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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Lincoln Electric
Challenges u. 5.
Renegotidtion

WASHINGTON. Nov 4 1NS)
The first challenge of the War
Contract Renegotiation Act was
filed in district court here by the
Lincoln Electric Co. of Cleveland.
The renegotiation act. adopted
April %. 1912, is aimed at war
contractors making excessive prof
its as the result of original con-
tracts with the war or navy de-
partments. The government has
been renegotiating contracts in
cases where it is believed excess
profits have been made.
The Lincoln Co. asked an In
junction to prevent the navy from
enforcing a So, 250,000 penalty.
imposed on the allegation that
this was the amount OF the COM
pany's excess war profits In l942.
Charges that the act is uncon-
stitutional are made by the Cleve-
land firm which seeks a tempo
rary restraining order until such
time as arguments may be made
for a permanent injunction
The case will be heard Friday
befora Judge +. Dickinson Let's.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Fourth Forging Plant

Chevrolet today announced
the start OF production IN It's
fourth aluminium forge plant.
The latest unit is al Anderson,
Ind and will give the company
a new peak in aircraft forgings,
according 10 NJ +. Coyle. gen.
eral manager Of Chevrolet
The Anderson plant was for
n erly a wire mill and covers Il
acres. II was not I'm use for
years and was recently acquired
by the Defense Plant Corp.
which turned II over TO Chevro-
let for conversion.
The plant viii use some OF
ne heaviest equipment in exist
encc. which includes hydraulic
presses, homogenizIng furnaces
and upsetterS. one OF which
weighed $4,000 pounds before
installation. The forging press
was shipped 10 the plant from
Cleveland on a reinforced 10
wheel fiat car. 1t rests on A
concrete and steel base which
goes . feet into the ground.
The new unit will be operated
under the supervision OF the
Muncie forge plant, first OF the
forging units 10 go into volume
production on aluminium.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Auto
Graphs
New Group Screens
Technical Men
Hiding Behind Diplon1
BY sILER FREEMAN

Draft eligibles who are hid
ing behind their diplomas" are
about TO be smoked out. a
technical advisory council.
which will screen" engineers
and technical men TO best adj
vantage of the war effort, has
been set up here and may set
the pattern for other sections
of the country.
Heading the council as CO.
chairmen will be Robert l..
Crinnian, president OF the
American Society of Industrial
Engineers, and w. p. Putnam
of the Detroit Testing Labora-
tories. Others on the council
are DR.. c. G.. Duncombe of the
University OF Detroit; Ivan N.
Cuthbert of Smith. Hunchman
& Grylls, William NJ. Stewart,
William DcGalan and Verle ID.
Conklin.
The members Of the council
represent chemical, tool and
plastic engineering societies
which will act as advisers to
the SelectiVe service staff and
the War Manpower Commission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Pullman Turns
Out 3-Deckers
For Army sUse

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind Nov 4
The largest single order for a
railway passenger car Of one de-
sign has started rolling in volume
off the assembly line of the Pull
man-Standard Car Manufacturing
Co. here
The company that built Ameri-
cas- first Sreamlincd train has set
a production schedule calling for
manufacture OF 1200 new triple
deck Pullman SleeperS for army
use at the rate of II 10 Is a
day. depending on the availability
OF men and materials.
This will be real test of
what standard design can do
actually To achieve mass pro-
duction In the building Of rail-
way passenger equipment, thus
saving costs and speeding out
put" said Ellis w. Test. assist
ant 10 the president. "As such"
he added. "the job will bc
watched with considerable in
terest by the railway industry"
Pointing out that at one time
freight cars were turned out in
large quantities of identical de-
sign and 10 a lesser extent pas
SengeT cars were also.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
First Time
U. S. Buses Garry Over SO
Million Passengers in July

NEW YORK, Nov 4-For the
first time on record, the monthly
total of intercity passengers car
ried by major bus lines of the
country passed so million during
July, according to a report issued
today by the National Association
of Motor Bus Operators. The eX-
act figure OF 50.720,602 paSsen-
gers, as compiled by the Inter
state Commerce Commission from
the records of IT'S of the larger
intercity bus operators, repre-
sents a 43.9 per cent increase IN
riders over July of 1912.
The greatest increase was in
the southwestern region where
traffic was up SOL per cent, indi-
eating the Importance of highway
transportation TO the war activity
/ there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Turkeys 10 Cost
Around Soc lib.

LANSING, Nov. a (UP)-Michi-
gan housewives will pay about 80
cents per pound for Thanksgiving
Day turkeys. or approximately
what they paid last year.
That is the estimate of Otis f.
Shear, secretary of the Michigan
Turkey Growers Association, who
also disclosed more than 100000
turkeys will be available to the
consuming public,
Following are the prizes which
Shear estimates consumers Will
have TO pay for different types
OF turkeys:
Small, under l6 pounds, 30
cents.
Medium. between 16 and 20
pounds, 10 cents.
Large, over 20 pounds, AZ
cents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
HitC.&O.
Merger
Proposals

WASHINGTON, Now New
York Central Railroad VIII com
test any effort made by the Ches-
apeake and Ohio 10 merge the
Wheeling and Lake Erie with the
c. and O. or any of its affiliates,
+. f. Williamson. president, in
Dictated i'm a letter to ICC today.
The letter was written in con-
nection with pending proposal of
{. and O. TO purchase more than
$4,000 shares additional of Wheel
ing stock which would give c.
and O. and it's affiliate New York,
Chicago and ST. Louis. control of
81 per cent Of Wheeling lines out
standing shares.
The Central, according to Will
hanson. will not offer objection
TO the further stock purchase by
c. and O. but will fight efforts
to consolidate the Wheeling with
Nickel Plate, c. and O. or other
c. and O. roads.
The Wheeling shares now owned
by c. and O. and Nickel Plate are
held under trust agreement and
cannot be voted by the two roads.
The additional purchases also
would be placed under that trust,
which would have TO be dissolved
before move is made TO effect
consolidation of the Wheeling with
other G. and O. roads The Cen
trai. Williamson Indicated, would
oppose dissolution of the trust.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Pfeiffer Brew.
Nets S404,O37

Pfciffer Brewing Co. reported
today earnings for the nine
months ended Sept. 30 of S404 OBJ
after provision for depreciation
and estimated federal income and
excess profits taxes. as compared
TO 1891 ,S46 in the comparable
period of 1912.
The provision for estimated fed
eral taxes for the nine months Of
1913 amounted TO 500. 600 -S2lz-
-60U Tor income tax and S145,000
for excess profits tax, as COM
pared with S227230 for income
tax in 1912. There was no excess
profits tax for 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
M. 5. Rukeyser
Bond Maturity Date
Extension Favored
M. s. Rukeyser

CHICAGO Nov with the rapid expansion Of the national
debt some experienced private would like to the
treasury push maturity dates into the distant future
In The last half of the bonds SOLD represented
short term obligations bonds the Series which become
demand treasury within 60 days at the option
O holder
Harry banker expressed the view that the
World War better under which the
drive offered single bond instead oil show
full He personally would like 10 see
a 25year coupon bond at par
significance the redeemable feature OF the Series
bond after go days like Lawrence Stern
president National Bank and Trust Co. here take
that this provision will discourage fear selling at
slump government bond prices lie
argues the bonds have guaranteed redemption value
holders influenced they after the last war;
when marked change in bond quotations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Thinking Ahead!

With figures on industrial
accidents constantly showing in
creaSeS. il brings 10 mind what
one far-Sighted Detroiter did a
couple Of years ago 20 prevent
Just such situation in his
plants
Although Great Lakes Steel
Corp. already held many in
dustrial safety records. PreSi-
dent George r. Fink put up
$4,000 In safety prize money
when the company got into de-
Tense work prior 10 Pearl Har-
Dor.
The prizes are awarded on a
point system for improvement
in the record. which explains
why Great Lakes has run
counter 90 the national trend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Stand. Brands
Tops $3.50 Share

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- With
only two months 10 go, indica-
tionS are that earnings Of Stand
ard Brands. Inc. for 1913 may
better 50 50 a share on the COM
mon stock. This would compare
with 81 a share last year on the
new stock basis
The excellent showing this year
reflects the heavy demand for all
of the company'S products. Coffee
sales. for example, after a slight
slump following the end OF ration
ing, are booming, September sales
exceeding those for any previous
month in the history OF the COM
pdny.
Demand from the baking trade
for yeast and eggs is running
considerably ahead Of last year.
while its Ttamin and margarine
business is quite satisfactory.
To conserve lis whisky stocks.
Standard is rationing its cuSto-
mers. with the result that present
stocks should last until around
l947.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Livestock Markets
DI TRtfFf


CATTtf-7O0 slaurhtFr classes mod
erately active stesdy % strong no earIy
actlou co. steers and feeders load good
t1 choice 8 1lO-lc. fed steers So. 51. ttrse
loads o. good 10 mostly choice grades held
AZ SIC s5 tvn loads medium to good short
fet steers Al1 5041f2i. 40 head around
200-ib Kentucky grass steers &if lad
common 60 medium F51-lb week.-Mrs. xii %
few grass .hriffrr Sfl lo down bulk com.
non ar MEDIUM teef COWS. s. ~ 10 %.
good cCUF scarce quufes 90 SlI and
slightly above Gamers and cutters, 50
rs gfrs.F weight eaters and COMMON
1eef type cows mixed avound s.; usla.u
and good p4Is. s. 5OI f1S0 cutter ana
eommon, 1us; few lght canter bulls
down t1 So
CALVES 800; sew early faiss s,saay
scattering good fc rlHlee veairrs. SIS 81
d1s, most bids So 1D medium vesIsrs.
Si2 500 Is Gun. arr C1unar So ~.
slauEhter calves So f1Wf
HOGS 600 CpcuiuN bld $50 cents iuv.er
IN butchers 80 Jos tp a-rfE steady.
hest earlF bids by large interests SIS -
on 90 Pei $50 ih weights
FHF Fpl u0O +. 'rn taf ...
20 choice rafItf wn..sH .sHHr .tr. r.tr
mo .iGE tine IlesGat aI-Hlr gf.s
tcldHi4 ~. SIN 1ucas out af s 1seoor'
Do LlEiy action on sheep or lover srs1s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
On the
Business
Front
By ARD SCHULTL
Iinanclal naLlnr

Holland Furnace Company
probably VIII report 1913 net
profit slightly IN excess OF The
Sl.4S44T3 or S3.3- Is share
earned IN 1872. Dow-ToneS c>u-
mates.
How much the retirement
Will boz is dependent almost en-
tirclv upon The ieNg' at which
production of furnaces and
partS can hc maintained from
nov 20 the end of The year The
company has more orders on ITS
books than 10 can fIu because
OF failure of government 20 ease
restrictions un furnace manu-
facturc until too late m the
season 90 permit II and other
manufacturers 90 catch UP on
accumulated business IN present
calendar year.
This situation however. may
result IN "a good carry-over OF
furnace business into the FIRST
quarter OF 1914 a period which
normally rs slack and IN which
the company cuStomarIly OPP
crates al a small loss,
Orders booked during the
first nine months this year were
about Sl.0OO.O0O in excess of
the like period last year and
sales for the whole year prob
ably Will exceed 1925 total OF
repairs and replacement parts.
Profits on such business are not
subject 10 rencgotiation, a fact
which places the company IN a
fortunate position with respect
10 the bulk of its earnings.
Holland. however. Is doing
stable war business on armor
plate and anchor chains. Pro-
duction of these items is al peak
capacity and IS being handled in
a new plant constructed and
equipped during the past two
years at a cost of approximately
$625, 900. Prices on such work
are being continually adjusted
by agreement with a price adj
justment board and il is con-
templated that earnings as re-
ported TO stockholders for the
nine months and the year will
not be subject 10 later renego-
tiation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Thompson Prod.
Files New Issue

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4 - A
registration statement covering
the proposed sale of $4,000 shares
or S4.500,000 of cumulative pre-
ferred stock of Thompson Prod
-uctS,-Ine- was filed with SEC.
Issuance and sale of new stock is
subject to approval of holders Of
prior preference and common
shares at a special meeting Nov.
Is in Cleveland.
Proceeds would be used to re-
tire present outstanding convert
ible prior preference stock and To
provide additional working capital
with view to peacetime require
ments. There are 25,660 shares
OF prior preference stock presently
outstanding.
Dividend rate when decided
upon WIKI be filed as an amend
ment TO registration statement, as
will the complete list of under
writer's.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Airlines Analysed

In a 36-page. beautifully IL
Illustrated. third edition of Air
lines" the brokerage firm of
Merrill Lynch. Pierce. Fenner
& Beane reviews the prodigiouS
rise of United States air trans
portation during wartime and
touches on its outlook for the
future.
While putting down all the
favorable factors, the booklet
overlooks none of the problems
faced by the airlines such as
postwar financing, regulation
and international competition.
1t even hints at government
operation Of prime air routes
across the Atlantic and Pacific.
No one who wants 10 be well
posted on the airlines future
should overlook this well done
brochure
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Approved by CLARK

The advisory council was
formed yesterday at a meeting
AT which the members named
above were present with Mon
tague A. Clark. state director
of the VINO, and 1t. Col. Paul
Engstrom. selective serv e
chief. The two governmental
officials agreed 10 submit prob
lens connected with technical
men and engineers for the
recommendations Of the council
The aims Of the group wy.
outlined as aiding draft boaA
on decisions as TO deferments:
furnishing data TO the VINO on
controlled reforral. and helping
to eliminate boarding of techni-
cal men by some plants.
Several cases have already
been referred 10 the council for
recommendations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Gas Sendout Here
Exceeds 1912 Week

The gas sendout in the Detroit
district for the week ended oct
30 was 655.9l9000 cubic feet
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co
reported today This is an IN.
crease Of 79452 900 cubic feet
compared with the corresponding
week last year. when the totaI
reported was 576,4670O0 cubic
foot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Weekly Business
Failures Higher

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 Bushes,
failures increased in the week
ended Oct. 2S, reports Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc. After drifting
slowly downward in the two
previous weeks, they reached a
total of 49, double the number al
the beginning of September. A
week -tAeFe-rpeFe- anti q
year ago 15S.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04

struction and real estate; $4,000
stock.
Middleville Development Corp,
Vaudeville: S. r. Myers, Glenn +.
Black, and f. j. Lee, Middleville.
mcorporatorS: real estate and
building. $4,000 common stock.
Modern Inspection Co, Detroit;
Joseph ]. Geraci, Arthur G.. Num-
mer. and Ruth D. hummer, De-
iroii. incorporators1 inspecting
aircraft parts, war materials, etc.
$4,000 common stock.
The Morrison Investment and
Realty Co. Detroit; Warrick y
Morrison Jr.. Hubert Locks AND
Willis VI Graves. incorporatorS
real estate; $4,000 preferred and
$50, 900 common stock.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Six New Companies
File i'm MicIliS gan

LANSING. Nov. ( CUP)-New
Michigan firms which have filed
articles of incorporation with the
state corporation and securities
commission today are as follows:
Brown Ice and Coal Co, Benton
Harbor; kathryn Brown. and
Wesley Brown, 81. Joseph. in
corporstcrs; TO sell ice and coal
and operate a cold storage plant,
SJ00 common stock.
Grand River Manor Co. 1bp-
troit John J CHM. Marcus CHM
and Edward ! CHM incorpo-
sailors real estate and constuuC-
'0u 5000 common stock
} b Home Builders. Inc. De
troii George Cohen and Joseph
l.. Baskin, incorporators; con.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
UIterior Motive

Major r II. Humphrey, new
public relations officer here for
the Army Air Corps. made the
POUNDS All ilA---t1et newspaper plants
on a get acquainted tour.
Before he left, however. he
admitted 10 each person con-
tacted that he had an Interior
motive.
"If YOU hear OF any one with
n vacant house or apartment,
will YOU LET me know ." he
pleaded Mrs. Humphreys pa
tieutly waiting in Louisville for
moving orders"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Steel Rate
At 80 Pet.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4-Steel in
got production for the week ended
Nov. ] is placed at SO per cent of
capacity in the compilation by
Dow, Jones & Co. Inc This
compares with 100 per cent in the
previous week and 10l per cent
two weeks ago
U. s. Steel is estimated at 90
per cent. against 100 per cent
the week before and 1902 per
cent two months ago. Other lead
ing companies are credited with
99l2 per cent compared with 100
per cent in the preceding week
and l0ll y per cent two weeks ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
1857 New DWELLINGS
Needed in Flint Area

FLINT. Nov. AT least 100
workers have migrated 10 Flint
il the last six weeks, thus adding
emphasis 10 the need for all of
the 1857 new dwellings planned
here, it was disclosed ~ A. b.
Flagg, national housing agency
official who conferred with the
Flint war housing committee.
The migration means a prob
able increase in population In
Flint of three or four thousand
in month and a half. he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04

REPORT OF
Az AFFILIATE
A HOLDING COMPANY AFFILIATE
81 A bank which IL msmbr ~
Federal Reserve system. publ sned bA
cordance with the provisions ~ the X VI
Reserve Act.
Report as - October rs 1919 ~ Com
monwealth safe Deposit Co Detroit,
Michigan
Kind ~ business Rental ~ safe deposit
boxes Manner Ia which shove-namsd or
kaniration IL affiliated with member bank
and degree Of control stock % company
IL owned by The bank.
Srock 81 affiliate registered IN name ~
hank or known 10 be Owned 10y bank
directly or indirectly 500 oO0 %.
r II Talbot Wee President Of Conn
nonwealth safe Deposit Company, De-
troit. Michigan. DO salemny swear that
the above statement IL true. 20 the best
OF my knowledge and belief
y " Talbot Vice Pres,
Sworn 20 and subscribed before me thus
First day Of November 1913
Victor A. FOwies Notary Public.
fu-es
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Uses Capital in Small Enterprises

Benton prefers to use his capital IN
enterprises which controls rather than to invest IN
what be good for nm would
necessarily be applicable to the affairs OF person without
MIR. Bentons capacity for management
In his activities for sick businesses which
promise growth provided good management could
be developed.
example after 30 of pioneer laundering with ed-
films industry Benton has hunch that alter
the country will be ripe for significant expansion in
his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Conservative in Political and Economic Views

serving university staff Benton told
public impression of radicalsm in the colleges
ascrbes the fact that exceptional fellows
the impression that they are
of faculty.
Benton the impression that the faculty
members working pure tended to be conservative
in political and economic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Postwar Opportunities for Returning Soldiers

Benton, former partner oil the
Chester Bowles head OF the OPA member is now
president of the University OF Chicago and wee chairman Oh
the Economic Development
Coming here from the East he reports that ChageaHs are
keeping appointments than New Workers.
believes that there will be postwar opportunities
soldiers and others in setting up small enterprises
He thinks especial need finding projects Tor
little $500 of capital and has already
begun to survey field
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Zoe Extra Payment
Declared by Kresge

6. 6. Kresge Co. has declared
an extra dividend of 20 cents and
a dividend of % cents both pay
able Dec. 10, 10 holders of record
Nov. 26. The previous payment
was Is cents Sept. 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Oil Output Declines

NEW YORK. Nov. 4-Crude oil
production in the United States
declined 1880 barrels daily in
the week ended Oct. 30. to 1896
300 barrels daily, Oil and Gas
Journal rcpOrted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Boost Furnace Prices

WASHINGTON. Nov. Z OPA
has authorized the manufacturers
OF steel warm Air furnaces 10 IN
crease by 9 per cent thor maxi
mum prices for these products.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Standard Accident
Votes 621C Dividend

Directors of the Standard Acct
dent Insurance Co%have declared
q dividend OF 62i2 cents per share.
Davable Dec. 4 10 stockholders OF
record Nov. %.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Interesting Things Outside Own Chosen Field

Benton after business for himself in adver
ambition retire as he won
satisfactory Since his retirement he has OF course
but said he wanted 10 nu out ABOUT
inter sting of chosen Held.
While at Yale a casSnlae Of President
the University of Chicago The adrnan
when he invited to join the admin
of the university for whom he works SIX months
a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04

ENGINEERS PUBLIC SERVICE
Twelve months ended sept 30
1913 1912
Net income S5.07g ATT S4139 2S2
Per common share Si.4S s9c