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Evening star., 1941-08-20
National Supply Go.
Reports S2,214,747
Profit in Half
Result Contrasts With
Only s9l2,830 for
Some 1910 Period
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-National
Supply Co, and subsidiaries, makers
of drilling equipment, reported to-
day net profit for the six months
ended June 80 of s2,2l4,747, equal,
after preferred dividend require
ments, to 81 cents a comman share,
compared with s9l2,830 in the 1910
period, equal to "a cents a share on
the 50 preference shares.
Hecla Mining Co.
Hecla Mining Co. reported net
profit for the June quarter of
s228,097 after Federal taxes, de-
probation and depletion. equal to %
cents a share, compared with June
quarter, 1910, net of sl88,437 before
depletion. or 10 cents share.
Briggs Manufacturing.
The Briggs Manufacturing Co. and
its domestic subsidiaries reported a
net profit of S2,295. 5.35814 for the
quarter ended June 80. 194l, equiv
alent to 81 Is share on the 1919 00C
shares outstanding after providing
for an estimated 81 200 900 in Federal
taxes.
For the six months ended June
30, l941, net profit was SAIL ,301 so
or s208 6 share after providing for
s2,145 ,484 for Federal taxes, as COM
pared with net profit of s4,240 1888 98
or $214 a share after Federal tax
provision of sl.145 ,57462 for the six
months ended June 80, 1910.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Senate
Continued From First PageD

fCOntlnueO FROM flrSJ rage
around, Senator Butler, Republican,
of Nebraska inquired:
will they have taxi service to
get around it?"
Gilmore D. Clarke, chairman OF
the Fine Arts Commission, took
firm stand against the Arlington Ex-
perimental Farm site. He told the
Senators that "if President RooSe-
velt does alter the plans" TO erect 1t
there. steps should be taken'at once
to set aside that area either for
park purposes or for expansion OF
Arlington National Cemetery.
Earlier, Senator Taft described
present basic laws governing public
buildings as "a complete mess" and
suggested they be recodified. When
he added that he did not believe
there was any basic authorize ton in
law for the proposed war building in
Arlington, Chairman Maloney broke
in
You mean the War Department
building that was to be built in Ar
lington." indicating he thought a
change might yet be made in the
plans.
The bill to authorize the new Army
Medical Library and Museum on the
square between East Capitol, A,
Third and Fourth streets Sc, pre-
viouslv had been approved by the
Military Affairs Committee, and no
opposition to it developed in the
public buildings group.
Chairman Maloney explained.
however, that in view of other hap
penings recently, and period of
several years, we felt it should come
to this committee for study" He
was referring to the practice OF
adding new buildings TO appropria-
ton bills without consulting the
committee created for that purpose
This committee has serious
| function to perform and wants tc
do it." Senator Maloney said.
Members of the committee were
| impressed by the Park and Planning
| SOlllIlllooIOlI piO6l oii AOA NS'SAoP
ment Of future public building:
along East Capitol street, in which
erection of the Army Museum is 6
step. 1t will occupy the square JUS
east of the Folger Shakespeare
Library.
Congress originally authorized the
new museum several years ago tc
/ cost S3,750O00, but at that time nj
site was authorized because it wa'
/ intended to erect it on land already
owned either at Walter Reed Hos.
pital or in the Mall. The pending
bill became necessary when it wa
decided the building should go neal
/ the Library of Congress. The limi
of cost is being increased to S4,.
/ 100000.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Ickes BIames Utilities
For Public Power Growth
BY the Associated Press


SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 20.-Sec-
retarv of Interior Ickes is con-
vinced that private utilities alone
are to blame for the growth OF
Government-spon power op-
erations which he is determined
shall be expanded to the very limit.
There would be no public power
versus private power issue in this
country today if the private utilities
had been satisfied with a reasonable
profit. if they had not engaged in
corrupting our political life" he
told a mass meeting last night.
In this public-power conscious
section Mr.. Ickes took occasion also
to proclaim his belief that indus
trial leaders worked in league to
achieve their own advantages with
out regard for public economy.
"All of US want to stabilize
industrialization," he said. I'VE
don't want any monopoly to have
the power of economic life or death
here or anywhere else"
Thus did the Secretary explain
his departments refusal 10 grant
the Aluminium Co. of America ar
additional O0O-kilowatt block OF
power from Bonneville Dam. The
power instead was assigned to the
Reynolds Metals Co. to operate
competing plant.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Aug. 20 GPf ~ S. Dept.
Agriculture) .--Salable hogs, 600; total.
10 higher than Tuesdays average; ad-
up and on sows: good to choice 1S0-240
pounds, II so,eo; 60 top y so so 24o-s5o
70. s5.il 90; eood sbo,5oo pound ss soWs.
9.15-10. 10; lighter weights to 1910.
Salable sheep. 1000; total. 5000; little
early trading few bids on choice native
spring lambs at 12.00-25; fully steady:
asking 12-25 higher or upward to 1240
for best kind fat sheep strong to 25
higher; small lots fat native ewes, 4.50-
5.25.
salable cattle, $4,000; calves. 1000;
unusually liberal supply long-fed steers
scaling 1000 pounds upward: numerous
loads averaging over 1,400 pounds; trade
on such kind weak to % mostly 15 to 25
lower; fairly healthy undertone in general
market. however with yearlings and light
steers steady: most long-fed weighty bull
locks 11.50-12.25, according, to weight:
II. 90: 1893 pounds 12.1o; yearlings and
light steers steady; strictly choice /: l4o-
pound long yearlings IL 70: several loeos
1235-5O little here of value to sell under
1918; scarcity of lower-grade killers and
stock cattle very pronounced; fed heifers
steady: hest 1925; fed heifers under $50
pounds getting best action. however; cows
slow. steady: bulls and vealers ?trone
heavy sausage bulls to OPS strictly
choice vealers to 1880.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Cool Weather and Rains
Aid Maryland Crops
B> the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Aug. 20.-The
week ending yesterday was four de-
grees cooler than normal and re-
freshed crops and grasses after a
prolonged spell of hot, dry weather,
the Weather Bureau reported today.
Temperatures during the week
averaged about 8 degrees below the
preceding week, sunshine was nor
NAL and rains last night in many
areas supplied the general soaking
rain" that was needed, the bureau
summarized.
Crops are fair TO good, but pas
lures are poor and short. Harvest
ing crops and fruits, haying and
plowing continue"
Western Maryland farmers are
threshing grain, the bureau said
in a review of farm operations,
and corn plants are good in most
areas. Early potatoes are being dug
on the Eastern Shore with fair to
good yields and late potatoes are
developing in Western Maryland.
Harvesting of early tomatoes and
sugar corn is well under way, the
report added, and cutting tobacco
is in progress as far north as
Southern Howard County. The
crop is good, except at Mechanics
Vile"
Evening star., 1941-08-20
|Gus Stations
| Add Glamour
| To Service
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20-Man-
power shortage in defense areas is
bringing glamour to gasoline.
Attractive young girls chosen for
charm. poise and ability are getting
chance to show what they can do
as filling station attendants.
The Sun Oil Co. decided to expert
ment and selected eight winsome
lasses for training before testing
their efficiency at the pumps.
First selected "gas girl was Helen
Rawlinson, a librarian who holds a
bachelor of music degree. She ano
the others given trials were among
more than 500 applicants.
Only high school graduates 2l tt
% years old who passed physica
and personality tests were con-
sidered. Bleached blonds and high
heels were outlawed.
Starting in at station in the
city's fashionable Main Line out
skirts, the cuties will do such les
exacting chores as wiping wind
shields, filling radiators, selling ga
and oil and initiating tires. They'll
work six and a half hours daily anC
get 500 a month.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Iron Ore Consumption
AT New High Mark
During July
Seven Months Total
Also Reaches
Another Record
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 20,-Under
pressure of mounting defense de-
mands. the steel industry consumed
6,497 ,442 gross tons of Lake Superior
iron ore during July, new record,
the Lake Superior Iron Ore Asso-
citation reported today.
This exceeded by 85911 tons the
previous peak of 6,41l53l tons set
in March this year and compares
with 6,23l OCT tons this June and
5.52S ,595 tons in July, 1910.
Consumption for the first seven
months this year rose to the un-
precedented high mark of 43,l78525
tons, against 32,856,26l tons for the
similar period last year
Despite the rapid melting pace,
reserve stocks of the Northwestern
ores are being built up, the report
showed AS of August l there were
26.256,669 tons at furnaces and s.
340,5l7 tons on Lake Erie docks for
a total lower lake supply of 81 ,597 1856
tons. This compared with 26,629 ,670
tons a month ago and 1924 ,066 tons
a year ago.
During July one additional blast
furnace was blown in to make 176
of an available 1876 in operation.
This compared with l52 in blast a
year ago.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
International Paper
Exempted by 5. {. c.
uptbe AxSocJorac preSS

By the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission de-
clared yesterday that International
Paper Co. was not an electric utility
within the meaning of the Holding
Company Act.
The commission previously had
issued an order declaring the COM
pany not to be a utility. but found
it necessary to review the situation
since International on June "a, ac-
quired the assets of Southern Kraft
Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary,
which also sells small amounts of
electric energy.
The S. E. c. found that the gross
revenues of the two companies from
such sales amounted to S134,152, or
0.13 per cent of their total gross
revenues last year.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Further Expansion
In Cotton Spinning
Seen in July
Rate at l23 Per Cent,
Against l2l.5 Poee
Of Previous Month
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported to-
day that the cotton spinning indus
try operated during July at 1880
per cent of capacity on a two-shift,
80-hour- week basis, compared with
1915 per cent during June this year
and 86.6 per cent during July last
year.
Spinning spindles in place July 81
totaled 24,338. .750, of which 23,027 ,81S
were active at some time during the
month, compared with 24,326.162 and
%. .991 .546 for June this year and
24,747,636 and 21,916,700 for July last
year.
Active spindle hours for July to-
tailed 1886, ,708,779, or an average
of 433 hours per spindle in place,
compared with 1881 ,548, 1854 and 408
for June this year and 1885 ,39l ,527
and 304 for July last year.
Spinning spindles in place July
81 included: In cotton growing
States 1898, ,962. of which 1881
470 were active at some time during
the month, compared with 1890
354 and 17,344.526 for June this
year. and 18.134,482 and 1870. .456
| for July last year. and in New Eng
land States, 5,636,700. of which S.
0l2,194 were active, compared with
| 5.643660 and 5.026,1 ,140, and 1894,
| ia and 4.581.762.
Active spindle hours for July in
cluded: In cotton growing States
| 1856, ,271 PAT, or an average OF 46e
hours per spindle in place, COM
pared with 7,863,817,200 and ABS
for June this year, and 5,995, ,462, ,lol
and 331 for July last year, and II
New England States .241, ol
an average of 334. compared with
1852. .42o,3 and 800, and 1894, ,l55,.
348 and 237.
Active spindle hours and ths
average per spindle in place, by
States, for June were:
Alabama, 857,3O1,151 and 476
Connecticut, 156,430,003 and 297
Georgia, l,489, ,l34,3l6 and 4T3
Maine. 247 7,432,1s3 and 377; Massa.
chusetts, 1,076.8 .883.3l7 and $40; Mis-
sissippi, 61,195,974 and 4o3; New
Hampshire, 115,342,39 and 4lo
New York, 105,667.170 and 324
North Carolina, 2,5s6, ,2So,4ls ano
44s; Rhode Island, 324,532,7l6 ano
| 358. South Carolina. 2677. .839 .36f
and 489; Tennessee, 269, ,735 ,954 anc
488: Texas, 107,997,155 and 445
Virginia, 27o,154,318 and 421: al
other States, 1S0782,309 and 267.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Steele
Continued From First Page J

off1cialdom and Soviet newspapers
are almost silent about the coming
meeting What Russia wants, and
stands every chance of getting now
under her existing agreements with
the United States and Britain, are
goods of comparatively small volume
but enormous essential importance
necessary to round out her i'm
mediate war requirements.
The need for American machine
tools. for instance, grows daily more
insistent as the Nazis blast theil
way through the Ukraine, past the
| import industrial base of Nikolaev
past the iron mines of Krevoiroe
and now dangerously close to the
gigantic producing steel
milling and aluminium making work.
in and around Dniepropetrovsk.
To what extent RusSia's scorohed-
earth policy is being carried out i.
very difficult to know. But that par
of precious equipment in overrm
cities has been saved and trans.
ported eastward is evident. I my
self have seen substantial quanti-
ties of uprooted machinery on the
move. However. the task is Hercu.
lean one, considering the pace of the
Nazi drive.
Small amounts of other vital
goods besides machine tools will &c
a long way In this country. Rub
Der and tin. if only by occasional
shiploads. will make it possible to
keep running the factories where
these essential ingredients are
needed.
Diamonds from South Africa,
though minute in bulk and easily
transported. are necessary to So
Wet industry. Hides must be had in
quantity.
Solomon A. Lozovsky, deputy COM
miSSar for foreign affairs, as gov
ernment spokesman today denied
knowledge of rumors that China
would formally participate in the
impending economic conference
here. Replying to Japanese ques-
toner, LozovSky said:
This is a three-power confer
ence. not a four-power conference. ("
| CoT wright, 1941. Chicago Daily News, Inc, }
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Georgia tobacco Income
May Equal Year Ago
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Triton, Ga, Aug. 20.-Better
prices may make this years tobacco
crop worth as much to Georgia
growers as the larger yield of last
year or the year before.
Should the price average to date
hold up through the season, an esti-
mated harvest of 60,000,000 pounds
would enrich the farmers to the
extent of approximately $4,000 900.
This figure would compare with
Sl2,360,574 received for 79.246,276
pounds last year, an average of 1850
cents a pound. and sl2,e8l.5 .567 for
101 1886 ,208 pounds in 1899. an aver
age of 1892 cents pound.
Through last Friday. warehouse
men reported to the State Depart
ment of Agriculture. s9,722 .224 had
been paid for about As 900. 900 pounds
of this crop. roughly three-fourths
of the expected yield.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Record Use of 'Chute Troops
By Nozis on Dnieper Seen

assumed that Budyenny already had
been able to withdraw many OF his
troops across the stream and that
he probably had destroyed all
bridges.
Destruction OF these crossings.
however, will not suffice 10 hold the
river line against Gen. Won Rund-
stedt's army of some 100000 men,
these quarters declared, unless Bud
yenny is able to bring up fresh in
fantry and artillery to battle a
veritable horde of parachutists.
Military observers outlined the
probable German strategy thus:
The Luftwaffe will first launch a
heavy air attack TO pave the way
for the landing of air. borne troops
and light guns east of where the
Germans plan to establish bridge
heads.
The job of the air-borne troops
will be to drive Russian infantry
and machine-gunners from posts
commanding the rivers edge, while
dive bombers move farther east 10
blast Soviet artillery.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Trans-America Corn
Estimates Profit al
81 Gents a Share
S3,780,000 for First
Half Year Compares
With S2,870,000
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 90
Trans-America Corp. has estimated
its consolidated net profit for the
first half of this year at s3,7so,00
or about 81 cents a share.
That compared with s2,S7o,000 re-
ported net profit for the first half
of last year, or 81 cents a share
on the lO,682,O50 shares then out
standing.
The 1941 half-year net included
s273.508 profit realized from sale
of Bank of America stock.
The 1910 first half report had ex-
cluded profit on sale of the bank
stock. That profit in the 1910 period
was reported as about sl,954 900
Figured on consolidated profit
basis, including the 1884 900, the
1910 half year report would have
run around S4,824,000, or As cents
a share on the capital stock
The profit from sale of the bank
stock, it was reported year ago
was not then included in consoli-
dated earnings, but used to reduce
the carrying value of bank stock
remaining in the corporation
hands.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. Aug 90 P.-Demand for
coarse constructions of gray goods was
stimulated further today by the Govern
ment's request that IS per cent of pro-
duction capacity be put aside to satisfy
defense needs.
Woolen piece goods mills are operating
at capacity with the turnover restricted
by the inability Of producers to fnd avail
able yardage for. delivery.
The rayon industry continued to mark
time pending anticipated action on cell
ing prices for finished goods. Rayon wesv,
ers, whose supply of yarn was curtailed
by the order allocating 10 per cent OF
mill stocks and production to the hosiery
trade. are urgins. that q. strong protest
be made against further diverEence.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
American Window Glass
Merger Is Opposed
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSS.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 20.-A group
of stockholders of the American
Window Glass Co. have asked the
Allegheny County Common Pleas
Court for an injunction to prevent
the company's proposed merger with
the American Photo Glass 81 Ex-
port Co, subsidiary.
Sophie D. Cohen and several
other individuals owning 3,210
shares of the company's class A
stock claimed in their petition the
merger was unfair and unjust to
class A stockholders.
Under the proposed merger, class
A stock would be exchanged for
four -fifths of share OF new pre-
ferred stock and one share of new
common stock.
The company operates plants in
Arnold, Jeannette and Belle Ver-
non, Pa.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
u. ). Officials Invited
To See New Auto Type

More than 5000 Government off,
cials have been invited to attend a
preview at the Shoreham Hotel
Thursday of WHY'S Overland 1912
models, which have been built with
approximately 30 per cent less vital
defense material than has been used
in the past.
Joseph w. Frazer. president of the
company, will suggest plan
whereby Americas civilian trans
portation needs can be adequately
met without any serious automobile
shortage.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Doll Orders Expand
Despite Price Rise
rs the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20-Toy manu-
facturers reported today that orders
from retailers for plastic dolls, de-
spite a 25 per cent increase in prices,
were running two and one-half
times ahead of the like season last
year. Production, they said, was
at the rate of last october.
Some manufacturers said short
ages might develop just before
Christmas, due in part to dwindling
supplies of rayon plush, used in
stuffed animal dolls.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
S379,749,325 Notes
Sold by Treasury
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury reports receipts
from the sale of tax anticipation
notes totaled 1919, ,749.325 in the
first 16 days after they were placed
on sale August /.
officials said actual sales were
higher, since most of the notes are
sold through Federal Reserve banks
and are reflected in Treasury re-
ceipts figures a few days later.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 20.-Neutral mill
tary observers in London predicted
today the Germans would make un-
precedented use of air. borne troops
in an effort to smash their way
across the Dnieper River, along
which Soviet Marshal Semeon Bud
yenny apparently is establishing a
new defense line.
Authoritative quarters said it was
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Teu Imports Set Record

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (P.-Tea
Bureau, Inc, reported yesterday
July imports of tea totaled 1924 800
pounds. the highest for any month in
six years, compared with 5,701 1874
in July, 1910.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Daily Oil Production
Moderately Higher,
Institute Finds
Refinery Rote Boosted
To 9l.3 Per Cent
During Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-The Amer
ican Petroleum Institute reported
yesterday the Nations average daily
crude oil production during the week
ended August Is was 1888 300 bar
rels, an increase of Al $50 barrels
over the previous weeks record total
of 3,911950. In the comparable week
a year earlier the daily average was
3,299 200 barrels.
The Institutes reports indicated
re1neries operated at 91.3 per cent
of capacity during the week, in
dicating run to stills of 0000
barrels daily. compared with 1913
per cent and 1886 900 barrels the
previous week and 3,50S000 barrels
year earlier.
Aviation gasoline stocks declined
to 1893 900 barrels at the end of the
week, compared with a record total
of 7,772,000 the previous week.
Finished and unfinished gasoline
stocks totaled 83.73l 900 barrels at
weeks end, compared with 86,022 900
barrels a week before and 86,470, 900
barrels year earlier.
Total gasoline production was
Il, 497 900 barrels, against 1882 900
barrels in the preceding week.
Imports of crude and refined oils
amounted TO $40. 900 barrels. daily
average of 100000 barrels. against
l,497 900 barrels. or an average of
2l3,857 daily the week ended
| August @
Evening star., 1941-08-20

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate APPROXIMATE prices. and
by the SPONSORS or issuerS.
e., Indicates Not quoted by sponsors or
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Washington Exchange
SALES.

American Telephone & Telegraph
Rights, so at l 1872.
Capital Transit CO. at l54.
Mergenthaler Linotype-60 at 1894.
Capital Transit Colo at l512.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

'Ex dividend fPius extras. ta SOC
paid so far this year. te) 2ss extra
ig) $500 extra paid December 2s, I24l;
th) $500 extra tk) 20c extra. tm) ~ 90
extra tp) 81 90 paid July IS. 1871
(sl So 90 paid in l94o, ty) $1,000 extra.
tw ID when issued.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

Also extra or extras.
Quotations furnished by National As
sociation of Securities Dealers, Inc, which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
ausactions or arm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (P1.--Nstional AS
soclation Securities Dealers, Inc:
lClosing Quotations
Evening star., 1941-08-20
London Bur Silver
lReported by Smith. Barney ~ c,

LONDON. Aus 30 dF-Bar silver.
o3'.d. unchanged, Equivalent 1880
cents.)