Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1933, Page 20

" PRICE LIFT THREAT IS MET BY FORD Baid He’d Scrap Plant for Steel if Boost Was Made Arbitrarily. . By the Associated Press. DETROIT, May 24—The Detroit News yesterday said: “The inside story of how Henry Ford met an implied threat from the steel industry to raise prices arbitrarily to automotive manufacturers was made public today. “Por several weeks rumors spread that Ford was about to sell his steel mills and blast furnaces, and even his entire Rouge plant, to either the Beth- lehem Steel Corporation or the United States Steel Corporation and return to Highland Park to manufacture his cars. “Consistently, Ford officials refused to dignify the rumors with a denial, but privately they labeled the reports as ridiculous and improbable. “Prom other sources, the story of ‘what actually happened was revealed. “Alarmed by the threatened rise in steel prices, automotive manufacturers met to discuss the situation. Repre- sentatives were appointed to meet with Ford to learn if he would present a united front with them to resist the price boost. “The meeting took place in FPord's office. He informed them he saw no reason for alarm as far as he was con- cerned. He pointed out that he had stocks of steel on hand gained from Lo salvaging ships he bought from the Government after the World War, as well as structural steel in his Rouge plant bulldings and that if it became mecessary he could raze those buildings and have enough steel—5.000,000 tons —to enable him to continue manufac- ture at the Highland Park plant for 10 years. The conversation was repeated, be- came garbled as it was passed from mouth to mouth, and finally as- sumed the shape that Ford actually ‘was mcvinf back to Highland Park. Color was lent to this version by the fact that he was storing machinery in the Highland Park plant. This was machinery which had been supplanted by more modern equipment in the Rouge plant, but instead of scrapping it, as has been his custom, he decided to store it, believing that it will be needed when the country quickens to its productive energles.” STEEL MILLS BUSIER IN BALTIMORE AREA| Employment Situation Is Better, According to Reports From Several Plants. By thie Associated Press. | BALTIMORE, May 24—Increases in | the steel industry in Baltimore were in- | dicated today in the reports from steel | mills and shippers of Baltimore. 1 S. J. Cort, general manager of the | Sparrows Point plant of the Bethlehem | Bteel Co., said there has been a pick-| up of 30 to 40 per cent in the general 1 operations of the plant in the last two 1 months. * Oort declined to estimate the gain Im:reueb“ e operations, it said many . employes, Who formerly had bben working anly one and two days a week, now were put- ting in three, four and five days. Maryland—Mostly clou probably local - thundershowers tonight and to- é‘,flm"; not much change in tempera- re. Virginia—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow, except local thundershowers afternoon in the interior; not much change in temperature. West Virginia—Mostly cloudy, prob- ably local thundershowers tonight and tomorrow, cooler tomorrow. River Report Potomac River little cloudy and Shenandoah muddy today. Report for Last 24 Hours. ‘Temperature. Barometer. Degrees. Inches. Highest, 86, at noon today. Year ago, 84. Lowest, 67, at 5 am. today. Year ago, 55. Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 90, on May 20. Lowest, 14, on February 9. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic_Survey.) Today. High ........ T:53am. 2:15am. 8:27pm. 2:55 pm. ‘Tomorrow. 8:35a.m. 2:56 a.m. Sun, today - ... Sun, tomorrow. Moon, today... 4:28a.m. 8:06 p.m. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset., Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1933. Av;l’;l!. .ll;.;w.rd- ¥ Temperature. :i’ WIUIH *qusyu azep 159m0 wre §.08 W Trouy! g a Stations. 13 -+ gup1asak Bismarck. N. ton. M Buffalo, N. Charleston. Chicago, Til. CGincinnati, Ohi leveland, Ohio. Denver, Colo. Detroit. Mi El Paso. Tex Galveston. Helena, Mon! ‘Huro; | Jack: Kanses City. Los Angeles. Tousville. K. Miami, Officials of three scrap iron and steel PAM"' X, ts here announced 500 men are ing employed in scrapping operations, | bort) whereas a year ago all three plants were shut down. The domestic mills | oo ‘were operating in March at 12 per cent of capacity as against their current| rate of 40 cent. | Morris flg"flrn of the Boston Iron and Metal Co. said scrap prices had | men. uled to leave the company’s docks for Rotterdam todsy with 2,500 tons of | 2! scrap armour plate off the decommis- | sioned U. 8. 8. North Dakota. PRESIDENT OF CHICAGO EDUCATION BOARD QUITS | [ | Press of Personal Business Given as Cause for Resignation of Orville J. Taylor. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, May 24—Orville J. Tay- | lor, president of the Board of Education since the first of the year, resigned | yesterday because of the press of per- sonal business. He was appointed by the late mayor, A J. Cermak, to aid in effecting a de- orease of $15,000,000 in school expen- ditures. In his letter to Mayor E. J. Kelly, Taylor pointed out expenditures have been reduced from $101,000,000 in 1931 to $71,000,000 this year. At the sime time the salary debt to teachers has been cut more than half the $30,000,000 it totaled at the first| of the year. 4 Avenon —Tn Wtn sae © W Applicator set Clear Pt.cloudy FOREIGN. .. Greenwich time, today.) mperature. Weather. B Groudy The steamer West Arrow was sched- | Vieas w.F. SMITH E . WALL PAPERS. N. NAY Experienced One Capsble to M Retail Hardware Address Box 237, xandria, Va. All_Communicat {a1 s_Confident! AUTHORIZED BEER DISTRIBUTOR p— WANTED NEW YORK BRANDS Carload _lots—Standard prices Write in detail to— MR. T. L. CROWE 537 Hudson Street, New York City. Street Floor ., WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 Save “Your Furs! Put them in Moth - )raof- Storage for as little as $1.50 Call Dist. 7200 The "Show Boat" Docks at the Cotton Shop Wharf With Crisp z New Cotton Wash esses at | Dr Dots Stripes Prints Plain Colors “Del-Ray,” “Merry Gar- den” and “Jeri Makes —The “Del-Rays” are of print Swiss, the “Jeri- Mays” and “Merry Gar- dens” of organdy and “Pee- Kay.” Any and all of them . They're so fresh and lovely that you will want to take home a are very desirable. whole armful Sizes 14 to 52. i-May” of them. For Summer LARGE WOMEN Will Look Cool and Lovely in Sheer Frocks 5795 —Women who have bought some of these frocks have come back for more. They tell us they like the small dusky prints, the cool dots and slenderizing pin stripes. They tell us they are slenderizing and so adaptable for Large Sizes 40 to 54 Little Women’s 1615 to 2415 wear with separate jackets. . . . Little cape sleeves, and other up-to-the-minute details. Women are especially de- lighted, too, with the manner in which these frocks fit and flatter their figures. Kann's—Second Floor. In The MAY SALE! 1,500 Handmade Philippine - GOWNS 59c —They're dainty, cool and priced to make you want six or, more. Silhouette and tucked waistline styles, with colorful appliques and con- trasting color embroidery. White and pastels. Cap sleeves or sleeveless. Misses’ and womep's sizes. Kann's—Second Floor. " For the Holiday! Knitted String or W ashable Dovgskm FROCKS .95 Plenty of Whites! —Coolness, correct fit, unhampered comfort are all attributes which make lar. * necks with capelet sleeves; shirtwaist type; “V” neck or ascot ties in pique and gingham effects. ‘The knitted string frock has ascot tie, and smart skirt in diagonal knit ef- ‘White, flesh, maize, light blue and green. Sizes 14 and 20. Kann’s—Second Floor. Every Boy and Girl Is Keen on Keds | “Avenus"=Tth, Bth and D St CHINTZ SPREADS and DRAPE SETS #1.95- Usually $2.95 and More! —They’re as attractive as any chintz spreads and drapes we've ever seen— and certainly theyre un- usual values! The spreads are neatly tailored—some with wide plain colored borders. And the dra] are in the popular Priscilla and Pinch-pleated styles with' wide ruffles, cornice valance and tie backs. Their sprightly patterns and bright summery colors will add a festive note to6 Kann's—Third Floor. any bed room. 6-ft. Play Gym %6.95 —A 6-%. gym with ball-bearing hangings, adjustable steel ring and trapeze bar. Horizontal bar, swing seat,” rope and teeterboard. Green and orange finish. Other Play Gyms at $4.95 to $17.45 Sand Box $2.95 - —36-inch metal-bottom box with two side seats and an ad- justable orange and green striped canopy. seats, orange. —100-1b, bag Health Sand, 79c. Others $1.95 and $4.95 Box green— Plain Colors or Figured 7-ft. Slide $7.95 —Every child likes to slide down a fast slide. - Just suth slides “as these. Theyre made of maple in natural green and red finishes—braced securely. Kann's—Fourth Floor—Toyland. See How Little a Complete Bed Costs! 4-Poster Wood Beds Coil Springs—Mattresses Specially Priced— 5498 EACH! —Walnut, mahogany and maple finished beds in full and le. sizes. The graceful four- ;:ys}gs. so popular at present! —Guaranteed coil springs of highly tempered steel. All stand- ard sizes. $4.98 —Layer-felt mattresses with four rows of imperial stitching, close tufting and attractive, durable ticking. All standard size. $4.98 CLEANER “The JUNIOR” presents the PERFECT NEW way to KEEP Armpits Dry See Big “Ked” Window for Details of Contest —Give a boy a pair of “keds” and you'll not have to buy him any other shoes all Summer. They're gomfortable—they wear —and they are appropriate with mi hot weather costume. Sunu: with brown, white with black, in sizes 11 to 2 and 11 to 6. Young Men’s Sizes 61 to 9—$1.25 pr. Kann's—Fourth Floor. —Although exceptionally light in weight, it is a full- fledged cleaner in every re- spect . . . like other GE : models it is equipped with ° ball-bearing motor which re- quires no oiling, and other features usually found in cleaners ~lling at higher prices. . Kann's—Third Floor “ODORA" Cedarized Woardrobes Protect Your Clothes And They Cost Only— $1.29 —These handy, mothproof closets are 5 ft. tall and large enough to hold from six to eight garments. Theyre constructed of a heavy craft fiber board and equipped with a patented “Cedarizer” that kills moths and their 1600 WARP (We Sold Them a Year Ago for §4.95) $2.69 —At this price you’ll certainly want several of these d\ogxell{, weave, with bound edges. New patterns. New colors. Appro- priate for any room. ~One Name or 3 Initials Embroidered on Linen Handkerchiefs PERSTOP Trade Mark Bog.— Putent Pend. Safe * Handy * Effective Now you can stop penpindoain:,ly—vichm’l muss or fuss—or dripping or spilling. The Perstop sponge applicator is permanently set in the neck of the botrle. It’s the cleanest, quickest snti-perspirant. ity and.ssfety, prevents soiling of dresses, and makes --e:‘m!l-::l:;:fl-Aflfldfll i ~either white or colors. boule of Perstop | €g8s. Others at 6 for $1—and Perstop has been Awarded the Good Notlons—Kann's—Street S . 6 for $1.75 of Floor. Kann's—Street Floor. two weeks. done on a nice qualif