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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Fl. Custer Acts
To Curb Calls

FORT CUSTER, Aug. 14-Fort
Custer officers have moved toward
the partial elimination of thou
sands of personal telephone calls
which daily flood the Battle Creek
switchboards, it was announced
today
A Check-up was made yesterday
by operators who questioned per
sons calling from outside and
within the fort as 10 whether the
call was official or personal. OF
$1,000 calls checked, approximately
5000 were personal.
Enlisted men must call from the
fort on pay stations and personal
calls into the fort may be routed
through the pay stations as well
Personal calls Of officers are de-
livered over regular extensions
though the check may cause this
type of service Ia be restricted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Ke|sey-Hdyes
To Get { Award

Arrangements are being COM
pleted by the Plymouth plant of
the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company
for the ceremony next Monday at
3:45 p. m. at which will be made
the presentation of the joint Army
and Navy production award
Col A. B. Quinton Jr.. chief of
Detroit Ordnance District. will
make the presentation address,
which will be acknowledged by
George w. Kennedy. president of
the company. and by representa-
tive of the hourly employees.
A speakers stand with loud
speaker system is being set up and
the national colors will be used for
decoration. A number OF repre-
Sentatives of the Army and Navy
will be on hand and Gov. Murray
D. Van Wagner is expected.
The program is under the direc-
tion and supervision Of Walter +
thinner as master Of ceremonies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Ldkeview High
Building 0. Kd

BATTLE CREEK. Aug. IA
Completion of the $290,000 high
school building in the Lakeview
district by January l appeared
assured today, school officials an
nounced following receipt of EVA
notice that an ALI rating had
been given the project.
Slowed down for the past three
months because of the lack OF
priority on materials, school Off
Gals ordered full speed on the
construction work. Since no men
ton was made concerning the
proposed gymnasium at the school
officials said that they were as
Stunning that the facility was 10 be
permitted.
Under present plans, school ses-
sions will be held on the same
basis as last year, the opening OF
the new plant is expected to re-
lieve congestion in other schools.
City commissioners said today
they had not yet reached deci'
sion as TO the method of obtaining
funds TO raise salaries of police
and firemen from SO TO S. weekly
While the commission has
reached no decision as 10 whether
the pay raises will be given, il
is expected that they will be
granted if the body can see a
method TO raise the money. II
is also probable, some officials said
that the raises will be extended
10 take in other salaried divisions
Of the city government.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
BOOST IN sURTAX

On corporation taxes, Morgen-
THAI and Randolph Paul. treasury
general counsel, coupled the final
decision on normal and surtax
rates with the excess profits rate.
They suggested the normal and
surtax rate might be increased 10
so per cent. The House bill carries
10 per cent and many Senate COM
mittee members feel 40 per cent
is high enough
Business witnesses generally adj
vocated 40 per cent maximum, and
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce recommended IS per
cent.
The treasury proposed 90 per
cent excess profits rate with a 10
per cent credit 10 be refunded
after the war The House bill
provides no postwar credit. Sem
ate committee members have
spoken in favor of such a credit,
and business witnesses have advo-
Gated that anything in excess Of
so per cent be coupled with such
a provision
There has been little discussion
in the Senate hearings of indivi-
dual income rates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Indicate Looseness Of Attacks on Business

Incidents outstanding and
previously poed antsocal and honored sybos
outstanding indicative OF the looseneSs Of
ca attacks business The plain fact IS that industry constitutes
the tools the whereby Americans produce high living
standards in time of and munitions in time of The
individual
but helps clarity public thinking In this
time American and their competence tend 10
the country high productivity lies the chief
hope against the nefaTiouS Axis.
Tho full strength OF the United States be mustered only
OF national which harmony of
Such Qualification entails
OF the earlier ISLANDERS Of loose
Icd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
johnson Finally Got Airline Work in Canada

period involuntary loang Johnson found acceptance
Canada where he engaged for important consuan work
n Canadian Airlnes.
Ultimately which under federal orders
affiliate. He
quietly pioneering apane manufacturing
the Allies
this His Flying Fortress sensation Of
manufacturing, ne
properly honoTed
The ugly against Phil Johnson proved to be untrue
the outstanding
country devotion Of Phil Johnson
other The incident and the
should be fixed the minds Of the general public
whole batting dema
poCcp andDO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
M. S. Rukeyser
M. S. Rukeyser
Industrial williams
Winning Il Awards

hanging ribbon decorations in the form Of e
corporations the clements OF high
drama
auditing OF ani-Coporaon demogogey these two
dents exceedingly significant.
week singled for special
had previously been disciplined by the federal
government.
Boeing Aircraft Company Seattle is the
building be decorated with the JOINT
e. excellence This measure
the shadow namely its chief executive Philip o. John
have personally Inspected the
believe that the
should forgotten
who the bette noire OF the
1884 wholesale cancellation of air mail
made by the post office.
Johnson and small group of executives Of other arrna
singled special discipline and the rule
promulgated that no company carrying mail should give
employment johnson period of five Johnson
with the general of the previous
Badly with adverse publicity and with
the industry which he loves and which he
later quietly exoneraed by federal
fact finding body but the denial quite caught up with the
headline charges
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
LECTURES ON NAILS

Konrad Bercovici, information
ally known author Of short stories
and books, today described 10
thousands of soldiers events in
Germany leading up to the time
of the invasion of Poland.
Bercovici, who just prior to the
war interviewed GoebbelS. Goer-
ing and Hitler, devoted most of
his lecture 10 the German scene.
For the first time during the
orientation course. given all SOL
diers here. the lectures were held
outside.
Russell M. Burton, Battle
Creek, enlisted today in the re-
cruiting office at Fort Custer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Coal, Wood ShoridA'
Seen in Pacific Areas

WASHINGTON. Aug. ia. -
Shortage Of both coal and wood
in the Pacific northwest is in
prospect, according 10 solid fuels
coLordinator Ickes. who has
ordered steps taken 10 avert
threatening emergency.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Wine Makers
Turn Back Clock
To Get Tdrtrdte
New Industry Rises
From Vineyards Of u. S.
as Imports Are Cut OH
nv TEAN CRAIGHEAD

WASHINGTON. Aug IA
new industry. bsSed on feudal
methods ~ wine manufacture. has
arisen almost overnight in
America 10 produce 100000
mounds a year Of a vitally-needed
product. the War Production
Board announced today
The new industry Will manufsc-
turc tartrate.' formerly imported
basic chemical used IN the produc-
ton ~ black powder and pharna-
cenicalS and much needed m the
manufacture of rayon, photo
graphic materials and dyes.
IMPORTS ENDED
The United States imported all
or its tartrate from Spain, Italy,
Portugal and France until such
supplies were cut off by the war,
but Frank Ludwick, head Of the
wine section OF WPB said today:
Five million pounds of tar
trate viii be produced this year
In the United States for the first
time. and 10000, 900 pounds will
he produced next year.
"The 100000 pounds will
just about take care Of the
anticipated demand for the
chemical IN this country"
Ludwick laughingly explained
how wine makers had been forced
10 turn back the clock and resort
10 feudal methods of wine making
in order 10 get tartrate.
BY PRODUCT OF WINE
"Tartrate IL by-product Of
wine, recovered from sediment
left In the bottom Of the wine
watts" he said. But modern
methods had eliminated this
sediment. So we had to go back
TO the old methods.
"Ali you need il an old still
and a vineyard. The method has
been used for uncounted genera
tions by the French and Italian
wine makers"
Besides their important black
powder purpose, tartrates are used
in a variety of household articles.
such as baking powder. and in
civilian industrial products. such
as rayon.
VERY little except wood and
concrete has been used In build
ing this new industry" said Lud-
wick. and what has gone into
II will serve q permanent pur-
pose rs q part Of the nations
economy after the war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Detroit Poultry

Narket sfsady Hens average run .2e
:. -hrrn hers. ibs ard W 1sc. COCKS.
nc s'f l1c r2ck spntfers % and
Ieshorr bronsrs IA lbs ard Gp 21r
tEFe Msrket firm CurrrrH rrrfir'F
a. r, Indtfkfscss. % y glr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
SAGINAW Markets

SAGINAW. Mug II tUP1 Toiay's pay
ing prices 10 growers FOR beans
Pea beans 50 30. light rod Kidneys -
dark red kidrevs. 81. CRC yellow eycs
So: CRC light crsnbsrries So Gre
dark cranberrtes - %.
wheat. SilG1Il2. oats. ~ tic: re
10 q re. siv rowed barley 81 ~ 80
buckwheat. - % U2 IS, corn IS 90c SOY
beans. 81 iiN1 80.
tPrices furnished nv Michigan Bean CO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Parker Rust
Votes 121-Cent Extra

Parker Rust Proof Company has
declared an extra dividend of 1914
cents and the regular quarterly
dividend OF . cents on the com
mon, both payable September !
to holders of record August "a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14

Rudolph NuriitIrr Company for the
quarter ended june 40 reports net profit
n SIS $50 after federal and state income
taNes etc equal af'er dividend require
neuts on 7 per cent preferred ~ cents
share 0n 40 573 shares ~ The common
against $500 So or fs cents a share m the
Tune quarter ~ the previous year
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Detroit Stocks

Sales High Low LOO Ch'Es
Kinsel Drs o5 500 500 "a IS "a %
Packard 10 200 ~ ~ ~ =
Dividends IN the foreEolnE table are the
amounts declared or paid far this year.
unless otherwise Noted. a-LiauidatlnG divi-
dend. bon Accommodations, eH-EN dividend.
s-~toek dividend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
STILL ON THE FIRE

Among treasury proposals still
TO be acted on are:
Elimination Of the existing 27l2
per cent depletion deduction al
lowed oil and gas companies and
the - per cent depletion deduc-
ton allowed mining companies.
Strong industry opposition de-
veloped on this. proposal, and
group Of senator's headed by Sen
ator Pat McCarran Cd of NevaS.
proposed that the mining aid "
ance be increased 20 y per ceffY.
New excise taxes on soft
drinks, candy and chewing gum
together with increased rates on
beer. wine, cigarets. gas. oil
and transportation HouSe-ap-
proved increases IN the excise
field fell Si26 10000 short OF
. treasury proposals.
Sitter estate and Gift taxes.
The treasury proposed raising
S3l6. 100000 more year from
this source than the House bill
provided.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
international Nickel Company Of Canada

International Nickel Company OF Canada,
Limited end subsidiaries for the June
quarter reports a net proat--in United
States currency--of 81 93s s4s after income
and franchise taxes including estimate OF
anticipated tax liability under legislation
pending at June 30 Net II equal 10 81
cents a share on the common In June
Quarter last year, net profit was S,OI3,'
SOS Or 50 cents on the common, and m
March quarter this year s. o. 966 or 81
cents on the common. Sly months net
proit was SIS. COS. 6f4 or 81 03 common
share. against Si7.3i5.607 OF 81 n on the
'common In the 1871 period.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Dividends Declared
On APP Stores Stock

NEW YORK. Aug. IA Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
declared a dividend Of 81 on the
common stock, and regular quar-
terly dividend Of Si75 on the pre-
ferred. both payable September !,
TO holdcry Of record August II.
on August 80. last year. $50
was paid on the common. and on
June 7. this year 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Senators Reject
2Mdjor Plans
To Boost Taxes
Committee Recesses
for Week While Aides
Iron Out Teehnicalities
BY JOHN X. BEAL
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-.The
Senate finance committee today
concluded three weeks Of hearings
on the 1912 tax bill during which
it has turned down two major
treasury proposals TO- increasing
revenue and has shown indications
of lowering some corporation
rates.
The committee plans a week 5
recess 70 allow its staff TO catch
up with technical work connected
with the 320-page measure. The
Legislation is designed to increase
federal revenues by $6.270, 900, 900
Ia year-raising the total govern
ment income 20 about SEA 600, OOO,-
900 annually.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
EARNINGS

Callahan Hne-Lrad Company for the
quarter ended June 80. reports a profit OF
$40 755 after charges and ordinary taxes.
This compares with net profit OF 50 l2s In
June quarter 1871. and net loss OF S23 $50
for March quarter. 1852 ."
London Packing Company for the fiscal
year ended June 30 1892 reports a nct
profit OF S204 437 after federal income and
excess profts taxes. etc equal 70 81 cents
share on 35s 500 shares. excluding ! 200
shares held IN treasury against Sl3i,3ie
or 50 cents a share IA the preceding year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
SHORT 81, 500, 900, 900

Consideration Of amendments
will begin August ~ The mea-
sure as approved by the House
falls nearly $500 100000 short
Of the goal Of $500, 100000 addi-
tional federal revenue asked by
the treasury TO help finance the
war.
Secretary of the Ire sury
Henry Morgenthau Jr opened the
Senate hearings by proposing a
series of changes in the House bill
10 raise the additional amount.
Some OF them already have been
rejected. others left open for fur
Their consideration in executive
session. A summary Of action TO
date shows:
The treasury proposed taxa
ton of income from state ar
municipal securities, estimatln
that such a move would yield
5000, 600 600 a year The COM
mittee rejected the proposal in
sofar as II affected existing is
sues - totaling about $4,000
600, 900. but kept open the queS-
tion of taxing future issues. The
latter proposal would yield only
a negligible amount OF imme-
date revenue and encountered
strong opposition from mayors.
led by Edward J. Jeffrics- Jr. Of
Detroit and Fiorello H. La
Guardia OF New York.
The treasury recommended
mandatory JOINT returns for
married couples. II estimated
that by thus forcing combination
OF income where both husband
and wife work, an additional
S2O0OOO.0OO annually could be
raised. The committee rejected
this. and later ruled out a pro-
poSal 10 tax separately the in
come Of spouseS in eight COM
munity property states. whose
laws permit a husband 10 divide
his income equally with a wife
who has none Of her own. This
eliminated a possible $50 600, 900
annual revenue source. In. both
houses the AKIN was 10 make the
income subject 20 higher surtax
rates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14
Korndorff's Ship buidine Firm Wins Honors

gogic professors and politicians.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Grocers to Discuss
Rotioning of Sugar

Sugar rationing will be discussed
at mass meeting of Washington
retail grocers at $3.50 pm. Wednes-
day, in the Annapolis Hotel. The
meeting is sponsored by the Inde-
pendent Food Distributors of the
District.
Guests and speakers will include
Gerritt Wander Hooning, former
president of the National Associa-
ton of Retail Grocers of the United
States and now consultant of the
food supplies branch of the War
Production Board; Edward Synan,
head of the resale unit, sugar sec
ton of the w. P. B., and Harry w.
Walker, secretary-manager of the
Independent Retail Grocers Associa-
ton Of Baltimore. Isaac Jacobson,
president of the local association,
will preside.
Evening star., 1942-02-15

their first project-construction ol
a concrete repair shop and l8 brick
and concrete garages.
A reply was received giving the
then prevailing union scale as the
wages to be paid for the work
Turner w. Battle of the depart
ment wrote that rates for work in
the Capital were established at two
hearings held October IA and 16 of
that year. The first was in refer
ence to installation of air-condi-
tioning equipment in the new Inter-
state Commerce and Labor Depart
ment buildings. The other was on
Bureau of Public Roads project.
On February the A. D. A. was
preparing to start its first slum-
clearance housing project. now
known as Hopkins Place Dwellings,
Southeast Washington. So Mr.. Ihl-
der again wrote for a wage deter
mination. This time reply was re-
ceived from Acting Solicitor Gerard
D. Reilly quoting the same rates as
received before. No mention was
made of any further hearings and
a Labor Department official said
that none was held.
No Hearings Held Since.
Nothing could be ascertained al
the Labor Department as to any
hearings having been held since to
! determine wages for Government
housing projects.
Although admitting no investiga-
ton had been made on the sub
ject department official contended
the Government is erecting more
dwelling units here than private
builders are in apartments. Exam
ination of records shows that in
194l privately financed and built
apartment units, exclusive of flats,
number 5,977. Units started by
Government agencies, the A. D. A.
and U. S. H. A., total 1886. A large
private contractor, who said he
wished ito be conservative" esti-
mated that 95 per cent Of the pri-
vate apartment units are built at
considerably below the higher union
or Government scale for wages.
The lower scale, or "B" union
rates, though much under Govern
ment or "a" union wages still are
about the same or in a few in
stances above those paid for
best-type private apartment con-
struction here. Some B" men, such
as bricklayers and plasterers, are
employed on most apartments, and
there are few classes of highly
skilled workers, such as elevator
installers, who always get the "A"
rate, employed where such work is
required. The elevator installers
are 100 per cent organized. The
following table shows the "B" rates
for those trades which have it, and
also the scale paid for erecting
Washington's largest new apart
ment where such rates could be
obtained.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Librarians Are Urqed
To Double Efforts in
Victory Book Drive
Campaign to Center
In 800 Privute
Institutions Here

Although Washington's collection
of nearly $1,000 victory books" for
service men has been termed "rec-
ord breaking" by New York officials
in the national drive for 10000, 900
books, Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith,
District chairman, tomorrow will
ask nearly 800 librarians in private
institutions to double their efforts
to get books.
Washington has so many libraries
it should be well ahead of numer-
ically comparative cities, Mrs.
Smith has written to private IL
brarians. The campaign probably
will run about q month more here,
she indicated.
Librarians in particular, Mrs.
Smith declared. should know what
Of courage, pleasure. information
and inspiration" can be cleaned
from q book.
Public Libraries here have COL
lected nearly $4,000 books, the
George Washington University Lii
Evening star., 1942-02-15

higher-rent apartments are built at
wage scales considerably below that
for Government defense housing are
four large, new buildings: The
apartment at Twenty-ninth and
Woodley road; Dorchester House.
Sixteenth street and Kalorama
road; the Carlyn, P and @ streets
at Rock Creek Park, and the apart
ment at Connecticut avenue and
Chesapeake street. Wages approx.
mating the B" scale were paid il
erecting those buildings, and on
almost all, if not all, of the other
new large privately owned apart
mentS in the city.
Many odd situations result from
employment of higher paid crafts
men on Government construction
and the lower-scale men for private
work. A firm, considered the largest
plaster contractor in the country. is
now engaged on the huge War De-
partment Building in Arlington. 1t
pays the highest scale there. The
firm also is working on a private
apartment in the 3l00 block of Wis
consin avenue NV, where the men
are paid B" scale rates. The same
firm paid "A" scale wages for the
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,
and the Lafayette Building, Federal
Loan Agency headquarters, on Yer
mont avenue NV.
Defense Homes Corp, R. F. C..
subsidiary, is building a hotel. or
dormitory, for Government workers
at Sixteenth and Euclid streets NV.
The contractor is paying workmen
the highest wages. Ralph Scott is
building hotel, or dormitory, on
o street NV. near Twenty-frst, on
a loan obtained from r. F. c. Mr..
Scott started out on something like
a non-union basis. Labor trouble
developed, and now he is paying
largely B" scale wages He said
ne could not afford to pay as high
a scale as the D. H. c. is doing for
a similar type structure.
Construction Is Simple.
A large number of low-cost, one
family houses are being built
around the Capital. Because they
can be purchased under F.. H. A.
with very small down payments and
low monthly installments. such
houses are considered an important
part of the defense housing picture.
Here are the hourly wages paid in
a large development in nearby
Maryland, where the builders have
high War Production Board pri-
ority rating: Laborers, SIS cents; car
penters, 81; painters, 80 cents: elec-
tricians, 81, and plumbers, S1.1O.
Construction of those little houses
is very simple. A workman has to
be something of "jack-of- all
trades therefore very few classes
are employed on the jobs. Yet those
houses, builders say, compare favor
ably with what the Government is
building in the same field. Uncle
Sam has to pay top wages for what
he gets.
Almost all of the new homes in
Washington, large and small, were
built by labor paid far below the
rate for public housing. There are
a sprinkling of dwellings erected at
full union scale, but it is estimated
Evening star., 1942-02-15

that 80 per cent of them were built
by workmen receiving much less.
Yet the 4,500 demountables which
the Government plans to build here
as temporary shelter for war work.
ers will be erected at the highest
scale pay unless the present policy
IS changed.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Fraternity Dinner

Phi Kappa Psi will hold a dinner
at 7:30 pm. Friday at the Columbia
Country Club. Golden w. Bell, who
recently returned from the Philip
pines. where he was legal adviser to
the United States High Commits
sioner, will speak
Evening star., 1942-02-15

Those rates may be compared
with "A" union wages by using the
A. D. A. in the earlier table.
A man connected with the lower
scale plasterers union, Local 841.
said his organization now has about
$50 members, more, he believed, than
the higher-scale group, Local &c.
The men in the "B" union work an
8-hour day for S11. The others,
engaged generally in Government
work, including low-cost housing,
have been receiving 50 an hour for
a 6-hour day. If they work eight
hours they get time and a half"
for the extra two hours, making the
total pay for an 8-hour day of
$18. 1t was said a system to trans
fer men between the two unions
when the demand arises is being.
worked out. Both, of course, are
under A. F.. of L.
Illustrating further that even the
Evening star., 1942-02-15

fine in Police Court for disorderly
conduct after he had opened the
door of the Gog- pound wagon and
allowed a number of mongrels to
eScaDe