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Evening star., 1943-05-08
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. May & lF.-After a steady
opening, wheat sagged today in reflection
OF a drop of almost a cent at Kansas City
and uneasiness created by the Office OF
Price Administrat tion's action to @roll
back" prices on a number of important
foods.
Near the end of the first hour wheat
was about 70 lower, oats were off W, rye
showed losses of about VI and corn was
UNCHANGED at ceilings.
Once again selling entered the pit from
houses with Southwestern connections. and
was presumed to represent more favorable
crop srowins weather in major sections
open market as farmers made additional
There was tendency toward caution
Upon the part of some traders as the Cow
ernmcnt crop report for May will be is
sued Monday. It will estimate probable
production of winter wheat and rye. as
well as acreage seeded, percentage aban-
doned and probable per acre yields Of these
On the side favorins better prices, al
though it had little actual influence, was
an announcement that the Food Distribu-
ton Administrations purchased IL ,D80. 600
pounds OF enriched wheat flour last week
Tor iease-lend Export. The agency also
wheat middlinss for shipment abroad.
Weakness in oats and rye. which was
not pronounced, mainly reflected the lower
trend tn the wheat pit.
At am. wheat was UNCHANGED to "
lower than yesterdays finish, May, Ian;
July. 1.A3M. and corn was Unclaimed 8t
ceilings, May, LOS.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Stock Prices Recover
Fractions 10 More
Than ST a Share
Carrier Issues Lead
Comeback Following
Mixed Opening
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

ASSOCIATED Press FINANCIAL writer.
NEW YORK, May 8.-Wall Street
had another change of heart today
and, with many of Fridays profit
taking customers returning to the
buying side, stock market favorites
recovered fractions to more than a
point.
Rails. weakest in yesterdays SELL
off, led the comeback after
slightly mixed opening. They were
followed by steels, motors and spe-
cialties. Large blocks Of low-quoted
issues kept the ticker tape busy and
transfers for the two hours were
in the vicinity of 100000 shares.
While number of pivotals failed to
join the revival, advances were well
in the majority near the close.
The financial district was notably
cheered by the exceptionally good
war news from Tunisia and it was
felt in some quarters that iquida-
ton in the preceding session may
have been overdone. The reaction,
however, which was regarded mainly
as a correction Of the lengthy up
swing to three-year peaks. gen.
orally was in line with expectations.
The thought Of shortened world
conflict due to North African de-
velopments helped so-called peace
stocks, and at least, served to re-
strain those in the armament cate
CORY to certain extent.
Pleasing to commission houses was
the growing trading activity. So
far this year more than 126, 900 900
shares have gone over the big board,
with an average daily total of about
l 100000. This compares with 1885,
685, ,298 and daily average OF 4l7,-
$50 for all Of 1912.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, May HN-Salable cattle.
100; calves 100 compared Friday last
week. steer trade very uneven: big packers
bearish all week. but very liberal proper
account; market closed steady to 25 lower,
medium to good light offerings draegy at
full decline, late trade very sluggish; me-
dunn to. low-choice grades predominated
during the week with sizable sprinkling
sye5ase-choice oyer steers; f,nished 81 veighsy
with best long yearlines 1925: light yearl-
ines. 1900; heifer yearlings. 1855; bulk
steers and yearlings. 13.75-l6.75: heifers
steady to % lower. medium to good grades
SsSes ShGMnF peea dssns ,s bulk
dium to good beef cows 25 lower, all other
grades steady, very uneven, with supply
small; veighty sausag ge bulls strong to %
higher: others steady; vealers held firm at
15 00-16.0 90 mostly; all grades stock cattle
g9t fasg N active outlet outlet fully steady At
calves and calf-weight yearlings 1900
salable sheep, 1000: total, e.5oo com
pared Friday last week, fat lambs 1925
LOVE Lower, aoa sheep strons to Is higher week
lambs, 15.75-16.15: weeks top. 1925;
good and choice fed Western clipped lambs
aO-11 IL pounds, IA 4.5O-l5.35; weeks top
1880. on choice lambs with attractive
No. l skins; small lot choice 72-pound
ewes ewes; s;0o:s.s5o;o oo top, so; GOOD ehoiee ds
pound shearing lambs, 1850
Salable hogs, 500: total, 14,5O0: no test
of market; undertone weak; auotable top
around l4.75: few lots. 14,6h. and below
barrows and gifts. as we'll as sows. steady
to 3 higher.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Business Briefs

Unrestricted Farm Production and
the lifting Of ceilings on agricultural
commodities are necessary to assure
adequate food supplies, declared the
National Farm Committee, group
headed by Agriculture Commissioner
Tom Linder of Georgia. The ad-
ministration's domestic and foreign
policies were blamed by the COM
mittee for high prices, scarcities and
black markets.
Efforts to Aid the Fishing In
dustry were outlined by DR.. Ira N.
Gabrielson, Deputy Coordinator of
Fisheries of the interior Depart
ment, who estimated the industry
would supply only about half of the
nations demand this year. Some
so boats have been turned back to
fishermen by the Navy and Coast
Guard. Efforts are being made to
provide essential equipment Sports
fishermen are contributing substan-
TALLY to supplies. he said
Praising Small Savers" George
j. Bassett. newly elected president
of the National Association of Saw
ings Banks, said they are making
the Governments war financing
succeed. They are doing most to
support the Government under war
conditions, he added.
Steel Plate Output Set a Record
in April, being the highest for any
30-day month in history, reported
Hiland G. Batcheller, director of
the WPB steel division. With a
squirt in rollings late in the month,
plate shipments totaled 1,121,647
tons, or slightly under the record
Of 1,l67679 set in March, a 31-day
month.
Blame for a Threatened Oil Short.
age must be born by the OPA be-
cause Of its rejection of a recon-
mended price increase for crude oil,
declared Representative Walter c.
Ploeser, Republican, Missouri, in an
address before the Independent Pc
troleum Association. When Prentiss
Brown. price administrator. denied
the recommendation of Petroleum
Administrator Harold Ickes for an
increase of IS cents barrel, he then
and there assumed responsibility for
the harmful results which probably
will occur, he said.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad asked
the 1CC for authority to assume
liability for not more than $780,
600 of equipment trust certificates.
series M, as a first step in financ-
ing the proposed purchase of sl0,-
1924 Of locomotives and cars,
Girard Trust Co. of philadelphia
was listed as trustee. The applica-
ton said the RFC has agreed to
underwrite the issue with a divi-
dend rate not to exceed 3 per cent.
The certificates are to be offered to
bidders.
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc,
announced it had called for re-
dempion on June 4 at s46 a share
all OF its outstanding AZ per cent
cumulative convertible preferred
stock. Funds were provided through
issuance of 10000 new common
shares offered to the public this
week.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
New COP C|ipsheet
On the Home Front
Attacks Fourth Term
Publication Sent to
Small Newspapers
Asks Editors Views
BY the Associated Press,


The Republican National Commit
tee was disclosed today to have
started a new campaign against any
move to renominate President
Roosevelt for fourth term.
Supplementing Chairman Harri-
son E. Spangler's anti-New Deal
speeches in the East and Midwest,
the committee has just sent out the
first issue of new clipsheet called
"On the Home Front" It's leading
editorial is a plea to dispel any be-
lief that there is but one among us
qualified to rule"
The single page, four-column pub
lication was addressed to several
thousand of the smaller newspapers,
mostly weeklies. 1t will be issued BIZ
weekly at first. Later it may become
weekly.
Democrats Won't Comment.
Officials at the Democratic Ma
tional Committee said they had not
seen the clipsheet and were not pre-
pared to comment on it. Charles
Michaelson, veteran publicity chief
for the Democrats, used to put out
similar sheet for the New Deal called
"Dispelling the Fog" but that was
discontinued several years ago.
One Democratic party spokesman
however, observed that it might be
difficult for his national committee
to go in for this sort of publicity now
for fear it would be interpreted as
propaganda for fourth term and
national committee organizations are
supposed to be neutral as to presi-
Dental candidates.
Accompanying the new Republican
cllpsheet was letter to editors from
Mr.. Spangler asking their views,
criticisms and comments" on the
publication
Says Drums Beat Again.
"Our approach to this whole Job,
the letter said, lis that we do not
want to be distant press agents
dumping useless material on your
desks, but that you are as much
interested in the cause of breaking
the Roosevelt Hopkins -F'rankfurter
hold on the Government as we are.
We are all Americans together
who dread the thought of perpetu-
atlng one man in the White House,
and of seeing the continued mixing
OF politics with war administra-
ton"
The Clipsheet's fourth-term edi-
torlal said that when President
Roosevelt submitted to the forced
draft in 1910, it was freely fore
cast that should he be elected, he
would again be a candidate for a
fourth term"
Now that time has come it con-
tlnued. The drums are beginning
to beat again to win the country to
the belief that We have so far de-
Perforated as people that there is
but one among us qualified to rule. :"
Evening star., 1943-05-08

Of Ohio. yesterday urged in the
House that the Nations coal miners
be given the wage increase they
seek.
THE fourth termers want this
coal fight to liquidate John L.
Lewis" he said. He termed MIR
Lewis "a fairminded and patriotic
American. :
Mr.. Rowe said he had been in
formed by numerous coal mine
operators that they wanted to deal
with the miners and Lewis, but II
we did the gentlemen down In
Washington would cruelty u.s."
Representative Miller, Republican,
of Connecticut. also supporting the
miners demands, said:
IF certain Of the higher r-ups here
In Washington have their way. the
coal miners strike will be used as an
excuse for q national dimout sup
posedly to increase the war fervor Of
the people OF this country, thing
We do not need"
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Peoples Drug Sales
14.9 Per Cent Above
Year Ago in April
Four Months Volume
ID Per Cent Ahead of
Same 1912 Period
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Scoring another substantial
monthly advance, net sales of
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, in April
totaled $2,s71 ,43362, against $780,
90287 In the same month a year
ago. an increase of 1911, ,53O.75 or
14.9 per cent, w. H., Churchill,
treasurer, announced today.
In the first four months of this
year sales of the big drug chain
amounted to ,$11,095,2 5,292.97, COM
pared with $9,734116.89, a notable
increase of $l,361, ,1760s. or IA per
cent. todays report disclosed.
This is better than the first quar-
ter gain of 1876 per cent. The
April gain alone was not quite up
to March. which stood at 1873 per
cent. With the exception of let
down in January, Peoples Drug sales
have been making an extra good
record so far this year.
Department Store Sales Off.
Department store sales in WASH
ington for the week ended last Sat-
urday, May l, were IA per cent
under the corresponding week year
ago, the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond reported today, and were
28 per cent behind the preceding
week this. year, which included the
end of the Easter holiday trade.
Sales in the Fifth District last
Upnk 4
year ago. were also off per cent
in group of cities but were II per
cent higher Hn Baltimore Sales in
the Fifth District were 81 per cent
lower than in the previous week
this year.
Cumulative sales in the Capital
in the four weeks ended last Satur-
day were IL per cent better than
year ago, the report revealed.
Sales were 18 per cent higher in the
Fifth District, % per cent in Balti-
more, and 81 per cent in the group
of cities, the survey showed.
Installment Accounts Decline.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported today that department store
installment accounts in March con-
tinued below the year-ago level.
Collections on installment accounts
rose 4 per cent, resulting in a COL
lection ratio of 81 per cent, against
% in the same 1912 month.
Charge accounts showed little
change, ending the month q per
cent under March, 1912. Collec-
tlons on charge accounts declined
4 per cent during the month and
but l per cent ahead of last year.
Cash and charge account sales
showed slight gains over February.
Cash sale amounted to SO per cent
OF the total and continued above
the March, 1912, level, the review
said.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Party Lines Drawn
For House Fight on
Trade Act Extension
COP Members Demand
Congressional Power
To Veto New Treaties
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Party lines were drawn today for
a rough tumble House battle on
a Republican proposal to subject
President Roosevelt to congressional
veto powers which Democratic
leaders contended would amount to
a kiss of death" for the reciprocal
trade program.
Republicans charge the Reciprocal
Trade Act in its present form en-
tails an unconstitutional delegation
of the tariff and treaty-making
powers of Congress.
The floor fight will begin Monday
when the legislators turn to a bill to
extend the Trade Act for three years
beyond the June IL expiration date.
Reports Conflict Sharply.
Continuation of the authority was
recommended yesterday by major
ity OF Ways and Means Committee
Democrats, not only for expansion
OF trade but to obtain world peace
and prevent another global war.
The Democrats vigorously oppose
congressional veto power over the
trade agreements.
The 10 Republican members of the
committee countered by a report to
the House objecting to extension of
the trade pact act in its present
form and proposing an immediate
congressional investigation of the
administrations policy of making
trade arrangements with other ma
tions.
The minority report said:
I'VE believe that the Congress
should Immediately authorize an in
vestlgation of the whole question
with the view to working out a COM
bined tariff and reciprocity policy:
Il. That protects our countrys
vital interests;
80. That is truly flexible, and
"3. That Is geared to deal with
foreign trade upon a realistic basis
along constitutional lines.
New Agency Sought.
reconsideration should be given to
the creation of some independent
agency to deal with both matters,
with full opportunity for all parties
concerned to be heard"
The minority challenged conten-
tions of Democrats that action on
the trade authority extension would
reflect the extent of this countrys
willingness to participate in post
war world adjustments, saying:
1--WE of the Republican minority
regard it as not only unfortunate
but imprudent and presumptuous
for the Secretary of State (Cordell
HulD to hold that the action of
Congress on the extension of the
Trade Treaty Act is test of Amer
lean foreign policy in the post
war world and ask other nations to
construe 1T as SUCH"
Evening star., 1943-05-08
WPB Order Expected
Limiting Material for
Dress Trimmings
Collars, Cuffs, Jobots,
Other Neckweur Nav
Be Restricted in Size
By the Associated Press.


The War Production Board, in
formed sources said today, plans to
issue within 10 days an order re-
stricting the amount of material
that may be used in trimmings on
women's garments. For the first
time collars, cuffs, jabots and other
neckwear are expected to go on the
list of restricted measurements.
1t was said, however, that there
Is no likelihood of curtailment of
matching collars and cuffs as sets.
The order would be an amend
ment to a decree of April, 1912, re-
stricting the cloth and measurement
of women's garments.
AS material conservation weap-
on against endless trimmings to
camoufage the restricted measure
ments of dress, the new order is
reported to allow half a yard 18
inches) of material 80 inches wide
for overall trimming on a dress.
Insisting that it has no desire to
restrict creative ingenuity, the WPB
was reported planning to drop some
of the earlier orders specific cur
tailnent of certain kinds of trim
ming.
The half a yard probably can be
utilized in any fashion desired.
Background for this 18-inch trim
ming is expected to be dress meas
urement which is being referred to
as "the body basic" interpreted as
'the unadorned dress"
Details of this body basic" re-
main shrouded. but the measure
ments are expected to aim at elimi-
mating some of the conservation
loopholes which appeared in the
April, 1912. order. For instance, de-
signers scrupulously conformed to
a narrow width of the hem of the
skirt but since nothing was said
about the width of the top of the
skirt fashion known as "peg-top"
appeared.
WPB declines to comment on
whether its application of shears to
trimmings would include hats. But
women's millinery trade circles ex-
pect restriction of the width of brims
TO 6 inches and the width of frou
frou ribbons to Ia inches.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Hummer Murderer lees
Illinois Penitentiory
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHESTER, Ill, May &c. Anew
ton, former Missouri Bapti d min
lister under life sentence Ibr the
hammer murder of Mrs Dennis
Kelly in 1887, escaped rom the
Southern Illinois Prison near here,
Warden c. R. Becke' announced
yesterday.
The warden said N fton, who was
a trusty. escaped about 9 pm.
thursday, using I long board to
scale the prison W: 4. A railroad line
runs near the I fison and it was
theorized he may have made a get
away aboard a ain.
The 57-year-old former minister
was convicted at Pittsfield, ILL.,, of
Staying Mrs. Kelly, former Sunday
school teacher, and tossing her body
into the Mississippi River.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Du Pont Warns Of Postwar
Federal Planned Economy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May s.-Lammot
du Pont chairman of the board of
the E. I. du Pont de Nemours &
Co., called on fellow industrialists
yesterday to begin now to fight a
postwar Government-planned econ
omy which he said may mean the
end of free enterprise in the United
States.
Mr.. du Pont, board member of
the National Industrial Information
Committee, told a meeting of several
hundred industrial executives, bank
ers and businessmen that "the
Government should not plan for in
dustry after the war"
ANY corporation or individual is
justified in planning for himself
determining his own expansion
without Government interference,
he declared.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Merchant Ships Leased
To Britain by Sweden
BY the Associated pres

FASSUCIdItu
STOCKHOLM, May s.-Foreign
Minister Christian Guenther in q
speech ct Eskilstuna yesterday said
100000, tons of Swedish merchant
ships had been leased to england
but less than one-third Of that ton
mage still was af1oat.
He added that the lie Sc agree
ment stipulated the Swe iish ships
were not to be used for t. 4nsporting
troops or war material.
Referring to transit f German
troops through Sweden Guenther
said the agreement wit Germany
could be terminated "v ithout no.
tlce' because it containe' no "speci-
tication of the time"
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Circus Hanging Artist
Says Wife Beot Him
BY the Associated Press.


CH1CAGO.-Joseph Gregorcsek.
billed In the circus as THE man who
hangs himself and lives to tell the
tale" says he can't take it at home
He appeared before Superior Court
Judge Joseph SABBATH to complain
that his 20-year-old wife, Mary,
beat him up several times. Rubin
Rivas. an acrobatic performer, testi-
ned that he noticed scratches on
Gregorcsek's neck. The Judge in
CURED II it wasn't possible the rope
Mr.. Gregorcsek used in his act had
caused the scratches. "Oh, no." the
plaintiff replied. II have the strong
est neck in the world"
Judge SABBATH indicated he would
grant a divorce.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Union Leader Sees
Chaos in Shoe Industry
BY the Associated pre

PHILADELPHIA, May 8.-Frank
P. McGrath, president of the United
Shoe Workers of America (CIO) said
Yesterday that the situation in the
shoe industry is chaotic" and there
Is no guarantee that consumers will
get the three pairs of shoes a year
they have been led to expect"
1T IS an open secret that WPB
and OPA officials are saying that all
ration coupon II means Is that the
consumer can purchase one pair of
shoes by June" Mr.. McGrath told
members of the unions national
board at an annual meeting. What
will happen next no one knows"
Evening star., 1943-05-08
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. May E1.-Cotton futures
moved moved IN a narrow range today. Light
throush trade price liking against textile
contracts. ' sAis
Traders Anticipated substantial in.
crease in feposse8Sions of cotton from the
government loan account on the Influence
OF the CCC stahili1ation program
Futures closed 20 cents . bale lower to
Evening star., 1943-05-08
D'AIesundro Schedules
Social Disease Heorino

Chairman DAlesandro of the
subcommittee on public health of
the House District Committee has
scheduled hearing on the venereal
disease situation here for IL am.
Wednesday.
Mr.. D'Alesandro recently said he
had information about the prevail
ence of the disease here. and
planned to make a careful and
thorough investigation by his sub
committee. Several witnesses will
be called.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Cab Driver Is Sought
In Beating of Woman

Police today were seeking a cab
driver alleged to- have beaten 26-
year-old woman into unconscious
ness last night at Argonne avenue
and Wise road NV.
According to police the woman was
put into the cab at Georgia avenue
and Kennedy street NV. by her
escort and was going home when the
alleged attack occurred.
She was treated at Gallinger Hos
pital for cuts and bruises to the
head and face.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

Abbfoxim1t0 S1lc0 Today.
l1:OO Am. 353.260 1900 Noon l ,O63 2lO
fUnit OF trading, 10 shares: sales printed
IN fulL. In bankruptcy or receivership or
being reoreanized under bakruptcy Act.
or securities assumed by such companies.
Rates OF dividends in the FOREGOING table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
tion. Unless otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not included Rex
dividend. Ex rights. Also extra or
extras Cash or stock . Paia last year.
Payable in stock. z Declared or paid so
iar this year. h Payable in Canadian
funds. k Accumulated dividends paid or
declared this year.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Oregon First-Aider Gets
Practical Experience
BY the Associated Press.

BY tnt ASSocfGteu PfeSS.
GRANTS PASS. OSeg-Ed Hugh
es started for a civilian defense first
aid meeting and picked up some
practical experience on the way.
His automobile and bicycle col
lided, knocking the boy rider un-
conscious. Mr.. Hughes carried the
youth to a doctors Office.
He found the doctor taking four
stitches over the eye of Margaret
Hughes, his daughter, injured at
play.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL DlSpatch 70 the star.
BALTIMORE, May g.
Sales STOCKS HiEh Low Close
1000 Balto transit $50 2:25 s.sb
10 New Amst Cas- 25h 25h 25h,
BONDS
$4,000 Bal T db As A 52z 52h b2h
Evening star., 1943-05-08
STOCK AND BOND PRICES

Selected Issues on the New York
New York Stock Quotations Furnished By
the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

Va Public Service pf-. 63A
W Va Coal &C .6Oe-- Sh
Wright Harg h.4O- 3M
Rates Of dividends in the
foreeoing table are annual
disbursements based on the
last quarterly or seAi-An-
nual declaration. Unless
otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not tn
eluded. = Also extra =
e Paid last year. I PAYABLE
in stock. & Declared or paid
50 far this year. B PAYABLE
in Canadian funds. ( Ac.
cumulated dividends paid or
declared this year. wv with
warrants. Nv without var.
rRntA
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Coal

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