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Evening star., 1941-07-09
May Hardware Sales
19 Per Cent Ahead
OF Year Ago
II Per Cent Increase
Over April Levels
Also Reported
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK CITY. July 9.-Based
on figures from 1905 independent
retail hardware stores in all States,
retail hardware sales showed good
gains in May over the previous
month and over the same period
last year. Average gains, comparing
May, 194l, with the same month
last year, were 10 per cent, Hard
ware Age will say tomorrow in its
every -other-week market summary.
And the reports showed an aver
age increase of II per cent over
volume for April, l94l. Sales totals
for the reporting stores were: May,
1941, sl1,075, ,407 April, 194l, sl0,-
OO7 ,026, and May, 1910, Sc, ,304, ,425.
Reports from 397 wholesale hard
ware distributors in all parts of
the United States for May showed
an average gain of so per cent over
| the same month last year and
per cent over volume for April. The
reporting wholesalers enjoyed a to-
tai volume of S45 1896 900 In May,
194l, compared with sales of $780,
$4,000 the same month last year.
April. l94l, sales for these concerns
totaled S43 ,529, 900.
Inventories, according to reports
from 259 wholesale hardware dis
tributors, as of the end of May,
l941, showed an average increase of
% per cent over the same month
last year and in increase of / per
cent over inventories in April, l941
Inventory totals at the end of each
month for 259 wholesalers we're
May, l94l. 68,746 900; May, 1910
s55,8l9 900. and April, 194l. s67,-
GAL 900.
Accounts receivable for 1873 whole
| sale hardware distributors in MAY
194l, showed an increase of "a per
cent over the same month last wear
and 7 per cent over April, l94l
Totals for the reporting concerns
were: May, l94l, 60,976, 900: Nav
1910. s45,59s 900. and April, 194l,
s57 ,094 900.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Washington Produce

BUTTER-s3. score, tubs. 3s; l-pound
score, tubs. 36l. l-pound prints, 36'.;
pound prints. 3s: 9I score, tubs asa l.
pound prints, 81: l.-pound prints, 81 :: 90
I,1-pound prints, 3?,,:, SO score, tubs 35,.,
369,; ss score. tubs. 3514; 1-pound pnints
3594; I..pound prints. 36'.
LIVESTOCK-Calves, l0l2; spring lambs
10
From Asricultursl Marketing Service.
Prices paid net fob, Washington.
EGGS-MaTket steady. Prices paid toT
Federsl-Stste grsded egRs received from
grading stations July 81. Whites, q. E.
extras large 1896: U. S. extras me-
diums, 30, U. S. standards, large. 3O-3",
mostly 81, U. 6. standards, mediums, a.
IS: U s. trades. IS. Browns. o. s. eAs
tras lsrse. "A: U S. extras mediums 90
U. s. standards. large. @s-3l, mostly 30:
U. s. standards. mediums -: I. g.
traces 25-21. For nearby ungraoed eEss
current receipts. whites, 26; mixed colors,
25. Receipts, Government sEsded esas.
255 cases
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. rovE
colored all sizes 1920. No 2s 1874,
Leghorn hers, all sizes, l5-l1. Rooster.
1912. Chickens, Virginia broilers ans
fryers. all sizes, 1920 No. Is 1H-l.i.
Delaware Rocks and crosses broIlers Al
tryers. all sizes l9-l9i7: No. IS. l.1-i
Leghcrn broller1, I1-l1lz Turkeys {
toms. 1917: No. IS, l3; old hens. le
No. .s. l3.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Nazi Bankers Buyinq
French and Belgian
Holdings in Turkey
Funds Extracted From
Occupied Countries
Apparently Used
| MILLIONS OF
! FINE OUNCES
BY PRESTON GROVER,
.ssociated Press Foreign Correspondent

Associated fTeSS fOEelRn IOIItSpUHueHt'
ISTANBUL. Turkey, July O.
German bankers, pursuing the f.
nancial conquest of Europe in the
wake and sometimes in advance OF
the Nazi armies, have begun buying
out French and Belgian holdings
in Turkey.
For money they apparently are
using funds extracted from the oc-
| cupied countries.
The present operations in Turkey.
as described by a competent source,
are only a small part of the cam
paign which began with the Ger
man occupation of Paris. where the
writer learned some of the details.
Using both financial and political
pressure. the Germans are ferret
ing out the vast network of French
investments in Europe to supply
their increasing demands for for
eign exchange.
Needs Credits for Purchases.
Although French and Belgian ir-
vestments In Turkey are compare
lively small. Germany needs their
credits in Turkey to pay for her
increased purchases here A score
of German bankers arrived in
group a few weeks ago.
Germany gets 400000,000 francs
daily from France under the armlS-
tice agreement to pay costs of the
German occupation, but since the
actual cost is reported to be much
less than that. surplus is left over
with which to buy out French hold
ings in France and abroad (The
franc has nominal value of about
% cents)
The Germans. therefore. can af-
ford to make enticing offers for
French foreign investments.
For example. they are offering
the French 35 to 81 francs per
Turkish lira. while the present rate
of exchange is 33 francs for the
lira.
Even then the Germans make
good thing of it. 1t takes TWO Ger
man marks to buy lira, but the
Germans have arbitrarily declared
two marks worth 40 francs.
Pressure Reported.
So with two marks they get 40
francs. and use only 80 to 81 OF the
francs to buy the Ira.
If enticing offers fail. pressure
of the Vichy government may he
brought to bear. For example. the
infQrmant said tnat when Germany
bought control last winter of the
Bor Mines in Yugoslavia, richest
copper mines in Europe. the prin-
cipal holders were summoned to
Vichy and told they must sell as
part of the collaboration" with
Germany.
High German authorities are re-
ported making an investigation OF
that deal, however. The stock then
was selling for 1900 francs a share.
Terms of sale leaked out ir advance
to a few French investors who the
informant said. bought in shares for
1000 francs and sold them TO the
Germans for $500 francs.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
ReveIIe ". Brown Named
Head Of lehigh Railroad

BS the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-Revelle
w. Brown, for six years a vice
president of the Reading Co. and
the Central Railroad of New Jersey,
today was elected president of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad. succeed
ing Albert N Williams, who becomes
head Of the Western Union Tele-
graph.
Mr.. Brown was chosen at spe-
ial meeting of the Lehigh Valley
directors.
His election is a further step in a
steady progress up from the ranks
over 40-year span. He entered the
railroad service on July 10, 1901.
as a laborer in the Illinois division
of the Baltimore & Ohio.
Since 1885 he has been vice presi-
dent in charge of operations and
maintenance Of the Reading Co.
and the Central Railroad of New
Jersey. He left the B. g. o. in 1880
to become general manager of Gen.
trail and year later was moved up
to vice president of that road.
He has been serving as chairman
of committee named by Eastern
railroads to negotiate labor con-
| tracts.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, July o lp UNITED State. De-
psFtment OF Agriculture hos 8
LOCO; total l9. 900: market active, 100
hlgher than Tuesdays average TOP, ii .25;
eulS rood and choice 1sO-2.O pound s.
! u .se-15 so n most 27o.S3n pound butchers
lo.s5-11.1o: SMOOTH 100000 pound paek-
ing sows. senerally 1n.On-5O; most 400
o5n pound sows. a65-l0.oo
Sslable sheep, 1000: total. 5000: very
slow. early bids on rood and cholce ma
i've spring lambs, IL $3.50: steady: hold
ing strictly enoice kind at 11.75 and above:
small lots fat yearlinss and ewes steady
Salable cattle. 10000: calves, 500: an
other bqrdensome supply medium weieh Int
Iuesdsy,s averake market; only strictly
yeaIilnss scaling 1.050 pounds downward
settlng action. these fully steady; early
top choice 1;9o43 pound yearl,nss, III 5;
Few loads, IL .00-50 sprinkline weishty
steers 10; o;25-11.25; with bulk unsold. som E
without bids; stock cattle very scarce:
strictly feed steer run; with 1.20O-I 400
pound averases in excessive supply; hsht
ied helfers steady and others, 1915 lower
best heifers, early. II so; COWS STEADY:
bulls. 1915 higher: veslers. IS up: Weishty
SAUSAGE bulls reached e.35 and choice
vealers, 1880.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Woodwork Reduces
Dividend Rate From
SO 10 40 Cents
Optimism Expressed
On Business, but Taxes
And War Are Feared
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoc:ated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9.-The F. w
Woolworth Co. today reduced its
dividend to 40 cents on common
stock, a drop from the go cents
previously paid quarterly.
A statement expressed optimism,
oSer improved business. but feared
uncertainties of increased taxes and
the war situation. The dividend is
payable September to stockholders
of record August IL.
Sales in the United States, Can
ada and Cuba for the first six
months of the year were SIP 999 $40
bigger than the like period of 1910
an increase of 8.9 per cent, direc-
tors reported.
c. S. Woolworth, chairman OF the
board, and c. w. Deyo. president,
in a joint statement said: The
anticipated increase in net earnings
from store operations will be ad-
versely affected to some extent by a
proposed increase in Federal tax
rates and higher Canadian taxes.
Furthermore, the dividend re-
ceived from the British company in
February was less than a similar
dividend of last year, due princi-
pally to higher British taxes.
Under the circumstances. in
order to reserve a sufficient portion
of earnings for the needs of the
company and thereby maintain a
strong financial position, the di-
rectors deem it advisable to reduce
the next quarterly dividend = to
40 cents a share.
Conditions in general seem to
indicate continued improvement in
retail business and on this point the
management is optimistic. How
ever. in view of the uncertainties
caused by increased taxes and the
war situation, the directors feel that
the above action is in the best in
terest of the stockholders.
Decca Records, Inc.
In addition to the regular quar-
terly dividend of Is cents, the dl-
rectors of Decca Records. Inc. have
declared an extra dividend of 10
cents a share on the company's cap
ital stock. both payable on July 30
to stockholders of record on July
16. The extra dividend reflects in
creased earnings on the company's
operations during the first six
months of the current calendar
year, according to a statement is
sued by the company.
Neisner Bros, Inc.
Directors of Neisner Bros. Inc,
operating a chain of variety stores.
have declared the regular quarterly
dividend of S1.1875 per share on the
A.. per cent preferred stock, pay
able August to stock of record July
Is.
The company paid similar divi-
dends on February / and May l..
Common dividends of Is cents a
share were paid on March Is and
June Is.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
May Unemployment
Al Lowest Level
Since 1890
Only 1861, 900 Out
Of Work, According
To Conference Boord
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSocls teo Press
NEW YORK. July 9-The Division
of Industrial Economics Of the
Industrial Conference Board re-
ported today that unemployment in
May dropped 1895 600 for the lowest
total since September. 1880. In May
of this year 100000 persons were
unemployed. compared with 8,735 900
persons in the same 1910 month.
Usual seasonal decreases in en-
ployment in the manufacturing in
dustry during April and May were
wiped out by an increase of l64 900
this May. Increases in other in
dustries we're larger than seasonal.
The combined total of w. P A.,
C. C. c. and out-of school N. Y. A.
workers declined in May, for the
third consecutive month, to 2.l20.-
900. or $4,000 below the April total.
The Government continued to
expand its employment rolls. There
were $4,000 persons employed by
the Government during May of this
year, compared with 989 900 in May
1910 Total military forces equaled
1852 900, a rise of 1l6, 900 over the
previous month.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Oil Is Rushed
| To East by
| Tank Cars
b the Associated Press.

LINDEN, N. j., July 9.-Twenty-
five tank cars were to arrive today
from the Midwest, rounding out
two-phase program by the Standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey to deliver
overland a maximum of crude to
its reflneries In this State.
A Standard Oil spokesman said
that pipelines connecting the giant
Bayway refinery here with depots in
the Middle West have been put in
full-time operation and are deliver
ing 1.000, 900 gallons of crude daily
The pipe lines were previously used
only intermittently, the spokesman
said.
The tank cars left Lima, Ohio. for
Bayway with the first rail consign-
ment to the East under the super
vision of the Office OF Petroleum Co.
ordination. Lima is the Eastern
terminal of the Buckeye Pipeline
Co., which moves the crude oil to
that city from producing fields.
The average tank car has q
capacity of 8,400 gallons
Standard Oil refineries here and
In Bayonne produce gasoline pri-
marily. The plants supply dealers
throughout the metropolitan area
and other parts of New jersey.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Further Big Gain
In Rayon Capacity
is Foreseen
Stocks Very Small
Despite High Rate,
Magazine Reports
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9-The Textile
Economics Bureau, Inc, said today
in the magazine Rayon Organon
the operating capacity of the rayon
industry had reached $1,000 900
pounds monthly and should reach
SO, 900 900 pounds monthly before the
end Of 194l. In the second quarter
of 1910 productive capacity totaled
81 500 900 pounds monthly.
Despite the increased capacity,
stocks in the hands of producers
were equal to only one-half week S
supply at the current rate of ship
ments as a result of increased de-
mand.
The magazine said shipments of
rayon equaled 220,000,0O0 pounds
during the first six months of 194l,
new high, compared with 1885,
100000 pounds for the first six
months of last year and 1852, 900 900
for the first half of 1899.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Chicoqo ProdIce

CHICAGO, July 'Pi.--Poultry, live
steady; hens. Leshorns. I7ia: broilers, 81.
pounds and down. White Rock. 2OIa
springs, pounds Up: white Rock. "a
under 4 pounds. White Rock, 22ia; other
prices unclaimed
Butter receipts. s75.952: nrm: market
unchanged.
EGGS. receipts, 27,45O; easy; market un-
changed.
Potatoes. arrivals. zoe; on track. $50;
total U S. shipments, SIS; supplies
rather liberal demand good: market firm
varieties market steady California Ions
white. U. S. No. l, 10000: Idaho Bliss
Triumphs, U. S No. l. .e0-2 90: Mis-
souri, cooblers, generally good quality, 90
ity, 1.00-25.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. July Lp, Omitted States De-
partment Of Asriculture' New business
was restricted in the Boston wool market
TODAY. Only few scattered transactions
were reported and members of the trade
ard BUYERS waited for the award of the
new Government contracts for wool goods.
Further sales were closed on comblngs
three -eighths blood territory vools with
prices ranging Q0-Q3 cents scoured basis.
Fine Australian vools were sold at prices
in the range S1-1.04. secured basis. in
Guiding duty.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
New York Produce

NEW YORK, July p. -Yess 30 500,
easier Mixed colors, fancy 10 extra fan
irsts. IS araded, hrsis a;sl s;9 nesfums esense,
25i. dirties, No. l, -, average checks,
White treSsles of premium marks. a.
36i2l; nearby and Midwestern premium
marks, 3l-33i7 specials. 30I. stand
ards. 20. Gesales of exchange to fancy
heavier mediums. 301z-34i mediums,
29i z-So
Browns, nearby and Midwestern. fancy
to extra fancy. 81 "a n; specials. 30i.-I ::
Standard. 2Sla-29 mediums, 1890.
Duck eggs. 3s-@9
Butter, 1,55s,92@. easier Creamery,
36-3694; 81 score tcash marketI, 3534;
sS-aI score. 34I 4-35lz; s4-s7 score. 1884
Cheese, 1895, firm Prices un-
changed State, whole milk fats held,
1870, 25i.-26l4: fresh. Grass. 24I.-3.
fresh, folders, 23i4s..
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Washington Exchange

Wash Gas Light common-30 at 81;
Is at q; so at 81.
Lanston Monotype-10 at 22l7.
Capital Transit Coo at 16
Terminal Ref. & VIII. Assoc at
10l.
Garhnckel pfd-40 at 27; at 27.
Capital Traction lst $500 at
l03as.
Anacostia e. Potomac 5s-s1 900 at
1872.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Foreign Exchange
CReported by Smith, Barney & COY

NEW YORK July R.-The Canad IN
dollar sained "a, cent N its relation to the
United States dollar In foreign exchange
trading today. The Arsentine free peso
advanced ! 20 cent. Other curTencies
we're UNCHANGED. Late rates follow Great
Britain in dollars, others in cents):
Canada.
Official Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars: buying, 10 per
rent premium; selling. | per cent premium.
equivalent 10 discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of buying, 9aI per cent;
selling, 400 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. IL per cent discount or SS.31A
United States cents.
Europe.
Great Britain, official Bankers Foreign
6xchange Committee rates., buying, 4 .02 !:
selling, 4.04 open market, cables, 4.O3l2.
Latin America.
Argentina, official, :o.T1: free, c3s5:
srazil, official. soon: free, Sion; Mexico,
20.70n.
Far East.
japan, 1882; Hong Kons, 24.51: Shans-
ksi, al
RATES in spot cables unles. othervis.
Indicated Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Bourdmun Is Named
Brewster Director
B, the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July e.-James
Work chairman, announced today
the election Of j. Griffith Boardman
to the board of directors OF the
Brewster Aeronautical Corp.
MI Boardman, former secretary
of revenue for the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and president OF
j. G. Boardman e. Co.. Philadelphia
insurance brokers, is prominent in
both financial and aviation circles.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
| 1920 Bank
| Shares Sold
For S1l198,265
B, the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 9.-One of the
largest bank stock sales here in re-
cent months was reported today by
group of investment firms headed
bv Dillon, Read e. Co., which sold
within an hour 40 290 capital shares
of the National City Bank of New
York at $3.50 each, s1,l98 265 deal.
In similar over-the-courter
transaction June 27 the First Boston
Corp, sold 400 shares OF First Ma
tional Bank of New York at sl,450 a
share
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Value of Checks Cushed
Up Form Yeor Ago
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ports that banks in 274 leading cities
cashed 100000 worth of
checks in June, compared with S35,-
OO5 900 900 in the similar month last
year.
Increased business activity result
ing largely from the defense program
boosted bank debts in the last three
months to sl31 844 900 900. COM
pared with sll0.042 100000 in the
similar period last year.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Odd-lot Transactions
B, the Associsted Press

The Securities and Exchange Com
sion reported today these transactions
customers with odd-lot dealers or .
clslisIs on the New York Stock Excha.
for July s: 5.03l purchases invo,vinE u
l13 shares: $3.50 sales involving 1t4 !
shares, including SO short sales invoiyl
.H5I shares.
Evening star., 1941-07-09

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
ciation Of Securities Dealers. Inc, which
actual transactions or Arm bids or offers.
but. should indicate approximate prices,
and unless otherwise indicated are a.
quoted by the sponsors or issuers
Not quoted by sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1941-07-09

also extra or extras zDecIared or
paid so far this year. Paid last year
ouotations furnished bv National Asso-
states they do not necessarily ref,et
sctus! transactions or hrm bids or orers
out should indicate Approximate prices.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. July 2-DIvldends de-
claTed. Prepared By Fitch Publishing Co.
Extra.
Pc Stock of Paw
Rate Rod. record able
Deccs Records 10c 1-l6 7-3O
Accumulated.
Am Cites PAL So cV A Use ;-"l ST.
PAYABLE IN cash or 1/32 OF share OF 3 stock
Con ST. Cp Ltd pf 43s4c 10 1-l5
Increase.
ClnCi Str Rvy "uc -IR 81
Evening star., 1941-07-09

Aluminium Is being replaced by
Nnc In making nppers IA Germany.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
FREIGHT Cars Handled

NEW YORK. July lP-Reyenue
freight cars handled by railroads report
ing for the week ended July 5 included:
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star

special DlSpatcn 10 Inc star.
BALTIMORE July e
Sales. STOCKS High Low. Close
20 Arundel Corp /. II II
so BALTIC Transit Of $50 $50 $50
81 Consol Pow com IS 51Ts 5s
50 East Sug pf VT 25l2 25i2 25 a
81 Fidelity & Dep 1cs 12s 12s
l36 Houston o of vic 20s4 2oia 20A
200 North Amer O. SIS IS .s5
201S New Amster Cas- lS Is Is
465 Fidel g. Guar 23ss 2317 23t
BONDS
1900 BALTIC Trans 5s lo2 100 103
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, July lP-National Az
sociation Securities Dealers. Inc.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Anti-Freeze Supply Called
ADEQUATE for Normal Need
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Nations motorists were told
today that anti-freeze supplies will
be adequate for normal needs this
winter, unless there is boarding or
speculative buying as result OF
scare advertising.
Miss Harriet Elliott, associate
chief of the Office of Price Ad-
ministration declared that no re-
tail price advance for anti-freeze
solutions is justified at this time"
Miss Elliott accused some anti
freeze manufacturers of using scare
advertising recently. This, she said,
could touch off speculative buying
spree and boarding on the part of
distributors, thus creating malad-
justment of distribution and an
artificial shortage" besides hasten
ing inflated prices.
Chemicals used in anti-freeZe So
lutions are important in explosive
manufacture and are in demand for
use in Army and Navy motors.
o. P A. urged motorists to con-
serve the available supply wherever
possible, especially the permanent"
ethylene glycol type which may be
used again next year.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Safety Device Blamed
In Death Of Five in
Train Tunnel Fire
3 in Crew Cove Lives
Trying to Release
96 Trapped Cars
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VAN NUYS, Calf, Nov. 90
Three crewmen of a Southern Cali
fornia freight train, trapped by the
verv device designed to insure their
safety in an emergency, died heroes
in fire, smoke and gas fumes in
7,OOO-foot tunnel yesterday
Two other men, StoWaWays, also
were asphyxiated and five creWmen
were burned and nauseated after
the Oscar freight stalled in HaSSon
Tunnel on the Ventura-Los Angeles
County line.
Southern Pacific officials recon-
structed this picture of the tragedy:
A coupling broke, setting the auto
matte air brakes and halting the
train halfway through the bore
Flames shot from the oil burner be-
meath the cab. Thick clouds OF
smoke and fumes quickly filled the
tunnel.
Five Trainmen Escape.
Five trainmen stumbled and
craWled $500 feet to the outside:
Conductor Harry H Hartley, Brake
men v. L. Rippey. o. B. Castle and
z. J. Bvrne. all of Los Angeles. and
Fireman Boyd Bonner OF Bakers
field Calf.
Engineer John Dunno and Fire
man S. E. SnodgraSS Of Los Angeles
tried in vain to move the tram.
Failing, they took time to shut on
the oil valve between the huge ten
der and the engine to prevent
spread of the flames. The train
carried oil and merchandise worth
hundreds of thousands OF dollars.
Their bodies were found with their
engine.
Brakeman G.. c. Baker of Los An
eeles made his way TO the broken
coupling and tried to repair 1t and
thus release the brakes.
His body was found beside the
tracks.
Two Stowaways Perish.
Also asphyxiated were Bruce D.
Clark. ST., and John George BurcaW
of Los Angeles. who had sought
safety in a refrigerator car. South
ern Pacific officials said they were
stoWaWays.
Three hundred Hereford steers,
terrified by the fumes. paved. locked
horns and fought in their cars un-
til they, too. suffocated.
Smoke and gas fumes were so
thick it was nearly II hours before
searchers could reach the stalled
train. 1t was another hour more
before all bodies were recovered.
Gas masks first taken to the scene
proved inadequate. Engineer w. B.
Seekins of a work train was forced
back five times before he finally
reached the stalled freight and
pulled it outside.
Deputy Sheriff Paul Greenmore
of Ventura. collapsed is he emerged
from the tunnel after one effort,
Southern Pacific traffic was
routed on another line, so that
other schedules were kept. Off
cials said they believed the only loss
in freight was the cattle.