davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Wheat Rust DAMAGE
Mostly in Texas
And Oklahoma
Only Traces Reported
In Other States of
Winter Belt
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 17-Stem rust
damage to winter wheat in the
Southwest has been confined large
ly so far to parts of Texas and
Oklahoma, according to the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service today.
The service survey indicated ap-
pearance of rust is relatively slight
IN Northeastern Kansas and East
ern Nebraska. The only damage
indicated at present in Missouri will
be in a relatively small number of
fields between Carthage and Jeffer-
son City. A trace Of rust has been
found in Southeastern Iowa. East
OF the Mississippi stem rust has
appeared in Illinois, Southern In
diana and Southwestern Wisconsin.
A Wellington (KansD grain man
reported to grain house here that
on a drive Sunday through Sumner,
Harper, Kingman and Sedgwick
Counties he found black rust in ad-
vanced and undoubtedly serious
stages in late wheat. He examined
only fields still green and in each
OF IS fields entered found rust in
an advanced, damaging stage. A
Hutchinson man reported to James
E. Bennett & Co. that on a trip
west TO Garden City he found 'lit-
tie reason for complaint" about the
crop.
World wheat shipments continued
to lag last week, due principally to
reduction in Argentine clearances.
The total was 64l1.0 bushels. COM
pared with 72550O0 the previous
week and 1885 900 a year ago. but
North American cIearances totaled
5.23l 900, compared with 4,989 900
the previous week and 1851, 900 a
year ago.
Domestic visible wheat supply de-
creased 100000 bushels last week to
ll9,506,0 900, compared with 87286.000
a year ago. Corn decreased 1882
900 bushels to 53545 900. compared
with 23,197,000 year ago.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. June l7.-Cotton
again surged forward today despite
occasional setbacks on unsettling
news.
Persistent covering by trade
shorts and mill and outside buying
outweighed Bombay selling and
profit taking. Contracts became
available only on scale up in the
way of spot house hedging.
Early in the session a sharp drop
at Bombay, improved weather in
the South and renewed talk of price
ceilings on cotton goods, while ex-
erting some pressure. were partly
offset by Senate passage of the
Thomas resolution calling for in
vestigation of parity prices.
Late prices held gains of IL to 13
points: July, 14.l5; December, 14.44
and May. 1451.
Increased professional and trade
support in the final hour boosted
prices up to the best levels of the
day. Offerings were limited to a
scale up.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Index of Construction
Costs Rises in Nav
p, the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE in
dex of construction costs in the
United States compiled by the
American Appraisal Co. advanced
to 215 in May, compared with 213 in
April, the company reported today.
A year ago the index stood at 202
The measure is based on building
material and labor costs in 80 rep
resentative cities.
The rise in the index in May was
caused by small but widely diStrib-
uted increases in prices of masonry
materials, a few lumber items, some
painting and roofing materials and
labor rates.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Gold Imports Shrink
To S4,838,603 Mark
BY the Associated Press.

by the AoSOClHIeo
Gold imports totaled s4.838, 8,603 in
the week ended June 11-one of
the smallest weekly totals in recent
years.
In the preceding week, the total
was s6,254,3e5, the Commerce De-
partment said.
Principal shipment was s4,031 ,041
from Canada.
Silver imports also were unusually
low at S650,035. Mexico sent s389, OPT
and Canada, $38,708.
Exports were s6,054 of gold and
S8143 of silver.
Foreign gold deposits under ear
mark in the Federal Reserve Banks
declined s3,861 ,066 to 81 ,915, 1856 6,070.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Miscellaneous Markets.


Additional New York markets as COM
piled by the Associated Press:
LEAD-Futures closed 2 to higher.
Sales. 100000 pounds. June Ssh;
February. 5.S1n. No sales in Straits tin
COFFEE-spot steady. Santos No. 4,
I1ss-a; Rio No No 2 sn; ssntes sa Nc;
Sales. 15,500 tags. July, 10.79n; Sep
tember, 10. ssh; December. 10.ss. Rio
No Z "A" futures unchanged. No sales.
RAW HIDES-Futures closed IL TO IA
higher. Sales. 1880 900. pounds. June,
14.70b; December, IA 71b. Spot No. l
western iisht native COWS: 15b:
changed to 8 lower. Sales: No. J. stand
ard, 96 contracts. July; q 90; ssptem;
ribbed spot. -2l l.25n.
CoCOA-Futures closed II TO 10 heher.
Sales, 1884 tons. July. 7.s4n; Septem-
ber, Z 93n: December, SOB.
RAW snK-Futures closed 3m to 4
seBss asb n5shsr 5afs soSs
Bid. d Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Daily Oil Production
Up 33,745 Barrels
During Week
California and Kansas
Fields Take Leod
In Increase
Ry the Associated Press.

Es the ASSOClSIeo fftSe.
TULSA, June 17.-Dally crude oil
production in the United States in
creased 33,745 barrels to 3,834.220
for the week ended June ID, the
Oil and Gas Journal said today.
Biggest increase was in California,
up $4,000 to 649.225. Kansas, flow
increased 5000 to 2l8.550; Eastern
States, $500 to 112,500; Illinois,
1000 to 342,845; all Texas, 1900 to
l,406,000; East Texas, 200 to 73,400
and Michigan, 200 to 38050.
Oklahoma declined 6,025 TO AS
$50; the Rocky Mountain States,
1,940 to 10000, and Louisiana, 1000
to 322,250.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Bumper Cherry Crop
Seen at Murtinsburq
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, June
1.-THE largest crop in the history
of cherry growing industry in Berke-
ley and jefferson Counties is now in
prospect, local growers say.
The crop is expected to total
around 5000 900 pounds, a figure
much higher than the previous peak
crop year, 1887, and more than
three times as much as the 100000
pounds of last year.
Evening star., 1941-06-17

In bankruptcy or receivershIp. or being
reorsanized under the Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declaration.
Unless otherwise noted. special or extra
dividends are not included. Also extra or
extras Cash or stock e Paid last year
I PAYABLE in stock gDeclared or paid so
far this year hPayable in Canadian funds
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year. WV With warrants. XIV With
out warrants. war Warrants. Unit Of
trading less than 100 shares; sales are
given in full.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
| Retail Volumes
| Up 10 Per Cent
from 1910
By the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE Ma
tional Retail Credit Association said
today 11,735 stores in 80 cities in the
United States and Canada had re-
ported an average increase of l0.l
per cent in sales during May as COM
pared with May, 1910. Credit sales
increased 9 per cent. Collections
were up So per cent.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Priorities Head Opens
Office in New York
3, the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June ia New
York district Office of the priorities
division of the o. P. M. was estab-
lished yesterday by E. R. Stettinius,
jr., director of priorities, to assist
manufacturers and businessmen in
their requests for preference rat
ings.
The new office. under the direc-
ton of Phillip M. Mccullough. Is
one of Is being set up throughout
the country.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Shippers to Estimate
Rail Requirements
BY the Associated Press.

By the AsSoCIaCeu FIesb.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE ma
tional association of the 13 shippers
advisory boards will hold special
meeting in Chicago Thursday to
estimate freight carloadings for the
remainder of 1941 and plan for
meeting the expected requirements.
Evening star., 1941-06-17

prime summer yellow, II son: prime
crude. 1880 July, II sob; October, II So
December. "A: January. II .42b; March.
IL .42b
Bid n Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Wool Futures

NEW YORK, June II P;-Wool top
commission house liquidation which en-;
countered only small scale down local
and trade support.
center tended to restrict trading interest
in the local markets today.
Crease wool futures also met pressure
from trade interests In the way Of hedging
Grease wool futures closed A to e OF
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Cottonseed Oil.

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
unchansed to 3 higher Sales, 31s con-
tracts. July. 11.75b; September 11.14-75;
October. IL 66-6S: December, 11.63-64 ;
January. IL .63b. b Bid
Evening star., 1941-06-17
New 0rIeapx prieeS

NEW ORLEANS, June II lF-Cotton
futures were strong here today and new
high prices for the season we're reached
on heavy trade buying and complaints of
weevil damage in Texas Closing prices
steady In
Evening star., 1941-06-17
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, June II 0Pl.-Broad trade
and Cuban demand for world sugar fu-
1,1O4 July delivery notices. This demand
wiped out early irreguarity and late
afternoon prices held gains of l to ga
points. July sold at IS and May. / 1.05.
Domestic futures were unchanged to
point higher in Small dealings lacking
leadership from raws. July was quoted
e57 and September. .. "a.
Ravs were held at 2 "A cents except
for one parcel of over-uuota sugars at $40
cents.
Futures No 3 closed l lower to l
Evening star., 1941-06-17

An estimated 1000 miles of mine
tunnels weave around under the
streets of Butte, Mont.
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index of
35 commodities today advanced to s137,
week ago: s6.93; month ago, $500; year
1871. 1870. 1899. 1898
Low Low s7.395 $3.50 sS.7s sf.4f
G926 average equals 1909
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Government Bonds
Over the Counter

NEW YORK, June II - Over the
counter U S. Government bonds
Quotations as of clock)
Evening star., 1941-06-17
U. S. Treasury Notes
NEW YORK, June II LP-Prices quoted
in dollars and thirty seconds
London Bor Silver

LONDON, June II QP.-Bar ssIvsr
233sd. UNCHANGED. Equivalent 40 40 esrtsS
Evening star., 1941-06-17
New York Bank Stocks
Reported by Smith 3

NEW YORK. June II (Pl.-National As
eociation Securities Dealers Inc:
(ClOSinp duOtatiOnS
Evening star., 1941-06-17
Chicago Stock Market

CHICAGO, June II QP.-Follovins is
the complete list Of transactions on the
Chicago Stock Exchange today:
Sales STOCKS High Low. Close
Evening star., 1941-06-17
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
By private wire nreet to The star.

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High Low. Close.
Acme Wire (s0g) SOS 20Ia 20l7 20Ia
Aero Sup (B).30g 5~ 5A 5N
Ala Power pf(7)- Sos 1854 1881 108H
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STRIKES:
At Showdown

Congressional passage of the Neu-
trality act changes was victory
for the administration in that Pres
ident Roosevelt stood his ground on
his labor position, declining to meet
a growing demand for legislation
outlawing strikes, and laws setting
a ceiling on wages.
Yet the narrow margin in the
house GO votes) also was consid-
cred a severe rebuke to the Presi-
dent for his attitude, and there were
signs in the press and in congress
that legislators and editors were get
ting ready to kick over the traces.
Crucial situations had faced the
President both over the strikes in
captive coal mines owned by steel
companies, largely occupied in de-
tense work, and in the threatened
railroad strike.
There had been little evidence
that the White House was getting
anywhere in either struggle, though
the President had made manful eff
forts to dissuade John L. Lewis and
his UNIV. from going overheard.
1t was this situation more than
any other which had caused the de-
lection Of many administration sup
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RUSSIANS:
On WarDath

Long on the defensive, and having
lost many thousands of square miles
of territory, Russia had assumed
the offensive all along the vast front.
Moscow was reporting considerable
success against the Nazis, and re-
ported that the Germans had been
suffering from frostbite, that they
were exhausted and discouraged,
but admitted that back of the front
there were evidences that another
offensive was being formed.
Those who believed Hitler would
order any withdrawal because Of
the weather were having to revise
their opinions. The Russian drive
against the Germans was meeting
with the same rugged resistance the
Reds themselves had offered against
the Nazis.
Successes were reported in the
far north, where Kuibyshev dis
patches declared 20 German trans
ports had been sunk in what was
to have been a major invasion at
tempt in the Murmansk sector.
Also $500 Italians had been re-
ported eliminated" in the Crimean
sector, and victories also were
claimed by Russia in the Donets
basin area.
The Films were being hurled back
in front of Leningrad, and the gen.
eral Russian tone was one of con-
fidence, yet watchfulness, the lat
ter being stressed because Red
headquarters figured the Germans
still had at least one more huge at
tack up their sleeves.
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ARK ROYAL:
Finally Sunk

Most famous of the British air
craft carriers, Ark Royal, sunk
several times according to Berlin
dispatches, finally has been sent to
the bottom, and it was London, not
Berlin, which announced it.
It sank Is miles off Gibraltar,
while in tow of other warships after
a U-boat had torn a terrific hole in
her side. Pumps were unavailing
to repair the damage, and practical
ly all of the 1000 aboard her had
been removed save just enough men
to handle the towing lines.
Finally, when she was nearing
shallow water at last, she suddenly
turned over on her side like "tired
child" and went to the bottom. Only
one man of her crew was reported
lost.
It was regarded as probable that
many of her planes had been able
to fly ashore and make port. Thus
went to the bottom of the Mediter-
ranean the third aircraft carrier
Britain had lost, the largest and
newest, launched in 1888, of $4,000
tons.
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MISCELLANY:

London: Arthur Greenwood de.
clared that the United States revi-
sion of the Neutrality act definitely
assured a British-American victory
in the battle of the Atlantic.
Cologne, Germany: The Reich's
commissioner for The Netherlands
said that following the war Dutch
men would be given full equality
with Germans but that no nation in
Europe would know full independ-
ence of the Reich again.
New York: A radio broadcast
heard here revealed that Germany
is planning an auto road from
Ostend on the channel coast to the
Dardanelles, and a canal connect
ing The Netherlands with the Black
sea, using the Rhine, the Main and
the Danube rivers.
Philadelphia: A former German
priest, the Rev. Damascus Winzin,
said that the Crucifx had been re-
placed in German state churches
by the statue of an athlete.
Washington: The plane carrying
Ambassador Steinhardt from Kuiby-
shev to Iran landed safely at Pah-
levi, it was authoritatively reported.
It was, however, forced landing.
New York: The populace had been
thrilled by a mock air raid, in which
sirens walled, flares sent up smoke,
and pedestrians ran for cover as
imaginary bombers passed over
Union square.
Buenos Aires: Enraged by car
ICONS, Argentinians stoned a pro-
Nazi paper. The newspaper, FL
Pampero, published pictures ridi-
culing the democracies. The paper
had been accused by Argentina's
''Dies Committee" of having Ger
man financial backing.
New York: ]. D. Schenker, chair
man of a federation of voters, sug-
gested plans to purchase the town
houses of President Roosevelt and
make them a national shrine of
democracy, dedicated to the Pres
dent, his late mother, and 70 n
Roosevelt.
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What to give the men in Uncle
Sans services for Christmas is
already solved for you by surveys
made in the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard. Ciga-
rettes and smoking tobacco head
the list of gifts the men want
most. This naturally places Camel
Cigarettes and Prince Albert
Smoking Tobacco in the forefront,
since actual sales records from
the service mems stores, afioat
and ashore, show the favorite Gig
arctic is Camel, and the big ia
vorite among smoking tobaccos is
Prince Albert, the National Joy
Smoke. Dealers are already fea-
turing "Send him a carton of Cam
els" or a Pound tin of Prince Al
bert" for Christmas.-Adv.
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The British were exceedingly res.
tive under the continued inaction
except for heavy bombing raids over
the channel. Many members of the
house, especially the Laborite crit
les of Churchill, were loudly clam
oring for the establishment of an
other front.
England, they said, was aware
that a munitions race was going on
in North Africa, with the Germans
doing all they could to bolster their
strength, and the British receiving
vast supplies from the United
States, and using their navy to at
tempt to break German commune
cation lines.
But the house was demanding ac-
ton on that front, being highly dis
satisfied with the "stalemate" situ-
alton. Many believed it was not yet
too late to start something on that
front and drive the Nazis and Ital-
ians back on their heels into Libya
again.
But the government was giving
its critics little satisfaction, and was
showing no inclination whatever to
change the status quo. Churchill
paid a tribute to that great war
rior Stalin," and said that all pos
sible equipment and munitions
would be sent to aid him.
He also said that Britain would
firmly back up the United States in
its attitude toward Japan. Beyond
this he would not move step,
nor would he make cabinet changes.
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always has paid all it has borrowed
in this country, is unable to borrow
money here now because it actually
has declared war on Germany, Mr..
Stead compared this situation with
that of Soviet Russia and other
countries getting lend-lease aid.
He asserted that Canada's lack of
compulsory military service is mis-
understood in this country because
it is not realized in the United States
that the Dominion has obtained
enough men through voluntary en-
istments.
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ture tour of the United States, said
the average citizen of the United
States is not aware that Canada is
putting approximately 40 per cent
of its national income into war pur-
poses, compared with about 10 per
cent in the last war. The United
States expenditure for armament,
defense and lend-lease is averaging
Is per cent of its national income,
he said.
Pointing out that Canada, which
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LaCuardia, Penniless,
Came to the Right Place

A few years back, Fiorello
LaGuardia, New York's peppery
mayor, was addressing a group Of
Salvation Army workers before
a large audience. The mayor gave
a long and fiery speech in praise
of the organization. At the finish,
the plate was passed. When it
came to LaGuardia, he reached
into his pocket for money. A
blank look came into his face
when he could not find any. He
fumbled desperately in all pockets.
Sensing his predicament, the
commissioner of the Army said in
a loud voice: "That's all right,
the Salvation Army is the right
place to come to when a man
hasn't a nickel"
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DULUTH, MINN.-The Dominion
of Canada is spending nearly three
times as great percentage of its
national income on its war effort
than the United States is devoting
to its own defense program, says
Robert j. c. Stead, representing Ma
tional Parks of Canada in decrying
what he described as a tendency
in this country to underestimate the
Canadian part in the war.
Mr.. Stead, who is making a lee
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AXIS:
Blues

All was not rosy in Axis countries,
dispatches had informed the world.
A New York Times correspondent,
returning with his bride from Ber-
lin, told of no rest, of constant
harassments, of poor food, Of no en-
tertainment. The few passenger
trains were so crowded that trips
were extremely inconvenient, he re-
ported, and said that he had lost 20
pounds due to poor food.
Eatable food only could be OBJ
tanned in the most expensive res
taurants, he added, and in the poor
er ones the dinners "just wouldn't
60 down."
People are not told what kind Of
meat they are getting, he said, but
it makes no difference as they all
tasted the same.
London said Germany was des-
perate for oil, or she would have
abandoned the Russian offensive for
the winter, and be willing just to
hang on.
A reliable source was quoted as
saying that if the Russian oil fields
were not conquered, Germany would
be out of oil reserves by the winter
of 1912.
The official German reports were
beginning to tell the public of fierce
Russian attacks, and the color of
Berlin dispatches confirmed the fact
that the Germans were on the de-
fensive all along the front.
At the same time Italy coupled
an announcement admitting severe
and continued raids on Italian cities
by British planes with the ousting
of the chief of the Italian air force,
General Pricolo, and his replace
ment by General Fougiere.
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Lincoln's Wit

Lincoln didn't like the tone of
business letter inquiring about a
man he knew. His reply was short,
pointed:
yours of the 10th received.
First of all, he has a wife and
baby; together they ought to be
worth 100000 to any man. Sec
ondly, he has an office in which
there is a table worth $1.5s and
three chairs worth, say 81. Last
of all, there is in one corner a
large rat-hole, which will bear
looking into"
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KURUSU:
Last Try?

Most observers of the situation in
the Pacific believed that with the
arrival of Saburo Kurusu in Wash
ington the last stage of the difficult
effort of Japan and the United States
to avoid war had been reached.
During his plane trip to this coun-
try there had been little of encour-
aging press comment, and the state
department had again and again re-
peated its gloomy outlook.
Officials of the cabinet, particu-
larly Secretary Knox of the Navy,
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had expressed this same view of de-
preston over any chance of peace
full settlement.
Still Kurusu had arrived, had
been greeted with smiles by Amer
lean diplomats, and the converse
tons were on.
Basic difficulty of solving an equa-
ton where Japan was at war with
China and both Britain and Amer
lea had declared this war an act
of aggression and had been giving
and promising aid to China was
openly apparent.
Japan was urging the United
States:
Leave us alone in China!"
The United States was demanding
Of Japan:
"You let China alone!"
These points were poles apart.
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time we Nuke q purchase, though We
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foees-shows itself as on aid toword
moking oil our business Relationships
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porters during the Neutrality act
voting.
The "closed shop" issue in the
mine strike, never very popular in
circles not closely allied with labor
unions, caused the outburst Of anti
strike feeling to be particularly
severe.
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university,
aside when uckoad of coal for the uni
university
with
discuss settlement nset Phillip Murray, CLIO
president the national defense med
opinion
Of the btumnous industry.