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Evening star., 1941-04-07
Pennsylvania Central
Reports Traffic Up
43 Per Cent
Revenue Miles Guin
44.67 Per Cent Over
1940 in Quarter
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

PITTSBURGH. April Revenue
passenger traffic over Pennsylvania
Central Airlines for the first quar-
ter of 194l was 4299 per cent ahead
of the first quarter of last year.
and revenues miles flown increased
44.67 per cent during the same pc
riod, according to Edward Sullivan,
general traffic manager of the air.
line.
Revenue passengers carried by
p. C. A. in the first three months
of this year totaled 45,064, as COM
pared to 3l,515 revenue passengers
in the corresponding period of 1910.
Revenue passenger miles flown in
this period amounted to 8,158, ,149,
as against the 5,638, 760 flown in the
first three months of last year.
March was Pennsylvania-Cent
thirty-third consecutive month of
better business, Sullivan said. P.
c. A, planes few 3,271,264 revenue
passenger miles last month. an in
crease of 3419 per cent over the
2,437,747 total flown in March, 1910.
Passengers carried last month
amounted to 17,804. as compared
TO 1928 transported in the same
month last year. a gain of 3454
per cent.
Nearly 500 revenue passengers few
on P. c. AS new Pittsburgh-KnoX-
Vile Birmingham route from March
6 Cwhen passenger service was in
augurated) through March 81.
Revenue passenger traffic increases
by stations over March, 1910, were
as follows: Akron, Al per cent;
Buffalo, 81 per cent; Chicago, 38
per cent: Cleveland. % per cent:
Detroit, IS per cent Flint. % per
cent; Grand Rapids. 95 per cent;
Harrisburg, 10 per cent: Lansing,
% per cent; Milwaukee, 50 per cent;
Muskegon, 50 per cent; Norfolk, 121
per cent; Pittsburgh. l3 per cent;
Washington, II per cent.
On the Norfolk Knoxville route
increases by stations last month
over February, l941. were as fol-
lows: Hickory 50 per cent; Knox
vile, 444 per cent; Raleigh. 7 per
cent; Rocky Mount, SIS per cent.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Whitaker
Continued From First Page

exception. I think that the totali-
tartan theology is less important in
Germany than the Prussian tradi-
ton Of military conquest. NaI
ldeology is still being used for the
corruption and political conquest of
one country after another, but 1t
has not mattered in Germany since
the purge Of June 30, 1884.
Militia Has Own Staff.
NaZi-ism served the Germans for
industrial mobilization in peace
time but for seven years Hitler and
his generals have worked together
for military efficiency and military
efficiency alone. The party has
become only an instrument in that
work not an end in itself. 1 was
in Berlin during the purge and I
saw the party Storm Troopers dis
solved. Within a brief space they
were in the uniform of the army
and answerable to the generals.
In Italy army units are brigaded
with the Blackshirt militia, an inds-
pendent force with its own general
staff. Until the eve of Italys entry
into the war the militiamen even re-
ceived twice the pay of the regular
army troopers.
A Blackshirt general is a political
boss who can appeal to the party and
cause the removal of any regular
army general who has crossed him.
II Blackshirt general through in
competence breaks liaison, leaves a
flank hanging in the air, or moves
the whole command into ambush,
the regular army career general
cannot relieve him Of his command.
Instead, he must and does recon-
mend him for the highest medals.
The Blackshirt general who took
column into ambush in Ethiopia
through criminal neghgence-andI
know him personally-should either
have been reduced to the ranks or
shot Instead, he was given the
highest award. The BlackShirt gen.
erals who were responsible for
Guadalajara in Spain were all dec
OIdGeu anu pTOIIlOISO.
Every career general knows this
or should. Gen. Pirzi-Birol, one
of the ablest professional soldiers in
Ethiopia, reprimanded Blackshirt
officers for their incompetence. After
the Ethiopian war Gen. Pirsi-Biroli
was retired and has only been called
back in the last two months because
Mussolini needed q competent gen.
eral at any price to retrieve the situ-
alton in Albania
System Cannot Be Changed.
This is an impossible situation
with which to confront any army.
And yet under Fascism it cannot be
changed. The militia are necessary
because otherwise a united army,
independent of politics and loyal to
the king would make Mussolni and
his patronage machine dependent
upon public opinion. With the
army loyal to him and with no
Fascist fighting force the king could
dismiss Mussolini and call for elec-
tions. Staying in power Is more
important to the Fascists than
building an efficient army.
Not only must Mussolini keep the
blackshirt militia, he must also see
that the highest posts in the army
go to generals who are politically
Evening star., 1941-04-07

points to 90. Declines were Cleve-
land, 31z to 96; Buffalo, AZ to s31z:
Cincinnati, to 931z; st. Louis, / to
98, and Detroit. 81 to "A per cent.
Unchanged districts were Chicago.
l0l1a; Eastern Pennsylvania, 96:
Youngstown. 81; Wheeling, SO, and
Birmingham, 90.
Scrap Composite Down.
Steel's composite for steel works
scrap was down S129 to 1888.
In survey the magazine said that
the industry's 1910 net income was
greater than taxes accrued and paid
for the first year since 1887.
Twenty-three major producers. rep
resenting more than 30 per cent OF
the industry. reported combined net
income was $258, ,688, ,663, and Texas.
S206, ,644 ,842. Steel reckoned that ths
industry netted ISL per cent on its
capitalization last year, the highest
since 1925 s.88 per cent.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. AprIl yPl The German
benevolent mark dropped i cent in the
free foreign exchange market TO-DAY. The
benevolent mark. which is used for char
liable and similar remittances 10 Ger
many. has been under pressure for sew
Up 06 of a cent each in terms of the
United States dollar were The Shanghai
dollar and Arsentine peso. Modestly
higher were the Swiss franc and Hone
KONG dollar.
Late rates follow Great Britain in dol
lars others IN cents.
Canada
Ofhcial Canadian Control Board rates
for United SttaeS dollars. Buying, 1C
premium, equivalent to discounts on Ca
madam dollars in New York of buyins, 99I
per cent, selling, 09 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, i3 per cent discount, or 81 United
States cents.
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreigr
Exchange Committee rates.: Buying, 4 %
selling. 4.0t: open market. cables, 4 O3 ?;
Germany, 4O.0On: benevolent 10. S5l Fin
land. 2.05n: Greece. .6Sn Hungary
1971n; Italy, 3 .O6 Portugal, 0l: Sweden
1884, Switzerland fN c3.22i2 Yugo-
slayia, 2.35n
Latin America.
Arcentine. oficial. 2a1T. free, 232
Brazil, offclal 5.O5n: free, 500, Mex
leo. 2O1On,
Japan. 20 As: Hone Kons, "a 65 shang.
Rates IN spot cables unless other
wise ndlcated)
For Commercial transactions.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Soup Prices Increased

CINCINNATI, April 7 (P).-Proc-
ter & Gamble Co. has increased the
wholesale prices of major soap and
shortening products by approx
mately per cent, the first general
price advance since September,
1899, it was learned today. Recent
higher charges for various COM
modities going into soap manufac-
ture caused the advances, it was
understood.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Defense Race Boost!
Southern BUILDING
Sharply in March
Months Volume More
Than Triple Totol
For Yeor Ago
d n { Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, April 7.-Industry'
"feverish efforts to cope with ma
tional defense production demands
coupled with increased Federal prof.
ects, boosted construction contracts
In the South to $204 1884 900 in March
the Manufacturers Record said.
This figure was the highest month
ly total for the 16 Southern States SC
far this year. the record said, and
was more than triple the figure fol-
March of 1910. 1t raised the South
ern construction contract total fol
the first quarter of 194l to $542,-
431 900.
Industrial construction contracts
alone amounted to $118,568,0 900 in
March. Outright Government ex-
penditures, including military IA
cilities and housing, accounted fol-
$48 ,668, 900: Engineering expendi-
lures, largely Federally- financed
amounted to s16,212,000.
Southern highway and bridge con-
tracts dropped from $11,520,000 In
February TO s10,899,000 in March
due mostly to traffic difficulties in
towns with new or enlarged military
posts and expansion of industrial
plants beyond accessible highway
capacities.
Industrial developments, both ir
the formative and active stages
were spread over widely separated
sections of the 16 States of the
South" the Record said. In the
coastal regions shipbuilding expan.
sion f1ourished. At inland centers
aircraft plants we're either being
started or finished
New military and naval projects
were located at many points, one
of the proposals being $4,000 ,00t
expenditure for rehabilitation of the
first World War port of embarkatior
at Charleston, S. c."
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Auto Makers Press
Drive 10 Reduce
Used Car Stocks
Relatively Lote Models
Reported Available
In Big Volume
BY DAVID J. WILKIE.
Associated Press Automotive Edltoi

DETROIT. April THE automo-
bile manufacturers who have been
piling up surplus o new cars
against a possible shortage later in
the year have begun to take notice
of growing accumulation of second
hand vehicles and efforts to reduce
the stock are being pressed vigor-
ously.
Gossip in trade circles earlier In
the current model year had it that
used cars would be kept at relatively
high price levels because of an an
ticipated curtailment of new vehicle
production early In the 1912 model
period. Current indications-with
rather heavy stocks on hand tying
up considerable dealer capital-are
that the initial guesses we're all
wrong.
Relatively late models of used cars
are available in liberal volume and
the car manufacturers are LOSING no
opportunity to advertise the fact
that prices at present are lower than
usual.
| The pile-up of used vehicles re-
suits from the heavy demand for
| new units that has prevailed ever
since the present model year began
officially last October Very few of
the new car sales now are made
without the acceptance of used car
in the transaction.
Many Only Year Old.
One result Of the heavy retail ac-
tivity OF the last six months. accord
ing to sales executives, Is that cur
rent used car stocks include many
vehicles with relatively small mile
age on their speedometers. The rush
for new purchases. trade sources ex-
plain, has brought many units only
a year old into the dealer hands.
Despite the liberal used-car stocks
the trade Is not at all apprehensive
OF another serious problem" aris-
ing out Of the second hand vehicle
situation.
AT the same time the manufac-
turers sales executives are urging
as rapid a reduction as possible in
individual stocks. They point out
that the heavy trade-in activity in
late model vehicles with high al
lowance increases the amount of
deale-" capital frozen temporarily
or otherwise, in used cars.
New-car production took a de-
cided slump last week as a result
of the stoppage of Ford production
due to the strike at the company's
big River Rouge plant. According
TO Wards automotive reports the
industry output last week was 49,
255 vehicles, drop from the pre-
vious weeks 24,165.
The strike forced a suspension
OF assembly opel ations in the vari-
Gus Ford branches throughout the
country and the current weeks out
put undoubtedly will show a like
decline even If shipments of ma
terials from the main plant at
River Rouge can be resumed this
week.
Most of the branch plants were
operations halted at the 1,1OO-acre
forced down within 48 hours after
River Rouge factory.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Supplies Of Zinc
Are Lowest in
Nearly 80 Years
Bv the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 7.-Stocks of
slab zinc in the hands of domestic
producers at the end of March to-
tailed 6,969 tons, equal to about three
days needs at the current rate of
shipments and the lowest in nearly
80 years, figures released today by
the American Zinc Institute dis
closed. This compared with the
revised total of 7086 at the end of
February.
Stocks declined despite a jump in
production to 1886 tons. highest on
record, In the short month of Feb
ruary output totaled S6,334 tons.
Shipments increased to 63,4e3 tors
from So, ,220 In February.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Shortages Watched.

Choh eo6SS Vdeshtus
CLEVELAND, April 7 (PJ-Prob-
lens Of steel supply are being
dwarfed by other more vital issues
such as strikes, shortages of nom
ferrous metals and other materials,
and shortages of skilled labor, the
magazine Steel said today.
Despite lengthening deliveries,
sold out conditions over 194l on
some items and many general dislo-
cations, steelmakers are more con-
vinced than ever that eventually
there will be a sufficiency of steel -
the review said.
Many predict that by early sum-
mer present worried conditions will
have been given place to calm. BY
then most consumers should have
places on order books for the rest
of 1941. Moreover, consumers will
have become educated in anticipat-
ing needs several months ahead.
Each week sees new or remodeled
steel-making equipment in opera
ton.
British Request Helps.
Relieving the tension is the re-
quest of the British that Americans
suspend shipments for two months
on all carbon steels, concentrating
on alloy steelS, drop forgings, pig
iron and scrap. Moreover, new Brit
| ish purchasing here has been much
below expectations at the start of
the year, the desire to conserve
cargo space being responsible.
Makers of stainless Steels find the
nickel supply bit more free and
with the future trend favorable. A
comparatively new demand is for
chromium molybdenum plates
quarter-inch thick, for arnor plate
for airplanes, material which Is
scarce.
Strikes at the Ford Motor Co
which accounts for about third of
the steel production in Detroit
largely caused a drop of IL points
to 98 per cent in the national rate
| last week
Only district to gam in ingot pro-
duction was New England. up Z
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Visible Grain Supply

NEW YORK, April (P).-Visible
supply of American grain showed
the following changes from a week
ago Tin bushels: Wheat decreased
1,342, 900. corn increased $4,000, oats
increased $1,000, rye decreased
SO 900 and barley decreased $4,000.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Money Market

NEW YORK, April : lP-Call money
paper. = per cent Time loans Steady;
6O-a0 days, IA. 4-6 months, IA per cent.
Bankers acceptances unchanged 5000
days. l2-,s per cent months. a. ? per
cent 5-6 months, Ss-is per cent. Redls-
count rate New York Reserve Bank, l
per cent.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, April tP,.-Absence of
new sales of world quota sugar brought
new houdating movement in world
futures TO-DAY. Prices declined | to 3.a
ber. 90
Domestic contract was steady. Prices
were unchanged 10 ] lower. May. IA;
January, 30. unchanged.
RaWs were quiet and offered at 3.45.
Refined was unchanged al so
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Cities Growth SIuckens

Growth Of city population in the
last decade was 7.9 per cent COM
pared with 273 per cent in the dec
ade. 10000, according to the cen.
sus.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, April : CFp Omitted States De-
partment OF Agricultural Trade was very
light today in the Boston wool market
on greasy Shorn domestic woolS. A few
users indicated an interest in country
packed three-eishths and quarter blood
bright fleece woods at around A. cents. in
the grease delivered to mills. Very little
of this kind of wool was being offered IN
Boston and owners in the Middle West
were asking more than a. cents in the
grease, delivered. Contracts for fine origi-
nal territory wools were quoted about
steady at prices ranging from 81 TO Sl.03,
secured basis delivered.
British Malaga paid twice as much
last year for American products as
in 1889
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Odd-Lot Dealings
BY the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for April 3 ] ,3.2s
sales involving 33196 shares, including
! s short sales involving 500 shares.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Steel Rate 10 Rise
To 99.3Per Cent
In Current Week
Institute Report Cites
61.3 Per Cent Pace
OF Yeur Ago
~ tie Associated Press.

n tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April THE steel
mills of the United States will oper-
ate this week at 993 per cent of
capacity, an increase of i of point
oyer the previous week, the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Institute esti-
mated today.
A month ago the mills we're
operating at 98.S per cent of ca
pacity, and year ago at 6l.3
per cent
Evening star., 1941-04-07
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas Light common
20 at 22la,
Capital Transit Co.'s at II, IS
at IT.
Evening star., 1941-04-07
London Tin Prices

LONDON, April 2 QP.-Tin. steady:
f266 IS bid, 1857 asked
Evening star., 1941-04-07
BONDS

PUBLIC UTILITY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Montreal Marathon

Topping the hishlehis Of tho
colorful playdoWns that year Was
the Montreal Marathon. no
came Of l76 minutes - seconds
between the Rcd Wings ami Ma
ROOMS which broke all records Tor
longevity. The old mark vas I'll
minutes q seconds
To Modcre fNud1 Buneteau
Who is sill q member Of the team.
went The glory for scoring tho goal
that enabled Detroit 10 beaf Mont
real in the first game OF their
league championship series and
start the Wings on Their stirring
march 10 the Stanley Cup Ebble
Goodfellow. now the team ; playing
coach. shared honors with Bruno
tesu in those playdowns -
The 1856 Stanley Clip Fri
umph vas a hahn for the team $
defeat hX Chicago IN the playo1s
Two years previously After Adams
had piiofed the Wings - league
WIN oter Toronto inc Detroit team
81 oui 20 ne Hawks IN d four
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Midland
By 4 Lengths
In $4,000 Race
Winner Pays $40 for
Upset Victory at
Santa Anita P a k

SANTA ANITA PARK, Gals
Feb. s. General Manager heaved
anchor this afternoon and romped
home four lengths 10 the good in
the $4,000 San Carlos Handicap
TO take first money away from
Midland, who was pushed to a
TO favorite by post time.
General Manager swept down
the stretch to cross the wire first
and pay SIG on the front end, S8
for place and S. TO show.
NiSCUunty- was awarded second
and Hysterical third in a photo
finish. Viscounty paid $3.50 TO
place and S940 to show. Hysteri-
cal paid $3.50 to show.
Time for the seven furlongs was
1:242-5.
Midland made a game hid in the
stretch. but was forced back 10
fourth position ny Superior
sneed of General Manager. Mo
land crossed tho wire in the same
photo with Viscounty and Hysteri-
cal. but was ruled fourth by the
judges.
In two previous battles with
Midland. General Manager has
had to be content with second
money.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Trudedu Wins
Skating Event

MT. PLEASANT, Feb S.-Bcrt
Trudcau, Saginaw speed skater.
won the senior mems champion
ship today in the MI Pleasant
Winter Sports Carnival with vic
tories in four and eight-lap
events. He placed second to Joe
Mcdonald. Saginaw. IN a 5 iX-Iap
contest Mcdonald won second
place in the senior mems division
Local talent predomlnated in
women's. girls and boys events
Mzyola Wisneski copied women's
honors. Bill Benezetter topped Bill
Wardrop for the boys title and
Evelyn Fielder outskated Audrey
Smith for the girls crown.
The program. conducted by Mrs.
L. NJ. Sweeney, began early Sat
urday and included speed and
fancy skating, sled pulling and
coaSting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
General Manager Takes San Carlos Cap Easy Style
Dub Team Unbeaten
In Shooting Events.
BY DON GILLIES

Myron Holmes. executive secre-
tary of the General Motors Gun
Club would like TO know how 10
stop his dub rifle team in the
Detroit Times Rifle Tournament.
The team is known as the
Sharpshooters, and are composed
of second and third rate riflemen.
With. the aid of a handicap they
have won five matches and lost
none.
The Experts arc. supposed TO
be the cream of the four-team
league. but all they have been able
10 win is one match. while drop
ping four.
The Tyro team, rank beginners
in the league came the closest of
any to defeating the league lead
ers. The score was I'll to 1863
On the winning team was Kuhner
1872, Kobe 1874 Lewellen 1872, and
Green 100.
If the Holland Rife Club win
the league championship in the
big Central Michigan Rifle League,
you can thank Daddy Prins. He
is the driving spirit behind his
four sons who are competing on
the team.
Although they still have a long
way 10 go. they have an excellent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

Remember when the horses at
tic Detroit Race Track had a
same Of Their own trying 10 catch
Mhopper, The giant horse from the
Hal Price Headley Stahle2 And
their usually VAN pursuit Of an
oher hard-running fellow named
liam Man Hollywood and Sparta
running T. IN the Detroit Derby .
Roman Soldier and the rest gong
lor the big sugar
Well those days may come
AGAIN.
That's the Sorf Of racing KING
Lehr Is going TO Try 10 hrne TO the
Detroit track this Spring lis all
based on the assumption that the
Legislature viii pass a new horse
racing measure 10 bring the install
lation Of a tote. increase the take
and change the fec system. But
IL apparently in the bag
i 44i4ff- apparent l4--4SFlt planning s
70 post any bic stakes hut guaran-
tees an increase of $1,000 a day in
DtsTSfS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Grand Rapids
Wizard Ready.
To Call It Quits
Made the Mistake
of Beating Champ
in Overweight Bout

GRAND RAPIDS. Feb. s.-The
career Of Michigan's greatest
lightweight since the days of Ad
Wolgast is at an end.
Wesley Ramey. the pride OF
Grand Rapids, is virtually through
with the ring and ready TO hang
up his gloves for good after more
than 300 ring battles against the
greatest lightweights in the world.
Looking very little worse for
wear, despite his more than 800
fights. Ramey is now the owner
of a tavern in downtown Grand
Rapids. With his ring earnings
Ramey. who never drinks. bought
tavern and hopes 10 acquire The
wealth he failed TO gain as q
fighter
To day Wesley can look back
on a career in which he was too
good for his own good" He made
the horrible mistake one night
back in April, 1888. of decisiveiy
whipping Tony Canzoneri. then
worlds champion. in 10-round
bout In Grand Rapids Ramey
won 9 of the 10 rounds. but nc
was forced to weigh 1857 pounds
in order to protect Canzoneri's Il
tic. so that was tho closest Wesley
ever came to the crown
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Little Has q
To Seize Lead
International Nen. service wlre

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Feb 6
Lawson Little. the National Oper
champion from San Francisco. cut
loose with a sensational round oi
3l-31 81 nine under par. today
10 grab an early lead at the end
of IS holes OF the Texas open al
San Antonio. With his "A of FRI
day. Little'S great round gave him
a total of l36.
Little had nine 1-putt green's
and every one of them Was for a
birdie.
The champ turned in his amaz-
ing round despite adverse condi-
tions. The field started out in a
heavy snowfall and the Willow
Springs course was a sea of mud.
Four strokes behind the leader
came Slammin3 Sammy Snead Of
Hot Springs. Va. with a 72-6S-
40. and Lloyd Mangrum of Oak
Park. H., with a 1868 al. was
also very much IN the running
Grouped al LA were Vic Ghezzi
OF Deal. \ J.; Bud Williamson of
Fl Wayne Ind. and Emery I'm
norman Of Portland. Ore
One stroke behind. with AS s.
were Willie Goggin of Miami Fla
Ralph Guldahl of Chicago. Todd
Menefee of San Antonio. Ed
Oliver of Hornet Y. Y: Jimmy
Demaret of Houston. and Teri
johnson of Norristown, Pa.