davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
GETS THE FACTS

Senator Ferguson OF Michigan,
one of The four Republican mem
bers ol the famed Truman com
H4it4ee Senate defense
veStlgating committeet, ssid
today
Marry lacks the training of
a lawyer hut he has the same
determination of lawyer Tn
solve problems by getting the
facts. That was our method.
Get ths facts, study them, and
then act.
There were some times xhen
the facts were hard Ia get and
once Atty. Gen. Biddle had
some records that We wanted
and he wouldn't turn them over.
so We talked for few
minutes and Harry called for =
subpens and We got the records.
That happened twice. Imagine
Democratic senator having
the spunk to challenge tho at
tornsy general Of the United
States.
FLOUTS PRECEDENTS
But that's the Kind of
man he u. After We cleared mp
an aereRsutiesI slowup when
we dropped into the Cincinnati
airport and, unannoUnced, went
Ia the plant and found men
playing tick-tack-tOe. reading
magazines and doing everything
hut work, We uncovered trouble
IN q Detroit company, We we're
talking about investigating and
Harry said;
FUsy, you 80 up there snd
get the fssfs.'
"Now, II was pretty unprec-
edebted for q senator 10 go into
his own state ts investigate, but
Harry just ssidi 'sytssSsnf hss
no sewsr hare ~ all, And later
On when there WAS o sugar iH.
vestigatisn In Kansas city snd
s0ms trouble with an ordnance
plant near there. Marry went
right dawn to his avn state IN
get the facts. Ne got 'sm, too"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19
1000 Freed
From Jdps
Civilians Had Been
Held ct Baeuio

MANILA. April is DINS)-
Liberation Of wartorn Bscuio for
mer summer capital Of The PhIlp'
pines. appeared .mmincnt today
Troops oi Ger Macarthur
command. conNergIng on the CITY
from three sides. reached the out
skirts ef Basuto - mote than
1000 civilians WCIc revealed 70
have been rescued theie from the
Japs.
INTERNED THREE YEARS
Most of tho civilians were
FlhninoS. Others incl u d ? d
nationals of the United States,
Britain. Russia. China France
peiaRd Switzerland. Spain.
Turkey. Cubs Belgium, CzeCho-
SloNakta. Italy, Germany and
Austria. They now are being
cared for by The army after their
iniernment oi more than three
years
among those freed IL Brig.
Gen. Manuel R0Nas, farmer
speaker ef the Philippines As
semhiy,r - Aae Arthur said
Hr revealed also that iott
members of The Filipino col
lshAratlonisi government were
captured and were beInC confined
for the nurEtrun rs matter Of
military security
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-19

The AAF said The tsperlng Oft
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Jan. 20 P,.-salable cattle,
900; calves, none. Compared Friday last
$3.50 lower; comparable medium weMht
and wsighty steers steady; all others
steady TO 25 lower, mostly weak; common
and choice heifers steady, but medium to
eood grades $3.50 lower; cows generally
very active at new high on crop, largely
$3.50 up early, but lost part of this sd-
vance late; bulls, so to LOO lower, weighty
peel peer ouiis on most; vealers strong at 1880
steers topped for week at 1878, but moth
ms late above 1900, several loads early
at 17.25-17.5 so; outside on strictly choice
loads 16.00-16.60; bulk all grades, 13 So
1925; top heifers in load lots, 5. so; short
1,O00-pound load, 1875; bulk, 1880
sad IN sood 10 eeGs singy s1 and in load lots
l2.b0; on weakening trade cutters sold
late at 500 down. with Gamers at 6.5o-
25; outside on heavy sausage bulls, 1880,
10. 50.12 so market late on both sausage
and beef offerings; stock cattle scarce,
firm thin kinds, 1o.oo-12 90; feshy feed
salable sheep, 900: total $500. COM
pared Friday last week: Early decline on
slaughter lambs more than restored with
closing trade strong to Is hisher; early
older classes strong, spots 25 higher:
weeks bulk good and choice fed wooled
western lambs 15.35-15.65; weeks top,
ip'10' paIu iate. several LOADS good lambs,
70 5l0-15.25; bulk medium and good.
1400-15.00; several loads common and
medium light lambs, IL 125-13.OO: good
and choice fed clipped lambs fali-shorn
pelts. 1925, at weeks low time; good and
choice yearlins wethers. -13.0o-13 go;
common and medium, IL 100-12 90: com.
mon to choice slaughter ewes, .Oo-s. 90.
thirteen doubles at latter price, including
eleht loads 132-pound averages from Kan.
tana bucks, 6;00-7.o0: several decks good
feeding and shaering lambs 1240-1325,
Salable hogs, 500; noFinally steady,
with not enough good and choice kinds to
test market. Compared with Friday of last
week, barrows and gifts of all weishts
strong to % cents higher; sows steady:
weeks top, 14.75, the ceiling
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Stock Prices Continue
lon Downward Path
|Af Weeks Close
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

ASSOCIATED FTeSS flntHCiAl WFttcl.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.--Liquidation
due to a revival Of Short-War talk
brought the sharrest stock market
reaction this week. since early Sep
tember and leaders generally con-
tinued to operate on the doWnslde
in today's short session.
Armament-related issues, partic-
ularly rails, retreated briskly Nom
day as the news from Europe bright
ened appreciably and inspired ap-
prehension over industrial reconver-
sion problems should the Nazis
suddenly fold Prime Minister
Churchill's warning that the con-
f1ict would be prolonged until the foe
surrendered Internationally steadied
trends Tuesday. There was a fast
comeback Wednesday, paced by elec-
tronics and specialties with favor
able peacetime prospects.
Russian Drive Watched.
The direction was reversed Thurs
day as the Russian drive toward
Germany picked up momentum and
the business transition picture dark
ened marketwise. Prices dipped FRI
day on restricted volume.
Additional Soviet successes in
spired more shelving of commit
ments today, although extreme de-
clines running to or more points
were shaded in number of cases
by late short covering. Through
out the six-session stretch imitation
psychology, split-up proposals and
individual situations persisted as
partial props for sentiment.
Wall street found nothing to cheer
about in the move of the SEC to
abolish floor trading by Stock Ex-
change members for their own ac-
count, although selling on this de-
velopment was limited.
Average Off Further.
The Associated Press 60-point av-
erage was off 0.5 of point at 58.3
and on the week showed a net drop
of Is points, widest recession since
the period ended September 8.
Transfers of $4,000 shares COM
pared with 774,620 last Saturday.
Among today's prominent casual
ties were United States Steel, Beth
lehem, Crucible, Santa Fe, New York
Central, Southern Pacific, Chrysler,
Graham-Paige, International Tele-
phone, United States Rubber, Ana
conda, Grumman Aircraft, United
Aircraft, Westinghouse, Allied
Chemical, International Harvester
and Johns Evansville, Consolidated
Film, common and preferred, ad-
vanced, along with Woolworth and
American Telephone.
Rail bonds again lost ground.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Business Briefs


clined, according to the index of
Business Week, which stood at 230.1
in the latest week, compared with
2311 in the previous week, 230.8 a
month ago and 1888 year ago.
Wholesale Markets continued to
draw a record number of buyers
seeking new goods in the last week,
reported Dun g. Bradstreet, Inc.
The influx was attributed to low
retail stocks and buyers concern
over delivery schedules.
lower -salaried workers advanced
40 from November to December
and reached their highest mark
since 1926, the National Industrial
Conference board announced. They
averaged 1887 above 1941 levels
Bituminous Coal Production in the
week ended January 13 totaled 12,-
050, 900 tons, gain of LATE, 900 over
the previous week but TOO 1000 below
the like 1943 week, the Solid Fuels
Administration revealed.
= Iron Ore Inventories at United
States and Canadian furnaces to-
tailed 1888, ,876 tons on December 81
compared with 44,721,674 a month
earlier and 43, ,428, Gal a year earlier,
the Lake Superior Iron Ore Associa-
ton disclosed.
State and Municipal Financing
scheduled for the coming week totals
s94, ,428,000, largest aggregate in sew
eral months, the Daily Bond Buyer
reported. Included were $75, 200, 900
of New York City serial bonds, for
which bids will be received Tuesday.
Manhattan Shirt Co. earned $780,
986 or s2.45 a share in IL months
ended November 80 VS.. 1852, ,779 or
$2.70 in the previous year.
Mueller Brass. Co. net for IL
months ended November 80 was ST.
042 ,280 or 1892 VS.. sl,037,952 or
$3.s1 in the preceding fiscal period.
Best Foods, Inc, earned $1,205,-
6l3 or 80 cents in months ended
December 81 vs. 81 1,644 ,004 or $1.09
in the same 1943 period.
Hart, Schaffner e. Marx profit for
IL months ended November 80 was
81 1892 ,596 VS.. 1881 ,319 for the pre-
vious year.
Planters Nut & Chocolate Co.
earned $685. ,664 in II months ended
80 VS.. s73l 1865 in the pre-
ceding fiscal period.
Erie Railroad Co. net for 1914 was
81 7,660,157 or $3.50 VS.. $9,717053 or
S3.13 in 1943.
Atlas Plywood Corp. directors au-
thorized redemption on May l of all
outstanding $40 par value converti-
BILE preferred stock at $27 share.
John r. Thompson Co. declared a
dividend of Is cents common
share, payable February Is.
Marion Reserve Power Co. plan to
sell electric properties in IL Ohio
counties to Dayton Power & Light
Co. for s7,950,000 was filed with the
SEC.
Illinois Central Railroad directors
deferred election of a pf eident to
succeed the late j. L. Beven.
Outboard, Marine e. Mfg. Co.
elected S. F. Briggs board chairman
and Ralph Evinrude president.
Bell Aircraft Corp. appointed
David F. Devine comptroller to sue
ceed John Berry, jr, who resigned.
Celotex Corp. elected Paul H.
Davis to the board. He is senior
partner of Paul H. Davis & Co., in
vestment bankers.
American Petroleum Institute an
nounced retirement of DR.. r. P. An
derson, technologist and secretary of
its refining division.
Press Wireless, Inc, elected Joseph
w. Chaplin to the board. He was
world champion telegrapher in 1888
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Chicago Gruin

CHICAGO. Jan. 90 R.-Grain futures
markets recovered some of their early losses
after midsession today. but the rally failed
to hold and most prices were sharply lower.
Rye and barley suffered the worst setbacks.
General liquidation at the start, attrib-
uted to favorable war news and weakness
of the cotton market, uncovered stop-loss
orders.
After the furry of selling at the OPEN
ing the rye market quieted. rallied when
commission houses took large offerings
then again turned lower when long liaui-
datioa was resumed just before the close.
Greatest pressure in the rye market was
reports that distillers were attempting to
cancel purchases of cash grain.
Wheat lost more than a cent before
commission house buying stopped the de-
cline. Most prices returned to within frac-
tions of the previous close before the late
sellof caused another break
=, At the finish wheat was "a to l " lower
than yesterdays close, Nav 1 61h-H: corn
was of "a to y, May 1.l1a-N: oats were
z to lower, MAY Nay, 66s.-h; rye was off
off "a to Q. May 0QL
Evening star., 1945-01-21
United States Treasury Position
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

Reported by W. B. Hibbs Washington D. c)
-1"rs 1910 W 40
Evening star., 1945-01-21
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 LR).-Closing for
eign exchange rates follow (Great Britain
in dollars. others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
United States cents. .06N Of Q cent higher
Europe-Great Britain, ofncial, buying,
.02: selling, 4.04.
Latin America: Argentine. free, 24.s5,
UNCHANGED: Brazil, free. 5.25n: Mexico,
20 65n.
Nominal
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Capital Securities
Over the Counter.

The following bid and asked quotations
on Washington securities traded over the
counter represent prices at which one or
ISOLATION of Securities Dealers, Inc. would
trade with the general public at the time
the quotations were assembled for The Star
Evening star., 1945-01-21

MARKET AVERAGES COM
piled by the Associated Press
are traced on the chart above.
In the last week stocks, bonds
and commodities all lost
ground in selling following the
start of the Russian offensive.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

tUnit OF Trading. 10 shares; sales print
IN ba1krrptcy or receiyesship or neana !,,,
companies. Rates of dividend In the forel
are annual disbursement based on the last q
siap Or extra dividends are not % inciudsd e
IT Ex rights. . Also extra .6r extras. q Cas-
! Paid last year. Playable In stock.
e M ~ aiasssa. ia q assss:a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Koran 10 Ask FBI Probe
.0f U. 5. Property Disposal
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
An inquiry by the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation into reports that
the Army and Navy are destroying
Government property or unlawfully
disposing of 1t was proposed yester-
day by Representative Koran, Re-
publican of Washington;s
He told a reporter he will INTRO
duce resolution when Congress re-
convenes next month calling for the
investigation. -,
Reports received. Mr.. Koran said,
told Of the destruction of equip
ment, materials and other supplies
by the Army and Navy in many of
the former war theatefs.
IF there is any truth in these
reports" he said I'VE ought to find
out about it. If they are baseless,
we owe it to the Army and Navy to
prove them false"
Creation of a special congressional
committee to investigate disposal of
surplus war goods was urged by
Representative Anderson, Republi-
can of California.
He said in statement yesterday
he will introduce a bill in January
to establish the committee. He said
its chief purpose will be to stop
boarding" of surplus property by
the Army, Navy and Government
agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Newspaper Cites Il
For Racial HARMONY
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-The Chicago
Defender, Negro newspaper, yester-
day announced nomination of 10
colored and II white persons as "tlle
most outstanding contributors to
racial harmony in this country"
The "henor rolf citations were
awarded to Walter Winchell, Broad
way columnist; Secretary of the In
terror Ickes, Frank Sinatra, singer;
Robert L. Hutchins, chancellor of
the University of Chicago: Branch
Hickey, owner of the Brooklyn
Dodgers; Secretary of the Navy For
restal, Mayor Edward j. Kelly OF
Chicago, Mrs. Agnes E. Meyer of the
Washington Post, John Wildberg
New York producer, and James
Cow and Arnaud D'Usseau, New
York playwrights.
Also Ben A. Davis, New York City
councilman; Jackie Robinson. base
ball player recently signed by Brook
lyn'S National League club; Fred
erick w. Bond, st. Louis magazine
editor; Sterling Brown, English pro-
lessor at Howard University, Wash
ington; Ralph Bunche, State De-
partment, Washington; Todd Dun
can, New York, singer; Hazel Scott
New York, pianist; Robert r. Taylor
chairman of the Chicago Housing
Authority; Irving Mollison, New
York, Federal Customs House Judge
and Charles Houston, Washington
former member of the Fair Employ
ment Practices Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Pacific Veterans WaIkout
Ties Up Troop Train
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Dec. 2alaAn
eastbound Pennsylvania Railroad
troop train carrying 573 Navy vet
Grams of the Pacific War was de-
layed here for nearly two hours last
night when many Of the seamen
got off during stop and refused to
board it again until what they de-
scribed as bad" conditions were
remedied. The train finally got un-
der way again shortly after mid
night.
Chief Petty Officer John Hunter
said none of the II coaches on the
train had any water for sanitary or
drinking purposes for more than Is
hours.
Pennsylvania Railroad officials
said the train was being serviced
here because it needed it and not
because of the protest. Water was
put in and broken windows were re-
paired. Two wooden coaches were
taken off.
The commander of the group. a
Jun1or-grade lieutenant, said he
would file an official protest when
he reached the East Coast.
The sailors were veterans of the
Sd and 5th Fleets, bound for Lido
Beach, N. Y, and Bainbridge, Md.
A sign on one coach said:
This coach brought my grand
pappy back from the Civil War.
ut brought my dad back in 1918.
I'm going to get out and walk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Trials Set for -Four Nazis
In Killing Of Seven Officers

BY the Associated Press.
L1VoRNO, Italy, Dec. 2s.-Trials
OF four SIS elite Guard underlings
charged with killing seven Allied
officers at Bolzano. Italy, are sched-
uled to begin January In Naples,
with Col. Herbert v. Seaman of
Dallas, Tex, presiding as head of a
military commission.
The four defendants are accused
of killing British major, an Amer
lean captain, three American lieu
tenants, one American noncommis-
stoned officer and one British nom
commissioned officer. Names of the
victims were withheld for the time
being.
Members of the commission In
addition to Col Seaman are Col
Charles T. Senay of New London
Conn; 1t. Col. Paul w. Dillingham;
Winsted, Conn; 1t. Col. Lawrence
M. Hoover, Hood River, Ore; Lieut.
Col. Francis w. Davis, st. Louis
and 1t. Col. Henry Sanford
Bath, N Y.
| Chief defense counsel will be Mai
Thomas B. Jackson, Atlanta, Ga.
assisted by Capt David Spiegel, Far
Rockaway. N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Erwin Will, in Pencil,
Filed in District Court

A will written in pencil by Repre-
sentative Joseph w. Erwin Of North
Carolina on Christmas eve, appar-
emily just before he ended his life
with gas at his home, 3416 Garrison
street NV, was filed today in Dis
trict Court by the Police Depart
ment.
The will leaves everything to his
widow, Susan. A petition to show the
value of his estate has not yet been
filed. Mr.. Erwin was found dead on
Christmas Day.
Victor S. Mersch, District Register
Of Wills, said Mr.. Ervin's will was
not good here because it was not
witnessed, but under North Carolina
law the will is valid, provided the
authenticity of the handwriting and
signature is attested by at least two
persons familiar with the handwrit-
ing.
Mr.. Mersch said that under the
circumstances. the family of Mr..
Erwin could obtain a court order
enabling the register of wills Office
to send the will to North Carolina
for probate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
AttIee, Dutch Officials
Confer on Java Crisis

LONDON, Dec. % (P).-Prime
Minister Clement Attlee began talks
yesterday afternoon with Dutch Of
f1cials in an effort to settle the In
donesian crisis.
(The Aneta News Agency re-
ported last night that the discus
sions had made satisfactory
progress" and that the confer
ence had virtually completed its
business in the first of two sched-
uled days)
The British government was I'M
derstood to be pressing the Dutch
to recognize the self-proclaimed In
donesian republic.
Dutch officials comforting with Mr..
Attlee included Prime Minister VIII
helm Schermerhorn and DR.. j. H.
van Nook, lieutenant governor gen.
eral of the Netherlands Indies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Four-Month Extension
'0iChiIdC entersAsked

A new campaign to continue the
Districts wartime centers for the
care Of children of working mothers
to June 80 has been carried to Capt.
tol Hill, 1t was revealed today.
A group of working mothers re-
Gently appealed to Chairman RAN
dolph OF the House District Com
mittee for aid in gaining an ex-
tension four months beyond the
present termination date. He called
on District officials for cost esti-
mates, both on the present basis
with "a centers and on a reduced
scale.
Many of the mothers, Mr.. Ran
dolph was told, would be, willing
to pay more than now is charged,
if the centers could be continued a
while longer. until servicemen hus-
bands have returned or until domes-
tic help was more available.
Commissioner Guy Mason advised
Mr.. Randolph that the cost, on the
present basis, you'd be $121,250 to
run the % cerlters from March /
to July /. This would call for a
Federal payment of $96,250 and par
ent fees totaling $4,000. Parents
now pay from So a month to moth
ing, according to financial ability
On reduced scale, with no over
head charges, a 30-child center
could be operated at the rate OF
81 ,5l4 month, he added.
Mr.. Mason also reported a recent
census of mothers having children
in the centers showed 568 mothers
were involved. Of these, 1852 were
wives of servicemen: 1911 were wom-
en- who were the sole support OF
children and 2l5 were women liv-
ign with husbands, but also earn.
ing part Of the family income.
The information was referred tc
The District Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
; Arbifrators Resume
CAPITAL Transit Farley

The three-man board of arbitra
tors was still in session at the Hotel
Statler today In an attempt tt
reach decision in the long-pendine
Capital Transit wage dispute.
The board was in closed session
all day yesterday and this morning
discussing the issues involved. Nc
mixing of what went on came from
any of the participants.
Aaron Horvitz. impartial chair
man Of the board, appointed by Sec
rotary of Labor Schwellenbach
could give no indication as to when
decision might be reached. In
some quarters, however, the hope
was expressed that the three men
might get together on an agree
ment today.
The transit union has asked an
increase in wages all along the line
for union employees of the company
while the company has insisted il
could not afford the increase in the
face of, rising costs and lower rev.
enues.
Representing the union on the
board is o. David Zimring. while The
company is represented by James
Francis Reilly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Bling Crosby Still No. |
In Box Office Appeal

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. %. y ing
Crosby and box Office appeal are
practically synonymous. d year end
poll Of exhibitors showed today.
The ballot, conducted by the Mo-
ton Picture Herald, ranked Crosby
as the Nations No. drawing power
for the second straight year
The Herald said Crosby, in the top
10 in six of the ID annual polls,
already has crossed 100000 with
Going My Way" 80
Runnersup, in order, were Van
Johnson, Greer Carson, Betty
Cradle, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey
Bogart and Gary Cooper ttied for
SIXTH, Bob Hope, Judy Garland
Margaret O'Brien, Roy Rogers, Alb
bott and Costello. Betty Hutton, In
grid Bergman, Bette Davis, Alan
Ladd, Dane Clark, Joseph Gotten,
Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon
Fred MacMurray, Danny Kaye
Gregory Peck, Ginger Rogers, John
Wayne and Mickey Rooney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Community Chest Post
Goes 10 re. BirqfeId

Frank E. Birgfeld, chief clerk Of
the Treasury Department, has been
elected treasurer of the Community
Chest of Washington and will take
Office on New Year Day, the board
of trustees of the Chest announced
today.
Mr.. Birgfeld will have to cope
with a deficit in the Chests 1916
budget unless residents of the Wash
ington area contribute the $450,000
still needed for local welfare serv-
ices by the Community War Fund, it
was said.
The Fund has collected approx
mately 1885 900 of a $4,385, $50 goal
for the Community Chests of WASH
ington and Alexandria and Airing
ton, Fairfax, Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, as well as
the National War Fund.
Herbert L. Willett, executive d.
rector of the Fund, announced that
s1,659,67 has been appropriated for
agencies of the Community Chest OF
Washington. An added S300,0 was
saved in agency operations for 1914
and 1915. A total of ,915,37405
has been turned over to 81 local well
fare agencies.
These agencies have incomes of
$820,135.27, bringing the total 1916
budget to S2,735, 509.32 The total
1945 budget was $2,866,993. Mr..
Willett pointed out that the end of
wartime prosperity and the return
to civilian life of war veterans with
all their problems of readjustment
would make demands on the Com
munity Chest greater this year than
1ocf