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Evening star., 1945-09-04
Steel Price Boost SOUGHT
To Offset Higher Expenses
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press. =
CLEVELAND. Sept. 4.-Steel mills,
used to operating in the black dur
ing recent lucrative war years, are
seeking to stay financially solid
through further price relief, the
Magazine Steel reported.
Confronted with rising production
costs and shrinking income as a re-
suit of war order cancellations, the
steel industry is seeking an overall
ceiling price increase Of 81 per ton,
or fiat $3.50 per ton increase on
carbon steel products, the trade pub
lication reported.
Steel asserted details are lacking,
but 1t quoted authoritative trade
circles as saying that a resolution
was adopted by the Steel Industry
Advisory Committee August "a ask
ing relief from the Once of Price
Administration.
"The higher prices are sought by
steelmakers because lower earnings
are indicated In the industry as a
result of a substantial drop in oper-
ations following contract termina-
tions, said Steel.
Then, also, it is pointed out that
in addition to the overall reduction
in steel operations, unit operating
costs will be increased by the neces-
sity to handle smaller individual or
ders for civilian goods production"
National steelmaking capacity
jumped five points last week to 10
per cent.
Evening star., 1945-09-04
Stock Market Uneven
And Volume Tapers
After Early Rise
BY VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The mar
kets upswing continued in spots to-
day but exceptions were plentiful.
Plus signs were we'll in the ma
jority at a fairly active opening.
Light selling then appeared and
volume tapered appreciably. Near
the fourth hour irregularity was the
rule.
Customers returned from their
lengthy holiday with little change
in their buying ideas. These were
based mainly on the urge to get idle
funds working and the thought that
peacetime prosperity was better
than probability. Accounts were
trimmed here and there, however,
because of the belief the climb of
the industrial average to an eight
year peak called for a technical cor
rection.
Higher by fractions most of the
time were U. S. Steel, Bethlehem,
General Motors, Public Service of
N. j., Santa Fe, N. Y. Central, Pull
man. Pepsi-Cola, Du Pont, Sears
Roebuck and Allied Chemical. Lag
CARDS included Youngstown Sheet,
U. S. Rubber, Great Northern, Cerro
De Pasco. Texas Co., Westinghouse,
j. c. Penney, Anaconda and Johns
Manville.
Bonds were narrow.
Evening star., 1945-09-04
Chicago Livestock

~! CHICAGO: H Sept; 4 oP,o .5a .a5gasDAl;=s.l.;;
fglIy .nI. STEADY; sood and choice b.Trows and
good and choice sows At l4.00: complete
clearance.
sal.ble calves, 1,5oo total, 1900; sood
and choice fed steers and yearlinRs, In
cluding yearling heifers, strong to 26
cents higher; common and medium grades
e,siiins; ,nls osst ysa,rlinss, l7;76: heiier yea5
cows weak to a5 cents under last Thurs
day; bulls mostly is to ,25 cents. lower;
Prscticsl : cn Att top sissble supply heavy calves,
eral loads rood but not choice Western
yysa5iinrs' l27S-13.00, with heifers at
salable sheep. 1000: total, $500; early
gales native slaug hter spring lambs steady
sa.,.S so weak. ,,se seemewhst closer sorting con.
1928; bucks discounted 100; common es;
choice lambs held At 1880; scattered sales
mature slaughter ewes rs cents lower al
6.25 down: breeding ewes about steady
sohd emouth Montanas and Washingtons,
Evening star., 1945-09-04
Rubber Manufacturers
Resume Tire Reports

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The Rub
Der Manufacturers Association, in
its first public report in more than
three years on United States pro-
duction Of automotive pneuma tic
castings and inner tubes, estimated
inventory at the end Of June was
950,412 passenger car castings COM
pared with 5,365 ,459 in June, 1o41.
Monthly reports Of the association
were suspended In March, 1912, be-
cause Of security regulations.
Production of passenger car cas-
ings for the first six months this
year was placed at 1o,020,817 units.
The truck and bus inventory on
June 80, 1945, was 738, ,236 units,
nearly million under l941. Truck
and bus casing production for the
first half OF 1945 was 1o,14o,059
units.
Production of passenger, truck
and bus tubes for the six months
was 19,272,59l with inventory at
2601 ,379.
Evening star., 1945-09-04

1890 am. 800 900 1880 noon $40 COO
100 p.m. go 600 800 pm 800 600
tunit Of trading 10 shares: sales printsd
in full. + In bankruptcy or receiveyshin al
Rates OF dividends In the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on last
less otherwise noted special Of extra divi-
dends are. not included. * dividend.
xr Ex rights ? Also extra or extras.
/, Paid last year. PAYABLE IN stock. 8 De-
clared or paid 50 far this year. 3 ta7able
dsnds paid or declared this year, A''
Evening star., 1945-09-04
Washington Produce

From the Department of Agriculture;
PRICES paid net lob. WASHINGTON:
EGGS@Market steady; present supplies
adeouate to fair demand; no change in
prices in nearbys but western stock irres.
ulsr Prices paid for Federal-State graded
esgS received from grading stations (Sep-
TEMPER ~; whites, browns. mixed colors,
y. s. Grade a; large, So: extra large, S.
5a; average, 56h; U. s. Grade A, medium,
oo; u g. Grade B. large, A..
LIVE POULTRY - Market steady: ar
rivals of live poultry rather light with
about half available to civilians and hall
t1r n nearby Army camps. Prices paid fob.
washington Transportation charges in
ciuded according to mileage; fowl "a. .96.
2770: broilers and fryers 30 1889 80.
Evening star., 1945-09-04

Utility Earnings Exceed 1914.
Three of WaShington's big utility
corporations reported larger net
earnings in the first seven months OF
this year than year ago.
Capital Transit's net of 81 062, ,265
was S238, ,438 ahead of last year, %
per cent gain.
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
net of $1,76l ,004 was $21,245 better
than last year, despite growing taxes
Washington Gas Light exceeded
the first seven months of 1914 by So
86l. when net reached S971 ,252,
helped greatly by the July results.
Potomac Electric Power reported
the largest net of all, S2,27l,80 but
this was $13,693 under last year, a
very tiny difference.
Cochrane New Buick Manager.
Announcement was made today by
W. F. Hufstader, Buick general sales
manager, of the appointment of E.
H. Cochrane as manager of the
H. K. Poffenberger, transferred to
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Cochrane will direct the COM
pany's factory sales operations in
the District area serving dealers in
the District of Columbia and Sec
tions of Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia. He
comes to Washington from Atlanta.
Lukens Returns to District.
1t. Charles P Lukens, jr., who has
been in the service about three
years. has received his discharge and
today rejoined the investment firm
of Robinson, Rohrbaugh & Lukens
as general partner. T. Baker Rob-
inson of this firm is president of
the Washington Stock Exchange.
Robert v. Fleming, president of
the Riggs National Bank and chair
man of the Washington Clearing
House Association, returned today
from a vacation at Spring Lake,
N. j.
S. William Miller, president of the
Union Trust Co., is taking a vaca-
ton at Ocean City, Md, as is T.
Stanley Hollard, vice president and
trust officer of the American Secur-
ity & Trust Co.
The Educational Committee of
Washington Chapter, American In
stitute of Banking, is looking for a
very large attendance at the fall
dinner tomorrow evening at 2400
Sixteenth street. Plans for the year
will be outlined in detail.
Evening star., 1945-09-04

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Soeins Airpl 1s- z
Bohn AL il B 8
Bond Stores.35g
Borden Co 1.20g ]
Borg-War I go
Boston q Ne -
Branin Air. 40
Bridgpt Br, .45s- Z
Briggs ME- 2 ]
Briggs q STRAIT Q
Bristol-Myers 2.
tBristl-M pf 3A {
Bucyrus-E .45s- ]
Budd Aanfg As ;
tBudd Mfg pf 3 IL
Budd Wheel.45g z
Bullard Co 1 hg K
Bulova Watch n.
Burling Mill kg. 2
Burr Adj M 40 ]
Bush Term BOZ
tBush Ter Of g. &
Butler Bros.60
Butte Cp&ZAe-
Byers Co Ag
tByers AM Of z IL
Calf Packg II
tCalif PIX pf IN ]
Callahan Zinc
| lCalumet&H .3Og !
| Campbell w Sag
| Can Dry @ Al
tCan Dry pf 4 w 81
Can PacIf hi Ag 4
| Cap Admin A.
Carrier Corp
| Carrier&G .20a-
Case J I l. .20g ]
| Caterpilr l Ag--
Celanese Corp 2
Celotex " - !
tCelotex Co pf / 5
Cent Aguir IN !
Cent Foundry
| Cerro de Pas g.. 2
| Certain-teed z
tCerted pf INK J
| Cham Pap&F l.
lChes & Ohio 3b- ,
| Chi & East m
| Chi & z III A L.
| Chi Great Wn -
ChiGtWpf 1Kk-
| Chi Mail Or.60-
| Chi B. N W Be- ]
| Chi&NW pf2 As.
Chi Pneu Tool Q.
| Chickasha L.. ]
| Childs Co o------
| Chrysler Cp g. ]
tC 1T Finance 2 ]
City Ice 1.20
City Stores n
| Clark EQUIP 8
tCCC&StL pf g. ]
tClv Z III pf 4A ]
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Climax M 1.20a-
Cluett Pbody @.
| Coca-Cola 3a =.
tCoca-Cola A g. ]
| Colg -Palm-P l.
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tColo&So LIST Of ,
Col Bird A 1.20g-
Col Bird B 1.20g-
Col GasGEl los 4
Colu G&E Of g..
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| Columbian c T.
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Coml Solvnt.30s
Comwl I'd 1.40- ]
comwl d Sou 9
Com & S Of SAX
Conde Mast .60g
Congoleum-Na ]
Cons Cigar a.
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Cons Edisn l. so ,
Cons Eds Of g..
Cons Tilm
ConsFilm pf s4k
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| Cons Nat q Ia.
| Cons Vultee 2 z
| Cons vul pf Ia
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| ContainerCp Ag
| Cont BaknR As
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| Cont Can !
| Cont Can pf an.
lcont DiamF.3Ogx
| Cont lns l l.6OA
Cont Motors. cog 4
Cont Oil Dl 1.60 z
Cooper Bessm !.
Coppervld 80
tCorn Exc 2.40- !
Corn Prod 2.60
ICornell-D FL 30
Corning Gls Ms.
lCoty Inc 15E--
lCrane Co l.. ]
fcrane Co pf3A
lCrm Of VIII 80
Crown Cork&S ]
Grown Zeller l.
tCrown Il pf s. )
iCrucible Stl 3s- ]
iCrucihle Of B
lCuban-Am 8 hg
Cudahy Pk 1.20
tlsUrtfa puhltgn j
tCurtis Pub Of }
Curtis Or Of 81
Curtis-Wr Ne 6
ICurtis-Wr AZ &
Cutler-Ham.95g
Oa vison Chm I
tDayP&Lpf AZ Z
Deere g. Co %g- ]
Deere pf 1.40
Deisel-Wem 1h.
Del b Hudson 4
Del Lack d Wn- ]
tDet Eds l.20--.
Evening star., 1945-09-04
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 [P.-Cotton crop
placed on expanding weevil infestation in
Texas and Oklahoma, rallied cotton futures
8 to 40 cents bale today Trading was
not broad and there was suftcient mill
buying and spot house covering to absorb
hedge selling and profit taking A tend
eney to await publication OF Government
cotton crop reports on September s.
seemed to restrict trading volume.
LATE afternoon prices were Is to 40
cents bale higher. October, 2267: De.
cembef, 22.6S; March, % SO
Evening star., 1945-09-04
D. T.. Postal Receipts
AT New High Mark
During August
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Postal receipts at the City Post
Office in August, registering sharp
gain of $194,347.28 or 1912 per cent,
established new records for the
month and the first eight months
of the year, Postmaster Vincent c..
Burke announced today.
August receipts totaled $1,479,-
264.37 against s1,2s4 ,91709 in August
of last year. Revenues in the eight
months are now well above the
sl2,000,000 mark, showing an un-
precedented gain of more than 81
100000 over 1914, Mr.. Burke COM
mented.
Mr. Burke said the general rush
of wartime business caused the rev.
enue increases, no single factor
being the reason The years ad-
vances are best shown in the fol-
lowing monthly comparisons with
last wear.
Evening star., 1945-09-04
Market AVERAGES
FOREIGN Exchunae

NEW YORK, Sept R-Foreign ex-
change rates follow Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, 11/16 per cent discount or 9O.3lH
q. 8. cents, UNCHANGED.
Europe--Great Britain, 81 .02ss, down u
OF cent.
attn America-Argentine free, $500
UNCHANGED: Brazil free, 5.25; Mexico, 20 65.
Evening star., 1945-09-04

CHICAGO, Sept. UF.-Tradinx inter-
to 60 in either direction. with the ex-
ception OF the rye. pit where short-cover-
ing In the September contract lifted the
price as much as cents above Satur-
days close at one time Later profit
cashing shrpnk the advance.
Trade in oats was fairly active with
commission houses on both sides of the
market. Corn held frm tone Bookings
were listed at $4,000 bushels.
AT the close wheat was Va to 81 lower
than Saturdays close, September 16b
Corn was "a lower to u higher, Decem-
per, l.i4h. Oats were u higher to "a
lower September. 5S-5sh. Rye was "a
niener to 1H lower. September. l.4SA-3.
Barley was y higher to ,. lower, Sep
Evening star., 1945-09-04

far sthis year. e2T extra f3% extra.
81. 90 extra. / loo extra. Paid In 1914.
Evening star., 1945-09-04
Washington Exchange
list INCLUDES ONLY ISSUES CHANGED
FROM PKEvIOUS CLOSE.
Uufn'shed by the AsoooiateS YroAl

Potomac Electric Power bh% pfd.- Ut
100.
Hecht common--1o at 251a. SO at 251a.
Washington Gas common-1OO At 2S
Cancellation-The sale Friday, August
81, Capital Transit LIST ref. 1945. 81 900
at 104A, was cancelled
Evening star., 1945-09-04
Crude Oil Production
OFF Slightly in Week
BY the Associated Press.

TULSA, Okla, Sept. 4.-Daily av-
erage crude oil production for the
week ending September dropped
$3.50 barrels from the total for
the previous period to 1872 .050, the
Oil and Gas Journal reported today.
California slumped 30,750 barrels
to 884,750, while Kansas rose 800
barrels to 272,050 and Oklahoma
came up l,100 to 390,l00.
Illinois production climbed 1900
barrels to 200,60o, and the Rocky
Mountain area OF Colorado, Mon
tana and Wyoming inched up $50
barrels to 143,100.
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JAMES ROOSEVELT
DENIES REQUEST
FOR TRAIN DELAY

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 2S.-QP'
81 didn't ask to have the train
held" Col. James Roosevelt an
swered reporters question a Re"
minutes after the City OF Los
Angeles arrived here tonight.
The colonel, who with his attrac-
tive wife boarded the Union Pa
cific streamliner in Chicago after
the train was held one hour ana
seven minutes, added:
"1t must have been the conduc.
tor Of the Manhattan limited that
ssked for it to be held. We were
seven hours late getting into Chi
cago."
Asked if he had informed the
conductor on the Pennsylvania
Railroad train that he and his wife
I'D reservations on the City OF
Los Angeles, Roosevelt repheo
that he had.
But I didn't ask him to hold
the train"
If there were any other passen.
GERS on the Manhattan Llmlt~o
That were making connections OF
the streamliner, Colonel Roosever
was unaware of it.
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Solons Protest Shipment
Of Mewsprint To France

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-tR-A
protest against sending any Am
erican newsprint to France was
| made to the State Department to-
nigh by members of a House
Committee which Investigated the
paper shortage in this country.
Chairman Boren CD-Okla.) and
Rep. Brown (R-Ohio), of the COM
mittee, wrote Secretary of State
Stettinius, calling attention to pub
hshed reports that 5000 tons of
U. S. newsprint will be shipped
to France within the month"
why should France appeal to
us-three thousand miles away
for pulp and paper when the
worlds greatest glut of pulp and
paper capacity is right next door
in Sweden, Finland and Russia?'
they asked.
State Department authorities
said they mad not received the pro-
test as yet. They commented
though that in talks with newspap-
Ell publishers in the past they ex-
planned that the Skagerrak route
from Scandinavia is not opepn,
that Russia also does not have an
excess of newsprint and the ship
ping problem would be difficult
if it did have.
Boren and Brown quoted a Com
merce Department report estimat-
ing a U. S. paper shortage of al
most 100000 tons of paper the
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first year after victory in Europe,
and said neWsprint here is sin
critically short supply
Russia SHOULD be able to ship
out of Archangel and Petsamo to
the north and from the Black Sea
into the Mediterranean to the
south and satisfy these European
demands" they said.
Shipments to France from the
United States not only would dip
into this country's short supply
of papers, the two wrote, but would
tie up shipping facilities needed
to supply the war.
"As the battlefronts now stand,
they concluded, Russia is the key
to this problem and we respect
fully suggest that you bring this
situation to the attention OF the
Russian government -
The congressman also told Stet-
tinius:
THE fact that paper require
ments are put SO high on the prl-
ority list by the French is OF Pc
culiar interest, since in the years
just prior to the war, France was
becoming more and more SELF
sufficient in meeting her own pa
per requirements by expanding
her pulp and paper industry.
The victory of American armies
in France was so sudden and so
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-29
HONORS
GEN. STILWELL
New Ledc Road To China
Named For American
Army Officer

CHUNGKING, Jan. 28.-(UP)-
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
said today that completion of the
Burma-Ledo road had broken the
siege of China and that it now be-
comes the main artery OF bases
from which new blows against
japan soon will be delivered.
Chang officially named the 60
mile highway the 'StilWell Road
in honor of Gen. Joseph w. Stilweli
who planned the artery and almost
saw it completed before differences
with Chang led to his recall.
Chang said the new road would
"have the effect of powerful
contic on the spirit of OUR army
and our people"
He spoke on a broadcast Mut-
uaD to the United States with
Maj. Gen. A. c. Wedemeyer, Still
wells successor in China, and U.
S. Ambassador Maj. Gen. Patrick
Hurley who said there was a grow
ing belief the final defeat of Japan
would take place on Chinese soil.
To the militarists of Japan,
Chang said, the StilWel Road
will be an omen of defeat, while of
all those who gave their lives for
this immortal deed. Every Chi
nese will be as grateful as /
am
We shall neve1 forget the
hardships, the suffering and the
sacrifices made so far from their
homes in Burma, in savage hiAs
and fever-infested jungles to break
the blockade of our country and
to throw our arrogant enemy back
on his launches
"Our people in the enemy-oc-
cupied areas will hear of this and
they will hear of the mounting
losses which the United States
forces are heaping upon just over
the horizon and they will know
the hour of their deliverance is at
hand"
Let them fight with the firm
determination and fortitude that
they have shown the past IA months
in Burma and Yunan. In conclus-
ion let us name this road after
Gen. Joseph Stilwell in memory of
his distinctive contribution and of
the signal part which the Allied
and Chinese forces under his di-
rection played in the Burma cam
paign and in the building of the
road"
Wedemeyer pointed out that the
strongest prepayment of a land route
to China was StilWell who con-
ceived the plan and fought it,
through. He also paid tribute to 1t. 4
Gen. Daniel 1. Sultan who fought
to open the route.
Completion of the road in addi-
tion to being tremendous engi-
neering feat will be strong factor
Continued on Page Two: Col. q
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WLB SEES POWER
CHALLENGED BY
WARD DECISION

WASHINGTON Jan. 28.-UP)-
The War Labor Board, alarmed by
personalities of the Chicago Fed
eral Court decision in the Mont
gomery Ward and Co. seizure, look.
ed to Congress tonight to clothe
President Roosevelt with authority
to enforce peaceful settlement of
|all labor disputes and hoped mean
while that labor will keep its feet
on the ground.
The decision invelidated Govern
ment seizure of Ward properties
on grounds that they are not war
plants and raised the prospect that
thousands of non-War businesses
dealing with labor through WLB
directives will challenge the
boards authority.
- One WLB source said if that &C.
ours labor might be provoked into
work stoppages that would serious
ly impair war production.
WLB Chairman William H. Da-
Wis was represented as feeling that
IL IldS uOW OSSOillC lllC Quly VI
Congress to underWrite the Pres
ident's wartime right to take over
any property-whether or not it
is war plant-to staVe off a pro-
spective national crisis.
He also feels that Congress must
define the boards powers by sta
tute, the issue being whether the
agency will settle all disputes or
only those in war plants while the
others are fought to finish on a
strike or lockout basis.
Some board members are por-
trayed as not optimistic that At
|torney General Francis Biddle will
win reversal of the Chicago edict.
Biddle charted his course today
in conferences With his assistants.
The United Press was informed
that he probably will seek writ
of certiorari in the Seventh Circuit
Court of Appeals at Chicago this
week so the case can be taken di-
rect to the Supreme Court for
decision
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WALLACE PLANS
FIGHT FOR JOB
Rebuffed Cabinet Aspirant
Will Take Case To
People

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-(UP)-
Former Vice President Henry A.
Wallace is prepared to place the
tissues" before the people if the
Senate refuses to confirm his nom.
iration to be Secretary of Com
r1erce, it was disclosed tonight.
A highly reliable source said
that, despite apparently over
whelming opposition, he does not
Plan to withdraw his name to save
himself and President Roosevelt
further embarrassment for what
the Chief Executive called polit-
ical reward appointment.
Instead, the one-time iowa farm
boy will stay in and Pitch until
the Senate has decided whether
or not he is competent to fill the
post.
the United Press informant por-
tt aged Wallace as feeling that,
even if the Senate rebuffs him,
ne will have an alright case to
lay before the thousands of peo-
Pile who have supported him in
the past and consequently that his
stature as national political
figure will increase rather than
diminish.
He is said to feel that the main
issue-the common man" versus
'capitalisn"-between him and
his arch enemy, ousted Secretary
of Commerce Jesse Jones, has
been nicely drawn and will give
him strong talking point by ra-
clio and through the newspapers.
Confirmation appears to hang,
ironically, on the ability of pro-
Wallace and Administration forces
to win passage of bill by Sen.
Walter F. George, (D-Ga) to keep
Federal loan operations from Wal
lace's jurisdiction.
Rejection of the nomination
seems almost certain if his op-
ponents are able to force a vote
On confirmation before the bill is
considered.
An informal poll conducted by
the United Press shows that of 70
senator's questioned, 50 will vote
against confirmatio and 81 for.
Six said they were open-minded
on both the nomination and the
fCnn+iuued IN Paoe Txuo. Col ~