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Evening star., 1942-09-02

quarters and at arms and munitions
depots were doubled
Belfast police were kept on al
most continuous duty. Extra guards
were mounted about public build
ings.
All traffic was kept moving; in
certain areas where feeling was es-
pecially tense, no stops at all were
permitted.
Police cars continued to patrol
the Nationalist areas throughout the
morning and two hours after the
execution a crowd of women still
fingered near the prison.
In front of st. Patrick's Pro-
cathedral hundreds of persons COM
Ing from mass attached themselves
to the singing and shouting par
aders.
First Execution in 21 Years.
The hanging of Williams, a la
borer, was the first execution here
of an IRA man since the Ulster
government was formed q years
ago.
His death sentence led to protest
meetings in many parts of Northern
Ireland, Fire and England itself
More than 100000 persons signed a
petition asking leniency for Will
liams and the five other defendants.
The Government of Fire pro-
claimed today day of mourning.
Despite the close police watch
over IRA activities. a publication
entitled Republican News was circu-
lated in Belfast.
1t congratulated soldiers and
citizens of the republic for restraint
and discipline in the face of un-
precedented provocation.
1t declared "the need for passive
endurance will soon be past and the
future of the nation once again will
be placed in the hands of her
steadfast sons" There was nc
| elaboration.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
D. T.. Postal Receipts
AT New High Mark
During August
Eight Months Volume
Also Set Record for
Thut Period
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Postal receipts at the City Post
Office in August shattered all for
mer records for that month and
for the first eight months of this
year also entered new ground, it
was learned from officials today
August revenues totaled s914.-
145.04, compared with S745,o ,o9206 in
August, 1941. sharp increase of
s169,05298, or 2269 per cent. The
gain. however, was not up to July
when the upturn of $217 ,09313. or
28.46 per cent, was one Of the largest
on record for any month in post
Office history.
In the first eight months of this
year postal revenues scored an up
swing of $500, ,437.64 over last year
in the like period, a total of 1854
632 OF, comparing with s6,034, ,l94 38
year ago.
This striking increase in revenues
due to the Capitals war activities,
is expected to increase still further
during the rest of 1912. Postmaster
Vincent c. Burke and his aides now
predict total revenues of about s12,-
900 900 for the full year. against
more than S1O,O00,O00 in 194l.
Postal revenues in the eight
months compare as follows with the
like months in 1941
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Russia
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Grozny oil fields, the Russians
claimed to be holding all their posi-
tions and occasionally counterat-
tacking in the Mozdok and Prok-
hladnaya areas.
Further clashes south of Voronezh
were reported by IzVestia, which said
The Germans were beaten off on an
attempt to take large settlement
on the west bank of the Don.
The German left knitted deep into
northwestern defenses of Stalingrad
yesterday but the invaders aban-
doned 240 dead and retreated to
their original positions under pres
sure of counterattacking Russians,
the Soviet Information Bureau said.
A company of Italians was de-
clared wiped out by Red Army
patrols in the Kletskaya area of the
Don Bend.
Several more settlements were re-
ported added to the hundreds recap
tured in the Russian central front
offensive and the information bu-
lCou odlu Jul al ulllcly llllllClS IicdVy
losses on the enemy.
600 Germans Killed
Red Army men, marines and fac
tory hands posted on the steppes
northwest of Stalingrad and Soviet
task forces marrying the Axis flank
within the Don ben were reported to
have slain 600 Germans and
| knocked IS tanks out of action in
| defensive engaments.
The Soviet Information Bureau
said no material changes took place
on other fronts yesterday, but dis
closed a further Russian Withdrawal
in the Western Caucasus below
Krasnodar under the pressure o1
numerically superior German de.
tachments
Perhaps referring to Black Ses
fighting correlated with this action
the information bureau said Sovie
airmen had sunk three Axis patro
launches Monday.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
node Reports Meoger Results in u S. Employees Loyalty Pobe
With SO DismssoIs and 3 Other Actions okenn 58 Cases

advocate the overthrow of the Fed
eral Government For the current
fiscal year, Congress appropriated
100000 to continue this investiga-
ton.
Apart from the Dies Committee
list of approximately 1,100, the FBI
has considered 3,479 complaints Of
alleged subversive activities by Fed
eral employees. These were divided
as follows: Communist, 2,290; Ger
man, 968; un-American (unclassi-
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Few SpeciaIties Gain
While Most Stocks
Are Stationary
Senior Utility Issues
Climb 81 to s. Near
Close of Session
Bv VICTOR EUBANK,
Press FinaneiAl writer

NEW YORK. Sept. "A smalf
group Of industrial specialties and
senior utility issues moved ahead
today as other stocks remained vir-
tually stationary.
Animating the list little after q
long stretch of inaction the prefer
red shares of Electric Power & Light
and American Power 81 Light
pushed up to around points In
the late proceedings. The rise here
appeared to be a belated rebound
from the sharp drop Of last week on
the Security 6z Exchange Commts-
sion's order for dissolution Of both
companies.
Cuban American was lifted
around a point In moderately lively
dealings.
Steels. motors, aircrafts and other
pivotal groups recorded negligible
mixed changes and over the list
as a whole gains and losses were
about evenly matched In the ANAL
hour.
Transfers were around $50 900
shares.
Bond Trading Light.
The bond market stayed in close
quarters today with the trend mixed
and dealings light near the hnal
hour.
Holding on the advancing side by
slim line were Southern Pacific 3As.
Southern Railway 6hs, Phelps
Dodge 31as Northern Pacific IS, Mis-
souri, Pacific IS, 800" Line general
; As and Kansas City Southern IS.
Acting indifferently most Of the
time with leanings to the odside
were Gulf States Steel ~, st. Paul
adjustment IS. Burlington, AIS, At
lantic Coast Line As, Erie AIS and
New York Central 3%s.
United States Governments were
quiet but the tone was steady on the
stock exchange and over the coun-
ter.
! Canada 3As and Chile IS were
among foreign dollar bonds improv-
ing.
Evening star., 1942-09-02

quarters in Baltimore. Gen. Lewis
will now have charge.
officers serving as professors Of
military science and tactics at
Georgetown University and Howard
University also are included in the
transfer. They are Army officers
assigned to these universities by the
War Department.
The ROTC department at College
Park was omitted from the transfer,
as the University of Maryland is
outside the jurisdiction of the Wash
ington military district.
Other service units detached from
the 3rd Service Command and
placed entirely under Gen. Lewis
include the recruiting and induc-
ton station at Fort Myer, Va; the
recruiting station in the Greyhound
Bus Terminal, the Aviation Cadets
Examining Board In the Elks Build
ing, the motor repairs shop, the
finance property audit station, the
Riverside Apartments and the
Office Of the judge advocate of the
|, Army Medical Center.
Other Units Involved.
Other units involved are the Sig
nal Service Company detachments
at the Army Medical Center, Fort
Myer, and the Army War College,
and the Signal Corps School, Capital
Radio Engineering Institute, 1924
Seventeenth street NV. The FL
! nance Detachment of the Army
Medical Center also is placed under
the jurisdiction of the Washington
Military District.
Gen. Lewis likewise has been given
supervision of all civilian vocational
signal schools in this area. The
Sd Service Command in Baltimore
formerly had supervision over six
| Army exchanges in Washington
These are stores set up at military
installations for the benefit of Off
GERS and enlisted men.
These exchanges have now beer
transferred to the jurisdiction OF
the chief of the Army Exchange
Service, the branch which operates
such functions throughout the coun.
| try The exchanges involved are
those of the Headquarters Com.
pany of the War Department, tht
Army Medical Center, Army Wal
College, Fort Myer. Boiling Fiele
and one maintained in Anacostia
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Dividend Payments
Baltimore Livestock

BALTIMORE, Sept. . up Omitted States
Department Of Asriculture).-11 Am. quo
tations:
Cattle-45O Around 90 loads Of butcher
cattle available, but bulk held for Thurs
nessee steers went for slaughter at 1925;
odd head lot canned. cutter, common and
medium cows. 600-1 600: general UNDER
tone of trade mostly steady
Calves-10O. Early offering limited;
nominally steady: top 1880.
tical top. 1890; I20-I3O pounds. 1875
400: l3O-140 pounds. 13.s5-14.10; 140-
$50 pounds. 14.25-50; 160-1sO pounds,
IA 450-75; 1S0-22O pounds, IA $500; goo
240 pounds, l450-75: 240-26O pounds,
la25-50; ,260-300, pounds. IA 05 80; sows,
12,15-l3.25; good and choice hogs sold
virtually at outside prices.
Sheep--25O. Very little offered for sale:
few medium and good native truck-in
lambs, 13.50-14.50; market largely ON
nominally steady basis.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Pennsy Shipping rs 900 Tons
Of Scrap to Plants Monthly

received daily at the Conway plant
which employs nearly 400 men. and
30 cars are shipped out each "a
hours. A crane runway 1900 feet
long facilitates loading and unload
ing of the cars. which are held on
the average only 10 hours each.
From Conway the parts to be re-
claimed are sent to Altoona. where
additions are being made daily to
the list of parts and tools being re-
claimed or manufactured from the
scrap.
Discovery that monkey wrenches
could be made of scrap metal is one
of the latest developments at the
Altoona plant, and within a short
time 1000 of these tools have been
turned out and distributed through
out the railroad system.
Evening star., 1942-09-02

developed today that fully five jap
anese divisions had been moved
north in the last month to bolster
the Kwantung army facing Soviet
Russia and that a large japanese
fleet was concentrated about North
ern Japan.
Foreign observers expressed belief
the five divisions aggregated 100000
men. assembled largely by the con-
traction of the invasion forces
within China.
The Chungking newspaper Tia
Kung Pao and the English language
National Herald declared editorially
that they considered the resigna-
ton of Togo, who helped negotiate
the Toxic Moscow neutrality pact,
forerunner of action affecting Rus
Sia,
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Trading Unit Cut Spurs
Hiqh.Priced Stock Sales
By the Associated Press.

py tIIe hSSOIldteu FIeSS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The action
of the New York Stock Exchange in
reducing the trading unit of Is high
priced stocks from 100 to 10 shares.
and moving IL other inactive issues
to active posts brought marked
increase in activity in the stocks
affected yesterday when the plan
was put in operation.
Total sales in the % issues
amounted to 1870 shares, compared
to $50 Monday and 1,12O a year ago
on the same date. At the same time
total sales of all stocks yesterday
was only 291, ,32O shares, against
520,630 a year ago and 1880 the
day before.
OF the Is high-priced stocks re-
duced from 100 to 10 share units all
but one sold. 1t was Northern States
Power IS preferred. There were
transactions in but three of the same
issues Monday and five year ago.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Permit for Spun SOUGHT

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2 lP.-The
United States Naval Academy asked
War Department permission to
build a double-lead, bascule high
way bridge across Dorsey Greek
connecting Naval Academy grounds
between McNair road and a point
east of Ramsay road. Criticisms
must be submitted on or before
Friday.
Evening star., 1942-09-02

sidered appropriate was referred to
the department or agency concerned
with request for further instruc-
tions, Mr.. Biddle said This pro-
cedure proved unsatisfactory, and
last October 21 he informed all de-
partments that the FBI had been
ordered to proceed with investiga-
tons without previous notice when
ever the information or complaint
showed reasonable grounds for so
proceeding. Employing agencies were
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Great Lakes Ore
Movement Continues
At Record Pace
r. the Associated Press.

h! the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Sept. Com
tinuing its wartime record
smashing pace. the movement
OF iron ore down the Great
Lakes during August totaled
13,235,862 gross tons to raise
the gross tonnage for the sea-
son to date to 60,593, ,534, the
Lake Superior Iron Ore Asso-
ciation announced.
August shipments were the
second highest for any month
In history. next to the record
l3,405, ,408 gross tons moved in
July. The slight decline from
the preceding month was at
tributed to weather conditions,
longer hauls and increased coal
shipments.
Last months figure compared
with total of II, l,496, ,303 gross
tons moved in August, 194l.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
II the Associated Press.

ty the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2-The
Pennsylvania Railroad, taking rank
as one of the Nations biggest scrap
metal collectors, is shipping from
$4,000 to 5000 tons of scrap monthly
into its two reclamation plants at
Conway and Altoona. Pa. the COM
pany announced yesterday.
OF this amount $4,000 to 10000
tons is transshipped to the Nations
steel mills, while 5000 to 1000 tons is
reclaimed for the railroads own use.
The War Production Board decides
which mills are to get the material.
Scrap parts which few months
ago were discarded are now heated,
hammered and welded back into
shape for use again.
From IS to 40 cars of scrap are
Evening star., 1942-09-02

fed; Italian, Al, and japanese, 81.
Though the Dies list contained
1.121 names, the list represented
only 1,100 persons, according to the
report.
Of these, 142 were not investigated
because they were civilian employees
of the War and Navy Departments,
the District government or the
District schools. Of the remaining
958 persons, 191 were not investi-
gated because the complaints did
Evening star., 1942-09-02
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Following
a light rally from early lows, cotton
futures eased OF under liquidation
and hedging today.
Anti-inflation uncertainties. high
crop estimates and favorable
weather were depressing factors.
The October position was under
pressure due to switching from that
month to later positions. Late
prices were OF 65 to IS cents q bale,
October. 1921; December, 1913, and
March, 1857.
Futures closed so to IS cents q bale
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Irish
Continued From First Page

tCUIlJllluSu TIOIIl T ST. FdSS.t
prominent member of the IRA, was
killed in defending the dump He
was identified today as Gerald
Callaghan, 10, of Belfast. A sec
ond cache was found at neighbor-
ing farm.
Suggest Germans Aid.
Some quarters suggested that
Germans, who have freedom of
movement across the border in neu-
tral Fire, had helped accumulate
the explosives and weapons. Of
ficials said, however, that none of
the arms was of German origin.
The order to United States SOL
diers to stay out of Belfast was
limited to 48 hours starting last
midnight. Guards at Army head
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Sept 2 lP,.-Late foreixn
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain In
dollars, others in cents):
Canada-Oncial Canadian Control Hoa rd
rates for United States dollars: BUYING, 10
per cent premium; selling, IL per cent pre-
MUM, eouivalent to discounts on Canadian
dollars In New York OF. buying, 0.0I per
cent: selling. 90e per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open
United States cents, down h cent.
Europe-Great Britain, ofdcisl (Bank erss
Foreign Exchange Committee rates., buy.
bles, 4.04.
o. Latin Amsriea-Arsentina. on,eial
Ss.T iGee, $50: Brazil, ofncial, 6.05n;
. Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated n Nominal
Evening star., 1942-09-02

requested at the same time to advise
the FBI of the actions taken, wheth-
er disciplinary or by way of exoner-
alton, on each report submitted.
100000 Appropriated.
On June %, 1941, Congress ap-
propriated 100000 for an FBI in
vestigation of "the employees of
every department, agency and in
dependent establishments of the
Federal Government who are men,
bers of subversive organizations or
Evening star., 1942-09-02
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Sept. . lP'.-Esgs, % ,42c !:
steady. Mixed colors: Fancy to extra fancy,
39-44: extra. 3s; graded flrsts 36l2: me
diums. 35;, dirties, No. i, 34A-1a: average
checks, 32 2i2-33.
Whites: Fancy to extra fancy. 44-49H;
specials. 43; standards, 80: fancy heavy
mediums. 421a-451a: mediums, A..
Browns: Fancy to extra fancy, .42-4s;
diums fancy heavy, 3sa-4Oh; other
mediums, 3S.
Duck eggs 39-41
Butter. S5O.963; steady Creamery,
higher than % score and premium marks,
43A -44la. 81. score tcash market, 43.
4O12
Cheese. 421,9e3; firm. prices unchanged
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Rites for Williams Held
In Dublin Churches

DUBLIN, Sept. 2 (P).-All shops
and business Offices were closed from
II am. to noon today and services
were held in number of churches
for Thomas j. Williams, executed in
Belfast for the Staying of police
man. Flags on public buildings were
at half staff.
Evening star., 1942-09-02

CnICdgU OdSH MdTKEt.
Wheat, No: 2 hard, /. .23. Corn, No. 1
yellow, " s3-s5H sa1H No No. 2 s4,s5h ne No B.
pie grade white, 93s4. Oats No. l mixed,
lA; No 2. 5oa; No; z white, ,51a4;
feed, 40; sample grade white 46. Bar
ley mailing. sO95 nominal; feed. 1886
nominal. Field seed per hundredweisht
nominal. Timothy. 4.60-S5 alsike, I6 90
1880; fancy red top, 10000.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Washington Exchange
SALES,

SALES.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 361a,
10 at 361a.
Washington Gas IS preferred-5 at
101h.
Capital Traction 1st 5s-S1 900 at
106.
Washington Gas IS preferred-5 at
1011a,
Evening star., 1942-09-02

Cottonseed oil closed steady. BlesehabIs
quoted; September. and October, 13.15b;
December. 13.25b:, January, 13.2ob.
oxsr sses .on 1859 Low nddlins fssf
middlins. 1881: good niddlinG, 1906; re-
ceipts. LIZA: stock, 1S5,1s0.
b-Bid,
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Five Divisions Reported
Moved North in Month

CHUNGKING. Sept. 2 (P).-Wlth
the resignation of Shigenori Togo as
Japan's Foreign Minister, reports
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Odd-Lot Transactions

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. . LP.-The Sc
curities and Exchange Commission report
ed TO-DAY, these transactions by customers
with odd lot dealers or specialists on the
Ne wYork Stock Exchange for September
shares: 1.5l4 sales involving 3S,42S
shares, including 81 short sales involving
or shares
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record Temperatures This Year.
HIGHEST, 80. On July 10.
Lowest, 6, on January IL.
Humidity for Last 2i Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
highest, s6 per cent at $40 am.
Lowest, 20 per cent. at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1942-09-02

Philatelic note: The one stamp
always sure to be worth the price
paid is the War savings stamp.
Buy It now
Evening star., 1942-09-02

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
10 to 80 lower; Sales, 81 contracts.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. dR.-Cotton fu-
lures declined here today under large MI
vate crop estimates and . better-than-
expected Government weekly weather re-
port. The market closed steady, net 10 to
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Record for Last 24 Hours.

(From noon yesterday to noon today
Lowest, 50, at $50 am. Year ago, 6S,
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Weather Report
River Report

FURNISHED by the United States Weather Bureau)
District of CoumbaE2aher with light tonight
Virginia and Maryland-Continued rather warm tonight
Evening star., 1942-09-02

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry this morning Potomac
slightly muddy at Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1942-09-02

sEx dividend tPlus extras. Paid so
far this year. e 29o extra. n S. 90 extra.
zoe extra. m S1.50 extra. Paid in
194l, yS1O extra.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Sun and Moon.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date)
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Lewis

Continued From First Page }
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
Na SiHiMVa lMa.

colonel artlessly. "And now, oap- tainS toele, our masquerade here is ended. You will Do golng home and to the further pursuit ot Asia, no douhtl But eomedayi when this mad world is sane again, you wlll come to sec me tn Maxlco City, hope, We will talk over these strange times, And you will bring Sonora Steele, ehS She, Co, will have memories"
 'genora stoOlew Allan laughed shortly. "Youre wrong there, Col- onel. I'm moro likely to lead her Co jail than to the altarl"
 "poofl I don't mean Asial ! mean the equally charming young lady who is waiting for you wltl' her father-.ovef thorAl" The ofii' oer pjerked his head toward the Peninsula. "You will find her very penltent, very anxious to make amends for having misjudgee sWhatl" Allan came to his feel like Q iack~ln -theahox, his heart beating wildly. DO you mean tS say you--you--P
 "Why notg After ali, what arC your government regulations tC mep" Eseobars white teeth were flashing in c smale aS he held out his hand. T knew you couldn't tel her, my friend, So--f didl"
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15

lspot and tho same attitude % min- 1 utes later when EGeobnr came strldign back, his spurs jlngllng briskly, Go halt Q few paees he. fore him. Allan looked up, The colonel was grave, but no longer appeared angry. He saluted for mally.
 T believe I owe you an apology Captain Steelel"
 q believe you eio,' said Allan, 'Forget it," He added after Q mos ment. "tIow did you find oute" :.
 Tt was not dlfilcult was in- terested In O young man who came to Lower California in mid.sum- mer to take photographs, had inquiries made in San Francisco The editor of the Golden Horn Re- view confirmed your story, How ever, our men are very thorough; they also inquired of tho minor members of the magazine stan and they had never heard of MT, Allan Steele, That was the report I received"
 q get 1t, So then--P"
 
 "so then I began remembering little things I noticed about you The way you rode your horse like 6 soldier. Tho way you started once to salute me, then lifted your hat instead. I suggested e possibility to our agents In California. Your army list showed Q Captain Allan Steele U. s, Cavalry, stationed @t San Diego but at present detached for special duty'l The report reached me only Q few minutes ago, I real- ized at once the special duty could only mean you came to San Saba as Q secret agent for your govern ment, possibly in search of pr, John Sargent and his daughter" He paused aS if waiting for Allan to speak, but the American res malned silent. Your regulations, no doubt, forbade your revealing your status Co me-or anyone.'
 "Yes. couldn't tell - anyone, I know now just how you felt when you said you had to put yourself in Q bad light with your friends because they did not know you were in the Mexican secret serv- ice"
 "Qulte so. It Is too bad we have to masquerade ourselves, Sone- times, in order to utlmAsk others, Incidentally, can see now you had more than Q sentimental inter- est In releasing the lovely ASla,"
 "Oh, sure. Shed have been wasted on you, Colonel you only wanted to shoot her-but she can be very useful to me, I'll get our border officials on the phone long before she reaches MeXlcali and calexIeo." He went on Q trific sen- cautiously: "The American eagle has eyes, Colonel Escobar Those eyes will bo on her from the mos mont she sets foot In the States till she leads us to General Baron Kazinari Sngoya; and they will bo on Sagoya til he leads us to a certain German agent who was in on this Japanese eamouhage; and they'll be on tho Nazi agent until ho innocently reveals the 10. cation of eh secret NaEi base in the Pacific from which that bomber must have come this morning, summoned by Watanabe before Q bullet put him out"
 "Splendidl I knew that would Do your program, for 1t is exactly the clever strategy I would have adopted in your place." Said the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
ROYAL MASONS IN
 MEETING TONIGHT

The annual meeting of Waterbury council Royal and Select Maeons, will be held tonight at o'clock gt the Masonic temple, Myron Noble will preside. All members are urged to attend for the reading of the an- nuAl reports,