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Evening star., 1942-08-17
Maryland 10 Resume
Capital Transit Co.
Hearing Tomorrow
Commission Receives
Copy Of Findings
In Traffic Survey
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. IA hear
ing on changes proposed by the
Capital Transit Co. in bus and
terminal service between Washing
ton and Prince Georges County
communities will be resumed before
the Public Service Commission at
10 am. tomorrow.
The company presented evidence
in support of its proposal at the
first hearing May 20, but delay
was ordered by the PSC pending
completion of a traffic survey in
Washington and it's metropolitan
area.
The survey has been completed
and copy of those findings relating
to the Maryland suburbs has been
filed with the Maryland commission
Would Eliminate Some Lines.
The proposed changes would elimi-
nate some bus lines, change some
routes and make more use of the
| Washington -Beltsville (MdD carline
with the Mount Rainier terminal the
focal point of operations.
Residents of the communities eX-
pressed vigorous opposition to the
changes at the May hearing, charg-
ing the company was using the
national emergency "as smoke
screen" to make the service re-
visions. This was denied by COM
pany witnesses.
About five months ago the Capital
Transit Co. petitioned the Mary
land Public Service Commission fol
authority to reroute and discontinue
certain bus lines now serving nearby
Prince Georges County. The pro-
posals included requests to:
l. Reroute the two bus lines now
serving East Riverdale and Chew
erly so they would stop at the
Mount Rainier street car bus ter
minal instead of going to the ter
minal at Seventeenth street anc
Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Would End Duplication.
2. Discontinue the B-2 bus line
serving Riverdale in order to elm
mate duplication with the streetcal
line now serving that area.
3. Discontinue the operation OF
| through streetcar service between
Beltsville, Branchville, Riverdale
Hyattsville and Mount Rainier ano
the District. 1t is proposed that
these lines stop at the Mount
Rainier terminal According tt
Dean j. Locke, staff engineer Of
the transit company, these lines
now stop at Mount Rainier during
off peak hours and provide through
service to Washington only during
rush hours.
Greenbelt Bus Line.
T. Discontinue the operation Of
the Greenbelt bus line between
Mount Rainier and Berwyn in order
to eliminate duplication of streetcal
service between the two towns
The bus line would be changed into
a shuttle line between Berwyn anc
Greenbelt.
The May 20 hearing on the tran.
sit company's proposals was post.
poned to tomorrow to permit Greg.
ory Hankin, chairman of the Dis.
trict Public Utilities Commission tt
present transportation survey O.
the Metropolitan Area as it relate!
to Prince Georges County.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Greenbelt Bus Line.
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index OF
35 commodities today declined to 90 %
Previous day, 1884; week ago, 9s.79;
month ago, 0S; year ago, 9O54
1912. 1e41. 1910. 1889.
High 1890 99.72 95.l2 1925 es.14
Low 1884 1,03 $3.50 4l44
1926 average equals 10oD
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Freight Loudinqs

NEW YORK. Aug. II P).-Revenue
Ileient ntt carloads handled by railroads re-
cluded. o-' Al
80. August Is, 1912 Prev wk. Year ago
.. q w. 6E622 61.463 "a 4nS
Evening star., 1942-08-17

South Africa has shortage of
clergymen, and young recruits are
sought.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Washington Exchange
SALES-AETER CALI

Riggs Bank common-2 at 245.
Capital Traction 1st 5s-s1 900 at
1861.
Capital Transit Co.-1OO at 2l7a.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Hourly Wage Average
1871 Per Cent Above
Year Ago in June
Overtime and Higher
Pay Scales Cited in
Perkins Report
By the Associated Press.


Workers in manufacturing indus
/ tries earned an average of "a cents
an hour in June, a gain of IL per
cent over the preceding month and
| 1877 per cent over June of last year,
Secretary of Labor Perkins reported
/ today.
| The higher earnings reflected not
only wage raise increases. Secretary
| Perkins said, but overtime pre-
miums together with expansion of
| employment in industries where
high rates are paid and decreased
| employment in a number of indus
/ tries with relatively low wage scales.
In the durable goods group
Of manufacturing average hourly
earning increased IL per cent over
| the preceding month and 1876 per
cent over the year to reach level
| of 93.3 cents in June. The level for
non durable goods workers (727
cents was OF per cent higher than
in May and 119 per cent above June
of last year.
The weekly pay envelope of work.
| ers in all manufacturing industries
averaged S3799. This represented a
gain of 1.3 per cent over May and
| 1914 per cent over June of last year,
rejecting the gains in average
weekly hours and hourly earnings.
The average hours worked per
week were 42.6 for all manufactur-
ing, gain of 3.7 per cent over the
year.
NEW YORK, Aug. II (P).--Hourly
and weekly earnings and payrolls
surpassed all previous records in
June, the monthly survey of Is man.
ufacturing industries regularly COW
cred by the National Industrial
Conference Board disclosed today.
Average weekly earnings of all
wage workers in the Is industries
rose IA per cent over May to $39 SO.
This figure was 154 per cent above
June, 1941, and 38.5 per cent higher
than the 1929 average.
Weekly earnings were not only the
highest in terms of dollars and
cents but also were at a new peak
| when measured in the amounts of
| goods and services these earnings
would purchase, the board said.
Adjusting dollar earnings for
changes in living costs, the board
found real" wages up 13 per cent
in June compared with May due to
the fact that weekly earnings ad-
vanced and the cost of living re-
manned unchanged. The June level
was per cent higher than on that
month last year and 42.4 per cent
above the 1929 average.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
BONDS
STOCKS
PUBLIC UTILITY

HIDOEIJIlATNE EJUS.
Ter Rf&W Cp 1st 4As 194S 1924
Evening star., 1942-08-17

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. II LP-The cot
ton market closed steady net 8 point
higher to l lower here today,
Evening star., 1942-08-17

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
higher. Sales, contracts. October,
3 65
Evening star., 1942-08-17

Futures closed unchanged to cents .
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
Canada S Labor
Stand AssdiIed

Meeting in Windsor, delegates
representing 10000 JAW CIO
in Canada today ~en-
dorsed the victory program
adopted al the unions war emer-
gency conference here, but de-
nounced the Canadian government
for failure to enact progressive
labor legislation.
The meeting yesterday was
closed 10 the press. but following
the conference George Burt, re-
gional director OF the union. issued
a statement in which he praised
President Roosevelt for calling
labor into the American war effort
and pointed out that appeals by
labor for similar recognition IN
Canada have been ignored.
Burt was also critical Of the
governments pegging Of wages,
which he said has caused great
hardship. especially in Quebec.
where wages are low. The queS-
ton OF double pay for Sundays did
not enter the conference as 1t was
never paid 10 Canadian members
of the union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
STILL EXPERIMENTING

The engineers are still expert
menting with tools and more time
is being Topped off.
New tools are constantly being
designed and old ones redesigned.
for speed, for more production. II
is comforting feeling that this
"know-how' is at work for
democracy.
Some day. when peace comes
again and laurelS are being passed.
II is 10 be hoped that some one
will pause TO say to the auto in
dustry:
"Well done"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
China, u. s., Britain
To Recognize Korea

CHUNGKING, April 10 CUP) .-
China soon is expected to recog-
nize the provisional tanti-Japa-
nese) government Of Korea and
similar recognition by the United
States and-Great- Britain may
follow, Korean Foreign Minister
JoSo Wang said today.
The recognition OF a Korean
regime opposed 10 the japanese
was believed designed to aid in
building up internal opposition to
Toxic.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
Defense Nutrition Topic

Nutrition in the national de-
tense program will nc discussed al
a meeting of the Michigan Nutri-
ton Defense Committee at 2:30
D. NJ April IL. At the Merrill
Palmer School. II East Ferry ave-
nue.. Doctor Marie Dye. dean Of
State College home eco
Monies department. ia chairman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
u. 5. Opens Customs
Books for State Tax

LANSING. April 10 eUP).-The
state department of revenue has
been granted authority. by the
federal collector OF customs, 10
examine customs declaration rec
ords at Michigan ports of entry TO
determine what tangible articles
by Michigan residents
are subject 10 the 3 per cent state
use tax. Louis NJ. Minis, state
revenue director, said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
IMPROVEMENT on Ms

The tank is an Improvement on
the better-knovn NIB. II is more
heavily armed. II seems 10 get up
speed faster. II roars in test as if
eager for battle.
Here again the "know-how" Of
the auto industry has scored tell
ing blows in the race for time.
Welding is used wherever possible.
II saves many hours.
The thick armor plate Is
formed" where possible. not cut.
A giant S0-ton press, one of a
battery that formerly turned out
the finest auto bodies, bends the
tough metal and shapes il. This
saves more precious time.
you'd be awfully surprised at
how fast we can turn these
tanks out" the works manager
states mildly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
WILL FILL OFT CARDS

The canvaSscrs Will fiji out cards
stating the type Of work for which
the registrantS are qualified and
also designating whether they
have car trailer and are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10

his speech. II am sure that
every citizen Of Michigan will
welcome this opportunity 10 list
his or har abilities and willing
ness 10 help meet the critical
war labor needs lying just ahead
OF US"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
Governor Maps
Labor Survey
For Michigan

American labor and more par
ticularly, Michigan war workers
today had the full support of Mich.
igan's governor. Murray d. Van
Wagner and Senator Prentiss NJ
Brown. who lauded their war eff
forts at a Democratic rally at
Royal Oaks Elks Temple.
At the same time Governor Van
Wagner outlined a plan for sur
veying every resident of the state
who has a skill or ability useful
in war factories or on farms, 10
make consumption of labor un-
necessary.
Brown slaShed at critics Of labor
who "can talk of nothing but the
strikes"
"Strikes In the United States"
the junior senator declared,
"took away but an average OF
l6 hours per man for all of l94l,
while the common head cold lost
An average Of four days per
workman. We have had set
he concluded. but we are just
getting under way"
HOW 1T WILL BE DONE
The classification and filing of
an expected half million registra-
tlons will be done by the So offices
OF the United States employment
service in Michigan and regis
trants will be asked TO report for
work as the farms and expanding
war industries need them.
Final plans for the registration
were made at n meeting Of 100
presidents and secretaries Of vet
Grams organizations at the Ameri-
can Legion Home.
This II something we have Ia
do II We are going In save our
own skins" said DR.. NJ. Ashley.
n a member Of the state unemploy-
ment commission, in an address
10 the group.
WILL FILL OFT CARDS
The canvassors VIII fill out cards
stating the type OF work for which
the regisirantS arc qualified and
also designating whether they
have a car a trailer and are
American citizens.
What we in Michigan are
trying 10 accomplish now will
make CONSUMPTION unnecessary"
. Governor Van Wagner said in
his speech. II am sure that
every citizen Of Michigan will
welcome this opportunity 10 list
his or har abilities and willing
ness 10 help meet the critical
war labor needs lying just ahead
OF US"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
Pan-Americans to Meet

The Psn-American Social Club
will meet Sunday at 8 p. m. in
their headquarters, Woodward
avenue and Columbia street.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10
u. s. Chart

Detroit. ard vicinity: Not much change
IN temperature tonight snd early tomorrow.
Gentle - moderate winds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-10

"iour Own Horoscope by
Frances Drake. il one of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
DRIVERS-TRUCKS

The Board OF Education will interview
applicants for placement as Truck
Driver. The induction rate Is 81, $500
per year. This position offers steady
work, vacation. sick leave and retire
ment Candidates should have chsuf-
feur's license: be American citizens,
either native or naturalized, and be
approves by the Board OF Education
, Medical Examiner.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Room 300, American Radiator Building
1915 Broadway
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

MECHANIC for bakery maintenance
twhite), with all-around knowledge Of
machine repair. electrical, plumbing and
heating. Apply Awrey Bakeries, b2S3
fireman.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIsTS 20 make
routine chemical or microscopic analyses
or examinations in a municipal hospital or
laboratory. Several vacancies at 81, us pei
year TO be filled by competitive exsmina-
ton. Applicants must be at least twenty
years asd six months OF age and citizens
OF the United States. For full details and
Service Commission. 18th floor. Water
Board Building. 735 Randolph Street. De
troit. Michigan, on or before October d
1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

Aprse REPAIR HELPERS TO assist in
routine tasks I'm and around a garage
and sutomotive repair shop. Several vacan-
cies at Department of Street Railways at
s5c 20 e0c per hour TO be filled by com
petitive examination. Applicants must be
between eighteen and forty years OF age.
citizens OF the United States, and residents
Of the City OF Detroit for one year Inn
mediateiy prior 60 the examination, except
ing persons with honorable Army, Navy
or Marine discharges. For FUN details and
applications, write or apply 10 Detroit
lCivn Service Commission, 18th floor. Water
Board Building, 735 Randolph street. De-
troit, Michigan, on or before October IS,
Iiei2.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Bolivia Will Sell u. S.
Entire Rubber Output

LA PAZ, Bolivia, July is P).-Bo-
hvia's entire rubber production will
be sold to the United States under
terms OF q contract signed yesterday
by Foreign Minister Eduardo Anze
Matienzo and United States Ambas-
sador Pierre de Boal.
Output in 1912 is expected to reach
1000 tons and next year, with
United States aid guaranteed in the
contract, it was estimated as a po-
tential $500 to 5000 tons.
The United States would give the
Bolivian government $2,l25,000 i'm
mediately in order to improve san
itary conditions in the rubber re-
gions construct highways and to
raise workers pay to the scale OF
wages in Brazil.
In addition, the North American
Government promised machinery to
producers.
The price to be paid for the rub
ber was fixed on a sliding scale rang
ing up 10 IS cents pound for the
best grades.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Laval Takes Over Control
OF French Labor Agency
b the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
VICHY, July 16.-Chief OF Gov
eminent Laval today assumed direct
control OF the recently-created gov
ernment department of French labor
in Germany and Immediately dele
gated his powers to Jacques
Benoist- -Mechin, secretary of state
in the Foreign Office.
Latest estimates were that the
present drive for labor would net
about 100 900 workmen for Germany.
The question Of repatriation Of
war prisoners in exchange for the
laborers remains to be settled con-
cretely.
Benoist-Mechin, who also is chair
man of the Central Committee of the
French Tri-Color Legion, formed
from volunteers fighting against
Russia, announced last night the
Germans had agreed to free mem
bers OF the immediate families Of
Legioe,naires who have been wounded
while serving with the German
Army "a ths eastern 1ronk.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Two Killed as PIune
FuIfs in Galveston Boy

E1 the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, July 1.-two
persons were killed and another in
jured when an Army plane crashed
in Galveston Bay of Point San
Leon yesterday.
Ellington Field authorities said
the dead were Capt. Bearle E.
Sampson. %, Oskaloosa, Iowa, pilot,
and Sergt. Ralph Bottolfson, 36,
Des Moines. Their bodies were re-
covered.
The third occupant, Sergt. John
w. Knight of Des Moines, was
treated for minor injuries.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
u. ). Will Purchase
Wartime Surplus Of
Nicaraguan Cotton
Production Of Needed
Strategic Goods Is
Provided in Agreement

2, the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 16.-An
agreement for the United States to
buy wartime surpluses of Nicaraguan
cotton in return for which Nicaragua
will limit her cotton production and
turn the extra land to the produc-
ton Of needed, strategic goods was
signed yesterday.
The agreement, result Of direct
talks between Claude r. Wickard,
United States Secretary OF Agricul-
ture, and Gen. Jose Maria Celaya,
Nicaraguan Minister of Agriculture
and Trade, was authoritatively in
terpreted as a demonstration Of the
United States policy Of aiding Latin
American countries in meeting some
of their war problems.
Will Pay 10 Cents = Pound.
The agreement provides for the
United States to pay roughly 10
cents q pound for not more than
4,250, 600 pounds Of cotton this year
and not more than 100000 an
nually during the war. This will
buy all the carryover from previous
years and take care Of the estimated
surplus. 5t
E In return, Nicaragua promised 70
limit cotton paintings to approxi-
mately their present acreage and to
use other available land for food,
feed and other strategic agricultural
products
A supplementary agreement pro-
vided for joint research work BY
United States and sNicaraguan ex-
perts In an experiment station to
be established at El Recreo, Mica
ragua, at q cost of SIS, 900 a year,
for work with rubber. oil-bearing
plants and other needed agricultural
products.
Parley o. KS Measure.
Meanwhile, measures pledging the
American countries to raise the liv-
ing. wage and educational stand
ards Of their people through great
er production and equitable distri-
button" by means of lowered trade
barriers were approved by the Sec
| ond Inter- American Agricultural
Congress yesterday.
The plenary session OF the con-
gress approved total of 35 reso-
lutions, the most important laying
down the principal of maximum
production In aid Of the war effort
and the well being OF men and an
imals in the Western Hemisphere,
based on ample nourishment."
Mr.. Wickard conferred for an
hour yesterday with President Man.
uel Avila Camacho on mutual Mex
lean and United States agricultural
problemS.
Evening star., 1942-07-16

SINKINGS OUTAGE BUILDING Americas merchant ship
construction is steadily turning out and
in shorter periods of is still oupaced by
nkngs This chart shows how building and sinking
almost the start 1912 how toll scared rapidly
pace Ship indicated those of the
Atlantic between longitude 26 he Azores
seaboard June losses passed the 100 mark
Wide World Features.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

The Vichy envoy to Washington
Is still with us, but he now finds
himself in the somewhat melan-
cholic position OF the musician who
plays to an empty house.
The French Embassy was pur-
chased for It's entertainment posi-
bilities. The gardens, which drop
from an imposing stone terrace,
with a curving double stairway, are
at their best just now. The spring
Of the year always saw a number
Of garden parties and outdoor fetes
at the French Embassy. Since the
advent of Pierre Laval, however,
the pro-Vichyites, who had based
their partisanship on the honorable
name Of Marshal Petain, have been
dropping away.
M. Henry -Haye, q normally con-
vivial soul, Is not enjoying his forced
isolation. The envoy has a nodding
acquaintance with feminine neigh
Dor, who walks her expensive dog
at the same hour the envoy saun-
ters out with his pedigreed dalma-
tian. He stopped her the other
evening and, after ar exchange of
dog talk, told her: You must come
to dinner at the embassy. France
has no longer an army or q navy;
her colonies are slipping away. But
still have an excellent chef and q
perfect cellar!"
Though the advent Of Laval spelt
the almost complete oblivion Of the
Vichy envoy, there are members OF
the State Department who have
Evening star., 1942-05-26

famous father. Pitt was the son
Of Lord Chatham, Cripps Of Lord
Parrnoor.
The arrival Of American forces
In Ireland at critical moments In
Mr.. Churchill's political life has
helped substantially to postpone
political crisis In England. How
much longer such palliatives will
be effective 1t is hard to say. But
there is increasing grumbling in
Britain. When it will grow into
open dissatisfaction depends on
military developments.
Some of Sir Stafford's strong
est supporters say the main
advantage he possesses over Mr..
Churchill is that he knows moth
ing about military and naval
strategy. Neither does he con-
slider himself qualified to conduct
military and naval operations.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Deadlock Would Aid Reds
Every Doy Thot Soviet Holds at Khurkov
Big Achievement for Allies, Mai. Eliot Says

| is true depends on the unknown
factor Of the respective forces avail
able to the two combatants. and the
results will be the only criterion by
which we can know the truth.
One point, however. is worth en-
phasizing, and that is that even a
stalemate is a Russian victory. The
longer the Russians can stay where
they are, the longer the Russians
can keep the Germans busy warding
of Russian blows and thus delay
the launching Of q major German
offensive or upset and confuse Ger
man dispositions. the better OF they
will be.
Every day between now and the
coming Of next winter which can
thus be gained is a separate and
! distinct achievement from the
United Nations point of view.
Kerch Triumph Costly.
In the Crimea. meanwhile, the
Germans appear to have cleared the
Kerch Peninsula Of Russian troops.
Once more, however. the brilliant
Timoshenko has contrived to make
a partial victory cost the enemy
dearly.
In orde-to achieve the smashing
Of the Russian resistance at Kerch,
the Germans had to bring about q
heavy concentration Of air power in
the Crimea. Timoshenko, making
use Of that naval command Of the
Black Sea which has 50 greatly IA
vored all the Russian operations in
this vicinity. reinforced the Russian
air power in the Sevastopol area and
struck suddenly and sharply against
the overcrowded German airdromes
to the north and northeast.
The Germans appear to have been
taken by surprise and to have lost
considerable numbers of aircraft on
the ground.
If this sort Of give-and-take fight
ing goes on all summer and fall, it is
not too much to say that the Ger
mans have lost the war. Their STU
alton with regard to manpower and
material Is such hat they viii never
be able to make In 1o43, or there
after, efforts comparable to those
which they can make this year.
II there are to be decisive sue
cesses in Russia they must come be-
fore the snow flies again, and moth
ing can be more certain. than that
the Germans will try very much
harder than they have tried 30 far
to smash the fighting power Of Rus
sia this year.
We should not, therefore, be lured
into any false optimism by the pres
ent state of affairs but should recog-
nize that so far the Russians are
doing well and that the longer they
can keep q big German drive from
getting under way the better on we
all shall be.
(Copyrteht. 1912. Nav York TrIbun> Ine