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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-07
Bond Averages
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. Bonds tilt
ed higher today in step with an ad-
Vancing stock market.
Rail, utility and industrial issues
all joined the forward march, add
ing fractions to around l point
Ahead near noon were American
Telephone 3AS of Sc, Allegheny IS
of 80, stamped; Armour As of SIS,
FireStone Tire 312s, International
Telephone IS, International Mer-
camille Marine 6s of Al, Portland
General Electric AIS, Baltimore &
Ohio convertibles, Delaware & Hud-
son refunding IS, and Illinois Gen.
trail 4%4s.
United States Governments, in
scattered dealings, showed gains
ranging to 1882 Of a point.
Latin American and Italian issues
were higher in the foreign sector,
gamers including Argentine As of
70 february, Buenos Aires ASS,
Colombia IS of 81 (October), Cuba
AIS of TT, Italian rs and Milan Gas.
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Capital Goods Index
Gains During Week
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-EXpanding
activity in all heavy goods indus
tries during the past week lifted the
index of capital goods activity COM
piled by Iron Age to 117.4 from 1871
the previous week, the publication
said today.
Most important factor in the rise
was a broad advance in heavy engi-
neering construction. Increased
lumber movement also contributed
TO the gain.
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Dividend Is Declared
By Purity Bakeries
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Directors of
Purity Bakeries Corp. yesterday de-
clared a dividend of IS cents per
share on common stock, payable
December 2 to stockholders of rec
ord November 10.
Directors of Cushman's Sons, Inc.
of New York, subsidiary of Purity
Bakeries, declared a dividend of SITS
per share on the 7 per cent cumu-
lative preferred stock, payable De-
cemher 2 to stockholders of record
November 10. No action was taken
on the So cumulative preferred
stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-07
Lodge Will Seek Law
Ending Electoral College
By the Associated Press.

BY CIIE ASSUCIdItU FItSss
BOSTON, Nov. 7.-Senator Lodge,
Republican, of Massachusetts, today
termed the electoral college "a relic
of the past" and said he would in
troduce before Congress "a consti-
tutional amendment to require pres
idential elections to be settled by
the vote of the people"
Asserting the college SERVES no
useful purpose" he added that it
makes it possible for candidate
with the popular vote to be de-
feated."
I'm this, as in every other cleo
tive contest, let the people rule"
he said in a statement.
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Atlas Powder Votes
81 Common Dividend
BY the Associated Press.

by ELB h5SULIdIEu TIcsos
WILMINGTON. Del, Nov. t.
Directors of Atlas Powder Co. yes
terday authorized a dividend Of 50
common share. payable December
10 to holders of record November
90. The company made three pay
ments Of rs cents each earlier this
year and $l.50 year ago. ~
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Rail Loadings Drop
Moderately Behind
Same 1899 Period
7e4,797-Cor Volume
81 Per Cent Under
Previous Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today 794,797 cars OF
revenue freight were loaded during
the week ending last Saturday.
This was a decrease of 1884 cars,
or 81 per cent, compared with the
preceding week; decrease of 6,311,
or 8 of l per cent, compared with
a year ago, and an increase of 49,
$50, or 1871 per cent, compared with
1888.
The report classified the loadings
as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-07

declined from the previous week
The drop in total loadings was
greater than usual for the week.
The Associated Press Seasonally
adjusted index of loadings, based
on l929-30 as 100, declined to 75.2,
compared with 1877 the previous
week and 1872 year ago.
1910 1889 1893. 1887. 1894 Is
High --- ~ iS.6 lib S2.2 $40
Low - $40 $40 55.1 go $50
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Also extra or extras.
Declared or paid so far this year.
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation Of Securities Dealers Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
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FOREIGN

Parana Braz rs SIS 1874 1871 1874
wv-With warrants xw-Without war
rants. New st (stp)-Stampe6
sNeFotiability impaired by maturity.
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New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Nov. 7 GP.-National As
ISOLATION of Securities Dealers. Inc;
formations as of clock)
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Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. Nov 7 tP-National As
snciatinn Nnf Securities Dealers. Inc:
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MISCELLANEOUS.

tPius extras. e21 extra. S14.O0 extra
Raqi 50 4ee extra 81 90 9sid SEPTEMBER 80
1949 90 PAID e d 19S s2tra paid G Jan
uary, 1910. $500 extra.
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New York Bar Silver

NEW YORK. Nov. GR.-Har silver
S4A; UNCHANGED.
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In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed by such companies.
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declaration.
Unless otherwise noted. special or extra
dividends are not included.
A Also extra or extras. Cash or stock.
Declared or paid so far this year. Pay
able in stock. Paid last year. hPayable
in Canadian funds. K Accumulated div
idends paid or declared this year WV With
warrants XIV Without warrants. war War;
rants. Unit of trading less than 100
shares; sales are given in full.
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Nov dividends de-
clared-prepared by Fitch Publis htng Co:
Accumulated.
Pc Stk Of Pay
Rate. Rod. record able
Holt & Co soc l1-l2 1873
Reliance Grain Ltd
pfd - - s1.621a ~ 11-3o 1914
Extra.
Empire Capital SC - Ills 11-3O
Minneapolis Honeywell
Regulator csc 1925 1910
Sheaffer w Pen 25e 800 ILLS li-25
Special.
lilo Roofing 1Oc 11-25 1915
Year End.
Bigeiow-Sanf CARPET 81 11-lq 1872
West house Air Brake 75c 49, 1920 1914
Increased.
Purity Bakeries 35c 49, Ills 1873
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GO BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS.
STOCKS

Col Country c LIST 4H4s 1881 1o3
Ter RI G. w c LIST 4I4s 194S 100
Evening star., 1940-01-04
$40 Pupils Flee Flames
Al Providence School
Ev the Associated Press,

GS sne Associated ereSS.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 4-Five
hundred and forty pupils and twen-
ty teachers escaped today as flames
enveloped the Point Street Gram
mar School
A fireman, Thomas Hazelhurst.
was critically injured when fall
ing wall threw him and ladder
to the ground.
The blaze started in the boiler
room of the three-story, 50-year-old
structure and quickly spread inside
partitions throughout the building.
Many of those occupying third-f1oor
classrooms were forced to leave by
fire escapes.
The children, unable to reach
their overcoats, so rapid was the
spread of the flames, were sheltered
in the nearby Tyler Parochial
School.
Principal George Thompson, who
sounded the first of three alarms,
was slightly burned about the neck
when he went to the third floor to
make certain all his charges had
reached safety.
Five young girls, in the shower
room in the basement, had time only
to drape a few garments about
themselves before fleeing.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
By the Associated Press.

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. with
glasses of beer, German and British
seamen who engaged in the running
naval battle off Montevideo Decem-
ber 13 washed away their i'll feelings
last night.
In bars and clubs, the one-time
rivals in the greatest sea fight in
the present war drank toasts and
told each other they harbored no i'll
will.
The British sailors were OF the
cruiser Achilles, one of three British
warships which put the German
pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spec
to fight. The aftermath of the en-
counter was scuttling of the pocket
battleship after Uruguay ordered 1t
either to leave its Montevidea refuge
or be interned.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
By DON S. WARREN.

A l941 DISTRICT Dudget that
spares Washington taxpayers of
increased levieS, but at the same
time makes relatively small al
loWanceS for new public i'm
provementS and services was
sent to Congress today by the
President.
The budget calls for appro-
priations totaling $49,435 ,008,
representing an increase of
nearly $l,40O,OOO over the
amount Congress granted for
the present fiscal year. Yet
the total is $175,OOO lower than
the minimum the Commissioners
told the Budget Bureau would be
needed to keep the municipal ma
chine in fairly good operating condi-
ton next year.
A principal objective of the Com
missioners in formulating their
budget estimates. which apparent
ly met with Budget Bureau approval,
was to hold expenditures down TO a
point calling for no further boost N
taxes, a point demanded at public
hearings by spokesmen for the Board
of Trade and the Federation of
Citizens Associations. among others.
Continues S1.75 Realty Rate.
The new budget is predica'ed on
rate on real and tangible personal
property and on a $6,000,0O0 Fed
eral payment toward National Cap
ital costs. The s6O0O,000 figure is the
same amount that Congress agreed
on late last session after a prolonged
battle between the House and the
Senate.
While lacking any array Of size
able new projects, funds are carried
in the budget for continuation of a
number of items of considerable
proportions already Authorized, in
cluding the huge new District ar
mory and a new central building for
the free public library.
On the other shand, many fond
hopes and favored Improvements OF
District departments and some civic
groups were lost along the way as
the Commissioners had heWed more
than $13,0O0,000 from the original
requests of their department chiefs,
and relatively small additional cuts
were made at the Budget Bureau.
School, welfare, health and police
items suffered heavily in the drive
of the city heads for balanced
budget.
Smallest Cut.
District officials found cheer in
the fact that the Budget Bureau,
acting as the agent of the Presi-
dent, had cut but $l75,480 from the
estimates formulated by the Com
missioners. This was the smallest
cut ever made at the Federal agency,
according to the memory of some
of the old hands.
Taking the District budget alone.
(See D. C. BUDGET, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-01-04
James Cromwell
Nominated 10 Be
Minister 10 Canada
Selection of Doris Dukes
Husband Is q Surprise;
Other Vacancies Filled
By the Associated Press.


James H. r. Cromwell of New Jer-
sey, economist and husband OF the
former Doris Duke, tobacco heiress,
today was named Minister to Canada
as President Roosevelt sent to the
Senate nominations for six vacancies
in the diplomatic corps and State
Department, as we'll as that OF
Charles Edison. who had been given
a recess appointment as Secretary
Of the Navy.
George S. Messersmith, now AS
sistant Secretary of State, was
chosen Ambassador to Cuba, and
Breckenridge Long. one-time Am
bassador to Italy now on special
duty in the State Department, was
nominated as Assistant Secretary OF
State.
John Cudahy, now Minister to
Fire 1reland was appointed Am
bassador to Belgium and Minister
to Luxembourg in place of Joseph E.
Davies, who resigned recently to
take up special duties with the de-
partment here.
Bell Nomination Sent Up.
R. Henry Norweb, at present
Minister to the Dominican Republic,
Will move into the Embassy in Peru
and be succeeded in his present post
by f ert M. Scotch, Counselor Of
the Embassy at Madrid, Spain.
The President also sent to the
Senate the nomination of Daniel
w. Bell, a veteran in the Treasury
Department, to be Undersecretary
of the Treasury in place Of John
W. Hanes, who resigned.
To be Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury the President nominated
John L. Sullivan of Manchester,
N. H.
Other recess appointments which
went up to the Senate today in
cluded those of Alvin j. Wirtz, Texas
attorney, to be Undersecretary of
the Interior, and Grover Bennett
Hill, another Texan, to be Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture.
Slattery Nominated Formally.
Harry Slattery of South Carolina,
who resigned as Undersecretary of
the Interior and was given recess
appointment as administrator of the
Rural Electrification Administration
for a l0-year term, was formally
nominated for the position.
The nomination of Mr.. Cromwell
came as a complete surprise. He
frequently has been spoken of as a
senatorial possibility in the event
Senator Smathers, Democrat, of
New Jersey, went to the bench.
The Canadian portfolio has been
vacant for nearly two years with the
exception of the brief period cover
ing the visit of the British rulers in
midsummer, when Daniel c. Roper,
former Secretary of Commerce filled
in.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Ickes Says Finch
Lacks Iron in Blood
To Run Bureau
Calls Purge Reports
Malicious and Plain
Smear Attempts

Angered by published reports he
termed malicious" regarding the
resignation of John w. Finch as di-
rector of the Bureau of Mines, Sec
retary of the Interior Ickes declared
today he had asked the official to
relinquish the post because "he
didn't have enough iron in his blood
to run his own bureau
Mr.. Ickes denied he had forced
the Bureau of Mines chief to resign
last Tuesday because he was
"Hooverite" and had opposed pass
age of a mine inspection bill in
which the Secretary and John L.
Lewis C I. O. chieftain were per-
sonally interested.
Reports to this effect, he said at
a press conference, were plain at
tempts to smear me personally" and
bore out certain contentious he had
made in his recent book, Lords of
the Press criticizing the technique
of printing charges against an Off
cial without seeking verification.
I'VE are bounded when we have
inefficiency in a department and do
not seek to rectify it, Mr.. Ickes
added. Now that we have sought
to do so we are still bounded
Plans Private Practice.
Mr.. Finch announced his resigna-
ton Tuesday and said he intends to
return to the private practice of
mining engineering, probably in
New York City. His resignation is
effective January 81.
Asked about published reports
that he had forced the bureau off,
cial to resign because of friction"
Mr. Ickes admitted that he did.
II like Mr.. Finch" he added.
Technically he is highly qualified.
But it is unfortunately true he didn't
have enough iron in his blood to
run the Bureau of Mines"
Secretary Ickes charged that "a
certain clique" is attempting to run
the Bureau of Mines and doing its
best to sabotage him.
This bureaucratic clique in the
bureau objects to any suggestion
from superiors," he went on. They
(See FINCH, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-01-04
miI|ion-D Boost
For Civil Service Aids
Personnel Program
Uniform Promotion
PIon Is Sidetrucked
In Advance, However
By J. A. FOX.

Implementing President Roose-
velt's program for improving per-
sonnel administration throughout
the Government, the Budget Bu-
reau today submitted to Congress
an estimate for the Civil Service
Commission that runs more than
$1,000 900 over the current appro-
priations.
The bureau proposes that the
commission get SIS 5,496 1895, as against
$4 400 900, and asks also $50, 900 for
the Council of Personnel Admins
tration-about double the 1910 fig
ure-which is Joining to shape with
the commission the new personnel
machinery.
This program is in contemplation
of the move to bring under civil
service thousands of positions now
exempt. The President said in his
budget message that he viewed the
increases for the Civil Service Com
mission-and the enlarged Budget
Bureau-as "a modest investment
which will in future years pay large
dividends"
Uniform Promotion Plan Out.
AS the budget went forward the
provision of major interest to Gov
eminent employees, uniform pro-
motion plan affecting hundreds, was
sidetracked in advance by Demo-
cratic members of the House APP
preparations Committee.
Unexpectedly. the majority mem
bers yesterday decided to turn down
an impending request for approx
mately 100000 for promotions,
and if this ruling is final the de-
partments and independent agencies
will be forced to go through another
year with promotions possible only
where salary savings can be made
elsewhere to compensate for them.
One official said today that this
would knock the promotion plan ''in
a cooked hat" but it was predicted
that employe organizations would
urge strongly that the committee
members reconsider.
Other Retrenchments Small.
The committee action was the
first economy step of the new ses-
sion, but it appears otherwise that
there will be little retrenchment at
the expense of personnel. 1t is
understood that the administration
looks for fractional decreases in
Federal employment, here. and in
the field. The Presidents message
said that the reorganization which
went into effect July l had resulted
in saving of $1l 900 900 in current
appropriations and with further
readjustment in the machinery and
business practices of the Govern.
ment, additional savings will be
realized"
The added funds proposed for the
Civil Service Commission will allow
the local force to be increased from
1900 to 1,785, and that in the field
from 473 to 756.
I The Council of Personnel Admin
istration will have a staff of IL per-
sons 1t now has three.
The Budget Bureau also recon-
mended an appropriation of $92,-
100000 for the civil service retire
ment fund, which is an increase of
$5, ,102 900 over this years figure.
The increase is in conformity with
(see PERSONNEL, Page A-40
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Budget Figures
1941 Estimates
At q Glance
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's budget esti-
mates at. glance:
Expenditures-$9, ,O99 ,253,64l this
fiscal year ending next June 80,
$8,424, ,l9l $50 next year.
Revenues-$5,1 ,166, ,44O,0 900 (exclud-
ing social security taXes) for this
year, $5 5,547 100000 next year.
Defcit-$3,9 ,932,8 2,813,641 this year,
$1,716,23l 900 next year if Congress
levies $46O,0O0,0O0 new taxes for
emergency defense costs.
Gross public debt-$43, ,222 ,346 ,052
on June 80. 1910, and $44,938, SIT ,622
on June 80, 1941.
More money for-Army, Navy,
Coast Guard, Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, social security, interest
on the public debt.
Less money for-relief, farm bene-
f1ts, public works. Federal jobs, G. G.
G. camps, N. Y. A. programs.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Who Hit Long
With E Egg, Police
Want to Know
By the Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-The
mystery of who threw the eggs at
Gov. Earl K. Long of Louisiana was
among the problems of the day be-
fore Police Chief John Fletcher of
Kaplan, La.
Chief Fletcher said three eggs
were tossed while the Chief Execu-
tive, a candidate to succeed himself
in the Democratic primary January
l6, was speaking in Kaplan Sunday.
One, according to reports, found its
mark
The police chief and State pa
trolman questioned barber six
hours yesterday, then released him.
The Governors brother, the late
Senator Huey P. Long, was the
target of a half-dozen eggs, some
what old, while he was talking at
Alexandra some years ago. He
thundered commands that the cul-
prits be arrested. No one was. Huey,
enraged. had his controlled Legisla-
ture enact a law removing Alexan-
dria's chief of police from office.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Artillery Fire Heavier
On Front, Say Nozis

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan. 4 R).-The Ger
man high command today reported
artillery fire of increased intensity
on the western front.
It charged that British plane
shot down yesterday had flown over
neutral Luxembourg to reach Ger
many.
The communiQue:
"In the west between the Moselle
and Palatinate Forest. somewhat
heavier artillery disturbance fire
than on previous days. Scouting
troops also more active
THE air force conducted recon-
naissance flights against France and
over the North Sea.
"One British fighting plane was
challenged Wednesday early in the
region around Aachen after flying
over Luxembourg territory, but be-
fore being able to reach the Ger
Belgian boundary was forced
into crash.
THE plane lies destroyed near the
border on Belgian territory"
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Spee Sailors and British Turs
Drown III Feeling With Beer

AS surprised Argentines looked on,
the erstwhile combatants raised
their glasses in friendship. It was
a strange spectacle-the mixed
groups of men whose, headbands
bore the words "Panzerschiff Ad-
miral Graf Spec" and H. M. S.
Achilles"
The arrival of the Achilles yester-
day at Buenos Aires followed that
Of the cruiser Ajax, flagship of the
British South Atlantic squadron, at
Montevideo.
I'D gladly drink with them any
time" commented one young Briton,
referring to the Graf Spec crewmen,
who have been interned here for the
duration OF the war They are to be
transferred to the interior by the
Argentine government.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Raleigh Hotel Fire
Is Quickly Smothered

A small fire on the fourth floor OF
the Raleigh Hotel was quickly ex-
tinguished early today. Damage
was slight and less than half a dozen
guests were aroused by the commo-
ton. hotel officials reported.
The fire apparently was started
by a cigarette dropped in an over
stuffed chair in one of the fourth
floor rooms. The occupant, aroused
by the smoke, summoned aid from
the lobby. Firemen were called to
put out the blaze. Damage was esti-
mated at $3.50.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Intensive Raids
Launched by Nazis
On Western Front
Activity Extends From
MoseIIe to Rhine;
Skirmish in Vosges
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 4.-German patrols
shifted their military strategy from
night scouting to daylight raids to-
day, French military dispatches re-
ported, and launched intense ac-
tivity extending all the way from
the Moselle River to the Rhine.
The French replied to the Ger
man thrusts with their own patrol
forays One of the French units
west of the Saar River, military
sources said, penetrated nearly 2
miles into enemy territory and
brought back. much valuable in
formation
Engagement in VosgeS.
Another French patrol in the
Vosges Mountains engaged two
German detachments totaling about
200 men. Although the French were
outnumbered, they were reported to
have surprised their opponents by
automatic cross-flre.
The Germans were said to have
been forced to retire. leaving be-
hind what was described officially
as heavy losses" The French said
they themselves suffered no losses
Four French aerial groups, profit
ing by clear weather, flew over
Western Germany to a depth of $50
miles. German planes likewise op-
Grated over the front and in the
north while few Nazi scouting
planes approached the Paris area,
Claim German Planes.
Two German planes were said
to have been shot down by French
fighting aircraft yesterday.
Last nights communique said:
During the day our patrols and
reconnaissance parties successfully
fulfilled their missions at various
points on the front. Toward noon
two enemy planes were brought
down by oul fighters
The French blockade ministry an
nounced that 10 German ships were
seized by naval patrols during the
week ended December 81.