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Evening star., 1941-04-26
{. &P. Telephone Co.
Reports S181,3O5
Net in March
Result Compares With
Sle2, ,465 Recorded in
Same 1e40 Month
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Net income of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. in March
amounted to s1s1 ,305, compared with
s162,4e5 in March a year ago, a
gain of SlsS4O, according to the
monthly statement just filed with
the Public Utilities Commission.
Operating revenues were 1885,
65S against sl,080,549 a year ago;
operating expenses took s876, ,489
against S755,5 while taxes in
March amounted to s134,o2S, an
increase of SIT 1885 or 1545 per cent
over last year,
There were 2S5 ,249 telephones In
service at the end of March, an
increase of 3,342 over the previous
month. Telephone users made st.
211.oo0 calls during the month, or
5,189 900 more than in March, 1910.
Net earnings of the company In
the first quarter of this year
amounted to s518,703 against $488,-
579 year ago, an increase of $50
124 over the first three months OF
1910. the report states.
ID. c. Store Collections Lag.
Collections in March in Washing
ton department stores we're % per
cent of the bills outstanding at the
beginning of the month. against
payments of 81 per cent in the
fifth district, 80 per cent in Rich
mond and IS per cent in Baltimore,
the Reserve Bank of Richmond re-
ported today.
Outstanding orders for merchan-
disc in Washington were SO per cent
higher than at the end of March a
year ago. and were up 66 per cent
in the fifth district, rs per cent in
Richmond and 70 per cent in Bal
timore.
Stocks of goods on hand at the end
of March were o per cent higher
than a year ago and up 8 per cent
In the fifth district.
b. e. o Earnings Mount.
Net railway operating income Of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad con-
tinued to advance in March. reach
ing S4358.050 as compared with
s1,749 1892 last year, very substan-
tial gain of s2,608 ,658, it was an
nounced today.
In the first quarter net railway
operating income totaled $40, ,3l6 ,672,
compared with s4.863, 726 a year ago
In the like period, striking upturn
of S5,452.946. In the three months
freight revenues were up $3.50 ,36l.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Stock Prices Mixed,
Reeoveries Appear
After Early Dip
Selling Appears to Have
Run Its Course at
Weeks Close
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, April 26.-Despite
war, labor and tax clouds, selling in
the stock market today looked As
though it had about run its course.
The list got of to an irregular
lower start but recoveries eventually
began to creep in, and at the close
of the brief proceedings, trends were
no worse than moderately mixed.
Dealings were among the slowest
since early March. Transfers for
the two hours were around 200, 900
shares. One 6,000-share block of
Panhandle Producing, unchanged at
IA, helped the turnover. The stock
later edged up to is. new peak for
the year.
While there was nothing surpris-
ing in dispatches telling of the ap-
parent loss of Greece to the Nazis,
fears the United States was on the
verge of active participation in the
conflict inspired stock buyers to keep
commitments light.
Considerable market apprehen-
sion, brokers said, was aroused by
the persistent soft coal mining
deadlock which threatens to seri-
ously reduce or suspend steel pro-
duction in some centers as we'll as
tie UP other defense manufacturing
operations.
The opinion was expressed that a
lot of bad news may have been dis
counted. Rails were resistant as
traffic revenues mounted and the
belief was voiced that most roads
would be immune to whatever ex-
cess profits tax measure is adopted
by Congress.
Stocks ahead at one time or an
other included Santa Fe, New York
Central, Southern Pacific, Great
Northern, Chesapeake & Ohio,
American Smelling. Dow Chemical,
General Motors, Chrysler. United
States Rubber. Bethlehem Steel,
youngstown Sheet and Republic
Steel.
American Telephone slipped to a
new bottom since last June along
with Woolworth. Among laggards
were Dupont, Montgomery Ward, j.
c. Penny and North American.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
10000 More Workers
Seen Need in Shipyords
p, the Aasociated Press

D, the Associated Press.
Secretary of Labor Perkins said
today that $40, 900 additional workers
will be required in commercial and
United States Navy shipyards by
September, 1942.
The Secretary referred to report
of the Bureau Of Labor Statistics
which said approximately 250!000
were employed in the yards in Feb
ruary 1941. The employment peak,
she said, will be reached in Septem-
Der, 1s42, when q total Of more than
sec, 900 viii be earning wages.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
New York Cotton

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 26.-While the
May cotton delivery Jagged on the
upturn today, due to further hquida-
ton and transferring out of this
month, final prices showed modest
gains.
Trade covering in near months
and mill and Bombay buying in dis
tants found offerings limited to
scale-up hedging by leading spot
interest. Another sharp upturn at
Bombay and better textile business
toward the close of the week encour-
aged buyers.
Futures closed z to & higher
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. April 26.-Fotatoes,
l00-pound sack, 60a1.15: Maine.
l25-1.5o; Western, 190-2.10; new.
bushel, 125-150; sweet potatoes.
hushel, 75a2!00; asparagus, dozen
punches, 1.00a3.75, beans, bushel,
2.50a4 90; beets, Texas. L crate, lis
a1.35; broccoli. crate, 275a3 90; cab
bage, Southern, II 1S-bushel hamper,
5Oa1 so: carrots. bushel, 50a75; West
ern, crate, 250a300 caulif1ower.
crate, 1.75a2I00; celery, crate. 100
a3.00; cucumbers, bushel, 2.75a4.00;
eggplant, IL s-bushel crate. 3!00a4. rs;
kale, bushel, nearby, 25a30; lettuce,
Western, Iceberg, crate, 4-00a5 so;
Southern, Big Boston, hamper. 50a
ZOO lima beans, bushel. 2.50a5.00;
mushrooms, 4-quart basket, 50a75:
onions, 50-pound sack, 50a1 so: peas.
bushei. 1.00a325; peppers. Southern,
IL -bushel crate. s00a750; radishes,
red tip. crate. 200a2 Is; rhubarb, box,
75a100; nearby. bunch, Gas; spinach,
busfei, 40a60; nearby, 40a60; squash,
bushel, 1.75a2.25; tomatoes, lug,
4.50a5.50; turnips. purple tops,
bushel. 50a65: nearby, y bushel, 15a
Is; APPLES. bushel, 35a175: avocados,
carton. l.25a175; grapefruit. South
ern, box. 100a225; lemons. Western,
box, 2.50a4.25; oranges, Western. box,
2.2Sa3.50; Southern. 1.25a2. rs; straw
berries, pint, 1la17.
Poultry and Eggs.
Live poultry-Chickens. pound,
Rocks, 20a23; crosses, l71aa21; Reds,
1921, Leghorns, 1Sa19; fowls, Rocks,
2oa22; mixed colors. 1921: Leghorns,
l7a18; ROSTERS. mixed colors, 10al2;
Leghorns, 7al0; ducks, Peking, goa
81; cspons, 2Sa32.
Ess@Nearby, ungraded. current
receipts. dozen, white, 2la221a;
mixed colors, 20a2o1a. Receipts,
2.l66 cases.
Butter-Prints. pound. 81 score,
34a35: 90 score, 33a34: country rolls,
22a24; packing stock, 20a22. Re-
ceipts, 1.l72 tubs.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, bushel: Opening
price, sS,i; settling price, 9S1a.
Corn, No z yellow, domestic,
bushel, 80-82; Western billing ut q
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel, 3.6oa3.85; country prices re-
ported, 3.35a36o.. go
Oats, No. white. domestic, bushel.
55a59; No. 2, 52a56. On all sales of
oats to the local trade, excepting
those on track. there is an addi-
tional charge of Is. cents per bushel
for storage and elevation, which Is
paid by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 65a70. Barley,
bushel, 65a70. Hay. timothy, clover
and mixed, ton, 1200s1500. Wheat
straw. No. 2, ton. 1200.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent. '5.35a
sos; winter. straight. 4.30a4.65:
spring. patent, 5.45a5.70; spring,
straight, 520a5 40; hard, winter,
patent, 5.10a5.30; hard winter,
straight, 490a5.15; rye -four, dark to
white, 3.70a440.
Mill feed, ton, spring bran, % 0oa
5000; standard middlings, 2so0a
5000.
Evening star., 1941-04-26

rim bankruptcy or receivership, or being
rsorganiEed under the Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed BY such companies
Rates Of dividends in the foreKoins table
are annual disbursements based on ths
last quarterly or semi-annual declaration.
dividends are not included Also extra or
extras. d Cash or stock. e Paid last year
fPayable in stock & Declared or paid so
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year WV With warrants. xE With.
out warrants war Warrants. sUnit OF
trading less than 100 shares: sales are
given In full.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
More Boilers Ordered

The Census Bureau reports that
manufacturers booked orders for
1897 steel boilers with 3.251,751
square feet of heating surface in
March. compared with $50 boilers
and 1,543,S31 square feet of heating
surface in February. and S2s boilers
with 760.6s8 square feet OF heatins
surface In March, 1910.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Stock and sale

I Unit Of trading, ten shares.
rim bankruptcy or receivershtp or being
reoreanized under Bankruptcy Act or Ss-
curities assumed b. such companies.
Rates Of dividend In the fcregoing toie
auarerly or semi-annual declaration. On.
less otherwise noted special or extra DIV.
idends are not included
Ex dividend II IL rights. q Also extra
or extras Cash or stock. Paid last
year. PAYABLE In stock Declared or
paid so far this year K Accumulated div
idends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1941-04-26

Monte de Piedad. a government
pawnshop in Mexico City said to
be the oldest in the Americas, re-
Gently celebrated Its i66th ami
vefsAry.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 90
es,ss STOCKS Hish Low, Close.
i5OU Ffdel g. Guar 21s. 21A 21%
BONDS.
81 900 BALTIC TT deb As 80 40, ~,
600 BALTIC TT 5s A 4Sh< 4eA 4et%
Evening star., 1941-04-26
BONDS

Bid. Asked.
AnacostiA L. Pot IS 1949 101 100
Ana g. Pot Guar IS l949-- 1121s
Cap Traction LIST 5s 1947 1O4i2 lOoS
City & Suburban 5s l94S lo6 ----
GEORGETOWN Gas 1st SIS 1881 12U -
Pot Elec Pow BIAS 1865 - 106h ----
Washington Gas 5s 1860 124 -
Wash Rwy Elec 4s 1851 los ----
MISCELLANEOUS
Ter RI a. w Cp 1st 414s 194s 100 ----
Evening star., 1941-04-26

Hleschable cottonseed oil futures closed
qnchanEed to 2 lower Sales, 70 contracts.
May. 0.15; July. ais: September. q.25;
October, 9.25b; December. 929b.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Capital Traction 1st $500 at
104G.
Evening star., 1941-04-26

Plus extras. CSC paid so far this year.
e2eo extra. 5000 extra paid 6 6
eember 2S 1870 $500 extra. zoe
extra m 81 so extra. 81 90 paid SEP
tember 30. 1910. $500 paid IN 1850
$1,000 extra.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
NEW YORK STOCK, BOND AN
Stocks

my Private Wire Direct % n etafJ
stock enu Sales
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Futures closed 3 to 8 higher.
Eottopserd Oil,

Middling. spot, 11.34n.
q Nominsl.
Evening star., 1941-04-26

Wv With warrAnts. Nv Without warrant
a New. st tstp) Stamped.
Evening star., 1941-06-25

world, with the German panzers
repeating the victories they gained
earlier in Poland, on the western
front and in Greece.
A hint of the magnitude of these
clashes was given by D.N.B., which
declared that at one point alone a
panzer column had destroyed 180
Red Army tanks, which sought to
block its advance.
indicating that the Nazi air force
was playing major role in the
operations, D.NB. said that at an
other point German dive bombers
had smashed 100 more Russian
tanks.
Though the agency did not saw
where these incidents occurred, 1t
was assumed they took place some
where in the central sector of the
front stretching from the Baltic to
the Black Sea.
1t presumably was in this area
too, that a battle took place in
which, D.NB. said, an entire Rus
sian division (about $1,000 mem
was destroyed.
The German high command said
yesterday the Russians were known
to have concentrated a vast mecha-
nlzed army in the central sector in
triangular area between Brest
Litovsk, the Pripet tPinsk marshes
and the East PrusSian frontier.
The German public was still in the
dark this morning as to how far
Nazi troops had penetrated Soviet
territory, official reports saying
merely that the advance was pro-
ceeding satisfactorily. Reports of
Nazi war correspondents at the
front with the troops gave glow
ing accounts, however, OF German
successes.
These reports indicated that all
the weapons and artifces of mod
ern warfare were being employed
including flame throWers and the
artificial fog" which the Germans
used in their conquest of Crete.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Eight Russian WorpIones
FeIIed. Germans Soy

BERLIN. June Is (P,.-Helsinki
and almost all the other larger
Finnish cities and towns were
bombed repeatedly by Russian planes
today, DNB, official German news
agency, reported from the Finnish
capital
D.N.B. described continuous"
flights of Soviet bombers over CEN
trail, northern and western Fin
land and said eight of the raiders
were shot down.
The extent of damage, it said, is
not yet known, but some bombs
fell on military targets.
Finnish fighter planes took the
air, D.N.B. said, to assist ground
fire in resisting the air attacks.
Finn Attitude Unclear.
The Finnish and German peoples
doubtless regard themselves as al
lies in the German fight against
Russia, an authorized spokesman
said.
The attitude of the Finnish gov
ernment toward the operations in
the east still remain underlined, but
more essential in the German view
was the common interest of the
peoples.
Berlin officially remained silent
on developments in the Baltic states
The only situation prevailing In
these states now Is the military
situation and everything else /,
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Warp|anes Torpedoed
British Cruiser Off
Africa, Italy Says
Attack Declared to Have
Occurred Between Tobruk
And Sidi Burruni
By the Associated Press.


ROME. June 25.-The Italian high
command reported today that
Fascist torpedo-launching planes
had attacked British naval units
off the North Africa coast and had
damaged a cruiser.
The attack took place between
Sidi Barrani, Egypt, and the Libyan
port of Tobruk. where a British
garrison is besieged by Axis land
forces. the communique said.
Axis planes also were reported to
have bombed steamers in the harbor
at Tobruk and blasted motor
vehicles. anti-aircraft batteries and
munitions dumps in that stronghold.
The Italians acknowledged that
British planes had raided the Italian
North African bases of Bengasi and
Tripoli on Monday night, but did
not indicate the results.
In East Africa. the daily war
bulletin said. Italian troops with
drawing from Jimma, Ethiopia. have
joined forces with those in the Gala
Sidamo region to the west and ARE
continuing their strenuous defense
there" against the British.
Premier Mussolini today sum-
moned his cabinet to meet July S
for its monthly session.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
William WoodviIIe Dies;
Retired D. {. EmpIoye

William Woodville. 80. retired
employe of the District auditors Of
flee and descendant of promi-
nent British and American family,
died yesterday at his home, 3008 P
street NV, after an illness of sew
eral days.
A native of Baltimore, he was
the son of the late William Wood
Vile and Ann Cadwalader Schley
Woodville, who came to this city
in the late 1870s. His mother was
a first cousin of Admiral Winfield
Scott Schley, the Spanish-Ameri-
can War officer Mr.. Woodville
served in the auditors office here
for 80 years before retiring II
years ago.
He was grandson of William
Woodville.f attache at the British
Legation here during the early 18th
century and later Consul in Balti-
more.
Mr.. Woodville is survived by a
brother. Cadwalader 'Woodville OF
New York: two nieces, the Misses
Ann and Elizabeth Woodville Of this
city, and two nephews, William
Woodville OF this city and Cadwala-
der Woodville of New York.
Funeral services will be held at
the home at noon tomorrow, with
burial In Greenmount Cemetery,
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
All Club Honors IS
For Farm Services
As Camp Nears End
Delegates Take Trip
To See How Washington
Ran Mount Vernon

The National All Club, nearing
the close of its 18th annual camp
here. today honored IS persons, in
cluding two residents of Washington
and a member of Congress. for dis
tinctive service to the organiza ton
of farm youth in exercises held in
the Agriculture Department audi
torium
Heading the list Of educators. pub
fishers and youth leaders. cited for
service and awarded medals of the
All Club was Representative Fran
ces P. Bolton. Republican. of Ohio,
who has aided in the growth of the
group in her home State.
Two pioneers in the farm youth
movement. now residing in Wash
ington, also were honored. They
were Isaac w. Hill and Clarence B.
Smith.
Others receiving citations included
Liberty H Bailey, dean emeritus of
Cornell University; Luther H. Dun
can. president of the Alabama Poly
technical Institute; Thomas O..
Walton. president of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College of
Texas; Thomas E. Wilson. Chicago:
Albert B. Graham, Columbus. Ohio;
Oscar H. Benson. Guernsey, Pa;
o. M. Plummer. Portland. Greg;
Guy S. Noble Chicago: Edwin N.
Hopkins, Des Moines, Iowa; Fannie
r. Buchanan, Iowa State College.
and James A. Evans, Athens, Ga.
Todays meeting was the final
assembly of the camp, which closes
tonight with a campfire and candle
lighting ceremony at the campsite
on the Mall. r. Al Turner, asso-
ciate camp director, presided at the
assembly.
Delegates representing All groups
throughout the United States we're
scheduled to go by boat to Mount
Vernon this afternoon. where they
will lay wreath on the Tomb of
Washington before inspecting the
Washington estate.
C. E. Potter conference leader,
explained to the youth they were
visiting the farm of Americas first
farmer" Washington's first inter-
est, he said, was his farm.
Upon their return late today the
delegates will prepare for a dinner
in the Labor Department Building.
Later they return to camp for ex-
ercises, closing their week-long en-
campment.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Army Will Gust
Officers Failing
Ion Moneuvers
By the Associated Press.

The officers of the new Army
from the high-ranking brass hats
down to the lowliest second lieuten-
ant-will have TO make good in the
field maneuvers this year or they
won't keep their commands.
That holds good for all officers
Regulars. Reservists and National
Guardsmen-informed congressional
sources say.
Major generals as we'll as ma jors
will have to show that they can
make the grade. one legislator said
The War Department is paying
particular attention TO the per-
formance of commanding officers in
the maneuVers. it was learned. with
the intention of wedding out dead
wood" material
Although the grand scale current
maneuvers will not reach their peak
until September, it was reported that
a number of officers already have
been found wanting, and there was
little doubt the total would increase
The tempo of modern warfare
has stepped up TO such an extent, '
one authority said, that only Off
GERS of great physical vigor and the
ability to make quick. accurate de-
cisions should be permitted to COM
mand troops in the field"
Evening star., 1941-06-25
Moscow
Continued From First Page

emy and mechanized regiment has
been entirely annihiliated.
Fierce fighting" was reported
under way in the defense of Grodno.
Wilma and Kaunas against German
thruSts northeast from East Prussia
and into the 200 mile-wide strip of
SovietiZed Poland north of the vast
Pinsk marshes.
Heavy losses also were said TO
have been inflicted on the Germans
in continuing battle between large
tank formations in the NaZi push
toward Brody, northeast of Lwov.
Charges Nazis Use Finland.
The communique declared specif-
cally that both Finland and Ru-
mania had lent their territory to
the German Army and air force for
the fight.
Not only are raids by the Ger
man air force carried out from Ru-
manian territory on Soviet towns
and armies the communique said
but German troops, with the CO.
operation of the Rumanian armies.
are also conducting a land offensive
The repeated attempts of the
German -Rumanian Armies to take
possession Of Cernauti ION the Prut
River in Bucovina, which the Red
Army took from Rumania last wear
along with Bessarabiai. and gain
a foothold on the eastern bank of
the River Prut have not been sue
ceSsful."
The communique said German
planes striking from Finland twice
raided Soviet territory. once at
tempting to raid Kronstadt, near
Russia's second-largest city, Lenin-
grad. 1t added that some units of
the German army tried to cross the
Soviet frontier from Finland.
The Firms. apparently seeking
to cling to neutrality as long as
possible, declared last night So
Wet planes violated Finnish ter
ritorv for a second time in a
bombing raid on the Turku archi-
pelago. The Firms have reported
the border quiet and declared if
they fought at all it would be only
in self-defenseD
The Russians. with their western
most cities blacked out each night.
emphasized AFRAID drills and the
need to take shelter during attacks.
Sevastopol Bombed Twice.
They reported the Luftwaffe had
bombed the Crimean port of Sevas-
topol twice and said there had been
repeated raids on Minsk. capital of
White Russia; Kiev, capital of the
Ukraine; Riga. capital of Sovietized
Latvia; and the Latvian port of
Libau.
Striking back, the Red air force
was reported TO have bombed the
Rumanian Black Sea base at Con-
stanta and the town of Sulina three
times. "Constanta is ablaze." the
communiQue said.
Also reported bombed three times
in as many days were German-oc-
cupied Danzig. Koenigsberg in East
Prussia. and Lublin and Warsaw in
the German-dominated government
general of Poland. Gasoline SUD-
plies at Warsaw were reported set
aflre.
Evening star., 1941-06-25
'Anti.Administration Slate
Is Offered 10 News Guild
BY the Associate Press

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. June 25-Contention
between factions in the American
Newspaper Guild at its convention
today produced circular campaign
backing an "anti-administration'
slate of candidates for the top three
Offices.
The opposition circulars supported
Milton Murray, Detroit. to succeed
Donal M. Sullivan, Boston as presi-
dent; Samuel Eubanks. Oakland,
Calf to replace Milton kaufman,
New York, as executive vice presi-
dent. and William W.. Rodgers.
Washington. to unseat Victor Pas
che. New York. as secretary-treas-
urer.
A proposal introduced by Mr.
Murray as Minority Committee re-
port to bar guild organizers from
the delegates section of the con-
vention floor except when invited on
business was defeated in a roll call
vote 8623 to 80is.
billiard Stokes, Washington. out
spoken opponent of the guild ad-
ministration, said it could be con-
sidered test vote but added II
did not represent full strength of his
faction