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Evening star., 1943-04-04
D. {. Express Records
Broken in March
And Quarter
Showing More. Impressive
Because Of Earlier
Eoster Year Ago
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Substantial increases in shipments
of general merchandise by express,
including all classes of war trans
portation, brought about a new all
time peak for March and also estab-
lished the highest shipping record
for the first quarter in the COM
panys history, Supt. w. o. r. Han
nan of the Railway Express Agency
reported yesterday.
The March gain over the same
month last year was 1874 per cent.
Shipments in and out of Washing
ton numbered 250,249, in compar-
ison with 216.823 in March. 1912, a
jump of 49, ,426 packages, Supt. Han
nan said.
This is a particularly impressive
showing when it is recalled that
most of the Easter express business
last year came in March, while it
will be in April this year as Easter
does not come until the 25th.
In the first three months of 1943
Railway Express handled $50 ,437
shipments in the Capital, compared
with 593224 in the first quarter of
1912, a gain so far this year of 66,2l3.
The express trend is upward as the
February percentage gain exceeded
January and the March upturn
passed February Comparisons, by
months, with 1912, follow:
Evening star., 1943-04-04
Foreign EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. April 3 ,P,,-closina for
evan s%char2e rates follow tGress Britain
IN dollars. others iii cents):
Canada: Oficial Canadian Control
Board rates for u s dollars: Buying To- 10
per cent premium; selling. ii per cent
premium: equivalent to discounts on Ca
madam dollars in New York of buying
9nl Pc cent: selling, a.Oa per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
Set, VA per. cent discount, or 9O.1s-. U. 8
Europe: Great Britain Official Bankers
ForeiGn Exchange Committee ratesl buy
ing. 81 o.; selling. 500
Latin America: Araentina official. 2a11:
free. 24.l1; Brazil oficial, 6O5n: free
5.20n: Mexico. H0.66n.
indicated.
n Nominal
Evening star., 1943-04-04

LOT une annual
meeting of the
District Bankers
Association to be
held at the May
flower Hotel in
June, President
John A. Reilly
announced yes
{ e r d a Y. NJ +.
H o ! ! a n d was
president of the
association last
year.
G h ar les H.
Doing. first vice
president of the
Wy =
Evening star., 1943-04-04

sociations, has
called a meeting
of all loan Lead
ers for 1890
Tuesday at Cap
itol Park Hotel.
A com p l e t e
program for the
bond drive par
ticipation will be
presented. Mr..
Baltz predicting
that all 25 men,
ber aSSOcia tions
of the District
B u i | d i n G and
l. o a II League
will ,,le6oe fun
Evening star., 1943-04-04
Odd-lot DeuIinos

PHILADELPHIA. April 3 tPp.-rhe Sc
tturlties Comnission reported today these
ssalsrs or specialists on the New York
ssoSs shs.. ITcnsnss e nsn for AREil 5,a4o pYr:
sales involving 142,2sl shares includins
% short sales involving l.7OS sharss.
Evening star., 1943-04-04
Capital Securities
tOver the Cnunfer

rL :, 'UVtr the C0Hnter.)
me lolioWlns nominal bid and asked
o o.ations on WASHINGTON securities traded
osee ne counter as Of Friday have been
nSsemhered msmhere for The Star by Wsshlnston
sermri. seiioeIs o5 ne National Association Of
Evening star., 1943-04-04

Chicago Cash Market
Wheat was UNCHANGED 10 /, rent I'M
pass steady: no shipping sales. no BOOK
mss; receipts. u cars. Corn was un-
elamaeo; en ana pass steady: shipping sales
Iecelpts. IA cars, Oats were l.-la cent
up up: oasls steady shipping sales, s 900
oushels' no bookings; receipts. - cars.
Evening star., 1943-04-04

Holland Heads Bank Committee.
T. Stanley Holland vice president
and trust officer, American Security
e. Trust Co.. has been appointed
chairman of the Program Committee
Evening star., 1943-04-04

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. April 3 P--Cptton
futures traced over narrow ranee Today
and closed steady. 20 cents A bale lower.
Evening star., 1943-04-04

Spot cotton closed steady. 90 Genus
bale lower Sales. Sbf Low middina,
11lO; mddling, 9llO: GOOD middlins,
81 SO Receipts l@5 stock .40,3ii.
b Bid II Nominal
Evening star., 1943-04-04
COMMODITIES

A. P. MARKET AVERAGES-Stocks bonds and commodities
moved into higher levels the last week AS
Associated Press chart stocks advanced 400 from ATT in the
preceding week. bonds 800 from 1874 earlier and
commodities stood at 1868 compared with 1866 last week
Evening star., 1943-04-04
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

shinfton d C
Evening star., 1943-04-04
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, April 3 lF.-Dividends de-
clareo.
Irresuiar
Pc Stk OF Pay
Rate riod record able
Am Steamship Co 81 a.. 3-3I
Purolator Prods Inc lOc 40 81
REGULAR.
Amerada Pete Corp SOC O Ais 4-3O
Apponaus Co sc G 4-l0 400
Birtman Elec - ,5c @ AIS 81
Dow Chemical 1ac 81 S-I5
Morrell 4, Co CSC @ Az 40
Evening star., 1943-04-04
Weekly Financial Hiqh Liohts

sources l. American Steel Institute:
ioao ana New York Stock Amer
lean Petroleum Institute Bradstreet Member
| Banks III lOl Cities; 10, II. IL
On Treasury
| tiles, ''' 1' ~
Evening star., 1943-04-04
United States Treasury Position

By the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1943-04-04
BONDS.

BONDS
Sales PUBLIC UTII TIES IN,
$1,000 Ana 4, Pot Riv r 1st Is 1919 - l0e
$4,000 Capital Traction lst IS 1914, lo5
1000 washinston Gas Light st s: 1860 1.7
1000 Wash Ry e. e. cons As 1851 lOe
Evening star., 1943-04-04
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. April 3 tP-Nstiona1 A.
sociatlon Securities Dealers. Inc:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
kai-Shek
Nay Confer

Washington, Nov. %. (UP)-
Chinese Generalissimo Chang Kali
Shek today was expected by we'll
informed persons here to figure in
the international war conferences
about which London dispatches
have been limiting for week and
which now have some official con-
firmation in Washington.
London reports said announce
ment was expected soon of meet
ing between President Roosevelt,
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
and Premier, Joseph Stain, Wash
ington sources Immediately con-
firmed that such an announcement
was likely, at least with respect to
another Roosevelt Churchill meet
ing-their. seventh since Pearl
Harbor.
The desire of both men to meet
with Stain was well known. Fur
thermore, it was emphasized here
before Secretary of State Cordell
Hull went to the Moscow meeting
of British, Russian and United
States foreign ministers that their
conference was to be preliminary to
a Roosevelt Churchill-Stalin meet
ing.
A Chinese representative particle
pated obscurely in the Moscow for
eign ministers conference. Mr..
Roosevelt not only has been anxious
to meet Stain but would like to talk
things over with Chang, as well.
Best information was that If the
Anglo American leaders confer with
Stain, they also will confer with
!, (Coptinued on PAGE A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
IA Billion Is
Loon Goal
Continued on Page A.

Washington, Nov. % - (U.P) =
The goal for the Fourth War Loan
Drive, scheduled to begin January
18 and close February Is, was set at
$4,000, 900 900 today by Secretary OF
Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.,
The figure is $1,O00,000,o00 less
than the goal in September's third
war loan drive and some $4,000, 000.-
900 short of the total actually sub
scribed in the third drive, Morgen-
thau said.
Heavy emphasis would be placed
on sales to individuals, who were
asked to subscribe $780, 100000 =
about $500,O00, 900 more than in Sep
TENDER.
State War Finance Committees are
being expanded and large corps OF
volunteer statesmen will carry the
campaign to every home and plant
in the nation to meet the necessity
of increasing the number Of people
who are buying war bonds" Nor
genthau said.
The following securities will be
offered: Series E, F and G saving
bonds in denominations of $25 to
81 900; series c savings notes; 2 IL
per cent treasury bonds of 1965-70
in $500-$1 100000 denominations; 2
IA per cent treasury bonds of 1856
SO In the same denominations: 7-8
per cent one-year certificates of in
debtedness in denominations of ST.
600 to s1,000.0OO and in coupon
form only.
Morgenthau appealed to securities
markets not to trade in any Of the
issues until after the drive ends at
urged bankers not to make cpecu-
lative loans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
Second Front
Coming Soon

Moscow, Nov. 22.-(UP)-The
semi official publication war and the
working class said today there were
reasons to believe that the open
ing of a second front in Europe was
mot far Off"
(The statement conceded with
reports from Washington and Lon
don that a meeting among Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Stain to
speed the defeat of Germany was
imminent.)
The magazine, which the Kremlin
often uses to air official opinions,
said the impending invasion Of
western Europe would hasten vic
tory considerably and strengthen
our union still more with the
United States and Britain
1.-The war is nearing the ultimate
ISSUE" the magazine said. "Victory
will be won sooner, and quicker
blows by the Red Army on the
eastern front will be supported by
the main forces of the Allies on
the west"
Another article IN war and the
working class denounced foreign
allegations that Russia planned to
establish hegemony over or bolshe-
wise Europe and asserted that the
peoples of occupied countries should
have the final word in deciding
their postwar governments.
The Russians were not trying to
envisage the character of postwar
Europe, the magazine said, but it
was sufficiently clear that the peo-
pies of the enslaved countries would
not permit a return to power of
regimes and policies which opened
the gates to Na1 aggression and
conquest.
The magazine emphasized that the
Anglo iet-American pledge of
cooperation constituted a pledge of
liberation and regeneration for con-
quered peoples.
A third article described the Japa-
nese internal situation as ''tense"
and said Japan appeared to be
seeking ways and means of facing
an increasingly threatening situa-
ton and averting catastrophe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
18th army
THREATENS
2NAz| BASES

Allied Headquarters, Al
giers, November %. - (UP)
= British Eighth Army
troops pressing relentlessly
into the center of the Ger
man winter line in Italy have
advanced four miles to
threaten two road-to-Rome
bases which the Nazis ap-
peared preparing to abandon,
it was announced today.
The advance-third in as many
days for the Eighth's veterans -
came as Allied bombers roared back
into action after a two-day weather
enforced lay off to plaster Civita-
vecchia 38 miles above Rome, spread
ing ruin through big area of that
port.
Defying a cold wind and renewed
rains that drenched the entire
rans-Italy battle front, the British
forces punched to within six miles
of Alfedena, threatening that GEN.
ter and Castel Di Sangro on the
raod leading northWard toward
Avezzano and thence to Rome.
Alfedena lies IA miles northwest
of ISernia. From their new high po-
sitions patrols could see fires rag
ing in Alfedena and Castel Di San
gro, indicating the Germans were
ready to give them up. just east of
the road to Alfgedena, two towns
Vasto Girardi and San Pietro Avel-
lana were captured.
The Eighths' advance f1anked the
highway to Alfedena almost all the
way to the junction point and gave
he troops forward positions close to
the Sangro river, eastern end of the
enemy's line, almost its entire
length.
The fifth army's front on the
lin was quiet. Prisoners taken on
the front continued to report the
Germans were bringing up new
strnegth while the Allied communi-
que, without specifying numbers,
said large Canadian reinforcements
had arrived in Italy.
Artillery Duels
The gains by General Sir Ber-
nard L. Montgomerys troops were
the third in as many days since AL
lied forces starting moving despite
the mud and flooded rivers and
streams. However, the Fifth Army's
front on the west remained practi-
cally unchanged. Artillery duels
continued.
Official reports said the Germans
were continuing to strengthen and
reinforce their winttr line.
After two days during which Al
lied heavy and medium bombers
CONTINUED on Page a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
FSA Talks
Veteran Aid

Washington, Nov. 22.-UP)--
Farm Security Administration Off
Gals were talking today of "Jeep
and SO acres" for every service man
who wants to farm after the war.
SO far it was just slogan indica-
tive of their hopes of aiding return
ing service men. Frank Hancock,
new FSA Administrator, was sympa-
thetic and ready to work for it.
II don't see why our organiza-
ton could not aid service men who
want to farm in owning their own
land" Hancock said in an inter-
view. I'm fact, we already have
helped some service men buy farms.
would like to see congress adopt
program that would permit us to
expand such aid"
Hancock, who succeeded G. B.
Baldwin, does not look upon FSA as
philanthroplc organization. He
emphasized that what he wants is
not a "handout'' for service men,
but something to help them help
themselves toward land ownership.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
Solon's Death Delays
House Vote On Subsidies

Washington, Nov. % Cup -
Speaker Sam Rayburn said today
that the House may delay final
consideration of legislation banning
subsidies because OF the death of
Rep. Henry B. Steagall, D, Ala, its
author, and take up the new tax
bill tomorrow.
The House had been scheduled
to complete action on Steagalrs bill
today. Because of his sudden
death, following that of Rep. j..
William Otter, r., Pa, who was
killed in a plane crash last night,
no business will be transacted to-
day. Otter too was a strong foe
of subsidies.
Rayburn said plans depended up
on a decision of the House Bank
ing and Currency Committee. of
which Steagall was chairman. If
the committee desires to postpone
further consideration of the meas
ure until after Steagall's funeral
Rayburn said he would acquiesce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
Eyewitness
Tells Of Raid

With the Seventh Air Force in the
Central Pacific, Nov. 22- CUP -
Army and Navy bomberS operating
in alternating waves yesterday and
last night left the Japanese Island
of Tarawa in the Gilberts in smoke
and flame in a pre-invasion blow.
Beach defenses were reduced, run
ways ruined, barracks set afire and
oil dumps left haring.
The coordinated strikes climaxed
a week long aerial assault on var
ious Japanese Islands in the Gill
berts and Marshalls. At Tarawa the
Japanese retaliated only with anti
aircraft fire.
Eight Japanese bombers and five
fighters reported on TaraWa Nov
10 had disappeared yesterday. Only
planes in sight were one wrecked
bomber and one shattered Zero.
The final army flight included II
LiberatorS which still had their
motors warm from previous forays
against Tarawa, Mile, Maleolap
Jaluit and Kwapalein in the same
general area. All returned safety to
base with no deaths among the
crews.
This correspondent witnessed the
a raid from Liberator bomber. He
saw the engineers aboard the jap
anese cargo vessel feverishly pour
ing coal or oil into it in an at
tempt to get it out of the harbor
one truck full of soldiers on their
way somewhere else; a number OF
locks and buildings which looked
as if they might hold some of the
islands badgered defenders. The
bomber was moving at $500 foot
altitude through large black blobs
of smoke from exploding anti-air-
(Cox.ki.,,aI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
Boy Cold To
State Charge

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Nov. %. CUP
-Thirteen-year-old Edwin Codarre
watched intently but with no show
OF emotion today as judge and jury
examined the baseball sized rock the
state charged he used as a weapon
in the rape-murder of 10-year- old
Elizabeth Voight on a lonely country
road last August.
The stone was introduced pre-
liminary to the reading of a state
ment the boy made to the district
attorneys Office confessing he struck
her repeatedly with it when she re-
sisted his advances.
The statement was due to be read
to the jury later in the day, after
it had been examined by Defense
Counsel Alexander c. Dow.
Indications were that after the
statement has been read the state
will rest its case against young
Codarre, who is being tried for his
life on first degree murder charge.
Only two witnesses were called in
this mornings session of the trial,
which started last week. They were
Miss Dena Mabie, secretary to Dis
trict Attorney John r. Schartz, and
Assistant District Attorney Edward
Russell, who told of taking the
statement from the boy.
Went to Scene
Miss Mabie told of accompanying
the boy, Russell and State Police
Sergt. George j. Corsillia to the
scene where Edwin attacked Eliza
beth, bright seventh-grade daugh-
ter of a Fishkill, N. Y, farmer.
Miss Mabie said she took down in
shorthand the questions and an
swers between Russell and Codarre,
and that when the attorney asked
him to point out the stone he had
used, he cearched around for a mo-
ment and then pointed out one,
saying:
Il think that's it,
Miss Mabie recounted TRANSCRIPT
ing the statement. She was not
cross-examined by the defense at
torney.
Russell said the boy did rot cry
or show any emotion at the scene
or while he was making the state
ment. When the 1919 page written
document was handed to him &c vim
pointed out five typographical err
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
Col. Hayes
Will File
No Defense

No defense will be made by Col
onel E. Seery Hayes executor of the
will of the late Mrs. Ellen Hayes,
in the civil action brought by the
state to collect the $4,000 bond
posted for ex-Controller Daniel j..
Leary. it was revealed in papers
filed in superior court Saturday. By
entering an appearance in the liti-
cation Colonel Hayes became par
ty defendant and at the same time
complied with the mandate of a
scire facias writ issued Nov. II by
Superior Court Judge John A. Cor
nell at the request of States At
torney William B. Fitzgerald.
Attorney Herman j. Weisman,
who entered an appearance for the
executor, in the formal ANSWER"
states simply that as executor of
the will Colonel Hayes has no de-
tense to the allegations in the COM
plant of the State of Connecticut
against Mrs. Hayes. The brief an
swer indicates the son will assume
responsibility for payment of his
mothers debt to the state.
The special writ, which was re-
quested SO the suit against Mrs.
Hayes might continue with her son
as defendant, ordered Colonel
Hayes to show cause why he should
not be the defendant in the pro-
ceedings November 80 was named
as the return day. on the show
cause motion, but in view of the
filing Of an appearance and the mo
defense" answer no further hear
ing will be required.
States Attorney William B. Fitz-
gerald said today the mandate OF
the writ has been fulfilled and the
state is satisfied on its request. No
indication was given what the next
step will be il. the bond recovery
suit, but it is believed the case will
be entered on the inactive list in
order to give Colonel Hayes oppor-
tunity to pay the balance of the
debt out of court.
A $4,000 "honor" payment has
already been made by the son. In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
100000
To Pay Taxes

Chicago, Nov. 22-(UP)-Randolpll
Paul, general counsel of the Treas
ury Department, estimated today
that 100000 persons would be re-
quired to pay income taxes next
year.
Paul, addressing the National Tax
association, said Simplification OF
the tax law would be necessary to
handle the record number of re-
turns. He contrasted the estimate
with 100000 returns filed in the
depression year of 1882.
Paul asserted that the house ways
and means committees proposal to
substitute minimum tax for the
victory tax would complicate rather
than simplify the taxpayers prob
lens. The minimum tax would af-
feet low income groups.
ITO exact tax from incomes at
the subsistence level is question
able contribution to the fight against
imitation" Paul said.
The minimum tax would be three
per cent of regular statutory income
with exemptions of $500 for single
person, $700 for married persons
without dependents, and 500 for
each dependent.
Paul pointed out that the tax calls
for a set of exemptions different
from those of the regular income tax,
and therefore would require a table
with breaking points showing which
tax applies.
THE minimum tax and the table
it requires can be explained by
one expert to another, but not by
neighbors over the back fence" he
said. 1T seems clear that the COL
lection of about $500 100000 from
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
AMERICANS BATTLE JAPS IN GILBERTS
Germans Claim
Capture Of
Somos

London, Nov. 22.-UP) -
The German DNB News Agen-
cy said today that Nazi forces
have captured SamOs, the last
major Allied holding in the
AEGEAN Sea.
There was no immediate Al
lied confirmation but military
observers in London had been
pessimistic about the prospect
of holding SamOs.
The German attack against
the island was launched late
last week.
LerO, 30 miles south Of Samos,
was captured by the Germans
last Tuesday after a five-day
battle.
Samos, Ler0 and Coo were
occupied by British forces at
the time of the Italian capitu-
lation last September, in an
apparent effort to obtain a
foothold in the Aegean for a
possible thrust into the Bal
kanS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
Ickes Wants
Oil Project
Ended

Washington, Nov. 22.-(UP)-Pe-
troleum Administrator Harold L.
Ickes proposed today that the U. S.
government discontinue its $780,
100000 Canadian oil development
program Immediately without
spending another dime"
THE whole thing ought to be
scrapped-junked-right now" Ickes
declared.
Appearing before the senate Tru-
man committee investigating the
Canol project, Ickes said it was
launched by the Army without his
approval as petroleum administra-
tor for war, continued over his
protests and apparently never will
justify the cost to the United States.
Should Be Strapped
Under cross examination by Chair
man Harry s. Truman, D., Mo-,
he agreed that the entire program
should be scrapped as it now stands.
IckeS told reporters later ne be-
lieved the United States already
had spent about 500, 200, 900 on the
project and he saw no reason for
going ahead with expenditure OF
SIC, 000, 900 more.
Ickes told the committee:
/. That he had heard about the
"Canol" project "by chance" when
his Deputy Administrator Ralph <
Davies met one of the Armys pri-
vate contractors in a hotel lobby in
the spring of 1912.
2. That it was not the first time
his department, responsible for war
time petroleum production and dis
tribution, had been kept in the dark
about petroleum supply and re-
serves. I'VE know all about the
British reserves and capacity; we
used to have to go to London to
find out about our own picture" he
said.
8. That he had failed for two
years to get the Army to explore
potential oil land in Alaska but
that under the "Canol' project II
had explored 100000 square miles
in Canada.
That he doubted the feasibility
of the "Canop project because he
(COntinIled on Pare A.