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Evening star., 1942-08-08
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


pound nHIT.M2A1 .ssf. sS.soo Sus ssss W..s:.s &c.
ss:RR: ss:R: fasns s.mstr s s;ss:ss so.
$751; ;Ssi; SSSaSS; esr1os: Ss;hsl l,s asss. 8;
eTsss Mssser sIsst esis er..
corn M, nearly dozen, dozen, sals; eusumSer,.
40; LETTUCE. western. Iceberg, crate, 800.
nssG ns.Tey ni ha bSsss Sssss s5s suiH oa onioS:
Pea. sosss ssta'l
ssS:ss ssSS:ss ass :s%s;ss: S:a1'' su!. ast
grapes ius, oos4 50; & hone5dews. s1et sa crate.
lemons boz. uesss:sI sssssss fHsss ss du.lss; assss
bo5o eoo | GOAL so; oranges. box. Western,
1.oq: Western Sssehss ss. ns;hs sCal
Western crate i.aS.a.7S: vssermeioas
Poultry and Esss.
2a.si 2sass k.ds p'gas sssas HGss Tss
o. Roets oizs sa4 sssn'Is n,:a "a ado4 sna: s:s9
l4ai5: ducks, Pekins. sls29W. W '0'o'''
eDs dosen White snsrsas so.s n,S r.
q Butter-Prints, pound. 90 score, 42a43:
tubs. '' t'oo
Livestock Market,
~ Furnilshsd by United States Department
ministration: As''eu''ufAi Marketing Ao-
Cattle. 25; compared with week ago,
IN lace o oa iedueed sunps sossa !:
Sssfs g and hss PUT ven Oh an
la;s5 for good ,isi pound distillers sien sS
s,esrs; sns sI.. bulk medium and good short TED
lew GOOD ss bsef fness eoss. 1Ss9sIii 49,
feGs @ saScwnSssd aood 1e.f ssfnns5 and
similar SAUSAGE bulls, IL 90; common, comm ~. ne.
di9m Gnlv.s snd ,gst good s1 stockers 11:o0ai2.s5
s6sG s6slss ysassfs soo.is5aSs sGSa sd :sd
100 sse.ds sH"@Ga ah dsnd sra.y T. lose Conc
pared with week ago. butcher hogs SIa
nshf5 ao to sS SOS poaass siaesy sold
pounds; IS: lso e isS % neuss. g hso
1925; 3so to .4o 0 pounds @ D0qha IA ao.Isgs:: Issgg:
do s6o to poaaa, HsG Doandss ds,1 $40 Iso
ssssD o. VIZ lssi,i1.sd hsss sss;
is5.pound Z 1s.1 ,n syersse Bulk good and eheise.
S,I0al4 20; common and medium, 1910
400 and under.
Grain Market
Wheat. No. 2 red winter sarlicky. spot,
domestic. hushsl' opening price, 1.15N.
99al o.; Western billing at q premium,
over this price. Cob corn. barrel. 4 9Os
Oily; country prices reported. 4.5Oa4 10
Oats, No. ! white, domestic. bushei 65a
~; NO. 2, 60a62. On all sale sof oats TO
the local trade. except those on track,
there is an additional charge Of lA cents
per oushel for storage and elevation. which
is paid by the buyer
Rye. No. 2. bushel, s5a9O. Barley,
oushel, 6Oa65, Hay; timothy. clover and
m3xee' M ton, - o9,22, 90. Wheat straw.
Flour, barrel, winter patent. 6.3oa7. 90;
@lnter. straisht .75a5; TO-: spring patent,
.. 6.40a6.65; spring STRAIGHT. 6.l5a6 IS; hard
winter. patent, e.05ae.26. hard winter
straieht, 5,s5s610: rye -four, dark 10
white. 410a4.SO.
Mill feed ton. spring bran. 4O,OOa4l 90,
standard middling, Al ,OOa42 90.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Chicoqo Livestock

500 e.iS.s foo S COMPARED FTd.s sai.s last
week: General market unusually active
and dnevenly higher on all classes except
bulls bull tTety s0od and ehooe fat
dium grades, $3.50 higher: Closing 1 trade
Grades; however, weeks average cost fed
steers and yearlings well above 1928, a
new high since 1887; extreme top, 40
paid for choice to prime 1.275 and Laos
pound sverases next highest prize price 1923
1900 upward; and large quota 1900 and
yearlines. is 80; heifer yearlines. ! s. 10:
good and choice. heifers fully Is higher
common and medium grades barely steady;
Essp S 'e,S SsS II bsS.r fGTssd vs csas p
pound Canadian cows bringing. 1870;
WyominfFs Il Z q 20; most grass fat m, native
lower, droppinE, from 1928 last week to
i1b; Esht a13 and msdidm 1right bulls oonly
higher At a .5O-155 so mostly.
pared Friday last week: Native spring
lambs closes 1885 hisher; Food and md choice
a. ssa sa ea' tso }ssS
pound idshos turned at IA 90, moderately
sorted: with the outs At 1910; yearlings
topped At II 25 and best ewes made g 50;
ssl.Sls hoss, 500: to.:I. 500; 9oni:
hogs here to test market; auotable top,
1900: compared with week ago. weights
424O pounds and down, 1S to 2b hiEher;
heavier weights steady. sowt. 10 to is up.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
T ests
Continued From First Page J


be unannounced air raid tests in
the metropolitan area during the
month of August, occurring both
during the daylight and the hours
OF darkness.
When such tests are announced
all chiefs of services and suburban
co-ordinators should conduct them
in keeping with regulations and in
structions governing the latest tests
Chiefs Of service are responsible for
performance of all units of their re-
spective services and for proper ac-
ton to correct DEFICIENCIES noted
during previous tests.
Eight months have been devoted
to the instruction OF householders,
pedestrians, drivers and others in
conduct during air raids leading up
to performance during unannounced
practice.
Responsibility for the avoidance
Of accidents and proper performance
by the services and all others in the
Metropolitan Area now devolves
upon The individual. These tests af-
ford the community an opportunity
to put into practice its own protec-
tive measures for which it has been
previously trained
"All civilian defense oficials, the
services and individuals should be
constantly alert to act eficiently
upon receipt of the warning signal
The co-ordinator desires to empha-
size the necessity for the utmost
calmness, a strict adherence to all
protective plans previously developed
and the most scrupulous and pains
taking care to avoid accidents"
1t was also announced that all
trafic lights now have been equipped
with dlmming facilities and these
signals are to be followed by the
emergency vehicles allowed to oper.
ate during . blackout or daylight
| drill,
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Baseball Team Under Fire
For Signing Prison Star
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SALEM, Ore, Aug. 8.-Judge w.
G. Bramham, baseball minor Leagues
commissioner, has asked the Salem
Senators of the Western Interna-
tional circuit for an explanation OF
their signing Keith Luke" Cross
white, star hurler of the Oregon
State Penitentiary team.
You are notified not to sign or
play him until full report to this
office and until you hear from me" :"
Judge Bramham wired.
AL Lightner. Senator's business
manager, said the club intended to
play Crosswhite in a Navy relief
game against non-league team
Monday night, but would await
word from the commissioner before
putting the prison star against a
Western International club.
Crosswhite, described by Warden
George Alexander as "one of the
best-behaved boys I have" is serv-
ing life sentence. Under the ar
rangement, he would be permitted
to play only In home games, being
escorted to and from the ball park
by guards.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
MuIoyo and Botoon Tricks Used
By laps in Kokodo Fighting
Enemy Advanced Yelling Come Forward in
Poor English, Sergeant Declares

the morning, then came tearing up
the hill about 1880. Owen person.
ally led the men, throwing grenades
down upon the Japs at distance
of perhaps 100 feet. Met with this
fire, the Japs then encircled both
sides Of the promontory and at
tackled everywhere at once.
The colonel was hit in the head
and, according to another report, in
the chest and stomach. also. ANY,
how, he was unconscious when they
brought him in. His wounds were
unmistakably fatal, though he had
not yet died when the attack COM
PEELED the abandonment Of our little
field hospital in the jungle.
With three other men I ran back
through the rubber at the southern
end of the promontory; one of my
companions was killed and another
hit in the leg by Jap fire. But both
our men and officers were in agree
ment that the Japs' casualties charg-
ing up the hill were heavy"
Describes Battle.
AIlo oC1 6Cdllt VIII 10 lIlC III 81 SlllCe
Gen. Macarthur became supreme
commander of the United Nations
in this area to give an account of
the only live front in the South
Pacific, described the battle for Oivi,
where troops, aided by members of
the royal Papuan constabulary and
the 3-year-old Papuan infantry bat
talon, gave the Japs stiff recep-
ton.
Although the gently rising path
toward Oivi is only the standard
fathom- -anda-half wide, the Japs
still used three bicyclists as their
standard feeler to test where our
ambushes lay. saw these bicyclists.
They wore kind of greenish overalls
and soft white campaign hats. When
the infantry advanced through the
brush some also wore white caps"
1t Is thought that these are used
by scouts and are intended to reveal
the enemy position by drawing fire
after which they again resort to the
green hats which are part of the
able Jap methods OF concealment.
The sergeant spoke highly of Jap
woodcraft, stating that the enemy
hacked their way very rapidly and
without effort at concealment
through the jungle in an effort to
cut off the Australian troops.
English None Too Good.
Sometimes they made believe
they were natives. They had been
taught the Motuan dialect of Pa
pua enough to know the word for
master, which is taubada. They would
come and advance through the
jungle shouting in English, I help
you, Taubada. come to help you
Once they called out, 'Corpl. White,
Corpl. White We had no Corpl.
White, so that didn't work.
Another thing we noticed was
when the called come forward
they had not quite mastered our
letter F and it sounded like come
The Japs also shouted and yelled
when attacking, abandoning stealth
whenever they wished to create the
illusion of numbers.
The Japs had the advantage in
possession of mortars as well as
a good acquaintance of the terrain,
but the Australian tommy guns and
accounted for many. One
native machine-gunner was pro-
NOTED to a sergeantcy at Kokoda
by Col. Owen for his excellent
craftsmanship at Oivi.
(Copyrisht, 1912, by Chicago Daily Nevs)
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Stock Market keeps
Balance Despite
Bad War News
%@s
es5
Very Light Selling
About Matched by
Timid Buying
By VICTOR EUBANK,

NEW YORK. Aug. 8.-Slin1 was
the word for the stock market to-
day. with exceptionally light Offer
ings just about balanced by timid
buying
The principal encouraging feature
of the proceedings was the failure
of more depressing battle develop
ments in the Caucasus to touch on
any real liquidation. There was the
usual reluctance to broaden COM
mitments over the week end al-
though special situations aided In
dividual stocks and persistent
dribble of investment demand again
proved a stabilizing influence.
Minor fractional price changes
either way ruled from the start.
Numerous issues were unchanged
and many leaders never appeared
on the ticker tape. Transfers Ut
around 100000 shares were among
the smallest in two years. Il,
AS one commentator remarked:
1T is hardly necessary to emphasize
the gravity of the Russian predica-
ment. Moscow has been freely I'd
mitting this for some days and3e il
unlikely that the market by sthis
time cannot be fully aware OF the
fact. Evidently we have reached a
point where stocks have discoul1ted
more along this line than has keen
realized" 81
Reports of earnings reduction md
dividend cuts we're plentiful, bu1Fas
in the past several weeks, the 1Ar-
ket apparently had taken these to
account. Hopes the Senate wopld
adopt a more lenient tax bill
propped sentiment to some exteAt
Shares on the upside most Of ftne
time included American Locomotive
preferred which advanced a point
on its initial sale, Standard Oil New
Jersey, American Can, Air Reduc-
ton, Eastman Kodak, United States
Gypsum. Montgomery Ward, WOOL
worth and International Nickel
Backward were United States
Steel, Chrysler, Santa Fe, Kenl1e-
colt, Sears Roebuck, Du Pont, Philip
Morris, United Aircraft, Interna-
tional Harvester. American Tele-
phone and American Smelling.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Baltimore Yard Finishes
50 Liberty Ship Program
ey the Associated Press

=! tne Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. s-The Beth
lehem-Fairf1eld shipyard yesterday
completed its first Government con-
tract for so Liberty ships with the
launching of the S. S. William
Tlghman.
The vessel, company ofYicials said
was built In the record time of 48
days. The previous record for the
Atlantic coast was 81 days from
keel-laying to launching. The first
ship under the contract, the S. S.
Patrick Henry. required five months.
J. M. Willis, vice president and
general manager Of the yard, said:
Although we are now launching
ships In well under two months, our
goal for the near future is one"
Within the next few days, COM
pany onicials said, all of the so ships
caAed for under the government S
contract will have been delivered,
approximately eight months ahead
OF schedule.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

0y lHe aosOCidtSu EISce.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-Wheat prices
dipped almost cent a bushel at
the opening today, with other grains
off fractionally in sympathy, but the
market rallied quickly and steadied
around previous closing levels.
Resting selling orders in the wheat
pit were blamed on war news and
the outlook for big crops in North
America. Later demands came from
previous short sellers and mills.
Grain men said the most bullish
fundamental factor in the wheat
trade is the hope that in the not too
distant future war developments
may permit export Of large quanti-
ties of the surplus available in
North America. Therefore, any
war news interpreted as pushing
that development further into the
future is regarded as bearish, de-
spite the belief that war increases
demand for commodities.
Commercial trade developments
such as variations in hedging op-
erations and mill and flour business
which make for day-to-day price
fluctuations, were on a small scale
Hedging sales, although contribut-
ing to pressure. were limited in
view of the relatively small amounts
of new wheat being put on the
market because prices are so far
below Government loan rates.
Northwest advices indicated wealth.
er is unfavorable for harvesting Of
spring wheat.
Recent private estimates of a
Canadian wheat crop in excess of
500,000,000 bushels, or 100000 900
more than experts had thought
likely when the season began, and
belief that the official United States
wheat estimate to be released Mon
day may be larger than a month
ago restricted buying.
Corn, rye and soybeans dipped
about "a cent or more but than
rallied. r. w. Bell, market observer,
said that in another 10 days the
domestic corn crop may be largely
out of danger from heat and
drought, although damage from frost
is possible in the early part of Sep
tember. He said many grain men
believe the new Government sched-
ule of feed wheat prices may bring
about considerable use of wheat in
some areas.
At IL am, wheat was s-1a higher,
compared with yesterdays finish;
September, $1.1S; December, $1207s;
corn, Nv down; September. STA;
December, 80.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Peoples Drug Sales
Sharply Above 1941;
Taxes Cut Net
Earnings Are Reduced
To 70 Cents q Share
In First Half
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Net sales of Peoples Drug stores,
Inc, in the first six months OF this
year totaled sl4,s98, ,405 SO compared
with sl2,764 096.49, in the first half
of 1e41. a substantial increase of
s2,134 ,309l4, 1t was announced at
the head Office of the big drug chain
here today by Treasurer w. H.
Churchill.
Earnings In the half year were
equivalent to 78 cents per share on
the common stock, compared with
SO cents per common share in the
like period year ago,
The company estimated Federal
income taxes at $267,l76.44, COM
pared with $l97 ,42646 year ago,
and deducted $305 ,30362 for esti-
mated Federal excess profits taxes,
against s96,231. 80 last year.
The taxes estimates were in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
1912 revenue bill as passed by the
House of Representatives.
The company reported an operat-
ing profit of $685. 1892 in the half year
against $707 7,352.59 In 1941.
Earned surplus on June 80 stood
at s4,567,756 compared with $4,237,-
096 on June 30, 1941.
Association in New Home.
Celebrating it's 18th birthday an
niversary. the Chevy Chase Build
ing & Loan Association is NOV
ing into the new quarters at 6940
Wisconsin avenue today, according
to j. Horace Smithey, vice presi-
dent and secretary. The up-to-date
surroundings are a decided contrast
to the one room in which the as
sociation opened for business in 1929
Officers and directors include
Roger w. Eisinger, president; Fred
E. Shoemaker, vice president; Mr..
Smithey, vice president and execu-
tive secretary; William l.. Orem,
jr., treasurer and assistant secre-
tary; George B. Frazer, attorney;
Diller B. Croft, William B. Holton,
Sidney S. Jaffee, Walter G. Kolb and
]. Jerome Lghtfoot.
Paul Assumes New Duties.
Randolph Paul has assumed his
duties as general counsel of the
Treasury following approval by the
Senate of President Roosevelt s
nomination. He succeeds Edward
H. Foley, jr, now In the service
Mr.. Paul has addressed Washing
ton bankers on various occasions.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a higher
than expected Government crop
estimate knocked the pins from
under cotton futures prices today
as liquidation set In and tumbled
values nearly 81 a bale.
October contracts slumped we'll
below the l8-cent level to establish
the lowest rate seen on the board
since January 2.
The official August l crop esti-
mate of 13.085. 900 bales came nearly
three-quarters of a million bales
over average trade expectations
and pointed to the largest crop since
1887.
Last year the final crep was TO-
817,000 bales. 1. Indicated yield of
266.7 pounds was the second largest
on record and compared with the
high mark of 2699 pounds made in
1887
Other than trade price fixing and
short covering on the scaledown,
demand was Indifferent on the de-
cline
Futures closed, $1.85-$l9O a bale
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Poison Food Findings
Prompt Warning on
Ioo-Ear|y Preparation
Illness Traced to
Ham Sandwiches Sold
On Hot, Humid Day

A warning against preparation
of food too long before use, in ho
humid weather, was reiterated by
off1cials of the District Health De-
partment as they issued partia
findings on the food poisoning Of
about 70 war workers last Saturday
Ham sandwiches were held the
principal cause of the food poison
ing, at least in the case of one OF
the two restaurants involved In
this case, Acting Health Officer
Daniel L. Seckinger, was advised by
DR.. James c. Cumming, chief of the
Preventable Disease Service, that
investigation showed ham sand
wiches were chiefly responsible for
the illnesses"
Bacteria Found.
Food specimens were obtained
for meteorological analysis from
both Government cafeterias," the
report continued. The ham from
one of these showed the presence
of staphlococci, bacteria commonly
found in food poisoning outbreaks.
We failed to find the characteristic
group of organisms in the food OBJ
tanned from the other restaurant.
whether the incriminated ham
was originally infected or contami-
mated in its processing or in the
preparation of the sandwiches we
cannot say. Perhaps further epi-
Neurological search will shed light
on this point"
In this connection it was noted
that some of those made i'll ate
sandwiches made of beef or tongue.
This was taken to indicate that
there had been contamination by
food poisoning organisms in the pro-
cess Of preparing these sandwiches.
DR.. Cumming then stressed that the
day of the outbreak was hot, with
high humidity, offering greatest pos
sibilities for growth Of contaminat-
ing bacteria.
Scrupulous Cleanliness Advised.
Experience, he said, points to the
Importance of making sandwiches
mot too long" before they are eaten
and that there is danger of keeping
them overnight. OF equal impor-
tance, he said, is the necessity OF
preparing all perishable food with
scrupulous care" as to cleanliness
OF the hands and utensils.
DR.. Seckinger added a warning
that perishable foods which are to
be kept for a time should have ade-
quate refrigeration at a tempera-
ture OF As degree F. or less, and that
any leftovers should be discarded
during hot weather on the slightest
suspicion" of spoilage.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
India
Continued From First Page)

lowers in a non-vio,ent revolt. The
Congress approval of the resolution
authorizing the disobedience cam
paign was regarded as certain,
Gandhi said a repetition of the
disasters of Malaga and Singapore
could not be averted in India "un-
less Britain trusts the people OF In
dia to use their liberty In favor of
the Allied cause
by that supreme act of justice"
he said, Britain would have taken
away all cause for the seething dis
content of India submit that
1t Is worth all the battleships and
airships that your wonder working
engineers and financial resources
can produce"
Asserting that false pl lopaganda
has poisoned American ears" he
added: You have made common
cause with Great Britain. You
cannot therefore disown response
bility for anything that her repre-
sentatives do in India
The letter ended with the saluta-
ton: Il am your friend"
British Act to Open Stores.
A British order, prohibiting the
closing of shops and restaurants dur
ing q hartal days Of mourning
empowered district magistrates to
operate stores if the owners refused
to open and to sell at fixed prices
a number OF products including
grain, sugar, milk. vegetables and
meat.
Civil disobediance campaigns of
the past have included the closing
of stores.
The British action came a few
hours after 5000 Indians heard
Gandhi, addressing the congress
convention in support of the resolu-
convention in support Of his resolu-
ton, declare:
Now is the occasion when we will
have to rise"
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Con-
eress leader and former president
told the Congress that both Britain
and the United States had refused
to see the resolution in the light o.
its effect on the promotion OF th'
war effort in India.
IF the conditions were accepted,
Nehru said, cit would immedlatel.
improve the situation in India
India more than others to be sure
but also in China and Russia"
He demanded that India be per
mltted to set up its own govern
ment to replace that "wobbly, creak
ing machine called the government
of India and drew applause will
the assertion that. to the British
enemy No. l is not Germany o
Japan, but the Indian people ant
the National Congress"
Sardar Ballabhai Patel, anothe
member of the Congress Workin
Committee, told the gathering tina
while we have Gandhi we will hav
full trust In his leadership"
But" he added, IF he and other
Of our leaders are put in Jail ever
man must act individually as a fire
Indian" J
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Arlington Doctor Held
In IIIequI Operation Case

DR.. James Palmer, 210 North
Irving street. Arlington, Va, yester-
day was held for grand jury action
after preliminary hearing in
Arlington County Police Court on
a charge of performing an illegal
operation on an Arlington woman.
DR.. Palmer was released under
5000 bond pending action of the
grand jury which meets in october.
He was arrested about two weeks
ao0