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Evening star., 1941-01-09
Col. Fleming Denies
Overtime Pay Rate
.Cripp|es Defense
Woee-Hour Administrator
Replies to Comploint
By Alfred P. Sloan

The contention of Alfred P. Sloan,
General Motors chairman, that
overtime pay for work exceeding 40
hours a week should be waived dur
ing the defense emergency was dis
puted last night by Col. Philip B.
Fleming, wage-hour administrator
in an address over National
Broadcasting Co. hookup.
Col. Fleming said that Mr.. Sloan
had written him that if the work
week were heightened to 48 hours,
the overtime pay required by law
would mean a wage increase of 8
per cent and would be step toward
innation and not increased efici-
ency.
II called it bugaboo," Col. Flem-
ing said, because imitation does
not begin until production capacity.
through a shortage of machines,
raw materials or workers, cannot
meet increased demand We are a
long way from that point"
Cites Company's Profits.
Now I am soldier, not a labor
man." Col Fleming continued.
National defense is the function
and the responsibility of the mill
tary. If I found that the overtime
penalty was interfering with de-
fense production, would report my
observation to the President just
as fast as a sentry reports the pres
ence of an enemy to his superior
officer. I have found no such
thing"
The wage-hour chief remarked
that Mr.. Sloan's corporation had
shown in its last annual statement
a total pay roll Of 1886, 900, 900 and
profits of $183,000,000.
Which is more inflationary," he
asked, IAN 8 per cent increase for
the workers or profits almost halt
as large as total pay roll?"
Col. Fleming said Mr.. Sloan's
opinion differed from what he had
heard from other manufacturers
and that there was no demand for
the lengthening Of the work week to
accomplish the defense task.
He added that he had discussed
the hours situation with Defense
Director William S. Knudsen in
connection with the latter's recent
assertion that the Friday night tt
Monday morning "blackout" in in
dustrial plants was one of the causes
for the lag in defense production.
Knudsen is Quoted.
He and Mr.. Knudsen agreed, Col
Fleming reported. that the lag could
be avoided by putting industrial
production on a six or seven day
basis with the addition of more shifts
of workers to keep the machines
going.
Mr.. Knudsen asked me to stres.
one thing" said Col. Fleming.
What the National Defense
Commission wants he told me, is
more machine hours. Machines, if
properly cared for, can work 16e
hours a week without tiring Men
can't
II know from my own experience,
he said, that 10 hours day is toe
much. A man who works at a ma
chine 10 hours a day is good for
about eight and one-half hours
normal production"
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Supply Officers
Told to Be Chory
OF Invitations

Offers of theater tickets, invita-
tions to dinner parties and auto
mobile rides are things to be
Stunned by fledgling Navy supply
officers when the favors come from
people with something to SELL"
This was tie advice given yesterday
by Rear Admiral Ray Spear, pay
master general Of the Navy, to SO
Naval Reserve officers attending the
Supply Corps School, which opened
Monday at National University.
You will find that in your du-
ties" Rear Admiral Spear said,
that you will deal with all kinds of
people. Among them you will find
one group composed of very fine
chaps, but they've got something to
sell.
Its mighty hard the next morn
ing, after going out on a party the
night before with them, to say No,
I won't do IT,"
The students were greeted by Les
lie c. Garnett, chancellor of Ma
tional University, which has offered
its facilities for the conduct of the
school, and Eugene Carusi, assist
ant to Mr.. Garnett.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
St. Lawrence Seaway
Criticized as 'Unsound'
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Describ-
ing the st. Lawrence seaway project
long advocated by President Roose-
welt as "unsound economically and
dangerous politically. r. v. Fletcher
of Washington, general counsel of
the Association of American Rail-
roads, today told the Atlantic States
Shippers Advisory Board here that
the proposed undertaking will not
aid this country in peace or war,
but will impose heavy burden on
the taxpayers at time when every
effort should be directed to further
Ing the preparedness program.
Mr.. Fletcher said that competent
authorities figure that the seaway
would cost nearly twice the S655 ,372,-
900 estimated by Government en-
gineers and, he added, that be-
cause of ice conditions it would not
be available for ordinary, practical
commercial purposes more than
seven months every year.
1t would be vulnerable to air at
tack or the work of the saboteur, the
speaker continued, and would only
add to the existing surplus of trans
portation facilities, to the resultant
detriment of rail and highway car
riers. Further, he added, foreign
shipping would be the principal
beneficiary of the venture. He
pointed out that on the last avail
able figures-for 1938-only . per
cent of the st. Lawrence tonnage is
handled by American vessels.
The waterway project, for which
the Federal Government would fur
nish about so per cent of the cost,
Is expected to be considered at the
present session of Congress.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Shows
Lehman Not German,
But American Citizen
Never Connected With
Any Proposition for
Fue|ing Submarines

During the week commencing Au-
gust 81, 1910, a series of six articles
was published in The Star entitled
"Hitler's Hand in the Caribbean" ]"
The articles we're written by
Leicester Hemingway and Anthony
Jenkinson and referred to an ad-
venture cruise taken by the writers
in the Caribbean Sea in search Of
German submarines. In one of the
articles, obtained from the North
American Newspaper Alliance, which
was published on August %, 1910.
reference was made to a Mr.. Leh-
mann, general merchandise manager.
who represents the Bragman's Bluff
Lumber Co. at Puerto CabeZas in
Nicaragua. The article stated that
he was "the most important Ger
man here. Further down the coast
we were to learn more about Leh-
mann from a smuggler who PROPOSE
toned us to run oil Tor a Nazi sub
marine"
Investigation by the alliance dis
closes that Mr.. Otto M. Lehman
is general merchandise manager for
the Bragmans Bluff Lumber Co. at
Puerto Cabezas. Mr.. Lehman is a
reputable American citizen and has
been employed by the Bragman's
Bluff Lumber Co., an American cor
poration at Puerto Cabezas, Mica
ragua, for Is years. Mr.. Otto M.
Lenmann. of course. has never been
connected with any proposition to
run oil for a NaZi submarine.
The writer's of the article OBJ
tanned their information from
sources they considered reliable and
the article was published as mat
ter of general reader interest. In
justice to Mr.. Otto M. Lehman, we
are happy to correct the misleading
statements in the article.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Wallace 10 Continue
His Latin American
Goodwill Efforts
Vice President-eIect Calls
On Garner Who Will
Swear Him In
(Ptcture on Page A-1.)
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.


Arriving at the Capitol, where he
soon will begin his term as Vice
President, Henry A. Wallace indi-
Gated today he expects to continue
his interest in the Improvement of
relations between the United States
and Latin America.
His first act was to call on Vice
President Garner, and after the
two had chatted for half an hour,
Mr.. Wallace announced that the
Texan will swear him as Vice Pres
ident at the inaugural ceremonies
on January 20.
Mr.. Garner, putting a cigar, joked
with photographers as he posed
for pictures with his successor. After
leaving the Vice Presidents office,
Mr.. Wallace held his first press con-
ference with newspaper men who
cover the Senate.
Silent on Changes.
Mr.. Wallace discreetly SHE'D away
from questions as to whether he
had any ideas on Senate procedure
to advance. The queries were
prompted by recollections of how
Gen. Charles G.. Dawes became Vice
President Is years ago with zeal to
change Senate rules, but found the
Senate loathe to depart from its
traditional processes.
Il have never been a member Of
a Legislature" Mr.. Wallace replied
when asked if presiding over the
Senate would be a new experience
for him.
Asked if he would attend cabinet
meetings, in accordance with vice
presidential custom of recent years,
Mr.. Wallace said that would be up
to President Roosevelt.
Hopes to Make Visits.
Mr.. Wallace has just returned
from goodwill trip to Mexico,
and was asked if he could throw
any light on reports that he would
spend part of his time while Vice
President on similar missions to
other parts of this hemisphere.
II can't shed any light on that, "
he said, but added, II am very
much interested in the whole ques-
ton of Latin American relations,
and promoting mutual prosperity
in this hemisphere"
Pressed as to the possibility of
further missions in that field, Mr..
Wallace said he hopes to visit each
of the South American countries
during the next four years.
Discussing possibilities for trade
expansion between the United States
and Mexico, Mr.. Wallace said the
densely populated upland regions of
Mexico do not import or export
much, being largely self-sustaining.
In the lowlands, however, he said
there may be a chance for develop
ment of rubber, quinine and rote-
none, a product used in insecticides.
AS an offset to such exports, Mr..
Wallace said, Mexico's chief need
from this country would be various
types of machinery. There also are
tin deposits in Mexico, he continued,
but doubted whether that country
could supply more than a fifth Of
the requirements of the United
States.
Queried as to what he and Mr..
Garner discussed, Mr.. Wallace ex-
planned with smile that they talked
about "old times" and Mexico.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Publicity Men Flank
W. R. Davis, Here for
Inquiry
Oil Moenote Silent
On Peace Plan; Just q
Fine Fellow Soy Aides

William Rhodes Davis arrived at
District Court today to testify before
a special grand jury, flanked by two
personal publicity men who in
formed reporters their client was
not the mystery man" Of peace
plans and oil deals, but lust a fine.
regular fellow"
Mr.. Davis, head of the oil COM
pany which bears his name, was one
of several persons scheduled to tes-
tify in the second day of a hearing
inquiring into possible Hatch Act
violations.
Rumored prior to his arrival to
have given about s45,000 to help
finance John L. Lewis prediction
radio talk, Mr.. Davis denied that
he had contributed anything for the
speech.
He admitted giving to Wendell
Wilkes campaign, but declined to
say how much.
Silent on Peace Plan.
Mr.. Davis also told reporters he
would not comment of the alleged
Nazi-approved peace plan attributed
to him by Verne Marshall, head of
the No Foreign War Committee, but
indicated that such story would
come out if he is called to testify
at Senate hearing. Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana
has indicated he might call Mr..
Davis.
One of Mr.. Davis public relations
men interjected with the remark
that there will be a plenty good
story, too, If he does testify"
Mr. Davis, who was in an affable
mood, talked at some length off the
record.
One of Mr.. Davis associates ex-
planned that Senate inquiry would
clear up all of the mystery" which
has surrounded the oil company
president and prove him all "just
normal human being who happens
to have made a success of himself"
He planned to return to New York
Immediately after the jury hearings
today.
Other Witnesses.
In addition to Mr.. Davis, those
scheduled to appear today included:
H. w. Wilson, vice president of the
Davis oil firm; F. Trubee Dawson,
curator of the American Museaum
of National History, former Assistant
Secretary of War in the Hoover
Administration, who was chairman
of the United Republican Finance
Committee of New York.
Charles A. Blackwell of Glenhead,
Long Island, also of the New York
Republican Finance Committee;
Marshall Field, Sd, publisher of the
newspaper PM; Harry w. Harrison
of the Peoples Committee to Defend
Life Insurance and Savings, Phila-
delphia, and Charles E. Meyer.
treasurer, Businessmen's League for
Roosevelt, New York City.
Evening star., 1941-01-09

A disturbance Of slight intensity is NOV
ing eastward over the Ohio Valley and the
millibars (3O.15 inches), and it has been
attended by light precipitation in the Ohio
and Upper Mississippi Valleys and the Lake
region The extensive Pacific disturbance
has remained almost stationary, Dutch
Harbor, Alaska. 978.0 millibars 2S.SS
inches, and 1t has caused rain along the
Pacific coast High pressure prevails
almost generally over the United States,
although pressure IS now falling rapidly
and the Dakotas Rock Springs, Wyo.,
1923 millibars (3O.7s inches); Sioux
City Iowa. 104OO millibars t30,71 incheso,
and Greenville, Me, 102S.4 millibars (30.37
inches) The weather has become some
what warmer in the Ohio Valley Valley Tennes- araes
Montana and portions of the Atlantic
States. but there has been sharp fall in
temperature in the Middle Missouri and
Lake Superior region. Bemidj Mimi, re-
porting a minimum Of -22' this morning.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
R. J. Reynolds Loaned
Democrats S275,000,
1obey Declares
Gillette Says Committee
May Have Been unfair
In Calling Tobacco Man
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire, told the Senate
Campaign Committee today that
r. j. Reynolds, wealthy tobacco
man, had loaned s275,O0O to Demo-
cratic groups during the fall politi-
cal campaign.
Mr.. Reynolds recently was named
treasurer of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
II don't know Mr.. Reynolds, but
we all know it's human nature to
expect something in return" Sena-
tor Tobey told his fellow members
of the Senate committee. Mr..
Reynolds appears to have been the
good angel Of the Democratic party !"
A short time before, Chairman
Gillette had suggested that the
committee might have been "un-
fair" in calling for testimony on
a 100000 loan by Mr.. Reynolds to
the New Jersey State Democratic
Committee The possibility of un-
fairness, Senator Gillette said, was
due to the fact various campaign
groups had made numerous large
loans.
Testimony on Loans.
Witnesses told the committee yes
terday that Mr.. Reynolds loaned
100000 to the New Jersey commit
tee to pay the costs of radio broad
cast by President Roosevelt and two
other broadcasts by his supporters
Just before the November elections.
Senator Tobey said that in addi-
ton to the 100000 loan Mr.. Rey-
nolds had advanced SITS 900 to the
New York State Democratic Com
mittee.
Senator Gillett said Mr.. Reynolds
was expected to testify before the
Senate committee sometime tomor-
row, while Oliver Quayle, former
treasurer who recently became gen.
eral manager of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, was scheduled to
appear later today.
Other Loans Reported.
Senator Gillette said these other
loans were among those reported to
the committee:
s398645 reported by the New York
State Democratic Committee; $685.
900 reported by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee; S1750O0 reported
by the Pennsylvania Republican
State Committee, and S45 900 re-
ported by the United Republican
Finance Committee of New York.
Senator Reed, Republican. of Kan
sas suggested that the committee
hold an executive session to study
all these loans in relation to the
Federal Corrupt Practices Act and
the Hatch Act"
Its wrong to limit individual
contributions to a national political
committee to $1,000 and then per-
NIT unlimited loans that may be the
same as contributions, Senator
Reed said.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the Unit


District CombiaCoudy with light this afternoon
mostly cloudy tonight fair colder lowest
tonight
fresh northwest tonight.
Maryand-Cloudy with light
orally fair slightly colder ues extreme
VrgnaMosty cloudy with light north portion this
afternoon and northwest portion tonight east and central
portions tonight tomorrow generally fair and colder.
Vgnia-Moy cloudy colder with urries in east
portion tonight; fair, colder in east portion.
Evening star., 1941-01-09

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
tnau said today the Federal Reserve
Systems anti-inflation plan had
caused an unwarranted decline in
the Government bond market"
Although still refusing to make
any direct comment on the proposals
the Federal Reserve System ad-
vanred on January l, the Secretary
told a press conference "it is a fact,
and not an opinion, that the de-
cline in the prices of Government
bonds started when the Federal Re-
serve statement was made"
He said he could not put into
figures how much the value of Gov
ernment bonds had dropped since
the New Year, but added that 1t
was not sufficient to disturb" him.
He described the Federal Reserve
plan. which he repeatedly called the
"Eccles statement" as a plan to
harden or increase interest rates,
and added, "I don't believe in taking
any artificial means to harden in
terest rates"
When he called the plan the &c
cles statement" he referred to Mar
riner S. Eccles, chairman of the
Federal Reserve Board, from whom
he has differed in the past.
One of the first results of the
Government bond market decline,
Secretary Morgenthau predicted,
would be to force the Treasury to
increase interest rates on forthcom-
ing securities issues He said he
planned to sell S500,000000 worth of
national defense notes sometime this
month, and probably would have
to pay more" than the three-fourths
of / per cent interest rate he placed
on a similar issue last month.
Asked whether he had discussed
the Federal Reserve plan with Pres
ident Roosevelt, however, Mr.. Nor
genthau would say only, That's his
(the Presidents) business" White
House sources have indicated that
the Federal Reserve plan might
have White House approval in
some of its major aspects, which
include removal of the Presidents
power to devalue the dollar.
After saying over and over again
that he did not want to make any
direct comment on the Federal Re-
serve plan at this time, the Secre-
tary said, IF Congress takes the
proposals seriously, I will probably
be called to testify and will state
my position at that time"
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Congress in Brief
Today.

Senate:
Campaign Committee continues
hearings on New Jersey election
expenditures.
House:
In recess.
Naval Committee resumes inquiry
on progress of Navy's defense pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1941-01-09

One of the Is Jubilee gold crowns.
issued by Britain in 1885 and sold
for $3.50 each. changed hands
recently for ST 200.
Evening star., 1941-01-09

Children of Latin America are
playing with many more toys from
the United States than a year ago.
Evening star., 1941-01-09

A book with a note of the taxes
paid by Elizabeth Fry was dis
covered in an attic in East Ham
Vicarage in England.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon Yesterday to noon today)
Highest, Al, 3:45 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 90.
Lowest. 81. am. today. Year ago. 16.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, so, on January l.
Lowest, 21. on January 8.
Humidity for Last 24 Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon todayl
Highest. "a per cent. at 6:15 am. today.
Lowest, 35 per cent. at 4 pm. yesterday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow.
High 4:50a.m. 6:3S An.
Low - "a m. 1915 am.
Low a5sh @ @- 0'i0 ''n' 1895 D.m. m
Evening star., 1941-01-09

HiuIeuh

By the Associated Press.
CRaining and sloppy)
Second race-Cepeetee, Nonplus,
Purling Light.
Third race-Butternilk, Bright
Sonina, Steep.
Fourth race-Histrionic, Highola
Midair. Star Hunter, Gay Set.
Fifth race-Boss Hoss, Bright
Trace, Devils Crag.
Sixth race-Multitude Zayin.
Seventh race-Paul Pry, Mary
Schulz, Fencing.
Eighth race-Mightily, Endymion,
Sure Swift, Consul.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Morgenthau Attributes
Undue Slump in U. 5.
Bonds 10 'EccIes Plan
Treasury Must Pay
More for Funds Now,
Secretary Asserts
RATRGROUND-

BACKGROUND
Legislative proposal submitted
January 1 by Federal Reserpe
System pould end presidential
poUer further to deudlue dollar,
end TreaSury'S po,Uer to issue
three billion dollars in greenbacks
and to issue money based on p1ir-
chased foreign Siluer, Uould in
crease national debt limit, dllo1D
Treasury to issue tdrable Securi-
ties and grant ne,D Federal po,D-
erS designed to curb "infatlonary
tendencies"
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Suntu Anita

CLOUDY and Fast)
b the Associated Press.
Second race-Indeed, Wee Biddy,
Flying Back a3ad Valdina Lancer.
Fifth race-l schance.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
The Sun and Moon.

Monthly precipitation in inches in
Capital (current month to date):
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-01

rsest Lans fasu. Lesaan shopping street. won't - IKE
t again when the rides weat n0 seec
lndens made mad rush to stock their wardrobe but
realised that to Be economical they would have to plan their
TUNES far In advance.
Foxy Ltteton President Of Board Of Trade put
fas the British public To begin with he the
late for most people to rush the stores and timed that the
official whn holiday In between He struck hard and
fast but strangely there has been little resentment While
few leaages to the otherwise secret official nesoa
TONS the majority Of the public first learned Of the
from their Sunday paper.
Fair distribution what the government aiming a Stocks
getting lower and lower and valuable shipping needed
the Of food and material before anything else
going TO the proportions Of major
field operation for most people beide the
who Just cannot think plan ahead
People with large warrobes Of will feel the PINCH but
the other hand they will have large fall back
the less fortunate so-caed white class he tpists
shop assistants clers) who going be hard put to
appearances 06 Shabbnes declared
Captain Lyeon the wireless after his decision had
made known to the general public will be glorious the bat
Ne-stained uniform Of the warrior"
LOOPHOLES WILL BE STOPPED
Three business girl, housewife and experienced
byerand five Ill experts in trade administration
ovaryns and tastes advised the Board Of Trade There
will be amendments Of the scheme because aspects Of
the results Of this raioning overlooked.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-01

The wpneeEI OF cou0e rot busy Just - soon @ they COULD
Womsn tried pgatd orders 70 stores for yard goods - well .
readwsar garments hoping they would Be lucky enough to
have them accepted. -
one specially sop Mayfair literally besesed BY
pockeboo ready to buy much 500 worth Of Qa
fabrics 1t time They met with success 1t e despite st
hrbe saleswonen With the scheme coming tno opera
immediately retailer however tempted would have r1sked
making without In view OF the tact that tn future III
replacetnents will have to b done against coupons A
One Of the loopoes overlooked by the Board Of Trade
spotted An household goodsshests
blankets bed unrstiousd Stores found them
selling quantities Of these articles which
turn into ocks sports coats and dressing Gowns
hand cloes being closed By e
aorte because her. too wansns would and could evade the
"fair-to-alI rationinG scheme. .f'<e%,... -k
BOOM IN SPECIALIZED TRADES PROBABLE ~
Txtravasant fashions well q white weddings will suffer
eclipse until Of the SO far though lace and net
included In the clothes rationns hats Already shops
their lace socksd and newand this fabric
scheduled unprecedented until stocks out
Working the clothes though women win
ock while coat Will have to las4
years suit three This the only make the ratons
MI the odds and ends which needsshoe
socngs slippers Stacks lingerie, bolses and sweaters
obvious that, when possible, will more Nor
under the raoninG scheme because quality means
better value and longer for the money.
cleaner and dyers work IL forecast and people
specialize turning suits and overcoak practically
unable undertake work for the time being - they
under Stores contemplating renovation DE-
parmns and the shQeeparing industry In tor profitable
time ~
While trading gain will be considered serious Of