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Evening star., 1941-02-23

the closing of the District labora-
tory. However, in view Of the VOL
ume of testing work to be done, it
was necessary for the Bureau of
Standards to charge the District
government.
Il would like to state that as far
as the work of the Bureau of Stand
ards is concerned and the prices
charged, there is absolutely no criti-
cism. 1t does SCem, however, that
the work could be done more rea-
sonably at the District Laboratory
because, in the first place, the
Bureau of Standards employs scien-
fists and higher Salaried personnel
than is required for the routine
testing work carried on by the Dis
trict of Columbia testing laboratory.
Also, there are a number of perma-
nent employees in the District High
way Department whose duties are in
the field but who are also available
to work in the laboratory without
additional cost to the department. "
Mr.. Randolph's letter also included
a memorandum prepared by the
Highway Department showing the
testing charges paid by the District
and the number of samples tested
at the Bureau of Standards since
the testing laboratory was closed.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

than any now in prospect. In this
room Martin now is building the
largest flying boat in the world. 1t
will make its first flights this
summer.
This structure is eclipsed by the
new Navy Building, foundation
work for which is nearly finished.
1t will be twice the size of the old
building, with 794,500 square feet
on two floors. Of the same type
of construction as the present Navy
bay, it will bring Martins big boat
facilities to a production rate which
is Navy secret, it was said.
Office Ready Next Month.
Ready for occupancy next month
will be a new three-story and base
ment office building at the main
gate of the main plant. Work will
be started at once on still another
project at the main plant-an addi-
ton to the engineering building
which will more than double the
space for engineering and research.
The present building, which houses
approximately 1,400 engineers and
research workers, is inadequate for
the increasing technical forces and
functions. The building will pro-
vide 101, 500 square feet of floor
space for the chemical, physical,
metallurgical, electrical. instrument,
hydraulic, Photographic and other
laboratories.
The company has tripled the size
of it's drop-hammer building and
the number of its big hammers.
Except for administrative and
engineering activities, the new plant
2 will operate as an independent
unit. 1t will have it's own machine,
sheet metal, drop-hammer depart
ments, raw stores, sub-assembly, as
sembly and final-assemly depart
ments, boiler house and employ
ment building.
In the grounds of the new build
ing area the company has built Al
miles of roads and 461z acres of
parking lots to accommodate about
5000 private automobiles.
Martin also has under lease 223,-
$50 square feet of space in build
ings In various parts OF the Balti-
more area.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

rects one of the new divisions-that
of research and statistics. A Com
merce Department expert, Robert F.
Martin, heads another division, that
of industrial economy. The other
three division heads come from out
side the department. These three
are James H. Edwards, chief of the
division of international economy;
John H. Morse, for 13 years senior
vice president of a Chicago indus
trial advertising agency, chief of the
division of commercial and eco
nomic information, and Charles
Clifton Fichtner. dean of the school
of business administration, Univer-
sity of Arkansas, who will head the
division of regional economy.
Realignment of the work of the
bureau will not mean the elimina-
ton of its statistical and informa-
tional services to businessmen, Mr..
Wilson said yesterday. Though these
will be continued, through a pro-
gram of economic research, it is
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Randolph Requests
Reopening OLD.
Testing Laboratory
Says Work Costs Less
There Than if Done by
Bureau of Standards
Ry JAMES r, CHINN.

Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee yesterday ap-
pealed to the appropriation sub
committee in charge of the local
supply bill to take steps to reopen
the long-closed testing laboratory of
the highway department.
In letter to Chairman Mcmahon
of the subcommittee, Representative
Randolph pointed out that the loss
of the services of the laboratory
already has cost the District
s1O5 900. Highway department ma
terials are now tested at the Bureau
of Standards, he said, at a cost of
approximately $4,000 a year to the
municipal government, more than
it would cost to do the work in its
own laboratory.
Mr.. Randolph also told Repre-
sentative Mcmahon that % of
Washington's leading civic, trade
and motorist organizations have
gone on record in favor of reopen
ing the laboratory, which is located
at Second and Bryant streets NV.
These include the Board of Trade,
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions. Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants. Society of Natives and the
American Automobile Association.
Laboratory Built in 1880.
The letter of Representative Ran
dolph follows in part:
In 1880 the District of Colum-
bia built and equipped a testing
laboratory to test construction ma
terials including sand, gravel, as
phalt, cement, soil, steel, etc. I am
advised that the capital outlay for
this plant was 100000, and the
plant is conceded to be one of the
best testing laboratories in the
United States.
After operating successfully for
two years, a rider was attached to
the District appropriation bill which
provided that none of the funds ap-
propriated in the act could be used
to operate this testing laboratory.
AS a result. the District of Columbia
Highway Department has had to
have its construction materials
tested at the Bureau of Standards
at a cost of approximately $4,000
more per year than it would have
cost to make the tests in its own
laboratory. In the nearly eight years
this rider has been in effect, it is
estimated that the District of Co.
lumbia has lost approximately
S105.000.
Present Plan More Costly.
The committee in Congress act
ing on the District appropriation
bill in 1888 thought that the Bureau
of Standards could conduct the test
ing work for the District without
charge and, therefore, recommended
Evening star., 1941-02-23
; Major 0bjectives
Outlined for Bureau
OF Foreign Commerce
Agency Will Provide
Information to Guide
Defense Economics
By OLIVER MCKEE.

Following its recent reorganiza-
ton by Secretary Jones, plans for a
reorientation of the work of the
Bureau of Foreign Commerce are
nearing completion.
Under these plans, it was indi-
Gated yesterday, the bureau will
stress three major obpectives: Cd
Provide defense agencies with in
formation needed in formulating
the economic policy and strategy
of rearmament; (2) the initiation
of a broader program of policy re-
search, designed to help American
business and industry chart their
future course more intelligently,
and go a survey of the problems
of postwar readjustments, with an
analysis of the dislocations to Amer
lean economy caused by the war
and a study of the best methods to
facilitate the transition from a war
to a peace economy.
Carroll L. Wilson, named director
of the bureau last week by the Pres
ident, came to the Commerce De-
partment In July, 1899, as a special
assistant to former Secretary Hop
kins. He was assigned the job of
making a study of the bureau and
its structure, with recommendation
for its reorganization. The survey
required about six or eight weeks.
and after submitting his plans for
the reorganization of the bureau
he was designated an executive as
sistant to Director Young and soon
afterwards was appointed assistant
director
Was with Boston Firm.
A graduate of Harvard College
in 1920 and the Harvard Engineer
ing School in 1922, Mr. Wilson
from 1929 to 1889 was director of
policy research for a Boston firm
of investment counsellors. He be-
Evening star., 1941-02-23

gan his work with this firm just
before the stock market crash which
preceded the depression. His in
terest in industrial economics and
the planning problems of American
business goes back to this period,
he says. Though Mr.. Wilson has
never taken an active part in poll
tics he usually voted the Repub-
lican ticket in Massachusetts,.
Under the reorganization Of the
bureau, Grosvenor Jones, a Com
merce Department veteran, will be
Mr.. Wilson'S principal assistant on
policy matters. Services of the bu-
reau will be grouped into five new
divisions. Heads of these divisions,
who meet frequently with the direc-
tor in the evening to discuss future
activities of the bureau, constitute
Mr. Wilson's economic general
staff"
Other Division Heads.
M. Joseph Meehan, previously
chief statistician of the bureau, di-
Evening star., 1941-02-23

Of the Virginia Protective Force,
taking over normal duties of two in
fantry outfits that went to Fort
Meade this week.
Donald Weems and Douglas Spill
man are to serve as lieutenants. Mr..
Baker, Mr.. Weems and Mr.. Spillman
and many of the members of the
new company are World War vet
Grams.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

hoped to provide data that will be
of wider usefulness both to indus
try and to other Government agen-
cies, with particular emphasis on
assembling economic facts as the
basis for intelligent planning.
approximately so per cent OF the
time Of bureau personnel is now de-
voted to defense problems, it is un-
officially estimated. Several of the
defense projects being carried on by
the bureau at the request Of defense
agencies are confidential.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

China's shortage OF cigarette
paper has become acute.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27

OUR task is TO convert our
~ long-run and intermediate
means while we have il. into
superiority AT the immediate
level On the face Of il, Hitler
has a longer distance to GO, but
he has long head-start. and he
is A fast worker
If he reaches a state of SUI
periority at all three levels, il
is hard 10 see how he will be
beaten al all
We can probably do IT, but if,
into this study, anybody can
read a short war regardless Of
the tempo of our effort and OK
ccptlng only, the bare possibility
of a sudden and explosive in
tcrnal Nazi collapse. he must
have more facts that arc avail
able TO the general public
We can never do the job at
all if we scatter our immediate
means over the whole face of
me known earth as fast as they
are created. and if we do not
get more economy and effici-
ency Appropriating billions is
not the answer.
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Reproduction in whole or In part
strictly prohibited
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
The Growing ak Load

IN candid communication to his stockholders George
w. Hill president of the American Tobacco Company
helps clear up the paradox of apathy in the stock
market despite the boom in the operations of American
industrial corporations.
Mr.. Hill computes that the record-breaking improve
the sales of his product and the dollar receipts
of his corporation will be insufficient to absorb the
ing tax burdens.
Accordingly despite a spectacular increase in the
demand for his products Mr. Hill forecasts that earnings
after will be substantially lower and despite the
boom, he will recommend that-the next quarterly
dividend be from S125 share to rs cents share
THUS private enterprise becomes increasingly public
/ in character it broadens its role of TAX COL
LECTOR FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
To increasing extent private corporations
being infused with characteristics of socialism
In of this successful corporation higher
corporate and profit taxes will absorb increase
amounting to S196 per share of stock outsand
ing and despite spectacular rise in sales volume in net
profit before taxes and the companys pay roll the
estimated available for dividends this year
will fall TO S4 SO per share compared with $3.50 last year
THE pivotal fact of interest to those concerned with
i preserving the American way is that under the
circumstances the rewards for business
are longer determined by the efficiency Of manage
-meHt but by the needs of the taxing authorities,
And this is true of tobacco company, not engaged
in armament production, but IN permanent peacetlme
occupation.
What is true Of this one enterprise will apply
equally than 100000 companies operating i the
United States
With government thus increasing It's hens on corpo-
rate earnings, the question arises: How private
private companies -?
The effect of deficit financing by the federal govern
ment successful company helps TO explain the
calm in Wall Street despite the spectacular rise
industrial production to the highest peak the nations
history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
DSR Parking Fees

THE attempt of certain members Of the DSR Commits
sion TO raise parking fees at the three DSR parking
lots was not important dollars and cents but 1t was
significant straw in the wind
Commission President Samuel T. Gilbert and Com
missioner Waldo h Grener want to raise the parking
charges for the municipality owned lots IN spite of the fact
that they turned net profit of more than $4,000 last
year.
Commissioner Greiner gave the only clue to the
reason for the proposed increase when he sald
Il don't believe in cutting the threats of people
engaged in private enterprise
THIS is a praseworthy sentiment but has strange
ring coming from director of the counrys largest
municipality owned transportation system
II indicates a lack of appreciation of the philosophy
which the DSR built.
The public spirited citizens of Detroit who fought for
municipal ownership Of the street system not
particularly interested in codding private enterprise"
They were thoroughly fed up with the abuses of
private enterprise applied to street transportation
and sought to do Job of public service in which the
utility magnates they felt, had failed.
Now the people of Detroit have come to the same
copcluson regards the parking lot business and they
stated at the election last April
They approved charter amendment authorizing the
city government to set up municipal parking lois.
The amendment specifically states that the lots
to be operated public utility basis which
in the of city department that the fees shall
only enough to cover the cost of operation
COMMISSIONERS GILBERT and Greiner are moving
- in the wrong direction. The people of Detroit want
and larger municipal parking lotsnot fewer and
costly ones
General Manager Fred A. Nolan stated the case cor
recty for the DSR parking lots He explained they
established discourage automobile traffic from enter
ing the congested loop district This speeds up traffic and
THE three lots have only drop in
the bucket" Nolan said "They have unquestionabIy
proven their usefulness and the DSR should have
chain of them entirely surrounding the downtown
business section
More power to Nolan for standing up to the members
of his commission and reeng again the facts
corning the ctys urgent parking problem We sincerely
hope his viewpoint prevails
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
Ex-Jockey Becomes Agent
For Film Glamour Stars
BY DAMON RUNlON

He knew his riding days were
about over and he was wonder
ing about his future when he
met some fellows around the old
Metropolis AT 42nd and Broad
way in New York who were
making movies at Astoria.
THEY became interested in the
i story of his career and paid
him 10 lot down his experiences
out of which they made a pic
ture, which first turned his at
tention TO the motion picture
field He moved 10 Hollywood
in the days of the Silents and
worked as director and pro-
Queer and bad his own studio
when the talkieS came in.
He was not equipped for that
phase and sold out his studio
and aftcrtaking- a long vacation
went into Jim Oviatt's haber-
dashery business.
LIE SPENT three years in that
III field. then Myron SelZnick
ia k d him into Joining his
agency. the agent at that time
being rather an innovation in
the movie world. Nat was with
SelZnick eight years when the
current Hayward and DeVerlch
was formed.
He became noted around the
studios for sending his name 10
executives and adding "and tell
him l can't wait" and he be-
came known to secretaries as
Cant Wait Deverich.
He bought a yearling colt by
Victorian, some years ago, as
present for his wife. but instead
of giving il 10 Mrs. Deverich, he
turned the critter over TO Myron
Selznck. first giving it name
Cant Wait" And Cant
Wait" went on to win upward
of 100000 and still is one Of
the most useful handicap horses
of the turf. a fact in which Nat
takes TO fTttfe pride.
Copyright, 1871. nv King Features
Distributed nv international News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27

THIRTY-ODD years ago or in
u the period between 1908 and
1910. the racing charts fire.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -tRe-h m e-ef
Jockey Nat DeNerich,- riding at
90 10 lilo pounds all Ner-the
80 meaning plenty of lead plates
in his saddle. He was skinny
little kid in his teens. with a
good scat and good hands, and
the race horses ran we'll for him.
F he charts that period now
following with age snow that
he brought his mounts in first,
second or third with reasonable
consistency. He also had the
numerous Embellishments in
cidental to every Jockey $
He was accounted an excel
lent lightweight rider in an era
of great riders and was ConSid-
cred somewhat unique because
he was one of the first Of the
New Yor!; City-born youngsters
TO turn TO the turf for a career.
Today at AZ bald and beam
ing. and careful of his heft, Nat
Deverich. now one of che big
agents Of the Hollywood movie
industry, and known from coast
10 coast among those connected
with the he's alter and the
cinema. looks back on his riding
days AS the brightest of his life.
He has only few old record
books and few photographs as
relics of those days but he has
fond memories Of almost every
hour he spent around the race
track.
With his partner, Leland Hay
ward. he handles the affairs Of
large number Of movie stars is
business representative. adviser,
confidant and almost doctor TO
some Of the most glamorous
figures in the game. yet he is
willing 10 drop discussion of The
most important deal any time 10
talk OF racing 1t was in his
blood as a child-it still is in his
blood
4 S A small boy, Nat Deverich
"A lived in the Bronx and hung
out around the IA lg barns at
the old Morris Park track. and
finally he ran away from home
10 become Jockey He was
then about Is He got much Of
his carly training at BenningS
in Washington. ID {.
Thereafter he rode al the New
York tracks and IN Kentucky
and the Middle West. He has
a photo Of himself in his Bev-
crIy Hills home showing him al
the Emeryville track in Cahfor-
MIA. in colors and weighing
about - pounds.
His riding day was the day Of
the great Walter Marvellous
Miller. OF Eddie DuEan, vincent
Powers. TroXler. Joe Notter,
Shilling. Skeets Garner, Matty
McGec. Albert Walsh, Guy
Burns. George Archibald, Teddy
Rice. Jimmy Lee. Dale Austin.
Eddie Taplin. Stanley Page. y.
Mccarthy. Phil Musgrave, Wal
tor and Tommy Taylor Jack
Upton. Jack Gilbert. Charley
Ross. Dave Nicol, Sammy Sweet,
McCahey and other good horse
men
nENERICH was a tall lad and
- began having trouble with
mrs wright rs No grew Older,
and Algcrnon Daingerheld sent
him 10 Peru. whore he rode for
two years with great success
Then syndicate of South
American turfmen commissioned
him to return 10 tho United
States and buy horses for them.
hut when on this GRAND Nat got
word the deal was off.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
koU. 27, 1916

German ZeppelinS raid the
northeastern part Of England
TeutonS menace Bucharest as
Alexandria falls; RumanianS
give up their Alt River line and
fall back TO the TopOlog River.
Austrian big guns shell the
Italian lines on the Carnia front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
JOHN II. SLENIN. \. NJ, VI. d.,
10 PeterbOrO avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
/ JUST had to write my first
Il public letter 10 hack up NJ.
Dahcr's in the Times.
| have never been IN court
room or ever heard a trial but
my opinion Is the same a. Mr.
Dahcf' that tho Jury Of II
women Cwho found Violet kym-
berg guilty of aiding in hold
up were Jealous. | only wish |
were a good lawyer. | would
surely help Violet. think it was
unfair not 10 give her another
chance. Here's hoping and pray
inc Che rnfc n L.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
u. S. Move
Into Guiana
WeN-Timed
More Diplomatic Thar
lsisi
Military However
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHINGTON. Nov II
W Those bauXite mines in
Guiana would have been safe
enough from Hitler for another
few days probably a few years
and perhaps forever.
Dispatch Of American troops
10 guard them was master
diplomatic stroke by Mr.. Roose-
welt for the edifcation of wab-
bling Nlchy and hayward Toxic.
The move was q Smothcred dip
lomatic announcement that this
government will not be bound
10 continental United States in
protecting it's interests.
To Nichy This meant adioin-
ing French elsa and it's air
base would fall AT a nod from
FDR. Petain also knows that
he may expect that nod If he
sells out to the new German
order.
To Japan subtle reminder
was conveyed that the same
Dutch government in London is
also running the Dutch East
Indies. Toxic was thus in
formed she could expect similar
United StatcS-Dutch co-opera-
ton out there in" her path.
1t is true. Mr.. Roosevelt edged
nearly halfway to Dakar in the
same move. but that military
phase oEthe matter is supposed
to have been minor conSid-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
MRS. A. MA/UR,
1895 Santa Rosa drive.
TO THE EDITOR:
-


IN REFERENCE 10 Mrs Banc-
L zak's letter on November 10
about Hank Greenberg. a lot Of
other people and / would Ike
10 know what prompted Mrs.
Banczak to write such a foolish
letter.
As 10 her referring to our
Hank Greenberg as a common
baseball player, ] wish the Ii
CorS had more common" base
ball players like Hank
Thousands of other fans and
I think Hank deserves his pro-
motions. When the season starts
next April. VIC will all he out
there in Briggs Stadium cheering
him.
BARNEY PLOTNIk,
l6201 Woodingham drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Nou. IL, 1870

Rumanias Iron Guards kill 81
prominent Rumanian aides TO
King Carol.
Greeks claim the Italians are
abandoning Porto Edda and are
retrcating 10 Argyrokastron.
a British fleet challenges two
Italian warships in the Mediter-
ranean: London claims they re-
fused To give battle and fled 10
the safety of their home base
at laramie, Italy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
BAERrNG DOWN ON Tie NEWS:
Too Much War 1NIE
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

BY ARTHUR "Bt GS' BAER
NV keyhoe in the closed door factory tells
our goodwill ambassadors VIII have whipped up
by Spring
We're practically in it 20 our big red cars. But it
wouldn't be quite deep goodwill ambassadors didn't
insist making
neither nterventionist isolaionlst. But
| do know when Moan wanted results he out the
doves and kept the parrots home.
think would be vel.taored constitutional idea
II oir good.uiers ceased declaring until ney heard
from Congress.
II requires So declare That's time
my guess good jim Fsrleys
p.rlsl,.a b