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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Ship Aiming Is Difficult
Lack Of Guns and Expert Gunners for Service
With Merchant Marine Is Principal Obstacle

Before a bomber, diving out of
a low ceiling, has finished its
swoop the gun crew of an unes-
corted merchant ship-as British
experience has shown-will hard
ly be up the ladders and have
their gun sighted. III convoy
the merchant ship will share
the patrol planes warning of
dangers approach. But the I'M
trained crew firing in the air
in the general direction of the
bomber, may do no damage ex-
cept in the fall of shell frag-
mentS on the decks of other ships
of the convoy.
Depth Charges Useless.
The periScope of submarine
is a silver of a target. If the
periscope is not hit at once the
submarine is wholly submerged.
1t is futile for a merchant ship
to carry depth charges. She has
not the deStroyers speed to make
them effective.
Our Navy has no trained gun
nerS to spare. In spite of inten-
slve instruction of men, who first
must have shown natural quail
ficationS, more would be very
welcome for the present prob
lem. This is not alone owing
to the rapid expansion of our
Navy. In addition TO guarding
the lane to Iceland and the long
stretch of our side of the Allan
tic Ocean the huge area of re-
sponSibility extends into the Pa
clfic distances.
We know that our conveys Of
troops and cargoes under our
flag have reached Iceland safely.
Ship movements in convoys re-
main the best method.
The merchant ships in a con-
Voy have the protection of the
fast destroyers hunting the SUBJ
marine with depth charges and
OF powerful mass aircraft
fire. They have the protection
of big caliber guns of other es-
cortlng naval vessels TO knock
out commerce raiders when mer-
chant vessels cannot mount large
CALDER guns. Merchant ships
with really trained gun crews
can add their own to the volume
of a conveys anti-aircraft gun
fire.
At this writing Germany has
not made open war on us by
meeting our shoot on sight" in
kind. The Navy has been pre-
pared TO meet each advancing
step OF the WHITE House policy.
Must Be Ready for Hitler.
So far, so good. The Navy must
be ready for the next step. When
Adolf Hitler decides the time has
come, he will attack in surprise
with customary concentration of
power. We do not want to be
caught unready at his chosen
point, where he strikes with, say,
five times our force.
A temporary setback would stir
our angered people TO greater eff
fort, but it would not be good
news for British morale. Ger
man propaganda would spread
the word through the conquered
countries that what Germany
had done to other countries she
had now done to America. too.
1t seems utterly essential that
the Navy should not part with
trained gun crews for merchant
ships or with the latest type of
anti-aircraft guns to unframed
crews OF merchant ships.
tReleased BY North American News
paper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13

made their ap-
pearance h e r e
last week. They
were projected
in som e W hat
nebulous for m
and appear at
t h e m o m e n I
rather to battle
those who pro-
vided the slight
ly pre- m allure
publicity.
One Of these
is the plan, &C
credited to Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13

A few mem
bers of the
ships crew
W no h a V e
good eyesight
are chosen as
a guns crew.
Have plenty
of annluni-
ton handy
with which TO
p e p p e + a
bomber or
submarine to
e tin C ton,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13

caSk around his
neck, because
the chill you'll
get will require
a stimulant OF
the most drastic
sort.
I speak strict
~ from expert
ence.
I soug h / to
gain admission
to the presence
of Grand Ouch
eSs NJ ari e OF
Russia and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
BY COL. FREDERICK PALMER.

Aiming our merchant ships in
an efficient worthwhile manner,
once Congress gives the word,
will be another task for our busy
Navy which is much misunder-
stood. Some people who think
it is a simple chore, quickly car
ried out, will be surprised to find
that it takes many months.
AS they see it all that is neces-
sary:
A ships carpenter drills some
holes in her deck. A gun is swung
on board and screwed into place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13

their noses IN the
National Capital
itself for the last
week and it's
going on here
for an o t h e r
week-there has
been produced a
new play which
for sheer prop
uganda" b e a t S
anything We t
presented on
stage and screen.
It's a drama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
BY FRANK X. KENT.

Two scintillating schemes, which
have aroused something less than
enthusiasm among those who con-
slider them from a detached angle,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Propaganda
At Peak in
New Play
Candle in the Wind
Held Deserving of
Senatorial Review
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Members of the Senate who are
investigating the moving picture
dramas of war propaganda" are
missing a bet. For right under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13

HE opinions of the erers this page their oWn, not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort gUe all sides OF questions of interest to IT'S
although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13

salaries and expenses. In addition,
some estimate of how much of their
product is a legitimate service and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13

how much propaganda for bigger
bureaus and increased appropria-
tions would be welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
McLemore-
Grond Duchess ChiIIs
WouId-Be interviewer
By HENRY McLENORE.

NEW YORK-If you ever seek
an interview with Grand Duchess
be sure to be accompanied by a
ST. Bernard dog with that little
La gaceta., 1941-10-13

cuando va habianse descubierto
la fuga del apache Y sus estafas
contra la de las Torres. ell juez
anunci6 a la herida, con voz iris
tie;
-iSehora, con gran dolor de
mi coraz6n, me veo obligado q
cOpunicarla que esta listed de-
tenida y procesada hasta que
Sc aclaren ciertos extremes de
este suIeso!
Eulalia. que seguia err cana,
naturalmente, Sc medic incor-
por6 de la sorpresa:
7JC6mo detenida?... iC6mo
procesada?... IYo?... iPor que?
FL juez no quiso dar mas ex-
plicaciones, limitandose a de-
cir:
-Esto es cosa que Sc aclara-
"a en- su dia; por ahora, baste-
lie saber que no puede usted sa-
lir de aqui, y que, tan pronto
como los medicos autoricen su
La gaceta., 1941-10-13

guez, 81 segundp teniente Gerar
do Padr6n Perez, ell segundo to-
niente Luis Cantor, Reybrava, e.
segundo teniente Epifanio Her
nandez Gil, Ell segundo teniente
Sandalio Perez Betancourt, Sc .
gundo teniente Jose A. F. Ma
ranjo Suarze, veterinario.
Mas tarde llegara ell teniente
Rene Chip C6rdova.
Trejeron con ellos los caba-
los y jacas Marques, Condesa
Criollo, Mama Ines, Bacardi J
Moro Castle.
Acudieron a recibir a los mi
litares cubanos ell comandante
Cary B. Hutchinson, en- repre-.
sentaci6n del mayor general lr'
wing ]. Phillipson; ell vicec6n.
sui cubano, Alfredo Hernandez
\ los senores Jose N. Rodriguez
y H. Erwin Curtis.
La gaceta., 1941-10-13
ESTA NoCHE Sc BAT1RAN
Ell J A SCOT Y Ell
ITALIANO EMO AVON

En- 81 Coliseo de la isla Davis,
l5ien preparado para la OCCASION,
Sc batiran en- la noche de hoy,
a diez asaltos, ell tejano Buddy
Scott, vencedor de Tommy Go
mez, y Ell italiano EMO Avon.
Pesa Avon unas 200 libras y
Santana lie describe como un
boxeador de merito.
Harry Raskin, entrenador de
Scott, refiriendose a Avon pro-
nunci6 estas palabras: Els un
joven boxeador halmbriento.
Tiene mucho que ganar y NADIA
Lue perder frente a Scott. 81
derrota a mi representado Sc
le daran peleas con Villar y Co
mez. Cualquier gladiator que
pesa 2OO libras es siempre pc
ligroso contra uno de 1885,"
Ell corpulento italiano, cuya
cuyo verdadero nombre es Az
vondoglio, ostenta un triunfo so
bre Charley Harvey, uno de los
favoritos en- ell torneo de De-
troit. Su director, Tommy Con-
ii, arrib6 aver. Conf nos trajo
hace algun tempo al boxeador
griego Nilsson GrospOs, del pc
so weller, y opina que su ahija-
Go vencera a Scott.
Fred Barja Sc enfrontara en-
ell semifinal con Sixto Morales.
La gaceta., 1941-10-13
JUGA-
RAN CON Ell "ONCE" DE
ERSKINE

Ell venidero viernes por la nc
che, en- Phillips Field, los Espar
tanos de la Universidad de Tam
pa Sc batiran con ell Colegio Err
skine, de Carolina del Sur. Los
nuchachos locales han sido de-
rrotados por los Caimanes y los
HURRICANES, pero Green que la
victoria les acOmpanara EN- es-
ia semana.
Erskine fue derrotado la Sc
mana pasada por WoffOrd y no
Sc lie considera superior alton
ce" tampeho.
Ell viernes, en- Miami, los HUI
racanes Sc batiran con Rollins
College.
Florida ira en- esta semana a
Maryland, a jugar con ell Coll
ege Park.
La gaceta., 1941-10-13

midinette de Paris mas que ur
leve odio, cast ffsico, por laf
heridas que lie causara en- ell dia
memorable.
Pero hubiera preferido que
Ia pusieran en- libertad, no Dor
un sentimientO generoso de su
coraz6n de loba, sino por un
calculo de su tenor, que asi
arela asegurarse mejor la impu-
nldad' suprimiendo a una test.
go de su ditimo drama, que 20.
dria serle funesta con sus decla-
raciones.
ASH estaban las cosas cuando
Gustavo de la Gandara LEGO o
Madrid.
FL lector sabe va 10 ocurrido
dia en- cue ell noble mfsico
sompareci6 de nuevo ante ell Tri
FL burgu6s salvador, aguel
lroguero que vendiera un dfa,
y legalara, mejor dicho. In &C.
La gaceta., 1941-10-13

Eulalia habia visto con sor-
presa primero, con terror des-
pues, como ell juzgado volvia y
volvia a su hotel, para tomarla
interminables declaraciones.
AL fin, cinco o seis dias des-
pues del atentadO de Odette,
La gaceta., 1941-10-13

receptor, que lie ~aconsei6, lie ayu
40 y al fin sUpo DARE ell triunfo.
81 otro hubiese sido ell cat :
cher, Capitano tendria hoy una
derlota en- su haber.
Los garibaldinos aprovecha-
ron bien sus siete hits y pasa :
ron ell home seis wees.
Dos de las carreras de la u
nione fueron hechas por Coma
10 Granell, que dispar6 tres hits
en- einco veces al bate; Orihuela
anoto una, A, Scionte una y
Carsten dos.
Ademas de los tres "terap6u-
ices" de Granell, Orihuela apor
to dos.
Por los ASSURES, Magadan y
Grandio pegarOn dos hits cada
uno.
Los vencidos cometieron cua-
tro errores, dos de Alvarez, uno
de Paz y otro de Iglesias; los
ganadores, dos, de PiMolato, ell
jardinero derecho.
LIE hicierOn a Longval, en- 8
innings y un terciO, cuatro ca
rreras, bateandole cuatro hits.
A Piniella, en- cinco entradas
" dos tercios, dos carreras y 3
hits.
Sirvi6 Longval tres ponches y
Piniella cuatro.
Quedaron en- bases, del Cen :
tro Asturiano, IL corredores ;
de la Unione lt&liana, ocho.
Careers limpias, astures 5;
garibaldjnos, una,
RCbaron bases Carsten, Ora
nell, Grandio y Orihuela; Sc sa-
crificaron, Clemente V A. Scion
te,
Ell tesorero de la liga Sc llevo
del terreno, incluyendo los In
gresos por la eantina, $329.96.
Rindi6 la cantina $54.26 y el
"snow ball." $3.65.
Anotaci6n por entradas:
U i. lob DOL 10O-6c, III, 2e
&C. A. $50 600 2O0-5c, 12h
Actuaron los arbitros Jimmy
White, Gonzalez y Ortega,
La gaceta., 1941-10-13
Perdieron los assurances el primer
desafio de Ia sere final
Capitano estaba wild" pero Onis
consiguio enderezarlo

Pagaron aver su entrada pa
ra presenciar la batalla entire
los Asturianos comandados por
Casares y los garibaldinos diri-
gidos por ell 'gordito" Joe Do
mingo, 1885 fanaticas y fanati-
COS.
Preciosa, como diria un Gro
nista social, lucia la glorieta.
Casares empez6 ell partido con
Longval y tuvO que quitarlo en-
la tercera entrada, sustituyen
dol0 coh Piniella,
De haber enpezado con ell a.
mable y simptico "Escaparate,"
otro habrfa sido ell resultado.
Dispararon los astures un tri
hey, de Mendez; cuatro tubeyes,
de Casares, Iglesias, Paz y Gran
dio, Y siete hits, pero la suerte
les volvi6 la espalda,
Algunos fanaticos achacaban
a Willie Paz la ''desgracia )" pc
70 sobre este particular hay mu
Tho que decir y..... no 10 dire :
mos.
Capitano dur6 las nuevas en-
tradas porque tenia detras de
la "goma" a 0nis, un excelente
La gaceta., 1941-10-13
PERECIO Ell
Ia WILLIAMS

Thompson, Conn.,, oct. 49,
I'm notable automovilista, Tony
Tyilliamss, de 81 amos, perecio
aver cuando fue lanzado de su
co he y cay6 en- el camino de
otro que pasaba a gran yeloci-
d. d. Entire los 10000 especta-
de res Sc hallaba la esposa de la
vi TINA.
FL coche de Williams Sc estre-
ll6 contra Ell parapeto DE defen-
So de la pista.
La gaceta., 1941-10-13

traslado, la llevaremos detenida
a la carcel de mujeres.
Eulalia de las Torres, Joaqui
ma, que no hay que decir estaba
delante tSmbien, Sc considera-
ron perdidas.
Is yerdad que la Garc6s no
estaba eS ell secreto del crimen
cometido por Eulalia amos a.
tras en- la persona del banque-
70; pero considerable a su ami
ga muy capaz de todas las in
famias, para no temer que Eu-
lalia y ella Sc vieran envueltas
en- alguna enormidad de las que
mandan a la horca.
o
Los dias siguientes fueron no
rribles para las dos mujeres.
Joaquina, cuyo primer pensa
miento al yer Ia bancarrota, fue
el de huir, no pudo realizar su
prop3sito, porque eli juez la CO.
munic6 que 'quedaba{ tambien
La gaceta., 1941-10-13
detenida y procesada."

PANNSSddd'
En- la puerta del hotel de Ell
lalia Sc establecieron desde en-.
tonces dos parejas de la guar.
dia civil, que estaban encarga.
das de evitar que los curiosos
penetraran en- la vivienda de Ia
de las Torres.
Otras parejas de guardias
custodiaban, dentro del hotel, q
prisioneras y s~ervidumbre.
Dos dias mas, y los medicos
autorizaron ell traslado de Eula-
lia' que fue lIevada a la earceI
dc mujeres y hOspitalizada en-
la enfermeria.
Joa2uina fue Nevada a Ia car.
eel tambien.
Sc habia procedido a carear
a las dos detenidas varias veces
con odette, que no hay que de-
cir estaba tambien presa desde
sucesO del paseO de Rosales.
Eulalia no sentia contra Ia
La gaceta., 1941-10-13
ORORTES
ABRAMS E CON
MOLNAR

Miami Beach, oct. 13.-Ur
fuerte aspirante a la corona de.
peso mediano, George Abrams,
pelara hoy, en- esta ciudad, con
Gene Molnar, de Detroit, esta-
do de Michigan.
Abrams peleara con Tony
Yale, ell campe6n para la Asocia
ci6n Nacional de Boxeo, en- Ell
mes de noviembre, en- New
York.
AL presente George es profe-
sor lie cultura fisica en- la esta-
ci6n naval de Jacksonville. Re-
cientemente vapule6 a Billy
Soose, Ell campe6n en- los estados
de New York y California.
Molnar ostenta victorias So
bre Steve Beloise, Vic Dellicur-
ii Y otros pGgiles de su catego-
ria.
La gaceta., 1941-10-13
La Gaceta Folletin No. 100
TONIC TERCBR0
LA
DE LA GALE

Elsa mujer, la protagonistf
del drama del paseo de Rosales
es la verdadera asesina del bar
Quero NGnez Perez, por cuyC
crimen purga en- unI presidio,
deSde hace nueve o diez amos,
un hombre honrado, el propio
esposo de esa mujer audaz, ell
m1sico eminente que Sc llama
IGustavo de la Gandara.
"fYo pido justicia para csc
bueno, como la pediran
todos los hombres de buena vo-
luntadl Queremos que Sc abra
de nuevo aquel n oceso, y que
DE depuren las r sponsabilida-
La gaceta., 1941-10-13
LLEGARON LOS JINETES


New York, Octubre 13.-LOs
jinetes que representation a Gu
ba en- ell certamen international
del mes de noviembre, va Sc en-
cuentran aqui.
Llegaron en- ell vapor SHAW
nee," de la compania Cuban
Mail.
Los jinetes son ell primer te-
niente Angel Fajardo Rodri-
La gaceta., 1941-10-13

DIES. Y no cejaremos en- nuestro
prop6Sito hasta yer restableci.
da la justicia",
Ell resultado de estas lineas
fue una furiosisima campana
de toda la Prensa de Madrid,
primero, de tOda la de Espana
despues, contra Eulalia hasta
obtener la revision de aquel ia
mosisimo proceso.
Ell lector sabe que Aranguren
pudo obtener POGO despues, la
orden para que Gustavo saliera
del preside y fuese trasladado
a Madrid.
Y ahora...
La gaceta., 1941-10-13
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La gaceta., 1941-10-13

'ricnlna a Eulalia de las Torres.
aquel terrible producto con eli
que Ia muJer audaz envenen6 al
Millionaire, habia surgido ante
los Juices cuando Gandara iba
d ser condenado de nuevo. v,
con sus declaraciones generosas
y MOBILES, hizO brillar la luz de
la verdad.
T. desde aquel mOmento...
CAPITULO XIII
liza vida No quiere scr ptadOsay
Gustavo de la Gandara abri6
los oi9s.
iAh, ell amaneccr de este nue.
70 dial.
jSohaba o..
iOh, ST, soiabal
"A su ladO, levantada va, con
ina bata nueva de invierno,
blanca, con los oios muy
Evening star., 1941-06-05
David |. Bushnell, 66,
Noted Anthropo|igist,
Dies in Hospital Here
Smithsonian Scientist
Wus Author of Many
Papers on lndiuns

David Ives Bushnell, ir., g.
anthropological collaboration with
the Smithsonian Institution, died
yesterday in Garfield Hospital. He
was the author of numerous articles
on American Indians and was we'll
known in scientific fields for his
work on anthropology.
He was born April 28, 1875, in st.
Louis, and was educated in schools
there and abroad. From 1901 to
1904, he was an assistant in archie
ology at the Peabody Museum Of
Harvard University.
The next three years he spent
/ abroad studying and taking part in
field explorations in Italy and
Switzerland.
He was a fellow of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science, a member of the ROYAL
Anthropological Institute of London,
VIC ]11lI1A4 OPOlOSlCdI SOCISlS VI
Washington, the Washington Acad-
emy OF Sciences, Virginia Historical
Society, Minnesota Historical Society
and Phi Beta Kappa He was an
honorary member of the Louisiana
Historical Society.
Mr. Ives extensive papers in
cluded the archaeological investiga-
tions made in Genevieve County
Mo, and the five Monacan towns of
Virginia. He wrote much on Indian
ethnology.
He was member of the Cosmos
Club and made his home with his
bother, Mrs. Belle J. Bushnell. at
the Westchester Apis. Though he
was frequent visitor to Washington
in years past, he made his perma-
nent home here about Is years ago
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Saturday in the Gawler
funeral home, 1850 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, and burial will be in
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond
Va.
Evening star., 1941-06-05

Mo.-Hogan VS.. MoEohan; attor.
neys, v. A. Sheehy; S j. Nc
Cathran-Swingle e. Swingle
2O48-Walden ct al VS. Guthrie;
attorneys, j. J. Hayden-R. A.
CuSick.
1500-FergusOn VS.. Ferguson; at
torneys, Leon SclaWy-Samuel
Brown.
2375-Wilson VS.. Newhard; attor-
neys, N. Friedenberg-L. Koenigs-
berger.
2400-Wells VS.. Dillard; attorneys,
John Gardiner-W. F.. Martin.
2647-Munsey Trust Co VS.. Wood:
attorneys, r. H. Yeatman-Kurt
Riemer.
2113-Mays VS.. Saunders: attor-
neys, N A. Dobbins-J. F. Wilson.
1490-Maynard VS.. Scott; attor-
neys, R. H Hudson-G. f. c. Hayes.
89-Holtzman VS.. Hoffman; at
torneys, S. c. Ingham-W. NJ. Hoff-
man, jr.
147-Broussard VS. Broussard; at
torneyS, w. D. Hollowell-Ellis
Klein.
Evening star., 1941-06-05

have the double effect of hitting a
British base and Egyptian morale
Alexandria is Egypt's second largest
city, with a population of nearly
100000 to Cairos 100000.
The ink was hardly dry on Lon
don S afternoon press editorials beg
ging for a stiffening of Near East
defenses when news of the bombing
reached here.
The Evening Standard spoke OF
the urgency" of the situation, while
the Evening News, under heading
Action Stations"-the traditional
naval order for battle-said that loss
of Crete was "grimly serious"
The Germans are maSsing for an
assault on Egypt and their seizure
of Crete puts new power in their
hands," the Evening News said.
Their bombers can cramp the
movements of our fleet"
The Cairo communique of the
British Near East headquarters,
which leaves the reporting of air ac-
ton to the R. A. F., said simply to-
day: There is nothing of impor-
tance to report"
Military Moves Speeded.
Simultaneous German attacks on
Palestine, Cyprus and Egypt in an
attempt to divide Britains Near
East forces were forecast by military
circles as Turkish sources alleged
the Nazis had accumulated nearly
$4,000 men in Syria.
To meet the situation, which ap-
peared to be heading rapidly toward
a crisis on the wings of develop
ments in Syria, the British were re-
ported speeding military prepara-
tionS on all fronts.
British troops stationed in Pales-
tine, Iraq and Cyprus were said to
have been heavily reinforced during
the past few days.
IN. B. C.'s correspondent in
Ankara, Turkey, reported in a
broadcast last night that Gen.
Charles de Gaulle. leader of the
free French" had arrived in
Palestine for staff talks with Gen.
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, Brit
iSh commander
There also were unofficial reports
that large units of the British East
ern Mediterranean fleet, based at
Alexandria, were concentrating of
the Syrian coast.
Evening star., 1941-06-05
Further CurtaiIment
OF Auto Production
Indicated by 0. P. N.
Sheet and Strip Steel
Mills to Be Converted
To Making Plates
By JAMES FREE.

|. Further curtailment of automobile
production was indicated definitely
today in an o. P. M. announcement
that it is taking steps to reduce pro-
duction of sheet and strip steel and
to convert the rolling mill capacity
gained to manufacture of plates for
ship building and other defense
needs.
While the extent of the sheet re-
duction was not revealed, pending a
survey now being made by w. A
Hauck, o. P. NJ. consultant, there
were authoritative reports that ii
would be substantial Plans to cut
output of 1912 models by 20 per cent
were recently completed in CO.
operation with the automobile
industry.
Production of automobiles, refrig-
orators and other sheet steel prod
ucts will be continued Ito the extent
that defense needs do not engage the
available facilities" defense officials
said.
Some Mills Already Equipped.
Some sheet and strip mills are
equipped already to turn out plates
and will be able to do so in the near
future. it was asserted. Installation
of new equipment in other plants
however, will require considerable
time.
The o. P. M. also announced
today that it has advised the Iron
and Steel Industry Defense Com
mittee that the Government desires
to consider a plan for enlarging the
Nations annual ingot steel capacity
by about 100000 tons in the
shortest possible time"
The executive subcommittee of
the steel mems group, specifically
asked to canvass the industry to
determine which companies can en-
large their plants, called a meeting
in New York today with repre-
sentatives of leading steel companies
U. S. to Finance Expansion.
All steel companies desiring to
participate in the expansion plan
are requested to submit to the o. P.
M. at the earliest convenient date
reports showing possible extent of
enlarging present facilities, cost of
this enlargement and its geograph-
ical location, list of finished prod
ucts it could produce, proposed
methods of financing, estimated
time required for enlargement and
estimated amount of steel the en-
largement would require.
Secretary of Commerce Jones, who
attended a preliminary closed con-
ference with defense and steel COM
pany officials here Tuesday, is re-
ported to have advised the steel
men that the Government will
finance most of the cost of the
expansion program-estimated at
between $5OO,OOO,OOO and $lOOO,OOO-
900.