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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
BUS STRIKE

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Jan. 9
-R-Thousands walked to work in
near-zero weather and many pu-
pills failed to reach school as a bus
and trolley operators strike continu.
ed to cripple transportation today
in this industrial city of Sc, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 9.-REMod-
crate business done in spot COT
ton, prices 2 points higher. Quota
tons in pence: American, STRIFE
good middling 9.38; good middling
9.O8; strict middling 8.93; middllng
1913; strict low middling 8.53; low
middling 8.13; strict good ordinary
1853; good ordinary 7.13.
Futures closed 2 points lower to
l higher. Mich. 1928; May 1923; J!y.
1928; Oct. 8.16; Jan. 800. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
No. 3 c%ontrac'
BUTTER

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-R- Butter,
receipts LOAF, ITO; steady; market
unchanged.
Eggs, receipts 1878; weak;
fresh graded extra firsts 10 Ia,
firsts 10 3-4, current receipts ID,
dirties Is IL, fresh checks IA IL,
refri. extras 10 IA; refri. stds. ID.
Gov. graded extras, white, loose
20, carton 80. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
f YORK BUTTER

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.|R-Buter
900, 255; firmer. Creamery: Higher
than 90 score and premium marks
81 IL to 80 IA; 90 score (cash mar
ket) 81 IA; 88 to 81 score 80 to
81; "a to 81 score q IL to % IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
N. O.. OIL

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-R-
tonseed oil closed steady. Bleach
able prime summer yellow 6.3O
nom; prime crude $50. Jan. 6.24.
Mch. 6.03b, Nav be. 13b. Jly ga.
B-bid. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va, Jan. 9-LP-Pea-
nut quotations: jumbos 3 IA to
$40; bunch 3 1-S to 3 IA; run
ners 3 to 3 1-8. Market unchanged
but firm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. S.-R -
Spot cotton closed steady and I'M
changed. Sales 1,748, low middling
9.18, middling 1923, good middling
1918, receipts 925, stock 528, 161.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10

COTTON

CHARLOTTE, Jan. 9.-GP-Spot
cotton 1880.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
CHICAGO LARD

IHlCAGO, Jan. s.-R-Lard
II ue, ,e 5.25' loose 5.57; bellies
az. 4
Evening star., 1941-02-23

in law that the public will take
them at their full value"
Prof James j. Bowe of Catholic
University, chairman of the ban
quet, said there ought to be a secre-
tary of engineering in the Presi-
dents cabinet and a member of the
Supreme Court who is a lawyer
and an engineer.
During the afternoon session three
prominent members of the local
societies spoke of the responsibility
of the engineer to himself, to his
profession and TO his community.
They recounted progress made to
date in gaining uniform registration
of qualified engineers, but indicated
Evening star., 1941-02-23

engineers should solve for COM
munities in a speech on the RE
sponsibility of the Engineer to His
Community" He also mentior.ad
the problem of gaining a more
adequate water supply.
Subway System Urged.
When asked what type of transit
system he thought would meet the
needs of the community he sug-
gested a subway system.
When doubt was expressed that
the community could support sub
way system, he replied:
The community can support any
thing it wants bad enough"
The association set as its goal an
Evening star., 1941-02-23

organization Of engineers built along
the lines of the American Bar As
sociation and the American Medical
Society.
John c. Riedel, immediate past
president of the national society,
said the effect of engineering on
modern life has become SO great
that there must be some central
organization to represent the pro-
fession as a whole. He was a chief
speaker at the conventions banquet
last night.
1t was for this purpose that the
N. S. P. E. was founded only a few
years ago, he said. It's aims are
to protect the public from the fatal
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Women 10 Give Peace Plan
To State Department

Americans United, Inc, non
political organization of women
working for peace, expects to pre-
sent to the State Department soon
for consideration plan for end
ing hostilities in Europe which it
submitted to the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee during recent
hearings on the lease-lend bill.
The organization made public
yesterday. through its president,
Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy of this
city, a letter from White House
Secretary Edwin NJ. Watson, sug-
gesting that further proposals con-
corning the plan be laid before the
State Department. The plan had
been transmitted to President
Roosevelt.
Briefly, the plan provides for
dividing the world into two exactly
equal geographical parts. The Or
ganization suggested as the divid-
ing lines the Meridian of Green
wich, longitude 0, "just to the east
of the City of London, and longitude
180 degrees which runs through a
small portion of Siberia. then
straight down through the Pacific
Ocean"
This would bring within a West
ern Hemisphere, England, Scotland,
Ireland, Wales, Portugal, practically
all of Spain, about one-fourth of
France, Gibraltar, certain other
British possessions, the Gold Coast
and Liberia, statement by the
organization explained.
President Roosevelt and all other
official heads of countries included
In that area would organize this
Western Hemisphere, leaving the
existing heads of the countries OF
the eastern half to organize that
half OF the world.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

results of incompetence on the part
of unqualified persons who profess
engineering training, speak for the
profession as a whole, protect its
interests and foster the entrance of
engineers into the social and politi-
cal life of communities.
Halls Engineers Work.
"The engineer has completely
changed the course of civilization
since the turn of the 10Th Century,"
he said. Engineers now are too
prone to stick close to their work.
1t will not be until they enter more
actively into political and civic af-
fairs and adopt professional re-
straints and codes of ethics founded
Evening star., 1941-02-23

there is yet much room for improve
ment in standardizing the quality
of those practicing engineering. The
speakers were Henry G. Perring q
Baltimore, Leo H. Cleary of Wash.
ington and Mr.. Sette.
Mr.. Cleary said the code of en-.
gineering ethics adopted by the
Connecticut Society of Professional
Engineers was the best evolved SO
far.
Toastmaster for the banquet was
Edward Larson, executive secretary
Of the National Society of Profess
sional Engineers. William L. Bach,
president of the District society,
gave an address of welcome.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

The large number of taxicabs in
Washington is due to an inadequate
and antiquated transit system,
Francis j. Sette, engineer for the
Rural Electification Administration,
told delegates to a tri-State Con-
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Subway System for Capital
Is Urged by r. E. A. Engineer
Transit Setup Antiquoted, Settle Tells
Tri-Stute Convention Delegates

vention of the District, Maryland
and Virginia Societies of Profess
sional Engineers yesterday at the
Annapolis Hotel.
He used the taxicab situation as
an example of the problems which
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Producers 10 Aid Army
Build Lumber Reserves

A plan by which the Army, in CO.
operation with lumber manufac-
turers, will accumulate large reserve
stocks of lumber at very fair prices
was announced today by the Office
of Production Management.
This step is designed to stabilize
lumber prices, it was said by Donald
M Nelson. director of the o. P M S
Division of Purchases, who made the
announcement.
The plan was worked out at a
meeting attended by lumber manu-
facturerS from the South and the
West Coast and by representatives
of the Price Sterilization Division
of the National Defense Advisory
Commission, as we'll as the Division
of Purchases, Mr.. Nelson said. Under
the arrangement, the manufacturers
will make and carry necessary stocks
until the Army requires 1t. The
lumber will be invoiced and paid
for at the time of shipment at prices
already established by competitive
bidding, it was agreed.
No change is contemplated in the
Army's buying methods for current
needs, either in the existing con-
struction program or any future
program.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Get Off Second,
While Ha|taI
Comes In Third
Circle M Ronch's
Surprise Winner
Pays S34.60
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla, March big Peb-
bic won the $4,000 Widener Stakes
today, upsetting the highly-favored
Bimelech. Get Off was second and
Haltal third.
The victory was worth s51 900 to
Mrs. Edward S. Moore, owner of tho
Circle M Ranch.
Bimelech, carrying the hopes of
most of the big crowd, ran fourth.
Big Pebble Pays S34.60.
Backers of Big Pebble were paid
off handsomely. The surprise win
ner paid s3460 to win. $3.50 to
place and S12 even to show. Get Of.
also a Circle M entry, paid S26.50
and sl2 Haltal. supported by thoss
who felt Jockey Conn McCreary
would win, returned 81 for the show.
Ridden by George Seabo, Big
Pebble barely beat his stable mate
by a head. Get Of headed Haltal
by a length and Bimelech was two
lengths farther behind.
The crowd was somewhat smaller
than the record 29451 in the park
last Saturday for the Flamingo
Stakes
AlbatrOss Wins Juvenile Stakes.
Coldstream Stables unbeaten Al
batroSs won the $1,000 Juvenile
Stakes-secondary feature to the
Widener on the closing Hialeah pro-
gram. Allen T. Simmons twin entry
of Eternal Bull and Bold Question
finished second and third, respec-
lively.
Bettors backed Albatross so heavily
after the scratching of Fade,
three-time winner, that the return
was only So to win. S240 to place
and S240 to show. Eternal Bull paid
81 90 and $3.50, while the show price
on Bold Question was So 80.
AlbatroSS ran the 3-furlong Nur-
sery course in .33 Is seconds. thereby
winning S6.140.
The weather was clear and cool
and the track was lightning fast.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Fire at Fort Myer
Virtually Destroys
Barracks for 16O
High Wind Fans Flames
As Firemen Battle
Them for Two Hours

Raging flames, famed by a high
wind, today virtually destroyed the
three story brick barracks of &C.
Battery, 10Th Field Artillery. at Fort
Myer, Va, before being brought un-
der control by squads of firefghters
from the District and Arlington
County.
A board of inquiry headed by Col
Peter P. Rodes was appointed to in
vestigate the cause of the blaze and
establish the amount of damage.
The fire was first discovered near
chimney f1ue leading from the
basement through first-foor
squadroom.
Two men, one identified as Sergt.
James Simmons of Company E, were
overcome by smoke as the firemen
battled to keep the blaze from reach
ing other buildings. The other mans
name could not be learned i'm
mediately. Both were treated at the
post exchange hospital.
Hampered by the winds and a
cave-in of a portion of the slate roof,
the flremen, using more than 20
pieces of apparatus, fought the
flames for almost two hours.
The barracks. U-shaped build
ing at the edge of the reservation
along Lee Boulevard, houses about
160 soldiers. Members of b Bat
terry were being paid off on the first
floor when the blaze was discovered.
Several squads of soldiers were
called to assist flremen in carrying
hose, and others quickly carried
trunks, clothing and other personal
possessions from the building. Hun
dreds of motorists jammed Lee
boulevard before police began send
ing traffic over other routes.
Only few minutes after discovery
of the blaze shortly before noon, the
attic of the brick structure was
turned into a mass of fame and
huge flames burst out of large tin
ventilator on the slate roof.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Chilean President Draws
Censure From Own Party
By the Associated Press.

BY Jn6 ASSOCldLeQ eTeSS.
SANTIAGO, Chile, March l.
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda drew
censure from his own party today
as he attempted on the eve of con-
gressional elections to conciliate
dissident Socialist elements in Chile s
crumbling united front government.
The Central Committee of the
Radical party protested the dismissal
by Aguirre of radical state social
insurance directors, whose actions
weer said to have provoked three
Socialist ministers to resign yester-
day.
The three, Ministers Oscar
Schnake, Salvador Allende and Ro-
lando Merino. of development, health
and lands, respectively, resigned in
protest against "disgraceful pro-
cedure" of Communists and radicals
IN the government.
Tomorrow's election is expected to
determine the balance of power
among parties ranging from the left
to the conservative opposition.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Heavy Toll Is Feared
As Earthquake Hits
Northern Greece
Buildings Collapse in
Loriso, Where $4,000
Are Made Homeless
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
ATHENS. March Northern
Greece was shaken by destructive
earthquake today and early reports
indicated casualties would prove
heavy.
Buildings collapsed in Larisa, a
city with about 10000 inhabitants.
The panicky population fed their
homes, many in night clothes, when
the shocks were felt at 5:55 am.
Q0:55 pm. Friday, E. S. t.
Larisa authorities telegraphed for
tents for $1,000 homeless persons.
Troops were engaged in removing
victims trapped by debris.
The epicenter of the quake was
believed to be at the town of Ell
Assona, where there was extensive
damage
Buildings destroyed at Larisa in
cfuded a hotel Many more build
ings were rendered uninhabitable.
Premier Alexandros Korizis sent
Minister of Public Aid Krimbas to
the scene.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Unidentified Woman Dies
In Fire at Baltimore

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March Am
unidentified woman died in one of
two early morning fires today that
drove Is persons into the street. 6
OF them being taken out of the
buildings by ladders.
The body of woman was found
in the cellar apartment of a four
story apartment house after firemen
extinguished the blaze.
Mrs. Elsie j. Stedman, landlord
said the apartment had been rented
to Mrs. Mcdonald" but she was
unable to identify the body as her
tenant.
Two persons in the apartment
house we're rescued by ladder and
four others forced to flee. Earlier
Mrs. Frances Czyzewski, 40, and her
three children were carried down
ladders during a fire on Pratt street.
Five other residents fed the building.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Wheeler Says0ffieiaIs
Told Him j. ). Must
Set Up Dictatorship
Responsible Men Said
1t Wos Needed to Fight
Axis, Senator Charges
Earlier Story on Page Ally

Senator Wheeler. Democrat. of
Montana, told the Senate this after
noon that responsible officials of
this Government have told me that
we must set up a totalitarian gov
ernment in the United States in
order to fight totalitarian govern
ments across the water"
The Montana Senator dropped this
remark into his prepared speech at
tacking the terms of the leaSe-lend
bill line by line as he held the SEN
ate floor for the second consecutive
day.
Senator Wheeler said he believed
the measure would convert our
great charter of democracy into an
engine of autocracy. The rearing
of the ugly head of FaScism in this
country is evidence of the epidemic
of madness sweeping over the world. -
Officials Not Identified.
Senator Wheeler did not identify
the responsible officials of Gov
eminent" he quoted in connection
with his remarks about totalitarian
government.
During the afternoon the Mon
tanan engaged in a spirited ex-
change with Senator Lee, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, when the Oklahoma
Senator interrupted to insist that
the British Navy is all that is
standing between the United States
and Hitler today"
Il think it's cowardly for any
Senator to stand here on the floor
and say that" Senator Wheeler
said, visibly irritated at Senator
Lees statement which drew brief
applause from the crowded GAL
leries. Before I'd do that Id ad-
vocate a declaration of war"
Senator Lee jumped to his feet
and demanded a chance to speak.
but Senator Wheeler refused to
yield.
The Senator has called me a
coward and won't give me a chance
to reply" Senator Lee protested to
the presiding officer.
"Oh, no didn't" Senator Wheeler
said, refusing to yield because he
said two days of debate and inter-
ruptions had delayed completion of
his prepared arguments.
"We Never Got Aid From Britain. /,
Its idiotic to say that we depend
upon the British Navy" Senator
Continued on Page 2X, Column g.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Russia's 1941 Budget
Adopted at Moscow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 1.-The Council
of Nationalities, one of the two
chambers of the Supreme Soviet,
adopted today by a show of hands
the 194l budget for the Soviet Union,
providing for expenditures of 2l6,-
052 900, 900 rubles to be covered by
estimated income of 222 ,375, ,000, 900
rubles.
CThe ruble has a nominal value
of about 10 cents, but accurate
conversion into American money
is impossible because of lack of
an open market.)
In it's final form the budget rep
resented an increase of nearly
/ 900 900 900 rubles over the original
proposals of Finance Commissar
A. G. Zvereff.
those for the state police forces,
make up nearly 81 per cent of the
budgets total.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Jopon's Largest Budget
Is Passed by Diet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 1.-The japanese
Diet wound up its business today,
preparing to adjourn tomorrow until
March Is, after passing the largest
budget in Japan's history and adopt
ing, among other measures, nine
emergency bills to tighten govern
ment control of commerce and in
dustry.
The budget totaled 12,875, ,000, 900
yen (s3,012,750, ,O0O with an addi-
tional appropriation of 100000, 900
yen (S234, 900 ,o00) to pay special
military deficits and some supple
mentary items. The regular budget
included special military expend-
itures of 1880, 100000 yen (s1,141,-
100000 for the war in China.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Soviet Assures u. 5.
It's Purchases Here
Are For Own Use
Oumonsky's Statement
Comes in Course of Talks
On Improving Relations

The Soviet government assured
the United States today that its
purchases here are destined ex-
clusively for Russian domestic needs.
The assurance came in the course
of an investigation by this govern
ment of British complaints that ma
terials of military Importance being
bought in this country by Russia
benefited Germany directly or in
directly.
Constantine Oumansky, Soviet
Ambassador, delivered the assurance
to Undersecretary of State Welles
today during one of a, series of
conversations which were begun last
summer in an effort to improve
economic and trade relations be-
tween the United States and Russia.
In a formal statement the State
Department announced that during
the course of his discussion with
Mr.. WelleS, the Ambassador:
Made the statement on behalf of
his government that goods which
have been and are being purchased
in the United States by the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics and in
cluding all products and industrial
equipment of all categories are des-
tined exclusively for the domestic
needs of the Union of Soviet So
cialist Republics"
The State Department did not in
dicate whether its investigation as
to the ultimate use of some of the
materials bought here by Russia
was being continued. British sources
have contended that in some cases
the goods bought here by the Soviet
were being used to replace materials
shipped from Russia to Germany
thus indirectly benefiting the Nazis
Many Russian orders for American
goods have been blocked by extern
sion of the export licensing system
under which this Government re-
StrictS the export of materials con-
sidered necessary here in the in
terest of national defense. 1t is
understood that the Soviet Ambas-
sador has been seeking the relaXa-
ton of some of the restrictions to
permit filling of orders of particular
importance to Russian economy
Materials affected by the export re-
strictions include machine tools, oil
drilling and refining machinery
aviation gasoline and many other
items sought here by Russia.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Mothers Forced Copper to Play
Hop Scotch, DiIIing TrioI Hears

Defense Attorney O'Connen pre-
sented Judge Hobart Newman a
copy of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. This produced a verbal
tilt between Mr.. O'Connell and As
sistant Corporation Counsel Milton
Norman Mr.. Norman said in effect
he thought it improper for Mr.
O'Connell to make the presentation
in court at the time. Judge New
man, however, said he would accept
the copy.
More than 20 witnesses are listed
for the defense. All witnesses we're
asked to leave the courtroom, to
wait until called, as the trial got
under way.
Assistant Corporation Counsel G.
R. Littlehales is assisting Mr. Kor-
man in the prosecution.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Earlier Story on Page Ally


Trial of Mrs. Elizabeth K. Dilling
and Mrs. Clara Nibberich on dis
orderly conduct charges on which
they were arrested yesterday in the
Senate Office Building was continued
until 2 pm. Monday after three
Government witnesses had been
heard today in Police Court. Mrs.
Dilling is head of the Mothers
Crusade to Defeat Bill 1776."
1t took three hours to hear the
witnesses, Thomas McNally, j. T,
Smith and Sergt. Frank c. Lidinsky
all of the Capitol police. All three
witnesses testified the women sat
down in the corridor near the Offices
of Senator Glass, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia and refused to leave unless
Mrs. Dilling was admitted to the
Senator's office to present him an
American flag.
In connection with the dlsorderly
conduct charge. the two women are
accused of loud and boisterous con-
duct" in addition to obstructing the
entrance to a public building.
Put Foot in Door.
Mrs. Nibberich was placed under
arrest, it was testified, after she had
told Capitol police they would have
TO arrest her if they arrested Mrs.
Dilling and then put her foot in an
elevator door in an effort to prevent
Mrs. Dilling being taken to the guard
room by Capitol police.
Police McNally said the two were
chanting Down with the Union
jack
Sergt Lidinsky's testimony brought
ripples of laughter in the courtroom
when he described the scene in the
Senate Office Building corridor. He
said it at one time looked like a
Kindergarten" with women crawling
around on their hands and knees. At
another point, he said Senator
Capper, Republican, of Kansas, had
to hop scotch over the legs of the
women" in the corridor in order to
get by.
About 25 i'm Group.
There were from 20 to Is women
in the group, according to policemen.
At one point, after Sergt. Lidinsky
had told of a woman being on her
knees, T. Edward O'Connell, defense
attorney, asked whether she was
praying. In reply, Sergt. Lidinsky
said, "I don't know whether she
was praying or whether she was
there to have her picture taken"
and he related how many pictures
were taken of the women on the
scene.
At one point during the trial
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, March / (P.-
Stocks irregular; price changes
narrow. Bonds mixed; Japanese
issues higher. Foreign exchange
quiet; generally unchanged.
Cotton narrow; March liqui-
dation; trade buying. Sugar
higher; active switching oper-
ations. Metals quiet; tight zinc
supply continues. Wool tops in
active; business limited to switch
ing,
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Company Files Charges.

MILWAUKEE,, March CP.-The
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co.
today filed complaint against the
striking c. I. o, United Automobile
Workers Union with the State En-
ployments Relations Board.
The company charged the union
with unfair labor practices, alleging
the unions strike vote was not con-
Quoted by secret ballot, that the
question submitted for balloting was
ambiguous and confusing and that
the union deliberately changed one
or two words of the ballot from the
wording of a ballot used a few days
earlier. The change was made, the
company alleged, to confuse the
workers.
The huge Allis- Chalmers plant in
suburban West Allis has been idle
for 40 days. The union went on
strike in an attempt to enforce de-
n1ands for union security, wage in
creases and certain seniority adjust
ments.