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Evening star., 1940-10-30
Steel Plants Operate
Seven Days a Week
To Meet Demands
Production This Week
Is Expected to Be
Greatest in History
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Three g.
hour shifts a dayI Seven days
week.
That's how some Of the big steel
plants are operating today to turn
out metal needed for both normal
peacetime needs and the Nations
whopping defense program.
Steel mills as whole, with opera
tions at 957 per cent of capacity
this week, are expected to turn out
more steel than was ever produced
in any week in the Nations history.
Some of United States Steel's
plants in the Birmingham (Ala)
areas, as we'll as scattered units
of other big makers, this week are
operating at over 100 per cent of
rated capacity. Some are speeding
along at a los per cent capacity
clip, and may hit 10 per cent
shortly.
Here's how a plant operates in
excess of 100 per cent of capacity
A 100 per cent level is "theoretical"
rating. Suppose, for example. that
a plant with eight open hearth fur
naces. running full tilt without let
up, can produce steel at a rate Of
100000 tons annually. If that is the
case, the industry rates theoretical
production of the plant at 100000
tons annually, for steel men arbi-
trarily agree each furnace should be
idle 1872 per cent of the time, or
one day out of eight for repairs.
rebuilding and refining. In actual
practice, however a furnace does
not have to be idle that long for re-
pairs and refining. Therefore, when
the furnaces in a plant are operat-
ing more than 67l2 per cent of the
time, the operations of that plant
rise above the 100 per cent "theoreti-
cal capacity figure.
Production of open hearth and
bessemer ingots this week is ex-
pected TO total 1,452,587 tons, and
electric furnace steel output about
48,l00 tons. making aggregate out
turn for the industry around l.50O,-
667 tons. This would be the biggest
weekly production ever recorded.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
General Railway Signal.
. oreiqn Exchange

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 dPD.-The free
hrEentine peso continued to weaken in the
foreign exchange market today, while
concern continued over the release Of suf-
flcient United States dollars TO Argentina
i7noorters.
The peso declined LILO cent to % 20
re pound remained at 81 O4
Late rates follow Great Britain in
lars, others in centsD
Canada.
oMciaI Cssnadian, ContrQl Board rates
ont premium; selling, l per cent pre-
-lium; equivalent to discounts on Ca
-adan dollars in New Yok of buying, 99l
ror cent selling, 900 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
at. 13i'a per cent discount, or S6S1h4
T-7ited States cents.
Europe.
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreign
selling. 81 o4: open market. cables: 81 04
Germany. 40 ON: tbenevolenG. 90; Fin
Ind, 2O5n: Greece .6sn; Hungary 1950n;
italy. sos; Portugal. 01; Rumania. Ash;
Sweden, % s6: Switzerland, 1922; Yu-
roslavia, 2.35n.
Latin America.
Prszfl. official. 6.05: free, 5.05; Mexico,
2oson.
japan 2a.4s; Honskons' 1925; shans-
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated)
n Nominal
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Wholesale Prices
Advance for Fifth
Consecutive Week
Advance Is Slight, With
Fertilizer Associations
Index at 1853
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The general level of wholesale
commodity prices was again higher
last week, according to the price
index compiled by the National
Fertilizer Association. but the rise
was a small one. The commodity
price average registered its fifth
consecutive advance, rising to 1853
from 1852 in the preceding week.
The index was 759 two weeks ago,
75.5 three weeks ago, 1873 four weeks
ago, and ISL five weeks ago, based
on the 1926-28 average as 100. The
level reached since last May. The
years low point was TAI and the
high for the year was 1875.
Last weeks rise in the all-com-
modify index was due to higher quo
tations for industrial commodities,
as the food and farm product aver
ages declined. In the farm product
group rising prices for cotton, grains,
eggs and wool we're more than offset
by declines for livestock and poultry.
The textile index was again higher,
with declines in burlap and raw silk
more than counterbalanced by in
creases in other items. Another
mark-up in lumber quotations took
the building material index to the
highest level reached in recent years
Higher prices for hides, leather, and
feedstuffs were responsible for an
increase in the index representing
the prices of miscellaneous COM
modities.
Thirty price series included in the
index advanced during the week and
l6 declined; in the preceding week
there were As advances and 13 de-
clines; in the second preceding week
there were 80 advances and 81 de-
clines.
Evening star., 1940-10-30

fell in a month. We do not have
the time to train q green hand
even though he comes to his task
full of good will and general ca
pacity but lacking in the vital
governmental experience. 1t is
not an answer to our problem
that strong men, able men, may
be summoned to cabinet posts.
Ultimately decisions on burning
questions of policy will have to be
made by the Chief Executive. A
new hand cannot give to these
problems that careful thorough
and intelligent attention which
they must Immediately have if
our Nation is to be secure.
AS servant of the American
people I feel that they are en-
titled to my honest conclusions.
In my years of service for the
Government, both at home and
abroad, have sought to have
honest judgment as my goal.
From the other side I sent re-
rorts to the President and the
Secretary of State which were my
best judgment about the forces
that were moving, the develop
ments that were likely and the
course best suited to protect
America. After all, I have great
stake in this country, my wife
and I have given nine hostages to
fortune. Our children and your
children are more important than
anything else in the world. The
kind of America that they and
their children will inherit is of
grave concern to us all. In the
light of these considerations, I
believe that Franklin D. Roose-
welt should be reelected Presi-
dent of the United States.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Fredericksburg Bond
Details Arranged
By the Associated Press.

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Oct.
3o.-The city of Fredericksburg to-
day is completing details of an issue
of $150,000 in serial bonds for mu-
nicipal improvements. past and pro-
jected, which have been purchased
by a Philadelphia investment firm
at IL per cent interest and prem
ium of Sl0030
The interest rate is the lowest
ever paid on municipal bonds here
and is rarely equalled in other cities
Approval of the bond issue was
voted by the City Council yester-
day.
Evening star., 1940-10-30

pltSIutIlI VI lllc
corporation, was
announced / n
t h e financial
district today.
Mr.. Wood, a
form er U. S.
Army officer, has
been with the
corporation since
the World War,
a nd is we'll
known in Wash
ingtOn Govern
ment circle S.
Until his ap-
point m ent to
head the Wa sh-
Evening star., 1940-10-30

ington Office Mr.. Wood was an ex-
ecutive of the Kelvinator division of
the corporation.
Mr.. Wood was stationed in Wash
ington at the end of the World War.
served in the Office of the director
of military aeronautics and held the
rank of major. Prior to coming to
Washington he was an instructor at
several of the Arnys air fields.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Deere Declares Dividend

MOLINE, Ill, Oct. 80 (P)-Direc-
tors of Deere g. Co., yesterday
authorized payment of a regular
quarterly dividend of IS cents a
share on the preferred stock, pay
able December 2 to stockholders of
record November IS.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
825 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, Oct. 80 P).-St
Joseph Lead Co. reported so tons OF
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at S5.35 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, $50 tons at $5.55
New York and 225 tons at the New
York average.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Nash-ke|vinafor Opens
Office in Washinqfon

Opening of a Washington Office
by the Nash-Kelvinator Corp. in
the Shoreham Building, in charge
of Campbell Wood, assistant to the
Evening star., 1940-10-30

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, may make
vacant lots municipal parking areas.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
United States Treasury Position

By the Associated Press
The position of the Treasury october rs CT
Evening star., 1940-10-30

Belfast, Northern Ireland, wants
to change the name of Berlin street.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Ndzis' Gains Credited to Work
And Absence of 4O-Hour Week
Germans Followed Example Of Cow and
ToiIed Long, Wiley Declares

ton of a bit of manganese. iron and
copper, one can live solely on milk
and be getting well-balanced diet,
he said.
Tells Of Governments Efforts.
DR.. E. w. Gaumnitz, director of
the Division of Marketing and
Marketing Agreements, Agriculture
Department, told of the farm prob
lem in relation to the dairy industry
and the efforts of the Government
to increase the consumption of its
products. This latter phase has two
sides, he said. First, the problem of
increasing the demand among the
regular consumers and second, pro-
viding the purchasing power to the
unemployed to purchase the prod
ucts. He reported progress in aiding
the unemployed through the stamp
plan" of the Agriculture Department.
The work of dairy councils in pro-
noting the consumption of dairy
products was explained by Miss Ger
trude Drinker of Richmond, Va.
Charles Holman, national chair
man of Dairy Month" presided at
the meeting, which was opened by
B. B. Derrick, secretary treasurer of
the Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Association.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
D. 'A|esandro Offers
Resolution for D. T..
Traffic Inquiry
House Committee Weiqhs
Appeal, but Takes
No Action

An appeal was made to the House
Rules Committee today by Repre-
sentative D'Alesandro, Democrat, of
Maryland for approval of his reso-
luton calling for creation of a
special committee of five members
to investigate traffic conditions in
Washington.
The committee considered the
resolution in an executive session
following Mr.. D'Alesandro's appear
ance, but withheld action.
Representative DAlesandro testi-
fed at the invitation OF Chairman
SABBATH of the Rules Committee
and briefly amplified the indictment
in his resolution that traffic condi-
tions in the District of Columbia
appear to be far worse than In most
of the larger cities of the country
Principal opposition to the reso-
luton came from Representative
Dempsey, Democrat, of New Mexico,
who declared a thorough investiga-
tion of traffic conditions here would
cost 500 900 and that there are only
two or three firms of traffic experts
in the country qualified to aid the
committee that would be appointed
to make the inquiry.
Armed With Many Letters.
Mr.. DAlesandro went before the
committee armed with numerous
letters and data to support his plea
for a congressional investigation of
the traffic situation. The documents,
he said, included an editorial in The
Evening Star of June 7, approving
the proposed investigation, and
letter from Washington I. Cleveland.
manager of the District Motor Club
of the American Automobile Asso-
citation. which declared the A. A. A.
is in hearty accord" with the pro-
posed inquiry since "one of our prin-
cipal objectives is improvement of
conditions"
Mr.. Cleveland, according to Mr.
D'Alesandro, also offered the service
of the organizations engineers to
the Investigating Committee, and
called attention to recent poll con-
Quoted by the District division of
the association which showed that
the lack of parking facilities is the
mo. pain in the neck" to WASH
ington automobile drivers.
Evening star., 1940-06-13

be recovering. Most seriously hurt
of these was Paul Missink, IS, of
the 1900 block of Maryland ave-
niue NE.
Graduate of Western.
Miss Dean was graduated from
Western High School last year and
would have celebrated her 18th
birthday anniversary next week,
She was the daughter of Col and
Mrs. Warren S. Dean, 1919 r street
street NV. She was an only child.
She had planned a professional
stage career and had won part in
the Roadside Theater's opening
show of the season, The Sealed
Well" The players did not learn
of her death until after the curtain
had gone up at last nights per-
formance.
Daniel L. Tolson, 20. of 1922 E
street NE, brother of Detective
Sergt. j. J. Tolson of the police rob-
berry squad, was reported in criti-
cal condition in Georgetown Hos
pital today. He was suffering from
head injuries received, according to
police, when the car in which he
was riding with two companions was
sideswiped last night at Lee high
way and Lee boulevard, Fairfax
County, Va.
In the District two persons were
hurt last night in a freak accident
on Naylor road Sc. Police say a
car driven by Clarence H. Hicks,
20, of 1904 Thirteenth street NV,
overturned suddenly when the
brakes locked. Horace M Carlisle,
jr., %, of 1925 Georgia avenue NV,
and Gilbert Elefsiades, 25, of Rock
vile, Nd, passengers in the car,
received treatment at Gallinger
Hospital.
A man booked as Kenneth M.
Frank, jr., 30, stopping temporarily
at the Westchester Apartments, was
charged with driving while under
the influence of liquor and reckless
driving following a head-on collision
in nearby Maryland last night in
which five persons escaped with
minor hurts.
The accident occurred on Massa-
chusetts avenue extended, near
Goldsborough road. A car driven by
Mr.. Frank and another operated by
Samuel j. Tuttle, 18. of 225 I street
NE. were involved in the collision.
Mr., Tuttle's 12-year-old sister,
Elizabeth, who suffered cuts and
bruises was taken to Georgetown
University Hospital along with the
occupants of Mr.. Franks machine,
who were on their way to Congress
sional Country Club.
Mr.. Frank received minor cuts;
Mrs. Frank, who is 10, bruises; Mrs.
w. I. Deming. 48, of 5517 Chevy
Chase parkway, bruises, and Miss
Edna Austin, 26, 1701 Sixteenth
street NV, cuts. The Tuttle youth
was unhurt.
Policeman Paul Alexander ar
rested Mr.. Frank. He was released
on $112.9O collateral by Justice Of
the Peace Alfred Wilson ct Be.
thesdA
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Couple Receives
Degrees Together
For Third Time

When George McCay and his wife,
Muriel Buliss McCay, received their
master of laws degrees at George
Washington University's commence
ment last night it wasn't exactly a
new experience for them. In fact,
1t was the third time that they had
received diplomas together.
Eight years ago, before they were
married, Mr.. and Mrs. McCay were
graduated together from the College
of Charleston, at Charleston, S. c.,
with bachelor of science degrees.
Three years later. after they came
to Washington and were married.
they received their LII. B. degrees at
George Washington. Then last night
came their third commencement to-
gether.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCay work in the
same Government agency, the Cen
eral Accounting Office. He is in the
claims division and she works in the
audit section.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Gaming Drive
Peri|s Licenses
0fPoo|rooms
Unusual Number
Of Operators Called
Before Board
BY DON S. WARREN.

AS a follow-up on a protracted
drive by police against gamblers en-
saging. In the numbers game and
horse-race betting, the District liz
cense Board is holding hearings
which may lead to the revocation of
business permits of a number of
poolroom operators for completely
with the alleged gambling.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Edward W. Thomas, chairman of
the License Board, said today that
license revocation hearings had
been held heretofore in such cases,
but that an unprecedented number 3,
now was being considered by the
board.
Fifteen persons accused of violat- ,
ing the gaming laws have been con-
Vlcted in Police Court in recent
months as result of a year-long
drive made by police. 1t was said in
each case the persons convicted
were placed on probation.
suspected operators Called.
In all convicted cases owners or
operators OF poolrooms or billiard
halls where some part of the al.
legged gambling operations were be.
heved to have taken place have been
called before the District License
Board for determination of per-
NIT revocation.
In these cases the suspicion was
that the owners or operators either
permitted the gamblers to operate
or were taking cut" Mr.. Thomas
said. The License Board is holding
three hearings week. but is reserv-
ing Judgment until all the pending
cases have been heard.
1t was reported that revocation
would be recommended to the Com
missioners in at least several"
cases.
Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, assist
ant superintendent of police and
member of the license board, Is said
to have suggested use of the License
Act provisions in a further effort to
stifle gambling
sig Fee Per Table.
Poolroom and billiard hall opera
tors pay license fee of sl2 for each
table in their establishment.
The Police Department made use
OF rookie policemen as undercover
agents in ferreting out the alleged
gaming operators. One of the DO
licemen was Pvt. E. R. Watson, who
served as a witness against Former
Detective Sergts. Hubert (Steve)
Brodie and Leo MIX Murray. dis
charged from the department re-
Gently after a special police trial
board found them guilty on bribery
charges in connection with the op.
erations of an alleged gambler. Pvt.
Watson. 1t was said, has gone back
to uniformed police duty.
One District official said it Is likely
other cases for possible revocation
OF business permits may be filed and
that Investigations by police were
understood to involve alleged gam
ing contacts made in restaurants as
we'll as in pool halls.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Bartender Is Given Year
On MonsIouehter Count

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. June
l3.-Clrcuit Judge William Loker of
Prince Georges County Circuit Court
yesterday imposed fine of $500 and
sentence of one year in the Mary
land House of Correction on Ray w.
Barkley, 28-year- old bartender, who
was convicted of manslaughter in
connection with the shooting of AL
fred Downs, 20-year -old discharged
caretaker of a Silver Hill tavern.
Downs died in Casualty Hospital
in Washington on January 3 as a re-
suit of bullet wounds inflicted in a
fight at the tavern the night before.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Sligo Park Hills
Fiqhts Use of Name

Declaring that one section of
Montgomery County has been known
for II years as Sligo Park Hills, "
the Sligo Park Hills Citizens Asso-
citation of Silver Spring, Nd, has
adopted a resolution protesting the
proposed use of the name Sligo
Park Hills" to a new, nearby sub
division.
The resolution, which requests the
Intervention of the county commits
sioners and the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, argues that the duplication of
names would result in needless con-
fusion to the general public and
might become prejudicial to the
public health and welfare"
Evening star., 1940-06-13

The success of the Nazi war ma
chine is due to the fact that the
Germans followed the example set
by the COW, which is not on a 40
hour week. Senator Wiley, Republi-
can, Of Wisconsin told leaders in
the local milk industry yesterday.
Likewise, the failure OF the Allies
stems from the fact that England
and France sat down to the 40
hour week" until the recent critical
turn in hostilities, the Senator con-
tinued.
Neither the COW nor the farmer
is on this restricted work week,
Senator Wiley asserted, adding that
we've got to follow the cow-work'
in order to strengthen the defenses
of this Nation. The COW also sets
an example in calmness, he said,
which the people and Congress
should follow.
Speaking at a luncheon at the
Willard Hotel in connection with
National Dairy Month";" Senator
Wiley said that anybody who
would talk about war for America
today in just plain nuts"
Nothing to Fight With, He Says.
I'm the first place." he declared,
I'VE have nothing to fight with
you can't fight with a pea shooter.
In the second place, we must first
take a message to labor on the
gravity Of the situation"
DR.. E. v. McCullum of Johns
Hopkins University. pioneer discov-
erer of vitamin "a" in milk, told
the group that zone of the most
things we can do in this
country today is to increase the
consumption of milk"
"You are not just selling another
food" he said. you are selling the
most nearly complete of all supple
mental foods. You have the only
food which nature made solely to
nourish another"
Not until 1916, he said, when he
began talking about the nourishing
properties of milk, did the producers
realize that they were not compet-
ing with other foods such as beans,
peas and all other products, but that
they were selling "the most impor-
tant food Of all" With the add.
Evening star., 1940-06-13

NOTED from scout car duty to foot
patrol duty for alleged breaches of
regulations which were reported by
Sergt. Cummins.
After shooting the sergeant NJ.
Blackwell fled to a garage behind
the station, where he was seized by
police lieutenant In the course
of this struggle his gun was fired.
DR.. Macdonald seeks to establish
the exact circumstances of the
shooting.
Blood Vessel Severed.
Sergt. Cummins died almost in
stantly, post mortem examination
showing that death was attributable
to loss Of blood. The bullet severed
8 blood vessel in his neck. A cer-
tif1cate of homicide was issued in
the case.
Police officials ordered Black
wells PARTNER in the scout car, A. K
Frank, to appear before the Trial
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Policeman Who
Slew Sergeant
Dies in Hospital
Coroner Orders Quiz
In FutuI Woundinq
Of Pvt. Blackwell

Policeman Ohio L. Blackwell, 40,
died at 4:20 o'clock this morning in
Casualty Hospital of a bullet wound
received yesterday from his own
gun just a few seconds after he
had shot and killed his superior
officer, Sergt. Charles F. Cummins,
43, in the 18th Precinct Station
House.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
is conducting an inquiry to determine
whether Mr.. Blackwell had COM
mitted suicide, had been shot acci-
dentally or had been killed during
a scuff1e which followed the killing
Of Sergt. CumminS.
The shooting occurred at pm.
AS the two officers were going off
duty. Mr. Blackwell had been de-
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Firm Gets Charter

RICHMOND, Va, June 13 (P).-
Certificate of authority was issued
by the State Corporation Commits
sion yesterday to George Transfer
Co., Inc, a Maryland corporation,
principal Office in Alexandria, L. B.
Dyke, agent in charge of business,
Baltimore; maximum capital, $780,
600 common and $4,000 preferred;
to do a transfer and rigging busi-
ness; William R. German, president,
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1940-06-13

These were from France"
THE French have such magnif-
cent courage" Mrs. Williams said.
"it's unbelievable unless you've
seen it,"
Il hope to 60 back to Paris to see
my daddy" Anne said. although I
think 1 would be happier to live in
the United States always, if he
would just come over"
Mrs. Williams and her daughters
were uncertain when they would see
Mr. Williams again.
Meanwhile, they planned to take
an apartment here, and perhaps go
to the beach during the hot
weather.