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Evening star., 1941-09-04
Retailers Want u. S.
To Set Up Ration System

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. OP.-
The Eastern Seaboard's retail gas
oline dealers want the Federal Gov
eminent to set up gasoline rationing
boards for the emergency.
They also urge creation Of a
priority system for gasoline sales
during the shortage so that defense
workers. physicians and other. per-
sons in public. Or semi-public
capacities would have first call on
their pumps with pleasure motorists
last.
These proposals developed yester-
day at organization of the Eastern
States conference of gasoline re-
tailers. Nearly go delegates repre-
sented 100000 dealers in 13 States
and the District of Columbia.
The dealers. asking the priorities
system to remove from the retailer
unmerited blame in the eyes of the
motoring public" also called on the
Government to inform motoristsgas
prices must be raised to permit
dealers to meet fixed expenses as
sales decrease.
They urged representation for re-
tailers on the marketing commits
sion, a curb on construction of new
stations during the shortage period
and fixing of quotas under any ra-
tioning sytem on the amount of de-
liveries in the corresponding month
in 1910 rather than the preceding
month. Basing of the September
quota on seasonally low July sales
drew objections.
Evening star., 1941-09-04

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refuge in air defense shelters or
othet safer zones. Instead, We
should be prepared to meet any sit
uation squarely. put incendiaries out
Of action and prevent fires"
,-. Toyoda Sees Emperor.
Offieial and diplomatic activity
continued to occupy a large part
of the Japanese scene. Foreign
Minister Teijiro Toyoda was re-
ceived in audience by the Emperor,
while 1t. Gen. Heisuke Yanagawa,
minister without portfolio and
prominent in the Imperial Rule
Assistance Association, held an i'm
portant conference with Premier
Prince Fumimaro Konoye at the
latter's residence.
Eliji Amau, Vice Minister of Foreign
Affairs. and 1t. Gen. Eeitaro Kimura
gave detailed reports on the current
situation to regular conference of
Vice Ministers.
Kiyoshi Ikeda, reported by Domei
as holding a post closely connected
with the Japanese Navy" conferred
with Cabinet Secretary Kenji Tomita
at the Premier's residence.
The Education Ministry an
nounced expansion of the military
training program in schools and
colleges.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Gasoline Supplies
Increase in East
During Week
Upward Trend Contrasts
With Decreases in
Mosf Other Areas

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The East
Coasts supply of gasoline increased
$4,000 barrels during the week
ended August % to a total of 20
261 1000 barrels on August 80, the
American Petroleum Institute re-
ported today.
Supplies in the Appalachian re-
gion, included with the seaboard In
the area where gasoline sale is
banned II hours day and rationing
has been threatened, also increased
during the week to 3,070,000 barrels
a gain of 10000 barrels.
The upward trend of Eastern
supplies contrasted with declines In
most other areas Of the Nation, in
terpreted by some trade circles to
mean the major companies were
shipping gasoline East at the ex-
pense of other sections.
For the United States as a whole
total supplies of finished and un-
finished gasoline declined $4,000
barrels to total of 81 $4,000 barrels
on August 80. including 7,268,00O
barrels of aviation gasoline.
Eastern stocks of fuel oil also were
increased during the week, East
Coast supplies rising $4,000 barrels
to 9,l2700O barrels and Appalachian
stocks climbing $4,000 barrels to
634 900 East Coast stores of gas,
oil and distillates were up $4,000
barrels to 15,266,000
An increase in the East Coasts
aviation gasoline accounted for 40
900 barrels of the added supplies.
How much of the increase was
moved East to take care of Labor
Day travel was not noted.
The Nations daily average crude
oil production for the week was A.
0o4, 700 barrels, a new high mark
compared with 3,50l $50 barrels a
year earlier. The increase of the
previous week was 29,250 barrels
United States refineries operated
at CAT per cent of capacity, indi-
eating the industry ran to stills A.
070,000 barrels of crude oil daily
This compared with s26 per cent
of capacity a week earlier and a
crude run of 3975, 900 barrels. The
year ago total was 3,508,000 barrels
Gasoline production rose to 49,
292 900 barrels from 13,220,0O0 bar
rels the previous week.
Imports of crude and refined oils
totaled l,450,000 barrels, a daily
average of 207,143, compared with
1.7l3,000 barrels or an average oi
244,7l4 the previous week. Receipt,
in bond, for re-export and for ships
bunkers, for the six months ended
June 80 totaled 10000 barrels.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
B. & 0. 10 Cut Z Trips
Due 10 Defense Needs
q, tie Associated Press.

6s TT ASSOCldleu fItSS.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 4.-The rise
in national defense traffic on the
Nations railroads promised today to
bring a reduction in Maryland pas
senger train service, the second such
announced reduction within 10 days.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
notified the Public Service Commis-
sion it would eliminate II train trips
on Maryland and Pennsylvania lines
effective September II because.
Counsel John S. Stanley said, it
would permit more expeditions
handling of national defense traffic.
Last week the Western Maryland
Railroad announced plans to elm
mate one trip daily between Balti-
more and Hagerstown, but several
protests were filed with the COM
mission and hearing on the pro-
posal was set for September 10.
The Baltimore & Ohio will be
permitted to curtail its service unless
protests are filed, in which event a
hearing will be necessary.
Under the proposal, two trips
would be eliminated on the old
main line between Baltimore and
Frederick; three on the Brunswick
Hagerstown-F Frederick motor train
line: two on the Baltimore -Singerly
motor train line; two on the Phila-
delphia-Singerly motor train line
and three on the line connecting
Baltimore, Fort George G.. Meade
and Laurel.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Leuse-Lend
Continued From First Page.

transatlantic liners, were added to
British shipping resorces imme-
diately after fall of the Polish gov
eminent in late 1899.
Miscellaneous Polish troop units
have been in training in Canada
for overseas action in recent months.
Thus far lease-lend aid has been
extended principally to Great Brit
ain and China, with some smaller
assistance believed to have been
dispatched to the Dutch govern
ment in the East Indies.
Second Request Soon.
A second lease-lend appropria-
ton is to be requested Of Congress
this month, probably about Sep
tember Is. The program was
financed initially by $1,000 900 900
fund.
Also bearing OH the defense and
aid programs was a White House
conference scheduled this after
noon, the President calling in Will
liam S. KnudSen and Sidney Hill
man, associate directors of the
Office of Production Management;
Undersecretary Of War Robert Pat
terson and Undersecretary of Navy
James V. Forrestal.
Earlier the President was to have
luncheon conference with Bernard
Baruch, head of the War Industries
Board in 1917, who has been a close
adviser of the administration on
present industrial mobilization plans.
Discusses Refugee Problem.
In conference this morning, the
President discussed progress in pro-
viding havens for political refugees
from Europe's war Participating in
White House conference on this
problem were Assistant Secretary of
State Breckenridge Long, former
Ambassador to Russia Joseph E. Da-
vies and the special committee on
political refugees headed by DR..
James G.. Macdonald.
Meanwhile, Representative Wood
rum, Democrat, of Virginia predict
ed that congressional committees
would subject all future defense and
lease-lend appropriation requests
from Mr.. Roosevelt to much closer
scrutiny than in the past.
He said that with definite expert
ence to guide u.s." the committees
would be in much better position to
determine the actual need for new
military facilities. equipment and
materiel.
Predicts Minute Inquiry,
Il am confident that Congress will
be ready to provide whatever funds
are needed to further round out the
defense program" Representative
Evening star., 1941-09-04
1850 Menu Quotes
Hash, Low Grade,
At rs Gents q Dash
ay tne Associated Press

4y tne Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. A.
If you are worrying about the
high cost of living, just take a
look at this 1850 menu from a
Hangtown (Calif) cafe, un-
earthed by officials of the Graz
ing Service:
Hash, low grade, rs cents a
dash; hash, 18 karat, ST.; beef
wild steer, 81: beef tame,
from Arkansas, $3.50; jack rab-
bit, whole, S150; roast or fried
grizzly, ST. beans or oxtail soup,
81; rice pudding, plain, 81; with
cream, $l50.
AS an inducement to hungry
muckers the cafe also offered:
Square meal, with dessert, So
payable in advance-gold scales
at end of counter"
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Gasoline
use Of steel so vitally needed by de-
fense industries.
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use Of steel so vitally needed by de-
fense industries.
II think the use of the tank cars
is the ideal temporary solution to
the problem" said Senator Burton.
"They are available now and if they
are used there would be no need for
the use OF steel that would be re-
quired by pipe lines. 1t does seem
that the Government should be in
an appropriate position to distribute
the cost differential if Oil is carried
in tank cars. 1t might mean, how
ever, regulation of price
Mr.. Budd expressed the opinion
that if the obstacle of added trans
portation costs is removed, the idle
tank cars would swiftly be pressed
into service to give Eastern Seaboard
States an adequate supply of gaso-
line and other petroleum products.
Wants Ample Transportation.
MY concern" he declared, "is in
having the most efficient transporta-
ton, and also in having an ample
amount of it. The ratios of cost
show that it would not be as eco
nomical to use railroad tanks cars
in place of tankers as it would be
to use through pipe line if one
were in existence. Unfortunately
it is not.
Neither through pipe line nor
tank cars would be used for petro-
leum after the emergency or when
ever tankers become available. There
would be no use at all for the tank
cars then, but it is said that the
pipe line would be used TO carry
natural gas from Texas to the East
To the extent that they are avail
able, 1t clearly seems best TO use
tank cars now"
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Cotton Is Withheld
Despite Advance
In Market
Price Now Above Loan
Values, but Farmers
Expect More
RH TIE Associated Press.

PN TIE Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Sept. 4.-Much of the
South's cotton apparently is going
into Government loan channels, al
though borrowing values now are
under the rising market quotations
Farmers who believe the staple
will so well above parity price by
next spring will take advantage of
the loan offer, says A. L. Roberts,
Government cotton economist here.
Parity is the maximum the Gov
eminent will lend on 15/16ths-inch
staple cotton, l6.49 cents per pound.
The Southeastern rate ranges from
14.85 to 1929 cents. depending upon
living costs in the various sections.
Additional premiums are added to
the loan for extra grades and longer
staples.
A farmer is paid 85 per cent of
parity when he puts his cotton in
Government loan. When he sells
flS remaining IS per cent equity, it
brings the prevailing loan rate.
Futures averaged about 1850 cents
ON the New York and New Orleans
marketS yesterday.
Agricultural Commissioner J. E.
Mcdonald of Texas estimated that
about half of the crop of the cotton
belts biggest producing State is
going into loan channels now. He
predicted that 80 per cent will go
into loans when loan papers become
available.
He and Georgia Agricultural Com
missioner Tom Linder are advising
farmers to hold their cotton for %
and "a cents respectively.
Alabama reported quite a bit of
the crop is apparently going into
loan channels" and Mississippi had
surprisingly large amounts" labeled
for loans. North Carolina producers
are leaning toward Government
funds, said G. D. Arndt of the North
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooper
atlve Association.
President J. P. Chase of the Farm
Bureau at Memphis. Tenn, said
farmers gave him thhe impression
that most of them are selling on the
open market. since there is such a
margin of difference now between
the selling price and the borrowing
value"
The Government loaned S136, ,109,-
oct on 2827, 756 bales last year when
the South produced 12,297,970 bales.
This years crop is estimated at less
than 100000 bales, although the
New York Cotton Exchange figures
the 1941-42 income will be s1238,-
$4,000, the highest in II years.
Last years income was s9l2, 900.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
S15O,OOO,OOO Loans
Considered for -Four
American Republics
BroziI, Ecuador, Mexico
And Colombia May
Soon Receive U. S. Help

BY the Associated Press.
Informed financial sources said
today loans totaling not less than
$3.50, 100000 were being considered
for four American republics-Brazil,
Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico.
Adding weight to the reports.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau disclosed that the United
States was negotiating with Mexico
on a currency stabilization plan.
Questioned at his press conference,
the Secretary declined to say what
similar steps were being taken re-
garding loans to other Latin Ameri-
can nations, observing that the
Mexican agreement was "the only
one on which We are really making
progress"
Amount of the proposed Mexican
loan was not disclosed. Estimates
have varied from s30,000,000 to
100,0o0,000. The loan is reported
to be part of plan to strengthen
the Mexican monetary system, pay
off oil appropriation claims, make
internal improvements and assist
Mexico in strengthening hemisphere
defense.
Evening star., 1941-09-04

of the Soviet Information Bureau
painted picture of great aerial
combatS in which Russian fighter
pilots were said to be beating of
repeated thrusts by the Luftwaffe.
Formation Intercepted.
At one point, the communique
said. Soviet flyers intercepted for
nation of 10 German planes at
tempting to attack a big airdrome
and brought down II raiders in a
furious dogfght.
One Russian lieutenant was cred
tied with destroying five German
bombers and another with bringing
down two bombers and a fighter
escort.
Soviet bombers were reported
meanwhile, to be blasting away at
German ground forces, which were
said yesterday to have been driven
back three miles from advance posi-
tions before Leningrad.
These air attacks, carried out at
low altitude. are raising havoc with
German supply lines and disrupting
preparations for a new push, the
Russians declared.
Twenty German trucks and many
supply wagons were reported de.
stroyed in one attack At another
point a Russian bombing squadron
was said to have swooped down or
Nazi column 3 or 4 miles long
wrecking at least 80 trucks. Il
artillery pieces, six anti-aircraft
guns and a number of tanks ano
killing or wounding TOO soldiers.
|, German fighter planes which came
to the aid of the column were beaten
off. the Russians asserted.
On land operations, the early
communique said merely that Rus
sian troops "stubbornly fought the
enemy along the entire front" yes
terday-a repetition of the stock
phrase which has appeared in Soviet
war bulletins for several days.
The midday communique simpl!
repeated the phrase in referring Il
operations last night.
A supplement to the later COM
munique related, however, how Rus
sian troops had mined bridge ovel
an unidentified river and had de-
stroyed it after allowing a German
mechanical unit to cross.
The Russians then sprang from
concealment, the bulletin said, anc
fell on the column, destroying it.
AS the result of the mining of an.
| other bridge, the communique
stated, IS Nazi tanks were destroyed
Air Force Active.
The Soviet air force was reported
active not only on the Leningrac
front but also in the Ukraine, where
so German tanks. 4 fighter planes
and large numbers of cavalry anc
| infantry were said to have been de.
stroyed.
dispatches from London quoted
the Finnish radio as saying Ger
man troops had captured the
Russian communications center
of Bryansk on the central front
about 220 miles southwest of
Moscow and about $50 miles
northeast of Gomel, which fell
to the Germans more than a
week ago.
(The Finnish high command
also announced today that Finn
ish troops had regained all the
territory on the Karelian Isthmus
which Finland lost to Russia in
their 1939-40 war. This would
put them about 20 miles from
Leningrad. A communique said
the Red Army had been de
cisively beaten" on this front,
and reported capture of 10000
Russians and destruction of large
quantities of equipment0
The Russians reiterated assertion!
that the Germans have suffered
enormous losses of man power" In
recent fighting.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Customs Collections
Far Above Year AGO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
Customs collections totaled S34,-
511,235 during August. compared
with 3,630,230 during the same
month a year ago, the Customs Bu-
reau reports.
Since the start of the fiscal year
on July l collections have amounted
to s7l ,254,214, an increase of $22,-
398,680 ocer the corresponding 1910
period.
Evening star., 1941-09-04

Woodrum said, but we are going
to inquire into the situation mi
nutely, first on what has been done
with funds appropriated and au-
thorized; second, the needs for ad-
ditional funds, and third, If such
funds or appropriation will be able
to secure the required raw materials
and manufacturing facilities to pro-
duce equipment"
Representative Woodrum is chair
man of the House subcommittee
which handle both leaSe-lend and
supplemental defense appropria-
tionS.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
1850 Cars Ordered
By Missouri Pacific

By the Associated Press.
ST LOUIS, Sept. 4-Answering
transportation demands of the de-
fense program. the Missouri Pacific
Railroad has placed orders for 1850
new freight cars-enough to make
q train 81 miles long.
The railroad has contracted for
5,422 cars 50 far this year at a
total cost OF $16, ,000, 900. Il
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Fur Coat Sales
Sharply Above
Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-If that
rumor about women's intuition is
true. and if women wear fur coats
to keep out the cold-then this is
going to be a long, hard winter.
United Fur Brokers, Inc, reported
today that retail sales of furs were
running so to 100 per cent above
last year "a very mild winter, re-
member?) and far ahead of the in
dustry's expectations.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Budget
which the Commissioners have re-
fused to reveal"
Fred Smith Urges Publication.
Continued From First Page.)

1uSeQ 10 reveal.
Fred Smith Urges Publication.
Fred A. Smith, president of the
Board of Trade, said:
always in recent years the de-
partmental estimates have been
made public and I don't see how
organizations can be helpful with
out knowing what the agencies are
asking. However, the public hear
ings always have been held SO early
and things change so fast and furi-
Gus these days that by the time
the budget has been drawn up and
adopted many recommendation are
out of date. I think the depart
mental estimates should be pub
lished, nevertheless"
Harry S. Wender, vice president
of the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations and a spokesman for
Southwest groups, but speaking as
an individual, declared:
ANY public official who says let
WIG PODllC ldloC llSll lS IlUb a ROOQ
public servant. To withhold the
estimates is unconscionable. Mr..
Mason will not be the first Com
missioner to change his mind. The
Commissioners will find out how
wrong they are"
Harry N. Stull, president of the
Citizens Federation, said the Execu-
tive Committee of the body would
meet Thursday of next week to con-
slider the issue. Unless we are
given the estimates, how can we
plan statement to the Commits
sioners on the next budget?" he
asked.
A. J. Sundlun, president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation, declared: "It is not fair
to withhold the estimates, especially
in times like these when so many
demands are being made and SO
many taxes to pay
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Auoustu Picks School Aide

STAUNTON, Va, Sept. 4 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Beulah Roll, Middle
brook, has been named attendance
officer for the Augusta County pub
lie school system.
Evening star., 1941-09-04

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Rnciation of Securities Dealers, Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect
actual transactions or firm bids or oners'
but should indicate approximate prices
and unless otherwise indicated, are as
quoted by the sponsors or issuers.
Indicates Not quoted by sponsors or
issuers7
Evening star., 1941-09-04

To keep labOrerS from leaving fac
tories to work on farms, Manchukuo
has reduced agricultural wages one
half.
Evening star., 1941-09-04

Thousands of animals died from
thirst during the recent drought IN
Peru.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, Sept. LlP.-Nationsi AS
&ociation of Securities Dealers, Inc:
(CloslnE Quotations.
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Russians

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Evening star., 1941-09-04
u. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK Sept lP,-Prices quoted
IN dollars and thirty-seconds.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
London Bur Silver
by Smith, E

LONDON, Sept. 4 0P1.-Bar silver, 23hd
UNCHANGED. Equivalent 40. .62 cents)
Evening star., 1941-09-04

+Sublect 70 Federal taxes, but not 10
State income taxes. -
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Evening star., 1941-03-16

slavs may decide for war, the Turks
will be vastly encouraged, the Greeks
perhaps saved, the Albanian cam
paign liquidated and the repercus-
slons in Italy may be tremendous.
Belgrade Plays for Time.
So far there have been no con-
firmations of the repeated reports
of the arrival of British troops in
Greece, but the logic of the situa-
tion appears to call for them. Bel
grade is obviously playing for time
time for what? To complete mob
ilization which could serve little pur-
pose without outside help? Far
more likely, time to allow the ar
rival of that help. That it is slow
in coming is only to be expected.
Even supposing the decision to
have been taken Immediately after
the fall of Bengasi on February Z,
the assembly of shipping, the re-
troops for Balkan conditions, the
preliminary arrangements with the
Greeks, negotiations with the Turks
and Yugoslavs, and very likely the
arrival of reinforcements from
Great Britain by the long cape route,
would all be factors tending to con-
sumo much time.
There is as yet no certainty of
what Britain can or will do in the
Balkans, but it may certainly be
pointed out that the continuance of
present conditions, so favorable to
the British cause, is certainly an
advantage which it is worth major
efforts and major risks to maintain.
Copyright, 1941. New York Tribute, IncD
Evening star., 1941-03-16
British Seen Arminq
To Force Crackup
Of Nazi Sub Crews
Silence on Sinkings cf
U-Bouts Believed Port
OF War of Nerves
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON.

British and German official ac-
counts of sea and air casualties have
touched new high for irreconcil-
ability in recent days. Yet there are
certain aspects of those rival war
bookkeeping entries worth noting.
Among them is the fact that the
British in this war as in the World
War seem more jealous of revealing
in any detail their success IN de-
struction of Nazi submarines than
their own losses.
The explanation is that the Brit
ish found silence on that score a
golden policy in the other war. 1t
preyed on the minds of German sub
marine personnel They only knew
that comrades who went out ma
rauding from Keil or other German
U-boat bases did not come back, but
never what had happened to them.
U-BOat Personnel Cracked.
1t should be recalled that the
crackup in Germany in 1918 began
in the U-boat personnel, not in the
Army. The British are playing for
the same stake now. 1t is one ele-
ment of the war of nerves.
There is before this writer an un-
official estimate by an American au-
thority that half the U-boat fleet
with which the Nazi's started the
war was sunk within the first few
months of the conflict. 1t is sub
stantially a new under-sea fleet and
new crews upon which Berlin is now
counting to win the war by blocking
American aid for Britain.
There is a wide difference in esti-
mates of the size of the Nazi l941
U-boat armada. London has passed