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Evening star., 1943-04-12
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date:

Record for Last 2l Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
HIGHEST, So, 6:lO am. Year ago. -.
Lowest, Al. ":l5 am. Year ago. SO.
Record temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81. on March 81.
Lowest. 6. on February 10.
Humidity for Last 2i Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. - per cent. at 80 m.
Lowest. 55 per cent, at $40 a m,
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Report

Bareau)
little
occasionally winds
Colder
late tonight Tuesday
ending tonight little
morning. fresh occasionally strong winds
Evening star., 1943-04-12

MILLION-DOLLAR PURCHASE OPENS WAR LOAN DRIVE
Setting openngday tempo buying during
Second War Loan Drive the First Federal Savings
citation this morning invested $1000000 in bonds Carl
Engon executive vice president the Qef
presenting check for the to William Robbins rght
national director of the drive for the Treasury Department.
while H L. Rust r (center chairman of the District War
Finance Committee looks on. Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Commodity Prices

Ael p1ce index of
commodities today declined to 106.01.
Previous day. I06.33: week ago 106.66;
'n0A'n A'0' 1913. ta2 1919 s4s aHei is41' ieSa-4o.
HEi:h-- Ean 11osssss 11os ssssss 1922 g. e5dS ss2s
U926 average equals 1O0.)
Evening star., 1943-04-12

NEW YORK April l. p Steel prices
Pc Zoo pounds 70 b PittSburgh Ho.
rolled sheets. base price. 40, Ealvanlzed
sheets, $50. steel bars. t.l5.
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Baltimore Stocks
S.frtnl Dlena,ch 70 T',n 6.

srecIal Dlspa;ch to The Star.
BALTIMORE April i
Sales STOCKS HlGh. Low Close
100 ArGNdt! Corn Is is Is
e. Bal Trans pid lO'. lOl7 IOi,
3S Fldcllty & DepoS 1"pi2 1@ai2 l"aia
so Md & Pa RR 200 500 200
$1,000 Bal Trans IS A so so 60
Evening star., 1943-04-12
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS, April IL ,P,.--Cotton
futures declined here today under long
liquidation and hedge selling. Closing
prices were steady, ID TO 80 cents a bale
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Capital Traction 1st 5s-sl,coO at
1867, $1,000 at 1852.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Steel Plants Shiftinq
To GIMP Plan With
Little Confusion
All Orders Expected
To Be Certified
Before April IS
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, April l2-The maga-
zine Steel said today relatively
little confusion is expected in pass
ing from the production require
ments plan to the controlled ma
terials plan" and elaborated
indications are that practically
all consumers who had rated orders
definitely promised for second quar-
ter delivery. as of March %. will
have them certified under GIMP be-
fore April IS, when allotment num-
bers under the latter take precedence.
Some sellers report that more
than 80 per cent of their customers
have supplied allotment numbers
and the percentage for June rolling
is expected to be even larger. At
the moment many large producers
are making no delivery promises
on new business, waiting until they
can appraise the situation, but a
survey indicates they will have little
capacity left, even in plain carbon
products.
Current new orders for hot rolled
carbon steel bars stand little chance
of being scheduled for rolling before
June, and with average volume of
allocations, probably little June
capacity will be available. In larger
rounds and flats second quarter
rolling on new business is impos-
sible except on directives. Cold
drawn bars are even tighter and
August is about the best that can
be offered on current contracts"
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Rate OFF Slightly.

NEW YORK, April II LP>.-Steel
operations this week are scheduled
at 988 per cent of rated capacity,
or a total of 1,7109O0 tons, the
American Iron and Steel Institute
reported today.
The percentage figure was off
slightly from last week when ca
pacity was estimated at 996 per
cent, or 1724, 700 tons.
A month ago the rate was 99.3
per cent and tonnage 1,719,50O,
while year ago operations were at
97.2 per cent, or 1,65l,lO0 tons.
Evening star., 1943-04-12

Buy War savings stamps and help
stamp out the Axis!
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Tide Tables
The Sun and Moon.

Rises. Sets.
Sun. today 6,}S al
Sun. tomorrow i:3b ~
Moon, today Ills pm. ~" . m
Automobile lights must be turned on
half hour after sunset.
PrecipitatOn.
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River RrpOrt

Potomac and Shenandoah Clear at Har
,erS Ferry. Potomac clear a. Great Fall;
Report for Last is Hours.
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Steel Quotations

$1,000 Bal Trans 5S A
Evening star., 1943-04-12
BONDS.
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

IIICN EII3zlIN EOOS,
Ter Ri e. w Cp 1st as 194S 1882
Evening star., 1943-04-12

Management, the labor man said.
can be taught to arrange his plant
more efficiently. He added that in
some plants assembly lines turn
corners"
Labor cites a great many depres-
sive influences when asked why pro-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-19

A SIGN language dictionary
"A recording all the ward-
v saving gestures you use
in your daily life is now being
compiled by Or. Francis G. Hayes
a member Of North Carolina S
Guilford College faculty The die
tionary represents two years Of
research. and covers the sign Ian
guage OF every country in the
world
Professor Hayes thinks there's
just as much reason for "a die
tionary OF gestures as for "A die
tionary OF words. He points out
that if you doubt the important
part that sign language plays.
Just make a mental note every
time you resort 20 word-saviug
by use OF hands, head or Shout
dcrs
a raised eyebrow. for i'm
stance, sometimes speaks vol
umcs, Or Hayes explained cor.
ON the other hand you're stand
ing lu "A stag line on q dance
floor a beautiful blonde floats
by. looks at You, winks and
quickly lowers her lashcs. You'd
Doe "A chump II you didn't cat IN.
She shouted AZ you IN the sign
language "a language justas eIo-
queut as the spoken word
Dr Hayes cites the example Of
moving picture company which
recently had 90 spend consider
able money 20 rctake scenes con-
tanning a gesture which was
comic 10 North American audi
euros but decidedly Objectionable
20 LATIN Americans BY consult
NIX a. sign language dictionary
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-19
Shoming People
Into Paying
Whot They Owe

~ AMERICA. high pressure
bill collectors arc part Of the
y everyday el.uc. but n E.ss.a
creditors shane man into pay
.os h.s debts by advertising his
.roleacy
Each merchant works out his
can system of p4bAc.zrg has
debtors And rarely do debts go
for .oug unpaid
Dre Of The most amusing
methods ls used by photogra-
r.,r Moscow. ~ho speciaIlzes
taking wedding portraits
II bTIegrCom, for example.
doesn't pay for the photograph
~ tho Wedding group within a
reasonable time, the photopra-
pa.r yl hang the picture u his
-ttaaaH upside down
Everybody who lives around
tie photographers shop knows
what tins means and as often as
ru. There Is a small wise-ctack-
ing crowd in front OF the studio
window. crnunR their collective
reltg,n see lust which relehbor
has failed 20 pay up
With tho assistance ~ the re-
shifting gossip. II isn't long be-
fore the shamcfaced subject
comics i9 and pmnks down what
n, owes
once tho bin is paid the rho-
,.rra ri-.r reveals that fact bv
c.rt.awrg 10 display the picture
,sl, as, 1p
h-.,rer e,gr, arr,ovcd tv
-......rars +, l,t their custom
OPP. 90 r.mo across is 10 peri
n3.,4rIv post "a list # those who
a.. n.slra in their bills
This leter trick ivciaar.4lrv
.,.a. ,rfaa in Tins country q f...
,-..-- ..go nv "a south Bound
J.,..,, Nov, Jersey business man
,-I a., WORKED
TN. merchant Morris Bow.
mn. who ap.ra,.l a meat cr5.-
..., f,-l. srl vcestablo. s'.r,
for nearly tc, decades resor,ai
t,t,. collection hy sham. r,au.
- c,ean un a whole bookfgl Of
u,,,t7 tus His etr-f hr,Yeht
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-19

suggests you quz yourself on the
following five examples which
are fairly common
What does it mean when the
office boy points directly at you,
points to the boss office, and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-19

n. Suppose YOU STAY up too late tonight
cat ndisorcetly, overnduIge in drink smoke,
or suppose you arc under constant strain -. YOU
lu>t knop excess acid will cause distress and loss
of sleep, and You'll crawl out of bed in the morn
ing. feeling more dead than alive YOU don't
dc something about it.
BUT how cas-, it /, to bound out of bed in the
morning just buhbling over with that glorious
freshness that makes you feel good all over
lust ask for Pbilp4, Milk of Masneaa at am
drug store today. It's an OVERNIGHT route to
bright mornings - Milky Way to Morning
Freshness, SO safe and SO gentle that countless
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-19

Two
Typical
Gestures
That
Have "A
Prominent
Place I'm
the New
Dictionary
Are the
Waving Of
"A Hitch
IIikcr'S
Thumb
and the
Silent, But
Eloquent,
Struggling
of the
Shoulders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
Private Gasoline Pool
Barred in Rochester
OPA Says Group Bought
$4,000 Gallons Lost Year
BY The Associated Press.

by me associated Press.
ROCHESTER, N. Y. Feb. 26.-The
district OPA office disclosed TODAY
evidence in which it said 80 persons
combined to purchase $1,000 gallons
OF gasoline before rationing, then
utilized the fuel without surrender
ing coupons.
Aoram Harpending, OPA enforce
ment attorney, said many persons
prominent in the city's business and
social life were included in the
group.
He gave this description of the
pools operation
Last August the group purchased
the gasoline on a share basis and
stored it in a 20000-gallon tank
outside the city Periodically, the
fuel was trucked from the tank to
a city gas station, where "subscrib-
ers' maintained a special pump. In
obtaining the gas from the station,
members signed slips indicating the
amount they had withdrawn, which
was then deducted from their share
Of the pool
Mr.. Harpending said operation of
the pool became known to the OPA
last November, after approximately
5000 gallons had been utilized
Withdrawals were halted. he said.
with the OPA allowing the gas to
be sold to a distributor for resale to
the public through regular channels.
Members of the group have been
summoned to hearing tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
japanese on Kiska
Raided by Americans
; Enemy-Held Areas in
South Pacific Also Ruided

Raids on Kiska in the Aleutians
and on three Japanese-held areas
in the South Pacific were reported
by the Navy today.
The Kiska raid was made Febru-
airy % by United States bombers
with fighter escort. japanese posi-
tons were attacked, but clouds pre-
vented observation OF results
On February Is East longitude
time DauntlesS dive bombers with
Lightning and Wildcat fighter escort
bombed japanese positions at Villa
on Kolombangara Island. Fires
were started in the target area, the
communique said.
On the same day Liberator bomb
ers attacked enemy positions at
Kahili and at FaiSi, in the Shorthand
Island area. Kahili is miles north
OF BUN. on the southeast coast OF
Bougainville, in the Solomons. and
FalSl is on the western part Of
Shorthand Harbor, at the eastern end
OF Shorthand Island. about 295 nau-
teal miles northwest of Guadal-
canal Airfield Kolombangara Is
land is 1870 nautical miles northwest
Of the sirfield.
No heavy fighting has been re-
ported in the South Pacific for sew
sral days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
Wickord, Nelson, McNutt Face
Senate Quiz on 1913 Needs
Higher Draft Age, Lowering Of Standards
Possible if Military Power Is to Be Expanded

earlier witnesses, including high
military officials, was made public.
Their statements disclosed that:
The sArmy contemplates an air
force equal to the entire aerial
strength of the Axis by the end
of 1913;
A total overseas force Of 4,750,000
men is scheduled by the end of 1914;
The source of single men not in
essential occupation or otherwise
deferred or exempt will be exhausted
by the end of this month.
The Axis likely will retain a
superiority next year in ground
forces despite the growth of the
American armed services.
Germany'S armed forces are eSti-
mated at 9,835,00 or 100 per cent
of the population, plus 100000 mil
itary auXiliaries.
And the Axis, including Japan, is
reported to have about 900 aircraft
squadrons Of about 25 fighting
planes and eight bombers in
squadron.
Publication of this testimony was
permitted after the witnesses were
allowed to go over the record and
(See MANPOWER, Page A-16)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
Gen. Hurley Gets Second DSM
For Work on Special Mission

Brig. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, Min
lister TO New Zealand, who recently
returned from confidential missions
undertaken for President Roosevelt,
was aWorded his second Distinguished
Service Medal today for exception
ally meritorious services and duties
of great responsibilities.
The 60-year-old ier-diplomat,
who won his first D. S. M and the
Silver Star for gallantry in action
against the Germans in 1918, re-
ceiyed a decoration from Secretary
StimSon at a private War Depart
ment ceremony. 1t was attended
by Gen. George C. Marshall chief
of staff; 1t. Gen. Leslie J. McNair,
commander of the Army Ground
Forces. and other high-ranking staff
officers.
The citation that accompanied the
oak leaf cluster to wear with his
DSM said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
Lehman Sets Needs
OF Foreign Relief al
Over S5OO,OOO,0OO
Tells Senate Committee
Much More Must Be
Spent to Avert Chaos
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated ffeSS.
Senator's had the word of Her
bert H. Lehman today that relief
money much more substantial
than an initial $40O,000,000 or
S500,000,000 will have to be spent
to prevent chaos and anarchy"
among liberated populations
abroad.
However. the director of the Office
of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation
operations told the Senate Appropri-
tons subcommittee investigating
manpoWer in testimony released to-
day that plans are afoot to make
the organization a United Nations
undertaking.
Mr.. Lehman said even a rough
estimate of total needs would be
impossible to compile until it is
known what areas will need relief.
what conditions prevail within these
areas and whether the Axis machine
breaks down suddenly or looses its
hold gradually on country after
country.
Believes Sum Inadequate.
AS result of initial operations in
North Africa, he said, request has
been made for the following supplies
before next June 80: From $3.50, OOO,-
900 to s300,000,O00 worth of foot
stuffs, s100,0OO,0O0 worth of clothing,
textiles and kindred supplies, and
about 100000 or SAC, 900 900 worth
of medicine. medical supplies, seeds
and repair parts for agricultural ma
chinery.
The former New York Governo.
repeatedly asked there be no mis-
understanding about the sums that
would be needed to carry out neces-
Sec EOR EICxM 2 III IIrIl pn A 4 e \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26

During the period January to
March, 1912, as personal representa-
tive of the Chief Of Staff in the Far
East he carried out with energy,
courage and high efficiency measures
to expedite the organization and
dispatch of blockade runners to
carry supplies to our troops besieged
in the Philippine Islands
AS special representative of the
President of the United States to the
Soviet Union. in November and De-
cember, 1912, Gen. Hurley accom-
panied Soviet forces to points of
contact with the enemy to secure
data on the situation on that front.
His observations were of great value
regarding the operations of the
Soviet Army"
Later Gen. Hurley conferred with
Mr.. Stimson and Gen. Marshall on
progress Of the war at the fronts
(See HURLEY, Page A-l6J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
BY the Associated Press.

Officially informed that Amer
ica's expanding military power
soon may force lowering of the
services physical standards or
raising the 38-year age limit, a
Senate investigating committee
summoned the Nations man
power, agriculture and war pro-
duction chiefs today to explain
how the necessary food and
equipment can be produced this
year.
While contending that much Of
the voluminous testimony taken in
a month of closed hearings is con-
flicting, some members of a Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee in
qulring into manpower problems
protested that the planned growth
of the armed forces will leave in
sufficient workers to turn out sup
plies needed for the military, civil
lans and lease-lend
AS the committee called Secretary
OF Agriculture Wickard, War Pro-
duction Board Chairman Donald M.
Nelson and War Manpower Chief
Paul V. McNutt, the testimony of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
arm Price Accord
Seen After Senate
Passes Bankhead Bill
Rise of Less Than 5 Pct.
Under Suggested Plan
Is Held Possible
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Settlement of differences be-
tween the administration and
the congressional farm bloc over
agricultural price policies was
predicted in informed quarters
today, following Senate approval
of bill supported by farm State
lawmakers.
The bill, which was passed, 10 to
2, with the support of administra-
ton leaders, would nullify that por-
ton Of President Roosevelt's
Sterilization order which requires
deduction of Government benefit
payments in setting price ceilings
on farm products.
Senator Bankhead, Democrat. O,
Alabama, author of the measure
predicted committee approval BY
nightfall of companion bill in thu
House.
Under the suggested plan of set.
tlement, it was estimated that farm
price advances could be held to less
than 5 per cent.
Meanwhile, Senator johnson
Democrat, Of Colorado said hi
would demand that today's special
meeting of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee report out legis-
lation barring the induction of farm
workers for military service.
Warns Against Excuses.
The flood of farm votes engulfed
Majority Leader Barley, who
warned, while supporting the bill
against excuses of legislation that
might force runaway imitation"
Under the Bankhead bill, the Of
flce OF Price Administration cannot
establish ceilings on farm commodi-
ties at less than full parity. The
farm bloc has been insisting that
there be no subparity ceilings.
The administrations 1S43 food
program proposed benefit payments
OF one kind or another for cotton
wheat, corn, peanuts and soybeans
Tor vegetable oil, potatoes, dry beans
and peas, fax. sweet potatoes, grain
sorghums and vegetable crops. BY
terms of the Presidents stabilization
order-Which would be set aside by
the Senate-approved bill-these
payments would have been deducted
from the parity price in establishing
ceilings.
Although both sides brushed aside
suggestions that a truce was in the
making, authoritative sources agreed
that the way has been paved for a
compromise which might be worked
out along these lines: The admins
tration would agree to accept the
Bankhead bill if the farm bloc would
drop the Pace bill requiring an up
ward revision of parity prices by
about 10 per cent. The Pace bill
(See FARM PRICES, Page A-16.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
u. 5. Exporting Oil,
Cotton and Food 10
Aid Spain S Economy
Petroleum Now Available
There Exceeds Per Cupitu
Distribution in East
BY the Associated Press.


BARCELONA. Feb 26.-Dis-
closing that the United States
has been exporting stores of oil,
cotton, food and other products
to Spain to aid in restoration of
her economy, United States AM
bassador Carlton J. H. Hayes de-
clared today:
THE United States stands ready
to continue and extend any help it
can to Spain, which itself is doing
so much with such obvious success
to develop a peace economy that
can, and will, carry this country
safely into future period of world
peace"
He asserted that the amount of
petroleum products available in
Spain now is considerably higher
than the present per capita dis
tribution to the people of the At
lantic seaboard of the United States
itself" and said oil has been foW-
ing to Spain since last September
In an amount which equaled the
full capacity of the Spanish tanker
fleet.
Buses Resume I'm Madrid.
The Ambassador, speaking on the
25th anniversary of the American
Chamber of Commerce here, praised
Spain as having effected a vigorous
economic renaissance under wise
direction of the government which,
while fostering works of peace at
home, has held aloof from war
abroad"
In announcing details of Ameri-
can exports to Spain. Mr.. Hayes dis
closed that $4,000 tons of sulphate
Of ammonia had been made avail
able TO this country recently despite
shortages in America. He also dis
closed that a shipment of 10000
tons of cotton had recently been
sent to Spain and said "a very
notable increase of cotton imports"
could be expected here
Other products urgently required
here which are being furnished by
the United States include peas,
beans, coal, cellulose, carbon black
Goldfish and industrial chemicals,
Mr.. Hayes said.
The petroleum products shipments
had by last January /, the envoy
said given the Spanish sufficient
stocks to increase gasoline rations,
put more trucks on the highways
and start buses running in Madrid.
Many Repair Parts Lacking.
Many manufactured goods and re-
| pair parts cannot be supplied to
Spain as long as the war lasts, but
| increases in the movement of other
| and Immediately needful commod-
| tiles have been agreed to by the
! United States, he declared
| Traffic has been tWo-Way, Mr..
Hayes said, with eight merchantmen
and six Oil tankers clearing Spanish
/ ports for the United States in
December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
Illness Keeps President
Confined 10 Quarters

President Roosevelt was reported
somewhat better" today but re-
manned confined to the living quar-
ters of the White House for a second
day as the result of what was de-
scribed as "a little intestinal upset"
William D. Hassett, presidential
secretary, said Mr.. Roosevelt had
less than degree of fever.
He added that Rear Admiral Ross
T. McIntire, the Presidents personal
physician, believed it advisable for
him to remain quiet in the White
House today and tomorrow at least.
The Presidents usual Friday
morning press conference was can
celed and no other engagements
were made for this week. What he
needs is relaxation" Mr.. Hassett
said