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Evening star., 1940-09-10
Tobacco Firms Plead
InnocenttoU.S.
TrustCharges
Briefs for DISMISSED
Must Be Filed by
September q
BY the Associated Press.


LEXINGTON, KY. Sept. l0.-Ma-
jor tobacco companies pleaded in
nocent yesterday and asked dis
missal of Federal antitrust charges
on arraignment in United States
District Court.
Eight of the largest concerns and
SO executives, who also pleaded in
nocent, are accused Of price fixing
and monopoly. A criminal informa-
ton filed by the Department OF
Justice after two-year investiga-
ton charged them with practices
deliberately designed to dominate
and dictate harsh and oppressive
terms" TO growers OF leaf tobacco
and to wholesalers and retailers
of tobacco products.
Federal Judge H. Church Ford
gave defense attorneys until Sep
tember % to file briefs supporting
their motions for dismissal and to
compel stricter specifications in &C
cusations by the Government. Oral
arguments we're set for October 80.
The judge said he would call the
case on the first day of the Janu-
airy term of court, opening January
13. and set the trial date then.
The eight major companies cited
in the Governments complaint are
American Tobacco Co.. Liggett &
Myers Tobacco Co.. r. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co., Ltd: British American
Tobacco Co, Ltd; Universal Leaf
Tobacco Co., Inc; p Lorillard Co.,
Philip Morris Co. and the Imperial
Tobacco Co. Ltd.
In addition IS subsidiaries were
cited.
Included in the list of individuals
cited are George Washington Hill,
president of the American Tobacco
Co.: James w. Andrews. president
of Liggett e. Myers; william N.
Reynolds. chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee of r. j. Reynolds
Tobacco Co.: s. Clay williams,
chairman of the board of that COM
pany, and James A. Gray. presi.
dent OF the Reynolds company.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Wholesale Commodity
Average Advances

Wholesale commodity prices last
week were at the highest level since
May, according to the price index
compiled by The National Fertilizer
Association, which registered its
NTH consecutive weekly advance.
This index in the week ended
September 7 was 759 compared with
1856 in the preceding week, 74.2 a
month ago, and 75.5 year ago,
based on the l926l928 average as
100. The lowest point reached by
the index this year was TAI. in the
week ended August 8, and the year S
high point was 785, in the first
week of January.
Price advances last week were
general throughout the commodity
list, with eight of the group indexes
advancing. Another increase took
place in the food price average. but
the rise was smaller than those of
recent weeks.
Lower quotations for hogs and
cattle resulted in a downturn in
the livestock average following a
rapid increase in the past month,
but rising prices for other farm
products were sufficient to raise the
farm product index.
Although a marked increase took
place in the textile index. rejecting
higher levels for raw f1bers and
yarns, the group average is still
well below the level of last winter.
Price increases for steel scrap.
copper, and zinc were responsible
for an upturn in the metal index.
Increases also took place in the
indexes representing the prices of
fuels, building materials, fertilizer
materials, and miscellaneous COM
modities.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Chevrolet Officials
Present New Models,
Foresee Big Year
General Motors Chief
Predicts Output Of
1000, 900 in le4l
BY the Associated Press.

SS the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Sept. 10.-Chevrolet
which produced more than Is per
cent of all the motorcars assembled
during the model season just ended
showed its l94l cars today to nearly
300 news writers and trade publica-
ton representatives, with predic-
tions from company officials that
another big year lies ahead"
Chevrolet's total production and
sales during the 1910 model year
exceeded 100000 units
Addressing dealers meeting last
night, G. E. Wilson, acting president
of General Motors, of which Chev-
rolet is the leading producing unit.
said Chevrolet would produce an
other 100000 cars in 1941 and
added:
The immediate business future
Is good and our only worry is the
possibility of interruption of pro-
ductIon. Our working agreement
with the union terminates this fall.
but We have every reason to believe
that we will be able to continue our
friendly relations"
Alfred P. Sloan. jr., chairman of
the board of General Motors, pre-
d1cted that next years business
will be up 20 per cent" but added
a warning that "it may be syn
thetlc, the same as any business
created by the spending of public
funds" He advised dealers to build
up reserve in preparation for the
reaction that will follow"
Ford has scheduled a press re-
view of 1941 models for tomorrow
and on Thursday Chrysler will
show the news and trade journal
writer's its Chrysler, Dodge and De
Soto models, The "preview season"
will end with the Packard showing
next Monday.
Plymouth, volume leader of the
Chrysler organization, already has
its 1e41 models on display Chevro-
let will present its new units publicly
on September 81 and Ford has set
September 81 for public introduc-
ton.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
tobacco Sales Decline
Sharply at Baltimore

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10.-Sales of
Maryland leaf tobacco on the Bal
timore market were considerably
lower last week than during the
previous week Receipts also de-
clined. Although prices for good
and fine quality cigarette tobacco
remained steady. some other grades
could be sold only at concessions.
Consequently, many hogsheads were
rejected.
About 80 per cent of the 1910 crop
is now safely housed This tobacco
Is well grown and with further
favorable curing weather should be
of excellent quality, it is stated.
Sales last week totaled only 794
hogsheads. This was a decrease OF
992 hogsheads from the previous
week. Receipts we're l,123 hogs
heads, a decline of 483 hogsheads
from a week earlier.
The present stock of Maryland
tobacco in warehouses is 19,483
hogsheads. The stock of Ohio to-
bacco remains at "a hogsheads, no
receipts or sales having been re-
ported during the week:
Quotations are as follows:
Maryland firm leaf-Nondescript.
pound, sac; dull and greenish, Gals;
sound to good common, 8a25; short
70 medium bright. 26a36: good to
nne red or bright, 36a42
Seconds-Common, 7a12; medium.
l2a23; good to fine, 23a36.
Badly mixed hogsheads from ZOO
to 500 per 100 pounds lower.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Canada Plans Winter
Flight Course at Home
BY the Associated Press.

OTTAWA, Ontario. Sept. l0.-Air
training will be carried on during
the winter across Canada almost as
effectively as in the summer. James
S. Duncan. Deputy Minister for Air
said yesterday.
One proposal has reached Ottawa
that training be transferred from
Canada to Florida. Mr.. Duncan
added. but he said such a step had
not been considered by the Air
Ministry.
In the last war some Canadian
flyers trained in Southern States
after the United States became a
belligerent, but since then. by the
use of skis, winter flying has become
common in Canada. No overtures
have been made TO the United
States to permit training there, it
was stated.
From time to time there have
been reports in Washington indi-
eating that several Southern lead
ers had expressed a desire to help
Canada's war effort by making fly
ing facilities there available.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Fort HoyIe Restored
AS Port of Arsenal
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 10. - Fort
Hoyle ceased to exist as a separate
military post today.
Senator Radcliffe, Democrat, of
Maryland said yesterday that he
had been advised by the War De
partment that the territory of the
fort, taken from Edgewood Arsenal
In 1922, was to be returned to The
arsenal.
Edgewood Arsenal is an impor-
tant center for the Nations Chem
ical Warfare Service and more space
has been needed for a long time.
Fort Hoyle was named for Brig
Gen. Eli D. Hoyle, foremost ield
artillery officer for about half a CEN
tury He died in 1921. The 9Th
Field Artillery was transferred from
Hoyle to Fort Bragg, N. c., in July.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
U. 5. Gasoline Exports
Decline Far Below
Last Year
1910 TotoI Moy Prove
Smallest Recorded
Since EARLY 1905
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Gasoline
exports from the United States this
year may be the smallest since the
early l920s. a trade checkup re-
vealed today.
With ~ormally handsome peace
time markets in Germany, France,
Holland, Italy and the Scandinavian
nations closed by the war, with its
sea blockade, aggregate volume of
offShore movement may be only As
TO so per cent of the 44,500, 900 bar
rels exported last year
Exports in July-the latest month
for which figures are available-to-
tailed only l,459,930 barrels TO coun-
tries other than United States pos
sessions and compared with a
monthly average of 100000 dur
ing 1899.
Canada and the United Kingdom
were the biggest buyers in July.
They took 538,122 barrels. But even
this amount was about third
less than their purchases in June.
During July Great Britain was re-
adjusting internal economy to meet
the changed conditions brought
about by capitulation of France to
Germany in the preceding month.
Japan took 124892 barrels of gas
oline in July. however. In June ia
pan got no gasoline here.
Brazil, among South American
countries. stepped up its takings of
our gasoline shortly after midyear.
The war abroad has been re-
shaping exports of crude Oil. as well
as gasoline. OF a total crude oil
movement abroad of 5.6o7 900 barrels
in July, Canada and Japan took 81
per cent. Canadian takings in July
were 3.730,000 barrels, and Japan,
l,l93,000.
In 1893. the year before Great
Britain and Germany went to war
United States gasoline exports
totaled Al ,59l 900 barrels The big
gest buyers were United Kingdom,
8,736, 900 barrels; Netherlands West
Indies, 3052.000: France, 1924 900:
Canada. 2,473. 900; Sweden. 1880 900:
Germany. 2,253 900; Netherlands, D.
$4,000; Spain, 20520 Australia.
2,00l 900; Brazil. l.460,0O0: Belgium.
1888 900; Russia, 100000, and
Japan. 1908 900.
OF 1888 crude petroleum exports
totaling 77.272000 barrels. the biggest
buyers were Canada. 24.845 900 bar
rels; Japan, 2l,29O000; France, l6,-
7430O0; Italy, 6,75l000; Argentine,
l,504000; Germany. l223,O0O
Sweden, $50 0.000; Kwantung, $4,000;
Cuba, 905,000; Belgium, 349. 900;
Netherlands, 326,000; Switzerland,
100000; Union OF South Africa
2l7000; China, 166 1000: United King
dom, l53 900, and Mexico, 143 900.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Baltimore Concerns
Expand in AUGUST
sn.c,al r,isn,tch to T-ne Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1o.-Althoush
only one new industry was acquired
for Baltimore during August, ex-
pansion of seven enterprises was
announced, according to the indus
trial bureau Of the Baltimore As
sociation of Commerce. The new
industry and expansions represent
plant investment of $360,0oo and
they will require 5SS additional en-
ployes.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Baltimore Building
Ahead of Year AGO
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 10.-Build-
ing permits calling for construction
work of various kinds to cost a total
of sl,401,505 were issued in Balti-
more during August. This was an
increase of almost 275 per cent
over August, 1899.
Included among the permits were
s03 for dwellings to cost S978, ITO
This brings the total number of
dwelling permits issued during the
first eight months of this year up tC
2.087, costing 1929 800.
In addition to the dwelling per-
mlts issued during August 1,045
permits were granted for other
structures. additions and altera-
lions, costing S423, 1896.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
War Blockade Cuts
U.S.. WheatExports
Far Below 1899
July Volume Nearly
SO Per Cent Behind
Year Ago
THOUSANDS or
EMPLOYEES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The war blockade was largely re-
| sponsible for the reduction in United
States wheat exports in July to s.
$4,000 bushels as against 7,270.00C
bushels in July of last year and H.
764 900 bushels in July of 1898, the
Office of Foreign Agricultural Rela-
tions reported.
The figures included -four con-
Sidered as grain
Of the 1,1l500O bushels of wheat
shipped from this country to Europe
in July of this year, practically all
went to the United Kingdom. Wheat
exports to the United Kingdom in
July of last year amounted TO l.
211.000 bushels and in July of 1888
they totaled 4,224,000 bushels.
Belgium Is Closed.
Belgium. last year our second larg-
est European customer. took 646 900
bushels in July of last year but had
access to none this July. Other
European countries which bought no
United States wheat this July, and
the quantities of United States
wheat they imported in July Of last
year, are: Ireland, 100000: the
Netherlands. 533, 900; Greece, 1900;
others, $4,000.
Even these figures represent in
most cases a considerable reduction
from the preceding July, when Eu-
cd thn fol
lowing quantities of United States
grain; United Kingdom, 1924 900
bushels; Ireland, $4,000; the Meth
erlands, 2,503 900; Belgium, l.708 900;
Greece, 308 900: others, 1,526,00O.
Latin American countries took a
slightly larger percentage of United
States wheat exports in July of this
year. but only Brazil and Peru in
this group of nations actually made
small increases in their wheat i'm
ports from this country.
Exports to China and Japan were
only about half as large as in July
of last year
Only the Philippines took appre-
ciably larger quantities of United
States wheat. Shipped in the form
Of -four, exports from this country
to the Philippines amounted to
$4,000 bushels in July of this year
as against 321 900 in July of last
year.
Rice Supplies Smaller.
Smaller wheat and rice supplies
In Japan, it was said might result
in increased wheat sales to that
country at competitive prices with
Australian grain, but foreign ex-
change restrictions might limit the
amount to be bought.
United States rice exports to for
eign countries and shipments 10 do
mestic possessions for the 1889 40
August-July marketing year were
65S 100000 pounds. as against 613.-
C00000 pounds for the preceding
year. Total exports and shipments
represented approximately As per
cent of the 1899 crop.
Cuba continued as the outStand-
ing market, taking 239,514 pounds.
or 78 per cent of the exports. as
against 73 per cent in the preceding
year. Exports to Europe totaled
4l,8l4000 pounds, as against So
492, 900 in the preceding year.
Rice shipments to domestic pos
sessions amounted TO 346.000 900
pounds. In the previous year they
totaled 333000,00O pounds. Largest
domestic possession customer was
Puerto Rico, which bought 263, 400. =
600 pounds in the year just past.
Shipments to Hawaii totaled 81
$4,000 pounds; to Alaska, 97l 900
pounds; to the Virgin Islands, $685.
600 pounds.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Bank Loans Register
$4,000, Gain
During Week
Reserve Board Reports
Increase Is Largest
In Seven Weeks
By the Associated Press.

Commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural loans increased 1000, 900
in banks of 101 leading cities dur
ing the week ended September 4.
The Federal Reserve Board said
that this gain. which brought the
total such loans in these cities to
"a, ,480 900 900. was the largest in
seven weeks. 1t made the total for
these cities s405, 900 900 higher than
year ago.
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and
liabilities on September 4, together
with changes for the week and with
the same week last year, in mil
lions of dollars:
Emn q
Evening star., 1940-09-10
325 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (P,.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported 50 tons Of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold yes
terday at s475 per 100 pounds. East
st. Louis; 100 tons at s4s5, New
York, and ITS tons at the New York
average
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Borkeep's School Closes

CHICAGO, Sept. 10 OP.-The re-
ceiver for Chicago's Bartenders'
Union has decided to close its IA
nous "Bartenders' School" He re-
ported yesterday that $50 out of the
unions 4,200 members are unem-
ployed-and new members therefore
aren't needed.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Rock lsIond Reports
Bio Guin in Income
BY the Associated Press.

By the Ass0clated Press
CHICAGO. Sept. 10.-The Chi
cago, Rock Island g. Pacific Rail-
way system today reported net in
come for the month of July of $507,-
259, as compared with S130,S26 for
the corresponding month a year
ago.
Net loss for the seven months
ended July 81 was $4.831 .191, as COM
pared with $5903,515 for the like
1899 period.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Universal Pictures
Earnings Up Sharply
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Universal
Pictures Co. Inc, reported today
for the l3 weeks ended July 27 a
profit of S780.802, before allowance
for Federal income taxes and a
special amortization reserve, COM
pared with profit of $25O,417 in the
like 1899 period.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Check Volume Drops
Below 1899 Levels
4. BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ports that banks in 274 leading cities
cashed $6,764 900 900 worth OF checks
in the week ended September 4,
compared with s7297, 900 900 in the
similar week last year.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
A. B. {. Formed in 1914

The Audit Bureau of Circulation
was organized in 1914 to secure
information concerning the circula-
ton and distribution of puhlica-
ttons.
Evening star., 1940-09-10

During the first World War one
British soldier was affected by dis
turbed action of the heart for every
four actually wounded.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
S. E. c. Calls Hearings
On DeIisting Moves
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated PreSS.
The Securities Commission set
hearings yesterday on requests of
the New York Stock Exchange to
stop trading in the per cent gen.
eral mortgage bonds of the Gen.
trail Foundry Co. and the per
cent cumulative convertible pre-
ferred stock of the Pierce Oil Corp
Hearing will be held October
in New York on the exchange s
claim that the distribution of the
Central Foundry bonds is made
quate to warrant exchange dealing.
The exchange asked dehsting of
the Pierce oil stock because, it said,
the company Is in receivership and
the stock may not have much value
after the receivership is ended. This
hearing will be in New York Oc-
tober 8.
The state controls all forests in
Evening star., 1940-09-10

The state controls all forests ir
Turkey.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Director 10 Tell Of Work
For French War REFUGEES

Miss Anne Morgan, leader in the
American Friends of France move
ment to care for French evacues
from war zones, will describe the
work of her organization at q lunch
con meeting at the Raleigh Hotel
at pm. Monday.
Daughter Of the late j. Pierpont
Morgan and widely known for her
relief work in France during the
World War, Miss Morgan arrived
In the United States only q few days
ago, so hers will be q first-hand &C.
count Of conditions in France. The
Friends Of France here have adopt
ed program whereby they will
send $500 a month to Miss Nor
gan's headquarters at Blerancourt,
France.
The organization has co-operated
with the French government in
evacuating thousands of residents
Of the area near the Maginot Line.
Miss Morgan will be introduced
by Robert Woods Bliss.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

rather than the right way In regu-
lation of crime, traffic problems and
public health"
DR.. Mordecai johnson, president
OF Howard University, emphasized
that in democracy there must be
economic security for all families
regardless Of race or religion.
Others on Panel Group.
The Rev. DR.. Maurice S. Sheehy,
head of the department of religious
education of Catholic University of
America; Leo R. Sack, former Min
lister to Costa Rica; John Brophy
of the Congress of Industrial Organ
izations, and Edward M. Kirby of
the National Association of Broad
casters, rounded out the panel
group.
Final program feature was show
ing of two motion picture shorts,
dramatazing democratic philoso-
phies of George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln.
The last of three round table con-
ference group meetings was held
yesterday afternoon, following a
luncheon address by DR.. Daniel A.
Polling, president of the World
Christian Endeavor. DR.. Polling said
that neutrality" and tolerance"
are words he hated when they were
applied to spiritual values. He said
he demanded something more than
tolerance-a determined effort
toward better understanding Of
interfaith relations.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Religious and Racial
Coordination Seen
As Vital 10 Democracy
Human Relations Institute
Closes Session in
U-TobIe' Discussion

Representatives of religion, educa-
ton, labor, radio, the press and
motion pictures declared last night
at the concluding session of the
Atlantic States Institute of Human
Relations that democracy can be
preserved in the United States only
through co-ordinated efforts of va
rious religious and racial groups
and through satisfactory solution
Of the Nations economic difficulties.
Assembled in "U-table" discus
sion group to demonstrate the
American way of keeping open
channels Of intergroup co-opera-
ton" as the two-day meeting under
auspices OF the National Conference
OF Christians and Jews closed were:
DR.. Frank P. Graham, president
OF the University of North Carolina,
who presided over the Willard Hotel
banquet meeting and who pointed
out that in spite of all that de-
mocracy has accomplished in this
country "all of us do not have the
right to work not vet do we
have real social security =" there
IS no equality of bargaining power"
Bishop Freeman Speaks.
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, who
declared that church leaders must
realize that, generally speaking,
that we have lost our grip on the
public mind in the crisis" Religion.
he said, affords a sound basis for
national unity and only where it
fails do less desirable elements of
mans nature rally in strength of
national strength.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of
Washington Hebrew Congregation,
who, in similar vein, asserted that
the breakdown of organized reli-
gion is responsible for the social
hysteria" in Europe.
Eugene Meyer, publisher of the
Washington Post, who stressed the
necessity of settling the Nations
economic difficulties. To survive,
democracy must relieve and pre-
vent economic distress, said Mr..
Meyer. He deplored that WASH
ington, (which should be an
example for the rest of the Nation,
offers leadership in the wrong
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Mining Engineers to Dine

The local chapter Of the American
Institute of Mining and Metallurgi-
cal Engineers will hold its annual
banquet and dane at 8 o'clock to-
night in the Shoreham Hotel. Dom
aid p. Gillis, vice president Of the
Republic Steel Corp, who is presi-
dent of the institute, will be guest
Of honor and speaker.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

WE'D so YEARS-Lt. and Mrs.
James Conlon, 3540 Eleventh
street NV, who celebrated
their golden wedding ami
versary January IS at the
home Of their son, DR.. Nor
man A. Conlon, 3403 P street
NV. 1t. Conlon, retired from
the Police Department, and
Mrs. Conlon have six chill
dren and five grandchildren.
thanksgiving Photo.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

American products are now in
great demand in Malaga.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-04

by the Mahoning county common
pleas court for his services in the case,
but that he had obtained an addi-
tional S675 from his client, Mrs.
Isabelle Beaton, plus payment Of
s337.50 each to Carl Grosclaude, at
torney, and the Cleveland law firm Of
Payer, Corrigan, Bleiweiss and Cook.
Under a favorable decision from
the court, Mrs. Beaton was awarded
$5,037 by the Commission, Chairman
Beall said. Her first check for Sl,768,
from which Wursthorn and his associ-
ates extracted their fee, was paid Mrs.
Beaton November l6, 1889.
Several successful civil suits have
been prosecuted by claimants seeking
to recover large fees collected by at
torneys in workmen's compensation
cases. Court action is the only means
of recovery in such cases once the fee
has been paid,