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Evening star., 1941-07-27
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rocious charges at Scissors, st. Mihiel,
Blanc and Belleau Wood
In Iceland now the Marines have set
tied down comfortably in permanent
barracks. The weather is too cold there
for tents. They are carrying on at Reyk-
javik and surrounding territory just as
though they were at home-or in China
or Samoa.
They are seeing American movies, sup
piled by their own corps. They are
playing baseball, softball and volley ball,
and they have set up their usual post ex-
change and recreation room.
Those who are taking correspondence
courses through the Marine Corps Instl-
tute are continuing their work. In fact.
the corps officials hope to expand this
schooling program in Iceland. More
than 1000 Marines are students of the
institute, which teaches more than so
subjects and has graduated 11,6O7
scholars.
For the present, it seems to be the
same old story:
The Marines have landed, and the
situation is well IN hand"
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Want a War Prisoner?
By Ruth Cowan.

From a war prisoners camp some
where in Germany came postal card
addressed to the American Red Cross on
which the carefully printed script read:
II am a Royal Air Force officer, aged
20 years. should be very pleased if you
could arrange for some one in your city
to adopt me- and possibly send food
parcel. Any letters are very welcome"
The name of the college-age pilot may
not be given. But he is one of 100000
prisoners-mainly British, Canadian,
Australian, French, Polish, Yugoslav, to-
gether with a few NorWegians Greeks,
and Czechs-behind the barbed wire of
war prisoner camps here and there in
Germany.
The American Red Cross is receiving
numerous cards since word is getting
about through the prison camps that it is
sending food boxes. Eighty thousand
have been sent and another 10000 are
being packed.
And here's one sample of the way
news of these packages Travelled. One
postal card writer said:
IT am a British prisoner Of war in Ger
many, having served in the British
forces in France. Another prisoner who
is an American has advised me to write
to you asking you to put me on your
Red Cross parcels list"
Cards of acknowledgement and letters
are just beginning to come in.
The food packages that are being sent
are standardized, weight II pounds and
cost S2.75 to pack The contents have
been carefully chosen by nutrition ex-
perts to supply known DEFICIENCIES in
prison diet.
Food Packages.
Here's what is in them:
One 1413 ounce can of irradiated evap-
grated milk, one 8-ounce package OF
hard-tack, one 8-ounce tin of cheese,
one 8-ounce tin of instant cocoa, one 10
ounce tin of sardines, one 12-ounce tin
of pork, one 12-ounce tin of corned beef
two 6-ounce sweet chocolate bars, one 4
ounce package of granulated sugar, one
7-ounce jar of powdered orange concen-
trate (vitamin c., one 16-ounce package
of prunes, one 4-ounce can OF coffee
nnd-and
This is very important, judging from
those hopeful postal cards from the war
prisoners-two packages of cigarettes
40 smokes to pack, and one 212-ounce
package of smoking tobacco.
The food boxes are shipped to Lisbon
There a delegate of the international
Red Cross puts them aboard special
boat bound for Mediterranean port ano
from there they 60 by rail to Geneva
The International Red Cross, located in
Geneva, forwards them to the German
camps.
Boxes not addressed to an individual
prisoner are distributed by the camp
leader to the neediest prisoners. In each
box are two cards.
Evening star., 1941-07-27

bring the total up to battalion on each
coast. The marines first tried out para
chute fighting IA years ago, when II men
with light equipment jumped from
plane. But intensive training did not
start until a few months ago.
Main Bases.
The corps main bases are the recruit
depots at San Diego, Calf, and at Paris
Island S. c., and the advanced training
bases at San Diego and Quantico, Va. A
new post is being established at New
River, N. C..
The Devil Dogs, including their COM
mandant, Maj Gen. Thomas Holcomb,
are crack shots, and this has brought
them renown the world over They win
most of the national rife matches. A
large proportion of the men wear marks
manship badges-a fact which has
greatly impressed the British soldiers in
Iceland.
Learning to shoot straight is the main
job of a marine. It's cherished tradi-
ton in an outfit which clings doggedly
to variety of old traditions. According
Evening star., 1941-07-27

selves doesn't diminish their fascination
in Clark and Hedy.
Up at the circus lot, they play bad
minton, practice golf shots, ride horse
back and pursue hobbies like photog-
raphy, knitting and embroidery. They
have a magazine club, but go light on
books because they're too bulky to carry.
The girls bathtubs for the whole sea-
son are their water buckets, of which
they are allowed two apiece, standing in
the dressing tent trunk aisles.
On the train, the unmarried girls have
a car to themselves. Most of them
sleep two in berth, slightly wider than
a regular Pullman berth. They doll up
their quarters with individualiStic inte-
rior decorations of curtains, shelves,
radios, pictures and dolls.
They are paid S2443 a week, after
their social security is deducted, plus
their board and keep. They all belong
to the American Federation of Labor
American Guild of Variety Artists.
What becomes of circus girls?
Many of them work up into featured
acts. Many marry circus men and keep
on performing or settle down and raise
families. Few of the girls dream of
marrying into the business when they
start out, but the specialized life and
proximity seems to engender romance.
Some of them dream of becoming mod
els or radio and stage performers.
But few of them go back to their hons
towns and take prosaic jobs or marry
their childhood sweethearts.
Evening star., 1941-07-27

new classification Of woman, lovely
woman, is herewith suggested, on the
basis of her reaction to mice. Let Glass
consist of the great majority who either
fear or hate the little animals, and let
Glass II consist of the minority who re-
gard them as pets or at least consider
them cute and are revolted at the idea OF
destroying them. Glass II, frankly, would
not be large, but it does exist, and could
be made bigger if men were eligible.
The mouse is a friendly little soul,
without the drawbacks of inconvenient
size possessed by his cousin the moose,
and many family man finds it soothing
to have some living thing around the
house that won't answer back or get
him up out of an easy chair to perform
some chore he should have attended to
last week.
Then, after classification, insist that all
women In Glass II wear some emblem
proclaiming their membership to the
world to prevent misunderstanding and
tragedies.
Hark to the sad but true tale of one
young wife who received an invitation to
visit the country home of her new
mother-i These gals were very
congenial, and had many happy and
profitable discussions on subjects OF
common interest, such as how best to
control the man who served as their
common bond by being the husband OF
one and the son of the other
Hardly had the wife become settled
when the mother-in-law got a call to
town for two days. you take charge, my
dear" she said, until get back"
The young wife thrilled, agreed to do
her best. Herself the mistress of a mod
crate mansion, she felt extreme re-
sponsi1tuty for this much larger one.
Evening star., 1941-07-27

The divisions have mechanical scout
companies, balloon barrage SquadronS,
parachute troops and air infantry. The
aviation branch is being expanded faster
than any other unit. Marine flyers are
veterans at dive bombing. The Douglas
Aircraft Co. recently completed delivery
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Photo by Atlantic Studios.

OF large order of new planes for them,
claimed to be superior to the German
Stuka and the equal of any dive bomber
in the world.
The corps has two companies of para
chute troops. each company containing
100 men; and more are being trained TO
Evening star., 1941-07-27

to the folklore of the corps. pride in
craftsmanship stems from the earliest
days of the Navy when the task of
marines during battle was sharpshooting
from the ships tops.
Perched up there in the Shrouds and
the crows nest and clinging to the spars,
they picked off British tars and played
major part, it is said, in the battle be-
tween the Bon Homme Richard and the
Scraps in 1779. when John Paul Jones
won his famous victory off the Scottish
coast
Neatness Essential.
Natty attire and neatness is another
corps tradition drilled into every recruit.
In their blue. red and gold uniforms
the same colors that the earliest marines
Tore-they emulate the smart appear
ance OF the top sergeant.
The name of Leatherneck has clung TO
the marines throughout their entire his
tory Soldiers gave it to them when the
marines wore leatherStockS.
They acquired the name OF Devil Dog
IN France. The Germans supplied this,
the story goes after bucking their te-
Evening star., 1941-07-27

The Devil Dogs aeU prepared for trouble in Iceland Nth
Weapons and machines The United States
soWn aboue getting set to let loose h high explosive
grenade through deUice attached to his rifle He shoot
NTH accuracy at anything wthin 275-yard radius
Evening star., 1941-11-07
D. +. Men Included
In 1862 Promoted
Temporarily by Navy
Subject to Revocation,
Advances Are First
OF Type Since 1918

The Navy Department last night
announced temporary promotions
for 1852 officers, warrant officers
and enlisted men to provide lead
ers for the expanding feet. The ad-
vancements will be the first of this
nature ince the World War.
All promotions will be subject TO
revocation at any time by the Pres
ident, the department said, and
those advanced must pass physical
examinations though not profession
al tests.
Among those recommended for
promotion from the metropolitan
area of Washington were:
To commissioned rank-Thomas
E. Kent, Allen F. BigeloW. John H.
Keyers. Writner Hostetter, Thomas
f. Wright. Benjamin w. Claggett.
Jason H. Barton and Raymond Cole +,
enlisted men promoted Walter Es-
peranza, Leon E. Derry, Eber A
/ Houchard. Cornelius E. O'Brien,
William f Held Thomas P. Will
klnsOn, Charles S. Bolka. John 6
Hammer, Walter A Deter Charles
A Heckbert, Benjamin f. Noyce
William f. Burnham. Charles l.
Grady. Joseph c. Gidrltes. Joseph
r. Reillev. James r. Roberts. Will
liam j. Carroll, Henry c. Ball, FL
dred J. Crews, Robert H. Louden
/ Eugene NJ De Priest. Frank c
Ripple. John l. Kline Lionel H
Cook. Francis j. Gill. Granville L
Hooper. Albert C. Betters, Frank L
/ Ellsworth, John RumbOld lr., Hugh
B. Hughes. Thomas J. Ti9he, Clar-
ence Sherrod, Ralph M Nicholson
( Peter c. Clapp. Leonard w. Fitz.
. gerald and John j. Hersey.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
|. B. A. Asks Control
OF Growing Private
Financing
institutional Buyers
Favored at Present,
Committee Is Told

By the Associated Press.
The Investment Bankers A5So-
ciation asked the House Interstate
Commerce Committee TODAY for leg
islation to bring increasing private
financing under the operation OF the
securities laws.
r. Mclean Stewart. l. b A.
spokesman, submitted statistics
showing that % per cent OF all
financing from 1898 to 1910 was
done privately. The percentage the
first eight months of this year was
43 per cent. he said.
He asserted that the large in
stitutional buyers. sitting there
with large sums of money, have the
advantage" over smaller investors
and likened the position of invest
ment bankers to the farmer who
has been driven out of the fertile
lowlands." to less productive land
high above the valley.
The securities industry previously
told the committee that the pro-
posal TO require privately financed
securities TO be registered with the
Securities Commission would not
prevent insurance companies and
banks buying securities directly from
the lssuer.
The S. E. c. has voiced no reaction
10 that proposition
Stewart submitted other statistics
showing that 90 insurance COM
panIes made direct purchases of So
25,679000 from 1884 10 1910. inclu-
slye. with the TWO greatest buyers
being the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co, with $500 ,S79 900 and the
Equitable Life Assurance Society
with $500 456 900.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
American Viscose
Reports S2,o90,464
Net in Quarter
Result Down Slightly
From S2,130,179 in
Same 1910 Period
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-American
Viscose Corp, today reported net
profit for the quarter ended Septem-
Der 80 was $1,000, ,464, equal to Sl.03 a
common share, compared with 81
130,179. or sl05 a share, in the CORE
spending 1910 quarter. based on the
present capitalization.
Borg-Warner Corp.
Borg-Warner Corp. reported con-
solldated net profit for the nine
months ended September 30 of So
350.930, equal to S272 a share, COM
pared with S4l25.23l. or Sl76 a
share, III the corresponding three
quarters of 1910.
Mack Trucks.
Mack Trucks, Inc, reported net
profit for the third quarter was ST.
207,8l0, equal to S202 a common
share. compared with 1888 $50 or So
cents a share in the corresponding
1910 period.
American Hawaiian :. ).
American Hawaiian Steamship Co
and wholly owned subsidiary showed
net profit for the first nine month,
of l941 was S2,056, ,149 equal to SAT-
a capital share compared with re-
Vlsed net profit for the like l94(
period of s2735 968. including profit
of Sll0I7ll from sale of capita
assets
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Nov p. United siaces De
parTment of Agriculture .-Salable hogs
900. total $4,000. generally steady OF
all weights. SoWS steady % 10 higher
GOOD and choice lsn-i00 pounds 10 "5-5u.
top. 1850: l6o-Su pounds. l000-+0. good
and choice .3o0-44n pound sows. "s5-
TO- good 4nn-5n0 pound kinds, . 5000
Salaoie cattle. 1000. calves 300,
welehty steers oraegy. weak only mod
crate supply here. however; supply being
peddled at 9.15-ll 90; with eood 10 Choic
] ..itl pound averages. II SO. biz weights
not wanted: yesrlneS and Eaht steers
ac'Iye sno firm, however. al ! uu upward
small package, l2.nn and several loads
:a-S5 strictly good and choice fec
lightweight offerings setting steady out
let at S.50-l0 90, best helterS 90. cows
continued drasey a weeks 25-IO down
turn practical outside on good 10 choice
welghty cors. 30. cutters. $50 Gown
Gamers. I .on-5 -. according to weight
and condition. light and mt dlUm weight
bulls weak at sos 90. best Weiahty Sau-
sage bulls, 9Ou: yealerS. 1890 down
mostly l. 0o-l:;.U0. steady. ram and snow
division. ylzaoie supply medium 10 good
GRADE StuCkerS light feeds and stock Cdlvt
sun IN fISt hands.
Salable sheep. 1000. total. $500: late
Thursday fat lambs I0-25 lower: natives
of most; bulk good and choice natives
! Ou-35; small lot or TWO. II 40. mos
91-l04 pound Westerns, 1100-@5: fat
ewes, largely 3.HS-5 80. today'S trade fat
lambs fairly active. steady 20 strong. best
natives. 40. some less attractive KIND
1915: lisht throWoutS $40, most ewes
eno better
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Woshinqton Produce

BUTTER-a3 score. TUBS 20. I-pound
prints. ?: a; i.-pound prints, 40, o. score.
tubs. J, Z; l-pound prints. 81 i.-pound
pr!ntS as'z: 81 score. tubs, 80; l-pound
prints 81 :: ls-pound prints. b. 90 score.
tubs, 35'a: l-pound prints 35'4. i4-pound
prints. 36I. 50 score tubs. 34i. pound
prints Iia i4-pound prints. 35i4 Ss
i.-pcund prints 34a.
LIVESTOCK-Calves. l3: spring lambs,
From Agricultural Marketing Service
Prices paid net fob Wasnineton
Federsl-State graded eggs received from
grading stations November - Whlte>,
y S. extras. lsrge, A.. U S. extras, me
dlumS. 50 cents U. s standards. large. -
extras. large, 44-46. mostly ~: L. s ex-
lras, mediums. - cents. U s standards.
large. 40 cents L s standard mediums
81 cents. U S. trades. 81 cents. Nearby
Lngraded eggs Current receipts. Whites,
mostly 32-33, some OF better quality. heav-
.er weights up TO 3s cents. puIletS. mostly
Receipts Government graded eggs, I45
cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Fowl.
CoIoreo. 4 pounds and up, 1919 cents No.
= l4-l5 cents, Leghorn hens, |Iz pounds
sT snd up ~ cents No 3 I3 cents Roosl5
Rocks, Broiiers and fryers all sizes. Ills
cents No. 2S, - cents Delaware and
MARYLAND. Rocks and crosses. broilers and
ftyerS, all sizes. LIS cents. No. Is I3
cents Capons: A-h pound. - cents. :
POUNDS and up. IS cents Turkeys. Young
IL pounds and Up 49, cents. No >
ann Underslzes. Is cents GunesS Young
> pounds and up ~ cents. under pounds,
% cents; old. 1912 cents.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Chicago Grain
b. The AssocIated Press.

E7' INV -'''.sN'S'''N "a 'S'N
CHICAGO. Nov 7. - Soybeans
prices rose more than cents a
bushel at one stage today. carrying
wheat and other grains upward with
them
Wet weather and reports OF crop
damage IN important sections OF the
soybean belt stimulated the fresh
outburst of buying. which included
some short covering Prices ad-
vanced to the best levels in a
month, December contracts selling
up 70 s176 and May up to Sl.78
Wheat rose more than cent and
I'VE about 2 cents, borrowing
strength from beans. Granting Of
a billion dollar credit to Russia.
following reports earlier in the week
that the SovietS had made some
inquiry at Washington regarding
gram supplies available for export,
attracted attention. Buying stimu-
lated by this however. was offset
by Washington reports that the
price control bill as it now stands
does not meet with administration
approval partly because minimum
ceilings provided for farm prices are
considered 100 high,
Wheat closed = lis higher than
yesterday, December III 3, May
l223g-1 1922; corn. '4-12 up, De-
cember 49,. May "a. 3d.; oats,
l2-2, up. and rye, 2&s higher.
Soybeans. which came within frac-
tlons OF hitting the Scent advance
permitted in one session, reacted
sharply due 10 laSt-mlnute profit
taking. but closed 31s-55s higher.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Power CurtaiIment
Ordered for South
Is Postponed Week
Improved Stream Flows,
Success of BIockout and
Pooling Avert Cut Now
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ATLANTA. Nov. 7-An o. P M
ordered power curtailment affect
ing six Southeastern States will be
postponed for one week because of
neWly-devlsed power pooling and
diversion, improved stream flows
and the success of voluntary black
out.
The proposed 80 per cent power
curtailment involved mainly large
commercial and industrial consum-
ers in Georgia. Tennessee, Alabama
Eastern Mississippi. Southeast South
Carolina and Northwest Florida.
The Office of Production Man
agement yesterday also postponed
Indefinitely 5 per cent curtail-
ment of the remainder of South
Carolina and in North Carolina. 1t
added there was "a strong posi-
bility" that the 80 per cent area
po5tponement would be extended for
an additional week, or until No
vember "a
J. A. Krug. o. P. M power ad-
mlnlstrator for the Southeast. gave
the following developments as rea-
son for the poStpOnement:
Il Power pooling arrangement,
perfected at meeting at Char
lotte. N. C.. this week vii
bring into the shortage area about
100000 klloWatt-hOuTS per Weef
more power than had previously
been counted on.
2, Increased deliveries of power
from Arkansas and Kentucky arr
bringing into the shortage area ar
additional 100000 kiloWatt- hours
OF power.
"3. Stream flows have improved
from moderate to heavy rainfall
o. P M engineers estimated
yesterday that rains during the past
weed added $1,000 900 kiloWatt hour!
OF power 10 the storage reservoirs II
the area
Il. Immediate and complete CO.
operation OF the public and the
utility systems III complying with
the So-called blackout' provision.
of the order and the effects of vol.
unJary conservation of power by
small consumers. o. P. NJ. engineer
estimated this weeks saving at g.
900 900 kiloWatt- hours
Evening star., 1941-11-07
New York Suqur

NEW YORK. Nov. 7 lPt.-Abssnoe oi
selling pressure attracted new trade ano
short covering TO the world sugar future,
market today Late prices gained 005 tc
.04 of a cent pound.
Activity in the domestic contract was
negligible. May was quoted at 2.9I, up ,O1
of cent.
Raws and refined remained unchanged
Futures No. 3 closed .0I-.05 Of q cent
lower. Sales so tons. January, 2.95p;
March. 2.S5b; May. oSsb.
No. 4 futures unchanged to .0l Of cent
higher. Sales, 2,I00 tons. December
2.64a: March 51b; May, 2.56iab.
Bid. a Asked.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
| Auto Production
OF 1855 Units
Is Reported
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT, Nov. 7-Passenger car
and truck production this week was
estimated today by Waru's Reports
Inc, at 90, ,585 units. maintaining a
level expected to continue through
November. Assemblies last week
numbered 92,o79; year ago this
week they totaled l23,448.
Wards said that one of the bright
spots in the current automotive plc-
ture is the volume of truck safes
both at the factories and at retail
There are indications. it was edded
that this branch Of the industry
would progress for a long period
ahead in high ground.
Evening star., 1941-11-07

rim bankruptcy or receivership, or oelns
reorganlzed under the Bankruptcy Act, or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing taple
are annual disbursements based or the
last quarterly or Seml-annual declaration.
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included Also extra or
extras Cash or stock. E Paid last year
Payable in stock g Declared or paid so
far this year PAYABLE in Cana dian funds;
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
his year WV With warrants. xV Win
out warrants war Warrants Sunlt OF
trading less than 100 shares; sales are
given in Iull
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Washington Exchange
SALES,

SaLEN,
Washington Gas common-l00 a
1888 100 at 1879.
Potomac Electric Power So pfd-
at lis, 2 at ll5
Garfnckel pfd g a q ,. , at 81 2
Washington Railway & Electric pfc
10 at ILL.,.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Commodity Prices

Press weighted wholesale price index OF
50 commodities today advanced to al 13
Previous day. 81 80; week ago, 91. 80;
month aso, 81 SO: year ago, IS. IS
1871. 1910. 1879. 1a33-3S
HiRh 81 - $50 15.22 asia
Low 1103 $3.50 631S 4l44
1926 average equals 1909
Evening star., 1941-11-07
VeoetobIes in Crater

Beats. tomatoes, cucumbers ana
marrows have ripened on the side
of a bomb crater made year ago
in the West End of London.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
New York Cotton
Ey he A nrLaLrd Pre-.

bS me HHnp' IA ltu FIt"e,
NEW YORK, Nov. Cotton fu-
lures worked sporadically higher to-
day as duTieS Of mill price fixing
in near months and Wall Street
buying In distant ones found only
light offerings, Scattered hedge and
New Orleans selling supplied the
contracts.
Favorable Interpretation of the
Russian war developments and re-
ports of continued holding move
ment among producers in the South
we're bulhSh factors.
Late prices were 60 to 10 cents a
bale higher; December 1919: March,
l64l, and July 1854.
Futures closed 55-S5 cents a bale higher.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Odd-Lot Dealings
By the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported To-
day these transactions by customers with
odo lot dealers or specialists on the New
YORK Stock Exchange for November &:
200 purchases involving 1888 shares:
$3.50 sales involving S5,729 shares in
shares
Evening star., 1941-11-07

No VN0a'- com 0.d- No. ] veII0W 16I =
-. No - 49,. No .. l4-76. No. ,.
- sample erade yellow. 90. new, No 3
yellow. ~ ia No I, 6S141'?' No >,
81 z-6a. sample grade yellow, 60-66. No
2 white. 50 Oars. No l mixed so :; No
l white. 5li2 No y 50-iOl4. No. 4 40
Bsrlov. mailing 1O-Sf nominal. feed and
screennuS 42-5f, nominal: No > barley.
50 Sovoesns, No , yellow t5l4-I n.
No ] 81 Is, Field seed. per hun
IeGHCigh,. nominal. timothy, 625-6.G }.
alSISe. ~ SOL 81. fancy red top. 500
5 .. red clover, I5.no-l7.o0; sweet clo"er.
SOP 90.
Evening star., 1941-11-07

Spot cotton closed steady. >" points
higher Sales. :. $50. Low mlddhnP- l5.02;
nlddine Ia A., good mlddllng, 1892: re-
CelptS. 1,3S1 stock. 5U9.lS1,
BID. Il Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
0s C.01t0 0o-Na Genus bale hlgf
COttonSeed Oil.

Bleachaoo CottOuseed oil futures closed
80 higher sales. rs contracts. December,
i 1ib March. lH.S4b; May. - S;}-S5.
BID.