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Evening star., 1941-05-15
Early Decision Due
In Commonwealth
& Southern Case
Chairman (. G. Eicher
Indicates Action 4
By Next Week
~ the Associated Press.

Chairman Edward c. Eicher In
dicated today that the Securities
Commission would decide next week
whether to issue Immediately q re-
capitalization order against the
Commonwealth g. Southern Corp. as
proposed by the 8. e. c. stan, or to
defer action until 1t has heard valu-
alton data on the billion dollar sys-
tenn, as requested by company
counsel
Attorneys for both sides argued
their proposals briefly before the
commission, which postponed the
hearing one week and granted five
days for the filing Of briefs on the
question.
George Roberts, C. & s. counsel,
insisted that it would be improper
to issue q recapitalization order
without complete valuation data on
companies whose securities are held
by c. & s. He said that Jay Samuel
Hartt, valuation engineer, was ready
to begin testifying on Central nli-
nois Light e. Power Co., and that
later Hartt could testify on all COM
panies in the system.
Paul Davis, S. E. c. attorney, OBJ
. jected to Roberts motion on the
ground that valuation data would
be inappropriate at this time"
He cited cases previously decided
by the commission which he saic
were presidents for immediate is.
suance Of an order and subsequent
submission of the valuation dats
necessary to the working out of 9
recapitalization plan.
The S. E. c. staff has urged thai
c. d S. be required to simplify 1t.
structure by having a single clas.
OF stock. 1t now has both common
and preferred stock, on the latter o!
which there are dividend arrearage.
in excess of $27,000,00O. This pro.
ceeding Is in addition to q geo.
graphic integration action alse
pending before the S. e. C. in which
the staf1 has suggested that thu
holding company may retain only
one OF its major subsidiaries.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
New York Central TO Buy
S11,5OO, 900 Equipment

- the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 15.-New York
Central Railroad announced today
1t is purchasing l1,500,000 worth OF
new locomotives and cars.
r. z. Williamson, president. said
inquiry has been issued for bids or
Is heavy freight steam locomotives
and Is Diesel odl-electric switching
locomotives.
He announced orders already have
been placed for 5000 additional all
steel box cars.
The newest orders bring to s26,-
500 900 Centrais total new equip
ment purchases this year.
Evening star., 1941-05-15

moved ever interior transportation
systems.
There are some observers who de-
clare that these present transporta-
ton systems-pipe lines and tank
cars-are inadequate to supply the
heavily populated East II all tankers
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Bank CIearings Dip
During Week, but
Top 1910 Mark
Total for Big Cities
Holds l2.6 Per Cent
Above Year Ago
p, the Associated Press.

=
NEW YORK, May 15.-Bank
clearings for the week ended May
Il dropped of from the preceding
weeks total but continued we'll
ahead Of the comparative 1910 vol
ume. Dun 81 Bradstreet reported to-
day.
For 23 leading cities the check
transactions aggregated $5,619, $685. =
900, a gain of 1875 per cent over last
years S4,9S1 sos, 900. Decrease from
the preceding week was $S71 ,965, 900.
Clearings at leading cities. with
percentage changes from 1910 and
daily average clearings for March,
April and May to date follow:
Evening star., 1941-05-15

are diverted from coastal service.
A bottleneck in transportatiof
would choke Eastward-moving cruz,
to a thin stream, sharply cuttLk
available refining material east o
Ohio. Some oil companies now ar,
studying new pipe line construction
possibilities. &.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
AirHnes Given
| Planes to Meet
| Shortage
By ths Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Delivery
in the past two weeks of new equip
ment to airlines has relieved the
threat Of shortage in domestic opera
tions.
American Airlines has received six
new Douglas DC-3 transports and
United Air Lines four, with promise
of two more in June. Eastern Air
Lines expects to get five new Douglas
ships by September after receiving
five last January. Transcontinental
Ss Western already had received nine
new planes before there was any
talk Of curtailment of service
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Additional Climb
In Gasoline Prices
lis Forecast
Motorists Now Paying
Slightly More Than
Lost Yeur
Ey the Associated Press.

z, the Associated Press.
TULSA. May 15.-America mo-
toring millions are paying slightly
higher prices for gasoline than a
year ago and marketmen believe
they soon may be paying more.
This year has brought an unprec-
edented domestic demand for petro-
leum products. The defense pro-
gram with its higher industrial
activity and bigger pay rolls put
more motorists on the highways.
The year also brought the first
crude oil price advance in more than
three and another crude price in
crease is expected almost daily by
oil executives. Most say 1t will come
by June /.
The price of gasoline at the re-
flnery has worked up seven-eighths
Of cent in the past two months in
the midcontinent area.
Scattered Over u. s.
The higher prices to motorists
have been scattered across the Ma
ton in increases of a half cent to a
cent gallon and in a few instances
more. The American Petroleum In
stitute reported that on May / the
average price in 50 representative
cities was 1911 cents a gallon, ex-
elusive of taxes, an increase of q
NTH OF a cent over May l, 1910.
Recently gasoline prices have been
increased in the Northeastern area
Suppliers along the Atlantic sea-
board, from Maine to Florida, gen.
orally are quoting higher prices.
Prices at filling stations were in
creased In the Middle West soor
after the crude price hike April /
Marketmen report a hesitancy OF
refiners to step up rates of delivery
on products or to make large future
commitments.
Demand Increases.
In the Middle Western area con.
sumner demand has been about Is PEI
cent greater than year ago, anc
the summer motoring season Is just
getting into high.
The greater industrial activity, de.
tense contracts and greater railroad
volume has drawn heavily on fue
oil. National stocks of residual fueI
Oil have decreased from about 102,-
600 900 barrels January l to about
$4,000 900 barrels, despite a higher
rate of imports.
The Eastern half of the Nation
marketmen declared. hold the
strongest possibility for rising pc.
troleum product prices.
Demand has been steadily in
creasing, they said, while stocks havs
been steadily declining. Some feared
that diversion Of IS tankers to Brit.
ish service from coastwise traffic, ir
which 10 per cent of American bot
toms are engaged, would have q
disrupting effect on supply.
Depend on Tankers.
The seaboard refineries depend
almost entirely upon tankers fol
their daily supply of approximate,
1900, 900 barrels Of crude oil from
the gulf coast area. ALLEGATION o.
tankers to British service is ex.
pected to be completed in a few
days.
Lack of tankers for coastwis,
trafic, however, probably woulc
mean an increasing demand fol
crude oil and products from tht
midcontinent area, which could bs
Evening star., 1941-05-15
U. S. Treasury Notes
NEW YORK. May Is 0A.-friees quoted
in dollars and thirty-seconds.
Dry Goods Market

broad w Cloths aohm Moved aas n Il is,r ,ois And ns
prices in Worth Street today.
small manufacturers Of WOODEN piscs
In most instances even these small pur-
ehases were inadequate TO fully cover re-
euirements.
Popular rayon numbers sold in routine
trade, inquiry centered In fall numbers at
drW prices.
Silk remained inactive.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
| London Market
| Stages Rally
| After Noon
nv Il G Associated Press.

LONDON, May 15.-The stock
market rallied after midday irregu.
larity and closed mostly firm. In.
dustries, especially electrical equip.
ment stocks, were well maintained
Among kaffirs dividend payer,
were supported.
Gilt-edged issues were firmer
British funds were lower.
Among foreign bonds Mexican and
Egyptian obligations were firmer
Oils were dull.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
odd-Lot Dealings
Bs the Associated Pregs

The Securities Commission reported TO-
| day these transactions BY customers with
| odd-iot dealers or specialists on the New
| purchases involving 4s,2s5 shares: 2.l17
| sales involving 52.s9S shares including
| b2 short sales involving LIS shares.
Evening star., 1941-05-15

AIso extra or extras DNelared or
paia 50 far this year; Paid last year.
2uotations furnished by National Asso-
states they do not necessarily reflect
setual transactions or firm bids or cners
Out snouid indicate Approximate prices.
Evening star., 1941-05-15

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers. Inc. which
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices. and
unless otherwise indicated, are as quoted
BY the SPONSORS or issuers.
'Not quoted by sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Construction Awards
More Than Double
1910 Levels
81 Per Cent Increase
Over Previous Week
Also Reported
Bv the Associated Press.

B4 the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May l5.-Industrial
building awards this week totaled
s25,5l0,0 900, the largest for any week
this year, Engineering News-Record
reported today.
Total engineering awards for the
week amounted to s94 ,991 900, a gain
of 81 per cent over the previous week
and more than double the corre-
spending week year ago.
Private contracts were 50 per cent
greater than the previous week and
10 per cent above year ago. Public
work rose % per cent from the week
before and was 100 per cent larger
than last year.
Comparisons follow:
Lat wE. Prev. wk Yr. ago.
S35,3Sh000 s23,273,000 S20.754, 900
State and Municipal.
s23,s3s.oo0 S24,571.000 S2Lsl4,o0o
Federal
s35, 766, 900 S24,3s1,O00 S4,o7z0 900
ss4, se1. 900 S72,241,o00 S46,74o 900
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Rail Loadings Soar
3 Per Cent Ahead
OF Year Ago
837,14e-Cor Volume
5.4 Per Cent Above
Preceding Week
~ the Associated Press.

~ tne Assoclateo Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today that 837, ,149
cars Of revenue freight were loaded
during the week ending last Satur-
day.
This was an increase of 42,848
cars, or 5.4 per cent, compared with
the preceding week; an increase Of
156,52l cars, or 23.0 per cent, COM
pared with year ago, and an in
crease of 282,505 cars, or 500 per
cent, compared with 1899.
Loadings were the highest since
the week ended October 26, 1910.
when they totaled 837,651 cars.
The report classified the loadings,
compared with last week and the
corresponding week a year ago, as
follows:
- This wk; Last wk ", $50;
a o "A IA =
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, May IS dP'.-Nstionsl As
societior Securities Dealers, Inc.
Evening star., 1941-05-15

The coal classification showed a
sharp bulge following settlement of
the coal strike. Miscellaneous
freight and forest products declined
substantially. The rise in total load
tngs was counter to the seasonal
trend.
The Associated Press seasonally
adjusted index of loadings, based On
1929-30 as 100, advanced to 89.l new
l941 high, compared with 84.2 the
previous week and 725 a year ago.
1871. 1870 1899. 1898.
High sol SOL 7S.6 7l.3
Low ------ 1913 61,6 $40 55,7
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Federal lund Bonks

NEW YORK. May is OH.-Federal Land
Evening star., 1941-05-15
New York Bar Silver

NEW YORK, Nay 10 lF.-Baf
silver, 54A; unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
London Bur Silver

LONDON. May Is LP-Bar silver,
a5is, offs. Equivalent 1880 cents)
Cuba had 2,162 traffic and 2,460
indoor accidents last year.
Evening star., 1941-05-15
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. May Is QP-National Az
soeiation Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1941-09-25

Group OF IS. FIotterinq youthful
dark royon sheers. Beautifully de-
toled. Practical for weor now ond
next season. One Of Oh kind styles.
8-lo.95 Dark Sheer Dresses for
Women. One OF f-o-knd styles. Fine
quoity royons. Now w----------S12
LANSBURGH'S-W Womens Dress
Shop-Second Floor
Evening star., 1941-09-25

Snort feIts, fobrics and veIvets. To-
lored and dressy types in the group.
Many ore one-ot-o-kind Styles to weor
now-ond later. You'll wont one-prob-
obIy several OF these savings.
LANSBURGH'S-Mil Millinery-
Second Floor
Evening star., 1941-09-25
Art NeedleWOrk Values

100 Puriton Crochet Cotton;
5OO-yd. ball --------- Z5c lSs
rs SnowboIl Crochet Cotton;
70O-yd sken l9c l9e
Zo Discontinued Hand En- soto 7oe
broidered Models s 1000 TO 500
(Boty quilts, towels, scorfs, plIIowcoses;
ond others.
IS Spud o Weave Looms;
for lunch sets, mots, Of
ohons, etc. ----------- l.OO Ioe
10 SnowboIl Tapestry Yom;
4O-yd. skein ---------- Hoe we
IANSBURGHS-Art NeedIework-Th,rd Floor
Evening star., 1941-09-25
Decorated American Porcelain
DINNERWARE
Formerly I5c to 2.25
Now lOc to l.49

Group Of 1T pieces in this charming
decoration. Includes 8-inch dinner
plotes, solod and soup plates, cups ond
soucers, breod-butter pIotes, fruit soucers,
creomers and cosseroIes, pickle dishes
and gravy bowls, and l2-nch plotters.
Few of-o-knd pieces. Be here eorIy.
LANSBURGHS-Dinn
Strth Floor
Evening star., 1941-09-25

Group of IS in tolIored cottons for
street wear. Mostly one-of- kind.
Buy several for next season OF these
dramatic values. Broken sizes.
6-7.95 ond 695 FomoIs for Junior
Misses. One-of kind styles. Be
here eorIy if you want one ---- 3.s9
LANSBURGHS SIR Miss Shop
Second Floor
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
!, HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

vast carnival of lunacy at the
Winter Garden. All but two of
the critics PANIED it mercilessly.
The seconC performance was at
tended mostly by bearers of free
tickets. but the third day the
house was sold out six weeks in
advance.
We've gone through thr e .
phases in our career" Olsen OBJ
served. First we played for ap-
plause and weren't above getting
it by waving a flag. Then we
played for laughs and we'd
knock ourselves for them. Now
we play for the box office. I've
developed this squint in my eye
from peering through the curtain
holes to see if the balcony is
filled"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
"oLp STUFF"

"OId stuff" he sneers to the under
graduate beside him. Then he settles
back to hear the rest Of it, But the COM
mencement address will leave no i'm
preston on him if he con help it,. This
youno man considers himself reolist;
would not resent it even if you colled
him q cynic.
IF graduating classes this year in
cIude few cynics It is because tor
twenty years economic and Politicol
discussion has emphasized aspects Of
human behavior that ore the very stuff
Of which cynicism is mode. The de
bunker" can usually find plenty Of mo-
teriol. In his zeoI to uncover evil, how
ever, he often makes il look like the
bigger part Of human experience. Thus
he prepares the "foIIocious position" Of
the cynic, against which Or. Conont,
Horvords President, warned the Gloss
of l94l.
Cynicism today arises from no new
wisdom. It endangered moral. volues in
st. PouIs time, as we moy see from
the text DR.. Conont chose from Philip
pions, in which the Apostle urged his
feIIowmen to think on those things that
are Of good report.
The cynic may coll such reoffirmo-
tions Of foth "oId stuff" verities ore
not new Nor is the "eynic's bon. But
world cannot be rebuilt on doubt.
Whatsoever things ore pure, whotso-
ever things ore just -" The mon who
emphasized these things had been
worldly wise; his octions toward Chris
tions reflected cynicisn which he
later rejected. When educators todoY
urge q return to positive values ct
thought, they speak for Q oenerotion
which has hod to fight Its woy through
eynieisrn, and to save brother osnero-
ton from having to retroee its steps.
From the Christion Scienee Monitor.
. 49,. !. a - .
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
. McKENNEY ON BRIDGE

carly nOuI, the WoHicii are Wiuc
awake.
After winning the first lead,
declarer forced out the ace of
diamonds. East led the ten of
hearts, knocking out South's Sec
ond stopper. Declarer cashed the
diamonds, discarding a h cart
from dummy, while West let 60
the deuce Of spades and East the
four of clubs.
Now South laid down the king
Of clubs, and Last made a clever
psychological play by refusing to
win. She could see that to take
the ace Of clubs and cash the two
hearts would probably leave de-
clarer with solid hand, through
q correct guess In spades or the
fall of q doubleton jack of clubs
from West or q squeeze of East
in the minor suits.
But when the king of clubs
held, declarer had to make q
blind guess. She could not i'm
asine why the ace should be
withheld II the defenders were
In position tc cash the hearts. To
continue clubs away from the
queen looked very hazardous. So
she decided to try the spade
finesse toword the 'non-danger
hand"
That was just what East hoped
for. She bounced on the jack OF
spades with the queen, and the
defenders c-shed three m o G
tricks % sst the contract.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
NJ PAUL HARRISON

Hollywood-Your correspond
ent went calling on Olsen &
johnson the other day and only
got half way through his list. The
latter member OF the "Hellza-
poppin' /" team had popped down
town to rent the big Christmas
float, with deer and sleigh; for
q ride along Santa Claus Lane
on the Fourth Of July,
Whist I saw Of Ole Olsen was
4 tanned gent who looks = lot
like Jack Benny. They're good
friends, 50 Olsen probably won't
resent the comparison. They're
such good friends, in fact, that
Olsen squelched a scheme to use
clips from 4 very old and very
bad Benny picture In the adapta-
ton Of r'Hellzapoppin' for the
screeta,.a ~: .-..,.: ...--.-.. - -
Just how the kinatic hodge
podge-which 30 far has crossed
about 100000 on Broadway
and the roads going to be
transferred to celluloid Is still
anybody's guess. Olsen and
johnson scattered their show all
over the theater, making stooges
of the customers. Closest they'll
be able to get movie audiences
will be through q. few three
dimensional sequences seen with
special spectacles.
Oh YES, A PLOT, TOO
So far as I can-ffgure, "Hellza-
poppfr'" will turn out to be .
movie making fun Of the diff
culties of turning "Hellzapop-
PIN" into q movie. There'll be
q thread Of story In which Mar
tina Raye plays an amorous dip
sohaniac and Mischa Auer is a
real c cunt, who deliberately
poses as . phony count because
society Is more amused by i'm
posters.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
BY WILLIAM =. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Bridge ID usually considered
IN afternoon or evening pastime,
but. In Richmond, Va, Mrs. Mary
Douville and Mrs. Virginia
Brown run q tournament every
Tuesday morning starting at 10
o'clock. From 80 to IS women
can be counted upon to partici-
pste.
That seems rather early In the
morning to play bridge don't
know that my wits would be
sharp enough to do well; but
Mrs. .Douvil,e sent me todays
hand to prove that, despite the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
HOPE FOR DARKEST GUkopr

Clouds have settled down over an
increasing oreo Of Europe as Hitler hos
extended and frightened his hold ond
shut whole countries Off from inter
course with the free world. ,Hundreds
Of millions of people, divided betwsetl
hope and despair, live in a twilight OF
runor and .doctored news, ond with
each new Nozi victory more people ore
enouIfed in the oreo Of darkness. As
the sphere Of conflict and enslovener,t
widens, the problems owoitino solution
arrow in proportion; Allied "wor aims,
However expressed. clearly effect more
peoples, and become voster in scope.
It was right. at the outset Of the
war, to demand some stotement OF wur
aims, though we could not expect me
fiIIino in Of the unforeseeobIe details.
It is now becoming clear that the .faA
definition of war aims. in terms OF
procticoI postwar programs, must beso
aroduo| process that will not be corn
pIete till the war is ended. =
But il the whole postwar Progrom
cannot yet be given. and all Plons OF
action cannot yet be mode. none the
less there is much that belongs to the
moment here and now Have the de-
mocrocies message Of hope for those
hundreds of millions in Europe who are
suffering from want and repression,
and starved OF opportunities tor self
help and constructive action? ~
The war hos brought Europe to q
stote of economic chaos; with shortage
Of food, shortage of row. moteriols,
and no quick means OF turning; indus
try over from wor-work to peQce-Work.
National currencies are in confusion,
and markets utterly dsorgonized.
When the war ends, there will be q
need for goods Of almost every kind
and little credit with which to pay for
them. To meet these economic needs
will be the most urgent necessity.
In view of this necessity, it was re-
assuring to heor Anthony Eden, the
British Foreign Secretary. soNng thot
plans ore being nods to prevent the
starvation Of the post-ormistice period
currency disorders; and wide fIuctuq-
tions Of norket prices.
To prevent Want and social insecur-
ity everywhere, to enobIe every country
to act going and to play its part in pro-
ducton, is to the interest Of the British
Empire, of the United Stotes, and OF
South America. Economic cooperation
between the free, nations IS the first
essential in restoration. - From the
Christian Science Monitor.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
STORIES
eIN STAMPS

A. coMpLETE new ~ Of stamps
"A for British Somaliland will b
issued shortly and the 1888 issue
wilt Be ilvalidsted, Il has been
announced by the British Crown
Agent. The new stamps will also
have the figure Of King George
vi, but will show the king in fun
face instead Of In. three-quarters
profile.
DESPITE his one.time importance
In the European picture, the for.
mer Kaiser Wilhelm II never
managed to achieve the .distinc.
tion Of having his portrait placed
ION one Of his country's stamps. As
Close q he came WIS 70 Be shown
on q 1900 stamp addressing o
crowd.
The words, THE South Re.
turns" have been ovsr. printed On
two Hungarian Issues 70 mark the
return Of certain Yusoelavian ter.
ritory; formerly part Of Hungary.
The ovir-prints appear on the
Crown of s. Stepnen series q
1859 On .both he lov0Ilsr and the
30-nller iss0oe. WV \. 49, -
. -. : r...4 Y
Canal Zone olscial cprrVspond-
ence now = sent WIN the words,
~Omclol Panama Conqls" oves.,
printed q cestdin tsNlss. The
Old pesetlce q pos1oeosino Stunps
WITH : lsttsr r.. hee IN 0l.eun-
tinood. - - -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
tUNllAER CAMPING

lhie yeor nearly two million boys
- fjrls vii! 90 to summer camps in
llBh1ted Stotes Comp experience,
n Jnin0 sducotion and recreation, is
XII the few phases Of youth train
4 ~ s original in the American
Icf schooling
seeuits Of Q half eenturys his
eot summer compine is
tov living. Educators
Gnphosized that comp
~ sslf-rsliones, tolsr-
06cn. curiosity, and o
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
FLASHES
OF
LIFE
BY the Associated Press

ORICHMOND, Va. A negro
volunteer for selective service,
rejected for flat feet, carried
his case to the medical advisory
board and was passed.
The order to report for serv-
ice found him ill of pneumonia.
A second order came but he was
laid up with a broken arm.
Out at last, he reported to the
induction station but was re-
jected - for defective vision.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28
WANT A LION?

HARDIN, Mont. - The lions
share is too much for Mayor
Carl Rankin.
The mayor is feeding eight
homeless lions 200 pounds of
meat daily while their Snowman
owner, D. E. Folk, is in the hos
pital.
Folk offered to sell the beasts,
now being kept in a truck, to
the city - but Hardin has no
ZOO.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-28

This sun,mer, hiking or:ddlno .nroN.d
the countyside. Ills not tn1rsdsonebts
to hope that somedoy q surun,er comp.
ina experience will Be the pTivile0e.ot
every boy and girl. -Fromthe Christion
Science Monitor. sis =, 49,"