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Evening star., 1944-05-04
Ignoring the Toxpoyer

As an excellent statement on the
Importance to the American people
Of q well-planned Capital, developed
along perfectionist lines in relation
to its buildings, its streets, its parks,
its community facilities and the
Inability Of its home areas, the
Budget Bureaus report on reorgan-
ization Of the present National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission is an important document.
But the report on,its discussion OF
the most vital point in its outline of
how the proposed land powerfully
planning commission would func-
ton in building the Capital of the
future: The participation by tax
paying citizens of Washington.
According to the theory of the
report, all the planning Of Washing
ton in effect will be initiated and
finally approved by a Federal COM
mission, with only one of its twelve
members to be a lay citizen of the
District. This commission would, in
at least one instance, assume the
functions of what is now a most
important community agency-the
Zoning Advisory Council. It would
have its hand, and a very influential
one, in every municipal as well as
National undertaking involving local
construction, from the location Of
schools and police stations to high
way routing and slum elimination.
And where does the citizen of the
District come into the picture? He
pays the bill, with an even smaller
whisper in the expenditure of his
taxes than he now has. His part in
the building Of Washington in the
past. just as his part in the building
OF future Washington, is ignored in
the report. His money will continue
to be spent for acquisition of parks,
which, when bought, become the
property of the United States. His
money will build "fort drives" not
because such beautiful parkways are
needed by the local community of
taxpayers, but because they will
embellish the Capital of the United
States. The single gesture in the
report In respect to the local tax
payer is the proposal that the
organizational expense Of the new
Federal planning agency which
plans the expenditure of local taxes
will be borne by the National
Government.
What is said here is not in criti-
ciSm of the constructive suggestions
in the report for more formalized
procedure in co-ordinating Wash
ington planning Nor is it to be
denied that the Park and Planning
Commission should receive the def
mite statutory support for its func-
tions that will give more weight to
its suggestions. The commission has
all but been ignored by the War and
Navy Departments and by Congress
itself in recent years. This has not
been conducive to increased respect
for the commission.
We shall never achieve the desir-
able and orderly development of the
National Capital visualized in this
report, however, until there is
collateral policy for equitable divi-
sion of the expense between the
unrepresented Washington taxpayer
and the controlling National Gov
ernment. The report neatly side
steps that issue, adding a certain
amount of unintentional insult to
injury by ignoring the citizens of
Washington in respect to effective
representation on the planning
body.
Evening star., 1944-05-04
No Teeth
From the Ottawa Journal.

FTom the OttaWa Journal.
People never seem to learn that these
imperial conferences have no executive
powers, that they are purely consulta-
tive, and that while they may have
great value in the way Of an exchange
OF information and views, they have
no power whatsoever to pass laws that
are binding. These-binding laws-be-
long to the Parliaments OF the various
parts Of the commonwealth.
Evening star., 1944-05-04

matter Of chance at the outset. There
will be some local defense-very DOW
erful local defense in some cases. But
the real issue will rest on the outcome
OF a guessing contest between our high
command and the German high COM
mand.
- Copyright 1e4x.)
Evening star., 1944-05-04
Letters to The Star
Readers Differ on Ward Case
and Draw Conclusions
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
There is every indication that Repub-
lican leaders, seconded by labor-hating
and administration hating Democrats
from the South in both houses of Con-
gress, are building up the Montgomery
Ward case as No. anti-Roosevelt
issue. They have declared that the
seizure exceeds anything contemplated
by Congress or the Constitution"
I think differently. think that the
Constitution invests the Commander
in Chief with the laws of war in time
of war. The most that can be said, If
so much, is, that the Montgomery Ward
Chicago plants are properties. Is there,
has there ever been, any question that
by the law of war, property, both Of
enemies and friends, may be taken when
needed? And it is not needed whenever
taking it helps us or hurts the enemy?
For one thing, Sewell Avery had defied
and ignored the authority of the Gov
ernment. Had his act been left unchal-
lenged, 1t would have undermined the
foundation Of this Republic. And as
Congressman Adolph SABBATH of Illinois
has said, "either we have Government
or we don't have"
TEDDY DE NoIASCo.
To the Editor Of The Star:
have just finished reading the article
by Dorothy Thompson on the Mont
gomery Ward case.
I've thought for long time that she
either needs mental checkup or has
sold out to the New Deal.
Now, I'm convinced She is no fit
columnist. w. p. HARGITT.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The Montgomery Ward case shows It
is not safe for one man to have too
much power too long.
We get more like the Nazis every
day. NIB. HAFLMGH.
To the Editor of The Star:
In the Montgomery Ward affair, did
our Attorney General have TO employ
a company of soldiers and compile
ment OF commissioned officers? There
Is man shortage in the Army.
A graver aspect of this case is pre-
sented by WLB Chairman Davis. He
says that the Government policy Of
handling labor questions without re-
course to the courts of justice will pre-
vent strikes and strike epidemics."
That is incontrovertible beyond any
shadow of doubt. If the Government
will continue to sandbag every en-
ployer who dares to stand up for the
individual freedom Of his employees and
will sweep every obstacle from the path
OF dictatorial trade unions, there will be
no strikes. Nor any America fit to
live in.
HOWARD PITCHER OAKIE.
Evening star., 1944-05-04
Homage to Prof. Leonard

Homage to Prof. Leonard
To the Editor of The Star:
The Star and the Associated Press
exhibited a curiously warped sense of
values today (May D in reporting the
death of the American poet, William
Ellery Leonard. You found space to list
IN some detail Prof. Leonard's marital
ventures" and to discuss his "phobic
prison." but you failed to mention a
single significant fact concerning his
literary career.
IT the death Of Prof. Leonard is a
newsworthy event, it is surely not be-
cause of the idiosyncrasies of his private
life, but because of the heritage of
poetry which he left to English
people.
The first of Prof. Leonard's volumes of
poetry was published as early as 1906.
In 1912 he published THE Vaunt OF
Man." of which Louis Untermeyer has
written: traditional in form and ma
terial, 1t Is anything but conservative
in spirit. Leonard's fervor speaks in the
simplest OF his quatrains and sonnets.",
THE Vaunt of Man" was followed in
1920 by "The Lynching Bee and Other
Poems; in 1923 by 1.-TWO Lives" perhaps
Prof. Leonard's finest work, and in 1924
by "Tutankhamen and After" A VOL
ume of his collected poems was pub
lished in 1929. Prof. Leonard also was
an able translator and teacher; he pub
lished translations of Lucretius, Empe-
docles and BeoWulf, and for nearly 40
years he was a member of the faculty of
the University of Wisconsin.
Prof. Leonard was a distinguished
American man of letters, fact which
one would never know from your obit-
uary of him. Several years ago Ludwig
LeWisohn wrote in "The Story of Amer
lean Literature: II am convinced that
the reputation of Leonard's work in its
totallty, including his remarkable trans
lationS Of Empedocles and Lucretius, as
we'll as sundry critical pieces, will grow
while other names now far more in the
blaze of noon will darken and decline
The phenomenon Is common and old
He has not stopped to please, he has
had no alliances in the market places
Hence toward him, as toward others,
critics have assumed the attitudes long
ago defined by Johnson: Some are too
indolent to read anything, till it's repu-
tation is established; others too envious
to promote that fame which gives them
| pain by its increase
COLEMAN ROSENBERGER.
Editors Note: The Star Is glad to
print Mr.. Rosenbergers tribute to
Prof. Leonard, but it did not fail to
mention at considerable length in
its account of his death his eminent
achievements as q scholar and
posto .s.s
Evening star., 1944-05-04
Questions Tuswell Story

To the Editor Of The Star:
In re your front-page story, "Tugwell
Likened to Dictator Living in 81 800 900
Castle"
There Is a phony ring to the outburst
OF the islands resident commissioner.
That old castle was built before the
Tower Of London. Who says it is a
million-and-a-haH- dollar castle? The
Spaniards certainly didn't spend dollars
to build 1t, they didn't even spend pesos.
1t was built with forced labor for the
most part, and out Of native materials
which cost the builders nothing. don't
imagine 1t is as comfortable to live in
as the average small modern family
home.
You don't suppose Mr.. TugweIl has
been stepping on the toes Of what we
like to call vested interests" and they
have given orders to turn on a smear
campaign?
There Is good deal wrong, under
stand, in Puerto Rico, and some of it can
be charged to business interests which
for many years have exploited the island
for cheap labor-sugar companies owned
in this country, according to some of
the recent studies of the matter pub
lished in our magazines. If Mr.. Tug
well tried to better the conditions of
labor, he might make himself persona
non grata with some very influential
people. SUSPICIOUS READER.
Evening star., 1944-05-04

To the Editor Of The Star:
The Montgomery Ward case shows It
Is not safe for one man to have too
much power too long.
We get more like the Nazis every
day. N. 3, HAFMGH.
Evening star., 1944-05-04
When Rome Called in AttiIo

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Evening star., 1944-04-16
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. April Is R,.-salable cat
tie. 100; calves, none; compared last week:
mainly medium to good Grades, made up
n. e Is Ishes hsishess rood to .y.rase chGics !.
Grades steady to strong stockers and
feeders strong to. 25 higher; heifers steady
on on nnea medium srsdss, sns. strong to % hisher
and medium weight bulls, weak to 25
lowsr s,ss.r shipper type Teisnty bulls. Io.ls
i ! :4sa-lS: 81 .ver.sss; next hishest price,
yesanss aG hsss ssns s. onf ,Sss.TnT sh
reached 1850: heifer .yearlinas, 1885:
moderate ee supply ygarmed-uP steers; 1880
led steers brousSf 1897 ~: % fst 1t oEif hell.
ers s1s bulksd Ct ae 1s;oo-15; ;75; cutter cows
cows reached 1875, mostly s25s1e .75;
heavy fat bulls reached 1880; weighty
dairy breds, IL 90; yealers,. 1900 down.
pared last week; Early siauehter lamb
Esssy STEADY te Is ts xb,r IL Ss.k sheep s,
fio pounds down TfSse is s5-1 % 30. top Ss 1s,aa
sSsns aesks Sn ses ane ssH pSpuas mediums pTse aa s'
mon g % iishtTsish.s Hd 14:s5: good islI shorn
81 to 90 pound shorn lambs. No / and
No. 2 pelts, 13;OO-1 -14.35; few choice fed
Western ewes $50, native wooled ewes
salable hogs, 500: total, $500; good
and choice 200 to 27n pounds in light
and choice 27O to 300 poungs, 1880
lower at 1928 to mostly 1880: good and
choice 300 to $40 pounds, so lower.
largely 1928; weights over 33O pounds
30 of, mostly one price, 1900; weights
under 200 pounds and sows too scarce
to make a market: good clearance: ship
Weights under 270 pounds weak to 25
lower. 27O to $40 pounds IS to mostly
30 lower: weights over $50 pounds and
lsows 50-15 lower
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Nursing School at AmericonU u.
HELPS to Alleviate Shortage

All over the world, she points out,
nurses are serving their
country and its people as they re-
spond to the call for nurses in the
armed forces. Other nurses must
step into the profession to get ready
to take their places as an active
reserve on the home front and to
care for the Nations sick and
wounded when the call comes.
Young women who are accepted
in the corps promise to engage in
essential nursing throughout the
war. They may choose either civil
ian or military service. They re-
ceive full training in an accredited
nursing school approved under the
Bolton Act. Complete tuition, fees,
room and board are paid In addi-
tion to monthly allowances of SIS
during the first nine months as pre-
cadets, $50 per month for the next
Is to 81 months as junior cadets
and at least $50 a month for the
months until graduation
as senior cadets. Oficial cadet
uniforms for optional outdoor wear
and school uniforms are supplied.
1t is hoped $1,000 student nurses
will enter accredited schools of
nursing as members Of the corps
during this year.
Trim Uniforms Coming.
While we were making survey OF
the dormitory facilities which have
been allocated to the corps students
of American University, with Miss
Cowan as our guide. Sally Kessler of
Pennsylvania modelled one Of the
official cadet uniforms which she
and her associates soon will be is
sued. Steel gray in color, 1t is
snappily designed, with scarlet
shoulder bars making an effective
contrast. The matching hat Is In
beret style worn off the face and
distinguished by the official insignia
of the corps duplicated in smaller
size on each lapel of the service
coat, the winter overcoat and the
raincoat. Summer uniforms In PIN
stripe gray and white cotton mate
rial are not only easily laundered
but cool.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Lumbermen Need More
loggers or Equipment
v the Associated praSs

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 15.-While there
is sufficient timber to meet all United
States military requirements for
lumber, there is need for more log
gers or heavy equipment to ease
the current tight supply situation,
George T. Gerlinger, Portland, Ore,
said today
Mr.. Gerlinger, president of the
National Lumber Manufacturers
Association, declared at a meeting
OF the associations Executive Com
mittee that military services were
getting between so and so per cent
of all lumber production.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Business Briefs
General Business Activity has in

General Business Activity has in
creased slightly according to the
latest index of Business Week, which
stood at 240.1, compared with 240.0
a week earlier, 1898 a month earlier,
1888 six months ago and 1884
year ago.
A Decline in Wholesale Volume
followed Easter and buyers turned
their attention to Summer goods,
reported Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Recorders of pastel and navy sheer
dresses led activity in the apparel
field. All types of blouses continued
very popular. Mems and boys fur
nishings were active.
Actual "Take- Home" Wages of
factory workers are averaging only
$5.65 week more than in January
1941, although the weekly earning
average has jumped 68.4%o from
$26. .64 to $44.86, said John B. Parrish.
regional director of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics at Chicago. War
bonds, taxes and higher living costs
account for the difference, he added,
A Jump in Heavy Hog Receipts
this week followed VIA announce
ment that swine weighing from 270
to $40 pounds would be dropped
from the support program as of
April Is.
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Corp. has reached an agreement
with an underwriting group headed
by Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co.
and White, Weld g. Co., to market
whatever common stock remains in
the companys hands after CONVEX
sion privileges of preferred stock
holders expire May S. The group
agreed to take remaining shares at
1874.
American Hawaiian Steamship
Co. reported 1943 net income of
81 ,292 ,478 or $3.07 a share, compared
with $1.621,379 or 1891 in 1912
Earnings are subject to uncertain
ties such as compensation for YES
sells requisitioned, ships lost and
possible renegotiation. Reconstitu-
ton of the company's fleet after the
war will be serious problem, the
report added.
Imperial Oil Co, Ltd. subsidiary
of Standard, earned SIS, 5,548,873 or
81 cents a share in 1943, compared
with s14,663097 or 81 cents in the
previous year.
Murray Corp. of America earned
S722,725 or rs cents a share in six
months ended February 90, COM
pared with S1,42l ,022 or IS cents in
the same period year ago.
Bayuk Cigars, Inc. reported net
for three months ended March 81
was $315,516 or 80 cents a share,
compared with a revised net Of
$348,373 or SO cents in the same l943
period
Dow Chemical Co. and subsidiaries
earned $5,766,083 or S433 a share in
nine months ended February 30,
compared with 1881 ,633 or $5.70 in
the same period a year ago
Perfect Circle Co. net for 1943 was
$669,518 or $4.14 share VS.. 1912
profit of $473,684 or 1922.
Florence Stove Co. earned SITS $50
or 1924 a share in 1943, compared
with $84l ,467 or So A in 1912.
United States Rubber Co. has re-
newed its contract for another year
as sponsor of the New York Phil
harmonicS Symphony Sunday after
noon radio concerts.
Streator Meat Packing Co. of
Streator, Ill, is defendent in S7O,818
suit filed by the OPA in connection
with sale of 100000 pounds of beef
at alleged overceiling prices. The
OPA claim is for treble damages.
Penick & Ford, Ltd. will resume
operations at its Cedar Rapids
1oWa) corn refining plant, which
was closed last week because of a
corn SHORTAGE
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Baltimore Markets

FIRM ipT soed sosE as MARYLAND II p.hs:;5
yania. virsinia, West. virEinis, bushel bas.
net, Winesaps. yorEs, Golden Delicious.
Romes' Black Twiss, best. 4.oo-15; poorer,
osiket ma1sst ssls su fu foa
o0-pound sacks, sebasos. D. s. No. /.
4.50-5.00; 50-pound sacks, -225-50; 100
oo5o lev sisheG some G deeased lox
as $50: Texas. b0-pound sacks, Bliss, q.
s. No. /. mostly $50.
;, SWEET PoTAToEs-Dull. North Caro-
No. !. 3.50-4.O0; few higher; unaraded
50-3 .oo; MARYLAND and Delaware, bushei
SfsssIs' bfsssr' no,dsas naasas Ne few
No. /. 3,a5-50; unsraded. 2.5o-3.0o.
Poultry ouotations.
PoULTRY-Market steady on young
chickens: very dun on fowl and roasters,
ers ~,I and n broiisrs; Rocks and crosses, mostly
Fowl: coored' as%: ~ Gessern., ftaases mss. sSss.
Livestock Market.
Cattle - 100. Compared week ago
slsushter steers steady 70 strong. in
sesay to ,n 5sS skil hs sga tssa, ss fully
small lot strictly seod and choice, 1925:
and syerase ases sooa @ Gtf G4soisso msdium dGH
I3:oO-14,4o common down to 1O.50 good
heifers, 14.oo,a5o; common; 1880, 1928;
mon. ,s,oo--a5o; medium dairy cows
s5s 60 b.. .t bas ssfs'yne epshefsFs o tcp
medium @ tesso stock ''ss and feeder sseens'
calyes-o5 compares week aeo. good
steady to SO lover sood and choice 1900
ZOO 10 SO; e. Gull; down tc 500; ,..
Wh fay ss SSs BOUNDS poas oasr sfay osy
choice soo-s5o pounds. bsrrovs s1d gifts:
45eS TOP poands aaS4o P9aynfs 90
pounds. ,1s3o-s0; 27o-3oo pounds: 1896
80: GOOD sows. up to 400 pounds. II. .0o.5o;
pared week ago, baFrows and gifts, 200,
27o pounds, steady. 270-39o pounds, 20
ovs1 Al other .ssh: a5sS Sssk
good and choice wooled lambs, 1880.
medam 5G latter S5es the cS tGR
GOOD. 5'5o-s.5o; Gull and common. 400
Grain Market.
FLoUR-Receipts. 1327 bushels.
WHEAT-Rsceipts. 2O76o bushels; ship
ments,. s.262 bushels; stocks. 5,562,116
| Settling prices-No. 2 red winter. gar
| licky, spot. domestic, LISA; No. ? red
winter. earlicky, spot, domestic, with rail
| transit 1.s1as.
| Closing prices-No. 2 red winter, gar.
lcky, spot. domestic. 1874, No. 2 red
winter. gaIlicky, spot domestic. with rail
coRNIReceipts, 1o.s31 bushels; ship
ments $4,000 bushels; stocks. 402.00l
bushels. No. 2 yellow. basic ceiling price.
No, trading on options because OF OPA
oATs-Receipts. a174 bushels: ship
ments, $50 bushels: stocks. 29.99S BUSH
els, Nc, white, 1.03-1.05: NO. 2 white,
RYEwReceipts. none. Shipments, none
Stocks, g: :55l bushels.
none as stocks 1'sla bushels. No. barley
sOYBEANs-Receipts, none Shipments,
800 bushels. Stocks in elevators. sOS,50d
MILL FEED-Receipts. none
| HAY-General hay market Is steady.
For timothy. clover and mixed hay, prices
are 23.00 to $500 ton. For all grades
Of hay below No. prices are irregular.
| Butter and Eggs.
BUTTER AND EGGS-Market steady.
Receipts moderate. Wholesale selling prices
Egg Exchange: Hennery whites So pounds
and UP. offered 81 bid %; no sales. Cur
rent receipts. offered 20; bid. %: no sales.
Receipts-Butter. 1888 pounds; eggs,
1,565 cases
Evening star., 1944-04-16
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. April IS uP.-Late buying
lifted cotton futures out of a slump today
and CLOSING prices were 10 to 80 cents a
bale higher
Hedging and weekend liquidation kept
the market under pressure during the
Attention but not considered factor in
the market was the report the British
Control Board would raise cotton selling
prices prices about 40 per, per cent cent These levels
traders believed and pointed out at the
same time that the British market is
under complete government control.
The range.
Evening star., 1944-04-16

nursing shortage
through its par
ticipation in the
u n | t e d States
Cadet N u r S e
Corps.
The C a d e t
N u r S e Corps
makes it possible
for women of
good health be-
tween the ages
of II and 35. who
are graduates Of
accredited high
schools or have
had some college
edunofiop to re-
Evening star., 1944-04-16
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WASHINGTON WELCOMES YOU.

WASHINGTON WELCOMES YOU.
Talk and tour of Smithsonian
Institution, sponsored by The Star,
meet in The Star lobby, 1870 pm.
today.
CAMERA STROLL.
National Capital parks: Through
old Georgetown, meet at Wisconsin
avenue and M street NV, pm.
today.
DANCE.
United Nations Girls. National
Press Club auditorium. pm. today.
Servicemen and women invited.
E-DISCUSSION.
Extent of the Handicap Prob
lem" by Virgil Smirnow of USES,
Jewish Community Center, $50
O'Clock tonight.
Reflections OF American Business
in Folk Art" by Mary c. Udall, Ma
tional Gallery of Art, 4 pm. today.
MUSIC.
Alto Micci, violinist, and Francis
Tirsis, violinist of Navy Band;
Phillips Memorial Gallery, 5 pm.
today.
National Trio, National Gallery of
Art, 8 o'clock tonight.
Sidor Belarsky, Lazar Weiner and
zimrah Choral Society recital. jew
ish Community Center, $3.50 o'clock
tonight.
MOTION PICTURES.
South of the Border" and Intro
duction to Haiti" Pan American
Union, 4 and pm. today.
THE Cabinet of DR.. Caligari," :"
presented by Washington Work.
shop, South Agriculture auditorium,
6 and $50 pm. today.
FOR SERvICEMEN.
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco
Theater today: Open house for
men and women in armed forces,
2 to 5 pm. Tonight: Navy School
of Music Dance Band and United
Nations quiz program.
Washington Labor Canteen, 419
Seventh street NV, Z o'clock to-
night. Louis Armstrong and his
orchestra. Naval Air Station Dance
Orchestra and USO entertainers.
Showboat: Woodrow Wilson
Variety Show, YMCA (USO), 7:30
O'Clock tonight.
Servicemen may obtain addi-
tional information on othter ac-
tivities by calling the United Ma
tions Center, National 5000, or any
of the following USO numbers: ::
Executive 0428, Republic 1927, Ma
tional 0614, National 3431 or, for
Negroes. Decatur 1854.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Decline Is Revealed
In Crude Oil Stocks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Mines reported to.
day that stocks of domestic and for
eign crude petroleum totaled 234,-
172,000 barrels on April 8, a net de-
crease of 495, 900 barrels for the week
Domestic crude decreased $4,000
barrels. Foreign crude increased
$4,000.
Daily average production was A.
416,000 barrels, an increase of 80, 900
Runs to stills averaged 1884 900, q
decrease of $1,000
Evening star., 1944-04-16

Spot COTTON closed steady. 25 cents a
bale lower. Sales LOIS. Low middlins
17.75; middlins. 20.a0; good middins
81 30. Receipts, 2.454 Stocks. 2o6.aT2
The average price of middling ls-inch
cotton at 10 designated Southern spot
markets today was unchanged at 81 .O6
cents pound. Average for the past 30
market days was 21.14. Middling 7s-inch
sverage was 1891
Bid. n Nominal
Evening star., 1944-04-16
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A WAR STOCK
WITH BRIGHT
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