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Evening star., 1940-10-16
IS in District
Escape Draft,
By Joining Army

Fifteen District residents escaped
the draft by enlisting for one year
in the Army, the local recruiting
Office reported today.
The short term enlistments closed
last night after beins in effect l3
days. Several hundred men sought
information, but only about 80 made
applications for one year of VOL
untary service, OF these several
changed their minds and applied for
the regular three-year enlistments.
Others we're rejected for physical
defects.
In the first half of the month
100 men enlisted for three years and
10 more are to be examined today.
This enlistment was among the sta
tion's heaviest in recent years.
Although some Army officers
feared that opening one-year en-
listments would halt recruiting for
the longer term, it was found that
the privilege of selecting the service
branch which was extended to three
year enlistees outWeighed shorter
enlistments in which men were not
permitted to make a choice
One year of service may still be
obtained by men from the age OF
18 through 35 by applying to local
draft boards for placement with the
first quota of conscripts called to
duty,
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Different Ages
Ion Guard Record
PerpIex Youth

Listed as % with the Maryland
National Guard and 20 with the
District Guard. John Dartmouth
Ross today asked H. P. Stafford.
chief registrar at Macfarland Junior
High School. whether he should
register for the draft.
Ross, an upholsterer for local
hotel. explained he was born in
Washington March %, 1920 put
when Is enlisted in the Maryland
National Guard, giving his age as l8
Later he served with the District
Guard and gave his true age.
In all. he served five years in the
National Guard, and was discharged
last winter.
Mr.. Stafford advised the young
man to get his birth certificate from
District authorities to clear up his
status
Ross said, however. he didn't think
he would bother as I'd lose the
certificate. anyhow He added he
would not mind being drafted as he
is fond of military service.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Virginia Firm Ordered
To Halt Securities Sales

Justice Bolitha J. Laws in District
Court today required that the Vir-
ginia Oil and Gas Syndicate and
individual defendants refrain from
selling securities, making repre-
sentations or accepting loans or
contributions from present security
holders in conjunction with a pro-
posed oil development near Manassas.
Va. until copies of tht papers filed
in the litigation by the Securities
and Exchange Commission are fur
nlshed the holders.
The commission motion for a
preliminary injunction against the
syndicate was denied today by JUS
tice Laws without prejudice. He
granted a defense motion for bill
of particulars. The Government
contended that the syndicate, George
A. Gormley and Matthew Ramage.
connected with the concern, had
failed to file a registration state
ment with the commission and was
violating the law.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Central Maine Issue
Is First Of Nine
Expected F|otations
Michigan Public Service
Debentures Scheduled
For Market Tomorrow
Ry TIE Associated Press.

b. TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. 16.-New secur-
ity issues publicly offered today in
cluded Sl6,l00000 of Central Maine
Power Co. first and general mort
gage 312 per cent bonds at l0712 and
10000 shares of $50 per 5 per cent
preferred stock of the same COM
pany at S4625 a share. The bonds
mature in 1870, The Offering group
was headed by the First Boston
Corp and Coffin & Burr
The Offering is the first of nine
new security issues expected in Wall
Street.
A fotation of S3.500000 first mort
gage As, S750OOO serial debenture As
and common stock of Michigan
Public Service Co. is expected to-
morrow
The New York World Telegram
listed as scheduled or under discus
sion for next week and thereafter:
Columbus e. Southern Ohio Elec-
trio Co. s29,O0O,0O0 first mortgage
314s of 1870;
San Antonio Public Service Co.
refunding;
United Gas Corp. SIS 100000 re-
financing;
Crane Co of Chicago SlO,5OOoO0
OF 10-vear sinking fund debentures;
Boston Edison Co. refunding s53.-
o000oC of 312s;
Youngstown Sheet e. Tube Co. re-
funding;
Revere Copper g. Brass, Inc, re-
funding.
The newspaper also said Southern
Pacific Co. was reported to have ar
ranged to take care of $4,000 900
bank and Reconstruction Finance
Corp loans due next month, but said
1t could not ascertain whether the
road would ref1nance the obligations
IN full or pay off part of the ma
turtles, extending the remainder
as WAS the case year ago.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Pullman Officials
Ask Dismissal Of
Antitrust Suit
Government Charges
Of Monopoly Denied
In U. S. Court
URGE OF DATA: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. l6.-Four
Pullman companies and 81 of their
officers and directors denied yes
terday that they hold q monopoly
on the countrys sleeping and par
lor-car business and asked the
United States District Court to dis
miss an antitrust suit filed by
the Department of Justice last July.
The 60-page printed answer de-
nice categorically Government
charges that the companies have
forced their services on the rail-
roads, charge the public artificial
and unreasonably high prices and
furnishes "obsolete,' wornout equip
ment.
In filing the suit, the Department
Of Justice said it sought TO divorce
control of sleeping-Car manufacture
from operation Of the equipment.
The corporation defendants are
the Pullman Co, operating unit Of
the business; the Pullman STANDARD
Car Manufacturing Co., manufacture
ing unit, Pullman. Inc, holding
company which owns the first two,
and the Pullman Car q Manufac-
turing Co. OF Alabama, another man.
ufacturing unit. Individual defend
ants include J. Picrpont Morgan.
Alfred P Sloan, George Whitney
Richard K. Mellon, Seweu Avery,
Harold 6 Vanderbilt and II \
Morgan.
Filing of the answer cleared the
way for a trial before a special
three-judee court, but court at
taches expressed belief hearings
would not start before December.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Nearby Draft

/, Vienna more than $50 men were in
line at one time, while large tnrongs
were gathered throughout the
greater part of the morning at Lor-
! ton. Mount Vernon High School and
the courthouse in Fairfax. More
than 100 assembled at the latter
point at 7 am.
In many places in Fairfax County
volunteers were hurriedly pressed
into service TO help designated off,
clals handle the registrants.
In Bethesda a line one block long
formed outside one registration
Office, while reports from Mount
Rainier, Hyattsville. Silver Spring
Takoma Park. Rosslyn and Claren-
don indicated that at those places
registrars also would be several hours
registering the early arrivals.
officials anticipated that up
wards to $4,000 men in the draft
age range-men who are 81 years
old and not yet 36-would be regis
tered during the day in the suburban
area.
40 Waiting at Chevy Chase.
When registration began at the
Chevy Chase Md Fire House 40
men were waiting to be interviewed
by the registrars. One of these was
a conscientious objector to war who
said he would ask deferment by the
Draft Board.
The crowd awaiting TO register at
the Bethesda County Building be-
came so great at one time that Of
ficiaiS sent many of the men in
automobiles to the registration CEN
ter at the Chevy Chase Post Office,
where congestion was not so great.
Registrars at the Thomas Nelson
Page School in Arlington County
also were met by an unusually large
group when they arrived this morn
ing
Ninety men were registered in the
first hour at Woodrow Wilson
School in RoSSlyn. Va, while 200
others were on hand waiting
chance to sign up.
At the Ballston precinct in Ar
lington, line extended more than
100 feet outside the registration CEN
ter
Confined to Local Residents.
Registration work in the suburbs
was almost wholly confined to local
residents. However, ther were some
transients who stopped off at the
Virginia and Maryland centers to
enroll.
Two of these appeared in Mount
Rainier. where officials were han
ding a particularly large throng of
potential selectees They registered
at Eastern Star Hall.
Among those registered at the
Mount Rainier Elementary School
were four teaching brothers from
the Marist Brothers of the Schools
In Prince Georges County.
They told reporter they had no
objection to registering. but would
object to fighting if called to war"
I'VE feel We have a larger duty in
our own field of work" one member
OF the group explained.
Members of the Charles F. Hunte-
man Post, American Legion, turned
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Illinois
Continued From First Page)

bad name. Indeed. it has become
a symbol nationally for political
corruption, taking the unenviable
place which was once occupied by
Tammany Hall of New York. Tam
many has been kicked around so
much in recent years and is so over
shadoWed by the powerful Bronx
organization headed by Edward j.
Flynn. new chairman of the DEM
ocratic National Committee. that
the Tammany Tiger no longe" Oc-
cupies the spotlight.
Kelly Machine in Public Eye.
Mayor Ed Kelly of Chicago and
his machine, however, have come
into the public eye during the
last few years. particularly last
summer during the convention
which nominated the Roosevelt
Wallace ticket. It was an employe
of the sewer department. a Kelly
henchman. whose voice chanted to
the convention during the Roose-
welt demonstration" through a
loud speaker from outside the hall,
and to the country at large by
radio, New York wants RooSe-
velt.' california wants Roosevelt,
and so on down the line OF States,
The uproar over the Chlcago
Democratic machine and its opera
tions is likely to work in two ways.
1t will make fraudulent voting
much more difficult in the city,
and it will arouse sentiment against
the Democratic ticket in the rest OF
the State. Mr.. Willkie again and
again has attacked the New Deal
ers for taking as allies the bosses
Of the machines" in Chicago, Jer-
sey City and New York.
The Republicans are engaged IN
drive to get thousands OF men ana
women to register this year and
vote who in the past have never
taken the trouble either to register
or 90 to the polls. Willkie-for-
President Clubs have been extremely
active in this work Reports are
that an unusually large number of
women are registering, too IhlS
vote is believed to favor Mr.. Wlllkle
both because of the women's ap-
proval of the Republican candidate
and because many of them believe
the country will be less likely drawn
into foreign wars if Mr.. Willkie be-
comes President.
The Democrats are not overlook
ing the battle now waging for Illinois
and especially for the big Chicago
vote. The Kelly-Nash organization
is powerful and has demonstrated
its ability many times in the past.
To give the Democratic campaign
better front" in Chicago and in
Illinois. the Democratic National
Committee has set up Western
division headquarters in this city,
with Senator Lucas of Illinois as its
head. The committee headquarters
is looking out for the campaign in
a half dozen or more Middle Western
States. It's principal job, however,
Evening star., 1940-10-16
out virtually en- masse to assist the
registrars at Mount Rainier.
At all the centers the repistrar1ts

AC6AoSA "a . dt kV4obAAO &soAAA2SA.
At all the centers the registrants
appeared in good spirits.
The first two men registered at the
Woodrow Wilson School in Arlington
were anxious to get it over with in
a hurry. They arrived at 5 am. and
were rewarded with Nos. and 2.
But they did not get away until 7:45
o'clock. The first registrant was AL
fred Vance Cobb, 32-year- -old vul-
caniZer.
Registrars Go to Hospitals.
Registrars designated by election
boards were interviewing men of
draft age who are patients in sub
urban hospitals. Students and
teachers at the University of Mary
land. at the Bliss Electrical College
and other institutions were being
enrolled by special boards headed
by professors at those places of
learning
Prisoners whose Jail sentences ex-
pired today were required TO regis
ter themselves, but those who are
confined are to be registered by
jailers prior to their release.
Executives charged with the reg
1stration work sounded another
warning that every one within the
draft age range must enroll and
pointed out that failure to do so is
punishable by fine of $4,000 or
a five-year Jail sentence, or both,
in the discretion of the courts.
This includes conscientious OBJ
jectorS to war. who must first regis
ter, then declare their objections
later before the draft boards for the
sections in which they reside.
A special notice to this effect was
sent out by Ward w. Caddington,
clerk to the Montgomery County
election supervisors. because Sew
enth Day Adventists, who are
conscientious objectorS, make up a
major portion of the population of
his county's largest municipality
Takoma Park.
100 Suburban Centers.
Of the 100 suburban registration
centerS, 80 are in Prince Georges
County, Is in Fairfax County.
Va; % in Montgomery County, Md. ::
II IN Arlington County, Va, and 6
in Alexandria. Va
Among those who appeared today
were two members Of the Prince
Georges County Board of Commits
sloners. They were Commissioners
Leonard Dyer and Theodore Sieh-
Ter. Mr.. Dyer. who lives at Acco-
keek. is 35, as is Mr.. Siehler, who
lives in Laurel
Mr., Dyer was married in June,
while Mr.. Siehler has been mar
ried for a number of years and has
a daughter.
The former said he did not know
whether his post as commissioner
would be grounds for deferment.
OF the % members of the Prince
Georges County police force only
five are beyond the draft age. in
cludlng Chief Arthur w. Hepburn.
Evening star., 1940-10-16

is to help keep Illinois in line for
the Roosevelt ticket
Admit State Is Doubtful.
Democratic leaders here, while
processing a belief in Mr.. Roose-
velt's ability to carry Illinois, are
admitting today that this State is
really in the doubtful column, with
a tough battle ahead. This is vastly
different from their attitude few
short weeks ago. when the word was
going the rounds that Mi Willkie
was hopelessly in the rear and that
Illinois undoubtedly would roll up a
big majority for the President
again.
Mr.. Willkie is to come into Illinois
again next week for several speeches.
Other speakers will be rushed in
here during the final weeks of the
campaign by both the Democrats
and the Republicans.
Cook County, which includes Chi
cago, rolled up a tremendous lead
for President Roosevelt over Alf NJ.
Landon, Republican presidential
nominee, in 1886 The county gave
Mr.. Roosevelt 1,253,164 votes and
Mr. Landon only 70l 206, a Roose-
welt lead of 55l,958 in this county
alone.
According to reports, the anti
third term Democrats in Chicago
are numerous, and are ready to go
to the polls and vote for Mr.. Willkie
in considerable numbers. There are
large group of German Americans
and another of aliens who will not
vote for Mr.. Roosevelt. On the
other hand, the Poles, second larg-
est voting group here, and the Jews
are supposed to be lined up solidly
for the President.
Evening star., 1940-10-16

Nine Months Net
Totals S7,314,781
Lehigh Portland Cement
Profit for Year Equals
S2.38 q Common Share
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. l6-Net
profits of the Libbey-OWens-Ford
Glass Co. for the first nine months
of 1910 totaled s7,314 7S1 10. equiva-
lent to 1921 a share, compared with
$3,9O2 $3.50, or s1.56 a share for the
corresponding 1889 period the COM
pany reported yesterday.
Dividend action for the fourth
quarter will be taken at the Novem-
Der meeting.
TruscOn Steel Co.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Oct. l6
(P,.-Truscon Steel Co.. subsidiary
OF Republic Steel Corp. today re-
ported third-quarter net income OF
S363,293. against s344137 for the
preceding three months and sl8l.-
832 for the corresponding 1889
quarter.
Lchigh Portland Cement.
NEW YORK, Oct. l6 tP1.-Lehigh
Portland Cement Co. reported net
profit for the II months ended Sep
tember 80 OF s2,0ll 500. equal after
preferred dividends to S238 a COM
mon share, compared with s3062 255.
or s243 on common. in the preced-
ing year. Plants are throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Balkans
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Continued From First PageD
nelles, strategic gateway to the Black
Sea.
Fascist circles in Rome denied
any German soldiers were in
Albania
German warplanes. meanwhile
maintained a strong patrol over Ru-
mania's rich oil fields, and squad
rons of Nazl aircraft continued TO
fly over Bucharest.
Reports from the Rumanian cap
ital said a German naval mission
had arrived there to assist Nazi
army officers in instructing the Ru-
manians on latest methods of war
fare and that contingent of Italian
marines was expected shortly.
Germans Mass Near Galati.
The Germans were said to be
hastily concentrating men, tanks
and planes near Galati. across the
Danube River from Russian air
bases under construction in Bessa-
rabia
British Minister Sir Reginald
Hoare remained in Bucharest with
a skeleton Legation staff. 1t was
reported the question of departure
had been left in his hands by Lon
don.
The British Minister to Sofia
George w. Rendel, was received
late yesterday by King Boris after
an interview with Premier Bogdan
Philoff, who also is acting foreign
minister, but the topic of the talks
was not disclosed
The British Minister left today
for Istanbul to confer with Sir
Hughe M. Knatchbull-Hu -Hugessen
British Ambassador to Turkey. The
conference at Istanbul was regarded
by diplomatic observers as likely to
be closely identified with future
Turkish-Russian RELATIONSHIP which
Turkey still would carry a British
guarantee.
Government officials in Sofia dis
claimed nowledge of the Turkish
Russian negotiations reported by
Bulgarian radicals, but expressed
hope that in the troubled situation
Bulgaria might maintain friendly
relations with all powers
Although cooperating whole
heartedly with the axis powers in the
economic sphere. Bulgaria was re-
ported to have refused to mobilize
her army as a gesture of military
support after receiving contrary ad-
vice from Moscow
In the eyes of some Bulgarian OBJ
servers, any mobilization. while stor-
ing up axis good will with the posi-
bility of future favors, would COM
promise unnecessarily the nations
relations with Greece, Turkey and
Yugoslavia.
BulgarianS insist their country has
no claims against Turkey, but aspires
more than ever through peaceful
revision" to gain an outlet to the
Aegean Sea through Grecian Thrace,
which they claim was promised in
World War settlements.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Machine Tool
Makers Double
1889 Figure
BY the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND, Oct. l6-The de-
fense-spurred machine tool industry
is speeding production at rate
more than double either 1895 or
1925, its trade association reports.
The National Machine Tool Build
ers' Association. with members repre-
senting most of the industry. expects
1910 shipments to total about
S400 100000.
AS far as the organization S annals
go-to postwar 1919-this is a
record. and twice the estimated
5000 900, 900 shipments both last year
and in neutrality-suspicious. 1929.
The associations September
rate, figured on the basis OF pay roll
hours. climbed 16 points over August
to 949 per cent Of estimated capacity
The rate stood at 746 per cent in
September, 1889, but the production
rise has been much more spirited
than the figures indicated, since
estimated capacity itself has in
creased Al per cent in the year.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
British Trade Holds Pace
DESPITE War Difficulties

James w. Young, director of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, said today that general
business in Britain shows no ma
terial change" despite the difficulties
Of war.
Reports from abroad for the last
week. Mr.. Young said in summary
Of business conditions in some of
the major countries, indicated that
the United Kingdom was giving its
major attention to maintenance of
production and trade under con-
tinuous air raids He said that
adverse influences" predominated
IN Japan as a result OF increasing
government control. the interna-
tional political situation and further
adverse trade balances.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Life Advertisers Hear
Simplicity, Economy
Asked in Insurance
Acacia Head Fears
SuIes Are Sometimes
Made Too Complex

A plea for simplicity and econ
omy" in selling life insurance was
made today by William Montgom-
cry, president of the Acacia Life
Insurance Co., at the final morning
session of the convention of the
Life Advertisers Association, meet
ing at the Washington Hotel
Il wonder sometimes" Mr.. Mont
gomery said, IF we approach the
sale of life insurance from the right
standpoint, if we have not made the
sale of it so complex that many of
the agents find it difficult to con-
vincingly and understandingly pre-
sent it to their prospects, because
in many cases they do not under
stand it themselves"
The convention was to close with
luncheon, climaxed by selection
Of officers for the coming year.
C. Sumner Davis. editor of pub
lications of the Provident Mutual
Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia,
was to take Office as head of the
organization of life insurance firm
public relations men, and william
l.. Jessup of the Pilot Life Insurance
Co., Greensboro, N. c., was TO make
presentations of awards.
Other speakers heard this morn
ing and their topics were:
Nelson A. White, Provident
Mutual Insurance Co.. Our Part
in the Picture; Harry T. Wright,
president. National Association
of Life Underwriters, "Advertis-
ing and Life Insurance-Two
Great Benefactors'; George A. Har-
per, Bankers Life Co., Des Moines,
Iowa, Keeping the Power in Man
Power" and Anthony r. Gould, cir
culation manager, United States
News, Life Insurance Lessons From
Magazine Selling"
Kenneth R. Miller of the Allan
tic Life Insurance Co., Richmond
Va. was to preside
The association held its annual
dinner dance last night following
an afternoon devoted to round table
discussions of exhibits.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Roosevelt May Speak
On Armistice Doy

President Roosevelt hopes to be
able to speak at the annual Armis-
tice Day ceremonies at Arlington
National Cemetery, he told Milo
Warner. new national commander of
the American Legion, at the White
House today.
Mr.. Warner came TO present the
Legions recently adopted platform
and 10 invite the President TO speak
at the Arlington program He said
upon leaving that he had discussed
national defense problems with the
Chief Executive.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Wilson Nomesuke REGISTERS

SUPERIOR, Wis. Oct. l6 CPD.-
Woodrow Wilson Franklin. %, a
stock clerk. who said he was named
after America S World War President
who proclaimed the World War draft
in 1917, was the first man to register
for peacetime CONSUMPTION here to-
day.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Mount Rainier Meetino

Representative Sasscer OF May
land, who is seeking reelection
and L. Harold Sothoron, member
of the Maryland House of Delegates.
will be the principal speakers at a
meeting of the Mount Rainier Dem
ocratic Club. at 8 pm tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
625 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, Oct. Is LP).-St.
Joseph Lead Co reported rs tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $50 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, 300 tons at $3.50.
New York, and $50 tons at the
New York average.
Evening star., 1940-10-16

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etation OF Securities Dealers Inc, which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices. and
unless otherwise indicated, are as quoted
BY the sponsors or iSsuerS.
.Asterisk indicates, Not quoted by
sponsors or iSsuers.'
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Lioness Bears CUNTS

Ell MONTE, Calf. (P.-1t's a
rare event even in the lion family,
so everybody at Gays lion farm
was excited when Princess, 5-year-
old lioness, gave birth to quintuplets.
Evening star., 1940-10-16

is to help keep Illinois in line for
the Roosevelt ticket.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Oct 16 lp,-National As
sociatlon Securities Dealers, Inc