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Evening star., 1942-12-26
Chicago Livestock.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26 GP,.-Salable cattle
900; calves. 100: compared Friday, last
week. fed steers and yearlings steady to %
but. closed slow and slightly id under r. weeks iH
13.75,16.25; extreme top. 1s 90, on ,25I-
pound averages: several loads, 1856 best
Ions yearlinss. 1890. light yearlings,
1870: heifers, 50-75 higher. instances 90
l2.75-1 90: all grade, cows so higher, &C.
tive at upturn: weighty cutters reached
800. most Gamers 6.75-s.25 and very
lively trade on medium to good beef cows
at II .00-l 1928: bulls also so higher. with
praeticslly all bulls with weight =: :o0, up
and medium weieht offerings largely / / 90
1913 yealers, $3.50 higher: lax sorting
and less desirable. Quality considered. most
y I4o0-I5.50. with choice lots 1871
25 higher at II .o0-12 so; choice replace
mept cattle absent.
salable sheep. 1000: total. 5000: COM
pared Friday last week fat lambs advanced
6O and more on reduced .pre-holiday re-
Seipts: sood and choice lambs were in broad
close topped TIE week at 1900. highest De
csmber price in Il years good and choice
offerings closed at Is 50-I575. with choice
Il3.pound weights included at the outside
prise; d siaas5ter ewes recovered early losses
ewes sold on basis Of q 50-s.s5. " with Viae the
top for the week on strictly choice 137-
pound ewes at S75
oss. salaeie enoa hogs ssa 500 total l35o0 few
day held for Monday: shippers took 500
IS higher; sows. $3.50 higher.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Capital Store Sales
4 Per Cent Above
Year Ago in Week
Four Weeks Volume
6 Per Cent Aheud
OF 1941 Period
BY EDWARD c. STONE.


Department store sales In the
Capital for the week ended last
Saturday. December 10. were per
cent above sales in the like period
a year ago. the Federal Reserve
Bank Of Richmond reported today.
Sales in the preceding week were
is per cent ahead of last year.
Sales in the fifth district last
week were up per cent, gained IL
per cent in Baltimore and 4 per
cent In group Of other cities in
this district.
Sales in Washington were per
cent heavier than in the preceding
week this year, were up 7 per cent
in the NTH district. in Baltimore
and Z in the other cities.
Cumulative sales in the four weeks
ending last Saturday showed a 6
per cent gain In the Capital, 10 per
cent in the fifth district, IL per cent
the group Of cities and 16 per cent
IN Baltimore, today's review stated.
Washington merchants said today
that Christmas trade wound up the
holiday season at terrific pace, ex-
ceeding any other year in the VOL
ume of business.
B. d o. Revenues Up Sharply.
Operating revenues Of the Balti-
more & Ohio for November
amounted to $28, sos, 1893, an increase
over November. 1941, OF $8,552,354.
For the II months ended Novem-
Der 80 the increase in operating rev.
enues over the same period of 1941
was $71, ,731, 1928.
Net income for November, after
providing for all taxes, amortization
OF defense projects and fixed charges,
including contingent interest, was
A,724,518, an increase over Novem-
Der, 194l. Of $4,256,423. Federal in
come taxes accrued for November
amounted to $2,989, 900. or 81, ,4O5, 900
more than was accrued in Novem-
vember, 1941.
Net income for the II months
amounted to $31 ,972 ,2s7, an increase
over the corresponding period of
l94l Of $12,371 ,099. This represents
the net result after all charges, in
cluding an accrual for Federal in
come taxes Of $18.998,5 ,561, which Is
$l6,804328 more than for similar
taxes accrued in the same period
OF 194l.
Utilities Vote Dividends.
Directors of the Washington Gas
Light Co. have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $l.12Ih per
share on the $3.50 cumulative pre-
ferred stock, payable February 10
to stockholders of record January
Is; also the regular quarterly divi-
dend of $1.25 per share on the S.
cumulative preferred stock, payable
February 10 to stock of record Janu-
ary rs. and the regular quarterly
dividend Of 37la cents per share on
the common, payable February l to
stock OF record January Is.
Directors of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. have voted the quarterly
dividend Of s1.50 per share on the
per cent preferred stock and
sl.37l7 on the 5la per cent preferred,
both payable March / to stockhold-
ers OF record February IS.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Christmas Thieves Net
$500 in Jewels, Clothes

Christmas thieves operating in
scattered sections of the city stole
lewelry and clothing from homes
and automobiles, valued at more
than $500, police reported today.
The residences were entered while
occupants were absent, according to
authorities.
Largest single housebreaking was
at the home of Florence Saunders,
1900 S street NV She reported the
theft of a diamond cluster ring val
ued at Sl00, platinum ring worth
$50, gold ring valued at $40 and 50
In cash.
Leonard J. Ramacciatti of Nor
folk, Va. reported last night that
his car was broken into while parked
In the 1900 block of Eleventh street
NV, and clothes valued at more
than $50 stolen.
A Christmas bathrobe and Slip
pers belonging to Edward Talbert, of
46l9 Gay street NE. were stolen
from his car at Third and D streets
S.W yesterday. police said.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
u. S. official Denies
Gas Export to Spain
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
An offcial conversant with gaso-
line shipments said yesterday that
gasoline supplies in the United
States were not being drawn on for
export to Spain.
Asked about word from Madrid
that restrictions on private motor
car driving were being eased fol-
lowing report that a better gaso-
line supply had resulted from a
working agreement with the United
States, this official. who withheld
use of his name. said also that no
American tanker space is to be al
located for shipping gasoline to
Spain.
Under an agreement OF long
standing between the two countries,
he said, Spanish tankers carrying
petroleum from Caribbean ports
have been permitted, at stops in
United States ports, to take on
enough fuel and lubricating oil for
the return voyage across the At
lantic. Spain furnishes her own
tankers for this trade.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.
CuYrArH ~

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Except for
moderate buying OF corn based
partly on belief that weather conoh :
tions will slow up the movement
from farms, the grain market
turned in a typical post-holiday
performance of slow trading and
near steady prices today.
Corn was up about y cent at
times to new highs for the past
several months. with May contracts
near "a cents. However, other
cereals during the first hour how
cred around previous closing levels.
Wheat alternated between frac-
tional net gains and losses.
Some dealers thought the weather
recent rising hog prices contrary
to the normal seasonal trend. and
unmistakable evidence that produc-
ers are fattening hogs as much as
they can, would tend to restrict
market supplies Of corn. Although
enlarged country slaughter Of swine.
due to pork price ceilings, is believed
to be one factor in keeping the
size OF the hog runs at major mar
kets below expectations, traders said
there is little doubt that farm feed
Ing OF corn now is probably of record
proportions for this time of year
Furthermore. new record spring
pig crop Is planned and these AMI
mails will be in feedlots in a few
months.
IN the absence of anything new
regarding Government plant to re-
lieve the price squeeze on millers
brought about by the flour ceiling
and the recent wheat price rise Of
more than 10 cents bushel, trading
in the bread cereal was on a small
scale.
Many dealers expect the new flour
ceiling to be higher than that now
In effect. but whether it will permit
mills to pay enough for wheat to
bring out large supplies held back
IN storage remains to be seen.
Traders pointed out that the pres
ent level of wheat prices is arti-
ticial, since the country has the
largest surplus in its history.
AT IL am, wheat was !. lower IN
q higher compared with Thursdays S
finish. May, 1851; July. 1857:
corn unchanged to % up, May, 931a; !;
July, 94L4.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
BY J. REILLY O'SULLIVAN.

Associated Press War Correspondent.
WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
CHINA, Dec. % Delayed .-Ameri-
can bombers have struck a telling
one-two punch at Lasfio. the Jap
enese-held eastern Burma city where
the railroad from Rangoon joins the
Burma Road.
The blows fell so fast that we
still were flying home this moonlit
Tuesday night when the planes
radio picked up an American news
broadcast of the first raid Sunday.
This was the first night raid Or
dered by Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chen
nault, commander of the United
States Air Task Force in China.
since the bombardment of Hong
Kong last October 25.
The Japanese apparently had no
warning until they heard the
bombers only about Is miles-a few
moments flying time-away from
the targets, and their warehouses
and air base installations soon were
sparkling in the darkness with fire
and explosion.
Warehouse Fires Started.
Strings OF incendiaries started
fires across the big warehouse con-
centration in the center of the town.
from which the enemy sends sup
plies up the Burma Road to his
China front, and tons of fragmenta-
ton bombs blasted the barracks
housing troops on one Of Japan's
largest Burma air bases.
An anti-aircraft barrage sprang
UP suddenly northeast Of Lashio,
but no night fighters took of and
all our bombers returned safely.
1t. Col. William Basye OF Inde-
pendence. Mo-, commanded the
mission which took Of shortly after
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Selected Stocks Up
Fractions 10 81 in
Dull Session
Few Traders Appear
But Most Of Them
Are BuIIish
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
s-eiated PrAsa Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-While only
the proverbial bakers dozen showed
up for today's brief stock market
session, these were mostly bullishly
inclined, especially toward peace
rated favorites.
Boardrooms, virtually deserted so
far as customers were concerned,
were operated by skeleton staffs.
Aside from fairly large-size blocks
of low-priced issues. apparently
shifted In the final dribble of year.
END tax adjustments. dealings were
sluggish throughout. Numerous Wall
Streeters elected to extend the
Christmas holiday to Monday.
Cheering to the optimists, how
ever, was the fact that an assort-
ment Of industrials recorded new
highs for the past year or longer and
such offerings as cropped up were
absorbed without much difficulty.
Continuance of good war news
drew further attention to stocks of
companies that stand to benefit
from shorter than generally ex-
pected world conflict. The long-war
school, however, maintained it's
stand and it was not overlooked that
issues with an armament tinge sell
dom exhibited any real weakness.
A few. actually. advanced modestly.
Plus marks of fractions to a point
or more predominated at that OPEN
ing and, in the majority of cases,
these were retained when the clos
ing sounded. Transfers for the two
hours were around 100000 shares.
Selected steels. farm implements,
gold mines, oils and rubbers &C
counted for the principal gains.
Scattered rails were mildly resist
ant, but the group. as a whole, never
got anywhere in particular. Offset
ting thoughts of a proposed wage
boost for the carriers were a number
OF pleasing revenue statements.
Evening star., 1942-12-26

showed on the ground where ther-
mite fire bombs had started fires
among the warehouses.
Col. Basye, after reaching the air.
drome, swung wide and came back
on a run for the nearby barracks.
AS his bombs let go. 1t was the signal
for bombs away" for the planes on
his wings.
"Fraxs" Plunge Down.
1t. Dearth tipped his release
switches and strings OF "frags"
whistled down into q cluster of
buildings. These fermentation
bombs are not as spectacular as in
cendiaries when they burst, but
there can be small doubt of the
death and destruction they spread
Still without opposition, we few
directly over the airport, wheeled
again and went in lower to rake the
barracks.
Gunner Sergts. Pat Boudreaux OF
Port Arthur, Tex, and Douglas
Erickson in Jap Nitemare" joined
the gunners Of the other bombers
in sending streams Of bullets into
the buildings from our steeply baked
planes. Colored tracers show I'd
clearly that their fire was thud, 4ng
into the targets.
Three blossoms of fire were OBJ
served In the city as we sped away.
The fire bombs had not had time to
take fun effect when Lashio was lost
in the distance, George Stout Of
Emporia, Kans., the leading bom-
bardier, explained.
It was on the way back, while 1t.
Joseph Dockweiler Of Syracuse,
N. Y, was taking celestial observa-
tions, that l heard the news broad
cast Of the Sunday raid on Lashio
We were back on the home base
before midnight.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
American Bombers Strike Lightning-Like Blows
At Rungoon Rail Junction With Burma Road

dinner when brilliant. round moon
poked up over the mountain peaks.
He was accompanied by 1t. Col
Clinton Vincent Of NatcheZ, Miss,
chief of operations of the China
Air Task Force, himself a fighter
and bomber pilot. who summed it
up as a damned good show.
The bombs hit right in the target
areas
I rode on Col. Basye's left wing
with Capt. Elmer Tarbox of Lub-
book, Tex, in a bomber appropri-
ately named Jap Nightmare.
1t was my second flight to
Lashio. I went also in the Sunday
daylight raid.
Close Formation.
We held a close formation over
some of the most rugged country
in the world The Salween River
was a silver ribbon in the deep,
dark gorges below.
About 20 miles of we picked UP
the lights Of Lashio. only partly
blacked out, but the city was in ut
ter darkness before we reached the
targets.
Seated In the bomber's nose be-
hind the bombardier, First 1t.
Charles Dearth of Sydney, Ohio,
was watching intently for the re-
lease of Col. Basye's bombs on the
barracks when red streams of tracers
snaked upward over on the right.
The japanese ground fire was aimed
at the flight led by Capt. Everett
Holstrom Of Tacoma, Wash, which
had turned OF and dived low over
the city.
The Holstrom flight, however.
whipped through the barrage at ter
rife speed, with bullets almost clip
ping Its wings. and two strings Of
the most intense white light quickly
Evening star., 1942-12-26

At Coco Solo there are the usual
barracks Casanovas," who write to
seven, eight, maybe 10 girls. Mail
pours in on them daily, written on
vari-colored note paper.
In contrast is the quiet fellow
who gets one letter a day. some
times two. He writes the girl back
home every day, his family about
twice a week.
One q Month to Some.
And here, as there unfortunately
seem to be everywhere, there are
marines who fit neither of the two
above categories. If they're lucky.
they get letter a week; some
times it's one month.
There are, of course, other kinds
of mail besides personal letters.
Several marines here are enrolled
for courses in the Marine Corps
Institute, correspondence school.
sponsored by the Marine Corps.
Two boys are taking shorthand;
two others are learning to be drafts
men.
At least one more is taking a
general high school course. to finish
work he didn't have a chance to
complete. Another is looking to-
ward advancement In rank by TAX
ing warrant officers course.
And then there are always the
packages. All, the broken cookies.
the crushed cake, the stale candy.
Collection Of Odd Gifts.
Christmas packages are now ar
irving, and what a collection: In
one, pair of football shoes and a
football. In another, the inevitable
stale food. And two marines here
have been the recipients of sweat
ers! If you could just get a look
at our thermometer
So from Coco Solo. it's the same
old cry you've heard before Write,
And with ships mail as uncertain
as it is, please make it air mail.
The marines here haven't any
fresh battle wounds but there's no
sense waiting until they do. They
won't know you're planning to
write them letter tomorrow. Make
1t today!
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Washington Produce

BUTTER-Local supply situation too
uncertain to quote prices.
LIVESTOCK - Calves. 1914; spring
lambs, l5.
From Agricultural Marketing Adminis-
tration. Prices paid net fob. WASHINGTON:
EGGS-Market steady Receipts very
light Prices nominally unchanged Prices
paid for Federal-State graded eggs re-
o6: Whites, y. s. extras. large, 5O-53;
ayeraRe. 81; q. s. extras. medium. 42-44
average. 43hz: q. S. standards. large, 44-
-; average, 45: o. 5. trades, 80 Browns:
q 9. extras. large, 5o-5l; average. SOFA;
y ;. extras, medium, Al ta-f,i; average,
4ela: U. s standards, large. ~: U. S.
standards. m cdium, rs: u s trades, 36-
36la averase, 36. Nearby ungraded eggs:
colors 4O-41.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Fowl
eSiored. all sizes, 1925; roosters. 1917;
land, Rocks and crosses. broilers and fry
ers, all sizes, 20.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Spain Modifies Curb
On Autos After Pact
With U. 5. on Gas
Better Supply Soid
To Result From
Working Agreement
BY the Associated Press.


MADRID. Dec. 26.-The govern
ment yesterday announced the
shortening Of the weekend periods
in which private motor car driving
is forbidden following the report OF
the Liquid Fuel Commission that a
better gasoline supply had resulted
from working agreement with the
United States.
All private driving previously had
been forbidden from 2 pm. Satur-
days to 2 pm. Mondays The gov
ernment announced yesterday that
the ban against driving on Monday
had been lifted.
Bus service in the city Of BARGE
Iona recently was resumed and bus
companies elsewhere In Spain plan
restricted operations soon.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Sunto Pays Special Visit to Girl
Who Lost Legs Under Train
BY the Associated Press.

by tAc hSSOCldteQ IfekS,
ORANGE, N. j., Dec. 26.-Santa
Claus, who gave out presents to
patients in the children's ward at
Orange Memorial Hospital yester-
day paid a special visit to nine
year-old Mary Drury. who lost both
her legs under a railroad train last
week.
Santa, an unidentified hospital
physician dressed for the part.
opened the door cautiously, peeked
in, then tip-toed over to Mary,s bed.
The little girls eyes sparkled, but
she didn't say a word. Hello,
Mary" Santa said softly.
Marys glistening eyes and wan
smile from the snowy whiteness OF
her hospital bed showed Santa how
she felt about his visit.
But Santa remembered that Mary
shouldn't be excited. Although she
was better, she still was q sick little
girl.
He stayed only few moments. He
smiled, and as he turned to the door,
he said:
Merry Christmas to you, Mary.
Youn soon be all right"
Little Mary saw none of her pres
ents. Her Christmas gifts, as well as
birthday presents. remained un-
touched under a big Christmas tree
in the children's ward.
1t was on her birthday, last Fri
day, that Mary fell under the wheels
of train. She was on her way home
from school with a container of ice
cream for a party
Aside from Santa Claus. only her
parents were allowed with her yes
terday.
A high fever which has caused
cancellation of her Christmas cele-
bration had abated, the hospital said,
and her condition was listed as "very
encouraging"
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Doughton Advocates
'Pay-as-You-Go' Tax;
Opposes RumI Plan
Thinks Erusure Of Billions
In Collections for Yeor
Would ImperiI Credit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Doughton, Dem
ocrat, of North Carolina, chair
man Of the powerful House Ways
and Means Committee, said to-
day he favored putting Federal
income tax collection on pay
as-you-go" basis but expressed
opposition to the Ruml plan,
which would wipe out a years
taxes to achieve that objective.
A pay s-you-go' proposal seems
certain to come up when the Ways
and Means Committee begins con-
sideration of a new tax bill shortly
after Congress convenes next
month.
In view of the unprecedented
burden on the Federal Treasury
in wartime" Mr. Doughton said of
the Ruml plan, Il cannot see how
we can erase several billions of
dollars the taxpayers owe the Gov
ernment on their individual in
SolllSo 1Ol OllC ySdl.
Must Maintain Integrity.
"The Nations financial integrity
must be maintained. I think that
in protecting the credit OF my Gov
ernment I am protecting myself, my
family and all of the people"
Under the plan advanced by
Beardsley Ruml. chairman of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
income taxes on the previous years
earnings would be wiped out and
payments would be made on the
current years taxes through weekly
or monthly deductions from an in
dividuals earnings. Special provi-
Sions would be made for business
men and others whose incomes were
not in the form of regular salary
checks.
The Ruml plan was proposed as a
part of the $4,000, 100000 tax bill
written last year, but was discarded
because of Treasury Department OBJ
jections to forgiving 1912 taxes.
Current Basis Inevitable"
Senator Clark, Democrat, of Mis-
scuri, chairman of a Finance Sub
committee which recommended the
Ruml proposal, said recently enact
ment of plan to shift tax payments
to a current year basis seemed in
evltable'
Mr.. Doughton said the greatest
obstacle in changing to current
payment basis was finding out how
the individual, without undue bur-
den, could start paying taxes for the
Evening star., 1942-12-26
New York Cotton
By the Associated Presa

oy lne ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Light trade
price fixing and new commission
house and New Orleans buying to-
day found offerings scarce In quiet
session in cotton futures. A good
part OF the activity represented
evening up operations prior to the
week end holiday There was some
further transferring Of hedge posi-
tions forwarded by spot firms.
Underlying steadiness continued
to stem continued expectations of
large Government and lend-lease
textile orders and more liberal farm
price treatments when the new Con-
gress convenes. The rally encoun-
tered only scale up hedging and
profit taking.
Futures closed 80 to 60 cents q
bale higher.
Evening star., 1942-12-26

current year and at the same time
pay the tax for the previous year,
which now becomes due on March Is.
He said many persons who do not
set aside sufficient portion of their
previous years income to pay the tax
in March were in the habit of de-
ducting from their current incomes
to meet the preceding years taxes.
In addition, he said, there would
be difficulty in determining what
each person would pay weekly or
monthly under the current payment
plan.
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Name Tags Of WAACS
Tell if They Are Wed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
ATLANTA.-The Public Relations
ONCE of the 4th Service Command
announced that members of the
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
wear small name tags over their
left pockets to assist new recruits
IN becoming mutually acquainted.
The names have no Miss or Mrs.
preceding them.
But, asid the Pro admittedly as
a tip to servicemen)-if the name
is printed in red on a white back
ground, the WAAC'S single; if the
letters are black. she's married.
Evening star., 1942-12-26

Rates Of dividends in the
foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-an-
nual declaration. Unless
otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not in
cluded. Q Also extra or
extras. d Cash or stock.
. Declared or paid 90 far
this year. I Payable in Can
adian funds K Accumulated
dividends paid or declared
this year. wv With war
rants xv Without Warrants.
Evening star., 1942-12-26

NSy SS AAAo1 AAlCO
at Guadalcanal,
a recruit in a
training camp,
or, in this case,
marines in Pan
anna.
l. e a thernecks
here often feel
that they are no
closer to the war
than they were
In the States, yet
veterans of the
battle torn Sol
onions could not
reach for letters
mora auiGl,,
Evening star., 1942-12-26
A. P. BieeIow Dies

OGDEN, Utah, Dec. IS (Fl.-
A, p Bigelow 75-year-old pioneer
Utah banker and businessman. died
In a hospital at Oakland. Calf. q,
Thursday night relatives were in
formed yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-12-26

Approximate Sales Today.
11:00 AN l24955 1900 Noon 37O.6 .695
tUnlt o. trading. 10 shares xaIes
printed in full. In bankruptcy or recetvev-
ship or being reorganized under Bankruptcy
panies. Rates OF dividend in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semt-annual declara.
ton. Unless otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not included I'd Ex
dividend. xr Ex rights . Also extra OF
20 fai .. or a,ase P:d
last year: b Payable in Canadian FUND.-.
Accumulated dividends paid or declsr sre,i
Evening star., 1942-12-26
Seed Flowers Huwked

Artificial flowers made from
pumpkin seeds are being hawked
in Australia.