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Evening star., 1932-10-24

a liquid in the stem and root having
all the properties of rubber. This iiunid
is said to be much easier and less
expensive to extract than substances
from other plants which are used here
IN the making OF substitute for rub
Der.
Experimental transportation TO other
soils and climates has proved success
full. Plans now are being made to
start large scale growing Of the rub
Der dandeiion" for industrial purposes.
Already two tons Of seed are beinI
gathered.
An Asiatic plant called Tausaguiz,
has been used here in the manufac.
ture Of artificial rubber 1t yields more
Of the required substance. but it is
not so prolific and hardy as the dande-
lion.
The country already has two factories
producing synthetic rubber from alcohol
and goods manufactured from this
product are described as being Of ex-
cellent quality.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

YOU may be attracted by price-cuts on
i ordinary antiseptics. But don't be
confused. No price-cut can equal the
saving Pepsodent Antiseptic brings you.
For Pepsodent is three times as power
full as other leading mouth antiseptics-
by adding water you make it 60 three
times as Target three times as much
for your money and greater assurance of
escaping stubborn sore throat colds.
Two kinds Of sntisepties
Remember, there are really only two
leading kinds ofmouth antiseptics on the
\ market In one group is the mouth wash
rVNE IN TONIGHT
Amos m Andy 200 p.m.-W:R.C.
Tire GoIdbergs 7:45 p.m.-WRc
Brought to you over N. 3. c. every night
except Sunday
Evening star., 1932-10-24
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

OF Man Potomac was once wild,
roaring young river
For the past few million years he has
been chopping his way down hill. and
after all this herculean labor seems
to have settled down in the vicinity of
Washington to gentle and peaceful
old age
Aided by recent extensive building ex-
cavationS, q new geological map of the
District of Columbia is being prepared
by the United States Geological Sur
.vey, This will reveal in greater detail
the course of the river through the
ages Arthur Keith and N. H. Darton
of the Survey staff. who have made
extensive studies of local geology in the
past, are especially interested in the
period when a swift, ice-laden young
Potomac, tossing uprooted trees on its
turbulent surface, rushed madly east
ward along a channel, the center of
which would correspond with the pres
ent> * street, then turned southeast to
approximately the present site of the
Navy Yard, and continued in a channel
much the same as that followed today.
1t is upon this old channel that recent
excavations are throwing the most
light.
Big Excavations Vafueless.
Unfortunately the greatest excava-
GonS-those for the new Government
buildings south of Pennsylvania avenue
are practically worthless for the ge-
olcgfsts. They are In very recent de-
posits. some of them man-made
Since the beginning of the great ice
ages, Mr.. Darton explains, the Potomac
has flowed in at least four major
courses through the present District
area, cutting for itself a series of ter
raced steps as it came down to its pres
ent channel. Back in the beginning
of the. glacial periods the river was
running through a high plain. rem
nants Of which are Fort Reno, Soldiers
Home and Goodhope Hill at Anacostia
This his8 plain extended from the Gulf
of Mexico to New Jersey and Long Is
land.
Through the ages the Potomac cut
its way down to the level now repre-
sented by Mount Pleasant Then it
flowed along channel following rough
ly the present course of Florida ave-
nue.. For a long time the ancient river
course constituted the natural bound
airy for the city. 1t continued cutting
its way downward until it flowed in the
e street channel. The next major step
was approximately to its present course.
1t went approximately 100 feet down.
ward at a step, finally reaching a level
where 1t was only a little above sea
level so that the tides could send salt
water almost as far up as Washington.
Below Georgetown the Potomac Is now
essentially tidal estuary.
OF Man Potomac is tired after all
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TRADE TREATY AMENDED

PRETORIA. Transvaal. October "a
8.-To enable South Africa to carry
out the agreements reached at the Of
taMa Imperial Conference. the. COM
nlercial treaty with Germany has been
amended to permit the extension of
preferences by the Union to manufac-
tured products from Great Britain, the
doninions and the colonies.
The Union government and the Ger
man government agreed to apply the
amendments todaya This application
will be provisional pending ratification.
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RUSSIA FINDS DANDELI0N
AS RUBBER SUBSTITUTE
Crimean Variety to Be Grown on
Large Scale A. Result Of
Recent Discoveries.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, October 24.-In its wide
spread search for rubber substitutes
Soviet Russia has found that the lowly
dandelion contains q substance which
preliminary investigation has estab-
lished as equal in quality to natural
rubber. Natural rubber Is virtually the
only important raw material not pro-
duced in the U. S. S. r.
Newspapers announced that an ex-
pedition Of the Scientific Exploration
Institute has discovered a variety Of
dandelion in the Crimea which contains
Evening star., 1932-10-24
Fire Halts Light Service.

STERLING. Colo. October "a R-
Electric service to 10 towns in this
region was placed out of commission
by fire at the Public Service Co. plant
here yesterday. Sterling's water sup
ply also was considerably dimished
through the absence of power with
which to operate the water plant. The
cause Of the blaze. which started on
a roof was not determined.
Evening star., 1932-10-24
UNITED MINE WORKERS -.
TO REFLECT OFFICERS
Lewis, Murray and Kennedy Re
nominated by Various Local
Unions.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 24.-The
present international officers Of the
United Mine Workers Of America
will have no opposition for reelection
this year. It was announced today at
headquarters of the organization here.
The nominations were made by the
various local unions.
The officers whose names will head the
ballot are John L. Lewis, Springfield,
ILL.,, president; Philip Murray, Pitts
burgh, vice president, and Thomas Ken
nedy, Hazelton, Pa, secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

The Department Of Agriculture. is
using a new kind of copperized wrap
ping paper for small fruits which are
packed for long transit. The new paper
is said to have much better preserva-
tive qualities than ordinary tissue wrap
perS
Evening star., 1932-10-24
DROWNED while FISHING
Man Entangled in Line While
Playing Salmon.

SEATTLE, october "a R.-Loser Of
life-and-death struggle with q fish,
the body Of Jack Wenta, 4S, was
brought to the surface of Elliott Bay
yesterday entangled In his own fsh-
ing line.
Wenta, fishing alone, toppled into the
water from a small boat, apparently
having lost his balance while playing
a salmon.
Entangled in his trolling line. he
drowned The fish got away.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

The ballots will be sent out November
Is to ALI locals, and the election will be
held December 13.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

Gasoline prices recently jumped 6
cents a gallon In Scotland
Evening star., 1932-10-24

organized District Columbia
branch motor tour nearby sections and speak the interest
States The machines will carry the slogan Polling Up Votes for
mate 500 received by President Hoover at the White House
District chairman The the yesterday
S.
F.
M M
A.
Charles Hawey Cabah Star STAFF Photo.
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SIDENER TO GIVE
AN IMPORTANT TALK.

The Christian Men Builders class
of the Third Christian Church will
be addressed Sunday by Merle Sid
ener. leader, on the subject, 1.-THE
Ordinary Man" Special music will
be furnished by the Morgantown
Crusaders of Morgantown, Indiana.
Members Of the quartetl are
Charles Knight, Russell Knight,
Granville Davis and Ira Whitaker.
The services will be broadcast over
WFBM at $50 o'clock.
A dramatized Christmas story,
THE Innkeeper of Bethlehem will
be given at 7:45 p. M, Sunday, in
the Fairview Presbyterian church.
DR.. Edwin N. Kline will take the
part Of Maimonides, the rug mer-
chant Of Liberals, and Paul w.
Kistler that of Lucretius, the inn
keeper.
Silent Night" will close Scene I,
sung by Miss Alice L. Otto. Mrs.
Corwin S. Alexander will sing Does
Jesus Carer" at the close of Scene
II.
Fred Davis will sing "There Is
Room in My Heart for Thee" end
ing Scene III.
At the morning worship DR.. Ed
ward Haines KiStler will speak on
THE Christ of Christmas" Vaughn
Cornish, radio baritone, will be the
soloist.
The Jane T. Hendricks section of
the Woman's Missionary Society
meets with Mrs. Charles A. Martin,
140 West Forty-fourth street, for its
experimenting. Mrs. George H.
Kistler is assistant hostess. Miss
Bernice NJ. Smith leads the devo-
tons and Mrs. j. E. SHERMAN will
speak on missionary work in which
the section is interested. Letters
from missionaries will be read.
Wednesday morning the Women's
Association, Mrs. Ralph r. Reeder,
president, viii meet in the church
for sewing, with noon luncheon
served by the group, headed by
Mrs. William Fred White, who
also will conduct a Christmas food
sale during the afternoon. A husi-
ness session Will follow.
Bible school Christmas parties are
scheduled for 1nis week. Tonight
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In the Realm of Clubs

MONDAY
Mrs. Howard Meeker will review
Beverage and the Progressive Era"
by Bowers, at the guest day meeting
of the Review Club The meeting
viii be at the home of Mrs. Roy
Bain 1920 North Meridian street.
Mrs. Edmond T. Alberson, 4072
Park avnue, will be hostess to the
Sesame Club, at its Christmas party.
The social service and drama de-
partments of the Municipal Gar
dens Women's Department Club
will give Christmas party at the
Marion County Infirmary.
William H. Remy will speak on
THE Political Primer" at the meet
ing of the Indianapolis Literary
Club.
The Monday Afternoon Reading
Club will hold its Christmas party
with Mesdanes Edward w Bilyeu,
H. M. Phipps, Charles Muir and j.
@. Schade as hostesses.
TUESDAY
Mrs. Everette A. Hunt will be
hostess to the Christmas party of
the Independent Social Club, at her
home, 202l Ruckle street.
The Multum- In-P arvo Literary
Club will have a luncheon meeting,
with Mesdames William H. Polk,
William T. Randall and Harold M.
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es Marie Blackwell and Miss Marg-
uerite Ham.
Gift were presented to the bride
elect in the form of a treasure hunt
with western theme. The small
serving tables were lighted with red
and green tapers and arranged with
holly sprays.
Out-of- town guests were Mrs. E.
A. Justice and Miss Helen Justice
of Anderson; Mrs. T. NJ. Hardy and
Miss Susan Hardy of Pendleton;
Mesdames E. J. Hardy, r. B. Ham
and w. H. Hardy of Markleville.
Other guests we're: Mesdames
Hollis Leedy, George Bowman, H.
A. Brewer, w. j. McGriff, George
McCarty, P. L. mccarthy, H. H.
Schwankhaus, Thomas Blackwell
and the Misses Virginia Hampton,
Helena Sipe and Marguerite Black
we'll
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Kneeling Boy Puzzle Is
One That'Il Test Wits

TIME rules Of the HI-HO Con-
Il test for the third week fol-
low:
/. Form your answers with
pieces cut from the HI-HO puzzles
that will appear in this newspaper
each day during the contest, and
keep them until you have all six.
1t is not necessary to buy copies
of this paper to enter the contest.
The puzzle and the various de-
signs are on file at The Times Of
flee, and paper tracings may be
made from them.
2. Answers addressed to THE
HI-HO CONTEST EDITOR of
this newspaper must be submitted
by mail and must be poStmarked
not later than midnight, Sunday,
Dec. 10, except in the case of
Times mail subscribers who do not
receive Saturdays papers until
Monday. They are eligible if let
tiers are postmarked not later
than Tuesday.
3. The official correct answers
will be printed in THE TIMES on
Monday, Dec. 10. Announcement
Of prize winners will be made as
soon as the contest judges can
make their awards.
4. Judging will be based primar-
lily on accuracy. NeatneSs and
originality of presentation will be
considered next. In case of tie,
the full amount of the prize Will
be awarded to each of the tying
contestants.
5. This contest is open to every
one except employees of this news
paper and members of their
families.
In the third weeks contest, as
in the first and second, prizes to-
falling SIS will be awarded.
Decision Of judges will be final.
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Play Will Be
Given at Party
of Music Club

'The Swiss Dolls American
Christmas" an original play writ
ten by Miss Pauline Schellschmidt,
will be given at the annual Christ
mas party of the Patroness Club of
the Sigma Alpha Iota, national
professional musical fraternity,
Wednesday.
The party, which will be given
for the active and alumnae chap
tiers, will be in the D. A. R. chap
ter house.
Characters in the play will in
clude Mrs. E. W. Steinhart, music
box; Mrs. Wendell Coler, singing
doll; Mrs. James Ryan, dancing
doll; Mrs. Glenn Fricrmood, Negro
doll; Mesdames Frank Viking,
Louis Traugott, G. w. RUBBISH,
Delannar McWorkman, C. Frederick
Schmidt and Roy Slaughter, wooden
soldiers; Mrs. Anton Scherrer,
bride; Mrs. Louise S. Koehne, bride
groom.
Guests will be received by the
club officers and chairmen not in
hte cast, including NIesdanes Fred
eric H. Sterling, Simon Kiser; Ed
win H. Shedd, Roy Pile, T. P Wood
son and Miss Mary Bomar.
Ushers will be Mesdames Dilwin
Batty, John White and James
Stuart and Miss Lulu Kanagy.
Members of the committee include
EGesdanes A. H. Taylor. Robert E.
Avels, Russell Whistler and Ber-
tram Day.
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COMP OMISE IS
URGED TO CUT
VETERANS AID
10 Per Cent Slash in All
Pension, Compensation
Checks Proposed.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times stan Writer

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia COM
promise cut in veterans appropria-
tions. effecting a temporary saving
without changing existing laws. is
being discussed by members of con-
gresS as a way out of the dilemma
presented by conflicting demands
for economy, and for still larger
benefits, each sponsor ed by consid-
cradle portions of the population.
The plan calls for 10 per cent
reduction in all checks mailed out
by the government for pensions. dis
ability compensation and allowances,
and death compensation.
1t would mean a saving of approx
imately $54 100000 if the laws af-
fecting payments are unchanged. the
same amount President Herbert
I+oover recommended saving by an
Il per cent cut in the pay Of all fed
eral employees.
Ignore Pay Cut Plan
Congress has ignored the pay cut
plan 50 far, and probably will con-
tinue to do so.
The house has passed one of the
annual supply bills without includ-
ing it, and the senate economy COM
mittee now is discussing whether
or not it shall make recommended
on the subject.
However, if pension and COM
penSation checks are cut instead,
Mr.. Hoover's recommendation that
$127 100000 be trimmed from vet
Grams benefits by changes in exist
ing law probably would not be
adopted, and the budget he pre-
scented would be unbalanced by that
additional amount.
The special joint committee on
veterans administration has gone
about its task Of finding ways to cut
the billion-dollar veteran budget
reluctantly, and already has in
Dictated it may spread its investiga-
ton over months.
1t is possible it will decide to
recommend the small temporary
cut, in order that it's investigation
may be carried on for an indefinite
period.
Hoover Urges Reductions
Such action probably would be
accepted by veterans with more grace
than amendments to the law, just
as the American Federation of La
Dor worked for furloughs for federal
employees rather than alteration of
the basic pay scale.
The budget Mr.. Hoover presented
to congress lacked 1907, 1921 of
balancing. If his savings in the vet
Grams bureau are adopted the
/ shortage will amount to more than
! $434, 000, 600.
Brigadier- General Frank Hines,
director of the veterans adminis-
tration, has recommended perma-
nent reduction of veterans benefits
by about S35, 1000 900. A saving half
as great was refused by each house
of congress last year.
! The problem of balancing the
budget has received little attention
in congress SO far, although two
weeks of the brief session have
gone.
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Butler TrianOn Units to Hold
Founders Day Breakfast Sunday

Miss Marian Schleicher is a men,
Der. of the committee in charge of
the third annual founders day
breakfast of the Butler university
active and alumnae units of TRAN
on, to be held at II Sunday morning
at the Sheffield Inn.
Other members of the committee
are the Misses Alice Perrine, chair
man, and Grace Richards and Mar
garet Harris.
Mrs. George McChesney viii give
history of the organization. Re-
sponses will be made by Misses
Esther Huber, aluunae president,
and Maurine Collins, active presi-
dent.
Special guests will be honorary
members, Mrs. Karl Means and Miss
Gladys BaneS: the faculty ally. Mrs
Merwyn Bridenstine. and the soror-
ity patronesses.
Decorations VIII be in the Christ
mas motif.
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Patron List
for Dance
Announced

Mrs. Leroy J. Reach, chairman of
the patrons and patroness commit
Ice for the holiday dance Of the
Mothers club Of Cathedral high
fchool, has announced the list,
sponsoring the affair on the night
C Dec. 20 in the school auditorium.
: he list is as follows:
Messrs. and Mesdames Frederick Van
iys; Louis LUDLOW. T. J. Blackwell. j. II.
] ak Sander. FELIX j. kreiq. Leo Mc fNIs1,
ara, Harry 4. Scott, William z. Ken
dy Frank G. Thompson, John T. Rey-
, ia Thomas +. Carson. Robert scEogin.
! TER Garland. George A. Smith, W. A.
, ennan, Garrett Kirby. Leroy j. Reach.
. lomas J. Farrell, James @. Flaherty. D.
SINNER me-: august ,Sst. E Kreig, p p Barrett.
p. Lauck, David Connor William j.
nm. Edward II. Norman, B. j. Guedel-
leter, Charles Fisher, Hugh Davey sr,
J Waipole, d. J. Colbert, red Byrne,
uekelshaus, W. F. Fox Jr.. e. o. Langen,
l7yer, j. J. Quinn, c. II. O'Donneii, F. b.
out. James II. Rohr, A. J. Voight, Glenn
{ uzen. Leo M. Pfeiffer, Robert e. Kirby.
7 a aisdm 5chnorr, NJ. q; Herald, Arnold
lney. Henry Frommeyer, Henry From
eyer Jr, George Rice, M. J. Duffecy.
! 4ymond McManus, Frank M Pittman,
ward A. Murphy, John Kennedy j t.
cNerny, Leo Memelgarn, Walter shiel,
: arence Sweeney, Henry Langsenkamp.
lomas M. Quinn, oscar F. barry, W. f.
{ Conner, Leo F.. WEIGH T. J. Mcmahon.
! lpert Bauter. Joseph thinner, James e.
! lcap, John J. Bulger Frank q. Noonan.
lomas y. MCGEE. Lee Cain, John Flana-
{ u, Fred G. Sanders. Claude Rockford.
; seph J. Speaks, Joseph Zimmerman, G.
7 adden, Harold g. Mountain, Myron E.
ughel, J. II. Lang, l. NJ. Cole, Laurence
: ayes. Joseph Naughton. f. J. Delaney.
iilam Kiesle, william Fox ST., Raymond
FOX, William Henley Mooney. Walter
lnler, Rudolph Aufderheide. Drs and
2esdames George Knue, d. ]. Mccarthy,
enry Alburger, T. f. Courtney, Joseph
l. Conley, Frank Dowd Joseph Kernel,
k ,iiI Kernel and Karl Ruddeil; Drs. j.
Nllham Wright and Joseph Barry; Mes
Games Mabel Waddle, Julia Foley Shine
ana william Eyster, and Messrs. owen d.
Lush, William J. Mooney Sr., and Arthur
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Personals

Theta chapter of Pi Omicron will
be entertained at tbs Tuesday, at
the home Of the chapter leader,
Mrs. Bjorn Winger, TIC West drive,
Woodruff Place.
Mrs. John E. Spiegel and daugh-
ter, Miss Jeanne Spiegel, 321 East
Forty ninth street, and Mr.. and
Mrs. George M. Spiegel, 1920 North
Alabama street, left today for Or
lando, Fla. They will return Jan. 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Skeen of Alex
andria, La, and son, Richard Blair
Skeen, who is student in Column
bia university, will be guests at the
Marott for the holidays.
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DEBTS DISPUTE
TAKES SLIGHT
BETTER TURN
Folly Shows Signs of Civ
ing Away to Reason on
Both Sides.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SINIMS
Scr,pps-Howard Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE
war debts situation has taken
slight turn for the better.
Folly today showed signs of giving
way to reason. as officials on both
sides of the Atlantic found them
selves arriving, one by one, up
against the stone wall of incon-
trovertible facts. Amongst these
facts are:
1. Reprisals over defaults would
cut both ways.
2. Collection in full is impossible.
g. Cancellation in Toto is out of
the question.
4. Calling names will get neither
side anywhere.
5. To permit the present stale
mate to continue would embitter in
ternational relations, intensity the
depression, postpone recovery and
arouse popular passions to the
point where anything could happen.
ReprssaIs Would Be Costly
Reprisals against France for de-
faulting on her $19,OOO,O0O payment
Tuesday, would not only bring re-
taliation, some of our fire-eaters
have been told, but if that line is
adopted, France would hold the
whip hand.
France buys more goods in the
United States in normal times than
in any other country, including
Great Britain.
In the three years prior to the
world economic collapse, France
bought an average of about $270,-
O0000 worth Of American com
noditieS annually, while we pur-
chased from France only some $140,-
100000 worth.
Should President Herbert Hoover,
therefore, take a leaf out Of Presi-
dent Jackson's notebook of 100
years ago, and ask congress to shut
out French commerce, France could
take almost 50 from us for every
81 we could take from her.
Do Away With Passports
Senator Kenneth McKellar's reso-
luton calling for a $1,000 fee for
passports to Americans bound for
defaulting countries, in the first
place, would not work.
If France desired American tour
lists, she simply could do away with
passports. It largely is a tax propo-
sition, anyway and she could levy
whatever charges she desired at her
own frontier.
In the second place, granted the
$4,000 fee would work, France Is in
position to tax between $4,000 and
10000 Americans, now living in
Paris, out of existence. This she
could do, merely by raising the pres
ent nominal charge for permits de
sejours," or right of residence.
Settlement Is Sought
To close American ports to French
shipping-as "Old Hickory" advo-
Gated century ago-would hurt
Americans as badly as it would the
French.
Besides, it is admitted, such soIu-
ton entirely is out of the question.
Such a thing easily could lead to
war, and the world requires a con-
structive not a destructive, an
sWer.
Accordingly, the writer was in
formed today, conversations are
under way in Washington, Paris and
London looking towards a settle
ment.
Little can be done until a new
government is formed at Paris, but
French fears are increasing that
France will find herself isolated if
she persists in her present course.