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Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
All 10 American Brass
Plants Win { Awards

The army-navy "E' has been
awarded 10 two more plants OF
the American Brass Co. both in
Kenosha, Wis, one owned by the
company. the other operated by
the company f& the Defense
Plant Corp. When these latest
awards are presented on June 16,
all 10 plants operated in the
United States by the company will
display this award for outstanding
production.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
Livestock Markets


CATTLE 200. compared last weeks
close slaughter stores and hetfers fairy
sieaGy Cows snd bulls steady 70 25c
higher. stoCkers and feeders strong 20 fully
25c higher. top. Si62 rs on choice i,ii0-lb.
besVes load 057 lbs. topped the quota
paid SIS bulk medium and good led steers
and yearlinEs $40 L.. so most heifers.
.Sia IS down beef cows, Si0. rs ~ -. mainly
.xilHl2 80. bulk Gamers and cutters, 81 so
"a 10 so, medium and good sausage bulls.
.SiI 5Hi325. I'D dhead, Sl3 50. choice
7O4-lb stock sters. SIS. bulk medium and
good replacement steers Sla 50 n Is. so.
CALVES -iJO compared last week 5
close veslers weak 70 mostly soc lower .
closing bulk good and choice. SIS so. odd
head 20 Si7. common and medium. si3G
IS SO
HoGs-1 600: bidding steady N SC
higher. asking iOc higher on butchers seal
INK $50 lbs upward. most 10000 lbs. fed,
Sl4 20 n Il 90.
SHEEP 200: compared last weeks close,
old crop wooled lambs and springers practi-
cslly absent shorn lambs around SOC lower
sheep steady. good 10 choice shorn lambs,
Nos ad 2 peus, $3.50 Is; mivxed
medium 10 good, SiJ 25Ilt25 Gull and
common 81 sou u 50. scattering native
spring lambs S1tHl6 comomn 10 choice
shorn slaughter ewes. s6ns.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04

the 40 years since the Kraft busi-
ness was founded here in 1903. He
is a director and member of the
executive committee of National
Dairy Products Corp, of which
Kraft became a member company
in 1880. Prominent in industry
affairs. he is president of the Ma
tional Cheese Institute.
J. l.. Kraft in his new position as
board chairman plans TO remain
active in the business. devoting
chief attention to long-range dairy
industry developments bearing on
the national and international re-
llationships of the company, accord
ing to a statement issued following
the meeting.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
Test An+i-Freeze

So precious has the supply Of
permanent anti-freeze become
that Chevrolet dealer. are ap-
plying factory-approved tests to
determine accurately whether
the solution is worth draining
and preserving for future use.
Ed Hedner, Chevrolet director
OF service, is urging all car and
truck owners to conserve the
ethylene-glycol type and advises
if the solution is to be left in
the cooling system during the
summer months that the sys-
tenn be cleaned and reverse
flushed; that air passages in the
radiator core be free of obstruc-
ton; that hose connections and
water pump be inspected for
possible leaks; that the fan belt
be examined for wear, and that
cylinder head bolts be frightened
TO prevent seepage of gases into
the coolant, resulting in an acid
condition that would accelerate
rust and corrosion.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
Rye Sets Pace
As Grain Prices
Move Upward

CHICAGO. June 3 (INS) Pro-
nounced strength in rye, Decem-
ber reaching new siX-year top
of Sl0l&. featured today's grain
trading. Other grains also were
on the upgrade.
Rye advanced nearly &c. Last
prices were lac 10 lSsc higher.
Wheat advanced lac before
'reacting 10 close i2c 10 Sac higher.
July reached a high Of Sl.453sc.
Oats closed i2c 10 sc higher
and at new tops for the season
with July AT 642sc
Nearby rye futures established
new tops for the season. Corn
was unchanged.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
Stocks Getting Low

Used car stocks are really low
in Detroit. With threat of CELL
ings hanging over them. dealers
have been pushing their cars
fast. Few trade-ins are coming
in. and the dealers have gone to
the advertising pages to lure
some from private owners.
Most of the used car deals
these days. they complain, are
between friends. Even those
who obtain certificates for new
cars have their old ones sold or
promised before they 60 into the
market.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
Kraft Co. Elects
New President

CHICAGO. June 3-John II.
Kraft was elected president of the
Kraft Cheese Co at the annual
meeting. succeeding his brother,
J. L. Kraft, founder OF the busi-
ness, who was made chairman Of
the board.
AS executive vice president since
1887 and chairman of the execu-
tive committee for the past year,
John Kraft has been operating
head of the company for some
time. He has been a close associ-
ate of j. L. Kraft during most of
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
Fisher Plants Honored

Three more Fisher Body
plants soon will fly the coveted
"E" from their f1agpoles. This
willmake six that have won the
army-navy award.
Two of the plants just hon-
ored are in Detroit. the aircraft
unit and the Fleetwood unit.
The third is the aircraft division
in Memphis, Tenn.
The two aircraft units were
cited for their production Of
parts and major sections for the
famed Mitchell B-25 bomber.
The Fleetwood division won its
spurs for parts for the Flying
Fortress.
The two Detroit plants will
get their "E" awards next Tues
day. The Memphis plant held
ceremonies today. &
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
Dow-Jones CLOSING
Stock AVERAGES
Gas Sales Over I942

The Michigan Consolidated Gas
Co. reports gas sendout data for
the Detroit district in the week
ended May % totaled 488. .795. 900
cubic feet. against 395 ABS, 900
cubic feet in the like 1912 period
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
SQUARED Declares
SO Cents on Common

Squared Co. has declared the
quarterly dividend Of 50 cents on
the common, payable June 30 10
holders Of record June Is. Same
amount vas paid in previous
quarters.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
GoebeI 3-Month
Earnings S78,21O

Goebel Brewing Co. for the first
quarter of l943 reports net profit
of S7S,2l0 after provision for in
come tax Of S53.65 as against
$50. 703 after taxes of SAT 425 in
the 1912 period.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04

TOLEDO, June tiNsJ-Cssh gram or
track
WHEAT No 2 red. 81 So = n s3iz
CORN No ? yellow. Si.06dl.O7, No.
yellow. i.O4 l.05.
OATS No. white, SS q 67c: No.
white 81 ~ 66c
soYBEANs- No. 2 yellow. 81 7Ois nl7l
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
THIf AGO

as 600. steady. top. SIi35. hulk. Sl4 20
Hl4 30; heAves, Siti5ai4 30 mediums.
Si4 20gl4 B.; lights, Slf.i3n 1898; light
lights Si4a1t25; packing sows, 1888 q
1913. pigs. Si2 5on i3 so.
CATTLE - 600. steady. Calves: 600
steady Beef steers: choice. $50 II so;
medium. xiiHi yeArlings. Sl3n II.
Butchers: heifers Si2 rs. cows. $40 =
1850: bulls l1ai4 so. calves. qn $50;
feeders i21f5 Stockers: steers Si3u
is: cows and heifers, 50. 50T Ia. so.
SHEEP-6. 900. steady. lambs. SIS so n
Is. common, tl4nl5. yearlinEs, Sl3. 5C
d IS; ewes, S7qe. feeders. Sf41 Is.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
WINNIPEG GRAIN

WINNIPEG, June 3 uNsD Wheat
closed &C higher today, oats and barley
unchanged. rye sc 20 lac UP.
WHEAT--July 81 00z, Oct. 81 OIL y "
IOiN, Dec Sl.02n l.02it.
OATs-July, Oct. and Dec. 81 hc bid.
BARLEY-July. Oct. and Dec. 64a. bid.
RYE-July Ssa.e bid. Oct. Sos a 50 2. C.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
35-Cent Payment
By M(Louth Steel

McLouth Steel Corp. has de-
clared dividend Of IS cents. pay
able June IS 10 holders of record
.tune s
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO CASH GRAIN
CHICAGO June GNs)-Cash grain
close;
WHEAT None.
CORN No ? yellow. si.O7; sample yell
low $1,000 l.03is
oATsN No. ! mixed. size: No. 2
white. 6sc.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
t'ELIsTFp

Dividends In the foregoing table are the
anounts declared or paid 40 far this year.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-04
TOLEDO CASH GRAIN

TOLEDO. June , UNsJ--cssh grain on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09

AUTO LOANs-cars. boass trsfisr4 truunn
boats. easn wnfis yoa .sn 49, -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09

.coNsuLT the snisrHs1 R<sl Estsss -
ings IN The big Nsundsy Tines Wat "A
Stctionl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Trucks Wanted

TRUCK wanted Light pickup. would con
Il slider panel or sedan delivery, VIII pas
|, cash. Mr. AsgOOd No. S6i3.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09

AUTOMOBILE glass replacement BY estab.
nshed company. Superior Auto Glass Cos
3435 East Forest. Dixon $685..
CONSULT + the- enlarged Real Estate ist-
/ ings in the big Sunday Times Want ~
Sectionl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Automobiles Wanted

AAA-JUNK CARS WANTED
Highest dollar paid. Townsend s-f5i9.
"A BETTER price raid for iunk cars snd
trucks Olive $3.50
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
House Trailers

ALMA SILVER MOON-Is4I; 22-n. ex-
ceient condition; Al tires. $40 Avery.
Tyler 4-i2lS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09

INCOME TAX loans. Open every evening,
SIS, and Saturday afternoons until Marc
Is. Peoples State Loan Co, 1914 Cratt0e.
Phone Arlington 1333.
FOR FRIENDLY LOAN SERVICE 81
ASSOCIATES PLAN CORPORATIONS
s37 MACcABEEs BLDG. TIE. l-6s7o
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Fortresses Follow Up
Huge Night Assault
By Raiding NAMES
Rubber Factory Near
Viehy and German
Capital Blasted
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 16.-American
Flying Fortresses, following up a
dusk raid on Nazi-held Europe
and probably the Allies biggest
night assault on the continent,
bombed naval installations at
Nantes in France today in their
second foray in two days.
An official announcement of the
raid on Nantes, big French indus
trial center at the mouth of the
River Loire. said the Fortresses were
escorted by American Thunderbolts
In the mammoth operation last
night the Fortresses, joined by Lib
orators and Marauders, plastered
Nazi airfields and aircraft plants in
France, in their first after-dusk as
sault, while Raj planes hit Berlin
anew and stabbed at one of Hitler
important rubber factories at Mont
lucon, only 43 miles from Vichy.
The attack on the German capital
was the first since the predawn
hours of September and presum-
ably was carried out by the RATS
swift Mosquito bombers which pum-
mel Berlin between the saturation
attacks by fleets of four-engined
craft.
Other RAF bombers struck at adj
ditional targets in Northwest Ger
many, the Air Ministry announced
Montlucon was the principal tar
(See RAIDS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1943-09-16
CIurk's Order
Beuchheod Secured,
General Declares
BY the Associated Press.


ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept. 16.-Fol-
lowing is the text of 1t. Gen.
Mark w. Clark's order of the day
announcing that Allied forces
had secured their beachhead at
Salerno:
"As your commander, I want to
congratulate every officer and en-
listed man in the 5th Army on the
accomplishment of their mission of
landing on the west coast of Italy.
All the more splendid is your
achievement when it is realized that
it was accomplished against deter
mined German resistance at the
beaches. Every foot of our advance
has been contested.
I'VE have arrived at our initial
objective-our beachhead Is secure.
Additional troops are landing every
day and we are here to stay. Not
one foot of ground will be given
up.
NCli. ASAO11pSolklCly PAoNCh
9th British Army-our partner in
the task of clearing the German
forces out of Italy-is advancing rap
idly from the south and in matter
of hours its presence will be felt by
the enemy. Side by side with the
9th Army, the 5th Army will advance
to occupy Naples, Rome and other
cities to the north and to free Italy
from German domination.
II am highly gratified by the eff
cient manner in which the British
and American troops have worked
side by side. Their performance has
justified the confidence placed in
them by the people of the United
Nations. They know that we shall
drive on relentlessly until our job is
done.
Il desire the contents of this let
ter to be communication to all
ranks in your command"
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Japs Announce Shake.up
OF Hiqh Navy Officers

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-A shakeup
in the high-ranking personnel of
the japanese Navy was announced
in a broadcast by the Toxic radio
reported by the Office of War In
formation.
Vice Admiral Jutaro Hibaya. chief
of the naval ordnance depot of the
Kure naval base, and Vice Admiral
Kinshiro Suzuki, president of the
naval submarine school, have been
appointed to the naval general staff,
the broadcast reported.
Vice Admiral Yoshisuke Kannose
succeeds Hibaya, the broadcast said,
while Rear Admiral Kinya Yama-
zaki takes over the naval submarine
school. Other changes included the
assignment of Rear Admiral Araki
to the presidency of the naval tor
pedo school.
Evening star., 1943-09-16
II Miners Trapped
In Kentucky Blast
Men Feared Sealed
5000 Feet Underground
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARLAN, KY, Sept. l6.-Seven-
teen men were trapped 5000 feet
Underground today when an explo-
sion Of undetermined cause closed a
tunnel of the Three Point Coal Co.
mine about IL miles south of here.
Nearly 200 miners were on the job
at the time of the blast, but all
were accounted for except the II
trapped in the closed tunnel.
George Ward. secretary of the
Harlan County Coal Operators As
ISOLATION, said James Bryson, the
organizations safety director, and
State mine inspectors took command
of the rescue operations, but no
contact had been made with the
trapped men.
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Italy Is Not Second Front,
Soviet Newspaper Insists
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Sept. 16. - Pravda,
Communist Party newspaper, insist
ed today that real second front"
had not yet been opened by Russia s
Western Allies in Europe.
The newspaper counted 2l2 Ger
man divisions on the Soviet front
and said none had been withdrawn
to meet the invasion of Italy. On
the contrary, Pravda declared, some
German troops have been moved to
the eastern front during the sum-
mer from Western Europe.
(Pravda's report did not agree
with recent reports from Stock
holm that German forces we're
being shifted from the Eastern
front)
The newspaper criticized Gen.
Wladyslaw Anders, former COM
mander of Polish forces in Russia,
for his recent statement that the
Germans had withdrawn so divi-
sions from the Russian front.
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Two Wurdens Plead GUILTY
At New York Spy Trial

An FBI agent, Gerhardt Hunt, at
the trial testified Lehmitz trans
mitted to Germany by invisible ink
writings on apparently jnnocuous
letters, information on ship sailings,
convoy movements and other mill
tary information The letters, to
friends" reached the Axis by way
of Spain and Portugal, an FBI
agent said.
De Spretter, consulting engineer,
was charged with obtaining book
of aviation information, published
by the Brewster Aircraft Corp. and
turning it over to Lehmitz. For
this, according to a signed state
ment by Lehmitz, he received 500.
Lehmitz said in the statement he
had received information from De
Spretter for espionage purposes
about a dozen times
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Robert ". Johnson,
Vice Chairman,
Reported Resigning
Poor Health Blamed
For Decision Of Head of
Smaller War Plant Unit
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Robert w. Johnson, chairman
of the Smaller War Plants Corp,
and vice chairman of the War
Production Board, has requested
to be relieved of his post be-
cause of Ill health, it was learned
today.
Mr.. Johnson, who recently resigned
a commission of brigadier general
in the Army so that he would be
free to direct activities of the cor
poration in the way he believed it
should be operated, has asked WPB
Chairman Donald M. Nelson to re-
place him as soon as possible.
Appointed in late January to the
post which has been one of the hot
spots" of the war program, Mr.
(See JOHNSON, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1943-09-16
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-Ernest
Frederick 'Lehmitz, 81. and Err
win Harry de Spretter, So, for
mer Staten Island air-raid war
dens, pleaded guilty today in the
midst of their trial on espionage
charges in Federal Court.
The pleas were made shortly after
the prosecution had rested its case.
After admitting conspiracy to
violate the wartime Espionage Act,
they were asked by Judge Mortimer
w. Byers whether they realized the
full penalty that might be imposed
by their pleas-prison sentences of
up to 80 years or death. Both re-
piled in the Affirmative.
The court set September 81 for
sentencing.
Evening star., 1943-09-16
laps Forced 10 Fight
After Allies Back Them
Into Lac Death Trap
Artillery and Planes Aid
Jungle Troops Closing
On Big Air Base
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Sept. 16.-Backing the japanese
into a death trap where they are
forced to fight, Allied jungle
troops have battered through
pillboxes, trenches and machine
gun nests with the aid of artillery
and planes to bring nearer the
fall of the big air base of Lac,
New Guinea.
East of Lac, Australians are only
2 miles from the center of the
coastal town and are about to over
run the priced Malahang Airdrome.
On the west, where the intricate
defenses were preached after hours
of fighting, another force in the
Markham Valley is only S miles
away.
To the south, Americans and Aus
tralians who annihilated most of a
Japanese garrison In capturing the
airdrome and harbor town of
Salamaua left behind patrols to
hunt down the surviving stragglers
and moved in force more than half
way along the 18 miles of Jungle
trail separating the two Huon Gulf
bases.
Tricked by Allied Strategy.
The .Japanese. tricked bv Cen
Douglas MacArthur's strategy into
believing the main Allied push
would be made below Salamaua,
have offered scarcely any opposi-
ton until now to pincer forces which
landed from the sea above Lac Sep
tember 4 and from transport planes
behind Lac September 5.
Today's communique reported the
(See PACIFIC, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Hungry Crowds Fired On
In Rome, Swiss Hear
81 DIE Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AT THE SWISS-ITALIAN FROM
TIER, Sept. is. - Hunger-driven
crowds which stormed Italian food
shops in Rome, Udine and Belluno
were fired upon by German occupa-
ton troops, it was reported here
today.
Udine and Belluno are in North
ern Italy, within 100 miles of the
Brenner Pass. The reports said the
Nazi troops were thoroughly looting
the occupied territories, not only of
foodstuffs but. of gold and silver
ware.
The Milan newspaper, corriere
Della Sera. said church authorities
had appealed to German Marshal
Albert Kesselring to order his
soldiers to refrain fronp looting
churches.
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Black Sea Base
Captured After
5-Day Battle
$4,000 Nozi Troops
Routed; StuIin Tells
Of Latest Victory
BULLETIN.

LONDON (P.-Red Army
troops driving westward be-
tween Bryansk and Nezhin,
captured Novgorod Seversky,
30 miles from the White Rus
sian border, a second special
order of the day by Premier
Stain announced today. The
victory news, broadcast by the
Moscow radio, was recorded
here by the Soviet monitor.
Novgorod- -Seversky is 95 miles
southwest of Bryansk and 80
miles northeast of Nezhin,
which fell yesterday.
A Moscow communique later
announced the capture of
Romny and Lozoyaya, two i'm
portant rail centers in the
Ukraine. Romny is 13O miles
east of Kiev. Lozovaya, last
important German-held rail
junction on the line from
Kharkov to Stalino to Rostov,
is IS miles south of Kharkov.
1y the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-Russian
forces have captured Novoros-
sisk, the Black Sea naval base in
the German bridgehead of the
Caucasus, Moscow announced
today in a broadcast.
Premier Stain disclosed the cap
ture in a special order of the day,
recorded here by the Soviet monitor.
Russian troops in the Northern
Caucasus co-operated with units of
the Black Sea Fleet in the COM
bined land and sea operation. The
vital port was taken by storm today
after five days of fierce fighting
during which the Russians routed
three German divisions, 4 Rumanian
division and detachments OF Ger
man marines, Stain announced.
The fall of the Kuban Delta port
toppled Hitler's faded hope of Cau-
casus OIL
$1,000 Reported Routed.
There was no immediate indica-
tion of how much, If anything, the
Germans were able to save from the
Kuban debacle but with the COM
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Victory at
Bismarck Sea

Last March 3 American air.
men, not too confident. took
off from Port Moresby, New
Guinea, to meet a Jap inva-
sion fleet slipping through the
fog of the Bismarck Sea from
Rabaul to Lac, now beSieged
by MacArthur's forces. Sud-
denly the fog lifted and in the
two-day running battle that
followed not a single Jap ship
escaped. Jap losses: % ships,
61 planes, $4,000 men. Ameri-
can losses: planes, 13 men.
The pilots of the combat
planes have told George
Kennedy of The Star staff a
thrilling round -by-round story
of the great battle. In IL in
stallments, the first appears
next Sunday in
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Cur|ey, Others
Named in Fraud
Indictment
House Member and
Donald Smith Are
Accused in Case
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Representative James M. Cur
ley of Massachusetts,, former
Governor of that State and one
time Mayor of Boston; Donald
Wakefield Smith, former member
of the National Labor Relations
Board, and four other officers
and directors Of Engineers
Group, Inc, were indicted today
by a District grand jury on
charges of mail fraud in connec-
tion with what the Justice De-
partment described as a "Goy-
ernment war contract brokerage
racket"
The accused men are charged
with collecting fees by misrepre-
senting their ability to obtain war
contracts and with fraudulently
holding themselves out as a skilled
engineering firm which had planned
and supervised more than 500, ,00o,- :
600 worth of construction in the
last 20 years.
Mr.. Curley, at present a Demo-
cratic national committeeman end
long a leader in national councils
OF the party, was president and a
director OF the concern until De-
cember %, 1941, according to the
department. Mr.. Smith, Washing
ton lawyer, is listed as treasurer and
vice president.
Others Under Indictment.
The other defendants are:
Marshall j. Fitzgerald, a Wash
1ngton Legislative counsel" living
at $50 Sixteenth street NV, secre-
tary and a director of the firm.
James G. Fuller, formerly of
Washington. now serving five-year
term in a Federal penitentiary for
sending fraudulent securities
through the mail, according to the
Justice Department. He was listed
as executive vice president and a
director.
James Barton Underwood, for
merly Of Washington, who has been
serving with the Greek Army at
Cairo, Egypt, described as president
and director during January and
February, 1912.
Bertram Hall of Dallas, Tex, vice
president and director.
Engineers Group, Inc, according
lSee CIIRI ,EY PAGE Al
Evening star., 1943-09-16
District Total Is 81, $4,000
As War Bond Purchases Soar
Locul Sales Near 80 Per Cent of Cool;
Morgenthou AssoiIs Overconfidence

Third War Loan bond sales
scared to $5,059, 600 900 today
more than one-third Of the ma
tional goal-as the District
neared 80 per cent OF it's $94,-
000,0 900 quota. One large sale
yesterday sent the District total
to $23 $685.
These results in the first week Of
the Back the Attack" campaign
today were linked with Treasury
Secretary Morgenthau's disclosure
of our material losses in Sicily, and
his warning that the war has just
begun for the United States.
Revealing that our losses in Sicily
Evening star., 1943-09-16
vickery in London

LONDON, Sept. 16 tP1.-Rear Ad-
milar Howard L. Vickery, vice chair
man of the United States Maritime
Commission, has arrived in London
for conferences with British ship
ping authorities and an inspection
OF British shipyards. He will ex-
change ideas with the British on
shibuilding methods.