1941-09-24 [P ]

WeaHier Forecast Fair with moderate temperature tonight and tomorrow, lowest tonight about 57 degrees. Tem- peratures today—Highest, 86, at 4 p.m.; lowest, 63. at 6:10 a.m. Prom th· Dnitee eraiej weatner Bur»·· report. Pull Details on Pate Λ-2. Closing Ν. Y. Markets—Soles. Page 20. i.'P) Meant Awoeiated Pre*·. 89th YEAR. No. 35,575, WASHINGTON, I). CM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1941 -FORTY-FOUR PAGES. THREE CENTS. MORGENTHAU ASKS 6% LIMIT ON PROFITS Ύ Dodgers Near Pennant As Late Rally Offsets Cardinals' Victory Would Control Farm as Well Brooklyn Wins; Seizure Bill Is Approved As Other Prices Needs 2 More By Conferees Meagall Assures By the Associated Press. President House Senate and House conferences Will Pass Curb Bill To Clinch Flag agreed late today on a compromise version of legislation authorizing By the Associated Pr**s the Government to seize certain of the Mor- walker s Long ι ripie property needed for national de- Secretary Treasury fense. genthau told Congress today he With Bases Filled Property seizure bills were ap- believed that all profits in this proved by both chambers several country should be limited to 6 Is High Light months ago and today's compromise cleared the way for final congres- per cent during the current The Brooklyn Dodgers staged sional action. emergency. The compromise bill permits the another of their late-inning ral- Testifying before the House Bank- President to determine the fair ing Committee in support of early lies this afternoon to defeat the for compensation any property passage of the administration's price Braves, 4 to 2, and offset the 4-0 requisitioned, but permits persons control bill, the Treasury head said whose is taken victory which the second-place property to appeal he felt that "much more stringent" to the Court of Claims or any Dis- be St. Louis Cardinals won in Pitts- excess profits taxes would neces- trict Court for additional compen- sary, especially if the Government burgh over the Pirates. sation. meant to ask all segments of the As a result, the need but Dodgers As adjusted, the legislation also population to make sacrifices to two more victories in their three prevents the requisitioning of fire- carry out the defense program. remaining games with the Braves arms used by individuals for their Steagall Sees Bill Passage. and Phillies to clinch their first personal protection or for sport. National League pennant since 1920 Nothing in the legislation, the Meanwhile. Committee Chairman assured President Roosevelt By winning all of their three games compromise version said, would Steagall in a White House conference that with the Pirates and Chicago Cubs j "impair or infringe in any manner the House will β the Cardinals could win the pennant the right of any individual to bear pass price-control bill and that committee only if the Dodgers lose two. arms." hearings will not be out Kirby Higbe got credit for his 22d dragged Chairman told victory of the season as the Dodgers Steagall reporters that will defeated the Braves, but he wasn t hearings probably be con- cluded next week, with around at the finish. Higbe gavel Dietz Denies Fidler Executive Director Donald Nelson of way to Relief Pitcher Hugh Casey the Sup- Priorities and after Jim Wasdell batted for him ply Allocations Board and Chairman Marriner of in the Dodgers' big seventh inning. of Threat Eccles Charge the Federal Reserve Board among Walker's Scores Three. Triple those scheduled to testify. was Jim Tobin, Higbe opposed by Mr. Steagall said the committee who held the Dodgers scoreless for Ιο Newspapers was anxious to discuss the measure six while the Braves scored innings, very thoroughly with Price Admin- twice in the fourth, due chiefly to istrator Leon Henderson and prob- errors by Reese and Lavagetto. 'Against Columnist's ably would complete hearing his Then in the seventh singles by testimony tomorrow He said that Medwick. Reese and filled the Conscience to Tell Truth/ Riggs Bernard M Baruch had given them bases, after Wasdell forced and, Film Probe Witness considerable aid in his earlier testi- Medwick at the Dixie Walker Says plate. mony. cleared the bases with a tremendous BULLETIN. The chairman remarked that triple over West's head. there is general recognition among The added another run Nicholas M. Schenck. president Dodgers the committee members and Con- In the on Reece's of Loew s. finished his testi- eighth inning Inc.. gress that price-control legislation triple. mony before the Senate Inter- is necessary. He added, signifi- At Pittsburgh, the Cardinals un- WHITING, IND.—FIREMEN BATTLE IN FACE OF EXPLOSION THREAT —Fire official said an explosion in the pumphouse of the No. 1 treating plant started the state Commerce Subcommittee cantly: a 12-hit attack behind the loosed as which to a and to an used for "The a j late today with the declaration raged through a portion of the plant of the Standard Oil Co. here today fire- blaze, spread refinery pumphouse agitator plant President wants bill and brilliant pitching of Harry Gum- ! he'll one. That's that he has never discussed with fighters chemical foam compound and jets of live steam into the flames to processing kerosene. One man trapped by the explosion was killed and at least five get all there is bert to remain in the running. John poured to it." 1 other leaders of the movie indus- Lanning held them scoreless for six bring them under control. Nearby are large gasoline storage tanks threatened by others were injured, Story on page A-5.) try the making of war propa- "All Over fi Per Cent to V. S." innings, but in the seventh the but wind direction to keep the flames away from them. A company —A. P. Wirephoto. they} ganda Asked Chair- fire, helped scored three runs and knocked him ι pictures. by In response to questions by rep- man Clark if he ever discussed out of the box. resentative Williams Democrat, of 1 such with of Unbeaten since July 25. Gumbert pictures any agent Missouri as to just what the Treas- the British government, Mr. hurled one of his greatest games I ury had in mind regarding profit?. Schenck said he has never even Red Sox Lead Late News Bulletins Traffic Jams Here as he limited the Pirates to six hit?. Nats, Virginia Super-Road Secretary Morgenthou refrained met one. from Four of these came in the first four i Seamen's Union Calls Off Strike going into technicalities, but innings. Gumbert then retired 14 said his personal philosophy In the Bv J. A. O'LEARY. NEW YORK ιΛ*\—The Seafarers' International Union Potomac to Draw New Attack in a row before yielding two singles 5 to in Second; From matter was simply that all corpora- Flat denial that he had threaten- 4, in the ninth. <A. F. L. > late today called· off its 11-day strike, 25 tions should be "satisfied" if they ed to withdraw from affecting advertising could 6 Lanning was stronger than Gum- vessels in American ports, pending the outcome of negotia- earn per cent on their in- newspapers using Jimmie Fidler's vested bert for five innings, but he blew up South Is Planned In House Debate capital. column was made this afternoon be- Griffs Drop First tions between ship owners and the National Defense Media- In the sixth when Johnny Hopp led "Everything over 6 per cent should fore the Senate subcommittee in- tion Board. John Hawk, secretary-treasurer of the S. I. U., an- I off with a single, advanced on Terry go to the Government during the vestigating war films by Howard of How Other sacrifice, ana scored when Two Stolen Bases and nounced that members in New York and 13 other ports had Construction Depends Survey emergency." he said. Moore's Dietz, director of advertising and Rookie Musial. new ! Stanley spark- publicity for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Put Boston voted to rejoin their ships whenever steamship operators ! Upon $4,00r,000 Cities Handle Problem Present law imposes a tax ranging of the Cards, slashed a single Single from 35 to 60 cent on plug When Senator Tobev. Republican, call for crews. per that por- to center. However tion of a corporations earnings of New Hampshire, called the atten- Ahead in (Earlier on A-2.) Financing, Urged by Randolph Estel Crabtree followed with a Eighth Story Page found to be "excess." ; tion of the witness to testimony to Profits fall and Frank into the "excess" > single Crespi purposely that effect by Mr. Fidler. Mr. Dietz (Details of First Game on Page 2-X.) All Military Planes Grounded in Argentina I Plans for a superhighway to take Earlier Story on Page Λ-1.) category if 11 was passed, filling the bases and BURTON HAWKINS. traffic in and out of Washington on Traffic conditions in Washington they exceed 95 per cent of the con- replied: By BUENOS AIRES '/P·.—1The ordered the weak-hitting Mar- government tonight a were in the House cern's a bringing up "I'm not accusing Mr. Fidler of ι The Washington Nationals were straight line from the Potomac criticized today average earnings during tin When he base Marion. doubled, a double- the grounding until Saturday of all Argentine military planes over the 17 miles to a as a prelude to passage of a bill to period. 1936-39 or if they ex- perjury, but I would say Mr. Fidler ; in a fair way to drop bridges point both Musial and Crabtree scored 1 ceed 8 cent of the is a congenital liar and it would be header with the Boston Red Sox and applied new control measures to wipe out all vestiges of where it will join U.

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