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Evening star., 1935-08-25
Seven Conventions Slated.

Seven conventions have been sched-
uled to come TO Washington next
month by the Greater National Capt.
tai Committee of the Washington
Board of Trade.
The largest Of these will be the
American War Mothers who will meet
at the Wardman Park Hotel from
September 81 to October and will
attract close to 1000 delegates. Mrs.
Virgil Stone, 1927 New Hampshire
avenue, is president Of the organi-
Zation.
Other scheduled conventions with
their anticipated attendance follow:
September to Z, American Asso-
citation for the Study of Neoplastic
Diseases, Mayf1ower Hotel, so dele
gates.
September 9 to II, Daughters Of
America Council. Mayf1ower, 300 dele
gates.
September % to %, Independent
Order of Rechabites High Tent of
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LEADERS IN EUROPE.

| 6@<1064t9 &4N AS AVA 1~s
THE destinies Of the countries of
| Europe lie in the hands of a
group Of leaders whose pur-
Il poses were perhaps never more
close TO trial by fire than today, when
another widespread conf1agration ap-
pears to be imminent. To their skill
in evading a crisis, or their weakness
in the face of overwhelming odds, the
whole world will owe the events Of the
future.
Men of Destiny.
Rendezvous Europeans. by Henr!
Beraud. 1928. E.eB452.F.
Chapters on Musoslini, Primo de
Rivera, Stanley Baldwin, Sir Austen
Chamberlain, Thomas Masaryk, Mus
taphal Kemal, and others.
Men Who Keep the Peace, by Cedric
Fowler. New outlook, 165:2s-34
June, 1885.
Sketches of Anthony Eden. Pierre
Laval, Fulvio Suvich of Italy. Alfred
Rosenberg and Joachim Won Ribben-
trop of Germany, and RuSsia's Maxim
Litvinov.
Nine Etched From Life, by Emil Lud-
wig. 1884. E.9L966n.
Biographical sketches Of nine Eu-
ropean leaders, Nansen, Masaryk
BRAND, Rathenau, Motta, Lloyd
George. Venizelos, Mussolini ano
Stain"
Rebels and Renegades, by Max Nomad
pseud. 1882. E9N726.
| Mussolini and Macdonald are among
the leaders of revolutionary and labor
movements with which this volume Is
concerned.
The Meaning of Hitlerism, by Wick
ham Steed. 1884. 773St3m.
| Lectures delivered at Kings College
on Hitler and the state absolute; Ma
saryk and the state liberal; Nazism
as a faith: the new kulturkampf; and
responsible freedom.
Three Powers.
Britain's Baldwin, by H. j. Laski. Cur
rent History, 42:456-6l. August,
1895.
what ever the criticisms that may
be made of Mr.. Baldwin, he remains
one of the most attractive f1gures IN
British national life. Integrity. devo-
ton, high purposes, directness, all
these he has had in abundance.
Mr.. Anthony Eden, by a London
Correspondent. Living Age, 34S:
234-7. May, 1885.
"He wants peace mot only between
nations, but within the nation"
Sir Samuel Hoare, by George Popoff.
Living Age, 34S:2S4-7. August,
1895.
A sketch of Great Britain's foreign
minister, zone Of the most interesting
and important statesmen England pos
sesses today
]. Ramsay Macdonald; Labor's Man
of Destiny, by H. H. Tiltman. 1929.
E.M1449t.
"Mr. Tiltman's book will help Amer
leans to understand MacDonald's life.
1t is q careful, documented study OF
his record" IL. Gannett.
Pierre Laval, by r. Dell. Nation, 1873:
1857. october 28, 1881.
'Pierre Laval Is an Auvergnat, a bar
rister and an ex-Socialist, which Is to
say that he has all the qualifications
for success in French politics"
Rise of Pierre Laval. Living Age, $40:
1913. April, 1881.
en-. Laval certainly possesses q
great capacity for work and q remark
able tenacity, and he deserves high
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Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.
Close Double. Too Close.

HERE was Just nuted hum Of
conversation In the smoke
filled air. Here and there
Il snatches of words could be
distinguished - clubs - diamonds - II
you'd only led my suit, but on the
whole the Elite Bridge Club was very
quiet. Suddenly, cutting like knife
through the stiffness, came the clarion
cry, "douole!" 1t turned out that this
was South, clambering on top of the
table in order to inform East that it
was South's firm belief that East could
not make two clubs. South was not
alone in this belief East was with him.
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SUICIDE IS DISPUTED

LOS ANGELES, August "a (R.-A-
though the death yesterday Of Mrs.
Audrey Jones, 80, wife of I. L. Jones,
wealthy Cleveland, Ohio, business man,
was reported by police as suicide, they
continued an investigation.
Mrs. Jones died at the Hollywood
Hospital from an overdose of sleeping
tablets, officers said.
Her son, Clinton Jones, denied she
had committed suicide. but declined
to discuss the tragedy further.
Friends told police Mrs. Jones came
here from Cleveland for her health
and recently underwent an operation.
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MEAT STRIKERS BARRED
BY COURT FROM 2 SHOPS
Injunction Permits Peaceful Pick
citing, but Prohibits obstruc-
tion of Doorways.

DETROIT, August 24.-Circuit
Judge Thomas j. Murphy signed an
order yesterday restraining Mrs. Mary
Zuk and other housewives conducting
a meat buyers strike from molesting
or threatening customers at two meat
markets here.
The injunction does not restrain
peaceful picketing, but prohibits OBJ
structing doorways or sidewalks.
The markets are owned by Julius
Friedman and David Rosenberg. who
said the pickets had reduced their
business to SO per cent by intimadat-
ing customers.
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the Booster Com
mittee will meet
in the associa-
tion's Offices IN
The Star Build
ing, 1t was an
nounced yester-
day by Edward
D. Shaw, secre-
tary.
The cruise will
be held Septem-
ber 20 to 23
aboard a spe-
cially chartered
s t e a m er, and
4 mill he
Evening star., 1935-08-25

The normal capacity Of this school
with the 10-room wing completed
would be 1,275 pupils, whereas the
school in its present incompleted con-
dition had at the close of the last
school year 1929 pupils. The average
increase for the past four years mas
been $50 pupils. The excess has been
taken care of by use of the old Brighta
wood Public School, abandoned sew
eral years ago.
The desirability of funds for the
preparation of plans and construc-
ton Of Northern high school is be-
ing urged on the ground that the rapid
growth of this section of the District
warrants its construction. The site
has been secured by the Board of Edu-
cation in the area bounded by Third,
fifth, Sheridan and Underwood streets.
In addition there is ample room on
this reservation for a stadium.
President Walter Trey points out II
the appropriation is authorized N
would not be completed and ready for
occupancy before the Fall Of 1898.
In this connection President Trey
said:
School Attendance Listed.
"As an indication of the territory
which northern senior high school
would serve, official school figures
show 1854 girls and boys are now at
tending eight graded schools in this
territory. These schools include the
Barnard School, 662; Brightwood,
473: Keene, 178; Shepherd, l79; Ia
koma Park. 522; Truesdell, 512; West,
458. and Whittier, $40. Adding TO
these the pupils of the Paul Junior
High School Of 1929, we have pres
ent school attendance in the area 20
be served by the proposed senior high
| school of 1888 children. In addition
there are a number who of necessity
go long distances from this section tc
attend other senior high schools in
other parts Of the city already over
crowded. This is particularly true OF
the new Roosevelt Senior High School
at Thirteenth and UpShur streets,
where pupils from the Takoma area
attend and which is also over
| crowded"
In common with other citizens as
sociations from all sections, the Ia
koma Park organization is interested
in the success of the Teachers Col
lege and is supporting the plan for the
erection of an adequate building for
the college on District-owned property
to be available at Fourteenth and Up
Shur streets.
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Ex-Hubby on Honeymoon.

LOS ANGELES Up.-Robert Gard
ner Green and Mrs. Green. socially
prominent, were married twice, and
divorced twice. Yesterday Mrs. Green
married Louis Biggar, an engineer.
Green was best man, and Mrs. Big
gar announced he would 60 along on
the honeymoon.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

National Associa-
ton Of CONNER
cial Organization
Secretaries which
will be held al
the willard Hotel
october 20 to 23.
The convention
is comm to
Washington for
The first time,
and the appoint
ment of Cottrell
Is regarded as
something Of a
compliment both
to the Board Of
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Booster Cruise Plans
To Be Made on Tuesday
Convention of 1000 American War Mothers
Expected to Be Largest of Seven Gath
erings Here in September.

Plans for the twenty-fourth annual
Booster cruise of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association will be
discussed Tuesday afternoon, when
Evening star., 1935-08-25

Trade and to himself.
Close to 800 secretaries are expected
to be present, representing State and
city chambers of commerce and boards
Of trade, and considerable time will
be given to the study Of governmental
problems and their effect on the
States and cities. At present Cottren
and his committee associates are
working out a program and arranging
details of the entertainment to be Of
fered.
Associated with him on the COM
mittee are David A. Skinner, secre-
tary of the Chamber Of Commerce Of
the United States; Curtis Hodges, ex-
ecutive director of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee, and Cor
coran Thorn, jr., president Of the
Junior Board of Commerce.
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Phone Service Offered.

Mrs Sallie P. Muchmore, merchan-
disc manager of the Better Business
Bureau, who has been acting as dl-
rector during the vacation Of Louis
Rothschild, made public radio plea
last week for business men not to
ignore information supplied by the
bureau simply because it is necessary
to visit the Offices personally.
Mrs. Muchmore pointed out the
dangers of giving information, par
ticularly bad information, by tele-
phone.
A good many inquiries, she said, are
made by telephone and when the in
vestigations are completed and the
information sought is ready, too many
take the attitude:
"Oh, we'll, not much involved any
way. I'll take chance rather than
spend the time obtaining the infor-
nation"
She also said that a good many
worthless investments could be pre-
vented If the investors would inquire
in person at the bureaus Office.
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COMMISSIONER Budget Hearing
Lacks Value Of 1894 Event.

-
QUITTING the cart before the
horse method Of the Commits
sioners' budget hearing last week
has not proven popular with the
organized civic forces and then it
has been Ill timed. The result has
been that the Commissioners have
had so few customers that they
cut the hearings from three days
10 two.
The preliminary hearings last
year on the 1886 budget began on
September II, after most vacation
periods had ended, and followed a
release of the preliminary esti-
mates by the heads of the several
departments of the District gov
ernment. This proved to be a very
popular move on the part Of the
Commissioners and 1t met with a
prompt and very hearty response
by the civic gropus and individual
citizens. Civic leaders are at loss
for a reason for the change from
the popular method of 1894, unless
1t represents the first step back to
the horse and buggy days" when
the citizens were kept absolutely
in the dark, from start to finish,
in the preparation of their budget.
Those attending the hearing were
pleased to note that the board
room had been restored to its
rightful use by the removal of the
partitions at the two ends and re-
placing the seats. With the win
dows open for ventilation, the
street noises made hearing what
was being said nearly impossible.
This, and the further fact that
most spokesmen for the various
groups presented their case in
such confidential tones that the
other citizens attending gathered
little from what was going on.
Schools, libraries, streets and
bridges were included in most Of
the neighborhood and sectional re-
quests. Many were disappointed
keenly that the preliminary rec
concentrations were not available,
and this was recognized as a seri-
Gus handicap in the intelligent
presentation of the needs.
High lights of the hearing were
the testimony of Rufus Lusk for
the Taxpayers Protective Associa-
ton, in which he urged winding
up the emergency relief during the
present fiscal year, and that Of
Harry N. Stul of the Stanton Park
Citizens Association, who advo-
Gated the abolition Of earmarked
tax funds and the covering of the
gas tax and the water revenues
into the general fund. Lusk sup
ported his contention by an inter-
esting array of statistics in which
he claimed that there is no dcpres-
sion in the District of Columbia
and that some of the amazing
figures on emergency relief are diff
ficult If not impossible to explain.
Stull. who appeared as chair
man of the Committee on Educa-
ton Of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, was led into the tax
discussion by Commissioner Allen,
and his views coincide with those
expressed by the Commissioner.
Col. Sultan expressed himself as
not in agreement. Inquiry among
civic leaders develops the fact that
there is general disagreement with
the views of Stull and Allen. Many
are unable to see just why a tax
paid on only portion of the gaso-
line should be credited to the gen.
eral fund.
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Federation Committee Urges
Increase Of Federal Share.

THE Committee on Fiscal Rela-
= tions Of the Federation Of Citi-
zens' Associations met last week
and considered the matter of the
District 1887 budget and the pro-
posed study Of local taxation by o
committee appointed recently by
the District Commissioners. The
committee recognized the difficulty
of setting up the District budget
without knowing just how much is
to be assumed as the share of the
Federal Government for the de-
velopment, operation and main
tenance Of its Capital City. The
committee was most appreciative
Of the efforts of the Commission
ers before Congress last year to in
duce the Federal Government to
bear a more equitable share. The
committee members feel the same
reasons exist for the Commission
ers making the same effort this
year, and are urging our city
fathers to again earn the approval
Of the community by championing
this cause-this may be our lucky
year.
AS 10 increased taxation and new
forms of taxation the federation
committee is inclined to wait until
a report is made by the Commis-
sioners' Taxation Committee. The
attitude of the federation has been
to oppose any new or additional
taxation until shown to be abso-
lutely necessary and not to be used
for the purpose Of adding to the
tax burden and reduction Of the
share which the United States
should in all fairness pay.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

North America, Naval Lodge Hall, 100
delegates.
September 26 and 2T, International
Association Of Electrotypers, Carlton
Hotel, $50 delegates.
September 80 to October 2, Shep-
herds OF Bethlehem Of North America,
600 delegates.
September 80 to October 8, Ameri-
can Humane Association, Mayflower
Hotel, 300 delegates.
A convention Of the National Az
sociation Of Prosecuting Attorneys,
also scheduled for September, has
been postponed indefinitely.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

A s CONGRESS has fingered
~ In Washington citizens
~ have continued to hope for
4 \ the completion Of several
pieces of nearly completed District
legislation. On Wednesday the
Senate approved the conference
report on the unemployment COM
pensation bill and on Thursday
the report passed the House and
went to the President. The bill Is
substantially as written by the
Senate and meets most Of the de-
sires of the District Commissioners
and local organizations. 1t is q
very fair bill. 1t will be admins
tered by the District Commits
sioners instead Of following the
plan Of putting 1t under the Fed
eral Government for handling as
in an experimental laboratory.
The airport legislation, which q
week ago, was scheduled to 60 into
storage till next session, has been
once more tackled by the conferees,
who are hopeful Of reaching an
agreement and adoption by the two
Houses before adjournment. The
contemplated action is to provide
for the appointment of a commits
sion to recommend specific site
to Congress at next session.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission at its recent
meeting again recorded its belief
that the airport should be located
at Gravelly Point.
The Senate District Committee
has practically cleared Its calen-
dar Of all bills. In the closing
committee meeting the members of
the committee, and particularly the
chairman, Senator King OF Utah,
were warmly praised by representa-
tive citizens for the diligence with
which they had worked for District
legislation.
Senator King very frankly con-
fesses to be very tired because of
the long session and the heavy
burden he has had to carry both
as Senator from Utah and as
chairman Of the District Commit
tee. His correspondence and his
callers on District matters have
consumed much time, thought and
energy. Some Of the civic leaders
say they have noticed that as SEN
ator Kings contacts with the Dis
trict people have increased he has
grown far more sympathetic with
the District viewpoint on legisla-
tion.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

Fair Treatment for District
In Rivers and Harbors Bill.
CIvIC organizations, all and in
discriminately, have long been
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Cottrell Host Chairman.

Robert j. Cottrell, executive secre-
tary Of the Washington Board Of
Trade, has been named host chair.
man to the annual convention Of the
Evening star., 1935-08-25

Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on con-
tract that are addressed to this newspaper:
Inclose self-addressed. 3-cent stamped
envelope.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Budget Hearing of Commissioners Held to Be
Badly Timed-Modest Library Requests Are
Made for Coming Fiscal Year.

Georgetown branch, for additional
janitor and to complete the build
ing and grounds, 5000; branch
library for Petworth on site al
ready owned, plans and specifi-
cations and building, $l50,o00;
Woodbridge subbranch, for addi-
tional personnel so as to keep open
"a hours per week instead OF 80 as
at present, and for the purpose OF
keeping the music division at the
main library open 48 hours per
week instead Of the present 81
hours and to catalogue accumu-
lated material, 1890.
There is shown to be both a real
need and demand for these in
creased library facilities. The Board
OF Library Trustees have q library
extension program which has been
worked out very carefully. At the
very slow pace of travel it will be
q long time before the District
public library facilities will meet
the needs.
The civic organizations seem to
appreciate the difficulties under
which the library authorities labor
and are loyalty backing their board
of citizens In the effort to expand
the library system as rapidly as
may be possible. The recent sug-
gestion to either do away with this
board or strip 1t Of its authority
brought about not only positive op-
position, but has drawn the board
nearer to the citizens.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

4 !ga !Sgaa1cAao: October 10 s9-sutter;
scofsj. ssass sxtTas 1es, rssiais s extra ags
f1rsts S9o-9D, 26ha27; firsts .(ss:s9l.
600; centralized carlots). 27A.
osE EGGS: . 1891 STEADY; extra frsts. cars.
local. s7R.; current ee receipts. .S .5as7 sa!
refriserator extras, 70; standards. 24a4
flrsts. 24h.
Poultry. live. II trucks; easy: hens,
less than 412 pounds. II; Az pounds up.
J9:: J9: Leshorn hens. e; Rock sprinss. Is1ss
u; roostsrs. 70; turkeys; !6a2S; heavy
white ducks. Is; small. 16: heavy colored
ducks. II; small, 10; geese, 15.
Potatoes 81. on track. 432; total United
States shipments. 751; steady. with better
feeling prevailing; supplies rather heavy:
demand and and tTsdins slow; sacked PEI
S. No. 1. 1.30a1 so: showing slight decay,
lS5: lS5: c1mmersial, liz; wisconsin round
Gobblsrs showing freezing injury ssHasS;
Red River Ohios showing freezing injury,
75as2Es; good car. 90. Bliss Triumphs
e No. few sales 92aS5: MpnesSta s6
RADIO McClures. q. 8. No. !. l.05a1.20.
Evening star., 1935-10-20

2ls u Yukon Gold - Is. IL T.. L ..
Pyidsnd rates doaEs based quartedls or semi
>uock IN cash or
IN o stoek , Spgs Sc in stock hPayabe Pus
uvloenos nFus los In stock kPaid yearno resuisr
rate Companies reported or being reorsanssa
Evening star., 1935-10-20
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

0p6Clhl DlSpdlCn W 4H0 oval
BALTIMORE, Nd, October 49,
Due to generally light receipts from
all sections the egg market holds
steady under a good demand with VAL
ues on large hennery whites and cur.
rent receipts showing a slight in
crease.
Careful grading and prompt ship
ments are necessary, however, to COM
mand top values on current receipts
as Southern stock is selling 2 to 8
cents lower than native and nearby
eggs.
The market closed today at 81 to 38
cents a dozen for large whites, 80 to
35 for medium and 81 to 80 for cur
rent receipts
Poultry Prices Ease.
Market for both young broiling
chickens and old hens shows slight
declines, the latter due principally to
the end of the Jewish holidays and
only broilers weighing around 2l2
pounds attract attention at 20 to %
for Rocks and 18 to % for mixed
coloreds, with Leghorns selling mostly
10 TO 20.
Old hens generally show a decline
of a cent or two a pound at 81 to 20
for Rocks, 16 to % for mixed colored
and IA to II for Leghorns.
Old roosters, under light receipts,
are holding steady at last weeks lev
els of 13 and IA. Old ducks in better
demand and values show slight i'm
provement at Is to IS.
Turkeys made their first appearance
Of the season on the market this
week with young hens and gobblers
selling to advantage at q and %
cents, with guinea fowl unchanged
from last week and in good demand
at 40 each for birds weighing IA
pounds and over.
Market for white potatoes holds
steady with native and nearby round
whites selling generally LOS to lis
per 100-pound sacks, but mixed un-
graded will not bring over 80 to 100.
Sweet potatoes. increasing in receipt
and as result values show a decline
at so to SIS per bushel for Eastern
Shore Maryland and Virginia stock
and IS to As for mixed, ungraded, with
nearby Jersey bringing Is to IS ham
| per.
Truck Receipts Light.
Native and nearby garden truck in
light receipt and under a good de-
mand values generally show an in
crease at following quotations:
Stringless green beans. Its to ATS
bushel; beets, 1.25 to 200 hundred;
carrots, 200 to 800 hundred: lima
beans. best, 2.25 to 2.75 bushel with
poorer selling mostly 1.25 to 200;
peppers, 20 to IS hamper; pumpkins,
300 to 800 hundred; spinach, Is to
35 hamper and rs to so bushel; toma-
toes, 40 to go hamper, for best ripe,
with poorer selling mostly Is to 80.
The live stock market on the
wharves rules easy and values show
sharp declines on most lines with only
first quality stock attracting attention
at the following quotations:
Steers, Gas per pound, common,
412a5; heifers, 4a6; cows, 4a5; cutters,
3a4; bulls, 4a51a; calves, 9hal0A;
common and medium, 5a8; lambs,
good to choice, 81za9; common to
medium, 5aa71a; hogs. good to choice,
11al5A; heavyweights, l1a1l1s; pack
ing sows, 94al0.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2, red. Winter. garlicky, spot,
domestic. 1894; October delivery, s9X
Corn-No, 2, yellow, domestic, 96;
cob corn. $50 nominal. Oats-No. 2,
white. as to weight and location, Asa
so; No. 8. 44a49. Rye-Nearby, No.
2, 65a70. Barley-No. 2, 60a65.
Evening star., 1935-10-20

seeking immediate requirements in
the wholesale market here indicate
that their sales volume on these items
this month is running about 10 per
cent ahead Of year ago.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. October 10 R.-Foreign
exchange irregular; Great Britain in dol
mand. man o'ne 4Ss; " csSes. % 4.ss: eSday % bills u.s.
491. France, demand. 6.59h; cables.
6.59ls. Italy. demand, S.12h; cables.
Demands-Beigium. 1888: Germany.
free. 4O25; reg. tourist. 27.25; reg. COM
merciaL 90. 10; Holland. 67.s3;. Norway.
Finland. ieHM s.TsM; switaerland. ss.5s; spain.
1866; Portugal. 4.471z; Greece, 0.94: Po-
land, 1885; czechoslovakia,, Ala: Yuso-
30. 75n; Runnania. O.s0; Argentina, 32 son;
Brazil, S.56n; Toxic, 2S.75; Shanghai.
$3.50: .Hongkons: 1910; Mexico City.
27.9o; Montreal in New YORK. 9s.56N;
0-Nominal.