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Evening star., 1942-03-26
Washington Produce

BUTTER-93 score. tubs, 37A: 1-pound
prints, 37A; t-pound prints. 3Sh: q2
score, tubs. 35'4 1-pound prints, 36l.;
ll-pound prints, 3634: 81 score. tubs, IS
l.pound prints, 35l2; A-pound prints. 36:
90 score; tubs: 34..; 1;pound prints. 35h;
I.pound prints. 35; N-pound prints, 35h
N-pound prints. SIS. ''''
, L1VEsT o c K-Calves, S14h: sprins
From Agricultural Marketing Admins
tration. Prices paid net fob Washington.
Eegs-Market steady. Prices paid for
grading stations March 2s):, Whites. q
extras medium. ss-a7ik; 1 q. 3. Standard sta Ia IS
large. 27.29, mostly 81; q. 8: standards
medium. 24-26: U. 8. trades, 24-25. mostly
%. Browns, q. s. extras. large. 2S.29
mostly 2S U. B. extras. mediums 26-27l2,
mostly q: 2. s. standards, large. 26-2s
mostly 2S: U. 8. standards mediums, 25;
Y. s. trades, "a. Nearby ungraded eggs
s9H5s spsssa ess: s1s EseeiDts
LIVE POUL R MARKET slightly
stronger on fowl; steady on others: Fowl
colored; 4 pounds and up, 22-23; Leghorn
higher; No. Is, 10. BOOSTERS, 1916
Chickens. virginis Rocks. broilers and fry
and Foets and
Is ;,nd: d2-1s BEDS; norIs: 1920 ,a c,Dons s.
Turkeys. young toms, 16 pounds and up
"a; young hens, 10 pounds and up. $3.50;
No. 2s and undersizes, Is. Guineas, young,
all sizes, rs; old. 10.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
House Refuses Funds
For Raushenbush's Salary

By the Associated Press.
Funds to pay the 5000 salary of
H. S. Raushenbush, research and
planning chief of the Interior De-
partment's Power Division, were
stricken from the Departments ap-
preparation bill in the House yester-
day after he had been charged with
radicalism.
Also deleted were $28, $50 for the
National Power Policy Committee,
500, 900 for the Information Division
and $4,000 for the Investigation Di-
vision.
The amendment to slash the ap-
preparation was offered by Repre-
sentative Jones, Republican, Of Ohio
and adopted tentatively, "a to 50. It
Is subject to a final vote later.
Representative Winter, Republi-
can, Of Kansas charged that Mr..
Raushenbush believes in COM
munizing America and Is doing his
subtle best to achieve that end" Mr..
Raushenbush has denied the charge.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Bank CIearings Hold
8.8 Per Cent Gain
Over Year Ago
Drop at New York
PortIy Offsets Big
Outside Rise

By the Associated Press-
NEW YORK, March 26.-The vol.
ume Of bank clearings in % leading
cities declined during the last week
but held S8 per cent ahead OF the
comparable 1o4l week, Dun g. Brad
street reported today.
New York clearings totaled s., ,485,-
521 900, against $3.50, ,432 900 q year
ago, Q drop of IS per cent. The
other % cities surveyed aggregated
$3,467, ,116, 900, or 26.4 per cent more
than in the comparable week last
year.
The aggregate for the % centers,
$685.. .637 900, was of 1913 per cent
from the preceding week and COM
pared with $6,392. .781 900 for the cor
responding week Of 1941.
Seattle showed the biggest gain
over 1941 with a rise of 68.4 per cent
Detroit clearings were up 45.4 per
cent, Kansas City and Dallas, 402;
Buffalo, 1914; Omaha, 38.5; Houston
38.4, and Cleveland, 36.e. Chicago's
total Of $406 ,200, 900 compared with
1857 ,800, 900 In 1941.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Pennsylvania Crude
Prices Are Boosted
By the Associated Press.

8y tue ADS0CI1t<o Pf68t.
PITTSBURGH, March 26.-The
Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency Of
the South Penn Oil Co., principa
buyer Of Pennsylvania grade crude
oil, announced today q new in
creased price list to conform with
the ascent barrel advance granted
yesterday by the Once Of Price Ad.
ministration.
The new quotations. highest foa
Pennsylvania grade since the early
1930s, were Bradford district, 50;
National Transit Co., $2.93; South
west Pennsylvania Pipeline Co.,
$2.65; Eureka Pipeline Co., $3.50,
and Buckeye Pipeline Co.. $2.55.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
London Bank Report

LONDON, March 2S 1P.-The Bank OF
England statement issued today showed
the fouth consecutive weekly increase in
note circulation. amounting to fs44.O0O
private deposits increased more than
f22,OOO.O 900 and government securities also
improved more than $4,000. 900
Public deposits declined about e., ,OnO, 900
and the banks reserve was lowered by
100000
The ratio of reserve to liability this
week stood at III per cent compar ed
with 1O.2 the same date last year
The detailed statement for week ended
March 20 follows lin thousands OF poundsJ
Circulation, 755.067: increase s44 Bul.
lion, 637; increase 20. Reserve. 25,57l;
decrease 823. Public deposits. g272; de-
crease. 3,342. Private deposits, 2Os,Isl;
increase 22.O36. Government securities
182,42S; increase 1855. Other securi.
ties, 27,512; decrease 81 Ratio Of re.
serve to liabilities, 117 per cent compared
with 1872 last week. Bank rate, pei
cent
Evening star., 1942-03-26

Labor Committee accused the
United States Chamber Of Com.
merce Of organizing . write-to-
Congress campaign which would
disturb labor management har-
mony.
Retain War Profits Clause.
Chairman Vinson Of the House
Naval Affairs Committee, predicted
that the Smith bill on which hear
ings were being held, would 60 before
the House soon, possibly with modi-
fications. He said q clause placing
. ceiling on war profits would be
retained despite strong opposition
from the Treasury and chiefs of
the Nations war production effort
to that method Of recapturing "ex-
cessive" profits.
Randolph Paul, tax adviser to
Secretary Morgenthau maintained
that the Treasury's clans for boost
ing excess profits taxes, now pending
before the Ways and Means Com
mittee, would prove more effective
and less discriminatory than the
percentage limitation.
He argued that the profit Hmita-
ton would favor peacetime business
operations because it applied only
to war costs, would impose q Crush
ing bookkeeping and administrative
burden on contractor and govern
ment alike" and might encourage
contractors to pad their accounts.
New Bonus Testimony.
New testimony of mounting COM
pensation paid executives of cor
porations with defense contracts
reached the Naval Affairs Commit
tee yesterday. Edmund Toland,
committee counsel, reported that q
sample survey Of Is companies
handling naval contracts had shown
that the salaries and bonuses OF
their oficials In 1o4l ranged 70 to
1881 per cent above that Of 1894.
Representative Gore, Democrat,
Of Tennessee, who had presented
another List of what he called
"scandalous" increases in corpora
ton salaries and bonuses, COM
mented that the Government Il
being filched and robbed"
Mr.. Toland said he would prove
In testimony next Monday that
there Is Q feeling on the part of both
labor and industry, What do we care
about cost? The Government Will
foot the bill"
Mr.. Toland named ]. B. Armitage
chief engineer Of Kearney d Trecker
Corp. Of West Allis, Wis, as the
recipient Of an increase Of 1881 per
cent, jumping from q salary Of $6,-
l57 In 1894 to . salary of $4,000 and
q bonus of $63 800 in 1041.
Toland's survey was based upon
figures obtained through question
naires sent these IS companies
some Of whom did not reply:
American Zinc Smelling Co. and
subsidiaries. Babcock IL Wilcox Co.
Bridgeport Brass Co.. E. I. du Pont
de Nemours g. Co., Fulton Syphon
Co., General Steel Castings Corp.
Heppenstau Co., Hevi Duty Electric
Co., Kearney & Trecker Corp, Keuf-
fel & Esser Co., Lands Tool Co..
Lansdowne Steel & Iron Co., Lodge
& Shipley Machine Tool Co., New
York Air Brake Co. and Union Car
bide & Carbon Co.
During the period 1934-lo41 he
said that ~ Of II officials Of the
companies received 100 per cent in
creases in compensation. II received
increases Of more than 200 per cent,
10 more than 800 per cent, 7 more
than 400 per cent and 5 more than
500 per cent.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
.Sperry Corp. Reports
$8,2S1,511 Profit
For Last Year
Result Compares With
$7,854,176 Recorded
During 1940

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 26.-The
Sperry Corp. today reported l94l
net income Of $8,281,5ll, equal to
SAIL q share compared with $7,654,-
176 or $3.50 q share In 1910. The
company specializes In production
Of instruments and equipment for
the aviation industry.
Aviation Corp.
Aviation Corp. reported for the
quarter ended February 28 net prof1t
of $l,002,8 equal to II cents q
share on 5,782 ,222 shares against
$198,093 or cents a share on 1885,
667 shares in the February quarter
of 1941. The company's equity in
the undistributed earnings Of sub
sidiaries not consolidated, oompris-
ing Vultee Aircraft, Inc: New York
Shipbuilding Corp. and Auburn
Central Manufacturing Corp. for
the February quarter, was equal to
81 cents share.
Directors declared q dividend Of
10 cents q share payable April 20 to
holders of record April 10. The pre-
vious payment, which was the flrst
since 1898, was Is cents share dis
tributed December 20, ls4l.
Draper Corp.
Draper Corp. manufacturer OF
textile machinery, had earnings OF
81 TIT ,056, after tax reserves, In the
year ended December n. 1941, ac-
cording to q balance sheet made
public today.
The 194l earnings. equal to $4.53
per share of outstanding stock, COM
pared with $2,085,718 In the 1910
year, equivalent to IS 81 per share.
Gillette Safety Razor.
Net income of $3.123,265. after all
charges. including taxes. was report
ed for 194l by the Gillette Safety
Razor Co.
After deduction Of $l,500,000 for
preference dividends $l,623,265 re-
manned for common stock, or 81
cents q share on 1895, ,769 shares
outstanding, as compared with ST.
60l ,093 net In 1910, or IS cents q
share on common stock after pref
erence stock dividends.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. March 26 R.-Late for
in dollars. others in cents):
Canada - Omcial Canadian. Contro
Board rates for U. S. dollars; buying II
per cent premium, selling II per cent pre-.
MUM. equivalent to discounts on Canadian
dollars in New York of buying 9.91 pei
cent. selling 8. 90 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar.
ket, 12h per cent discount. or 87.12h
U. cents, down Y cent.
ers Foreign Exchange Committee rates.
buying, 400; selling 404, open market
cables, 4.04.
Latin America - Argentina, oficial
29.77 free, 23.75, UP 5-100 cent; Brazil
oficial. .O5 n: free, 5.2On; Mexico. O.67n
tRates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated.)
Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Executives Promoted

NEW YORK, March 26 R.-The
Board Of Directors Of the Newport
News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
yesterday accepted the resignation
Of George A. Parker as secretary
and elected to the position the as
sistant secretary, Kemper L. Kel-
logg. Parker became assistant to
the president.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
| Jump Reported
In Structural
| Steel Orders
BY the Associates Press.

By the A0B0cleteC Ife66.
NEW YORK, March 26.-New or
ders for fabricated structural steel
In February totaled az, ,206 tons, the
largest for any month since June
the American Institute Of Steel Con-
struction reported today. January
bookings were l80,S02 tons and In
February last year they were l73, SIS
tons.
February shipments totaled l53, -.
tons. compared with l5S. $50 in Jan.
uary and 161 ,SH In February, 1911
Evening star., 1942-03-26

able prime summer yellow unauoted. Prime
and october. 1861.
crude, S125Ob. May. July. September
higher. Sales. 1853 Low middlinE
17.13; middling. 1888: good middling,
2O.3s receipts, 5,329; stock. 513,273.
Bid. Nominal
Evening star., 1942-03-26
| NEW YORK CURB MARKET

ruptey Or Or Sein.
under Bankruptcy Act. or securities as
eumed by such companies. Rates Of divi:
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or semi-annual declaration. Unless other
wise noted; special Or extra dividend. are
rishts. 9 Also extra or extras. Cash or
stock. 2 Declared or paid 90 far this year.
able in Canadian funds. Accumulated
dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Construction Down.


NEW YORK, March rs (P.-
Engineering construction volume
for the week ended today was esti-
mated by Engineering News-Record
at s177,115, 900 compared with s273,-
100000 in the previous week and
$l26,284,000 for the corresponding
period last year.
This brings the total for 1912 to
81 ,993 ,088 900. a gain of 36 per cent
over the aggregate for the 13-week
period last year.
Construction activities for the
latest week with comparisons follow:
Public.
Wk gsh Ssh oG6 Ss Wk 6oo Last Yeah noo
Private.
19,s43,oo0 13,523.OO0 1858 900
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Subject to Federal taxes. but not to
Baltimore Stocks
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, March 26-The Associated
Press Weighted wholesale price indsx Of
35 commodities today advanced to es.17.
neP Previo1s 1S day day. es.11; week ago. e74s;
month ago, e7.01: year ago, 80. 81.
1872 1941 1910. 1899.
low S6.5i 77.o3 $3.50 41.44
1925 AVERAGE equals 1000
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Washington Exchange

SALES-AFTER CALL.
Security Storage Co.-24 at 70.
Capital Transit Co.-l0 at 2034
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Baldwin Orders Soar
Far Above Year Aqo

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-The
Baldwin Locomotive Works and sub
sidiaries. including the Midvale Co.,
announced orders taken In February
totaled 81, ,972,843, compared with
10,761 ,246 in February, 1941.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Middling. spot. 2O.s5n.
New Orlesns Prices

Nrw oEfEAHs' 'ein Ms,ch "a i-rot.
ton futures advanced here today on buy
ing stimulated by claims Of q better spot
demand ands complaints from the belt that
new crop. The market closed steady 10
Ia Il nnints NET hi1her
Evening star., 1942-03-26

Brother, can you spare dime? II
-, buy . Defense stamp.
Evening star., 1942-03-26

What makes Sammy run? He's In .
barry to buy Defense bonds.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Rail Loadings Lag
Slightly in Week.;
Top Year Ago
796,640-Cor Volume
3.5 Per Cent Ahead
OF 1941 Period
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today that 796,64O
cars of revenue freight were loaded
during the week ending last Satur-
day.
This was a decrease of 2,7l6 cars,
or 0.3 per cent. compared with the
preceding week; an increase of 26,-
656 cars, or 3.5 per cent, compared
with a year ago. and an increase Of
l76.265 cars. or 28.4 per cent, COM
pared with 1910
The report classified the loadings,
compared with last week and the
corresponding week year ago, as
follows:
Evening star., 1942-03-26

.Ex dividend. ! Plus extras PAID 50
far this year. % extra. $500 extra,
zoe extra M m Sf:5o id extra- 6cirheE tsio on 3h
1941. $4,000 extra.
Evening star., 1942-03-26

Billions for Allied victory or
for tribute to dictAtors? There Is
only one answer: Buy United States
Defense bonds and stamps.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS

MISCELLANEOUS.
Ter RAW CT 1st 4As 194s 1924
Evening star., 1942-03-26

Total loadlngs declined against the
seasonal trend as a result Of losses
in coal and grain. Ore scored a
notable advance.
The Associated Press seasonally
adjusted index of loadings, based on
1929-30 as 100, declined to 87.7.
compared with 88.7 the previous
week and 84.6 year ago.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
u. 5. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK. March 26 LP-Prices
quoted in dollars and thirty seconds:
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Green, Murray Fear
Bills 10 Curb Labor
MAY Arouse Strife
House Naval Group Told
Nation Cont Afford to
Fiaht Internal War

Continued From First Pase.)
Evening star., 1942-03-26
RoiIwoy Earnings

CHICAGO March 20 R.-Railroad net
Evening star., 1942-03-26

Two Months Ended February -.
Illinois Central S2,4O5,73S S1.460.622
Burlington 2,917,340 1.723,S00
Chi. Gr. Western ls0,065 62'4S2
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, March 26.-Dividends de-
clared. Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-07-17

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Evening star., 1942-01-14
Offensive Is Seen
AS Reinforcements
Arrive in Burma
More on Way, British Soy;
Impe ioI Forces Man
New Line in Malaga
(Earh,r Story on Page A-2)

(EarE,r Story on Page A-2)
BY the Ass ,ciated Press.
RANG,,ON, Burma. Jan. H.
Land AMI air reintorcements for
the defefse of Burma have arrived
and NOR. are on the way, it was
announced tonight officially.
The new reinforcements will serve
in the forces of 1t. Gen. T. j. Hut
ton. former chief of the general
staff of india, who was appointed
last moILh as British of1cer COM
manding in Burma.
Anti-accraft batteries for Ran
COON ane other key points were re-
inforced and additional ground
crews 70, air units were landed in
Burmese airfields, some of them hid
den in tie jungle close to the from
tier of ;apanese-held Thailand, a
commun,lu said.
Fresh British and Indian troops
equippec for instant action were re-
garded q; a sign that Burma would
become The base for an offensive
against Japan's long and exposed
western dank in Malaga.
Authoc tiles have been trying to
combat Japanese radio propaganda
trying . scare the natives with
stories tnat japanese planes will
bomb Rangoon to the ground" in
the next three days and telling them
to flee vt least IS miles from the
city.
Evening star., 1942-01-14
| Joe Louis Given
First Taste of
|Arn1y Life
By the Associated Press.

BY lhe AsSOClAteu Iicss-
YAPHANK, N. Y. Jan. 14.-Joe
Louis was indicted into the United
States Army today as Pvt. j. Louis
Barrow in a four-hour ceremony
beginning with lunch and ending
with h lecture on military courtesy
and customs.
The world heavyweight champion
arrived with one of his managers,
Julian Black, and Promoter Mike
Jacobs shortly after 1870 am. and
was taken in tow by Army officers
and assigned to a company.
After lunch he was flngerprinted,
sworn in, given an intelligence test
and lectures on morality and hygiene
and military courtesy.
Joe returns to New York tonight
to appear on a radio program. To-
morrow he completes the so-called
processing" period, which includes
having himself fitted with shoes,
receiving his uniform and the first
of his medical injections. After
ward he will be given a personal
interview to learn the branch of
service for which he is best suited.
A group of some 400 to 500 other
xelectees went through the induc-
tion with Joe Col. Howard Bren-
izer, commander of Camp Upton,
said Joe would spend his l3-week
oasic training period at the post.
Evening star., 1942-01-14
Mayors Urge Defeat
.0f fPrice-ControI Bill
As Passed by Senate
Hear Henderson Call
Plan National Suicide;
Initiation Feared
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)

tEdTHcT StOfy Ou rage h-f.J
Expressing grave fear that the
Nation is headed for imitation. the
United States Conference of May
ors at its closing session this after
noon instructed its president, Mayor
La Guardia of New York, to back
the administration and Price Ad-
ministrator Leon Henderson in ef-
forts to defeat the price-control bill
in the form it passed in the Senate.
Before taking action, the Mayors
heard Mr.. Henderson declare, IT'S
a case of national suicide if this
thing comes!" He referred to the
price-control bill as approved by
the Senate. I'm genuinely scared
about this BILL" Mr.. Henderson
added
Mayor La Guardia explained to
the delegates that while he had no
authority to appear before the House
and Senate Conference Committee
considering price control. he was not
stopped from communicating with
members as to the views Of the con-
ference.
Automatic Esculator."
Mr.. Henderson said that 'as far
as control of imitation is concerned,
we will be worse of under the bill
as passed by the Senate than we are
today. My office now is operating
under executive orders which have
(see MAYORS, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1942-01-14
Stamps
Made WronQ:
lSoIe DELAYED

Sale of the new automobile tax
stamps in the District and other
parts of the country, scheduled
originally for tomorrow, suddenly
was postponed today until January
q when it was found that the
stamps were gummed on the wrong
side.
Indications are that the sale may
be postponed still further, since
the Treasury Department found at
the last moment that about half
the States have laws prohibiting
such windshield attachments re-
gardless of which side they are on.
The first stamps issued had glue
on their backs, which meant they
would have to be stuck on the out.
side of windshields to be seen. This.
it was decided, would result IN their
quick dislodgement and loss.
Now the Treasury's Bureau Of In
ternal Revenue has directed the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing to
print new stamps with glue on the
faces 50 they can be placed on the
inside Of windshields. The Treasury
also is busy feeling out States with
laws prohibiting such stickers to see
how the stamps will be received.