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Evening star., 1940-04-07
Be 'Keen,' Duce Tells
Anti-Aircruft Students

~ the Associated Press.
ROME. April 6.-Benito Mussolini,
in one Of his now-infrequent
speeches. today told the men Of
the anti-aircraft school Of the Fas-
cist militia at Nettunia, you must
consider yourselves front line troops"
you must" he said, defend nerve
centers Of the nation, destruction of
which would mean an end to every
possibility Of resistance from the
fearful attacks Of enemy aviation.
You must possess to the ut
most the characteristic qualities
which I summarize in the single
word Keen"
In line with new orders for the
defense mobilization Of all Italy,
plans were announced today to train
older workmen to replace those in
industrial industries who may be
called to the colors.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Decision Inva|idatinq
Maryland S Unfair
Sales CUT Clarified
States Fair Trade Low
Not Affected, Druggists
Representative Soys

A clarification Of the effect Of
the Maryland Court Of Appeals
decision Friday declaring uncon-
stitutional the States Unfair Sales
Practices Act" was given yesterday
in a statement by Rowland Jones,
tr., Washington representative Of
the National Association Of Retail
Druggists.
Explaining that the Unfair Sales
Practices Act" originally passed by
the Maryland Legislature In 1887
and amended with strengthened
enforcement provisions in 1899, has
been confused in press reports with
the Fair Trade Act" first enacted
by the Legislature in 1885 and
amended with clarifying provisions
in 1887, he said:
The Unfair Sales Practices Act
Of 1899, which was declared uncon-
stitutional by the Maryland Court
of Appeals Friday, is not an amend
ment of the Fair Trade Act of 1887,
and has no connection whatsoever
with it. The courts decision, there
fore, will have no effect on the
Fair Trade Bill, H. r. 1888, now
pending in Congress. proposing to
extend the provisions Of the Fair
Trade Act now in effect in Mary
land and 43 other States, to the
District Of Columbia. This bill has
been passed by the House and re-
ported on favorably by the Senate
District Committee.
Fair Trade Act Upheld.
"The Maryland Fair Trade Act
has been upheld by the Maryland
Court of Appeals and also by the
United States Supreme Court on
appeals In q California case"
The fair trade acts In effect in
Maryland and 43 other States, Mr..
Jones said, all enacted under a Fed
eral enabling act Of which Senator
Tydings of Maryland was the author
and sponsor. deal only with trade
marked products and are based upon
q contractural agreement between
the manufacturer and one or more
retailers in that State not to sell the
manufacturers trade marked prod
uct below specified price. The
signing Of one such contract in a
State where the fair trade act is in
effect thus sets the minimum price
Tor that trade marked article
throughout that State and all re-
tailers in that State are prohibited
from selling below the established
price, he explained.
Aimed 1T Loss Leaders.
The Unfair Sales Practices Act of
Maryland declared unconstitutional
by the Maryland Court of Appeals,
Mr.. Jones said, was intended to
eliminate Gloss leaders," the prac-
tice by which some retailers sell
certain articles, usually staples, be.
low cost In order to attract busi-
ness. This law makes no provision
for contractual agreements between
manufacturer and retailer, according
to Mr.. Jones, but simply prohibits
the sale Of any article, trade marked
or not, at less than cost plus 6 per
cent.
The Unfair Sales Practices Act
outlines q complicated formula by
which the cost shall be computed,
he pointed out. This formula the
court decision criticized, stating it
"unreasonably and arbitrarily In
terferes with private business"
Mr.. Jones said he understood that
the court decision Of last week
would have the effect Of reinstating
the original Unfair Sales Practices
Act Of 1887. but the 1887 act was
unenforceable without the 1899
amendments.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Representative Shufer,
Crash Victim, Flies Home
~ the Associated Press

~ Cne ASSUCIkteu FFeSS.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, April
6.-An Army ambulance plane
brought Representative Paul W.
Shafer home today to complete his
convalescence from head and spinal
injuries suffered in an automobile
accident three weeks ago near
Salem, Ohio. Mr.. Shafer, still In q
body cast, was carried from the
plane on q stretcher.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

the Parent and Teacher Can Do to
Further the Safety Educational Pro-
gram" at 8 pm. tomorrow In jack
son School auditorium, r street and
Avon place NV.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Copt. Smith Will Speak

Capt. Milton d. Smith, command
ing officer of the Police Departments
Traffic Division, will speak on What
Evening star., 1940-04-07

Russia plans = good roads cam
paign.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Benefit Dance at Lorton

The Lorton (Va) Parent Teacher
Association will hold q benefit dance
at 8 pm. Friday at the school.
Evening star., 1940-10-27

der has been issued authorizing cer-
tain holdings of interlocklng rela-
tions," under which the Railway EX-
press Agency now is operating IN
cooperation with the airlines.
For some time" the National
Aeronautic Association stated, the
Civil Aeronautics Authority has
taken an interest in the entire sub
iect of commodity movement by air
J. Parker Van Zandt, now G. A. A
consultsnt. in report published
last spring under the auspices OF
the James Jackson Cabot Professor
ship on European Air Transport on
the Eve of War noted the great
volume of air freight traffic abroad
The findings should have been start
ling enough to have made both the
Civil Aeronautics Authority and the
airlines sit up and take notice OF
the lack of air freight progress in
the United States.
Many feel that our lack OF
progress behind what Europe has
done has been due in large part
to the terms of the contract which
the railroad-owned Railway Express
Agency has with the air carriers
The price fixing and other clauses
in the contract are considered to be
restrictive and to prevent the free
development of air freight opera
tions. Lack of promotional work also
has been noted"
Evening star., 1940-10-27
D. c. Democrats Plun
'Victory Celebration

The election is "in the bag so
far as the National Democratic
League of the District of Columbia
is concerned.
The league announced yesterday
that victory celebration" will be
held at the Burlington Hotel on
election night.
Returns will be posted during the
evening and there will be speeches.
light refreshments and an orchestra
for dancing
Joining with the league are the
Womens National Democratic Coun-
Gil and the Democratic Club Of New
York
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Mine Operator Slain;
| Business Associate Held
BY the Associated Press.


CARTERSVILLE, Ga, Oct. 26.-
Andrew Weinman. wealthy mine op-
orator and sportsman, was shot
fatally early today and another mine
operator was charged with murder
Deputy Sheriff Jack Mccoy said
John Knight, longtime business as
sociate of Mr.. Weinman, surrendered
shortly after the shooting occurred
on a Cartersville residential street
about midnight. When Mr.. Wein-
man died about o'clock this morn
ing. Deputy Mccoy said. a murder
charge was lodged against Knight
and he was held for grand jury
action.
Sheriff George Gaddis said Knight
made no immediate statement and
he had been able to learn little
about the shooting. Friends OF both
men were mystified by the Staying
Mr.. Weinman. member of family
long prominent in North Georgia
was about 81 years old and was
general superintendent of the
Thompson-W -Weinman Co, operators
of barites and manganese mines In
this area. His firm also handled
products from Knights mines.
Evening star., 1940-10-27

600 feet-l1 ways and 27 vessels
Gncluding Is battleships and II car
riers).
Cruisers-l7 ways and 48 vessels.
Submarines-l5 ways and II YES
sells
Destroyers-40 ways and 155 YES
sells.
Total-83 ways and 309 vessels.
When the 10 per cent program was
allocated September g. three other
vessels still were on the ways, max
ing total Of 3l2 at that time. Yes
sells which have been launched, but
still are being finished and outfit
ted include 2 battleships, 5 sub
marines and IA destroyers. No new
aircraft carriers or cruisers have
been launched.
Five Yards Need Ways.
The total of 83 ways includes 81
in the five yards without current
Navy shipbuilding experience which
must build new ways or rehabilitate
old ones tnew ways obviously will be
built in sizes to accommodate ships
for which the yards hold contracts. i.
Those five are Bethlehem Steel
Co. at San Pedro. Calf; Seattle
Tacoma Shipbuilding Co, Seattle,
Wash; Consolidated Steel Corp, Ltd,
Orange, Tex; Manitowac Ship
building Co. Manitowac Wis, and
Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw,
Ala.
All of them received funds for
additional facilities, in contracts
recently announced, as did the other
Is companies which hold orders for
combat ships. At least nine of the
81 needed new ways: others did not,
Some wards merely will extend or
rehabilitate old ways.
Out of a fund of sl40.000, 900 re-
Gently provided for new facilities.
and some previously appropriated
money. about Sis 100000 was allo-
Gated to those 81 firms. An addi-
tional s3o,O00000 is yet TO be spent
out of the Sl40000.000 fund.
AS yet. the Navy has not reported
that any of the firms have taken
advantage of the contract terms
fixed by Congress which allow them
to receive cash advances up to 80
per cent Of the amount of their
Navy contracts for the purpose OF
expanding facilities.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Fleet Most Powerful,
Knox Tells Illinois
Naval Council
U. S. Building Defenses
To Stond OFF Any
Enemy, He Declares
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-Secretary Of
the Navy Knox asserted tonight that
the United States has the most pow
erful fleet in the world and Is en-
gagged in the task of building sea
defenses strong enough Ito stand of
any combination of enemy"
He told the Navy Council of Illi-
nois at a Navy Day banquet that
maintenance of naval supremacy
would be a contribution to peace in
a world that would be ruled by
force for a generation.
Speaking of strategy, Secretary
Knox said that the best defense is
that in which "the enemy force is
sought out and destroyed"
The fleet that we are now build
ing is designed for defending Amer
lea by keeping attack from our own
shores and carrying it to the shores
of the enemy. That is the American
way"
Must Dominate to Be Safe.
Relating that the only approach
to this Nation is by ocean, he stated
in a prepared address:
"Airplanes, in sufficient number to
constitute real threat to us. must
be conveyed hither on the decks OF
carriers. This reduces our defense,
then. to a defense of the sea lanes.
If we can dominate and control the
sea approaches-east and west-We
can be safe
Secretary Knox opined that Eng
lands control Of the seas saved her
from the debacle of Europe while
her blockade in the Mediterranean
enabled her to prevent Germany
and italy from breaking through Ito
the food and oil essential to their
victory"
The nations that control the
seven seas not only are safe them
selves but can profoundly influence
the course of human events that
make for peace or war" he said
IF we are wise enough to build our
sea walls in sufficient strength to
resist any attack-tO stand on any
combination of enemy-we can live
behind that bulwark in safety and
security.
We are now engaged in this task
If il is to be successfully achieved
a united country is essential. The
danger that threatens us Is real and
greater than any danger that has
threatened us in the whole history
IN only
this peril with a united front.
Secretary Knox, who spoke before
the banquet audience and over an
N. B. c. network after inspecting
the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, reported that the Navy
now has 32l fighting vessels.
1T is undoubtedly the most pow
erful. the most effective fleet in the
world today he added 1t should
continue to maintain this first place
position long after 1914, when the
bulk of our national emergency
program is expected TO be complete
and when We shall have a tOta
combatant strength of GAS Warships
and more than 5000 combatant
Naval airplanes.'
Secretary Knox said that Ameri-
can industrialists and manufacture
ers had responded to the Navy:
emergency CALI with patriotic
zeal that has no precedent" Labor
too, was "exerting every effort tt
preclude delays" he added, ane
red tape has been slashed." HI
reported that the Navy Department
| expects to follow its current pro
curement methods without usinl
the draft industry" legislation.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Vast Plant E Expansion Started
To Build 7wo-Oceon Navy
sl31,o0o,ooo Spent, More to Come,
On Facilities to Increase Fleet

docks can be used, In some cases. for
the same purpose.
Takes Years to Build Hull.
Each building way should have
close at hand all of the machinery,
equipment and supplies for con-
struction-cranes. Wharves. tools,
machinery. power, machine shops.
storehouSeS. etc
When the completed hull of one
ship is launched from a shipwav or
floated out of drydock. the keel of
another can be laid down in its
place. 1t is not necessary to have
as many ways as there are ships to
build.
But it takes months and years to
build a hull to the point of launch
ing. The usual practice with ship
ways is to launch a vessel when it
is so to IS percent complete. Often.
long preparations must be made
before a new keel can be laid. With
drydocks vessel must be nearly
finished before it is f1oated out.
1t has taken from two years to
two years and nine months from
keel-laying to launching of the
Nays two newest battleships: 9 to
II months for new submarines; to
II months for new destroyers.
48 Months for Battleship.
All told. it takes 40 to 48 months
t. build battleship. "a to 48 for
an aircraft carrier, 80 TO 80 for a
10 O00-ton cruiser. "a to So for ade-
stroyer and 18 TO 25 or more for a
submarine.
Th wide variance in time is due
to differences between the facilities
of various yards and between nor
NAL peacetime working schedules
and employment and those of an
emergency period. An all-out effort
Is being made by the Navy to re-
duce building schedules to the alb
solute minimum in every instance
with the aim Of putting the bulk of
the two-ocean fleet in service in
1914 and the entire armada by 1916
Including 200 combat vessels pro.
vlded in the 10 per cent expansion
act ana OtnefS previously appropri-
ated for, the Navy has $50 fighting
ships to build.
Some Moving to Sea.
Some of them. started long ago
already are moving toward the sea
making way for the keels Of other
ships. Eighteen had been launched
before contracts were let for the 70
per cent program; three have been
foated since
A comparison of the number OF
vessels with the number of ways
now or soon to be capable of ac-
commodating them is shown by the
following Navy Department figures
Battleships and aircraft carriers
(both of which require ways of over
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Army Requires
Only 90 Women
|As Hostesses
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A flood" Of applications for the
new post of hostess at Army camps
prompted the War Department yes
terday to emphasize that only 80
women Of special qualifications were
needed.
And applicants were urged to send
their requests to corps area COM
manders rather than to the depart
ment.
A hostess must have considerable
administrative ability, intelligence,
tact, physical stamina and the high
est type of character" the depart
ment said, adding they must be pre-
pared to put in long hours.
Only mature women are required
for this important position state
ment said.
Present plans call for employment
of one senior and two Junior host
esses at each of Is National Guard
and 18 Regular Army camps.
Evening star., 1940-10-27

to formulate policies to be submitted
through the administrator OF pri'
critics to the Priorities Board 70;
consideration and approval. ,
The administrative officer will 81
Capt. Sidney M. Kraus, represent.
ing the commission production
division. The other members Of
the committee are Col John H.
Jouett, president of the Aeronautical
Chamber of Commerce of America,
Inc, representing the aircraft in
dustry; c. R. Smith, president Of
American Airlines, representing
the commissions transportation di-
vision; Maj. A. j. Lyon, representing
the Army, and Capt. d. c. Ramsey,
representing the Navy.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
BY the Associated Press.


With many millions yet to spend
the Navy has made down payment
of sl3l 900. 900 on the enormous ex-
pansion of shipbuilding facilities
which the Nation will need to COM
plete its two-ocean fleet.
The magnitude of the key prob
lem involved in building the world S
greatest Navy is illustrated roughly
bv the fact that, when the 70 per
cent naval expansion was projected
the United States had only 83
available shipways on which TO lay
the keels of 3l2 vessels.
Many of them in disuse, these
WAYS were located in eight Navy
and eight privately owned ship
wards which were building or had
built combat vessels, and in five
other private yards which could
undertake Navy work within a
reasonable time
More Facilities Started.
Many more ways obviously were
needed How many. the Navy De-
partment would not say. but II
started spending money. Amounts
allocated SO far indicate that ID 10
20 new ways and docks may be con-
structed Immediately. Exact num-
bers and locations were not dis
closed. AS the program progresses
additional facilities may be pro-
vided.
Contracts thus far announced in
clude s160OO,000 for new facili.
ties at the Norfolk and Philadel-
phia Navy Yards, plus about s1l5,'
900 900 for construction at Govern
ment expense in 19 private plants
including steel mills and shipyards
In lay terms. shipway might be
described as permanent scaf1olo
which supports the keel, framework
and hull of a vessel while it is be-
ing built. Drydocks and floating
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Commercial Aircraft
Priority Committee
Is Established
Job Will Be to BuIunce
Orders With Those for
Military Planes

The new Priorities Board of the
National Advisory Defense Commits
sion yesterday set up a commercial
aircraft priority committee to CO.
ordinate production and mainte-
nance of commercial air transport
equipment with the requirements
of the national defense program.
The problem this committee will
meet is that of balancing orders for
commercial with orders for military
planes. The limited aircraft factory
space makes this balancing deli
cate job.
The committee was established
in the belief that healthy COM
mercial air transport system is an
important adjunct to strong ma
tional defense 1t is the first COM
mittee to be set up under the new
Priorities Board, because aircraft
production is the foremost indus
trial question connected with the
defense program.
The committees duties will be
Evening star., 1940-10-27
B'nai Birth Lodge Here
To 0pen Member Drive

Argo Lodge of Bnai Birth. Oldest
and largest Jewish fraternal or
ganization. this week launches its
annual membership drive with l.500
members for 1941 as its goal
Bernard H. Fischgrund is campaign
chairman. The local drive is being
held in conjunction with the ma
tional membership campaign of the
organization.
A program entitled Jews in Re-
view" will feature the monthly meet
ing of Argo Lodge Wednesday night
at the Jewish Community Center
The event will be under the direc-
ton of the Capital City Chapter OF
Aleph Zadik Aleph, Junior order OF
the B'nai Birth.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Hospitul Guild to Meet

The Woman's Guild OF Slbley
Memorial Hospital will meet at
pm. Friday in Rust Hall at the
hospital to present funds for reno
vation of the institutions kitchens.
Dues from the "Sibley circles OF
42 churches will be collected.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-12
DEMOS WILL STRESS
 "NO MEN OVERSEAS

CHICAGO. July 12-Demoerats turned toward their convention city today, talking about a third term for President Roosevelt and a plat form declaration against sending Am erieans to fight in European wars.
 The platform maneuYers started today with Senator Wagner of New York arriving with a preliminary draft which appeared to recall the presidential declaration of Wednes- day that America would not use her men to take part in European wars. The early arriving officials began to speak of a platform which would nail that idea into the cam paign machinery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-12
FORGOT AVIAN ENGAGEMENT
 CATCH REVEALS

Salmon are hitting the cans in Wrangell but in small numbers. The local season got underway with the opening of the Anan district on Wednesday, although ARB had been operating for some time with fish from Icy Strait, and Farwest made one run with fish from the same dis triet which opened earlier.
 Fishermen and packers reported the catch at Anan on opening day was very short. Wrangeu Packing Company boats bringing in around 5000 fish while Farwest and ARB boats reported virtually none. There were some 50 boats in the area for the opening day but the salmon ap- parently had engagements else where. There were few fish jumping and the general concensus appeared to be that they hadn't arrived yet. Salmon have hit Anan as early as July 1. Packers and fishermen are hopeful as the season advances.
 Among the Ketchikan cannertes getting fish were the Fidalgo Island Packing company, HOO; New Eng land Fish company, 2200; Ward Cove Packing company, $500; Whiz Packing and Beegle Packing com pany, a few hundred each.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-12
Local Youth Held For EXtOrtiOn
 Attempt Here

Charged iWth attempted extortIon Eugene Jackson, 16. WrangeIl h. stitute student. was bound over to the grand jury this week by U. s. Commissioner R. J. suratt following his arrest and reported confession to Deputy Marshal James Nolan Monday after a week of investiga- tion.
 Jackson Is accused of sending an anonymous letter to J. R. Brown, manager Of the Coliseum theater, last week, demanding that $50 in small denomination bills be left at the foot of the Tongass Forest marker sign out the highway. The letter threatened Browns house might be burned. damage caused to the theatre or personal injury to himself unless the request was com piled with. Brown immediately got in touch with Deputy Marshall No Ian. Part Of the letter was in hand writing and part written on a type writer The officer made a study of typewriter styles in town and final ly located a machine at the home of the Rev. Arnold Krone which ap- peared to have the exact lettering. Krone recalled who had been using his machine with the result that Mo- Ian took Jackson into custody.
 At first the youth denied knowing anything about it but when con- fronted with the damaging evidence confessed, Nolan said.
 Jackson told the authorities. they reported, that he had been studying crime and crime magazines for three years and was interested in getting the reactions from having commit ted a crime. He charged the off eers with lack of imagination or they would have taught him sooner.
 Young Jackson is reported to have been a model student at the Insti- tute and is an especially fine pen man. After being arraigned before the Commissioner and bound over, he was paroled to J. L. Ripley, now in charge of the Institute during the absence of Principal George T. Bar rett, pending study of the case by the District Attorneys office in Ju- neau.