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Evening star., 1944-12-01
II House Members Tour
Supply Ports in France
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-The II members
of the House Military Affairs Com
mitttee have begun their inspection
of American military operations in
France with a tour of rehabilitated
supply ports.
Yesterday members of the COM
mittee tramped over the rebuilt in
stallations at Cherbourg. Today
they planned to see another major
port.
I'VE saw a lot of activity and
everything seems to be going fine at
this end" said Acting Chairman
Matt Merritt after the Cherbourg
tour. "All of us talked to the SOL
diers in order to find out how they
are faring and what kind of work
they are doing"
The congressional party attended
GI stage show last night They
will come to Paris after today's trip
for general briefing of all phases
of continental military operations.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Macarthur Citizens Ask
Change in Park Drive

The Macarthur Boulevard Citi-
zens' Association last night request
ed the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission to take Fort
Drive through~the Archbold- Glover
Park instead of Fort Kembla Park.
The group also asked the War Pro-
auction Board to grant priorities to
build theater at Dana and Mac
Arthur boulevard.
Beginning in January the meet
lngs of the association will be held
the first Tuesday of each month,
Gordon Atherholt, president. pre-
sided over the meeting, which was
held IN the Palisades Park Field
House.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
D. T.. Bank CIearinqs
AT New High Mark
During November
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Breaking all past November rec
ords, bank clearings in Washington
reached $190,065 ,57995 against $685.
620,357.58 year ago. a gain of $26,-
445 ,222.37, George H. Bright, man
ager of the Clearing House Associa-
ton, reported today. The striking
upswing was ascribed to early
Christmas shopping for the men
overseas and to first sales in the
Sixth War Bond Drive.
Clearings in the first II months
of 1914 totaled S1,897, 1881, ,748. .72
against $1,8O3 lis ,90698 in the like
period year ago, a Jump of $94,-
215,841.74, as we'll as another alltime
high mark. How the new peak was
reached is pictured by monthly
comparisons with last year, the
check activity indicating that war;
time business in the Capital also
has attained new heights:
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Early Action Assured
On Flood Control Bill,
Minus MvAProject
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The way IS clear for passage Of
postwar flood-control legislation in
the Senate today.
Prodded by colleagues. Senator
Murray, Democrat, of Montana gave
up his fight to block the 81 ,000, ,00o,-
900 authorization after he was prom
ised cooperation in getting action
in the new Congress on his plan to
set up Missouri Valley Authority.
Senator Murray said previously
ne planned to talk for hours on
several amendments.
The agreement, climaxing neatly
two weeks of debate on the bill, fol-
lowed defeat of another Murray
proposal to place control of water
conservation in the West under the
Reclamation Bureau instead of the
Army engineers.
Murray Insists on Discussion.
The Montanan insisted, however,
on discussing the MVA idea before
permitting final vote on the flood
control bill today.
| This done, Senator OYerton, DEM
ocrat, of Louisiana expects to bring
up a $500, 900 900 postwar rivers and
hdrbors bill. 1t authorizes scores of
major projects, among them the
S66 6,000000 Tennessee Tombigbee
Waterway, the S60,00O00O Alabama
Coosa development and the $685.
100000 -Mahoning Canal,
Ohio and pennsylvania.
This bill faces heated debate over
a proposed amendment to authorize
the st. Lawrence seaWay and hydro
electric development. An agreement
] on changes in the Connecticut River
1 program dissuaded Senator Aiken,
A Republican. of Vermont from press
ing for similar amendment to the
: flood-control bill
= Both measures are subject to
? action by conference committees on
2 changes made since they passed
! the House.
S Prompt Passage Possible.
e Barring extended debate over the
i St. Lawrence project, prompt pas
= sage of the rivers and harbors bill
Y is possible since controversial issues
n over Water-use were reconciled in
t the flood-control measure.
: The latter gives States the right
of review, but not veto power over
Federal projects; prohibits any
interference with irriga ton by navi-
cation projects and authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to dispose
) Of surplus electricity by Federal con-
struction of transmission lines il
necessary.
u The Senate also wrote into the
IL bill an amendment embracing an
q integrated plan of the Army engi-
e Ireors and the Reclamation Bureau
u for Good control, reclamation, hydro
e electric and other developments in
t the Missouri River basin.
This was recommended by Prest-
dent Roosevelt as a basic engineer
5 ing plan for the development, which
: he suggested should be administered
n by an authority like the Tennessee
Valley Authority.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Hiram Johnson Planning
To Run Again in 1916
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A spokesman for Senator Hiram
Johnson, Republican. of California
said last night the Senator will be a
candidate for reelection in 1916.
The Senator himself was not i'm
mediately available but his secre-
tary. Mary A. Connor, quoted the
Senator as denying reports he
planned to retire The 78-year-old
Senator has had similar reports
crop up in the past and each time
has denied that he contemplated
withdrawing from the national po-
litlcal scene. Senator johnson now
is the second ranking member in
point of service in the Senate, first
place being held by Senator Nickel
lar, Democrat, Of Tennessee.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
40 Tons Of Bombs Blow Up,
Killing |, Derai|ing 80 Cars
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CLOVIS. N. Mex, Dec. IA
freight car containing 40 tons Of
demolition bombs caught fire and
exploded yesterday at Tolar siding,
killing one man and injuring two
women slightly.
The blast. felt here 43 miles to
the east, derailed 80 cars of the
8l-car Santa Fe Railway freight
train of which the bomb car was
a part. Several buildings at Tolar
were demolished.
Southern mainline tracks of the
Santa Fe were blocked by the wreck
age, and fire spread through the
deralled cars. Spectators were kept
some distance from the scene bv
officers who said some of the bombs
might not have exploded.
The dead man was Jesse Brow,
OF Tolar, who was struck in the
head by a bomb fragment as he
watched the fire from about so wards
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Sawyer Makes Fond Record.

Sawyer Makes Bond Record.
William Sawyer, member of the
District Life Underwriters Associa-
tion, has made SO War Bond sales
totaling S226000, a new record,
President Vernon w. Holleman an
nounced at the November luncheon
AT the Willard. The guest speaker,
introduced by Cochran Fisher, pro-
gram chairman, was Robert w. Will
kinson, Aetna field supervisor, who
gave a fine address on 'Merchan-
diSing Life Insurance" Twenty
new members we're introduced.
Thirty Years in Insurance.
George B. Farquhar has just COM
pleted 80 years with the Penn Mu-
tual Life ms. Co, being associated
with the T. Janney Brown Agency
all that time. Born in Alexandria
Mr.. Farquher was a school teacher,
railroad man and manager of an ice
cream firm before starting his in
surance career. which began on
November 80, 1914
He is a former president of the
District Life Underwriters Associa-
tion, as we'll as past treasurer; also
former president of the Life Insur-
ance Club of Washington and for
two terms was a director of the
Washington Board of Trade
c. & P. Net Off Slightly.
Net income of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co IN October
totaled S256 228. off slightly from
S271,155 a year ago. Net in the first
10 months of 1914 reached 50 495, ,781
vs. S2678,810 in 1943. Taxes required
So $3.50 1913 against S3,122,971 last year
There were 365,312 telephones in
service. a decrease of 10l from Octo-
Der, 1913. Phone users made 1,500,-
900 calls during the month, an in
crease of 100000 over october. 1943.
Store Sales Again Advance.
Department store sales in Wash
ington last week ran 13 per cent
ahead of the like week a year ago,
the Reserve Bank of Richmond re-
ported today, against a gain of II
per cent in the fifth district. Sales
here were 7 per cent under the pre-
ceding week.
Cumulative sales in the Capital in
the four weeks ending last Saturday
were 8 per cent ahead of last year
and 9 per cent in the fifth district.
Financial Credit Corp. has just
paid 81 dividend on the preferred
stock. the third this year and
bringing up to date the cumulative
dividend which was in arrears.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
S225,000,0OO War Bonds
Purchased by Prudential

BY the Associated Press
NEWARK. N. j., Dec. IA s,1b-
scription of 1925 100000 to the sixth
War Loan by the Prudential In
surance co. of America, Newark. was
announced today by President
FRANKLIN D'Olier. who also is chair
man of the New Jersey War Finance
Committee.
Mr.. D'Olier said the purchase
brings to s2,029 100000 the subscrip-
tlons by the company since Pearl
Harbor.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Dec. / LP,.-Trading in
toIton futures today was corfined to rou-
on ollle mli ouying and short covering in De
Genoer ;, as attention focused on the Wash
lhston cotton conference this coming Mon
gay IA, 10 dlscuss problems facing the indus
sIS: Aiter rallylns 35 cents a bale prices
moves Iin,,io lower on dribbhng hedge selling and
!iQuldatlon. Spot cotton markets were
au,et with mill demand very small
haIe afternoon prices were unchanged tn
March, 21.7a; May, 21.16- i'o'
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Chinese Communist
Leaves Chunqkinq
By the Associated Press,

CHUNGKING, Dec. 1.-Gen. Chou
En-lal, one of the big three" in the
Chinese Communist government,
left Chungklng today for Yenan. re-
portedly carrying new proposals from
Chang Kai-shek for settlement of
the Communist question.
The proposals will be discussed
with other Communist leaders in
Yenan, capital of Communist China,
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Wushinqton Produce

From the War Food Administration.
Prices paid net fob Washington,
EGGS-Market Arm Receipts light.
with demand exceeding supply Prices
nominally UNCHANGED. Prices paid for
Federal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations December u: Whites,
browns mixed colors: U; S. grade 4, large,
5S; Y; S. grade A. medium, 47-4a, aver
age asa; U S. grade B. large, As; u S.
grade B, medium, 50; commercially graded
large, A. 55-57: medium, 43-47; large, B.
AZ. Current receipts, nearby ungraded
eggs, 44-45
LIVE .POULTRY-Market firm. Four
full truckloads Of poultry were reported
very light supply continues. Prices shown
reflect sales reported within existing price
control regulation but do not cover other
poultry sold on the market for which prices
were not available. Prices paid net TO b.
washington tpermitted TRANSPORTATION
charges included according to mileage(
Broilers and fryers, 31-31 "a; fowl. 26-2S4
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Bituminous Output
Reduced by Holiday

Bituminous coal production in the
holiday week ended November Is
approximated 11,290,000 net tons,
compared with 12,180,000 in the pre-
vious week and 1885 900 in the like
1943 week, the National Coal Asso-
citation estimated.
For the year to date production
approximated 564,92O,O0O tons, a
gain of 65 per cent over a year ago
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Mustang Speed Listed
As 450 Miles Per Hour
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INGLEWOOD, Calf, Dec. l.
North American Aviation, Inc, yes
terday announced it had received
War Department permission to re-
veal speed of $50 miles an hour for
it's Psi Mustang fighter, repeatedly
the worlds fastest propeller-driven
plane.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Approximate Sales Today.

11:00 M 1877 $40 1900 noon 3e2 $40
100 pm. 4e6 lao 2:OOpm ol3 go
+Unit OF trading 10 shares; sales printed
in iull In bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under Bankruptcy Act
Rates OF dividends In the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on last
less otherwise noted special or extra divi-
dends are not included Elk dividend
xr Ex rights 4 Also extra or extras d Cash
or stock e Declared OF paid so tar thi,
year Payable in stock Paid last year
b Payable in Canadian funds Accumu.
lated dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec. / Up (WFA) .-salable
hogs, 5000; total $4,000: bulk all weights
and sows sold slow and steady some late e
cents lower; good and choice hogs. 100
pounds and over. 13.sO-13 95: top, "A 90;
small quota good and choice 150-1S0
pounds. 13,25o13.1 few late sales, good
1885; most good and choice 30O-50O-
pound sows. 13.65-13.75; complete clear
ance.
salable cattle, $500; total, 5000; SAL
able calves 700: total. 700; no reliable out
let for fed steers and yearlinesi scattered
few loads, IA ,0G-17 90, these 75-1 90 under
last weeks high time; only action today
centers on cows and common and medium
hefers. these steady to 25 cents lower. fully
and cutter cows, 5:50-675; good shipper
cows, 1850; bulk beef cows. s.O0-10 80;
vealers steady at 15 80. mostly ! 90 down
stocker and feeder trade at standstill.
salable sheep, 5000; total. 10000; scat
tered early sales steady, but some bids on
lambs weak to 25 cents lower; few early
sales good and choice native lambs, 1880;
other natives and fed Westerns held for
14.75; Gull and common light native lambs
unevenly 700 so; slaughter ewes, 6.25
down; few culls as low as 450.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Market AVERAGES
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Dec. / GP.-Foreign ex.
change rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
lars. others in cents)
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, 10ss per cent discount or s962H
United States cents. unchanged.
Europe-Great Britain, official buying
4.02: selling. 4 04
Latin America--Argentina,- free, "a 95
Unclaimed; 1n Brazil; free. 5.25n; Mexico
Evening star., 1944-12-01

Rates of dividends in the foresoinR table
are annual disbursements ha sed on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted. special or extra div
idendS are not included. Also extra or
extras. Cash or stock Paid last wear
Payable in stock. Declared or paid so
far this year Payable in Canadian
funds Accumulated dividends paid or
XIV Without warrants
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Washington Exchange

Washington Gas common-3o at 24a.. 10
at 2434, 20 at 24ss
Hecht common-25 at 21.
Washington Gas SIS pfd.-2 at 1854, 8
at 90, 80 at 109A
Peoples Drug Stores common-l5 at 2s,
American Security & Trust Co.-l5 at 240.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Chicuoo Grain

CHICAGO, Dec. l tF>.-All wheat de-
liverles and December rye were strong TO-
day, and most other grain futures markets
were steady to firm. Corn was under
the pressure of profit cashing and suf-
fered fractional losses most OF the ses-
sion.
Wheat was firm from the start, when
milling interests and commission houses
the advance and there was little grain
for sale Some of the demand was at
tributed to indications little wheat would
be rendered on December contracts.
December rye rallied more than a cent
a bushel al times and volume offerings
appeared only on the bulges Purchases
by commission house with elevator con-
nections touched off a covering movement
and stop-loss buying.
Just before the close reports that some
rye would be rendered on December con-
tracts brought renewal of selling and a
sharp break resulted. Selling OF other
grains in sympathy with the late break
in rye caused corn to break, and wheat
lost some of its gains.
AT the close wheat was unChanged to
q, higher than yesterdays flnish Decem-
Der. 81. Corn was of - to / Il, De-
cember, 1,121a; Oats were !. lower to u
higher December, 6s'4. Rye was off Is
to >, December, oa-1 .os9s. Barley was
unchanged to % higher, December. 1.139s.
December .65ss 1.86'4 I .65h4 1.f6
Nav - 1.62sss l,632s l .62l4 1.62s4-7s
July 1.54as .552s l.532. "a 7s-94
September 5324 l.54ss | .53ls 1.5324
CORN
December 1.137. 13a4 11cl4 l12la
MAY -. 1.117s 1.117s 1.1O2s 1.1Oss-ss
July Lila 1.1lSs 1.10lB 1.10ls
September 1.10
OATS
December .6Si2 .69l4 .6S2s $50
May ~ .63Ia 63ss .63ls .63is-h4
July .59's 80 .59is .59i2
December Ill 1.12 10S34 1.Oa-Ss4
May 110"s / u 10 1.1O-1Ois
July 1OSs4 1.O93s los LOSSES
September 1.O7l2 1,0s1s 1O6a4 1.0624
BARLEY
December 1888 1.133s
MAY 1.03'4 N3A LOB LOB
July .aI7s .aals .a77s ,9S3s
Evening star., 1944-12-01
N. Y. Bond Market
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Evening star., 1944-12-01

Baltimore G. Ohio Railroad named
H. P. McQuilkin purchasing agent
to succeed w. S. Galloway, who re-
tired after "a years of service.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Dec. / tPt-Dividends de-
clared;
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Take My Word for Il
BY FRANK COLBY.
Surprise Word Of the Week.

Surprise Word q the Week.
Recently the President, in q radio
address, used the word TRAVAIL,
painful effort" He pronounced it: /:
TRAVAIL. stressing the flrst syl-
liable.
Many readers Of this column have
written to this effect: "Ha! I've
caught him at last! He should have
said 'truh-VAIL'."
But Mr.. Roosevelt did not err. He
used the first choice Of the die
tionaries: TRAVAIL.
The second choice is a still greater
surprise-it's exactly like the word
travel: TRA-v1.
Why? Because travail and travel
are different forms of the same
word, meaning literally ito labor"
and they come from the Trench
travail pronounced: tra-VA-yuh, /,
toll; labor"
How Did 1t Start!
@. Why Is q faker referred to Is
q mountebank?
A. The word Is q corruption Of
the Italian montembanco, "one who
mounts d bench" in public to pro.
claim his nostrums.
Nostrum, in Latin, means "our
own," hence a special drug recon-
mended by any quack.
Quack Is a shortened form of
quicksilver, from the Dutch
kwakzalven, 'he who quacks boast
ingly about his salves; . char
latan."
Charlatan Is from the Italian
cerretano, "an inhabitant Of Ceretto
who makes q living hawking spu-
rious papal indulgences," hence, q
mountebank.
ina him 'soa souveHir e0i CODY Of Franz
Colbys LETTER 10 NY Son. FOR
free copy. send . stamped (3-cent),
self addressed envelope to Frank Colby,
In care of The Evening Star.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate. 1nc.)
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Uncle Rays Corner

Diamonds, rubies and most other
gems are taken from, the ground,
often being found in deep mines.
The one important gem which does
not come from the ground Is the
pearl.
The best pearls are made by pearl
oysters, but some other kinds of
oysters produce them. They also
may be taken from claims, conches
and few other kinds Of shellf1sh.
Most pearls taken from fresh
water mussels are of small value, as
compal ed with those from oysters.
The value of pearls depends on
three main things-shape, size and
color. The ideal shape is perfectly
round"
The larger the pearl, the greater
the value as usual thing. A pearl
which weighs six grains is likely
to be worth four times as much as
one with a weight of three grains.
A pearl of 1900 grains was bought
for the Beresford Hope collection.
Some of the most costly pearls
are pure white. Others are cream
colored and still others are pink.
Black pearls have been found in
oysters of the Gulf Of Mexico and
are high-priced because they are
rare.
Prices differ a great deal on the
pearl market, but q necklace of
good Orinetal pearls is likely to be
worth thousands of dollars. As one
example, may say that a necklace
with 95 pearls was valued at $500
|by Louis Kornitzer, a pearl expert.
The largest pearl in that string had
weight of eight grains, and 16 of
the pearls were of only one grain.
Certain large and beautiful pearls
have been sold for great prices. A
pearl which was owned by Cleopatra
Is said to have had a value of
$20O, 900. UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1944-08-18

WhAl. t0:3o-RsqinsId Gardner and Con.
stance Moore entertain.
W0p. t0:30-vicor Jory and Miriam Hop.
kins, Comics BIoek and SuIiy ars csnissn visitors.
M. t0:30-eiII Stern end EIIs1 Queen
interview each other.
M. ii:30-"Womsns Work. BY Elia.
beth Dunn, Ia ths play.
Evening star., 1944-08-18

vsrsaT aU Eiek and More Charles free from
murders.
WINK, o:05-Eussas ofmsndy and The
Philadelphia Orchestra play 1sehskowskys Sym.
phony No. g."
MA. 9:30-louis Armsirong's Orchestra.
VOL, to:00-Aaron Perry vs.. Jimmy M.
Daniels In On 3-round wsItsrwsisht bout from
Madison Sou1ra Gardan.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
on the an TO-DAY.

W Jhe a1K IVVAI.
W0p. 8:00-Diana Lynn and Tho tomI'
Team. WaIIy Brown and Alan Carney, drop in.
WMAl, 8:30-Marins Col. Evans F. Carlson
leader Of the Carlson Raiders, will bs heard and
Z dramaiilaiion Of his tarssf given.
VOL. 8:30-Ths Life Of George 6Nshwin.
M. 8:30-"Ths Case Of the Passionate
pinbsIr'; not even On their wedding ami
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01
SOLDIER VOTE SMALL

Indications ire that the soldier
vote may not be as important in
the final outcome in Michigan as
originally expected unless the con-
test between Gov. Dewey and
President Roosevelt is as close as
that of four years ago. when
Wiiikie carried the state by G. 900.
So far. 10000 requests have
been received from Michigan serv-
ice people and Secretary of State
Dignan said Saturday that the
total will not exceed 10000. The
requests have sloWc1 TO a triekle,
1he revealed.
Roosevelts majority in Wayne
County has been So per cent in
the past. This would give him an
edge here OF around $500 votes
from the local men and women in
camps and overseas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01
Dearborn Sailor
Wins Decoration

James Arthur Waters, AZ Of
22i5 Palmer, Dearborn, a torpe-
DOMAIN first class, USNR, has
been awarded commendation
ribbon. emblematic Of the presi-
dental unit citation, at the L. s.
Naval Repair Base, II was an
nounced Saturday.
Waters served aboard the CSS
Buchanan for 19 months in the
south Pacific. during which the
destroyer sank a cruiser, a de-
Stroyer, two merchantmen, -
landing barges and submarine,
The award was made by Capt.
Harry j. Albeit, USN. command
ing officer of the schools and
training command al the base.
A former troIt defense
worker Waters is married and
the father of two sons, Robert,
II and Donald IS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

Sgt John c, Gray. ga Paliister,
a radio-gunner of the Black
Death Marauder group OF the
Ninth Air Force. has been
awarded the Soldiers Medal, ac-
cordlng 10 word received by his
parents.
The citation accompanying the
award read:
"FOr herolsm, on May IL,
1914, when the aircraft in which
he was flying was forced 90 re-
turn from a combat operatiOnal
mission without attacking, be-
cause OF extensive battle dam
age and severe injuries 10 crew
members, the Soldiers Medal il
award TO 7 sgt. John {. Gray"
Working with other crew men,
bers in the open bomb bay with
out paEachuleS-the- men tried N
vain 10 release two 500-pound
bombs. Despite a rough landing
the bombs remained securely IN
place.
Sgt. Gray is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Gray His wife,
Bonnie Gray, lives al III Adelaide,