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Menace IN Failure to Conserve Water

CO MUCH has been written and said about
- the harmful effects of erosion on the soil
fertility of the land that one other great men,
ace of the rushing sweep of water following
rain is overlooked. That is the loss of water to
the natural water reserve of the ground.
1t is estimated that the water which can
be found as deep as Is feet below the surface
represents part of the accumulated equivalent
of 10 years annual rainfall. The failure of
melting snow and rain to keep this water re-
serve up to normal is one of the greatest dam
gers found in the erosion problem.
When water is permitted to run almost I'M
retarded off the surface of sidehills and down
gentler slopes it not only carries fertile soil
with it, but it also permits the escape of water
which under more favorable conditions would
seep down into the ground and build up the
reserves lost through periods of dry weather.
1t is the water from this underground source
in the form Of springs and wells which supply
much of the need Of modern farming and
other rural life. The constantly growing stream
Of water which accumulates as various spring.
fed brooks empty themselves into larger brooks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05

and eventually into rivers is dependent upon
the maintenance of this underground reserve.
That this reserve in many sections is far be-
low what it should be has been demonstrated
as the result of Investigations carried on by
the Department of Agriculture. Examinations
Of more than 10000 wells in the 10 Central
States indicates that during the period of culti-
walton Of the farm land in the last 80 years
the average fall in level of wells is about IA
feet. This loss of water is partly to be &C.
counted for, of course, in the increased human
and animal consumption, but much of it is due
to the fact that no proper and extensive steps
to prevent erosion have been taken and water
which might well work its way into the soil
through seepage is lost it runs down hard
baked slopes of land containing no adequate
ground coverage to retain the water.
As Secretary Hyde of the Department Of
Agriculture recently pointed out, the water
resources Of the Nation are of two types, cur.
rency and capital He calls the rains and SHOWS
the currency and the water reserve beneath the
surface the capital. The capital in many seo~
lions has been very heavily drawn upon.
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Change in Routine Traps Rum Smugglers

Of staying on at the border point. As they were
to make the trip they did much of their search
ing while en- route and the "smugglers" car
was one of those visited en- route. BY the time
the agents had finished with the car the train
had Travelled some miles. Apprehensivesy, the
victim Of fortune hurried to open his window,
and his worst fears we're realized. All that re-
manned Of his two bottles of liquor was the
necks and corks and somewhere between that
point and the border his hopes lay sinking
into the ground.
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h low and then well-thought-out scheme
Y comes to grief through some unforeseen
departure from normal It Is the unexpected
which breaks up the best-laid plots.
Consider the case Of a traveller on his way
home from Canada who thought he could bring
over bottle or two of Canadian liquor without
being caught. At the point where his train
crosses the border it was always the custom
for the train to stop for inspection by the Gus
toms men, This fact the traveller in question
had observed during many trips over the line
On the particular night during which he
tried to bring his bottle across he had no
means of knowing that the routine would be
changed Consequently, when the train halted,
he opened the window by his seat, which was
on the far, unlighted side Of the station and
lowered two bottles out the window and closed
the sash down on the cords with which they
were tied. 1t was his plan to open the window
and retrieve his bottles after the agents had
gone through his car. The scheme seemed good
and without risk for it could not be proven
the bottles were his, even though they might
be discovered.
At this point. however. the routine was varied
and literally broke up his plan. The agents
were making the trip into Utica N. Y, instead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
Idaho Cattle Healthy

IDAHO is the first State vest of the Mississippi
and the seventh in the entire Nation to win
the rank Of State free from bovine tubercu-
losis Nearly 100000 cattle were tested and Of
that number only $500 were found to be in
fected. The condemned cattle were removed
and destroyed
Maine. North Carolinr. Michigan, Indiana,
Wisconsin and Ohio art the other States free
from bovine tuberculosis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05

DOBBS FERRY, September "a.
Darling:
\A/E'RE home again, and it does seem so good
to be back in town. The dresses and hats
are quite thrilling this Fall, but am not going
to get too many because it will tempt me to go
out more, and I simply must keep away from
all men. OF course, do go out little with
Jimmie but that is different.
Mother said the queerest thing this Summer
about him. You know he lost his brother, and
that made him so sad and serious that he
hardly ever came over to the house. Mother
said, THE reason he doesn't come is because
he cares SO much for you that it upsets him to
see you. If you returned his affections it would
be different. But seeing another man with you
all the time is just torture especially now"
That sort of put Jimmie in different light
and so last night I had a new experience
Jimmie stopped in for a moment on his way
home, very late. I couldn't hear anything he
said, but just his voice, and there was a quality
in it which never noticed before, tender and
sad. I've grown used to the bantering. teasing
quality when he is being Jimmie, the friendly.
companionate Jimmie and how well know the
James tones, so critical and superior and al
most cutting. But this was different. Neither
Jimmie nor James but far nicer person, and
for the first time said "Jim," and loved it SO,
and it seemed to fit in so we'll with him that
had to go downstairs to look at this new Jim.
watched him for a few minutes from the
doorway and the light brought out the clear
ness of his brown eyes, and his hands, which I
have always secretly loved, were resting on the
table in front of him. They're so strong and
vet so gentle hands that could command and
yet be so tender that for one moment I felt
that should die happy if those hands would
some day love me. But the magic spell was
broken when Jimmie looked up and said,
why, there's Eileen" and it sounded SO much
like why there's the cook" that hated my
self for coming down and particularly for feel
ing romantic about him.
I'd forgotten that just got your letter yester-
day about your engagement. It does seem
frightfuly romantic, your marrying the first
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ueper to haze 50 many tears in my
When he comes along"

never to haze 50 many tears in my
when he comes along.'
DOBBS FERRY May 20.
|aring Milly:
M so busy that don't seem to get minute
to write any more Bert takes me to a dance
most every night. OF course, it is all quite
fe because never could think of marrying q
lumber.
OF course all this reasoning works well until
am with him and he smiles. Then forget
erything but the way the floor rocks under
e. And that isn't all, for Bert has a way of
ying Honey and calling me Brown Eyes,
at makes de luxe love poem sound fiat. And
! marry him tomorrow if it weren't for the
sins and bathtubs. I am invited to dinner
rty given in my honor at his home next We'd
sday and I'll write you as soon as get back,
I am anxious to meet his mother and
ther
Please write me about some of the other men
u are meeting, for surely you aren't pining
ur heart away for that young officer. I've
armed one thing in all these years-never to
We so many tears in my eyes that can't see
other man when he comes along. Love.
EILEEN.
DOBBS FERRY JUNE /.
ldred, darling:
mother liked her and felt little sorry and
~ protective because she looked SO delicate
then when saw on her desk a book on
quette, felt even more sorry. And at din
the father and the boys, for Bert has two
others, kept teasing her about the proper
ing to do until my heart ached for her Hey,
I'm, do we eat this with a Ratchet or q
de?" "On page IS Of the book, it says place
pr napkin on your left knee and that doesn't
an, Ed, to tie it around you neck and mop
II whole face with it." And, nom, what do
do when the juice from pickle squirts in
If eye?"
md yet, Mildred, she was so quiet about
wering or ignoring them that it was pa
tic. And suddenly jumped ahead 20 years
! could feel myself in her place and it be-
ne so real that wanted to scream. was
mother and Bert the father and they were
teasing me- for Bert can do that easily
ugh.
Driving home I realized that I was just
ough with Bert. Luckily, mother and I are
hg to the beach in few days. for the Sum-
+. so won't have to face Bert when I tell
am through, and why. do hate to be-
Summer feeling so disillusioned and sad,
it just seems as if I don't want to meet
Their man in a million years. Love,
EILEEN
MADISON, Conn, July %.
ling Mil:
got so dull at the beach that began to
feel, after the first two weeks were over, that
hight at least talk to man. So began ON
rison. It isn't anything startling because
rison is one Of those quiet, refined men
glide in and out of room without
sing the slightest ripple.
just got lovely letter from Jimmie. He
sorry about Bert, as he really liked him
never said a foolish word about him the
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MADISON, August ~.

MADISON, August ~.
Milly, dearest:
DE warned in time and don't ever waste q
moment on poet, no matter how romantic
he looks or talks, because they lack action.
At the beginning of the Summer we found an
empty house with a beautiful flower garden
back OF It, and We decided to call it "our
house" We'd spend hours every day sitting on
the steps Of the back porch and planning what
We would do when we were together forever
and ever
Last night was the fatal night which decided
things for me and convinced me that have
Just wasted the whole blessed Summer But
to instantly settle your curiosity I'll tell you that
he did kiss me last night, once, If you could
call 1t that. 1t happened to be one of the most
romantic, moonlight nights I have ever known
We spent the whole of it sitting on the steps
talking And then just as we were leaving our
garden, bathed in moonlight, it happened.
That is, Harrison leaned over and kissed me
on the forehead of all places to choose, and
murmured something about White stars and
fragrant, poignant memories" Imagine that If
you can, Milly and my feeling.
SO this morning when he stopped by to ask
II wouldn't come down and play on the
beach I got mother to tell him I was busy
packing. Whatever have been thinking of all
these months? Each time meet a man I am
certain that just because he looks or acts or is
sort of professionally romantic that makes him
so, and each time I've dreamed such romance
about him and around him, only to wake up
and find myself wrong. Jimmie calls them My
sky-high castles" and I guess he is right.
Oh, Milly what do I want? EILEEN.
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way he has about every other man thought
Of twice Jimmie is awfully worried about his
brother, the married one who lives in Stanford.
told Harrison from the very first day all
I had been through with men and how little
romance meant to me, and he seemed quite
content to be just friends. I thought this
rather nice at first, but after while 1t rather
exasperated me, especially when We would be
sitting the beach at dusk all alone.
guess I didn't tell you that Harrison Is poet
and when he comes out of one Of these quiet
spells he always has beautiful poem for me,
all about lavender dusks and dreams of you.
Why do you persist in dreaming about that
young officer? You'd really think he was the
only man in Africa. Honestly, I'd give him a
good scare, bit OF that sauce for the gander
business, and make up to one of those BUSH
men "a good-looking one, Of course). That
would bring him to his senses and anyway,
think of how romantic the experience would
be, just packed with thrills. Eternally your
EILEEN.
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will be happy with him. Please send me Ills
picture and tell me the color of his uniform
50 that can picture the whole thing.
Devotedly, EILEEN.
Evening star., 1932-08-13

Dividerd rates in dollars based on last
quarterly or semi-annual payment. sex
| dividend tPartly extra. .Plus 4es in stock
| Payable IN cash or stock bPayable In
stock adjustment dividend. Plus So
| in Stock jPius az in stocE Plus 1oE
| in stock. m Plus 80 in stock Plus sGs in
| stock. Paid last year-no regular rate.
Evening star., 1932-08-13
CURB STOCKS GAIN
|NF|NAL TRADING
Market Rallies at Close After
Selling Off in Early
Trading.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

opeClAI DlSpstcn 10 Ine star.
NEW YORK, August 13.-After SELL
ing off sharply for the first one and q
half hours Curb Exchange stocks rallied
impressively in the final 80 minutes of
today's session.
Trading, which was heavy on the de-
cline, tapered off on the upturn and
those wishing to cover short lines or
close long position for the week end
found that they had to bid up sharply
before their orders could be executed.
The market opened sharply lower on
an accumulation of selling orders
brought out by the drastic reaction of
Friday. These carried the prices of
leading stocks down l to points In a
heavy volume CT trading.
Electric Bond & Share served as an
illustration Of the action of the main
body Of stocks. 1t opened on a 1000
share trade at 17la, of small frac-
ton and then, after being turned over
in volume in a range between that
level and 1914, sold of to 1919. In the
final few minutes the price was car
ried up sharply to above 10 again and
1t closed near the best price Of the
day. Virtually the same sort of thing
occurred in American Gas g. Electric,
American Light & Traction, Common
WeaiSi GoAoOi, hHneiiCau oupcIpOWeI,
Niagara Hudson Power and United
Light & Power A.
Cities Service was traded In large
volume at prices that ranged during
the most of the session Il to y point
under Fridays close of SIS. Near the
end, however, 1t came back with the
other market leaders Gulf Oil of
Pennsylvania. Standard Oil of In
diana and Standard Oil Of Kentucky
recovered early losses.
Evening star., 1932-08-13

.ssss .sssss fa.sl Sa;s n; E !. lSH3 H. 81 3"
w;eoo s.Ss Iowa z I 4 p Is IS 100 100 lO6
Band sales today, $4,000.
Evening star., 1932-08-13
BANKERS MAY AID
COMMODITY SALES
Financing Corporation /
Proposed to Clear Out
Surplus Stocks.
BY FRANK HI. MCCONNELL,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, August 13.-Banks in
all leading cities will probably be in
vited to participate in the proposed
formation Of huge financing corpo-
ration designed to speed the movement
OF surplus commodities into finished
goods, it has been indicated in leading
Wall Street banking circles.
Conversations to date have been CEN
tered largely in New York. Eugene
Meyer, governor of the Federal Reserve
Board, first broached his plan to lead
ing Wall Street bankers, but it was
clearly revealed today that the corpo-
will not be confined In its operation to
Wall Street capital. 1t is designed,
bankers said, to serve a purpose that is
national in scope
New York bankers have resumed their
study OF the Meyer proposal. While
some opposition has been shown to the
suggestion, the banking community as
whole appeared to feel that an ef-
fective method for moving commodities
more freely might develop. Bankers
hoped to have some concrete suggestions
TO offer to Governor Meyer upon his re-
turn to New York, probably later this
month
One proposed plan, which appeared
~A.JOJ AA6h AdNOl, WOuId NC Pht-
termed somewhat after the National
Credit Corporation which was set UP
IN 1881 to extend loans to banks as
sort OF stop gap pending the creation
OF the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration.
The mechanics of the proposed new
corporation, as tentatively outlined by
one prominent banker today, would be
somewhat as follows:
New York Clearing House members
would underwrite a fund aggregating
about 100000. Presumably this
would be given its initial set-up by ask
ing the member banks to subscribe
either 7 per cent Of their combined
capital surplus and undivided profits,
or else 2 per cent of their total demand
deposits. This step having been taken,
bringing the corporation into actual
being, the corporation would invite
banks IN other cities to participate
The total Of their subscriptions would
then be deducted from the sum total
of New York bank subscriptions. leav-
ing the local institutions clear to cut
down their initial participations to
some extent.
Evening star., 1932-08-13
Washington Produce

Butter-One-pound prints, 90 score
"a; S2 score, %; standard. a.; tub, 90
score, %: 90 score, %; standards, 21.
Eggs-Hennery whites, 18a20; candled
whites, l5a18; candled browns, 14a15;
sealed Government graded, extras, 271l
medium, 2212; standards, 23.
Poultry, alive-Tlrkeys, hens, 12:
toms, 10; crooked breasts, 10; chickens,
Plymouth Rocks, 2l2 pounds and over.
l8a19; ~ to "a pounds, Is; Leg
horns, 13a14; mixed colored chickens,
l3a14; hens, colored, small, 1lal3:
large, 13a15; Leghorns, large, 10;
roosters, g.
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys hens, IS:
toms, 13; crooked breasts, 13; chickens.
Plymouth Rocks, IA pounds and over.
21a22; ~ to ~ pounds, 10; Leehorns.
16a17; mixed colored chickens, 16a17;
hens, colored. small, 14a16; large, 16a
10; Leghorns. large, is; small. 18:
ROSTERS. 11a13; Long Island ducks, IA.
Meats-Beef, IS; lamb, ID; veal, 10;
pork loins, IA; fresh hams, 10; smoked
hams. l6; strip bacon, IA; lard, Z; COM
pound. 61a.
Fruits-Watermelcns, 121za4o; canta-
loupes, bushel, 1.00a1.25; apples, box
stock, ZOO; peaches, 50al.50; pears, box
stock, 1.75a2.25: honeydews, 175a2. 90;
noneyballs, 2.75a3.25; oranges, 300a
4.50; lemons, 500: lines, per 100
2.00a2.50; grapes, Thompson seedless,
1.50al.65; Malagas. red, 1.50a2 90; pine
apples, $50; blackberries, 2O0a3. 90 4;
huckleberries, 225a3.00; bananas, 75a
zoo; alligator pears, 1.00a1.25; figs,
Vegetables-Potatoes, per barrel, Its
a2.o0; sweets, new, per bushel, rs;
onions. 50-pound sacks, 75a1.00; toma-
toes. bushel backets, 100; string beans,
LOO; hmas, 1.25a1 so; squash, two
peck baskets, 35a40: peas, 2.00a2 rs;
peppers. per bushel, so; cucumbers, 90
a1.25; okra, two-peck baskets, 75a1 90;
squash, 40; beets, per 100 punches, 800;
carrots, per 100 punches, 400; lettuce,
Iceberg, 2.50a2.75; corn, 75aI00 spin
ach. Savoy, 1.50; New Zealand, so;
kale, so.
Evening star., 1932-08-13
U. S. GOLD STOCK GAIN
NEARLY $1O0,0OO,OO
Imports of Metal Have Shown Sub.
stantial Increase, While Exports
Have Remained Low.
BY FRANK III. MCCONNELL,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, August 13.-since It
reached low ebb during the recent
heavy outflow of gold, the Nations
monetary gold stock has increased
ne. "ly S100,000,000
The monetary gold stock of the
United States on June Is was $3,909,-
100000. August 3, the latest date for
which Federal Reserve figures are now
available, the supply stood at $3,987,-
100000, an increase Of $4,000, coo.
Since then the Nation has gained
s14,378,000 Of gold, according to the
daily tabulations furnished by the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of New York.
TIE daily gold statements show that
imports Of gold between August and
August 10. inclusive, totaled $3,5l1 900.
In addition. there was a net gain of
$10,887, 900 in our gold supply due to
the release of that amount of gold
which had been held under earmark
for foreign account. There were no
exports during the period except for a
shipment of SIS ,995, 800 to France, which
amount was taken from gold held under
earmark, SO this, in effect. meant no
change in Americas gold position.
Evening star., 1932-08-13
OIL TRADE MOVES
TO HIGHER LEVELS
Half Reports Show
Gains in Income of
Leading Firms.
BY WILLIAM s. v0IGT, JR.,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

TULSA, Okla, August 13.-Like wit
nesses parading to the economic bar to
testify of brighter conditions. come more
midyear statements from oil companies
telling of profits made or of markedly
reduced losses.
With this tangible proof Of a turn In
the road at hand. the industry is moving
quietly ahead with plans for a con-
tinued new prosperity.
Virtually every large company, inde-
pendent or major, has shown a profit
for the half year. or reported black ink
in the ledger for the second quarter.
Standard Of Indiana, Sun. Texas,
Continental, Standard Of New Jersey,
Ohio, Atlantic. Shell, Barnsdall, Phil
lips, Associated, Amerada, Tidewater.
Midcontinent Skelly, Consolidated-the
list of larger firms releasing encourag-
ing reports grows longer and longer.
Despite this indication Of the trend.
executives are reluctant to issue un-
qualified declarations that conditions
have improved. The information Is In
the statements.
Now comes more evidence bearing
on the industry. With the market
holding its present strong position, work
is going forward to halt the food OF
Illegally produced oil from major flush
fields which has kept actual output far
above the reported level.
The American Petroleum Institute
and Texas Railroad Commission are
busy in East Texas ferreting out viola-
tors Of proration schedules, and the
Midcontinent OIL and Gas Associations
Oklahoma Proration Committee has
voted to hunt out similar violators in
Oklahoma City, whose extra-leeal runs
of crude have been reported to total
as much as 100, 900 barrels q day.
The principal point advanced in In
formal discussions with oil men Is that,
If the industry has been able to hold
its own and even make a profit despite
q flood of bootlegged oil and derivatives,
still greater strength would result from
present efforts to correct the evils.
Evening star., 1932-08-13
Investment Trust Shares.

NEW YORK, August 13 Especially -
At the low point in the market the
shares of many of the general man.
agement and fixed trusts declined in
price to the smallest of fractions. The
Leverage" factor Of appreciation in the
investments of these companies has
been working rapidly. so that now
shares that were selling at Is cents
apiece may cost 81 to 50 each. While
this represents high percentage Of
gain, it does not mean a great deal
to the investor who bought these same
share. In view of the losses that have
their inability to buy securities to re-
place those sold, some trusts can never
expect to make up to their stockhold-
ers any considerable part of what they
have lost.
Evening star., 1932-08-13
BANK CLEARINGS GAIN
REPORTED FOR WEEK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August 13.-Bank set
Elements are again relatively somewhat
better than in the recent preceding
weeks. Total clearings this week at
all leading cities in the United States as
reported to Dun's Review we're $4,057,-
$4,000. a reduction of 35.1 per cent
from last year. At New York City
clearings were $2,793, ISL 900, loss Of
35.4 per cent, while the total for the
cities outside Of New York of $l,264,-
0;3,000 was 374 per cent smaller.
The improvement was again mainly
at New York. where marked activity
in the speculative markets character
lied trading. At some of the other
cities reporting the decline was also
somewhat less than heretofore, and
this applies especially to cities in the
South. Furthermore, August clearings,
which are usually at or near the low
point. are somewhat in advance this
year Of the three preceding months.
Clearings at leading cities as @com-
piled by r. G. Dun g. Co, showing de-
creases as compared with same period
year ago, follow: