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Evening star., 1942-11-16
Many Roll Calls
Tie SenateUp
On Poll Tax
Southerners Turn
Parliamentary Move
Against BorkIey

The filibuster by Southern
Democrats against the bill to
abolish poll taxes went on un-
abated in the Senate today, with
five quorum calls in the first hour
of the session.
The parliamentary move by Ma
jority Leader Barkley in obtaining
adjournment instead of a recess
Saturday night made the unanimous
consent calendar of routine bills in
order today, and opponents of the
anti-poll tax measure refused to
waive the calling of this calendar.
In fact, they used the calendar
as means of temporarily blocking
renewal of the poll tax debate
The first two bills on the calendar
were objected to, and after each
objection Senator Russell, Demo-
crat, of Georgia. demanded another
quorum call. Under Senate rules.
a new quorum call may be made as
often as the Senate transacts busi-
ness of any kind. Therefore, the
bills opponents may keep the
quorum bells ringing constantly,
at least until 2 o'clock.
Sheppard Bill Pending.
At that hour the Senate, under
normal procedure, turns from the
routine calendar to whatever major
issue is left unfinished from the
previous session. The opposition,
however, has given no indication it
will let up then.
During the call of the routine
calendar, the Senate reached the
Sheppard bill, sponsored originally
by the late Senator Sheppard, Dem
ocrat Of Texas, to establish dry
zones around military camps, and
Senator ODanied, Democrat of
Texas, promptly moved to take that
bill for extended debate.
This required another roll call.
but his motion to proceed with the
bill failed, 43 to 10. This was not,
however, a straight-out test on the
strength of the dry zone measure.
since the vote involved the question
of blocking the poll tax bill
With this move defeated, the
monotonous calling of other bills,
and a quorum roll call on each
one continued.
Get Tough" Norris Urges.
Earlier, Senator Norris, Independ-
ent of Nebraska. who Is making his
last legislative fight after nearly 40
years in Congress, urged adminis-
tration leaders to get tough" with
opponents of the anti-poll tax bill
I'VE can break this filibuster if
we fight fire with fire." Senator Nor
ris told reporters. We'll have to
invoke every parliamentary rule in
the book to do it, but the Senate
ought to have the right to vote on
a question that is as fundamental
as the abolition Of the vicious poll
tax"
Senator Norris, serving his last
days in the Senate after his defeat
for reelection November 3, said he
was convinced the measure was
constitutional, but his viewpoint was
disputed by Senators Russell and
George, who contended that the bill
represented only an opening wedge
in an attack on State control OF
elections.
Senator Russell told reporters that
Georgia had had poll tax con-
tinuously since before the Revolu-
tionary War.
Even the convention OF scalawags
and carpetbaggers that ruled Geor-
gla after the War Between tho
States retained the poll tax" he de-
clared. 1T may be outmoded, but
it is source of revenue which the
States have a right to retain"
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Allies Gain Important
Advanced Base for
Raids on Romme|
British Chase Axis Forces
Past Beneusi; Enemy Toll
Put at $4,000 Men
By the Associated Press.

CAIRO, Nov. 16.-Marshal Err
win Rommel's broken army-cut
down by $4,000 casualties and
captives-sped westward in the
Libyan desert as far as Ell
Agheila, beyond Bengasi, yes
terday while the British an
nounced they occupied the land
ing ground at Martuba and
strafed and bombed the Axis
forces for miles along the coastal
road.
Marshal Rommel's forces were
spread out from Bengasi to Ell
Agheila, but the graf mass of his
remaining trucks and motorized
equipment apparently was centered
around Ell Agheila, some 400 miles
east of Tripoli and $50 miles south
west of Bengasi.
While the Allied fighters and
fighter -bombers harassed the be-
draggled Africa Corps in Libya, long
range fighters, probably from Malta,
struck out ahead of the British 9th
Army and destroyed six large Ger
man planes on the airfield at Tunis,
where Axis reinforcements are being
landed.
Large Fires Started.
Medium bombers attacked the
Tunis airdrome Saturday night and
hit buildings and workshops, start
ing large fires, the communique said.
Five Allied aircraft were reported
lost in these operations. One Axis
plane was reported shot down over
Tunis and another over the Libyan
desert in addition to the planes
destroyed on the ground.
! With the occupation of Martuba
the 9Th Army was approaching the
chain of hills known as Gebel Ell
Achdar which screens the bulge
of the Bengasi coast. The Allies
thus gained an important advanced
base for their planes to pound the
retreating Axis.
Some of Marshal Rommels forces
nave lOt yc0 PdoScu DcllSdSl auu
apparently are still in danger OF
capture, if indeed a sizable portion
of his remnants are not cut off
the communique indicated. The
coastal area between Bengasi and
Tocra, a few miles to the east. was
reported under attack from the air
yesterday.
A large explosion and fire fol-
lowed a British raid on the port
of Bengasi, it was reported.
But the main aerial attack on
the retreating army was centered
between Bengasi and Ell Agheila.
Big Raid on Bengasi.
Heavy bombers of the Raj and OF
the USAAF, operating under the
bomber command of the United
States Army 9Th Air Force, made a
tremendous raid on Bengasi Satur-
day night. an American communique
(See LIBYA, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Russians Announce
New Successes on
Three Fronts
RepeI kozis at StoIinerod
Advance in Caucasus and
Take VoIkhov Point
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Nov. 16.- With a
frigid, wintry wind sweeping
across the steppes, the Red Army
again beat off German attacks
within besieged Stalingrad, ad-
vancing slightly in the Caucasus
and, in a surprise move far to the
north, snatched a place of great
tactical Importance" from the
Germans on the Volkhov front
between Lake linen and Lenin-
grad, the Russians announced
today.
The Russian troops broke into the
German occupied community in an
unnamed sector of the Volkhov
front, forcing the Germans to with
draw, and then held it against all
counterattacks, the Soviet midday
communique said.
About one battalion of infantry
was wiped out and war material was
captured" the communique re-
ported.
The action seemed to indicate
that the Red Army planned to take
advantage of the German high
commands preoccupation with the
new front in North Africa with
winter jabs at the long German line
in Russia.
Mountains of Dead.
After period OF fierce fighting
within Stalingrad during which, the
army newspaper Red Star said, the
Germans gained only "over literally
mountains of their dead" the action
there again subsidized yesterday.
The midday communique reported
Soviet troops repulsed attacks "by
small enemy groups" and threw
back assaults by German infantry
battalion in one of the city's factory
districts. Northwest of the city a
Soviet patrol raided German posi-
tions during the night and killed 60
Germans.
"A Sllgnt ADVANCE southeast OF
Nalchik was reported. Here the
Germans have been stalled for
weeks in their effort to drive toward
the northwest terminus of the Geor-
gian military highway over the
Caucasus Mountains.
200 Germans Slain.
Two hundred Germans were re-
ported slain in night engagement
in the Nalchik area.
Northeast of Tuapse, too, the
action apparently was on a small
scale. Soviet scouts, it was reported
made raid on a motorized column
in the rear OF the German lines
blowing up Is trucks and killing
about 40 Germans.
The midnight communique issued
earlier said the Russians had I'M
proved their position south OF
Stalingrad by driving the Germans
from fortified point and entrench-
ing themselves there after killing
100 of the enemy,
Evening star., 1942-11-16
British Halt Production
Of Privute Automobiles

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-The Ministry
OF War Transport announced today
that manufacture of private auto.
mobiles had ceased, except for those
under construction.
Licenses already have been issued
for acquisition of machines still
under construction and no further
licenses will be issued.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Churchill Declares
He's 200 Per Cent Fit
Despite His Vices
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-Gen. B.
L. Montgomery, commander of
the victorious British 9th Army
in Africa, who will be 55 to-
morrow, told Prime Minister
Churchill before he was ap-
pointed to the command: Il
don't smoke. I don't drink and I
am 100 per cent fit"
Military circles say Mr..
Churchill replied:
Il smoke, I drink and l am
200 per cent fit
Mr.. Churchill will be 68 No.
vember 30.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Fost-Moving U. S.
And British Forces
Clash With Axis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-Driving
eastward las fast as possible,
according to plan," a joint
American-British force was re-
ported at grips today with Axis
troops acknowledged by Berlin
and Rome to have been rushed
across the Mediterranean to
make a fight for Frances key
North African protectorate.
Opposing the powerful Allied force
we're some 10000 Nazis and Fascists
to whom Adolf Hitler was reported
to have sent a personal and urgent
exhortation to hold on at any cost.
Entry Of the fast-moving Allied
force into Tunisia according to
plan" was announced last night by
1t. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
himself, who said advance elements
swept in from Algeria. A subse-
auent report from the Morocco radio
Eaid contact had been established
with the Axis troops near Bizerte,
French built naval base which con-
trols the Central Mediterranean.
Rueters heard the Rabat radio
broadcast report today quoting an
Allied headquarters statement as
saying the Americans and Britons
we're advancing eastward as fast as
conditions permitted, but this was
believed to be a repitition of Gen,
Eisenhower's Sunday announce
ment.
The Germans and italians claimed
their troops were sent to Tunlsla
with full approval of French civil
Ian and military authorities"
Landed at Tunis, Berlin Says.
Rome said merely that the land
tngs were in the French protectorate;
Berlin, more specifically, said the
Axis troops we're put ashore at Tunis,
10 miles southeast of Bizerte.
Their claims of French approval
Significantly lacked confirmation
from Vichy. They also were in con-
trast with determined opposition
which the Axis-hating French gar
risons we're reported putting up.
Out to win and keep control OF the
sky over Tunisia, the Raj delivered
Furnishing blows to the Axis landing
field at Tunis over the week end.
The Germans announced their air
men bombed the harbor and airport
at Bone, Algerian jumping-off place
for the Allied drive into Tunisia.
Four -motored LiberatorS OF the
United States Air Force in the
Middle East joined the RAF in
Furnishing blows yesterday and the
night before against the Africa
Corps in Libya, where the eastern
phase of the big Allied African Of
fensive is drawing to spectacularly
successful conclusion. The Ameri-
cans strafed Marshal Erwin Rom
mels retreating remnants and set
Bengasi aflame.
Conveys Sailing Reported.
The Vichy radio meanwhile broad
cast report 1TOIH Lid bllled, 0paAAAoAi
town across from Gibraltar, re-
porting that two Allied battleships.
two aircraft carriers, four cruisers
and nine destroyers sailed from the
Rock into the Mediterranean this
morning.
Still in port at Gibraltar, this
broadcast said. were 26 merchant
ships, S transports and 2 hospital
ships riding at anchor under the
protection of battleship and sew
eral destroyers.
The Morocco radio said Gen.
Eisenhower moved east to be nearer
the thick of the fighting. 1t re-
ported that new American con-
tingents we're streaming into Africa
from numerous landing points.
There still was no authentic word
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Cost Of Converting Buildings
Leased to U.S.. Up to Owners

FIRST FUEL OIL ration books be-
ing given out to consumers today
Page B-1
Evening star., 1942-11-16

Yesterdays Circulation
The Sunday Star
Copies.
Sunday, Nov. Is, 1942- -"191 SOC
Sunday, Nov. l6, 1941-- -*176,24S
increase --------- 1S,25S
Returns from nswsstands not deducted
and no samples included.
Don't fail to read The Eve
ming and Sunday Star EVERY
DAY. Telephone National
5000 and delivery viii start at
once.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
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tSee CONVICTIONS, Pagf A-63
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-20
Insurance Men
Back War Drive

Members Of tho executive coun-
Gil Of the Affiliated Insurance In
tereStS Of Michigan have pledged
themselves 10 coordinate the Of
forts of the 5.0o6=iHSuranee
agents and employees in Michigan
behind all war measures.
Specifically mentioned was a
plan 10 get every employe and
agency 10 participate in the pur-
chase Of defense bonds and stamps
Although the organization has nc
desire to learn how much is sub.
|Scribed individually or by agencies
1T does hope TO have records tc
prove that the industry is partici-
pating 100 per cent.
The members of the executive
committee are: w G.. Curtis. Ma
tional Casualty Company; G. w
Carter. Detroit Insurance Agency;
y. +. Frederick. -. r. BroderiCk
Inc; Fred Granger, Federal Life
and Casualty !. j. Ramsey, De-
troit Auto Intcr-lnSurance EX-
change: George Is March, Detroit
National Fire, VIM. r Bcnallack,
Michigan Fire and Marine; l. j.
Trcanor, Michigan Life; +. s.
Brown. STANDARD Accident lnSur-
ance; Walter f.. Otto. Michigan
Mutual Liability; Raymond Wal
dron, Detroit Fire and Marine,
ms: Joseph Reault. the Macca-
bees: J. l.. Lee Detroit Life Under
writers Association. Elmer Salz-
man. Detroit Association Of In
Surance Agents; VIM O. Gamble.
Association of Casualty and Surety
Underwriters; Walter B. Cary De
troit Association of Insurance
Agents. and w. O. Hildcbrand,
Michigan Association Of Insurance
Agents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-20
Squared Opens
Research Lab.

The establishment OF research
laboratory by Square-D Company
at It's ElmhurSt, n. y, plant &c
carry on program of intensive
research and development work
encompaSslnG the activities Of the
entire company was announced by
+. w. Magln. president, IN the
annual report issued today. The
company IS a manufacturer of
electrical equipment and aircraft
precision instruments.
Capital expenditures during 1871
amounted TO 1895. 76i, NJ gin
stated. of which S733, loo was cx-
pended for new machinery. equip
ment, etc. An addition TO the
plant al Peru. Ind. was con-
Structcd. additional plant facilities
at Detroit were purchased and
considerable additional space was
leased during the year Arrange
mcntS have been made for a new
building at ElmhurSt. l.. l.. 10
permit increased production of air
craft Instruments. he added
ne company had no bank loans
ar the ycar-cnd Patents were
carried in the balance sheet al 81
and good viii was carried at the
same figure.
THE company has continued
to carry on lis research and de-
Nelopmcnt work throughout the
year. New products have been
developed, and are now on the
market. which have been very
faNorably received. The cost of
this research and development
work. ~ absolutely essential in
our field, together with the cost
OF all tools and dies in Conncc-
tion Herewith. has been charged
of during the year" Nagln
stated n hIo message TO stock
holders
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-20
HOGS Mn ERASED

HOGS Weeks salanIe r,e,Iiis ? roo
SWINE prices SNaiHt 20 now high levels
carry. hut values then turned lower and
NE descent VS. almost as swift ~ IN.
ADVANCE The early upturn. however was
NOS entirely erased As butchers scaUru
lNo pounds and better finished zoe hiph,-
man 'sst weeks close LIGHTER weights
p, higher and sYVs steady TIE CLOSING
extreme top was 81 go paid fut = snou
deck Of good o. choice ntI..b rail hogs
Good 90 choice 1S0-2So.H butchers "r,p
scheduled late ~ &i2 80 y 81: 260 $50.
70. Nl2 ~ 70 II .l and 3.u.llo.Ib h.avI,s.
81 v" u ~ Most iio-lT1. DO. lights sold
pu tho close ~ SELF 90. 10 .l6u- Do
manly N2u12 %. aud under 1i0.lh pir.
chiefly ST. ~ Sovs buitei late AZ sill +.
u 5n. few good 20 choice ligh' s1ws T.
$40 80 al week
SHEEP Wrek's sa'arc receipts 700
FV lamb p, COS VOC uudcL- L-.sz-lte- lal4li
--rrr ~ rIIsNl NUfhIHg rcspmbunc DEPEND.
tue 'hg' l1' hent apparent a. any time
The weeks downturn Dn flf lambs meas.
ufci largely Disc while .fauuhtrr ewes held
steady corn pared Va .fh recent high levels
Good q" choice untlr, and TED western
amhs scaliug undr 100 pounds tuiket ~
sl2 20 Y % 'he weeks top was So 5u. pad
cary fot about a load nf well finished 90.
- N. ted natives AmOrE the wcightisl
lambs there were lu3-Ib weights ~ 81 Is
iuf-lh ~ 81 p % ~ 30 and a few i2Q No.
averages Gil Mixed grade medium e,
-uHG 1ut'r l11.tn lambs changed hardi
- gu ~ n WIN gluUun LgkiAs.-rlali
f4fgffV Ni0 - down Good ~ chnic,
sAughtsr eve. earnsf Sos. oormnn q
nnediur1, s'TT7s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-20

Prices
Steady

Total receipts Of all species OF
livestock at the Detroit Stock
Yards during the recent four-day
trading period were of about The
same dimensions as last week s
total unloadS. An carly sharp up
turn IN swine prices was lust about
erased later. as the extreme ton
fell from $3.50 TO 1920. Cattle
prices were not much changed.
with the exception OF COWS that
finished strong 10 25c higher for
the period. Both vealers and
lambs declined
CATTLE Weeks saIabIe receip,s 2on
MOST steers this week were common ~
mt'lum description. good grades were com.
iaid'lyeIN scarce -ntth. rhrfrp- ppfffr1y lao.
lng Medium To good Steers encountered =
'"w turnover on me initial narke, da,
and 'ashed anywhere frum stead, % 2s,
lower Action was better ON succeedInc
davs and the market gathered enough
strength - lust about offset any early loss
omm"n steers however found ready sale
iht"uehou' ~ steady prices COWS and
TO-" grade heii,rs sold strong 20 pc higher
hut medium ~ good ne fers continued slou
ana mo- heiter than steady There vas f,i
snap 10 the hull market and prices figured
HntN"nIN steady % &c lower
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-20
StudebakerCo.
Workers May
Reach $4,000
Sales Seen TrebIed
With Big War Orders;
Profit Outlook Good

SOUTH BEND. Ind Feb 20
Studcbakcr Corporation whIc h
normally employs roughly $500
workers m The manufacture Of
automobiles probably VIII have
close 20 $4,000 people employed "A
year from now IN the production of
military trucks. bomber engines
and other war matcrici al that
time Dollar value of shipments
should be running al about three
times the Lowell prevailing during
ITS best recent years
To-day, less than a month after
passenger car production was dis
continued. there are approximately
5000 workers on the pay roll IN
all Of It's plants and by tho end of
March. employment IN South Bend.
Ind. Is expected 10 be back to the
January level From then OUT en-
plOymen' in Studchaker plants Is
expected TO expand rapidly
Present indications are that
StudebakcrS dollar volume this
year Will be of record proportions
How II may fare profitwISe de-
ponds entirely on taxes. ON the
basis OF the present fax laws. earn
ng> should be at least the best
since the company'S reorganiza-
ton in 1898 Net profit for 1911
Is expected 10 be about in line
with CARRIER estimates of So 800
600, or Sll0 "A share against s.
lto,600, or 90 cents a share In
1910.
For the quarter ending March
81, next, results VIII depend largely
upon how quickly cars manufac-
tured under the government
stock pillng program move into
dealers hands If III succeeds IN
diSpoSing of a substantial portion
OF these cars. the company should
he able TO show profits exceeding
the $50, i59 reported year ago
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-20
Market
Quiet.
Uneven

NEW YORK Feb % INS).-
There was no marked change in
the general stock market trend al
the opening today. with the main
body Of issues holding fraction,
TO either side of last nights clos
ing lcvclN
Trading was slow and a number
Of leaders were tardy in making
initial appearances.
Fractional gains were chalkcd
mp lay ChrN slcr General Motors
PhclpS-Dod-e Union Carhl q o
Deere & CO. North American Co
and Dow Chemical
Allied Chemical stood out with
an overnight drop of u points 70
a now l94l-41 bottom of l22 +.
Also lower Werc l. :. steel, Both
lchcm, General Electric. Texas
Co. international Nickel and Pull
man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-20
Unlike Past War

Val street Was fond nf re-
calling now Bethlehem Steel
shares scared during the world
war from $50 10 500 But Wall
Stree today realizes that this
clobular War Is not going 10
bring any such spectacular stock
market performances
Contrary 10 tho notions Of
many uniformed individuals.
The United States Is not today
raising any huge crop of war
millionaire
The actual outlook Is that al
most every person and family
Of wealth viii become poorer
IathnE- than Licher- hncallSe- al
the present Wal
Taxation VIII dip deeply INTO
mos pockets II Is dong 80 al
ready
In round figures Bethlehem
SteCl> tax blll jumped from
Sil.O00. 600 IN 1910 10 Sl10.0O0.-
900 last year Republic Steers
federal taxes bounded up from
$1,000 600 10 above SAC 100000
United States SteclS TAX levy
far more than doubled from
$s5 .QQp,QGN 20 000.006
The Bell systems TAX burden
rose SSS,00O,0O0 "A per cent?
last year, reaching almost S2SS.-
100000 This was $4,000 600
moro than earnings remaining
for dividends. In addition. Bell
companies are collecting federal
taxes from telephone users OF
$50 600 coo a year
United States Rubber was
called upon 10 pay 200 per cent
more, taxes rising from SD. 500.
900 10 Sl9,OOO.OOO. Goodyear
from less than 100000 to over
S26000 600 Consolidated Edison
N y had Us impoSt iaCkeo
up 10 S630OOOOO causing the
directors 10 lower the dividend
from s. 20 81 so
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-20
Lift Employment
In Michigan
Plane Plants
2 Per Cent Increase
Shown for January;
Wages Up S. a Week

LANSING. Feb. 20 CUP).-
Employment in Michigan aircraft
plants increased 9 per cent during
January, John w. Gibson. director
Of the state department of labor
and industry had announced today
Although automobile factory en-
ployment declined 10 per cent
during January, the total pay roll
increased 60 per cent, and average
weekly earnings we're nearly st
higher than a month ago
The increase in average wages
paid was the result of laying off
unSkilled and Semi-Skilled workers
while skilled workers. tool makers
and others were retained to eXpe'
ditto conversion of plants to wal
production.
Gibson said there was a 6 pei
cent increase in agriculture ma
Chlnery employment and a 4 PEI
cent increase in machine tool anC
accessory employment.
Wages in the durable goods
group averaged SI7.37 for "A il.9-
hour week." Gibson said. "AmOng
the nOndurable goods group all
major categories with the eXcep-
ton of chemical. petroleum and
coal products, fell off i'm employ
ment during January from , TO
81 per cent"
He said the average weekly wag,
earned in nondurable goods indus
try was $3.50