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Evening star., 1941-03-22
Fierce Fighting Roges
At Cheren. British Soy

LONDON, March % LP.-The
battle for Cheren, gate to the Erit-
rean capital of Asmara, has devel-
oped into a fight of fierce attacks
and counter attacks by British
forces and italian defenders, au-
thoritative sources said today.
Meanwhile, they asserted, British
forces from Jijiga who recaptured
Hargeisa, British Somaliland, ARE
moving on and it is possible that by
this time they have come into con-
tact with our column moving inland
from Berbera"
This would strengthen the British
thrust from the east toward Adds
Ababa, Ethiopian capital.
Ethiopian Cities Bombed.
NAIROBI. Kenya Colony, March
% P.-The South African air force
was reported today to have made
heavy attacks on the strategic Ital-
ian-held cities Of Harar and Dire
dawa in Central Ethiopia.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last 24 Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, 81. pm. yesterday. Year
ago, As.
Lowest, 80, $50 am. today Year
ago, IS.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 6S, on March 3.
Lowest, Is. on March Is.
Humidity for Last "A Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 73 per cent, at $40 m. today
Lowest, 20 Der cent, at 4:30 pm. yes
terday.
Rivee Report.
Potomac River muddy, Shenandoah clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow
High ---------- 3:41 am. 4:40 am.
Low ----------- 1925 am. 11:27 am.
High --------- 4:12p.m $40 pm
Low ----------- HOO po1n IL so pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today 500 6:21
Sun, tomorrow ---- sos 6:22
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in {
Capital (current month to date):
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Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Your u. s.
Income Tax
Prepared by Bureau of
Internal ReUenue,
Treasury Dept.
ITEMS EXEMPT FROM TAX.

certain items are specifically eX-
empt from the income tax and need
not be included in the taxpayers re-
turn of gross income. Among such
items are the proceeds from life in
surance policies paid by reason of
the death of the insured.
Amounts received (other than
amounts paid by reason of the death
OF the insured and interest pay
ments on such amounts and other
than amounts received as annui-
ties) under life insurance or en-
dowment contract, which are less
than or exactly equal to the pre-
mlums or consideration paid there
for, are exempt from Federal in
come tax. Any excess received over
the consideration paid is taxable.
Amounts received as an annuity
under an annuity or endowment
contract shall be included in gross
income; except that each year the
excess of the amount received over 3
per cent of the aggregate pre-
miumS or consideration paid for the
annuity is taX-free until the aggre-
gate OF such sums excluded from
gross income for the taxable year
1910 and prior years equals the ag-
gregate premiums or conSiderat ton
paid for the annuity.
There are also exempt from tax
amounts received by gift, bequest,
devise or inheritance; interest on
obligations of the District of Co.
lumbia, any Territory, State, coun-
ty, municipality or other political
subdivision of the State; interest
on certain bonds issued by the
United States Government or it's
possessions and on Federal farm
loan bonds; amounts received
through accident or health insur-
ance or under Workmen's compen-
sation acts for personal injury or
sickness, and damages received on
account of such injuries or sickness.
Pensions and compensation re-
ceived by veterans from the United
States for services in time of war
are exempt; and pensions received
from the United States by the fam
lily of a veteran for services rem
dered by the veteran in time of war
are exempt.
There is also exempt from the
Federal income tax the rental value
of a dwelling house and appurte-
nances thereof furnished to a min
lister of the gospel as part of his
compensation. Other items excluded
from gross income are alimony and
an allowance based on a separation
agreement.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Canadian Industry
Spurred by Vast
ArmsDemands
Unemployment Reduced
To Almost Negligible
Dimensions
special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The de-
mandS of Canada's war program
continue to provide tremendous
stimulus to manufacturing industry,
the Bank of Montreal states in its
current business summary.
This has had the effect of re-
ducing unemployment to almost
negligible dimensions" according to
the bank and has produced a wide
spread increase OF the public's pur-
chasing power. redounding inevi-
tably to the advantage of retail
trade and general business"
"All plants engaged in the pro-
duCtlon Of armamentS and NUM-
tionS and the raw materials re-
quired for them are working prac-
tically at full capacity. New arma-
ment and munitions plants are COM
ing into production every month
and the end of the program of in
dustrial expansion has by no means
been reached
The shipbuilding yards continue
very busy and the lumber mills,
particularly in British Columbia,
are we'll supplied with orders. The
construction industry has got off
to a very good start in 194l as
the value of new contracts placed
in January was s26,579 900, as COM
pared with $16918,000 in December
and S8,844000 in January, 1910. The
industrial boom in the United
States is creating an increased de-
mand for a variety of raw materials
supplied by Canada.
With the reassembling of Parlia-
ment and the prospect of an early
budget prOnouncement by the min
lister of finance, interest this month
is being focused on the matter of
war finance, war taxation and war
borrowing.
"Colncidlng with and explaining
the vigorous campaign now in prog
reSS for promoting savings by the
systematic purchase by the public
at large of war savings certificates
has been the official announcement
to the Commons that a sum equal
ling more than half the national
income will have to be raised IN
the next fiscal year to meet the
requirements Of the federal, pro-
vlnCial and municipal governments
and to cover repatriation of Ca
madam securities held in the United
Kingdom.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Byron Asks Planning
To Meet Defense
Needs in DC Area
Points to Ropid Growth
Of Nearby Military
Establishments

The defense program Of the Ma
tional Capital, Maryland and Vir-
ginia was discussed in a radio talk
last night by Representative Byron,
Democrat, OF Maryland, a member
o. the House Military Affairs Com
mittee.
Unless this problem 'of national
significance" is promptly and proper
ly settled, he declared his intention
Of forcing an issue in the House
Military Affairs Committee to in
vestigate the causes.
The defense problem of the Ma
tional Capital, he said, embraces a
triangle with the base extending
from Frederick to Havre de Grace
on the north, with the apex at In
dianhead arsenal on the south.
Within this area is included the
metropolitan district of Baltimore
and the Nations Capitalize nerve
centerS of this great defense effort 3"
He pointed out that this area also
includes such defense projects as
Fort Meade, where thousands of
troops are concentrated: the Navy
Yard and Naval Air Station, the
Medical Center and the Marine Bar
racks in Washington, the powder
factory at Indianhead the Dahl
gren Proving Ground, the Marine
Barracks at Quantico, and similar
activities.
These projects are being rapidly
expanded and developed, he en-
phasized, with nearly S40O 900 900 in
defense contracts awarded to in
dustrieS and services within this
Capital triangle. Within this area,
he said, the population has increased
nearly 100000 during the last 10
years and recent survey shows
that in the Washington area alone
the population is likely to increase
100000 during the next two years,
because of the Federal defense pro-
gram.
Mr. Byron questioned whether
this Observation-Disclosures Virginia tri-
angle has sufficient facilities. Are
Evening star., 1941-02-26
SeIIout Is Predicted
In Steel Industry
By May |
Some Companies Would
Welcome priorities,
Iron Age Declares
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-Iron Age
SAID today the high rate at which
orders are being received indicated
to steelmakers they may he entirely
sold out for 1941 by May l.
On most products, the trade mag
azine said, books are almost COM
pIetely filled for the second quarter.
There have been large bookings for
the third quarter and even some
for the fourth.
Some steel companies would well
come mandatory priorities because
of the complexities of adjusting
deliveries, the survey continued, but
others are opposed
The question of making short
deliveries even for defense projects" -"
SAID the publication, thus becomes
an intricate one of schedule adjust
ment, the inevitable result being
broken delivery promises to regular
customers"
Car Builders Short.
In this connection Iron Age men,
toned some railroad car builders.
who are without priorities, but who
have recently booked considerable
business and have found it virtually
impossible to obtain shipments de-
sired by April or May.
Into this already overcroWded
steel situation" the review said. "a
large volume of orders for the Brit
ish will be dumped as soon as the
lease-iend bill has been passed.
January shipments fell short of
350,000 tons, compared with 900. 600
tons a month, that Britain was
expected to take. Hence a large
expansion of British orders is ex-
pected, exclusive of contracts placed
in the United States for fabricated
products.
Despite the utmost efforts of the
steel companies to maintain high
production, the average for the in
dustry. at 81 per cent this week. is
only one point above last week.
Meetings Are Held.
Regarding priorities, Iron Age
said:
In steel the use of mandatory
priorities has not yet been con-
sidered necessary, though some steel
products are now subject to form
Of rationing. notably structural
shapes, stainless and other nickel
alloy steel, and all galvanized prod
uctS.
"A meeting was held in New York
Monday to canvass the situation
in plates. in which mills hold back
logs amounting to five or six months
production or more, and another
meeting was held Tuesday to con-
slider tungsten high speed tool steel,
in which the tungsten supply is the
primary factor"
The survey said steel plants in
Pittsburgh, Chicago. Youngstown
and the Buffalo areas faced a pos
sible scrap shortage because supplies
were coming out less freely than
needed The Iron Age scrap COM
posite price remained at S20.0S a
ton.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Huge Defense Orders
Threatened by Steel
Strike Set for Tonight
Bethlehem Workers
Ask Bargaining Election
And Wage Increase
BY the Associated Press.


A scheduled strike of C. I. o.
workers tonight at the LaCkaWan-
ma N. Y mill of Bethlehem Steel
Corp. presented a critical produc-
tion problem to that firm, which
has $l.500,000000 in defense orders.
The only way the corporation
could avert the Walkout, union en-
ployes declared at a mass meeting
yesterday, would be to reinstate
workers who have been indefinitely
suspended grant a collective bar
gaining agent election to the plants
$4,000 employees and increase all
wages by 25 per cent.
A union spokesman declared that
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee is we'll enough organized to
CLOSE every plant Bethlehem has"
The company has other mills at
Bethlehem, J0hnstoWn and Potts
town. Pa.
Company officials did not COM
ment, except to say that the work
ers who had been suspended had
engaged in work StoppageS which
damaged the coke ovens.
Arbiters Ordered to Scene.
Defense officials yesterday or
dered Thomas Burns and C. S.
Ching 10 Buffalo. Mr.. Burns is an
aide of Sidney Hillman. associate
director of the Office of Produc-
ton Management Mr.. Ching is la
Dor relations counsel of the United
States Rubber Co.
But while storm clouds gathered
over the Bethlehem properties, set
tlement of a two-week strike was
announced at the Motor Wheel
Corp, Lansing, Mich. The $500
A. F. L.-United Automobile Workers
whose Walkout delayed work on
S40O0,000 in defense contracts voted
to accept new contract terms and
go back to work today.
Their decision enabled the Pack
ard Motor Co. at Detroit to resume
production. That firms $500 au-
tomotive employees had been laid
of because of a wheel shortage.
Ford Dispute Settled.
An lnclplent dispute al the Ford
Motor Co. in the same city quieted
after 40 glass plant employees were
returned TO work.
Strikes by c. I. o. unionists con-
tinued against Cluett, Peabody &,
Co. plants at Troy, N. Y; Leomin-
ster, Mass, and Atlanta. About
2,300 employees were reported idle
and Army shirt-making orders were
being held up.
The Worcester (MassD Pressed
Steel Co., with S1,00OOO0 in de-
fense orders, reported last night
that 200 of its employees had walked
out after wage dispute. The firm
makes shell castings and parts for
warplanes and machine guns.
At Cleveland the Willard Storage
Battery Co. announced settlement
OF five-day strike by c. I. o work.
ers- The plant. which employs TOO
has orders for military aircraft and
truck equipment.
A Federal labor Conciliator ar
rived at Youngstown, Ohio. to nego-
tlate for settlement Of a dispute in
which the Republic Steel Corp. shut
down its electric weld plant. Com
pany officials said TOO men were af-
fected; union leaders placed the
total at 1.500.
Evening star., 1941-02-26

IIIdlCS. oIlS WdS d ldiI SlIl, Will dIl
amazingly white skin and brilliant
eyes that might have been gray-blue
or green. A full, sensitive mouth, a
mass Of thick blue-bla hair above
wide brow. Her slender, curving
figure breathed grace and conscious
beauty. She was strikingly lovely
and yet not beautiful in any ordi-
nary way. She was like a white
orchid-exotic, exhaling a misty
lure that emanated neither from her
youth nor from her obvious beauty,
but from some strange inner quality
of charm. 1t was reflected in her
voice too as she spoke to Sir John.
Don't blame Hunt, Sandy dear.
I fairly had to knock him out of the
way But l had to talk to you"
Then as she saw his face more clear
ly, Why, darling, what on earth is
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Feb 20 p, UNITED States De-
demand for Texas woods in the Boston
market today. Sales of fair quantities Of
original bag l2-month Texas Wools were
reported at 81 .03-Sl .OS, secured basiE
Eight-month Texas woods sold in moderate
quantities at 93-yS cents secured bas
There ere some injuries for spot Aus
trallan Merinos at Sl.OO-Sl.O5. secured
basis, duty paid
Evening star., 1941-02-26

there adequate plans for new hous-
ing, for schools, for fire and police
protection, for medical care, for
recreational facilities, for transport
tation and adequate highway facili-
ties?" he asked.
The demands that have been
and will be made upon these areas
have only begun" he cautioned. 1T
cannot be imposed upon the peace
time economy without serious shock
and the necessity for sweeping ad-
Justments. 1t is the duty of the
Government to minimize these
shocks and to provide adequate
services for those engaged in the
defense projects"
Evening star., 1941-02-26

as 1 could; then once I found them,
l could help to track them down. "
He smiled at her. Nevertheless,
a very uncomfortable feeling took
hold Of him. Why did she ask to be
allowed to help him in this particu-
lar way? Where did she get this
crazy idea?
She insisted; You know how
good my instinct is? You know what
I told you about people always came
true. You know it Sandy dear,
don't you?"
Brinda Duncan in the British in
telligence! The thought alone made
the blood rush up to his head All
very we'll as long as she was known
only as his ward and niece. But if
the world knew her real ancestry
Evening star., 1941-02-26

knew who Brinda Duncan really
was-beside that scandal the loss
of a list Of agents would be insig-
nificant!
And still ne could not tell her
anything. 1t was the secret that
for her sake he had always kept
locked in his mind It was some
thing she must never, never know.
That no one must ever know. Above
all, that no one must know While he
was intelligence chief and England
was at war!
Col. SandersOn TempOrlZes.
He tempOrized as ne had done so
often before. Il shall think 1t over,
dear"
You really must" smiled Brinda.
Il am sure with little effort I could
become a wonderful spy! Besides
would really love TO help you"
Col. SandersonS features tight
ened, his chin became pointed, his
lips tense. A sudden pallor drained
his cheeks For seconds he re-
manned silent, then without looking
at BTnda he answered:
I'D rather you didn't say that.
Spying is a dangerous business for
women and the end is invariably
the firing squad
Oh" mused Brinda confidently.
"it wouldn't be for me. I'd Just ask
a man what I wanted to know and
he'd tell me. That would make it
very simple"
L shouldn't be surprised" said
Sir John. But now you'd better
run along, child. I've got a great
deal to do"
Brinda was not listening. With a
swift, graceful movement, she
leaped to her feet.
What was that?" Her body was
tensely alert. 1T sounded like a
shot"
1T was shot two shots I
think said Sir John.
There was a vigorous knock at
the door
Beg pardon, sir" said Orderly
Hunt, opening it. his burly figure
framed in the light. This is most
urgent, sir. Something happened to
Capt. Kenley""
'Kenley? What?"
Shot" said the orderly. Muir
dered."
(To Be Continued.
(Copyrlght by Maurice Dekobra and Leyla
George. Distributed by King Features
Evening star., 1941-02-26

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Evening star., 1941-02-26
CHAPTER II.

1t too late Brinda had her foot the threshold All
hide holding
managed to slip into the desk drawer shutting it hastily
changed the whole
power it the personality?
irresistible
whose likely to nger long especially impeonable
Evening star., 1941-02-26
MATA HARI'SZaMlzzM
R MAURICE BEkOBRA .~A IEYIA GEORGE
SYNOPSIS.

Sir John British Intelligence Chief Just
that Mara his ace Uoan agent has betrayed important
the elSiUe Ajar head Of Of spies England His AIDE,
Hugh Kenley also reported that paachut
girls car Sir John
realizes that position desperate
He must resign As he his pistol familiar Uotce
side his residential Office interrupts He the
Evening star., 1941-02-26
London Gold and Silver

23Isd, unchanged. Equivalent $3.50
csntst Bar gold, 1855. UNCHANGED.
Equivalent S33.s5) Exchange, S4.03.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
London Money Rutes
(Reported by Smith, BE-

LONDON. Feb. 26 LP,.-Money, 1 per
cent. Discount rates: Short bills, l 1872
per cent: 3-month bills, l 1-32-1i..
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Feb IS lP,.-National AS
ISOLATION Securities Dealers Inc.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
a Feels Terrified.

wrong? You look as if the Germans
had Just captured Buckingham
Evening star., 1941-02-26
CTo Be Continued

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George. Distributed by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
Telephone Executives
 Discuss Emergencies
Over 800 Gather Here For Family Session. -Presi.
 dent Knight Greets Successor, AlIertOn F. Brooks

violated the written and the spoken word, The strife has been and must continue to be for security built on the underpinning of confidence.
 Confidence And Trust .
 My closing injunction is that, with honesty in your own thinking and with courage in exacting it from others, you fight with all your hearts for the continuance of that high degree of confidence and trust which iS the background of ell that Is worth while in life"
 Tn charge of arrangements for the meeting, which was held in the Waterbury Women'S Club, Water. bury, was the following committee: M, A. Cattaneo, chairman; ]. T. O'Gornan, c. T. Steck, Warren eLonard, Miss Margaret Sheehan. Miss Viola Slover and Y. L. Beebe, all of Waterbury; F. T. McDonough, J. P. Cullen ard II. r. Richter, all of New Haven; Q. R. Daniels oS Torrington.
 Music was provided by del Fino and N!s Hotel Elton Music and The Melodians Quartet. Following the addresses there was an informal re- ceptlon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
HOLY NAME MEN
 MEET THURSDAY
SS. Peter And Paul Com mittees For Year Named
 By William Keaveney

The committees of the Holy Name society oe GS. Peter and paul'n church for the coming year have been named by william Keavney, president Of the society.
 Edward Bergin will head the pro- gram committee and will be as sisted by Nicholas Plunkett, Edmund White, James J. Creem, Jr., VII liam Klobedanx, IT,, and Harry Corden.
 Edgar Dwyer is chairman of the entertainment committee, assisted by Carl Deeiey, Joseph Mccarthy, Thomas Doyle, Eugene Sullivan, Ed mund White, John Brophy, George Daly and Alfred Wiehn.
 Alfred Wiehn is chairman of the membership committee, assisted by all members of the society.
 In charge of winter card tourna- ment will be Frank McWeeney, as- sisted by Alfred Wiehn, William Klobedan1, Jr., William warner, Joseph T. phelgn, Eugene Sulli- van, Edward Bergin and William 0hent.
 The society will hold tlaelr next meeting Thursday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
LEWIS A. WHITE
 DIES IN BRISTOL
Waterbury Native To Be Inferred Here-Member
 Of Local Wheel Club

Bristol, Nov. ( = Lewis A. White 72. of 4S Oak street died Sunday night ct Bristol hospital.
 The funeral was held this after. noon at 3 p, m. at the Scott Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Francis T. Cooke, pastor of the First Congre- gational church, oflciating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery, Wa. terbury, at the convenience of the family.
 He was born in Waterbury, July 20, 1866, and learned the trade Q! toolmaker, In 1911 he moved to Brooklyn, N. F., where he was super intendent' of the Ansonia Clock Company. Later he came to Bristol as master mechanic of the E. Ipgra- ham Company and in 1926 resigned his position to start his own business in the Bristol Auto Clock Com. pany.
 He was 6 descendant of Elder John White, one of the members oi the Thomas Hooker party which settled Hartford.
 He was Q well known bicycle rider and 0 member of the Water. bury Wheel Club.
 On October g, 1889, he was mar. ried to Mary 4. Willard whom he leaves with three daughters, Misses Alice L. White of Boston, Mass. Annie M. White of New York City and Katharine M. White of this city; two sons, Stanley w. White of Lexington. Mass, and Herbert w. White of Lynnbrook, L. T., and four grandchildren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04

with regard to Palestine. American Jewry, the eminent Zionist stated, feel that Jews Wctimized by persecu- ton in Europe shoul abe permitted unrestricted entry into the Holy Land.
 In effect Dr. Tannenhauni pointed out that contributions to the de- velopment of Palestine made by Jews, have far outweighed the con- sideration received in return. Pales- tin!ans have mobilized an army numbering three to four divisions, and insist upon fighting side by side with the British, but under their own flag.
 Reviewing tho history of the growth of zionism. the speaker said that the Balfour Declaration was @ statment pledging support of the building of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and issued by Lord Bal- four, at that time British foreign secretary, on November 2, 1917.
 Since that time, despite hardship and suffering. pioneers have suc- ceeded in constructing a nation ad- vanced both industrially and agri. culturally, and Palestine has be- come 6 tremendously vital base of supplies for English troops in the Near East.
 The following were elected officers for the coming year last night: Pres ident, Meyer Erlanger; vlce-presi- dent, Albert Burns; recording aecs retary, Atty. Howard Matskin; financial secretary, Leopold Gins- berg, and treasurer, Samuel Fash- man.