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left" and was still applying the
shears"
A certain amount of systematic
procedure is necessary in any or
derly, well-managed operation. he
told the committee. but when 1t
interferes with business defy
ing the canons of commonsense and
good judgment, it should not merely
be cut, but should be torn out by
the roots"
He listed a number of examples
Of red tape cutting, including:
Elimination of an Army form ac-
knowledging to the consignor that
shipment had been received, thus
affecting an annual saving in time
and labor of preparing 2l,50000
cards.
BY knocking out" the require
ment that two copies of each ship
ping ticket furnished for auditing
purposes to Service Command Head
quarters. the preparation and mail
ing Of 100000 copies each month
has been eliminated.
Inventories Reduced.
Inventories or Army exchanges
now are taken approximately every
three months instead of the former
monthly check.
One ASF agency required 112 diff
ferent reports from posts, camps and
stations a year ago, but by next
month the reports will be consoli-
dated so that only two will be re-
quired.
One labor data report has been
killed" and 10000 man hours a
month have been saved: a forage
report has been improved so that it
is now required from only IL
sources instead of 600; elimination
of 5000 individual contractual de-
linouency reports on one subject.
The hearing. presided over today
by Chairman Ramspeck, will be re :
sumed at 10 am. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
United Stotes Treasury Position
Business Briefs

Municipal government represen-
tation on three-member fiscal au-
thority proposed by the Treasury
Department was urged today in a
committee report to the Municipal
Finance Ofioers' Association. More
than 300 delegates from cities in the
United States and Canada are at
tending the associations 38th annual
conference in Pittsburgh.
To insure prosperity American
business must be prepared to pro-
duce from IS to As per cent more
goods and services after the war
than they did in 1910. Paul G..
Hoffman, president of the Stude-
baker Corp, declares.
The Gruen Watch Co. reports net
profits of $908,078.79 for the fiscal
year ending last March 81. The
earnings, largest in the history of
the company. were equal to $3.50 a
share. Earnings last year were
1899 9,415.02 or $204 a share.
Directors of Twin City Rapid
Transit Co. voted $3.50 per share
dividend on the companys preferred
stock Directors said the payment
was current dividend and did not
affect the $40 per share arrearage on
the stock
Philadelphia & Reading Coal &
Iron c.. and subsidiaries for the II
months ended March 81 reports net
profit of s430,527 against a new loss
of $500, 148 for the preceding year.
The concern is in reorganization
proceedings under the Federal
Bankruptcy Act.
The Cleveland City Council de-
feated a resolution declaring the
city's intent to purchase the Cleve-
land Electric Illuminating Co.
The SEC has permitted Common
wealth Utilities Corp. to withdraw
a request for permission to sell the
Arizona Power Co.. a subsidiary. to
the Washington Gas and Electric
Co. Commonwealth Utilities. a
registered holding company, told the
SEC the contract of sale has ex-
pired.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Publishers Report Drop
In Use Of hewsprint
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 15-The
American Newspaper Publishers
Association reported yesterday that
during the first five months of this
year newspapers reporting to it
used 1,l63 ,53l tons of newsprint, a
decrease of IA per cent under con-
sumption in the comparable period
of 1912 and S per cent under the
first five months of l941.
May usage of this group of papers,
the ANPA said, was 248.255 tons of
newSprint against 242,372 tons in
May of last year and 260827 tons
in May of l94l. Last months total
was "a per cent more than for the
1912 month but 48 per cent under
usage of May, l94l.
Total estimated newsprint con-
sumption for May was 334,124 tons,
including all uses of this type of
paper. For the first five months the
total was 1,565,99l tons.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
.$4,50o, Fall
In Consumer Credit
Shown in 1S Months
Increased Wartime Pay
Used for Gosh Buying and
To Settle Old Debts

With more money to spend than
ever before, Americans are making
purchases for cash, buying less for
credit and using surplus funds to
pay of old debts. The Federal Re-
serve Board reported this today,
saying that during the past year
and half consumer credit out
standing has declined $4,50O 900 900.
Cash purchases in department stores
which formerly were less than half
the total sales. now account for
almost three-fifths.
The change in consumer buying
habits is attributed to increased
wartime incomes, decline in the
available supply of goods and Gov
ernment regulations limiting con-
sumner credit.
The regulation of consumer credit.
the boards monthly bulletin said,
has diverted into liquidation of
consumer debt current income that
otherwise would have increased in
flationary pressures.
THE volume of consumer credit
outstanding at the end of April. 1943,
was $500 100000, which repre-
sented a decrease of S4,500 900 900
since September. 194l.
According to current estimates
almost one-half of the reduction
was attributable to declines in credit
on motor vehicles alone, but sub
stantial liquidation has occurred
also in the amounts outstanding on
all the other principal types of con-
sumner Indebtedness.
AT department stores it now ap-
pears that the average installment
contract is completed in five or six
months, whereas a year ago it was
eight or nine months.
Even at jewelry stores, where the
typical terms have always been
shorter than the maximum maturity
established under regulation, there
has been some shortening of ma
turtles.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Brown
Continued From First Page.)

prompt and vigorous action was
taken. In the general maximum
price regulation we took prompt and
vigorous action and stopped the
sweep toward uncontrolled infla-
| ton"
Causes of Failures.
! Mr.. Brown said failure to stabilize
the cost OF living was due to four
reasons:
l. The tax and savings program
failed to siphon off sufficient pro-
portion of excess purchasing power.
2. Because of lack of jurisdiction
the War Labor Board was unable
to stabilize wages before October 2,
| 1912
3. Because of inadequate powers
to control farm prices, costs to food
professors continued to increase,
forcing upward adjustment in their
prices
4. Because of inadequate use Of
subsidies which might have been
employed to meet the pressure of
rising costs, it was impossible to
avoid upward adjustment of re-
tail prices and the cost of living.
Mr.. Brown said these four gaps in
| controls were more damaging than
the increases in ceiling prices would
indicate. adding:
These gaps were responsible for
the growing complexity and unwork-
ability of our entire program to
control food prices. as a result of
which prices have run considerably
above ceiling levels
Prices Above Levels.
He said a recent OPA survey
showed retail food prices were on
the average 5 per cent above levels
established by regulations, but
called this no reflection on the pa
triotism and honesty of the trade
as whole
1T stemmed in great part from
the complexity of the regulations, 4"
he said.
Unlike a year ago, he continued,
OPA now has vastly greater powers,
land we propose to use them. We
have the know-how we did not have
then, and we propose to use that,
too. We have all learned the hard
way that we cannot stabilize prices
unless we stabilize costs and that
we cannot stabilize costs unless we
stabilize prices. We have been di-
rected to hold the line. We shall
hold it, The food price program we
are developing is hold-the-line
program"
Mr.. Brown declared that where
rigid price control might impair pro-
duction of food, "the administration
is determined to protect the cost of
living and the wage structure
through the judicious use of Gov
ernment subsidies"
Answers Small Dealers.
He denied the claims of small,
independent dealers that fixing sep
arate prices for large and small
stores placed them at a competitive
disadvantage by advertising their
necessarily higher prices. He said it
is no secret to the public that small
stores charge more for food than
larger ones.
In evidence that this situation has
not placed the Independents at a
disadvantage, Mr.. Brown quoted
figures to show that independent
stores now have 6 per cent more of
the total food business than they
had year ago.
If this trend of business to the
smaller procerS is reversed he cold
appropriate steps to preserve the
position Of the little grocer would be
taken.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
B. & O. Carloads Show
Shurp Rise in Meek

Carloads handled by the Baltimore
g. Ohio Railroad during the week
ended June II, l943. totaled 70 .666
made up of 43,297 loaded on line
and 27,369 received from connections.
This was an increase of 4,970 cars
over the same week last year when
the total was $685. consisting of
40269 loaded on line and 25,427 re-
ceived from connections.
During the previous week the total
was 57,4l8 including 28,455 loaded on
line and 28,963 received from con-
nections.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Matthews Goes Home
After Radio Program
Here Is Cancelled
Sponsors Decide Clash.
Between Editor and Tuwes
Is Too Controversial

Rives Matthews. editor of the
Somerset (Md) News, who is under
$2,500 bond on criminal libel
charges because he exposed the
pleasure trip to Georgia of State
Controller j. Millard 7Tawes, left
Washington today after spending a
night "all dressed up and no place
to CO." So
M. Matthews hitch-hiked the 100
miles into Washington from Prin-
cess Anne, Md, to be a guest on Earl
Godwin's radio program over WMAL
last night. Shortly before he was to
go on the air he was informed that
the sponsors of the program had
decided the subject of Mr.. Mat
thews versus Mr.. Tawes was too con-
troversial.
The country editor, whose attack
on the improper use of gasoline and
State-owned cars by high Maryland
officials stirred Nationwide interest
and who was arrested on charges of
criminal libel, left the Capital for
Baltimore where he is scheduled to
appear on radio program tonight.
1t has been four years since he
was last in Washington, he said,
but he didn't have time for sight
seeing.
Il have a paper to get out" he
said. Certain people probably
would prefer that remain here for
a while, but I'm going to get back
and wrestle with that linotype ma
chine and publish as usual on Thurs
day"
The editor also pointed out that
his sweet peas, which he cultivated
successfully, require his constant
attention.
Mr.. Matthews case is scheduled
to be heard by the Somerset County
grand jury which convenes late in
September. He will be represented
by delegation of the country's
most distinguished counsel, including
attorneys provided by the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
and the Maryland chapter of the
Civil Liberties Union.
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Submarines
Continued From First Page }

significance in the Nays communi-
que yesterday disclosing the largest
number of enemy ships sunk by
American submarines. It NEARLY
means that the submarine opera
tons are undergoing a steady growth
the men aboard are learning their
trade, getting more skilled and more
American submarines are being put
into operation.
Before the war America had Ill
submarines built and 70 being built
according to the last naval figures
made public.
The Secretary declared that 20
destroyer escort vessels. the Navys
No. anti-submarine type of craft,
are expected to be completed this
month and turned over to the fleet
for shakedown cruises.
Atlantic War Not Won.
In answers to questions on the At
lantic submarine war Mr.. Knox said
he did not consider that it had been
won.
1T will not be won until the war
Is over" he declared. "All we can
expect to do is to reduce their dep
relations until they become mill
tarily negligible"
Mr.. Knox said there was no one
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Allied Planes Pound RobouT
With Thirty Tons of Bombs

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, June is (R.-Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's headquarters
today announced a new series of AL
lied aerial blows against Japanese
bases above Australia in the wake
Of Sundays heavy attack by Flying
Fortresses and Liberators in which
nearly 10000 pounds OF explosives
were dropped on the enemy keystone
at Rabaul, New Britain. Two planes
were lost.
In addition, a 4,00O-ton enemy
transport was blasted with 500
pound bombs and left aflame in
Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea
and II japanese barges were sunk
or damaged of the New Guinea
coast.
In yesterdays raids Allied flyers
hammered the Japanese strongholds
at Kaimana, Babo and Tuam Is
land.
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with such force and accuracy that
the enemy craft was probably de-
stroyed."
The Silver Star medal also was
awarded 1t. John F. Walling, Nam
tucket, Mass, diving officer on a
submarine which attacked Kongo
class battleship and a patrol vessel.
OF this engagement the Navy would
say only that it was successful" !"
adding that it had previously been
reported.
Navy and Marine Corps medals
were awarded Radioman Melvin An
derman, San Diego, Calf, who
served on this submarine, and to 1t.
George w. Grinder, Memphis,
Tenn, diving officer on craft which
participated in sinking of enemy
vessels"
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Gen. StiIweII in China
After Par|eys Here;
Sure Of Japs' Defeat
Proises U. S. Air Force
For Recent Support
OF Chinese Armies
By the Associated Press.

| CHUNGKING, June 15.-Lt. Gen
Joseph w. Stilwell returned from
Allied strategy conferences in Wash
ington today and said II feel that
we will have hell OF a hard job
ahead" in crushing Japan. but de-
clared that the United Nations were
thoroughly determined to do the Job
as soon as possible.
During the Washington confer
ences, Gen Stilwell told correspond
ents, China was thoroughly con-
sidered and her needs gone into at
length"
There was, he said, constant in
terchange of information between
Allied leaders in China and those in
charge Of the Southwest Pacific op-
erations on the common task OF de-
feating Japan.
I'VE have q savage enemy. and
there's plenty of him." Gen. Stilwell
emphasized. "Therell be lot of
hard fighting, but we are thoroughly
determined to get after him."
Son Greets Stilwell.
Asked II more supplies were COM
ing to the Orient, Gen. Stilwell re-
piled: The clearing of the Medi-
terranean will ease up the shipping
situation considerably"
Allied action in the Orient, he
declared, had been and would con-
tinue to go co-ordinated.
Gen. Stilwell, United States COM
manding general for China, India
and Burma, arrived here from his
globe -girdling trip earlier today and
was greeted at the airdrome by Brig.
Gen. Thomas Hearn, his son. Col.
Joseph w. Stilwell, jr., and other
members of his staff. En- route he
stopped in London and Cairo to
discuss with other American COM
manders the problems affecting the
Chinese theater Of operations.
During the Washington con-
versations," Gen. Stilwall said,
China was thoroughly considered
and her needs gone into at length" :"
Congratulates Air Force.
He praised the support which the
Chinese forces on the Yangtze front
have been getting from the 14th
United States Air Force. 1t must
have meant "a big lot" to them, he
remarked
The Chinese armies had been
fighting without air support, which
was particularly hard on them, con-
sidering their lack of anti-aircraft
guns, heavy artillery and other
needed equipment.
1t may now be disclosed that Mai.
Gen. Claire L. Chennault. COM
mander of the l4th Air Force, who
went to Washington with Gen. Still
well, arrived back in China on
June 4.
Gen. Stilwell said he was struck
by the work done in North Africa,
by the obvious efficiency of the
Allied operations there and by the
enormous amount of material that
was abandoned by the Axis and
which Uttered wide areas of the
l.ot{1oEalJe
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Knox Defends News
Coveroge in Capital,
Davis Answered

Most people don't know what
makes nNvs," Secretary of the
Navy Knox, newspaper pub
Usher in private life, declared
today.
Asked at his press conference
whether he believed if Wash
ington news is properly COW
cred, Mr.. Knox said yes, adding
that the Navy is giving out all
the news it has.
Elmer Davis, director of war
information, said in Boston
yesterday that the Capitals
news was less adequately COW
cred than any other news in the
world"
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. June Is tP,.-Cattle prices
today continued yesterdays. sharp down.
turn. with most big packers, their beef
prices rolled back 10 per cent. bidding
lines.
Trade again was drssgy, prices mostly
us- TO ,soced 30 cents % down and some onsrinfs
demand also was narrow. Most early
sales OF fed steers and yearlings We're at
heifers were weak, cows 10 to is cents on,
bulls steady and vealers weak. HOGS were
active but generally 10 to 90 cents lower,
best prices. The top was 1415, compared
with 14.35 yesterday.
=. Fat lambs were exceedingly slow and
unevenly lower: The best held above
1928. The undertone on sheep was weak
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, June Is R1.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow (Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents)i
Canada: Ofncial Canadian Control Board
rates for United States dollars, buying, 10
per cent premium; selling. IL per cent
premium; equivalent to discounts on Cana
dian dollars in New York Of buying, 991
per cent; selling, 800 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, 9is per cent discount, or eo.O6h
United States cents.
Europe: Great Britain. ofncial Bankers
ing, 4.O2: selling, 4.04.
Latin America: Argentina, oficiaL 90 II;
free. %. 20: Brazil. ofdcial, 6.05n: free,
5.20n: Mexico. 20.65n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated nominal
Evening star., 1943-06-15
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, June Is P.-Cotton
prices were unsettled today In restricted
dealings. Lacking anything definite in
Washingtons price control policy, traders
took their cue from the action of grains
and securities
Extreme early losses of so cents a bale
were reduced as trade price fixing orders
were emphasized by letup in July liquida-
tion and smaller hedge offerings
Late afternoon values we're unchanged
to % cents a bale lower. July. 2O21;
October, 1881, and December, 1850.
Futures closed 10 cents a bale higher to
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Weather Report

FURNISHED By the United states Weather
Bureau.)
District of olumbia-Continued
warm this afternoon, tonight and
Wednesday. A shower tonight.
Moderate winds.
Virginia-Scattered showers and
thundershowers tonight. Continued
warm tonight and Wednesday morn
ing
Maryland - Scattered thunder
storms and warmer tonight. Con-
tinued warm Wednesday.
River Report.
Potomac River clear. Shenandoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
muddy at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

Rates Of dividends in the FOREGOING table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. Un-
idends are not included. Also extra or
extras; d Cash or stock. e Paid last year.
far this year. b Payable in Canadian funds.
k Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year. Wv With warrants xw without
warrants.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

reason for the recent successes
against AXIS SubmerSibleS. 1t is due
to the increase in the number of
ships, planes, technique, greater air
coverage over the water in which
they operate, the bombing of their
bases and the interruption of their
operations to and from their bases.
Breaking another of it's periodic
silenceS on submarine warfare, the
Navy said yesterday its undersea
forces had sunk a destroyer and II
other japanese ships. mostly cargo
vessels, probably sank an additional
craft and damaged three more.
In another disclosure, the Navy
told how one of its submarines
slugged it out with a japanese sub
mersible on the surface and sank it.
These fresh triumphs cushioned
and avenged-losS Of the subma-
rines Amberjack and Grampus.
which the Navy said Saturday were
missing with their crews and pre-
sumed sunk.
Two Transports Sent Down.
japanese transports, carrying re-
Inducements for enemy bases, we're
hit hard, the Navy said. One large
transport was sunk, another medi-
UNI sized transport possibly sunk
and third, also medium sized, was
damaged.
Supplies of the japanese bases
scattered through the Pacific OBJ
viously were curtailed by the sub
marine forayS, for most of the ships
sent to the bottom were those which
carry equipment and food stuffs.
Ships sunk in that class included five
medium sized, two small cargo YES
sells and small supply vessel.
In addition, the Navy reported a
large trawler and patrol vessel sunk
and a large tanker damaged. All
these presumably were aiding in the
movement of equipment and sup
plies.
Heroism Is Cited.
Heroic action by submarine off,
GERS was recounted at the same time
with announcement of awards. The
Silver Star Medal was presented to
1t. James H. Barnard, Albany, N. Y.
whose supbmarine took on a jap
anese underwater craft in a battle
of deck guns and probably de-
stroyed" it.
The action was fought while the
American submarine was on patrol
in Japanese waters, and few details
were given.
1t. Barnard, the Navy said, was
officer of the deck when his ship was
attacked by the enemy submarine.
'Maneuvering with great skill,
the Navy added LIT. Barnard sue.
ceeded in avoiding the attack ano
then launched an assault of his owr
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Lanston Monotype-4O at "a
washington Gas Light S4 so pfd-3 at
100. 10 at l0Ols.
200
Capital Transit Cos at 81
Potomac Electric Power 5l7eo pfd.-1 at
1157s.
Capital Traction 1st 5s-S3, 900 at 1O5ls
Mergenthaler Linotype-lO0 at 46.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

Domestic help Is hard to find
but you may find II through q
Want Ad" in The Star.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Eggs Rare in Britain,
But Potatoes Sell for
Six Dollars Per Ton
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 15.-Britons
are receiving their 18th egg of
the year this week under, ra-
tioning regulations.
Potato conscious Americans.
however, will be interested to
learn that the surplus old po-
tato stock is being sold at about
$6 a ton for feeding pigs.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

NEW ORLEANS. June Is P.-short
covering erased early declines in cotton
futures here today and the market closed
steady, unchanged to 10 cents a bale
oh
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Weather In Various Cites,
Temp. Precipi.
High. Low. tatton,
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, June 15.-The Associated
commodities today declined to 105.42
Previous day, 10S.53: week ago; lO5.34 {:
Is43. 1912. 1e4i. 3e-4o.
Hish - 1O6s2 10322 9512 1925
Low --z... 10343 e6.54, 1903 63.7s
Evening star., 1943-06-15
NEW YORK BOND MARKET
TODAY,s SALES.

n. z. bond quotations fur.
nished b. the Associated
Evening star., 1943-06-15

sEx-dividend. tPlus extras Paid 50
far this year. e2Ts extra. h S5 extra
k zoe extra. m 81 90 extra. Paid in
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Report for Last III Hour

Record for Last 81 Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
HIGHEST, 81, 2:1O pm. Year ago. so.
Lowest, 81. 4:1O am. Year ago, SO.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, a5. on June 13
Lowest, 6. on February Is.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 81 per cent. at 2:3O am.
Lowest. ~ Der cent, at 2:3O . m.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Gecdetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High ------ 6:14 am. 7:04 am.
Low ------- 1:26 a m.
High --------- 6:3s pm. 7:39 pm.
Low ---------- 1;25 pm. 2:15 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets
sun. today 541 S.35
Sun. tomorrow 5.41 S.35
Moon. today 5:45pm 1852 am
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Ter RI & W Cp 1st 4As '4S 1854
Evening star., 1943-06-15
SomerveII

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Precipitation,

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.