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Evening star., 1941-04-09
u. ). Seeks 10 Collect
Postal Debts Of ;
European Nations
Would Tap Frozen Fund!
Of France, Belgium
And Holland
BY The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senate sources disclosed today
that three nations overrun by Ger
many-France, Belgium and Hol-
land-have been asked to pay postal
debts due the United States from
funds now frozen" in this country.
The unpaid bills, accumulated be-
fore the Nazi military machine rolled
over these nations, are part of ST.
100000 due from a dozen European
countries, including both England
and Germany, for carrying airmail
from Europe to the United States.
Senators learned about the un-
paid bills during the testimony at a
closed appropriation subcommittee
session on an appropriation measure
for the Post Office and Treasury
Departments, now waiting Senate
action.
State Department Asked to Act.
John E. Lamiell, director of the
International Postal Service for this
country, testified that the State De-
partment had been asked to take
steps to collect amounts due the
United States by France, Belgium
and the Netherlands against the
frozen assets this Government is
holding" Amounts were not
specified.
The postal official said authorities
here hoped the three nations would
consent to this procedure.
]. T Trippe, of Pan American
Always, which carries airmail to
and from Europe. was quoted by Mr..
LamleI as saying his company had
been paid only about 100000 of
approximately s2,500,O00 due for
speeding airmail from Europe.
Many Accounts Tardy.
Mr.. Lamiell said many accounts
had been tardy since the outbreak of
the war
On the other hand, some Senators
expressed surprise to learn that the
war had not broken down the regu-
lar postal exchange, as distinguished
from airmail, even in occupied Eu-
ropean areas.
Mr. Lamiell testified that postal
service to Holland still was under
direction of the same man who
handled it before the German inva-
sion, and that Paris still maintained
the postal exchange for all of
France, including the Vichy region.
Under an international postal
treaty, each nation accepts mail
from other nations under their
stamps if that nation extends the
same courtesy. Mr. Lamiell said
that war and German occupation
of many areas had not altered this
practice.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. April 9 LP,;-The Canadian
dollar lost a small fraction of its value
against the United States dollar in foreign
exchange trading here today; Only other
changes recorded were slight GAIN for
the Hong Kong dollar and a similar loss
for that OF Shanghai.
Late rates follow CGreat Britain in dol
lars others in cents):
Official Canadian Control Board rates
for U. S. dollars: Buying. 10 per cent
premium: selling. IL per cent premium,
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York OF buying, 9.91 per cent:
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, 12is per cent discount, or $1,000
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates., buying. 402;
selling, 4.04; open market cables. 4.031 a;
Finland, o.O5n: Greece 6sn: Hungary,
1884: Switzerland. 23.22; Yugoslavia,
Latin America.
Areentina. ofieial. 2o17: free, 23.1s;
srszil official. 6.05n: free. Boon; Mexico,
20 ION.
Far East.
Japan. 234s Hong Kons, "A SO; shang-
tRstes IN spot cables unless otherwise
indicated)
Nominal
sFor commercial transactions
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Half Billion Dollars
Worth Of Securities
Placed on Market
$500, ,000, 900 of R. F. c.
Notes Is Largest
Of Issues Offered
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 9.-More than
half a billion dollars of Federal
State and utility securities were
offered the public today.
Largest of the financing was a
United States Treasury offering on
behalf of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. of $500 100000 r. F
C. notes. Investors were given a
choice between two types of notes:
$500 100000 of IS of / per cent notes,
maturing in about 1l2 years. and
$500 100000 of Ia per cent notes,
maturing in about 2l4 years.
The notes were the first issued by
the R. F. c. fully subject to Federal
taxes.
An investment syndicate, headed
by DreXel & Co., offered 70l ,253
shares of no par common stock of
the Connecticut Light & Power Co.,
which represented one of the largest
transactions of its kind in recent
years. The stock was priced at S42 so
q share and the offering totaled
around S29800,000
The stock constituted the holdings
of the United Gas Improvement Co.
and was approximately 81 per cent
of the total outstanding common
shares of the Connecticut concern,
one of the largest and oldest public
utility operating companies in New
England.
The U. G. l., through formal ap-
plication to the Securities and EX-
change Commission, had disclosed
Its intention to dispose of its hold
ings in the Connecticut company
because of the Public Utility Holding
Company Act
HalSey Stuart g. Co. and asso-
ciates offered $13,538,557 of State
of Arkansas Highway refunding
bonds of l941 from their recent pur-
chases from the R. F. c. The bonds
were part of S136 330,557 authorized
to refund the outstanding obliga-
tions of the State
The Arkansas offering consisted of
1854 ,557 of 3I4 per cent serial bonds
due April /, l943, to 1869; S1,787 900
of per cent serial bonds due April
!, 1869, to 1872, and S3.077 900 of 81.
per cent bonds due April /, 1912,
optional 1943-l971.
Southern California Gas Co. en-
tered the market for new capital
financing with an offering through
a group headed by Blyth & Co. of
s5,000.000 of first mortgage 81 per
cent bonds due 1870. The issue was
priced at 10414. Proceeds will be
used to reimburse the company
treasury for expenditures for land.
buildings, mains and service facili-
ties and for contemplated similar
expenses.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Republic Steel Corp.
Reports Quarter Net
OF S8,189,966
Indiana STANDARD Oil
Shows Annual Income
OF $33, ,597, ,342
By Lhe Associated Press.

by Ire Associated Press
JERSEY CITY, N. j., April g.
Consolidated net profit of Republic
Steel Corp. for the first 1941 quarter
was S3,189, ,966 after all charges, in
cluding estimated taxes, compared
with S8,480,174 in the last three
months of 1910.
Tom M. Girdler, chairman of Re-
public Steel, gave these figures to
stockholders at their annual meeting
here today
For the first quarter, Mr.. Girdler
added, the corporation made provi-
sion for Federal taxes. of $a,025, 900,
which was more than the Federal
tax bill of 100000 paid for all
of 1910.
Working on both defense and
peace-time orders. Republic Steel
in the first three months of the
year speeded its mills at an average
of 100 per cent of rated capacity,
establishing new high record of
output. Production in March was
In excess of rated capacity.
The outlook, Mr.. Girdler said. is
for continued high operations over
this coming month.
Unified orders on the books as of
March 81 approximated 1000 900
tons. the largest in the history Of
the company.
Indiana Standard Oil.
CHICAGO, April 9 tP).-Standard
Oil Co. of Indiana in its annual
report showed a net income of
$33, ,597 342, of which $50 ,9O8 007 was
available for dividends and the re-
malnder was retained for future
use. Profits for the year amounted
to $40 a share, as compared with
1928 for 1899.
President Edward G. Seubert told
stockholders that while the COM
pany and its subsidiaries increased
the volume of business in nearly
all departments, heavy tax payments
and interest charges offset increases
in operating revenue.
He reported sales increased 3.3
per cent to l25299,O 900 barrels and
a value of s349618,OO0, without ex-
else taxes which amounted to an
additional sos. .799.O 900 The report
also showed that $4,000. 900 had
been invested for new properties
and equipment last year.
Counting taxes collected from
customers at the time of sale" the
report said, "the total tax burden
on the company was 0473, 900, or
about 81 per cent of the estimated
total tax bill for the petroleum
industry" This was equivalent to
S789 per share of stock, sl0.19 per
calendar day for every employe on
the pay roll on December 81, 1910.
and S345 on every $1,000 of sales.
the report said
Nevada California Electric.
DENVER, April 8 tP'-President
A. B West of the Navada- California
Electric Corp. reported at the an
nual meeting Yesterday that net
proflt IN 1910 was $537 ,259. equal to
SSH per share OF preferred stock.
Net profit in 1899 was s338, ,43l.
Boston & Maine.
BOSTON. April 9 lP.-A predic-
tion that the Boston g. Maine Rail-
road would earn all its fixed and
contingent charges in the first quar-
ter Of this year was made by Presi-
dent E. S. French at the railroad s
annual stockholders meeting today.
He said that computation Of
March freight earnings indicated
they would be 20 per cent above
those of March. 1910 The share
holders reelected the Board Of
Directors and authorized trust agree
ments for the purchase of rolling
stock up to s50OO,0O0 during the
year, if occasion should require.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
jersey City Livestock

JERSEY CITY, April tP, Omitted
States Department of Asriculture-Cattle
opened fully steady, later weak on grades
above cutter, Gamers and cutters strong:
most nn,,1n medium no e9Es. 7oo7aSo' gutter TO
Bulls steady to IS higher: most good
sausage kinds s.OO-s5O: odd head s75:
medium, 7.25-75: cutter to common,
625-75
vealers and calves: Salable. 90: total
400. Vealers fully steady: good TO choice
nesrbys; 1;50-13.5 common to me-
dium. S.50-1O.50: culls 550-s.O0
Hoss-Salable. 800 f22 on New York
market, 29s on Jersey City,; total, 2,12O.
10000 pounds 500: top. 500: around
$50 pounds, s45: 13O-pound pigs, 500
Sheep and lambs-Salable. 1870: total.
2.590. Spring lambs weak, tending lower:
good 60-t3-pound weights, 13.00-14.00.
No sheep on sale.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Safety Honors Paid
50 Express Employees

At meeting attended by more than
$50 Railway Express Agency en-
ployes last night Captain Milton D
Smith, commander of Traffic Divi-
sion, Police Department. presented tc
SO vehiclemen mo Accident" cards
Eight of the vehiclemen operated
express trucks for six years without
an accident, three for five years, five
for three years, seventeen for two
years and thirty-siX for one year.
Supt. c. w. Turner, who is a
member of the Traffic Advisory
Council, addressed the employees.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Dry Goods Markets

NEW YORK. April ga good turn
over was reported In available yardages OF
rsyon goods today. Prices tended higher
Sheers spun yarns and some OF the popu-
lar crepes were said to be scarce.
The opinion was expressed in woolen
Piece goods centers that the interval be-
tween spring and fall in the garment trade
viii probably be the briefest in recent
years
Aside from Government inquiry for
drills. twills and other industrial cotton
numbers sales of print cloths and related
items were virtually at q standstill. Prices,
however. held At the recently established
top levels
Silk remained neglected
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, April 9 Up UNITED States De-
partment Of Agriculture) The bulk of
the business in the Boston wool market
consisted of fine or half-blood foreign
for immediate needs and were closed
largely on wools that had arrived. Prices
on fore1gn wools were steady. Only a
few scattered transactions were being
closed on domestic woods Snd these sales
were either on woods that had arrived in
Boston or were available for immedist te
shipment from the country. Buying for
future needs was quite restricted. but
prices were mostly steady
Evening star., 1941-04-09
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April lPI.-Eegs, 4240s;
easier.
Mixed colors. Fancy to extra fancy
frsts. 22la-74; graded irsts. 30: current
receipts o1l294: mediums. 21l7; dirttes.
No. |, 21A average checks 20l4-iz.
Whites: tReSaes of premium marks
z7K-29'4): nearby and Midwestern premi-
um marks 25l4-26s4: specials, 24'4; stand
ards "a: rresales of exchange to fancy
Browns: Nearby and Midwestern fancy
TO extra fancy. 2414-26; specials. "a;
standards. 22i4 mediums. p 12-22.
Butter, 955,s03; easier Creamery
Higher than 90 score and premium marks.
Oh score, 31-31a4 S4-S7 score. oSI2-3Oia 2.
Cheese. 456,34e; firm. Prices un-
changed
Produce prices steady and unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, April P,.-Copper
ley. I. 90: export. f.a.s New York. IL 90
51.621a; forward 81 90. Lead. steady;
$40. Zinc. steady; East st. Louis. spot
and forward. 1.25. Pig iron. aluminium,
antimony quicksilver platinum, Chinese
wolframite and domestic scheelite un-
changed.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Dart Named to Boord
Of United Air Lines
B. tht Associated Press.

B. tht Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 9.-Justin W.
Dart. Chicago, general manager of
the Walgreen Drug Co., was elected
director of United Air Lines yes
terday at the annual stockholders
meeting
All other directors and officers
were reelected. Dart, a private
pilot and aviation enthusiast,
started with the Walgreen company
as a stock boy, became a director
Of the company in 1884 and general
manager in 1899.
Evening star., 1941-04-09

Also extra or extras Declared or
| paid so far this wear. Paid last year.
| Quotations furnished bv National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers, Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
! transactions or Arm bids or offers. but
/ should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Henry Clay PIT. A.

The regular meeting of the Henry
Clay Parent-Teacher Association,
scheduled for tomorrow. has been
postponed week to April II in the
school, Lyon Park, Va.
Evening star., 1941-04-09

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers Inc. which
states thev do not necessarily reflect actual
should indicate approximate prices and
unless otherwise indicated, are as quoted
he 49, i-~u-r
Evening star., 1941-04-09
London Tin Quotations

LONDON, April q Le.-Tin easier; SPOT
1887 los BID: esss asked future. fe64
Evening star., 1941-04-09
London Gold and Silver

LONDON, April o lP,.-Bar silver, e3lad.
unchanged Equivalent 1852 cents
Bar gold, 1855, UNCHANGED. Equivalent
S33 So Exchange, S403
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Capital Transit Colo at IT,
Capital Traction lst $500 at
104I2; $500 at 104l2.
Evening star., 1941-04-09

TEX dividend
tPlus extras 25c paid 30 far this wear
IS. Is4o hss'oS 500 extra. extra W s6c Psl eXtpa.
m 81 SO extra pSlOO paid September
80. I940 So 90 paid in 1910. $4,000
extra.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, April Q LP,.-Nationsl As
soclaLlon Securities Dealers. Inc
Evening star., 1941-04-09
BONDS

PUBLIC UTILITY
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK April q lP,.-N
SOcla inn of Securities Dealers
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Weather Report
Furnished by IN.

Yea Bureau)
District of Colunbia-Cloudy slightly
light and
mostly cloudy colder
continued cold moderate becoming
northwest
intermittent light rain somewhat tonight
light colder
mostly
except hurries in portion
VgnaMoSt cloudy and with intermittent light
the interior tonight tomorrow mostly cloudy
portion changing
Sunday generally fair and colder.
West Virginia-Lght tonight changing
morning; colder portion tonight
Feday forecast for the period from 73O Friday January IT,
s41 to 730 pm Wednesday, January %, 194l, inclusive:
Middle Atlantic States District of Columbia Virginia New Jersey
Delaware
tonight will light
Saturday and snowrres will continue
will likely Precipitation mostly
followed colder
will continue much below normal
Monday followed Tuesday and We'd
Temperature will slightly below normal.
Valley Kenucky Ohio West Virginia Western Pennsylvania
Indana TennesseeLght rain Ohio Valley and Northern
will tonight continuing OF Sa
fur indicated xree Upper Ohio Valley Sunday Pre-
colder
normal Sunday
Sunday night followed rising temperature until Wednesday, Tenn
neratlre will
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Crew Is Awarded S58,80O
For SaIvaging Tanker
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE crew Of
the San Demetrio, one of the 38
convoy ships saved by the British
merchant cruiser Jervis Bay, was
awarded E14,70O sterling (about
s58,8OO in court today for salvaging
the damaged tanker and taking her
700 miles across the wintry Atlantic
to Ireland.
The owners of the ship, which
was worth f250,00O and which
carried a cargo valued at 100000,
paid the costs of the action. The
judge praised the crews achieve
ment as unprecedented. Second
Officer Hawkins, 26, and Chief Engi-
neer c. Pollard each was awarded
$4,000.
(The Jervis Bay fought long
action with German raider on
November 5 in mid-Atlantic to
protect the escape of % ships in
a convoy, bound from an East
ern Canadian port to Britain.)
An American member of the crew.
Ross Preston, was given $1,000 and
the San Demetrio's red ensign at
the unanimous request of the rest
of the crew.
"I dwell with pleasure on this
incident" the judge said, "for I am
sure Ross Preston is a man OF the
quality to treasure this piece of
bunting-the only flag remaining
on board the San Demetrio."
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Senators List Du Pont,
Rockefeller, Pew
Gifts 10 6. 0. P.
Three Wealthy Families
Contributed $276,725
To WiIIkie Campaign
Py tte Associated Press.

Ply TIE Associated Press.
Three wealthy families-the Du
Points of Delaware, the Rockefellers
of New York and the PeWs of Penn
sylvania-were credited today by
Senate committee with contributing
s276,725 to organizations supporting
Wendell L. Willkie, the Republican
presidential candidate in the last
election.
Chairman Gillette of the special
Senate committee appointed TO in
vestigate campaign expenditures
made public study of their indi-
vidual contributions and said lack
of time made 1t impossible for the
special Senate group to hold hear
ings on these matters.
The 1910 contributions of men,
berS of the three families we're less
than one-fourth of the aggregate
they gave to the Republican cause
in 1886. "A Senate committee for the
1886 election reported that the Du
Points contributed more than $780,
600 to Republican groups, the Pevs
more than 100000 and the Rookie
fellers more than S16O,OOO.
Du Points Give S12l,225.
The Senator said that the Du Pont
family contributed sl21 ,225 to groups
that supported Mr.. Willkie, the Pew
family s96,500 and the Rockefellers
$4,000.
The Hatch Act sets a $4,000 annual
limit on the amount an individual
may contribute to the national COM
mittee of a political party. How
ever, Senator Gillette explained, this
total might be exceeded by making
additional contributions to State or
independent committees.
The compilation, Jumping the con-
tr1butions by families, was made pub
lie In advance of the report to the
Senate later this month, the chair
man explained, because of extern
sive hearings conducted on loans
totaling 100000 made by Richard
j. Reynolds of Winston Salem, N.
C., to the Democratic State groups.
Evidence of Oother Loans.
Mr.. Reynolds testified that he
contributed $4,000 to the Demo-
cratic National Committee and then
made loans of $175,0O0 to the New
York State Democratic Committee,
100000 to the New Jersey commit
tee and s25 900 to the Illinois COM
mittee. Mr.. Reynolds recently was
appointed treasurer of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
Senator Gillette said the COM
mittee had collected much evi-
dence" of other loans to both
Democratic and Republican groups.
but could not conduct hearings on
these or other large contributions
because it must complete its report
to the Senate this month.
In listing some of the largest
contributions. committee investi-
gators credited Lamont du Pont
with $4,000 in contributions to the
1910 campaign, Pierre S. du Pont
with $4,000, j. Howard Pew with
s23,500, Joseph N. Pew, jr., with
$4,000, Mary Ethel Pew with $50
500, Mable Pew Myrin with s19,5o0,
John D. Rockefeller, jr, s17,5oo and
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, jr.,
$4,000.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Army Bomber
Crew Of Seven
Hunted in 4 States
WorpIune Disappeared
After Starting to Ronge
In Mojove Desert
BY the Associated Press.

McCHORD FIELD, Wash, Jan.
1.-THE Army Air Corps Western
units modified today to search
through a vast territory in four
States for a twin-motored bomber,
missing with seven men aboard.
The B-18A Douglas war bird van
ished yesterday on a training flight
from its McChord Field base to the
Muroc bombing range in Southern
CALIFORNIA; Mojave Desert. 1t did
not carry bombs.
1t left here under favorable viSi-
bility conditions at 1890 a m. tP. S.
T) yesterday under orders to stop at
Sacramento, Calf, an estimated
four hours later. No radio report
was received from the ship after it
left here. 1t did not reach Sacra-
mento.
Today a logging company super
lntendent at Longview, about 80
miles south of here, reported a
large plane with motors cutout was
seen heading east in the Silver
Lake region at II am. yesterday.
A party of men will start out over
logging routes soon to search the
area.
Search turned also to the Cali
fornia- Oregon border area on the
strength of a report by Constable
Tillman King of Hornbrook, Calf e,
that he saw an Army plane flying
east over the Klamath River yes
terday at about 500 feet, apparently
in trouble. A searching plane was
ordered to proceed to that area and
Constable King was requested to
organize land search.
A storm was reported in the North
ern California Siskiyous yesterday,
but commercial airlines flew through
without difficulty.
Col. Walter Peck, announcing
plans for an air search today, said
I'VE will probably start by covering
the region as far east as Bend, Greg,
and south as far as Mount Shasta
in California"
Col. Peck said the plane might
have flown far enough to the SOUTH
east to get into Nevada.
One ray of hope at the air base
came from the experience of
bomber crash in Southwestern
Washington last year, when eight
men of the crew parachuted to
safety before the big ship crashed.
Aboard the bomber which disap-
oeared vest erdaV were.
First 1t. R. M. Krummes, pilot;
Second 1t. C. T. Nielsen, co-pilot;
Second 1t. J. F. Gels, navigator;
First 1t. L. E. Mackay, Technical
Sergt. H. A. Davis, Sergt. L. H.
Netting and Sergt. P L. Mas.
Col. Peck said the bomber's fight
chart called for 5000 feet altitude
to Medford, Oreg., and 10000 the rest
of the route.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
District Relief Policy
Blasted by IhIder
As Short-Sighted
Preventing Immediate
Death at Least Immediate
Cost Held Its Aim

A blast at the District relief policy
as aimed ito prevent immediate
death at the least immediate cost"
was delivered last night by Director
John Ihlder of the Alley Dwelling
Authority before joint meeting Of
the Neighborhood Councils and the
Progressive Education Association.
He challenged the councils to Or
ganize public support of decent re-
lief standards and other necessary
welfare measures. Congress does not
listen to the citizens, he felt, be-
cause they do not present a united
front, appearing instead in small
groups, each favoring a slightly diff
ferent policy on various questions.
"A really intelligent relief policy"
he said, shall be based on the prin-
ciple of developing the potential
tiles in our people" The net cost of
such an approach would be less
than the present "niggardly mad
equacy," he declared.
Mr.. Ihlder recommended a COM
plete housing code for the District
setting up minimum decency stand
ards.
Among those who spoke on the
work of the various councils and the
problems in the various sections of
the city were Mrs Warren A.
Gardner of the First Ward Council,
DR.. E. B. Henderson of the Central
Council and Miss Cecelin Dulin of
the Southeast Council. Robert w.
Eaves, chairman of the Co-ordinat-
ing Committee of the eight neigh
borhood councils, also spoke.
The councils and the P. E. A.
both voted continuance of the art
and music projects of the w. P. A.
as invaluable to the settlements and
recreation centers.