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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
Wed 90 Years,
Renew Vows

Another milestone on their long
road of marital happiness has
been passed by Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Aitken of 222 Cortland avenue,
Highland Park, who yesterday
celebrated their sixtieth wedding
anniversary.
Mr.. Aitken. who is 81, and his
wife, Elizabeth. 79, renewed their
wedding vows last night at a we'd
ding ceremony in the Highland
Park Presbyterian Church. More
than 200 of their friends attended
the services and reception which
followed.
The Aitkens were married 60
years ago in Buffalo. N. Y.
They have two children, Mrs.
Leonard Steele OF 203 Puritan
avenue, Highland Park, and George
T. Aitken of Texas. and three
grandchildren. Mrs. James Shep-
herd, Donald Aitken and DR..
George T, Aitken.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
BY NJ. STANLEY RUKEYsER

iutl Sewt s<fffce E6cn"rnN s"u,'ne"'af"'
NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-under
he stress Of turning the United
states into "democracys arsenal, "
The Job is again seeking the man.
The demand Of course has not
been just for hands but for
skilled and specialized worknen.
Industry and government have
been cooperating with the tech
meal schools in accelersting voca-
iional training TO help men to fit
into the new effort TO turn out
guns, tanks, airplanes and ships
RAPIDLY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
Majority Vote Given
Semp|iner by Bar

Arthur w. Sempliner won a
complete majority over four others
in a special poll of the Detroit
Bar Association for the Circuit
Court commissioner vacancy
Sempliner polled 4o3 votes. il was
announced by Maurice II. Mac
Mahon. president of the associa-
ton. The other votes were: Allen
II. Blondy, 11s; Clifton S. Distin.
III: Henry E. Rice. 81, and Frank
II. Lau, az.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
The knowledge Test
BY DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY

Score yourself each question Three you're perfect two
you're good: one, you fair f' '
(which OF the following words have meaning? (a
Circular; tb) rotundity: c) splenec I'D orbicular
Can the Grecan by boar?
ID who slew the Monoaur?; (c) who king Troy?
"a phrase of three words left quote Supply II
taJ misery acqualnts 49,: (b) II
OF 49,; tc) IT'S now the very vitching 49,"
4-Ge one word TO classify al Croque golf quos serge
calico silk c) hymn. lullaby dirge.
5-Coqd YOU name the ancient god Of the
UNDERWORLD? tb the goddess Of gardens
o-What arc these men interested in? s) Anthropoogs b)
ornitholog tc) archaelogst.
What use would have for Satisfy (b) hacendas c)
thermometer. -
Answers Editorial Paxe)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
Brother and Sister
Meet Judge Again

Arthur J. Cyrowski and his
sister, Mrs. Amalia S. Pasternacki,
each an attorney. have been ad-
mitted to practice in Federal Court
by Judge Ernest A. OBrien. Sew
eral years ago. when Judge O'Brien
was Circuit Court judge. he ad-
United Cyrowski and his sister 10
practice in Circuit Court.
Cyrowski is graduate, Of the
University Of Michigan and Mrs.
Pasternacki If the University Of
Detroit. Their father. august
Cyrowsk, Is a Veteran Detroit
Attorney
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15

war, according TO Sir Norman
Angel. Nobel Peace Prize win
ner and British economist, here
TO lecture.
Fortunately President Roose-
velt's short of war policy does
not mean that whatever hap
pens there will be no war. II 1t
did mean that, Hitler could
simply say that II one more air
plane were sent to England It
would mean war and then the
United States would have to
stop sending airplanes to Eng
land"
Sir Norman said Britain is now
taking the initiative in the wal
and that Hitler Is harassed anc
doesn't know what the next move
is going to be-"
ut IL ridiculous to believe" he
said, that should Hitler con-
quer Britain he would allow
command of the sea to pass
from Britain to another democ-
racy like the United States.
'If Britain should fall Hitler
would never get the feet from
Churchill. He would intern
Churchill and name some one
else prime minister who would
give up the feet under threat
of starvation for the people of
England"
Sir Norman said there is no
necessity for the United States TO
declare war if this nation keeps
up the production of war time
supplies.
He lectured before an audience
in the Cass Theater.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
New Tools Help Train Men
Quickly fol. Defense Jobs
Plants, Soho OILS
Now Developing
Skilled Labor

(This is the sixth and con-
Guiding article OF q series by
Merryis Stanley Rukeyser, In
ternstiond News Service eco
nomic commentator, revealing
in specific terms the roles
American industry and labor are
playing in converting the United
Stsfes into "demoersey's arse
mai"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
One Way
TO Avoid
Fighting

The best way OF avoiding war
is to make IL clear that under
certain conditions you will make
war, according to Sir Norman
Angel. Nobel Peace Prize win
-ner and British economist, here
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-15
TRAINED IN SHOPS

the Office OF production manage
ment at Washington. told me tina,
he had great confidence in the
value Of training in shops wher
men are actually on the job. He
indicated further that the new
machine tools were so perfect that
men can quickly be trained TO op-
crate them.
The presidential advisers al
Washington recently disclosed that
there had been total re-employ'
ment amounting to 2,250,000 work.
ers since last June. The National
Industrial Conference Board com.
puted that defense contracts to-
falling $500. 000. 900 would give
sufficient leverage to swell the
unemployment total to 1000, 00o
by next June.
Sidney Hillman. co-director OF
the Office of production manage
ment. recently pointed out that
the nations factories had ex.
panded their output by "a per cent
between May and December.
WORKERS TAKE INVENTORY
In regard to the availability of
unemployed workers to fill the
new defense requirements, Mr..
Hillman, who in private life Is
head OF the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers Of America. said:
I'VE have stimulated the for
nation OF moro than . hun
dred local groups throughout the
country which are making In
veBtories of their resources
with . view 70 using them for
defense production.
"Our second task has been to
provide the training needed by
workers, both employed and un-
employed, to equip them TO be
efficient producers. To assist
the defense industries In meet
ing their needs we have estab-
iished . training-within- industry
program"
In addition, the defense COM
mission has supplemented the me-
diation service Of the Department
of Labor 10 minimize stoppage of
work through industrial disputes.
The commission has also had fact
finding men in the field TO do pre-
ventive work. detecting grievances
early. AS a result. Mr.. Knudsen
thinks that strikes have been un-
important in relation 10 total re-
suits.
EYE COST OF LIVING
AS 10 whether added total pay
rolls will improve living standards,
this depends in part on whether
the benefits are Offset by a rise in
the cost OF living. The increase in
total living costs has not been
great Secretary Morgenthau and
his aides, however, are considering
a plan for inducing workers to in
vest their wage increases in treas
ury savings certificates.
The thought has been to put this
on voluntary basis. 1t has been
suggested, however, that If the
unions request it, employers may
be asked to accelerate wartime
savings through deductitng in
stalment payments intended for
. investment in treasury obligations
from current pay rolls.
PLAN FAR AHEAD
II the broad armament program
continues over a period of years
on the basis contemplated and au-
thoriZed, an inevitable result will
be that workers will be asked 10
divert an increasing portion of
their output TO government.
Farseeing employers are already
thinking in terms of the postwar
nead1ustment. and. where feasible
are seeking 10 get their employees
engaged in armament making
trained for alternate peace-tine
Jobs.
There is widespread recogni-
ton that the conditions for the
postwar readjustment are being
set by policies adopted and de-
cisions formulated now.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Bond Averages
10 LOW-Yield Bonds.
Ry the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March THE bond
market retained most of its fore
noon gains despite a period of profit
taking in late dealings today.
Going into the final hour frac-
tional gamers outnumbered minor
declines by a slight margin and in
individual cases, especially in the
rail group, all of the early improve
ment of fractions TO more than a
point remained intact.
United States Governments kept
in the background on both the stock
exchange and over the counter
Small plus signs appeared after some
of the longer term securities. while
nearby maturities changed hands at
about Thursdays prices.
Heading the advancing group were,
among others, Pere Marquette SIS,
Pennsylvania General 412s. New
York Central IS, Missouri
Texas IS, Great Northern Is, Rock
Island General as. Southern Railway
4s. International Telephone SIS, Com
monwealth Edison 3i2s and Shell
Union 212s.
The majority Of foreign dollar is
sues traded at slightly improved
prices. Panama SIS jumped an out
side points and French stamped
tbs added about l. Japan 512s and
6l2s were fractionally improved.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Bausch & Lomb Reveals
Profit Of Sf,675,773
By the Associated Press.

ROCHESTER, N. Y. March T.
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. re-
ported today consolidated net profit
for the year ended December 81,
1910, of $l,675,773 as compared with
81 ,387 1856 for 1889.
The amount was after provision
for Federal income and excess
profits taxes and deduction of minor
ity interests in aft 'ated distributor
companies. Earnings applicable to
common stock equaled S34l on 420,-
728 shares outstanding. Conversion
of 2,622 shares of convertible pre-
ferred into l0,488 of common stock
took place during the year In 1899
earnings were equal to S277 on the
smaller number of shares.
However" the company eX-
planned. dividends of only Sl25 per
share were declared and paid on
the common in 1910 because of
heavy cash outlays for expansion
under the defense program"
Sales in 1910 were ,858,742, a
gain of 1874 per cent over the 1899
figure of Sic, 8,460,209.
The company, reviewing the year.
said installation of additional facil-
ities increased optical glass produc-
ton capacity 500 per cent. Gov
eminent instrument requirements
brought 100000 square feet of addi-
tional floor space and new manu-
featuring equipment into use. An
additional 1900 persons have been
employed since the close of 1889,
giving employment in Rochester
factory and Offices to $500 workers,
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Retail Trade Stages
Seasonal Advance
On Wide Front
Store Sales Remain
7 TO II Per Cent
Above Year Ago
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCldLeC PreSS.
NEW YORK, March Retail
trade made its expected" seasonal
advance last week, Dun & Brad
street, Inc, reported today in its
weekly review.
with few exceptions" said the
mercantile agency, retailers sales
reports were Of one kind: High and
going higher.
Not all centerS reported trade up
to expectations in view of expanded
consumer purchasing power. But
these were in the minority and the
largest number of reports found sales
increases substantially exceeding the
relative gain in incomes.
In several lines, spring buying
was found to have started earlier
this year than usual. Among home
furnishings, electrical refrigerators,
washing machines and vacuum
cleaners were outstanding in this
respect.
Automobiles continued to sell at
an exceptionally brisk rate. Even
groceries were coming in for share
of 'anticipatory' buying.
Retail trade this week maintained
a margin Of increase over last year
of to II per cent. Practically all
major centers had some improve
ment to report, the most substantial
being in Southern and MidWestern
sections of the country.
In the South, the gain was esti-
mated to average u to IS per cent.
The Middle West cities reported an
average increase Of 9 to IA per cent.
Percentage gain comparisons for
other regions ranged as follows: New
England, 6 to 10; East, 7 to 8; South
west S to IL; Northwest, 7 to II, and
Pacific Coast, 6 to g."
Evening star., 1941-03-07
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. March 7 iiP. CU S Dept ot
Agrlculture) .-Salable hogS. 5000; total
aoOO;, opened steady, TO 10 higher than
Thursdays average; closed dull on weieht
230 POUNDS UP; most of early advance
lost: top 795: bulk good and choice,
1S0-240 pounds, 1.65-90. most 240-210
pound butchers 1.55-S0, 91O-330 pound
averages generally 1.35-65: good 400-5O0
pound packing SowS. SOL 10: few light
kinds to 7.@5- extreme weights 6.00-50.
Salable sheep, 1000: total, 1000: late
Thursday fat lambs on extreme close 25-
IS higher; top. 90; bulk good and choice
handy and medium weightS fed westerns.
10 75-S5: most 1O3 pounds up. 1O.4O-65;
sheep and yearlings fully steady; one deck
handy weight yearlngs, 9.65 three decks
l25-pound fed western ewes SOS. todays
trade fractionally no early sales: bidding
fully steady on fed lambs at 10. IS for bulk
OF handy and medium weights: asking
upward to ! 90 and slightly above on
few loads best kinds
Salable cattle, 1000; calves. 300; gen.
orally strong market on all killing classes
except bulls, these weak; fair action on
local account for yearling and light-weight
steers but no dependable sales for steers
with weight. however; only few loads
weIghty steers offered. mostly a25-11.50
trade nothing choice in crop; few loads
medium and good heifers. 9.5O-1O-75;
strong weight cutter cows. 6.25. practical
top weIghty sausage bulls. 500 few choice
weighty vealers l2 OO-50. but practical
top. 1l.50
Evening star., 1941-03-07
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK. March lP.-The Cana
dian dollar moved up e cent IN terms OF
the United States dollar today. Other
major rates in the free forelgn exchange
market were unchanged
Late rate follow (Great Britain in dollars.
others il cents:
Canada.
Oflcial Canadian Control Board rates for
United States dollars: Buying, 10 per cent
premium; selling, IL per cent premium,
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dollars
in New York of, 1uying, 4.s1 per cent;
selling. 900 per cent.
Taraoisn dollar in New YORK open mar
ket. Is per cent discount or $500 United
States cents.
Great Britain, official BANKERS Foreign
Exchange Committee rates., buying, 4.02;
selling, 4 04. open market, cables. 4.03i 2;
Germany 40. Don: benevolent, p 90: Fin
land, 2.O5n: Greece. .6sn: Hungary. 19.71n;
Switzerland, '23 %: Yugoslavia. 2.3On.
Latin America.
Argentina, ofncial, 2q71; free, 23O0;
Brazil, official 6O5n: free, soon Mexico.
20.10n.
Far East
Japan, 234S: Hong Kong. "a g.: Sharg-
Hates in spot cables unless otherwise in
dicated Nominal 70. commercial
transactions.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Dealers Adopt Rule
For Underwriting
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National AssoCia alton of Sc
curities Dealers announced yester-
day that its members had approved
by a 3-to-1 vote a proposed rule
governing underwriting and distri-
button of securities of open-end
investment trusts.
The rule. to become effective June
/ If approved by the Securities Com
mission. would place the pricing of
shares on a twice-a-day basis in
stead of one a day as at present.
1t also would limit selling COM
missions to a "not-unfair" amount
and ban commissions in cases
where a company redeemed new
shares within seven days.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

5S Ine hSSOCldled FTeSS.
CHICAGO, March T. Wheat
prices rose a cent, lost much of the
gain and then surged upward again
in the final hour, scoring net gains
of more than a cent bushel in a
moderately active trade today.
Buying was attributed to profess
siOnal dealers as well as commercial
interests, covering previous short
sales or taking ownership Of con-
tracts. Reports that the Govern
ment may increase crop loan rates,
f1rmness in securities and in other
commodities and mounting tension
in the Balkans were regarded as
bulliSh factors.
Wheat closed 7s-15s higher than
yesterday; May, $751;; July. 1878 :
80, Corn, 3s-12 up; May, 615s-&4 !;
July, 6l12. Oats. ls-3s higher.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
(!926 Average Equals 10
Miscellaneous Markets.


Additional New York markets as COM
piled by the Associated Press:
STRAITS TIN-Futures closed unchanged
to 25 higher. Sales, 1900 pounds. May,
51 LOB. No sales in lead futures.
CQFFEE-Spot quiet; Santos No. T.
SA-ha; Rio No. 7. 6. Cost and freight
offerings included Santos Bourbon IS and
5s at S;05-40, Santos No. d. futures
closed to IL higher. Sales. 42.25O bags
March, S,12n; May, S.31n July, $50.
Rio No. "A" futures 3 to 4 higher. Sales,
1000 bags. May 5.S6n.
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed 25 to
35 lower. Sales. No l standard; 143 con-
21.35n: May. 21.30. New: July, 20. .7O-71 !;
September. 20.30. Smoked ribbed spot
RAW HIDEs-Futures closed IL to "a
higher. Sales, $3.50, 900 pounds. March,
I3;7oS; June; 1877; september, 1882.
RAW stLKsLFutures closed az to "a
gents nds. higher hi . Sales l,16o bales April,
COCOA-Futures closed 8 higher to 1
lower. Sales, 1884 tons. March, 6.72n;
May, 6.77n; July. $50.
WOOL TOPS-Futures closed unchanged
to 0.6 of a cent lower. March. 12S.0b;
May, .122.7b: July, 11s.sb; october, 115.sb;
spot tops, 12S.0b
b Bid. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Vast Development
OF Aluminium Laid
To AIcoa Efforts
Public and Company
Both Have Guined,
Counsel Declares
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March IA defense
attorney in the Federal antitrust
suit against the Aluminium Co. of
America, Aluminium, Ltd, and go
co-defendantS asserted today that
existence of trade and commerce of
this useful metal in the United
States is due to greater extent to
the efforts of Alcoa than to all other
causes combined"
In his summation, William Wat
son Smith of Pittsburgh, counsel
for Alcoa, declared the firm in so
years has taken this little-used and
little-known metal and developed
uses valuable to the public and, of
course, of advantage to the company
itself"
The Government alleges that
half billion dollar combination il
legally monopolized the American
industry in bauxite, alumina, alu-
minum and products fabricated
from the metal. The case is now
nearing an end after nearly three
years of litigation.
Smith contended that the price
of the metal had been reduced from
SO to 18 cents pound and that
80 years ago trade and commerce
in aluminium was practically nom
existent"
In the course of his discussion
Smith disclosed that Arthur Vining
Davis, board chairman of Alcoa,
was recovering from an attack of
pneumonia and was now in Nassau,
the Bahamas, convalescing.
Points to Contrast.
Smith claimed that what he
termed the denunciation of Alcoa
by the Government contrasted with
"the phrase given by customer and
competitor alike, and the absence
of complaint by them"
He listed the United Smelling and
Aluminium Co. of New Haven, Conn,
the Reynolds Metal Co. the Fair
mont Aluminium Co. and the Sheet
Aluminium Co. of Jackson, Mich,
as -four competing rollers of alumni
mum sheet and aluminium alloy
sheet"
In addition, Smith continued,
there were three companies rolling
sheet but not selling it at present
as they used their sheet for fabri-
cation Aluminium Products Co.,
the Aluminium Goods Manufacture
ing Co. and the Scovill Manu-
featuring"
No Complaint Made.
He declared it to be obvious that
"it would be a simple thing for
these three manufacturers at any
time to engage in the selling of
sheet in competition with the five
companies now engaged in that
business. one of which is Alcoa.
I'm this case. representatives of
all the rollers of sheet other than
ourselves, except Aluminium Goods
Manufacturing Co, took the stand
and there was not one word of COM
plant against Alcoa."
In addition, Smith said. Alcoa had
four competitors in the field of
aluminium exclusions, many COM
petitors in the aluminium piston and
casting fields. in the fabrication of
cooking utensils, and many manu-
facturers of secondary ingot which
compete with Alcoa's primary in
got"
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Brokers' Looms Gain
$1,000, 900 in Week
RH the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported yesterday that last weeks
loans to brokers and dealers on Sc
curities held by reporting member
banks in New York City totaled
S343,000 900.
For the week ended Wednesday
the total represented an increase of
S1,000,00O when compared with the
previous week.
Loans for the corresponding week
a year ago totaled $482,000,O00.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March Cotton
futures made wide gains under lead
ership of new crop deliveries today
Active buying came from Southeast
mills and spot interests, Wall Street
and Bombay accounts. Reports were
heard that sentiment in Washing
ton was veering to higher cotton
loan, possibly rs per cent of parity,
roughly u cents a pound.
Late prices were l to IA points
higher; March, 10.47; July, 1043;
December, 1923,
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Foreign Shoe Trade
Lower in January
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
Foreign trade in leather footwear
declined in January, the Commerce
Department reports.
Imports of boots and shoes de-
clined from 261,917 pairs, worth
s152,411, in January, 1910, to 230,212
pairs, worth s81 ,683, in January this
year.
Exports dropped from 2O5, ,468 pairs,
worth s429,829. in January. 1910, to
108,89 pairs, worth $187,998, in jan
uary this year.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
CeIonese Orders
Big Addition
| AtCeIco
sv the Associated Press.

DIV the ASSOCldLSu E46SSs
NEW YORK, March 7,-Celanese
Corp. of America announced today
the award of a contract for addi-
tional buildings at its Celco, Va,
plant to the George F. Hazelwood
Co. of Cumberland, Md. The esti-
mated cost of the expansion is about
ST 100000
An increase of about 1000 en-
ployes was expected the company
said, with completion of the new
expansion. Present employment is
! 1,400
The work will include additional
chemical and textile buildings,
yarn and supply warehouse and a
new machinery building.
Evening star., 1941-03-07

in bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorsanlzed under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
Also extra or extras d Cash or stock
eDeclared or paid SO far this year. Pay
able in stock. Paid last year n Payable
in Canadian funds Accumulated div
idends paid or declared this year WV With
warrants XIV Without warrants. war War
rants. Unit of trading less than 100
shares: sales are given in full.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Metal Market

NEW YORK, March Chopper
steady Electrolytic spot. Connecticut
Valley; ne; Zoo: n2 export fas New York.
SPOT New YORK 575sd East tA st. SsaHs, Louis
forward, 7.25. Pig iron ALUMINIUM anti
mony. quicksilver, platinum. Chinese wolf
ramite and domestic scheelite, UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
EhIna Cal MLA

Cash grain: Wheat. No. ] hard, S9-sq1a:
sample graddee, red mpsty, s014; Corn, No.
3, 6i-64: No. 4. 5S-69; No. :, 57Ia-59: No
2. white, 20; No 3. 6S1a; sample grade
white, 54i2-57 Oats, No ! mixed, 3434;
No. 3. 37la No. 4, 81: sample grade white
touch, "a "a; No l red, heavy. 3S1a: sample
grade mixed, heavy, 3SA: No. | white
extra heavy. 39-40: No > white heavy. 20;
No 4, 36%. Barley mailing, 53-651a
nominal: feed. 1852, nominal: No / malt
ing, tough. 63 Soy beans No. . yellow,
dredweight nominal: timothy, 4 90: aisike
9;50-12 90: fancy red top, 7.5O-S 90; red
clover S.00-10.00: sweet clover, 3 35O-4.OO
Evening star., 1941-03-07
75-Cent Extru Voted
By Mead Johnson
BY the Associated Press.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 7.-Di-
rectors of the Mead johnson Co.,
baby food manufacturers, today de-
clared a regular dividend of rs
cents on 10000 shares of common
stock of record March Is, payable
April l, plus an extra 75-cent divi-
dend.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
$50 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, March 7 (P).-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported $50 tons
of Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $3.50 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, 500 tons at $3.50 New
York and 300 tons at the New York
average.