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Business Briefs

Higher Wholesale Prices in the
last week were reflected by the
Associated Press index of IS COM
modities, which rose to 1919 of the
1925 average on Friday, compared
with 1869 q week ago and 1865
a year ago.
State and Municipal Financing
scheduled for the coming week
totals $31, ,604, 900, compared with
$53, ,343,174 in the last week and a
weekly average for the year to date
of $40, ,654, ,176, the Daily Bond Buyer
reported. Mutual Life of New York
will offer SIT sos 900 of various state
and municipal bonds from its port
folio Tuesday.
Crude Petroleum Stocks on May
q totaled 234, ,423 900 barrels, gain
Of 124,000 from a week earlier, the
Bureau of Mines disclosed. Do
mestic crude declined u.s. 900, while
foreign crude increased 299 900.
Lumber Production in the March
quarter amounted to 7,701 ,602 900
board feet, a gain of go over the
same 1943 period, the WPB an
nounced. Western output was up
22Go, but Eastern output dropped
8oo and Southern production
slumped 15%o.
A S22, 2,119, 900 Bond Refunding pro-
gram is planned by Atlantic City
The proposal was adopted by COM
missioners at its first reading and
was set for public hearing and final
adoption June 20.
Westinghouse Electric e. Mfg. Co.
earned $4,604,118 or SLAB share in
the March quarter, after reserve for
renegotiation, compared with $4,-
160,438 or $1.30 in the same 1943
period.
st. Louis Southwestern Lines re-
ported net of $2,148,817 for four
months ended April 80, compared
with S1,736, ,494 year ago.
Wisconsin Power g. Light Co. net
for the March quarter was 1887 ,013
VS.. $407, ,494 in the same period last
year.
Georgia Power Co. was ordered by
the State Public Service Commis-
sion to reduce electric rates by ST.
059,000 annually. New rates became
effective June l for commercial and
general service.
American Rolling Mill Co. has de-
veloped new artillery ammunition
container which can be thrown off
moving vehicles, submerged in salt
water or exposed to the effect of
the ammunition.
Childs Co. reorganization trustee
was authorized by Federal Court to
make So distribution to debenture
holders.
Pennsylvania Central Airlines an
nounced return of three more
planes, bringing its fleet total to IL,
compared with six used during the
first year after the Army took over
equipment in 1912.
Milwaukee Electric Railway g.
Transport Co. plan to redeem on
June Is 100000 of 40 first mort
gage bonds at par plus interest and
reacquire 100000 capital stock
shares for 100000 was approved by
the SEC. Both issues are owned
by the parent company, Wisconsin
Electric Power.
Cities Service Power & Light Co.
proposal TO merge four subsidiaries
in Missouri and Arkansas into a
single system will be considered by
the SEC at hearing June 20.
American Gas & Power Co.
amended reorganization plan will be
considered at an SEC hearing
July H.
Ogden Corp. request for a years
extension in which to comply with
a May 20, l943, dissolution order will
be considered by the SEC at hear
ing June l3.
Bristol-Myers Co. paid its presi-
dent, Henry P. Bristol, $37,416 in
the last fiscal year, the SEC re-
yealed
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, June R.-Apples-
irm: MARYLAND. PENNSYLVANIA, vEginia:
ungraded, SO pounds net, Winesaps: Ganos.
rieties. very small. 25o-Sbo.
..d rstat9eold msIass aa sse.sy for trseP scGd
Msrsiand, ssss oPS Pennsyivsnis, S round whites,
chippewss and Katahdins. best. s:75-4:o :oo:
BsSreI Bsss l7se fsv ssSer e
New market weak. Truck-oeorEia, bushe
baskets. Bliss. ungraded, mostly 90. South
fooe IS. 4.oo5o; Gonouna unss .ded, sas4ss scrti 10
graded, 4.00-5O. Rail--Alabama, 100
Psshed 'aess 4s7 TasPs Touhs sooso
dluRs' 4 .2Szsoi 800 Florida' so-D0und sacks
Carolina, bushel baskets. Puerto Ricans
250-s. 90. few hisher. Maryland and Dela.
44;00-50, few hisher: unsraded. 1853 90:
Nancy Halls and white yams, q. 8. Is,
3.25-6o: unsraded, 2.60-3.00.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry,-Market dull. especially fol
0f faTy IH ana Rossters TSn fser,
Lesherns. as to size. ao-s5 Fowl, colored
1870, LcBuOTuS, mostly I'd.
Livestock Market.
.cattie-75. Compared with week ago
steers so higher: receipts extremely light
heifers shared steer advance; cows under
as in sre week but steaay bulls
changed; truck lot strictly good and choice
top and pey .sh this this few lots
90 Medium, @ Ana isooi4ss eytfsss 5000 5000
hsifers, 1900: comon and medium, II 90
dsxn &c casns5 nd COWS 6dsn shelly kind.
IS5o-1S %; lat 6eef-type x-hsifers'
sausss. ss 9es oq snik bS ,soS soS
feeder steers around 800 pounds. 1875
1925; common and medium. 10 30 II 90
veeer eaysssS1e ssssg sood sns s sha sef
1900 medium medium. 1 is soonis.o %; % common, on
s.50-1 90; culls down to 500.
Friday; prices same as s; Friday 'eso eompsred ed
with week ago: Bsrrows, gifts and sows
sheep-5o Compared with week ago:
Fat spring lambs, 25 lower: slaughter ewes
steady: strictly good and choice spring
lambs 20 pounds and up. 1575-16.7o;
medium, l 1 .O0-14.50: fat wooled slaughter
ewes. 7.50 down; clipped offerings, $50
Grain Market.
FLOUR-Receipts. 1905 barrels.
WHEAT-Receipts, 81, 800 bushels ship
ments. 39,579 bushels; stock. 6,926,643
Settling prices-No. 2 red winter, gar
licky. spot. domestic, 1.7Ss No red
winter. garlicky, spot, domestic, with rail
:, Closing ,prices-No. 2 red winter. gar
licky spot. domestic, 1.7sH No 2 red
winter, garlicky spot, domestic, with rail
coRNEReceipts. 1878 bushels: ship
ments, 80 bushels; stock, 71.OS4 bushels
No. 2 yellow, basic ceiling price. No trad
ing on onions because of OPA ruling
OATS-Receipts, 1923 bushels; ship
ments, 775 bushels: stocks, 1924 bushels
NO. white. 1881 .05.
RYE-Receipts, .4as bushels: ship
ments. none; stocks. S6 049 bushels
BARLEY-Receipts, none; shipments
none: stocks, 5S5 bushels. No. barley
soYBEANs-Re Receipts. none: shipments
800 bushels; stocks in elevators 500, los
MLLFEED-Receipts. s32 tom.
HAY-General market steady For tim
os0 othN, clover and mixed hay prices are
SSo,ou 70 100 ton. For all grades OF
nay below No. 3 the prices are irregular,
Exgs and Butter
EGGS AND BUTTER-Market steady
receipts moderate. Wholesale selling prices,
including commissions at Baltimore near
ny current receipts, street sales, whites
and mixed colors, a. pounds. 2S-27
Receipts-Butter, 373,S71 pounds; eggs,
,626 cases. @ee''
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Labor Disputes Keep
$1,000 From Jobs
In II Industries
BY the Associated Press.

1 BY the Associated PreSS.
Labor disputes, which had kept
some 10000 workers away from their
jobs earlier this week, troubled II
industries today, but only an esti-
mated 1000 employees were affected
by the series Of work stoppages.
Most of the work interruptions
were in industries in the Southern
and Eastern sections of the country,
and in most of the controversies less
than 1000 employees were kept idle
at any one plant, giving the labor
front its brightest picture in several
weeks.
$500 Out at Worcester.
The biggest walkout was at the
American Steel & Wire Co.'S Wor-
cester (MassD plant, where about
$500 workers remained idle for the
sixth day in what CIO union leaders
said was an unauthorized strike
The walkout was reported caused
because of a controversy over COM
paQy union grievance procedure.
There was no indication of a set
tlement Of a dispute which resulted
IN work stoppage last Thursday OF
$500 textile workers in Danville, Va.
Spinners at the Riverside and Dan
River cotton mills struck Thursday
in protest against employment OF
Negroes and the lack of yarn re-
suited in enforced idleness for more
than 1000 other workers.
Other labor controversies halted
or slowed production in an ordnance
plant at Carbondale, Ill; a Sayre-
ton (Ala) coal mine; Berwick
(Pa) foundry, and the Pullman
Standard Co. in Birmingham, Ala.
A strike of about $50 workers in
bakeries in Toledo and Cincinnati tt
continued, making bread supplies
scarce for the residents of the two
Ohio cities.
Tampa Strike Ends.
Bus service to several Florida
Tennessee and Georgia cities was
interrupted by work stoppage of
70 mechanics and maintenance men
in the Southeastern Greyhound bus
lines. Officials said the dispute was
over a new work schedule.
After three days work stoppage,
approximately ITS employees of the
Tampa Electric Co. voted to re-
sumo operations today, returning to
running some 10 streetcars forced
into idleness for three days.
A two-day walkout at the Beth.
lehem Steel Co.'S plant at Lacka-
wanna, N. Y, ended today with the
return Of 140 workers to their Jobs
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Foreign EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, June 3 lp,-Foreign ex-
chanse rates follow (Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents): " N
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
Ket, g.: per cent discount or &c. s6A4
united States cents, UNCHANGED
Europe: Great Britain, oficial, buying.
4.02; selling, 4 404
Latin America Arsentina, free, S4.e1:
Brazil, free. 6.20n: Mexico, 2o65n.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Pastor Assumes Post

The Rev. Robert L. Ryerse, for
merly pastor Of the Calvary Baptist
Church in Grand Rapids. Mich, will
begin his duties as pastor Of the
Cherrydale Baptist Church at serv.
ices tomorrow. The Rev. Mr.. Ryerse
succeeds the Rev. w. H. Brown, who
recently resigned to become pastor
OF the Bryson City IN. c. Baptist
Church.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Furnished b, the Associated Press. /,

Approximate Saies Today.
HOO am. 1s7 $50 Total 3s5 $40
tunit of trading. 10 shares; sales printed
IN full. In bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorRanized Under Bankruptcy Act
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on last
quarterly or semi annual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted, special ore extra Iivi-
dends are not included. xEx dividend
xr Ex rights. 2 Also extra or extras Cash
year PAYABLE IN stock. 6 Paid last year
PAYABLE In Canadian funds. Accunu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Chaplain Butt to Preach

Chaplain Garner B. Butt, formerly
pastor Of Brentwood Methodist
Church, who is back on a furlough,
will preach at both services at the
Brentwood Md Church, Thirty
seventh and Tilden streets, tomor-
row. A tea will be given for him
in the social hall at pm.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
ReEuIa
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, June 3 LP.-Cotton was
easy IN quiet trading TODAY. Influenced
partly by the failure of the House Banking
Commlttee to include in price control leg
isatlon the Bankhead amendment which
would raise cotton prices
scattered commission house and New
orleans liquidation was absorbed throueh
mlIi price ixing against textile awards
and local covering
Futures closed 10 to 30 cents a bale
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Memorial for Coptoin

Memorial services for Capt. Samuel
r. Shumaker, U. S. NJ, of 1912 Rod
man street NV, who died a week
ago, will be held at pm. tomorrow
at st. Adams Episcopal Church.
Wisconsin and Massachusetts ave-
nues NV. Capt. Shumaker was
skipper of the cruiser New Orleans
at the time of his death.
Evening star., 1944-06-03

Uncle Sam needs your waste
bacon grease, drippings, vegetable
shortening. Take them to your meat
dealer.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
N. Y. Curb Market
Furnished by the Associated PHsss.D
LIST INCLUDES ONLY ISSUES CHANGED
FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE

Associated eYsoS.D
II ISSUES CHANGED
YIOUS CLOSE
lGen GEE pf B. 173
lGen Sb of Cd 66M
iGorham Inc Of 70
iGrocery Pr .l5e 3M
IGypsum LIZA s
MANNER Pap l q
Humble Oil Ae A5
lHussman-Lig so 7H
Ill Pwr pf 1ssk @0A
limp Tb Br.392e 23A
lin T c h.40a 9N
Jacobs Co tn
livingston p Zoe 2N
\ Koppers Of Q lolA
i Lamson Corp AiA
] Line Mater'l t1g 11A
'lLone Str Gs.2Oe 8
IMcWill Drg he 10ih
\ Mich Stl T .3Og s
1 MichSug pf .30k 81
Mont Ward At 171ih
\ Nebr Pw pf z 1loih
'lNept Met A As- 81
" E p A 6pf ok 5Th
1 Mag H Pw ! Of 90
Northeast Air L oih
\ Nor st Pwr A 1zA
INovadel-A Q ASA
i Pac Ltng pf g. 1864
1 oantepec m
lPrkrsbgP&R aa. 2lh
J! Phil Fl p pf q 81
\ IPolaris Zoe 50
'lPowdr&Al soc 63A
Pratt q l. .40e- 30
| Pub 8 c pf 8 1854
iIPuG Sd Pal. soc l2iA
IRelian ERE Ne liza
Schultz Inc )
lSchulte pf 8 :. 7~
i Selec Ind cv pf- "a
South Coast "
IlSou Royalty.20e 10
iSpaldins AG 81
l stand Cap g. g. 1@A
IIStd Dig pf 1.6O 1874
lSullivn Mch he 1914
.ITranswest o re "a
10 C-wsi pf 2hk o0iA
! 10 8 Foil B .30e- "
i Us Radiator 3M
IIUniv Pict vtc lie z1N
,tVenezueis Pet 10
IN the foregoing table
tents based on the last
nual declaration. Un-
special or extra div
uded. Q Also extra or
ock. 9 Paid last year.
e Declared or paid -
ble in Canadian funds.
ends paid or declared
warrants. ~ without
Evening star., 1944-06-03

Buy War Bonds to have and
to hold!
Evening star., 1944-06-03

Help win the war by saving waste
kitchen fats.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, June 3 QP.-Dividends de-
.lared: "e
Accumulated
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SACRIFICE

SACRIFICE
FLORENCE, Ala.-(P-Cries
Of a mother cat and her five kit
tens awakened Mrs. Raymond
McFall, her five children and a
brother.
They found their house In
flames, but managed to escape.
The cat and kittens burned TO
death.
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Memphis

MEMPHIS - The Memphis
Study club met Monday night
in the home of Mrs. Herman
Cook. Mrs. Hugh Doian, chair
man Of the meeting, gave a
paper on the music of Ireland.
The following numbers were
given: My Turkey" sung by
Muriel Passey, Marilyn Lown,
and Helen Dolan; violin solo,
Danny Boy" Billy Dolan;
musical reading, Mrs. Chester
Shirley; solo, Smiling Irish
Eyes" Mary Ann Dolan; group
singing, God Bless America. "
A contest on the names of muSi-
cal instruments was won by Mrs.
A. G.. Taylor.
The Michigan Farm Bureau
had its regular meeting in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Nelson Tuesday night. A report
of the state convention was given
by the delegates, Carlton Semas
and Mrs. Chester Shirley. Mrs.
Shirley reported on the Assocla-
ted Womens conve I'll o n.
Thanksgiving contests were won
by Mrs. Merle Hazelton, and
Mrs. Joseph Wilhelm. Mr.. and
Mrs. Abram Snyder will enter
tain at the Christmas party.
Miss Mabel Curry spent
Thanks giving with friends and
relatives in CrosWell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Kelch re-
turned home the first of the
week from a visit with relatives
in MillerSburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle LoWn en-
tertained Mrs. Clifford Sperry
and family of Capac, over
Thanksgiving.
Miss Unabelle Bartlett return
ed Saturday from spending sew
eral days in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wager
spent Friday with relatives in
Saginaw.
Edwin Bywater has returned
from visiting relatives in De-
troit.
Corpl. Kenneth I. Faust, who
was twice wounded while on
duty in the South Pacific, has
recovered and is again on duty
as a Marine. His brother, Claire,
was killed Feb. 20, 1914. An
other brother, Donald, is IN
| training in California.
Daniel Dysinger returned
Thursday from tWo-week's
hunting trip in northern Mich
igan.
Miss Shirley Faulds OF Lam
sing is visiting Mrs. William
Wager this week.
Mrs. Title Snyder returned
home Friday after a visit with
relatives in Flint.
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Says Robombs
May be Force in
Keeping Peace

NEW YORK - U.P) - Robot
bombs probably will be used TO
police Germany after this war
and may even be the instrument
which viii lend war forever,
Willy Ley has predicted in the
November issue of Mechanic IL
Illustrated Magazine.
Ley recalled that British Of
ficials had advocated ringing
Germany with bomb launching
platforms for the instant demo-
lition of any munitions factories
which might begin operations,
but pointed out that perfected
bombs would not need such
launching apparatus.
He quoted British Mai. Gen.
J.F.C. Fuller, retired, on the
possib lityt
possibility that the weapon
might be the finish OF warfare:
THE flying bomb portends
as great a revolution In the art
OF war as those successfully eff
fected by the bow and arrow,
the musket, the cannon and the
airplane. Possibly greater, for
as all these inventions agra
waited mans propensity for war,
it is not at all improbable that
this winged projectile may at
length bring him TO his senses"
Ley said the u S. Navy had
built robot bombs in 1918 SUI
perior to those used by the Ger
mans today and suggested that
the bombs now being manufac-
tured for the Army might be
used against the Japanese be-
fore the war is over.
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Distribute $252>165 Primary
Fund Cash to County Schools

s, IS, $3.50; 6, %, Sl75.28;
fr., 228, $142728;8 fr., 35, $2l9.-
10; 9, so, $4,000; 10 fr., 13,
S8l 80; IL fr., IS, S2l9.1O.
BRUCE, l fr., 742, S4644.92;
2 fr., large balance; 4 fr., 22
Sl3772; 5, %, Sl43.98; 6. %,
S143,98; 7, Al, S256.66; 8 fr.,
ID, Sll2.68; 10, IA, $87.64; IL fr.,
7, S43.82; IL, IL, S68.86; IA fr.,
46, S287.96.
CHEST ERFIEL d, /, los,
S637.3O; 2, II, S482.02; 3 fr.,
81, S35682; 4, 113, $707.38; 5
fr., 80, S2O6.58; 6, 1874, Sl2l4.44;
: fr., 48, S30O.48; 8, 81, $4,000;
Lake fr,, 422, S2641.72.
CLINTON, 2 fr., 50, S43l.94;
3 fr., 81, $513.32; 4 fr., 81, $685.
IL; 5, 2l8, Sl364 So; 6, 70, S438.-
20; 7 fr., 487, $304862; 10 fr.,
1873, S5214.58.
ERIN (Fraser), l fr., Ash,
S2823.26; 2 fr., 1882, S23487.52;
3 fr., ?93, $5997.l8 CD; 4 fir,
1916, S7612.l6; S fr., 1859,
Sl4767.34; 6, 881, S5515,06.
HARRISON, /, 348, 2l78.48;
3 fir, 3l8, S199068.
LAKE, /, 1899, S6879.74; .,
987, $6l78.62; 3 fr., l44O, SODA
40.
LENOX, l fr., SO. S225.36;
2 fr., A, $275.44; 4, AZ, S262.92;
S fr., As, S28l,7O; 6, rs, S1558.5O
(a); 9 fir, $50, S2228.56; 10, 20,
$l81.54; IL, 26, Sl62.76.
MACOMB, I, g., S4l942; !
fr., 147, S920.22; 2, 80, S20O,32;
. fr., 80, S5OO.8O; 3, 70, S488,29;
3 fr., 80, s519.58; 4 fir, 68, S425.-
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68; Z fr., rs, S488.28; 10, 10,
S118.94; IL fr., AZ, $294.22.
MOUNT CLEMENS, City
5000, S3l425.20.
RAY, /, AZ, $294.22; 2 fr., Is,
S1l268; 3, SO, S538.36; 4, 35,
S2l9.l0; 5, Is, Sl56.5O; 6, IT
S48202; 8 fr., 81, Sl94.06; is
fr., SO, $225.36.
RIG MOND, ! fr., PAL,
S150866; 2 fr., 48, S300.48; 8
AZ, S262.92; 4 fr., II, S48202
5, AZ, $29422; 7, 8, S56.34; 10
fr., 80, $200.32; IL, 81, S13l 40
IL fr., Is, $l56.50; ID fr,, $50,
S2879.6O.
SHELBY, fr., GAL, $5264,66;
3, ~, S45O.72; 4 fr., 40, $3.50 40;
5 fr., 70, $49454; 6, EOS, Sl283.-
30; 8 fr., l65, $l0329O; 8 fr,,
rs, S469.50.
STERLING, /, 200, $l289.56;
2, 80, $557.14; 3, 121, $757.46;
8 fr., IT'S, SlO95.5O; 9 fr., $40,
$3192.60 10 fr., 1O4, S65l.04.
WARREN, / fr., 1854, S8476.-
on; 2, 2432, $15224.32; 4. 376,
S2353.76; 5, 1898, $33728.88; z,
1918, S9502.68;
WASHINGTON, 2 fr., 80,
S2OO.32; 3, 90, S18l.54; 6, rs,
S469.50; 7, %, S137.72; 10 fir,
63, $394.38; IL fr.. 220, $l377,20;
10, 80, $225.36.
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AZ Foreign Countries
REPRESENTED al M y

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. %
R Forty-two countries are
represented by 365 foreign stu
dents enrolled for the fall
semester at the University OF
Michigan.
All 81 Latin-American Repub-
lies are represented by total of
1862 students, while "A students
from United States possessions
are registered.
China, with SIS foreign stu
dents heads the list. Other
countries with large representa-
tons include Turkey, 54; Can
ada, %; Brazil, q; Colombia,
II; Mexico, Ia; Venezuela, Is;
Germany, II, and India, 6.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-28
SHOW GOES ON

CHICAGO-(P)-The proper
ty man at the Harris theater had
cigaret problem last night
but some patrons came to his aid.
In the mystery comedy play
ing at the theater, sO.Se 20 Gig
arets are smoked-eight in the
last act. Someone got off with
the prop mans ciggie-maker,
during the second act and he
started looking for smokes.
AS a last resort he invaded
the lobby during intermission,
went to a half dozen patrons ana
begged for smokes for the third
act. He got 'em.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-28
Nv JACK BELL
He,d Of the (Ap) Senate Staff

WASHINGTON, Nov. % -
President Roosevelt's nomina-
ton of Edward r. Stettinius, Jr,
for secretary of state may have
lifted him into the field OF po-
tential Democratic presidential
candidates in l948.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-28

Our famous Sperry bomb sight,
called the sight that takes the
guesswork out Of bombing, is
credited with helping TO knock
down SAL German fighters in
one month.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-28

The Metropolitan Museum OF
Art in New York has 325,8ll
square feet of exhibition floor
space.
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Stetfiniius Seen as Possible
Dem Presidential Candidate

With Senate confirmation like
| ~ this week, the silvery-haireo
undersecretary will become Of
ficially No. 2 man in the eXecu'
tive branch of the government
AS such, he will head Amer
lean efforts TO weld woNo
peace organization in the period
when that endeavor is likely tc
become Of absorbing interest to
the people of this country. II
he makes a marked success In
this field, he is almost certain
TO be a contender for the presi'
dental nomination if MIR. Roose-
Welt is not a candidate.
FORMER RUMORS
A native of Illinois, who now
claims Virginia as his residence,
the 44-year old former chairman
of u. S. Steel has had politica
mention. The Presidents action
in transferring him from his post
as Lend Lease administrators to
that of Undersecretary of State
last year bred crop of rumors
that Stettinius might get the nod
for the Vice Pin sidential NOM
nation wSich eventually went
to Senator Harry S. Truman of
Missouri.
In one sense, Stettinius was re-
garded as a compromise choice
for the post Secretary Of State
Hull relinquished because of i'll
health.
Strong representations were
reported to have been made TO
the President that he ought to
appoint Vice President Wallace,
who retires on January 20, to
the place. The feeling in Con-
gressional circles was that the
Clio leaders who strongly back
ed Wallace's unsuccessful bid for
denomination hoped thus TO place
their favorite in position where
he could be advanced for the
presidential nomination in l948.
BYRNES ADVOCATED
On the other hand, a Well-or-
ganized, il short lived, drive de-
veloped among legislators TO
convince the president that he
ought to name War Mobilization
Director James F. Byrnes. There
was ill-concealed disappoint-
ment by some in the Senate
when Mr.. Roosevelt brushed
aside these recommendations
with the statement that he
could not spare Byrnes from his
home front directorateship.
None of this, however, APP
peared likely to affect Stettinius
chances of obtaining overwhelm-
ing approval from the Senate.
Chairman Connally (D-Tex)
predicted the Foreign Relations
committee would vote favorably
tomorrow and Senator Vanden-
berg (R-Mich) said there would
be mo trouble at all" in confirm
ing the appointment.
Minority leader White (R-Me)
called the selection "satisfac-
tory" and Vice President Wal
lace praised Stettinius' purity
or purpose" adding that he had
always found the undersecre-
tary's executive work most de-
pendable."
Without referring to Stettin-
JUS, Senator Wherry of Nebras-
ka, the Republican whip, said it
was unfortunate" that Hull had
resigned 20 days after the cleo
ton.
ut is unfortunate that many
people who like and respect Cor
dell Hull voted for this admins
tration because he was Secretary
Of State, only to learn of his re-
signation 20 days after the cleo.
tion," Wherry told reporters
"We might probably ask the
question whether they would
have voted as they did IL they