davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Machinery Concerns
To Be Rushed for
Many Months
Poor's Surveys Cites
Heavy Demand for
Power Equipment
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, Oct. 12-Manufac-
turers of industrial machinery and
machine tools have sufficient un-
completed business on hand to keep
operations near capacity levels for
many months to come, according to
Poor's Industry and Investment
Surveys. Producers of machines de-
signed for use in arsenals and by
airplane, aircraft engine, tractor,
ship and truck manufacturers are
especially we'll situated.
Manufacturers of power-generat-
ing equipment stand to benefit in
directly from the war abroad" states
the analysis. indications are that
some 256 million dollars will be spent
in 1910 for new generating capacity
to take care of prospective load.
Such an amount would be the larg-
est spent in any year since 1880.
Shipyards Crowded.
Companies serving the shipbuild-
ing field are particularly we'll Situ-
ated. Merchant vessels under con-
struction in American shipyards
totaled 16O5 900 gross tons on Au-
gust 81. more than twice the ton
mage reported year earlier. In
addition, there is the United States
Navy expansion program for some
,327 900 tons of battleships. air.
craft carriers, cruisers, destroyers
and submarines to be added to the
$50 900 tons already built and the
89l 900 tons currently under con-
struction.
The rise in production Of min
erals, metals and petroleum prod
ucts which has occurred since the
outbreak of the war should con-
tinue during the remainder of 1910
at least. and should create a SUBJ
stantial demand for mining. drilling
and pumping machinery. Although
demand for non-ferrous metals
slackened somewhat after the sharp
squirt in the latter part of 1899, a
substantial gain should be expert
enced later on this year.
Mine Equipment Needed.
"Since the statistical position of
most metals is the best in years. a
further increase in production and
accordingly, need for mining
equipment should occur. Greater
demand for crude oil, meanwhile,
should effect additional increases
in drilling activity this year.
Manufacturers of Woodworking
machinery have experienced vir-
tual avalanche of new business dur
ing recent months and prospects for
coming months are definitely bright
In addition to sizable domestic Or
ders, bookings from abroad have
been particularly active and have
been instrumental in raising the in
dustry's operating rate from slightly
below 73 per cent of capacity in Au-
gust, 1899. to more than SO per cent
a year later"
Evening star., 1940-10-13
New Preferred Registered
By American AirIines
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The American Air Lines, Inc, yes
terday filed a registration statement
with the Securities Commission call
ing for issuance of $4,000 shares OF
cumulative convertible preferred
stock, without par value, and 100000
shares of $40 par common stock.
Of the net proceeds from the sale
of the preferred stock, s2,250, 900
will be used for the payment in full
of the company's outstanding 212
per cent installment promissOry
note, dated August 81, 1910.
The balance will be added to the
general funds of the company, and
it was expected it would be used
to meet payments for airplanes Or
dered for future delivery.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
markets
Wilson Elected Head
Of HummermiII Paper
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
ERIE, Pa, Oct. 12-Norman w.
Wilson has been elected president
of Hammermill Paper Co., succeed
ing the late Ernest B. Behrend.
He will continue as general man
ager Of the concern, a position he
has filled along with the vice presi-
dency for the past II years.
Wilson is president of the Amer
lean Paper and Pulp Association and
the Writing Paper Manufacturers
Association. He also heads Grays
Harbor Pulp and Paper Co. OF
Hoquiam, Wash, is a director Of
Rayonier, Inc, and the United
States Envelope Co. and a member
of the Pennsylvania Park and Har-
Dor Commission.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Aluminium Co. Requests
Power for Expansion
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Ickes announced yes
terday that the Aluminium Co. o.
America had applied for an add.
tional e75O0 kilowatts of power from
Bonneville Dam to expand produce,
ton at it's Vancouver (WashD plant.
The Bonneville Power Admins
tration. he said. was prepared to
provide the additional power for
national defense purposes but had
not settled on terms of sale.
The company proposed to In
crease its capacity to 10000 pounds
of aluminium a year, most of 1t for
Army and Navy airplanes.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
German Oil Output
Rises so Per Cent
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department re-
ported that Germany apparently
had increased its internal produc-
ton of crude oil by about so per
cent over the 1888 capacity.
Sidney A. Belovsky, Consul at
Bremen, estimated present oil pro-
duction in the Reich at 500 900 bar
rels monthly. He said that total
production of oil, including Austria
and other new fields opened up,
had averaged $4,000 barrels a
month in 1899, a gain of nearly
100000 barrels over the previous
year.
Internal production took an ad-
ditional rise, Belovsky continued,
through the acquisition of Alsace
upon the fall of France.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Clearing House Issues
Report at New York
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASsoclated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct 12-The weekly
statement of the New York Clear.
ing House showed: -
Total surplus and undivided proflta
unchanged at s937 ,003 300. Total net
demand deposits (average) increased
$13 ,305 900. Time deposits (average1'
decreased S4211,0 900. Clearings,
week ending today, s2,812, ,167 800.
Clearings, week ending October I,
$3,415, ,763, ,267.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Traffic Tops Year Ago
On United Air Lines
Special Dispatch to The Star.

0LeOIdI DIoPatoIr 10 fHe Ntafs
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Traffic on
United Air Lines in the month of
September gained 488 per cent over
a year ago, but showed small loss
compared to the previous month
of August, R. w. Ireland. general
traffic manager, announced.
United flew an estimated total OF
Is 5,085, 700 revenue passenger miles
in September. This compared with
27,2O5,724 revenue passenger miles
flown in August, a loss of 78 per
cent. Compared to 16,880,841 rev.
enue passenger miles flown in Sep
tember, 1899, however, the gain was
488 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
PIPELINE Value Fixed

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday placed a value
for rate-making purposes of $14,-
$4,000 on the property of the Buck
eye Pipeline Co. owned and used
for common carrier purposes. The
company operates pipelines in Ohio
and Michigan.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Analysis of the index follows:
Virginia Tobacco Prices
Steady al Week S End
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIdteu PrtSS.
Good weather brought unexpect-
edly heavy offerings to Virginia's old
belt tobacco markets Friday but
prices held commensurate with the
good payments of earlier in the
week.
Danville's warehouses disposed of
1,O40,278 pounds of the leaf for $222,-
1O6.95, an average of s2l.35 hun
dredweight. South Boston moved
403 1872 pounds at an average Of
$21.02.
Poundage and prices on other
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Evening star., 1940-10-13
Capital Securities
Overwhelmingly

The foloWnc nominal bid and asked
over the counter. as of yesterday, have
been assembled for The Star by Washing
ton members of the National Association
Of Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Corporate Earnings

NEW YORK. Oct. II P.-Corporate
earnings reports issued during the week
showing profits per common share in
cluded:
Twelve Months Ended August 81.
1910. 1899.
American 1t & Traction - Sill S1.56
Continental Gas & El ---- 1928 1O.51
Quarter Ended September 30.
Electric Bond & Share .O3 .O5
Eight Months Ended August 81.
All Gulf w. Indies s. s. 90
Nine Months Ended September 80.
N. Y Air Brake e-------- oil la
Woodward 1ron--------- 49, LAB
Quarter Ended August 81.
American Power & LII .03
Dow Chemical 1.96 1.33
'On preferred stock.
Equal to 81 .04 a share on So pre-
ferred and S1.16 a share on S5 preferred.
Evening star., 1940-10-13


e. 2Oc June.19
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Montreal Silver

MONTREAL. Oct. ~ P).-Silver fu-
lures closed UNCHANGED today. No sales.
Bid: October. 1915.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
United stutes Treasury Position

o' 'iif The POSITION Of the Treasury October
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Job Lost, Father
Kills Two Sons
And Himself
Bodies Found in Park
After Three Go for
Walk in Dusk
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept 24.-Donald
O'Reilly took his two little boys by
the hand at dusk yesterday, called
back to his wife. Ellen, we're going
for a walk'-and closed the door.
In the half-light, they disappeared
into nearby Bronx Park.
The rest is told by police who re-
constructed these events:
Beside a willow lined stream they
walked for a long time, and Donald
brooded over the job he'd lost
week ago-the job he'd had for IL
years.
Finally, night fell and Donald
sat down under big tree. He drew
his boys into his arms-Donald, jr.,
8, and James, 7.
Three sharp sounds broke the 81
lence Of the place.
The bodies of the father and boys
were found still lying there this
morning, not far from one another.
In the head of each was bullet
hole. Clutched between the knees
of the 3l-year- old Donald was a
revolver from which three shots had
been fired.
When detectives broke the news
to the wife and mother she coll
lapsedc
Assistant District Attorney Arthur
Carney said O'Reilly, who had been
a demonstrator for a business ma.
chine firm, had shot the two boys
and then turned the gun on himself.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
B. Silent on Mottson Link in De Tristan kidnapping

4
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 24.-In-
quiry into Baby Marc De Tristan's
kidnapping was pushed in secret to-
day by the Federal Bureau OF In
vestigation. and whether Wilhelm
Jakob Mulenbroich, the accused alb
ductor, was linked to the Tacoma
kidnap- Staying of Charles Mattson
went undisclosed.
The whereabouts of the 40-year-
old German alien and William
Mattson, the slain boys brother
who flew here to confront Mullen
broich, were not known.
Presumably young Mattson, who
saw his brother kidnapped nearly
four years ago, had viewed the
prisoner, but F. B. I. agents de-
layed making any announcement OF
the result.
Nat Pieper. local F. B. I. head, told
newsmen last night he had mo an
nouncement" to make; neither
would he say when he might have
William Mattson, now a Univer-
sity of Washington student, was
whisked away from the San Fran
cisco Airport by Federal agents
shortly after his arrival.
May Be at Alcatraz.
Charles MattSOn was kidnapped
during Christmas week, 1896, when
he was 10 years old by man who
left a ransom note demanding $28,-
900. The kidnaper never made con-
tact with the family and few days
later the boy was found slain.
A picture of Muhlenbroich, who
was taken into custody by the F
B. I. Sunday soon after Baby Marc
Evening star., 1940-09-24
$4,000 Germans Lost
In Channel Gale,
London Paper Says
British MiIitory Sources
Refuse to Comment on
Daily Mail Story
BACKGROUND.

BACKGROUND:
German preparations TO inDude
England, in progress since the tall
serious setback September IS
Uhen ho,Dling gale in the Eng
HSh Channel UdS reported to hare
scattered the Ndei inuaston fleet.
gathered in the French ports OF
Dunkerque. Boulogne and Calais.
The eract losses in the storm
were neUer reUealed.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Sept. 24-Informed
British military sources refused to
comment today on dispatches from
the French-Spanish border, pub.
lished here, that Germany lost be
tween $4,000 and 10000 picked
troops" in a disaster of September
16 when a Channel gale scattered
Adolf Hitler's invasion fleet"
The assertions were made in the
Daily Mail by Harold Cardozo, a spe-
cial correspondent on the French
Spanish border.
Neutral military sources also were
inclined to discount the report.
Story of Disaster.
MIR. Cordozo's story. in full, said:
Hitler lost between $4,000 and
10000 picked troops in a disaster
which scattered his invasion fleet
a week ago, it is learned here.
They were victims of Channel
storms and mercileSs r. A. F. bonn
bardment.
Because the German troops had
already suffered heavy losses from
British bombing, the Nazi high COM
mand decided to make new dispo-
sitionS.
The invasion fleet. consisting OF
thousands of barges and small
vessels, was taken out OF the ports
and moored along the lonely Flan-
ders coasts.
Most of the vessels carried their
full complement of troops, since the
keynote of the Nazi plan has been
readiness for instant action.
Orders to Sail Held Up.
Sunday (September 15) saw the
fleet ready for the crOSs-channel
dash. but the terrific beating meted
out to Nazi planes 185 were shot
down in battles over Britain held
up the orders to sail.
Then on Monday, southwest gales
swept the Channel. The Flanders
coast is notoriously dangerous at
this season. 1t became a death trap.
Conveys of barges and tugs were
moved to safe waters-to meet re-
newed bombing raids and more gales.
They are still reorganizing.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
B uII e tin

President Roosevelt today or
dered the establishment OF
Defense Communications Board.
The agency would have no pow
er to censor radio or other COM
munications, it was emphasized.
or to take over any facilities. but
will be charged with the impor-
tant duty of charting the utili-
zation and control of the Ma
tion's communications system in
time of emergency.
The Senate Commerce Com
mittee approved today bill by
Senator Clark, Democrat, of
Missouri, authorizing the Civil
Aeronautics Board to construct
facilities at the Washington Ma
tional Airport for the housing
and maintenance of personnel,
property and equipment of the
District of Columbia National
Guard Air Corps squadron. An
expenditure of s750,000 for this
purpose would be authorized.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Axis Reported Bent on Beating
Britain Despite u. S. Policy
America Cannot Interfere With Progress
Of Events, Berlin Sources Declare

"all the questions necessary for the
defeat of Britain
Not only will there be no COM
promise, they said but 1.-The fight
against England will be continued
on all fronts"
New Order" Being Created.
Using a figure of speech taken
from duelling, these sources elabor-
ated, saying, "the Rome conversa-
tions dealt not only with thrust and
parry by principals. but also with
all possible activity by actual and
potential seconds"
Foreign correspondents under
stood this to mean chiefly the
United States. but authorized
sources declined to specify any
country.
The axis powers, it was said, au-
See AXIS, Page A-5O
Evening star., 1940-09-24
La Guardia, Norris
Head Independents
To Back Roosevelt
Thomas Corcorun
Quits Federal Posts
To Take Stump
By JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt today ac-
cepted in an unusual ceremony in
the White House executive Offices
the support of every liberal ard
every progressive in the United
States" on behalf of his third-term
campaign.
The promise of this support was
extended to the Chief Executive by
nearly two-score leaders of new
National Committee of Independ-
ent Voters organized here this
morning. Representing public Off
cials and professional men and
women from nearly every walk of
life, the group is headed by Mayor
La Guardia of New York. with Sem
ator Norris of Nebraska as hon.
orary president.
COrcOran Resigns.
Shortly after an organization
meeting at the Office of Senator
Norris, Thomas Corcoran, New Deal
brain truster, announced he was
resigning from three Government
positions to take an active part in
the work of the committee.
Mr.. Corcoran's official positions
were Reconstruction Finance Corp
attorney, special assistant to the
Attorney General and trustee of the
Electric Home and Farm Authority
In addition, he collaborated with
Ben Cohen of P. w. A. in drafting
legislation, acted for time. as the
White House liaison man on Capitol
Hill and was a frequent consultant
of the President.
He said the R. F. c. connection
was his only pay job"
Standing before Mr.. Roosevelt's
desk in his executive Office. the
group heard the pledge of support
voiced by Senator Norris At the
suggestion of Mayor La Guardia. the
(See INDEPENDENTS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-09-24
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

Strong measures to put teeth into
formal expressions Of disapproval of
Japan's drive into French Indo-
China, which Secretary of State
Hull said upset the status quo in
the Pacific, were reported under
consideration by high administrative
officials today
President Roosevelt. returning
from a weekend rest in Hyde Park,
N. Y. was expected to take active
part in discussions which some OBJ
servers believed might lead to a
complete embargo on oil. scrap
iron and steel and other supplies
which Japan is obtaining in the
United States to feed her war ma
chine.
Possibility that such economic
measures might be reinforced by
some form of more active cooper
alton with Great Britain in the Pa
cific also was suggested in some
quarters.
officials attached little Importance
to reports that the heavy cruiser
Augusta, flagship of the United
States Navy's Asiatic squadron.
planned to put in at the British
naval base at Singapore for repairs,
but it was pointed ont elsewhere that
such move might be taken by
Japan as a sign of increasing An
glo-American cooperation
No Comment on Oil.
Secretary Hull, after strongly
condemning the Japanese move into
Indo-China at his press conference
yesterday. declined to indicate what
further steps might be taken by this
Government. Asked specifically if
an oil embargo in cooperation with
the British was being considered.
he replied that there was nothing
more to be said at this time except
See FAR EAST. Page ABB
Evening star., 1940-09-24
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER,

ASSoclated PRESS war Correspondent.
BERLIN, Sept. 24.-Foreign Min
lister Won Ribbentrop and Premier
Mussolini, it now appears certain,
included the present and the po-
tential position of the United States
with respect to the war in their
Rome conference last week, but de-
cided to fight Britain without COM
promise regardless of what the
United States may do.
Authorized sources even went so
Far after Ribbentrop's return as to
assert that the attitude of Britalns
actual or potential seconds was
interesting only theoretically Prac-
tically. they said, it could not in
terfere with the progress of events.
Without going into the details of
the Rome parley, they characterized
the conferences as having included
Evening star., 1940-09-24
BY J. A. OLEARY,


ABOARD THE WILLKIE SPE-
CIAL, NEAR SPOKANE. Sept. "a
A pledge to protect every social
gain labor has made and to en-
courage business to 60 forward SC
that it may give jobs to the idle
was left in this industrial area BY
Wendell Willkie as his campaign
train ended its long journey up the
Pacific coast from Texas today.
Before starting East into Idaho
Montana and the Dakotas, Mr.
Wulkie today confirmed earlier re-
ports that he will keep his cam
paign train moving from now on
without interruption.
He issued a statement revealing
that, after keeping previously an
nounced speaking engagements in
Wisconsin, New York and Detroit
he will begin a tour of Ohio Octo-
Der 2 with speeches at Toledo and
Cleveland.
To Go to New England.
From Cleveland he will take his
fight against a third term for Pres
ident Roosevelt through Pennsyl-
vania. upper New York State and
New England. after New England
he will double back into the Middle
West.
Before q crowd of more than 30
900 in Rainier Baseball Park in
Seattle last night Mr.. Willkie tried
to drive home to those who work his
point that unless business is allowed
to make a profit it will not recover
and the unemployed will remain
without jobs. Both in Seattle and
Takoma he gave labor solemn
promise to protect the wage-hour
law and the National Labor Rela
tionc Act, but he reminded them
that these rights mean little unless
they have jobs to be protected.
Under the New Deal" he
charged, "the employer who puts up
money to make a profit has been
in the dog house. Government off,
cials have encouraged the belief
that he is a kind of conspirator
against society an exploiter of
the workers. Profits have come to
be regarded, not as legitimate re-
ward of enterprise. but as a kind
of tax laid upon society by the priv
ileged men,
Now if you really believe all that
bunk he said, then you ought tc
change our system so that we can
all go to work for the state. Be-
cause. as long as We keep our system
(See WILLKIE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-09-24
De GauNe Reported
To Have Withdrawn
From Dakar Fight
Operations in Progress,
Reuters Soys;; British
Evusive on Fleet Use
BY the Associated Press.

EN tllt HSSuGldltu ItSS.
LONDON, SHpt. 24-Operations
were reported still in progress at
Dakar, French West Africa, late to-
day. although Gen. Charles de Gaulle
leader of free Frenchmen.' ap-
parently had withdrawn his forces
after reporting that several of his
emissarieS. carrying the white flag
of truce, had been fired on and
killed.
Authoritative British sources,
however, would neither confirm nor
deny that a British fleet was in
action at Dakar, capital and chief
port of the French colony.
Gen de Gaulle. a communique
from his headquarters declared,
withdrew when blood was spilled,
mot wanting to be party to a
fight between Frenchmen,"
At the same time, the British Min
istry of Information declared there
is no truth in reports emanating
from Vichy that any British land
ing at or near Dakar has been at
tempted
Operations sin Progress.
Reuters, British news agency.
however. said it learned here this
afternoon that "operations at Dakar
are now in progress"
Presumably, this meant action by
the British naval force which &C
companied Gen. de Gaulle to Dakar,
although the French leaders an
nouncement did not disclose the
present whereabouts of his fleet of
four sloopS.
Asked whether a British fleet still
was at Dakar, however, authorita-
tive sources replied. I'VE never have
admitted it was there
"All we said was that a British
force was supporting De Gaulle, .
one spokesman asserted. The press
read into that the presence of Brit
ish WarshipS.'
But these quarters also acknOWl-
edged that they never denied British
WarSnipS were at Dakar. OlScloS-
ing the Dakar action yesterday, the
Ministry of Information said Gen.
de Gaulle was accompanied by a
British force which will lend him
full support"
"All Trained Men,
The Press Association, British news
agency. said Gen. de Gaulle's free
French" troops must be regarded
as of important strength" 1t de-
scribed them as "all trained men, y
reorganized and prepared in England
under his own supervision.
At the De Gaulle headquarters
(See DE GAULLE, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-09-24

arrest, but they refused to disclose
where.
Speculation arose that Mullen
broich might be held in Alcatraz
Federal Prison on an island in San
Francisco Bay, but authorities were
silent.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Mats Lead Yonks, 81,
In 5th of First Game

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Sept PA triple
by Cecil Travis, sandwiched be-
tween a brace of singles by Gee
Walker and Buddy Myer, gave the
Nationals a 3-to-2 lead over the
Yankees in the fifth inning of the
opener of today's double-header.
The Yankees scored a pair of
runs off Dutch Leonard in the
opening inning.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Embargo 10 Put Teeth
In Hull Criticism Of
Japan Studied
Cooperation With Britain
In<Pucific Hinted After
lndo-Chinu Invasion
BULLETIN.

Secretary Hull said today that
more factual information on de-
velopments in French Indo
China was awaited before any
particular steps or policies were
formulated on Japan's southwark
empire movement. He declined
to discuss the question whether
there was a possibility Of Ameri-
can aid to French forces in Indo-
China if they resisted the jap
anese.
HANOI. French 1ndo-China
LP).-Japanese forces are again
attacking French positions near
Langson, 80 miles northwest of
Hanoi and IL miles inside the
border of French Indo-China,
French official sources reported
tonight.
Evening star., 1940-09-24

was rescued in isolated Ell Dorado
County by Cecil Wetzel, lumber mill
operator, was released to the press by
the Federal officers last night.
It showed the prisoner wearing a
striped, prison-type shirt. The F.
B. I. said 1t was taken since his