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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-16
Out of the Night.

There II a small port, called
Muruyiken. On your way Ia
Murmansk, you'll put into
Muruviken for 200 tons Of
woodpulp. This woodpulp Is
for Murmansk."
"WOOdpulp:" l repeated,
bewildered.
"WOOdpulp, of course, wood
pulp. Put the wOOdpuip into
the LOsOsi and bring II Ia
Murmansk. Here are papers;
everything IL In perfect
order"
With the woodpulp papers
he handed me a bottle OF Kup-
ferberg Gold champagne, and
jumped into waiting launch.
He had to go back to Bremen
TO supervise" the launching
of another tug. AS the launch
drew off, l shouted after him:
Hey, how about a line TO
tow the LOsOsi?"
There's a good tOwline on
the Pioneer" he shouted back.
cheerfully waving both arms.
l took two sailors forward
TO open the fore peak and
break out the towline. The
line turned out 10 be merely
the cutoff end of a haWSer,
less than hundred feet in
length. far too short 10 tow
ship like the LoSosi over a
good portion of the Atlantic
Ocean.
With so short a line,
heavy sea running up from
astern would threaten TO hurl
one ship on top of the other,
and smash both. Besides,
short line. having no spring
effect. would snap at a sud-
den jerk. l decided that /
would have 10 procure an
other line.
The fact that the LosoSi
had no crew did not bother
me. ! could put three men
from Pioneer 10 steer the
LoSosi, leaving the leading
vessel with crew of nine.
II the Russian workers could
complete the Five-Year-Plan
on dry bread and cucumbers
in three years. then why could
not bring to Murmansk two
ships with one crew?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-16
Elsie
Robinson
Houu Nostrodan1us
SaW the uture

SauD the Future
BY ELSIE ROBINSON
STARTLING old chap, that
~ Nostradamus. Columns
have been full OF his prophesies
lately. Read any OF them?
In case you haven't. Michel
de Notredame (Nostradamus)
was a French astrologer and
philosopher of Jewish origin
who lived from 1903 to 1866.
During that time he saw hor-
rors which make our present
social mess look like a kinder
garten game. Crookedness and
cruelty in high places, filth.
hunger and terror in the dark
haunts of the poor. Then
the plague, killing its thou
sands. including his own wife
and babies.
Such experiences m & ut
we'll have numbed the brain
Of a weaker man. But they
seem TO have Widened- Nos
tradamus' vision, even while
they broke his heart. And,
under the urge OF this new
unders andlng. he wrote
propheSies which have amazed
the world ever since.
HOW could This man FORE
tell things which would
happen 80. 100. 400 years
hence? How could he foresee
-tfTr- fdtr- rtatfet1s- well
as men? They say he used
intricate mathematical and
astrological calculations.
Many accused him of witch
craft. But it's plain. today.
that he used that most potent
magic of all-Common Sense
Aestradamus did not regard
the Future as Yelled MXS-
terry. He saw plainly that It
WAS the direct consequence OF
the present and the past
that we made our tomorrow
out of what We did and
thought today that we
get, and become. what We
ask for.
THE future exists" said
NoStradamuS. And in those
three words lay his whole
philosophy.
MOST OF US regard the
w future as mysterious
mumbo- Jumbo something
filled with shocks and sur
priseS which no man can an
ilcipatc But Nostradamus
saw that there are no sur
priSeS IN the future there
are only consequences.
THE future exists" be-
cause we're making IL now
Well reap tomorrow what
We SOW today. Which is a
pretty gloomy prospect. con-
Sidering most OF our sowing.
But there's also a happier
side 10 the picture.
TIlE future isn't simply the
Il sum Of what We did yeSter-
day or today. It's also the
sum Of our hopes and eX-
periments-- the things we tried
but somehow failed 10 do.
For the things a man does
may be completely different
from what he wants TO do.
You can't judge any of us by
our acts. A stomach ulcer
may turn you into termagant
when you truly wish 10 be
turtle dove.
It's the inner urge that
counts in shaping ones des-
tiny And that goes for ma
tionS as we'll as individuals.
Nostradamus didn't really
see into the future. He simply
saw into the present. His
shrewd, sad eyes saw the
seeds of cuSsedness and bless
edness before they matured
and saw, too. their inevi-
table harvest. He realized
that we humans have to fin
iSh what we start. There
was no witchery in that. We
could all be Nostradamuses,
If we had the nerve TO recog-
niZe the truth when we
faca IL
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Average Hourly Pay
In Is Industries
Up Sharply
10 Per Cent Increase
Recorded in Lost
Ten Months
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Average
hourly earnings in Is manufacturing
industries have increased sharply
since October, 1910, the National
Industrial Conference Board re-
ported.
The present increase thus far of
10 per cent in nine months is the
fourth sharp rise since the bottom
of the depression in 1882, the re-
search organization said.
In the summer of 1888 average
hourly earnings rose 10 per cent in
three months; in April, 1884, the
rise was per cent in one month
and in the latter part of 1886, the
advance was g, IA per cent in IL
months.
Since October, 1910, manufactur-
ing industries have been in the
midst of the present upward move
ment, which caused hourly earnings
to rise from 744 cents TO a new
high record of 1922 cents in July.
The net increase in the eight years
from June, 1888. when the first up
turn began, to July, 1941, was 372
cents, or 83 per cent. During much
of the time between the sharp up
ward movements, wage rates gradu-
ally rose.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Chicoqo Livestock

CHICAGO, Oct, 10 fP, Omitted States
Department, Of Agriculture .-Salable hogs,
5000 total $500, fairly active, steady TO
nnura. no hisher oG4s top LEO; buik IL 2oo-e60
I0, i,e Sal 10; well fnlshed 16o11so pound
pound sows. 9s5-1O. so: 4OO-50n pounds
largely 920-75: extreme heavies, So
5alable cattle, 1000; calves 200; fed
steer trade closing drassy with weeks de-
cline; very little here; most a.15-ll so
with best fed yesrlings, II 90; no re-
liable outlet for. long fed steers scaling
wanted scaling over l.1O0 pounds fed
heferS absent today's supplies mostly
grassy and warmed-up heifers selling at
1:5o-9 90: fat cows, S.o0-50: cutters, : IS
dun at 3a751s25: -,weiehty shipper. bulls
steady At a.00-40; choice vealers at IA 00-
so: l,075- pound Ohio vealers. 1925; plain
and medium vealers and weighty grass
calves dull; bulk latter, 9.50-6.50; stock
Cattle steady.
saiable sheep. 1000: total 5000; very
slow; few early sales good and choice ma
tive, lambs, II .5o-75; weak to Is lower;
bidding around 25 lower on best westerns;
fed yearlings and fat sheep scarce, steady
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Washington Produce

BUTTER-93 score, tlbs, 80, l-pound
prints. 39l2; 14-pound prints, 40; % score
tubs, 31l2 l-pound prints, 3S. lt-pound
prints, 3Sl7; 81 score, tubs, 36l2: pound
prints. 81: A-pound prints, - 2; 90 score.
tubs. 33: 1-pound prints. 3D. =: 1.-pound
prints, 36; 80 score tubs, 34l7: I-pound
prints 3i h-pound prints. - p; SS score,
tubs, 33iz: 1-nound prints, "A; l4-pound
LIVEsTOCK-Calves 13, spring lambs
From Agricultural Marketing Service.
prices paid net fob. Washington
EGGS-Market steady. Prices paid for
Federal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations October iOD: whites U. S.
extras large. 45-41, mostly A.; U. S. ex-
tras, mediums. 80: u S. standards. large
3S-44, mostly 4 a; U. S. standards, me-
dlumS, 33-34; U. S. trades. %: browns,
L. S extras large, 45: U. S. extras me-
diums, 34-35. mostly %: Y. S. standards.
large 3S-43, mostly -; y. S: Standards,
$3.50. mostly 80; nearby ungraded eggs.
current receipts whites, mostly 30-3I;
some Of better quality. heavier Weiehts UP
70 IS; pullets. mostly u mixed colors rs
20; receipts Government graded eggs, pa
cases
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady; fowl,
coored, all sizes 2O-2l; No. IS, IA; Leg
horn hens all sizes. 1914. No. IS. 10;
EooSfteIs' I2-l3; chickens Virginia I'M !, ROCKS.
rs. Ii; Delaware Rocks and crosses. broil-
erS and fryers. all sizes, @O-21: No. Is l3:
Leghon broilers. 1919; capons. 5-5
pounds, -; young hens 10 pounds and
I'D, -; No IS and undersizes is.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
UnseasonaI Weather
.Curbs Store Sales
Over Large Area
Demand Still Strong
Despite Passing Of
Tax DeudIine
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Unseasonal
weather over large area tended to
restrict retail sales this week but
selling was sufficiently broad and
regular to indicate the strong buying
movement of recent weeks did not
fade out with passing of the deadline
on recently imposed new Federal
excise taxes, Dun & Bradstreet said
today in the review of business.
Increased wholesale recorders re-
fleCted inroadS into store stocks
from the rush of the previous week,
the agency said. Manufacturers
inability to accept additional orders
for current delivery and their re-
luctance to extend commitments
further into the future continued to
limit order writing in many lines, it
added.
In retail stores many reports indi-
Gated a good volume of buying could
be traced to the still-prevalent fears
on the part of consumers that a
shortage of specific goods might be
encountered some time in the near
future and the fear of further rises
in prices also contributed to the
turnover.
The agency estimated sales for
the country as whole were Is to 20
per cent over the comparable week
last year. In the week preceding,
when there was an unusual rush to
buy goods before the new Federal
taxes went into effect, the gains over
l940 were from % to 33 per cent.
On regional basis, increases over
year ago this week were: New
England, Is to 20; East, II to 18;
Middle West, 18 to 25; South, 10 TO
Is; Southwest, 16 to %; Northwest.
9 to IA, and Pacific Coast, 20 to 27.
Evening star., 1941-10-10

low the present emergency. I think
temporary construction should be
used here for defense. Then we can
tear it down when this thing is
over and the city will be none the
worse for this necessarily cheap
building"
Defense Housing Continues.
Charles F. Palmer, co-ordinator
of defense housing, said that what
ever is necessary to house defense
workers here will be done. He
added that there will be no lack of
necessary materials for strictly es-
sential projects.
Charles c. Koones, president of
the Washington Real Estate Board.
declared that the order will affect
all branches of the real estate
business, loans. sales, property
management, as we'll as building.
He pointed out that banks and
mortgage agencies already have
stopped making construction loans.
He said the order was a draft"
on the real estate and building
industry, and while it will work
great hardship on us, we are will
ing to do our part for defense of
the country If this is necessary"
Francis G. Addison. former presi-
dent of the District Bankers Asso-
citation, pointed out that building
is the biggest industry in Wash
ngton outside of Government.
Will Affect Counties.
The Government ban may halt
virtually all construction in Mont
gomery County, building contractors
in Silver Spring and Bethesda de-
clared. The one optimistic note was
sounded by F. r. Spear, Silver
Spring contractor, who said he ex-
pected no difficulty in obtaining ma
terials for his houses, which are to
sell for less than $4,000.
Against his optimism was a decla-
ration by Ralph Morrison of the
Morrison Bros, construction firm in
Bethesda, that the ban might make
him shut down his operations with
in few months.
Mr.. Morrison said his company is
beginning construction on 10 houses
and a half million dollars in COM
mercial structures in the county. but
Is afraid to go ahead because of the
problem of obtaining critical ma
terials. The same situation. ne said
may affect five schools. which his
firm has contracted to build in the
county.
Another contractor, Thomas j
Crowder of Silver Spring, said he
has several houses costing more
than $4,000 each under construc-
ton which he has been unable tc
finish due to a shortage of mate
rialS.
| A charge that large building
firms are boarding building mate
rials was made by L. F. Robertson
/ president of the Silver Spring
Realty Co. He said one firm in par
/ ticular has bought up thousands OF
dollars worth of construction mate
rials. thus making builders unable
to obtain needed supplies.
/ Approximately $4,000, 900 in con-
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Higher Zinc Prices
Should Be Adequate,
Knudsen Says
o. P. M. Chief Expects
Boost Will Provide
Enough Metal
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoc ated Press.
Increased prices on zinc, an
nounced by Price Administrator
Leon Henderson yesterday, should
stimulate production sufficiently to
take care of all existing defense
and essential civilian demands" 3"
William S. Knudsen said today.
The director general of the Office
of Production Management said he
expected 10 per cent or possibly
IS per cent, increase in output be-
cause of the price boost. Present
United States production is about
rs 900 tons a month.
Knudsen said the price lift was
necessary not only to step up pro-
duction, but TO avoid a threatened
decrease caused by increased costs.
The new prices will enable producers
to open higher-cost operations and
work lower grade ores, the o. P. M.
official said.
He asked operators and workers
of the zinc industry to cooperate
by working around the e-clock shifts
wherever possible.
Zinc, used in the manufacture
of brass for shell castings, is a vital
defense material.
Henderson announced that a
maximum price schedule on zinc. in
creasing the level l cent, was in
preparation and would be issued
shortly.
Henderson said the schedule would
boost the present 7H cents per
pound on prime Western" zinc fob.
East st. Louis to 814 cents per pound;
the current 81. cent level on high
grade" zinc would be raised to 9H
cents.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Estimates OF Wheat
And Corn Production
Are Boosted
October ! Conditions
Indicate Increase
Over Month Ago
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department today
estimated this years wheat crop at
96l, $4,000 bushels, and said corn
production. indicated by October l
conditions, was 2,625 .502,O bushels.
Conditions a month ago indicated
957563 900 bushels of wheat and
2,523964,000 bushels of corn.
Production last year was 816.698,-
600 bushels of wheat and 2,449 300
600 bushels of corn. The 10-year,
1930-39, average production was:
Wheat. 74750700 bushels, and corn,
2,307 452,000 bushels.
Winter wheat production this year
is 68496600O bushels, compared with
589,l51,00 bushels last year and
l0-year average production of 569,-
$4,000 bushels.
Spring wheat, preliminary pro-
duction figures show, is 276, ,220 900
bushels, compared with 272,597, 900
bushels indicated a month ago, 227,-
$4,000 bushels produced last year,
and an average production of 49,
100000 bushels over the 10 years,
193O-3e.
Production of durum wheat, in
Cluded in spring wheat, is 44,490, 900
bushels. compared with 1920 900
bushels indicated a month ago, 34,-
776O0O bushels produced last year
and 27,599,OOO bushels, the l0-year
average.
The oats crop is 1138,843,o 900 BUSH
els. compared with 1,l29 ,757 900
bushels indicated a month ago, l.
235 .620 900 bushels produced last
year, and 1907 ,141 900 bushels, the
10-year average.
The production of potatoes is 374,-
5000 bushels, compared with 373,-
$4,000 bushels indicated month
ago, 397 $4,000 bushels last year.
and 70,O45 900 bushels, the 10-year
average.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Chicago Grain
n tho Associated prsSS

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1o.-Grain prices
rallied moderately today from low
levels of the past several weeks as
traders regained composure regard
ing war developments in Russia.
Although full gains of fractions to
about cent for various cereals and
about cents for soybeans could not
be maintained, the market had
stronger undertone mostly because
of lack of selling of the type that
caused yesterdays retreat. The
lower prices attracted support from
consuming interests and there were
reports of expanded flour business.
Shipping sales of corn and oats to
move out of Chicago impaired
strength to the market
Wheat closed unchanged to IS
higher. compared with yesterday,
December s1.1894 rs, May s1253s-a.:
corn unchanged to 81 up, December
77A-ss, May 1914 oats 14-l2 higher;
rye "a off to q up and soybeans
Evening star., 1941-10-10
FOREIGN Exchunoe

NEW YORK. Oct. 10 lP.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars. others in cents):
Canada.
Ofhcial Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars. buying, 10 per
cent premium: selling. IL per cent pre-
MUM: equivalent to discounts on Cane
dian dollars in New York of buying aaI
per cent: selling, 90 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. Il . per cent discount. or SS.43s.
United States cents; off Is cent.
Europe.
Great Britain, official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates.. buying, .02:
selling, 4.04 open market: cables, 40334
Latin America.
Argentina, Official, 2a77: free c34a:
Brazil. official. soon; free. 510n; Mexico.
20.t0n. UP .02 cent.
Far East.
Hong Kong. 25 .33: up .02 cent: Shang-
hal. $50, down .05 cent.
tRates in SPOT cables unless otherwise
indcated)
Nominal
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Wright AeronauticaI Stock
Boosted by Dividend
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 Wright
Aeronautical Corp. stock jumped 512
points today on announcement the
concern had declared dividend of
So share, payable october % to
stockholders of record October 20.
Wright AeronauticaIs previous
payment was S4 on December IA
1910. After the rise the stock was
quoted at Sl09 a share.
Curtiss- Wright Corp common
stock gained p a point to S9.75.
after declaration of dividend of 81
a share, payable october 30 to stock
holders of record October IT. The
previous payment on this security
was 50-cent initial dividend last
December ID.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Merger Is Approved

DOVER, Del, Oct. 10 (P).-Stock-
holders of Thompson Automatic
Arms Corp. today approved merger
of the parent company with its sub
sidiary, Auto Ordnance Corp, the
new concern to carry the latter
name. Stockholders of Thompson
will receive four shares in the new
corporation for each share of the
Thompson corporation stock held.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Oct. 10 lP,.-Eggs 1O.564;
frmer. mixed colors, fancy to extra fancy
36'4-4l; extra. 36, graded firsts, 32-32la:
mediums, 27la-34; dirJies No. |, 26l4 PA;
AVERAGE checks. 26-26i..
Whites tresales of premium marks. 45l2-
49, nearby and Midwestern premium
marks. +cia-45: specials, ~; standards.
3, 4; sTesaIeS Of eXchanSa to fancy heavier
OF commercial to fancy and heavier pull
lets, 2S-3o): nearby and Midwestern pull
lets, 2612-27; peewees. 2f-25.
Browns. nearby and Midwestern fancy to
extra fancy. 37l2-t4 specials. 36i7-94;
standards 3317; medium, 81 81 "a.
Duck eggs. 3334.
Butter. 4S6.I9g weaker: creamery. high
er than % score and premium marks.
35i2-36a4: % score ocash market. 3514;
SS-al score 3l4-34i2.
Cheese, 33, 1876 firm; prices unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
CudohY Dividend Voted

CHICAGO. Oct. 10 (P.-Directors
of Cudahy Packing Co. meat pack
ers, today declared a dividend of SO
a share on the 6 per cent cumulative
preferred stock and $3.50 a share on
the per cent cumulative preferred
stock, both payable october 25 to
stockholders of record October 20
Both dividends apply on arrears.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Washington Railway & Electric pfd.
at 1T.
Capital Traction lst $500 at
l047s Sl500 at los.
Peoples Drug Stores CONS at "a.
Notice-This exchange will be
closed Monday, October 13 commem-
Grating Columbus Day.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Dividend Is Ordered

BALTIMORE, Oct. 10 (SpeciaD.-
The directors of the Fidelity e. De-
posit Co. of Maryland have declared
the regular dividend OF 81 a share.
1t is payable on October 81 to stock
holders of record on October Is.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
| Auto Production
Rises to 1905
Units in Week
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Oct. Towards Re
ports, Inc, estimated today that
automobile production this week
would total 79,O65 units, compared
with 76,82O last week and with
l08,457 this week a year ago.
The survey cited Interruptions to
production during the week and
added that if operations could be
resumed normally in all factories
further advances of limited scope
would lie ahead.
Evening star., 1941-10-10

rim bankruptcy or reeeivership or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act. or
Rates Of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included. Also extra Or
extras d Cash or stock. e Paid last year.
far this year PAYABLE in Canadian funds;
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year WV With warrants. XIV With
out warrants war Warrants. Unit of
trading less than 100 shares; sales are
given in full.
Evening star., 1941-10-10

struction permits has been issued in
Silver Spring, Bethesda and Takoma
Park so far this year, according to
estimates compiled today.
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Odd-Lot DEALINGS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
pdd-lot dealers or SPECIALISTS on the New
York Stock Exchanse for October g.
3240 purchases involving s5152 shares
3523 sales involving sSost shares. in
Guiding A short sales involving 1,34s
shares,
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Oct, 10-The Associated
35 commodities today declined to 81 50
Previous DAY. 91es; week ago, 9o.13;
57.03 $3.50 63.7s 41.44
G926 averase equals 1OO)
Evening star., 1941-10-10
New York Suqur

NEW YORK, Oct 10 IP,.-World sugar
futures continued to attract long liaulda-
ton today. Prices were 10 ? points
lower in a quiet market: December. 40;
May. 23S.
Trade covering in domestic futures found
offerings limited and prices quietly ad-
vanced l to 4 points: March, 2.S6: May,
Isl,
Rsws and refined remained unchanged.
Futures No 3 closed unchanged to 3
Evening star., 1941-10-10
Chicag0 Cash Market.

Wheat, No, l hard, 1.14!!a-1I5: No. ..
I.i3E: No, 9 red, / j % ia. Corn, No
] mixed =: sample grade mixed, IS; No.
No, a. 80 No. yellow new, W. 63o,. No !
yellow, IS; No yellow new. e.: sample
grade yellow. 64-65; No. > white. 16lz; No
3 white. new. "A Oats No. mixed. "A:
grade white, 40 soybeans No. :, yellow
l.7?i2. Barley, mailing. 7O-S}. nominal
iced and SCREENINGS, 33-52. nominal. Field
seed per hundredweight, nominal: timothy,
5.15-6 90; alsike ll,50-I3.50; fancy red
top 7.50-S so; red clover, I5.UO-l7 90:
sweet clover. 65O-7 so.