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Evening star., 1941-04-18

we represent, has never requested US
to slant or distort the news"
At shop-talk breakfast the
sports pages were examined crit
ically by Malcolm w. Bingay, edi-
torial director of the Detroit Free
Press, and Lloyd Lewis, sports col
umnist and drama critic of the Chi
cago Daily News.
Despite the fact that the sports
section sometimes is called the
grand larceny section of journalism" I"
Mr.. Bingay said, he felt that most
sports writer's were honest.
He added, however, that there
were "too many rugged individual
lists and prima donnas" among these
writers, and suggested that they be
supervised by a "hard-boiled sports
editor" detached from personal in
terests. loyalties and opinions.
Individualism Stressed.
Mr.. Lewis saw in the sports section
the last refuge of colorful individ-
ualism in journalism, pointing out
that this school of writing had de-
deloped such outstanding figures as
Ring Lardner.
Baseball, Mr.. Lewis said, is re-
garded by the public, rightly or
wrongly. as "a public utility" and
as such it must be written of
critically.
The varied topics on the days
agenda included drama and fllm
columns, radio, press relations with
the Army and Navy and ether
phases of the defense program in
which newspapers are concerned.
Americas leading editors heard
themselves taken sharply to task
for allegedly going commercial at
the expense of their editorial mis-
sion as they listened yesterday after
noon to an address by Prof. Peter
H. Odegard of Amherst College, au-
thor of THE American Public
Mind"
Prof. Odegard spoke Of the self
consciousness of American news
Evening star., 1941-04-18

Press Club stage by several foreign
correspondents returned from war
zones.
Drew Middleton of the Associated
Press predicted the Germans would
try to invade England Charles
Smith, London correspondent of In
ternational News Service, home on
leave, agreed that the Nazis hoped
for invasion and added that the
British were itching" for such an
attempt and were confident they
could stop it.
Joseph Harsch of the Christian
Science Monitor said Hitler's first
objective was the conquest of Eng
land, with the subjugation of Rus
sia second. Mr.. Harsch returned
recently from Berlin. Saville Davis,
who represented the same news
paper in Rome, said the Germans
were pleased at the debacle of the
italian armies, because their fail
ure gave the Nazis an excuse to
put the Italians in their place and
take over control of the situation
in Italy. ..
U. S. Aid Reld Important.
James (Scotty) Reston, who has
been in London for the New York
Times, felt that much depends on
United States aid in ships and ma
terials. Germany may invade Eng
land If she can find q weak spot,
he said. Lloyd Lehrbas of the As
sociated Press, who witnessed the
blitzkrieg in Poland, acted as mod
orator. Melbourne Christerson
president of the Press Club, pre-
sided.
The National Press Club Chorus
under the direction of Horace
Smithy, sang several numbers
There was other entertainment.
At 4 pm. yesterday the editors
conferred privately with Secretary
Hull at the State Department.
Evening star., 1941-04-18

Delegates to the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors, in ses-
sion here, are putting in a good part
of their convention in private and
highly confidential conferences with
high Government officials, with
what to print and what not to
print about the national defense
the highlight this year. Somebody
remarked that the editors spend
the rest of the year trying to wiring
news out of every interesting source,
and then they meet in convention
and hold those off-the-record ses-
sions they're always deploring.
\ X
Maj. Irving Hart, editor Of the
Idaho Statesman at Boise, is on
active duty at national headquar-
tiers of the selective service system.
He's a member of the A. S. N. E.
Hanging about its fringes, he said
he was on furlough from the con-
vention this year.
When he called the convention
to order, the society's president, Tom
Wallace, noticed a delegation from
the working press, detailed to cover
the proceedings, wandering about
the front of the hall. Get table, +"
he demanded. 1--WE have conven-
ton of editors and no press table. +"
They brought one In.
X
Stephen G. Noland, editor of the
Indianapolis News, confessed to his
colleagues that his paper has mis-
spelled the word height since 1887.
The News, for no logical reason,
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Former Senator Holt to Wed
Member of College Faculty
Miss Helen FroeIich,
Daughter Of Illinois
Mayor, to Be Bride

Former Senator Rush D. Holt oi
West Virginia, youngest man evel
elected to the United States Senate
will be married early this summer to
Miss Helen Froelich, daughter OF
William E. Froelich, Mayor Of Grid
ley, ILL.,, and q member of the faculty
at National Park College, Forest
Glen, Md.
Formal announcement of the en-
gagement will be made tomorrow
according to an Associated Press
dispatch from Gridley.
Mr.. Holt and Miss Froelich met
several months ago at the home of
Mrs. Ralph Chase, the former Sena-
tors sister, in Washington. The
wedding probably will be held in
Gridley.
Miss Froelich attended Stephens
College and holds degrees from
Northwestern University. She did
graduate work at the University OF
Missouri and the Marine Biological
Laboratory in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Holt, member of the Senate
from 1885 to 194l, was the only Sem
ator ever elected by popular vote
while under the age of 30-minimun
age for Senators. He waited unit
his 30th birthday before taking the
oath of office.
The son of the late DR.. Mathew S
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Two Burned 10 Death;
Two Hurt in PLUNGE
From Blazing House
Coueht by Flames
As They Attempt TO Leop
From Third Floor

Two persons trapped In q third.
floor room were burned to death and
two others were injured when they
leaped from third-floor window as
fire destroyed the interior of house
at 2l0 c street S.W. early today.
The dead were identified by police
as Margaret Lewis, q, and her
uncle, Andrew Martin, Sc, both COL
ored. James Bryant. "a, and Rozier
Nickens, SO, also colored, were re-
moved to Gallinger Hospital after
treatment at Providence Hospital
for injuries received when they
jumped to safety.
Nickens received a compound
fracture Of the left forearm, slight
burns and contusions and Bryant
suffered possible fractures of an
ankle and a hand and slight burns.
Their condition was described as
fair.
Police said the fire was discovered
in the rear of the first floor by
Harrison Sigman, 81, colored, who
wakened the other roomers in ths
dwelling. John C. Minor, his wife,
Gladys, and their two children were
among the nine persons in the
house who escaped as the fire swept
through to the top floor.
Witnesses said the two who were
burned to death were caught by
flames as they attempted to escape
through a rear window. Cause of
the fire was not definitely deter.
mined.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Editors
Continued From First Page0'


Pinkley, somehow, some way, when
big news breaks In Europe, you get
that news"
He told of subterfuges to which
correspondents had resorted to get
their news out, such as baseball and
gangster slang, but added that most
of the censors had become aware of
these measures and other means
had to be devised.
Many Routes Utilized.
Sometimes, he said, an important
story is telephoned, radioed and
cabled over II different routes to
make sure it reaches New York.
"The longest way around" he ex-
planned, sometimes is the shortest
way through"
'I am glad to say" Mr.. Pinkley
told the editors, that I have never
vet seen a reputable American news
paperman change his copy to please
a censor"
On the other hand, he added, "the
American newspaper industry, which
Evening star., 1941-04-18

Large banking institutions Of
India are opening branches IN
Burma.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
peal" explained his disillusionment
when he took over his present

peal" explained his disillusionment
when he took over his present
duties three years ago.
Finds Camoufiaged Debts.
while I already had some knowl-
edge of the State and the city," he
said, IT found that unconsciously I
had been Influenced by Florida's
magnificent publicity machine,
which promotes glamorous bathing
girls, the land Of the lotus eater,
eternal sunshine, fun and the abun-
dant life. The State, as such, had
no debt, no income tax and no
widespread realization that 1t had
. financial cancer.
Hidden within this dazzling,
glamorous Florida beauty were
$500 900 900 of public debts-school
bonds, road bonds, city bonds and
others. Yet Florida, the State, was
chaste-no debt defiled her. There
was no State debt commission. This
huge local debt was handled by
scores of autonomous political
units"
A campaign was started ito re-
fund our county and school bonds,
he said, land we made bond issues,
interest rates and amortization
household words in st. Petersburg" ("
The fight now has enlisted wide
support, he explained, and bids fair
to succeed in lifting heavy burdens
from the Florida counties and other
local units, saddled on them through
"pawnbrokering" bond dealers.
The program for this afternoon
included luncheon addresses by Maj
Gen. Robert C. Richardson, jr, in
charge of Army public relations. and
Comdr. H. r. Thurber, director OF
Navy public relations.
Hillman Speaks Today.
At the afternoon session speakers
were to include Squadron Leader
r. S. Mills, D. s. c., r. A. F., as
sistant air attache at the British
Embassy; Sidney Hillman, associate
director of the once of Production
MANAGEMENT, and John D. Biggers,
director of the o. p. M. production
division.
The annual dinner at 7 O'Clock
tonight Will be an off-the-record
function, with addresses by Lord
Halifax, the British Ambassador;
Col. william j. Donovan, who re-
turned recently from q confidential
tour of the warning countries for
President Roosevelt, and Lauchlin
B. Currie, a presidential secretary
Lowell Mellett, director OF the
Once Of Government Reports and
a presidential secretary, addressed
the editors of the record during a
smoker at the National Press Club
last night.
Broadcast Is Heard.
As part of the program, the edi-
tors listened to a broadcast from the
Evening star., 1941-04-18
War cost the United States an add
tional $4,000, ,000,0 900.
Defense Is First Concern.

Defense Is First Concern.
Price officials now are concerned
primarily with commodities and raw
materials vital to the defense pro-
gram. There have been no indica-
tions that they would act soon on
consumer goods, although both Mr.
Henderson and Donald M Nelson
defense purchasing director, have
said they were anxious to prevent
general price "spirals."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
says that the cost of living on Feb
ruary IS was 1908 on its index, COM
pared with 1905 on September IS
1899, shortly after the war started
The index uses the years 1858
as 100.
The February figure is the latest
available, although price admins
tration officials said there had beer
rise since that time. The figures
are based on food, rent, fuels, ice
and clothing.
Most prices rose sharply at the
outbreak of the war in Europe and
then leveled off, or even declined
before gradually starting to climb
again.
Meat Prices on Increase.
Meat costs to the consumer have
varied greatly since the World War
but a Labor Statistics index shows
they are now well below the World
War peak and even below the leve'
attained in 1887. Using the yeal
1925 as 100, the index stood at liz
in 1920, the top in the World War
period, sank to As in 1893, climbed
to 113 in 1887 and dropped to SO in
January of this year. Experts esti.
mate the meat price index is now al
80 to 95.
Meat prices lately have probably
of any common food, and authorities
have been particularly interested
in them because they offer an ex-
ample Of a problem in Government
price regulation efforts-that is
boosting prices in order to stabilize
them.
The consumer division of the De-
fense Commission has worked with
the Agriculture Department in try
ing to increase prices of some farm
commodities in order to assure ar
adequate production.
Farm prices in general have ad.
vanced about s per cent above level,
of year ago. Further advances art
expected as result of administra.
ton programs placing floors" un.
der producer prices of hogs. dairy
products and eggs.
Evening star., 1941-04-18

Act authorizing the President TO
draft industry" under certain cir
cumstanceS.
That same power was contained in
the 1916 law under which the War
Industries Board was created. Prices
rose rapidly then, however, and
President Wilson organized a Price
Committee, with Bernard M. Baruch
Of the War Industries Board as ex-
officio chairman.
When prices continued to soar,
Congress set up the Food Admin
istration and the Fuel Administra-
ton. The former, under the guild
ance of Herbert Hoover, licensed
dealers and issued schedules of fair
prices.
Nevertheless, the cost of living rose
about IS per cent from 1915 to 1920.
Mr.. Baruch has since stated that
imitation of prices made the World
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Roosevelt " Opposes
Sales Levy in Plan
For Huge Tax Hike
Says He Hasn't Fointest
Idea How 3H Billions
Should Be Ruised
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Defense and BritiSh-uid pro-
grams are expected to boost Fed
ernl expenditures to $4,000, ,000, 900
In merit fiscal year. To help pay
cost, Secretary Moroenttau yes
terday said ne,D tar legislation
tpiH seek to raise ertrd $780,
000, 900. Proposed increase is
equivalent to about S26.50 for
every man, Uontan and child in
country, and oDeraH Federal tar
bill OF s12,667 ,000, 900 aDould be
equivalent to nearly s96 per per-
son.
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u. 5. Ready 10 Meet
Thrusts al Authority
To Control Prices
We Can Take Core Of
individual Vioiotor,'
Henderson Declares
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Government is prepared to
meet any effort to challenge its au-
thority to control prices, defense
officials said today, although public
opinion has been the principal
weapon for enforcement of orders so
far issued.
The possibility of a test of author
ity arose this week when an order
was issued freezing steel and iron
prices. Steel men claimed it would
prove injurious to the industry. In
dicating fight might be avoided,
however, price control authorities
said today that the order was sub
ject to modification anytime investi-
CATION showed that to be necessary.
With regard to the general prob
lem of enforcement, Leon Hender-
son, price administrator, said his
greatest weapon was the moral sup
port of the community"
Nom Compliance Arises.
"I am not so much interested in
the individual violator," he added.
"I said we could take care of him
and we can"
Six price schedules have been put
into effect since February II, and
officials said they had not received
any formal complaints of violations
Instances of noncompliance have
come to light, but they were officially
attributed to misunderstanding
and were quickly checked on that
basis, it was reported.
In addition to the steel-iron order
price schedules have covered second
hand machine tools, secondary alu.
minum and scrap, steel and iron
scrap, zinc and bituminous coal.
Mr.. Henderson declared bluntly
that his authority was enough" fol
the Job he had to do and that the
presidential order creating his office
contained within 1t practically all
Of the powers of the old War Indus
tries Board.
Same Power in 1916 Law.
The order cites number of presi-
Dental powers over industry in an
emergency, the principal one being
the section Of the Selective Service
Evening star., 1941-04-18

income level Of the earners, would
be withheld by employers and turned
over to the Government.
Senator Nye, Republican, OF North
Dakota was one of those suggesting
an even larger tax bill. I'VE should
60 even deeper" he declared. IF we
don't pay our way now we will have
to pay even more later"
Senator Austin, Republican, OF
Vermont, assistant minority leader,
said he thought taxes should be i'm
posed ito the breaking point" and
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, oi
Michigan asserted the Treasury plar
was "a brave program" designed tc
keep the Government solvent.
Evening star., 1941-04-18

Holt and Mrs. Lele D. Holt Of
Weston, w. Va, Mr.. Holt attended
West Virginia University and Salem
College. He was athletic director
at West Virginia and Virginia high
schools and taught political science
In Glenville State Teachers College
and Salem College. both West Vir-
ginia institutions.
Evening star., 1941-05-13

TEX dividend.
PLUS extras. 25c paid so far this year
e2G extra. $500 extra paid pe-
| tember 80, 1910. $500 paid in 1910.
/ $1,000 extra.
Evening star., 1941-05-13
Cormick-R. w. Galiher; Arthur

Cormick-R. w. Galiher; Arthur
Drury.
l7OS-Flythe VS.. Flythe; attorneys
D. K. Offutt-J. M. Boardman
144S-Robertson VS. Robertson
attorneys, r. w. Galiher-Joseph
Bowman.
Adv.-Pride VS.. Pride; attorneys,
N. M. Lubar-O'Shea g. Goldstein.
1519-Wright VS.. Wright; attor-
neys, H. H. Wilson-C. M. Roeder.
Adv.-Deane VS.. Deane; attorneys
Philip Austin-James Tyson.
Adv.-Smith VS.. Smith; attorneys,
r. A. Cusick-D. L. Riordan.
1961-Simmons VS.. Simmons; at
torneys, Ray Neudecker-J. N. Hal
per.
2067-Wallace VS.. Wallace; attor-
neys. Ray Neudecker-S. M. Alpher.
1875-Sokolin VS.. Estes; attorneys,
I. H. Halpern-O'Shea 81 Goldstein.
2l21-Garrett VS.. Garrett; attor-
neys, Ray Neudecker-E. E. Cum
Minis; Edward Berger.
2249-Muehl VS.. Muehl; attorneys,
N. S. Bowles-D. F. O'Connor.
2163-Bechtol VS. Bechtol; attor-
neys, Marcus Borchardt &C. H.
Quimby.
2179-White VS.. White; attorneys,
w. A. Gallagher Jacob Pernut.
1931-Crump VS.. Crump; attor-
neys, j. T. Bonner-J. F. Hillyard.
2235-Keehn VS.. Keehn; attorneys,
Thomas Scalley-Paul Delaney.
Mo.-Keyser VS.. Keyser: attorneys,
Ray Neudecker-I. H. Halpern.
2280-Briscoe vs. Briscoe; attor-
neys, B. T. Sanders-Andrew How
ard.
2284-Tyler VS.. Tyler; attorneys,
Newmyer g. Shapiro-M. ]. Lane,
2290-Hinkle VS.. Hinkle; attorneys,
Ellis Klein-Joseph Bulman, Robert
Bennett.
2292-Gregory VS.. Gregory; attor-
neys, Ray Neudecker-Paul jamie
son.
2293-Holford VS.. Holford; attor-
neys, w. w. Dosh-J. M. Boardman.
2294-Pike VS.. Pike; attorneys, c.
L. Dawson-Ray Neudecker.
2295-Hoover VS.. Hoover; attor-
neys, Ray Neudecker-T. o. Nichols.
2300-Machezie VS.. Machezie; at
torneys, S. Nicholson-Joseph Bo-
nuso
2303-White VS.. White: attorneys,
Jos. J. Malloy-D. L. Grantham.
1630-Fletcher VS.. Fletcher; at
torneys, Joseph D. Di Leon. s.
Bowles.
23l1-Ballais VS.. Ballais; attorneys,
H. E. Bryan-L. M. Berrien.
2312-Hodges VS.. Hodges; attor-
neys, j. J. OBrien-Hugh Lynch,
jr.
23l3-Ross VS.. Ross; attorneys,
James P. Farmer-R. B. Washing
ton.
23lS-Schuck VS.. Schuck; attor-
neys, T. E. O'Connell-Hugh Lynch,
jr.
233l-Maloney VS.. Maloney; attor-
neys. Ray Neudecker-H. M. Fowler
2335-Bradford VS.. Bradford: at
torneys, w. P. Cannaday-G. E
Hayes.
2336-Yautz VS.. Yautz; attorneys,
Nicholas Halpine-James Arts.
2352-Barriere VS.. Barriere: at
torneys, J. A. Sargent-D. Riordan.
2354-Anduze VS., Auduze; attor-
neys. E. A. Aaronson-O. D. Branson
2359-Gates VS.. Gates; attorneys
H. H. Bettelman-Charles Irelan.
2366-Penn VS.. Penn: attorneys
G. B. Gunion-M. T. Woodruff
2369-Wells VS.. Wells; attorneys
J. A. Kiley-J. r. Kirkland.
2380-Palmer VS.. Palmer; attor-
neys, Albert Brick-James Holloman
23s1-Veit VS.. Veit; attorneys. S.
G. Ingham-Marie McCathran.
2382-Hawkins VS.. Hawkins; at
torneys, L. w. Caine-H. A. Dyson.
2387-Monton VS.. Monton: attor-
neys. B. T. Sanders-R. I. Miller.
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239l-Rupy VS.. Rupy: attorneys
H. T. Whelan-A. L. Brault.
2396-Crane VS.. Crane; attorneys
Smith & Edwards-A A. Lipscomb
240l-Stringfellow VS.. Stringfel.
low; attorneys, C. D. Artis-B. v
Lawson.
2402-Spector VS.. Spector; attor-
neys. Irwin Goldstein-H. T. Whelan
2406-Harrison VS.. Harrison; at
torneys B. v. Lawson-Clyde Free
man.
2409-Davis VS.. Davis; attorneys
j. j. Malloy-J. E. Bindeman.
2422-Feber VS.. Feber; attorneys
Lambert e. Hart-N. Lee Ball.
2430-Lynch VS.. Lynch; attorneys
j. F. O'Donohue-J. Flaherty.
243l-Krieger VS.. Krieger; attor-
neys, Norman 81 Sandler-McNeill
g. Edwards.
2435-Fountain VS.. Fountain; at
torneys, Bernath & Berger-F. D
Dawson.
2439-Clodfelter VS.. Clodfelter: at
torneys, Rowland Edwards-Linda,
g. Bradley.
2441-Haynes VS.. Haynes; attor-
neys. Dolores Murray-M. G.
Ehrlich.
2452-Dulay VS.. Dulay; attorneys
James Shenos-E. M. Fonbuena.
2578-Thornton VS.. Thornton; at
torneys, S. H. Robeson-W. M. Shea
2582-Howard VS.. Howard: attor.
neys, j. A. Ryan-P. F. Bigglns.
2648-Amanti VS.. Amanti; attor.
neys, j. G. Dondero; J. P. Labofish-
j, G. Weeda.
2649-Thompson VS.. Thompson;
attorneys, Houston & Houston-L
w. Caine.
2652-King VS.. King; attorneys, l.
A. Block-W. B. Mccarthy.
2654-Gornan VS.. German; attor-
neys, N. M. Lubar-Newmyer &
Shapiro; David Hornstein.
2208-Kennedy VS.. Kennedy; at
torneys, S. M. Boyd-Newmyer &
Shapiro.
l974-Guyan VS.. Guyan; attor-
neys, Milton Kaplan-F. B. Potter
1930-Layton VS.. Layton; attor-
Evening star., 1941-05-13
April Building Scars
15.6 Per Cent Ahead
OF Year Ago
TotoI Largest in 10
Years, Except for
Jonuory, 1888
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Building
permits issued in 215 cities amounted
to Sal, ,743,856 during April and, ex-
cept for January. 1888, was the
largest monthly total in 10 years,
Dun g. Bradstreet said today.
This was 2.7 per cent above March,
with $137 ,954 $50, and 15.6 per cent
over the Sl22,583,683 for April, 1910.
New York City permits in April
were SIT 7,232, ,159, or 30.4 per cent be-
low the S24,771 1886 for April, 1910.
New England showed an increase Of
lit per cent, with s13.7o2,513 and
S6.313,763 for April, 1S41, and April,
1910, respectively.
The Middle Atlantic States showed
a decrease of 119-S30.105, ,685 for
April. 1941, and 34,163, ,790 for April,
1910. The South Atlantic permits
increased, however, with $l4,82l ,224
for April, 194l, and s13,6OS, 1892 for
the comparable period in 1910.
East Central, South Central and
West Central were up 28.4, l4.2 and
1912 per cent, respectively. with s34,-
974,603 during April, l941, and ST.
241 ,314 for the like month in 1910 for
the East Central States: South Gen.
tral. $11,539, ,055 in April. 1941, and
0,101 ,035 in April. 1910. and in
April, 1941, West Central permits
were $8,747,374 and in the same
period 1910 we're s7,940,791.
The Mountain States were down
2M per cent. with s3,516,34l for
April. 1941, and s4,824,393 for the
same month in 1910.
A 1913 per cent increase was shown
for the Pacific States. with $24,337,-
061 and sl8,3S9 ,205 for April, 1941
and 1910, respectively.
Evening star., 1941-05-13
Woodworking Firms
Rush Plans After
Roosevelt Plea
Efforts to Comply
With 24-Hour-u-Duy
Proposal Reported
By TIE Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 13.-Active
efforts by the Woodworking indus
try to comply with President Roose-
velt's request for 24-hour- day OPP
erations we're reported today by the
magazine American Machinist.
The chief difficulties confronting
the immediate speeding up of pro-
duction. the magazine found in a
survey, were: Obtaining sufficient
trained men; reluctance of workers
to give up long hours with overtime
pay; Indifference of employees in
many plants to the national emer-
gency and to aid for Britain; the
necessary slowing down of opera
tions while companies change over
from two to three shifts.
Concerning specific phases of the
defense program, American Machin-
ist reported that machine-gun pro-
duction was running far ahead Of
schedule and huge expansion of
ammunition output was sighted.
The largest machine-tool pro-
gram yet conceived" was forecast by
the magazine, which said: "It
roughly will require, on top of orders
previously placed, some $500, 900 900
of machine tools. That is the equiv
alent of nine months or more full
output at the industry's current
level
New needs of the aircraft indus
try under this Oroeram will take
around $3.50, 600, 900 of machine tools,
all of which are to be delivered by
the middle of 1912. The Govern
ment's gun production plants will
demand machine tools totaling well
over SIPS 100000. '"'
BY the end of the year it appears
likely that the industry will be
running at an annual rate of more
than $500, 900, 900"