor Sinclair but
officers said it involved a case
of jealousy"
Murray was being held without
bond in New Hanover county jail
last night pending further investi-
cation by the city detectives.
Body Found Dec. 7
The crumpled, battered body OF
Kelly was found about 6 o'clock
on Saturday evening, December Z,
at the intersection of Fourth and
Nixon streets by a police patrol
car, responding to a wreck call,
police said.
His ribs badly fractured and one
of his lungs punctured, Kelly was
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
BULGARIA Looks To Reds
For War; Or Peace Answer

SOFIA, JAM. 7.-R-Bulgarla
looked to Russia again tonight for
an answer to whether German troops
massed along the northern frontier
mean war or peace.
Premier Bogdan Philoff's return
from a "health trip" to Vienna shed
no official light on the situation.
He hurried from the station to his
office without commenting on the
threatened Nazi march across his
country toward Greece and the
Dardanelles.
Informed quarters, however, be-
lieved reluctance of both Russia and
Germany to antagonize each other
at the expense of their mutual
tolerance would bring about a
stalemate in the situation, as it did
last fall when Bulgaria was able
to resist Berlin demands for adher-
ence to the Axis's Balkan bloc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
PERMISSION IS ASKED
Low Temperature Retards
Pouring OF Concrete AT
New Firing Center

Quincy P. Hood, state commits
sioner of banks, announced in Ra-
leigh yesterday that the Wacca-
NAV Bank and Trust company had
applied for permission to establish
a teller's window branch at Holly
Ridge, where Camp Davis, an anti
aircraft firing center, is being con-
structed, according to an Assoclat-
ed Press dispatch.
In it's request the bank stated
that 5000 men are at work at the
camp now and that it is estimated
that 5000 men will be employed
within the next three weeks.
The daily payroll is expected to
be approximately 10000.
Work Continues
Meanwhile, work went ahead
steadily at Camp Davis yesterday,
with. a strong wind helping con-
siderably to dry out the land,
made muddy by rains last. week.
The low temperatures, however,
delayed the pouring of concrete on
several buildings and the con-
tractors do not expect to pour any
concrete in a great quantity until
the temperature rises.
With water pouring in where
workmen we're digging foundations
for several buildings, it became
necessary yesterday to install
pumps to keep the water pumped
out as fast as it flows in. Due to
the bogginess of the upper side OF
the camp site it was also neces-
sary to build a special road for
the hauling Of materials and sup
plies.
Further developments yesterday
included the setting up of a saw
shop for the cutting and re-fabri-
eating of raw lumber being hauled
here. The shop, 1875 by 244 feet,
Continued OH Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
TO REPORT SOON
Is Will Arrive After Com
plotting Tours In Philip
pine Department

The War department in Washing
ton yesterday assigned 70 officers
to Camp Davis, anti-aircraft firing
center being developed at Holly
Ridge, with Sc of the group being
ordered to report about February 5
and 10 upon completion of their pres
ent tours Of duty in the Philippine
department.
Among the Sc, drawn from various
stations, were Lieutenant Colonies
Robert T. Chaplin, James C. Tut
son, Ernest R. Barrows and George
W. Dunn, Jr.; four majors, %
captains, six first lieutenants and
IA second l~ieutenants. The group be-
ing transferred from the Philippine
department, included Lieutenant
| Colonies John B. Martin and Louis
H. Thompson, Major Harold W.
Smith, two captains and eight first
lieutenants.
Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand F.
Gallagher vas ordered to report at
Camp Davis on January 81.
In addition to the officers n&med
above, Army orders issued yester-
day also included:
MAJORS
John M. England, GAG, Fort
Hancock, to Camp Davis.
John E. Adkins, Jr., GAG, Fort
Barrancas, to Camp Davis.
Glenn o. Gum, GAG, Fort Bar
rancas, to Camp Davis.
Melton A. Hatch, GAG, Fort Tot
ten, to Camp Davis.
Harold w. Smith, GAG, Philip
pine Dept, to Camp Davis.
CAPTAINS
Clair Nick. Councilman, GAG,
Philippine Dept, to Camp Davis.
Lewis S. Kirkpatrick, GAG,
Philippine Dept, to Camp Davis.
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81

Thus reports from German sources
in Belgrade that Russia had con-
scented to a passage of Nazi troops
across Bulgaria in exchange for a
free hand in Finland and Moldavia
were regarded as a trial balloon"
eff there were ten per cent of
truth in all the rumors abroad about
Bulgaria, there would be none Of the
tranquility you see all around" a
high government source remarked.
Nevertheless, Germans continued
to mass forces in Rumania along
the Danube frontier with Bulgaria.
Rumanians were said to have been
instructed to establish gasoline de-
pots throughout the country by
February 1, an order characteristic
of German thoroughness.
Trainloads of collapslble barracks,
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. b
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
British Take
Army Airport
Tobruk
Troops Seize 40 Italian
Planes Grounded AS Re-
suit o. Raj Action
DEFENSES ARE TESTED
British Reveal Three Black
shirt Commanders De-
serted Men AT Bardia

CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. T. R -
Advanced forces of the British
army were declared officially to-
day to have thrust almost 70 miles
west of fallen Bardia to occupy the
military airport serving Tobruk,
the main Italian base in Libya, and
seized 40 fascist planes grounded
there by Raj action.
Some of the fast motorized units
used thus far so successfully in
this desert offensive we're report
ed almost at Tobruk's gates, dart
ing in here and there to test the
ports outer defenses.
Operations Satisfactory
The British command itself put
the situation in a sentence:
Operations toward Tobruk are
proceeding satisfactorily"
Tonight British general head
quarters asserted that three black
shirt political militia) command
ers deserted their troops during
the unsuccessful Italian defense of
Bardia, thus leaving the regular
(army) commanders to fight on"
No details were given.
Nothing was said officially here
about the total number of Italian
troops now put out of action, but
official quarters in London esti-
mated that 81, 900 had been rem
dered 'ineffective''-70, 900 prison
r plus the dead, wounded and
missing.
Command Air
In announcing that the Tobruk
airport-at Ell Adem, some Is miles
to the south of Tobruk itself-had
been abandoned and fell without a
struggle, the British thus Indirect
ly laid claim to an effective COM
mand of the air at least along the
entire 10 miles of coastal area
from Bardia.
The approaches to Tobruk's har.
Dor were declared cut off by Brit
ish warships; the coastal road in
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
Destroyers Shell
Valona, ReturnTo Bases

Now, Greek military reports say
the Greek forces are menacing
Italian land communications be-
tween Tepeleni and Valona, ma
ior southwestern Albanian seaport.
Tonight the Greek military
spokesman said the Italians had
evacuated IS, 1000 sick and wound
ed from Valona alone and that
since the outbreak Of hostilities Oct.
% the fascist losses could be count
ed Sin the tens of thousands"
Qn Belgrade, it was reported
that the wreckage from the Italian
steamer Geneva, including 500 bar
rels of naphtha, had been found
on the Yugoslav coast near Bar.
This presumably is one of two Ital-
Continued on Page Five; Col. D.