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Evening star., 1941-09-09

hours sales to beyond the 30-cent
level in several places.
This belt sold 99,960,797 pounds
last year at an average of 1858
cents pound. The new bright
belt, comprising the worlds largest
markets, sold s., ,293 $40 pounds for
an average of 25.42 cents a pound
last week.
Farmers were well pleased with
the opening prices today. Some Of
the better offerings were selling as
high as 40 cents.
At Sanford, where prices ranged
from 1917 to SO cents In early sales,
the average was estimated unof1-
cially at around 81 cents. Between
25o,000 and 100000 pounds were
offered.
Prices were strong at Aberdeen,
where 10000 pounds were on the
floors. The payments ranged up to
SO cents and the indicated unofficial
Evening star., 1941-09-09
Stock Averages
60 Stock Range Since 1927;
By VICTOR EUBANK,
.,.o,ia+ad prssS Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Heavy
dealings in commodities and low
priced stocks stole the limelight In
today's financial markets.
Bulging staples, many OF which
attained highest levels IN several
years, brought inflationary nibbling
in the stock list at the start, al
though leaders generally held TO
narrow groove. There was a little
backsliding after midday and closing
quotations were a trifle uneven in
most departments.
Large blocks of issues selling
under $40 a share helped put the
DAYS volume at around 300 900
shares, one of the largest since late
July.
Major commodities, strong most
of the time, were temporarily un-
settled on the news of the sinking
of an American-operated vessel 300
miles from Iceland. The majority,
however, subsequently revived.
While the industrial scene was
heartening marketwise, despite tax
clouds, price controls and consid-
cradle war skepticism, many Gus
toners continued to maintain cash
position pending next Thursdays
scheduled broadcast of the Presi-
dent. Mounting tension between the
United States and the Axis powers
was a restraining influence, 1t was
suggested.
Steels. rails and motors were in
| the halting class and buoyant air
crafts of yesterday were depressed
by profit taking.
Stocks posting new highs for the
year included Hiram Walker, Inter-
national Nickel, United States Rub
Der and Pan American Airways.
Eastman Kodak got up 3 points
on few sales. Modest support was
accorded Goodrich. Goodyear.
Standard Oil New Jersey, Amer
ican Airlines, Anaconda and Inter-
national Harvester.
On the losing side were United
States Steel, Bethlehem, Santa Fe,
New York Central. Western Union,
Texas Corp, Douglas Aircraft, Boe-
ing, United Aircraft, Lockheed. Con-
Solidated Aircraft, United States
Gypsum and Kennecott.
Evening star., 1941-09-09

average for the early sales was
around 80 cents.
Sales Supervisor G. w. Allen Of
oxford predicted that the first days
prices would average in excess of
80 cents there. A million pounds
were on the oxford warehouse
floors and opening day sales were
expected to exceed 100000 pounds.
Henderson reported 800, 900 pounds
on the floors with early sales about
80 cents a pound. Some offerings
brought as high as SO and 80 cents
a pound. None was lower than 10
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.FIue-Cured tobacco
Continues 10 Top
.25.Cent Average
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. 9.-Prices
for fue-cured or cigarette-type to-
bacco on the Eastern Carolinas
auction markets continued to hold
at an average in excess OF Is cents
a pound today as the nine markets
of the North Carolina middle belt
opened.
A heavy volume of good-grade
leaf on the markets opening today
boosted prices for the first few
Evening star., 1941-09-09
Workers Incomes Rise

The Commerce Department re-
ports that employe income in indus
tries stimulated by defense produc-
ton was 38 per cent greater in the
first seven months of 1941 than in
the comparable period of last year.
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sUnit of trading. ten shares ,-, - -,
being reorganized under
securities assumed by such companies
on in foregotng table annual dis
Unless otherwise noted special or extra dividends are not
included -. A., -... 49, .-.~.. a r.s,
stock year Payable in stock Declared or PAID
Payable Canadian funds Accumulated
maid declar red
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Freight Loodines

| NEW YORK, Sept Q R.-Reverue
| freight cars handled by railroads reporting
| today for the week ended September 8 in
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October .50l5 4eM 50M 4a
Cash wheat. No. l Northern. T2h; No.
2. 20; No, 8, 67ss; oats, No. 2 white. 5lss,
No. 3, 50Hs.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 8 GF.-Wheet No.
red winter. garlicky, spot. domestic. lis,
September, LIB: corn. 91-93.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Is it good sense for this coun-
try to undergo shortages in es-
sential minerals and other prod
ucts, either in it's national de-
fence efforts or for the continu-
ance of production of manufac-
tured goods for the people, when,
by going West, it is possible to
increase vastly supplies of these
materials? That is the question
which is being put up to the
Congress and the country by the
Public Lands Committee of the
Senate, which yesterday began
hearings on the resolution OF
Senator OMahoney of Wyoming,
chairman of the committee, di-
recting survey of the natural
resources of the public lands Of
the United States.
The public lands are tremen-
dous in size. According to the
testimony already given to the
committee by officials Of the
Government and officials of the
railroads which run through
them. they contain huge re-
sources still untapped. Half of
the land in the States west of
Nebraska and Kansas is owned
by the United States.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Toxic Seen Aiming at Russia
Her Indo-Chino Move Declared but q Step
To Attack on Siberu and VIudivostok

sian attack. The Japanese officers
pointed out that Vladivostok is less
than 500 miles west of Japan and
only $50 miles by air from Toxic and
Yokohama. They were bitterly re-
sentful of the American British in
reference which forced Japan to
surrender Vladivostok and its en-
virons after she had taken, advan-
tage of the Russian bolshevik revo-
luton to seize this territory in 1917.
VladivOstOk Is Vital.
There is little doubt that when
Japan's Kwantung army, headed by
Gen. Iraki, first moved in Man
churia in 1881 one of its major OBJ
jectives was Vladivostok. Before 1t
felt strong enough to provoke an all
out war with Russia other Japanese
Army hotheads had started the war
in China proper. which has en-
crossed the bulk of the Japanese
Army ever since Now, however, the
German-Russian war has opened
for Japan an opportunity very much
like that which permitted her seiz-
ure of Vladivostok in 1917.
The importance of Vladivostok to
Japan, from a military standpoint,
is that 1t, is the point from which
an army, either Russian or Ger
man, coming from Europe most
easily could strike at Japan and its
Asiatic bulwark, Korea. Any such
invading force would have to use
the Trans-Siberian Railroad and its
branches, which converge upon
Vladivostok. Japanese possession of
Vladivostok and its railway ap-
proaches would make such an inva-
sion all but impossible. The main
line of the Trans Siberian Railroad
skirts the northern and eastern
borders of Manchukuo and Korea
for hundreds Of miles.
Possession of the Eastern Siberian
coast line also would make it easy
for Japan to take over the whole
of the island of Sakalin, the south
erly two-fifths of which 1t now DOS
sesses. The Russian portion of
Sakalin contains undeveloped de-
posits OF coal and oil, commodities
which Japan is very much in need Of.
The territory in which Vladivostok
is located was Chinese until the
18th century. 1t was made part OF
Russia by the treaty of 1853 which
delimited the boundary between
China and Siberia. The port of
Vladiyostok was founded in 1860.
about the time the new Japan was
coming into being.
In the Russo-Japanese War of
1905 Japan bombarded Vladivostok
but did not occupy 1t. When Japan
did take it over following the Rus
sian revolution OF 1917, American
and Canadian detachments also
were landed, making it a joint oc-
cupation.
released By the North Americ n
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
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that conservation does not mean
boarding of resources indefinite
", but their intelligent use for
the welfare of the whole coun-
try. Now is the time to make
use of the natural resources of
the country, when the national
defense needs them. But he is
very positive in his demand that
there be no more "short-lived
boom towns and wastrel for
tunes" He wants growing, per-
manent communities In the West.
Chairman OMahoney is going
about the job of instructing the
country about the possibilities OF
getting what it needs out of the
Western States in a thorough and
realistic way. He is demonstrat-
ing first the stuff is there, that
it is available, and that the o.
P. NJ, the War and Navy De-
partments need it, not to men,
ton the manufacturers of the
ordinary machines and products
Of the everyday life of the Amer
lean people.
When the survey made by the
committee is complete, Senator
OMahoney and his colleagues
will report the findings to the
Congress, and will seek in various
ways to translate into useful ac-
ton the recommendations made
by the committee.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Howard u. Will Hold
Seminar for Doctors

Plans for the second annual post
graduate seminar for colored physi
clans, to be held November 3, 4 and
at Howard University College of
Medicine, were discussed at recent
meeting held in the Office OF the
District of Columbia Association.
The seminar is planned as re-
fresher course for the general prac-
titioner, covering tuberculosis, syph-
ills, maternal and child health and
Is organized and financed by the
local tuberculosis association. Medi-
co-Chirurigcal Society, Social Hy-
giene Society and the Virginia and
Maryland tuberculosis Associations.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
The Political Mill
U. S. Urged to Develop Untopped Resources
Of Western States to Aid Defense

be available in the country. He
said these would include plants
for the production of aluminium,
ammonia. magnesium, man
ganese, potash, sodium phos-
pilates, soda ash, steel, tungsten
and other basic materials.
Further, Mr. Jeffers proposed
that plants which would use
these materials be located within
the neighborhood of their pro-
duction, including plants to make
powder, TINT, ammunition and
arms.
Cites Wyoming Resources.
Senator O'Mahoney pointed
out that sodium carbonate,
sodium bicarbonate, soda ash
and caustic soda can be found in
huge quantities in his own State
of wyoming. In fact, he said
there were 400 square miles Of
country" in which these minerals
were located. In his opinion 1t
is folly not to make the utmost
use of these products. They can
be used as substitute for
manganese-to desulphurize ore,
necessary before it can be made
into steel for weapons and am
munition and for other purposes.
Especially is this true, he said.
since there is a great deficiency
of manganese in this country and
most of it has to be imported.
J. M. Lamson of the Burling-
ton system told the committee
that the Germans, in their thor
ough way 20 years ago had made
a survey of these natural re-
sources of the lands of the great
West, particularly on the public
domain. 1t Is the contention Of
Senator OMahoney that Ger
many wanted to know what these
resources were-for the future.
The Rocky Mountain West" he
said, 'is a vast storehouse of the
very minerals to seize which Hit
ler has thrown his army against
the continental front of Russia.
Coal, oil, iron, nickel, manganese
and aluminium rather than Mos
cow or Leningrad are the objec-
tives of his panzer divisions. The
leadership OF Germany realizes
that these materials are the
source of power and domination
in the modern world and 1t is
willing to sacrifice the lives of
millions to obtain control Of
them"
No More Boom Towns.
Secretary Ickes, who has al
ways been a great conservationist,
makes the very wise statement
Evening star., 1941-07-24

had received definite information
that the Japanese intended to
take over that French colony and
was disposed to resist in the event
he obtained adequate support
from the United States.
He had at his disposal an army
of $4,000 French colonials and
marines and some 100000 troops
we'll trained by French officers.
This force was fairly equipped
but lacked modern planes and
anti-aircraft artillery. The aerial
defense of Indo-China had been
weakened by the fact that all thu
modern planes and guns had been
sent to France during the winter
to fight the Germans.
Col. Jacomy, who did not know
how strongly pro-German the
then Vice Premier Pierre Laval
was, expected to get full co-opera-
ton from the French Embassy in
Washington. He did not even
have a code book to communicate
with his senior officer. Col. ia
comy expected he would be able
to use the French Embassy's Sc
cret codes freely.
Germans Wouldn't Like II.
He spent weeks in the city
and got nowhere. Ambassador
Henry -Haye spoke casually to the
State Department about the idea
of selling planes to the military
authorities in Indo-China, but
did not press the matter. He was
told the United States could i'll
afford to sell planes TO Indo-
China at time when every avail
able machine had to go to Eng
land, but it was pointed out to
him that the French airplane
carrier Bearne was at Martinique
with 100 planes on board. Under
the terms of the srmistice with
the Germans. the French govern
ment was entitled to defend the
empire and the Bearn could have
been sent to Saigon without
breaking the terms of the armi-
Evening star., 1941-07-24

sion is based on two major premises:
First, that the prospect of German
conquest has greatly increased the
danger of an attack upon Manchu-
kuo, Korea and the Japanese MAIN
land, of which the Japanese always
have been acutely afraid.
Secondly, Japan knows full we'll
that a move against Singapore and
the Netherlands Indies and British
Straits Settlements, f1anking the
Philippine Islands, would bring the
United States and Great Britain
into war against her. Japan is
fairly confident, on the other hand.
that an attack upon Russia, limited
to Vladivostok and the strip of
Siberian coast north of this port
and east of Manchukuo, would not
arouse the United States and Great
Britain to the point of war
Bearing on the latter premise,
Russian representatives in WASH
ington last week led newspapermen
to believe that Ambassador Con-
stantin Oumansky had been assured
of American Intervention If Japan
should jump on Russia's back But
when American confirmation of this
thesis was sought State Department
officials discouraged it.
Fear Strong Soviet Army.
A consideration which may be
causing the Japanese to hesitate
before moving against Siberia, the
experts say, is the strength of the
Russian Army in that quarter. At
the time of the German attack on
Russia the force of the latter in
Eastern Siberia consisted of 50 di-
visions, we'll supplied with airplanes
and tanks, and the reports indicate
that little if any of this army so far
has been moved westward to engage
the Germans.
Fifteen years ago. when this
writer toured Korea and Manchuria,
japanese military men freely de-
clared that Japan must bite of the
Siberian salient, Of which Vladivos-
tok is the southerly terminus, If
Korea and the Japanese mainland
were to be rendered safe from Rus
Evening star., 1941-07-24
This Changing World
Precorious Situation in Indo-Chino Loid
To Gorbine Of Dispatches by French Embassy

stice. All the conversations be-
tween the French Ambassador
and the American officials were
referred to Vichy There Laval
read them and referred them to
the armistice commission at Wies-
baden. Naturally the Germans
who were courting the Japanese
at that time turned down any
such suggestions. When Under
secretary of State Sumner Welles
suggested to M. Menry-Haye the
sending of the Bearn. the Ambas-
sador replied that the Germans
wouldn't like It.
Co. Jacomy eventually obtained
unofiicial interviews with high
ranking American officials who
were deeply concerned over the
Japanese move toward the south.
He assured these high officials
that given the necessary air
planes, for which he was willing
to pay cash, the French and Indo-
Chinese forces would be able to
resist the japanese attack In
definitely.
Col. Jacomy, an excitable and
overtalkative Frenchman from
the South, made only moderate
impression on the officials he
contacted. He was finally told
that this Government would not
take it upon itself to urge the
French in Indo-China to fight.
But if they did resist, Admiral
Decoux could rely on a continual
flow of supplies from the United
States via the Philippine Islands.
He was told this principally
because there was certain
amount of doubt about the will
ingness of the French to fight
and the American Government
was not willing to risk having
planes-which were at a premium
in those days-fall into the hands
Of the japanese.
Never Received Answer.
Col. Jacomy saw the point. He
communicated Immediately -
through the Embassy again
with the governor general, urging
him to give the required assur-
ances. He never received an
answer. Finally. as he had lost
much time waiting for Admiral
Evening star., 1941-07-24
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN

In some we'll informed diplo-
matte quarters, part of the blame
for what is happening in Indo-
China is laid on the threshold
OF the French Embassy here. The
present precarious situation in
the Far East-and nobody knows
how it will end-could have
been avoided, according to these
sources.
This is the story:
Last year, soon after Frances
military collapse, a French officer
of the Colonial Army, Col. Ja-
comy, representing the governor
general of Indo-China, arrived in
Washington with a certified check
for $12 1000 900 and instructions to
contact the American Govern
ment for the purpose of purchas-
ing planes in this country. Admi-
raj Decoux, the governor general,
Evening star., 1941-07-24

legislation rather than to leave it
to Federal commission to adopt
rules that are the equivalent in ef-
feet to laws in their mandatory curb
on the rights of the citizen.
1t is one of the paradoxes of the
war emergency that the American
people are asked to condemn Hitler
ism and make sacrifices to eradicate
it from the world when here in
Washington there are so many inad-
vertent if not instructive imitators
of Hitleristic government.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1941-07-24

Senator OMahoney and the
other Westerners interested in
the present further development
of the resources of the West,
whether on public or private
lands, have two objects in mind.
They hope, first, to help ma
terially in the national defense
program. And second. they hope
to bring about development of
this Western section of the coun-
try, In mining. in industry, and
in settlement and increased
population which will be per-
manent. Indeed, the second pur-
pose is really their main hope,
and they are taking advantage
of the national defense drive to
bring about the developments
which they hope to make per-
manent. They are not anxious
for mere war boom. They want
the West developed, settled, in
dustrialized on scale of which
they have dreamed. and which
may be comparable to the devel-
opments in the eastern part OF
the country.
Trend Of Population.
In this connection, witnesses
appearing before the public lands
committee have already pointed
out that national defense prof.
ects of all kinds. including new
manufacturing plants, for which
public funds are being used by
the billions Of dollars, are being
concentrated in the East, and
that Western labor-small as it
isis being drawn from that sec
ton into these projects in the
East. Secretary of the Interior
Ickes told the committee that as
of May 81, l941, total defense
contracts in the Nation amount
ed to SIS .530,o16, 900, and that in
l9 States of the West and South
west, the total defense contracts
amounted to only s3,579 ,041 900.
An imposing list of railroad
presidents and executives ap-
peared before the committee, all
of roads in the West, and strong
ly supported the proposals for
more projects in the West, and
for the development of the
natural resources of this section
and on the public domain. Among
them was w. NJ. JefferS, presi-
dent of the Union Pacific. Mr..
Jeffers pointed out that "popu-
lation follows industry" and that
industry in this country has de-
veloped under the spur and in
citement of war effort"
Mr.. Jeffers urged that the Gov
ernment locate in the West such
plants as are required in national
defense as can be supplied from
the natural resources known to
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Decoux's assurances, which never
arrived, he took the clipper back
to Indo-China to explain verbally
the situation to his senior officer.
He expected to return here
with the necessary guarantees
the American Government re-
quired. He never came back.
When he got to Hanoi the jap
snese had started closing on
Northern Indo-China and after
a few days of perfunctory fight
ing, the discouraged Decoux gave
up and obeyed orders from Vichy
to surrender that part of the
colony to the japanese.
Evening star., 1941-07-24

II Japan is NOV
ing to strengthen
her position in
o-China, as
reported, t h i S
step is only a
preliminary t o
an attack on
Russia, to occur
t h e m m e n t
Germany seems
to have Sum-
ciently softened
up Russian re-
siStance.
Evening star., 1941-07-24

agency W n l C n
by ar b / t r ar y
rules has been
stretching its
authority to the
breaking point
50 that today it
not o ly has
antagonized the
foes but a | S o
m a ny of the
friends and sup
porters of the
AdminiStra ton.
The issue is
Evening star., 1941-07-24

DeCdu duSc d1JcL nA
these years the
Government has
decided to cut
itself in on this
business of tbs
little fellow with
the bow and ar
row. Dams busi-
ness is love, and
I he proposed
JOINT income TAX
is aimed at max
ing two hearts
that beat as one
paw for the priv
Evening star., 1941-07-24
u. S.Agency
Rules Are
Not Laws
F. c. c. Is Declared
Usurping Statute
Powers Of Congress
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

An issue that goes to the heart
OF constitutional government has
Just been raised by the Federal
Communications Commission - the
Evening star., 1941-07-24

HE opinions the riters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions are presented In The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
although contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
BY JAY 6. HAYDEN.

Far Eastern authorities. who have
been remarkably accurate in fore
casting earlier actions by the jap
anese government, now assert that
Evening star., 1941-07-24
McLennore-
Tax PIun TO Blunt
Cupid's S Arrow
By HENRY McLEMORE.

NEW YORK-"I'm q son OF
gun" Dan Cupid must be saying
to himself these days.
And II he is, you can't blame him,
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-08-01
MRS. JOHNSON TELL OF
TRIP TO CONVENTION

Continued From Page one)
of Speech and Miss Helen Hiatt,
young woman radio commentator.
told us of her flight before the ad-
vancing Nazi army in Europe last
spring. Town Meeting of The Air
was broadcasted from Convention
Hall Thursday night, May %, and
It was most interesting to see George
Y. Denny, Jr. in person. Twenty
thousand persons were present, the
largest audience in the radio Town
Halls history, Mr.. Denny said. Pres
ident Robert NJ Hutchins of the Tn
iyersity of Chicago and Col. William
J. Donovan, recently returned from
an observation tour of Europe, were
the speakers and the subject was
Should We Do What Is Necessary
to Insure a British Victory? I was
invited to a reception later where
met Mr.. Denny and his lovely wife
and he seemed greatly pleased to
hear that Alaska looks forward to
his Thursday night programs.
Other addresses during the week
were United States. Stamps and
Bonds by Mr.. Hartford Powell Direc-
tor of Information of Defense Saw
ings Staff; Social Consequences of
The World War and The Realities
We Must Face by Honorable Adolph
Berle, IT., Assistant Secretary of
State, and a forum: The American
Way of Life and Its Defense by Fa-
Their Vincent C. Donovan, New York,
and Mr.. William L. Bait of the I'm
tied States Office of Production
Management.