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Evening star., 1941-08-09
Body Of Man, About 70,
Found OFF Huins Point

The body of a white man, about
70, was found floating in the Wash
ington Channel of Hams Point to-
day by Park Policeman A. j. Bick-
ford. 1t was recovered by harbor
police.
The man was dressed in a blue
serge suit. He was described as bald,
with fringe of gray hair. No marks
OF Identification were found.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
House Leaders Fear
Indefinite Army Duty
Bill Faces Defeat
Efforts Made to Obtain
18-Month Extension
As Voted by Senate
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Some Democratic House leaders
virtually abandoned hope today of
passing legislation providing indefi-
mite extension of Army service, and
sought to salvage from mounting
opposition an l8-month extension
already approved by the Senate
Informed sources said a careful
poll showed existence of working
combination of Republicans and
| Democrats which could easily de-
feat the pending House bill to re-
move the present one-year time
limit for service of selectees. Ma
tional Guardsmen and reservists.
Chairman May insisted, however,
that the House Military Affairs
Committee would stand by its un-
limited service version of the con-
troversial egislation-and Republl-
can opponents declared they would
not compromise either.
With important votes not sched-
uled until Monday. or possibly
Tuesday, President Roosevelt's lieu
tenants took advantage of a week
end recess to buttonhole undecided
members and urge the l8-month
extension and to select a man to
offer that compromise.
One administration whip said he
mad changed two votes during yes
terdays listleSS debate on the legis-
| lation-"and it was tough sledding.' -
he added.
All but 10 or Is of the 17G-odd
Republicans were being counted as
against any extension for the Sc
lectees, although they said they
we're agreeable to continue Guards
men, reservists and enlisted men
in service indefinitely. One Demo-
cratic strategist said that if 20 OF
25 Republicans voted for the bill
we might have a chance"
The opposition based its stand or
the ground that the national inter.
est was no more imperiled nov
than a year ago when the Selectiv,
Service Act was passed; that tht
Government made a contract with
the selectees to keep them in uni.
form only year; and that the Army
would not be disorganized-as Pres.
ident Roosevelt said it would-i
they were not kept longer.
The House debated the measur,
five and one-half hours yesterday
but after few opening speeches tn,
discussion became desultory and al
times only TO or IS members were
in their seats.
At the outset Representatives Cox
Democrat, of Georgia and Smith
Democrat, of Virginia argued tha
if the Nation was not imperiled, Re.
publicans and Democrats alike. woule
not have voted so overwhelmingly
for the defense program with it.
billions of dollars of appropriation
IF anybody doubts that the ma.
tional peril is involved" Representa-
tive Smith asked, what is all tht
shooting about? Why did we ap'
propriate forty billion dollars fol
national defense?"
Representative Fish, Republican
of New York, leading off for the Re-
pubhcans, asserted that the legisla.
ton was part of a gigantic con
spiracy" designed to involve the Ma
ton in foreign wars.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
o. P. N. Stops Making
Of White SidewuII Tires
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The manufacture of white side
wall automobile tires was prohibited
by the Office of Production Man
agement today in move designed
to conserve rubber.
E. r. Stettinius, jr., defense di-
rector of priorities, said that cessa-
ton would save more than 5000
tons of crude rubber year. 1t takes
about two pounds more crude rubber
to make a white sidewall tire than
to make an ordinary black one.
The prohibition also will save
some zinc, which, in oxide form, Is
used in the white sidewalks.
The order prohibiting their manu-
facture is effective at midnight
August 23
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Duff Cooper Due in U. 5.
On Clipper Tomorrow
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 9-Pan Ameri-
can Always said today that Alfred
Duff Cooper. former British Minis
ter of Information, and n other
passengers left Lisbon in the Allan
tic Clipper early this morning and
would arrive here tomorrow after
noon.
Duff Cooper, en- route to Singa-
pore as a special war co-ordinator
for the British cabinet, was accom-
panied by his wife, the former Lady
Diana Manners.
The plane left Lisbon at 1854 am.
E. S. IT,. An hour later the Ameri-
can Clipper followed her with -
passengers en- route to New York.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Last Unit Of District
National Guard Is
Called 10 Active Duty
Observation Squadron
To Begin Service Sept. !;
Going TO Fort Broeg, N. c,

The 121st Observation Squadron,
District of Columbia National
Guard. will be inducted into Fed
eral service September l, the War
Department announced today. This
will put the last unit of the local
guard into active service.
Orders will be issued soon for the
men to be transferred to Fort Bragg.
NC, for temporary training, but
they will be stationed later at Lex
ington County Airport, Columbia,
S. c. The South Carolina quarters
probably will be ready late in No.
vember.
The II officers and l06 enlisted
men of the squadron will be formal
" called TO duty on September l.
at their armory headquarters in the
old National Hotel at Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Week Needed for Departure.
Some of the troops may be quar-
tered at the old armory. but il is
possible many of the men will be
allowed to sleep at their homes un-
| til departure time. Details have not
yet been worked out.
From the time of their actual in
duction September l, it will take
about week or more, according to
officers, for the necessary paper
work to be completed. medical ex-
aminations conducted. and final
plans made for moving the troops
out of the city.
Under command of Capt. Clifford
C. Hutchison, the squadron has been
trained by Maj. Stewart w. Towle
jr., United States Army Air Corps.
A few men are on permanent de-
tail at the old armory at the present
time, according to 1t. Luther N.
johnson and 1t. George E. Patching
Recognized April 10.
Federal recognition was extended
to the squadron April 10. While its
present strength is II officers and
LOG enlisted men, the authorized
strength is 81 officers and 116 en-
listed men. The squadron has three
planes, an advanced trainer and
two observation planes, but its full
strength will be 13 planes.
Among the present officers there
are Is pilots and four observers
The enlisted men comprise the
ground crew and gunners. The
planes are stationed at Boiling
Field.
Calling up of the observation
squadron clears the old National
Guard Armory of its last unit OF
District troops. The building also
houses District selective service
headquarters. 1t is on part of the
site eventually intended for expan-
sion of the new Public Library. Ths
first unit of the library is to bs
built adjacent to the Armory.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Two Men Prevent Youth
From Leapinq Off Bridge

A 16-year- -old boy who, police say,
attempted to leap from Calvert
Street Bridge at $50 am. today was
being examined at Gallinger Hos
pital. A taxicab driver and pass
erby prevented the jump.
The youth hailed a cab at Four
teenth street and Park road NV,
then opened its door and sprang
out as the taxi passed over the
bridge, according to the report.
His sprint to the railing was
halted by the cab driver, George F.
simons, 1923 Otis place NV, who
jumped out and seized the boy. The
passerby, John Shylock, 1840 Park
road NV, helped to restrain him,
police said
Police of the 10th precinct said the
youth told them he previously had
drunk poison.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Second Russian Attack
On Berlin Reported
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Soviet high command an
nounced at Moscow today the first
Russian bombing of Berlin-Thurs-
day highland there were indica-
tions that Red air force flyers made
the l,200-mile round trip again last
night to attack the German capital
AS to raid last night, Adolf Hit
lers headquarters in Berlin re-
ported the driving off of a raiding
force identified by the high COM
mand as individual enemy planes.
British sources said these planes
were Russian and made no mention
of an attack on Berlin by their own
aircraft.
Radio transmitters at Warsaw and
Vienna, along the flight route from
the east, went off the air, along with
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Americans Injured on Zomzom
Still on Raider After IFS DAYS
Donald King to Tell
Of Parting With
| Missing Americans

Current efforts of the Amer
ican Government to learn from
the Nazis the whereabouts of
Francis Frank Vicovari and
Uncle Ned Laughinghouse
lend added interest to Donald
Stewart Kings account of his
parting with the two wounded
Americans in the hospital of
the German raider Tamesis,
which had just sunk the Zam-
Zam.
The account will appear to-
morrow in the second INSTALL
ment of Kings adventures ap-
pearing exclusively in The Star.
The Nazis, replying to a State
Department inquiry, today in
formed the American Govern
ment that Mr.. Vicovari. captain
of a BritiSh-American ambu-
lance outfit, and Mr.. Laughing
house. elderly North Carolina
tobacco man. we're still aboard
the raider at sea.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Alberto Premier Opposes
b. S.-British Union
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSCciated Press.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug g.
Alberta's Premier William Aberhart
today denounced federal union Of
the United States and Great Brit
ain as a sinister scheme" which
would centrafze monetary and eco
nomic power.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
II Killed in Suez Raid

CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. 9 (P.-Eleven
persons were killed and seven others
injured, but only slight property
damage was caused, in an Axis air
raid last night on the Suez Canal
zone, an ofdcial announcement said
today.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Heavy Enemy Toll
In Bottle Reported
By Red Army
D, the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 9.-The Rec
Army declared today that heavy
losses had been inflicted on II
more German divisions-Six tank
and four infantry-in battle or
the eastern front.
Red Star. the army organ, sale
intercepted German messages showed
the following losses among the Ger
man divisions:
1l1th Infantry-20 per cent.
7th Tank-30 per cent.
56th. 297th and 299th Infantry
20 per cent.
18th, 18th, 14th and 18th Tank-4C
per cent.
18th Tank-Tremendous.
ION a basis of $4,000 men to
German infantry division and
10000 men to a German tank
division, the Red Army figures
indicate casualties of roughly
$4,000 men,
Static Situation Reported.
These losses, the Red Star said
are in addition to the numbers OF
Nazi infantry. tank and mechanical
divisions previously reported routed
It's report followed Soviet Infor-
nation Bureau communique which
reported static situation on the
whole front, with the key sectors
unchanged and the German blltz-
krieg cut down to local patrol fight
ing in some areas.
Again naming areas which have
been war theaters for days, the mid
day communique said fighting con-
,tinued throughout the night in the
region OF Korosten, about 80 miles
northwest of the capital of Kiev, OF,
the Karelian Isthmus north of Len
ingrad, on the Estonian front, near
Smolensk and in the Bel Tserkov
sector Of the Ukraine.
The German high command
claimed Korosten had been cap
tured0
In other directions and sectors
of the front" it added, there was
patrol activity and fighting of local
character"
Korosten Battle Center.
A Moscow war bulletin on fighting
yesterday named Korosten as a
battle center after several days
during which that area had not been
mentioned by the Red Army.
Elsewhere the Soviet picture OF
the front was the same as 1t has
been for days: With fighting at
Kakisalmi. on the Karelian 1sthmus
IS miles north of Leningrao; on
the Estonian front, near Smolensk
on the road to Moscow, and near Bel
Tserkov, center of resistance against
the big Nazi push south OF Kiev.
The Russians said their air fleet
which German communiques have
pictured as virtually shattered
smashed heavily at German troops
and panzer columns along the front,
and raided the Luftwaffe's air
dromes far behind the lines.
q Nazi Planes Claimed.
Twenty-one German planes were
reported shot down Thursday with
a loss of IA Russian planes.
Red Fleet reported the Germans
lost IA submarines in the first A
days of the war, along with more
than 80 transports, 10 destroyers,
three patrol boats, two monitors,
two cutters and two trawlers.
Red Fleet said four of the sub
marines were destroyed by mines,
one by collision with Bulgarian
destroyer In the Black Sea, and the
others by aerial bombing.
Evening star., 1941-08-09

time badly injured in a German
raider which disappeared in the
South Atlantic.)
The Tamesis has not been re-
ported-either by the Germans OF
by British naval patrol or mer-
See ZAMZAM. Page A-2l
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Summary of Todoy's Star

Army testimony seen winning favor
for Arlington site. Page Ala
Montgomery weighs Keys tract re-
zoning. Page Ala
Evening star., 1941-08-09

(See RAIDS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1941-08-09

(See STRIKES, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-08-09

(See ZAMZAM, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1941-08-09

(See GERMAN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-08-09

(See TAXES, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-08-09

muniQue sale
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Foreign Exchunoe

NEW YORK, June lP,.-The Canadian
the, United States dollar in free foreisn
exchange trading today
:, The German benevolent" mark was
scent e. lower, and the Hong Kong and
Late rates follow IGreat Britain In
dollars. others in centsD
Canada:
Official Canadian Control Board rates
IoI Y. 3 ooIlars; buying 10 per cent pre-
aIent 10 discounts on Canadian dollars in
909 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket 1lSs per cent discount or Ss.37h
U. S. cents.
Europe:
Great Britain. official. bankers foreign
exchange committee ratesl, buying, 81 %;
S4O3l2; Germany, 40O5: benevolent
u -; Finland 2.05n; Hungary la.77n;
Italy. 5.06: Portugal 4 .01: Sweden. 90 SIS;
switzerland. s23.22; Yugoslavia, 2.35n.
Argentina, Official. 2a.77; free, 23.7o:
Brazil; official 6.05n; free, soon; Mex
ico. 20. 10n.
Far East:
Japan, 23.4s; Hong Kong, 2449: shans-
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated)
Nominal.
For commercial transactions
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Cotton Prices Climb
To New 1941 Highs
After Setback
Active Futures Guin
81 to as Points in
Latest Week
By the Associs ted Press.

By the Associs ted Press.
NEW YORK, June Cotton
prices turned upward last week,
following the moderate setback ex-
perienced the week previous.
Spot cotton and active futures
contracts advanced into new high
ground for the season.
At the close of trading Saturday,
active future deliveries in the New
York Cotton Exchange showed net
gains for the week of 80 to As
points.
In the preceding week. the futures
market had recorded net declines
Of 10 to 10 points.
The cotton futures market
strengthened during the week under
a steady demand for contracts by
trade and mill interests.
Firmness in outside markets and
a further rise in domestic business
activity prompted the replacement
Of sold-out lines.
The upswing was tempered to
some extent by liquidation prompted
by peace talk" and by profit taking
attracted by the higher price levels.
Loan Rates Studied.
The question of probable loan
rates under the 194l cotton loan
program on cotton at various loca- =
tions in the belt continued as a
topic of discussion in the trade.
Uncertainty relative to what value
the Commodity Credit Corp. will
put on 194l cotton at various loca-
tons in the belt and what grade
and staple differences might be
allowed, tended to hold down the
volume.
1t had previously been calculated
in the trade that the loan rate on
contracts, middling fifteen six
teenths-inch cotton delivered at
Gulf ports, for example, might be
approximately 1890 cents, gross
weight, assuming a parity price as
OF August / next of 1925 cents.
However. subsequent advices in
dicated that the c. c. C. might
figure the loan rates differently
than had been previously assumed.
Cotton Goods Active.
Increased mill price fixing opera
tions last week reflected a decided
improvement in the domestic cot
ton goods market.
Trading in the cloth market had
fallen off badly during the previous
two weeks as a result of the estab-
llshment by the o. P. A. C. s. of
a price ceiling on combed yarns
substantially below market prices
which had prevailed.
The influence of such Federal ac-
ton gradually waned. however. and
buyers again entered the market
with orders for important quantities
of goods.
Exports of cotton by the United
states continued small Only 1000
bales were shipped last week.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Oil Firms 10 Extend
Pipe Lines Despite
Rush for Steel
sl3o,ooo,ooo Projects
Will Require Large
Machinery Orders
special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 9.-Large-scale
expansion OF pipeline facilities will
undoubtedly be witnessed over the
next few months, despite the urgent
need for steel for other uses, the
current issue OF the Financial World
states in an article analyzing the
effect on the oil industry of the
requisitioning of tankers for Great
Britain
The most important project calls
for the construction of 1,400- mile
24-inch crude oil line and 1000
mile 20-inch refined products line
from the Gulf Coast region to the
New York City and Philadelphia
areas.
The publication estimates that the
cost of these two lines alone will be
in the neighborhood of S130,000, 900,
while the pipe requirements will
exceed a million tons, or equal to
almost 25 per cent of total pipe
production last year.
1t is out of the question to make
up the deficit in oil transportation
facilities. due to the removal of the
tankers, by tank truck shipments
from Texas to New Jersey. Rail
shipments cannot solve the problem
either, as there are not enough tank
cars, and this mode of transporta-
ton costs more than twice as much
as shipments by pipeline.
Construction of the pipelines will
not only require large amounts of
steel, but also pumping machinery.
pipe couplings and earth removing
machinery such as tractors.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Deliveries Of Defense
Factory Supplies
Slowed in May
New Priorities Plan
Expected to Speed Up
Arms Program
BY The Associated Press.

by me ASSoClateu fress'
NEW YORK, June 9.-Deliveries
by manufacturers to distributors of
most defense industrial supplies
slowed down in May. the magazine
Mill Supplies reported today.
The magazine. conducting its
monthly survey of distribution of 20
key defense items found a speedup
in deliveries of only two necessities:
Electric tools and light machine
tools. In the past month, the de-
livery time for the first was cut to
80 days from 80; for the second
from 80 days to rs.
On II products. the delivery time
increased variously from one day to
20 days. These items were ball and
roller bearings, drill chucks. drop
forged wrenches, files. grinding
wheels, electric hoistS. lathe chucks
mechanics hand tools. socket head
screws, taps and dies. twist drills
and vises.
There were no changes in the de-
livery speed for coated abrasives,
hack saw blades, milling cutters
hand hoists, precision tools and
welding equipment.
Said the magazine: application
Of the new percentage priorities'
system is expected to result in
greatly accelerated delivery of sup
plies, through distributors, to the
Nations defense plants.
How much the labor situation is
affecting the overall situation is
difficult to determine. Certainly it
has worked hardships among indi-
vidual distributors whose manufac-
turing sources were tied up.
During the past few weeks there
have been strikes-most of which
now are settled-among manufac-
turers of drill chucks, twist drills,
taps, milling cutters, wrenches,
pliers, screw drivers, nails and wire
goods. galvanized metal ware. pull
leys. abrasives, manila rope and
wire rope"
Evening star., 1941-06-09
New Wool Business
Declines at Boston
y the Associated Press.

BOSTON. June 9 UNITED States
Department OF Agriculture New
business on woods in the Boston
market was quieter last week. De-
llVeries, however, were fairly heavy
on Wools previously ordered in both
domestic and foreign lines.
These deliveries kept users well
supplied for the bulk of their cur
rent needs. Prices were firm on the
scattered few purchases.
Combing three -eighths and quar-
ter blood bright fleece woods re-
ceived a moderate demand at 46-47
cents, in the grease, delivered to
Eastern mills. Fine delaine, quoted
at 42-44 cents, in the grease, and
combing half-blood quoted at 43-45
cents, in the grease, for bright
wools, were very quiet.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Auto Stocks Shrink
To New Lows for
Present Season
Less Than ; Weeks
Supply Reported in
Dealers Hands
BY DAVID j. WILKIE,

AhSOIlblCu FEcss AuloulOlNe EhALVIs
DETROIT, June 9-Trade au-
thorities appraising manufacturing
and merchandising activities of the
motor car industry assert that stocks
of new vehicles in dealers hands at
this time total considerably less
than three weeks supply. This is
the smallest inventory since the
initial stocking of 1941 models late
last year
1t explains. incidentally, why re-
tail deliveries generally are subject
to greater delay right now than has
ent model year.
Retail price increases announced
by some companies late last week
are regarded by trade authorities as
forerunners OF similar moves by
most of the other producers before
the end of the current model period.
These sources explain that increased
retail prices at this time we're indi-
Gated by the wage raises recently
effected almost generally through
the car industry and in some in
stances made retroactive as much as
a full month.
Further Rise Expected.
The trade regaros the retail in
creases, incidentally, as only a part
of the boost that will come. further
advances being expected with the
advent of the new model year and
the application of new cost factors
at that time.
The price increases so far an
nounced start as low as $40 on GER
tain models of the Chrysler Plym-
outh line. In raising prices near the
end of model year the car manu-
facturers have taken a somewhat
unusual step, inaSmuch as price in.
creases almost invariably are re-
fected in a tightening up of new
vehicle purchases
In the present instance, however
the sales executives expect the up
ward revision of prices to stimulate
rather than retard sales. They ex-
plain this somewhat anomalous
statement by saying that most po-
tential car buyers realize a further
sharp increase is to come and will
hasten to place orders before the
additional advances are made.
Many trade authorities believe cal
demand will not settle down to any
thing like normal" level until
1912 model prices are definitely
established. They expect a sharp
bulge in consumer demand to come
with the first disclosure of the
probable terms of the new tax bill
although there has been a wide
range of speculation during the last
few weeks regarding the amount of
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Prices to Be Reduced
By Indionu STANDARD
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 9.-The Stand
ard Oil Co. of Indiana announced
that, effective June IL, coincident
with the application of reduced
freight rates. it would establish pro-
portionately lower normal tank wag-
on prices on all grades OF gasoline,
naphtha and kerosene in Illinois,
Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota
North and South Dakota. Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and the upper penin-
sula of Michigan.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK June Gel.-The delivery
further aggravated by the rationing Of
power in many South Carolina mills and
64x60 print cloths were virtually. impos-
S TSis IL IS oe The highest % euotasion for 0df this
item since the late COS. All avails Bile
goods were quickly taken at advancing
prices.
In many instances Southeastern mills
were withdrawn from the market for
most of the popular print and broad
cloth numbers pending allevia tion of the
power shortage resulting from the Sc
we're drought
Demand for fall rayon fabrics at nrm
prices comprised the bulk Of activity.
Silk remained inactive