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Evening star., 1943-01-21
Alexandra 10 Press
WPB 10 Reconsider
Hospital Refusal
Committee Named to Act:
Whitton Loys Rejection
To D. G. Commissioners

The Alexandra City Council last
night voted to appoint committee
composed of three of its members
and the city manager to join the
board of the Alexandria Hospital in
an appeal to the War Production
Board to consider it's refusal to au-
thorize 100-bed addition to the
hospital.
Robert G.. Whitton, hospital ad-
nlinistrator, charged that Alexan-
dria had been sold down the river"
by the District Commissioners, who
were present at all conferences con-
corning the hospital He said he
felt the Commissioners were largely
responsible for the project being
turned down.
Mr.. Whitton said the WPB had
acted adversely at the last minute
after the project had been ap-
proved by the Federal Works Agen-
cy and the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and had
completely ignored figures showing
that Alexandria has 16 beds per
thousand inhabitants and reduced
to 08 by the fact that the hos
pital also serves Fairfax and Prince
William Counties.
Statement absurd"
He called the statement that two
out of every three and a half Alex
andria cases go to Washington hos
pitfalls absurd" and pointed out
that if Alexandria should be given
the facilities to establish a school
of nursing it would be the only
one between Washington and Rich
mond.
Pointing out that the Army and
Navy had Endorsed the project as
badly needed to care for service
mems families in the area, Mr..
Whitton said that when the apart
nlent projects at Parkfairfax, Fair
lington and Hunting Terrace are
completed, hospital facilities would
be even more inadequate than at
present
Representative Howard w. Smith
tolo the meeting tnat ne RAD ap-
preached Maury Maverick, head OF
the WPB Governmental Require
ments Bureau, with regard to the
grant for Alexandria, and had been
told that the Public Health Service
had advised against approval of the
Alexandria project However, Mr..
Whitton read a telegram from DR.. v.
M. Hoag of the Public Health Serv-
ice stating that no recommendation
had been made against the hospital
addition.
DR.. j. W. Love, chief of the hos
pital staff, gave examples of the
overcrowded conditions of the insti-
tuition and warned that an epidemic
may result If WPB fails to relieve
the situation.
He expressed the belief that only |
out of every 20 patients in Alex
andria go to Washington hospitals |
and estimated that Alexandria gets |
five patients day from Arlington
and three from Washington.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Bank CIearings Hold
Moderate Increase
Over Year Ago
TotuI for q Cities
Shows Little Change
From Previous Week
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2i-Bahk clear
ings in the week ended Wednesday
were barely unchanged from the
previous week, but were moderately
higher than in the same period a
year ago, Dun g. Bradstreet, Inc, re-
ported today.
Transactions of % leading cities
amounted to $7,790 ,324,000, up 11.5
per cent from s6,982 ,2S1 900 in the
like 1941 period and an increase of
s208, ,22o, 900 from last week.
More important gains over 1912
included New Orleans, 500 per cent;
Omaha, 42s; Richmond, 31.7; Louis
vile. 2l, and Kansas City. 1919.
Chicago showed a slight decline
while Philadelphia clearings were
unchanged.
Freight Loadings Rise.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today that 755,369
cars of revenue freight were loaded
during the week ended last Satur-
day.
This was an increase of 80, 9,097 cars,
or SIS per cent, compared with the
preceding week; decrease of S.
958 cars, or SO per cent, compared
with a year ago, and an increase of
5l,872 cars, or IA per cent, compared
with 1910.
The report classified the loadings.
compared with last week and the
corresponding week year ago, as
| follows.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
U. Of Chicago TO Publish
Encyclopedia Britannica
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-The En-
cyclopedia Britannica, a compre-
hensive summary of knowledge that
has been published since 1853, has
been placed in the hands of new
owner-the University of Chicago.
The 175-year-old publication was
presented to the school yesterday
by Sears, Roebuck & Co.
The outright gift included En-
cyclopedia Britannica, Inc, and
subsidiaries in England, Canada
and South Africa. Britannica Book
of the Year, Britannica Junior and
the Encyclopedia Brittanica World
Atlas.
The publication was issued first
in Edinburgh. Eventually it was
distributed on worldwide basis.
Sears-Roebuck, Chicago mail order
firm, assumed control in 1920. The
enthusiastically "a in nur.ber-
are printed here.
President Robert M Hutchins of
the university and Gen. Robert E.
Wood, chairman of the board of
Sears, announced that the books
henceforth would bear the i'm
primatur of the university.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

os the AsSocAaLeQ PreSS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Grain prices
weakened today following a report
that ceilings might be imposed on
cash and futures wheat prices.
Losses extended to about a cent
in both wheat and corn at times
but buying support was uncovered
at those levels. Attempts to rally
the market, however, encountered
profit-taking before reaching closing
prices of the preceding session.
Only a little hedging pressure
came into the wheat pit. Mill de-
mand was absent. Trading con-
tinued light. Traders showed a
tendency to wait more definite word
from Washington regarding the
wheat price ceiling report.
Wheat closed A-5s lower, May,
1.331a-5s; July, 1.385a-s4 corn was
OF 3s-A, Mays 977s; oats dropped
A-la, rye advanced 1s-3s, and soy
beans lost 11a cents.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Earnings and Employment
AT New Peaks in Novembe,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board
reported today in monthly survey
OF Is leading industries that earn
ings, employment and payrolls
reached new highs last November.
Hourly earnings maintained their
rising trend for the 20th consecutive
month with an advance of 0.8 Der
cent in November, said the private
research organization. The survey
placed the peak level at 96.6 cents,
rise of 1913 per cent over Novem-
Der, 194l, and 27.3 per cent above the
January, 1941, level.
Weekly earnings rose 90 per cent
to $42.49, up 1873 per cent from the
November, l94l, average and 38a
per cent greater than the weekly
earnings in January, 1941. -
The survey reported that the
weekly work week covered more
hours than any month since June
1880, averaging 437 hours.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Co-ordinated Effort Urged
As Fuel Oil Solution

Declaring that the rationing sys.
tenn is so complicated that it is
"collapsing of its own weight" Les
ter Scott of the fuel oil division oi
! the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association told members of the Six
teenth Street Highlands Citizens
Association last night that the fuel
situation in Washington will become
worse instead of better unless the
three agencies, Office of Price Ad-
ministration, Office of Defense
Transportation and the Office of
Petroleum Administration. co-ordi-
nate their efforts.
Mr.. Scott recommended that a
fuel committee be appointed for
every metropolitan area or that the
oil situation be placed in the hands
of one Government agency.
In answering questions put to him
by members of the group, he claimed
that computations by rationing
boards have been wrong in num-
Der of cases. He advised that per-
sons who were running out of fuel
oil and coupons Immediately con-
tact their rationing boards to have
their rations recomputed, providing
of course, that they have sincerely
co-operated with the Government
IN keeping their heat at minimum.
1t was announced that the Bright
wood School would no longer be
available for the associations meet
ings because OF the fuel shortage
The next meeting will be held Feb
ruary II in the Paul Junior High
School.
A new memebr, j. A. Blackney
was voted into the group.
Ward Taylor, president, presided.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Bund Sought U.S.. Rule
.Subservient 10 Hitler,
Reporter Tells Hearing
Capitol Correspondent
Joined Organization to
Probe Its Activities
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. Ala
Washington newspaper correspond
ent who said he joined the German
American Bund to investigate its
activities testified yesterday that
the Bund intended ultimately to
overthrow the United States Gov
ernment and establish Nazi regime
under American flgureheads.
The testimony was given before
Federal Judge William F. Smith in
decentralization proceedings against
Is former German nationals by
John c. Metcalfe of the Chicago
Times.
Our real aim is to overthrow the
Government and have a dictator
subservient to Hitler" Mr.. Metcalfe
said he was told in 1887 by Alphons
Brehm, leader of the Astoria IN. "
Bund unit. He quoted Brehm as
saying that the American Gov
ernment was corrupt" and that
the Bund would bring about a
change
Brehm told him further, Mr.. Met
calfe testified, that "the day of
trouble" was not far off, and that
there would be bloodshed when it
arrived, during time of financial
distress"
'At the right time help will come
in this blood bath of America Mr..
Metcalfe quoted Brehm.
The newspaperman said he joined
the Bund in 1887. after establishing
residence in the Yorkville section of
New York, and that he attended
many Bund meetings and visited
Bund camps, including Camp Nord-
land in Andover, N. j., after joining
the organization.
Evening star., 1943-01-21

| bus and streetcar fares, are con-
sidered as personal expenses, and
are not deductible.
A person on rowing commission
and maintaining no permanent
home is rot entitled to expenses
for meals and lodging while travel
ing.
In the case of shared travel, as
in a car or hotel room, the expenses
incurred must be prorated and only
those applicable to the taxpayer are
deductible.
Union Fees DeductibIe.
The amounts spent in seeking a
job. as we'll as the cost of travelling
to the place where new job is to
be taken up, are personal expenses
and are not deductible.
Membership fees in a labor union,
or in an organization which renders
a protective service to its members,
are allowable deductions.
Cost of uniforms and equipment
are deductible expense to the extent
Cd that such are specifically re-
qtured. and 90 that they do not
take the place of ordinary clothing
in civil life. Uniforms of nurses.
railway trainmen, BARRIERS and sur
geons are held to take the place of
ordinary clothing, and the cost of
such is accordingly not deductible
Cost of military and naval uniforms
and related equipment, such as gold
lace and gilt buttons, is not de-
ductible, but the cost of certain
items, such as corps devices, cam
paign bars, and the like, which are
especially required by the profession
Is deductible.
The uniforms of baseball players
and other professional athletes are
not considered clothing adapted to
general wear, and the cost of such Is
deductible. The same also applies
to the cost of helmets, rubber coats
and rubber boots required to be pur-
chased and worn by city firemen
and the cost of rubber coats and
rubber boots required to be pur-
chased and worn by city policemen
Evening star., 1943-01-21
London Bank Report

LONDON. Jan. 81 [P.--The Bank OF
England weekly condition statement issued
today reported a decrease OF f4,71S.OoU
in note circulation.
Increase of f19,39O,0 900 in government
securities and f17,040.0o0 In private de-
posits were partly offset by losses Of
f7 4:O. 600 In other securities and about
100000 in public deposits.
The proportion of the banks reserve
to liability this week was 1913 per cent,
compared with 20.4 per cent the same week
a year ago.
The detailed statement for week ended
January 20 follows dn thousands OF
Circulation. 900. $50: decrease AIS
Bullion, 9o2: increase 149 Reserve, A.
b22; increase 4,s67; Public deposits. o.
229. .SaT: increase 1000 Government
securities. 190,46S: increase 1890 Other
securities, 25,334: decrease 7,430. Ratio
OF reserve to liabilities 11.3 per cent, COM
pared with 1914 last week.
Bank rate 2 per cent.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Economist Attacks
Treasury Issue Of
Reserve Notes
Spohr Charges New
Financing Move Is
'Greenbuckism'
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Walter E.
Spahr, secretary of the Economists
National Committee on Monetary
Policy and professor of economics
at New York University, in an open
letter to Congress charges that is
suance of $500, 900 900 of Federal
Reserve Bank notes by the Treas
ury is unauthorized by law and a
form OF "greenbackism."
He says, IF our Treasury and
Federal Reserve authorities are to
resort to greenbackism, they should
do so openly and inform Congress
and the people Of that fact. This
type of currency imitation is pre-
cisely what is involved in the pres
ent issuance of so-called Federal
Reserve bank notes by the Treasury.
"The following facts are not to
be controverted:
81. There Is no law authorizing
the Treasury's action in issuing
Federal Reserve bank notes up to
$500, 900 900 or in any amount what
ever.
"2. Such notes can be legally is
sued only by Federal Reserve banks
and only in accordance with pro-
visions of the Federal Reserve Act.
''3. The new so-called Federal Re-
serve bank notes are not issued by
the Federal Reserve banks and are
not liabilities of these banks.
a. The statement on the face of
these notes to the effect that they
are secured by United States bonds
deposited with the Treasurer of the
United States of America are by like
deposit of other securities is a false
hood"
The letter said that while it was
issued by the committee, the views
expressed were solely those of the
secretary, Prof. Spahr. The COM
mittee is a group of rs economists
and its announced purposes include
education on the desirability of IAN
early return to the gold standard"
and to combat unsound monetary
policies such as those of inf1ationists
devaluationists and commodity dol
lar advocates"
Evening star., 1943-01-21
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Jan. 21 lP,.--Eggs, 27,s97;
fIm. Mixed colors, fancy to extra fancy,
37s4; current receipts, 37A mediums,
34R; dirties No. !, 34h-9+; average
checks 33-33L.
Whites. fancy to extra fancy. 43A-
44ia specials, 42lz-Aa: standards. Al :
41h; fancy heavy medium, 39a4 40A;
mediums. 39I4
Browns fancy to extra fancy 42-43s.;
specials 41la; standards. 40-40H; me-
diums, 3Sh
wholesale price levels) Creamery. hisher
than o. score and premium marks. 41h-
4sA: % score fcash market, 47-47A;
SS-91 score, 4634-47A.
Cheese. 253,014: firm.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Arrears.
Bohack, II C 1st pf Sl.O0 20 2-l5
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Jan 2I (Pl.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow (Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents):
Canada Of1cial Canadian Control
Board rates for United States dollars
buying, 10 per cent premium; selling, ii
per cent premium equivalent TO dis
counts on Canadian dollars in New York
per cent
Canadian dollar. in New York open
market, 9is per cent discount or 90O6A
United States cents
Europe-Great Britain official, Bankers
ForeIgn Exchange Committee rates.: Buy
cables, 50 04
Latin America--Argentina Official, % n;
free, % 80; off 1870 cent; Brazil offcial,
6.05n; free, 5.20n; Mexico, 2066n
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated
Nominal.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Washington Produce

BUTTER-Local supply situation too
uncertain to quote prices
LIvESToCK-CaIves, IS; lambs. 16.
From Food Distribution Administration
prices paid net fob. Washington:
EGGS-Market steady Prices paid for
Federal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations Dan. 2D: Whites, q. s.
extras. large. 42-44: average AZ; u s.
Standards, large, 40-42: average, All: Q. s.
standards. medium. 80; U. S. Trades, 90.
age. 4s: i. s. extras extras. iana Medium nj; II; uves s
standards. large. 40-41; average, Al:
Y. s. trades, .36-361a average. seIz.
Nearby ungraded eggs, current receipts:
whites, 3S; mixed colors, 81 Receipts,
Goyernment,graded eggs. 1876 cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Re-
ceiptS light. Prices nominally unchanged.
Fowl. colored. As pounds 25-2T: some
higher. BOOSTERS. 5h pounds and over
2S-29h cents.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Virginia Reports 20
New Meningitis Cases
By The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 21.-The
State Health Department said yes
terday 20 new cases of meningitis
were reported in Virginia last week,
10 less than in the preceding week.
Five of the cases were reported
from Richmond The 20 cases last
week brought to 81 the total number
reported in the State during the last
four weeks.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Metropolis View Dance

The Metropolis View Citizens AS
sociation will hold its annual dance
and buffet supper at pm. Saturday
in the Southern room, Nesline's
Restaurant, 1906 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE. A business meeting of the
association will be held at pm.
Monday, February /, at 200 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Dry Yeast Developed
By STANDARD Brands
BY the Associated Press.

PEEKSKILL, N. Y, Jan. 21.-
Development Of new active dry
yeast which can be shipped in a
limited space and requires no refrig-
Grafton was announced by Standard
Brands, Inc, here today co-incidental
with the award of an Army Navy
"E' to the employees of the local
plant.
James S. Adams, president of
Standard Brands, said the entire
output of the new yeast was going
to the armed forces and probably
would not reach the civilian market
until after the war.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Conversion Revealed
By BigeIow-Sunford
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-John A.
Sweetser, president of the Bigelow-
Sanford Carpet Co., announced to-
day that conversion of its manufac-
turing facilities had resulted in pro-
duction of an average of 5000 wool
Army blankets and $4,000 square
yards of heavy Army cotton duck
daily.
In addition, he said, the COM
pany's machine shops were turning
out a steadily mounting volume of
metal war materials.
Evening star., 1943-01-21

against Voroshilovgrad now Of
fered a picture to London mill
tary observers of Russian Army
sweeping through the Southeast
ern Ukraine toward the Sea of
Azov, to encircle Rostov COM
pleteiy)
Region Is Cleared.
The advance on Rostov from the
Don Valley and from the Caucasus
found the Russian Army firmly in
trenched at Proletarskaya, the Soviet
Information Bureaus bulletins said,
marking the clearing of the entire
region north of the Manych water
way
In the Lower Caucasus the Rus
slams claimed the recapture OF
Nevinnomysskaya, 200 miles south
east of Rostov but only so miles
from the next key Caucasus strong
point of Armavir.
Armavir is on the main Baku-
Rostov railway and at the head o.
the spur that runs through the
OIl W 1udEISE Oli JAlt
Black Sea. 1t is the gateway tt
Kropotkin and Krasnodar and the
entire Kuban valley defense zone
south of Rostoy.
The latest communiques had little
to say of the offensive to clear the
German besiegers out of the Lenin-
grad area.
Dispatches from the front which
told of the Russian seizure of tht
fortress at Ostrogozhsk af:er two
day siege said that two trainloads
of German automobiles were cap.
tured in the town Red Army troop.
held the siege on the town while
other troops speared down to Valui
kiand Urazovs. in gains reported
previously.
Evening star., 1943-01-21

ChicaEo Cash Market.
No wheat Corn, No. . yellow. as1a-s4
No. ;. 96A-98: No. 4, 93-95s4; No. 3, q1 "a
sample grade yellow 1918; sample grade
50. Oats, sample grade white. 5s. Bar.
inal. Field seed, per hundredweight nom.
inal: timothy. 475-5.C0; alsike 1900.
"a 90: fancy red top, 70050; red clover
1s,50-23. so: sweet clover. 7.o0-9.0 90; al
falfa, 29.50-36.00
Evening star., 1943-01-21
London Guins Reduced

LONDON, Jan. 81 (P).-The stock
market made some progress in early
trading today, but surrendered the
greater part Of it and in some cases
more before the close. Industrials
were neglected generally and home
rails slipped back in varying
amounts, mostly minor.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last 2t Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 35, at noon today Year ago. Al.
Lowest, 49, at noon yesterday. Year
ago, 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, -, on January II.
Lowest, 5, on January 20.
Humidity for Last 81 Hours.
(From noon yesterday 10 noon today0
Highest, 90 per cent. at 2:3O am
Lowest, 80 per cent, at 2.30 pm.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry. Potomac clear at Great
Falls.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
1ati
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Weather In Various Cities,

Not everybody with a dollar to
spare can shoot gun straight, but
everybody can shoot straight to the
bank and buy . War bond.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Jan. 21 GP.-Poultry, Ia
trucks; firm; unchauged
Butter. receipts 2OI ,962: firm: prices
as quoted by theh Chicago Price Currsnt
are UNCHANGED.
prices UNCHANGED. Government graded
eggs, white. loose, so; carton. 50.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. Jan. 2l,--The Associated
commodities today declined to 104,47.
Previous day, 104.57; week ago, 103.75;
month ago, 1O3;Os: year ago, 81 Ia
High 104.57 a5.12 1925 aS.14
Low-- 9554 77.03 $3.50 41.44
1a96 average EQUALS 1000
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Weather Report

the
al cold gentle
Moderately cold
Moderately cold the north portions cold in the
south portions
Evening star., 1943-01-21

FRENCH JOIN BRITISH IN TRIPOLI ADVANCE Fighting
French forces open arrow established contact with the British
olack arrows in the advance Trpo while military sources
said the retreang Axis forces might make Mareh
d. Apparently to divert Allied strength the launched
tank attack near Pont du Rahs CO. Meanwhile the British
the sinking of enemy ships the Central Medi-
terranean of them Lampedusa GA P Wrephoto
Evening star., 1943-01-21
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Rates of dividends in the
foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-an-
nual declaration. Unless
otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not in
cluded. q Also extra or
extras. d Cash or stock.
e Paid last year, PAYABLE
in stock. g Declared or paid
so far this year. h Payable
in Canadian funds. X Ac-
cumulated dividends paid or
declared this year. WV with
warrants. XIV Without war
rants.
Evening star., 1943-01-21

CAMP LEE, VA-FLYER PLUNGES TO DEATH AS BAND PLAYS
Flight Officer Clayton w. Huntsman Fillmore Utah.
died in the plane op which plunged earth between barracks
here Saturday In the plays battalion
review unaware that the plane about crash The pilot
maneuVered the ship to avoid striking and buildings
the post then jumped to his death from height
A Photo
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas SIS pfd.-10 at 100,
25 at 100.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY.
STOCKS

Ter Rf&W Cp LIST AS 194S l03h
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 4P.-Dividends
declared
Accumulated.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Russia

Continued From First Page
Evening star., 1943-01-21

FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-29
Board
Explains Why

Union. y J APPS. 29-INS For
the first time in the nation. a
draft board made public today a
complete list Of the younger men
in the community vino have been
granted defcrmenis from military
service.
Vincent De p. Slayin. chairman
OF Selective Service Board 2. or.
dered the list. containing 1913
-rrrfres- peEtaa--IIe .-sald- lL-Wag
compiled after the board had been
deluEed with phone calls. letters
and personal appeals as to why
young men were not being called
while married men were being in.
Quoted
The list Is headed deferred
and why and records the names
addresses. age. status married
Or single-and names ~ the con.
Germs by which the men are EN-
ployed. n also gives the job each
deferred man holds i'm an essen
tial war industry.
Slavin said posting Of the list
as legal under section 5000 of
the selectiye service regulations. .
The board currently is induct
ing marie men vino were not
fathers prior to Sept n. 1872.