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Evening star., 1940-12-04
Defense Jobs Forecast
For $4,000 More in Al
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Production
for national defense will result
directly in the employment OF an
additional 1927 900 workers by June,
l94l. the National Industrial Con-
ference Board forecast yesterday
on the basis Of orders awarded up
TO November l this wear.
A total Of approximately 1000 900
persons will be working on defense
orders next June. the board said,
of which 2.449,0OO will be engaged
indirectly.
At the same time. the board es-
timated unemployment in all in
dustries dropped to 6,653000 per-
sons in October, or $4,000 fewer
than in September. From August
to September unemployment de-
clined 100000.
The board calculated that current
total Unemployment should drop to
4.4O4.0O by next June. Allowance
was made for entrance into the Ia
Dor supply of about 100000 young
workers.
The Conference Board is re-
search organization supported large
ly by business concerns.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Defense Job Strikers
May Be Ordered 10
Fish or Cut Bait
House Committee Seeks
Stern Rule to Prevent
Production Delays
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A stern modern version of the
pioneers fish or cut bait" formula
was studied today by a group Of
Congressman determined to halt
production delays following strike
settlement awards in defense indus
tries.
Under the proposal discussed by
members of the House Judiciary
Committee, strikers who failed to
abide by the awards would auto
matically forfeit any. job
claim for exemption from Army con-
scription.
Precedent for such course was
set by President Wilson in 1918.
Representative Walter. Democrat, Of
Pennsylvania, asserted yesterday.
When workers in Bridgeport,
Conn, arms factory refused to abide
by an award Of the National War
Labor Board, Representative Wal
ter said, President Wilson warned
them in letter that if they con-
tinued in their refusal the draft
boards will be instructed to reject
any claim Of exemption based on
your alleged usefulness for war pro-
duction'
Mr.. Wilson further told the men
that refusal meant each of you Will
be barred from employment in any
war industry in which the strike
occurs for period of one year"
Some Congressman were of the
opinion that the present selectivs
service law would have to be
amended in order to Iegalize such
procedure.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Nickel Plate Extends
Plan to Retire so Notes

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 4-Nickel
Plate Railroad announced yesterday
it was extending to next February
% plan for retirement of its three
year, unsecured per cent notes.
The plan, which provides Nickel
Plate pay 20 per cent cash and 80
per cent in new 10-year debentures
for surrender of the notes, would
have expired December 81. AS part
of the proposal, the parent Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway agreed to
extend to next February Is its offer
to accept debentures for its S3,583,-
$50 of the notes, conditional upon
S8,000,0O0 of those publicly held be-
ing exchanged.
Nickel Plate did not state how
many holders had agreed to the re-
funding plan to date. Approx
mately Sl2,678,750 of the notes were
outstanding when it was announced
last June 25.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Boston Market to Get
AustruIiun Wool
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Two ships
bound for Boston are scheduled to
arrive before next Wednesday carry
ing approximately 100000 pounds
of Australian wool, shipping circles
said.
The shipments were believed to
represent the start of a movement
that may eventually supply 5o,000.-
900 pounds for commercial use. This
would be in addition to the 25O,-
100000 pounds or more of Australian
wool for which arrangements are
being made to ship here and store
in bond in connection with the de-
fense program.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Iron Plant to Expund

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 4 LPl.-A. NJ.
Byers Co, manufacturer of wrought
iron for rs years, announced today
it would expand its facilities to pro-
duce alloy steels, including STAIN
less. The companys Ambridge, Pa,
plant will be enlarged.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
10000 Will Get Bonus
From International Shoe
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 4.--The Interna-
tional Shoe Co. announced it would
give a christmas bonus" totaling
100000 to approximately 10000 en-
ployes with a year or more of con-
tinuous service.
The extra payment to each indi-
vidual will be equivalent to one
weeks pay. 1t does not apply to
statesmen, officers, directors and
major executives. A similar extra
payment was made by the company
last year.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Port Collections Drop,
But AIexandriu's Gain

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 4-Col-
lections in Virginia customs districts
ports in November decreased $685.
89309 from the November. 1899 COL
lections, M. NJ. Vipond, assistant COL
lector reported yesterday.
Only two ports in the district reg
istered gains: Reedville, s720, and
Alexandria, $3.50.
Collections for the district in No
vember totaled s627,249.07 as COM
pared with 1895, 1926 a year ago.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Capital Traction 1st 5s-S2 900 at
1852.
Potomac Electric Power 5laT pfd.
10 al lisa.
Capital Traction lst $500 at
1861, $1,000 at 1861, $1,000 at
105I-.
CanCellatiOn-The sale as OF yes
terday, Washington Gas pfd, at
107, was Cancelled.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Arms Sales Up $500 Pet.
BY the Associated Press.

by tIIe ASSUCIdIeu FIeSS.
The Commerce Department re-
ports of firearms and ammunition
increased to S3,696, ,149 in October or
$500 per cent more than in the sim
liar month last year.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
.Lockheed Aircraft
Votes Dividend Of
$3.50 a Share
c. o. to Pay IS Cents on
Common and Declares
Extra Of 6212 Cents

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4.-Robert
E. Gross, president of Lockheed
Aircraft Corp, said yesterday the
Board of Directors had authorized
payment OF a cash dividend of ST. so
a share on the 100000 shares out
standing, payable December %, to
stockholders of record December
13. Last year Lockheed paid 81 a
share.
c. & 0. to Pay 6212 cent Extra.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, Dec. LPl.-The regular quar-
terly dividend on Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway common stock of rs
cents per share, payable January l,
was declared at a meeting of the
Board of Directors yesterday.
The board also declared an extra
dividend of 62i2 cents, payable De-
cember 81, Secretary Treasurer Har-
~ F. Lohmeyer announced. Both
are payable to stockholders of rec
ord of December IA
A regular quarterly dividend of
81 per share was announced on pre-
ferred stock and also is payable
January /.
The special dividend was attribut-
cd by the board to larger earnings
from vastly increased" freight traf-
fiC in recent months.
Ideal Cement Votes Dividend.
DENVER, Dec. 4 lP)-Directors
of the Ideal Cement Co. voted divi-
dends of 70 cents share yesterday
on 13577l3 shares outstanding.
This included the regular quarterly
dividend Of 35 cents plus Christ
mas dividend" of the same amount
The dividends are payable December
q to stockholders Of record Decem-
Der 7.
Second Dividend Noted.
CLEVELAND, Dec. lP,-The
Warner & SWasey Co. makers of
machine tools and telescopes, an
n0UnCed yesterday a Accent divi-
dend on each of its 800,930 shares
Of common stock, payable December
20 to holders Of December 8. This
was the second dividend since some
Of the stock was placed in public
hands last summer. The company
paid 20 cents share in October.
Niagara Share Votes Dividend.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 4 (P,-Di-
reCtOrs OF the Niagara Share
Corp. Of Maryland voted yesterday
a dividend of 80 cents a share on
class B common stock, payable De-
cember 81 to stockholders of record
December 9.
This is the first payment on COM
mon shares since last December
The company also voted regular
quarterly dividend OF s150 a share
on class A preferred stock, payable
at the same time.
Hartford Fire Votes an Extra.
HARTFORD. Conn. Dec. 4 lP,.-
The Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
directors announced yesterday a
regular quarterly dividend of so
cents and an extra dividend of so
cents a share, both payable Janu-
ary 2, l94l, to stockholders of record
December 5. A similar extra divi-
dend was paid a year ago.
Steel Firm Votes Dividend.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 4 LP,.-Alle-
gheny Ludlum Steel Corp an
nounced today a year-end dividend
of Is cents a share on common
stocks. 1t will be paid December %
to stockholders Of record Decem-
Der 9.
Evening star., 1940-12-04

Nearly 1000 cannon balls have
been dredged during construction
of the new harbor at Capetown,
South Africa.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Shoe Store SuIes Hold Up
By the Associated Press.

The Commerce Department says
sales of chain shoe stores declined
less than was seasonally expected
from September to October, and
were about S per cent higher than
In October. 1889.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
$4,000, 900 Issue Offered

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 R-A Ma
tion-wide group of investment firms,
headed by the First Boston Corp,
announced yesterday an offering of
S53000,000 Boston Edison Co. first
mortgage 2M per cent bonds at
los. The bonds mature in 1870.
Proceeds are to be applied to the
redemption of S5300O,000 of 3ls per
cent series "A" sinking fund bonds,
due IN 1865.
Panama shipped 1885 .379 punches
of bananas to the United States in
the frst three months Of this year.
Evening star., 1940-12-04

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers, Inc, which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or Arm bids or offers, but
unless otherwise indicated. are as quoted
By the sponsors or issuers.
sAsterisk indicates. Not quoted b.
SPONSORS or aSSuefs."
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Bethlehem 10 Spend
Another Millions
To Expand Plant
Increased Steel Output
Will Be Available
For Defense Needs
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An additional $4,000 tons a year
of steel ineots VIII be made avail
able to industr". for both military
and commercial needs, under an
sl8,000,000 expansion program an
nounced by Bethlehem Steel Corp.
The corporation now is complet-
ing an 100000 plant expansion.
The Advisory Commission 10 the
Council OF National Defense said
Eugene Grace, Bethlehem president,
recognized the desirab bility of hav-
ing this increased capacity available
to help supply the anticipated re-
ouirements of the national defense
program
In announcing the big program
here yesterday. Edward R. Stet-
tinius, jr.. industrial materials chief
of the Defense Commission. said
Bethlehem had applied to the Navy
Department for a certificate of
necessity which would entitle it TO
tax deduction for amortization over
a five-year period.
In New York Mr.. Grace said the
plant extensions would make avail
able. in addition to the steel ingots.
100000 tons Of coke and 100000 tons
of pig iron a year.
Output Past Rated Capacity.
He added that the new facilities
would be located at the companys
existing Bethlehem. Lackawanna,
Maryland and Steelton plants. and
would include six new open-hearth
furnaces. two new batteries of coke
ovens with additions to one of the
products plants. two new blast
furnaces. and rebuilding and en-
largement of the TWO old blast fur
naceS.
Mr.. Stettinius. former head of the
United States Steel Corp, said the
present ingot capacity of the ma
tons steel industry is about 83000,-
600 tons annually, and that produc-
ton for the week ending November
% was at the rate of about $4,000 900
tons annually. MI. Grace, however,
said Bethlehem had been operating
in excess of its rated capacity for
five consecutive months.
"The proposed expansion BY Beth
lehem, amounting to 8 per cent of
its present ingot capacity, would 60
far toward taking care of its added
superimpose upon civilian require
ments. and would aid in meeting
the combined defense. export and
civilian demands" Mr.. Stettinius
said.
Year Needed for Plan.
Mr.. Stettinius said that some of
the emergency facilities should be
ready to operate in about six
months, but that completion of the
entire Bethlehem plant might take
approximately year.
The commission was giving con-
sideration. he said, to the nature of
adjustments that might have to be
made after the emergency if the in
dustry became "over-expanded' as
a result of defense needs.
Mr.. Grace asserted that December
will be the fifth consecutive month
in which Bethlehem has operated in
excess of 100 per cent of its rated
capacity. and added. I'm this pro-
duction there have been substantial
tonnages for Great Britain. 1t
would appear that British require
ments for steel are likely to increase
rather than decrease. The impor-
tance of supplying this demand in
addition to that of our own defense
program is obvious"
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Companies

NEW YORK. Dec 4 tP1-National
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Steel Firm Votes Dividend.

PITTSBURGH, Dec 4 LP,.-Alle-
gheny Ludlum Steel Corp. an
nounced today year-end dividend
of Is cents share on common
stocks. 1t will be paid December %
to stockholders Of record Decem-
Der 9.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Hartford Fire Votes an Extra.

HARTFORD. Conn, Dec. 4 lP,.-
The Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
directors announced Yesterday a
regular quarterly dividend of so
cents and an extra dividend of so
cents a share, both payable Janu-
airy 2, l94l, to stockholders Of record
December 5. A similar extra divi-
deud vas paid a wear ago
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-15
A FORGOTTEN LAW
ON THE BOOKS
Pittsburgh PresS)

The United States Code, Title Is. Sec
ton POI;
NO part of the money appropriated
by any act shall, in the absence of eX-
press authorization by Congress- be used
directly or indirectly to pay for any per-
SOnal service. advertisement, telegram,
telephone, letter, printed or written mat
ter, or other device, intended or designed
to influence in amy manner member of
Congress, to favor or oppose by vote or
otherwise, any legislation or appropriate
ton bv Congress- whether before or after
the introduction of any bill or resolution
proposing such legislation or approprla-
tion =.
This forgotten statute passed by Con-
greSS in July. 1919. has been dramatical-
" brought to public attention at the hear
ing of the house committee investigating
the National Labor Relations Board.
The committees counsel, Edmund To-
land, produced the statute after first
presenting documentary proof that re-
gional officers of the labor board, with
the knowledge and even the connivance
of superiors in Washington, had organic
ed campaigns to influence Congress
against proposed changes in the Wagner
Act and reduction in the labor boards
appropriations :.
Here is something bigger than these
particular exposures involving these par
ticular labor board officials
For what Mr. Toland has done is to
disclose that all these years we have had
on the statute books a law which, if en-
forced would break up one of the worst
political rackets that afflicts the Ameri-
can taxpayers The labor board Is not
a lone offender. Offhand. we can thinf
of no department. bureau. board. com
mission or other government agency
which does not as a regular practice,
violate this law by lobbying Congress for
more money
If this law were enforced, in our opin-
ion Congress could balance the budget.
We hope it is not too late to start.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-15
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 5000

Estate of THOMAS O BRlEN
deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned. NJ. d. z1NN. PUBIC
Administrator, as administrator OF
the estate of THOMAS O'BRIEN
deceased. to the creditors OF and al
all persons having claims against
the said deceased, that within SIX
months after the first publication
of this notice they either file them
with the necessary vouchers IN the
office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of the State of California, IN
and for the County OF Imperial
or exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers to the said M D. Zinn,
as administrator of said estate, al
STA Main street, Ell Centre, Call1or-
mia, the same being the place Tor
the transaction of the business OF
the said estate in the County oi
Imperial State of California.
Dated at FL CcntrO, California
this 18th day of April, 1910.
M. d. ZINN,
Administrator OF the
Estate OF
THOMAS OBRIEN,
TccraaeG.
IhI5-22- %. M6D
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-15
Among
Our Yesterdays

Twenty years ago Ell Centro look
ed forward to a new postoffice
building with pride.
New accounts of the time report
ed:
The ceremonies at the corner lay
ing were attended by several hun
dred people. Postmaster Collins pre-
sided with his usual wit and fluency
and F.. B. Fuller spoke of the con-
ditions of pioneer days and marked
the present. John E. Davis also
progress of Ell Centro from 1905 to
spoke. as we'll as w T. Bill
The new flag was raised as the
audience sang the national anthem.
The crowd was posed for photo
graph and Postmaster Collins took
off his coat and with a trowel in
his hand acted for all the world like
an expert stonemason. The corner
stone was set in concrete with the
papers, photographs, business cards
and historical documents safely seal
ed in the iron box. to be opened
some time in the future when the
building is torn down for greater
ones to take its place
IN the iron box in the corner
stone of the new postOffico money
order of $5 was placed by the en-
plyocS Of the poStofficc. The order
is made payable to tho existing
postmaster when the bI is torn
open sometime IN the DIM and
distant future and the request L
made that the postmaster find tho
poorest child in the town al that time
and turn the money over to the
child"
There was rejoicing at the offices
of the Imperial Irrigation district
20 years ago. The newspapers car
ried the bannerline Rose Contract
Killed" and the story:
The Laguna water company con-
tract for connection with Laguna
dam and construction of an Allan
erican canal we're cancelled yes
terdav by Secretary Of the Interior
Payne. The action was taken at the
request OF the board Of directors
after Mark Rose had lobbicd in
Washington and delayed action on
the valley plan to finance the
canal
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-15
What must be done, is done.

Whatever the result of the Euro
pcan war. it now seems certain that
Britain and France are being driven
into more Or less permanent union.
Not the military alliance of the
World War, or even of this War,
bat a permanent union such that
the two will be for practical pur-
poses one count"v.
They Iii! lis. one coinage and
money They wouil abolish customs
barriers. Thcir o. anized labor and
organized employer groups would
fedcrate. Transport and communi-
cation would be co-ordinatCd. Each
would make compulsory in its
schools the language of the other.
Yet each would continue to admins
ter its own domestic affairs as at
present.
Does this sound fantastic? Will
no nation sacrifice anything of its
own national sovereignty? The an
swcr is. it will if it be necessary.
For practical purposes, Britain
and France are on just about this
war effort has made it So Even il
they win the war. they may have
to continue some such arrangement
as a counterweight to the 8O00000C
Germans who now greatly outweigh
either country taken alone.
Well. why not" Switzerland does
pretty we'll as a federation of poo
pie speaking French German, anc
Italian language is no barrier
Both Britain and France have vast
colonial empires whose defense eyer
in future peace times might vel
be undertaken in common, Peasant
France and industrial England sup
plemCnt ono another pretty we'll
The franc is pretty much a tail tc
he sterling dog anyWay-Why not
merg" both into a new currency?
The world today seems to be sep
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-15
4 NOTE FOR
NEXT WINTER

Stow this in your engagement book
for reference next winter. Or you can
still use it this year, in the event it's COM
fortablv cool one of these week-ends.
Imperial Dam. over on the Colorado
river, has backed up a lake that offers
an unparalleled recreation area in this
part of southern California. 1t is worth
visiting, whether you go to fish, to picnic
or Just to look.
Unfortunately, only comparatively
small group of Imperial Valley people
have "discovered' Imperial Dam lake.
The ones who have, enjoy their discov-
cry immensely. The ones who haven't
will be missing something if they don't
hurry.
A couple Of years from now may be too
late The lake will silt up.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-15
A CHUCKLE FOR A
WAR WEARY WORLD

California produced l25 year -oio
joke last week.
More than one victim of long-Winded
story tellers will remark with bored signs
that A 125-year-od Joke is nothing new
to them-they'vc heard lots Of them.
But this one was different.
II was a Joke that was better at the
last than it was at the first.
It was the story Of Oscar, the Eye Bug
and it gave the whole world oadl! need
ed chuckle in a time when chuckleS are
all too few.
The story of Oscar, over whose custody
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Hayes OF Palo
Alto suuabbled in divorce court until the
Judge finally awarded him to Hayes,
goes something like this. as reconstruct
ed in the light of recent scientific deVel-
opments:
In 1915 chuckling sea captain. prob
ably hard put to keep his mirth from
showing, presented Oscar to Mrs. Math-
ew Hayes, when she was a girl living near
Dublin Ireland. The old sea-dog explain
ed that Oscar was rare bug VINO hloer-
mated in sugar most of the time. but
could be awakened with draught OF
vinegar. When awakened. that old-tlme
practical Joker explain. Oscar special
lied in removing foreign particles from
the human eye.
He even demonstrated. Oscar came to
life when vinegar was poured on his Su-
gar bed Placed in q PERSONS eye, he
would and DID chase cindcrs, dust and
other particles out. He was a success.
Oscar became a family heirloom. He
was handed down from mother to son to
grandson, and all the while he kept right
on removing particles from eyes, when
ever vinegar awoke him from his sound
sleep in a sparkling cube of sugar.
Then came the divorce suit, and the
row over who owned Oscar. He became
public figure. Scientists wondered. They
investigated.
The result: Oscar isn't a bug at all,
he's mineral. He's possibly chip Oft
of an old seashell, the scientists decided
Vinegar-acetic acid to the scientists
creates carbon dioXide gas when it
comes together with any calcareOuS sub
stance. Tiny bubbles of gas forming over
and under oscar" caused him to move,
Stimulating life
AS to removing particles from the eye
Oscar worked Just like flaxseed. He
irritated the eyeball, causing tear ducts
to open and wash out the foreign sub
stances.
So much for Oscar. the l25-yearold
eye bug.
For the old sea captain who presented
Oscar to his first owner the world owes
a vote of thanks It's too bad he's not
here now TO get the belly laugh he de-
serves at the outcome of his prank, and
to receive plaudits for proving to war
torn world that laughter is possible still.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-15
Willis Thorntons Editorial On:
Next: Britsh-Freneh Union

arating out INTO a few large units.
True. the disappearance of Ethio-
pia. Austria CzCChoslovakia, Albania
and Poland as small independent
nations was accomplished by force.
But that may none the less COM
pei the British and French to do
Voluntarily and by agreement what
Russia, Germany and Italy have
been doing by compassionate a
larger unit which can function as
an economically independent unit.
Perhaps then some part of Clarence
Strcits dream of Union might
come true. and other countries be
drawn to enter the Frcnch-British
union.
Would such division of the
world into a few great unions bring
peace? Nobody knows. All we know
is that the division of the world into
small. antagonistic countries did not.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-15
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissetts the News

can even, in fact, be hero to his
valet. Witness:
During the World War, Hurley'S
orderly was John Moore, of Gaines
Vile, Tex. Today Moore has SON
Pat Hurley Moore.
A little later. Hurley employed
an airplane pilot named Cornelius
Cousalind. now captain in the ar
my air corps. Captain Cousaland
has a son-Pat Hurley Cousaland.
Some years ago Hurley had in his
office a youth named Herbert K,
Hyde. later to attain fame as pro-
secutor of Machine Gun Kelly.