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Evening star., 1942-05-03
B, tho Associated Press.

Long-awaited War Production
Board orders prohibiting use of iron
and steel in hundreds of civilian
articles probably will be issued early
next week, officials said yesterday
At a recent press conference,
Donald M. Nelson, w. P. B. chair
man, said the steel ban, together
with virtual stoppage of non-es-
sential civilian construction. would
mark the end of the first phase of
the Governments curtailment pro-
gram.
From then on, Nelson explained.
w. P. B. would be concerned chiefly
with pressing the conversion pro-
gram and perfecting a lean" civil
ian economy.
The prohibition against non-es-
sential construction was imposed
several weeks ago.
Mines to Be Protected.
An emergency protection program
TO make secure the continued pro-
duction Of vital war materials by
the Nations mines. quarries, mills,
Smelters and allied facilities was1 an
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Rigid Ceiling Ends
Old Ratio Between
Cotton and Goods
Textile Activity Slows;
Wool Truders Study
Changes Also
B, the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May "A rigid cell
ing on cotton textiles prices, elimi-
mating the sliding scale relationship
between raw cotton and goods, over
shadowed all other developments in
the business this week.
Coming on the heels Of the War
Production Board order for CONVEX
sion Of many looms to osnaburgs
and bag sheetings, it drove home
what war means to the cotton trade.
Sales slowed down toward the
weeks end after an earlier squirt,
and mills and selling agents at
tempted to adjust their positions to
the new orders.
Big Volume Moved.
Early in the week mills moved
an accumulation of print cloths and
related items. some sources estimat-
ing the total at between 10000 900
and 100000 yards, some of it for
civilian buyers
The overall price freezing order
dominated the wool trade also and
kept that industry busy figuring
what the ceilings would be In In.
dividual cases. A slack-ofI in retail
buying was reported. attributed to
a belief that prices would not rise
further.
Wool operators expect new Gov
ernment awards and that consider
able yardage will be needed on
priority orders.
Rayon textile trading continued
in the doldrums. Yarn shortages
tended to slow production, while
converters said they were uncertain
as to what weaver alIotments of
goods in May would be for the
civilian trade.
Cotton Futures Uneven.
Cotton futures here closed 20 cents
a bale lower to 10 cents q bale higher
in light trading today.
Trade and mill buying met q fair
volume of New Orleans selling and
hedging.
Relative steadiness of forward
deliveries was associated with new
crop uncertainties and expectations
for a further increase In the con-
sumption rate.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May Emil
Schram. president of the New York
Stock Exchange, today called on Sc
curities firms to give 100 per cent
performance" in aiding the Treas
ury's May financing program.
Preparatory to an all-out sales
effort" Schram said, ION behalf of
the new long-term Treasury AVS
to be offered Monday, May 4, full
instructions together with subscrip-
ton forms are being mailed by ma
tional committee of the securities in
dustry for war financing to all Sc
curities firms.
This Is a direct assignment to
our industry by Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau," he said. 1T
is of utmost Importance that we
give 100 per cent performance"
In addition to Schram, the COM
mittee includes John S. Fleek, presi-
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Shipments of Office
Furniture Increase
BY the Associated Press.

By thC ASsOciated Press.
The Census Bureau reports that,
despite priorities and other war
factors, manufacturer of steel ONCE
furniture delivered sl2 983 1868 worth
of products to customers in the first
quarter Of the year, which was about
So 100000 more than in the similar
period last year.
Moreover new orders increased
from s3,l93 7O6 in February to So
7508Sl in March.
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Chuin Volumes Goin

The Commerce Department esti.
mates that March sales of chain
stores and mail order houses were
10 per cent above February and Is
per cent above March Of last year.
For the first quarter of the year,
sales averaged 80 per cent higher
than last year.
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$310,650 Loss Shown
By T. w. A. in Quarter
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, May 2.-Trans-
continental and Western Air, Inc,
announced a net loss OF 310,650 for
the first quarter Of 1912
This corresponded to a net loss OF
s957,76l for the first quarter Of 194l.
Total revenues of $3,ll3,474 repre-
sented an increase of Ala per cent
over revenues for the same period
last year, the air line reported.
Jack Frye, president, reported the
lines express pound miles were up
1877 per cent and mail pound miles
rose 81 per cent. Re reported mail
revenues of s807 ,352 and air express
revenues of Sl84,878 for the quarter.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Plane Firm Will Use
Ford Plant in Iowa
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, May g.
Purchase of the Ford Motor Co. S
100000 plant at Des Moines by
the Defense Plant Corp. for use of
the Solar Aircraft Co., San Diego,
was reported yesterday by Edmund
T. Price. Solar president.
The Des Moines plant will oper-
ate as branch of the main San
Diego factory and will be under
supervision of D. NJ Miller, opera
tions manager. Price said produc-
tion would be under way early in
July.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Consolidated Steel
Reports Higher Net
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 2-Consoli-
dated Steel Corp, reported net
profits, after a s1..156, 900 provision
for Federal taxes. Of S516,535 for the
six months ended February 28.
The earnings, after allowing a half
years requirement on the preferred
stock dividends, which are In arrears
$456 share, are equal to $162 q
share on outstanding common stock.
Profits in the like period ended Feb
rusry % last year were 1889 ,258, or
81 09 per common share.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Wheat Rally Erases
Losses Suffered
Earlier in Week
Buying Due Primarily
To Announcement Of
1912 Loon Rate
By FRANKLIN MULLIN,

CHICAGO. May 2.-Wheat price
gains of cent or more bushel
today carried the market back to
around levels that prevailed last
Saturday, all the weeks early loss
having been erased as a result of
buying inspired largely by an
nouncement of the 1912 loan rate.
Reports of insect damage TO crops
in parts of Kansas and belief that
wheat producers in today's referen-
dunn will approve the marketing
quota system and loan program
helped to promote buying. Mills were
understood to be in the market
although no improvement in flour
business could be confirmed.
Wheat was up as much as IL
cents at one stage. Closing figures
were s4-1h higher than yesterday,
May $1213s-A, July s1.24as-A.
Corn was 5s-7s up, May 85s4 -7s,
July 883s-12 oats unchanged to l
higher; soybeans 4 lower to 17s
higher; rye ss-7s up and lard un-
changed at ceilings.
Short Covering Brisk.
A let-up in deliveries of actual
grain on May contracts helped to
strengthen prices in all pits. There
was brisk short covering in May
and July soybeans, which lifted
prices about 2 cents at one stage.
Higher spot market quotations and
good shipping business also con-
tributed. Spot wheat was 1-lh cents
higher and dealers sold 10000
bushels to go to outside mills. Ship
ping sales of oats amounted to
10000 bushels, corn $4,000 bushels
and soybeans 10000 bushels.
This was the best oats shipping
sales in some time. Purchases of
95, 900 bushels of corn, $4,000 oats
and 10000 soybeans to arrive con-
tributed some hedging sales to these
pits. Spot corn prices were advanced
to the best levels in weeks, with top
grades selling up to 88 cents for No.
yellow and 871a for No. 2.
Grain men expressed belief
rise Of 10 cents bushel or possibly
more would be necessary between
now and harvest to prevent another
large quantity Of wheat from going
into storage as collateral for Gov
ernment loans. At 1921 for No. 2
red In the spot market, the price
of old wheat was about dime under
the new loan rate, which makes
eligible wheat more valuable as COL
lateral.
Wheat in some important produc-
ton areas of Kansas was reported
being damaged by green bugs and
Hessian fly. The Sedgwick County
agent reported bugs have appeared
in crops all over that county.
Corn Supplies Reduced.
Government owned supplies of
old corn we're understood to have
been reduced to around $4,000
bushels, compared with about $780,
100000 at this time last year. Sales
the past few weeks have been small,
being limited to interests who could
show need for immediate consump-
ton.
Grain range at principal markets
today:
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Otis Steel Declares
Preferred Dividend

b. lEt AkSoclaleu PreAS.
CLEVELAND, May 2.-Otis Steel
Co directors have declared a divi-
dend of 50 IS per share covering the
March. 1941, and June, 194l, divi-
dends on the company's convertible
first preferred stock, payable June
is, A942, to shareholders Of record
june I, 1942. Stockholders recently
approved the concerns sale to Jones
q LAughlin Steel Corp.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Dividend Is Ordered

NEW YORK, May P).-Direc-
tors OF Wickwire Spencer Steel Co.
have declared dividend of so cents
a common share, payable June 8 to
holders Of voting trust certificates.
representing the shares of stock, Of
record June /.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Stock Seat Price Rises

NEW YORK, May 2 ga seat
on the New York Stock Exchange
was sold yesterday for $4,000, an
advance of $1,000 over the previous
sale.
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Ihe range follows

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, May R-Cotton
futures were irregular here today fuctuat-
ing over narrow range Closing prices
were steady, 3 points net lower to 1
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Chicago Cash Mako

ChIcaEo CaSh MafKtt.
Cash wheat prices we're 1-li7 cents
higher today. basis, al HIGHER; receipts,
S cars shipping sales 10000 bushels.
Corn. h.-la higher: basis, firm for choice.
receipts, 1872 cars shipping sales. 10000
bushels bookings, a5 600 bushels. Oats.
unchanged 10 - higher; basis firm for
choice receipts. "a cars shipping sales
II 0.00o bushels: bookings. 10000 bushels.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Express Shipments Mount.

Express Shipments Mount.
In reporting the new express rec
ords for April and the four months,
Supt. w. o. R. Hannah of the Rail-
way Express Agency stated that
shipments in and out of Washington
In April totaled 202,116 items,
against 199, 1894 in the corresponding
month year ago, an increase of
1922 or IL per cent.
While this is a new high mark.
the gain was modest side of the
March advance of 98 per cent, due
TO the fact that Easter was a week
earlier this year than last year,
throwing certain amount of the
usual April business back into
March.
Shipments in the first four
months of this year reached 1885, $40
against 730,246 in the like 194l
period, substantial gain Of 65,094,
Supt. Hannah stated. In the four
months, the March volume was the
largest, 1912 shipments comparing
as follows with the same month in
1941:
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Fast D. T.. Pace
Shown by More
New Records
Both Postal Receipts
And Express Volume
Highest in History
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Again rejecting the present busi-
ness boom in the Capital, both reve-
nues at the City Post Office and
shipments by Railway Express
Agency entered new ground in April
and also registered new all-time
records in the first four months of
the year, 1t was learned last night.
April revenues at the City Post
Office reached $9O3, ,58497, in COM
parison with $794,56460 in April,
1941, substantial increase of $109,-
02037, or a gain of 1872 per cent,
Postmaster Vincent c. Burke an
nounced. This was by far the largest
April total yet recorded.
In the four months postal receipts
In Washington reached S3,645, ,691 73,
as compared with S2,986, 1877 81 in the
like period year ago. Jump of
S658 ,894.12. This period includes the
heaviest Easter trade rush ever
known In the Capital, postal income
by months, so far this year, COM
pairing as follows with 1941:
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Quiet Strength
of Power Stocks
Helps Market
Assorted SpeeioIties
Also Improve After
Hesitunt Stort

WHAT STOCKS DID
Evening star., 1942-05-03

(See PRICES, Page C-9D
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Both these reports closely follow
the April statement on bank clear
tngs which revealed an increase
of more than $9,00>10 over April
and surprising gain in the four
months over 1941 of more than
ST., 100000.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

they insist they will again carry
every county in the district.
The Smith managers claim they
will carry the City of Alexandria,
the home OF both candidates. They
point out that while Mr.. Dawson
was mayor of Alexandria several
years ago, by virtue of having re-
ceived the largest vote cast for
members of the City Council he
failed later to be elected to the
same office and ran fifth in a race
where only three were to be elected.
Vitriolic charges have been made
by both sides. Among those levelled
against Mr.. Smith is that he deserted
the Presidents foreign policy before
Pearl Harbor. Others are that he
made money out of selling property
to the Federal Government, that he
sought legislation in Congress to de-
prive the Government of property
rights along the Potomac River for
the benefit Of his friends and con-
stituents. and that he had done
favors for the Virginia Maryland
milk combine" Mr.. Smith denied
all these charges categorically.
Dawson ASSailed in Broadcast.
In radio address, Thursday night,
Mr. Smith bitterly assailed Mr.. Davi-
son, saying: The people of Virginia
do not re-elect public officials of
questionable integrity; and no one
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Smith Will Defeat
Dawson WI TO |,
Supporters Claim
Labor Candidate Counts
On Influx Of Workers
In Primory Tuesday
Continued From First Page.

dria. His vote was practically 3 to
-l9,734 for Mr.. Smith and 6.555 for
Mr.. Dodd Secretary of Interior
Iickes enlivened the campaign by
attacking Mr.. Smith.
This year while the New Dealers
have perhaps even less love for Mr.
Smith, there has been no open at
tack on him as in 1888 There seems
no doubt, however. that they would
be delighted to see Mr.. Smith de-
feated. Both the Smith and Davi-
son headquarters deny that the New
Dealers and the administration are
taking any active part in the present
campaign.
The Smith managers speak with
great confidence. predicting Mr.
Smiths denomination by large
majority. Some of them claim he
will defeat Mr.. Dawson by an even
greater margin that he did Mr.
Dodd A more conservative esti-
mate from Smith sources. however.
is that he will wfh by 2l2 to vote.
The Dawson supporters are max
Ing no predictions in figures. They
are working like beavers and hoping
for the best. Privately it is admitted
that it would take political miracle
to put Mr.. Dawson across. They
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Russian War Posters
Show 10 Open tuesday

Russian War Relief headquarters
at 1918 Connecticut avenue NV.
on Tuesday will begin an exhibition
of so colored Autographs depicting
Russian artists conception of the
war.
The posters, according to Edward
Rowan, assistant chief of the sec
ton of fine arts, depict Russian
courage. A few refer to history,
most to the present conflict. and
some reflect the place OF women
in industry and the fighting forces.
About 200 guests have been in
vited to a preview tea Tuesday be-
tween 5 and 7 pm, at which Mrs
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do insist, however, that Mr.. Dawson
Is stronger candidate against Mr.
Smith than was Mr.. Dodd, and that
they look for a much closer race.
They are counting largely on the
great influx of workers into the dis
trict in the last four years-many
of them employed in Washington by
the Government and many more
employed in construction and man
ufacturing for the national defense
effort.
They expect to make a good show
Ing in Arlington County-the most
populous county in the district, with
10000 to $4,000 residents. This is
the county which gives the Smith
people the most concern, although
Evening star., 1942-08-02

Coast homes. however. according to
surveys sponsored by the Govern
ment.
About one-half Of this areas oil
furnaces could be converted to coal
| 1t is estimated. Theoretically, more
could be converted to gas. The
Washington Gas Light Co. how
ever can accept no new installa- =
tions. under order of the Public
Utilities Commissions in Washing
ton, Virginia and Maryland, and by
order of the WPB.
| A number of large buildings using
huge quantities of oil have been
converting to coal this summer-or
! trying to.
The Shoreham Hotel for instance
decided to convert in June. A used
boiler was obtained from disman-
tied factory and is now being in
stalled. After it's in, IS per cent OF
the heating load will be handled by
coal.
| The Colonial Ice Cream Co. re-
ceived its priority rating for coal
Stoker last week, after waiting for
| it since February. When delivery
will be made is not known. Cost OF
conversion will be about $3,l0O.
The National Geographic Society
Is converting both its headquarters
and its annex at 170l Third street
NE, at cost of about $1,000. This
| will save about 100000 gallons OF
bunker oil
Survey at Hotel.
Willard Hotel officials reported
consulting engineers have been sur
veying their building for severa,
weeks without reaching a decision
whether internal difficulties can be
overcome
The Mayflower Hotel is in process:
OF transformation. An excavation
for coal stoker was completed two
weeks ago and awaits delivery OF
the machine. Purchase of the stokel
followed delay of two Or three
months in obtaining priority.
August Gumpert, manager of the
Harrington Hotel, said his stokel
priority order was first to gel
! through WPB.
| "You have to be on your toes,
he said. That first week in June
when started getting things rolling
through WPB. I was going around
with my collar wilted, my hail
standing on end, and generally up.
set"
| His changeover is now completed
Evening star., 1942-08-02

labor are required to convert an
average furnace. experts here say,
and the average cost. including buy
ing new CRATES, is said to run
about $50
So far, one reason why conversion
has gained small momentum is that
every home owner is willing to let
his next door neighbor make the
financial sacrifice which will ease
the fuel oil shortage.
To make the thing easier In dol
lars and cents, the Federal Hous-
ing Administration is insuring
banks against loss on loans to house.
holders for conversion. The Fed
eral Reserve Board has waived its
customary one-year limitation on
the life of such loans.
Anthracite Is Plentiful.
Citizens save been worried by
Secretary of Interior Ickes' re-
peated warnings that some sections
of the country are threatened with
coal shortage They ask, why
convert If coal will be as scarce as
oil? The answer, according to the
Office of the Petroleum Co-ordi-
nator, is that the Washington area
can get plenty of anthracite
Dealers say they are about a
month behind in getting anthracite
now, but this Is due to an unprece-
dented flood of summer orders
from regular coal users, according
to Frank C. Wright, jr, representa-
tive Of the anthracite industry in
Washington. When these are cared
for, the mines will be able to swing
right into production of an extra
100000 tons, enough for all the
furnaces the Government can get
converted. An OPC spokesman
said the railroads will be able to
haul it, too.
Government officials agree that If
mass conversion is to be successful,
thousands of home owners must
place their orders Immediately.
Otherwise the mines will not work
extra days, the idle foundries will
not use their priorities for castings,
and labor will be swamped.
Will Need Training.
Some employers suggest that
mechanics will have. to be given
training for the job. One said that
this sort of work with cast iron
went out about II years ago, and few
remember it now.
All but few of the furnaces
which can be changed from oil to
coal were originally designed as coal
burning units. Modern oil burners
can rarely be changed. But the
CRATES can not be put in again
with ease. Usually mechanics find
that the lugs on which the CRATES
rested have been knocked off, they
report, and days work Is called
for.
More often than not, the original
CRATES shaker handles and ash pit
doors have been disposed of as scrap
metal.
About 100000 crate sets are lying
around unused in cellars of East
Evening star., 1942-08-02
n,21O Applications Filed
For Supplemental Gas

Chairman L. P. Steuart Of the
local War Price and Rationing
Board said yesterday that 22,210 ap-
plications for supplemental gaso-
line rationing cards were received
through Friday. OF this number,
8,504 are still to be acted on, h.
said
The board has not compiled fig.
ures on the number of applica-
tions granted and rejected, but off,
cials said that groups set up in
various parts of the city are work
ing day and night" to clear all
applications as quickly as possible
Requests for additional fuel al
lowances are still coming in at 8
heavy rate, it was said, but the
boards are disposing of them al
an even faster rate.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

Smith announced that day
he would not support the Presidents
bill lifting the ban on direct ship
ment of war supplies to England in
American ships In other
words, Smith was saying that unless
the administration accepted his own
legislation denying labor the rights
it had come to enjoy under the
New Deal, Smith no longer would
support the policy of direct aid to
Great Britain and the other democ-
racies.'
The Dawson forces, therefore
have sought to inject a war issue
into the campaign. Win the war
with Dawson" is their slogan. Mr..
Smith and his supporters retort that
there is no such issue, since Mr..
Smith supported all the war meas
ures advanced by the President, in
Evening star., 1942-08-02

further steps to war. I can no
further imperil the destinies of our
drafted Army and our splendid Navy
until the President is moved to as
sert and protect the right of Amer
ican citizens to work under the
Constitution instead of under the
dictatorship of our labor lords.
The Interpretation placed on Mr..
Smiths speech and action on that
occasion by the labor committee
supporting Mr.. DAWSON contained in
one Of its campaign documents, is
as follows:
On November IL, 1941, Smith
threw the Presidents foreign policy
overheard and led the band of
Democratic buccaneers that joined
with Republican isolationists in an
attempt to force President Roosevelt
to surrender on the foreign front.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

cluding all war and defense appro-
priations.
Mr.. Smith contends that his op-
ponents have taken nine words, y
have reluctantly reached the part
ing of the ways from the context
Of his speech in the House, and
sought to twist it into meaning that
he had abandoned support of the
Presidents national defense and
foreign program,
Evening star., 1942-08-02

If all homes on the Eastern sea-
board are to be kept warm this
winter, the ONCE OF the Petroleum
Co-ordinator believes at least 3O0,-
600 out of about 100000 homes
heated by fuel oil must have their
furnaces converted to coal, leaving
the oil for their neighbors.
Heating engineers are inclined to
gasp when they figure how many
conversion jobs would have to be
done in the Washington area before
the first cold spell. If this campaign
is to be carried out More than
10000 furnaces would have to be
operated on-and some local experts
are worried about the labor supply.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

Apparently not more than about
600 home heating systems here have
been shifted from an oil to a coal
basis this summer, and yet firms in
the business say they know of no
furnace repairmen who have not
been busy.
WPB Pushes Plans.
But the Government has decided
the thing can be done. and is max
ing preparations in a big way. The
War Production Board already has
allotted 100000 tons of iron and
issued priorities for casting among
other items, 125,O0O CRATES needed
in converting to COAL spokesmen say
About six or eight man-hours of
Evening star., 1942-08-02

Hugo L. Black and Mrs. j. Borden
Hartman will be hosteSses.