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Evening star., 1941-09-22
Steel Rate 10 Rise
To 96.8 Per Cent
In Current Week
Institute Report Cites
o2.5 Per Cent Pdce
OF Year Ago
Rv the Asscciated Press.

BY the hSSCcl2teu PRESS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The Ma
tons steel mills will operate this
week at 968 per cent of capacity, the
American Iron and Steel Institute
reported today.
This rate is Z of a point above last
weeks rate, and compares with 96.5
per cent month ago, and 925 per
cent a year ago.
CLEVELAND, Sept. % tP)-The
magazine Steel says grave results
are feared by the steel industry as
result of the scarcity of scrap.
which is becoming more threatening
each week"
The trade publication reported
today that such supplies as were
obtained prior to September 2, when
ceiling prices were resumed, have
been consumed and efforts to obtain
further adequate supply while ad-
herring to announced maximum
prices have been unsuccessful"
While some foundries are evad-
ing the regulation in order to obtain
material for continued operation,
practically all steel mills are observ-
ing the schedule" Steel continued
in its weekly review.
Washington apparently believes
the industry is not sincere in its
complaint of restricted supplies be-
cause of prices being set too low.
Some trade leaders take the position
that the only reason some mills
were not forced to shut down some
time ago was that they had paid
over the scale and thus obtained
material to continue production.
They believe strict compliance with
the ruling will result in mill shut
downs. While some allocations may
be made by the Government. this
will not enlarge the supply but
simply cause a change in distribu-
ton"
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Canada Weighs
Refunding on
| II. S. Market
Ry the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Financial
circles said today Canada might
offer a large issue of refunding
bonds in the New York market
within the next few months If the
Neutrality Act were modified and a
definite exchange agreement worked
out with this country.
These sources indicated that an
issue of s10o0o0,Ooo in 5 per cent
bonds. maturing in 1852 but callable
next May l, could be refunded at a
substantially lower rate of interest.
Such refunding would reduce
sharply the amount of American
money Canada requires for interest
payments annually.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Sept 90 GP.-(Unitsd States
Department of AgricultureD The wool
market in Boston was quiet today. A
number Of recently-active buyers were
showing little interest in spot domestic
wools Combing three-eighths and quar-
ter-blood average bright fleece wools were
quoted mostly at As to so cents in the
grease. without takers, few continued
Grades Quotations were unchanged from
last week on territory vools. Orders for
imports were being filled on Australian
wools
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Sept. 30 0P.-Foreign ex-
in dollars, others in centsl:
Ofcial Canadian Control Board rates
for y. S. dollars; buying 10 per cent
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of buying. 99I per
cent; selling, 900 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. IL per cent discount. or 5000 U. S.
cents.
Great Britain, official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates.: Buying. 02
selling, 4 .04; open market. Gables, 4. .04.
Argentina. offcial. 29.17: free. 23 IS;
Brazil official, 6.06n; free, 5.10n; Mexico.
20 10n
Hong Kong. 25.33: Shanghai, 5.55
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicatedl
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
New York Sugar
CReported by Smith, Barney L. Coz

NEW YORK. Sept ~ iP.-world suEar
futures steadied today after early irregu-
lsrities. Trade demand broadened when
LIQUIDATION had Subsided and late prices
were y to point higher; December.
2.15ia and July, 2.l0iz.
The domestic contract was unchanged
10 3 lower with September liduidetion
the main feature: September, ESQ and
January. 2.1S.
Both rawS and refined were unchanred
Futures No. 3 closed unchanged to 3
lnrer. saleS Q 0nO tnns
Evening star., 1941-09-22

Approximate Sales Today
100 AM 10000 1900 Noon 10000
100 PM 100000 200 PM 100000
Total 100000
Unit of trading, ten shares.
In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under Bankruptcy Act. or Sc
Curities assumed BY such companies.
Rates Of dividend in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarerly or semi-annual declaration. On
less otherwise noted. special or extra div
tdends are not included
Ex dividend n Il rights. Also extra
or extras Cash or stock. Paid last
year fPayabl. n stock eDeclared or
"a 50 fsr thI. year Accumulated div
idends naiA ee,declAssA this ye1f.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Visible Grain Supply

NEW YORK. Sept % LP.-Visible sup
ply OF American grain showed the fol-
flowing changes from a week ago Tin
bushels): Wheat increased 1.4o4. 900. corn
decreased ap3,00o, oats increased .o01 900.
rye Increased 795,0oo, barley decreased
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Odd-Lot Dealings
Bv the Associated Press

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers With
d-lot dealers or specialists on the New
i.of1 purchases involving 1880 shares:
'.,fo s-iss Involving 32.os7 shares, in
cluding 20 short sales involYing b73 shares.
Evening star., 1941-09-22

suotatIons lurnIshed by NATIONAL Asso-
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers but
unless otherwise indicated, are as quoted
by the sponsors or issuers
mot quoted by sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Winnipeg Prices.

Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 90 lP.-Whest, No
red winter. garlicky, spot. domestic,
1.12; September, liz. Corn. 90-e2.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Tin Prices

LONDON. Sept. 90 qP,,-Tin steadyt
spot 1855 IS bid, 1855 los asked; fu-
ture, $3.50 IS bid. $3.50 1os asked.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Wool Futures

and grease wool futures moved into higher
ground today with commission houses and
local professionals the buyinr interests
spot houses offered contracts on scale up
Grease wool futures closed D to 10
Evening star., 1941-09-22

Wheat. No. > mixed. l 81, No hard.
1.164. Corn. No. mixed. 13lz: No. /
yellow, 54s4-75h; No. >. 1494-754; No.
3; 14Ha.94: No. 4, 13-13h4: No. ), II; sam
No .. S254 -
Oats, No. l white, 46a. No. .. 4sl.-l,;
No. 4. 44s4 sample grade white. 40
Barley mailing, 1854 nominal. feed and
screenings, 50-63 nominal; No. T. barley
p: No. . mailing barley, SO. Soybeans
No. = yellow. so.
Field seed per hundredweight nominal
Timothy, 5.o0-5.50: alsike, l0OO-Io 90:
ianev red top, 1.00-1.oo. Elaxseed. No. =,
1884.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, Sept. 90 OP.-Grain range
today.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
New York Bor Silver

NEW WORK. Seut. 70 tP-Bar
saver, ozA; unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Government Bonds
Over the Counter

NEW YORK, Sept 80 R-Over-the-
counter United States Government bonds.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
London Bur Silver

LONDON Sept. 90 P-Bar silver,
cents.)
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Sept ." lP,-Nationsl As
sociation Of Securities Dealers. Inc:
CLOSING quotations
Evening star., 1941-09-22
Baltimore Stocks

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 22-
Evening star., 1941-09-22

Mergenthaler Linotype opened at
"a on the Washington Stock Ex-
change today and closed at 24A.
The days turnover was "a shares.
Capital Transit opened the weeks
trading with small sale at 1914,
up "a.
Austin C. Magee has become asso-
ciated with Franklin H. Ellis in the
Washington Office of E. H. Rollins &
Sons.
Wallace H. Fulton, director of the
National Association of Securities
Dealers, and Murray Hanson, coun-
sci, we're week end visitors in Wall
Street.
Thomas J. Groom, president of
ssthe Bank of Commerce e. Savings,
Ssr~'-'-l-ted 90 years in banking in
syNVasnington on September II.
Evening star., 1941-09-22

Chi Pm T cv of (3)
Chi r ] & p tr)
Chi RI&P re pf(r)
Chickash CO ~.
Chrysler 45ng) -
City Ice & r .90g Co.
Citv Stores
Clev Graph 1.20g -
tClev Graph pf (5l
Climax Molyb 1.20
Cluett Peab'y(2 (2g).
Colgate PIP 50a
Colg-Pal-P pf 4.25
Collins s&Aik 2.75g
+Colo e. So 1st pf
Colum BC(Bl1.35g g
Columb GRE log
tool GRE pf A go
tool GRE of (5)
Columb Carbon a.
Comcl Credit (3)
Comcl Inv TT 90
Comc'l Solv .25g--.
Comwlth Ed l.80 -
Comwlth & SCUM
Com wi & So pf (3)
Con goleum ~
Consol Aircraft 4g
Consol Cigar l.75e
icons c Or pf 6 so
Consol Copper 50g
| Con sol Eds LOG
Consol Ed Of t5l
Consol Laundries
Consol Oil (.50) .
ConSolida tn Coal
Container C.75gl
Cont Bs king
Cont Can (1.50g)
Cont Diamond ID
Cent? Insur l.60a
Contl Motor -
Cont Oil (.75g) -
| Cont Steel (.75g)
tCorn Exch t3) =
Corn Products f3)-
Coty, Inc (.25g) =
Coty Interna tional
Crane Co t.S0e) :
Cream Of VIII 100
Crosley Corp -
Crown c & S .50g-.
Crown Zeller C1g)-
| +Crown Zell pf t5)
Crucible Stl pf (5)
| +Cuba RR pt
Cuban-Am Sugar
Cuba S CIV pf $50.
Cudahy Packing
Curtis Pu bllshing e
Curt Pub pr pf f3)
Curtiss- Writ soc
Curtiss-Wr .(A) 2g
Da vison Chem. .60g
Deere & Co (2g) -.
Del a. Hudson
| Del Lack & Wn
Den K & W of (r)
Det Edison .S0g -
| fDevoe&R (A) 1g
Diam Match 1.125g
Diam'd T Mot .75g
Dist Seagr th2.22)
Doehler Die (1g)-.
Dome Mines (h2)-
Dow Chem t3) -
Dresser Mfg (1g)-
Dunhill lnternatl-
Du Pont (s.25s)
Du Pont pf (4.6o)-
F,~t'n Air lines
l Easrm Aodak tsJ-
Evening star., 1941-05-12

territory This would that Germany could not
certain airpane parts its air force needs
hope will maeialize 1t intended merely as bargaining
with the
signing the proposed Russian treaty
that being Russia compelled to play
the recognition of Yugo-
Moscow and prob
things Stain in the field of inter-
national relations
the definite
maintain its independence with everything at its dis
decided of the Yugoav
carcass warning Budapest After having thus
Friday hastend withdraw
recognition independent condonng the partition
and occupation of country accoye
Evening star., 1941-05-12
The Dilemma on Taxes
Observer Suggests Mild Form Of British
And Cunodion Sales Levy Systems

vate consumption by either general
or specific consumption taxes" He
accepted all of the Sullivan excise
proposals and added to them lot
more, including the levies on sugar,
coffee, tea and cocoa.
Mr.. STAINS disagreement with the
Treasury was mild compared with
two high ranking administration
officials-Price-Fixer Leon Hender-
son and Chairman Mariner S.
Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board,
who came after him. These two
indorsed the consumption curtail-
ment idea with a vengeance. They
proposed to focus eXcises on COM
modities competing with national
defense production - automobiles,
refrigerators, clocks, watches, radios,
monographs, washing machines
and the like-taxing these so high
as to greatly reduce purchasing of
/ them.
Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. Eccles
didn't explain how, if the purpose of
taxation is to be to keep people from
buying these commodities. the Gov
ernment at the same time is going
to obtain largely increased revenue
from them. Nor did these officials
explain how more profit taxes are to
be derived If the assorted admins
tration policies of higher wages, no
price increases, decreased conSump-
ton of peacetime goods and rela-
lively profitless production of de-
fense materials all are to be realized.
Add to these the Roosevelt stipula-
ton that new taxes must be such as
not to make the rich richer and
the poor poorer" and you have
something approaching the sum
total of the congressional dilemma.
Both Great Britain and Canada
have struck for the combined pur-
poses of conserving materials and
manufacturing capacity essential to
defense and increasing Government
revenue by levying general sales
taxes. The British differentiate be-
tween "luxuries" and necessities"
Taxation on "luXuries
almost everything excepting food
and clothing-averages about "a per
cent of retail price; the tax on ne
cessities" about II per cent. For
some years Canada has had gen.
eral sales tax of per cent. This
has been left unchanged, but to it
has been added new levies on spe-
cific commodities. seemingly de-
signed more to decrease consumption
than to increase revenue. The Ca
madam tax on automobiles, for ex-
ample, is so high as to practically
prohibit purchase of high-priced
cars.
More and more local taxing au-
thorities in the United States have
turned to sales taxes. Nearly 40 per
cent of State revenues now are so
derived. Twenty per cent of State
taxes come from gasoline con-
sumers alone and on top of this the
Federal Government takes $685.
900 900 annually from this source
and now proposes to double this
collection.
The one method that seems capa-
BILE of meeting at one and the same
| time the Henderson -Eccles demand
for curtailment of essential
consumption and the Treasury de-
mand for $500 000, 900 increase in
revenue is a milder form of the
British and Canadian sales tax sys-
TENS.
Evening star., 1941-05-12

tator of the Soviet Union, Stain cannot
personally confer with the heads of other
states. He can send Molotov to confer
with Hitler. and he can receive the Ger
man Ambassador, Mr.. Ribbentrop, but he
cannot himself confer with Hitler on an
equal basis. For even in these gangster-
ridden times there is such thing as
protocol
Therefore we may assume that Stain
has made himself the head of the gov
ernment, as well as of the party that
rules the government. in order to be able
personally tc meet and confer with Hitler.
And I think we may anticipate a meet
ing between the Communist and the Nazi
dictators, probably on the soil of another
country, within the next two or three
weeks
Evening star., 1941-05-12

public has been satisfied. But the
F. C. c. wasn't satisfied. 1t had
to tinker with the whole thing and,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Supreme Court of the United States
has said that is not within the power
of the Federal Communications
Commission to, regulate the business
of broadcasting or the making of
radio programs.
The F. C. C. defends its course
on the ground that the radio sta
tions individually want this new
order" whereby a Federal commits
sion dictates to them how they
should run their business and with
whom they may make contacts for
radio time. The managers of the
radio stations of American-some
500 of them-are meeting in ST.
Evening star., 1941-05-12

tial recommendation of specific tax
levies. Invariably, Mr.. Roosevelt
opens the subject with some such
high-sounding pronouncement as his
assertion in a letter to Representa-
tive Doughton that the current tax
increase should be accomplished in a
manner that will not make the rich
richer and the poor poorer" And
just as invariably the Presidents
signature of tax bills, passed after
months of congressional turmoil and
heart-searching. has been accom-
panied by denunciatory messages,
renouncing responsibility for meth
DDS employed.
Secretary Of the Treasury Morgen-
thau's statements, inaugurating tax
legislation, have been only slightly
less vague His distinctive contribu-
tions in this instance are the sug-
sestion. as yet unsupported by either
the President or his budget direc-
tor, that mon-defense expenditures
be cut by billion dollars and that
the poor mans table" must not be
levied upon by excises on sugar, cof-
fee, tea and cocoa.
Subsequent testimony of lesser ad-
ministration officials, called to in
terpret the Roosevelt-M -Morgenthau
viewpoint, has intensified the con-
fiict.
Sullivan's Proposals.
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury John L. Sullivan asserted that
major emphasis should be placed
on "ability-to-pay" taxes-defined
as income, excess profit, estate and
gift levies-distinguished from ex-
ciseS which would fall on basic
necessities of life and would
be passed on to the Government
and to the public in general price
increases"
Mr.. Sullivan, however, nullified
his own advice by proposing that
existing high excises on gasoline.
automobiles, parts and accessories,
mechanical refrigerators, furs,
jewelry, telephone and telegraph
messages, etc, be doubled. To these
ne proposed to add new levies on
bank checks, clocks and watches,
luggage, monographs, matches,
sporting goods, soft drinks and
other "luxuries."
Colin F. STAN, chief congressional
tax expert, promptly took issue with
Mr.. Sullivan. Instead of concen-
trating on income and inheritance
taxes, Mr.. STAN said, "the tax base
should be broadened to curtail pri-
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Whale Fibre Used
For Suits in Toxic

Suits in which whale fiber is used
are being worn in Toxic, Japan.
They are the result of experiments
in the fabrication of whale skins
made by a whaling company of
Shimonoseki.
Whale skin fiber can be mixed
satisfactorily with wool, silk or
staple fiber. Its resistance to water
is strong and it will dye easily.
From an average whale skin can
be obtained fiber for 60 suits. The
whaling company can supply ma
terial for 10000 suits a year and
if all japanese whaling companies
cooperate they can furnish cloth
for 100000 suits.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Ex-Lumberjaek Artist
Is Benton's Successor
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, May l2.-Fletcher
Martin, 37-year-old ex-lumberjack,
has been appointed chairman OF
painting and drawing at the Kansas
City Art Institute, replacing Thomas
Hart Benton.
Mr.. Martin, 6 feet tall and broad
shouldered, is now visiting artist at
the University of Iowa. He had his
first one-man show in New York
last November, and his work was
hailed as striking a new note Of
imaginative realism"
Mr.. Martin was born at Paisade,
Colo. He spent his boyhood as q
harvest man and lumberjack, join
ing the Navy In 1922 where he be-
came boxer and football player.
Evening star., 1941-05-12

0rlng TO mar
monize the con-
fusion Of high
counsels 1t has
received as to
how an addi-
t l o n a. ! $780,
900, 900 of de-
fense taxes are
to be raised.
A popularity
of the Roosevelt
a d m / nlStratiOn
distinguishing
1t from all of its
predeceSsors-is is
that 1t studiously
avoidS praciJar
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Campbell, Wheat Mon,
Urges Conveying Aid
Eyttt Associated Press.

Ey U { Associated Press.
Thomas D. Campbell, Montana
wheat farmer just returned from a
two-month trip to England, is urging
conveying of British-aid supplies.
Mr.. Campbell, whose success at
mechanized mass production of
wheat sent him to Russia in 1929 to
advise the Soviet's first five-year
plan, reported that England was
doing fine job of increasing her
crop production"
"Of course, some foods are ra-
toned but they're getting on" he
added. The answer to all their
problems in transportation-ship-
ping"
Evening star., 1941-05-12
No-Wor Party Loses Ground

all reports received here from Toxic it evident that the no
rapidly
impave in the event of attack
cheap
victory, prize within reach
American than majority
anapanese but they being worked on by
agencies and they have nothing
to say a.
Representatives doing their utmost to get
japanese possible contradict the
japanese Fleet will remain inactive
deterrent plans the Reich
the United States But they themselves convinced that
would
intervention that the administration would be
the fired the Japenese
in
War n
Evening star., 1941-05-12
PIT. A. Will Elect

MANASSAS, Va, May IL (Spe-
ciaD The Manassas Parent Teach
er Association will elect officers at
the annual meeting Thursday at
3 pm. in the Bennett School. Mrs
P. A. Lewis, chairman of the
Membership Committee, reported
today that ITO new members have
been added during the present
school term,
Evening star., 1941-05-12

8 I r u c I V e OF
present day net
work broadcast
ing is reversed
or modified.
The Catholic
Hour, the Jewish
Hour, the Prot
estant Hours, in
fact all the re-
ligious programs
as we'll as the
operas and the
music of ToS-
canini. the Farm
and Home Hour
and the many
Evening star., 1941-05-12

pal. will be hostesses at a dinner for
the graduating classes of the aca-
demic and junior college depart
ments of the school, at 7 pm. to-
morrow, in the dining room of the
main building.
Evening star., 1941-05-12

Louis this week and it will be in
teresting to see what the spokesmen
of these stations say about the ef-
forts to coerce them into giving up
the American system of broadcast
ing for a Government dictated and
Governments controlled radio.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1941-05-12
The Coming
| Tower
A Sestina for Sarah.


Lift up your hearts, a smile on every
facet
Be joyous, all! Now Is the Twelfth
of MayI
Join in the dance, each partner In
his place!
Celebrate, every one, each In his
way!
The Calendar shows q year has had
its grace:
Our daughter is / year Of age
today!
I mind the time, IL months ago
today,
When l first saw her small, swak-
ened face:
I feared to look on it-as well one
may
In such a sane and sanitary place,
After a night has worn It's harrow
ing way
To a reluctant dawn and day
of grace.
o, then my anxious prayer turned
thankful grace,
And straightway I was happy 40
today!
Clear was her cry, pink was her
little face,
Clear as the morn, pink 90 the
month of Mayl
At once her heart assumed hs
rightful place
Within my own-as my fond heart
gave way.
Now the first year has gone upon
It's way,
A year Of wars, with little Joy or
grace.
Sarah remains our best delight today
When one has scarce the forutuds
to face
tn uncertain times. the thought Of
all that may
Befall, the evilness that might take
place.
Fie on such puerile thought Fear
has no place
In hearts mature. The right, the
only way
To greet the doubtful Future h 10
grace
The times with courage, weieoms
the sure Today
With the conviction that Tomor.
rows face
Can be no darker than this
Twelfth Of May.
Not that I would suggest sesttnss
may
Offer a remedy or take the place
OF any pressing problems IN our
way.
On that thought, also, hel No
easy grace
Can help you out Of one, no shift
today
Is apt enough, II you would save
your face.
Hung be the Heav'ns with white,
yield night to day!
This Twelfth Day Of the Month,
this Year of Grace,
Sarah Is l year old!-Let come what
may! C. r. JACKSON.
| y
Mr.. Arthur v. Sheridan, city plan
ming commissioner, utters what we
consider a half-truth when he says
that streets and highways Of New
York would not prove equal to the
| stress and strain of high-speed, war
time transportation. Under condi-
tions which the police department
does virtually nothing about, the
streets and highways Of the City OF
Dreadful Indifference are not equal
to the strain of motor or even pedes-
trian progress.
-
Some June Sunday will be known
technically as Fathers Day, thus
there are two days when the fifth
commandment is observed. That
leaves 1863 days for the eleventh,
which is to the effect that father
and mother shall honor and obey
their children.
Still, It's Only May.
I bet on the Red Sox, with great
decision,
And they'll probably end in the
second division.
I bet on the Cardinals from st.
Looey,
And right away the Dodgers send
them blooey.
|
"Methinks see in my mind
noble and puissant nation rouslng
herself like a strong man after
sleep, and shaking her invincible
locks; methinks I see her as an
eagle mewing her mighty youth, and
kindling her undazzled eyes at the
/ full midday beam" Noble and puts-
SAINT words, too, from Millions
"Areopagitica."
|
There is a lot of talk, especially
nowadays, about courage, but we
have vet to see a man who. when
a barber holds that mirror to show
how the haircut looks in back, ever
has said, That's terrible"
|
Lyme (Conn.) Dithyrambic.
Mantle is a pleasant spot
Evening star., 1941-05-12
On the Record
StoIin's Dearest Hope Is to See America
EmbroiIed With Jupun in Far Eost
Jupon in Far Eost
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

Stain therefore
Soviet which indirectly
In this particular moment?
authority
secretary
of
Evening star., 1941-05-12

HE opinions OF the Driters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to giDe all sides questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-05-12

plans are now being considered to
get tough" with Japan and put an
end to this continual "seeping
through" of raw materials which
would help the japanese fight with
greater ease either the United States
or the nations with which it is SYM
pathetic
At one time the State Depart
ment was so optimistic as to feel that
Russia might be consistent with its
decision to prevent the transit of war