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Evening star., 1945-10-01
Workers Call Strike
AsU. 5. Ends 3z-Year
Control Of Railroad
Es the Associated Press.

Es the ASSOCIATED SteSs.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Oct. 1.-The Toledo.
Peoria 81 Western Railroad returned
10 private operation today after some
31s years of Government control
and was Immediately hit by a strike
of its employees.
Members of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
established picket lines at the Union
Station, and at various points
around the freight yards, but the
situation was reported calm without
any violence.
The principal issue in the dispute
was a demand by the union that
President George P. McNear, jr.,
continue the same working condi-
tions as under Federal management.
Union spokesrnen said, pay was not
at issue.
McNear Plan Rejected.
MIR. McNear offered to continue
until changed in the manner pre-
. scribed or permitted by law, the
Federal managers existing rates Of
pay, rules, and working conditions
in so far as they are applicable
to the railroads operations. ="
w. C. Keiser of Topeka, KanS., ma
tional vice president of the Brother
: hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Engineers, said employes-members
of 13 different unions-had rejected
:, Mr.. McNears proposal because it
. was typical McNear," and full of
loopholes," the men voted a strike
Friday.
Mr.. Keiser said this proposal
would exclude from employment
those who engaged in acts Of vio-
ilence during the 1912 strike, and in
cluded plan for re-employing
those who worked on the road be-
fore the seizure as well as those
employed by the Federal manager.
Proposal Not in Accord.
"MeNear's proposal is not in ac-
cord with our proposal of Septem-
ber 13, when we asked to meet with
/, McNear for negotiations" MIR.
Keiser said.
The roads difficulties began De-
cember %, 1s41, when 104 employees,
members Of the Brotherhoods of
: Locomotive Firemen and Engineers,
, and Railway Trainmen, walked out
in protest against a new schedule
of pay and working conditions.
On March %, 1912, the late Pres
ident Roosevelt ordered seizure of
the 239-mile line which tunnels
transcontinental freight around the
Chicago yards.
Evening star., 1945-10-01
.AMG Chief at Munich
Dies of Skull Fracture
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUNICH, Oct. Lit. Col. Walter
Kurtz, As, of Cleveland. military
government commander at Munich,
died in hospital Thursday as the
result OF a skull fracture from a
piece of mortar dislodged by work.
men repairing the Munich city hall
roof. His death was disclosed yes
terday.
Col. Kurtz was standing in the
city hall courtyard when the frag-
ment fell, piercing his helmet liner.
Evening star., 1945-10-01
Washington Among Ports
To Hold Navy Ceremonies

washington has been designated
one Of % ports in the United States
and its Territories and dependencies
where flowers win be assembled for
ceremonies honoring seryicemen who
lost their lives at sea. ]
On October 21-designated by the
Navy League as Navy Day Sunday
crews of United States ships
throughout the world will scatter
flowers on the waters in d tradition
al ceremony Of tribute.
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
has designated ports to which
flowers may be sent for transport to
sea as part of the ceremony.
Under the Navy League plan, it
is requested that person forward
Evening star., 1945-10-01
Burton
Continued From First Page

57-year-old Ohioan was the first
time Republican was named to the
court since President Hoover APP
pointed Justice Roberts Is years ago.
Justice Burton enters tribunal
with seven Democratic justices ap-
pointed by the late President Roose-
welt. Justice Stone, the only other
Republican, was elevated from as
sociate justice by Mr.. Roosevelt.
Justice Stone will reach his 73d
birthday anniversary October IL;
on March he will reach his 21si
anniversary on the court. FIRE.
quent reports are heard that he may
retire in the near future, but he
has given no indication of his plans
He became eligible to retire in 1912
Justice jackson has been busy
since last May as chief United States
counsel for the prosecution of major
European war criminals. He is moi
expected to return to the Supreme
Court bench until early next year
VIII Adjourn Til Monday.
After today's brief opening ses-
sion the jurists were to adjourn until
next Monday.
During the week they get down to
serious work. They will determine
which of some 500 new cases filed
during the summer will be reviewed
and which will be tossed out. An
nouncement of the decisions on some
of the petitions will be made Octo-
ber 8.
Cases in which reviews are asked
include:
Esquire Magazines effort to re-
tain second class mail privileges
Montgomery Ward g. Co.'s protest
against Army seizure of its proper
ties in seven cities, Florida's adop-
ton of regulations affecting labor
union activities and a minister S
right to distribute Bible literature
in Federal Public Housing Au-
thority village.
Evening star., 1945-10-01
3 Germans Who Speak
English Escape Comp

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. Fired Hall
ford, Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton agent in charge of the Balti-
more Office. reported three German
prisoners escaped yesterday from
the Fort Meade prisoner of war
branch camp at Pikesville, Md.
Mr.. Hallford identified the men
as Rolf Eichhorn, %: Rolf Richter.
%, and Will Stumm, 20. He said
all three could speak English.
Evening star., 1945-10-01

is JOAN DAVIS TRYING TO
CHARM A SNAKE? Or is the
Queen of Comedy saving her
charm for cro0ner Andy Russell?
Could he possibly fall for it this
time? Or will exotic Joanie put
her foot in her mouth again?
Tune in The Joan Davis Show,
featuring Andy Russell, for a
side-splitting half hour. Tonight
and every Monday night just
before the Lux Radio Theatre . .
WTOP $3.50 PM.
Evening star., 1945-10-01

allowed It to overtake us on the
home stretch. In other words, am
convinced that in considering how
much room there is for tax reduce
tion your committee will be well
advised to keep a weather eye to
the storm signals Of imitation
Evening star., 1945-03-13
HAMILTON SERVICES

early American in
dustrY to get stdrt-
ed. He developed
the idea Of project
ing their products
by tariffs on COM
peting imports und
g n C ouro g i n g
American e n I e 7
prise by govern
ment bounties.
Evening star., 1945-03-13
Big Debt Adjustment
Program for B. & 0.
Approved by ice
p, the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission authorized the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad Co. yesterday to carry
out big debt-adjustment program.
This permits the company to issue
up to $84 ,563, ,276 of collateral trust
bonds due January /, 1865; $76,922,- :
$50 first-mortgage bonds due July /,
1875; $67.826.5OO first-mortgage
bonds due July /, 1875; $37, ,285 500
southwestern division first mortgage
bonds due July !, 1890; 500, ,798, 900
Pittsburgh, Lake Erie & West Vir-
ginia refunding mortgage bonds due
November l, 1890; $10,028, 700 Toledo
division first lien and refunding
mortgage bonds due July /, 1885;
$122 ,639 900 refunding and general
mortgage bonds due February /,
20l0; $102, ,388,750 refunding and
general mortgage bonds.
The collateral trust bonds are to
be sold to the Reconstruction Fl
nance Corp. and the proceeds used
to pay the railroads Indebtedness
to that corporation. The other bonds
are to be exchanged for like amounts
of such bonds outstanding or
pledged.
Evening star., 1945-03-13
Selected Stocks Up,
But Selling Depresses
Most Leaders
BY VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, Mar. l3.-Stocks
generally stumbled over light selling
handicaps in today's market, al
though scattered issues managed to
make little progress.
Dealings were sluggish from the
opening on. Early losses running
to point or more were reduced
here and there near the fourth hour.
Dividends and earnings inspired
the investment of idle funds in Sc
lected cases, but reconversion
skepticism, based on the apparent
approach of victory in Europe, re-
mained as the principal antibuying
argument. Fears of Washington
moves to stem speculation waned,
however, as volume dwindled.
In the declining area the greater
part of the session were United
States steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler,
General Motors, Santa Fe, Southern
Pacific, Goodyear, American Smelt-
ing, International Telephone, Stand
ard Oil New Jersey, Douglas Air
craft, Allied Chemical and General
Eectric. Ahead at intervals were
Goodrich, Texas CO. and American
Water Works.
Evening star., 1945-03-13
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Mar. 13 t4, twFAl,-salsbie
hogs, 5000: total. I2.00O;. active fully
Steady; good and choice barrows and gifts.
40 pounds up, at l4.75. ceiling: good and
Salable cattle, $500; total. $500.
salanle calves. 600; total, 1000; fed
steers and yearlinas steady trade slow:
and bulls weak TO 25 lower: vealers firm at
100 down; top steers. 1928, paid for
1,245 pounds: bulk, l400-I626; load lot,
top heifers. 1900: cutter cows, q 50 down
most beef cows, 10. od-13 90: practical out
IA 425
Salsble sheep, 5000: total. 1000: little
one early, generally asking fully steady on
and choice fed wooled Westerns, most
early bids, Is TO 25 lower; load good.
around S6-pound fed lambs. about steady
at 1880. with a palmer. lighter end
sorted off at 1900: other classes very
Evening star., 1945-03-13
Few GI Loans Made
By D. {. Institutions;
Red Tape Cited
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Washington banks and building
and loan associations have made
very few CT bill of rights loans to
war veterans, it was learned today
In the financial district. Some in
stitutions have yet to grant the first
one, although all have been pre-
pared for weeks to provide financial
aid for returning servicemen.
One big reason for the lack of
interest in these loans is the fact
that a great majority of the re-
turning veterans do not want to
go into debt, one banker said Many
are returning to former jobs.
The amount of paper work" re-
quired in preparing applications and
the length of time required in
getting applications passed by the
Veterans Administration are among
the reasons for the few loans so far
granted, another official said, adding
the belief that some of the present
rules will have to be simplified
Seven Feet of Questions.
The main application blank for GI
loans contains feet of questions
and answers, the blank being three
and half feet long with questions
on both sides Other blanks also
have to be filed in processing" the
loans. The amount of information
required about the applicant. the
property he wishes to buy or the
business in which he may be in
terested, is amazing. Instructions
rival income tax rules in their
palmiest days.
Bankers say there are about
100000 Washingtonians In the serv-
ice. AS yet only 500 have returned
and been discharged Many have
not completed their plans for the
future, while the idea that the loans
were to be Government gift
never was widely held. They have
to be paid back at stated times or
action will be taken to recover the
amounts due. In some cases loan
ing officials have considered prop
erty appraisals too high and have
advised veterans against such pur-
chaSeS.
Difficulties Ironed Out.
Veterans Administration officials
look for speeding up of the loans
as minor details causing delays have
now been ironed out. Banks and
building associations are eager to
serve the veterans as they expect
to get a great deal of business Of all
kinds from servicemen after the
war.
I'VE expected heavy loan de-
mand far too soon," one lending
officer said. adding that the same
dearth of loans is reported all over
the country.
Sharp Trade Gains Noted.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ports that department store sales in
the first two months of 1945 were 16
per cent ahead of the like 1914
period in the II districts.
The Richmond gain was 13 per
cent; Atlanta, 10; Minneapolis, 19;
Chicago, San Francisco and st.
Louis, IT: Dallas, 16; Boston, IL;
New York. IA; Philadelphia, 13:
Cleveland. Is, and Kansas City, 18.
Pepco Sales Again Advance.
Sales of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. in the District of Colum-
bia in February totaled 116,545, ,319
kllowatt hours, compared with 49,
664,697 in February, 1914, an in
crease of 2,880,640 or 2.53 per cent,
company officials announced today.
Railroads and railways did not
use as much electricity by 5.87 per
cent as a year ago, and sales for
highway lighting were off TIT per
cent because of the reduction or
dered in lighting to save coal.
Evening star., 1945-03-13
Washington Produce
WaShineton Produee

= From the War Food Administration
Prices paid net fob Washington.
EGGS-Market firm. Demand continues
broad with good clearance of moderate
receipts. Prices paid for Federal-State
graded eggs received from grading sta
tions March 13: Whites, browns, mixed
eolors. U. S. grade A, large, 37-3s, average
age 35: U. S. grade B, large, "a -35, average
Bah; U. s. grade B, medium. 80 Cur
rent receipts nearby ungraded eggs, 81
LIVE POULTRY-Market Arm Arriv-
ais include two truekloads for authorized
professors and one for civilian distribu-
tion. One additional load for authorized
professors reported due Prices shown re.
fect those paid within existing price.
control regulations but do not cover Other
poultry sold on the market for which
prices were not available. Prices paid mel
fob. WASHINGTON Transportation charges
included according to mileage: Fowl 2gLa
broilers and fryers, grade A, 33; grade C
30 1929 30 per pound
Evening star., 1945-03-13
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Mar. l3 tP.-The cotton
market followed an irregular pattern in
small dealings today as traders awaited
further Developments on the Government
cotton program for next season
Near months were steady on light mill
buying which met limited offerings. New
crop deliveries were easy on scattered
Liquidation Influenced by favorable war
news. and the belief in some quarters that
the cotton purchase program will be aban-
ooned upon its expiration June 30
Late afternoon prices were 20 cents a
bale higher to 5 cents lower March,
%. Is; May, 80 A; July. 81 IS.
Evening star., 1945-03-13

Hourly Sales on ths ExchAnss Today.
II 20 m 16o 600 i2.OU noon 500 600
100 n. 40 600 200 pm $50 600
funit Of trading 10 shares: sales printed
In; full. In bankruptcy or receiverahip or
being reorgani1ed under Bankruptcy Act.
Rates q. Dividends in the foregoins table
quarterly or senni-annual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra diTi-
dends are not included Ex dividend
xr Elk rights a Also extra or extras. Cash
or stock. Paid last year. Playable IN
stock. Declared or paid 80 fAr. this year.
Payable In Canadian funds. Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1945-03-13
Grain

CHICAGO. Mar. 13 tP.-Grain futures
were steady to strong in fairly active
trade today. Short covering started an
proht taking shaded the top for the day
Reports tht the Army is in the market
ior additional -four combined with the
the Commodity Credit Corp. accounted for
the advances
The July contract in wheat reached q
new nigh Tor the season while May, after
a set back following the opening, rallied
and recovered nearly all its losses
A.. Al the close wheat was a to ga higher
Corn was u to "a higher, May, I15-
li,bhs; Oats were 20 to 81 higher, May
5I5s-A Rye was % to "a higher, May
LID .l5hs. Barley was unchanged May
NV, N'A"'
Evening star., 1945-03-13
Of your
own home!

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Africo, South Pacific. France to come
to it. Perpetual, Americas largest,
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Evening star., 1945-03-13
Odd-Lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. Is GPt.-The Sc
curlties Commission reported these trans
actions today by customers with odd-lot
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for March II: 5,la1 pur-
chaSes involving 45.442 shares; .0O3 sales
involving 103.S1q shares including "a
short sales involving .22a shares
Evening star., 1945-03-13
N. Y. Bond Market

SELECTED LIST OF ISSUES.
Evening star., 1945-03-13
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Mar. 13 P}. Dividends
declared:
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate, riod. record able
Evening star., 1945-03-13
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Garfinckel 5 1a& pfd. 10 at 2ss4; common
80 at 2234
Mergenthaler Linotype-1n at TOt.
Hecht eommon--20 at 2134 Is at 217s
Capital Transit 1st ref. 4s-S3,O 900 at
Potomac Electric Power 51aE pfd.-31 at
110. , at 10
Washington Gas So pfd.--5 at 10
Riggs National Bank common-29 at 422
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-01
Tires Again
BeiingMade

Detroit, Aug. 1-AP-Army Off
cials operating the United States
Rubber Co. plant here reported to-
day that a full crew of employees
was at work and that all depart
ments have begun to function. They
said II would be another day he
fore normal production could be at
tanned.
The Army Air Forces took over
operation of the plant Monday af-
ternoon following a War Depayt-
ment statement that a two weeks
strike at the plant had interrupted
production of urgently needed
bomber plane tires.
The War Department also indi-
Gated today that government con-
troll and operation Of the plant
will end within so days after the
Army determines that productive
efficiency has been restored.
Dismissal OF IL workers (CIO)
precipitated the strike that kept
most Of 5000 employees idle until
the Army took over operation OF
the factory.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-01
Jury Holds
Man

Circuit Judge James R. Breakey,
in another grand jury session in
vestigating gambling in this county,
lasting from Tuesday morning until
after midnight, sentenced Mann
Petties, 335 Second Ave, to serve
so days in the county jail for con-
tempt. Petties is said to have
been insolent and eVasive during
the questioning.
John Easley. 40 year old Ann Ar
Dor barber, who was sentenced TO
so days in the county Jail last week
for contempt, was released Tues
day after he changed his attitude
and purged himself Of contempt.
No new indictments have been
issued by the grand jury this week,
but investigation is being continu.
ed.
After six weeks OF concentrated
effort Judge Breakey and Prosecu.
tor John Rae have exposed gaming
OF all kinds, including horse bet
ting, numbers playing. and poker.
Prosecutor Rae estimated today
that the gambling in Washtenaw
County has been netting the rack
eteers between 100000 and $780,.
600 yearly. and that daily receipts
we're as high as $1,000.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-01
Ickes Gets Hot Arguing About Cold Winter

EN-" mumbled Honest Harold,
wiping his temporary mustache OF
water droplets.
Well return to the Ickes and the
retort courteous in a minute. Sit.
ting beside him was DR.. c. ]. Pot
Ter, the deputy coal man, who seem
ed TO be following his boss In his
parade across the Army's bunions.
Sometimes Ickes would answer a
question and sometimes DR.. Potter.
Sen. Harley NJ. Kilgore OF w. Va,
wondered whether the Army had
any plans 10 let out coal miners.
Miners Next April
at says we can have 1000 coal
miners by next April" Or. Potter
said.
That will be nice for warming
the corpse after It has frozen to
death" Sen. Kilgore suggested.
"0h no." DR.. Potter snapped. by
April II will have been buried"
He went on to say that he'd ask.
ed Gen. Lucius Clay. while the gen.
eral still was War Msnpower exc
cutive, for some coal miners.
The answer was, move miners
from the anthracite mines to the
bituminous mines" DR.. Potter said
This was so ridiculous that that's
when I quit talking to the Army"
He Knows Words
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-01
Tribute Paid
Air Forces

Tribute to the Army Air Force
was paid by the Kiwanib Club meet.
ing in Hotel Huron this noon. The
Air Corps was started IS years ago
today in the office OF the Chief Sig
nal Officer. -
Major D. r. Blanford. post COM
mander at Willow Run. coilaborat.
ed in the commemorative to the
AAF and thanked the community
for its "cooperatiop In getting the
Job done"
John Wooster Martin followed
with a very serious talk in regard
to the crime situation o. the Unit.
ed States, and the great prepond.
erance in the percentage OF juve-
niles arrested for crimes. In 1914
the speaker stated that crime
throughout the country Increased
two per cent, and records through
July / OF 1915 show IN increase Of
eight per cent, with q ven large
percentage committed By. yo1ths Of
II. More girls at ages ofs1s and
10, he stated, were arrested than
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-01
Alexander to
be In Canada

London, Aug. 1-AP-Field Mar.
shall Sir Harold Alexander, who en-.
treated Britain's overwhelmed
forces from Dunkerque and Burma
and led the epic comeback from FL
Alamein, has been appointed Cana.
da's 18th governor-general.
The 54-year-old Allied command.
er-in-chiet of the Mediterranean
theater was chosen by King George
VI, Buckingham Palace announced
last night, to succeed the Kings
uncle, Lord Athlone, II, whose
normal term as governor-generei
expired last June.
After winning fame in the rescu3
OF the British Army from the
beaches at Dunkerque in the
spring Of 1910 and the withdrawal
from Burma two years later, Alex
ander became British commander.
in-chief for the Middle East in Al.
gust, 1912, when the German Afriks
Korps was threatening Alexandria.
The tide was turned at FL Ala,
mein and the British Eighth Army,
part of Alexander,s command. be.
gan its historic march. When juno
ton was made with the Americans
In French North Africa, then Allied
commander in Italy and, In 1914,
commander-in-chief OF the Mediter.
ranean theater. He brought the
Italian campaign to a close when
opposing German forces surrender.
ed on May 2. five days before the
general capitulation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-01

AS for Ickes, there have been
rumors that he's about to resign as
Secretary Of Interior; other reports
say he will become a newspaper col.
umnist. II he does, | know some
lads who'll have to shake their
stumps. He knows more big words
than anybody and II he starts using
EN- in the papers, ignorant fellers
simply can't compete. For inst
ance:
Il don't know what the Army's
going to do" he said. I'm not
prestid. pres. (mutter.mutter)
prestidig. . (more mutters) 80.
prestidigitator."
There's a word for you. Ickes
meant the only way he knows 10
dig coal is with coal miners; not
magic wands.
His eyeglasses we're getting
steamed up by now, the top OF his
collar was turning a darker shade
Of blue and he was hot, like a
down-draft boiler. Maybe there1l
be some coal this winter: maybe
you better start Looking now for
long woolie5.
Only other solution is rip out
your furnace and replace IL with the
Secretary OF Interior. who breathes
steam as a matter Of course, but ex.
plodes only at intervals.