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Evening star., 1935-06-18
w ashington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

front of the main entrance of the
Washington Public Library. Occa-
sionally, we attend classes, realizing
more forcefully each time how true Is
the inscription.
The reading room, for instance,
with its rows of tables and wall stacks
full of books and periodicals is filled
university" Men and women. black
and white. many Of them poorly clad,
some of them crippled. they waste lit
tie of their time there Few look up
from their reading as others pass In
and out of the room. They came to
read, to study-and this they do.
At the registration desk, new ar
rivals In the District, or new discover
ers of the appetite for reading. wait
eagerly while an attendant follows the
formality of granting them cards. Pos
SCISSORS of the privilege token, they
hurry of to other parts of the insti-
tuition in search of books-entertain-
ment, relaxation and knowledge.
Over the whole picture is an atmos-
phere of good deed, well done and
received with appreciation-not char
ity, exactly, because the service given
does not leave the beneflciaries little
more crushed than before. Rather, it
lifts them for the time being into
clearer air, brings back dreams that
probably have been pretty badly man
gled through life, gives them things
Evening star., 1935-06-18
THIRD LEFT PARLH
CALLED FOR OMAHA
Congressional Members Receive
Bids to Meeting July s to IL
for New Party.

By the Associated Press.
Invitations to another left-w1ng
conference looking toward organiza-
ton of a national third party, to be
held in Omaha, Nebr., July to IL,
we're received yesterday by some con-
gressional meubers.
Bids went out from here last week
to an informal meeting in Chicago,
scheduled for July and 6, called by
a committee of five House liberals.
simultaneously. Howard Y. Williams.
national organizer for the Farmer
Labor party, issued call from st.
Paul for a convention in Chicago,
June 1890.
Liberal members of Congress re-
ceived the third invitation today. from
Roy M. Harrop of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, who signed himself national
chairman of the Farm-Labor party.
Harrop described his gathering as
national convention of united third
party interests"
Representative Amlie, Progressivee,
of Wisconsin, one of the House group
which called the July Sc Chicago
meeting, said he understood Williams
had not called a conference for June
1880, but that his group would join
in the July SIS discussion.
Evening star., 1935-06-18

Georgid aUenHe tcdHts to get an
important letter deItpered In time
he Is going to send 1t by freight.
The other day a letter he wrote
to Miss 3. Philips, 21S C street
southeast, on June rs, 1882, mas
returned. 1t wds marked, mot at
that address"
~
N. r. A. LIVES ON
MINE venerable men nay have said
the N. r. A. is dead. but there Is
an N. r. A. very much alive-and
bearing In mind the old adage that
"he who laughs last laughs best" this
one is guffawing NO end.
The National Rifle Association,
which has been in existence these
many years, long before many Of the
New Dealers were even born, has been
using the emblem of the eagle and
the abbreviation N. r. A. for some
time. When Gen. Hugh Johnson's g
N. r. A. sprouted its pin feathers some
of his officials wrote q scathing letter
to the National Rife Association and
Evening star., 1935-06-18

hinted rather broadly there would be
legal proceedings and such II the
shooters didn't drop their N. r. A. and
eagle emblem. The fire-eating general
and all his works and pon1ps were
advised by q witty oficial Of the rifiera
that It had been in existence for quite
spell and that the Johnsonese had
better quit chiseling in-or there would
be legal doin's too.
Now that the Supreme Court has
decreed that constitutionally the Blue
Eagle was never even hatched, the
National Rife Association, which
maintains headquarters In the Barr
Building here, goes merrily on and Il
looking forward to better shooting
than ever over the country, particu-
larly at Camp Perry, Ohio.
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A TwO-ACT DRAMA.
CCENE ONE-A street car at Elev-
enth and F streets Friday, ESQ
am. A young man boards the car.
Young man-How do get to -
Hickman street southeast?
Evening star., 1935-06-18

Conductor-Never heard Of the
place; guess It must be over in Ana
costa.
Young man-Thanks.
Scene two-A street car at Elev-
enth and r streets Saturday, $40 am
The identical young man boards the
car.
Young mAn-How do I get to ---
Hickman street southeast?
Conductor--Think the Anacostis
car will get you there.
Young man-Thanks.
Moral-n at firSt you don't sue
ceed, etc.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
PIANIST TO BE H0N0RED

CHICAGO, June 18 (P.-An honor
cry degree of doctor of music will be
conferred tomorrow evening by the
Chicago Musical College on Isidore
Phillip, internationally renowned
pianist and director of the Conserva-
toire National in Paris.
Phillip composer and author of
several works on music technique, will
arrive here tomorrow from New York.
The degree will be conferred by Presi-
dent Rudolph CAM at the college
commencement exercises.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
90 GET DIPLOMAS
AT TERRELL HIGH
Class Hears Address Given
by Lieut.. Lawrence A.
0xley.

Ninety-six pupils received their
diplomas from Terrell Junior High
School In commencement exercises
held at the school, First and M streets,
last night.
Lieut.. Lawrence A. Oxley, chief OF
the Division of Negro Labor of the
Labor Department, addressed, the
class. Alma Montgomery made the
vsledictory address. A musical pro-
gram was presented by the pupils.
DR.. Charles H. Houston, member OF
the Board Of Education. presided and
presented the diplomas.
The members of the class we're as
follows:
Evening star., 1935-06-18

Although the man carries q white
cane" wears dark glasses and solicits
volunteer guides at intersections, he
has been run down twice by automo-
biles since he lost the sight of his
eyes. But, traf1c or not trafic, he
still must peddle his pencils.
X y v y
LIBRARY STEP MUSING.
"A UNIVERSITY FOR THE PEO-
a PIE" Is the carved inscription
on the semi-circular stone benches in
Evening star., 1935-06-18
Cat at Home in Church.

While Rev. p. l.. Pownend was
preaching in CAtford, Scotland, Meth.
odist Church, on the life Of the night
ingale. black cat walked calmly into
the church, halted at tbs communion
rail, purred and strolled out.
Evening star., 1935-06-18

they are able to get only In their
university"
SUSPICIOUS DofNGS..
Herbert COREY, the pdr core
spondent, has Just released himself
from a habit acquired In Merico
and states that 1losn all his friends
are coming back to him.. Says Mr..
COREY: "WheH first got back from
Merico all my friends grep sas-
ptctous Sf nte-becaBse I couldn't
get out OF. the habit OF taking OF
my hat and trying to shake hands
NTH everybody"
So 4
BIRD BICKERNG.
RIRDS evidently have their differ
ences Just the same a. human
beings 80
Witness this: Perched on limb
along the Naylor road are two crows.
One is of the mssterful type, the other
Of slighter build.
And Is the big boy telling 1t to her2
Up and down goes his head and his
feathers are rufned- until he seems
shout TO burst with bird apoplexy.
And what Is she doing? Taking 1t
all meekly and calmly. The tirads
Evening star., 1935-06-18

goes on for some time. Even the pass
ing roar Of the cars had no effect or
the dressing down.
Wonder what had happeneda
y
PLANS FREIGHT SHIPMENT.
Merit time H. Schulrndn Of 3S25
Evening star., 1935-06-18
Irish Smuggls Neat.

Extensive smuggling Of meat HroEn
the Irish Free State to Northern Ire
land has been reported in London
derry
Evening star., 1935-06-18
STREET vIGNETTE.

A BUS turning left into Connec-
n ticut avenue the other day
~ halted abruptly when an ell
4 n derly pedestrian showed no
disposition to hasten from its path.
The driver shouted an angry re-
buke: several schoolboys jeered. They
didn't know the pedestrian was blind
ed years ago when he leaped into the
street of a Pennsylvania city to save
the lives of school children In the
path of a runaway team.
, 1935-05-26
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. May rs. Rp-DistreSs-
ed selling by holders Of May delivery
contracts led to a general tumble
of grain values Saturday. breaking
numerous low price records for the
season.
With but a few days more left be-
fore the expiring Of the current
months contracts May corr and May
oats bore the brunt OF the selling.
and each suffered an overnight max
imum drop OF 2 cents a bushel. TAX
ing May corn to about 7 cents below
high points reached earlier In the
week.
Wheat closed nervous. S-ih I'M
der Fridays finish. July 87A-iz.
corn Ala down. July 78%-%. cats
unchanged to a setback Of 2 cents.
and provisions unchanged to 5 cents
higher.
Many stop loss orders we're forced
INTO execution BY the general fall OF
grain values.
Comparative strength which al one
stage was shown Saturday by the
May delivery Of corn helped TO
bring about brief rallies Of all grains
but this behavior Of May corn prov
ed to be only transient. and was
attributed TO spread dealings between
May and other months.
Provisions ruled firm ewing TO pro-
nounced shortage Of hog supplies
, 1935-05-26
Truck Markets

Carlot shipments Of the entire
United States reported for Friday.
May "a:
Potatoes: Ala 81. Ark /. Calf
81, Fla S. Ga Z. Idaho 80. La II,
Me III. Miss z. No Car 3, So Car
l18. Texas "a, Wise 81. Others 70,
total US $40 cars.
Carrots: Ariz y. Calf 50. N Y 2,
Texas g. total US III cars.
Beets: Va 8. total US 8 cars .
Snap beans: Ra z. Miss 8, No
Car Is. So Car 3. total US 80 cars.
Green corn: Ala IL. Fla 3, La 2,
Texas 5, total US 81 cars.
Mixed vegetables: Ala 3, Calf
10. Fla II. La 4. Miss Z So Car Is.
others Z, total US 81 cars.
Onions: Calf 10 La Is. Texas
50 total US 81 cars.
Tomatoes: Calf 2, III g Fla IS,
Fla is, Ga 2. La I. Miss So. 80
Car 8. Texas l43. total US 239 cars.
Texas tomato shipments by dis
trictS eTgIted for Friday. May "a
Lower Valley "a, Yoakum 26. East
Texas 80. total Texas b3 cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship
menas forwarded Saturday. morn
ing. May IS: Tomatoes "a, green
corn. 2, carrots /. Parsley /, total
81 cars. Total to date this season.
citrus fruit 4585, vegetables 1858.
mixed fruit and vegetables "a, to-
tai l2.487: to the same date last
season-citrus fruit 1909, vegetables
1878. mixed luit and vegetables
rs, total 1855 cars.
, 1935-05-26
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, May Is. Up
Cotton ended the week ON the up
grade Saturday as news that the
Bankhead act would be extended
through 1896 brought buying into
futures. Closing prices we're 3 to Is
points higher.
The announcement did not bring
as much activity nor as much Of an
advance as 1t might have II the
trade had not already discounted
the fact that the act would be con-
tinued another year.
July closed today at 1874. Oct.
at ll.76 Dec. at 11.82. and March
at ll.91. May in the old crop went
Of the board at l1.87 bid. while May.
1886. transferred at l1.91.
The question Of the l2-cent loan
On the new crop is expected to be
definitely settled as soon as the
senate approves the extension Of
the Bankhead act.
One report stated that the agri-
cultural leaders had accepted con-
tinuance OF the Bankhead act only
On condition that the 12-cent loan
be part OF the program. but Presi-
dent Roosevelt denied this az a
press conference after meeting with
agricultural leaders.
In the various southern spot mar
kets prices held up well through the
end Of the week. and while sales
were still comparatively large. de-
niand from the mills which was in
sistent when the pool first started
selling cotton has fallen off.
Markets abroad failed TO get much
stimulus from the Washington an
nouncement. Liverpool reported that
the mraket there was following the
trend in sterling and could make
little progress on the upside, as the
English monetary unit continued 10
show firmness. Liverpool is due on
New Orleans Monday from 3 to 9
penny points higher.
Port receipts 1881: season. $780,
426; last season, 1872. 485. Exports,
Ass: season. 4.159. TIC; last season,
1854 ,063. Port stocks. l.730, 247
Stocks on shipboard at New Orleans.
Galveston and Houston were Ti.l67:
last season. s0.673. Spot sales nj
southern markets, 9.947: last season
2.736.
, 1935-05-26
RISE ON
A DOWN RIVER

Another rise was moving down
the Rio Grande in the Lower Val
ley late Saturday. with probabili-
ties that stages from Mercedes to
the mouth of the river will be about
& half foot higher than during the
rise early last week.
Reports to the u. s. Weather
bureau in Brownsville Saturday
showed stages as follows: Laredo.
IS feet. a drop Of %; Rio Grande
City. 1lJ8. q drop since the crest Of
lag passed there at 4 D. m. Friday:
Hidalgo 1877. a rise Of four feet:
Mercedes. 1875 and rising; Browns
vile is.
The crest was moving toward the
Mercedes section late Saturday.
There Ia not enough water to
put any excess waters into the
floodway. although this quick rise
coming when the river is already
near bankful In its lower reaches
will furnish a test for levees in the
lower section.
w. j. SchnurbuSch. m~eteorologist
In charge Of the weather bureau
here, said the river will probably
cause some flooding on the Mexican
side.
Preparations for a careful patrol
on the American side were being
made Saturday by the International
Boundary commission.
, 1935-05-26

felt by Matamoros and surround
ing sections late Sunday and Mon
day. with the highest water yet ex-
perienced predicted.
Ing. Jose Maria Ramirez, in
charge Of the 600 men working on
levees In that section. reported
that the river leveeS at FL Panalito
broke, damaging corn and cotton
crops. and threatening Las Rucias,
eight miles above the city. Men
are working to keep the Rucias
levees from breaking, as a break
there would let water on down into
the lower part of the city.
Below MatamoroS In sections "a
and Is the river has broken through.
and Is over the Washington beach
road. customs patrolmen reported.
Every available man in the Ma
tamoroS section is at work on the
levees. Farmers are coming In on
horseback. asking for material and
men to use in fighting the flood
waters. which are threatening a
large cotton section around Mata-
moroS
Matamoros officers late Saturday
we're hunting for a man who earlier
In the day was surprised while In
the act Of cutting cables supporting
river protection levees lear the
city.
The man was seized and held by
levee workers. but when police ar
rived he made a break and escaped.
Police obtained his name.
The cables are fast TO timbers
protecting the levees near Mata-
moros. and a break there would
inundate the city.
, 1935-05-26
MARKETS

lots lSO-I60 ID. weights 930-45; good
un~derweights 8.75-925: packing Sows
steady, 500 down.
Cattle 800: calves $50; nominal. For
week: Slaughter steers 25-5c lower.
butcher yearlingS mostly SOC lower,
butcher cows 35-50c lower: bulls
mostly 25c off; better grades stock
cattle and calves strong to around
25c higher, slaughter calves 50-75c
lower; weeks top strong weight fed
steers 1885: well covered g~rassers
$50: fat cows TOO; practical top bulls
SIS; stock steers, yearlings and
calves 7.50; heavy fat calves 8.65:
bulk prices; Grass slaughter steers
6lO0-75n; butcher yearlings around
7-50 down; butcher cows 4.O0-5.00:
sausage bulls 4O0-75; weighty
slaughter calves $50 down. common
sorts 3.50-425.
Sheep 600; nominal. For week:
Spring lambs assoc lower: shorn
fat lambs 75c-1.00 lower; 2-year-old
wethers SOC lower: aged wethers and
shorn feeder lambs mostly 25c low
er; medium to good spring lambs
are closing from 500 to 7.50; recent
sales Of shorn fat labs 100000 with
good grades scarce: 2-year-old fat
wethers are closing from 40 down
and aged fat wethers $50 down;
Shorn feeder lambs 100000.
, 1935-05-26

o'clock from a plane piloted by o. N.
Joyner OF Harrington.
The Boy Scout Drum and Bugle
Corps sponsored by the American
Legion, is to play at 1880 o'clock.
Judging of the flower show exhi-
bits will take place from II TO 1880
o'clock by county home demonstra-
ton agents Of the Valley.
Thrilling auto races are to be stag
ed at Fair Park at 2:30 o'clock and
at $50 o'clock the kiddie parade
viii be held. The doll parade diviS-
ion will be in charge Of Mrs. j. II.
Wright, the boys comic costume d.
vision in charge Of Mrs. j. l. Head,
girls fancy costume division in
charge Of Mrs. Reed Williams, the
best looking boy division in charge OF
Mrs. L. r. Baker and the prettieSt
girl division in charge OF Mrs. N. A.
Davidson. Mrs. @. /. Burdette Will
be In charge OF numbers and signs.
The general parade committee Is
made up Of Mrs. S. r. Jennings,
Myrlin o. Johnson and Sam Cobb.
A concert by the Twelfth Cavalry
band will start at 6 o'clock and at
$50 O'Clock the prizes will be award
ed in the kiddie parade.
Monte Carlo games will start at Z
o'clock and the style show VIII be
held at 8 o'clock.
The beauty contest is cheduled for
10 D. m. when entries from the var
ious valley communities win vie for
wm-rV-ww .-gI- A~nwvtw~ Analwu MINI
Der OF nominations have already
been made including Miss Ruth
Ernst, Brownsville: Miss Margaret
Haning Queen Noino VD CT Sebas-
tan. Miss Mildred BurleSon Queen
Marglo ID of Rio Hondo. Miss Jau-
nita Baker of Harrington and others
not yet reported to the committee
Saturday morning. The winner will
receive s 5000 in Monte Ccrlo money
besides a cash award Of SIS at the
coronation Thursday night.
Thursdays festivities will begin at
IL a. m. with Memorial Day services
conducted by Harlingen Post No. 205
OF the American Legion with other
Valley posts joining. Rev. L. A. Boone
win make a short talk. The Navy
Mothers Club and v. A. Hughen,
navy recruiting officer. have been in
vited to participate. The 40-S vol
ture viii be In active charge Of the
program.
The flower show will reopen at
10 O'Clock at the Reese w
as win the art exhibit at the Madison
hotel.
There viii be a program Of auto
stunting at Fair Park at 2:30 o'clock
featuring a junk car a No car
viii be accepted which is valued at
over $50.
The Legion-Boy Scout drum and
bugie corps Is on the program for an
other concert at 8 p. m. and ut 2 p.
m. Monte carlo games reopen.
The style show viii be repeated
nj 8 O'Clock and at 10 p. m. the win
nar OF the previous nights beauty
contest will be crowned queen Of the
fiesta and presented with SIS in
cash. The queen and her court viii
be presented with royal pomp at
Madison Hotel Park.
, 1935-05-26

I purchases we're against sales Of
July and the position closed only
2 points net higher while other
months were IA to is points net ad-
vanced.
Early demand came from Liver
pool and the continent and there
was also commission house buying
on reports OF an agreement between
Southern congressional leaders and
the administration to press for an
extension Of the Bankhead cotton
act for another year.
Buying Of July was confined large
" TO trade account on a scale down.
Other positions closed In practical
ly the best levels for the day.
Trading May. 1896. contracts was
insugurated with that month rul-
ing at a premium OF 5 to Y points
over March. Concentrated buying
in the forward positions was against
selling OF July and this resulted In
a narrowing OF differences.
The amount Of cotton on ship
board awaiting clearance at the
end Of the week was estimated at
Ga. 1000 bales against 5000 last year
and $4,000 two years ago.
, 1935-05-26
CALLS
MORE TROOPS
into SERVICE
Mussolini Hurls New
Threat In African
Situation; Class Of
IL Modified

ROME. May IS. R-Orders for
the mobilization Of thousands of Of
ficers and technical experts OF the
class of 1912 Saturday night fol-
lowed upon Benito MuSsolin's as
sertion before the chamber OF de-
puties that Italy lis ready to as
sllFne all, even the supreme respon-
sibility," in East Africa.
Military sources estimated unof-
ficially Saturday night that the
mobilization order would effect up
ward of 10000 trained subalterns and
technicians of the class.
A decree published in the official
Gazette required "subalternS and
all troops OF limited classes lex
pertS)" TO present themselves i'm
mediately.
Saturday he told the cheering
chamber OF deputies that only enc
mics Of fascist italy can pretend to
be Stupefied or simulate protests for
military measures which we have
taken or for those which We shall
take"
CounSelling his people not to cher
ish too many illusions about cen
Citation Of the Italo-Ethiopian con-
troversy, he called the border clash
nc Ualuai last year 1.-The signal bell
80" which imposes on fascist Italy
the fulfillment Of an ineScapable
duty"
The premier, mapping the course
Ct European events during recent
months, said only n problem
Austria-stands between Italy and
Germany.
Germany's unilateral Reputation
of the ornaments clauses Of the ver-
sailleS treaty, even though 1t sud
denly cut in two" the normal de-
velopment OF the European Situa-
ton he dismissed with this phase:
ITO make determinations Is use
less. even as 1t is useless to speak
again Of disarmament"
While he declared the Italo-Fran-
co-British solidarity achieved at the
StreSa conference in May effective,
constant and omnipresent" II Duce
directed several keen shafts at Euro
pean critics of his East African pol
icy, among them France and Eng
land.
French and British pressure at
Geneva Friday was credited with in
ducing MusSolini to accept abritra-
ton CT the dispute.)
The attitudes of individual states
on the issue, he told the deputies,
will offer the occasion for dem
onstrating to us their concrete and
not only superficial and verbose
friendship"
, 1935-05-26
SCHOOL FUND
HIKE IS due
Per Capita May Be Jumped
From $3.50 to SIS,
Woods Says

That the state school fund stands
a good chance Of being raised from
$3.50 per capita to SIS before the
fall school term opens was an
nounced in Brownsville Friday night
by DR.. L. A. Woods. state superin-
.tendent of education, who delivered
the Commencement address to the
graduating classes of the Browns
vile Junior college and the high
school.
When DR.. Woods took office In
January, 1898. the school fund had
a deficit Of SIS. 100000 which con-
sisted OF five dollars per capita. or
80. 000. 900; 81 100000 in state obi
cations for rural school aid and the
balance was loss TO the fund due
to the homestead exemption.
BY September / all the deficit
viii have been erased and DR..
Woo stated the per capita school
fund would probably be raised to
an estimated SIT or S18. II 1t Is
raised. he estimates 1t will not be
lower than SIT and not higher than
SIS.
In 1888 the rural schools were be-
ing given S. 1000 annually and
now over IS. 900 900 are being given
to rural schools.