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Evening star., 1942-10-05
.0DT Orders Railroads
To Return Tank Cars
To Point Of Origin
Action Expected to Cut
Number Standing Idle
At Destinations
By the Associated Press.

In a new effort to keep the coun-
try's tank cars rolling continuously
the Office of Defense Transporta-
ton today ordered all railroads to
return tank cars to their last point
OF origin" Immediately after unload
ing, unless the shippers have given
other instructions for their move
ment..
ODT reported that the failure
OF shippers to notify railroads what
to do with arriving cars was re-
sulting in hundreds standing idle
at their destinations for as long as
10 days or more after they were
unloaded.
The new order, ODT Director
Joseph B. Eastman said, is expected
to save many thousand car-days
monthly" in the hauling of petro-
leum to the East and the movement
Of chemicals and other war-essen-
tial materials.
simultaneously, Solid Fuels Co.
ordinator Harold L. Ickes reported
that rail shipments of coal into
New England totaled 6,898 cars in
the week ended September 26,
decline averaging 55 cars daily from
the level of the preceding week.
Decline was chiefly in bituminous
coal shipments, Ickes said. Anthra-
cite shipments continued heavy, a
total of 2.974 cars sent into New
England being the third highest
week Of the year, and only II cars
under the record of 1891 cars
shipped in the week ended March
%. Soft coal consumers were urged
to increase their storage of that fuel
now. 1ckes pointed out that facili-
ties continued to be available for
the shipment Of larger quantities Of
bitun1inous coal.
The Onice of Price Administration
meanwhile extended until December
2 the temporary ceiling prices on the
transportation of bituminous coal by
barge from Hampton Roads, Va, to
New York and New England and
from New York to New England.
The rates, established August I,
cover increased shipping costs
caused by the war and were to have
expired October 2.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Chicago Grain.
BY the Associated Press.


, CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Price control
developments caused a general de-
cline in grain market quotations to-
day, wheat and rye leading the way
with losses of about 2 cents a bushel
at one time. Corn was oil more
than a cent to new lows for the sea-
son.
Selling was blamed by traders on
uncertainty as to the price ceilings
to be placed over grains as well as
trade belief that no upward revision
OF crop loan rates is likely. With
flour prices under ceiling regulations
Tor the first time, dealers reported
milling and flour trade activity was
on a small scale while effect of the
regulation was studied.
Wheat closed 1A-15s cents lower
than Saturday, December 1861
1.26, May l.291a- 3s; corn, Liz
down, December 83A -83as, May 88:
oats. y lower: soybeans, u lower to
u higher; rye, 1h-1M lower.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
New Record Set
By B. & O. Cor
| Average
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, oct. 5-The Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad today an
nounced that 1t had surpassed its
previous record for freight car
service in August by compiling q
mark Of SOL miles per car per day,
excluding unserviceable cars.
The previous high monthly figure
was 47.2 miles per car per day, es-
tablished In June OF this year.
Railroad ofncials estimated that
the increase in average car miles
per day enabled the B. Il O.. to
handle record-hreaking August
freight trafic with l5,S42 fewer cars
than would have been required on
the 43.1 average car miles per day
basis Of Au.ust of last year.
This new 0cord was made DOS
sible in large part by the co-opera-
tion OF shippers In loading cars to
capacity, and In loading and un-
loading them promptly, which per-
mitted the cars to keep on the move
a greater proportion of the time"
the company said in statement.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
arm Markets Ease;
Traders Confused
By Control Plans
Nervousness Prevails
Over What Ceilings
Will Be Ordered
BY the Associated Press.

49, .
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-The Nation,ss
farm commodity markets today di-
gested sweeping anti-inflation moves
with only moderate price declines
but widespread confusion prevailed
in the trade owing to uncertainty as
to the controls to be applied directly
to agricultural products.
About 30 per cent of civilian food
stuffs were under strict Federal
price control in wholesale and retail
trade, but as yet no direct rulings
had been made with respect to ma
jor farm items like grains dnd
livestock.
However Washington reports in
dicated an order had been prepared
covering prices paid to farmers, and
as a result, commodity markets dis
played much nervousness as traders
awaited this announcement.
Wheat and rye prices fell about
2 cents a bushel, with other grains
losing lesser amounts. Most hogs
were steady at 22-year top levels,
but cattle advanced IS cents. Spot
butter and egg prices held steady
at ceiling levels, but produce fu-
lures declined. .E.
Commodity market officials said
the rules to be issued regarding
farm prices will have an important
influence on the ability Of the
markets to continue to function.
Philip R. O'Brien, president of the
board of trade. said if floors on
wheat and corn were held at IS
per cent of parity, the loan rates
now in effect, the market should
be able to continue operation. This
will be true, however, only pro-
viding ceilings are not placed below
parity or level that reflects parity
plus labor costs.
There was some concern In the
grain trade, however, that the range
between floor and ceiling Tor grains
might be too narrow. Traders pointed
out that loan rates, which constitute
a floor under prices, might be
raised or ceilings lowered to COM
oensate for Government subsidy pay
ments direct to producers.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
.Cutoe
ssat Continued FromsYirst Page,

renee Groner and Associate Justice
Wiley Rutledge.
The case was prosecuted by United
States Attorney Edward M. Curran
and his chief assistant, John W.
Fihelly.
Among the other murders which
Catoe is accused of is that of Jessie
Elizabeth Strieff, whose body was
discovered on June Is in the rear of
TIT @ street NV. in a garage.
Catoe's defense attorneys are
Walter M. Shea, George j. Boden
and j. Robert Esher.
Meanwhile, William Isaac Robin
son, "a, colored, entered what is
probably his last week of life. His
execution for a criminal attack on
a 15-year-old girl in August, 1941, is
set for Friday at the District Jail.
The Court of Appeals has turned
down an appeal of his District Court
conviction, and President Roosevelt
has denied an appeal for executive
clemency.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Philip Morris Denies
Charges Of False
Advertising
Federal Trade Commission
Reveals Firms Reply
To Allegations
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Trade Commission
said to-day that Philip Morris d Co.,
Ltd, Inc, had denied a number of
charges in the commissions COM
plant alleging Misrepresentation
and false advertising Of its products.
The company makes Philip Morris
cigarettes, Dunhill cigarettes, and
Revelation smoking tobacco.
The commission announcement
said In part:
"The answer admits the respond
ent has disseminated advertising of
its products in magazines, newspa-
pers, by radio broadcasts and other
advertising mediums, but alleges
that the complaint of the commits
sion does not correctly state the
substance of some Of the advertising
claims made by the respondent for
its products and many allegations Of
the complaint are therefore de-
MED. -
Allegations of the complaint to
the effect THAI the respondent has
represented that Philip Morris Gig
arettes may be smoked as much and
as often as one likes, unhampered or
unmarried by throat irritation; that
they may be consumed without
smoking penalties: that throats and
mouths are as fresh and comfortable
after day of smoking Philip Nor
ris cigarettes as in the morning and
that their superiority is recognized
by eminent medical authorities and
has been scientifically proved are
admitted, and in effect the answer
asserts that such representations
are true. -
Allegations Of the complaint that
certain purported findings and sur
veys based upon alleged experiments
and represented as findings of
group of distinguished doctors for
the sole benefit of their own pro-
fession' and which were represented
as being published In authoritative
medical journals for their own pro-
fession rather than the general
public while in reality they were
made for the benefit of the re-
spondent who paid for them, were in
part admitted, the answer stating
that the experiments were made
possible through grants made by it
and that in some instances the re-
suits of the experiments were re-
ported to the respondent. Other
allegations of the complaint are
denied.
The answer asserts further that
in 1886 representatives of the re-
spondent conferred with officials of
the Federal Trade Commission con-
corning current advertising of the
respondent relative to the irritating
effect of tobacco smoke and reports
of medical investigations with regard
thereto. 1t Is stated that the. COM
mission gave respondent no notice
that there was any basis for COM
plant, and that much of respond
ent's advertising since that time has
been founded upon the above men
toned scientific research.
Hearings will be held in due
course. .F y"
Evening star., 1942-10-05
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CONTINUED From First Page J

in a prepared address that the
United Nations could not establish
second front on the European con-
tinent without risk OF disastrous
results" until they had sufficient
ships for transportation and air.
craft "for complete mastery of the
air."
England, he said, now is COM
pletely mobilized for total war.
This winter" he added, "the
whole population will have less food,
less clothing and less fuel than it
really requires to meet normal needs
Of healthy living, and practically no
gasoline. 1t will be a hard. un-
comfortable winter, but do not
imagine that the people will be un-
duly depressed by this kind of
hardship. Remember that Britain
never ceased to be in the front line
since June, 1940."
HulPs Message to Farley.
In another message to the confer
ence,, Secretary of State Hull said,
Business in general, in both pro-
duction and distribution, must put
forth unprecedented energy, initia-
tive, enterprise, ingenuity and ca
pacity for adaptation if the Nations
wartime requirements are to be met
on scale and with speed that
will insure complete victory"
II know" he added, that the par
ticipants or your conference are
firmly resolved that neither personal
gain nor personal comfort nor per-
sonal differences will be permitted
to detract one iota from the supreme
effort which the Nation must make
when its freedom and everything
that free men hold most dear are
gravely menaced by powerful, ruth
less and INSCRIPTIONS foes"
In a cable from England, Oliver
Lyttelton, Minister of Production
of Great Britain. said that it would
require nothing less than the utmost
of effort and the last ounce OF de-
termination from all of us" to over
throw the Axis.
ITO that end" he asserted, you in
America and we in Britain are pool
ing our resources, our production and
our inventive capacity. counting
nothing lost II victory be won. =
''The brains and the hands of our
two nations unite in the common
effort to annihilate the common
foe"
Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson called on the distributors
to join In an attack upon the In
Evening star., 1942-10-05
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-After rally
ing within few points of the earlier
highs cotton futures eased in the
late trading today on hedge selling.
Demand came principally through
trade price fixing with most profess
sional traders on the side lines
pending clarification of the price
ceiling program as it affects cotton.
Later afternoon prices were As to
go cents a bale lowe!'. December,
1922, March, 1874; May, 1886.
Selling continued in the final hour
and found a little scaledown sup
port in the way of trade price fixing,
but values were down more than
81 a bale as hedge pressure mad
liquidation continued.
Futures closed 95 cents to $1.25 a
bale lower
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Stain Statement Gets
Heavy PIoy in Britain

I LONDON, Oct. S. (P.-Soviet Rus
tia made Premier Joseph Stains
second 'front.' statement to Asso-
ciated Press Correspondent Henry
G. Cassidy the main argument of
the moment today in appeals to the
Allies for increased aid against Ger
many.
I The Premier's statement, made in
the form of letter answering
series Of questions submitted by Mr..
Cassidy in writing. was broadcast
1t least eight times over the Mos
COW radio during the night, London
listeners reported.
4 They said the letter was read six
times In Russian, once in German
and at least once In English.
Every London newspaper gave
front page space to the letter, and
the Evening News declared in an
editorial:
( Stains expectations that the
Allies will fulfill their obligations
fully and on time will not 60 un-
needed. We are making ready to
barry out Mr.. Churchill's pledge to
30 to Russia's aid as quickly as
possible and in the most effective
manner"
/ Said the Yorkshire Post:
/ "Reichsmarshal Goering tells the
German people they cannot lose.
Stain tells us in so many words
that If we daily we may fail to win.
It is q harsh warning but one that
re would be very foolish to resent" !"
! German and Italian radios also
told OF the statement.
I The Rome radio gave Stains
answers textually. The Berlin radio,
rs heard here, omitted the refer
ences to the second front and said
fStalin complained about the IN
Effectiveness Of British and Ameri-
can aid"
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Stains Second Front Plea
Received With Surprise Here
Observers Point Out
He Knows Our Exoct
Strength and PIons
CONTINUED From First Paseo

even abandon 4 certain section OF
the battle front Is taken after co-or-
dinating the available data. The
public is bound to act emotionally
while the high command makes its
decisions factually. II the meager-
ly-informed public can force the
hand Of the high command we might
just as well give up and admit our
defeat. Il
Pleas such as Premier Stain made
yesterday to the American public
through the medium OF the press
can only bring forth more confusion
and difficulties for the administra-
ton, which is already besieged with
many complex problems.
The Russian high commanded
which Premier Stain is the head
knows as well as the British and
American general stats the difncul-
ties OF opening a second front in
Europe. The Russians are kept
fully informed of our real strength
and are fully aware that, II feasible,
an Allied offensive would have been
on the way last August.
: The Soviet forces were in a much
stronger position then than they are
today.
Molotoff Given Full Facts.
Foreign Commissar Molotoff was
given the full facts when he was in
Washington a few months ago and
the Russian general staff Is being
kept fully informed about our Of
fensive military potential in Europe.
When Prime Minister Churchill
visited Stain recently he further
emphasized the fact that the United
Nations were not In position to
open upsA successful front in West
ern Europe. Reports published SUBJ
sequently said the Russian premier
was angered by this statement of
his British colleague and he ex-
pressed his feelings In no uncertain
words.
The thesis of the Russians that
we must make this sacrifice even If
doomed to failure and that we take
q chance Of losing thousands Of
men and precious war material in
order to show our good will and
keep our pledges cannot be admit
ted by the cold -blooded military
men who are thinking in terms of
winning the war even if it takes
10 years. They know that an offen-
sive for the sake of showing off
would be step toward losing the
war.
They also know, and have told
their Russian colleagues, that failure
of an Allied offensive on the Atlantic
coast would assist Hitler in con-
solidating his gains in the conquered
nations in Europe. These nations
firmly believe that as soon as Amer
lea gets into action they will be
liberated. A defeat or even q mega
tive victory would make them de-
spatr and throw their lot with Hitler.
II pledges about second rront
were given, those who gave them
were civilians who were moved by
the heroism of the Russian troops
and talked from their heart rather
than their mind. Premier Stalin'S
latest appeal for a second front.
then, must hxTe been based on the
pledges Or promises of these civilians
because he knew what the soldiers
thought Of this matter.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Second Front to Be Set Up
When Possible, Papers Say

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 tR.-Com-
menting on Premier Stalin's state
ment that a second front Is '.of
nrst-rate importance, both the New
York Times and New York Herald
Tribune said yesterday the Allies will
undoubtedly open one when possible.
1 Both the Times and Herald
Tribune commented that the Allied
governments are anxious for o1en-
eiye action against the Axis as early
As possible and would open up when
ever thar military leaders a-wsfe
ready.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Chicage Cash Martet

Cash wheat. No. . dark, Northern, ! "a
Corn, No, mixed. .O5 (mainiy white1:
No. I yellow. S2-S2A; No 2. S2-S3: No
yellow. 69-s1h.. Oats, No. / mixed, 52Ia;
No No 2 -; No ? yhite. 53H; No. q, 1885,
~; 4sH;As1 ~: 4. ,47;,4sh; sample Grade white,
nal; feed. 5s-70 nominal; No. mating,
,a ,t;W l.92. Soybeans sample trade vel
low, 1.5O Field seed, per hundredweiKht,
nominal, Timothy, 4.75-5 90; alsike, 16 90
1880; fancy red top. 7.OO-5O.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Visible Groin Supp!x

I NEW YORK. oct. s Visible
supply ot American grain showed
the following changes fIusn 1 Wcek
ago TN bushels):: Wheat increased
/ l,062, 200, corn increased 13l ,oQo,
cats mcre6sed oe,000. rye increased
11S 0ol barley ilaereased Tl4,Ooo. 4
Evening star., 1942-10-05
SALES-AFTER CALL.

Capital Traction 1st $500 at
1861.
washington Loan & Trust Cos
at 200.
Mergenthaler Linotype-2o at 3sa.
Capital Transit Colo at 24A.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
,as position Of the Treasury October

: share On the common stock pay
able October 81 to stockholders Of
record October Is. This represented
cut In half from the quarterly rate
q 80 cents Z ahars prevailins since
.1e5o.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Freight Loodinqs
Odd-Lot DeuIinos

PHILADELPHIA. Oct 5 41.-The Sc
curities Commission reported today these
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for October 8: 1853 pur-
cnaSes iRyolvinE 5l.236 shares: 1889 sales
lnyolyins 43, 1872 shares including 10 short
es'ineolving 45S shares.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Washington Exchange

SALES.
washington Gas Light IS preferred
10 at 99l2, 10 at 991s, 10 at 9o1A.
10 at 99lz, 10 at 991a.
Evening star., 1942-10-05
United Stotes Treasury Position
Morre!l Dividend Cut

CHICAGO. Oct. 5 R Directors
Of john Morrell q Co, OttumWa.
lows. meat packers, meeting here
today declared ! dividea1d of 8 cents
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Weather Report

District columba temperature with light
rain tonight; gentle
tonight becoming colder
portions tonleht
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.
Dividends. Announced

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 LP1.-Dividends de-
Pc Stk of Pay
Conso, Royahy Oil &c q 1913 eI 1ooa5 co.s
Int Util $3.50 pf-- s71ac 1881 ILL
Lehish Ll,is Port Gem 37Hc @ lo-l4 liz
Outlet Co 1922 11-2
Evening star., 1942-10-05

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
this morning at H2.pers Ferry. Potomac
At Great Falls slisht1y muddy.
rreeluitation
Evening star., 1942-10-05
New QrleSna Pricea

NEW ORLEANS. 0st. & tR.-cotton fu-
lures declined here tSday under long lioui-
dation and heavy hedge selling Closing
prices were barely steady, S1.00 to ST. So
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Bonds /

BY Pivote Wirs Direct to
The Stor.
Evening star., 1942-10-05

Cottonseed Oil.
Belachable cotonsecd oil futures closed
| hsher to. lower. Sales. seven con-
tracts. October, 13.65b; December, 13.65b;
May, 1915.
Evening star., 1942-10-05

Automo6ile Mghts must " turned On one.
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1942-10-05

- dividend. Plus extraS. APatd eo
SaI this year. eRst extra. ha0O 90 extra
SHc exsra q d so oxtra. b Paid IN
Evening star., 1942-10-05
Cottonseed Oil.

diddling spot. 19.4en.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-04

and a bachelor to whom women did
not appeal. His family had made
their money in the old Comstock
Lode. He. was a mining engineer
and he puttered around with mine
properties. not so much FOR what
he could make but for the sheer
JOY of following his profession.
When they all had assured him
they were letter perfect in the
story. he began TO wait. Miracu-
lousy he didn't have to wait long.
Three days after the news of her
fortune got out, he walked into
the restaurant. She was there.
And she was smiling at him.
lie didn't waste a second. He
walked straight 10 the table and
said, Howdy' in the shy. respect
full manner which distinguishes
Nevadans, native, or imported She
nodded and he quickly gave her
his name and admitted that he
had been most interested in her
for several weeks. She responded
by asking him to sit down.
I'm terribly lonesome" she
Hpologized, II don't suppose any
one who hasn't been through IL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-04

hat that would have done credit
to Spanish grandee.
Then he went to his own room
and dreamed. She was wealthy
woman, all right. Her every word
and action showed familiarity with
large amounts of money. She gam
bled like a person who has had
money so long that they don't
fully value it.
She talked of her place" in
Connecticut and of entertaining
there artists and writer's and
playboys whose names were al
ways in the newspapers.
The one thing she missed in
Reno. she had admitted, was
horseback riding. She did a lot of
it at home, but she hadn't ridden
out here because she hated 10
ride alone. They had a riding
date in the morning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-04
married the day you get your
divorce. How's that ."
Its the way 1 want IT, she
By Walt Disney
Did You Say we?
A Willing Waiter

married the day you get your
divorce. How's that %"
ITS the way 1 want IT," she
admitted.
She got her divorce in 10 min
utes three weeks later. They were
married within the hour. It was
June, the month Of brides, late
June, so that the road to Lake
Tahoe was open. They were speed
ing northward on their honey-
moon. Staring straight ahead. she
smiled and said:
II hope you have coolies OF
money. Teddy, because I've been
poor all my life and 1 want 10
spend and spend"
Teddy stopped the car and
glared at her. She stared back at
him. alarm creeping into her eyes.
Then Teddy laughed.
Were both out Of luck" he
told her. II haven't got n dime.
Well have 10 make the best OF
IT,"
But they're still happily married.
THE END.
TOmorrOw's short story: Can
collation." by Marie de Nervaud.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-04
can realize how lonesome this
wait for n divorce is"

Teddy assured her that he in
deed did know how lonesome II
was because a divorce had brought
him TO Nevada five years ago. Up
TO that time, he had been a born
and narrow-minded San Francis
can, running his family estate af-
fairs from an office here.
When he first came TO Reno. he
thought he would go crazy. But
then, the spell of the great open
spaces reached out and captured
him. He got TO doing a little
prospecting round and about just
to pass the time.
1t must have been in his blood.
His family had made its money in
mining. But whatever it was. the
first thing he knew, he was in love
with Nevada.
They made the rounds that
night. They gan1bled a little at
the Baik Club. They had a cock
tail and dance or two at the
Club Fortune. He brought her into
'the lobby at little after mid
night and he left her at the ele-
.vator door with a sweep Of his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-04

you never could tell Maybe, some
day, he would strike a rich vein.
And then he wouldn't have TO
marry to be comfortable.
Teddy had a regular routine. He
came down from Winnemucca
every Thursday night and made
the hot spots" of Reno over the
weekend. introduced by bellboys
or bartenders or even insinuating
himself into the acquaintance of
some sad-eyed woman. he would
bring up the subject of mines in
general.
Often, he sold a share or two
to her. 1t cost neither of them
much. Each share was worth a
hundred dollars. And his shares
were good. Teddy saw TO it that