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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Crops Improve

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1f-Na.
tional crop prospects improved
during July with a total 1945 out
put about pa per cent below the
records OF 1912 and 1914, but
nearly u per cent above the 1928
81 average. the agriculture de-
partment has reported.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Wheat at 81 Pet.

OTTAWA. Aug. 1.-THE spring
wheat condition on July 81 was
90 per cent of normal. compared
with l01 per cent on June 30 and
128 per cent on July 81. last year,
the Dominion Bureau Of Statistics
reports.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Utility Bond Bill Q. K'd

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE
New York Public Service Com
mission has authorized the Brook
lyn Borough Gas Co. 10 invite
competitive bids on S3,640,000 OF
25-year first mortgage bonds and
81 500, 900 perferred stock.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
EYE EXCIsE CUT

There viii be attempts, too, 70
scale down high excise lakes on
goods and services.
At this time. the prospect is
that the first postwar tax step
will reduce the excess profits tax
but not repeal H.
In congressional and admins
tration circles. talk has leaned
strongly toward 90 per cent rate
as against the present effective
rate Of IS u per cent.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

TOLEDO, Aug IL tINSl Cash ffsln'
WHEAT-No. red. sl.eSis. No. red,
coRN-Nc 2 yellow. siie'.. No. yellow.
Saas2c
soYBEANs-So. 2 yellow. s2iSs7is.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Manila Unit Reopened
By Hongkong Bank

NEW YORK, Aug. II 49, The
Hongkong e. Shanghai Banking
Corp. New York, has announced
that its Manila branch. originally
established in 1873, has re-opened
for business.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
POLITICS INVOLVED

II is obvious, however, that any
postwar tax bill will become in
volved in politics. since 1916 is a
congressional election year.
Those responsible for tax policy
expect a determined fight in Con-
gress 10 make the first postwar
tax bill a general measure and 10
write in provision repeating the
excess profits tax the first Of next
year and cutting individual in
come rates 10 what is regarded as
a "llrm" DOstMar level
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Sales Meetings

A two-day sales promotion
meeting for district managers
Will be held at Electromaster.
Inc, 1903 East Atwater. this
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
j. s. May Aid
Plane Plants
Study BilIion-Do
Peacefime Purchase

| (Copyrish, is4s. sy Do~ Jones q Co.. Incl
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11-Plsns
are being discussed by govern
ment agencies which may result
in an immediate post-V-J Day air.
craft procurement program of
more than one billion dollars
during the first II months follow
ing the end OF the war.
Aircraft officials u n d e stand
that the army and navy already
have formulated plans for both
basic plane requirements and Tor
experimental and development
work by the aircraft industry.
Both the War Production Board
and the Office of War Mobifiza-
tion and Reconversion. it is un-
derstood. have tentatively sp-
proved these plans.
DROP WILL BE DRASTIC
Military aircraft orders recently
have been running at an annual
production rate OF about Is bill
lion dollars. The drop to one
billion dollars will be drastic, but
will be not as sharp a cutback as
has generally been anticipated.
The plane makers also have a
backlog of between $500, 900, 900
and S4O0. 900. 900 of commercial
orders. Altogether, the industry
may look forward to some S1,500,-
900. 900 in business in the first II
months after W Day.
NEED MORE PLANTS
This volume Is more than can
be handled in the plants owned by
the aircraft companies themselves.
Some properties now leased from
or operated for the government
will have TO be acquired or at
least the leases will have to con-
tinue.
The automobile. home appliance.
and electrical industries, which
have been accounting for a large
percentage Of total airplane pro-
duction. will quickly retire from
the field and many OF the big
government-owned aircraft plants
will likely be closed.
NOT OVERExPANDED
But the private investment In
plane plants has not expanded
out OF proportion to the coming
potential Of business, which would
compare with $500, 900 900 or so
in the last prewar years.
John Snyder. head OF the Office
OF War Mobilization and Recon-
version. apparently would have
authority TO place the program in
effect. II is also understood that
the basic permanent air feet re-
quirements and the rate of an
nual army and navy replacements
have been agreed upOn
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
LIMITED PROGRAM

At this time. IL appears that
Congress will limit the first or
interim measure 10 reductions in
the excess profits tax and TO the
tax burden now carried by in
dividuals.
The indications are that the
treasury, under the direction Of
Secretary Vinson, would support
this procedure.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Face
Few Problems
Barses q Liability
# Japs Surrender

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IL
End of the war would not likely
have an immediate effect on Pa
cific Coast shipyards.
The reason is most major yards
already have completed or are in
the final stages Of production of
new shipbuilding and already have
largely swung over TO repair work.
Repairs, of course, will continue
actively for some months. Then
will come the job of overhauling
and reconverting the huge num-
ber of cargo and passenger ships
for peacetime use.
An uncertain factor in the sit
uation is the work started within
the last few weeks on large steel
barge contracts.
At least seven leading coast
shipyards were awarded this con-
struction.
Military secrecy has not dis
closed the purpose Of the barges
nor size of the contracts.
A hint of the programs size,
however, was a statement recently
by Kaiser shipyards that the new
contracts would mean keeping
most of the working force on the
job for an indefinite number of
months.
Kaiser previously had been pre-
pared to lay off 10000 men al its
West Coast yards during the early
autumn months.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Outline Removal
OF War Curbs
Public Announcement
Due Next Week

WASHINGTON. Aug. II - A
War Production Board program
outlining how production and ma
terial controls will be lifted when
the end Of the war is proclaimed
has been approved by John
Snyder. head of the Office OF War
Mobilization and Reconversion.
The proposal. it was disclosed,
now is being circulated among in
terested government agencies TO
get their views and officials hope
it will be in shape for public an
nouncement by early next week
at the latest.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Earnings

AMERICAN HIDE LEATHER co.
Year Ended June 10
1915 iQ44
Net profit S62s7a7 S4l4sS3
Common share earnings IL 80
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

was at a rate unparalleled in the
annals of recorded history. Until
the industrial revolution 49, the
steam revolution, which antedated
the electrical age-human life
proceeded a a slow pace. without
mitch change from decade TO dee
ade or century TO century.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

For example, the increase of
mechanical energy form As horse
power per worker in the United
States in 1880 TO 4 3-5 horsepower
by 1880 was paralleled by an in
crease in output per worker from
5 tons of stuff per year in 1880 10
upwards OF % tons in 1880.
Potentially, the release Of en-
ergy from the atom could make
such past strides seem small and
unimpressive indeed.
When the full inwardness Of the
new discovery is applied 10 prac-
tical affairs, the basis may be laid
for an abundant life" 10 degree
never hitherto ViSualized.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
WILL AID PLANS

This program is designed to tell
manufacturers just what, how.
and when controls will be lifted.
and in this way enable them to
make their reconversion and new
goods production plans.
II was indicated that while the
end Of the war will be reflected
Immediately in a rapidly growing
supply of now scarce materials
government controls will come
off gradually.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
AID TO WORKERS

The material wellbeing Of the
average family skyrocketed in this
later period when the muscles of
human workers were aided by bet
ter tools and increased quantities
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
STEEL CURBS STAY

For example. the WPB feels
that restrictions on the heavy
users of steel cannot be lifted
Immediately although relaxation
might be possible within 30 TO
90 days.
Lumber controls will be re-
tanned probably for months after
the fighting has ended.
This will be necessary. officials
say. TO make certain that short
supplies available 60 into the most
needed types of construction.
Evening star., 1945-11-06
Strike Issues
Union Asks 80 Cents,
Company Offers 7

Here are the issues involved in the
work stoppage of Capital Transit
Co. employees:
The Amalgamated Association Of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees (AFL0, Division
$50, siS demanding a wage increase
Of 80 cents an hour.
The company has countered with
an cffer to incorporate into the
basic rate a 7-cent hourly bonus,
and has indicated that present
overtime schedules will be main
tanned throughout the life of the
contract. which expires next June
80, thus assuring operators about
the same take-home pay they are
now getting.
Top rate for operators of one-man
streetcars and buses is $1.02, in
cluding the 7-cent bonus. This is
an increase Of % per cent over the
rate OF 10 cents an hour in 194l.
Average annual earnings of oper-
ators now, according to the CONF.
pany, are $3,442-an increase of So
per cent over the average Of $2,o35
in 1941.
The text Of q statement released
by the company is on Page AS.
Evening star., 1945-11-06
CycIist Gives Stranded Worker
Ride in His HondIeburs Basket
Transit Stoppoge Puts Old Roller Skotes,
To Use; News Vendor Helps Find Rides

One of the more popular men
on Sixteenth street this morning
during the Capital Transit work
stoppage was 1t. E. c. Gulick
who was on his way to the Navy
Department on a bicycle.
He was carrying his lunch In a
basket attached to the handlebars
At Euclid street he offered a ride
to Mrs. John r. McCauley, who
was on her way to the Pentagon
Mrs. McCauley bounced right into
the basket
"I had trouble at Sixteenth and
Irving" reported the lieutenant
About 16 girls eyed that basket all
at once"
4 4
At the Chevy Chase Circle bus
terminal Frank Malloy, 1888 F
street NV, a news vendor, ap-
pointed himself unofficial starter.
All motorists who stopped to buy
newspaper from him were asked
their destination, and waiting com.
muters were loaded into the cars
Evening star., 1945-11-06
MoIotov Calls for Allied Control
OF Jops and No Secrets on Atom
Far East Conference
Opens Without Soviet,
Elects Mccoy Head

The Far Eastern Advisory
Commission met today for the
second time without Russia rep
resented and elected Maj. Gen
Frank r. Mccoy, U. S. A., re-
tired, the American member,
chairman.
Still hoping that Russia may join
later in their work of co-ordinating
Allied policy on Japan, the COM
mission arranged to meet again al
1890 am. tomorrow to hear a con-
f1dential report by Maj. Gen. j. H
Hllldring, head of the War Depart
ment's Civil Affairs Division, on
present conditions in Japan.
A spokesman said after the closed
commission meeting today, which
lasted more than an hour and half
that there was no suggestion OF
further holding up commission ac-
(See FAR EAST, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1945-11-06

meeting was taken at 2:3o am.
The meeting was continued at $3.50
am. in the Pythian Temple on
Ninth street between L street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV, but
hundreds of members were unable
to get into the hall.
The session in the Pythian Tenn
Pile was adjourned shortly after
noon and union members were in
structed to be at the arena, which
is at 1341 w street NV, at pm.
Space Believed Adequate.
Although the company estimated
about $500 employees were involved
in the work stoppage, not all of
them have been attending the meet
ing. Turner's Arena has seating
capacity of $500, with standing room
for several hundred more. Union
officials said they believed this space
fCopfip,nd ry, Dora a CnI,,r,y, 1 4
Evening star., 1945-11-06
Truman Calls on Nation
To Observe Armisfice Day

President Truman today called on
the American people to observe
Armistice Day next Sunday by
dedicating themselves ito the build
ing of an enduring peace among the
countries of the world
The President said in a proclama-
ton that "it is fitting at this time
when we are honoring the heroes Of
more recent world conflict that
we express once more our gratitude
for the sacrifices of those who
fought in World War T."
Evening star., 1945-11-06
Parking Rules Eosed
To Alleviate Jam
In Downtown Area

/ Metropolitan and4-park police
took steps today to ease the
traffic jam in the downtown
area as the public turned to pri-
vate automobiles for travel.
Acting Police Superintendent
Harvey G. Callahan informed
police that restrictions had been
eased on overtime parking and
parking in restricted areas, ex-
cept in the vicinity of streetcar
platforms, fire plugs, in cross
walks, in alleys, in loading zones
or where parking would en-
danger pedestrians or impede
operations of fire apparatus.
Park police allowed parking
in park roadways adjacent to
the business section. This in
cludes the Ellipse, Monument
Grounds, the Mall and East and
West Potomac Parks.
Evening star., 1945-11-06
Demand for Action
On Labor Peace Bills
Spurred by Stoppage
Situation Is Protested
By Democratic and
COP Congress Members

The walkout of Capital Tran
sit Co. bus and streetcar oper-
ators in the District today
spurred demands on Capitol Hill
for immediate action on the
labor management front.
Both Republicans and Democrats
Urged action on legislation now
pending in Congress and aimed al
ending strife between capital ane
| labor.
Representative Arends, Repub.
lican, of Illinois charged that "un.
scrupulous labor leaders are today
sitting in the seat of the mighty"
Says Agreement Broken.
He said the transit strike had beer
called in violation of a no-Strike
agreement and an arbitration clause
THESE provisions have beer
wholly ignored by the strikers" he
said, land their contract agreement
apparently means nothing to them.
Representative Cox, Democrat, O.
Georgia, also protesting the strike
said he had been watching for many
years the retreat" of the Govern.
ment before organized outlawry."
II have been wondering" Mr.. Co,
continued, "if the Government
would find some ground on which
to make stand, but have begur
to despair. I am not sure the Gov.
ernment has sufficient vitality anc
will stand up against such as.
saults."
Representative Rankin, Demo.
crat, of Mississippi, said the wa,
to remedy the situation, was to re.
peal the Walsh h-Healy Act, which
requires payment Of the prevailin,
wage on Government financed
work; the Wagner Act and tn,
wages and hours law.
Wants Freedom to Work.
Lets get back to the first free
dom the freedom to work for ou
daily bread without having to pa,
tribute, ne said.
An appeal to end the strike ais,
came from Chairman Randolph O
the House District Committee, VIII
asked the union to resume nego
tiations with the company.
Without taking sides on the issue
involved, Mr.. Randolph said:
Il do not know the facts in thi
case, but do feel that strike o
this kind should be called only as
Hast resort to arrive at fair treat
ment."
/ Mr.. Randolph said a breakdown
in mass transportation in Washing
| ton not only causes inconvenience,
but slows the processes Of Govern.
lment.
| He said he believed all labor.
management disputes should b,
taken to arbitration when negotia'
tions between the parties fail.
Evening star., 1945-11-06
Key Witness Is Kept
From Pearl Horbor
Probers, Keefe Says
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Keefe, Repub-
lican, of wisconsin declared in
the House today that a Capt.
Kramer, whom he did not iden-
tify otherwise, is lone of the
most vital and important" wit
nesses in the Pearl Harbor in
vestigation, but that committee
members are not allowed to see
him.
Mr.. Keefe said Capt. Kramer
now is in a psychopathic ward
in Bethesda Naval Hospital and
that whole legions of stories
have arisen about the manner
in which he was broken down in
mind and in health"
I'm surprised they've only
|. locked him up; I'm surprised
he hasn't been liquidated," COM
mented Representative Short,
Republican, of Missouri.
Evening star., 1945-11-06
Stresses Need for
Settlement in Talk
On Red Anniversary
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 6-Foreign
CommiSsar v. M. Molotov called
for an Allied control of Japan in
a Moscow address today and de-
clared "there ought to be no Sc
crecy about the subject of atomic
energy"
In broadcast address opening
Russia's observance of the 28th an
niversary of the Soviet revolution,
Molotov asserted:
'In the treatment of the defeated
we should not let ourselves be guided
by our feelings, but only by the
necessity to prevent a new agrees
sion. This applies to all countries
which bear the responsibility for
securing peace.
I'VE must then mention here the
force of atomic energy which was
(Sae MOI OTOV pace Ad0
Evening star., 1945-11-06
RooseveIt-ChurchiII
Files Requested by
Pearl Harbor Probers
Committee Also Coils for
Doto Relating Directly
To japanese Attack
BY ]. A. OLEARY.

The congressional Pearl Har-
Dor Investigating Committee has
asked for the files of the late
President Roosevelt's corre-
spondence with former Prime
Minister Churchill as one step
in its preparations for the forth
coming investigation, two COM
mittee members said today.
1t became known yesterday tina,
Evening star., 1945-11-06
Communists Proceeding
With Civil War Plans

CHUNGKING, Nov. 6 fP)-Chi-
nese Communists. reports from their
Yenan headquarters in Shensi Prov
ince said today, are proceeding @full
steam ahead with plans for all
|out civil war against the central
government in event current nego-
tiations with Chungking fail.
The Communists, the reports said,
envisage 10-year war and are con-
fident they can win it.
The Red leaders were reported as
hoping that civil war would be un-
necessary and that q settlement
would give them a chance by politi-
cal means for eventually attaining
power.
Evening star., 1945-11-06

FIRST RAcE-Purse,, $1.sO0; 3-year-
9lssr 1lds; claiming; Ian i1.s.rl II miles 400 ,o
Hayfields Nora tMartin) 7.50 47O
Make Fast (Acosta} $50
Time, 1:b73s
Also rari--Maisie DAisie, Infinite Girl,
Graymar Lassie, Pontchartrain, Patience,
Battle Rock, Lady Deilmere, L. Cacica,
Musicale.
SECOND RACE-Purse, 42,6OO; maiden
3-year-olds; g furlongs.
Scotsun tDodson) 0.70 500 4.30
Shadows Fall (Baourisl 1920 $50
Pilates Fun tGonzalez) 4. 90
Time, 1 1:14as.
daily Double paid 500 .3O.)
Silver Sting, Mr. Dumjohn, Carreau, Ap-
plejack. Snob Tourist. KnishtsT Time.
Evening star., 1945-11-06

He was doing all right at last re-
ports.
n X
Fiften-year-old Ann Sartor walked
from her home at 632 Ninth street
NE. to the Immaculate Conception
Academy at 1854 Eighth street NV
because the streetcars weren't run
ming.
She plodded along for an hour and
) minutes with her school books
under her arm Finally she reached
the school-only to find that, be-
cause so few students had reported
classes weren't being held today.
Peoph were trying every trick tc
get to work without walking. One
youth zigzagged down Sixteenth
street, balanced precariously on
skates he obviously hadn't used for
years A colored man was spotted
at Tenth street and New York ave-
nue. riding to work on horseback.
4 + X X
The military took the situation
in stride. While groups of people
(See SIDE NIGHTS. Page A-50
Evening star., 1945-11-06
New Overseas Edition
Will Be Out Tomorrow

A new issue OF The Stars
Overseas Edition will be ready
tomorrow. Free copies, with
envelopes for mailing, may be
obtained at The Stars busi-
ness counter and the Victory
Bond booth in Lansburgh's
Department Store.
The edition is strictly linn
tied. Please don't waste q
single copy.
Evening star., 1945-11-06
New York Vote Today
Watched for Trend in
.'48 Presidential Race
Detroit Election Poses
Test of PAC STRENGTH
For Frunkensteen
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-New
York's voters will elect a new
Mayor today in what political
observers view as the possible
opening bell of the battle for the
presidency in 1948.
Slightly more than .2,150, 900 regis
tered voters-the smallest number
participating in municipal elec-
ton since 1929-will pick the sue
cessor to F. H. La Guardia, three
term Mayor who will retire volun-
tarily December 81. They will
choose from among the following
three candidates:
William O'Dwyer, 55-year-old
former policeman, Brooklyn district
attorney and brigadier general, who
is the choice of the Democratic and
American Labor parties.
General Sessions Judge Jonah J.
GolQSteln, 59, former Tammany
Democrat, now carrying the colors
of the Republican-Liberal- Fusion
parties.
Newbold Morris, 43-year-old Re-
publican president of the City Coun-
Gil. running on the ''No-deal" ticket
with Mayor La Guardia's blessing.
Throughout the hard-fought cam
paign the purely local issues have
almost been crowded out of the pic
ture by the participation of figures
OF national political Importance.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Repub-
lican presidential candidate in 1914
and potential aspirant in 1948, is
sued a strong Endorsement Of Judge
Goldstein. He has been charged by
Democratic leaders as having hand
picked" the Republican mayoral
slate.
Evening star., 1945-11-06

anything in our minds except our
never-ending, excruciating hunger.
Maj. Gen. Beckwith-Smith died
on the morning of ,Armistice Day,
1912, of diphtheria and heart failure
and starvation. The American
officers had become very fond of this
plucky Englishman, but while We
were grieved to see him go some OF
us felt in our hearts that he was
better off than the rest Of us.
Though Beckwith- Smith was
gone, we nevertheless went through
with our plan to observe Arrnistice
Day. He would have been party
to that plan. At II am. that day
every one Of the prisoners in camp
stopped whatever they were doing
or saying, and for the next two
minutes none OF us spoke. We made
1t ais inconspicuous as possible, and
Continued on Page Al, Column 81
Evening star., 1945-11-06
u. S. TO ASK UNION TO End TRANSIT TIEUP
Official 10 Go
beforeMeetinq
|At30'C|ock
Session Arranged by
Cancellation Service;
500, 900 Affected Here

An appeal to more than $500
OF the Capital Transit Co.'S
streetcar and bus operators to
end the walkout which has kept
the Districts mass transporta-
ton system at standstill since
early today will be made by a
Government official at 8 o'clock
this afternoon when unionists
meet at Turner's Arena.
The meeting was arranged jointly
by Richard Goodrich of the Labor
Departments Cancellation Service
and officers of Local 689 of the
Amalgamated Association of Street,
Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Employees to enable Mr.. Goodrich to
address all of the transit workers at
one time and urge them to end the
Walkout.
Even if the workers should agree
to end the stoppage after this after
moons meeting begins, there is little
chance that rush-hour service could
be provided to take home the 100000
employees of Government and busi-
ness establishments affected by the
walkout.
Situation Complicated.
Company officials estimated it
would take two hours to get some
service started and six hours to re-
sumo normal operations. They
pointed out that the situation was
further complicated by the fact that
the operators themselves would have
no bus or streetcar service to take
them back to their jobs.
The arena will be the third hall In
which the meeting has been held
since the union session began last
midnight i'll the Gayety Theater.
A vote to remain in continuous